PS4 to receive Nidhogg, Spelunky, Skulls of the Shogun and more

May 1st, 2014, 23:35 Posted By: wraggster

Sony has revealed a dozen new games heading to PS4. Some are going multi-format too.Source.

There's some pretty great finds in here like Eurogamer favourites Spelunky, Nidhogg, and Skulls of the Shogun. The rest of the lineup isn't too shabby either with hilarious party game Starwhal: Just the Tip and promising subversive retro platfromer Axiom Verge bringing their unique flavours to Sony's platforms.Spelunky creator Derek Yu noted on the US PlayStation Blog that Mossmouth is once again working with Blitworks - who did the PS3 and Vita conversions - on this latest PS4 build, which will feature 1080p graphics, more social features in the Daily Challenge mode, and an option to upload replays to the leaderboards.Here's the full list of Sony's recently announced indie lineup:PS4 only:

• Nidhogg - Mark Essen's minimalist two-player fencing extravaganza.
• Skulls of the Shogun: The Bone-a-Fide Edition - 17-Bit's turn-based strategy game.
• Source - Fenix Fire Games' stylish 3D Metroidvania.
• Chasm - Discord Games' procedurally-generated adventure platformer.
• Jamestown Plus - Final Form Games co-op shmup.
• Ironclad Tactics - Zachtronics' rapid-fire card-based strategy game.
• Apotheon - AlienTrap's stylish 2D ancient Greek platforming adventure.
• Escape Goat 2 - MagicTimeBean's puzzle platformer presented by Double Fine.

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PS4 gets Sky Go and Now TV from this summer

May 1st, 2014, 23:38 Posted By: wraggster

UPDATE: Sky has told Eurogamer the Now TV app is still coming to Xbox One - and it will do so "by summer"."We enjoy a long track-record of innovating with Microsoft and look forward to the launch of Now TV on Xbox One by summer," a spokesperson said."We will announce the more details on the Now TV app for Xbox One nearer to the time of launch in the summer this year."But what of Sky Go?"Looking ahead, we will also consider any future opportunities for Sky Go," the spokesperson added.
ORIGINAL STORY: PlayStation 4 receives Sky Go and Now TV from this summer, Sky has announced.The deal between Sky and Sony means PS4 owners can watch Now TV on their PS4 from this summer. Sky Go will be available later this year, Sky said.Now TV customers can use PS4 to watch content as part of their subscriptions. Sky TV customers can watch TV from Sky Go on PlayStation 3 or PS4 for the first time. Now TV support was added to the PS3 last year.Sony Computer Entertainment UK boss Fergal Gara said: "Now TV has been a great addition to the PlayStation 3 entertainment portfolio, so bringing it to the new PS4 is going to delight all users of the newest, most powerful member of the PlayStation family."Sky Go joining both PlayStation platforms further enhances our credentials as the ultimate gaming and entertainment package."Sky Go is the service that lets Sky customers watch live and on demand content in line with their subscription at no extra cost on a variety of devices. Now TV is a contract-free internet streaming service for Sky Movies, Sky Sports and shows on the likes of Sky Atlantic. When it comes to Sky Sports, for example, you can pay a one-off fee of £9.99 to gain access to those channels for a 24 hour period.There was no mention of Xbox One in today's announcement. Back in November Sky told Eurogamer that Now TV would be made available on Xbox One in the summer of 2014.When Microsoft published its list of Xbox One entertainment apps many noticed there was no mention of a Sky Go app, formerly the Sky Player, which is currently available on Xbox 360.

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PlayStation 4 indie devs are already using Project Morpheus

May 1st, 2014, 23:50 Posted By: wraggster

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PlayStation recruits ad agency to 'reposition' PlayStation Plus.

May 1st, 2014, 23:56 Posted By: wraggster

Sony has recruited ad agency Work Club help push PlayStation Plus across Europe.
The agency will 'rebrand and reposition' the PS Plus service, according to CampaignLive.

For those that don't know, PS Plus is the subscription service available for PS3, PS4 and PS Vita that allows for online gaming on PS4, and offers a range of free games across all platforms. It's grown dramatically since the launch of PS4, but isn't as widespread on Sony's consoles as Xbox Live has been across Microsoft's machines.

The European advertising agency for Sony Computer Entertainment Europe had been 180 Amsterdam since 2011.

http://www.mcvuk.com/news/read/plays...n-plus/0131886

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Gran Turismo 6 remembers racing legend Ayrton Senna

May 2nd, 2014, 00:44 Posted By: wraggster

It's been two decades since Formula One racing champion Ayrton Senna died during a Grand Prix race at Italy's Imola Circuit, and to memorialize the grim anniversary, the developers behind Gran Turismo 6 have unveiled a two-pronged tribute.

Pay a visit to the Gran Turismo website and you'll find a new section dedicated to Senna. Currently the site's focus is on the Ayrton Senna Institute, a non-profit dedicated to educating the youth of Brazil. Here you'll find an overview of the Institute's work, including a short film directed by the same auteur responsible for the visually striking Gran Turismo documentary Kaz: Pushing the Virtual Divide. As May rolls along, the site will be updated with two slideshows depicting important moments in Senna's career.

Alongside this web content, the month-long Senna memorial will also see the debut of "in-game racing content only available in Gran Turismo 6," though neither Sony nor the Gran Turismo team offer further details on what to expect.

http://www.joystiq.com/2014/05/01/gr...-ayrton-senna/

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Borderlands 2 caps co-op play on Vita at two Vault Hunters

May 2nd, 2014, 22:30 Posted By: wraggster

In sad news for fans of the frenetic multiplayer gunplay found in Borderlands 2, it has been revealed that the game's upcoming Vita incarnation will only support a maximum of two players during co-operative play.

"We checked in with the SCEA Third Party Production team, who confirmed that while they strived to include four-player co-op in the game, they made a decision late in their development cycle to focus on providing the best two-player-only co-op experience possible," a Sony representative wrote on the PlayStation.blog. "As a result, the maximum co-operative player count forBorderlands 2 on PS Vita is capped at two."

While this is disappointing, players can look forward to the wealth of content otherwise found in the handheld Borderlands 2. Not only are saves cross-compatible with the PlayStation 3 version of Borderlands 2, but the Vita game includes six of the DLC packs released for its console counterpart after launch. Plus, online multiplayer is available for anyone suddenly depressed that they can't shoot up Pandora with three nearby pals.

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Slightly Mad Studios gives first look at Project Cars

May 5th, 2014, 23:26 Posted By: wraggster

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US PS Plus update: PES 2014, Stick it to the Man

May 6th, 2014, 00:37 Posted By: wraggster

US PlayStation Plus subscribers will this week get access to two new Instant Game Collection titles, Sony has confirmed.
Bizarre point-and-click adventure Stick it to Man is the latest IGC title for PS4 owners, while football sim Pro Evolution Soccer 2014 will be added to the list for PS3.
Both titles will join the IGC list as part of the weekly US PlayStation Store update tomorrow, May 6.
These are among six IGC newcomers SCEA has confirmed for the month of May, with dark platformer Limbo and puzzle game Surge Deluxe on Vita, and platformer Puppeteer and 2D fighting game Skullgirls Encore on PS3 also to come later this month.
This week's US PS Store update will also see the introduction of a sale on Activision titles. The full list of discounted games and prices is below:

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I want PlayStation to be the easiest dev platform, says Sony's Boyes

May 6th, 2014, 00:41 Posted By: wraggster

PS4 and PS Vita are regularly lauded as two of the most developer-friendly platforms in the console business, but Sony's Adam Boyes wants PlayStation to be the most simple and accessible platform possible.
Adam Boyes joined Sony as a dev relations exec in 2012In a newly published interview with CVG, the developer relations executive said "I would like [PlayStation] to be the easiest, most accessible place for anyone that's making great games to come out, and have their games come to the broadest amount of people".
Valve's Steam platform, as well as Apple's App Store, are widely accepted as the most hassle-free platforms to release on. While iOS publishing requires zero concept approval, Valve recently suggested it wants Steam to be fully open too. Whether Sony would take steps this far is uncertain, but Boyes made it clear he wants Sony to open up to as many indies as possible.
Speaking after a Sony press event on Wednesday, where Boyes revealed that more than 1000 independent developers are now licensed to self-publish on Sony platforms, the PlayStation executive described indies as "the heartbeat of the industry".
He said that supplying PS4 development kits to indies long before the console's general release, coupled with the system's PC-like architecture, are key to why certain developers have had a relatively easier time porting their games over.
"TowerFall alone took about eight weeks for them to port over. Octodad took eight or 10 weeks for them to bring over. So it's just making it easier for developers."
While questions regarding possible indie over-saturation were discussed on the latest CVG Off The Record podcast, Boyes believes indies help create the broadest church of content on PS4.
"For PlayStation it means a rich, diverse breadth of content. From the very top, big Call of Duty and Destiny and Battlefield and Maddens of the world, all the way to Starwhal: Just the Tip or Nidhogg."
He added that key to the company's success is its openness and sincerity when engaging with indie developers.
"I always like to say when people ask, 'oh, is it just a shtick?' No, talk to the developers. I'll tell you what I feel and believe, but the reality of it is that it comes from them. The day that we aren't good at this, and the day that we are just blowing smoke, is the day that they'll tell the world and the gig will be up."

