News Crash Bandicoot to Score a New Game in 2019
Activision has five year plan for platforming icon
News - 2018, Week 05
Sunday4th Feb 2018
News Crash Bandicoot to Score a New Game in 2019
Activision has five year plan for platforming icon
Crash Bandicoot is back. Last year’s excellent N. Sane Trilogy appeared to take even Activision by surprise, becoming one of the bigger success stories of 2017 with minimal marketing spend. And now a merchandising company in a European licensing manual has hinted that a new game is on the way...
News Donnie Yen Announces Sleeping Dogs Movie Role
Clear the Wei
After rumours early last year that a Sleeping Dogs movie was in the works, everyone's favourite Donnie Yen has recently announced on his Instagram page that he'll indeed be taking up the role of undercover officer Wei Shen. The acclaimed Hong Kong actor - who should be best known for his role in xXx: Return of Xander Cage, a film we'll...
Saturday3rd Feb 2018
News CounterSpy Servers Shutting Down 31st May
Calling all Trophy hunters
CounterSpy joined many people’s backlogs when it was a PS Plus game back in March 2015. If it’s been sat in there gathering digital dust then now might be a good time to bring it out to play. After 31st May the servers will be pulled so you’ll no longer be able to earn the “International Nemesis” trophy. If...
Talking Point What Are You Playing This Weekend? - Issue 205
Brady bunch
It’s the Super Bowl this weekend, and for anyone who doesn’t support the Patriots or the Eagles, that old Alien vs Predator slogan comes to mind: “Whoever wins, we lose.” But while the dreams of a Blake Bortles versus Case Keenum face-off must be left in the past, at least there’s a Justin Timberlake half-time show to look...
Friday2nd Feb 2018
News PS4 Firmware Update 5.50 Apparently Features System-Wide Supersampling
Username changing absent, though
The beta test for the next major PlayStation 4 firmware update is beginning to make its way to participants, and they've already found one or two juicy details. While Sony is yet to officially confirm any specific features, it seems that the headline inclusion in this update will be system-wide supersampling. This...
Guide Monster Hunter: World - How to Mount Large Monsters and Aim for Specific Body Parts
Come out on top in battle
Did you know you could mount large monsters in Monster Hunter: World in order to deal a ton of damage to a specific body part without fear of attack? Thought not. Unless you're already familiar with the franchise, you'll probably completely overlook this, and a bunch more features. In fact, the only way you can really...
Feature Top 10 DLC Characters We Want in Dragon Ball FighterZ
So many to choose from
Dragon Ball FighterZ is one heck of a fighting game. It's so good, in fact, that we're really looking forward to the eight additional characters that are coming to the title as downloadable content. At the time of writing, none of the eight characters have been revealed, so we're going to take this opportunity to quickly...
Guide Monster Hunter: World Kulu-Ya-Ku - How to Beat It, Weaknesses, and Strategies
Kulu-YUCK-Ku
Kulu-Ya-Ku is one of the first large monsters you'll face in Monster Hunter: World, and it'll keep cropping up throughout your adventure due to having two natural habitats. It's not a particularly tough monster to bring down, but there are a few attacks that you'll definitely want to avoid. There are also specific areas worth targeting...
News Far Cry 5 Season Pass Detailed, Is Typically Mental
Far Cry 3 included
Ubisoft is gearing up the Far Cry 5 marketing machine, it seems. In addition to a new story trailer, the publisher has released details of the game's season pass, and it's kind of bonkers. It includes three new campaigns in three very different settings. The first is Hours of Darkness, which takes you back to the Vietnam war;...
Wolves at the door
Fully Illustrated’s mud-soaked scrolling beat-'em-up hearkens back to a simpler time of high scores and roast chicken health pick-ups. It's a throwback to a beloved genre with a cartoon aesthetic and historical setting. It's not unique, but visceral action, a charming art style, and loving adherence to period lore sets this...
News PlayStation Profits Soar as PS4 Reaches 76.5 Million Units
It prints money
Sony has released its financial results from the quarter ending 31st December, and it's showing some impressive numbers once again. PlayStation 4 hardware sales were actually down year-on-year, from 9.7 million to 9 million, but the total number of units is now at 76.5 million. The console enjoyed its best ever calendar year, moving...
