New PlayStation Plus content will be available to subscribers in North America and Europe tomorrow, following the weekly PlayStation Store update. August’s games include Lara Croft and the Temple of Osiris (PS4), God of War Ascension (PS3) and Sound Shapes (cross-buy). As a result, last months games, including Rocket League will be removed, so be sure to download any games you’ve missed.
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.
With a PlayStation Plus subscription, games get 1 GB of cloud storage included in the subscription plan, letting you back up your savedata. The space is sufficient for the PS3 and PS Vita, where savedata is much smaller (usually a few megabytes per game), but the same can’t be said about the PS4. As I recently found out, many PS4 games have far larger data saved, filling up your cloud storage quickly.
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.
SCEA released the PlayStation Store chart for June 2015, revealing the top selling games and DLC across all three consoles. On the PS4, The Elder Scrolls Online: Tamriel Unlimited debuted at number 1 on PS4, followed by Batman: Arkham Knight and The Witcher 3, while Minecraft continues its reign atop the PS3 chart. Final Fantasy VII saw a sudden surge in downloads too, thanks to this announcement.
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.
Sony has released the PlayStation Store chart for June 2015, revealing the top selling games in Europe. There were a number of new releases last month on the PS4, but The Elder Scrolls Online sold the most digital copies to come out on top – beating Batman: Arkham Knight in the process, which came in second. On the PS Vita, FIFA 15 gained a place to finish on top.
Earlier this week, Naughty Dog features an extended gameplay demo of upcoming game Uncharted 4 on Twitch. The video is an extended version of the one features at Sony’s E3 Press Conference last month, with just under 15 minutes of footage. In related news, Naughty Dog has also confirmed that the single player story will be locked to 30fps, but 60fps is still the aim for the multiplayer mode.
Konami have revealed a Special Edition PS4 to accompany their upcoming title Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain. The Crimson Red PS4 will feature Phantom Pain branding on the PS4 (500 GB version) and DualShock 4 controller. A copy of MGS V: The Phantom Pain Special Edition will also be included, featuring exclusive items.
