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April2019
News Slay the Spire Plays Its Cards Right with a PS4 Release Next Month
Deck yeah
You may have heard the name Slay the Spire doing the rounds. Currently available on PC, it's a deck-building strategy game with roguelike elements, and everyone seems to love it. Good thing it's getting a PlayStation 4 port so we can see what all the fuss is about. Picking from three characters, you slowly accumulate cards to customise...
News Puyo Puyo Champions Gets a Western Release on PS4 in May
Competitive puyo popping
At the end of last year, a game called Puyo Puyo eSports launched in Japan. This version of the popular puzzler focused on competitive play, and has been exclusive to its home region for months. Today, SEGA has announced the game is coming west after all, under the name Puyo Puyo Champions. It features everything found in...
News Cel-Shaded Shooter XIII Returns 13th November on PS4
Lucky number
We can’t help but feel old when we consider there's an entire generation of gamers who haven’t seen PlayStation 2 copies of XIII in a GAME bargain bin. But with the cel-shaded shooter now being over 15 years old, there will be kids sitting their GCSEs this summer who are younger than the artistically inspired FPS. For those of you...
News God of War Gets Its Very Own Card Game, Launches Later This Year
Card of War
God of War is a year old this month, and it seems Sony isn't stopping at just free themes and avatars. Board game developer CMON has announced that it's hard at work on a card game based on Kratos' Norse adventure, imaginatively named God of War: The Card Game. "In God of War: The Card Game,
News Sony Has Just Revealed the PS5, Not Launching This Year
Super-powered console already in the hands of devs
Sony has just announced the PlayStation 5 – or, to be more specific, its “next-gen console”. An exclusive article published by Wired today reveals intricate secrets about what the company has been cooking – and it gives us a much better idea of what to expect. In short, it’s super-powered,...
News Frostpunk Brings Its Chilling Survival Strategy to PS4 This Summer
Cold as ice
Over in PC land, Frostpunk has been a resounding success. Launching roughly a year ago, it's a city building game with lots of strategic elements, and it's highly regarded. The world is a frozen wasteland, and it's up to you as ruler to make tough decisions about resources, citizens, and the city itself. If that sounds like your cup of...
News No Straight Roads Looks to Conquer EDM on PS4 Later This Year
Excision! Borgore! Zeds Dead!...Anyone?
Who didn't go through an EDM phase at some point in their life? This scribe was an unabashed Dubstep lover throughout his teens, and so No Straight Roads is a mighty appealing prospect for someone who still dabbles in a bit of UKF Dubstep here and there. Pitched as an all-out war between rock and electronic...
News This Is Snooker Goes Head-to-Head with Snooker 19
The thirsty chicken involved
Three people wait for a good PlayStation 4 snooker game, and then two come along at once. Meanwhile, we’re still waiting for a decent tennis title, but we’re not bitter or anything. Anyway, hot on the heels of Snooker 19’s release date announcement, Birmingham-based developer VooFoo has announced This Is Snooker...
March2019
News Samurai Shodown NeoGeo Collection Cuts PS4 This Fall
Bundles six games
Here’s an announcement that will at the very least excite Nintendo Life editor Damien McFerran (we think): Samurai Shodown NeoGeo Collection is coming to the PlayStation 4 later this year. A compilation with online play incorporated by Digital Eclipse, the package will bundle together the following six titles: Samurai...
News Sakura Wars Returns on PS4 This Winter in Japan, Spring in the West
Blossoming
Sakura Wars is a bit of a cultural phenomenon in Japan, but you’d be forgiven for not knowing about the old SEGA Saturn series. There were sequels on PlayStation platforms, but the dating-sim-cross-JRPG has been largely absent for the best part of 15 years. Now it’s set to make a return on the PlayStation 4, with Project Sakura Wars...
News Olympic Games Tokyo 2020 Goes for Gold on PS4
National ANTHEM
You can’t beat a good ol’ Olympics game, can you? While license holder SEGA may have skipped Rio 2016, it’s looking to build upon the likeable London 2012 with Olympic Games Tokyo 2020: The Official Video Game. Due out this summer in Japan and next year in the West, the title appears to feature a host of disciplines, including...
News Borderlands: Game of the Year Edition Announced for PS4, Coming 3rd April
More SHiFT codes!
This is the Borderlands announcement you were looking for, right? Oh, anyway, Borderlands: Game of the Year is coming to PS4 in just a week's time, releasing on 3rd April. It'll bring with it the original game along with a whole host of enhancements and upgrades that'll surely make it the best version available. The remaster...
News Shovel Knight Dev Yacht Club Games Announces Cyber Shadow for PS4
"Quintessential ninja action"
Have you ever wondered what Yacht Club Games would do after Shovel Knight? The answer isn't quite as straightforward as you think. The studio has just announced a retro ninja action platformer named Cyber Shadow. It's very much in the company's wheelhouse, but Yacht Club isn't on development duties -- it's merely...
