Home runs, loot drops, couch tournaments, and epic quests dominate the gaming landscape this week in another varied lineup of new games coming to PlayStation.
PlayStation’s critically-acclaimed baseball series arrives on PS4 with MLB 14 The Show. With unparalleled visual fidelity, San Diego Studio showcases its dedication and passion to the sport, thanks to achingly accurate stadiums and a broad array of new features. Harness the new Quick Counts to speed up games for fast, satisfying fixes, or use the new player lock feature to follow a single player all game. Both hardcore baseball devotees and casual fans can find something to love with The Show’s latest offering.
For gamers itching for old fashioned couch competition, look no further than Sportsfriends, a collection of wild local multiplayer games coming to PS4 and PS3. Or try out Bound by Flame, one of the first RPGs to hit PS4 with jaw-dropping visuals and hard-as-nails combat.
For a complete list of games coming to PlayStation this week, read on. And enjoy the Drop!
New PlayStation Releases This Week
PS Vita — Digital (Only Available in Vita Bundle, Standalone Launch Next Week)
Pandora has a whole ton of loot, and that pile of sweet guns and blood-stained dollars is coming to PS Vita. Take the fan-favorite Role-playing Shooter on the go and level up a Vault Hunter with branching skill trees and jaw-dropping gear. Warning: highly addictive.
PS4, PS3 — Digital (Retail Available 5/9)
Seven Icelords have clutched the world in a cold grip. An army of undead threatens the last remaining free peoples, and only a few among them have the strength to fight back. Wrestle with the influence of a fire demon and save the world in this tactical, dark fantasy RPG.
Broken Sword 5: The Serpent’s Curse
PS Vita — Digital
The latest episode in the classic Broken Sword series, guide the intrepid George Stobbart and fiery journalist Nico Collard on the trail of a stolen painting. Conspiracies, murder, and mystery will find them at every step.
Football Manager Classic 2014
PS Vita — Digital
A classic sports sim for devoted football fans. Take to the pitch in this full-featured experience that brims with statistics. Includes a 3D match engine for a robust interaction with the sport.
PS Vita — Digital, Retail (Already Available on PS3)
Two sweeping stories of revenge go portable. Take the intense action of God of War I and II on the go in this fan-favorite collection. Remapped controls for PS Vita, remastered visuals, and full Trophy support for each game.
Hakuoki: Stories of the Shinsengumi
PS3 — Digital, Retail
Be enveloped by the tale of Chizuru, who finds herself fighting alongside the notorious Shinsengumi as competing factions vie for control of Japan. Within the heart of such unbearable bloodshed, can Chizuru find love?
PS4 — Digital, Retail (Already Available on PS3, PS Vita)
The most recent, critically-acclaimed chapter in the MLB series arrives on PS4. Marvel at enhanced visuals and try out a variety of new features, from the time-saving Quick Counts to the in-depth player lock feature for a more personal experience. Baseball is better with The Show.
Sportsfriends
PS4, PS3 — Digital
Have some friends over, pull up the couch, and prepare for best-in-class local multiplayer. Sportsfriends marries four different, award-winning multiplayer experiences together into one game. Featuring BaraBariBall, Super Pole Riders, Hokra, and Johann Sebastian Joust.
Stick it to the Man
PS4 — Digital (Already Available on PS3, PS Vita)
Hard hat tester Ray has a bizarre accident and wakes up with a giant pink arm sticking out of his brain. Sounds like quite the change! Help Ray get a handle on his new powers and solve mind-boggling puzzles.
Titan Attacks!
PS4, PS3, PS Vita — Digital (Cross Buy)
Turn back the Titan army! Experience classic arcade shooter gameplay with slick visuals, new strategies, and more than 100 levels of pulse-pounding action. Earn money and purchase upgrades to unlock new weapons and powers.
The information above is subject to change without notice.
Also, sony said “select” titles will be available preload. So expect only retail, and not even close to all of them.
Ryan, your reply to post #2, saying that this is more of a heads up for the releases coming, and this is why the prices are not listed, is completely counter-productive to being heads up. Doesn’t that makes sense? Many people plan for purchases *in advance* and would like to know prices well ahead of the day (or evening) that said product releases. People have budgets.
I know there will never be prices in the Drop, but the reply to #4 was more bothersome for me. If you check the timestamps, he spent almost 2 minutes replying to comments. #4 was the last of 7 replies. In the time it took to say he didn’t know, he could easily have checked some obvious locations for the answer: The game releases on 5/27.
Sure, the guy asking the question could have looked it up just as easily, but that’s not the point. If you don’t know, and you can’t be bothered to find out…why say anything?
only available in bundles this week? killing me smalls. =/
It’s rather disappointing that no one from Sony or MLB THE SHOW will comment on whether or not it will pre load. Was led to believe with the newest update that it would. Poor communication and clarity. Nothing like having a confused consumer when it comes to the product you are selling.
Hey Ryan
Why doesn’t update on Monday night like the “other” company does? Why do we have to wait till Tuesday evening/night for the store update?
A great week for my Vita, not so much for my wallet. Really happy Broken Sword 5 is finally here in North America, lost many an hour on the first 2 years ago. Will also be getting Championship Manager (I guess both those choices show I’m originally from the UK!), Can’t see CM being massively popular here but really enjoyed that back in the day too and it will give me something to do at work when nobody is looking…
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Also plan to get Borderlands 2 down the line and never played God of War so will also give that a go at some point. Like I say, some great Vita releases this week for me, made my day.
Eh, can you get the Killzone team to release the coop DLC? That would be nice, especially since I’ve been waiting for it since last November.
