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Paris Games Week 2015 Whoa, Who Could Have Guessed Tekken 7 Would Be Announced for PS4?
Return of the King
In a move that no one could ever have seen coming, Tekken 7 has been confirmed for a PlayStation 4 release. The announcement came directly from Sony's Paris Games Week press conference, in which franchise head Katsuhiro Harada took to the stage. Sarcasm aside, we suppose that it is a pretty big announcement - it's just one that...
News Did Bandai Namco Just Trademark a Tales Of HD Collection?
Telling tales
Here's a story that'll get your expectations soaring. Bandai Namco has trademarked 'Tales of the Best' in Japan, but there's obviously no word on what it might be just yet. Given the role-playing series' long history, some sort of collection seems like a somewhat safe guess. Of course, the question then is what actually qualifies as a...
News Level Up with Over an Hour of Sword Art Online: Lost Song PS4 English Gameplay
Come fly with me
Sword Art Online: Lost Song follows a similar structure to Sword Art Online Re: Hollow Fragment, which released on the PlayStation 4 earlier this year. You and your buddies leg it around a relatively open world, slicing up monsters and completing quests - only this time, you've all got big pointy ears. No, we're not sure what to...
News The Witcher 3 PS4 Patch 1.11 Finally Fixes Skellige's Most Wanted Quest
And it's out very soon
Following on from the game's previous and absolutely gigantic 1.10 update, CD Projekt Red has announced that it'll be releasing The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt's latest patch "shortly". Update 1.11 fixes a slew of bugs and adjusts numerous bits and pieces - some of which are to do with the title's first expansion, Hearts of Stone...
Review The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt - Hearts of Stone (PS4)
A Witcher's work is thankfully never done
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt – Hearts of Stone is downloadable content done right. After being supported for weeks after its initial launch with free bits and pieces, the open world role-playing game's first of two expansions is here, and it's absolutely essential for anyone who enjoyed Geralt of Rivia's main...
Guide Tales of Zestiria Tips for First-Time Shepherds
Embrace the responsibility of the Shepherd
Being the Shepherd is a tough job, but someone has to do it. Sorey's journey isn't an easy one, even if he is surrounded by powerful elemental beings, so we've cobbled together a few choice hints and tips for those of you that are just getting started. Tales of Zestiria isn't the toughest of games, but it...
Review Tales of Zestiria (PS4)
Lemon gel zest
Where to start with Tales of Zestiria? The latest lengthy Japanese role-playing release of a series that's been a staple of Namco's output for what seems like an age, it's the franchise's first PlayStation 4 foray. There's a clear ambition from the developer to make things bigger and to explore themes, concepts, and gameplay mechanics...
News Used a Money Exploit in The Witcher 3? The New Expansion Will Find You Out
Geralt's greatest foe?
Remember when CD Projekt Red added in a big hulking beastie to the first area of The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt in order to punish players who were killing cows and selling their hides to make some quick cash? Well the Polish studio's at it again with the game's first expansion, Hearts of Stone. If you've used any exploits to...
News Digimon Story: Cyber Sleuth Opens the Gates to the Digital World in February Next Year
It's a digidate
Digimon Story: Cyber Sleuth released earlier this year in Japan and was positively received by fans and critics alike. The turn based role-playing release is supposedly one of the best Digimon games on the market, and as such, Western fans went nuts for possible localisation plans. The title was confirmed for an overseas launch on...
News Naruto Shippuden: Ultimate Ninja Storm 4 Continues to Look Great in Moody PS4 Trailer
Obito's still a bit of a nut, though
It comes as no surprise, but this Naruto Shippuden: Ultimate Ninja Storm 4 trailer will make very little sense to anyone who hasn't dabbled in the popular manga or anime. Focussing on the latter events of the series in which a powerful ninja known as Obito basically tries to destroy just about everything, fans...
Live Come and See the Best Digimon Game in Years Being Played Right Now on PS4
Welcome to the digital world
Digimon Story: Cyber Sleuth is supposedly one of the best Digimon games ever made, and it's actually coming to Europe and North America next year. If you're up for spying some English gameplay well before launch, then you're in luck as Bandai Namco's streaming the PlayStation 4 and Vita title right now. Make sure to tune...
News The Witcher 3's PS4 Patch Will Require 15GB of Space
Oof
Wow, these patches just seem to get bigger and bigger, don't they? When The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt initially launched, it took up around 29GB of our PlayStation 4's hard drive, but by the time that we've nabbed its latest update, that number's going to be closer to 50GB. Ever-reliable CD Projekt Red community lead Marcin Momot has stated on...
