TodayThu, 20th Jul 2017

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  20

  News What Even Is Sonic Forces At This Point?

  Meet new enemy Infinite

  What the heck is this? SEGA’s announced Sonic Forces’ latest villain Infinite with a bizarre trailer that starts out with edgy rap music and then turns into some kind of cheesy, sitcom-esque cut-scene. “WHOA! This guy is faster than Sonic!” Cringe. Infinite is one of several antagonists you’ll face in the...

  • 2 hours ago
  • SEGA
  • PS4
  • Sonic Forces
  • Trailers
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  3

  News Fun Looking Free-to-Play RPG Happy Dungeons Loots PS4 in September

  Open beta out tomorrow

  Adding to the wealth of free-to-play titles already available on the PlayStation 4, Happy Dungeons is coming to Sony's console at some point in September. Going by the trailer that we've embedded above, it looks like a reasonably fun action role-playing game, so here's hoping it holds up once it's released. If you can't...

  • 2 hours ago
  • Toylogic
  • PS4
  • Happy Dungeons
  • Release Dates
  • Trailers
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  1

  News Kamurocho Is Calling in New Yakuza: Kiwami PS4 Gameplay Trailer

  Return ticket

  It feels like we only just completed Yakuza 0, but you know what? We can't wait to go back to Kamurocho next month. We were worried that having two Yakuza titles release in the same year would amount to overkill, but we've decided that we're more than ready to bust an extra thousand heads as Kazuma Kiryu. Yakuza: Kiwami, which is due...

  • 2 hours ago
  • SEGA
  • Deep Silver
  • PS4
  • Yakuza
  • Trailers
• 

  15

  News Uncharted: The Lost Legacy Is Ready to Plunder Some Riches on PS4

  Naughty Dog's latest goes gold

  Sort-of-spin-off Uncharted: The Lost Legacy has gone gold, developer Naughty Dog has announced. For those who may not know, going "gold" means that development of the game has finished, and so it won't be long before it enters mass production. The standalone adventure was originally revealed back at the...

  • 3 hours ago
  • Sony
  • Naughty Dog
  • PS4
  • Uncharted
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  6

  News Rogue Trooper Redux Brings Cult Classic Shooting to PS4 This October

  Rogue-like

  Originally released all the way back in 2006 for the PlayStation 2, Rogue Trooper is still fondly remembered by some as a solid third-person shooter. Developer Rebellion is remastering the cult classic and bringing it to PlayStation 4 on the 17th October. Hopefully the gameplay still holds together. Judging by the graphics...

  • 5 hours ago
  • Rebellion
  • PS4
  • Rogue Trooper
  • Release Dates
  • Trailers
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  46

  News Persona 5 Is the Best RPG of All Time According to Readers of Famitsu Magazine

  The Witcher 3 is number 20, apparently

  Persona 5 is the greatest role-playing game of all time. At least, that's what readers of Japanese publication Famitsu believe. The magazine recently asked its audience to vote for the 20 best RPGs ever made, and Atlus' latest release came out on top. Okay, so we can just about live with Persona 5 being...

  • 6 hours ago
  • Japan
  • Famitsu
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  9

  News PlayStation UK Loves a Good Comedy Commercial These Days

  This is a decent one

  One of Sony’s strengths (and arguably also one of its weaknesses) is that each global division of PlayStation acts somewhat autonomously, meaning that commercials and marketing strategies are formulated and tailored to the tastes of a particular region. And for whatever reason, the folks at PlayStation UK enjoy a good comedy...

  • 7 hours ago
  • Sony
  • PS4
  • Commercials
  • Advertisements
  • Marketing
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  11

  News Return to Gransys with Dragon's Dogma: Dark Arisen's PS4 Trailer

  Here be dragons

  Dragon's Dogma: Dark Arisen has received its first PlayStation 4 trailer, which showcases many of game's ominous environments and menacing monsters. For those who dipped into the title on PlayStation 3, the memories will no doubt come flooding back. The remaster launches on the 5th October in Japan, and although a Western...

  • 7 hours ago
  • Capcom
  • PS4
  • Dragon's Dogma
  • Trailers
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  13

  News Observer Brings Cyberpunk Horror to PS4 on 15th August

  Blade runner

  Layers of Fear developer Bloober Team has revealed that its next title, cyberpunk horror Observer, will launch on the PlayStation 4 on 15th August. The game, set in 2084, will see you assume the role of a neural detective, and will find you entering the thoughts of suspects in order to solve crimes. In other words, you’re quite...