News WayForward Announces Shantae 5, Coming to PS4 Later This Year
It's a kind of magic
Fans of the hair-whipping half-genie Shantae have been pretty well served this generation. On PlayStation 4, you can play Risky's Revenge, Pirate's Curse, and Half-Genie Hero, which means you have easy access to almost every game. Following on from the latter, it seems WayForward is ready to move onto the next action platformer...
State of Play Five Nights at Freddy's VR: Help Wanted Announced for PSVR
Working the late shift
In another curve ball during State of Play, Five Nights at Freddy's VR: Help Wanted has been announced for PlayStation VR. Coming in the spring, this new chapter in the popular horror series ups the ante by placing you in a virtual version of the intense, jump scare heavy action. If you're unfamiliar with Five Nights at...
State of Play Iron Man VR Suits Up on PS4 and PSVR This Year
Jarvis, play the debut trailer
Well, we weren't expecting this. To kick off the inaugural episode of State of Play, Sony debuted a trailer for the newly announced Iron Man VR, coming to PlayStation VR exclusively in 2019. Developed by Camouflaj, the game sees you take the role of Tony Stark - Iron Man - as you don the famous red and yellow suit and...
News The Lord of the Rings: Gollum Sounds Like It'll Launch on PS5
Preciousss
It’s that time of the generation where we start hearing about next-gen titles, and The Lord of the Rings: Gollum certainly sounds like it’ll launch on the PlayStation 5. A new partnership between publisher Daedalic Entertainment and Middle-earth Enterprises, the narrative-driven action adventure will be the first of a long-running...
News Speed Badminton Finally Gets Its First Officially Licensed Game
Out on 3rd April as a PlayStation exclusive
According to Wikipedia, crossminton is a globally recognised sport that blends elements of tennis, badminton, and squash. Never heard of it? No, us neither – but it appears to be a racquet-based game without a net, where you need to successfully smash a shuttlecock into an opposing player’s quadrant...
News Vampire: The Masquerade - Bloodlines 2 Announced for PS4, Coming Q1 2020
A direct sequel to the 2004 original
After the circling of numerous rumours, Vampire: The Masquerade - Bloodlines 2 has finally been officially announced at a GDC keynote. It's coming to PS4 in the early months of 2020, and you can get a taste of the action on offer in the announcement trailer above. Confirmed to be a direct sequel to the 2004...
News Overland Is a Post-Apocalyptic Road Trip Across the US, Coming to PS4 in Late 2019
Always rescue the dog
Now this one looks really, really cool. Overland is the latest game from Nights in the Woods publisher Finji, and its a premise that's interesting to say the very least. "Take care of a group of travelers on a post-apocalyptic road-trip across the United States in this turn-based survival game." Slated for a release on PS4...
News Oceanic Shooter Swimsanity! Plunges the Depths of PS4 This Summer
Kitty got wet
Decoy Games’ underwater-themed multiplayer shooter Swimsanity! will plunge the depths of the PlayStation 4 this summer, so you may want to start holding your breath. No, not literally – that was just a joke. Anyway, the oceanic adventure – which features online and local co-op and versus modes – sees you battling against...
News The Terrible Tennis World Tour Repackaged for Roland-Garros
You cannot be serious?
Remember when Tennis World Tour launched last year on the PlayStation 4 in a state worse than Andy Murray’s hip? Well, it seems that developer Breakpoint Games has more nerve than Nick Kyrgios when he’s insulting opponents’ girlfriends, as it’s repackaging the entire game for Roland-Garros. Due out in May, this
News Double Fine Announces Post-Apocalyptic Roguelike RAD, Coming to PS4 This Year
That's rad
You can always count on Double Fine to put a unique spin on something, and that's what it's done with RAD, just announced for PS4. It's a roguelike action game set in a world that's been devastated by armageddon twice, now roamed by mutants and bereft of humanity. Players take control of a teenager who is tasked with entering the Fallow,...
News Konami Celebrates 50th Anniversary with Retro Collections Coming to PS4
Castlevania! Contra! More!
Konami might not be in everyone's good books, but the company has been around for a very long time. This year marks its 50th anniversary, and to celebrate, the publisher has announced a trio of legacy collections coming to PS4 in 2019. The first to arrive will be Arcade Classics Anniversary Collection, a pack that...
News Castle Crashers Remastered Making Its Way to PS4 This Summer
Late to the party
Better late than never, we suppose. As teased last week, developer The Behemoth has announced its popular co-op beat 'em up is coming to PlayStation 4 with Castle Crashers Remastered. Writing on its blog, the studio states the remastered version of the game comes with all previously released DLC, performance and visual...
