News - 2019, Week 21
Monday27th May 2019
News Hideo Kojima Releases Death Stranding Teaser - Is a New Trailer Coming?
Create the rope
What's that Hideo Kojima up to now? Last we heard, he was busy putting together a brand new trailer for Death Stranding, a PlayStation 4 (and PS5?) exclusive we still know very little about. Many reasoned that the new video would make its appearance during
Sunday26th May 2019
News Travis Strikes Again: No More Heroes Breaks Nintendo Switch Exclusivity to Release on PS4
Announced by Suda51
Suda51 himself had been teasing an announcement taking place at his panel at MomoCom, and here it is: Travis Strikes Again: No More Heroes is coming to PS4. Originally released earlier this year for the Nintendo Switch, the game was met with fairly mixed reviews, although our friends over at Nintendo Life enjoyed the experience...
News Sucker Punch Celebrates 10 Years of InFAMOUS with Fact-Filled Twitter Thread
Originally called True Hero
Today marks the 10th anniversary of Sucker Punch's superhero series InFAMOUS, and so the Washington-based developer has taken to Twitter to celebrate the occasion with a thread packed full of interesting facts and mechanics that didn't quite make it into the final game. Taking a look through the thread, it uncovers a...
Saturday25th May 2019
News DayZ Is Coming to PS4 Next Week, Over Four Years After the Original Announcement
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What's that we spy in the latest PlayStation Blog update for the PlayStation Store? DayZ is coming to PS4 next week all of a sudden, arriving with absolutely no fanfare whatsoever. Originally announced all the way back at the start of the generation during
News Oh, Five Nights at Freddy's VR Is Out Next Week
Here's Freddy
Did we know this? Seems like Sony is lining up the ultimate week for PlayStation VR owners, with Five Nights at Freddy's VR: Help Wanted accompanying Trover Saves the Universe and Blood & Truth. Due out on 28th May, the virtual reality adaptation of the smartphone smash will compile a collection of classic and original minigames...
News Nioh 2 Gameplay Footage Is Bloody and Impressive
Nearly four hours worth of video to digest
Nioh 2's alpha test got underway yesterday, but footage of the early beta is already surfacing across the internet. Thanks to YouTube user Shirrako, we've got almost four hours worth of gameplay to munch on that those lucky enough to be invited are playing right now. Chec
News Bloodstained: Ritual of the Night Has a Post-Release Roadmap to Rival Service Games
No, really
Remember when ANTHEM was supposed to be the next big service game, and then BioWare fell off the face of the planet? Yeah, us neither. The good news is that Bloodstained: Ritual of the Night is right around the corner, and waiting to fill the third-person shooter's place. Wait, what? Obviously, the Koji Igarashi-helmed Castlevania clone...
News Star Ocean: First Departure R, a Remake of the First Star Ocean, Is Adventuring to PS4
Now in HD
Here's a pleasant little weekend announcement for you: Star Ocean: First Departure R is coming to PlayStation 4. Back on the PSP, the very first Star Ocean game was given new life in the form of an enhanced remake named Star Ocean: First Departure. First Departure R is an HD remake of that remake. Square Enix says that it'll have new...
Talking Point What Are You Playing This Weekend? - Issue 273
Judge and jury
The sun’s been shining ahead of the Bank Holiday weekend, so you can bet on your expensive new BBQ that it’ll be chucking it down for the next 72 hours. No matter, you’ve got a backlog to be working through, right? Here’s everything we’re playing. Robert Ramsey, Deputy Editor: This weekend I'm playing games that I'm not...
Friday24th May 2019
Feature Is Red Dead Online Worth Playing Now That It's Out of Beta?
Red or dead?
Is it safe to say that Red Dead Online has been a bit of a disappointment? The online component of Red Dead Redemption 2, we expected big things from the team at Rockstar -- especially given the developer's experience with the ridiculous ongoing success of GTA Online -- but a few weeks after Red Dead Online launched, it just kind of...
News Assassin's Creed Odyssey: The Fate of Atlantis Episode 2 Torments Hades in Early June
A trip to the underworld
Ubisoft's dished out a release date for the second episode in The Fate of Atlantis -- Assassin's Creed Odyssey's latest DLC saga. Titled Torment of Hades, the episode will launch on the 4th June. In case you missed it, the game's new patch adds support for said DLC along with some other bits and pieces. We don't know much...
News Remember Ouya, the 'PlayStation Killer'? Well Now It's Dead
Almost dead, anyway
Ouya? More like Ounah! Right, guys? Ouya, the little console that couldn't, is now officially dead. You wouldn't be blamed for thinking it's been dead for years because the device itself was discontinued back in 2015, but now its digital game store is set to be closed next month, on the 25th June. The final nail in the coffin...
News Is Square Enix Teasing Its Avengers Game for E3 2019?
It's got some stones
As we know, Square Enix is set to appear at E3 2019 with its very own presentation. During Sony's last State of Play, it was revealed that more of Final Fantasy VII Remake will be shown off, presumably during the publisher's presser. That's all well and good, but what else is it cooking up for the LA show? Many have been...