News The Witcher 3's New PS4 Patch Is So Gigantic We Can't Fit It in One Article
PS4 performance improvements incoming
Good lord, we don't even want to think about how much time and effort was put into creating this frankly ridiculous update for The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt. Instead of posting the patch notes on the game's official forums as per usual, the developer has instead provided a link to a 13-page PDF - which says it all,...
Rumour Tekken 7 Looking to Lay the Smackdown on PS4 in 2016
Mishima impossible
It's the great mystery of our time: why hasn't Tekken 7 been properly revealed for the PlayStation 4 yet? The game's been playable in Japanese arcades since the start of the year, and we assumed that it would be officially announced for Sony's new-gen console at the Tokyo Game Show – but news has been scarcer than Christie...
News The Witcher 3 Hearts of Stone Expansion Trailer Sets a Dark and Dangerous Mood
Back to the hunt
Hearts of Stone is going to be one heck of a fun ride if its official trailer is anything to go by. Supposedly adding around 10 hours of new story content to The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt, the expansion releases next week on the PlayStation 4, and although we imagine that it'll be more of the same for grizzly old Geralt, we've certainly...
Review Saint Seiya: Soldiers' Soul (PS4)
As straight as a shooting star
Despite its awkward name, Saint Seiya: Soldiers' Soul is a very straightforward and accessible PlayStation 4 fighter that's essentially an enhanced version of Saint Seiya: Brave Soldiers, which released on the PlayStation 3 back in 2013. It's got more stages, more characters, a longer story, and a couple of extra...
News One Piece: Burning Blood Localisation Confirmed for 2016
Melting point
Announced during Sony's pre-Tokyo Game Show, One Piece: Burning Blood is a brawler that features many of the crazy characters from Eiichiro Oda's popular manga. More of a traditional fighter than One Piece: Pirate Warriors 3, it's definitely a project that fans should be keeping an eye on - especially since Bandai Namco has confirmed...
News Massive List of Improvements in The Witcher 3's Next PS4 Patch
Fixing everything that Gwent wrong
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt is recognised as being one of the best role-playing releases in years, but it has been criticised for its performance problems on the PlayStation 4. Fortunately, this is an area that developer CD Projekt RED is continuing to focus on, and community manager Marcin Momot teased that fans of...
News Prepare to Die with Dark Souls III Stress Test on PS4
Dead and merry
Want to get an early taste of Dark Souls III on the PlayStation 4? There's good news for you masochistic individuals, then, as Bandai Namco is requesting registrations for an upcoming server stress test. Hapless victims have until 15:00PM BST on 4th October to show some interest, though signing up will not guarantee access by any...
News There's a New The Witcher 3 Free PS4 Theme and It's Well Worth Downloading
It's even got its own music
Earlier this week, a brand new The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt PlayStation 4 theme launched on the PlayStation Store, but its arrival passed us by almost entirely. The game's last theme, which featured artwork of monsters, wasn't all that great, but this fresh one's pretty fantastic. Boasting moody representations of both...
Interview Bandai Namco on Bringing Its Japanese Properties West
Journey to the West
It's no secret that Bandai Namco has been on a localisation spree since the PlayStation 4 launched almost two years ago. It's been busy pumping out translated titles right, left, and centre for months, so we thought that it'd be interesting to get a little more insight into the publisher's strategy. If you cast your mind back to...
News Bandai Namco Isn't Against Localising Gundam Games
Hail Zeon
Gundam as a whole is a bit of a weird franchise when it comes to localisation. The property has been ridiculously popular in its native Japan ever since the original Mobile Suit Gundam anime launched all the way back in 1979, but it's never quite amassed a huge amount of fame in the West. That said, Gundam certainly still has its overseas...
TGS 2015 Project City Shrouded in Shadow Steps Out of the Dark
Fight a foreign foe on PS4, Vita
There are no end to the PlayStation 4 and Vita announcements at Tokyo Game Show this week it seems, as Bandai Namco has revealed that it's teaming up with Granzella on a new PlayStation 4 and Vita game that's tentatively titled Project City Shrouded in Shadow. It sounds like an apocalyptic-esque survival adventure,...
TGS 2015 Digimon Story: Cyber Sleuth's First English Trailer Sports Digital Beats
Throwing some shapes
Due to launch in Europe and North America in 2016, it's about time that Digimon Story: Cyber Sleuth got its first English trailer. The video that we've embedded introduces you to the role-playing game's story, and your character's role within it. We're especially liking the catchy electronic soundtrack, though, which, as far as...
TGS 2015 Finally, Here's Some Tales of Zestiria PS4 Gameplay
We've been expecting you
With so much focus being placed firmly upon the blockbuster holiday releases of 2015, it's easy to forget about some of the less popular titles that are releasing in the next few months. Tales of Zestiria is perhaps one such game, but judging from its first ever PlayStation 4 gameplay trailer, it certainly shouldn't be...
