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February 12th, 2014, 01:10 Posted By: wraggster
Redesigned PS Vita, already available in Japan and Europe, is headed stateside with a $199 Borderlands 2 bundle
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Ever since the launch of the PS4, there's been a renewed push from Sony around the PS Vita, which enables Remote Play of PS4 titles. While that's a nice feature, Sony is hoping that its new design for the portable drives still more interest. Today, the company finally confirmed that the new model is coming to the US market this spring, as part of a bundle that includes Borderlands 2, an 8GB memory card and six DLC packs, all for the price of $199.
While Borderlands is a Gearbox Software title, the PS Vita version is being co-developed by Iron Galaxy and will be published by Sony Computer Entertainment.
The PS Vita "slim" as some have called it already was released in Japan last year and just last week shipped in the UK. While the new design is 15 percent lighter and 20 percent thinner, one major subtraction (according to numerous critics) is that it incorporates an LCD screen instead of the original Vita's OLED. That means that certain colors may not "pop" as much or that black shades in some games could look slightly more washed out than on the OLED. The tradeoff, however, is that battery life on the new model has been improved.
At this point, Sony has not made it clear if the new design will replace the original PS Vita, or if they will both continue to be sold at retail.
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February 12th, 2014, 01:07 Posted By: wraggster
DFC has given us exclusive access to their new forecast, which predicts "major growth" among the core gaming audience
In its new report, shared exclusively withGamesIndustry International in advance of its release, the researchers at DFC Intelligence have raised their worldwide game revenue forecast to $77 billion in 2014 (up from $68 billion in 2013), and by 2018 the firm believes the industry will be fast approaching $100 billion, reaching about $96 billion. The reason for the buoyed optimism? DFC sees the "core gamer spending more than ever."
In fact, while the Wii was the only console of the last generation to exceed the 100 million units sold mark, DFC is forecasting that PlayStation 4 and Xbox One both hit that mark (by 2020) and that "price and strength in Europe give the PlayStation 4 a slight edge." Moreover, PS4 "could easily become lead platform for Western and Japanese developer / publishers." That said, DFC said there's still "a great deal of room for positioning by both companies." If DFC's model holds true, it would be the first time that two competing systems both sold 100 million units.
DFC's David Cole told us that price cuts were factored into his company's new forecast, but they may come slower than gamers would like. "We modeled price cuts into that but we think they are going to happen fairly slowly and there are likely to be more bundles versus just a straight price cut. We think they will do their best to maintain a solid price point," he said.
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February 12th, 2014, 01:02 Posted By: wraggster
Borderlands 2 is heading to PS Vita – alongside a hardware bundle packaging the game with the new, slimmer Vita.
Sony's John Koller announced the news at California PlayStation event this week, adding that a Vita Borderlands 2 hardware bundle will launch alongside the game this spring. The package includes the new model of Vita, a copy of the game, and an 8GB memory card for $200.
The upcoming handheld version of Borderlands 2 will carry four-player co-op, along with cross-play and save support with the PS3 version. It also contains six DLC packs, in addition to the base game.
The bundle's release will mark the North American debut of the slim PS Vita. The model launched in the UK earlier this week, following last year's initial launch in Japan.
Sony also revealed that God of War and Sly Cooper collections are in the works for Vita. The God of War bundle, packing God of War 1 and 2, is scheduled for May 6th. The Sly Cooper pack, which contains Sly Cooper and the Thievius Racconus, Sly 2: Band of Thieves and Sly 3: Honor Among Thieves, launches on May 27th.
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February 12th, 2014, 01:00 Posted By: wraggster
Sony has revealed that digital has very nearly overtaken physical in the Vita software market.
Speaking at a behind-closed-doors meeting in California, the platform holder revealed to IGN that digital games sales now account for 48 per cent of Vita’s total software sales.
We wonder what the ratio would be were Vita memory cards more affordable?
