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Friday6th Nov 2020
News WipEout Lives On In This One-Of-A-Kind £190,000 Supercar
"This project has been way beyond anything I've seen before"
Anti-grav racing series WipEout hasn't seen a brand-new mainline entry in some time, but that doesn't mean that the legacy of the franchise – which began 25 years ago alongside the western launch of the original PlayStation – can't live on. Last night, WipEout co-creator and Game...
Monday2nd Sep 2019
Reminder Today Is Your Last Chance to Get August's PS Plus Games for PS4
Selection updates tomorrow
Can you believe we've reached September already? As everyone says every annum, it feels like this year is going very quickly. But enough of that: a new month means the PlayStation Plus lineup is due to change. Tomorrow, August's duo of PS4 games is being swapped out for the new selection. WipEout Omega Collection and...
Tuesday6th Aug 2019
News August 2019 PS Plus Games Are Available to Download Now on PS4
Total WipEout
After a couple of months that left many subscribers disappointed, Sony's offered up a cracking selection for August's PlayStation Plus lineup. WipEout Omega Collection is an excellent remaster with tons of content and fantastic PSVR support, and Sniper Elite
Tuesday22nd May 2018
News WipEout Omega Collection Demo Zooms to PS4
Test pilot
WipEout Omega Collection may be a simple remaster, but it's still one of PS4's best racing games, offering blisteringly fast, buttery smooth gameplay and a generous amount of content. The recent virtual reality update makes it even more enticing for those with PlayStation VR, especially as it happens to be one of the headset's best...
Wednesday28th Mar 2018
News WipEout Omega Collection PSVR Update is Available Now
Sick
We hope you don't get travel sickness -- WipEout Omega Collection's free virtual reality update is here and ready for takeoff. As you can see from the launch trailer embedded above, you'll be able to pilot your favourite ships (and even some new ones) from a new cockpit view. You can play any of the game's modes in PlayStation VR too,...
Saturday9th Dec 2017
PSX 2017 WipEout Omega Collection Ups the Ante with Free PSVR Patch
Are you VReady to go?
WipEout Omega Collection is getting a free update in Early 2018 which will incorporate PlayStation VR support. This will allow you to play through all three titles in the compilation in virtual reality. But that's not all: Sony's also adding three new bespoke PSVR vehicles with full 3D interiors. If that wasn't enough, the...
Monday12th Jun 2017
News UK Sales Charts: WipEout Omega Collection Earns an Elite Pass
First ever number one for franchise
We’re going to blow your mind a bit here: WipEout Omega Collection has scored the first ever UK sales charts number one in the iconic series’ history. Yes, that’s really true – it’s the first WipEout game ever to top the British sales charts. Has your mind been blown? We’re pretty bloody shocked...
Thursday1st Jun 2017
News Get Misty Eyed with WipEout Omega Collection Video
How the series found success
WipEout Omega Collection plots the return of an iconic PlayStation brand next week, and Sony’s released a new trailer featuring interviews with some of the people who shaped its success. The short but sweet clip includes anecdotes from creator Nick Burcombe, composer Tim Wright, and ex-community manager Ami Nakajima...
Wednesday31st May 2017
News Zut! You'll Have to Beat Zico Twice for WipEout Omega Collection's Platinum
You are already dead
We don’t know who the heck Zico is, but we do know he has God-like reflexes. The bane of every WipEout player’s life has returned with not one but two Trophies in the upcoming WipEout Omega Collection. Spare a thought for all of those DualShock 4s that will be thrown to the floor and promptly stamped to smithereens in...
Thursday25th May 2017
News WipEout Omega Collection's Soundtrack Will Make Your Ears Bleed
Not literally, of course
Electronic music has been part of WipEout’s DNA since its inception; the game used to pop up in UK clubs during the PSone days. Apparently. We were too young to be licking WKD off a stripper’s abs back then, and now it seems we’re too old to recognise half of the songs on re-release WipEout Omega Collection’s...
