Crash Bandicoot fans out there will be happy to know that the PS4 remaster has a official release date. Activision has confirmed that Crash Bandicoot N. Sane Trilogy will be releasing on 30th June 2017 in both Europe and North America. The original games have been remastered, with every level recreated as accurately as possible.
Ubisoft has announced that there will be an open beta for Ghost Recon: Wildlands, starting next week, but only running for a few days. The beta will start on 23rd February 2017, and will run until the 27th. The beta will be available to download from Monday 20th February, so it can be installed ahead of start date.
Sony has today made a rather shocking announcement – it is to close PlayStation Now on all supported devices except the PS4 and PC after “thoughtful consideration”. From 15th August 2017, PlayStation Now will no longer be usable on the PS3, PS Vita and PS TV, and all supported TV models. A selection of TV models will lost support at early as 15th May 2017.
If you didn’t any Valentine gifts this year, don’t worry, the PlayStation Store has plenty of new content to down your sorrows with. This week, the European PlayStation Store has eighteen new PS4 games and one new PS Vita game to enjoy.
Psyonix has announced that Rocket League will be getting a patch next week, which adds PS4 Pro support to the game. The patch will allow the game to run at 1080p with 60fps on a standard PS4, and in 4K at 60fps on the PS4 Pro.
Telltale has revealed that the third episode of The Walking Dead: A New Frontier will be releasing in March, although an exact release date has yet to be confirmed. The new episode is titled “Above The Law”, and those with a season pass will be able to download this episode for free.Read More
Following the release of the US PlayStation Store Chart for January, Sony Europe has released the chart for Europe, revealing the same top selling title on the PS4: ARK: Survival Evolved, and for a second month in a row. Elsewhere, Resident Evil 7 Biohazard debuted in 10th place, and the only newcomer in the top 20. See the full charts below.
New content has been added for PlayStation Plus subscribers this week, which includes LittleBigPlanet 3 (PS4), Not a Hero (PS4) and four other games in Europe and North America. Asia’s update has also now gone live, and arguably includes better games that the Western update. Asia received two PS4 games in the February update, including LBP3, and Housemarque’s Alienation.
The full changelog for PS4 Firmware v4.50 has been leaked, revealing more details about the upcoming firmware update. The changelog reveals that a USB 3.0 HDD must be used to make use of the external HDD feature introduced in this firmware update. Other changes include posting of animated GIFs, changes to the Notification system so all notifications appear in a single list, and changes to make creating sub-account much easier.
The first Top Download list of 2017 has been revealed for North America, listing the top downloaded titles in January 2017. ARK: Survivor’s Pack was the top downloaded game on the PS4, beating RESIDENT EVIL 7 biohazard. Surprisingly, majority of the PS4 chart was filled with old titles making a re-entry, thanks to the January Sales.