News First Ever PS4 Pro Commercial Copies the Go Compare Ads
Fantastic
If you’ve been unfortunate enough to watch British television over the past ten years, you’ll be familiar with the Go Compare guy – a chubby dude with a fake moustache who performs opera in a variety of weird and wonderful scenarios, informing unwitting consumers about its insurance evaluation website. This new PlayStation 4 Pro ad...
News There May Be a Project Called Assassin's Creed Dynasty in the Works
No other details
Assassin’s Creed Dynasty could be the codename of the next game in Ubisoft’s historical stealth series, although further details are unknown. PSU reported on the name yesterday, sourcing an ex-Technicolor employee. We attempted to dig for more details but came up short, however respected Kotaku journalist Jason Schreier wrote on...
Guide Monster Hunter: World Great Jagras - How to Beat It, Weaknesses, and Strategies
Not so great anymore
Great Jagras is the first large monster you'll face in Monster Hunter: World, and while it doesn't pose an awful lot of threat, it will still challenge those fresh to the hunt. To help you tackle this scaly nightmare, we've written a few tips below to help you plan your attack, and avoid the Great Jagras' most powerful moves...
News Sony Management Shifts See CEO Kaz Hirai Stepping Down
Will become Chairman
In a recent press release, Sony has announced a few changes to its management structure. CEO Kazuo Hirai, who has been in the top seat for six years, will be replaced by current CFO Kenichiro Yoshida. Kaz will instead adopt the roles of Director and Chairman. These changes are effective from 1st April 2018. Hirai-san led the...
News Yakuza 6 Delayed, Demo to Release This Month
Nani?!
On the game's official Twitter feed, it has been announced that Yakuza 6: The Song of Life will be delayed from 20th March to 17th April. No real reason was given, but we assume the game needed that little bit of extra time to get everything polished up as much as possible. The statement continues, announcing that there will be a demo made...
News New Far Cry 5 Trailer Reacquaints us With Cult Leader Joseph Seed
Holy moly
We haven't heard an awful lot about Far Cry 5 of late, so it's good to see a brand new trailer crop up ahead of its launch next month. This video focuses on the game's story, which sees a violent religious cult take over Hope County, with you helping to form a resistance and fight back against it. The main antagonist Joseph Seed plays a...
Thursday1st Feb 2018
Guide Monster Hunter: World - How to Get Your 5 Million Celebration Item Pack
Let's celebrate
Monster Hunter: World hasn't even been out for a week yet, and it's already sold a whopping five million copies. That's hardly surprising given how great it is, but it's still an impressive feat. To celebrate, Capcom is showering early adopters with gifts that will give you a serious boost while out hunting monsters. But, as is...
Pali-go!
Palico partners are hands down the most adorable addition to Monster Hunter: World. Not only do they fight alongside you in combat and use various different equipment to help you and hinder monsters, but you can also play dress up with them. In fact, there's almost as many Palico armor sets and weapons as there are for your main character...
News World Exclusive Look at What's Next for Sonic in March
Gotta go fast
Sonic the Hedgehog’s 2017 was more topsy-turvy than Green Hill Zone. With the outstanding Sonic Mania, SEGA released arguably the best entry in the series in eons – only to follow it up with the downright dismal Sonic Forces. What, then, is next for the Blue Blur? We won’t have to wait long to find out, as the Japanese publisher...
News New Red Dead Redemption 2 Screenshots Look Downright Superb
Wild in the West
Alongside the game's release date, Rockstar has posted a bunch of brand new Red Dead Redemption 2 screenshots -- and they look fantastic. Some show off detailed character models, while others give us a glimpse of the title's various environments. The lighting looks great across all of them. The pics show a few things that are...
News Red Dead Redemption 2 Release Date Confirmed, Delayed to Fall
Saddle up
Rockstar has just confirmed the release date for its latest Western epic, Red Dead Redemption 2. Delayed from its "Spring 2018" release window, the game will now launch on 26th October 2018. In a short press release on its website, Rockstar says, "We apologize to everyone disappointed by this delay. While we had hoped to have the game out...
