News Creative Director of Spider-Man PS4 Says It 'Would Not Exist if It Wasn't for PlayStation'
Platform holder praised for its support
News There's a New PS Vita Firmware Update Out Now
It doesn't do anything
News - 2018, Week 37
Monday17th Sep 2018
News UK Sales Charts: Spider-Man PS4 Targets God of War as Tomb Raider Stalls
Spidey's clipping at Kratos' beard
God of War performed impressively for Sony earlier in the year, but Marvel’s Spider-Man is on a different level. The superhero exclusive, in its second week on sale, retained the UK number one spot with a minuscule 42 per cent week-over-week decline, meaning that it’s already closing on the retail sales of...
Sunday16th Sep 2018
News Assassin's Creed Odyssey Is Finished and Ready for Release
Ice gold, baby
Wait, is this coming out soon? Good grief, there really is no let up, is there? Assassin’s Creed Odyssey has gone gold, which means that development is complete and the title is ready for manufacturing ahead of its 5th October release. “We hope you'll enjoy playing the game as much as we did developing it and can't wait to see...
Review Labyrinth of Refrain: Coven of Dusk (PS4)
Tractie-cal warfare
Nippon Ichi’s latest release Labyrinth of Refrain: Coven of Dusk is a first-person dungeon crawler where you play Tractie – that is, the Tractatus de Monstrum – a mysterious book with a soul trapped inside, able to communicate by filling out its pages. Tractie is under the control of a witch named Baba Yaga, or Dronya as...
News Spider-Man PS4 Stock Running Out in Japan
Fans forced to go digital
Media Create has expanded upon this week’s Japanese sales charts, revealing that Marvel’s Spider-Man has actually been selling out. The game sold through over 96 per cent of its original retail shipment in the region, forcing fans to turn to the PlayStation Store to snag digital copies of the superhero exclusive. For...
Saturday15th Sep 2018
Talking Point What Are You Playing This Weekend? - Issue 237
In a spider's shadow
Guess who’s back – back again? Sammy’s back – tell a friend! That’s right, your normal WAYP service resumes this week after Senior Staff Writer Stephen Tailby took the reins last week. It means that the article’s being published late, and arrangements only started being made a couple of hours before we’re...
Indie Bin Super Street: The Game, Ninjin: Clash of Carrots, Sir Eatsalot
Also: Vroom Kaboom, Super Destronaut DX
From the embers of the Push Square Podcast rises Indie Bin – a feature that draws attention to some of the smaller games in PlayStation's busy release schedule. Once the Indie Bin is full, we'll put it out for collection in these consolidated articles featuring several pint-sized reviews. The metric here is...
Friday14th Sep 2018
Poll One Week Later, Is Spider-Man PS4 as Good as the Reviews Say?
The final verdict
Marvel's Spider-Man has been out on PlayStation 4 for a whole week now, hopefully giving most of you reading this ample time to play through it and form a concrete opinion on whether it's any good. We absolutely loved it, as shown by our gushing review, but do you agree with us? Spidey's open world outing currently sits at a score...
News PlayStation Beats Nintendo and Xbox By Some Distance in UK, US Brand Recognition Surveys
#4ThePlayers and all that
It's really common sense, but mind share counts for a lot when it comes to big business. You obviously want your brand to be as recognisable as possible, and it looks like PlayStation's currently doing a great job placing itself in the public consciousness. According to Prophet's Brand Relevance Index for 2018, PlayStation...
News World of Final Fantasy Maxima Brings Whimsy Back to PS4
Noctis again
The agreeable Chibi-themed World of Final Fantasy is getting an enhanced edition for the PlayStation 4, and it’s set to release on 6th November. Announced during today’s Nintendo Direct, the re-release will include new characters and monsters from Final Fantasy legend.
News Capcom Beat 'Em Up Bundle Brings Final Fight, Captain Commando, More to PS4
Turn on your TV
A bunch of classic Capcom beat-‘em-ups have been confirmed for the PlayStation 4 as part of the aptly named Capcom Beat ‘Em Up Bundle. The compilation includes Final Fight, as well as The King of Dragons, Captain Commando, Armored Warriors,
Rumour Gun-Based JRPG Resonance of Fate Is Getting a PS4 Remaster
Bang
Fans of Japanese role-playing games may remember Resonance of Fate, a PlayStation 3 title that had a somewhat unique battle system. It was all about guns and positioning, and from what we can recall, it was in-depth and good fun once you wrapped your head around its intricacies. Anyway, Resonance of Fate could be coming to PlayStation 4 if a...
News Chocobo's Mystery Dungeon: Every Buddy! Flaps to PS4 This Winter
Chirpy
Chocobo’s Mystery Dungeon: Every Buddy! aims to give you something warm and cuddly to snuggle up alongside this Winter, as Square Enix is bringing back the randomly generated dungeons of the old Final Fantasy Fables franchise. The press release explains: “The rules to this mysterious dungeon are simple: every time you enter, the world...
