Category: Sony

Samurai steel.

Jump Force is adding another manga and anime property to its character roster in the form of classic samurai action series Rurouni Kenshin. Both main character Himura Kenshin and antagonist Shishio Makoto will be playable in the crossover fighter, and although we don’t have a trailer to go on yet, we do have some lovely screenshots.

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Nuclear hazard.

Fallout 76 will be remembered as a defining moment for Bethesda Game Studios, and not in a good way. This entirely multiplayer take on the Fallout franchise is a technical failure stuffed to bursting point with bugs and performance issues. The real kicker, though, is that even without all of its glitches and frame rate problems, Fallout 76 would still feel like a janky, hollow cash in that fails to justify its existence on almost every level.

The core of Fallout 76 is taken from Fallout 4 – an open world title that we rather liked. Although Fallout 4’s role-playing elements were disappointingly dialled back, its gameplay loop of exploring, shooting mutants, looting, completing quests, scavenging for resources, levelling up, and crafting was well done and addictive. This same gameplay loop is present in Fallout 76, but it’s placed in an open world that, in 2018, is woefully outdated both visually and mechanically.

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Hit me baby one more time.

Poor Sierra Knox. She lived her life as a successful racing car driver, and along with her father was a powerful figure within Kronstadt Industries, a tech firm making waves in the robotics field. She had it all: fame, money, power, and a name that made her sound a bit like a baddie from a Bond film. It’s everything a girl could ask for. And then out of nowhere an assassin dressed like a pink flamingo kicked her down an open trap door to her death. The ignominy of it all. Kicked down a trap door by a pink flamingo. He got away with it, too. “An accident,” they called it. Nobody ever suspects the pink flamingo.

In a game that takes itself seriously, an amnesiac killer hunting down members of a cabal secretly pulling the strings on world politics from behind the scenes would be even more eye-roll inducing than the last season of Prison Break. Rather than settling for being a po-faced techno thriller, Hitman 2 – mercifully – knows exactly how ludicrous it is, embraces the absurdity, and at times, goes full tilt into black comedy territory. Murder has rarely been this amusing.

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Running thin.

It’s not Black Friday 2018 yet, but Sony’s flagship holiday bundle is already selling out. In the United States, the platform holder launched its heavily promoted 1TB PS4 Slim Spider-Man bundle over the weekend, and you can’t get it from Amazon anymore. Stores all over the country are reporting sell-outs, and while you probably will be able to track down stock if you search for it, it’s clear that this is going to be a hot holiday offer.

Activision fuels the fire.

Spyro: Reignited Trilogy is out now, and it’s a gorgeous remake of the beloved PSone platformers. While many are enjoying their time with Spyro and Sparx, some are left flabbergasted by the apparent lack of subtitles across the three games. Some minor characters in the games have them, but the main cutscenes don’t, leaving those with hearing disabilities out in the cold.

Gaming blog Gamepitt reached out to Activision regarding the omission, and received a short statement on the matter. Here’s what the publisher had to say:

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No excuses now.

There’s never been a better time to nab one of the best games of the year, as Marvel’s Spider-Man has swung to an impressive £28.99 in the UK, making it a borderline no-brainer. You can grab the title from Amazon:

Let’s hope it works.

Fallout 76’s first post-launch patch is out now on PlayStation 4, and it weighs in at a whopping 47GB. This is the update that Bethesda says will improve the game’s performance, so let’s hope that the near constant stuttering and ridiculously low frame rates are eradicated with it installed.

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Boy, that’s a good deal.

God of War is one of 2018’s best games, taking Kratos through Norse mythology in one of PS4’s greatest adventures. If you’ve yet to play this PS4 exclusive, now is the time to grab it. For Black Friday 2018, the game can be found on Amazon’s UK and US sites for a bargain bin price — £20.99 and $29.39 respectively. With a huge amount of content and a hugely entertaining story, this is fantastic value. Click below to buy it from Amazon:

No word of any changes yet.

Your favourite buxom Dead or Alive babes will bring more sun and sangria to the PlayStation 4 from 20th March in Japan, as Koei Tecmo has announced an updated version of Xtreme 3 for Sony’s system. The news comes amid a censorship row which is seeing the Japanese giant clamp down on saucy software, although there’s no word yet that this title will be affected.

The release, sub-headlined Scarlet, will see brunette bombshell Misaki join the fray. The previous edition never made its way to Western shores, so don’t expect this one to either.

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VRtual insanity.

PlayStation VR has quietly had an outstanding year, so there’s never been a better time to enter the wonderful world of virtual reality. Fortunately, there are some pretty darn cheap PSVR bundles available ahead of Black Friday 2018, with prices going as low as $199. You can pick up two different bundles from Amazon right now: