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History and Parts Pack is the first DLC available on PS4 for the award-winning multi-genre space exploration game, Kerbal Space Program Enhanced Edition! In addition to 10 exciting missions inspired by humankind’s own space exploration, this content-filled console-optimized DLC includes more than 60 new parts and an astronaut suit inspired by the historic Space Race! These parts will not only allow you to be creative and build all sorts of imaginative spacecrafts, but also replicate the iconic Saturn V and Soyuz Rockets! Below is a basic guideline of the parts you will need to build these rockets. The rest will depend on you (can’t make things too easy). Saturn V The Saturn V was an American human-rated expendable rocket used by NASA between 1967 and 1973. Developed to support the Apollo program for human exploration of the Moon, the three-staged rocket remains the tallest, heaviest, and most powerful rocket ever brought to operational status, and holds records for the heaviest payload launched and largest payload capacity to low Earth orbit, which included the third stage and unburned propellant needed to send the Apollo Command/Service Module and Lunar Module to the Moon. To date, the Saturn V remains the only launch vehicle to carry humans beyond low Earth orbit. In order to build a Saturn V replica, you’ll need these parts, and a few more, like decouplers and probably a heat shield, just to name a few: Mk1-3 Command Module SM-6A Service Module (DLC exclusive) Launch Escape System SM-25 Service Module (DLC exclusive) RE-J10 “Wolfhound” Liquid Fuel Engine (DLC exclusive) Munar Excursion Module (M.E.M.) (DLC exclusive) Kerbodyne S3-14400 Tank RE-I2 “Skiff”Liquid Fuel Engine (DLC exclusive) Kerbodyne S3-S4 Adapter Tank (DLC exclusive) Kerbodyne S4-256 Tank (DLC exclusive) Kerbodyne S4-512 Tank (DLC exclusive) Kerbodyne Engine Cluster Adapter Tank (DLC exclusive) Kerbodyne KE-1 “Mastodon” Liquid Fuel Engine (DLC exclusive) Soyuz The Soyuz is a family of expendable launch systems designed in the 1960s. Originally commissioned as part of the Soviet human spaceflight program, the Soyuz is the most frequently used launch vehicle in the world with over 1700 flights since its debut in 1966. Since the retirement of the Space Shuttle in 2011, all human spaceflights to and from the International Space Station have been carried out using Soyuz. In order to build a Soyuz rocket replica, you’ll need these parts, and a few more! Don’t forget your decouplers and a parachute! KV1 “Onion” Reentry Module (DLC exclusive) KV2 “Pea” Reentry Module (DLC exclusive) KV3 “Pomegranate” Reentry Module (DLC exclusive) Size 1.5 Decoupler (DLC exclusive) FL-TX440 Fuel Tank (DLC exclusive) FL-TX1800 Fuel Tank (DLC exclusive) FL-A151L Fuel Tank Adapter (DLC exclusive) FL- T800 Fuel Tank FL-C1000 Fuel Tank (DLC exclusive) RK-7 “Kodiak” Liquid Fuel Engine (DLC exclusive) RV-1 “Cub” Vernier Engine (DLC exclusive) If you need more help building these historic rockets, be sure to check out some of the tutorials available on the KSP Forums and YouTube. The History and Parts Pack DLC is available now and we’re excited to see all of you PS4 astronauts exploring the vastness of space! Happy launchings! View the full article

Hey everyone, Tanya Watson here. I’m the CEO and co-founder of Squanch Games, a weirdo comedy game studio started by myself and the co-creator of Rick and Morty, Justin Roiland. Trover is a crazy comedy adventure in the vision of Justin, through and through. He started a game studio because he’s been a lifelong gamer, and when he had the opportunity to use a VR headset, it opened up his eyes as to how he could bring storytelling to video games. So, we built Squanch from the ground up to support his method of comedy and storytelling, and it’s been one helluva ride. We’ve been keeping our heads down for the last two years working on Trover Saves the Universe — our first full-length game — but we’re now to the point where we can really start talking about the game because it’s almost done! We even have a release date… Trover Saves the Universe will debut exclusively on PlayStation 4 and PlayStation VR on May 31 with pre-orders open now at physical and digital retailers including PS Store where PS Plus members will get an extra 10% off. Trover Saves the Universe is a story about you — your dogs have been dognapped by a beaked lunatic named Glorkon who stuffed them into his eye holes. Your cute little pup pup boys give him insane power that will allow him to destroy the universe, unless you can stop him. You can even choose how to play — on TV or PlayStation VR. Many people have asked me what it’s been like to work with Justin, to create this studio, and make this bizarre adventure. There’s not nearly enough room to go over all of that here, but, I love being a part of making funny and unique games. If you want more insights into how we did it for this one, you should tune into our Comedy in Games panel at PAX East, hosted by Justin Roiland, on March 28 at 4:30pm ET. It’ll be in the Main Theater as well as streaming on twitch.tv. He’s going to be talking a lot more about how he’s brought his own perspective to comedy in video games, and will be asking a number of hilarious creators to chime in as well. Until then, stay Squanchy! View the full article

Path of Exile launches on PS4 today! With many new exiles set to wash up on the shores of Wraeclast, we want to make sure you’re well prepared. Life in Wraeclast is unforgiving at the best of times, especially for new players, so we’ve compiled 10 simple tips to help you start off on the right foot. Decide on a playstyle Path of Exile has hundreds of skill gems and, due to its sprawling passive skill tree and deep item customization, thousands of potential playstyles. It can be tempting to try to do a little bit of everything, but you may end up being good at nothing. Picking a specific playstyle you want to use, such as a fire spellcaster or bow-wielding ranger, and sticking with it is far more effective than spreading yourself thin. Support your Skills Support Gems can drastically alter a skill’s performance. Not dealing enough damage with Ground Slam? Try using the Brutality Support to increase your physical damage. Ice Shot not hitting enough monsters? Lesser Multiple Projectiles Support will fix that by turning your single projectile into three to decimate a crowd. Make sure that the skills you are using are properly supported. Don’t Neglect Your Life Killing things is fun, but dying isn’t. Make sure you have enough life to survive a few big hits. The passive tree is filled with life modifiers, but they won’t do much if your items don’t also supply life. So keep an eye out for things that keep you alive, and make use of them! Resistances are Amazing Got a lot of life but still keep dying? Check your Elemental Resistances in the character panel! You can visit your character panel by pressing on the touchpad to go to your inventory and then navigating to your character list from there. Elemental damage can be lethal if you don’t have enough elemental resistances. Luckily, resistances are plentiful on items and can even be temporarily supplemented with auras and flasks! Cold Resistance is particularly useful in Act 1, and Lightning in Acts 2 and 3. Upgrade your Flasks As your character grows stronger and tougher, your life flasks will refill proportionally less and less of your life. Keep an eye out for better life flasks as you slay monsters, as a well-timed flask use can be a literal life-saver. Uniques Aren’t Always an Upgrade It’s exciting when you see that orange flash of a Unique item dropping, but remember that Unique items are often very specialized, and can take your build to the next level, but it’s no good equipping a Unique bow on your mace character. Don’t fret, because… Trade Unwanted Items The Trade Board will let you sell items you don’t want to other players. You can find it by pressing “Options” and going to “Trade Board.” Consider using it if you’re looking for an upgrade or have an item you just can’t use. Use Your Stash Your stash comes with four tabs by default and is shared by all characters on the same account. You can stash items you want to use later, or even on a different character entirely, and it’ll still be there when you check it in the future. Many players save gear for their other characters in their stash. If you run out of space, it’s possible to purchase more in the store. Some even come with extra features to make organising your wares even easier. Ascend! Special Trials are hidden throughout the campaign that unlock access to the Lord’s Labyrinth — a difficult, ever-changing dungeon. It’s not easy, but completing the Lord’s Labyrinth is worthwhile, as it unlocks access to your Ascendancy classes. Ascendancies come with very powerful role-defining perks. There are three Ascendency classes available for all asses, save one. The seventh class only has access to one Ascendency, while simultaneously having access to them all. You’ll just have to wait and see what we mean… Don’t Get Discouraged Path of Exile has a steep learning curve, but nearly bottomless depths. If you feel like you’re getting stuck, ask for help or check online for tips (like these!). Or even try starting a new character! You’d be surprised how much farther you get on a second character with the lessons learned on your first. We’re so glad you’re joining us on this journey and we’re looking forward to playing with you! View the full article

