A flash of steel, a few quick slashes and the enemy is dead; this is the fantasy of how a Samurai fights. Lethal, precise, fast… but how does that translate into gameplay? Honoring this fantasy, what we called the “Lethality Contract,” was a major challenge we had in making Ghost of Tsushima. Keeping things lethal
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It was as quick as the first death that instantly sent me careening back to memories of the original Demon’s Souls. I didn’t end up playing the 2009 title until 2011, but the arduous experience of getting the Platinum trophy sated my need for the Souls genre for the next decade. I missed Dark Souls,
CD Projekt RED shared footage of Cyberpunk 2077 running on Xbox One X and Xbox Series X last week. Now it’s PlayStation’s turn to sit in the comparison video hot seat. Earlier today, the studio launched an all-new gameplay trailer, boasting footage from both the PS4 Pro and PS5 (via backward compatibility). The new gameplay
Veterans of the franchise know Nuketown well, but in 1984, it turns out the original testing ground for the most powerful bomb on the planet had a sister site, one that has been lost to time until a few curious travelers turned it into their own personal sanctuary. As a precursor to the start of
Ready to celebrate a year of amazing creations in Dreams? So are we! The 2nd Annual Impy Awards will be taking place on February 14, 2021 which, rather conveniently, is also Dreams’ 1st birthday! To join the party, submit your nominations starting… TODAY! Then tune in to our made-in-Dreams, award-packed and even-more-ambitious-than-last-year broadcast in February.
Hey, PlayStation Fortnite players! Today, we’re excited to announce an awesome new way for getting can’t-miss Fortnite content: Fortnite Crew! If you’re the kind of Fortnite player who likes owning the Battle Pass with each new Season or adding new items to your Locker, this new subscription is particularly practical. Fortnite Crew launches on December
People love amusement parks. There’s always a little something for everyone, and a great park manager knows how to build the perfect mix to draw in the crowds. Frontier Developments, the studio behind RollerCoaster Tycoon and Thrillville games, brings console gamers another top notch park simulation experience with Planet Coaster: Console Edition. Available on PS4
Observer: System Redux serves as an enhanced version of Bloober Team’s 2017 sci-fi horror title, Observer. Again, players assume the role of Daniel Lazarski, an Observer-class detective in Kraków whose interrogation methods involve hacking into the minds of cybernetically enhanced folks. The dark cyberpunk setting takes place in 2084, years after a digital plague known
Ubisoft recently came under fire in Japan for censoring blood in the country’s version of Assassin’s Creed Valhalla, which the developer initially blamed on Japan’s Computer Entertainment Rating Organization (CERO). However, the rating body denied that it had any involvement in the censorship, leading Ubisoft to issue a “heartfelt” apology for apparently making a mistake. As
Valve recently announced that Steam’s Client Beta has added support for PlayStation 5’s DualSense. In an update, the company announced that all games using Steam Input API are now fully compatible with the controller, which includes “full support for the LED, trackpad, rumble, and gyro features.” Addressing its community, Valve revealed that a growing number of Steam
Sony’s PlayStation 5 and Microsoft’s Xbox Series S have only just released but they’ve already joined Time’s list of “The Best Inventions of 2020.” According to the publication, the PS5’s “small advancements” combine to create a “revolutionary” gaming experience for its users. The DualSense controller and Insomniac Games’ Marvel’s Spider-Man: Miles Morales also got a
Sony believes that Sucker Punch Productions is an excellent example of organic growth among its first-party development studios. The company has emphasized the importance of nurturing studios on several occasions, and has argued against going on “massive spending sprees” à la Microsoft. This isn’t to say that Sony is against mergers and acquisitions. Sucker Punch
The Last of Us‘ TV adaptation has officially been ordered to series at HBO. As such, the newly greenlit show is moving forward full steam ahead, with Chernobyl creator Craig Mazin serving as executive producer and writer alongside TLoU co-creator, Neil Druckmann. HBO initially announced the project earlier this year in March. PlayStation Productions will co-produce
Black Friday doesn’t kick off until next week, of course, but there are already quite a few sales that PlayStation users can take advantage of now. PlayStation Direct and PSN have a slew of deals available that will benefit both PlayStation 4 and PlayStation 5 owners. PS Plus is currently available for a discounted price
It’s time to raise the stakes higher than ever before. You’ve broken a convicted spy out of Bolingbroke Penitentiary. You’ve saved the world from an egomaniacal tech billionaire. And you’ve beaten the odds to drain a casino of its cash. This time, you’re taking on an entire island. Play Video Prepare to infiltrate the remote
