Tag: E3 2021
Quiz How Closely Were You Watching E3 2021?
Can you remember all these E3 details?
Well, this year's E3 season has sure been a weird one. The industry tried its very hardest to put together a couple of weeks' worth of exciting events, and we all watched expectantly, hoping for dreams to come true and minds to be blown. Whether it was all a good showing or not is of course up for debate, but...
Game of the Show Top 5 PS5, PS4 Games from E3 2021
As voted by you
Look, it wasn’t a vintage year for new PlayStation 5 and PS4 announcements at E3 2021. Sony skipped the event, meaning we were relying on third-party reveals, and – if we’re being perfectly honest – the pandemic meant that most publishers didn’t have much to show. However, it wasn’t a complete and utter wash, as there...
Another E3 is over
Believe it or not, E3 2021 has come and gone, and it was... Well, we've already made our own thoughts pretty clear. As always, though, we want your opinion. Taking into account all of the PlayStation-related announcements and news, did you enjoy E3 2021? The general consensus online appears to be that E3 was a bit crap this year...
Poll What Was Your Favourite PS5, PS4 Game at E3 2021?
You decide
Well, that was that, then. The debate will rage on regarding E3’s ongoing relevancy, but while this was an unquestionably weak show from a PlayStation persuasion, we did still see a sturdy selection of upcoming PlayStation 5 and PS4 games. The question is: which was your favourite and why? We’re including announcements and trailers...
Reaction E3 Is a Relic Desperately Clinging to Relevancy
Let it go
E3 has been the event around which the video game industry revolves for nearly three decades now, but it’s time to admit it’s a relic that has long passed its sell-by date. There will be critics of this article that will point to the pandemic as justification for this year’s inept event, but such a response ignores the very real...
Live Watch the E3 2021 Bandai Namco Livestream Right Here
House of Ashes
Mercifully, the end is near, and if we're being brutally honest with you: you don’t need to watch this E3 2021 presentation. From what we understand, this is not a Bandai Namco update, but a deep-dive into The Dark Pictures Anthology: House of Ashes. So, no Elden Ring, then. Obviously if you’re looking forward to Supermassive...
News River City Girls 2 Beats Down PS5, PS4 Next Year
River City Girls also coming to PS5
A sequel to uber-popular retro brawler River City Girls is in development for the PlayStation 5 and PS4, while the original will thump Sony’s next-gen system as well. The sequel – due out in 2022, with Arc System Works on publishing duties and WayForward developing – will follow directly after the events of...
News OlliOlli World's Sharp Style Stuns in E3 2021 Trailer
Gnarly
The announcement of OlliOlli World, and its surprising art selection, stunned us earlier in the year. Now we’ve wrapped our heads around the arcade skateboarding sim’s looks, we’re able to appreciate this trailer much better. There’s nothing really new here: the clip offers a closer look at Radlandia, the fictional world in which...
Guide E3 2021 Timetable: Dates and Times for All Events, Press Conferences, and Live Streams
A guide to every E3 2021 event this summer
E3 2021 is almost here, and it's all looking a bit complicated. When are all the E3 2021 press conferences? Which events are part of E3, and which ones aren't? What dates and times do you need to know? To answer all these questions, this guide breaks everything down, giving you the rundown of every E3 2021...
News Republique: Anniversary Edition Rebooted for PS4, PSVR
Virtual reality support added
Former smartphone stealth game Republique is getting a PlayStation 4 re-release in the form of Republique: Anniversary Edition – and it’ll include PSVR support. Camoflaj, the game’s developer, has experience with Sony’s headset having developer Marvel’s Iron Man VR, so the addition is perhaps unsurprising –...
News Multiplayer Spin-Off Resident Evil Re:Verse Releases Next Month
No date, though
If you bought Resident Evil Village, then you’ll be eligible to play multiplayer spin-off Resident Evil Re:Verse. And while the online experiment had originally been scheduled to release last month alongside the core game, a sloppy beta pushed it back a bit. Now, as confirmed during an E3 2021 panel, it’ll officially launch next...
News Resident Evil Village Will Receive DLC in the Future
Please be excited
Resident Evil Village will be treated to some post-launch DLC at some point in the future. That's it. That's the article. The E3 2021 livestream dedicated a stretch of its broadcast to Japanese publisher Capcom, and just about the only piece of news worth sharing is that last month's survival horror hit will be expanded upon. No...
News Cult FMV Romantic Comedy Plumbers Don't Wear Ties Coming to PS5, PS4
One of the worst games of all time
Cringe-inducing Panasonic 3DO FMV “romantic comedy” Plumbers Don’t Wear Ties is plunging the depths of PlayStation 5 and PS4, with a physical and digital release pegged by Limited Run Games. This is widely considered one of the worst games of all time, as despite being billed a full-motion video, it’s...