News Sony: The Future Is Bright for PSVR, And We Won't Stop with PS4
Company committed to virtual reality
Sony’s already confirmed that PlayStation VR will work with PlayStation 5, and it sounds like it’ll be continuing to push the peripheral heavily as it moves into the next generation. Speaking at Collision 2019 in Toronto earlier this week, Dominic Mallinson who’s the senior vice president of R&D at the...
News Free Action RPG Dauntless Pushes Past 4 Million Players Following Full Release on Consoles
Slaying it
Dauntless appears to have done well for itself following its launch on PlayStation 4 earlier this week. The free-to-play action role-playing game was previously in beta on PC for quite a while before hitting Sony's console as well as Xbox One. It seems to be a good result given that developer Phoenix Labs is happy to brag about it. We've...
News PSVR's Inevitable PS5 Successor Could Be a Dramatic Improvement
Wireless! Higher resolution! Gaze tracking!
Dominic Mallinson, the senior vice president of R&D at Sony, may have hinted at what we can expect from the next PlayStation VR headset during a speech at Collision 2019 in Toronto earlier this week. In addition to hinting that the Japanese giant will continue to invest in virtual reality into the next...
News Apex Legends Revenue Has Reportedly Dropped Off a Cliff
Analyst estimates huge decrease in earnings
It feels like Apex Legends has been on a decline for a little while now, and new evidence sadly backs that up. The free to play battle royale shooter launched with a bang, attracting 25 million players in its first week. Nowadays, though, interest seems to have fallen dramatically, in part due to
Rumour Destroy All Humans to Return to Earth at E3 2019
Something something Crypto-currency
You know there isn't long to go before E3 when some ropey rumours start coming out of the woodwork. One that's starting to get a bit of attention is a questionable theory that the open world alien action series Destroy All Humans will be making a comeback, appearing at this year's LA show. This rumour harks back...
Rumour Call of Duty: Modern Warfare Is the Name of This Year's Game
A soft reboot, apparently
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare is apparently the name of 2019’s entry in the long-running franchise. That’s according to reliable Kotaku scribe Jason Schreier, as press and influencers purportedly played the title this week. We’ve been told to expect an announcement of the “soft reboot” imminently, although...
News First English Language Catherine: Full Body Gameplay Undressed
Cop a feel
Catherine: Full Body blurs the lines between remake and remaster, significantly expanding upon Atlus’ original PlayStation 3 relationship sim with the addition of new scenes, characters, and entire story arcs. Already available in Japan, the title’s due out on 3rd September in Europe and North America – and courtesy of IGN, here’s...
Random Satisfy Your Midday Munchies with a PlayStation Lunch Box
Of course
Today is serving up some choice gaming merchandise, isn't it? First we had a Crash Team Racing Nitro-Fueled incense burner, and now, PlayAsia is listing a lunch box for the hungry gamer. A box in the shape of the original PlayStation console can now be yours, direct from Japan. At last, you can keep your sarnies fresh and your cris
News Ancestors: The Humankind Odyssey Goes Ape on PS4 a Little Late
Monkeying around
Ex-Assassin’s Creed creator Patrice Desilets’ upcoming prehistoric outing Ancestors: The Humankind Odyssey will launch on the PlayStation 4 in December – a whopping four months after it debuts on PC, via the controversial Epic Games Store. The developer Panache did not explain why it’s going to release late on consoles, but...
Random You Can Buy an Official Crash Team Racing Nitro-Fueled Incense Burner
Woah!
Plenty of games have their own line of merchandise nowadays. Heck, even Hideo Kojima's development studio has a range of clothing, among other things. So it's no surprise to see that Crash Team Racing Nitro-Fueled is getting a healthy dose of merch, and you can pre-order a bunch of it over on PlayStation Gear. You have your typical items...
News Hallelujah! The Sonic the Hedgehog Movie Has Been Delayed to February 2020
Breathe a sigh of relief
Well, there we have it: the Sonic the Hedgehog movie has been delayed to February 2020 following the severe backlash to the character design of everyone's favourite speedy, blue mascot. Director Jeff Fowler took to Twitter to announce the delay, which sees the film pushed back four months from its original late 2019...
News Crash Team Racing Nitro-Fueled Adventure Mode Gameplay Shows Off Cutscenes and Hub Worlds
Survival of the fastest
Just a few hours ago, a PlayStation Blog post from Beenox detailed the revamped Adventure Mode in Crash Team Racing Nitro-Fueled. Now, a new video courtesy of PlayStation Underground has made its way online, and it too focuses on the single player campaign. The 20-minute gameplay video shows off a bunch of brand new footage,...