Hello fellow card sharks! I’m Phil Gaskell, Creative Director of Poker Club, the Texas Hold’em simulation which launches today on PS5 and PS4. Here at Ripstone, we’ve been bringing the best-loved pastimes including poker, pool and chess to PlayStation platforms for close to a decade. So for myself and our small team, working with impressive
The PS5 just launched in the UK today, but excited players aren’t getting what they hoped for. Imagine opening the delivery box on PS5 launch day only to find an empty box or a random kitchen appliance you didn’t order. That’s what happened to journalist and presenter Bex April May, who opened her PS5 shipment
Harmonix’s latest rhythm music-mixing phenomenon FUSER is set to get weekly DLC songs. Starting today, the developer will bring three new songs per week into the game, letting you add them to your crate and create new unique mixes with their various tracks. The “2020 Backstage Pass” will guarantee players every new song through the
Happy November, True Believers! We’re now more than two months out from launch, and it’s been an exciting and challenging journey. We’ve encountered various setbacks and obstacles on the way, but we remain committed to our mission to deliver the Avengers experience we promised to you. A big part of that, as you know, is
At Modus Games, we’re excited to welcome all aspiring pilots to dive into the action during Override 2: Super Mech League’s open beta running November 19 to 22 on PlayStation 4 and PlayStation 5, featuring cross-generation play! The full mech-brawling experience of Override 2: Super Mech League lands on December 22, but today I’ll be
PlayStation consoles have had notoriously bad sharing options for households with multiple users and multiple consoles. Both my wife and I game regularly, each on our own consoles, but the hoops the PS4 made us jump through to share our game libraries with each other were tenuous at best. To share your library on a
Scheduled to go live on December 10th, The Game Awards 2020 are just a few weeks away. As such, the full list of nominations are now public. The Last of Us Part II leads the pack with 10 nominations. Supergiant’s Hades will compete across eight categories. And Ghost of Tsushima trails closely behind with an impressive seven nods. Sony
Before the PS5 even launched publicly on November 12th, I had already run out of room on my SSD. Thanks to a smattering of review copies of games and using the SSD to optimize PS4 titles like Destiny 2, the scant 667.2 GB was eaten up rather quickly. Despite many other players coming up against
Residents in Europe who were unable to secure a PlayStation 5 preorder may want to keep a close eye on Amazon EU come launch day. Reportedly, the online retailer will have limited stock available to order on Thursday, November 19th for the UK, Italy, and Spain. Orders are scheduled to go live that day at
On November 2nd, Capcom Group networks were hacked by an unauthorized third party. The publisher has since confirmed as much, noting that “email and file servers” were also affected. Thankfully, it does not appear as though any customer information has been breached. To combat the issue, Capcom is working with authorities to investigate the matter
Hello everyone! I am Ryosuke Hara, lead producer of Dragon Ball Z: Kakarot. Thank you for your support of this game so far. We have new and exciting content coming soon, so I would like to take this opportunity to give an overview of the upcoming second DLC: A New Power Awakens – Part 2.
The 2020 season of the FIA Certified Gran Turismo Championships have produced many spectacular battles and heated rivalries with top drivers from around the world through 30 online races in a four-month period. As the season comes to a close, all that remains to determine the champions of the 2020 FIA GT Championship series are
Developer PlayMagic and publisher Microids have apologized for their botched attempt at remaking the cel-shaded PlayStation 2 era shooter, XIII. The remake was panned for its poor quality and both PlayMagic and Microids have acknowledged that it didn’t live up to expectations. The companies said in a joint statement that they understand players’ frustrations and partially blamed
Sony has announced its collaboration with streetwear brand SNIPES to launch a new 17-piece PlayStation apparel collection. Senior Partnerships Brand Manager, Sophie Price, said that the company is celebrating the launch of the PlayStation 5 with “specially designed, fan-inspired” apparel “echoing the legacy and iconography of PlayStation.” The collection includes jackets, hooded sweatshirts, t-shirts, beanies,
Star Wars Battlefront II‘s creative director and DICE veteran, Dennis Brännvall, has announced his departure from the studio after eight years of service. “I still remember when we first got the Star Wars contract and the entire studio meeting was filled with goose bumps and tears of joy,” Brännvall wrote in a tweet. “Eight years later the journey