Tag: Focus Home Interactive
Review GreedFall - Spiders' Best Game Is on the Cusp of RPG Greatness
Smooth sailing
Spiders has been busy this generation. The French developer has released two role-playing titles up to this point: Bound by Flame in 2014, and The Technomancer in 2016. Both games had some cool ideas and a unique feel, but ultimately, they were let down by wonky gameplay mechanics and stunted storytelling. There's a spark of something...
News The Surge 2's New Trailer Reckons We Are What We Kill
Cut above the rest
The Surge 2 is shaping up nicely, isn't it? The sequel's sci-fi take on Dark Souls comes to PlayStation 4 at the end of the month, and this latest trailer plays upon the mechanic that differentiates it from anything else in the genre. Check it out above. Continuing its focus on decapitating limbs from bodies in order to get the...
News BioWare-Style RPG GreedFall's Launch Trailer Is Pretty Great
Land ho
Out in just a few days. GreedFall is an action role-playing title that we've had our eye on for months now, and the game continues to feed the hype with a really good launch trailer. The title sees you travel to an untamed island in the hopes of finding a cure for a plague that's crippled your homeland. GreedFall's developed by Spiders, the...
News GreedFall's PS4 Trophy List Requires Multiple Playthroughs for the Platinum
Romance and faction siding
With GreedFall's anticipated launch just a week away, the game's PlayStation 4 Trophy list has given us further insight into what to expect from the RPG. If you want to add its Platinum Trophy to your collection, it looks like you're either going to have to do multiple playthroughs or time your saves carefully so that you...
News GreedFall Extended Gameplay Demo Is Our Best Look at the RPG Yet
13 minutes of footage
It feels like GreedFall is starting to pick up steam now that it's just a couple of weeks away from release, and with good reason. The upcoming role-playing title has looked very promising for quite a while now, and this latest gameplay walkthrough is probably our most in-depth guide to the game yet. Look, we've said this so...
News World War Z Adds Weekly Challenges and a New Currency, Teases Season 2 Content
Earned through gameplay
World War Z's first season of post-launch content is about to come to an end, but it's going out with a bang as it adds weekly challenges, new weapons and cosmetics, and a new earnable currency. The weekly challenge mode is the biggest addition in the Proving Grounds update - a separate playlist that changes the experience...
News Combat Is the Focus of The Surge 2's Latest Trailer
Death from above
With its release less than a month away, the pre-launch footage of The Surge 2 is starting to come thick and fast. Today's trailer focuses on combat, with a number of different takedowns, enemies, and bosses on show. Verticality appears to be a much more prominent feature in the sequel, as footage opens with a vertical takedown on...
News Here's 8 Minutes of GreedFall Gameplay, and It Still Looks Really Promising
Combat, progression, and dialogue
IGN has posted around eight minutes of GreedFall gameplay, giving us what is perhaps our single best look at the title yet. As we keep saying, this latest action RPG from French studio Spiders looks very promising. It appears to have a solid combat system, a nicely realised world, in-depth character progression, and...
News The Surge 2 Goes Full Rockstar in New Gameplay Overview Trailer
Loot, upgrades, and builds
Everyone loves emulating the Rockstar Games approach to trailers nowadays - a voiceover that plays while gameplay does just as much talking as the description the female narrator is giving you. The Surge 2 mixes things up as a male takes control, but it's just as effective at explaining what the game is all about. The act...
News GreedFall Introduces Its Companions in Latest Trailer
Personal quests and romance
GreedFall is back once again - this time around with an introduction to the companions you'll be able to recruit and take along with you for the journey ahead. Take a look in the trailer above. You'll be able to control a party of three, but each and every one brings something different to combat. Some will want to be on...
News GreedFall Dev Spiders Wants to Fill the Void Left by BioWare
Confirms no DLC after launch
Another day brings with it another article about the promising RPG GreedFall that hits PS4 on 10th September, and today's news will give hope to those who loved the deep narrative experiences of the likes of Mass Effect and Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic. Developer Spiders Studios wants to fill the void left by...
News Upcoming RPG GreedFall Will Take You a Good 30 Hours to Beat, Has Multiple Endings
Don't be greedy
We've been banging on about how promising GreedFall looks for weeks now. The role-playing release is due out in just under a month at the time of writing, and by this point, we know quite a lot about it. That said, Escapist has managed to squeeze some fresh info from developer Spiders. In an interview, the studio says that the game...
