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Tuesday17th Jan 2023
News Easy Platinum Trophy to Be Had from PS Plus Premium's Syphon Filter 3
Just beat the game
The Trophy lists being patched into PS1 games via PS Plus Premium have proven very simple up until now, allowing you to have a classic title with 100 per cent completion forever on your PS5, PS4 profile. And Syphon Filter 3, available right now via
Saturday14th Jan 2023
Poll Are You Happy with Your PS Plus Extra, Premium Games for January 2023?
Plus or minus?
Another glut of games have been announced for PS Plus Extra and Premium. It's no secret that Extra subscribers in particular have been eating well of late, and that's set to continue when the new offerings drop next week. The likes of Back 4 Blood, Devil May Cry 5: Special Edition, and Dragon Ball FighterZ are headline acts, and...
News PS Plus Extra, Premium Get 13 More PS5, PS4, PS1 Games Next Week
Something for everyone
Update: Sony has removed Sayonara Wild Hearts from this month's service update. Click this link for more information. Orignal story: Sony has today announced the line-up of PS5, PS4, and Classic games heading to
Thursday22nd Dec 2022
News Iconic PlayStation Franchise Gran Turismo Surpasses 90 Million Copies Sold
As series celebrates 25th anniversary
Gran Turismo, arguably the most iconic PlayStation franchise of all time, has surpassed 90 million units since its inception. As the series celebrates its 25th anniversary, creator Kazunori Yamauchi – who remains a force at developer Polyphony Digital – revealed the milestone in a reflective PS Blog post, in...
Saturday17th Dec 2022
Poll Are You Happy with Your PS Plus Extra, Premium Games for December 2022?
Plus or minus?
A whopping 22 games are coming to PS Plus Extra and PS Plus Premium next week for December's big update. Highlights include the excellent Judgment, a trio of Far Cry titles, the two Middle-earth games, and inspired CRPG Pillars of Eternity II: Deadfire
Thursday15th Dec 2022
News Obscure PS1 Deep Sea Diving Game B.L.U.E. Legend of Water Now Patched to Play in English
Befriend a dolphin in archaeology adventure
Fans of underwater adventures like Aquanaut’s Holiday and Endless Ocean may be interested in learning more about Hudson Soft’s obscure PS1 deep sea diving game B.L.U.E. Legend of Water, which has now received a full English fan translation patch courtesy of Hilltop. The game, originally released in...
Tuesday15th Nov 2022
Random God of War Ragnarok PS1 Demake Is Equal Parts Polygonal and Awesome
Sharp enough to poke an eye out
As is now traditional alongside the launch of any major gaming release, someone, in this case, YouTuber Jackarte, has put together a PS1-style demake of the recently released and rapturously received God of War Ragnarok. Recreating the original reveal trailer first seen d
Tuesday8th Nov 2022
Guide All Resident Evil Games Ranked and Best Places to Start
A comprehensive guide to Resident Evil
The Resident Evil series is one of gaming's most popular and recognisable franchises, dating back to the PlayStation 1 and encompassing more than 25 years of history. With a hardcore following across the globe that hotly anticipates all upcoming entries — no matter where it's a mainline instalment or spin-off...
Thursday3rd Nov 2022
News PS1 Classic Syphon Filter 3 Could Be a New PS Plus Premium Game
Korean age rating spotted
PS1 game Syphon Filter 3 could be on its way to PS Plus Premium in the future as the classic shooter has been handed a new age rating in Korea. It adds to the list of older titles that appear ready to be rolled into the service, which includes
Monday10th Oct 2022
Random Iconic PS1 Startup Sequence Is Even More Glorious on a 35-Foot TV
Size matters
Back in the late 90s, we would all boot up our original PlayStation consoles on old school CRT TVs, and we'd be happy with that. The Sony Computer Entertainment and PS1 logos would appear in turn on a screen which was, at the absolute max, 40 inches, but realistically, probably half that. Maybe half again if you were rocking one of...
Random Did You Know WipEout's Iconic Logo Was Made Up of a Bunch of 8s?
