PlayStation store update

There was quite a few things available to purchase on the store yesterday along with a few demos, most notably is the Endgame DLC for Battlefield 3, I know a few people looking forward to it, heres a video of it followed by the full list of releases from yesterdays store update.

PlayStation Plus

PlayStation Plus PS3
Mass Effect 3 – 100% off
Dead or Alive 5 – 100% off
Joe Danger 2 – 100% off
Mass Effect 2 – 10% extra off
Big Sky Infinity Starbits: 2,000,000 – 50% off
Dead or Alive 5 Costumes – Uniforms – 10% off
Dead or Alive 5 Costumes – What a Character – 10% off

PlayStation Plus PS Vita
Big Sky Infinity Starbits: 2,000,000 – 50% off
Reality Fighters – 50% off

PlayStation Plus Themes
Johanna Dynamic Theme – 100% off
Travellers Theme – 100% off
Island Dynamic Theme – 100% off
PS3 games


Air Conflicts: Pacific Carriers
Price: £29.99/€39.99
PEGI: 16
Availability: Not available in Croatia, India, Israel, Kuwait, Qatar, Russian Federation, Saudi Arabia, South Africa, Turkey, Ukraine, UAE




Defenders Of Ardania
Price: £6.49/€7.99
PEGI: 12
Availability: Not available in Australia, Belgium, Denmark, Finland, Luxembourg, Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Russian Federation, Sweden, Switzerland, Turkey, Ukraine




MLB 13 The Show
Price: £39.99/€49.99
PEGI: 3
Availability: All




Tiger Woods PGA Tour 14 (Pre-order and receive The Els Course)
Price: £59.99/€69.99
PEGI: 3
Availability: Not available in Bulgaria, Croatia, Greece, Hungary, Israel, Luxembourg, Poland, Portugal




Tomb Raider (available from 8th March)
Price: £49.99/€59.99
PEGI: 18
Availability: All


PS3 demos (Free)


Air Conflicts: Pacific Carriers
PEGI: 16
Availability: Not available in Bulgaria, Croatia, Denmark, Finland, India, Israel, Kuwait, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Qatar, Russia, Saudi Arabia, South Africa, Sweden, Turkey, Ukraine, UAE




Tiger Woods PGA Tour 14
PEGI: 3
Availability: Not available in Bulgaria, Croatia, Greece, Hungary, Israel, Luxembourg, Poland, Portugal


PS Vita games


Germinator
Price: £7.99/€9.99
PEGI: 3
Availability: Not available in Australia, New Zealand



MLB 13 The Show
Price: £23.99/€29.99
PEGI: 3
Availability: All




Ninja Gaiden Σ2 Plus and Ninja Gaiden Σ Plus
Price: £47.99/€59.99
PEGI: 18
Availability: Not available in Germany, New Zealand




Ninja Gaiden Σ2 Plus with Bonus (available until 26th March)
Includes three costumes for the female warriors of Ninja Gaiden Σ2 Plus.
Price: £34.99/€39.99
PEGI: 18
Availability: Not available in Germany, New Zealand


PlayStation Mobile

Switch Galaxy
Price: £1.99/€2.49
PS2 games


Bolt
Price: £7.99/€9.99
PEGI: 7
Availability: Not available in Australia, France, Germany, Luxembourg




Midnight Club
Price: £7.99/€9.99
PEGI: 12
Availability: All




Midnight Club 2
Price: £7.99/€9.99
PEGI: 16
Availability: All




Narnia PS2 Double Pack
Price: £11.99/€14.99
PEGI: 12
Availability: All


PSP


Generation Of Chaos 3
Price: £15.99/€19.99
PEGI: 12
Availability: Not available in Australia, New Zealand


PS3 DLC

Angry Birds Trilogy
Fowl Tempered

Prices: £3.99/€4.99
Availability: All

Battlefield 3
End Game

Prices: £11.99/€14.99
Availability: All

Capcom Arcade Cabinet
1943 -The Battle Of Midway (£3.19/€3.99)
Avengers (£3.19/€3.99)
1985 – Ⅰ Pack (£7.99/€9.99)

Availability: All

Dance Magic
Dance Magic Song Pack 2

Prices: £1.59/€1.99
Availability: All

DmC Devil May Cry
Vergil’s Downfall

Prices: £7.29/€8.99
Availability: All

Dynasty Warriors 7 Empires
Fantasy Castle Set (£3.19/€3.99)
Scenario & Accessory Set 1 (Free)

Availability: All

Just Dance 4
Gold Dust – DJ Fresh
The Lazy Song – Bruno Mars
Professor Pumplestickle – Nick Phoenix & Thomas Bergersen

Prices: £2.39/€2.99
Availability: All

LittleBigPlanet (Cross-Buy)
Bioshock Costume Pack

Prices: £2.39/€2.99
Availability: All

Mass Effect 3
Citadel

Prices: £11.99/€14.99
Availability: All

Resident Evil 6
Stage Map Bundle (£3.99/€4.99)
Siege Game Mode (£3.19/€3.99)

Availability: All

Rock Band 3
Always (£1.19/€1.49)
Fragments (An Unkindness) (£0.59/€0.75)
Give It Away (£1.19/€1.49)
Kids In The Street (£1.19/€1.49)
Last Call (£0.59/€0.75)
Shattered Satellites And Brutal Gods (£0.59/€0.75)
Superföhn Bananendate (£1.19/€1.49)
You Get What You Pay For (£1.19/€1.49)
GLORY OF LOVE (£1.19/€1.49)

Availability:
Not available in Bulgaria, Croatia, Czech Republic, Greece, Hungary, India, Israel, Kuwait, Luxembourg, Poland, Qatar, Russian Federation, Saudi Arabia, Slovenia, South Africa, Turkey, Ukraine, UAE

