PS4 News
September2020
Random We Now Know What's Inside Fall Guys Characters, and It's a Nightmare
Update: Or maybe it isn't
Update: After scarring its audience for life, the Fall Guys Twitter has stated the development team can't decide the true anatomy of a Fall Guy. Apparently, it's either the nightmare fuel at the bottom of this article, or the following, much more reasonable example: Decide which one is canon in the comments below...
News PS Plus Members Can Score Free Bonus Content in Rocket League
Nice shot
As with most free-to-play games on the PlayStation 4, there’s a complimentary content drop for Rocket League now that it’s shed its asking fee. The exclusive add-on for members includes: Blue Notch Wheels, Blue Smoke Boost, Blue Rocks Trail, and the Trimpact BL Player Banner. You can claim it through here, assuming you have an active...
News Game Companies 'Really Excited' for New Announcements at The Game Awards 2020
All aboard the hype train
Despite the complications of the ongoing coronavirus crisis, there’ll be big new game reveals at The Game Awards 2020. Scheduled to stream around the world on 12th December, host Geoff Keighley explained that major publishers urged him to go ahead with the event – and have pledged big content reveals for the showcase...
News Sony Confirms Spider-Man PS5 Remaster Is Not a Free Upgrade
It's not available standalone, either
If you've been keeping up with the news then this story won't come as much of a surprise, but it's still worth having it in writing. In a statement to Kotaku, Sony has confirmed that the upcoming Marvel's Spider-Man: Remastered on PS5 will not be available as a free upgrade to those who own Marvel's Spider-Man...
News Cyberpunk 2077's Night City Tourism Website Is Some Pretty Cool Marketing
Welcome to the jungle
Night City, the sprawling metropolis that is the setting of Cyberpunk 2077, actually has its own in-universe tourism website — and you can visit it. nightcity.love is where you need to go. It's got information on the city itself — complete with screenshots — and it's even slathered in pop-up adverts for Arasaka Security...
News No Man's Sky Origins Update Available Now on PS4, Adds Huge Amount of New Content
New planets, creatures, terrain, weather effects, and more
No Man's Sky crops up every now and again, and every time it does, there's some gigantic update. The latest is Origins, a typically enormous, game-changing overhaul. The update is out right now on PlayStation 4 with a free, 11GB patch. So, what could Origins possibly add to the already...
News Destiny 2: Beyond Light Trailer Takes a Tour of Europa
Mines, yes?
Bungie knows how to put together a good trailer, and this latest one for Destiny 2: Beyond Light is more evidence of that, but we think the studio is in for its toughest time yet when it comes to actually marketing the expansion. This latest piece of DLC is said to be fairly significant, except it comes out on the same day as the Xbox...
News Rocket League Crosses Paths with Fortnite in Llama-Rama Event
Here's a llama, there's a llama
Rocket League goes free-to-play starting today, and it's about to get a big in-game event to celebrate. After being acquired by Epic Games last year, the popular title is stablemates with Fortnite, and the pair are about to cross streams with
News PlayStation Store Big in Japan Sale Has Some of the Best PS4 Bargains Yet
Resident Evil! Persona! Yakuza!
Phwoar, this is the type of sale we absolutely love to see. The PlayStation Store Big in Japan sale has returned to everyone's favourite digital storefront, and this time around, it's packed full of loads of great PlayStation 4 deals. We've got a lot to get through today. These discounts will stick around until...
News Naughty Dog Rebrands Outbreak Day Amid Coronavirus Crisis
Now known as The Last of Us Day
Naughty Dog has branded 26th September – the fictional date referring to the spread of the cordyceps virus in The Last of Us lore – as Outbreak Day for some time now, but amid the coronavirus pandemic, the developer has committed to a name change. As part of a Twitter statement, the studio said that it will now...
Interview Asking After The Procession to Calvary, One of the Strangest Games on PS4
Classical conversation
The Procession to Calvary is easily one of the most unique games we've seen in some time. When it was announced for a PS4 release last month, we simply had to know more, and so we got in touch with Joe Richardson, the game's developer. We asked Joe about the game itself, how it was developed, and the inspiration behind it...