The company added that there are now nearly 1,000 games available for Vita when PSOne Classics and PSP titles are included.
Also confirmed is the fact that one in three Vita owners also own a PS4 and that 250,000 people to date have sampled the Remote Play feature. Assassin’s Creed IV: Black Flag, NBA 2K14, and Don’t Starve are the most streamed games to date.
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February 12th, 2014, 00:59 Posted By: wraggster
PS4 and Xbox One are the lead platforms for this year’s as-of-yet unannounced Call of Duty.
“Sledgehammer is approaching this as a next-gen-first development,” Activision Publishing CEO Eric Hirshberg told IGN. “Obviously in the console-transition year, anyone who developed a cross-generational game last year had to deal with the fact that the technology of the next-gen platforms was still coming into focus and changing quite a bit during the development process.
“Now that we have the next-gen hardware out in the marketplace and solid, that is our primary development.”
This may not come as a surprise, of course, but don’t forgetthat some upcoming titles are apparently still leading on Xbox 360 and PS3 due to the larger size of the combined install bases.
And that’ll be exactly why Hirshberg is keen to reassure owners of those systems.
“Call of Duty will also be a great current-gen game,” he insisted. “There are still a lot of people playing on current gen and we want to deliver a great experience for them as well. But it will be a next-gen-first production and the current-gen game will be a version of that.”
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February 12th, 2014, 00:35 Posted By: wraggster
 While it would be thematically appropriate to steal a copy of Payday 2, come tomorrow that's no longer necessary as the PS3 multiplayer heist game will be added to the roster of free games on offer to PlayStation Plus members.
Payday 2 centers on a group of criminals attempting to swipe cash and other valuables from targets like banks and jewelry stores. Solo play is possible, but the real potential of Payday 2 is found when playing with three other people. The game's AI is relatively predictable, but when you're attempting to loot a mall with a crew of like-minded felonious humans, you never know when one of them is going to shoot a hostage or set off an alarm, sending the heist into chaos. "Payday 2 is a nonstop series of little stories and moments of surprise like this, challenging your ability to absorb and adapt with each succeeding moment," Dave wrote in our review, before awarding the game 4 of 5 stars.
As with all Instant Game Collection releases, a PlayStation Plus membership is required to pick up Payday 2 for free. Full details on how to attain that membership can be found on the PlayStation Plus website, or by visiting any iteration of the PlayStation Network Store.
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February 12th, 2014, 00:32 Posted By: wraggster
The PS Vita port of fetching fighter BlazBlue: Chrono Phantasma has been confirmed for North America. Last month, the game was reportedly a Japanese exclusive, but Aksys has officially announced the PS Vita version of BlazBlue: Chrono Phantasma will launch Stateside this summer; the PS3 game is due on March 14.
BlazBlue: Chrono Phantasma on PS Vita will ship with an additional side-story revolving around a beach party, an "enhanced" Abyss mode - BlazBlue's procession of progressively more difficult opponents - and an abridged story catch-up for all PS Vita players new to the series. Unfortunately, the exact way in which Abyss is "enhanced" is not mentioned in the press release past the break.
Two premium DLC characters will be available on both PS3 and PS Vita, as well as one more unlockable on-disc character. A limited edition version ofBlazBlue: Chrono Phantasma, exclusive to PS3, tosses in a behind-the-scenes Blu-ray, poster and other goodies for $80.
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February 12th, 2014, 00:29 Posted By: wraggster
The Invizimals series is bringing its reality-augmenting critters back to North America, with portable and console entries due this year. Vita game Invizimals: The Alliance and PS3 companion Invizimals: The Lost Kingdom hit Europe last year. Despite not bringing the series' PSP game stateside, Sony Computer Entertainment America stepped in to ferry the duo over this time around.
Given the Vita's built-in augmented reality features, Invizimals: The Alliancewas always a given. The portable game rekindles the series' Pokemon-like unearthing and capturing of monsters, with players using touch and noise to capture their psuedo-real prey.