Rocksmith
Blue Öyster Cult – Burnin’ For You
Living Colour – Cult Of Personality
Violent Femmes – Blister In The Sun

Prices: £2.39/€2.99
Availability: All

SingStar
Demis Roussos – Forever And Ever
Handsome Poets – Sky On Fire
Jamelia – Beware Of The Dog
Millie Jackson – If Loving You Is Wrong (I Don’t Want To Be Right)
Robbie Williams – Angels
Robbie Williams – Eternity
Robbie Williams – Bodies
Robbie Williams – Advertising Space
Robbie Williams & Nicole Kidman – Something Stupid
The Chemical Brothers – Galvanize

Prices: £1.15/€ 1.39
PSVita DLC

LittleBigPlanet Vita (Cross-Buy)
Bioshock Costume Pack

Prices: £2.39/€2.99
Availability: All

Ragnarok Odyssey
Music Set 7 (Free)
Music Set 8 (Free)
Music Set 9 (Free)

Availability: All

WRC 3 FIA World Rally Championship
WRC 3 Additional Rallies

Prices: Free
Availability: Not available in Turkey
Avatars

The Studio Avatars
The Studio Bertie Bboy 01
The Studio Bertie Bboy 02
The Studio Bertie Bboy 03
Adam Fantome 1
Adam Fantome 2

Dokuro
Dokuro Avatar Pack

PlayStation Store update

Today along with the Little Big Planet sale and the free God of War for Plus users also comes free multiplayer for everyone in Uncharted 3, an excellent game and now great for all to try it and see if they like it before maybe buying the disc version.

The following list is of the store update along with prices and availability in regions around the EU territories.

PlayStation 3 discount

Far Cry 3 – Was €69.99/£59.99; now €49.99/£39.99
Additional 10% discount for Plus members
PS3 games


Demolition Inc. (trial available)
Price: £6.49/€7.99
PEGI: 7
Availability: All



Dynasty Warriors 7 Empires
Price: £34.99/€44.99
PEGI: 12
Availability: All



Dynasty Warriors 7 Empires (w/ bonus content)
Price: £36.99/€44.99
PEGI: 12
Availability: All



LittleBigPlanet 2 Extras Edition (available from 1st March in UK/IRE)
Price: £19.99/€24.99
PEGI: 7
Availability: All



Uncharted 3 Multiplayer
Price: Free
PEGI: 16
Availability: All (Note: In Germany, this is only available to PS Plus members)




PS3 demos

God of War: Ascension
PEGI: 18
Availability: All (PS Plus-only in Germany)

Knytt Underground
PEGI: 16
Availability: All

Page Chronica
PEGI: 7
Availability: All
PS Vita demos

Knytt Underground
PEGI: 16
Availability: All
PS2 games

Dora the Explorer: Dora Saves the Mermaids
Price: £7.99/€9.99
PEGI: 3
Availability: All

Finding Nemo
Price: £7.99/€9.99
PEGI: 3
Availability: All

G1 Jockey 4
Price: £7.99/€9.99
PEGI: 7
Availability: Australia, Bulgaria, Croatia, Czech Republic, Greece, Hungary, India, Ireland, Israel, Kuwait, New Zealand, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Slovenia, South Africa, UAE, UK

The Incredibles
Price: £7.99/€9.99
PEGI: 3
Availability: Not available in Belgium, Denmark, Finland, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal

Warriors Orochi
Price: £7.99/€9.99
PEGI: 12
Availability: Not available in Belgium, Denmark, Finland, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Russian Federation, Sweden, Turkey, Ukraine
PS3 DLC

Bioshock Infinite
Bioshock Infinite Season Pass

Prices: £15.99/€19.99
Availability: All

Call of Duty: Black Ops II (Available 28th February)
Revolution

Prices: £11.59/€14.49
Availability: All

Fist of the North Star: Ken’s Rage 2
Kenshiro Original Red Costume (£2.39/€2.99)
New Mission Pack 1 (£3.19/€3.99)
Scenario 1 (£0.79/€0.99)
Scenario 2 (£0.79/€0.99)
Scenario 3 (£0.79/€0.99)
Scenario 4 (£0.79/€0.99)
Scenario 5 (£0.79/€0.99)

Availability: Not available in New Zealand

Guardians of Middle-Earth
Guardians Of Middle-Earth – Barrow-Wight Lord (£1.59/€1.99)
Guardians Of Middle-Earth – Survival Game Mode (£2.39/€2.99)

Availability: All

Just Dance 4
Professor Pumplestickle – Nick Phoenix & Thomas Bergersen

Prices: £2.39/€2.99
Availability: All

Mafia 2
Essentials Pack

Prices: £15.99/€19.99
Availability: All

Need for Speed Most Wanted
Complete DLC Bundle (£23.99/€29.99)
Premium Bundle (£19.99/€24.99)
Premium Timesavers (£7.99/€9.99)
Modsavers 1 (£2.39/€2.99)
Modsavers 2 (£2.39/€2.99)
Modsavers 3 (£2.39/€2.99)
Movie Legends Pack (£7.99/€9.99)
Multiplayer Booster Pack (£3.99/€4.99)
Heroes Pack (£7.99/€9.99)
Need For Speed: Most Wanted – Terminal Velocity Pack (£11.99/€14.99)

Availability: All

PlayStation All-Stars Battle Royale (Cross-Buy)
Friendly But Deadly Pack (£3.99/€4.99)
Warriors Pack (£3.99/€4.99)