The day has finally arrived — MLB The Show 19 is now available! It’s been an exciting year for all of us at San Diego Studio. We’re thrilled to have you finally get your hands on MLB The Show 19 and experience all the hard work that went into this year’s game. Before we jump into the Top 10 Reasons to play The Show 19, Ken Griffey Jr would like to tell you about one of our new game modes: March to October. Here are 10 Reasons you should play MLB The Show 19: Experience the excitement of your favorite MLB team’s season in less time, with March to October. In March to October, pick your favorite team and play only the most important pivotal games of the season, so you can focus on taking your squad to postseason and beyond. More action and excitement, and less time chipping through the regular season. Relive and rewrite baseball’s most iconic Moments.* Play the most exciting moments in baseball history and some of the biggest modern MLB plays, with new Moments. From Babe Ruth to Bryce Harper, you can face off with some of the biggest players to ever play the game to relive and rewrite history. Diamond Dynasty makes building your fantasy squads more interactive and flexible than ever.* Diamond Dynasty is back with more players, more customizable options, and more streamlined rewards, to make your custom elite online roster better than ever. Define who you are as a player and teammate, as you chase the big-league dream in Road to The Show. This year’s Road To The Show features a refined RPG system with deeper character development, training mini-games, and game-changing personality attributes to give you a more unique and epic rise MLB superstardom. Another wave of Legends step into the spotlight, led by Willie Mays, Lou Gehrig, Rickey Henderson, and Ty Cobb. More legendary ballplayers means more legendary games. Sweeping gameplay updates focus on defensive intelligence, user skill, and player differentiation. The Show 19 feels more realistic than ever. More unique experiences with individual players and defensive intelligence in the field means you’ll get to experience the most enhanced gameplay in MLB The Show yet. MLB Network’s Heidi Watney joins the broadcast crew as MLB The Show’s first on-field reporter. Realistic on-field media coverage makes every play of every game feel bigger than ever. Lots of new items and unlockables: Bat skins, stadium sounds, home run celebrations and more.* Show off to your friends and flex on the competition with more customizable in-game swag. Hitting engine advancements increase the significance of user skill and player tools. The biggest hitting engine update in the history of The Show. Hitting is more refined and unique to each player making every at-bat feel better than ever. New Flashback players. Play as your favorite big-league players when they had career-defining seasons. We couldn’t be more proud or excited for you all to jump into The Show 19. For those of you who haven’t purchased yet, head to PlayStation Store to pick up your copy today. Please make sure to check The Show Nation, our Twitter, Facebook, and Instagram accounts to be the first to know about all the new content coming to The Show 19 throughout the year. *Internet Required View the full article

Today, we are thrilled to announce that our upcoming PlayStation VR exclusive, Blood & Truth, launches on 28th May 2019. It’s an all-action first-person shooter that plays out amidst the grit and glamour of London’s criminal underworld, featuring outrageous set pieces, non-stop action and cutting-edge tech that gets the very best out of your PS VR headset. The Origins of Blood & Truth We were one of the first teams at SIE Worldwide Studios to get our hands on PlayStation VR and we were proud to deliver one of its standout launch titles. As you may remember, PlayStation VR Worlds was a collection of diverse, distinct experiences, ranging from deep-sea exploration in Ocean’s Descent, to an abstract future sport in Dangerball. But listening to community feedback, it was clear that the London Heist experience was the overwhelming fan favourite. People absolutely loved being the star of their own gangster movie – from the moment Mickie sat down in front of you and snarled “What you lookin’ at?” you were totally immersed in London’s criminal underworld. PS VR gave us the opportunity to explore something that traditional video games had struggled to do. You weren’t just watching the action unfold, you were being thrust into the very heart of it – and that felt like a thrilling paradigm shift for both creators and players alike. So with our next project, we were determined to not just replicate this laser focus on immersion and interactivity, but to push it to the next level. And what better playground to flex our muscles in than with a return to London’s criminal underbelly? Becoming an Action Hero Our goal with Blood & Truth was to take what we learned on London Heist and use that experience to create the ultimate PS VR blockbuster – one where the player could truly live out their wildest action hero fantasies in a full-length first-person shooter. Blood & Truth pushes you through a rollercoaster ride of a story line, set against iconic London locations. You’ll be dual-wielding automatic pistols while leaping from exploding buildings, exchanging gunfire from the back of an armoured vehicle, battling through hordes of enemies on daring rescue missions, and chasing down targets through the grimy back-streets of London. To ensure we nailed that all-action summer blockbuster feel, we worked with Hollywood producer/director Rick Porras (whose credits include Lord of the Rings, Contact and Forrest Gump) on our mo-cap shoots, alongside a great cast of actors including Colin Salmon (Mortal Engines, London Has Fallen, Resident Evil). Be at the Center of the Action We’ve also taken the level of interactivity and action beyond anything we’ve done before. Whereas in the London Heist your character fired from a fixed position, in Blood & Truth, you can move between cover to get a better angle on enemies, and interact with your environment to discover new weapons, ammo, intel or collectables. We’ve also implemented an on-body inventory giving you easy access to your guns, ammo and tools. This means you can glance down to your hips to see a pair of revolvers, then look to your shoulders to see a combat shotgun and an assault rifle. Changing weapons is as simple and intuitive as reaching to the holster and grabbing it. And we’re particularly proud of the work our audio team has done on Blood & Truth. We wanted a distinctive style to our music, reflecting both the action movie genre we’re inspired by, and the contemporary sound of London. We’ve worked with both talented grime artists and a full 90-piece orchestra and the results are spectacular – look out for more on the game’s music soon. Pre-order Incentives Mark your calendar for 28th May and prepare to be the ultimate action hero – Blood & Truth is coming. Pre-order today from the PlayStation Store and you’ll get the following extras: Avatars: A trio of avatars for your PSN ID showing agent Carson, Ryan Marks and the mysterious Kayla Digital art book Digital soundtrack Stay tuned to PlayStation.Blog for more news soon in the run up to launch! State of Play: All the Announcements Marvel’s Iron Man VR Arrives 2019 on PlayStation VR Going Retro: Creating PS4-Exclusive Content For CTR: Nitro Fueled No Man’s Sky Gets Full PlayStation VR Support This Summer Introducing ReadySet Heroes, a Fast-Paced Twist on Dungeon Crawling PS VR Blockbuster Blood & Truth Launches May 28 PlayStation VR: The Next Wave of Games Coming in Spring and Summer 2019 Observation Flips the Perspective on Sci-Fi Adventure, Out on PS4 This May Five Nights at Freddy’s VR: Help Wanted Coming to PS VR First Look: Concrete Genie Story Trailer Days Gone: Inside the New Story Trailer How Past Meets Present in Mortal Kombat 11 View the full article

When our studio ‘No Code’ was founded, I had one particular project in mind; Observation. Originally pitched as “2001, only you play as HAL”, it was the main drive to setting up the studio and building the team we have now. We’re very excited – four years and two games later – to announce that Observation debuts on PlayStation 4 on May 21, 2019! In the game, players take on the role of SAM (“Systems Administration & Maintenance”), an artificial intelligence system installed on the Low Orbit Space Station “Observation”, just a few years from now, in 2026. On beginning this adventure, a mysterious event has caused the station to lose power and forced SAM to reboot. With most of his systems offline, SAM must work with the only crew member he can find, Dr Emma Fisher, and attempt to restore his systems and discover the fate of the station and its crew. We describe Observation as a narrative thriller; a sci-fi adventure game that is unique in its presentation and point of view, and gives players a new way to interact, view and take part in the story. The game is played visually from the perspective of SAM’s networked CCTV-style cameras around the station, as well as the various systems and connections he has, to fulfil his role as the station AI. Players use these systems to solve puzzles, navigate environments, uncover the story and assist Emma in finding out the true nature of the mission, the station, and himself. It’s a unique setup and allows the player to really put themselves in the shoes of an assistant AI. One of the key pillars of the game was the player’s presence in the story. SAM, following this initial black out, has become self-aware. You aren’t sure how or why, but the very fact that a human player is now controlling SAM’s actions has an impact. Curiosity, exploration, even making mistakes – these are traits that AI should not exhibit, but the player’s actions add that human element; they are SAM’s self-awareness. Another pillar in development was building a realistic space for the story to take place in. The setting and presentation, based on contemporary space technology and ‘science-fact’, gives us opportunity to showcase our attention to detail, building a lived-in world for the crew, and immersive and believable technology for players to interact with, complete with the fuzziness of stripped back and almost industrial user interfaces. We’re delighted to be launching Observation on PlayStation 4 this May. It represents years of exceptionally hard work by our small but dedicated and passionate team of ex-AAA veterans and new developers alike. We can’t wait for you to play! View the full article

Hello, PlayStation Nation! You just saw us on today’s episode of State of Play, where we unveiled ReadySet Heroes, our new PlayStation 4 game! But we have a lot more to share with you – like our first official trailer! But first, let us introduce ourselves… We’re Robot Entertainment, the studio behind the Orcs Must Die! series. We’ve been hard at work creating our new PlayStation console timed exclusive: ReadySet Heroes. By tapping into the classic couch multiplayer, we have created a high energy, pick-up and play adventure that blends single player and team play into one 10-minute zero-to-hero experience. The dungeons you’ll crawl in the world of ReadySet Heroes were created long ago, when the world was overtaken by chaos and a desperate plea was made to the gods to create order. The gods fashioned a magical realm filled with trials designed to turn aspiring warriors into mighty heroes. Under the protection of these heroes, the kingdoms grew and flourished, but the forces of evil can never truly be defeated, and so the trials remain! This is where your adventure begins, as an aspiring warrior, you start with nothing but a wooden sword and a promise to defeat enemy mobs, solve puzzles and navigate deadly traps. Do it quickly, as the other team is progressing through their own dungeon. Scavenge for stronger armor, more powerful weapons and spells to gain new abilities to beat the fiercest of foes (or friends). You’ll journey from castles full of gold to constantly erupting volcanic caves and graveyards haunted by fallen heroes. Your ultimate goal… race other players to the bottom of the dungeon to defeat the boss at the end of the crawl. Then you or you and a teammate will battle against other friends or foes in challenges from racing snails to an all-out arena battle to determine the true champions. ReadySet Heroes was created to be a short session game, meant to bring all ages together. To encourage people coming together, our game does not require PlayStation Plus to play online! This game can be played with up to four players in free-for-all or two-player team matches, online and in four-player split screen. To see more, enjoy our trailer above. View the full article