  • 18 hours ago
  • Bloober Team
  • PS4
  • Observer
  • Trailers
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  14

  PS4

  Review SUPERHOT VR

  Slow whoa

  On paper, SUPERHOT VR is probably the coolest game ever made; in practice, the first-person shooter is merely a very good PlayStation VR release. The homicidal hit assigns you the detached digits of an assassin in a whitewash computer simulation where time only moves when you do. Your objective? To annihilate a band of polygonal villains...

  • 19 hours ago
  • Reviews
  • SUPERHOT Team
  • PS4
  • PlayStation VR
  • SUPERHOT VR

YesterdayWed, 19th Jul 2017

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  42

  News Big PS4 Firmware Update Coming Soon, Sony Wants Beta Users in Japan

  It's probably the big 5.0

  And so it begins. Sony Japan has announced that it's looking for users to beta test the PlayStation 4's next firmware update. The official Japanese blog doesn't mention any version numbers, but this must be 5.0 since the company makes frequent mention of new software features. We assume Sony will soon come out and confirm...

  • 1 day ago
  • Sony
  • PS4
  • Firmware Updates
  • Japan
  • Betas
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  18

  News PS4 Firmware Update 5.0 Beta Incoming, Here's How to Sign Up

  Beta believe it

  And just like that, Sony has announced that a beta for the next PlayStation 4 firmware update is happening here in the West. Earlier today, the company revealed that a Japanese beta would be taking place in the near future, so it was only a matter of time. If testing out the new firmware update sounds like something you'd be...

  • 1 day ago
  • Sony
  • PS4
  • Firmware Updates
  • Betas
• 

  15

  News My God! There's a Sizzling Summer Sale on the EU PlayStation Store

  Hot in here

  Well this is just getting silly now. Sony has followed up that amazing Big in Japan sale on the European PlayStation Store with a slew of summer sizzlers that are going to leave you broke. This enormous sale sees prices slashed by up to 60 per cent, with an absolute wealth of PlayStation VR goods up for grabs. Don’t worry if you’re...

  • 1 day ago
  • Sony
  • PS4
  • PS3
  • Vita
  • Europe
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  48

  Talking Point Has Sony Mastered the PlayStation Store Sale?

  Full Steam ahead

  Do you remember what PlayStation Store sales used to be like? They were embarrassing. Sony would trot out a procession of titles, and the PlayStation Blog comments would promptly point out that the same software could be had cheaper undiscounted from superior retailers. It was a joke – especially at a time when the vaunted "Steam...

  • 1 day ago
  • Sony
  • PS4
  • PlayStation Store
  • Talking Point
  • Features
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  11

  News Digital Games Go Ruinously Cheap on the NA PlayStation Store

  Here we go again

  Another week, another wallet-busting North American PlayStation Store sale. This time it’s digital games that are discounted, with PlayStation Plus members scoring savings of up to 60 per cent on the PlayStation 4, PlayStation 3, and Vita. Some standouts include INSIDE for $9.99, SOMA for $5.99, and the wonderful The Witness for...

  • 2 days ago
  • Sony
  • PS4
  • PS3
  • Vita
  • PlayStation Store
• 

  13

  News Batman: The Enemy Within Raises the Bat Signal Next Month

  Riddle us this

  Batman: The Enemy Within is the second season in Telltale Games’ actually very good episodic Dark Knight series – and it gets underway on 8th August with inaugural episode The Enigma on the PlayStation 4. As is commonplace for the developer these days, it’ll be another five-part episodic series, with The Riddler comprising a...

  • 1 day ago
  • Telltale Games
  • PS4
  • Batman
  • Announcements
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  6

  News Patapon Remastered Gets Songs Stuck in Your Head from 1st August

  You know the ones

  It’s the one you’ve been waiting for: Patapon Remastered will pata-pata-pata-pon a path to the PlayStation 4 on 1st August. Japan Studio’s rhythmic role-playing game was one of the standout exclusives on the PlayStation Portable, and will now find a new audience on Sony’s current console. For those of you who don’t know,...

  • 2 days ago
  • Sony
  • PS4
  • Patapon
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  5

  News European Totally Digital Sale Expands with More Impulse Buys

  Your wallet's already dead

  Not content with one new European PlayStation Store sale, Sony’s complemented its scorching Summer Sale with some all-new Totally Digital deals – including favourite games like Stardew Valley, INSIDE, The Witness, and more. There are some ridiculous impulse bu

  • 1 day ago
  • Sony
  • PS4
  • PS3
  • Vita
  • Europe
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  6

  News Ubisoft Games Are Selling Way Better on PS4 Than on Other Platforms

  PS4 share sees a jump over 2016

  Ubisoft games have always performed well on the PlayStation 4, and going by the publisher's latest financial report, that fact's not going to change anytime soon. In this quarter of 2016, 31 per cent of Ubisoft's game sales were on PS4 -- an already big share that's actually jumped this year. Sony's console accounted...

