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News PS4 Exclusive Bloodborne Will Batter You for Over 40 Hours
Brace yourself
There was plenty of pre-release scepticism pointed in the direction of The Order: 1886 after its relatively short running time was revealed, but fellow PlayStation 4 exclusive Bloodborne will face no such criticism. According to an upcoming issue of EDGE – which bears From Software's fearsome foray on the cover – the title will...
Feature What's New in PS4 Firmware Update 2.50?
Yukimura's looking yummy
There's one thing that you should know about running a PlayStation website: you never, ever get a rest. After a long, hard day at the office – moving into the 14th hour now – this author was looking forward to some sleep, but alas, the platform holder has confirmed firmware update v2.50. There's, er, no rest for the...
Rumour PS4 Firmware Update 2.50 Could Change the Game for People with Disabilities
About time
Sometimes, when you're fit and healthy, it's easy to forget just how difficult life can be for others. We take things for granted every day, and for this author, that includes playing video games. It's seems like such a simple thing, but not everyone is able to operate a DualShock 4 confidently enough to enjoy the PlayStation 4, and that...
News PlayStation Vue to Stream Officially to Three US Cities Imminently
Sony soft-launching its TV, TV, TV initiative
Sony's been quietly beta testing its television initiative PlayStation Vue for a little while now, but the platform holder intends to officially launch the programme in New York, Chicago, and Philadelphia over the next two weeks. Speaking with the Wall Street Journal, the manufacturer added that it...
Talking Point Are You Spending More Money Than Ever on Digital Games?
Happy shopper
With every game available simultaneously on the PlayStation Store now, digital transactions are becoming big business for Sony – but this wasn't always the case. In the early days of the PlayStation 3, downloadable titles consisted mostly of bitesized experiences – timewasters designed to fill the gap between retail releases. This...
Reaction Uncharted 4's Delay Is a Blow, But Everything Will Be Alright
A surefire plan
Uncharted 4: A Thief's End has been delayed until Spring 2016, but it's not that much of a surprise. Every twelve months we enter a New Year expecting the world, but projects get cancelled, titles get delayed, and, well, we end up looking back with disappointment. That's life, though, and when Amy Hennig inf
News PS4 Exclusive Uncharted 4: A Thief's End Has Been Delayed into Spring 2016
Drake's misfortune
Wow, this is big. Originally expected later this year, Naughty Dog has announced that Uncharted 4: A Thief's End will deploy in Spring 2016, meaning that the next chapter in Nathan Drake's escapade is still over a year away. The game was being billed as Sony's big exclusive for 2015, but will likely leave some people ponder
News Shields in Bloodborne 'Might Be Crap', Says Producer
Unblockable
Taking the time to answer some questions on the PlayStation Blog, European producer of Bloodborne, Jun Yoshino, has unleashed a few juicy details about the upcoming PlayStation 4 exclusive. For starters, the executive points out that shields in the game "might be crap". In other words, unlike its spiritual predecessors, Bloodborne's...
Feature What Went Wrong with PlayStation Mobile?
Totally immobile
Republished on Wednesday, 11th March 2015: Following the news that Sony's shutting down PlayStation Mobile fully, we've decided to bring this article back out of the archives. The original text follows. Originally published on Wednesday, 6th August 2014: Sony's smartphone strategy seemed so, well, smart a few years ago. While the...
News Rockstar Robs the PlayStation Store with Latest EU Discounts, Plus Decent PS4 Deals
No Wei
Mmmm, lovely discounts. Even those that usually refuse to even think about spending a penny on the PlayStation Store take a peek at what's on offer, just in case they've got a date with destiny. This week, the European store's discounting a whole host of PlayStation 3 Rockstar titles, including Grand Theft Auto V, Red Dead Redemption, and...
News Sony Hangs Up on Failed PlayStation Mobile Push
Put out to pasture
It started out with a bevy of big indie names like FuturLab, Laughing Jackal, and Vlambeer behind it, but PlayStation Mobile has run out of credit. Sony announced overnight that it won't be publishing any more content following 15th July, and from 10th September, you won't even be able to re-download any of the titles that you...
Review Oreshika: Tainted Bloodlines (PlayStation Vita)
Boned by blood
Imagine being born as an adult, and then only having around two years to live; that's the terrible fate that awaits your cursed clan in Oreshika: Tainted Bloodlines. But this depressing destiny doesn't just act as a backdrop for the story – it also forms the basis of gameplay and progression, as you work your way through generation...
News PS4 Will Finally Spread Its Wings to China from 20th March
Are you red E?
