While evidence of the Final Fantasy VII Remake demo showed up all the way back in early January, the playable teaser had not been officially announced or released by Square Enix. The game's eventual delay seemed to push those demo release plans back too, although that comes to an end …
Read More »The Wonderful 101: Remastered confirmed to be releasing in May
After The Wonderful 101: Remastered was announced for Kickstarter and surpassed its goal by tenfold in a matter of hours, there became no doubt that fans would get to experience this Wii U title on modern hardware. The only question left was ‘when’. Though the Kickstarter page estimated a release …
Read More »Horizon Zero Dawn’s PC release appears inevitable, as Amazon France adds listing
Though there has been no official confirmation yet, leaks and rumours have suggested that Sony’s first-party exclusive title ‘Horizon Zero Dawn’ is slated for a PC release. Now, more evidence has sprung up to suggest that the announcement could be imminent. Amazon France have now added a listing to their website …
Read More »PlayStation hosts ‘Big in Japan’ PSN sale, with over 300 titles on offer
Though it was only recently that we reported on PlayStation’s Essential Picks sale, the console manufacturer is back at it again, this time with its ‘Big in Japan’ sale. This, as the title suggests, features many of Japan’s biggest and best titles including fan favourites such as NieR: Automata. The …
Read More »PlayStation is challenging its fans to earn 2.7 million trophies
A large element to video gaming is the sense of community and togetherness. PlayStation is celebrating its 100 million plus fans through a community challenge which sees users earning trophies in order to win exclusive PS4 themes and PSN avatars. Dubbed the PlayStation Player Celebration, fans will have until the …
Read More »Final Fantasy VII Remake Part One will be 100GB and ship on two Blu-Ray discs
We were all astonished when Titanfall released with a 50GB+ file size back in 2014 but since then, game sizes have been growing even more, with console releases for Gears 4, Halo 5, Middle-Earth: Shadow of War, Assassin's Creed Odyssey and more creeping up over the 100GB mark. Later this …
Read More »Media Molecule’s ‘Dreams’ is currently the highest rated game of the year
Though it may still be early days, it would appear as though 2020 has received its first game of the year contender. Media Molecule’s Dreams, which has spent the last 10 months in Early Access, has finally been released, and if early reviews are anything to go by, this PlayStation …
Read More »Nioh 2 is offering a ‘Last Chance Trial’ allowing you to play the game before release
The Nioh series has been rather generous when it comes to allowing its fans to play the games prior to launch. Before the release of Nioh in 2017, developer Team Ninja offered its users 3 separate demos, and even tweaked the game based on user feedback. Nioh 2 has received …
Read More »Turtle Beach adds new colour options to its Recon 70 affordable headset series
Turtle beach is giving one of its best-selling headsets a makeover, the popular Recon 70 series will be available with new colour options including an exclusive silver, as well as two Camo versions, one in green and a blue version. The new Recon 70 headset will be exclusively available in …
Read More »Final Fantasy VII Remake will be a PS4 exclusive until April 2021
All signs seemed to be pointing towards Final Fantasy VII Remake making its March release date until just a few weeks ago. The game has since been delayed and as a result, the PS4 exclusivity period has also been moved, ensuring Sony still has the game locked down for one …
Read More »2019 was the second best year ever for PlayStation
There’s no denying that coming into the next generation of consoles, the PlayStation brand is the strongest it’s been in years. With record high PlayStation Plus subscribers, and over 108 million PS4 consoles shipped, it would appear as though the PlayStation 5’s impending launch is doing little in the way …
Read More »The Wonderful 101 confirmed for Switch, PC and PS4 as project smashes its Kickstarter fundraising goals
A few days ago, we reported on the rumour that PlatinumGames was going to go into self-publishing, with its first title being the remaster of the Wii U’s ‘The Wonderful 101’. This was confirmed after The Wonderful 101 Kickstarter was launched last night. Despite its goal of $50,000 for the …
Read More »Thatgamecompany’s Sky: Children of the Light will release on PS4 and Switch with full crossplay
When Thatgamecompany announced Sky: Children of the Light, it was known that the ‘casual MMO’ would be arriving on console eventually, but it was unknown which consoles would see the game come to its platform. In a recent interview with MCV, Thatgamecompany’s co-founder and Creative Director, Jenova Chen, confirmed that …
Read More »Little Town Hero, the Switch RPG by Game Freak, is coming to PS4
While Game Freak are best known for being the developers of the Pokémon video game series, the studio has been known to take on side projects from time to time. One of the studio’s most recent projects, Little Town Hero, originally released exclusively for the Nintendo Switch in October of …
Read More »Naughty Dog’s latest job listing may hint at The Last of Us Part II on PC
There are some interesting changes going on at Sony at the moment, with the company seemingly opening up to bringing more of its exclusive games to PC. There are a couple of PS4 exclusives rumoured to be coming over to PC already but the latest is particularly interesting, with Naughty …
