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Ripped from the mind of acclaimed director David Jaffe and torn from the pages of an unusually creative high school student comes Drawn to Death on PS4. And here’s a special bonus: it’s free for PS Plus members this April! Drawn to Death puts crazy action and strategy to the fore, challenging players to shoot and brawl their way to the top of sketchbook arenas brimming with gore. Use an assortment of unique weapons and character-specific skills to deal out serious damage, and master the layout of each environment to trounce the opposition. For a full list of new games coming to PlayStation next week, read on. And enjoy the Drop! New Releases: Week of April 4, 2017 Air Conflicts: Secret Wars Ultimate Edition PS4 — Digital, Retail The arcade flight simulator Air Conflicts: Secret Wars takes you right into the heart of the action, with air combat at historical locations set in World War I and II. Take to the skies in seven exciting campaigns with a total of 49 missions. ArmaGallant: Decks of Destiny PS4 — Digital, Retail ArmaGallant: Decks of Destiny combines deckbuilding with real-time strategy, creating fast-paced 1v1 or 2v2 multiplayer arena battles. Learn and evolve the abilities of electrifying creatures and magical spells, forming powerful decks to unleash upon your enemies. Blackwood Crossing PS4 — Digital Blackwood Crossing is a story-driven first-person adventure game. An intriguing and emotive tale exploring the fragile relationship between orphaned siblings Scarlett and Finn. When their paths cross with a mysterious figure, an ordinary train ride evolves into a magical story of life, love, and loss. Bulletstorm: Full Clip Edition PS4 — Digital, Retail (Out 4/7) Step into the boots of Grayson Hunt after a crash landing on an old resort planet forces him to make a hard choice: survival or revenge. Execute masterful kills with Bulletstorm: Full Clip Edition’s unique combat system that rewards you for performing the most creative and deadly kills imaginable. Drawn to Death PS4 — Digital (Free with PS Plus) Drawn to Death is the latest title from acclaimed game developer David Jaffe (God of War, Twisted Metal). This competitive online multiplayer shooter provides deep gameplay mechanics by blending the nuance of a fighting game with the action of a competitive shooter. Lego City Undercover PS4 — Digital, Retail Join the Chase! In Lego City Undercover, play as Chase McCain, a police officer who’s been tasked with going undercover to hunt down the notorious — and recently escaped — criminal Rex Fury and putting an end to his city-wide crime wave. Mortal Blitz PS VR — Digital Become Yuhei ex-F.O.R.C.E. (governmental elite soldiers), and fight in the mission to thwart the evil plans of the Dominion’s Teratoma Destruction Plan. PaRappa the Rapper Remastered PS4 — Digital After 20 years since his debut, PaRappa the Rapper returns to PlayStation! Relive the original music game and join PaRappa on his quest to win the heart of Sunny Funny and learn from favorite rap masters like Chop Chop Master Onion, Instructor Mooselini, and Cheap Cheap The Cooking Chicken. Persona 5 PS4, PS3 — Digital, Retail The newest addition to the Persona series follows the actions of young phantom thieves. During the day, strengthen bonds with people as a high school student living your school life, and after school, become a phantom thief that wields the power of Persona to infiltrate the world within the hearts of evil adults! An unprecedented story of social reform begins! Plutobi: The Dwarf Planet Tales PS4 — Digital Plutobi (the nickname of Pluto) was kicked out of the planet list in 2006 and became a dwarf planet, because he is so small and weak. So he decided to become a planet again by showing his power to other planets in the solar system. Use Your Words PS4 — Digital Grab a few friends and get ready to laugh. Use Your Words is the party game for funny people and their unfunny friends! Virry VR PS VR — Digital Virry VR is the ultimate virtual safari. Head to the African savannah to play with wild animals in their natural habitats. Filmed on location in 4K VR, Virry takes you so close to real animals, you can practically feel their breath on your neck. Ghost in the Shell (Music Inspired by the Motion Picture) Mastodon – Emperor of Sand G-Eazy – Step Brothers Split (plus bonus features) Teen Titans: The Judas Contract Archer- April 5 at 10/9c (FXX) Colony- April 6 at 10/9c (USA) Crashing- April 9 at 10:30/9:30c (HBO) The information above is subject to change without notice. View the full article

With PS4’s papercraft-inspired adventure Tearaway Unfolded available on PS Plus this month, we asked Media Molecule to talk us through some unseen concepts behind the game’s creation. Here, designer Rex Crowle pinpoints key design junctures in Tearway’s development, illustrated through exclusive images from the game’s early days. 1. A colorful dungeon crawler? “This is a very early concept from Tearaway. The game went through many changes, and switched genres a few times while we worked out the best way to use the paper-world setting. At this stage it was more like a colorful dungeon-crawler. “As we’d only just finished making LittleBigPlanet games, you can probably see a more LBP-style look here, with lots of color and pop-culture items combined together.†2. A collage look perhaps? “Another very early concept from me. I feel I was starting to put LittleBigPlanet behind me more by this point. The colorful collage look has transformed into something more atmospheric, and closer to the more magical and mysterious world that we finally ended up with. “At this stage it’s not really very papery, it’s more like someone has cut up sheets of painted paper and made this collage. I was actually quite inspired by the art of Eric Carle. You’ll probably know him as the creator of The Very Hungry Caterpillar and many other children’s picture-books.†3. What about pop-up books? “In those early concepts you could quite easily miss that it’s supposed to be a game made out of paper, it just wasn’t bold enough. If we were going to make a game entirely out of paper, it needed to be instantly recognisable as a paper-world, with paper-characters, that look and sound papery, as that would inspire us to make uniquely papery-gameplay. “So we met paper craft designers and learnt about how pop-up books are designed and made. This concept by Men Lu was from a period when we tore everything up, and established a much stronger style – using the bold colors of construction paper and removing all other texture. So that the world was much closer to how it might look if you tried to make it in real-life. A very different type of photo-realism for a game! 4. Meet Oola “Any adventure needs an explorer willing to go on the journey. Originally our explorer was this little character called Oola, shown here in a concept by Men Lu. It’s a very sweet character, and I always loved the little bird-like feet that he had given to the design, especially as it ran around the world, possibly in search of some shoes. “Unfortunately we found it hard to create the more expressive animations for the character, as a lot of their body was hidden away. So after a series of redesigns and brainstorms from the whole art-team, we created iota – the paper messenger, and then soon afterwards, atoi.†5. How does weather work in a paper world? “When you’re making a world from one single material, it creates all kinds of interesting questions that you have to try and answer. Does fire hurt you if it’s made out of paper? Does paper-rain make you wet? We had a lot of fun arguing about things like this. “These concepts I put together for our genius engine-coder Mark, as we were figuring out how papery-weather would be represented in the world. I still really wish we’d been able to add those papery rays seen radiating out of the clouds, especially if you could have climbed up them!†6. A comic book design bible “When making a game full of ideas that everyone on the team are contributing to, it’s really important to make sure everyone is still making the same game together! The traditional way to do that is to have a design-doc, which collates everything together and contains every feature of the game in perfect detail. Obviously that makes it incredibly tedious and nobody reads it, which kind of makes it obsolete! “That’s definitely what I learnt in the early days of making Tearaway, and I soon switched to making little comic-books (like this example page) or videos, to explain quickly the overall atmosphere of what we were trying to achieve, and then everyone on the team could work on their own elements to get us there.†7. Getting the camera right “Another page from one of my ‘design-doc’ comic-books. This is taken from a longer-section about using the camera in Tearaway to reward players for exploring and recording what they find. “This feature was something that David ‘Dave Smith’ Smith really championed, and I loved how much it made you want to engage more with the world, as well as show other players what you’d found. “This camera feature was added long before we added all the other ways of customising your character and the world around them, and became such an important feature for sharing their own personal journeys.†View the full article