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Call of Duty Ghosts has outsold all on next-gen, Activision claims

May 6th, 2014, 23:41 Posted By: wraggster

Activision says Call of Duty: Ghosts is the best selling game across PS4 and Xbox One, despite not mentioning sales figures for the cross-gen title.
Executive Eric Hirshberg revealed that the latest entry in its first-person shooting franchise was the second best-selling title across North America and Europe through the first quarter of 2014, bested only by Skylanders SWAP Force.
Call of Duty Ghosts is "the number one selling game on next gen consoles, life to date", he told investors during a
Activision Blizzard brought in $1.11 billion in net revenue in the first quarter of its 2014 fiscal year, according to a report to investors released Tuesday. Net sales for the three-month period that ended on March 31 exceeded their expected results but came down 16 percent from their $1.32 billion in the same period last year.
Net profit fell considerably, however, down to $293 million for the quarter. Last year the same figure was $456 million.
Activision also did not address overall sales number for Ghosts, whichhad a slower launch than Black Ops 2.
"Our better-than-expected performance was driven by record digital sales in Blizzard Entertainment's franchises, including World of Warcraft, Diablo, and Hearthstone: Heroes of Warcraft, a new free-to-play game which had already registered more than 10 million users as of its March 11, 2014 launch on Windows and Mac, in addition to Activision Publishing's Skylanders and Call of Duty franchises," Activision CEO Bobby Kotick said in a release.
Activision's product sales reached $769 million in total, down from $990 million last year. Despite products being down overall, sales through digital online channels managed to improve slightly to $379 million from $377 million last year.
The firm announced that World of Warcraft's subscriber numbers slipped by 700,000, dropping to 7.6 million in total. More than 1 million copies of Warlords of Draenor, the MMO's next expansion, have been pre-ordered.
The pack will be released "no later than December 20, 2014."

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There's a new PlayStation Vita available in the US today: what you need to know

May 6th, 2014, 23:54 Posted By: wraggster

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PS4 to lead all consoles with 51 million sold by 2016 - IDC

May 7th, 2014, 00:01 Posted By: wraggster

Research firm also expects Kinect to be unbundled from Xbox One and physical game sales to decline 45% compared to last gen
International Data Corporation (IDC) is preparing to publish its latest console forecast and the research firm has given GamesIndustry International an exclusive preview of the report. There are several key takeaways to note, including Sony's dominance of the new console cycle, Microsoft's need to unbundle Kinect, and a general decline in the physical retail side of the games business.
IDC predicts that Sony's PlayStation 4 will have the single biggest share of the market in 2016 with 51 million sold globally. Microsoft hasn't been faring quite as well, but IDC believes Xbox One will make a serious comeback, particularly in North America where it's forecasted to take the lead. This will be spurred on by unbundling Kinect, IDC said.
"The presumed unbundling of Kinect and Xbox One, which should facilitate rough price parity between it and the PS4, should lead to a spike in Xbox One sales; assuming the console and sensor are unbundled in 2015, IDC expects Xbox One to recover and emerge with the largest installed base of any console in North America by the end of 2016," the firm explained.
Meanwhile, Nintendo's Wii U is expected to finally receive "the equivalent of a $50 price cut worldwide in late 2014 or early 2015," but it won't make a serious dent in the installed base gap between Wii U and the competition.
Looking at the bigger picture, the retail component of the video game business is expected to see continued declines, IDC said. IDC's forecast states that, together, eighth generation consoles will generate about 10 percent less retail revenue from console hardware and disc-based games than seventh generation (Xbox 360, PS3, Wii) consoles did combined through their first six years on the market.
That being said, total eighth generation console hardware revenue actually is projected to come in above the comparable seventh generation total thanks to higher average selling prices (ASPs). It's a different story, however, for the physical disc business, which IDC forecasts will see 45 percent fewer discs sold to retailers in the first six years compared to the seventh generation physical games sales.
It's clear that more and more games are being purchased digitally, and the good news is that digital sales will keep the industry healthy. "Given current trends, more than 50 percent of total game and direct app/service spending across all consoles will come through digital channels by 2019 (just over the edge of our forecast window)," said Lewis Ward, IDC research manager. "Microsoft and Sony will get there faster than Nintendo; the projection mixes all game/service spending on big 3 OEM platforms."
In order for the industry to match the sales of the seventh generation, digital will have to continue to grow - and it appears that it will. "If digital games and related online console revenue streams are included in the picture... the outlook for eighth generation consoles improves substantially. The inclusion of digital console game spending, subscription revenue and other content/service/app purchases billed through online eighth generation console stores pushes total revenue up to within a few percent of the seventh gen total through the first six years of availability," noted IDC. "Rising digital revenue is forecast to nearly offset the fall in disc-based revenue."
IDC's 73-page report, Worldwide Video Game and Entertainment Console Hardware and Packaged Software 2014-2018 Forecast, will be available this week.

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Destiny beta launches in July on PlayStation consoles

May 7th, 2014, 00:30 Posted By: wraggster

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PSN Store Update: MLB 14, God of War Collection, Sportsfriends

May 7th, 2014, 22:37 Posted By: wraggster

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The DualShock 4's light bar was developed for Project Morpheus

May 8th, 2014, 23:29 Posted By: wraggster

The DualShock 4's light bar caused quite a fuss when the system launched because it was so darn bright and obtrusive. But you know why it was there? According to SCEE senior designer Jed Ashforth, "it was for tracking for VR."
Ashforth spilled the beans on Sony's once secret plans for VR in an interview withTechradar. "The tracking light... it was our department that said we need that on," Ashforth explained."When all these things were coming out six months ago and everyone was going 'it's reflecting in my TV,' we were going 'oh no' because we couldn't tell anyone what it was for."On the plus side, a recent system update allows players to dim the light bar, while other games like The Playroom use its glowing feature in conjunction with the PlayStation Eye camera to track the position of your hands. The colour-coded controllers also work as a nifty Move substitute for Johann Sebastian Joust, so it's not all bad. It was just confusing as its true purpose had yet to be revealed.

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Minecraft on PlayStation. The retail smash hit of the summer?

May 9th, 2014, 00:17 Posted By: wraggster

Mojang hopes to repeat last year’s feat and have Minecraft sit atop of the UK retail charts all summer.
A physical version of the construction game is being released for PlayStation 3 on May 14th, with versions on PS4 and Vita set to arrive by September.
The game has already dominated the No,1 position in the PSN charts since it launched last December.
Last summer, Microsoft released a boxed version of Minecraft for Xbox 360, which again launched well after the digital version. However, the title went on to dominate the physical charts throughout the summer and to date has sold well over half a million units in the UK alone, according to MCV retail sources.
Mojang tells MCV that the popularity of Minecraft on disc is not a surprise when you consider the gifting market. And says it is looking to expand its retail options.
“Considering that Minecraft for Xbox has been selling really well on disc, we see that there is still had huge demand for discs and we think that releasing a disc version of Minecraft for the PS3 will be huge too,” Kaplan said.
“We try to make sure that our fans are able to engage with our game wherever they are and this is an other way of making sure we fulfill the need.”
He added: “Our physical business will continue growing but will never surpass our digital sales.
“The reason why it will continue growing is because there is still the gifting option, where it is pretty nice to get a package or something, rather than a code emailed to you.
“We are also going to expand the countries where we have prepaid cards so I think all in all it will be great for the
players to have access to various payment methods that they like.”

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Wretched Ride: PS4 Driveclub Game Rental Tied To Paid Subscription

May 9th, 2014, 00:24 Posted By: wraggster

The upcoming PS4 game Driveclub is making waves for reasons that have nothing to do with its gameplay or development status. In a new video, the company has spelled out its free trial and upgrade policies, and the requirements are a doozy. First, the good news — PlayStation Plus subscribers will be able to download a demo of the game that contains a few maps and one trial area, India. If you choose to upgrade that version, the full title will cost you $50. Here's the catch — that purchase is tied to your Playstation Plus subscription. In other words, if you stop paying Sony the official $49.95 a year for PlayStation Plus, you lose your $50 game. This is completely at odds with how PlayStation Plus membership is supposed to work. It contradicts Sony's official FAQ, which states that: 'Any content you purchase with a Plus discount is yours to keep, regardless of you membership status.'"

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R-Type Dimensions drags PS3 into an alien firefight on May 20

May 9th, 2014, 01:00 Posted By: wraggster

Five years after it debuted on the Xbox 360, developer Tozai Games has announced plans to release a PlayStation 3 version of R-Type Dimensions on May 20.

Like its Xbox 360 predecessor, the PlayStation 3's R-Type Dimensions is an upgraded compilation featuring both R-Type and R-Type 2, two classic games which stand as pillars of the side-scrolling shoot-em-up genre. While arcade purists can opt to play either game in their original, pixel-pocked forms, R-Type Dimensions also offers new, high-definition, polygonal graphics and remastered sound. Additionally, Tozai has added an Infinite Mode, which grants players an unending supply of ships, as well as a Level Select for those who want to practice their shoot-em-up skills on a specific stage.

Most crucially, R-Type Dimensions includes modern network code, allowing players to blast aliens alongside a friend from anywhere in the world. Local co-op is also included, just in case that players happen to be sharing a couch.

http://www.joystiq.com/2014/05/08/r-...ght-on-may-20/

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Capcom plans to sell 3.9 million more copies of Monster Hunter 4 Ultimate

May 9th, 2014, 22:51 Posted By: wraggster

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Borderlands 2 Vita zeroes in on Europe

May 9th, 2014, 22:52 Posted By: wraggster

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Sony listing touts Watch Dogs at 60fps, 1080p on PS4

May 11th, 2014, 01:08 Posted By: wraggster

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DriveClub micro-transactions will let you quickly unlock cars

May 12th, 2014, 23:33 Posted By: wraggster

PlayStation 4 racer DriveClub will include micro-transactions so you can pay to unlock cars quicker, Sony has revealed.How much?

But you won't be able to exchange real-world money for lumps of in-game currency, game director Paul Rustchynsky told IGN, so the amount people can spend is limited.What DriveClub will offer is merely a "shortcut", he argued."In Driveclub you earn Fame, and as you earn Fame, you level up. Every time you level up, we give you another car. There's no double gating or anything along those lines, you're given the car straight away without having to do anything else. The only thing we do have is a couple of shortcuts."If you want to unlock a car immediately, you can pay to unlock that car straight away but it's not a consumable microtransaction," Rustchynsky continued. "We don't let people buy Fame, for example and spend lots and lots. The idea is if you want to shortcut things you can do - it's identical to what we did in Motorstorm RC. So if you played that, you know what we're doing here."Sony has yet to reveal how much cars will cost to purchase separately.DriveClub will include five countries to race through - India, Chile, Norway, the United Kingdom and Canada - with 11 tracks available in each.The first of these regions will be available with the game's PlayStation Plus edition, free for those who subscribe to the service. You'll then be able to upgrade to the full version for a discount and - after a quick policy change - keep the game for good whether you remain a Plus subscriber or not.

