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News Ex-EA Boss: Sony F***in' Nailed It with PS4
"They deserve the victory"
The so-called console clash is still very much ongoing, but some commentators are already starting to award the PlayStation 4 with victory. John Riccitiello, who's currently a chief at game engine Unity but previously was the big boss at Electronic Arts, is one such pundit, telling an audience at the GamesBeat Summit that...
News This Free Mad Max: Fury Road PS4 Theme Is Pretty Rad
Maximum impact
You may have little to no interest in George Miller's forthcoming Mad Max comeback, but this free Fury Road theme available now from the European PlayStation Store is worth a download if you fancy sprucing up your system's home screen. While it's little more than a thinly disguised commercial, the complimentary wallpaper is packing...
News Mammoth PlayStation Network Maintenance Scheduled for Monday
Just another Manic Monday
Sony will be searching out its spanners and giving the PlayStation Network's servers a good seeing to next week, as it's announced that a pretty prolonged period of maintenance will take place on Monday, 11th May. Starting from 19:30AM PDT (22:30PM EDT / 03:30AM BST), the work will take just under ten hours, concluding at...
News Powers Recharging for Second Season Exclusively on PlayStation
You've got the touch, you've got the Powers
Powers, the E3 conference pace breaking show that debuted exclusively on PlayStation earlier this year, will be getting a second season. After surprisingly positive reviews – we, er, haven't watched it yet – Sony has opted to commission another series based on Brian Michael Bendis' popular comic book...
Reaction Sony's Decision to Skip Its Annual Gamescom Stage Show Is Sound
Focus on Paris Games Week makes sense
Seal the bunker: Sony's skipping Gamescom 2015. Well, not really – the organisation will still almost certainly occupy a spot on the Cologne show floor, but it'll be holding its annual European media briefing on 27th October at Paris Games Week instead. The misconception here – from what we've read around...
News Sony's Not Holding a Press Conference at Gamescom This Year
Will share exciting announcements in Paris this October
There's no doubt that E3 gets the most hype when it comes to gaming conventions, but we've always preferred the slightly more subtle approach at Gamescom. Over the years, Sony's used the German convention as a base for some of its more out-there announcements; the likes of WiLD, Until Dawn, and
News Have You Lost Access to Your PlayStation Plus Account? Here's How to Fix It
Reclaiming what's rightfully yours
There's been a horrible bug spreading across the UK and Europe for a few days now which has caused gamers to lose access to their PlayStation Plus subscriptions. Not only is this scary – especially if you've just stumped up for another 12 months of service – but it's also been blocking many gamers from playing...
News Killzone: Shadow Fall's Ridiculous Resolution Court Case Has Been Dismissed
Law and order
We live in a world where games can be taken to court for their graphics not being good enough, and Killzone: Shadow Fall is one such release. Those of you with sharp memories may recall the Guerrilla Games developed PlayStation 4 exclusive being sued to the tune of $5 million because its multiplayer employed a "temporal upsc
News You Can Download May's Free PlayStation Plus Games Right Now
Friendly reminder
Get that PlayStation 4 in rest mode - it's time to download your free PlayStation Plus games for May. This month's selection should be available now in North America and Europe, which includes Ether One, Guacamelee! Super Turbo Championship Edition, The Unfinished Swan, Race the Sun, Hohokum, and
News This Week's EU PlayStation Store Deals Feature Far Cry 4 and More PS3 Games Than We Can Count
Also EDF! EDF! EDF!
Far Cry 4 is the big deal this week, as the standard digital edition's price is cut down to £29.99. What? You can get it far cheaper than that in the shops? Well, thankfully, there are a ton of other titles on sale, too – but sadly, that's all that you PlayStation 4 fanatics are getting. The rest of the deals only include...
News We Could Hear More About PS4's Project Morpheus Soon
Sony will discuss peripheral at upcoming event
While we would assume that many of you are anticipating news of Project Morpheus to blow up at this year's E3, we may actually end up getting some juicy info on Sony's virtual reality headset later this month. The PlayStation 4 accessory will be featured at Nordic Game 2015, a Swedish event that's...
News PS4 Exclusive Everybody's Gone to the Rapture Moves One Step Closer to Release
Into the unknown
PlayStation 4 exclusive Everybody's Gone to the Rapture has actually drummed up quite a lot of hype, despite the fact that we don't know all that much about it. We know that, visually, it looks mighty impressive, but we're still waiting on the details regarding The Chinese Room's weird but supposedly wonderful new-gen adventure...
