Sony has announced that PlayStation Now will be coming to PC, allowing your favourite PlayStation games to be played on a Windows PC for the first time. The service will launch in parts of Europe on 24th August 2016, followed by North America shortly after. In addition, Sony are releasing a DualShock 4 USB Wireless Adaptor to allow your existing controllers to be used on PC.
Europe’s PlayStation Store update this week is a little on the light side, but there is still plenty of new content to enjoy, especially on the PS4. Nine new PS4 games are available on the PS4 along with one new game for the PS Vita. New games include Grow Up (PS4), Paragon (PS4) and F1 2016 (PS4). You can also find a handful of new DLC for various PS3 games, including Hitman Episode 4.
Dontnod Entertainment has announced that the first episode of Life is Strange is now free to download on the PS4 and PS3. The first episode, titled Chrysalis, will remain free to download regardless of whether you are a PlayStation Plus subscriber or not. If you’re not familiar with Life is Strange, check out a brand new trailer below.
This week’s European PlayStation Store update is live, bringing with it 17 new PS4 games and three new PS Vita games. New games include 10 Second Ninja X (PS4, PS Vita), the free The King of Fighters XIV demo (PS4), and Gal*Gun: Double Peace (PS4, PS Vita). See below for the full list of new games and add-on content in this week’s update.
Telltale Games have announced that the first episode in their new Batman series is coming to consoles and other platforms in August. The August release will be digital only, but a physical version will be available for purchase starting September 13th in North America and September 16th in Europe as a special Season Pass Disc. The exact date for the August digital-only release has yet to be revealed.
With the gaming option available now it is extremely difficult to develop a game that will grasp customer interest immediately. It takes time to build up a reputation and so for some games it is about having a distinguishing feature that makes it accessible to the masses. Whether that is excellent graphics, gameplay or design, or a combination of all three, but there is a high standard expected in the gaming industry given the amount of platforms and devices that can be used to game with.
A number of new games and add-on content have been added to the European PlayStation Store this week. Notable additions include ADR1FT (PS4), Kill Strain (PS4), and Gal*Gun: Double Peace (PS4, PS Vita). You can also find Black Ops 3’s latest DLC pack, and for fans of movie tie-ins, a new Ghostbusters game (PS4).
SCEE has released the PlayStation Store charts for June 2016, revealing Battlefield 4 as the top selling title on the PS4. The EA promotions on Battlefield helped the title climb into the number one spot, followed by Battlefield Hardline. May’s top selling title, Uncharted 4: A Thief’s End, dropped to 15th place in June’s chart, and new comer Resident Evil 5 debuted on the chart in 18th place.
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).
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.