News Procedurally Generated Horror The Persistence Haunts PSVR in July
Endure and survive
Firesprite’s long anticipated procedurally generated horror The Persistence will spook PlayStation VR headset wearers from 24th July. Available to pre-order from the PlayStation Store now – with a discount for PlayStation Plus members – the title fuses the popular rogue-lite genre with first-person Dead Space-esque...
News Dragon Ball FighterZ Is the Fastest-Selling Dragon Ball Game of All Time
The fastest in the universe
Bandai Namco has proudly announced that Dragon Ball FighterZ is doing especially well for itself. The team-based brawler launched near the end of last month, and it's already shipped over two million copies worldwide -- a figure that includes digital sales. The title entered the UK charts in second place earlier...
News Latest Vampyr Dev Diary Details London's Inhabitants
Cor blimey
The third video in DONTNOD's Vampyr development series is out now, which we've embedded for you above. Entitled 'Human After All', this episode focuses on the myriad citizens that populate 1918 London. With the moral quandary of who to kill and when being a central point to the game, it's good to hear that each NPC has a story,...
Wednesday31st Jan 2018
A heavenly kingdom?
Republished on Wednesday 31st January 2018: We're bringing this review back from the archives following the announcement of February's PlayStation Plus lineup. The original text follows. Grand Kingdom is a good looking turn-based battle-'em-up that sees you getting to pick and command a group of mercenaries in...
Old-school platformer, new-school technology
Republished on Wednesday 31st January 2018: We're bringing this review back from the archives following the announcement of February's PlayStation Plus lineup. The original text follows. Way back in February of this year, millions of viewers around the world witnessed the reveal of...
Tequila sunrise
Republished on Wednesday 31st January 2018: We're bringing this review back from the archives following the announcement of February's PlayStation Plus lineup. The original text follows. The release of RiME is a huge relief: Tequila Works will be pleased it's finally got the game out the door, and players will be glad...
News February PlayStation Plus Games Announced
Another good month
And there we have it: Sony has officially announced the PlayStation Plus lineup for February 2018, and honestly, it's pretty decent. On PlayStation 4, we're getting Knack and RiME. In other words, the leak from earlier today was spot on. We repeat: we're getting Knack on PlayStation Plus. This is not a drill. Elsewhere,...
Guide Monster Hunter: World Armor Skills, What They Do, and Upgrade Levels
Get good
When you first start playing Monster Hunter: World, you'll likely be tempted to focus on crafting armor with a higher defense rating. We recommend that you don't do that, because the skills on them are far more important. That's because you can upgrade most armor sets to the max defense rating, but you can't change the skills on the vast...
Rumour February PS Plus Finally Gives PS4 Owners Knack
Praise be
Holy crap, it's finally happening -- Knack is coming to PlayStation Plus! Or at least, that's what this fresh leak tells us. Spotted on the PlayStation Store by eagle-eyed ResetEra user bombshell, February's lineup includes the aforementioned Knack alongside whimsical puzzle-platformer RiME. That seems like a pretty solid selection to us...
News Japanese Sales Charts: Monster Hunter: World and PS4 Tear Apart the Competition
What did you expect?
As expected, Monster Hunter: World has taken Japan by storm. The series has always been an absolute juggernaut in its native region, and World only solidifies that status -- clearly Monster Hunter doesn't need to be exclusive to a handheld device in order to sell incredibly well. The game shifted a whopping 1.25 million copies...
News Persona 5 is Less Than Half Price on EU PS Store This Week
Call of Duty: WWII discounted too
Atlus' universally acclaimed RPG, Persona 5, is the European PlayStation Store's latest Deal of the Week. If you've yet to play our 2017 Game of the Year, the standard version has been reduced to £24.99 - a saving of 54%. Additionally, Call of Duty: WWII is on offer to coincide with the release of its new DLC,...
News Sony's Launching Two New PS4 Controller Colours in Europe Next Month
Cool customers
Sony has announced that it'll be launching two new DualShock 4 controller colours here in Europe next month. From the 7th March, you'll be able to get your hands on the Midnight Blue DualShock 4, and the Steel Black DualShock 4. The latter's actually been around for a while, but this will obviously be the updated version of the...
