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News South Park: The Stick of Truth Steps Out of the Fractured But Whole in February
A Kenny move
Previously only available as a pre-order bonus with sequel South Park: The Fractured But Whole, Ubisoft has announced that South Park: The Stick of Truth will launch as a standalone PlayStation 4 game on 13th February. Interestingly, it’ll be available both physically and digitally, and will retail for $29.99 in the United States...
News Dead Cells Looks Like One to Watch on PS4
Rogue-lite coming this year
As we've no doubt pointed out several times before, the PlayStation 4 is home to a huge variety of games, and it's marvellous. The PlayStation Blog will often announce new titles heading for the platform, and the latest looks like it could be worth keeping an eye on. Making its way to PS4 in 2018 after a stint in Early...
News Those Who Remain is a Psychological Thriller Coming to PS4
Boo
The US PlayStation Blog has just revealed a new narrative thriller named Those Who Remain. Due out in 2018, the game is being made by a small indie studio that calls itself Camel 101. There's a spooky trailer, which we've embedded above, which suggests some sort of supernatural slant to the game's story. It takes place in the fictional town of...
News Ubisoft Details Assassin's Creed Origins DLC Release Dates
By 'eck
Looks like that leaked release date for the first Assassin's Creed Origins DLC, The Hidden Ones, was accurate. Ubisoft has just announced the first DLC pack will be releasing on 23rd January. However, that isn't the only release date it's revealed. In a press release, the publisher has also plotted out two more add-ons heading to their...
News Foul-Mouthed Platformer Rad Rodgers Heading to PS4
Language!
THQ Nordic isn't done announcing new projects just yet. The latest game the publisher has revealed is a console release of Rad Rodgers, a Kickstarted platformer featuring the titular young boy and his cursing robot companion. The game launches on PS4 21st February. The game is a 2D platformer with shooter elements set in what appears to...
News Dakar 18 Announced for PS4
Will it be rally good?
Dakar, the crazy, dangerous endurance rally, is getting an official PS4 game later this year. The announcement trailer popped up on PlayStation's YouTube channel today, featuring a variety of vehicles and environments, and it certainly looks interesting. The game is being developed by Bigmoon Entertainment and will be...
News Waifus Go to War in SNK HEROINES Tag Team Frenzy
Scissor sisters
If you’re all about girl-on-girl, then the newly announced SNK HEROINES Tag Team Frenzy may catch your eye. Due out on the PlayStation 4 this summer, the title sees SNK’s “iconic” heroines duking it out without a single sausage in sight. It’s a two-on-two fighter, but it sounds like it’s going to be a fairly accessible...
News Mech Shooter Border Break Heading to PS4 in Japan
Battlebots
Border Break isn't all that well known in the West, but it's a pretty popular arcade game in Japan that's been around for a long time. SEGA has announced it will be making its way to PS4 this year, and has only been confirmed for Japan at this stage. The game is a multiplayer third person shooter in which players engage in 10 vs 10...
News The Raven Remastered Announced for PS4, Coming This March
By Jove!
THQ Nordic has today announced it will be bringing The Raven: Legacy of a Master Thief to PS4. Originally released on PS3 in 2013, the remaster of this episodic whodunnit mystery features fully redone animation, lighting, and hair, according to the publisher's press release. Additionally, The Raven Remastered will also feature subtitles in...
News de Blob 2 Brings Even More Colour to PS4 Next Month
Poor man's Splatoon 2
THQ Nordic has today announced that it will be releasing de Blob 2 on PS4, and we won't have to wait very long. The port will be released on 27th February. This follows the re-release of the original game, which we had fun revisiting back in November. The publisher details the game in a press release, but you probably know...
News Online Free Roam Heading to Need for Speed Payback in 2018
Happy New Goodyear
Need for Speed Payback is to be updated with a whole new way to play, according to a tweet from yesterday afternoon. Online free roaming will be added to the game for free later this year. At this stage, there's really not much else to report. We imagine there will be more information as the release draws near, but we doubt...
PSX 2017 Firewall Zero Hour Brings Rainbow Six Tactics to PSVR
With full PSVR Aim Controller support
Ever wanted to play a tactical first-person shooter in PlayStation VR? In that case, Firewall Zero Hour may very well have been made for you. Launching exclusively on the PlayStation 4 with full PSVR Aim Controller support, the title sees you divided into teams, working to either recover or defend a laptop that...
PSX 2017 Jupiter & Mars Announced for PS4, PSVR
Whale of a time
Jupiter & Mars was announced at PSX 2017, and it's coming to both PlayStation 4 and PlayStation VR. No date was confirmed, but we'd say 2018 is a safe bet. It appears to be an undersea adventure/exploration game, set in a distant future where humans have "disappeared". Details are thin on the ground, but we do know you play...
