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News PS4's Call of Duty: Advanced Warfare Changes Everything on 4th November
House of CoD
Even the world’s best armies have to make contingency plans, so it’s good to see that Activision was prepared to react to Call of Duty: Advanced Warfare’s leak overnight. Despite the publisher originally planning to fire off the first trailer for the Sledgehammer Games developed sequel on Sunday, the footage has arrived a few days...
News PS4's Next Call of Duty Game Will Be Disclosed on Sunday
War economy
As previously speculated, Activision’s preparing to drop a hard-drive full of intel on the PlayStation 4’s next Call of Duty game. The publisher often announces the latest instalment in the first-person franchise in the weeks prior to E3, and it's not breaking protocol for Sledgehammer Games’ first full entry in the series, teasing...
Rumour PS4's Next Call of Duty Title to Draw Its Weapon Soon
Oscar mike
Activision may be placing plenty of attention at new property Destiny’s armoured feet, but reports suggest that the publisher is preparing to unveil the next entry in its uber-popular Call of Duty franchise imminently. Articles from both PSU and MP1ST claim that the reveal is on
News Bungie Denies PS4 Favouritism as Xbox One Owners Revolt
A halo on its head
While it’s all merely fanboy posturing at the end of the day, PlayStation owners will be familiar with the feeling of betrayal. Sony associated franchises such as Final Fantasy and Metal Gear Solid popped up at numerous Microsoft press conferences during the PlayStation 3 era, cruelly emphasising the end of a number of...
News Pre-Order PS4 Shooter Destiny for an Upgraded Red Sparrow
Crimson carnage
Bungie shined the spotlight on PlayStation 4 shooter Destiny yesterday, and that means that it’s time for the pre-release talk to turn to pre-order bonuses. If you snap up the ambitious excursion from GAME in the UK or GameStop in North America, you’ll unlock exclusive access to the upgraded Red Sparrow vehicle, which looks like...
News Feast Your Eyes on 7 Minutes of Destiny Running on PS4
Destined for greatness
The lead-up to E3 is really hotting up now, as Bungie has unveiled a seven minute gameplay trailer for Destiny. Taking place in what used to be Russia, the video showcases co-op gameplay as three guardians fight their way through a ravaged wasteland that's full of ruined buildings and other gritty scenery. Aside from the...
Review Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Out of the Shadows (PlayStation 3)
Half shelled
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Out of the Shadows – a game developed by Red Fly Studios and published by Activision – released in August last year on both Steam and the Xbox 360 to a largely atrocious reception. With the game taking around eight months to hit the PlayStation 3, then, one would expect (or at least hope) that the delay...
News You Can Try Out Call of Duty: Ghosts' Onslaught DLC for Free This Weekend
As free as the wind blows
When they're not releasing vague teaser images of forlorn looking soldiers, the men and women behind the Call of Duty series are creating seasons worth of DLC packs, all with appropriately silly names. And the most recent title in the monolithic franchise is no excepti
Video This Is the Skylanders: Trap Team Starter Pack for PS4
You'll need one of these
Family Gamer TV may have spent the past few days grilling the developers behind the just announced Skylanders: Trap Team, but we’ve also been given an early look at the upcoming sequel’s Starter Pack. As the name indicates, the title’s big gimmick this year i
Video Skylanders: Trap Team Announced, Demoed on PS4
Caught out
If there’s one thing that we love more than video games, it’s video games with dozens of physical toys attached to them. Family Gamer TV recently attended the Skylanders: Trap Team launch event in London, and caught up with Jeff Poffenbarger, who’s the executive producer on the game. He outlined the new Trapping features found in...
Rumour Is the Next PS4 Skylanders Named Trap Team?
Caught in a trap
As with Call of Duty, it’s typically around this time of the year when Activision tends to talk about the next Skylanders game. The publisher’s annual toy-focused affair has blossomed into one of the biggest brands on the planet over the past few years, and is showing no signs of slowing down under the organisation’s watchful...
News Bungie's PS4 Shooter Destiny Scores a Nifty New Website
A place in cyberspace
Bungie’s upcoming sci-fi shooter Destiny is mere months away at this point. While the developer has promised that the first-person shooter will be preceded by a beta, we’re just over four months away from the mega brand making a crash collision with store shelves. And in preparation for that inevitably monumental event,...
News Here's Your First Look at the Next Call of Duty for PS4
Oscar mike
Call of Duty: Ghosts may have taken a mauling from the press, but it still managed to cement Activision’s first-person franchise as one of the most popular entertainment properties on the planet, rarely falling from the top of the charts in Europe or North America. Alas, the publisher knows that it needs to put plenty of work in to...
