Square-Enix revealed a new trailer for Final Fantasy XV at Gamescom in Cologne last week, titled “Dawn”. The 3-minute trailer teases events that occurred 15 years before the game, effectively acting as a prologue to the game, but it’s a rather boring trailer and doesn’t really reveal much about the “dramatic events” Square Enix states in the description.
The European PlayStation Store has been updated with new content today, although this week’s update is DLC heavy. You can find four new PS4 games, along with August’s Instant Game Collection, which includes Lara Croft and the Temple of Osiris and God of War Ascension.
Sony has announced a new feature exclusive to PlayStation Plus subscribers: Vote to Play. The new feature lets subscribers vote on several as-yet unreleased PS4 games to be included in the upcoming month’s game line-up. Although it won’t be a monthly feature, it gives games the power to choose which free game they want to receive.
Sony has unveiled the Uncharted: The Nathan Drake Collection Special Edition, which will be releasing in October 2015 alongside the standard edition of the game. The Special Edition includes a 48-page The Art of Uncharted Trilogy artbook, a steelbook cover for the game and a handful of stickers. Purchasing the collection will also give you exclusive access to the Uncharted 4 multiplayer beta.
Sony is continuing it’s road to financial recovery, having recently reported an increase in profit for Q1 2015. Sony has report $780 million operating profit, up 39% compared to last year, and mostly thanks to the success of the PS4. Sony’s games devision was obviously the most profitable part of the company, reporting 350% increase in profits to $147 million.
PS4 Firmware v2.57 is now available to download, and is required to access the PlayStation Network. The update itself is a minor one, improving system stability and fixing bugs with the System Software. The official changelog can be found below.
New content is available on the European PlayStation Store this week, with seven new PS4 games, one new PS3 game and two new PS Vita games. New games include Journey (PS4), Skullgirls 2nd Encore (PS4), Deadpool (PS3) and Hatoful Boyfriend (PS Vita). You can also find new DLC for all three PlayStation platforms.
Telltale Games has announced that Episode 5 of it’s Game of Thrones series will be releasing next week, starting with the PC release, and Xbox and PS4 versions to follow shortly afterwards. Episode 5 is titled A Nest of Vipers and is the penultimate episode in the series. A trailer for the upcoming episode has been released, which you can find below.
Over the past few months, Sony has been testing the PlayStation Now game streaming service in the UK, but with selected gamers only. However, as of today, the beta is now available to all gamers. The service lets you stream selected PS3 games to your PS4 and other PlayStation Now compatible devices, with compatibility eventually coming for the PS3 and PS Vita.
Treyarch has announced that the PS4 beta for Call of Duty: Black Ops III will begin on August 19th 2015. PS4 owners will get exclusive timed access to the beta, although it’s not clear how long the beta will last and what playable modes will be available. To get access to the PS4 beta, you’ll need to pre-order the game to receive your code.
