Schlagwort: ps vr

  • Pixel Ripped 1995 Takes You Back to the 90s Tomorrow in PS VR

    Pixel Ripped 1995 Takes You Back to the 90s Tomorrow in PS VR

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    We’re thrilled to announce that Pixel Ripped 1995 is coming to PS VR tomorrow! In anticipation, we decided to share more about our new co-protagonist David and explain how we designed his world to transport players back to 1995!

    In the Pixel Ripped series, Dot is a video game heroine who must protect the Pixel Stone, an artifact keeping the balance between the Game World and the Human World. As the evil Cyblin Lord takes the Stone’s power for himself, Dot seeks the help of a human player to beat the villain in both realms. In Pixel Ripped 1989, Dot fought alongside the rebellious British student Nicola, but now it’s time for David Keene, an unassuming nine-year-old boy from New Jersey, to prove he’s the best player from 1995.

    Virtual reality has the power to transport us to the most fascinating places, and with Pixel Ripped, we have the opportunity to travel through time. Designing David’s universe, we wanted players to feel immersed in a distinctive 90s world, seen through the eyes of an eager child. The environment should feel authentic, but we knew it needed a lot more wonder and excitement than reality could provide. 

    Our approach was to ground our research not only in real life places and experiences, but also in the way movies and TV shows portrayed life at the time. That means our players can relive glorious mundane moments, like fighting for the last copy of your favorite game at the rental store or beating your friend’s high scores at the arcade, while feeling like the star of a kid action movie with parents that could have come straight out of a family sitcom.

    The change of setting from Nicola’s authoritarian school to David’s winter holidays with his parents spontaneously turned the story into a more intimate tale, focused on personal relationships. Unlike the satirical villains from 1989, our new characters needed depth to feel like people David cared about. 

    During playtests, we implemented rough versions of the dialogue, recorded by ourselves, to gather feedback about the characters. Our biggest struggle was with David’s mother, Karen, whose overprotectiveness and fear of technology set her up as one of the main antagonists. Through various rewrites, we realized that showing Karen’s quirks and vulnerabilities behind the strict mother façade helped players relate to her, even when she was making their games harder.

    This process also helped us find Karen’s voice. Since I had recorded her dialogue tests, Karen used to share my Brazilian accent. This resonated with our Lead Artists, who proposed to redesign her as Latina. The team loved the idea and, by the end, we decided she would be Mexican. The team’s collaborative work, amplified by the incredibly talented voice actress Michelle Bonilla, made Karen go from just a gameplay obstacle to a vibrant, memorable character.

    Designing the universe of Pixel Ripped 1995 involved a lot of research, hard work and hilarious brainstorming sessions. But above it all, it was about pouring our hearts into this story. Our amazing creative director Ana Ribeiro lets her passion for video games shine through each corner of the game and every day she inspired us to do the same. Slowly, David’s world became a mosaic of our collective childhood memories, carrying a little bit of ourselves in the most significant ways. Now, we invite you to make it your own as well!

    We can’t wait to hear all of your thoughts after the game’s launch! And while you’re here, why don’t you tell us some of your favorite memories of being a gamer in the 90s?

    Website: LINK

  • The Drop: New PlayStation Games for May 12, 2020

    The Drop: New PlayStation Games for May 12, 2020

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    Take a trip through the annals of gaming history with three retro-inspired highlights dropping on PS4 and PS VR next week. Huntdown is a neon-drenched action shooter set in a crime-ridden city that needs cleaning up, PS VR’s Pixel Ripped 1995 follows up the excellent Pixel Ripped 1989, bringing the original’s clever concept into the 16-bit era, and Ion Fury is an expertly-crafted love letter to the industry’s earliest first-person shooters.

    For a full list of new games coming to PlayStation next week, read on. And enjoy The Drop!

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    Emma: Lost In MemoriesPS4, PS Vita — Digital (Out May 11)

    Emma: Lost in Memories is a 2D puzzle platformer game in which all the platforms and walls start disappearing progressively as you touch them. Think, strategize, run, jump and feel in a surreal and poetic world where everything fades away.

    Fault – Milestone OnePS4 — Digital (Out May 15)

    Fault is a series of Science Fantasy Cinematic Novels using a unique 3D Camera system for a visually immersive reading experience. Follow Selphine, the bubbly Princess and her sharp-witted Royal Guardian, Ritona, on their journey of a lifetime back to their homeland of Rughzenhaide.

    HuntdownPS4 — Digital

    In the mayhem-filled streets of the future where criminal gangs rule and cops fear to tread, only the bounty hunters can free the city from the corrupt fist of felony. Lay waste to the criminal underworld and make a killing in this hard boiled action comedy arcade shooter.

    Ion FuryPS4 — Digital (Out May 14)

    Ion Fury laughs at the idea of mandatory checkpoints and straight paths through shooting galleries. But, just because this is a true old-school first-person shooter doesn’t mean we’ve ignored all the good new stuff the last two decades have brought. 3DRealms, Voidpoint and 1C Entertainment have taken the best of both worlds and cooked it all into a bloody stew.

    Island SaverPS4 — Digital (Out May 13)

    A group of amazing islands need your help! Horrid plastic waste has washed up and you need to sort it out with your trusty Trash Blaster. But look out for the Litterbugs. They love mess and they’re out to muck things up. You need to wash away gloop, collect litter, earn coins and rescue the bankimals!

    Pixel Ripped 1995PS VR — Digital

    Pixel Ripped is back with a brand new nostalgia-fueled virtual reality game-within-a-game, this time in the year 1995! To restore balance to multiple dimensions, our videogame hero Dot recruits the help of the best gamer from 1995, an unassuming 9-year-old boy named David. Join this unlikely duo through challenging throwbacks to all your favorite classics from the late 16-bit and early 32-bit era of games inside a virtual reality world.

    Pong QuestPS4 — Digital (Out May 15)

    Pong Quest is a new take on the seminal arcade smash. Take control of a brave young paddle and traverse treacherous lands – each loosely based on various classic hits — in this uniquely Pong-themed dungeon-crawling RPG. Dress up your paddle and equip special balls with unique abilities to battle aggressive foes in Quest or online opponents.

    Potata: Fairy FlowerPS4 — Digital (Out May 13)

    This adventure platformer tells a story of a young witch exploring fairy forests to find herself and save her home. Join her quest now! Immerse yourself into a picture-perfect fantasy — solve numerous puzzles, fight enemies, reveal all the secrets… and don’t forget to save the world!

    Tacticool ChampsPS4 — Digital (Out May 15)

    Tacticool Champs combines the best features of shooter and arcade game, where up to four players fight with each other in a closed arena. Quick matches, a wide variety of weapons, and unlimited ways to eliminate the opponents are waiting for you! 

    Thy SwordPS4, PS Vita — Digital (Cross-Buy)

    Thy Sword is a retro-inspired hack-and-slash roguelike with procedural generated levels. Pick from different hero types like the Barbarian and Valkyrie to break the tyranny of the Dark Overlord! 

    Pardon our dust! In the coming months, you may notice the occasional discrepancy in The Drop as we’re updating the back-end systems we pull game info from to populate our list. We will, of course, strive to correct any mistakes as they arise. Thanks for your patience!

    Website: LINK

  • The Walking Dead: Saints & Sinners Hits PS VR Today

    The Walking Dead: Saints & Sinners Hits PS VR Today

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    Like a survivor clawing his way through a horde of walkers as the church bells ring, we at Skydance Interactive have fought through impossible odds to bring you The Walking Dead: Saints & Sinners on PS VR. Players can download the game now!

    The Walking Dead: Saints & Sinners features groundbreaking physics-based VR combat that’s been optimized for PS VR. Burying your shiv into the skull of an unsuspecting walker means you’ll have to use real force to yank it back out again. Each weapon has been finely tuned to feel uniquely weighty and deadly. This level of physical detail was crucial in order to ground you in our dire post-apocalyptic world of New Orleans.

    Things aren’t all doom and gloom in the Big Easy — a glimmer of hope in the form of a massive cache of supplies hidden in the city has the remaining residents itching to get a bite. The Reserve, as it’s known, has caused tensions to mount between New Orleans’ most powerful factions. Once the Reserve is finally unearthed, it could spell disaster for the people caught in the middle of this conflict.

    That’s exactly where you’ll find yourself when you put on the PS VR headset and begin your Crescent City sojourn. Playing as a drifter known as the Tourist, you will meet characters from all corners of NOLA. Many will ask for assistance, and some will greet you with hostility. How you choose to deal with them is all up to you.

    See, The Walking Dead: Saints & Sinners isn’t just about tense combat, physical presence, detailed environments, or a gripping story. More than anything, this game is about seeing what you’re really made of when you find yourself at the extremity of human experience.

    Thanks so much to everyone who has been eagerly awaiting this release. We’re so honored to finally share our sinking city with the PlayStation VR community!

    Website: LINK

  • Gorn Bashes Onto PlayStation VR May 19

    Gorn Bashes Onto PlayStation VR May 19

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    It took us a while, but we’re finally here. The Free Lives team, along with our friends at Devolver Digital and 24Bit Games, are excited to announce that Gorn is coming to PlayStation VR on May 19!

    For those who don’t know, Gorn is an over-the-top gladiator game with a unique, physics-driven combat engine. With Gorn, we wanted to make something that could only work in VR, and that took advantage of all its strengths. We wanted to embrace the chaos of a game where everything is simulated and reward the player for testing the limits of the system. 

    Adding Weight to the World

    Because VR brings the game world so much closer to the player, we realized we couldn’t rely on pre-baked animations. Instead, we felt that interactions — especially impacts — should resolve in natural and expected ways. In order to get that right, Gorn simulates every object in the arena — even the enemies — at all times. 

    For interactions to resolve naturally, we also needed to make sure that objects felt like they had weight. That’s no small feat in a VR game, where the player’s range of motion makes swinging and throwing things around all the more enjoyable. To create the sensation of weight, we added wobbliness to the weapons so that players can see the impact of gravity and various other forces on their shapes. Wobbly weapons have become a signature Gorn aesthetic, and we’re pretty happy about that.  

    More Trick Shots, Please

    While making Gorn, we also wanted to lean into the fact that motion controls make it possible for players to move in whatever way they please. When you add fully simulated objects to an unprecedented range of motion, it means that players can set up the most incredible hit combos and trick shots.

    You can push the enemy shield out of the way to get a clear shot. You can catch his weapon mid-swing. You can pick up a defeated enemy to use as a shield against another’s arrows. You can pick up a severed arm to use as a weapon. If you’re fast enough, you can even catch an arrow mid-air and return to sender.  

    We are still surprised by the creative combat styles that players come up with, and we love that about Gorn. It gives players the freedom to battle their enemies in weird and wonderful ways.

    And that’s the best way to play Gorn. As a gladiator, you’re not just there to survive. You’re there to entertain. Take advantage of what the arena offers, experiment, and have fun!

    If you don’t have the stomach for blood and gore, we’ve got you covered with Piñata Mode. Here, you are free to smack at paper mâché enemies until their heads explode with candy. 