Guide When Is Tokyo Game Show 2020 Online?
Dates and times for various streams
The annual Tokyo Game Show is still happening this year — it's just gone digital. Like most other events in 2020, TGS has no physical venue, meaning you'll have to tune in online if you want the scoop on Eastern gaming news. But when is Tokyo Game Show 2020 Online? Which publishers are taking part? Let's go...
News Official PS5 Page Mentions 'Faster and Smoother Frame Rates' for Select PS4 Games
"Game boost"
Sony has mentioned this before, but the potential benefits of backwards compatibility are now in bold text over on the official PS5 webpage. Listed under the system's features, one bullet point, titled 'Game Boost', reads: "Enjoy faster and smoother frame rates in select PS4 and PS VR games." It's still a vague description, but it's...
News Remothered: Broken Porcelain Release Date Moved Forward a Week
Isn't that nice?
We're so used to reporting on game delays that when a PlayStation 4 title announces it will actually release sooner than expected, it always takes us by surprise. Originally scheduled for release on 20th October 2020, Remothered: Broken Porcelain has just dropped a welcome piece of news into our inbox. The third-person horror title...
Review 13 Sentinels: Aegis Rim - Excellent Visual Novel Is a Mind-Bending Experience
Lucky for some
Wow, what a ride 13 Sentinels: Aegis Rim is. Vanillaware — the talented Japanese developer behind impressive action games like Dragon's Crown Pro and Odin Sphere: Leifthrasir — is back, and it's trying something totally new with its latest release. 13 Sentinels is primarily a visual novel with some very light puzzle solving,...
News Minecraft PSVR Support Arrives Today with Free Game Update
Build virtually anything
Earlier this month, Sony revealed that Minecraft would be getting PlayStation VR support. The blocky survival sandbox will be fully playable in virtual reality using a DualShock 4 controller, letting you get a feel for how big the structures you make really are. The game has been playable in VR on PC for a while now, but...
News FIFA 21 Won't Have a Free Demo for the First Time This Generation
10-hour trial still available through EA Play
If you have been planning on checking out FIFA 21 before its release but you don't have an active EA Play subscription, you're now completely out of luck. For the first time during the PlayStation 4 generation, EA Sports has confirmed that its latest football simulator will not have a free demo available...
Review Spelunky 2 - Rock Hard Roguelike Is a Superior Sequel
To the moon
Spelunky is the definition of "harsh but fair". A roguelike platformer with a myriad of moving parts, the procedurally generated underground worlds have a strict set of rules, and you must follow them, lest you be punished in surprisingly gruesome ways. It's of course very much the same with Spelunky 2, a sequel that builds upon the...
News The Elder Scrolls Online PS4 Support Unaffected by Microsoft Acquisition
Will be "supported exactly as it was"
It's probably not the exact title you were hoping to hear about, but as an example of how Microsoft's purchase of ZeniMax Media won't affect its support of PlayStation platforms, The Elder Scrolls Online will continue to receive updates, patches, and DLC on Sony's range of systems. In fact, the two companies are...
News Crash Bandicoot 4 Looks Better Than Ever in Launch Trailer
N. sanity is back
Seriously, how good does Crash Bandicoot 4: It's About Time look? We're drawing closer and closer to that PlayStation 4 release date of 2nd October 2020 and somehow developer Toys for Bob has managed to make it look even better than before in the game's launch trailer. We were already seriously hyped for the return of Crash...
News UK Sales Charts: Mario Forces Avengers and Tony Hawk Down the Top 10
All-Stars
Marvel's Avengers has been sitting pretty atop the UK's physical games chart for two weeks in a row, but it's now been dethroned by a certain moustachioed plumber. It's had to settle for number two, while Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 1 + 2 has kickflipped down into fourth place. A couple of new PlayStation 4 releases make their way into the top...
