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Gamers can now play PS2 titles on their PlayStation 4. Sony Worldwide Studios boss Shuhei Yoshida announced via the PlayStation Blog that eight PS2 games would be available to play on PS4. Those titles are Dark Cloud, Grand Theft Auto 3, Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas, Grand Theft Auto: Vice …
Read More »Ni no Kuni 2 announced for PlayStation 4
2013 Japanese RPG Ni no Kuni: Wrath of the White Witch is getting a sequel. Announced at PlayStation Experience, the title is called Revenant Kingdom and it’s coming to PlayStation 4. No release date has been announced for the title as of yet though publisher Bandai Namco says that it …
Read More »Episodic business model for Final Fantasy VII Remake
The forthcoming remake of 1997 classic RPG Final Fantasy VII could be released over several episodes. That’s according to publisher Square Enix who said the game will be ‘told across a multi-part series, with each entry providing its own unique experience’. Final Fantasy VII Remake was announced during Sony’s E3 …
Read More »FIFA 16 claims sixth UK No.1, Just Cause 3 debuts in fourth place
EA’s football blockbuster FIFA 16 has claimed its sixth No.1 this year. The title shot back to the top spot last week during the Black Friday sales period, and it maintains its position despite a 41 per cent dip in sales. The rest of the Top Three remains unchanged – …
Read More »PlayStation is releasing a Rez VR title
There’s a – sort of – new Rez game on the way. Entitled Rez Infinite, the title supports the firm’s upcoming PlayStation virtual reality headset. It was announced on-stage at PlayStation Experience. It seems to borrow heavily from the original 2001 title – with involvement from creatorTetsuya Mizuguchi – but …
Read More »Ratchet and Clank is launching in April 2016
Insomniac’s remake of the original Ratchet and Clank title is going to be hitting stores in early 2016. The studio’s boss Ted Price took to the stage at PlayStation Experience and revealed the game would be coming out on April 12th, 2016. This is shortly ahead of the launch of …
Read More »Yakuza 0 is coming to the West
The latest entry in Sega’s Yakuza series, Yakuza 0 is coming to the West. This was revealed on-stage at PlayStation Experience. No release date for the title has been announced just yet other than ‘2016’. The title launched in Japan on March 12th this year. In addition, a Western port …
Read More »Double Fine is also remastering Full Throttle
Double Fine is continuing its recent trend of remastering its classic titles for PlayStation. The firm is giving its title Full Throttle the remaster treatment. The title will be hitting PS4 and Vita. This follows the developer bringing Grim Fandango to those platforms earlier this year. The firm is also …
Read More »Final Street Fighter V launch character announced
The last launch character for Street Fighter V has been revealed at PlayStation Experience. Game producerYoshinoriOno announced that the last brawler for the fighting title would be FANG. He also joked that this was the first character announcement that he not been leaked ahead of launch. He also revealed the …
Read More »First Final Fantasy VII Remake gameplay shown
PlayStation US boss Shawn Layden took to the stage at the PlayStation Experience to show off more footage of the remake of Final Fantasy VII. The long-rumoured title was announced during the platform holder’s E3 conference to much fanfare. The game features a more active battle system, similar to that …
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