News Wolfenstein III in Development, Confirms Bethesda's Pete Hines
Sequel is in the works
This is probably not very surprising news, but Pete Hines, senior vice president of marketing at Bethesda, plainly stated that a sequel to Wolfenstein II: The New Colossus is on the way. He said so during an interview with Metro, responding to the question of whether the last game's purportedly underwhelming sales meant a...
News New Just Cause 4 Trailer Is a Whistle-Stop Tour of Solis
Varied open world detailed
One thing the Just Cause games have in common is their big, beautiful open worlds, and Just Cause 4 looks to be no different. Square Enix's new video on the upcoming action game focuses on its fictional setting, Solis, and its various biomes, and it's looking pretty impressive. Mainly inspired by South America, Solis is a...
News Latest Dreams Footage Goes Behind the Scenes on Media Molecule's Own Creations
The wait continues
We've been waiting on Dreams for pretty much the entire lifetime of the PlayStation 4, but whenever we see new gameplay, it's clear that this ambitious project is no small feat. It's looking incredible in the latest live stream from Media Molecule, in which the studio presents levels and games it's shown before, then dives into...
News Blackout Private Beta Updated Again on PS4, New 'Close Quarters' Playlist Added
Keeping things fresh
It was only yesterday that Treyarch updated the beta for Call of Duty: Black Ops 4's Blackout mode, when it implemented the Fast Collapse playlist among several other tweaks. In the latest update, the developer is back with more changes, including a new match type to test out. It's called Close Quarters, and it pits solo...
Thursday13th Sep 2018
News PS4 Firmware Update 6.00 Released, Available to Download Now
What does it do?
Surprise! Sony has completed the beta for PS4 firmware update 6.00 and is rolling it out right now. Time to turn your console on and get it downloaded. Firmware 6.00 is just over 400MB, so it won't take you long to get your PS4 up to date. But what does it do? Does it bring any new features? Well, the patch notes for the update...
Review Dragon Quest XI: Echoes of an Elusive Age (PS4)
Timeless
For its first few hours Dragon Quest XI: Echoes of an Elusive Age is happy to just mosey along at its own pace. It's a typically pleasant jaunt through a colourful fantasy world, complete with supremely cute monsters that you whack over the head with big swords, but it's a bit... Boring. It looks lovely and everything's polished, neat, and...
News Assassin's Creed III Stages a Remastered Revolution on PS4
PS Vita spin-off Liberation also being ported
The divisive American Revolution instalment in the Assassin’s Creed series is coming to the PlayStation 4 next March, with all of its DLC included and enhanced visuals. Part of the Season Pass for Assassin’s Creed Odyssey, you’ll be able to relive the 18th Century tale of Connor in Assassin's Creed...
News New PS4 Commercial Shows Where Sony's Fall Focus Lies
The holy trinity
Marvel’s Spider-Man! Call of Duty: Black Ops 4! Red Dead Redemption 2! Of all the titles for the PlayStation 4 to hang its figurative fedora on this fall, we reckon Sony’s picked the right ones here. This new Best Place to Play ad will likely run online over the course of the holidays, and while it’s nothing particularly...
Review The Golf Club 2019 Featuring PGA Tour (PS4)
Easy, Tiger
You can infer a lot from The Golf Club 2019 Featuring PGA Tour’s title. HB Studios acquired the license to the sport’s flagship tour somewhere during development, and this game feels a teensy bit muddled as a result. In many ways, it’s an evolution of the two golf titles that the Canadian developer has released on the PlayStation 4...
News No News to Share on PSX 2018, Says Sony
Hoping to have 'more insight' soon
We asked Sony to clarify its PlayStation Experience plans earlier this week, but didn’t hear back. Fortunately, fans have been badgering PlayStation Blog man Sid Shuman on Twitter – and have finally got a comment out of him. “No news to share,” he said when asked about the possibility of a PSX 2018...
News Firewall Zero Hour Outlines Immediate Update Roadmap
PSVR shooter patching problems
Well, then – it turns out people like Firewall Zero Hour a helluva lot. As such, it’s exciting to learn that developer First Contact is committing to updating the title, ironing out some of its kinks. Writing on the PlayStation Blog, creative producer Damoun Shabestari shared a little insight into the roadmap of...
Review 428: Shibuya Scramble (PS4)
Tokyo timehop
The visual novel genre is a strange beast, a niche corner of gaming that’s littered with some classic narrative experiences and bizarre oddities. Developer Spike Chunsoft is responsible for the lion’s share of popular visual novels on the market, with Steins;Gate and the fan favourite Dangonranpa series. Now it's re-releasing 428:...
