News - 2016, Week 03

Sunday24th Jan 2016

Saturday23rd Jan 2016

  • News PS4 Exclusive DriveClub Ups the Ante with Hardcore Mode

    Evolution, indeed

    "What the Dickens!" Push Square boss man Anthony Dickens is sure to exclaim when he reads this article. The big cheese struggles with DriveClub in its default simcade state, so Hardcore mode is sure to have him staring at the luxuriously rendered roadside bumpers with more regularity. Game director Paul Rustchynsky confirmed the...

  • News Saints Row Undercover Almost Took a Dump on PSP

    Volition unearths forgotten project

    There are already a handful of canned Saints Row projects that have leaked over the years, but Saints Row Undercover – a PlayStation Portable spin-off of Saints Row 2 – was forgotten by practically everyone. The project was officially cancelled all the way back in 2009, and has been left sitting in a Volition...

  • Talking Point What Are You Playing This Weekend? - Issue 102

    Gotta go fast

    Despite being the weekend, your humble host has a lot to do today, so consider this edition of WAYP hastily assembled like a ploughman's sandwich without any lettuce or tomato – or pickle, for that matter. What are we even talking about? Dunno, filling space out, innit. That might be enough? Yes, it's enough. Sammy Barker, Editor:...

  • News The Escapists: The Walking Dead Bites into PS4 in February

    Brains

    Team 17 recently lunged at t he PlayStation Blog to announce that The Escapists: The Walking Dead is set to release on the PlayStation 4 on 16th February in North America and Europe. We sense that it's slightly after Valentine's Day because your days will be over before you know it – may as well enjoy time with your other half before you're...

  • News Pixel Piracy Hops Aboard HMS PlayStation 4

    Ahoy, matey

    Quadro Delta and the team behind the 2D hit survival game Terraria recently announced the release of Pixel Piracy on the PlayStation 4 – and the boarding begins on 16th February. In the game, you control a pirate captain who recruits a bunch of savvy shipmates to help you on your adventures through the seas looting, pillaging, and...

Friday22nd Jan 2016

Thursday21st Jan 2016

Wednesday20th Jan 2016

Tuesday19th Jan 2016

Monday18th Jan 2016

  • Review Resident Evil Zero (PS4)

    From zero to hero

    Last year, Capcom delighted fans (and newcomers) with an HD remaster of its legendary GameCube exclusive remake, Resident Evil. A year later and the firm's other former Nintendo exclusive Resident Evil Zero has arrived on the PlayStation 4. But while last year's efforts were great, the ported package still had some areas of uneven...

  • News You Won't Be Able to Trade Equipment with Friends in The Division at Launch

    Mine, mine, mine

    We remember when people were mad about the fact that you couldn't trade weapons and armour with your friends in Destiny, but really, that particular feature would have put a bullet in the game's lasting power. With that in mind, and with all of the recent comparisons between Bungie's sci-fi adventure and Tom Clancy's The Division,...

  • News A Portion of The Division's Open World Has Been Cut from the Finished Game

    Bye-bye Brooklyn

    When Tom Clancy's The Division was initially revealed, we were thrown into a snowy recreation of Brooklyn - one of New York's most famous boroughs. However, according to a statement from creative director Magnus Jansen, published by Examiner, Brooklyn won't feature in the finished game - at least, not at launch. "For Tom Clancy's...

  • Review Infinifactory (PS4)

    Manufacturing mayhem

    Infinifactory is a peculiar puzzle game which sees you snatched by a non-English speaking alien race, and tasks you with constructing production lines to manufacture their various contraptions. The game plays a little like Minecraft in create mode, whereby you have the ability to float around a 3D space in order to meet the...

  • News Here's the Box Art for That Quantic Dream PS4 Collection

    #EmotionEngine

    Sony's preparing a boxed bundle of Quantic Dream games in March, meaning that you'll be able to get your David Cage fix in full on the PlayStation 4. The package includes the recently released Beyond: Two Souls port, as well as the upcoming Heavy Rain remaster. Agent Norman Jayden FBI's taken to bouncing a ball against a virtual wall...

