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News Television Stars Sign Up for Roles in Killzone: Shadow Fall
Bringing out the big guns
Ever since its inception, the Killzone franchise has threatened to deliver a compelling narrative. Sadly, developer Guerrilla Games has gone out of its way to ignore the legitimately fascinating lore that it conceived, focusing instead on dreary characters and some genuinely atrocious writing. However, the Dutch...
News Xbox One Developer Concedes That PS4 Is More Powerful
Specifications show superiority
As part of a question and answer session on Reddit, an Xbox One developer has admitted that the PlayStation 4 is more powerful than Microsoft’s machine. Despite this, the operating system engineer noted that the size of the gulf in performance is still up for debate, and that the games on the Redmond-based...
News BioShock Vita Still a Topic of Conversation Between Sony and 2K Games
Would you kindly give it a rest?
BioShock Vita, the game that was announced over two years ago but hasn’t even entered development yet, is still a topic of conversation between Sony and 2K Games. Asked about the project on Twitter over the weekend, series creator Ken Levine revealed that he “talked about the title” with the aforementioned...
News Gran Turismo 6 Garners Goodwill with Goodwood Hill Climb Course
Moving through the gears
Gran Turismo 6 will ship with a vast array of physics improvements over its processor, but that’s not the only enhancement that it will launch alongside. Polyphony Digital has been busy building some brand new tracks for the title – and among those fresh additions is the Goodwood Hill Climb course. Central to the...
News Divekick Outwits PS3 and Vita on 20th August in North America
Flying through the air
Iron Galaxy’s fascinating indie brawler Divekick – which augments you with just two attack options – is set to launch on 20th August in North America for $9.99. The PlayStation 3 and Vita release will be fully cross-buy compatible, meaning that you’ll only need to purchase the title once to enjoy it across both...
News Forget the Comics, Sony Is Taking the PS4 to Comic-Con
Pssht, books
Batman, Spider-Man, and the Fantastic Four – those guys are old hat. You see, this year’s San Diego Comic-Con is not going to be about Linda Le’s latest cosplay, but a certain console that’s set to deploy later this year. Writing on the PlayStation Blog, platform holder Sony has confirmed that you’ll be able to get your hands...
Preview Sending Smoke Signals in inFAMOUS: Second Son, the Hottest Exclusive on PS4
Turning up the temperature
Despite a stellar track record, there’s still an air of scepticism surrounding Sucker Punch. The small Seattle-based studio – which was officially inaugurated into the Sony Worldwide Studios family in 2011 – has fashioned some stellar software over the years, but it’s yet to land a smash hit on the scale of...
News Here's 20 Things That You May Not Know About the PS4
In the loop
If you haven’t already noticed, the PlayStation 4 is a hot topic of conversation at the moment. In fact, the only time that we're not thinking about Sony’s next generation console is when we’re asleep – and even then we’re probably having sordid dreams about the DualShock 4’s touchpad being rubbed seductively by the cast of...
News Don't Worry, the PlayStation 4 Probably Won't Overheat
Phew, that's a relief
We’re suffering an uncharacteristic heat wave here in the UK at the moment, and that’s raised some questions about the PlayStation 4’s ability to efficiently cool itself. While the console has been lauded for its slender design, any kind of hardware hiccups could instantly undo all of the goodwill that the...
News Sony Needs Soldiers to Aid Its Killzone: Mercenary Beta Effort
Stand to attention
Look sharp budding militant: Sony is searching for a slew of eager recruits to take part in the upcoming Killzone: Mercenary multiplayer beta. To participate, all you’ll need to do is fill out this simple survey in North America, or login through here in Europe. You’ll have until 14:00PM PDT/22:00PM BST on 17th July to...
News Killzone: Shadow Fall Keeps Things Current with Pre-Order Bonuses
Behind enemy lines
Killzone: Shadow Fall may be the showcase title for the PlayStation 4, but it’s hardly reinventing the wheel when it comes to pre-order bonuses. Picking up the surprisingly dense first-person shooter at participating retailers will reward you with the Shadow Pack, an exclusive offering that includes a handful of
News PaRappa the Rapper Is Making a Clothing Comeback
You gotta believe it
Fashion label Insert Coin recently announced a partnership with PlayStation – and it’s launching the initiative with a fresh selection of threads based on PSone classic PaRappa the Rapper. You’ll be able to show your fondness for the freestyling hound with a replica of
News Sony Almost Joined Forces with SEGA for the PlayStation
Alternate history
It’s a well-known fact that the PlayStation started life as an add-on for the Super NES. Sony and Nintendo didn’t see eye-to-eye, though, and the latter stabbed its would-be ally in the back by announcing a partnership with Philips. However, before opting to go it alone, the manufacturer actually tried to strike a deal with...
