News - November, 2017

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  • Guide PS4 Pro vs PS4 - Which One Should You Buy?

    All the differences between PS4 Pro and PS4

    If you’re planning to purchase a PlayStation 4, you may have one big question: PS4 Pro or standard PS4? Both boxes have access to the same library of games, but ever since 10th November 2016, manufacturer Sony has offered two versions of its flagship format, so what are the differences? Well, in order to...

  • Review Hidden Agenda (PS4)

    Crime scene investigation

    So far, Sony’s new PlayLink initiative hasn’t amounted to anything more than a decent selection of casual party games. Both Knowledge Is Power and That’s You follow the Jackbox Party Pack formula of wrapping up trivia questions within a fun and humorous setting, while SingStar: Celebration allows editor Sammy Barker...

  • News Dark Souls in the Style of Cuphead Is a Sight for Sore Eyes

    Prepare to dine

    We all know that video game difficulty has become synonymous with Dark Souls, so it was no surprise to see tough-as-nails Xbox and PC platformer Cuphead labelled the “Dark Souls” of sidescrollers. But what if From Software’s famous action RPG franchise really was rendered in the style of a 1930s, rubber hose cartoon? This...

  • Review Batman: The Enemy Within - Episode Three: Fractured Mask (PS4)

    Ready, steady, crook

    The best thing about Batman: The Enemy Within so far is how many different relationships you’re forced to manage. Playing as both billionaire playboy Bruce Wayne and the Caped Crusader himself, Episode 3: Fractured Mask picks up where previous instalment The Pact left off, with the square-jawed suit right at the heart of...

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  • Review Tokyo Tattoo Girls (PS Vita)

    Tattoo nightmares

    Tokyo Tattoo Girls is definitely a strange game. If you’ve taken a look at any of the trailers for it then you can be forgiven for assuming that it’s going to be some kind of JRPG – even the opening cutscene feels like typical JRPG territory. But ignore your initial preconceptions, Tokyo Tattoo Girls is actually a...

  • Review SingStar: Celebration (PS4)

    Bum note

    Another year, another karaoke game. After a disappointing debut PlayStation 4 instalment, Sony’s London Studio is back with SingStar: Celebration, another title in the publisher’s new lineup of PlayLink games. Available to play with microphones, a PlayStation Camera (remember those?), or the Singstar Mic mobile app, this year's edition...

  • Review School Girl/Zombie Hunter (PS4)

    Zombie-kun, that's embarrassing

    You should never judge a game by its title, but in the case of School Girl/Zombie Hunter, you'd be absolutely right to expect cheap Japanese schlock, complete with last-gen graphics, wonky gameplay, and panty shots. Similar to the Earth Defence Force series, this is a low budget release that's undeniably rough around...

  • Review de Blob (PS4)

    Poor man's Splatoon?

    Nine years after its appearance on the Wii, de Blob has rolled onto the PlayStation 4. While certainly an unexpected port, it isn’t an unwelcome one. This colourful platformer was a delightfully whimsical adventure nearly a decade ago, with a simple concept that exuded fun and creativity. Pleasingly, this holds true today...

  • Deals PS Plus Subscriptions Discounted in the US and UK

    Extend your PlayStation Plus membership for 12 months

    Sony’s kicked off its week-long Black Friday 2017 promotion, and you can find the best PS4 deals in the UK and the best PS4 deals in the US through the respective links. US and UK gamers are getting a little bonus, though: 12 month PlayStation Plus subscriptions have been discounted to $39.99...

  • News Destiny 2's Infinite Forest Sounds Pretty Cool, By the Way

    Vexing

    Destiny 2's first expansion, Curse of Osiris, is bringing a bunch of new bits and pieces to the game. It's upping the level cap for starters, and introducing new story missions alongside some offshoot Raid content. But perhaps its most interesting addition comes in the form of the 'Infinite Forest'. Bungie hasn't said too much about...

