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News StarBlood Arena No Longer Playable Past July 2019
Online functionality terminated
StarBlood Arena, the online only PlayStation VR title from developer WhiteMoon Dreams, will no longer be playable once its online functionality is terminated on 25th July 2019. The game's product page confirmed the shut down: "Multiplayer and all online features for this product will be terminated and will no longer...
News Spider-Man PS4 Sequel Speculation Begins
Creative director sharing story drafts
Bryan Intihar, the creative director on the wildly successful Marvel’s Spider-Man, has prompted speculation that Insomniac Games is about to get started on a sequel. Writing on Twitter this week, he posted a famous GIF, alongside the caption: “Few things are more nerve-wracking than sharing your first story...
News Days Gone's Amazon UK Exclusive Steelbook Looks Sexy
Dead good
Days Gone’s latest batch of trailers have really renewed interest in the long-awaited PlayStation 4 exclusive, so it’s probably a good time for Amazon UK to reveal its exclusive steelbook case. The crimson red box includes a silhouette of protagonist Deacon St. John, as well as the game’s logo faded over the top. Here’s a better...
News South Korea Goes Crazy for Cut-Price PS4
Stock selling out as Sony slashes prices
No, these aren’t photographs from the PlayStation 4’s launch – they’re from this week in South Korea, where a price cut has seen local gamers lining up to get their hands on Sony’s cut-price goods. The platform holder’s discounted its entire line of hardware in the country, so a PS4 Pro can now be...
News Latest Dreams Beta Live Stream Features Comets, Skeletons, and Llamas
Dreams coming true
Another week, another Dreams beta live stream from Media Molecule. Each week, the studio has been highlighting some of its favourite creations from the community, and each week, we've been left impressed. The last stream, which you can watch above, once again shows off some great stuff with boundless variety. Comet Grab is a cool...
News Sony's New Website Lets North American Users Check Their PlayStation Gaming Stats for 2018
Who doesn't love some good stats
Last year, Sony opened a webpage where European PS4 owners could create a video, describing various interesting statistics about their gaming habits over the console's lifespan. Those in North America unfortunately missed out on this, but now, another website enables US users to get their very own batch of stats...
News New Days Gone Video Highlights the Importance of Your Drifter Bike
Riding the broken road
From the moment Days Gone was announced, Deacon's motorbike was highlighted as an important part of the gameplay. It's your only means of transportation in the hostile open world, so you're going to want to take good care of it. In the latest trailer for the PS4 exclusive, we learn a little more about how to do this...
News PlayLink Puzzler Melbits World Marches onto PS4 in North America on 5th February
Cute, colourful, co-op
PS4 owners in Europe have had the chance to enjoy the cutesy co-op PlayLink title, Melbits World, since the middle of November, but the little critters are finally making their way to North America. From 5th February 2019, those in the US can give this Lemmings-esque puzzle game a try. Using your smartphone, you'll manipulate...
News Sony's Not-So Secret Unannounced Studio Attracts More Talent
Team yet to be confirmed
Sony’s not-so secret San Diego studio – which is expected to be continuing the Uncharted series – has been bulking up for a good few months now, and Senior Game Designer Quentin Cobb tweeted about a new addition this week. James Martinchek is joining the team as Lead Animator, having previously worked on Uncharted 4: A...
Soapbox I Didn't Get a Dreams Beta Code, and I'm Fine with That
Stephen's not upset at all about his missing beta code
It's okay, Media Molecule. I forgive you. With Dreams, the studio is creating something truly special -- essentially a game engine that practically anyone can use. A new play, create, share experience that's far and away more advanced than the wonderful LittleBigPlanet titles. I once made an...
News PlayStation Now Coming to More European Countries This Year, Beta Test Arrives in February
PS Now branching out
PlayStation Now has come on leaps and bounds since its initial launch early in the generation, boosted significantly by the introduction of the ability to download games as well as stream them. With a gigantic and growing catalogue of games to choose from, it's the most popular game subscription service right now. Unfortunately,...
News Death Stranding Will 'Push Boundaries' Says Control Dev Remedy Entertainment
Another studio left impressed
Recently, industry icon Hideo Kojima has been in Europe visiting other game studios. Earlier in the month, he could be found in Helsinki, dropping in on Remedy Entertainment, the developer behind the Max Payne series as well as the upcoming Control. Of course, a visit from Kojima wouldn't be complete without something...
