Guide Persona 5: Best Ending Walkthrough - Good, Bad, and Other Endings
How to get the true ending in Persona 5
Guide Persona 5: Tips and Tricks For Phantom Thieves of All Skill Levels
Let us start the game
Review Kingdom Hearts HD 1.5 + 2.5 Remix (PS4)
The keyblade to your heart
News There's One Xbox Scorpio Feature PS4 Pro Needs to Steal Soon
Universal supersampling
News - 2017, Week 14
Sunday9th Apr 2017
News WipEout Omega Collection's Steelbook Pays Homage to PSone
Box art will take you back
In case you didn't know, WipEout Omega Collection is getting a retail release on the PlayStation 4, and if you shop at as of yet undetermined retailers you'll be able to nab a tasty looking steelbook copy. Here's what it looks like in all of its retweet baiting glory: The coolest thing about the steelbook box art is...
Feature HyperPlay RPG Issue 3 Is a PlayStation Special Fanzine Bursting with Nostalgia
Final Fantasy IX! Xenogears! Breath of Fire III!
PlayStation as a brand is at that age now where many of us can look back and remember growing up with Sony's original home console. Indeed, nostalgia can be a powerful thing; it can drive us to dig out dusty old machines and briefly transport ourselves back to a different time. HyperPlay RPG is a...
Monday10th Apr 2017
Hands On 10 of Our Indie Favourites from EGX Rezzed 2017
From rhythmic blasting to cartoon giraffes
The breadth of experiences available to play at this year's EGX Rezzed was frankly staggering. We couldn't move for the number of games on display, and we often found ourselves unsure where to turn next. We managed to play dozens of titles of all shapes and sizes nonetheless, and there were countless fresh...
Saturday8th Apr 2017
Review Vikings - Wolves of Midgard (PS4)
Howling for you
Vikings - Wolves of Midgard is an action role-playing game stuffed with blood, beards, and loot. It's immediately comparable to other dungeon-crawling hack and slashers like Diablo, right down to the near identical radial equipment menu. Vikings certainly doesn't shy away from its inspirations, but it's so by-the-numbers that you do...
Sunday9th Apr 2017
Hands On Battalion 1944 Turns Back the Clock on Multiplayer Shooters
This means war
EGX Rezzed, as a general rule, is far less busy than its Birmingham-based big brother. Lines are significantly smaller if they exist at all, and people seem to be more willing to try out a wider variety of games, rather than crowding around the bigger titles. However, Battalion 1944 was one game that enjoyed a consistently busy queue,...
Hands On The Occupation Offers an Intriguing Political Playground
The show must go on
The Occupation is the new project from White Paper Games, creators of Ether One. It's another first-person, narrative-driven game, this time with a politically tinged story about the oppressive Union Act. It was formed in response to a terrorist attack in the 1980s England setting, and threatens to rob the British public of their...
Saturday8th Apr 2017
Talking Point What Are You Playing This Weekend? - Issue 163
Spring time
We're into April now, which means that Easter is right around the corner and summer looms temptingly on the horizon. It also means that, while most of the big blockbusters have been pushed out ahead of the new fiscal year, there's a colourful array of smaller content for you to sink your teeth into. The question is: what are you playing?...
Friday7th Apr 2017
Guide Persona 5: Best Ending Walkthrough - Good, Bad, and Other Endings
How to get the true ending in Persona 5
Does Persona 5 have a bad ending? Yes, yes it does. It's actually got multiple bad endings, one questionable ending, and one good ending - at least, as far as we know. In this guide, we'll be showing you how to avoid the bad endings and end the game on a relatively happy note. We've split this Persona 5...
Guide Persona 5: Tips and Tricks For Phantom Thieves of All Skill Levels
Let us start the game
Persona 5 is probably the most accessible game in Atlus' series thus far. It's got plenty of small tutorials that ease you into each system, and a range of difficulty options cater to players of all skill levels. Having said that, though, Persona 5 can still seem rather daunting at times. The fact that the game runs on a...
Poll Has Persona 5 Been Worth the Hype?
Now it's personal
Persona 5 launched just a few days ago, so naturally, we want to know what you lot think of it so far. Atlus' role-playing game is currently the third highest rated PlayStation 4 release ever on Metacritic, sitting at a supremely impressive metascore of 94. According to the press, the years upon years of waiting have been well...
News The Last of Us: Part II Recruits Westworld Actress Shannon Woodward
But who will she play?
