Commander Fury

Los Angeles has fallen. The once glamorous hangout of the rich and the famous is now overrun with the undead, and the city is under strict military quarantine. Nothing gets in. Nothing gets out. You’re the new star in this treacherous tinsel town (which the locals have dubbed HELL-A), and everyone wants a piece of you — both alive and undead — so be prepared to fight an onslaught of zombified Los Angelinos as you attempt to get out of Dodge. Play Video Slay with total brutality The good news? You’re a natural at this slaying gig. Get ready to decapitate, mutilate, eviscerate, and obliterate any zombie that dares get in your way. The combat system will have you chaining together attacks, blocks, dodges, and special abilities to suit your unique playstyle so that you can slay with maximum efficiency and in style. You’ll also be utilising the environment to your advantage. Puncture a barrel full of caustic liquid and drop-kick a zombie into the spillage to watch the flesh melt and drop off their skeleton revealing their rotten innards. Nasty. We sure didn’t skimp on the special effects budget: Dead Island 2’s unique gore tech, F.L.E.S.H (Fully Locational Evisceration System for Humanoids), makes the act of slaying a bloody beautiful affair. Whether it’s your first or 100th time, you’ll be in awe of the level of disgusting detail on offer. Should you ever need a break from sending the undead to their final resting place, there’s an entire city to explore with lots of sweet loot up for grabs, and if you look hard enough, you may just find some answers about the shady goings-on that have turned LA into a flesh feasting freak fest. The prop department is packing heat During these trying times, weapons are a slayer’s best friend. Whether you’re into slicing, dicing, battering, shattering, or even gouging your reanimated foes, you’ll be able to find the tool for the job somewhere in HELL-A. Swords, bear claws, sledgehammers, hunting knives, brass knuckles, and maces are just a fraction of the types of weaponry you’ll find littered throughout the city. But if you don’t fancy getting brain and bone fragments on your outfit — or have had enough of stale zombie breath — you can pick those suckers off from afar with a whole arsenal of ranged weaponry: grab yourself a handgun, shotgun, carbine, hunting rifle, or even a handy nail gun to get the job done from a more comfortable distance. If you ever find yourself not quite satisfied with your weapon’s slaying ability, you can hit one of the many workbenches found throughout HELL-A to install some perks and modifications. Add a shock mod to your katana to electrify the blade and zap zombies with each slice. Can anyone else smell BBQ? Meet your ‘’quirky’’ co-stars No Hollywood production is complete without an ensemble cast, so naturally, you’ll encounter other survivors during your time in HELL-A. A former silver-screen cowboy, a scarily committed sci-fi cosplayer, an aging drunk and disorderly rockstar, and a social media personality who goes to extreme measures to please her followers are just some of the locals you’ll meet during your journey. They can always use a hand from a skilled zombie slayer like yourself and will often reward you for your services with the shiniest and deadliest of loot. Not your average zombie flick The archetypal shambling zombie you’ve seen so much of in Hollywood over the years wouldn’t stand much of a chance against a zombie-slaying aficionado like yourself. Luckily, there’s a motley crew of foes in HELL-A, ready to test your abilities. Some are slow, some are fast, some are really strong, some can make your ears ring with a deafeningly high pitch scream, and some will explode into a thousand pieces of meat and goo if you get too close. You have been warned. Embrace the zombie inside Did we forget to mention that you’ve been bitten and infected with the same virus that has turned everyone else into the living dead? But it hasn’t taken over completely, just yet. Instead, you’re riding the wave of the infection, sitting somewhere between human and zombie, which comes with its own set of abilities. When the slaying gets tough, activate Fury mode to unleash your inner zombie and begin tearing through enemies at a moment’s notice. That’s just the surface of your newfound powers, but more details on that later… See you in HELL-A All that’s left to say is that we’ll see you in HELL-A on PlayStation 4 and PlayStation 5 on April 28, 2023. Pre-orders are now live. Happy slaying! View the full article

Last week, we asked you to travel to the far reaches of space to share celestial and exploratory shares using #PSshare #PSBlog. Here are this week’s highlights: crisg_art shares Jacob peering out of his space suit in Callisto Protocol. coalabr14 shares Cal approaching a ship on a red planet in Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order. DexM_ds shares a reaper ship approaching a damaged planet in Mass Effect Legendary Edition. MostlyVp shares a ship that jets towards a blue planet, with lightstreams along the right side in No Man’s Sky. justinphotomode shares Selene surrounded by blue glowing particles in Returnal. Philt43_Yewone shares Ratchet staring out into a purple floating debris field with Clank on his back in Ratchet & Clank: Rift Apart. Search #PSshare #PSBlog on Twitter or Instagram to see more entries to this week’s theme. Want to be featured in the next Share of the Week? THEME: God of War Ragnarök – Photo Mode SUBMIT BY: 11:59 PM PT on December 14, 2022 Next week, capture the beauty and danger of the Nine Realms using God of War Ragnarök’s newly released Photo Mode. Share Kratos and Atreus’ most epic moments using #PSshare #PSBlog for a chance to be featured. View the full article