  • News UK Sales Charts: Battlefront 2 Sales Slump 60%, Skyrim VR Outsells Switch Version

    Tons of new games chart

    Star Wars Battlefront 2 launched with 60 per cent fewer copies than its predecessor at retail in the UK, sales data has confirmed. The previous entry enjoyed the biggest ever debut for a Star Wars game in Britain, although it did have an extra day to rack up that record compared to the new instalment. It’s also worth...

  • Deals PS4 Pro Price Drop Temporarily Rolled Out in the UK

    Hardware bundles under £300

    Sony’s temporarily slashed the price of the PlayStation 4 Pro in the UK – pretty heavily, too. At the time of typing, you can currently snag Sony’s supercharged system alongside Call of Duty: WWII and either FIFA 18 or Gran Turismo Sport for £299.99. Factor in the price of the software, and you’re effectively...

  • News Persona 3 and 5 Dancing Development Is Just About Wrapped Up

    Get your groove on

    Persona 3: Dancing Moon Night and Persona 5: Dancing Star Night are apparently ready, or at least almost ready, to rock onto the dance floor. According to producer Kazuhisa Wada, who appears in the latest issue of Famitsu, the development cycle of both games has reached its "climax", so we could be getting a release date in...

  • News Need for Speed: Payback Alters Progression Amid Criticism

    But has it actually improved?

    EA’s pulling more U-turns than the ragtag group of rookie racers in Need for Speed: Payback’s boisterous campaign. Swedish developer Ghost Games has announced that – after reading community feedback – it’s in the process of tweaking the racer’s progression system, which unfortunately is a bit of a mess...

  • News Valkyria Chronicles 4 Officially Announced, Invades PS4 Next Year

    It's about time

    The original Valkyria Chronicles launched on the PlayStation 3 all the way back in 2008. The gorgeous strategy title was met with high review scores and birthed an incredibly loyal worldwide fanbase, but SEGA decided against building upon what it had, instead opting to release sequels Valkyria Chronicles II and Valkyria Chronicles...

Sunday19th Nov 2017

Saturday18th Nov 2017

  • Review Ben 10 (PS4)

    Ben not-quite-10

    Ben 10 first hit television screens way back in 2005 and quickly became a smash hit for Cartoon Network, spawning three spin-off series, four movies, and eight games. It centres around Ben Tennyson, a boy who discovers a watch called the Omnitrix which allows him to turn into various aliens. The franchise had been dormant since...

  • News This PS4 Black Friday Ad Is Well Worth Watching

    Psychic superpowers

    PlayStation Europe’s got surprisingly good at these comedy PlayStation 4 commercials – in fact, it’s been on a bit of a roll for a while now, so kudos to the marketing department for coming up with them. This latest Black Friday ad is another decent one, focusing on a fortune teller who’s trying to predict the PS...

  • Talking Point What Are You Playing This Weekend? - Issue 195

    Take your pick

    That’s it, then: all of the holiday blockbusters are out and Thanksgiving awaits. Of course, it’s not the end of the PlayStation 4’s year by any stretch of the imagination – there are still dozens of titles to be released before 2018 arrives – but it does mean you can probably breathe a little bit and catch up on all of the...

Friday17th Nov 2017

  • Guide New PS4 Games Releasing in 2017

    Upcoming PlayStation 4 games release dates

    Looking for new PS4 games release dates? Then we've got you covered with an exhaustive list of every PlayStation 4 game scheduled to release in 2017. You'll find every confirmed release date from the end of October and beyond, alongside some tentative ones, and we'll be working to update this regularly so...

  • Review L.A. Noire (PS4)

    Cop a feel

    Fun fact: did you know that L.A. Noire actually released closer to the 1940s than to 2017? If you used your detective skills to deduce that this is a lie, then Team Bondi’s noir classic could be your type of game. Newly remastered by Rockstar, the detective thriller is as confounding and cool as it was back in 2011, with a new lick of...

  • Review Final Fantasy XV: Comrades (PS4)

    Inactive Time Battle

    Unceremoniously tucked away under the downloadable content option on the game's main menu, Final Fantasy XV: Comrades is a full co-op-based expansion that takes place near the end of Final Fantasy XV's story. Without spoiling anything, it details the events of the world's darkest period, where humanity struggles to survive in a...

