Available on PS3 and PSV l Published by Sony l Developed by Sanzaru Games l Classified PG I Supports 1 player

REVIEW IN BRIEF > When a favoured franchise is taken into new hands, fans tend to worry. Sanzaru had already established its credibility with the HD remake of earlier Sly Cooper games, and the studio certainly doesn’t disappoint here. Thieves in Time is a highly polished platformer with a phenomenal amount of gameplay variety, a satisfying (if formulaic) narrative, and a healthy dose of clean humour. Read the rest of this entry »

Presented in glorious alphabetical order, New Media: Retail Roundup is your indispensible checklist of the home console and handheld titles arriving in stores this week. What will you be playing?

MICROSOFT Xbox 360 Nothing

NINTENDO WU Nothing 3DS Nothing

SONY PS3 Nothing PSV Nothing

VARIOUS PC Nothing

New Media: Downloadable Digest is your handy reminder of the downloadable titles released last week.

MICROSOFT Xbox 360 Assassin’s Creed III * Hulk Hogan’s Main Event * Kinect Party * Nickelodeon Dance 2 * Summer Stars 2012 * Terraria

NINTENDO WU LEGO City Undercover 3DS HarmoKnight * Harvest Moon (GBC) * Heroes of Ruin * Luigi’s Mansion 2 * Resident Evil: The Mercenaries * Resident Evil: Revelations * Splinter Cell 3D

SONY PS3 Army of Two: The Devil’s Cartel * BioShock Infinite * Dead or Alive 5 * Dynasty Warriors 7: Empires * LakeMasters EX (PS2) * PSN Picks: Killzone HD + Infamous: Festival of Blood * Robot Warlords (PS2) * SEGA Fight Pack * SEGA Vintage Collection: ToeJam & Earl * Sly Cooper: Thieves in Time * Tales of Graces F * Tiger Woods PGA Tour 14 PSV Dead or Alive 5 Plus * Dead or Alive 5 Plus & Dead or Alive: Paradise * Sly Cooper: Thieves in Time

VALVE Steam Anodyne * BioShock Infinite * Bridge Project * Cut the Rope * Dungeon Hearts * Pressure * Uncharted Waters Online * Warframe

Presented in glorious alphabetical order, New Media: Retail Roundup is your indispensible checklist of the home console and handheld titles arriving in stores this week. What will you be playing?

MICROSOFT Xbox 360 Arcania: The Complete Tale * Army of Two: The Devil’s Cartel * BioShock Infinite * Tiger Woods PGA Tour 14

NINTENDO WU LEGO City Undercover 3DS Luigi’s Mansion 2

SONY PS3 Arcania: The Complete Tale * Army of Two: The Devil’s Cartel * BioShock Infinite * Sly Cooper: Thieves in Time * Tiger Woods PGA Tour 14 PSV Dead or Alive 5 Plus * Sly Cooper: Thieves in Time

VARIOUS PC BioShock Infinite

New Media: Downloadable Digest is your handy reminder of the downloadable titles released last week.

MICROSOFT Xbox 360 Alien Spidy * Dance Central 3 * Giana Sisters: Twisted Dreams * Risen 2: Dark Waters * Stoked: Big Air Edition * Twister Mania

NINTENDO WU Monster Hunter 3: Ultimate * Need For Speed: Most Wanted * Punch-Out (NES) 3DS Monster Hunter 3: Ultimate

SONY PS3 Dollar Dash * Quantum Theory * Uncharted 3: Drake’s Deception GOTY Edition * The Walking Dead: Survival Instinct * The Warriors (PS2) * Warriors Orochi 3 PSV Atelier Totori Plus

VALVE Steam Alien Spidy * Cart Life * DLC Quest * Duke Nukem 3D: Megaton Edition * Incredipede * Lunar Pack * Monster Loves You * Organ Trail: Director’s Cut * Resident Evil 6 * Retro/Grade * Postal * Pro Evolution Soccer 2013 * Shattered Haven * Trials: Evolution Gold Edition * The Walking Dead: Survival Instinct * Ultratron * Weird Worlds: Return to Infinite Space * Worms: Armageddon

In this episode: Saints Row IV, Shroud of the Avatar, Assassin’s Creed IV, SimCity, Matter cancelled, no more Rock Band DLC and much more!

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