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Black Friday 2018 Bargain Bin $199 PS4 Spider-Man Bundle Available Now
Great price, great responsibility
If you’re looking to beat the brutal Black Friday 2018 crowds, then you may want to nab your bargain bin PlayStation 4 bundle now before stocks sell out. As announced earlier in the year, Sony’s offering a 1TB PS4 Slim with a copy of Marvel’s Spider-Man for just $199 this coming week, which is an insane offer...
Black Friday 2018 PS Plus, PlayStation Now Subs Reduced in USA
Sub hub
Following on from the UK, Sony has now reduced the price of PlayStation Plus subscriptions in the USA as well. Currently you can get 12 months of service for just $39.99, which is a great price. Remember, memberships stack, so even if you’re paid up for the foreseeable future, additional time will be added to your existing subscription...
News Let's Take a Moment to Remember Sony's Iconic E3 Moments
We're going to miss this
Sony may be skipping E3 2019, and there’s currently no word on whether it will ever return to the event, but we’ll forever have our memories of PlayStation press conferences and no one can take them away. Because we have a quota of headlines with “Sony” and “E3” in them to fill today, allow us to republish this...
Soapbox Fans Think PlayStation's Losing Momentum, And Sony's to Blame
Sammy's fed up with Sony shutting us out
How strange it is to think that in a year where Sony’s secured an unprecedented 20 nominations at The Game Awards and had to revise its sales forecasts due to the continued success of the PlayStation 4 five years into its lifespa
Poll Is E3 Still Relevant, Especially Now that Sony Has Abandoned It?
Electronic Entertainment Exit
So, Sony isn't going to be at E3 2019. No press conference, no presence at the show. It's surprising news that's rocked the gaming world, but as our own Sammy Barker has said, it's a move that's impossible to judge right now. There's little doubt that Sony is currently very busy behind the scenes prepping the PS5, but...
Black Friday 2018 Annual PS Plus Subs Discounted by 20 Per Cent
Never stop playing
If you need to extend your PlayStation Plus subscription ahead of the holidays, then Sony’s knocked 20 per cent off annual memberships at retail and on the PlayStation Store. In the UK, you can nab a yearly membership for just £39.99, with the deal live on both the Japanese giant’s storefront and sites like Amazon right now:...
News The Big Black Friday Sale Begins Today on Both EU and US PlayStation Store
Discounts, discounts everywhere
We're of course gearing up for Black Friday, and it's not just physical products you can grab for cheap -- Sony's just revealed its annual Black Friday PlayStation Store sale for North America and Europe. As you might expect, the offers in both regions are massive, so let's take a look. While the sale in both...
Reaction Sony's Decision to Skip E3 2019 Is Confounding, But One We Can't Judge Yet
We hope it knows what it's doing
Once upon a time we wrote articles rubbishing rumours about the imminent announcements of Shenmue III and Final Fantasy VII Remake – only for them to be revealed hours later. Our story about Sony skipping E3 2019, preposterous as it seemed while we were penning it, has culminated in a familiar feeling. After an...
Rumour 'Beastly' PS5 Dev Kits in the Wild, But Not Due Until 2020
Controller may include a camera
It’s all kicking off. Sony has shocked us by announcing that it’s not attending E3 2019 at all, and it’s resulted in a slew of speculation about the PlayStation 5 and what’s going on behind-the-scenes. Kotaku reports that, “based on conversations it’s had with devel
News Sony Confirms Zero E3 2019 Presence, Will Share New Plans Soon
Finding new ways to "delight gamers"
It sounded like zany forum speculation, but Sony has confirmed that it will not be attending E3 2019 at all. That means there’ll be no annual press conference or show floor presence from the platform holder at all. Speaking with
News There's Wild Speculation Sony May Skip E3 2019
Update: Sony confirms
If you’ve been following the Sony forum scuttlebutt today you’ll have been in for a ride: rumours of everything from studio acquisitions to game announcements have been rampant – all, as you’d expect, based on zero evidence. The big rumour right now, though, is that the platform holder is apparently skipping E3 2019,...
News After Five Years, PS4 Has Sold Over 86 Million Units Worldwide
Software no slouch either
Sony's celebrating the PS4's fifth birthday today, and it's throwing out some interesting stats regarding its wildly successful platform. Perhaps most worthy of note is that, as of September 2018, Sony has shifted 86.1 million consoles globally -- a staggering number, and as our very own Sammy Barker pointed out, it's...