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Skullgirls Encore joins US Instant Game Collection

May 12th, 2014, 23:38 Posted By: wraggster

Skullgirls Encore will be available free to US PlayStation Plus subscribers starting on May 13, Sony announced Monday.
The rebooted indie fighting game joins the Instant Game Collection with balance changes, new systems, stages, and music.
Two Instant Game Collection titles will leave PS Plus on May 20: Starbreeze adventure Brothers: A Tale of Two Sons for PS3 and Zipper Interactive tactical shooter Unit 13 for PS Vita. The games will remain accessible for PS Plus members who have previously activated them on their accounts.
Free-to-play games including Blacklight Retribution, DC Universe Online, Dust 514, Spartacus Legends, and Warframe will receive discounted microtransaction prices through May 20.
This week's update will also open up discounts on three Square Enix titles and the latest Serious Sam. Check the table below for their prices for PS Plus subscribers and general members.

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Sony says it has to 'do something different' to get triple-A games on Vita

May 13th, 2014, 00:03 Posted By: wraggster

Vita is home to a bounty of indies, but its selection of triple-A games is lacking.
Sony has acknowledged that this is in part because of the economics inherent to selling games on the portable system.
Don Mesa, director of product planning and platform software innovation at Sony Computer Entertainment America, responded to a comment from a fan on the PlayStation Blog who asked for more games like Uncharted: Golden Abyss and Killzone: Mercenary on the system.
"The economics simply don't work with the traditional process," Mesa said. "We have to do something different to get AAA games on Vita.
"We accomplished it to a certain degree by making PS4 games work on Vita via remote play. PS Now will be another way, streaming PS3 games on Vita. I can't wait until PS Now is out on Vita - I hope you'll try out the experience and let me know what you think."
Mesa said PS Now will be enabled on PS Vita "later this year".
Revealed at CES in January, PS Now will initially stream PS3 games (other platforms to follow) to PlayStation systems, Bravia TVs and, in the future, other Sony and non-Sony devices.
Sony previously said it would launch the service in North America this summer. It has been reported that the PS Now European launch won't occur until the first quarter of 2015.

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Old console, new tricks: Getting the most out of your PS3

May 13th, 2014, 00:06 Posted By: wraggster

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Among the Sleep coming to PS4, Morpheus

May 13th, 2014, 19:46 Posted By: wraggster

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Watch Dogs no longer listed as 1080p, 60fps on PS4

May 13th, 2014, 20:09 Posted By: wraggster

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PlanetSide 2 on PS4 to run at 1080p, playable at E3

May 13th, 2014, 20:10 Posted By: wraggster

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Drive Ayrton Senna's F1 car in upcoming Gran Turismo 6 DLC

May 13th, 2014, 20:11 Posted By: wraggster

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Grand Theft Auto 5 ships 33 million units

May 13th, 2014, 22:42 Posted By: wraggster

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PlayStation Store May Madness sale begins

May 14th, 2014, 21:55 Posted By: wraggster

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US PS Store update: Borderlands 2 Vita, F2P credits sale

May 14th, 2014, 22:45 Posted By: wraggster

Borderlands 2 hits PS Vita for non-bundle owners on the US PlayStation Store this week, while Serious Sam 3: BFE and a Tales of Graces bundle make their way to PS3.
Currency sales for free-to-play games like Warframe and Blacklight Retribution let players get more bang for their microtransaction buck, and Drakengard 3 pre-orders let fans secure their place in the Square Enix/Access Games action RPG.
Here's the full list:
PS3 Pre-Orders

Drakengard 3 ($49.99)
PS3 Games

Serious Sam 3: BFE ($19.99)
Tales of Graces F + Tales of Xilia Combo Pack ($59.99)
PS Vita Games

Borderlands 2 ($39.99)
Soul Sacrifice Delta Limited Edition Bundle ($35.99)
PS Plus Instant Game Collection

Skullgirls (PS3)
Discounts

Title / Plus Price / Regular Price
Hitman Absolution Special Edition / $8.99 / $19.99
Hitman Trilogy HD / $14.39 / $39.99
Tomb Raider (PS3) / $13.49 / $29.99
Serious Sam 3: BFE / $14.99 / $19.99
Demos

Ragnarok Odyssey Ace (PS3 & Vita)
XBlaze Code (PS3 & Vita)
Sales

Product name / Plus Price / Regular Price / Original Price
Spartacus Legends (PS3)
Spartacus Legends 1100 Gold Coins / $18.75 / $37.49 / $74.99
Spartacus Legends 650 Gold Coins / $12.50 / $24.99 / $49.99
Spartacus Legends 3000 Gold Coins / $37.50 / $74.99 / $149.99
Spartacus Legends 240 Gold Coins / $5.00 / $9.99 / $19.99
Spartacus Legends Gladiator Starter / Pack / $3.75 / $7.49 / $14.99
Dust 514 (PS3)
DUST 514: Starter Pack / $0.75 / $1.49 / $2.99
DUST 514: Battle Kit / $0.25 / $0.49 / $0.99
DUST 514: Battle Kit With Active Booster / $0.50 / $0.99 / $1.99
DUST 514: Armored Assault Pack / $2.50 / $4.99 / $9.99
DUST 514: Aerial Assault Pack / $2.50 / $4.99 / $9.99
DUST 514: Tactical Edition with Client / $2.50 / $4.99 / $9.99
DUST 514: Tactical Edition / $2.50 / $4.99 / $9.99
DUST 514: Caldari Combat Pack / $2.50 / $4.99 / $9.99
DUST 514: Amarr Combat Pack / $2.50 / $4.99 / $9.99
DUST 514: Gallente Combat Pack / $2.50 / $4.99 / $9.99
DUST 514: Minmatar Combat Pack / $2.50 / $4.99 / $9.99
Warframe (PS4)
WARFRAME: 370 PLATINUM / $13.49 / $14.99 / $19.99
WARFRAME: 1000 PLATINUM + MOD / $33.74 / $37.49 / $49.99
WARFRAME: 170 PLATINUM / $6.74 / $7.49 / $9.99
WARFRAME: 2100 PLATINUM + MODS / $67.49 / $74.99 / $99.99
WARFRAME: 3210 PLATINUM + MODS / $101.24 / $112.49 / $149.99
WARFRAME: WARFRAME: 75 PLATINUM / $3.59 / $3.99 / $4.99
Blacklight: Retribution (PS4)
500 Zcoins (Premium Currency) / $2.44 / $3.49 / $4.99
1,000 Zcoins (Premium Currency) / $4.89 / $6.99 / $9.99
2,500 Zcoins (Premium Currency) / $12.24 / $17.49 / $24.99
5,000 Zcoins (Premium Currency) / $24.49 / $34.99 / $49.99
10,000 Zcoins (Premium Currency) / $48.99 / $69.99 / $99.99
100 Zcoins (Premium Currency) / $0.48 / $0.69 / $0.99
DC Universe Online (PS3/PS4)
DC UNIVERSE: DC UNIVERSE ONLINE LIGHTNING STRIKES (2) / $4.89 / $6.99 / $9.99
DC UNIVERSE: DC UNIVERSE ONLINE ORIGIN CRISIS (7) / $4.89 / $6.99 / $9.99
DC UNIVERSE ONLINE ULTIMATE EDITION (PS3) $13.99 / $19.99 / $29.99
DC UNIVERSE ONLINE ULTIMATE EDITION (PS4) $13.99 / $19.99 / $29.99
Dead or Alive 5 Ultimate: Core Fighters (PS3)
DEAD OR ALIVE 5 ULTIMATE - COMPLETE CASUAL COLLECTION VOL. 1 / $2.75 / $5.49 / $10.99
DEAD OR ALIVE 5 ULTIMATE - COMPLETE DOA5 COSTUME SET / $10.00 / $19.99 / $39.99
DEAD OR ALIVE 5 ULTIMATE - ULTIMATE SEXY COSTUMES / $3.75 / $7.49 / $14.99
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Thief (PS3/PS4) / $39.99 / $59.99
Enchanted Cavern - Minis (PS3/Vita/PSP) / $1.99 / $2.99
Farm Frenzy - Minis (PS3/Vita/PSP) / $3.49 / $4.99
Farm Frenzy 2 - Minis (PS3/Vita/PSP) / $3.49 / $4.99
Farm Frenzy 3 Minis / (PS3/Vita/PSP) / $3.49 / $4.99
Farm Frenzy Pizza Party - Minis (PS3/Vita/PSP) / $3.49 / $4.99
Hotel Mogul - Minis (PS3/Vita/PSP) / $1.99 / $2.99
Snowy: The Bear's Adventures - Minis (PS3/Vita/PSP) / $1.99 / $2.99
Tomb Raider: Definitive Edition (PS4) / $29.99 / $59.99
Hitman Absolution: Special Edition (PS3) / $9.99 / $19.99
Lightning Returns: Final Fantasy XIII (PS3) / $24.99 / $49.99
Tomb Raider (PS3) / $14.99 / $29.99
Hitman Trilogy (PS3) / $15.99 / $39.99
R.I.P.D. (PS3) / $2.99 / $9.99
Class Of Heroes (PS3/Vita/PSP) / $4.99 / $14.99
Crimson Gem Saga (PS3/Vita/PSP) / $4.99 / $14.99
Growlanser: Wayfarer Of Time (PS3/Vita/PSP) / $4.99 / $19.99
Gungnir (PS3/Vita/PSP) / $4.99 / $14.99
Hexyz Force (PS3/Vita/PSP) / $4.99 / $14.99
Kenka Bancho: Badass Rumble (PS3/Vita/PSP) / $4.99 / $14.99
Knights In The Nightmare (PS3/Vita/PSP) / $4.99 / $14.99
Riviera: The Promised Land (PS3/Vita/PSP) / $4.99 / $14.99
Shin Megami Tensei: Persona (PS3/Vita/PSP) / $4.99 / $19.99
Shin Megami Tensei: Persona 2: Innocent Sin (PS3/Vita/PSP) / $4.99 / $19.99
Shin Megami Tensei: Persona 3 Portable (PS3/Vita/PSP) / $4.99 / $19.99
Yggdra Union (PS3/Vita/PSP) / $4.99 / $14.99
The Treasures Of Montezuma (PS3/Vita/PSP) / $2.49 / $3.99
PS4 Add-ons