Hey all you bombardiers and bomberdettes! Quick — name something that our BloodBux coins and StarBlood Arena have in common. Gold! That’s right folks – StarBlood Arena has gone gold! Now that the madness is underway, here’s what you’re gonna see starting day one. Every single one of the death-dealing ships is fitted with their own personal arsenal of self-recharging smack-down: Two gun systems with crazy alternate firing modes! Protip: Manage your ammo by switching between these systems and never be caught with an empty clip. A unique heavy weapon that hits your enemies like a sledgehammer filled with dynamite. It charges up as you both take and deal any damage, so the more you dish out, the more your enemies eat it! Protective shields, of course, for getting’ into the fray. Hey, it ain’t called StarDodging Arena… Big ‘ol rocket engines that tear through the maps. And if that ain’t fast enough, you also have an afterburner to boost your butt outta tight situations. Your Missile systems make things go bye-bye by turning them into flaming wreckage. You can get your missiles to home-in on your target by just staring them down for a second or two. Not every pilot has lock-on missiles, but they have other tricks up their sleeves (and in the chamber). And just when you think your ship can’t hold any more, you also have high-explosive Proximity Mines to drop the bomb on your foes. You’re welcome. Did I mention that you can mod the heck outta these babies? But ya gotta earn them mods, slick! Now, we blew through a lot of tasty goodness there, but let’s look at some sweet strategy for some of our crafty contenders! The lovely Elsa in her ship Mandible! She’s a soldier through-and-through. All balance, no weakness. StarBlood Arena | PlayStation.com Elsa’s primary is nice and fast but keep an eye on the heat build-up as you fire. When you’re ready to finish off your prey, switch to her alternate gun – the Thermic Lance and obliterate ‘em with the excess heat you’ve built up, concentrated into a white-hot beam. Equip Stasis Mines or use the Slow Fields in the match to your advantage. Your Heavy Hyper Cannon does intense damage over time if you can keep your enemy in its lingering blast radius. Don’t be stingy with your missiles! As soon as you get a lock-on, abuse that naughty missile trigger! And then, slam that Binary Launcher mod to let you spam even more missiles faster! Creep into a tight spot with some nasties and let the sheer area-blasting coverage of the Hyper Cannon clean it out. How about Blade and his ship Raptor? He’s the fastest assassin around! Using his ship-slashing Wing Blades, this killer’s ship shoots forward faster than a missile. This attack comes in handy to speed out of danger and missile lock-ons. The Assassin’s primary is weaker at a distance, but up close, quite nasty. He’s all about getting up-close and personal. Blade is fast on the trigger, and his ship has a special advantage that allows him to switch weapons in half the time of others. Your Swarm Missiles are powerful as well… a swarm of missiles! If you’re skilled enough, landing all of these will almost completely wipe out your opponent. The Assassin’s Heavy Weapon is aptly named “the Black Deathâ€. It’s a damage-over-time cloud that infects other ships on touch – and is communicable for its duration! Time to spread some love! Combo the Wing Blades with Black Death for some hit-and-run insta-kill magic! Oh snap, son! It’s Dregg and his ship Deadeye. Few can escape the targeting sights built into his cyber-eyes! He’s one bad-ass sniper! Your primary gun is perfect for long-range pick-off kills and enraging your enemies with vulture-like kill-steals! Lure your opponents into tight corners, spin around and launch that Singularity Missile – a large, lethal slow moving bubble of doom. Dregg’s heavy weapon is the dreaded “Ghost Gunâ€. It shoots across maps. It shoots through walls. It kills fools dead. Combine this action with Doppler 9000 or Tracker mods to see through walls and double up that effectiveness! Dregg’s ship is mine heavy! Spread them around and lay some traps while you move to a distance and pick ‘em off. Don’t forget that the Singularity Missile blocks shots as it tumbles forward. If you see an opportune moment, shoot it with your guns to make it detonate, causing a massive blast. You want more? Well, StarBlood Arena will be open for business on April 11th, so start practicing your smack talking! And we’re just getting warmed up! Stay tuned to PlayStation.Blog for more sneaky tips and upcoming announcements for StarBlood Arena! Love and rockets! View the full article

Hey, PlayStation Nation. DeeJ from Bungie here with some exciting news: Destiny 2 has been officially revealed! We’ve begun a conversation about our next adventure together. There is so much more to say before the time comes to reunite the Guardians to reclaim their city from the most dreaded threat it has ever faced. Fortunately, we have until September 8 to dive into the details. This is a new beginning for every player. We know you have questions about the worlds you’ll explore, the enemies you’ll fight, the powers you’ll master, and (as Cayde promised) the loot you’ll earn. We’ll also show off the exclusive content you’ve come to expect on PlayStation. All will be answered in the weeks and months to come. It should be a hell of a ride. Click Here to Download High-Res Images Up next, we’ll take a look at the gameplay. Of course you want to see gameplay! Your first chance to see Destiny 2 in action will happen on May 18. We hope to have you all in the audience for that livestream. This summer will be your chance to get your hands on a controller. You’ll be invited to help us prepare for launch by joining our open Beta. Players who pre-order Destiny 2 will be the first to jump into action, but we’ll be calling on all Guardians to give their feedback. There will be so many other stops to make along the way. The journey that leads to Destiny 2 will circle the globe and span the solar system. We’ve only fired the first shot. View the full article

What kind of pilot are you? Feisar? Auricom? Mirage? Piranha? It’s almost time to join your favorite team once again, climb aboard your ship, and push your Anti-Gravity Racing skills to their absolute limits. Yes, WipEout is back and coming to PlayStation 4 on June 6 with the WipEout Omega Collection, priced at $39.99 USD MSRP/$49.99 CAD MSRP. Featuring all the tracks & ships from WipEout HD, Fury and 2048 together for the first time, WipEout Omega Collection looks utterly stunning with remastered tracks and ships at 1080P on PS4 and dynamic 4K on PS4 Pro, all targeting 60FPS. And with fully remastered sound effects, plus the addition of 28 licensed music tracks, WipEout sounds better than ever before. Pilot your favorite ships to killer tunes from Swedish House Mafia, Chemical Brothers and The Prodigy. In WipEout Omega Collection, you’ll be able to race across 9 different modes, including tournaments, speed laps, time trials, Zone mode, and of course career mode. Plus, a full racebox mode will an absolute treat for WipEout fans looking to tweak and customize their own races. If you are new to WipEout, where have you been? Join the Anti-Gravity league and play with your friends, either with split screen local multiplayer, or race online with up to 8 Anti-Gravity Racing league pilots.You’ll be able to line up on the starting grid on June 6, but starting today WipEout Omega Collection is available for pre-order on the PlayStation store. View the full article

Hey guys, it’s been awhile since I’ve written a post for Playstation Blog. But today I have exciting news. Death Tales only came out in beta for PS4 two weeks ago. But we are getting ready to submit our new game into QA this month. Set around a city consumed from within by disease, Plague Road tells a story of a lone doctor who having once abandoned their home, now returns in search of survivors. Over the course of the game, players will learn how the city fell victim to the growing sickness within its walls, why the Plague Doctor left, and what brought them back – in a tale of regret and redemption. Plague Road was a game that Conrad Zimmerman and I came up with one evening at his place. I have a certain obsession with plague doctors and am really good at making turn-based strategy games, and Conrad loves roguelikes. So we combined those two game genres to make something new. My issue with roguelikes and why I can’t get into them is because I don’t like losing all my progress and starting from zero each time. So in Plague Road you will have a farm where you will be able to unlock new buildings (by finding NPCs in the world and doing quests for them), upgrade and see the progress you’ve made. So even if you mess up while venturing out into the world, you will always be improving your farm. When you find survivors in this world, you can choose to bring them with you to help reach the city or you can retire them into buildings, which will unlock new skills. On the topic of skills, you can see in our new trailer that some of those will be quite powerful, but will require a lot of stamina – so you must be wise about when you use them. Also each survivor you collect will be unique in terms of their stats and initial skills. You’ll constantly be exploring to find the best survivors for your party. Don’t be reckless when you bring survivors out on the road – if they die it’s permanent. But don’t fear, you can always find new ones. The only character who you will not lose due to death is the Plague Doctor. Plague Road will be available for cross buy on PS4 and PS Vita, with support for PS4 Pro and PS TV. The game will also have a limited physical edition published by Limited Run Games. We don’t have the exact release date yet, but it will be soon! View the full article