Meanwhile, PS3 game The Lost Kingdom is the first in the series to shy away from AR, instead dropping players into a colorful 3D action-adventure set in the Invizimals' world. The PS3 game syncs up with its Vita sibling, letting players duke it out in a cross-system battle arena for up to four players, additionally allowing players to transfer items across the two games.
Fans of the three PSP games, including Invizimals: The Lost Tribes, which never made it stateside, will be pleased to hear SCEA's Nick Accordino say there's a "nice chance" of them showing up on PSN.
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February 12th, 2014, 00:27 Posted By: wraggster
Speaking as a seasoned loser of Souls, playing the first two hours of Dark Souls 2 doesn't provide the culture shock of the previous two games. Demon's Soulsbellows its cruelty by killing you mercilessly within minutes of starting, whileDark Souls literally sends you round in a circle like some kind of sick joke, but there isn't something in the opening of From's latest action-RPG that screams out "I am what Dark Souls 2 is!" Not that this is a bad thing.
If there is something that defines the opening beyond its genetics, it's a new attention to accessibility. Yet that DNA of slow, torturous exploration remains encouragingly unscathed.
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February 12th, 2014, 00:24 Posted By: wraggster
It's almost Valentine's Day, so polish your guns, stock up on ammo and make sure your ride is bullet-proof. That's how this day works, right? It certainly does in Grand Theft Auto Online: The Valentine's Day Massacre update hits for free on Friday, February 14, featuring lovely new items for Story Mode and Online.
Valentine's Day Massacre adds a new weapon, vehicle, clothes and 10 new jobs. The Gusenberg Sweeper machine gun will be available at the Ammu-Nation store in Online and automatically deposited into inventories in Story Mode. The new vehicle, the Albany Roosevelt, is an armored 1920s limo available in any garage in Story Mode and from the Legendary Motorsport in-game website in Online. New attire is flapper-themed, and new jobs include Deathmatches, a new Parachute Jump and new Races.
And yes, "brakes" is spelled that way on purpose.
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February 11th, 2014, 00:22 Posted By: wraggster
 Just because the cars don't turn any direction but left in a real-life NASCAR race doesn't mean the NASCAR games can't change things up every now and again. NASCAR '14, developed by Eutechnyx, will be the first in the series to allow for players to form an online league.
Up to 16 players can form a league and race through the Sprint Cup, accordingto Sports Illustrated's Extra Mustard. "Without question, this was the most requested feature," Eutechnyx Executive VP Ed Martin told Extra Mustard. "We expect hundreds of thousands of people to be running their own season."
Unfortunately, none of those 16 people will be racing on next-gen consoles. Martin said there aren't enough consoles out in the wild yet to justify development costs. "The nail in the coffin was when a guy from Sony talked about Gran Turismo, and how their new game was launching on PS3. He said something like, 'Why would we put Gran Turismo on a console that has zero units in the market when there are 150 million PlayStation 3s out there?'"
"It costs us about $6 million to develop a next-gen version of NASCAR. You have to sell an awful lot of copies in order to meet the development costs, on top of all the licensing," Martins noted. "We own the rights, and we absolutely have plans, but it won't be later this year."
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February 11th, 2014, 00:20 Posted By: wraggster
Publisher Devolver Digital has announced Vlambeer's chaotic 2D dogfighter,Luftrausers, will launch simultaneously on PS Vita, PS3, PC, Mac and Linux later this year. "Hope to have a date soon," the announcement tweet adds.
In Luftrausers, players pilot highly modular planes across more than 100 different missions. With each successful mission, players unlock more parts to greater customize their aerial death machines.
Luftrausers is a sequel to Luftrauser, Vlambeer's free-to-play Flash game. Vlambeer originally planned to launch Luftrausers last year, but a combo of having to work out the deal with Sony for the PS Vita and PS3 ports, on top of ongoing development for Ridiculous Fishing, contributed to Luftrauser's new launch window this year.
