PlayStation All-Stars Battle Royale is available to pre-order from the PlayStation Store this week, and new PlayStation Plus content has been added to the store too. On the PS Vita, Call of Duty: Black Ops Declassified is available to download. You can also find new game videos, DLC content, themes and more to download.
PlayStation All-Stars Battle Royale releases next Tuesday on the PlayStation Network and across Stores, and the game is now available to pre-order on the PlayStation Store. The game will be released as a “Day 1 Digital” title next week for $59.99 in North America, but this also includes the PS Vita version of the game too.
Sony Japan has posted up a message on their website warning users of the dangers of using custom firmware on their PS3 consoles, dubbing it “malware”. The message (according to Google Translate) also warns that using unofficial software breaks the console’s Terms of Use and may result is the user getting banned from the PlayStation Network.
PlayStation Plus subscribers in North America get a new game in the Instant Game Collection this week, as Quantum Conundrum is added. In addition, Plus members also get 30% off Machinarium too. Check out the launch trailer to Quantum Conundrum below.
Despite Devil May Cry not releasing until January 2013, Capcom has announced details of the game’s first DLC pack. Titled Vergil’s Downfall, the DLC pack will lets Dante’s brother Vergil be a playable character in the game. The pack will be available “shortly after launch”.
Sony has released a new multiplayer trailer for God of War: Ascension, this time showing the god of war Ares. Warriors who align with Ares are brute force tacticians dealing a devastating array of physical-based skills up close and personal. These Warriors will also harness magic abilities that unleash a fiery rage, great for close quarters combat.
Square Enix has released a new trailer for Final Fantasy XIV: A Realm Reborn, titled “End of an Era”. This massive 6 minute trailer was released as the servers for the original game were shut down on November 11th 2012, and shows a clash between the forces of the Garlean Empire and the Eorzean Alliance in a battle that will decide the fate of the world.
SCEA has revealed that the PlayStation Network will be going offline for maintenance this Sunday night in North America. The PSN wil be offline for approximately 3 hours on Sunday, November 11th 2012 between 10PM and 1AM PST / Monday, November 12th 2012 1AM to 4AM EST on.
Deep Silver has announced that the sequel to 2011′s zombie FPS is coming to consoles in April 2013 in North American and Europe. The game will be available in two different editions. The regular pre-order edition will include Dead Island Riptide and an exclusive pack of weapon mods. The Special Retailers Edition will have a weapon mod pack, an alternate character skin and different box art to the regular version.
We have 17 new screenshots for Grand Theft Auto V from the latest issue of GameInformer. You can read a summary of that the issue covered here, but do check out the screenshots below too. A new trailer is incoming next week and should hold more details on the game, which is scheduled for release in 2013.
