On July 19th, some PlayStation 3 users who bought the Ghost Recon: Future Soldier Arctic Strike DLC were experiencing a “DLC Trial Period Expired” error when launching Ghost Recon Future Soldier. Sony has issued a statement on the PlayStation.Blog indicating the issue has now been resolved.
PlayStation Plus subscribers will be able to get their hands on Rock of Ages as part of the Instant Game Collection. The title will be added to the collection as part of tomorrow’s PlayStation Store update. In addition, Sony will also be revealing an additional title for the collection.
Square-Enix have announced their line-up of games to feature at Gamescom next month in Cologne, Germany. The line-up includes Final Fantasy XIV: A Realm Reborn, Tomb Raider and Sleeping Dogs, amongst other titles.
Square Enix have released a new trailer for Sleeping Dogs, showing gunplay from the game. Square Enix also highlight the ‘aggressive cover system’, a new mechanic that switches the game into slow motion when you emerge from cover.
On August 7th, PlayStation Plus members in North America will get Telltale Games’ The Walking Dead Episodes 1& 2 added to their Instant Game Collection. Also, in the next few weeks PlayStation Plus members will also receive significant discounts on the latest and best PSN games a part of PSN PLAY event, beginning today.
Development on award-winning rhythm/shoot’em up Retro/Grade has completed and the game will be releasing on the PlayStation Network next month. In addition, Sony has also confirmed that the game’s soundtrack will be available for purchase too – either standalone or as a bundle including the game.
In more PlayStation All-Stars Battle Royal news today, we’ve found a cut-scene from the game showing Heihachi Challenge Toro in a brawl. This small clip (less than a minute long) shows the the characters in more details.
Sega Genesis game ToeJam and Earl, and its side-scrolling sequel on the MegaDrive, ToeJam & Earl in Panic on Funkotron are slated for re-release as part of Sega’s Vintage Collection on the PS3, according to Silicon Era.
In the UK, the Pan European Game Information (or PEGI) game rating system has become the legal standard for videogames today. It’s now illegal for a videogame retailer to sell a 12-rated game to anyone below that age, or face prison time or a £5,000 fine.
The PlayStation Network has been suffering intermittent issues over the weekend, and continuing into today. If you are having problems connecting to the PSN, you may have to just wait it out until access is restored.
