October2017
Interview Yakking About Knack 2 with Composer Anthony Willis
Knack is back, Jack
Shortly before the release of Sony’s Knack 2 we got the chance to sit down with the game’s composer, Anthony Willis, and discuss with him some elements of his process for crafting the score for the latest in Sony’s platforming series. Anthony has previously worked on many film projects such as How to Train Your Dragon 2,...
June2017
E3 2017 Horizon Zero Dawn Gets Its First Expansion Later This Year
Entitled The Frozen Wilds
Hungry for more Horizon: Zero Dawn? Well, you're in luck: Sony announced a new downloadable expansion named The Frozen Wilds, and it's out this year. The trailer doesn't exactly reveal much about the content, but it looks like it could feature new mysteries and unveil new answers. That mountain looks particularly ominous...
December2016
PSX 2016 PaRappa Joins WipEout in Sony IP Resurgence, Demo Out Now on PS4
LocoRoco and Patapon, too
The PlayStation Experience press conference really did play to the fans. We got our first look at Crash Bandicoot N. Sane Trilogy, and Shawn Layden announced the first in a wave of remastered classic first party titles with WipEout: Omega Collection. A little later in the show, it was confirmed that PaRappa the Rapper is...
PSX 2016 Meet Some New Monsters in Horizon: Zero Dawn's Latest Trailer
Get Aloy of this
Guerrilla's open world RPG looks more and more impressive every time we see it. There's an awesome level of detail in Horizon: Zero Dawn's world, and that's clearly evident in this latest trailer. It features a few new robo-dinos we've not seen before, such as the creatures with buzzsaws in their faces (because teeth clearly aren't...
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,...
September2016
Mission Blog Chapter 6 - Boldly Going
The final frontier
The black hole was alarmingly close. It was an arresting if slightly terrifying sight, with an attractive blue aura surrounding a harshly defined circle of darkness. Though No Man's Sky's black holes offer some of the most striking (and perilously inviting) views in the game, my curiosity got the better of me just before I flew...
Mission Blog Chapter 5 - Atlas, At Last
We are not alone
I didn't really want to leave the Rachel system. There were lots of planets, all of them were great for different reasons, and I was making mega space bucks. I found another planet, not far from Gravitino Rush, that was covered in venom sacs. They were also worth a bundle, and collecting them was just as dangerous as it was with...
Mission Blog Chapter 4 - Financial Times
Money, it's a gas
I'd been searching for copper among the asteroids hovering in the nothingness for at least an hour. The hyperdrive upgrade I managed to find in the last system required hundreds of the stuff, and I was accumulating it at a snail's pace. After visiting a handful of yellow star systems and knowing full well that the other colours...
Mission Blog Chapter 3 - Man on the Moon
Take a hike
The Laptop system was, on first impressions, a bit of a letdown. One planet with two moons? Is that all you've got for me, Laptop? Pfff. It wasn't all bad, though. I hadn't really seen many moons at that stage, so I was intrigued to see if there were any differences. Perhaps they'd be rockier and less rich in resources. Whatever the...
August2016
Mission Blog Chapter 2 - Systematic
Infinite improbability
I was only my second star system in – now named Coaster, of course – but already it felt like I was in a whole new place. The Gek space station was a silhouette against a vivid burnt orange backdrop, and a couple of freighter ships warped imposingly close, blocking my view of the nearest planet. There were very few planets...
Mission Blog Chapter 1 - Hello, Worlds
Come fly with me
I don't like to draw much attention to No Man's Sky's technical problems, undeniably present though they are, but I did find it sort of hilarious that after my initial attempt to boot the game up saw it crash, it turned out you begin the game having crash landed. It was a graceless, unintentionally brilliant moment, the software...
Mission Blog Join Me on My Journey to the Centre of the Universe
Take off
"Space is big. Really big. You just won't believe how vastly, hugely, mind-bogglingly big it is. I mean, you may think it's a long way down the road to the chemist, but that's just peanuts to space." The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy is one of my all-time favourite things. It's hilarious, it's silly, and it's about travelling through...
June2016
E3 2016 New PS4 Gameplay Shows Off Horizon: Zero Dawn Combat, RPG Elements
Mech-mounting! Dialogue Trees! Crafting!
Guerrilla's new IP, Horizon: Zero Dawn, seems to look better each time that we see it. In the latest gameplay trailer, we see our protagonist, Aloy, traversing a gorgeous valley, taking care of a few robo-dinos along the way. We get to see the game's crafting menu, which looks pretty simplistic by RPG...
E3 2016 Insomniac Swings by with PS4 Exclusive Spider-Man Game
How's that for a Sucker Punch?
