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| PS4 fans can look forward to new Uncharted 4 multiplayer action |
SONY have revealed new PS4 games and exciting updates for PlayStation VR live during their Paris Games Week conference, including Gran Turismo Sport, Until Dawn: Rush of Blood and Robinson: The Journey.
UPDATE FIVE: Gran Turismo Sport is coming to PS4 in 2016, with the beta expected to begin in Spring 2016, according to creator Kazunori Yamauchi and SCEE CEO & President Jim Ryan.
The new PS4 race will boast two FIA online championships running simultaneously, while players will also be able to root for their home country or their favorite manufacturers teams.
The winner of the championship will be awarded at the FIA prize giving ceremony.
"This will be a historic moment, the first time a video game will officially be recognized as part of the real motoring world," a PlayStation statement confirmed.
"Working alongside the historic FIA, to develop a game that continues to be more realistic and authentic, the online racing championships promise to offer something new for players."
Fans also got their first look at The Uncharted 4: A Thief’s End multiplayer, which will a hands-on experience at the PlayStation Experience in December.
Several new mechanics have been added to the Nathan Drake adventure, including sidekicks, Mysticals and the Grappling Hook.
Fans will be able to call on their Sidekick to help them, an AI controlled character that comes equipped with unique abilitie, while Mysticals will take the shape of supernatural abilities from the Uncharted series.
It will award unique powers, while new leverage options with the grappling hook will be added in a number of locations on multiplayer maps, which will also include using it as a melee tool.
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| Gran Turismo Sport on PS4 |
UPDATE FOUR: Until Dawn: Rush of Blood has been announced for Sony's PlayStation VR device, along with several other titles.
The news was announced by head of Sony Worldwide Studios Shuhei Yoshida, before a list of new content was also revealed.
Crytek co-founder Cevat Yerli hit the stage afterward to reveal Robinson: The Journey, which will be a new VR title that will make its debut first on PlayStation VR.
A new PS4 racing title was also revealed, Gran Turismo Sport, which will include a beta in 2016.
Two FIA championships will feature in the game, including the Nation's Cup where players represent a country, and the Manufacturer Fan's Cup, where you represent your choice of car company.
No release date was confirmed for Gran Turismo Sport.
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| No Man's Sky's release date is June 2016 |
UPDATE THREE: No Man’s Sky release date has been set for June 2016, Sony confirmed today.
A new trailer was shown during the PlayStation conference at Paris Games Week, showing off some of the game’s exploration mechanics and combat system.
Bloodborne DLC, The Old Hunters was also given a new teaser trailer, featuring the release date set for November 24 on PlayStation 4 and a disgusting new enemy to fight.
Sony announced a number of new games for 2016, including Boundless, Vector, a new music rhythm game and Matterfall, what appears to be a new shooter.
Horizon Zero Dawn was also shown off by developers, Guerrilla Games, featuring fresh gameplay showing Aloy trying to gather resources from some of the robots that rule the future.
Aloy was seen setting a trip wire trap to send a robotic herd into, before dropping on the remains to loot what she came for.
Players will also be able to take on huge monsters, like the Thunder Jaw, by using its own weapons against it, Olay was able to blow apart the enemy and use what fell off it to help destroy it.
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| Sony are set to reveal new PS4 games at Paris Games Week |
UPDATE TWO: Street Fighter V's release date has been set for February 16 in North America and Europe, Capcom has confirmed.
Great Yoga Master Dhalsim is also being added to the roster, while there will be six additional characters included with the game after launch which can be unlocked using the game's currency for free.
A new update on the next Tekken was also shared, coming on the 20th anniversary of the series, revealing that Tekken 7 is in development for PlayStation 4.
The Tekken development team have promised another over the top instalment in the game's Mishima clan saga.
Sony also revealed that Battleborn's beta planned for next year is set to be launched on the PS4 before the Xbox One and PC.
UPDATE ONE: A new eSports league is set to be announced by Sony during their PlayStation conference at Paris Games Week.
The competitive gaming platform called PlayStation Plus League will be revealed during their livestream event and will include leagues for Street Fighter V, Battlefield Hardline, FIFA 16, Rocket League, and Project Cars.
The PlayStation Plus League is already listed on the Project Cars website, revealing their will be several ranked divisions with a monthly prize pool.
"PlayStation Plus LEAGUE is an online platform for eSports available to all PS Plus members," a message on the official Project Cars website explains.
"Taking the format of an ongoing Championship, players compete each week within their Division for points with the aim of climbing higher."
"In order to participate, you must first play at least 5 matches in a placement tournament so that your skill level can be estimated as accurately as possible. Once these are completed, you will be placed into a division for the ongoing season.
"There are 8 seasons, each lasting 4 weeks each."
More looks set to be revealed during the official PlayStation Conference in Paris today, which will be streamed live via the Twitch embed above.
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| PS4 gamers will want to tune in to find out more |
ORIGINAL: Sony have warned that their presser will be geared towards European gamers and will be looking to show off more of previously announced titles.
Could this mean a big Black Ops 3 Zombies update? There are still big parts of the mode that haven't been revealed yet, or a possible release date for No Man's Sky could be on the cards, perhaps?
Sony have been playing it pretty close to their chest so it's hard to say what to expect, the tech giants has a huge list of new indie titles being developed exclusively for PS4, so this event could rely heavily on new content reveals for those.
For those heading to Paris Games Week, a trip to the PlayStation booth will provide a large selection of upcoming titles, including Call of Duty: Black Ops 3, Star Wars Battlefront, and Ratchet & Clank.
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| Sony will be revealing new updates on previously announced titles |
Sony's Paris Games Week livestream kicks off at 4:45pm, UK time and will broadcast live on both Twitch and YouTube.
Gamers interested in keeping track on what happens can watch the embedded link via this article, or head over to Sony's official media channels.
It will be interesting to see how Sony plays this after it decided to skip Gamescom and also has the PlayStation Experience coming up in December.
Sony revealed the news earlier today, teasing fans: "On Tuesday, October 27th at 10:00 AM Pacific we’ll be drawing back the curtains on the inaugural Paris Games Week PlayStation Press Conference. In front of gathered media at the iconic La Grande Arche de la Défense, we’ll be announcing new games and offering some exciting updates on previously announced titles.
"The show will be translated live into French, German, Spanish, Italian, and Japanese.
"Please note, much like E3 is targeted to the US audience and Tokyo Game Show is targeted at Japan, Paris Games Week is primarily aimed at European gamers — keep that in mind as you watch.
"Not everything mentioned or shown in the presentation will necessarily apply to gamers in the United States."
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