Tag: Sherlock Holmes
News Sherlock Holmes and Watson Tackle Eldritch Horrors in Latest Awakened Remake Trailer
Coming next month
In case you weren't aware, Sherlock Holmes: The Awakened is getting the full remake treatment. Frogwares is taking its 2006 adventure title and giving it a big overhaul, including a substantial rewrite of the scenario as well as a significant visual upgrade. The latest trailer is available now, embedded above. The game takes place...
News Sherlock Holmes Remake Solves Cthulhu Tinged Case from 11th April
A bit Eldritch
After a short delay, Ukrainian developer FrogWares’ partially crowdfunded Sherlock Holmes: The Awakened remake will begin solving its Cthulhu-inspired case from 11th April. Due out on both PS5 and PS4, the release will be available in two permutations: Standard Edition and Deluxe Edition – the latter of which including a...
News Sherlock Holmes: The Awakened Remake Delayed Due to Russian Attacks on Ukraine
Frogwares forced to extend deadline
Ukrainian developer Frogwares has had to delay its planned release of Sherlock Holmes: The Awakened on PS5, PS4, and other platforms. Initially targeting a launch in late February/early March, the studio is now aiming to get the game out by April. As outlined in the above video message, the ongoing conflict in...
News Crowdfunded Sherlock Holmes Remake Awakens First Footage
We're all mad here
Ukrainian developer Frogwares has released the first gameplay footage of its partially crowdfunded Sherlock Holmes remake, Sherlock Holmes The Awakened. This follows in the immaculately polished footsteps of the previous game, Sherlock Holmes Chapter One – although it’s bringing a distinctively Cthulhu-infused spin to the mix...
News Sherlock Holmes The Awakened Smashes PS5, PS4 Funding Goal in Six Hours
Adds a selection of Stretch Goals
Update: Sherlock Holmes The Awakened, the detective remake from Ukrainian developer FrogWares, achieved its funding goal within six hours. While our original article mentioned no Stretch Goals for the game, these have since been announced. The first of which is what the developer is describing as a “metagame”,...
News Sherlock Holmes The Awakened Will Be Remade for PS5, PS4
Originally a PC, Wii release from 2007
Frogwares has announced its remaking the 2007 PC, Nintendo Wii title Sherlock Holmes The Awakened for PS5, PS4. It will be a complete overhaul that doesn't use any assets or code from the original game, which was a crossover between the Sherlock Holmes universe and Lovecraft's Cthulhu. This game is what was...
Interview Ukrainian Dev Frogwares on Finishing Sherlock Holmes for PS4 Amid a War
A chat with Sergey Oganesyan about the Kyiv studio's approach
Sherlock Holmes: Chapter One, an ambitious detective game from Kyiv-based developer Frogwares, launched on the PS4 last week. It’s one of several major releases from the Ukrainian studio in as many weeks, with Sherlock Holmes: Crimes & Punishments also launching on the Nintendo...
News Things Are Beyond a Joke in Sherlock Holmes: Chapter One's New DLC
Catch the clown
Unfortunately, we didn’t love prequel detective-‘em-up Sherlock Holmes: Chapter One, but Frogwares is committed to populating its tropical open world with new content. The game’s first story-based DLC expansion, Beyond a Joke, is available to download on the PS Store now; it’ll cost you £3.99/$4.99 individually, or is...
News Play Dress Up as Detective Sherlock Holmes in New PS5 Game
Brit box
Look, we all know the Frogwares Sherlock Holmes games are developed on a paper-thin budgets, so you’re not going to get Uncharted-esque performances out of the upcoming Chapter One. Nevertheless, the Ukrainian developer is really expanding on its predecessors with this prequel, making investigations open world and even adding some Hitman...
News Sherlock Holmes: Chapter One Can Turn Combat Off, But Here's What You Miss
Dev gives you the option
It's not every day a developer allows you to simply turn off one of the new features in its games, but that's exactly what Frogwares is doing with Sherlock Holmes: Chapter One. The studio has today debuted a new trailer focused entirely on the title's combat, and you needn't engage with any of it if you don't want to...
News Sherlock Holmes: Chapter One Dated for 16th November on PS5
Free copy of Crimes and Punishments with pre-orders
The Sinking City developer Frogwares has confirmed its next detective title Sherlock Holmes: Chapter One will launch for PlayStation 5 on 16th November 2021. While a PS4 version is also in the works, the team needs more time to wrap up development, so it will arrive at least a few weeks after the...
News Sherlock Holmes: Chapter One Tests Detective Skills in Detailed Overview
Sherlock 47
Sherlock Holmes needs to do a better job of discovering the release date for his next detective adventure because we're quietly excited about what this latest look at Sherlock Holmes: Chapter One brings to the table. A detailed six-minute overview of what gameplay entails is embedded above, covering how the PlayStation 5 and PS4 title...
News Riddle This Sherlock Holmes: Chapter One PS5, PS4 Trailer
Origin story
There’s still no firm release date attached to Sherlock Holmes: Chapter One, but this cinematic trailer will make you wish there was. Debuted as part of the IGN Expo overnight, the clip sets the scene for the prequel, which sees the eponymous investigator wrestling with his emotions as he seeks to solve a very personal case. For...
News This Sherlock Holmes: Chapter One Gameplay Trailer Has More Combat Than Clues
The edgy origin story
We don't know about you, but we never thought of Sherlock Holmes as a ruthless killer. The famous figure has always struck as the silent but deadly type, using words to get his way instead of guns. Apparently not, however, if this new gameplay trailer for Sherlock Holmes: Chapter One is anything to go by. The detective shoots...
