Tag: Nacon
Mini Review Cricket 22: The Official Game of the Ashes - Not Bad But Won't Bowl You Over
A not-so sticky wicket
Ah, cricket. It’s a sport so steeped in tradition that when Australia and England come to blows, they compete not over silverware but a small urn. Cricket 22 has released just in time for the Ashes, and if Big Ant Studios was banking on an exciting series to drive sales for six, well, it’ll be scratching its head watching...
News Steelrising, the Strange Steampunk French Revolution Game, Has a PS5 Release Window
Expect it next summer
To be brutally honest, we’re still puzzled how developer Spiders got publisher Nacon to greenlight Steelrising. Conceptually, this is one of the stranger high-budget productions we’ve seen on consoles in quite some time: it’s set during the French revolution in Paris – except Louis XVI has formed a mechanical army of...
News The Lord of the Rings: Gollum Confirmed for Appearance at The Game Awards
Put a ring on it
One of the most iconic characters within the world of Middle-earth is Gollum, a being so obsessed with the One Ring that he's been driven insane. We probably don't need to explain who he is, though, right? If you were curious to learn more about the character, you could always check out The Lord of the Rings: Gollum, his very own...
News Latest WRC 10 Update Adds Acropolis Rally, More Historical Cars and Events
November update out today
It's a game that's been bubbling away pretty quietly, but developer KT Racing has been updating WRC 10 with additional content and fixes since launch in September. Monthly updates have added rally courses, vehicles, and more to the experience, meaning it's now a more fleshed out game. October's update brought in the Renties...
News Cricket 22 Delayed on PS5, PS4 Due to Aussie Star's Sexting Scandal
Max Paine
Not much happens on the field during cricket matches, but plenty occurs off it apparently. While British cricket finds itself embroiled in an institutional crisis involving racist remarks reported by Azeem Rafiq, Australia has been rocked by a sexting scandal surrounding now ex-captain Tim Paine. All of this has unfolded days prior to the...
News Will Cricket 22 Bowl You Over on PS5, PS4?
Wicket snippet
The market for sports games is absolutely gigantic – just look at how well FIFA and NBA 2K sell – so it’s no surprise that publishers like Nacon are eager to carve out a niche with the likes of rugby and tennis. Cricket 22: The Official Game of the Ashes is its latest effort, due out on PlayStation 5 and PS4 this 25th November,...
Review WRC 10 (PS5) - Rough-Edged But Robust Rally Racing
Don't cut
Developer KT Racing has found its footing with the WRC series. After last year's WRC 9 made significant improvements to the officially licensed rally racer, WRC 10 iterates on the winning formula, presenting another fantastic experience — even if it is a little rough around the edges. The driving itself is of course the most important...
News WRC 10 Slides Sideways onto PS5, PS4 Today with Launch Trailer
Flat out
The latest annual entry in the WRC series arrives on PlayStation 5 and PS4 today. WRC 10 is KT Racing's effort for 2021, and it looks to build upon the success of last year's well-received iteration. To celebrate the arrival of the new game, publisher Nacon has released a launch trailer, featuring plenty of dust-kicking drifts in both...
Mini Review RiMS Racing (PS5) - Attempt for a More Realistic Motorcycle Sim Falls Flat
This bike needed more time in the pit stop
As the racing genre strives towards being as immersive as possible, the added realism can sometimes come at the cost of being enjoyable. RiMS Racing is the perfect example of this, as to simulate what it is like to be a motorcycle racer, the game adds tedious elements of motorcycle maintenance that ruin an...
News Now You Can Send Your Very Own Custom Car Flying Into the Bushes in WRC 10
Livery editor looking good
The officially licensed WRC games have been getting better and better lately, having built up a substantial, fun career mode and pretty excellent handling. Of course, they also have the benefit of all the real world vehicles, drivers, and courses. But what if you wanted to make the experience a bit more personal?...
Review Tennis World Tour 2 (PS4) - A Winner
Match point
Republished on Wednesday 28th July 2021: We're bringing this review back from the archives following the announcement of August's PlayStation Plus lineup. The original text follows. Tennis games tend to be a lot of fun, but even the best ones struggle to capture the intricacy of the sport. In franchises like Virtua Tennis, the emphasis...
News Out-There PS5 Alternate History Steelrising Shifts Gears in June 2022
Remember cogs?! They're back
Bonkers mechanical French revolution RPG Steelrising has received a new trailer ahead of its planned June 2022 release window on PlayStation 5, and it continues to look utterly absurd. The out-there action focuses primarily on combat, which has clearly taken a few cues from Bloodborne – we’re especially fond of the...