Availability: All

Rock Band 3
Cross Over Attack (£1.19/€1.49)
Familiar (£1.19/€1.49)
Got You (£1.19/€1.49)
Heart Of A Child (£0.59/€0.75)
It’s Been Awhile (£1.19/€1.49)
Jasmin W Knows How To Mosh (£1.19/€1.49)
Rock The Halls (£0.59/€0.75)
Silent Lucidity (£1.19/€1.49)
So Far Away (Staind) (£1.19/€1.49)

Availability: Not available in Bulgaria, Croatia, Czech Republic, Greece, Hungary, India, Israel, Kuwait, Luxembourg, Poland, Qatar, Russian Federation, Saudi Arabia, Slovenia, South Africa, Turkey, Ukraine, UAE

Rocksmith
Incubus – Anna Molly
Incubus – Love Hurts
Incubus – Wish You Were Here

Prices: £2.39/€2.99
Availability: All

Sleeping Dogs
Transportation Terror

Prices: £2.39/€2.99
Availability: Not available in Germany

The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim
The Elder Scrolls V: Hearthfire (English) (€2.49 one week only then €4.99)

Availability: Now available in Austria, France, Germany, Italy, Spain, Switzerland
The Elder Scrolls V: Hearthfire (French) (€2.49 one week only then €4.99)

Availability: Only Available in Belgium, France, Netherlands, Switzerland
The Elder Scrolls V: Hearthfire (German) (€2.49 one week only then €4.99)

Availability: Only Available in Austria, Germany, Switzerland
The Elder Scrolls V: Hearthfire (Italian) (€2.49 one week only then €4.99)

Availability: Italy and Switzerland Only
The Elder Scrolls V: Hearthfire (Spanish) (€2.49 one week only then €4.99)

Availability: Spain Only
Dragonborn DLC – (English) (€7.99 one week only then €16.99)

Availability: Now available in Austria, France, Germany, Italy, Spain, Switzerland
Dawnguard DLC – French (€7.99 one week only then €16.99)

Availability: Only Available in Belgium, France, Netherlands, Switzerland
Dawnguard DLC – German (€7.99 one week only then €16.99)

Availability: Only Available in Austria, Germany, Switzerland
Dragonborn DLC – Italian (€7.99 one week only then €16.99)

Availability: Italy and Switzerland Only
Dragonborn DLC – Spanish (€7.99 one week only then €16.99)

Availability: Spain Only
Dawnguard DLC (English) (€7.99 one week only then €16.99)

Availability: Not Available in Bulgaria, Croatia, Israel, Kuwait, Luxembourg, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Slovenia, Turkey, Ukraine, UAE
Dawnguard DLC (French) (€7.99 one week only then €16.99)

Availability: Only Available in Belgium, France, Netherlands, Switzerland
Dawnguard DLC (German) (€7.99 one week only then €16.99)

Availability: Only Available in Austria, Germany, Switzerland
Dawnguard DLC (Italian) (€7.99 one week only then €16.99)

Availability: Italy and Switzerland Only
Dawnguard DLC – Spanish (€7.99 one week only then €16.99)

Availability: Spain Only

Uncharted 3: Multiplayer Free-To-Play
Uncharted 3: Drakes Deception Single Player (£19.99/€24.99)
Co-Op Adventure Playlist (£7.29/€8.99)
Co-Op Arena Playlist (£6.49/€7.99)
Competitive Multiplayer No Level Limit (£11.99/€14.99)
Multiplayer Level 25 Limit (£3.19/€3.99)
Multiplayer Split-Screen (£1.19/€1.49)
Multiplayer Map Packs (£15.99/€19.99)

Availability: All

Zen Pinball 2
Star Wars Pinball

Prices: £7.99/€9.99
Availability: All
PS Vita DLC

PlayStation All-Stars Battle Royale (Cross-Buy)
Friendly But Deadly Pack (£3.99/€4.99)
Warriors Pack (£3.99/€4.99)

Availability: All

Ragnarok Odyssey
Ragnarok Odyssey: Clothing Set
Ragnarok Odyssey: Music Set 4
Ragnarok Odyssey: Music Set 5
Ragnarok Odyssey: Music Set 6

Prices: Free
Availability: All

Zen Pinball 2
Zen Pinball 2: Star Wars Pinball

Prices: £7.99/€9.99
Availability: All
- See more at: http://blog.eu.playstation.com/2013/02/27/heads-up-playstation-store-update-27th-february-2013/comment-page-2/#comments

God of War HD free for Plus

As of today, God of War HD (the first one) will be available free of charge for all plus users to keep for as long as they are a member on Plus.
I will post the next update to the PSN Network store as it is released later on today, there is also a demo available for the next game in the God of War series, Ascension, available today for Plus users.

Little Big Planet sale starts today

On the PlayStation store today there will be a big sale in everything Little Big Planet, from the full games to level kits and costumes, full list below,

Full games:

LittleBigPlanet (PS3)
Was €14.99/£10.99; now €9.99/£7.99

LittleBigPlanet 2
Was €19.99/£15.99; now €14.99/£10.99

LittleBigPlanet PS Vita
Was €34.99/£29.99; now €24.99/£19.99

LittleBigPlanet PSP
Was €7.99/£6.49; now €3.99£3.19

LittleBigPlanet Karting
Was €49.99/£39.99; now €34.99/£24.99

DLC:
Move Pack

Was €7.99/£6.49; now €5.99/£4.79
Disney Princesses Costume Pack 1
Toy Story Costume Kit
Watchmen Costume Kit
Pirates of the Caribbean Costume Kit
Invizimals Costume Kit

Were €5.99/£4.79 each; now €2.99/£2.39 each
The Muppets Premium Level Kit
Pirates of the Caribbean Level Kit
Toy Story Level Kit
Metal Gear Solid – Level Kit
Final Fantasy Costume Kit
Gravity Rush Costume Pack
Marvel Costume Kit 2
Marvel Heroes Costume Pack 5
Men In Black Costume Kit
Pirates of the Caribbean Costume Kit
Marvel Costume Kit 3
Marvel Costume Kit 4
Marvel Costume Kit 1
Disney Princesses Costume Pack 2
Marvel Costume Kit 2
Marvel Costume Kit 3
Marvel Costume Kit 1
The Muppets Costume Kit 1

