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News Crash Bandicoot PS4 Release Date Teased for Tomorrow
Crash course
Whoa, this came out of nowhere didn't it? Activision's taken to Twitter in order to tease a release date for Crash Bandicoot N. Sane Trilogy on PlayStation 4 - and the best part is that it's being revealed tomorrow. The tease itself features a three second looped video, which shows our furry friend pulling a dumb face beneath six...
News Crash Bandicoot PS4 Strikes Back with Four New Screenshots
N. Sane
In a year that's so flush with PlayStation 4 games that it's honestly becoming difficult to keep up, you may be forgiven for forgetting that Crash Bandicoot N. Sane Trilogy is still on track for release this year. But just to remind you, Activision has deployed a new batch of screenshots, this time centring on the second game in the series,...
News The Skylanders Series Will Live to See Another Day
But there'll be no new game this year
Despite reports to the contrary, Activision has decided to keep its Skylanders series on life-support. The franchise's most recent instalment Skylanders: Imaginators flopped hard, prompting speculation that the company was about to cull the series. But during an earnings call, the organisation outlined its plans...
News Call of Duty 2017 Will Return to the Series' Roots
Did someone say World War 2?
Remember those rumours about Call of Duty 2017 adopting a World War 2 setting? Well, throw a little gasoline on that Nazi bonfire, because during an earnings call today Activision has said that the series will "return to its roots" in 2017. What more do you want? The company was quite candid about last year's Call of...
News Activision Confirms What We Already Know, Full Destiny Sequel Coming This Year
Destined
Destiny will be getting a "full sequel" in 2017, Activision has confirmed in its latest financials report. If you've been keeping up with Bungie's shooter over the last few months, though, this should come as little surprise; the developer previously revealed that a new game is in the works, and there have been quite a few leaks regarding...
Rumour This Destiny 2 Leak Was Posted on Reddit So It Must Be News
Yes, we know we're writing a story on it
There comes a time when you have to sit down, take a hard look at what you're seeing, and just try to tell it like it is. Numerous other gaming sites have reported on this already, and we could have quite easily made our headline out to be a little more hopeful, but the day that we start taking 'leaks' from...
News Ubisoft Acquires DJ Hero Developer from Activision
FreeStyleGames becomes Ubisoft Leamington
Here's a surprise: Ubisoft has acquired DJ Hero developer FreeStyleGames from Activision. The UK-based team – which most recently made Guitar Hero Live – will be renamed Ubisoft Leamington, and will be headed up by Ubisoft Reflections chief Richard Blenkinsop. Presumably the developer will be integrated...
Preview Everything We Know About Crash Bandicoot: N. Sane Trilogy on PS4
Crash-tastic
It's not getting brandished around quite like The Last of Us: Part II or Horizon: Zero Dawn, but make no mistake, Crash Bandicoot: N. Sane Trilogy is going to be a big seller on the PlayStation 4. And with that in mind, we figured that we'd put together a video previewing the forthcoming compilation. This clip outlines everything that...
News Activision Saves You from Spending Money on Platinum's Turtles Title
Spider-Man games gone, too
Activision's on a one-way mission to stop you from spending money on some of its bad licensed games. Nah, that's not entirely accurate – its licenses have run out and so it's pulling projects wholesale off the PlayStation Store. Platinum Games' dire Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutants in Manhattan is now unavailable...
News Surprise! Sledgehammer Games' Call of Duty May Be Going Historical
Blast from the past
With sales of Infinite Warfare purportedly disappointing, Activision seems eager to start the Call of Duty cycle afresh, with Sledgehammer Games seemingly teasing this year's iteration of the popular first-person shooter. And, with historical settings back in vogue thanks to Battlefield 1, it looks like that may be what the...
News Call of Duty Fans Infuriated by Modern Warfare Remastered Supply Drops
Double kill
In a controversial move, Activision has decided to bring Call of Duty Points and Supply Drops to Call of Duty: Modern Warfare Remastered – even against a very outspoken community. Many players believe that due to the low sales of Call of Duty: Infinite Warfare and the lower player count compared to Call of Duty: Black Ops III that the...
News Destiny's Big Winter Event Blasts Off Later Today
New activities, quests, and loot
Destiny's The Dawning event goes live later today, offering a slew of new content to get stuck into over the winter holidays. The Sparrow Racing League is back, complete with new tracks, Strikes are getting a new scoring system - which is sticking around even after the event is done, for your information - and...
News Call of Duty: Infinite Warfare Will Be Free on PS4 Before Xmas
Desperate times
Activision appears to have taken Call of Duty: Infinite Warfare's sales woes to heart, as it's announced that the game will be temporarily going free-to-play on the PlayStation 4 between 15th December and 20th December. You won't get the full experience during the period, but you will be able to sample all three modes: campaign,...
