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PlayStation Store Update Worldwide June 11, 2024

Louis Edwards — Tue, 11 Jun 2024 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

June’s PlayStation Plus Essential Lineup

AEW Fight Forever
Spongebob Squarepants: The Cosmic Shake
Streets of Rage 4

PS4 & PS5 Games

Alaskan Road Truckers: Highway Edition
Arcade Archives Rug Rats
Bad Birds
Baking Time!
BroodStar
Case Files: Behind Closed Doors
Cowboy Duel: Red Wild West Massacre
Critical Strike Shooter: SWAT Rescue Missions
Detective – Minerva Case
Dig or Die
Downward: Enhanced Edition
Football Striker 2024 – PS4 & PS5
Fridge Escape
Ghost Teen Escape from Limbo
Hood Story: Kaito Yamazaki
Killer Klowns from Outer Space: The Game
Light Snake
Marble Maze
MFC – Midnight Fight Club
Motorcycle Mechanic Simulator 2021
Musashi vs Cthulhu
OCTOPATH TRAVELER PS4＆PS5
POMBERO: The Lord of the Night
Reaper Survivors
Rider’s Spirits
Rocksmith+
Shinobi: The Warlord
Shopping Clutter: Winter Break
Slime Rancher 2
The Smurfs – Village Party
Super Ninja Miner
Tomb Raider: Legend
Tour de France 2024
V Rising
Zombie Legion

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PlayStation Store Update Worldwide June 4, 2024

Louis Edwards — Tue, 04 Jun 2024 21:00:00 +0000

North American Update

June’s PlayStation Plus Essential Lineup

AEW Fight Forever
Spongebob Squarepants: The Cosmic Shake
Streets of Rage 4

PS4 & PS5 Games

Alaskan Road Truckers: Highway Edition
Arcade Archives CUE BRICK
Astor: Blade of the Monolith
The Bike – Moto Ride Simulator
Capes
Cazzarion: Car Chase
Cazzarion: Rocket Raid
Cazzarion: Star Collector
Crazy Kung Fu
DIFFICULT CLIMBING GAME
D MISSILE
Downward: Enhanced Edition
F1® 24
Fantasy Beauties
Father’s Day Journey
Garten of Banban
Garten of Banban 2
Garten of Banban 3
Garten of Banban 4
Ginger – The Tooth Fairy
Horizon Chase 2
INDIKA
Killer Klowns from Outer Space: The Game
Marble Maze
Mars Base
Musashi vs Cthulhu
Neptunia Game Maker R:Evolution
O-VOID: Console Edition
Offroad Jeep Driving
Phantom Fury
Project 13
Reaper Survivors
Seed of Life
SKELER BOY
Sugar Mess – Let’s Play Jolly Battle
Tales From The Under-Realm: After Midnight
Terminal 81
Traffic Race 3D 2
Umbraclaw
Zombie Legion

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PlayStation Store Update Worldwide May 28, 2024

Louis Edwards — Tue, 28 May 2024 21:00:00 +0000

North American Update

May’s PlayStation Plus Essential Lineup

PSVR Games

MADiSON VR
Thief Simulator VR: Greenview Street

PS4 & PS5 Games

2Xtreme
ANIMAL WELL
Anime vs Evil: Apocalypse
Athenian Rhapsody
ATOM RPG: TRUDOGRAD
BIT.TRIP RERUNNER
Braid, Anniversary Edition
C.A.R.D.S. RPG: The Misty Battlefield PS4 & PS5
Cleansheet Football
Cop Officers: Police Simulator of NYPD City
Crow Country
Crown Wars: The Black Prince
DRAGON BALL XENOVERSE 2
Evil Wizard
F1® 24
FRONT MISSION 2: Remake
Galacticare
The Glass Staircase
Gordian Quest
Hauntii
Imagine Earth
INDIKA
Killer Klowns from Outer Space: The Game
Morbid: The Lords of Ire
MotoGP24
My Little Pony: A Zephyr Heights Mystery
Neptunia Game Maker R:Evolution
PAC-MAN Mega Tunnel Battle: Chomp Champs
Paper Trail
The Quintessential Quintuplets – Five Memories Spent With You
The Quintessential Quintuplets – Memories of a Quintessential Summer
Sclash
Sea of Thieves
Shave & Stuff
STRIDE: Fates
System Shock
Truck Simulator Cargo Driver 2024 – USA
Trust No One
Who’s Your Daddy?!
Wizardry: Proving Grounds of the Mad Overlord
WW2 Rebuilder
XDefiant

