The sequel to Earth Defense Force 2017, Earth Defense Force 2025, has been confirmed for release on the PS3 in February 2014 in North America and Europe. In addition to a release window, the game’s pre-order incentives have also been revealed. Four weapon packs will be available when pre-ordering the game or by purchasing the DLC.
Lots of new PS3 games have been added to the PlayStation Store in Europe this week, including Assassin’s Creed IV: Black Flag, Angry Birds Star Wars and Battlefield 4. In total, 12 new PS3 titles have been added along with 4 new PS Vita titles.
Infinity Ward’s Mark Rubin has confirmed, via the twitlonger service, that Call of Duty: Ghosts will be running at a higher resolution on PS4 than on the Xbox One. The PS4 version will run at 1080p resolution natively, while the Xbox One version will be upscaled to 1080p from a 720p resolution.
Sony has posted a massive question-and-answer section on the PlayStation.Blog (also included below), answering many questions on the PS4. The FAQ clarifies that a number of facts, including no support for audio CDs, and no support for external hard drives to expand storage.
Following news on the minimum hard disk space needed by PS4 games, it turns out that the space isn’t needed for actual data, but for caching of game files. The data is installed and deleted in the background, so you won’t have to sit through long installations or lose valuable hard drive space.
Lots of new games are available on the North American PlayStation Store this week, including the newest game in the Assassin’s Creed series, Assassin’s Creed IV: Black Flag; and Battlefield 4. A number of new PS Vita titles are also available, including Angry Birds Star Wars and free-to-play title Crazy Market.
A comparison video has been released by DigitalFoundry, comparing the PS4 and Xbox One version of upcoming title Battlefield 4. The video confirms that the PS4 version of he game runs at a resolution of 1600×900, while the Xbox One version is just 1280×720.
Telltale Games has confirmed that The Walking Dead Season Two will be coming to the PS3 and PS Vita, and will continue Clementine’s story. The second season will have you playing as Clem, struggling to outwit both the dead and the living in situations that will test your morals and shape the flow of the story through your decisions and actions.
Following tweets about Knack‘s PS4 install size and Killzone: Shadow Fall‘s installation size, we have confirmation on how much space both games will take based on the game’s box art. The back cover for Knack shows that the game requires 37 GB of space at the minimum, while Killzone: Shadow Fall requires a massive 45 GB, despite what Guerrilla Games has said in the past.
Sony have uploaded the PS4 Firmware v1.50 to the servers ahead of the console’s launch in North America and Europe next month. Although Sony has confirmed that the update can be downloaded in the background while playing single-player games, but if you want to update your console straight away, you can download the firmware update beforehand.
