Capcom has announced that Lost Planet 3 has been delayed until August 2013 in North America and Europe. The game was originally scheduled to be released on June 28th 2013, but has now been delayed by two months. A Capcom Europe representative said the delay was due to unspecified “business reasons”.
The PlayStation Network will be going offline later today for scheduled maintenance. The network will be down from 2:00 PM BST today, until 5:00 AM BST on Tuesday morning, which means you can say goodbye to any online gaming today evening. If you want to continue to play online, you’ll have to sign-in to the PlayStation Network before the downtime begins.
Ridge Racer is going free-to-play later this year, Namco has revealed. The new game, dubbed Ridge Racer Driftopia, will be coming to the PS3 and PC later this year, based on Unbounded. The core game will be free, but players will be able to purchase premium content such as new cars, tracks and add-ons.
Sony Europe has released the chart for the top downloaded content from the PlayStation Store last month. Tomb Raider was the most downloaded title on the PS3, having only been recently released. The Walking Dead was the most popular PSN title, and Urban Trial Freestyle was the most popular PS Vita title, for the second month running.
The second PlayStation Store update for this month goes live in North America tomorrow, and PlayStation Plus subscribers can look forward to new content. Labyrinth Legends will be added to the Instant Game Collection tomorrow. In addition, subscribers will also be able to get discounts on a number of titles.
Sony may be planning to reveal the PS4 before E3, if a report from PC Mag is to be believed. Aside from the PS4 specification and new DualShock 4 controller, Sony has yet to reveal the console’s physical form and pricing, so its likely that Sony will reveal both before E3 in June. The site says to “expect a big announcement from Sony about its next-gen PlayStation 4 console this month or possibly in early May.”
Sony has officially revealed the release date for Puppeteer in North American and Europe, as well as unveiling the official box art and a new Story trailer. The game will be releasing exclusively on the PS3 this September in both regions. In North America, the game will be available at retailers from September 10th 2013, followed by Europe on September 11th 2013.
Rockstar has released the official box art for their upcoming open-world title Grand Theft Auto 5, which is scheduled for release in September 2013. The game is set to be one of 2013’s biggest games. Rockstar have uploaded various versions of the cover image to their site in a variety of sizes for wallpapers, but some sizes have black space around the box art. Check out the main box art below.
Telltale’s The Walking Dead will be releasing on Blu-ray disc next month across Europe and Australia. The five episode was previously only available on the PlayStation Network and later released on disc in North America last December. The game will finally be available in Europe, with all the episodes loaded on a single disc. The game will be available to purchase from Stores from May 10th 2013.
During a conference call with financial analysts last week, Michael Hogan, Executive Vice President of Strategy Business and Brand Development at GameStop revealed that “Sony will introduce the PlayStation 4 globally in 2013.” The company has “scenarios with one console introduction, as well as with two,” but is still waiting to see what Microsoft’s plans are with the next-gen Xbox.