News PlayStation Store Down on PS4, Could Be to Do with FIFA 19 Demo's Launch
Kick off
Well, the PlayStation Store seems to be down for many on PS4. At first it seemed like a random issue, but then we realised that the playable demo FIFA 19 just launched. Coincidence? Possibly not. It's difficult to really pinpoint the problem, but it seems feasible to us. The annual arrival of the FIFA demo is always a big deal, and you can...
News Catherine: Full Body Arranges a Ménage à Quatre
Ogle some new screenshots
Vincent looks like he’s going to have his hands full in Catherine: Full Body – and potentially his mouth, too. With pre-orders going live for the expanded PlayStation 3 puzzler in Japan, creator Atlus has released the box art for the re-release, showing the protagonist surrounded by a trio of buxom babes. The game’s...
News Days Gone Key Art Mixes Tranquillity with Terror
Time to run
Everyone knows that the best way to do horror is to mix idyllic scenery with deadly enemies, and Days Gone is doing exactly that in its key art. The image shows protagonist Deacon St John in the centre, chilling out next to his motorcycle, as the sprawling Oregon countryside surrounds him. But lying in front of him are three dead bodies,...
News Bendy and the Ink Machine Brings Cartoon Horror to PS4 Next Month
All episodes included
You may not have heard of Bendy and the Ink Machine, but it became something of a cult hit when it first reached Steam last year. The creepy episodic adventure game is now heading to PS4, with all five chapters included. We've embedded a trailer to give you an idea of what to expect. The most striking thing about this title is...
"Development is a journey"
While there seems to be a fair amount of positive chatter surrounding Call of Duty: Black Ops 4, the lack of a single player campaign remains a point of contention for some. An action packed story has been part of the Call of Duty franchise for years, so to see the latest game ditch the mode entirely was irksome for many...
Hands On Call of Duty: Black Ops 4's Blackout Gives Fortnite Stiff Competition
Nuketown funk
Another Battle Royale mode. As if the constant presence of Fortnite over our everyday lives wasn’t enough, we now have to deal with the increasing number of clones releasing. Grand Theft Auto V did it, Battlefield V’s doing it, and, of course, so is Call of Duty: Black Ops 4. Those exhausted by the proliferation of the genre might...
News Nickelodeon Kart Racers Looks Fit for a Sliming in New Trailer
I'm not ready
It's been a while since the initial announcement of Nickelodeon Kart Racers, but today we can finally see it in action. The video embedded above shows off various characters and courses in motion for the first time, and it looks... Well, it looks about how we expected. It's pretty rough around the edges, but there could still be some...
News Huge Assassin's Creed Odyssey Post-Launch Plans Feature Episodic Stories and Free Updates
Big fat Greek roadmap
As previously reported, Ubisoft has big plans for Assassin's Creed Odyssey. The publisher is no stranger to strong post-launch support, but the upcoming open world outing is arguably its most ambitious endeavour yet. Okay, so Odyssey launches on the 5th October, and of course it'll have a season pass. Buying that gets you...
News Fist of the North Star PS4 Heats Up with Free Kazuma Kiryu Character Skin
Enter the Dragon
The story of Yakuza protagonist Kazuma Kiryu may be over, but that won't stop the Dragon of Dojima from nabbing a cameo appearance in Fist of the North Star: Lost Paradise. Well, kind of. For a limited time (from the 2nd October, when the game launches, to the 15th October), you'll be able to download a Kiryu skin for free. That's...
News Treyarch Adds New 'Fast Collapse' Playlist to Call of Duty's Blackout Beta on PS4
Inner circle
Not content with testing Call of Duty: Black Ops 4's Blackout mode in its regular state, developer Treyarch is continually updating the beta with improvements and new additions. Earlier in the week, the player count moved from 80 to 88, and now a new playlist has been added, called Fast Collapse. As you might've guessed, the Fast...
News Follow the Road to Life Is Strange 2 in New Dev Documentary
Crossing the border
Rather than dole out piecemeal developer diaries, DONTNOD has dropped a huge 10 minute documentary detailing the production of Life Is Strange 2, which details the art direction, voice actors, soundtrack, and much more. It’s a slickly produced clip that should get you in the mood for the sequel – particularly if you were fond...
Wednesday12th Sep 2018
News Creative Director of Spider-Man PS4 Says It 'Would Not Exist if It Wasn't for PlayStation'
Platform holder praised for its support
Marvel's Spider-Man is out, and it's currently enjoying a constant barrage of praise from all angles. Insomniac Games has produced the fastest selling game of the year - at least in the UK - and that news must be going down extremely well in the offices of Sony and Marvel. Of course, Insomniac put in a lot of...
