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News Spider-Man PS4 Is Most Likely Getting a Game of the Year Edition
4th Sept release date
What a great day it has been for Sony and Insomniac Games. The Japanese giant has announced that it has acquired the web-slinging studio, Marvel's Spider-Man has sold more than 13 million copies worldwide, and now it looks like the game in question is receiving a Game of the Year edition. Listed on Amazon UK
News Death Stranding Character Trailers Introduce Mama, Bridge Baby, and Deadman
Lots of footage
Alongside Death Stranding's gameplay reveal, Hideo Kojima took to the stage at Gamescom Opening Night Live to introduce a couple of characters we've only gotten glimpses of during previous trailers and footage. They include Mama, the Bridge Baby that Norman Reedus' character carries, and Guillermo del Toro's Deadman. Both trailers...
News Sony: PlayStation Exclusives May Need to Lean into Wider Install Base
Multiformat moves
Sony has acquired Marvel’s Spider-Man and Ratchet & Clank developer Insomniac Games and added the famous studio to its portfolio of first-party teams. This will, unquestionably, strengthen the exclusive library of software on the PlayStation 4 and PlayStation 5, but speaking with
News Predator: Hunting Grounds Seeks Out First PS4 Gameplay
Still early in development
Coming from the creators of Friday the 13th, there are very few surprises in this first gameplay footage of Predator: Hunting Grounds. Due out next year on the PlayStation 4, the title is an asymmetrical multiplayer experience where a teams of four soldiers take on a lone Predator. The footage is early, but the 1987...
News FMV Thriller Erica Is Out Right Now on PS4
Holly Earl takes the title role
Shadow drop-o’ clock: oft-forgotten PlayStation 4 exclusive FMV thriller Erica has a new heroine and you can play it right now. English actress Holly Earl has assumed the role of the titular character in the FlavourWorks-developed title, which sees you making decisions on the fly in order to unfold the mystery of...
News Uncut Death Stranding Gameplay Features Urination and Holographic Geoff Keighley
You read that right
Well, we won't beat around the bush: the Gamescom 2019 Opening Night Live broadcast was a bit rubbish. But following approximately an hour and a half of mostly lukewarm trailers and announcements, host Geoff Keighley revealed his true goal: to get Hideo Kojima on stage for a full thirty minutes. Yes, this was basically a Death...
News Sony Buys Spider-Man PS4, Ratchet & Clank Developer Insomniac Games
Excelsior
Oh wow, it's finally happened. Insomniac Games -- the developer behind the Ratchet & Clank series as well as Marvel's Spider-Man -- has long maintained a close relationship with Sony, but the studio has always valued its independence. As such, the thought of Sony snapping the developer up has been a consistent talking point, but actual...
News Groundhog Day Replays on PSVR from 17th September
One more time
Tequila Works’ unexpected continuation of the Bill Murray cult classic Groundhog Day will release on PlayStation VR from 17th September. Playing as the son of original protagonist Phil Connors, the Sony Pictures Virtual Reality-published narrative adventure will find you “solving puzzles and exploring the world introduced by the...
News Death Stranding Gameplay Will Be Shown at Gamescom 2019 Opening Night Live
Death defying
Death Stranding will be on show during Geoff Keighley's Opening Night Live event at Gamescom 2019 -- we've known that for a few weeks now. But will the PlayStation 4 exclusive finally get the gameplay blowout that many have been waiting for? Well, we can't be completely sure, but it does sound like we'll be seeing gameplay, and not...
Rumour Infamous E3 Leaker Claims PS4 Exclusive Erica Will Be at Gamescom 2019
Update: And Trophies hit Sony's servers
Update: We can be fairly certain that Erica will be at Gamescom 2019 in some capacity, but there's also a chance you may be playing it sooner than you think. The title's Trophies have just hit Sony's servers, and along with the previously leaked rating in Australia, there's a possibility this may shadow drop...
News PS Plus Cloud Saves Are Restricted to 1,000 Files
A bit of a minus
Remember when Sony increased the storage space available for PlayStation Plus cloud saves from 10GB to 100GB? We were pretty overjoyed, especially seeing as the previous limit was paltry. Unfortunately, there are further restrictions in place: you can store a maximum of 1,000 files, as discovered by Twitter user Dizzy_Ziddy. While...
Rumour PS5's Graphics Processor Is a Beast
Leaks say it's a monster
There's a rumour going around that the PlayStation 5's graphics processing unit is a bit of a monster. It all stems from Twitter user Komachi's findings, put into context by fellow Twitter user Is A Parrot. Basically, leaks suggest that the PS5's supposed GPU is currently being tested -- and it's powerful. We're not going...