News Media Molecule Blows Shuhei Yoshida's Mind with PS4 Project
But what is it?
While we continue to chew over that strange sculpting demo that Media Molecule presented during February’s big PlayStation 4 unveiling, Sony Worldwide Studios president Shuhei Yoshida has been offered a closer look. As part of his trip to the Develop Conference in Brighton this week, the developer got a chance to catch up
News Want to Play Puppeteer on Vita? Ask Shuhei Yoshida
Pocketable puppet show
Puppeteer may be in full costume ahead of its September curtain call, but many are hoping that the PlayStation 3 release is merely a dress rehearsal for a subsequent PlayStation Vita version. However, according to the game’s creative director Gavin Moore, that’s a request that you should be making to the top brass at Sony...
Feature How a Jaded Child Set the Stage for PS3 Exclusive Puppeteer
Curtain call
Children are honest souls, augmented with an innocence that evaporates with the steady infiltration of adulthood. It was a sharp bite of sincerity from the son of creative director Gavin Moore that gave birth to Puppeteer, a twisted platformer with a co-operative focus from Sony’s very own Japan Studio, the home of hits such as Ape...
News Get Tactical with Eight Minutes of Killzone: Shadow Fall
OWL power
Killzone: Shadow Fall just keeps looking better and better every time that we see it – and this newly published gameplay trailer is no exception. Originally shown at E3, this Helghast-infested video has blasted its way online, eager to show off the OWL drone which will accompany you throughout the game. And it's certainly a helpful...
News Settle Down for PlayStation Story Time with Mark Cerny
Are you sitting comfortably?
Once upon a time, PlayStation 4 lead architect Mark Cerny was actually a children’s narrator for the BBC. Now he occupies his time with projects such as Knack – but the luminary has reprised his former role to recount his history with the PlayStation brand. We can already feel the wonderful world of nod beckoning...
News Ratchet & Clank: Into the Nexus Crashes onto PS3 This Year
And it's not a spin-off
Just when you thought that this year’s gigantic PlayStation 3 lineup couldn’t possibly get any bigger, Insomniac Games has announced that it’s working on a brand new title for the current generation console. Ratchet & Clank: Into the Nexus – which has been the subject of much teasing over the past few days – is...
News Cerny: PS4 Will Fundamentally Alter the Landscape of Gaming
Sony wants to recapture the variety of the PSone
While it’s always easy to look back on the past with fondness, the PSone really was a special time for gaming. Development budgets were relatively manageable, so publishers could get away with launching titles such as Incredible Crisis, No One Can Stop Mr. Domino, and Vib Ribbon on the machine. Such...
News PS4 Will Make Playing Your Digital Titles Anywhere a Lot Easier
Every little helps
PlayStation 4 isn’t reinventing the wheel with regards to digital downloads, but it is going to make it a lot easier for you to play your PlayStation Network games on different systems. Chatting with Official PlayStation Magazine at the Develop conference in Brighton, Sony research and development boffin Neil Brown explained...
News When Worlds Collide, We'll Be Playing Ratchet & Clank: Into the Nexus
Insomniac Games' next PlayStation 3 project all but confirmed
Insomniac Games may be soaking up Sunset Overdrive’s rays over on the Xbox One, but that doesn’t mean that it’s done with the PlayStation 3 just yet. Yesterday’s mysterious promotional poster has been updated, including a link to Insomniac G
News David Cage Details the Death That Shaped Beyond: Two Souls
Quiet contemplation
Every blockbuster demands a documentary video series, and Sony has kickstarted Beyond: Two Souls’ behind the scenes promotional campaign with this clip starring divisive director David Cage. In it, the luminary reveals that the inspiration behind the title was triggered by a death in his family. “I was confronted with a loss...
News Sony: We're in a Much Better Position with PS4 than with PS3
Company is confident coming out of E3
Sony’s been eager to iterate in recent weeks that it’s still got its work cut out with the PlayStation 4, but in the wake of sell outs at North American retailer GameStop, the company is understandably feeling pretty bullish about its next generation console. Speaking candidly with
News Worlds Collide in Mysterious PlayStation Promotion
Here we go again
You step out of the office for five seconds and Sony starts teasing cataclysmic events. The company has deployed the embedded image on its various social network channels, hinting at an impending planetary collision. But what does it mean? We legitimately don’t know, but we do have a couple of theories. The image appears to...
