Upcoming platform puzzler Puppeteer will be getting a playable demo this week, but only in Japan for the moment. The demo, dubbed the “Rehearsal Version” will be releasing on the PlayStation Network on June 27th, 2013, and may come to the US and Europe at a later date.
Sony has revealed that maintenance will be taking place on the PlayStation Network tomorrow, starting in the afternoon and lasting through the evening. The PSN will be offline from 5.30pm BST/6.30pm CET and will last until around midnight BST/1.00am CET. Sony says the maintenance is necessary to “continue bringing you the best online games experience on PSN.”
Naughty Dog’s The Last of Us continues to top the UK Games Chart, keeping it’s number one spot for two weeks running now. Nintendo’s Animal Crossing: New Leaf is behind it in second place, followed by FIFA 13 and Tomb Raider, in third and fourth space, respectively.
Amazon is reporting record-breaking number of pre-orders for upcoming next-generation consoles since E3 2013, with a 4,000 percent increase compares to last year. At it’s peak, Amazon reported that pre-orders for the PS4 and Xbox One exceed 2,500 unites per minute.
Sony has revealed that Hotline Miami will be releasing on the PS3 and PS Vita next week in both North America and Europe. The game will launch in North America on June 25th for $9.99, and in Europe on June 26th for £7.29 / €8.99. In addition, the PlayStation versions of the game will have an exclusive new mask designed by Abstraction and Dennaton Games.
Sony has promised to release a fixed version of PS3 Firmware v4.45 next week, which caused PS3s to brick earlier this week. Sony has identified the issue in the firmware causing PS3s to break, and will be releasing the updated version of the firmware on June 27th, 2013.
Recent rumours suggest that Sony are working on new privacy settings for the PS3 and PS4 to allow users to hide their Trophy count and lists from other users. At the moment, trophy information is publicly available for any PSN user, meaning anyone can look at what games you’ve been playing.
Sony’s PS4 teaser trailer was the most viewed YouTube clip in the UK last month according to Marketing Week. The video racked up over 7.6 million views in just over a month, beating Call of Duty’s “Masked Warriors” clip, and an advert from Specsavers, which hasn’t even hit 1 million views yet.
July’s PlayStation Plus line-up was revealed earlier yesterday, but it looks like August’s line-up has also been leaked, revealing more top titles coming to the Instant Game Collection. July’s update includes Battlefield 3 and Saints Row: The Third, and it looks like Devil May Cry and Spec Ops: The Line will be coming in August.
Following the release of PS3 Firmware v4.45 yesterday, Sony has provided FAQs on those affected with bricked consoles on what to do next. Unfortunately, Sony is still investigating the issue leading to broken consoles, so the answers aren’t that helpful, with most just saying “We kindly ask PS3 users to wait for further details. We will announce when ready.”
