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Store Update 22nd April 2014 (North America)
Who's that man in the three-piece suit?
You’ll be able to prove your propensity for parenting as part of the North American PlayStation Store update this week, as the biggest new addition is undoubtedly Octodad: Dadliest Catch for the PlayStation 4. Flanking this fishy fathering sim are SoulCalibur Lost Swords and Demon Gaze. What are you buying?...
Out This Week Octodad: Dadliest Catch, Demon Gaze, SoulCalibur: Lost Swords
Catch of the day
While this latest roster of releases can’t really live up to last week’s onslaught, there’s still a lot to look forward to across all three PlayStation platforms. Octodad: Dadliest Catch is undoubtedly the pick of the crop, but Finish Line Games’ rebooted Cel Damage HD and Bandai Namco’s curious free-to-play
News Set Sail in One Piece: Unlimited World Red This June
We're all going on a summer holiday
It won't be long until you can join the Straw Hat crew in their pirate antics with the announcement that One Piece: Unlimited World Red will be arriving on the PlayStation 3 and PS Vita on 22nd June in Europe, and sometime in July in North America. Accompanying the announcement is a trailer which unveils the...
News Here's How Renting Games with PlayStation Now Will Work
Ten new titles added
The PlayStation Now beta has been trundling along for a while now, and participants have no doubt been using the service to stream games until their thumbs drop off from exhaustion. Unfortunately, the rest of us are relegated to sitting outside with our eyes peeled in a vain attempt to catch even a cursory glimpse of the fabled...
News May PlayStation Plus Content Reveal Coming in the Next Day or Two
Patience is a virtue
Doesn’t time fly when you’re having fun? It doesn’t feel like that long ago since we were reporting on April’s excellent PlayStation Plus lineup, but now May’s content refresh is almost upon us. Responding to a query on the European PlayStation Blog, manager Fred Dutton hinted that the firm's "hoping" to reveal the...
News UK Sales Charts: FIFA World Cup Falls to Respawn's FPS
Runners up
Enforcing stereotypes about the British and the beautiful game, there are two soccer simulations in the top five of this week’s UK sales charts. 2014 FIFA World Cup Brazil sprinted out of the blocks into second, though it couldn’t topple long-running frontrunner Titanfall. Meanwhile, FIFA 14 landed a Champion’s League spot in...
Push Rewind Final Fantasy XIV, Trials Fusion, and Format Wars
Day late friend
We’re a little later than usual with this week’s Push Rewind recap following the Easter holiday, but while we may be several pounds heavier at the present, that’s not stopping us from looking back on all of the biggest news and reviews on Planet PlayStation lately. Arguably the biggest story over the past seven days pertained...
Talking Point What Are Your Favourite PlayStation Easter Eggs?
Sunny side up
We all know that Easter eggs are at their absolute best when they’re big, brown, and made out of chocolate. However, just because you can’t beat a sugary oval filled with Cadbury’s finest fondant, doesn’t mean that the tasty treats stashed inside video games aren’t also entertaining. We took a look back at 12 of the very best...
News Could Entwined and Kill Strain Be Sony's Next Big PS4 Titles?
Platform holder trademarks unannounced games
While this editor’s sleepy head is trying not to think about the doom that this year’s E3 will set upon his body clock in just over seven weeks, it’s around this time of the year when we start to hear rumours about what’s to come during the big show. And speculation suggests that Sony may be on...
News So, the PSP Almost Matched the Vita's Sales in USA Last Month
The end is nigh
Step out of a New York subway station and you’ll no longer be greeted by a religious zealot with a sandwich board, but instead a dedicated handheld decrier. “Portable consoles are dead,” they’ll scream, pointing to pictures of the PlayStation Vita with a big red line drawn through it. And they may be right, as NPD data has...
News BlazBlue: Chrono Phantasma's Seaside Story Sure Looks Steamy
Could you lot wear any less?
“Sir, in order to release brawler BlazBlue: Chrono Phantasma on the PlayStation Vita we need to add some extra content,” one Arc System Works employee said to an upper executive. “Hmm, well what’s the best thing that you could include in a short span of time?” the boss replied. “We could kit out fan favourite...
News Gorgeous Indie Platformer Teslagrad Will Be Electrifying the PS3 and Vita
Tesla? I barely know her
Indie platformers are dime a dozen these days, but very few are as visually striking as Rain Games' stunning title Teslagrad. Taking massive cues from classic Disney, the game's painterly and picturesque panoramas have a very distinct look to them. What's more, the Norwegian developer has painstakingly attempted to recreate...
