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Rumour PS4's Free PlayStation Plus Game May Be PixelJunk Shooter Ultimate in June
Water you going to complain about this time?
Nothing remains secret in this industry for long, so it’s not exactly surprising to see a selection of Europe’s latest PlayStation Plus titles leak online. While we haven’t been able to track down the promotion for ourselves, NeoGAF has uncovered a banner advertisement showing some of
News Sony's Relying on Strong PS4 Numbers to Help Drive Its Network Services
Safety net
The PlayStation 4 is many things: a video game console, a massive cash-cow, a convenient broadcasting device, and, most importantly of all, a Resogun machine. However, it seems that Sony is also hoping that its super system will serve as a convenient
News PS4 Exclusive The Order: 1886 Is Indeed Disappearing into 2015
Downgrade, they cried
Better hunker down in that megaton bomb shelter of yours, because the fallout from this particular delay is likely going to rage on for weeks to come. As many predicted it would, PlayStation 4 shooter The Order: 1886 has been delayed into 2015, meaning that Sony appears to be left solely with DriveClub as its main exclusive...
Review Lemmings Touch (PlayStation Vita)
You got the touch
Lemmings is a lot like Tetris: no system is complete without an iteration of the iconic puzzle property. Ever since acquiring the rights to the franchise alongside legendary publisher Psygnosis, Sony has made it its mission to chaperone the series onto several of its systems, culminating in an EyeToy compatible edition and a...
News Could You Be Getting Two Free PS4 Titles Next Month?
PlayStation Plus' evergreen games appear to be rotating
Those of you with epic memories will recall that Sony launched the Instant Game Collection at E3 a couple of years ago. Back then – when it was only compatible with the PlayStation 3 – the platform holder revealed that the PlayStation Plus-based service would consist of a trio of...
News Kaz Hirai: PS4's Success Will Be Determined by Continued Install Base Growth
Platform already profitable
There’s no doubt that the PlayStation 4 has raced out of the blocks in fifth gear, but Sony overlord Kaz Hirai reckons that the company is not resting on its laurels yet. While the firm is extremely satisfied with the success of its next-gen device to date, the intelligent executive noted that the system will be...
News June PlayStation Plus Freebies to Be Revealed a 'Little Later' This Week
Instant Game Collection update incoming
If you’re already salivating over your next free stash of PlayStation Plus software, rest safe in the knowledge that Sony is planning to announce June’s rapidly approaching Instant Game Collection update this week. Writing on the PlayStation Blog, manager Fred Dutton encouraged impatient fans to “look...
News Sony Finally Reveals Its Plans to Bring the PlayStation Brand to China
Boom and bust
After 14 long years, China is finally lifting its state-enforced ban on video game consoles. The end of this tyrannical veto on happiness undoubtedly sees Sony keen to enter into an emerging and potentially lucrative market. Indeed, we've known about the platform holder's plans in this area for
Weirdness PlayStation Eye Employed to Turn Trees into Orchestral Epics
Barking mad
You can count the number of truly great PlayStation Eye games on one hand, but German composer Bartholomäus Traubeck has achieved something that London Studio couldn’t, by actually making something memorable with the PlayStation 3’s ill-fated peripheral. Embedded below, you’ll find an excerpt from his record Years, which features...
News What Has Happened to the Knights' Outfits in PS4 Exclusive The Order: 1886?
Dressed to kill
Those of you with sharp eyes may have noticed that the outfits of the Knights in upcoming PlayStation 4 exclusive The Order: 1886 have gotten decidedly less flamboyant in the weeks since its initial announcement. While early screenshots showed the iconic warriors battling in full royal gear, images captured from this week’s...
News Sony May Be Working on a Game Named, Er, Fluster Cluck
Don't get too cluckin' excited, though
Sony’s already trademarked a number of unannounced titles – but with E3 fast approaching like a runaway freight train, the firm’s showing no signs of slowing down. Hot on the heels of Bloodborne and Entwined, the intrepid folks over at
News PS4 Exclusive The Order: 1886 Dazzles in Two Minute Trailer
This is what your PS4 can do
As promised, Sony has provided a blink and you’ll miss it glimpse at upcoming PlayStation 4 exclusive The Order: 1886. The footage is set during an early chapter, and shows the Knights fighting a group of Rebellion troops in an obsessively rendered London street. We get a good look at
Live Watch Sony's The Order: 1886 PS4 Stream Right Here
London's turning on
The revolution will be televised – apparently. Sony’s announced a spontaneous Twitch livestream in which it’s promising to show a sneak peek at an upcoming PlayStation 4 title. That release is almost certain to be The Order: 1886 if the logo in the promotional image is a
News The Order: 1886 to Reveal a PS4 Revolution on Twitch Tonight
Back to the past
You can’t knock a coconut down every time. Just as we were putting the finishing touches to our sweeping The Order: 1886 delay article, Sony has teased some kind of televised event pertaining to the upcoming PlayStation 4 adventure. This will take place on
News Blimey, Half of All PS4 Users Are Subscribed to PlayStation Plus
Money, money, money
The PlayStation 4 is selling like hotcakes – this much we know. But what about the Japanese giant’s premium subscription service? Have people been opening their wallets for PlayStation Plus with similar speed? Well, at a recent investors meeting, Sony president Kaz Hirai revealed that around half of all PS4 users are...