    We hope that you’ll enjoy Gorn — in all its glorious chaos — when it hits PlayStation VR on May 19! 

    Special thanks to Devolver Digital and 24Bit Games for doing most of the legwork in getting the PlayStation VR version of the game out. Thank you also to everyone who has been messaging us with questions about the release date. We are confident that the game will have been worth the wait!

    Note: Please make sure that your play space is set up and cleared properly and heed the limits of your safe playing area.

    Website: LINK

  • Vader Immortal: A Star Wars VR Series is Coming to PS VR This Summer

    Vader Immortal: A Star Wars VR Series is Coming to PS VR This Summer

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    Today, I’m excited to let you know that Vader Immortal: A Star Wars VR Series is coming to PlayStation VR later this summer, and the series will be available as a complete series: all three episodes and Lightsaber Dojos will be available for purchase together, for the first time. 

    Back in 2016, when ILMxLAB first started talking about creating a canonical VR series that focused on Darth Vader, our goal was to tell a new and unique story about one of the most infamous villains in the galaxy. We wanted to bring you into the world of Star Wars in a way that could only be done through immersive storytelling in VR. This would put YOU right in the middle of the action to connect with amazing characters as your actions move the story forward. 

    Prior to Vader Immortal, I worked with the Lucasfilm Story Group to develop Star Wars stories for feature films. Now, the task was to bring the same techniques and care that we used in our movies to this new form of storytelling. Of course, quality is key for a brand like Star Wars. We pushed ourselves every day to combine high quality visuals, sound and compelling interactivity in a way not previously attempted or achieved in the VR space. To do this, we built a team of folks with varied storytelling backgrounds from film, games, and animation, brought on key collaborators like ClutchPlay, and leveraged Epic Games’ Unreal Engine 4. This, along with the help of Writer and Executive Producer David S. Goyer, helped to find our path for the project. 

    One of our first meetings began with a whiteboard. We listed out everything that we thought fans (and ourselves!) would most want to experience, if they were inside the Star Wars galaxy. Wielding a lightsaber was right there at the top of that list, but we knew that if we were going to do that, we had to do it right. We went through many different mechanics, both in-house and with our partners at Ninja Theory, before we got to the point where you really felt like you were parrying a blow, slicing through metal, or blocking blaster fire. We continually tested and tweaked the feedback until we got it right. 

    There are so many parts that grab you in the experience, but my favorite is still early in the first episode. The moment when Darth Vader first approaches you is something that can’t really be explained (but I’ll try). It’s intense when his gaze follows you and he speaks directly to you. I’ve seen some people stand up taller and get in his face, and some shrink a bit or even step back, but his presence is intimidating, and unforgettable.

    Our hard work has been recognized, too, with Vader Immortal winning Best AV/VR Game at the 2020 GDC Awards, and the Producers Guild Innovation Award earlier this year. 

    The team is hard at work getting the story up and running for PS VR, and we can’t wait for you all to experience it and meet Vader face to face. We’ll have more to share in the coming months.

    Website: LINK

  • Editors’ Choice: Paper Beast Delivers A Thought-Provoking, Immersive World

    Editors’ Choice: Paper Beast Delivers A Thought-Provoking, Immersive World

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    My first glimpse of Paper Beast came during last December’s jam-packed State of Play presentation. Nestled between the mind-bending puzzles of Superliminal and the Kingdom Hearts III expansion was a captivating trailer showcasing a first-person journey through dreamlike terrain. The video featured interesting topography and trippy visuals, but what did it all mean? What do you actually do? Despite not really “getting” what was going on, I was nonetheless captivated and made a mental note to play Paper Beast (whatever it was!) when it came to PS VR. 

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    Now that I’m on the other side of this unforgettable trek through digital space made real, I can’t recommend it enough. What begins as a curious jaunt through a virtual desert transforms into an eyebrow-raising adventure filled with origami creatures, surreal objects floating through the air, and hallucinatory events that defy description. Sure, I can describe a hovering piece of obsidian slicing a hole in the sky that causes alphabet letters to fall out while turtles spew mud from their bellies, but did that arrangement of words help at all?

    Thankfully, these bizarre moments exist to challenge your perceptions, not just confuse you for the sake of “whoa isn’t this WEIRD?” The concept is that information-based life has formed within a digital space, and you’re a visitor caught up in a turbulent period of creation. However, this virtual genesis needs a helping hand, and this is where actual gameplay takes shape. Using a DualShock 4 or dual-wielding PS Move Controllers, you manipulate these papercraft beings — as well as plants, fabrics, and other materials — to ensure life, uh, finds a way.

    Solving these environmental puzzles means pausing to soak up the scenery. What are the animals doing? Do they look stressed? Dehydrated? These moments are where Paper Beast really shines, as you’re forced to just stare and deliberately consider what is happening in the world. I frequently found myself gazing at the alien horizon and admiring not just the set piece in front of me, but how this whole data-driven ecosystem was put together. It’s easy to get lost in the world and simply… exist. I spent many moments watching paper predators stalk their prey and diamond-shaped bugs go about their business. It’s all thoughtfully, artfully structured and a treat to experience.

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    Navigation follows a bit of the same dream logic that shapes the world itself. You don’t directly control your movement, but rather use a pointer to warp from spot to spot. Some may prefer more traditional 1-to-1 movement, but to me, this slightly detached experience helped cement the outsider-looking-in perspective. In dreams, it’s often hard to move precisely how and where you’d like… but then at the same time, you can magically “be” somewhere else without really processing the transition. So you’re both stuck and free at the same time, as you are in Paper Beast – dreamlike through and through.

    As you play, various creatures cross your path and seemingly try to help you. One ominous, crystalline being turns out to be a life saver, and another shaggy dog (made out of shredded documents?) tries its best to dig out helpful paths. By the time the final scene played out, new friends in tow, I felt a genuine swell of emotion. We did it! But uh, what was “it?” And where are we now while the credits roll? I have my theories, but that’s the beauty of the narrative here — there isn’t one concrete answer.

    The sense of alien wonder and ambiguous expression echo Another World / Out of this World, a notable adventure game from Paper Beast designer Eric Chahi. Both games have minimal to no HUD, dialog, or overt storytelling, and place the player in a strange realm. Finding your way through with so little to go on is exhilarating, and with PS VR that experience is all the more engrossing.

    Paper Beast is unlike anything I’ve played in years, and well worth a look if you’re eager for a strange and unique trip through a burgeoning digital world.

    Website: LINK

  • The Drop: New PlayStation Games for May 5, 2020

    The Drop: New PlayStation Games for May 5, 2020

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    John Wick Hex lands on PS4 May 5, blending action and strategy thanks to its time-based encounters. Get inside the mind of the unstoppable action hero, plan, and execute. Yeah — I’m thinking he’s back.

    For a full list of new games coming to PlayStation next week, read on. And enjoy The Drop!

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    Emma: Lost In MemoriesPS4, PS Vita — Digital (Out May 8)

    Emma: Lost in Memories is a 2D puzzle platformer game in which all the platforms and walls start disappearing progressively as you touch them. Think, strategize, run, jump and feel in a surreal and poetic world where everything fades away.

    Fury UnleashedPS4 — Digital (Out May 8)

    Fury Unleashed is a combo-driven rougelite action platformer — each kill you make increases your combo. Hit certain thresholds and your damage resistance and healing powers will kick in! It’s a game you can even beat in one ultimate combo. Are you up to the task?

    Infinite – Beyond The MindPS4 — Digital (Out May 7)

    Do you stand a chance against the wicked Queen Evangelyn and her army? You’re the last hope to prevent her world domination! Infinite – Beyond The Mind is a slick 2D action-platformer where you take on evil Queen Evangelyn Bramann. Play as either Tanya or Olga, two girls who have the power to stop the growing army and take down the evil Queen.

    John Wick HexPS4 — Digital

    Become The Baba Yaga. John Wick Hex is a fast-paced, action-oriented strategy game that makes you think and strike like John Wick, the professional hitman of the critically acclaimed film franchise.

    Ping ReduxPS4 — Digital (Out May 6)

    Ping Redux has 100+ levels including 12 bosses that are inspired by classic games to help keep the gameplay varied. With bombs, lava, moving hazards, and other sorts of blocks to get in your way, do you think you can beat it?

    Reed 2PS4, PS Vita — Digital (Cross-Buy)

    Reed awakens… to the memories of the old supercomputer… Reed failed. The reboot failed and now the digital world is once again breaking down. Before the old supercomputer malfunctioned, it gave Reed backup files that must be delivered to the Developer. The virtual world is now doomed, can you get to the Developer?

    SupermashPS4 — Digital (Out May 8)

    SuperMash is a game that makes games! Mash together two game genres to get a completely unique new game each time, then challenge your friends to see how they do. Think the Mash you made is impossible? Share its MASH Code with a friend or streamer and see if they can beat it!

    Taimumari: Complete EditionPS4 — Digital (Out May 4)

    Taimumari: Complete Edition includes the full Taimumari game with all additions and Legend of Himari minigame! Take control of the Himari, the young female wizard travelling across various ages to settle the balance in time across the whole world!

    Task Force KampasPS4 — Digital

    Drawing inspiration from the golden age of Japanese shoot‘em ups, Task Force Kampas combines retro action with modern conventions, adding new mechanics and randomly generated stages with hand-crafted bosses.

    Ubermosh:OmegaPS4 — Digital

    Ubermosh:Omega, the final volume of the series, is the apex of the “90 seconds gun-fueled pit” concept. Players can choose a Saint, tune it to fit their gameplay style, and try to survive a gun-filled pit where you can cut bullets with swords, unleash havoc with psionic powers, and evade hells of projectiles.

    Void BastardsPS4 — Digital (Out May 7)

    Forget everything you know about first-person shooters: Void Bastards asks you to take charge, not just point your gun and fire. Your task is to lead the rag-tag Void Bastards out of the Sargasso Nebula. You make the decisions: where to go, what to do and who to fight. And then you must carry out that strategy in the face of strange and terrible enemies.

    Pardon our dust! In the coming months, you may notice the occasional discrepancy in The Drop as we’re updating the back-end systems we pull game info from to populate our list. We will, of course, strive to correct any mistakes as they arise. Thanks for your patience!

    Website: LINK

  • Save Big with Games Under $20 at PlayStation Store

    Save Big with Games Under $20 at PlayStation Store

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    Love a bargain? Been on the fence about picking up a particular game? Had your eye on that bundle for longer than you can remember? Wait no longer. Games Under $20 hits PlayStation Store tomorrow with a treasure trove of titles ready to be enjoyed for less.

    Starting tomorrow, save big on Far Cry 5 and battle a doomsday cult across the sprawling open world of Hope County. Scoop up Star Wars Battlefront II: Celebration Edition for an endless adventure in the ultimate space opera. Dare to take on competitive fighting with EA Sports UFC 3 Deluxe Edition – and so much more.

    Scroll down for just a snapshot of the deals to come, then head over to PS Store tomorrow morning for the full lineup reveal. Games Under $20 ends 8am Pacific, Wednesday, May 13.