News Bandai Namco Is 'Planning' Tales Remakes and Remasters Based on Fan Requests
Xillia, please
As you may already know, former Tales series producer Hideo Baba is now working on his own game with his own team over at Square Enix, and so God Eater producer Yusuke Tomizawa has stepped in to manage the action role-playing franchise on consoles. In an interview with Weekly Famitsu, Tomizawa reveals that...
Rumour Strange 'Crash Bandicoot Racing' Listing Spotted in PlayStation Asia Survey
Vroom vroom
Hey, you ever play Crash Bandicoot Racing? The name may be a little off, but that's because in Japan, the PSone classic that we know as Crash Team Racing was called Crash Bandicoot Racing, and we're telling you this because the latter has shown up in a PlayStation Asia survey. Said survey asks users to choose which...
News Japanese Sales Charts: Spider-Man Totally Dominates on PS4 as SNK Heroines Struggles
Can't stop Spidey
Marvel's Spider-Man has swung straight to the top of the latest Japanese software charts, shifting an impressive 125,000 copies. By our calculations, that makes Spider-Man one of Japan's biggest Western-made game launches of this console generation. Sony and Insomniac Games will no doubt be happy with that result. On the...
News SoulCalibur VI Game Modes Confirmed in New Trailer
Yes, it does have arcade mode
SoulCalibur VI will have a reasonably robust suite of single player and multiplayer game modes according to this latest Japanese trailer. Alongside the two story-based modes that were already confirmed, you're getting Arcade (which features a series of eight opponents), Versus (which you can play with a friend or with...
Deals Sony Throws in Call of Duty: Black Ops 4 for Free with Its Latest Smartphone
Phonecall of duty
It's well established that Sony has partnered with Activision to market its Call of Duty titles for a while now, but the platform holder has moved beyond the PS4 in order to promote the latest entry. In order to get punters to plump for its new smartphone, the Sony Xperia XZ3, Call of Duty: Black Ops 4 will be thrown in as a...
News Insomniac's Boss Wasn't Initially That Fussed About Making a Marvel Game
Studio could have picked any character
Marvel’s Spider-Man is a match made in heaven, but it’s fascinating to learn about how the project came to be. As you all know, it’s a PlayStation 4 exclusive published by Sony and developed by independent studio Insomniac Games – but with Marvel sitting on the sidelines, it almost feels like fan...
News Call of Duty's Blackout Player Count Just Increased by Eight
More chumps to roast
There’s a lot of buzz surrounding Call of Duty: Black Ops 4’s new Battle Royale-themed Blackout mode, and it seems like developer Treyarch’s making some pretty impressive adjustments on the fly. With the beta in progress on the PlayStation 4, game design director David Vonderhaar has confirmed on Twitter that the mode’s...
News CREED: Rise to Glory Looks Like a Knockout on PSVR
Punch out
CREED: Rise to Glory looks like it’s ready to lift the PlayStation VR heavyweight belt, as this PlayStation Underground gameplay shines despite host Sid Shuman’s flailing. The clip includes a good look at both an in-ring contest as well as some training gameplay, and it’s easy to see how this will be enjoyable in virtual...
News Free Fortnite Goodies Available to PS Plus Members
Winner, winner
Good news, Fortnite fans: there’s a free PlayStation Plus loot pack available on the PS Store right now. Members can claim exclusive items like the Flappy Glider, Controlling Pickaxe, and Skydiving Trail all totally free of charge – just ensure that you’re subscribed and add the bundle to your basket.
News Work Underway on The Last Guardian Maker's Next Project
Beauty and the beast
Fumito Ueda is hard at work on a brand new title which will rival the scale of Team ICO’s previous titles, a Weekly Famitsu interview translated by Gematsu has revealed. Speaking with the famous Japanese publication, The Last Guardian director said that developer genDesign is “working out the core parts first, and from there...
News Pixelated Metroidvania Timespinner Arrives on PS4 and PS Vita This Month
No time to lose
We know, we know -- here's yet another pixel art platformer inspired by 90s era games with Metroidvania elements. This type of game is plentiful on PlayStation, but that isn't necessarily a bad thing, and Timespinner is doing some interesting stuff to stand out. One of the key aspects of this game is the Time-stop...
News An Update for PixelJunk Monsters 2 on PS4 Promises Big Changes
Arrives tomorrow
PixelJunk Monsters 2 released to little fanfare earlier in the year, and although isn't without a few issues, still retains the satisfying, deceptively deep strategy that fans know and love. One of the major changes to the sequel is a much closer camera that follows your character across the map, which can make keeping an eye on all...
News Top 100 FIFA 19 Players Revealed in Full, Arguments Erupt as Expected
Salah 88?!
EA Sports has finished revealing the top 100 players in FIFA 19 based on overall ratings, and needless to say, fans of just about every football club in the world have something to say about the rankings. The top ten looks like this: 10. Toni Kroos 9. David De Gea 8. Luis Suarez 7. Sergio Ramos 6. Eden Hazard 5. Kevin De Brunye 4. Luka...
