Think Your Drive is Brutal? Check Out the Vehicles of Dead Rising 3

Capcom this morning put out a new cinematic trailer [NSFW language] for Dead Rising 3, and if you’ve gotten a good chuckle from improvised weapons like the paddlesaw, just wait the hell until you see the RollerHawg. The A-Team could only dream of being locked in a garage and coming up with something this dangerous.…

Sony Takes Another Shot at Microsoft’s Xbox One

Looks like Sony’s PlayStation people can’t resist mocking the Xbox One every time they’re in a room with at least several hundred people, judging by today’s presentation at Gamescom—a video game trade fair held in Germany. Not only did Andrew House, president of Sony Computer Entertainment, reveal the PlayStation 4’s release date, he also claimed…

A Hyperactive Look At Watch Dogs‘ PlayStation-Exclusive Content

You know what they say: All in a day’s work for a Watch Dog. (Wait, do they say that?) This new demonstration of Ubisoft’s highly promising open-world hacking/driving/shooting game Watch Dogs comes courtesy Sony’s Gamescom press conference. The video is highlighting the exclusive content that the PS3 and PS4 versions of the game will have,…

PS4 Release Date Is November 15 In North America

The PlayStation 4 will be out on Friday, November 15 in North America, Sony announced at the end of their GamesCom press conference today in Germany. November 29 for Europe. It’ll retail for $399, 399 euros, and 349 British pounds. This is pretty much the last missing piece to the puzzle—we now know just about…

PS4/Vita Remote Play Sure Sounds Like The Wii U

Here’s a demo of Assassin’s Creed IV running on both PlayStation 4 and Vita, thanks to Sony’s Remote Play feature that they say will allow us to play “almost all” PS4 games on the Vita, through WiFi. Sounds familiar, no? Almost word-for-word how Nintendo has marketed the Wii U.

Ready at launch: Somewhat a blend of World of Tanks and the upcoming World of Warplanes, the PlayStation 4 will see the free-to-play MMO War Thunder featuring 200 models of aircraft and 100 vehicles in ground battles fought by five nations during World War II. A news release said War Thunder will be a launch…

Minecraft Coming To PS4 At Launch [And PS3, And Vita]

Oh wow, Sony just announced that Minecraft is a launch game for PlayStation 4. The blocky crafting game has been printing ridiculous amounts money on PC and Xbox 360, so this is a natural next move. It’s also coming to Xbox One at some point. UPDATE: And PS3, and Vita, Minecraft creator Markus Persson says…

Watch Dogs Isn’t Out Yet, But There’s A Movie In The Works

Sony and Ubisoft just announced that they’re partnering for a movie based on Watch Dogs, the open-world game that will be out this fall for current- and next-gen systems. Here’s the press release: Today at the Sony Computer Entertainment press conference at Gamescom, Ubisoft® announced that its film and television division, Ubisoft Motion Pictures, is…

My God, what colorful explosions. Straight from Gamescom, here’s the unveiling of Resogun, the next game from the makers of Super Stardust HD. It’ll be on PS4, and guess what? It features some incredibly colorful explosions. And a lot of other chaotic business that I’m guessing will make more sense while actually playing the game.

Killzone: Shadow Fall showed off its multiplayer features in this trailer from Gamescom 2013. You can get a look at it here—well, the parts where the camera isn’t inexplicably zoomed out on the crowd, anyway.

A Ton Of Indie Games Are Coming To PS4 And Vita

Well then. At their Gamescom press conference, Sony just announced a bootload of indies that will be making their exclusive console debuts on PS4 and/or the PlayStation Vita, including Hotline Miami 2: Wrong Number and Rogue Legacy. N++ will be appearing on PS4, while Hotline Miami 2: Wrong Number, The Binding of Isaac: Rebirth, Volume…

This Cool PS4 Game Looks Like Wind Waker Had A Baby With Ico

Part Ico, part Wind Waker, part Journey, and 100% pretty damn awesome-looking, this is Rime, announced today at Sony’s presser in Germany. It’s being developed by the Spanish studio Tequila Works, previously responsible for the horror game Deadlight

This story begins with the end of the world: Here’s the trailer for for Everybody’s Gone to the Rapture, a spiritual successor to thechineseroom’s Dear Esther, shown during the PlayStation news conference today at Gamescom. The game will release on PlayStation 4, but no timeframe was given.

Helldivers Is The Newest Game By Magicka Creators

Today during Gamescom, Sony revealed Helldivers. It’s by the folks who brought us Magicka, and it’s coming to the PS4.

Here’s A Weird New Game For PS Vita

This is Murasaki Baby, a newly-announced Vita game that looks absolutely fascinating.

Music festival tycoon: Big Fest, a new game in which players become a virtual music promoter, will be coming to PlayStation Vita, Sony announced. Sony said the game’s soundtrack will feature unsigned real-life bands, giving players a chance to help a new act get discovered.

Good news, Fez fans. Today during their Gamescom press conference, Sony announced that the brilliant indie platformer Fez is coming to Vita. Team that game up with Spelunky, and it looks like my Vita’s gonna gradually transform from a JRPG machine into an indie platformer machine.

LittleBigPlanet Gets a Free-To-Play Hub On PS3

Today, Sony revealed LittleBigPlanet Hub, a free-to-play take on LittleBigPlanet. Players will be able to dress up, do challenges, and more. Here’s the trailer.

Borderlands 2 Coming To Vita Next Year

Gearbox’s hybrid RPG-shooter is making a portable appearance on the PlayStation Vita, Sony announced today at their GamesCom conference. Borderlands 2 will be published by Sony for Vita and out in 2014.

PS Vita Price Cut to $199; Memory Cards Reduced, Too [Update]

The price PlayStation Vita’s price has dropped to $199 in North America and 199EU. It takes effect immediately. Sony also is trimming the price of the Vita’s proprietary memory cards in both regions. The 32GB and 16 GB memory cards both will get $20 reductions—dropping to $79.99 for the 32GB and $39.99 for the 16GB.…