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PSX 2016 The Last Guardian Gets a Great New Gameplay Trailer
Taking the cat-bird-dog thing for a walk
We still can't quite believe it: The Last Guardian is just days away from release. To direct attention towards that fact, Sony revealed a new gameplay trailer at its PlayStation Experience press conference, and it's got just about everything that you'd want from such a video. Thrills, spills, and an epic...
PSX 2016 Uncharted: The Lost Legacy Plots Chloe's Return to PS4
She's teaming up with Nadine
Chloe Frazer is back in the adventuring fray, as she'll team up with Nadine Ross in the all-new Uncharted: The Lost Legacy. The lengthy gameplay demo played at PSX 2016 showed Drake's former lover moving through a Middle Eastern city in a hijab before embroiling in a skirmish. It's all looking pretty brilliant. Little...
PSX 2016 Meet Some New Monsters in Horizon: Zero Dawn's Latest Trailer
Get Aloy of this
Guerrilla's open world RPG looks more and more impressive every time we see it. There's an awesome level of detail in Horizon: Zero Dawn's world, and that's clearly evident in this latest trailer. It features a few new robo-dinos we've not seen before, such as the creatures with buzzsaws in their faces (because teeth clearly aren't...
PSX 2016 The Last of Us: Part II Is Real on PS4
Survive on
You'd be reasonable assuming Sony couldn't possibly have anything else up its sleeve to end PSX 2016 with a showstopper. What could possibly top Uncharted: The Lost Legacy or, um, Knack 2? Well, it looks like the developer of the former wasn't content by revealing another chapter in its flagship franchise. Naughty Dog has also turned the...
PSX 2016 Knack 2 Announced on PS4 to Everyone's Complete Surprise
Knack on wood
Knack was a fine 3D platformer. It stumbled with its story, struggled with repetition, and lacked challenge with its level design, but we think it had a lot of potential to improve. So, it was hard to believe that Mark Cerny's, err, most important legacy would ever receive a sequel, but against all odds, Knack 2 will be building its...
PSX 2016 WipEout Finally Races onto PS4 in Omega Collection
The t-shirt delivers
Shawn Layden, you're alright. WipEout has been conspicuously missing on Sony's current gen hardware for far too long, and at the beginning of the company's PSX 2016 presser, the iconic racing series was revealed to be coming to the PlayStation 4 by everyone's favourite bearded executive. It's called WipEout: Omega Collection,...
Talking Point What Did You Think of Sony's PSX 2016 Presser?
An experience worth remembering?
The curtain has just closed on Sony's big PSX 2016 press conference, where some of the standout reveals included Marvel vs Capcom: Infinite, WipEout Omega Collection, and PaRappa the Rapper. But it was the reveal of The Last of Us: Part II that really stole the show, while Uncharted: The Lost Legacy and
News Death Stranding's Trailers Are Connected in the Weirdest Way
Baby blues
Death Stranding's two trailers are connected – though you'll need a YouTube Doubler to understand exactly how. You may remember the first clip showing Norman Reedus clutching a baby before it disappears. Well, it turns out that – when played aligned with the new trailer – it's actually Guillermo del Toro's character who's pulling...
Feature What Are Our PSX 2016 Presser Predictions?
Predicting the press conference
With the Tokyo Game Show declining in importance and Sony glossing over Gamescom and Paris Games Week this year, it hasn't been a vintage 12 months for PlayStation press conferences. Don't get us wrong, its E3 2016 showcase this summer was spectacular, ditching the small talk in favour of a 90 minute barrage of...
News Could PaRappa the Rapper Be About to Spit into PSX 2016?
Gotta believe
Kick, punch, it's all in the mind – or is it? The ever eagle-eyed Gematsu has spotted a new rating for a game called PaRappa the Rapper on the Korean classifications board. The filing was submitted by Sony Interactive Entertainment recently, though a platform frustratingly isn't listed. So
Guide What Time Does Sony's PSX 2016 Press Conference Start?
Action stations
This is it, then: the final PlayStation press conference of the year. To be fair, the calendar hasn't exactly been overflowing with them in 2016. Yes, we had the excellent E3 2016 this summer, but TGS 2016 and PlayStation Meeting were both considerably low-key – especially when it came to new software announcements. Without a...
News Sony Expects The Last Guardian to Sell Rather Well
Pre-orders are "exceeding expectations"
The wait for The Last Guardian is almost over. Alongside Final Fantasy XV, which launched just a few days ago after a decade or so in development, the successor to ICO and Shadow of the Colossus is one of the few PlayStation titles that we've been covering for what feels like an eternity. We suppose that any...