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PlayStation Store Update Worldwide May 21, 2024

Louis Edwards — Tue, 21 May 2024 21:00:00 +0000

North American Update

May’s PlayStation Plus Essential Lineup

PS4 & PS5 Games

Anime vs Evil: Apocalypse
Announced
ASMR Slicing
ATOM RPG: TRUDOGRAD
Awesome Pea 3
Bikini Beach: Anime Girls Assault
Bubble Riders
Cazzarion: Zombie Drive
Claws & Feathers 3
Cleansheet Football
Devil Girl
Dungeon Arsenal
Electronics Puzzle Lab
Fantasy Beauties
Finding America: The Pacific Northwest Collector’s Edition
Finding America: The West Collector’s Edition
FoxyRush
Heaven Impact
Ice Crush 10.000 BC
INDIKA
Jewel Match Atlantis Solitaire Collector’s Edition
Kyukyoku TigerHeli -TOAPLAN ARCADE GARAGE-
Learn to Play Vol. 2 – A Simple Shooter
Little Legs
Lots of Things Collector’s Edition
Morbid: The Lords of Ire
Mounted Knights Battle : Medieval Warrior Honor Simulator
Musashi vs Cthulhu
Mutant Express
My Little Pony: A Zephyr Heights Mystery
Neptunia Game Maker R:Evolution
Paper Trail
Please Fix The Road
PO’ed: Definitive Edition
Pool Party
Read Only Memories: NEURODIVER
Risky Roads
Slayers X: Terminal Aftermath: Vengance of the Slayer
Spellcats: Auto Card Tactics
Stars, Stripes, and Subgames
STRIDE: Fates
Sweetest Monster
System Shock
Teletext Chaser
Trust No One
Undercat
Worms Pinball [PS1 Emulation]
XDefiant

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PlayStation Store Update Worldwide May 14, 2024

Louis Edwards — Tue, 14 May 2024 21:00:00 +0000

North American Update

May’s PlayStation Plus Essential Lineup

PSVR Games

Thief Simulator VR: Greenview Street

PS4 & PS5 Games

15in1 Solitaire
ANIMAL WELL
Arcade Archives Tutankham
Athenian Rhapsody
BMX Wild Run PS4 & PS5
Braid, Anniversary Edition
Cazzarion: Robot Rush
Cazzarion: Sky Flight
Crow Country
Fun with the Fitzgeralds
Gallop Glory: Obstacle Racing & Horse Simulator
Gift
Imagine Earth
Kinduo 2 – Frostbite
The Land Beneath Us
The Murder of Sherlock Holmes
Mushroom Savior
My Incubi Harem
Neptunia Game Maker R:Evolution
The Origin: Blind Maid
Poly Island PS4 & PS5
The Prisoner of the Night
Space Raiders
Summer Games Challenge
Summer Sports Games

Next Page: European Update

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PlayStation Store Update Worldwide May 7, 2024

