Review Masquerada: Songs and Shadows (PS4)
The straight and narrow
News - 2017, Week 32
Sunday13th Aug 2017
Interview Cliff Bleszinski Discusses LawBreakers and Leading Boss Key Productions
Laying down the law
Overwatch’s Summer Games began last week. If you’ve been too busy praying to Jeff Kaplan that you’d be blessed with Mercy’s Winged Victory or McCree’s Lifeguard skin, you might’ve missed the release of LawBreakers. It’s a competitive first-person shooter from Boss Key Productions that’s been in the works for three...
News Sonic Mania Doesn't Have a Platinum Trophy for Some Reason
Plenty of Chaos Emeralds, though
No one’s going to skip the stellar-looking Sonic Mania over its weak roster of trinkets, but just a heads up: the game doesn’t have a Platinum Trophy. The inconsistency of Sony’s achievements system has reared its ugly mug again, with the full-length 16-bit throwback netting just 18 Trophies – and primarily...
News Sony's Cancelled PS4 Exclusive About Garden Gnomes Sounded Great
Oh gnome
Remember when Sony trademarked Gnomageddon? In addition to groans at the godawful pun, the registration piqued interest: what was the game and who was making it? Well, a pretty in-depth expose from Did You Know Gaming has revealed that the title was in production at Sony San Diego alongside free-to-play MOBA title Kill Strain. We use the...
News Uncharted: The Lost Legacy Lands a 30 Second Hype Trailer
Final piece of the puzzle
Uncharted: The Lost Legacy’s marketing cycle is nearing its conclusion ahead of launch, so there’s not much left for Sony to do other than drop 30 seconds of pure hype-inducing eye-candy onto its YouTube channel. And that’s what it’s done. Enjoy.
Saturday12th Aug 2017
News Funko Announces Horizon: Zero Dawn Pop! Figurines
Vinyl fantasy
Any franchise with a modicum of mainstream success is guaranteed its own line of bulbous Funko figurines, and Horizon: Zero Dawn is the latest property to get the Pop! vinyl treatment. Naturally, red-headed protagonist Aloy is one of the characters you’ll be able to buy, but she’s joined by that most memorable of companions, Erend...
Talking Point What Are You Playing This Weekend? - Issue 181
FIFA?
The football season is underway, the release calendar is stacked, and we're knee-deep into August – it all means that the business end of the year is imminent. Of course, that gives us plenty of opportunity to natter in your weekly WAYP, so let's get into Issue 181. Sammy Barker, Editor: The start of the football season has convinced me to...
News Tekken 7's Sales Are Off to a Pretty Strong Start
Brawler on track to meet Bandai Namco's expectations
Tekken 7 is selling well, crossing the 1.66 million sales milestone roughly two months after its launch. Bandai Namco expects the brawler to sell 2.1 million copies by the end of the year, so it’s well on track. Speaking as part of an earnings call, the organisation noted that the majority of...
Friday11th Aug 2017
News Huge No Man's Sky PS4 Patch 1.3 Does Add Multiplayer, Kind Of
Technically, at least
Hello Games has released the patch notes for No Man's Sky update 1.3, and they include a couple of surprises. As previously reported, the patch adds new story content and portals which allow you fast travel between locations. On top of all that, though, 1.3 actually adds a form of multiplayer. Kind of. The developer...
Review Mega Man Legacy Collection 2 (PS4)
A bit of new, a bit of bold
When we reviewed the original Mega Man Legacy Collection, we gave the game a favourable score, mentioning that it was an affordable compilation of classic ports that would fill your time ahead of the then-anticipated Mighty No. 9. A lot has changed since then. It’s no secret that Keiji Inafune’s spiritual successor...
Soapbox Why Is Sound So Underappreciated in Games?
Sammy wants you to open your ears
It’s always about the graphics, isn’t it? Video games are, by their very nature, a visual medium – and we tend to judge technical progress by the number of polygons or pixels being displayed on screen. We analyse in deep detail the lighting, the resolution – heck, the rise of Digital Foundry means that even...
Poll 1 Year Later, What Are Your Thoughts on No Man's Sky?
Sky's the limit
No Man's Sky first launched one year ago yesterday. Or the day before, depending on your region. After years of hype, the sci-fi exploration title was met with a rather lukewarm reception. Reviews were mixed, as was player opinion, but the game did secure a hardcore following. For a while, developer Hello Games went dark, but it...
