Alan Wake was the first Remedy Entertainment game where we were planning on a sequel already when working on the first game. It was a lesson learned from Max Payne, our breakout hit game, where the idea of a sequel never crossed our minds before the game was out. With Max Payne, it all worked
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It’s time for the industry’s biggest event of the year: The Game Awards. Following a tumultuous year marked by the pandemic, the event is back in physical form with producer and host Geoff Keighley returning to the Microsoft Theater in Los Angeles. We’ve been promised a “spectacular” return, featuring appearances from Jim Carrey, Keanu Reeves, Carrie-Anne Moss, and
When developing Death Stranding, Game Director Hideo Kojima created a system for building routes and terrain radar. Whereas you would expect Kojima to submit a patent for this system himself, it seems like he didn’t. As spotted by NME, it looks like Sony has been granted a patent for the terrain system instead and Kojima
The furore over Abandoned, the not-Kojima-developed horror shooter/survival game from Blue Box Game Studios, has died down. Perhaps this is why the game has only received a brief update on the PlayStation 5 that could be easily missed unless you went looking for it. As spotted by Push Square, this update states there’ll be a
With November in the rearview, it’s time to look back on the top downloaded games of the month across PlayStation 5, PlayStation 4, and of course PSVR. As you might have read above, Call of Duty: Vanguard leads in both the PS5 and PS4 categories, with Battlefield 2042 scoring a surprising 2nd place finish on
Nick Offerman has become the latest actor to join the cast of The Last of Us HBO series. According to Variety, the Parks and Recreation actor will play the role of Bill, a character that had to be recast following the departure of Con O’Neill. Offerman’s participation in the project was accidentally revealed earlier this
Each week Sony brings PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, PlayStation VR, and PlayStation Plus owners new content, add-ons, games, and more. Here is the complete global PlayStation Store update. PlayStation LifeStyle catalogs the PlayStation Store updates for the major regions across the globe. Check back every Tuesday to keep up to date with each week’s PlayStation
There have been many amazing weapons throughout Destiny’s history. Some have achieved notoriety for their effectiveness in combat or their startling beauty. A handful have earned legendary reputations for their unique traits or memorable backstory. Then there’s Gjallarhorn. The Exotic Rocket Launcher, introduced in the original Destiny, has become a hallmark for players since its
We’re excited to share our latest trailer for Uncharted: Legacy of Thieves Collection, remastered for PS5 and coming to PC for the first time ever in the series. Our upcoming release includes the single-player experiences of the award-winning Uncharted 4: A Thief’s End, which features Nathan Drake’s weary return to his old ways and Uncharted:
Guerrilla Games has made plenty of changes to Horizon Forbidden West that improves the gameplay experience when compared to Horizon Zero Dawn. In their latest PlayStation Blog, they explain how the combat has evolved from Zero Dawn yet still manages to stay “true to Aloy’s identity”. The team wanted to make sure players had more
Sony will be adding four new titles to their PlayStation Now service for December 2021. We already knew that Grand Theft Auto III: The Definitive Edition and Final Fantasy X/X-2 HD Remaster would be added this month, but these two are also joined by John Wick Hex and Spitlings. Grand Theft Auto III – The
This past weekend (December 3-5) marked the fourth FIA Certified Gran Turismo Championships World Finals and our last on GT Sport before we switch to GT7 next year. This impending change was highlighted as Porsche unveiled their exciting new, all-electric Vision Gran Turismo car for GT7 as part of the Nations Cup broadcast on Sunday.
The PS Blog Game of the Year 2021 Polls are now open! These awards are driven entirely by players’ choice, so cast your vote to nominate your favourite PlayStation games of the past year. All 16 categories recognise the best of PlayStation through 2021, across PS4, PS5 and PS VR to celebrate great games, captivating
Heavenly Bodies is now only a day away from launch! We’re in near disbelief that the time has finally come but are beyond excited to see our game in everyone’s hands. To get everyone prepared for their inevitably troublesome time aboard the station, we’ve prepared a tips and tricks checklist. It’s a must-read for anyone
The epic landscapes and ruins of the Forbidden West may be breathtaking, but danger lurks around every turn. Aloy’s enemies, both human and machine, have multiplied since the end of Horizon Zero Dawn. Whether she comes across a convoy of cargo machines and their guardians, a squad of rebel warriors looking for a fight, or
Former Call of Duty veteran Chad Grenier, who went on to help co-found Respawn Entertainment and create Titanfall and Apex Legends, has announced his departure from Respawn after 11 years at the studio. Grenier’s most recent role involved leading the Apex Legends team. Grenier penned a farewell letter to fans, reassuring them that Apex Legends was
The Game Awards host and organizer Geoff Keighley has responded to criticism following remarks he made to The Washington Post, suggesting that he doesn’t want to use his platform to call out Activision Blizzard‘s leadership because doing so would overshadow developers’ hard work. Many saw Keighley’s comments as him refusing to acknowledge the harrowing allegations,
Hot on the heels of MechWarrior’s return to PlayStation, a new Mobile Suit Gundam game has arrived on the PS5. With the long-running Gundam series to work with, developer BB Studio opted to release Mobile Suit Gundam Battle Operation: Code Fairy in bite-sized chunks. Read our Mobile Suit Gundam Battle Operation: Code Fairy PS5 review