News The Lord of the Rings: Gollum Is Still a Long Way Away on PS5, PS4
Not until late 2022
The Lord of the Rings: Gollum was one of the first games announced for the PlayStation 5 – it was later confirmed for the PS4 as well – but it’s still a long way away from release. The game – which is being co-published by Nacon and Daedalic Entertainment – got its feeble fingers on a few minutes of alpha footage...
News Fantasy American Football Threequel Touches Down on PS5, PS4 in February
Kick off delayed from August
Board game adaptation Blood Bowl III will take a deep shot to the PlayStation 5 and PS4 in February 2022, meaning it’s been delayed from its originally intended August 2021 release window. The fantasy American football foray featured during publisher Nacon’s showcase earlier today, and spotlighted a new trailer based...
News Dead or Alive, RoboCop: Rogue City Is Coming to PS5
Due out in 2023
Iconic eighties law enforcer RoboCop is to get his own game, courtesy of publisher Nacon and developer Teyon. The title’s not due until 2023 and so details are scarce, but RoboCop: Rogue City will submerge you in the seedy streets of Old Detroit, where you’ll be armed with your trusty Auto-9 and years of experience on the force...
News Test Drive Unlimited: Solar Crown Takes You on a Glitzy Trip to Hong Kong Island
Fasten your seatbelt
It's been a hot minute since the last Test Drive Unlimited game, but developer KT Racing is cooking up a new entry for 2022. Test Drive Unlimited: Solar Crown, revealed last year, has just received a new trailer — albeit another CG one — and it reveals the location of this new entry: Hong Kong Island. From what the...
News WRC 10 Will Let You Play Classic Moments from Real Life Motorsport
Relive Sébastien Loeb's victories and more
WRC 10 is the latest edition of the officially licensed rally game, due for release in September of this year. As it so happens, 2021 is the 50th anniversary of WRC, and developer KT Racing is taking the opportunity to look back at some of the motorsport's iconic moments. In addition to including all the...
Live Watch the Nacon Connect Livestream Right Here
French fancy
Alright, it's not the household names you expect from E3, but Nacon Connect promises a hatful of games, including Test Drive Unlimited: Solar Crown. Expect a Nintendo Direct-esque stream full of the French publisher's forthcoming projects, including three all-new reveals. The show will get underway from 6PM BST. Nacon Connect (6th...
Reminder Nacon Connect Airs 6th July at 6PM BST
You probably forgot
E3 2021 may be long behind us, but publishers are still plotting livestreams to keep you occupied this summer. We’ve already learned a little more about EA’s plans for July, and now Nacon would like to remind you that its own Nintendo Direct-esque showcase will air tomorrow. For many, this won’t be essential viewing, but...
Mini Review Tour de France 2021 (PS4) - Nacon Peddles Another Tactical Sports Sim
Battle of Brittany
Outside of fitness software like Zwift and VirZOOM, it’s hard to imagine how you can make a game about cycling entertaining. French studio Cyanide has been trying for several years now, and Tour de France 2021 is the culmination of its efforts so far, delivering a realistic simulation of the world’s third most-watched sporting...
News Nacon Connect Is Another Livestream Event to Remember This Summer
Mark your calendars
Publisher Nacon is jumping on the bandwagon this Summer with its very own showcase. Nacon Connect returns this July, filling up the E3 and Summer Game Fest hodge-podge even more. The details were shared in a social post from the company this afternoon. Nacon is promising "new gameplay" and "exciting announcements in its...
News Roguebook Is a Deck Building Rogue-Like That Will Look Familiar to Slay the Spire Fans
Coming to PS4 soon
While some of you will probably have switched off at the mere mention of a deck building rogue-like, card-based games are definitely on the rise. Roguebook is a brand new one, co-created by Richard Garfield, the man responsible for a little something called Magic: The Gathering. As you can see in this new gameplay trailer, it's a...
News Test Drive Unlimited: Solar Crown Shows Its Hand on PS5, PS4
High life
Go on, then: who remembers Test Drive Unlimited? This was a unique racing franchise because it fused vehicular mayhem with social lifestyle elements. For example, in Test Drive Unlimited 2 on the PlayStation 3, you could visit a casino to play poker and even buy your own house to hang out in. It was all a bit PlayStation Home! Now a new...
News WRC 10 Brings Historic and Modern Rally Racing to PS5, PS4 in September
Rally the troops
Update: As promised, WRC 10 has been officially announced with a flashy reveal trailer. As you can see, the game will feature all the cars and courses from the 2021 season, as well as a larger focus on historic vehicles and events. This is to help celebrate the motorsport's 50th anniversary. It's coming to both PlayStation 5 and PS4...
News Tour de France 2021 Dons the Yellow Jersey on PS5, PS4
A peleton of fun
Cycling simulation Tour de France 2021 will pedal to PlayStation 5 and PS4 from 3rd June, with Nacon and Cyanide Studio once again pairing up on the official “video game of the third most followed sporting competition in the world”. That’s wording direct from the official press release – we’re not making this up!...
