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.
SCEE has revealed that over 830,000 gamers entered the Nissan and PlayStation GT Academy Online Competition across Europe. The entry for the competition closed last week, which involved gamers download and competing in a Gran Turismo 5 standalone demo.
A new trailer for Transformers: Fall of Cybertron has been released showing the massive Metroplex Autobot in action. The sheer size of Metroplex can’t be comprehended until you watch the trailer below and see the Autobot in action.
Almost an entire hour of gameplay footage from Star Wars: Battlefront 3 has been leaked by Past to Present. The game was being developed by Free Radical Design before the project was cancelled when the company went into administration back in 2009.
Details of a new PS3 model, coded CECH-4000, have been spotted on the FCC website. The diagrams filed with the FCC spotted this morning show the label placement has changed, suggesting the revised console is using a new case. Could this be the new PS3 Slim model Sony is rumoured to be working on?
