At the annual Evolution Championship Series in Las Vegas last night, two new characters were unveiled for PlayStation All-Stars Battle Royale. Heihachi Mishima and Toro Inoue have been announced for the game as playable characters.
Activision has announced The Walking Dead Video Game, a new first-person shooter not to be confused with Telltale’s current game of the same name. The new game will be based on the AMC TV series, unlike Telltale’s version, which was based on the comics.
The LittleBigPlanet Karting Beta will begin next week, starting on Tuesday, July 10th 2012. Those of you lucky enough to be selected will start receiving codes in the next couple of weeks, and Sony will be sending out vouchers to more people as the test continues through to Tuesday, July 31st.
More characters are still to be announced for PlayStation All-Stars Battle Royale, including at least two new characters at EVO Fighting Tournament tonight, and a further two new characters at Comic Con. Sony has also revealed the release date for the title on PS3 and PS Vita today.
With the Wimbledon finals over the weekend, SCEE has decided to hold a Tennis Sale on the PlayStation Store. Gamers can get up to 50% of two tennis titles – one for the PS3 and one for the PS Vita. These deals are available now and finish on Monday 9th July – so grab them before it’s too late.
Speaking with MCV, Fergal Gara, SCE UK VP and MD Fergal Gara, said that retail sales will be a important “whenever the next cycle” of consoles are released, despite declines in sales over recent years. This means the PS4 won’t solely rely on digital purchases and cloud-based gaming.
Namco have announced that Tales of Xillia will be coming to the PS3 in North America and Europe. The game was released in Japan back in September 2011, and will hit the West in 2013. The news was announced during the Japan Expo in Paris earlier today.
Reef Entertainment has announced that he first “playable” appearance of Rambo: The Videogame will be revealed at Gamescom next month. According to the commercial director, their newest game will allow players to “really get under the skin of Rambo and wield his iconic weapon-set in battle.”
Capcom have announced that Marvel Super Heroes and Marvel vs. Capcom: Clash of Super Heroes will be combined into one bundle titled Marvel Vs Capcom Origins. The bundle will be available in September on the PlayStation Network for £11.99/€14.99/$14.99/AUD23.95.
When the “Slim” PS3 model (CECH-2000A) was announced announced at GamesCom 2009, Sony has made significant improvements in the hardware. The new model features a larger hard drive, 32% size reduction, 36% weight reduction and 34% less power consumption. What could a new hardware revision have in store?