The rumours can finally be put to rest: a brand new Spider-Man game is heading exclusively to PlayStation 4. However, it isn't the Seattle-based studio Sucker Punch taking the reins - it's Insomniac Games. There were whispers online recently of the ever-imaginative developer being responsible for the new web-slinging...
March2016
News Want a 20th Anniversary PS4 Console Signed by Naughty Dog? Here's How
All proceeds go to charity
Remember those ridiculously handsome 20th Anniversary PlayStation 4 consoles from last year? We sure do. In fact, we haven't stopped salivating over them since they were first shown. If, like us, you're still frantically searching in vain for one of the elusive machines, you may be in luck, as Sony of Australia is...
January2016
News PlayStation VR Skips Sony's CES 2016 Press Conference
Hide and Seek
We didn't really expect to see much of the PlayStation VR, did we? There were still some lingering hopes at Push Square Towers that the Japanese giant would finally set a release date and price point for the next-gen headwear, but alas, nothing was said on the matter and we're left dabbing some manly tears from our not-yet-PSVR-ed...
August2015
News PS Vita Prototype Looked a Lot Like the PSPgo
HDMI and SD card support, too
Sony's PlayStation Vita didn't take the gaming world by storm unfortunately, but at one point in time it may have stood a better chance. One of the poorest decisions by the bigwigs at Sony was the use of propriety memory cards instead of the much cheaper and readily available SD cards. It's a decision which has baffled...
News The PSN Is Undergoing Scheduled Maintenance Next Week
Thankfully we'll be in bed
The PlayStation Network's going to be undergoing some scheduled maintenance next week, Sony has announced. Starting at 04:30AM BST and 20:30PM PST on Tuesday the 18th August - or Monday the 17th August for you Americans - it's unlikely to disrupt many users in our neck of the woods, although we can't say the same for our...
News Phwoar, This Horizon: Zero Dawn PS4 Theme Is a Beauty
Meching the difference
PlayStation Heroes is a monthly initiative that sees most of the proceeds made from the selling of exclusive PlayStation 4 themes donated to charity, and August's theme is a real beauty. Based on upcoming open world mech-'em-up Horizon: Zero Dawn, the skin presents a colourful and detailed backdrop for your new-gen system...
News Uncharted: The Nathan Drake Collection's Nabbing a Special Edition on PS4
Should have come with a fake moustache
Yes, you read that right - it's time for remastered titles to get their very own collector's editions. Due to release on the 9th October in the UK and on the 7th October in Europe, Uncharted: The Nathan Drake Collection's special edition makes for a neat little package. Consisting of a steel case, some...
July2015
News This Bloodborne Statue Is Devilishly Detailed
Bloody expensive, though
As the old saying goes, the devil is in the detail, and this is certainly true of Bloodborne's latest piece of merchandise. Two slightly different 32cm statues are available to pre-order in Japan from Gecco, but they each cost a whopping $300 or so. One model is tinted with a splash of blood, while the other appears to be a...
News August's PlayStation Plus Freebies Feature Lara Croft, Limbo, and God of War
Here we go again
The PlayStation Plus hype train has finally entered the station. August's selection includes Lara Croft and the Temple of Osiris on PlayStation 4, as well as atmospheric adventure Limbo. Cross-buy titles Stealth Inc 2: A Game of Clones and Sound Shapes add some meat to the offering across all three Sony platforms, while the ageing...
News New EU PlayStation Store Summer Sales Bring Decent Discounts to PS4, PS3, and Vita
Infinite summer
Another week, another selection of discounts for us to copy and paste into one big article to satiate your lust for throwing money at digital games. The PlayStation Store's summery sales are here, and this year, there are some PlayStation 4 blockbusters in the mix, such as Bloodborne, Dragon Age: Inquisition, and Dying Light. One...
News Danganronpa PS4 Morpheus Tech Demo Is as Crazy as You'd Expect
Scary stuff
The maniacal Monokuma is scary enough on our PlayStation Vita screen, never mind directly in front of our eyes. Thanks to AllGamesBeta's YouTube channel, we've snagged a look at how a courtroom situation in Danganronpa would play out using Project Morpheus, Sony's virtual reality headset. The results are as weird as you'd expect, with...
News Japanese Sales Charts: Batman Swoops In to Save the Day for PS4
Victory from the shadows
Well would you look at that - the PlayStation 4's back on top in Japan. Granted, the actual numbers aren't that great, but it just goes to show that with the right software, Sony's latest console still has a chance of seeing growth in The Land of the Rising Sun. The new-gen machine racked up 24,266 sales last week, which is...
