Ubisoft is giving gamers yet another glimpse into the world of Assassin’s Creed IV: Black Flag and the their vision of The Golden Age of Pirates with a new gameplay trailer. The trailer shows a wide variety of new and exciting activities in AC4, including: dynamic boarding raids, incomparably smooth free-running in both natural and city environments and multi-pistol fighting that makes sense in the Assassin’s Creed melee style.
New content is releasing on PlayStation Plus in North America later today as two new titles join the Instant Game Collection. Germinator (PS Vita) and Pinball Arcade (PS3, PS Vita, Cross-Buy Enabled) will be added to the Instant Game Collection later today, as part of this week’s PlayStation Store update. In addition, PlayStation Plus subscribers will be able to get discounts on a number of titles, including 25% off Metro: Last Light Season Pass and 30% off new title Men’s Room Mayhem.
Sony have released a video teasing the brand new PS4 console, but not quite revealing what the console looks like. The trailer reveals that the full console will be unveiled next month at E3, during Sony’s Press Conference starting at 6:00pm Pacific Time (2.00am 11th June BST, 3.00am CET).
WB Games have released a new CG trailer for upcoming Batman title, Arkham Origins. Coming out in October 2013, the trailer confirms that the game is coming to pretty much every current game platform, including the PS Vita. Pre-ordering the game for the PS3 will mean gamers get the Deathstroke DLC pack for free, too.
Fans of Drake, Sully, Elena, and Chloe will be disappointed to hear that the Uncharted series may be over, now that Naughty Dog has moved on to The Last of Us. A video from Naughty Dog’s Judd Simantov shows the techniques he used in modeling and rigging the game’s primary characters, but also mentions that the Uncharted is over. At the 14:20 into the video, Simantov says “Now that the Uncharted series is over, we had the opportunity to re-evaluate certain things.”
EA are discontinuing the controversial “online pass” program after end-user feedback, and none of the new EA titles will include them from now on. The online pass system requires consumers of second-hand games to purchase a pass, usually around £7.99, to access all the features of a game, normally the online or multiplayer component of the game.
Following the announcement of Gran Turismo 6 this week, the intro footage to the game has been released in amazing 60fps 1080p resolution. You can view the YouTube version below or download the 60fps version here (since YouTube doesn’t support 60fps). GT6 will features 1,200 cars and 71 track layouts and was confirmed for the PS3 at the Gran Turismo 15th Anniversary event.
Blizzard Entertainment have released an exclusive video of their upcoming action role-playing game Diablo III, where three of the developers explain how bringing the game to PS3 and PS4 has empowered them to viscerally transport players into the foreboding, demon-besieged world of Sanctuary by putting the action in the palms of their hands. According to the team, the most critical component of the Diablo III experience on the PlayStation platform is the controller.
If you’re looking to purchase the digital version of The Last Of Us, you’ll be happy to know that the game will be playable as it downloads. The PS4 will have this feature build-in for every game downloaded from the PlayStation Store, but Naughty Dog has taken the leap and have included the feature in their latest game. Speaking to Game Informer, Naughty Dog said that you’ll be able to start playing it when the game gets to about 50% downloaded.
Sony has revealed a number of new PS3 and PS Vita titles that will be coming to the Instant Game Collection over the next month for PlayStation Plus subscribers. Titles include EA’s RPG adventure Kingdoms of Amalur: Reckoning, and ICO and Shadow of the Colossus HD. On the PS Vita, subscribers can look forward to Ubisoft’s Rayman Origins and FuturLab’s Coconut Dodge Revitalised.