Louis Edwards — Tue, 07 May 2024 21:00:00 +0000

North American Update

May’s PlayStation Plus Essential Lineup

PSVR Games

MADiSON VR

PS4 & PS5 Games

1-2-Word Search!
Animal Hunting 3D
Arcade Archives RASTAN SAGA
Armed and Gelatinous: Couch Edition
Candle Knight
Counter Force: Tactical Warfare
Cyber Citizen Shockman 3: The princess from another world
Erra: Exordium
ExitSlum11
Freddi Fish 2: The Case of The Haunted Schoolhouse
Freddi Fish 5: The Case of the Creature of Coral Cove
Freddi Fish Collection
Full Metal Sergeant
Jack Holmes: Master Of Puppets
MotoGP24
Mystic Warriors Battleground
Outbreak The Fedora Files What Lydia Knows
Pocket Academy 3
Save Me Mr. Tako: Definitive Edition
Sclash
SCREEN
Space Mercenary Defense Force
Space Raiders
Truck Simulator Cargo Driver 2024 – USA
TWO FACED
Who’s Your Daddy?!

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PlayStation Store Update Worldwide April 30, 2024

Louis Edwards — Tue, 30 Apr 2024 21:00:00 +0000

North American Update

April s PlayStation Plus Essential Lineup

Immortals of Aveum (PS5)
Minecraft Legends (PS4, PS5)
Skul: The Hero Slayer (PS4)

PS4 & PS5 Games

Adventure Bar Story
Another Crab’s Treasure
Aquarist
Arcade Archives NUMAN ATHLETICS
BALLS BOMBS
BAROLL
CAST N
Cazzarion: Forest Defense
Chimp Quest: Spirit Isle
Class of Heroes 2G: Remaster Edition
Class of Heroes: Anniversary Edition
Cybercube PS4 & PS5
Dash & Roll
Detail Detective
Escape the Glitch 2: Backrooms
FRONT MISSION 2: Remake
GARDEN PATROL
Gordian Quest
Gray Dawn
Hidden Cats in New York
Horrific Xanatorium
Insurmountable
Library Of Ruina
MEGATON MUSASHI W: WIRED
Minefields
Paint by Pixel 2
PuzzMiX
Rainbow Cotton PS4 & PS5
The Ramsey
Ratyrinth
S.O.L Search of Light
SaGa Emerald Beyond
SAND LAND
Sea of Thieves
Secret Agent : Cold War Espionage
Stellar Blade
Tales from Candleforth
Teared
TopSpin 2K25
Whisker Waters
Wrath: Aeon of Ruin
Zombies, Aliens and Guns

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PlayStation Store Update Worldwide April 23, 2024

Louis Edwards — Tue, 23 Apr 2024 21:00:00 +0000

North American Update

April s PlayStation Plus Essential Lineup

Immortals of Aveum (PS5)
Minecraft Legends (PS4, PS5)
Skul: The Hero Slayer (PS4)

PSVR Games

Apollo 13: The Lost Tapes VR
ZOMBIE BAR SIMULATOR VR

PS4 & PS5 Games

Aery – Cyber City
Age of Water
Arcade Archives EMERALDIA
ArcRunner
BIG SHOTS
Bit Dungeon Plus
Capsule Fight
Cazzarion: Speed Run
Cook, Serve, Delicious!
Cypress Inheritance: The Beginning
Death and Taxes
Dementium: The Ward
Epic Dumpster Bear 1.5 DX: Dumpster Fire Rebirth
FISHING BLAST
Food Truck Simulator
Infantry Attack
Lunar Axe
Lunar Lander Beyond
Mars Assault: 3D Shooter
MEGATON MUSASHI W: WIRED
Pretty Girls Escape PLUS
Pummel Party
Ready, Steady, Ship!
Richman 11
Scheming Through The Zombie Apocalypse Ep2: Caged
Sker Ritual
Sokobalien
SOUL COVENANT
STAR WARS Rebel Assault II – The Hidden Empire
Supermarket Shopping Simulator
A Tale of Paper – Refolded
Tales of Kenzera: ZAU
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Arcade: Wrath of the Mutants
Umurangi Generation Special Edition

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Razer Iskur V2 Gaming Chair Review – Lumbar Support Done Right

Louis Edwards — Mon, 22 Apr 2024 19:34:39 +0000

Gaming chairs can be found everywhere these days and can range in price from a cheap build at Walmart to some high-end models that can break the bank. As a gamer and journalist, I spend quite a bit of time sitting on my butt playing games and writing about them, so what I rest my behind on matters quite a bit. When it comes to comfort, I have found that you get what you pay for when it comes to a decent gaming chair, but you don’t necessarily have to break the bank.

