Ubisoft has today revealed a brand new trailer for Assassin’s Creed III. The new trailer is the second glimpse of the game since the trailer shows off at E3 earlier last month, and was released for July 4th celebrations in America. The game is scheduled for release in October.
In a press release today, Sony Computer Entertainment has announced that it will be acquiring Gaikai Inc., the world’s leading interactive cloud-based gaming company, for approximately US $380 million. With the acquisitions, “SCE will deliver a world-class cloud-streaming service that allows users to instantly enjoy a broad array of content ranging from immersive core games with rich graphics to casual content anytime, anywhere.”
On Tuesday, July 3rd PSN begins offering up the hottest deals of the season! The Summer Sale will go live in North America tomorrow, with 11 great titles to choose from – all on sale for 30% off and available at a straight up scorching 50% off forPlayStation Plus Members.
Announced at the Anime Expo, Crunchyroll is bringing its anime streaming application to the PlayStation 3. Later in the year, an PS Vita app will also be available. The app will launch in North America at first, with other countries possibly to follow.
A dedicated LittleBigPlanet and The Last of Us fan has recreated the original “The Truck Ambush” trailer for The Last of Us. “I take the LittleBigPlanet 2 engine, once again, and remake the jaw-dropping and ground-breaking experience Naughty Dog is crafting for us called ‘The Last of Us’,” said YouTuber TheClassicEvil.
PS3 Firmware 4.20 was released a few days ago, and it looks like a few other changes made it into the system software that weren’t mentioned in the official changelog. A couple of changes were picked up by PS3UltraSlim that might back up rumours of a super slim PS3.
The PlayStation Move Racing Wheel will be coming out this fall, but some of you may want to know more about the peripheral before you decide to splash you cash on it. Luckily, the folks over at the PlayStation.Blog have put together a handy Video Tour of the device.
Originally scheduled for June, the first multiplayer DLC for Max Payne 3 will now be released in July. The “Local Justice” DLC pack will launch on July 3rd on the PlayStation Store in North America, while Europeans will get the DLC a day after on July 4th.
Sony will be attending the Tokyo Game Show scheduled to be held in September, however, Microsoft and Nintendo won’t be showing up. Microsoft and Nintendo are both missing from the exhibitors list on the TGS website.
Resident Evil: Chronicles HD Collection is now available to download exclusively from the PlayStation store. The collection features both Resident Evil: The Umbrella Chronicles and Resident Evil: The Darkside Chronicles and is available for just €26.99 / £21.99. Both titles have been re-mastered with HD graphics and PS Move compatibility so that you can immerse yourself fully in the intense, shooty world of Resident Evil.