We’ve always said that Days Gone is a narrative driven, open-world action game. We emphasized narrative driven because it’s a big game with a big story. The last time I beat the game, focusing only on the main storylines, it took me a little over thirty hours to complete. And I can tell you, it is quite an emotional journey. Over the past couple of years, we’ve talked a little about who Deacon St. John is and why we care about his story. It’s a story about loss and regret. In the 2016 launch trailer Deacon remembers his wife Sarah, the only woman he would ever love. Then, earlier this year, in the “Wedding” trailer we see that Deacon won’t let go of the past and will risk his life even for a worn photo of his wife. It’s a story about brotherhood. In 2016, the launch trailer shows Deacon’s friend Boozer is by his side as they fight to survive a dangerous world. In the “Wedding” trailer we see how far back their friendship goes as Boozer was the only person to attend. It’s a story about fighting for survival. This is the Days Gone story everyone is probably most familiar with. The launch trailer had image after image of the devastated world. The 2016 Horde demo showed Deacon fighting to survive against overwhelming odds. The 2017 demos showed the overwhelming dangers of the open world. The “Wedding” trailer showed who Deacon was before the world ended, and the man he’s become in order to survive the now harsh and brutal world. Almost every demo since launch has emphasized that everything in the world is trying to kill you. Freakers, infected animals, marauders, Rippers, Hordes. The world comes for you. And these are all important storylines in Days Gone. Deacon’s feelings of loss and regret are explored in a storyline called “I Remember,” where, through playable flashbacks, we learn about Deacon and Sarah’s relationship. The bond and brotherhood he feels for his friend Boozer are explored in a storyline called “He’s My Brother.” Another half dozen storylines explore the brutality of the world and Deacon’s role in it as bounty hunter and mercenary. But the overarching story in Days Gone offers so much more. In the new Days Gone story trailer you’ll see that the above storylines about Sarah, Boozer and Deacon’s fight for survival are still front and center. But, while trying to avoid spoilers, we wanted to draw back the curtain to reveal some of the other themes and storylines that define who Deacon St. John is. We’ve introduced Mark Copeland before – in the 2017 demo, he’s the survivor encampment leader who had sent Deacon’s friend Manny, the camp mechanic, out on a supply run. The new Story Trailer gives us a sense of who Cope is and the desperation that drives his mercenary relationship with Deacon. We meet several new characters. Iron Mike, who says of Deacon, “I know what kind of man he is. Has he done any worse than you?” An encampment leader we haven’t met before, Iron Mike represents a way of looking at survival in this world that is very different from Copeland’s or the others. Members of his camp, Rikki Patil and Addison Walker are two strong voices for rebuilding and hope. As the game progresses, we see that Deacon isn’t just a mercenary for hire – he is a protector of the weak. NERO and their black choppers are introduced and we get a hint of their storyline “Finding NERO,” where you learn more about the mysterious organization, their technology, and the back story of behind so much of what you see in the world – the mass graves, NERO checkpoints, abandoned refugee camps, death trains. Finally, we see a bit more of the cult Rest In Peace, who are fully explored in a storyline called “Ripped Apart.” Rippers represent more than just a way to add more danger and brutality to the world, they allow us to explore the darker side of humanity that can be driven by blind obedience and obsession. All of this represents less than half the storylines and half the main cast. We haven’t talked about things like the end game storyline, “Horde Killer,” where you, the player, are transformed right alongside Deacon, from someone who has to run for their life when facing a Horde, into a Freak killing expert who can seek out and destroy the 40 Hordes that live in and terrorize the open world. Like I said, Days Gone is a narrative driven game with a big story. But the amount of story, its length, the number of cut scenes… none of that is as important as the emotional impact of the journey. If you don’t care about Deacon and his search for hope, you’re not going to stick around to see what happens. So in the end, it all comes back to our three main characters: Deacon, Boozer and Sarah. Whatever you think is going to happen? We hope you’ll be surprised. Be there on April 26th when Days Gone launches, and see if you can survive long enough to find out for yourself. View the full article

Five Nights at Freddy’s VR: Help Wanted is a collection of VR experiences based on the original Five Nights at Freddy’s games, but it includes several new experiences as well. Some may think this is just a port of the original game – it’s far from it. For the first time, characters and situations from the entire Five Nights at Freddy’s series can be experienced in VR. Some games that seem familiar may surprise you in new terrifying ways. PS VR is a perfect medium for the series. When playing a game on a handheld device or your PC monitor, you can still feel a sense of protection. You know nothing bad is going to happen. Nothing is really going to sneak up on you. But in VR, you feel like you are in the pizzeria surrounded by dark hallways and suspicious vents. It feels like things could jump out at any moment. Eventually, you’ll come face to face with Freddy, Bonnie, or Chica at a real-world scale, and it is a wholly terrifying experience. This kind of immersive experience has been a fan request for years. Even going back to the first Five Nights at Freddy’s, fans have been making comments on YouTube videos about how awesome and terrifying it would be to survive a night at Freddy Fazbear’s Pizza in VR. Now they can try. Unlike the PC or tablet, players will use either DualShock 4 or PS Move motion controllers to interact with the door and light controls in the offices, pick up objects in the repair games, press buttons on the video switcher, solve puzzles, and activate your flashlight. There are also new features. For the first time in a Freddy’s game you can earn collectibles that you can play with at the prize counter. Find plushies, bobbleheads, action figures and more! Five Nights at Freddy’s VR: Help Wanted will be available on PS VR this Spring. View the full article

The Good Old Days Nostalgia helps us re-live some of the happiest moments of our lives. Playing Crash Team Racing in 1999 was that perfect place filled with happy thoughts for me. So when we started discussing the idea of developing bonus items for PlayStation players of Crash Team Racing Nitro-Fueled, the nostalgia factor immediately kicked in. A few ideas were shared, but none stuck as much as the idea of re-creating retro items for the game. Going Old School And here we are! Revealing the retro skins and karts for Crash, Coco, and Cortex. It is one thing to upscale the graphical fidelity of characters from Crash Team Racing but it is another to proactively downscale their polygon count and texture resolution to recreate the visual constraints of the late ‘90s. Gone are the fur shader and the 1024 x 1024 textures. Instead, they are purposely replaced by a faceted visual treatment with no smoothing groups and 64×64 textures. Some going as low as 32×32 pixels! Can you imagine? We’ve come a long way since 1999! Retro Characters In order to craft the retro skins, we gathered references from the original Crash Bandicoot Trilogy and the original CTR to define the level of details we wanted to achieve. We decided to lean into the models in the original CTR’s character selection screen since they provided a little more personality than the racing models, and we felt they would translate well to the modern-day version of the game. Once each reference sheet was created, the artists jumped right in and worked their old school magic to create the retro models. Then, once the models were finalized, we validated they would react appropriately with their updated animation rig from their next-gen counterpart. A big priority was making sure they retained their charm from back in the day. Authenticity We hope PS4 fans will appreciate going back in time with the bonus skins and karts. And, as also announced today, we will be providing PS4 players with a retro track in the game as well, to really drive nostalgia into high gear! We can’t wait to show that off for fans soon. I’ve talked about our approach to the retro content, but really, the same thing can be said about gameplay. Although we’ve modernized the experience quite a bit by introducing a brand-new level of visual fidelity in world building and character animation in CTR Nitro-Fueled, we’ve approached this remaster with an old school mentality. We spent a great deal of time polishing the racing experience for the nostalgic fans. To all the Crash Team Racing fans out there, I hope you will agree. View the full article

Hello, everyone! We’re excited to be able to tell you more about No Man’s Sky: Beyond, a major free update coming in Summer 2019 and the next big chapter in our journey. Beyond is the culmination of several different strands of development. We recently announced the first component, No Man’s Sky Online. A dramatically updated multiplayer experience means players will be able to explore and play together like never before. Today we’re thrilled to announce the next major component of Beyond: No Man’s Sky VR. As creators of No Man’s Sky, we are in love with everything sci-fi. Virtual reality feels like a science fiction become real, and has always seemed like a perfect fit for this futuristic game of ours. It’s completely unique to land on a world that no-one has ever seen before and to really feel as if you’re there. The team has worked so hard to make this a true VR experience rather than a port. Grab the joystick and thruster to fly your starship over an unexplored alien planet as you peer out of the cockpit at the view below. Reach into your backpack to grab your multitool, touch it to switch to terrain manipulation, and carve out intricate shapes with unprecedented control. Play in multiplayer and casually wave to your non-VR friends or fist bump your PS VR peers. No Man’s Sky VR is not a separate mode, but the entire game brought to life in virtual reality. Anything possible in No Man’s Sky, NEXT or any other update is ready and waiting as an immersive and enriched VR experience. No Man’s Sky VR, like all the parts of Beyond, will be free to existing players. By bringing full VR support, for free, to the millions of players already playing the game, No Man’s Sky will become perhaps the most-owned VR title when released. This amazes us, and is utterly humbling. The team is working so hard to live up to the expectations that creates. We are excited for that moment when millions of players will suddenly update and be able to set foot on their home planets and explore the intricate bases they have built in virtual reality for the first time. As well as Online and VR, No Man’s Sky Beyond contains a third major feature set that we’ll be talking more about when we can. This is an exciting time. Thank you so much for being with us on this most ambitious chapter of No Man’s Sky. Sean View the full article

