Media Molecule has unveiled the pre-order incentives for LittleBigPlanet 3 in North America, while also revealing that the game will be releasing on both the PS4 and PS3 on November 18th 2014. There are a number of pre-order bonuses to choose from, so there’s something for everyone. These pre-order offers are for North America only, with Europe’s bonuses to be announced soon.
Lots of new content is available on the US PlayStation Store this week, which also happens to be the last update for July. New games includes The Last of Us: Remastered (PS4), Pure Pool (PS4), Rogue Legacy (PS3, PS Vita), Ratchet & Clank Collection (PS Vita), and more. You can also find new pre-orders and DLC for all three PlayStation platforms.
Telltale Games has revealed that their The Walking Dead series will be getting a third season. The announcement was made by a panel at San Deigo Comic-con last week, which included Telltale president Kevin Bruner, and the creator of the Walking Dead comics, Robert Kirkman. The game is currently towards the end of Season 2, with the fourth episode released recently.
PS4 Firmware v1.75 is now available to download for, adding 3D Blu-ray support to the console among a few other changes. The new update was released over night, weighing in at 194 MB. In addition to 3D support, the firmware also moves all notifications on the top-right of the screen (like DualShock 4 notifications, System Messages) to the top-left, in line with all the other notifications.
A forum post on LittleBigPlanet Central has revealed that the LittleBigPlanet 3 private beta will be starting next month, with invites going out over the next couple of weeks. MediaMolecule have hand-picked a small number of gamers from the LBP community to take part in the beta, and will be receiving messages to their LBP Central inbox.
Although the Destiny beta was previously advertised as a pre-order incentive, Bungie has decided to open up the beta to all gamers with compatible consoles. The open beta is available to anyone with a PS4, PS3, Xbox One or Xbox 360, and will be available until the end of July 26th 2014. You have just over a day to download and play the game if you haven’t already.
Indie developers VooFoo Studios and Publisher Ripstone announced today that Pure Pool will be releasing on the PS4 next week. The game will be heading to Europe on 29th July, followed by North America on on 30th July. The developers have taken hyper-realism to a whole new level with Pure Pool, with beautiful high definition graphics and silky-smooth gameplay.
Sony has announced that an upcoming Firmware update will finally allow users to watch their 3D Blu-Ray films on the PS4. The feature should really have been part of the PS4 at launch, but will now be included with PS4 Firmware Update 1.75. The announcement from Sony follows a similar one from Microsoft, which revealed 3D Blu-ray support for the Xbox One next month.
New content is available on the European PlayStation Store today with a new PS4 game, five new PS3 games and a couple of new PS Vita games. New game include Oddworld: New ‘N’ Tasty (PS4), Entwined (Cross-buy across all platforms), The Walking Dead: Season 2, Ep. 4 (PS3, Vita). You can also find new DLC for all three platforms, new PS Mobile games and new Deals of the Week.
Ubisoft have released a trailer for Assassin’s Creed Unity which showcases the new game engine used to develop the game. Creative Director Alex Amancio presents the technological leap which will allow you to live a unique experience in Assassin’s Creed Unity, and describes the game as a “true next-gen” experience.