PSX 2017 Rick & Morty: Virtual Rick-ality Revealed for PSVR
Rickroll'd
Well-liked virtual reality title will release on PlayStation VR in 2018. The puzzler is renowned for being impressively tactile, allowing you to use your PlayStation Move wands to interact with virtually everything that you can see in the world. The game's playable at PSX 2017 this weekend, and there's a trailer embedded above.
PSX 2017 Take a Trip to Donut County, Coming to PS4 in 2018
What's updog?
Donut County, the latest indie title from Annapurna Interactive, is heading to PlayStation 4 next year. Announced during Sony's PlayStation Presents show at PSX 2017, this unusual game sees you play as a small hole in the universe, with a loose goal of swallowing up all and sundry to grow bigger, though to what end remains a mystery...
PSX 2017 MediEvil Rises from Its Grave with a PS4 Remaster
Bone-rattling
It started at the beginning. Shawn Layden has become infamous for his t-shirts that hold subtle and not-so-subtle secrets, and he was at it again with PSX 2017 by zipping it up in a jacket. At the conference's end, he finally revealed that his apparel of choice for the night points toward a remaster of MediEvil, which will be coming to...
News World War Z Swarms PS4 in the Near Future
Will you Pitt it up?
Days Gone has always looked like an unofficial World War Z game, but now there’s an official one in the works, too. This appears to be very different to Sony Bend’s take on the zombie apocalypse, however, adopting a four-player co-op format. The huge swarms of the undead are still present, though. There’s no word on a...
News Vacation Simulator Takes a Trip to PSVR Next Year
Maybe? Probably
Owlchemy Labs has debuted its latest game, Vacation Simulator, during The Game Awards' pre-show. A follow-up to its previous PlayStation VR title Job Simulator, this new game adopts the same comedic chaos in sunnier settings. In the trailer embedded above, for example, we see the player enjoying a warm day at the beach, eating hot...
News Square Enix Confirms New Tomb Raider, Lara Croft's Defining Adventure Begins in 2018
"Won't be long between reveal and when you can play"
There’s a new Tomb Raider game in development, and Square Enix doesn’t want you to know just yet, but it’s called Shadow of the Tomb Raider. How do we know? Because it leaked months ago: Eidos Montreal is making it while Crystal Dynamics keeps itself occupied with The Avengers. Sorry for the...
News AO Tennis Takes a Shot at PS4 in Time for the Australian Open
Kerber your enthusiasm
You wait all generation for a tennis title to appear, and then two get revealed within the space of a few months. Fizzing a forehand back at Tennis World Tour is Big Ant Studios’ AO Tennis, which is set to release in time for the Australian Open on 16th January down under. We haven’t been able to confirm a European and...
News Mega Man 11 Announced Out of Nowhere, Mega Man X Series Confirmed for PS4
Mega, man
Wait, what?! Capcom hosted a Mega Man anniversary stream earlier today, and it happened to drop a teensy little news nugget: Mega Man 11 is in production. Don’t believe us? There’s a trailer embedded above and it looks pretty freakin’ good. We daresay this is what Mighty No. 9 should have been. Capcom’s keeping a tight lid on...
News FMV Murder Mystery The Infectious Madness of Doctor Dekker Quizzes PS4 Next Year
Lovecraftian murder mystery
Hands up if you’re enjoying the renaissance of FMV games? With the likes of The Bunker already available on the PlayStation Store, and the fascinating Erica on the way, the genre is enjoying something of a revival right now. And Wales Interactive is playing a big part in that, announcing a collaboration with D’Avekki...
News Gal Gun 2 Falls in Love with You Next Spring on PS4
Pantsu paradise awaits, apparently
Inti Creates’ awkward rails shooter series Gal Gun will come back for another kiss on the PlayStation 4 next Spring, as niche publisher PQube readies the follow up to last year’s Double Peace. The title – which will once again see you fending off legions of ladies with your Pheremone Shot – will see you rub...
News Far From Noise Is a Game About a Conversation in a Car on the Edge of a Cliff
Really
The best thing about the emergence of indie developers is that you end up with games like Far From Noise, a title which is all about a conversation you have in a car perched perilously on the edge of a cliff. It’s coming out on 14th November and it sounds wonderfully brilliant if the PlayStation Blog post is anything to go by. “Far from...
News Yankees Hero Aaron Judge Fronts MLB The Show 18
Releasing 27th March in a billion different forms
He hit a homerun with his very first at bat and is a hero among New York Yankees fans, so it’s no surprise to see Aaron Judge front up MLB The Show 18 – even if someone from World Series incumbents the Houston Astros may have been a more appropriate fit. Set to release on 27th March, Judge will...