Live Watch the E3 2021 Capcom Livestream Right Here
Resident Evil Village! More?
We’re nearing the end of the E3 2021 bonanza, but there’s still time for an update from Capcom. This broadcast will purportedly focus on titles like Resident Evil Village and a handful of Nintendo Switch exclusives, but there could be more. We’ll find out when the show gets underway from 2:30PM PDT/5:30PM...
Live Watch the E3 2021 Indie Games Showcase Right Here
Indie and proud
Who likes indie games? You like indie games, don’t you? The next phase of the E3 2021 insanity centres on the Indie Games Showcase, with no word right now on which projects we’ll be witnessing. It’s a surprise! The show will get underway from 12PM PDT/3PM EDT/8PM BST. E3 2021: Indie Games Showcase (14th June): <liveblog...
News Marvel's Guardians of the Galaxy Won't Have Microtransactions
Guard of honour
Marvel’s Guardians of the Galaxy, the narrative-based third-person misadventure from Eidos Montreal, will not have microtransactions. While it’s depressing that articles like this have very much become a thing, some fans had worried that the release would follow in Marvel’s Avengers’ footsteps – but that’s fortunately not...
News Fantasy RPG Soulstice Goes Grimdark on PS5
Metal Gear Solid's Stefanie Joosten voices main character
Was Stranger of Paradise: Final Fantasy Origin not edgy enough for you? How about Soulstice, then, a new fantasy RPG from publisher Modus Games and developer Reply Game Studios. The game’s scheduled to release next year on PlayStation 5, and will feature two sisters – one turned into a...
News Sony Bigwigs Congratulate Xbox for E3 2021 Showcase
"A great time to be a gamer"
In a show of corporate camaraderie, PlayStation executives like Hermen Hulst have congratulated Xbox for its E3 2021 showcase. Microsoft suit Phil Spencer is a big fan of social media, recently sending congratulatory messages to Insomniac Games for the stellar Ratchet & Clank: Rift Apart reviews. And while we’ve...
Live Watch the Future Games Show 2021 Right Here
Future nostalgia
The final event of the day will see prestigious voice talent Troy Baker and Laura Bailey host the Future Games Show 2021 livestream. Expect this one to be similar to past shows, with gameplay footage and trailers for a variety of lower-profile releases. It gets underway from 4PM PDT/7PM EDT/12AM BST. Future Games Show 2021 (13th...
News Legend of Mana's PS4 Remaster Sets the Scene with Opening Movie
Mana, that looks nice
Legend of Mana first released over 20 years ago on the PS1, but is getting a PS4 remaster later this month – and here’s a glimpse of the opening cinematic. The game’s due out on 24th August, so you won’t have to wait long to play this. Oh, and if you wanted to compare it to the original, you can watch that below:...
News Great Looking Dodgeball RPG Dodgeball Academia Takes Aim at PS4
Pow!
We didn't wake up today thinking that we'd be desperate to play a dodgeball RPG, but here we are. Only just announced, Dodgeball Academia is a cartoony adventure where you're out to become the ultimate dodgeball player. You'll test your skills all across a world that's apparently obsessed with the sport, and you'll be able to recruit a bunch of...
News Atomic Heart Is the Wildest Game of E3 2021 So Far
Sing the Blondie song
Want to see the craziest trailer of E3 2021 so far? Of course, you do – who wouldn’t? Well, this Atomic Heart clip will take some beating. At just 61 seconds, it packs a lot into its running time: creepy robotic infants, BioShock-esque hand powers, weird walking treasure chests – you name it and the game’s definitely...
News Stranger of Paradise: Final Fantasy Origin Demo Out Now on PS5 Until 24th June
Paradise is here
Newly announced action RPG Stranger of Paradise: Final Fantasy Origin actually has a 'Trial Version' out right now on PlayStation 5, despite the fact that the full game is set to release in 2022. The PS5 exclusive demo sounds reasonably beefy, offering a section of the game where you can sample the combat, as well as protagonist...
Live Watch the E3 2021 Warner Bros Back 4 Blood Livestream Right Here
Back again
Are we still doing this? We’re still doing this. E3 2021 continues to very much be a thing, with Warner Bros’ presentation of Back 4 Blood. You’ve definitely not seen this 1,000 times before since it was announced. Tune in from 2PM PDT/5PM EDT/10PM BST as all of the action gets underway. E3 2021: Warner Bros Back 4 Blood (13th...
Round Up What Was Announced at the Square Enix Presents Showcase?
All the PS5, PS4 reveals
Square Enix brought back its Presents branding for a digital showcase to coincide with E3 2021, packaging together lots of updates for games that have already hit the market and titles slated for the future. Given the publisher's pedigree, there's always a lot of excitement whenever it takes to the stage. If you didn't...
Talking Point Did You Enjoy the Square Enix Presents Showcase?