  • Hardware Review PS4 Slim Review - The Most Affordable PlayStation 4

    Does Sony's diminutive device deliver?

    It's amazing how much can happen in the space of a month. We never really expected Sony to release a PlayStation 4 Slim, but here we are putting Sony's shrunken system through its paces. There are times when the games industry feels like it's moving at a snail's pace, with titles announced eons before...

  • Hands On Skyrim VR Looks and Plays Great with PlayStation VR

    Is The Elder Scrolls any good in virtual reality?

    We’re some four hours into The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim VR and we’ve already got a quest list longer than our armspan, but we can say definitively that this is a great version of the game. Adapted for PlayStation VR, Bethesda’s behemoth open world looks exactly like you remember it – but also...

  • News God of War's Kratos Would Rather Punch Loot Boxes in the Face

    Show us how you really feel

    In the wake of the Star Wars Battlefront 2 fiasco, loot boxes are a hot button topic in the industry right now. And veteran God of War director Cory Barlog has revealed in GIF form how he feels about the fallout. So, as a form of catharsis for all of you, here’s Kratos punching a treasure chest in the face: It’s...

  • News First US PlayStation Store Black Friday 2017 Deals Go Live

    But for PS Plus members only

    The first leg of the US PlayStation Store Black Friday 2017 sale has gone live, focusing on savings for PlayStation Plus members. It’s worth noting that a larger sale not strictly limited to PlayStation Plus members will launch on 21st November, so there’s still much more to look forward to. This particular sale will...

  • Poll Are You Buying Star Wars Battlefront 2?

    Or have microtransactions put you off?

    Hey, Star Wars Battlefront 2 is out today on PlayStation 4... But are you buying it? Just in case you haven't been keeping up with the news, EA's latest blockbuster has been drowning in a sea of negativity for weeks. Most of that negativity stems from the game's convoluted progression system, which places...

  • News EA Removes Microtransactions from Star Wars Battlefront 2, for Now at Least

    Deal altered

    And there it is: EA has officially removed in-game purchases from Star Wars Battlefront 2... For now, anyway. The title's microtransactions were taken offline not too long ago, which got people talking about what the publisher could possibly be planning. Turns out that they're going to be gone for some time. In a statement, DICE...

  • News PlayStation VR Gets a Massive Temporary Price Cut in the UK

    Save huge on Skyrim VR, Gran Turismo Sport bundles

    PlayStation VR’s price has been temporarily slashed in the UK, with The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim VR and Gran Turismo Sport bundles available for £249.99 for a limited time. Both sets come with a headset, a PlayStation Camera, and a copy of PlayStation VR Worlds. This is an absolute bargain bin...

  • News Chinese Devil May Cry Lost Soul Aside Targets PSX 2017

    Devil may care

    Do you remember Lost Soul Aside? It first emerged as a really promising fan project, but it got so much attention that Sony actually signed it up as part of its China Hero Project, and now it’ll be playable at PSX 2017 next month. The game was listed as one of the titles that will be playable at the PlayStation convention, and now...

  • News October 2017 NPD: PS4 Is Still the Best Selling System of the Year

    Middle-earth: Shadow of War conquers all

    Despite increasingly intense competition, the PlayStation 4 remains the best-selling console in the United States year-to-date – but it’s going to be clinging on by its fingernails as we sprint towards the business end of the year. Nintendo Switch was the top platform once again for the month of October,...

  • News Celebrate a Decade of Uncharted Adventures All Month

    Nate-ness awaits

    Uncharted is just about a decade old, and in order to celebrate we ranked the best Uncharted games for your entertainment – and irritation. As one of the biggest PlayStation properties, however, Naughty Dog has its own anniversary events in mind – and it all starts with the slice of nostalgia embedded above. From 19th November...

  • News Star Wars Battlefront 2 Microtransactions Taken Down as Rumours of Change Swirl

    Altering the deal?