News GreedFall Continues to Impress in Gameplay Overview Trailer
Lots of mechanics on show
The pre-release coverage is starting to come thick and fast for GreedFall as it approaches its September release date, with this latest trailer giving us a good overview of the types of mechanics and features we can expect to see in the final game. Get a taste of the upcoming PS4 RPG above. In true Rockstar fashion, a...
News The Surge 2 Is Looking Slick and Brutal in New Gameplay Trailer
Mostly armless
We have to say, The Surge 2 is looking like a pretty big improvement on the first game. With a much broader variety in environments and what looks like pretty satisfying combat, we could be onto a winner. In this new gameplay trailer, we get a glimpse of lots of new locations, as well as enemies, bosses, and weapons you'll be able to...
News Anticipated RPG GreedFall Gets 4K and HDR Support at Launch, Pre-Orders Live Tomorrow
Pre-order bonus detailed
You all already know that we're hotly anticipating the launch of GreedFall when it comes to PS4 on 10th September, so let's cut to the chase - the upcoming RPG is going to look even better on the PS4 Pro thanks to 4K support and HDR integration. This should make the game look and run even better on the supercharged console,...
News GreedFall Dev Video Gives More Insight into the Promising PS4 RPG
Player choice and character progression
We've said it before but we'll say it again: the more we see of GreedFall, the more promising it looks. The upcoming role-playing game, which is due to launch for PlayStation 4 on the 11th September, has received a second developer diary video, this time detailing things like player choice and character...
News Could GreedFall Be the Next Big RPG to Watch Out For?
Don't get greedy
GreedFall has been hanging around for a couple of years now, but it's never quite gotten the attention that it potentially deserves. The next title from French developer Spiders, it's described as a deep action role-playing game set in an intricate and rather unique gritty fantasy world. It's due to release later this year, on the...
News GreedFall Nails Down a 10th September Release Date in Promising New Trailer
Mechanics showcase
We can't help but build up a reasonable amount of excitement for the upcoming GreedFall. It looks set to be Spiders Studio's best game yet, and now we know exactly when we will get our hands on it. The RPG comes to PS4 in just a couple of months on 10th September. The new trailer above is well worth checking out too, as it...
News World War Z's Latest PS4 Update Adds Extreme Difficulty Mode
Even more content coming in late July
The popular World War Z is back again with yet another free update on PS4, with the main headline this time around being the addition of a sixth tier of difficulty. It's available for download right now, so see it in action in the video above while you wait. While The Six Skulls update does indeed make the...
News The Surge 2 Puts Its Best Foot Forward in Lengthy Developer Walkthrough
Eight minutes of new footage
Some of you liked The Surge a lot more than we did when it released, but its sequel is looking like the real deal. In a gameplay-focused developer walkthrough, The Surge 2 shines in eight minutes of footage that puts the focus on combat, alternate routes, and abilities. Check it out above. The walkthrough focuses on a...
E3 2019 The Surge 2's New Trailer Has Giant Robots and Flying Guns
Of course it does
It's E3, and that means every known game under the Sun is getting a new trailer of some kind. The Surge 2 has a brand new CG trailer, which you can watch above, and it's pretty cool. The main character is being led through the dystopian city of Jericho by a mysterious girl. In the trailer, he faces off against a few goons, making...
News GreedFall Impresses in New Story Trailer, Coming to PS4 in September
A pirate's life for me
Focus Home Interactive is quickly becoming one of the most interesting publishers in the AA space. While we didn't take to them quite as much as others, the likes of A Plague Tale: Innocence and Vampyr have been making a name for themselves across the PS4 community. Next up is GreedFall, an action RPG well worth checking out...
News The Surge 2 Slices and Dices PS4 in Late September
Collector's edition details tomorrow
The Surge 2 has a confirmed release date - it'll launch worldwide on PS4 on 24th September 2019 along with some lovely little pre-order bonuses. Should you wish to put some money down early for the title, you'll get your hands on the URBN Gear Pack. This comes with Warren’s original Cutter from The Surge, the...
News World War Z's Undead Sea Update Is Out Now on PS4
And it's free
After a surprisingly successful launch in April, World War Z has been doing really well for itself in terms of sales and collective mindshare. Now, its first major update has arrived as detailed in the post-launch roadmap, and it's completely free. Titled 'Undead Sea', the
Deal World War Z Is a Third Off Already on EU PlayStation Store
Bargain bin zombies
Well, that was pretty fast. The Deal of the Week is primarily reserved for PlayStation 4 titles that have been around a year or two, but the latest discount offers up World War Z, which came out just over a month ago. All this week, European PS4 users can grab the zombie shooter for 30 percent off, taking the price tag down to...