Happy springtime, PlayStation Nation! The PlayStation Plus lineup for April is here and we’re really excited for this special month of great multiplayer games. Whether you’re looking for couch co-op comradery or fierce online action, we’ve got great some great picks for you this month. We couldn’t contain our excitement for Drawn To Death, so we let the news out early that this will be a launch title for PS Plus in April. From the acclaimed developer David Jaffe, Drawn To Death challenges the shooter genre with unconventional gameplay mechanics that bring this third-person shooter/brawler to life. The game takes place entirely inside the pages of a high school kid’s notebook where hand-drawn characters and levels come to life. We’ve also got the excellent couch co-op title Lovers in a Dangerous Spacetime. Pilot a neon battleship through a colorful galaxy by yourself or with up to three others. Through teamwork, triumph over the evil forces of Anti-Love, rescue kidnapped space-bunnies, and avoid a vacuumy demise. Protip: you can also play this game online with others through PS4’s Share Play feature. Full lineup: Drawn To Death, PS4 Lovers in a Dangerous Spacetime, PS4 Invizimals: the Lost Kingdom, PS3 Alien Rage – Extended Edition, PS3 10 Second Ninja, PS Vita (crossbuy with PS4) Curses ‘n Chaos, PS Vita (crossbuy on PS4) Enjoy April’s lineup, and we’ll see you online! View the full article

OK, so Akiba’s Beat! This game has been the source of much confusion, and we’ve gotten many questions about it, so I’m here to set the record straight and give you all the information you’ve been seeking. H-Hopefully. (*anime-style hand-behind-head facial emote with blushed cheeks*) First off, release date! We have one now. The game will be arriving on both PS4 and PS Vita, physically and digitally, on May 16 in North America. If you plan to get the game physically be sure you pre-order, because pre-order copies will be shipping with a pocket plushie of the game’s lovable (?) “ugly-cute†mascot, Pinkun (at participating retailers while supplies last). Another big one: “How does this relate to Akiba’s Trip: Undead & Undressed, XSEED’s previous Akiba-related game release?†The answer is… it doesn’t! …Well, not entirely, anyway. It is from the same developer, Acquire, and it does share the same setting, but everything else is completely new: the story, the characters, the gameplay style, and even the tone! For those who don’t know (or can’t tell from the name), Akiba’s Trip: Undead & Undressed was a bit of a risque brawler we published back in 2014, tasking players with stripping the clothes off of vampires so they melt in the sun. It earned a well-deserved M rating from the ESRB, and was an awesome game with a great tongue-in-cheek sense of humor and a heaping helping of Japanese cultural satire. (And is available now on PS4, PS3, and Vita; buy today, don’t delay!) Akiba’s Beat, on the other hand, is a (mostly) non-risque action RPG that tasks players with traversing surreal “Delusionscape†dungeons and fighting monsters in action-packed battle scenes. It has a much longer and more complex narrative, a bigger cast of all-new characters, a more involved and nuanced battle system, a more narrowly focused satirical tone (still satirical, but less in-your-face about it), and – most notably – no stripping. None! This one was rated T by the ESRB, and is decidedly much tamer than its Akiba forebear. What you’re getting here is a story-focused mystery about disenfranchised millennials trying to understand the world we live in today, set in a faithful recreation of Tokyo’s Akihabara district – the so-called “Electric Town†most renowned these days for its bevy of game and anime shops, maid cafes, arcades, used goods retailers, and electronics specialty shops. The cast of characters is, as you might imagine, an eclectic representation of the types of people you might find in such a place, including a jobless nerd with an aversion to responsibility, an aloof visitor from afar, a junior pop idol with a can-do attitude, an emo teenage fanfic-writer who’s too cool for school, a “Gothic Lolita†with a privileged upbringing, a world-weary ex-programmer filled with self-doubt, and the ever-present anime staple of the childhood friend with a conflicted heart. Oh, and it’s fully voiced. As in, FULLY voiced. As in, there are nearly 22,000 lines of voice-acting on offer here, from over 180 different unique characters, presented in both English and Japanese. And our English voice cast features the likes of Chris Patton, Erica Mendez, Tia Ballard, Robbie Daymond, Cherami Leigh, Ed Bosco, Ray Chase, Mick Wingert, Cristina Vee, Todd Haberkorn, and Brittney Karbowski appearing in her first ever video game role as the game’s mascot character, Pinkun – among many, many other talented people, of course! So, yeah. This is a big game, and we’re doing everything we can to make sure you guys get your money’s worth out of it. So go preorder today! The streets of Akihabara are calling your name… View the full article

As a filmmaker with an intense interest in visual storytelling I have long had great respect for Ghost In The Shell and the anime feature that it inspired. That film is a milestone in the history of modern cinema given the way it blends a quintessentially Japanese milieu with popular science-fiction tropes. It set the standard for a futuristic global aesthetic and is simply spectacular. To translate all of this into a live-action film, I first returned to the visual language of the original manga, which really caught my imagination. That imagery has enraptured fans all over the world and it was the cornerstone for us as we developed the movie. We didn’t want to copy it frame for frame, but we also didn’t want to reinvent it from the ground up since it is so essential to how fans experience the story. My goal was to build a bigger film around the source material while honoring the heart and philosophical essence, as well as the iconic images that have made the story universally popular. It was important to me to keep so many things that, as a fan, I was obsessed with, like the Geisha, the trash truck and elements of the Hanka Corporation. In addition to the visual elements, the other critical component of the story is clearly Major, who is powerful, sexual and just a fundamentally exciting character. Her duality of being both human and a machine combined with the intricacies of her character make her extremely intoxicating to me as a filmmaker. Although there are conversations about humanity, technology, and dualism, our film is primarily a journey of discovery. Major is in pursuit of a bad guy, but she finds herself asking who this guy is and what his motivations are. As she follows each lead, she starts to understand that her path and his path are closer than she thought. And as we went down the path of creating a new incarnation of this lauded property, it was also important for us to honor the ongoing legacy of Ghost In The Shell. We wanted to be a part of this line of storytellers, and we wanted them to be a part of our project. The vision for this film was to create a multicultural, multi-ethnic future world, but not one that is pristine or idyllic, but rather one in which the lines of humanity have blurred so much that even people and technology have combined to create something new and not yet completely defined. And that’s the heart of this film, as well as the original manga: Who are we? What makes us human? How do we define humanity? These are the questions Major is seeking to answer, along with the rest of us. View the full article