Thursday23rd May 2019
News Impressive GTA 5 Graphics Mod Is a Great Example of What Could Be Done with Ray Tracing on PS5
Next-gen potential
A very impressive Grand Theft Auto V PC graphics mod is currently doing the rounds in video form, and it's actually a great example of what we may come to expect from the PS5's ray tracing tech. For those out of the loop, ray tracing is a feature that Sony is already emphasising whenever it's talking about the PS5. Without...
News The PS Vita Is Dead, Long Live Playdate
New handheld device announced out of the blue
Is the handheld console market dying? Well, the PS Vita might have struggled, but that hasn't stopped small publisher Panic from branching out into this space. The company has gone from creating mobile games to publishing console releases, such as Firewatch, and it's now jumping into the icy cold waters...
News PS4 Action Adventure Title Baldo Looks Like Ni no Kuni Meets Zelda in First Gameplay Trailer
The main character is not bald
We don't know much about Baldo, but what we do know is that it's coming to PlayStation 4 at some point, and it's being developed by Italian studio Naps Team. The gameplay trailer that we've embedded above caught our eye because it looks like a fusion of Zelda-like adventuring and a cel-shaded art style very similar to...
Ikaros' talons are sharper
With the second episode of Assassin's Creed Odyssey's Fate of Atlantis DLC saga due next month, the game's getting another big update on PlayStation 4. Patch 1.30 isn't going to steal many headlines, but it's still a pretty meaty download, weighing in at around 6.4GB on Sony's system. And yes, you can grab it right now...
Deal World War Z Is a Third Off Already on EU PlayStation Store
Bargain bin zombies
Well, that was pretty fast. The Deal of the Week is primarily reserved for PlayStation 4 titles that have been around a year or two, but the latest discount offers up World War Z, which came out just over a month ago. All this week, European PS4 users can grab the zombie shooter for 30 percent off, taking the price tag down to...
The fall of D.C.
Ever since The Division 2's raid first dropped earlier this month, many console players in particular have been vocal with regards to the immense difficulty of the eight-player activity. At the time of writing, thousands of teams have completed the raid on PC -- some of them in under an hour -- while on consoles, barely a few...
Soapbox Why 3D Audio Will Be PS5's True Game Changer
Sound
Stop me if you’ve heard this one before: diminishing returns. Whenever there’s a new console lurking around the corner, you can guarantee you’ll stumble upon at least one spoilsport, cynically proclaiming that video games have reached their peak. The insinuation is often that, even with all of the computational power in the world, it’s...
News Cyberpunk 2077 Will Be Presented to the Public and Behind Closed Doors at E3 2019
Presentations will vary
Cyberpunk 2077 is set to take E3 2019 by storm in just a few short weeks, with CD Projekt Red stating that the show will be its "most important ever". It has now been confirmed that the upcoming RPG will once again be presented to the press, but the public will also get in on the action this time around. CD Projekt Red's...
News Crash Team Racing Nitro-Fueled's Adventure Mode Is Getting Some Changes
Souped up single player
Crash Team Racing Nitro-Fueled wouldn't be a very faithful remake of CTR without Adventure Mode. The single player campaign we all know and love will indeed be present and correct in Activision's modern spin on the kart racer, and developer Beenox has revealed the first details. Thomas Wilson, creative director on the game,...
News Rise of the Giant DLC for Dead Cells Has Arrived on PS4, and It's Totally Free
Die and die again
Remember Dead Cells? This game from Motion Twin launched on PS4 last August, and it's easily one of the best rogue-lite action titles on the system. Since its release, the small studio has been hard at work updating the game, and it's just launched the first major DLC with the Rise of the Giant expansion. Even better, it's free of...
Review Bubsy: Paws on Fire - Put a Paws on Buying This Platformer
This kitty's got (no) claws
After lying dormant for nearly two decades, 2017 saw the release of a new Bubsy title when The Woolies Strike Back released for the PlayStation 4. Much like the many other entries in the series, it was received rather poorly. In our review, it was referred to as probably the last entry in the series of underwhelming...
News Sony: We Empower Our Studios to Push the Boundaries of Gaming
The results speak for themselves
Not every game in Sony’s first-party portfolio is a smash hit, but between projects like Dreams and God of War, it’s clear that the company gives its studios an unparalleled sense of freedom. Speaking at the Collision conference in Toronto yesterday, Worldwide Studios chairman Shawn Layden touched upon this a...
News Feelreal VR Mask Hopes to Enhance Virtual Reality with Smells, Air, and Moisture
Compatible with PlayStation VR
We don't really want to imagine what Skyrim VR smells like - it looks like it stinks, let's be honest - but what if you could get your nose involved in the virtual reality experience? Moreover, would feeling the wind in your face or mist from a waterfall deepen your immersion? These multisensory experiences are what...
News Dead Island 2 Is 'Still Being Worked On' Says THQ Nordic
Not dead yet
It's been nearly five years since the announcement of Dead Island 2. Initially announced all the way back at E3 2014, the sequel to the cult hit zombie title has been MIA all this time. It's switched developers, with Sumo Digital taking over from Yager Interactive, but news since has been virtually non-existent.
