After dominating the UK Games Chart for six weeks in a row since launch, Naughty Dog’s PS3 exclusive, The Last of Us, has finally dropped down the chart to third place. The Last of Us has dropped down to third place this week, making way for Minecraft on the Xbox 360 and Pikmin 3 on the Wii U, which are now in first and second place, respectively.
The PS4 will have 8GB of RAM to use on the system, but Sony has clarified that only 5GB of this will be available to developers to use with games. Of the 5GB available, 4.5GB will be “Direct Memory” and 512MB will be “Flexible Memory”, managed by the PS4 OS on the game’s behalf, but 100% available to the game.
The changelog for PS3 Firmware 4.46 has been revealed, confirming the minor nature of the update. The new update added an option to hide trophy notications, and also fixes a bug with the XMB not displaying after system updates.
The BBC reports that a film based on the Gran Turismo franchise is in development by Sony, with The Social Network and Fifty Shades of Grey producers Michael De Luca and Dana Brunetti having been linked to the project. According to the article, Sony says the film is in development, but cannot provide “any further details about the movie or when it would be made.”
Sony has confirmed their presence at Gamescom next month in Cologne, Germany, by revealing the date and time for their Press Conference. Sony’s press conference will take place a day before the the event, on August 20th 2013 at 7pm CET / 6pm BST. The conference will take place at the Staatenhaus am Rheinpark in Cologne, and is expected to be live-streamed.
PlayStation Access has kindly done a comparison between the PS4 and the launch PS3 console, to show you exactly how the two compare in size and shape. It’s pretty obvious that the PS4 is much smaller than the PS3, but this video clearly shows just how great the difference is. Now, all we need is a comparison with the PS3 Slim and PS3 “Super” Slim models.
Namco has revealed that it will be re-releasing PS2 title Soul Calibur 2 on current-gen consoles this year as Soul Calibur 2 HD. The game will include the PS2 exclusive character Heihachi Mishima from the Tekken series, and will feature improved graphics and online gameplay. The game was originally released on Xbox, PS2 and GameCube, each platform having it’s own exclusive character.
UbiSoft have released a full 13-minutes gameplay video of their upcoming open-word title, Assassin’s Creed IV Black Flag. The new video shows just how the graphics look, with game director Ashraf Ismail providing commentary through the video. The video also shows just how expansive the in-game world is, with over 50 locations around the Caribbean sea.
Deep Silver has announced that Saints Row IV has gone gold, while also revealing details about the game’s DLC season pass and a new trailer. The development of the game has been completed and on it’s way to manufacturers, ready for the August release date in North America and Europe. The DLC season pass can be pre-ordered at the discounted price of €9.99/£7.99.
Lots of new PS3 games and DLC are available on the PlayStation Store in Europe this week, including cross-buy title Stealth Inc: A Clone in the Dark and the PS3 version of PS Vita title Everybody’s Golf. You can find new DLC for titles like Aliens: Colonial Marines, Dust 514, Guacamelee! and more.
