This image has been leaked from a spanish battlelog moderator.

Based on the image we have:

• 4 new maps, (Taklamakan, Altai Range, Guilin Peaks and Dragon Pass)
• 5 new weapons
• new vehicles and new high-tech military equipment (Bomber and a SUAV, a smaller hand-held UAV)
• 10 new assignments
• 2 weeks early access is given to all Premium members

A new reason to rank up!

Also, China rising’s trophy list has been leaked along with news of  the return of Air Superiority mode and quad bikes.

Trophy list: 

• Mini Kimikaze (SILVER)
  Kill an enemy with the SUAV
• New Superpower (SILVER)
  Complete all China Rising Assignments
• Fledging (BRONZE)
  Play a round of Air Superiority
• 2 Wheels (BRONZE)
  Get a kill with the Dirtbike
• Death From Above (BRONZE)
  Get a kill with the bomber

We still don’t know if the DLC list is official but Battlefield 4 China Rising is set at a December 3 launch date for Premium members and two weeks later for non-Premium members.

Most new video game consoles suffer through the dread software drought. After the launch lineup — Knack, Killzone, and a bunch of multiplatform games like Assassin’s Creed IVand Battlefield 4 — there isn’t much out there. But Sony promises that there will be no drought.

Sony’s Adam Boyes says there are more games coming in the next few months. We just don’t have the dates yet.
“I think we’ve got a lot of stuff that’s gonna be coming out sort of on a more regular cadence than the competition, because we’ve got a lot of great, phenomenal indie games. I think also what you’re gonna see is a lot of updates to the free-to-play games as they come online. We’ve got Warframe; we’ve got Blacklight: Retribution; we’ve got DC Universe Online. Then we’ve got Warthunder coming. And all those games I think we’ll be continually adding and evolving the content that’s available on them. And then once some of the other indie games start coming online, once they start releasing, we’ll see a nice cadence.”

Also adds: ”Up until about December, I think there’s a lot of visibility on what’s coming up, and I think January, February, March is when you’ll start seeing all that stuff start hitting the market at a nice, regular beat. Like every few weeks there will be new stuff to be playing on PS4.”

So we see a lot of bonuses and work from Sony. For PS4 owners, hopefully that means enough games to keep everyone’s console in use for the next few months.

Lastly we are aware of some exclusive titles like Infamous: Second Son (February), The Order: 1886 and we all hope there are indeed more big productions that Sony hasn’t announced yet.

As IGN reports, Sony Worldwide Studios boss Shuhei Yoshida confirmed that a selection of PlayStation 3 titles will be available for streaming in North America in 2014, with more titles to be featured in the future.

Playable via PlayStation 4, PlayStation Vita and Vita TV, gamers will have a decent library of games at the service’s launch, but Yoshida didn’t comment about a European launch.

The PlayStation 4′s camera bar will support gesture-based navigation, much like the Kinect, Sony’s Masayasu Ito confirms.

The mechanic will be further expanded through future updates, and Ito said “it could go deeper”, but didn’t reveal in what way.

PlayStations 4′s camera bar will allow for gesture-based menu navigation, similar to Microsoft’s Kinect format, Sony’s Masayasu Ito has confirmed.

Thank you, CVG!

In an interview with Japanese website Diamond Online, Andrew House, president of Sony Computer Entertainment, explained why the PlayStation 4 isn’t allowed to replicate the slow-but-steady rise to success the PlayStation 3 faced, and arguably, the PS Vita.Among more, House said in the interview:

Sony Computer Entertainment isn’t allowed to fail anymore with PS4, because the game business for Sony is a “Core” (business) that embodies a fusion of both hardware and software.

Do you agree with House?  Do you think a PlayStation 3-type life for the PlayStation 4 would be catastrophical for Sony?

High fantasy online RPG Deep Down is set in 2094′s New York, revealed producer Yoshinori Ono. We’re as surprised as you are.

During Sony’s Japan Press Conference today, Capcom made the announcement for the Playstation 4 exclusive, alongside a new trailer.

The protagonist will be able to read the memories of monuments and artefacts, which will, in turn, enable you to relive and explore memories of the past. This is where the high fantasy premise for the game comes from, instead of its futuristic setting.