My wish list for ps one classics.
Nightmare creatures 1-2
Psychic detective
Fox hunt
Thank you, please consider. See you next week.
Bound by Flame!
borderlands 2 will available when u buy a ps vita bundle? or it will available also in digital on Wednesday?
Friggin awesome week!
will there be a demo for MLB the Show on ps4?
getting the show for sure any idea what’s coming to plus this week? And what kind of Rpg is bound by flame?
Great job again Ryan
Been brutal waiting for the show on ps4. So EXCITED!!
Aww maaaan…do I have to wait for Borderlands? …yea…I guess I do…
War Thunder?any news?
MLB, Stick It and Bound by Flame! PS4 yeah!!!!! I need to finish Child of Light… This is going to be a good month!!
hey how come MLB the show 14 isnt an automatic pre-download for the ps4? when is that feature going to go into effect?
Pre-ordered the new Vita bundle with Borderlands. Can’t wait to be able to play that game anywhere – I’ve already sunk 100+ hours into the game, and still can’t get enough. Got crazy good value out of it.
I got an official answer from @AskPlayStation on twitter about MLB 14 The Show Pre-Download.. It wont be available for Pre-Download
JEDI_CAPRICORN @GIANTZ_JEDI_CAP May 2
@AskPlayStation just pre-ordered MLB The Show on PS4. Can I download it before release date? I heard you can download games b4 release.
Ask PlayStation @AskPlayStation 2h
@GIANTZ_JEDI_CAP Unfortunately, this title will not be available for pre-download.
sucks, gonna be a long night, hope sony’s servers are up for it
Will MLB The show 14 be available to download at 12:01AM Eastern time?
I’m trying to pre-download MLB the Show 14 but can’t … how much longer do we have to wait? I hear it’s a huge file…
You have to wait til 12:01 EST
It’s past midnight here, why can’t I get The Show to download after pre ordering it?
I can’t even download it. No link for it even though I pre ordered it :(
anyone else having luck at all?
Nova Scotia here, no luck for a download option to mlb 14 for ps4
and its 1:30AM
Bad feeling it won’t be ready till 12:01 Pst…
I’m starting to think it’s 12:01 Pst as well… sigh
yeah, going to take a 3 hour nap haha MLB 14 RTTS here i come
Damn you Sony..you lied to us once again..
No luck. Looking at past pre orders for PS4 and it seems they weren’t available until well after midnight pacific time.
They specifically said 12:01 PM Eastern Time…
It says download now in the store, but no download..just says pre-ordered..damn you Playstation give me my baseball…
Last time I pre-order online. Physical copy from here on out. Sorry, but I’d be home from gamestop already, but I wanted to get to sleep early for work tomorrow and instead I’m sitting here waiting to see if my money is still sitting in limbo. I don’t mind waiting an hour, but don’t take my money and tell me I can get it at 12:01am and don’t deliver. Especially when I just shelled out 60 bucks on you based on good faith.
yea no more digital download pre order for me…give me the hard copy from here on out..
So ummm PSN, what’s up with this download?
Supposedly OS forums says it’ll be at PST he spoke with a rep on the phone after being on hold for 50 minutes lol
Boooo PSN, just Booo..
Ok everyone i was always aware that digital download was bad, I didn’t realize how bad it was until today, as many have said sony why would you even bother setting a timeframe and then not being able to deliver on it? i know your serving it to alot of people but if this was the case shouldn’t you guys there have been working hard all day today to make sure it was up at the time you at sony specified? Clearly i used to always say it is much better to own the physical copy and now i can give everyone the honest reason why that is.
Let me ask you something everyone, if i told you i can give you a game through the internet at a set date and price it should work right? if it doesn’t work does anyone get a refund? What about the hundreds of people that bought off you song for the sake of being able to download it at the time you said which would allow many to not have to leave to get to the store and pick up a copy. So when you fail to deliver on time let me ask you this truly honest question? Why would anyone every buy a full price retail game from digital download and yo u @ sony can not do the simple task of making sure it is ready for everyone, and ffs everyone it is time to stop buying digital because is all this nonsense really worth paying full price for a game you don’t get to keep, no case, no manual, just data on a server.
From now on i think everyone should practice patient buying practices, no more buying digital downloads of any games that are being priced at full price, maybe if they notice everyone has lost faith in their inability to have their own game ready for the timetable they set, remember that MLB the show is made by sony. If they see no one buying off any psn in the world they will maybe take notice of at least having their games ready for download at the times they set.
Sony the only true way for you to fix this horrid issue would basically make every digital downloaded game that is a full retail game should from now on be 49.99, especially with your inability to have the items ready for download (at the times you stated) which is worse. I’ll never buy a digital download from sony until i see a price drop on all digital download full retail games, such as TLOU, guys i would warn everyone here do not buy the digital download version of THE LAST OF US REMASTERED EDITION from psn it will more then likely not be ready when you want it to be ready for you to play. Seriously sony you guys a screwups. BTW this is my first and hopefully last post since the hack you had.
Guess I’ll watch Netflix until 3am and show up massively late for work tomorrow. After dealing with the 2k series on Xbox my first real chance at having a good baseball game is killing me lmao
The game will be worth it, it just blows that we were given a set time and now it’s been adjusted to something else without saying anything..
Yea Im with the above poster on this one. There was a screen capture that SPECIFICALLY said MLB The Show 12:01am EST digital day 1 download. Still says it, but yet there is nothing. Last time I ever do this. Physical copies from here on out. Nex-gen my ass.
yeah I agree, 3:08AM now and still no download..