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E3 2013: The Dark Sorcerer Rises in Extended Technology Demo

The Dark Sorcerer Rises in Extended Technology Demo

"What mask?"

Much like last year’s Kara technology demonstration, The Dark Sorcerer is Quantic Dream’s latest experiment for the PlayStation 4. The video is running in realtime on the next generation console, and represents the first version of the French studio’s latest engine. However, the developer stresses that the footage is not...

E3 2013: Sony's Dropping the PSN Pass System for PS4

Sony's Dropping the PSN Pass System for PS4

No annoying codes

Now that Sony’s revealed that you’ll need a PlayStation Plus subscription to play PlayStation 4 games online, the company’s announced that it’s ditching the PSN Pass system currently present in its first-party games. However, that’s not stopping other publishers from implementing their own version if they choose...

E3 2013: See the PS4 Camera in Action in the Playroom

See the PS4 Camera in Action in the Playroom

Watching you

While the enhanced PlayStation 4 camera doesn’t come bundled with the console, it’s still being touted as an integral part of the system’s setup. This brand new trailer deployed by PlayStation Japan shows off an augmented reality demo known as the ‘Playroom’, which uses a combination of the camera and the DualShock 4 to...

E3 2013: inFAMOUS: Second Son Gameplay Footage Flies Like a Bird

inFAMOUS: Second Son Gameplay Footage Flies Like a Bird

Giving the Cole shoulder

Who said that next generation games are indistinguishable from existing releases? inFAMOUS: Second Son may not appear to be blowing off the doors from a gameplay perspective, but it sure looks clean for an open world game, doesn’t it? The first gameplay trailer embedded below shows protagonist Delsin Rowe zooming around...

E3 2013: Did Jack Tretton Just Put a Bullet in The Last Guardian?

Did Jack Tretton Just Put a Bullet in The Last Guardian?

Anticipated exclusive is on hiatus

We really thought that this was going to be the year that The Last Guardian puffed out its feathers in glorious high resolution on the PlayStation 4 – but it sounds like the title may have been put back on the shelf. Following a promising message from creative director Fumito Ueda earlier in the year – which...

E3 2013: Check Out Killzone: Shadow Fall's Stylish Box Art

Check Out Killzone: Shadow Fall's Stylish Box Art

Good and evil

It may not be quite as eye-catching as that incredible inkblot mock-up, but we’re still rather fond of Killzone: Shadow Fall’s official box art. The package demonstrates the divide between the ISA and the Helghast, and even incorporates the shape of the leather fastener on the redesigned antagonists’ masks. Interestingly, it...

Live: Watch the PlayStation E3 2013 Livecast Right Here - Day One

Watch the PlayStation E3 2013 Livecast Right Here - Day One

Tune in

The press conferences may be done and dusted, but that doesn’t mean that the E3 action’s over. Sony will be broadcasting live gameplay demos and interviews from its PlayStation Booth all week, and you can tune in courtesy of the video embedded below. In all, the publisher’s promising over 40 demonstrations, ranging from PlayStation 4...

E3 2013: This Is How PS4's Social Functions Will Work

This Is How PS4's Social Functions Will Work

Fancy bedroom not included

Aside from the fancy visuals and new games, the unmistakable advantage of upgrading to the PlayStation 4 is demonstrated in the cringe-inducing trailer embedded below. While we’ve become accustomed to the clunky interface of the PlayStation 3 over the years, the next generation console will offer a much more refined...

E3 2013: Yes, the PlayStation 4 Is Region Free

Yes, the PlayStation 4 Is Region Free

Of course it is

Considering the strides that it’s made to appease gamers in other areas, you didn’t think that Sony was going to go and region lock the PlayStation 4, did you? Good, because it’s not. Writing on Twitter overnight, a nonchalant Shuhei Yoshida revealed that the next generation console will be “region free”. However, it’s...

E3 2013: Put Your Hands Together for This DriveClub Trailer

Put Your Hands Together for This DriveClub Trailer

Big beats

Sony confirmed overnight that DriveClub will be available as a launch title for the PlayStation 4 – and PlayStation Plus subscribers will score a free version of the game as part of their membership on launch day. Judging by the terminology being used by SCEA executive Jack Tretton on stage, we’re guessing that this giveaway will...

E3 2013: inFAMOUS: Second Son Trailer Fumes on PS4

inFAMOUS: Second Son Trailer Fumes on PS4

Super power nirvana

We fully expected inFAMOUS: Second Son to feature during Sony's E3 2013 presser as a live demonstration, but instead we were treated to this brilliantly paced, action-packed trailer. Protagonist Delsin Rowe – played by the ever brilliant Troy Baker – is shown skipping between cracking combat and brotherly narrative. It's...

E3 2013: Sony Rubs Salt into the Xbox One's Used Games Dilemma

Sony Rubs Salt into the Xbox One's Used Games Dilemma

Ouch, that stings

Following Sony's momentous E3 showing – in which the firm delivered the revelation that the PlayStation 4 will play used games – a video has surfaced on the Japanese giant's official YouTube channel, mocking the somewhat more complicated procedure of pre-owned content on its competitor's platform. At just 22 seconds long, it's...