PlayStation

Splinter Cell And One Of The Most Notorious Places in the World

I was reminded of how powerful big-budget video games can be—yet how frustratingly tame they often remain—while I was playing the new Splinter Cell. This game goes somewhere I didn’t expect. Spoilers ahead. Close the window you’re reading this in now if you don’t want to know. Keep it open if you want to know…

The best shooter dogs are Nazi cyborg dogs. Roll over, Call of Duty; this Gamescom screen for Wolfenstein: The New Order shows how shooter dogs should be done. It also shows a swastika armband, which maybe isn’t the best idea for a screenshot celebrating a German trade show. But man, look at that dog. Catch…

Great name, great concept. The game is called Flame Over. It’s a firefighting roguelike. Coming to PS Vita next year from the studio Laughing Jackal. Details at the PlayStation blog

There’s Something Strange About GTA V‘s Yoga Clinic

I’m no yoga expert — not by a long shot — but I am pretty sure the poses depicted in Grand Theft Auto V‘s newly-updatedLos Santos Travelogue aren’t on the up-and-up. This one’s “Downward Facing Camel.” The others are incredibly NSFW. My wife does yoga, and I would have noticed this. Or maybe not. I…

Hopefully This Won’t Make You Throw Up

Give me nigh-limitless power to express myself, and this is what happens. I had this on my television as I went to sleep. It might be the most fun I’ve had in a video game ever. Well-worth the wait, Disney Infinity.

Assassin’s Creed IV’s “Stealth” trailer sure does involve a lot of murder. And it’s not just stealthy murder, either. Semantics aside, I’m really looking forward to neck-stabbing some bad guys in the jungle. Even if I won’t have the kick-ass music. Did I mention there’s kick-ass music? Have a look above.

This Game Is Half Zero Escape, Half Ace Attorney

As I was watching Danganronpa: The Animation for my look at the five anime you should be watching this summer, I realized two things: 1) that I really wanted to play the game and 2) the anime was going to take all the fun out of it by spoiling every single mystery. So I immediately…

Bad News for the PS Vita: No Monster Hunter 4 Anytime Soon

Remember how popular Monster Hunter was on the PSP in Japan? And how it became a system seller for the Sony hardware? And how the PSP was pretty much the machine Japanese people used to play Monster Hunter? Remember that? This time around things are different. Monster Hunter 4 is coming to the 3DS, and…

Ready for Gran Turismo 7? Gran Turismo creator Kazunori Yamauchi said his studio has conceived a PS4 version of their PS3 game Gran Turismo 6. However, Joystiq reports it will take some time to get out (surprise!), and it’s possible the game might be what’s eventually Gran Turismo 7. The keyword here is “eventually.”

Bungie Aiming Absurdly High With Destiny In New Trailer

Possibly the best-looking game of E3, the next-gen epic from the makers of Halo now also has a new trailer/developer-diary thing. In it, Bungie boasts: “This game has an activity for every mood.” Raise that bar, Bungie! Destiny is slated for release on PS4, Xbox One, PS3, and Xbox 360 next year. Note: An earlier…

Super-Powered Mayhem Looks Pretty Damn Good On PS4

The free-roaming super-powered action-adventure Infamous: Second Son appeared at Gamescom with a trailer featuring Fetch, a fellow conduit, who will presumably serve an important role of some sort in the game. Sidekick? Love interest? Escort mission target? We’ll find out when the game drops in February for the PS4.

Look At All The Colors in This PS4 Launch Game

Fresh from Gamescom, here’s a brand new look at Knack, the amicable self-building golem star of the PS4’s first big platformer. Well, you know, amicable until he starts throwing tanks around and bashing some heads in. Colorfully. If your curiosity’s peaked, look for Knack on the PS4’s launch day, on November 15.

Be Two Historical Figures For the Price of One in the New Yakuza Game

The latest chapter of the Yakuza series, Yakuza: Ishin!, is a trip back in time. Much like in Yakuza: Kenzan!, the game will feature series protagonist Kazuma Kiryu as a famous historical character. However, this time, Kiryu will be two historical figures instead of one. Featured in this week’s Weekly Famitsu, Yakuza: Ishin! will have…

The Last Guardian is Not As High A Priority As Other Games

The Last Guardian IS in production. Though the game was absent from this year’s E3, that’s what we’ve been repeatedly assured of by Sony reps. Well, front man Fumito Ueda, creator of PS2 classics ICO and Shadow of the Colossus, stepped out from behind the curtain to reiterate that fact, but with a little caveat.…

If you’re a sucker for hyper-detailed trailer analysis, then take a look at the detective work being done by the folks at ArkhamOriginsVideos on the news trailer for October’s Batman: Arkham Origins game. The Dark Knight detective would be proud.

The Fastest Leveling Up In Disney Infinity Is Just a Giant Fan Away

Tired of grinding through adventures to earn your Silver and Gold character statues in Disney Infinity? YouTube user Craig Sullivan (viaChris Kohler’s Twitter) discovered this simple-yet-devious means of leveling up in minutes. Having had all of my progress eaten by the PlayStation 3 problems, I am certainly down with a little creative cheating. All you…

A Fighting Game With Just Two Buttons And A Sense Of Humor

Divekick started as a parody of fighting games, but then became a real fighting game that’s being played at tournaments like EVO. Of course, as the game evolved, it only added to the number of inside jokes and references, so Tina and I took a look at all the characters while testing our divekicking skills…

So Much Wrong With These PlayStation Home Star Trek Costumes

I’m sure Geordi La Forge would be pleased as punch to see the visor he used to overcome his handicap reduced to a fashion accessory for a backwater virtual world. Oh, I guess he wouldn’t. Unless of course these Star Trek: The Next Generation costumes, crafted by Flashman Studios as part of an initial wave…

To Be Fair, LEGO Marvel Super Heroes‘ Galactus Is OMG Squirrel Girl

LEGO Marvel Super Heroes reveals its ultimate villain, and we are all acting surprised. I gasped audibly. We did not see this coming. Well, we did see it coming. We just didn’t know it would be so freaky. Of all the incarnations of Marvel’s world-eating ultimate menace, the brief glimpse we’re given here in the…

Rain has a release date: IGN reports that Sony’s PS3-exclusive downloadable adventure arrives on the first of October in the US, the second in Europe, and the third in Japan Rain will cost $15, and comes with an extra music montage, an avatar pack, and a dynamic theme for those who preorder.