Guide FIFA 19 Top 100 Players in the Game - Full List
Player ratings included
The top 100 players in FIFA 19 have been ranked, and the full list makes for some interesting reading. Below, we've listed all 100 players in descending order, along with their position, current club, and overall rating in FIFA 19. The overall rating itself is based on a number of different statistics. Aside from...
News Cervantes Reveal Trailer Leaks Ahead of Official Reveal in SoulCalibur VI
Pirated
We've already had two SoulCalibur VI characters leak earlier in the month -- both Raphael and Cervantes have been outed thanks to a cheeky screenshot. The latter now has a trailer, but that's been leaked ahead of time too. The video isn't of the...
Tuesday11th Sep 2018
News There's a New PS Vita Firmware Update Out Now
It doesn't do anything
Sony’s stealth released a new PlayStation Vita firmware update, which pledges improved stability and not a lot else. The new patch, v3.69, presumably puts a band aid over some behind-the-scenes issues, but you won’t be noticing any changes. You can download the patch right now, just head to the Settings application on the...
News Using Destiny 2: Forsaken Prime Engram Exploit Will Come Back to Bite You, Says Bungie
Dev suggests it's a bad idea
There's a hot exploit doing the rounds in Destiny 2: Forsaken that allows players to gain Prime Engrams at a dramatically increased rate. The weapons and armour that you acquire from said engrams is usually an improvement over whatever you have equipped, and once you're past the soft power level cap of...
Review Immortal: Unchained (PS4)
Hooked on life support
It feels like every other month or so now that a game will come along with the latest spin on the Souls formula. Immortal: Unchained, from developer Toadman Interactive, is the latest title to offer its own take on what made Dark Souls so special back in 2011, but does it rise to the task of successfully emulating past...
News Knives Out, a Totally Original New Concept, Comes to PS4 Next Year
A smartphone smash hit, apparently
Picture this: there are 100 players on the battlefield and you have to parachute your way in and pick them all off as a giant urban map gradually shrinks around you. Except there aren’t 100 players on this particular battlefield because only approximately 63 people actually bought the game. Alas, we don’t talk...
News Insomniac Confirms New Game + on the Way for Marvel's Spider-Man on PS4
A hero's work is never done
Have you finished Marvel's Spider-Man yet? The game has been out for just a few days, but we imagine a handful of people will have stormed through it over the weekend. If you've completed Spidey's adventure and are itching for more, good news: New Game + mode is on its way. Answering a fan question, Insomniac confirmed...
News Are There Even Plans for PSX 2018 At This Point?
Still not announced
It’s become part of the gaming fixture list since it debuted in Las Vegas almost four years ago, but it’s perhaps worth pointing out that PlayStation Experience 2018 has not been announced yet. Last year, the platform holder confirmed the event as early as June, but it hasn’t said a word about whether it will be hosting the...
News North American PS Store Sale Discounts PS4 Games Big and Small
PlayStation Picks
The US PlayStation Store, much like its European equivalent, is no slouch when it comes to sales, and this won't be changing any time soon. There's a brand new offer on the Store called PlayStation Picks, and it brings bargains to a wide range of PS4 titles. Among the hundreds of games included are the likes of Battlefield 1,...
News Capcom Reveals Mega Man 11 PS4 Collector's Edition
It rocks, man
For the die-hard Mega Man fans among us, the Collector's Edition for Mega Man 11 is definitely worth a look. Announced today by Capcom, the snazzy set includes the game, an 80-page art book, and some fancy lithographs, and it all comes packaged in a retro style box. It looks pretty swish, doesn't it? The Collector's Edition is...
News The Last Remnant Remastered Announced for PS4
Update: Heading West too
One of Square Enix's less than critically acclaimed games is The Last Remnant. Most PlayStation aficionados might be unaware of this title's existence, granted that the PS3 version never saw the light of day back in 2009. The JRPG later made its debut on Steam, although Square Enix pulled the game in September. Now, the...
News Tekken 7 Patch 2.01 Fixes a Few Broken Moves, Out Now on PS4
#NerfedLars
Tekken 7's mega Season 2 update released last week, balancing the entirety of the character roster while also adding new moves. However, it hasn't gone quite as smoothly as planned. Just hours after the patch landed, proficient players started noticing questionable alterations. Some moves, like Lars' now infamous super-fast and deadly...
You're on your own
Ubisoft is trying something new with Assassin's Creed Odyssey, giving players a choice between two modes of play at the start of the game. One is 'Guided Mode', and the other is 'Exploration Mode'. Regardless of which mode you choose the actual content of the game doesn't change, but your journey through the open world may...