News Sir Dan to Star in New MediEvil Comic Book from Co-Creators
Launching alongside PS4 remake
MediEvil will make its triumphant return on the PlayStation 4 this Halloween, and alongside the oft-requested remake of the PSone cult classic will be a brand new comic book penned by series co-creators Jason Wilson and Chris Sorrell. Presented as a coloured hardback book, the graphic novel will serve as both a...
News Concrete Genie Leads the Way in Gamescom 2019 Awards with Four Nominations
Borderlands 3 and Dreams come in second
We were pleasantly surprised and impressed by Concrete Genie when we got some hands on time with the upcoming PS4 exclusive last month, and it looks like other media outlets are starting to take notice of the often-overlooked artistic simulator too. The game has garnered the most
Hands On No Man's Sky Beyond Brings a New Lease of Life to the Ambitious Adventure
Hello again
Let's get one thing clear: at the end of the day, this is still No Man's Sky. That might sound silly, but the excitement surrounding the huge Beyond update may have had people hoping for an unrecognisable, utterly transformative new experience. Beyond does many things to the game, but at its core, this is the very same space exploration...
News Oof! These New PS4 Controller Colours Are Gorgeous
Smooth operators
Sony's come up with some lovely looking DualShock 4s over the years, and it ain't stopping anytime soon. Set to launch this September, the company's introducing four new controller colours: Titanium Blue, Electric Purple, Rose Gold, and Red Camouflage. Admittedly, we're not huge fans of Red Camouflage, but the other three? Phwoar!...
News No Man's Sky Beyond Patch 2.04 Fixes Some Nasty Crashing Issues on PS4
Smooth sailing
No Man's Sky's Beyond update launched yesterday, bringing a new lease of life to the divisive space exploration game. While it adds all kinds of new features to the already huge experience, some players - including this author - ran into some pretty glaring problems. Namely, hard crashes when playing on an old save file. However,...
News MediEvil on PS4 Is Looking Good in This New Dev Diary Video
No bones about it
Sir Dan is being resurrected yet again on PlayStation 4 in the remake of MediEvil, and it's not looking too shabby these days. Early trailers were pretty rough around the edges, but some recent off-screen footage suggested a big improvement. Sony's just released the above video with some brand new gameplay clips, and it looks...
News No Man's Sky Beyond Is Available to Download Now on PS4
Huge update is ready for launch
The latest enormous update to Hello Games' No Man's Sky is now available. Titled Beyond, the free update is a jam-packed revamp of the space exploration game, with some major new features that people have been asking for since launch. To summarise, the key new additions to No Man's Sky are: Full PlayStation VR...
News Predator: Hunting Grounds Gameplay Will Debut at Gamescom Opening Night Live
World premiere of in-game footage
We haven't heard or seen anything from Predator: Hunting Grounds since its announcement during Sony's last State of Play livestream, but that's all about to change next week. At Gamescom Opening Night Live, Geoff Keighley will lift the lid and give us our first taste of gameplay. As announced on
News PlayStation Twitter Thread Demonstrates the Downfall of Konami
R.I.P Snake
The official PlayStation Twitter accounts love coming up with little games and questions to pose to its followers, and today was no different. PlayStation UK asked fans what the first game that came into their head was when they thought of the PSone, PS2, PS3, and PS4 generations, but then Konami got in on the act. Viewable below,...
News Fresh State of Play and PS5 Reveal Rumour Sounds Reasonable, But It's Probably Nonsense
The usual
Oh boy, here we go again. Truth be told we weren't going to report on this, but seeing as multiple other gaming websites are doing just that, we thought that we'd better weigh in. The rumour in question comes directly from 4Chan (already off to an excellent start), and to be fair, it doesn't read like total fan fiction. The poster claims...
Random Brilliant Spider-Man PS4 Glitch Sees the Hero Get Caught in His Own Web
Catching bugs
Marvel's Spider-Man is a wonderfully made PlayStation 4 exclusive, and fun as heck too, but open world games tend to have a couple of bugs here and there. Some of them are frustrating, but some of them are hilarious. While Insomniac Games has squashed the vast majority of issues in the superhero sandbox, some odd glitches will still...
News Firewall Zero Hour Takes to the Dark Web in Next Operation, Launching Tomorrow
New maps and contractors
Firewall Zero Hour has to be the best supported PlayStation VR game out there, right? Despite middling reviews last August, developer First Contact Entertainment has stuck with the PSVR shooter through thick and thin, and it's planning on enhancing the experience yet again with more content. Titled Operation: Dark Web, check...