News Death Stranding Delights with Barmy PS4 Trailer
Mads Mikkelsen joins the cast
What the hell? Hideo Kojima accepted his industry icon award during The Game Awards 2016 this evening, and then decided to bring the house down with a feature-length trailer for his brand new PlayStation 4 exclusive, Death Stranding. In the clip, we see Guillermo Del Toro and Mads Mikkelsen. It looks more pretentious...
News It's Buy One PS4 Game, Get One Free on the EU PlayStation Store This Month
47 games up for grabs
Hmmm, this is actually quite an interesting promotion. Lasting until the 23rd December, Sony has introduced a 'buy one, get one free' deal to the European PlayStation Store that covers 47 different PlayStation 4 titles. Basically, if you snap two of the selected games up, you'll be able to acquire the cheapest for free. Many...
News The PlayStation Store's 12 Deals of Christmas Starts Today with Rise of the Tomb Raider
And we're off
Holy cow, it's December already, which means that Sony's kicking off its annual 12 Deals of Christmas promotion over on the PlayStation Store. Every 48 hours starting from today, one title will be discounted on the storefront. Typically, Sony slashes the price of reasonably big games from throughout the year, and there are usually at...
News The Reaction to December's PlayStation Plus Games Has Not Been Positive
Not so happy holidays
Earlier this week, Sony leaked December's PlayStation Plus offerings on its very own digital storefront. Quite the cock-up, but we imagine that the general reaction to the supposed selection of PlayStation 4 titles wouldn't have been quite so negative had a hallowed AAA blockbuster of yesteryear been present. Y'know, something...
News We May See More of Death Stranding at the PlayStation Experience
Dead or alive
First revealed during Sony's press conference at E3 back in the summer, Death Stranding is Hideo Kojima's typically batsh*t baby, and we may be seeing - or at least hearing - more about it at next month's PlayStation Experience. About time, we reckon. Obviously, we don't know much about Death Stranding at this point. All we've seen of...
News New PlayStation Communities App Lets You Keep Up with PSN Friends on iOS, Android Devices
Best buds
Eager to join a few PlayStation 4 communities but can't be arsed sifting through all the menus on your console? Well no worries, because Sony's got your back with a new PlayStation Communities app that's just released on iOS and Android devices. The app has full community functionality, allowing you to browse groups, join them, send...
News Watch Shu Yoshida Unbox The Last Guardian's Collector's Edition
Cat nip
It's a monumental moment in PlayStation history, so it's only appropriate that Shuhei Yoshida should be involved in the official unboxing video of The Last Guardian's collector's edition. The title, which leaked a short time after this website's inception, has been in production for eons now, but finally launches next month.
News PS4 Leads the Way as Cyber Monday Explodes in the US
PS4 likely to come out on top for November
When it comes to online sales, Cyber Monday was pretty darn crazy this year. According to I4U, yesterday was the biggest online sales day in history, with $3.39 billion being spent in the United States. We guess that people really like rock bottom prices, huh? The good news for Sony is that the PlayStation...
Rumour December PS Plus PS4 Games Leaked on PlayStation Store
What do we have here?
See the image that we've embedded above? That PlayStation Plus banner is sitting on the European PlayStation Store right now. It obviously has 'November Monthly Games' written on it, but neither of the games that are pictured were part of this month's line up, suggesting that these two titles will be heading December's offering...
News The PS4 Absolutely Killed It in the UK Last Week
The best the console has sold since launch
The PlayStation 4 has been selling very strongly ever since it launched back in 2013 - and it isn't showing signs of stopping any time soon. According to Eurogamer, Sony's latest system sold incredibly well in the UK last week, with numbers being the highest that the console has seen since its initial...
News PSN Digital Flash Sale Hits Europe with Loads of Downloadable Discounts
ABZU, I Am Setsuna, and more
The European PlayStation Store's let loose with a new Digital Flash sale, cutting the prices on loads and loads of downloadable titles. Many of the listed games are going for just a few quid, so if you've been on the lookout for some choice indie projects, you'll definitely want to check this one out just in case...
News Could Marvel vs. Capcom 4 Lift Attack PSX 2016?
Clash of titans
The rumour mill has officially entered overdrive ahead of PlayStation Experience 2016 next week, with the net outcome presumably being that there are going to be a lot of people let down next weekend. Marvel vs. Capcom 4 is the latest title to hit the likes of N4G, with a NeoGAF poster suggesting that an announcement may be made as...
News PS4 Hardware Bundles Dip Below £199/$249 for Black Friday 2016
The very best deals in the UK and US
Many have pondered why Sony launched the PlayStation 4 Slim to begin with, but this Black Friday 2016 we may be seeing why. The platform holder has been incredibly aggressive with the price of its bundles – particularly in Europe – plunging the price of its flagship format below £199.99 in the UK and $249.99...
News There's Excitement for a The Last of Us 2 Reveal at PSX 2016
Can't be for nothing?