News Worldwide Studios Head Shuhei Yoshida Has Paid a Visit to Housemarque
But it's probably nothing
Update (23rd May 2019): Sony XDev Europe, a support team within Worldwide Studios, has added a little fuel to the fire. Retweeting the below post from Shu, it appears to be hinting at something. It's only a couple of emojis, but it could potentially be a teensy bit more evidence to suggest Housemarque is working together...
News Seed of Evil Is an Upcoming Expansion for Mutant Year Zero: Road to Eden
Releases in July
Mutant Year Zero: Road to Eden released on PlayStation 4 late last year, bringing a unique spin to turn-based strategy games with its unusual characters and focus on story. It's been fairly quiet since release, but today, publisher Funcom has fully unveiled a major expansion for the game. Named Seed of Evil, the DLC brings a host of...
Wednesday22nd May 2019
News PS5 Players Can Play with PS4 Players Using Backwards Compatibility, Sony Confirms
Cross-generation play
When you stop to think about it, this should be pretty obvious, but it's nice to have it confirmed by Sony all the same. Yes, PS5 players will be able to play with PS4 players thanks to backwards compatibility. If you nab a PS5 at launch but your PS4 friends don't, you'll still be able to enjoy your favourite online titles with...
News Catherine: Full Body Is Packing Much More Than Any of Us Bargained On
Persona 5 crossover DLC revealed
Catherine: Full Body is shaping up to be quite the surprise package – in more ways than one. The re-release always promised to expand on the original’s story, but we weren’t expecting quite as much content as is teased in this new Japanese trailer, which hints at a wealth of previously unseen scenes. In many...
Soapbox Days Gone Is the Biggest 180 I've Ever Done on a Video Game
Liam actually likes Days Gone now
Had you told me a week ago that I would be thoroughly enjoying the Days Gone experience in seven days' time, I'd assume you had gotten me mixed up with someone else. I couldn't stand the opening handful of hours, but the more I forced myself to play it, my opinion began to change. You may have picked up on that...
News PS Plus Members Get Double Discounts in New US PlayStation Store Sale
Double your money
The Double Discounts sales are always a nice perk for those subscribed to PlayStation Plus. As the name suggests, members get double the discounts that non-members see. If a game is listed as 30 per cent off, Plus users will get a 60 per cent discount. A new sale in this vein has emerged on the North American PS Store, and there...
News Persona 5: The Royal Teases Your First Meeting with New Character Kasumi
New best girl?
Atlus is beginning to tease little bits and pieces of Persona 5: The Royal as we edge closer and closer to its Japanese release later this year. The company's official Twitter account has pushed out a cheeky 20 second clip showing how the protagonist first meets new character Kasumi Yoshizawa. After grabbing the kid's balloon, Kasumi...
News April 2019 NPD: Days Gone Lands Huge Launch, But Can't Lay a Glove on MK11
MLB The Show 19 still hitting home runs
Days Gone secured the seventh biggest Sony-published debut in US history, but still couldn’t stop the Mortal Kombat 11 juggernaut, which topped the respective sales charts for all four formats it released on. According to NPD data, the brutal brawler is already the second best-selling title of 2019 in...
News First Online Multiplayer Footage for Crash Team Racing Nitro-Fueled Fires onto YouTube
There is an I in team
Our very first look at how Crash Team Racing Nitro-Fueled handles online multiplayer is here. Those lucky gits over at PlayStation Access have been able to put the upcoming kart racer through its online paces, and they've uploaded ten whole minutes of action. If you haven't been keeping up with how the game's coming together...
News 'Some' PS4 Users Are Being Invited to Alpha Test Nioh 2 as Gameplay Footage Finally Appears
Secret samurai
It's been quite a while since we heard anything about Nioh 2. The game was announced last year at E3, but we've seen nothing of it aside from a brief teaser trailer. Back in February, Team Ninja reiterated that the game was still in development, but it's been a return to radio silence ever since. Things appear to finally be kicking...
An "extremely powerful" feature
Sony is placing huge stock in the PlayStation 5's ability to play PlayStation 4 titles. Backwards compatibility was one of the next-gen console's first confirmed features, and the Japanese giant thinks that it's absolutely crucial in appealing to its desired audience. As part of a question and answer session with...
News Want to See What Next-Gen Hair Could Look Like? EA's Got You Covered
Fabulous Frostbite
With the next generation of consoles just around the corner (well, almost), developers are, naturally, eager to show off what can be done with more powerful hardware. And so we have this impressive glimpse at what next-gen hair could look like thanks to EA. Running on its Frostbite engine, this is the kind of thing that would...
