Following the Battlefield: Hardline beta in July, EA delayed the release of the game into 2015 to allow the developers to spend more time improving the game. EA has now confirmed that the game will be launching in North America on March 17th 2015, followed by a European release on March 19th 2015.
FIFA 15 continues to lead the UK Games Chart for another week, making it five weeks in a row. In other changes, Minecraft: PlayStation Edition has managed to climb 7 places to finish in 2nd place, while Destiny has also gained a few places to end in forth. The problematic DRIVECLUB has dropped out of the Top 10, finishing in 11th position.
Evolution Studios has now confirmed that more servers are now available to handle the number of players trying to play DRIVECLUB online. Frankly, increasing the number of servers available should have been done far sooner than now. The studio also says that more server updates are incoming to further improve performance.
The latest issue of the Official PlayStation Magazine has confirmed that Grand Theft Auto V on the PS4 will run in“pin sharp” 1080p resolution. Other aspects of the game has also been improved, including greater draw distance, 100 new songs and GTA Online supporting up to 30 players.
Sony has released a few videos to show the upcoming features in PS4 Firmware v2.0, which releases tomorrow. The first video takes a look at the new Play Share feature that allows you to stream your game to a friend who doesn’t already own it, either to play co-op or to get help on a level you’re having difficulty with. The second video walks you through the other features of the firmware update.
The Binding Of Isaac: Rebirth is coming to the Instant Game Collection for North America and Europe next month, according to the producer for the game, Tyrone Rodriguez. Rodriguez let slip on the PlayStation.Blog that the game will part of PlayStation Plus in November, and the first of two PS4 games.
A new patch for FIFA 15 will be released to fix the annoying stuttering issues with the game on the PS4. Its surprising that it’s taken EA over a month to fix the issue, but at least a fix will be available shortly. The patch also fixes and improves a number of other features in the game, including adjustments and improvements to shooting and goalkeepers.
It looks like delays with driving simulators is becoming common place. Namco Bandai have decided to delay the launch of Project CARS on all platforms until March 2015, for a number of reasons. Given that the game’s release date was just a few weeks away, the main reason for the delay is to avoid clashing with other big games in the run up to Christmas.