News Watch Sean Bean Read a Poem While Sad Music Plays in New A Plague Tale: Innocence Promo
The Little Boy Lost
Focus Home Interactive seems to be putting a lot of weight behind A Plague Tale: Innocence, as it's gone and hired actor Sean Bean for its latest promotional video. As you can see above, the actor, known for playing characters who die onscreen, reads The Little Boy Lost by William Blake, a short poem that has some thematic...
Review A Plague Tale: Innocence - The Rats of Us
Drat
A Plague Tale: Innocence is a Sony game without a Sony budget. Focus Home Interactive may not be a forum favourite, but with ambitious original properties like Vampyr and The Council, it’s been proudly flying the flag for story-driven, single player experiences. Asobo’s gothic medieval romp is yet another nod in that direction, but does it...
News A Plague Tale: Innocence Launch Trailer Paints a Bleak Picture
Out tomorrow
One of this month's major new releases comes from Focus Home Interactive, a publisher that seems to be pushing itself lately. A Plague Tale: Innocence has looked like an interesting project since its announcement, and it's now right around the corner -- the game launches on PlayStation 4 tomorrow. The latest trailer is here, and it's...
News World War Z Physical Copies Struggle to Meet Demand Following Successful Launch
Hungry for more
World War Z has done far better commercially than anyone originally expected - topping the UK sales chart for the week of its launch and selling over one million copies across all platforms worldwide. It looks like developer Saber Interactive wasn't quite expecting this level of success though, because tracking down a physical copy...
News World War Z's Season One Roadmap Details Free Mission, New Zombie Type, and Modes
It's all free
World War Z has proven to be much better than a lot of people expected, and developer Saber Interactive has been quick to capitalise by announcing a roadmap for its first season of post-launch content. It'll be free for all players on PS4, bringing with it a new mission, weapons, difficulty levels, and modes. At some point this month,...
News A Plague Tale: Innocence Channels The Last of Us in New PS4 Gameplay Video
The rats of us
One look at A Plague Tale: Innocence, and it's fairly clear where its inspirations lie. The bleak action adventure apes The Last of Us in a few ways, and while it's not quite on the same level, some of the gameplay, and certainly the tone, is pretty similar. A new, 8-minute gameplay video shows protagonist Amicia making her way...
Review World War Z - Enjoyable Zombie Action That Narrowly Misses the Mark
Where's Brad Pitt?
The more games that release in an attempt to emulate it, the more we start to believe that Left 4 Dead was simply a product of its time. While the series never put in an appearance on a PlayStation console, its success was felt far and wide as multiple co-operative knock-offs tried and almost always failed to replicate the unique...
News World War Z Launch Suffers with Connectivity Issues, Server Problems, and Bugs
Not much of a worldy
World War Z launched yesterday, but its first day on the market didn't exactly go smoothly. Players have reported numerous issues such as multiple failed attempts to connect to the game's servers and problems during gameplay that halts progression. The biggest issue at launch appears to be a lack of servers for players to join,...
News The Surge 2 Screenshots Show Off a More Diverse World
Nature vs. machines
Focus Home Interactive has released a fresh batch of shots from The Surge 2, the sequel to the Dark Souls-like sci-fi adventure. The first thing to notice is that the environments seem to be a lot more varied this time around. According to developer Deck13, this instalment takes place in "a sprawling, devastated city with larger...
News The Surge 2 Points Towards A Summer Release After Publisher Event
Releasing "in a few months"
As part of its "What's Next 2019" event, publisher Focus Home Interactive announced that Deck 13's The Surge 2 will release "in a few months" time, indicating a summer launch is on the cards. Alongside that, the two teams announced a continued partnership that will help shape the development and subsequent release of a...
News DONTNOD and Focus Home to Join Forces Again Following Vampyr's One Million Sales Milestone
Let's go again
It feels like DONTNOD's vampiric adventure game Vampyr flew way under the radar last year, but in a new press release, it seems like it did pretty well for itself. One million sales is certainly nothing to sniff at, and it's a huge success for publisher Focus Home Interactive. No wonder the two companies are partnering once again on...
News World War Z Goes In-Depth with Rockstar Inspired Overview Trailer
There's that commentary
World War Z is less than two weeks away from release now, but it's not up until now that we've really had a solid idea of how the game is structured or how it plays outside of its co-op capabilities. With a new trailer that wouldn't look so out of place on the Rockstar Games YouTube channel, the video above from developer...
News A Plague Tale: Innocence Goes Gold Ahead of Release on PS4 Next Month
Vive la France
We've been keeping a watchful eye on A Plague Tale: Innocence, the bleak adventure game set in 14th century France. Developer Asobo Studio looks to have crafted something quite unique, with a relentless swarm of plague-carrying rats and enemy soldiers to avoid as you guide Amicia and her little brother across the country. The game...