News FromSoftware's Hidetaka Miyazaki Not Opposed to Demon's Souls Remaster
But it'd have to be handled by another studio
There’s been strong speculation for some time that Sony is working on some kind of Demon’s Souls remake or remaster, although nothing’s ever been made official. That said, it sounds like original director and current FromSoftware president Hidetaka Miyazaki is not opposed to the idea – as long as...
News Latest Dreams Beta Live Stream Shows Off Top Down Shooters, Isometric Platformers, and Golf
Variety is the spice of life
Aside from the fact Media Molecule is cracking down on leaks from the Dreams beta test, people seem to be having a wonderful time with it, making all kinds of weird and wonderful things. The studio has been hosting weekly live streams where it shows off some of its favourite creations, and it's well worth watching to see...
News Dreams' Potential Finally Exposed, But Media Molecule Wants to Shut Sharing Down
All it took was a broken NDA
We’ve been saying for years and years now that Dreams’ beta would be the thing that sold the masses on the potential of Media Molecule’s upcoming PlayStation 4 exclusive. Unfortunately, a very strict NDA has left participants unable to publicly share their hard work, but someone decided to break that over the...
News Days Gone Puts a Frightening Number of Freakers on Screen
More than 300 is considered small
Here’s a Days Gone demo played by a member of Sony Bend’s development team, as protagonist Deacon St. John is tasked with taking out a gigantic horde of the undead – or Freakers, as they’re known in the title’s lore. This is an old build – the same as the one shown to Game Informer earlier in the year...
News Get Games for Less Than $20 in US PlayStation Store Weekend Flash Sale
Deal or no deal
In addition to the European PlayStation Store getting a new sale, Sony's started a new flash sale for its North American players. The hook is a wide selection of games with their prices cut below $20, and there are lots of titles worth having here. Most of the titles in this sale are indies or smaller games, but that's not to say...
News Games Under €20 Offer Replaces January Sale on EU PlayStation Store
Never stop spending
As the epic January Sale draws to a close today on the PlayStation Store, you bet your bottom dollar Sony's already replaced it with a new round of discounts. The Games Under €20 (£16 for us Brits) sale has begun on the European Store, and if you have any cash left over, it's well worth a quick look. With nearly 100 items in...
News Days Gone PS4 Pre-Order Bonuses and Special Editions Detailed
Extras, extras
We haven't heard all that much about Days Gone since Game Informer's gameplay blowout, so it's about time Sony started talking about its upcoming PS4 exclusive. Not only have we been treated to a decent new trailer for the game, but Sony has gone through all the pre-order details
News Days Gone Gets the Rockstar Trailer Treatment with Open World Overview
You're not a tourist
And just like that, the Days Gone marketing machine has snapped into life. Sony’s released the first of a series of Rockstar-esque overview trailers, with this initial instalment exploring the open world. The clip showcases the various districts you’ll encounter in the game, from dense forests to icy rivers and everything in...
News Media Molecule Extending Dreams PS4 Creator Beta to Meet Demand
More invites being sent out too
As we mentioned last week, the beta test for the create-anything PS4 exclusive Dreams hasn't quite been up to scratch -- well, in some ways, at least. A vast number of fans (including this humble scribe) have thus far failed to receive an invitation to the beta, and outside of a couple of live streams from M
News Sony's Manchester Studio Is Small But Highly Experienced
Seemingly paired with London Studio
Do you remember Manchester Studio – or North West Studio, as it was originally named? The British-based first-party developer was established years ago and immediately attached to PlayStation VR, but we haven’t heard a peep out of it since. Well, job digging from Upload VR reveals that the team is still very...
News PSVR Gets New Downloadable Demo Disc for 2019
Try before you buy
Demo discs don’t really exist anymore, but we still have fond memories of the compilations which came affixed to magazines and in new console boxes. Sony’s keeping the spirit alive with PSVR Demo Collection 3, a brand new selection of samplers which you can download for free from the European PlayStation Store right now. As...
News Death Stranding Release Date Potentially Teased by Troy Baker Tweet
Ten year challenge harbours secrets
If you’ve been on Twitter or Instagram this past week, you’ll have seen this insufferable ten year challenge meme, where people post side-to-side pictures that are a decade apart. It’s become so popular that there have already been plenty of riffs on it, with veteran voice actor Troy Baker perhaps posting...
News PS Plus Members Get a Free Trial Weekend for PSVR Shooter Firewall Zero Hour
Move, move, move
Firewall Zero Hour is a well liked tactical shooter for PSVR, but somewhat suffers from a relatively low number of players. As with any online multiplayer FPS, it lives or dies on its player base, and with only a fraction of the PS4's audience also owning Sony's virtual reality head gear, it was always going to be an uphill battle...
