A number of new PS3 games are available on the European PlayStation Store this week, including Dead or Alive 5 Ultimate, FIFA 14, and Ratchet: Gladiator. New PlayStation Plus content is also available this week, with three new games in the PS3 Instant Game Collection, including Far Cry 3, and two new PS Vita titles.
Lots of new PS3 games are available on the European PlayStation Store this week, including the digital edition of Grand Theft Auto V, which was released on Tuesday, and Pro Evolution Soccer 2014. New PS Mobile titles and DLC content are available too. Unfortunately, this week’s update didn’t bring any new PS Vita titles.
Sony Europe has revealed October’s PlayStation Plus titles, which includes Ubisoft’s Far Cry 3 (PS3), Capcom’s action RPG Dragons Dogma: Dark Arisen (PS3) and Touch My Katamari (PS Vita), among others. You can also find discounts on various titles that will be updated throughout October.
Sony has released the PlayStation Store charts for August for PAL regions, revealing Payday 2 as the top selling title on the PS3 last month, followed by GTA IV. July’s top selling title, The Last of Us, has dropped to third in the chart. On the PS Vita, LittleBigPlanet re-entered the chart and made it to number one, while July’s title, Hotline Miami, has dropped to fourth.
Square-Enix has announced that beta testing for the PS4 version of MMORPG Final Fantasy XIV: A Realm Reborn will begin in February 2014, in addition to upgrade plans for PS3 owners. Beta testing will begin on February 22nd 2014,and a free transition program will be in place for gamers wanting to upgrade from the PS3 version to the PS4 version.
A demo for Quantic Dream’s BEYOND: Two Souls has been revealed for North America and Europe, and will be available to download from the PlayStation Store in October. The demo will be available in North America from October 1st and the following day in Europe, both added to the store as part of the weekly PlayStation Store update.
Gaikai streaming wasn’t mentioned in Sony’s Gamescom Press Conference last month, but Sony Computer Entertainment Europe’s CEO Jim Ryan has detailed out the launch plans for the service. As mentioned at E3, Gaikai will first launch in North America in 2014 for the PS4, before heading to the PS Vita and then the PS3.
Many new PS3 games are available on the European PlayStation Store this week, including Rayman Legends, Persona 4 Arena and more. New PlayStation Plus content is available too, with five new games added to the Instant Game Collection, including Assassin’s Creed III and New Little King’s Story.
Konami has announced that Pro Evolution Soccer 2014 will be available at retail in the Europe and North America in September, with a demo available to download before the full game is released. In Europe, the game will be available to purchase on September 20th, and will release in North America on September 24th.
At Sony’s Gamescom Press Conference, the company confirmed that Ubisoft’s Assassin’s Creed 3 will be coming to PlayStation Plus next month. Today, Sony has expanded further on September’s PlayStation Plus update, revealing the four other titles that will be added to the Instant Game Collection.
