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Oops! Despite a few technical hiccups, the team is back to talk Call of Duty: Infinite Warfare Absolution, the latest map pack that launched today on PS4. The pack adds four new multiplayer maps and a new chapter in the zombies co-op experience — which means more content for COD fans to sink their teeth into. Plus, we hear from more listeners about their earliest gaming memories. Enjoy! Subscribe via iTunes, Spotify, Google or RSS, or download here Stuff We Talked About Call of Duty: Infinite Warfare Absolution PS Now Horizon Zero Dawn Early gaming memories Recent Episodes 253: Baby Games 252: Not Bad for a Human E3 Update: The Platinum Promise The Cast Sid Shuman – Director of Social Media, SIEA Zac Minor – Sr. Social Media Manager, SIEA Send us questions and tips! blogcast@sony.com Leave us a voicemail! (650) 288-6706 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

Bungie isn’t messing around — today they’ve revealed first details on Destiny 2’s Open Beta, kicking off on PS4 this July 18 through July 23. The Destiny 2 Open Beta will provide a sampling of Destiny’s different play modes. Here’s what’s scheduled for July 18 on PS4 , straight from Bungie HQ: Destiny 2 campaignYou’ll get a chance to try the first mission in Destiny 2’s campaign. What does Dominus Ghaul want with the Traveler? Crucible competitive playThe Destiny 2 Open Beta comes with support for two competitive modes. In the new mode Countdown, you’ll attack or defend a base on a map custom-built for this new scenario. In Control, an update on the Crucible standby, you’ll attempt to dominate zones on a map built for this objective type. StrikeIn the Inverted Spire Strike, you’ll assault a well-protected Vex stronghold with the help of two teammates. You can also use matchmaking to join up with a Guardian fireteam! New SubclassesEach Class’s new fighting style will be available in the Open Beta — that means Warlocks can try out the Dawnblade, Hunters the Arcstrider, and Titans the Sentinel. How to get accessPreordering grants you early access to the Destiny 2 Open Beta on PS4 starting July 18. The Destiny 2 Open Beta will also offer fans a chance to check out The Farm, Destiny 2’s new social space. Bungie is extending an open invitation to Open Beta players to participate in a limited technical test. Take a tour of The Farm from 10am to 11am on Sunday, July 23 to see how many players the new social space can accommodate at one time. Note: Most vendors and other services will be non-operational. I can hear Justin hyperventilating from here. I’ll definitely be joining in on the fun come July 18 — how about you? We’ll have lots more Destiny 2 Open Beta coverage coming to PlayStation.Blog soon. Be brave, Guardians! View the full article

Hello, wonderful PlayStation fans! Chris Floyd from Radial Games here, with an exciting message from our giant videogame zeppelin flying high overhead. We’ve been working day and night to create a most exquisite and whimsical virtual reality morsel: Fantastic Contraption for PlayStation VR! Release DateThat’s right! We’ve been having a blast creating Fantastic Contraption for PlayStation VR, and we’re excited to announce that we’ll be sharing all of our hard work with you on Tuesday, July 11th, 2017. National Fantastic Contraption Day, mark it in your calendar! It will retail for $19.99 with an extra launch-week-special 10%-off if you have PlayStation Plus. Seated Gameplay Specifically Designed for PS VR – The Most Relaxing Way to Play FC! Sure, you could stand around, windmilling your arms in our magical virtual reality wonderland, but now you have the choice to sit back and play Fantastic Contraption right from your couch! Imagine! We redesigned the gameplay experience especially for PS VR, taking advantage of the likelihood that you have a favorite place to relax in front of your PlayStation 4. We’ve included special PS VR-only features that allow you to resize and position your gameworld at the press of a button, which we’re sure you’ll find slick and amazing. It has fast become my favorite way to play, and makes contraption-building feel a whole lot like model-making, which we are Very Big Fans of here at Radial Games. New, Unique Levels for PlayStation VR We have a handful of brand-new, PlayStation-exclusive levels in the release. Try your hand bouncing around some moguls, attacking a big-bricked wall, and more! We’ve designed a few challenges specifically around seated play, and we know you’ll enjoy them. Dynamically Resize the Entire World in the Brand-New Resize Island Welcome to Resize Island, where you can dynamically resize the entire world around you! This opens a world of customization for your preferred way to play. You can make the world really huge to fit your standing-style gameplay preferences, or shrink it all the way down to fit on your lap, where you can marvel at tiny Neko. That’s right, THE CAT RESIZES TOO. You can do anything in videogames. PS4 Pro EnhancementsFor those of you with a lovely new PS4 Pro, we’ve spiced up the game a bit extra for ya: 8xAA – We averaged out all those sharp corners for smoother looking curves! Higher-resolution textures – you can almost smell that wood-grain! Improved backdrops and scenery Additional special-effects and visual flairs Extra island decorations 125% resolution oversampling – A fancy way of saying that things look real sharp in there. Let us know below what you’re most looking forward to, and I hope to see you having a great time with Fantastic Contraption when it launches next Tuesday! View the full article

Hey PlayStation fans — greetings from Telltale! The second season of Minecraft: Story Mode — which we’re once again creating in collaboration with our partners at Mojang — is coming to PS4 on July 11, so we sat down with three of the project’s lead developers to gain some behind-the-scenes insights into the references, easter eggs, and teases hidden in the new trailer. Watch the trailer above, then dive into the full breakdown below… Gone But Not Forgotten – You may have noticed we have a new animal friend (frenemy?) in Minecraft: Story Mode – Season Two: Lluna the llama. “When we heard that Mojang was adding llamas, that was it,†says Lead Designer Brian Freyermuth. “It was perfect. An animal that could be cute and nasty, all at the same time.†After Reuben the pig’s…er, incident in the first season, however, the team took the introduction of a new animal companion very seriously. “We were unsure if it was too soon or not, and we didn’t want it to feel like we were just replacing Reuben,†says Season Director Jonathan Stauder. As part of their effort to ease the transition, the team created a memorial in town and included an optional pig pageant. You can see some of these pageant-worthy pigs in the trailer. Glitches?! – That big Sea Temple you see uses some custom textures not actually found in Minecraft proper because it was built by season two’s larger-than-life villain: the Admin. “We worked with Mojang to pull stuff from old versions of Minecraft [including] glitches and exploits that people used while building, like glowing obsidian and floating water,†says Lead Writer Eric Stirpe. You may notice some re-skinned creatures in there as well. A New Adventuring Duo – Adventuring and business partners Jack and Nurm have been a hit internally, so it’s nice to see them in action in the trailer here. Nurm answers the question “What role would a villager play in Story Mode?†but where did Jack come from exactly? “Jack is our version of Kurt Russell,†says Stirpe, “and Jack and Nurm are our very own Han and Chewie.†Freyermuth elaborates, “I’m a huge fan of Big Trouble in Little China, so the thought of a character like Jack Burton in Minecraft was amazing.†Your World is Expanding – In Jack and Nurm’s adventure emporium, there’s a particular square of the world map that’s conspicuously missing. So what’s the secret behind that mysterious square? We tried to get Eric Stirpe to give us some spoilers, but all he would say is this: “We explored the Order of the Stone in the first season, and now we’re going back even further into the foundational secrets of our world.†Ominous. Beacontown Easter Eggs – Jesse’s home base, Beacontown, is jam-packed with easter eggs and references to later plotlines, including a very special easter egg that’s just off-screen during the Beacontown shot in the trailer. “There are two cat houses in Beacontown that our Art Director, Mark Hamer, made with his daughter and directly imported into the town,†says Stirpe. Freyermuth adds, “The Beacontown area is something I’m particularly proud of. I bet most players are going to see different things every time they play through it. Keep a look out for a certain familiar building from all the way back in episode one of season one.†Hidden Parrots – You might notice a lot of parrots flying around throughout season two of Minecraft: Story Mode. Jonathan Stauder loved putting bats into the first season and made it his personal mission to include at least one parrot in the second. Once our dev team learned of his mission, they decided start adding a few… extra parrots. Like, a lot of extra parrots. See how many you can spot in the trailer alone (hint: check the rafters in Jack and Nurm’s shop)! YouTubers IRL (Sorta) – In case you didn’t hear when we first announced season two, Minecraft YouTubers Stampy Cat and stacyplays have returned! You can spot them in Beacontown in the trailer alongside their very own custom houses. “We had a great collaborative process with Stampy and Stacy in making their houses,†says Stirpe. “We asked them to write a paragraph about their building trademarks, then our art team made mock-ups for them, and we all got to work on the designs together.†New Outfits for the Gang – It’s been a few years since the events of the first season, so when we see the Order of the Stone again, they have some updated outfits. “Petra’s old armor has been starting to basically break down, so she’s cobbled together different pieces here and there,†Freyermuth comments. “I love Petra’s new armor because you get to see this really cool combination that reflects both her mercenary ways in the first episode of season one and the iconic Order armor we gave her later on.†View the full article