Barring any further final hour hitches, the PlayStation 4 will finally launch in China from 20th March. The console was all set to release on 11th January – the platform holder even held a press conference to confirm the date – but was pushed back for unspecified reasons. It'll be joined by the PlayStation Vita when it e
News Jumping Flash Would Be Great on Project Morpheus, Says Yoshida
Have you Robbit?
We included legendary PSone platformer Jumping Flash! in our exhaustive list of games that we'd like to play on Project Morpheus, and it seems that Worldwide Studios president Shuhei Yoshida quite likes the idea. Asked by Polygon whether a sequel is in the pipeline for Sony's PlayStation 4 headset, the
News For the Love of God, Don't Let Your PS4 Controller Die While You're Playing Helldivers
King of the bugs
We can't stress that headline enough: don't let your DualShock 4 run out of battery while you're playing Helldivers. According to reports that Kotaku received, users who let their controller die, and then plug it back in, can have their Helldiver replaced by a level 1 character. This apparently overwrites your progress, effectively...
News Today Only, You Can Get 10 Per Cent Off Games and DLC on the UK PlayStation Store
Code today, gone tomorrow
Well isn't this nice? Sony's released a code that cuts ten per cent off PlayStation Store purchases in the UK. You'll be able to use the code on games or DLC, but you won't be able to apply it to videos, subscription services, or pre-orders. Said code will only work until 23:59PM GMT, so you'll have to use it tonight if...
News Lamborghinis Making a Beeline for PS4 Exclusive DriveClub
Italian stallions
DriveClub goes from strength to strength. Evolution Studios promised that it would be dropping a brand new video this week, and it's delivered with a timely clip of four new Lamborghinis set to join the release's virtual garage later this month. The Veneno, Aventador LP 720-4 50° Anniversario, Huracán LP 610-4, and Gallardo LP...
News PSN Gets Attacked Every Single Day, Says Sony
"It's a constant battle"
Credit where credit's due: the PlayStation Network has been very stable these past few months. While there were regular outages over the holidays, we're yet to report on any significant downtime in 2015, which is, of course, the way that it should be. Spare a thought, however, for the engineers working hard to make that...
Feature 11 Games We Want to Play with PS4's Virtual Reality Headset
Morph than meets the eye
Republished on Sunday, 8th March 2015: We're bringing this feature back out of the archives following a big week for Project Morpheus at the Game Developers Conference. The original text follows. Originally published on Saturday, 22nd March 2014: Project Morpheus has been officially unveiled, and judging by the first batch...
Rumour PS4 Firmware Update 2.50 Will Enable External Hard Drive Back Ups
Disk jockey
It's not mentioned in the beta's changelog, but it seems that PlayStation 4 firmware update v2.50 may allow you to back up your hard drive to an external device. A picture floating around on various forums shows an off-screen photograph of the procedure, which will allow you to move all of your applications to another place. This will,...
News Gone Home Locked Out of PS4 for Now, but Sony Has Other Ideas
Cutting a new set of keys
There are plenty of things that excite us about PlayStation right now, but the third-party productions team is one area that has all of Push Square Towers giddy. Over the years, we've been conditioned to believe that ports and localisations are down to their respective publishers, but over the past 12 months, Sony's stepped...
News Here's PS4 Firmware Update 2.50's Full List of Features
Suspend/Resume, Trophy deletion, and more
You wait weeks for a hint at what features PlayStation 4 firmware update v2.50 will include, and then everything arrives at once. Sony invited PlayStation MVP members to a secret beta test yesterday – but the headline news hit the web within hours. No
News Sony: We Want Project Morpheus to Be Social Like the Wii U
On another planet
Virtual reality faces many challenges, but one of the biggest problems that it has to overcome is the sense of isolation that the experience inherently demands. By putting on a headset, you're essentially shutting yourself off from the world – and with the PlayStation 4 built around living room experiences, that sounds somewhat...
News PS4 Racer DriveClub Will Be Getting Replays in March
Let's see that again
Remember that obnoxious commercial for F1 World Grand Prix on the Nintendo 64? We suspect that the folks at Evolution Studios are reciting the advertisement ad nauseam right now, as PlayStation 4 exclusive DriveClub is finally set to get replays this month. The Runcorn-based developer may have
News April's PlayStation Plus Freebies Will include Dishonored for the PS3
Corvo, blimey!