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February 11th, 2014, 00:19 Posted By: wraggster
Borderlands 2 is coming to PS Vita in the spring, Sony head of hardware marketing John Koller announced at a PlayStation event in Santa Monica today. Vita's Borderlands 2 includes DLC, and it will allow four-player co-op and cross-play with access to save games from the PS3 version.
The new, slimmer Vita will launch in North America this spring, bundled withBorderlands 2 and an 8GB memory card for $200, Koller said. The remodeled Vita hit the UK on February 7 for Ł180 (just under $300), following its launch in Japan last year. This new Vita is 20 percent thinner, 15 percent lighter, has an LCD screen rather than OLED, 1GB memory and a micro USB slot.
A God of War collection and a Sly Cooper collection are also on their way to Vita, courtesy of Sanzaru Games. The God of War bundle contains God of War 1 and2, and is due out on May 6. The Sly Collection includes Sly Cooper and the Thievius Racconus, Sly 2: Band of Thieves and Sly 3: Honor Among Thieves, and launches on May 27.
Borderlands 2 is 2K's highest-selling game ever, with more than 8.5 million units shipped.
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February 10th, 2014, 20:56 Posted By: wraggster
First-person heister Payday 2 will be available free on PlayStation 3 for North American PS Plus subscribers as of Tuesday.
Sony announced Monday that the co-op shooter, which lets up to four players team up to rob banks, cause havoc, and flee the police, is the next addition to its Instant Game Collection.
 In our Payday 2 review we found the game to be a "superb co-op shooter" with "tense, unpredictable missions," as long as you have a few friends to play with - which should be an easier proposition after it joins the Instant Game Collection.
LlamaSoft's Tempest-inspired shooter TxK will also be available on PS Vita starting Tuesday at a subscriber price of $7.99 through February 18. The firm has not yet announced the PlayStation Store's European plans for this week.
Sony announced on Friday that half of all PlayStation 4 owners subscribe to the service.
First-person horror game Outlast debuted on PlayStation Store last week, where it was also free for PlayStation Plus subscribers in North America and Europe.
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February 10th, 2014, 20:50 Posted By: wraggster
Assassin's Creed 4: Black Flag shipped about 10 million copies from its release through December 31, 3014, Ubisoft announced Monday.
The figures were revealed as part of Ubisoft's third-quarter 2013-2014 statement. Ubisoft CEO Yves Guillemot provided some perspective around the numbers in a conference call with investors.
 "We expect to reach around 11 million by the end of March, a remarkable performance close to the high end of our plan," Guillemot said. "Pricing was very strong, almost on par with last year's level. We are extremely proud of this achievement notably in the face of a challenging environment and an exceptionally competitive context."
Sales for Assassin's Creed 4 have not quite matched those of Assassin's Creed 3, which Ubisoft said shipped and digitally distributed more than 12 million copies in the same period of 2013. Guillemot said sales for Assassin's Creed 4 were stronger through the first six weeks of 2014 than those of Assassin's Creed 3 in the same period last year.
In our Assassin's Creed 4: Black Flag review we said "pieces of its breathtaking oceanic playground remain with you long after you put the pad down." The PlayStation 4 version of the game received a 2.3 GB single-player patch last week.
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February 10th, 2014, 20:41 Posted By: wraggster
The achievements list for South Park: The Stick of Truth has leaked online and - who'd have thought - it contains a typically un-PC set of awards.Eight achievements involve farting on people, while another - "New Kid on the Block" - gifts 15 Gamerscore when you "Join the KKK" (thanks, Xbox Achievements). Whether this is the actual KKK - which has popped up in South Park - or something else, is unknown.To gain all flatulence-related awards you'll need to fart on animals, your friends, unconscious enemies and various members of South Park law enforcement.Dog Whistle, for 15G, will unlock when you fart on a canine enemy while in Gnome form. Fart on people 100 times and you'll get another 15G (the "Canadian Handshake")."Fling a turd that you created at an enemy" and you'll get another 15G, as will defeating a group of Meth Tweekers while dressed as Breaking Bad's Heisenberg. And yes, there is an award for killing Kenny.South Park: Stick of Truth's launch is now less than a month away - it's set to arrive in the UK for PC, PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360 on 7th March.
