If you fancy playing Lightning Returns: Final Fantasy XIII ahead of release, you’ll be happy to know that a playable demo is now available on the PlayStation Store. The demo will give you the opportunity to play the opening section of the game, allowing you to test the new battle system and customisation options in the third and final instalment of the series.
A new DRIVECLUB trailer has been released, explaining the brand guidelines for the game as well as revealing new footage. The video covers everything from the logo, typography and colour palette to images, icons and visual effects. In addition, Italian Official PlayStation Magazine has revealed that the game will be available in June.
Sony Europe has finally revealed the PlayStation Plus line-up for February, confirming two titles we’ve previously known about and also confirming previous rumours. A total of five new games will be added to the Instant Game Collection, including two PS3 titles, two PS Vita titles and one PS4 title.
PS4 launch title, Resogun, will be getting DLC content, developers Housemarque have revealed via their Facebook Fan Page. When questioned about a PS Vita version of the game, the developer revealed that they’re working on “Resogun DLC and another PS4 project”.
New content is available on the US PlayStation Store this week, with InFamous: Second Son (PS4) now available to pre-order, and OlliOlli now available on the PS Vita. New PlayStation Plus content is also available, with two new titles added to the Instant Game Collection.
Once again, the UK Games chart remains unchanged, with the top 4 titles keeping the same position as last week. FIFA 14 remains the no 1 seller, followed by CoD: Ghosts, Battlefield 4 and Assassin’s Creed IV: Black Flag. PS4 exclusive Killzone: Shadow Fall has climbed the chart yet again, gaining two places since last week, coming in at sixth position.
Eurogamers reports that Sony has developed new PS3 hardware to provide the PlayStation Now service coming to North America this Summer. In addition, leaked slides and Eurogamer’s sources confirm that the service will also be coming to Europe, but not until early 2015. Sony’s engineers have managed to shrink the equivalent of eight PS3s onto a single motherboard, housed in a slimline server cabinet.
HBO CEO Richard Plepler has announced that HBO and PlayStation have partnered to offer the popular HBO GO app on the PS3, with a PS4 version to follow. Gamers with an HBO subscription will have unlimited, on-demand access to HBO shows like Game of Thrones, Boardwalk Empire and True Detective on their consoles with the HBO GO app.
The GTA Online maintenance period that took place yesterday by Rockstar was to address cheaters in the game, it has been revealed. The maintenance period was used to remove counterfeit GTA$ from the game’s economy, which was created by a small number of players through an exploit. Those responsible for using the exploit will face tough action, according to Rockstar.
Shuhei Yoshida has confirmed via twitter that the PS4 won’t be getting a firmware update to disable the DualShock 4’s lightbar in games that don’t use the feature. Twitter user @Mimzymoo asked the Sony Worldwide Studios President, “Will a future update disable the [DualShock 4] light bar for games that don’t use the light?” He replied with, “No.”
