PS3 News

Valve Announces Free Portal 2 DLC

Less
than two weeks have passed since the release of the smash hit sequel
Portal 2, and developer Valve Software has already announced
and revealed the game’s first DLC pack. It has also been confirmed
that the new content, which should arrive this summer, will be
absolutely free of charge! That’s right, Valve is complementing their
new release with some early expansion that wont cost a dime. Little
information has been released but it is rumored that the DLC (which
remains to see an official title) will include a variety of new
single player and cooperative test chambers along with challenge
modes, leaderboards, new mutilplayer modes and more! Perhaps new bot
skins and accessories will be added or a new iteration of the game’s
web comic.

New Assassin’s Creed Title Leaked?

Due to an apparently botched reveal on Ubisoft’s Facebook
page, details of the upcoming Assassin’s
Creed title may have been leaked.

According to a developing thread on the NeoGAF message board,
Ubisoft posted a Flash file containing the title “Assassin’s Creed: Revelations” and the name “Altair”, in Arabic script, on the official Assassin’s Creed Facebook page. What this may mean is that whether
you return as the protagonist of the original title, Altair, or as Ezio from Assassin’s Creed 2 and AC: Brotherhood, more of Altairs history
maybe revealed in the next game.

EA Announces Need for Speed: The Run

EA have announced the latest entry in its
long running NFS racing series called Need for Speed: The Run which is set to
arrive on PlayStation 3 on November 15 in North America, and November 17 in Europe.

PSP Go is Dead… or is it?

It may not seem like much of a surprise to many, but Sony
Japan has now confirmed that they will cease production of the PSP Go, and that
all future sales will be limited to current stock. The reason that this may not
come as a surprise, is of course the current hype around the NGP
(Next Generation Portable).

On their official website, Sony Japan stated that the
discontinued production of the PSP Go is so they can focus on the successor of
the PlayStation Portable, which is set to see a retail release in Japan later
this year.

The Last Guardian Delayed

Sony and Team Ico have chosen to delay both the upcoming PS3
exclusive The Last Guardian and the
HD re-release of the Ico & Shadow of the Colossus
Collection which had been scheduled for holiday/spring 2011 releases respectively.

Rumour: God of War 4 Release Announced?

According to the unofficial playstation mag, PSM3, the
fourth instalment of the God of War series will be released in September 2012.
And with PSM3 being one of the most popular and respected playstation magazines
in the UK, it’s hard to deny that this is most likely the truth.


In an article of the latest issue, PSM3 quotes;

New Releases for PS3 This Week (4.18.11)

After a few quiet weeks for
new games and content on the PS3, the great selection of games out this week
should be enough to keep almost every gamer happy. First, there are three new games
coming out on Blu-ray in stores: SOCOM 4,
Mortal Kombat, and the brilliant Portal 2.
 


There are no less than five new PS3 games
available for download on the PlayStation Network. Most notably the classic Sonic the Hedgehog 2, and the 2D
girl-on-girl fighting action of Arcana
Heart 3. 

Geohot Donates $10,000 to Electronic Frontier Foundation

George “Geohot” Hotz, infamous for hacking the
Playstation 3 system earlier this year, which led to a controversial lawsuit by
Sony Computer Entertainment America (SCEA), has donated $10,000 to the
Electronic Frontier Foundation. This comes after the foundation supported Hotz
in his defense against Sony

The news came after Hotz posted a screenshot of the
generous PayPal donation on his blog;

MGS: Rising Details Leaked?

It may seem like a lifetime since we heard about anything
new in regards to Kojima Productions Metal
Gear Solid: Rising. But, despite remaining to be nothing more but a rumour,
an individual on the Gamespot forum, who claims to be a professional writer,
was speaking of “snippets” of the hugely anticipated upcoming prequel of the
MGS series, running off his PC.

Under the alias of “Kolokovitchk”, delivered a thorough
article on what is presented in the game, and a list of technical features that
the game will use.

L.A. Noire: Exclusive PS3 Content?

A
bit of new media has been floating around regarding Rockstar Game’s
upcoming title L.A. Noire.
The detective thriller has been in the spotlight for some time now
and it seems that there could
be some exclusive content in store for the PS3 version. Apparently, a
few retailers including Amazon, Gamestop, and Walmart have put up a
new version of the PS3 game box with “exclusive content” featured
on the front. However, this box also contains the “Only on
PlayStation” badge as well so the authenticity of this packaging is
to be examined. Preorder bonuses have already been arranged but there
is no material on the game’s official site that suggests anything
related to PS3-specific content, but there could be some updates in
the works.