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News April's PlayStation Plus Freebies Will Be Announced Next Week
Instant Game Collection insanity
Oh goodie, it's that time of the month where we take to stalking social media accounts in order to glean just the teensiest sliver of information on PlayStation Plus. April is one of those awkward months where its first day is a Wednesday, but it looks like you won't be getting your Instant Game Collection freebies...
News Yes, There's Scheduled PlayStation Network Maintenance Today
Try not to worry
The PlayStation Network's going to be undergoing some scheduled maintenance later today, Sony's announced. It's short notice, that's for sure, but it'll only last approximately two hours. Although having said that, the company's post also states that there may be some "additional downtime" after the maintenance is complete. Don't...
News UK Sales Charts: Battlefield Hardline Cuffs Itself to the Summit
Taking a hard line
Consumers clearly find Battlefield Hardline arresting, as the Visceral Games developed cops and robbers spin-off has roared right to the top of the UK sales charts. The new release fought off strong competition from Final Fantasy Type-0 HD which entered in second, leaving familiar favourites Grand Theft Auto V, Dying Light, and...
Push Rewind Hideo Kojima Kerfuffle, God of War III Remastered, and Battlefield Hardline
Down like a domino
This week really sparked into life about midway through. Just as our servers went offline, rumours started to circulate that Hideo Kojima had been ousted out of Konami, and it's been non-stop since then. God of War III Remastered was announced on Friday, while we took our time on retail servers to review Battlefield Hardline...
Talking Point What Are You Playing This Weekend? - Issue 61
Don't want this Saturday to end
2PM getting outta my bed // Tryin' to get Friday outta my head // It's all so hazy, got a little bit crazy, y'know I'd do it all again // Call everyone you know (oh my god, come over) // Turn up the radio // 'Cos this is our song, we can do no wrong, are you ready are you ready to go? Sammy Barker, Editor: I'll be...
News PS4, PS3, and PlayStation Vita Games Dip Under a Dollar in US Flash Sale
How low can you go?
If you thought that your wallet was safe, then you may want to close your browser post haste, as Sony has launched a pretty wild Flash Sale on the US PlayStation Store. This has been rumoured for a while now, and includes a bevy of PlayStation 4, PlayStation 3, and Vita games – all of which are available for under a dollar...
News There Was a Line for the PS4's Launch in China
Not an enormous one, mind
At long last, the PlayStation 4 has launched in China. The system was due out earlier in the year, but a last-minute delay pushed the machine back until March. There were no similar setbacks earlier today, though, as a modest turnout welcomed the console in the colossal country. Judging by these photos posted on
News There'll Be More The Walking Dead Before Season Three
Dead good news
The Walking Dead: Season Three is in development – but it's not due out for some time. As such, it sounds like developer Telltale Games has got something a little extra in mind, which will hopefully tide you over until the new episodes arrive. "[Season Three] is not necessarily something that you can expect to see super, super...
News PSN Finally Has a Status Page in the United States
All systems go
The PlayStation Network has been sturdier than Novak Djokovic's glutes of late, but we've been saying for a while that the worst part of Sony's server woes is the lack of communication from the company in the know. Take the infamous Christmas outage, for example – it took days for the platform holder to acknowledge the problem,...
Store Update 18th March 2015 (Europe)
Daylight robbery
The cops of Battlefield Hardline should forget about the gang wars and turn their attention to the daylight robbery occurring on the PlayStation Store, as EA's flogging one version of the first-person shooter for £104.99. Even considering the extortionate prices on Sony's online plaza, that seems especially expensive. We think that...
News Japanese Sales Charts: PS4 Steadies Its Stance as Yakuza Zero Lashes Out
Sony's console on top again
Sony needed the PlayStation 4 to perform spectacularly throughout March in Japan, and while it's not exactly posting vintage numbers, it's definitely doing decently. The console's sales actually increased marginally over the last week following the release of Yakuza Zero, posting around 33,826 units as per the latest...