I’m excited to announce that as of today, the PlayStation Now library includes PS4 games! This lineup is just the start, as we’ll add more PS4 games in the coming months alongside our regular monthly content drops. On top of that, PS Now’s library has now ticked to over 500 games. That’s a massive range of games to explore and play, all with one subscription, the push of a button, play on your PS4 or Windows PC. With PlayStation exclusives like Killzone Shadow Fall and The Last of US, hit blockbusters such as Red Dead Redemption and Batman Arkham City, indie games like Journey and Broken Age, and many more, the PS Now library really has something for everyone. Now is the perfect time to try PS Now, or upgrade your existing subscription. By popular demand we are bringing back our $9.99 intro offer for the first month (new subscribers only), and the 1-year subscription for $99.99. That’s less than $9 a month for a full year of on-demand access to an ever-expanding library of PS4 and PS3 games to stream any time you want. Start streaming today because this offer is only available until September 22, 2017. Here is the full list of all of the new PS4 games available as of today on PlayStation Now. We’ve got a variety of genres, from FPS, action adventure, RTS, fighting, racing, and more. Killzone Shadow Fall God of War 3 Remastered Saints Row IV: Re-Elected WWE 2K16 Tropico 5 Ultra Street Fighter IV F1 2015 Darksiders II Deathinitive Edition Evolve MX vs ATV Supercross Encore Resogun Helldivers Broken Age Dead Nation: Apocalypse Edition Grim Fandango Remastered Akiba’s Beat Castlestorm Definitive Edition Exist Archive: The Other Side of the Sky Nidhogg Super Mega Baseball We already have 100 publishers in the service, with plenty more great PS4 and PS3 content coming this year and next from SIE and other top publishers such as 2K, Aksys, Capcom, Codemasters, Deep Silver, Double Fine, Kalypso, Loot Interactive, MESSHOF, Metalhead, NIS America, Ripstone, SNK, THQ Nordic, XSEED, Zen Studios, and more. Regardless of the platform, PlayStation Now is all about great games. Some of the best games ever released were on PS3, many of which are available on PS Now. Here are the top most popular 20 PS3 games on the service so far this year. Red Dead Redemption Mortal Kombat WWE 2K15 Injustice: Gods Among Us The Last of Us Tekken Tag Tournament 2 Mafia II NBA 2K14 Sid Meier’s Civilization Revolution Sonic Generations Star Wars: The Force Unleashed Batman Arkham Origins Saint’s Row IV BEYOND: Two Souls Saint’s Row 2 Star Wars: The Force Unleashed II LEGO Batman 2: DC Super Heroes Red Dead Redemption: Undead Nightmare God of War III Sonic Adventure 2 Streaming games via PS Now allows you to access other cool PlayStation features. Unlock both PS3 and PS4 trophies, send and receive multiplayer invites (PlayStation Plus not required for online multiplayer within PS Now), and your gameplay status updates will be seen by your friend list. You can also copy your PS4 save files back and forth between your PS Plus cloud storage (PS Plus subscription required) and the PS Now cloud save storage. That way, you can continue your game where you left off if you end up buying it later, or want to finish playing a game on PS Now with your own save file. If you haven’t given the service a try yet, now’s the perfect time to give it a spin with the seven-day free trial on PlayStation 4 and Windows PC. Note that in order to take advantage of the $9.99 intro offer, you will need to purchase that directly, as the 7-day trial will transition into the standard monthly subscription. View the full article

We were so excited to be able to announce the upcoming Horizon Zero Dawn expansion, The Frozen Wilds, at E3 last month. As we were wrapping Horizon Zero Dawn, we had a lot of ideas for new characters, quests, and places for Aloy to discover, so we started to develop The Frozen Wilds. We can’t wait for you to experience the dangerous frigid lands to the north! While we’re hard at work on The Frozen Wilds, we have also been working on something else… As of today, you can download patch 1.30 which includes additional fixes to progression issues which some of you may have encountered. However, it also includes the highly anticipated New Game+ option. With New Game+ you will be able to relive the adventures of Aloy without losing your character progression and your collected inventory. You won’t be able to progress beyond the level cap of 50, but you can still collect XP during your adventure. We have also added updated versions of existing weapons and outfits with an extra modification slot at your disposal. These will not come cheap and will set you back some extra shards. Horizon Zero Dawn | PlayStation.com Before embarking on a new quest you can manually adjust the difficulty level to your liking. For players who seek an extra challenge, we are also introducing an ‘Ultra Hard’ difficulty. This new setting will enhance machine senses and behavior and other additional smaller tweaks. Players who decide to embark on the Ultra Hard path will not have the option to switch it to a less difficult setting when choosing New Game+. People choosing to play normal game will still have the ability to change back to an easier difficulty. New Game+ also comes with two new Trophies and extra unlockable content that gives players the ability to add facepaint or change Aloy’s Focus. Keep an eye on our Twitter or Facebook to stay up to date on new information on Horizon Zero Dawn. View the full article

Housemarque’s recent Nex Machina was notable not just because it was yet another fantastic arcade shooter from the studio, but also the game’s development was in collaboration with legendary game developer Eugene Jarvis. Jarvis birthed the top-down shooter genre with seminal ’80s classic Robotron: 2084 and perfected it in his glorious ’90s sci-fi co-op shooter Smash TV. With Nex Machina being as much a spiritual successor to those as it is to Housemarque’s other works, such as PS4 launch title Resogun, we decided it fine time to sit down with the man himself and find out his own personal favorite games. 1. The first game you remember playing…“Pong. We played Pong a lot with my sister and I think she was even better at it. But, Spacewar was the first one I remember seeing at Stanford. It took money and ran on a refrigerator sized terminal. It was a predecessor to Asteroids in a way, but it was player vs. player. Similar to Pong in that way, but Spacewar was really complicated in comparison. “Really all the first games were PvP, as it was very difficult to code a good computer opponent, so playing against another person was much more viable. It’s funny how this still holds somewhat true even these days with games like Street Fighter or even arena shooters like Overwatch.†2. The game made you want to become a developer…“Space Invaders. I used to actually make pinball games before that, but seeing Space Invaders opened up the possibilities of what video games could be. Before that they were just novel entertainment with very little depth. A small, 10 minute spike of fun. “Space Invaders had a huge impact with its alien enemies and artificial A.I. It was the first time I really noticed the potential of the ‘man vs. machine’ setup, which later had huge success with Pac-Man, Asteroids and others. “Pinball, in essence, was a very strict PvE setup where you always had the same elements of bumpers, lights, sounds and the metal balls. That was a lot of fun, but you could only do different themes and effects, so it was a bit confined. “Space Invaders was the first time I really noticed a new audio visual world that really had no restrictions. The aggressive movement of the invaders hunting you down made your heart beat faster. It was a real interactive experience. As long as your imagination and the tech allowed it, the sky was the limit. After that, pinball seems a bit limited and video games really had a hold on me.†3. The game you wish you had made…“Well, that’s a good question. Hindsight is 20/20. For example, why didn’t I make Candy Crush? As a developer you are trying to occupy the mindset of the people out there, so you always try to create something that is on the nerve of the human condition. “As far as huge mega budget games go, I really don’t wish I made those, because they are really a product of masses of ideas coming together to form something huge and great. Those are not really a product of the author, but rather a hundred lifetimes of work. “The type of game I wish I made are the simple things where I think like I could have done that in, like, two nights. Like Tetris, it could have been done in the early ’70s, just a very classic simple formula. Brilliant concept and brilliant execution. The kind of title you hope your brain could come up with, before someone else does. “Also something like Candy Crush which is an age old formula, but it’s executed perfectly for the modern audience.†4. The game that made you rethink the medium…“That would be Candy Crush, not just because of the mobile revolution side, because there was Angry Birds and other great ones. Candy Crush is just a match-three game, and that formula was already made well in Bejeweled. Taking that to the next level really makes you think human emotions and how to work out the basics of gaming. I admit that, yes, it does have all these pay-to-play and paywall-type elements, but it almost makes the achievement more valuable to the player. As you play on you become more engaged with the title and, come level 1000 or so, you are really in deep. “This is, in a way, close to what we did back in the day with arcade cabinets, where you could spend $1,000 becoming the best Robotron player. Skill and endurance were the key elements there – that and your wallet. With Candy Crush it’s your wallet and patience. But yeah, that really made me rethink the way games are played and that things are really changing. “In a classic skill game your skill allows you to only to get so far. With this new approach you could go much further even if your skill didn’t let you. That’s somewhat similar to what we did with Smash TV; a lot of the games of late ’80s you could buy ‘Continues’. So more people could see the ending if they paid more. “It changed the system. Now bad players could go all the way to the game’s end. Funnily, this also made a lot more money as it turns out there are a lot more bad players than good players, so it was a win-win in that sense! It made us question what a game was. Was it skill based? Or is it an experience you pay for, like a joy ride. It was wonderful to see that then and still see this value proposition take shape. “Even when Everquest came out, people were gold-mining assets and selling them online. Others were buying them and, in a sense, cheating their way to the top, but that really broadens the sense of what a game is. Others want to be on top easily and others want to grind. It’s a wide spectrum and to many it is also an obsession or a compulsive disorder, but in the end they are still playing the same game.†5. The last game you saw the end credits for…“Hate to admit it, but it’s likely Smash TV. “A funny thing with that was that we wanted something that meant if you beat the game we’d still want to you to come back. So during development we came up with the concept of ‘pleasure domes’ – magical places only accessible if you met certain conditions. We never implemented them, but that didn’t stop the rumour that started circulating the arcade halls as people speculated as to how to get to there. “It became an urban legend, even though they never existed in the game. People would go on to bulletin boards and claim that they had found them. So our stupid lie turned into the perfect end game that people always tried to reach. “It was very similar to the ‘Polybius’ cult, people that kept saying that they’ve played it. Another one called ‘Oops’ was a vector monitor game, a prototype where you played an egg trying to protect itself from insemination. It was a one off game in just one location in Stanford, but now it’s just a legend that seems to have disappeared.†6. Your favorite multiplayer game…“I love Spacewar and that was player vs player. It was developed at MIT in 1960 and it had gravity, and a sun that you could crash into. A very rich gameplay experience with a lot of different moves like the hyperspace that would transport you out of the way of shots. It also had ship damage that actually cripple your abilities while playing. Making you just a nose cone that could shoot, but had no movement control. The first video game in many ways. “The graphics were surprisingly silky smooth with their vector graphics of that time – it was a very smooth video experience. Really close to modern 4K in a lot of ways. Just in black and white of course.†View the full article

