Darth Vader comes to the Sony PlayStation 4 console

If you didn't think that the Star Wars promotions are in full swing, then here's another reminder. This time, Disney partners with Sony to release a limited edition Star Wars PlayStation 4 console. The gaming console itself features a large image of Darth Vader and other Star Wars logos lining the case. It also has a customized DualShock 4 wireless controller that looks similar to the villain's chest plate. This special edition bundles comes with 500GB capacity and a few gaming goodies such as Star Wars Battlefront Deluxe Edition and digital vouchers for four other Star Wars titles (Super Star Wars, Racer Revenge, Jedi Starfighter, and Bounty Hunter). The console is coming to the U.S. on November 17. We hope it makes its way here, too. 

Source: Mashable 

Sony introduces Media Player for the PlayStation 4

Sony’s bringing a much-requested feature into the PlayStation 4 with the arrival of the Media Player for the PS4. If you own a PS4, you might want to start checking on it as the feature is going live already. This feature lets you watch content from various sources, adding functionality to your console. It can play different file formats such as MKV, AVI, MP4, and MPEG-2 TS in various codecs. You can also play MP3 and AAC music files as well as view photos in JPEG, PNG, and BMP formats.

Source: PlayStation Blog

Sony to bring ‘Planetside 2’ to the PS4

Sony’s second iteration of its online shooter Planetside is making its debut away from the PC and into the hands of PlayStation 4 owners. Planetside 2 will be coming on June 23 in Europe and North America as a free-to-play title. Sony has been testing beta version of this game since early this year. And now they’re ready to release it to the public. You won’t need a PlayStation Plus membership to play the game.

Planetside 2 has players fighting in massive planetary environments and it combines aerial and vehicular combat as well as traditional shooter gameplay. It’ll have you go on targeted missions against enemy empires.

Source: SlashGear

RPG ‘Divinity: Original Sin’ makes its way to consoles

A new decidedly old-school role-playing game is making its way to the Sony PlayStation 4 and Microsoft Xbox One. Divinity: Original Sin will be coming to these two consoles in the form of an Enhanced Edition. It’ll feature a new interface, split-screen couch co-op, and full-on voice work. Of course, there will be new questions, stories, and tweaks to the combat system.

PC users aren’t being ignored though. The Enhanced Edition will be a free update for Windows, Mac, Linux, and SteamOS. There isn’t any word when this’ll come out but Larian Studios plans to give up more info at the Electronics Entertainment Expo next month.

Source: Engadget