News - 2016, Week 09

Sunday6th Mar 2016

Saturday5th Mar 2016

Friday4th Mar 2016

  • Review Alekhine's Gun (PS4)

    Cold bore

    The stealth genre is one that's often hard to get right in a game. It has to have a balance of patience and action, combat and hiding, and – most importantly – it has to be open and varied. Somehow, Alekhine's Gun fails at all of these things, missing the mark more than a Stormtrooper after drinking five cans of Red Bull. Set during...

  • News The Uncharted 4 Beta Is Now Live on PS4

    Weekender

    If you don't have any strict gaming sessions planned for this weekend, you may want to settle into some Uncharted 4: A Thief's End multiplayer. You can download the game's open beta from the PlayStation Store right now for free, and you don't need a PlayStation Plus subscription to play it. With any luck, the servers will stay stable over...

  • Game of the Month Top 4 PlayStation Games of February 2016

    Zombies, anime, street fighters, and monsters of a digital kind

    February's Game of the Month vote wasn't an easy one, as three separate titles found themselves tied for our prestigious award at one point – but we got there in the end. While the month itself won't be remembered for its blockbuster releases, it's safe to say that it was actually a...

  • News No Man's Sky's PS4 Box Art Is So Beautiful You'll Want the Blu-ray

    One for the shelf

    It always seemed certain that No Man's Sky would receive a retail release, but Sony confirmed as much this week, stating that the ambitious outing will be available on Blu-ray in Europe and North America. However, if we're going to point out bad box art – DOOM's atrocious artwork immediately springs to mind – then we should...

  • News PlayStation Vue Price Cuts May Convince You to Cut the Cable

    Don't tell Jim Carrey

    Sony's still plugging away at PlayStation Vue, the online television service which it hopes will convince you to cut your cable subscription. Writing on the PlayStation Blog this week, the platform holder announced that it will dropping the price of each of its membership tiers by $10 per month, meaning that the cheapest option...

  • News This Guy Won $1 Million Playing The Elder Scrolls Online

    Lucky bugger

    You may recall that back in December we reported on a big opportunity for players of The Elder Scrolls Online: Tamriel Unlimited. Basically, if you hopped online for a spot of adventuring over a certain period, you'd be automatically entered into a prize draw to win $1 million. A tempting proposal indeed. And hey, someone's only gone...

  • News Hooray, Star Ocean 5's English Voices Don't Sound Too Bad

    Stop and listen

    As teased yesterday, Star Ocean 5: Integrity and Faithlessness' first English-voiced trailer has hit the 'net, and thankfully, the cast seem to do a pretty decent job. That said, if you're looking for brand new footage, you won't find it here - this is actually just a localised version of a previous gameplay and cutscene trailer that...

  • Push Share What PS4 Screenshots Have You Been Sharing? - Issue 9

    Sharing the love

    We're only on Issue 9 of bi-weekly feature Push Share, but writing this cheeky little introduction is already becoming difficult. Reviewer Simon Fitzgerald won the majority of votes last time thanks to his questionable Fallout 4 pic, but who will take the crown this week? As always, we've got a selection of rad, hip, and cool...

Thursday3rd Mar 2016

Wednesday2nd Mar 2016

  • News Uncharted 4 Has Been Delayed Again, and We're Not Even Kidding

    We wish we were

    Want to hear a joke that's not funny anymore? Uncharted 4: A Thief's End has been delayed again. It's not funny because we're being deadly serious – and so is Sony. So serious, in fact, that Sony Computer Entertainment America president and CEO Shawn 'Crash Bandicoot t-shirt' Layden has personally posted the news on the official...

  • Weirdness Someone Turned the Silent Hills Sampler into a Short Movie

    And it's great

    People want Silent Hills really bad. There's zero chance of that ever happening now that Hideo Kojima has left Konami, of course, but there's hope that the project could live on in spirit – perhaps as part of the auteur's inaugural PlayStation 4 exclusive. And to help encourage that to happen, a talented group of film makers have...

  • News You Won't Be Reading Any The Division Reviews on Launch Day

    Shot down

    Some people won't be happy about this, but we're not really sure how else it could work. In a public post on its official blog, Ubisoft has outlined what we can all expect from Tom Clancy's The Division on launch day. The gist of it is that you won't be reading any reviews before the game releases on the 8th March. The main reason for...

  • Poll Are You Happy with PS4 Firmware Update 3.50?

    Yay or nay?

    Sony detailed PlayStation 4 firmware update v3.50 this week, revealing its codename – Musashi, for those curious – and the list of features that it will introduce. Chief among them is the ability to turn on friend notifications and appear offline – but it also includes improved party functionality, better event scheduling, support...

  • News Sony Touts Great Games for Great Prices in New EU PSN Sale

    Assassin's Creed, Far Cry, Resident Evil, and more

    Another week, another slew of discounts on the European PlayStation Store. This time around, deals are focussed on a large number of Ubisoft offerings with some Resident Evil and Alien: Isolation thrown in for good measure. It's not the best selection that we've ever seen, but it's by no means bad...

  • News EA Is Making an Absolute Killing from Microtransactions

    Ka-ching

    Additional digital content is a big part of business for many a publisher these days. For more niche titles, for example, premium DLC offerings are a good way to rack up some extra dosh, while blockbusters often use DLC packs and season passes to find more success after launch. Okay, so that's a pretty simplistic way of looking at things -...

  • News PS4 Continues to Smash Sales Records

    This time Down Under

    While the PlayStation 4's sales aren't as much of a surprise as they once were, it's worth remembering that the system is still smashing sales records around the globe. The latest set of data reveals that Sony's new-gen system accounted for 59 per cent of all home console hardware sales in Australia last year, outselling its...

  • News Mass Effect Andromeda Will Enter PS4's Mass Relay Next Year

    Drell, there it is

    You won't be cooing over Krogans this Christmas, as EA Games has quietly let slip that Mass Effect Andromeda will release sometime next year instead. Speaking at the Morgan Stanley Technology, Media, and Telecom Conference, suit Blake Jorgensen mentioned that the title will release during the quarter spanning January 2017 through...

  • News Japanese Sales Charts: Unimpressive Software Numbers Can't Stop PS4

    Sony sticks to the top

    There's not really too much to say about the latest Japanese hardware and software charts, but we'll be damned if we're going to miss out on this weekly article. Starting on the software side of things, the top 20 was bombarded by the new Kamen Rider game, which is available on PlayStation 4, PlayStation 3, and Vita, but...

  • Store Update 1st March 2016 (North America)

    Plenty to pick from

    This week's North American PlayStation Store update included a mighty clanger, teasing that pre-orders would open for No Man's Sky later this week. That information's since been removed, but the billion other releases included in the plaza's latest re-stock haven't. There's so much to get through we're not even going to rattle...

  • News Expect Plenty of God Eater: Resurrection and Rage Burst News Leading Up to Release

    A veritable feast

    It's been a long time coming, but God Eater is finally coming West later this year. The news was met with a lot of enthusiasm from potential players in North America and Europe, and it seems as though the people behind the franchise are just as excited to see their property branch out. In a short new developer diary, producer...

Tuesday1st Mar 2016

Monday29th Feb 2016