Call your friends, grab your phone, and — if you’re old enough — crack open a cold beverage. That’s You hits PS4 on July 4, and it’s free for PlayStation Plus members. That’s You is the first game in the PlayLink series — a group of games that you play on your PS4 using a smartphone or tablet (Which is handy for getting your crew into a game during certain firework-related events!). That’s You is a comedy quiz that features more than 1,000 questions. Find out what your friends really think about you. That’s what the holidays are all about! For a full list of new games coming to PlayStation next week, read on. And enjoy The Drop! New Releases: Week of July 4, 2017 Energy Cycle PS Vita — Digital (Out 7/7) A new puzzle game from the developers of Energy Balance. When you click each cell on the game field, it changes color, and the colors of adjacent cells horizontally and vertically. Your task to bring all the cells to the same color. Sounds pretty easy — but try to do it! Ninja Usagimaru: Two Tails of Adventure PS Vita — Digital (Out 7/7) Ninja Usagimaru: Two Tails of Adventure is an action puzzle game combo pack of both Ninja Usagimaru games that challenges players to put their sharpened ninja skills to the test! Players assume the role of Usagimaru, a legendary hero who embarks on a massive quest to save a village from the clutches of vile monsters. Save the Ninja Clan PS4 — Digital (Out 7/7) Save the Ninja Clan is a platformer for casual players as well as speedrunners. There are two ways to play this game: play through the normal story mode or find secrets to annoy the Game Manager watching. SpeedRunners PS4 — Digital (Out 7/5) A cut-throat multiplayer running game that pits four players against each other, locally and/or online. Run, jump, swing around, and use devious weapons and pick-ups to knock opponents off-screen! That’s You PS4 — Digital Set off on a journey of discovery with up to five of your friends and family, and find out what you really think about each other. Joining the fun is easy: all you need is your phone or tablet. Snap a selfie and enjoy tons of funny questions, texting games, and drawing challenges. Toby: The Secret Mine PS4 — Digital (Out 7/6) Go with Toby on an eerie adventure in a dark and creepy world full of dangerous situations, enemies, and challenging puzzles. Calvin Harris – Funk Wav Bounces Vol. 1 Carpenter Brut – CARPENTERBRUTLIVE Stone Sour – Hydrograd The Boss Baby A Stork’s Journey The Last Face Snowfall- July 5 at 10/9c (FX) The Defiant Ones-July 9 at 9/8c (HBO) The Nineties- July 9 at 9/8c (CNN) The information above is subject to change without notice. View the full article

The team at Vicarious Visions are so excited that the Crash Bandicoot N. Sane Trilogy is finally out! And what a fun ride it has been so far. For this article, we thought it would be fun to focus on the bosses of the N. Sane Trilogy. We know that these baddies are fan-favorites, and we wanted to share our developers’ commentary about working on the characters and delving into their battles. Kara Massie, Producer at Vicarious Visions: What is the favorite Crash Bandicoot boss that you worked on? Paulo Dionisio, Lead Boss Designer: The Crash Bandicoot Cortex boss fight, because of the layer of the Aka Aku v Uka Uka battle on top of the Cortex battle, and the three stages of their fight. This makes each phase feel different even though the base mechanic is the same. And in later phases the auto-aim gets turned off, all of which makes this battle feel fun and varied. Danny Williams, Character Modeler: Papu Papu. Our rendering engine allowed for enhanced butt technology! James Weir, Character Modeler: Cortex, of course. He’s iconic and has such fun shapes to work with. Cory Turner, Character Modeler: Tiny Tiger. He has crazy proportions (don’t skip leg day!) and an insane amount of fur. He’s very fluffy. KM: Which updates did you make that you are happiest with? Chad Hamlet, Character Modeler: N. Gin’s mechs. I added an actual cockpit so now N.Gin is actually doing things during the fight. And there are tons of details added, like whirling turbines, missile pods, and other things allowing for secondary animations. JW: It was especially fun and challenging to work with the animators on Cortex in order to deliver what they needed to give him great facial animations. The originals mostly featured him all-teeth and snarling due to technical constraints of the time, but now we can really dial into a bigger range of performance. PD: The Tiny Tiger fight in Crash Bandicoot 3: Warped. There are a lot of lovely small moments and details added to this fight, because it was clear that Naughty Dog would have done it if they were remaking these with today’s tech. Like when Tiny grabs the trident, we made it more physical as if it really was being grabbed. The audience has reactions to the fight, for example. Note how they do the wave when the lions come out; and when Tiny gets defeated, they throw tomatoes. You can take your frustrations out on Tiny at the end of the fight as well, that’s new! There’s also a little Easter egg for those fans that know about the sneaky exploit from the original. Also, listen closely to the lions when you jump on them. KM: Which boss fight is the hardest to beat? PD: The original third game’s Cortex boss battle. I mean, this is the last fight so that’s to be expected. But there are a lot of layers of gameplay and during each phase, they change. Interestingly, the fight is hardest at the middle, but the tension doesn’t decrease. KM: What makes Crash Bandicoot boss fights interesting? PD: They don’t necessarily have any conceptual or mechanical tie back to the levels just been playing. Which makes them feel like a nice break, and you can see that Naughty Dog really wanted to make them feel cinematic. KM: What sources of inspiration did you draw upon for creating the boss models? DW, JW, CT, CH: For one, the original designs. And with these, it was trying to understand if shapes and angles were due to limitation in polygon counts, or were intentional. We looked at the original concept art to try to get an idea of the intentions. Promotional renders were also a source of inspiration. You play and watch the battles as well. I mean, how else do you know what you need for details, range of motion, what needs to destruct or spin or whatever. We also watched animated feature films for inspiration and to look at some archetypes, especially for facial studies. We studied other remasters/remakes, particularly ones where there was a long(ish) break between the games. We really tried to understand that point at which you’ve gone too far from refining to re-inventing. We also reviewed each other’s work, as a team, because we learn a lot from each other. You’re having a party at your house. Which Crash boss do you invite over? JW: Dr. N. Brio, because he could mix up some tasty beverages. CT: …and Dingodile because he’ll bring his own BBQ. CH: Dr. N. Tropy seems like a snob. He’d bring good food, I bet. PD: Dr. Neo Cortex, because I bet he has a lot of crazy stories to tell. Which boss is most like you? DW: Papu Papu, because we share the same silhouette. JW: Koala Kong, and ditto. The original Crash Bandicoot games came out in the mid-to-late 90s, what were you doing back then? PD: I was in high school studying hard. I wanted to be either an aerospace engineer or a video game designer. JW: High School! I moved around a lot, but I always drew and I always knew I wanted to get into games. I was taking a side class in AutoCAD and teaching myself 3ds Max. CH: I was in art school studying how to be a comic book artist. I had a mohawk, and I was a manager at a Taco Bell. CT: I was in middle school when the original Crash Bandicoot games came out. My best friend had a PlayStation so we’d hang at his house and play it. I was into drawing mascot characters, even back then. DW: In ’96 I was in college trying to learn how to do this stuff. In ’97, I dropped out to work at an animation studio, to learn how to do this stuff. And from ’98 until now, I’m still trying to learn how to do this stuff! KM: Who would you like to give some shoutouts to? DW: Big props to our riggers for being open-minded and willing to experiment with the rigging tools. This was so key to help us nail the cartoony silhouettes. They worked really hard on getting the facial and eye rigs to work for what we all needed. And also our rendering engineer, Ace! JW: Bless Ace! We gave him such a hard time in order to get the fur working right. Each time we’d ask for a new feature he’d nonchalantly say, ‘Hmm…’ and come back the next day with it working. CH: The fan reaction to the boss video was cool. CW: Yeh, I love it when they notice all the little things. Like the fact that Tiny has tighty whities! The Crash Bandicoot N. Sane Trilogy is now available on PlayStation 4 as a physical disc or a digital download, and we can’t wait for you to experience it! We hope you have as much fun playing it as we did working on it. Thank you for being such a huge part of what we do, and let us know what you think about the game! View the full article

Hi, PlayStation fans! I am Roman from Painted Black Games, a small indie developer, based in the city of Dnipro, Ukraine. The team is working hard on our debut game, a psychological thriller adventure – The Long Reach. All of us at Painted Black Games are super-excited because we’ve nearly reached the end of the game’s development cycle and the fun part of showing it off will begin soon – we really want to know what you all think of it. The whole team at Painted Black are big fans of the adventure games. The Long Reach honours the genre by mixing classic adventure gameplay, an intricate story, a gorgeous pixel art style and one little feature which I’m about to present to you. The game’s story takes place in the fictional American town of Baervox. More precisely, at a scientific research institute where a revolutionary accelerated knowledge transferring system is being developed. If you hadn’t already guessed it, something has gone horribly wrong. The technology the scientists have been working on has cataclysmically malfunctioned and both the institute and the town have been effected — and not in a good way! The surrounding area has been turned into a real nightmare and the experiment participants have transmuted into… well, we cannot tell you that for now, because we hate spoilers! The main character, Stewart, is a junior researcher at the scientific research institute. Stewart’s just a regular guy who, under your control, will have to untangle this rapidly escalating situation. Stewart will need to show courage and intelligence to save the world and, most importantly, survive. The Long Reach includes everything adventure fans expect – lots of dialogue, tricky puzzles, collecting and manipulating items. But, that is not all… We have attempted to create an immersive experience players can get caught up in. It’s hard to believe now, but The Long Reach was originally conceived as a mobile game! We had to remodel the control system three times! We started with a touchscreen model, then we moved to the tried-and-tested mouse and keyboard point-n-click system. Finally, we honed the controls to use a pad and we’re ready to deliver The Long Reach on PlayStation 4. As huge fans of the adventure genre there were several titles that inspired us to create The Long Reach. Lone Survivor, The Last Door, The Cave and The Silent Age all had their part to play. Making a good, intricate game for adventure fans was always at the forefront of our endeavours and we hope you have as much fun playing as we have had creating the The Long Reach. Thanks for your attention and have a nice day! View the full article

