Detroit: Become Human (PS4) News Articles
Friday2nd Mar 2018
News Pre-Order Detroit for Instant Access to Heavy Rain PS4
Press X to pre-order
If you’re in the mood for a little David Cage craziness and are looking forward to the forthcoming Detroit: Become Human, then it’s worth noting that the PlayStation 4 exclusive’s Digital Deluxe Edition is up for pre-order in Europe and North America. While a little pricier than the standard retail release, it comes...
Thursday1st Mar 2018
News Detroit: Become Human Makes Difficult Decisions on 25th May
PS4 exclusive coming soon
Sony’s impressive 2018 lineup of exclusives is starting to take shape, with the anticipated Detroit: Become Human set to make difficult decisions from 25th May on the PlayStation 4. French developer Quantic Dream had reiterated multiple times that the title would be ready to release in Spring 2018, and it’s kept that...
Friday26th Jan 2018
News Detroit: Become Human Doubles Down on Spring Release Date
Paranoid android
As one PlayStation 4 exclusive release date saga comes to a conclusion, so begins another: Quantic Dream has doubled down on Detroit: Become Human’s spring launch window. The French developer’s been saying that the androids-against-ordinary-folk adventure will launch in the spring for some time, but it reconfirmed the target in...
Monday4th Dec 2017
News UK Politicians and Campaigners Lobby Against Detroit: Become Human
Exclusive attracts controversy
Those of you old enough to remember the name Jack Thompson will recall a time when video games were considered Public Enemy No. 1, and various politicians and campaigners were forever lobbying to get them banned. It’s all gone quiet on that front lately, but Detroit: Become Human’s controversial “child abuse”...
Tuesday31st Oct 2017
News David Cage Defends Detroit: Become Human's Domestic Violence
"This medium shouldn't condemn people trying to explore these aspects"
It’s not just The Last of Us: Part II that ruffled feathers during Sony’s Paris Games Week 2017 press conference this week: Quantic Dream’s latest game, Detroit: Become Human, has also come in for criticism for depicting
Monday30th Oct 2017
PGW 2017 Detroit: Become Human's New PS4 Trailer Makes Difficult Decisions
Heavy stuff
Detroit: Become Human received a new trailer at Sony's Paris Games Week Press Conference today, and it's a real doozy. It shows off David Cage's patented branching storylines in a scene that is considerably more intense than anything we've seen of the game so far. As always, the question remains: will the plucky auteur be able to...
Tuesday19th Sep 2017
TGS 2017 Detroit: Become Human Seems Even More Dramatic in Japanese
Robot uprising
In addition to being a venue for new announcements, it’s worth remembering that the Tokyo Game Show is also used to introduce Western titles to the Japanese market. This means that, while we may have already seen plenty of releases like Detroit: Become Human here in the West, it may be the Asian market’s first proper taste of...
Friday23rd Jun 2017
News Oh Boy! Now Quantic Dream Said Something Silly
It's time to stop
Not going to lie, we’re getting tired of reporting on the silly things that people in the games industry have said of late. First it was PlayStation Europe boss Jim Ryan on backwards compatibility, then it was Xbox chief Phil Spencer on the PlayStation 4 Pro, then it was
Monday19th Jun 2017
News Detroit: Become Human Will Usher a Robot Revolution in 2018
Robot uprising
There was no date at the end of Detroit: Become Human’s gameplay demo at E3 2017, but the title is slated for release next year. Speaking with GameSpot, auteur David Cage revealed: “It’ll be next year.” Sony’s being a bit weird with dates: it confirmed any titles with a 2018 target during its press conference are due in
Tuesday13th Jun 2017
E3 2017 Join The Revolution In Detroit: Become Human's new PS4 Trailer
Rage against the non-machine
David Cage's latest venture Detroit: Become Human received a new trailer at Sony's E3 press conference today. The video sees an android named Marcus recruiting for a revolution against the humans, who're presumably subjugating his kind. As expected, the game will see you making lots of difficult choices that will...
Monday12th Jun 2017
E3 2017 Quantic Dream Teases Detroit: Become Human for Sony's Briefing
Release date incoming?