News Tales of Vesperia's Remastered Graphics Seem to Hold Up Incredibly Well
New trailer has more gameplay
Tales of Vesperia: Definitive Edition has a new Japanese trailer, showcasing more cutscenes and gameplay from the PlayStation 4 version of the game. The original Tales of Vesperia on Xbox 360 looked really nice when it launched way back in 2008, and honestly, the art style still looks lovely in 2018. Obviously the...
News Catherine: Full Body Comes to Japan on Valentine's Day
Lovely
Racy puzzle game Catherine: Full Body is set to launch first in Japan, and it has a double date with the PS4 and PS Vita on 14th February 2019. The flirty and surreal puzzler is getting enhanced for its re-release, with new endings, scenes, and a brand new character. We don't know a whole lot more about the game yet, but a Western release...
Store Update 11th September 2018 (Europe)
Shadow of the Tomb Raider! NBA 2K19! NHL 19!
While the PlayStation Store updates aren’t necessarily getting bigger, the blockbusters are coming on a consistent schedule now. This week, following Marvel’s Spider-Man, is Shadow of the Tomb Raider. The game’s divided critics somewhat, but it sounds like a solid romp regardless of your persuasion...
News Acclaimed Metroidvania Hollow Knight Makes the Leap to PS4 in Two Weeks
Discounts for PS Plus subscribers
Critically acclaimed Metroidvania Hollow Knight will bring its atmospheric brand of adventure to the PlayStation 4 on 25th September, developer Team Cherry has announced. That’s exactly two weeks away at the time of typing, so you haven’t got to wait long to see what all of the fuss is about. In even better...
News Kam’lanaut of Final Fantasy XI Is the Next DLC Character for Dissidia NT
Who?
Look, we never really played Final Fantasy XI, so we're not even sure who this guy is, but we do like his outfit. The awkwardly named Kam’lanaut will join Dissidia Final Fantasy NT as its next DLC character, Square Enix has announced. He's due to release in late October. So, er, are you looking forward to Kam’lanaut? Grow...
Talking Point Should Sony Adopt Pre-Recorded Press Conferences?
The Direct approach
Sony switched up its annual pre-Tokyo Game Show press conference format this year, hosting a PlayStation LineUp Tour livestream that was surprisingly good. The hour-long event did have a live stage element, but there was only one public speaker: SEGA’s Toshihiro Nagoshi, who was awarded the opportunity to unveil Yakuza...
News FIFA Ultimate Team Card Packs May Have EA in Trouble with the Law
Belgium launches investigation
As you may or may not have heard, Belgium declared loot boxes in video games a form of gambling earlier this year. Basically, if a game allows players to spend real money on randomised in-game items, then it has to be categorised as gambling and highlighted as such. However, unlike other publishers, EA apparently...
News Of Course There's a Fortnite Themed Monopoly Board on the Way
There's a storm coming
Fortnite is beginning to have a monopoly on the Battle Royale genre, and, well, it’s about to have a monopoly on the tabletop as well. Proving once again that Hasbro’s popular board game can accommodate any brand, Epic Games’ uber-hit will pass go on 1st October. Fortnite creative director Donald Mustard tweeted:...
News FIFA 19 Demo Will Feature Kick-Off, The Champions League, and The Journey
The big game
EA Sports has spilled the beans on what's in the upcoming FIFA 19 demo, which is due to launch on PlayStation 4 later this week. It'll let players try out the overhauled Kick-Off mode as well as the final chapter in The Journey, FIFA's story mode. We imagine that you won't be able to play much of The Journey, but it should give you...
News God Eater 3 Dines on Deities from 13th December in Japan
Diets delayed
God Eater’s feeling a little redundant in a post-Monster Hunter: World, er, world. Nevertheless, publisher Bandai Namco’s got a sequel to sell, so here’s the latest trailer for the anime-themed hunt-a-thon's threequel. The title’s due out on 13th December in Japan, but a Western release will follow at some point in 2019. Over...
Monday10th Sep 2018
News Yakuza Studio's New Game Judge Eyes Detects a PS4 Western Release in 2019
Demo available in Japan
Perhaps one of the biggest announcements during Sony's PlayStation LineUp Tour event, the head of Yakuza Studio, Toshihiro Nagoshi, revealed a brand new title. It's called Judge Eyes (or Project Judge), and sees you playing as a detective solving mysteries. It appears to be based on the same engine as Yakuza 6, as it bears a...
News Project Awakening Is a Japanese-Made Fantasy Action RPG Coming to PS4
Eyes open
Japanese publisher Cygames has revealed Project Awakening, an action role-playing game currently set to release on PlayStation 4. Although we've heard of the title before -- the name has been floating around for a while -- it got a brief teaser trailer at Sony's PlayStation LineUp Tour showcase, which you can watch above. It...