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Voting for the PS Blog Game of the Year Awards 2022 is now open. These awards are driven entirely by players’ choice, so cast your vote to nominate your favorite PlayStation games of the past year. All 16 categories recognise the best of PlayStation through 2022, celebrating great games, captivating new characters, fantastic soundtracks, graphical showcases, and much more. As ever, there are a few rules for categories and their nominees: Every category includes a write-in option in case there’s a title absent that you think should be considered. Due to the polls closure date, some titles aren’t eligible for inclusion. As with the majority of the other categories, Best Multiplayer Experience focuses on titles released in 2022 while Best Ongoing Game focuses on games that have seen significant new content or game-changing updates over this past year. If a title won a Platinum in a category any previous year, it won’t be eligible for inclusion in the same category this year. As such Marvel’s Spider-Man 2 – which won last year’s Most Anticipated Game – isn’t included in the running for that category this year. Polls are live now and close on Wednesday December 14 at 23:59pm PT, so scroll below and get clicking. We’ll collect the results and announce the winners later this month. Good luck to all the nominees! 2022 PlayStation Blog Best New Character 2022 PlayStation Blog Best Story 2022 PlayStation Blog PlayStation Best Graphical Showcase 2022 PlayStation Blog Best Art Direction 2022 PlayStation Blog Best Audio Design 2022 PlayStation Blog Soundtrack of the Year 2022 PlayStation Blog Best Accessibility Features 2022 PlayStation Blog Best Use of DualSense 2022 PlayStation Blog Best Multiplayer Experience 2022 PlayStation Blog Best Ongoing Game 2022 PlayStation Blog Best Sports Game 2022 PlayStation Blog Best Independent Game of the Year 2022 PlayStation Blog Best Re-Release 2022 PlayStation Blog PS4 Game of the Year 2022 PlayStation Blog PS5 Game of the Year Most Anticipated PlayStation Game of 2023 and Beyond View the full article

Diablo III followed in the footsteps of series entries before it, introducing a new generation of dungeon crawlers to the hellish world of Sanctuary back in 2012. Since then, thanks to a loyal player base, they’ve kept the hack-’n-slash RPG party going with countless updates. But now it’s time for the future, and Blizzard is molding Diablo IV to deliver just that. While the title looks to the past of both the real world and that of Sanctuary for inspiration, the upcoming sequel pushes the Diablo series in new ways. In an immense and gorgeous new landscape, you’ll encounter all-new elements to the Diablo formula that let you control the game’s direction even more while dealing with more darkness than ever. Ready your defenses. We’re returning to Sanctuary. A return to darkness Upon jumping into this newly realized Sanctuary during a hands-on session with an in-development PlayStation 5 version of the game, it’s clear that Diablo IV harkens back to the grim tone of the first two Diablo games. The world is more mature and grounded than Diablo III, adding to its renewed focus on horror and fear. Dead bodies paint the white snow during travels. You can hear howling cries of anger and distress when passing a populated town. A soft moonlight illuminates the hallowed grounds like a haunted spotlight. With a hefty thematic focus on hatred, how it consumes once hopeful hearts, and its corruption and consequences, it’s easy to quickly get immersed when all of these elements work in tandem. And naturally, it’s inevitable to feel the heroic urge to stop whatever caused all this pain in Sanctuary. Evolution of classic Diablo Diablo IV is a culmination of what made past Diablo entries so iconic and memorable. The bleak tone of the original, the more open world of the second, and the combat of the third all come together here. There are more gameplay options than ever, and the bits of small details and extra care applied to every nook and cranny of its mechanics make it one of the best entry points to the series. This is your adventure Diablo IV marks the first time in the series that you’re truly creating your own adventure. The open world of Sanctuary facilitates a personal journey filled with options. You can ignore the main story and lose yourself in exploring countless dungeons and strongholds, run into random local events, or help a needy lost spirit. Or, maybe you’re not in the mood for action and would rather bide your time and explore a peaceful wilderness to find resources to go home and craft with. The gameplay variety