Assassin’s Creed IV: Black Flag’s Game Director Ashraf Ismail has revealed some new information about the upcoming game featuring new protagonist Captain Edward Kenway, and set during the Golden Age of Pirates in the early 1700s. Ismail has previously revealed that present-day sequences will be available in the game, but has delved deeper in a new interview.
New details about the PS4’s companion application on iOS and Android have been revealed, along side confirmation of a PS Vita version of the app. According to SCE Worldwide Studios President Shuhei Yoshida, “It’s an application that anyone can download for free on iOS and Android devices.”
SCEE has released the PlayStation Store4 charts for last month across the Pal region, revealing the top selling titles on the PS3 and PS Vita. As expected, Grand Theft Auto 5 dominated the PS3 chart, breaking The Last of Us‘ record to become the biggest ever digital release on the platform.
Following the announcement of launch day PS4 bundles by Sony, Amazon UK has started sending out emails to pre-order customers allow them to upgrade their package to one of 6 bundles. The bundles differ slightly from the ones GAME are offering, and range from £389 to £489.
FIFA 14 is still going strong in the UK Games Chart, keeping the top spot for the second week running and holding back Grand Theft Auto V to second place. F1 2013 debuts on the chart in third position, while FIFA’s rival, Pro Evolution Soccer 2014 drops to tenth. You can see the complete top 10 titles below.
Ubisoft have just announced the existence of the Assassin’s Creed Heritage Collection, featuring all five previous Assassin’s Creed titles (not including the upcoming Assassin’s Creed IV: Black Flag). The collection will be exclusive to PAL territories and will be available from November 8th 2013 in the UK.
Sony have revealed the contents of the Beyond: Two Souls Special Edition pack in the form of a new trailer, showing footage of the extra DLC mission. In addition to an extra 30 minutes of gameplay, the special edition also includes the game’s official soundtrack, PSN avatars, steel book packaging and more.
Amazon has updated the LOVEFiLM application on PS3s in selected European countries to version v2.03, and making the application slightly easier to use. The application’s interface has been tweaked slightly to use a new orange colour scheme, and the icon has been updated from the old LOVEFiLM logo to a joint Amazon / LOVEFiLM icon.
Gran Turismo 6 is right around the corner, and more details about the game are surfacing, including information about the game’s new tracks. In addition to featuring the infamous training ground of GT Academy, Silverstone Circuit, the game will also include the Bathurst Circuit in Australia.
The release date for the next Ratchet & Clank title has been revealed by Sony. Ratchet & Clank: Nexus (or Ratchet & Clank: Into the Nexus as it’s known in North America) will be releasing on the PS3 this November for a price of €29.99 / $29.99. The game will be available both as a digital download and Blu-ray disc from retail stored from November 12th 2013 in North America, and November 13th in Europe.