    PS4 Games $Sale $Original
    7TH SECTOR  $13.99  $19.99
    A WINTER’S DAYDREAM  $3.59  $5.99
    ARCADE GAME SERIES 3-IN-1 PACK  $3.99  $7.99
    ARCADE GAME SERIES: DIG DUG  $1.99  $3.99
    ARCADE GAME SERIES: GALAGA  $1.99  $3.99
    ASSASSIN’S CREED ORIGINS  $14.99  $59.99
    AVEN COLONY  $14.99  $29.99
    BAJA: EDGE OF CONTROL HD  $8.99  $29.99
    BEACH BUGGY RACING  $3.99  $9.99
    BLASPHEMOUS  $16.74  $24.99
    BULLETSTORM: FULL CLIP EDITION  $7.99  $39.99
    BULLETSTORM: FULL CLIP EDITION DUKE NUKEM BUNDLE  $11.24  $44.99
    CALL OF CTHULHU  $9.99  $39.99
    CALL OF DUTY: ADVANCED WARFARE – SEASON PASS  $19.99  $49.99
    CALL OF DUTY: BLACK OPS III  -ZOMBIES CHRONICLES EDITION  $19.79  $59.99
    CALL OF DUTY: BLACK OPS III SEASON PASS  $19.99  $49.99
    CALL OF DUTY: GHOSTS GOLD EDITION  $19.79  $59.99
    CALL OF DUTY: GHOSTS SEASON PASS  $19.99  $49.99
    CALL OF DUTY: INFINITE WARFARE  $19.79  $59.99
    CALL OF DUTY: INFINITE WARFARE – SEASON PASS  $19.99  $49.99
    CITIES: SKYLINES – PREMIUM EDITION 2  $17.49  $69.99
    CITIES: SKYLINES + SURVIVING MARS  $14.99  $59.99
    CLUSTERTRUCK  $4.49  $14.99
    DARK SOULS 2: SCHOLAR OF THE FIRST SIN  $9.99  $39.99
    DARKSIDERS II DEATHINITIVE EDITION  $7.49  $29.99
    DARKSIDERS III  $17.99  $59.99
    DARKSIDERS III SEASON PASS  $9.99  $19.99
    DARKSIDERS WARMASTERED EDITION  $4.99  $19.99
    DARKSIDERS: FURY’S COLLECTION – WAR AND DEATH  $9.99  $39.99
    DEAD CELLS  $16.24  $24.99
    DEAD ISLAND DEFINITIVE EDITION  $7.99  $19.99
    DEAD ISLAND: RIPTIDE DEFINITIVE EDITION  $7.99  $19.99
    DESTROY ALL HUMANS!  $6.99  $19.99
    DESTROY ALL HUMANS! 2  $6.99  $19.99
    DIABLO III: RISE OF THE NECROMANCER  $7.49  $14.99
    DIRT RALLY 2.0 – GAME OF THE YEAR EDITION  $19.79  $59.99
    DISHONORED 2  $7.49  $29.99
    DISHONORED DEFINITIVE EDITION  $17.99  $59.99
    DISHONORED: DEATH OF THE OUTSIDER  $4.99  $19.99
    DONUT COUNTY  $6.49  $12.99
    DRAGON AGE: INQUISITION DLC BUNDLE  $19.79  $44.99
    DUKE NUKEM 3D: 20TH ANNIVERSARY WORLD TOUR  $4.99  $19.99
    EA SPORTS UFC 3 DELUXE EDITION  $14.99  $29.99
    ELEX  $14.99  $59.99
    ELITE DANGEROUS: DELUXE EDITION  $17.99  $59.99
    F1 2019  $17.99  $59.99
    F1 2019 LEGEND EDITION SENNA AND PROST  $19.59  $69.99
    FADE TO SILENCE  $17.99  $29.99
    FALLOUT 4  $14.99  $29.99
    FAR CRY 3 CLASSIC EDITION  $14.99  $29.99
    FAR CRY 5  $14.99  $59.99
    FOR HONOR STANDARD EDITION  $9.89  $29.99
    FOR HONOR YEAR 1: HEROES BUNDLE  $14.99  $29.99
    FREEDIVER: TRITON DOWN  $11.24  $14.99
    FULLBLAST  $2.99  $5.99
    GENESIS ALPHA ONE  $11.99  $29.99
    GHOST RECON BREAKPOINT : 1200 (+100 BONUS) GHOST COINS  $6.99  $9.99
    GHOST RECON BREAKPOINT : 2400 (+400 BONUS) GHOST COINS  $13.99  $19.99
    GRAVEYARD KEEPER  $6.99  $19.99
    GTAV: PREMIUM ONLINE EDITION AND GREAT WHITE SHARK CARD  $19.79  $44.99
    GUTS & GLORY  $3.74  $14.99
    HELLO NEIGHBOR  $7.49  $29.99
    HELLO NEIGHBOR BUNDLE  $9.99  $49.99
    HELLO NEIGHBOR HIDE AND SEEK  $5.99  $29.99
    HITMAN – GAME OF THE YEAR EDITION  $8.99  $59.99
    HITMAN 2 – STANDARD EDITION  $17.99  $59.99
    HOMEFRONT: THE REVOLUTION  $4.99  $19.99
    HOMEFRONT: THE REVOLUTION ‘FREEDOM FIGHTER’ BUNDLE  $9.99  $39.99
    HUMAN: FALL FLAT  $6.74  $14.99
    INFINITE MINIGOLF  $5.99  $14.99
    INJUSTICE 2  $5.99  $19.99
    JURASSIC WORLD EVOLUTION  $17.49  $49.99
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  • Pistol Whip Comes to PS VR This Summer

    Pistol Whip Comes to PS VR This Summer

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    You know how in action movie trailers they sync all the gunfire and fisticuff sounds to match up with the music — that’s what it feels like to play Pistol Whip, our first-of-its-kind action-rhythm FPS for PlayStation VR. You’ll become the hero of your own action movie scenes, with hand-crafted enemy engagements and environments synchronized to a breakneck soundtrack.

    Since we launched on PC late last year, Pistol Whip has rocketed to become one of the highest-rated VR games available, even becoming recipient of Immersive Reality Game of the Year at the 2020 DICE Awards. We’re extremely excited to bring Pistol Whip to the PS VR family at long last this summer, so you can become the ultimate action hero badass you were meant to be. 

    For Pistol Whip, we took divine inspiration from the tone and stylings of god-mode action movies like John Wick and Equilibrium, as well as PS VR classics like Beat Saber and Superhot. Built for pick-up-and-play with dead simple, single-button controls, Pistol Whip is easy to play but tough to master. By default, you’ll use a single PlayStation Move controller to aim and shoot, encouraging you to brace your weapon with your offhand like a real action movie badass.

    Unlike traditional rhythm games, Pistol Whip features dynamic levels instead of a static void. Comfortable, constant momentum journeys you through a variety of “scenes” inspired by action movie settings, from bank heists to airship raids. Each scene comes with three difficulties, and we have a suite of weapon personalization options and gameplay modifiers, including dual wield akimbo, to mix up the flow, challenge you, and encourage new playstyles as you chase friends and global leaderboards.

    Also unlike traditional rhythm games, Pistol Whip has no line in the sand; you have complete freedom to shoot, dodge, and melee targets (pistol whip) to the rhythm you feel is right, in no specific order. You’ll earn bonus points if you take out baddies to the beat of the music, but you can play Pistol Whip entirely rhythmless like a classic arcade shooter. Whether you play tactically or musically, Pistol Whip offers unprecedented player agency.

    Pistol Whip was built for virtual reality by our team of veteran VR developers to take advantage of the physicality of the tech. With Pistol Whip on PlayStation VR, you’ll use the breadth of your space to dodge bullets, avoid obstacles, and land some mean pistol whips. For the fitness-minded, Pistol Whip can also be used as a workout tool perfect for maintaining your best quarantine bod. Plus, it’s fun to watch and you look pretty cool playing it.

    As a veteran VR team, we also have a keen focus on comfort. For Pistol Whip, we came up with a comfort-first locomotion design that prevents motion sickness while you play, even during the most hectic movements. With this design, you’re able to experience non-stop motion without the fear of nausea, allowing you to focus on the action and stay in rhythm. If you’re motion sensitive and have been holding out on VR action games for that reason, Pistol Whip may be right for you. 

    When Pistol Whip launches on PS VR this summer, the story does not end there. We’ll be continuing to support the game with content updates over the months to follow, introducing new scenes, customization options, and more to be revealed.

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  • The Drop: New PlayStation Games for April 28, 2020

    The Drop: New PlayStation Games for April 28, 2020

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    A gaming legend returns! Streets of Rage 4 brawls to PS4 next week, more than 25 years (!) after the series’ third entry. Developer Lizardcube brings their expert animation chops to the table, brilliantly reimagining characters Blaze, Axel, and more… but new fighters join the ranks too. Old-school fans can indulge with playable retro sprites, as well — chunky pixels and all.

    Other highlights dropping next week include Moving Out, Telling Lies, Sakura Wars, and Snowrunner.

    For a full list of new games coming to PlayStation next week, read on. And enjoy The Drop!

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    Active NeuronsPS4, PS Vita — Digital (Out Apr. 29)

    Active Neurons is a game that trains the player in spatial logical thinking. By controlling the power of thought, you must charge the neurons. The more the neurons are charged, the healthier the brain becomes. The healthier the brain becomes, the more of a fully-fledged life the person will live.

    Arcade SpiritsPS4 — Digital, Retail (Out May 1)

    What if the 1983 video game marketing crash never happened? Set in 20XX, Arcade Spirits is a visual novel romantic comedy with a different history, where arcades still reign supreme as the ultimate place to play. After a period of turbulent employment, your character starts an exciting new job at the Funplex: a popular local arcade with a team of staff that are as eccentric as the customers.

    Book of DemonsPS4 — Digital (Out Apr. 30)

    Book of Demons is a Hack & Slash Deck-building hybrid in which you decide the length of quests. Wield magic cards and slay the armies of darkness in the Old Cathedral dungeons. Save the terror-stricken Paperverse from the clutches of the Archdemon!

    Daymare: 1998PS4 — Digital

    Daymare: 1998 is a third-person survival horror game that recreates the mood of iconic titles from the ’90s, with a fresh storyline. An incident that turns a small town into a deadly zone, three characters to play with and little time to find the truth, before its mutated citizens abruptly end your mission.

    Down the Rabbit HolePS VR — Digital (Out May 1)

    Down the Rabbit Hole is a VR adventure set in Wonderland prior to Alice’s arrival. You will guide a girl who is looking for her lost pet by solving puzzles, uncovering secrets and making choices about the story along the way.

    Dread NauticalPS4 — Digital (Out Apr. 29)

    Your cruise was so relaxing until the monsters from another dimension showed up to kill everyone. Fight them off, manage your resources effectively, and convince scattered survivors to join your efforts. A captivatingly eerie tactical turn-based RPG.