Subscribe via iTunes, Spotify, Google or RSS, or download here Welcome back! Join us on this week’s show as we reveal next week’s new PlayStation Store releases, chat about July’s PS Plus lineup, discuss our earliest gaming memories, and try to figure out the best way to introduce our children (and future children) to the medium of video games. Stuff We Talked About Introducing our kids / future kids to gaming Our earliest gaming memories Until Dawn Game of Thrones (the game and the show!) Nex Machina Persona 5 Strafe FFXIV Stormblood Recent Episodes 252: Not Bad for a Human E3 Update: The Platinum Promise 251: The Revenge of E3 The Cast Sid Shuman – Director of Social Media, SIEA Justin Massongill – Social Media Manager, SIEA Ryan Clements – Sr. Social Media Specialist, SIEA Send us questions and tips! blogcast@sony.com Leave us a voicemail! (650) 288-6706 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

With Spider-Man Homecoming swinging into theaters next month, I got a few minutes to chat with director Jon Watts about his take on Spidey, integrating with the larger Marvel cinematic universe, and what the success of films like Logan and Deadpool mean for comic adaptations. Also, visit PlayStation Store on your PS4 today to watch four new minutes of Spider-Man Homecoming ahead of the film’s launch on July 7 in North America. PSB: Do you consider Homecoming to be a Spider-Man origin story? Jon Watts: Yes, I do. It’s not the same moments of the origin story that we’ve seen before in other movies: we don’t see Uncle Ben die, we don’t see a spider bite. But I think this is the beginning of Spider-Man, in a way. He’s still learning how to be a superhero. In a way, it is an origin story — just not one we’ve seen before. PSB: Is there relevance to the title “Homecoming†for the story and character? JW: Well, there’s a superficial meaning because there’s a homecoming dance in the movie. But it’s nice that it also represents a homecoming into the Marvel universe. Spider-Man was created to give a different perspective into this huge world of superheroes. So now that he’s finally in the Marvel universe, I think it’s his homecoming. PSB: How do you see Homecoming differentiating itself from Sam Raimi’s films and the “Amazing†movies? JW: The biggest thing, really, is that he’s no longer alone in the universe. The fact that he’s a kid superhero in the world of the Avengers and the Guardians of the Galaxy opens up a whole new world of possibilities in terms of stories you can tell. That, coupled with the fact that Tom Holland can play a believable high school sophomore, gives it a completely different feeling than anything we’ve seen before. PSB: What do you think is the most important thing to get right when portraying Spider-Man? What’s at the core of his character? JW: It just has to be very clear that Spider-Man is a regular kid. He has to be dealing with the same kinds of problems that a regular kid is dealing with. We also have to know that Peter is smart, and learn about his home life. But ultimately, that’s what makes Spider-Man, Spider-Man: he’s just like you and me. PSB: Vulture has been rumored to star in several Spider-Man movies over the years, but he never quite made the cut. What circumstances led to him being in Homecoming? JW: I was attracted to the idea because, for one, he’s one of the very first supervillains in Spider-Man’s world. And two, because it really opens up the possibilities of some very cool action sequences. A guy in a wingsuit fighting Spider-Man? [laughs] That was very attractive to me. PSB: How will Tony Stark interact with Peter Parker? JW: Well, it was set up really nicely for me, from Captain America: Civil War. Tony Stark has plucked Spider-Man out of obscurity, taken him on this crazy adventure to Germany taking on Captain America, and now dropped him back in Queens. What’s fun for me is, now Peter Parker thinks he is basically an honorary Avenger. But…that’s not necessarily the case. So to place him as a kid on the outside looking in, dreaming of being something bigger and finding his place in the universe, is how we’re integrating Spider-Man into this bigger world. PSB: Will Tony Stark be the mentor, coaching Peter along? JW: [laughs] I think of Tony Stark as being a reluctant mentor. I don’t know that he necessarily thought this through completely, when he chose this kid to help him out. I don’t know that he realized that this this kid, who is in so many ways much more powerful than him, would suddenly be looking to him for advice. Because Tony Stark isn’t necessarily the best person in the world to be your mentor. [laughs] To me, I think there’s a lot of nuance to that mentor relationship, on both sides. PSB: Sony’s original Spider-Man (2002) was in many ways the first modern superhero film. What’s changed since then, and how did it affect your vision for Homecoming? JW: The biggest thing now is that these superheroes exist in a shared world, so you can see them interact with each other. But Raimi’s first film is incredible; when you watch it again now, you realize it’s timeless. They came up with such a fun balance of action, drama, and comedy — it kind of planted the seed that Iron Man then took and ran with. And that began the creation of the Marvel cinematic universe, which Homecoming is now a part of. [Raimi’s original film] still stands up in a lot of ways. PSB: One of the best movies I’ve seen recently was Logan, which despite being an R-rated comics film, was a huge critical and commercial success… JW: Yeah. That’s so cool that you can do that now. Make a violent, R-rated Western about Wolverine. And have it be a hit — so exciting. PSB: Yeah. And Deadpool now, too. Do these more mature films hint at new possibilities for adapting comics and graphic novels? JW: Yeah. I don’t think people now think of comic-book movies as being a genre. I think audiences have become more comfortable with something that may have originated as a comic-book character — and not having it be a poppy, vibrant story. People who read lots of comics aren’t surprised by this, but not everybody has grown up reading them. So for the moviegoing public to be much more comfortable with these stories is great, because it opens the doors to a much bigger world of storytelling. PSB: I tend to think of comics as one of the most authentic storytelling mediums… JW: Yeah. That was something I could always lean on in creating Spider-Man Homecoming. There are so many years of Spider-Man comics to draw on, so many stories explored in those pages, that for me the possibilities are limitless. PSB: Preparing for this interview, I had some friends tell me to ask whether “character X or Y†would make a cameo in the film. But let’s save that for the movie. Where’s the sweet spot, in your opinion, between telling a great story, and going into so-called “fan service� JW: It has to work if you haven’t seen any of the other movies. It has to stand on its own. All that other stuff has to be bonus. I always think, if my mom watches this movie, and I don’t think she’s seen any Marvel movies, would she understand what’s going on? Would she still be engaged dramatically in the story? PSB: As for Spidey’s suit itself — how many iterations of the suit did you guys go through before settling on what appeared in Civil War? JW: I don’t know how many versions they went through — I wasn’t really on board until Tom Holland was hired. But, hundreds and hundreds, I assume. There are so many combinations, different variations of the webbing pattern, the way the suit flexes. There are so many things to take into consideration. Fortunately, Marvel has this amazing visual development department and that’s basically their only job — taking comics characters and bring them to life in a real-world environment. PSB: Speaking of that, what’s the collaboration with Marvel like? I’m assuming it’s close. Did they provide you with a list of dos and do-nots? JW: We work really closely. At the beginning, I was really clear about my vision for the movie and making sure nobody would be surprised along the way. I’ve never been in this situation before so I can only speak for myself, but you go into a big job like this assuming that somebody at some point is going to say, “no, you can’t do that.†Amazingly, that never happened. I was able to take these key ideas I had set up early on, and run with them. PSB: Was there nowhere you maybe had a polite discussion about the best way to proceed…? JW: It’s always a collaborative process. What’s nice is that you’re working with a group who are basically the biggest fans in the world. [laughs] If anything, it feels like this amazing resource you can drawn on. When you’re brainstorming [different options], and being able to ask them what they think. It’s a great group of people to work with. PSB: As a filmmaker, any films or film trends out there you’re excited about? JW: [laughs] Can I tell you, I have no idea what’s going on in the larger world of filmmaking. I haven’t seen anything. I’m looking forward to taking a few weeks off when this film comes out, and catching up on the world. PlayStation.Blog: You playing any games? Jon Watts: I’m so behind right now. That game Everything. That one’s great. I love it when a game changes your expectations about what a game can be. I love that game. View the full article

With the chaos of E3 behind us, it’s time to tally the votes and declare the winners of the show, as voted by you! As a reminder, the three categories you voted in were “Best Trailer,†“Most Anticipated PS4 Game,†and “Most Anticipated PS VR Game.†Competition was fierce in all three fields, but each saw a clear winner… and one game in particular won the day in two of the three available categories. Without further ado… the winners! Best Trailer God of War The God of War returns! It’s been a year since we first got a glimpse of Kratos’ newly bearded visage, and at this year’s Showcase we finally got a better idea of how exactly this story will play out as the team at Santa Monica Studio drops the iconic warrior into a new mythology. Marvel’s Spider-Man Monster Hunter: World Days Gone Most Anticipated PS4 Game God of War Well, I can’t say I’m too surprised here. As it turns out, the final vote tallies for “Best Trailer†and “Most Anticipated PS4 Game†ended up being awfully similar! If there’s one thing we can say about you, our readers, it’s that you’re consistent. Marvel’s Spider-Man Monster Hunter: World Days Gone Most Anticipated PS VR Game The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim VR The opportunity to explore Tamriel inside PlayStation VR is alluring indeed — so much so that this was the biggest landslide of all three polls we ran here. Skyrim VR very nearly pulled in as many votes as all three runners-up combined. Superhot VR Monster of the Deep: Final Fantasy XV The Inpatient Editor’s Choice I hope you were able to tune in to PlayStation Live From E3 2017 while we were all in Los Angeles! If not, you missed out on some enlightening developer interviews and live gameplay sessions (including an incredibly tense Detroit demo driven by yours truly). As we wrapped up the festivites, each of the hosts on the show took a moment to nominate a single game as their “Editor’s Choice†pick for E3 2017. Here’s what we picked. Detroit: Become Human Chosen by: Sid Shuman Days Gone Chosen by: Meredith Molinari Monster Hunter: World Chosen by: Malik Forte Dissidia Final Fantasy NT Chosen by: Ryan Clements Marvel’s Spider-Man Chosen by: Justin Massongill God of War Chosen by: Zac Minor Bonus! If you’d like to watch us deliberate our picks live (well, it was live) from the E3 show floor, click that enticing little “play†button below. Whew, that about does it for this year’s Best of E3 Awards. Thank you for voting! View the full article