News Pachter: Sony Would Probably Like to Get Call of Duty DLC Exclusivity
Switching sides
There are rumblings that changes may be afoot in the Call of Duty content clash. While the series has been historically aligned with the Xbox brand, rumours earlier in the year indicated that Sony may be willing to stump up the cash in order to ensure that the property is associated with the PlayStation 4. And speaking on the latest...
News Destiny Composer Marty O'Donnell Fired 'Without Cause' from Bungie
Never forget
Nearly every gamer recognises the work of musician Marty O'Donnell. He's worked with Bungie on every Halo game since the groundbreaking Combat Evolved, and even we can appreciate the epic scores that he composed for that series. That's one of the reasons why we're more than excited for the studio's latest game Destiny, which is set to...
News Xbox Exclusive Titanfall Almost Fired onto the PlayStation Vita
Microscopic mechs
Respawn Entertainment’s first-person shooter Titanfall may have stomped all over the PlayStation 4, but there was talk of a PlayStation Vita port before the developer signed with Microsoft. According to GameTrailers TV host Geoff Keighley’s meaty Final Hours of Titanfall application, the developer reached out to Sony prior to...
News Hunt Down the Predator in Call of Duty: Ghosts Next Month
Payback time
Masked movie icon the Predator is set to stalk the PlayStation 4 and PlayStation 3 next month, as Activision has attached an 8th May release date to the ‘Devastation’ expansion for Call of Duty: Ghosts. Already available on Microsoft platforms due to the Redmond-based firm’s exclusivity arrangement, the care package also comprises...
News The Amazing Spider-Man Faces His Toughest Test Yet on PS4
Swing time
There are more villains in this The Amazing Spider-Man 2 trailer than a police database. Activision’s upcoming movie tie-in – which is due out on both the PlayStation 3 and PlayStation 4 later this month – will plot the return of franchise fatty Kingpin, who has placed a bounty on the head of New York’s greatest web-slinger. And...
News Your PS4's Destiny Will Be Fulfilled with a Collector's Edition
Details incoming
You may want to make some room in your overpopulated display cabinet, as Bungie appears to be days away from announcing Destiny’s inevitable collector’s edition. Asked on its official blog whether the upcoming first-person shooter would receive a premium package, a company spokesperson encouraged fans to “ask again next...
News The Last Bell Tolls for DJ Hero and Guitar Hero DLC
End of an era
Having been the musical rage for many years, you'll be hard pushed to find someone who hasn't got a plastic guitar gathering dust in the cupboard. If you're wanting to give it a good old wipe down and party hard, now's the perfect time to do so before a nail is put in the series' coffin. Franchise publisher Activision has announced...
News Call of Duty: Ghosts on PS4 Equipped with Gigantic Fix
Crash, bang, wallop
It’s a good thing that the PlayStation 4 can handle any patching procedures while the system’s in standby, because Call of Duty: Ghosts’ latest update is a real corker. At around 1.7GB in size, you’d be forgiven for assuming that the fix solves a number of issues – but the official documentation from Infinity Ward only...
News Cure Those Titanfall Blues with This Call of Duty Themed PSN Sale
Titan what?
Activision has taken aim at the European PlayStation Store, launching a plethora of discounts on the perennial Call of Duty franchise. Call us cynical, but we've got a pretty strong suspicion that this sale is almost definitely a direct response to the recent release of critical darling Titanfall. In any case, the full list of savings is...
News The Price Is Right with New Call of Duty: Ghosts Add-On Packs
Get ducky with it
In the midst of all of the Titanfall love, Activision is attempting to spice up Call of Duty: Ghosts with a handful of new item customisation packs. Each add-on includes a decal theme that can be applied to your weapons, player card, reticule, and profile background. As of now, only four of these purrfect packs have been announced,...
News Tony Hawk Hops Back on His Board in Brand New Game
Don't bail this time
Skateboarding star Tony Hawk is getting ready to ride again, as there’s a new entry in Activision’s legendary extreme sports series in production. Oblivious to any non-disclosure agreements, the Birdman told a local North American radio station that he’s performing motion capture for the upcoming title, and that it’s...
News Activision Replenish Energon with Transformers: Rise of the Dark Spark Screens
Even more to meet the eye
Get ready to roll out with these new Transformers: Rise of the Dark Spark screenshots. Announced late last week, the licensed title aims to merge Michael Bay's divisive movie property with that of High Moon Studios' popular game universe. As well as being the successor to the excellent Transformers: Fall of Cybertron, th
News The Announcement Trailer for Transformers: Rise of the Dark Spark Has Rolled Out
Will you protect or destroy Earth?
