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Name: PlayStation - Happy Halloween from PlayStation! 🎃 🦇 #shorts #playstation #halloween Category: Gaming Industry Videos Date Added: 10/31/2022 Submitter: Commander Fury Happy Halloween from PlayStation! 🎃 🦇 #shorts #playstation #halloween PlayStation - Happy Halloween from PlayStation! 🎃 🦇 #shorts #playstation #halloween

He watched us silently. This was sometime late in 2015, but he’s still there today. 7 feet tall. A larger-than-life and surprisingly accurate recreation of the psycho from Until Dawn, complete with blue overalls and the ghastly mannequin mask we’d spent months concepting to get as scary as we possibly could. We’re all used to him now, but he still gets a reaction from new hires and visitors. The psycho watched everything. A group of us were sitting in the plush chairs of the cinema in the Supermassive offices, while CEO Pete Samuels laid out his plans for a new concept: the Dark Pictures Anthology. A series of branching cinematic games that would explore different sub-genres of horror. The games would be 4-5 hours, short enough to play in one sitting. Each game would feature two multiplayer modes – an online connected mode where you could play the entire game with a friend, and a couch co-op where a group of friends could get together and play a horror movie. It was a simple, compelling idea. But it was also extremely ambitious. To create a new franchise from scratch is no small thing, but the two-player co-op was also really daunting – no-one had done it before. I remember very clearly thinking, ‘I must work on that.’ And I did get to work on that. I was lucky enough to be the game director on spooky ghost-ship story Man of Medan. And now I’m lucky enough to be the game director on brutal serial-killer story The Devil In Me. And it’s been a fantastic ride. Between those games we’ve had the psychological and historical horror of Little Hope, set in the eponymous New England town, and we’ve had the pumping action-horror of House of Ashes, fighting hordes of terrifying clicking vampire monsters buried deep beneath the desert. There’s another psycho in The Devil in Me. It’s the story of a crew making a documentary about the American serial killer HH Holmes, who get trapped in a ‘murder hotel’ by a serial killer who is inspired by… HH Holmes. Looking back on our first four games, there are many series highlights and it’s difficult to pick a favourite. Is it Conrad being chased through the rusting corridors of the WWII freighter by a living manifestation of his worst desires and fears? Or the stunning character design of the demons in Little Hope, each inspired by a vicious, long-forgotten killing? Or maybe it’s the touching, charged relationship between Jason and Salim, mortal enemies finding mutual respect and brotherhood in the blood-soaked monster-infested caves? Or is it one of the gruesome and over-the-top deaths in The Devil in Me? For me, the most exciting thing is that we found an audience for these games, and they found us. Cinematic horror with an emphasis on relationships and storytelling is an acquired taste, but those who like it, love it. And we loved watching our growing community obsess over fan art, tier lists, theoretical romantic character combinations (Jalim, Conbrad, Johngela!), the hints that we’ve sprinkled liberally through the games, the crazy fan theories (some of which are scarily accurate). It sometimes seems like the community know our characters and games better than we do. They love what we do, and we love them for it. We’re always looking to improve the Dark Pictures formula. We’ve developed new ways of telling stories, overhauled how we capture performance, and improved our art pipeline so that textures and lighting are more grounded and realistic. And with each game we’ve introduced gameplay improvements and tweaks: 3rd person cameras, difficulty levels, QTE warnings, accessibility options. Quality of life improvements that make it easier and more fun to enjoy the experiences we make. For The Devil In Me, we’re introducing a number of significant gameplay enhancements. There is a suite of new exploration actions – climbing, jumping, vaulting, crouching, crawling, shimmying and balancing – which allow the player to be more active as they explore the terrifying environments we’ve created. Players will also be able to run, to explore at the own pace. And when danger is present, they can hide from it – if they can find somewhere safe. We’re also introducing a simple inventory, with tools that the characters can use to help them survive the horrors of the murder hotel. Players will be able to use items that the film crew carry with them, but can also find other tools in