Gearbox and SEGA have released a new trailer for Aliens: Colonial Marines, titled “Kick Ass”. If you like a bit of swearing in your game (lets face it, who doesn’t?) then you should definitely watch this trailer. Aliens: Colonial Marines will be released on February 12th 2013, but in the mean time, check out the trailer below.
The DUST 514 Beta is now is now open to all PSN gamers who want to take part. After several months of closed beta testing, the developers have lifted the access restrictions on this free-to-play game to get more feedback from the community to further improve the title.
Naughty Dog has revealed two Special Edition packs for upcoming game The Last of Us. Naughty Dog and Sony Computer Entertainment Europe will be releasing two Special Edition packages in May titled The Last of Us: Ellie Edition (available exclusively at GAME) and The Last of Us: Joel Edition (available exclusively at Tesco & independent retailers).
Newcomer DmC: Devil May Cry has entered the UK Games chart in top position this week pushing down FIFA 13 and Call of Duty: Black Ops II to second and third place, respectively. It’s actually Capcom’s first game to go straight to number one since Resident Evil 5. The rest of the chart is pretty static, with Far Cry 3, Need for Speed: Most Wanted and Assassin’s Creed III still in the Top 10.
Sony’s scheduled maintenance period has over-run well above the 12 hours originally estimated. The maintenance was originally scheduled to be completed by 4am on January 18th 2013 but was later pushed to 10pm – well over double the estimated time. It has since been extended again.
Sony has announced two new PlayStation 3 editions will be releasing in Europe. The new models will come in either Red or Blue with 500 GB of space, each including two matching DualShock 3 controllers. The consoles will be available from February 20th 2013 retailing for €330.
The rumor mill is staring to go into overdrive this month as both the next-gen PlayStation and Xbox consoles are likely to be revealed sometime this year. A number of sources are claiming to have details on the consoles, specifically what they will have under the hood.
Read MoreSony has scheduled maintenance planned for this Thursday, beginning in the afternoon and lasting for 12 hours – well into most people’s gaming time. During the maintenance window, the PSN and other related services will be offline, but you will be able to continue to play online if you sign-on before maintenance begins.
Sony has released a new patch for the PlayStation Store app on the PS3, updating it to version v1.02. The patch is 26 MB in size but no official changelog was available. In our tests, the Store appears to be visibly faster to load and quicker to navigate, making it more responsive and easier to use.
This week, PlayStation Plus subscribers in North America get access to another free title as Darksiders joins the Instant Game Collection. The game joins NBA JAM: On Fire Edition and Mega Man 9 and 10, which were added to the Instant Game Collection earlier this month.