Were €5.99/£4.79 each; now €4.49/£3.69 each
Marvel Level Kit

Was €4.99/£3.99 each; now €3.59/£2.99
Monsters Level Kit
History – Level Kit

Were €3.99/£3.19 each; now €2.99/£2.39 each
Tron: Legacy Mini Pack
Killzone – Costume Kit

Were €2.99/£2.39 each; now €1.99/£1.59 each
- See more at: http://blog.eu.playstation.com/2013/02/27/huge-littlebigplanet-sale-kicks-off-today/#more-115117

PlayStation Plus March content!

With March fast approaching, the next batch of Plus content has just been announced for the EU territories,

In summary
Leaving PS Plus in March:
6th March: Sleeping Dogs
6th March: Vanquish
6th March: LIMBO
13th March: Wipeout 2048
20th March: Lumines Electronic Symphony

Entering PS Plus in March:
6th March: Mass Effect 3
6th March: Dead or Alive 5
6th March: Joe Danger 2
13th March: Metal Gear Solid HD Collection
20th March: Puddle

Out of the above games I have only owned Mass Effect 3, so March is a good month for me, the Metal Gear Solid HD collection is for the Vita so I will have something new to play whilst I am on my break at work so I cant wait.

The following are videos of Mass Effect 3 and Dead or Alive 5,

I will do a review for Dead or Alive 5 if I decide to download it as fighters aren't really my genre of games, after dabbling in games such as Mortal Kombat and Soul Callibur I can see that I dont have the knack or skill required and instead just submit to button mashing the control in a hope I pull of a really cool move, and instead just end up doing the same kick or punch over and over until the opponents health gets fully depleted.

My next blog post I will try to detail all that I can find out on the next Sony console, The PlayStation 4.

as ever thanks for reading please feel free to comment or follow my blog.

Need for Speed Most Wanted review

I got bored after work and decided to buy the newest Need for Speed game, it was developed by Criterion who also made the Burnout serious of games, which I love, and published by EA.

Starting the game you get a slight intro same as you did on Burnout Paradise, in the intro it shows you parts of the city and also tells you the background story of what it is you are aiming for, to be the Most Wanted.

After the intro you get thrown in to your first race and get to test out your skills while aiming to come in first, as with Need for Speed Hot Pursuit, Autolog makes a return and everything you do from a near miss to a high speed through a speed camera is recorded in your own personal profile that gets instantly uploaded to the online leader boards and pops up on the screen with a local friends scores leader board to compare who is the better at whatever it was you were doing.

Easy drive also makes a return from the Burnout Paradise game, which makes the games menu system that much easier to navigate even whilst driving, just tap the D-pad right button to bring up the menu that then let's you see what races you have available, retry previous races you have completed to get a higher score or place higher if you didn't come in 1st the first time you raced.

The cars in the game are fully liscenced cars ranging from Ford Focus to Pegani Zonda, with many different classes and levels of cars available, to get the cars you must find them at Jackspots dotted around the city which then unlock specific races for that car to unlock mods for that car.

Whilst racing the AI can get aggressive towards you if you insist on trading paint with them, so much so to the point that they will try and take you down no matter what, I also noticed in the 1v1 most wanted races that the "Rubber Band" effect is in place with cars who have recently crashed manage to speed up tremendously to catch up with you within seconds however flip it and you crash, it takes a lot longer for you to catch up, this in itself makes the races against the AI not as exciting shall I say since if they mess up they are right back there behind you and if you mess up you have quite a bit of catching up to do.

On the multiplayer though is where things do get exciting again as its every man for himself, unless you play team racing, if your opponents crash online there is no instant catch up and they will pay for their mistakes, as will you if you slip up. Online has the Easy Drive menu also and the lobby is the city itself, fully open for you to explore with your friends while waiting for the host to set up a race.

Overall this game is exactly like Burnout Paradise just with different modes and fully liscenced cars, and I LOVE Burnout Paradise, only downside is the rubber and effect on single player otherwise the game is flawless 9 out of 10 from me! EA as usual as well have done a great job on the soundtrack to the game as with most other EA titles that have excellent soundtracks.

PlayStation store sale

Also this week there is a new sale on the PlayStation store with many great titles including Darksiders, which I have bought, and also the newly released Dishonoured.

The following list is copied and pasted from the official PlayStation EU Blog,

Batman: Arkham Asylum (ends 27/02/13)

Was €19.99/£15.99/AU$24.95; now €9.99/£7.99/AU$14.45

Additional 10% Discount for Plus Subscribers

Batman: Arkham City (ends 27/02/13)

Was €29.99/£19.99/AU$39.95; now €11.99/£9.69/AU$17.95

Additional 10% Discount for Plus Subscribers

Darksiders (permanent drop)

Was €14.99/£10.99/AU$17.95; now €3.99/£3.19/AU$5.85

Darksiders 2 (permanent drop)

Was €39.99/£29.99/AU$49.95; now €9.99/£9.99/AU$14.95

de Blob 2 (permanent drop)

Was €24.99/£19.99/AU$36.95; now €6.19/£4.99/AU$9.15

Not available in Bulgaria, Hungary, Qatar

Dishonored (ends 27/02/13)

Was €59.99/£49.99/AU$89.95; now €23.99/£19.69/AU$38.45

Not available in Czech Republic, Hungary, Poland, Russia, Ukraine

Additional 10% Discount for Plus Subscribers

Red Faction (permanent drop)