News Insomniac Offers to Patch Out Heartbreaking Spider-Man PS4 Easter Egg
Mad's made everyone sad
You’re probably familiar with the story involving the marriage proposal in Marvel’s Spider-Man by now, but if you’re not, you may want to read our full article on the awkward matter through here. Obviously the tale of Tyler Schultz and his ex-belle to be has not escaped developer Insomniac Games’ attention either –...
Round Up Shadow of the Tomb Raider PS4 Reviews Can't Make Up Their Mind
There's a Lara variety
Is it amazing or is it middling? Shadow of the Tomb Raider’s just-released PlayStation 4 reviews can’t really seem to make up their mind, so you may have to wait for our verdict in the near future to decide. Lara Croft’s latest seems to have really split opinion, with scores settling all over the shop. The consensus...
News Tales of Vesperia PS4 Remaster Release Date Set for January 2019
Yuri-ka
Tales of Vesperia: Definitive Edition, the PlayStation 4 remaster of the fondly remembered Japanese role-playing game, will launch early next year, Bandai Namco has confirmed. Previously, the title had a vague 'this winter' release window. For a while we thought that it was going to hit before the end of the year, but it's probably...
Live Watch Sony PlayStation's LineUp Tour Livestream Right Here
The storm before TGS 2018
Sony’s doing something a little different with its annual pre-TGS 2018 livestream, and there’s the promise of audience members dressed as DualShock 4s – or something. We’re not entirely sure what to expect from the PlayStation LineUp Tour presentation, but we’re hoping for some madcap Japanese montages. There...
News Lethal League Blaze Smashes onto PS4 in 2019
Check out the trailer
Lethal League is a little-known multiplayer gem on PS4. Featuring a small but varied cast of characters, the game sees two to four players smacking a ball around a 2D stage, and each time it's hit, it increases in speed. If you're hit by the ball, you're out of the round. It's light on content but is a perfect "one more match"...
News Everybody's Golf VR Plays a Nice Shot to PSVR
Tees off next year
Everybody’s Golf is making the transition to PlayStation VR, and we’re all fore the idea. While details are light, Sony announced the game as part of its Japanese LineUp Tour livestream earlier today. Judging by the trailer, you can expect the same vibrant environments, but you’ll be teeing off in first-person with...
News Gungrave: G.O.R.E. Announced, Shoots Up PS4 Next Year
Running and gunning
You may recall that the cult Gungrave series is set to return in Gungrave VR next month, melding third person action with first person shootouts. Well, it looks like a more traditional entry is heading to PS4, too. Gungrave: G.O.R.E. has been announced, and it's releasing in Winter 2019 -- in Japan, that is. The above teaser...
News PS4 RPG Title Project Prelude Rune Teased, Comes From Former Tales Producer
Tales of Istolia
Hideo Baba, perhaps best known as a recurring producer for Bandai Namco's Tales series, started up his own game development studio under Square Enix last year. Formed as Studio Istolia, the team's first title is currently known as Project Prelude Rune, and it got a teaser trailer at Sony's PlayStation LineUp Tour earlier...
Round Up All the News from PlayStation's LineUp Tour Livestream
A trip worth taking
Sony kickstarted TGS 2018 season with a very agreeable PlayStation LineUp Tour livestream today, and we’ve compiled all of the news from the event in case you missed anything. The show – which was essentially a pre-recorded trailer montage with some light space-themed interludes – was cleverly presented, and while it lacked...
News A New Samurai Shodown Game Is Coming to PS4 in 2019
Uses Unreal Engine 4
SNK has announced a brand new Samurai Shodown game built using Unreal Engine 4. Its working title is Samurai Spirits, as that's the name of the series in Japan. It's due to slice open PlayStation 4 at some point next year. All we have to go on right now is the brief announcement trailer that we've embedded above, but...
News Ace Combat 7 Looks As Intense As You'd Expect with PSVR
Sick buckets sold separately
Ace Combat 7: Skies Unknown will, as promised, sport a full PlayStation VR campaign – and, perhaps unsurprisingly, the series looks like it was made for virtual reality. This brand new trailer debuted during Sony’s LineUp Tour livestream earlier today doesn’t really show anything new, but it’s clear that the...
News GameCube Classic Final Fantasy Crystal Chronicles Is Being Remastered on PS4
Due in 2019
A Nintendo GameCube exclusive title that focused on co-op action, we remember spending countless hours with the unbelievably charming Final Fantasy: Crystal Chronicles -- and now it's being remastered for PlayStation 4. The game was announced during Sony's PlayStation LineUp Tour event in Japan, where it got a brief...
