At Sony’s Gamescom Press Conference last nite, the company announced that PlayStation Plus members will be getting upgraded online cloud storage as part of their membership. In September, the cloud storage space used for save data will be increased from 150MB to a massive 1GB, allowing gamers to have more data online.
Sony has announced three new titles for the PS3, one a PlayStation Move title and two that are being developed by Japan Studio. The PlayStation Movie title “Until Dawn” is a Horror title, featuring seven playable characters. RAIN and Puppeteer are both being developed by Japan Studio.
Sony has revealed new titles for Wonderbook – the interactive book and PlayStation Move line of games. As announced at E3 back in June, J.K. Rowling’s Book Of Spells was the first title to make an appearance but Sony has announced partnerships with the BBC and Disney to further titles.
Sony’s Press Conference at Gamescom features a number of new announcements and information for both the PS Vita and PS3. Several new titles were announced for both platforms as well as new trailers to previously announced titles. Read our summary of the conference below.
A new trailer for Star Trek: The Game has been released from Gamescom 2012. The game is in the continuity set up in the 2009 reboot of Gene Roddenberry’s classic series by J. J. Abrams. It boasts a story filled with action-packed combat as Kirk and Spock work together to stop a legendary enemy race bent on conquering the galaxy.
Following on from the YouTube App for the PS Vita, the PS3 is also getting the YouTube App later today in North America. The app will be free to download from the PlayStation Store, and will feature a completely new experience for viewing YouTube. The app has been optimised for the big screen and the PS3.
Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater HD has finally been announced for PS3, along with a release date. Robomodo and Activision have revealed that the game will be released on the PlayStation Network at the end of this month in North America. In addition, details about DLC for the game have also been revealed.
Week 3 of the PSN Summer Sale in Europe begins tomorrow, and Sony has added lots of new titles and DLC to the sale. Week 3 includes PS3 games and DLC, PSOne and PS2 titles, and five PS Vita titles too. Check out the list of new titles below and be sure to check back again for next week’s update.
Capcom have just announced ‘Remember Me’, a brand new action adventure game for PS3, Xbox 360 and PC. The game is actually the mysterious gif we though was Sony’s unannounced title Rain. The game is being developed by Dontnod and was previously titles Adrift.
The first two episodes of Telltale’s The Walking Dead joined the Instant Game Collection last week, and this week, Sony will be adding two new games to the collection. Outland and Bloodrayne: Betrayal will be added to the Instant Games Collection in North America later today as part of the weekly PlayStation Store update.
