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Poll Do You Want More PS4 Games to Take Advantage of Gyro Aiming?
A step above SIXAXIS
PlayStation has a spotty track record when it comes to motion controls. The early days of the PlayStation 3 are best swept under the rug as SIXAXIS tortured us with the likes of Lair and Haze, and then the cycle repeated in 2010 with the introduction of PlayStation Move. Despite a few diamonds in the rough, we'd be...
News No Man's Sky NEXT Update Is Available to Download Now on PS4
We have liftoff
No Man's Sky's huge new content update, entitled NEXT, is finally upon us. This free expansion to the divisive space exploration game is ready for download right now on PS4. In case you need a reminder, NEXT brings multiplayer, third person, character customisation, a graphical overhaul, and much more to the title. It's a massive...
News Adorable Platformer Astro Bot Rescue Mission Jumps onto PSVR in October
Virtual bot
We've loved the look of Astro Bot Rescue Mission since it was announced, and luckily, we won't have to wait too much longer to play it. The PSVR exclusive platformer, based on The Playroom VR's Robot Rescue game,...
News Uncharted's Laura Bailey Joins Spider-Man Cast as Mary Jane
Almost obligatory at this stage
It wouldn’t be a PlayStation exclusive without Laura Bailey, would it? Insomniac Games has announced that the veteran voice actress has joined the cast of Spider-Man as Mary Jane Watson; she’s also voiced Nadine in Uncharted 4: A Thief’s End and Uncharted: The Lost Legacy, Fetch in inFAMOUS: Second Son and...
News Sony Removes $5 Requirement from PlayStation Store
Whey
Someone tag rjejr into this article to make sure he sees it because he’s been ranting about this on Push Square for as long as we can remember: Sony has removed the $5 funding charge from the PlayStation Store. This used to be a thing in Europe as well, but it was dropped in most countries at the start of the generation. So for those of you...
News Sly Cooper Animated Series Starts October 2019
52 episodes planned
Sly Cooper’s long-awaited animated series will start in October 2019, with a whopping 52 episodes commissioned. Each instalment will be 11 minutes in length, with the ‘toon targeting both boys and girls aged between 6-years-old and 10-years-old. Of course, that means that the real audience will be long-time fans in their late...
News Of Course Spider-Man PS4's Getting a Line of Funko Pops
In a spin
Nothing makes us feel older than the popularity of Funko Pops, but given that our local GAME may as well be renamed after the vinyl figurines these days, we suppose it’s no surprise that Insomniac Games’ upcoming Spider-Man adaptation will be getting its own line of models. There’ll be four characters available starting from...
News Hello Games to Continue Supporting No Man's Sky with Weekly Updates
To infinity and beyond
As you may be aware, No Man's Sky is set to receive a substantial content update entitled NEXT on 24th July, adding multiplayer, a third person camera, new missions, and more to the gigantic space exploration game. However, this isn't the last of Hello Games' plans for support. The teensy studio will be delivering miniature...
Feature How Sony's First-Party Turned Critical Success into Commercial Success
On the up
It’s almost been ten years since LittleBigPlanet released, a PlayStation 3 exclusive that would record a 95 on Metacritic and eventually go on to sell around 4.5 million units as of 2010. It was a success, but like so many of Sony’s games at the time, its numbers didn’t really match its reception. Uncharted 2: Among...
News No Man's Sky Creator Sean Murray Finally Addresses Game's Vitriolic Reception
"It was as bad as things can get"
No Man's Sky is a far different game now than when it first launched on PS4 almost two years ago, but that initial release was met with an incredibly mixed response. Many were furious, because features that Hello Games' Sean Murray spoke about during interviews were missing, but it didn't end at simple complaints...
News Spider-Man Will Also Score a Special PS4 Slim Bundle
And several Jet Black options, too
You’ve all seen the stunning Spider-Man PS4 Pro bundle, but in Europe there’s actually a PS4 Slim option as well. The console design is identical, boasting the web-slinger’s white chest emblem across its cover. The 1TB console comes in ‘Amazing Red’, ships with a matching DualShock 4 controller, and...
News Spider-Man PS4's Soundtrack Will Be Even Sweeter on Vinyl
Pre-orders open now
Okay, so Spider-Man’s soundtrack is probably going to sound great on your iPhone as well, but audiophiles rely on vinyl to enrich all their music with mystical “warmness”, so we’ll leave our headline intact. Regardless of whether that previous sentence triggers you or not, we can probably all agree that John Paesano's...