News Gut Some God of War Discounts Starting Today on the EU PlayStation Store
Plus a few PS4 deals
This week's European PlayStation Store deals are of the bloody kind, as the God of War franchise rips apart its pricing – preferably in horrifically violent fashion. Celebrating the property's 10th anniversary, most of Kratos' adventures are on sale, and you can get further price reductions if you're a PlayStation Plus...
Store Update 17th March 2015 (North America)
The sting
You won't need a search warrant to peruse this North American PlayStation Store update, which includes police-a-thon Battlefield Hardline, among others. Lining up alongside Visceral Games' first-person shooter in the identity parade are Final Fantasy Type-0 HD and Jamestown + on the PlayStation 4, as well as the overdue Söldner X-2: Final...
News Helldivers Deploys Its First Batch of DLC Today
Back on the front lines
We hope that you're still mowing down alien scum in crazy co-op shooter Helldivers, because the download's first batch of DLC is crash landing onto the North American PlayStation Store later today. Helldivers is a great little game - read our review Consisting of three packs that can be bought separately or all at once,...
News Gal Gun: Double Peace for PS4, Vita Will Confuddle Critics
Unreal sequel being built on Unreal
A rails shooter in which you must shoot pheromones at school girls in order to keep them at bay is getting a PlayStation 4 and Vita sequel this summer. Due out in Japan only for now, Gal Gun: Double Peace is set a year after the events of the PlayStation Move-powered original, and will feature over 70 new ladies...
Review La-Mulana EX (PlayStation Vita)
Temple of Doom
Back in the good old days, a game wasn't even considered playable unless it was so hard that you could never actually see beyond the first few levels – that was just how we got our value for money. The late 1980s were a time when men were men – even when they were pre-pubescent or, God forbid, female – and chest hair, flat caps,...
Feature 'We Made a Vita Game 'Cos We Wanted More Awesome Things to Play'
There’s a whiff of Windjammers about XMPT Games’ Frisbee-based foray
Now into its third year, the PlayStation Vita finds itself in a bit of a strange spot. Sony's second handheld system certainly hasn't set cash registers alight, but it has garnered an extremely passionate fanbase – this very website is evidence of that. The problem is that...
News UK Sales Charts: Grand Theft Auto V Steals Back Top Spot
Heists to see you
A slew of retailer promotions, coupled with the addition of its hotly anticipated Heists update, has propelled Grand Theft Auto V back to the top of the UK sales charts. The title snuffed out former frontrunner Dying Light in order to secure its eighth cumulative week at the summit of the British best sellers list, which puts it...
News One Piece: Pirate Warriors 3 Continues to Look Brilliant in Brand New Trailer
Franky's nipple lights shine again
We thought that One Piece: Pirate Warriors 2 was a fantastic take on the Warriors formula, so we're understandably excited for the upcoming sequel, which releases in Japan later this month. Check out our One Piece: Pirate Warriors 2 review The new trailer's great as well, sporting a nice mix of gameplay and...
News LEGO Jurassic World Looks Roarsome in PS4, PS3, and Vita Trailer
You didn't say the magic word
We've been getting a teensy bit tired of the LEGO game formula of late, but all we needed was an even more plastic Jeff Goldblum to get back on board. LEGO Jurassic World is due out this summer on the PlayStation 4, PlayStation 3, and Vita – and it honestly looks pretty darn decent. You'll get a glimpse of various...
Push Rewind Uncharted 4 Delays, PS4 Firmware Updates, and Hotline Miami 2
DelayStation
This author's spent a lot of this week on the periphery, as Robert Ramsey helmed HMS Push Square for the majority of the past seven days. However, your humble host has been keeping abreast of the headlines, which included an Uncharted 4 delay and official confirmation of a new PlayStation 4 firmware update. Our biggest story in terms of...