What a final fantasy
The online E3 2021 shenanigans continue as Square Enix takes to the digital stage to deliver a very exciting line-up of announcements from both its Japanese and western studios. There's always excitement whenever the publisher brings some goodies to the party, so it's no surprise there was a lot of hype surrounding this...
News Life Is Strange Remastered Collection Feels a 30th September Release Date
Here are some comparisons
Here’s your first look at the Life Is Strange Remastered Collection, which is slated to release on 30th September for PlayStation 4. The trailer – which was showcased during Square Enix Presents livestream earlier today – includes several side-by-sides, showing the improvements that have been made. To be honest, we...
News Stranger of Paradise: Final Fantasy Origin Is a Souls-Looking Action RPG, Out 2022 on PS5, PS4
"A bold new vision for Final Fantasy"
Well, the leaks were kind of right. Square Enix has announced Stranger of Paradise: Final Fantasy Origin — a Final Fantasy spinoff title that looks very Dark Souls in terms of gameplay, with a bit more of an anime edge. It's being developed by Nioh studio Team Ninja, and it has a vague 2022 release window for...
News Babylon's Fall Slashes onto PS5 as Well as PS4, But Still No Release Date
More gameplay shown
Action RPG Babylon's Fall got a new trailer during Square Enix's E3 showcase, and it's given us more gameplay footage than ever before. It also confirms that the title's coming to PlayStation 5 as well as PlayStation 4. However, we still don't have a release date. As for our own take on this, it looks a bit... Tame, doesn't it?...
News Life Is Strange: True Colors Outlines Psychic Empathy Powers
Feelin' this
We’ve already seen a fair amount of Life Is Strange: True Colors, but Deck Nine has been keeping protagonist Alex Chen’s powers close to its collective chest. This video outlines in a little more detail how it works: her ability to sense emotion, and how she can use that to make meaningful decisions in the game. It’s not the...
News Marvel's Avengers Fights the War for Wakanda in August, Free for All Players
A wild Black Panther appears
Marvel’s Avengers’ somewhat anticipated Black Panther expansion, War for Wakanda, will finally flash its claws at PlayStation 5 and PS4 in August – and here’s your first taste of what to expect. Like all other expansions for the game, this will be free for everyone to play – and, of course, you’ll be able to...
News Marvel's Guardians of the Galaxy Save the Universe on PS5, PS4 This October
The rumours were true
After years of rumours, Square Enix and Eidos Montreal have officially announced Marvel's Guardians of the Galaxy. Coming to both PlayStation 5 and PS4, it's an action adventure game in which you play Peter Quill, aka Star Lord, in a space-spanning adventure with the usual rag-tag team: Rocket Raccoon, Groot, Drax, and...
Reaction Xbox Game Pass Is the Thorn in PS5's Side
Jim Ryan, we have a problem
The curtain has closed on a very strong Xbox briefing, which saw its beefed up first-party roster – and a lot of timed exclusives – deliver the first real E3 2021 livestream of the year. The event has been on life support thus far, but with good pacing and plenty of content, Microsoft proved that there is still a...
News Battlefield 2042 Online Gameplay Blows Our Minds
Near future warfare
What do we need to do to get on EA's list as a Battlefield 2042 game tester? Seriously, we've got holiday time to take and the latest multiplayer shooter from DICE could fill it nicely. The FPS debuted some online action during the Xbox & Bethesda Games Showcase, sharing what the game will look like once you team up with...
Live Watch the E3 2021 Square Enix Presents Livestream Right Here
Be there or be Square
With the Xbox juggernaut out of the way, E3 2021 attention turns to Square Enix and its roster of upcoming releases. We know that the likes of Babylon's Fall and Life Is Strange: True Colors will feature heavily during the stream, but all eyes will be on the next project from Eidos Montreal, which is rumoured to be a Guardians...
News Acclaimed Rogue-Like Hades Finally Comes to PS5, PS4 This August
Acclaimed indie coming soon
We've been hearing all about how amazing Hades is for months and months now, but it's finally time for us to play the darn thing. Supergiant Games' latest launched on PC and Switch in September of last year, and it's gone on to receive countless awards for its compelling rogue-like gameplay and storytelling elements. The...
News Direct Traffic and Dance (?) in Traffic Jams on PSVR
Stop right there, thank you very much
Barmy traffic management simulation Traffic Jams will patrol PSVR from 26th August, developer Little Chicken has announced. As demonstrated in the trailer embedded above, you’ll be using hand gestures to control the flow of cars and lorries – and also engaging in the odd dance battle along the way. The...
News Martha Is Dead in PS5, PS4 Horror from The Town of Light Team
Underwater agony
The next title from the team behind psychological horror The Town of Light revolves around the Tale of the White Lady, and is set against a gorgeous Tuscany backdrop. Martha Is Dead is pitched as a first-person thriller, in which you’ll assume the role of the titular character’s twin sister, who must come to terms with the...