News MediEvil's PS4 Remake Massively Upgraded in Off-Screen Footage
Sir Dan's the man
The last time we saw MediEvil’s anticipated PlayStation 4 remake, it was looking rough to say the least. It looks like developer Other Ocean Interactive has invested some serious effort behind-the-scenes, though, as the title appears pretty polished in this off-screen footage from Brazilian convention Game XP 2019. While it’s...
Guide How to WipEout Omega Collection
Epic gamer tips and tricks for ace pilots
Strap on your helmet and slip into the cockpit: WipEout Omega Collection is on PlayStation Plus. Though it's not nearly as suggestive as the previous sentence may imply, it's still a damn sexy addition to the lineup, and one you should check out pronto. If you're a pro gamer like us, you'll no doubt have...
News Days Gone's Seventh Free DLC Challenge Infested Arrives
A nest burning quest
Days Gone has reloaded with yet another free DLC challenge, and this one’s named Infested. Much like the title’s previous score-based missions, this one sees you confronting never-ending waves of Freakers – except the twist is that you’ll be burning out nests in order to create zones which will net you extra points. As...
PlayStation Store Sales Charts Minecraft and Grand Theft Auto V Battle for First Place
Clash of the titans
The staying power of games like Minecraft and Grand Theft Auto V is incredibly impressive. These two juggernauts are always among the most popular games on PlayStation Store, but for the month of July, they made the most of a quiet release schedule. In North America, the blocky craft-em-up takes the top spot, while Rockstar's...
News Days Gone Is the UK's Best-Selling New IP of 2019
Broken road
Days Gone came in for plenty of criticism from some corners of the Internet prior to its release, but it’s actually the best-selling new IP of the year in the UK. New research from the Entertainment Retail Association – which sources physical game sales data and digital estimates – reveals that the moody open world exclusive sold...
News No Man's Sky Beyond Introduces Multiplayer Social Space, the Nexus
Check out the launch trailer
No Man's Sky has been through substantial changes since its rocky arrival on PlayStation 4. Hello Games has been updating the title with huge new features and extra content, and the new Beyond update is no different. Launching on 14th August, it brings expanded multiplayer, PlayStation VR support, and more besides to the...
Probability will no longer be hidden
The ESA - Entertainment Software Association - is the organisation that represents the games industry in the United States. It's a pretty big deal; its members include top brass from PlayStation, Xbox, Nintendo, and many others. Not only is it responsible for E3 every year, it also tackles broader issues...
News Death Stranding's PS4 Exclusivity Debate Rages On
Kojima's curio coming to PC?
Is Death Stranding a PlayStation 4 exclusive or not? We know this much: the game is being published by Sony, and the intellectual property is owned by the Japanese giant. But back when the project was very first announced – before director Hideo Kojima had even selected his engine – it was mentioned in a press...
News National Treasure Nando's Partners with Media Molecule
Cheeky, cheeky
In a move that’s sure to prove peri-peri popular with PlayStation fans, Nando’s has partnered with Media Molecule to offer a day of spicy chicken and game development seminars at its new UK pop-up store in Hackney. Running from 1PM to 4PM on 8th August, purchase a £5 ticket and you’ll be able to get your hands on one of 15-20...
News EU and US PlayStation Store Summer Sales Refreshed with Even More PS4 Games
Summer savings
The summer sale has been active on both the North American and European PlayStation Stores for a good couple of weeks now. In all likelihood, you've probably made your purchases and moved on, right? Well, Sony's brought a fresh batch of games to the party, making these sales even bigger. In Europe, games like Judgment,
News Huge Summer Sale Offers Weeks of PS4 Bargains on US PS Store
Get 'em while they're hot
Many people will be out and about enjoying the sunshine during these long summer days, but Sony wants you indoors, spending all your pocket money on digital goodies. Starting today, the North American PlayStation Store is playing host to a big summer sale, lasting all the way through to 20th August. As usual, there's a wide...
News Sizzling PS4 Summer Sale Makes Its Way to EU PlayStation Store
Everyone's feeling the heat
Any European folks jealous of the North American PlayStation Store's massive summer sale can now rest easy. Arriving a day later than the US equivalent, the European Store now has its very own selection of summer savings. Top up those PSN wallets, it's bargain hunting time. Just like the US sale, there are some pretty...
News Hideo Kojima to Show Death Stranding During Gamescom Opening Night Presentation
"Exclusive new look"
We're just a couple of weeks away from Gamescom 2019, Europe's largest gaming event. The one and only Geoff Keighley is busy organising Opening Night Live, a livestreamed event that will take place just before the show itself opens on 20th August. We imagine this will play host to some cool announcements and updates on some...
