Sly Cooper: Thieves in Time gets a release date
One of Sony's exclusive platformer, Sly Cooper: Thieves in Time, has finally got a release date. It will be released on February 5, 2013 in the US on the PS3 and the PS Vita. For Europe, you will have to wait until March for the game. More details below.
The release date was announced on Playstation's official blog, which also mentioned that the game will also be available on the PSN Store on February 5.
With the game being cross-play compatible for both PS3 and Vita, people who purchased the PS3 version of the game gets to download the PS Vita version of the game free via the PSN Store.
Pre-order the game and you earn additional character skins. This is for US of course. In the Philippines, we will only find out if we do get pre-order treatment for Sly Cooper: Thieves of Time most likely either a few weeks or a few months before release.
If you're eager to test out the latest installment in the Sly Cooper series, you earn early access to the Sly Cooper: Thieves in Time demo if you get yourself a copy of the Ratchet and Clank collection.
Oh, and just in case you missed it, here's the latest trailer for the game coming from this year's Gamescom.
[ Source: Playstation Blog US, Playstation Blog EU]
Dragon's Dogma expansion announced by Capcom
Capcom just announced a "Major Expansion" to their new open-world RPG. Not much information about this "Major Expansion", but all that was revealed so far is that it will arrive next year for Playstation 3, and Xbox 360. That, and the ability to carry your save file to the expansion. A teaser trailer was also released together with the announcement. Have a look after the jump.
The fact that they are not calling it DLC means this would come out more than a 3 hour added content. That's my guess at this point considering it called a "Major Expansion".
The news does not stop there, Capcom also announced adding two new modes to the original game as free DLC. It will include a speedrun mode that challenges players to finish specific parts of the game in a given time, and Hard mode that, well... makes the game harder.
Looks like Capcom has a lot planned for their new IP. So if I were you, keep your copy of Dragon's Dogma in a safe place for now.
[Source: EuroGamer]
Dead or Alive 5 Launch trailer
Tecmo Koei Games just released a launch trailer for Dead or Alive 5 reminding us of its release at the end of the month. Dead or Alive has always been a so-so fighting game in my eyes, with previous titles more focused on giving a lot of eye candy to the players rather than a good fighting game. This latest entry seems like they are trying to fix all that. The game was looking good at the start of the trailer, until characters started getting hit by trains and thrown into helicopters. You will know what I mean below.
Dead or Alive 5 comes out on September 25 for US, and September 28 for EU on Playstation 3, and Xbox 360.
New Playstation 3 model revealed at TGS
During this year's TGS( Tokyo Game Show), Sony took the opportunity to unveil the new Playstation 3 model. it's scheduled to be released later this year. Here are the details and breakdown of the prices in each region.
North America
- 250GB - $269 (Bundle Only) - September 25
- Uncharted 3: Drake’s Deception: Game of the Year Edition
- Voucher for more than $30 worth of bonus digital content for Dust 514.
- 500GB - $299 - October 30
Europe
- Flash Memory 12GB - 229 Euros - October 12
- 500GB - 299 Euros - September 28
Japan
- 250GB - 24,900 Yen - October 4
- 500GB - 29,800 Yen - October 4
The new model is 20% thinner and 25% lighter than the current PS3 model.
In Playstation's official blog, they revealed that the 500GB version will be bundled up with Assassin's Creed 3, that's scheduled to release on November 20. It's a limited edition bundle though. In Europe, the 50GB version will be bundled with FIFA 13.
If you are planning to get yourself a new PS3, I suggest you wait for the release of the new model.
[Source: GameInformer, Playstation Blog US, Playstation Blog EU]
Dead Island: Riptide CGI trailer
First teaser trailer for the next Dead Island has finally hit. Just like the first game, they open up with a CGI trailer to start things off. The first ever trailer for the first Dead Island got a lot of attention, it was just that good. For Dead Island: Riptide, they used the same tone, which I'm guessing is to create the same response. Well, I still think the first is still better, but this one is definitely worth watching. Check it out below.
It's either just as good as the first, or one of the most depressing CGI trailer you've ever seen.
Dead Island: Riptide is scheduled for a 2013 release on Playstation 3, Xbox 360, and PC.