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  • Minecraft Coming to PS4, Retail For PS3

    Minecraft Coming to PS4, Retail For PS3

    Ever since its release in 2009, Minecraft has grown to become one of the biggest gaming phenomenons in history. The popular multiplayer sandbox game regularly tops sales charts for every platform it appears on, including mobile devices, where Minecraft Pocket Edition is a best-selling title despite it costing $7.

    Most recently Minecraft came to the PlayStation 3, shooting up sales charts once again. Until now Minecraft for PS3 had been available only through Sony’s PlayStation Store ad a digital download. That will all change next month.

    Sony and Minecraft development studio Mojang today announced that Minecraft: PlayStation 3 Edition will be coming to retail stores in the U.S. and Europe. The game will be available on a Blu-ray disc starting May 14 in Europe and on May 16 in North America.

    The retail version of Minecraft for PS3 will have all of the same features of the downloadable version, including split-screen multiplayer. The game will come with all the updates for the title up to update 14. This means that items such as potatoes, Emeralds, and more will be available right out of the box, which will look like this:

    Minecraft PS3 box art

    All of these features and more are previewed in a new video released by Sony today highlighting the PlaySation 3 version of Minecraft:

    In addition to the PS3 retail release of Minecraft, Sony today also teased that the game is still being developed for PlayStation 4 and PS Vita. Those ports are being developed by 4J Studios, the Scottish development studio that has handled the Minecraft ports for both Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3.

  • Castle Of Illusion Goes Free For PlayStation Plus Members This Week

    PlayStation Plus members have been spoiled this month. First, they got Mercenary Kings and Batman: Arkham City for free, and then Stealth Inc goes free. Now Plus members are getting a remake of one of the better Mickey Mouse games free of charge.

    That’s right, this week’s free PlayStation Plus game is Castle of Illusion Starring Mickey Mouse. The game is a remake of the classic Sega Genesis title that hit the console in 1990. It’s more than just a simple remake of a 24-year-old title though. It adds a few twists to the core gameplay while completely reworking the boss fights.

    Here’s the official synopsis:

    Mickey Mouse returns to star in Castle of Illusion, a fantastical re-imagining of the Sega Genesis classic. With all-new HD graphics and gameplay, Castle of Illusion brings Mickey and his world to life in this magical Disney adventure! When the evil witch Mizrabel kidnaps Minnie, it’s up to Mickey to brave the dangers of the Castle of Illusion to rescue Minnie. Gather your courage and traverse enchanted forests, take on hordes of rebellious toys and navigate mazes of living books. Play as Mickey and save Minnie from Mizrabel’s evil clutches!

    While previously only a bonus for those who pre-ordered the game, Sony says that those who download the game before April 28 will also get the original Castle of Illusion and a Mizrabel dynamic theme for free.

    As always, PlayStation Plus members will be treated to a wide range of discounts this week. Starting Tuesday, PlayStation Plus members will be able to buy many of the LEGO games for PS3 and PS Vita at a discount:

    Castle Of Illusion Goes Free For PS Plus Members This Week

    Sony also notes that Street Fighter x Tekken on PS Vita will be dropped from the Instant Game Collection on April 22. If you don’t download it before then, it goes back to its normal price.

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  • Let’s Take A Look At Drakengard 3’s Character Designs

    JRPG character design is either the best in the industry or the absolute worst depending on who you ask. Personally, I fall into the former and many others do as well. For those who prefer the Japanese aesthetic, you might even find yourself wanting to design a few characters in that style yourself. Well, you can always buy JRPG art books to learn or you can watch a new video featuring Drakengard character designer Kimihiko Fujisaka.

    Square Enix announced the third wave of Drakengard 3 pre-order bonuses this morning for those who order the game through the Square Enix shop. If you put in a pre-order today, you’ll get an exclusive set of “six free themes featuring Zero, Mikhail, and the game’s four Disciples: Cent, Octa, Decadus, and Dito.” Each disciple theme has three images in rotation as well so you shouldn’t get bored of any of them.

