Kojima Productions have released a ten minute long opening scene of Ground Zeroes, the prologue to Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain. The video naturally includes spoilers, so don’t watch the video if you won’t want to know what the game is about before it’s released. The video contains new footage of the game, along with Kiefer Sunderland’s name in the credits, as the new voice of Solid Snake.
New content is available on the US PlayStation Store this week, including FIFA Soccer 14 and Pro Evolution Soccer 2014 Launch Edition for the PS3. Lots of new DLC content, avatars and themes are available too, along with new PlayStation Plus content. Rayman Origins on the PS Vita is now part of the Instant Game Collection.
Guerrilla Games have revealed details of Killzone: Shadow Fall DLC season pass, as well as releasing a new trailer, which provides an action-packed look at the multiplayer mode. The first six DLC packs for the PS4 exclusive has been revealed, and include online co-op expansions, and map packs. The season pass will be available for just £15.99/€19.99, giving you access to all six DLC packs.
French outlet Le Figaro have revealed that Quantic Dream’s PS3 exclusive Beyond: Two Souls has a production budget of €20million (£16.9m), funded by Sony. The releases on October 11th featuring Hollywood actors Ellen Page and Willem Dafoe, and a soundtrack scored by award-winning composer Hans Zimmer.
Square-Enix has released the opening cutscene from upcoming Final Fantasy XIII title, Lightning Returns, where gamers once again take on the role of Lightning, in order to save the world in 13 days. The five-minute cutscene is uncut and shows Lightning and Snow like you’ve never seen them before.
Sony have announced that the PlayStation Network will be undergoing maintenance this Wednesday, 25th September 2013, with the downtime affecting your evening gaming session. The PlayStation Network will be offline between 3:00 PM until 3:00 AM on Thursday, 16th September 2013.
Sony has confirmed that the PS4 will feature Kinect-like features with the use of the camera, including voice commands to navigate through the operating system and facial recognition. The features were previously leaked in the PS4 listing on Amazon, but confirmed at Sony’s TGS Conference last week.
A new gameplayer trailer has been released for Assassin’s Creed IV: Black Flag, showing the game’s multiplayer mode. The short trailer shows various assassins killing others in a variety of brutal ways. The multiplayer mode looks like fun, but it’s not clear how much the mode has changed since the previous games.
It’s really no surprise that Grand Theft Auto V has debuted on the UK Games Chart at number one, following the game’s record breaking sales last week. The game has knocked down Saints Row IV to fourth place, which previously dominated the chart for the last four weeks. In other changes, The Last of Us has gained a few places in the chart and now the third top selling title in the UK.
Capcom has announced that PS4 exclusive title Deep Down will be free-to-play when it releases on the console next year, and that a open beta for the game will be available nearer to launch. The news was confirmed in a tweet by Sony Worldwide Studios President Shuhei Yoshida.