While the bulk of Naughty Dog is either busy collecting awards or polishing off spin-off Uncharted: The Lost Legacy, it does seem like a large part of the team is also making progress on The Last of Us: Part II. And while updates on the title have been few and far between, Twitter has revealed today that Westworld
News A Brand New Naruto Game Is in the Works on PS4
Back for more
Apparently leaked ahead of its official announcement, a brand new Naruto game is in the works titled Naruto to Boruto: Shinobi Striker. Judging by the trailer that we've embedded above, it'll centre around 4-on-4 multiplayer battles in arena-like maps. The project looks reasonably far along as far as development goes, so we wouldn't be...
News Shiness: The Lightning Kingdom Looks Better Every Time We See It
Surprise hit?
Shiness: The Lightning Kingdom is an action role-playing game that we've had our eye on for quite some time. Crafted by French indie studio Enigami, it certainly looks like an ambitious project for such a relatively small studio to take on - but with risk comes opportunity and all that. Hopefully the title turns out to be a surprise...
News Digimon Story: Hacker's Memory Downloads a Slick New Trailer
Shows a load of new monsters
Digimon Story: Cyber Sleuth - Hacker's Memory may have an overly long and awkward name, but it's looking like another great role-playing game for fans of Japan's digital monsters. The title's scheduled for a 2018 release here in the West, which gives us plenty of time to devour Japanese teaser trailers like the one we've...
News Uncharted 4 Brings Home the BAFTA for Best Game
The Last Guardian also wins award
It's time to stop. We're approaching mid-April and Uncharted 4: A Thief's End has been winning awards for what feels like an eternity now. The title took home the coveted Best Game gong at the BAFTAs overnight, despite the excellent INSIDE scooping four other awards on the night. PlayStation 4 exclusive The Last...
Thursday6th Apr 2017
News There's One Xbox Scorpio Feature PS4 Pro Needs to Steal Soon
Universal supersampling
Sony's decision to allow developers to do whatever they want to with the PlayStation 4 Pro certainly has its benefits: it puts less pressure on already taxed teams and it gives studios more freedom to explore what they feel is best for their game. But there is a catch: with so many different approaches, a few games don't take...
Review LEGO City Undercover (PS4)
Prison break
The LEGO games are famous for their humorous adaptations of popular movie properties and comic book characters, but in more recent times developers TT Games and TT Fusion have begun creating their own LEGO adventures. This year's LEGO Worlds saw the franchise's detailed take on Minecraft, and only a month later the distinguished brick's...
Friday7th Apr 2017
Draw some
Drawn to Death plays like Twisted Metal, Quake, and Street Fighter all had a big violent orgy in Screech from Saved by the Bell's ring-bound high school jotter. This raucous online-only third-person shooter is bulging with so much personality that many won't be able to see beyond the d*ck jokes and crude art direction, but what lies behind...
Thursday6th Apr 2017
Reaction Will Sony Be Scared of the Xbox Scorpio?
Sting in the tail
Xbox's premium console Project Scorpio has been a source of conversation ever since a 90 second trailer outed the device at E3 2016 almost 12 months ago. With manufacturer Microsoft saying very little about the system since, it's become a bit of a fan's fancy – there's been so much speculation on enthusiast forums like NeoGAF...
News Mass Effect: Andromeda PS4 Patch 1.05 Is Out Now, Features Loads of Improvements
Eye eye captain
Mass Effect: Andromeda's first big update is now available on PlayStation 4. Patch 1.05 promises a slew of improvements to BioWare's recently released title, which launched in a rough state. The update weighs in at around 2.2GB. Improvements include better looking eyes for human and Asari characters, increased inventory limits, and...
Hands On Formula Fusion Is a Frenetic and Fun Futuristic Racer
Who said WipEout?
The futuristic, anti-gravity sub-genre of racing games is going through a resurgence right now. Just two years ago, the only two names in the conversation were F-Zero and WipEout, and both series sadly faded away into obscurity. The latter is obviously making its overdue return in June, but beyond that, this particular breed of...
Feature Have Mass Effect: Andromeda's Weird Eyes Been Fixed?
Everyone's face is a lot less tired
A new patch is out for Mass Effect: Andromeda on the PlayStation 4 which promises to improve the game's weird eyes. As was demonstrated by the slew of GIFs around launch, the title had some dodgy shaders on characters' optics which caused them to look… Well, a bit half-soaked, shall we say? But the latest patch...
News Persona 5 Is a Commercial Smash for Atlus
Over 1.5 million copies shipped
Persona 5 is a certified hit for Atlus, as the company has announced that over 1.5 million copies have been shipped worldwide. We know that around 550,000 units were sold in Japan when it released last year, so that means roughly one million copies have been distributed around the rest of the globe. Given that the...