TGS 2015 For a Vita Game, Digimon World: Next Order Has an Impressive Open World
Just you and your digital pals
For a minute while watching Digimon World: Next Order's new trailer, we were thinking that the monster-taming role-playing game was coming to PlayStation 4 - and then we remembered that it's currently a Vita exclusive. Indeed, the open world that's on display here seems to be of a scale we haven't quite seen before on...
TGS 2015 Summer Lesson Will Be PlayStation VR's Best Seller
Girls of summer
Summer Lesson, the PlayStation VR exclusive in development at Bandai Namco, is targeting a very specific type of audience – but boy is its aim good. The title – which will be playable at the Tokyo Game Show this week – essentially sees you interacting with two perfectly rendered Unreal Engine 4 students. While there doesn't...
TGS 2015 Mobile Suit Gundam: Extreme VS Force Stomps to PS Vita
Gun-damn, this looks good
There was more PlayStation Vita during Sony's pre-Tokyo Game Show press conference today than every E3 media briefing ever combined, and Mobile Suit Gundam: Extreme VS Force was just one of the titles on display. Series enthusiast Robert Ramsey has bogged off to get some lunch, so it's down to this clueless author to try...
TGS 2015 PS4 and Vita Fighter One Piece: Burning Blood Bursts onto Open Seas in 2016
One Piece is going one-on-one
Bandai Namco's announced that a new One Piece game is blasting onto Japanese store shelves next year. Entitled One Piece: Burning Blood, it appears to be a one-on-one fighter that's somewhat reminiscent of the Naruto: Ultimate Ninja series. The brawler got a short trailer during Sony's Tokyo Game Show presser, and it...
News Dark Souls 3 Rips a Japanese Release Date from 2016
Western date supposedly incoming
From Software's got its hands bloody and confirmed that Dark Souls III will be releasing in its native Japan on the 24th March next year. The gloomy role-playing game was originally slated for a vague 'early 2016' launch, so the official date comes as no real surprise. But what about the title's Western release?...
News Witcher 3 Expansion Screenshots Tease New Monsters and Blatant Baddies
Get your swords out
Ah, good old screenshots - the media that never fails to tease. As with any good pictures, The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt's latest snaps bring up a bunch of interesting questions as we attempt to decipher just what it is that they're showing us. First on the agenda is a rather large amphibious creature that appears to be lurking...
News Here's Your First Look at The Witcher 3's October Expansion
There's even a limited edition
We hope that you're prepared to jump back into the hunt, because the first trailer for The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt's first expansion, Hearts of Stone, is ready and waiting. Needless to say, it's only a teaser, so don't expect to see too much. Featuring a familiar face - points for remembering who it is - it looks like...
News The Witcher 3's First Expansion Requires a High Level Geralt
No newbies allowed
As you'd probably expect, The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt's first expansion, Hearts of Stone, will require a rather beefy Geralt of Rivia. Answering a fan's question on Twitter, ever reliable community lead Marcin Momot confirmed that the upcoming add-on is intended for Witchers who are level 30 and over. Momot also stated that the...
News Saint Seiya: Soldiers' Soul Gets Godly in Its New Trailer
Light in the darkness
At times, we're not even sure how the Saints keep up their fight without being blinded by all of that shiny armour, and this trailer features some of the shiniest of all - the God cloths. Showing off numerous new characters as well as some of the added story mode sagas, there's a lot to see in this relatively short video...
News Fancy the Pants Off Triss in The Witcher 3? Good News, Her Romance Dialogue Is Being Expanded
Yennefer's too
If you've already played through The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt and romanced the fiery haired Triss Merigold, then there's a chance that you feel as though her relationship with Geralt left something to be desired. Because of the way that the role-playing release is set up, our grizzly protagonist is perhaps more inclined to pursue romance...
News Free PS3 Fighter SoulCalibur: Lost Swords to Retire Later This Year
In the sea you go
SoulCalibur: Lost Swords is the greatest pile of garbage that we've had the displeasure of playing in quite some time, and we get through some trash here at Push Square Towers. The single player fighter was released as part of Bandai Namco's free-to-play push last year, and epitomised everything that's bad about the model. Good...
Review One Piece: Pirate Warriors 3 (PS Vita)
Size doesn't matter
You're almost spoiled for choice when it comes to Warriors games on the PlayStation Vita, since just about every slice of musou madness to release on home consoles over the last few years has ended up on Sony's diminutive device as well. Generally speaking, the handheld editions of these chaotic brawlers never quite live up to...
News Dragon Ball XenoVerse 2 Probably Exists, But We Don't Think This Is Evidence
What does the scouter say?
