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News Tamarin Is a Cutesy 3D Platformer Coming to PS4 This Summer
Stop the insect invasion
The 3D Platformer renaissance continues with Tamarin, an adorable little title that is planned for release on PS4 this summer. It'll cost £22.99/$29.99 at launch, and you can get a taste for its jumps, leaps, and action in the announcement trailer above. Described as a mix of 3D platforming, exploration, and shooting,...
News State of Play Returns 9th May, MediEvil and New Title Announce
Tune in from 9th May
State of Play will return this week, on 9th May at 3PM Pacific. Sony's been a bit more upfront about what fans can expect from the broadcast -- particularly after the backlash to the previous show. Those tuning in can anticipate a brief 10 minute broadcast, with extended footage of MediEvil as well as the announcement of a new...
News Root Letter: Last Answer Is an Enhanced Version of the 2016 Original, Coming to PS4 This Year
Adds FMV cutscenes
We didn't manage to get around to reviewing Root Letter when it released on PS4 and PS Vita back in 2016, but thanks to an enhanced edition going by the name of Root Letter: Last Answer, it looks like we'll get a second chance. It's apparently a pretty good visual novel, and it's coming to PS4 in the west later this year. You can...
News Overpass, an Off-Road Sim Racer, Kicks Up Dirt in October on PS4
Ridin dirty
There aren't too many driving games on PlayStation 4 that concern themselves with real off-roading. Sure, there are plenty of rally games, but if you want to really get into the thick of it, your options are slim. Enter Overpass, a new off-road sim from Bigben Interactive that looks like it'll really put you through your paces. Driving...
News Kansas City Quarterback Patrick Mahomes Fronts Madden NFL 20
New campaign mode sees you become a franchise's face
Kansas City Chiefs quarterback and no-look pass master Patrick Mahomes will front Madden NFL 20, which is due out 2nd August. The headline new feature this year is the Face of the Franchise: QB1 Career Campaign, which will see you working your way through college, before facing the draft and...
News Slay the Spire Plays Its Cards Right with a PS4 Release Next Month
Deck yeah
You may have heard the name Slay the Spire doing the rounds. Currently available on PC, it's a deck-building strategy game with roguelike elements, and everyone seems to love it. Good thing it's getting a PlayStation 4 port so we can see what all the fuss is about. Picking from three characters, you slowly accumulate cards to customise...
News Puyo Puyo Champions Gets a Western Release on PS4 in May
Competitive puyo popping
At the end of last year, a game called Puyo Puyo eSports launched in Japan. This version of the popular puzzler focused on competitive play, and has been exclusive to its home region for months. Today, SEGA has announced the game is coming west after all, under the name Puyo Puyo Champions. It features everything found in...
News Cel-Shaded Shooter XIII Returns 13th November on PS4
Lucky number
We can’t help but feel old when we consider there's an entire generation of gamers who haven’t seen PlayStation 2 copies of XIII in a GAME bargain bin. But with the cel-shaded shooter now being over 15 years old, there will be kids sitting their GCSEs this summer who are younger than the artistically inspired FPS. For those of you...
News God of War Gets Its Very Own Card Game, Launches Later This Year
Card of War
God of War is a year old this month, and it seems Sony isn't stopping at just free themes and avatars. Board game developer CMON has announced that it's hard at work on a card game based on Kratos' Norse adventure, imaginatively named God of War: The Card Game. "In God of War: The Card Game,
News Sony Has Just Revealed the PS5, Not Launching This Year
Super-powered console already in the hands of devs
Sony has just announced the PlayStation 5 – or, to be more specific, its “next-gen console”. An exclusive article published by Wired today reveals intricate secrets about what the company has been cooking – and it gives us a much better idea of what to expect. In short, it’s super-powered,...
News Frostpunk Brings Its Chilling Survival Strategy to PS4 This Summer
Cold as ice
Over in PC land, Frostpunk has been a resounding success. Launching roughly a year ago, it's a city building game with lots of strategic elements, and it's highly regarded. The world is a frozen wasteland, and it's up to you as ruler to make tough decisions about resources, citizens, and the city itself. If that sounds like your cup of...
News No Straight Roads Looks to Conquer EDM on PS4 Later This Year
Excision! Borgore! Zeds Dead!...Anyone?
Who didn't go through an EDM phase at some point in their life? This scribe was an unabashed Dubstep lover throughout his teens, and so No Straight Roads is a mighty appealing prospect for someone who still dabbles in a bit of UKF Dubstep here and there. Pitched as an all-out war between rock and electronic...
News This Is Snooker Goes Head-to-Head with Snooker 19
The thirsty chicken involved
Three people wait for a good PlayStation 4 snooker game, and then two come along at once. Meanwhile, we’re still waiting for a decent tennis title, but we’re not bitter or anything. Anyway, hot on the heels of Snooker 19’s release date announcement, Birmingham-based developer VooFoo has announced This Is Snooker...
