Image used with permission by copyright holderSony is offering a free weekend of online multiplayer gaming to everyone with a PlayStation 4, giving a tantalizing taste of what PlayStation Plus has to offer. From 12:01am on Friday, September 26, 2014 through 11:59pm on Sunday, September 28 (Pacific time) all you have to do is load up any game with online multiplayer while your console is connected to the internet and have at it. This will give you a chance to try out the multiplayer components of recent titles like Destiny, Madden 15, and Diablo III.
If you catch the online multiplayer bug and want more past this weekend, check out some of the other features that a PlayStation Plus subscription includes, like free and discounted games and cloud saving. Subscriptions cost around $50 per year, but various retailers offer occasional discounts if you keep a sharp eye out.
3 Days of Play PS Plus games to try this weekend (June 7-9)
June 2024 is shaping up to be a pretty great month for PlayStation players. Not only are we coming off an entertaining State of Play showcase, but a new Days of Play initiative surrounding all the video game showcases this month is bringing a lot of new PS Plus additions with it. Many of those games hit PS Plus this week, and three in particular stand out to us.
For owners of Sony's oft-neglected PlayStation VR2, the first game is one of its rare exclusives that take full advantage of the headset's eye-tracking by seeing how often players blink. The next is a new PS Plus Essential game that's a revival of Sega's classic beat-'em-up series for the modern gaming era. Finally, the last title is an atmospheric and eerie fishing game that should entice fans of Lovecraftian horror.
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PlayStation looking to replicate Helldivers 2 success with Concord pricing
Firewalk Studios revealed the pricing of its upcoming PlayStation-published game Concord on Thursday, and players interested in the hero shooter can now preorder it.
The standard edition of the game will cost $40 for both digital and physical versions, while the deluxe edition will run players $60. In a post on the PlayStation blog, Firewalk's director of marketing Pam Piscitello said that the standard version will offer all 16 playable characters, 12 maps, and six game modes. The deluxe edition is for players who want a bit extra, with more cosmetics and early access to play 72 hours ahead of the game's launch on August 23.
You can play this PS2 classic with multiplayer thanks to this mod
Those looking to check out PlayStation 2 classic Jak and Daxter on PC with multiplayer (we know there are a few of you) have some good news thanks to a new community-created mod that was released Wednesday.
First spotted by GamesRadar, the mod, called Teamruns, brings online multiplayer and couch co-op to the OpenGOAL Jak and Daxter project. OpenGOAL has released the first two Jak and Daxter games for PC as native ports (it's currently working on the third). Its PC port of Jak and Daxter: The Precursor Legacy was released in 2022, while the port for the second game came out in 2023.
