Push Rewind

There’s no doubt that we are now deep in the pre-E3 lull. Sony may have hastily announced The Last of Us Remastered this week, but we get the distinct impression that it didn’t want to. As such, we suspect that any Earth shattering stories that hit the headlines over the coming months will be leaks from the Los Angeles show. It’s a good thing, then, that information in this industry rarely stays secret for long.

Strike Suit Zero: Director's Cut

Reviews

Strike Suit Zero: Director's Cut - 7/10

When it's at its absolute best, Strike Suit Zero: Director's Cut is a brilliantly bombastic, incredibly intense space combat game that's sure to give you wings. Complex controls, a couple of poor design choices, and some iffy mechanics can make it difficult to love, but conquering the final frontier will leave you with a sense of accomplishment that's currently unrivalled on the PS4.

Football Manager Classic 2014 - 8/10

If you, like Manchester United gaffer David Moyes, want to run a major football team from a bathroom stall, now is your opportunity. SEGA has brilliantly crammed the entire Football Manager experience onto the Vita, without much of a break in quality. Too much on-screen information and touch screen issues are constant niggles, but those that are enjoying themselves will happily overlook the setbacks – and the occasional gaffes in the 3D Match Engine. Unlike Barcelona forward Neymar, this replayable package represents a real steal.

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The Last of Us Remastered

Features

Talking Point: Is The Last of Us Remastered Enough to Carry PS4 Until Christmas?

Sony clearly intended to make a bigger splash with The Last of Us Remastered before it leaked. The platform holder admirably attempted to shrug aside the mistimed comments made by Turkish executive Sercan Sulun late last month, but it couldn’t gloss over the big gaping banner advertisement that it accidentally uploaded to the PlayStation Store. As such, the Japanese giant forced its own hand – an attribute accentuated by the hastily prepared PlayStation Blog post that appeared minutes after affable executive Shuhei Yoshida had confirmed the game on Twitter.

Interview: How Renegade Kid Embraces PlayStation Survival Horror Classics in Cult County

While Kickstarter may be rife with new blood trying to get their first foot through the game development door, there are also veteran studios using the crowd sourcing format to create the titles of their dreams, with big name outfits such as Obsidian Entertainment and Double Fine successfully funding releases through the site. As a result, Renegade Kid – the team behind the PlayStation Network title Mutant Mudds – is seeking to return to its humble survival horror origins with Cult County.

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Minecraft

News

Here's Your Very First Look at Minecraft on the PS4 and Vita

Minecraft port house 4J Studios is known for being a little sneaky with its Twitter account, and the Scotland-based outfit has engaged in a spot of tomfoolery today. Posting about an Xbox Live Arcade sale featuring Perfect Dark – which it also worked on – the company wrote that it now has a “reason” to open a bottle of stashed rum, which it included a picture of. However, look closely at the photograph and you’ll get a first glimpse at both the PlayStation 4 and Vita versions of Mojang’s seminal construction game.

The Last of Us PS4 Will Boast Enhanced Lighting and Some Gameplay Improvements

How do you improve upon the best game of 2013? Throwing more powerful hardware at it certainly helps, which is exactly what Sony’s doing with The Last of Us Remastered – the strongly rumoured [And now confirmed - Ed] next-gen re-release of Naughty Dog’s survival horror opus. While there’s still no official statement from the platform holder [There is now, honest - Ed], it seems that the company’s getting ready to reveal the title [Uh-huh - Ed], as Amazon has just posted its pre-order page for the overhauled adventure.

Weirdness: This Metal Gear Solid V iDroid iPhone Case Is Epically Impractical

One of the most intriguing new pieces of tech in Metal Gear Solid V: Ground Zeroes is Snake's handy dandy iDroid. The technological toy replaces some of the functions of the traditional codec, while also adding in a few nifty new abilities.

Sony's Shuhei Yoshida Has Been Banned from Nintendo MiiVerse Twice

Sony Worldwide Studios president Shuhei Yoshida may maintain one of the busiest Twitter profiles in the industry, but the affable executive occasionally finds time to play games. Despite his lifelong ties to the PlayStation brand, however, the straight talking suit is a big fan of all of the current consoles – including the Nintendo Wii U.

Microsoft Ponders PlayStation's Commitment to, Er, Television

Microsoft may be doing its best to refocus the Xbox One’s strategy on games, but it’s still quietly got television on the brain. Speaking in an interview with Bloomberg, entertainment executive Nancy ‘Next Water Cooler Moment’ Tellem questioned Sony’s commitment to original content, boasting that the Redmond-based firm has been working on it own programming for over a year and a half.

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Video of the Week

The Last of Us Remastered's First PS4 Trailer Drinks in the View

What happens when your game leaks so heavily that you’re forced to announce it early? You may want to ask Naughty Dog about that, as the Californian developer has been busy putting out fires pertaining to its PlayStation 4 port of The Last of Us for a couple of weeks now. This new trailer appears to be a symptom of the earlier-than-expected reveal syndrome, too, as much of it comprises of a black screen with website quotes.