February2015
News Actually, Helldivers Isn't One of Your Free PS Plus Games in March
Shot down
Contrary to popular, and largely logical, opinion, chaotic co-op shooter Helldivers won't actually be one of your free PlayStation Plus games next month. The downloadable title is slated for release on the 3rd and 4th of March in North America and Europe respectively, which understandably led to many believing that it would be available...
News Apparently, People Buy PS4s Over Xbox Ones and Wii Us for the Resolution
Hmmmm
This should go down well. According to a report by Nielsen, the PlayStation 4 is selling like hotcakes due to "better resolution". We know, we're not exactly sure what to make of this, either. The publication quizzed consumers on what aspects of current-gen consoles they found most attractive, while in the process of purchasing their new...
Should have known
Today's a pretty big day for game releases, but, as per usual, something's went a bit wrong on the PlayStation Store. Many users are reporting that they can't download or preload Dragon Ball XenoVerse and Resident Evil: Revelations 2. This appears to be caused by some sort of problem with Sony's service, but the company has stated...
News JRPG Oreshika: Tainted Bloodlines Builds a Family on Vita Next Month
Bloody business
Turn-based title Oreshika: Tainted Bloodlines finally has a Western release date -- and it's hopefully sooner than you expected. The relatively dark role-playing game sees you take control of a cursed clan that spans generations. Each family member ages rapidly, and only lives for around two years before the curse takes hold and...
News Japan's PS4 Games Lineup Is Absolutely Ridiculous
Rising sun
Many would argue that it's about darn time, but the PlayStation 4 finally looks poised to rack up some significant sales in Japan, thanks to its upcoming selection of releases. And we're not sure that we can argue. The above picture shows the console's lineup for the coming weeks, and it's a stellar one at that. Resident Evil:...
News You Can Save on a Massive Selection of PS4, PS3, and Vita Games in Europe's New PSN Sale
Happy Birthday Vita
North America got its own selection of discounts just yesterday, but Sony hasn't forgotten about us Europeans, either. Starting today, a massive amount of titles have had their prices slashed, including Destiny, Samurai Warriors 4, both Danganronpa games, and even The Evil Within. You're especially lucky if you're a big
News Wait a Minute, Sony Bought a PS4 for £85,000?
All for a good cause
Remember those 20th Anniversary Edition PlayStation 4s? The sleek grey consoles proved to be incredibly popular despite their extremely limited availability, with many machines getting resold for extortionate prices on websites like eBay. Sony recently held an auction for the very first 20th Anniversary unit, and the bidding...
News Save on 2014's Biggest Games in the Latest NA PSN Sale
Critical hit to the wallet
It seems like we can't go a single week without there being some sort of PlayStation Store sale going on. And while we're not necessarily complaining, we still fear for all those poor, empty wallets out there. The latest wave of discounts centre on some of the biggest games of last year. Dubbed the 'Critics' Choice Sale',...
News Uh Oh, The Last Guardian's Trademark Has Been Abandoned
Make of that what you will
Despite the fact that it's been years since we actually saw any evidence that The Last Guardian exists, the almost mythical spiritual successor to Shadow of the Colossus still manages to make the news with alarming frequency, such is the anticipation surrounding Team ICO's next game. The latest news comes courtesy of a...
News Helldivers Finally Blasts onto PS4, PS3, and Vita Next Month
Hell and back
Co-op shooter Helldivers is finally deploying onto all of Sony's platforms next month, and it's brought a quick trailer along to try and get us all to enlist. The blast-'em-up has you protect the galaxy from alien scum, and promises to be a hardcore twin-stick challenge. It's also got a bit of a comedic twist, so feel free to chuckle...
News Bloodborne's Soundtrack Has Stolen Our Hearts
Love song
Okay, so maybe we're jumping the gun a bit early with Valentine's Day jokes, but with Studio Japan sharing live footage of one of Bloodborne's musical tracks entitled "Cleric Beast", we've been swept off our feet. London based Air Studio provided the performance with choir and orchestra in full form, ready to send shivers down your spine...
News We Hope You're Not Expecting DriveClub PS Plus Edition Anytime Soon
Drag race
You may have already noticed, but DriveClub's PlayStation Plus Edition is still nowhere to be found. Originally poised to be the headliner of the service's October update, the free version's been postponed for months with little word on an expected time of arrival. It's grasping at straws, but the racer's official Twitter account has told...
News The Order: 1886 Is Just 'Touching the Surface' of the PS4's Power
Here we go
Well, we knew this kind of quote was coming sooner or later. In an interview with Game Trailers, creative director Ru Weerasuriya remarks on how The Order: 1886 is only just "touching the surface" of what the PlayStation 4 can do. The upcoming exclusive looks visually stunning -- that much we know -- but to think that Sony's newest...