Dynasty Warriors 8:Xtreme Legends Complete Edition
Old Costume Pack 1 ($2.99)
Old Costume Pack 2 ($2.99)
Old Costume Pack 3 ($2.99)
Old Costume Pack 4 ($2.99)
Old Costume Pack 5 ($2.99)
Old Costume Pack 6 ($0.99)
Killzone Shadow Fall
Multiplayer Maps (Free)
Killzone Universe Playercard Icon Pack ($0.99)
Cow Skin Pack ($1.99)
Cheese Skin Pack ($1.99)
LEGO The Hobbit
Side Quest Character Pack ($1.99)
The Armory Pack ($1.99)
The Battle Pack ($1.99)
Big Little Character Pack ($1.99)
PS3 Add-ons

JoJo's Bizarre Adventure All Star Battle
All-Star Battle Ikuro Hashizawa ($1.99)
All-Star Battle Lisa ($1.99)
All-Star Campaign Mode Pack 2 Update (Free)
LEGO The Hobbit
The Armory Pack ($1.99)
The Battle Pack ($1.99)
Big Little Character Pack ($1.99)
Ragnarok Odyssey Ace
Great Sage's Hat (Free)
Puzzle & Dragons Set (Free)
Ragnarok Odyssey Ace Collection (Free)
Silk Hat (Free)
Rocksmith 2014
Mastodon - Black Tongue ($2.99)
Mastodon - Colony Of Birchmen ($2.99)
Mastodon - Oblivion ($2.99)
Mastodon Song Pack ($7.99)
The Walking Dead Season 2
Episode 3: In Harm's Way ($4.99, Free for Season Pass)
PS Vita Add-ons

Conception II: Children of the Seven Stars
Monokuma's Revenge (Free)
Serious Bootes ($2.49)
Serious Sagitta ($2.49)
Dynasty Warriors 8 Xtreme Legends Complete Edition
Old Costume Pack 1 ($2.99)
Old Costume Pack 2 ($2.99)
Old Costume Pack 3 ($2.99)
Old Costume Pack 4 ($2.99)
Old Costume Pack 5 ($2.99)
Old Costume Pack 6 ($0.99)
Ragnarok Odyssey Ace
Great Sage's Hat (Free)
Puzzle & Dragons Set (Free)
Ragnarok Odyssey Ace Collection (Free)
Silk Hat (Free)
Avatars (PS3, PSP)

Populus Avatars: 9 Item Bundled Sale Pack 2 ($3.99)
Watch Dogs - Default Icon Avatar ($0.49)
PS3 Themes

Abduction Dynamic Theme ($2.99)
Abstract Rain Bundle ($3.99)
Abstract Shine Bundle ($3.99)
Cosmos Dynamic Theme ($2.99)
Countless Dynamic Theme ($2.99)
Green Mass Dynamic Theme ($2.99)
Honey Skull Dynamic Theme ($2.99)
Twist Shot Dynamic Theme ($2.99)

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Sony reaps benefit of PS4 and Xperia sales, but forecasts further bleeding

May 14th, 2014, 23:00 Posted By: wraggster

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Assassin's Creed 4 ships 11 million copies

May 15th, 2014, 20:51 Posted By: wraggster

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Far Cry 4 confirmed by Ubisoft, coming November 18

May 15th, 2014, 20:52 Posted By: wraggster

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Six more import PS1 games slated for PSN release

May 15th, 2014, 20:58 Posted By: wraggster

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Rockstar promising next-gen release this fiscal year

May 15th, 2014, 21:02 Posted By: wraggster

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Vita 2000 lands in Oz next month

May 17th, 2014, 00:24 Posted By: wraggster

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West welcomes Disgaea 4 Vita in August, dood

May 17th, 2014, 00:26 Posted By: wraggster

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Vita TV adds PS4 streaming

May 17th, 2014, 00:39 Posted By: wraggster

The PlayStation Vita is no longer the only device that can stream PS4 games.
Kotaku reports that Sony's still Japanese-only Vita TV streaming device has added PS4 streaming to its repertoire using the same tech as is used in the dedicated handheld.
Vita TV got a lot of attention when it was unveiled in September last year. Indeed, Sony admitted that interest from the West was greater than it had expected.
It went on to stress that while a European and American release is likely, it will quite possibly adopt a different modelin these markets than was implemented in Japan.
However, while Vita TV's pre-release performance was impressive, subsequent sales have not been, with the unit routinely selling south of 1,000 units per week in Japan.

http://www.mcvuk.com/news/read/vita-...eaming/0132529

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PS4 outsells Xbox One for fourth successive month in US

May 17th, 2014, 00:41 Posted By: wraggster

Sony's early dominance of the next-gen hardware race in the US shows no sign of abating.
NPD has revealed that PS4 outsold Xbox One in April – that's the fourth month in a row that Microsoft's had to settle for second place.
PS4's actual monthly sales weren't revealed, although Microsoft said that 115k Xbox Ones were sold in the period. That's around a third of the machine's March sales. Note that Xbox 360 never sold as few units in the US in April aside from this year, now it's up against its younger brother.
That Xbox One price drop can't arrive soon enough, especially as its early announcement is likely to heavily dent May sales numbers.
More positive for Microsoft is the fact that “life to date, sales of PS4 and Xbox One hardware have more than doubled the combined sales of PS3 and 360 hardware through their first six months of sales,” according to NPD analyst Liam Callahan.
“PS4 software combined with Xbox One software sales are up over 40% compared to sales of the PS3 and Xbox 360 through their first six months. Wii U software sales were up over last year by over 80%.”
Microsoft separately confirmed that it also sold 71k Xbox 360s and 2.2m 360 games, as well as 447k Xbox One games. The Xbox platform overall still commands the majority of the US market – 53 per cent, to be exact. Xbox One also boasts a very decent 3-to-1 software attach rate.
Sony, meanwhile, says that demand for its machine continues to outstrip supply. Microsoft last month said that was not the case for Xbox One.
Overall, the US games market was up 17 per cent at $580.3m year-on-year with hardware up 76 per cent. In isolation console hardware was up 120 per cent. Software sales fell ten per cent to $227.9.

http://www.mcvuk.com/news/read/ps4-o...-in-us/0132520

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Consoles drain alarming amounts of energy in standby, report claims

May 18th, 2014, 22:24 Posted By: wraggster

It shouldn't surprise you to hear that the Xbox One, PlayStation 4 and Wii U require large amounts of electricity. What might come as a shock is just how much of that juice is spent while the consoles are resting in standby mode.

According to a report from the Natural Resources Defense Council, over the course of a year the latest generation of consoles will dedicate more energy use to streaming video and the barebones functionality of standby mode than they will playing actual video games. The NRDC claims the Xbox One as the biggest energy hog of the bunch, citing its voice command functionality which allows users to bring the machine out of standby with a quick vocal command. Of course, this requires the machine to be constantly "listening," and that requires a 24/7 supply of electricity.

Sony doesn't escape the NRDC's notice, as the report claims the PlayStation 4 uses inefficient charging methods to power its controllers. The Wii U is efficient when compared to its console counterparts, but remains a far larger drain on the average home's electricity than almost any other appliance.

"Gamers shouldn't be locked into higher electric bills for the lifetime of their consoles just because manufacturers haven't optimized the performance of their products," stated NRDC director of high-tech energy efficiency Pierre Delforge, whose team lead the study.

"[I]f Microsoft and Sony follow NRDC's recommendations, they could cut the new consoles' electricity use by one-fourth beyond current projections through software and hardware optimizations, saving U.S. consumers $250 million on their annual utility bills and enough energy to power all the households in San Jose, America's 10th-largest city," Delforge added.

http://www.joystiq.com/2014/05/17/co...by-report-cla/

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Borderlands 2 Vita may get cross-save support on Tuesday

May 18th, 2014, 22:28 Posted By: wraggster

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Neil Druckmann talks visuals for The Last Of Us' PS4 port

May 18th, 2014, 22:29 Posted By: wraggster

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The Technical Difficulty In Porting a PS3 Game To the PS4

May 18th, 2014, 22:35 Posted By: wraggster

The Last of Us was one of the last major projects for the PlayStation 3. The code optimization done by development studio Naughty Dog was a real technical achievement — making graphics look modern and impressive on a 7-year-old piece of hardware. Now, they're in the process of porting it to the much more capable PS4, which will end up being a technical accomplishment in its own right. Creative director Neil Druckmann said, 'Just getting an image onscreen, even an inferior one with the shadows broken, lighting broken and with it crashing every 30 seconds that took a long time. These engineers are some of the best in the industry and they optimized the game so much for the PS3's SPUs specifically. It was optimized on a binary level, but after shifting those things over [to PS4] you have to go back to the high level, make sure the [game] systems are intact, and optimize it again. I can't describe how difficult a task that is. And once it's running well, you're running the [versions] side by side to make sure you didn't screw something up in the process, like physics being slightly off, which throws the game off, or lighting being shifted and all of a sudden it's a drastically different look. That's not 'improved' any more; that's different. We want to stay faithful while being better.
http://games-beta.slashdot.org/story...ame-to-the-ps4

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PS Vita: Foreign Apps running at PS Vita

May 18th, 2014, 23:14 Posted By: wraggster



This japanese NicoNico App does not exist in the EU/German PSN store, and yet it runs perfectly at my PS Vita.