News PlayStation Now Gets You into Your Games Faster Than Ever Before
Stream if you wanna go faster
PlayStation Now has been alive and kicking in the US for a little while now, but we're only just starting to get our first taste of the service in the UK. Sony is currently running a beta in Britain, which has allowed Digital Foundry to write a full and frank report on the state of the cloud gaming initiative. Its...
News PS4 Sales Pass 2 Million Units in the UK
Celebrate good times
Sales of the PlayStation 4 have now surpassed a staggering two million units in the UK, according to a report published by MCV. The console hit the one million units milestone in the region shortly before the holiday rush last year, which means that it's effectively doubled its tally in record time. In fact, the system's selling...
News Polyphony Digital Head Hunts Forza Audio Lead for Gran Turismo
Vrrroom
There are many areas where the Gran Turismo series is ahead of its nearest competitors, but it's at the back of the pack when it comes to sound. Since its inception, Sony's series has been letdown by weedy engines and screeching tires – and at a time when DriveClub serves up some pretty mesmerising audio effects, that's simply not going to...
News PS4's Crushing the Competition in Germany by Some Margin
No contest
We know that competition between the PlayStation 4 and Xbox One is tight in territories such as the UK and the United States – but in Germany, it's practically non-existent. According to a report by BÖRSE ONLINE, the Japanese giant is outselling its rival by a ratio of more than 4:1 – and despite pricing promotions by Microsoft, the...
News No, We Don't Fancy Committing Suicide with Project Morpheus Either
London Studio put a bullet in stressful feature
Project Morpheus is special because it promises to make you part of a game. Rather than looking through a window with your television screen, the forthcoming PlayStation 4 peripheral aims to embed you inside virtual worlds, allowing you to look around and soak up the scenery. One of the demos that's...
News PlayStation Plus Subscribers Suddenly Losing Access to Accounts
Trouble, trouble, trouble
Rest assured: if the PlayStation Network's going to break, Sony will make damned sure that it happens on a Bank Holiday weekend. Don't worry, the service is definitely still online – but a not-so insignificant number of European premium members are reporting this weekend that their PlayStation Plus account on the...
News Marilyn Manson's New Album Was Put on PlayStation Discs to Represent Change
This is the new s***
Here's something unusual: Marilyn Manson – yes, the controversial rocker who rose to popularity in the late '90s – released his new album on old PlayStation discs. It was more of an artistic decision than anything, as the self-proclaimed Antichrist Superstar's latest record, fittingly named The Pale Emperor, is supposed to...
News The Last of Us: Left Behind Breaks Out on Its Own
Riley good
The Last of Us: Left Behind served up an affecting slice of single player content that extended the core campaign of Naughty Dog's survival horror opus. But if you never played the main adventure, and are keen to see what all of the fuss is about, Sony's breaking out the DLC and re-releasing it as a standalone product. Think inFAMOUS:...
News PS4 Sales Push Past 22.3 Million as Sony Plans Profits
Holding out for a Hirai
Hacking scandals and closures caused Sony to sink to yet another $1.1 billion loss for the fiscal year that ended on 31st March, but the organisation is finally planning a profit for the 12 months ahead. The company expects to make a cool $1.2 billion for the coming business term, and while iPhone cameras take centre stage, i
Feature What Are May 2015's Free PlayStation Plus Games?
All Is Revealed
The debate regarding PlayStation Plus rages on for another month, as May 2015's selection of free software is... Well, divisive to say the least. As always, we're following up our news story with a fuller feature outlining everything that's set to join the Instant Game Collection from 5th May in North America and 6th May in Europe...
News Indie Games Rule in May PlayStation Plus Freebies Roster
Ether One, Guacamelee, Race the Sun, and more
We feel like Jeff Goldblum in Jurassic Park right now: the crowds are coming, and we sense that they may not be happy. This month's PlayStation Plus roster is packed with interesting titles – but may well be a little too indie focused for the hordes of haters that are becoming increasingly unhappy with...
News You Can Glitch the Camera in Bloodborne to Make it Look like Diablo
Hunting for glitches
How people actually discover glitches like this, we're not entirely sure, but Bloodborne's latest is certainly one of the strangest we've seen in some time. YouTube user PaiNz V has found a way to get the camera angle stuck into a birds eye view, like you'd usually find in titles such as Diablo or Hotline Miami. The result is...
News Big PS4 Games Discounted in Latest European Sale
What are yer buyin'?
Is your backlog looking a little light? Well, now it's time to do something about it. Sony's set to release an impressive roster of sales on the European PlayStation Store later today, and the savings extend to some real humdingers. How about, for example, scoring Watch Dogs for just £15.99 – or Trials Fusion for the even...
