Sony continues to expand the PlayStation Now library, with 21 new games joining the streaming service this week. Among the new additions you can find the PS3 versions of Quantic Dream’s Heavy Rain and Beyond, and Naughty Dog’s The Last of Us: Left Behind stand-along title. The new additions mean that over 250 titles are now available on PlayStation Now. The full list of new titles is included below.
New content is available on the European PlayStation Store, along with July’s PlayStation Plus update. Twelve new PS4 games, two new PS3 games and two new PS Vita games are available this week, as well as a handful of new add-on content. Notable additions this week include The Banner Saga 2 (PS4), and the Doodle God Ultimate Collection (PS4, PS3).
Bethesda has released the first update for Doom, adding a few new features to the game, along with plenty of bug fixes. Among the new features is “Photo Mode”, which is available in Campaign mode. There are plenty of bug fixes for both the single-player and multiplayer modes, including weapon balancing, trophy glitchs, and the more important game crashes. The update notes can be found below.
Sony Japan has revealed that the online servers for LittleBigPlanet will be closing at the end of July 2016, rendering the online portion of all LittleBigPlanet games useless. The server closure will affect all LBP games including LBP, LBP2, LBP3, LBP Karting, Portable & Vita, affecting the PS3, PS4 and PS Vita games.
Naughty Dog has released the first multiplayer DLC for Uncharted 4: A Thief’s End, along with game update v1.08. The update include a Level System, and entirely new Rank system with exclusive rewards for multiplayer gamers. The update weights in at a massive 1.3 GB, and can be downloaded now. The DOC is available for purchase via the PlayStation Store.
Sony has revealed the free PlayStation Plus games joining the Instant Game Collection in July 2016. The games will be available to download from 5th July, and includes Saints Row: Gat out of Hell (PS4) and Fat Princess (PS3). As an added benefit this month, PS Plus subscribers can get early access to Paragon, the new MOBA from legendary developer Epic Games.
Sony has revealed the latest figures for its PlayStation business, showing that the PS4 had some more than 40 million units world wide as of March 31, 2016. The PS4 remains the fastest selling console in PlayStation history. The PS4 has in turn helped Sony reach almost 21 million PlayStation Plus subscribers.
Sony has announced that it will be terminating support for streaming service Ustream on 1st August 2016 for the PS4 and Live with PlayStation App. It means that you will no longer be able to live stream your gameplay to the service, or watch other gamers’ live streams. Gamers will need to switch to one of the other alternatives: Twitch or YouTube.
This week’s European PlayStation Store update is rather large, especially when compared to recent weeks. You can find a massive 18 new PS4 games, three new PS3 games and four new PS Vita games on the store, along with new add-on content for various PS4 titles. Check out the full update below.
WB Games has revealed that Batman: Return to Arkham has been delayed, with no new release date or window. The delay is to allow the team at Virtuous Games “additional time to deliver a polished Batman Arkham game experience.” A new release date for the game will be revealed when the game is near ready. The game was originally expected to launch in July 2016.
