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PS Store Big in Japan Sale Live with Deals on Over 500 PSN Titles
PS Store's latest Big in Japan flash sale features discounts on over 500 PSN titles including Kingdom Hearts All-In-One Package, NieR: Automata Game of the YoRHa Edition, Code Vein and more! 
The Big in Japan PlayStation Store Sale runs through March 6th, and here is a list of the Japanese-inspired titles included courtesy of Sony Global Store and Services Digital Promotions Sr. Manager Brian Fujimoto:
The Big in Japan PlayStation Store Sale runs through March 6th, and here is a list of the Japanese-inspired titles included courtesy of Sony Global Store and Services Digital Promotions Sr. Manager Brian Fujimoto:
| PS4 Games | - | - |
| Title | $Sale | $Original |
| 428: SHIBUYA SCRAMBLE | 9.99 | 49.99 |
| ACE COMBAT 7: SKIES UNKNOWN | 29.99 | 59.99 |
| ACE COMBAT 7: SKIES UNKNOWN DELUXE EDITION | 42.49 | 84.99 |
| AEGIS OF EARTH: PROTONOVUS ASSAULT | 11.99 | 39.99 |
| AI: THE SOMNIUM FILES | 35.99 | 59.99 |
| AKIBA’S BEAT | 8.99 | 29.99 |
| AKIBA’S TRIP: UNDEAD AND UNDRESSED | 8.99 | 29.99 |
| ALTERNATE JAKE HUNTER: DAEDALUS THE AWAKENING OF GOLDEN JAZZ | 14.79 | 39.99 |
| ATELIER ARLAND SERIES DELUXE PACK | 62.99 | 89.99 |
| ATELIER MERURU ~THE APPRENTICE OF ARLAND~ DX | 27.99 | 39.99 |
| ATELIER RORONA ~THE ALCHEMIST OF ARLAND~ DX | 27.99 | 39.99 |
| ATELIER RYZA SEASON PASS ‘KURKEN ISLAND JAM-PACKED PASS’ | 38.49 | 54.99 |
| ATELIER RYZA: DIGITAL DELUXE EDITION | 50.39 | 71.99 |
| ATELIER RYZA: EVER DARKNESS & THE SECRET HIDEOUT | 41.99 | 59.99 |
| ATELIER TOTORI ~THE ADVENTURER OF ARLAND~ DX | 27.99 | 39.99 |
| BANNED FOOTAGE VOL.1 | 5.99 | 9.99 |
| BANNED FOOTAGE VOL.2 | ... |
Hello Games Releases No Man's Sky Living Ship Update for PS4 / PS VR
Since the No Man's Sky initial release and No Man's Sky Beyond Update developer Hello Games released a new Living Ship Update for PS4 and PS VR gamers. 
Check out their latest PlayStation 4 trailer video below, and to quote from Founder Sean Murray on the news:
2019 was an important year for No Man’s Sky on PlayStation. It was the year we brought the entire game into PS VR and much expanded multiplayer in the free Beyond update.
Everyone who owned the game was overnight able to play the entire game in virtual reality and it has been extremely cool to see VR and non-VR players joining up in the Nexus to explore, embark on missions, and build bases together.
We followed Beyond with two more content updates last year, Synthesis and Bytebeat, and we are starting 2020 as we mean to go on with another free release — the Living Ship Update — releasing today.
The Living Ship Update introduces the first new starship since Atlas Rises. But this is more than just a ship — these are strange and beautiful creatures with lives of their own.
A new series of missions will take players through the ancient Korvax experiments that led to the birth of these interstellar beings. Players who wish to incubate, grow, and ultimately fly their own living ship should visit the Space Anomaly and follow the call of the Void Egg.
These beautiful, organic, slightly psychedelic ships are uniquely grown (and, as with everything in the No Man’s Sky universe, procedurally-generated).They can’t be upgraded in the same way as a traditional ship: each one is individually hatched, with a unique set of internal organs that determines its abilities. If you want a fast hyperdrive, you’ll need to nurture the right sort of life within your ship.
As much attention has been given to the interior of the ships as the exterior. Void ships house you within strange, organic cockpits, requiring players to fly their ship by grasping vein-covered tendrils. It looks and feels suitably unsettling to fly in VR!