News Sniper Elite VR Will Bring You Closer to the Scope
Aim down sights
Oxford-based studio Rebellion is going Sniper Elite crazy, with the announcements of Sniper Elite V2 Remastered and Sniper Elite 5. But it’s got one more long-range shooter in production: Sniper Elite VR. A collaboration with UK studio Just Add Water, the title appears to be in development for PlayStation VR – and it looks like...
News No Man's Sky Beyond Is the Next Big Update Coming to the Space Exploration Title
Above and beyond
Even before you hop into the game itself, No Man's Sky has been on quite the journey, hasn't it? It's had more ups and downs than a department store elevator, going from overwhelming hype before release to disappointment at launch. Hello Games' ongoing project has been improved immensely since it arrived in 2016, and it seems to be...
News Mutazione Mixes Mutants with Melodrama, Makes Its Way to PS4 This Year
Abomination Street
When a game is billed as a "mutant soap opera," it's going to catch our attention. From the developer behind Sportsfriends, obscure adventure game Mutazione looks wonderfully unusual. Give the teaser trailer a watch above. Another small title announced over on the PlayStation Blog, the game is apparently inspired by "the ensemble...
News New Sniper Elite in Development, But No News for a Year
Popping penises on PS5?
A full-scale sequel to Sniper Elite 4 is in development at Oxford-based developer Rebellion, but it won’t be sharing anymore information for a year. That’s particularly curious timing, when you consider that we’d expect the PlayStation 5 to be officially announced by then. Could it be a next-gen title? We honestly...
News Sniper Elite V2 Remastered Busts Nazi Balls This Year
Third time's a charm
Sniper Elite started life on the PlayStation 2, and was later remade for the PlayStation 3 in the form of Sniper Elite V2. What harm is another console generation going to do, then? Sniper Elite V2 Remastered is due out this year on the PlayStation 4, bringing you back to Berlin with 4K graphics on the PS4 Pro and HDR support...
News VanillaWare Has Teased a Secret New Title
Painterly
13 Sentinels: Aegis Rim is taking an eternity to release, but the Prologue version of the game – which is available now in Japan – includes a teaser for developer VanillaWare’s next project. Currently untitled, the 20-second clip shows a soldier in the studio’s familiar painterly style. It was hiring for an unannounced project as...
News Skyworld Is the Next PSVR Game from Arizona Sunshine Dev
Take to the skies
Skyworld is a new turn-based strategy title making its way to PlayStation VR later this month. Developed by Vertigo Games, it's the next virtual reality title from the creators of the noteworthy but rather average Arizona Sunshine. The undead aren't the star of the show this time around though, as studio director Richard...
News Hyper Light Drifter Dev Reveals Next Game, Solar Ash Kingdom
Check out the first trailer
Hyper Light Drifter is one of our favourite PS4 indie titles, so we're excited to see a first glimpse of developer Heart Machine's follow-up project. The studio has released a teaser trailer for its next game, called Solar Ash Kingdom, and you can see it above. Currently only confirmed for PC, it looks like it'll be...
News Retro Platformer The Messenger Confirmed for PS4, Makes the Jump Next Week
Don't shoot the messenger
Well, that didn't take long. Following last week's story that acclaimed retro platformer The Messenger had been rated by PEGI for PlayStation 4, developer Sabotage has now officially confirmed it's coming to Sony's platform. The game blends together 8-bit and 16-bit styles as you guide your ninja protagonist through an...
News The Riftbreaker Is a Mix of Action RPG and Base Building Coming to PS4
Mech-ing progress
This newly announced PlayStation 4 title looks pretty interesting. Called The Riftbreaker, it combines base building mechanics with top-down hack and slash action in a sci-fi setting. You play as Ashley S. Nowak, the titular Riftbreaker who travels to unknown planets to establish a settlement to allow for human colonisation. Using...
News 3D Realms Returns to Its Roots with Wrath: Aeon of Ruin
You will not survive
3D Realms is set to go back to where it all began with Wrath: Aeon of Ruin, a hardcore first-person shooter developed using the original Quake engine and tech. That's right, the PS4 is getting a brand new game based on technology from 1996, and it looks the part too in the trailer above. Taking up the role of the Outlander,...
News Trine 4: The Nightmare Prince Tells a Fresh Tale on PS4 Later This Year
First trailer released
Trine 4: The Nightmare Prince was officially confirmed towards the end of last year, but it's only now that we get our first glimpse at the new entry in the series. The new game sees a return to a 2.5D perspective, and sends Amadeus, Pontius, and Zoya on a new quest to find the mysterious Prince Selius, whose nightmares are...
February2019
News Dreams Will Be Entering Early Access This Spring on PS4
Keep the dream alive
Media Molecule has announced that its long-awaited PlayStation 4 exclusive create-'em-up Dreams will be going into Early Access. This comes via a lengthy post on the PlayStation Blog, where studio head Siobhan Reddy explains the developer's reasoning behind the unconventional early release. In a nutshell, Media Molecule decided...