Golden oldies
North America's in for a treat as the PlayStation Store kicks off its Golden Week Sale. Celebrating Japanese games and film, a ton of Japanese developed or inspired titles have had their prices slashed, and you can enjoy even bigger discounts if you have a PlayStation Plus subscription. Sadly, there aren't that many PlayStation 4...
News Sony to Showcase New Online Gaming Initiative in Italy Next Month
But don't get too excited
Sony's getting set to announce a new online gaming initiative in Italy, as local press have been invited to an event scheduled to take place on 13th May. While the possibilities seem practically endless, our guess is that it'll be expanding the eSports-inspired PlayStation League to other European nations. Regular readers...
News God of War III Remastered Looks Off the Chain on PS4
There will be chaos
We booted up God of War III on the PlayStation 3 recently just to see how well it's held up, and we can confirm that that opening boss fight against watery w**ker Poseidon is still as jaw dropping as ever. We're excited, then, to see just how far a peppering of PlayStation 4 polish can push Sony Santa Monica's head ripping...
News Helldivers Patch Let Loose on PS4, PS3 and Vita, Fixes Trophies and Nerfs Walker Exosuit
Death to the bugs
We've all killed our fair share of alien bugs in Helldivers, but developer Arrowhead Studios is busy swatting some creepy crawlies of its own. Rolling out today, the title's newest patch squashes a load of bugs, glitches, and annoyances, while tweaking various gameplay elements. While the update doesn't seem to be the previously...
News This Leaked May PlayStation Plus Lineup Looks Fake to Us
Totally bogus
We know that May's big PlayStation Plus lineup will be announced next week – but there's an image doing the rounds that purports to know the contents of the refresh. According to the rumour, you'll be netting some big games as part of your membership, including Rayman Legends and Knack on the PlayStation 4. The remainder of the...
News May's PlayStation Plus Lineup Will Be Revealed Next Week
That's the plan, anyway
Sharpen those pitchforks and light those torches, as May's big PlayStation Plus update is days away from being revealed. Once again, it's PlayStation Blog manager Fred Dutton with the scoop, as he informed one eager fan that the "plan" is to unveil the lineup at some point next week. With the 1st May being a Friday, it's...
News Do You Want to Play PS4 with Sony Boss Shuhei Yoshida?
Well, now's your chance
Do you want to get bossed in a random PlayStation 4 game by Sony Worldwide Studios executive Shuhei Yoshida at E3? Well, now's your chance, as the latest addition to the platform holder's PlayStation Heroes initiative is the Super Time Force Ultra star and his sidekick, Adam Boyes. To be in with a shot, all you'll need to do...
News Sony's Taking the PS4 on Tour Again This Year
On the road to greatness
Sony's proved over the past 18 months or so that the PlayStation 4's no slouch, but sometimes to pick up new customers, you have to put the console in their hands. It's no surprise, then, that the Road to Greatness tour will be returning this year, as the Japanese giant parks up its custom truck at various music festivals...
Talking Point Does the PS4 Really Need Big Holiday Exclusives?
A different perspective
There's been much navel gazing by some of the industry's bigger publications of late: what does Sony have in store for Fall 2015? The delay of Uncharted 4: A Thief's End, a tentpole title at any time of the year, has left the PlayStation 4's slate empty; Tearaway Unfolded, Until Dawn, and
News Sucker Punch Wants Its Next PS4 Exclusive to Drop Jaws
"We're not satisfied," says studio
Considering that it was an early title and open world, inFAMOUS: Second Son really proved what the PlayStation 4 is capable of. Sure, it may have been a little lacking in the replay value department, but it was a very enjoyable title – and rightly deserved its Gold Trophy award in our Game of the Year rundown...
News PS4's Price Temporarily Cut in the UK to Combat Competitors
Price wars
Sony's temporarily dropped the price of the PlayStation 4 in the UK, as it continues to battle hard against the Xbox One. Those of you that keep a close eye on the British games industry will know that Microsoft recently dropped the price of its machine to £299.99 as part of a "retail-led promotion", and now the Japanese giant's followed...
News Bloodborne's PS4 Loading Times Just Got Quicker and Prettier
Patch plugs problems
That big Bloodborne logo that used to appear during the PlayStation 4 exclusive's loading screens may be burned into your retinas by now, but it's finally gone. Sony has released a brand new patch for its critically acclaimed outing, which not only cuts down loading times by around 30 per cent, but also replaces them with little...
News Not Everyone Thinks Sony's Resting on Its Laurels with PS4
"Sony is working non-stop"
We suppose that it was inevitable: the PlayStation 4 is the undisputed market leader right now, so of course cynics are heralding the return of the evil Sony of old. To be fair, the organisation's not perfect – Shovel Knight couldn't even release on time, for starters. But, as far as we're concerned, there's absolutely...
