PlayStation 3 exclusive, puzzle-oriented platformer Topatoi is getting a second episode this week on the PlayStation Store. Topatoi: Pillar of the Skies introduces absolutely new mechanical world and plenty of new features. The story mode of Topatoi: Pillar of the Skies consists of 7 new chapters of Raph’s adventures with the final Blackwing’s battle. Also, add-on brings 10 new arcade levels and features a new Double Mode.
Bioshock 2 is set for release on February 9th 2010 in North America and Europe on the PS3. If you’re planning to purchase the PS3 version of the game, you’ll be required to install a mandatory 5GB of game data to play the title. This doesn’t differ at all from the first Bioshock, which also required a 5GB installation for the PS3.
After three delays to SOCOM: Fireteam Bravo 3, we finally have some good news to bring you. The game is available to purchase today in North America, but if you are unsure about purchasing it, a playable demo will be available next week. On February 11th 2010, you will be able to download the demo straight to your PSP from the PlayStation Store.
There has been a number of rumors circulating this week regarding Mass Effect 2, currently only available on the Xbox 360. References in the code and anonymous sources confirm that a PS3 version is likely, and expected before the end of the year. Mass Effect 2 has been out for about one week and a half and has gone on to sell well past 2 million units and is now one of the highest ranking Xbox 360 exclusives on Metacritic.
The creator of PS3 psychological thriller Heavy Rain and boss of development studio Quantic Dreams, David Cage, has defended the game, insisting it’s “definitely not porn”. However, with this amount of nudity in a game it’s difficult not to consider the game as being anything other than porn. Check out the not-safe-for-work video we have below, featuring the game’s nude shower scene.
Waiting for Gran Turismo 5 to hit the PS3? According to SCEE, you will have to wait until Autumn 2010 for the game. “We think that we’ll release this game in Autumn, before Christmas, but it is not decided yet,” said SCEE’s James Armstrong in an interview with Spanish website Canarias Al Dia. Gran Turismo has been delayed several times already, with the most recent being delay affecting the Japanese release of the game.
PC hardware maker Buffalo has received official PlayStation licensing for two external hard drives. According to Buffalo, this is the first time Sony has granted licensing to hard drive peripherals, a move that comes in anticipation of March’s release of PS3’s “Torne” digital video recorder kit.
Sony’s Lucy Duncan has said that she believes Heavy Rain “looks brilliant” and that is “shows off the power of the PS3”, but that funding the “original and innovative IP” was a “gamble” for the company. Talking to CVG, Duncan said, “We hope that the gaming public will be as enthusiastic for Heavy Rain as we are.”
Sony Europe has declared that February is ‘minis’ month. Over the next 28 days, Sony will be giving away goodies, holding competitions and offers celebrating minis! You’ll find details of everything on the PlayStation Blog, which will feature minis news, offers, free downloads and previews regularly throughout minis month. To kick things off, a number of minis titles have been discounted, starting February 4th 2010 until February 18th 2010.
The Tester is an original competitive reality series for PlayStation fans, it is a program for gamers, about gamers who are competing to win a job as a game tester on PlayStation’s first party development team – the team that has introduced history-making franchises such as God of War, Uncharted, LittleBigPlanet and Gran Turismo. The first episode will be available to download from the PlayStation Store on February 18th 2010, for free.
