Before delving into the Riyad Mahrez-deft intricacies of PES 2017, let’s do a Jamie Vardy and power headfirst towards the two questions you’ve come here wanting answered. 1) Is this the best Pro Evolution Soccer game ever made, finally surpassing its PS2 heyday? Answer: Yes. 2) Is it better than …
Read More »PES 2017 review: “The game lapsed PS2-era fans have been dreaming of”
Before delving into the Riyad Mahrez-deft intricacies of PES 2017, let’s do a Jamie Vardy and power headfirst towards the two questions you’ve come here wanting answered. 1) Is this the best Pro Evolution Soccer game ever made, finally surpassing its PS2 heyday? Answer: Yes. 2) Is it better than …
Read More »If the PS4 Pro could run Uncharted 4 at 60fps, it would probably look a lot like this
The PS4 Pro (opens in new tab) is a significant jump in terms of power from the base PS4, though it’s up to developers (opens in new tab) to decide how to utilize that power. Uncharted fans the world over were no doubt hoping for confirmation of Uncharted 4 (opens …
Read More »Special edition Final Fantasy 15 PS4 is coming to the US and Europe, too
Update: Never mind our pessimism, posts on the North American (opens in new tab) and European (opens in new tab) PlayStation Blogs confirm that the Limited Deluxe Edition Final Fantasy 15 PS4 slim bundle won’t be limited to Japan. The $449 package (UK price TBA) includes a custom 1 TB …
Read More »Titanfall takes a trip down Hearthstone Lane with a mobile card game spin-off
Titanfall fans, I’ve got some news that’s either going to come across as a pleasant surprise or heretical blasphemy, and it all depends on how you feel about mobile card games. Respawn Entertainment has teamed up with Korean developer Nexon for a free-to-play mobile adaptation of the sci-fi shooter called …
Read More »Brutal combat and hand-drawn glory – You should be playing Jotun: Valhalla Edition
What is it? A hand-drawn trek through Norse mythology as beautiful as it is punishing Play it if you like… Atmospheric games that don’t hold your hand; Shadow of the Colossus Format: PC / PS4 / Xbox One / Wii U Price: $14.99 / £10.99 Release date: Out now On …
Read More »The Magnificent Seven review: “Not quite magnificent but a rare remake that actually delivers”
Remaking John Sturges’ crowdpleaser – a western beloved by even those normally left saddle sore by the genre – might be considered sacrilege… except that the hallowed 1960 picture is itself a remake. Sturges transposed Akira Kurosawa’s 1954 masterpiece Seven Samurai from Japan to Mexico, with a septet of sharpshooters …
Read More »Why I Love: Crash Bandicoot after 20 years
There’s a level in the first Crash Bandicoot called Lights Out. Twenty years before the short film and movie of the same name, before I’d watched The Blair Witch Project, before I filled my brain with the nightmares of modern horror that lurk in the dark, Lights Out terrified me. …
Read More »Here are all the new PlayStation peripherals arriving with PS4 Pro
Oh God, so much PlayStation last night. As well as the PS4 Pro reveal (opens in new tab) and the new PS4 Slim (opens in new tab) (which is just ‘PS4’ now), Sony also pulled out a bunch of new bits to go with it all. Namely a new PS4 …
Read More »PS4 Pro Specs
Sony’s PlayStation meeting revealed a slew of new hardware today. The older model PS4 is getting a refresh as the PlayStation 4 Slim (opens in new tab), and the newly-announced PS4 Pro (opens in new tab) will get 4K capability, HDR gaming, and graphical boost for both regular and VR …
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