News Samurai Shodown NeoGeo Collection Cuts PS4 This Fall
Bundles six games
Here’s an announcement that will at the very least excite Nintendo Life editor Damien McFerran (we think): Samurai Shodown NeoGeo Collection is coming to the PlayStation 4 later this year. A compilation with online play incorporated by Digital Eclipse, the package will bundle together the following six titles: Samurai...
News Sakura Wars Returns on PS4 This Winter in Japan, Spring in the West
Blossoming
Sakura Wars is a bit of a cultural phenomenon in Japan, but you’d be forgiven for not knowing about the old SEGA Saturn series. There were sequels on PlayStation platforms, but the dating-sim-cross-JRPG has been largely absent for the best part of 15 years. Now it’s set to make a return on the PlayStation 4, with Project Sakura Wars...
News Olympic Games Tokyo 2020 Goes for Gold on PS4
National ANTHEM
You can’t beat a good ol’ Olympics game, can you? While license holder SEGA may have skipped Rio 2016, it’s looking to build upon the likeable London 2012 with Olympic Games Tokyo 2020: The Official Video Game. Due out this summer in Japan and next year in the West, the title appears to feature a host of disciplines, including...
News Borderlands: Game of the Year Edition Announced for PS4, Coming 3rd April
More SHiFT codes!
This is the Borderlands announcement you were looking for, right? Oh, anyway, Borderlands: Game of the Year is coming to PS4 in just a week's time, releasing on 3rd April. It'll bring with it the original game along with a whole host of enhancements and upgrades that'll surely make it the best version available. The remaster...
News Shovel Knight Dev Yacht Club Games Announces Cyber Shadow for PS4
"Quintessential ninja action"
Have you ever wondered what Yacht Club Games would do after Shovel Knight? The answer isn't quite as straightforward as you think. The studio has just announced a retro ninja action platformer named Cyber Shadow. It's very much in the company's wheelhouse, but Yacht Club isn't on development duties -- it's merely...
News WayForward Announces Shantae 5, Coming to PS4 Later This Year
It's a kind of magic
Fans of the hair-whipping half-genie Shantae have been pretty well served this generation. On PlayStation 4, you can play Risky's Revenge, Pirate's Curse, and Half-Genie Hero, which means you have easy access to almost every game. Following on from the latter, it seems WayForward is ready to move onto the next action platformer...
State of Play Five Nights at Freddy's VR: Help Wanted Announced for PSVR
Working the late shift
In another curve ball during State of Play, Five Nights at Freddy's VR: Help Wanted has been announced for PlayStation VR. Coming in the spring, this new chapter in the popular horror series ups the ante by placing you in a virtual version of the intense, jump scare heavy action. If you're unfamiliar with Five Nights at...
State of Play Iron Man VR Suits Up on PS4 and PSVR This Year
Jarvis, play the debut trailer
Well, we weren't expecting this. To kick off the inaugural episode of State of Play, Sony debuted a trailer for the newly announced Iron Man VR, coming to PlayStation VR exclusively in 2019. Developed by Camouflaj, the game sees you take the role of Tony Stark - Iron Man - as you don the famous red and yellow suit and...
News The Lord of the Rings: Gollum Sounds Like It'll Launch on PS5
Preciousss
It’s that time of the generation where we start hearing about next-gen titles, and The Lord of the Rings: Gollum certainly sounds like it’ll launch on the PlayStation 5. A new partnership between publisher Daedalic Entertainment and Middle-earth Enterprises, the narrative-driven action adventure will be the first of a long-running...
News Speed Badminton Finally Gets Its First Officially Licensed Game
Out on 3rd April as a PlayStation exclusive
According to Wikipedia, crossminton is a globally recognised sport that blends elements of tennis, badminton, and squash. Never heard of it? No, us neither – but it appears to be a racquet-based game without a net, where you need to successfully smash a shuttlecock into an opposing player’s quadrant...
News Vampire: The Masquerade - Bloodlines 2 Announced for PS4, Coming Q1 2020
A direct sequel to the 2004 original
After the circling of numerous rumours, Vampire: The Masquerade - Bloodlines 2 has finally been officially announced at a GDC keynote. It's coming to PS4 in the early months of 2020, and you can get a taste of the action on offer in the announcement trailer above. Confirmed to be a direct sequel to the 2004...
News Overland Is a Post-Apocalyptic Road Trip Across the US, Coming to PS4 in Late 2019
Always rescue the dog
Now this one looks really, really cool. Overland is the latest game from Nights in the Woods publisher Finji, and its a premise that's interesting to say the very least. "Take care of a group of travelers on a post-apocalyptic road-trip across the United States in this turn-based survival game." Slated for a release on PS4...