the environment. And sometimes, those tools can be upgraded, broken, or lost. And there will be puzzles to confound and confuse the player. Fuse boxes to be rewired, hidden codes to be found, objects to be moved around to create new paths through the world. All of this will be packed into a new run time of over 7 hours. One of the things we’ve learned on this journey is that we sometimes benefit from a bit more time with our characters to tell the story we need to tell. So, from The Devil In Me team, we hope you enjoy your stay at the murder hotel. We hear that some of the rooms are to die for. We’re proud of what we’ve made, and we can’t wait for you to play it. But before I sign off, I’ll turn things over to other members of our team to talk about what’s come before, and what’s next. “Season 1 of the Dark Pictures has been an absolute blast. We have the most fun as an audio team working out how we can make the soundscape for each game as wildly different and fresh compared to the others. We’ve had the opportunity to create completely different audio experiences for newcomers and horror fanatics alike, while of course delivering on the horror audio tenets, because the game designs, narratives and subgenres are so varied. Musically, working closely with Jason Graves, we started off with Man of Medan and an entire score in ¾ to reflect the movement of the waves; through Little Hope researching the late 17th century instruments of New England, constructing an entire soundtrack around choral chants, broken pianos and detuned gurdys; into House of Ashes switching instrumentation from orchestra to synths as the narrative exposition leaps into act 3, timelessly connecting extremely different universes across the wider narrative arc with a single pitching motif like a consistently dreadful reminder of an imminent threat; and now The Devil In Me, a soundtrack inspired by Bernard Herrmann scores, mixed with classical and operatic pieces by Schubert, Pergolesi and Rossini juxtaposing tragic deaths, all wrapped in an aleatoric orchestral horror underscore. Authenticity is vital and we ventured out to capture the key environments from an audio perspective for every title in the anthology. From steel hulled military ships, smaller vessels experiencing squalls in the open ocean, to deep forests and more recently a stately home, like characters in the game we capture all of their sounds, the doors, switches, footsteps, engines, hull slaps, water splashes and most importantly we impulse the spaces so that we can identically replicate the acoustic, materials and reflections unique to those spaces for all in game diegetic sound. It is a huge team effort between all of the audio subdisciplines and combining this work with a full spatial audio implementation, we’ve been able to bring an unparalleled hyperreal immersion to the cinematic experience. Using the haptic feedback features on the PS5 controller to further immerse the player in the environments, the action and the scares is incredible in The Devil In Me. The improved subtlety allows us to bring the weather, wind and rain closer to the player experience through uniquely authored haptic assets, giving the feel of actually being there. We infiltrate the players personal space to enhance rising dread and scares, adding strength to these key areas of horror with carefully timed haptic feedback, playing with strength, timing and frequency adding another layer of immersive content to the experience, and the subtlety allow the player to differentiate between all of the unique haptic cues we are sending to them.” – Barney Pratt – Audio Director “As the first season of the Dark Pictures Anthology draws to a close, we feel an overwhelming sense of achievement as a studio. We started this series to tell stories – ghastly, monstrous stories that refused to be buried in our slush pile. Now that our first four games have crawled up into the land of the living, it’s amazing to look back and see how they developed from concept through to release. Our talented teams breathed life into our dormant ideas and unleashed them on the public. And the public asked for more! We started this journey with eight games in mind, but new stories are clambering up that pile faster than ever. As series creative director, I can’t wait for you to see where we’re headed in season 2, and beyond. We have such sights to show you. “ – Will Doyle – Creative Director View the full article

Name: PlayStation - Fall Guys - Doctor Who Gameplay Trailer | PS5 & PS4 Games Category: Gaming Industry Videos Date Added: 10/31/2022 Submitter: Commander Fury Fall Guys - Doctor Who Gameplay Trailer | PS5 & PS4 Games PlayStation - Fall Guys - Doctor Who Gameplay Trailer | PS5 & PS4 Games