Talking Point What Are You Playing This Weekend? - Issue 60
Fashionably late
WAYP waits for no man – well, apart from this author when he's running behind schedule. Yes, it's a Sunday, and yes, this article should have been up over 24 hours ago – but heck, at least its tardiness has given us something new to type in this introduction area. What are you playing this weekend? There's only a few hours left,...
News This Is How You Boogie in Persona 4: Dancing All Night
Get your groove on
Persona 4: Dancing All Night is probably just about the farthest that you can take Atlus' role-playing game series before it steps into the realm of utter ridiculousness, but that hasn't stopped the release from looking pretty darn fun. Featuring characters from the original Persona 4, the rhythm title's looking to test your...
News Damascus Gear: Operation Tokyo Brings Mecha Action to Vita This Month
Meching dreams coming true
Well isn't this a nice little surprise? Arc System Works' Damascus Gear: Operation Tokyo is heading to North America, and it'll only set you back $14.99. A European release is apparently coming afterwards. The mech-'em-up releases later this month on the 24th March on the PlayStation Store. It's essentially a mix of...
News February 2015 NPD: PS4 Is Best Selling Console as The Order: 1886 Charts
But the Nintendo 3DS sold better
Strong sales of the New Nintendo 3DS – coupled with a handful of major software launches – saw Sony lose its spot atop the United States hardware charts in February, but it still managed to keep hold of its console crown. According to the latest NPD report, the PlayStation 4 was the best selling console...
News Toukiden: Kiwami PS4 Gameplay Hacks and Slashes in Live Demo
Death by a thousand cuts
We're not far off Toukiden: Kiwami's release date now, but if you're still not sure what the game's all about, you may want to take a look at this live gameplay demo. Check out Toukiden: Kiwami's three new weapon types If you skip forward to around the nine minute mark, you can catch plenty of action with one of the...
The undead won't die
Despite launching back in January, zombie hack-'em-up Dying Light managed to hold onto the top sales spot on the North American PlayStation Store through February. While there wasn't much new to see on the PS3 and Vita fronts, with Minecraft, Grand Theft Auto V, and Sword Art Online: Hollow Fragment all sitting pretty, the PS4...
News Here's How Combat Works in Tokyo Twilight Ghost Hunters on PS3, Vita
"I ain't afraid of no ghost"
The gameplay of most titles can be summed up quite easily with words or pictures. You get a gun and blow off zombie heads or you pick up a sword and go hack-and-slash in dungeons – simple, right? Aksys Games' Tokyo Twilight Ghost Hunters is a different kettle of fish because – well, just how do you hunt down ghosts?...
News Power Up With Dragon Ball Z's Goku and Frieza in J-Stars Victory Vs+
New gameplay trailers all in English
You may have just been to Namek and back in Dragon Ball XenoVerse, but if you plan on picking up J-Stars Victory Vs+ in the summer, then the chances are that you'll be stepping foot on Piccolo's home world once again. Three new trailers have been released to drum up some hype for the upcoming brawler, which...
News Caesar, Blackbeard, and Kuma Star in New One Piece: Pirate Warriors 3 Trailers
A terrible trio
We're rapidly approaching the Japanese release date for One Piece: Pirate Warriors 3 now, and as such, we don't have many more character trailers to get through. But seeing as we've posted just about every single one up until now, we can't possibly stop when the end is in sight. This week, we get to see newcomer Caesar in action,...
News Atlus RPG Lost Dimension Brings Style and Tough Moral Choices to PS3 and Vita This Summer
Didn't see that one coming
Will Atlus ever stop pumping out stylish properties? We hope not, but in the meantime, it's bringing tactical role-playing game Lost Dimension to the PlayStation 3 and Vita this summer. Going against the grain for once, it looks like us Europeans won't have to wait several hundred years for Atlus to localise it either, as...
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...
