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Official Call of Duty: WWII PS4 Reveal Trailer Video, Details - #CODWWII
Over the weekend we caught a glimpse of the CoD: WWII PS4 BoxArt, and today Activision's Kevin Kelly shared the official Call of Duty: WWII PS4 reveal trailer video with details and some screenshots below! 
The first Call of Duty: WWII intel drop reveals details about the campaign and more, to quote:
Today Activision and Sledgehammer Games provided the first glimpse of the title that’s taking Call of Duty back to its roots – Call of Duty: WWII. We’re talking boots-on-the-ground gameplay delivering a visceral and immersive gameplay experience unlike anything we’ve seen before.
In addition to watching the worldwide reveal stream today, we also met with Sledgehammer Games Co-Founders and Studio Heads, Michael Condrey and Glen Schofield for added insights on what’s to come in the new game.
They explained to us that Call of Duty: WWII is a very personal journey for the team, as they have been hard at work on this project for the last two and a half years. “This is based on one of the most monumental moments in human history, and we get to honor and respect that global sacrifice, to honor the men and women who fought for freedom on all fronts, on a global scale,” said Condrey.
Schofield added that the team named the main character after his father, who passed away during production. “The story Call of Duty: WWII follows a global and diverse cast, but for me it honors my father Ronald “Red” Daniels and his squad, and not just what they went through from a global perspective, but what they went through personally. We like to tell a story within a story, and this is no different.”
Both Condrey and Schofield underscored the fact that Call of Duty: WWII is about a squad’s remarkable journey of personal growth and heroism across Europe in World War II, and is a story about common men and women doing uncommon things to preserve freedom.
Welcome to the Fighting First - No mission too difficult. No sacrifice too great. Duty first!
Call of Duty: WWII focuses on the actions of a squad from 1944 to 1945, but will also touch on events from...
The first Call of Duty: WWII intel drop reveals details about the campaign and more, to quote:
Today Activision and Sledgehammer Games provided the first glimpse of the title that’s taking Call of Duty back to its roots – Call of Duty: WWII. We’re talking boots-on-the-ground gameplay delivering a visceral and immersive gameplay experience unlike anything we’ve seen before.
In addition to watching the worldwide reveal stream today, we also met with Sledgehammer Games Co-Founders and Studio Heads, Michael Condrey and Glen Schofield for added insights on what’s to come in the new game.They explained to us that Call of Duty: WWII is a very personal journey for the team, as they have been hard at work on this project for the last two and a half years. “This is based on one of the most monumental moments in human history, and we get to honor and respect that global sacrifice, to honor the men and women who fought for freedom on all fronts, on a global scale,” said Condrey.
Schofield added that the team named the main character after his father, who passed away during production. “The story Call of Duty: WWII follows a global and diverse cast, but for me it honors my father Ronald “Red” Daniels and his squad, and not just what they went through from a global perspective, but what they went through personally. We like to tell a story within a story, and this is no different.”
Both Condrey and Schofield underscored the fact that Call of Duty: WWII is about a squad’s remarkable journey of personal growth and heroism across Europe in World War II, and is a story about common men and women doing uncommon things to preserve freedom.Welcome to the Fighting First - No mission too difficult. No sacrifice too great. Duty first!
Call of Duty: WWII focuses on the actions of a squad from 1944 to 1945, but will also touch on events from...
PS4 Firmware 4.55 Libraries Listing for PlayStation 4 Developers
Yesterday the current status of PS4 Crash Dumps was detailed, and for PlayStation 4 developers here's a list of PS4 Firmware 4.55 libraries in libSceSysmodule.sprx that can be dumped from within the WebKit (Mirror) process. 
Check out the PS4 Libraries List below from the PSDevWiki, as follows:
Libraries available since firmware 4.55
Check out the PS4 Libraries List below from the PSDevWiki, as follows:
Libraries available since firmware 4.55
| (s)prx | Name | ID | - |
| libc | - | - | C/C++ standard libraries |
| libSceFios2 | - | - | File Input/Output Scheduler 2 |
| libMonoCompilerBridge | - | - | - |
| libMonoCompiler | - | - | - |
| libMonoVirtualMachineBridge | - | - | - |
| libMonoVirtualMachine | - | - | - |
| libSceAbstractLocal | - | - | ps4 |
| libSceAbstractStorage | - | - | - |
| libSceAbstractTwitter | - | - | - |
| libSceAc3Enc | - | - | - |
| libSceAjm | - | - | - |
| libSceAppContent | SCE_SYSMODULE_APP_CONTENT | 0x00B4 | AppContent |
| libSceAppInstUtil | - | - | - |
| libSceAudio3d | SCE_SYSMODULE_AUDIO_3D | 0x00A7 | Audio3d library |
| libSceAudiodec | SCE_SYSMODULE_AUDIODEC | 0x0088 | Audiodec library |
| libSceAudiodecCpu | - | - | - |
| libSceAudiodecCpuDdp | - | - | - |
| libSceAudiodecCpuM4aac | - | - | - |
| libSceAudioIn | - | - | - |
| libSceAudioOut | -... |
PS4 Developer Flat_z Bids Crash Dumps Good Bye Thanks to Sony
Since his last updates, PlayStation 4 developer @flatz announced on Twitter the following statement, to quote: "Sony have finally made it properly... good bye, PS4 crash dumps 
we'll miss you"
While he didn't go into detail yet on whether he's referring to changes in Sony's latest PS4 Firmware 4.55 update or perhaps the new 1TB PS4 Slim available this month, it sounds like Sony is definitely cracking down on dumping hindering PlayStation 4 developers who use conventional means by patching the existing holes.
