Philippe Cardon, head of PlayStation France, has said that the DRIVECLUB‘s ongoing server issues are nothing to do with server infrastructure or lack of, but related to the way the game was programmed. The coding in the game prevents multiple players from connecting at the same time, effectively creating a bottleneck and resulting in some players not being able to connect.
As we approach the PS4’s one year anniversary in mid-November, Sony has released their latest financial results. The report shows that Sony has sold 13.5 million PS4 consoles in just under a year globally, but the company has posted an overall loss.
Ubisoft has released a new trailer for Assassin’s Creed Unity, which is releasing on November 11th 2014. The new trailer is quite an epic one, revealing a major plot twist in the game (spoiler alert). In the new trailer, called “Time Anomaly”, you see hero Arno in Paris when the time simulation collapses and ends up in an different era.
Even after weeks of sever updates and optimisations, Evolution Studios still cannot get every racer to connect to the DRIVECLUB servers. The latest update from the studio says that the “majority” of gamers can now get online, which means issues still exist.
Ahead of The Crew’s December 2nd 2014 release date, Ubisoft is planning to hold a second closed beta to test out the game. The beta will let you explore the entire United States with no loading screens and access all the missions and challenges in the Midwest area.
New content is available on the European PlayStation Store, with eight new PS4 games, ten new PS3 games and three new PS Vita games added. You can also find new DLC content and over ten new PS Mobile games for the PS Vita and compatible mobile devices. The YouTube app is available for the PS4, and Live from PlayStation is available for the PS Vita too.
Destiny is getting it’s first expansion pack in December, Bungie has revealed. Dubbed The Dark Below, the expansion pack features new weapons and gear, and new story, co-operative, and multiplayer activities. The DLC will be available form December 9th 2014, for a hefty price of £19.99 (without the season pass).
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.
With the release of PS4 Firmware v2.00 yesterday, the PS4 now supports custom themes. The firmware update lets you change the background and icons on the PS4 using themes downloadable from the PlayStation Store, or you can change the colour of the default “flow” dynamic background.
Lots of new content is available on the US PlayStation Store this week, with nine new PS4 games, eight new PS3 games and five new PS Vita games. You can also find new pre-orders, new additions to PlayStation Now, including inFAMOUS 2 and House of the Dead 4, and lots of new themes and avatars to customise your PS4, PS3 or PS Vita with.