News New Everybody's Golf Trailer Outlines Absolutely Everything
Par for the course
Over in Japan, they love making these uber-long trailers that outline absolutely everything you can expect to find in an upcoming game. We don’t have the attention span to make the super-length clips work in the Western world, but this Everybody’s Golf video is pretty easy to follow – despite its narration belonging to a...
News Upcoming PS4 RPG Battle Chasers: Nightwar Gets a Cool Opening Animation
Chase this
Publisher THQ Nordic has uploaded the opening animation for Battle Chasers: Nightwar, and it's worth a watch. The gorgeous looking role-playing game, which is due to release near the start of October, has a diverse cast of playable heroes, and they all have their part to play in this intro movie. Has any one warrior in particular caught...
News Here's Sonic Mania's Bad Ass Opening Animation
SoGood.gif
When this author was a nipper he used to regularly boot up Sonic CD (the European version!) in order to watch its ridiculous intro movie. If you try, you can do anythinnng! Anyway, as you’d expect, Sonic Mania has a similar animated intro movie, and after it leaked on the Internet overnight, SEGA decided to upload it in full...
News Dishonored: Death of the Outsider Kills Some Strangers in Gameplay Trailer
One and Dunwall
We reckon it’s probably fair to say that Dishonored: Death of the Outsider was one of those E3 2017 announcements that very quickly got overshadowed by bigger games. Fans of Dishonored 2 should be looking forward to this standalone story, though, as it looks to add a slew of flashy new combat options to an already impressive suite...
Thursday10th Aug 2017
Zero-G chill
Arena shooters aren’t all that common on consoles. Sure, we’ve had general examples like Unreal Tournament, Team Fortress 2, and DOOM land on PlayStation platforms, but these titles are best experienced and sometimes exclusively made for PC. LawBreakers was going to be no exception with its focus on insanely fast speed and chaotic...
News Sony's Scored an Own Goal with This Ugly Limited Edition PS4 Controller
Football crazy
In case you missed the news last month, Destiny 2 is getting its very own limited edition DualShock 4, and it's not exactly a looker. Ugly controllers seem to be all the rage over at Sony headquarters, though, as the company's pumping out another dreadful looking pad in Europe. Tied into PlayStation's marketing deal with the UEFA...
News Tales from the Borderlands Didn't Sell Well at All
One of Telltale's best developed with skeleton crew
Some top Telltale staffers have cast some light on Tales from the Borderlands – and it’s raised some questions about the culture at the company. Many of you may remember that it took ages for episodes in the critically acclaimed series to deploy, and that’s because after less-than-stellar...
Review Batman: The Enemy Within - Episode One: The Enigma (PS4)
Riddle me this
Telltale’s take on Batman lore ended with a bang a little less than a year ago, and The Enemy Within picks up the baton from its predecessor without pumping the brakes. Episode 1: The Enigma once again puts an emphasis on Bruce Wayne, as the Riddler returns to Gotham with his trademark brand of brain-teasing supervillainry in tow...
News Megaton Rainfall Looks Like the Ultimate Superman Game
Full PlayStation VR support, native 4K on PS4 Pro
Look, the name’s so bad it actually irritates us, but Megaton Rainfall sounds super promising. Launching on the PlayStation 4 with full optional PlayStation VR support, the Pentadimensional Games developed superhero sim sees you assume the role of a superbeing who can scale the world (and...
News Gran Turismo Sport Will Apparently Not Have Microtransactions
Hmm
Gran Turismo Sport is evidently eyeing the fledgling service game model, with regular updates and improvements planned over a large span of time. As we’ve seen with the likes of Overwatch, continued development is usually funded through the sale of loot boxes or other trinkets, but series creator Kazunori Yamauchi says there won’t be any...
News Dragon's Dogma: Dark Arisen Clutches a Confirmed PS4 Release Date
Hot stuff
Capcom has attached a Western release date to Dragon's Dogma: Dark Arisen on PlayStation 4. The action role-playing title was confirmed for Sony's current-gen console back in May, and it was issued a Japanese launch date not long after. Funnily enough, the remaster is actually hitting Western shores ahead of Japan, on the 3rd...
News Fallout 4 Finally Gets Game of the Year Edition Next Month
Includes all DLC
It's about time this bomb dropped. Bethesda has announced that Fallout 4 will finally be getting a Game of the Year edition next month. As you'd expect, the complete package will include all of the game's downloadable content and updates. It launches for PlayStation 4 on the 26th September. Did you miss out...
