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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 …
Read More »E3 2015: Media Molecule teases new IP Dreams
Game to focus on user-generated content
Read More »SONY: Dreams is the next game from LittleBigPlanet studio Media Molecule
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 …
Read More »SONY: Hello Games shows off No Man’s Sky on stage, release date coming ‘soon’
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 …
Read More »SONY: New Hitman game unveiled, simply called Hitman
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 …
Read More »SONY: Guerrilla Games’ new IP is Horizon: Zero Dawn
Killzone creator Guerrilla Games has revealed a brand new franchise. Horizon: Zero Dawn takes place in a world where tribes are now inhabiting modern cityscapes that has fallen into ruin, caused by what seems to be a permanent loss of power. Populated by monsters that combine fantasy with technology, the …
Read More »E3 2015: Guerrilla Games debuts new IP Horizon: Zero Dawn
Sci-fi adventure set in a post-civilisation open world
Read More »SONY: The Last Guardian still alive, opens PlayStation’s conference
PlayStation opened its E3 media briefing with the news that The Last Guardian is indeed still in development, and is coming to PlayStation 4. Directed by Ico lead developer Fumito Ueda, the puzzle game is much the same as the last time we saw it – a little boy is …
Read More »E3 2015: The Last Guardian makes dramatic comeback for PS4
Team Ico's latest finally comes out of development limbo, scheduled for 2016 release
Read More »Opinion: Xbox One backwards compatibility is a console war game changer
The noise that greeted the news that Xbox One would now be backwards compatible with Xbox 360 titles said everything you needed to know about how big a deal that was. This wasn’t on the E3 bingo cards. This hadn’t leaked out via the media – it wasn’t even part …
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