News There Are 80 People Working on PS4 Exclusive The Order: 1886
Back to the workhouse
News - 2013, Week 30
Sunday28th Jul 2013
News There Are 80 People Working on PS4 Exclusive The Order: 1886
Back to the workhouse
Ready at Dawn’s upcoming alternate-history PlayStation 4 exclusive The Order: 1886 is already shaping up to be one of the prettiest titles in the next generation platform’s pipeline, but it’s not being constructed by an enormous team. While it’s normal for franchises such as Assassin’s Creed and Call of Duty to...
Rumour Football Manager 2014 Substituting PSP for Vita
Soccer strategy simulation could be sprinting onto Sony's latest system
If you prefer your footie games to be riddled with statistics rather than bicycle kicks, you may already be doing a Mourinho over the rumours that Football Manager 2014 could be picking sides with the PlayStation Vita. Online retailer ShopTo.net listed the title for the handheld...
Round Up We've Played a Ton of PS4 Games, Read Our Thoughts
Rewind theatre
While you may still be awaiting your first chance to get to grips with the DualShock 4, we’ve been greedily getting hands-on time with a bunch of the PlayStation 4’s biggest games. Assuming that you’ve been visiting the site on a daily basis – and there are no excuses for not doing so – then you’ll already know that...
News You Should Probably Be Excited for Batman: Arkham Origins Blackgate
Caped crusader
We already know that Killzone: Mercenary and Tearaway are set to be this year’s biggest PlayStation Vita games, but what of Batman: Arkham Origins Blackgate? The spin-off has been swooping under the radar a little recently, perhaps because handheld tie-ins don’t necessarily have the best track record. But based on this footage of...
News Sony to Hog the GamesCom Spotlight on 20th August
Platform holder dates next big press conference
People may be panicking about the PlayStation 4’s complicated innards right now, but we suspect that that’ll be the last topic of conversation come 20th August. As usual, the Japanese giant has confirmed that it will be holding a press conference at this year’s GamesCom, which is set to take...
Weirdness These FuturLab-Inspired Painted Nails Are Too Cool
Designs for Hotline Miami, Farming Simulator, and more also showcased
Want to know an oddly specific secret? This author hates painted nails. There’s something creepy about the act of colouring your fingers different hues – and don’t even mention toe nails. Still, for this particular story, we’re making an exception, because this is just too...
Saturday27th Jul 2013
Review PixelJunk Monsters: Ultimate HD (PlayStation Vita)
Tiki-tastic
If you thought that you'd saved the Tiki tribe from the perilous monster hoards attacking your settlements, then think again. Waves of vicious beasts still roam the wilderness, and Tikiman still only has one defence. It's time to construct towers augmented with powerful weapons and once again protect your kin from being gobbled up in...
News So, That PlayStation 4 RAM Saga Is Still Rolling
Paracetamol recommended
Does anyone have a headache yet? We feel like we’ve been ten rounds with Mike Tyson, and then forced to sit an advanced mathematics class at Oxford University. We succinctly summarised yesterday’s next generation RAM saga in a post late last night, but the details have changed ever so slightly today. Strap yourselves in...
News PS3 Exclusive Puppeteer Loses Its Head, Finds a New One
Tête-à-tête
Japan Studio’s stunning PlayStation 3 exclusive Puppeteer may be sitting outside of the spotlight, but the snippets that we’ve seen suggest that it deserves a nudge into the centre of the stage. The imminent side-scroller sees you take control of Kutaro, a wooden hero without a head. Fortunately, the protagonist can collect...
Talking Point What Are You Playing This Weekend? - Issue Ten
Bring us back together
Our bi-weekly weekend gaming discussion may be hitting the airwaves a little later than expected, but that doesn’t mean that there isn’t time for us to disclose all of our delicious gaming plans. As always, this isn’t a one-way affair – we want to know what you’re playing, too. Don’t forget to let us know what’s...
Friday26th Jul 2013
Reaction Why You Should Stop Bleating About the PS4's RAM
Everyone's gone baa-rmy
While the topic has quietened down a little over the past couple of years, cross-game chat was just one of the many failings of the PlayStation 3. For years it was touted as a reason to purchase the Xbox 360 over Sony’s flagship machine, and even used as a justification for the premium price attached to Microsoft’s online...