No one eights it either
Font nerds of the world unite: we’ve got a piece of trivia here that will have your Times New Roman twitching! Did you know that WipEout’s iconic PS1 logo was made up of a bunch of 8s, all aligned differently and cut out to spell the name? Don’t believe us, well here’s the irrefutable proof: It’s such a simple...
Friday7th Oct 2022
News Mortal Kombat Celebrates 30 Years of Fatalities with Mind Blowing Montage
Get over here and watch it
Mortal Kombat is celebrating 30 years of brutality, and while fans had been hoping for a new game announcement – or, perhaps, a compilation of old ones – this montage trailer will have to suffice. To be fair, it’s impressive: it segues between classic retro footage of the old arcade Mortal Kombat games and modern...
Friday9th Sep 2022
Random Have Solid Snake Stare at You with This Terrifying Life-Size Bust
Snake it real
Ever wanted to feel like Solid Snake, in all of his grizzled glory, is watching you from the corner of a room? Well, your dreams are about to come true. As reported by Famitsu, model-making company First 4 Figures has announced a life-size bust of the legend himself, and its icy, borderline psychotic stare is frankly terrifying. Did...
Saturday3rd Sep 2022
News PS Plus Essential, Extra, and Premium PS5, PS4 Games for September 2022 Announced
Every PS Plus tier revealed
Update: Sony has now confirmed PS Plus lineup for all tiers of its subscription. That means, as previously reported, Toem (PS5), Need for Speed Heat (PS4), and Granblue Fantasy Versus (PS4) join the list of All PS Plus Games as
Wednesday31st Aug 2022
News Trophies Confirmed for Incoming PS1 Classic Syphon Filter 2
Sony Bend reveals
Sony Bend has revealed that just like the original Syphon Filter game, its sequel Syphon Filter 2 has been updated with Trophy support for its release into the PS Plus Premium tier. Available from 20th September 2022, you can unlock one more Platinum gong with Gabe Logan's face on it. The Trophy list that accompanied the first...
Tuesday9th Aug 2022
Random Can Sony Topple SEGA and Nintendo? Classic BBC Report Investigates
It'll never catch on
If you’re not subscribed to BBC Archives on YouTube, we recommend you do so. The broadcaster is unearthing oodles of classic news reports, many of which pertain to home computing. It’s really fascinating seeing common contemporary technologies, like email and the Internet, presented as ground-breaking in these old television...
Monday8th Aug 2022
News Fans Think PS1 RPG The Legend of Dragoon Could Be Making a Comeback, Maybe on PS Plus
Gosh Dart it
There's nothing like a bit of fan speculation to kickstart a new week in video games, is there? This latest gossip all stems from the fact that PlayStation legend Shuhei Yoshida retweeted something over the weekend — that something being a tweet from The Legend of Dragoon composer Dennis Martin. But why? Martin's tweet is from 2019,...
Friday29th Jul 2022
News You're All Wrong! GTA 6 Won't Have the Franchise's First Female Protagonist
It's been done before
Earlier this week, we got our first insight into the development of GTA 6. The game – due out in a couple of years thanks to a more tolerable working culture at developer Rockstar – will apparently plot a Bonnie & Clyde-style story in modern Miami, marking the franchise’s “first female protagonist”. Except it’s...
Wednesday13th Jul 2022
News Dino Crisis, Ridge Racer 2, and Soul Calibur Listed for PS Plus Premium, But Only in Italy
Update: Already removed from the blog post
Update: Dino Crisis, Ridge Racer 2, and Soul Calibur: Broken Destiny have now been removed from the Italian PlayStation Blog post, suggesting this was simply an error. With the games already on Sony's lips, t
Monday11th Jul 2022
Review Syphon Filter (PS1) - Espionage and Intrigue Abounds in This Scruffy Cinematic Shooter
Gabe over
Game developers were still figuring out 3D controls when Syphon Filter released in 1999. Bend Studio, then known as Eidetic, were bruised by the critical reception to 1996’s PS1 platformer Bubsy 3D – and wanted to create something truly groundbreaking. Ultimately, both Metal Gear Solid and GoldenEye 007 deployed during the super-spy...
