HBO CEO Richard Plepler has announced that HBO and PlayStation have partnered to offer the popular HBO GO app on the PS3, with a PS4 version to follow. Gamers with an HBO subscription will have unlimited, on-demand access to HBO shows like Game of Thrones, Boardwalk Empire and True Detective on their consoles with the HBO GO app.
The GTA Online maintenance period that took place yesterday by Rockstar was to address cheaters in the game, it has been revealed. The maintenance period was used to remove counterfeit GTA$ from the game’s economy, which was created by a small number of players through an exploit. Those responsible for using the exploit will face tough action, according to Rockstar.
Shuhei Yoshida has confirmed via twitter that the PS4 won’t be getting a firmware update to disable the DualShock 4’s lightbar in games that don’t use the feature. Twitter user @Mimzymoo asked the Sony Worldwide Studios President, “Will a future update disable the [DualShock 4] light bar for games that don’t use the light?” He replied with, “No.”
DriveClub was expected to be a launch title in Japan, when the PS4 releases there on February 22nd 2014, but has been officially delayed. Sony Japan has announced via a Press Release that the game has been delayed due to “various reasons,” and now has an “undecided” release date.
Rockstar has revealed that GTA Online will be online from early this morning for an unspecified amount of time. The maintenance period starts at 2 AM GMT (9 PM Eastern Tine) and will finish at some point on Thursday, but an exact time wasn’t revealed. The nature of the maintenance period wasn’t disclosed, but could relate to new features or improved reliability.
Guerrilla Games have revealed two new multiplayer maps for Killzone: Shadow Fall, which will be released to the community free of charge. The two maps are inspired by key locations from the single-player campaign: The Cruiser and The Hanger; both of which will be fully compatible with Killzone Shadow Fall’s Custom Warzone feature.
New content is available on the US PlayStation Store this week, with Assassin’s Creed III: Liberation HD now available to download on the PS3 as well as the Guacamelee! Bundle Fantastico. BioShock Infinite has also been added to the Instant Game Collection.
If you haven’t already picked up Guacamelee! on the PS3 or PS Vita, you’ll be happy to know that Drinkbox Studios will be releasing a new bundle to the PlayStation Store next week: Guacamelee! Bundle Fantastico. The bundle will include a number of extras including DLC content, the soundtrack, avatars and XMB themes.
Guerrilla Games have released a new patch for Killzone: Shadow Fall on the PS4, updating the game to v1.08. The patch weighs in at 308 MB and fixes several bugs and glitches in the game, including the voice pack crash for Play-Go versions of the game.
This week, Tecmo Koei has confirmed that Dynasty Warriors NEXT (PS Vita) will be coming to PlayStation Plus in February to Europe. Furthermore, Outlast (PS4) was also confirmed to be coming to the service in February via its Facebook page.