News Police Adventure Game Beat Cop Writes PS4 a Ticket on 5th March 2019
Beat it
Small publisher 11 Bit Studios has announced it's bringing the well-received arrest-'em-up Beat Cop to PlayStation 4. This title looks like it takes some inspiration from Papers, Please -- you'll be working a regular beat on one New York City street, writing tickets, making arrests, and investigating nefarious goings-on. It seems relatively...
News Hollow Knight: Silksong Is the Sequel to Team Cherry's Beloved Insect Adventure
A bug's life
Hollow Knight, one of the most acclaimed indie titles in recent years, is getting a full sequel, developer Team Cherry has announced. Named Hollow Knight: Silksong, the game places Hornet in the spotlight in her very own adventure, with a new world to explore and hundreds of new enemies to tackle. "Hollow Knight: Silksong is the epic...
News Colourful Action RPG Oninaki Announced for PS4
Oni way to go
Square Enix and Tokyo RPG Factory has announced the latest in its line of throwback role-playing game experiences, with the colourful Oninaki. Due out this summer on the PlayStation 4, the release will see you assume the role of a Watcher called Kagachi who must destroy the bonds that tie the Lost to the—oh, who the heck writes this...
News Harmonix Announces VR Rhythm Shooter Audica
Mic drop
Have you been wondering what Rock Band studio Harmonix has been up to lately? The developer has been awfully quiet for a while, but today it announced its brand new game. It's called Audica, and it's a virtual reality rhythm shooter. Using dual pistols, you'll be firing at various targets in time to the music, and it looks pretty cool...
News Survive Your Fears in Sci-Fi Horror Chernobylite
Rad
Well, then – this looks eerie, doesn’t it? Get Even developer The Farm 51 has announced Chernobylite for the PlayStation 4, a sci-fi survival horror developed using a 3D-scanned recreation of the Chernobyl Exclusion Zone. If you ever played the Chernobyl VR experience for PlayStation VR, then you’ll know just how eerily accurate this...
News Titanfall Dev's Free Battle Royale Apex Legends Out Now on PS4
Download from the PS Store
Apex Legends, the anticipated free-to-play first-person shooter from Titanfall 2 developer Respawn Entertainment, is out now on the PlayStation 4. Available to download globally from the PlayStation Store, the title promises a new kind of Battle Royale experience, as the studio’s knack for kinetic controls takes centre...
News Chaotic Party Game Move or Die Finally Makes the Move to PS4 in March
How to lose friends
Quick-fire multiplayer games are pretty common these days, and amid all the rage-inducing successes and failures, they can be a lot of fun. The likes of TowerFall Ascension, Ultimate Chicken Horse, and Nidhogg thrive on things getting heated between you and your pals, and so too does Move or Die, which is coming to PS4 after...
News Relive Groundhog Day with PSVR Sequel Like Father Like Son
It's happening again
Well, this came out of absolutely nowhere. Groundhog Day, the classic 90s movie starring Bill Murray, is getting a pseudo-sequel as a PlayStation VR game. Groundhog Day: Like Father Like Son has just been announced, and it's a collaboration between Sony Pictures and Tequila Works that no one could've predicted. The game has you...
News Development on a New Alice Game From American McGee Is Underway
Alice: Asylum in the works
Man, we haven't thought about American McGee and his Alice in Wonderland games for a while now. The last game from the creator was Alice: Madness Returns, but that released on PS3 all the way back in 2011. It seems McGee is ready to dive down the rabbit hole once again, as his blog has revealed he's begun work on Alice:...
January2019
News WRC 8 Announced, Kicks Up Dust on PS4 in September
Rally the troops
For a while, Bigben Interactive's official World Rally Championship games have released annually, with Kylotonn Entertainment on development duties. However, the studio has taken an extra year to work on the latest entry in the series, WRC 8. The game was announced yesterday, and you can watch the reveal trailer above. In a press...
News SteamWorld Quest Brings Fantasy RPG Fun to Versatile Franchise
Card to beat
We’ve had two action platformers and a strategy title, so we suppose it’s time for the alarmingly versatile SteamWorld series to try its hand at a turn-based role-playing game. Due out first on Nintendo Switch, with other platforms to follow at a later date, SteamWorld Quest: Hand of Gilgamech will see you leading a “party of...
News Power Rangers: Battle for the Grid Morphs onto PS4 in April
Bagsy the red one
Following a recent leak, a new Power Rangers game has been announced, and it's heading to PS4. Called Power Rangers: Battle for the Grid, the game appears to be a budget one-on-one fighter, featuring characters old and new from across the franchise's many iterations. It's developed by nWay, a studio known for its mobile titles...