Hands On Firewall Zero Hour Revived with Operation: Nightfall, But Old Problems Persist
Tense battles, long wait times
We attracted a lot of criticism for docking Firewall Zero Hour points in our review due to its online-centric design. Our point was pretty straightforward: PlayStation VR is a popular peripheral but it’s still relatively niche, and
News PS4 Players Score Early Access to New Red Dead Online Content
New weapon, modes, more
Following on from the huge update to Red Dead Online last week, PlayStation 4 players can look forward to a bunch of extra bits and pieces in Red Dead Redemption 2's multiplayer component. Rockstar has taken to the PlayStation Blog to detail some n
News It's Time to Get Meta with Virtual Virtual Reality on PSVR
Out now
VR is all well and good these days, but have you ever tried Virtual Virtual Reality? Nor have we. It's a surreal game that's just arrived on PlayStation VR, and it seems to be all about putting on VR headsets within VR that take you to weird and wonderful worlds. Over on the PlayStation Blog, it's described by co-director Samantha Gorman as...
News Dreams Is Already Getting Top Marks in Early Access Reviews
A dream come true
We've made our stance on Media Molecule's Dreams pretty clear -- we think it's amazing. What the studio has achieved with its creative toolset is remarkable, and we're constantly impressed by the things being shared online. However, we're not the only ones with good things to say about the PlayStation 4 exclusive. A couple of...
News The Savior's Gang Might Be the Most Bizarre PS4 Game Ever
Low price point
We're errm...not entirely sure what to make of this. Just watch the trailer above and come back to us. The Savior's Gang, coming to PS4 next month on 4th June, might be one of the most bizarre games to release this generation. From developer Catness Games, you play as the savior - an entity trapped between earth and heaven. His...
News First GRID PS4 Gameplay Footage Speeds into View
Mean streets
Yesterday, Codemasters announced the return of GRID on PlayStation 4. The series, which occupies a sort-of half-way house between arcade and sim, has historically been pretty good, and it introduced the idea of rewinding time to fix mistakes. In a new video from IGN, we don't see this feature in action, but we do get a few minutes of...
News Sony Satisfied with Mix of Third-Party and First-Party Content
PlayStation aims to be publisher friendly
One of the key components of PlayStation’s success since its inception some 25 years ago is how it’s allowed third-party publishers to take centre stage on its systems. If you look back through the history of the brand, franchises like Tomb Raider, Grand Theft Auto, FIFA, and more recently Destiny have...
News Sony Recruiting Audio Designers for Project at Insomniac Games
More exclusives on the way?
There are a couple of interesting inclusions on Sony’s careers page right now: it’s looking for a couple of audio designers to work onsite at Insomniac Games. This is particularly interesting, of course, because the Burbank-based developer is not part of PlayStation’s first-party portfolio, suggesting that the two...
News Stellaris Receives Free Multiplayer Update on PS4 Today
You're not alone
Stellaris is one of those PS4 games that probably plays surprisingly great on consoles for saying it originally launched as a daunting PC exclusive. We never got round to reviewing it, but two content updates have followed since its February release, and today sees the inclusion of multiplayer at no extra cost. "Pursue your...
News Just Cause 4 Los Demonios DLC Gets a Trailer, Spring Update Out Now on PS4
DLC releases 26th June
Just Cause 4 has been trucking along for a while now since its December release last year, but it's about to get a whole lot bigger and better with the launch of its second piece of downloadable content. Titled Los Demonios, it's something you'll need to see to believe. Check it out in the announcement trailer above. "A...
News The Sinking City Gets Another Intriguing Gameplay Trailer
Rotten reality
We can't wait to get our hands on The Sinking City, so much so that these impressive gameplay trailers developer Frogwares continues to release makes the wait even tougher. Titled Rotten Reality, the latest footage goes all in on the game's Lovecraftian themes and imagery, as well as some gameplay snippets that have us very excited...
News THQ Nordic Acquires Piranha Bytes, Along with Gothic, Risen, and Elex IP
Euro jank gets a boost
Another week brings another THQ Nordic acquisition. It really does feel like it happens this often now, doesn't it? This time around, the publisher has purchased Piranha Bytes and IPs the developer has worked on. This means that along with the studio itself, THQ Nordic now owns the rights to the likes of the Gothic, Risen,...
News Oninaki Unleashes Its Inner Daemon in New Trailer
Flashy
Oninaki is only a couple of months away from its supposed summer launch, so developer Tokyo RPG Factory has jumped into the deep end with this latest trailer that details combat in a big way. Check it out above. Footage focuses on a handful of characters, all of which demonstrate the types of flashy moves and stunts they can pull off in the...
News Sony Music Artists Will Bring Original Songs to First-Party Games
Company also keen on PSVR crossover content
Sony is still eager to unify its various divisions, with PlayStation Productions an example of this. The new media-focused unit is part of Sony Interactive Entertainment, but it will leverage experience from Sony Pictures to bring PlayStation properties to both the small and big screen. According to...
News Oh Boy, Now There's Going to Be a Just Cause Movie
Just 'cos
If there's any game series that's trying its hardest to ape every action movie trope in the book, it's Just Cause. Each entry has upped the ante in terms of explosive action, with Just Cause 4 introducing extreme weather events at the end of last year. Probably the weakest aspect of all the games is their mostly nonsense narrative, so...
