Sony has some great titles in store for PlayStation Plus subscribers in May 2017. Six new games will be available to download for free from Tuesday, 2nd May 2017, which include Housemarque’s Alienation (PS4) and Telltale’s Tales from the Borderlands (PS4).
Sony has added fifteen new family friendly games to the PlayStation Now library in Europe, which includes How to Train Your Dragon 2, Sonic Adventure 2 and Ibb & Obb. The complete list of new titles can be found below, and are included in the PlayStation Now subscription.
Last month, Ubisoft’s multiplayer sandbox Ghost Recon Wildlands was the top selling title according to the US PlayStation Store Chart. The game managed to beat the other newcomer Mass Effect: Andromeda, which sold well to come in third place.
Less than a year after release, Sony will be shutting down the servers for free-to-play title title Kill Strain on the PS4. First released on 12 July 2016, the title appears to have flopped and failed to build up a decent online community. In addition, Sony has announced that other titles will also be losing their online components.
Naughty Dog have released a new trailer for Uncharted: Lost Legacy, and revealing the game’s official release date and price tag. The stand-along game (not part of Uncharted 4) will retail for €39.99/£29.99, and will be available from 23rd August 2017.
Sony has revealed that Gran Turismo Sport will be getting a closed beta in Europe, starting this Saturday, 15th April 2017 from 14:00 BST. Races in the beta will run at fixed times, which are different for the weekend and weekdays. You can sign-up for the beta here.
March 2017 saw the release of several new games, including new AAA titles Horizon Zero Dawn, and Mass Effect Andromeda. As expected, Horizon Zero Dawn was the top selling title on the PS4 last month, followed by Ghost Recon Wildlands – also a newcomer.
Sony has announced that Jak and Daxter are making a return to PlayStation this year, in the form of PS2 Classics for the PS4. Jak and Daxter: The Precursor Legacy, Jak II, and Jak 3 will be available on PS4 via download on PlayStation Store, making use pf PS2 emulation to upscale the games to HD, and adding trophy support.
Marvel has confirmed that the first episode for Guardians of the Galaxy: The Tellatale Series will be premiering on April 18th, and the episode is named “Tangled Up in Blue”. The first trailer for the game has also been released (see below). The game will cost £18.99 from the PlayStation Store, but PlayStation Plus subscribers can get it for £15.19.
In a bid to get more players into Eorzea, Square Enix has lifted the 14 day restrictions on the Final Fantasy XIV trial. Previously, prospective players were able to enjoy the game for up to 14 days, after which a subscription would be required. Now, players will be able to enjoy more of what the game has to offer, all the way up to level 35.
