The Dust 514 Open Beta is coming to an end shortly, after months of testing, but the good news is that the full game will be launching in May 2013. The beta will come to an end on May 14th 2013, but will be replaced with the full free-to-play version. The Uprising update will also be released on the same day, adding a ton of new stuff to the game.
If you’re a fan of watching other people playing games, you’ll be happy to know that 35 minutes of gameplay footage from Quantic Dream’s upcoming title, BEYOND: Two Souls, has been released. The footage was release from the Tribeca Film Festival, which took place over the weekend, and contains a whole bunch of spoilers for the game.
Ubisoft has released a new trailer for Assassin’s Creed 4: Black Flag, titled ‘The Watch’. The Watch is a companion app that serves as a hub for all things AC4, and will be a exclusive offering to gamers who pre-order the game. The companion app will feature AC4 news, contests, quizzes, riddles and fan art, and will include badges to unlock within the app for completing the quizzes and riddles.
Sony has updated the web-based PlayStation Store with automatic download queuing, so games can be downloaded to your consoles when it is switched on. The new options lets you queue up titles for the PS3 and PS Vita to download to your console when it’s switched on and connected to the Internet. For cross-buy titles, you can have games downloaded to both consoles with a single click.
Plenty of new games have been released on the PlayStation Store in Europe this week to keep you busy over the weekend. A total of 11 new PS3 games are available for purchase, including the new movie tie-in Star Trek. If you are a PlayStation Plus subscriber, you can download cross-buy indie title Thomas Was Alone on the PS3 and PS Vita. New PS Vita games, DLC and other content is available too.
Mark Cerny, the man who designed the hardware and functionality of the PS4, says the PlayStation 4 will have the strongest launch line-up yet. And it’s all thanks to the ease of developing on the machine. The news was revealed in an interview Gamasutra had with Cerny yesterday. “The launch lineup for PlayStation 4 – though I unfortunately can’t give the title count – is going to be stronger than any prior PlayStation hardware,” he said. “And that’s a result of that [tech] familiarity.”
Sony has released an Apple-style video showing the DualShock 4 in greater details, with input from various Sony employees describing the motivation behind the changes and new features. The video shows how developers shaped the new controller to be what it is, and how the new features will be used to help gamers. The video also shows the controller in various different angles, and is available to view in 1080p if you are really into details.
Sony has released a new PS3 Firmware update, updating the system software to version v4.41. The update is mandatory if you wish to play games over the PlayStation Network or to access the PlayStation Store. However, the update is only a minor stability fix and will require you to download the 194 MB update file in order to patch your console.
A number of new games are available on the US PlayStation Store this week, including movie tie-in Star Trek. PSN games God Mode and cross-play title Thomas Was Alone are also available for purchase this week. As usual, you can also find new DLC, game videos, PS3 themes and other content to download. Check out the full list below.