  • News Diablo 3's Latest Patch Is Playing Hell on PS4

    Blizzard's looking into it, though

    Diablo 3's latest patch launched just a few days ago - it introduced a whole new area, expanded existing locations, and added in a ton of new legendary items. Understandably, loot lovers were excited for the changes, but the blood soaked party's stuttered a little after Digital Foundry discovered that the update...

  • News Konami's Going to Love This Metal Gear Solid Fan Remake

    Snake! Snake! Snaaake!

    Konami loves nothing more than a consultation with its legal team, and we suspect that the nefarious publisher will be huddled around a boardroom table right now pondering how it can shut down Shadow Moses, a fan remake of the original Metal Gear Solid game. The hobbyist upgrade's being helmed by Airam Hernandez in Unreal...

  • News The Man Behind Grand Theft Auto V's Michael Knows Nothing of Story DLC

    The saga continues

    Last week we reported that Grand Theft Auto V's story based downloadable content may still be happening. The actor that plays Franklin, one of the game's three main characters, posted a photo of himself wearing a motion capture suit on Instagram, which unsurprisingly lead to plenty of speculation. Putting a dampener on the party,...

  • News EDF! EDF! EDF! Save the Day on PS4, Vita Next Month

    More monsters, more fun

    B-movie bug busters Earth Defense Force 4.1: The Shadow of New Despair and Earth Defense Force 2: Invaders from Planet Space are looking to be released on 12th February in Europe. Earth Defence Force 2 will be hitting Vita consoles in Europe, which is considered a late release since it was distributed in North America during...

  • News Fat Princess Adventures on PS4 Rolls Out a Fat Update

    Fat rolls

    Fun Bits has posted on the PlayStation Blog stating that it's rolling out its latest update 1.02 for Fat Princess Adventures, which features free DLC and more cakes for the Princess to eat. The feast will be served tomorrow on the PlayStation 4 and contains two new cake slices to eat: 'Short Cakes' Tavern' and 'Aren

  • News Please Bring Phantasy Star Online 2 Overseas, SEGA

    Japanese launch date confirmed

    Back when online gaming was a novelty, this author played Phantasy Star Online on the Dreamcast with wide eyes. A hefty 15 or so years later, we're ready to take our Mag back out into the battlefield – but a Western release of Phantasy Star Online 2 seems unlikely. Nevertheless, publisher SEGA has determined a 20th...

  • News Oddworld: New 'n' Tasty Makes a Stink on PS Vita This Week

    Something new for my Vita!

    Delicious escapade Oddworld: New 'n' Tasty, part of the amazingly old series dating back to 1997, has been set a release date for the PlayStation Vita on 19th January in Europe and North America. The game originally launched in 2014 on the PlayStation 4 and PlayStation 3, with this latest version being refurbished for...

  • News Turn Down the Volume for NieR: Automata's Fan Message Video

    Scream if you're hyped

    When NieR: Automata was revealed last year at E3, there was reason to be excited. Developed by Platinum Games, the action role-playing sequel is a project that's obviously worth keeping an eye on - and today, Square Enix has taken the opportunity to thank fans for their support and enthusiasm up to this point. The video that...

  • News Rocketbirds 2: Evolution Hatches on PS4 and Vita

    Cluckin' awesome

    In a recent PlayStation Blog written by Sian Yue Tan, the creator of Rocketbirds, he mentioned that for the past four years his team have monitored what people liked and disliked about the original Rocketbirds: Hardboiled Chicken game, and have configured it

  • News UK Sales Charts: Grand Theft Auto V Keeps Truckin'

    Rockstar's release up to second as Call of Duty tops

    Grand Theft Auto V is an unstoppable juggernaut. The game, which first launched over two years ago, has climbed to second in this week's UK sales charts, proving that there ain't any stopping Rockstar's train. Call of Duty: Black Ops III continued its dominance in first position, while FIFA 16,...