Talking Point What if PS4 Title The Order: 1886 Removes Its Top Hat 'Til 2015?
Old fashioned fail
Rumours suggest that God of War: Ghost of Sparta developer Ready at Dawn may have spent too much time watching Sam Mendes’ television smash Penny Dreadful to finish The Order: 1886 ahead of the holidays. While it’s nothing more than alleged ‘insider’ speculation at the minute, it’s a believable
Weirdness Nintendo's Better at Promoting the Vita Than Sony
Well, someone needs to do a decent job
We all drop the odd clanger from time to time – Watch Dogs footage, anyone? – but its better when a giant corporation does it. Indeed, this latest hiccup by Nintendo is especially humorous – as it’s somehow managed to post a PlayStation Vita video while attempting to promote our sister site Nintendo...
News The PS4's Selling Like Crazy Everywhere Apart from Japan
It's under 9,000
Despite strong competition in the West, the PlayStation 4 is posting some pretty extraordinary figures at the moment. The system has been consistently outselling the Xbox One on Microsoft’s home turf all year, while reports suggest that it’s also flying off the shelves in Europe. However,
Review Soul Sacrifice Delta (PlayStation Vita)
Grimm not grim
Soul Sacrifice Delta aims to tempt bookworms back to the brutal pages of Librom – the sarcastic yet helpful novella that just so happens to provide a portal into the world of sorcerers. Initially pitched as one of the PlayStation Vita’s saviours, Keiji Inafune’s original adventure didn’t quite reverse the struggling format’s...
Feature Four Reasons Why PS4 Racer DriveClub Will Finish in Pole Position
Fast lap
We could sense that DriveClub was about to hit rockier terrain back when we played it last summer. A bullish Evolution Studios was targeting the PlayStation 4’s launch at the time, but we just couldn’t see it crossing the finish line. There were numerous issues with the release: the visuals didn’t quite match
News For the Ears! There's More to PS4 Racer DriveClub Than Good Looks
Va va voom
PlayStation exclusive racers don’t always have the best audio – close your eyes while tackling the Nürburgring in Gran Turismo 6, and you may be tricked into thinking that you’re steering a vacuum cleaner rather than a Bugatti Veyron. Fortunately, this won’t be an issue in PlayStation 4 semi-sim DriveClub, as Evolution Studios...
Opinion How PS4 Streaming Will Help SingStar Hit the High Notes Again
Sony's social secret is on song
Yesterday’s unexpected SingStar announcement baffled us at first, but after having an entire evening to think about the latest PlayStation 4 entry, we’re starting to come around to the idea. With its next-gen system thus far, Sony has really tapped into the brilliance of broadcasting – and while
News Your Smartphone Is a Pricey Microphone in SingStar PS4
Fool me, maybe
SingStar has gone through some strange changes over the years – but this latest announcement tops them all. In order to celebrate the seminal singing series’ tenth anniversary, London Studio has announced that the cult karaoke classic will be humming its way to the PlayStation 4 – and you’ll be able to use your smartphone as a...
News PS4 Exclusives Discounted on European PlayStation Store
Knack punches Killzone's price
The price of PlayStation 4 games have been nothing short of extortionate in the UK since launch, with some titles retailing at up to £64.99 ($110) depending on where you shop. Fortunately, the figures are slowly starting to come down, with both Watch Dogs and Wolfenstein: The New Order commanding much more manageable...
News What New PS4 Features Do You Want? Share Your Ideas with Sony
Firmware fantastic
Sony’s been uncharacteristically receptive to consumer feedback over the past year or so, responding to criticisms pointed at the PlayStation 4 with real urgency. And now it wants your help to make its next-gen console even better, with the re-launched PlayStation Blog Share tool open to your best ideas. Regular readers may...
