Tag: Everybodys Golf
News Everybody's Golf Fans 'Thanos Snapped' Out of the Game as Servers Go Offline
Below par
The unfortunate day for PS4 golfing game Everybody's Golf has finally arrived: its servers were taken offline overnight, meaning none of its multiplayer functionality is accessible anymore. You can still play offline, but the Platinum Trophy will now be deemed unobtainable. It follows in the footsteps of PS4 games like Killzone Shadow Fall...
News Everybody's Golf Falls Victim to Sony Online Server Cuts
Taken offline in September
Sony's insistence on taking the servers of its past multiplayer games offline continues as Everybody's Golf is confirmed to be the scheme's next unfortunate victim. The delightful putter will lose all its online functionality on 30th September 2022, leaving you with exactly six months to enjoy its internet-focused modes...
News Everybody’s Golf VR Tees Up a Difficult Platinum Trophy
Hole-in-one
Everybody's Golf VR is edging closer and closer to its Tuesday release, and to get you in the mood for a birdie, the game's Trophy list has popped up on Exophase. It's a list that spans 30 different achievements, some of which will require quite the investment. Alongside unlocking different courses and clubs, you'll need to see all Riko...
Hands On Everybody's Golf VR May Be the Hardest Hot Shots Yet
Fore the pros
Hot Shots Golf has always traded on its instant accessibility, but new entry Everybody’s Golf VR looks set to have a significant learning curve. Make no mistake: this has not suddenly become a simulator – it’s still a colourful, arcade romp. But by favouring motion controls over the click-click-click format of old, it can be...
News Everybody's Golf VR Demo Tees Off Today on PS Store
Nice shot
A new Everybody’s Golf game is always cause for celebration, and a demo for Everybody’s Golf VR will tee off today – in Europe, at the very least. The virtual reality sampler will allow you to get a taste for the title’s all-new practice area, and will also allow you to drink in the scenery from the Forest Course’s teeing ground...
News Everybody's Golf VR's Caddies Will Feed You Chocolates
Malteaser trailer
Everybody’s Golf VR is a perfect fit for PlayStation VR, and yet it’s also unlike previous entries in the series. Played from a first-person perspective with either a PlayStation Move motion controller or DualShock 4, this instalment will do away with the familiar click-click-click action of old, favouring a more physical...
News Everybody's Golf VR Will Swing to PSVR on 21st May
Nice shot
Crikey, the upcoming slate of PlayStation VR software looks utterly superb, doesn’t it? We can’t wait for the likes of Iron Man VR and Blood & Truth, but there’s another Sony published title that we’re itching to play. That is, of course, Everybody’s Golf VR – an adaptation of one of PlayStation’s most popular and longest...
News Everybody's Golf VR Plays a Nice Shot to PSVR
Tees off next year
Everybody’s Golf is making the transition to PlayStation VR, and we’re all fore the idea. While details are light, Sony announced the game as part of its Japanese LineUp Tour livestream earlier today. Judging by the trailer, you can expect the same vibrant environments, but you’ll be teeing off in first-person with...
News Everybody's Golf Adding Atelier Content for Anniversary
Fore the fans
Everybody’s Golf has become the home of Japanese franchise milestones, with Final Fantasy recently celebrating its 30th anniversary in the game. Atelier is next up, with new Atelier Lydie & Suelle: The Alchemists and the Mysterious Paintings crossover content on the docket. Starting from 19th April through 17th May, you’ll be...
News Everybody's Golf Celebrates Final Fantasy's Anniversary with Crossover Content
Chocobos! Moogles! More
Everybody’s Golf will be joining Final Fantasy’s 30th Anniversary festivities with a slew of crossover content currently announced for Japan. Starting from 26th February you’ll be able to purchase a Chocobo golf kart for the game, allowing you to navigate the title’s open courses atop one of the yellow-feathered...
News Beams Golf Gear Swings into Everybody's Golf on PS4
Join the club
Beams Golf is a Japanese brand of golfing attire, and it's making its way to Everybody's Golf on PS4. In the tweet below, you'll be able to get a brief look at the sort of threads you'll be able to adorn your avatar with: These clothes appear to be prizes for winning a Beams Golf in-game tournament, which you'll be able to partake...
Fore play
Few franchises last as long as Everybody’s Golf, but it’s celebrating its 20th anniversary this year. The arcade sports series has been a staple on every single PlayStation platform to date, and its latest edition is by far its most ambitious yet. But after a protracted production cycle, has veteran developer Clap-Hanz managed to sink...
Guide How to Play Like a Pro in Everybody's Golf on PS4
Spin strategies! Power shots! Learning the course!
Everybody’s Golf is a deceptively easy game to pick up, but it gets pretty challenging fast. While we’re sure you’ve mastered the art of triple-clicking your way to the odd birdie by now, you’re probably wondering how to significantly improve your score. Fortunately, we’ve badgered...
News Good Luck Getting a Condor for Everybody's Golf's Platinum
Taking the McIlroy
Everybody’s Golf is out next week (!!!) and its roster of Trophies have hit Sony’s servers. This seems like a good list, encouraging you to play through and complete pretty much everything in the game. There is one trinket that sticks out, though: score a condor in a recorded official round. Yeah, that’s going to take some...
News Watch Shuhei Yoshida Play Everybody's Golf As, Er, Shuhei Yoshida
Inception
Shuhei Yoshida is in Everybody’s Golf on the PlayStation 4 – and now through the power of YouTube you can watch the Worldwide Studios chief hitting the links as himself. PlayStation Underground has gone live with 12 minutes of gameplay from the forthcoming arcade title, and while it’s just a multiplayer match on a course we’ve...
