SCEE has revealed the February line-up for PlayStation Plus subscribers, which includes the critically acclaimed Sleeping Dogs. The new titles will be available to subscribers from February 6th 2013. In addition to Sleeping Dogs being available to members, PS Plus subscribers can also look forward to the arrival of the Formula One style kart racer F1 Race Stars and puzzle-platformer Quantum Conundrum.
This week’s UK Games chart is pretty much the same as it’s been this year, mainly due to a lack of new releases. Newcomer DmC has dropped to fourth place after just one week on top of the chart, and Call of Duty: Black Ops II reclaims the top spot followed by FIFA 13 in second place.
The Last of Us is scheduled for release in May 2013, which seems like ages away, but if you want to get a preview of the game before release you’ll be happy to know that a demo of the game will be included in God of War: Ascension when it launches in March 2013.
Footage from the Crysis 3 beta has been released showing the game in action. The game’s open beta begins in just a few days, do if you are eager to kick some alien ass, all you have to do is go to the Crysis 3 beta sign up page and enter your details. The open beta begins on January 29th 2013 (next week Tuesday), in the mean time, check out the beta footage below.
Sony has been fined £250,000 over the PlayStation Hack that occurred in April 2011, due to a “serious breach” of the Data Protection Act, according to the BBC. According to the Information Commissioner’s Office, Sony could have prevented the hack by keeping security software up-to-date.
Another Rockstar classic is making its way to the PS3 next week as GTA: Vice City is finally releasing on the PlayStation Network. While GTA III and GTA: San Andreas were previously released on the PSN, GTA: Vice City was left out. The game will be releasing next Tuesday in the US, and Wednesday in Europe for $9.99/€9.99/£7.99.
Gearbox and SEGA have released a new trailer for Aliens: Colonial Marines, titled “Kick Ass”. If you like a bit of swearing in your game (lets face it, who doesn’t?) then you should definitely watch this trailer. Aliens: Colonial Marines will be released on February 12th 2013, but in the mean time, check out the trailer below.
The Dust 514 Beta is now available to download from the PlayStation Store in Europe this week, and new PlayStation Plus content is available to subscribers too. You can also find a number of new PS3 titles, PS3 and PS Vita demos, and DLC content to enjoy this week.
The DUST 514 Beta is now is now open to all PSN gamers who want to take part. After several months of closed beta testing, the developers have lifted the access restrictions on this free-to-play game to get more feedback from the community to further improve the title.
Naughty Dog has revealed two Special Edition packs for upcoming game The Last of Us. Naughty Dog and Sony Computer Entertainment Europe will be releasing two Special Edition packages in May titled The Last of Us: Ellie Edition (available exclusively at GAME) and The Last of Us: Joel Edition (available exclusively at Tesco & independent retailers).