SCEE's known for dropping PlayStation Store clangers, but we'll forgive it this latest blunder. Those of you with eagle eyes may have spotted the inclusion of Dishonored in the URL for the European PlayStation Blog's overdue post on March's PlayStation Plus freebies. This led to rampant speculation about why the release wa
News PS4 Firmware Update 2.50 Will Let You Use Circle to Confirm
Don't get cross
We're a bit backwards in the West – and not because One Direction keep getting to the top of the charts. If you think about the symbols on the DualShock controller, circle was clearly intended as a confirmation button, while X should be used to cancel. However, time has taught us to switch these commands around – even if the fine...
News Sony's Beta Testing PS4 Firmware Update 2.50 Now
Suspend/Resume makes the cut
Ah, the PlayStation MVP programme – Sony's attempt at throwing its fans a bone, which almost always results in leaks. Respected community members were invited to take part in a beta test for PlayStation 4 firmware update v2.50 earlier today, and while the information is under NDA, it's already being shared around the...
Talking Point Is This the End for the PlayStation 3?
This isn't living
In just over eight months' time, the PlayStation 3 will turn nine. Sony's always made a point of stressing that it will support its home consoles for at least ten years apiece, and it's not going to break that promise with its previous generation behemoth. But with publishers starting to focus solely on new formats like the...
News This Is How PS4 Exclusive Bloodborne's Multiplayer Works
Three's a charm
Details have been a little bit scarce regarding Bloodborne's multiplayer mechanics, but thanks to some ever-reliable translation from Gematsu, we can finally peruse the juicy innards of the upcoming action role-playing game. You Can Play Bloodborne at EGX Rezzed Next Week Starting off with co-op, you'll be able to join up
News Sucker Punch's Next PS4 Project Will Pack a Punch
Shoryuken take it?
Sucker Punch, the studio behind Sly Cooper, has been pumping out consistently high-quality first-party titles for years now, with the excellent inFAMOUS: Second Son and standalone expansion inFAMOUS: First Light being among its most recent success stories. A recent job listing suggested that it was working on a new sandbox title...
News Sony, Microsoft, and Nintendo Are Working Together to Stop DDoS Attacks
Console camaraderie
We may all have different gaming preferences, but we can probably all agree that DDoS attacks suck. Whether it's the PlayStation Network or Xbox Live that goes down, seeing services get targeted by code junkies for their own selfish entertainment is never nice; at the end of the day, we all just want to enjoy our games –...
News Take a Tour of the New Project Morpheus Prototype
Bullet points
You should know everything that there is to know about Project Morpheus by now – after all, we've been writing about it for the majority of the week. However, sometimes it's better to see things first hand. This brand new trailer for Sony's futuristic peripheral should introduce you to all of the device's major features, including...
Reaction Project Morpheus Seems Impressive, But Also a Hard Sell
Hot and cold
After a year of token statements without much substance, we suppose that it made sense for Sony to return to the scene of its virtual reality reveal with new information about Project Morpheus. Speaking as part of a private press conference at the Game Developers Conference this week, the Japanese giant announced that its ambitious...
News Don't Forget to Download March's PlayStation Plus Freebies
Get 'em while they're hot
A quick heads up: March's roster of free PlayStation Plus titles are available to download from the PlayStation Store in both Europe and North America now. The games – which will be playable as long as you have an active subscription – include Oddworld: New 'N' Tasty, Valiant Hearts: The Great War, and OlliOlli 2:...
News Uncharted 4: A Thief's End Employee Hunt Ramps Up Ahead of PS4 Release
The final push
The finishing line for Uncharted 4: A Thief's End must be slowly starting to take shape now, but Naughty Dog needs a few new employees to complete the game. Posting on its official website, it's listed a number of roles, including a multiplayer level layout artist, a multiplayer game designer, and more. According to the advertisement,...
News Convincing Publishers Is Project Morpheus' Trickiest Challenge
Yoshida speaks out
By all accounts, Project Morpheus is pretty impressive. Not only has Sony created a piece of hardware that's on par – if not better – than the other devices in the space, but it's also built some compelling demos that really show off what the unit's capable of. With a rapidly approaching 2016 release date, though, price and...
News You'll Need to Be Plugged in to Project Morpheus' Matrix
PS4 peripheral will not be wireless
There's a whole lot of data that needs to be transferred between Project Morpheus and the PlayStation 4, so it's perhaps not surprising that the platform holder's committed to a wired connection for now. For those of you that haven't been following the latest news regarding Sony's snazzy headset, it will boast a...
News A Very Happy Birthday to You, PlayStation 2
The third place
Seeing as Sony ceased production on the PlayStation 2 a little while ago, we assumed that we were done celebrating the system's birthday, but what the heck – pour one out for the old guy. The black behemoth turns 15 today, if you take into account its 4th March, 2000 launch date in Japan. Those were certainly heady days, as not...