News Cross-Platform Co-Op Stars in PSVR Sequel Dick Wilde 2
Buddy up with PC players
Dick Wilde was a pretty harmless PlayStation VR shooter, perhaps notable for featuring PSVR Aim Controller support during the peripheral’s early days. Playstack has now announced that a sequel is on the way, and it’ll feature cross-platform co-op across the PlayStation 4 and PC, as the titular red neck and his pair of...
News Wandersong Belts Out a PS4 Release on 22nd January
Music to our ears
If you've not heard about Wandersong, it's a cutesy platformer about a travelling bard who can use his singing to help him on his journey. It released on other platforms towards the end of 2018, where it received pretty unanimous praise. Fast forward to today, and the game is all set to release for PS4 on 22nd January 2019. As you...
News SNK 40th Anniversary Collection Heading to PS4 in March
Going retro
Retro fans rejoice: NIS America is bringing SNK 40th Anniversary Collection to PS4, and it's not too far away. The collection hits Sony's console on 19th March 2019, as announced via the above trailer. This retro package contains more than 20 early SNK titles, including classics such as Athena, Crystalis, and Ikari Warriors. You'll be...
News Hitman HD Enhanced Edition Plans a Perfect Murder Next Week on PS4
Blood Money and Absolution updated and remastered
If the excellent Hitman 2 didn’t give you enough Agent 47 action last year, then you may be excited to learn that IO Interactive has announced the Hitman HD Enhanced Collection – and it’s garrotting a console near you from next week, on 11th January. As previously rumoured, the double pack will...
December2018
News Granblue Fantasy Versus Is a New PS4 Fighting Game from Arc System Works
And another one
Geez, this Granblue thing is big business, huh? Cygames is not only paying Platinum Games to make a full-scale PlayStation 4 action RPG based on the smartphone series, but it’s also roped in Dragon Ball FighterZ developer Arc System Works for a fighter as well. The one-on-one brawler – named Granblue Fantasy Versus – will...
The Game Awards 2018 Free-to-Play Action RPG Dauntless Coming to PS4 in 2019
New trailer released
Dauntless is currently a PC only, free-to-play action RPG, but that'll change next year when the game hits PS4. The game appears to be very similar to Monster Hunter in terms of gameplay, with you and other players able to team up to defeat various Behemoths and use their parts to build and upgrade armour and weapons. It looks...
The Game Awards 2018 Journey to the Savage Planet Announced with Teaser Trailer
Launches next year
Games big and small were announced at this year's Game Awards, and one title that almost got swept under the carpet is Journey to the Savage Planet, a first person adventure game from a brand new developer. Typhoon Studios was founded by industry veterans, whose combined works include Assassin's Creed III, Far Cry 4, and Batman:...
The Game Awards 2018 Mortal Kombat 11 Finishes Him on 23rd April
Fatality
Mortal Kombat 11 is not only real, but it’s releasing on 23rd April for the PlayStation 4. A community reveal event will be hosted on 17th January, where we’ll presumably see the first footage from the hotly anticipated fighter. If you simply can’t wait to cough up your cash, pre-orders are open now and will guarantee you access to...
The Game Awards 2018 ABZU Dev Giant Squid Returns with The Pathless
Run, forest
The Pathless has just been announced at The Game Awards, and it looks like another mystical adventure from Giant Squid. As you can see from the above trailer, it looks a little more action packed than the studio's previous game, ABZU, with an eagle friend helping you fly and giant creatures to battle. Sadly we don't know a whole lot...
Stanley was pleased
The Stanley Parable is a comedic narrative game that launched on PC about five years ago. It became something of a cult hit thanks to its myriad endings and amusing narration. A surprise announcement at The Game Awards 2018 revealed that the game is finally making its way to PS4 with The Stanley Parable: Ultra Deluxe. Coming...
News Nicalis Announces Three Games Coming to PS4 in 2019
The End Is Nigh! Dungreed! Crystal Crisis!
If you're not familiar with Nicalis, it's a game developer and publisher that focuses on smaller projects. Games in its portfolio include Wonder Boy: The Dragon's Trap, The Binding of Isaac: Afterbirth, and Redout, among plenty of others. Yesterday, the company announced a trio of its games will be making...
News Fortnite Creative Officially Announced, Launches Later This Month
A world of pure imagination
Well, there it is. After being leaked online by a YouTuber, Epic Games has officially unveiled Fortnite Creative, a sandbox mode allowing players to build their own maps and match types. You can get a very brief glimpse at some of the possibilities in the above video. As expected, you'll be able to craft unique levels...
November2018
News The LEGO Movie 2 Videogame Launches on PS4 Alongside the Film in 2019
Try to act surprised
In perhaps the least surprising game announcement for 2019, Warner Bros and TT Games are currently developing The LEGO Movie 2 Videogame to coincide with the anticipated film sequel. As you might expect, it's set to feature Emmett, Lucy, Batman, and all the faces fans will remember, as well as a bunch of new characters from The...
