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News Sony to Cease Production of Physical PS Vita Games
The end is near
In a message to developers, Sony has stated that it plans to stop producing PS Vita game cartridges, according to a report from Kotaku. The company says that this will happen by the end of the fiscal year 2018, which translates to 31st March 2019. Sony also stipulates that all requests for Vita product codes be presented by...
News Horizon Developer Guerrilla Games Recruiting for New Game
A new Horizon
Gee, wonder what this could be? Dutch developer Guerrilla Games has started a hiring spree, suggesting that its next project is decided and is about to enter full production. We wonder if it could be a sequel to the studio’s massively popular breakout hit, Horizon: Zero Dawn? The mind truly boggles. Perhaps a more interesting...
News Darksiders Costs Less Than a Coffee in New NA PSN Sale
$1.99 for PS4 re-release
Darksiders: Warmastered Edition is just $1.99 to PlayStation Plus members in the latest North American PlayStation Store sale. Alternatively, you can buy its sequel Darksiders II: Deathinitive Edition for $2.99. That’s less than a frothy coffee and a croissant. Other noteworthy discounts include Legend of Kay Anniversary...
Soapbox Why Ghost of Tsushima Could Win E3 2018
Samurai warrior
Sony announced its E3 2018 plans last week, initially confusing everyone but eventually getting its message across. This year’s show will focus on four monstrous PlayStation 4 exclusives: Ghost of Tsushima,
News Days Gone Devs Aiming to Combine Open World Design with 'Uncharted' Style Storytelling
Ambitious
As part of Game Informer's current coverage of Sony Bend's 2019 PS4 exclusive, Days Gone, the publication has posted a new article highlighting some aspects of the game that differentiate it from other open world titles. There's a good amount of information to be found here, but perhaps most interesting is the fact that the developer is...
Soapbox PS Vita's Longevity Has Been Quite Remarkable
Lust for life
Stardew Valley is coming to the PlayStation Vita next week and it reminded me that Sony’s handheld still lives a relatively vibrant life over six years since its initial release. The likeable handheld has been the foot of all kinds of jibes since day one, and often it’s been the manufacturer itself delivering the punchlines – but...
News Listen to God of War PS4 Director Cory Barlog Comment on the Opening Scene
But beware of spoilers
The PlayStation YouTube channel has just uploaded the first part of a series of director commentary videos on the PS4 exclusive of the moment, God of War. The video, embedded above, features Cory Barlog talking over the first ten minutes of the game. It offers some fresh insight on the uncharacteristically quiet, slow opener...
News Uncharted 2's Iconic Train Stage Explained
Drake's on a train
The more we see of Naughty Dog’s games, the more we realise they’re an optical illusion. Uncharted 2: Among Thieves is no different, and this video showcasing the sequel’s iconic train level is eye-opening. It reveals how the set-piece works: by placing you on a gigantic loop. It then masks environmental changes with various...
News Gran Turismo Sales Top 80 Million Units Across 20 Years
Va va voom
Racing games are nowhere near as popular as they once were, but Gran Turismo has managed to remain relevant over a 20 year period. Once the biggest brand in Sony’s stable – it’s probably been eclipsed by the likes of Uncharted, The Last of Us, and even Horizon in recent times – the series continues to be a steady seller, with the...
News Why Not Watch Another 40 Minutes of Days Gone?
Freaker frenzy
We’ve established at this point that Sony Bend really doesn’t give a hoot about maintaining long established AAA game promotion standards, so here’s another 40 minutes of Days Gone footage for you. If you missed yesterday’s video, then you can also catch the opening hour from the game through here. Like, all of it. This is...
News PS5 Won't Be at E3 2018, Sony Unsurprisingly Confirms
No hardware announcements at show
There will be no Sony hardware announcements at E3 2018, meaning you can put your anticipation for the PlayStation 5 back in its box. While it perhaps won’t come as a huge surprise, Shawn Layden confirmed the tidbit on today’s PlayStation Blogcast. It perhaps indicates that the organisation is aware next-gen...
Soapbox Sony's Muddled E3 2018 Messaging a Matter of Expectation Management
Stand and deliver
Sony’s E3 2018 plans have become clearer, but its messaging overall has been muddled today. I was ready to read the company the riot act when Shawn Layden appeared on a podcast earlier, talking about a “different” kind of press conference. As it happens I’m glad I waited, because further clarifications from the company seem...