Review The Surge - Dark Souls with No Soul
Bloodbored
Republished on Wednesday 27th March 2019: We're bringing this review back from the archives following the announcement of April's PlayStation Plus lineup. The original text follows. The Surge makes a great first impression. Its opening hour introduces you to a combat system that takes clear inspiration from the likes of Dark Souls and...
News A Plague Tale: Innocence's PS4 Story Trailer Is Très Bon
Magnifique
There’s someone at Focus Home Interactive who has the same taste as your humble host, because this author would have greenlit projects like Vampyr, The Council, and, of course, A Plague Tale: Innocence. Developed by Asobo Studio, the story-driven title intends to unravel the yarn of Amicia and her sibling Hugo, who are on the run from...
News World War Z Will Rise from Its Grave on 16th April
End of the world as Z know it
World War Z will get you in the zombie stomping mood when it releases on 16th April – ten days prior to Sony’s own apocalyptic shooter Days Gone. Saber Interactive’s co-op title obviously has a multiplayer focus, so it’s not identical to the PlayStation 4 exclusive – but its emphasis on the undead did prompt...
News A Plague Tale: Innocence Will Show Thousands of Rats On-Screen at Once
But they weren't initially planned at all
The third and final developer diary for A Plague Tale: Innocence is here, and it's all about the rats. The packs of plague-carrying rodents are a core part of the game, but developer Asobo Studio says they weren't part of the plan when the project got started. Now, though, the game is capable of showing...
News A Plague Tale: Innocence Devs Discuss Middle Ages Setting in New Video
The old world
Part of what makes A Plague Tale: Innocence an intriguing project is its bleak setting. The game takes places in a very dark period during the middle ages when France is falling prey to both war and disease. In this new dev diary, Asobo Studio speaks about its choice of setting -- the team wanted to find a time not often explored in...
News A Plague Tale: Innocence Release Date Announced, Coming to PS4 in May
New dev diary released
We've had our eye on A Plague Tale: Innocence for a while, as it looks like a fairly promising survival/adventure title from Focus Home Interactive. Playing as Amicia, a young girl accompanied by her little brother Hugo, you must survive in 14th century France at a time rife with war and disease. Hordes of bloodthirsty rats...
News A Plague Tale: Innocence Impresses with New Screenshots
Rat pack
One of the most promising games currently in production at Focus Home Interactive is A Plague Tale: Innocence. The creepy looking adventure game has been moving slowly but surely forwards, and while there's still a bit of time to go before its release next year, it's looking pretty good. The developer has released a batch of new...
Review Call of Cthulhu - Eerie Adventure Game Is Enjoyable Enough
Do you have a moment to talk about our lord and saviour Cthulhu?
H.P Lovecraft’s short stories and novellas have been a rich source of inspiration across many artistic mediums, and video games have not been immune to their call. The idea of a ‘Mythos’ populated with evil cults, interdimensional creatures, and ancient beings that can sever your...
News Vampyr Has Been a 'Tremendous Success', Says Publisher
Bloody good
Vampyr, the gloomy action role-playing game that launched earlier this year in June, has done very well for itself commercially, according to publisher Focus Home Interactive. The company's latest earnings report highlights "tremendous success throughout the second quarter" for Dontnod Entertainment's title. When it released, it managed...
News Call of Cthulhu Looks Suitably Freaky in New PS4 Launch Trailer
Monster mash
And the games keep on coming. We're waist deep in the busiest time of year for game releases, and there's now just a few days until the launch of Call of Cthulhu. The promising adaptation of the pen and paper RPG of the same name is released on 30th October, and we now have an eerie launch trailer to enjoy. This Lovecraftian horror...
News Spintires: Mudrunner Expansion American Wilds Adds New Vehicles and Maps
And plenty more mud
We quite liked Spintires: Mudrunner, a sort of off-road driving simulator about delivering timber across some of the worst terrain known to man. Its slow pace and unforgiving realism means it isn't for everyone, but as with other games of this ilk, there's a certain satisfaction in learning the intricacies and doing a good job...
News Farming Simulator 19 Is a Life Is Strange Game Now
Well, this trailer is at least
It’s the simple things Like onion rings Twirling round and round on my finger Makes me happy This new Farming Simulator 19 trailer is a thing, and if you can’t see the Life Is Strange influence then you must be blind. Of course the game won’t play like DONTNOD’s lifestyle series – it’s a farming simulator,...