News Hotel Life: A Resort Simulator Plots the Perfect PS5, PS4 Getaway from 26th August
New horizons
Earlier this week, when Nacon announced its new range of “life simulation” games, we assumed they were just entering development. It turns out the first release, Hotel Life: A Resort Simulator, will launch on PlayStation 5 and PS4 from 26th August. To be fair, we could all do with a summer holiday, couldn’t we? Unfortunately,...
Mini Review Tennis World Tour 2: Complete Edition (PS5) - New Balls, Please
Second service
The wait for a good tennis game has, at times, felt longer than Roger Federer’s career – but Tennis World Tour 2 on PlayStation 4 offered a glimmer of hope last year. This new Complete Edition for PS5 repackages the original sports simulation and all of its DLC, but incorporates a number of key under-the-hood improvements as well...
News Nacon Announces Suite of Life Simulators, Including Restaurant and Hotel Games
Grafter
Franchises like Farming Simulator have grown in stature over the past five or so years, and we’re big fans of titles like Train Sim World 2 as well. It’s not massively surprising to see Nacon recognise the potential of this fledgling category, then – and announce an entire suite of software that it’s putting under the umbrella of...
Mini Review Hunting Simulator 2 (PS5) – An Unexpectedly Tranquil Excursion
A walk in the woods
While the title may suggest violence and shooting, Hunting Simulator 2 is a surprisingly meditative game. Sure, on the most basic level, it’s a shooter – but you’ll pull the trigger so rarely that it barely qualifies, despite the large number of weapons and gear at your disposal. Ultimately, it serves a better role as an...
Mini Review Monster Truck Championship (PS5) - An Enjoyable Simulator
Kind of a big wheel
We’ve not seen many racers based around monster trucks. THQ Nordic recently released a new Monster Jam entry, but that’s more arcade racing than realistic simulator. Launched on PlayStation 4 last October, Nacon’s Monster Truck Championship offered us that alternative, and now it’s back with a next-gen
News Mortal Shell, Hunting Simulator 2 Prepped for PS5 Release
Trophy lists confirm next-gen ports
One thing we’ve noticed since the turn of the year is that PlayStation 5 ports are popping up out of nowhere. You’ll recall The Sinking City launching on Sony’s next-gen console in New Zealand this week – before it was even announced by developer Frogwares. Now, two Trophy lists have emerged: Mortal Shell...
News Monster Truck Championship Runs Over PS5 from 11th March
Wheel nice
While the PlayStation 5 release schedule may look a little light, barely a day goes by without a game announcement. Monster Truck Championship is the latest to set its sights on a next-gen launch, with the big-wheeled simulation racer running over Sony’s next-gen console from 11th March. This one launched on the PlayStation 4 last year...
Review Werewolf: The Apocalypse - Earthblood (PS5) - An All Too Brief Adventure
Lots of bark and little bite
For a horror series based around tabletop RPGs, World of Darkness’ shared supernatural universe is making serious inroads on PlayStation this year. Between Wraith: The Oblivion - Afterlife on PSVR and Vampire: The Masquerade’s two new entries – Swansong and Bloodlines 2 – Werewolf
News The Lord of the Rings: Gollum Hides the One Ring Until 2022
My precious
The Lord of the Rings: Gollum will save its trip across Middle-earth until 2022 as Daedelic Entertainment enters a publishing partnership with Nacon to bring the game to PlayStation 5. Originally thought to be launching at some point this year, the tale which takes place before the events of the paperback trilogy will be "faithfully...
Lupus, Homid, Crinos
Werewolf: The Apocalypse - Earthblood is right around the corner. Coming to both PlayStation 5 and PS4 on 4th February, this action game lets you take on evil corporation Endron as man or beast. You can see how that all plays out in this new gameplay trailer. As the video highlights, you'll be able to take on three forms. Lupus...
News DualSense Sensation WRC 9 Adds Free Content in December Update
More stages, cars, and modes
Kylotonn Entertainment's WRC 9 is widely considered to be one of the best early PlayStation 5 titles to make great use of the DualSense controller, and that offering is only about to get even better with the arrival of the free December update. Available right now on PlayStation 4 and coming soon to Sony's latest system,...
News Tennis World Tour 2 Takes a Second Serve to PS5 in March 2021
Next-gen tens
Tennis World Tour 2 will serve up some next-gen tennis on the PlayStation 5 in March 2021, publisher Nacon has announced. The re-released sports sim – already available on the PlayStation 4 – will include the base game, additional content, and gameplay improvements. There’s no word on what the latter will entail, unfortunately...