News Live Audience Will Be Present for Sony's E3 2018 Showcase
J-Law okay.gif
Sony’s “not-so traditional” E3 2018 press conference is beginning to sound more and more like a traditional E3 2018 press conference. PlayStation Blog’s Sid Shuman has been fielding questions in response to today’s muddled announcement, and has
News Sony's E3 2018 Showcase to Include Third-Party, Indie Reveals That Will Make Your Heart Race
Colour us confused
Sony took its sweet time announcing its E3 2018 showcase, but it’s still managed to confuse absolutely everyone. A podcast featuring bigwig Shawn Layden seemed to suggest that there’d be no traditional press conference, but now a PlayStation Blog post has hinted that the event will be more familiar than originally expected.
News Sony Won't Be Holding a Traditional Press Conference at E3 2018
Update: Starting to sound more traditional than originally anticipated
Sony has just announced its plans for next month's E3 showcase, and it doesn't seem like we'll be getting a traditional press conference from the platform holder. Instead, PlayStation is choosing to highlight four upcoming titles through livestreams on 11th June. Those four...
News There's a PSP Emulator Hidden in the PS4 Version of PaRappa the Rapper
Remaster runs from UMD disc image
PaRappa the Rapper’s relatively recent remaster is actually an emulated version of the PlayStation Portable release with new textures. Some amazing technical tomfoolery from hackers working with cracked PlayStation 4 consoles has revealed that the rhythm game is running on a UMD disc image, identical to the...
Poll Are You Sold on Days Gone Yet?
Zombified
This week's Friday poll basically writes itself, doesn't it? Days Gone has entered our lives in a big way this week, as extensive Game Informer coverage has spotlighted Sony Bend's upcoming open world adventure. The question is: do you like what you see? Now, it's not as if Days Gone has been kept under wraps all this time. It's been...
News Sony Insists It's Not Profiting from Overwatch Charity Skin
You got me begging you for Mercy
Sony’s said that it’s not profiting from sales of an Overwatch charity skin. Earlier this week, the web managed to infuriate itself when a product description for a new Mercy skin designed to raise money for the Breast Cancer Research Foundation noted that £10.12 of the £12.99 sale price would be donated to the...
News Days Gone Won't Have An Easy Mode or Any Other Difficulty Options
Welcome to the apocalypse
During Game Informer's exclusive one hour demo of Days Gone, the publication asks whether the upcoming PlayStation 4 exclusive will feature any difficulty settings. As we all know, a lot of games these days offer easy modes for players who may just want to enjoy a story, or super hard modes that are designed to...
News You Can Watch the Entire Opening Hour of Days Gone Now
If you want to
Well, this is different. Developers typically keep their games underwraps right until launch, but Sony Bend has opted to share the opening hour of Days Gone with Game Informer. And you can watch it. In its entirety. Right now. Note that this is an alpha build –
News PS4 Is Way Ahead of Xbox One in Total Console Sales, Says New Data
EA spills the beans
As we've known for some time now, Microsoft no longer publicly shares Xbox One sales figures. Meanwhile, Sony's been more than happy to spread word of the PlayStation 4's success on numerous occasions, with the company's most recent statement claiming that the current-gen console has moved close to 80 million units. It's always...
News Sony Still Hasn't Announced Its E3 2018 Press Conference
Leaving it late
We’re building up to Sony’s E3 2018 press conference with various features and articles, but we still don’t actually know whether the company’s going to hold one. Yes, it would be strange for the platform holder to skip its annual on-stage theatrics, but the reality is that it’s yet to confirm the date, time, or location of...
News 'Games Under €20' is Back on European PlayStation Store
Deal or no deal
The constant torrent of PlayStation Store sales isn't slowing down any time soon, as Sony has introduced another 'Games Under €20/£16' promotion in Europe. As usual, there's a great spread of titles among the offers, including a modest selection of PS3 and Vita games. God of War III Remastered has been reduced by 60% following...
News Sony Bend Doubles Down on Days Gone Release Window
Look for it early next year
Days Gone will release in early 2019, according to developer Sony Bend. The title was originally due out later this year, but was delayed – presumably due to its close proximity to Spider-Man and Red Dead Redemption 2. Speaking as part of a quick-fire
Feature What New PS4 Exclusives Could Sony Reveal at E3 2018?
Never seen before
Sony finds itself in an awkward spot: the PlayStation 4 is on fire and there are several exclusives lingering tantalisingly on the horizon that we’re all dying to learn more about. The problem is that the likes of Spider-Man, Death Stranding, and The Last of Us: Part II are all known quantities at this stage, and while we’re...