You've opted to visit on what is essentially a holiday, so you're going to get rumours galore and not much else on this Black Friday. And there's one humdinger doing the rounds right now: The Last of Us 2 may be announced as early as PlayStation Experience 2016 next week. Sounds unlikely, doesn't it? Yeah, we're not sure we buy...
News Black Friday Flash Sale Brings More Savings to US PSN
More, more, more
Happy Thanksgiving everyone! We don't celebrate it here in the UK, but it's nice to get a bit of respite from the usual news churn. Anyway, Sony's decided to keep us on our toes by rolling out a Flash Sale on the North American PlayStation Store, which is live now and set to run until 08:00AM PDT on 29th November. There are some...
Talking Point Is Sony's Fall PS4 Exclusives Strategy Paying Off?
The numbers don't lie
It's been, aside from perhaps PlayStation Network outages, the biggest criticism pointed in Sony's direction: where are the major fall first-party games? The platform holder's obviously promoted plenty of third-party content during the all-important holiday period, but it's been less forthcoming with its own exclusives,...
Soapbox How The Last of Us Proves That Resolution Isn't Everything
Jacob Hull likes PS4 Pro, but loves soul
Being one of the first games to support the PlayStation 4 Pro at launch – and including a native 4K setting with HDR, I might add – I started playing through The Last of Us Remastered to get a feel for the new tech. I'd intended just to have a quick look and see what HDR gaming looked like, but it didn't...
News Ace Combat 7 and Over 100 Other PS4 Games Will Be Playable at PSX 2016
Horizon: Zero Dawn! Gran Turismo Sport! Yooka-Laylee!
Here's a tasty morsel – and it's not that Thanksgiving turkey that you can't wait to carve. No, platform holder Sony has announced that Ace Combat 7 will be one of the 100 plus titles that will be playable on the PlayStation 4 at PSX 2016 next week. Yes, that's correct: the platform holder's...
Talking Point Which Free December PlayStation Plus Games Do You Want?
Time to decide
That time again? That time again. Sony's set to announce December's free batch of PlayStation Plus games imminently, with a rollout likely on 6th December. But what are you hoping makes the cut in the Instant Game Collection this time? The only new release currently scheduled for 6th December is The Last Guardian, which is a...
News PSN's US Black Friday Sale Goes Live on PlayStation Store
Plus, get an additional 10 per cent off
Here we go, then: the Black Friday sale is live on the North American PlayStation Store. Sony's discounted literally dozens upon dozens of items across the PlayStation 4, PlayStation 3, and Vita – and we've got the full list of savings for you below. As is always the case, PlayStation Plus subscribers will...
News PSN Down Ahead of the Thanksgiving Holidays
Offline and out
Ah, of course: it's that time of the year where we all collectively hold our breath praying for the PlayStation Network to stay online. With many of you across the pond getting ready for Thanksgiving, you may be wondering when the PlayStation Network is going to go down. Well, we can report that it's literally just collapsed; the web...
Rumour Sam Drake to Star in Standalone Uncharted 4 Spin-Off
A thief's beginning?
Nathan Drake will cameo in one final adventure, but it's his brother Sam who will take the lead in Uncharted 4: A Thief's End's standalone story spin-off. The all-new adventure – which will apparently be announced at PSX 2016 next week – will allegedly launch early next year, and will see Drake "handing over the adventuring...
News Uncharted 4: Survival Brings Co-Op to Naughty Dog's Opus at Last
Brothers in arms
It's been a long wait, but Naughty Dog has finally revealed the hotly anticipated co-operative mode for Uncharted 4: A Thief's End. Unimaginatively named Survival, the three-player spin-off aims to build upon the co-op arena modes from Uncharted 2: Among Thieves and Uncharted 3: Drake's Deception. It'll feature its own progression...
News Uncharted 4 Wins Best PlayStation Game at Golden Joystick Awards
The first of many?
Awards season is upon us, and Uncharted 4: A Thief's End is favourite to take home a gong or two. Well, it's already picked up its first at the Golden Joysticks, where it won the Best PlayStation Game gong. There were no other prizes for Naughty Dog on the night, however, as Dark Souls III took home the Ultimate Game of the Year...
News Sony Confirms $249.99 PS4 Bundle for Black Friday
Dark days before Christmas
It's already leaked on the flyers of every major retailer in the United States, but Sony has now confirmed that the PlayStation 4 will plunge to $249.99 starting 24th November through Cyber Monday on 28th November. It's the 500GB Slim model of the console that will be available, alongside copies of Uncharted 4: A Thief's...
News Brace Yourself for PlayStation Store's Black Friday Fiesta
How low can you go?