News August 2019 PS Plus Games Are Available to Download Now on PS4
Total WipEout
After a couple of months that left many subscribers disappointed, Sony's offered up a cracking selection for August's PlayStation Plus lineup. WipEout Omega Collection is an excellent remaster with tons of content and fantastic PSVR support, and Sniper Elite
Reminder This Is Your Last Opportunity to Download July 2019's Free PS Plus Games
New titles incoming
In an unprecedented move, Sony swapped out July 2019’s previously announced PlayStation Plus freebies, replacing PES 2019: Pro Evolution Soccer with Detroit: Become Human. This is your last opportunity to download Quantic Dream’s sci-fi adventure and arcade racer Horizon: Chase Turbo, as August 2019’s roster of goodies will...
News By the Way, Days Gone Is Basically Crazy Taxi Now
The apocalypse has a Tower Records
We’re not sure if you know this, but Days Gone just added a Crazy Taxi minigame. No, we’re being dead serious: the title’s latest free DLC challenge sees you riding a golf cart around Belknap, picking up passengers and dropping them off at locations around the map. You’ll need to keep your clients happy,...
News PlayStation Japan Is Not Teasing a New Siren Game, Unfortunately
It's just an exhibition
We got our knickers in a twist when we spotted a new thread over on ResetEra that was speculating whether PlayStation Japan was teasing a new Siren game via Twitter. A new entry in the survival horror franchise that was
News No Man's Sky's Beyond Update Launches 14th August Along with PSVR Support
Three big updates in one
No Man's Sky's next big update, titled Beyond, will arrive on PS4 in just a few short weeks on 14th August. It also brings with it one of the community's biggest requests - PlayStation VR support. The patch, free for all players, is said to be three huge updates rolled into one large content offering at once that is a mix...
News PS4 Tournaments: Challenger Series Lets You Play Competitive Games and Win Prizes from Home
Weekly tournaments hosted by Sony
Sony has announced a fun new initiative to let all players in on competitive gaming. PS4 Tournaments: Challenger Series is a set of seasonal events hosted by PlayStation. Players of all skill levels can enter tournaments in various games directly from their consoles, potentially winning some cool prizes. It's all...
Round Up What Was Announced During Sony's ChinaJoy 2019 Live Stream?
Joy con
ChinaJoy 2019 is far from the biggest event in the Western gaming calendar, but as Sony attempts to penetrate an historically stubborn market, it’s partnering with local developers in order to bring new projects to the PlayStation 4. Today’s stream won’t be rocking anyone’s world, but it included some neat titles that you may want to...
ChinaJoy 2019 Hero Is Back in New Monkey King Trailer
THQ Nordic likely to publish overseas
Monkey King: Hero Is Back is undoubtedly Sony’s biggest play in the Chinese territory: an original game developed by HexaDrive with input from the platform holder, based on a 2015 animated movie which grossed over $153 million domestically. It’s looking decent enough, too, as this ChinaJoy 2019 trailer...
Guide What Time Is Sony's PlayStation ChinaJoy Press Conference?
And where can you watch it?
When is Sony's PlayStation ChinaJoy press conference? What games will be shown during the presentation? Sony is continuing its PlayStation push in China with yet another showcase during this year's ChinaJoy. Last year, we saw a fair few interesting games shown off, and this year looks to be no slouch either. But when is...
News PS4 Software Sales Are Tilting Towards Digital
More are opting to download
For the first time in the generation, digital software sales exceeded physical software sales in Sony’s latest earnings report. This means that more PlayStation 4 games were sold through the PlayStation Store than they were in brick and mortar shops around the world. While the result was likely influenced by the time...
News Don't Believe European Retailer MediaMarkt's Sky High PS5 Pre-Order Price
Pricey placeholder
European retailer MediaMarkt has gone out on a limb with regards to PlayStation 5. Not only is it listing a console that officially doesn't exist yet, it's also allowing customers to pre-purchase the next-gen machine for a massively inflated price. Check out the product page for yourself. MediaMarkt Sweden is listing the PS5 on...
Hands On WipEout PSVR Will Totally Melt Your Mind
Free patch is a game changer
What the freakin’ heck? Sony casually dropped the PlayStation VR patch for WipEout Omega Collection, and it’s transformed the fast-paced futuristic racer into one of the best virtual reality experiences you’ll find on the platform. This is an extraordinary achievement – it’s so impressive that we’re...
Review WipEout Omega Collection - An Ultra Slick Update to the PlayStation Racing Icon
Need for speed
Republished on Wednesday 31st July 2019: We're bringing this review back from the archives following the announcement of August's PlayStation Plus lineup. The original text follows. One of PlayStation’s most iconic brands also happens to be one of its poorest commercial performers – it’s for that reason series creator Studio...