News Guerrilla Games Speechless Over 'Masterful' Death Stranding Demo
Kojima shows exclusive off
Guerrilla Games and Kojima Productions have the best bromance in games, with the former famously lending veteran director Hideo Kojima and his team Horizon: Zero Dawn’s acclaimed Decima Engine for use in Death Stranding. It means that the companies have a water-tight relationship, and spend a lot of time visiting each...
News Sony Reportedly Sending Out Player Survey Emails Regarding the 'Future of PlayStation'
Time for PS5?
From time to time, Sony will email its consumers with surveys in order to gather information on a certain subject. In the past, we've seen questionnaires regarding the DualShock 4, PSN name changes, and PSVR -- it's something every company does to gauge how users are feeling about particular products or services. According to the...
News PS4 Has a Very High Software Attach Rate, Average Player Owns Around Ten Games
That's a lot
About a week ago, Sony posted a press release containing a whole bunch of impressive numbers. The PS4 has sold 91.6 million units as of 31st December 2018, while Marvel's Spider-Man has sold a staggering 9 million copies since its September launch. However, something that passed us by was the overall situ
News Fans of Dreams Are Devastated by Bizarre Beta Rollout
More like a nightmare
We’ve written many times about how the Dreams beta was supposed to be a slam-dunk, but it’s been a bit of a disaster so far. Don’t get us wrong, there’s some really cool content already being uploaded to the game’s servers, but we can’t tell you about those because there’s a non-disclosure agreement. For some...
News Guess What? The Uncharted Movie Is Back On
Here we go again
The movie that will never get made is… Getting made again! You may recall director Shawn Levy departing the Uncharted movie project late last year, mercifully putting the non-starter on ice. Well, it’s back, with Variety reporting that 10 Cloverfield Lane maker Dan Trachtenberg has been brought on board to steer the adaptation...
Talking Point Could Sony Lease Out Its Dormant Franchises?
Want you back
Unlike its competitors, Sony reinvents itself with each subsequent generation. There are franchises that have stood the test of time, but generally we see the platform holder evolve as it transitions from console to console. Aloy, for example, will very likely be the poster child of the PlayStation 5 – a household name who only got...
News Latest Dreams Beta Highlights Include Horror FPS and 2D Platformer with Raining Heads
The sky's the limit
For the second time, Dreams developer Media Molecule live streamed some of its highlights from the ongoing beta test, featuring a whole host of user-created goodies. The big takeaway is that there's already a wide variety of levels, objects, and characters to be discovered, and some of it is seriously impressive. One example is...
News Sony Reveals PlayStation Store's Most Downloaded Games in 2018
Take a wild guess at number one
As we know, digital sales are becoming more and more important in the world of video games. We recently learned that, in the UK, roughly 80 per cent of the total consumer spend in 2018 was on digital games, which is a huge figure. With this in mind, Sony has just unveiled 2018's most downloaded games for the North...
News PS4 Exclusives Lead the Charge in DICE Awards 2019 Nominations
God of War out in front
It's been said multiple times, but 2018 was a bumper year for PS4, and several exclusive titles helped push the platform with record-breaking sales and universal acclaim. This looks to be reflected at this year's DICE Awards, as the nominees have recently been announced, and Sony's biggest titles appear in a huge number of...
Feature Which Upcoming PS4 Exclusives Will Release in 2019?
When are PlayStation 4's biggest games launching?
With a large number of upcoming PlayStation 4 exclusives already announced, Sony may not have the element of surprise on its side anymore, but it sure has a huge catalogue of hotly anticipated titles on the horizon. The question is: how many of those games will actually release in 2019? With the...
News Gran Turismo Sport Shown at 8K on New Sony TV at CES 2019
4K is so 2018
Television manufacturers often play a demo reel on their brand new displays in order to best show off their products to the public. You know the ones -- there's usually footage of glitzy cityscapes, swimming polar bears, and fields of flowers, all of it beautifully crisp to entice shoppers. Well, Sony has been using Gran Turismo Sport...
Talking Point What Should PlayStation Do to Replace E3 2019?
The biggest question of the New Year
Sony will not be attending E3 2019, which means the dynamics of this year are going to be very different for PlayStation. The platform holder, after being criticised for an extended period of silence, has promised that it’s going to reconnect with fans over the coming months – but how exactly it intends to go...
News Something Fantastic Four Related Is Heading to Spider-Man PS4 'Real Soon'
What will it be?