News Sony Reveals PS Plus' Most Downloaded Games on PS4
The top five
Sony’s been giving away PlayStation 4 games with PlayStation Plus since the beginning of the generation in 2013, but it’s mostly titles from this year that have proved the favourites among fans. Among the five most downloaded freebies, only Just Cause 3 was given away prior to 2018. The remaining four titles, listed in no particular...
News Call of Duty: Black Ops 4 PS4 Bundle Announced
Blackout
To celebrate the fifth anniversary of the PS4, Sony has announced a brand new bundle for North America. As you may have guessed from the headline, the new pack contains a copy of the highly acclaimed multiplayer shooter, Call of Duty: Black Ops 4. The PS4 included in the bundle is a regular Jet Black console with 1TB of storage, and...
News PS4 Celebrates Its Fifth Anniversary Today
High five
Five years ago today, the PlayStation 4 released in North America – and the rest is history. The console sold one million units in 24 hours, making it the fastest-selling launch in PlayStation history. Some of you may remember a live launch event that the platform holder hosted, where it announced Uncharted 4: A Thief’s
News Days Gone PS4 Box Art Depicts a Desperate, Deadly World
The world will come for you
In the age of ‘Angry White Man Walking Away from the Camera Clutching a Pistol’, we kinda like this Days Gone cover, which is a little bit different. It’s based on the key art that developer Sony Bend released earlier in the year, and shows elaborately named protagonist Deacon St. John propped up by his motorcycle,...
News Sony Secures a Sensational 20 Nominations at The Game Awards 2018
Rockstar the closest with nine
Sony has landed a whopping 20 award nominations at The Game Awards 2018, more than doubling second placed publisher Rockstar, who managed nine. It’s a testament to just how impressive the PlayStation 4 has been this year, and while it’s both God of War and Marvel's Spider-Man sweeping the nominations, there’s...
News Spider-Clan Suit Among Spider-Man PS4's New Outfits
The classic Iron Spider, too
Marvel’s Spider-Man will land a new expansion pack with Turf Wars next week, and in addition to a brand new storyline starring bigheaded baddie Hammerhead, it’ll also implement three new costumes. Among these is the classic Iron Spider Armor from the comics, as well as the Spider-Armor MK I. But perhaps most...
News God of War, Spider-Man Up for Game of the Year as PlayStation Dominates The Game Awards 2018
Detroit: Become Human! Astro Bot Rescue Mission! More!
Sony has absolutely dominated the nominations for The Game Awards 2018, as its exclusives are present in darn near every appropriate category. God of War and Marvel’s Spider-Man are both up for Game of the Year, where they’ll have to compete against Celeste, Assassin’s Creed Odyssey, and...
Review Chimparty - Mario Party for Chumps
Monkeying about
Developed by NapNok Games, Chimparty is one of PlayLink’s first forays into the family game market, something it pulls off with mixed success. On first impressions, its art style is very endearing, with colourful characters and nicely-themed levels being easy on the eye. The fact that you can unlock items throughout the game for...
News Spider-Man PS4 Reveals First Footage of Turf Wars DLC
Hammer it home
Marvel’s Spider-Man is adding new content on a monthly basis, as Insomniac Games works its way through The City That Never Sleeps trilogy. Following on from last month’s The Heist is Turf Wars, which as previously reported will star bigheaded baddie Hammerhead. The new campaign will see the foe utilising gear left by Sable...
Review Knowledge Is Power: Decades - An Unnecessary But Functional Trivia Title
Decadent
We’re not sure if anyone needed it, but a new Knowledge Is Power game is here. Knowledge Is Power: Decades does exactly what it says on the tin, taking you through questions themed on the 80s through to the 2010s. That’s pretty much all there is to it, with Wish Studios not adding much to a game that was a solid addition to the...
Deals Sony Outlines Black Friday 2018 Offers on PS4 and PSVR Bundles, Accessories
Sale season
Black Friday is on the approach, and like some North American retailers, Sony has announced the discounts it'll be providing for a select range of PlayStation products. We already know about some of these, but it's worth going through it all to stay up to date. The headline offer once again is a PS4 1TB console bundle including the...
News Sony May Be Planning a PlayStation Controller with a Screen
Touchpad to touchscreen
An updated patent
News Obsidian, InXile Will No Longer Make PlayStation Games
Both join the Xbox family
Microsoft has added two more former multiformat developers to its first-party roster, meaning that both Obsidian Entertainment and InXile Entertainment will no longer make PlayStation games. The former is perhaps best known for Fallout: New Vegas, while the latter created Hunted: The Demon’s Forge. Both studios have...