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PSP: Custom Firmwares 6.20 ME-1.8 & 6.20 LME-1.8

May 18th, 2014, 23:17 Posted By: wraggster



The PSP custom firmware 6.60 ME-1.8 and 6.60 LME-1.8 got backported to the firmware 6.20, which makes them compatible with the permanent patch, a method which enables even newer PSP models to run a "permanent CFW".

Every PSP that supports the OFW 6.20 can now run a permanent patched 6.20 LME-1.8, or a cIPL (full) 6.20 ME-1.8 CFW.

The best PSP CFW can now be installed permanently at any PSP (as long as it supports FW 6.20).

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Download 6.20 ME-1.8: http://zload.net/v2/archives/file/?id...

Download 6.20 LME-1.8: http://zload.net/v2/archives/file/?id...

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PSP: Custom Firmware 6.20 LME-1.9 Permanent Patch

May 18th, 2014, 23:18 Posted By: wraggster



The 6.20 LME-1.9 custom firmware for the PSP can now be installed permanently. The permanent patcher is able to let your PSP automatically boot into the LME CFW, it just has to support the firmware 6.20.

The 6.20 LME-1.9 permanent is compatible with the PSP 1000, PSP 2000 (old and TA-088v3), PSP 3000 (03g, 04g & 09g) and the PSP Go.

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The patcher is working as intended. It is now available for download!

Enjoy this little demonstration of a permanent version of the best PSP CFW there is, now also for the newer "unhackable" PSP devices.

http://zload.net/v2/archives/file/?id=2417820

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Upcoming release of the PS Vita HBL for Firmware 3.15

May 18th, 2014, 23:20 Posted By: wraggster



The VHBL CAN NOT run PS1/ISOs/CSOs, just homebrews, emulator, etc.!

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This build of the PS Vita Half Byte Loader for the firmware 3.15 will soon be released to the public!

This is the work of the japanese developer "173210", who ported this version of the VHBL to an exploit game, we will announce pretty soon!

Said exploit game is only available in the japanese PSN store (it can still be bought!), but we are also working on a release for a game that is available in the EU and north American PSN store, so just be patient!

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PCSX2 git-build 20140508

May 19th, 2014, 00:04 Posted By: wraggster

via http://www.emulation64.com/

PCSX2 is a PlayStation 2 emulator for Windows and Linux. Project attempts to allow PS2 code to be executed on your computer, thus meaning you can put a PS2 DVD or CD into your computers drive, and boot it up!



Here's relevant changes from latest builds:

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Sqrxz 4 – Cold Cash v1.00 (DC, Wiz, GP2x, Caanoo, PSP, GCW Zero, Pandora, Symbian OS

May 19th, 2014, 01:04 Posted By: wraggster

via http://pdroms.de/

The fourth installment of Sqrxz has been released. Sqrxz 4 – Cold Cash has been released to the public on 20th April for plenty of systems, such as Windows (32-Bit), Linux (32-Bit, 64-Bit), Wiz, PSP, MotoMagx, Dreamcast, GCW Zero, MacOS X (32-Bit, 64-Bit) / Intel, Amiga OS4, MorphOS, Symbian OS Series 60, Symbian OS UIQ3, Raspberry Pi, Caanoo, GP2x and OpenPandora.

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http://www.sqrxz.de/2014/04/20/sqrxz-4-released/

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Minecraft PSP [LC Mod] 1.0.2 Beta – Survival + Crafting + New World Gen

May 19th, 2014, 01:16 Posted By: wraggster

via http://wololo.net/downloads/index.php/download/8158

Get ready to dust off your PSPs for this amazing lamecraft mod, called Minecraft PSP Edition! Minecraft is a sandbox indie game originally created by Swedish developer Markus “Notch” Persson and later developed and published by Team Mojang. It allows players to build constructions out of textured cubes in a 3D generated world.

This homebrew was originally developed by PSP Genesis Competition (2011) winner Drakon. The cool thing is 10 days after its first release; there was already a massive community around this homebrew. However it’s still being developed today, in 2014! PSP Scene is dead you say? Sorry but not here.


This mod is an open source project, being developed by me and my fellow friend, woolio. I started working on this mod myself, until version 1.2. Just moments later, a person called ‘woolio’ messaged me and requested to join me in developing this mod. Ever since then we’ve been making some sweet progress.

Now now I’m not really a fan of expressing my own projects in the front page, but I’m doing it cause of what makes this mod different from the rest. I also would like to thank developer s4inex, for his “s4inex craft” mod. Our mod is based on an early revision of s4inex craft. (That is v1.2) We didn’t wanna copy all his contents so we decided to start from an early build. Anyways here’s what makes this mod fascinating:
■Includes a seed generating option.
■It includes destroying animation.
■Various blocks, and updated textures replicating Minecraft for PC!
■Includes crafting, and a pretty neat pop up inventory.
■A wide variety of changes from the original Lamecraft.


http://www.sendspace.com/file/mz0z3u

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uOFW – The unofficial Official Firmware For PSP back from the dead

May 19th, 2014, 01:17 Posted By: wraggster

via http://wololo.net/2014/05/11/uofw-th...from-the-dead/

Lately everyone’s been so busy with the Vita scene that we’ve been forgetting about the PSP’s existence. It’s 2014, and homebrews are still coming! uOFW is one of my favorites, and I’m sure many of you would also be interested. This project aims to reverse engineer parts of the PSP’s kernel. This’ll help us to know more about how Operating Systems work in general, and allow us to run any unsigned content without having to sign them. We can basically create our own “Official” firmware, that’s right official. (At least that’s what Felix – who’s behind the project - told me)




2 Months ago, Felix Dev (Author of the project along with artart78) mentioned that the project wouldn’t be able to go any further due to the lack of time and support.
I quote:
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Hey folks,

Sadly, I don’t think the project will go much further in the future, as nearly every work on it has been stopped. In the upcoming weeks, I’ll upload a working version of the mediaman module which is probably the only module you guys should expect to be uploaded to the Github repository in the foreseeable future.
End of contribution to the uOFW project won’t result in the repository being shut down and everyone is still welcome to add information to it.
Furthermore, if you want to chat with us, we can still be found in our #uofw IRC channel as of now.

uOFW was a great project, and believe me when I say it was a lot of fun, however, the lack of time and support killed it in the end.

We could probably revive it as part of a PS Vita project, but we are nowhere near that any time soon.

On behalf of the uOFW team, I would like to thank everyone who gave us his support throughout these past months and years!

However they have gotten a few developers willing to contribute to the project recently and they’re back in action! This is one of the most ambitious projects ever for the PSP. A full reverse engineering of the official PSP firmware! You can follow all their updates here: https://github.com/uofw

They are currently working on reverse engineering the two following modules:
■sceIdStorage: https://github.com/uofw/uofw/tree/idstorage
■module manager: https://github.com/uofw/uofw/tree/modulemgr_updated

Also be sure to check their module status list here: https://github.com/uofw/uofw/wiki/Cu...Modules-Status. For a more up-to-date info on modules being worked on, check here https://github.com/uofw/uofw/branches.

If any developers are interested and willing to contribute, you may contact the team via IRC on the FreeNode server (irc.freenode.net) (join the channel #uofw) Or via e-mail at the team’s common email address uofwteam@gmail.com

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Flappy Bird PSP v2.0: Background Customization, Multiplayer, New Game Modes

May 19th, 2014, 01:28 Posted By: wraggster

If you're reading this article at all, chances are you know how Flappy Bird works. Just tap one of the PSP's face buttons to navigate your chubby little winged creature through a series of Mario pipes. However, a lot has changed since Sandroron released his first build of Flappy Bird for PSP a little over a month ago. Beyond the spot on gameplay experience, version 2.0 also includes full simultaneous multiplayer, more bird colors, and the ability to customize the game's background as you see fit. There are also a few extra modes including pipeless and cat variations as well. Need I say more? Check out this well put together PSP homebrew below!

What's new?

• Multiplayer
• New colors of birds
• Pink background
• Color and background customization
• No tubes mode, Dachshund bird mode and Nyan Cat (beta) mode
• Semi-fix of memory bug
• etc.

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New jpcsp revision 3523

May 19th, 2014, 01:36 Posted By: wraggster

The revision 3523 of the emulator jpcsp was released and built. Here are the download links:

windows-x86-32: http://files.e...dows-x86-32.7z
windows-x86-64: http://files.e...dows-x86-64.7z
linux-x86-32: http://files.e...inux-x86-32.7z
linux-x86-64: http://files.e...inux-x86-64.7z
macosx: http://files.e...3523-macosx.7z

check out the Live Downloads section for more builds

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Crytek dev thinks Xbox One and PS4 games 'will quickly run out of RAM'

May 19th, 2014, 21:30 Posted By: wraggster

A Crytek executive has expressed concern at the limited RAM available on both Xbox One and PS4.
US engine business development manager Sean Tracy told GamingBoltthat while both consoles are powerful, the relatively modest 8GB of RAM on each may cause problems in the future.
"I would have to agree with the viewpoint that 8GB can easily be filled up, but also keep in mind that developers don't necessarily even have access to all eight gigs of it," Tracy explained.
"For example, the Xbox One retains some of the RAM for OS purposes. Since technology, as [author and futurist] Ray Kurzweil states, progresses exponentially, we will soon find that the computational requirements of games will quickly hit the ceiling of a few gigs of ram."
However, Tracy said this doesn't necessarily point to a disaster scenario, as improvements in technology (such as new, more efficient gameplay engines and middleware) can help produce greater results with the same cap on available RAM.
"We already had to manage quite intensely our memory usage throughout Ryse and this will be one of the limiting factors surely in this generation," he stated. "As hardware gets stronger the complexity of scenes can be increased and the dynamism within them.
"However, with that said it's not the raw power alone that will allow for photorealistic graphics but technology that intelligently scales and utilizes all that the hardware has to offer."
Tracy also praised both consoles' main processors, saying: "Though the PS4 and Xbox One don't offer an enormous jump over the previous generation in terms of raw processing power, the custom AMD APUs within both platforms represent a huge leap forward in terms of integration and capability."

http://www.computerandvideogames.com...un-out-of-ram/

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PlayStation Now's game streaming beta comes to PS4

May 20th, 2014, 00:21 Posted By: wraggster

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E3 2014: Sony's Challenges

May 20th, 2014, 00:29 Posted By: wraggster

The PS4 is the best-selling console, but can Sony keep it that way?
Sony is in a good place these days by some measures. The company's Game division had revenues rise over 38 percent last year with the successful introduction of the PlayStation 4. That new console has sold over seven million units so far, making it the undisputed sales leader among the new consoles. The latest exclusive release for the PS4, InFamous: Second Son, has garnered strong sales and solid reviews.
Yet all is not rosy for Sony, despite these successes. The Game division's rise in revenue was marred by the fact that it lost $78 million overall due to the expenses associated with launching the PS4. Overall, the company is still struggling to turn a profit, and the PS Vita continues to underperform. Lately, Microsoft announced a $399 Kinect-less Xbox One, erasing the $100 price difference with the PS4 and leading some analysts to say the Xbox One will outsell the PS4 in some markets. "It's good to be the king," (as Mel Brooks said in his role as King Louis XVI in History of the World Part I) but in the games business it merely means everyone's looking to take the throne for themselves.
Sony's going to have to work hard to maintain its leadership at E3, especially with Microsoft already stealing attention with several announcements ahead of the big event. What does Sony have up its sleeve, and what are we likely to see at E3? The [a]list daily takes a look at what's in store for Sony.
The level playing field
Microsoft has announced a $399 Xbox One, which puts it even with the PS4 in price. Never before have two consoles been so similar in architecture, features and price. Yes, there are differences, but they are so minor that they are important mostly to the hardest of hardcore fans - who have probably already bought one of the two consoles. The sales battle now will come down to exclusive experiences (games, services, and original video content), compelling exclusive technologies that help create those experiences, and marketing.
Sony's challenge at E3 2014 is to show what it's got lined up in all of those areas, and how it will be better than Microsoft or any other competitor. Remember, too, that Sony sees the PlayStation product line as important to the entire company's strategy. Sony wants PlayStation (in all its forms and variations) to help drive hardware sales (such as phones and tablets) as well as drive sales of entertainment created by its music and movie divisions.
Exclusive entertainment
This is what many gamers want to hear from Sony - what exclusive games are coming, and when will they actually arrive? Some compelling titles have been shown, like The Order: 1886 and Deep Down, but we're still lacking solid ship dates for many of these titles. Some titles, like DriveClub, have already been moved out from the original ship dates, and we're likely to see more of these. Sony needs to tell gamers what exactly they can expect to be playing this summer and especially this Christmas, in order to maximize sales.
The danger is that while many titles sound great and look good in early teasers, the reality often falls short of expectations. Microsoft could end up with better exclusive games this holiday season just through a lucky break, if fewer Xbox One titles slip than PS4 titles. Yes, there will be some compelling titles like Destiny for both consoles... but when a title is available on both consoles it's not going to help sales of one console more than the other.
"PlayStation Now has been in beta testing... What exactly will be offered to consumers? How much will it cost? When can we get it? These are crucial questions, perhaps even more so than how well the technology actually works"

More than games, though, there's also the original video content that Sony has announced. We know Microsoft will have some interesting things to tell us about (like the Halo series), but so far Sony's been rather shy about details of its new shows planned for PlayStation. Is it possible they've got something that could help sell hardware? We'll know more after E3.
Exclusive technologies
It looks like Sony has an advantage here, with PlayStation Now (based on Gaikai's streaming technology) and Project Morpheus (the VR headset demonstrated at GDC). So far, though, we know very little about when Sony plans to introduce these technologies and the business models for them. PlayStation Now has been in beta testing, streaming games generated on PS3 or PS4 to a variety of devices. What exactly will be offered to consumers? How much will it cost? When can we get it? These are crucial questions, perhaps even more so than how well the technology actually works.
PlayStation Now holds great promise, not just for streaming games, but for Sony's other media interests as well. Music streaming and video streaming are the hot commodities these days, as witness the rumored $3.2 billion purchase of Beats by Apple (to get its streaming music service) and the rumored $1 billion purchase of Twitch by Google. Yet the wrong pricing or restrictions could keep this promising business from going anywhere. What will Sony announce at E3? It's possible that Sony could continue to kick this can down the road and avoid any major news, but that would be a missed opportunity. Imagine if you could play PS3 or PS2 games through your PS4 at some very reasonable price - that would instantly create some killer gaming content that could boost PS4 sales.
The PS Vita is another exclusive technology that could become a sales booster for Sony. The prospect of enhanced or remote PS4 gameplay through the PS Vita could take off with the new $199 PS Vita Slim and the right combination of marketing and great games. Certainly you should expect some focus on the PS Vita from Sony at E3. The amount of attention Sony gives to the PS Vita, its position in Sony's presentation and its presence in Sony's booth will go a long way towards telling you what Sony thinks the prospects are for the PS Vita in the year ahead.
Project Morpheus is doubtless further out, but Sony could create more interest by announcing price and availability and showing some games for the technology. It's likely this will be an expensive peripheral and thus may not gather an enormous audience, but the cool factor could be a useful marketing tool for Sony. This might even help sell PS4s, if people buy one with the idea that someday they'll get a VR headset to go with it. Again, the attention Sony gives this at E3 will tell us much about how important the device is to Sony.
The marketing strategy
Looming above all of this for Sony is the follow-up to its successful marketing strategy. Last year the theme was Greatness Awaits. Will Sony continue with this theme, expand it, or abandon it? How will Sony draw together the exclusive entertainment and technologies offered to create a strong alternative to Microsoft? Overconfidence is perhaps the greatest danger facing Sony. It's all too easy to start believing your own press releases when you are the number one selling console.
Sony's execs are a savvy group, though, and they are likely to keep the pressure up internally to do better and move forward. "Great job last year, let's do better this year" will probably be the message internally. Microsoft will be driving hard to take away Sony's top position, so Sony has to keep pressing forward strongly. And let's not forget Nintendo, which will be trying to drag some attention back to itself. The 3DS has been beating the PS Vita handily so far - can Sony change that situation this holiday?

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rpcs3 Git (2014/05/19)

May 20th, 2014, 01:35 Posted By: wraggster

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rpcs3 Git (2014/05/19) is compiled. rpcs3 is an open source PlayStation 3 (PS3) emulator for the Microsoft Windows. Current versions can run only small homebrew for PS3. Developers are planning to make it to emulate PS3 on its speed in the near future.

rpcs3 purpose:
- Make PS3 developers easily test their apps and homebrews on PC without crashing their PS3 or moving their apps from PC to PS3.
- Just playing PS3 games on your PC and have fun! ( In the future )

rpcs3 Git Changelog:
* Merge pull request #247 from unknownbrackets/texformats
Implement more texture formats per the test
* GL: Fix the compressed R8B8 / B8R8 type formats.
The not-swizzled bit is always set for them.
* GL: Fix X16 / Y16_X16 texture formats.
Per the rsx/texture_formats test. Not sure about pitch, may need to deal
with UNPACK_ROW_LENGTH...
* GL: Fix half-float texture formats.
This matches the ps3 output/channels for these textures per the
rsx/texture_formats test.
* Merge pull request #246 from Blaypeg/master
Explicit conversion to avoid compiler warning (2)
* int ->size_t

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Play! Git (2014/05/19)

May 20th, 2014, 01:38 Posted By: wraggster

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Play! Git (2014/05/19) is complied. Play! is an attempt at creating an emulator for the PlayStation 2 (PS2) console on the Windows platform. It is currently written in C/C++. It uses an instruction caching/recompilation scheme to achieve better performance while emulating the CPU.

Play! Git Changelog:
* Fixed some more compilation errors.
git-svn-id: http://svn.purei.org/purei/trunk@1304 b36208d7-6611-0410-8bec-b1987f11c4a2
* Fixed broken compilation due to changes in Framework.
git-svn-id: http://svn.purei.org/purei/trunk@1298 b36208d7-6611-0410-8bec-b1987f11c4a2
* Fixed compilation after changes in Framework::Win32::CListView.
git-svn-id: http://svn.purei.org/purei/trunk@1297 b36208d7-6611-0410-8bec-b1987f11c4a2
* Fixed crash occurring when Direct3D device isn't available.
git-svn-id: http://svn.purei.org/purei/trunk@1296 b36208d7-6611-0410-8bec-b1987f11c4a2
* Moved external dependencies path in a separate file.
git-svn-id: http://svn.purei.org/purei/trunk@1295 b36208d7-6611-0410-8bec-b1987f11c4a2

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PPSSPP Git (2014/05/19)

May 20th, 2014, 01:39 Posted By: wraggster

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PPSSPP Git (2014/05/19) is compiled. PPSSPP is a fast and portable PSP emulator for Android, Windows, Mac, and Linux, written in C++.

PPSSPP Git Changelog:
* Merge pull request #6102 from sum2012/screenshot
Temp disable SCE_UTILITY_STATUS_SCREENSHOT_UNKNOWN
* Temp disable SCE_UTILITY_STATUS_SCREENSHOT_UNKNOWN

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JSPspEmu Git (2014/05/19)

May 20th, 2014, 01:40 Posted By: wraggster

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JSPspEmu Git (2014/05/19) is released. JSPspEmu is a PSP emulator made using javascript (actually typescript). It will work with any modern browser. Though the first version work only works with Chrome (desktop and android). At this point it can run some demos.

