Sony seem to be catching up with PS4 demand, in the UK at least, with the PS4 now back at stock at GAME stores. The standalone console and various bundles are available to purchase in stores and online. At time of writing, the console is still in stock but they may not be for long. Tesco also has stock available, while Amazon.co.uk will be getting more stock in next week.
Another new trailer for DriveClub has surfaced this week, this time from Japan as they prepare for the PS4 launch next week. The trailer shows new footage from the game, including a first-person view of the driver climbing into a car and the development work gone into the car’s interiors.
A new DRIVECLUB trailer has been released, explaining the brand guidelines for the game as well as revealing new footage. The video covers everything from the logo, typography and colour palette to images, icons and visual effects. In addition, Italian Official PlayStation Magazine has revealed that the game will be available in June.
PS4 launch title, Resogun, will be getting DLC content, developers Housemarque have revealed via their Facebook Fan Page. When questioned about a PS Vita version of the game, the developer revealed that they’re working on “Resogun DLC and another PS4 project”.
New content is available on the US PlayStation Store this week, with InFamous: Second Son (PS4) now available to pre-order, and OlliOlli now available on the PS Vita. New PlayStation Plus content is also available, with two new titles added to the Instant Game Collection.
Once again, the UK Games chart remains unchanged, with the top 4 titles keeping the same position as last week. FIFA 14 remains the no 1 seller, followed by CoD: Ghosts, Battlefield 4 and Assassin’s Creed IV: Black Flag. PS4 exclusive Killzone: Shadow Fall has climbed the chart yet again, gaining two places since last week, coming in at sixth position.
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.
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.
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.