News Sony Unveils New PSVR Bundle Featuring Borderlands 2 VR and Beat Saber
Just in time for Christmas
It feels like a lot of people bought into PlayStation VR over the last week or so, thanks to some stellar deals during Black Friday and Cyber Monday. The bundles that had been discounted were generally great, offering up some of the platform's best games like Astro Bot Rescue Mission and Superhot VR alongside Sony's...
News Dead or Alive Xtreme 3: Scarlet Announced Amid Sony Censorship Row
No word of any changes yet
Your favourite buxom Dead or Alive babes will bring more sun and sangria to the PlayStation 4 from 20th March in Japan, as Koei Tecmo has announced an updated version of Xtreme 3 for Sony’s system. The news comes amid a censorship row which is seeing the Japanese giant clamp down on saucy software, although there’s no...
News Runner3 Makes the Jump to PS4 Next Week
The Bit.Trip series returns
The Bit.Trip series is an unusual but well liked string of platformers, and the latest game is no different. Runner3 released on Nintendo Switch and PC earlier in the year, but it's now heading to PlayStation 4 with a whole host of gameplay enhancements. The rhythmic running and jumping looks as enjoyable as ever, but...
News Free Agent Bryce Harper Fronts MLB The Show 19
What jersey will he wear?
Soon to be former Washington Nationals hot shot Bryce Harper will front MLB The Show 19 – but what jersey will the free agent wear? The six-time MLB All-Star and former Rookie of the Year will begin his journey into a new franchise as the star of Sony’s flagship sports series, with developer San Diego Studio partnering...
News Sony Announces 2TB PS4 Pro Coming to Japan This Month
Will it head West?
Games are taking up more and more storage space as time goes on, so it's only sensible to ensure you have as big a hard drive as possible. Currently, the only PS4 console you can buy that has more than 1TB of storage is the 2TB 500 Million Limited Edition PS4 Pro, which is extremely limited in number. However, it seems that Sony...
October2018
News Everyone's Favourite Platforming Hero Is Back with Bubsy: Paws on Fire on PS4
Happy Halloween!
In possibly the scariest news story you'll read today, the infamous platformer mascot Bubsy is making a swift return to PS4. After last year's frankly rubbish resurgence, Bubsy: The Woolies Strike Back, it's a surprise to see the character make yet another comeback, but here we are. Bubsy: Paws on Fire hits PS4 in 2019...
News Layers of Fear 2 Will Stop You from Sleeping in 2019
Act it out
Surreal horror Layers of Fear is getting a sequel in 2019, this time centring on a disturbed actor as opposed to an obsessed artist. Night of the Living Dead and Candyman star Tony Todd will narrate the title, which is once again being developed by Polish outfit Bloober Team and published by Friday the 13th: The Game’s Gun Media...
News Slayaway Camp: Butcher's Cut Hacks and Slashes Its Way to PS Vita Next Month
The horror, the handheld horror
This isometric sliding puzzler is a pretty enjoyable experience on PS4, but its small-scale puzzle rooms always seemed like a great fit for handheld. Fortunately, Slayaway Camp: Butcher's Cut is coming to PlayStation Vita, as you can see from the above trailer. This grisly puzzle game includes all the same content as...
News Trine 4 Confirmed, Coming to PS4 in 2019
Full announcement coming soon
We've not heard a great deal from the Trine series for a while, have we? Trine 3: The Artifacts of Power didn't really go down all that well, and the series has remained dormant in the years since. It looks like that's all about to change, though, as Frozenbyte has confirmed that it's working on Trine 4, and it'll...
News Dream Daddy Flirts with PS4 on 30th October
Coming out on top
We’ve got a bone to pick with the PlayStation 4 version of Dream Daddy: where’s the exclusive Kratos add-on pack? Game Grumps, the creators of last year’s PC-based dating sensation, could have at least given us Joel from The Last of Us – heck, we’d have settled for Days Gone’s Deacon St John, but with a name like that...
News Complain About the Smell of Venues Like Ronnie O'Sullivan in Snooker 19
Judd Trumped
The most interesting thing that’s happened in the snooker-verse recently is Ronnie O’Sullivan claiming that the K2 Leisure Centre in Crawley smells of urine – so it’s perhaps a good thing that smell-o-vision hasn’t been invented yet, seeing as upcoming PlayStation 4 title Snooker 19 is officially licensed and will feature 128...
News Rush VR Free Falls to PSVR This Winter
Steep
Wingsuits seem like the perfect fit for PlayStation VR – assuming you haven’t just swallowed your dinner, we suppose. Either way, The Binary Mill's free falling simulation Rush VR is coming to Sony’s system this winter – and it’s bringing all of the thrills and spills of its Oculus Rift release with it. “Take a dive into the...