The Living Ship update also brings a host of new...
Check out their latest PlayStation 4 trailer video below, and to quote from Founder Sean Murray on the news:
2019 was an important year for No Man’s Sky on PlayStation. It was the year we brought the entire game into PS VR and much expanded multiplayer in the free Beyond update.
Everyone who owned the game was overnight able to play the entire game in virtual reality and it has been extremely cool to see VR and non-VR players joining up in the Nexus to explore, embark on missions, and build bases together.
We followed Beyond with two more content updates last year, Synthesis and Bytebeat, and we are starting 2020 as we mean to go on with another free release — the Living Ship Update — releasing today.
The Living Ship Update introduces the first new starship since Atlas Rises. But this is more than just a ship — these are strange and beautiful creatures with lives of their own.
A new series of missions will take players through the ancient Korvax experiments that led to the birth of these interstellar beings. Players who wish to incubate, grow, and ultimately fly their own living ship should visit the Space Anomaly and follow the call of the Void Egg.
These beautiful, organic, slightly psychedelic ships are uniquely grown (and, as with everything in the No Man’s Sky universe, procedurally-generated).They can’t be upgraded in the same way as a traditional ship: each one is individually hatched, with a unique set of internal organs that determines its abilities. If you want a fast hyperdrive, you’ll need to nurture the right sort of life within your ship.
As much attention has been given to the interior of the ships as the exterior. Void ships house you within strange, organic cockpits, requiring players to fly their ship by grasping vein-covered tendrils. It looks and feels suitably unsettling to fly in VR!
The Living Ship update also brings a host of new...
PlayStation Store Essential Picks PSN Sale with Savings Up to 70% Off
PlayStation fans can save up to 70% off critically acclaimed must-have games during the PS Store Essential Picks sale beginning today on select PSN titles including Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order, The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt - Complete Edition and ARK: Survival Evolved. 
The Essential Picks sale ends on March 3rd at 8 am PT, and check out the full list below courtesy of Sony Global Store and Services Sr. Manager of Digital Promotions Brian Fujimoto as follows:
The Essential Picks sale ends on March 3rd at 8 am PT, and check out the full list below courtesy of Sony Global Store and Services Sr. Manager of Digital Promotions Brian Fujimoto as follows:
| PS4 Games | - | - |
| Title | $Sale | $Original |
| A WAY OUT | $14.99 | $29.99 |
| ARK: ABERRATION | $9.99 | $19.99 |
| ARK: EXTINCTION | $9.99 | $19.99 |
| ARK: SCORCHED EARTH | $9.99 | $19.99 |
| ARK: SURVIVAL EVOLVED | $9.99 | $49.99 |
| ARK: SURVIVAL EVOLVED EXPLORER’S EDITION | $31.49 | $89.99 |
| ARK: SURVIVAL EVOLVED SEASON PASS | $22.49 | $44.99 |
| ASASSIN’S CREED ORIGINS GOLD EDITION | $24.99 | $99.99 |
| ASASSIN’S CREED ORIGINS GOLD EDITION | $24.99 | $99.99 |
| ASSASSIN’S CREED ODYSSEY DELUXE EDITION | $19.99 | $79.99 |
| ASSASSIN’S CREED ORIGINS | $14.99 | $59.99 |
| ASSASSIN’S CREED TRIPLE PACK: BLACK FLAG, UNITY, SYNDICATE | $29.69 | $89.99 |
| BATMAN: ARKHAM KNIGHT | $9.99 | $19.99 |
| BATTLEFIELD 1 REVOLUTION | $9.99 | $39.99 |
| BLOODBORNE | $14.99 | $19.99 |
| BLOODBORNE COMPLETE EDITION BUNDLE | $17.49 | $34.99 |
| BORDERLANDS 2 VR | $24.99 | $49.99 |
| BORDERLANDS 3 DELUXE... |
Sony Introduces PlayStation Player Celebration to Win Exclusive Prizes
Proceeding the launch of their Mobile & Web Competition Center, today Sony invites PlayStation Gamers to join the PlayStation Player Celebration to play games, earn Trophies to unlock shared community rewards, win exclusive prizes and enter for a chance to take home the grand prize! 