JSPspEmu Git Changelog:
- #6 - Small fixes and speeupds
- #1 - Fixed Vfpu.vi2uc and Vfpu.vf2in
#6 - Simplified primitive drawing
#6 - Huge speedup for games like Valhalla Knights (PRIM batching with triangle_strip degeneration)

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AmiDog's GPU Plugin v1.8

May 20th, 2014, 01:45 Posted By: wraggster

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AmiDog's GPU Plugin v1.8 is released. AmiDog's GPU Plugin is a PSX GPU Plugin which focus on accuracy and simplicity. It uses the same software simulation as the GPU test program.





The options are few:

Texture cache:
Enable emulation of the PSX GPU texture cache.​
Interlace half rate:
Refresh interlace as full frames, and not one field at a time.​
Progressive double scan:
Render each line twice to avoid black empty lines.​
Bright scanlines:
Render scanlines with half brightness instead of black.​
No scale:
Render centered unscaled image (=fast but small).​
Limit frame rate:
Limit the framerate to 50/60 frames per second.​
New GPU:
Emulate the new (v2) GPU as used in later (common) PSX models.​
Display type:
Select emulated display type. Affects visible resolution.​

AmiDog's GPU Plugin v1.8 Changelog:
- Fixed VRAM masking. Improved status emulation.


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NJEMU Git (2014/05/14)

May 20th, 2014, 01:49 Posted By: wraggster

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NJEMU Git (2014/05/14) is complied. NJEMU are open source CPS1 CPS2 NEOGEO(CD) Emulators for PSP.

NJEMU Git Changelog:
* cps added 3 hack roms

Download: CPS1PSP Git (2014/05/14)
Download: CPS2PSP_SLIM Git (2014/05/14)
Download: CPS2PSP Git (2014/05/14)
Download: MVSPSP_SLIM Git (2014/05/14)
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PCSX Reloaded SVN r90350

May 20th, 2014, 01:52 Posted By: wraggster

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PCSX Reloaded r90350 is compiled. PCSX-Reloaded is a fork of the PCSX-df Project, a PlayStation Emulator, with support for both Windows and GNU/Linux operating systems as well as several bugfixes/improvements.

PCSX Reloaded SVN Changelog:
r90350
gtk: enable controller configuration change during emulation pause/stop.

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Borderlands 2 on Vita: Mostly Handsome, Jack

May 20th, 2014, 23:40 Posted By: wraggster

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Shine a Child of Light on Vita this summer

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Borderlands 2 Vita adds cross-save support

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Virtual Joey app arrives with satellite TV for your PS3

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4A Games teases Metro running at 60fps on PS4

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Minecraft hits PS4, Vita, Xbox One in August

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Diablo 3 retains Legendary birthday buff, crowd goes wild

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SingStar hits PS4 with free smartphone mic app this year

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4A Games teases Metro running at 60fps on PS4

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Rockstar working on GTA: City Stories?

May 23rd, 2014, 00:13 Posted By: wraggster

Take-Two has registered the name City Stories, which has seen the internet speculate about a possible new GTA.
Of course it makes sense. City Stories was the name of the PSP GTA sub-series – namely Grand Theft Auto: Liberty City Stories and Grand Theft Auto: Vice City Stories.
Does that mean it is a handheld game? One for Vita maybe? Or is this the name of the highly anticipated DLC pack for last year’s record-breaking video game?
Or could it be Take-Two is just protecting its brand?
The registration listing says the trademark covers ‘computer and video games software’ and ‘entertainment services’.
So it could be absolutely anything. Take-Two has suggested that a Rockstar announcement is due soon, with a game set to arrive on next-gen platforms before March 2015.

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Virtual Joey app arrives with satellite TV for your PS3

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Report: New trials won't make Ultra Street Fighter 4 launch

May 25th, 2014, 20:48 Posted By: wraggster

When Ultra Street Fighter 4 initially debuts on June 3, it will only feature trials for those characters found in Super Street Fighter 4, according to CVG.

As the name would suggest, these trials are quick tests requiring players to input commands for special attacks, combos and their chosen fighters' other various manuevers. In theory, each trial serves as a personalized introduction to combat. Though Super Street Fighter 4: Arcade Edition introduced four new fighters to the game, it did not include trials for these new pugilists. Capcom hoped to rectify this omission with Ultra Street Fighter 4 while also introducing new trials for the five additional fighters joining the cast in the upcoming update, though that's no longer the plan.

"There will be no new trials available at the time of the Ultra Street Fighter 4digital upgrade launch, but stay tuned, as we'll have more news to share on this topic shortly after the digital upgrade version is released," a Capcom representative told CVG.

Keep in mind that June 3 is only one of the official launch dates for Ultra Street Fighter 4, specifically the date on which the game's digital upgrade hits the Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3. Additional versions of Ultra Street Fighter 4 will roll out between June 3 and August 8, and it's possible that later releases may include the absent trials. We've reached out to Capcom for more information, and will report back when and if we hear more.

http://www.joystiq.com/2014/05/24/re...hter-4-launch/

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Sony: Half of PS4 owners have PlayStation Plus

May 25th, 2014, 20:56 Posted By: wraggster

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Sony CEO Kaz Hirai: PS4 'likely' to exceed PS2 profits

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PlayStation 4 to get pre-loading of all pre-order games starting with Destiny

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Announcement: PS Vita HBL for Firmware 3.15

May 27th, 2014, 00:32 Posted By: wraggster



The VHBL CAN NOT run the TN-V eCFW or PS1/ISOs/CSOs games, just homebrews, emulator, etc.!

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This is the work of the japanese developer "173210", who ported this version of the VHBL to an exploit game, I will announce right now!

Said exploit game is the game "MyStylist", and it is only available in the japanese PSN store (it can still be bought!).

We are currently working on a release for a game that is available in the EU and north American PSN stores, so just be patient!

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Showcase: The new 138 Menu for the PS Vita

May 27th, 2014, 00:34 Posted By: wraggster



The Developer Guidobot (GBOT) updated his beautiful looking menu for the Vita Half Byte Loader. It's now featuring an explorer, which is able to rename, delete, move, cut, copy & paste files.

It is also able to create folders and delete them. Access to /PSP/GAME/ and other restricted directions and formats (EBOOT.PBP, PBOOT.PBP, etc) are blocked, which prevents system **** ups.

This new version of the 138 Menu is compatible with every PS Vita Half Byte Loader there is, be it the ones for firmware 1.6x or the new one for firmware 3.15.

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Update: PS Vita HBL v2 for Firmware 3.15

May 27th, 2014, 00:35 Posted By: wraggster



The VHBL CAN NOT run the TN-V eCFW or PS1/ISOs/CSOs games, just homebrews, emulator, etc.!

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This is an updated version of the MyStylist VHBL files, which is now able to run SNES games and has a better compatibility than the previous showed one. - The files will be released soon!

This is the work of the japanese developer "173210", who ported this version of the VHBL to an exploit game, I will announce right now!

Said exploit game is the game "MyStylist", and it is only available in the japanese PSN store (it can still be bought!).

We are currently working on a release for a game that is available in the EU and north American PSN stores, so just be patient!

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Jet Car Stunts out in July, August on PlayStation platforms

May 27th, 2014, 12:10 Posted By: wraggster

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Next-gen FIFA gets free World Cup mode

May 27th, 2014, 12:23 Posted By: wraggster

The FIFA World Cup standalone game may not be coming to PS4, Xbox One or PC but some free Brazil-themed content is on the way to those platforms.
The FIFA 14 Ultimate Team: World Cup add-on is for the Ultimate Team mode and takes the card-collecting mechanic and applies it to international versions of players from the World Cup squads.
Everything is, as you might expect, officially licensed including the Adidas Brazuca match ball, all the national kits and the Estadio do Marcana stadium.
Plus every World Cup pack purchased comes with a free Gold Pack for use in the normal Ultimate Team mode.
The content will be released on May 29th for PS4, Xbox One, PS3, 360 and PC.
EA said in February that it chose to release 2014 Brazil World Cup on last-gen consoles only because it is “making the best game we can for our largest audience, which is still on 360 and PS3”.

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Fans spy Battlefield Hardline assets, revealing police-themed shooter

May 27th, 2014, 23:51 Posted By: wraggster

The next entry in EA's Battlefield franchise abandons the series' traditional military setting in favor of the urban battlegrounds patrolled by civilian police officers, according to a handful of assets leaked by the publisher alongside its latest Battlelog update.

Unlike past entries in the series, Battlefield Hardline will not be developed by DICE, but is instead being crafted by Dead Space developer Visceral Games. Despite this, and the change of setting, the game includes at least four distinct character classes, a multiplayer map dubbed "Downtown" and game modes with such names as "Blood Money" and "Bomb Squad." The fan-favorite "Carrier Assault" mode was also listed among the Battlefield Hardline assets.

The Battlefield Daily Twitter feed also found images representing the awards to be found in Battlefield Hardline. Each icon looks similar to those found inBattlefield 4, though in lieu of that game's military theme, these awards feature handcuffs, bags of cash (complete with cartoonish money symbols) and a grappling hook - implements you'd expect to see in a bank heist, but not in a Chinese warzone.

There's currently no word on when Battlefield Hardline might debut, though it seems very likely that EA will share more on the game at the upcoming E3 conference. We've attempted to contact the publisher in the meantime, in the hopes that it might want to shed light on things a bit early, but have so far received no response.