Feature What Project Morpheus Games Has Sony Brought to GDC 2015?
That future feeling
Sony brought an updated Project Morpheus to the Game Developers Conference this week, and it sounds like a vast improvement. In addition to a new OLED screen – of which is larger, clearer, and more responsive than ever before – the overhauled headset's also packing a trio of additional lights, ensuring enhanced positional...
News Metal Gear Solid V Will Get Its Own Themed PlayStation 4, and It's a Beauty
Now in bionic arm red
Well, aside from editor Sammy Barker, who was reportedly sick in his mouth at the sight of it, we reckon that this themed PlayStation 4 is one of the best designs out there. Coinciding with the release of Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain, Asian territories can look forward to a multicoloured console which comes bundled with...
News Final Fantasy and The Last of Us Headline New European PlayStation Store Discounts
Decent little deals
If you still haven't yet nabbed post-apocalyptic adventure The Last of Us, you may be happy to know that the remastered PlayStation 4 version is up for grabs courtesy of new discounts on the European PlayStation Store. You can nab Naughty Dog's critically acclaimed creation for £19.99. Meanwhile, if you're not quite into the...
News Sony: Free-to-Play Will Become a Big Chunk of Our Revenues in the Future
On the rise
For many, free-to-play is a dirty word – but not for Sony, who's seeing significant success from the controversial business model. Speaking as part of a panel at the Game Developers Conference overnight, SCEA employee Sarah Thompson – who's in charge of the platform holder's free-to-play business – said that the organisation's seen...
News London Heist Is Project Morpheus' Answer to The Getaway
Gang wars
Project Morpheus may have nabbed a nifty new set of specs, but there are still concerns that the PlayStation 4 may not have enough under the hood to power it. Make no mistake, Sony's next-gen system is a technological beast – but virtual reality requires high resolutions and fast framerates to work properly, something that the console...
News Virtual Reality on PS4 Just Got Way Better with Project Morpheus' Latest Prototype
Sony overhauls its ambitious add-on
It's only been a year since Sony announced Project Morpheus, but at the time, we were impressed with the way that the Japanese giant muscled into the virtual reality space, seemingly nudging Oculus aside. Since then, the latter company has been acquired by Facebook, fierce competitor Microsoft has announced a...
News Project Morpheus Will Change the Way You Play PS4 in 2016
Sony pins down timeframe for peripheral
Sony's been keeping Project Morpheus under wraps somewhat since its unveiling at the Game Developers Conference last year, but it's still been busy beavering away on the device behind-the-scenes. And upon the headset's announcement anniversary, it's confirmed as part of a press conference in San Francisco that...
News Crikey! PS4 Has Now Sold 20.2 Million Units Worldwide
That's through to consumers, too
Another month, another stunning PlayStation 4 milestone. Sony has announced that its current flagship format has now sold 20.2 million units globally, which is accurate as of 1st March. The platform holder last provided an update in early January, when it announced that it had sold 18.5 million units as of 4th...
Feature What Are March 2015's Free PlayStation Plus Games?
New 'N' Tasty
After days of rumour, speculation, and Fred Dutton stalking, Sony has finally revealed March's roster of free PlayStation Plus games. If the drama leading up to the reveal wasn't riveting enough, there's plenty in the selection, too, as a borked European PlayStation Blog URL suggests that we were getting Dishonored originally. Either...
News March's Free PlayStation Plus Games include Oddworld PS4, OlliOlli 2, and Valiant Hearts
Counter Spy, Sherlock Holmes, and more up for grabs
We've waited six long days for Sony to announce March's roster of PlayStation Plus freebies, so it was inevitable that the organisation would drop the lineup just as we were about to tuck into our hot dog and chips. Taking us away from our dinner this month are Oddworld: New 'N' Tasty and Valiant...
Guide Helldivers PS4, PS3, PlayStation Vita Hints and Tips for Killing Alien Scum
Just dropping in
As we wrote in our review, Helldivers is a great downloadable game. Taking the fight to aliens across a multitude of different planets, there's little more satisfying than taking chunks out of big beasties with a barrage of bullets. Sadly, not everyone can adapt to the life of a Helldiver so easily. Starting out can be tough, even...
News Bloodborne Begins the Hunt with Inviting PS4 Commercial
This game's going to cut you down
We all know that Bloodborne's going to be tougher than a reinforced ginger nut, but Sony's clearly banking on bringing in some more casual players with this TV spot. The clip includes foul beasts, a rambling narrator stuck in staccato mode, and some light rock to round things out. It's nice to see the firm actually...
