Sony Announce Playstation Plus Comes To The PS Vita In November

Sony have announced Playstation Plus is coming to the Playstation Vita in November. existing PS3 Playstation Plus subscribers will get it on their PS Vita's for no extra charge. the serivce offered will be the same as what is currently offered on the PS3, this includes:

• Games

Members will be able to play the full versions of designated content for PS Vit available on PlayStation Store as long as membership is effective, at no extra cost. The lineup of games that will be offered and other details will be announced at a later date.

• Discounts

Members will have access to exclusive discounts on designated content for PS Vita.

• Online Game Save

Members will automatically or manually be able to upload game save data files for compatible games to Online Game Save Storage with 1GB of space on the PlayStation Network (that is 1GB for Vita and 1GB for PS3, which means users have 2GB in total)

• Automatic content downloads and updates

PS Vita will automatically download designated game demos and game updates, and also download system software updates (but not install them). PS Vita will automatically start up to download content and will enter standby mode after the download has completed.

• Automatic Trophy sync

PS Vita will automatically start up at a designated time to sync Trophy information with PlayStation Network servers.

Source: EU Playstation Blog

Sony Have Revealed The New PS3 Slim, 12GB SSD, 250GB HDD Or 500GB HDD Versions Out From 25th September

Sony have revealed the new PS3 Slim. this new model features a new deisgn and form factor which means it is more than half as heavy and big as the original PS3 and 25% as big when compared to the current PS3 Slim.

there are 4 different hardware versions of this new PS3. Japan and the USA will get 250GB and 500GB versions. in Japan both versions come out on 4th October for ¥24,900 And ¥29,800 respectively. the USA gets the 250GB version first on 25th September for $249 and the 500GB version comes out on 30th October for $299. The EU and UK get a 12GB SSD version and the 500GB HDD version. the 500GB version comes out first on 28th September for €299 and the 12GB SSD version comes out on 12th October.

	Storage size	Recommended Retail Price	Launch Date
North America	HDD 500GB	US$299	October 30th
	HDD 250GB	US$249	September 25th
Europe/ PAL territories	HDD 500GB	€299*2	September 28th
	Flash Memory 12GB*3	€229*2	October 12th
Japan	HDD 500GB	29,800 Yen (including tax)	October 4th
	HDD 250GB	24,900Yen (including tax)	October 4th

Sony have confirmed to me that current HDD's in the original PS3 and PS3 Slim can be placed in all these new models apart from the 12GB SSD version. a special standalone HDD will be released for the SSD model, it will be 250 GB, come with an attachment and cost €89.99.

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Product name		PlayStation®3
Release date		North America: September 25th, 2012(HDD 250GB) October 30th, 2012(HDD 500GB) Europe: September 28th, 2012 (HDD 500GB) October 12th , 2012 (Flash Memory 12GB) Japan: October 4th , 2012
Recommended Retail Price		HDD 500GB model: $299/ €299/ 29980 yen (including tax) HDD 250GB model: $299/ 24980 yen (including tax) Flash memory 12GB model: €229
Product code		CECH-4000series (Charcoal Black / Classic White)
CPU		Cell Broadband Engine™
GPU		RSX®
Audio output		LPCM 7.1ch, Dolby Digital, Dolby Digital Plus, Dolby TrueHD, DTS, DTS-HD, AAC.
Memory		256MB XDR Main RAM, 256MB GDDR3 VRAM
Storage size		CECH-4000A　　　: Flash Memory 12GB CECH-4000B　　　: HDD 250 GB CECH-4000B　　　: HDD 500GB*1
Inputs/ Outputs*2	Hi-Speed USB (USB 2.0)	2
Networking		Ethernet (10BASE-T, 100BASE-TX, 1000BASE-T) × 1
		IEEE 802.11 b/g
		Bluetooth® 2.0 (EDR)
Controller		Wireless Controller （Bluetooth®）
AV output	Resolution	1080p, 1080i, 720p, 480p, 480i　(for PAL 576p, 576i)
	HDMI OUT connector*3	1
	AV MULTI OUT connector	1
	Digital out (optical) connector	1
BD／DVD／CD drive (read only)	Maximum read rate	BD × 2 (BD-ROM) DVD × 8 (DVD-ROM)CD × 24 (CD-ROM)
Power		AC 220 – 240, 50/60Hz*4
Power consumption		Approx. 190W
External dimensions (excluding maximum projecting part )		Approx. 290 × 60 × 230 mm (width × height × length)
Mass		Approx. 2.1kg *5
Included *6		PlayStation®3 system × 1 Wireless Controller (DUALSHOCK®3) × 1 AC power cord × 1 AV cable × 1 USB cable × 1

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Activision Have Released New Goldfinger Screenshots And A Trailer For 007 Legends And Revealed The Games Boxart

Activision have released new screenshots and a trailer showing Goldfinger action in 007 Legends. Activision have also revealed the boxart for 007 Legends.


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BioWare Co-Founders Ray Muzyka And Greg Zeschuk Have Announced They Are Retiring From BioWare

BioWare co-founders Ray Muzyka And Greg Zeschuk have announced they are retiring from BioWare. both have written blogs about their retirement, you can catch them at Ray Muzyka And Greg Zeschuk. Ray is going to get involved with Social Impact Investment whilst Greg will get involved in Craft Beer, not just making but also creating Beer Diaries.

Source:  BioWare Blog

Rovio Announce Bad Piggies Comes To Mobile And Mac On 27th September

Rovio have revealed Bad Piggies, a Spin-off from Angry Birds, and announced the game is set to come out on 27th September on iOS, Android and Mac. this game lets you play as the Angry Birds Piggies, you have to create vehicles for them to get to the end of level using the building blocks provided. the trailer shows that there are obstacles which mean some vehicles need fly. the way the building works means there are many different ways to complete a level. Rovio have also announced PC and Windows Phone 8 versions will be coming later.



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NCsoft Announce They Are Bringing Guild Wars 2 To Mac, Anyone Who Has Bought The Game Can Try Out Beta

NCsoft have announced they are bringing Guild Wars 2 to Macs, with support from ArenaNet and TransGaming. anyone who has already bought Guild Wars 2 is eligible to join in the Mac Beta. the Beta is live and running on liver servers. when the game goes live, updates will come to both the Mac and PC versions at the same time.

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Bethesda Have Released The Final Behind The Scenes Look At Dishonored

Bethesda have released the final behind the scenes look at Dishonored. this video focuses on the dev team applying the finishing touches to the game.



Source: Bethesda Blog