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News Two PS4 Exclusives in US PS4 All-Time Best Sellers List
Can you guess what they are?
Sony’s exclusive game has been strong this generation, but we all know that third-parties rule the roost. It’s something that the platform holder itself is not ashamed to admit, so it’s perhaps no surprise to see Rockstar Games dominate the PlayStation 4’s all-time US best-sellers list with Grand Theft Auto V and...
News PS4 Firmware Update 6.70 Can Be Downloaded Now
PS4titude
Wow, Sony's really going all-out right now isn't it? First it's a whole day of Death Stranding (and a release date!) and now it's a brand new firmware update for the PlayStation 4! We wonder what it does... Oh, it just "improves system performance". System software update version 6.70, to give its official title, is around 460MB, and...
News Hideo Kojima Says Death Stranding 'Is Not a Stealth Game'
Treading new ground
We're still collecting ourselves in the aftermath of yesterday's onslaught of Death Stranding goodness. Having watched the excellent new trailer a number of times, it looks as though stealth may play a key role. In the video, we see protagonist Sam hiding from enemies in long grass, and attempting to sneak past the creepy BTs --...
News Extended Death Stranding Footage Shows Giant Tentacle Foe
The good blood
Death Stranding’s epic new nine minute trailer went heavy on gameplay footage, but its Japanese edit included a little extra for eagle-eyed fans. This clip, extracted by PythonSelkanHD, shows protagonist Sam stumbling his way through a conflict with a giant tentacle-type creature. Can it be killed? It’s unclear – but we see a...
News Sony's Steel Black Limited Edition 1TB PS4 System Looks Slick
Available from 7th June
As was the case last year, Sony’s celebrating its annual Days of Play promotion with a limited edition 1TB PlayStation 4 console – this time in Steel Black. The gun metal grey device is not a PS4 Pro, but it comes with the iconic PlayStation symbols embossed neatly on its shell. You also get a matching DualShock 4 with...
News Sony Creating Death Stranding Album Filled with Original Music
All-new songs inspired by Kojima's latest
Hideo Kojima’s been eager to spotlight underground artists like Low Roar and Apocalyptica with Death Stranding’s various trailers over the years, and it looks like he’s been given the opportunity to collaborate with both Sony Interactive Entertainment and Sonic Music Entertainment on a full-length...
News Death Stranding PS4 Screenshots Showcase Incredible Character Models
All together now
Hideo Kojima has always pushed the boundaries of video game visuals, but running on Guerrilla Games’ exceptional Decima Engine, the upcoming Death Stranding looks like his most impressive work to date. Alongside today’s release date reveal, platform holder Sony has also showcased a selection of new PlayStation 4 Pro screenshots...
News Death Stranding Collector's Edition Comes with a Baby
Special editions and pre-order bonuses detailed
The lid has just been blown off Death Stranding. Not only do we have an awesome new trailer, we now know the official release date. You won't be short of ways to buy Hideo Kojima's PlayStation 4 exclusive, either. Over on the PlayStation Blog, several editions of the game have been unveiled.
News Death Stranding Release Date Confirmed for November 2019
Connection established
It's confirmed: Death Stranding has a release date, and it's the 8th November 2019. Yep, the still-mysterious PlayStation 4 exclusive is actually launching later this year. The date was revealed at the end of a brand new trailer, which you can watch above. Needless to say, the game still looks absolutely mental. In the...
News Death Stranding Hype Takes It to the Top of Twitch
We're all connected
There are currently over 100,000 people watching hand prints gradually remove a thick layer of gunk from the latest Death Stranding trailer. Sony’s been streaming for almost 24 hours now, revealing a mixture of gameplay and cinematic footage from Kojima Productions’ upcoming PlayStation 4 exclusive. And fans are so hungry for...
News Sony: Backwards Compatibility Is Absolutely Key to PS5
A "critical success factor" for next-gen
PlayStation boss Jim Ryan’s purported “distaste” for backwards compatibility has been misquoted and misinterpreted for years now, but the businessman would like to set the record straight: the ability to play PlayStation 4 games on the upcoming PlayStation 5 will be “absolutely key” to the success...
News Death Stranding Livestream Is Slowly Unveiling More Looping Footage
Tomorrow is in your hands
Update (29th May 2019): The Death Stranding livestream is gradually becoming clearer. Initially, the trademark hand prints would appear and disappear seemingly at random, but they're now sticking around. It looks as though more hand prints will slowly piece the picture together as we draw closer to the big reveal later...
