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Sony Unveils Incoming PlayStation Now Games for May 2022
Today Sony unveiled the incoming PlayStation Now games available to PS Now members beginning on May 3rd and featuring Naruto Shippuden: Ultimate Ninja Storm 4, Soulcalibur VI and Blasphemous as fans await the combined PS Plus & PS Now Service scheduled to arrive in June. 
Without further ado, here's all the details on each incoming PSPlus title this month from SIE Content Acquisition & Operations Director Adam Michel to quote:
Naruto Shippuden: Ultimate Ninja Storm 4
Battle it out in epic matches in this 3D fighter set in the world of Naruto.
Enjoy a totally revamped battle system whether you’re tackling single player Story mode, taking on friends in one on one clashes, or challenging the world’s best players online.
Soulcalibur VI
A tale of souls and swords, eternally retold. The weapon-based fighting classic returns with all-new battle mechanics and an assortment of game modes.
Dig into the history of the series with single player Story mode, take on all comers in the multiplayer Online mode and create your own legendary fighter in Creation mode.
Blasphemous
Blasphemous is a punishing action-platformer that combines the fast-paced, skilled combat of a hack-n-slash game with a deep and evocative narrative core, delivered through exploration of a huge universe composed of non-linear levels.
Explore this nightmarish world and discover its many secrets hidden deep inside. Use devastating combos and brutal executions to smite the hordes of grotesque monsters and titanic bosses who are all ready to rip your limbs off.
Locate and equip relics, rosary beads and prayers that call on the powers of the heavens to aid you in your quest to break your eternal damnation.
Sony Disables PlayStation Plus Subscription Stacking Temporarily
Changes to your PlayStation Now membership from next month
PlayStation Now will be changing in June and merging with PlayStation Plus...
Without further ado, here's all the details on each incoming PSPlus title this month from SIE Content Acquisition & Operations Director Adam Michel to quote:
Naruto Shippuden: Ultimate Ninja Storm 4
Battle it out in epic matches in this 3D fighter set in the world of Naruto.
Enjoy a totally revamped battle system whether you’re tackling single player Story mode, taking on friends in one on one clashes, or challenging the world’s best players online.
Soulcalibur VI
A tale of souls and swords, eternally retold. The weapon-based fighting classic returns with all-new battle mechanics and an assortment of game modes.
Dig into the history of the series with single player Story mode, take on all comers in the multiplayer Online mode and create your own legendary fighter in Creation mode.
Blasphemous
Blasphemous is a punishing action-platformer that combines the fast-paced, skilled combat of a hack-n-slash game with a deep and evocative narrative core, delivered through exploration of a huge universe composed of non-linear levels.
Explore this nightmarish world and discover its many secrets hidden deep inside. Use devastating combos and brutal executions to smite the hordes of grotesque monsters and titanic bosses who are all ready to rip your limbs off.
Locate and equip relics, rosary beads and prayers that call on the powers of the heavens to aid you in your quest to break your eternal damnation.
Sony Disables PlayStation Plus Subscription Stacking Temporarily Changes to your PlayStation Now membership from next monthPlayStation Now will be changing in June and merging with PlayStation Plus...
New PlayStation 5 Gameplay Trailers for the PS5 Scene
Since our previous update last week, here's a fresh batch of PlayStation 5 gameplay trailers for those in the PS5 Scene with descriptions of each video outlined below. 
Gran Turismo 7 Patch 1.13 PS5 Trailer
Gran Turismo 7 brings three new cars and updated 24-hour layout of Spa-Francorchamps with Patch 1.13.
The Sorrowvirus: A Faceless Short Story Launch PS5 Trailer
Set a young man’s soul free from the torment of endlessly repeating death!
Follow the journey of Wyatt Heyll, a young man stricken with a multitude of ailments from an early age. On the verge of death, Wyatt’s parents administer a paranormal substance known as the Sorrowvirus, which contaminates the human soul and prevents it from passing on to the afterlife.
This causes a subject to fall into Purgatory instead, where they can heal and return to life. However, every time Wyatt comes back, his cancers and illnesses return more quickly than before.
Wyatt's parents allow him to continue dying over and over while they perform research on organic particles found in Purgatory that may cure him once and for all. Having died so many times, Wyatt simply wants to let go.
Your objective is to set Wyatt free from his everlasting torment. Navigate haunting environments in first person, solving puzzles and discovering clues to unravel Wyatt’s tragic tale. With four endings in sight, only one is the true path.
