Ubisoft have just released a new trailer for Assassin’s Creed IV, titled “A Pirate’s Life on High Seas”, and shows off the life of piracy including drinking, singing and killing. The trailer features new snippets of gameplay, including fight scenes and Kenway jumping from one ship to another.
SCEE has confirmed the PlayStation Plus line-up for August 2013, revealing three new PS3 and two new PS Vita titles for the Instant Game Collection. The earlier rumours for August’s update were partly true in that Spec Ops: The Line and When Vikings Attack! will be available next month, but no DmC or New Little King’s Story.
If you have lots of Gold trophies on your PSN account and want to own a piece of PlayStation history, Sony has just the thing for you. A new campaign from Sony lets you trade your Gold trophies for real-life items from Sony’s Greatness Awaits trailer. Every day, a new item will be put up for auction but the trophies will remain on your PSN account.
Sony has revealed that servers for several of Zipper Interactive’s games will be shutting down in the new year. Zipper Interactive were the developers behind games like SOCOM and MAG on the PS3, and Unit 13 on the PS Vita, and was shut down by Sony in March 2012. In the past, Sony has already shut down servers for a number legacy titles on the PS2 and PSP.
Sony’s cloud gaming strategy was revealed at E3, which will game use of Gaikai’s streaming technology to give PS4, PS3 and PS Vita gamers access to library of PS3 games. However, it’s been clarified that only “critically acclaimed” games will be available via the service. The latest video from the PlayStation Access team also reveals that the service will later be expanded to include more legacy PlayStation titles.
New PlayStation Plus content is coming to the PlayStation Store in North America today, including Jet Set Radio (PS3), which will be added to the Instant Game Collection. PlayStation Plus subscribers can also find discounts on various titles with up to 50% off, including Datura and Draw Slasher. The new content will be available to download after the PlayStation Store has been updated later today.
Sony and Guerilla Games have detailed the pre-order bonuses that will come with Killzone: Shadow Fall on the PS4. Pre-ordering the game at selected retailers will give gamers access to exclusive content, including exclusive skins for the OWL combat drone, special victory move and the game’s official soundtrack.
Warner Bros. have released the first gameplay trailer the Mad Max game which was revealed at E3 2013. Although labeled as a Gameplay trailer, the video contains a lot of cut-scenes and very little actual gameplay footage. However, the game looks very impressive from what we can see in the trailer, which includes face-to-face and vehicular combat.
Naughty Dog has certainly found gold in their latest IP: The Last of Us. The game continues to lead the UK Games chart for the fifth week running. Last week, the game was confirmed to have sold over 3.4 million copies worldwide to make it Sony’s fastest selling new IP, and the biggest selling game of the year on the PlayStation.
Two interesting videos have surfaces revealing more information about the PS4 console. The first video, from PlayStation Access, goes over 20 facts about the PS4, from things we’ve already covered to new titbits like the name for the PS4’s menus system. The second video comes from T3, and covers the PS4 from every angle imaginable – giving you a unique look at the console before you get your hands on the real thing.