News Investigate a Few Seconds of Sherlock Holmes: Chapter One PS5, PS4 Gameplay
Mediterranean mysteries
Frogwares’ detective-‘em-ups Sherlock Holmes have garnered a cult following over the past few years, so there’s pent-up enthusiasm for its origin story Sherlock Holmes: Chapter One, which is scheduled to release this year on the PlayStation 5 and PlayStation 4. And with a full reveal due in March, the Ukrainian...
News Sherlock Holmes: Chapter One Details Its Quests and Choices
Coming to PS5, PS4 in 2021
Don't let Sherlock Holmes: Chapter One slip off your radar as the release schedule in 2021 begins to slowly get its gears turning — this looks set to be the best detective title Frogwares has put out yet. Planned for both PlayStation 5 and PlayStation 4, this cross-gen title brings back the open-world structure of...
News Sherlock Holmes: Chapter One Travels to a Mediterranean Paradise
Holmes alone
Sherlock Holmes: Chapter One will ditch the drizzly cobbled streets of Baker Street, as the young detective travels to a Mediterranean paradise to undergo his first challenge as a rookie investigator. Despite the idyllic nature of the tropical backdrop, this open world harbours a seedy underbelly, as the titular gumshoe gets to work...
News Sherlock Holmes: Chapter One Is Frogwares' Next-Gen Detective Game
Launching 2021
After creating its own IP with The Sinking City, developer Frogwares has announced that it will be returning to what it does best with a new entry in the Sherlock Holmes saga. It's titled Sherlock Holmes: Chapter One and it's coming to both PlayStation 5 and PlayStation 4 next year. Check out the reveal trailer above.
News Frogwares Teases More Sherlock Holmes After Relisting of Crimes & Punishments
The detective is saved
Do you remember a story from back in September 2019 when it was announced that Sherlock Holmes: Crimes and Punishments would be pulled from the PlayStation Store thanks to a dispute with publisher Focus Home Interactive? Well, we're happy to report that the issue appears to have been resolved as developer Frogwares has today...
Interview Solving Mysteries with Sherlock Holmes Developer Frogwares
From calibash pipes to eldritch horrors
Ukrainian developer Frogwares has been making Sherlock Holmes games for 15 years now, slowly improving and reshaping a solid adventure model. The Devil's Daughter is the eighth mainline game in the series and features a younger Sherlock, who juggles the life of a master sleuth with the perils of parenthood. We...
News Sherlock Holmes: The Devil's Daughter Stomps London's Cobbles in PS4 Gameplay
A'right, guv'nor
Sherlock Holmes: Crimes and Punishments is an underrated adventure on the PlayStation 4, so we're really looking forward to its successor Sherlock Holmes: The Devil's Daughter. However, while this eleven minute gameplay trailer has all of the intrigue and awkward accents of its predecessor, we're starting to worry that publisher...
News Don Your Deerstalker for Sherlock Holmes: The Devil's Daughter Gameplay Trailer
How the devil are you?
Sherlock Holmes is looking rugged and ruffled in this gameplay trailer for upcoming adventure, The Devil's Daughter. Fresh from the success of Crimes & Punishments, it looks like seasoned developer Frogwares has been given a much bigger budget for its all-new PlayStation 4 adaptation of Baker Street's bolshiest detective,...
News Sherlock Holmes: The Devil's Daughter on PS4 Proves That London's a Hell Hole
Holmes to roast
London's awesome – well, when you don't find yourself stuck on the tube during rush hour standing next to a guy who smells of sour cream Pringles. This is not the exact circumstance that Sherlock Holmes finds himself in, but forthcoming sequel The Devil's Daughter will clearly be taking Baker's Street's best detective to some dark...
News Sherlock Holmes Interrogates the Devil's Daughter on PS4 in May
Holmes alone
Sherlock Holmes: Crimes and Punishments proved a very pleasant surprise on the PlayStation 4, so we're practically salivating at the prospect of an imminent return to Baker Street. It's good news, then, that BigBen Interactive has pulled out its magnifying glass and settled upon a 27th May release date for Frogwares' latest murder...
News Sherlock Holmes: The Devil's Daughter Gets to the Scene of the Crime in Spring 2016
Back to the cesspool
As teased earlier in the week, Sherlock Holmes: The Devil's Daughter will pull out its magnifying glass and give the PlayStation 4 a thorough examination in Spring 2016. Bigben Interactive announced the eighth entry in Frogwares' popular detective series earlier today, noting that the sequel to Sherlock Holmes: Crimes and...
News Elementary! Brand New Sherlock Holmes Game to Be Shown at Paris Games Week
Nothing like first-hand evidence
Arthur Conan Doyle's famous fictional detective Sherlock Holmes looks set to rest his deerstalker on the top of your PlayStation 4 once more, as a new game based upon the character is set to be shown at Paris Games Week later this month. According to JeuxActu, publisher Bigben Interactive will be transporting the...
Review Sherlock Holmes: Crimes and Punishments (PlayStation 4)
Baker treat
Sherlock Holmes is the ultimate alpha male. He may not be particularly strong, but he has the ability to crush any man with his incredible intellect – and in Crimes and Punishments, a PlayStation 4 adventure loosely based upon Sir Arthur Conan Doyle’s famous short stories and the BBC’s more modern adaptation, he practically revels...
