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PS Store This Week: Destiny 2, Knack II, Songbringer, more
It’s midweek, so it’s time for another PlayStation Store update…
Bungie is back this week with Destiny 2, the first full-fledged sequel to 2014’s breakout hit. Now available to download for the PS4, Destiny 2 will add several new multiplayer modes and a brand new storyline that asks players to retake the Last City from the Red Legion.
Several other action-packed games will be available to download this week for the PS4 including Knack II, a sequel to Sony’s launch platformer, and Songbringer, a retro-styled action RPG.
You can learn more about all of these games (and the rest of this week’s new releases) after the break. (more…)
New Retail Releases: Destiny 2, Monster Hunter Stories, Knack II, More
Destiny had a bit of a rocky start after its launch in 2014, but the shooter also built up a dedicated fanbase that only grew after Bungie released a series of expansions in the years that followed. And now, we’re finally ready for Destiny 2, which will be released for the PS4 and Xbox One on Wednesday, September 6. Destiny 2 is on track to be quite a bit larger than its predecessor, and Bungie has promised that players will get to explore a brand new story, along with new modes and maps.
If you’re looking to upgrade your PS4, Sony and Bungie have also teamed up to release the PS4 Pro 1TB + Destiny 2 Bundle this week.
A more portable, but no less small, adventure will also launch this week for the 3DS. Capcom will bring Monster Hunter Stories to the platform, in a new game that combines traditional monster-hunting with RPG-like story elements. Colorful monsters can also be found in Knack II, a sequel to Sony’s launch-era platformer.
Fans of Japanese oddities will have two new games to choose from this week from Atlus and Aksys. Atlus will release Utawarerumono: Mask of Truth, a strategy RPG, for the PS4 and Vita. Meanwhile, Aksys will launch Drive Girls, an action game where schoolgirls who can turn into cars battle monsters.
Finally this week, two games that were previously released on other consoles will join the Nintendo Switch’s library… WB Games’s sandbox-style Lego Worlds and MLBAM’s retro-style RBI Baseball 2017.
PS Store This Week: Life Is Strange Before the Storm, Yakuza Kiwami, Resident Evil Revelations, more
The first day of school is right around the corner, but you can fill your Labor Day Weekend with new games as the PlayStation Store is back with a massive new update.
Leading the way is the first episode of Life Is Strange: Before the Storm, a prequel to Dontnod’s award-winning adventure game. This time, PS4 players will follow Chloe Price as she navigates Arcadia Bay before the return of Max Caulfield.
PS4 owners will get to experience several grand returns this week as six games will make their own to Sony’s latest console for the first time. Sega will re-release their open world gangster game, Yakuza, as Yakuza Kiwami. Obsidian will bundle together Pillars of Eternity and all its add-ons as Pillars of Eternity: Complete Edition. Capcom will give a fresh coat of paint to Resident Evil Revelations. Nicalis and 34BigThings will race for the finish line in Redout. The creators of Myst are back with Obduction. And the classic visual novel White Day: A Labyrinth Named School will makes it PS4 debut.
Elsewhere on the PlayStation Store, Koei Tecmo will launch their crossover brawler, Warriors All-Stars, for the PS4. And Sony themselves will bring back the Everybody’s Golf series on the PS4 for the first time.
You can learn more about all of these games (and a few other new releases) after the break. (more…)
Posted in News, PS4, Vita
Tagged Life Is Strange: Before the Storm, Resident Evil Revelations, Yakuza
Square Enix will release Secret of Mana remake for PC, PS4, Vita in February
Secret of Mana was originally released for the Super NES in 1993, and it quickly became one of the most beloved RPGs of all time. But next year, a whole new generation of players will get the chance to experience Secret of Mana after Square Enix launches a 3D remake of the game for the PC, PS4, and Vita on February 15:
Originally released in 1993, Secret of Mana faithfully tells the story of Randi, Primm and Popoi as they battle a treacherous empire in order to reclaim the power of Mana and bring the world back to order.
The Secret of Mana remake will include “upgraded gameplay for modern platforms,” as well as a newly arranged musical score. And fans who pre-order the game will be able to customize their heroes with the Moogle Suit Costume Pack and the Tiger Suit Costume Pack.
The first trailer for the Secret of Mana remake has been embedded above.
Posted in News, PC, PS4, Vita
Tagged Gamescom 2017, Secret of Mana
PS Store This Week: Uncharted Lost Legacy, Madden NFL 18, Thimbleweed Park, more
It’s yet another big week for the PlayStation Store, and Naughty Dog is leading the way with a new Uncharted adventure and the return of Jak & Daxter.
