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News Games Under €20 Offer Replaces January Sale on EU PlayStation Store
Never stop spending
As the epic January Sale draws to a close today on the PlayStation Store, you bet your bottom dollar Sony's already replaced it with a new round of discounts. The Games Under €20 (£16 for us Brits) sale has begun on the European Store, and if you have any cash left over, it's well worth a quick look. With nearly 100 items in...
News Days Gone PS4 Pre-Order Bonuses and Special Editions Detailed
Extras, extras
We haven't heard all that much about Days Gone since Game Informer's gameplay blowout, so it's about time Sony started talking about its upcoming PS4 exclusive. Not only have we been treated to a decent new trailer for the game, but Sony has gone through all the pre-order details
News Days Gone Gets the Rockstar Trailer Treatment with Open World Overview
You're not a tourist
And just like that, the Days Gone marketing machine has snapped into life. Sony’s released the first of a series of Rockstar-esque overview trailers, with this initial instalment exploring the open world. The clip showcases the various districts you’ll encounter in the game, from dense forests to icy rivers and everything in...
News Media Molecule Extending Dreams PS4 Creator Beta to Meet Demand
More invites being sent out too
As we mentioned last week, the beta test for the create-anything PS4 exclusive Dreams hasn't quite been up to scratch -- well, in some ways, at least. A vast number of fans (including this humble scribe) have thus far failed to receive an invitation to the beta, and outside of a couple of live streams from M
News Sony's Manchester Studio Is Small But Highly Experienced
Seemingly paired with London Studio
Do you remember Manchester Studio – or North West Studio, as it was originally named? The British-based first-party developer was established years ago and immediately attached to PlayStation VR, but we haven’t heard a peep out of it since. Well, job digging from Upload VR reveals that the team is still very...
News PSVR Gets New Downloadable Demo Disc for 2019
Try before you buy
Demo discs don’t really exist anymore, but we still have fond memories of the compilations which came affixed to magazines and in new console boxes. Sony’s keeping the spirit alive with PSVR Demo Collection 3, a brand new selection of samplers which you can download for free from the European PlayStation Store right now. As...
News Death Stranding Release Date Potentially Teased by Troy Baker Tweet
Ten year challenge harbours secrets
If you’ve been on Twitter or Instagram this past week, you’ll have seen this insufferable ten year challenge meme, where people post side-to-side pictures that are a decade apart. It’s become so popular that there have already been plenty of riffs on it, with veteran voice actor Troy Baker perhaps posting...
News PS Plus Members Get a Free Trial Weekend for PSVR Shooter Firewall Zero Hour
Move, move, move
Firewall Zero Hour is a well liked tactical shooter for PSVR, but somewhat suffers from a relatively low number of players. As with any online multiplayer FPS, it lives or dies on its player base, and with only a fraction of the PS4's audience also owning Sony's virtual reality head gear, it was always going to be an uphill battle...
News Guerrilla Games Speechless Over 'Masterful' Death Stranding Demo
Kojima shows exclusive off
Guerrilla Games and Kojima Productions have the best bromance in games, with the former famously lending veteran director Hideo Kojima and his team Horizon: Zero Dawn’s acclaimed Decima Engine for use in Death Stranding. It means that the companies have a water-tight relationship, and spend a lot of time visiting each...
News Sony Reportedly Sending Out Player Survey Emails Regarding the 'Future of PlayStation'
Time for PS5?
From time to time, Sony will email its consumers with surveys in order to gather information on a certain subject. In the past, we've seen questionnaires regarding the DualShock 4, PSN name changes, and PSVR -- it's something every company does to gauge how users are feeling about particular products or services. According to the...
News PS4 Has a Very High Software Attach Rate, Average Player Owns Around Ten Games
That's a lot
About a week ago, Sony posted a press release containing a whole bunch of impressive numbers. The PS4 has sold 91.6 million units as of 31st December 2018, while Marvel's Spider-Man has sold a staggering 9 million copies since its September launch. However, something that passed us by was the overall situ
News Fans of Dreams Are Devastated by Bizarre Beta Rollout
More like a nightmare
We’ve written many times about how the Dreams beta was supposed to be a slam-dunk, but it’s been a bit of a disaster so far. Don’t get us wrong, there’s some really cool content already being uploaded to the game’s servers, but we can’t tell you about those because there’s a non-disclosure agreement. For some...