    If you want to know more about the game, Square Enix also updated the game’s web site with some more chapters from the prequel novella. The new chapters focus on the disciples and their back stories so players can get acquainted with them before the game launches in May.

    Drakengard 3 will be out May 20 exclusively on the PS3. It was previously only available through the Square Enix online store, but the publisher has now made it available via Amazon as well. While it doesn’t have the nice pre-order bonuses, it lets you avoid having to deal with Digital River. That alone might be worth missing out on the bonuses.

    Image via PlayStation Blog

  • PlayStation All-Stars Battle Royale Still Kicking, Gets Balance Update

    Remember PlayStation All-Stars Battle Royale? The Smash Bros.-like brawler featuring Sony’s stable of characters was certainly piqued our interest when it was first unveiled, but interest in the title has since pretty much fizzled out. Well, Sony can’t have that, and has been working on a title update that will hopefully bring players back to the game.

    Sony announced today that a balance update for PlayStation All-Stars Battle Royale is available to download. The patch – called the “Ultimate Balance Update” – promises over 100 balance adjustments to the game. These adjustments affect the overall game as well as individual characters. For example, throw attempts have been standardized to “9 startup frames, 3 active frames, and 18 recovery frames.” The air dodge has also been standardized to “27 invincible frames followed by 9 vulnerable frames (previously 29 invincible plus 7 vulnerable).”

    Alongside all the fixes, the update unlocks the third costume for Zeus and Isaac. Both DLC characters were added in early 2013 and were both promised a third costume that never came. Well, it’s finally here and you can get them with the latest update.

    If all of this still isn’t enough for you, Sony also announced that PlayStation All-Stars Battle Royale will be making a return to tournament play this Spring:

    Finally, we’ve partnered with fighting game community powerhouse Level-Up Series for a Spring Tournament at The Runback. This is a 10-week, offline tournament at Super Arcade here in Southern California, and will be live streamed weekly on twitch.tv/leveluplive on the road to the finale. The season grand prize is a PS4, and awesome PlayStation All-Stars community notoriety.

    If you want to see some of the updates in action, here’s a trailer:

    You can grab the ultimate balance update today. Just pop in your copy of PlayStation All-Stars Battle Royale and the download should start automatically.

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  • Stealth Inc Goes Free For PlayStation Plus Members Tomorrow

    Last week, Sony announced April’s batch of free games for PlayStation Plus members. While the biggest draw was definitely Mercenary Kings on PS4, there were a number of great games for PS3 and PS Vita as well. This week, PS3 and PS Vita owners can get their hands on one of last year’s biggest indie hits.

    Sony announced this morning that Stealth Inc: A Clone in the Dark (formerly known as Stealth Bastard) will be the free game this week. It’s a cross buy title available on both the PS3 and PS Vita so owning one will net you the other free of charge.

    For those not in the know, Stealth Inc is a stealth platformer that challenges players to make their way through a research facility without being seen. There’s nothing else quite like it out there as platformers tend to shy away from stealth for pretty obvious reasons. Stealth Inc seems to have nailed a nice harmony between the two gameplay styles though. Here’s the official synopsis:

    Stealth Inc is a fast-paced stealth platformer featuring brutal hazards, ruthless enemies, fiendish puzzles and red pixels galore. Jump, sneak, and be chunked through 80 levels. Will you make it out alive? Armed with only your wits and a pair of top of the range Stealthing Goggles, it’s your job to sneak your way through a deadly facility that’s determined to extinguish your fragile little life. With no weapons and no armour, being seen means instant death.

    If you need to see more, here’s a trailer of the game in action:

    Alongside Stealth Inc going free, PlayStation Plus members will also get a discount on tomorrow’s new PS4 game – Strike Suit Zero: Director’s Cut. The game will normally retail for $19.99, but Plus members will get it for $15.99 instead.

    Finally, Sony notes that Dyad will be leaving the Instant Games Collection tomorrow. If you have yet to pick up the psychedelic Tempest clone, you’d better do it today.