The “Past Meets Present” premise of Mortal Kombat 11 has given us an amazing chance to honor Mortal Kombat’s origins, to enjoy the game’s current moment, and to reveal the first glimpses of Mortal Kombat’s future. Not every character meets their past or present counterpart in the game’s story mode, but those who do are in for dramatic experiences. Some characters will find reason to celebrate, while others will face the consequences of tragic choices. Throughout the story mode, these interactions will give the players more insight into the characters: they’ll better understand who they are and why they fight. For the “past” versions of returning characters, every effort has been made to honor their roots. “Past” Johnny Cage is a prime example. He’s been ripped straight from the 1990s: His speech, his clothes, and his attitude all firmly reflect his origin as a cocky young Hollywood star. Distinguishing the “past” and “present” versions of each character was a matter of building on our work in Mortal Kombat X and refining it. By sharpening the “present” characterizations, the depiction of each version of the characters is brought more sharply into focus. Case in point: “present” Johnny Cage has evolved further as a concerned leader and dedicated dad. His sarcastic wit and cocky attitude may have been tempered by the wisdom that comes with experience, but he’s still the same guy who will throw a nut punch if the situation calls for it. We’re so excited to share this new adventure with Mortal Kombat fans! It’s packed with the drama, humor, and action fans have come to expect from NetherRealm Studios. This trailer reveals just the slightest bit of what’s to come. There are many more surprises awaiting fans in Mortal Kombat 11’s time-bending story! View the full article

Hello again! Dom Robilliard, Creative Director from Pixelopus here with a brand new trailer for Concrete Genie. This is the first time we’ve provided a glimpse of Ash’s heartwarming story in the game. He’s a bullied kid, who despite the tough time he’s having, is determined to use the power of creativity to make the world a better place. His hometown of Denska – a once-bustling seaside town – has been polluted by a mysterious Darkness, and it’s up to Ash to paint the town back to life. Be sure to check out the trailer and stick around to the very end! You’ll notice in the trailer that Ash discovers a magical paintbrush charged with Living Paint, capable of creating fantastical living landscapes and mischievous creatures we call Genies. Each piece of art created in the game will be unique and personal to you, and you can paint on any wall in the game so each players’ version of Denska will be totally different. You’ll develop special bonds with the variety of Genies you create and in return, they will help Ash solve puzzles and gain new abilities on your quest to restore Denska. We’ve invested so much effort into making these mechanics easy and intuitive for players to express themselves. We’ve had the opportunity to demo Concrete Genie at events around the globe and have been blown away by the response to gameplay so far. Along with our new story trailer, we also have a surprise for everyone – all editions of Concrete Genie will include two PlayStation VR modes* in addition to the core PS4 game! When we began making Concrete Genie, it always felt like the Living Paint mechanics would be a great fit for an immersive, first-person painting experience. When we showed the game to some old friends, Jeff Brown and Dave Smith – they came up with an incredible idea for how to take it to a whole new level in PS VR. It was such a compelling pitch that we decided to build a team around them, right next to us in PlayStation HQ so they could create it alongside us. We are absolutely thrilled with how this part of the game has come together and you’ll be hearing more about these two modes soon. Concrete Genie will be available Fall 2019 exclusively for PlayStation 4. We look forward to sharing more in the coming months. Stay tuned! *VR modes require PlayStation®VR and two PlayStation®Move Motion Controllers. Sold separately. Please review and follow all safety guidelines for use of PlayStation®VR. PlayStation®VR is not for use by children under age 12. PlayStation®4 system, PlayStation®VR and PlayStation®Camera are required to experience VR functionality. View the full article

Hi Everyone, I’m honored to finally introduce Marvel’s Iron Man VR, a game we’ve been building over the past two years with one simple (and daunting) principle: deliver the ultimate Iron Man fantasy game exclusively for PlayStation VR. What better way to announce the game than unveiling our brand-new Iron Man armor envisioned by legendary Marvel illustrator and costume designer, Adi Granov. In close collaboration with our partners and friends at Marvel Games, Adi created a new armor that, like the game, mixes a classic comic book aesthetic with an ultra-modern twist. We hope you love the Impulse Armor as much as we do. From the very first day on the project, our team in Seattle has maintained an unwavering commitment to leverage the strengths of VR while enabling players to feel like the world-famous hero. We have focused on making flying, shooting, and epic Super Hero actions feel natural and powerful on PlayStation VR. When you get your hands on the game later this year, I hope that you, like those on the team who have played early development versions of the game, take off your PS VR headset, smile, and say, “Wow… I feel like Iron Man!” I grew up reading Marvel comics, especially Iron Man. (Iron Man #290 was the first issue I ever bought.) I loved the suspense, the armor, the tinkering, and how *just within reach* it all felt. As I got older, I began gravitating more to the man behind the armor, Tony Stark, and how fun and complex his character is. Incredibly, that complexity has always been there, especially during the infamous Demon in a Bottle story, exploring a man at war with himself. This is why we’ve set our sights on not only giving the player thrilling moment-to-moment action, but also a deeply personal, and appropriately funny, narrative that puts players in Tony Stark’s armored shoes. And with our game, we wanted to tell more than just an origin story. In Marvel’s Iron Man VR the player, who plays as the genius inventor Tony Stark, confronts ghosts from his past—powerful forces who seek to ruin him and everything he stands for. By fully embracing the magic of PlayStation VR, players will come face-to-face with iconic allies and Super Villains as they jet around the globe on a heroic mission to save not only Stark Industries, but the world itself. We cannot wait to share more about how we are telling an original Iron Man story in a way that only virtual reality allows. We have so much to reveal about the game and many fun development stories to tell, but we’ll save that for another day. Today, we are excited to celebrate with you that an authentic, fully-featured Iron Man VR game is on the way! Everyone at Camouflaj, Sony Interactive Entertainment, and Marvel Games are hard at work on delivering a game that is truly worthy of the Armored Avenger. Back to the Garage. Until next time! View the full article

