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God of War Ascension Beta Releases Fury On PSN This Jan

Posted on December 12, 2012 by Rae Michelle Richards

If you’re a Playstation Plus member it is not just free games that you will get to enjoy early next year. The multiplayer beta version of God of War Ascension will hit the PlayStation store next month but those of you who completed the Rise of the Warrior social game earlier in the year will be able to jump in on the gore filled madness on December 16th.

God of War Ascension was announced at this year’s E3 expo and brings multiplayer to the series for the first time in its five game history. Developed by series creators Sony’s Santa Monica Studios this entry shakes things up a bit by featuring a single player story that has a revised weapon system and a “prompt-less combat” which does away with the traditional quick time events in favor of a more button mashy configuration.

The beta will feature two modes – Team Favor of the Gods and Free for All Favor of the Gods. You earn points via kills, opening chests or holding certain objectives. The full game will be available on March 12th 2013 in North America.

Source: Joystiq

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PS Vita Firmware 2.01 Now Live

Posted on December 4, 2012 by Rae Michelle Richards

PlayStation Vita owners hold on your hats because a new firmware is now live! Okay, so it’s a minor update but it does fix a rather nasty bug that occurred when attempting to sync your PS+ Vita game saves to the cloud. Hopefully no one reading this has lost their saves, with great games like Gravity Rush and Uncharted: Golden Abyss on PSN Plus it would be a shame to have to restart.

The update was announced on twitter this morning and should only take a few moments to apply. On twitter Sony wrote:

“PS Vita system software update 2.01 coming soon. Will fix the issues with automatic synching of PS Plus game saves”

Source: IGN

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PlayStation Plus For Vita Out This November

Posted on September 19, 2012 by Rae Michelle Richards

Sony announced this morning that PlayStation Plus will be launching on the PS Vita this November. At E3 Jack Trenton announced that the service would be coming to the handheld but very little in the way of details were offered. We now have a better picture of what the portable iteration of Sony’s premium membership will offer.

The most anticipated features, free games will of course be available on Vita. Sony promises more details in the future regarding which titles will be offered on Vita. Outside of the free goodies PSN+ members will be able to enjoy discount on downloadable vita games, DLC as well as regular sales. The automatic update feature, which downloads free DLC and patches to the console while on standby, will also be available this November.

What do you think about the inclusion of PSN+ on the Vita? For me, it means more reason to bust out one of my favorite handhelds. The free games do have me a little worried, the Vita doesn’t have the strongest line-up at this point so I don’t see Sony offering any premium games. Perhaps they’ll offer downloadable games like Escape Plan or the recently reduced (can be found for less than $20) Wipeout 2048 or MLB.

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PSN+ Subscribers Get Access To Dust 514 Beta this Weekend

Posted on August 13, 2012 by Rae Michelle Richards

Dust 514, CCP game’s soon to be released free to play FPS has been in closed beta for a number of weeks now and now PSN+ subscribers will be able to check out the game for two weeks from August 21st until September 4th. If you’re already in the closed beta, via all access passes or weekend passes, you’ll also have access to the PSN+ beta test. Unfortunately CCP will not be distributing any additional keys, the company said in a statement.

PSN+ members not only get access to the game but also gain access to the Mercenary Pack, a set of in game gear including armor, weapons and points at a discount rate. As soon as we have more news surrounding Dust 514 we will let you know. Keep an eye out for our impressions following the closed beta!

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Virtua Fighter 5: Final Showdown Now Available, Free on PSN+

Posted on June 5, 2012 by Rae Michelle Richards

Sega’s latest fighting game, Virtual Fighter V: Final Showdown, is now available on PlayStation network and Xbox live. This version of Virtual Fighter V is based upon recent changes that were brought to the arcade version and includes 19 characters, interactive arenas, a new training mode and eight player online matches.

The game is priced at 14.99 USD (OR 1200 Microsoft points) and clocks in at around 2 GB. Sony revealed that the PlayStation 3 version of the game will be free for PlayStation plus members starting this afternoon. What are you waiting for? When I get into the arena and fight!

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