News Play as a Spacecraft's Onboard AI in Sci-Fi Thriller Observation on PS4
I'm sorry, Dave. I'm afraid I can't do that
Devolver Digital has just unveiled its latest curiosity, and it's called Observation. It's from the developer No Code, which previously made the well-received 80s adventure collection known as Stories Untold. However, this new game is heading to PS4 as well, and it looks pretty interesting. In...
News Xenon Racer Brings 90s Arcade Goodness to PS4
Need for speed
Isn’t it interesting how the bottom has effectively fallen out of the arcade racing market so smaller studios have started to pick up the slack? Enter a new game called Xenon Racer, which effectively looks like it’s stepped straight out of a 90s Club SEGA arcade. The title’s being published by SEODESCO and developed by...
September2018
News DiRT Rally 2.0 Announced, Races to PS4 in February
Should be rally good
Just like that, DiRT Rally 2.0 has been announced for PlayStation 4, as became obvious yesterday. This is a direct follow up to the more simulation-focused offshoot of the DiRT series. It'll feature locations like New Zealand, Argentina, Spain, Poland, Australia, and the USA, and it sounds just as hardcore as the first game. As...
Back from the dead
After being leaked by both the Korean and North American rating boards, Konami has officially announced Castlevania Requiem, exclusively for PS4. The package brings the PlayStation classic Castlevania: Symphony of the Ni
News Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney Trilogy Takes PS4 to Court in 2019
Objection!
Yes, you read that right -- Capcom's beloved Ace Attorney series is making the jump to PS4 with Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney Trilogy. Releasing in early 2019, the game packages the first three titles together, marking the first time the courtroom visual novel series has been released on a PlayStation system. Playing as the eponymous...
TGS 2018 Onechanbara Origin Remakes PS2 Originals for PS4
Be the Onechanbara
Those of you who enjoy watching buxom babes dead-head the deceased may be excited to learn that D3 Publisher has announced Onechanbara Origin, a full-scale PlayStation 4 remake of the first two titles in the Z-List series. The Onechanbara and its sequel originally launched on the PlayStation 2 in 2004 and 2005 respectively, but...
News Sony Announces PlayStation Classic Mini Console, Launches 3rd December
Features 20 PSone games
Well, we weren't expecting to wake up to this. Sony has just announced the PlayStation Classic, a miniature console in the same vein as Nintendo's NES and SNES Classics that have proven to be wildly popular. The pint-sized PSone takes the form of the original model, and comes in at just 45% the size of the regular box. It...
News N1RV Ann-A Is the Next Chapter in the Brilliant Cyberpunk Bartender Series
Smells like teen spirit
It may be an eye-watering two years away, but Sukeban has announced the next instalment in the outstanding Cyberpunk Bartender Series. Expanding on the Snatcher-style presentation of the PS Vita’s brilliant visual novel VA11 HALL-A, this new edition will whisk you away to an upscale bar named N1RV Ann-A, which is part of an...
News This Is Pool Hustles to PS4 Early Next Year
Pot black
VooFoo Studios, purveyors of premium pool simulations, is back with another brand: This Is Pool. Building on the Birmingham-based developer’s work on Hustle Kings and Pure Pool, the title promises to “set new benchmarks for graphical fidelity and hyper-realistic gameplay”. In order to bring you back to the baize, the outfit’s...
News Puyo Puyo eSports Pops Up on PS4 Next Month in Japan
But no Western plans just yet
There’s a new Puyo Puyo game dropping onto the PlayStation 4 in Japan next month, and it’s sponsored by the Japanese eSports Union. Available from 25th October for ¥1,999 (~$17), it’s been designed around growing the puzzling property’s competitive scene – hence the relatively low price point. The title will...
News Chocobo's Mystery Dungeon: Every Buddy! Flaps to PS4 This Winter
Chirpy
Chocobo’s Mystery Dungeon: Every Buddy! aims to give you something warm and cuddly to snuggle up alongside this Winter, as Square Enix is bringing back the randomly generated dungeons of the old Final Fantasy Fables franchise. The press release explains: “The rules to this mysterious dungeon are simple: every time you enter, the world...
News World of Final Fantasy Maxima Brings Whimsy Back to PS4
Noctis again
The agreeable Chibi-themed World of Final Fantasy is getting an enhanced edition for the PlayStation 4, and it’s set to release on 6th November. Announced during today’s Nintendo Direct, the re-release will include new characters and monsters from Final Fantasy legend.