News PS Plus Subscribers in Chicago Will Soon Have to Pay More
New tax initiative hits multiple Sony services
Those of you that live in Chicago may want to scrunch up your eyes and cover your ears, because you’re about to get hit with a nine per cent tax charge on any PlayStation services you subscribe to. This – a part of the state’s controversial Amusement Tax initiative – will add additional cost to...
News PlayStation Classic Allows You to Create Resume Points in Games
Pause your progress
Remember the PSPgo? Sony’s miniature handheld only played digital games, but it was actually a really likeable device, and one of its best features was how it allowed you to effectively save anywhere in any game. By bringing up the main menu, you could effectively create ‘Resume Points’, which meant even if you hadn’t...
Review Spyro the Dragon - The Classic Collectathon That Put Insomniac on the Map
Don't Gnorc it
While Insomniac Games has become one of PlayStation's most recognised developers, it cut its teeth with the little known PSone first-person shooter Disruptor, which launched in 1996. It was a DOOM clone among many others that populated the gaming landscape at the time, but there were aspects to it that made it stand out among the...
News Sony's PlayStation Classic Runs on an Open Source Emulator
But by all accounts it's a good one
The latest gaming forum controversy pertains to the PlayStation Classic and the fact that it’s running open source software named PCSX ReARMed, an emulator which was first conceived all the way back in 2000. The common sentiment in online message boards is that Sony’s being “lazy” by not writing its own...
News Sony Europe Restricting the Release of Awesome PS4 Themes
This ain't a theme, it's a goddamn arms race
They can be hard to come by, but who doesn’t love a good PlayStation 4 theme? Truant Pixel has been cranking out quality animated wallpapers since the beginning of time, but it seems the fine folks at PlayStation Europe have uncharacteristically put their collective foot down when it comes to bad ass...
News New PlayStation Classic Photos Are a Sight for Sore Eyes
Mini console ready for close-up
We're pretty smitten with the PlayStation Classic. This miniaturised PSone is currently getting some fairly lukewarm write ups, but it's hard to ignore the allure of the little console itself. At 45 per cent the size of the original PlayStation, the PS Classic is minuscule, but it's a perfect replica of that iconic...
News Bargain PS4 and PSVR Bundles Also Available at Walmart for Black Friday 2018
Get them while you can
It looks as though most North American retailers are running the same offers on Sony's systems this Black Friday. Walmart has also advertised its holiday sale on a whole range of products, and among them are deals we've seen already -- but it's worth looking at them again, as they're pretty darn good. As with Target and
Review Déraciné - PSVR's New Narrative Gold Standard
FromSoftware with love
Long before FromSoftware burst into the public consciousness with its Souls titles, it already had a large body of work to its name dating back decades. But after finding mainstream success with the likes of Bloodborne, its newest title Déraciné offers a glimpse to the past. And while this PlayStation VR foray is unlike...
News PlayStation Classic Size Comparison Shows Just How Small It Is
And how detailed
PlayStation Access have got their hands on a PlayStation Classic, and boy is it a small little thing. The channel's latest video compares the device with the original PlayStation console, and we can't help but think that it looks incredibly cute. The video also shows just how close the Classic's design is to the original's. The...
News PlayStation Now Is the Biggest Gaming Subscription Service
According to market research firm
PlayStation Now is generally given short shrift in gaming circles, with more attention placed on Microsoft’s heavily promoted Xbox Game Pass service. However, it seems Sony’s streaming and download subscription has been quietly bringing home the bacon, as new research from SuperData makes it the market leader by...
News Best Buy Black Friday 2018 Deals Include Low Prices on PS4, PSVR Bundles
Save a bundle of cash
Black Friday 2018 is coming up very soon indeed, and following on from Target, Best Buy has now announced some of its best offers during the annual holiday sale. Worth noting are its discounts on PS4 and PSVR bundles, which make both systems much more affordable. As with Target, you can get a standard 1TB PS4 console along...
News Spider-Man PS4's Turf Wars DLC Brings Hammerhead to the Fray
Looking forehead to it
Steely nemesis Hammerhead will star in Marvel’s Spider-Man’s second DLC pack Turf Wars, a patch for the PlayStation 4 exclusive has revealed. The villain – whose skull is replaced with titanium – will come to blows with the web-slinger from 20th November, when the next portion of The City That Never Sleeps storyline is...