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  • Minecraft Gets Uncharted, Killzone Skins On PS3

    Minecraft on consoles is a great experience, but it does lose a bit in the transition. Case in point – the numerous mods available on the PC version of the game just aren’t possible on consoles. To make up for that, Microsoft began releasing character skins based on their most popular franchises for the Xbox 360 version of Minecraft. Now Sony is doing the same for the PS3 version.

    Mojang announced this morning that the PS3 version of Minecraft will soon get two new character skin packs. The first skin pack features characters from PlayStation’s recent past, including characters from Heavy Rain, Uncharted, Killzone and Sly Cooper. The other pack – Battle and Beasts – is a little more generic and features “koalas, a Cleopatra look-a-like, various cavemen, and an octopus.”

    Alongside the character skin packs, Minecraft for PS3 will also be getting two new texture packs – City and Plastic:

    For those of you who aren’t content with the classic Minecraft styling, two new texture packs are also launching. The City Texture pack is perfect for the modernist Minecrafter; it’ll give your creations a more clean, clinical look. The Plastic Texture pack makes things look a lot more, erm, plasticy.

    Mojang notes that Minecraft for PS3 also received a pretty hefty update last week. The update added a number of new features to the game, including emeralds, pumpkin pie, nether quartz, new zombie mobs, new terrains and a lot more. If you want to see all the new features, check out this post on the Minecraft forums.

    As for the PS4 and PS Vita versions of Minecraft, Mojang says that they still don’t have a date for either version. They also don’t know if the game will support Cross Buy when it launches. If not, those who purchased the PS3 version of Minecraft will have to buy it again when it launches on the PS4. Finally, they confirmed that the PS4 version won’t feature keyboard and mouse support, but claim that it plays just fine on the DualShock 4.

    Image via PlayStation Blog

  • Guitar Hero DLC Gets Axed Later This Month

    Were you one of the millions of people who bought into the Guitar Hero craze all those years ago? You probably even have a few of the plastic instruments lying around. Well, you might want to dust them off as Activision is shutting off its DLC servers.

    Activision announced today that all of the DLC for Guitar Hero, Band Hero and DJ Hero will be going offline on April 1. The mobile Guitar Hero game for iOS will also be pulled. As for the fate of your previously purchased songs or the online multiplayer servers, here’s the official statement:

    Sad to say that the downloadable songs for the Guitar Hero, DJ Hero and Band Hero games, and the Guitar Hero mobile game will no longer be available after March 31, 2014. The Guitar Hero servers will stay online and any previously purchased downloadable content is unaffected by this change.

    As a way of saying thank you to the community, Activison will have some song packs available at 50 percent off on PS3, Xbox 360 and Wii for all three franchises. There’s no mention of which song packs are on sale in the statement, but the sale will last until March 31. If you had any particular songs you wanted to get for any of the Guitar/Band/DJ Hero games, this is your last chance.

    Those saddened by this news probably should have seen this coming as Activision killed off the Guitar Hero franchise years ago as sales dwindled in the face of consumer indifference caused by market saturation. Both Activision and Harmonix flooded the market with plastic instrument rhythm games and consumers just stopped caring. Sales went from millions one year to less than 500,000 the next. It was unsustainable and Activision pulled out before it lost more money on the franchise. It left open the possibility that Guitar Hero could come back, but this announcement makes that seem unlikely.

    Last year, Harmonix ended weekly DLC updates for Rock Band in April. The DLC, however, is still available for those games and will likely remain available for some time.

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  • Sacred 3 Certainly Puts The Action In Action RPG

    The Sacred series is one of those lesser known RPG franchises that sticks around thanks to its devoted PC fanbase. The development team tried to branch out with console versions of Sacred 2, and that must have been a successful experiment for them as they’re going to try it again.

