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Uncharted 4: A Thief’s End first gameplay revealed
The first gameplay trailer of Naughty Dog’s Uncharted 4: A Thief’s End was revealed today in Las Vegas at the PlayStation Experience. The game is still in pre-alpha, but “everything you see in the video is in-game and in real-time running at 1080p and a stable 30hz,” according to the PlayStation Blog.
There’s a lot happening in the trailer – it looks like some new melee moves for Drake, some fun action (did he hit that guy and then catch his gun?), and a new character (voiced by Troy Baker) who referred to him as “little brother.”
Uncharted 4: A Thief’s End is launching in 2015 on PlayStation 4.
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Tagged PlayStation Experience 2014, Uncharted 4: A Thief's End
Two new trailers show off Supermassive’s slasher simulator Until Dawn
Friday the 13th (with Purple Tracksuit Jason!) was released for the NES in 1989 and it was one of the last video games to dabble in the slasher subgenre. Thankfully, the maniacs are back as no less than three slasher simulators are slowly working their way towards consoles and PCs. Sony is doing their part by teaming up with Supermassive Games to release Until Dawn for the PS4 in 2015.
Until Dawn stars Hayden Panettiere as Samantha and you can watch her look scared in a new trailer for the game released during today’s opening act of the PlayStation Experience. And if you’re in a particularly sadistic mood, you can watch her be menaced by a deranged clown in the brand new Game Awards 2014 “World Premiere” trailer after the break.
Between her bloody end in Scream 4 and all the times Sylar went after her on Heroes, Panettiere likely feels right at home in both trailers. (more…)
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Tagged Game Awards 2014, PlayStation Experience 2014, Until Dawn
Bandai Namco wants you to go for a motorcycle Ride in Spring 2015
Bandai Namco has teamed up with developer Milestone to bring Ride, which is a “complete motorcycle racing simulator,” to North America. Players will be able to choose from more than 100 motorcycles and take their pick of circuits – ride through the city, the country, or check out “historic tracks from the world of motorcycling.” There will be four different categories of motorcycles available – Historical, Naked, Superbikes, and Supersports. You will also be able to customize both your vehicle and your rider.
Chris Gilbert, Senior Vice President of Sales and Marketing at Bandai Namco, said, “With Ride, Milestone has captured the quintessential motorcycle racing experience, with a huge selection of bikes, tracks and customization… With so much content, coupled with true-to-life racing simulation, motorcycle fans will finally have the next-gen racer they’ve been waiting for, and gamers of all stripes can experience the adrenaline rush of the redline.”
Ride will be coming to the PlayStation 3, PlayStation 4, Xbox 360, and Xbox One in Spring 2015. It’s also playable right now (and all weekend) at the PlayStation Experience in Las Vegas.
Resogun will reach the PS3 and Vita on December 23; PS4 expansion announced
For those of you who haven’t yet upgraded from a PlayStation 3 to a PlayStation 4, you’re in for a treat – Resogun is coming to PlayStation 3 and Vita December 23 for just $14.99. Not only that – the game will be Cross-Buy, so if you already own it on the PS4, you can download it for free on PS3 and Vita. It will have cross save between the PS3 and Vita versions as well. Righteous!
Climax is the developer on these versions, and the studio has been working closely with Housemarque to make this happen. The developer wrote in a post on the PlayStation Blog: “[T]he biggest technical difference is that the PS Vita and PS3 games run at 30 instead of 60 frames per second. This was a very difficult decision to consider, but a very necessary one to allow the team to focus on what was possible and to make the best game possible for both of these platforms. The framerate is locked, so you can expect solid performance even under a big storm of voxels.”
Despite that, it also has a lot of great things going for it on the Vita: “The PS Vita version also has ad-hoc co-op so that you can team up with a friend. It also makes use of the touch features so you can fully customize the controls, using either the face buttons or the touch controls for any action possible. You can even throw humans with a swipe of your fingers on the rear touch pad!”