  • 1 day ago
  • Ubisoft
  • PS4
  • Industry
  • Sales
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  5

  Video SUPERHOT VR Is Outrageously Entertaining on PlayStation VR

  Killer app (literally)

  If you’re in need of a reminder of how ridiculously amazing PlayStation VR is, then look no further than SUPERHOT VR – an outrageously entertaining first-person puzzler that sees you improvising in slow-mo against murderous red dudes. The game basically plugs you into The Matrix, as time only moves when you do. You need to...

  • 1 day ago
  • SUPERHOT Team
  • PS4
  • PlayStation VR
  • SUPERHOT VR
  • Videos
• 

  0

  News Exploration-Based Sci-Fi Shooter Morphite Lands on PS4 This September

  It's Morphite time

  Morphite, a stylish sci-fi shooter with platforming and exploration elements, will enter the PS4's orbit on the 7th September. The game's definitely got a whiff of No Man's Sky about it, and it looks like it could tell an interesting story.  The press release reads: "Voyage to the furthest corners of the galaxy as Myrah...

  • 1 day ago
  • Crescent Moon Games
  • PS4
  • Morphite
  • Release Dates
  • Trailers
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  26

  News Wait, The Wolf Among Us 2 Is Actually Happening in 2018

  Howling for you

  Well, sometimes you just can't win. After rumours circulated that Telltale was going to announce a second season for The Wolf Among Us, we took the angle of "yeah, we'll believe it when we see it" after the developer basically told everyone not to get their hopes up -- but guess what? It is actually happening. Talk about a...

  • 1 day ago
  • Telltale Games
  • PS4
  • The Wolf Among Us
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  17

  News Clementine Closes Up Telltale's The Walking Dead Next Year

  Final season ends story once and for all

  Spoilers: she’s going to die. Telltale’s announced The Walking Dead: The Final Season, which will cast Clementine back in the lead role, and end its adaptation of the comic book series seemingly for good. The title – which is in production now – will pick up after the events of The New Frontier, which...

  • 1 day ago
  • Telltale Games
  • PS4
  • The Walking Dead
  • Announcements
• 

  20

  Japanese Sales Charts Final Fantasy XII: The Zodiac Age Journeys to the Top on PS4

  PS4 sales also see a boost

  It doesn't come as much of a surprise, but Final Fantasy XII: The Zodiac Age has topped the latest Japanese software charts. The superb remaster shifted a reasonable 100,764 copies on PlayStation 4, while Gundam Versus enjoyed its second week in the top five. Meanwhile, sales of Sony's current-gen console actually...

  • 1 day ago
  • Japan
  • Sales
  • Charts
  • PS4
  • PS3
• 

  17

  News The Banner Saga Vita Version Cancelled More Than a Year After Its PS4 Debut

  The saga's over

  It's never nice to hear that a project's been cancelled, but the writing was on the wall with this one. Tactical role-playing title The Banner Saga was announced for the PlayStation 4 and Vita all the way back in 2014. The former launched in January of last year, but the latter was never given a concrete release date. Clearly,...

  • 23 hours ago
  • Versus Evil
  • Vita
  • The Banner Saga
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  7

  News The Evil Within 2's Survive Trailer Trots Out the Little Girl Trope

  Daddy issues

  You know you’re in trouble when your (potentially) dead daughter develops a sinister side and starts inhibiting your head from beyond the grave. That’s what appears to be going on in this The Evil Within 2 trailer, which introduces gameplay and gruesome monsters from the impending sequel. Some of these designs are straight-up...

  • 1 day ago
  • Bethesda
  • PS4
  • The Evil Within
  • Trailers
• 

  5

  News Sonic Mania Soundtrack Available for Pre-Order This Saturday

  Plus, hear a brand new track

  Remember a few weeks back when the vinyl soundtrack for Sonic Mania was announced? Well, the company producing said soundtrack, Data Discs, has updated the product listing on its site, providing a few more details as to how you can get your mitts on one. You'll be able to pre-order the album from Saturday, 22nd...

  • 2 days ago
  • SEGA
  • PS4
  • Sonic Mania
  • Music
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  4

  News Strategy Hybrid Comet Crash Gets a PS4 Sequel Next Month

  Surprise

  This came out of nowhere: Comet Crash 2: The Kronkoid Wars is launching on the PlayStation 4 on 8th August. Some of you may remember the Pelfast-developed PlayStation 3 original, which blended tower defence with real-time strategy. And this sequel looks somewhat like more of the same – albeit elevated to the next level. You’ll find a...