Insomniac Games finished off Marvel's Spider-Man on a high, delivering the final chapter of its entertaining City That Never Sleeps DLC story and providing patient fans with the much requested Sam Raimi suit free of charge. However, the new content for the 9 million-selling blockbuster doesn't end there. It app
News Sony Acquires Audio Engineering Firm Behind Multiformat Middleware Wwise
A Wwise decision?
Sony is purchasing Audiokinetic, the company behind the multiformat middleware technology Wwise. While you’re unlikely to have heard of this software, you will have seen its logo when booting up games before as it’s very popular. Despite the buyout – which will be completed by 31st January – the company will continue to...
News God of War Dev Could Not and Did Not Want to Make the Game Open World
Wide linear, baby
Back when it was in development, God of War director Cory Barlog was "adamant" not to make the game into an open world title. In an interview with Venture Beat, Barlog says that the team at Sony Santa Monica Studio couldn't possibly go toe-to-toe with existing open world blockbusters -- and it's not something that it wanted to do...
News God of War PS4 Director Says Plan for DLC Was 'Too Ambitious'
God of more
Lots of us have played and loved Santa Monica Studio's excellent God of War on PS4. While it's a generously sized game with plenty to see and do aside from the core story, many fans were left wondering whether any DLC would follow later down the line. Obviously, no extra content was released, aside from the Photo Mode and New Game Plus...
News Sony: We'll Bring More Enhanced Experiences and Highly Anticipated Games in 2019
Company will continue to evolve
Sony’s plans for 2019 are pretty much shrouded in secrecy so far. We know that the company won’t be attending E3 2019 and we also know that it’s got Days Gone coming out in the near future, but beyond that – well, your guess is as good as ours. Among various pieces of corporate backslapping overnight, new...
News PSN's Monthly Active Users Increase to Eye Watering 90 Million
The biggest gaming network in the world
More people than ever are using the PlayStation Network, with monthly active users topping 90 million in November 2018 according to Sony. This means that almost 100 million accounts connected to the PSN at the tail-end of last year, and while the figure is bloated by multiple users from the same console or...
News PlayStation Now January Update Adds Prey, Metro 2033 Redux, More
Streamable games library expanded
Last year saw Sony make a dramatic change to its game streaming service, PlayStation Now, allowing subscribers to download PS2 and PS4 titles direct to their consoles. While PS3 games don't benefit from this, nearly all other games on the service can be both streamed or downloaded, and more titles are being added...
News PS4 Edging Closer to 100 Million Units After Strong Holiday Season Sales
91.6 million units sold globally
Back in November, Sony boasted that its successful current gen console had sold over 86 million units. We know that 2018 was an incredible commercial year for PS4; somehow, the five-year-old machine has seen an increase in sales year-on-year. It's been looking rosy for the platform holder the last few months, in...
News Spider-Man PS4 Has Sold More Than 9 Million Copies Worldwide, Says Sony
Pizza time?
We've been tracking the commercial success of Marvel's Spider-Man since its September launch, and as expected, it's been a sales juggernaut. In addition to becoming one of PS4's most beloved exclusives, the game has been performing extremely well at retail, whether that's via brick and mortar shops or the PlayStation Store. It toppled...
News Sony Wants Music, Gaming, and Movies to Collaborate
From consumer electronics to creative company
What kind of company is Sony? Historically, there was no debate over this question: the Japanese giant made consumer electronics. These days, with 47 per cent of its revenue driven by entertainment products, the answer is less obvious. Speaking at the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas, chief...
News The Last of Us: Part II Release Date Speculation Intensifies
Coming this year?
When is The Last of Us: Part II coming out? The hotly anticipated sequel was recently featured in an “upcoming attractions” video published by PlayStation to celebrate 2019, raising speculation that it could launch this year. And rumours have intensified following comment from ex-IGN editor Alanah Pearce, who wrote on
News Dreams Beta Community Creations Highlighted by Media Molecule
And they're pretty impressive
The Dreams beta finally got started a couple of weeks before the end of 2018, granting certain players the chance to begin fooling around with the game's suite of tools. Unfortunately, participants currently need to agree to an NDA, meaning they can't share their experience or their creations. While this is still...
News Post-Apocalyptic Movie What Still Remains Has Nothing to Do with The Last of Us
The sincerest form of flattery
Here is a movie called What Still Remains – it has absolutely nothing to do with The Last of Us, despite similarities that we don’t need to point out. The post-apocalyptic thriller, available to stream on Netflix, stars Lulu Antariksa and Colin O'Donoghue – and it sees a young girl partner with an older gent...