    Just when you're about to hit the hay, news breaks that Star Wars Battlefront 2's microtransactions have been taken offline. The game's "crystal" currency, which you can buy with real money, has been removed from the PlayStation Store and other digital storefronts, suggesting that something's about to happen. Of course, no one...

  • News New Arrival Moira Is Now Playable in Overwatch on PS4

    It's a matter of life and death

    The new Overwatch character, Moira, is now playable on the PlayStation 4. First announced at Blizzcon earlier this month, she came as quite the surprise for fans -- the majority very pleased to finally be getting another Support hero. Moira's abilities include using orbs to both heal and damage others, a short range...

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  • Review Slayaway Camp: Butcher's Cut (PS4)

    Slayer

    Slayaway Camp: Butcher's Cut is a sliding puzzle game, very similar in style to Hitman Go and Lara Croft Go. A bunch of kids have set up camp upon an old burial ground, making for your typical spooky story setting. Playing as a killer you must rid the camp of all its innocent children in the most brutally murderous way possible.  The...

  • News Sony Reckons Next Year Can Top Its Impressive 2017

    High bar

    This has been the best year for PlayStation in a long time – arguably over a decade, in fact. Sony came out swinging with Gravity Rush 2 and the PlayStation VR-powered Resident Evil 7: Biohazard in January, and it’s yet to really pump the brakes. Despite all of that, Worldwide Studios president Shuhei Yoshida believes that 2018 could be...

  • News Party Brawler Gang Beasts May Finally Be Coming to PS4

    Double finally

    Announcement of an announcement alert! Almost three years after a PlayStation 4 port was announced at PSX 2014, former Internet darling Gang Beasts may finally be coming to the console. The Double Fine published game has had a somewhat troubled development over the years, still stuck in Steam Early Access and yet to have a concrete...

  • News EA Sports UFC 3 Submits to PS4 on 2nd February

    Fight night

    EA Sports quietly announced UFC 3 this week, KOing any hopes of a new Fight Night for the time being. The sequel, due out worldwide on 2nd February, will feature Irish gobshite Conor McGregor on the cover – but don’t tell him we said that as he could probably murder us with his little finger. The headline new feature in this latest...

Saturday4th Nov 2017

  • News Trophies Can Finally Earn You Cold Hard Cash

    As long as you live in America

    Remember Sony Rewards, the US-only loyalty programme introduced in 2010? Probably not, but a new update now adds Trophy functionaility, allowing members of the service to earn PSN credits by earning Trophies. The bad news? Rewards aren't retroactive, so no matter how many games you've tirelessly Platinumed, you'll only...

  • Deals PlayStation Plus Subs Are Now Uber-Cheap on Amazon

    33 per cent off in USA

    Following in the footsteps of GameStop, mega retailer Amazon has now knocked 33 per cent off the price of one-year PlayStation Plus memberships, making them $39.99 for the time being. Whether you’re an existing subscriber looking to stack or a newcomer hoping to play some Star Wars Battlefront 2 over the Christmas break,...

  • News Hob, Torchlight Developer Runic Games Is No More

    Hob gone

    Torchlight developer Runic Games has been shuttered by parent company Perfect World Entertainment – and there’s a pun in there somewhere which probably isn’t appropriate to use. Anyway, the studio most recently released the likeable – but, ultimately, overlooked – Hob on the PlayStation 4. It is, however, no more. “I'm sorry to...

  • Weirdness Sony's Bringing Back AIBO, Its Robot Dog

    Woof

    All is well once more in the world of Sony’s financials, so it looks like the organisation’s research and development team has been let off its leash – quite literally. Some of you may remember AIBO, the robotic dog that the Japanese company launched in the late 90s. Well, now the project’s back in the form of a new AI-powered pet...

  • Talking Point What Are You Playing This Weekend? - Issue 193

    Plenty to pick from

    Assassin’s Creed is out! Call of Duty is out! Star Wars is almost here! Amazingly, we’re almost at the end of the holiday game-apocalypse, which is… Good news! It means that you should have lots to play, though, so what’s keeping you occupied this weekend? You know the dance by now. Sammy Barker, Editor: I've headed to...

