The winners for the 31st Golden Joystick Awards have been revealed, with a number of PlayStation exclusives making the list. Naughty Dog’s The Last of Us won several awards, including Best Newcomer, Best Studio and Best Storytelling. The PS Vita title Assassin’s Creed III: Liberation also won Best Handheld Game of the Year.
It has been revealed that Guerrilla Games’ Killzone: Shadow Fall on the PS4 will be weight in at 39.7 GB, if downloading the game from the PlayStation Network, but will be playable after an initial download of just 7.5 GB. Sony’s PlayGo system will allow the game to be played after less than 20% of the game has been downloaded.
SCE Canada has announced a new PS3 Slim bundle, featuring a “Azurite” blue PS3 console with a 250GB hard drive, a matching blue DualShock 3 controller, and a copy of EA Sports’ NHL14. The bundle will cost just $249.99, and is currently available exclusively to EB Games, available at both retail and online.
Ubisoft has revealed the official release date for Assassin’s Creed III: Liberation HD on the PS3 – a HD remake of the original PS Vita version of the game. The game will be coming to the PlayStation Store on January 14th 2014 in North America, and the following day, on January 15th 2014, in Europe.
Sony has released a new advert for the upcoming PS4, showing the many reasons why the PS4 should be the console you should choose, citing quotes from media, and taking some subtle shots at the Xbox One. The advert is based around Sony’s #4ThePlayers slogan, and lists just some of the exclusives available on the console as well as the exclusive DLC available on selected games.
Over ten new PS3 games are available on the PlayStation Store this week, including Batman: Arkham Origins on the PS3 and PS Vita, Rocksmith 2014 Edition and digital version of God Of War: Ascension. Two new betas are available on the Store too for PlayStation Plus subscribers, as well as plenty of new DLC content.
Two exclusive betas have been made available to PlayStation Plus subscribers this week, including Dark Souls II on the PS3 and Destiny of Spirits on the PS Vita. Both betas are time sensitive, with the Dark Souls II beta available only for a few hours this Sunday, October 27th 2013.
Lots of new content is available on the US PlayStation Store this week, including the ability to pre-order a number of PS4 and PS3 titles. The store has nine new PS3 games available for download this week, and one new PS Vita title. Cross-buy title Hotline Miami has also been added to the Instant Game Collection for PlayStation Plus subscribers.
Grand Theft Auto V continues to top the UK games chart holding back FIFA 14 for another week. PS3 exclusive Beyond: Two Souls has slipped to sixth place with the new comer Skylanders Swap Force debuting in third place. The remainder of the top 10 remains largely unchanged with F1 2013, Just Dance 2014 and Minecraft: Xbox 360 Edition continue to place in the top 10.