News EA Slaps a Date on Its E3 2017 Broadcast
EAsy does it
Believe it or not, E3 2017 is now only a couple of months away. Gaming's biggest media event opens its doors on the 13th June, but as previously reported, EA won't actually be hosting a press conference at the show this year. Instead, it'll have an "all-new broadcast experience", set to take place on Saturday 10th June. We imagine that...
News Bethesda Nails Down a Date For Its E3 2017 Press Conference
The wildcard
Bethesda's returning for its third E3 press conference this summer, and given that we know fairly little about the publisher's future plans, it's safe to say that we're reasonably excited. If you're of a similar mind, then you'll be happy to learn that the company's nailed down a date for its show: Sunday 11th June. For those not...
News It Seems Musou Stars Is Almost Certainly Heading West
Koei Tecmo files a trademark
Never a company to shy away from shipping its latest games overseas, Koei Tecmo has trademarked 'Warriors All-Stars' in Europe. We're 99.9 per cent sure that this will end up being the localised name for Musou Stars - the crossover action title that features a bunch of Koei Tecmo characters from various properties...
News Meet Dragon Quest Heroes II's Troublesome Twins in New Gameplay Trailer
Sibling rivalry
Dragon Quest IV twins Meena and Maya are casting and dancing their way into Dragon Quest Heroes II, respectively. The game's latest trailer shows the siblings in action against a range of different foes, and it's nice to see such distinct fighting styles on show. We're especially liking Maya's ability to transform into a dragon and...
Wednesday5th Apr 2017
News Why Is Persona 5 Streaming and Sharing Banned?
Share button blocked
Persona 5 is one of the very few PlayStation 4 games that will outright block the use of your Share button. The game won't allow you to take screenshots or stream gameplay directly from your console - but the limitations don't stop there. Even with capture equipment, there are strict guidelines in place to stop you from showing...
News Hundreds of PS4 Games Are Discounted in EU Easter Sale
A whopping 440 items to be precise
Over the past few years, Sony's really embraced PlayStation Store sales – they're honestly not a million miles off the infamous Steam sales these days. Sure the prices aren't quite as good, but we're confident you'll find at least one thing worth purchasing in this European Easter sale, which spans a whopping 440...
Thursday6th Apr 2017
Hands On Spending Some Time with RiME on PS4
Hey, that rhymes
It was a little surreal to be finally playing RiME, Tequila Works' extremely elusive title. Originally announced as far back as 2013 and its design undergoing vast changes, the title will at last be releasing in May not as an open world adventure as initially planned but a more focused, concise puzzle platformer. Whatever it turned...
Hands On Wandering Through the Chilling Halls of The Town of Light
Stranger than fiction
Jumping into The Town of Light, you could be forgiven for thinking it's a fairly by-the-books psychological thriller. It's set in a disused asylum – all chipped paint and rusted doorways – and sees you meandering through its corridors in search of clues as to what happened to the protagonist Renèe, who was once an inmate...
Wednesday5th Apr 2017
News Japanese Sales Charts: Musou Stars Barely Shines as PS4 Has a Quiet Week
Slow and steady
There's no point in trying to sugarcoat it: these latest Japanese sales charts really aren't all that interesting. Two new PlayStation 4 titles made it into the software top ten, with hack and slash crossover Musou Stars entering in second place while the terribly named Blue Reflection: Sword of the Girl Who Dances in Illusions...
Hands On Dragon Quest Heroes II Is Shaping Up to Be Another Great Action RPG on PS4
Prime slime
We're big fans of the preposterously titled Dragon Quest Heroes: The World Tree's Woe and the Blight Below, which released back in 2015. Crafted by Omega Force - the studio behind the all of the Warriors games - it melds the role-playing elements that you'd expect of a Dragon Quest title with typical Dynasty Warriors action. The result...
News NieR: Automata Shipments and Digital Sales Top 1 Million
NieR enough
NieR: Automata is absolutely the kind of game that's never going to be a mainstream success, but it certainly sounds as though the recently released action role-playing title has done well for itself. Publisher Square Enix has revealed that the game's topped one million across shipments and digital sales - a promising figure. Automata...
News You Haven't Lived Until You've Seen Kaz Hirai Jam Out with a Saxophone
Bleeding gums Kaz
Sony is closing its iconic Tokyo building in the upmarket Ginza district and temporarily replacing it with a public park ahead of the 2020 Olympics, and boss Kaz Hirai was on-hand at the closing ceremony last week to dazzle attendees with a saxophone solo. Wait… What?! Watch this: Hirai's musical cameo didn't end there, as he...