News Sony Would Like to Remind You That There's More to PS4 Than Indie Games
The best place to play
Conscious of the complaints regarding the PlayStation 4’s library, Sony has released this montage reminding gamers that its next-gen system still provides the, er, best place to play. While the past few months have been padded out with indie titles – much to the ire of people reading our various social network feeds –...
Review God of War Collection (PlayStation Vita)
Fit for a mortal
It’s perhaps indicative of Sony’s current interest in the PlayStation Vita that its first God of War should be a port of a port. While the PlayStation Portable dined on two exceptional original adventures – both prepared by The Order: 1886 developer Ready at Dawn – the platform holder’s latest handheld is being forced to...
News Guerrilla Cambridge Recruiting for Major PS4 Project
Probably not a Primal sequel
Killzone: Mercenary developer Guerrilla Cambridge is staffing up for a new PlayStation 4 project, a slew of job listings have confirmed. The company – which was actually recently struck by layoffs – is currently seeking a senior environment artist to join its “world class art team”. A
News Killzone Creator: Our Secret PS4 Game Is Really Awesome
Studio states the obvious
PlayStation 4 exclusive Killzone: Shadow Fall may have deployed less than six months ago, but Dutch developer Guerrilla Games is already starting to look to the future. In addition to fleshing out the first-person shooter with fresh modes and maps, the first-party outfit is also busy beavering away on a new intellectual...
News The Last of Us Maker Working on Two New Experiences for PS4
What are they?
This year may be packed to the rafters with PlayStation 3 re-releases, but the PlayStation 4 won’t merely play host to old games forever. Speaking with EDGE magazine, The Last of Us’ creative director Neil Druckmann has confirmed that first-party developer Naughty Dog is currently working on “two brand new experience
News Don't Worry, Girls Are Invited to DriveClub on PS4 Too
Scream if you wanna go faster
It’s taken what feels like an eternity, but DriveClub is finally on the home straight ahead of release – and it’s looking absolutely exceptional as a result. However, while developer Evolution Studios has been a little more forthcoming about the PlayStation 4 racer over the past few weeks, many details regarding...
News The PS4 Version of MLB 14 The Show Is the Fastest Selling Game in the Franchise
The bases are loaded
It seems that everyone wants to be taken to a ball game, as sales of annual baseball sim MLB 14 The Show on the PlayStation 4 have seen a massive boost. Impressively, the game's week one numbers are up a staggering 40 per cent compared with previous entries in the franchise. What's more, the bat-'em-up's multiplayer mode has...
News You're Going to Want This Ace Freedom Wars Collector's Set
Tell me lies, tell me sweet little lies
Sony is desperate for its upcoming Monster Hunter-esque PlayStation Vita exclusive Freedom Wars to be a mammoth hit, and so it’s really going out of its way to provide a compelling Collector’s Edition for Japanese fans. This gigantic set – which is due out alongside the new game on 26th June – includes...
News PS4 Shooter Killzone: Shadow Fall Unloads the Info on its Co-op Component
A small army
As promised earlier this week, developer Guerrilla Games has lifted the curtain on Killzone: Shadow Fall's new multiplayer game mode, and to no one's surprise, the downloadable addition has turned out to be the title's long awaited co-op component. Over on the European PlayStatio
News DriveClub's Newest PS4 Footage Looks Just About as Realistic as Games Get
Definition of the highest
The recent news that DriveClub was to stick to 30 frames-per-second may have put a bit of a dampener on the gasoline-soaked party for some, but it's hard not to think that the decision has certainly benefited the game's visuals — especially after witnessing this newest chunk of pure gameplay. Starting from the first...
News The New PlayStation Vita Slim Will Hit Aussie Shelves On 4th June
Slim down
The end times are here for Australian gamers. That's right, Sony's latest revision of the PlayStation Vita will be available in the Land Down Under on 4th June. The redesigned portable is significantly smaller that its older sibling, but ditches the notoriously lush OLED screen. Shipping with 1 GB of internal memory, the Aussie version...
News Microsoft: PS4 Is Outperforming Xbox One Because PS3 Didn't Satisfy Consumers
Oh, right
Sony is certainly no stranger to silly statements, with its hubris heading into the previous generation providing plenty of memes which still do the rounds today. However, it would appear that Microsoft learned nothing from the Japanese giant’s biggest blunders, as the firm is still making some wince inducing statements regarding the...
News Blast Off! PS4 Shooter Killzone: Shadow Fall Takes Flight with Jet Packs
Hig on high
Killzone: Shadow Fall may have a narrative about as engaging as an amateur sci-fi epic conceived on the back of a Starbucks napkin, but its multiplayer remains a real underrated asset. And, as promised yesterday, developer Guerrilla Games is gearing up for a big announcement regarding the online component later this week. We already know...