News Here's 4 Minutes of Crash Bandicoot N. Sane Trilogy Gameplay
Taken for a spin
We've all seen the announcement trailer, but now it's time for some proper gameplay clips of Crash Bandicoot N. Sane Trilogy. PlayStation's published a four minute video for the upcoming remastered collection, and it's made up of nothing but our favourite bandicoot smashing through crates and precariously leaping over hazards. Oh...
News Crash Bandicoot N. Sane Trilogy Is a Gigantic Graphical Jump Ahead of the Original Games
A generational leap, you might say
We already know that Crash Bandicoot N. Sane Trilogy looks great. When the PlayStation 4 package was shown off during the PlayStation Experience last week, it actually looked way better than we ever thought it would - and that's because developer Vicarious Visions is rebuilding most of it from the ground up...
PSX 2016 Crash Bandicoot PS4 Trilogy Considered a 'AAA Remaster' by Dev
Spin to win
Having appeared at Sony's PlayStation Experience 2016 showcase over the weekend, it's safe to say that one of PlayStation's original mascots is back with a bang. Crash Bandicoot N. Sane Trilogy looked even better than we had hoped it would in its very first gameplay trailer, which prompted us to say that the current-gen package looks...
PSX 2016 Destiny's The Dawning Update Promises a Lot of Festive Game Tweaks
Snow joke
Bungie's going in pretty hard with Destiny's winter festivities, it would seem. Coming to the popular shooter on the 13th December, The Dawning will bring a load of new bits and pieces to the sci-fi experience. The Sparrow Racing League will obviously be making a return, alongside a new Strike scoring system, and a bunch of fresh quests...
News Destiny 2 May Slide and Shotgun into the PlayStation Experience Next Month
Bungie's going to Anaheim, but for what?
In its most recent weekly update, Bungie has revealed that it'll be travelling to Anaheim in the near future - presumably to attend the PlayStation Experience, which begins on the 3rd December. As we all know by now, Bungie has shown up at just about every PlayStation press conference since Destiny was...
Review Call of Duty: Infinite Warfare (PS4)
Mass defect
Microtransactions. Bleh. If there's one word that can put a foul taste in people's mouths, it's that. Disappointingly, Call of Duty: Infinite Warfare has them, and the game is much worse off for it. Whereas in previous entries you could spend money simply to get gun skins and cosmetic items in loot boxes, now you need to spend money on...
Feature Call of Duty: Infinite Warfare's Free PlayStation VR Mode Is Worth the Bandwidth
Do a barrel roll
This is a nice touch from Activision: everyone can download Call of Duty: Infinite Warfare's free Jackal Assault Experience virtual reality demo from the PlayStation Store now. There's no catch either; you don't need a pre-order or a Call of Duty game in your disc drive – it's scary that we have to clarify these things, but that's...
News Activision Talks Destiny 2 at Its Latest Financial Briefing
Light the way
Earlier in the year, Bungie revealed that there will indeed be a Destiny 2, but it won't be landing until 2017 - late 2017, we imagine. In other words, we've probably got a while to wait before we hear any concrete details, especially since Destiny is still alive and kicking. However, the sequel did get a mention during publisher...
Review Skylanders: Imaginators (PS4)
Crash bash
Ever since it was kickstarted by Mattel's U.B. Funkeys titles a decade ago, the 'toys to life' genre has become a juggernaut, raking in billions and becoming the bane of parents' wallets worldwide. Skylanders is its flagship, a colourful platforming series with a now gigantic selection of stylised action figures to import into the game...
News Call of Duty: Infinite Warfare PS4 Beta Suffers Matchmaking Setbacks
But how do you get access?
The point of a beta is to identify any potential issues, so you can't really shout at Activision too loudly for the Call of Duty: Infinite Warfare stress test's torrid first day. That said, when you're trying to incentivise pre-orders with early access, then you need to make sure things run smoothly to some extent; that's...
Hands On Call of Duty: Modern Warfare Remastered Is Far More Than Its Title Suggests
Shock and awe
What is a "remaster"? The moniker implies an older game that has been updated to adequately match the technological standards of the present day in numerous ways, such as with polished assets, minor alterations to gameplay, and so forth. Uncharted: The Nathan Drake Collection and Twilight Princess HD are excellent examples, but what...
News Yes, You'll Need the Call of Duty: Infinite Warfare Disc to Play Modern Warfare on PS4
Activision confirms
Activision has confirmed that you will indeed need the Call of Duty: Infinite Warfare disc to play Call of Duty: Modern Warfare Remastered on PlayStation 4. The confirmation follows on from a story earlier this week, in which we reported that the disc requirement was looking likely. Basically, this is to prevent people from...
