New content has been added to the PlayStation Store in North America this week, including new PS3 and PS Vita games. Two new games have been added to the Instant Game Collection if you’re a PlayStation Plus subscriber. You can also find the usual content including new DLC, playable demos, themes and game videos too.
Overnight, Sony released Firmware v4.45 for the PlayStation 3, containing mainly stability updates and a few improvements. However, there has been reports from users in the US that the new firmware is bricking PS3 consoles, affecting consoles with 500 GB and larger hard drives.
Arriving in September is then highly anticipated Grand Theft Auto 5 for the PS3, and Sony has revealed a brand new PS3 bundle and custom Pulse wireless headset to go along with it. The PS3 bundle will include a 500 GB PS3 and a Blu-ray copy of GTAV, and will be available to purchase from September 17th 2013, when the game releases.
Sony and Warner Brothers Interactive have announced Mad Max for the PS4, based on the films starring Mel Gibson. The game is being developed by Avalanche Studios for Warner Brothers Interactive, who were also behind the Just Cause games, and will be coming to the PS4, Xbox One, PS3 and Xbox 360 in 2014.
Critically acclaimed Saints Row: The Third is coming to the Instant Game Collection in North America today along with a new PS Vita compatible PSP title. The two games will be added to the PlayStation Store as part of today’s weekly update. Both games will be free to download if you are a PlayStation Plus subscriber, adding to XCOM, Uncharted 3: Drake’s Deception and LittleBigPlanet Karting, which were added to the Instant Game Collection last week.
Sony has released more details on PlayStation Plus for the PlayStation 4, detailing new features for subscribers, as well as what will be available to all PS4 owners. As mentioned at E3 2013, owners will need to have a PlayStation Plus subscription to play online multiplayer games, but the social features of the PS4 and auto-updates will sit outside of PlayStation Plus.
Naughty Dog’s critically acclaimed new IP The Last of Us has shot to the top of the UK chart, after being released just last Friday. The PlayStation exclusive has become the fastest selling new IP since LA Noire in 2011, and is this year’s third fastest selling game behind multi-format titles Bioshock Infinite and Tomb Raider, says MCV.
Speaking to the Official PlayStation Magazing, SCE UK chief Fergal Gara has said that charging for online multiplayer on PS4 has helped reduce the price of the console. It’s the first time Sony will be charging gamers to play online, requiring a PlayStation Plus subscription to access the online component of games, although it was something Sony had to “agonise over for a very long time.”
Guerrilla Games have released a 20 minute video showing new gameplay from their upcoming PS4 title Killzone: Shadow Fall. The video features some previously seen footage, as well as never-before seen gameplay. The developers also reveal some new details about the game, including information about the design and technology used to create the game.
The Last Guardian, first revealed back in 2009, won’t be arriving on the PS3 or PS4 anytime soon, according to Sony’s Jack Tretton. Speaking to GameTrailers, Tretton has confirmed that The Last Guardian is on “hiatus” while Team Ico focus on other games. However, it doesn’t mean the game has gone forever.