News EA Sports UFC 3 Submits to PS4 on 2nd February
Fight night
EA Sports quietly announced UFC 3 this week, KOing any hopes of a new Fight Night for the time being. The sequel, due out worldwide on 2nd February, will feature Irish gobshite Conor McGregor on the cover – but don’t tell him we said that as he could probably murder us with his little finger. The headline new feature in this latest...
News We Don't Even Know Where to Begin with Ace of Seafood
Ace of bass
What in the name of Nemo is this? Nussoft has announced open world, aquatic action game Ace of Seafood for the PlayStation 4, which... Well, we don’t even know where to start with this one. The game essentially takes place in a fantasy world where sea urchins possess the ability “to shoot powerful rays of light”. You’ll be...
News Pixelated Platformer Owlboy Swoops Onto PS4 in 2018
What a hoot
Owlboy, an indie platformer that was first shown nearly a decade ago, will finally launch on PS4 on 13th February, 2018. The game has been available on PC for a year to the day, where it enjoyed universal critical acclaim. In this award-winning 2D sidescroller, you take control of Otus, who is - you guessed it - half owl, half...
PGW 2017 The Hong Kong Massacre Shoots Up a Storm on PS4
John Woo-hoo
Intriguing top-down shooter The Hong Kong Massacre was one of the titles spotlighted during Sony’s Paris Games Week 2017 pre-show – a kind of Max Payne meets Hotline Miami type affair. Check out the trailer embedded above some slow-mo shootouts and lots of sharp-looking suits.
PGW 2017 Guacamelee! 2 Chickens Out Soon-ish on PS4
Drinkbox double dip on popular franchise
With the announcement of Spelunky 2 and Guacamelee! 2 during its Paris Games Week 2017 pre-show earlier today, Sony seemed to be making a statement: we’re still very much about big indie games. And honestly, Guacamelee! was such a huge hit (initially on PlayStation and then later on other platforms) that a...
PGW 2017 Concrete Genie Uses Graffiti to Do Good on PS4
Paint saint
Graffiti can be unsightly, but it can also be beautiful and have powerful messages. Concrete Genie, the new game from Entwined developer PixelOpus, will see you using paint to clean up a deserted fishing town, bringing much-needed life to its dilapidated walls. This is looking lovely and a lot more ambitious than the developer’s last...
PGW 2017 DriveClub Developer Returns with Onrush
MotorStorm and Trackmania mash-up?
The new game from the team behind DriveClub – which was folded into Codemasters, you may recall – is named Onrush and it’s coming to the PlayStation 4 next year. This looks like a kind of MotorStorm and Trackmania mash-up, featuring the toy-ish circuits of the latter and the multi-disciplined arcade racing of...
PGW 2017 Spelunky 2 Exists, And Is Coming to PS4
The walls are shifting
A sequel to cult favorite rougelike Spelunky was revealed for PlayStation 4 during Sony's Paris Games Week preshow today. Aptly titled Spelunky 2, the game received a short story trailer showing off some heart-wrenching story beats that follow the first title's adventurer after he finishes his quest. While gameplay...
News de Blob Paints Up a Storm Next Month on PS4
Splat attack
Oozy ink-‘em-up de Blob will splat the PlayStation 4 on 14th November in North America and 17th November in Europe, publisher THQ Nordic has revealed. The game was a big hit on the Nintendo Wii, and it eventually spawned a sequel on the PlayStation 3. Scarily, the original is now nearing its tenth birthday, but it’s still cracking...
News FuturLab Announces New PlayStation VR Title, Mini-Mech Mayhem
Buddy up
The minds behind Velocity 2X have taken to the PlayStation Blog today to unveil their latest game, Mini-Mech Mayhem. This follows hot on the heels of Tiny Trax, which only launched a few months ago for PlayStation VR. It seems that FuturLab is keen on Sony's headset, as this latest title is another virtual reality exclusive. There isn't a...
News Hitman: Game of the Year Edition Adds New Campaign and Content
$20 upgrade seems pricey, though
Hitman is back following developer IO Interactive’s divorce from parent company Square Enix. The Danish developer has announced Hitman: Game of the Year Edition, a huge digital bundle set to release on 7th November which includes the original game in its entirety – as well as a bunch of new content on top...
News Who Dares Wins in Full Metal Panic! Fight on PS4
Robot wars
Why is Ramsey playing jank-fest Elex when there are weeb games to write about? Full Metal Panic! Fight: Who Dares Wins has been announced for the PlayStation 4, with Super Robot Wars developer B.B. Studio at the helm. The strategy-based role-playing game will launch next year in Japan, with no date attached to a Western release just yet...
News Inazuma Eleven Ares Plays a Long Ball to PS4 Next Year
First entry to strike Sony systems
Soccer series Inazuma Eleven will finally stretch its legs on the PlayStation 4 in the form of new entry Ares, developer Level-5 revealed in a stream earlier today. The historically Nintendo-centric franchise will also score Switch, iOS, and Android editions, so it seems as though the Japanese company wants to open...
