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PlayStation Store Update Worldwide – April 25, 2023

Louis Edwards — Tue, 25 Apr 2023 21:00:00 +0000

Each week Sony brings PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, PlayStation VR, and PlayStation Plus owners new content, add-ons, games, and more. Here is the complete global PlayStation Store update. PlayStation LifeStyle catalogs the PlayStation Store updates for the major regions across the globe. Check back every Tuesday to keep up to date with each week’s PlayStation Store Update.

North American Update

April’s PlayStation Plus Essential Lineup

Meet Your Maker (PS5/PS4)
Sackboy: A Big Adventure (PS5/PS4)
Tails of Iron (PS5/PS4)

PSVR Games

AFTERLIFE VR

PS4 & PS5 Games

Afterimage
Arcade Archives COSMO GANG THE VIDEO
Ayre and the Crystal Comet
Big Adventure: Trip to Europe 2 Collector’s Edition
Big Adventure: Trip to Europe 3 Collector’s Edition
Cavity Busters
Coffee Talk Episode 2: Hibiscus & Butterfly
Dead Island 2
Detective Agency: Gray Tie Collector’s Edition
Disney Speedstorm
DoraKone
FINAL FANTASY
FINAL FANTASY II
FINAL FANTASY III
FINAL FANTASY IV
FINAL FANTASY V
FINAL FANTASY VI
Formula Retro Racing – World Tour
I’m in Love With Your Dead Grandmother Presents: Noah SmallJohnson’s Puzzle Game
I Love Finding Pups! Collector’s Edition
Itorah
Labyrinth of Zangetsu
Light of Life
Moe Waifu H
Mr. Brocco & Co.
Panic Porcupine
Puzzle Vacations: Ireland
R-Type Final 2
Revita
Roller Drama
Smile For Me
Stray Blade
Strayed Lights
Thea 2: The Shattering
Trinity Trigger
War Mongrels
Wild Dogs
XEL

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PlayStation Store Update Worldwide – April 18, 2023

Louis Edwards — Tue, 18 Apr 2023 21:00:00 +0000

North American Update

April’s PlayStation Plus Essential Lineup

Meet Your Maker (PS5/PS4)
Sackboy: A Big Adventure (PS5/PS4)
Tails of Iron (PS5/PS4)

PS4 & PS5 Games

Arcade Archives DIG DUG II
Cannon Dancer – Osman
De-Exit – Eternal Matters
Disney Speedstorm
Don’t Destroy The Rocket
Faircroft’s Antiques: The Forbidden Crypt Collector’s Edition
Farm Slider
Finding America: The Heartland Collector’s Edition
God of Rock
Hyper-5
The Mageseeker: A League of Legends Story PS4 & PS5
Megaman Battle Network Legacy Collection
Minecraft Legends
Montgomery Fox and the Revenge of Victor Draven
Murderous Muses
My Lovely Pets Collector’s Edition
Rubberduck Wave Racer
Sable’s Grimoire: A Dragon’s Treasure
Sherlock Holmes The Awakened
Sokolor
SpelunKing: The Mine Match
Thea 2: The Shattering
Ultra Pixel Survive

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PlayStation Store Update Worldwide – April 11, 2023

Louis Edwards — Tue, 11 Apr 2023 21:00:00 +0000

North American Update

April’s PlayStation Plus Essential Lineup

Meet Your Maker (PS5/PS4)
Sackboy: A Big Adventure (PS5/PS4)
Tails of Iron (PS5/PS4)

PS4 & PS5 Games

Across the Valley
Arcade Archives REZON
Buddy Simulator 1984
Bumballon
Chronicles of Albian: The Magic Convention
Curse of the Sea Rats
EA SPORTS PGA TOUR
Egglien
The Library of Babel
A Light in the Dark
LUNARK
Marfusha
Melon Journey: Bittersweet Memories
Pretty Girls Tile Match
Process of Elimination
Tankorama

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PlayStation Store Update Worldwide – April 4, 2023

Louis Edwards — Tue, 04 Apr 2023 21:00:00 +0000

North American Update

April’s PlayStation Plus Essential Lineup

Meet Your Maker (PS5/PS4)
Sackboy: A Big Adventure (PS5/PS4)
Tails of Iron (PS5/PS4)