A few years ago, Giant Sparrow made a whimsical little game called The Unfinished Swan, which I (and many others) loved. A couple years later, they revealed their new project: a decidedly darker experience titled What Remains of Edith Finch. We’re nearing Edith’s release on PS4 (April 25 as part of the excellent Play Collective lineup), so I jumped at the opportunity to play a short section of the game and talk to its creative director, Ian Dallas. If you played The Unfinished Swan, you might be surprised when you start playing What Remains of Edith Finch. If Swan was a storybook, Finch is a dusty old diary, passed from generation to generation and filled with mad ramblings, inspiring insights, and everything in between. It’s a different experience than their debut, but it’s still very much a Giant Sparrow game. “They’re both about the experience of the unknown and the sense of the sublime.†“There are definitely some shared themes,†Dallas remarks. “Even though The Unfinished Swan and What Remains of Edith Finch look very different, they’re both games that are, at some level, about the experience of the unknown and the sense of the sublime.†I played a short portion of the game that introduced Lewis Finch — Edith’s brother — who had all-too-recently departed this mortal plane. Lewis’ daily routine as a factory worker made for an equally routine gameplay segment, using my controller’s right analog stick to repeatedly move fish into place for a guillotine to lop off their heads before tossing them onto a nearby conveyor belt. Right around the time I started to empathize with the monotony of Lewis’ professional life, his imagination began to take over. What began as a simple line maze gradually gave way to a fully realized imaginary realm where Lewis set sail on the open sea and ventured to faraway lands. Fish continued to pile up in one corner of the screen for processing, but as I became more invested in Lewis’ imaginary world the act of head-chopping took a mental back seat — my brain essentially shifted that process into autopilot until I forgot I was even doing it. Dallas explains how Giant Sparrow built this bond of mundanity between Lewis and the player: “From the beginning, the goal was to make an experience that reminded people of monotonous jobs or experiences they’ve had in their life. But obviously in a game you can’t be too monotonous, so we tried to have a light touch where players would get accustomed to doing this action (chopping fish heads). “What we found is there’s something unique about the way people approach video games: it’s very goal-oriented. So when you give players the goal of processing the fish so they don’t pile up, you’re actually able to kind of divide the mind in half. One of your hands is busy doing this one action, and it’s just enough that it just kind maxes out. We tried to put Lewis’ story — someone who’s at a boring job daydreaming so much that it overwhelms him — into something that felt like what the player was actually doing.†“It’s about the feeling of being in a space and a universe that you don’t fully understand.†A frequent question in discussions about What Remains is where it lands on the spectrum of horror. One could be forgiven for assuming Giant Sparrow has ventured into the realm of Resident Evil and Silent Hill, but that isn’t quite the case: “Personally, I feel like a horror game is designed to scare you,†explains Dallas. “This game, ultimately, isn’t designed to scare you. It’s more about a sense of ominous things around you and the feeling of being in a space and a universe that you don’t fully understand. It’s a game that gives you a chance to see the world from a different perspective.†A trailer for What Remains of Edith Finch, first shown at PlayStation Experience 2016 On the topic of sophomore efforts and the expectations that come with them, Dallas isn’t shy: “I think the biggest piece of learning is that we’re not very good at this. We think we know how to do it, and all we have to do is put it in front of players to know ‘oh man, we’re so wrong.’ I think not being as surprised about it this time helped a lot — having gone through The Unfinished Swan, each of the main areas of the game got redone from scratch at least three times. “We’re not very good at this.†“I think the house is the place where things changed the most,†Ian elaborates. “It took us a while to figure out what role it should play in the game. We always wanted it to be something that provided a backbone; the stories are all so crazy and different, and the house would be a way to bring those things together. “For a long time we thought it should be like a puzzle game, where you’d be looking through these bedrooms and you’d have to like, ‘turn they key on this music box to solve the puzzle’. We ended up scaling a lot of that back because there was already so much going on in people’s heads when they were looking around these bedrooms that we didn’t need to add mechanical detail there. We’re always trying to strip it away to highlight the things that are really working well.†“I hope players will have a renewed appreciation for how short and amazing our lives are.†Finally, I asked Ian what he wants players to take away from What Remains of Edith Finch once they’ve experienced its story. I suppose, having just played a portion of it, I shouldn’t have been surprised by his slightly bittersweet response: “I hope players will have a renewed appreciation for how short and amazing our lives are,†he began. “Along with that, just having a sense of the way that in any given family or relationship, death isn’t the end of everything. I mean, it’s the end for one person, but there are so many people who live on after that, and the way that changes everybody else around them… everything keeps going on without you.†View the full article

Hey KOF XIV fans, We have some really big news for you today! SNK has made a slew of announcements regarding our upcoming DLC over the last few weeks, but today’s reveal might be the biggest one yet! The main character from Garou: Mark Of The Wolves, Rock Howard, is joining the battle in King of Fighters XIV! Rock Howard made his debut in the last chapter of the Fatal Fury series, Garou: Mark Of The Wolves, and this release will mark his first appearance in a mainline KOF title. He is the estranged son of crime lord Geese Howard, having been adopted and raised by Terry Bogard from a young age. His fighting style is a unique mix of both Terry and Geese’s styles and he even boasts his own variations on some of their iconic moves, such as Geese’s Raging Storm and Terry’s Buster Wolf. His Crack Counter, for example, combines the reversal techniques from Geese’s Aikijutsu moves with Terry’s Crack Shoot attack. This melding of styles results in a well-rounded fighter. He sacrifices both Geese’s dominating power and Terry’s simple and direct style for speed and versatility, creating a unique approach that stands on its own despite borrowing heavily from two disparate fighters. As you can see in the above trailer, Rock Howard and all of his techniques have been dutifully recreated in KOF XIV with some slight adjustments to fit the new battle system. The development team aimed to make his transition as faithful as possible, including small details such as how his shirt and jacket animates during his idle animation! We have already announced a handful of other DLC content, such as new characters, stages and costumes! I do want to emphasize one more important point! Fans of the character already know this, but Rock Howard was actually fairly weak and considered low-tier in Garou: Mark Of The Wolves. I can say with all confidence that is not the case with his appearance in KOF XIV! Above is a peek at what Rock Howard looked like in the earliest concept stages for KOF XIV. During the creation of new characters, our senior artist Eisuke Ogura starts by drawing concept art for the modelers to base their work off of. Similar illustrations for the starting cast were part of the Premium Art book that came with the Burn to Fight editions of the game. However, this is the first time we are sharing any artwork for a DLC character! If you missed our previous releases, the other three fighters set to join KOF XIV are Vanessa, Whip, and Yamazaki These characters will be available for purchase on April 5th, 2017. The new stages and BGM tracks will also go live that day for all users for FREE! These have always been fan-favorite characters, so we were very happy that we were able to add them to the game for the fans. We are looking forward to your support for KOF XIV at EVO 2017! View the full article

