Sony has added PayPal as a payment option to top up your PSN / SEN account, adding to the existing options of using a Credit Card and Pre-paid PSN Cards. The new option is available online only via the SEN website. The addition is a welcome one, giving customers additional ways to top-up their account.
This week, PlayStation Plus members can look forward to more free content and exclusive early access to The Unfinished Swan. PAYDAY: The Heist will be added to the Instant Game Collection and Plus members will also get access to the PlayStation All-Stars Battle Royale beta from today.
IO Interactive and Square-Enix have released the official unboxing video for Hitman: Absolution Deluxe Professional Edition, which is due for release in November. The Delux Professional Edition of the game features a 10″ Agent 47 figurine, a 72-page book of artwork, and more.
PlayStation All-Stars Battle Royal opens up to PlayStation Plus members this week, giving subscribers exclusive access to the beta, followed by general public release next week. PlayStation Plus subscribers will be getting access to the PS3 version from October 17th 2012.
Mass Effect 3 producer Mike Gamble has revealed that the next DLC pack for Mass Effect, titled “Omega” will be releasing in North America in late November. The Omega DLC will be the most expensive expansion pack for the game to date, retailing for $14.99 (approximately £9.99), but it’s also the biggest DLC pack to date in size too.
Square Enix’s Sleeping Dogs will be getting new DLC content at the end of this month, titled Nightmare in Northpoint. According to Kotaku, the DLC will be simliar to the Undead Nightmare expansion for Red Dead Redemption. At New York Comic-Con, United Front Games said, ”With the DLC, we feel we can explore other aspects of Hong Kong cinema”.
The re-designed PlayStation Store arrived in Europe next week and the following week in North America. Sony have made a significant amount of changes and improvements to make it easier for consumers to find the content they want. We’ve taken the existing PlayStation Store layout and compared it to the re-design to show you all the differences you can expect.
Action RPG, Of Orcs and Men, is available on the PS3 from today across Europe, and Cyanide Studio have released the launch trailer. The game taking place in a dark and mature universe where Greenskins (orcs and goblins) have finally been defeated after a long war against the human kingdom.
Rockstar has revealed Edition 1 of the Rockstar Games Collection, which will include four of its top games from this generation. The Rockstar Games Collection Edition 1 will be available in North America this November, and will include Red Dead Redemption, LA Noire, Grand Theft Auto: Episodes from Liberty City and Midnight Club: Los Angeles Complete Edition.
The PlayStation.Blog recently did a feature on The Unfinished Swan, taking an exclusive look into it’s history and revealed some secrets about the game. The team compiled this handy list of 10 facts and secrets about the game that you might not have previously known. The game launches exclusively on the PlayStation Network later this month.
