The August 2018 line-up of PlayStation Plus games have been revealed, and will be available on the PlayStation Store from 7th August 2018. For the PS4, subscribers can look forward to Mafia III and Dead by Daylight. The August line-up also includes two bonus games – one for the PS VR and one for PlayLink.
In line with the US, Amazon UK is updating its Prime subscription and removing the £2 pre-order discount that was available on physical games. The guaranteed £2 discount will come to an end on 7th August 2018, but until then, any game pre-orders will still get the £2 discount.
The PS4 is getting an exclusive private beta for upcoming shooter Call Of Duty: Black Ops 4, followed by a separate private beta in September. Starting at 5pm BST on 3rd August, the beta will be available to those who have pre-ordered Black Ops 4 for the PS4. The following weekend, the beta will open up to other platforms.
On July 24th No Man’s Sky will be getting a massive free update titled “No Man’s Sky Next”. The update brings a full multiplayer experience to the game, as well as other improvements including improved visuals, unlimited base buildings and more. Check out the trailer and patch notes below.
The US PlayStation Store chart for June 2018 has been revealed, showing the top selling PlayStation games in North America last month. On the PS4, the top seller was GTA V, beating FIFA 18 and God of War to the top. Elsewhere, Job Simulator was the top selling title PS VR title, and H1Z1: Battle Royale was the top free-to-play title.
A short, well produced, fan film has been released for Uncharted, starring Nathan Fillion as Nathan Drake. Directed by Allan Ungar, the 15 minute live-action film shows the potential of a Hollywood movie based on the video game series, and features a great fight sequence that will be familiar to fans of the game.
The PlayStation Store chart for June 2018 has been released, showing the top selling games in Europe last month. On the PS4, FIFA 18 was the top selling title, likely due to World Cup fever. Last month’s top seller, Detroit: Become Human, dropped to tenth in the chart, and God of War continues to hold the third position.
Despite Sony releasing a list of games to have their online capabilities turned off, it appears that PS3 title Starhawk was missed off the list. The servers for the game were turned off on 30th June 2018, and was announced with a mere notice on the game’s page on the PlayStation Store.
Sony has announced that the cost of PlayStation Vue’s multi-channel plans are set to increase starting 24th July 2018. The four plans: Access, Core, Elite and Ultra; will each go up by $5 per month, and will come into effect for current subscribers by the end of the month. The price increase does not affect the add-on and standalone channels.
New games are available on the European PlayStation Store today, with the release of UFC 3 ICON Edition, Red Faction Guerrilla Re-Mars-tered and PS VR title The Walker. New PlayStation Plus content has also been added to the store today, which includes Heavy Rain and Absolver.
