The latest iteration of Insomniac Games’ Ratchet & Clank, A Crack In Time, is closing in on the one million units sold mark. The game was released back in October 2009, but has taken some time to reach this milestone. Hitting the million mark means all the major Ratchet & Clank games have sold over a million since the franchise first debuted in 2002.
A patch for A Crack in Time is expected shortly to correct a issue in the game. According to James Stevenson of Insomniac Games at the NeoGAF forum, the update will fix a bug that will cause a challenge mode game in progress to suddenly revert into a regular game. No exact release date for the patch was given, however. The game was released in North America in late October and recently came out in Europe earlier this month.
The first of two Ratchet & Clank Future: A Crack in Time demos will be available to download from the PlayStation Store tomorrow. That’s correct – there will be two demos available for this game. The Clank Demo will be released as part of tomorrow’s PlayStation Store update.
The Ratchet & Clank: Gadgetron HQ space will be launching into PlayStation Home later today. The game space will feature three mini-games, like the massive Skunk Works’ tower defense game. The space will be jam-packed with things to do, rewards to win, virtual items to collect (like a full-on Ratchet outfit), and sheep to wrangle.
PlayStation Home will soon get two new game spaces for the upcoming titles Uncharted 2: Among Thieves and Ratchet & Clank: A Crack In Time along with personal spaces. Just like some of the spaces already available, the two new spaces will feature own unique looks and themes, along with mini games.
The new Ratchet & Clank title, A Crack in Time, will be getting a collector’s edition. The Collector’s Edition will come in a special foldout digipack containing a 3D lenticular cover, an Artwork Book, and a PSN Voucher to download a exclusive level. The collector’s edition will be exclusive to GAME in the UK, but will also be available across Europe (see below for details).
Ratchet and Clank are back and on a mission to save the future! Concluding the events that began in Ratchet & Clank: Tools of Destruction and Quest for Booty, R&C: A Crack in Time will answer some of the franchise fans’ biggest questions.
Sony posted a walkthrough video on the PlayStation.Blog of a Ratchet & Clank Future: A Crack in Time, featuring James Stevenson, community manager at Insomniac Games. The video is part walkthrough of Axiom City and part weapon tutorial. New weapons include the ‘chimp-o-matic,’ which, as the name implies, turns robot enemies into mechanical monkeys with crashing cymbals. Toss up the groove-a-tron, and all of the monkeys start to dance.
For those of you who are Ratchet & Clank fans, Sony has officially announced , that Ratchet & Clank Future: A Crack in Time will be available in the U.S. on Tuesday, October 27. Sony are offering some cool Ratchet & Clank goodies for those who pre-order their copy of the game participating retailers. A highlight of some of the items you’ll receive when you pre-order Ratchet & Clank Future: A Crack in Time can be found below.