Name: PlayStation - Evil West - Gameplay Overview Trailer | PS5 and PS4 Games Category: Gaming Industry Videos Date Added: 10/31/2022 Submitter: Commander Fury Evil West - Gameplay Overview Trailer | PS5 and PS4 Games PlayStation - Evil West - Gameplay Overview Trailer | PS5 and PS4 Games

Name: PlayStation - Gungrave G.O.R.E - Brandon Heat | PS5 & PS4 Games Category: Gaming Industry Videos Date Added: 10/31/2022 Submitter: Commander Fury Gungrave G.O.R.E - Brandon Heat | PS5 & PS4 Games PlayStation - Gungrave G.O.R.E - Brandon Heat | PS5 & PS4 Games

Name: XBox - Xbox Series S - Discover Endless Fun - Games Sizzle Trailer Category: Gaming Industry Videos Date Added: 10/29/2022 Submitter: Commander Fury Xbox Series S - Discover Endless Fun - Games Sizzle Trailer XBox - Xbox Series S - Discover Endless Fun - Games Sizzle Trailer

Name: PlayStation - Apex Legends - Meet Catalyst Character Trailer | PS5 & PS4 Games Category: Gaming Industry Videos Date Added: 10/29/2022 Submitter: Commander Fury Apex Legends - Meet Catalyst Character Trailer | PS5 & PS4 Games PlayStation - Apex Legends - Meet Catalyst Character Trailer | PS5 & PS4 Games

Name: XBox - Charon's Staircase - Launch trailer 4K | Xbox One & Xbox X|S Category: Gaming Industry Videos Date Added: 10/29/2022 Submitter: Commander Fury Charon's Staircase - Launch trailer 4K | Xbox One & Xbox X|S XBox - Charon's Staircase - Launch trailer 4K | Xbox One & Xbox X|S

Name: PlayStation - Blue Fire - Void Maker DLC Trailer | PS4 Games Category: Gaming Industry Videos Date Added: 10/29/2022 Submitter: Commander Fury Blue Fire - Void Maker DLC Trailer | PS4 Games PlayStation - Blue Fire - Void Maker DLC Trailer | PS4 Games

Email us at PSPodcast@sony.com! Subscribe via Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or RSS, or download here Hey y’all! We’re back this week interviewing Striking Distance Studio founder and CEO Glen Schofield on upcoming sci-fi horror thriller The Callisto Protocol. Stuff We Talked About Call of Duty Modern Warfare IIRiver City Girls 2ForspokenThe Callisto Protocol (interview begins at 12:00)CastlevaniaA Plague Tale: RequiemThe QuarryGaming inspired Halloween costumes The Cast View and download image Download the image close Close Download this image Kristen Zitani – Senior Content Communications Specialist, SIE View and download image Download the image close Close Download this image Brett Elston – Manager, Content Communications, SIE View the full article

Name: PlayStation - Call of Duty: Modern Warfare II - C.O.D.E. Protector Pack Launch Trailer | PS5 & PS4 Games Category: Gaming Industry Videos Date Added: 10/28/2022 Submitter: Commander Fury Call of Duty: Modern Warfare II - C.O.D.E. Protector Pack Launch Trailer | PS5 & PS4 Games PlayStation - Call of Duty: Modern Warfare II - C.O.D.E. Protector Pack Launch Trailer | PS5 & PS4 Games

Name: XBox - New Games, Spooky Updates and More | This Week on Xbox Category: Gaming Industry Videos Date Added: 10/28/2022 Submitter: Commander Fury New Games, Spooky Updates and More | This Week on Xbox XBox - New Games, Spooky Updates and More | This Week on Xbox

Name: PlayStation - NBA 2K23 - Nightmare Packs | PS5 & PS4 Games Category: Gaming Industry Videos Date Added: 10/28/2022 Submitter: Commander Fury NBA 2K23 - Nightmare Packs | PS5 & PS4 Games PlayStation - NBA 2K23 - Nightmare Packs | PS5 & PS4 Games