It’s time to pack your bags and get back to New Bordeaux! When we shipped Mafia III last fall, we were humbled by the community’s response – so many of you really dug into Lincoln’s revenge story against the Marcano crime family. But if you missed out on the gritty tale before, now’s your chance to check it out for free. Today we’re introducing a story demo for Mafia III that lets you enjoy a little bit of southern hospitality for yourself. The demo includes the entire opening act of the game – centering on an incredible bank heist sequence – which sets the stage for the rest of the Mafia III story. Discover Lincoln’s history with the mafia and witness firsthand the catalyst for his pursuit of revenge against the Italian Mob. It’s available right now for free download, and your saved progress will transfer to the full game. Today’s other big news: The “Faster, Baby!†DLC is available today, offering up high-octane chases and new ways to create vehicular mayhem. “Faster, Baby!†takes place alongside events in the game, but in an entirely new area with new gameplay experiences. A civil rights leader is murdered while investigating small town corruption in Sinclair Parish. Other activists are next on the list, and it’s up to Lincoln and Roxy Laveau to get to the bottom of what’s happening on the outskirts of New Bordeaux. To get some behind the scenes perspective, Senior Writer Ed Fowler talked with us briefly about his favorite parts of the “Faster, Baby!†DLC. Mafia III | PlayStation.com When you first came up with the idea for the story for “Faster, Baby!†what were some of the inspirations? EF: One of the major things we were trying to do in “Faster, Baby!†was channel that classic muscle car chase movie vibe. Lots of classic – and modern – movies served as points of inspiration along the way. We also pulled from real world events to reinforce the time and place of the story. We clearly personify this in Sinclair Parish’s top law man, Sheriff Walter “Slim†Beaumont. So combining these influences, one being what we refer to as Hollywood action driving, and the other being a strong sense of time and place, formed the perfect core for the story that grew into what is now “Faster, Baby!â€. This is a different kind of experience than the main Mafia III game. What was the biggest thing that sets this apart? EF: With “Faster, Baby!†we were looking to tell this badass, standalone story that teams Lincoln up with someone who you quickly realize can hold her own and then some. So for me, the biggest impact, in gameplay and in a story sense, is the introduction of Roxy Laveau. Lincoln and Roxy meet under less than ideal circumstances, but as the story unfolds, they push past any misconceptions they might have of each other as they make their way through Sinclair Parish. Let’s talk about designing Sinclair Parish for driving sequences and how to make it seem natural. What should people look for in the environment? EF: I grew up in a small town in Ohio, so I understand the type of layout you should expect from an area like Sinclair. And I think the design team did a fantastic job of making the entire parish feel connected. One of the most effective ways we achieved this was placing these amazing billboards throughout the parish — from the farm country, to the town square and letting you slam your car right through those things. It’s an absolute blast to drive through them – especially the ones with Slim’s face plastered across them. So keep your eyes open for anything that can potentially be a ramp. And when you do find one, crank up the radio, hit that ramp full speed and have a blast. What is your favorite part of “Faster, Baby!â€? EF: I love cruising around Sinclair with the Sheriff’s Department on my tail and hitting crazy jumps at full speed. I’m so happy we were able to expand on Lincoln’s story and introduce people like Roxy and MJ into his life. His relationships with them over the course of “Faster, Baby!†reminds us of that warmer side of Lincoln Clay. Can you give fans a tease of what to expect in the next DLC, “Stones Unturnedâ€? EF: Oh, man. I am so stoked to get Stones Unturned out there to the fans. You’ll get some insights into what makes Donovan tick, and discover what motivates the man. And while I don’t want to give too much away, I can say that Lincoln and Donovan running and gunning side-by-side is a force of nature I would not want aimed at me. Those two can do some damage. Remember: As the story of “Faster, Baby!†unfolds, you’re unlocking new cars for tooling around New Bordeaux, new outfits and new gear for taking down Slim – as well as the Marcanos. So, if you’ve never played Mafia III, now’s a great time to get a free look into Lincoln’s world with the Mafia III demo. And if you’ve already played the game, we’ve got more great content coming. View the full article

Imagine yourself as a little, lost creature. Something strange, fragile, and… squishy? You’ve been separated from your kin in a traumatic flood; washed away to an unfamiliar land filled with dangerous predators and incomprehensible mysteries.How will you survive? Where will you take shelter when the rains come again? In Rain World, we want to put the player into the mind of this creature, a young slugcat, as it sneaks and stalks through the eroded structures and broken down industrial ruins of an ancient and unfathomable civilization. A stranger in a strange land, you must learn to understand this new ecosystem around you in order to survive. As you hunt your prey, larger predator creatures will be hunting you. But those predator creatures are themselves looking over their shoulder — in Rain World, there’s always something bigger and hungrier… As you interact with the beasts of this land, they will also learn from their experiences with you. If you play aggressively and pose a danger to a creature or its pack, it will remember that in future encounters and might become more dangerous (Or depending on its personality, run away in fear!) Similarly, if you can understand its needs you might find a way to forge alliances or even befriend what was formerly a deadly foe. The slugcat may be weak, but it’s clever, and your observations of how the creatures in this world interact will be the key to survival. However, dangerous creatures are not your only concern. Even if you’re nimble enough to avoid the snapping jaws of hungry neon lizards, the dangers of starvation and the looming threat of deadly rain is ever present. As you consume foods and hunt prey they are depleted from the world for future gameplay cycles, forcing you to journey deeper into the vast interconnected world in search of sustenance and shelter. Along the way you might begin to wonder what happened to the previous inhabitants of this strange land, with its towering ruins and rusted machines. Twelve diverse regions await, each with their own unique ecosystems to explore, tallying more than 1,600 hand-crafted rooms total. What will you discover? What bizarre mysteries are waiting to be uncovered? The slugcat’s journey to find its home may be epic, but the development process to bring this world to life was no less wild and perilous! Our small, four-person team has been working on Rain World for almost six years now, from locations all over the world, and we’ve put all of our experiences as well as our very hearts and souls into this strange game. We’re extremely excited to show you our world, and we are equally excited to announce that Rain World is launching today, March 28, on PS4. Thanks for checking out Rain World! View the full article

Good news – the clock isn’t ticking anymore! The Final Fantasy XIV free trial has unequipped its 14-day time restriction. Free trial players are now able to access all content up to level 35 without any clock ticking the play time away! Adventurers can try out awesome jobs, test their skills on the first 10 levels of the Deep Dungeon and indulge in all the activities the Gold Saucer has to offer, such as Chocobo Racing! The time restriction has been removed from all free trial accounts – even the expired accounts will be brought back to life, allowing players to continue their previous adventures. If you tried the free trial before but time flew by too fast, you can come back and pick up exactly where you left off with the same character! Perhaps you played the free trial three years ago and didn’t have the time to try out everything you wanted, well now’s the time to return! Polish your skills in the Hall of the Novice and learn how all of the different roles work. Take your time, sit on the pier admiring the sunset at Costa del Sol whilst levelling up your fisher. Got an ache for new shiny weapons? Try out blacksmithing! If you want to truly test your skills, you could face the hardest battle on the free trial and overcome Titan, the Lord of Crags, himself! Eorzea is your oyster! You can level up all classes to level 35 – you have all the time in the world. Click here to download the free trial client from PlayStation Store! See you in Eorzea! View the full article

Attention, soldiers! Prepare for battle in the coming months, because Valkyria Revolution is launching in the Americas on June 27 for PS4 and PS Vita! Our previous PS.Blog post covered how the game is quite literally a revolution from previous Valkyria games, but let me give you a brief refresher before you charge once more unto the breach. First things first: Valkyria Revolution is not a sequel to the Valkyria Chronicles series. “Spinoff†would be the right word. It takes place in a whole different timeline, continent, and universe than its predecessors, but familiar elements — such as the precious mineral ragnite and the legendary beings known as the Valkyria — make a return. Instead of a World War II influence, the game is inspired by the European industrial revolution and focuses on a war of liberation between two vastly different nations. But arguably the biggest difference is the battle system. The turn-based action has been replaced with faster-paced (but no less strategic) combat. This hybrid battle system combines the tactics of customizing squad behavior and loadouts with real-time action for some pretty intense moments on the field. But at its core, Valkyria Revolution is a very human story about war. The small independent kingdom of Jutland is suffocating from an economic blockade sanctioned by the tyrannical Ruzi Empire, and must resort to war in order to liberate itself and the surrounding lands from the Ruzi’s imperialist conquest. There’s one small problem: the Ruzi Empire have a Valkyria. You know, the living embodiment of death in demi-god form? Yeah, things aren’t going very well for the soldiers of Jutland. But that’s where the Vanargand come in. This elite team of ragnite sensitive warriors have been assembled with the sole purpose of annihilating the Ruzi’s Valkyria with extreme prejudice. Led by the consummate professional Captain Amleth Gronkaer and bolstered by the inspiring presence of Jutland’s Princess Ophelia, the Vanargand are ready to turn the tide of the war in the name of freedom. However, Amleth hides a terrible secret. Is he friend or foe to the country he has sworn to protect? And we’ve got one more thing to reveal. Loyal soldiers are always rewarded for their service, so pre-orders and limited launch copies of the physical PS4 game will come packaged as the Valkyria Revolution Vanargand Edition in the Americas. This special edition comes with a bold pin inscribed with the Vanargand’s ferocious coat of arms, a 12-track soundtrack by the extremely talented Yasunori Mitsuda (Chrono Trigger, Stella Glow), and stunning outer box. Quantities are limited, so grab your copy of the Vanargand Edition on the double! Valkyria Revolution will be released physically and digitally for PS4, and as a digital-only title for PS Vita. Godspeed, soldier. View the full article