Weirdness There's an Uncharted Monopoly Board Now
Community (treasure) chest
How do you know when a brand’s successfully reached mainstream status? The second it gets a licensed Monopoly board, of course. And that’s exactly what’s been listed on the PlayStation Gear store, although details regarding its release date remain under wraps. The family favourite will do away with top hats and...
News Destiny 2 Has More Tenuous Commercial Partners Than a Football Team
Pop Tarts is taking the p*ss, no?
Y’know when football teams reveal their official instant ramen noodle partners and other godawful garbage like that? Destiny 2 has been paying attention. The game – which, we’ll stress, is in no real need of extra marketing – is selling out faster than your favourite indie band after landing a Top 40 hit...
News You'll Win Prizes for Watching Others Open Loot Boxes in Call of Duty: WWII
Authentic
Call of Duty: WWII is staying true to its World War II setting by rewarding you for watching others open loot boxes. Wait, what? That’s right, the Sledgehammer developed historical shooter has a new multiplayer lobby named Headquarters, which essentially allows you to interact with other players while you’re waiting for a match. But...
News Shape of the World Brings More Colourful Exploration to PS4 Next Year
The colour and the shape
Relaxing exploration games are becoming more and more common on Sony's current-gen console, but hey, sometimes you just need a break from killing things. Shape of the World is heading to PlayStation 4 in 2018, and we reckon that it looks pretty cool. The landscape actually builds itself as you move around, which is a...
Wednesday9th Aug 2017
News PS4 Firmware 5.0 Features Leaked Ahead of Beta Testing
High five?
Well well well, what do we have here? Eurogamer have got their hands on the release notes for the upcoming PlayStation 4 firmware 5.0, which reveal the various software enhancements that Sony is set to implement. To be brutally honest, though, we're not looking at anything too exciting this time around. For starters, 5.0 will allow you...
Review Comet Crash 2: The Kronkoid Wars (PS4)
In space no-one can hear you Kronk
Evil Kronkoid battleships have been discovered near the planet Kulin and they are taking advantage of waves of comets headed towards populated planets to expand their galactic dominance. You, however, are equipped with a tower building spaceship and the fate of the galaxy rests in your hands as you defend the...
News No Man's Sky Patch 1.3 Discovers New Story Content and Fast Travel Portals
Out this week
Well, you're not getting multiplayer (yet), but Hello Games has finally detailed what's in store for No Man's Sky on its first anniversary. Following a load of cryptic clues that we're not even going to pretend we understand, the game's hardcore community has uncovered the sci-fi title's next big update. No Man's Sky version 1.3, also...
News Uncharted: The Lost Legacy's Lead Characters Will Have a Tumultuous Relationship
Falling out
Chloe Frazer and Nadine Ross are spirited women, and they’re sure to clash at times during Uncharted: The Lost Legacy’s campaign. But director Shaun Escayg has been chatting with the PlayStation Blog about how that will be reflected during gameplay – and there are times when your mercenary companion may leave you to deal with the...
News Japanese Sales Charts: Dragon Quest XI Breaks 1 Million on PS4, Crash Enters Top 5
PS4 sales also strong
As expected, Dragon Quest XI: Echoes of an Elusive Age has broken through the 1 million mark on PlayStation 4 during its second week on the market. The massively popular role-playing release came very close to hitting 1 million after just a few days, but having shifted another 200,798 copies since the last sales...
News Kalypso Media Teases Brand New PS4 RPG Project
We'll see more at Gamescom
Publisher Kalypso Media and developer Games Farm have revealed that they're working on a new role-playing game project. Said reveal comes in the form of the ominous teaser trailer that we've embedded above. Whatever the project is, it's coming to PlayStation 4 in 2018. We'll be seeing more of the title at Gamescom 2017...
News Daughter's Life Is Strange Soundtrack Seems to Be on Point
Get your first taste now
British folk rock band Daughter has composed Life Is Strange: Before the Storm’s soundtrack – and if you haven’t heard of them, just ask your hipster mate. The soundtrack obviously played a huge part in the success of the original series, so we doubt Daughter’s selection for the project was taken lightly. The band...
News Are You So Hyped for Destiny 2 that You'll Buy Destiny Baubles and Scented Candles?
The loot game
The world of video game merchandise is a weird one indeed, and things get even weirder when it comes to inevitable blockbusters like Destiny 2. Bungie's big shooter sequel has teamed up with Numskull to produce a selection of bits and pieces which includes everything from caps and bathrobes to bottle openers, wallets, and scented...
