8-bit open-world title Retro City Rampage releases on to the PlayStation Network later today in North America for both the PS3 and PS Vita. The game will be cross-buy and cross-save compatible, so you’ll get both versions of the game for the price of one. Retro City Rampage has more than 60 Story missions that span driving, stealth, platforming, shooting, swimming, and questing.
Speaking to the PlayStation.Blog, Puppeteer creator Gavin Moore has revealed that the game will take at least 15 hours to complete, and that’s if you actually charge through the game without finding any of the secret stuff. The game follows a boy called Kutaro enslaved by the evil Moon Bear King and transformed into a puppet. His head is then tossed off into a cellar and Kutaro must use other objects to give himself a head.
Sony has revealed the release date for Joe Danger 2 on the PS3, and unveiled details about exclusive DLC for the game. The game will be available this week on the PlayStation Store. The exclusive PS3 DLC for the game is called “Joe Danger Gaiden” and features an additional 10 hours of gameplay.
Sony has been releasing many games collections this year, from the God of War Saga, inFamous Collection, Killzone Collection, and more. The latest collection to be announced by Sony is the Resistance Collection, scheduled for release this coming Winter. The Resistance Collection will include all three of the critically acclaimed PS3 Resistance games from Insomniac Games – Resistance: Fall of Man, Resistance 2, and Resistance 3.
Bioware have announced that new multiplayer DLC for Mass Effect 3 will be available this week, titled “Retaliation”. In the new downloadable content, the fearsome Collectors re-surface, this time as a playable faction across the multiplayer modes. The DLC will be completely free to download after downloading the latest patch for the game.
Sony Europe has revealed that The Unfinished Swan will be released on the PlayStation Network at the end of this month. If you are a PlayStation Plus subscriber, you’ll be able to purchase the game a week earlier than everyone else. In addition to revealing the release date, the first developer diary for the game has been released too.
Ubisoft have revealed the third DLC pack for Tom Clancy’s Ghost Recon: Future Soldier will be releasing next week. Titled “Khyber Strike”, the DLC pack will expand the game with three new multiplayer maps, a new multiplayer mode called “Takeover”, and a new co-op map. The DLC also adds new trophies and increases the level cap.
Square Enix and IO Interactive have released a new trailer for Hitman: Absolution, scheduled for release in late November. The trailer, titled “Introducing the Kill”, focuses on one of the main aspects of the game – assassinations – and demonstrates the various ways you can make your kill and get away with it.
Originally launched in Japan over a year ago, the sequel to Tales of Graces F, Tales of Xillia, will be released exclusively on the PS3 in 2013. In an interview with the PlayStation.Blog, producer Hideo Baba revealed new details about the game. Tales of Xillia is the 13th title in the long-running series, and brings a number of significant new innovations for the much-loved franchise.
Capcom has shipped a “record breaking” 4.5 million copies of horror title Resident Evil 6 worldwide. The figure is a new company record according to Capcom, which shipped 4.4 million copies of Resident Evil 5 back in 2009. The company is expecting the game to sell 7 million copies by the end March 31st, 3012.