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Battlefield 4 PS3 20-hour trial lauches today for Plus members

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Broken Sword 5 - the Serpent's Curse: Episode Two out today on Vita

May 29th, 2014, 00:00 Posted By: wraggster

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The Order 1886's aesthetic calls for 30 fps, director argues

May 29th, 2014, 00:02 Posted By: wraggster

The Order 1886 runs at 30 frames per second to preserve its cinematic look, game director Dana Jan has said.
Jan told Kotaku that he enjoys playing games which run at 60fps, but that affects the aesthetic of the game. Most films run at 24 fps, so The Order's framerate bridges that gap in the interest of matching the aesthetic while feeling good to play.
"If you push that to 60, and you have it look the way we do, it actually would end up looking like something on the Discovery Channel, like an HDTV kind of segment or a sci-fi original movie maybe," Jan said. "The escapism you get from a cinematic film image is just totally different than what you get from television framing, so that was something we took into consideration."
Jan added that The Order's visual effects, particularly its lighting engine, would be difficult to achieve at a consistently higher frame rate.
"We don't have a game where you're just outside in sunlight, so there's one light," Jan said. "We have candles flickering, fires, then characters have lights on them. So [to make] all those lights [work] with this fidelity means, I think, until the end of this system most people won't have any clue how to make that run 60 and look like this."
You can read more about Ready at Dawn's upcoming PS4 shooter in ourhands-on and interview with The Order 1886.

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Batman games discounted on PlayStation Store

May 29th, 2014, 00:15 Posted By: wraggster

Sony and Warner Bros. have kicked off a Batman content sale on the European PlayStation Store.
The PS4, PS3 and Vita discounts coincide with Batman's 75th anniversary, and follow Tuesday's announcement of Lego Batman 3: Beyond Gotham.
Games:

• Batman: Arkham Asylum, Was €19.99/AU$24.95/£15.99, now €4.99/AU$7.35/£3.99
• Batman Arkham City, Was €19.99/AU$24.95/£15.99, now €4.99/AU$7.35/£3.99
• Batman Arkham Origins, Was €59.99/AU$89.95/£49.99, now €14.99/AU$17.95/£10.99
• Injustice: Gods Among Us PS4 (Ultimate Edition), Was €59.99/AU$84.95/£54.99, now €14.99/AU$21.55/£12.79
• Injustice: Gods Among Us PS3 (Ultimate Edition), Was €39.99/AU$49.95/£29.99, now €9.99/AU$12.95/£7.99
• Injustice: Gods Among Us PS3, Was €29.99/AU$39.95/£19.99, now €7.49/AU$11.05/£5.99
• LEGO Batman 2: DC Super Heroes (PS3), Was €29.99/AU$39.95/£19.99, now €7.49/AU$11.05/£5.99
• LEGO Batman 2: DC Super Heroes (Vita), Was €24.99/AU$32.95/£19.99, now €6.19/AU$9.15/£4.99

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EA teases Plants vs Zombies: Garden Warfare on PlayStation

May 29th, 2014, 00:53 Posted By: wraggster

EA has posted a new Plants vs Zombies: Garden Warfare image that hints at a PlayStation version for PopCap's third-person shooter.
The image (pictured) – posted to EA's Twitter accountearlier this week – seems an obvious tribute to Sony's Sly Cooper.
EA has yet to officially announce anything regarding Sony's PS3 and PS4 hardware, though an announcement at E3 seems reasonable enough – with next month's conference rapidly approaching.
Plants vs Zombies: Garden Warefare launched earlier this year on Xbox One and Xbox 360.

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Sony unveils Ratchet & Clank Collection for Vita

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PSN Instant Game Collection to offer two titles per platform per month from June

May 30th, 2014, 00:25 Posted By: wraggster

Sony’s successful Instant Game Collection is being stepped up from June.
Starting on June 4^th Sony will be offering PlayStation Plus subscribers free access to two games per platform per month across PS4, PS3 and Vita.
The deal kicks off with access to Pixeljunk Shooter Ultimate and Trine 2 on PS4, NBA 2K14 and Lone Survivor on PS3 and Dragon’s Crown and Surge Deluxe on Vita.
Note that Pixeljunk Shooter and Lone Survivor are also Cross Buy, meaning they’re also available on Vita.
“Next month, PlayStation Plus will reach its fourth anniversary. It’s evolved a great deal since its inception,” PS Store and Plus content manager Chris Howe said.
“Since we are always looking to continue the evolution of PS Plus as a service that really serves our community, we are excited to provide a more balanced set of games each month within the Instant Game Collection.”
The amount of time each title is available to download for free has been extended, too.
“Since we’ve seen how excited many of you are to download Instant Game Collection titles as soon as they’re available, we’ve decided to adjust the length of time each title will be available,” Howe added.
“Starting in July, every title in the Instant Game Collection will be available the first Wednesday of the month, and will be free for that month, until the first Wednesday of the following month.”

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New Sony studio Pixel Opus to debut project at E3

May 31st, 2014, 00:47 Posted By: wraggster

A new Sony studio called Pixel Opus will reveal its first project at E3 next month, according to The New York Times.
The studio's employees are largely composed of Carnegie Mellon graduates who worked with Sony Computer Entertainment America executive producer Alex Lee as part of their coursework.
Students at the class produced prototype games for PlayStation Vita, some of whom went on to work as interns at Sony and get hired. Lee said that formal game design programs at established universities like Carnegie Mellon are increasingly relevant.
"Historically, I've always been aware of these programs," Lee said. "It's only in recent years that they've become meaningful."
We've asked Sony for more information about the new studio and will update this article with any response.
Sony announced the time and date for its annual E3 press conferenceearlier this month.
It will be streamed live to theatres across North America, where in-person attendees will receive some "surprise gifts".
Highlights of Sony's E3 2013 press conference included the PS4hardware reveal, the announcement of the console's launch price, and the gameplay premiere of Bungie's Destiny.
Sony's event will follow Microsoft, Electronic Arts and Ubisoft press conferences earlier that day.

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Vita action mega pack bundle launches in June

May 31st, 2014, 00:54 Posted By: wraggster

Sony will launch the latest Vita mega pack bundle in late June.
Priced at €199.99, it will include the handheld, an 8GB memory card, plus five games:

• Injustice: Gods Among Us - Ultimate Edition
• Batman: Arkham Origins Blackgate
• PlayStation All-Stars Battle Royale
• God of War: Chains of Olympus
• Killzone: Liberation

The hardware bundle will be available in, Austria, Czech Republic, Hungary, Ireland, UK, Bulgaria, Croatia, Iceland, France, Greece, Poland, Russia, Denmark, Germany, Portugal, Finland, Norway, Sweden and Spain.
Alternatively, users will be able to pick up an 8GB memory card and a PlayStation Store voucher code to download the five action games for €39.99. This offer will be available in Australia, New Zealand, UK, South Africa, Germany, Cyprus, Portugal, Finland, Norway, Sweden and Spain.
Don Mesa, director of product planning and platform software innovation at Sony Computer Entertainment America, recently acknowledged that the company has struggled to get triple-A games on Vita.
"The economics simply don't work with the traditional process," he said. "We have to do something different to get AAA games on Vita.
"We accomplished it to a certain degree by making PS4 games work on Vita via remote play. PS Now will be another way, streaming PS3 games on Vita. I can't wait until PS Now is out on Vita - I hope you'll try out the experience and let me know what you think."

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PSN maintenance scheduled for June 2

May 31st, 2014, 00:56 Posted By: wraggster

Sony has scheduled PlayStation Network maintenance for Monday June 2.
The maintenance period will run for approximately six hours, from 17:50 until 23:30 BST (9:50 to 15:30 Pacific Time / 12:50 to 18:30 Eastern Time).
Services including PlayStation Store, PlayStation Home and Account Management will be inaccessible during the maintenance window, but online gameplay will be available to users who have recently signed in to their PSN account and have their authentication details cached.
Sony says there may be some additional downtime after the maintenance period for testing purposes.
The company said on Thursday that PlayStation Plus will offer six titles a month starting in June.
June's new titles for US subscribers will be Trine 2 and Pixeljunk Shooter Ultimate for PS4, NBA 2K14 and Sly Cooper: Thieves in Time (with Vita Cross-Buy) for PS3, and Terraria and Mutant Mudds Deluxe for Vita.
European subscribers will receive Trine 2 and Pixeljunk Shooter Ultimate for PS4, NBA 2K14 and Lone Survivor for PS3, and Dragon's Crown and Surge Deluxe for PS Vita.
Sony CEO Kaz Hirai revealed in a corporate strategy meeting this month that half of all PS4 owners subscribe to PlayStation Plus.
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War Thunder cross-platform play coming soon on PS4, PC

June 1st, 2014, 00:05 Posted By: wraggster

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Disney stars highlight new Kingdom Hearts HD 2.5 Remix screens

June 1st, 2014, 00:06 Posted By: wraggster

It's redundant to mention that the latest batch of screenshots from Kingdom Hearts HD 2.5 Remix are highlighted by their various Disney guest stars, but without the characters spawned by the House of Mouse this would be just another moon-eyed Japanese roleplaying epic, so we'll take it.

In this particular batch, we see Cinderella, Ariel, the neon-lit characters fromTron, and, of course, Mickey, Goofy and Donald, among others. ThoughKingdom Hearts HD 2.5 Remix is an enhanced reissue of Kingdom Hearts 2 andKingdom Hearts: Birth By Sleep, the inherently cartoonish Disney style loses nothing in the jump to the higher-definition aesthetics of the PlayStation 3. The inevitable Kingdom Hearts 3 will likely make Kingdom Hearts 2.5 HD Remix pale in comparison, but these images suggest that fans won't be bothered by jagged polygons or blurry textures during this adventure.

No solid release date has yet been established for Kingdom Hearts HD 2.5 Remix, but Square Enix hopes to release the PlayStation 3 exclusive compilation at some point during 2014.

http://www.joystiq.com/2014/05/30/di...remix-screens/

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The Walking Dead, Wolf Among Us coming to PS4 & Xbox One

June 1st, 2014, 00:09 Posted By: wraggster

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