extends to playthroughs that all present wildly different results. The story is also nonlinear, meaning you’ll face many circumstances that may lead you down various roads. Yes, you still have to tackle the core beats to reach the game’s conclusion, but how you get there is up to you. A bold new world What’s a big adventure without a grand open world? Sanctuary, otherwise known as the Mortal Realm, is the name of this world that acts as the setting for the Diablo series. This new rendition is the series’s largest and most unrestricted world. There are numerous areas to explore, enemies to encounter, and NPCs to talk with. And it’s all seamlessly connected with no need for loading screens. You’re constantly trying to find a way through, often running into an optional roadblock at nearly every turn. Just be careful when going off the beaten path, as you’ll often find very powerful optional foes that will give you a real challenge. This world is a dark medieval playground full of hellish conflict. There are diverse environments with specific monsters and mobs to fight that carry vastly different abilities. For example, the Fractured Peaks’ Iceland Goatmen use ice magic. In the coasts and watery areas, the Drowned hold giant masts from sunken ships that lure in travelers with bells until they cast them into the sea. There is always more to discover here, and it can all be done at your leisure. Express yourself Diablo IV’s classes provide tons of player expression options regardless of what build you’re going for. The game starts by inviting you to choose between the worlds of ice, fire, or lightning magic. Each element features multiple paths to get to higher abilities, adding a uniqueness deeper than simple attack selection to characters. A new mechanic also offers players two class-exclusive upgrades to choose between after a skill upgrade. For example, with the Barbarian class, there’s the Violent Whirlwind attack, which allows players to cast Whirlwind for a long time. Or they could pick Furious Whirlwind, which inflicts a bleeding effect on anyone swept into the assault. Diablo IV brings unique progression mechanics to each class. For example, the Sorcerer has two unlockable skill enchantment slots that are unlocked during the campaign. When skills are upgraded, you get an enchantment upgrade which presents a special effect. For example, a fireball enchantment causes defeated enemies to explode into a fireball that damages surrounding foes. This new level of character customization gives players the most in-depth character growth in series history. The skill tree presents one of the core elements of character creation and progression in Diablo IV. Not only are things carefully and clearly contextualized, but upgrades start simple to better onboard you to the process. An upgrade path may begin with simple choices between fire or lightning, then gradually expand. “Do I upgrade towards burn or explosive fire damage?” “How can chaining attacks strengthen my offensive?” The skill tree gives players access to class-defining choices that change how a character is played. Visual customization is also new to Diablo IV, rather than being limited to a preset physical appearance. After selecting a class, you pick a body type, skin tone, hairstyle, markings, accessories, and more. Thankfully, you’ll be able to revise these choices anytime by visiting the wardrobe and changing armor and gear cosmetics. There’s also an item store to customize gear visuals along with altering your mounts and their gear. A shared world Whether you decide to go on this adventure solo or with a party, you’ll eventually run into other players via towns and event hubs. Unlike in the past, these interactions come organically. You may visit a town, run into a great world boss, and see other players doing the same without needing to open any menus. You can team up with these strangers for world events and world bosses, which are nigh impossible alone. Though you may initially meet these fellow adventurers as allies, there’s also a chance of running into those same players as foes in the Fields of Hatred, a dedicated player-vs-player zone found in different areas of Sanctuary. Play with your friends regardless of where Diablo IV supports online crossplay between platforms. Alongside couch co-op, you can also play with your friends no matter where they’re dungeon crawling. Modify your loot One of the best pieces of Diablo IV is how loot upgrades are handled. You can buff and mod items you find or craft at blacksmiths. Blizzard also confirmed that you can perform equipment-defining modifications, such as extracting legendary power from items and adding that power to other equipment. This also makes almost every piece of loot potentially essential and powerful. A good defense makes a good offense Diablo IV provides more options in the battle against demonic forces. Though enemies may surround you, you now have a new tool at your disposal with the evade mechanic. Evade acts as an evolution to Diablo III’s dodge roll. The maneuver (on a short cooldown) allows all players, regardless of the selected class, to dash a short distance in any direction to dodge enemies during battle. It can make you feel unstoppable when used perfectly in tandem with the classic Diablo hack n’ slash combat. And if you want to become more nimble in battle, then you can buff it with items like special boots that add a speed boost after it’s performed. A finely-tuned Diablo experience on console Diablo IV is the first in the series to be genuinely tailor-made for console players and was developed with the controller in mind. This results in mechanics such as the new evade being integrated into the PS5’s DualSense controller with dedicated buttons. Blizzard assures that it’s put ample work into making targeting enemies or boxes of treasure as simple and responsive as possible. Diablo IV launches on PS5 next year. View the full article