Greetings, PlayStation Nation — and happy start to your summer! We have a bunch of great gaming stuff to talk about, so let’s get started. First off, the free PlayStation Plus games for July are Until Dawn and Game of Thrones. Until Dawn is a PlayStation exclusive survival horror adventure where eight friends are trapped together on a remote mountain retreat, and they aren’t alone. You can play as each of the eight characters and experience fear like never before, where every decision you make could mean the difference between life and death! Next up, we have Telltale’s Game of Thrones series. You’ll get all six episodes, which follows the family of House Forrester as they survive (Or don’t?) the War of the Five Kings. Winter is Coming, and this is a great way to beat the summer heat. Full Lineup Until Dawn, PS4 Game of Thrones, PS4 Tokyo Jungle, PS3 Darkstalkers Resurrection, PS3 Element4l, PS Vita Don’t Die, Mr. Robot, PS Vita (Cross Buy on PS4) Additionally, from July 4 through October 24 all PlayStation Plus members can get That’s You in celebration of PlayLink’s launch . That’s You sets you off on a journey of discovery with up to five of your friends and family, where you can find out what you really think about each other. Joining the fun is easy: all you need is your smartphone or tablet and the free companion app. Snap a selfie and enjoy tons of funny questions, texting games, and drawing challenges. Finally, Orcs Must Die Unchained is launching in closed beta on July 18. As a PlayStation Plus member, not only will you get access to the beta, but you’ll get an exclusive Orcs Must Die Unchained Plus Pack as part of your membership. The $20 pack is only available until August 15, so get it while you can. Enjoy, and see you next month! View the full article

Hello from Zen Studios! We’ve got some very big news! I am so excited to announce that Pinball FX3 will be releasing on PlayStation 4 this summer. Zen Pinball has been serving the PlayStation community since the very early days of PSN in May of 2009 (8 years?!?!), and the time has come to go next-level and take a major step forward in the evolution of pinball. Pinball FX3 will now be the Zen-supported pinball platform on PSN – replacing Zen Pinball 2 which is currently available on PS4. Pinball FX3 is a massive game packed full of new features designed to turn pinball into a true community experience on PS4. Built around multiplayer-matchups, user-generated tournaments and league play, Pinball FX3 is now so much more than just leaderboard rankings – the game elevates the competitive pinball spirit that has thrived since the early days of pinball more than a century ago. Not so hot with the flippers? We have heard from so many people that they feel lost when trying to play pinball, not really understanding the game or objectives. We have thought about you along the development process and have designed deep single-player modes that will help you become a better pinball player! Now, to answer the question burning in all of your minds: can you take your Zen Pinball 2 tables to Pinball FX3? Yes, you can! Zen Studios is 100% committed to keeping the community intact and providing you with one of the best values in gaming. We are happy to announce that you will be able to import the majority of your Zen Pinball 2 purchases to Pinball FX3 for free! We’re giving you all of the new features and upgrades at no cost – and there are a ton of them, giving you reasons to never stop playing your tables. We like to think that Pinball FX3 is an endless ocean of replayability! There are a ton of other details to share with you, and we will post more details as we lead up to launch. Keep an eye on our social media feeds or www.pinballfx.com for news and updates, including confirmed table roster, info on what we have done to make your pinball tables more beautiful (yes, harnessing extra gfx power) and of course, news about brand-new content releasing with Pinball FX3. We will have new day-one content based on some amazing properties from a brand new partner! Thank you all for many, many years of support. The game keeps going because you keep playing and supporting us. Pinball FX3 is a new beginning and we look forward to awesome days ahead! View the full article

Greetings, War Mages. Harmonia here, Community Manager at Robot Entertainment. I have some very exciting news to share: Orcs Must Die Unchained is coming to PS4 on July 18! Finally your orc-smashing, ogre-crushing, and kobold-crunching dreams can become a reality from the comfort of your couch! After a fantastic showing at last year’s PlayStation Experience, we wrapped up our open beta and launched Orcs Must Die Unchained for PC in April. Now we are thrilled to announce that the game will be arriving on PS4 with new content, game modes, and regular updates. All this for the low, low price of… nothing. That’s right! Orcs Must Die Unchained is free to play. For those who are unfamiliar with Orcs Must Die Unchained, it takes the award-winning Orcs Must Die action tower defense gameplay to a whole new level with three-player team-based gameplay. Slay the invading hordes to protect your Rift, but don’t get cocky because the stakes are higher, the traps are bloodier, and the invaders are even more ravenous. You’ll need to bring your A-game and a couple of the biggest orc-haters you can find to fight off these hordes! Set in the familiar world of its hilarious predecessors, Unchained introduces a pantheon of powerful new heroes, deadly traps, dynamic maps, and a variety of gameplay modes for players to hack, grind, flatten, gibletize, incinerate, and fling orcs in defense of the Rift. Defeat the invading armies to collect and upgrade traps, traits, and other powerful items. You’ll go from apprentice to rift lord in no time! Survival mode lets players slay their way to the top of the orc pile in 3-player co-op defense gameplay. Sabotage mode puts two teams of three head-to-head; troll the opposing team with powerful spells designed to weaken their defenses and summon enemies to overrun them — but be on guard as they’ll be doing the same. Weekly Challenges give players the chance to conquer challenging, inventive scenarios. Endless mode will keep the orcs, ogres, and other uglies comin’ until you break. In celebration of the release, PlayStation Plus players who install Unchained can jump-start their orc-smashing careers with an exclusive package of in-game currency, skins, consumables, and more. Valued at more than $20, this bundle is free for Plus members until August 17! See you at the rift on July 18! View the full article

It’s hard to believe we’re already half way through 2017. We know time flies when you’re having fun, so we’re excited to announce TWO weeks of deals with PlayStation Store’s annual Mid-Year Sale. Starting right now, save up to 50% on a huge lineup of games and movies. PS Plus members save up to 75%. Head over to PS Store over the next couple of weeks to pick up titles like Rayman Legends, Middle Earth: Shadow of Mordor – Game of the Year Edition and Madden 17 as well as films like Underworld: Blood Wars, Independence Day: Resurgence and more. Check out the full lineup below, but don’t wait too long – our Mid-Year Sale ends July 11th at 8 AM Pacific. Games PlatformTitleSale PricePS Plus PriceOriginal Price PS4 101 WAYS TO DIE $4.99 $3.99 $9.99 PS4 A BASTARD’S TALE $2.49 $1.99 $4.99 PS4 ACE BANANA (VR) $7.49 $5.99 $14.99 PS4 ADAM’S VENTURE: ORIGINS $14.99 $12.49 $49.99 PS4 ADR1FT $4.99 $2.99 $19.99 PS4 AEGIS OF EARTH: PROTONOVUS ASSAULT $19.99 $11.99 $39.99 PS4 AKIBA’S TRIP: UNDEAD AND UNDRESSED $14.99 $11.99 $29.99 PS4 AMONG THE SLEEP $7.49 $4.49 $14.99 PS4 ANOTHER WORLD – 20TH ANNIVERSARY EDITION $2.39 $1.59 $7.99 PS4 ARCADE GAME SERIES 3-IN-1 PACK $3.99 $3.19 $7.99 PS4 ARCADE GAME SERIES: MS. PAC-MAN $1.99 $1.59 $3.99 PS4 ARCANIA – THE COMPLETE TALE $7.99 $3.99 $19.99 PS4 ASSASSIN’S CREED 4 BLACK FLAG GOLD EDITION $24.99 $19.99 $49.99 PS4 ASSASSIN’S CREED CHRONICLES TRILOGY $12.49 $9.99 $24.99 PS4 ASSASSIN’S CREED IV BLACK FLAG $14.99 $11.99 $29.99 PS4 ATELIER FIRIS ~THE ALCHEMIST AND THE MYSTERIOUS JO $47.99 $41.99 $59.99 PS4 ATTACK ON TITAN $35.99 $29.99 $59.99 PS4 AVANT-GARDE BUNDLE $24.99 $19.99 $49.99 PS4 AZKEND 2: THE WORLD BENEATH $2.39 $1.59 $7.99 PS4 BASEBALL RIOT $1.49 $0.99 $4.99 PS4 BATTLEZONE (VR) $23.99 $19.99 $39.99 PS4 BEDLAM: THE GAME BY CHRISTOPHER BROOKMYRE $4.99 $3.99 $9.99 PS4 BERSERK AND THE BAND OF THE HAWK $47.99 $41.99 $59.99 PS4 BIG BUCK HUNTER ARCADE $9.99 $5.99 $19.99 PS4 BLUE ESTATE – THE GAME $4.54 $3.24 $12.99 PS4 BOUND $9.99 $7.99 $19.99 PS4 BOUND BY FLAME $6.99 $4.99 $19.99 PS4 BROKEN SWORD 5 – THE SERPENT’S CURSE $7.49 $4.99 $24.99 PS4 CABELA’S AFRICAN ADVENTURES $13.19 $9.59 $39.99 PS4 CATLATERAL DAMAGE (VR) $3.99 $2.99 $9.99 PS4 CHARIOT $5.99 $3.74 $14.99 PS4 CHRONICLES OF TEDDY: HARMONY OF EXIDUS $5.99 $2.99 $14.99 PS4 CLAIRE $5.24 $3.74 $14.99 PS4 CLASSICS PS4 BUNDLE $9.99 $7.99 $19.99 PS4 COFFIN DODGERS $4.79 $2.39 $11.99 PS4 COLOR GUARDIANS $2.99 $1.99 $9.99 PS4 COUNTERSPY $7.49 $5.99 $14.99 PS4 DEAD NATION $5.99 $4.49 $14.99 PS4 DEER SIMULATOR $5.99 $4.79 $11.99 PS4 DIABLO III: ETERNAL COLLECTION $44.99 $39.59 $59.99 PS4 DINO DINI’S KICK OFF REVIVAL $4.99 $3.99 $9.99 PS4 DISGAEA 5: ALLIANCE OF VENGEANCE $23.99 $17.99 $59.99 PS4 DOKI-DOKI UNIVERSE $7.49 $5.99 $14.99 PS4 DRAWN TO DEATH LIVE $9.99 $7.99 $19.99 PS4 DRIVECLUB – BIKES STANDALONE $9.99 $7.99 $19.99 PS4 DUCK DYNASTY $14.99 $9.99 $49.99 PS4 DYING: REBORN STANDARD $9.99 $7.99 $19.99 PS4 DYING: REBORN ULTIMATE BUNDLE $12.49 $9.99 $24.99 PS4 DYING: REBORN VR (VR) $4.99 $3.99 $9.99 PS4 DYNASTY WARRIORS: GODSEEKERS $35.99 $23.99 $59.99 PS4 ENTWINED $4.99 $3.99 $9.99 PS4 ESCAPE PLAN $4.99 $3.99 $9.99 PS4 ESCAPE PLAN ULTIMATE $7.49 $5.99 $14.99 PS4 FALLOUT 4 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Today, Call of Duty: Modern Warfare Remastered is out on PS4 as a standalone game. Remastered in true high-definition, it features enhanced textures, rendering, lighting, and much more to bring the experience of Call of Duty: Modern Warfare to a new generation of fans. You can pick up the game as a physical disc or as a digital download for $39.99 ($49.99 CAD). Also starting today –and continuing for a limited time — the Modern Warfare Remastered Variety Map Pack is available on PlayStation Store for $9.99 ($19.99 CAD), adding four new maps to Modern Warfare Remastered along with ten Rare Operation Lion Strike Supply Drops for your inventory. Activision is also launching Call of Duty Days of Summer today where you can earn a free Days of Summer Supply Drop each week through August 1 at 10:00 AM Pacific by logging into the game each Monday by 11:59 PM Pacific. Make sure to log in each week or you’ll miss out. These drops will contain more than 40 Days of Summer items like Weapon Kits, Melee Weapons, Emblems, Camos, Reticles, Calling Cards, and Uniforms. Plus, you can earn a special Sun-soaked Graves character if you complete all of the Days of Summer Collections in Modern Warfare Remastered. In addition to the loot, the Bog map has received a complete summer makeover. The dumpster fires and night setting have been replaced with a beachside hangout filled with sand castles, colorful seaside graffiti, a surfboard shop, café, and more. There are also four different Days of Summer weapon camos for you to unlock on Beach Bog through challenges, and make sure you complete them before August 1 at 10:00 AM Pacific, because they’ll be packed up when Days of Summer comes to a close. But that’s not all. There’s a special Beachcomber edition of Prop for Days of Summer, so in addition to all the props you know and love, beach-themed props like beach balls, sand castles, surfboards, and more will be added to the mix for your hide and seek skills. Days of Summer is also available starting today in Call of Duty: Infinite Warfare, complete with new weapons and new camos. To help build your collection, log into Infinite Warfare every Monday for a free Supply Drop, and every Wednesday and Friday for a free item from the Days of Summer collection. Plus, look for new Days of Summer items in the Summer Hack every week until August 1. To top it off, Infinity Ward is adding characters from Infinite Warfare’s Campaign to the Multiplayer as well as characters from across the Call of Duty franchise. You’ll be able to play the Warfighter Rig as Omar, the Merc as Reyes, Synaptic as ETH.3N, FTL as Salter, Stryker as Price, and Phantom as Ghost. Additionally, players who jump into Infinite Warfare between today and August 1 at 10:00 AM Pacific can play on the Turista map from the Continuum DLC Map Pack for free, giving them a taste of how the rich and famous enjoy beach vacations in the future. You can also celebrate Days of Summer in Call of Duty: Black Ops III starting at 10:00 AM Pacific on July 11 through August 1. Players will have a chance to earn a limited Pack-a-Punch camo, and will also be able to play all four of the maps from the Awakening DLC for free, including the Summer-tastic water park of doom, Splash. And if you happen to own Awakening already, Treyarch will give you Double XP during Days of Summer from July 11 until August 1. Call of Duty Days of Summer has a lot more in store as well, because across all three games you’ll find special playlists, challenges, and events to power up your Days of Summer experience, starting today. Don’t forget the sunscreen! View the full article

