Launch Dates for SOE's PlayStation Network Titles

Sony Online Entertainment has revealed the release dates for three of its PlayStation Network titles, all of which have playable demos at Gamescom this week. Here's the rundown:

  • PAYDAY: The Heist (seen above) will be available on the PC and PlayStation Network on October 4 for $19.99. Downloadable expansions will be released later this year. It's a squad-based first-person shooter that puts players in the roles of career criminals. Teams of four players will get to fight their way through six action-packed heists that dynamically change for every play-through.
  • Rochard will launch on the PlayStation Network on September 27 for $9.99. It's a side-scrolling puzzle platformer that follows the story of astro-miner John Rochard as he uses his wits and mining tools to fend off space pirates, save his team of missing miners and solve the mystery behind the discovery of an ancient alien artifact.
  • Sideway: New York comes to the PlayStationNetwork on October 11 for $9.99. You'll play as Nox, a graffiti artist who uses window ledges, drain pipes and graffiti tags on his quest to defeat his nemesis Spray, rescue his friends and ultimately escape back to the real world.