Store Update 11th March 2015 (Europe)
Gaming selection box
It's very rare that we have a week where there's something for just about everyone, but with Hotline Miami 2: Wrong Number and Flame Over maintaining an indie presence, DmC: Definitive Edition and The Evil Within: The Assignment catering to the more mainstream market, and
News Japanese Sales Charts: PlayStation 4 Stays on Top for Second Week Running
Dragon Quest Heroes still dominating software
It's still a tiny bit too early to say, but it's looking like the PlayStation 4 has managed to get something of a foothold in its native Japan. The sleek home console has got a heck of a lineup over the next few weeks, but it's already kicked things off with Dragon Quest Heroes. Dragon Quest Heroes Is...
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...
Store Update 10th March 2015 (North America)
Definitive edition
Where's the North American PlayStation Store update, we hear you scream? Sadly, there are no robots running this website, and last night, your humble host really needed to sleep. Fortunately, we're awake again, and ready to bring you news of all of the fresh games that you've probably already bought. Just in case, though, here's...
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...
Round Up Hotline Miami 2 Reviews Dial the Right Number
Number games
Dennaton Games' flashy Hotline Miami sequel may bear the subtitle Wrong Number, but there's clearly nothing wrong with the follow-up's review scores. Indeed, while March is packed to the brim with blockbusters, it's the indie titles that are taking all of the plaudits, as the murder-'em-up attracts a bevy of big scores. We've been put...
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 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 Demand a Final Fantasy VII Remake Thanks to Square Enix's Official Player Survey
It should have seen this coming
Right now, you can take part in Square Enix's official player survey, in which the company asks what your gaming habits are, what gaming sites you visit, and what games you'd like to see the Japanese publisher produce in the future. Of course, we already bet that it's swamped in requests for a Final Fantasy VII...
News Practice Your Slaying in Toukiden: Kiwami's PS4 and Vita Demo Later This Month
Try before you buy
Toukiden: Kiwami's launch date isn't far off now, and for those who aren't completely sure if the hack-and-slash slay-'em-up is for them, you'll be able to take the game for a test run later this month. Publisher Koei Tecmo has confirmed that a playable demo of the release will be available a week before the full title hits store...
Review Flame Over (PlayStation Vita)
Prepare to fry
Real world fire fighting requires perseverance, and Flame Over, a PlayStation Vita roguelike from British indie Laughing Jackal, demands a similar level of dedication. You control the ironically named Blaze, a London-based fireman with a big hat and a bushy moustache. Your objective is to work your way through the various randomly...
News UK Sales Charts: Dying Light Delay Doesn't Stop It From Outselling The Order: 1886 and Evolve
Definitely not dead
In some pretty impressive news, sandbox zombie adventure Dying Light has managed to outsell both The Order: 1886 and Evolve at retail in the UK, despite the physical version of the game being delayed. The digital edition of Techland's undead romp released a month ago, but clearly that hasn't deterred the hordes of shufflers...
Push Rewind PS4 Firmware Updates, Helldivers, and Project Morpheus
Born to try
The big Game Developers Conference in San Francisco this week marked the start of the busy conventions season – and, sadly, we won't get a breather until PlayStation Experience is over in December. Still, this does mean that there's lots of exciting news ahead, and Sony kicked things off with new Project Morpheus details. The highlight...
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...
Video Watch As We Recap February 2015's Best PS4, PS3, and Vita Games
Dark days
February 2015 may have been quite literally the worst month in PlayStation history, but that's not stopped us from pumping out another recap video. Watch on as we crown Dragon Ball XenoVerse, and also break a bit of bad news to Sir Galahad and crew. He didn't take it particularly well, we're afraid to say. Oh well, remember to push that...
Talking Point What Are You Playing This Weekend? - Issue 59
Sod's law
And we're back with another edition of WAYP. It's a short and sweet entry this time (it's been one helluva week), but sometimes the best things come in small packages – at least, that's what this author is always telling himself. With the weekend here, you may be pondering whether to go outside – shopping, travelling, hiking, etc...