It’s been a wild ride this year following MLB The Show 17. Starting in October, we announced the legendary Ken Griffey Jr. as our cover athlete and a load of new features, such as: New one-button Retro Mode Expanded Diamond Dynasty Faster games in Franchise Mode Pave your path in Road to the Show So, where to begin? To help get you going in MLB The Show 17, we’ve compiled a list of 12 easy steps: Step 1: Get MLB The Show 17. Can’t play if you don’t have the game, right? Step 2: Kiss Griffey for good luck. Step 3: Do 17 jumping jacks. Step 4: Load up MLB The Show 17 on your PS4. Step 5: Warm up with a few games in Retro Mode, kickin’ it Ken Griffey Jr. style. Mash that X button and hit homers all day. Step 6: Boot up Road to the Show and start building your character. Will he get a gnarly beard or a good ol’ fashioned stache? Step 7: Use training points to make him harder, better, faster and stronger. Step 8: Roll out of the minors when your agent calls you with an offer to head to The Show. But be careful: the path to the majors may not always go the way you want, and is greatly determined by your choices. Step 9: Want to play only the best bits? Jump into Franchise Mode and cut directly to those nail-biting, game-deciding moments with Critical Situations. Or use Player Lock to hop on the field and follow one specific player throughout the game. Step 10: Build your Dynasty. Step up to the plate and compete against your friends in Battle Royale with short three-inning games to settle your grudges. Step 11: Conquer the U.S. and take over rival territories in Conquest Mode. Dominate in quick three-inning games to energize your fans and take the world by storm! Step 12: Do a victory dance. Repeat. As you can see, there are many modes to try and tons of reasons to love The Show. Fun fact: ninjas and warriors love The Show, too. If you don’t believe me, watch the video below: See you on the field! View the full article

Starting later today, the Media Player app is getting an update to support 4K video playback on PS4 Pro. Following this update, 4K videos in mp4 format saved on a USB stick or home server can be played on the Media Player app (remember, you’ll also need a 4K compatible TV to watch the videos in 4K). Your home server will appear as a media option in the Player automatically, so finding your media is simple and quick. Just a reminder: USB storage that’s already been formatted as extended storage for your PS4 can only be used to save games and apps — it can’t be used to save and play videos. For those of you that own PlayStation VR in addition to PS4 Pro, Media Player will also update to support playback of 4K VR video content. PS VR’s display resolution is 1920 X RGB X 1080, so 4K VR videos will be displayed in a higher image quality compared to HD VR videos. Capture stunning 360 degree 4K footage, and then immerse yourself in that footage in VR at home — just as if you’re right back in the scene you shot. And while on the topic of 4K, many of you have already been enjoying 4K streaming on PS4 Pro, but in case you weren’t aware, streaming video apps including Netflix, YouTube, and Hulu all have 4K content available, so make sure to check them out. View the full article

If you’ve been following The Show for years, you already know how seriously the team at San Diego Studio takes baseball. But if you’re new to the mix, don’t sweat it. MLB The Show 17 has a little something for everyone, from card-based strategy all the way to its dialogue-driven story. First up: Retro Mode. New to MLB The Show 17, this love letter to the 8-bit era boils all the action down onto one button. Anyone can step up and play like a pro — complete with old-school sound effects and a commentary track by Ken Griffey Jr. But that’s just the start! Diamond Dynasty fuses card collecting with deep, strategic play. Build an empire of the best players from both the past and present to take on the entire world of baseball. For a full list of new games coming to PlayStation next week, read on. And enjoy the Drop! New Releases: Week of March 28, 2017 Anoxemia PS4 — Digital Anoxemia is a story-driven exploration game that puts you in control of the scientist Dr. Bailey and his operations drone, ATMA. Search the ocean floor as you discover and extract samples from the bowels of the underwater caves. APB: Reloaded PS4 — Digital (Out 3/31) Anarchy. Justice. In the world of APB, it’s your choice: live on the edge of the law or enforce it. Hit the streets as a licensed vigilante or hardened criminal in the crime-ravaged metropolis of San Paro where shootouts, car-chases, robbery, and vandalism are all in a day’s work. Fatal Fury: Battle Archives Volume 2 (PS2 Classic) PS4 — Digital (Out 3/27) This compilation contains some of SNK fan’s favorite titles from the Real Bout Fatal Fury series. Real Bout Fatal Fury is the only Fatal Fury title with bounds, and characters who are pushed out of bounds lose the round in a comical way, which can lead to unexpected comebacks. Fated: The Silent Oath PS VR — Digital Set in the mythical age of Vikings, Fated: The Silent Oath tells a tale of courage and sacrifice where an everyday father and husband must do the impossible to save his family from the destruction of the world at the hands of giants of old. Harvest Moon: A Wonderful Life Special Edition (PS2 Classic) PS4 — Digital (Out 3/29) A lifetime of farming takes on new meaning in Harvest Moon: A Wonderful Life Special Edition. Besides planting crops, raising animals, and rebuilding your father’s farm, you’ll make friends in Forget-Me-Not Valley, find your future bride, and hopefully cultivate a happy family! Has Been Heroes PS4 — Digital Embark on an epic journey with the Has-Been Heroes, a group of legendary champions once celebrated throughout the kingdom — almost forgotten until the King has one more quest, the most epic of them all: to take the twin princesses to school! Heroes of the Monkey Tavern PS4 — Digital After countless days and nights celebrating within the infamous Monkey Tavern, our team of adventurers have spent every last penny. Their fates, however, are about to change… Horse Racing 2016 PS4 — Digital Horse Racing 2016 is a game for everyone. Feel the thrill of a real racing championship. Hours and hours of play will keep you coming back for more. The Inner World PS4 — Digital (Out 3/31) The release date has been updated! Kingdom Hearts HD 1.5 + 2.5 Remix PS4 — Digital, Retail Kingdom Hearts HD 1.5 + 2.5 Remix is an HD remastered collection of 6 unforgettable Kingdom Hearts experiences available for the first time on PS4. Korix PS VR — Digital Korix places you deep in space, fighting for your race’s survival after your homeworld is destroyed. With nothing left to lose, you are put in the role of commander, with the sole mission of taking the fight back to the enemy. Build up your defences, capture resources, and build your own army to exact revenge. MLB The Show 17 PS4 — Digital, Retail MLB The Show 17 delivers the most authentic and personal baseball gaming experience on console. This year The Show offers exciting gameplay improvements and a greater ability to personalize your baseball experience. Nightmares from the Deep 2: The Siren’s Call PS4 — Digital When Sarah Black, curator at the Caribbean Naval Museum, receives a package from a mysterious messenger, she is unwittingly drawn into an ancient conflict. Inside the package she finds an artifact, and instantly assailants descend on the museum to rob her. The artifact is stolen. Sarah lowers her head in disbelief as she realizes that again she is falling headfirst into a nightmare from the deep. Old Time Hockey PS4 — Digital Aggressive hockey is back in town! Experience hockey the way it was meant to be played in this old school arcade style hockey game where blood on the ice is just another day at the rink. Punch Club PS4 — Digital (Out 3/31) Train hard, find love, deliver pizza, punch crocodiles, fight and rank up in leagues. Welcome to Punch Club, the Boxing Management Tycoon where you choose your own path, and find out who murdered your father R.B.I. Baseball 17 PS4 — Digital R.B.I. Baseball 2017 returns with fast paced, high-octane, pick-up-and-play baseball action. Take control of your game with reactive pitching and batting for in-the-moment decisions. R.B.I. 2017 is packed with 30 authentic ballparks, advanced stat tracking, season game sims, and roster updates throughout the year. Rain World PS4 — Digital You are a slugcat. The world around you is full of danger, and you must face it — alone. Separated from your family in a devastating flood, you must hunt for food and shelter between terrifying torrential downpours that threaten to drown all life. Salt and Sanctuary PS Vita — Digital A doomed sailor is shipwrecked on an uncharted island. In fog-shrouded valleys, shambling figures begin to stir. Salt and Sanctuary seamlessly combines fast, brutal, and complex 2D combat with richly developed RPG mechanics. SkyKeepers PS4 — Digital (Out 3/31) SkyKeepers is a 2D action platformer following the journey of village chief Tangi, as he desperately fights to reclaim both his world and life. Seamlessly chain together various attacks and combos, launching foes skyward. Snake Pass PS4 — Digital As Noodle the snake, slither, wriggle, curl, coil, and climb your way to the top of Haven Tor in this one-of-a-kind puzzle adventure from award winning independent studio Sumo Digital. Vikings – Wolves of Midgard PS4 — Digital, Retail Vikings — Wolves of Midgard takes you to the Shores of Midgard, a world based upon the mythology and history of the Vikings — with a fantasy twist. Battle the terrifying beasts of Ragnarok as you strive to survive the growing cold that threatens to end all life. We Are The Dwarves PS4 — Digital The Dwarven stars are slowly dying — putting the race at the edge of extinction. Deliverance is poised upon three Dwarven astronauts who are sent on an expedition to find a new star in the depths of the Endless Stone. Wonder Boy Returns PS4 — Digital (Out 3/30) A classic action masterpiece arcade game Wonder Boy has been remade in HD! Food is important for a primitive man! Collect all food before your health gets depleted, defeat all enemies, avoid all obstacles, and head over to save Tina! Trey Songz – Tremaine the Album Mike WiLL Made-It – Ransom 2 Raekwon – The Wild Hidden Figures (plus bonus features) Rock and a Hard Place- March 27 at 10/9c (HBO) The Detour- March 28 at 10/9c (TBS) The Walking Dead- April 2 at 9/8c (AMC) The information above is subject to change without notice. View the full article