News The Third Spider-Man Pre-Order Suit Has Been Revealed
Introducing the Velocity Suit
Many suspected that the third and final pre-order outfit for Spider-Man on PS4 would be revealed at San Diego Comic-Con, and that's exactly what happened during today's panel. It's called the Velocity Suit, and you can see it in action in the above trailer. The Velocity Suit is a totally original creation, and was...
News Brand New Story Trailer for Spider-Man PS4 Introduces Silver Sable
Our spidey sense is tingling
Sony has just revealed a new story trailer for the PS4 exclusive Spider-Man during a panel at San Diego Comic-Con. Check it out above. The trailer is chock full of action, and introduces a new character to the game: Silver Sable. She was heavily hinted back...
News Spider-Man PS4 Pro Bundle Announced
Amazing
Sony has just announced a Spider-Man PS4 Pro bundle via the PlayStation Blog. As you might expect, the console is a vivid red colour and bears the white spider emblem from Spidey's outfit in the game. The PS4 Pro included in the package is a 1TB model, and you'll also get a matching red and white DualShock 4, as well as a copy of the...
News PS Store Flash Sale Arrives in Time for the Weekend in North America
No Joker
A swift heads up: there’s a new PlayStation Store Flash Sale live in North American right now. Set to conclude on 23rd July, the promotional period’s packing discounts of up to 70 per cent across a range of PlayStation 4 games, including Batman: Arkham Knight ($7.99), Just Cause 3 ($5.99), and Life Is Strange ($3.99). You can also snag
News Gravity Rush 2's Servers Unceremoniously Shut Down After 18 Months
Acrobatic adventure's online didn't even get two years
Despite a significant social media campaign from vocal fans, Sony shut down Gravity Rush 2’s servers overnight. The title was originally meant to go offline in January, just a year after its original release. However online pressure prompted the platform holder to reconsider, and fans were...
News PS4 Exclusive WiLD Hasn't Gone Feral Just Yet
Developer recruiting
WiLD was announced very early into the PlayStation 4’s lifecycle, but we’ve only really seen one gameplay demo in the years since. Rayman maker Michel Ancel – who’s also beavering away on Beyond Good & Evil 2 – works at his own pace, but has repeatedly pointed out that the project is still very much in production...
News Monthly Daily Bugle Issues Detail Events Leading Up to Spider-Man PS4
Read all about it
Sony is sure to be ramping up its marketing efforts for Spider-Man on PS4 over the next few weeks, but it's already made an interesting start that you may not know about. The platform holder has been publishing monthly issues of the famous New York newspaper from the Spidey universe, The Daily Bugle. Only two have been released so...
News PS4 Firmware 6.00 on the Way as Sony Opens Beta Sign-ups
Register now
It appears that PlayStation 4 is set to receive its next milestone firmware update in the coming weeks. You can now register to take part in a beta test for firmware 6.00. Currently, you can only sign up with a Japanese or North American PSN account through the respective links. The page for Eu
News Horizon: Zero Dawn Dev Guerrilla Expanding, Moving to New Five-Floor Office
Studio targeting 400 full-time employees
Guerrilla Games has always been one of Sony’s most important developers, but with the release of Horizon: Zero Dawn its stocks have risen dramatically. The studio is now one of the most recognised games companies in the world, working on one of the most promising new intellectual properties. The problem? It...
News God of War Developer Seemingly Recruiting for Sequel
Please sir, can we have some Thor?
God of War is one of the biggest success stories of 2018, so of course there’s more on the way. And a job listing on developer Sony Santa Monica’s website suggests that the studio is ready to start work on the inevitable sequel. The company is currently looking for a concept artist to “help create high...
News Uncharted Fan Film Sparks Digital Series Discussions
Something further could happen
Nathan Fillion’s turn as Naughty Dog’s wise-cracking rogue Nathan Drake has set tongues wagging right throughout the industry, and after amassing almost two million views in just 24 hours, there’s understandably some discussions taking place about what this means moving forwards. According to director Allan...
News No Man's Sky NEXT Trailer Shows Off Multiplayer Space Exploration on PS4
Out NEXT week
We've known about the massive NEXT update for No Man's Sky for a while now, but the launch is nearly upon us. On 24th July, you'll finally be able to explore the game's unfathomably large space sim with your friends, and Hello Games has released a trailer to get you in the mood. No Man's Sky's main man, Sean Murray, took to the
News Nathan Fillion Plays the Role He Was Born to in Uncharted Fan Movie
Watch the full thing now
Sony’s clearly never going to get the long-rumoured Uncharted movie off the ground, so leave it to Canadian director Allan Ungar to stick a 15-minute fan film online. Clearly a plea from the Gridlocked director to get given the full project, this is a slick clip that sticks closely to the blueprints of Naughty Dog’s...