  • 1 day ago
  • Pelfast
  • PS4
  • Comet Crash
  • Announcements

Tuesday18th Jul 2017

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  29

  Hands On Destiny 2's Beta Is Familiar Fun on PS4

  Rise up Guardian... Again

  Destiny promised us a massive multiplayer experience brimming with mystery, adventure, and friends set upon the backdrop of our solar system. What we got was a drip fed experience limited by glass ceilings, turbulent development, and a backdrop of only a handful of planets that all felt worryingly similar. That's not to say...

  • 2 days ago
  • Activision
  • Bungie
  • PS4
  • Destiny
  • Betas
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  50

  News Street Fighter V Costume Deemed Unfit for TV, ESPN Tells Evo Finalist to Change It

  Cammy's thong causes a stir

  Sometimes you can't help but laugh about what TV channels deem fit for public consumption. During the Evo 2017 Street Fighter V finals at the weekend, Cammy player Kazunoko -- sometimes known simply as Kaz -- was told to return to the character select screen after the first game and change his character's...

  • 2 days ago
  • Capcom
  • PS4
  • Street Fighter
  • Evo 2017
  • ESPN
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  6

  Guide What Time Does Destiny 2's PS4 Beta Begin?

  And how do you get in the Destiny 2 beta?

  Destiny 2 is shaping up to be the biggest game of the year (sorry Call of Duty: WWII and Star Wars: Battlefront 2) and Bungie wants to give you an early taste of the title via its PlayStation 4 beta. But what time does the Destiny 2 beta begin? And how do you get in the Destiny 2 PS4 beta? Worry not, eager...

  • 2 days ago
  • Guides
  • Destiny
  • PS4
  • Betas
  • Times
• 

  20

  News Crash Bandicoot PS4 Is Indeed Harder than the Original, Says Dev

  Not so N. Sane

  "Yowza, Crash Bandicoot is harder than I remember" is something that many PlayStation 4 users have been saying over the last few weeks. Since the launch of Crash Bandicoot N. Sane Trilogy, people have been investigating the claim that the remade version of the first Crash Bandicoot title is actually more difficult than the...

  • 2 days ago
  • Activision
  • PS4
  • Crash Bandicoot
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  2

  Store Update 18th July 2017 (Europe)

  Super hot

  The retail releases may be drying up for the summer, but the European PlayStation Store is still firing on all cylinders. This week sees the release of some pretty hotly anticipated digital downloads, including SUPERHOT (and its PlayStation VR counterpart), Yonder: The Cloud Catcher Chronicles, and the Early Access release of the long...

  • 3 days ago
  • Store Update
  • Europe
  • PS4
  • PS3
  • Vita
• 

  28

  News Cult Hit Undertale Comes to PS4, Vita on 15th August

  Find out what all the fuss is about

  The cult indie title Undertale will launch on the PlayStation 4 and Vita on 15th August – and yes, it’ll be completely cross-buy. Those who pre-order the game on the PlayStation Network will get a spiffing new PS4 dynamic theme as crafted by Truant Pixel’s fair hand, which you can preview on the PlayStation...

  • 2 days ago
  • Toby Fox
  • PS4
  • Vita
  • Undertale
  • Release Dates
• 

  13

  News Dragon's Dogma: Dark Arisen Summons a PS4 Release Date in Japan

  Expect a similar date in the West

  Dragon's Dogma: Dark Arisen has a PlayStation 4 release date in Japan, the latest issue of Famitsu reveals. The enhanced port will hit Sony's current-gen console on the 5th October. The title currently has a vague "fall 2017" launch window here in the West, but with this Japanese date out in the open, we're...

  • 2 days ago
  • Capcom
  • PS4
  • Dragon's Dogma
  • Release Dates
• 

  10

  News Telltale Hints That The Wolf Among Us Rumours Are Fairytales

  But there's probably a new Batman on the way

  Good ol’ games media, you’ve only gone and done it again. We resisted the urge to write a report on the recent The Wolf Among Us rumours, where the voice actor who played Bigby Wolf in the popular comic book adaptation retweeted a tease regarding forthcoming Telltale announcements. To be honest, while...

