Last month, Ubisoft’s multiplayer sandbox Ghost Recon Wildlands was the top selling title according to the US PlayStation Store Chart. The game managed to beat the other newcomer Mass Effect: Andromeda, which sold well to come in third place.
New content is available on the European PlayStation Store today, which includes over 20 new PS4 games, and one new PS Vita game. New additions include Telltale’s Guardians of the Galaxy, Full Throttle Remastered, and Wonder Boy: The Dragon’s Trap.
Less than a year after release, Sony will be shutting down the servers for free-to-play title title Kill Strain on the PS4. First released on 12 July 2016, the title appears to have flopped and failed to build up a decent online community. In addition, Sony has announced that other titles will also be losing their online components.
New content is available on the European PlayStation Store, with twelve new PS4 games, three new PS vita games, and one new PS VR game added, along with new DLC. New games this week include The Sexy Brutale, and the Styx bundle.
Naughty Dog have released a new trailer for Uncharted: Lost Legacy, and revealing the game’s official release date and price tag. The stand-along game (not part of Uncharted 4) will retail for €39.99/£29.99, and will be available from 23rd August 2017.
Sony has revealed that Gran Turismo Sport will be getting a closed beta in Europe, starting this Saturday, 15th April 2017 from 14:00 BST. Races in the beta will run at fixed times, which are different for the weekend and weekdays. You can sign-up for the beta here.
March 2017 saw the release of several new games, including new AAA titles Horizon Zero Dawn, and Mass Effect Andromeda. As expected, Horizon Zero Dawn was the top selling title on the PS4 last month, followed by Ghost Recon Wildlands – also a newcomer.
Sony has released a minor firmware update for the PS4, bring the current system software to v4.55. Unfortunately, the update doesn’t do much except fix bugs with the system. According to the changelog, the update simply “improves the quality of the system performance”.
Sony has announced that Jak and Daxter are making a return to PlayStation this year, in the form of PS2 Classics for the PS4. Jak and Daxter: The Precursor Legacy, Jak II, and Jak 3 will be available on PS4 via download on PlayStation Store, making use pf PS2 emulation to upscale the games to HD, and adding trophy support.
Marvel has confirmed that the first episode for Guardians of the Galaxy: The Tellatale Series will be premiering on April 18th, and the episode is named “Tangled Up in Blue”. The first trailer for the game has also been released (see below). The game will cost £18.99 from the PlayStation Store, but PlayStation Plus subscribers can get it for £15.19.