News Sony Details Days of Play 2019, 11 Days of Deals on PS4 Hardware, Games, Accessories, and More
Player
Sony's annual Days of Play celebration is kicking off next month, and so the company's saw fit to detail what we can expect. Beginning on the 7th June, rolling discounts will be applied to hardware, loads of games, and a bunch of official accessories. Oh, and there's that limited edition PlayStation 4 that was revealed during the most recent...
Rumour The Last of Us: Part 2 Release Date Internally Delayed to 2020
Bloody 'Ellie
We’ve been hearing for many months now that Naughty Dog was targeting a 2019 release date for The Last of Us: Part 2, but with news emerging that Death Stranding may deploy during the holidays, it sounds like Ellie’s sophomore effort has been internally pushed back. This can’t be considered a de
Rumour Death Stranding's Release Date May Have Leaked
Didn't keep you waiting, huh?
There’s strong speculation that Death Stranding may release soon. The game – which is getting a big blowout later today – was believed to be a long way away, but a post on PlayStation’s official Taiwanese Facebook page suggests that it’ll deploy on 8th November. And just to be clear: that’s this year...
Guide When Does the New Death Stranding Trailer Arrive?
Dates, times, and what to expect
We're getting a new Death Stranding trailer very soon indeed -- and possibly more, if this PlayStation Store page is anything to go by. Whatever Kojima Productions is cooking up for us, it's right around the corner. But when exactly can we expect to see this long overdue update? In this short guide, we'll give you a...
Talking Point What Free June 2019 PlayStation Plus Games Do You Want?
When will June 2019's PS Plus lineup be revealed?
What’s the June 2019 PlayStation Plus lineup? And when will the June 2019 PS Plus lineup be revealed? Sony attracted a lot of criticism for May 2019's PS+ lineup, with Overcooked and What Remains of Edith Finch not really cutting the mustard for a lot of fans. We're going to get into all of the...
News PS Plus Members Get Double the Discounts in New EU PlayStation Store Sale
More deals starting today
Last week, the US PlayStation Store kicked off a Double Discounts sale, and now it's Europe's turn. Today sees the start of an equivalent sale on the EU PlayStation Store, once again providing Plus members with twice as nice savings. There are some big games included here. Assassin's C
News Death Stranding Pre-Order Page Appears on PlayStation Store
Are we getting a release date?
Today's the big day for Death Stranding, with Sony and Kojima Productions seemingly teasing something big. An ongoing live stream started yesterday, and will presumabl
News Long Anticipated PS4 Exclusive WiLD Re-Emerges in New Art
Where have you been, wild thing?
What is going on with Sony at the moment? The company’s not going to be at E3 2019, but a new Death Stranding trailer is imminent while The Last of Us: Part II rumours remain rife. And now, fresh artwork of Michel Ancel’s long anticipated PlayStation 4 exclusive WiLD has been uploaded to
News Blood & Truth to Bring More Gun-Fu with Free DLC
New Game + among the additions
Sony’s first-party studios have been pretty generous with free updates this generation, and London Studio is the latest to give back to fans, announcing a round of complimentary Blood & Truth features that will keep the excellent PlayStation VR exclusive feeling fresh. Among the add-ons due at a later date is New...
News The Last of Us 2 State of Play Rumour Looking More and More Unlikely
It can be for nothing
Update: Well, it's been several hours since this rumour surfaced, and there's no sign of a State of Play announcement. There's a slim chance that we could hear something later tonight, but at this point, we're not holding our breath. Does this mean the rumour surrounding the supposed trailer is also false? Not necessarily, but...
Review Blood & Truth - Confident Cockney Crime Drama Is a PSVR Dream
Marks man
As far as tech demos go, the London Heist – which launched as part of London Studio’s varied compilation disc PlayStation VR Worlds – was a convincing one. The short, hour-long crime drama effortlessly captured the potential of Sony’s pricey PSVR headset, demonstrating how it can enhance immersion, story-telling, and interactivity...
News Star Wars X-Wing Level in Dreams Rivals EA's Efforts
Inform the Empire
Welcome back to Push Square, the website where we try really hard not to just spotlight impressive Dreams creations all day. To be fair, this Star Wars X-Wing stage deserves the extra attention – it’s easily one of the most impressive efforts we’ve seen come out of the Early Access yet. Made by gauffreman and awarded the...
News Another Death Stranding Teaser from Hideo Kojima Appears
Help us reconnect
This is getting quite exciting, isn't it? Things have been very quiet when it comes to Death Stranding for a long time, and all of a sudden, it seems like we're finally getting a big update. Kojima Productions has confirmed as much, telling us something is due to drop on Wednesday 29th May. In the meantime, Hideo Kojima himself has...
