The Last Guardian, Sony and genDesign’s highly-anticipated follow-up to the much-loved Shadow of the Colossus, has been delayed. Originally set for an October 25th release, the game has been pushed back to December 6th. Sony Computer Entertainment Worldwide Studios head Shuhei Yoshida took to the PlayStation Blog to explain the reason for the delay. “The Last Guardian development team is fas...[Read More]
This week’s new release list sees quite a few heavy hitters dropping. Biggest among them to many are BioShock: The Collection and Dead Rising Triple Pack. Soccer fans get to revel in the releases of Konami’s latest entry in their venerable series, Pro Evolution Soccer 2017. Basketball fans, meanwhile, can finally get their hands on NBA 2K17. Hockey fans aren’t left behind; NHL 17 drops as w...[Read More]
Sony has announced that the latest major software update for the PlayStation 4, version 4.00, will be available tomorrow. This update – codenamed Shingen – has been anticipated for some time now. We have known for a few weeks that the update will contain some new features PS4 owners have been clamoring for. Those who participated in the 4.00 beta have already tried them out. Chief among them is fo...[Read More]
Remember what I said last time about actively avoiding a game? Well, I avoided The Order 1886 purely based on word of mouth. Friends warned me that the game was a short, unsatisfying mess. So I stayed away. What changed and made me want to try this game? Probably morbid curiosity, but a part of me wanted to give the game a chance. I’ve liked playing games that others didn’t, most recently LittleBi...[Read More]
Bloodstained: Ritual of the Night, Koji Igarashi’s anticipated Metroidvania-style platformer, has been delayed to the first half of 2018. The original release date was set for March 2017. In a video titled “Development Update 6” on the game’s YouTube channel, Igarashi addressed the delay. “Things have been progressing with development for Bloodstained, but between our current production setu...[Read More]
Ever since its release, Doom has been treating players to all the face-shooting, neck-breaking gore they can handle. Bethesda has also been showing love post-launch, with two free updates to the game. For Update #3, Doom plans to add Deathmatch and Private Matches for free as well. Deathmatch is a return to the fragfests of old. It’s everyone for his or her self; no cooperation or teamwork here. P...[Read More]
According to PlayStation head Andrew House, the PlayStation 4 Pro will not have a 4K Blu-Ray player because of a lack of consumer demand. House explained Sony’s thinking to the Guardian in an interview. “Our feeling is that while physical media continues to be a big part of the games business, we see a trend on video towards streaming,” House said. “Certainly with our user base, ...[Read More]
Back on May 31st of this year, Bethesda delivered mods for Fallout 4 on the Xbox One. The goal was to offer mods for it and, afterward, the upcoming The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim remaster on both Xbox One and PS4. This was a move that console gamers very happy. However, it now seems PS4 owners will be left in the lurch. Bethesda posted an update on their website today that says Sony won’t allow them...[Read More]
UPDATE: After publishing the article, I was pointed to a PushSquare article by Facebook group The Geek Fam debunking the report. The article noted a NeoGAF post where Absinthe Games founder Jack Sipich flatly stated that developers “are not allowed to charge you for patches or pro feature updates.” Polygon followed up with a statement by Sony stating that the company “will not ch...[Read More]
Heading into Wednesday’s Sony PlayStation Meeting, the Digital Crack team was high on speculation. We knew about the PS4 Slim, which was leaked two weeks prior to its actual reveal. But we were as clueless about the console codenamed “PS4 Neo” as anyone not working for Sony. The rumors and guesses had us thinking up crazy shit. “I read it’s going to be called PS4 Forever and be modular.” “It has t...[Read More]
EA has announced that the open beta for Battlefield 1 will end on Thursday, September 8th. There was no mention of the exact time the beta would end on the 8th. In addition, EA tweeted about a change they are making to the beta’s Conquest mode. Specifically, the update disables the round timer for the game’s Conquest mode. The change has not been announced for the other beta mode, Rush. Today'...[Read More]
The biggest releases this week include Elder Scrolls Online Gold Edition, the Halo 5: Forge level creator for PC, and the latest in the Phoenix Wright series. Also making its debut this week is DOGOS, an indie twin-stick shoot-em-up that looks positively insane! Click on the games for more info. Game Platform Date 140 PS4 9/6/2016 Chaos of Hearts PC 9/6/2016 DOGOS PS4,Xbox One,PC 9/6/2016 J...[Read More]