Hi everyone! Jay and Tim here with some helpful tips for Disc Jam, our arcade sports game that joined the PS Plus free games lineup for this month. In our previous post we announced the beta and detailed the updates to our doubles game mode. Now that the game has launched, we’re going to dig into some core mechanics and give an overview of our key design pillars to help you get the winning edge against your opponents! Scoring System BasicsFirstly, and perhaps most importantly, we want to talk about how scoring works in Disc Jam. You win a rally by either getting the disc behind the other team or getting the disc to hit the ground on their side of the court. Longer rallies are worth more points; each time the disc is thrown its top speed increases and the value of the rally goes up by one. Although rallies start at five points, aces are worth double if you’re able to sneak one by off the serve. First team to 50 points wins the set, and best two out of three sets wins the match. Now that we’ve covered the basics of scoring, let’s talk about the keys to success in Disc Jam. Increase Your Throwing Power to Win RalliesThe two fundamental pillars central to Disc Jam’s design are timing and positioning. Every mechanic in the game is related to these principles in one way or another. You execute “perfect†throws by timing your input just as you catch the disc. If you throw three perfects in a row, you become “juiced†which significantly increases throw power across the board and is often the difference in who wins the rally. If you’re out of position and forced to slide, you won’t be able to achieve a perfect throw which in turn breaks your juiced streak and gives the upper hand to your opponent. If you find yourself getting beaten often, remember to center up after making your shot! With the exception of juiced throws, every shot in the game can be retrieved from the center dot on the court. Once you’ve mastered these fundamentals, it’s time to move on to advanced throw techniques. How and Why to Curve the DiscThere are several ways to negotiate the disc about the court. Although we’ve already covered perfect throws and getting juiced, we have yet to touch on curving the disc. In Disc Jam, there are two ways to apply spin: Skill Curves and Quick Curves. Skill Curves are performed by rolling the left stick after you press the throw button (X by default). You aim the left stick as usual and then immediately press throw while rolling the stick in the direction of the desired spin. Quick Curves, on the other hand, are easier to execute and have less windup than Skill Curves, but take a more predictable flight path. To Quick Curve, simply aim left or right to control how wide you want the disc to curve and then tap the corresponding Quick Curve button (L2/R2 by default). Finally, Wall Skip throws are performed by executing a Skill Curve into the near-side wall. If you apply enough spin (about 75% of the maximum curve), the disc will skip along the wall. This can be a useful mix-up when your opponent isn’t respecting the wide lanes. That about wraps it up for this update! Thanks for checking it out, and be sure to grab your copy of Disc Jam if you haven’t already. It’s free for PS Plus subscribers this month and we have a lot of exciting updates planned for the months ahead! See you on the court! View the full article

It’s been long. But despair not, the wait is nearly at an end. We launched Salt and Sanctuary one entire year ago on PS4. Our dreary, heavily Souls-inspired 2D action RPG was incredibly well received, and while we’ve been overjoyed and overwhelmed by the range of emotions your feedback held — excitement! Frustration! Enthusiasm! Rage! — we felt your resounding reminder of a promise we made in our very first trailer: that Salt and Sanctuary would come to PS Vita. We’re Ska Studios, a two-person husband and wife studio that lives somewhere around Seattle, and Salt and Sanctuary is our fourth major game. Salt and Sanctuary is our studios’ heartfelt love letter to the Souls series: a 2D platforming RPG that seeks to capture the danger and mystery of a haunted, unforgiving world, with the freedom of exploration and customization, and the weight of your choices impacting each playthrough in significant ways. Would you believe we originally were aiming to launch on PS Vita and PS4 at the same time? After all, a complex, deep RPG like Salt and Sanctuary would be a perfect fit for PS Vita. We may have been overambitious — reckless, even! But we think the wait will be worth it, and we hope you’ll agree when Salt and Sanctuary finally launches on PS Vita this coming Tuesday, March 28. Ska and SickheadSalt and Sanctuary for PS Vita marks the first Ska Studios title that, well, we didn’t make! That honor goes to Sickhead Games, the studio behind the console versions of Stardew Valley, Darkest Dungeon, and more. They’re as talented as they are overworked. We had a small hand in the PS Vita version: nudging some HUD elements here, tightening up the camera there, tweaking an effect or two when we needed to, but our contribution on the project was pretty minimal. The fantastic, talented folks at Sickhead Games were the ones behind all of the low-level, nightmare-inducing logic that will make games like Salt and Sanctuary on PS Vita even possible. Cross-buy and ThanksAs promised, Salt and Sanctuary will be cross-buy across PS Vita and PS4. If you bought it a year ago for PS4, congratulations: on March 28, you’ll own it on PS Vita! Of course, a big thank you for your patience and support. No game studio can survive without the respect of its customers, and the last thing we want is to feel like we’re letting you down. You’ve all been so awesome. Keep expunging heretics, making OP builds, doing naked level 1 runs, and abusing glitches. Above all, keep surviving. James Silva & Michelle Juett Silva, Ska Studios View the full article