Was €9.99/£7.99/AU$14.5; now €2.49/£1.99/AU$3.65

Red Faction Armageddon (permanent drop)

Was €24.99/£19.99/AU$29.95; now €6.19/£4.99/AU$9.15

Not available in Bulgaria, Croatia, Czech Republic, Denmark, Finland, Greece, Hungary, Israel, Italy, Norway, Poland, Qatar, Russia, Saudi Arabia, Slovenia, South Africa, Sweden, Turkey, Ukraine

Red Faction: Guerrilla (permanent drop)

Was €19.99/£15.99/AU$24.95; now €4.99/£3.99/AU$7.35

Not available in Bulgaria, Germany, Hungary, Qatar, Russia, Ukraine

The Sly Trilogy (ends 27/02/13)

Was €19.99/£15.99/AU$24.95; now €9.99/£7.99/AU$14.95

Additional 10% Discount for Plus Subscribers

Twisted Metal (ends 27/02/13)

Was €29.99/£23.99/AU$43.95; now €14.99/£11.99/AU$21.95

Additional 10% Discount for Plus Subscribers

Watchmen: The End Is Nigh (ends 27/02/13)

Was €16.99/£12.99/AU$24.95; now €7.99/£6.49/AU$11.75

Not available in Bulgaria, Croatia, Hungary, India, Qatar, Slovenia, Turkey, Ukraine

Additional 10% Discount for Plus Subscribers

Stuntman Ignition (permanent drop)

Was €9.99/£7.99/AU$14.45; now €2.49/£1.99/AU$3.65

A few as you can see from the list are permenant price drops so you don't have to rush out to buy some PSN Credit to purchase them before they go back up to full price.

Skyrim DLC finally arrives on the PS3

This week sees the first instalment of 3 DLC that is coming for Skyrim, for 1 week only the Dragonborn DLC is also 50% off at £6.49, I have just purchased it along with Darksiders 2 that is also available on offer in the new sales to hit the PS Store this week, more on that sale in the following blog post.

In this DLC you get to,

• Explore beyond Skyrim – Leave the province of Skyrim and travel to the coastal island of Solstheim. Encounter the Dark Elven settlers of Raven Rock and the native Skaal, as you unravel the mystery of a Dragonborn’s return.
• Become the ultimate Dragonborn – Harness the power of the Voice as you face off against the 
• first Dragonborn. Wield new shouts and spells including Dragon Aspect – allowing you to summon the inner power of a dragon to deliver colossal blows and strengthen other shouts.
• New powers – Discover dark powers as you journey into a new Daedric realm. Collect books of forbidden knowledge and choose new paths for your skills and abilities.
• New dungeons, creatures, weapons and more – Suit up in Bonemold and Chitin armors and wield Stalhrim weapons as you navigate through a myriad of dungeons. Battle formidable foes like Ash Spawn, Rieklings, and more.

Next week sees the release of Hearthfire in which players will be able to build their own homes and adopt children if they wish to, more info on that in the blog post next week.

F1 Race Stars review

The newest game along with Sleeping Dogs to hit the paid for PlayStation subscription service is F1 Race Stars, the game itself is a Mario Kart / Modnation type game that uses well know racers from the Formula 1 series, so all the favorites are there such as Lewis Hamilton and Kimi Raikkonen.

The game itself is all about reaching a podium finish whilst using many power ups dotted around the race tracks to help give you the edge, whether they be to help you such as the boost power up or to slow your opponents with a pulse weapon and also ricochet bubbles.

There are courses from all around the world that include cartoon mock ups of things associated with that area, you also dont just travel on tarmac in the game, one level i played also had you traversing down some rapids guiding your car round the bends so not to be slowed down by driving over the grassy bank.

I have not given the multiplayer a go yet but from what I have played the game is great for when friends are over to have a laugh whilst also secretly trying to get the edge over them by using the power ups, you can play 4 player split screen offline too which is always great and much less seen in racing games these days.


There is alot of enjoyment in the game and will be great when I have friends come round to play games for that reason I will give it a 7 out of 10 as it looks great and plays well, next I will give the multiplayer portion a go and hopefully have no issues with that side of the game.

Community on Google+

Hi guys, just a quick blog post to mention that I have set up a community on Google + feel free to join and comment on it.


https://plus.google.com/u/0/communities/103641491718916326806?gpsrc=gplp0

PlayStation Store new content

Along with the other two posts about the anniversary sale and the new PS Plus content, there is also new content on offer for everyone else in the PlayStation community, PS3 games

PS3 games

Alien Breed
Price: £6.49/€7.99
PEGI: 12
Availability: All

Bentley’s Hackpack (Trial available)
Price: £1.59/€1.99
PEGI: 7
Availability: All

Call of Duty: Black Ops 2
Price: £59.99/€69.99
PEGI: 18
Availability: All

Dead Space 3 (available 8th February)
Price: £59.99/€69.99
PEGI: 18
Availability: All

Fist Of The North Star: Ken’s Rage 2
Price: £49.99/€59.99
PEGI: 18
Availability: Not available in New Zealand
PS Vita games

Alien Breed
Price: £6.49/€7.99
PEGI: 12
Availability: All

Bentley’s Hackpack
Price: £1.59/€1.99
PEGI: 7
Availability: All

Escape Plan Collection
Price: £15.99/€19.99
PEGI: 12
Availability: All

Wake-Up Club
Price: Free
PEGI: 3
Availability: All
PS Vita demos

Ragnarok Odyssey
Availability: All
PS One games

Crisis Beat
Price: £2.39/€2.99
PEGI: 12
Availability: Not available in Austria, Belgium, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Italy, Luxembourg, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Russian Federation, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Turkey, Ukraine
PS3 DLC

