PSXHAX

The new PS4 strategy game from Triumph Studios titled Age of Wonders: Planetfall heads to PlayStation 4 next week on August 6th allowing participants to build their own empire with one of six unique factions, ranging from the militant Vanguard to the dinosaur-riding Amazons and the cyborg-zombies of the Assembly!

Below are the latest Age of Wonders: Planetfall PS4 video trailers alongside what else is heading to PlayStation next week courtesy of Sony Social Media Manager Justin Massongill:

New PlayStation Games for August 6, 2019

• Age of Wonders: Planetfall - PS4 — Digital, Retail
• The Angry Birds Movie 2 VR: Under Pressure - PS VR — Digital
• Corpse Killer – 25th Anniversary Edition - PS4 — Digital (Out 8/5)
• Fatal Twelve - PS4 — Digital (Out 8/8)
• Gravity Ghost: Deluxe Edition - PS4 — Digital
• Illusion of L’Phalcia - PS4, PS Vita — Digital (Cross-Buy)
• Machiknights -Blood Bagos- - PS4 — Digital (Out 8/8)
• Metal Wolf Chaos XD - PS4 — Digital
• Sagebrush - PS4 — Digital
• Tactics V: Obsidian Brigade - PS4 — Digital (Out 8/9)
• Wonder Boy Returns Remix - PS4 — Digital (Out 8/8)
• Wordsweeper by Powgi - PS4, PS Vita — Digital (Cross-Buy)

PlayStation Music

• Fast & Furious Presents: Hobbs & Shaw OST
• Animation Nation
• TOOL - 10,000 Days

PlayStation Video

• Rocketman
• The Hustle
• Brightburn

PlayStation Vue

• NFL Preseason - Stream all 65 preseason games on NFL Network with PS Vue

The information above is subject to change without notice.

Age of Wonders: Planetfall PS4 Story Trailer
Age of Wonders: Planetfall PS4 Gameplay Trailer

Proceeding his previous updates, this weekend PlayStation 4 developer @0x199 released via Twitter a PS4 Lotus 1.03 Mod Menu for GTA V 1.27 followed by v1.04 complete with a demonstration video by @NagatoRevenge on Twitter from Nagato's Revenge YouTube Channel and the changes detailed below.

Download: latest.bin (1.0 MB)

From his Tweets below: Lotus 1.04 for PS4 5.05 GTAV 1.27

This version includes Riot Mode, as shown in the video below. Also Super Punch for Pedestrians, Flamethrower Gun, and a bunch of fixes. Enjoy!

And from the official page, some Lotus Menu 1.04 Highlighted Features:

• Super Punch - A highly powerful punch which works for both pedestrians and vehicles.
• Noclip - Clip through walls and objects.
• Meteor Rain - Make it rain... meteors.

Changelog: Lotus 1.03

Menu

• Smoothscroll speed improved
• Added more tiptexts to options
• Fixed minor menu base bugs

Player Options

• Added Super Punch
• Firebreather has been improved, you can now control the fire duration by holding R1
• Added the ability to hover in mid-air when holding R1 in Superman mode
• Added the ability to land on your feet when you're close to the ground in Superman mode
• Player can no longer fly out of the vehicle windscreen in a crash when No Ragdoll is enabled

Vehicle Options

• Nitrous has been improved to be more smooth, and the restriction to be on the ground has been removed
• Added Disable Collision
• Added Reduce Grip

Weapon Options

• Gravity Gun has been improved to be more stable
• Slow Motion Gun has been fixed
• Added Cartoon Gun
• Added Rainbow Tint, loops through the weapon tints

NPC Options

• NPCs will now spawn in the direction of the player camera
• Particle FX have been added when spawning NPCs
• A "holo" marker has been added to better identify the selected NPC

Object Options

• Added Maps scroller option...

Following the Spider-Man PS4 Skeletal Models & Textures Tool comes a LittleBigPlanet File Editor / Texture Viewer with source code for LBP 1, 2 and 3 called Farctool2 by philosophofee on Github spanning PS3, PS Vita and PS4 consoles.

Download: farctool2.jar / GIT

According to the author's documentation, there is also an active Farctool2 fork from ennuo available HERE (farctool2mod.zip) for the FARC, FAR4 and MAP file manipulation tool written in Java that includes mod support.

From the forked README.md, to quote: About

What is farctool2?

Farctool2 is a program I wrote for two reasons:

1. To learn how Java can read and manipulate data streams, and
2. Because I already knew the structures of the file formats this game used.

Why farctool "2"?