Experience The Sorrowvirus - A Faceless Short Story for PS5 and PS4 on April 27th.
Research and Destroy Release PS5 Trailer
RESEARCH and DESTROY is out now! Take control of three brilliant Super Scientists as you RESEARCH and develop strange new weapons and gadgets to DESTROY the Supernatural hordes that have all but crushed humanity in stylish TURN-BASED ACTION.
Gran Turismo 7 Patch 1.13 PS5 Trailer
Gran Turismo 7 brings three new cars and updated 24-hour layout of Spa-Francorchamps with Patch 1.13.
The Sorrowvirus: A Faceless Short Story Launch PS5 Trailer
Set a young man’s soul free from the torment of endlessly repeating death!
Follow the journey of Wyatt Heyll, a young man stricken with a multitude of ailments from an early age. On the verge of death, Wyatt’s parents administer a paranormal substance known as the Sorrowvirus, which contaminates the human soul and prevents it from passing on to the afterlife.
This causes a subject to fall into Purgatory instead, where they can heal and return to life. However, every time Wyatt comes back, his cancers and illnesses return more quickly than before.
Wyatt's parents allow him to continue dying over and over while they perform research on organic particles found in Purgatory that may cure him once and for all. Having died so many times, Wyatt simply wants to let go.
Your objective is to set Wyatt free from his everlasting torment. Navigate haunting environments in first person, solving puzzles and discovering clues to unravel Wyatt’s tragic tale. With four endings in sight, only one is the true path.
Experience The Sorrowvirus - A Faceless Short Story for PS5 and PS4 on April 27th.
Research and Destroy Release PS5 Trailer
RESEARCH and DESTROY is out now! Take control of three brilliant Super Scientists as you RESEARCH and develop strange new weapons and gadgets to DESTROY the Supernatural hordes that have all but crushed humanity in stylish TURN-BASED ACTION.
- RESEARCH - Gain fresh insight into the Supernatural threat via battlefield vivisections, then develop radical upgrades for each weird weapon and fascinating gadget!
- DESTROY - Plan ahead, then run-and-gun in a combination of turn-based strategy and real-time shooting--every second counts!
- CO-OP - Tailor your scientists’ appearance, then drop in local and online co-op with...
PlayStation Home Online 1.86 Running on PS3 4.88 Official Firmware (OFW)
Proceeding the PS Home Preservation Project and Destination Home PS Online Network Emulated, today PlayStation 3 Scene developer @NagatoRevenge announced on Twitter that the PlayStation Home community and Destination Home Team (DestinPSHome on Twitter) at DestinationHo.me (Destination Home Discord Channel) is excited PlayStation Home can officially run online via PS3 4.88 Official Firmware (OFW)! 
Move over Metaverse, as below is a PlayStation Home Online 1.86 Retail Running on PS3 4.88 Official Firmware (OFW) proof-of-concept (PoC) demo video from NagatosRevenge's YouTube Channel with the following details from the video description:
Greetings Home Veterans! I'm proud to announce that after years of development & with the community's help in aid to our preservation efforts, the Destination Home Team has finally accomplished the unthinkable! As you can see from this test PlayStation Home is running on the latest/current official firmware version (4.88) as of 4/30/2022.
As a team, we've taken in the community initial feedback in regards to OFW support as users wanted to play on their original Home accounts & to avoid console bans from running custom firmware. Hopefully, this video brings joy to not only the PlayStation Home community but to the preservation scene as well.
By you guys donating much-needed Home data from your personal PlayStation 3 consoles, the team would like to say THANK YOU, for making this possible!
This showcase/test was completed on 4/27/2022!
Best regards,
The Destination Home Team.
Development Team:
➭ Dedsec - Backend Dev
➭ Figment - Community Manager & Outreach
➭ Gaz - Tools & Modifications Dev
➭ Kevman95 - Web Hosting
➭ Knight - Client Reverse Engineer & Programmer
➭ Megalia...
Move over Metaverse, as below is a PlayStation Home Online 1.86 Retail Running on PS3 4.88 Official Firmware (OFW) proof-of-concept (PoC) demo video from NagatosRevenge's YouTube Channel with the following details from the video description:
Greetings Home Veterans! I'm proud to announce that after years of development & with the community's help in aid to our preservation efforts, the Destination Home Team has finally accomplished the unthinkable! As you can see from this test PlayStation Home is running on the latest/current official firmware version (4.88) as of 4/30/2022.
