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Microsoft may have impressed with its Gamescom 2014 presentation, but Sony stepped up to steal this year’s Cologne show. The string of announcements was impressive, and while it may not have matched Microsoft’s big ‘wow’ moment in announcing the single platform capture of a big formerly multi-platform IP, it instead …

Famed developer Michel Ancel has announced a brand new PlayStation title called Wild. Speaking at Gamescom, Ancel said the title would have an open world potentially as big as Europe” in which players are free to play both as humans and as any living creature. The video shown saw humans, …

The second season of Killer Instinct will begin in October, developer Iron Galaxy has revealed. The initial release will include two new fighters – TJ Combo and Maya – along with some interface changes to the game. Six additional fighters will arrive after that, with one arriving each month. KI: …

Housemarque is returning to the PS4 with new IP Alienation. The developer previously released the digital-only game Resogun as a PlayStation 4 launch title, as well as a series of Super Stardust titles on the PS3 and PSP. Like those titles, Alienation, which was announced on-stage at Sony’s conference by …

Vita exclusive Tearaway is making the move to PS4. As the game was so heavily reliant on the Vita’s controls, Media Molecule has started again by building a new title based on the DualShock 4. For instance, the audience was shown the player shining a light into the game using …

The next big update for PS4 is to introduce the ability to take over other players’ games remotely. Detailing the big software update on-stage at Sony’s Gamescom presentation, Jim Ryan, CEO and president for SCE Europe, said that PlayStation Plus members could invite their friends to take control of a …

Streaming games service PlayStation Now will be released in Europe in 2015. A beta trial of the service will hit the UK first. PS Now is currently in beta in North America. Sony has also dated its PlayStation TV microconsole for the region – it will be launched on November …

Far Cry 4 will come with an interesting bit of exclusive content on PS4. The Ubisoft shooter will come with what is being called ‘Keys to Kyrat’ – ten free codes that can be given out to friends so they can play an online section of the game with you …

Bungie’s Destiny has claimed the title of the most pre-ordered new IP ever, Sony has revealed. The announcement was made at Sony’s Gamescom 2014 press conference, where the ties between the platform holder and the game were emphasised, including exclusive and timed content not found on other platforms. Bungie also …

The maker of DmC has teased a brand new IP. A trailer for Hellblade, the latest from DmC, Heavenly Sword and Enslaved developer Ninja Theory, was shown during Sony’s Gamescom presentation. The video showed a young woman wielding a sword inscribed with symbols, sat among some pillars. A spirit-like darkness …