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Avalanche Studios has officially announced open-world action sequel Just Cause 3 for Windows PC, PlayStation 4 and Xbox One platforms. Game Informer has the scoop, confirming the game will arrive sometime in 2015. The title is set in the Mediterranean, and according to the reveal includes vast improvements for the …
Read More »Terraria hits PS4, Xbox One this week
Re-Logic’s hit indie sandbox adventure game Terraria is set to launch on PlayStation 4 and Xbox One this week. Publisher 505 Games has announced the PS4 version of the title will release on November 11th, while the Xbox 360 version is scheduled for November 14th. The current-gen console editions boast …
Read More »PS4 claims biggest slice of Call of Duty: Advanced Warfare sales
More copies Call of Duty: Advanced Warfare were sold on PS4 than any other platform, although the overall Xbox performance bettered the PlayStation platforms. Videogamer reports that 35 per cent of the game’s week one sales in the UK were on PS4 and 32 per cent on Xbox One. However, …
Read More »DriveClub problems can’t stop it topping PSN sales charts
Some may be calling it the worst first party console launch of all time, but that hasn’t stopped digital buyers flocking to DriveClub. The game has topped the PSN sales chart in Europe for October, topping previous chart-topper Minecraft and beating second place newcomer Middle-earth: Shadow of Mordor. It may …
Read More »UPDATE: Call of Duty: Advanced Warfare blocks SharePlay on PS4
PS4 owners are not able to use Sony’s new SharePlay feature to access Call of Duty: Advanced Warfare. GameSpot reports that the gameplay footage is censored on the console owned by the user attempting to remotely stream the gameplay. Sony has previously said that the feature would be usable on …
Read More »VIDEO: Another look at how GTA V on PS4 compares to PS3
With its PS4 and Xbox One release now less than two weeks away, Rockstar has released another Grand Theft Auto V comparison video. As we now know, the game improves upon its original release not only in its implementation of an optional first person perspective and added graphical fidelity but …
Read More »Next-gen price wars continue as GameStop drops PS4 below £300
The somewhat surprising UK next-gen price war has intensified with one major retailer dropping the PS4 to below 300. GameStop is currently selling the white PS4 for just 299.97. And with Christmas still several weeks away, the question now is how far things will go as the next-gen consoles battle …
Read More »PS4 update 2.01 arriving today, fixes Rest Mode bug
Sony will today release a new PS4 update that it says will fix the Rest Mode bug introduced in its last update. Firmware update 2.0 rolled out last week and introduced a problem where the console would sometimes freeze up when being awoken from its standby state (now going under …
Read More »Rockstar confirms first-person mode for GTA V on PS4, Xbox One and PC
The upcoming PlayStation 4, Xbox One and Windows PC editions of Grand Theft Auto V will offer a first-person mode, IGN has the scoop – complete with a new trailer showing off shooting, driving and flying in the game’s FPS mode. It’s a very intense, in-your-face experience… literally,” GTA V …
Read More »German PS4 Share Play users can only link to other Germans
PS4 owners in Germany have discovered that their Share Play experience on PS4 is more restricted than in other territories. Videogamer reports that when in Germany Share Play can only be instigated with other German players. Those using the service to access a PEGI 16+ rated title are also required …
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