  • News You May Be Interested in These New Overwatch Announcements

    Meet Moira

    Overwatch, in case you hadn’t noticed, has become one of the biggest games in the world. It’s always big news, then, when new announcements are made – particularly when they include new heroes and maps. And that’s exactly what’s powered its way out of BlizzCon 2017 like a Simon Fitzgerald summoned Hanzo ultimate. Firstly, the...

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  • Rumour Free PS Plus Games Leak for November 2017

    What's in store?

    The free selection of PlayStation Plus games may have leaked for November 2017. While platform holder Sony has yet to confirm the lineup, an image published by PlayStation Germany seems to suggest that the headliners on the PlayStation 4 this time will be balletic platformer Bound and madcap multiplayer title Worms: Battlegrounds...

  • Review Worms Battlegrounds (PlayStation 4)

    At war with itself

    Republished on Wednesday 1st November 2017: We're bringing this review back from the archives following the announcement of November's PlayStation Plus lineup. The original text follows. Way back in the hazy days of 1995, we doubt that plucky British studio Team 17 imagined that it would be making Worms games a...

  • News Is Subscription Service EA Access Finally Coming to the PS4?

    EA hints at more platforms

    Prior to launch, Sony insinuated that EA Access represented poor value for money, and that hasn’t really turned out to be true. The service has, in fact, gone from strength-to-strength – and it certainly hasn’t culminated in a glut of copy cats from rival publishers like Activision and Ubisoft. Not yet, anyway. And...

  • News November PlayStation Plus Games Announced

    The leak was right

    This month's PlayStation Plus lineup has been revealed, and it turns out that the leak was right. On PlayStation 4, we're getting colourful platformer Bound alongside Worms Battlegrounds. Meanwhile, PlayStation VR users get a nice extra in the form of Until Dawn: Rush of Blood. Co-op brawler Dungeon Punks is

  • Review Bound (PS4)

    Just dance

    Republished on Wednesday 1st November 2017: We're bringing this review back from the archives following the announcement of November's PlayStation Plus lineup. The original text follows. As demoscene veterans, it's no surprise to see Polish developer Plastic's latest obsess over visual effects. Bound is a ballerina-based...

  • Review ELEX (PS4)

    Swing and a miss

    ELEX is an open world role-playing game from a developer with an incredibly spotty track record. No stranger to B-tier titles (with the B sometimes standing for Bin), German studio Piranha Bytes has amassed something of a cult following over the years. ELEX is bound to find an audience, but that audience is bound to be small – and...

  • Guide New PS4 Games in November 2017

    All the upcoming PlayStation 4 release dates

    There’s no better month for new PS4 games than November 2017 – after all, the final few weeks before the holidays bring more blockbusters than any other period in the year. This term there’s lots to look forward to on the PlayStation 4, including (but not limited to) Call of Duty: WWII, Sonic...

  • Review Oure (PS4)

    Trials of fluff

    In the same vein as Abzu, Journey, and the recent AER: Memories of Old, Oure likes to keep itself a little vague. Developer Heavy Spectrum, best known for its work on last year’s Shadow of the Beast, has taken clear inspiration from the likes of thatgamecompany’s masterpiece – but does this help turn Oure into a memorable...

  • Review PixelJunk VR Dead Hungry (PS4)

    McDead

    Back on the PlayStation 3, the PixelJunk games were a staple of the digital offerings on the PlayStation Store. Whether it was Racers, Monsters, Eden, or the ever-popular Shooter titles, each game managed to bring something new to the table and make it fun. Developer Q-Games is now looking to continue that mythos in virtual reality with...

  • News Sony on Unprecedented PlayStation Violence: We Trust Our Creators

    "We’ve always wanted to have a variety of content"

    We’re not entirely sure how we’ve reached this point, but The Last of Us: Part II and Detroit: Become Human have become hot button topics in the wake of Sony’s Paris Games Week 2017 press conference. You probably already guessed that from the fact that we’ve published, like, five articles...