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February 9th, 2014, 22:15 Posted By: wraggster
At least two million PlayStation 4 owners have subscribed to PlayStation Plus, Sony's chief executive has revealed.
During an investor call on Thursday, CEO Kaz Hirai claimed that "of all the 4.2 million PS4s that have moved into the hands of consumers, more than half of those people have signed up for the PS Plus service".
 Hirai was appointed Sony chief executive in April 2011. He previously led the PlayStation businessHirai and Sony's chief executive officer, Masaru Kato, declined to offer a specific number.
Both executives stated during the press conference that PS4 is selling above expectations, though claimed that the downturn in PS3 trading was more acute than initially expected.
Sony previously projected to sell a combined 15 million PS3 and PS4s by the end of March, and despite the fluctuations of both consoles' performance, said the target remains unchanged.
Kato also claimed that there are now more than 150 million PlayStation Network accounts, though it is unclear how many of those are active, and not duplicate accounts from a single user.
PlayStation Plus, a premium subscription service, grants PS4 players access to online multiplayer. Those signed up also can take advantage of various discounts to digital game downloads and content. Meanwhile, each month two new games are made available to subscribers for free on PS3, PS4 and PS Vita.
Customers who have all three active Sony consoles therefore are offered six games per month to play for free, which will remain in their library as long as their $5/month subscription is maintained.
On Thursday, Sony told investors it is preparing for sweeping cost-cutting measures that will result in about 5,000 redundancies.
The media empire's TV segment will be spun off into a subsidiary, while Sony is looking to sell its PC business.
Despite the corporation projecting an annual loss overall, the games segment continues to grow.
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February 9th, 2014, 02:24 Posted By: wraggster
Capcom’s Strider reboot will be with us very shortly.
The digital-only sci-fi ninja romp will arrive on February 19thacross PS4, Xbox One, PS3, Xbox 360 and PC.
It’s made by Double Helix, the studio behind Xbox One exclusive Killer Instinct that was this morning acquired by Amazon as part of what is thought to be its planned drive into gaming.
The Strider IP debuted in 1989 and was a big hit on Sega’s then booming Mega Drive console.
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February 9th, 2014, 02:24 Posted By: wraggster
PS4 now have more control of their gameplay experience in Killzone: Shadow Fall.
Today’s v1.90 patch introduces amongst other things the option to lock the game’s campaign mode to 30 frames per second.
Said Guerrilla: “To guarantee a steadier framerate in the campaign mode, players can now lock their game to 30fps via the options menu.”
There are a number of other principally-online additions, too, such as improved in-game clan functionality, new Warzone options, extra checkpoint saving and a fix to the VC30 flashlight fix.
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February 9th, 2014, 02:13 Posted By: wraggster
Activision expects Destiny to be a record-breaking release when it arrives late this year.
Speaking to investors last night, CEO Bobby Kotick said that the game “has the potential to be Activision’s next billion dollar franchise”, adding that he expects Destiny “will become the best selling new video game IP in history when it launches across Xbox and PlayStation consoles.”
Its other two billion dollar brands are Call of Duty and Skylanders.
Destiny will be released on PS4 and Xbox One on September 9th. That may seem a long way away for a concrete date, but Activision Publishing CEO Eric Hirshberg is confident of his company’s ability to hit that target.
“We have a very strong history of meeting our dates once they are announced and we have every confidence of the game,” he stated. “The game looks great, and it's on track and we will deliver that.
“As of everything we do on Destiny is a partnership. The partners of Bungie are interestingly completed aligned and we're building this as a ten-year franchise and we need the best game possible.”
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