News Oceanic Shooter Swimsanity! Plunges the Depths of PS4 This Summer
Kitty got wet
Decoy Games’ underwater-themed multiplayer shooter Swimsanity! will plunge the depths of the PlayStation 4 this summer, so you may want to start holding your breath. No, not literally – that was just a joke. Anyway, the oceanic adventure – which features online and local co-op and versus modes – sees you battling against...
News The Terrible Tennis World Tour Repackaged for Roland-Garros
You cannot be serious?
Remember when Tennis World Tour launched last year on the PlayStation 4 in a state worse than Andy Murray’s hip? Well, it seems that developer Breakpoint Games has more nerve than Nick Kyrgios when he’s insulting opponents’ girlfriends, as it’s repackaging the entire game for Roland-Garros. Due out in May, this
News Double Fine Announces Post-Apocalyptic Roguelike RAD, Coming to PS4 This Year
That's rad
You can always count on Double Fine to put a unique spin on something, and that's what it's done with RAD, just announced for PS4. It's a roguelike action game set in a world that's been devastated by armageddon twice, now roamed by mutants and bereft of humanity. Players take control of a teenager who is tasked with entering the Fallow,...
News Konami Celebrates 50th Anniversary with Retro Collections Coming to PS4
Castlevania! Contra! More!
Konami might not be in everyone's good books, but the company has been around for a very long time. This year marks its 50th anniversary, and to celebrate, the publisher has announced a trio of legacy collections coming to PS4 in 2019. The first to arrive will be Arcade Classics Anniversary Collection, a pack that...
News Castle Crashers Remastered Making Its Way to PS4 This Summer
Late to the party
Better late than never, we suppose. As teased last week, developer The Behemoth has announced its popular co-op beat 'em up is coming to PlayStation 4 with Castle Crashers Remastered. Writing on its blog, the studio states the remastered version of the game comes with all previously released DLC, performance and visual...
News Sniper Elite VR Will Bring You Closer to the Scope
Aim down sights
Oxford-based studio Rebellion is going Sniper Elite crazy, with the announcements of Sniper Elite V2 Remastered and Sniper Elite 5. But it’s got one more long-range shooter in production: Sniper Elite VR. A collaboration with UK studio Just Add Water, the title appears to be in development for PlayStation VR – and it looks like...
News No Man's Sky Beyond Is the Next Big Update Coming to the Space Exploration Title
Above and beyond
Even before you hop into the game itself, No Man's Sky has been on quite the journey, hasn't it? It's had more ups and downs than a department store elevator, going from overwhelming hype before release to disappointment at launch. Hello Games' ongoing project has been improved immensely since it arrived in 2016, and it seems to be...
News Mutazione Mixes Mutants with Melodrama, Makes Its Way to PS4 This Year
Abomination Street
When a game is billed as a "mutant soap opera," it's going to catch our attention. From the developer behind Sportsfriends, obscure adventure game Mutazione looks wonderfully unusual. Give the teaser trailer a watch above. Another small title announced over on the PlayStation Blog, the game is apparently inspired by "the ensemble...
News New Sniper Elite in Development, But No News for a Year
Popping penises on PS5?
A full-scale sequel to Sniper Elite 4 is in development at Oxford-based developer Rebellion, but it won’t be sharing anymore information for a year. That’s particularly curious timing, when you consider that we’d expect the PlayStation 5 to be officially announced by then. Could it be a next-gen title? We honestly...
News Sniper Elite V2 Remastered Busts Nazi Balls This Year
Third time's a charm
Sniper Elite started life on the PlayStation 2, and was later remade for the PlayStation 3 in the form of Sniper Elite V2. What harm is another console generation going to do, then? Sniper Elite V2 Remastered is due out this year on the PlayStation 4, bringing you back to Berlin with 4K graphics on the PS4 Pro and HDR support...
News VanillaWare Has Teased a Secret New Title
Painterly
13 Sentinels: Aegis Rim is taking an eternity to release, but the Prologue version of the game – which is available now in Japan – includes a teaser for developer VanillaWare’s next project. Currently untitled, the 20-second clip shows a soldier in the studio’s familiar painterly style. It was hiring for an unannounced project as...
News Skyworld Is the Next PSVR Game from Arizona Sunshine Dev
Take to the skies
Skyworld is a new turn-based strategy title making its way to PlayStation VR later this month. Developed by Vertigo Games, it's the next virtual reality title from the creators of the noteworthy but rather average Arizona Sunshine. The undead aren't the star of the show this time around though, as studio director Richard...
News Hyper Light Drifter Dev Reveals Next Game, Solar Ash Kingdom
Check out the first trailer
Hyper Light Drifter is one of our favourite PS4 indie titles, so we're excited to see a first glimpse of developer Heart Machine's follow-up project. The studio has released a teaser trailer for its next game, called Solar Ash Kingdom, and you can see it above. Currently only confirmed for PC, it looks like it'll be...
