Good morning everyone. We hope it was a good weekend for you all. It’s a bit of a quiet start in the Gaming News Wrap today. Games Two free DLC packs have been announced for Sniper Elite III. One is the ‘Lost Valley’ multiplayer, while the second is the ‘Sniper Rifles’ pack. Ultima Forever is not forever. The iOS game…
Speaking recently with GamesIndustry, former Sony Computer Entertainment America boss Jack Tretton spoke of his future plans, and how he is broadening his horizons beyond consoles. Tretton was with the Playstation business in the US for every major console launch, before departing from SCEA in early April this year. He does still believe console gaming is alive and well, despite…
Good morning everyone. Friday. It’s Friday. You can thank the zombies for that. You will understand why one day. **BREAKING** EA South Africa have cancelled Titanfall in South Africa. Games Need for Speed Rivals is this week’s PS3 ‘Deal of the Week‘ on the EU PS Store. Until 12 March, the game will be available for the low price of £19.99/€29.99/AU$39.95.…
Good morning all. It’s tough to get yourself going every morning right? Studies have found that reading the Gaming News Wrap every morning may (possibly) help alleviate the difficulty of getting yourself going… just a little. Games This week’s Xbox Live Store deals are Call of Duty focused. Well, Black Ops 2 and Modern Warfare 3 focused specifically. You can…
Sony left Microsoft with a sour taste in their mouths by announcing at E3 that the Playstation 4, unlike the Xbox One, will not enforce any DRM restrictions, meaning that any PS4 game disc can be rented, traded, lent to anyone etc. with no checks or restrictions. While this is completely true with any SCE titles, it may or may…
In an interview with GamesIndustryBiz, SCEA’s John Koller explained how Sony are confident that the Playstation 3 and Vita’s upcoming software line-up will help bolster holiday sales of the related hardware. When pressed about when we could see a price-cut for the Vita, Koller explained that, “It’s a marathon, not a sprint. And it’s certainly going to be a marathon…
Amazon France has listed a Killzone Trilogy costing €59.99 which is around R600. BTGames also have the Trilogy listed for pre-order, further suggesting the package is on its way. TheSixthAxis spotted the Killzone Trilogy pack on the French Amazon which the advert says will be released on 24th October. Both retailers have a history of leaking software, Amazon France has previously leaked…
The release dates for God of War: Ascension has been confirmed for almost all countries. The US already had a confirmed date of 12 March 2013, and as one would expect, the other dates follow in the same week. Mainland Europe will receive the game on 13 March 2013, Australia and New Zealand will get it the following day (14…
Sony has released a number of different colours of the DualShock 3 Playstation controller, from metallic colours to camo and everything in-between. A blog post on the US Playstation Blog acknowledges that getting fans’ feedback is “very important” to Playstation, and so the manufacturer is now calling of fans to submit design ideas for the next DualShock 3 controller. “We want…