News Remember, PSN Will Be Undergoing Maintenance Later Today
Strap yourself in
This is just a friendly reminder that the PlayStation Network will be undergoing scheduled maintenance later today, as stated earlier in the week. The service will be partially unavailable from 17:00PM GMT until 20:30PM GMT, meaning that you won't be able to access account management, the PlayStation Store, and various online...
News Phwoar, Feast Your Eyes on These The Order: 1886 Spoiler-Free Screenshots Direct from PS4
The PS4's finest?
At this point, we've known for a while that The Order: 1886 looks amazingly good, and now Sony's gone ahead and released a bunch of screenshots to prove it. Apparently captured directly from a PlayStation 4, the exclusive has us rubbing our faces up and down the screen in sheer anticipation. We reckon it's the detail that really...
News PSN Offline Later This Week for Maintenance
We're goin' down
Ignore the hyperbole in the headline, because contrary to popular belief, the PlayStation Network rarely goes offline completely when it's undergoing scheduled maintenance. Later this week, from 17:00PM GMT until 20:30PM GMT on Thursday, 12th February, you won't be able to access account management, the PlayStation Store, and...
News It Sounds Like Shuhei Yoshida Is As Tired of Annualised Franchises As You Are
Yawn
Good old Shuhei Yoshida, eh? The Sony executive has no doubt gained a few new followers on Twitter today after news emerged that he isn't a massive fan of annualised franchises. Speaking at a DICE 2015 panel, Yoshida commented on the marketing and development of games, and how the process has changed over the years. Fortunately, IGN was in...
News Sony's Suddenly Released More The Order: 1886 Videos Than We Thought Possible
Blackwater revival
The Order: 1886 isn't far off now, as it makes one last push towards its 20th February release date. And while we've been critical of the upcoming PlayStation 4 exclusive in the past due to its apparent hate of any substantial media, we can't possibly complain about how many videos Sony's stuck on the title's promotional website...
News Drown Yourself in the Grim Anticipation of Death with the First 18 Minutes of Bloodborne
Ghastly, in a good way
Can you feel that? That ominous, bleak feeling when you just know that around the next corner, you're probably going to get ripped to shreds by hordes of really creepy creatures with rusty weapons? No? Must just be us, then. Or perhaps you just need to watch the first 18 minutes of PlayStation 4 exclusive Bloodborne to really...
January2015
News New Uncharted 4 Screenshots Will Make You Swoon Over Nathan Drake
Careful now
Uncharted 4: A Thief's End is going to look phenomenal — we already know that, but we're still not turning down a fresh look at the PlayStation 4 exclusive thanks to a few new screenshots. The images come from Game Informer's latest issue, which features Naughty Dog's upcoming adventure. Protagonist Nathan Drake is looking...
News The Last of Us Movie Will Make Some 'Big Changes' to the Original Story
As you'd expect
Trying to cram a title that can take almost 20 hours to complete into a two hour movie can't be easy, but The Last of Us' big screen adaptation sounds like it's coming along quite nicely, according to the game's director and ever-present interviewee, Neil Druckmann. Speaking to Game Informer, Druckmann reveals that he's "just...
News Destiny and Minecraft Topped 2014's PSN Sales Charts
Act surprised
Another day, another chance to find out 2014 sales data. This time it's quite interesting, though, as Sony has shared lists of the best selling titles on the PlayStation Network. In North America, Destiny blasted the competition and landed in first place on PS4, while in Europe, Minecraft dug its way to victory on every single console...
News DriveClub Was the UK's Best Selling Exclusive of 2014
Pulling ahead
It may come as a shock to many, but DriveClub, the PlayStation 4 exclusive racer that was plagued by launch issues, was the UK's best selling exclusive game of 2014. The full list, which comes from MCV, takes console bundles into account, but doesn't follow digital sales, so we can probably assume that the gorgeous drive-'em-up sold by...
News PSN Is Down for Some, Sony Says It's Due to Heavy Traffic
Maintenance not scheduled until the 15th
We're getting numerous reports that the PlayStation Network is offline for some, and as we posted earlier today, the service isn't due its scheduled maintenance until the 15th January. Users are saying that when they attempt to sign in, they're met with a standard maintenance message, and we can confirm that...
Back for more
If the January PlayStation Store sale hasn't been enough to satiate your lust for savings, then these current 20th Anniversary deals might just claw away the last few coins from your wallet. Covering PS4, PS3, Vita, and even PSP games, the North American sale offers discounts on a large number of titles, and if you're a PlayStation...