    Deep Silver announced this morning that Sacred 3 will be making the rounds on PC, PS3 and Xbox 360. The action RPG will feature the same top-down perspective that was in Sacred 2, but looks to be even more action packed. The debut gameplay trailer is full of lightning fast sword strikes, magical explosions and more. It’s also quite the looker in a genre that’s known more for its aesthetic brilliance than its technical mastery.

    As for its gameplay, the focus this time around will be on competive co-op. In fact, the game’s motto is, “Victory will be ours. Glory will be mine.” In other words, players will be working towards the common goal of clearing the game, but they will also be competing to become the greatest hero of your team. Here’s the description:

    Sacred 3, the newest installment in the saga, is an action-packed Hack ‘n’ Slash game focused on co-op gameplay. You and a friend can choose any hero and use unique skills and co-op combat arts to defeat hordes of enemies and take on epic boss encounters. The game supports seamless drop-in/drop-out multiplayer for two players to fight in co-op offline, and up to four players online over PlayStation Network. But be careful, your partner also is your biggest rival for the ultimate goal; to become the greatest hero of all.

    Sacred 3 will be out on August 26 for PS3, Xbox 360 and PC.

    Image via PlayStation Blog

  • Sony Announces Sports Pack Vol. 1, Bundles MLB 14 The Show And NBA 2K14

    Do fans of both basketball and baseball exist? I certainly haven’t seen them. Well, Sony apparently thinks fans of both sports exist and will be releasing a new bundle to capitalize on this subset of the population.

    Sony announced this morning that it has partnered with 2K Sports to bundle its own MLB 14 The Show with 2K’s NBA 2K14. The bundle is called Sports Pack Vol. 1 and will retail for $89.99 when it launches on April 1.

    Besides the usual bundle discount, is there any reason to buy the bundle instead of buying both games separately? For once, there actually is. Sony will be throwing in $10 worth of in-game currency for both games into the mix. In other words, MLB 2K14 players will start off 6,000 STUBS and NBA 2K14 players will get 20,000 virtual currency.

    Unfortunately, Sports Pack Vol. 1 is only available on the PS3. In the comments, sports gamers are already calling on Sony to release a PS4 version alongside MLB 14 The Show’s release in May, but that’s unlikely.

    As you grumble and contemplate writing an angry email to Sony marketing, check out this trailer for the bundle:

    Now maybe Microsoft can put together an NBA 2K14 and RBI Baseball 14 bundle for Xbox 360 gamers.

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  • Race The Sun Announced For PS3, PS4 And Vita

    Last year, indie dev Flippfly introduced the world to Race the Sun – a procedurally generated racing game for PC. Now they’re bringing it to Sony’s platforms.

    Flippfly announced today that that they’re bringing Race the Sun to PS3, PS4 and PS Vita this summer. The unique racing game promises speed in it most distilled form as players race against an ever setting sun in a solar powered plane. Once the sun goes out, you’re done.

    Like most indie PC darlings, Race the Sun will get some new features on its move to Sony platforms. For starters, the developers will be adding new levels to the game. They will also be adding in cross buy and cross save support so players only have to buy the game once to own it across all three platforms.

    Race the Sun is just the latest indie game to be hitting Sony’s platforms this year. As AAA releases become rarer, you’re going to one day thank your lucky stars that so many indie titles are releasing on console platforms now. It’s a nice way to pass the time between releases, and some of these indie titles are oftentimes on par with or even better than the major studio releases.

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  • HBO GO on the PS3 Finally a Reality, Still Waiting on a PS4 App

    HBO GO on the PS3 Finally a Reality, Still Waiting on a PS4 App

    In oh, really, that wasn’t a thing already? news, today is the day that HBO GO, HBO’s on-demand streaming video app, finally lands on the PS3.

    “Watch every episode of every season of the HBO’s best shows, including True Detective, Boardwalk Empire and Game of Thrones. Speaking of Game of Thrones, with the season 4 premiere airing on April 6th, you’ve got more than a month to get caught up on the first three amazing seasons.”