  • 2 days ago
  • Telltale Games
  • PS4
  • The Wolf Among Us
  • Borderlands
  • Batman
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  19

  News Dragon Ball FighterZ Throws Piccolo and Krillin into the Playable Character Mix

  Z-Fighters assemble

  It comes as no real surprise, but Piccolo and Krillin are going to be playable characters in Dragon Ball FighterZ, the latest issue of Japanese publication V-Jump has confirmed. No doubt Bandai Namco will have some gameplay footage lined up, so we probably won't have to wait long to see the two Z-Fighters in action. With the...

  • 2 days ago
  • Bandai Namco
  • PS4
  • Dragon Ball
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  0

  PS4

  Review Iron Crypticle

  Running the gauntlet

  Remaking the little known but well-received PC title Iron Fisticle – yes, that name is hilarious – Tikipod’s charming medieval twin-stick shooter Iron Crypticle sees you and up to three other co-op partners attempting to rescue the princess of Cryptonia and the kingdom's riches. Naturally, there's a maze of...

  • 2 days ago
  • Reviews
  • Tikipod
  • PS4
  • Iron Crypticle
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  11

  News Mass Effect Trilogy Director Casey Hudson Returns to BioWare to Work on ANTHEM

  The gang's back together

  Following on from the recent news that Mass Effect 1 and 2 lead writer Drew Karpyshyn is helping to craft ANTHEM, BioWare has revealed that Mass Effect trilogy director Casey Hudson is returning to the developer after going off and doing his own thing for the last three years or so. Like Karpyshyn, Hudson will be...

  • 2 days ago
  • BioWare
  • PS4
  • ANTHEM
  • Mass Effect
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  9

  News Here's a Quick Glimpse of a Gorgeous New Destiny 2 Planet

  The great unknown

  Nessus -- an all-new planet that you can explore in Destiny 2 -- is looking like a rather interesting location in IGN's latest teaser video. Full of vibrant colours and Cabal that would like nothing more than to smash your head in, the fresh environment will hopefully offer up some engaging exploration. Nessus is just one of...

  • 2 days ago
  • Activision
  • Bungie
  • PS4
  • Destiny
  • Videos
• 

  3

  News Zen Studios Putts Infinite Minigolf on the PS4 from 25th July

  Join the club

  If the excruciating wait for Everybody’s Golf is killing you, then Zen Studios is hoping to pad the wait with Infinite Minigolf, the long over-due successor to Planet Minigolf which launched on the PlayStation 3 almost a decade ago. The title – which includes full PlayStation VR support – allows you to create your own courses,...

  • 2 days ago
  • Zen Studios
  • PS4
  • Infinite Minigolf
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  9

  News Here's How Gigantic Newcomer Abigail Actually Plays in Street Fighter V

  Car combat

  Boasting a rather divisive design, Abigail will soon be bursting onto the Street Fighter V scene. The hulking mass of muscle is the tallest character to ever feature in the series, with his head overlapping the on-screen life bar when he's standing still. But how does this gigantic brawler actually play? Well, that question's...

  • 2 days ago
  • Capcom
  • PS4
  • Street Fighter
  • Videos
• 

  6

  News Reborn: A Samurai Awakens Stabs PlayStation VR This Year

  Neo-Feudal samurai action

  Ever wanted to be a samurai with lightsabers and laser pistols? Dumb question? Reborn: A Samurai Awakens promises to help you realise your dreams by whisking you away to a sci-fi world and arming you to the teeth. Due out on PlayStation VR later this year, the title will find you dual-wielding swords and firearms as you...

  • 2 days ago
  • Winking Entertainment
  • PS4
  • PlayStation VR
  • Reborn: A Samurai Awakens
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  5

  News Get Reacquainted with Chloe in Life Is Strange: Before the Storm Behind the Scenes

  There's a Price to pay

  This behind-the-scenes Life Is Strange: Before the Storm trailer seems tailor-made to reassure fans that voice actor Ashly Burch is involved. The star of the first game will not be lending her larynx to the character of Chloe in the prequel due to an on-going strike, but she has been involved as a consultant on the project...

  • 2 days ago
  • Square Enix
  • PS4
  • Life Is Strange
  • Videos
• 

  3

  News Extended Japanese Trailer for Tekken 7's Geese Howard DLC Adds Some Extra Stupidity

  Harada's back for more

  Geese Howard's coming to Tekken 7 later this year, in case you haven't heard. The Fatal Fury and King of Fighters character was revealed at Evo 2017, where the guest fighter got his own gameplay trailer. That same footage is present here, but Bandai Namco has bookended it with a dumb skit featuring Tekken director Katsuhiro...

  • 2 days ago
  • Bandai Namco
  • SNK
  • PS4
  • Tekken
  • Trailers