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Sony has announced a major push behind its free-to-play line-up. The firm revealed a number of ‘free’ games during the firm’s pre-E3 press conference. Namely: Planetside 2, Guns Up, Kingdom Under Fire II. Fat Princess Piece of Cake, BigFest, Destiny of Spirits, Reaper, My Singing Monster, War Thunder, Pain, Loadout, …

Magicka 2 first in line from leading strategy and RPG firm

505 Games and Giant Squid are launching a new game called is coming exclusive to PS4. It is by the artist behind hit PS3 game Journey Matt Nava. It looked pretty impressive and is certain to appeal to Journey fanatics.

Cult classic returns

Poular games designer Suda 51 is making an exclusive game for PS4. The title looked suitably violent and a bit unusual, as you would expect from the creator. It is called Let it Die and is out next year. It is one of many little titles that have been announced …

PlayStation has announced a partnership with hit indie publisher Devolver Digital. The firm was able to display a number of its quirky indie titles on stage at Sony’s pre-E3 press conference. In particular those games were Broforce, Titan Souls, Not A Hero, Holine Miami 2 Wrong Number and The Talos …

Tim Schafer’s classic adventure game Grim Fandango is coming back. The game was announced on stage at E3 with a ‘hilarious’ letter from Schafer himself pretending to be a 10 year-old girl. Sony teamed up with Disney to secure the licence and it was announced during Sony’s pre-E3 press conference.

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Every Paradox Interactive studio is making a PS4 exclusive, Sony has announced. The first game was from the company will be Magicka 2: Learn to Spell Again, which was unveiled during Sony’s pre-E3 press conference. The trailer was live action and generally quite amusing.

Dead Island 2 has been announced during Sony’s pre-E3 press conference. The comedy trailer featured a runner who soon became a zombie, and then someone ran him over and stole his shoes. It is the latest in the successful zombie franchise from Deep Silver. The game’s Beta has a 30 …