    Gun CrazyPS4 — Digital

    Gun Crazy is a fast paced and hectic arcade style action shoot em’ up in this homage to classic old school classics! Become the fiercest lady on the police force! Take out the bad guys through four unique levels filled with challenging bosses and powerful special guns.

    The Inner FriendPS4 — Digital

    Led by a mysterious Shadow, face fears and nightmares inhabiting its materialized subconscious universe. Dive into a unique and eerie world to relive the Shadow’s childhood memories and overcome them to restore what was once a safe haven. Dark and scary, mysterious at times, the world of The Inner Friend is a surrealist representation of memories and fears.

    Jigsaw AbundancePS4 — Digital

    Now with more themes and puzzles, including 10 different themes to choose from, four different difficulty settings to adjust anytime during playing, 50 high quality puzzle images, the ability to adjust background themes, and soft, relaxing and cheerful music.

    Moving OutPS4 — Digital, Retail

    Moving Out is a ridiculous physics-based moving simulator that brings new meaning to ‘couch co-op’! Take on moving jobs across the town of Packmore. Enjoy the story mode solo or as a team of four friends, move through sleepy suburbs, frenzied farms, haunted houses and lands beyond to grow your company’s reputation!

    Sakura WarsPS4 — Digital, Retail

    The Imperial Combat Revue takes the stage as Tokyo’s defense against demons in this extravagant adventure. Soldiers in wartime, theater performers in peacetime, the Flower Division is not living up to its legacy and risks being shut down. As newly appointed captain Kamiyama, it’s up to you to turn things around.

    Snowrunner PS4 — Digital, Retail

    Get ready for the next-generation off-road experience! Drive powerful vehicles and overcome extreme open environments: mud, torrential waters, snow, frozen lakes, with 40 unique vehicles to unlock, upgrade, and customize. Go solo or play with other players in 4-player co-op.

    Streets of Rage 4PS4 — Digital (Out Apr. 30)

    Amongst the best beat’em up series ever created, jammin’ ‘90s beats and over the top street beating, the iconic series Streets of Rage comes back with a masterful tribute to and revitalization of the classic action fans adore.

    Telling LiesPS4 — Digital

    An investigative thriller game with non-linear storytelling, Telling Lies revolves around a cache of secretly recorded video conversations. Starring Logan Marshall-Green, Alexandra Shipp, Kerry Bishé, Angela Sarafyan and directed by Sam Barlow, creator of Her Story and Silent Hill: Shattered Memories.

    Pardon our dust! In the coming months, you may notice the occasional discrepancy in The Drop as we’re updating the back-end systems we pull game info from to populate our list. We will, of course, strive to correct any mistakes as they arise. Thanks for your patience!

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  • The Drop: New PlayStation Games for April 21, 2020

    The Drop: New PlayStation Games for April 21, 2020

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    The memorable opening moments of the original Predator film play out in almost every round of Predator: Hunting Grounds. Snappy one-liners and stealthy jungle infiltration quickly explode into a hectic firefight that, slowly but surely, turns dire as an otherworldly foe picks off an elite Fireteam with grisly precision. But this time, you get to choose which side of the battle you’re on – a skilled Fireteam loaded with cutting-edge weaponry, or the agile and otherworldly Predator. While the humans may appear outmatched, if you know your objectives and communicate with your fellow team members, you’re sure to make it out alive. Get in, get it done, and get to the chopper! 

    For a full list of new games coming to PlayStation next week, read on. And enjoy The Drop!

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    Aces of the MultiversePS4 — Digital (Out Apr. 23)

    Aces of the Multiverse is a game that is played in multiple parallel realities. On the one hand, we have science fiction characters competing in an exciting tournament. On the other hand, there are players from their real universe and with the help of their Xplora smart watch they can unlock new characters, teams and stadiums.

    Azure Striker Gunvolt: Striker PackPS4 — Digital (Out Apr. 24)

    Azure Striker Gunvolt Striker Pack brings the electrifying 2D side-scrolling action games Azure Striker Gunvolt and Azure Striker Gunvolt 2 to PS4 in one single package. Featuring a robust cast of characters that are fully voiced (in Japanese) and over 25 vocal tracks, the world of Gunvolt provides excitement at every turn. Exclusive to the PS4 version, a brand new vocal track, ‘Final Station,’ is included!

    Deliver Us The MoonPS4 — Digital (Out Apr. 24)

    Deliver Us The Moon is a Sci-Fi thriller set in an apocalyptic near future, where Earth’s natural resources are depleted. A lunar colony providing a vital supply of energy has gone silent. A lone astronaut is sent to the moon on a critical mission to save humanity from extinction. Will you save mankind or be forgotten in the dark abyss of Space?

    Guard DutyPS4, PS Vita — Digital (Cross-Buy)

    Discover how the story of a mysterious Agent in the future and a Castle Guard from years past are linked in this traditional point and click adventure game. Under the watch of a loyal castle guard, someone has snuck into the kingdom and kidnapped the princess. A thousand years later, join Agent Starborn to save the Earth, and vanquish an evil that has been around for centuries!

    Help Will Come TomorrowPS4 — Digital

    In a Siberian wilderness, on the eve of October Revolution, passengers must survive a catastrophe on the Trans-Siberian railway train. Manage scarce resources and stay alive in the frosty wilderness of Siberia until help arrives, facing dangers, their own weaknesses and, above all, their own prejudice.

    MotoGP20PS4 — Digital, Retail (Out Apr. 23)

    Rev up your engines for a new chapter of the MotoGP series! MotoGP 20 is back with a revived Managerial Career mode and more. Awaiting you are even more realistic graphics, improved gameplay, a new way to experience the historic content and all the excitement of the 2020 season!

    Obey MePS4 — Digital

    Set in the modern world, Heaven and Hell are locked in a millennial conflict for the souls of mankind. Vanessa Held, a lowly Soul Huntress in the infernal ranks, and her Hellhound companion, Monty, will tip the balance of war with their own hands.

    Predator: Hunting GroundsPS4 — Digital, Retail (Out Apr. 24)

    Hunt or be hunted in this asymmetrical multiplayer shooter that pits human against Predator. As part of a Fireteam, complete missions before the Predator finds you. Or be the Predator and hunt your prey.

    Spuds UnearthedPS4 — Digital (Out Apr. 24)

    Fight to build your own Spud tribe and make your planet prosper in this hilarious action-strategy game with a dash of playing god. Journey to different planets, upgrade your heroes and create new weapons for your galactic conquest!

    Super Dodge BallPS4 — Digital

    This isn’t your regular dodge ball, you can’t just eliminate the whole team by hitting them with the ball. You’ll need to reduce the opposing team’s HP to zero to win the game!

    Trials of ManaPS4 — Digital, Retail (Out Apr. 24)

    The Trials of Mana remake seamlessly brings the beloved story and characters of Seiken Densetsu 3 (the third game in the Mana series) to the modern gamer. When the world was shrouded in darkness, the Goddess of Mana drew forth the Sword of Mana to smite the eight Benevodons, monsters of destruction…

    Wonder BladePS4 — Digital

    The princess was captured by a villainous maniac again! What are you waiting for? Grab your weapon, free the princess, and save the world! With all those sweet combos, killer finishing moves and devastating magic abilities, the bad guys won’t know what hit them. Don’t forget to wear a costume to make you a one-of-a-kind adventurer.

    Pardon our dust! In the coming months, you may notice the occasional discrepancy in The Drop as we’re updating the back-end systems we pull game info from to populate our list. We will, of course, strive to correct any mistakes as they arise. Thanks for your patience!

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  • The Drop: New PlayStation Games for April 7, 2020

    The Drop: New PlayStation Games for April 7, 2020

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    I mean, I feel like I don’t even need to write an intro for this one.

    Final Fantasy VII Remake launches Friday. Enjoy The Drop.

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    AFL Evolution 2
    PS4 — Digital (Out Apr. 9)
    The Evolution Continues. A true reflection of the modern AFL game. Pursue your goals with greater depth, improved draft, free agency and state leagues. Includes Guernsey Creator, Player and Team Management. Create/ share online on FanHub. Play head to head and top the leaderboard, or team up with up to eight mates online.
    PS4 — Digital
    Explore, Survive, and Discover what lies Below in this brooding, atmospheric dungeon-crawler. Below presents a vast underworld of ever-shifting labyrinths where deadly monstrosities, cunning traps, and a shadowy presence lurk in every passage. What lies below? Only the brave will find out.
    PS4 — Digital (Out Apr. 8)
    Biped is a physics-based 3D co-op action-adventure game with a strong focus on moment-to-moment collaboration between two players. Two little bipedal robots, Aku and Sila, will walk side by side and embark on a fun and bonding journey to accomplish their mission on planet Earth.
    Braveland Trilogy
    PS4 — Digital (Out Apr. 10)
    The story takes place in a hand-drawn world and covers many interesting places and characters. Various warriors will join your army – archers, scouts, healers, footmen, arbalesters and more.
    Construction Simulator 3 – Console Edition
    PS4 — Digital
    Construction Simulator 3 returns to Europe! Discover an idyllic European town with officially licensed vehicles by famous brands. Take on diverse and challenging contracts. Shape the skyline of your city and expand your vehicle fleet.
    Convoy: A Tactical Roguelike
    PS4 — Digital (Out Apr. 8)
    Convoy is a tactical roguelike in which you cross a wasteland in search of parts for your broken ship. You travel with your combat vehicles and convoy across a wasteland to find parts needed to repair your broken spaceship. Keep your convoy and its cargo safe from raiders, privateers and other enemies during your journey.
    Disaster Report 4: Summer Memories
    PS4 — Digital, Retail
    A calm summer day turns into catastrophe when a massive earthquake strikes the city, throwing buildings and lives into chaos. In order to survive, you must navigate familiar locations under unfamiliar circumstances. The fellow survivors you meet and crucial decisions you make will ultimately determine how your journey through this crisis will end.
    Final Fantasy VII Remake
    PS4 — Digital, Retail (Out Apr. 10)
    A spectacular reimagining of one of the most visionary games ever, Final Fantasy VII Remake rebuilds and expands the legendary RPG for today. The first entry in a multi-part saga, delivering a level of depth inconceivable for the original. Mind-blowing story, unforgettable characters, epic battles and technical excellence collide.
    PSVR — Digital
    Enter a surreal adventure where puzzles are built from dreams and memories. Solve the mystery behind an ancient artifact. Advance through a world that transforms around you. Transcend this existence. Charm Games brings you Form, a surreal adventure that unfolds within the confines of the human mind.
    Galaxy of Pen & Paper +1 Edition
    PS4 — Digital
    Galaxy of Pen & Paper is a turn-based meta RPG about a group of players rolling dice in the year 1999! Create your own game master and RPG party, as they roleplay, explore distant planets in their imagination, fight weird aliens and save the galaxy in the era of dial-up internet and floppy disks!
    Null Drifter
    PS4 — Digital
    Blast into a 1-bit lo-fi simulation that will gradually train your skills up to become the ultimate space-fighter pilot! Secretly part of the Project Starship world, this twin-stick shooter is designed to prepare pilots for their mission against the awakened forces of the void.
    A Room Where Art Conceals
    PS VR — Digital (Out Apr. 8)
    In the distant future, many masterpieces of art have disappeared in the turmoil, and people have lost their emotions in the indifference of survival. Well you accidentally opened the door to a mysterious old space and woke up the robot guarding the paintings in some way, who will guide you to find those lost paintings by entering the world within those famous paintings and experience the emotions of such fascinating paintings
    Rush Rover
    PS4, PS Vita — Digital (Cross-Buy)
    Rush Rover is a 2D top-down shooter game with game play mechanics similar to traditional shmups. It includes random map generation, unique weapons, lots of different enemies, exciting boss battles and a dynamic chip tune soundtrack.
    Sharknado VR: Eye of the Storm
    PS VR — Digital (Out Apr. 8)
    Fight your way through swarms of hungry flying sharks in Sharknado VR! Slice them with the Chainsaw, shred them with machine guns or explode them with the RPG! Can you survive the Sharknado?
    Troubleshooter
    PS4 — Digital (Out Apr. 9)
    Why did dinosaurs go extinct? Bad weather? Meteors? Or because of a maniac with rainbow hair? Who knows! Troubleshooter is a top-down arcade shooter. Fight through endless waves of unsuspecting dinosaurs and prove you are the best! Grab a friend and rampage together. Use meteors showers and upgrades to your advantage.

