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News: Pre-Order Dragon's Crown for This Awesome Art Book

Pre-Order Dragon's Crown for This Awesome Art Book

Showered in riches

A royal affair like Dragon’s Crown was never going to eschew pre-order bonuses. Atlus has revealed that those who register their interest in the Vanillaware brawler for either the PlayStation 3 or Vita will be rewarded with a 64-page art book sporting the work of designer George Kamitani. The tome will also include scrawls by...

News: Yeah, Gran Turismo 6 Probably Is Parking Its Pretty Cars on PS3

Yeah, Gran Turismo 6 Probably Is Parking Its Pretty Cars on PS3

French website spills the gasoline

Gran Turismo creator Kazunori Yamauchi has got his fancy satellite navigation set pointed at Silverstone. Last week, Sony confirmed that it will be descending on the British race track on 15th May in order to reveal the future of Polyphony Digital’s simulation series. That reveal is rumoured to include a brand...

News: Bleszinski: PS4 Will Win Next-Gen If It Nails Connectivity and Sharing

Bleszinski: PS4 Will Win Next-Gen If It Nails Connectivity and Sharing

Ex-Epic Games employee speaks out

Of all of the new features being incorporated into the PlayStation 4, it’s the humble Share button that’s probably got the most press. The simple input will allow you to capture, edit, and upload footage on the fly, and Gears of War developer Cliff Bleszinski – who’s now a free agent after exiting Epic Games...

News: Send Your Hype Through the Roof with This New The Last of Us Commercial

Send Your Hype Through the Roof with This New The Last of Us Commercial

We can make it if we try

Sony’s typically terrible at marketing its first-party games, but it seems to recognise the importance of The Last of Us. This brand new spot for the impending Naughty Dog epic does a brilliant job of portraying the PlayStation 3 exclusive as a hard-edged action game, without necessarily shying away from the soft sugary...

Talking Point: What Are You Playing This Weekend? - Issue Five

What Are You Playing This Weekend? - Issue Five

Smiles like sunshine

The sun has set on another work week, and like many of you, our attention is firmly focused on another weekend of gaming gluttony. To maintain tradition, we’ve caught up with a number of team members in order to learn what’s on their agenda over the next couple of days, but we’d love to know what’s keeping your consoles...

News: Knack Will Be Hopping onto the PlayStation 4 in Time for Launch

Knack Will Be Hopping onto the PlayStation 4 in Time for Launch

Diamond in the rough

Knack’s struggled to garner the same post-announcement press as its blockbuster peers over the past couple of months. The throwback PlayStation 4 platformer directed by system architect Mark Cerny aims to occupy a similar space to first-party classics such as Crash Bandicoot and Spyro the Dragon. There’s some debate over...

News: Capcom Maximises Resident Evil: Revelations Demo on 14th May

Capcom Maximises Resident Evil: Revelations Demo on 14th May

Crawling in the dark

The claustrophobic corridors of the Queen Zenobia will come to life next week, when Capcom deploys a demo for Resident Evil: Revelations onto the PlayStation Network. Starting from 14th May in North America, you’ll be able to get to get your greasy mitts on a high-definition Jill Valentine – and shoot out some undead blubber...

Feature: Five PS4 Announcements That Could Steal the Next Xbox's Thunder

Five PS4 Announcements That Could Steal the Next Xbox's Thunder

Future combat

Sony knows that it’s got a battle on its hands. It may have hogged the limelight ever since its surprise PlayStation 4 announcement earlier in the year, but Microsoft will not allow that to persist. When the next Xbox is finally revealed on 21st May, the companies will at last lock horns – and it’s the outcome of that tussle...

News: Watch Dogs Will Boast More Than 80 Hours of Open World Bliss

Watch Dogs Will Boast More Than 80 Hours of Open World Bliss

Connected chaos

Grand Theft Auto V’s smartphone has competition. While last week’s previews revealed that Rockstar Games’ open world opus will include a portable dog and bone boasting a web browser and various social network apps, Ubisoft appears to have outdone the industry leader with Watch Dogs. Apparently, a sizeable chunk of the...

Review: Nun Attack (PlayStation Network - Vita)

Nun Attack (PlayStation Network - Vita)

Mother superior firepower

Much to Sony’s dismay, the PlayStation Vita has struggled since launch. There’s constant debate over what the handheld needs – does it need more AAA titles that really show off the hardware’s power, or does it just need more software in general? It’s a dilemma brought about by the vicious cycle of development...

News: Sony: There's an Amazing Big Title Coming to the PlayStation Vita

Sony: There's an Amazing Big Title Coming to the PlayStation Vita

And it's not an indie game

Shahid Kamal Ahmad clearly saw the poll results to our PlayStation Vita reaction article overnight. The senior business development manager at Sony Computer Entertainment Europe – who spends more time on Twitter than he does asleep – is responsible for a number of the indie games coming to the system, but he’s also...