Farctool2 is the sequel to the original farctool, which was written in Game Maker 8.0.

Features

• Supports the loading of the FAR4, FARC, and MAP formats from the LittleBigPlanet games.
• Supports texture viewing from every LBP game (excluding certain SDF types) except LBP Vita.
• Supports extracting textures in 3 different formats: PNG, JPG, and DDS.
• Supports extraction of any file as-is or decompressed.
• Features adding files to the FARC.
• Features adding, replacing, deleting, and zeroing entries from the MAP.
• Features the ability to build packages from PLANs for ease of modding.
• Features the ability to install said packages to any FARC and MAP.
• Hex viewer (ft. Sporst)
• Plaintext viewer for text-based files.
• Supports dumping dependency list of LBP assets with reverse-lookup on GUIDs to filenames.

Disclaimer

I did not create any of the games in question nor am I affiliated with any of the developers of these video games. All researched data was acquired via means of downloading game package files through a public database of direct-to-PSN URLs with no protection. Nothing malicious is intended. This program...

Today Sony officially introduced PS4 Tournaments: Challenger Series which allow PlayStation 4 fans to prove their might in seasonal tournaments directly on PS4, competing to earn both in-game and IRL prizes with the first battle taking place in Mortal Kombat 11 with more at Compete.PlayStation.com.

Those interested can Sign Up and view the Current Tournaments listing, official rules (PlayStation-MK11-Tournament-Series-Ruleset-EN.pdf) and further details below from Global Competitive Gaming VP Steven Roberts VP to quote:

I'm excited to introduce to you PS4 Tournaments: Challenger Series.

With this, PlayStation invites gamers of all skill levels to play and enjoy competitive gaming from the comfort of their own homes on their PS4 system. We're kicking off on August 6 with the Mortal Kombat 11 PS4 Tournaments: Challenger Series, followed by FIFA 20, Battlefield V, Warface and other AAA titles coming later this year.

No matter your skill level, you’ll be able to compete against both friends and others in the PlayStation community, with several opportunities to win and many prizes for those who are victorious. Restrictions apply. Active PS Plus membership required for most tournaments.

• SEASONS: PS4 Tournaments: Challenger Series is seasonal, giving you a chance to come back and compete in your favorite games repeatedly. In each season, progress through stages to test your skills with a level playing field, earning prizes for your efforts. See how far you can go – then come back for the next season and see what new prizes you can win!
  
• COMPETITION STAGES: Every tournament season has three stages of competition. Everyone will start in Stage 1, and for Mortal Kombat 11, you must win at least 3 out of 4 matches to advance to Stage 2. This allows more chances to advance than in a single elimination structure. In Stage 2, you will compete at a higher skill level and need to win to move on to Stage 3. In this final stage, you will join the best to contend for the championship title.
  
• PRIZES: Compete and win for...

It's officially August 1st today and Sony announced the latest PlayStation Plus free games for subscribers: WipEout Omega Collection and Sniper Elite 4... both available to download at PlayStation Store from August 6th until September 2nd.

This is also my last month of outdoor summertime projects, so beginning next month I'll be more active around the forums again.

In the meantime, those who don't have a blue Verified badge yet may want to check out THIS thread for further details... then you'll be able to access the private / restricted areas.

Below are some additional details on the free PS Plus games for August 2019 straight from Sony Content Producer Matthew Groizard, to quote:

WipEout Omega Collection

Combining WipEout 2048, WipEout HD and the HD Fury expansion into one turbo-charged package, Wipeout Omega Collection brings the breakneck speed and combat thrills of the anti-gravity racing franchise to PS4.

Race against the clock and other competitors to take home a podium win, unlocking dozens of ships as you progress through 26 tracks. Competition gets fiercer online*, with eight players duking it out in high-speed circuits. Alternatively, you can go one-on-one with a friend on the couch.

Those looking for the ultimate thrill can also experience the entire game, including all modes and tracks, in PlayStation VR.

Sniper Elite 4

Slip behind enemy lines and work to drive out Axis forces from the Italian peninsula. Scout huge, varied environments as a covert operative and take out enemies before setting up the perfect hit on high-value targets.

Use a mixture of traps and explosives, hazardous environments, melee takedowns and, of course, your trusty rifle to sow chaos in enemy strongholds. For even greater strategy, team up with a friend online (Internet connection and PlayStation Plus membership required for online multiplayer) to take down targets in the co-operative campaign mode or enjoy dedicated co-op missions for two to four players and competitive multiplayer modes for up to 12 players.