Tag: Nacon
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...
News The Next Test Drive Unlimited Game Will Be Revealed During Nacon Connect
Start your engines
Within a matter of hours, we'll know about the next game in the Test Drive series. Quietly announced earlier this year, publisher Nacon is bringing the open world racing franchise back, with developer Kylotonn at the helm. Test Drive Unlimited 3, or whatever it turns out to be called, is due to be officially unveiled during the...
News Tennis World Tour 2 Ditches Original Developer, Adds Doubles
Fault! Second serve
After the disappointing Tennis World Tour, publisher Nacon has scrapped original developer Breakpoint and tapped up AO Tennis 2 studio Big Ant to build the sequel. Due out in September – just nine months after the aforementioned Australian Open tie-in – it appears to be built upon the same Top Spin-inspired blueprints as its...
News GreedFall Dev Spiders Will Announce Its New Game Next Week
Time to get greedy
GreedFall was a fairly good RPG when it launched in September 2019, but it didn't exactly light the world on fire like we were hoping it would prior to launch. Still, it seems to have done well enough to keep developer Spiders Games afloat and kickstart work on its next project. And we won't have to wait too much longer before we...
News Become Both Man and Beast in Werewolf: The Apocalypse - Earthblood on PS4
Based off tabletop RPG
Who doesn't want to be a werewolf? We're sure there's a couple amongst you who would turn your nose up, but for those who do take a fancy to the taste of blood, Werewolf: The Apocalypse - Earthblood appears to be right up your alley. This supposed action RPG is coming to PlayStation 4 and we've embedded the announcement...
News Tennis World Tour 2 Attempts to Avoid a Double Fault
Due out in September
Tennis World Tour’s shortcomings have been well documented since its original release in 2018, but Nacon is going to serve up a second helping of bat-and-ball action this coming September on the PlayStation 4. It follows the release of the likeable AO Tennis 2 earlier this year, which interestingly was also published by Nacon...
Random Andy Murray Wins Tennis World Tour Tournament, Donates Money to NHS
After a thrilling tie-break
There were no hip issues for Andy Murray this week, as he traded his traditional racket for a DualShock 4 controller and conquered the clay. The legendary Scot overcame fellow pro David Goffin to win the virtual Madrid Open in flawed PlayStation 4 title Tennis World Tour, stealing the victory in a tense tie-break...
News PS5 Has One More Confirmed Game, and It's WRC 9
Rally the troops
You read that right, WRC 9 is the latest game confirmed to be in development for PlayStation 5. Publisher Nacon (formerly Bigben Entertainment) has just announced the latest entry in the officially licensed series, and it's hooning it onto next-gen. The game is also getting a PS4 version, which is due for release on 3rd September...
News A New Test Drive Unlimited Game Has Been Quietly Announced
WRC studio Kylotonn at the helm
Hands up: who remembers the Test Drive Unlimited games? Atari's open world racing series has been absent on PlayStation 4, another victim of the generation's severe lack of arcade racers. The concept of an open world racer was expanded upon by Ubisoft's The Crew, so Test Drive fans have been relatively well served...
News Rogue Lords Is a Hellish Roguelike That Sees You Take Control of Satan
Devil may cry
There are no shortage of roguelikes on the PlayStation 4, but Rogue Lords appears to have a unique twist on the established genre. Set in a gloomy 17th century New England, “the game inverses the usual tropes, with the player taking on the role of the Devil who, weakened following a terrible defeat, is seeking to regain his...
Evolution, not revolution
Nacon's back with another licensed PlayStation 4 pad, adding to its already impressive controller lineup on Sony's system. The Nacon Revolution Pro Controller 3 is, as its name suggests, the third main iteration of the company's 'Revolution' series -- technically the fourth if you're counting the Revolution Unlimited -- but...
Feature How a French Firm Created PS4's Answer to the Xbox Elite Controller
Talkin' 'bout a Revolution
Microsoft had Sony sweating in 2015. The American organisation had just announced the Xbox One Elite controller at E3 2015, a souped-up handset designed for serious gamers. With customisable button mapping, a premium-grade steel chassis, interchangeable rear paddles, and “hair trigger locks” enabling users to...
News PS4 Procures an Upgraded Officially Licensed Pro Controller
Get the edge
Sony’s been reluctant to manufacture its own response to the excellent Xbox Elite controller, but fortunately French manufacturer Nacon has stepped up to the task. Having released a handful of officially licensed PlayStation 4 controllers to date, the organisation has followed up this week with its
News Another Officially Licensed Pro PS4 Controller from Nacon Launches Next Month
Revolution Pro Controller 3
Sony has greenlit another 'pro' controller for the PlayStation 4. Once again, Nacon is stepping things up with its latest design, due to launch in October. Much like the company's previous efforts, the Revolution Pro Controller 3 will feature Xbox-style asymmetrical analog sticks, and requires a wired connection to your...
Another solid effort from Nacon
The Nacon Asymmetric PlayStation 4 Controller is an affordable third-party option for players who may not be keen on Sony's traditional analog stick layout. You can find the Nacon Asymmetric for around or under £40 at some retailers, often pricing it below Sony's official DualShock 4. The price point obviously means...
Gamescom 2017 A New Pro PS4 Controller Has Been Announced
A revolution?
We’ve no idea why Sony doesn’t just make a DualShock 4 Elite, as it clearly recognises there’s a market in place considering it keeps partnering with third-parties to promote so-called “pro” controllers for the PlayStation 4. This time it’s Nacon who's giving the whole premium peripheral thing a second shot with the Nacon...