News Sackboy: A Big Adventure Special Editions Leaked Online
Some story details too
Sackboy: A Big Adventure will be heading to both PlayStation 4 and PS5 this November. The LittleBigPlanet spin-off ditches Create mode in favour of a fully fledged 3D platformer for up to four players, and it looks pretty solid. If the reveal trailer and screenshots haven't sold you yet, perhaps the special e
Hands On Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War Couldn't Be More Different
A step back from Modern Warfare?
Despite the fact that some will undoubtedly scoff at the idea, Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War might be the biggest deviation the franchise has made in quite some time. That's in terms of both feel and gunplay inside its multiplayer suite, and we don't think the change is for the better. Last year's Call of Duty:...
News Your Marvel's Spider-Man Saves Can't Be Carried Over to the PS5 Remaster
Treated as a new release
Marvel's Spider-Man: Remastered sounds like a pretty significant upgrade on the original PS4 release, boasting 60 frames-per-second and numerous graphical enhancements. However, developer Insomniac Games has confirmed that you won't be able to carry your save data from the PS4 game over to the PS5 remaster. This is probably...
News Fascinating PS5 Indie Game Jett: The Far Shore Delayed to 2021
Liftoff aborted
Very little is known about Jett: The Far Shore, the indie game from developer Superbrothers planned for release on both PlayStation 5 and PlayStation 4. It was announced during Sony's Future of Gaming event back in June for a 2020 release, but now we'll have to wait a little longer for liftoff. The space explorer has been delayed to...
News Manage a 1920s Criminal Corporation in Empire of Sin This December
Multiple editions detailed
After being delayed out of an initial spring launch window at the start of this year, Paradox Interactive has confirmed that its noir take on the 1920s illegal underworld named Empire of Sin will come to PlayStation 4 on 1st December 2020. There isn't a next-gen PlayStation 5 version confirmed at the time of writing, but...
Campaigning
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt is a gigantic game. It can take you well over 100 hours to see and do everything that the RPG has to offer, with its main story alone making up a decent chunk of that. However, according to CD Projekt Red, the developer received "a lot of complaints" that The Witcher 3's main story was simply too long...
News No Man’s Sky Origins Is Latest Major Update, Releases Next Week
"The beginning of something new"
It hasn't been all that long since No Man's Sky's last big content update, Desolation, but Hello Games has been working on yet another. The studio has announced Origins, the latest major refresh to the persistent space exploration title. We don't know too much about it right now, but the update is due to arrive this...
Talking Point What Are You Playing This Weekend? - Issue 342
The weekend after the PS5 showcase
We go into this weekend knowing the PS5’s price and release date, which was information we had no idea about last time out. As such, we can’t help but feel some sense of relaxation, as we settle down for our Saturday and Sunday gaming sessions. Sammy Barker, Editor: I don’t expect to be doing much gaming...
News Horizon Forbidden West Built from the 'Ground Up' for PS5
Despite also being on PS4
Here’s a head-scratcher from everyone’s favourite video game executive Jim Ryan: Horizon Forbidden West has been built from the “ground up” for PlayStation 5. Except, as was revealed earlier in the week, the game is also coming to the PlayStation 4. We don’t quite know how that will work, but here’s what the...
News Marvel's Avengers Patch 1.3 Fixes 'Over 1000 Issues', Including Progression Bugs
Biggest update yet
Good lord, what kind of state was Marvel's Avengers in when it launched earlier this month? The game's "biggest patch yet" will be available to download shortly on PS4 (later today at the time of writing), and it promises to fix "over 1000 issues". While it's great that all of this stuff is being improved, is it really okay to be...
News New Cyberpunk 2077 Gameplay Shows the Scale of Night City and the Gangs that Live There
Why can't we be friends
Cyberpunk 2077 got two really good, brand new trailers during its latest livestream. The first (embedded above) gives us a tour of Night City in all of its dense detail. The setting continues to look fantastic, and CD Projekt Red is still keen to demonstrate just how vertical the game's world is. The second trailer (embedded...
Live Watch the Cyberpunk 2077 Night City Wire (18th September) Livestream Right Here
Are you RED E?