News New Everybody's Golf Trailer Outlines Absolutely Everything
Par for the course
Over in Japan, they love making these uber-long trailers that outline absolutely everything you can expect to find in an upcoming game. We don’t have the attention span to make the super-length clips work in the Western world, but this Everybody’s Golf video is pretty easy to follow – despite its narration belonging to a...
News Everybody's Golf Downloaded to 2 Million Smartphones in Less Than a Month
Nice shot
ForwardWorks’ first project is off to a strong start, it seems. Sony’s new smartphone game developer launched a mobile adaptation of Everybody’s Golf in Japan on 4th July, and it’s already been downloaded more than two million times according to the platform holder. There’s no word on how much money the free-to-play iOS and...
News Everybody's Golf Plays a Nice Shot on Japanese Smartphones
Tee total
Sony’s first-party smartphone initiative is underway, with ForwardWorks’ adaptation of Everybody’s Golf out now in Japan on iOS and Android. The game’s free to download, but boasts in-app purchases. Unfortunately, you won’t be able to download it without a Japanese account – well, not on t
News Classic Courses Return in Everybody's Golf on PS4
Fore the players
The new Everybody’s Golf game on the PlayStation 4 will plot the return of two commemorative courses. Celebrating the series’ 20th Anniversary, both Green Country Club from the original game and Balata from its sequel will make a return, re-imagined to take advantage of the latest title’s open map format. You’ll get the...
E3 2017 Shuhei Yoshida's Probably Going to Be in Everybody's Golf
Hole in one
Did you notice Worldwide Studios president Shuhei Yoshida in the new Everybody’s Golf trailer that was released this week? The affable executive was created by Clap Hanz in order to demonstrate the power of the PlayStation 4 title’s character editor, but now he’s admitted that he “could” end up in the full game as well. C’mon...
E3 2017 Tee Off with Everybody's Golf Trailer for PS4
Hyper links
One of the many games stuffed into Sony’s E3 2017 press conference pre-show last night, Everybody’s Golf has gotten a new trailer featuring Worldwide Studios president Shuhei Yoshida and some of the key creative from the series. In it, they talk about the legacy of the long-running franchise, and also showcase some of the features...
News Everybody's Golf Is Still Coming to Smartphones in Japan
Nice shot
Sony may have been quiet on the smartphone front, but its new mobile-focused subsidiary ForwardWorks is busy bringing some of PlayStation’s biggest brands to iOS and Android. And it looks like Everybody’s Golf may be the first franchise to arrive, with pre-registration for the title open in Japan right now. There’s also a new...
Hands On Has Everybody's Golf on PS4 Been Worth the Wait?
Hyperlinks
How long does it take to make an Everybody’s Golf game for the PlayStation 4? A bloody long time, apparently – it’s been three years since Clap Hanz’s new-gen debut was announced, and we’ve still got to wait until the end of August to play it properly. Fortunately, there’s an online beta ongoing at the moment, and we’ve been...
News Everybody's Golf Ditches Hot Shots Moniker for Western Release
Clap your hands
Thank heavens for that! The Hot Shots series has always been a nightmare from a database perspective because rarely do its games ever have the same name across regions. It would appear that Sony's realised that's not the best approach for search engine optimisation, though, as it's decided to name the new PlayStation 4 entry...
News A Brand New Everybody's Golf Title Will Be Teeing Up on PS4
PlayStation fore
During its pre-TGS conference this morning, Sony announced that it will be bringing a new Everybody's Golf game to the PlayStation 4. The long-running franchise - known as Hot Shots Golf in North America - is renowned for its lighthearted take on the traditionally serious sport. Speaking during the presser, affable executive Shuhei...
Sometimes we deliberate whether to even bother typing up the Japanese sales charts
There's often not much to commentate on, but this week is huge. Final Fantasy XIII-2 topped the Media Create sourced charts, selling over 500k units on the PlayStation 3. While the numbers look impressive on their own, it's worth noting that the game's predecessor...
News Uncharted: Golden Abyss & Everybody's Golf Headline PlayStation Vita's Japanese Launch Line-Up
Lovable PlayStation executive, Shuhei Yoshida, has revealed that Uncharted: Golden Abyss and Everybody's Golf are the two most popular titles in the PlayStation Vita's Japanese launch line-up
"We collect data from retailers taking pre-orders and we know that Everybody's Golf is the most popular and Uncharted: Golden Abyss is number two. I'm...
News New Everybody's Golf Trailer Tees Up
Take a swing
Golf games have changed a lot over the years. With the now widespread implementation of motion controls on each of the three major gaming consoles, the sport has gone through a bit of a gaming evolution, picking up new controls schemes that let players set up shots, view the course and swing their club in new ways. Everybody's Golf on...
E3 2011 No PlayStation System Is Complete Without Everybody's Golf
We've always had a soft-spot for the Everybody's Golf franchise
While we're not overly keen on golf games in general, there's something refreshing about Clap Hanz's ability to accelerate the pace of a traditional slow sport. The gameplay is also perfectly suited to a handheld, allowing you to pick-up and play in short bursts. Everybody's Golf on...
News Everybody's Golf Lands In Home Tomorrow, Rag Doll Kung Fu Promo With It
The Everbody's Golf Home space has been a major hit in Japan
And, as of tomorrow, it will be available to Europeans. Not only that, but users who happen to spot an avatar wearing an unusual pair of trousers will do well to say "Fists of Plastic" to it — they'll receive a specially themed Rag Doll Kung Fu rug for their efforts. You can...
