PlayStation Now has been updated with a selection of new games this week, including Game of the Year editions for Uncharted 3, Tomb Raider and The Walking Dead. The new additions include the full PS3 games and all the DLC released for them, all for just£12.99/€16.99 per month.
Ubisoft have opened up registrations for the Ghost Recon: Wildlands closed beta, which will be taking place from 3rd February to 6th February. You can head over to the Ghost Recon site and sign-up for a invite. If you are lucky enough to get selected, you’ll receive an email with your confirmation.
The next chapter in the Tekken series has been announced by Bandai Namco, and will be coming to the PS4 in June 2017. The upcoming game takes the franchise to the next level with photo-realistic graphics and innovative features and fighting mechanics. The fighter roster will include old favourites, and some new challengers.
Sony and Guerrilla Games have announced a Horizon: Zero Dawn PS4 bundle to coincide with the release of the game. The PS4 bundle will come with a 1 TB PS4 Slim Console, a DualShock 4 Controller, and Horizon Zero Dawn on Blu-ray disc, and will be available from 1st March 2017.
This week’s PlayStation Store update is now live in Europe, adding plenty of new PS4 games, but nothing new for the PS3, PS Vita or PlayStation VR. New PS4 games this week include Resident Evil 7, Kingdom Hearts HD 2.8 Prologue and Digimon World: Next Order. You can also find new DLC for Final Fantasy XV and Watch Dog 2.
People are already talking about the upcoming PlayStation VR games in 2017. Virtual Reality has been gaining a lot of momentum recently, and its only going to get better in 2017. Over 50 PlayStation VR games were released in 2016 – an impressive number considering the PlayStation VR headset only went on sale in October 2016 – less than three months before the end of the year.
The YouTube App on the PS4 has been updated to support 360° videos. Owners of the PlayStation VR will be able to experience 3D videos using the headset with the new update. YouTube doesn’t allow the viewer to step around in the video, but you can view supported videos in any direction.
Ahead of the larger Final Fantasy XIV expansion titled Stormblood, which releases in June 2017, the first part of Patch 3.5 was released today. Patch 3.5 is titled The Far Edge of Fate, and brings with it lots of new content, and new experiences to the main scenario quests. It will be released in two parts, with the first out today.
New content is available on the PlayStation Store today, with lots of new content for PS4 and PS Vita owners, but nothing new for PS3 owners. There are seventeen new games for the PS4 and five new PS Vita game in total, including Gravity Rush 2 (PS4), Firefighters – The Simulation (PS4), and Supermagical (PS VIta). Check out the full list below.
Sony is working on the next major firmware update for the PS4, and it looking to enlist some helpful gamers to help beta test it before it launches. The features of the upcoming firmware haven’t been revealed yet, but you can sign-up for the beta here. Chosen testers will get advanced access to new features and improvements to the PS4, although it may not be in a stable state.
