Sony are experimenting with new techniques to add trophy support to games lacking the feature, according to a new patent filing. The new technique could allow Sony to add trophy support to legacy games, without modifying the game code, but instead by detecting disk access to parts of the game.
A new PS3 firmware update was released this morning, updating the console to version v4.40. The minor update improves system stability during the use of come features but also adds support for Sony’s RC-S380 Contactless IC Card Reader. It’s unclear how the NFC reader will be used with the console, but it could be related to the recent Sony patent filing.
New games are available on the US PlayStation Store this week, including The Walking Dead: Survival Instinct. Defiance is available for pre-order. On the PS Vita, Nun Attack and Dead or Alive 5 Plus are available to download too. PlayStation Plus subscribers can look forward to new content too, including two new games in the Instant Games Collection.
New content has been added to the European PlayStation Store this week, including a number of new PS3 titles including Quantum Theory and The Walking Dead: Survival Instinct. Atelier Totori Plus is available on the PS Vita. New DLC for both consoles is available too, including more PlayStation All-Stars Battle Royale DLC.
North America will be getting two new additions to the Instant Game Collection later today, as part of the weekly PlayStation Store update. The Cave (PS3) and Tekken 6 (PSP, compatible with PS Vita) will be added to the Instant Game Collection, in addition to discounts on two other games.
PlayStation Plus subscribers will be getting exclusive access to Trion Worlds’s exciting new IP, Defiance. Defiance is a ground-breaking entertainment experience which connects the TV world to a multi-platform, multiplayer online video game. The beta will be available between Friday, March 22nd 2013 until Monday, March 25th 2013, exclusive to PlayStation Plus subscribers.
Naughty Dog’s upcoming title, The Last of Us, will have a single-player campaign that is expected to last 12-16 hours long. Naughty Dog’s Arne Meyer confirmed the length of the story while speaking to EvolveEnt in a recent interview. However, the game is strictly linear, but if the player chooses to act stealthily or take their time to explore environments, the game will easily last 16 hours.
God of War: Ascension has sparked an outrage over one particular trophy for promoting misogyny. In a scene in the game, Kratos beats a woman to a bloody pulp, and the player is rewarded with a trophy called “Bros Before Hos”. But the trophy has landed the developers in hot water, and will be patched to something less sexist.
Lots of new content has been added to the PlayStation Store this week in North America. A number of new PS3 games have been released, and new games have been added to the PlayStation Vita store too. Joe Danger 2: The Movie has been added to the Instant Game Collection for PlayStation Plus subscribers, and there is plenty of new DLC, themes, videos and other content to enjoy.
God of War: Ascension is out across PAL regions today and the rest of Europe from tomorrow. To celebrate, Santa Monica Studio have released a new multiplayer trailer, revealing the fourth and final God with whom you may ally yourself: Hades. Hades executioners have the highest versatility and variety of abilities.
