While Japan is getting a playable demo of Puppeteer next week, dubbed the ‘Rehearsal Edition’, Sony has revealed that a demo will also be coming to Europe too, but a release date is not yet known. The Rehearsal Edition isn’t a traditional game demo, according to Sony, and the gameplay actions in the demo have been limited to just umping and the scissors mechanic.
A fairly small update to the European PlayStation Store is now live, featuring seven new PS3 games and a new PS Vita title, including cross-buy title Hotline Miami. You can also find new DLC for both the PS3 and PS Vita, including Borderlands 2 DLC, Ratchet & Clank QForce add-on packs and more.
Sony has revealed that Hotline Miami will be releasing on the PS3 and PS Vita next week in both North America and Europe. The game will launch in North America on June 25th for $9.99, and in Europe on June 26th for £7.29 / €8.99. In addition, the PlayStation versions of the game will have an exclusive new mask designed by Abstraction and Dennaton Games.
July’s PlayStation Plus line-up was revealed earlier yesterday, but it looks like August’s line-up has also been leaked, revealing more top titles coming to the Instant Game Collection. July’s update includes Battlefield 3 and Saints Row: The Third, and it looks like Devil May Cry and Spec Ops: The Line will be coming in August.
Seven new PS3 games are available on the PlayStation Store in Europe this week, along with seven new PS Vita titles too. New games include Bladestorm: The Hundred Years’ War and Dungeons & Dragons: Chronicles Of Mystara on the PS3, and Disney Epic Mickey 2: The Power Of Two and The Jak & Daxter Trilogy on the PS Vita.
Sony Europe has revealed that five new games are coming to PlayStation Plus in July, including Battlefield 3 for the PS3 and Ninja Gaiden Sigma Plus for the PS Vita. All five of the new games will be released to the store on July 3rd, 2013. Following on from the US, Saints Row: The Third will also be made available in the Instant Game Collection next month.
Andrew House, SCE’s President and CEO, has revealed that the PS4 is coming to western markets first due to “competitive pressures,” referring to Microsoft’s November release for the Xbox One. It will be the first time Sony has released a console in the West before releasing in its home country, Japan.
A small update to the PlayStation Store in Europe this week, with a handful of new PS3 games and DLC content. No new games for the PS Vita this week, but you can download new DLC for LittleBigPlanet and Soul Sacrifice. New PS3 games include free-to-play title Tekken Revolution and the digital version of Final Fantasy XIII-2 and The Last of Us.
SCEE have released the May 2013 PSN download chart, revealing the most downloaded PS3, PSN, PS Vita and PS Classic games. On the PS3, Grand Theft Auto IV was the most downloaded title on the PS3, followed by re-entry Ni no Kuni: Wrath of the White Witch. The top downloaded PSN title was Far Cry 3: Blood Dragon, followed by Terraria, both new entries.
Bilzzard’s action role-playing game, Diablo III, will be coming to the PS3 in September, it has been revealed. As an added bonus, all pre-orders of the PS3 version of Diablo III will include the exclusive Infernal Helm (in-game item only). Wearable at level 1, the Infernal Helm confers a +EXP bonus to help you whip your new PlayStation characters into shape.