News The Last of Us Trots Past 3.4 Million Sales Globally
Look out for a sequel, then
Who says that you can’t launch new properties at the end of a generation? Sony has revealed that The Last of Us has sneaked past 3.4 million sales after just three weeks on the market. The figure comprises worldwide Blu-ray disc sell-in numbers and digital downloads. The press release adds that the title has...
News Worry Not, Developers Can Switch Off the DualShock 4's Light Bar
Let there be no light
Sony Worldwide Studios president Shuhei Yoshida has put the boot in light bar-gate before it’s really got started. Over the weekend, some of you were disappointed to learn that the illuminated strip on the DualShock 4 cannot be switched off at a system level – but the likeable executive has now
First Impressions Killzone: Shadow Fall May Be the Most Strategic Shooter on PS4
Helgasp
Killzone: Shadow Fall is the release that will make you believe in the benefits of next generation hardware. Guerrilla Games’ first-person launch title shoots down any questions regarding the PlayStation 4’s ability to impress visually, responding emphatically with elegant dappled lighting and richer textures than a mercenary’s bank...
Review Pinball Heroes: Complete (PlayStation Vita)
Flippin' heck
If there’s one area that the PlayStation Vita is not underrepresented, it’s the simulation pinball genre. While the fledgling handheld may have struggled to trigger the multiball on big blockbuster releases, the console already plays host to two flippin’ good bumper-based affairs in both Zen Pinball 2 and the Pinball Arcade. Sony...
News UK Sales Charts: The Last of Us Lives at the Summit
Can't stop clicking
It looks like it’s going to take something bigger than a Bloater to knock The Last of Us off its perch atop the UK sales charts. The title has retained its place at the best-sellers summit for a fourth consecutive week, proving that new properties can succeed at the end of a generation. It’s the first chart-topper of the year...
News PS4 Pre-Orders Ceased at GameStop, Sony Shuts the Floodgates
Were you quick enough?
Having informed North American retailer GameStop to open the floodgates on PlayStation 4 pre-orders earlier in the year, Sony has now slammed shut sales of its next generation console. The giant’s website lists the vanilla ed
News PlayStation TV Trademark Suggests That Sony's Got Square Eyes, Too
Microsoft's not the only platform holder looking at the bigger picture
Sony’s kept its messaging regarding the PlayStation 4 fairly restricted to games since the console’s initial unveiling. It’s been the right strategy – unlike Microsoft, the company seems to understand that it needs to capture the enthusiasm of its hardcore fanbase before...
News This Is What the PlayStation 4 Will Look Like in Shops
Feeling blue
Retail presence may be the unsung element of video game marketing, but it’s massively important. Any system that occupies the dusty corner of your local electronics store is unlikely to make the best first impression – just talk to the PlayStation Vita about that. Fortunately, platform holder Sony has bigger plans for the...
First Impressions Behind the Wheel with DriveClub, the PS4 Racer That Wants to Keep You on the Road
Team pursuit
Evolution Studios does not consider PlayStation 4 launch title DriveClub to be just another racing game. The talented Runcorn-based outfit sees its latest vehicular outing as more of a social service – a hub that will keep you hooked by allowing you to interact with friends, recruit your own personal team, and sit in the cockpit of...
News Expect Plenty More PlayStation 4 Announcements at GamesCom
Sony teases impending information
The season of industry events and press conferences is only just getting started. Last month’s E3 was more or less the dress rehearsal for GamesCom, Tokyo Game Show, PAX, and the Eurogamer Expo – and unsurprisingly, there’s still plenty of information about the PlayStation 4 to be revealed in the run up to...
News No, You Can't Turn Off the DualShock 4's Light Bar
Caught in headlights
The light bar on the top of the DualShock 4 is easily one of the device’s neatest features. It gives the unit a futuristic quality, and is also used for some pretty impressive PlayStation Move-esque motion tracking in technology demo The Playroom. However, its inclusion has us a l
News Sony: PS4 Is Ahead, But We're Playing the Long Game
Platform holder staying sharp
Few would argue that the PlayStation 4 is enjoying an incredible build up to launch. The platform hasn’t really put a foot out of place since its announcement in February, and the mounting excitement surrounding the system is being reflected by positive pre-order numbers. Those figures, according to SCEUK boss Fergal...
First Impressions The Playroom May Be the Most Impressive Use of PS4 Yet
Minigame compilation makes us believers
Expectations can be curious things. If you’re already extremely excited for something, it can be hard for that unfortunate entity to live up to the standards that you’ve assigned to it. As a consequence, it’s easier to be surprised when your anticipation at rock bottom. And that’s exactly what happened...