Dead or Alive 5
Fallen Angels
Innocent Devils
DOATEC Divas – White

Prices: £2.39/€2.99
Availability: All

Dead Space 3
Bot Accelerator Pack (£3.99/€4.99)
Bot Capacity Upgrade (£3.99/€4.99)
Bot Personality Pack (£3.99/€4.99)
Marauder Pack (£3.99/€4.99)
Resource Pack (£3.99/€4.99)
Sharpshooter Pack (£3.99/€4.99)
Tau Volantis Survival Kit (£11.99/€14.99)
Tundra Pack (£3.99/€4.99)
Ultra Resource Pack (£1.59/€1.99)

Availability: All

Fist Of The North Star: Ken’s Rage 2
Jagi – Comic Costume
Kenshiro – Comic Costume
Kenshiro Original Costume
Mamiya – Comic Costume
Raoh – Comic Costume
Rei – Comic Costume
Shin – Comic Costume
Thouzer – Comic Costume
Toki – Comic Costume

Prices: Free
Availability: Not available in Germany, New Zealand

Guardians Of Middle-Earth
Glóin

Prices: £1.59/€1.99
Availability: All

LittleBigPlanet (Cross-Buy)
Chinese New Year Costume (re-release one week)

Prices: Free
Availability: All

Rock Band 3
Charnel’s Ball (£1.19/€1.49)
Death On Two Legs (Dedicated To…) (£1.19/€1.49)
Gemini (£1.19/€1.49)
Go (£1.19/€1.49)
Mannequin (£0.59, €0.75)
Once Bitten Twice Shy (£1.19/€1.49)
So Far Away (£1.19/€1.49)
St. Elmo’s Fire (Man In Motion) (£1.19/€1.49)
The Wicker Man (£1.19/€1.49)

Availability: Not available in Bulgaria, Croatia, Czech Republic, Greece, Hungary, India, Israel, Kuwait, Luxembourg, Poland, Qatar, Russian Federation, Saudi Arabia, Slovenia, South Africa, Turkey, Ukraine, UAE

Rocksmith
Fall Out Boy – America’s Suitehearts
Fall Out Boy – Dance, Dance
Fall Out Boy – I Don’t Care
Fall Out Boy – Sugar, We’re Goin Down
Fall Out Boy – Thnks Fr Th Mmrs

Prices: £2.39/€2.99
Availability: Not available in Turkey

The Pinball Arcade
Custom Ball: Twilight Zone (£1.59/€1.99)
Add-On Pack 8 Pro: Twilight Zone (£6.49/€7.99)
Pro Version Upgrade: Twilight Zone (£3.99/€4.99)
Table Pack 8: Twilight Zone (£3.99/€4.99)

Availability: All
PS Vita DLC

Earth Defense Force 2017
Weapon1: Electronic Paralyzer
Weapon2: Heat Blaster
Weapon3: Reverse Drone
Weapon4: Limit Booster

Prices: £0.40/€0.49
Availability: All

LittleBigPlanet (Cross-Buy)
Chinese New Year Costume (Re-Release 1 Week)

Prices: Free
Availability: All

The Pinball Arcade
Custom Ball: Twilight Zone (£1.59/€1.99)
Add-On Pack 8 Pro: Twilight Zone (£6.49/€7.99)
Pro Version Upgrade: Twilight Zone (£3.99/€4.99)
Table Pack 8: Twilight Zone (£3.99/€4.99)

Availability: All

Wake-Up Club
Themes and Alarms

Prices: £0.21/€0.25
Availability: All
Avatars
The Studio Avatars
Kristian Hammerstad Killzone Avatar Bundle 2
Kristian Hammerstad Killzone Avatar 5
Kristian Hammerstad Killzone Avatar 6
Kristian Hammerstad Killzone Avatar 7
Kristian Hammerstad Killzone Avatar 8

Looking at the list, once again publishers are setting their prices too high to purchase full retail games, especially when they can be had for less from walking down to the local retailer that sells games and also then have the option to trade them in at a later date if you so wish.

PlayStation Store update

Following on from my earlier post about the PS Vita anniversary sale, today is also the day that new PlayStation Plus content goes live, Sleeping dogs and F1 Race stars are on offer this month, the following is a video for them both,

I have already bought and completed Sleeping Dogs and it is an awesome game, well worth taking your time to play it or even signing up to PS Plus if you're not already a member of it,

As for F1 Race Stars, I haven't had a chance to play it yet so I am quite looking foreward, too me it looks like a Mario Kart / Modnation Racer sort of game so hopefully should be good, I might do a review on it if it is.

PS Vita Anniversary sale

The Official PlayStation blog has just announced the next set of sales and they are for the PS Vita, the list is copied and pasted from the Official PlayStation blog,

A-men
Was €9.99/£7.99, now €7.49/£5.99
Additional 10% off for PS Plus members
(Not available in Australia, New Zealand)

Army Corps of Hell
Was €39.99/£34.99, now €19.99/£15.99
Additional 10% off for PS Plus members

Asphalt Injection
Was €24.99/£19.99, €12.99/£9.99
Additional 10% off for PS Plus members

BLAZBLUE Continuum Shift Extend
Was €24.99/£19.99, now €19.99/£14.99
Additional 10% off for PS Plus members

Dungeon Hunter: Alliance
Was €34.99/£29.99, now €17.99/£13.99
Additional 10% off for PS Plus members

Escape Plan
Was €12.99/£9.99, now €6.49/£5.19
Additional 10% off for PS Plus members

Everybody’s Golf
Was €14.99/£11.99, now €9.99/£6.99
Additional 10% off for PS Plus members

F1 2011
Was €39.99/£31.99, now €19.99/£15.99
Additional 10% off for PS Plus members