Read More »Find out all of your gaming habits from last year, with the PlayStation 2019 Wrap-Up
With 2019 firmly behind us now, we can begin to look forward to all of the gaming that we plan to do in 2020. If you’re curious about what your gaming habits looked like over the course of last year however, PlayStation have now introduced its 2019 wrap-up, allowing you …
Read More »Dreams creator shows off Cyberpunk 2077 PS1 ‘Demake’
We are used to seeing a lot of video game remakes and remasters nowadays but what about De-makes? Back in August, one Dreams creator showed off a work in progress ‘demaked' version of Cyberpunk 2077, reimagining the game with PlayStation 1 era graphics. Since then, the project has been updated …
Read More »Vodafone teams up with Sony to offer a great new year deal
Vodafone and Sony have teamed up to bring a great new year special offer when purchasing a new Xperia 5 handset on a pay monthly contract with Vodafone. The Vodafone Big Winter Sale is running until 30th January and includes some great deals. Vodafone will offer customers who purchase a …
Read More »The PlayStation 5 will likely launch concurrently worldwide – unlike the PS4
When the PlayStation 4 first launched, it saw a staggered release between the console’s major markets. While the system was released on the 15th of November 2013 in North America, PAL regions had to wait another two weeks (29th of November) to get their hands on the system. In the …
Read More »Dragon Ball Z: Kakarot will take up to 100 hours to complete
Dragon Ball Z: Kakarot, the upcoming open world Action-RPG, based on the popular manga/anime franchise, is set to release worldwide on the 17th of January. Prior to its release, a Japanese journalist has revealed that the game will take between 35-40 hours to mainline, with a full playthrough – including …
Read More »CES 2020: Sony announces updated PlayStation statistics – PS4 sales reach 106 million
This generation has seen the PlayStation brand perform stronger than ever, with the PlayStation 4 cementing itself as one of the best selling consoles of all time. With that, at CES 2020, the console manufacturer gave us an insight into how the various PlayStation services have been performing (hint: very …
Read More »Lost Soul Aside, the Final Fantasy XV inspired Action RPG, is targeting a 2020 release date
Lost Soul Aside was first revealed in 2016. Starting as a one-man project, the Action RPG takes inspiration from games such as Final Fantasy XV and Devil May Cry, to create a game that’s equally as stylish as it is ambitious. The game was originally targeting a 2018 release, although …
Read More »Dragon Ball Z Kakarot trailer teases brand new story moments
Dragon Ball Z Kakarot is just a couple of weeks away from releasing and while we've seen some gameplay snippets, the trailers so far have been mostly story-focused. This Time on Dragon Ball Z Kakarot changes that a bit, running down the playable characters, side activities and even teasing some …
Read More »GameSir announce the VX2 AimSwitch Combo gaming keypad
GameSir already produces a range of innovative and high-quality gaming peripherals for PC and console gaming systems. Just recently the company announced it has launched the Indiegogo crowdfunding campaign for its VX2 AimSwitch Gaming combo device. The GameSir VX2 AimSwitch Combo aims to help users who experience difficulties playing FPS …
Read More »Final Fantasy VII Remake demo footage leaks ahead of announcement
Just one week ago, the first signs of a Final Fantasy VII Remake demo popped up on the back-end of the PlayStation Network store. Now, it seems that the demo isn't too far away from releasing, as leaked gameplay footage has appeared online. The demo footage was posted to YouTube …
Read More »PlayStation hosts its January sale, featuring over 1000 discounts
PlayStation’s online store has become a beacon for discounted games over the last few years. It seems that there are always a number of games on offer, allowing gamers to enjoy the best that PlayStation has to offer, but at a reduced price. With that, the company is currently hosting …
Read More »PlayStation announces new back button attachment for the Dualshock 4
In a surprise announcement by PlayStation, the Dualshock 4 will be receiving an official attachment which adds two back buttons to the controller, allowing for a more versatile playstyle. The “Dualshock 4 Back Button Attachment for PS4” will allow you to “Map up to 16 different actions to the two …
Read More »Fortnite is adding split-screen multiplayer to its battle royale mode
There was once a time when split-screen multiplayer was the only way to play a game with a friend. As the console generations progressed however, the shift for multiplayer gaming and co-op turned to online gaming, with split-screen falling to the wayside. While some games still offer split-screen, it has …
Read More »Final Fantasy VII Remake is a PS4 exclusive until March 2021
Since the original announcement of Final Fantasy VII Remake, there has been talk of the game being a timed exclusive for the PS4, with other platforms set to get the game later on. Square Enix has kept its messaging vague, claiming that there are ‘no plans' to bring the games …
Read More »Creative has launched a USB DAC Amp for console gamers
Creative has added a new USB DAC Amp to its Sound Blaster range that is designed for console gamers and directly compatible with both the PS4 and Nintendo Switch, along with PC and MAC. Creative says its new Sound Blaster G3 offers a great balance of the Sound Blaster audio …
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