News Call of Duty: Modern Warfare Remastered May Require Infinite Warfare Disc
War never changes
If you were hoping to download your copy of Call of Duty: Modern Warfare Remastered and then sell Infinite Warfare on, you may want to think again: legal wording on the game's official website suggests that physical copies of the double-pack will require the Infinite Warfare disc to be inserted in order to play the re-released...
News Join the Mile High Club with Call of Duty: Modern Warfare Remastered Trailer
Use Soap
It's comfortably the greatest Call of Duty campaign ever made, and now you have the opportunity to re-experience Modern Warfare remastered for the PlayStation 4. To build hype, Activision has released an all-new trailer for what is effectively a jumped-up Infinite Warfare pre-order bonus. Looks good, though, doesn't it? Will you be paying...
Review Destiny: Rise of Iron (PS4)
Can't teach a Young Wolf new tricks
Back near the end of last year, Destiny was in dire need of a revamp. The release had stagnated to a point where many players had simply stopped coming back to Bungie's sci-fi creation, with the game's first two expansions – The Dark Below and House of Wolves – doing little to reinvigorate the title or fix its...
Rumour Destiny 2 Shooting For a Fresh Audience, Will Be a Totally New Game
Say goodbye to your exotics
Looking at Destiny from the perspective of a big publisher like Activision and an ambitious studio like Bungie, Destiny 2's inevitable fate is perhaps easy to determine. If the franchise is to expand and thrive, it can't just keep relying on yearly expansions and, if you'll pardon the pun, sticking to its guns. With every...
Podcast Episode 14 - The PS4 Slim and PS4 Pro
And is the Iron Price right?
A fictitious prize to whoever cites both references in that sub header! Anyway, we've got another bumper episode for you this week that comes to you with improved microphone quality on my end, for once. Huzzah! This episode, we catch up on all the latest new from the PlayStation Meeting and Tokyo Game Show. Plus, we...
Poll What Do You Think of Destiny: Rise of Iron?
Is it hot stuff?
Ah, trusty old Destiny - a game that's pretty much the perfect fodder for a Friday poll such as this. The shooter's latest expansion, Rise of Iron, launched earlier this week on PlayStation 4, and its brand new six-player Raid is releasing later today. Judging by the amount of buzz that the DLC has generated around the 'net, it's...
Hands On Destiny: Rise of Iron Seems Like Another Solid Expansion
Bringing the fire
We've sunk about 10 hours into Destiny: Rise of Iron, and in that time, we've completed the main set of story quests, tackled several side objectives, and jumped about ten light levels. We've perused some super cool looking armour, glanced at a few tempting exotics, killed more Splicers than we care to count, and spent minutes at a...
News Call of Duty: Infinite Warfare's PS4 Story Trailer Is Well Worth a Watch
In space, no one can hear you scream
Hah, this Call of Duty: Infinite Warfare trailer is fantastic. The series, in the early PlayStation 3 days anyway, was always defined by its outrageous set-piece-laden single player campaigns, but it seems to have gotten away from that a little of late. Fortunately, it looks like Infinity Ward is bringing the...
News Destiny: Rise of Iron Launch Trailer Turns Up the Heat
Forged in the fire
Much like The Taken King before it, Rise of Iron is looking to breathe a lot of new life into Destiny. The PlayStation 4 expansion launches next week on the 20th September, and Bungie's released a rather good trailer to get you in the mood. Highlighting the add-on's story, which features Saladin, the last surviving Iron Lord,...
News Call of Duty's Backing PS4 Pro in a Big Way
Arms race
As predicted, Call of Duty will be one of the biggest brands supporting the PlayStation 4 Pro at launch – but Activision's really going above and beyond. As announced at last week's PlayStation Meeting 2016 press conference, both Call of Duty: Infinite Warfare and Call of Duty: Modern Warfare Remastered will be compatible with the new...
News Call of Duty: Infinite Warfare Beta Fights Back First on PS4
Answer the call
Sony's long-term partnership with Activision and Call of Duty will soldier on this holiday, as PlayStation 4 owners will get exclusive early access to the Call of Duty: Infinite Warfare multiplayer beta. Those who pre-order the game will get first dibs on 14th October, though we assume that this will adopt a similar route to Call of...
News Call of Duty: Modern Warfare Remastered to Get All Original 16 Maps, First Multiplayer Footage
Remaining six maps available in December
While it's probably safe to say that the upcoming Call of Duty: Modern Warfare Remastered has far more fanfare surrounding it than Call of Duty: Infinite Warfare, there has been an air of disappointment surrounding the remaster due to it only including ten of the original multiplayer maps. However, this has...
News Call of Duty: Black Ops III Has Absolutely Lost the Plot
Salvation expansion launches on 6th September for PS4
This is what happens when you don't follow Call of Duty: Black Ops III for a year and wind up watching the trailer for its final expansion pack. Like seriously, what the absolute flying fig is going on here? Treyarch claims that Salvation will conclude an epic journey through space and time, as...