Easy Solo Assembly but 2-Player Co-op Recommended

Upon opening the box, the first thing you’ll see is a big warning label and a bag containing your builder’s gauntlets (fancy Razer-colored gloves that give you +10 hand protection) and a warning that you may need a co-op partner for this build. I’ve personally put together a dozen or so gaming chairs, so this was a single-player journey for me. All of the tools you’ll need you’ll find in the box once you start laying everything out, and I went from opening the box to sitting in the chair in about fifteen minutes.

For those that are new to this process, Razer includes a large format instruction page for your reference, with easy-to-follow, step-by-step instructions (headset not included, but you can read about them here). For those folks that struggle lifting something heavy or have a bad back, having a friend to help can be a plus.

Game-Changing Adjustable Lumbar Support

Once assembled, the first thing I noticed was the adjustable and adaptive lumbar support. Gaming chairs generally just have a small pillow for lumbar support, with a few higher-end chairs adding lumbar support built-in and adjustable. Razer took that idea a few steps further and created the Iskur V2 with a lumbar support that is not only adjustable, but attached to a moving pad that swivels to your positioning. I use an L-type setup for my office, so I’m constantly turning left-to-right and right-to-left in my chair. The extra moving pad made a pretty big difference in my comfort just from that, but being able to find that sweet spot for my lumbar support was the real difference maker.

The lumbar support itself can be raised and lowered, and the depth of its protrusion can also be adjusted. It took me a day of using the chair to find that perfect spot, but once I did the chair became my new best friend. I’ve been using an Iron Man AndaSeat for over three years, but it looks like that chair will now go to my gaming room for visitors to use. Price wise, the Razer Iskur V2 is comparable to the AndaSeat line, but that $650 price tag will make most folks pause for a minute. If you could spend just half a day in one, you would realize that, with gaming chairs, you really do get what you pay for.

Toned Down Gaming Chair Design

Gaming chairs have a tendency to be designed to look cool with a bunch of cool designs and aesthetics that make them stand out. Nothing wrong with that, but some folks would rather have a more subtle chair that brings the same bells and whistles. Razer’s Iskur V2 is that chair.

No holes by the headrest to give the impression of a fighter jet. No flashy images or colors all over the chair. Just black synthetic leather with Razer’s signature green trim and one simple logo to let folks know that Razer built it. Couple that with a cushy seat that seems to be just about right in firmness and comfort, without being too hard or too soft, and 4D adjustable armrests, and your comfort takes center stage. You can opt for an all-black chair, without the green trim, as well as a grey chair.

Any of the three options would work in any office environment as well. Regardless of which one you choose, with the Iskur V2 just know that you’ll be getting a high quality, premium gaming chair that your back will thank you for.

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Razer Kishi Ultra Review – Remote Play and Mobile Gaming Goes XL

Louis Edwards — Fri, 19 Apr 2024 12:24:54 +0000

Mobile gaming has come a long way in the last few years, and that includes being able to play games on your PlayStation of choice from your iOS or Android device. PlayStation Remote play, in itself, dates back to 2006, and originally, the PSP and PS3 were pretty good at it. Not all games supported it due to the PSP missing a second analog stick, but the release of the PS Vita in 2012 remedied that, and almost all PS4 games could be played via remote play. For those of us with fairly big hands, the controls could get a little cramped smashing dingers in MLB The Show or shooting guys in Uncharted, but we managed and could play our games from anywhere the WiFi was strong and fast enough.