Today’s State of Play broadcast revealed release dates for a bunch of soon-to-be-released PlayStation VR games. We didn’t have time to air all of the PS VR updates, though, so read on to see what’s next for PS VR! We’re also very excited to reveal that we have officially sold-through more than 4.2 million PS VR systems worldwide as of March 3, 2019. We’d like to thank our fans for the amazing support for helping us achieve the milestone. Now without further ado, on to all the great games coming to PS VR. Skyworld Developer: Vertigo Games Release timing: March 26, 2019 Claim command over the VR battlefield! Put the power of a full army – even dragons – at your fingertips in Skyworld, the award-winning RTS/TBS wargame for VR from the creators of Arizona Sunshine. Developed from the ground up for VR, Skyworld puts you at the helm of a kingdom at war. Build and command your forces right in the VR world, conquer all Skyworlds in a royal campaign, and wage war against friends in online multiplayer. Falcon Age Developer: Outerloop Games Release timing: April 9, 2019 Have you ever wondered what it would be like to have a falcon pet to go on adventures with you? How about a falcon that you can fist bump while wearing a bowler hat, as well as hunt, and help you battle robot colonizers while giving you unconditional love? In Falcon Age, a first-person, single-player action adventure you can do all of that plus a whole lot more. You play the role of Ara, a young falcon hunter fighting for the resistance to reclaim her home land and her cultural legacy. You bond with a baby falcon at the beginning of your journey and with her help, you both escape a colonizer prison. Falcon Age can be played in both PS VR or non-VR version on PS4 with either a DualShock4 or two PS Move controllers. Ghost Giant Developer: Zoink Games Release timing: April 16, 2019 Become the protector of the lonely little boy Louis and build his trust by helping him overcome big – or even gigantic – obstacles in this heartwarming tale. Coming to PlayStation VR April 16! Table of Tales Developer: Tin Man Games Release timing: April 16, 2019 Table of Tales is an enchanting roleplaying adventure inspired by the nostalgia of classic tabletop games. If you’ve ever sat at a table with a fresh character sheet in one hand and a handful of dice in the other, then you’ll love what Table of Tales has to offer. Take control of a party of Scoundrels and lead them through the myriad dangers and wonders of the Crown Islands! The table acts like a living pop-up book, shifting to accommodate new chapters of your adventure. Complete with a fully-voiced dungeon master companion, Table of Tales is a riveting single-player fantasy packed with strategy, intrigue, nostalgia and a ton of story. It also features a multiplayer ‘Heroes versus Villains’ mode. One player dons the VR headset as the Villain while up to three other Heroes pass-and-play using a DualShock controller, fighting for dominance in a turn-based battle to the death. Jupiter & Mars Developer: Tigertron Release timing: April 22, 2019 Visit landmarks as you’ve never imagined them before, while exploring the world as not one, but two bottlenose dolphins—Jupiter and Mars—who have been enlisted by a global network of ancient whales known as the Elders to infiltrate abandoned, man-made bases, and shut down the remnants of this still-functioning technology that plagues the oceans. Rescue sea life trapped in plastics and oil spills, and meet fantastic underwater creatures along the way. Dive deeper than ever before by obtaining power-ups that enable exploration in the mysterious oceans depths in either traditional gaming style or via PS VR, where you’ll see things in ways a standard television can’t convey, like an Elder passing overhead, or neon-lit underwater caves filled with jellyfish and other sea life. Everybody’s Golf VR Developer: Clap Hanz, Japan Studio Release timing: May 21, 2019 (US, EU) Everybody’s Golf VR marks the VR debut for the much-loved franchise, letting players step into the shoes and score hot shots across the course. For the first time ever in the series, players will be able to see the uneven terrain, read wind direction, and experience the nature of the golf course all with their own eyes – a 360 degree VR experience made possible by PlayStation VR. Blood & Truth Developer: London Studios Release timing: May 28, 2019 Blood & Truth pushes you through a rollercoaster ride of a story line, set against iconic London locations. You’ll be dual-wielding automatic pistols while leaping from exploding buildings, exchanging gunfire from the back of an armored vehicle, battling through hordes of enemies on daring rescue missions, and chasing down targets through the grimy back-streets of London. We’ve also implemented an on-body inventory giving you easy access to your guns, ammo and tools. This means you can glance down to your hips to see a pair of revolvers, then look to your shoulders to see a combat shotgun and an assault rifle. Changing weapons is as simple and intuitive as reaching to the holster and grabbing it. Trover Saves the Universe Developer: Squanch Games Release timing: May 31, 2019 From the co-creator of Rick and Morty comes Trover Saves the Universe. Your dogs have been dognapped by a beaked lunatic named Glorkon who stuffed them into his eye holes and is using their life essence to destroy the universe. You’re partnered with Trover, a little purple eye-hole monster who isn’t a huge fan of working or being put in the position of having to save the universe. Only you and Trover can save everything in this bizarre comedy adventure created by Justin Roiland! Mini-Mech Mayhem Developer: FuturLab Release timing: June 18, 2019 Mini-Mech Mayhem is a deeply funny table-top VR battle game for up to four players online. Team up with your lil’ Mech buddy to plan a flawless strategy, then marvel at just how wrong you were! Not to worry: play some power cards to get your team back on track, or dare to trust in your instincts and crafty skills, and pull off a stunning win! Vacation Simulator Developer: Owlchemy Labs Release timing: June 18, 2019 Rediscover the true meaning of ‘time off’! Experience the vibrant world of Vacation Simulator and make real memories of a simulated vacation in the next quirky VR adventure from Owlchemy Labs. All of Vacation Island’s activity-rich destinations are filled with a colorful cast of Bots and endless interactions to approximate recreation. On Vacation Beach, splash in the silicon sea and bask in simulated sunlight, all without getting sand in your… hands! In Vacation Forest, get lost connecting with your roots, nodes, and branches, then get actually lost on a hike! On Vacation Mountain, elevate your ice-sculpting skills and reach peak cozy knitting mittens for a snowhuman! Reallocate your bandwidth and get ready to splash, s’more, snowball, and selfie your way to optimal relaxation on June 18th! Five Nights At Freddy’s VR: Help Wanted Developer: Steel Wool Release timing: Spring 2019 Five Nights at Freddy’s VR: Help Wanted is a collection classic and original mini-games set in the Five Nights at Freddy’s universe. Use either DualShock 4 or two PS Move controllers to interact with door and light controls in the offices, pick up objects in the repair games, press buttons on the video switcher, solve puzzles, or activate your flashlight. Iconic locations have been recreated in full 3D and optimized for virtual reality. Survive the night in the Freddy Fazbear’s Pizza security office. Hide from Springtrap in Fazbear’s Fright. Repair vents in the depths of Circus Baby’s Entertainment and Rental. For the truly brave, face your worst nightmares in the child’s bedroom. While Five Nights at Freddy’s VR: Help Wanted is a single player game, there’s nothing better than taking turns laughing at the terrified reactions of your friends and family. Golem Developer: Highwire Release timing: Spring 2019 In Golem, you enter a mysterious storybook world and take the role of Twine, an adventurous kid who has been seriously injured in an accident. Even though you are unable to leave your bed during your recovery, you never stop dreaming of exploring the outside world. That is, until you discover that you have the ability to create and control stone creatures called golems, seeing through their eyes and controlling their actions. At first, you can only build small doll-sized golems and send them skittering around the floor of your room, but as your powers grow you will construct enormous stone giants and use them to explore an ancient, abandoned city near your home. Hone your skills to defeat the hostile golems of the Silent Watch, uncover hidden treasures and powerful artifacts, and investigate the secret connection between the city and your family’s mysterious past. Luna Developer: Funomena Release timing: Spring 2019 Indie developer Funomena’s award winning title Luna is coming to PS4 with a new guided voiceover narration enhancing the same magical story. Luna is a storybook fairytale brought to life, telling a parable of why the moon changes shape, after a small red bird swallows up the final sliver in the sky. You will help guide Bird on its journey to restore the moon, by solving meditative puzzles and gardening worlds back to life. Untangle scrambled constellations to find celestial plant and animal spirits that can inhabit customized terrariums. Discover hidden creatures and a reactive musical soundscape by playing with the environment. Listen so that you can heal the animals and their homes with Bird’s power of song. Luna was created by a diverse team of veteran developers who have previously worked on Journey, Flower, and The Sims. It is designed for and fully playable in PS VR with PS Move controllers, but can also be enjoyed in 2D with a DualShock 4 controller. No Man’s Sky Beyond Developer: Hello Games Release timing: Summer 2019 Grab the joystick and thruster to fly your starship over an unexplored alien planet as you peer out of the cockpit at the view below. Reach into your backpack to grab your multitool, touch it to switch to terrain manipulation, and carve out intricate shapes with unprecedented control. Play in multiplayer and casually wave to your non-VR friends or fist bump your PS VR peers. No Man’s Sky VR is not a separate mode, but the entire game brought to life in virtual reality. Anything possible in No Man’s Sky, NEXT or any other update is ready and waiting as an immersive and enriched VR experience. No Man’s Sky VR, like all the parts of Beyond, will be free to existing players. View the full article

Today we’re bringing you the first-ever episode of State of Play. The new livestream event will deliver a host of announcements and updates for upcoming PS4 and PS VR software. You can watch State of Play right here, today at 2:00pm Pacific Time. You can also watch State of Play live on Twitch, YouTube, Twitter or Facebook worldwide. Can’t tune in? No worries – we’ll publish a VOD edition shortly after the episode airs. Revisit this post after you watch State of Play for more information about the game announcements and updates. A comprehensive collection of detailed posts packed with new information will be waiting. Enjoy the show! View the full article

