March is going to be a big month for PlayStation Plus subscribers in North America. Subscribers can look forward to five new titles being added to the Instant Game Collection, including Spec Ops: The Line and Joe Danger 2: The Movie. You can look forward to a total of five new additions this month, which includes two PS Vita titles too.
Sony has confirmed that Quantic Dream’s upcoming title, Beyond: Two Souls, will be releasing on the PS3 in October. The game was expected to release in May, but has been delayed. Sony has also revealed that Willem Dafoe has joined the cast, playing the part of Nathan Dawkins, a scientist working a government division studying paranormal activities.
The PlayStation Network will be going offline next week for some scheduled maintenance. The maintenance will start from Monday, March 4th at 16:00 GMT and will last until 3:00 AM on Tuesday, March 5th. If you wish to play online during the maintenance window, you’ll need to sign-in to the PSN before the network goes offline.
Sony has released high resolution screens (or mock-ups) of the PS4’s user interface show at the PlayStation Meeting last week. The new interface looks similar to the XMB used in newer Sony televisions and also the updated PlayStation Store, with larger icons and a horizontal layout. The new screenshots also show what the user profile and PlayStation Network will look when viewed on other compatible devices, including mobiles and tablets.
Ubisoft has confirmed that a new game is the Assassin’s Creed series will be called Assassin’s Creed IV: Black Flag, and will be coming to the PS3 and other consoles in October. The PS3 version will have exclusive content, just like the previous game. Ubisoft have also confirmed that more information and previews will be available on Monday, March 4th at 5PM, once the embargo has been lifted.
Capcom’s mind bending action game, Remember Me, has been given an official release date and new trailer. The game will be releasing on the PS3 and other platforms in June, with the North American release pegged for June 4th, followed by European release on June 7th 2013. Check out the new trailer below.
New DLC has been announced for PlayStation All-Stars Battle Royale, featuring two new characters and a brand new stage to enjoy. SCEA Santa Monica Studios have been working hard to bring Isaac Clarke from Electronic Arts’ Dead Space, and Zeus from God of War to the game as two additional playable characters in the game, and a new “Graveyard” level.
Sony has announced a nice little surprise for PlayStation Plus subscribers. To celebrate the launch of God of War: Ascension next month, Sony have added God of War 1 HD to the Instant Game Collection – but it will only be available for two weeks starting today. The Classic PS2 title will be available to download after today’s weekly PlayStation Store update.
The God of War: Ascension single-player demo will be releasing to all PlayStation Network users from today. The demo will be made available in North America as part of today’s PlayStation Store update, and will be releasing in Europe as part of tomorrow’s update. In addition, a new single-player trailer trailer for the game has also been released.
A new Sony patent has been discovered, dating back to 2011, which covers the detection of pirated games based on its loading times. The patent describes methods that can be used to detect if a game is pirated by measuring it’s average load time and comparing it to a central database. If the load times fall outside of the acceptable range, the game is blocked.
