A forum post on LittleBigPlanet Central has revealed that the LittleBigPlanet 3 private beta will be starting next month, with invites going out over the next couple of weeks. MediaMolecule have hand-picked a small number of gamers from the LBP community to take part in the beta, and will be receiving messages to their LBP Central inbox.
Although the Destiny beta was previously advertised as a pre-order incentive, Bungie has decided to open up the beta to all gamers with compatible consoles. The open beta is available to anyone with a PS4, PS3, Xbox One or Xbox 360, and will be available until the end of July 26th 2014. You have just over a day to download and play the game if you haven’t already.
Indie developers VooFoo Studios and Publisher Ripstone announced today that Pure Pool will be releasing on the PS4 next week. The game will be heading to Europe on 29th July, followed by North America on on 30th July. The developers have taken hyper-realism to a whole new level with Pure Pool, with beautiful high definition graphics and silky-smooth gameplay.
Sony has announced that an upcoming Firmware update will finally allow users to watch their 3D Blu-Ray films on the PS4. The feature should really have been part of the PS4 at launch, but will now be included with PS4 Firmware Update 1.75. The announcement from Sony follows a similar one from Microsoft, which revealed 3D Blu-ray support for the Xbox One next month.
Ubisoft have released a trailer for Assassin’s Creed Unity which showcases the new game engine used to develop the game. Creative Director Alex Amancio presents the technological leap which will allow you to live a unique experience in Assassin’s Creed Unity, and describes the game as a “true next-gen” experience.
DICE has announced that cops-and-robber shooter Battlefield: Hardline has been delayed into early 2015. The game was scheduled for release on October 21st 2014 but has now been pushed back to 2015 following feedback from the recent beta. The extra development time will mean the Visceral Games team will be able to push the game further and make it even better.
Two new multiplayer maps are coming to Killzone: Shadow Fall on the PS4 this week, with North America getting them as part of today’s PlayStation Store update, followed by Europe tomorrow. The two new maps are free to download for all players of the game, and include: The Terminal and Stormgracht.
The Last of Us: Remastered’s street date has been broken by retailers, with photos of physical copies of the game appearing online. The game is just over a week away from release, but the packshot reveals that the game will require 50GB of space on the PS4’s hard disk. The game officially releases on the PS4 on July 29th 2014.
The removal of the Kinect from Xbox One has prompted a big increase in sales for the Xbox One, but it’s still struggling to catch up to the PS4. According to new numbers from NPD, Sony’s is the top-selling U.S. next-gen console for June, which marks the sixth month in a row it has collected that honor. Despite the price of the Xbox One dropping by $100, Microsoft is still having trouble beating PS4 sales.
Sony has revealed two game-themed PS4 consoles for the Japanese market: a Glacier White PS4 with simplistic Destiny branding, and a Jet Black PS4 with The Last of Us branding. It’s unclear if either of these console will be available in North America or Europe, but The Last of Us PS4 will be releasing in Japan on August 21st 2014, followed by the Destiny PS on September 11th 2014.