News God of War Patch 1.20 Adds Photo Mode on PS4
Here it is
God of War's promised photo mode will be added via the game's latest update, which is available to download today on PlayStation 4. Patch 1.20 lets you pause the action at any time and snap some stylish shots. Photo mode comes complete with filters, borders, and even character toggles so you can remove models. It all sounds suitably...
PlayStation Store Sales Charts God of War Rules Supreme
Word up, boy
It perhaps won’t come as a surprise in the wake of its staggering launch sales that God of War was the best-selling game on the PlayStation Store for the month of April. Kratos’ latest topped in both Europe and North America, beating out Far Cry 5 in both territories. Fellow exclusive MLB The Show 18 finished third in North America,...
News Sony Accused of Taking Cut from Charity Overwatch Skin
VAT's not going to go down well
Sony is underfire for purportedly taking a cut from an Overwatch skin being sold on the PlayStation Store to raise money for the Breast Cancer Research Foundation. The Mercy outfit is available for £12.99 in the UK, but the product description states that only £10.12 will go to the charity, as that’s what Blizzard...
News Days Gone Will Take Over 30 Hours to Survive
"It's not the zombie game you think"
Days Gone is starting to sound like a very meaty open world game, and Sony Bend has hinted that it will take you over 30 hours to beat. Speaking with Game Informer magazine as part of a month of coverage, creative director John Garvin addressed the stench of scepticism that has surrounded the project since its...
News Detroit: Become Human's TV Commercial Is Hella Cool
Seriously
Okay, this is rad. Sony’s released the television commercial for Detroit: Become Human, and while it’s only 30 seconds long, it really gets its message across. Set against a backdrop of gameplay and cinematics, the advert includes voiceover from the outing’s three protagonists. The gist is that everything that unfolds in the game is...
News Days Gone Takes the Broken Road to Game Informer Cover Story
Revving up some interest
What the heck is going on? So far this year Game Informer’s had God of War and Spider-Man cover stories, and now it’s following them both up with another PlayStation 4 exclusive, Days Gone. The publication travelled to Sony Bend’s secluded studio in Oregon to go hands-on with the mysterious post-apocalyptic game, and...
News This SOCOM Website Counting Down to E3 2018 Is Fake
SOCOM is dead
Here's an E3 rumour we bet you weren't expecting to read about. A curious website regarding SOCOM has cropped up, and it's counting down to what is likely to be Sony's E3 2018 press conference. That's all fine and well, but there are one or two things we're not so sure about. Firstly, the webpage has the phrase "SOCOM IS DEAD"...
News Discover the Art of Detroit: Become Human in New Video
Blade stunner
Whether you love or loathe Quantic Dream games, few would deny that the developer has some outstanding artists. Detroit: Become Human looks especially striking with its near-future interpretation of America’s forge, and in this video the studio shares a bunch of intel on the title’s art direction. It’s a really good watch with...
Soapbox The Last of Us: Part II Has Plenty to Prove at E3 2018
Give 'em Ellie
I love The Last of Us and I can’t wait to see its successor on stage at E3 2018 next month. Long-haired director Neil Druckmann confirmed at PlayStation Experience late last year that we would get our first glimpse of gameplay during Sony’s press conference, and a select few have already seen the demo behind closed doors...
News Robot Chicken Introduces Kratos to Basketball in Dumb God of War and PS4 Pro Ad
Oh boy
Those lunatics over at Adult Swim have got the Robot Chicken team to put together an advert for the PS4 Pro and God of War. The result is just as stupid as you'd expect, as Kratos and Atreus (in typical action figure form) learn how to play basketball. It's pretty funny, although we have no idea what's going on with Mimir's voice. And...
News God of War Is PS4's Fastest Ever Selling Exclusive
Over three million copies sold in three days
God of War has become the fastest selling PlayStation 4 exclusive to date, shifting a dizzying 3.1 million copies worldwide in just three days. The data tracks the period spanning 20th April through 22nd April, and includes physical and digital sales. We already know that the soft-reboot enjoyed
News God of War's Avengers: Infinity War Easter Egg Lets Kratos Wield the Infinity Gauntlet
Marvelous
With Kratos' Leviathan axe borrowing a return-on-command feature from Thor's hammer, there was always a small connection between Avengers and God of War, but this recently discovered easter egg in the new game merges the two franchises in a major way. If you have the right items, you can equip the Ghost of Sparta with something strongly...
News Santa Monica Studio Outlines Forthcoming Updates for God of War on PS4
More patches on the way
Sony has not been shy about fast-tracking a boatload of patches for God of War. In the game's first week, a new update was available almost daily as Santa Monica Studio churned out a godly amount of bug fixes. While things have slowed down recently, it seems we're far from seeing the last of these updates. The developer has...
