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News God of War PS4's Combat System Promises to Be Brutal and Brilliant
Axcellent
Game Informer's God of War coverage continues with a look at the title's almost completely revamped combat system. In the video that we've embedded above, the publication talks to lead gameplay designer Jason McDonald, who explains how Kratos has ended up with a magical axe as his main means of cleaving monsters in half. It's interesting...
News Jim Ryan Promoted to Deputy President of Sony Interactive Entertainment
Congratulations
Jim Ryan is one of a few Sony suits you'll recognise from previous press conferences. He's been with the company since 1994, and was made president of SIE Europe in 2011. He was also made head of global sales and marketing in 2016, and helped launch the PS4 Pro and PlayStation VR. His hard work seems to have paid off, as he's...
News Oh Boy, Shadow of the Colossus Has a Photo Mode on PS4
And it looks fantastic
Shadow of the Colossus looks bloody gorgeous on PlayStation 4, remade from the ground up. The system's share button was made for games like this, but as titles like Uncharted 4: A Thief's End, Horizon: Zero Dawn, and Assassin's Creed Origins have shown us, it's even better when you're able to completely pause the...
News Spider-Man Will Swing to PS4 in 2018, Stay Tuned for More
Insomniac Games teases additional details
Insomniac Games community director James Stevenson has casually taken to popular forum ResetEra to reiterate that Spider-Man will release in 2018 on the PlayStation 4. As with pretty much the entirety of Sony’s lineup right now, there’s no specific date been attached to the title, but we know that the...
News Sony's Smartphone Division Reveals No Heroes Allowed! DASH
Not bad, man
Sony’s versatile reverse dungeon crawling franchise No Heroes Allowed! is getting the smartphone treatment in Japan, as mobile publishing arm ForwardWorks has revealed latest instalment DASH for iOS and Android. This looks like a Puzzle Quest-esque title, where you need to shift blocks in order to summon monsters to off intrepid...
News Spider-Man PS4's Box Art Close to Final, Will 'Pop on Store Shelves'
Insomniac can't wait to unveil it
Spider-Man has the potential to be the best-selling PlayStation 4 exclusive of the generation, and it’s going to pick up a lot of sales based on its brand alone. It’s important, then, that Sony and Insomniac Games come up with some good box art to catch the attention of more casual consumers – and according to...
News Sony Doubles Down on 2018 Release Date for Days Gone
End of days approach
Sony Worldwide Studios president Shuhei Yoshida casually mentioned back at PlayStation Experience last month that Days Gone is scheduled to release this year, but now the game’s popped up as part of an official ‘What to Look Forward to in 2018’ newsletter. The platform holder’s been sending out play time statistics to
Feature 5 PS4 Firmware Update Features We Want in 2018
Final polish
Sony didn’t update the PlayStation 4 much in 2017 – it didn’t really need to. We finally got external hard drive support, ticking off one of the system’s most oft-requested features since launch. And the manufacturer also completely overhauled the platform’s parental controls feature set. Beyond that, though, it’s becoming...
News PS4 Firmware 5.50 Incoming as Sony Opens Beta Test Sign-Ups
The big 5.50
The PlayStation 4's next big firmware update is in the works, Sony has revealed. The company's currently asking Japanese users to sign up for firmware 5.50 beta testing, meaning that it's only a matter of time before registration opens in North America and Europe, too. There are no details on what firmware 5.50 will include...
News PS4 Exclusive Days Gone to Have Huge Story Focus
Hours of cinematics hinted
Yet to be convinced by the biker gang storyline in oft-forgotten PlayStation 4 exclusive Days Gone? Looks like Sony Bend will be doubling down on narrative, as Chinese whispers suggest that it will have “hours” of cinematics. Of course, it’s an open world game so expect these to be interspersed between long stretches...
News Horizon: Zero Dawn Sweeps Nominations at DICE Awards 2018
Hellblade: Senua's Sacrifice and Uncharted: The Lost Legacy close behind
With our very own Game of the Year list enshrined in history, you'd be forgiven for thinking that the jury's in on the best games of last year. However, apparently a panel of industry professionals called the Academy of Interactive Arts & Sciences has announced their...
Rumour God of War Release Date Leak Points to 22nd March Again
Norse to know
God of War antihero Kratos must have put a gagging order on the latest game’s release date, because Sony is remaining tight-lipped about the title’s launch. However, hot on the heels of a PlayStation Store leak which pointed to a 22nd March release, a Portuguese retailer has plumped up for the exact same date. Suspicious. Now...
Feature 4 Things We Want to See from PSVR in 2018
Games! Non-Games! PSVR Aim Controller! More!