  • News PlayStation Plus Members Save Big in Latest Sale on EU PS Store

    Double discounts

    As is the case in the States, Sony’s launched a slew of Double Discounts for PlayStation Plus members on the European PlayStation Store. As part of the promotion, prices have plunged by up to 70 per cent for members, with some select highlights including Mafia III (£17.99), Borderlands: The Handsome Collection (£8.99), and...

  • News PS Plus Members Score Double Discounts on NA PlayStation Store

    How low can you go?

    PlayStation Plus members: you’re getting double discounts on this week’s North American PlayStation Store sale. Some of the highlights include Horizon: Zero Dawn ($27.99), Life Is Strange ($5.49), and Mafia III ($19.99). Other standouts include Yooka-Laylee ($19.99), Final Fantasy XV ($24.99), and Deus Ex: Mankind Divided

  • Deals PS Plus Subscriptions Are Down to $39.99 at GameStop

    Bargain

    While we wait for Sony to announce November’s official PlayStation Plus lineup, it’s probably worth mentioning that one-year subscriptions are currently on sale at GameStop for $39.99. This represents a $20 saving, and is a really great deal if your membership’s about to run out – or you simply want to stack another 12 months on top...

  • News Housemarque Canning Coin-Op After Commercial Flops

    Arcade is dead

    Housemarque is renowned for its arcade games, but the Finnish developer is moving on from the kind of coin-op experiences you’d typically associate with the company. Writing on its website, CEO Ilari Kuittinen explains that despite high reviews for releases like Nex Machina and Resogun, the studio’s games don’t sell in...

  • News DOOM VFR Reloads with PlayStation VR Aim Controller Support

    Hell yeah

    It’s been rumoured for a little while, but DOOM VFR will have full PlayStation VR Aim Controller support. Sony’s likeable virtual reality accessory originally released with Farpoint, and gives you unprecedented control in first-person shooter games. Judging by a

  • Poll Ultimate PlayStation Character Tournament Round 1 - Matches 5-8

    Ready? Fight!

    This is the second week of our Ultimate PlayStation Character Tournament. 128 characters enter, but only one will be crowned champion -- and you decide who that champion will be. If you want to know more about the Ultimate PlayStation Character Tournament, be sure to click through here. Last Week's Results (Click the image...

  • News Japanese Sales Charts: Assassin's Creed Origins Climbs into Top 5

    PS4 sales remain steady

    Unsurprisingly, it's Nintendo that dominates the latest Japanese charts. With Super Mario Odyssey moving nearly half a million copies and the Switch tearing up the hardware list, there's only one PlayStation title really worth talking about: Assassin's Creed Origins. The open world release made the top five in the Land...

  • News Unsurprisingly, There'll Be an MLB The Show 18

    Dodger the question

    The World Series is going down to the wire, and no one can guess who’s going to win. More predictable is that Sony San Diego is currently beavering away on the next entry in its baseball simulation series, MLB The Show 18. Ramone Russell, who works at the developer as a community manager and game designer, casually announced...

  • Store Update 31st October 2017 (Europe)

    Boo

    It’s a slightly slower week on the European PlayStation Store – if you count Stifled, PixelJunk VR Dead Hungry, Bubsy: The Woolies Strike Back, and .hack: We’re Not Typing the Full Name as slow. Also, a little game called Call of Duty: WWII drops on Friday. PS4 Games: Oure (Not in Russia) 30th October ShowMax (South Africa Only) 30th...

  • News Media Molecule's Dreams Is Not Dead Despite Paris No-Show

    Don't stop believin'

    If there was one game we would have bet our selection of imported Oreos on appearing at Paris Games Week on Monday, it was Dreams. But once again, Media Molecule’s creation simulation was very much missing in action. So what the heck is going on with the developer’s barmy imagination engine? Well, the first thing to note is...

  • News Pixelated Platformer Owlboy Swoops Onto PS4 in 2018

    What a hoot

    Owlboy, an indie platformer that was first shown nearly a decade ago, will finally launch on PS4 on 13th February, 2018. The game has been available on PC for a year to the day, where it enjoyed universal critical acclaim.  In this award-winning 2D sidescroller, you take control of Otus, who is - you guessed it - half owl, half...