News PS4 Offers 5.5GB GDDR5 RAM to Developers, But Don't Lose Your Mind
New information about Sony's system isn't the end of the world
The winning streak had to come to a climax at some point, and many are pulling out their pitchforks in anticipation of that this evening. There were some mumblings on NeoGAF overnight regarding an imminent “console memory drama”, and that manifested itself earlier today in the form...
Thursday25th Jul 2013
News Sony's Loaning PS4 Development Kits to Indie Studios for Free
Keeping costs down
Microsoft’s latest Xbox One-Eighty has changed the conversation yet again. Overnight, the firm confirmed that it will allow self-publishing on its next generation platform within the system’s first year on the market. That puts the console in line with the PlayStation 4, but the Redmond-based organisation’s trump card is...
Reaction Microsoft's Stopped the Xbox One Rot, But PS4 Is a Step Ahead
Manufacturer is still clutching at straws
Vision is a word that Microsoft likes to use a lot. "Our vision is that every person can be a creator," said corporate vice president Marc Whitten earlier today, following the platform holder’s second massive Xbox One-Eighty in as many months. After a unanimous panning from pretty much the entirety of the...
News Unprecedented Number of Developers Working on PS4, PS3, and Vita
"We've never seen anything like this"
As the war for developer support rages on between Sony, Microsoft, and Nintendo, the PlayStation maker has admitted that it’s seeing an unprecedented level of interest in its platforms. Speaking with Develop, SCEE account manager Agostino Simonetta noted that after four years in the job, the current surge of...
First Impressions Stepping into the Castle of Illusion Starring Mickey Mouse
Use your illusion
Disney has been investing a significant amount of effort in recent years to put the quality back into its video game franchises and reach out to more adult gamers. With the Epic Mickey series adopting a somewhat darker tone, and the forthcoming classic remake of DuckTales: Remastered, it’s obvious that the media giant has been...
News Battlefield 4 Proves That One Screen Is Never Enough
You'll get square eyes
If you’re the type of person that shuts off your laptop, tablet, and smartphone while you’re sitting down for a quiet session with your favourite PlayStation platform, then you’re totally doing it wrong. Battlefield 4 wants you to have every gadget that you own sitting in front of you, running maps, geolocation...
News Liege Smashes Stretch Goal, Marches onto PS4 and Vita
Check, mate
Liege, the beautiful adult RPG by Coda Games, has smashed its Kickstarter stretch goal, meaning that the fascinating adventure will release on the PlayStation 4 and Vita in the near future. The title – which looks prettier than Rachel Bilson in a rose garden – needed to raise $48,000 in order to guarantee the console release, but...
Interview BreakQuest: Extra Evolution Developer on Braving the Free-to-Play Frontier
Breaking barriers
We loved BreakQuest: Extra Evolution in its initial guise. The colourful Arkanoid-esque excursion earned a respectable 9/10 in our PlayStation Minis review, and now it’s smashing back into the spotlight courtesy of a spangly new PlayStation Vita port. But rather than adopt the same model as its predecessor, Ukrainian developer...
Wednesday24th Jul 2013
First Impressions Killzone: Mercenary Is the Vita Shooter That You've Been Waiting For
Pride and Pyrrhus
Ever since we first nestled our thumbs on the PlayStation Vita’s petite but precise analogue sticks, we’ve been gunning for a good first-person shooter. Nihilistic Software did the best that it could with a bad hand, deploying Resistance: Burning Skies and Call of Duty: Black Ops Declassified into a regrettable crossfire of...
News Killzone: Mercenary Looks the Business, We Can Prove It
Rad-ec
We’ve paid Killzone: Mercenary a fair amount of attention over the past few days – and have been itching to give you a closer look at the game. If you haven’t read our hands-on preview just yet, divert your orange peepers through here, and then shimmy back to this page for a brand new batch of screens captured directly from our...
