Plus a load of details including cross-buy
Miners rejoice! Minecraft's arrival on the PlayStation 4 and Vita has been given a slightly less vague release date. Mojang has confirmed that the dig-'em-up will be tunnelling onto the two platforms in August, so you've only got a couple of months to wait before you're able to slaughter harmless sheep on...
Another enters the fray
Well doesn't 2014 just get better and better for Warriors fans? Following on from yesterday's announcement that Samurai Warriors 4 is marching onto Western PlayStation 4s in Autumn, it turns out that it'll be joined by Warriors Orochi 3 Ultimate, which also carries a vague Autumn release date. For those unfamiliar with the...
Also smashing onto PS3 and Vita
In an announcement that's certain to have musou fans struggling to catch their breath, publisher Tecmo Koei has revealed today that Samurai Warriors 4 will be marching West this Autumn. Even better, the hack and slash title will be bursting onto all of Sony's platforms — most notably the PlayStation 4. The game will...
Come on then
The long running Worms franchise is essentially the anti-Highlander, as there seems to be an endless supply of the humorous strategy games to go around. Sony's super machine will soon be getting its very own iteration, with the announcement of Worms Battlegrounds. The game will be launching on 30th May in Europe and 3rd June in North...
Ready to bare all
Saucy card game Monster Monpiece for the PlayStation Vita will no doubt make plenty of gamers hot under the collar, with artwork so risqué that it had to be censored. Hopefully, we'll be able to keep a cool head thanks to publisher Idea Factory releasing it later this month, avoiding the current summer heat wave. You won't be on...
Inception
While we're no stranger to anime themed titles on PlayStation consoles with Dragon Ball and Naruto making almost yearly visits, it's rare for any but the big names to come and play. But thanks to its overwhelming popularity, Sword Art Online: Hollow Fragment, a PlayStation Vita tie-in of the worldwide smash hit, will be swinging its...
Slim down
The end times are here for Australian gamers. That's right, Sony's latest revision of the PlayStation Vita will be available in the Land Down Under on 4th June. The redesigned portable is significantly smaller that its older sibling, but ditches the notoriously lush OLED screen. Shipping with 1 GB of internal memory, the Aussie version...
Hell hath frozen
It feels like an eternity since Diablo III: Ultimate Evil Edition was announced for the PlayStation 4 during Sony’s big next-gen coming out party last year, but the title finally has a 19th August release date. Surprisingly, it will deploy on the PlayStation 3 as well as the Japanese giant’s latest device, meaning that you...
Not frieza damage
Sportsfriends may be taking the local multiplayer world by storm, but that doesn't mean that it's the only fighter in the ring. Finish Lines Games recently revealed in a PlayStation Blog post that Cel Damage HD, a re-mastered edition of the classic smash-'em-u
More than a pretty face
Tecmo Koei's Atelier series is set to return with the final re-release of the PlayStation 3's Arland trilogy. Following the PlayStation Vita editions of Atelier Totori and Atelier Meruru – which were similar to their PlayStation 3 counterparts bar a few minor differences – the first part of the saga has now received a...
Who lost the rose tinted glasses?
War is glorified in video games these days, where we are encouraged to slaughter our opponents as quickly as possible in order to nab a free nuke with which to punish any survivors. In Ubisoft's Valiant Hearts: The Great War, however, you'll witness the stories of normal citizens, who are dragged onto the front...
Loot scootin' baby
If you've been holding your breath in anticipation of the release of Borderlands 2 on the PlayStation Vita, we're glad to inform you that the popular shooter has now been given a firm release date. That's right, you can now safely start scrounging together some loot to purchase the title on 28th May in Europe. But first, you...
Releasing on PS3 in August
If you're looking for something to play on the PlayStation 3, and Murdered: Soul Suspect isn't doing anything for you, perhaps Risen 3: Titan Lords will fill that role. Developer Piranha Bytes has recently released a new trailer for the title, along with the news that it'll be launching on 12th August in North America and...
Autobots, start your engines
Activision’s curious Transformers cross Bayformers mash-up Transformers: Rise of the Dark Spark is set to start an intergalactic war on both the PlayStation 3 and PlayStation 4 from 24th June in North America and 27th June in Europe. In an effort to appease old-school fans and younger players, the weighty robotic...
How fast do you want to go?
It’s releasing almost a year later than we anticipated, but Evolution Studios' delayed racer DriveClub will finally start its engine on 7th October in North America and 8th October in Europe. The date was confirmed as part of a brand new trailer, which we have to concede looks extraordinary. Alright, i
If looks could kill
It’s that time of the year where this editor starts panicking over who’s going to review the latest American Football game. While our UK-based office is brimming with footy fanatics, the majority of this team has a fondness for the wrong kind of beautiful game, and that’s likely to cause problems when Madden NFL 15 touches...
Joust a few more days
After an almost unbearable wait, multiplayer indie compilation Sportsfriends is finally seeing a console release. Originally funded on Kickstarter, the title includes four separate local multiplayer experiences, and will be launching on the PlayStation 3 and PlayStation 4 on 6th May in North America and 7th May in Europe. Oh,...
This is not a drill
There's been murmurings about it for weeks now, but PlayStation 4 firmware update v1.70 has finally been given a firm launch date. That's right, Sony has announced that the patch will be going live on 30th April. Obviously, this is a pretty big boon for console owners themselves, but it also means that we don't have to write...
We're all going on a summer holiday
It won't be long until you can join the Straw Hat crew in their pirate antics with the announcement that One Piece: Unlimited World Red will be arriving on the PlayStation 3 and PS Vita on 22nd June in Europe, and sometime in July in North America. Accompanying the announcement is a trailer which unveils the...
Yet more explosions
Back in February, the fourth game in the Dynasty Warriors: Gundam series, Dynasty Warriors: Gundam Reborn, was announced for a Summer release over here in the West, and today publisher Bandai Namco has confirmed that the mech-'em-up will be blasting its way to North America in July. Although there's no word on a specific...
