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Thanksgiving meant that this was a quiet week in the PlayStation Nation, but the excitement surrounding Black Friday more than made up for the lack of news. We kept you up-to-date with the dozens of sales in the US and UK, and also used the holidays to quietly prepare for what’s sure to be a manic December. Brace yourselves, because things are about to get hectic again...

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Reviews

Grand Theft Auto V - 9/10

It comes as no surprise that Grand Theft Auto V on the PS4 is the same great game that millions of us have already played, but thoughtful additions, both big and small, mean that it's easily the definitive edition of Rockstar's stellar creation. Los Santos feels more alive than ever, and whether you're a frequent visitor or not, we'd recommend booking a seat on the next-gen flight if you haven't already.

Geometry Wars 3: Dimensions - 9/10

Geometry Wars 3: Dimensions marks a triumphant PlayStation debut for an already popular property – and a solid start for the resurrected Sierra label. Offering a wealth of content as well as endless replayability, this game is a real winner. While the introduction of 3D stages doesn’t change the franchise’s core formula as much as you may expect, it still manages to breathe new life into a solid starting point – and even minor presentation and difficulty niggles can’t sully this shapely treat.

Other Reviews

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Features

Feature: What Are December 2014's Free PlayStation Plus Games?

Thanksgiving is right around the corner for our American readers, but we suspect that the quality of December’s forthcoming PlayStation Plus update will determine just how thankful we’re all feeling come tomorrow morning. Silliness aside, Sony has unveiled this month’s free game refresh a little earlier than usual, presumably to capitalise on the enthusiasm of the holidays. And while we already knew about the PlayStation 4’s lineup weeks ago, we’ve decided to walk you through the full roster down below.

First Impressions: Enlisting in The Tomorrow Children, PS4's Great Social Experiment

The Tomorrow Children is the type of title that you’d only ever find on PlayStation. We’re not referring to the fact that Sony’s footing the bill of this Q-Games developed curiosity – or the vaguely disingenuous PR sound bites that tend to filter out of first-party outfits from time-to-time – but the mere notion that this is wildly different to anything else on the market right now. In fact, so out of the ordinary is this PlayStation 4 exclusive that we find ourselves surrounded by scrawled pages of A4 notepaper as we type.

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News

This Is One PS4 Bundle You Won't Find in Your Local Store

Sony loves PlayStation 4 bundles in Europe, this much we already know. However, the platform holder has been slightly less forthcoming with premium hardware packages in North America; aside from the Destiny set and the yet-to-be-released Black Friday packs, there’s not been a whole lot to get excited about in the Land of the Free. There is one hardware option that you probably don’t know about, though.

Capcom Teases New PS4 Title That Will Turn Heads

It’s been a quiet generation for Capcom so far. While free-to-play dungeon crawler Deep Down was expected to be its first flagship PlayStation 4 release, the game has been delayed dozens of times, with its beta still out of sight. Fortunately, the Japanese publisher is set to pick up the pace early next year with the episodic Resident Evil: Revelations 2 – and its re-release of Resident Evil’s remake.

Uncharted 4's Creative Director Sure Seems Excited About The Game Awards

Sony’s always been a big proponent of Spike TV’s typically terrible VGA Awards, but with Geoff Keighley flying solo this year, it looks like that’s not going to change. Part of an action packed weekend in Las Vegas – which is also set to host the PlayStation Experience fan convention – The Game Awards look like they’ll hold a few surprises of their own.

Grand Theft Auto V PS4's First Cell Phone Cheat Is Pretty Silly

Remember when cheat codes were all the rage? We used to enjoy flipping through those free books that came with magazines, pondering how we could get even more life out of our collection of games. Unfortunately, since the advent of the PlayStation 3, this archaic inclusion seems to have gone out of fashion a little – but Grand Theft Auto V ain’t afraid to turn back the clocks.

Pigeon Dating Sim Hatoful Boyfriend Flaps onto PS4 and Vita Next Year

When the visual novel Hatoful Boyfriend was launched in Japan by Hato Moa, many brushed the pigeon hook-up sim aside. Devolver Digital, however, grabbed the bird by the wings – and following a successful launch on Steam earlier in the year, it'll be flying onto the PlayStation 4 and Vita in 2015.

Other Noteworthy News

Video of the Week

PS4 Exclusive The Order: 1886 Has More Than Pretty Visuals

As our very own Graham Banas will inform you, there’s more to a game’s presentation than its looks. Sound is something that often goes underappreciated in this visual driven industry, but it’s the glue that holds everything together. Seeing as The Order: 1886 is aiming to be the complete cinematic experience, then, its audio is enormously important.