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The end of April is quickly approaching and today Sony has just unveiled what PlayStation Plus members can expect in the way of free games for May 2018, including Beyond: Two Souls and Rayman Legends leading the PS Plus lineup!

Here is what else is coming in May straight from James Hallahan of PlayStation Plus, to quote:

This month’s PlayStation Plus lineup also includes:

• Risen 3: Titan Lords, PS3
• Eat Them!, PS3
• King Oddball, PS Vita (Cross Buy with PS3 and PS4)
• Furmins, PS Vita

Also, just a reminder that we have an exclusive offer for all new and existing PS Plus members. Sign up for Spotify Premium through your PS4, and you’ll save 10% on the monthly subscription fee.

And there you have it. See you next time PlayStation Nation!

Earlier this month Sony released PS4 OFW 5.53 which fixed the WebKit Exploit, and today they've pushed a PS4 System Software / Firmware 5.53-01 patch update (66.1 MB - 69,325,312 bytes - Mirror) live with the official changelog once again stating only "This system software update improves system performance."

A comparison of the full PS4UPDATE PUP sizes and MD5 hashes are below alongside some related tweets from PS4 scene developers, and as always it's advisable NOT to update to PS4 5.53-01 along with methods to block it all outlined HERE for those who missed them.

Download: PS4 Firmware 5.53-01 Update (US) / PS4 Firmware 5.53-01 Update (EU) / PS4 Firmware 5.53-01 Update (UK) / PS4 Firmware 5.53-01 Update (AU/NZ) / PS4 Firmware 5.53-01 Update (JP)

• PS4 5.53 PUP: 438 MB (459,823,104 bytes)
• MD5 Hash: 353DD0C9F62BDF16A9E843E6D3EDFCFD

• PS4 5.53-01 PUP: 438 MB (459,819,520 bytes)
• MD5 Hash: E79552B7C98FD6709910E31D7F950FA2

About PlayStation 4 system software version 5.53-01

Main features in version 5.53-01 update

• This system software update improves system performance.

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Last year we covered Sony's Japan-Inspired PSN Sale, and today they announced they're doing it again with a PlayStation Store Golden Week sale featuring deals on Japan-inspired PSN titles including Monster Hunter: World, Persona 5 and more outlined below!

Here's a summary of the full line-up from Digital Games Business Manager Brian Fujimoto, and remember the PlayStation Store Golden Week sale comes to an end on May 8 at 8 AM PT.

Games

Platform	Title	Sale Price	PS Plus Price	Original Price
PS4	.HACK//G.U. TRILOGY	$34.99	$29.99	$49.99
PS4	A HAT IN TIME	$23.99	$20.99	$29.99
PS4	ABSOLUTE DRIFT: ZEN EDITION	$5.99	$4.79	$11.99
PS4	ACCEL WORLD VS. SWORD ART ONLINE	$35.99	$29.99	$59.99
PS4	AEGIS DEFENDERS (REAL)	$15.99	$13.99	$19.99
PS4	AEGIS OF EARTH: PROTONOVUS ASSAULT	$15.99	$11.99	$39.99
PS4	AKIBA’S BEAT	$19.99	$15.99	$39.99
PS4	AKIBA’S TRIP: UNDEAD AND UNDRESSED	$17.99	$14.99	$29.99
PS4	ARSLAN: THE WARRIORS OF LEGEND	$35.99	$29.99	$59.99
PS4	ASSAULT SUIT LEYNOS	$11.99	$7.99	$19.99
PS4	ATELIER SOPHIE ~THE ALCHEMIST OF THE MYSTERIOUS BOOK~	$41.99	$35.99	$59.99
PS4	AXIOM VERGE	$11.99	$9.99	$19.99
PS4	BERSERK AND THE BAND OF THE HAWK	$41.99	$35.99	$59.99
PS4	BLAZBLUE: CENTRAL FICTION...

Included in the new PlayStation games next week is Dead Secret for PS VR, which is a first-person horror mystery set in rural Kansas in 1965 where a reclusive man with a mysterious past is dead and it's up to the player to crack the case!

Below is a summary of other new PS4 games heading to PlayStation next week courtesy of Sony Social Media Senior Specialist Ryan Clements, as follows:

New PlayStation Games for 4/24/2018

• Cluster Tumble - PS4 — Digital
• Code 51: Mecha Arena - PS VR — Digital
• Cosmic Star Heroine - PS Vita — Digital (Cross Buy)
• Dead Secret - PS VR — Digital
• Death Road to Canada - PS4 — Digital (Out 4/25)
• Devious Dungeon - PS4, PS Vita — Digital (Cross Buy)
• Dream Angling - PS VR — Digital (Out 4/26)
• Emily Wants to Play Too - PS4 — Digital
• Jolt Family Robot Racer - PS4 — Digital
• Just In Time Incorporated - PS VR — Digital
• MLB Home Run Derby VR - PS VR — Digital (Out 4/26)
• Pic-A-Pix Color - PS4, PS Vita — Digital (Cross Buy)
• Psychedelica of the Black Butterfly - PS Vita — Digital, Retail (Out 4/27)
• Rick and Morty: Virtual Rick-ality - PS VR — Retail
• Spacejacked - PS4 — Digital (Out 4/26)
• Survive Mr. Cube! - PS4 — Digital (Out 4/26)
• The Swords of Ditto - PS4 — Digital
• To Leave - PS4 — Digital

PlayStation Music

• Bishop Briggs – Church Of Scars
• Lord Huron – Vide Noir
• Thievery Corporation – Treasures from the Temple

PlayStation Video

• Fifty Shades Freed
• Batman Ninja

PlayStation Vue

• Westworld - Chaos takes control. Westworld returns for Season 2 Sundays at 9PM, starting 4/22 only on HBO
• Into The Badlands - Returns Sunday April 22 at 10/9c on AMC

The information above is subject to change without notice.

Since his last update that can be loaded via PS4 Browser and PS4 Exploit Host, today PlayStation 4 GTA V modder david1337hax announced the release of Lamance Mod Menu v0.8 via NGU for PS4 jailbroken consoles on 4.05 and 4.55 Firmware versions followed by Lamance v5.05 support.

Download: Lamance_08_AllInAll.zip (950.36 KB) / Lamance_and_Trainer_505.zip (329.06 KB) / PS4-Lamance_127_505.bin (1.02 MB) / Lamance_405_127.bin (1.02 MB) / PS4-Lamance_127.bin (1.02 MB - Fixed Menu) / Lamance_455_405.zip (631.9 KB - PS4-Lamance_127_505.bin) / Lamance_672_132_.bin (1.02 MB - Lamance Menu v0.8 for 1.32 on PS4 6.72) via david1337hax / Lamance_672_132_fixed.bin (1.02 MB - Lamance Menu v0.8.1 for 1.32 on PS4 6.72) via david1337hax

Here's what is new from the Lamance PS4 Mod Menu 0.8 changelog included in the file download above:

• removed stats editor testings
• renamed "the something mod" -> "Dab Mod"
• improved human torch
• fixed world multiplier
• fixed button registrations
• added animation...