Bloodborne Update

Sony has released a really behemoth update for its RPG, Bloodborne, From Software's macabre PS4 exclusive RPG. The update comes ahead of the release of its expansion, The Old Hunters, which will be available from November 24.

Although official patch notes have not yet been released in English, fans on the Bloodborne sub-Reddit have translated a post on the Japanese PlayStation Blog breaking down its contents. According to this post the update weighs in at 9.37GB and introduces a new Covenant called The Federation. It is likely this group will be known as The League in the English version, as previously indicated.
On November 5, Sony Japan's Masaaki Yamagiwa explained that The League is headed up by "a mysterious figure in a constable's garb and bucket helmet." Those who join can help other players online and compete on a new online leaderboard. This Covenant is not tied to the upcoming expansion and will be available for all Bloodborne players. Other additions introduced in the patch include new NPC co-op partners and an ancient summoning bell, which lets you bring some of these new NPCs into Chalice Dungeons.

Chalice Dungeons have also been changed so that non-root dungeons have a glyph that creates opportunity for more co-op and player versus player gameplay. Finally, ghosts and phantoms of other players searching for co-op or multiplayer will be visible when using a summoning bell. Here's the full post for more details on the patch.