News Here, Have a Dumb Live-Action Team Sonic Racing Trailer
Supermarket sweep
Team Sonic Racing is finally here, and you know what, it's pretty good. The co-op karting is well done, and it's nice to have a decent arcade racer on PlayStation 4. To celebrate the launch of Sumo Digital's team-based title, SEGA has put together the above trailer, and it's certainly something. It's pretty daft, but it's all in...
Tuesday21st May 2019
Guide Team Sonic Racing - Tips and Tricks for Beginners
Race to the top
After a lengthy delay, Team Sonic Racing has crossed the finish line on PlayStation 4, and it's a fun kart racer you can enjoy with your pals, whether you're cooperating or not. The emphasis here is on working together, and that brings with it a whole new set of rules and gameplay features. If you're brand new to Team Sonic Racing,...
News Sony Reconfirms PS5 Features with Official Graphic
Another look at next-gen
We haven't actually seen the PS5 yet, but we do know quite a bit about it. Sony all but revealed the box itself in April, when it saw fit to outline a number of key features. That information was then published in an exclusive Wired article. It was all a little strange, but hey, it was a move that's had people talking about...
News Gigantic Days Gone 1.09 Patch Fixes Progression Issues, Glitches, and Improves Performance
Fixes stutters and lag
Days Gone has just received another update, and boy is this a hefty one. Clocking in at a mammoth 13GB, it's the game's biggest patch yet, but it includes some welcome fixes and improvements. The patch notes for the 1.09 update are as follows: Fixed Progression Issues Added fixes for crashing issues with Days Gone...
Review American Fugitive - A Decent Reimagining of Classic Grand Theft Auto
Bad boys
Grand Theft Auto III was one of the PlayStation 2’s most important early releases -- fully realising the potential of its genre with an interactive 3D open world that took the world by storm upon its launch in late 2001. It was a landmark moment for video games, but it also represented a shift in design away from the top-down perspective...
News Here's a Glimpse at How PS4 Pro Compares to PS5
Loading time comparison video leaked
Sony has just held a meeting with investors, where it presented a look at the state of PlayStation across all kinds of metrics. From first party growth to an emphasis on streaming, the platform holder clearly has its plans in place for PS5. We've already heard a little bit about
Review Everybody's Golf VR - Hot Shots in a Different Dimension
Putt to the test
In the 2017 instalment of Everybody’s Golf, veteran developer Clap-Hanz – supported, as always, by Sony’s own industrious Japan Studio – attempted to reinvent the decades-old franchise, adding open world elements to the classic click-click-click arcade action of yore. Everybody’s Golf VR represents another stark change for...
Review Observation - Space Survival Story with Some Surprises
I'm just looking, I'm not spyin'
Space is kinda terrifying when you think about it. It can be unsettling taking the wrong turn in Wales and winding up surrounded by fields and sheep with nothing but your SatNav for company -- imagine being trapped on a space station and looking out of your window to see nought but the immeasurable black void staring...
Reminder Free Action RPG Dauntless Is Out Now on PS4, Complete with Cross-Play
It's slaying time
Following on from its official release date announcement last week, Dauntless is set to launch on PlayStation 4 today (that's the 21st May, if you're reading this at a later date). In a lot of ways, the game's similar to Monster Hunter. You create your own character, head out on hunts, bring down a few hulking beasts, and then use...
News Sony to Invest in First-Party Studios 'Through Organic Growth and Acquisitions' for PS5
More purchases along the way
It's a tactic that Microsoft has found great success in during previous E3 conferences, but it looks like Sony is once again stepping up its act when it comes to first-party acquisition. At last night's investor meeting, Jim Ryan stated that PlayStation is planning on investing in its line-up of first-party studios...
News PS4 Will Stay Relevant for at Least the Next Three Years, Says Sony
Wants a seamless transition for users
Sony is obviously gearing up for the arrival of PlayStation 5, but what's clear is that PS4 is still doing extremely well. As the console closes in on 100 million units sold, and having nurtured a hugely engaged online user base, the platform holder will want to keep it ticking along for a whi
News PSN Reaches 94 Million Active Users, with Over One Third Subscribed to PlayStation Plus
Holy moly
That's an insane number, isn't it? Sony revealed in its recent investor meeting that the PlayStation Network now has a whopping 94 million active users, with 90% having connected to the internet at some point in the past 12 months. PlayStation Plus can boast of impressive numbers too, with over 36 million subscribes at the end of March...
News PlayStation's Future Will Be 'Immersive' and 'Seamless'
Sony lays out its vision
Sony’s settled upon two buzzwords which it will refer to when considering the future of PlayStation: immersive and seamless. Announced as part of an investor relations presentation, the company confirmed that these adjectives will determine the direction of its business moving forwards. It pointed to the processing speed...
Sony notes "seamless" jump
Unlike the transition from PlayStation 3 to PlayStation 4, Sony wants existing players to experience a "seamless" jump from this generation to the next. We already know that the PS5 will be backwards compatible with PS4 games, and the Japanese giant hopes that this will make things a lot easier for everyone who buys into...