Rumour The Last of Us 2 Release Date Reveal Coming This Week
Is it all about to kick off for Sony?
Oh boy, the rumours are really starting to rack up now, aren't they? Spanish website Gamereactor.es say that The Last of Us: Part II is getting a trailer and a release date later this week, citing sources close to Sony. Adding a little more weight, fellow Spanish site
News New Death Stranding Trailer Will Arrive Later This Week, Kojima Productions Confirms
Roping us in
It seems as though things are heating up with regards to Death Stranding. Last night, Hideo Kojima posted a short teaser on his personal Twitter account, which led to lots of excitement for a brand new trailer. We already knew the studio was working on something, but it now seems to be finally set in stone.
News Hideo Kojima Releases Death Stranding Teaser - Is a New Trailer Coming?
Create the rope
What's that Hideo Kojima up to now? Last we heard, he was busy putting together a brand new trailer for Death Stranding, a PlayStation 4 (and PS5?) exclusive we still know very little about. Many reasoned that the new video would make its appearance during
News Sucker Punch Celebrates 10 Years of InFAMOUS with Fact-Filled Twitter Thread
Originally called True Hero
Today marks the 10th anniversary of Sucker Punch's superhero series InFAMOUS, and so the Washington-based developer has taken to Twitter to celebrate the occasion with a thread packed full of interesting facts and mechanics that didn't quite make it into the final game. Taking a look through the thread, it uncovers a...
News Nioh 2 Gameplay Footage Is Bloody and Impressive
Nearly four hours worth of video to digest
Nioh 2's alpha test got underway yesterday, but footage of the early beta is already surfacing across the internet. Thanks to YouTube user Shirrako, we've got almost four hours worth of gameplay to munch on that those lucky enough to be invited are playing right now. Chec
Random Satisfy Your Midday Munchies with a PlayStation Lunch Box
Of course
Today is serving up some choice gaming merchandise, isn't it? First we had a Crash Team Racing Nitro-Fueled incense burner, and now, PlayAsia is listing a lunch box for the hungry gamer. A box in the shape of the original PlayStation console can now be yours, direct from Japan. At last, you can keep your sarnies fresh and your cris
News PSVR's Inevitable PS5 Successor Could Be a Dramatic Improvement
Wireless! Higher resolution! Gaze tracking!
Dominic Mallinson, the senior vice president of R&D at Sony, may have hinted at what we can expect from the next PlayStation VR headset during a speech at Collision 2019 in Toronto earlier this week. In addition to hinting that the Japanese giant will continue to invest in virtual reality into the next...
News Sony: The Future Is Bright for PSVR, And We Won't Stop with PS4
Company committed to virtual reality
Sony’s already confirmed that PlayStation VR will work with PlayStation 5, and it sounds like it’ll be continuing to push the peripheral heavily as it moves into the next generation. Speaking at Collision 2019 in Toronto earlier this week, Dominic Mallinson who’s the senior vice president of R&D at the...
Soapbox Why 3D Audio Will Be PS5's True Game Changer
Sound
Stop me if you’ve heard this one before: diminishing returns. Whenever there’s a new console lurking around the corner, you can guarantee you’ll stumble upon at least one spoilsport, cynically proclaiming that video games have reached their peak. The insinuation is often that, even with all of the computational power in the world, it’s...
News Sony: We Empower Our Studios to Push the Boundaries of Gaming
The results speak for themselves
Not every game in Sony’s first-party portfolio is a smash hit, but between projects like Dreams and God of War, it’s clear that the company gives its studios an unparalleled sense of freedom. Speaking at the Collision conference in Toronto yesterday, Worldwide Studios chairman Shawn Layden touched upon this a...
Soapbox Days Gone Is the Biggest 180 I've Ever Done on a Video Game
Liam actually likes Days Gone now
Had you told me a week ago that I would be thoroughly enjoying the Days Gone experience in seven days' time, I'd assume you had gotten me mixed up with someone else. I couldn't stand the opening handful of hours, but the more I forced myself to play it, my opinion began to change. You may have picked up on that...
Hands On Firewall Zero Hour Revived with Operation: Nightfall, But Old Problems Persist
Tense battles, long wait times
We attracted a lot of criticism for docking Firewall Zero Hour points in our review due to its online-centric design. Our point was pretty straightforward: PlayStation VR is a popular peripheral but it’s still relatively niche, and
News PS Plus Members Get Double Discounts in New US PlayStation Store Sale
Double your money
The Double Discounts sales are always a nice perk for those subscribed to PlayStation Plus. As the name suggests, members get double the discounts that non-members see. If a game is listed as 30 per cent off, Plus users will get a 60 per cent discount. A new sale in this vein has emerged on the North American PS Store, and there...