PlayStation VR had a quietly successful 2017, evidenced by robust sales figures and an even stronger slate of software. In fact, given our concerns at the start of 2017, the past 12 months proved more positive for the peripheral than we could have possibly ever imagined – and on the evide
News Gravity Rush 2's Servers to Remain Online for a Further Six Months
Purrfect
When Sony announced its plan to shut down Gravity Rush 2's online services, fans weren't best pleased. In fact, they started the #DontForgetGravityRush campaign in protest. Fortunately, the publisher has pushed back the termination of the servers, giving players an extra six months to enjoy the game's social elements. The date has move
News Sony Boss John Kodera's Twitter Account May Have Been Fake
Update: Shuhei Yoshida confirms
A new Twitter account for incoming PlayStation president John Kodera appeared this week, retweeting corporate intel like PlayStation 4 sales figures and such. It was promptly followed by various Sony employees, lending legitimacy to the handle. However, as of this morning it’s been suspended, suggesting it may have...
News Horizon: Zero Dawn Sweeps the PlayStation Blog Awards
Queen
Horizon: Zero Dawn would have been a comfortable Game of the Year winner in most other years, so we do feel a tinge of sadness for Guerrilla Games in that regard. Fortunately, the PlayStation Blog awards have practically presented Aloy’s adventure with a clean sweep – it probably would have scooped Best Sports Game if it was eligible in...
News There's Another Licensed PS4 'Pro' Controller Out Next Week
Introducing the Onyx
HORI's "Onyx" PlayStation 4 controller is out next week in the UK. The pad's part of a reasonably wide range of third party devices, but this one's more of a "pro" option. It's got all the functionality that you'd expect, and unlike some other licensed controllers, it doesn't have to be connected via USB to work. Can't say we're...
News Call of Duty, Star Wars Dominate PS Store Charts in December 2017
Gang Beasts starts strong, too
There are no surprises in the PlayStation Store charts for December 2017, apart from perhaps the success of the long-overdue Gang Beasts, which charted second on the PlayStation 4 in North America and sixth in Europe. Call of Duty: WWII and Star Wars Battlefront 2 dominated depending upon your continent, with FIFA...
News Sony Trademarks Potential New PS4 Title Named RaySpace
Ray to go
Canadian documentation for a trademark registration has revealed that Sony may be working on a title named RaySpace, although there are no additional details available at the time of writing. Filed on 28th December last year, the submission appears to allude to a new PlayStation 4 game. It sounds like it could be PlayStation VR related,...
News SIE CEO John Kodera Says not to Worry About First Party Games Going the Service Route
Phew
Back when Andy House left his role as President of Sony Interactive Entertainment, there were concerns that his replacement, John Kodera, was a little too keen on microtransactions. In a conference call a few months ago, it was discussed that PlayStation would look into the possibility of adding more in-game purchases to future titles, a...
News Future God of War Games Could Take on Egyptian, Mayan Mythologies
By the Gods
It seems as though the God of War series could potentially end up tackling whichever mythology Santa Monica Studio fancies. In a new video interview with Game Informer, Cory Barlog and Shannon Studstill (creative director and studio head, respectively) shed some more light on the latest entry, and hint at where the series might wander...
News Sony Wraps Up NA Holiday Sale with Fifth Week of Xmas Offers
It's almost mid-January
The sale that never ends has returned for one last week, as Sony puts a bow around its North American holiday promotion. To be honest, we’ve been back at work long enough to forget Christmas even ever happened. Anyway, the fifth week of offers is live now and includes discounts on titles like Burly Men at Sea for $6.99 and...
News PlayStation Fans Are Gaming's Biggest W*nkers
#4TheForeplay
Sony’s mantra with the PlayStation 4 is “the best place to play”, and true to its word, new Pornhub data shows that fans have been extra busy jiggling their joysticks in 2017. PlayStation systems accounted for a whopping 56 per cent of the popular site’s games console traffic last year, meaning you should probably think twice...
Feature 5 Ways the PlayStation Store Must Improve in 2018
Shop till you drop
The PlayStation Store is big business for Sony. While software continues to retain a retail presence, we’re teetering perilously on the edge of a dramatic swing towards digital – and the PlayStation 4’s premium plaza is poised to clean up. The Japanese giant already rakes in unfathomable sums of money through the online...
News Sony's Robot Dog Draws Crowds at CES 2018
Give a dog a bone
Sony brought Aibo, its luxury robot dog, along to CES 2018 so it could show off the pup's abilities to a Western audience. Aibo was previously available as a somewhat limited product in Japan, where it reportedly sold quite well, despite being priced at around the yen equivalent of $1,800. According to various websites who...