In an accidental reveal yesterday morning, Amazon created a listing for an unannounced game called Transformers: Rise of the Dark Spark. Details were scarce, but before it was quickly taken down, the hypothetical PlayStation 4 and PlayStation 3 release was described as "perfect for veteran fans and newcomers”...
Rumour Transformers: Rise of the Dark Spark Set to Touch PS4
Another one of Kup's war stories
While the likes of Michael Bay and Shia LaBeouf have made it difficult to be a Transformers fan over the past few years, there has been salvation in the form of High Moon Studios’ throwback third-person shooters. The rough around the axles War for Cybertron and stellar Fall of Cybertron both based their fiction on...
News PS4 Answers the Call of Duty with Next-Gen Focus for First-Person Property
Fighting new formats
With upstart Sledgehammer working on the umpteenth Call of Duty game, Activision executive Eric Hirshberg has shed some light on the title's development, revealing that it will be built with the PlayStation 4 in mind. Speaking with IGN, the suit said that the studio is "approaching this as next-gen first development"...
News The Amazing Spider-Man 2 Spins a Yarn on PS4, PS3 This Spring
Swing time
No console is complete without a release starring Marvel’s greatest web-head, and fortunately the PlayStation 4 is set to get its first this Spring with The Amazing Spider-Man 2. Like its predecessor, this sequel is loosely based upon the impending movie, but is set within its own continuity with unique villains – including the raspy...
News PS4 Shooter Destiny Flies You to Mars in New Screenshots
Like a David Bowie jam
Contrary to popular belief, Mars isn’t just a red rock populated by little more than swirling dust – it’s actually the home to a bunch of intergalactic space battles, as evidenced by these brand new Destiny screenshots. Deployed earlier today in order to accompany this week’s much smaller set, the images focus on the...
News Tantalising New Destiny Screenshots Drop from the Sky
Stargazer
Just when we felt that Destiny's allure was slowly starting to fade due to a lack of new information, Bungie has swooped in to save the day with some wonderful new screenshots. It's safe to say that we're absolutely loving the character designs – and the firearms don't look too bad either. Still, we're positively gasping for a new...
News Call of Duty: Ghosts' First DLC Will Be Scaring You Silly Soon
Hallowe'en comes early
We recently learned the absurdly banal names of Call of Duty: Ghosts' four sets of DLC, and now we have a rough date for the first pack, Onslaught. The official Infinity Ward Instagram posted a creepy clip showing off some new arenas as well as a particularly threatening looking axe. The video is set to the theme from
News Activision Won't Make a Crash Bandicoot Game, So This Fan One Will Have to Do
Total Twinsanity
If the rampant speculation that Sony had reacquired the dormant Crash Bandicoot franchise earlier in the year got your hopes up, then we can only apologise. For a split-second, the stars seemed to align, and we genuinely believed that the mascot had come home. Then, of course, Activi
Review The Amazing Spider-Man (PlayStation Vita)
Not-so-amazing
Cast your minds back to 2012. You may remember seeing The Amazing Spider-Man reboot at the movies, and you may even recall playing Beenox’s anticipated PlayStation 3 tie-in on your beloved console – but you probably won’t remember booting it up on your PlayStation Vita. That’s because someone at publisher Activision forgot...
News UK Sales Charts: Call of Duty: Ghosts Spooks the Summit
Tearaway trots back into sight
We’re confident that we could fabricate the contents of our weekly UK sales charts posts at this point, and no one would even bat an eyelid. Once again, last week’s top titles included Call of Duty: Ghosts, FIFA 14, and Battlefield 4. LEGO Marvel Super Heroes was arguably the biggest surprise
Review Angry Birds: Star Wars (PlayStation 4)
Millennium falcon
The well-known handheld hit Angry Birds has returned to consoles – only this time it’s bringing the force along for the ride. Of course, we're referring to the latest entry in the fowl flinging series: the PlayStation 4 version of Angry Birds: Star Wars. In this edition, you’ll be tasked with tossing birds from a catapult in...
News Your Destiny Will Be Fulfilled on 9th September
See you starside
And that's our bedtime pushed back an extra hour. In an effort to beat the rapidly approaching VGX Awards fanfare, Bungie has nonchalantly announced that its upcoming first-person shooter Destiny will deploy on 9th September. The game's due out on both the PlayStation 4 and PlayStation 3, and will secure exclusive content on Sony's...