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    The information above is subject to change without notice.

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  • The Drop: New PlayStation Games for March 31, 2020

    The Drop: New PlayStation Games for March 31, 2020

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    You’ll be seeing STARRRSSSS on PS4 next week. Revisit — and attempt to escape — a terrifyingly realized Raccoon City in Capcom’s blockbuster remake of Resident Evil 3. This one also includes Resident Evil Resistance, which pits four survivors against one mastermind in an online multiplayer battle of wits. Think you’ve got what it takes?

    Join Joker and the rest of the Phantom Thieves — including newcomer Kasumi — in Persona 5 Royal, an updated new take on the legendary JRPG series’ most recent mainline entry. Other new additions to Royal include a new area and activities, a grappling hook for more deftly navigating Palaces, and Showtimes: flashy, custom-animated new team attacks that ooze style (just like the rest of the game). Reveal your truth on March 31.

    For a full list of new games coming to PlayStation next week, read on. And enjoy The Drop!

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    Battle Rockets
    PS Vita — Digital
    Battle Rockets™ is a unique SHMUP Fighter designed exclusively for the PS Vita. In Battle Rockets, each player chooses a side — literally! Play as one of eight ‘Console-tan’ fighters, and battle your friends… or foes… or complete strangers! Are you head-to-heady?
    The Casebook of Arkady Smith
    PS4 — Digital
    An open world investigation game set in a futuristic city. Take on the role of Arkady Smith, the famous investigator. Explore the vast city, search for hidden clues, solve fiendish puzzles and speak to elusive suspects. Can you uncover the mystery of each crime?
    The Complex
    PS4 — Digital
    The Complex is an interactive sci-fi thriller movie from the publishers of Late Shift and The Bunker. After a major bio-weapon attack on London, two scientists find themselves in a locked-down laboratory with time, and air, running out. Your actions and your relationship with other characters will lead you to one of eight suspenseful endings.
    Curious Expedition
    PS4 — Digital
    Curious Expedition is a roguelike expedition simulation set in the late 19th century. Take the role of famous historical personalities and venture forth on expeditions to unexplored regions on a quest for fame, science and, of course, fortune! Don your pith helmet and khakis and make your way through a lush, procedurally generated world full of wonder and mystery.
    Final Assault
    PS VR — Digital
    Final Assault is an action packed, WWII themed RTS built from the ground up to capitalize on the power of VR. Tower over the battlefield as war rages around you in 360 degrees.This new approach to classic RTS gaming utilizes compelling and immersive gameplay that can only exist in VR. Fight the battle, win the war!
    Good Goliath
    PS VR — Digital
    Good Goliath is an arcade-action style game where the player is a giant battling hordes of little foes. With wave-based tower defense gameplay where players are the tower, catch, dodge and throw pitchforks, barrels, and even tiny enemies!
    Battle armies, mini bosses, and colossal monsters in vibrant worlds right out of a storybook. Featuring Medieval, Pirate, and Hell World, fight witches, sharks, demons and the king of the underworld himself!
    Hyperparasite
    PS4 — Digital (Out Apr. 3)
    A rogue-lite twin-stick shooter/brawler that never plays the same twice. Collect and control 60 different characters as the body-snatching alien Parasite with a grudge against humanity. Fight to the top of the food chain: possess the President, push the Big Red Button and one-up the human race.
    Immortal Legacy: The Jade Cipher
    PS4 — Digital
    Delve deep into the origins of a sinister Chinese legend, and unearth the secrets of an island’s forgotten past in this pulse-pounding adventure. Explore a nightmarish island shrouded in mystery. Survive against enemies using an array of weapons, crack intricate puzzles, and uncover the disturbing truth.
    Operencia: The Stolen Sun
    PS4 — Digital
    Operencia: The Stolen Sun embraces everything you love about classic first-person dungeon-crawlers, enhancing the old-school turn-based RPG experience with modern sensibilities. Gather your team of memorable characters and guide them through a world inspired by Central European mythology, where history meets legend.
    PS4 — Digital
    Take control of big-name buggies and quads to negotiate scree slopes, steep inclines and various obstacles on extreme off-road and technically challenging tracks. Find the best route, and manage your acceleration, differentials and drivetrain to dominate in local or online competitions.
    Persona 5 Royal
    PS4 — Digital, Retail
    Wear the mask. Reveal your truth. Prepare for an all-new RPG experience in Persona 5 Royal based in the universe of Persona! Don the mask of Joker and join the Phantom Thieves of Hearts. Break free from the chains of modern society and stage grand heists to infiltrate the minds of the corrupt and make them change their ways!
    Random Heroes
    PS4, PS Vita — Digital (Cross-Buy)
    Stop an alien invasion by teaming up with a bunch of random heroes!
    The Earth is being invaded by terrifying aliens! It’s up to you and a bunch of random heroes to save the day and stop the invasion! Shoot and jump your way through over 108 levels to stop the alien menace and bring peace to the planet. Will you be able to survive?
    Resident Evil 3
    PS4 — Digital, Retail (Out Apr. 3)
    Jill Valentine is one of the last remaining people in Raccoon City to witness the atrocities Umbrella performed. To stop her, Umbrella unleashes their ultimate secret weapon: Nemesis! Also includes Resident Evil Resistance, a new 1 vs 4 online multiplayer game set in the Resident Evil universe where four survivors face-off against a sinister Mastermind.
    PS4 — Digital
    Snakeybus is an absurd arcade-driving game and frantic score-chasing experience where the biggest danger is yourself! Wind through city streets, pick up as many passengers as you can and deliver them to their destination to increase your score AND the length of your bus!
    Totally Reliable Delivery Service
    PS4 — Digital (Out Apr. 1)
    Buckle up your back brace and fire up the delivery truck, it’s time to deliver! Join up to three of your friends and haphazardly get the job done in an interactive sandbox world. Delivery attempted, that’s a Totally Reliable Delivery Service guarantee!
    PS Vita — Digital (Out Apr. 1)
    Experience a 10 minute dive into the unknown depths of the multiverse! Wurroom is an interactive art experience born in the minds of two holographic entities: Michael Rfdshir and Serge Bulat. It is designed to reveal things about ourselves and measure our imagination.

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    The information above is subject to change without notice.

    Pardon our dust! In the coming months, you may notice the occasional discrepancy in The Drop as we’re updating the back-end systems we pull game info from to populate our list. We will, of course, strive to correct any mistakes as they arise. Thanks for your patience!

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  • How Fireproof Games Brought Puzzle Sensation The Room to PS VR

    How Fireproof Games Brought Puzzle Sensation The Room to PS VR

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    Hello players! My name’s Barry Meade from Fireproof Games, an independent games developer from Guildford, UK. Today I want to tell you about our journey from making mobile games to releasing a virtual reality game.

    Way back in 2012 we released our first game, a small and creepy puzzler called The Room on mobile devices. At that time most mobile games used a virtual d-pad as a control method, which as console gamers we felt was lacking compared to a real controller such as a DualShock 4. So, we decided to design The Room using the touchscreen itself as a control method. The universe of The Room would exist just under the surface of the glass, where players directly pushed objects around the game world using their fingers.

    We modeled the physics of every switch, lever, lock and clasp for realism so each object and piece of bizarre machinery you meet in The Room had weight and heft, adding a fun element to the snap and twirl of metal interlocking with metal as the player solved one conundrum after another. After listening to feedback, we know that our players loved the tactile feel of control this gave them.

    So now you know we’ve made a game famous for manipulating 3D objects using your hands — why is this important? Well, because every day since 2012 we’ve known The Room could make a killer VR game. But only if it’s done right — as an entirely new game designed exclusively for VR, where we can take the tactile gameplay we’re famous for and properly translate it to new technology and hardware. And now, after more than 1.5 years in development, our new game, The Room VR: A Dark Matter, demonstrates that an idea we came up with for mobile devices in 2012 may find its purest expression on console VR in 2020.

    So, am I here to tell you just how brilliant and perceptive Fireproof were eight years ago? Well, as much as that sounds appealing, no. In fact, I want to tell you the opposite. We thought The Room would translate perfectly to VR but sometimes what seems obvious on the surface is only that — obvious on the surface. I want to give you an insight into how our assumptions went stupidly wrong.

    Here’s just four ways VR schooled our asses:

    1) We should totally watch people playing the game to learn their reactions to gameplay

    No, no we shouldn’t. It’s hard playing a VR game for the first time especially with people you don’t know. We design The Room to be played at the players pace, lost inside an interactive world they enjoy. When people know you are watching they don’t play in their natural state or pace and they make more mistakes.

    Solution: Leave players alone; ask them the annoying questions once finished.

    2) The Room is already so tactile on mobile, we’ll ace the feeling of interaction in VR

    Ah ha ha ha. Fools. With Room Mobile games we could fill small spaces with detail knowing the camera will see it. In VR, the player can look anywhere at any time and they prefer to look around than focus on every surface. Secondly touchscreens are exact one-to-one feedback interfaces. By contrast, placing a hand in VR space is about modelling a feel and consistency to the controls in three dimensions. Above all, we didn’t want the players’ hands to flap uselessly about or the objects they play with to feel weightless.

    Solution: We had to put a lot of effort into modelling weight and resistances and adjusting the controls to make the players hand movements feel direct, physical, and impactful.

    3) Getting stuck is bad, no wait, getting stuck is good

    Puzzle games are strange beasts because human minds are strange things. Different brains interpret our puzzles differently, especially in VR, so if we estimate someone takes too long to figure a puzzle out the temptation is there to simplify, to smooth it out. This can be a Very. Bad. Call. The thing is, people like bumps. They enjoy figuring stuff out. Getting stuck and then unsticking yourself is the satisfaction players crave in the puzzles.