News You Can Buy These PlayStation Games for Less Than a Dollar
Eggcellent value
There’s nothing worse than a long weekend with nothing to play. While this editor is fortunate enough to never not have a backlog, thrifty gamers may be thrilled to learn that Sony is running a pretty impressive sale in North America, featuring a whopping 30 games for just $0.99. Yeah, that’s less than a dollar. Admittedly, you...
Talking Point What Are You Playing This Weekend? - Easter Edition 2
Cracking good time
The long Easter weekend is upon us, which means that this editor will be spending his lie-ins hoping that Jessica Rabbit hops by with a chocolate heart. Curious fantasies aside, it’s been over a year now since we started the ‘What Are You Playing This Weekend’ series, meaning that this is the second Easter Edition that...
News Danganronpa 2 Waves Goodbye to Despair on 2nd September
Kuma to daddy
NIS America will pull the trigger on Danganronpa 2: Goodbye Despair on 2nd September in North America, an Atlus sales sheet has revealed. The popular Persona maker is helping to distribute the PlayStation Vita exclusive in North America, which was
News Japan Keeps on Giving as Tales of Hearts R is Confirmed for a Western Vita Release
Be still my beating heart
The PS Vita is fast becoming a haven for Japanese RPGs. Earlier this week, Soul Sacrifice Delta, Freedom Wars, and Oreshika: Tainted Bloodlines were all confirmed for Western releases this year, but you've got room for
News March NPD: PS4 Overcomes Titanfall to Top Hardware Charts Again
inFAMOUS in at second
Titanfall may have made the Xbox One the faraway frontrunner in the United States sales battle last month, but the PlayStation 4 extended its lead on Microsoft’s home turf with another unexpected victory in the all-important territory. The triumph cements a sales double-whammy for platform holder Sony, after it announced that...
News Xbox Exclusive Titanfall Almost Fired onto the PlayStation Vita
Microscopic mechs
Respawn Entertainment’s first-person shooter Titanfall may have stomped all over the PlayStation 4, but there was talk of a PlayStation Vita port before the developer signed with Microsoft. According to GameTrailers TV host Geoff Keighley’s meaty Final Hours of Titanfall application, the developer reached out to Sony prior to...
News Minecraft: PS4 Edition Will Also Build a Path to Brick and Mortar Stores
Can you dig it?
Sony clearly understands the importance of Minecraft, as it’s confirmed that the PlayStation 4 and Vita editions of the build-‘em-up will also receive a physical release. Yesterday, the company attached a May deploy date to the boxed version of the popular
Store Update 16th April 2014 (Europe)
Still gleaming
It’s a big week for the European PlayStation Store, with new PlayStation 4 titles Final Fantasy XIV Online: A Realm Reborn and Trials Fusion vying for your attention. Other highlights include EA Sports 2014 FIFA World Cup Brazil and The Sly Trilogy for PlayStation Vita. What are you buying? Pre-Ord
Who Would Win Wednesdays Alduin vs. Bahamut
Round 11
We're now so far into Who Wins Wednesdays that we've had to start using numbers when it comes to typing out the tagline. We've had ten features leading up to today's duel, with the last battle ending up as a win for everyone's favourite alien, Garrus Vakarian. In an attempt to keep things feeling fresh, we're going to move away from gun...
Review The Sly Collection (PlayStation Vita)
Anthropomorphic excellence
While the Jak & Daxter and Ratchet & Clank trilogies are widely regarded as the pinnacle of the PlayStation 2’s platforming fare, it’s Sucker Punch’s criminally underrated Sly Cooper series that stole this humble editor’s heart during the early-to-mid 2000s. Depicting the globetrotting antics of a light...
Store Update 15th April 2014 (North America)
Trials and error
If you’ve been itching for something new to play on your PlayStation 4, then there’s a little something for everyone available in the latest North American PlayStation Store update. In addition to Final Fantasy XIV Online: A Realm Reborn, early adopters can also look forward to motorcycle sim Trials Fusion and visual powerhouses...
Review Conception II: Children of the Seven Stars (PlayStation Vita)
Born to try
Conception II: Children of the Seven Stars is one of the strangest games that you’ll ever play. Its premise – which, in essence, revolves around mating – provides an odd starting point, but get past this and you’ll find a surprisingly enjoyable excursion that’s only really let down by repetition and some unnecessarily sexual...
News Prepare for PS Vita Pets with Smartphone App Puppy Parlour
Is that a puppy in your pocket?
While shareholders plead with Nintendo to put their properties on iOS and Android devices, Sony is already casually doing just that. The platform holder recently released Knack’s Quest, a companion to the PlayStation 4 adventure created by Japan Studio – and now it’s followed up with PlayStation Vita
News Spruce Up Your Portable Shooting with Killzone: Mercenary's New Botzone
For a price
One title that we suspect will be added to the PlayStation Plus instant game collection roster in the future, Killzone: Mercenary, is being patched up with a botzone software update. The portable shooter should now allow you to go toe to toe with up to seven computer controlled players, and you'll be able to switch up the teams however...