News Sony Satisfied with Mix of Third-Party and First-Party Content
PlayStation aims to be publisher friendly
One of the key components of PlayStation’s success since its inception some 25 years ago is how it’s allowed third-party publishers to take centre stage on its systems. If you look back through the history of the brand, franchises like Tomb Raider, Grand Theft Auto, FIFA, and more recently Destiny have...
News Dreams Is Already Getting Top Marks in Early Access Reviews
A dream come true
We've made our stance on Media Molecule's Dreams pretty clear -- we think it's amazing. What the studio has achieved with its creative toolset is remarkable, and we're constantly impressed by the things being shared online. However, we're not the only ones with good things to say about the PlayStation 4 exclusive. A couple of...
News PS5 Players Can Play with PS4 Players Using Backwards Compatibility, Sony Confirms
Cross-generation play
When you stop to think about it, this should be pretty obvious, but it's nice to have it confirmed by Sony all the same. Yes, PS5 players will be able to play with PS4 players thanks to backwards compatibility. If you nab a PS5 at launch but your PS4 friends don't, you'll still be able to enjoy your favourite online titles with...
An "extremely powerful" feature
Sony is placing huge stock in the PlayStation 5's ability to play PlayStation 4 titles. Backwards compatibility was one of the next-gen console's first confirmed features, and the Japanese giant thinks that it's absolutely crucial in appealing to its desired audience. As part of a question and answer session with...
News Sony Recruiting Audio Designers for Project at Insomniac Games
More exclusives on the way?
There are a couple of interesting inclusions on Sony’s careers page right now: it’s looking for a couple of audio designers to work onsite at Insomniac Games. This is particularly interesting, of course, because the Burbank-based developer is not part of PlayStation’s first-party portfolio, suggesting that the two...
News Sony Music Artists Will Bring Original Songs to First-Party Games
Company also keen on PSVR crossover content
Sony is still eager to unify its various divisions, with PlayStation Productions an example of this. The new media-focused unit is part of Sony Interactive Entertainment, but it will leverage experience from Sony Pictures to bring PlayStation properties to both the small and big screen. According to...
News Gigantic Days Gone 1.09 Patch Fixes Progression Issues, Glitches, and Improves Performance
Fixes stutters and lag
Days Gone has just received another update, and boy is this a hefty one. Clocking in at a mammoth 13GB, it's the game's biggest patch yet, but it includes some welcome fixes and improvements. The patch notes for the 1.09 update are as follows: Fixed Progression Issues Added fixes for crashing issues with Days Gone...
News PlayStation's Future Will Be 'Immersive' and 'Seamless'
Sony lays out its vision
Sony’s settled upon two buzzwords which it will refer to when considering the future of PlayStation: immersive and seamless. Announced as part of an investor relations presentation, the company confirmed that these adjectives will determine the direction of its business moving forwards. It pointed to the processing speed...
News Sony Reconfirms PS5 Features with Official Graphic
Another look at next-gen
We haven't actually seen the PS5 yet, but we do know quite a bit about it. Sony all but revealed the box itself in April, when it saw fit to outline a number of key features. That information was then published in an exclusive Wired article. It was all a little strange, but hey, it was a move that's had people talking about...
Sony notes "seamless" jump
Unlike the transition from PlayStation 3 to PlayStation 4, Sony wants existing players to experience a "seamless" jump from this generation to the next. We already know that the PS5 will be backwards compatible with PS4 games, and the Japanese giant hopes that this will make things a lot easier for everyone who buys into...
News Sony Wants to Improve Its Use of Games as a Service, Increased Output for PS5
Proving grounds
Games as a Service is one of the biggest buzz phrases of the PS4 generation, but it's an area that Sony hasn't really experimented in too much. The hardware manufacturer and publisher stated in its recent investor meeting that this is an area the company wishes to improve going into the next generation. Viewable in this PDF, the...
Rumour PlayStation Productions Is Working on a Twisted Metal TV Series
Sweet Tooth is back
Sony's overnight investor meeting included a Q&A portion, and according to one thread over on ResetEra, it was announced that the recently formed PlayStation Productions is working on a Twisted Metal TV series. Apparently revealed by Tony Vinciquerra on-stage, the project recently began production - meaning we probably won't...
