Plenty of new PS3 and PS Vita games are available to download form the European PlayStation Store this week, including LEGO Lord Of The Rings and PlayStation All-Stars Battle Royale. PlayStation Plus is now also available on the PS Vita following the release of Firmware 2.00, which means PS Vita games have been added to the Instant Game Collection this week too.
Hitman: Absolution has seen many trailers over the past few months in the run up to the game, but Square Enix has one last trailer to reveal now that the game is available to buy. The launch trailer below shows off the game in its full glory, so take a peek and enjoy.
The North American PlayStation Store has received a massive update this week, consisting of lots of new PS3 and PSN titles, DLC and other content. New games have been added to the Instant Game Collection this week too, as the PS Vita gets PlayStation Plus compatibility. Vita owners can download six titles for the console completely free if they have a PlayStation Plus subscription.
With Christmas just around the corner, Sony and Insomniac Games have revealed that the Resistance Collection will be coming to the PS3 in North America next month. Retailing for $39.99, the collection will include all three Resistance games released on the PS3, plus all the DLC content to go along with it.
Free-to-play iOS / Android title Jetpack Joyride has launched in North America this week, available on all three of Sony’s platforms. The game has been downloaded over 35 million times on mobile devices, but the game costs a premium on Sony’s consoles, costing $3.99 instead of being free like on iOS and Android.
If you are planning to download the digital versions of PlayStation All-Stars Battle Royale, you’ll be happy to know that the download sizes of each of the versions have been revealed ahead of the game’s release. The PS3 version of the game will take up close to 6 GB of space on your hard drive, while the PS Vita version is less than a third of that.
In a rare move for publishers, Square Enix has removed the requirement of having a valid online pass for Hitman: Absolution. Most publishers would hinder used game sales by requiring anyone with a second hand copy to have a valid online pass, or purchase one in order to make full use of the game.
Before launch, Sony said that the re-designed PlayStation Store would receive regular updates, and the first is now available to download. A new patch is available updating the Store to version v1.01, and is 26 MB in size. Unfortunately, no changelog is included so we don’t actually know what’s new.
The Walking Dead Episode 5 releases in North America and Europe this week and Telltale Games has released a trailer of the upcoming Episode to give you a taster of what’s to come. The final episode marks the end of the season, and a second season may be in the works too. Check out the trailer below.
The latest issue of PSM3 magazine has a number of PlayStation 4 rumours, as reported by GameFront.de. According to the magazine, the console won’t be called the ‘PS4’ or ‘PlayStation 4’ as the number 4 is considered unlucky in Japan and has an alternative pronunciation related to death.