Want to learn the latest about Cyberpunk 2077? CD Projekt RED has an all-new Night City Wire episode scheduled, and you can enjoy it live right here. The digital event starts at 9AM PDT / 5PM BST, so join in the live chat and let's see what unfolds. Cyberpunk 2077 Night City Wire Livestream: <liveblog id="1809_Cyberpunk_2077"...
News Fans Want to Know if They Can Upgrade from PS4 to Marvel's Spider-Man Remastered on PS5
No answers from Sony yet
Many publishers are offering free upgrades for the next-gen versions of their games, meaning that you’ll be able to play the PlayStation 5 editions of titles you already own on the PlayStation 4 without needing to pay again. You can find a full and comprehensive list of all PS4 to PS5 free upgrades through the link – it...
Guide New PS4 Games This Week (14th September to 20th September)
Spelunky 2! Crysis Remastered! WWE 2K Battlegrounds!
What new PS4 games are releasing in physical retailers and as part of the PlayStation Store update this week? This week one of the previous generation's breakout hits gets a sequel in the guise of Spelunky 2. For a full list of all new PS4 game release dates in 2020, click through the link. New...
News Marvel's Spider-Man: Miles Morales' First Alternative Suit Revealed
Pre-order bonus
Marvel's Spider-Man has a whole bunch of optional Spidey suits to unlock, so it's inevitable that the follow-up will be the same. In Marvel's Spider-Man: Miles Morales, you play as the titular younger hero, but that doesn't mean he won't have his own alternative outfits to wear. The very first of these, aside from his regular black...
News Harry Potter Author J.K. Rowling Is Not Involved with Hogwarts Legacy
But based on her universe
Despite its inherent ties to J.K. Rowling’s wizarding world, the Harry Potter author is not involved in the creation of Hogwarts Legacy. An FAQ page published by Warner Bros mentions that, while her “extraordinary body of writing” will form the foundations of the release, “this is not a new story from J.K...
News Disintegration's Multiplayer Is Being Shut Down Just Three Months After Launch
Campaign will still be playable
Do you remember Disintegration? The real-time strategy shooter launched on PS4 back in June. It was met with lukewarm reviews and not much else. Now, just three months down the line, publisher Private Division and developer V1 Interactive have announced that Disintegration's multiplayer is being removed, starting...
Yer an RPG, 'Arry
Hogwarts Legacy, the new Harry Potter-themed PlayStation 5 and PlayStation 4 game from Warner Bros, was one of the standout announcements this week – but what kind of game is it? A press release confirms that it is an “an open-world, single player, action role-playing game” which will allow you to create your own personal...
News Sony's First Year, First-Party PS5 Lineup Blows PS4's Away
There's no contest
Sony promised it wouldn’t rest on its laurels when it comes to PlayStation 5 software, but that’s one sound bite it was clearly serious about. While delays are always a possibility, we have to take the organisation at face value, and it announced last night that God of War Ragnarok will accompany Horizon Forbidden West and...
Squashed
Regular readers may already know that we couldn't actually finish Kingdoms of Amalur: Re-Reckoning for review purposes. We ran into a game-breaking bug on three completely separate character saves, which caused enemies to disappear upon their death. These bugged foes awarded no experience points and no loot, and caused the game to crash on...
News Katamari Damacy Reroll Finally Comes to PS4 This November
Hail to the prince
There's still nothing quite like the Katamari games, so it's always a treat when another one rolls around. A couple of years ago, Katamari Damacy Reroll was released for PC and Nintendo Switch, but the remaster is now coming to PlayStation 4 at long last. Bandai Namco made the announcement with the cheerful (if short) teaser...
News MXGP 20 Brings Mud, Sweat, and Glory to PS5 and PS4 This December
Gross
You just can't stop Milestone. The Italian developer will make more motorbike racing games, and that's just the end of it. The latest two-wheeled racer is MXGP 20, taking the action off-road on both PlayStation 5 and PS4. The announcement comes alongside the above trailer, and it sure looks like a motocross game. This year's entry comes...