News EA's Ambitious ANTHEM Officially Delayed into 2019
Battlefield due out in October
As reports had more or less already revealed, BioWare’s ambitious ANTHEM has been delayed until early 2019, with a new Battlefield game taking its Fall 2018 spot. There’s no further information on that Battlefield game, but you can probably expect guns, explosions, and collapsing buildings. It's due out in October...
Poll Ultimate PlayStation Character Tournament: Round 1 - Matches 57-60
Ready? Fight!
This is the fifteenth week of our Ultimate PlayStation Character Tournament. 128 characters enter, but only one will be crowned champion -- and you decide who that champion will be. If you want to know more about the Ultimate PlayStation Character Tournament, be sure to click through here. Previous Results (Click the image...
News Monster Hunter: World's Japanese Sales Top 1.35 Million in Opening Weekend
Home turf
As you might have guessed, Monster Hunter: World sold very well indeed in Japan over its first three days. To be precise, it sold 1,350,412 units, and that's without including digital sales. This makes it the top selling PS4 game in Japan for last week. PlayStation hardware also performed well, surging from 44,910 to 140,432 during the...
News PSVR Parkour Platformer Sprint Vector Runs to PS4 Next Month
Try not to chunder
A high-speed parkour platformer for PlayStation VR sounds like a superb solution if you want to unsettle your stomach, but the buzz surrounding Sprint Vector is pretty positive. A first-person racing game, the titles sees you pumping your arms in order to pick up speed. We’re not overly sure we want to sweat inside our PSVR...
Tuesday30th Jan 2018
Guide The Best PS4 Fighting Games
Not a single whiff
When it comes to hardcore communities, fighting games have some of the most dedicated players out there. The genre breeds all kinds of competition, and fortunately, the PlayStation 4 is home to a good selection of beat-'em-ups, from traditional 2D brawlers and 3D fighters to even anime-based titles. There's something for just...
News European PS Plus Deal Offers Far Cry 4 Free With 12 Month Subscription
Free Kyrat
We should have official word on February's PlayStation Plus games tomorrow, but as of right now, you can pick up Ubisoft's Far Cry 4 for free - that is, if you purchase a year's subscription to Sony's service. There are a couple of important things to note before you get too excited; this appears to only be available in Europe, and it...
News Monster Hunter: World Squad Issue Is Preventing Some Players from Teaming Up
Let's hope it gets fixed
An ongoing issue that seems to have gone under the radar, some Monster Hunter: World players are encountering a rather nasty bug that's preventing them from accessing the game's squad system. Said system essentially allows players to create and join clans so that they can team up and find suitable allies a little quicker...
A problem shared
Chances are, you've bought Monster Hunter: World for multiplayer. After all, the enormous world and even bigger monsters are way more fun to tackle as a group than by your lonesome. The only problem is, Capcom hasn't made it very easy to play with your friends. Nor is it exactly straightforward to join a squad, or create a...
News Ridiculous Rumour Suggests Microsoft Is Eyeing Up EA
Unlikely acquisition seems very unlikely
In arguably the most bizarre rumour we’ve read since Shenmue III and Final Fantasy VII were being touted as potential announcements at E3 2015, there’s bonkers talk of Microsoft lining up an acquisition of Electronic Arts – the publisher of FIFA and Madden. The actual basis for the...
News Onrush PS4 Pre-Order Page Points to June Release Date
Update: 5th June release date confirmed
The official Twitter account for Onrush, the new arcade racer from Codemasters, has announced that the game is now available to pre-order on the PlayStation Store. In case you're wondering, it's a full-priced title - £54.99 for the standard edition, and £64.99 for the Digital Deluxe edition. Pre-ordering...
News You Can Create Your Own Clan in Yakuza 6 on PS4
Nani?
A new trailer for Yakuza 6: The Song of Life has appeared, this time showcasing the game's clan creator mode. As is typical of Yakuza's extracurricular activities, it looks relatively deep. You recruit clan members by fighting and defeating them, and once they're on board, you can place them in a hierarchy from chairman (our main man Kaz,...