News Guess What? The Uncharted Movie Is Back On
Here we go again
The movie that will never get made is… Getting made again! You may recall director Shawn Levy departing the Uncharted movie project late last year, mercifully putting the non-starter on ice. Well, it’s back, with Variety reporting that 10 Cloverfield Lane maker Dan Trachtenberg has been brought on board to steer the adaptation...
Talking Point Could Sony Lease Out Its Dormant Franchises?
Want you back
Unlike its competitors, Sony reinvents itself with each subsequent generation. There are franchises that have stood the test of time, but generally we see the platform holder evolve as it transitions from console to console. Aloy, for example, will very likely be the poster child of the PlayStation 5 – a household name who only got...
News Latest Dreams Beta Highlights Include Horror FPS and 2D Platformer with Raining Heads
The sky's the limit
For the second time, Dreams developer Media Molecule live streamed some of its highlights from the ongoing beta test, featuring a whole host of user-created goodies. The big takeaway is that there's already a wide variety of levels, objects, and characters to be discovered, and some of it is seriously impressive. One example is...
News Sony Reveals PlayStation Store's Most Downloaded Games in 2018
Take a wild guess at number one
As we know, digital sales are becoming more and more important in the world of video games. We recently learned that, in the UK, roughly 80 per cent of the total consumer spend in 2018 was on digital games, which is a huge figure. With this in mind, Sony has just unveiled 2018's most downloaded games for the North...
News PS4 Exclusives Lead the Charge in DICE Awards 2019 Nominations
God of War out in front
It's been said multiple times, but 2018 was a bumper year for PS4, and several exclusive titles helped push the platform with record-breaking sales and universal acclaim. This looks to be reflected at this year's DICE Awards, as the nominees have recently been announced, and Sony's biggest titles appear in a huge number of...
Feature Which Upcoming PS4 Exclusives Will Release in 2019?
When are PlayStation 4's biggest games launching?
With a large number of upcoming PlayStation 4 exclusives already announced, Sony may not have the element of surprise on its side anymore, but it sure has a huge catalogue of hotly anticipated titles on the horizon. The question is: how many of those games will actually release in 2019? With the...
News Gran Turismo Sport Shown at 8K on New Sony TV at CES 2019
4K is so 2018
Television manufacturers often play a demo reel on their brand new displays in order to best show off their products to the public. You know the ones -- there's usually footage of glitzy cityscapes, swimming polar bears, and fields of flowers, all of it beautifully crisp to entice shoppers. Well, Sony has been using Gran Turismo Sport...
Talking Point What Should PlayStation Do to Replace E3 2019?
The biggest question of the New Year
Sony will not be attending E3 2019, which means the dynamics of this year are going to be very different for PlayStation. The platform holder, after being criticised for an extended period of silence, has promised that it’s going to reconnect with fans over the coming months – but how exactly it intends to go...
News Something Fantastic Four Related Is Heading to Spider-Man PS4 'Real Soon'
What will it be?
Insomniac Games finished off Marvel's Spider-Man on a high, delivering the final chapter of its entertaining City That Never Sleeps DLC story and providing patient fans with the much requested Sam Raimi suit free of charge. However, the new content for the 9 million-selling blockbuster doesn't end there. It app
News Sony Acquires Audio Engineering Firm Behind Multiformat Middleware Wwise
A Wwise decision?
Sony is purchasing Audiokinetic, the company behind the multiformat middleware technology Wwise. While you’re unlikely to have heard of this software, you will have seen its logo when booting up games before as it’s very popular. Despite the buyout – which will be completed by 31st January – the company will continue to...
News God of War Dev Could Not and Did Not Want to Make the Game Open World
Wide linear, baby
Back when it was in development, God of War director Cory Barlog was "adamant" not to make the game into an open world title. In an interview with Venture Beat, Barlog says that the team at Sony Santa Monica Studio couldn't possibly go toe-to-toe with existing open world blockbusters -- and it's not something that it wanted to do...
News God of War PS4 Director Says Plan for DLC Was 'Too Ambitious'
God of more
Lots of us have played and loved Santa Monica Studio's excellent God of War on PS4. While it's a generously sized game with plenty to see and do aside from the core story, many fans were left wondering whether any DLC would follow later down the line. Obviously, no extra content was released, aside from the Photo Mode and New Game Plus...
News Sony: We'll Bring More Enhanced Experiences and Highly Anticipated Games in 2019
Company will continue to evolve
Sony’s plans for 2019 are pretty much shrouded in secrecy so far. We know that the company won’t be attending E3 2019 and we also know that it’s got Days Gone coming out in the near future, but beyond that – well, your guess is as good as ours. Among various pieces of corporate backslapping overnight, new...
