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CultureEverything Sony Announced In Today’s PS5 Event
The sequel to Horizon: Zero Dawn, the eighth Resident Evil, a new Spider-Man starring Miles Morales, and a bold design for the PlayStation 5 were all on tap for Sony’s big not-E3 reveal event Thursday afternoon. Here are all the announcements. PlayStation 5 will be available in disc-based and all-digital editions when it launches this…
By Chris Kohler Published June 11, 2020 -
CultureHere’s What The PS5 Looks Like
Today, Sony showed off the PlayStation 5, which spits in the face of the idea of non-rounded corners. There will be two versions: a regular one and a “digital edition” that does not have a disc tray. The new “DualSense” controller will be wireless. There are also accessories: an HD camera, a wireless headset, and…
By Nathan Grayson Published June 11, 2020 -
CultureHorizon Zero Dawn Sequel Forbidden West Is On PS5
Aloy embarks in a new westward adventure in Horizon Forbidden West. From Sony, “Horizon Forbidden West continues Aloy’s story as she moves west to a far-future America to brave a majestic, but dangerous frontier where she’ll face awe-inspiring machines and mysterious new threats.” Those threats include a deadly rot-like disease that ravages the flora and…
By Ash Parrish Published June 11, 2020 -
CultureDemon’s Souls Is Being Remade On PS5
Demon’s Souls is getting what looks like a full remake by Bluepoint Games on PS5. The game was introduced by Sony’s Shuhei Yoshida as something “something very near and dear to me.” It’s apparently being rebuilt “from the ground up” and getting a new “Fractured Mode.” Sony also confirmed players will have the option of…
By Ethan Gach Published June 11, 2020 -
CultureJETT: The Far Shore, New Game From Superbrothers, Coming To The PS5
From Superbrothers, the developers of Sword & Sworcery, comes Jett: The Far Shore a new action adventure game that invites you to “carve out a future for a people haunted by oblivion.” JETT: The Far Shore is an open world, single player game steeped in atmospheric environments and sounds. Play as Mei, a scout aboard…
By Ash Parrish Published June 11, 2020 -
CultureResident Evil 8: Village Announced By Capcom
Look who showed up towards the end of Sony’s PlayStation 5 reveal. Why it’s Resident Evil 8, coming in 2021. Or do we call it Resident Evil: Village, to match up with the rumored title that’s been circulating for months leading up to the official reveal? How about we split the difference and call it…
By Mike Fahey Published June 11, 2020 -
CultureHitman‘s Next Job Is On PS5
A new Hitman game is coming to PlayStation 5. It’s Hitman 3, and the developers call it the “dramatic conclusion” of the trilogy. A trailer showed Agent 47 sneaking around a very tall building in Dubai. He used costumes, of course. Otherwise, enemies would have been like “Hey, wait a minute, that’s Agent 47, star…
By Nathan Grayson Published June 11, 2020 -
CultureOddworld: Soulstorm Coming To The PS5
Oddworld is back! Oddworld: Soulstorm is coming to the PlayStation 5, starring everyone’s favorite Mudokan, Abe. Oddworld: Soulstorm was actually announced back in 2015 as a full remake of the second Abe game, Oddworld: Abe’s Exoddus. We’ve seen gameplay of the remake/re-imagining previously. Its appearance at today’s PS5 reveal is the first we’ve heard of…
By Mike Fahey Published June 11, 2020 -
CultureLittleBigPlanet‘s Sackboy Now Has A PS5 Platformer
PS5 is getting a new LittleBigPlanet spin-off called Sackboy: A Big Adventure. The game is being developed by Sumo Digital and looks like it will feature the Sony mascot hopping around colorful 3D environments in either single-player or with a coop partner. There are changing perspectives and lots of arcadey setpieces. Here’s the trailer: Sony didn’t…
By Ethan Gach Published June 11, 2020 -
CultureReturnal, A New PS5 Game That’s A Horrific Groundhog Day In Space
As part of today’s PlayStation 5 reveal event, Sony showed off a Groundhog Day-esque game about repeatedly dying and reawakening called Returnal In the trailer, a woman talks about how she dies every day, and each time she comes back, the planet she’s stuck on changes and becomes part of her. “My only hope is…
By Nathan Grayson Published June 11, 2020 -
CultureSpider-Man‘s New PS5 Game Stars Miles Morales (Update: It’s An Expansion)
Miles Morales is finally getting his own Spider-Man game, Sony revealed during its PS5 event today. It’s called Spider-Man Miles Morales and is headed to PS5 sometime this holiday season. Developed by Insomniac, the game looks like it will pick up after the events of 2018’s Spider-Man with Morales taking over web-crawling and super-villain fighting…
By Ethan Gach Published June 11, 2020 -
CultureGran Turismo 7 Races To PS5
Sony’s superior racing simulation series is coming to the PlayStation 5 as Gran Turismo 7, and this time around it’s got an extensive campaign mode. Hundreds of races between hundreds of different vehicles with ultra-realistic tuning are all well and good, but a campaign mode? Might be exactly what this arcade racing fan needs to…
By Mike Fahey Published June 11, 2020 -
CultureGrand Theft Auto V Is Coming To PS5
The Sony presentation today began with a brief GTA V trailer. At this rate, GTA V could become the new Skyrim in terms of anticlimactic port announcements, so that’s something to look forward to. The trailer’s YouTube description includes some information about Grand Theft Auto V’s PS5 port, including a “second half of 2021″ release…
By Nathan Grayson Published June 11, 2020 -
CultureWatch The PS5 Reveal Event Right Here
It’s time for Sony to show us what to expect when the PlayStation 5 arrives later this year. Expect games, dates, and possibly prices. And who knows, we might even get a look at the actual hardware this time around. Let’s watch! We’re watching the English version of the stream on YouTube. If you do…
By Mike Fahey Published June 11, 2020 -
Tips & GuidesHow To Make The Most Of Your Two Hours With Session
The upcoming Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater remake is getting a lot of hype, but Xbox players take note: Session, the skateboarding sim from indie studio Crea-ture, is currently available as a free trial on Xbox Game Preview. It’s a challenging game rooted in realism, more akin to EA’s Skate series than anything with The Birdman’s…
By Ari Notis Published June 11, 2020 -
CulturePlayers Are Using Destiny 2’s New Grenade Launcher To One-Shot Raid Bosses
Behold Sanctified Mind, the big boss from last year’s Garden of Salvation Raid, instantly melting before the power of Destiny 2‘s new Witherhoard grenade launcher. One of the best ways to find out how a new Destiny 2 gun stacks up against all the others is to test it out on the game’s hardest bosses,…
By Ethan Gach Published June 11, 2020 -
CultureOdds and EndsAnimal Crossing: The Last Airbender
Water. Earth. Fire. Air. Long ago the four nations lived together in harmony, until the Fire Nation ruined everything, the jerks. Don’t worry, YouTube’s The Nooksters bring all four elements back together for an outstanding remake of the Avatar: The Last Airbender intro in Animal Crossing: New Horizons. Utilizing the amazing costumes put together by…
By Mike Fahey Published June 11, 2020