Ono also revealed the game’s map are randomly generated and monsters are randomised, and co-op with up to three other friends is possible.

Made with Capcom’s new, strong Panta Rhei engine, and with help from Sony for its Playstation 4 optimization, Deep Down is a very exciting new exclusive. Look forward to our coverage.

What was that sound? Oh, your wallet crying for help. Sony went ahead and announced even more exclusives, during their press conference.

Kadokawa Game Studio’s Natural Doctrine is coming to Playstation 3, Playstation 4 and PS Vita; “a fantasy RPG with natural selection”, as Sony put it.

Guilty Gear Xrd -Sign- had a trailer released, and it’s coming to Playstation 3 and Playstation 4.

Dynasty Warriors 8 is releasing alongside the Playstation 4 in Japan, on February 22nd. Have a look at some gameplay from Sony’s conference:

In anticipation of Phantasy Star Online 2′s western release, a new, offline Phantasy Star was unveiled by Sega, in the form of Phantasy Star Nova. Made by the team that created Star Ocean, Tri-Ace. Coming in Japan in 2014, exclusively to the Playstation Vita, we have no clue if it’ll ever go outside the country, but we remain positive.

It is described as featuring a “strong storyline”, emphasizing solo play, while it’s possible to play with up to four players online. With Tokyo Game Show on the horizon, more information is surely inbound.

On a blog post on the Playstation Blog, Sony confirmed that a Beyond: Two Souls demo will be coming October 1st in North America, and October 2nd in Europe. A lucky bunch can get in on September 24th, but no information on how was given yet.

Two scenes will be on offer in the demo:

• Jodie & Aiden: Join a very young Jodie as she takes part in an experiment at the Department of Paranormal Activities. As officials put her abilities to the test, you take charge of a mysterious, invisible entity.

• Hunted: Skip forward a number of years and help Jodie escape the clutches of government agents as the mysterious entity unleashes its truly astonishing powers.

In May, when the Xbox One was revealed worldwide, Microsoft said you’ll be able to use the console’s USB 3.0 port for external storage, used for game installations and downloads. But, nope, this won’t be available at launch.

“The future plan is for definitely to support external storage much like we do on the Xbox 360″, said Microsoft’s Larry “Major Nelson” Hryb during a podcast that took place at PAX.

“My understanding is that feature will not be there at launch because the team is working on some other things, but it definitely is on the list. I don’t know when it will come in though.”

On the other hand, Sony Worldwide Studios captain Shuhei Yoshida confirmed that the Playstation 4 won’t support external HDD’s

@_Tracid_ no

— Shuhei Yoshida (@yosp) August 31, 2013

The Playstation 4 comes with a 500GB HDD, like the Xbox One, key difference being it can be replaced.

Spotted on Amazon.fr, a Killzone: Shadow Fall Playstation 4 bundle, complete with the EyeToy (or Playstation 4 camera). My pre-order takes shape!

Gematsu listed all 21 publishers that signed a deal with Sony regarding exclusive content for Playstation 3, Playstation 4, Playstation Vita and Playstation Mobile. Some if it, we know, some, not. Quench the list:

• Activision Blizzard – Diablo III content
• Atlus
• Bethesda Games – The Elder Scrolls Online gets Playstation 4-exclusive beta
• Bluepoint Games – “Sony classic to modern systems”
• Bungie – Destiny
• Capcom – Deep Down
• Disney Interactive
• EA
• Insomniac Games
• Konami
• Level-5
• Nordic Games
• Rockstar Games
• Sanzaru Games
• Sega
• Square Enix
• Sumo Digital
• Take-Two
• Ubisoft – Watch_Dogs, Assassin’s Creed IV: Black Flag (Aveline content)
• Warner Bros. – Batman: Arkham Origins content
• Zindagi Games

It seems this update doesn’t have much to offer in terms of content, apart from software stabilization. Regardless, if anything surfaces, we’ll update you. The update is now live, and I’m downloading it on my Vita.

PS Vita system update 2.61 is coming soon, system software stability during use of some features has been improved

— PlayStation (@PlayStation) August 29, 2013