Review Skylanders: Swap Force (PlayStation 4)
Sky's the limit
The main selling point of the Skylanders series has always been its ability to bring action figures to life. By placing physical toys on the bundled Portal of Power device, they instantly appear in the game with their own statistics, abilities, and personalities. Each character has its own experience, skills, and level properties...
Review Angry Birds: Star Wars (PlayStation 3)
Use the birds, Luke
A long time ago (well, 2009), in a galaxy far, far away (Finland), an unassuming development studio named Rovio Entertainment gave birth to a mobile gaming franchise which would ultimately take over the world. Three years later and still going strong, Angry Birds and the beloved Star Wars empire would join forces to create a...
News Activision Crushes Crash Bandicoot Dream, Still Owns Character
You'll find us sobbing into our Wumpa pudding
Despite a cyclone of rumours to the contrary, Activision has labelled speculation suggesting that Sony has reacquired the Crash Bandicoot brand as unadulterated twinsanity. A teaser in a PlayStation 4 advertisement had hinted that the Japanese giant had bought back the platforming property, but the Call...
News Activision Spin Kicks Crash Bandicoot Off Its Website
Sony suggests that it hasn't acquired the character, though
You may have thought that we were high on Wumpa Fruit when we recently reported that Crash Bandicoot could be making a comeback on the PlayStation 4, but Activision has added more fuel to the throwback fire by removing any references to the PSone mascot from its official website. For those...
News What Are the Names of Call of Duty: Ghosts' Map Packs?
You can probably guess
Don’t worry if you’ve exhausted all of Call of Duty: Ghosts’ on-board maps, as there’ll be plenty to sink your teeth into over the coming months. Activision has accidentally revealed the names of four care packages heading to the first-person shooter in the future, which each combine to spell out the word ‘ODIN’,...
Rumour Is Crash Bandicoot Plotting a Return on PS4?
Spinning around
Sony has talked about Crash Bandicoot a lot this year. The former PSone mascot has hit the headlines frequently over the past 10 months, partly because of PlayStation 4 architect Mark Cerny’s role as executive producer on the 90s classic. However, rumours are now starting to spiral that the protagonist could be plotting a return to...
News Destiny's Beta Is Shooting Its Way onto PS3 and PS4 First
Fulfil your destiny
A Bungie game on a Sony console? It's madness! These were the thoughts floating through most people's heads when the former Halo developer revealed that its multiplayer offering Destiny would be coming to the PlayStation 3 and PlayStation 4. And the madness continues, with a recent PlayStation Blog post conf
News You'll Need a Patch to Boost Call of Duty: Ghosts' PS4 Resolution
Clean it up
The carnival of stupid continues. Despite assurances that Call of Duty: Ghosts will run in native 1080p on the PlayStation 4, developer Infinity Ward has revealed that you’ll need to install a patch in order to enable the resolution bump throughout the single player campaign. According to an exclusive Eurogamer.net report, without the...
News UK Sales Charts: PS4 Games Are Already Selling Strongly
Call of Duty: Ghosts gets off to a decent start on the system
Sony’s next generation console may be right around the corner in North America, but there are still a few weeks before it settles its blue and black chassis on UK stores shelves. That’s not stopping the console’s initial roster of software from performing fairly well, though, as the...
Weirdness Has Call of Duty: Ghosts Given You Déjà Vu?
There may be an explanation
Assuming that you give a hoot about the antics in Infinity Ward’s recently released Call of Duty: Ghosts, you may want to close this window now, as there’s a chance that there may be a spoiler or two enclosed within. Have you pushed your browser’s dependable ‘back’ button, yet? Alright, we’re guessing that...
News What Are the Main Differences Between Call of Duty: Ghosts on PS4 and PS3?
New perspective
As the latest entry in the seemingly unstoppable Call of Duty franchise exploded onto store shelves today, so too did our very first PlayStation 4 review. But with the title set to deploy on both current generation and next generation systems, we figured that we should summarise some of the key differences between the two releases...
Review Call of Duty: Ghosts (PlayStation 4)
Same old sheet
Over the past five years, the Call of Duty franchise has slow-motion breached its way into popular culture, with millions of fans worldwide eagerly enabling last year’s Call of Duty: Black Ops II to earn over $500 million in just 24 hours. Whether this trend continues remains to be seen, but the bigger question is: does Call of...
News Call of Duty: Ghosts on PS4 Pulls Ahead of Xbox One, Too
The gap's widening
Call of Duty may be considered an Xbox franchise due to Microsoft’s longstanding partnership with Activision, but it seems that the next generation version of the upcoming Call of Duty: Ghosts will look superior on the PlayStation 4. Responding to a slew of previously unsubstantiated online rumours, Infinity Ward’s executive...
