Kratos will keep his Greek heritage close with his son named Atreus in the new God of War (opens in new tab). Game director Cory Barlog confirmed the detail via Twitter, after a fan spotted the name in the mp3 metadata for the dramatic overture that played at the game’s …
Read More »The lessons Horizon: Zero Dawn can learn from 12 years of Monster Hunter
For ages it was an obscure, niche series confined to Japan and a handful of hardcore otaku. However, the past few years have seen Monster Hunter’s popularity explode, and it has even spawned an entire new genre, hunting games that task players with stalking giant monsters to harvest their most …
Read More »God of War 4 development is further along than you think, director says he played the game start to finish
The God of War 4 (opens in new tab) reveal at E3 2016 (opens in new tab) was one of PlayStation’s biggest surprises. It’s been six months since then, and we’ve still only the single gameplay trailer (opens in new tab) to give us an idea of what the game …
Read More »Grab a pincer the action with PlayStations greatest crabs
Far from being a seaside rockpool distraction, there’s a real risk that the decapod crustaceans featured here could entirely ruin your day. So crouch down and scuttle from side-to-side in delight as we round up the best of our extra-pinchy PlayStation pals. No Man’s Sky ARGH, GIANT SPACE CRABS! Or …
Read More »Battlezone is getting a rad free 80s mode, new campaign, and customisation options
Rebooted arcade classic Battlezone – (opens in new tab)one of our best PS VR games (opens in new tab) – is going back to its roots with a new ‘Classic’ mode that recreates the original game’s neon green wireframes. Its so 80’s you can only play it if you look …
Read More »Prey is the evolution of Dishonored, and the sequel BioShock always deserved (but never got)
BioShock never realised its full potential. It couldn’t, not even with two, entirely different sequels. The reason, ironically, is that BioShock nailed it the first time. It’s one of those rare games that delivered everything it could be – contemporarily at least – in an utterly complete form, in terms …
Read More »Call of Duty: Infinite Warfare is free this weekend: play the campaign, multiplayer and zombies for 5 days
It seems like free weekends are fast becoming the new demo disc. Just within the past month we had free weekends for Titanfall 2 (opens in new tab) and The Elder Scrolls Online (opens in new tab). Now Activision is joining the trend with a free weekend for Call of …
Read More »Rocket League goes into space with new Starbase ARC update
Bet you, like GR+, figured that after expanding from football to basketball and hockey, there wasn’t anywhere else for Rocket League (opens in new tab) to go. Well, everyone figured wrong. Because it’s now headed to… outer space. No, this isn’t April 1st. A new update (opens in new tab) …
Read More »Battlefield 1 Giants Shadow DLC release date
Battlefield 1 (opens in new tab)’s 10th multiplayer map will be released to the world (war) as free DLC on December 20. EA and DICE published a brief teaser trailer for Giant’s Shadow to illustrate the announcement; on top of a new environment inspired by the Battle of the Selle, …
Read More »Uncharted: The Lost Legacy is longer than The Last of Us: Left Behind, more open than Uncharted 4
Naughty Dog has confirmed some more details about Uncharted: The Lost Legacy (opens in new tab), the new standalone followup to Uncharted 4 (opens in new tab) starring Chloe Frazer and Nadine Ross. Several developers took the stage at the PlayStation Experience (opens in new tab) for a panel discussing …
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