First Impressions Could the PS4 Controller Be Gaming's Greatest Ever Input Device?
We wrap our eager fingers around the DualShock 4
It’s been almost 16 years since the PlayStation’s primary input device last demanded real scrutiny. The introduction of the DualShock in late 1997 ushered a new standard for video game control that hasn’t changed a whole lot over the past decade and a half. Sure, the peripheral has been host to...
News You'll Totally Get a Free Game Pre-Installed on Your PS4
Power of play
There may be a wealth of free-to-play content already in the pipeline for the PlayStation 4, but there’s one game that Sony wants you to sample out of the box. The Playroom, the platform holder’s augmented reality technology demo, will come pre-loaded with every machine, allowing you to experience virtual pong in your living room...
News Japanese Sales Charts: Toukiden Prompts Vita to Surge
System shoots up the hardware charts
PlayStation Vita sales have been steady if unspectacular in Japan since the system’s surprise price drop earlier in the year, but the release of Monster Hunter-esque action game Toukiden really gave the console a jolt of energy in the region this week. Hardware sales more than doubled, resulting in an...
News Sony Confirms That Cross-Play Title Warrior's Lair Is Dead
Ruinous
Warrior's Lair, the PlayStation 3 and PlayStation Vita cross-play title formerly known as Ruin, has been officially canned. The Diablo-esque dungeon crawler had a troubled development, as it was passed from Idol Minds to Sony San Diego in April 2012, nearly a year after it garnered rapturous applause during Sony's press conference at E3 in...
News Tokyo Jungle Mobile Makes a Mess on PSM in North America Next Week
Woof stuff
Tokyo Jungle Mobile will be taking a trip overseas next week, according to a post by our friends over at PSNStores. The game – which was announced for Japan in Famitsu magazine earlier today – will stalk Sony’s fledgling PlayStation Mobile platform from 10th July. It’ll cost y
Talking Point Sony's Slow and Steady PS4 Reveal Strategy Will Pay Off
Stockpiling ammunition
There’s a perception that Sony’s on top in the next generation race. The company’s adopting a humble approach in interviews, but it must be buzzing behind closed doors. Retailer charts place the PlayStation 4 in the driver's seat – even in the wake of Microsoft’
News Tokyo Jungle Mates with PlayStation Mobile on 10th July
Wild thing
Ace side-scrolling animal simulation Tokyo Jungle is set to get a PlayStation Mobile spin-off in Japan later this month, reports Siliconera. The farm-fresh digital download – teased in the latest issue of Famitsu magazine – will supposedly adopt an isometric perspective, and will subsequently play differently to its PlayStation 3...
News Nolan North Doesn't Know Anything About Uncharted 4
Yeah, and we're the offspring of Sir Francis Drake
Naughty Dog may have only just finished lapping up the plaudits for its latest release The Last of Us, but already the industry’s attention is turning to its next title. And given that it’s been almost two years since Nathan Drake’s last globe-trotting adventure, it's commonly accepted that...
Video Watch Us Put the Pedal to the Metal in Gran Turismo 6
Rolling start
Gran Turismo 6’s refreshingly early demo strapped itself into the PlayStation Store today, and we persuaded video boffin Rory Cocker to don his best leather gloves and take the title for a test drive. The gameplay teaser – which is available as part of the annual GT Academy competition – allows you to sample a handful of courses...
News Tretton: PlayStation Vita's Got a Dedicated Fanbase, It's Just Not Big Enough
Growing pains
While it’s now host to a pretty strong selection of games, the PlayStation Vita is still struggling to garner the commercial success that it probably deserves. Hardware numbers are catastrophically low, and it’s failing to secure big third-party brands as a result. Despite this, SCEA president Jack Tretton believes that there’s...
News Pinball Heroes: Complete Bumps into PlayStation Vita This Week
About flippin' time
As previously teased, Pinball Heroes: Complete is set to step up to the, er, table on the PlayStation Vita this week. The revamped PlayStation Portable title – which re-imagines a slew of PlayStation properties as pinball arenas – is due out later today in North America and tomorrow in Europe. It will set you back $5.99 in...
News PS4 Nominated Best of Show in E3 2013 Game Critics Awards
But misses out to Titanfall
Sony may be eager to not get too excited about its E3 2013 performance, but the PlayStation 4 has already scooped one major victory over the Xbox One. The console has been nominated ‘Best of Show’ in the E3 2013 Game Critics Awards, alongside the