News God of War PS4 Passes 10 Million Sales Milestone
God of Phwoar
We've known the latest God of War has been something of a powerhouse for Sony, but it was in part expected. The series has historically been a major seller for the platform holder. However, the PlayStation 4 outing has gone above and beyond. Before Marvel's Spider-Man came along, it held the record as the fastest selling first party...
Rumour PlayStation Productions Is Working on a Twisted Metal TV Series
Sweet Tooth is back
Sony's overnight investor meeting included a Q&A portion, and according to one thread over on ResetEra, it was announced that the recently formed PlayStation Productions is working on a Twisted Metal TV series. Apparently revealed by Tony Vinciquerra on-stage, the project recently began production - meaning we probably won't...
News PS5 Game Streaming Will Be Just as Important as Physical Discs and Digital Downloads
Stream a game from its launch?
Off the back of its recent partnership with Microsoft that will see the two companies come together on future cloud streaming solutions, Sony has revealed in an investor relation meeting that streaming a PS5 game will be just as important as its physical disc and digital download counterparts. It's something everyone...
News Codemasters Announces GRID, Coming to PS4 in September
Ultimate edition confirms post-launch content
Codemasters has just revealed its latest racing game, titled GRID. It's coming to the PlayStation 4 on 13th September, and you can get your first glimpse of footage in the announcement trailer above, courtesy of IGN. While it doesn't give away too much, we expect this to be a semi-serious arcade racing...
Guide The Division 2 - How to Get the Exotic Eagle Bearer Rifle
How to get The Division 2's most sought after rifle
How do you get the exotic rifle known as Eagle Bearer in The Division 2? Every one of the game's numerous exotic weapons requires quite the investment, but obtaining the Eagle Bearer is actually fairly straight forward. Here's how to make it a permanent part of your loadout. How to Get the Exotic...
News Everyone's Favourite Resident Evil Game Somehow Tops Nine Million Sales
How many?!
Ahh, Resident Evil 6. This was everyone's favourite entry in the survival horror franchise, right? Wait, what? Oh... Well people sure did buy a lot of copies anyway. The controversial title has just topped a staggering nine million lifetime sales as of 31st March 2019. Made up of 7.3 million sales across PS3 and Xbox 360, and 1.7 million...
News Game of Thrones Author Really Is Teaming Up with Dark Souls Developer, It Seems
Apparently titled Great Rune
No way, is this seemingly ridiculous rumour of George R.R. Martin working on a From Software title as lead writer going to be true? The man himself penned a blog post about the culmination of the Game of Thrones TV show, and in it he confirms that he has consulted on a Japanese game. Buried towards the end of the text,...
News Man of Medan Sails onto PS4 This August, Pre-Order Bonus Detailed
Summertime spooks
Man of Medan, Supermassive Games' follow-up to Until Dawn, is looking pretty good, with a similarly decision-driven narrative and a creepy nautical setting. Publisher Bandai Namco has just announced the release date too, as well as introduced an incentive to pre-order. The game, which is the first part of the studio's Dark...
News Overwatch Workshop Allows Players to Create Custom Game Modes on PS4
Blizzard handing over the keys
Are you still enjoying Blizzard's popular hero shooter, Overwatch? It's being constantly updated with seasonal events, new characters, and more. After several years in the hands of players, the publisher has decided to introduce a way to give even more variety by way of user generated content. It's called the Workshop,...
News PS4 Gets Third Ever Cross-Console Compatible Game with Free-to-Play RPG Dauntless
Play with everyone
In case you weren't aware, Dauntless has finally arrived on PlayStation 4 today. This popular free-to-play action RPG is a kind of casual Monster Hunter, in which you'll team up with other players to take down huge beasts and craft bigger and better gear. It's also launching with full cross-play compatibility, allowing you to...
News Sony Wants to Improve Its Use of Games as a Service, Increased Output for PS5
Proving grounds
Games as a Service is one of the biggest buzz phrases of the PS4 generation, but it's an area that Sony hasn't really experimented in too much. The hardware manufacturer and publisher stated in its recent investor meeting that this is an area the company wishes to improve going into the next generation. Viewable in this PDF, the...
Store Update 21st May 2019 (Europe)
Dauntless, Dollhouse, Observation, Team Sonic Racing
Crikey, if the PlayStation Store were a physical destination then customers would be queuing out of the door, because this is unquestionably a good week for Sony’s digital shop. Everybody’s Golf VR and Dauntless are the standout new releases, but Team Sonic Racing and Observation demand...
News Judgment to Relaunch in Japan This Summer After Game Was Pulled for Actor Allegations
Back on the streets
It's been a weird few months for action adventure title Judgment -- especially in its native Japan. The game launched in Japan in December of last year, but a few months later, in March 2019, it was pulled from store shelves in its homeland. This was due to drug use allegations aimed at an actor who played one of the game's...