News PSN's Monthly Active Users Increase to Eye Watering 90 Million
The biggest gaming network in the world
More people than ever are using the PlayStation Network, with monthly active users topping 90 million in November 2018 according to Sony. This means that almost 100 million accounts connected to the PSN at the tail-end of last year, and while the figure is bloated by multiple users from the same console or...
News PlayStation Now January Update Adds Prey, Metro 2033 Redux, More
Streamable games library expanded
Last year saw Sony make a dramatic change to its game streaming service, PlayStation Now, allowing subscribers to download PS2 and PS4 titles direct to their consoles. While PS3 games don't benefit from this, nearly all other games on the service can be both streamed or downloaded, and more titles are being added...
News PS4 Edging Closer to 100 Million Units After Strong Holiday Season Sales
91.6 million units sold globally
Back in November, Sony boasted that its successful current gen console had sold over 86 million units. We know that 2018 was an incredible commercial year for PS4; somehow, the five-year-old machine has seen an increase in sales year-on-year. It's been looking rosy for the platform holder the last few months, in...
News Spider-Man PS4 Has Sold More Than 9 Million Copies Worldwide, Says Sony
Pizza time?
We've been tracking the commercial success of Marvel's Spider-Man since its September launch, and as expected, it's been a sales juggernaut. In addition to becoming one of PS4's most beloved exclusives, the game has been performing extremely well at retail, whether that's via brick and mortar shops or the PlayStation Store. It toppled...
News Sony Wants Music, Gaming, and Movies to Collaborate
From consumer electronics to creative company
What kind of company is Sony? Historically, there was no debate over this question: the Japanese giant made consumer electronics. These days, with 47 per cent of its revenue driven by entertainment products, the answer is less obvious. Speaking at the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas, chief...
News The Last of Us: Part II Release Date Speculation Intensifies
Coming this year?
When is The Last of Us: Part II coming out? The hotly anticipated sequel was recently featured in an “upcoming attractions” video published by PlayStation to celebrate 2019, raising speculation that it could launch this year. And rumours have intensified following comment from ex-IGN editor Alanah Pearce, who wrote on
News Dreams Beta Community Creations Highlighted by Media Molecule
And they're pretty impressive
The Dreams beta finally got started a couple of weeks before the end of 2018, granting certain players the chance to begin fooling around with the game's suite of tools. Unfortunately, participants currently need to agree to an NDA, meaning they can't share their experience or their creations. While this is still...
News Post-Apocalyptic Movie What Still Remains Has Nothing to Do with The Last of Us
The sincerest form of flattery
Here is a movie called What Still Remains – it has absolutely nothing to do with The Last of Us, despite similarities that we don’t need to point out. The post-apocalyptic thriller, available to stream on Netflix, stars Lulu Antariksa and Colin O'Donoghue – and it sees a young girl partner with an older gent...
News Dreams Beta Sign Ups Are Live Now for North America and Europe
It's nearly time
Media Molecule has finally opened sign ups for its Dreams creator beta test. Whether you're in the US or Europe, you'll be able to pop your name down for an invite to the elusive beta, which got started for some back before Christmas. In order to register for a chance to join the beta, simply click the link for either
News The Last of Us: Part II Job Listing Provides Snippet of Info on Multiplayer
Surviving on scraps
We don't know a whole lot about The Last of Us: Part II, but we arguably don't need to. It's going to be another hard hitting thriller from Naughty Dog, and for many, seeing the continued story of Ellie and Joel will be more than enough. Of course, one thing we do know is that multiplayer mode Factions will be making a return,...
News EU PlayStation Store January Sale Expanded with Even More Games
New year, new discounts
The first round of the European PS Store's ginormous January sale is coming to a close, but don't think for a second Sony's stopping there. If you've still got some PSN credit burning a hole in your pocket after the festive season, don't fret -- a few more games have been added to the offer today. The list of new titles...
Guide Dreams Creator Beta FAQ - How to Sign Up and Everything You Need to Know
When does the Dreams beta start?
At long last, Media Molecule has confirmed dates for its highly anticipated beta test for the upcoming PS4 exclusive, Dreams. This astonishing game lets players make more or less anything they want using a powerful set of user friendly tools. We can't wait to see what everyone will cook up during the beta -- it's...