    Solution: Is thinking ever a waste of time for a brain? Leave some hard problems hard to add some grit. Done right, the toughest challenges give the highest payoff.

    4) The camera is the best part of a VR game to play… and the worst part to make

    This was a doozie. Making mobile games we used to be able to take control of the camera away from the player to guide it to all the pretty things they needed to see in the world. Move that camera all you want, Mobile didn’t care. In contrast to this if you even think of grabbing the camera from the player VR will shoot the tires out of your car. This is because with VR the player’s head is the camera, and really, tossing the player’s head around VR space is bad form, especially if they have an aversion to vomit. Coupled with the fact that our players had to see every reaction to their actions on-screen, we radically changed how we approached visualizing puzzles and the narrative sequences between them.

    Solution: Make sparkly things! In other words, we did a lot of work on leading the players’ eye, making them want to look in a certain direction so they knew what was going on at all times.

    These are just a few of the many, many non-obvious things we’ve been taught by working in VR. At the time we made our mistakes we thought our problems were unique but now we see they’re the same many developers go through. Believe it or not there’s a comfort in that — it meant we didn’t go too off the rails, didn’t ask too much from the software, we just had naïve expectations for how hard and counter-intuitive some aspects would be.

    Now that the game is done, all we can hope is that our efforts to make The Room VR: A Dark Matter super-playable were worth it and our learnings are there on the screen for all our players to see. If you do pick up a copy, you will let us know, won’t you?

    Website: LINK

  • Inside the Surrealistic World of Paper Beast, Out Tomorrow for PS VR

    Inside the Surrealistic World of Paper Beast, Out Tomorrow for PS VR

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    Dreamlike odyssey Paper Beast launches for PlayStation VR tomorrow. We had a talk with Eric Chahi, Creative Director & Game Designer about the four years he and the team at Pixel Reef spent developing the game. Read on to learn about the technology they developed specifically for this game and the challenges they encountered as they worked to make this universe feel so alive.

    Where did Pixel Reef find inspiration when creating Paper Beast?

    The living world, of course! The way animals move, their curiosity, the way they look at things… There is a strong bond between the land and the living. Animals have an impact and influence on their environment. Look at ants, beavers, or even simple earthworms and how they change the terrain. That’s part of the gameplay.

    Another inspiration is traveling and wild areas like Sahara or Tassilia, with their majestic dunes and rocky outcrops.

    Virtual reality allows you to feel that. Paper Beast plays with these spaces; you go from closed environments to open spaces. This is often shifted and surrealist by the intrusion of elements related to data, another of the game’s themes. It’s a surprising hybrid world that draws on reality to sublimate it.

    How long did development take?

    Four years.

    Four years is a long time! What kinds of challenges did you encounter along the way?

    The main challenge was to create a home-made physics engine that suits our needs. We wanted creatures to have fully simulated locomotion. We started by working on the sandbox for two years, which gave us the foundation of the engine.

    Then, we worked on level design. We were looking for large environments with lots of landscape elements. As we progressed, we zeroed in on a balance between design and technology.

    The most challenging part was to work on the game’s performance, ensuring that it could run at 60 FPS in VR. It has been a tremendous effort. We made sure there was no compromise on the quality of the game.

    An important aspect of Paper Beast is the use of physics, especially to animate its creatures. Is there a particular reason you decided to go that route?

    In a video game, you usually have nice predefined animations, but you can’t really manipulate a character; their posture doesn’t adapt in real-time. In Paper Beast, animals have virtual skeletons driven by physics and animated by an adaptive algorithm. With this technology, these virtual animals can move smoothly in any situation, making them feel truly “alive.”

    Physics seem to go beyond gameplay, becoming part of the game’s universe. It’s quite unusual. Why this choice?

    Creatures are actually calculated by the physics engine and parts of the landscape, such as sand, water, wind… even moving paper. It’s part of the narrative.

    For example, we used physics to create data and paper storms: powerful aerial phenomenons. It creates a flow and coherence throughout the game, from the gameplay to the environment. Like looking at a raging sea in the real world — beauty comes from physics!

    There is no dialogue in the game, yet the player lives a story. Is this a form of narration that you had already explored in Another World / Out of This World?

    Absolutely, but the story is told differently, by creatures’ behavior and big changes happening in this world. Paper Beast is set up in a kind of crazy world. It gives the freedom of imagination to the player; in hindsight, I realize it’s a deep breath in a world overwhelmed by the stream of information. During the creative process, I had strong surrealistic visions that I could hardly describe with words. The team was very in phase with this vision. We were in sync with Pascal Lefort, our Artistic Director and 3D artist. The incredible skies in Paper Beast — it’s him. Floriane and Roly had total freedom on the audio and musical ambiance. The result is very emotional, and even though I played the game hundreds of times, I still happen to have tears in my eyes… but nobody knows, because I’m wearing a VR headset.

    What advice would you give to Paper Beast players?

    • Use a good audio headset and make sure the volume is high enough to be totally immersed in the universe of Paper Beast.
    • This adventure is an odyssey about emotion and discovery vertigo. You are about to discover a brand new world with strange but logical rules. Pay close attention to the environments and emergent behaviors.
    • The sandbox is a place for experimentation. Enjoy it from the “god mode” view where you will feel like a giant. You can terraform the terrain and observe creatures’ behavior.
    • Don’t forget the linkers! You can bond creatures to each other and create some funny situations.

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  • The Drop: New PlayStation Games for March 24, 2020

    The Drop: New PlayStation Games for March 24, 2020

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    PlayStation VR gets a pair of diverse new experiences next week in The Room VR: A Dark Matter, the newest in the acclaimed puzzle series (and its first foray into virtual reality); and Paper Beast, a surrealistic zen sandbox from gaming industry legend Eric Chahi — the mind behind 1991’s seminal cinematic adventure Another World.

    For a full list of new games coming to PlayStation next week, read on. And enjoy The Drop!

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    Ara Fell: Enhanced Edition
    PS4 — Digital (Out Mar. 26)
    Ara Fell: Enhanced Edition is a 16-bit era, Japanese-style role-playing game. Take in the beauty of a magical world floating above the clouds, then take on a menacing race of vampires hidden in the dark.
    Dissection
    PS4 — Digital
    I don’t remember how I got into this house. I only know that I need to quickly find a way out because something terrible is walking around and looking for me. Avoid meeting a ‘living corpse’ and find key items to progress through the game. Find the key to the front door and run away from this house.
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    Dogurai is a retro-styled platformer with animal-like characters, graphics, and soundtrack designed with old portable games in mind — down to the limited color ranges and sprite sizes!
    Duck Souls+
    PS4, PS Vita — Digital (Cross-Buy)
    Run, jump, and dash your way through traps to collect all the eggs! Duck Souls+ is a fast-paced, action platformer about a little duck with an incredible skill to dash and a mission: find all the eggs to save his species.
    Element Space
    PS4 — Digital
    Year 2199. Assemble an elite crew and make allies as factions of the Galactic Congress grapple to determine a future for humanity’s space colonies. In this sci-fi tactical RPG, command Pietham’s squad through turn-based battles, strategize ideal positions to decimate foes in 24 hand-crafted stages.
    Freedom Finger
    PS4 — Digital
    Freedom Finger is a music driven, side-scrolling shooter that sends you blasting through 40 levels of crazy cartoon action. Whether you want to chill and enjoy the story or crank the difficulty for a butt-blasting ridiculous challenge, we’ve got you covered!
    PS4, PS Vita — Digital (Out Mar. 26)
    Guide an adorable robot to safety after he crash lands on a strange cubic planet. Explore each level, rotating it in 3D to see all sides, looking for a way through. Use lifts and slide platforms to get around while looking out for dangers. 100 varied levels throws up new surprises. Try your hand at creating your own levels with the level editor.
    Moons of Madness
    PS4 — Digital
    Moons of Madness is a first-person, story-driven cosmic horror game where the scientific exploration of Mars meets the supernatural dread of Lovecraft. As a technician stationed on Mars, you begin seeing and hearing things that aren’t there. Visions, hallucinations — is that even what it is? Or are you slowly descending into madness?
    Odallus: The Dark Call
    PS4 — Digital
    The old gods have forgotten this land… Odallus is an exploration/action game and loving homage to the 8-bit genre classics. You play as Haggis — a battle-weary warrior who must wield his sword once more to rescue his son from Darkness.
    One Piece: Pirate Warriors 4
    PS4 — Digital, Retail (Out Mar. 27)
    One Piece: Pirate Warriors 4 is the latest evolution of Pirate Warriors action! Based on the concept of ‘experiencing a real One Piece battlefield,’ buildings will come crashing down during the action and attacks will throw up smoke and dust, placing you in the thick of the One Piece world!
    PS4 — Digital (Out Mar. 24)
    In a post-apocalyptic future controlled by a sinister corporation, ninja mercenary Zaku is the last hope for humanity. Inspired by the demanding gameplay of 8-bit action/platformers, Oniken pits your agility and swordplay against a gauntlet of enemies, traps, and challenging bosses.
    Paper Beast
    PS VR — Digital
    Experience a dreamlike odyssey through a wild and simulated ecosystem. Take off on an adventure! Connect with exotic and surprising creatures. Shape the environment to solve puzzles. Or let your imagination guide you through an immersive sandbox.
    The Room VR: A Dark Matter
    PS VR — Digital (Out Mar. 26)
    The British Institute of Archaeology, London, 1908: The disappearance of an esteemed Egyptologist prompts a Police investigation into the unknown. Explore cryptic locations, examine fantastic gadgets and enter an otherworldly space which blurs the line between reality and illusion in The Room VR: A Dark Matter.
    Star Wars: Jedi Knight: Jedi Academy
    PS4 — Digital (Out Mar. 26)
    The online multiplayer classic comes to PS4 with Trophies and modernized controls! Take on the role of a new student eager to learn the ways of the Force from Jedi Master Luke Skywalker. Interact with famous Star Wars characters as you face the ultimate choice: fight for good and freedom on the light side or follow the path of power and evil to the dark side.
    Twin Breaker: A Sacred Symbols Adventure
    PS4, PS Vita — Digital
    The United States sends generation ships to nearby star systems to find new planets to colonize. But once in interstellar space, the ships mysteriously disappear. When clues emerge about the missing spacecraft, two pilots jump through a wormhole into a story-driven brick breaker in the spirit of Arkanoid and Breakout.
    Vampire: The Masquerade — Coteries Of New York
    PS4 — Digital (Out Mar. 25)
    Vampire: The Masquerade — Coteries of New York is a narrative experience set in the rich universe of Vampire: The Masquerade 5th Edition. It presents the struggle for power between two vampiric factions – the Camarilla and the Anarchs – bathed in the night lights of the Big Apple.
    Yu-Gi-Oh! Legacy of the Duelist : Link Evolution
    PS4 — Digital
    Experience 20 years of Yu-Gi-Oh! history with Yu-Gi-Oh! Legacy of the Duelist: Link Evolution! Build your Deck from over 10,000 cards and take on the most iconic Duelists from the Yu-Gi-Oh! universe. Relive the stories from the original animated series through Yu-Gi-Oh! VRAINS!

