Rockstar have released more official artwork for their upcoming open-world title, Grand Theft Auto V. The two new images, titled Cash and Carry, illustrate Michael and Franklin getting things done by sea or land. The images are available in various sizes from Rockstar Downloads.
Europeans can look forward to another big month on PlayStation Plus, with five new games coming to the Instant Game Collection. Three PS3 games will be released to the collection on May 1st, including Hitman: Absolution, while two PS Vita games will be released from May 8th 2013. April’s games will be phased out over May so be sure to grab anything you’ve missed before the dates listed below.
Gaming magazine Game Informer has revealed that Batman: Arkham Origins will be heading to the PS3 in October 2013. The game takes place years before the two previous Arkham titles “when a young, unrefined Batman encounters many supervillains for the first time”. A handheld spinoff, dubbed Batman: Arkham Origins Blackgate, will be coming to the PS Vita too, and will play like a “2.5D Metroid-style adventure”.
New PlayStation Plus content will be added to the PlayStation Store in North America later today as part of the weekly update. PSN title Malicious will be added to the Instant Game Collection later today, allowing subscribers to download the title for free. In addition, subscribers will also be able to get discounts on various titles as part of the Spring Fever Sale, which included 20% off newly released cross-buy title Dragon Fantasy Book I.
Capcom has announced that Lost Planet 3 has been delayed until August 2013 in North America and Europe. The game was originally scheduled to be released on June 28th 2013, but has now been delayed by two months. A Capcom Europe representative said the delay was due to unspecified “business reasons”.
The PlayStation Network will be going offline later today for scheduled maintenance. The network will be down from 2:00 PM BST today, until 5:00 AM BST on Tuesday morning, which means you can say goodbye to any online gaming today evening. If you want to continue to play online, you’ll have to sign-in to the PlayStation Network before the downtime begins.
Ridge Racer is going free-to-play later this year, Namco has revealed. The new game, dubbed Ridge Racer Driftopia, will be coming to the PS3 and PC later this year, based on Unbounded. The core game will be free, but players will be able to purchase premium content such as new cars, tracks and add-ons.
A light update on the European PlayStation Store with with just a handful of new games and DLC content for the PS3 and PS Vita. Cross-buy title Guacamelee! is available for purchase for both the PS3 and PS Vita, with PlayStation Plus getting a 20% discount (two weeks only). PS Vita title Virtue’s Last Reward has also been added to the Instant Game Collection, the first of two new titles being added to the collection this month.
Lots of new content is available on the North American PlayStation Store this week, including a number of new games like Guacamelee!. AR Play title Table Mini Golf is available to download on the PS Vita, and new PlayStation Plus content is available too. You can also find new game videos, PS3 themes and other content.
Sony Europe has released the chart for the top downloaded content from the PlayStation Store last month. Tomb Raider was the most downloaded title on the PS3, having only been recently released. The Walking Dead was the most popular PSN title, and Urban Trial Freestyle was the most popular PS Vita title, for the second month running.