So, according to the above image, which appeared on the forums of areajugones.es, Dragon Ball XenoVerse 2 is in the works, and it's releasing next year. The picture has already made the rounds on sites like NeoGAF, but we're sceptical to say the least. Now, while we think that a sequel to Dragon Ball XenoVerse is almost...
News Over 90 Minutes of Saint Seiya: Soldiers' Soul PS4 Gameplay Blazes Across the Cosmos
The planets have aligned
Saint Seiya: Soldiers' Soul is looking like an all-round improvement over Saint Seiya: Brave Soldiers, which released on the PlayStation 3 back in 2013. More characters, a deeper combat system, and a slew of fresh story arcs should make this one to watch for fans of the source material. We get to see a good chunk of it...
Review One Piece: Pirate Warriors 3 (PS4)
Treasured company
We loved One Piece: Pirate Warriors 2 on the PlayStation 3 like a captain loves his crew, so we've always had high hopes for its sequel, One Piece: Pirate Warriors 3. Like most of Omega Force's other musou titles, the third game in this licensed series has made the jump to the new generation, meaning that you can expect more...
News The Witcher 3 Sold a Whopping 6 Million Copies in Its First 6 Weeks on the Market
Raking in the coin
According to CD Projekt Red's latest financial report, The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt sold through more than 6 million units in its first six weeks on the market. Perhaps an expected result for a title that's received such high praise and a solid marketing campaign, but it's a great statistic for a bloody good game regardless. The...
News The Witcher 3 Developer Wishes Free DLC Was The Industry Standard
We concur
CD Projekt Red's undoubtedly been clever with its post-release strategy for The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt. The already gigantic role-playing game now features 16 slices of downloadable content that are all available for free on the PlayStation Store. Not only have these add-ons kept the title in the news for months after launch, but they've...
News Dragon Ball XenoVerse Dares You To Take Part In Its Huge Online Tournament
Beta available now
Dragon Ball XenoVerse has been out for a while now, so we can't blame you if you haven't been taking part in time patrols lately. However, if your interest has indeed waned, Bandai Namco's trying to tempt you back with an all-new online tournament. A beta version of the event is available in the game right now, so it may be time...
News The Witcher 3's Free New Game Plus DLC Is Out Now on PS4
Begin again
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt finally has its last piece of free downloadable content, and you should be able to grab it right now from the PlayStation Store. Entitled 'New Game +' the add-on does exactly what it says on the tin, allowing you to start a new game with all of your skills, equipment, and non-quest items from a completed save...
News One Piece: Pirate Warriors 3 Shows Off Its New Characters with a Crazy Cinematic Trailer
Let's get Franky
Chances are if you don't know your One Piece, you won't have a clue what's going on in One Piece: Pirate Warriors 3's newest trailer. Featuring newcomers Doflamingo and Fujitora, and a few glimpses of the game's story cutscenes, it's just about as bombastic as you'd expect. If you haven't been keeping in the loop, it's worth...
News The Witcher 3's New Game Plus Is Out This Week on PS4
One more time
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt's final piece of downloadable content, New Game Plus, will finally hit the PlayStation Store this week. Downloading the add-on will, unsurprisingly, allow you to start a new save while carrying over all of your skills and equipment. The product description on the Xbox store – where it's already available –...
News The Witcher 3's PC Mods Could Come to PS4
Big game could suddenly get a heck of a lot bigger
New mod tools have been announced for The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt on PC, which will apparently allow users to implement their creations more effectively. Good news for those involved, then, but we're a PlayStation site - why should we care? Well, fortunately for us, CD Projekt Red has also revealed...
News Sword Art Online: Lost Song Grinds Out a Confirmed European Release Date
PS4 and Vita title heading West later this year
Even though we've finished and published our review of Sword Art Online Re: Hollow Fragment, we still find ourselves jumping back into the addictive world of Kirito and company. As such, the news that Sword Art Online: Lost Song - which is essentially a sequel to the aforementioned role-playing game -...
News Having Witcher 3 Framerate Issues on PS4? This Might Help After Installing Patch 1.08
Novigrad be damned
After complaints of a lowered framerate in The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt following patch 1.07, CD Projekt Red dedicated the title's latest update, 1.08, to boosting performance back to its best. According to a detailed report from our friends over at Digital Foundry, 1.08 delivers on its promises, too, cleaning up any framerate issues...
Review Sword Art Online Re: Hollow Fragment (PS4)
It's all in the game
Sword Art Online Re: Hollow Fragment leaps from the small screen of the PlayStation Vita and onto the PlayStation 4 complete with online play. Its handheld roots make this role-playing game undeniably rough around the edges, but give it some time, and you'll uncover a satisfying, addictive adventure that sports some nice touches...
