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PS4 owners will not be required to subscribe to PlayStation Plus if they wish to advantage of No Man’s Sky galaxy-spanning online features. While No Man’s Sky is pretty much a single player experience as you roam around the almost impossibly vast game world, the title does boast a number …
Read More »CD Projekt Red urges more devs to support cross-platform multiplayer
‘At the end of the day, this is for the players, isn't it?’ says CEO Marcin Iwi?ski
Read More »CD Projekt adds to calls for Sony to green-light cross platform play
A second dev has called on Sony to take the plunge and open up the PlayStation Network for cross platform multiplayer with Xbox Live. Yesterday Rocket League developer Psyonix said it was ready to go and merely needed the OK from Sony to make such a thing a reality. Now …
Read More »Ark: Survival of the Fittest put on hold on PS4
The July release of Ark: Survival Evolved’s spin-off mode on PS4 has been postponed. The game’s Survival of the Fittest mode was released as a standalone free-to-play download on PC earlier this year and had been scheduled for a release on PS4 this month. However, development has been put on …
Read More »Cross platform PS4/Xbox Rocket League play is ready and waiting for Sony nod
Rocket League could allow PS4 and Xbox One owners to compete with one another within a few hours” if Sony would give it the go-ahead. That’s according to Psyonix VP Jeremy Dunham, who has told IGN that all the necessary back end infrastructure is in place. "Right now we’re literally …
Read More »Crystal Dynamics will take Tomb Raider into virtual reality and first-person for the first time
Rise of the Tomb Raider on PS4 will feature a PlayStation VR chapter allowing players to explore Croft Manor
Read More »Rise of the Tomb Raider has a PS4 release date
PS4 owners’ wait for Rise of the Tomb Raider will soon be over. The current Xbox and PC exclusive will be released on PS4 on October 11th, and will complete with some new virtual reality content for PlayStation VR. Furthermore, developer Crystal Dynamics has promised that the PS4 edition will …
Read More »GAME to sell 1TB PS4 bundle including Uncharted 4 and Bloodborne
High Street retailer GAME is to start selling a new 1TB PlayStation 4 bundle that comes with a slew of first-party titles for the platform. As reported by Videogamer, the collection – dubbed the Players Mega Pack (pictured) – is to hit shelves on Friday, July 15th. It comes with …
Read More »Sweeney is ‘thrilled’ with PS4 Neo and Xbox Scorpio upgrades
Gamers may remain split on the potential benefits of the dawn of a new console cycle, but Epic co-founder Tim Sweeney is certainly enthusiastic about the prospect. "I’m absolutely thrilled," Sweeney told Eurogamer. "It gives you the best of both worlds, the upgrade cycle of the PC which ensures that …
Read More »Resident Evil 7 demo outsells PT with 2m downloads
Over two million people downloaded the Resident Evil 7 demo within its first week, beating previous PS4 records. That includes Konami’s PT, which was the acclaimed ‘playable teaser’ for the since cancelled Silent Hills project. PT was released in 2014 and was downloaded 1m times in a month – although …
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