Sony Reveal EU Gran Turismo 6 Anniversary Editon, USA Pre-Order Bonuses And Announce Demo

Sony have revealed EU and USA Gran Turismo 6 pre-orders and edition. firstly with the EU, there is the Anniversary Edition of Gran Turismo 6. this includes:

• Special Polyphony designed 15th Anniversary Steelbook (what you see here is not the final pack design)
• GT6 game
• 1M in-game credits
• 20 cars with special 15th Anniversary custom livery and performance enhancement
• Custom paint chips, custom race suit, custom race helmet and custom avatars
• Apex II, a brand new updated version of the Apex game guide

The USA will get most of these, but for them it has been broken up for different retailers. Participating retailers will get the 4 Car Pack which includes:

4-Car Pack

• BMW Z4 GT3 ’11
• Nissan GT-R NISMO GT3 ’13
• Tesla Model S Signature Performance ’13
• Chevrolet Corvette Stingray (C7) ’14

4 Car Pack Screenshots

GameStop gets the 15th Anniversary Edition Upgrade, this is 20 cars with special 15th Anniversary custom livery and performance enhancements. these vehicles include:

• Alfa Romeo TZ3 Stradale (2011)
• Alpine A110 1600S (1968)
• Aston Martin V12 Vantage (2010)
• Audi R8 LMS ultra (Audi Sport Team Phoenix) #3 (2012)
• BMW Z4 GT3 (2011)
• Chevrolet Corvette Stingray (C7) (2014)
• Ford Focus ST (2013)
• Ford Mustang Shelby GT500 (2013)
• Honda weider HSV-010 (SUPER GT) (2011)
• KTM X-BOW R
• Lamborghini Aventador LP 700-4 (2011)
• Lexus IS F Racing Concept (2008)
• Lotus Europa (type54) (1968)
• Mercedes-Benz SLS AMG GT3 2011
• Nissan GT-R NISMO GT3 N24 Schulze Motorsport (2013)
• Renault Sport Megane Trophy V6 Race Car (2011)
• SRT Viper GTS (2013)
• Tesla Motors Model S Signature Performance (2013)
• TRD 86 Racing (2008)
• Volkswagen Scirocco GT24 Race Car (2008)

And finally Amazon gets $1 Million in-game Credit.

Sony have announced that a demo for Gran Turismo 6 will come out from next week. this demo is timed, running until 31st August. the demo will also be a part of the GT Academy, where the best have the chance of racing a real life car. entries for GT Academy via the Gran Turismo 6 demo will run until 29th July.

Source: EU, EU And USA PlayStation Blog

Sony Announce PixelJunk Monsters: Ultimate HD For PS Vita, Coming This Summer

Sony and Double Eleven have announced PixelJunk Monsters: Ultimate HD for PS Vita. coming this summer, PixelJunk Monsters: Ultimate HD has remastered graphics that take advantage of the PS Vita screen as well as new touchscreen controls. PixelJunk Monsters: Ultimate HD includes the Encore Expansions and the extra towers, enemies and levels from PixelJunk Monsters Deluxe that was released on PSP.

Source: EU PlayStation Blog

EA And DICE Have Released A New Tech Video For Their Frostbite 3 Game Engine

EA and DICE have released a tech video for Frostbite 3. this video features members of the dev team talking about various parts of the Frostbite 3 game engine with video being shown from several games like Battlefield 4 as well as some tech demos. the video has them talking about how the engine is being used across several platforms, how the engine can be used to create more dynamic and living environments and how it's making faces and eyes appear more realistic.

Sony Announce PlayStation Network Maintenance, Starts Tuesday 25th June For Around 6 Hours

Sony have announced a new round of PlayStation Network Maintenance. Maintenance will start Tuesday 25th June at:
 

9:30AM PT

10:30AM MT

11:30AM CT

12:30 PM ET

5.30pm BST

6.30pm CET

This is set to end by:

4:00PM PT

5:00PM MT

6:00PM CT

7:00PM ET

midnight BST

1.00am CET 

Sony say the PlayStation Store, PlayStation Home and Account Management will not be avliable, but if you have signed in from now until the start of the maintenance Sony say you should be able to sign in and play games and apps online.

Source: EU and USA PlayStation Blog

Capcom Announce Remember Me: The Pandora Archive, A eBook Set Before Remember Me

Capcom have revealed Remember Me: The Pandora Archive. this eBook is set several months before the game Remember Me and features Nilin. Remember Me: The Pandora Archive is out now.

Remember Me: The Pandora Archive was written by Scott Harrison and tells this story:

When a series of devastating bomb blasts rock Neo-Paris, former memory-hunter turned Errorist, Trix is blamed and it is reported that she was acting on orders from the Errorist group – a supposed ‘first in a series of decisive blows’ against the Memorize Corporation. In response, a S.A.B.R.E force squadron is mobilised for a retaliatory assault into Slum 404. However, before her arrest she manages to send a coded signal back to the Errorists. Unable to decode the warning, Nilin visits the Architect, an aging tech expert, who is her only hope.

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Zen Studios Announce Star Wars Pinball Comes To The Wii U On 11th July For $9.99/€9.99

Zen Studios have announced Star Wars Pinball is coming to the Wii U on 11th July, across the USA and EU. for $9.99/€9.99, Star Wars Pinball will feature 3 themed tables including Star Wars Episode V : The Empire Strikes Back, Boba Fett and Star Wars: The Clone Wars. Star Wars Pinball does support the Wii U GamePad where players can control the game or as a second display that will have additional controls and more info.

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Nordic Games Announce They Have Purchased The IPS Of Desperdos And Silver From Atari

Nordic Games have announced they now own the IP's Desperados and Silver, they were previously owned by Atari. Nordic Games is asking the gaming community the direction they think these new titles should be going in.

About Desperados:

Desperados are stealth-based real-time tactics computer games, developed by Spellbound and released in 2001 and 2006, respectively. In these games (Desperados – Wanted Dead or Alive; Desperados 2 – Cooper´s Revenge), the player controls various characters in a Wild West setting. The protagonist is a knife fighter and gunslinger, John Cooper. As Cooper sets off on his different quests, he is aided by some of his trustworthy companions.

About Silver:
Silver, released in 1999, is an Action RPG for Microsoft Windows, Dreamcast and Macintosh OS. The game was produced by Infogrames initially for Windows, and later on the Dreamcast. The story focuses around a young warrior called David and his quest to retrieve his wife from the clutches of the villain Silver. On his journey he gains a number of followers and visits many different landscapes.

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