Thursday6th Apr 2017
Hands On Knights and Bikes Promises an Adorable Adventure
Kid mode
We knew we were in for a good time with Knights and Bikes when its stand at EGX Rezzed 2017 featured bicycles to sit on instead of the usual plastic stools. If the developer's aim was to put a smile on people's faces before they even began the demo, it 100 per cent succeeded. This kind of creative approach should come as no surprise,...
Tuesday4th Apr 2017
Review Kingdom Hearts HD 1.5 + 2.5 Remix (PS4)
The keyblade to your heart
Not much more can be said of the venerable role-playing series born of two media giants and now more talked about for its mythical third instalment (it's coming guys, it has to be). Over the course of the last few years, Square Enix has retooled and repackaged the entire Kingdom Hearts canon, bundling the games into HD...
Me Tooie
The problem with Yooka-Laylee is that pretty much every criticism levelled at the throwback platformer can be waved away with a 90s novelty foam hand: it's supposed to be that way. But where recent revivals like Shovel Knight have managed to revisit games gone by through rose-tinted glasses, Playtonic's take on the Nintendo 64 classics of...
Review PaRappa the Rapper Remastered (PS4)
Don't stop believin'
It's been two decades since PaRappa the Rapper first appeared on the original PlayStation in 1997. As one of the first rhythm games to make a dent in the public consciousness, the poetic puppy was instrumental in paving the way for the music-based games that would follow in his wake: Amplitude, Guitar Hero, Rock Band, Hatsune...
News April's Free PlayStation Plus Games Are Out Now
Drawn to life
April's free roster of PlayStation Plus titles are available to download right now from the European PlayStation Store, with a North American rollout set to follow shortly after the publication of this post. The games this time include madcap multiplayer shooter Drawn to Death and novel co-operative puzzler Lovers in a Dangerous...
Review Blackwood Crossing (PS4)
A study in Scarlett
Blackwood Crossing is about the relationship between a brother and sister. You play as Scarlett, an adolescent girl slowly drifting away from her younger brother, Finn. The game starts on a train, which serves as its thematic hub, and then works its way out to various other locations – some literal, some symbolic. The...
Review A Rose in the Twilight (PS Vita)
The rose beyond the wall
Nippon Ichi certainly knows how to tell gruesome tales featuring adorable looking young girls! The creators of Yomawari: Night Alone have returned with a brand new puzzle platformer, A Rose in the Twilight. It's a tale of innocence, friendship, and blood. A young girl with a thorn upon her back awakens in the rubble, deep...
News Mass Effect: Andromeda Is Getting a Huge Game-Improving Patch This Week
Update 1.05 incoming
Mass Effect: Andromeda is a shoddy game - we don't think that you can really deny that - but BioWare is at least keen to fix many of its issues. The Canadian developer has just released a full rundown of what we can expect from the title's next update, which will release this Thursday. Mass Effect: Andromeda Patch 1.05 Notes::...
News The Highest Rated PS4 Game of 2017 Is Out Today
Here's its launch trailer
Hey, did you know Persona 5 is out today on PlayStation 4 (and PlayStation 3, actually)? Well just in case you've been living under a rock, the game's pushed out a pretty cool launch trailer to remind you of its long awaited arrival. Atlus' superb role-playing game currently sits at a crazy metascore of 94 on Metacritic,...
Store Update 4th April 2017 (Europe)
It's a big'un
Good grief, this week's European PlayStation Store update is so big that there's even a bloody PlayStation 3 game. Could it be one of the last ever? That game is of course Persona 5, which is also due out on the PlayStation 4. Other goodies this week include PaRappa the Rapper Remastered, Blackwood Crossing, LEGO City Undercover,...
News There's a God of War Skin Pack for Drawn to Death
Sketchy
Drawn to Death's launched today as a PlayStation Plus freebie, but did you know that there's a God of War skin pack that you can purchase for the title? The set of six outfits inspired by Sony's character action game will allow you to outfit any one of the crude third-person shooter's characters with Kratos' famous tribal tattoos. In the UK...
Monday3rd Apr 2017
News Free Persona 5 DLC Out Now, Includes Japanese Audio and a New Difficulty Level
Strong start
Persona 5 launches tomorrow in Europe and North America, but a slew of free downloadable content for the game is already available on the PlayStation Store. Said DLC includes the full Japanese audio track - for all of those purists among you - a super hard 'Merciless' difficulty level, a set of healing items, and a set of skill cards...