However, as @Chaos Kid and @SorenAlke note all hope is not yet lost for hardcore PS4 devs who think outside the box and make use of JaiCraB's PS4 UART (Universal Asynchronous Receiver / Transmitter - translated) serial and communications ports to obtain crash dumps for further research.
Also from droogie via @Centrino comes the following logs for those interested:
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we'll miss you"While he didn't go into detail yet on whether he's referring to changes in Sony's latest PS4 Firmware 4.55 update or perhaps the new 1TB PS4 Slim available this month, it sounds like Sony is definitely cracking down on dumping hindering PlayStation 4 developers who use conventional means by patching the existing holes.
However, as @Chaos Kid and @SorenAlke note all hope is not yet lost for hardcore PS4 devs who think outside the box and make use of JaiCraB's PS4 UART (Universal Asynchronous Receiver / Transmitter - translated) serial and communications ports to obtain crash dumps for further research.
Also from droogie via @Centrino comes the following logs for those interested:
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PS4MovieList Toolbar Icon Script for PS4 Media Player by Aaronroth
We've covered online Streaming Sites for new films / movies and TV shows here alongside of my Kodi (WIP) Listing, and recently developer Aaronroth made available a browser action icon for your toolbar called PS4MovieList to simplify movie listings that work with the PS4 Media Player! 
Download: PS4MovieList-master.zip / GIT
It reminds me of something along the lines of a Greasemonkey script, and although there's no official ReadMe yet here's what the Github says about it:
PS4MovieList
Adds a browser action icon to the toolbar. Click the button when on thepiratebay.org movie pages to change the background color of all movie listings that the PS4 media player can play.
Cheers to @VultraBabe for the news in the PSXHAX Shoutbox on this yesterday!
Download: PS4MovieList-master.zip / GIT
It reminds me of something along the lines of a Greasemonkey script, and although there's no official ReadMe yet here's what the Github says about it:
PS4MovieList
Adds a browser action icon to the toolbar. Click the button when on thepiratebay.org movie pages to change the background color of all movie listings that the PS4 media player can play.
Cheers to @VultraBabe for the news in the PSXHAX Shoutbox on this yesterday!
Poll: Should Private PS4 GameSharing Methods Become Public?
Every now and then we poll what members think about various discussion topics, with the last asking your feedback on whether you'd support PS4 dongles or not if someone came out with one.
In today's poll we'd like you to share your opinion on whether one of the rumored Brazilian methods used by online sites and local shops to fill PS4 HDD's full of games should remain private, or if the method should become public with a guide / tutorial documentation for the PlayStation 4 scene. 
Before casting your vote, here are a few pros and cons to consider:
Pros:
In today's poll we'd like you to share your opinion on whether one of the rumored Brazilian methods used by online sites and local shops to fill PS4 HDD's full of games should remain private, or if the method should become public with a guide / tutorial documentation for the PlayStation 4 scene. Before casting your vote, here are a few pros and cons to consider:
Pros:
- Everyone would be able to try it and learn at least one method how mass PS4 gamesharing is currently being done
- The PS4 gamesharing method exploits Sony's PSN online account security, meaning it wouldn't burn a kernel exploit that may be valuable to developers working on Linux as most aren't interested in backups
- It would slow down or stop online sites and local shops from making money transferring PS4 games to someone's HDD or selling pre-loaded hard disk drives
- If the method went public there would likely be an increase in backups on the PlayStation 4 console
- Sony would protect their business interests as they have with all the PSP / PS Vita / PS3 / PS4 Firmware exploits and inevitably patch the method through increased PSN account security, mandatory SMS verification or the necessary online changes to their PlayStation 4 activation / deactivation and primary / secondary system
- Once patched, the gamesharing method would no longer work for anyone including end-users and those making money from it (or planning to based on recent Russian videos - Part 1 and Part 2) online and at shops unless a new method or work-around was shared