News Sony Announced a $30,000 4K Projector at CES 2018
Cheap and cheerful
If you scoff at high-end OLED televisions, then perhaps you may be tempted by Sony’s new $30,000 short-throw projector. The uber-expensive device outputs in 4K (of course) at a peak brightness of 2,500 lumens, and can display images of up to 120-inches. It was announced at CES 2018 overnight, alongside a slew of other products...
News Sony Wheels Out New Commercial for The Inpatient on PSVR
Until Dawn prequel out this month
PlayStation VR’s set to kick 2018 off with a bang, courtesy of SuperMassive Games’ delayed survival horror The Inpatient. Set within the Until Dawn universe, this prequel tells the tale of the Blackwood Sanatorium back when it was operational, and sees you assume the role of a patient with missing memories. We...
News PS4 Enjoys Best Ever Year, Sells Over 20 Million Units
Success story
While many – this author included – had expected the PlayStation 4 to peak in 2016, new numbers from Sony reveal that the console actually increased 15 per cent year-over-year. In fact, data shows that the system sold a whopping 20.2 million units globally in 2017 alone – up from its previous record of 17.5 million units the year...
News PS4 Sells Almost Six Million Units in Just Over a Month
Install base now at 73.6 million units
Sony’s sent out its customary pre-CES 2018 chest puffing press release, revealing that the PlayStation 4 sold almost six million units globally over the all-important holiday period. To be precise, the system sold 5.9 million units worldwide from the period spanning 20th November through 31st December...
Live Watch Sony's CES 2018 Press Conference Right Here
TV! TV! DSLRs!
Sony kicks off another year crammed full of press conferences with its annual CES 2018 keynote – although expect more televisions and cameras than PlayStation 4s. CEO Kaz Hirai will be sure to touch upon the company’s booming gaming business, but don’t expect any major announcements coming out of Los Angeles. Sony's CES 2018...
Guide What Time Is Sony's CES 2018 Press Conference?
When to watch Sony's presentation at the Consumer Electronics Show
When and where can you watch Sony’s CES 2018 press conference? It’s not a question many will be pondering this week, but we daresay a few of you will be eager to know when the Japanese giant’s presentation is scheduled to get underway. Fortunately, we’re here to help...
News Spider-Man PS4 Playthroughs Taking Multiple Days
Thwip
Insomniac Games has been enjoying Spider-Man on the PlayStation 4 as part of a studio-wide playtest session, which you can learn more about through here. And one thing we’ve gleaned from the playthroughs is that the game is pretty long: ex-Crystal Dynamics design director Brian Horton wrote on Twitter that each of his three runs thus far has...
News Watch Cory Barlog Answer Some Quick Questions About God of War on PS4
Dad of war
Are there quick time events? Is Atreus going to be annoying? How many times has God of War Creative Director Cory Barlog been called Cory Balrog? You'll find out the answers to all of these questions and many more in the above video, which comes courtesy of Game Informer. It's a fun little interview that, while definitely on the silly...
News Insomniac Staffers Are Swinging Through Spider-Man PS4's Campaign
Our spider-sense is tingling
Insomniac Games is enjoying a studio-wide playthrough of Spider-Man on the PlayStation 4 this week. An interesting playtest exercise, it seems like all employees have been relieved of their duties in order to try out the upcoming exclusive – potentially in its entirety. We assume everyone will be making notes, and...
News Sony Expects PSVR's Library to Almost Double in 2018
VRy good
PlayStation VR has a lot of games – honestly more than some of you may realise. But as evidenced at various Sony press conferences over the past 12 months, this train is just getting started, with the platform holder predicting that the peripheral’s software library will almost double in 2018. To be precise, it anticipates that the...
News What Happens When You Show Shadow of the Colossus to a Kid?
Exactly what you'd expect
Shadow of the Colossus is one of the few games we wished we could play for the first time again. We’re a little bit jealous, then, of anyone who’s going to go into the upcoming PlayStation 4 remake having never sampled Fumito Ueda’s opus before. That includes the son of Bluepoint’s art director, who is the subject...
News Sony Didn't Really Want Another God of War Game
Cory Barlog had to convince company
Sony wanted to give God of War a much longer rest after previous entry Ascension disappointed critically and commercially. The latest issue of Game Informer reveals that the company needed serious convincing in order to give the franchise another shot. “A lot of people throughout the organisation wanted [God of...
Poll Is 2018 Looking Bright for PlayStation?
New year, new rules?