PS4 & PS5 Games

Ankora: Lost Days
Arcade Archives NAVARONE
Billy 101
BookyPets Legends
Brightstone Mysteries: The Others
Chef Life: A Restaurant Simulator
Citizen Sleeper
Creed: Rise to Glory – Championship Edition
Dashing Orange
DREDGE
GrimGrimoire OnceMore
Hot Wheels Rift Rally
I Love Finding Critters Collector’s Edition
I Love Finding MORE Cats Collector’s Edition
I Love Finding MORE Pups Collector’s Edition
The Last Worker
Match Ventures 2
Mayhem in Single Valley
Meet Your Maker
Mega Mall Story2
Mothered
Mountain Racing
Pirates Outlaws
Road 96: Mile 0
RunBean Galactic
Saga Of Sins
Shukuchi Ninja
SUCCUBUS
Super Geisha Neon
That’s My Family: Family Fun Night
Wild Park Manager

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Pixel Ripped 1978 PSVR 2 Preview: ‘A Nostalgic Celebration of Atari’

Louis Edwards — Thu, 30 Mar 2023 08:48:26 +0000

Developer Arvore recently announced its upcoming virtual reality game Pixel Ripped 1978 at GDC 2023. I was given a sneak peek, and got some hands-on time, with the team’s first fully licensed addition to its line of Pixel Ripped games.

Both of the studio’s previous releases, Pixel Ripped 1989 and Pixel Ripped 1995, were loosely based on games from their relative time era, but couldn’t specifically name names due to licensing issues. Thanks to a partnership with Atari, this next addition to the series won’t be so vague.

Atari x Arvore

Atari first approached Arvore at the DICE Awards in 2022, the studio’s CEO Ricardo Justus tells me, with the veteran publisher outlining the possibility of collaborating on the next Pixel Ripped adventure. At this point, Pixel Ripped 1978 was already deep in the development process and almost ready to be announced, but this partnership opened the door to a world of possibilities.

Atari’s collaboration meant that Arvore was now allowed to incorporate almost anything from the Atari-owned library. The development team had to go back to the drawing board and start adding actual Atari references, rewriting the story so as to get as much Atari goodness in there as possible.

Putting on nostalgia goggles

This official licensing allows Pixel Ripped 1978 to really lean in on the nostalgia factor. Playing as Bug, the game developer that created the first Pixel Ripped game, you begin sitting in your work cubicle playing on the Atari 2600. In VR, I was transported back to nine-year-old me playing the same console at Christmas — only this time, I could jump straight into the games I was playing.

Thanks to the technical capabilities of the PSVR 2, the transition from a game developer sitting at a desk to a hero solving puzzles and shooting baddies is seamless and smooth. When you’re in a game, you’re controlling Dot, who’s tasked with repairing the Atari games that Bug is developing from the inside and restoring them to their full pixelated glory. For those that have played the previous Pixel Ripped titles, you’ll be reunited with familiar characters and meet colorful new ones in this VR game-within-a-game adventure.

The power of PSVR 2

Pixel Ripped 1978 is built for the next generation of VR systems, and that means the PSVR won’t be getting it, and even the Meta Quest 2 has to be tethered to a gaming PC to play it. The resolution that the PSVR 2 brings with it, as well as the processing power of the PS5, makes this VR game super smooth. The new controllers helped with immersion for the experience, and made grabbing things pretty easy.

When it comes to moving from point A to point B in the FPS part of the game, the developer uses a directed focus effect, which basically eliminates your peripheral vision while moving by sliding blinders on you, and eliminates any chance for motion sickness. That’s something that almost all VR developers are doing now with current-gen VR systems, and it’s a game changer.

Conclusion

I was allowed to play through the first chapter of the game for the demo, and the story is intriguing and entertaining, with some colorful character. The graphics were impressive in VR, with smooth transitions and smooth movements, showcasing the power of the PSVR 2 well. Its newfound partnership also makes this a nostalgic celebration of Atari-era games, something that those who — like me — grew up with old-school systems like the 2600 will greatly appreciate.

Pixel Ripped 1978 is releasing sometime this summer for the PSVR 2, PC VR, and the Meta Quest 2 while tethered.

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