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After years of speculation, it seems that Square Enix are finally remastering Final Fantasy 7 for PS4. An updated version of the previously-released PC port of the 1997 RPG was teased for the console at last year’s PlayStation Experience. Now it seems that a more full-bodied remake is coming, simply …

The long-awaited update of the series’ most successful title is finally coming. No, seriously.

Clamour for sequel crashes crowdfunding website

The next round of Destiny DLC will be coming to digital stores one year after the game launched last September. On September 15th, The Taken King will be released, first on PlayStation 4. PlayStation’s dev relations boss Adam Boyes said that the DLC comes with a slew of new strike, …

Campo Santo’s story-driven survival title Firewatch is making its console debut on PlayStation 4. The title casts players as a firewatch men in the Wyoming bush in 1989. Gamers’ only companion is your colleague, who provides support on a walkie-talkie. And it’s coming first to PlayStation 4. It’s already out …

Media Molecule is once again allowing players to let their imaginations run wild. Dreams is described as the ‘next step’ in the studio’s creative gameplay introduced and evolved by LittleBigPlanet and Tearaway. In a similar manner to LittleBigPlanet’s world of user-created levels, the new IP will feature a ‘Dreamiverse’, where …

Game to focus on user-generated content

Hello Games’ Sean Murray showed off the firm’s impressive sci-fi title No Man’s Sky at this year’s Sony E3 media briefing. Murray showed the audience just how big the universe of No Man’s Sky really is – and it is enormous. In addition, we were given an indication of how …

The first public beta for Street Fighter V is coming to PS4 in July. Capcom’s upcoming fighting game was announced late last year as being console-exclusive to Sony’s new machine. The follow-up to 2008’s Street Fighter IV will also be coming to PC. Now, Sony has revealed that the first …

Square Enix unveiled a new Hitman game, simply entitled Hitman on stage at Sony’s E3 media briefing. The trailer showed a variety of scenes, including a disco and a market place. The title is said to be the most ambitious entry in the series to date. Hitman will be coming …