As a team, we've taken in the community initial feedback in regards to OFW support as users wanted to play on their original Home accounts & to avoid console bans from running custom firmware. Hopefully, this video brings joy to not only the PlayStation Home community but to the preservation scene as well.
By you guys donating much-needed Home data from your personal PlayStation 3 consoles, the team would like to say THANK YOU, for making this possible!
This showcase/test was completed on 4/27/2022!
Best regards,
The Destination Home Team.
Development Team:➭ Dedsec - Backend Dev
➭ Figment - Community Manager & Outreach
➭ Gaz - Tools & Modifications Dev
➭ Kevman95 - Web Hosting
➭ Knight - Client Reverse Engineer & Programmer
➭ Megalia...
Borderlands 3 & More PS4 Custom Save Game Decrypter Tools by Bucanero
Following the Apollo Save Tool for PS4 updates, this weekend PlayStation 4 Scene developer bucanero shared via Twitter a Borderlands 3 PS4 Custom Save Game Decrypter Tool including a Currency dropper profile save, Eridium dropper profile save and Customization bank profile save confirming the decryption method will also be available in Apollo PS4 Save Tool. 
Download: Borderlands 3 (CUSA07823) Decrypted PS4 Saves / Decrypted PS4 Saves Online Database (Web Version) / Apollo Saves: Apollo Save Tool Online Database GIT / ps3-save-decrypters-master.zip (includes PS4 also) / GIT
This comes proceeding the PS4 Crypto CoProcessor (CCP) Bug on SAMU Key Slots for Save Keys disclosed last winter, and those who would like to support his ongoing development work can do so via DParrino (Senza Codici) on Patreon or Bucanerodev (Marcelo Parrino) on PayPal.
From the PS4 Borderlands3 Decrypter repository: Borderlands 3 PS4 Save Decrypter
A tool to decrypt Borderlands 3 PS4 save-games (Profile and Saves).
USAGE:...
Download: Borderlands 3 (CUSA07823) Decrypted PS4 Saves / Decrypted PS4 Saves Online Database (Web Version) / Apollo Saves: Apollo Save Tool Online Database GIT / ps3-save-decrypters-master.zip (includes PS4 also) / GIT
This comes proceeding the PS4 Crypto CoProcessor (CCP) Bug on SAMU Key Slots for Save Keys disclosed last winter, and those who would like to support his ongoing development work can do so via DParrino (Senza Codici) on Patreon or Bucanerodev (Marcelo Parrino) on PayPal.
From the PS4 Borderlands3 Decrypter repository: Borderlands 3 PS4 Save Decrypter
A tool to decrypt Borderlands 3 PS4 save-games (Profile and Saves).
USAGE:...
Sackboy: A Big Adventure PS4 World Unlocker by MsKrypt1
Earlier this year MsKrypt1 released a multi-platform SackboyWorldUnlocker on Github, which is a Sackboy: A Big Adventure PS4 World Unlocker for those in the PlayStation 4 Scene with a Jailbroken PS4 console. 
Download: SackboyWorldUnlocker v0.1 / GIT
This tool allows to force unlock worlds in Sackboy: A Big Adventure on PS4. This effectively allows to fix the issue when the next world is not automatically unlocked after completing the last level of the world. Requires HEN.
BACKUP SAVE FILES BEFORE USING!
Download
Get the latest version here.
IMPORTANT
The program was tested on Windows only. Other version are not tested and might not work correctly.
Instructions
How to use:
Download: SackboyWorldUnlocker v0.1 / GIT
- SackboyWorldUnlocker.linux-x64.zip
- SackboyWorldUnlocker.osx-x64.zip
- SackboyWorldUnlocker.win-x64.zip
- SackboyWorldUnlocker.win-x86.zip
This tool allows to force unlock worlds in Sackboy: A Big Adventure on PS4. This effectively allows to fix the issue when the next world is not automatically unlocked after completing the last level of the world. Requires HEN.
BACKUP SAVE FILES BEFORE USING!Download
Get the latest version here.
IMPORTANT
The program was tested on Windows only. Other version are not tested and might not work correctly.
Instructions
How to use:
- Make a save BACKUP using PS4's Application Save Data Management.
- Get the unencrypted save file from the game. We are interested in the General file. To get the unencrypted save file use one of the available save tools like Apollo Save Tool. Refer bellow for Apollo instructions.
- Drag'n'drop the General save file over the program executable. Alternatively open the program and enter full file path to the General save file.
- Select which world to unlock. It's untested whether or not you can unlock the levels not in correct order, so the program will unlock...