Friday12th May 2017
News Melt Your Face Off with 7 Minutes of WipEout PS4 Splitscreen Gameplay
Zip zip zoom
The folks over at PlayStation Access have been putting in some time with upcoming PlayStation 4 remaster WipEout: Omega Collection - the lucky gits - and they've uploaded seven minutes of gameplay to YouTube. Focusing on splitscreen racing, the video's well worth a watch if you're eager to see more of the glorious looking title...
Wednesday10th May 2017
News Sony Has Gone Above and Beyond with This Amazing WipEout: Omega Collection PSone Sleeve
Back to the future
Damn, would you look at that thing? Those of a certain age will no doubt be smashed in the face by a wave of nostalgia upon viewing these pictures - and rightly so. Sony has revealed that pre-ordering the upcoming WipEout: Omega Collection at specific shops will snag you a gorgeous original PlayStation-style sleeve. Seriously...
Thursday4th May 2017
News WipEout: Omega Collection Adds the Tigron Team
PS4 remaster adds new craft
These remasters get more and more confusing to classify, don’t they? WipEout: Omega Collection may technically be an updated edition of WipEout HD Fury and WipEout 2048, but Sony’s going above and beyond – even adding a new team and vehicle to the title’s roster of anti-grav racing machines. Welcome to the fray...
Tuesday2nd May 2017
News WipEout: Omega Collection Crosses the Finishing Line
Game goes gold ahead of launch
WipEout: Omega Collection is finished and ready for release. The game – which is due out on 6th June in North America and 7th June in Europe – is a compilation of remastered races, including WipEout HD Fury and WipEout 2048. Both games have been upgraded to take advantage of 4K resolution on the PlayStation 4 Pro,...
Tuesday11th Apr 2017
News Good God, WipEout Omega Collection Is Looking Glorious on PS4 Pro
Gotta go fast
German channel Inside PlayStation's got a little more pre-release footage for you to feast your eyes on, this time from WipEout Omega Collection. This was playable at a recent convention so it does appear that Sony's plumped up for one of the title's slower speeds to make the experience more comfortable for attendees – but that...
Sunday9th Apr 2017
News WipEout Omega Collection's Steelbook Pays Homage to PSone
Box art will take you back
In case you didn't know, WipEout Omega Collection is getting a retail release on the PlayStation 4, and if you shop at as of yet undetermined retailers you'll be able to nab a tasty looking steelbook copy. Here's what it looks like in all of its retweet baiting glory: The coolest thing about the steelbook box art is...
Thursday30th Mar 2017
News WipEout Omega Collection's Pre-Order Theme Is a Thing of Beauty
Omega
There are no shortage of terrible PlayStation 4 dynamic themes, but this WipEout Omega Collection pre-order bonus is not one of them. On the bottom panel it shows anti-grav vehicles zooming around a hairpin bend, while the top section includes models of some of the franchise's most iconic jets. And it's all set to the sound of ear-shattering...
News WipEout Omega Collection's Anti-Grav League Opens 6th June
4K, 60 frames-per-second on PS4 Pro
It's the one many of us have been waiting for: WipEout Omega Collection will release on the PlayStation 4 on 6th June in North America and 7th June in Europe, with pre-orders rolling out on the PlayStation Store as we type. The compilation – a collection of remastered versions of WipEout HD, WipEout HD Fury, and...
Sunday4th Dec 2016
News WipEout Omega Collection Looks 4King Unreal on PS4 Pro
Beam it into your Asseg-eyes
You know you've put together a strong press conference when something like WipEout Omega Collection – a jaw dropping reveal under ordinary circumstances – doesn't even feel like the main draw. But make no mistake: Sony XDev Europe's compilation of classic anti-grav racing tracks is looking like a real treat –...
Saturday3rd Dec 2016
PSX 2016 WipEout Finally Races onto PS4 in Omega Collection
The t-shirt delivers
Shawn Layden, you're alright. WipEout has been conspicuously missing on Sony's current gen hardware for far too long, and at the beginning of the company's PSX 2016 presser, the iconic racing series was revealed to be coming to the PlayStation 4 by everyone's favourite bearded executive. It's called WipEout: Omega Collection,...