Mmmm, I can already smell the pretzels. MLB The Show 19 launches Tuesday, headlined by a suite of new updates and enhancements to San Diego Studio’s long-running, legendary baseball sim. Here are some of the changes coming in this year’s installment. Even if you’re not a baseball fan in real life, The Show’s myriad modes ensure players of all experience and interest levels can step up to the plate and have some fun. There’s a bunch more coming this week too, including Angry Birds VR: Isle of Pigs, Generation Zero, Path of Exile, Space Junkies, The Legend of Heroes: Trails of Cold Steel, and Xenon Racer. For a full list of new titles coming to PlayStation this week, read on — and enjoy The Drop! Angry Birds VR: Isle of Pigs PS VR — Digital Join Red, Chuck, Bomb and the Blues to save the stolen eggs in Angry Birds VR: Isle of Pigs, an immersive VR adventure! Discover the remote island where the greedy green pigs take their vacation in 50+ fun-filled levels – with more to come! Assassin’s Creed III Remastered PS4 — Digital, Retail (Out 3/29) Relive the American Revolution or experience it for the first time, with enhanced graphics and improved gameplay mechanics. Plus, Assassin’s Creed III Liberation Remastered and all solo DLC content are included. Included free in Assassin’s Creed Odyssey season pass. Block-a-Pix Deluxe PS4, PS Vita — Digital (Cross-Buy) Block-a-Pix is a block-filling logic puzzle where every grid has a picture hidden inside. Reveal the picture by dividing the grid into smaller rectangular blocks to create a colorful mosaic. If you like picross games, you’ll love Block-a-Pix! Cave Digger: Riches PS VR — Digital (Out 3/25) Cave Digger is a virtual reality mining game set in an alternative western universe. Jump into the elevator that will take you deep down into the mine. Explore the rich veins that are just waiting for the honest, hard workers to whack their pickaxes at! Counter Fight PS VR — Digital (Out 3/29) Enjoy the thrills of running your own ramen shop! Counter Fight is a fast-paced VR game where you cook and serve a variety of dishes to eccentric hungry customers. Dracula’s Legacy PS4 — Digital (Out 3/28) Haunted by frightening dreams about her forgotten past, Isabella and her fiancé travel to an old ghost town, the only clue to her origins that she has been able to dredge from her lost memories. The End Is Nigh PS4 — Digital (Out 3/29) Follow Ash, one of few ‘things’ that have ‘survived’ the end of the world. Feel his stress levels rise as you throw him into an endless swarm of decaying, mutant creatures and aid his final epic quest… to simply make a friend. Generation Zero PS4 — Digital, Retail A once-peaceful rural setting, transformed overnight. The local population has disappeared, and machines of unknown origin roam the streets. Explore this vast open world to unravel the mystery, perfect your fighting strategies, and strike back. Gods Remastered PS4 — Digital (Out 3/29) Join the nameless warrior on a dangerous journey through four worlds to defeat the Great Guardians who have stolen the homes of the gods. As a reward you will receive immortality and a place in the eternal hall of fame… Inferno Climber: Reborn PS4 — Digital (Out 3/28) Long ago, there were five purgatory stones that brought order to the world. However, the power of the stones was spread too thin and weak minded individuals rose to dominate the world. Defeat powerful bosses to collect all five Purgatory Stones in hell. Legendary Eleven PS4 — Digital (Out 3/29) Legendary Eleven is an ​epic arcade football game inspired by the golden age of football spanning the 70’s to the 90’s. Choose from 36 teams full of glorious haircuts, moustaches and legends in short shorts. Lead them to glory and win the World Cup! The Legend of Heroes: Trails of Cold Steel PS4 — Digital, Retail The definitive JRPG experience makes its way to PS4 for the first time. As Rean Schwarzer, follow the activities of Thors Military Academy’s specialized Class VII, with added features not found in any previous console releases. Metagal PS4, PS Vita — Digital (Cross-Buy) Metagal is a classic jump and shoot style platformer with 16-bit graphics, eight levels to complete and unlockable new characters to play with, each come with their own powers and upgrades. MLB The Show 19 PS4 — Digital, Retail Play America’s pastime your way, with new game modes, expanded team building and player customization, and an extensive personalized RPG experience. Create your own player or play against others as baseball’s greatest stars and legends. Nelke & The Legendary Alchemists PS4 — Digital, Retail An Atelier town built together with legendary alchemists. This title represents a new milestone in the evolution of the series, marking their 20th anniversary, combining town-management simulation and RPG genres. Outward PS4 — Digital, Retail Outward is an open-world RPG where the cold of the night or an infected wound can be as dangerous as a predator lurking in the dark. Explore the vast world of Aurai and whatever you do: don’t forget your backpack. Path of Exile PS4 — Digital Earn devastating skills and valuable items as you fight your way through the dark continent of Wraeclast. With unrivaled character customization, Path of Exile is an online action RPG created by hardcore gamers, for hardcore gamers. Phar Lap – Horse Racing Challenge PS4 — Digital Experience the thrill and thunder of racing with the pride and prestige of building your own stable of champions. Cinematic graphics showcase realistic horses and capture the action of the race with motion-captured animations. The Princess Guide PS4 — Digital, Retail Become an Instructor and guide four princesses on the path to becoming great leaders. Guide your princess with ‘Praise’ or ‘Scold’ to make them stronger, happier, and ultimately a worthy heir to the throne. S.O.N PS4 — Digital (Out 3/28) S.O.N is an epic psychological horror game set in modern day. Robert Alderson is searching for his son Jay, who went missing deep in the Pennsylvania forest. A parent’s love for their child is deep, but does a parent’s love for their child conquer fear? Seven: Enhanced Edition PS4 — Digital Seven: Enhanced Edition is an open-world, isometric stealth and action role-playing game, in which you play as Teriel, a master thief sent on a mission that will shake the foundations of the Vetrall Empire. Siralim 3 PS4 — Digital (Out 3/29) Siralim 3 is the deepest monster-catching RPG in existence. Collect and breed over 700 different creatures to fight for you. Explore randomly generated dungeons with 15 unique tilesets. New features are introduced well beyond the 100-hour mark. You’ll never run out of things to do! Skyworld PS VR — Digital Put the power of an army at your fingertips, conquer all worlds and wage war against friends online. Put the power of a full army — even dragons — at your fingertips in Skyworld, the award-winning VR wargame from the creators of Arizona Sunshine. Space Junkies PS VR — Digital Face off in extreme battles, immersing yourself in this visceral, jetpack-fueled VR arcade shooter. Danger is everywhere as you fly through the arenas, so stay sharp as you dodge and weave through the VR battlefields. Tale of the Fragmented Star: Single Fragment Version PS VR — Digital (Out 3/27) A lone girl stands abandoned on a broken star. There exists a point on the star that intersects with another world. By standing on this convergence point and wearing the Otherworld-Viewing Device (VR unit), you can communicate with the girl, and solve puzzles to help her leave. War Theatre PS Vita — Digital (Cross-Buy) As endless conflict rages, seven warriors discover an ancient power that promises mastery over any battlefield. From the developers of Plague Road, War Theatre expands classic turn-based strategy gameplay with RPG elements. Warhammer 40,000: Space Wolf PS4 — Digital Warhammer 40,000: Space Wolf is a turn-based tactical strategy in which you have to take command of the Space Wolves and join the battle against the wicked servants of Chaos and the sinister Necrons. Warparty PS4 — Digital (Out 3/28) Warparty is a real-time strategy game set in the stone-age era. You will build your base, recruit and control a group of soldiers, fight and tame fierce dinosaurs and direct the flow of combat. Proper management of resources, skills and map awareness will lead you to victory. Where The Bees Make Honey PS4 — Digital (Out 3/29) Where the Bees Make Honey tells a story about reflecting on different moments from a childhood, which are played and experienced from an adult perspective. At its core Where the Bees Make Honey is a puzzle adventure game, but gameplay variation is filtered throughout. Xenon Racer PS4 — Digital, Retail It’s the year 2030, the era of flying vehicles. A one-off championship for wheel based vehicles has been organized, with cutting-edge electric cars boosted by Xenon gas. Drift through cities like Tokyo and Dubai as fast as you can and claim eternal glory! The information above is subject to change without notice. PS4 EDM Rynx Takeover Us Original Motion Picture Soundtrack Andrew Bird – My Finest Work Yet Perfect Blue (aka Pâfekuto burû) Book of Monsters Purgatory Road The action continues this weekend. Click to watch the promo now! Series Premiere Wednesday, March 27 at 10PM on FX Season Premiere Thursday, March 28 at 10PM ET/PT on truTV PlayStation Vue has your favorite sports, news and must-watch shows. The information above is subject to change without notice. View the full article

Last week, we asked you to take in your surroundings and share your favorite in-game architecture using #PS4share and #PSBlog. From crumbling ancient ruins to neon-filled futurescapes, here are this week’s highlights: Assassin’s Creed Origins is filled with beautiful Ancient Egyptian temples like this one shared by @ilikedetectives. Connor follows a lead in the downtown area of Detroit: Become Human, shared by @Rooby__xx. Wander heads back to the temple at the center of Shadow of the Colossus, shared by @RolexAlex_G. @Draikin shared the city of Auldnoir in Gravity Rush 2 . Contemporary and cool spaces filled Mirror’s Edge Catalyst, like in this share by @Sefwick. This tower in Minas Ithil stands tall in Middle-earth: Shadow of War, shared by @AreeLyBadPun. Search #PS4Share and #PSBlog on Twitter or Instagram to see more entries to this week’s theme. Want to be featured in next week’s Share of the Week? Theme: The Division 2 Share by: 9am Pacific on Wednesday, March 27 Next week, the fate of the free world is in your hands. Share your best moments from The Division 2 using #PS4share and #PSBlog for a chance to be featured. View the full article

Spike Chunsoft returned to GDC this year with media demos, special guests, and a storm of announcements. I’m here to cover our four exciting reveals! AI: The Somnium Files – Worldwide Release on July 25 with new Special Agent Edition Play Video Play Video AI: The Somnium Files releases worldwide on July 25 with Special Agent Edition. The new trailer gives you a first look at the world of AI: The Somnium Files and introduces the North American-exclusive Special Agent Edition, with a six-inch A-set Acrylic Stand front and center. Crystar: Out on PS4 in the West August 27 Not only is Crystar beautifully animated, it’s also got a killer theme song by Nagi Yanagi. This action RPG comes to PS4 on August 27 with a Day 1 Edition featuring a mini-artbook with illustrations by character designers Riuichi and ntny! Fire Pro Wrestling World: Suda51 DLC planned Suda51, CEO of Grasshopper Manufacturing, got his start in the industry writing the traumatizing scenario for Super Fire Pro Wrestling Special (1994). Now, Suda51 returns to his roots with a new DLC scenario for Fire Pro Wrestling World! Zanki Zero: Last Beginning – Free demo available March 26 We have already released a Gameplay Trailer, but now you can try to survive in the world of Zanki Zero: Last Beginning when the demo releases on March 26! Play Video Play Video I played on Difficulty IV and V. For those who are new to RPGs but love visual novels, I recommend playing on the newly-added Difficulty I, a mode which allows you to enjoy the story! Try out the demo and let me know which level works for you. 2019 already looks great and I can’t wait! What do you think of our new announcements? View the full article