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    The information above is subject to change without notice.

    Pardon our dust! In the coming months, you may notice the occasional discrepancy in The Drop as we’re updating the back-end systems we pull game info from to populate our list. We will, of course, strive to correct any mistakes as they arise. Thanks for your patience!

    Website: LINK

  • Asymmetrical Heist Co-op Meets PS VR with Covert, Out Now

    Asymmetrical Heist Co-op Meets PS VR with Covert, Out Now

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    Hi everybody! My name is Jonathan Hawkins, and I’m the founder and creative director at White Elk. This week we launched Covert for PS VR, and we are excited to not only share a new VR game with you but also help you share VR with your friends and family!

    Covert is a unique co-op game that pairs the PS VR with a smartphone or tablet. The player in VR is a thief; their job is to sneak through enemy bases to complete different mission objectives. The mobile player is a hacker; they guide the VR player through these secure locations by using their birds-eye view perspective; they can see where guards are located, and they can crack safes, and hack into computers! They connect to the VR player through our free companion app (available for all the most recent iOS and Android mobile devices.)

    The game features eight unique missions, six hours of gameplay, and an engaging story filled with a cast of colorful characters. Your guide on this journey is Stacy, a gadget genius. She is the last known member of the infamous League of Thieves, a world-famous thieves guild, that steals from the rich and gives to the poor. They have been double-crossed by their old hacker, who put the League’s former leader and master thief, James Bourdain, in jail. Stacy recruits you and your friend to join the League of Thieves, to get revenge and pull off the heist of the century!

    After working on Eclipse: Edge of Light, which is a game about being alone in an alien world, I wanted to create something social. I noticed that when I shared VR with my family and friends, everybody wanted to try it out, but there weren’t a lot of games that allowed you to have a shared experience with the person in VR. I wanted to create a VR game that I could play together with my wife. So, I challenged myself and the team at White Elk to create something unique and explore a brand-new gaming genre.

    This proved to be quite the challenge as there wasn’t anything like this ever created before. A lot of the different ideas, mechanics, and scenarios that we tried out didn’t work, but we learned from those failures. Ultimately, we had to focus on creating simple communication tools between the VR and mobile players so they could smoothly play the game in the same room or across the country.

    For example, the hacker can guide the thief through the level by double-tapping on the map to create markers that the thief can see in the world. They can tap on hackable doors and devices to draw the thief’s attention. A fun “blind gadget ” also provides them a way to give the VR player a “Get Out of Jail Free ” card, so they can escape tricky situations when facing multiple enemy guards.

    Once we had created these tools, it was a lot easier for us to design many different fun scenarios. I can’t count how many times I heard, “No, the other left. ” Communication is hard!

    Ultimately, I feel we were able to overcome these challenges and accomplish our goal of creating a social VR game. We have received many emails and messages from people who had a fantastic time sharing Covert with their kids, parents and significant others.

    It’s a fun couch co-op game, where you can take turns passing the PSVR back and forth, or reconnect with an old friend in a different city. My wife and I had a great time playing, and I hope you all do too! 🙂

    Thanks!
    -Jonathan Hawkins

    PS: We have a patch for Eclipse: Edge of Light with Move support coming soon!

    Website: LINK

  • Asymmetrical Heist Co-op Meets PS VR with Covert, Out Now

    Asymmetrical Heist Co-op Meets PS VR with Covert, Out Now

    Reading Time: 4 minutes

    Hi everybody! My name is Jonathan Hawkins, and I’m the founder and creative director at White Elk. This week we launched Covert for PS VR, and we are excited to not only share a new VR game with you but also help you share VR with your friends and family!

    Covert is a unique co-op game that pairs the PS VR with a smartphone or tablet. The player in VR is a thief; their job is to sneak through enemy bases to complete different mission objectives. The mobile player is a hacker; they guide the VR player through these secure locations by using their birds-eye view perspective; they can see where guards are located, and they can crack safes, and hack into computers! They connect to the VR player through our free companion app (available for all the most recent iOS and Android mobile devices.)

    The game features eight unique missions, six hours of gameplay, and an engaging story filled with a cast of colorful characters. Your guide on this journey is Stacy, a gadget genius. She is the last known member of the infamous League of Thieves, a world-famous thieves guild, that steals from the rich and gives to the poor. They have been double-crossed by their old hacker, who put the League’s former leader and master thief, James Bourdain, in jail. Stacy recruits you and your friend to join the League of Thieves, to get revenge and pull off the heist of the century!

    After working on Eclipse: Edge of Light, which is a game about being alone in an alien world, I wanted to create something social. I noticed that when I shared VR with my family and friends, everybody wanted to try it out, but there weren’t a lot of games that allowed you to have a shared experience with the person in VR. I wanted to create a VR game that I could play together with my wife. So, I challenged myself and the team at White Elk to create something unique and explore a brand-new gaming genre.

    This proved to be quite the challenge as there wasn’t anything like this ever created before. A lot of the different ideas, mechanics, and scenarios that we tried out didn’t work, but we learned from those failures. Ultimately, we had to focus on creating simple communication tools between the VR and mobile players so they could smoothly play the game in the same room or across the country.

    For example, the hacker can guide the thief through the level by double-tapping on the map to create markers that the thief can see in the world. They can tap on hackable doors and devices to draw the thief’s attention. A fun “blind gadget ” also provides them a way to give the VR player a “Get Out of Jail Free ” card, so they can escape tricky situations when facing multiple enemy guards.

    Once we had created these tools, it was a lot easier for us to design many different fun scenarios. I can’t count how many times I heard, “No, the other left. ” Communication is hard!

    Ultimately, I feel we were able to overcome these challenges and accomplish our goal of creating a social VR game. We have received many emails and messages from people who had a fantastic time sharing Covert with their kids, parents and significant others.

    It’s a fun couch co-op game, where you can take turns passing the PSVR back and forth, or reconnect with an old friend in a different city. My wife and I had a great time playing, and I hope you all do too! 🙂

    Thanks!
    -Jonathan Hawkins

    PS: We have a patch for Eclipse: Edge of Light with Move support coming soon!

    Website: LINK

  • The Drop: New PlayStation Games for March 10, 2020

    The Drop: New PlayStation Games for March 10, 2020

    Reading Time: 5 minutes

    Ready for a challenge? Nioh 2 drops you into a deadly supernatural world filled with skilled swordsmen and ruthless mythological creatures. If that sounds intimidating, don’t worry — turns out you’re half Yokai and can call upon your own otherworldly abilities when the need arises. Create your character, choose a guardian spirit, and then start hunting some demons.

    For a full list of new games coming to PlayStation next week, read on. And enjoy The Drop!

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    PS VR — Digital
    Recruited by a mysterious client, you and a partner take on a series of high-profile heists. Utilize gadgets to infiltrate the various facilities as the crafty Thief in VR and breach through security systems as the clever Hacker on a mobile device. Cooperation and trust will be necessary to sneak past guards, hack through laser grids, crack safes, and much more.
    Hidden Through Time
    PS4 — Digital (Out Mar. 12)
    Embark on a colorful hand drawn journey of discovery through the ages! From missing dinosaur eggs in the stone age, to a king’s crown in medieval times, can you find them all? Discover, create and share worlds with your own hidden treasures in Hidden Through Time!
    Jump, Step, Step
    PS4 — Digital (Out Mar. 11)
    Jump Step Step is a gorgeous and funny programming game with bonsai trees, a crazy robot and a broken rocket. Bob is short-circuited and goes mental. Please send him a series of moves to guide him back to his ship. Without your help Bob will probably tell himself to step on a spike and die.
    Langrisser I & II
    PS4 — Digital, Retail
    You are the arbiter of fate in a world ravaged by wars through generations of heroes who battle for peace, order, or chaos. Command Ledin, Elwin, and their companions in their quest to obtain the Sacred Sword Langrisser and restore peace to a war-stricken land. Decide who your allegiance lies with in Langrisser I & II, remastered for modern consoles.
    Monster Viator
    PS4 — Digital
    Unable to remember who he is, Culter is mysteriously able to communicate with monsters. He soon comes across Aira, a shepherd who controls monsters with a harp, and they set out together to uncover his memories. A fairy-tale like adventure with a legendary Hero with a thousand monsters, a Fountain of Truth, and a witch unfolds!
    My Hero One’s Justice 2
    PS4 — Digital, Retail (Out Mar. 13)
    My Hero One’s Justice 2, the over-the-top follow-up to the smash hit 3D arena fighter, makes its heroic debut! Make full use of characters’ Quirks as you clash head-to-head in epic battles across huge arenas! Includes a bonus for purchasing the previous game, My Hero One’s Justice: special customization item set for Izuku Midoriya.
    Neon City Riders
    PS4 — Digital (Out Mar. 12)
    Looking for a 2D action-adventure mixed with super-powered urban gangs in a post-cyberpunk neon scenario? Take on the role of Rick, a masked vigilante who needs to explore the decaying futuristic Neon City in search of items, superpowers and companions to free the turfs from the four super-powered gangs’ claws!
    PS4 — Digital, Retail (Out Mar. 13)
    Journey to 1555 Japan, a country gripped in endless warfare where monsters and evil spirits stalk a land of natural beauty and menacing peril. Hunt down your enemies as a rogue mercenary wielding the supernatural powers of the mythical Yokai. Can you survive the treacherous Sengoku era and the new and terrifying Dark Realm?
    Super Destronaut: Land Wars
    PS4, PS Vita — Digital (Cross-Buy)
    Inspired by arcade classics, this new arcade experience mixes a first-person viewpoint with classic invader style shooting. Together, this unique mashup will test your skills across 30 different challenges.For a change of pace, try arcade mode which mixes different playstyles like combo breaker and snail mode!

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    The information above is subject to change without notice.

    Pardon our dust! In the coming months, you may notice the occasional discrepancy in The Drop as we’re updating the back-end systems we pull game info from to populate our list. We will, of course, strive to correct any mistakes as they arise. Thanks for your patience!

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  • Discover the Meditative World of Separation This Week in PS VR

    Discover the Meditative World of Separation This Week in PS VR

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    Hello. I’m a solo indie game developer about to release my first PlayStation game, Separation, an ambient adventure launching this Wednesday on PS VR. I’d like to take this opportunity to reveal the inspiration behind the game, along with some of the challenges I faced developing it.

    Firstly, you may be wondering exactly what I mean by ‘ambient adventure.’ I’ve never felt comfortable with the term ‘walking simulator’ and reasoned that an equivalent to the musical genres of ‘ambient’ or ‘downtempo’ also existed in games. Separation’s gameplay is relaxed — exploration based with some puzzle elements, and no time pressure. Atmosphere and ambience are emphasized, details kept deliberately sparse. My mood board was heavy on Fumito Ueda’s PS2 classic Ico and the 19th-century German Romantic landscape painter, Caspar David Friedrich (whose works often evoke a sense of epic desolation). I wanted to bring that feeling to VR, so I could lose myself in it. I had personal reasons for doing so.

