SCEA released the list of top selling titles on the PlayStation Store in April last week, revealing that Guacamelee! was the most downloaded title on both the PS3 and PS Vita. Tomb Raider was the second most downloaded title on the PS3, while new comer Defiance debuted on the chart at number 10. On the PS Vita, newly released Soul Sacrifice debuted on the chart in 2nd position.
Ubisoft’s Assassin’s Creed IV is coming to the PS4 as well as the PS3 later this year, and the developers have released an exclusive video of the game running on the upcoming console. The PS4 has enabled the developers to deliver more graphical detail, a new dimension of social connection and the kind of seamless gaming experience they’ve always dreamed of offering.
Watch_Dogs on the PS3 and PS4 won’t be your typical open-world action game, as the PlayStation.Blog found out earlier this week. The PlayStation.Blog has the opportunity to see the first live gameplay demo in San Francisco, and have compiled a useful breakdown of the game that should answer some of your questions.
Sony will host a celebration of the 15th anniversary of Gran Turismo at the world-famous Silverstone Circuit (UK) on 15th May, 2013, and will be showing “what’s next” for the series. The event will feature Kazunori Yamauchi, who will “provide an update on the future of the Gran Turismo game,” according to the press release. Our understand is that Sony will be announcing Gran Turismo 6 at the event, which is rumoured to be a PS3 game.
Sony Europe has released the PlayStation Network chart for content downloaded in April 2013, revealing the top downloaded content on the PS3, PS Vita and PSP. On the PS3, Hitman Trilogy HD was the most downloaded game, while Guacamelee! was the most downloaded PSN title. The most downloaded PS Vita title was also Guacamelee!. As for PSOne and PS2 classics, Grand Theft Auto San Andreas was the most downloaded title.
A light update to the PlayStation Store in Europe this week, with just a few new games added for the PS3 and PS Vita. A playable demo of Insomniac’s co-op action game Fuse is available to download, while Remember Me is available for pre-order. New PlayStation Plus content is available too, adding Sine Mora for the PS Vita to the Instant Game Collection.
The first screenshots of Sucker Punch Productions’s inFamous: Second Son PS4 game has been released. The game is set in the open-world environment of Seattle with a new protagonist named Delsin Rowe. GameInformer has a video feature showing the team’s new direction for the series, and includes spoilers for the ending of inFamous 2. Check out the six screenshots from the game below.
Something that’s been hot in the news over the past few weeks is the next-gen Xbox rumoured to require an always-on Internet connection. Sony has confirmed that the PS4 won’t require an always-on connection. In fact, Sony’s Shuhei Yoshida goes further to say that they didn’t even consider it an option. The news comes from this month’s Game Informer magazine.
The PlayStation Network has helped many indie developers get their games in front of gamers around the world, and the PS Vita has also seen its fair share of indie games. As a result, Sony has created a new category on the PlayStation Store to help you find all those indie games. The new section will give indie content extra exposure, and will be refreshed regularly with new content and promotions.
Sony has confirmed that Quantic Dream’s BEYOND: Two Souls will be available as both a Standard Edition and Special Edition, with the Special Edition available via pre-order only. The Special Edition will include bonus content, most notably an additional 30 minute playable content and exclusive steel book packaging. Details about the additional playable content will be revealed at a later date, but you can see what else the special edition contains below.