Nathan Drake is taking a well-earned (and possibly permanent) vacation, but Chloe Frazer and Nadine Ross will help PS4 fans get used to Uncharted: The Lost Legacy. Players will venture out in search of the Golden Tusk of Ganesh, but they’ll have to contend with a “ruthless warmonger” who also wants the prized artifact. The developer will also add Jak & Daxter: The Precursor Legacy to the PlayStation Store this week as a PS2-On-PS4 re-release.
To football fans, a Super Bowl Ring might be the ultimate treasure, and PS4 owners will get the chance to reach the big game this week in Madden NFL 18. New features this year include a revamped visual presentation and the “Longshot” Story Mode (starring Oscar winner Mahershala Ali).
Elsewhere on the PlayStation Store, a trio of indie developers have added new titles to the digital storefront. PS4 owners will be able to investigate a murder in Ron Gilbert’s Thimbleweed Park, cast spells in Borealys Games’s Mages of Mystralia, and escape from a new set of prisons in Team17’s The Escapists 2.
Finally this week, Codemasters is back with another racing simulation, F1 2017, and Bandai Namco has remastered the entire Naruto Shippuden: Ultimate Ninja Storm trilogy for the PS4. Also, Telltale is teaming up with the Guardians of the Galaxy once again in Episode 3: More Than A Feeling.
You can learn more about all of these games (and a few other new releases) after the break. (more…)
Posted in News, PS4, Vita
Tagged Guardians of the Galaxy, Madden NFL 18, The Escapists 2, Thimbleweed Park, Uncharted: The Lost Legacy
Content Crash #10: Gamescom 2017 Preview
What’s going on everyone? Welcome to the Content Crash podcast, I am your host, Dan Hartnack. With me this time is my co-host, Keno Eastmond.
This week we’re going to give you a preview of Gamescom 2017. If you’re familiar, Gamescom is the European version of E3. It’s held annually in Cologne, Germany, and it’s been around since 2009. A lot of the European developers use Gamescom to show off their stuff and it’s held in mid-August as something of a followup to E3.
The show’s going to kick off on August 22, so let’s get to it.
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PS Store This Week: Agents of Mayhem, Sonic Mania, Undertale, more
It may be Summertime outside, but you wouldn’t know it after this week’s PlayStation Store update.
Today’s biggest new release is Agents of Mayhem, a new open world game for the PS4 from Volition. Set within the same universe as the Saints Row series, Agents of Mayhem will attempt to parody the current crop of superhero films as well as Saturday morning cartoons from the 80s. If you’d prefer to build big, Paradox Interactive will bring Cities: Skylines to the PS4 this week. The city-building sim will allow players to “manage the city of [their] dreams” as they design and build their own metropolis.
Aksys Games will embiggen one of their games this week with a PS4 re-release for Zero Time Dilemma on Friday. Originally released for the Vita last year, this console-ready version of the game will include high definition graphics.
Sega is also going big this week… but they’re doing it by shrinking down. The publisher has enlisted a team of indie developers to create Sonic Mania, a new side-scroller for the PS4 that pays homage to Sonic’s past.
Speaking of indie developers, a slew of teams got the chance to make the PlayStation Store a cozier place this week. PS4 owners can look forward to finding Undertale (also on the Vita), Tokyo 42, Matterfall, Nidhogg 2, and Night Trap: 25th Anniversary Edition on the digital storefront.
Finally this week, Telltale will check in with Jesse and friends in Minecraft: Story Mode Season 2 – Episode 2: Giant Consequences.
You can learn more about all of these titles (and a few other new releases) after the break. (more…)
Posted in News, PS4, Vita
Tagged Agents of Mayhem, Cities: Skylines, Minecraft: Story Mode Season 2, Night Trap, Sonic Mania, Zero Escape Volume 3
Atlus Japan announces Persona Q2 for 3DS and pair of Persona dancing games for PS4, Vita
Fresh off the success of Persona 5, Atlus Japan has announced they have a trio of spinoff titles for the RPG franchise in the works.
Persona Q2 is a sequel to 2014’s Persona Q: Shadow of the Labyrinth, and its currently in development for the 3DS. Atlus has yet to announce a release date, but we did get a look at its tagline (“Take Your Heart”) and a Japanese-language official website (at PQ2.jp).
The publisher is also hard at work on two Persona dancing games, both for the PS4 and Vita. Persona 3: Dancing Moon Night and Persona 5: Dancing Star Night will be released for the PS4 and Vita in Spring 2018 (in Japan). You can find trailers for both after the break.
We don’t know when, or if, Persona Q2, Persona 3: Dancing Moon Night, and Persona 5: Dancing Star Night will make their way across the Pacific. But it seems likely that a North American release date for all titles will be announced soon. (more…)
Posted in 3DS, News, PS4, Vita
Tagged Persona Q2