News Naughty Dog's Four Jak & Daxter Titles Are Coming to PS4
Precursor legacy
You can't have a platforming renaissance without Naughty Dog's numerous Jak & Daxter titles, can you? Sony seems to have remembered recently that it started a PS2 Classics initiative on the PlayStation 4 a few years back, and now we're beginning to see a steady trickle of up-rendered ports. Next up: four Jak & Daxter titles...
Review Touhou Genso Wanderer (PS4)
Boo-hoo
Rogue-like role-playing release Touhou Genso Wanderer follows the story of adorable protagonist Reimu Harukei. Reimu becomes entranced by the 'golden sphere' that soon-to-be antagonist Rinnosuke Morichika is holding, and tries to steal it from him. Clearly under the sphere's spell, Rinnosuke fights back, and Reimu soon finds herself away...
Tuesday4th Apr 2017
News Stefanie Joosten Quiet on Death Stranding Involvement
She can't say anything about that, apparently
Stefanie Joosten – the actress who lent her likeness to Quiet in Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain – has said that she "can't say anything about" potentially working with Hideo Kojima again. Much like Emma Stone, there have been persistent rumours that the star is set to appear in Death Stranding,...
Monday3rd Apr 2017
Video Virry VR Takes You on Safari with PlayStation VR
Come face-to-face with real-life animals
PlayStation VR is about so much more than games, and it's a damn good thing Sony recognises that. Virry VR is the latest "experience" to hit the device: a safari application that brings you face-to-face with lions, zebras, and baby elephants. Unsurprisingly, it's pretty bloody cool. While this isn't 3D...
Tuesday4th Apr 2017
Shorthander
V7 Entertainment's Old Time Hockey is a bit of an odd duck. After 2K bowed out of making hockey games with NHL 2K11, the market for hockey games has consisted of EA's annual release, and, uh, that's it. This hasn't exactly been beneficial for people who want to play hockey games, as it's allowed EA to grow complacent with its releases...
Monday3rd Apr 2017
News Final Fantasy XV Director Hints at Future Content, Multiplayer Beta Test
It never ends
It's hard to believe that we're still managing one or two Final Fantasy XV news stories a week, but seriously, it just never ends. Square Enix is still pushing the game as if it's some sort of MMO, constantly dropping hints about upcoming content and what we can expect from the release going forward. This time, Italian publication Game...
News UK Sales Charts: Mass Effect Remains in Deep Space for a Second Week
Top Turian
Mass Effect: Andromeda has managed a second week at the summit of the UK sales charts, despite a tepid response to the role-playing game. The sequel actually managed to do what Mass Effect 3 couldn't: achieve two consecutive weeks at the top of the British best-sellers list. The third entry in the series was swiftly swiped aside by EA's...
News Senran Kagura: Peach Beach Splash Soaks Europe This Summer
Life's a beach
With summertime just around the corner, it's good to know that you'll still be able to visit bikini-ridden beaches without actually leaving the house. Yep, Marvelous has revealed that Senran Kagura: Peach Beach Splash will be making its way to Europe and Australia this summer on PlayStation 4. North America hasn't been mentioned yet,...
Tuesday4th Apr 2017
News Dragon Quest Heroes II Demo Lets You Mash Monsters For Free, Out Now on PS4
Heroic effort
What a pleasant surprise! Due for release later this month, Dragon Quest Heroes II is a sequel to the rather good Dragon Quest Heroes: The World Tree's Woe and the Blight Below. If it's anything like it's predecessor, it should be a fun monster mash-'em-up, but if you're not convinced, you can always try the game's demo, which is out...
Monday3rd Apr 2017
News Saints Row Dev's Agents of Mayhem Makes Mischief on 15th August
Remember this one?
Bloody Nora, we'd forgotten about this one. Saints Row developer Volition been busy beavering away on Agents of Mayhem for what feels like an eternity, while everyone else casually forgets that the Double Silver published shooter even exists. C'mon, you'd forgotten about it, hadn't you? It's okay, you can admit it. The single...
Tuesday4th Apr 2017
News Don't Forget to Download March's Free PlayStation Plus Games
Last chance to grab Tearaway: Unfolded and Disc Jam
The weekly PlayStation Store update is right around the corner, and given that this is the first week of the month, it means that you have literally hours left to download March's roster of free PlayStation Plus games. It was a good month, too – well, depending who you talk to – with the likes...