That’s not all. Sony also announced an expansion pack for Resogun, titled Resogun: Defenders, which will be available in early 2015. It will cost just $4.99, and is included in the Season Pass. The expansion will include two new game modes, new ships, and new planets. There will also be a free “major content patch” called “Challengers” which will add in “new challenges and feats stretching across all existing game modes and will let you earn challenge points to increase your rank as a Resogun pilot.”
Resogun: Defenders will be playable this weekend at the PlayStation Experience.
Super Stardust Ultra blasts onto the PS4 in early 2015
Housemarque’s addictive twin-stick shooter, Super Stardust, is going to debut on the PlayStation 4 in early 2015 as Super Stardust Ultra. Developed by D3T and XDEV, this new addition to the franchise will include new planets, more game modes, and enhanced visuals, according to the PlayStation Blog. One of the new game modes is Interactive Streaming, where others can watch you play – and vote to change your gameplay. You’ll also be able to “send and receive challenges from your online friends,” as well as play “in 2-4 player split-screen battles or team up in co-op mode.”
There’s no release date yet, but Sony announced that the launch price will be $12.99. Look for Super Stardust Ultra to come to your PS4 sometime in early 2015.
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Tagged PlayStation Experience 2014, Super Stardust Ultra
Mysterious “Emagon” trailer is just a Spanish ad for Sony’s 20th Anniversary PS4 console
This is disappointing (although not altogether surprising). Sony Spain’s bizarre “Emagon” trailer is nothing more than a commercial advertising the PSone-themed 20th Anniversary Edition PS4 console.
Sony has a history of creating visually striking and interesting teaser trailers that invariably turn out to be teasing a new marketing campaign. Though this latest reversal was sniffed out earlier than most as “Emagon” is clearly “No Game” written backwards.
But if you happen to live in Spain, the new commercial has plenty of important information if you’re in the market for a 20th Anniversary Edition PS4 console. Sony Spain will auction off the country’s allotment of 350 consoles on three days (December 12, 13, 14) through the Playstation20Aniversario.com website. All proceeds from the auction will go to support UNICEF and Juegaterapia.
Purchasing details for the 20th Anniversary Edition PS4 console in North America will be announced during the PlayStation Experience keynote, which is scheduled to take place tomorrow at 10:00 AM (Pacific Time). PlayStation fans in Canada should keep their eyes peeled to the PlayStation Canada Twitter feed for sales details in Canada.
Only 12,300 individually-numbered 20th Anniversary Edition PS4 consoles will be produced for the entire world.
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Here’s the launch trailer for Destiny Expansion I: The Dark Below
Destiny is about to get some serious upgrades come December 9. The first expansion, The Dark Below, will include new story missions, new maps for competitive multiplayer, a new Raid, a new Strike, and a new level cap with new gear. That’s a lot of new! If you’ve already bought the Expansion Pass, or if you buy (and redeem) it before January 15, 2015, you also get the EV-30 Tumbler Sparrow.
Destiny Expansion I: The Dark Below will be available on December 9 on PlayStation 3, PlayStation 4, Xbox 360, and Xbox One. But, if you’re going to be in Las Vegas this weekend at the PlayStation Experience, you’ll get to play it a few days early.
Sony reveals special 20th Anniversary Edition PSone-themed PS4 console
The original PlayStation launched 20 years ago, and to honor it, Sony has revealed a special 20th Anniversary Edition PlayStation 4 console. It’s completely grey, with a matching grey controller, and has that old-school four-color PlayStation logo on it. Each one also has a special plate on it denoting what number it is – there are only 12,300 being made globally, and you’ll get to see which one you have by looking at the aluminum plate on the front of the console. It also comes with a vertical stand and a grey PlayStation Camera.
Pre-orders for the PS4 20th Anniversary Edition will begin on Saturday, December 6th, during the PlayStation Experience. Sony will be giving more information about the pre-order during their keynote starting at 10:00 AM (Pacific Time). Hit the jump to see the unboxing video Sid Shuman did, where he gets to see the console for the first time.
I’m not going to lie… if I didn’t buy the PlayStation 4 at launch, I would be all over this console. I can’t justify spending another $400, but oh how I wish I could.
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