News Sony Reiterates Ongoing Commitment to PS4, Like All Other PlayStation Consoles
Ten year lifecycle
People read what they want to read, it seems, and some of Sony bigwig Jim Ryan’s comments about the PlayStation 4 got completely twisted overnight by a blood-thirsty community hunting for gotchas. In the wake of some surprise cross-gen announcements – including Horizon Forbidden West – the executive told Washington Post that...
News Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War Multiplayer Alpha Test Coming to PS4 This Weekend
Play it early
Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War now has its first real trailer for the single player campaign, but what of the multiplayer? Well, we did also see footage of online battles a little while back, but it seems Activision is taking things one step further. This weekend, PlayStation 4 owners will be able to take the multiplayer for a
Crisscross-gen
If you haven't already heard, both Marvel's Spider-Man: Miles Morales and Horizon Forbidden West are set to launch on PS4 as well as PS5. The confirmation has come as a bit of a shock, especially considering that Sony's been touting its belief in defined console generations. But PlayStation CEO Jim Ryan is adamant that this is a good...
News 99% of PS4 Games Can Be Played on PS5, Says PlayStation Boss
Ryan reiterates
PlayStation CEO Jim Ryan has reiterated that the vast, vast majority of PS4 games will be playable on PS5 thanks to backwards compatibility (for more on that topic, check out this article: PS5 Backwards Compatibility: Can You Play PS4 Games on PlayStation 5?) Speaking to The Washington Post, Ryan says that "99 per cent" of the PS4's...
News Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War Looks Bonkers in PS5 Gameplay Trailer
It's gonna blow up
Call of Duty trailers are about as explosive as they come, and this new video for the latest game is no exception. The 80s-set Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War looks mad in this PS5 gameplay trailer, and what's more, it's taken from the first mission in the game. It involves a high speed pursuit along a Turkish airstrip after...
News Sony Believes in Generations, But Confirmed a Bunch of PS5 Games for PS4
Cross-gen chaos
The aftermath is sometimes more interesting than the main event, and despite a strong PS5 Showcase Event, that’s definitely true of Sony’s presentation today. We learned that key PlayStation 5 “exclusives” – like Marvel’s Spider-Man Miles: Morales, Sackboy: A Big Adventure, and, shockingly, Horizon Forbidden West – will...
News Horizon Forbidden West Is Coming to Both PS5 and PS4
Free PS5 upgrade for owners of PS4 version
Horizon Forbidden West is one of PlayStation 5's flagship exclusives, looking fantastic in its debut trailer from a few months back. As it turns out, however, you won't need a PS5 to play it at all; the sequel is also in development for PS4. That's right — just like Marvel's Spider-Man: Miles Morales, Ho
News PS Plus Collection Announced for PS5 Launch, Subscribers Get Access to Blockbuster PS4 Games
God of War, Uncharted 4, Bloodborne, more
PlayStation Plus subscribers can look forward to a whole new benefit once the PlayStation 5 launches in November: PlayStation Plus Collection. It's essentially a catalogue of blockbuster PS4 games that you'll be able to download and play as soon as you have your PS5. The following games are included: God...
News Hogwarts Legacy Is a Victorian Harry Potter Game for PS5, PS4
Muggle madness
Well, we’ve waited an eternity for this one! Warner Bros and Portkey Games finally announced its oft-rumoured Harry Potter-inspired game Hogwarts Legacy, which is set during Victorian times and is coming to the PlayStation 5 and PlayStation 4 next year. The trailer showed some serious promise, with a dark take on the wizarding world...
Both games on both systems
This was unexpected. While we were all watching the PS5 showcase, Sony announced some more details on Marvel's Spider-Man: Miles Morales. First and foremost, the game is coming to both PS5 and PS4. Yep, turns out it's a cross-gen game. The standard version will be available for $49.99 on shelves and on PS Store. If you...
