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Journey | Review

Posted on August 3, 2015 by Rae Michelle Richards

ThatGameCompany’s Journey is a game that I had heard a whole ton of positive things about but I never got the chance to play it when it was originally released in 2012 on the PS3. Now that Tricky Pixels has ported the game to Sony’s latest platform and it is included in the 2015 Summer Play Sale now feels like the perfect time for me to take a Journey.

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Final Fantasy XII HD Unexpectedly Teased

Posted on August 2, 2015 by Rae Michelle Richards

This past Saturday during the Final Fantasy Distant Worlds concert Final Fantasy concert composer Arnie Roth let word slip that an HD remaster of Final Fantasy XII will be out “soon”. As avid Square fans might know this is not one of the many Final Fantasy titles expected for release in the coming years which include: World of Final Fantasy and the Final Fantasy VII Remake both of which were announced at this year’s E3. Nor is it the upcoming Final Fantasy XV which finally had a playable demo released this past March. During the development of last year’s Final Fantasy

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August 2015 PS Plus: Tomb Raider, Limbo & Sound Shapes

Posted on July 29, 2015 by Rae Michelle Richards

PlayStation owners can rest easy knowing that Sony has announced the free titles for next month’s PlayStation Plus line-up. It looks like there will be a little bit of something for everyone with PS4 users getting Lara Croft & The Temple of Osiris and Limbo for free. PS Vita owners will get access to Castlestorm, Sound Shapes and Stealth Inc while PS3 owners will get God of War Ascension as their gratis game for the month. Some of these titles are cross-buy (for example Soundshapes is on all platforms). Check out a full list below and let us know what

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Rise of the Tomb Raider Coming To PlayStation In Holiday 2016

Posted on July 23, 2015 by Rae Michelle Richards

As it turns out the console exclusivity deal for Crystal Dynamic’s Rise of the Tomb Raider is simply a timed exclusive deal, something neither publisher Square Enix or Microsoft mentioned during the games numerous appearances at E3 2014, Gamescom 2014 or this past E3. In a press release issued this morning Square Enix confirmed that Rise of the Tomb Raider will be released on Xbox One on November 10th this year, on Windows 10 PC / Steam sometime in early 2016 and finally on PlayStation 4 one year after the Xbox One version in Holiday 2016. Development duties for all

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First Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater 5 Gameplay Trailer Released

Posted on July 13, 2015 by Rae Michelle Richards

Over on the PlayStation Blog the president of Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater 5 developer Robomodo has released some new details on the game’s next-gen exclusive multiplayer modes along with the first in-game trailer. Online free skate mode has been converted into a lobby of sorts for up to 20 players to connect and mess around between missions and other online modes. While in free skate you are able to leave the lobby and enter into completive modes / missions or change your party make up at any time. Playing THPS5 on any Sony platform will unlock Sweet Tooth, Sackboy and

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Here’s What To Expect From The Street Fighter V Beta

Posted on July 13, 2015 by Rae Michelle Richards

Are you looking forward to Street Fighter V’s upcoming beta test? Depending on the region you reside in there are a number of different ways for you to get your hands on a portion of Capcom’s latest brawler before release. If you live in North America, like I do, the easiest way to get access to the beta is by pre-ordering a copy of SFV through Amazon, Best Buy or GameStop. Beta codes for retailer specific pre-orders will be sent out next week on July 20th. European PlayStation 4 owners have until July 15th to sign up for their beta.

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New Daganronpa: Another Episode Trailer

Posted on July 9, 2015 by Rae Michelle Richards

NIS America’s long awaited third title in the Danganronpa series, Danganronpa Another Episode: Ultra Despair Girls is coming to North America on September 1st. This latest mystery adventure game will be available in both digital and physical formats for the PlayStation Vita. Take control of two different heroines Komaru Naegi or Toko Fukawa as they try to survive the extermination of all of the adults within Towa cCty.  Another Episode will feature third person shooter sections using the Future Foundation’s Hacking gun as well as a whole ton of returning characters and brand new puzzles. To get a sense of

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Hyperdimension Neptunia Rebirth: 3 V Generation Available In North America & Europe

