Sony’s Press Conference at Gamescom features a number of new announcements and information for both the PS Vita and PS3. Several new titles were announced for both platforms as well as new trailers to previously announced titles. Read our summary of the conference below.
A new trailer for Star Trek: The Game has been released from Gamescom 2012. The game is in the continuity set up in the 2009 reboot of Gene Roddenberry’s classic series by J. J. Abrams. It boasts a story filled with action-packed combat as Kirk and Spock work together to stop a legendary enemy race bent on conquering the galaxy.
Following on from the YouTube App for the PS Vita, the PS3 is also getting the YouTube App later today in North America. The app will be free to download from the PlayStation Store, and will feature a completely new experience for viewing YouTube. The app has been optimised for the big screen and the PS3.
Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater HD has finally been announced for PS3, along with a release date. Robomodo and Activision have revealed that the game will be released on the PlayStation Network at the end of this month in North America. In addition, details about DLC for the game have also been revealed.
Week 3 of the PSN Summer Sale in Europe begins tomorrow, and Sony has added lots of new titles and DLC to the sale. Week 3 includes PS3 games and DLC, PSOne and PS2 titles, and five PS Vita titles too. Check out the list of new titles below and be sure to check back again for next week’s update.
Capcom have just announced ‘Remember Me’, a brand new action adventure game for PS3, Xbox 360 and PC. The game is actually the mysterious gif we though was Sony’s unannounced title Rain. The game is being developed by Dontnod and was previously titles Adrift.
The first two episodes of Telltale’s The Walking Dead joined the Instant Game Collection last week, and this week, Sony will be adding two new games to the collection. Outland and Bloodrayne: Betrayal will be added to the Instant Games Collection in North America later today as part of the weekly PlayStation Store update.
Sony’s Gamescom Press Conference will take place later today in Cologne, Germany. If you are unable to attende the event, you can still watch the press conference live online. The conference will get underway in just over 7 hours time, at 6:00pm BST, followed by a Q&A session at 7:45 BST.
SuperBot and Sony have announced that PlayStation All-Stars Battle Royale has been delayed so that the team can spend more time “polishing, tuning and incorporating some of the great feedback from the current limited beta” to create the best possible fighting game.
Sony has revealed the top selling games and DLC in July 2012, with The Walking Dead – Episode 2 taking the top spot on the PS3, and Table Top Tanks moving up to the top spot on the PS Vita, followed by Metal Gear Solid HD Collection. Check out the latest downloads chart below.