Deals Save Big on PS Plus Subs in the UK
Half-price on 15 month memberships
Amazon Prime Day 2018 has arrived amid much marketing melodrama, and you can learn about cheap PS4 Pro deals through the link. Perhaps the best offer, however, pertains to PlayStation Plus, where in the UK you can snag a 15 month membership for just £34.99. Remember you will need
Deals Cheap PS4 Pro, PSVR, and PlayStation 4 Games in UK Amazon Prime Day Sale
PS Plus memberships also half-price
Amazon Prime Day 2018 is underway and it’s bringing with it some cheap PS4 Pro and PlayStation 4 deals in the UK. As mentioned, the highlight this year is the 1TB PS4 Pro, which can be yours for as little as £299.99 during the promotional period. The standard 500GB PS4 Slim is also available for £219.00, but...
News Mega Penguin Is the Latest Insanity from Dreams on PS4
Media Molecule's E3 2018 game jam delivers
Dreams had a strange presence at E3 2018. Aside from small animations dotted throughout Sony's showcase and a smattering of interviews, Media Molecule's biggest showing for its ambitious creation game was a live 15-minute music concert. However,...
Feature 10 First-Party Multiplayer Franchises Sony Should Bring Back
Player two
Sony has been knocking it out of the park in the single-player department for almost a decade now, but Worldwide Studios president Shuhei Yoshida lamented the company’s lack of multiplayer hits in a recent interview. While this sector is dominated by third-party favourites like Fortnite and Call of Duty on the PlayStation 4, the...
News Sony Completes Turnaround with 10 Year Stock High
The biggest electronics maker in Japan
Kaz Hirai will probably be remembered by most for his goofy E3 presentations, but in truth the ex-Sony CEO proved his business credentials by transforming the encumbered organisation back into a global juggernaut. A new article from Hollywood Reporter reveals that the conglomerate’s stocks have hit a 10 year...
News Fans Think Nathan Fillion Is Teasing an Uncharted Announcement
Sic Parvis Magna
Uncharted fans believe Firefly star Nathan Fillion may be teasing something to do with Uncharted. The American actor posted a very curious message on Instagram this week, showing a picture of Drake (the Canadian rapper) and the ‘Sic Parvis Magna’ message engraved on Nathan Drake’s ring. He accompanied the quote with a date:...
News PSN Credit Is Inexplicably Unavailable Again at Amazon
Saga rumbles on
Amazon’s spat with Sony appears to be rumbling on, as for the second time this year, PlayStation Network credit is unavailable at the popular online retailer. This includes all denominations of the virtual currency, although the issue appears to be limited to the United States branch for now;
News Ellie Won't Have to Fight Alone in The Last of Us: Part II
Buddy up
Although the E3 2018 demo for The Last of Us: Part II showed Ellie fighting alone, it sounds like she'll have some help in the full game. Speaking to Buzzfeed, director Neil Druckmann all but confirms that the rough and ready protagonist will be joined by a computer controlled character. "It’s safe to say with the game that we made in...
News Sony: We Haven't Forgotten Why the PS4 Was Successful
"We're not perfect"
With the PlayStation 4 faraway the market leader this generation, there’s definitely been a shift in the core gamers' perception of the platform. Sony, in its defence, has continued doing what it’s been doing all generation: cultivating an outstanding library of first and third-party games. But with competitors placing an...
News The Last of Us: Part II Is About Hate, Naughty Dog Reiterates
Brace yourself
We get the distinct impression that The Last of Us: Part II is going to be a challenging game to play – not just because of the gameplay difficulty, but because of the message that Naughty Dog is trying to convey. And while Neil Druckmann didn’t really tell Buzzfeed anything new in a recent interview, he did reiterate that the...
News Shuhei Yoshida Wishes Sony Was More Successful at Making Multiplayer Games
Forever alone
Shuhei Yoshida has been in Brighton recently to pick up the Develop Legend Award for his achievements in the industry. While he was there, he spoke at Develop:Brighton with editor of Edge magazine, Nathan Brown. When asked about Sony finding success with its large single player games as the industry trends towards multiplayer, Shu...
News Shawn Layden Shares the Highs and Lows of a 30 Year PlayStation Career
Ups and downs
Shawn Layden may be the “suit” you see on stage at E3, but the executive has a 30 year history with PlayStation, spanning multiple roles across various different continents. The current Worldwide Studios chairman previously spent time as the head of SIEJ, and also worked in London for a while as well. It means that the...