News Capcom Beat 'Em Up Bundle Brings Final Fight, Captain Commando, More to PS4
Turn on your TV
A bunch of classic Capcom beat-‘em-ups have been confirmed for the PlayStation 4 as part of the aptly named Capcom Beat ‘Em Up Bundle. The compilation includes Final Fight, as well as The King of Dragons, Captain Commando, Armored Warriors,
News Assassin's Creed III Stages a Remastered Revolution on PS4
PS Vita spin-off Liberation also being ported
The divisive American Revolution instalment in the Assassin’s Creed series is coming to the PlayStation 4 next March, with all of its DLC included and enhanced visuals. Part of the Season Pass for Assassin’s Creed Odyssey, you’ll be able to relive the 18th Century tale of Connor in Assassin's Creed...
News Pixelated Metroidvania Timespinner Arrives on PS4 and PS Vita This Month
No time to lose
We know, we know -- here's yet another pixel art platformer inspired by 90s era games with Metroidvania elements. This type of game is plentiful on PlayStation, but that isn't necessarily a bad thing, and Timespinner is doing some interesting stuff to stand out. One of the key aspects of this game is the Time-stop...
News The Last Remnant Remastered Announced for PS4
Update: Heading West too
One of Square Enix's less than critically acclaimed games is The Last Remnant. Most PlayStation aficionados might be unaware of this title's existence, granted that the PS3 version never saw the light of day back in 2009. The JRPG later made its debut on Steam, although Square Enix pulled the game in September. Now, the...
News Knives Out, a Totally Original New Concept, Comes to PS4 Next Year
A smartphone smash hit, apparently
Picture this: there are 100 players on the battlefield and you have to parachute your way in and pick them all off as a giant urban map gradually shrinks around you. Except there aren’t 100 players on this particular battlefield because only approximately 63 people actually bought the game. Alas, we don’t talk...
News Gungrave: G.O.R.E. Announced, Shoots Up PS4 Next Year
Running and gunning
You may recall that the cult Gungrave series is set to return in Gungrave VR next month, melding third person action with first person shootouts. Well, it looks like a more traditional entry is heading to PS4, too. Gungrave: G.O.R.E. has been announced, and it's releasing in Winter 2019 -- in Japan, that is. The above teaser...
News Everybody's Golf VR Plays a Nice Shot to PSVR
Tees off next year
Everybody’s Golf is making the transition to PlayStation VR, and we’re all fore the idea. While details are light, Sony announced the game as part of its Japanese LineUp Tour livestream earlier today. Judging by the trailer, you can expect the same vibrant environments, but you’ll be teeing off in first-person with...
News Yakuza Studio's New Game Judge Eyes Detects a PS4 Western Release in 2019
Demo available in Japan
Perhaps one of the biggest announcements during Sony's PlayStation LineUp Tour event, the head of Yakuza Studio, Toshihiro Nagoshi, revealed a brand new title. It's called Judge Eyes (or Project Judge), and sees you playing as a detective solving mysteries. It appears to be based on the same engine as Yakuza 6, as it bears a...
News Blasters of the Universe Dev Returns to PSVR with Time Bending Puzzler, Transpose
Wibbly wobbly
There are some genres of games that seem to fit rather well within the confines of virtual reality, and puzzlers is one of them. Moving from a more chaotic shoot 'em up in Blasters of the Universe, developer Secret Location's next project is Transpose, a decidedly more methodical title coming to PSVR later this year. It takes place in...
News Rayman Punches His Way into Free-to-Play Fighter Brawlhalla
Legend
You may remember that, back in March, Ubisoft bought Blue Mammoth Games, the developer of Brawlhalla. The enjoyable and popular 2D brawler has been under the Ubi umbrella for several months now, but it's all been business as usual for the small team. However, during a live stream at PAX West, Matt Woomer, the head of Blue Mammoth, was visibly...
News Hellpoint Brings Sci-Fi Souls to PS4 in 2019
You asked for it
It's the mishmash that fans have been clamouring for for years now, and it looks like developer Cradle Games is finally set to deliver on that potential. Hellpoint is a Souls-like that takes place in a sci-fi setting aboard a supposedly deserted space station, and it's due for release on PlayStation 4 in 2019. The experience is set...
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News Metroidvania La-Mulana 2 Raids PS4 Next Year
Tales from the crypt
Cult action platformer La-Mulana’s sequel is coming to the PlayStation 4, and it’ll launch in the spring of next year. The whip-based Metroidvania was playable at a pre-PAX West event organised by [email protected] overnight, and promises the same “sprawling ancient ruins mind-boggling mysteries” as its predecessor. Here’s an...
News Bossa Studios Announces Narrative Thriller The Bradwell Conspiracy
Gets a mysterious trailer
Bossa Studios is the company behind games such as Surgeon Simulator and I Am Bread, but its latest announcement looks to be a little more straight faced. Developed by A Brave Plan, The Bradwell Conspiracy is a narrative adventure/puzzle game set in the near future where a giant electronics company appears to have a dark...
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