Weirdness Capcom Will Give £50,000 to Anyone With Proof of Real Life Monsters
Hope you've got some scout flies
Have you been obsessively playing Monster Hunter: World? Think you can put your tracking skills to use in real life? In one of the strangest publicity moves we've read about in a while, it seems Capcom is willing to splash some serious cash for evidence of monsters in the real world. The publisher has announced that...
Monday29th Jan 2018
News Hyper Light Drifter Designer Leaves Square Enix Montreal After Game Cancellation
"The business strategy of the studio shifted"
Former Hyper Light Drifter designer Teddy Diefenbach today announced on his personal website that he has voluntarily vacated Square Enix Montreal after the publisher terminated his team's project. He describes in his post that it was a "dream role", but that the "business strategy of the studio shifted"...
Guide Monster Hunter: World Weapons - All Gunlances, Upgrade Trees, and How to Craft them
Updated with all gunlances!
Welcome to the latest instalment in our Monster Hunter: World weapons crafting guide. This one focuses on the Gunlance, the weapon of choice for those that fancy having a little bit of everything. The Gunlance has decent damage, a ranged option, and yet still plenty of the same defensive options as the Lance. If you...
News Virtual Reality Movement Peripheral 3dRudder Will be Announced for PlayStation VR
Move your feet
It's no secret that movement in virtual reality is something that is still being figured out. Developers have tried full movement, teleportation, on-rails, and more to make navigating their games as intuitive and comfortable as possible, to varying degrees of success. However, hardware is beginning to emerge that aims to make moving...
News Assassin's Creed Origins New Game Plus Is Coming, Ubisoft Confirms
Plus size
There's one feature that's been requested by fans more than anything else when it comes to Assassin's Creed Origins: a new game plus mode. The topic's been brought up by Ubisoft on a number of occasions over the last few months, but the developer has never actually committed to saying that it's coming. Fortunately, that's changed...
News In One Weekend, Monster Hunter: World Is Crowned the Series' Fastest Selling Entry Ever
It's shipped 5 million copies
The game's only been out for one weekend, but Capcom says that Monster Hunter: World is already the fastest selling entry in the series' history. Combining digital sales with shipped figures, the Japanese publisher states that the game has shifted 5 million copies, which is pretty darn impressive. Again, World launched...
Feature The Promising PS4 Games of February 2018
A great start continues
With a stellar January almost over, it's time to look to the future of February and see what upcoming PlayStation 4 titles have caught our eye. As if we haven't said it enough times already, 2018 is looking seriously stacked, and many of the games that we're already anticipating are actually set to launch within the first...
News UK Sales Charts: Monster Hunter: World Hunts Down Best First Week in Series History
Roaring success
It's a monstrous start for sales of Capcom's Monster Hunter: World. The game only launched on Friday, but it debuts in the UK charts in first place, and has enjoyed the strongest first week sales of any Monster Hunter title. Dragon Ball FighterZ also performed extremely well, scoring the franchise's best debut chart position at...
News New Gundam Breaker Looks Like Smashing Good Fun in First PS4 Gameplay
Suit and loot
Recently announced and confirmed for a Western release later this year, New Gundam Breaker has acquired its first gameplay trailer, showing us how the PlayStation 4 title looks in action. Graphically the game seems pretty impressive -- we're loving the sense of scale in particular. For those who aren't familiar with the series, the...
News The King of Fighters '97 Schedules a Global Match on PS4, PS Vita
Will you KoF up for it?
In news that could only truly excite editorial director Damien McFerran, SNK has announced The King of Fighters ’97 Global Match. Despite the name, it’s scheduled to release in 2018 – sometime in the Spring, to be more precise. It's due out on the PlayStation 4 and PS Vita. As alluded, the headline new addition to this...
News SEGA to Publish 'Brand New Narrative Driven IP' From Ex-Quantic Dream Devs
Nights into Quantic Dreams
Interior Night is a new studio made up of developers formerly at Quantic Dream. It's currently making its first game, and SEGA has signed on to publish the project. Described simply as a "brand new narrative driven IP", it sounds like it will tread familiar territory to the studio's previous experience, which includes...
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