News PS2 Classics Join PlayStation Now Subscription Service
Retro revival
PlayStation Now was always billed as on-demand access to Sony’s archives, and while it has made great strides towards that goal in recent years, it’s still a long way off achieving what we suspect the platform holder envisions for it. Nevertheless, the company has added the first batch of PlayStation 2 Classics to the streaming...
News May 2018's Free PlayStation Plus Games Are Out Now
Go Beyond
May 2018's gaggle of PS Plus titles are now available for download in Europe, with the North American PlayStation Store set to update soon. This month, PS4 owners can look forward to Quantic Dream's Beyond: Two Souls ahead of the release of Detroit: Become Human, as well as the excellent 2D platformer, Rayman Legends. On PS3, you'll be...
News Last Chance to Download April 2018's Free PS Plus Games
Mad, Max
There are just a few hours before Sony replaces April 2018’s roster of free PlayStation Plus games with May 2018’s roster. This means that you’ve got one last opportunity to download the likes of Mad Max and Trackmania Turbo on the PlayStation 4, as well as the various PlayStation 3 and PS Vita titles, too
Soapbox PS Plus Freebie Beyond: Two Souls Is One of Sony's Stranger Games
Go Holmes
I can’t stop thinking about Beyond: Two Souls. It’s just so weird. Ever since the title was announced as part of May 2018’s free PlayStation Plus lineup, I’ve been recalling my two playthroughs of Quantic Dream’s ghost-themed sci-fi story. I was originally rather enamoured with it on the PlayStation 3; I thought the handful of...
Game changer
Christopher Judge is the man who took over from Terrence C. Carson as Kratos for the latest God of War, but when he received the script for the first time, he thought it was for a blockbuster movie. Speaking with BBC Newsbeat, the actor, also famous for his role in Stargate SG-1, had "no clue" the script was for a game when it was first...
News Sony Data Shows Digital Sales Continue to Grow on PS4
PlayStation Store taking over
The transition to digital storefronts like the PlayStation Store on consoles is gradually growing every year, and it won’t be long now before its sales eclipse physical ones. New data from Sony’s latest financial report shows that in the quarter that ended 31st March, 2018, an impressive 43 per cent of the...
News Don't Try These Spider-Man PS4 Stunts at Home
We're dizzy just watching
Spider-Man is an extremely acrobatic character, and the new game from Insomniac shows the character in all of his athletic glory. But can the superhero's moves be recreated by a mere mortal? This YouTuber seems to have nailed several of the stunts – although you may want to exercise caution before recreating them at home...
News God of War Patch 1.17 Continues String of Daily Updates
BOY!
You know what they say, "A patch a day keeps the bugs away". Well, no one says that, but you've got to imagine the folks at Santa Monica Studio have been chanting this 24/7 since the release of God of War. Patch 1.17 updates the stellar PS4 exclusive yet again with the same vague note, "Various bug fixes and improvements". Apparently, version...
News Detroit: Become Human's Box Art Is Just As Bad in Japan
Impossible
Detroit: Become Human’s box art, a close-up of android rebellion leader Marcus’s right eye, is probably one of the worst covers of the PlayStation 4 era. But box art is always better in Japan, right? Right? Wrong. Look at this atrocity: It looks like a straight-to-VHS 90s sci-fi thriller shot entirely on a Sony Handycam in...
Soapbox Why God of War Needs an Expansion Pack
Please sir, can I have some Norse?
I’m rarely ready for a sequel immediately after finishing a game, but if Sony said God of War 2 was out next week I’d be right at the front of the queue. Without giving anything away, one of my favourite things about this game is how it feels complete and self-contained, while still very obviously being the...
Poll One Week Later, What Are Your Thoughts on God of War?
GOTY?
One week ago, God of War launched on PlayStation 4, and it was the best game ever. Or maybe it wasn't. That's for you to decide (kind of). Last Friday, we asked you lot for your first impressions, and the poll results were positive. Most of you said that you couldn't wait to play more, and now that you've had a full week to get stuck in, we...
News PlayStation Plus Subscribers Surpass 34 Million
Plus one
PlayStation Plus is one of Sony’s not-so secret success stories, with the company’s latest financial report revealing that there are 34.2 million members as per its latest financial report, recording data as of 31st March, 2018. That’s a dizzying number when you consider that each user is likely tied to an annual subscription; we’ll...
