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?
The classic SEGA game NiGHTS Into Dreams will be making its way to the PSN, and other platforms this year, in HD. NiGHTS Into Dreams is a flying platformer first released in 1996 for the Sega Saturn. The HD remake will feature all original levels with improved visuals and a 16:9 screen ratio.
Square-Enix have announced and revealed the contents of the Deluxe Professional Edition for Hitman: Absolution. The new “Delux” edition will include content that isn’t part of the regular “Professional Edition” which will retail for $79.99.
Namco Bandai have shown off another new trailer for their upcoming team-based beat-em-up Tekken Tag Tournament 2. Although the trailer is in Japanese, you can see some game modes visible in the footage. The trailer also appears to feature a larger cast of Tekken fighters than previous titles.
Sony has sold over 200,000 copies of Tokyo Jungle, a survival action game exclusively available on the PS3. The number includes both digital and Blu-ray disc versions of the game, since the title was launched in Japan on June 7, 2012.