Earlier this year, we welcomed players back to the world of Moss with the release of Moss: Book II. The award-winning sequel—VR Awards “VR Game of the Year” winner and The Game Awards “Best VR/AR Game” nominee—adds to the fan favorite franchise by picking up right where the story of Moss left off nearly four years ago. Today, we’re excited to share that both Moss and Moss: Book II represent two premier launch day titles for PlayStation VR2 upon its release in February 2023. We have a lot to share with you about the enhanced versions of the games, but I’ll keep the lore details to ourselves to not spoil it for anyone. Similar to when Moss released on PS VR in 2018, Moss: Book II was greeted with positive reception, quickly ascending the ranks to sit alongside Moss as one of the all-time top-rated VR games. And while the story continues in the same world, the look and feel and the overall experience in Moss: Book II is dramatically enhanced from its predecessor. This was expected, as we continued to learn and leverage evolving technology throughout development to help us optimize the game players would later experience. Now, once we got our hands on PS VR2 hardware, we experimented and discovered new ways to draw players deeper into the world of Moss as they take on the first-person role of the Reader, the key ally of the hero Quill. Luckily, the platform’s two-controller setup, enhanced haptic feedback, visual improvements, and eye-tracking capabilities minimized the constraints previous hardware put on our team. And as we’ve said before when bringing our games to new platforms, we don’t just want to get them up and running on PS VR2 and call it a day, we spend our time on all aspects of the game, across graphics and gameplay, with the end goal being a truly unique and memorable experience. Here are a few ways we leveraged PS VR2 hardware to enhance players’ overall first-person immersion within the Moss franchise: Improved haptics: Players can now feel the effects of world-shaking events, damaging attacks, and movement throughout the world. The haptic feedback from PS VR2 Sense controllers and headset vibration gives the player a greater sense of presence and danger in the game, allowing them to feel even more attached to Quill, the game’s brave young hero who players partner with during the adventure. Two-controller Setup: Playing with two PS VR2 Sense controllers provides a natural feeling, allowing players to express themselves more freely in the world when reaching in to manipulate the environment, interact with Quill, or engage the weapon inventory system during battle. Adaptive triggers: Actions will feel distinct to players as they experience the tension and weight of virtual objects while grabbing and moving them within the world. Breakable pots and barrels now respond to the amount of force being used, breaking apart once they’re squeezed enough to overcome the trigger’s resistance. Eye tracking: Interactive objects now emit a subtle glow when looked at. This allows players to quickly spot interactive objects during puzzles and throughout the game. Eye tracking also informs Quill where players are looking so she can offer hints if she figures something out before them. Foveated rendering and increased field of view: Moss and Moss: Book II run at 90fps in 4K (2000×2040 per eye), even with the lighting and texture improvements. That, along with the larger field of view, gives players a deeper sense of immersion. Overall, the PS VR2 hardware makes it easier for us to truly transport players and immerse them in a captivating world of breathtaking environments, rich storytelling, and elevated level and combat design. All together, we believe it creates an experience you can’t find anywhere else. And in just a few short months, millions of new and existing fans will experience these enhanced versions of Moss and Moss: Book II on the latest VR hardware. PS VR2 is pushing the industry forward, and we’re thrilled to be a part of it. Players can now pre-order Moss and Moss: Book II for PlayStation VR2 on PS5. PlayStation Plus players can get 10% off their pre-order purchase. Those looking to pre-order both games can get 20% off by choosing the franchise bundle. Players can now pre-order Moss and Moss: Book II for PlayStation VR2 on PS5. PlayStation Plus players can get 10% off their pre-order purchase. Those looking to pre-order both games can get 20% off by choosing the franchise bundle. View the full article