Rumour People Are Saying That Sony Will Promote Call of Duty: Black Ops III
Back in black?
Welcome to the latest generation of games consoles – where co-marketing deals have taken the place of the third-party exclusives that don't exist anymore. When you stop and think about it, it's pretty moronic that platform holders are fighting over the rights to advertise games, but this is big business at the moment – just look...
Feature What Do You Mean You've Never Played... Trash Panic?
To bin or not to bin
Trash Panic is rubbish in the best possible way. A concept tossed out by Japan Studio when the PlayStation 3 was about as popular as a bin man in a hoarder's back room, the barmy release sees you playing Tetris with debris. It sounds simple enough, but it's harder than controlling your gag reflexes while washing in a bath filled...
News Sorry Europe, You're Not Getting Shovel Knight Today
SCEE strikes back
Costume Quest 2 is finally out in Europe six months after the holiday that it was produced to promote, so what are you whinging about? Oh, that's right: Shovel Knight, which everyone expected to be part of today's European PlayStation Store update, is actually not due out in the Old World until, er, tomorrow. Maybe. Why? We're...
News Sony's Already Hyping Japan's Decent Spring and Summer PS4 Lineup
Bat! Batter! Battest!
Sony's not only responsible for the success of the PlayStation 4 in Japan – you get the sense that it's single handedly attempting to maintain the relevancy of home consoles in the nation, too. Throughout the months of March, the manufacturer amassed an impressive roster of software – and the market responded emphatically...
News Sony Really Wants You to Pre-Order PS4 Games on the PlayStation Store
The direct route
There's still no real reason to buy retail games digitally. Yes, this author will freely admit that he likes having DriveClub on his hard drive, ready to play whenever he gets the fancy – but we'd never pay over the odds for a digital download purely for convenience, and we know that the majority of you feel exactly the same way...
News This Week's EU PlayStation Store Deals Take a Trip to the Arcade
Throwdown
If you're in the mood for a scrap, this week might be a good time to check out the European PlayStation Store deals, as the prices of numerous fighting games have been slashed. This includes Persona 4 Arena Ultimax, Skullgirls Encore, SoulCalibur II HD Online, SoulCalibur V, Street Fighter X Tekken, and quite a few more. Meanwhile, if...
News You Need This Journey Record in Your Life
No, not that Journey
You're not a true hipster until you have a sizeable vinyl collection – preferably spanning indie hits such as thatgamecompany's outstanding Journey. It's a good thing for your coffee shop street cred, then, that iam8bit has teamed up with Sony to create this stunning double LP set for Austin Wintory's soaring score. The...
News Evolution Studios Rolls Out DriveClub's Latest PS4 Patch
Scream if you wanna go faster
As promised yesterday, DriveClub's latest PlayStation 4 patch has rolled out. The meaty update weighs in at just short of 3GB – and that's if you're up to date – so it's going to take a little while to pull if you don't have the best connection. Fortunately, you can always whack your system in Rest Mode, and it'll...
News PS4 Firmware Update 2.51 Is Live and Kicking
Mandatory download up now
Sony's finally got around to releasing that PlayStation 4 firmware update that leaked the other week. The patch – dubbed v2.51 – is mandatory, and is available now. It weighs in at 245MB, and promises both enhanced "system stability" and improved "operation quality". We'll have a poke around shortly and let you know if...
News Sony's Finally Doing Some Maintenance on PS4's Messaging Utility
Snail mail
Messages on the PlayStation 4 have gotten faster of late, but they're still not as immediate as they should be. Fortunately, platform holder Sony has announced some cross-platform maintenance on the PlayStation Network's communications module, which will run – in the UK at least – from 05:00AM BST until 08:00AM BST on Wednesday, 22nd...
News DriveClub's Getting a Free Tour as Part of a New PS4 Update
Tons of other content, too
Evolution Studios may have been close to being shuttered, but that's not stopped the Runcorn-based developer from continuing to support DriveClub with a stupid amount of content. The racer's latest update – dubbed v1.14 for those keeping count – will add in a brand new event named the Startline Tour, which will be free...
News Sony's Been Trying to Make a Super Smash Bros Movie
Smashin' stuff
We already know that Sony's been trying to make a Super Mario movie, but what we didn't previously know is that it wants to make a Super Smash Bros flick, too. Uncovered by Ars Technica as part of the Japanese giant's now infamous emails hack, there are multiple references to Nintendo's mascot mash-up, with the firm apparentl