News American Fugitive Lights Up News Channels in Launch Trailer
Causing mayhem
American Fugitive is out today on PS4, and to celebrate, developer Fallen Tree Games has released the game's launch trailer. Check it out above. The footage plays under a news channel-esque layer, detailing the sort of chaos you can cause in 1980s Redrock County. Our full review will be posted later today, and it's a fairly positive...
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News Is Splitgate: Arena Warfare Coming to PS4?
Fragging with portals
This is an interesting mash-up. Splitgate: Arena Warfare is a free-to-play, arena-based first person shooter that has players not just firing bullets, but portals too. Yes, this nifty FPS combines the mind-bending physics of Portal with the run and gun action of games like Quake or Unreal Tournament. You can see what we mean by...
Rumour First Watch Dogs 3 Details Supposedly Leaked on Reddit
Hacked
We've been hearing about the alleged Watch Dogs 3 for quite some time now. Heavily rumoured to take place in London, a third game in Ubisoft's open world hack-em-up series is inevitable. More fuel has been added to the fire today thanks to an image on the Watch Dogs subreddit. The
News PlayStation Team Was 'Caught Off-Guard' by Sony's Tech Partnership with Microsoft
"Managers had to calm workers"
Sony's recent announcement of a tech deal with Microsoft that will see the two companies come together on research of future cloud solutions took a lot of people by surprise, even those who work at PlayStation itself. In a report from Bloomberg, it is stated that talks between
Vampires. I hate these guys
With a series as well-loved as Castlevania, Konami has sensibly approached celebrating the company's 50th anniversary by providing a game selection in the Castlevania Anniversary Collection with a sense of focus and balance. As opposed to Metroidvania games, the focus here is upon the traditional-style, stage-progression...
Review RAGE 2 (PS4) - Some of the Best Shooting This Gen Doesn't Get the Attention It Deserves
What a wasteland
RAGE 2 is a bit of an odd one. It's been marketed as a sandbox of insanity since its initial reveal, but the reality is that it's actually a pretty tame open world shooter — you could even call it safe. It can be loud but it's no Mad Max: Fury Road, it can be sassy but it's no Borderlands, and it can be brutal but it's no DOOM...
Weirdness Piles of Dead Horses Are Appearing in Red Dead Online, and No One Knows Why
Update: Rockstar resolves issue
Update (20th May 2019): Rockstar has issued a statement to Eurogamer regarding this bizarre occurrence: "The issue affecting some players in Red Dead Online that was causing reduced numbers of animals in session and other knock-on effects has been resolved," the company says. Turns out it was just a bug after all...
News Jack Tretton: Sony Will Face 'Exponentially More Competition' with PS5
"It’s going to keep everyone on their toes"
Remember Jack Tretton? The video game industry veteran was a big player at Sony for years, taking on the role of president and CEO of then-called Sony Computer Entertainment America from 2006 to 2014. You may recall he helped launch the PlayStation 4 with that fateful E3 2013 Sony press conference. He's...
News Pilot the TARDIS in Doctor Who: The Edge of Time, Coming to PSVR in 2019
About time
Doctor Who has had a pretty rocky relationship with video games. The most recent on PlayStation was 2011's Doctor Who: The Eternity Clock, and it was a pretty big disappointment. However, with refreshed interest in the storied sci-fi series, mostly thanks to Jodie Whittaker, it makes sense to revisit the idea. Doctor Who: The Edge of Time...
News Dragons are Back with a Bang in New The Elder Scrolls Online: Elsweyr Trailer
Fire
With The Elder Scrolls Online: Elsweyr just a couple of weeks away on PlayStation 4, it's time to get hype with some fire-breathing dragons. The winged beasts have invaded the Khajiit homeland, terrifying the locals and casting shadows over the region's biggest cities and towns. Naturally, it's up to you (and maybe your friends, if you're the...
News Sony Establishes New Unit to Adapt Games for Film and TV
Inspired by Marvel Studios
It would appear that PlayStation’s fed up with Sony Pictures, as it’s launched its own division designed to adapt games to film and television. The aptly named PlayStation Productions will be led by Asad Qizilbash and overseen by Worldwide Studios chairman Shawn Layden, and has already started work on its first slate...
News UK Sales Charts: RAGE 2 Knocks Days Gone Off Its Number One Perch
All the rage?
It took three weeks, but a new game has ended Days Gone's stint at number one in the UK physical chart. RAGE 2 debuts in the top spot, meaning Sony's successful open world survival game has to settle for second place this time. According to GamesIndustry, though, it's not quite as rosy a result as it
News Double Fine's Post-Apocalyptic Roguelike RAD Gets Release Date and New Screenshots
Radioactive, man
A couple of months ago, Bandai Namco announced RAD, a radioactive roguelike from Double Fine, and it was promptly forgotten. The game looks interesting; you play a character who travels into the Fallow, a dangerous zone that's constantly changing. The main hook is that you can transform your avatar with mutations that grant various...
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