News - 2016, Week 08

Sunday28th Feb 2016

  • Push Rewind Uncharted 4, PlayStation Plus Freebies, Far Cry Primal

    For Drake's sake

    Ooh boy, the highlight this week has to be that Uncharted 4: A Thief's End trailer, doesn't it? Even ignoring the hullabaloo regarding the place holder art, Naughty Dog's latest practically sizzled in its latest story clip. Other highlights this time include the latest PlayStation Plus line-up, and several big reviews – Far Cry...

  • News Move Over Power Glove! Sony Patents PlayStation VR Mittens

    Everything else is child's play

    They do say that everything comes full-circle eventually, so if PlayStation VR is merely a next-gen Virtual Boy, then we suppose that it makes sense for Sony to be planning a Power Glove alternative, too. A patent filed by SCEA shortly after the announcement of Project Morpheus in 2014 suggests that the company's at...

  • News Sony Switches Off PlayStation TV Shipments in Japan

    Tuned out

    Sony's pushed the power button on PlayStation TV in Japan, with an update on its website stressing that it's no longer shipping the microconsole to local retailers. The failed format is still available from some stores, of course, but the platform holder will not be replenishing inventory once current stocks run out. In other words, it's...

Saturday27th Feb 2016

Friday26th Feb 2016

  • News PS4 Fans Are So Mad at PlayStation Plus They're Making Parodies

    Has it really got that bad?

    PlayStation Plus members are fed up of pixel art platformers – even though, y'know, you all just voted Broforce in as one of your March freebies. Nevertheless, so unenthused about the Instant Game Collection is the PlayStation 4 community right now that it's started making parody videos. Cue this "hilarious" take on...

  • News There's a Way to Play Gundam Breaker 3 in English This April

    As long as you don't mind importing

    Even though Bandai Namco is localising Vita action game Mobile Suit Gundam: Extreme VS-Force later this year, that hasn't stopped many fans from lusting after Gundam Breaker 3 - another mech-based brawler that's launching on PlayStation 4 and Vita in Japan on the 3rd March. Sadly, there's been no word of the...

  • Review Plants vs. Zombies: Garden Warfare 2 (PS4)

    Behind enemy vines

    Popcap has taken control of the plantation again with a sequel to the much-loved Plants vs. Zombies: Garden Warfare. We really liked the original release, praising its ability to "stay true to its roots" while still offering an olive branch to new audiences by "switching up the franchise's familiar format". But by returning to the...

  • Review Ironcast (PS4)

    I see London, I see France

    Ironcast is a very pleasant game considering its subject matter, its upper-class Victorian characters maintaining their polite demeanour in the direst of situations. Due to a dispute over a very valuable substance called Voltite, the British Empire is at war with its old enemy from across the channel, and it'll take nine...

Thursday25th Feb 2016

  • Review Toki Tori 2+ (PS4)

    Chick, whistle, and stomp

    Originally released on the Wii U in 2013, and followed closely by versions for Windows, Mac, and Linux in the months after that, it has taken almost exactly three years for Toki Tori 2+ to finally come to PlayStation. This gap will have somewhat deflected some of the hype surrounding it for Sony fans, but to merely glance...

Friday26th Feb 2016

Thursday25th Feb 2016

  • News The, Er, Batmobile's Coming to Rocket League on PS4

    Send a spotlight signal

    When you move 10 million units, you tend to open a lot of doors for yourself. It's perhaps no major surprise that Rocket League will be adding the Batmobile from 8th March on the PlayStation 4. The supercharged vehicle will cost you just $1.99, and will come with three antenna flags – one apiece for Batman, Superman, and...

  • Review Ninja Senki DX (PS Vita)

    No-go ninja

    Tribute Games has been churning out unremarkable indie games for quite a while now. Each illuminates a finer aspect from all of those 8 and 16-bit titles we grew to know and love but always does so in a negative way. Wizorb is unique but trite in its presentation. Mercenary Kings is what Metal Slug would've looked like after a bout with...

  • News Resident Evil 4, 5, and 6 Are All Shuffling to PS4 This Year

    Yes, all of 'em

    When you're in dire financial straits like Capcom are, the only solution is to throw as many remasters at the wall as possible and hope something sticks. Not content with bringing Resident Evil and Resident Evil Zero to Sony's new-gen system, the publisher has now announced that Resident Evil 4, Resident Evil 5, and Resident Evil 6...

  • News DOOM Should Run Like a Bloody Dream on PS4

    "The best-looking game at 1080p, 60fps"

    Gotta love the team over at id Software, eh? The developer's lead project programmer, Billy Khan, has bigged up DOOM's engine ahead of its release in a few months, stating that it'll run at 60 frames per second in 1080p on PlayStation 4. "We want players to wonder how DOOM and idTech 6 games can be so...

  • Talking Point Do You Fast Travel in Open World Games?

    Quick trip or epic voyage

    There are those that fast travel, and those that don't. Raised voices broke out in Push Square Towers this week when Robert Ramsey revealed that he walks everywhere in Fallout 4. This led to Sammy Barker using words that can't be repeated on these hallowed pages. The result: a poll to the death to determine who the real...

  • News PS4 Remains the Best Place to Play, Says Sony

    Any arguments?

    Sony's dropped a new chest-pumping trailer for Spring 2016, reiterating that the PlayStation 4 remains the best place to play. The clip centres on console exclusive games like Street Fighter V, Uncharted 4: A Thief's End, and MLB 16: The Show, before re-iterating that all Call of Duty: Black Ops III map packs can be played on the...

  • News Dead or Alive 5: Last Round Kicks Off Big DLC Plans

    A new character, a free stage, and more costumes

    Naotora Ii from Samurai Warriors 4 will be joining the cast of Dead or Alive 5: Last Round on the 17th March, Koei Tecmo has revealed. Those of you who have played the hack and slash title will probably already know that Naotora specialises in powerful kicks, so you can probably guess how she's going...

  • News Rocket League Scores a Retail Release on PS4

    Supersonic

    Vehicular soccer sensation Rocket League will boost to retail stores in the near future, developer Psyonix has announced. The news was teased on a Kinda Funny livestream, before being officially announced on the game's Facebook page. The developer said that more details will follow soon, including who it's partnering with and what content...

  • News Slash Your Way into Odin Sphere's Beautiful But Deadly Combat System

    Fight and flight

    The more that we see of Odin Sphere: Leifthrasir, the more we just want to combo pretty enemy designs into oblivion. We already know that the upcoming remaster looks great, but we're always jumping at another excuse to gawk at it. Fortunately for us, a new English trailer has come along. Detailing the action role-playing title's...

Wednesday24th Feb 2016

Tuesday23rd Feb 2016

Monday22nd Feb 2016