Name: PlayStation - Darkwood - Enhanced Version Launch Trailer | PS5 Games Category: Gaming Industry Videos Date Added: 10/28/2022 Submitter: Commander Fury Darkwood - Enhanced Version Launch Trailer | PS5 Games PlayStation - Darkwood - Enhanced Version Launch Trailer | PS5 Games

Last week, we asked you to share moments from A Plague Tale: Requiem using #PSshare #PSBlog. From rat-infested alleys to emotional portraits, here are this week’s highlights: call_me_xavii shares Amicia and Hugo holding out a burning torch to protect themselves from a massive swarm of deadly rats. CaliOcelot shares an extremely close-up portrait of Amicia. MdeavorVP shares two figures walking along a path of red poppies inside an ornate church. kaytanaa shares Hugo’s cursed hand with blackened veins reaching for Amicia’s. Yuric83 shares Amicia holding up a smiling Hugo in her arms. raphxander_ shares a portrait of Hugo with his eyes watering, cursed black veins stretching across his face. 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: Haunted SUBMIT BY: 11:59 PM PT on November 2, 2022 Next week, it’s time to celebrate the spooky season! Share haunting or haunted moments from the game of your choice using #PSshare #PSBlog for a chance to be featured. View the full article

Name: XBox - Play Now Trailer | Call of Duty: Modern Warfare II Category: Gaming Industry Videos Date Added: 10/28/2022 Submitter: Commander Fury Play Now Trailer | Call of Duty: Modern Warfare II XBox - Play Now Trailer | Call of Duty: Modern Warfare II

Name: XBox - Resident Evil Village Gold Edition – Launch Trailer Category: Gaming Industry Videos Date Added: 10/28/2022 Submitter: Commander Fury Resident Evil Village Gold Edition – Launch Trailer XBox - Resident Evil Village Gold Edition – Launch Trailer

Name: PlayStation - Resident Evil Village Gold Edition - Launch Trailer | PS5 Games Category: Gaming Industry Videos Date Added: 10/28/2022 Submitter: Commander Fury Resident Evil Village Gold Edition - Launch Trailer | PS5 Games PlayStation - Resident Evil Village Gold Edition - Launch Trailer | PS5 Games

