This week on the US PlayStation Store you can find three new games, available to download for free if you are a PlayStation Plus subscriber. Four new PSOne Classics are available, as well as four new playable demos, including the Kane & Lynch 2: Dog Days multiplayer demo. You can find lots of new game add-on content too, as well as new Avatars, Wallpapers and XMB themes.
The next MAG patch will be available in early August, and for free. In just over a week from now, the patch will be released with a number of new features asked for by gamers. Improvements include new “Happy Hour”, where gamers get double XP for the first hour of their session in a 24 hour period.
Turned on your PlayStation 3 recently? Sony has released a new firmware update for the console, bringing the system software to version v3.41. This mandatory update adds a Recommendation section to the PlayStation Store for both videos and games.
Episode 17 of FirstPlay will be going live on the Store from Wednesday, and this week you will find a fantastically sharp HD preview of Assassin’s Creed Brotherhood. Alongside that there is also got a feature on 3D on PS3, including an interview with Sony UK boss Ray Maguire, a reviews round-up including Lego Harry Potter: Years 1-4 and Toy Story 3.
Remember the DC Universe Online teaser trailer we posted last week? You can now find the full trailer of the game below. The full trailer is a whopping 5 and a half minutes long, entitled “Who Do You Trust?”. In DC Universe Online, you’ll be able to team up with legendary DC heroes like Batman, Superman, and Green Lantern or pledge allegiance to the Joker, Lex Luthor, and other classic villains to determine the fate of the DC Universe.
A new multiplayer trailer of Assassin’s Creed: Brotherhood was shown at Comic Com 2010. In AC: Brotherhood, you’ll see the return of Ezio and the continuing struggles of the Assassins vs the Templars. Expect almost everyone that you met in ACII (but didn’t kill ) to return, albeit through deepened relationships.
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Over the weekend at Comic-Con 2010, the first 2D cutscene from inFamous 2 was revealed. As you may know from the previous title, the comic cutscenes play an important part in the story telling process. As Edward Pun, Senior Artist, says, “It’s time consuming and a lot of hard work [to draw every frame] but, in the end, I hope InFAMOUS 2 will reflect our love for comic books and give fans the experience of being a super powered hero.”
On the US store this week, celebrate DC Comics’ 75th anniversary in style with great offers on exciting motion comics like Batman: Gotham Knight, Legion of Super Heroes, Justice League, and Watchmen, and more! You’ll also find out of this world bargains on action-packed Sci-Fi films like Daredevil, Batman (1966), Titan A.E., Elektra and more in the Deal of the Week Sci-Fi sale.
Sony and Media Molecule have announced the official release date for the sackboy sequel, LittleBigPlanet 2. In addition, pre-ordering the game from selected retailers will give gamers exclusive costumes to enjoy in-game. Selected retailers include Amazon, BestBuy, GameStop and more.