PlayStation delivers its most dynamic booth ever with 5000 square feet of PlayStation fun and entertainment for fans at PAX East 2019! The booth is a virtual wonderland of games and fun that is an event unto itself — you could easily spend the entire show enjoying everything it has to offer with 27 different game titles on over 80 game stations. Days Gone is one of the featured games this year offering you a chance to play the post-apocalyptic adventure thriller before its release on April 26. You’ll also get to experience the world of Days Gone in real life, as you encounter an eight-foot-tall Rager Bear, pose for a picture on Deacon’s bike, and even get a selfie with Deacon himself (or amidst the ominous hanging Freaker Meat Wall). Most exciting of all will be the pen of live Freakers guarding the entrance to the Days Gone experience. Watch out, or they just might get you! In addition to enjoying all of the Days Gone experience, you’ll be eligible to get a free, exclusive Days Gone patch if you complete the demo (while supplies last). The PlayStation Gear Store makes its first-ever appearance at PAX East with 17 exclusive PlayStation, Days Gone, and Dreams-themed collectibles. Products range from Days Gone T-shirts and apparel, to collector’s pins including the sought after Pinny Expo Days Gone pin, and the cuddly, stuffed Days Gone Freaker Teddy Bear. There’s something for everyone, but be sure to stop by to shop early, because supplies are extremely limited. Dreams fans can get in-depth, hands-on preview time with the game, and you’ll have PlayStation reps at your side every step of the way. We will have regular presentations by Dreams developers sharing special insight into the making of, and inside details of this incredible game. There is also a contest for exclusive Dreams prizes for those that play the demos. MLB fans, step up to the plate — Spring Training is in full swing, and the new baseball season has just started. That also means there’s a new PlayStation MLB game for all to enjoy, so stop by to take a swing or two at MLB The Show 19! PlayStation VR continues to amaze and delight! For those who have yet to experience the joy of virtual reality, or seek to check out new PS VR game experiences, we’ll have eight demos set up including Vacation Simulator and Trover Saves the Universe. Please note that we will be using the PlayStation App to reserve demo times for the PS VR stations, in order to guarantee that everyone has a fair chance to play. Download the PlayStation App for iOS and Android in advance and get those reservations in. Crash Bandicoot races to PS4 in Crash Team Racing: Nitro Fueled! Race against seven other players for a chance to win exclusive prizes and the right to stand on the winner’s podium for your selfie with the ultimate Crash trophy. This is sure to be super popular, so it, too, will involve the PlayStation App to reserve your space. PlayStation is excited to be joining forces again with eMLS for eMLS Cup 2019 presented by PlayStation. Watch the best FIFA19 pros in North America represent their MLS Clubs and compete for $15,000, EA Sports Global Series points, and a roster spot on the first-ever U.S. Soccer eNational Team. The event will be occurring on Saturday, March 30, at The Castle at Park Plaza. It is free and open to the public. Those attending will be able to watch incredible FIFA19 matches, collect their own eMLS merchandise, grab an exclusive eMLS x PlayStation jersey, and participate in other exciting activities. For those going to PAX East, complimentary shuttles will run continuously from PAX East to The Castle from 5:30pm to 7:00pm. Swing by the PlayStation booth on Saturday, March 30 for a special pin exclusive to everyone who RSVPs (while supplies last). RSVP Here. PlayStation is not only one of the largest booths at PAX East, but a centerpiece of the entire show floor as it sits at the entrance to the exhibition hall at the bottom of the escalators, so there’s no chance you’ll miss it. We look forward to welcoming to our booth and showing you around! Here’s a list of titles that you will be able to play: PlayStation 4 Bloodroots Control Crash Team Racing: Nitro-Fueled Days Gone Dragon Quest Builders 2 Dreams Falcon Age Heaven’s Vault Jupiter & Mars Knights & Bikes Layers of Fear 2 Luna MLB The Show 19 Mortal Kombat 11 Mutazione Indivisible Overland Rad Trover Saves the Universe Wattam PlayStation VR Ghost Giant Golem Falcon Age Jupiter & Mars Space Channel 5: Kinda Funky News Flash Trover Saves the Universe Vacation Simulator View the full article

One cannot mention FromSoftware without mentioning its hugely influential and infamously uncompromising action titles, Dark Souls and Bloodborne. Loved and feared in equal measure, but almost universally respected, the games have become fierce fan favorites and established a very specific set of expectations from its creators. For its next big release, Sekiro: Shadows Die Twice, the team have made some bold changes to their celebrated formula, reimagining and completely overhauling many of their iconic design staples to create something ambitiously different. With Sekiro launching today, we thought we’d take a moment to give you a few handy day-one tips and explain what veteran From Software fans will need to keep in mind as they take on this challenging new adventure. Sculptor’s Idols The dim glow of an unkindled bonfire is the true siren song of a seasoned Souls fan – a place to take a rest, refill your supplies and set out with fresh determination. In Sekiro: Shadows Die Twice, it’ll be the faint blue glow of a Sculptor’s Idol that will offer sanctuary from the harsh environment. From here you’ll be able to re-fill your inventory, stock up on healing items, unlock new skills and fast travel to other points you’ve discovered. The more you progress through the game, the more useful these will become, adding new options and abilities as you go. Freedom of Movement While Dark Souls was always a very grounded series (in the most literal sense), relying on slow but steady movement, Sekiro’s superhuman shinobi is as fleet and agile as the wind. Unrestricted by stamina limitations, you’ll be able to run, vault and dart about the world, hanging from ledges, swinging from your grappling hook and bearing down on enemies from on-high. This newfound freedom aids not only exploration but plays a key role in combat: if the toe to toe approach isn’t working for you, try running, jump and swinging to outwit your enemies. Shortcuts While it’d be lovely to have a Buddha Statue plopped by the roadside every hundred yards or so, Dark Souls fans will know better than to expect such a reliable sense of safety from the designers at FromSoft. Much like the studio’s other titles, you’ll need to work you way through the world overcoming tough encounters and opening new routes to move forward more quickly. If it seems like you’re a long way from safety, hunt around for a quicker route back — a one-way door, perhaps… Stealthy Takedowns While games like Bloodborne and Dark Souls offer the occasional opportunity to backstab an opponent, for the most, classic FromSoft titles have you facing your enemies head-on. As an agile shinobi, however, you’ll be expected to strike your enemies from the shadows: stalking the tall grass, leaping from behind a wall or dropping from secluded rooftop. Out-numbered as you’ll often be, this will often be your safest option. Groups of enemies can deal large amounts of damage and close around you quickly, so survey the area, distract and separate your enemies, and pick them off in ones and twos — otherwise death might be surprisingly swift. Helpful Acquaintances No Dark Souls adventure would be complete without bumping into a handful of lonely wanders, travelling merchants or other eccentric, itinerant sorts. In Sekiro: Shadows Die Twice, this tradition is alive and well. Take the time to speak with any friendly NPCs you run across, as many will have useful information, items for sale or other helpful tidbits to offer. The new eavesdropping feature also adds a fresh dimension: listening in on the conversations of your enemies will yield not only useful story information, but occasionally clues on how to tackle certain enemies, where to find specific items or where go next. The Art of Combat Dark Souls maintained a tried-and-true formula that placed emphasis on mastering a small number of combat options across a wide range of weapons. While Sekiro’s shinobi protagonist has only his trusty sword Kusabimaru, he has a vast amount of flexibility with it. Dodging and blocking remain, but the true goal is to overpower your opponent through timing and finesse. Brute force is reckless: many combatants will use misplaced attacks to open you up for counter blows. Read their movements carefully: deflect their attacks and time your ripostes to break their posture, opening them up for deadly ‘deathblows’. Some of these moves will take practice to master — if you need to hone your skills, seek out Hanbei the Infested at the Dilapidated Temple, who’ll be willing to spare and train with you. The Healing Gourd That simple but elegant staple of Dark Souls gameplay, the Estus Flask, finds its spiritual successor aiding our hero’s travels in Sekiro. Filled with a mysterious medicinal water, this humble alembic will re-fill itself when you rest at Sculptor’s Idols and its uses can be expanded if you track down Gourd Seeds and hand them over to Emma at the Dilapidated Temple. Moreover, as you progress, unlockable skills will improve the amount of healing received from each draught. Almost indispensable in your battle with the Ashina Clan, it is not however, the only way to maintain vitality. Augment with Skills While FromSoft’s prior outings placed emphasis on scaling the power and efficacy of a fixed set of tools, Sekiro’s more focused and flexible approach to combat requires a different tact. Instead of levelling statistics, as you move through the game, you’ll have the chance to unlock a range of passive and active skills from a number of distinct skill trees. While some will increase power, most will augment existing abilities or offer new ways to approach each encounter. Combat Arts unlocked via these trees can only be equipped one at time, so ensure you spend your points on abilities that’ll best compliment your play style. A Sprawling Game World Rarely in a Souls game will you find yourself railroaded along a single narrow path, with no option but to press on or give up. Sekiro carries forward this philosophy, offering multiple directions in which to explore from the initial hub, each with different environments and unique challenges to overcome. Using the Sculptor’s Idols, you’ll be able to navigate between these as quickly as needed. If you find yourself up-against a challenging obstacle, try exploring elsewhere and developing your abilities before coming back for a second try. The Shinobi Prosthesis Off­-hand weapons are nothing new in the Dark Souls universe, but Sekiro’s shinobi prothesis is so advanced and flexible, it far outstrips what we’ve come to expect. Starting off as little more than a replacement limb, as you explore, you’ll be able to enhance its function with new gadgets, from heavy melee weapons to explosive crowd-control measures and precise ranged projectiles. Take heed: this mysterious contraption has but limited uses, so be prudent in its use. New attachments turn up all over, dropped by enemies, hidden in shrines or for sale with certain merchants. Keep your eyes open and when you find a new one, return to the Sculptor at the Dilapidated Temple to install the upgrade. Some enemies require certain prosthetic fittings to overcome, so if you’re struggling with just the sword, consider what prosthetic attachments you have available. A Wealth of Secrets The FromSoft team have long sought to reward those attentive players that comb over each area with care, placing carefully hidden items and pathways just out of sight for canny explorers to find. Sekiro holds to the same philosophy, but hides more than just items and entrance-ways: careful investigation of each area will reveal multiple different avenues to approach your enemies – skirting along a building side, shimmying up a cliff or creeping beneath a building. Don’t rush through areas, there’s much to be missed by those not paying attention and many game-changing rewards to be discovered, including items, NPCs and entirely new areas. Increasing your Power Hands off that sprint button, Souls-fans, there’s no need to go gambolling back to the last place you fell to retrieve your lost plunder. While death is a significant part of Sekiro, it’s not as closely tied to levelling as in previous FromSoft titles. In order to gain new skills you’ll have to earn Skill Points, accumulated by overcoming ordinary foes. Growth in areas like vitality and strength, meanwhile, will require special items – prayer beads and memories – only dropped by far more powerful adversaries. Trade all these at the Buddha Sculptures to develop your skills and improve your efficacy in battle. Lore-driven Mechanics The Hollow, the Unkindled and those burdened with dreadful Insight amongst you will know well to what we refer to here. While we’re in no hurry to spoil anything in Sekiro: Shadow Die Twice, rest assured that over-arching systems that tie closely with both your progress as a player and the world’s ongoing narrative are deeply woven into the experience. Meeting a true death will reveal a new system which will affect not just you and your ability recover from future failures, but also the wellbeing of those around you – moreover, these will stack the more you fail. Fear not, however: it is possible to recover if you’re struggling. Speak with Emma at the Dilapidated Temple for more information. Cheating Death The Dark Souls series has made a virtue — an emboldening rite of passage — of in-game death and so it seems apt that this new outing should seek to turn this on its head. As the game’s subtitle suggests, those laid low by their adversaries can draw on a remarkable gift to rise from the grave and fight once more. Moreover, those who make good on this blessing and endure against all odds, might find that further blessings await. This isn’t quite as simple as it seems: not only is it a way to avoid the penalties of a true death, taking down further enemies after resurrection will recharge this ability, hopefully allowing you to stave off death for even longer periods. And with that, we’ll say no more. Like all FromSoft games, a core part of the experience is exploring the game world and discovering things for yourself. We hope this will have given an idea of what to expect and how to avoid some of the early pitfalls. View the full article