News Nathan Drake's Regenerative Health Was Actually His 'Luck Running Out'
Action man
When Uncharted: Drake's Fortune released all the way back in 2007, regenerating health was the latest game design trope that was being bandied around. Every one of Nathan Drake's adventures has used this health system, but this little tidbit from Naughty Dog animator Jonathan Cooper suggests that it wasn't really a health system at all...
News For Some Mad Reason People Think This PlayStation Russia Tweet Is Teasing PS5
Spoilers: It's not
We think this summer heat may be doing some real damage to people's brains, because a seemingly innocent tweet from the official Russian PlayStation account has sparked talk of Sony's next-gen console, commonly referred to as the PS5. To be brutally honest, we have absolutely no idea how some people have come to this conclusion...
News Sony's Secret Smartphone Hit Now a Billion Dollar Business
Revenue doubles year-over-year
We’ve reported on Fate/Grand Order a handful of times, but still very few have a grasp on how much money the smartphone hit is spinning for Sony behind-the-scenes. A new financial report from subsidiary Aniplex sheds more light on the matter, however, with its revenue doubling year-over-year from $934 million to $1.8...
News The Campaign to Keep Gravity Rush 2's Servers Online Continues
Auldnoir yells at cloud
Gravity Rush 2’s servers were scheduled to be shut down on 18th January, but a fan campaign kept them alive until 18th July. Of course, that’s less than two weeks away at this stage, and so
News Ratchet & Clank's PS4 Remake Is Insomniac's Most Successful Ever Game
Qwark speed
Here’s a bit of a surprise news snippet: Ratchet & Clank’s likeable PlayStation 4 remake is actually Insomniac’s most successful game. Community director James Stevenson revealed the tidbit in a response on the ResetEra message boards, and while he wasn’t explicit about which metric of "success" he was referring to, he...
Soapbox Sometimes, the Best Games Are the Simplest
Going back to basics in games can be refreshing, says Stephen
Saving the world all the time is exhausting. I can't tell you the number of doomsday plans I've scuppered, wars I've prevented, and Earths I've protected during my gaming career, and it can really take its toll. I'm the Chosen One, and it's all up to me, over and over again, and if I...
News PS Plus Double Discounts Slash Prices on EU PlayStation Store
Bag a bargain
Got some summer money burning a hole in your pocket? Not a big fan of the SEGA skies outside? Pull those curtains shut and get your pasty ass on the European PlayStation Store, where PlayStation Plus subscribers can currently grab double discounts on a bunch of high-profile games. Some of the highlights include Persona 5, Call of Duty:...
News US PlayStation Store Kicks Off Massive Mid-Year Sale
European Store gets new sale too
Just when you think your wallet is safe, Sony bursts through the door with another swathe of offers. This time around, the North American PS Store is playing host to the Mid-Year Sale, where you can get some pretty hefty savings on a ridiculous number of titles across PS4, PSVR, PS3, and Vita. With literally...
News PS Plus' July 2018 Freebies Are Available to Download Now
Heavy rain is forecast
PlayStation Plus’ free roster of July 2018 giveaways are available to download right now in Europe, with North America scheduled to join the party in the next few hours. For those of you in need of a refresher, the complimentary content includes Absolver and Heavy Rain on the PlayStation 4, with the full lineup detailed...
News We're Making a Huge Bet Every Time We Start a New Project, Reveals Sony
Each title feels too big to fail
Big-budget blockbuster games are a massive risk these days. With development budgets soaring and expectations rising ever higher, it’s amazing that games like God of War and Horizon: Zero Dawn see the light of day at all. And as part of an interview with MCV, Worldwide Studios president Shuhei Yoshida has revealed...
For all the players
Diversity is a hot button topic in the games industry right now, but we can probably all agree that greater representation is a good thing as the medium becomes more mass market. It’s something that Sony believes in, too, and has been illustrated by games like Uncharted: The Lost Legacy, Detroit: Become Human, and Horizon: Zero...
News Resident Evil 2, Spider-Man, Dreams Clean Up E3 2018 Awards
Sony was this year's top publisher by far
A lot of people feel E3 2018 was a bad show for PlayStation, but Sony swept the Game Critics awards with a whopping six commendations – two more than the next nearest publisher. The multiformat Resident Evil 2 was the surprise recipient of the Best of Show award, but a bunch of PS4 exclusives cleaned up...
News We Want to Make People Think and Laugh and Cry, Says Sony
The thing that "knits" it all together
Sometimes, it’s hard not to see games as perennial underachievers. There are many entertaining experiences out there, yes – but occasionally the medium feels far too risk-averse to realise its true potential. There will, of course, always be a place for score-chasing romps and time-wasting toys, but titles...