Tuesday8th Aug 2017
Review Hellblade: Senua's Sacrifice (PS4)
Heavy sword
Hellblade: Senua’s Sacrifice opens with a warning screen, which tells you all you need to know about Ninja Theory’s challenging new character action game. Developed in conjunction with physicians and mental health patients, the title tackles the taboo subject of psychosis – a disorder which causes hallucinations and delusions. As...
News Tekken 7 Survey Asks About DLC Characters, Single Player Modes, More
Counter hit
Bandai Namco's launched a public survey to help gather feedback on Tekken 7. Nothing out of the ordinary about that, but the survey does bring up a few semi-interesting details. It mentions downloadable content, specifically characters and new modes, and also asks a couple of questions regarding single player content. Tekken 7 launched...
Soapbox Hellblade's Permadeath Threat Is What Makes Games Special
Sammy's as worried as you are – and that's the point
Hellblade: Senua’s Sacrifice erases your progress if you let the rot scaling the protagonist’s arm reach her mind. Or does it? I’m not going to get into the specifics of this system because Ninja Theory kindly asked me not to spoil it at all, but it does raise a wider question about games...
News Kingly Collector's Editions Announced for Ni no Kuni II
Royal bundles
Ni no Kuni II: Revenant Kingdom is getting a selection of respectable collector's editions when it launches in January next year. In Europe, you get the choice of either The King's Edition or The Prince's Edition. The former's got more bits and pieces, including a 20cm diorama that doubles up as a music box, which sounds pretty neat...
News Sonic 2's Squashed Split-Screen Returns in Sonic Mania
Nostalgia overload
Sonic the Hedgehog 2’s loved but overlooked competitive multiplayer mode will return in Sonic Mania because, well, of course it bloody will. The split-screen feature appears to be remaining pretty faithful to its Mega Drive origins, as it squashes the screen in the ugliest manner imaginable. We’re particularly fond of the...
Store Update 8th August 2017 (Europe)
Hellblade! Lawbreakers! Batman! The kitchen sink!
Another week, another big content drop on the European PlayStation Store. Like, frighteningly big. We suppose the highlight this time is Hellblade: Senua’s Sacrifice, but there’s also Lawbreakers, Batman: The Enemy Within, and so much more to pay to attention to. PS4 Games: Hellblade: Senua’s...
News Fantastic PS3, Vita RPGs Trails of Cold Steel I and II on PS4? It Could Happen
Falcom asks fans
Okay, so we're a bit late to the party on this one, but we only recently got around to playing Legend of Heroes: Trails of Cold Steel and Legend of Heroes: Trails of Cold Steel II on Vita. The third game in the series, unsurprisingly titled Legend of Heroes: Trails of Cold Steel III, is making the jump to PlayStation 4 later this...
News LawBreakers Has Some Criminal Tech Issues on PS4 at Launch
Someone call the cops
LawBreakers has some problems on the PlayStation 4 right now. The first-person shooter from Epic Games alumnus Cliff Bleszinski has a hitching (or stutter) issue that kills the responsiveness of the release’s controls in online battles. Eurogamer.net’s tech department Digital Foundry ponders whether it’s a network issue...
News UFO 50 Is an Original Retro Gaming Montage from Indie Greats
And it could come to PS4
Remember those bootleg Game Boy cartridges you could buy from Spanish holiday destinations or the plug-and-play Atari knock-offs on shopping channels? The quality was rarely good – and they were highly illegal – but there was a novelty attached to accessing a mixture of games (good and bad) all in one place. UFO 50 aims...
News Tube-Shooting Psychadelica Returns with Tempest 4000
Jeff Minter and Atari make up
Not too long ago, Atari and legendary llama loving game maker Jeff Minter locked horns over TxK – the PlayStation Vita’s spiritual successor to Tempest 2000 which was blocked from release on the PlayStation 4. Now the publisher appears to have made the peace with the creator, announcing that Minter's own Llamasoft...
News For Honor Offers Up a Free Trial on PS4 This Weekend
Staying sharp
Ubisoft's really trying to push For Honor back into people's good books. Last month, the publisher revealed its plans for the future of the game, presenting a detailed roadmap on upcoming content and other additions, like the introduction of dedicated servers. Building on that reveal, the company's announced that the title's going to...