Below are all the details from Sony Global Marketing VP Mary Yee, to quote:
To celebrate our fans, we’re calling on the PlayStation community to join together to play toward a shared set of goals and win exclusive PS4 themes and PSN avatars.
Sign-ups start today and the program ends when all goals are reached (or March 15, whichever happens first). By signing up, you’ll also have a chance to win a PlayStation kit, which includes a real-life PlayStation Platinum Trophy engraved with your PSN ID!
Here are the steps to participate:
1. Sign Up
First, register with your PSN Sign-In ID here. Registration opens today, and you’ll start contributing to any upcoming goals as soon as the goal period starts. You can start contributing to the Community Goals for Stage One on February 24.
2. Start Playing!
There are two Community Goals in each Stage:
Everyone who signs up can earn exclusive themes and avatars when the Community hits a goal. The rewards will be delivered directly to your PS4 via system notification.
By signing up, you’ll also have the chance to win an exclusive PlayStation kit, which includes a real-life PlayStation Platinum Trophy engraved with your PSN ID, a $100 USD / $130 CAD PlayStation Store voucher, and voucher codes for a selection of our greatest PS4 games.
To win, you’ll also need...
Below are all the details from Sony Global Marketing VP Mary Yee, to quote:
To celebrate our fans, we’re calling on the PlayStation community to join together to play toward a shared set of goals and win exclusive PS4 themes and PSN avatars.
Sign-ups start today and the program ends when all goals are reached (or March 15, whichever happens first). By signing up, you’ll also have a chance to win a PlayStation kit, which includes a real-life PlayStation Platinum Trophy engraved with your PSN ID!
Here are the steps to participate:
1. Sign Up
First, register with your PSN Sign-In ID here. Registration opens today, and you’ll start contributing to any upcoming goals as soon as the goal period starts. You can start contributing to the Community Goals for Stage One on February 24.
2. Start Playing!
There are two Community Goals in each Stage:
- Play multiple PS4 games — the Community must play a target number of games for each Stage. Every PS4 game that each entrant plays for at least an hour (across as many sessions during the Stage) will count toward a goal.
- Earn Trophies — the Community must earn a target number of trophies for each Stage. Up to six PS4 Trophies each entrant earns each day will count toward a goal. Trophies earned from games with a multiplayer mode count double!
Everyone who signs up can earn exclusive themes and avatars when the Community hits a goal. The rewards will be delivered directly to your PS4 via system notification.
By signing up, you’ll also have the chance to win an exclusive PlayStation kit, which includes a real-life PlayStation Platinum Trophy engraved with your PSN ID, a $100 USD / $130 CAD PlayStation Store voucher, and voucher codes for a selection of our greatest PS4 games.
To win, you’ll also need...
Red Dead Online Recreation in Dreams on PS4 by Rikkiscafe
We've seen a MGS HD Remake, a FFVII Dreamake, some RDR2 Mods and the latest Red Dead Online PS4 creation in Dreams by Media Molecule comes from Rikkiscafe via iferraz2. 
For those who haven't encountered it firsthand, in Red Dead Online many players have been randomly kicked from the game without warning... and now that RDO experience has been recreated in Dreams as you play a cowboy walking around before being sporadically disconnected from gameplay.
Download: Someone_made_Red_Dead_Online_in_Dreams_RedDeadOnline.mp4 (5.89 MB)
Previously Rockstar Obtained Warrants to Search Homes of game modders, so here's to hoping they'll look upon this in a different light and actually remedy all of the issues players report about.
Here's Sonic in Dreams on PS4 heating things up via Twitter and some others:
For those who haven't encountered it firsthand, in Red Dead Online many players have been randomly kicked from the game without warning... and now that RDO experience has been recreated in Dreams as you play a cowboy walking around before being sporadically disconnected from gameplay.
Download: Someone_made_Red_Dead_Online_in_Dreams_RedDeadOnline.mp4 (5.89 MB)
Previously Rockstar Obtained Warrants to Search Homes of game modders, so here's to hoping they'll look upon this in a different light and actually remedy all of the issues players report about.
Here's Sonic in Dreams on PS4 heating things up via Twitter and some others: