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Rainbow Six Siege Has Turned Into One Of The Best Shooters Around

The tactical, tough team-based shooter Rainbow Six Siege has picked up a lot of traction in the past six months. That’s been possible thanks to the release of new maps, new character releases, updates and bug fixes, turning one of Ubisoft’s more low-key releases of the past year into one of the best shooters out…

Gran Turismo Sport, the first PS4 installment of Sony’s vaunted racing series, has been delayed to 2017, further depleting the PS4’s well of holiday 2016 exclusives. Series lead creator Kazunori Yamauchi announced the delay over at the PlayStation blog.

The Witcher 3 Game of the Year edition releases tomorrow and the base game is getting a big patch in preparation. Detailed patch notes show a great many fixes coming to version 1.30. Tweaked item drops, an end to game altering glitches, and a host of quest fixes are highlights.

Why Final Fantasy XV Was Recently Delayed

Final Fantasy XV was delayed earlier this month. It will now be released in late November. (Fingers crossed!) If you were wondering why, director Hajime Tabata recently shed some light on the situation. Speaking with Famitsu, Tabata talked about the delay. Some of the reasons will be obvious, but not all. “For starters,” Tabata told…

Vita ‘Exclusives’ Are My Favorite Part Of The PlayStation 4

I was two years late to the PlayStation 4 party. It’s always hard for me to justify buying a new console, especially one that’s marketed to more “hard-core” gamers. Luckily I’ve found plenty of gems to play with my lovely matte parallelogram. While I’m finally down with the PS4 crowd, I’ve never touched a PlayStation…

The Best (And Worst) Console Redesigns

It’s not uncommon for home and handheld consoles to get a drastic makeover in the years after their launch. Sometimes even after they’ve begun playing second fiddle to a new more powerful sibling. With the Xbox One S fresh in our memories and a thinner version of the PlayStation 4 all but confirmed, it’s the…

Titanfall 2‘s tech test has started a second weekend of testing on the Playstation 4 and Xbox One. Earlier this week, Respawn Entertainment promised key changes after mixed reception to the first weekend test. Movement speed has been increased and players will enjoy more time in their Titans now their mech’s spawn meeter partially fills…

Sony Promotes Indie Game Full Of Seemingly Ripped-Off Art And Music

It’s not rare to find clones and ripoff games on Steam or the app store. The video game market is full of asset theft, much to the dismay of hard-working developers everywhere. But how often do you find a ripoff game that’s actively marketed by Sony? Solbrain: Knight of Darkness, a new adventure game that…

The Division‘s Developers Delay DLC To Focus On Improving Troubled Game

Acknowledging that their game has major problems especially in its endgame, the creators of the once-hot Division said in a livestream today that they will prioritize the release of an October patch to make their game better. “We want to go back to making The Division really fun in the end-game experience,” community developer Hamish…

Go Set Up Two-Step Verification On Your PlayStation Right Now

This morning, Sony quietly added two-step verification to the PlayStation Network, allowing users to add an extra layer of security to their PS4, PS3, and Vita accounts. Finally. NOW GO DO IT. You can find the option by going to Settings -> PlayStation Network Account Management -> Account Information -> Security -> 2-Step Verification. It…

Nioh Feels Like A Samurai Take On A Souls Game

Nioh is an upcoming Playstation 4 exclusive that blends aspects of Dark Souls, Onimusha, and even a little Genji: Days of the Blade to create a fast paced hack and slash game. The game is currently hosting an open beta. A perfect chance for some samurai action! Many games boast about their difficulty but Nioh…

A Newcomer’s Impressions Of The Titanfall 2 Tech Test

This past weekend, Titanfall 2 offered an open tech test across the Playstation 4 and Xbox One. Eager to get my fill of giant robots and balletic gunplay, I suited up to join the fight. All in all, it was pretty fun. But there’s a lot to dissect and discuss. I should begin by admitting…

Soon It’ll Be Way Easier To Use A PS4 Controller On PC

Sick of messing with drivers to get your DualShock 4 working on PC? Worry not. The solution, as always, is a dongle. Sony announced today plans to release a wireless adaptor for the PS4 controller that works on both PC and Mac. It’ll go on sale in early September for $25. It’s not 100% clear…

Playdead’s excellent side-scrolling puzzle game Inside is now available on PS4. You should definitely play it! Read our review here

Slim PS4 Apparently Unboxed Before Sony Can Even Announce It

On September 7, Sony is expected to announce two new models of the PlayStation 4. They should only bother announcing one, because the Slim looks like it’s already well and truly out there Having apparently turned up on an auction site over the weekend, British YouTuber ZRZhas now seemingly got his hands on an entire…

PlayStation Plus Gets A $10-Per-Year Price Hike

PlayStation Plus will jump from $50/year to $60/year starting September 22, Sony said today. It’s the first price hike for the online service since it launched in 2010. The three-month plan will now cost $25, and the one-month plan will remain at $10. “If you are a current member, the new prices will take effect…

PSA: Don’t Buy A PlayStation 4 Right Now

The PlayStation 4 is an excellent console, one that I’d recommend to anyone who’s looking for a new video game system. Also, you should definitely not buy one. Patrick Redford, a writer for the Bleacher Report fan website Deadspin, has been asking me for the past month whether or not he should buy a PlayStation…

Apparent PS4 Slim Leaks On Auction Site

Apparent images of a slimmer, sleeker version of the PlayStation 4 have popped up on the UK auction site Gumtree (h/t NeoGAF), where a British seller claims to have obtained an unannounced model of Sony’s latest console. It’s going for only £295. We don’t know if this machine is real, but the pictures are compelling.…

Watch Us Play The Dream-like PS4 Game Bound

Bound is a visually striking game that comes from small Polish studio Plastic. It’s out this week on PS4. It’s a little plain in terms of gameplay but looks fantastic. It has a great in-game photo mode, and with good reason. Every scene in this game is a stunner. There’s a story being told in…

We recently played a bit of the upcoming BioShock collection: all three BioShocks, all the DLC, everything but BioShock 2‘s multiplayer. No gameplay tweaks; just graphical polish so that it looks as good as it looks in your memories (see above). Out Sept. 13 for PS4, Xbox One, and PC.