Review WRC 9 (PS5) - Haptic Feedback Helps Bring the World Rally Championship to the Next Generation
Good vibrations
WRC 9 is a superb rally sim. We said as much when we first reviewed it on PS4 three months ago. Bringing keen improvements to handling, lighting, and graphical fidelity – in addition to a selection of new rallies in Japan, Kenya, and New Zealand – such refinements in key areas helped define it as one of the best rally sims of the...
News WRC 9 PS5 Trailer Shows Next-Gen Rally Gameplay
Looking rally good
WRC 9 is already doing laps on PlayStation 4, but it's worth remembering it's also coming to PS5 on day one. The solid rally racing title is making the jump to next-gen, and you can see what this version looks like in the trailer embedded above. It's not the best PS5 showcase, but it certainly looks like a step up from the PS4...
News TT Isle of Man 2 Will Receive PS5 Backwards Compatibility Update
Will be "100% functional"
Instead of getting longer, it actually looks like the list of PlayStation 4 titles that won't be backwards compatible with PlayStation 5 will shorten as we near launch. Alongside DWVR, Nacon has confirmed to Push Square that
News Tennis World Tour 2 Adds Roland-Garros, But Only As Part of Annual Pass
Although the core game is available cheaper
Y’know, we understand what publisher Nacon’s trying to do here, but it’s probably not the best idea considering the shaky standing the series already finds itself. So let’s break it down for you: Tennis World Tour 2 costs $39.99/£44.99 depending on what region you purchase it from. Now ignoring...
Review WRC 9 - A Compelling Rally Sim That's Gone from Good to Great
Don't confuse speed with haste
Annual games have a bit of a reputation for rehashing the same old thing year after year with only minor improvements. Some say it’s a license to print money. Rally is hardly in the mainstream, however, and neither is developer Kylotonn’s approach to the FIA World Rally Championship. With significant strides made...
News Blood Bowl 3 Lines Up on PS5, PS4 Early Next Year
First blood
Fantasy turn-based tactics football game Blood Bowl 3 will blitz the PlayStation 5 and PlayStation 4 next year, as the cult Games Workshop adaptation gets its third run out on consoles. Developed by Cyanide Studios and published by Nacon, the title will once again find elves, orcs, and other mythical creatures lining up against each...
News The Sinking City Removed from PS Store As Frogwares Fights Further Legal Battles
That sinking feeling
Frogwares doesn’t appear to be having much luck with its publishers. Those of you with particularly potent memories may recall the Ukrainian developer falling victim to some policy changes at Focus Home Interactive, which meant that it had to remove various Sherlock Holmes games from the PlayStation Store in order to reclaim...
First Impressions How Tennis World Tour 2 Is Avoiding a Double Fault on PS4
Anyone for tennis?
There’s an elephant in the room as Nacon tells us about Tennis World Tour 2, and it’s not outspoken Australian hotshot Nick Kyrgios. The French publisher – formerly known as BigBen Interactive – knows Tennis World Tour was bad, and while it remains polite and professional throughout, it clearly wants us to understand that...
News Werewolf: The Apocalypse - Earthblood Adds PS5 Version, Coming February 2021
Out for blood
Hot off the heels of its announcement last month is the confirmation that Werewolf: The Apocalypse - Earthblood will also be coming to PlayStation 5 as a native release and will be launching on 4th February 2021. Accompanying that reveal as part of the Nacon Connect digital showcase was a slice of gameplay which we're sure will satisfy...
News Vampire: The Masquerade - Swansong Bites PS5, PS4 Next Year
Boston blood party
There’s no question that Vampire: The Masquerade is a confusing franchise. Based on a tabletop role-playing game, there are multiple publishers and developers all contributing to the same franchise, and The Council maker Big Bad Wolf Studio is just one of them. Due out next year on the PlayStation 5 and the PlayStation 4,...
News Test Drive Unlimited: Solar Crown Revealed with Abrupt Teaser Trailer
No platforms confirmed yet
We've known about a new Test Drive Unlimited game for a while, but now it's finally been officially announced. Test Drive Unlimited: Solar Crown is the next title in the racing series, this time coming from publisher Nacon and developer Kylotonn. Unfortunately, we don't know much more about the game at this point. We've...
News Steelrising Is a PS5 RPG From GreedFall Developer Spiders Studio
Join the robotic revolution
GreedFall developer Spiders Studio promised it would unveil its next title as part of the Nacon Connect digital showcase and boy did it deliver. Steelrising is its name and it's coming to PlayStation 5, but the real talking point here is its concept. The female protagonist of Aegis will attempt to overthrow the robotic...
Live Watch the Nacon Connect Livestream Right Here
Allons-y
Nacon is one of the newest publishers on the block, having paired its peripherals division with Bigben Interactive to create a games-maker-cum-accessories giant. And the French firm is holding a livestream today to showcase a handful of upcoming titles. You can watch the whole thing live from 1PM EDT / 6PM BST. Nacon Connect: <liveblog...