Rumour Sony Stupidly Sets PSN Maintenance for Easter Monday
Bunny boiler
There’s a long weekend on the way – but Sony seems eager to encourage you to go outside and play. Apparently, the platform holder is planning a period of PlayStation Network maintenance starting 16:00PM BST on 21st April through until 04:00AM BST on 22nd April. There’s nothing especially abnormal about that – aside from the fact...
News This Massive Free Update for Terraria on PS3 and Vita May as Well be DLC
Crafting a better future
In what we're hoping becomes a lasting trend, developer Re-Logic has recently announced that it'll be taking the same route as Sucker Punch and releasing an impressively large free update for its open world exploration title Terraria. The patch – which has been available on the PC for a while now – will be arri
News Failed Kickstarter Citizens of Earth Is Destined to Save the World After All
We need you
Have you ever backed a Kickstarter only to have it fall short of its target goal, never to see the light of day? This was the fate that befell Citizens of Earth, an Earthbound-inspired RPG in which the vice president of the world must save the planet from destruction with the help of ordinary citizens. It seems that this game was...
News Drinkbox: People Don't Understand the Purchasing Power of PS Vita Owners
Portable powerhouse
It’s true that the PlayStation Vita is struggling outside of Japan. In a post-smartphone world, the handheld has found it difficult to match the hardware sales expectations put upon it, and it’s become an afterthought for most major publishers as a result. Despite this, though, the system remains a haven for indie outfits and...
News Vita Will Be Rotting Away This Week with Dead Nation
Walking with the dead
If you haven't already had your fill of the apocalyptic blast-'em-up that is Dead Nation, you'll be able to experience it on the go very soon. Originally shown at E3 2013, the zombie infested shooter is finally making its way to the PlayStation Vita this week in North America and Europe. Both the PlayStation 4 version, which...
Out This Week Final Fantasy XIV, Trials Fusion, FIFA World Cup
Lift the ultimate prize
While the release calendar historically shuts up shop at the end of the fiscal year, this week’s outrageous roster of PlayStation 4, PlayStation 3, and Vita arrivals has different ideas in mind. Following on from last week’s experimental edition of ‘Out This Week’, we’re back with another hastily prepared look at...
Review Dead Nation (PlayStation Vita)
The portable dead
Dead Nation was announced for the PlayStation Vita at E3 last year, and then was promptly forgotten about. A port for the PlayStation 4 came and went, offering the ultimate version of the zombie-filled twin stick shooter for fans who wanted better graphics and all of the DLC. Finally, almost as an afterthought, Housemarque’s...
News Generational JRPG Oreshika: Tainted Bloodlines Puts a Curse on Western Vitas
Family affairs
As if the news that both Soul Sacrifice Delta and Freedom Wars are heading West wasn't enough, you'll also be glad to hear that the lesser known Oreshika: Tainted Bloodlines will be joining them. Cursed with a maximum lifespan of two years, the JRPG sees you lead your clan on a quest to end the curse with the help of divine beings...
News Action RPG Freedom Wars Will Be Bringing Conflict to Western Vitas
Land of the free
In a surprise triple whammy announcement that should make Western PS Vita owners jump with joy, a trio of eagerly anticipated Japanese titles have been confirmed for Western releases. Alongside blood thirsty re-release Soul Sacrifice Delta and samurai inspired JRPG Oreshika: Tainted Bloodlines, post apocalyptic action RPG Freedom...
News Soul Sacrifice Delta Will Make an Honourable Sorcerer Out of You Next Month
Fate brings us back together
The re-release of Sony’s twisted demon slayer Soul Sacrifice Delta will coerce you into some complicated decisions next month, as the platform holder has attached a Western deploy date to the overhauled adventure. North American sorcerers can look forward to turning Librom’s dark pages from 13th May, while European...
News BlazBlue: Chrono Phantasma Will Bring Bombastic Brawling to the Vita on 24th June
Phantasmagorical
We learnt that fighting title BlazBlue: Chrono Phantasma would be making a beeline for the PlayStation Vita earlier in the year, but unfortunately weren't given a firm release date. Luckily, Aksys Games has recently announced that the title will be hitting both stores shelves and the PlayStation Store on 24th June. Who ever said...
