New content has been added to the European PlayStation Store today, bring new titles to the Instant Game Collection for the PS3 and PS Vita. Lightning Returns: Final Fantasy XIII is now available to pre-order, while Tomb Raider Definitive Edition is now available for the PS4.
Gran Turismo 6 on the PS3 has been updated to version v1.04, adding a number of new additions to the game, including new cars and the 2nd half of the Red Bull X Challenge. One of the new features is a Birthday Present – you’ll get a in-game car from your birth year within a week of your birthday, and it’s yours to keep forever.
New content is available on the North American PlayStation Store, with Tomb Raider: Definitive Edition now available on the PS4, and Lightning Returns: Final Fantasy XIII available for pre-order on the PS3. New PS3 and PS Vita games are available too, along with new DLC and PlayStation Plus content.
If you signed up to take part in the PlayStation Now beta and live in the UK, start checking your inbox. Sony is starting to send out invites to access the PlayStation Now closed beta, allowing you to try out the service before the full launch this summer.
While PlayStation Now will allow PS3 games to be played on the PS4, PS Vita and other devices, an inside source reveals that PS1 and PS2 games will be playable on the PS4 via emulation. Eurogamer’s source also reveals that the PS4 will be able to upscale these games to HD resolution.
CG-animated movie, Sly Cooper, has got its first trailer. Based on one of PlayStation’s most beloved franchises, Sly Cooper is a kinetic and comedic heist film that tells the story of Sly Cooper, an orphaned raccoon thief, and the adventures of his childhood friends and partners in crime, Bentley Turtle and Murray Hippo.
Square Enix has announced that Final Fantasy XIV: A Realm Reborn will be launching on the PS4 on April 14th, following a beta test, which starts on February 22nd 2014. Gamers who own the PS3 version will be able to transfer their content over to the PS4 version for free.
Sucker Punch Productions has released a new trailer for upcoming PS4 exclusive inFamous: Second Son, which goes behind the scenes in the development of the game to show you how the city of Seattle was created. The trailer shows you how the developers added rain and other effects to the game to make the game feel like you’re really walking down the streets of Seattle.
The top three games in the UK Games Chart remain unchanged this week, with FIFA 14 continue to lead for the forth week running. Lego Marvel Super Heroes has managed to climb one place, knocking down Assassin’s Creed IV: Black Flag down to fifth place. PS4 exclusive Killzone: Shadow Fall has also dropped a place to 7th place.
Sony has sent invites around for an event this Thursday, teasing a new product launch. The invitation reads, “Following the biggest launch in PlayStation history, join us for an introduction to the slimmest.” Possibly referring to the launch of the new PS Vita model PCH-2000, which launched in Japan last year.