Ahhh, November. A month associated with cooling temperatures, warm family gatherings, and red-hot doorbuster deals. This month’s indie lineup features a variety of unique concepts: overconfident adventurers on a big boat, self-discovery through mask collecting, and lo-fi bleats to cause chaos to. And since they’re all available to download at PlayStation Store, you don’t have to worry about camping outside any brick-and-mortar retailer doors on a Thursday night to get them. So say your thanks, gobble down some tasty eats, and get nice and cozy with some new indies. Sable hits PlayStation November 29 We’ve also got a special announcement worth a Thanksgiving toast: At last, the critically acclaimed indie adventure Sable zooms onto PlayStation this November 29! Read on to learn more about this and the rest of this month’s featured titles. Play Video Goat Simulator 3 It’s time to step into the shoes–er, hooves–of one of the coolest caprinae around and cause all kinds of ridiculous problems… on purpose. This follow-up to the notorious Goat Simulator brings massive mayhem to the resort island of San Angora and beyond. In this big, colorful sandbox, you and up to three other goat players can get up to the wildest barnyard antics. Commandeer vehicles, discover weapons, dress up in the gaudiest and most ridiculous outfits, join a secret society of goats, and do everything you can to annoy the humans. There’s yoga, land sharks, and carnival games somewhere in there, too. Baaa-d boys, whatcha gonna do? Release Date: November 17 | Publisher: Coffee Stain | PS5 Play Video Ship of Fools What kind of morons set sail in the middle of the worst storm ever? These kind of morons. In Ship of Fools, the Great Lighthouse that once protected the islands of the Archipelago has been destroyed, and the impending Aquapolypse looms. It’s up to you and a friend to set things right. Grab a companion and hop aboard in a frenzied co-op experience mixing tower defense and roguelite elements as you helm the cannons to keep the dangers of the deep at bay. When you’re not preoccupied with taming ferocious foes from fathoms below, you’ll explore uncharted territory and (hopefully) claim bountiful loot. And fear not, solo sailors: if you want to steer into the heart of the storm as a lone captain, you can do that, too. Just try your best not to live up to this game’s title. Release Date: November 22 | Publisher: Team 17 | PS5 Play Video The Knight Witch Most of us assume that the fantasy archetypes of knight and witch are like oil and water: eternally opposed and destined for death duels. But what if they were one and the same character? Rayne, the heroine of The Knight Witch, proves that witchy magic and knightly mettle can blend like peanut butter and jelly. The gameplay is also a delicious blend of genres: To battle the golem army that’s invading Dungeonidas, Rayne will soar through a sprawling maze of treasures and hazards, fighting foes with her strategic magic card deck and her action-based knightly skills in old-school shoot-em-up style. Choices, customizations, and accessibility options make the Knight Witch a post-holiday feast for 2D action gaming fans of all skill levels. Release Date: November 29 | Publisher: Team 17 | PS5 Sable In a gorgeous world of endless desert sands, towering sandstone pillars, and fantastical human architecture, a young woman sets out on the customary coming-of-age ritual quest of her tribe. Her mission is to find, acquire, and choose a mask that will determine her future path in life. You will find many strange places and people as you roam the lands on your glider. Discovering yourself involves interacting with others: listen to their stories, help them with their requests, and earn badges and masks as rewards. Sable’s vast, mysterious open world and at-your-own-pace gameplay make for a relaxing and thought-provoking adventure. And the fantastic soundtrack by the band Japanese Breakfast creates an atmosphere unlike anything else. At the end of the day, what mask will you wear? Release Date: November 29 | Publisher: Raw Fury| PS5, PS4 View the full article

Name: PlayStation - Call of Duty: Modern Warfare II - Play Now Trailer | PS5 & PS4 Games Category: Gaming Industry Videos Date Added: 10/28/2022 Submitter: Commander Fury Call of Duty: Modern Warfare II - Play Now Trailer | PS5 & PS4 Games PlayStation - Call of Duty: Modern Warfare II - Play Now Trailer | PS5 & PS4 Games

Name: PlayStation - What's your go-to spooky game? 🎃. #shorts #ps5 Category: Gaming Industry Videos Date Added: 10/28/2022 Submitter: Commander Fury What's your go-to spooky game? 🎃. #shorts #ps5 PlayStation - What's your go-to spooky game? 🎃. #shorts #ps5

Name: PlayStation - Charon's Staircase - Launch Trailer | PS5 & PS4 Games Category: Gaming Industry Videos Date Added: 10/28/2022 Submitter: Commander Fury Charon's Staircase - Launch Trailer | PS5 & PS4 Games PlayStation - Charon's Staircase - Launch Trailer | PS5 & PS4 Games

Name: XBox - Warhammer 40K: Inquisitor Martyr - Ultimate Edition | Launch Trailer Category: Gaming Industry Videos Date Added: 10/28/2022 Submitter: Commander Fury Warhammer 40K: Inquisitor Martyr - Ultimate Edition | Launch Trailer XBox - Warhammer 40K: Inquisitor Martyr - Ultimate Edition | Launch Trailer

Name: XBox - Stray Blade - Story Trailer Category: Gaming Industry Videos Date Added: 10/27/2022 Submitter: Commander Fury Stray Blade - Story Trailer XBox - Stray Blade - Story Trailer

Name: PlayStation - Stray Blade - Story Trailer | PS5 Games Category: Gaming Industry Videos Date Added: 10/27/2022 Submitter: Commander Fury Stray Blade - Story Trailer | PS5 Games PlayStation - Stray Blade - Story Trailer | PS5 Games