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.”
Seven new PS3 games are available on the PlayStation Store in Europe this week, along with seven new PS Vita titles too. New games include Bladestorm: The Hundred Years’ War and Dungeons & Dragons: Chronicles Of Mystara on the PS3, and Disney Epic Mickey 2: The Power Of Two and The Jak & Daxter Trilogy on the PS Vita.
Sony Europe has revealed that five new games are coming to PlayStation Plus in July, including Battlefield 3 for the PS3 and Ninja Gaiden Sigma Plus for the PS Vita. All five of the new games will be released to the store on July 3rd, 2013. Following on from the US, Saints Row: The Third will also be made available in the Instant Game Collection next month.
New content has been added to the PlayStation Store in North America this week, including new PS3 and PS Vita games. Two new games have been added to the Instant Game Collection if you’re a PlayStation Plus subscriber. You can also find the usual content including new DLC, playable demos, themes and game videos too.
Overnight, Sony released Firmware v4.45 for the PlayStation 3, containing mainly stability updates and a few improvements. However, there has been reports from users in the US that the new firmware is bricking PS3 consoles, affecting consoles with 500 GB and larger hard drives.
Arriving in September is then highly anticipated Grand Theft Auto 5 for the PS3, and Sony has revealed a brand new PS3 bundle and custom Pulse wireless headset to go along with it. The PS3 bundle will include a 500 GB PS3 and a Blu-ray copy of GTAV, and will be available to purchase from September 17th 2013, when the game releases.
Sony and Warner Brothers Interactive have announced Mad Max for the PS4, based on the films starring Mel Gibson. The game is being developed by Avalanche Studios for Warner Brothers Interactive, who were also behind the Just Cause games, and will be coming to the PS4, Xbox One, PS3 and Xbox 360 in 2014.
Critically acclaimed Saints Row: The Third is coming to the Instant Game Collection in North America today along with a new PS Vita compatible PSP title. The two games will be added to the PlayStation Store as part of today’s weekly update. Both games will be free to download if you are a PlayStation Plus subscriber, adding to XCOM, Uncharted 3: Drake’s Deception and LittleBigPlanet Karting, which were added to the Instant Game Collection last week.