Posted on July 3, 2015 by Rae Michelle Richards

Idea Factory International has released the final HyperDimension Neptunia remake for the PlayStation Vita in North America and Europe as of today. Titled HyperDimension Neptunia: Rebirth 3 V Generation (*phew that’s a long title*) this retelling of the original HyperDimension Neptunia: Victory includes several key features like customizable combo moves, brand new story scenarios and of course the ability to customize your favorite CPUs with the crafting & planning systems. Alongside the release of V Generation Idea Factory has released 3 PS Vita themes that come packaged with the game for free or they are available for purchase for $0.99

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Tales of Zestiria Heading To North America This October

Posted on July 3, 2015 by Rae Michelle Richards

Fans of Bandai Namco’s Tales of series don’t have to wait much longer for a new entry to make its way to North American shores.  Tales of Zestiria will be coming to PlayStation 3, PlayStation 4 and Windows PC this October in Europe and North America the publisher detailed on their official blog today. In addition to the confirmation of an October 16th release for Europe (and October 20th in North America) we also learned what will be packaged in the Collector’s Edition as well as what pre-order incentives Bandai Namco will be offering to early adopters. If you happen

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PlayStation Plus Has Been Going Strong For 5 Years

Posted on June 29, 2015 by Rae Michelle Richards

It’s hard to believe that it has been 5 years since Sony introduced PlayStation Plus. Long before the instant games collection went live in 2012 or the PS+ requirement for online play on PlayStation 4 went into effect PS+ has been offering subscribers discounts on digital content across all of Sony’s consoles. In a brief blog post Sony touched upon the fact that they’ve been able to provide subscribers with 350 games since the services launch. They’ve even got a surprise in the mail for those of you who have been subscribed since the very beginning – Sadly if your

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New Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater 5 Developer Diary

Posted on June 26, 2015 by Rae Michelle Richards

Activision’s team of developers are reaffirming their commitment to bringing the old school high score tallying playstyle of classic Tony Hawk Pro Skater games with this latest ViDoc for Tony Hawk’s Proskater 5. Interviews with professional skaters interspersed with members of the developers make up the bulk of this new ViDoc. We get a better idea about some of the gameplay changes coming to THPS5 including the slamdown mechanic allows players to put a downward thrust on their boards to extend combos. Activision hopes that online custom skate park sharing and communities will entice an entire generation of skate fans

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Driveclub PS+ Edition Coming Tomorrow, No Online Mode For Most

Posted on June 24, 2015 by Rae Michelle Richards

DriveClub’s free PlayStation Plus version will be launching tomorrow on the North American PlayStation Store Evolution Studios has announced. This free version of Sony’s latest racer comes a full eight months after the release of the full retail version and more than two years after DriveClub was announced alongside the PlayStation 4. Evolution says that they needed the extra time to ensure that their multiplayer servers were up to handling the potentially millions of gamers eligible for the PlayStation Plus version. The much vaunted online modes won’t be available at release for everyone who downloads DriveClub: PlayStation Plus Edition. Instead

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Impressions: Final Fantasy XIV Heavensward

Posted on June 22, 2015 by Rae Michelle Richards

Tomorrow marks the launch of the highly anticipated Final Fantasy XIV: Heavansward for Windows PC, PlayStation 4 and PS3. Players who pre-ordered the expansion have been able to set foot in the lands of Ishgard for the past three days during Heavensward’s early access period and I was fortunate enough to be granted passage through the borders of the long closed land. Here are my initial impressions of Heavensward after playing about the first ten hours.

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Horizon Zero Dawn Looks Absolutely Fantastic

Posted on June 18, 2015 by Rae Michelle Richards

Guerilla Games has been pretty quiet about what shape their next PlayStation 4 exclusive would take. Two years after the release of Killzone: Shadowfall Guerilla took the wraps off of their latest project Horizon Zero Dawn during this week’s PlayStation Media Briefing at E3.  To say that this 7 minute debut trailer has me excited about the future of Sony’s latest platform would be doing Horizon a disservice, it is possibly the freshest new IP I’ve seen in years.

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Final Fantasy 7 Remake Heading To PS4

Posted on June 15, 2015 by Rae Michelle Richards

Square Enix showcased a teaser trailer for the long awaited Final Fantasy 7 remake at Sony’s E3 2015 press conference. The teaser trailer talks about a world falling into ruin and a group of heroes returning. If that makes this title sound like a sequel, it’s not.. the crowd literally erupted in energetic applause that is hard to describe in words. This a game that people have waited almost 20 years to be remade When the PlayStation 3 was announced in 2005 Square Enix showed off an impressive remake the train sequence from the original game and at the time

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