    Since losing my father in 2010 I have struggled with episodes of depression. I wanted to create a space where I could explore the feelings of emptiness and loss, perhaps finding some meaning in reflection. Hopefully, other people will be able to relate to that too. There is very little narrative – it’s a symbolic journey and you are free to make up your own conclusions about the experience. I feel VR is particularly suited to this end. The immersion reinforces the player’s experience of isolation, providing an experience of solitude that is increasingly rare in today’s hyper-connected world.

    Of course, game development is seldom straightforward. I had never made a game in VR before and my limited resources meant I would spend long months struggling with technical issues beyond my expertise, trying to solve problems that normally require a team to effectively navigate. The journey took me well beyond my comfort zone, but I persevered, even as the game went twice, three times over its development schedule. I had a lot to learn and spent much of the time simply trying to achieve a stable framerate and shaders that rendered without issue in VR.

    When funds ran out, I took on part time jobs to pay the rent. I composed and recorded the soundtrack at night, headphones on, sitting at the kitchen table after my family had gone to bed. “You will get there in the end,” gamedev friends told me at the local meetup in York, but it was hard not to feel that life was passing me by during the four long years of solo work on the game.

    It’s hard to take a break or go through illness when there’s nobody else to carry things forward in your absence. Despite many setbacks, I did make progress and as the game neared completion and I wandered the desolate landscapes of my imagination, I began to feel a sense of peace and acceptance in the virtual world I had made solid.

    So, where does this lead? I hope players will find something worth exploring, even if it’s just to watch the virtual sun setting behind those desolate rocks, the light fading on the water to an ambient soundtrack. I’ve learned much, and hopefully if the game is well received, I’ll get the chance to continue building upon it, perhaps with a small team. I hope at the end of it all, somebody will discover their own special place in Separation.

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  • Dive Into Freediver: Triton Down Extended Cut, Out for PS VR Today

    Dive Into Freediver: Triton Down Extended Cut, Out for PS VR Today

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    Time to take a deep breath and take the plunge: we’re pleased to announce that the Extended Cut of our submersive adventure VR game, Freediver: Triton Down, is available now for $14.99 USD! Check out our new trailer above.

    The original cut of Freediver: Triton Down was released on PC VR in May 2019; from the intense underwater escape from a sinking ship, to its gesture-based swimming mechanic, to its nomination for VR Game of the Year, it took players by surprise. Since then, we’ve heard your requests for Freediver on PS VR, and are now excited to share the new Extended Cut with the PlayStation community!

    Just what does “Extended Cut” mean? While reshaping Freediver: Triton Down for console VR, we had the opportunity to build on what made the original game great, while exploring some of the wild ideas that still kept us up at night.

    For us, that meant turning the lights out, and the tension up. (Yes, even more than the original.) All-new levels on the ship have been added and plunged into darkness, introducing an extra layer of challenge to the many puzzles you’ll encounter. To help you swim through the murk, we’ve also added a handy flashlight: its beam is powerful, but there are some dangers in the depths that only a cool head and lightning reflexes will save you from.

    Above all that, we listened to our number one request from the community and expanded the Sci-Fi-inspired story of Freediver: Triton Down even further. The capsized Triton is littered with lost audio logs of the crewmembers’ final days aboard. Are their fates sealed? What caused the rogue wave that sent the Triton plummeting to the ocean floor? And who — or what — is the mysterious specimen named Emi?

    We had a blast returning to the uncertain underwater world of Freediver: Triton Down, and we hope you love escaping the Triton disaster as much as we loved brewing it up. So grab your Move Controllers, get those swimming arms ready, and most of all: #DontForgetToBreathe.

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  • The Drop: New PlayStation Games for February 25, 2020

    The Drop: New PlayStation Games for February 25, 2020

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    It feels like 2020 just got started, and yet somehow here we are at the end of February! We’re ending the month in style with a great assortment of PS4 games that includes robotic do-gooders, anime superheroes, funky space dancers and more.

    For a full list of new games coming to PlayStation next week, read on. And enjoy The Drop!

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    Bloodroots
    PS4 — Digital (Out Feb. 28)
    In Bloodroots, the world is your weapon — improvise and adapt to an ever-changing ballet of ultraviolence, in a bloody revenge quest across the Weird West. Betrayed and left for dead, Mr. Wolf is hell-bent on finding his killer and enacting revenge — alone, and vastly outnumbered.
    Bucket Knight
    PS4 — Digital (Out Feb. 28)
    Bucket Knight is a classic run-and-gun platformer game. Even knights still have to pay taxes, loans and alimony. Help unnamed but brave knight in his sacred mission to find the Holy Grail (and make some money). Explore dungeons, slay enemies, avoid traps, stay alive and get rich!
    Coffee Crisis
    PS4 — Digital (Out Feb. 28)
    Coffee Crisis is an neo-rogue brawler that puts you in the shoes of the only baristas on Earth with enough heavy metal in their veins to fend off an alien assault. Play solo or join up with a friend to fight across eight unique locations ranging from your Coffee House HQ to the far reaches of outer space.
    Diadra Empty
    PS4 — Digital (Out Feb. 27)
    The epic of a girl and a small dragon spun into the fantasy sky.
    A new look of 2D shooting, “High Field Shooting” is here! Run around the sky and confront powerful enemies with a variety of weapons and a high degree of freedom. Flowing clouds, sparkling light, shining wings illuminating the sky, and translucent graphics that color the story.
    Small wings and a girl’s wish run through the sky!
    Ganbare Super Strikers
    PS4, PS Vita — Digital (Cross-Buy)
    Strategize and kick your way to the goal to become the best soccer player! Ganbare! Super Strikers is an innovative mix between Tactical RPG and Soccer. Win matches to level up and earn new equipment that will allow you to learn special abilities, boost your players’ stats or protect yourself against altered status effects.
    PS4 — Digital
    Welcome to the Grizzled Planet, a seamless open world platformer presented in retro style and filled with old-school challenges. Explore without pointers to uncover secret areas. Equip yourself with unique items and skills, even the ability to shrink and enlarge or explode and recombine. Only through self-discovery will you overcome enemy Dinos in epic combat and find the truth of Grizzland.
    PS4 — Digital
    Help Thomas the Allergic Mailman gather all his lost letters in this challenging and unique 2D platformer! In Hayfever, the player takes control of Thomas — a young postman with a strong work ethic. There is just one tiny little issue… Thomas suffers from terrible (and we mean TERRIBLE) allergies.
    Hero Must Die. Again
    PS4 — Digital (Out Feb. 26)
    You are the hero, your last memory is felling the demon Guile, thus saving your world. However, you died in the process and now you cannot remember her, the one for which you fought the demon. The gods have given you five more days to put your affairs in order, but time will quickly take its toll and you will grow weaker as the days pass.
    House Flipper
    PS4 — Digital
    House Flipper is a unique chance to become a one-man renovation crew. Buy, repair and remodel devastated houses. Give them a second life and sell them at a profit! Experiment with interior designs and decorating styles you like. Express yourself! You can buy an empty apartment and furnish it, or focus on repair and installations.
    Infliction: Extended Cut
    PS4 — Digital
    Wander through an interactive nightmare set within a once-happy home. Uncover the heartbreaking mystery hidden within messages, artwork, and other vestiges of domestic life all while struggling to survive encounters with a relentless entity that stands in the way of finding absolution.
    Mega Man Zero/ZX Legacy Collection
    PS4 — Digital, Retail
    Mega Man Zero/ZX Legacy Collection brings together six classic titles in one game: Mega Man Zero 1, 2, 3 and 4, as well as Mega Man ZX and ZX Advent. The collection also features Z-Chaser, an exclusive new mode created just for this set of games.
    MX Nitro: Ultimate Edition
    PS4 — Digital (Out Feb. 27)
    MX Nitro: Unleashed invites you to blaze into motocross racing nirvana. The game expands upon the original MX Nitro with new tracks, new bosses, and new outfits! The game also includes several improvements from the original including improved visuals.
    One Punch Man – A Hero Nobody Knows
    PS4 — Digital, Retail (Out Feb. 28)
    The first One Punch Man game finally makes its debut! Dive into a dynamic fighting game experience with beloved characters from the first Season of One Punch Man! Play as your favorite hero — or become one! Create your own hero avatar and choose your own set of powers and abilities.
    Ritual: Crown of Horns
    PS4 — Digital (Out Feb. 28)
    Ritual: Crown of Horns is a slaughterhouse: a fast-paced action game set in an alternate Wild West, a demonic version of a hellish frontier. This arcade-inspired title unravels a tale about an unlikely duo: a bounty hunter who comes back from beyond the grave, yearning to exact revenge on his killers and a witch who aids him with a series of powerful rituals to further her own agenda.
    Space Channel 5 VR Kinda Funky News Flash!
    PS VR — Digital
    Dance is your power to protect the earth against invading aliens. Sega’s legendary Dreamcast rhythm game “Space Channel 5” is coming to virtual reality as ”Space Channel 5 VR Kinda Funky News Flash!” Your task is to master a series of life saving dancing poses while tuning into the cool beat. Experience the return of Ulala for yourselves!
    Spartan Fist
    PS4 — Digital (Out Feb. 28)
    Fight your way to fame, fortune and glory in this first-person puncher roguelite as you work to retrieve the fabled Spartan Fist. Navigate through an arena that’s different each time you play and delve into a whimsically gritty and colorfully punk pixelated world while fighting your way to the top.
    Stab Stab Stab!
    PS4 — Digital (Out Feb. 28)
    Stab Stab Stab is a physics-based couch-multiplayer arena stabbing game for up to four players. Play as explosive fleshbirds with razor sharp beaks. Stab your friends until they pop in versus mode, or team up to defend yourselves against an unending horde of cronenbirds!
    PS4 — Digital
    Tempest is a Pirate Open World Action RPG is offering an ultimate ability to free roam three vast worlds filled with dozens of colonies and forts, hundreds of quests and countless ships to plunder. Trade, fight, explore on your own or call friends to do the same together. Set your foot on the land to plunder it!
    Two Point Hospital
    PS4 — Digital, Retail
    The hit hospital building management sim comes to console for the first time! Design stunning hospitals, decorate them as you like, cure very unusual illnesses and manage troublesome staff as you spread your budding healthcare organisation across Two Point County.
    PS4, PS Vita — Digital (Out Feb. 26)
    Vasilis is a hand-drawn adventure game. Vasilis, the main character, has lost her husband Peter in the rebellious city center. The city has plunged into chaos by constant riots, and almost every day something is burned or someone is killed. The game is inspired by Ukrainian political events from 2014.

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    The information above is subject to change without notice.

    Pardon our dust! In the coming months, you may notice the occasional discrepancy in The Drop as we’re updating the back-end systems we pull game info from to populate our list. We will, of course, strive to correct any mistakes as they arise. Thanks for your patience!

    Website: LINK