News UK Sales Charts: PS4 Exclusive inFAMOUS: Second Son's Powers Unplugged
Delsin decline
After a prolonged period hovering around the top of the UK sales charts, PlayStation 4 exclusive inFAMOUS: Second Son has comet dropped down into 13th position. The open world excursion still managed to sell well enough to combat the newly released Kinect Sports: Rivals, but couldn’t break into a top ten featuring evergreen titles...
Push Rewind Management, Morpheus, and Minecraft
The calm before the storm
There’s no doubt that we are now deep in the pre-E3 lull. Sony may have hastily announced The Last of Us Remastered this week, but we get the distinct impression that it didn’t want to. As such, we suspect that any Earth shattering stories that hit the headlines over the coming months will be leaks from the Los Angeles...
News Sony Very Nearly Disbanded Its Entire First-Party Development Division
Sucker punched
Sony’s internal development efforts have always been good, but it wasn’t until the latter half of the previous generation that it really started to transform its first-party products into major selling points. Titles such as Uncharted 2: Among Thieves and God of War III were not just great games, they were genre defining – and...
News Retro Shmup Mercenary Kings Will Be Pumping the Vita Full of Lead
And it's cross buy, too
If you're a PlayStation Plus member, you've likely spent the last week or two playing through Tribute Games' retro romp Mercenary Kings. What's more, if you're anything like us, you've probably been lamenting the fact that it isn't on the PlayStation Vita. Because, as we all know, any game can be made instantly better by...
Review Invizimals: The Alliance (PlayStation Vita)
Invizimal touch
Invizimals: The Alliance is the latest entry in the augmented reality game series from Spanish developer Novarama. Having made a name for itself on the PlayStation Portable, it’s apt that this new instalment’s made the jump onto the newest Sony handheld, giving kids of all ages the chance to hunt down more of those troublesome...
Interview How Renegade Kid Embraces PlayStation Survival Horror Classics in Cult County
It's a storm out there
While Kickstarter may be rife with new blood trying to get their first foot through the game development door, there are also veteran studios using the crowd sourcing format to create the titles of their dreams, with big name outfits such as Obsidian Entertainment and Double Fine successfully funding releases through the site...
News Here's Your Very First Look at Minecraft on the PS4 and Vita
Don't build up your hopes too much
Minecraft port house 4J Studios is known for being a little sneaky with its Twitter account, and the Scotland-based outfit has engaged in a spot of tomfoolery today. Posting about an Xbox Live Arcade sale featuring Perfect Dark – which it also worked on – the company wrote that it now has a “reason” to open...
News PS Vita Exclusive Freedom Wars' Post-Apocalyptic Planet Is in a Right State
Escape plan
The global population problem in Freedom Wars’ harrowing interpretation of the future is so bad that people are imprisoned from the minute that they’re born. In order to reduce that undeserved sentence, the inmates are forced to fight monsters, with each victory lessening their time behind bars. However, after watching this cinematic...
News The Possibility of a PS4 Version of Below Just Increased Again
Underneath it all
Microsoft is no longer publishing CapyGames’ intriguing roguelike Below, increasing the chances of a PlayStation 4 port in the future. The adventure was announced as an Xbox One exclusive at E3 last year, but it seems that not even Phil Spencer’s swift costume changes could hold onto the release. The title will still arrive on...
Review Football Manager Classic 2014 (PlayStation Vita)
Mid-league manager
That there is a Silver Trophy in Football Manager Classic 2014 that rewards you for participating in 30 consecutive seasons – or a couple of hundred hours of play – will be no surprise to fans of the franchise, many of which will have been glued to their computers for the past decade or so. This is a series that’s universe...
News Volume Will Turn Down AI to Improve Gameplay, Slips to 2015
Hear no evil
Volume is the forthcoming stealth-'em-up heading to the PlayStation 4 and Vita from Mike Bithell, the man behind minimalist indie beauty Thomas Was Alone. The game depicts a modern day adaptation of Robin Hood, wherein petty thief protagonist Robert Locksley stumbles upon Volume – a training simulator for military personnel. Alongside...
Store Update 9th April 2014 (Europe)
Flyin' high
It’s all soccer spreadsheets and spacecrafts on the European PlayStation Store this week, with Football Manager Classic 2014 and Strike Suit Zero: Director’s Cut being the big new additions. Other highlights include The Wolf Among Us: Episode 3 and LEGO The Hobbit, while it’s also worth
News There Are Some Cracking Discounts in This European PSN Easter Sale
Eggcellent
The Easter bunny sure isn’t messing around this year, as it’s scurried out of its burrow bearing a bevy of discounted PlayStation Network best-sellers. Sony’s latest European sale is absolutely outrageous, spanning a slew of smashing PlayStation Vita and PlayStation 3 savings that are sure to keep you occupied over the impending...