    Yeah, you have plenty of time to catch up on Game of Thrones. The season finale of True Detective is next week, so I suggest you get your ass in gear and binge on the first seven episodes of that before you take a trip to Westeros. That merely a suggestion–carry on as you wish.

    HBO first announced that the PS3 would finally get an HBO GO app back in January.

    For all the PS4 owners out there–sorry. You’re going to have to wait a little bit longer–or maybe a lot longer. SVP of business development Phil Rosenberg would only say this about the future of HBO GO on the PS4:

    “We are also working diligently with HBO to bring the HBO GO app to PS4.”

    Of course, HBO GO isn’t the only high-profile app that the PS4 is still lacking.

    Ok. But for PS3 owners with HBO subscriptions AND a cable subscription (ugh), stream away.

    Image via PlayStation Blog

  • ‘Fez’ Coming to PlayStation Consoles in March

    It’s another week and Sony is once again announcing the release date for an indie game that is coming to the PlayStation 4. This time the game is one of the most-talked about indie games of the past two years. Fez is coming to PlayStation 4, PlayStation 3, and PS Vita on March 25.

    Fez, is the 2D/3D platformer that impressed critics and fans in 2012 with its interesting puzzle mechanics involving a bit more thought and detective work than the average video game puzzle. The game has already sold over one million copies across the Xbox 360 and PC platforms.

    The PlayStation versions of Fez have been ported by developer BiltWorks. It’s unclear what role the game’s original studio, Polytron, is playing in the PlayStation release. Fez creator Phil Fish rage quit the video game industry last year, halting development on Fez 2 shortly before the PlayStation versions of Fez were announced. Fish and Fez were famously featured in the documentary Indie Game: The Movie.

    The launch trailer for Fez is still relevant to its PlayStation debut and shows why Fez is so lauded without spoiling too many secrets:

  • Drakengard 3 Wants You To Know Its Mature

    Square Enix pretty much surprised everyone when it announced that it would be localizing Drakengard 3. The series hasn’t exactly been that popular in the U.S., and its spinoff – NieR – is polarizing to say the least. The true believers are incredibly grateful, however, and have been pestering Square Enix for even more information on the prequel to one of the weirdest RPG series of all time.

    In a new post on the PlayStation Blog, Square Enix announces the second pre-order bonus for Drakengard 3 – the NieR costume pack. The pack includes Kaine and NieR Replicant costumes for Zero – the game’s protagonist. It also includes an Emil hat for the dragon.

    Square Enix notes that the above pre-order bonus is only available until April 9. Previously, it offered the Japanese voice DLC as a free pre-order bonus to those who pre-ordered before March 4. Starting April 9, the current costume pack will no longer be available as a free bonus and wave three will unlock.

    To coincide with the DLC announcement, Square Enix has also put together a new trailer that touches upon Drakengard 3’s mature story. The game comes from the people who brought us NieR so they want you to know that their latest game is full of sex, violence and all the foul language that tends to come with dark fantasy. In other words, it’s gonna be great:

    Drakengard 3 is scheduled to launch on May 20 exclusively for the PS3.

    Image via PlayStation Blog/YouTube

  • Ultra Street Fighter IV Is Like The Wayback Machine Of Fighting Games

    Fighting games are constantly evolving in the name of balance. One character might be too powerful while others aren’t powerful enough. It’s inevitable then that some players will be unhappy when powerful characters get nerfed in later versions. Capcom is finally giving those players an outlet in the latest incarnation of Street Fighter IV.

    Capcom unveiled this weekend that Ultra Street Fighter IV will have a new option called Edition Select. It will allow players to play as characters from any of the previous incarnations of Street Fighter IV. Want to play as Ryu from Vanilla Street Fighter IV versus Yun from Super Street Fighter IV Arcade Edition? You can totally do that.

    So, how will this affect tournaments and online play? It won’t. According to the Japanese Capcom blog, Edition Select will not be available for use in online play which is a pretty good indicator that it also won’t be available in official tournament play. On the other hand, casual tournaments will probably welcome the use of past versions of characters.