Well, 2018 is here, and we're stuck with it for the next 12 months. Thankfully, the year's looking very, very promising for us PlayStation enthusiasts -- or at least, we like to think it is. We've already put together a gigantic list of upcoming games, after all. But as always, we want to know what you lot think. As such, our...
News New Deals Join the Enormous PS4 January Sale Today
Horizon: Zero Dawn! Gran Turismo Sport! Injustice 2!
Sony is hoping to squeeze a few more pennies out of your wallets this month, as it's just refreshed the PlayStation Store's ludicrously large January sale. Some big games are included, too, so it's worth double checking what's on offer. Horizon: Zero Dawn is probably the best of the new deals at...
News God of War PS4 Details Incoming as Kratos Battles onto Game Informer's Next Cover
God of more
God of War doesn't have a confirmed release date yet, but it is supposed to be launching in the first half of 2018. Thankfully, it seems as though development is currently on track, because Game Informer have revealed that the PlayStation 4 exclusive will adorn the cover of their February issue. Naturally, this means that we can look...
Every PlayStation 4 game you must own
What are the best PS4 games? We’ve compiled a list of twenty top PlayStation 4 titles for both new owners and veterans of the console. Whether you’ve owned your console from day one or you’re new to the family, these are the greatest Sony PS4 games that you absolutely must have in your library. 20:...
News Uncharted: The Lost Legacy Director Shaun Escayg Departs Naughty Dog
A new adventure awaits
Uncharted: The Lost Legacy was fronted by a fresh crop of Naughty Dog staffers, and it always felt to us like a “passing of the guard” type project. However, creative director Shaun Escayg is leaving, having also contributed to the development of The Last of Us and Uncharted 4: A Thief’s End. There’s no word on where...
Feature 5 Ways PS4 Can Dominate in 2018
How Sony can keep PlayStation 4 on top this year
Sony absolutely knocked it out of the park in 2017 – although for some reason the PlayStation 4’s success does feel like it’s been underplayed. Commercially, the console shifted some 10 million units globally in the six month period stretching through the summer to December, while
News NA PlayStation Store Rolls Out Fourth Week of Holiday Sales
In case you're not already broke
How about another bumper North American PlayStation Store sale to settle your post-Christmas blues? There are some ridiculous prices on some low-key PlayStation 4 games this week, like PlayStation VR shooter Ace Banana which is now $1.99. Other highlights include Bound ($6.99), Fat Princess Adventures ($1.99), and...
News Sony's Happy New Year Trailer Leans on PS4 Exclusives
Spider-Man! God of War! Dreams!
A slow news day calls for one thing and one thing only: an article about a 30 second video embedded in a Happy New Year tweet. Yeah, alright, we’re still waiting for the news cycle to properly kick in – but this clip is packed with 2018 exclusives that should leave your PlayStation 4’s disc slot licking its...
News January's PlayStation Plus Games are Available Now
In Europe, at least
If you received a fresh PlayStation Plus membership for Christmas, you're in luck -- the European Store has just updated, and this month's complimentary titles are ready for download. Expect the freebies to launch in North America later today. The main event this time is Deus Ex: Mankind Divided, a decent cyberpunk sneak 'em up...
Lost in space
Republished on Wednesday 27th December 2017: We're bringing this review back from the archives following the announcement of January's PlayStation Plus lineup. The original text follows. Overwatch in virtual reality is not a bad pitch on paper, but it's one that struggles in practice. StarBlood Arena has its heart in...
News Sony Shocked by Death Stranding's Progress, Further Announcements Planned
"We've never seen a game being created at such a fast pace"
Hideo Kojima and protracted development cycles go together like cheese and pickle sandwiches, but it sounds like the Decima Engine is bringing Death Stranding to life quicker than anyone expected. Speaking in the latest issue of Dengeki PlayStation (as translated by Gematsu), director Hideo...
News Gran Turismo Sport's Servers Offline Ahead of the Holidays
No roadmap for a resolution
Oh no! Gran Turismo Sport is built with multiplayer in mind, and it’s been pretty reliable since launch. The holidays have brought the simulation racer’s servers crashing down, though – and rendered most of the title unplayable. Because of the release’s FIA License element, you need to be connected to the game’s...
News GT Sport Update Adds New Single Player Campaign, 12 Cars, More for Free
All you wanted for Xmas
Ah, so this is Games as a Service done the correct way. As promised, Polyphony Digital has released a ginormous update for Gran Turismo Sport, which adds a requested single player campaign, 12 new cars, and a bunch of other features all free of charge. You can download it right now – in fact, if your PlayStation 4’s in...