Hustle Kings
Was €7.99/£6.49, now €3.99/£3.19
Additional 10% off for PS Plus members

Little Deviants
Was €14.99/£11.99, now €9.99/£6.99
Additional 10% off for PS Plus members

Lumines: Electronic Symphony
Was €34.99/£29.99, now €17.99/£13.99
Additional 10% off for PS Plus members

Michael Jackson The Experience HD
Was €24.99/£19.99, now €12.99/£9.99
Additional 10% off for PS Plus members

MLB 12 The Show
Was €29.99/£23.99, now €14.99/£11.99
Additional 10% off for PS Plus members

ModNation Racers: Road Trip
Was €14.99/£11.99, now €9.99/£6.99
Additional 10% off for PS Plus members

MotorStorm RC
Was €5.99/£4.79, now €2.99/£2.39
Additional 10% off for PS Plus members

PlayStation All-Stars Battle Royale
Was €34.99/£29.99, now €19.99/£14.99
Additional 10% off for PS Plus members

Reality Fighters
Was €14.99/£11.99, now €9.99/£6.99
Additional 10% off for PS Plus members

Rayman Origins
Was €34.99/£29.99, now €17.99/£13.99
Additional 10% off for PS Plus members

Ridge Racer – Utimate Edition
Was €24.99/£19.99, now €12.99/£9.99
Additional 10% off for PS Plus members

Shinobido 2: Revenge of Zen
Was €39.99/£34.99, now €19.99/£15.99

Street Fighter x Tekken Vita
Was €44.99/£39.99, now €29.99/£24.99
Additional 10% off for PS Plus members

Super Stardust Delta + Advanced Star Fighter Pack Bundle
Was €9.99/£7.99, now €4.99/£3.99
Additional 10% off for PS Plus members members

Tales from Space: Mutant Blobs Attack
Was €6.99/£5.49, now €3.49/£2.79
Additional 10% off for PS Plus members

Top Darts
Was €7.99/£6.49, now €3.99/£3.19
Additional 10% off for PS Plus members

Touch My Katamari
Was €29.99/£24.99, now €19.99/£15.99

Unit 13
Was €34.99/£29.99, now €19.99/£14.99
Additional 10% off for PS Plus members

As you can see the list is pretty big with the discounts it's just a shame there aren't any newer games on offer in the sale, I might have to pick up the Ridge Racer ultimate edition for £10, I also recommend Unit 13, I have it and it is a fairly decent game.

Grand Theft Auto 5 release date

Rockstar have finally penned in when they are going to be selling the next game in the ever popular Grand Theft Auto franchise by releasing this poster on their Facebook page,

According to their newsletter this is slightly later than they had originally planned and said the small delay was just to make the game as good as it needs to be and there was no ulterior motive behind the delay.

Enjoy this video that they have released recently to show off the new addition.

Playstation 4 unveiled?

Sony have well and truly got the rumor mills in full flow with their recent blog posts across the world titled "See the future" with just the following video to add to the blog post and a link to register interest to their news.

What do you guys have in mind? PlayStation 4? thats what my money is on as they released their second dev kit for the PS4 so hopefully that means they are readying up to launch their next generation home entertainment system, other rumors about the web are trying to drum up wether it is why GTA 5 is going to have a late in the year release to tie in with the PlayStation 4 launch.

Far Cry 3 Completed!

Considering the last post I did was that I had received my copy of Far Cry and I would do a quick review of the game, I haven't been able to tear myself away from it (except to sleep and eat) and now, 3 days later here I am looking for another game to play as I have completed it (including the platinum trophy).

The game starts off as a video showing how you and your friends arrive on an island after your brother receives his pilots license, from there you are captured by pirates and are taken to a hideout, this is where you first meet Vaas, he is the leader of the pirates that captured you, their game is to capture tourists and either ransom them, or sell them off as slaves, as you can tell when you first meet Vaas, he is insane with the way his mind thinks.

After your meeting with Vaas your brother Grant, who is military trained as a member of the United States Army Reserves, manages to shuffle away from his rope ties around his wrists and frees you, you then proceed to escape from where you are being held captive and attempt to rescue your other brother and friends from the pirates.

all the above happens in the first 10 minutes of the game and not wanting to tell too much of the story to spoil it for any of you readers, that is all I will say about the events.

As for the game itself it is an open world much like the second one with excellent graphically rich textures and detail, looking into the distance gets a bit blurry but in your immediate view the game looks stunning, the map is blanked out when you begin as you have to find radio stations, that the pirates have put scramblers on to stop the locals radioing out for supplies, in order to open up the map view, you can still go ahead with the story without ever climbing a radio station however each time you do, you receive a new weapon free of charge in the games many weapons stores.

along with radio stations to climb and uncover there are also enemy outposts to capture in order to liberate the island and make it safer to travel across the roads, each captured outpost also has a gun store inside its hut along with the option to fast travel to it.

The story has many twists in it and it has some great moments in it, but some of the story could have been better with more emphasis on the mindset of your character wanting to become the great warrior of the island, and for that reason I will give the game a 8 out of 10 as there is room for improvement with the story in some parts, but as I first said I couldn't pull myself away.

Thanks for reading, feel free to leave a comment or share it if you like it.