News Tekken Revolution's New Fighter Couldn't Be More Predictable
The blood is the life
The path to success apparently includes underdressed females with fangs. We’re not prudes, but we can’t help but feel let down by Tekken Revolution’s latest fighter. The character – the culmination of a poll on the franchise’s Facebook page – is currently dubbed ‘Female Vampire’, and represents a lady with roses...
Talking Point Are We Neglecting the Strength of the Vita's Lineup?
There's plenty to smile about
When the PlayStation 3 was at its lowest, you couldn’t move for criticism. Every announcement, news story, and trailer was accompanied by a heated discussion; each unfortunate exclusive was forced to carry the weight of the entire machine. As the flagship format settled – its commercial fortunes reversed and...
News Quick, the PS4 Is Back in Stock at Amazon.com
What are you waiting for?
PlayStation 4 pre-order slots have become rarer than a smile from Kristen Stewart in recent weeks. As such, it’s with hurried excitement that we must inform you that there are launch day bundles back in stock at Amazon.com. Right now, you can snatch a system alongside Battlefield 4, Killzone: Shadow Fall, Knack,
News Beyond: Two Souls Looks Great, But How Do You Actually Play It?
Lingering questions
“Is it just an interactive movie?” is probably the most common question attached to Beyond: Two Souls. The upcoming Ellen Page-‘em-up certainly looks the part, but do you actually play it? In a brand new behind-the-scenes trailer, Parisian developer Quantic Dream has delved into a topic that it doesn’t usually explore:...
Store Update 23rd July 2013 (North America)
Nice shot
The sun may be extracting every ounce of liquid from your body, but that’s not stopping Sony from pumping out some refreshment in the form of several new PlayStation 3 and Vita games. The real highlights this week include the excellent Stealth Inc: A Clone in the Dark, Zeno Clash 2, and the console re-release of Hot Shots Golf: W
News Be a Ghost, a Panther, or a Maniac in Splinter Cell: Blacklist
However you like it
Sam Fisher's doing a decent job of remaining undetected leading up to the launch of Splinter Cell: Blacklist, as this newest trailer almost slipped us by. Detailing the three different play styles that are open to you during missions, the video is keen to show off just how varied each approach can be. Taking the Ghost route,...
News Atomic Ninjas Battle on PS3 and Vita Later This Year
Shinobi in space
Few things are cooler than ninjas, but Atomic Ninjas rank among them. While we’ll never get the opportunity to practice our Ninjutsu poses in space, at least the fine folks at Grip Games are giving us the next best thing. The studio’s upcoming PlayStation 3 and Vita brawler – a tantalising marriage between Crash Commando and...
News Unleash Your Inner Masochist with This Cloudberry Kingdom Trailer
Time Bob
Releasing on 30th July in North America (and a day later in Europe), Cloudberry Kingdom is an insanely fast-paced platformer that's sure to reduce even the most experienced of players to tears with its relentless brutality. Take a gander at the newest trailer below and you'll see that we're not joking. But it's not all doom and gloom –...
News Floating Cloud God Saves the Pilgrims in HD on 7th August
Welsh developer done with port
Dakko Dakko’s ostentatiously dubbed Floating Cloud God Saves the Pilgrims in HD will take to the skies on 7th August in Europe. The title will set you back just £2.99, which, as David Dickinson would say, is cheap as chips. The title follows in the footsteps of the similarly inexpensive The HD Adventures of Rotating...
Tuesday23rd Jul 2013
News Mark Cerny Wasn't Joking When He Said the PS4 Won't Overheat
Cold as ice
“Sony knows how to design the PlayStation 4 so that it won’t overheat,” noted a confident Mark Cerny earlier in the year. Turns out that the lead architect – who’s also working on launch title Knack – was not telling porkies either, as the next generation system will actually run at a cooler temperature than the existing...
Review Stealth Inc: A Clone in the Dark (PlayStation 3)
Out of sight
Fresh from a successful period on the PC – with a name too crude to be published here – Curve Studios has transposed its undercover espionage excursion to the PlayStation 3 and Vita. However, while its title may be slightly less colourful, Stealth Inc: A Clone in the Dark retains the assets that made its computer counterpart great:...