Black Friday's a big deal for retail outlets, but it's equally important for the PlayStation Store. And it sounds like Sony's lining up some barnstorming deals for the big week, with offers set to begin from 24th November in the UK. The platform holder's even put together a video promoting the big day, which may get the ol'...
News Gosh Darn, The Last Guardian's New Cinematic Trailer Is Gorgeous
Short but sweet
With The Last Guardian finally out in just a few weeks, Sony seems more eager than ever to kick the marketing machine into gear. The title's latest trailer is a cinematic one in which our young hero is being pursued by a bunch of faceless guards. When the boy reaches an unsurprisingly brittle wooden bridge, he has no choice but to...
Feature Happy Tenth Birthday to the PlayStation 3
This is living
Looking back on it, the PlayStation 3 was such a fascinating console. It had the worst start in life: overpriced, difficult to develop for, a commercial catastrophe – the device was a disaster. But Sony and its growing unit of first-party developers really changed the image of the console over time, releasing hit after hit, and...
News PlayStation VR Exclusive RIGS Reloads with Free Winter Update
Mech RIGS great again
RIGS: Mechanized Combat League may be an acquired taste, but at least Guerrilla Cambridge is putting in the work to keep its PlayStation VR exclusive in good form. The virtual reality release will be outfitted with new content this Winter, including extra RIGS, a fresh arena, and a bunch of additional cosmetic items. And it'll...
News PS4 Firmware Update 4.06 Improves the Quality of Your Console
Sweet
PlayStation 4 firmware update v4.06 has put in a surprise appearance today, and rather than stabilising the system, it promises to improve the "quality" of your console. We're not entirely sure what that means, but okay. The update weighs in at 312.3MB, so it isn't exactly going to break through your bandwidth cap. It is mandatory, however,...
News Unsurprisingly, The Last of Us Movie Is At a Standstill
Your watch is broken
Ahhh, video game movies – do they ever actually get made unless Ubisoft owns the brand? Speaking with IGN at a press event for the home video release of Don't Breathe, producer Sam Raimi has suggested that the movie adaptation of The Last of Us – which was announced all the way back in 2014 – is currently at a...
News Could PSN Name Changes Be Right Around the Corner?
Changes are afoot behind-the-scenes
It's by far the most requested feature on the PlayStation Network, but it looks like name changes could about to become a reality. Temper your expectations because this rumour stems from an Unreal Engine update, but it mentions that Sony has recommended all PlayStation Network accounts now be identified by their...
Deals Pull the Trigger on a PS4 with Call of Duty: Infinite Warfare for £219
And other pre-Black Friday discounts
There may be a week left until the Black Friday madness unfolds, but Amazon UK has the first mover advantage right now across a slew of PlayStation 4 console bundles. If you're in the market for Sony's new-gen system, then you can snag a 500GB Slim system alongside Call of Duty: Infinite Warfare for just...
News Don't Even Think About Getting Saucy with the Share Button in Watch Dogs 2
Sony issues ban for honeypot shot
Once again the immaturity of the games industry (and the world at large, really) has reared its ugly head: a PlayStation Network user has been banned for sharing an image of a lady's genitalia in Watch Dogs 2. That ban has since made headlines around the web, and shadily has been extended from a week to a month –...
News Add Ratchet & Clank to the List of Rock Solid PS4 Pro Titles
Clank it up
Digital Foundry's back with another tech analysis, this time taking a look at Ratchet & Clank - arguably one of the PlayStation 4's most polished titles. Given how pretty the game looks to begin with, we would have assumed that the release wouldn't benefit from the additional power of the recently released PS4 Pro to any large...
News Watch Dogs 2 Looks Tidy on PS4 Pro But Has a Few Performance Dips
Woof
Dig out the frame counters and pay extra attention to the aliasing: Digital Foundry has dropped its preliminary Watch Dogs 2 report. And, in what must be becoming irritating news for Sony, the PlayStation 4 Pro version actually has a handful more framerate dips than its PS4 counterpart. We're talking a couple of frames under the most stressful...
News PS4 Sales Triple in UK Following Pro Launch
Pro-ductive
As reported by MCV, the launch of the PS4 Pro last week had a positive impact on sales of Sony's current-gen console. In the UK, PS4 sales tripled, jumping a rather impressive 204 per cent week over week. 65 per cent of those sales came courtesy of the new Pro model. We imagine that it'll be a similar story in most other regions, too...
Deals Score a PS4 Pro and Sony 4K TV for $1,000
Pro tip
Got a bit of pocket change this holiday? Then your local Best Buy may just have a deal that'll tickle you into submission. For this week only, the US store is selling the PlayStation 4 Pro alongside a Sony 55" 2160p 4K smart TV with HDR for less than $1,000. While that sounds like a lot of money – it is, obvs – it's worth mentioning that...