News Retro Platformer The Messenger Confirmed for PS4, Makes the Jump Next Week
Don't shoot the messenger
Well, that didn't take long. Following last week's story that acclaimed retro platformer The Messenger had been rated by PEGI for PlayStation 4, developer Sabotage has now officially confirmed it's coming to Sony's platform. The game blends together 8-bit and 16-bit styles as you guide your ninja protagonist through an...
News The Riftbreaker Is a Mix of Action RPG and Base Building Coming to PS4
Mech-ing progress
This newly announced PlayStation 4 title looks pretty interesting. Called The Riftbreaker, it combines base building mechanics with top-down hack and slash action in a sci-fi setting. You play as Ashley S. Nowak, the titular Riftbreaker who travels to unknown planets to establish a settlement to allow for human colonisation. Using...
News 3D Realms Returns to Its Roots with Wrath: Aeon of Ruin
You will not survive
3D Realms is set to go back to where it all began with Wrath: Aeon of Ruin, a hardcore first-person shooter developed using the original Quake engine and tech. That's right, the PS4 is getting a brand new game based on technology from 1996, and it looks the part too in the trailer above. Taking up the role of the Outlander,...
News Trine 4: The Nightmare Prince Tells a Fresh Tale on PS4 Later This Year
First trailer released
Trine 4: The Nightmare Prince was officially confirmed towards the end of last year, but it's only now that we get our first glimpse at the new entry in the series. The new game sees a return to a 2.5D perspective, and sends Amadeus, Pontius, and Zoya on a new quest to find the mysterious Prince Selius, whose nightmares are...
News Dreams Will Be Entering Early Access This Spring on PS4
Keep the dream alive
Media Molecule has announced that its long-awaited PlayStation 4 exclusive create-'em-up Dreams will be going into Early Access. This comes via a lengthy post on the PlayStation Blog, where studio head Siobhan Reddy explains the developer's reasoning behind the unconventional early release. In a nutshell, Media Molecule decided...
News Police Adventure Game Beat Cop Writes PS4 a Ticket on 5th March 2019
Beat it
Small publisher 11 Bit Studios has announced it's bringing the well-received arrest-'em-up Beat Cop to PlayStation 4. This title looks like it takes some inspiration from Papers, Please -- you'll be working a regular beat on one New York City street, writing tickets, making arrests, and investigating nefarious goings-on. It seems relatively...
News Hollow Knight: Silksong Is the Sequel to Team Cherry's Beloved Insect Adventure
A bug's life
Hollow Knight, one of the most acclaimed indie titles in recent years, is getting a full sequel, developer Team Cherry has announced. Named Hollow Knight: Silksong, the game places Hornet in the spotlight in her very own adventure, with a new world to explore and hundreds of new enemies to tackle. "Hollow Knight: Silksong is the epic...
News Colourful Action RPG Oninaki Announced for PS4
Oni way to go
Square Enix and Tokyo RPG Factory has announced the latest in its line of throwback role-playing game experiences, with the colourful Oninaki. Due out this summer on the PlayStation 4, the release will see you assume the role of a Watcher called Kagachi who must destroy the bonds that tie the Lost to the—oh, who the heck writes this...
News Harmonix Announces VR Rhythm Shooter Audica
Mic drop
Have you been wondering what Rock Band studio Harmonix has been up to lately? The developer has been awfully quiet for a while, but today it announced its brand new game. It's called Audica, and it's a virtual reality rhythm shooter. Using dual pistols, you'll be firing at various targets in time to the music, and it looks pretty cool...
News Survive Your Fears in Sci-Fi Horror Chernobylite
Rad
Well, then – this looks eerie, doesn’t it? Get Even developer The Farm 51 has announced Chernobylite for the PlayStation 4, a sci-fi survival horror developed using a 3D-scanned recreation of the Chernobyl Exclusion Zone. If you ever played the Chernobyl VR experience for PlayStation VR, then you’ll know just how eerily accurate this...
News Titanfall Dev's Free Battle Royale Apex Legends Out Now on PS4
Download from the PS Store
Apex Legends, the anticipated free-to-play first-person shooter from Titanfall 2 developer Respawn Entertainment, is out now on the PlayStation 4. Available to download globally from the PlayStation Store, the title promises a new kind of Battle Royale experience, as the studio’s knack for kinetic controls takes centre...
News Chaotic Party Game Move or Die Finally Makes the Move to PS4 in March
How to lose friends
Quick-fire multiplayer games are pretty common these days, and amid all the rage-inducing successes and failures, they can be a lot of fun. The likes of TowerFall Ascension, Ultimate Chicken Horse, and Nidhogg thrive on things getting heated between you and your pals, and so too does Move or Die, which is coming to PS4 after...