    Ultra Street Fighter IV will be available later this year for Xbox 360 and PS3. There have been teases that a PS4 version is also in the works, but that’s still just a rumor for now.

    Image via Street Fighter

  • Here’s A Behind The Scenes Look At The Last Of Us: Left Behind

    The Last of Us was easily one of the best games of 2013 thanks to its stellar gameplay and mature storytelling that didn’t treat its audience like a bunch of a bunch of adolescent boys. It seemed like Naughty Dog would never be able to outdo itself, but it did with the first and only single-player DLC for the game.

    The Last of Us: Left Behind was released earlier this month to rave reviews from critics and players alike. The tale of Ellie’s final day with best friend Riley was tragic, heartwarming and everything else in between. If you’ve already made your way the three hour campaign, you may find yourself interested in how the team at Naughty Dog made something so wonderful.

    In a new video released today, Naughty Dog shares a behind the scenes look at how Left Behind came together. A single player DLC campaign was a first for the team and a lot of work went into the project to ensure that it came out just as good, if not better, than the main game.

    Quick note: The below video does have spoilers for The Last of Us and Left Behind so you’ll want to avoid watching the video if you haven’t played either:

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  • Sony Celebrating Vita’s Second Birthday With Sales

    It’s been two years since the PlayStation Vita first hit store shelves. The handheld has been through some ups and downs (mostly downs) since then, but it’s finally starting to come into its own as a premium handheld device with games that largely cater to a core audience. Now some of those games are going on sale.

    Sony announced today that its holding an anniversary sale on the PSN to celebrate the Vita surviving its first two years on the market. Many said it wasn’t possible within it first few months on the market, but things are looking up for it.

    As a way of saying thank you to all the fans that spread the Vita gospel throughout its two years on this earth, Sony will be discounting a variety of games, like Castlestorm, Escape Plan, flOW, Flower and Hotline Miami. Many of these games support cross buy so you’ll be getting them on the PS3 and PS4 as well.

    Here’s the full list:

    Sony Celebrating The Vita's Second Birthday With Sale

    If that’s not enough for you, Sony is holding another sale this week with deep discounts on some of the biggest titles from 2013:

    Sony Celebrating Vita's Second Birthday With Sales

    Both sales will start on Tuesday and last for a week. If you want any of the above games at a discount, you better act fast.

    Images via PlayStation Blog

  • Castlevania: Lords Of Shadow 2 Gets One Last Trailer

    February has been an absolutely bonkers month for game releases. March isn’t looking any slower with major releases like Titanfall, Dark Souls II and South Park: The Stick Of Truth. Before you start counting your money to make sure you have enough cash for the games of March, Konami would like to remind you of one last game left in February.

    To help jog your memory, Konami has released a launch trailer for Castlevania: Lords of Shadow 2 that gives us one last look at the sequel that wraps up the Lords of Shadow trilogy once and for all. There’s a lot of footage here that we’ve already seen mixed with some new footage of characters and bosses that we haven’t seen yet.

    One of the more intriguing parts of the trailer is that it implies Dracula takes his name quite literally and turns into a dragon. It’s unknown if this is a special screen clearing attack, or if it’s a cutscene during a boss fight. Either way, it’s pretty cool.

    Castlevania: Lords Of Shadow 2 launches on February 25 for PS3, Xbox 360 and PC.

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  • Here’s What’s New In Final Fantasy X/X-2 HD

    Sony began the HD remaster trend with God of War Collection for PS3. At the time, it seemed developers were just content with upgrading the resolution of these older games and leaving it at that. Square Enix has proven it isn’t so lazy with its HD remasters of Kingdom Hearts and Final Fantasy X.

    In the latest trailer for Final Fantasy X/X-2 HD Remaster, Square explains why it took them three years to upgrade the visuals of a decade-old game. It turns out that they upgraded and improved more than just the visuals as they added new content not found in the North American version of the game.