News This Is How the PS4's Interface Looks Nearer to Launch
Don't get too excited
Who left the PlayStation 4 news tap on? As we edge ever closer to the launch of Sony’s next generation system, today seems to be dripping snippets about the impending hardware. The latest tidbit comes courtesy of Gematsu, who managed to get their greedy mitts on a handful of updated user interfa
News Rockstar Games' Undercover Agent Could Infiltrate PS4
Company renews trademark registrations for sneaky title
Remember when L.A. Noire virtually fell off the face of the Earth for several years, before making a prompt comeback and releasing not long after? Well, it looks like Rockstar Games could be applying the same covert treatment to Agent, the former PlayStation 3 exclusive that’s been shrouded...
News So, the PS4 Is Ready for Retail in North America
System motors through FCC approval process
When will the PlayStation 4 launch? Well, that sooner-than-expected October release is beginning to look like it’s more on than, er, that anthropomorphic primate with a tie. The final version of Sony’s next generation dream machine has
News Analyst: There'll Be More Xbox Ones Available at Launch Than PS4
Oh, really?
While it’s widely rumoured that Microsoft may be having some manufacturing issues with the Xbox One, Robert W. Baird analyst Colin Sebastian stated in a recent investor’s note that he believes that the Redmond-based manufacturer’s system will be readily available this Christmas. In fact, the financial forecaster stressed that the...
News What if Final Fantasy VII Was a Live-Action Web Series?
Now you can find out
No matter how much you love Final Fantasy VII, we’re guessing that you don’t love it quite as much as Italian director Gionata Medeot. Having produced the live-action trailer embedded below, the London-based media mogul has been recruited by North American upstart Shinra Productions to produce a full web series inspired by...
News Explore the Caribbean with 13 Minutes of Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag
Ocean's thirteen
Not content with the numerous Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag trailers that we've already been inundated with thus far, Ubisoft has released thirteen whole minutes of open world gameplay, which details everything from assassinations to whale scouting on the open seas. Surprisingly, it looks like deadly tropical storms will be one...
Monday22nd Jul 2013
Talking Point What Does the Future Hold for HD Re-Releases on PS4?
Bringing clarity to the classics
The humble high-definition remaster proved a popular revenue stream for publishers on the PlayStation 3. Starting with the excellent God of War Collection, and spawning several retail compilations thereafter – including Tomb Raider, Metal Gear Solid, and more – the
News The PS4 Definitely Records Your Last 15 Minutes of Gameplay
Sharing saga
It’s probably a testament to Sony’s successes with the PlayStation 4 that the length of the system’s record function sparked a bit of a heated debate today. Speaking at the Develop conference earlier this month, Sony Computer Entertainment Europe’s head of research and development Mark Brown said that the console could store the...
News Ratchet & Clank Writer Goes Commando, Departs Insomniac Games
Into the nexus
In an announcement that would make Captain Qwark cry, legendary writer TJ Fixman has confirmed that he’s set to depart Insomniac Games. The voice behind seven of the Ratchet & Clank titles has been lured away from game development by his screenwriter ambitions – but insists that he’ll continue to play a key role in Sony’s...
News PlayStation All-Stars Wanted to Take You on a Tour of Hekseville
Gravity Rush and Journey arena leaked
Sony was planning a Gravity Rush-inspired stage for PlayStation All-Stars Battle Royale. The cut arena – spotted on the portfolio of ex-SuperBot Entertainment artist Ky Bui – intended to mash-up the colourful city of
News BreakQuest: Extra Evolution Bouncing onto PS Vita on 7th August
PlayStation Minis port will be free-to-play
We’ve been badgering Ukrainian indie Beatshapers about its PlayStation Vita port of the awesome BreakQuest: Extra Evolution for some time, but finally the studio has managed to supply us with a date. The title – which crashed onto the PlayStation Minis platform last year – is set to batter some b
News UK Sales Charts: The Last of Us Shuffles to a Sixth Week at the Summit
Still life in Naughty Dog's adventure
The Last of Us has fought off a calculated attack from Dynasty Warriors 8, leaving it standing at the top of the UK sales charts for a sixth consecutive week. The previous titles to achieve this feat were Call of Duty: Black Ops 2 and
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