Things have been fairly quiet when it comes to Detroit: Become Human following its showing at Sony's E3 press conference last year, but that looks set to change tonight. The French studio Quantic Dream has just tweeted a teasing image for the Heavy Rain and Beyond: Two Souls follow-up, which reads: "Everything will be...
Wednesday19th Apr 2017
News Ex-Quantic Dream Employees Reference Unannounced PS4 Project
Prior to Detroit's announcement
Oh FFS! There's a strong rumour doing the rounds that Quantic Dream is busy beavering away on a second PlayStation 4 project in addition to Detroit: Become Human – except it's the flakiest piece of reporting we've seen in some time. While it wouldn't exactly be shocking to learn that the French outfit is prototyping...
Sunday12th Feb 2017
News Quantic Dream Wraps Mo-Cap on PS4's Detroit: Become Human
Robot wars
Detroit: Become Human looks like it's still a little way away, but Quantic Dream did complete motion capture for the PlayStation 4 exclusive earlier this week. The French developer tweeted on Friday that it had wrapped Valorie Curry's scenes as Kara, and it sounds like that's all of the performances done, as there's a picture of director...
Tuesday3rd Jan 2017
News PS4 Exclusives Detroit, Dreams May Not Make 2017 After All
Keep dreamin'
Remember that fun little montage PlayStation Europe made to promote upcoming PlayStation 4 exclusives? It got people in a right tiswas over the New Year break. In addition to a couple of incorrect 'Console Exclusive' tags – innocent mistakes, we're sure – many picked up on the fact that both Detroit: Become Human and
Wednesday29th Jun 2016
News David Cage Details the Story and Tech Behind PS4 Exclusive Detroit: Become Human
Analysing the android
We were expecting a live gameplay demo of Detroit: Become Human at Sony's E3 2016 press conference, but instead, we were given a rather brief overview of the game's mechanics via a pretty standard gameplay trailer. Fortunately, though, if you've been eager to hear a little bit more about next year's PlayStation exclusive,...
Tuesday14th Jun 2016
E3 2016 You'll Play as Multiple Droids in PS4's Detroit
The Connor chronicles
Detroit: Become Human, the next PlayStation 4 adventure from Quantic Dream, appears to be plotting a return to the blueprints that made Heavy Rain such a hit. Unlike the relatively recent Beyond: Two Souls, you'll take control of multiple characters, with newcomer Connor accompanying the previously revealed Kara. From what we...
E3 2016 Detroit: Become Human Looks Dark and Dramatic in This PS4 Trailer
David Cage up to his old tricks
David Cage's PlayStation 4 game Detroit: Become Human received a suitably dramatic new trailer at Sony's E3 press conference today, but unfortunately no release date. The clip follows an android named Connor who attempts to stop a another android from jumping off the side of a building and taking a little girl with...
Wednesday8th Jun 2016
News E3 2016 May Become Human with Detroit PS4 Apperance
Hurrah for Kara
Well, then – that's our predictions out of the window already. There's mounting speculation that Detroit: Become Human may appear during Sony's E3 2016 press conference next week – evidenced by a tweet by Kinda Funny co-founder Greg Miller, who confirmed the title f
Wednesday28th Oct 2015
News PS4's Detroit Will Be a Different Experience to Beyond, Heavy Rain
But there'll still be #Emotion
Divisive director David Cage has been discussing Detroit: Become Human in the wake of last night's Paris Games Show 2015 reveal. Speaking with the PlayStation Blog, he hinted that while the PlayStation 4 exclusive will share the studio's penchant for emotional engagement, it will also have its own vibe compared to its...
News Relive the Kara Tech Demo That Gave Birth to Detroit on PS4
Currying favour
Kara was, according to director David Cage, just a tech demo designed to showcase Quantic Dream's new PlayStation 3 technology. But after garnering over 27 million views across various platforms, the Parisian developer was forced to revisit the concept. The clip shows an android being assembled, but her ability to "feel" human...
Tuesday27th Oct 2015
Paris Games Week 2015 Detroit Continues Kara's Plight Exclusively on PS4
Become human
As expected, Quantic Dream took to Sony's Paris Games Week stage earlier today to announce Detroit – a Cloud Atlas-inspired story about sentient robots in a changing, futuristic world. The game will star Kara from the classic PlayStation 3 tech demo, and will deal with the cyborg's life once she's left the factory in which she was...