News PlayStation Now Will Make Your Backlog Absolutely Enormous
Sony will stream hundreds of titles at launch
Sony’s super slick streaming service PlayStation Now will offer “hundreds of titles” at launch, reports IGN from a super secret pre-E3 event. Company spokesperson Todd Liss revealed the exciting tidbit in an interview with the aforementioned publication, reiterating that the Gaikai-powered...
Feature Five Ways PS4 Can Keep the Lead in the Next-Gen Console Clash
War never changes
Microsoft’s latest Xbox One backtrack may have stripped the console of its original identity, but it puts the platform at price parity with the PlayStation 4 – and will once again heat up the console war. While Sony’s black behemoth has burst into the lead over the past six or so months since release, it’s done so at a much...
News Flash the Cash! Sony Discounts Hundreds of PS4, PS3, and Vita Games in Europe
Don't get too excited about the next-gen selection, though
At this point, we think that it’s probably safe to say that Sony understands the value of a good old fashioned PlayStation Network sale. Realising that it has a bunch of binary code gathering dust on a server somewhere, the platform holder has now opted to hold regular discounts on a...
News Could PS4 Exclusive Killzone: Shadow Fall Be Getting a New Multiplayer Mode?
The updates just keep coming
We've said it before, and we'll say it again, Guerrilla Games' post-release support for Killzone: Shadow Fall has been absolutely phenomenal. With a slew of free updates, and a steady stream of tweaks and upgrades, the team has been rig
News Sony Expects to Remain in the Red Next Year As Well
Company can't stop losing cash
Sony’s the corporate equivalent of one of those kids that drops a fiver on the floor and refuses to pick it up because that would be deemed ‘uncool’. Despite confirming an expected loss of $1.26 billion overnight, the Japanese giant has admitted that it’ll remain in the red next year as well – predicting a...
News Sony's Square Enix Stock Sales Don't Spell Disaster, Says Final Fantasy Producer
Squarin' up those debts
You may recall a few weeks back that Sony sold all of its 9,520,000 shares in Square Enix. While most were quick to assume that the sale signalled some impending doom for the company, the reasons behind the move were actually much less sinister. Indeed, Final Fantasy series producer Shinji Hashimoto revealed at Comic-Con...
Reaction Xbox One's PS4 Impersonation Improves with Kinect Reversal
Xbox, WTF?
Microsoft successfully completed its transformation of the Xbox One into the PlayStation 4 today, announcing that the system will soon be sold without a Kinect camera included. This likely represents the last reversal in a throng of backtracks, and the decision has presumably been made in response to
News Sony Bosses Forfeit Bonuses Ahead of Billion Dollar Loss
Hip hip Hirai
There’ll be no wad in the back pocket of Sony gaffer Kaz Hirai this week, as the ex-PlayStation president – along with 40 of the organisation’s top executives – will forfeit their bonuses ahead of this week’s expected billion dollar loss. It’s believed that many of the senior employees will sacrifice a third of their annual...
News Will PS4 Power Watch Dogs at 60FPS? Ubisoft Selects Silent
In the meantime, Sony redacts information
The saga involving Watch Dogs’ resolution and framerate on the PlayStation 4 is still ongoing, as platform holder Sony has removed text from its official website suggesting that the game will run at 60 frames-per-second in 1080p on its next-gen format. The page – which was the source of much speculation...
News If You Want to Get Angry, Know That DriveClub Will Let You Pay for Cars
The end is nigh
The poor people at Evolution Studios must be near to tears at this point. While we’re big proponents of constructive criticism, the Runcorn-based developer appears to have been unfairly singled out in recent weeks. Fresh from finally attaching a release date to its PlayStation 4 exclusive racer DriveClub, the firm may have felt...
News Don't Panic, Sony's Already Made Plans for the Next Century of PlayStation
Wait, what?
We always knew that Sony was a forward thinking company, but this is getting ridiculous. Big wigs Andrew House and Mark Cerny will both take to the stage at this year's Develop conference to deliver a keynote on the history and future of the PlayStation brand. Titled '20 years of PlayStation, 40 years of Console Games, and 100 Years to...
News Sony: The Economics Don't Work for Blockbuster Vita Games
Gulp
Despite seeing a strong year-over-year improvement in Japan, the PlayStation Vita continues to find itself in a weak position overseas. The system is incredibly popular among the few that own it – culminating in an outrageous software attach rate – but it’s failed to break into the mainstream, prompting major publishers to back away and...