The weather is changing, clocks are set ahead and we’re springing into the weekend here at PlayStation Store with the first flash sale of the season. Starting right now, save big on a fresh lineup of games – all on sale for 70 percent off or more. For a limited time, pick up games like Far Cry Primal Apex Edition, Killzone: Shadow Fall, Assassin’s Creed Syndicate Gold Edition, as well as movies like Doctor Strange (plus bonus features), The Magnificent Seven, and The Accountant. Check out the full lineup here, then spring into action at PlayStation Store – this flash sale ends Monday, March 27. 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Hello PlayStation Nation! We’ve got some exciting new things happening in Titanfall 2. First, we’ll be kicking off another free trial weekend that will start on March 30 and run through April 3. This time, in addition to having full access to multiplayer, you can also play the Training Gauntlet and one of the missions from our critically acclaimed single-player campaign called The Beacon. The Beacon was one of the first missions the team designed, and it really helped us discover what Titanfall 2 single player would feel like. It’s a great way to bring players into the world of Titanfall 2. After the trial, both the Training Gauntlet and The Beacon will remain free to play in perpetuity. That’s not all! On March 30 we will also be launching our next free DLC drop for Titanfall 2 called Colony Reborn. Here’s everything you need to know. Free For All Titanfall 2 Players New Map: Colony. This classic should be familiar to long time Titanfall fans. Set among a sleepy settler town, the dense center is filled with narrow streets, interiors, and rooftops surrounded by open Titan lanes. Weapon: R-101. Universally well regarded for its unique versatility, the R-101 platform has been a mainstay of human conflict since the first settlers arrived from the Core Systems. This version is outfitted with ACOG scope. Prime Titans: Northstar, Legion. New execution: Curb Check. For Purchase: New Cosmetics Titan Art Nose Art: 5 new designs, 1 new Warpaint per Titan Camo pack: 20 camos Callsign pack: 20 banners, 20 patches Patch Updates In addition to the above there will also be a patch with a plethora of bug fixes, balancing, and game improvements. We’ll be releasing full patch notes closer to launch. Lastly, we’ll be running Double XP from March 30 through April 2 to celebrate. So whether you’re new to Titanfall, a returning player, or just waiting anxiously for more stuff, we’ve got you covered. See you on the Frontier! View the full article

Hello everybody! I’m Hazem Hawash, CEO here at Enigami. Today I’m proud to show off a brand new trailer for our indie studio’s upcoming action-RPG, Shiness: The Lightning Kingdom, which comes to PS4 on April 18! In today’s Music Trailer, we invite you to discover the magical lands and characters of the Lightning Kingdom, accompanied by an entrancing, original soundtrack. This gives you a good first taste of the tracks that will accompany you along your journey. Our game’s universe was born more than 20 years ago from the pen strokes of Samir Rebib, the Artistic Director of Enigami. Composed of passionate people, our young studio went through a successful Kickstarter campaign, allowing Shiness to grow and gain momentum before being accompanied by Focus Home Interactive. In Shiness, explore the world and use your characters’ special powers — Kayenne’s telekinesis, Poky’s electromagnetic fields manipulation, and more — to progress in your adventure and find precious parchments, which are key to devastating spells and powerful combat techniques. Throughout your quest, you’ll take part in hyper-dynamic combat inspired by traditional fighting games, combining combos, special moves, magic, elemental affinities, and devastating finishing moves. As you complete quests and battles, you’ll gain experience and levels, develop your characters, and recruit new playable companions on your team. We’ve pumped all our energy and passion into Shiness, and in less than a month a child’s dream finally becomes an indie-RPG with a bold personality… and enchanting music! Shiness: The Lightning Kingdom comes to PS4 on April 18. View the full article

Hi, I’m Ben Fiquet, co-founder and art director at Paris-based Lizardcube. We’re a new company founded by Omar Cornut and myself. I’m the artist responsible for all the visuals in Wonder Boy: The Dragon’s Trap. Originally released in 1989, Wonder Boy: The Dragon’s Trap (aka Wonder Boy III) helped define the “Metroidvania†genre with its unique blend of action, exploration, platforming, and role-playing elements. Over the years the game has attracted a large following and is now widely considered one of the 8-bit era’s finest titles. The Lizardcube and DotEmu teams loved the original game so much that we decided to team up and restore it, creating a new version with carefully crafted, hand-drawn 2D animations and a re-orchestrated soundtrack. Over the past few months we’ve showcased the various half-animal, playable characters, along with the popular Retro feature. But we haven’t yet revealed the new human hero design, and speculation has been rampant. There’s a simple explanation for keeping the character’s identity a secret: we wanted it to be a surprise. But now it’s time for the grand unveiling. Along with Wonder Boy in his classic form, you can now play as the totally awesome, totally radical Wonder Girl! Over the years we’ve seen many different versions of Wonder Boy, depending on the specific game or console. Even the concept art had radically different characters. With such a diverse foundation to build from, it was on me to decide which direction to move in for this latest contribution to the Wonder Boy saga. I remember as a kid, just looking at those tiny little pixels on my TV made my imagination run wild. So the obvious design choice was to start with the material I’d spent countless hours enjoying. I began with the original sprites from the Master System, aiming for a 21st-century reinterpretation. Here’s a look at some early character development: It’s tricky redesigning a game that players worldwide hold dear. I hope we did it justice and that new and veteran players alike will love the game and its “new coat of paint.†Of course, you still need a contingency plan, right? In this case, if a player really digs the old-school style, he/she can switch from the new HD visuals to the original graphics (and original soundtrack) just by pressing the handy Retro button. Go ahead. Do it. I won’t judge you. Working on this beloved classic was an amazing, once-in-a-lifetime experience. Our love and passion is infused throughout, and we hope you like it. Thanks for reading, and remember the PS4 release date is just around the corner: April 18, 2017! View the full article

Greetings, PlayStation Nation! We’ve got two awesome pieces of news to share with you. The PS Plus team has teamed up with GungHo America to provide the Direct Hell Booster Pack Plus to every PS Plus member. Starting today through April 18, PS Plus members can download an exclusive pack that will help them survive their perilous climb up the Tower of Barbs. Here’s what the Direct Hell Booster Plus pack ($20 value) includes: Death Metals (10) — These allow you to continue upon death and expand your storage. 1-Day Express Pass (2) — Passes provide a small taste of what our 30-Day Express Pass offers. Kill Coins (20K) — Kill Coins can be used to purchase weapons, armor, and Skill Decals. SPLithium (20K) — A special resource used to craft equipment and strengthen various elements of your Waiting Room (home base). Solo Shelter (2) — A tent-like item that can be used to take quick breaks from gameplay preventing enemy attack while replenishing HP. Barbmeat Full Portion (3) — This full portion of meat replenishes 100% of your max HP. Never played Let it Die? As Uncle Death would say, “What are you waiting for?! Just try it out…†Let it Die is a chaotic bloodbath of completely over-the-top, hack ‘n’ slash fun. A typical gameplay session consists of battling your way through procedurally generated floors while utilizing scarcely-available items and equipment. With Death as your guide (literally) you’re tasked with making your way up to the top of the Tower of Barbs. What secrets will you uncover when you reach there? You’ll have to survive long enough to find out… Additionally, starting today, if you buy one year of PlayStation Plus through PlayStation Store, you’ll get a bonus three months of PS Plus. This promotion runs through March 31, 2017. To see the full terms and conditions of this offer, please visit our website. Oh, and don’t forget — Drawn to Death is coming to PS Plus as a free game next month! We’re excited for this title, and hope you’ll like this special treat for PS Plus members. We’re continuing to make PS Plus a best-in-class membership program for all our fans, so we hope you’ll enjoy these announcements. Thanks so much for your support, and we’ll see you online. View the full article