Video Crash Bandicoot's First PS4 Appearance Looks Awesome
Crash bash
We all collectively rolled our eyes when Crash Bandicoot was confirmed for Skylanders: Imaginators – after all, we all know how Activision treated fellow PlayStation favourite Spyro when this series started. But it looks like it's learned its lesson this time around: the Thumpin' Wumpa Island level that will appear as a timed exclusive...
Gamescom 2016 Destiny: Rise of Iron Loots 50 Minutes of Gameplay
Let there be light
Much like The Taken King, upcoming Destiny expansion Rise of Iron is shaping up to be a very solid addition to the game. Due out on the 20th September, the add-on features whole new areas, a new storyline, new Strikes, and a ton of new loot. Thankfully, if you just can't handle the hype, PlayStation Access has captured 50 whole...
News Destiny: Rise of Iron PS4 Exclusive Content Includes a Quest, a Ship, and a Map
Deal?
That's not a bad looking ship, is it? Okay, so it's just a glorified loading screen, but still, it's easy on the eyes. It's also exclusive to the PlayStation 4 version of Destiny: Rise of Iron, for a time. Indeed, Bungie's revealed what the PlayStation Nation [we need to stop writing that - Ed.] can expect from the upcoming expansion in terms...
News Destiny: The Collection Launches Next Month on PS4, Includes Rise of Iron
All in one
It's confirmed folks: Destiny: The Collection is real and it's heading to PlayStation 4 on the 20th September - that's the same day that the game's upcoming expansion, Rise of Iron, launches. Naturally, this means that Rise of Iron will be included in the package, which will also house the base release, The Dark Below, House of Wolves,...
News Transformers: Fall of Cybertron Launches Out of Nowhere on PS4
Dare to believe
Despite the fact that it's never been officially announced by publisher Activision, the heavily rumoured Transformers: Fall of Cybertron PlayStation 4 remaster is available to buy and download right now on the PlayStation Store. Well, in Australia at least. It's priced at $49.95, which is about £30, and we imagine that it'll roll...
News Call of Duty: Infinite Warfare's Latest Cinematic Is 'Murica Through and Through
Eff yeah
We're not sure what to think of this. We've gone on record saying that Call of Duty: Infinite Warfare looks like a return to form for Infinity Ward, but this 'Long Live the Captain' cinematic couldn't possibly be any more cheesy. We suppose that's what the developer's going for, but yeesh – it's all a bit cringe, isn't it? Even worse,...
Soapbox You Shouldn't Feel Bad for Liking Destiny
Rise of Iron looks to continue the love-hate relationship
With Rise of Iron details flooding the news yesterday, it made me stop and think about Destiny as a whole. We've all been there, I know, but I came to the conclusion that there's nothing wrong with being excited for the upcoming expansion – there's actually nothing wrong with liking...
News Destiny: Rise of Iron Details Creep Out of the Darkness
Light levels rising
And so it begins. It was only a matter of time before we started getting flooded with information regarding Destiny's upcoming September expansion, and Game Informer's got the scoop on a load of new details. For starters, the light level cap is getting raised beyond what we had initially thought. Right now, the light level...
News Marvel Ultimate Alliance PS4 Isn't a Particularly Heroic Port
Doesn't improve massively upon 2006 original
Marvel Ultimate Alliance and its sequel was excreted onto the PlayStation Store this week, presumably as Activision scrambles to fulfil its contractually obliged quota of comic book-themed releases. And lo and behold, the port kinda sucks. Digital Foundry's dug out its ol' framerate ticker yet again and...
News Destiny: The Collection Is Supposedly Coming to PS4 in August
One month before Rise of Iron
With big expansion Rise of Iron out in September, we were betting on Activision releasing a new all-in-one Destiny package, much like it did when The Taken King launched last year, but as it turns out, the publisher may have other plans. Indeed, Destiny: The Collection has been spotted on Amazon, and it's supposedly...
News Marvel Ultimate Alliance 1 & 2 Save the World on PS4 Next Week
But will cost an arm and a leg
The worst kept secret in games has finally been confirmed: Marvel Ultimate Alliance 1 and 2 will assemble on the PlayStation 4 next week. You'll be able to buy them individually or as part of a bundle, with Activision promising that the remasters will include performance improvements, as well as user interface and...
News Me Grimlock May Replay Transformers: Fall of Cybertron on PS4
He's no bozo
Once upon a time, before High Moon Studios was relegated to Call of Duty map pack purgatory, Activision gave the developer both the budget and the resources to create a couple of decent Transformers games – Fall of Cybertron being the better of the two. And the PlayStation 3 sequel appears to be coming to the PlayStation 4 imminently,...