News Scope Out Sniper Elite VR's First Gameplay Trailer
Ball buster
Rebellion’s virtual reality adaptation of its long-running long-range shooter series, Sniper Elite VR, is targeting a release on PlayStation VR – and here’s an all-new look at the military escapade. As part of a full single player campaign, the UK-based developer promises a reimagined incarnation of the franchise’s famous...
News Crash Bandicoot 4 Demo Out Now on PS4
Take it for a spin
The playable demo for Crash Bandicoot 4: It's About Time is available now on PlayStation 4. It weighs in at around 8.6GB, and can be found on the PlayStation Store under the game's page. However, it's worth reiterating that only those who have pre-ordered Crash 4 digitally can access the demo, and it's unclear whether the demo...
News Mass Effect Trilogy Remaster Sighted on Retail Website, Please Just Announce This Game EA
Here we are again
The long rumoured Mass Effect Trilogy Remaster was spotted on a Portuguese retail website earlier today. The listing has since been taken down. That's it. That's the story. Does it mean anything? Who knows. But certain insiders swear that this remaster is real, and that a release was initially planned for October. However, with...
News PS Plus Double Discounts Plunge PS Store Prices for Subscribers Today
New lows
PlayStation Plus may primarily be about the monthly game giveaways and online gaming, but the discounts are also decent all year round, and through 30th September members will be able to save big on a bunch of behemoth titles – including Red Dead Redemption 2. While everyone will unlock up to 35 per cent off, subscribers can score savings...
News Rocket League Goes Free-to-Play on 23rd September, Gets Amazing CG Trailer
Free for all starting this month
Rocket League has had quite the journey. It launched as a PlayStation Plus title, instantly became hugely popular, and has been through more changes than we can count. Licensed DLC cars, wacky new modes, massive updates, loot boxes, season passes, cross-play... The list goes on and on. Now, after everything, the game...
Mini Review eFootball PES 2021: Season Update - Football, Bloody Hell
Flying without Ings
If you want to know more about eFootball PES 2021: Season Update then you can simply read our review of eFootball PES 2020, as this is almost identical in every single way. To be fair to Konami, it’s been uncharacteristically upfront about the nature of this year’s soccer simulation, pointing out at practically every...
News Twin Mirror Shows How Strange Life Is from 1st December
Don't all nod at once
DONTNOD’s trademark brand of drama will return to the PlayStation 4 this year in Twin Mirror, a game that was announced eons ago and has undergone a bit of a transformation since its debut. Due out on 1st December, we got an early glimpse at some gameplay earlier in the year, and described it as the French developer’s most...
Mini Review Bounty Battle - A Truly Terrible Attempt at Indie Smash Bros
Wanted dead
In concept, Bounty Battle is the Super Smash Bros. of indie games. In reality, Bounty Battle is nothing short of a disaster. It's a terribly made brawler that, at its worst, is borderline unplayable. It's a joyless, almost baffling experience that'll make you wonder how the heck it even managed to secure characters from Owlboy, Darkest...
News Amnesia: Rebirth Brings the Scares on PS4 with October Release Date
Just in time for Hallowe'en
Frictional Games is making its grand return with Amnesia: Rebirth, a direct sequel to the original fright fest. Announced for PlayStation 4 earlier this year, the horror title now has a release date at last. It'll creep onto PlayStation Store on 20th October 2020 — right when we'll all be in a spooky mood. The news is...
News Spelunky 2 Brings Deadly, Randomly Generated Platforming to PS4 Today
Watch the launch trailer
Spelunky was a hugely influential indie game, popularising the roguelike with its treacherous, ever-shifting maps and myriad secrets. After making it onto PlayStation 3, Vita, and PS4, the original can put its feet up, as the sequel is finally here. Spelunky 2 releases today on PS4, and there's a new trailer to celebrate...
News Ghostrunner Slashes and Dashes Onto PS4 in October
Cyberpunk parkour action
Ghostrunner has looked really darn cool ever since its announcement. It's a first person action game set in a cyberpunk dystopia, and is all about super fast platforming and lethal takedowns. It looks very slick in this latest trailer, which also finally tells us when we all get to play for ourselves. The game brings its...