News The Scope of Death Stranding Is Huge, Says Troy Baker
Actor has wrapped up his work on the "weird" game
Veteran voice actor and Death Stranding star Troy Baker has been speaking at the Argentina Game Show about his role in Hideo Kojima’s latest release. The irritatingly good looking performer – who plays the mysterious Man in the Golden Mask – seemed genuinely bedazzled by the project, as he...
News Sony Censorship Row Returns as Mature Rated Switch Title Is E for Everyone on PS4
Meow
Sony's been on the receiving end of a backlash recently as it's seemingly decided to alter its stance on mature content and themes in PlayStation games. Japanese developers in particular are having their titles censored to varying degrees, and apparently, the process isn't especially pleasant. The whole thing's been rumbling on for weeks now,...
News Sony's Stealth Released a New PS4 Pro Model, and It's Quieter
The CUH-7200
It seems that Sony's started pushing a new PS4 Pro model, as pointed out by Digital Foundry. PS4 Pro CUH-7200 is the company's latest hardware revision, and it's apparently the quietest model yet. At this point in time, the tweaked console is exclusive to the Red Dead Redemption 2 bundle, and its existence has only been confirmed here...
News There's a Fortnite Branded DualShock 4 Controller Now
But it's nothing special
It’s been funny watching all three console manufacturers scramble to plaster their respective platforms with Fortnite branding – developer Epic Games must be laughing all the way to the bank. While bundles for the free-to-play megahit do make some sort of sense we suppose, this DualShock 4 controller in the UK has us...
News PlayStation Store Desperately Needs a Better Wishlist
An irritating oversight
Sony’s finally figured out PlayStation Network name changes and cross-console play, so it’s time to divert our pleading to a different topic altogether: wishlists. For those of you who don’t know, the PlayStation Store does have wishlist functionality – but it’s buried, reserved only for the browser-based web store...
News Mafia III Leads PlayStation Now November Update on PS4
Collections feature also added
Each month, Sony throws a few more games at PlayStation Now, its subscription service that lets you stream - and with a recent overhaul, download - hundreds of titles past and present. In a new post on the North American PlayStation Blog
News November 2018's PS Plus Games Are Available to Download Now
A storm of bullets
We've kinda known about November 2018's PlayStation Plus lineup for a while now, but the games are finally ready for download from the PlayStation Store in Europe, with the North American Store set to follow in due course. It's a pretty strong month all things considered. PS4 owners can look forward to Yakuza: Kiwami and...
Guide PlayStation Classic Release Date
What is the PlayStation Classic's release date?
Sony surprised us all back in September by announcing the PlayStation Classic console was to be available this holiday season. Since then it's announced the full games list for the mini console. The design of PlayStation Classic mirrors that of the original console simply 45 per cent smaller. This...
News Free Gran Turismo Sport Update Adds Nine Cars, Spanish Grand Prix
Muy bueno
Polyphony Digital may have shipped Gran Turismo Sport a year ago, but it hasn’t stopped working since. Another free update is set to release for the simulation racer on 6th November, bringing it up to v1.29 and adding nine new cars as well as the Spanish Grand Prix. You’ll want to know about the new vehicles first, though, right?...
News See How You Can Mess with Time in Déraciné PSVR Launch Trailer
Releases tomorrow
FromSoftware's first foray into virtual reality, Déraciné, is out tomorrow on PlayStation VR, and Sony's just put out the obligatory launch trailer. This new video is our best look yet at how this curious adventure game works, with a minute or so of fresh footage. As a faerie, you exist sort of adjacent to the world, able to...
Round Up Déraciné PS4 Reviews Divide Critics
FromSoftware's faerie tale splitting opinion
Déraciné reviews are out, and we’re still not sure how to pronounce it. Is it ‘Day-ress-a-nay’? Is it ‘Deh-rah-seen’? Is it ‘Day-rass-an-eee’? Goodness knows – what we do know is that critics can’t quite decide whether they like it or not. There are some glowing reviews for this...
Rumour Is Sony Planning More MediEvil Games?
Probably not
If we're to learn anything from recent times, it's that you should watch what you say online. It turns out there's always more than one way to interpret a statement, so choosing your words wisely will keep you out of most trouble. Of course, we can't stay on guard forever, and this recent tweet from someone working on MediEvil for PS4...
News PS Vita's All-Time US Best-Sellers Show Why Sony Binned System
Top ten's life sales equivalent to Spidey's first month
NPD analyst Mat Piscatella has released the list of all-time best-selling PlayStation Vita software in the United States, and it paints a pretty damning picture. Top of the charts is launch title Uncharted: Golden Abyss, and it’s followed by the dismal Call of Duty: Black Ops Declassified and...