Hey all, Trevor from Vertigo Games here. The last few weeks have been super exciting and hard work for us, but we’re thrilled that Arizona Sunshine will finally make its PlayStation VR debut tomorrow! To thank you all for your amazing support, we’re celebrating the North American launch with a limited Arizona Sunshine Launch Edition which includes both the game and an exclusive Arizona Sunshine PS4 theme at 10% off for everyone who joins the VR zombie apocalypse during our launch week! One of the things I’m really excited about is how far we’ve taken support for the PS VR Aim controller over the past couple of months. While it was already pretty awesome to play the game with it to begin with, we felt the game lacked proper support for it. The solution? We created an entire, additional campaign mode in which you need to survive with 13 newly added two-handed weapons at your disposal. Arizona Sunshine is all about VR shooting, so it has been our top priority to get this absolutely right. Up until even last week we have been tweaking gun configurations to make it feel really intuitive. The two-handed guns have received multiple passes on realism and control comfort (Honestly, I could dedicate a whole post to this alone!). What we found is that there is no golden rule in the way VR games should be played — everyone is different. That’s why we made sure you’re going to be armed with a bunch of settings that will enable you to tweak the VR controls to your liking. Go with your controller of choice, choose between teleporting or walking locomotion and smooth or segmented rotation, adjust controller-gun offsets, and use the left-handed setting if you are a lefty! Lastly, I can share some good news for all the PS4 Pro players out there. You can expect Arizona Sunshine to look its very best on your console, as we’ve visually enhanced the game to take full advantage of its power. We’ve adjusted the graphic settings dynamically for each area to maintain a high frame rate while pushing the game’s visual quality to its limit. Think of anti-aliasing, render-scale, fog density, and draw distance. Don’t expect any gameplay changes though, because that wouldn’t be fair to non-PS4 Pro players when you’re all playing together in one of the game’s multiplayer modes. I truly hope you will enjoy the game as much as we do! Now I’m finally off to my cave to get some sleep… Welcome to Arizona Sunshine! View the full article

Ladies, gentlemen, bandicoots: a legend of the platforming genre makes his triumphant return to PlayStation next week, courtesy of the team at Vicarious Visions. Crash Bandicoot N. Sane Trilogy launches June 30 on PS4! Play fully remastered versions of the original Crash Bandicoot, Crash Bandicoot 2: Cortex Strikes Back, and Crash Bandicoot: Warped. Spin, jump, and dance through tons of classic challenges — and play as Coco Bandicoot, too! It’s a tremendous week for PlayStation games, so read on for the full list. And enjoy The Drop! New Releases: Week of 6/27/2017 Aerea: Deluxe Edition PS4 — Digital (Out 6/30) AereA is an Action RPG in which music is both your best friend and your worst enemy. As a disciple of the Great Maestro Guido, you have to unravel the mysteries of Aezir. Find out what happened to the world and return the nine primordial instruments to restore balance and bring peace to the world. America’s Army: Proving Grounds PS4 — Digital This free military game focuses on small unit tactical maneuvers and puts you to the test in a wide variety of new, and classic, America’s Army maps. Ancient Amuletor PS VR — Digital Ancient Amuletor is an action tower defense game that throws you into an ancient world to battle magical creatures, monsters, and other legendary foes. Arizona Sunshine PS VR — Digital Arizona Sunshine puts you in the midst of a zombie apocalypse, exclusively in VR. Handle weapons with real-life movements, freely explore a post-apocalyptic world, and put your survival skills to the test with PS VR. Brawlhalla PS4 — Digital (Out 6/26) Millions of players. Frequent updates. Over thirty unique characters. Come fight for glory in the halls of Valhalla! Cavernous Wastes PS4, PS VR — Digital With no memory of where you are and no idea how you got there, you do know one thing: you have to escape. Fly through the maze-like caverns and fight through the automated defense systems while searching for a way out. Crash Bandicoot N. Sane Trilogy PS4 — Digital (Out 6/30) Your favorite marsupial, Crash Bandicoot, is back! He’s enhanced, entranced, ready-to-dance with the N. Sane Trilogy game collection. Spin, jump, wump and repeat as you take on the epic challenges and adventures through the three games that started it all. Cryptark PS4 — Digital Cryptark is a 2D sci-fi shooter where you take on the role of a heavily armed privateer seeking to earn government contracts by boarding deadly alien space-hulks. It’s up to you to strategize a plan of attack, pick an equipment loadout, and destroy the central core to be victorious. Danganronpa Another Episode: Ultra Despair Girls PS4 — Digital, Retail Beyond hope lies absolute despair. Komaru Naegi and Toko Fukawa make for unlikely heroes as they try to escape Towa City, a town caught in a war between adults and children. Dark Arcana: The Carnival PS4 — Digital Find the missing woman lost in a mysterious Carnival of Horrors. Investigate two worlds: the one you know and an alternate plane existing behind the Hall of Mirrors. Discover the secret of an ancient being known as the Evil One. Reveal the story of star-crossed lovers and stop the Evil One from invading our world. Diablo III: Eternal Collection PS4 — Digital Rise as one of humanity’s last defenders — crusader, barbarian, witch doctor, demon hunter, monk, or wizard — and collect legendary loot while mastering devastating new powers and abilities. Elite Dangerous PS4 — Digital, Retail Elite Dangerous is the definitive massively multiplayer space epic, bringing gaming’s original open world adventure to the modern generation with a connected galaxy, evolving narrative, and the entirety of the Milky Way re-created at its full galactic proportions. The Golf Club 2 PS4 — Digital, Retail Rise to fame and fortune in the largest, most dynamic golf game ever created. Assemble and join online Societies with friends, compete in tournaments, and earn money to climb the ranks in golf’s largest gaming community. JumpJet Rex PS4 — Digital (Out 6/28) Simply put, you’re a t-rex with rocket boots trying to save earth from an incoming asteroid. Do you have what it takes to stop it? Medieval Defenders PS4 — Digital Defend your ancestral castle — show the invader who the master is! Build towers, save money, train your spells, and your enemy will be vanquished. Micro Machines: World Series PS4 — Digital, Retail (Out 6/30) The legend is back! Micro Machines World Series combines the thrilling madness of racing micro vehicles with epic team battle strategies, set against the extraordinary interactive backdrops of the everyday home! Plague Road PS4 — Digital Set around a city being consumed from within by a disease, Plague Road tells a story of a lone doctor who once left home and now returns in search of those who have survived. Poi PS4 — Digital The Tenth Line PS4 — Digital The Tenth Line is a console-style RPG featuring a colorful cast of characters, unique battle and level-up systems, quick 2D platforming action, and an original, fantastical story about friendship, faith, and finding your place in the world. Tokyo Xanadu PS Vita — Digital, Retail (Out 6/30) Tokyo Xanadu a massive action RPG! When high school student Kou Tokisaka encounters the nightmare realm known as the Eclipse, his world is forever changed. Reality distorts as monsters threaten the safety of Morimiya City. Kou must transform his soul into a powerful weapon to defeat the vile Eclipse once and for all! Valkyria Revolution PS4, PS Vita — Digital (PS4 at Retail) Band together to defeat the evil empire and death itself — the Valkyria! As Vanargand’s commander, take control of your elite squad to unleash powerful ragnite spells and utilize mana weaponry on the front lines. The World of Nubla PS4 — Digital Nubla is an adventure that begins in the halls of the Thyssen museum, where we find a character that exists inside the pictures. Following him, we begin a journey that will take us to discover the wonderful world of Nubla, full of puzzles and forgotten places. DJ Khaled – Grateful Imagine Dragons – Evolve Prince – Purple Rain Deluxe (Expanded Edition) The Fate of the Furious – Director’s Cut Spark (Spark: A Space Tail) The Lost City of Z Street Outlaws: New Orleans- June 26 at 8/7c (Discovery) Jay Leno’s Garage- June 28 at 9/8c (CNBC) Broadchurch- June 28 at 10/9c (BBC America) The information above is subject to change without notice. View the full article