January PS3 Sales

Just a quick post detailing the new additions to the January sales on the PlayStation store as posted by Chris Howe on the official PlayStation blog,

Max Payne 3
Was €39.99/£31.99/$59.95; now €19.99/£15.99/$29.95
Additional 10% discount for Plus members

GTA 4: The Complete Edition (Not available in Kuwait/Qatar/Saudi Arabia/UAE)
Was €34.99/£29.99/$47.95; now €19.99/£15.99/$29.95
Additional 10% discount for Plus members

Red Dead Redemption (Not available in Kuwait/Saudi Arabia/UAE)
Was €29.99/£23.99/$49.95; now €14.99/£11.99/€21.95
Additional 10% discount for Plus members

Red Dead Redemption – Undead Nightmare Collection (Not available in Kuwait/Saudi Arabia/UAE)
Was €19.99/£15.99/$24.95; now €9.99/£7.99/$15.95
Additional 10% discount for Plus members

PlayStation All-Stars Battle Royale – (25th Jan – 28th Jan)
Was €49.99/ £39.99 / $73.95 Now €24.99 / £19.99 / $36.95
Additional 10% off for Plus subscribers

Unfortunately for me I wont be taking advantage of any of these sales as I have all ready got the games but to any who haven't they are pretty good price reductions if you were after the titles.

Far Cry 3

The postman has just delivered me a copy of Far Cry 3, from what I have read it should take a lot longer to complete than Call of Duty did so I'll have a go on it to get the hang of things then post my mid game review on what I think of it so far.

Below is the launch trailer of the game in case any readers want a look,

Enjoy the video and hopefully I shouldn't be too long with my mid game review.

Thanks as always for reading, feel free to leave a comment in the box or sign up as a follower.

PSN Final Fantasy sale (EU)

Earlier today Chris Howe put up a blog post on the Official PlayStation Blog showing the latest deals to hit the EU PlayStation Store, any Final Fantasy fans who haven't already purchased the games on the console will be in for a treat if they were looking to pick them up cheaper.

Here is the list of what is on offer along with their price and also what regions they are available in taken directly from the blog post,

Final Fantasy VII (Not available in Bulgaria, Croatia, Hungary, India, Israel, Kuwait, Qatar, Slovenia, Turkey, Ukraine)
Was €9.99/£7.99/AU$14.45; now €4.99/£3.99/AU$7.35

Final Fantasy VIII (Not available in Bulgaria, Croatia, Hungary, India, Israel, Kuwait, Qatar, Slovenia, Turkey, Ukraine)
Was €9.99/£7.99/AU$14.45; now €4.99/£3.99/AU$7.35

Final Fantasy IX (Not available in Bulgaria, Croatia, Hungary, India, Israel, Kuwait, Qatar, Slovenia, Turkey, Ukraine)
Was €9.99/£7.99/AU$14.45; now €4.99/£3.99/AU$7.35

Final Fantasy (PSP) (Not available in Bulgaria, Hungary, Qatar)
Was €9.99/£7.99/AU$14.45; now €4.99/£3.99/AU$7.35

Final Fantasy II (PSP) (Not available in Bulgaria, Hungary, Qatar)
Was €9.99/£7.99/AU$14.45; now €4.99/£3.99/AU$7.35

Final Fantasy V (Not available in Bulgaria, Hungary, Qatar)
Was €9.99/£7.99/AU$14.45; now €4.99/£3.99/AU$7.35

Final Fantasy IV Complete Collection (PSP) (Not available in Bulgaria, Hungary, Qatar)
Was €19.99/£15.99/AU$29.95; now €9.99/£7.99/AU$14.45

Final Fantasy VI (Not available in Bulgaria, Hungary, Qatar)
Was €9.99/£7.99/AU$14.45; now €4.99/£3.99/AU$9.75

Final Fantasy Dissidia duodecim 012 (PSP) (Not available in Bulgaria, Hungary, Qatar)
Was €19.99/£15.99/AU$29.95; now €9.99/£7.99/AU$14.45

Final Fantasy Dissidia duodecim prologus (PSP and PS Vita) (Not available in Bulgaria, Hungary, Qatar)
Was €1.49/£1.19/AU$2.15; now €0.75/£0.59/AU$1.05

Final Fantasy Dissidia (PSP and PS Vita) (Not available in Bulgaria, Croatia, Hungary, India, Israel, Kuwait, Qatar, Slovenia, Turkey, Ukraine)
Was €17.99/£13.99/€26.45; now €8.99/£7.29/AU$13.25

Final Fantasy Tactics: War of Lions (PSP and PS Vita) (Not available in Bulgaria, Hungary, Qatar)
Was €9.99/£7.99/AU$14.45; now €4.99/£3.99/AU$7.35

Are there any on the list that take your fancy? feel free to leave a comment,

Many Thanks
Peter

Black Ops 2 Campaign - completed!

So today I decided to finally finish the campaign for the latest Call of Duty game, as with most shooters out there the campaign is slightly lacking in the length department, and this latest iteration is no different.

However short the campaign mode was still entertaining, more of an interactive movie, where choices you make throughout the story determine what happens as you make your way through the campaign in order to bring down Menendez.

From ordinary missions involving your main character the guys at Treyarch have also mixed it up a bit by introducing strike force campaigns that can help or hinder you in the end if left uncompleted.

In these strike force missions you have to control a squad of men or machines in order to accomplish the objectives, you are able to zoom out from the normal first person view and enter an aerial view of the whole battle field and control all units at your disposal by giving attack or movement orders to get the job done and help you later in the game.

As for story changing decisions, a few come about in the missions you play, whether it be,without going in to too much detail and spoiling it, to kill a target or let him live for him to then come and help you on your mission, you also see a fair bit of the game from Manendezs view, whilst playing as him or as an enemy, giving you both sides of the story and a bit of background as to why Menendez has set about trying to bring down the people that killed his sister Josefina.

When watching the credits there are also a few extra bits to the story, not sure what happens if you skip the credits if the videos still show or not as i never skipped, pretty good ending to the game overall i rate the campaign as 7 out of 10 as like previously stated it was short but there is some re-playability in it for going back and choosing different events to happen.

Thanks for reading, feel free to leave a comment :)

Many thanks
Peter