Activision’s previous two Spider-Man games are perhaps the prime example here of lifting a few ideas from its rival and running wild with them. An idea that developer Insomniac Games wants to avoid, preferring instead to be more inspired by their distinguished competition.
So what gives? Why an extra pair of days that I presumably would have spent camped outside my PS4 without pants as I counted down the hours until launch? It’s so that the Destiny 2 servers don’t die in flames on launch day, as weekends are murderous on servers.
LA Noire may not have been the best game to ever come out with a Rocksteady label on it, but it was a solid game nonetheless. If you’ve been keen to play it again, then here’s some good news: You might soon be able to do just that. Once you pay for it again of course.
An open-world The Last Of Us might just be the most apt description for Days Gone. I just wish the human element was gone as well.
Housemarque’s next game doesn’t deviate too far from its signature path of action, as Matterfall once again combines swift visuals with even quicker gameplay. It’s also going to knock you on your ass seven ways from Sunday as this may just be the most challenging experience that Housemarque has ever released.
Square Enix announced that the Team Ninja developed final fisticuffs simulator will hit PlayStation 4 consoles in 2018 under the name of Dissidia Final Fantasy NT because I’m dead certain that the names for these titles are chosen via the trusty dartboard method.
A couple of years back, something changed in the homeland of fantastic video games. The quality started dipping, innovation was chucked out the window and everyone wanted to make a quick Yen on the mobile market. That resulted in a period of stagnation for Japanese-developed games. An era of shoddiness that Sony wants to do away.
PlayStation fans have been wanting something a bit more concrete in terms of backwards compatibility, and while PlayStation Europe boss Jim Ryan has acknowledged those calls for the system to start offering some proper legacy support for games, he reckons that even if they came up with a solution it wouldn’t be used all that often.
Put an unused gaming-room TV to work with a live dashboard for calendars, weather and game-server updates. Here is what to check before setting it up.
A spooky European village. Properly scary castle mania. Vampires. Werewolves! The only thing more frightening, is a glimpse at your empty bank account when it comes to deciding whether or not you can grab Resident Evil Village this month. Capcom's successor to its long-running survival-horror franchise is finally out, and if you've read our review then you know the game is a winner on multiple levels.
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