    On top of the new features, they’ve also remixed the music, added trophies and included an audio drama. All of these new additions and features add up to create the definitive version of Final Fantasy X and X-2 for fans and newcomers alike.

    Final Fantasy X/X-2 HD Remaster will be out on March 18 for PS3 and PS Vita.

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  • After Four Years, Sony Finally Advertises PlayStation Plus

    PlayStation Plus was introduced four years ago as a premium subscription service that would net subscribers free games and game discounts every month. It was totally unlike Xbox Live in that online play was still free and Plus was just a nice perk. With the PS4, PlayStation Plus is a lot more like Xbox Live and Sony apparently needs to get the word out.

    Sony has put together a TV ad for PlayStation Plus – the first of its kind – to advertise the fact that you need PlayStation Plus on the PS4 to games online. While Sony did announce this at E3 2013, it stands to reason that there are many potential PS4 buyers who are unaware that online play on the PS4 has moved to the subscription service. It’s better to alert them now that they’ll have to shell out $50 a year to play online instead of letting them find out the hard way.

    As for the actual ad itself, it’s another live-action ad that transplants the game world into the real one. There are call outs to Killzone: Shadow Fall, The Elder Scrolls Online, Assassin’s Creed IV: Black Flag and more. The focus here is playing with your friends, but Sony does manage to squeeze a small bit about PlayStation Plus’ most appealing feature – the free games.

    If you still just have a PS3 and/or PS Vita, online play is still free. PlayStation Plus is just a nice service to have. For PS4, Plus is a requirement, but you still get the free games every month, like Outlast.

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  • Check Out The First 13 Minutes From South Park: The Stick Of Truth

    South Park: The Stick Of Truth has gone gold. After two years of known development and a delay or two, what may be the funniest RPG ever made is nearly upon us. To celebrate this momentous occasion, Ubisoft has shared a new trailer.

    In the trailer below, you’ll get to see the first 13 minutes of gameplay from South Park: The Stick of Truth. This introduces the opening where the player is the mysterious new kid in town with parents that don’t understand why he’s mute. It also introduces us to the first few battles and Cartman explaining the four classes, including Jew.

    Outside of the humor, South Park: The Stick of Truth looks to be an immensely fun game. It borrows the combat from the Paper Mario series for a turn-based system that makes the player pay attention as they input commands to deliver stronger attacks and block damage.

    If you were on the fence, you really should check out the latest gameplay trailer. It might just sell you. If you already were sold, you might want to avoid the video if you care at all about spoilers.

    South Park: The Stick of Truth will be out March 4 for PS3, Xbox 360 and PC.

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  • MLB 14 The Show Coming To PS3 And Vita In April, PS4 In May

    MLB 14 The Show will be the only true baseball simulation title out for consoles this year thanks to 2K not renewing its agreement with the MLB. Sure, the MLB itself will be putting out a new RBI Baseball game this year, but PlayStation consoles will be the only place baseball fans can get a deep sim experience when it launches in April.

    Sony announced today that MLB 14 The Show will launch on the PS3 and PS Vita on April 1. Unless the date is some kind of cruel April Fools joke, baseball fans will finally get their fix in a little over a month. What about the PS4 version though? Sony says that particular version will be launching a month later in May, but gave no specific date.

    As for features, the developers at SCEA San Diego Studios announced last year that MLB 14 The Show will finally introduce a way for players to carry over their saves from this this year’s game to next year’s iteration. It’s an amazing feature that’s been a long time coming for fans who love to build dynasties, but hate having to build up brand new teams with every new iteration.

    Other features include a new way to play a 9 inning game in less than 30 minutes, a completely revamped Road to the Show single-player campaign and share features that are exclusive to the PS4 version.

    Here’s a new trailer for the game that pulls footage exclusively from the PS3 version:

    If you want to see how the PS4 version stacks up, check out this screenshot comparison provided by Sony:

    MLB 14 The Show Coming To PS3 and Vita In April, PS4 In May

    Sony promises that it will share more details on the PS4 version in the coming weeks.

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