News Space Channel 5 VR Grooves to PSVR Soon
Left, right, chu, chu, chu
Oooh-la-la, Ulala is finally coming to the PlayStation 4 in Space Channel 5 VR: Kinda Funky News Flash. The virtual reality spin-off of SEGA’s classic Dreamcast rhythm action series has been playable in Japanese arcades for a little while, but will now strut its stuff to PlayStation VR. There’s no date just yet,...
News Dead or Alive 6 Release Date Set, Grabs a New Story and Gameplay Trailer
Marie Rose and Honoka return
Dead or Alive 6 got a great new trailer during Sony's PlayStation LineUp Tour event in Japan. It gives us a few glimpses at the game's story mode, and shows off some fresh gameplay. It also confirms that Marie Rose and Honoka will be part of the character roster. What's more, Dead or Alive 6 now has a...
News Days Gone Deals with the Undead in Japanese Trailer
Freakin' freakers
Days Gone may not have the intense enthusiasm of Death Stranding or The Last of Us: Part II behind it, but it’s still a big game for Sony – and a huge project for Syphon Filter developer Bend Studio. As such, the title was put under the spotlight during a Japanese livestream earlier today, and while the trailer consisted of...
News Judge Eyes Gameplay Shows That It's Basically a Yakuza Spin-Off
Kamurocho calling
Judge Eyes is the new game from SEGA's Yakuza Studio. It was announced earlier today at Sony's PlayStation LineUp Tour event, and the initial trailer had us wondering how it was going to play. As it turns out, it looks like Judge Eyes is basically a Yakuza title. Basically. It's set in Kamurocho (of course it is), and...
News Kingdom Hearts III Grabs Big Hero 6 World
TGS 2018 trailer reveals all
A shortened version of Kingdom Hearts III’s impending TGS 2018 trailer has confirmed the inclusion of a Big Hero 6 world, which is a Disney franchise that has frankly flown so far under our radar that we’re literally on the Wikipedia page right now. Apparently it came out in 2014 and won a bunch of Academy Awards?...
News Sekiro: Shadows Die Twice Is Looking Sharp in Latest Trailer
Yep, that's a FromSoft game
Sekiro: Shadows Die Twice is looking better and better each time we see it. Following an impressive showing at Gamescom 2018, the game appeared during Sony's PlayStation LineUp Tour show earlier today in a new trailer. In short, it's looking very good. With faster action and far more mobility, this new FromSoftware game...
News FromSoftware's PSVR Adventure Déraciné Drops 6th November
A game about discovery
FromSoftware’s boarding school exploration game Déraciné will launch for PlayStation VR on 6th November in Europe and North America and 8th November in Japan, publisher Sony announced during its PlayStation LineUp Tour livestream earlier today. The game, which was first unveiled at E3 201
News Left Alive Lives to See Another Day in 2019
Due out 28th February in Japan
Do you remember Left Alive? Barely, right? It’s the loosely Front Mission themed third-person shooter from Square Enix and an all-star team, including Yoji Shinkawa of Metal Gear fame. Well, it’s back. The game got a brand new trailer during Sony’s LineUp Tour livestream, as well as a
News Kingdoms of Amalur Remaster Isn't Guaranteed, Despite THQ Nordic Buying IP
EA still owns it as publisher
Last week, everyone got hyped because it looked like Kingdoms of Amalur could be making an eventual comeback. Publisher THQ Nordic announced that it had acquired the rights to the property, immediately conjuring images of a remaster or even a sequel. Reviving Kingdoms of Amalur may not be as straightforward as we...
News Free Kingdom Hearts: VR Experience Lets You Relive Series Moments
Sprinkling some magic dust this winter
Kingdom Hearts is snagging a free PlayStation VR experience, which should get you in the mood for the rapidly approaching Kingdom Hearts III. Due out this coming winter, the 10 minute interactive video will allow you to relive iconic moments from the series – all from a brand new virtual reality perspective...
News Death Kindly Stops for Lara in Shadow of The Tomb Raider's Launch Trailer
Nothing is stopping her
Not even the llamas are safe from the apocalypse set in motion. Square Enix published the launch trailer before the game's release this Friday. The 2 minute trailer isn't short of the action and thrills the game will offer players once they get their hands on a copy. With Jonah by her side, Lara Croft is seen overcoming the...
News Check Out the New Teaser for Monkey King: Hero Is Back on PS4
Cold as ice
The PS4 exclusive Monkey King: Hero Is Back is releasing in China next year, with other parts of the world to follow. The colourful action adventure has a brand new trailer, which debuted during Sony's PlayStation LineUp Tour show. We see...
News Assassin's Creed Odyssey Trailer Goes All-In on Player Choice
The choice is yours
We were just wondering when we'd get a new Assassin's Creed Odyssey trailer, and now here we are. This latest video emphasises player choice, something that Ubisoft has really been pushing based on what we know about Odyssey so far. You can choose your character, your style of play, who you romance, which army you side with,...
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