Glad to finally be able to talk about this! Today, we’re introducing a new video program called State of Play, and the first episode kicks off Monday, March 25 at 2:00pm Pacific Time. State of Play will give you updates and announcements from the world of PlayStation. Our first episode will showcase upcoming PS4 and PS VR software, including new trailers, new game announcements and new gameplay footage. You can watch live on Twitch, YouTube, Twitter or Facebook worldwide, and we’ll be offering up the VOD edition shortly after the episode airs. And this is just the beginning! State of Play will return throughout the year with more updates and announcements. See you Monday! View the full article

It started with a text: “Would you be interested in working on a Bloodlines 2?” The text was from my good friend, Ka’ai Cluney, and my first thought was, “Would I?” But as we texted back and forth, something happened — an idea started to emerge, the embryonic formation of what we are announcing today: Bloodlines 2. It’s still overwhelming to think about how many stars had to align to make this happen. It’s not every day that a property gets resurrected after so many years, and there are multiple trials that need to be faced in order to even make it to the production stage. Ka’ai and I started fleshing out the world of Bloodlines 2 over a series of drinks in late 2015 — the iteration was rapid. Ka’ai had already talked Andy Kipling and Russ Nelson (the founders of Hardsuit) into setting up a pitch with Paradox after hearing that they had just acquired the World of Darkness IP. Paradox was eager to meet, and we ended up pitching the game in February 2016 at DICE. We walked out of the room confident that all parties were energized about the idea – but it was a longshot for such a small, unknown company to snag a project like this. This is one of those rare times as a dev where you’re pretty sure it’s going to take a million coin flips to come up heads for all the paperwork to be signed, but shortly after the pitch Paradox and Hardsuit Labs were making a sequel to one of the biggest cult RPGs of all time. Who is Hardsuit Labs, you might be asking? When I first started working with Hardsuit, it reminded me a lot of another small studio full of ambitious veterans and juniors: Troika Games, the developers of Bloodlines 1. Andy, Russ and Ka`ai put together a group that can only be described as a super-team of developers. Today, there are over 60 people working on Bloodlines 2 at Hardsuit Labs. And we’ve set our first major title right here in our home city of Seattle. Why bring the World of Darkness to Seattle? Seattle has always attracted pioneers, artists, and opportunists — some dreamers, some criminals, sometimes both. In the 21st century, it’s a city whose identity is constantly struggling to retain its legacy and define its future. It’s a city of artists and craftsman, but also home to some of the biggest corporations in the world. It’s a conflict between the old and new, the weird and the wealthy, and an ideal setting for Vampire: The Masquerade. Bloodlines 2 is a reflection of modern Seattle and within it we’ve built a rich mythology based on the city’s history and present, filtered through the lens of the World of Darkness. You will stalk these streets, you will meet its power players, and you will claw and charm your way into the inner circle of Kindred society. It’s been an amazing experience to return to the World of Darkness and make the true sequel to Bloodlines that you’ve all been waiting for. We could not be more excited to revive this universe after 15 years and — for the first time ever — bring Bloodlines to a PlayStation platform! Expect to hear more about the factions, clans, story and RPG systems in Vampire: The Masquerade – Bloodlines 2 in the months to come. Vampire: The Masquerade – Bloodlines 2 will release on PlayStation 4 in 2020! View the full article

Email us at blogcast@sony.com! Subscribe via iTunes, Spotify, Google or RSS, or download here Hello! This week on your favorite Blogcast, Tim, Kristen and Justin do their best to keep things interesting while the inimitable Sidney is away. Join us as we reveal next week’s new PlayStation games and recap the week’s biggest news. Plus, more Devil May Cry 5 talk, brief impressions of The Division 2, and Justin teaches you how to get good at Beat Saber. Stuff We Talked About Angry Birds Photo Mode in Days Gone Assassin’s Creed III Remastered The Division 2 Devil May Cry 5 Borderlands 2 + PS VR Aim Controller How to get good at Beat Saber Some of our recommended PS VR games Captain Marvel The Cast Justin Massongill – Social Media Manager, SIEA Kristen Zitani – Social Media Specialist, SIEA Tim Turi – Senior Social Media Specialist, SIEA Thanks to Cory Schmitz for our beautiful logo and Dormilón for our rad theme song and show music. [Editor’s note: PSN game release dates are subject to change without notice. Game details are gathered from press releases from their individual publishers and/or ESRB rating descriptions.] View the full article

How do you approach a big publisher with a pitch for a game about recreating your childhood games playing war in rural 80s Sweden? The answer is: you don’t. There would be too many risks involved with such a niche setting for a mainstream audience. When you plan to put a small team in a Swedish studio on developing an entirely self-published project however, it makes all the sense in the world. When me and Tobias (Executive Producer) pitched the game internally, we realized we would be able to build a really passionate team around the idea of creating something so close to home. While the fantasy originated some time in the late 80s — hiding underneath the covering branches of a spruce tree and taking aim at imaginary enemies with a homemade wooden rifle (made more realistic-looking by use of too many rolls of our dad’s black electrical tape) — Generation Zero was truly born during the development of theHunter: Call of the Wild. After many years of mainly creating big budget AAA titles such as Just Cause and Mad Max, Call of the Wild was an exciting new step for Avalanche. As a completely self-published title, we used the same technology and experience from our AAA history to empower a relatively small team to create the most immersive hunter simulator ever made. Play Video Play Video While working on the hunting game, we realized that we had created environments and mechanics that could easily compete with similar ones in more mainstream experiences. We had essentially created really advanced stealth action mechanics and when we toyed with the idea of twisting the players’ role from that of a hunter to being hunted, it was as if everything just came together in an instant. The forests and fields of Call of the Wild were the spitting image of the countryside where I grew up, giving me nostalgic throwbacks to my childhood games. The stealth action mechanics were perfect for a guerilla warfare setting and the animal simulation systems of Call of the Wild took on new meaning with the huge, menacing machines of Generation Zero. The machines in turn helped us tell a rarely heard story about Sweden during the cold war, the very same period where we as kids were out in the woods fighting pretend wars. The risks were all still there of course. Would an international audience accept a game set in Sweden? Would our existing fans be okay with a less fast-paced guerilla action game after having darted from explosion to explosion with grappling hook and parachute in the Just Cause games? Could a small team (peaking at around 30 people) create a mid-price range game in a relatively short time frame, which would be able to stand out in a competitive landscape of zombie survival games and battle royales? What we’ve always come back to during development was that feeling of working on a project fueled by passion. As Mark Twain allegedly stated: “Write what you know.” Featuring something so close to our hearts, and feeding on memories and nostalgia, I have always felt that we can deliver something that will feel authentic, even to people who didn’t grow up in Sweden in the 1980s. Now we are finally ready to release it to players all around the world. Though to be fair, launch is only the beginning. This is a game we will continue to pour our hearts into for a long time, and we can’t wait to keep on building it together with our players. View the full article