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Vibrant new adventure game Concrete Genie (Gallery) will be appearing on PlayStation 4 this October 8th, complete with a PS4 reveal trailer video below.

Here's more about the upcoming title from Pixelopus Creative Director Dominic Robilliard including pre-order pricing details, to quote:

We have a new Concrete Genie trailer to share, which provides some new glimpses of our protagonist Ash on his personal journey to paint his hometown of Denska back to life, as well as the challenges he'll face along the way.

Later on in the game there is an exciting gameplay twist, which we hinted at in our last trailer, and we show some more of that here. Ash’s magic brush has a few new surprises that are revealed through the course of the story, one of which is ‘Paint Skating’. We hope you like it!

As for our next bit of news – pre-orders begin today!

All of us at Pixelopus want as many people to experience Concrete Genie as possible. We're thrilled to share our price point – $29.99 USD / $39.99 CAD MSRP for the Standard Edition and $39.99 USD / $49.99 CAD MSRP for the Digital Deluxe.

All editions of Concrete Genie include two beautiful and immersive PlayStation VR modes that we unveiled back in April in addition to the core PS4 game. VR modes require PlayStation VR and two PlayStation Move Motion Controllers sold separately.

Additionally, we’re thrilled to confirm that a Photo Mode will be available at launch. We have added a special feature to it – a timelapse style ‘Replay’ that allows you to show how you put your artistic compositions together. We can’t wait to see the images and clips of the artwork you’ll create once you get your hands on this feature.

As an incentive for people who pre-order, we’re offering an Avatar set as well as a special Dynamic Theme featuring a rooftop scene from Denska, with special music composed by Sam Marshall. We’re really happy with how the theme turned out and hope all those that pre-order enjoy having its atmospheric vibes on their PS4s.

As mentioned, we have a great Digital Deluxe Edition available for people who want to immerse themselves even further in the hand-crafted world...

Tested on IDA 7.0-7.2 and geared towards PS4 scene devs who haven't jumped to GhidraPS4Loader / GhidraOrbisTools yet, today PlayStation 4 developer @SocraticBliss made available on Twitter a PS4 Module Loader for Userland Modules following his recent PS4 Kernel Loader updates.

Download: ps4_module.py / ps4_module_loader-master.zip / GIT

And from the README.md to quote: PS4 Module Loader

SocraticBliss (R)

Major Thanks to...

• aerosoul
• balika011
• Znullptr
• Pablo (kozarovv)
• ChendoChap
• xyz
• CelesteBlue
• kiwidogg
• motoharu
• noname120
• flatz
• Team Reswitched

Extra Special Thanks for telling me my program sucks...

• zecoxao

ps4_module.py: IDA loader for reading Sony PlayStation(R) 4 Module files

Installation

IDA 7.0 - 7.2

1. Extract the IDA70-72.zip directory into your IDA directory (overwite the files when prompted)

IDA 7.5-7.7 (Requires Python 3.9)

1. Extract the IDA75.zip directory into your IDA directory (overwite the files when prompted)

IDA 8.3

1. I will eventually make a zip, just copy ps4_module.py and aerolib.csv to your loaders directory

Usage

1. Load a PS4 Module file (.prx, .sprx, .elf, .self)
2. Select the option ending with [ps4_module.py]

Spoiler: Depreciated

Reminiscent of PS4 Waker (with PS4 Imagemap for game preview pictures), those into smart home devices that don't mind big brother eavesdropping may want to check out developer raiman264's recent Github commit of PS4 Alexa which aims to control the PlayStation 4 with Amazon's Alexa virtual assistant.

Download: ps4-alexa-master.zip / GIT

From the README.md, to quote: Intro

The main goal of this project is to be able to tell alexa something like alexa say ps to start netflix, or any of a set of predefined apps.

In this first iteration there is a cli that can archive that and also very simple web UI to start apps.

How to's

Init

run
to generate credentials file

Run apps


Title IDs

Next week The Church in the Darkness joins ranks on August 2nd among the latest PS4 games released, featuring both actors and Easter eggs that The Suffering fans are sure to enjoy.

The year is 1977. Your nephew has joined a religious cult and moved with them to the South American jungle to found Freedom Town. It's up to you to sneak into the commune, find out what's really going on, and decide if you need to get your nephew out.

Here's a summary of what else is heading to PlayStation next week from Sony Social Media Manager Justin Massongill:

New PlayStation Games for July 30, 2019

• Bear With Me: The Lost Robots - PS4 — Digital (Out 7/31)
• The Blackout Club - PS4 — Digital
• The Church in the Darkness - PS4 — Digital (Out 8/2)
• Forager - PS4 — Digital
• Labyrinth Life - PS4 — Digital (Out 8/1)
• Madden NFL 20 - PS4 — Digital (Out 8/2)
• New Star Manager - PS4 — Digital
• Solo: Islands of the Heart - PS4 — Digital
• Super Wiloo Demake - PS4, PS Vita — Digital (Cross-Buy)
• The Tower of Beatrice - PS4, Vita — Digital (Out 7/31)

PlayStation Music

• Once Upon a Time in Hollywood OST
• Alice Cooper Classic Rock Retrogamer Takeover
• Of Monsters And Men - Fever Dream

PlayStation Video

• Avengers: Endgame
• A Score to Settle
• Domino

PlayStation Vue

• Shark Week - Premieres Sunday, 7/28 at 8/7c on Discovery

The information above is subject to change without notice.

The Church in the Darkness - PS4 Announce Trailer

The hottest month of summer is almost upon us here and with it comes the latest video game lineup additions to Sony's online subscription service PlayStation Now.

Featured PS Now titles next month include Fallout 4, Doom, Tekken 7 with the full list below courtesy of PlayStation Now Senior Marketing Manager Brian Dunn:

• Castlevania Lords of Shadow (PS3)
• Castlevania Lords of Shadow 2 (PS3)
• Castlevania Lords of Shadow: Mirror of Fate (PS3)
• Doom (PS4)
• Fallout 4 (PS4)
• Monster Energy Supercross (PS4)
• MotoGP 17 (PS4)
• Tekken 7 (PS4)
• The Raven: Remastered (PS4)
• Wolfenstein: The New Order (PS4)

Those who haven't tried PlayStation Now yet can give it a spin with the seven-day free trial for PS4 and PC. Terms apply, new subscribers only and credit card required... see here for further details.