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Go Play Journey Again

I thought I was finished with Journey. I was wrong. Originally released in 2012, ThatGameCompany’s beloved PS3 sand-surfing simulator has been re-released this week on the PlayStation 4. Ireviewed it back when it came out, which feels like it was a lifetime ago. Since then, I’ve seen critical acclaim, backlash, and back-backlash. I’ve seen its…

Tips For Playing Rocket League

Rocket League. Oh, Rocket League. Football, with cars. It’s a game people can’t stop playing, but it’s also a game a lot of people suck at. So here are some beginner’s tips which might help you suck a little less. They key to getting better at Rocket League (at least until you get real good,…

Naughty Dog Thought The Last of Us Was “Going to Tank”

The Last of Us has been a huge success for its developer, Naughty Dog. It’s been flooded with awards, glowing reviews, and fan love. It’s spawned a fantastic expansion and work has already begun on a sequel. No one’s more surprised by the success than the game’s developers. They thought it was going to fail.…

The Witcher 3 Fan Animation Sums Up The Game Pretty Well

An animated parody of The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt, made by Matthew Shezmen, proves that being Geralt is not easy when there’s so much drama going. Dealing with monsters is the last thing to worry about: To contact the author of this post, write to: [email protected]

Crash Bandicoot Could Have Had These Sweet Animated Cutscenes

Back before Sony gots its grubby little mitts on Crash Bandicoot, Universal Interactive Studio toyed with the idea of opening and closing the game with hand-drawn animation. This hand-drawn animation, to be precise. Uploaded by original game producer David Siller (via NeoGAF), this pair of scenes from Universal Animation would have served as the opening…

Uncharted: The Nathan Drake Collection: The Basics

What it is: Why, it’s a PS3 game ported to PS4! Make that three of them, three excellent PS3 action-adventure games, Uncharted 1-3 (just the singleplayer), ported by development studio Bluepoint, coming out in lieu of the delayed-out-of-2015 Uncharted 4 on October 9. What’s been changed: I saw it at a PlayStation demo event yesterday,…

Pluto Probe Is Powered By The Same CPU As A PlayStation

This week, the world has looked on with aweas the New Horizons probe sent back the first ever detailed pictures of Pluto. Those images weren’t taken using the latest technology, though; New Horizons launched in January 2006, and was obviously designed and built even earlier. So the gear inside is a little more primitive than…

The first-person mystery game The Vanishing of Ethan Carter is out now for PS4. We reviewed the PC version last year andliked it quite a bit. The PS4 version has overhauled graphics and gameplay tweaks.

God of War III Reveals Kratos For What He Is

Midway through God of War III, the buff and surly protagonist Kratos is scaling along the outside face of a building when he happens upon a man. He’s perched precariously next to a window, crying out for help. Saying nothing more than a grunt, Kratos bashes his head against the wall and pitches him off…

Developers, Please Copy These Player-Friendly Ideas From Arkham Knight

You might celebrate a video game for its gameplay, graphics, or its story, but let’s briefly celebrate the excellent little things Batman: Arkham Knight does to respect the time of its players. Oh, if only more modern games did these things. These ideas aren’t all brand-new, but they’ve been implemented in Arkham Knight with a…

World of Warcraft-Themed PS4 Is All About The Spikes

Even though you can’t play World of Warcraft on consoles, this custom PS4 with Horde chains and spikes is pretty damn cool. The result is a model that looks like a Horde treasure chest, shield or some sort of banner. I’m not sure about heat issues, but fire would just make it even more Horde-like.…

What PlayStation Mobile Meant To Me

On June 17, 2015, we released the last PlayStation Mobile game. It’s called Oh, Deer! Alpha and it’s an aggressively odd driving game about hitting as many or as few deer with your station wagon as possible on your way to grandma’s house. On Wednesday, PlayStation Mobile is going away forever. You read that correctly.…

A new trailer for Platinum’s upcoming Transformers: Devastation game will give gamers of a certain age flashbacks to their childhood. It’s still hard to tell if this game is much more than an arena brawler, though there do seem to at least be some transformation-based moves. For PC, Xbox One, Xbox 360, PS3 and PS4.

PS4 Owners Campaign For A Better PSN

The PlayStation Network, a premium subscription service that occasionally lets you play video games online, has a lot of problems. PS4 fans want to change that. For all of Sony’s successes this generation, they’ve had a really tough time maintaining a stable, competent network for online services. In addition to random spurts of downtime, the…

All Maps Cleared

Assassin’s Creed Rogue didn’t stand a chance when it met an AC obsessive like me. All three game maps cleared after some 36 hours spent playing on my PS3. If you’re wondering about that boat in the lower left of the North Atlantic, I got that too: To contact the author of this post, write…

Arkham Knight Might Be Better With 1960s TV Batman

I downloaded Arkham Knight’s “PS4-exclusive” retro skins for Batman and his car and I’m considering sticking with them. Maybe I’ll tire of the Adam West outfit, but the Batmobile looks great!

“We hated the game’s music, and then it won multiple awards” – One of five interesting details about The Vanishing Of Ethan Carter, shared by the game’s creative director on the PlayStation blog today. A version of the very good PC first-person mystery game hits PS4 on Tuesday.

An Illustrated Guide To Why I Can’t Stop Playing Assassin’s Creed

I have once again returned to an Assassin’s Creed game and found great things. Specifically, I have learned a lot about open-world video games, how Ubisoft makes them, and why I love them so much. I must show you. I’ve gone back to Assassin’s Creed Rogue, the underhyped last-gen (and PC!) release that was overshadowed…

Journey—one of the best PS3 games—lands on the PS4 on July 21 with upgraded 1080p resolution. Contact the author at [email protected]

Artist Recreates Iconic Moments From Metal Gear Solid… Quickly

Pretty cool stuff from concept artist Lap Pun Cheung, who’s currently redrawing all the key moments from Metal Gear Solid, in the form of speed paintings. A total of thirty-seven pictures. They’re all very nostalgic. Here are the best ones. Go check out his ArtStation or DeviantART gallery for the complete set. To contact the…