Sony has revealed that January will be a big month for PlayStation Plus subscribers. To get over the festive season, Sony are adding five new titles to the Instant Game Collection – 3 for the PS3 and 2 for the PS Vita – spread over the month.
Earlier this week Sony issues a press release marking another milestone for the PS3. The press release says the PS3 has sold over 30 million units in PAL Territories, which includes Australia, New Zealand and South Africa – since March 2007.
The penultimate Deal of Christmas is now available on the European PlayStation Store, giving gamers a massive 60% of Hitman Absolution. The game has been reduced from £49.99/€59.99 to just £19.99/€29.99, and Plus members get an additional 15% off.
Lots of new games have been added to the PlayStation Store this week, including two new PS Vita games added to the Instant Game Collection for PlayStation Plus subscribers. New games include Knytt Underground and Angry Birds Trilogy.
A new trailer has been released to the third game in the Final Fantasy XIII series. Lightning Returns is the sequel to Final Fantasy XIII-2, and features Lightning as the main character. The game includes new costumes, new abilities, and influence from a certain Ubisoft franchise.
Lots of new content is available on the US PlayStation Store this week, enough to keep you entertained over the holidays. A number of new PS3 and PS Vita games are available including Knytt Underground (PS3, PS Vita) and Oddworld: Stranger’s Wrath (PS Vita). There are also a number of new demos available on both platforms and plenty of DLC content too.
The PS Vita version of Ratchet & Clank: Full Frontal Assault (QForce) is still in development, but the developers have had time to work on a new patch and free content, which will be releasing this week. The patch addresses many gamer requests and fixes some of the balance issues both online and in the campaign. In addition, the patch also adds new levels to the weapons.
Later this week, new PS3 and PS Vita title Knytt Underground joins the Instant Game Collection for PlayStation Plus subscribers. The game is set in the future, hundreds of years after the humans disappeared from the planet. Sprites, fairies and various other lifeforms roam tunnels underground. They are curious about their origin and the meaning of life, and to find those answers they try to understand the ones who had obviously figured it out; the humans.
The tenth Deal of Christmas on the European PlayStation Store gives gamers 50% off the The Unfinished Swan & Journey bundle. The game has been reduced from £19.98/€25.98 to £9.99/€12.99, and PlayStation Plus subscribers can get an additional 10% off, reducing the game further to £8.99/€11.69.
PlayStation Plus subscribers in North America will be getting a new game as part of the Instant Game Collection later today. PS3 title Anomaly Warzone Earth will be added to the Instant Game Collection today, which is action-strategy game where you are tasked with saving Earth from an alien onslaught.