News Fall Guys Update 1.07 Available Now on PS4, Adds Big Yeetus and Other Level Variations
Download the patch now
Fall Guys is getting a bit of a shakeup part way through its first season. In a new game update — available right now — developer Mediatonic is throwing a spanner in the works, adding some random variations to levels you've become accustomed to. Patch version 1.07 weighs in at about 863MB, and adds Big Yeetus, a large...
Mini Review The Outer Worlds: Peril on Gorgon - A Solid But Very Safe Expansion
Welcome back, Captain
Bloody corporations, eh? They've only gone and done it again! Peril on Gorgon is The Outer Worlds' first expansion, and all told, it's a solid excursion. Your intrepid Captain and their crew find themselves travelling to the hellish Gorgon asteroid — a (mostly) abandoned testing site for dodgy space drugs. You're contracted...
Monster mash
Ubisoft has gone on record saying that it changed the name of Gods & Monsters to Immortals Fenyx Rising because it was a better fit for the game's vision. But apparently, there's more to it than that. As VGC reports, trademark documents say that the name 'Gods & Monsters' was actually opposed by energy drink brand Monster...
News NBA 2K21 Patch Tinkers with Fiddly Shot Controls Once More
Greenin'
It doesn’t take a genius to understand what developer Visual Concepts is trying to do with NBA 2K21’s new shot meter, but we’re worried the veteran studio has forgotten that millions of casual players enjoy the basketball simulation every year. The company seems so obsessed with creating a skill gap for the professionals on YouTube...
News Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 1 + 2 Is the Fastest Selling Game in Franchise History
Super, man
Here's some news that'll have the Birdman himself kickflipping over the moon. Activision's brilliant remake of the first two games in the skateboarding franchise has been a huge commercial success. It should come as no surprise, as there's been an appetite for skating games of late, and now we finally have a game worthy of the name. So,...
News August 2020 NPD: EA Sports Lands a One-Two Combo on US Game Charts
In the game
While it may feel like the quality of EA Sports’ output has taken a nosedive, its sales are not exactly hurting, as the publisher has landed a one-two punch on the US sales charts for August 2020. Madden NFL 21 was ranked the best-selling title by dollar sales, with EA Sports UFC 4 sitting closely behind in second place – what are...
News PlayStation Travels to the Edge of the Earth in Flashy Brand Commercial
It's a bit weird
Sony’s recently switched to a more globalised marketing strategy, whereby all territories and regions share the same slogan and general promotional campaigns. And the company’s trying to enforce its new ‘Play Has No Limits’ tagline with a flashy brand commercial that sees people travelling to the edge of the world –...
News There Are No Words for Crash Bandicoot 4's Japanese Commercial
WTF
... (Apparently this is inspired by a music video that came included with the Japanese version of Crash Bandicoot 2, which is also a complete and utter acid trip.)
Review Buried Stars - We Stan One K-Pop Mystery
A buried gem
Visual novel Buried Stars is an interesting one. With many saying online that the game has come from nowhere, its sudden release has surprised, and delighted, a lot of people. From Korean Studio Largo, Buried Stars follows the events of the titular reality show, which is set in the final stages of a K-pop talent contest. Unfortunately...
Mini Review Tamarin - Tonally Confused Monkey Business
Is that a monkey? He's got a gun!
Tamarin bears some striking resemblance to Jet Force Gemini — an N64 game in which you save a peaceful planet from an invading race of alien insects. The key difference, though, is that in the 1999 Rare title, you play as the titular group of galactic soldiers, while in Tamarin, you play as a tamarin. After a very...
News Cyberpunk 2077's Platinum Trophy Has Already Been Unlocked on PS4
It's happening
Cyberpunk 2077 looks set to hit its 19th November release date. Not only is the highly anticipated RPG being prepared for final certification, it's also fully playable on PS4 — as evidenced by the fact that its Platinum Trophy has already been unlocked. CD Projekt Red QA lead Łukasz Babiel posted about attaining the the trinket on...