Monday7th Aug 2017
Review Masquerada: Songs and Shadows (PS4)
The straight and narrow
Masquerada: Songs and Shadows is a fully voiced, story-driven, tactical role-playing game set in a flamboyant fantasy land that takes inspiration from various European cultures. It's an interesting and colourful adventure that can be completed in around ten hours or so, and its brisk pacing is enough to keep you playing...
News So Middle-earth: Shadow of War Has Multiplayer on Top of Microtransactions
This'll go down well
Following on from the announcement that Middle-earth: Shadow of War will have loot boxes and microtransactions, it turns out that it'll also have multiplayer features. Combine the two, and it's no surprise that you've got a lot of concerned gamers. So what actually are these multiplayer features? According to
News Assassin's Creed Origins Won't Have You Instantly Fail Missions if You're Detected
Thank god for that
Insta-fail stealth missions have been a pain in our arse since the birth of Assassin's Creed, so we're overjoyed to hear that Assassin's Creed Origins is supposedly doing away with them. IGN's uploaded 18 minutes of gameplay from the upcoming open world title, and during the video, director Ashraf Ismail mentions that such...
News Oh Dear, Middle-earth: Shadow of War Has Loot Boxes and Microtansactions
But of course
Stop us if you've heard this one before. Upcoming Lord of the Rings based sequel Middle-earth: Shadow of War is getting loot boxes, and, of course, microtransactions. Being a single player game, this announcement from publisher Warner Bros. and developer Monolith Productions has already got onlookers up in arms. Now,...
Review Graceful Explosion Machine (PS4)
Swiss army spaceship
There are plenty of arcade shooters on Sony consoles; Housemarque's Super Stardust HD and Resogun pretty much set a gold standard on PlayStation. Other than shifting perspectives and prettier graphics, there aren't that many twists left in the genre. Vertex Pop’s Graceful Explosion Machine distinguishes itself from the rest of...
News UK Sales Charts: Crash Bandicoot Runs Away with Fifth Number One
He's havin' a good time
Crash Bandicoot N. Sane Trilogy has cruised unchallenged to a fifth week at the top of the UK sales charts, although the retail release schedule is a bit barren right now. Nevertheless, it marks the first time that a PlayStation 4 exclusive has registered five weeks at the summit – and it’s also the secured the most...
News Sony to Publish Sound-Based Psychological Horror Stifled
Hear your fear
Sony will publish psychological PlayStation VR horror Stifled, developer Gattai Games announced at the Asian edition of PSX over the weekend. The title works similarly to the recently released Perception, where you must use echolocation in order to “see” with sound. The title leverages the built-in microphone on the Japanese...
News Travel to Horizon: Zero Dawn's Frozen Wilds on 7th November
Guerrilla Games dates DLC
Mark your calendar: anticipated Horizon: Zero Dawn expansion The Frozen Wilds will chill out from 7th November in both Europe and North America. The new DLC – which will add an entire new area and storyline, as well as alter the existing open world
News You Won't Get Light Tracer's Song Out of Your Head
PlayStation VR puzzler has a catchy beat
Wait a minute! Light Tracer may be a neat new PlayStation VR puzzle title – but its theme song is the star of the show. We dare you to play the trailer embedded above, because you ain’t getting this tune out of your head. The title sees you assume the role of a mythical virtual reality deity, using the...
News Tidus' Badass Drunk of a Dad Added to Dissidia Final Fantasy NT
Jecht a load of this
Square Enix has revealed that Jecht is being added to Dissidia Final Fantasy NT's playable character roster. The grizzled old git first appeared in Final Fantasy X, where he played a meaningful role in the game's overarching story. You can catch his debut gameplay trailer above, which features that rocking track from...
News New Gameplay Is Our Best Look Yet at Dynasty Warriors 9 on PS4
China joy
Even more Dynasty Warriors 9 gameplay? We won't say no. Previously, we've seen the open world title in action thanks to live footage captured from various streams, but Koei Tecmo has now released eight minutes of higher quality gameplay, and it provides our best look at the sequel yet. It's got traversal, combat, and cool combos. Are...
News Gundam Versus Open Beta Readies for Launch on PS4 Next Month
European date confirmed
Gundam Versus will enter its open beta phase in Europe next month, Bandai Namco has announced. If you decide to give it a shot, you'll be able to hop online and battle against other players, or test out a few of the game's single player modes. It sounds like a reasonably robust beta, so it'll likely be worth a download if...
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