News Play Sony's Long-Lost PS1 Point-and-Click Survival Aconcagua in English at Last
Descenders
Aconcagua, a forgotten PS1 point-and-click game developed and published by Sony, launched in 2000 in Japan. The politically charged title saw you controlling a journalist in a fictional reimagining of Argentina’s Mendoza province, and tasked you with helping a group of survivors descend a mountain after a terrorist attack...
Review Ape Escape (PS1) - Monkeying Around in 3D Platforming Pioneer Is Still a Blast
You're good
Video games went through a super exciting period in the late 90s. The introduction of a third dimension, championed by the PS1, presented a broad new challenge for designers. How can you comfortably control a character in 3D? It's widely recognised that Super Mario 64 pretty much nailed it first try, but there are other games from that...
Tuesday5th Jul 2022
Review Hot Shots Golf (PS1) - Utterly Iconic Arcade Golf
Our cup of tee
Japanese studio Clap Hanz may be the developer best associated with the Hot Shots Golf series, which is also known as Everybody’s Golf in Europe. However, it was Camelot Software Planning that teed off the original entry on PS1 back in 1997. That team – having helmed the Shining Force series for SEGA throughout early 90s under the...
Tuesday28th Jun 2022
Review Wild Arms (PS1) - Distinctly 90s JRPG Still Sparks the Spirit of Adventure
A man and his rat walk into a ruin
Wild Arms is a classic Japanese RPG — a PS1 release from when the console was at the height of its popularity. Unfortunately, at least here in the West, Wild Arms was overshadowed by a little game called Final Fantasy VII, and the property — which would go on to spawn four somewhat divisive sequels and a couple...
Saturday25th Jun 2022
Review Oddworld: Abe's Oddysee (PS1) - Dark, Bizarre, and Packed with Personality
Slimy, yet satisfying
Republished on Sunday, 25th June, 2022: We're bringing this review back from the archives following Oddworld: Abe's Oddysee's inclusion in All PS Plus Games. The original text follows. Originally published on Tuesday, 6th November, 2018: True to its name, Oddworld: Abe’s Oddysee is one of the oddest games ever created, with...
Thursday23rd Jun 2022
Review Resident Evil: Director's Cut (PS1) - Iconic Survival Horror
Jill sandwich, please, petrified with mixed herbs
Republished on Thursday, 23rd June, 2022: We're bringing this review back from the archives following Resident Evil: Director's Cut's inclusion in All PS Plus Games. The original text follows. Originally published on Sunday, 25th November, 2018: Spencer Mansion, set deep in Raccoon Forest, looming...
Mini Review Tekken 2 (PS1) - Broken and Awkward, But Still a Classic Fighter
Tekken it to the next level
The original Tekken was Namco's first attempt at a 3D fighting game, and boy did it show. There was undeniable potential at the 1995 title's core, but the game as a whole was incredibly raw, both on a visual and mechanical level. It wasn't until Tekken 2 that the now record-breaking franchise would find its footing. The...
News Sony Will Roll Out Superior 60Hz NTSC Options for Majority of PS Plus Classics
Good news
Do you want the good news or the bad news? Let’s start with the bad: so, as expected, a number of the PS1 games released as part of the new PS Plus Premium plan in Europe overnight are the inferior, 50Hz PAL versions. The good news is that Sony has heard your complaints and is actually doing something about it. “We’re planning to...
Wednesday22nd Jun 2022
Review Jumping Flash! (PS1) - Unique 90s Platforming from a First-Person Perspective
Buy it, don't Robbit
Republished on Wednesday, 22nd June, 2022: We're bringing this review back from the archives following Jumping Flash!'s inclusion in All PS Plus Games. The original text follows. Originally published on Sunday, 4th November, 2018: The 16-bit console wars were merciless. During the early concept stage of the PlayStation...
Review Intelligent Qube (PS1) - An Iconic PS1 Puzzler
Blockstar
Republished on Wednesday, 22nd June, 2022: We're bringing this review back from the archives following Intelligent Qube's inclusion in All PS Plus Games. The original text follows. Originally published on Monday, 3rd December, 2018: You run around on a floating platform in the middle of a void, swallowing cubes into the ground one-by-one...