News Bandai Namco Takes Another Bite at Monster Hunter with God Eater 3
But no platforms announced
A third God Eater game has been revealed – although platforms are being kept under wraps for the time being. Following on from PlayStation 4 and Vita entry God Eater 2: Rage Burst, the demon slaying series will once again go up against Monster Hunter, as it attempts to repurpose its anime-inspired demon destroying...
TGS 2017 Earth Defense Force: Iron Rain Is a Different Kind of EDF
Ant beater
Earth Defense Force is best known for its B-movie production values, as the melodramatic Earth Defense Force 5 trailer we posted earlier demonstrates. But another instalment is on the way courtesy of Yuke’s Media Creations: Earth Defense Force: Iron Rain. To us, this looks like a more mature, more pol
TGS 2017 Don't Expect A-Train de Ikou Exp to Travel to the West
Ticket to ride
Niche railway management simulation A-Train de Ikou Exp will collect a ticket and travel to the PlayStation 4 on 21st December in Japan. Fares for the urban management experience will cost ¥7,800, and, no, you probably shouldn’t expect an international journey to the West. The title – which is being developed by Artdink –...
TGS 2017 Zone of the Enders Runs to PS4 with PlayStation VR Support
End zone
Zone of the Enders: The 2nd Runner is being remastered for the PlayStation 4, with a Spring 2018 release date touted during Sony’s big TGS 2017 press conference earlier today. The game will boast improved resolution (up to 4K on the PS4 Pro), as well as new sound and PlayStation VR support. Check out the trailer above.
News Xbox Exclusive Max: The Curse of Brotherhood Enters Portal to PS4
Magic marker
Max: The Curse of Brotherhood, an Xbox One exclusive published by Microsoft Studios a few years back, is coming to the PlayStation 4. With the Danish developer Press Play shuttered by the manufacturer last year, successor Flashbulb Games has been given the greenlight to port the puzzle platformer to Sony’s system. It’ll launch later...
News Journey, Flower Developer's Next Game May Skip PlayStation
Newly announced Sky is exclusive to Apple devices for now
The next game from Journey developer thatgamecompany will be exclusive to Apple devices. Sky was revealed for iPhone, iPad, and Apple TV during the tech giant’s big briefing earlier today – and it sounds like it won’t be launching anywhere else for the foreseeable future. The title...
News Super Meat Boy Forever Confirmed for PS4 in 2018
Mighty Meaty
Team Meat has announced on its Twitter page that the next Meat Boy title, Super Meat Boy Forever, will be coming to the PlayStation 4 next year. It also released the first trailer for the game which has a very comical, cartoon style to it and shows off some gameplay footage. Going by the short trailer this certainly looks to be...
News Xbox One Exclusive Dead Rising 4 Repackaged for PS4
A big one
Xbox One exclusive Dead Rising 4 will be gift wrapped and dropped down the PlayStation 4’s chimney this Christmas, as Frank’s Big Package has been announced for Sony’s system. Essentially a repackaging of last year’s festive foray, the undead decapitating title will include all of the add-on packs and bonus content that wound its...
News The Wacky Wattam Returns Courtesy of Annapurna Interactive
No longer published by Sony
Sony Santa Monica’s indie publishing arm has handed off another title to Annapurna Interactive – this time it’s Funomena’s wacky Wattam. Last seen in 2015, many had feared that the Keita Takahashi creation had been cancelled, but instead it’s simply switched publishers and been awarded a 2018 release window...
News Kentucky Route Zero: TV Edition Announced by Annapurna
Releasing in early 2018
Annapurna Interactive already has a rather impressive portfolio of indie titles to its credit. After launching its first title – What Remains of Edith Finch, which we gave a perfect score – a few months ago, it lost no time in adding another notable title to its repertoire: Cardboard Computer's...
News Yakuza Online Kickstarts Post-Kazuma Kiryu Storyline
Starting over
While we’ll need to wait for Yakuza 6: The Song of Life before we can officially deem Kazuma Kiryu’s story done and dusted, Japan already knows what becomes of the Dragon of Dojima. It brings an interesting challenge for Yakuza Studio, as the series is a consistent performer in Japan and is more popular than ever in the West, so it...
News Classic RPG Secret of Mana Is Being Remade on PS4, Vita, Launches Early Next Year
Has a bunch of new features
Well this is certainly a nice surprise to wake up to. Square Enix has announced that a 3D remake of classic role-playing title Secret of Mana is coming to both PlayStation 4 and PS Vita early next year. According to the developer, the game will "faithfully adapt the beloved story and top-down gameplay while adopting...