With the progression of more powerful smartphones and tablets, mobile games started to mimic console gaming and have become more and more popular. Playing a first-person shooter on your touchscreen phone is no easy task, though, and different companies stepped in to remedy that situation. Razer released their first phone controller, the Kishi, in 2020, and it got decent reviews across the board but lacked some bells and whistles like a headphone jack. Their Kishi V2 was released in 2022 (two variants) and solved a few of the issues their first controller had, but if you had a larger device like an iPad mini that device was too big for the controller. The controller itself was a little small for bigger hands but it was a step in the right direction and made more games easier to play.

Razer Kishi Ultra – XL Gaming

I recently attended GDC in San Francisco and spent a few hours talking with their team about their latest controller, the Razer Kishi Ultra, and what they hoped it would bring to the gaming world. They were also nice enough to send me my own Kishi Ultra to try out a couple of weeks ago. I have since traveled across the country, using it in airports and hotels for both PlayStation Remote Play and mobile gaming in general, and I am thoroughly impressed.

The first thing I noticed upon taking the Kishi Ultra out of the box is its size. This isn’t a small, cramped controller, it is instead a full size console controller, split in half. Would I prefer it to have PlayStation buttons? Sure. Have I used a PS controller long enough to have the PS controller memorized? Of course. I’m currently using it with my Samsung Note 10+ but you can use any device that measures up to eight inches diagonally and has a USB-C port. The iPhone 15 pro and the iPad mini both fit easily, and the controller comes with pre-made cushions for each device.

Razer Nexus Launcher

In order to use your new controller, you’ll have to install the Nexus app from your app store. It requires iOS 17/Android 12 or higher to install, but that shouldn’t be an issue if you have a newer phone or tablet. The app is pretty simple to use, and you might just find a new favorite game hiding in their suggestion boxes. You can also find other streaming apps for XBOX, Steam, and GeForce Now ready and waiting. You can also find a handful of emulators that work great with the Kishi Ultra controller, but we won’t get into them for legal reasons.

Setting up PlayStation Remote Play

You have two options for using the Kishi Ultra for PlayStation Remote Play. You can use the native app put out by PlayStation, or you can use an aftermarket app call PSPlay for Android or MirrorPlay for iOS. Both are fairly simple to use, but require a few extra steps to work properly.

The Kishi Ultra has a virtual controller that you’ll need to set-up for the touch screen controls in order to map the proper buttons while using the official PlayStation Remote Play app. The PSPlay app doesn’t require that step, but in order to use remote play away from home with it or MirrorPlay, you’ll need to know your home I.P. address and need to add port forwarding to your router. The native PlayStation app doesn’t require that step.

Zero Latency Gaming

With the Kishi Ultra plugged directly into my phone, I never felt any controller input lag. This would have been a deal breaker for playing MLB The Show 24, and would have made my Warzone gaming unbearable. You can connect the controller to your PC or even your full-size iPad with a USB cable, and even then, there is zero input lag. I played Diablo IV on my laptop using the controller, and then switched over to remote play and played on my PS5, and the experience was just about the same, albeit a smaller screen on my phone.

The Improvements

Razer took a lot of information from gamers and applied what they learned to this device. They included a headphone jack, pass through charging so you can game without having to worry about your phone’s battery, and added easy to use screenshot and share buttons. They also gave us the ability to customize the buttons to our liking, and that’s a definite plus. The controller still lacks Bluetooth and has no internal battery itself, but with the direct connection to your device, it probably works better without it.

Conclusion

Razer has been going out of their way to talk to the gaming community in order to create better products that gamers actually want. Their recently released Blackshark V2 (2024) gaming headset is case in point, and actually pairs nicely with the Kishi Ultra controller if you are into Call of Duty: Warzone Mobile.

Razer’s Kishi Ultra not only takes your mobile gaming to the next level with adjustable haptics, pass through charging, cool RGB effects, and a headphone jack, but works great with PlayStation Remote Play too. If you are tired of using skimpy controllers, step up to the XL level and grab one of these.

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