News January 2019 PS Plus Games Live in North America and Europe
Download them now
Happy New Year, everyone! It’s technically a holiday in most parts of the world, but Sony’s in the process of putting January 2019’s free PlayStation Plus games live – in North America, at least. While the full lineup isn’t showing as available at the time of typing, if you manually add the titles to your basket, you...
News Sony Highlights Biggest Upcoming PS4 Games in New Montage Trailer
The Last of Us Part II! Death Stranding! Ghost of Tsushima!
Sony has always been good at these hype-building sizzle reel trailers, and its latest 'Coming Attractions' video is no different. It takes a look at some of the games still to come on PS4, and it's hard not to get excited when they're all shown off like this. From Devil May Cry 5 to Death...
News Spider-Man PS4 Was the UK's Best Selling Exclusive in 2018
Games market massively boosted by digital
If you were ever curious about how important digital game sales have become, the UK is a good indicator. Of the £3.864 billion generated in 2018, about 80 per cent can be attributed to digital. GamesIndustry's latest report on the UK games market really highlights the rise of digital; it's up 12.5 per cent...
News PS4 Sales Up Year-Over-Year as Sony Tops UK Hardware Charts
Commands over 40 per cent of physical game sales, too
PlayStation 4 hardware sales increased year-over-year in 2018 in the UK – despite the console celebrating its fifth birthday in November. Sony’s system was once again the region’s best-seller, despite stronger competition from the Nintendo Switch this time. A whopping 42.2 per cent of...
News EU PS Store January Sale Wraps Soon, New Deals Incoming
Lock up your wallet
The first phase of the European PlayStation Store’s absolutely gigantic January sale will wrap up on 4th January, meaning this may be your last opportunity to save on big games. While some of the discounts – like FIFA 19 – are still set to run another week, may we recommend you double-check when the offers for titles...
News Don't Pay Too Much Attention to New SOCOM Speculation
New Year, same silliness
There’s a laundry list of franchises that fans would like Sony to bring back, but SOCOM probably sits somewhere near to the top. As it’s a New Year, then, we may as well pick up where we left 2018: with rubbish rumours. Our good friend Tidux is back, telling his followers that a new instalment in the multiplayer military...
Soapbox Spending My Christmas with PlayStation VR
Stephen's seen the virtual reality light
My interest in virtual reality never really went away, but over the course of 2018, it definitely grew. This is most likely down to the fantastic drip feed of quality titles that lead to PlayStation VR having its best year yet -- WipEout Omega Collection got its free VR update, and we had several highly...
News Detroit Developer Quantic Dream Teases Great News Soon
Connor and Hank buddy cop spin-off, please
Detroit: Become Human developer Quantic Dream had a bit of a mixed year, with its PlayStation 4 exclusive launching to largely critical acclaim but the studio’s culture being called into question. Nevertheless, with
Feature What to Expect from PlayStation in 2019
Games, services, and hardware
As 2018 ends, it's time to look towards the year ahead. 2019 is surely going to be one of the most fascinating sets of 365 days for the PlayStation brand, and there's a multitude of reasons why. Every man and his dog knows that the PlayStation 5 is on its way, but when will it be announced and subsequently released? How...
News Sony Made a Bad Decision to Skip E3 2019, Says Pachter
They're fools, according to analyst
Infamous industry analyst Michael Pachter believes that Sony has made a mistake skipping E3 2019, and likened the organisation to a “child taking their ball home” after last year’s event didn’t quite go to plan. Speaking with Gaming Bolt, the Wedbush Securities employee said that he thinks this is a...
News PlayStation Recaps 2018 with PS4's Best Games, Looks Forward to 2019
See you in 2019
Here’s a really cool trailer recapping all of the great titles that released on the PlayStation 4 in 2018. The video – which highlights exclusives like God of War – also includes a ‘See You in 2019’ message, confirming at long last that Sony will continue to publish video games in the New Year. We were worried for a second.
News Evidence Mounts for Unannounced Uncharted Game
More recruitment at Visual Arts Services Group
Sony appears to be anchoring a new game development team to its Visual Arts Services Group division. For those of you who don’t know, the San Diego-based VASG has been leveraged by various first-party developers for motion capture work, but it’s been quietly recruiting talent from around the world...
News Déraciné Easter Eggs Not Indicative of Bloodborne 2
Miyazaki reckons developer went overboard
As it’s wont to do, the Internet lost its mind last month when PlayStation VR exclusive Déraciné launched chock-full of Bloodborne Easter eggs. Many felt that it was evidence of an impending sequel, a sentiment reinforced by news that lauded Japanese developer From Software is work