Hi everyone! Friday’s here and we’ve got 100+ reasons to stay in this weekend with PlayStation Store’s Co-op Flash Sale. Friends or foes, couch co-op or online multiplayer, save up to 90 percent on games best played together. Starting right now, pick up titles like Resident Evil 5, 7 Days to Die, The Jackbox Trilogy and more. But that’s not all, share a laugh with films like Sausage Party and Ted (Unrated), get your couple on with Passengers or round up the gang for a movie night with more than 75 flicks to choose from. Check out the full lineup below then head over to PS Store before our Co-Op Flash Sale comes to an end Monday, June 26 at 8 AM Pacific. 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RIPLEY $7.99 $9.99 $9.99 $17.99 THE USUAL SUSPECTS $9.99 $14.99 $9.99 $14.99 THE WAVE $6.99 $9.99 $6.99 $12.99 THE WIZARD $6.99 $9.99 $6.99 $12.99 THIS IS THE END x x $9.99 $12.99 TIM & ERIC’S BILLION DOLLAR MOVIE $6.99 $9.99 $6.99 $12.99 TRANSPORTER 2 $9.99 $14.99 $9.99 $14.99 TROLLHUNTER $6.99 $9.99 $6.99 $12.99 TUCKER & DALE VS EVIL $6.99 $9.99 $6.99 $12.99 ZOMBIELAND (2009) x x $9.99 $12.99 Note: All pricing is for U.S. only and subject to change. View the full article

Warning: spoilers below! In a world where nothing is sacred and no one is safe, the outcome of The Great War for the Iron Throne is anyone’s guess. Game of Thrones Season 7 is poised to debut on July 16, and we wanted to arm PlayStation Vue members with a skimmable guide to the biggest developments last season so you’re ready for the big day. There’s Snow Place Like HomeSeason 6 begins with Jon Snow dead — killed by his brothers of the Night’s Watch. After many attempts, the Red Woman Melisandre resurrects John Snow; we also learn that Melisandre is much older than she appears. After executing his treacherous brothers, Snow leaves the Night’s Watch for good. Meanwhile, Sansa Stark and Theon Greyjoy escape Winterfell while the villainous Ramsay Bolton murders his father, stepmother, and new baby brother. These killings make Ramsay Warden of the North. Sansa reunites with Jon Snow, and they decide to take back Winterfell, sparking the Battle of the Bastards. Jon Snow and the scrappy Wildling army attack Ramsay Bolton’s larger force. Just when it seems that Jon Snow will fail, the knights of the Vale sweep in and crush Ramsay’s army. Afterwards, Jon Snow is named King of the North. It’s later revealed that he is the son of Lyanna Stark and Prince Rhaegar Targaryen, which makes Snow cousin to Arya, Bran, and Sansa Stark — and the nephew of Daenerys. In other words: Jon Snow is a rightful heir to the Iron Throne. The Calm After the StormMeanwhile in the East, Daenerys is taken prisoner by the Khalasar and forced to join the downtrodden widows led by Dosh Khaleen. Jorah Mormont and Daario Naharis join forces with Daenerys and return to Meereen, but not before Daenerys sets fire to her captors and earns the following of the surviving Khalasar bloodriders. Ser Jorah reveals himself and regains Daenerys’ trust. She orders him to find a cure for his debilitating Greyscale disease. Elsewhere, Tyrion Lannister and Varys rule the city of Meereen in Daenerys’s absence. Upon her return, a fleet of slaver ships launch an attack on the city. At great risk, Tyrion releases Daenerys’ captive dragons to save Meereen. Theon and Yara Greyjoy show up in Meereen and offer Daenerys the Iron Fleet to sail across the Narrow Sea to Westeros and claim the Iron Throne. “I Choose Violenceâ€At King’s Landing, the tension between Jaime Lannister and the High Sparrow rises. With a little help from the Tyrell army, Jaime confronts the High Sparrow and attempts to free Queen Margaery Tyrell. He discovers that the High Sparrow is manipulating the child king Tommen — there will be no freeing the Queen. Elsewhere in King’s Landing, Cersei Lannister declines an invitation from the High Sparrow. This creates a confrontation, and Cersei’s silent hulking bodyguard, revealed to be an undead Ser Gregor “The Mountain†Clegane, beheads a Sparrow in the scuffle. Naive King Tommen punishes his mother by putting her up for trial in the Sept of Baelor alongside Ser Loras Tyrell, and denies her trial by combat. On the day of the trial, Cersei uses planted Wildfire charges to destroy the Sept, killing the High Sparrow, Ser Loras Tyrell, and Queen Margaery. King Tommen, Cersei’s son, jumps out of a window in grief after witnessing the death of his wife, Queen Margaery. By default, Cersei becomes the new Queen of the Seven Kingdoms — again. Let’s Not ForgetElsewhere in the world, other important characters are on their own journey that will surely lead back to Westeros. Bran Stark and the White Walkers Bran is still beyond the Wall and having visions. He discovers that the Children of the Forest created the undead White Walkers to protect themselves against the First Men, and his visions reveal Jon Snow’s true heritage. The White Walkers are marching south toward King’s Landing, setting the stage for a climactic final battle. Dragons Mystical creatures and Daenerys Targaryen’s loyal pets. Drogon, Rhaegal, and Viserion have an important role to play in the war for the Iron Throne. Will they even the odds against the White Walker horde? Samwell Tarly Samwell visits home and receives an unwelcome greeting from his surly father. With Gilly in tow, Sam steals his family’s ancestral sword, the Valyrian steel Heartsbane, and makes off for the Citadel to become a maester. Helpful hint: White Walkers are vulnerable to Valyrian steel. Arya Stark Arya regains her sight, but she intentionally fails another assassination. As punishment, the Faceless Men send the Waif acolyte to kill Arya. Arya defeats the Waif and leaves the House of Black and White for good, heading home. Petyr “Littlefinger’ Baelish Master manipulator and Lord Protector of the Vale, Petyr still commands a powerful army. His goal is to sit on the Iron Throne with Sansa as his queen. He questions Jon Snow’s right to be King of the North and puts doubts in Sansa’s head about Jon’s loyalty. The Walls Are Closing InThe playing field is set and the pieces are moving toward a final conclusion. Who will be the last pawn standing? Will it be fan-favorite Daenerys Targaryen, Mother of Dragons? Or the underdog Jon Snow, now revealed to be of royal lineage? Will it be the cunning Cersei Lannister, who always seems to be one step ahead? Or will a surprise contender like Lord Petyr “Littlefinger†Baelish swoop in to steal the prize? No matter the victor, you either win or you die. Season 7 of HBO’s Game of Thrones premieres July 16. Watch live on PlayStation Vue or catch up with every episode available now On Demand. Start your free trial today. View the full article

Trove’s Megalithic Update is adding more awesomeness to Trove than you can shake a stick at! Who even shakes sticks anymore? It’s 2017 and blocks are the future. Prepare yourself for a block-shaking adventure when Megalithic hits PS4 on June 27th! This massive patch is bringing the Dino Tamer class and Jurassic Jungle biome along with a batch of new dungeons, styles, and enemies rockin’ that prehistoric style. Get ready for a Dino Attack! This is a brand-new event with special daily rewards and nine new quests to take on these cold-blooded invaders for epic rewards! We’re not all about the throwback vibe – we’re also bringing you a megaton of new goodies that will change the way you play forever. 270 new collectables (including mounts, wings, costumes, weapon styles, recipes, and all new dragons) are coming to Trove for anyone who likes to customize their style. With the Megalithic Update we’re also bringing full French and German translations to Trove with more languages to come in the future. But wait, there’s more! You’ve asked for and now you shall receive – PlayStation 4 Trophies! 24 trophies, to be exact. Unlock trophies for finishing the tutorial, joining a club, reaching new levels of Mastery, and much more! If you’ve already met the requirements for a trophy it’ll unlock for you automatically on launch day. Minigames are a brand new way to earn rewards. Test your gliding skills in a ring filled race track or plan the best path in a coin collecting course. Plus, starting in July you’ll receive the blessing of a Celestial Paragon! Log in every day to work towards great prizes, including a brand new dragon egg: Aurym, Keeper of Histories, and much more! This is barely scratching the surface of what’s coming on the 27th. Come join us for the best block party anywhere! View the full article