News Ski What You Did There! PSVR's Fracked Hits the Slopes
Frackin' fun
As far as last hurrahs go, PlayStation VR’s upcoming cel-shaded first-person shooter Fracked looks like a strong send-off for the headset. Scheduled to release later this summer, the game promises pure high-octane action, as this video above demonstrates. One shootout takes place down a ski-slope, 007-style – before the action...
News Trek to Yomi Is Like Side-Scrolling Ghost of Tsushima, Coming to PS5 in 2022
Live by the sword
With its feudal Japanese setting and emphasis on sword-based combat, upcoming indie title Trek to Yomi is giving us serious Ghost of Tsushima vibes. This is a side-scrolling action game, and it definitely shows promise in the above trailer. It's slashing its way to PlayStation 5 at some point in 2022, but are you ready to spill...
News Shadow Warrior 3 Continues to Look Like Utter Chaos in Latest Gameplay Trailer
Doomed
The Shadow Warrior series certainly walks its own path, and we definitely appreciate it. Shadow Warrior 3 sees protagonist Lo Wang and his sidekick Orochi Zilla going on another world-saving adventure, this time trying to recapture a dragon they inadvertently freed from its prison. As you can see in this gameplay trailer, the way they'll...
Round Up What Was Announced at Ubisoft Forward?
All the PS5, PS4 reveals
Ubisoft was the next big publisher to take to the digital stage across this week or so of gaming reveals, bringing with it lots of open-world AAA titles. Many of those games will be coming to PlayStation 5 and PS4, so us lot had a lot to check out. For those who missed the showcase, though, you may be wondering what actually...
Live Watch the E3 2021 Gearbox Livestream Right Here
Randy Pitchford in Wonderlands
The E3 2021 livestream schedule has added a new name to its roster this year: Gearbox Entertainment. Presumably, this stream will include more information on the developer’s upcoming fantasy-themed looter shooter: Tiny Tina’s Wonderlands. You can tune in from 2PM PDT/5PM EDT/10PM BST. E3 2021: Gearbox (12th June):...
News Just Dance 2022 Will Slay on PS5, PS4 This November
Music includes track from Todrick Hall
Another year, another Just Dance game. Ubisoft has officially announced Just Dance 2022, the next entry in its annual musical franchise. There's not a whole lot to report here — it's the game you expect, only with a more up-to-date list of tracks to make you move your feet. Ubisoft does seem very excited...
News Avatar: Frontiers of Pandora Announced for PS5, Coming 2022 from Ubisoft
A case of the blues
Avatar: Frontiers of Pandora will arrive on PlayStation 5 at some point in 2022. That's right, Ubisoft is adapting James Cameron's ridiculously expensive movie into a next-gen video game. At the time of writing, we don't really know what it'll entail — all we have to go on is the above CG trailer. Needless to say, it'll...
Talking Point Was Ubisoft Forward a Show to Remember?
French findings
Ubisoft is one of the biggest third-party publishers to put on its own show during this summer period of reveals, so with many fans spread across the globe, we think it's worth polling what you thought of its latest digital event. The large collection of studios is always a mainstay for this time of the year, so it was hardly a...
News Aiden Pearce and His Iconic Cap Descend on London in Watch Dogs Legion DLC
Due out on 6th July
Here’s your first look at Watch Dogs Legion expansion Bloodline, which sees Aiden Pearce arrive in London for a big job. You’ll be tasked with breaking into a shady tech corporation, where you’ll need to steal a device that provides control over an army of weaponised robots. It’s set before the events of the main game...
News Assassin's Creed Valhalla DLC and Updates Will Continue Well Into 2022
One handed swords coming soon
As promised, Ubisoft has detailed the future of Assassin's Creed Valhalla. The big news here is that support for the game will continue "well into" 2022. Additional expansions are in development, with a teaser for a mystical-looking DLC shown at the end of the video above. Turning to the more immediate future, one...
News Riders Republic Saddles Up on PS5, PS4 from 2nd September
Downhill jam
Ubisoft made us wait for it, but Riders Republic looks like it will be worth it in the end. The spiritual successor to Steep (with a sprinkling of The Crew 2 in there) is effectively an extreme sports sandbox, where you can race wingsuits, descend hills on mountain bikes, or just explore and discover the beautiful open world around you...
News Far Cry 6 DLC Will Feature Previous Villains, Including Vaas
Check out the trailer
Update: Ubisoft confirmed its post-launch plans for Far Cry 6, revealing today's leak is indeed true. But it actually gets even better because the season pass comes with Far Cry 3: Blood Dragon too. Cool! Original story: A Far Cry 6 trailer has leaked ahead of tonight's Ubisoft Forward event that detai
