Activision have announced that Call of Duty: Online, a new title which has been in development for two years, will be released exclusively to Chinese game players. The game is free-to-play and is operated by Tencent, who has a “terrific track record of customer-focused innovation and deep market knowledge” that Activision will leverage as they build games for this market.
PSN Downloads may become transferable in the near future after a European Court ruling. The European Court today confirmed that end-users are legally allowed to sell on second hand digitally downloaded video games. This could mean that Sony will make PSN titles transferable to comply with the ruling.
SCEE has a big sale coming to the PlayStation Store tomorrow, with lots of Call of Duty DLC and Final Fantasy titles on discount, with up to 50% off. A number of other PS3, PSP and PSOne titles are also on offer from tomorrow (full list below). Grab the discounts quick, as some of there are only available for a week.
According to the LinkedIn profile of Attila Vass, who used to be the Director of Research & Development at SCEA, the “Next Generation” PlayStation has been in development for almost two years. Picked up by VideoGamer, the profile claims that they were working on the graphics library and security on “Next Generation” platforms way back in August 2010.
While the US has received three new titles in the PlayStation Plus Instant Game Collection, Europeans will only be receiving one new title tomorrow. SCEE has confirmed that PlayStation Plus subscribers will be able to download Deus Ex: Human Revolution as part of their subscription.
Sony has revealed that two new combatants for PlayStation All-Stars: Battle Royale will be unveiled at Comic-Con International 2012 on Sunday, July 15th 2012. SuperBot Entertainment, the developers behind the game, will be holding a panel at the event where they will announced the two new characters, followed by a Q&A session.
Last month Sony gave all PlayStation Plus members an Instant Game Collection that included 12 full PS3 and PSN games. This month, three of those games will be replaced with new titles, including Gotham City Impostors and Renegade Ops. The three new games will be available to download for free if you are a PlayStation Plus subscriber.
Ubisoft have announced a new Limited Edition for Assassin’s Creed III for the PS3. The new edition will be released on October 30th 2012, and will be exclusive to North America and Latin America. The edition is available to pre-order today from selected retailers including GameStop and Amazon.com.
Ubisoft has today revealed a brand new trailer for Assassin’s Creed III. The new trailer is the second glimpse of the game since the trailer shows off at E3 earlier last month, and was released for July 4th celebrations in America. The game is scheduled for release in October.
In a press release today, Sony Computer Entertainment has announced that it will be acquiring Gaikai Inc., the world’s leading interactive cloud-based gaming company, for approximately US $380 million. With the acquisitions, “SCE will deliver a world-class cloud-streaming service that allows users to instantly enjoy a broad array of content ranging from immersive core games with rich graphics to casual content anytime, anywhere.”