Earlier this year, our team had the great pleasure and honor of touring the offices of Polyphony Digital as the developers continued their tireless work on Gran Turismo Sport. Guided by Studio Founder and Gran Turismo Creator Kazunori Yamauchi, we enjoyed a rare look inside their studio, sampling their passion, expertise, and commitment to the world’s premier racing series. See it all for yourself, from the well-earned wall of accolades to prototype furniture designed to house a steering wheel and pedals. Yamauchi shares his feelings leading into the finalization and launch of Gran Turismo Sport, and — much to our surprise — treated us to an impromptu piano performance that left the entire team speechless. We hope you enjoy this insight into the Polyphony Digital team, recorded on location in Tokyo, Japan and debuted live at E3 2017 last week. View the full article

As we journey towards early 2018, we want to bring you behind-the-curtain of God of War’s development with stories you may not hear anywhere else. This is a new beginning, and a deeply personal quest for the franchise and Santa Monica Studio. We’re very excited to bring you into the heart and soul of our process. Follow us @SonySantaMonica to always stay informed. A freezing blizzard roars while shadows of wolves can be seen in the distance. A seemingly mysterious mountain looms in the distance while a broken, gigantic statue sits in the middle of a quiet lake guarded by a large creature lingering beneath. These embers of our new Norse universe describe the rich, visual areas Kratos and Atreus will experience in God of War. How was the visual look and feel of our take on Norse mythology defined? It all centers around one defining piece of concept art from acclaimed artist, Jose Peña. The Visual FoundationJose worked as a concept artist here at our studio at the outset of the new vision for God of War. Excited and wide-eyed at the opportunity, he and our Creative Director, Cory Barlog, immediately connected on the new direction, but leaving quite a bit to Jose’s imagination initially.. Unbeknownst to Jose was the immense challenge that would be set before him: create an original defining piece of artwork to set the visual tone of the new direction for God of War. Cory remembered clearly how their first conversation went, “The inception of this very first concept art was from a one paragraph write-up and a phone call with Jose, talking about the mood and the tone. I think I threw a bunch of stuff at him with buzzwords like more grounded; the fact that his son is not a burden; the fact that Kratos and Atreus are together battling a very hostile world. And he was just smiling at the other end of the Skype call, and because of the new direction, we weren’t able to provide him with exact ideas.†The call ended, and Jose took a deep breath. He immediately started working and delivered several key concept art pieces to the team within the span of a few weeks. Jose made sure to center his first concept art piece on a familiar but older Kratos and his son, Atreus. Little did Jose know this concept art piece would be one of the most valuable and foundational pieces for the new visual direction of God of War. Cory remembered how amazed he was when he saw the art piece for the first time. He remarked, “The way Jose was able to capture exactly what we were looking for was astounding. He has a grounding in historical illustrations and a desire to dig deep and understand the most about each individual piece. There was so much humanity on top of the mythology and to capture it the first time out was ridiculous.†There was a consensus amongst our small team at the time, Jose had struck gold. Cory said, “This artwork truly became the beacon and lit the path for us. Everything we did – we referred back to this piece.†Principal Character Artist, Rafael Grassetti was also there the day Jose’s artwork was shared amongst our studio – he was stunned. “This art piece was definitely what everyone had in mind,†Raf commented. “It was a big inspiration for everyone who joined the project and saw this. Jose was the first one to get what we were doing and what we were making. Even on the final color correction, we kept coming back to what Jose was doing here and integrating every single part of this to try and get it closer to what he did.†Decoding the Artistic DetailsTake a second look at Jose’s concept art: what stands out most to you? There are so many layers of intrigue and detail all over the piece to decode. For our team, one central theme immediate to us was defining the relationship between Kratos and his son. Raf explained his perspective on the importance of seeing these two characters framed in Jose’s art, “The first time you see Kratos and Atreus’ relationship, you get it. This artwork sells the connection. You see many other elements, but it’s not the main focus. This is more of a piece between the father and the son.†“This artwork truly became the beacon and lit the path for us. Everything we did – we referred back to this piece.†Cory, nodding his head in agreement, pointed to the significance in the characters’ positioning and stances. “You look at this piece, and you see the idea of Kratos protecting the kid,†he said. “Kratos puts himself in between harm and the son as he wants to take the brunt of the first blows. Atreus needs his father, but he also looks capable. You show the son connecting and holding onto Kratos’ arm, but you also see the kid with his knife out. It’s the idea of this parental yet distant relationship.†The change in landscape and adversaries also presented unique challenges Kratos and Atreus would have to face. Raf noted this particular theme as, “a fight against Kratos’ enemies and adventures.†He commented, “In the artwork, you see the challenges ahead and the goal up top. Everything you do to have to protect the son is an integral part of this adventure. Jose played with the focus of the image to have us, the viewer, understand everything going on yet still have lingering questions about the world.†Cory looked intently at the falling snow, feeling enraptured by the visual cues that alluded to a different yet somewhat familiar journey. He commented, “The idea of this unforgiving world and the visual tone with the snow, it just makes you feel cold. And there is this adversity between you and your destination at all times. Yet there is this building of unknown origin guiding you to the top of the mountain. That is the promise of adventure in every God of War game, and it still rings true here, even in this different setting.†“In the artwork, you see the challenges ahead and the goal up top – everything you do to have to protect the son is an integral part of this adventure.†Tying all of these elements together was the distinctive visual style that made for a fantastical yet grounded filter. Even though this new land may be full of strange, incredible creatures, Jose made the world feel tangible. Cory again reflected on his adoration for the style and its implementation in Jose’s concept art. He stated, “This visual style borrowed from that pre-digital era where everything was optical, like all of those awesome fantasy 80’s movies. They all had this sort of classic, storybook vibe without the super crazy over-saturated colors. There is an element of this storybook fantasy quality in the concept art that you don’t often see in video game visuals.†From Past to PresentAs Cory now looks at Jose’s artwork months and months later, he reflected on the original inspirational art piece of God of War 1 (pictured below). Here, a very early version of Kratos looks out into the desert landscape. Cory contemplated the differences yet also surprising similarities between the two games. He said, “Looking back on God of War 1’s original concept art piece and our current God of War concept art piece, there are these fantastic creative similarities that I think our studio inadvertently shot for but at two different angles.†Cory pointed to the first God of War concept art piece and commented, “Initially, our team wanted this very real and mature take on Greek mythology. But even in that original image, you can see a fantastic destination; a chasm seemingly uncrossable that is preventing you from getting there; and the hostile, iridescent environment against you. And then this warrior looking off into the distance.†At the same time, Cory noted the key differences between the two art pieces: a maturation of not only the series but Kratos himself. Cory said, “Although the hero’s journey is present in both of the images, I do think there is a sense of growth when you put those images side by side. You see Kratos starting in his youth in the God of War 1 art piece, and in this current concept art, he is now moving towards his middle-aged self – the idea of Kratos taking on this responsibility of parenthood in a different way. He was perhaps too young and impulsive in his early years, which made him make bad decisions, so you see this change and transition in Jose’s art.†The Journey From Art to GameA fascinating aspect about game development is the evolution from concept art to gameplay… For instance, Kratos and Atreus’ clothing have been reworked multiple times before final. Raf commented, “The costuming was awesome to see in Jose’s concept art and that they lived in this universe, but when you put that in the actual game, it’s actually hard to see because of the high-paced combat in the game. We wanted to make sure we stay inspired from the piece in terms of the clothing. It was one of the biggest initial challenges we had after seeing the piece and translating the artwork to gameplay.†Cory pointed out another challenge – Atreus’ hair. In Jose’s art piece, Atreus’ hair is grey, which constantly fluctuated throughout the production. Cory joked about some of the different iterations they played around with since then, “At one point, we went from the grey hair to an interesting render of Atreus having no hair at all. And I was like, ‘Oh, I kind of like that. Very interesting.’ But I think people thought Atreus suddenly looked like Mini-Kratos and was too ridiculous.†These drastic changes to Atreus’ hair, however, were quickly finalized by Jose with the ‘haircut’ into what we see today. Other aspects of the artwork evolved from the original piece, such as Atreus’ arm tattoos. Although he did not have his bow and arrows just yet, the first signs of his tattoos were shown here, and as Cory described it, “actually allows the kid to have steady aim with his future bow.†Also, Kratos’ base axe model was born from Jose’s concept art. Cory remarked, “Our approach to keep things simple at first allowed us to really hone in on what feels really cool. With the axe, for instance, we started with the straight handle before later adding a curve onto it.†“Kratos is now moving towards his middle-aged self: the idea of taking on this responsibility of parenthood in a different way.†The enemies that made it into the final game were heavily inspired by Jose’s concept art as well. Raf created the Draugrs specifically for the first E3 2016 trailer and remembered how much the original artwork helped with those designs. He reminisced, “We did a lot of work on those guys, and when we finished, we went back to this particular piece and thought, how do we make it look more like this? How do we capture of what’s happening here?†A Journey Like No OtherFor Cory, Jose’s concept art reinforced a consistent theme: always strive to make quality work with some of the best creatives in the industry – a thread that has run through all of the God of War games. “If you look back towards the inception of Santa Monica Studio,†Cory said, “we have always been fortunate to have the right people at the right time, like the concept artists that have come through the studio. Each of them have made an impact on this franchise. Their styles were perfectly meshed with where we needed to be and where we needed to go at that time. We’ve had that kind of evolution throughout simply because people were constantly able to look at things a little differently.†Cory added his sentiments about the entire studio and the leaders he has been fortunate enough to work with. He commented, “All of these guys have had such a tremendous amount of impact on the lens that we see his world through. You really can’t make anything today of this scale without having visionaries like that. So for me, the best part of this whole project is that we’ve been lucky and fortunate enough to find the right people – to find the ‘needle in the haystack’ so to speak.†View the full article