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‘Uncharted 4: A Thief’s End’ unearths gold one last time

There’s n’ateing to it How do you end a series after it’s defined a platform for nearly 10 years, where do you take those characters? Uncharted 4 attempts to solve these questions and does so by delivering a narrative that grounds itself on human relationships and knowing when to show restraint. It’s a showcase of …

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‘Bloodborne: The Old Hunters’ arrives as a thrilling but familiar expansion

With the release of any DLC, the first question that comes to mind is almost always of the same nature: is it worth it? It’s a valid question, particularly for those who have already plunked down their cash on the full retail value of a game to begin with.

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China lifts 15 year ban on game consoles

After nearly 15 years of restricting the manufacturing and sales of video game consoles, China has lifted a ban on foreign and domestic gaming companies. At long last Sony, Microsoft, and Nintendo will be able to sell anywhere in the country. Previously, regulators confined consoles to the Shanghai Free Trade Zone. Last year, China had …

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Who’s Really Winning the Console Wars?

As regular listeners to our gaming podcast Open Source will attest, the ongoing rivalry between Sony and Microsoft is oft-discussed. John perhaps said it best in last week’s episode – competition is good for the industry; without it, companies become complacent and lazy, and innovation dries up. As consumers, there’s nothing worse than one side …

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Will ‘The Last Guardian’ be worth the wait?

Few video games have been as anticipated as The Last Guardian, and while it’s unlikely to fulfill the masses that love Call Of Duty or Madden every year, The Last Guardian has been seen by many as a beacon of originality. Created by Team ICO and distributed by Sony Computer Entertainment, The Last Guardian has …

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‘No Man’s Sky’ is an ambitious odyssey of boundless potential

Sony has the utmost confidence in the ambitious open-universe title No Man’s Sky and rightfully so. Hello Games is creating a potential masterpiece and even boasts a universe full of explorable space, sea and terrain. Play how you want, do what you want, explore where you want. Such a wide array of promises, how could …

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Welcome to Midgar: Square-Enix, E3, and the return of ‘Final Fantasy VII’

It was a great many years ago when most of us entered the bustling metropolis of Midgar and first encountered the virtual version of a living breathing post-apocalyptic nightmare. It was a place of steaming machines, surreal emerald lighting, and an omni-present police state operated by the most powerful corporation in the world, all perched …

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‘The Last Of Us 2’: What happens to Ellie and Joel?

Whatever happens for The Last Of Us series, no one can deny the greatness of the original. Recently there have been rumblings of a sequel to The Last of Us. In fact, voice actor Nolan North recently spoke to the audience at Metro Con and said, “For now I know they’re doing Last of Us 2, …

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All In: ‘Bloodborne’ and the painful journey to the real Yharnam

All In explores the rewarding, ego-gratifying and often tedious journey to reach a Platinum, 100% a game, or otherwise achieve every major task in a title. It’s a series that I’ll be spear-heading solo for the foreseeable future but guest writers may take up the mantle as time passes.  When it comes to the notion …

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E3 2015: ‘Final Fantasy VII’ remake is actually happening

Sony unleashed at their 2015 E3 press conference what may be the most ultimate fan service announcement ever: Square is remaking one of the best role-playing games of all time, Final Fantasy VII, for the new generation. Something that gamers have been clamoring for since being teased with technical demo footage back at 2005’s E3, the Final Fantasy VII …

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‘Bloodborne’: A new moon rises with From Software’s latest

From Verdite to Boletaria and from Lordran to Drangleic, death and curses have been prevailing themes of the universes created by Japanese developer From Software. From returns to Sony exclusivity with Bloodborne, the spiritual successor to the Souls series; the same series that made it fun to die over and over again.

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‘Playstation Now’ Ruined My Wednesday Evening

Let’s get one thing straight right off the bat: I’m a huge supporter of Playstation Now. Netflix, Spotify, Marvel Unlimited – show me a subscription service for content I want and I’ll show you my wallet. When it comes to film, TV, music and comics, roughly 90% of what I consume nowadays is streamed or …

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Marvel finds a writer/director for new Spider-Man film

It didn’t take long after the giant news that Marvel would be getting Spider-Man back (partially) for the company to find someone to take over the first installment in the new look superhero. Latino Review reported on Monday that the studio is working on closing up Drew Goddard (The Cabin in the Woods) to direct …

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The Most Anticipated Wii U Games of 2015

The Nintendo Wii U is without question, the underdog of the console market, even if it is the best console on store shelves right now. For gamers like myself, the most important difference between the Xbox One, PlayStation 4 and Wii U is the amount of exclusive games they offer. Sure, they have differences in …

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Sony officially delays release of ‘The Interview’ following hacks

Sony has cancelled their plans to release The Interview, issuing this statement via Deadline. In light of the decision by the majority of our exhibitors not to show the film The Interview, we have decided not to move forward with the planned December 25 theatrical release. We respect and understand our partners’ decision and, of course, completely share their paramount interest …

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Naughty Dog Shows Off ‘Uncharted 4: A Thief’s End’

Aside from the extremely brief announcement trailer at E3 2014, Naughty Dog have kept quiet on Uncharted 4: A Thief’s End, the next (and final) outing for everyones favorite tomb raider (sorry Lara). Thankfully, all that changed over the weekend at Sony’s Playstation Experience in Las Vegas. Unleashing a mighty 15-minute video – which readers can check out below – viewers were treated to a fairly long sequence that gave some idea of what to expect when Drake finally lands on PS4.

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‘Resogun’ is a fast, frenetic nightmare of bliss

Released alongside the PlayStation 4, HouseMarque’s homage to classic shooters such as Defender and Datastorm was easily the best pick of the launch games (and in many ways is yet to be beaten). Casting you as a small ship on a large, curved cylinder, Resogun tasks you with moving left, right, up and down along the rotating background whilst shooting baddies, dodging projectiles and – most importantly – saving humans.

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Sony producing a female-led ‘Spider-Man’ spinoff

Deadline reports some interesting news that Sony has hired Lisa Joy Nolan to write the screenplay of a female led-film in the universe of The Amazing Spider-Man. This news comes after recent developments that The Amazing Spider-Man 3 has been pushed back to 2018.  Sony has been planning to create their own Avengers-style cinematic universe …

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‘Uncharted 2: Among Thieves’ reaches the highest peak of adventure

There’s a moment in the first Uncharted that signposts exactly where the series is heading. It involves a fast-flowing river, a large gap, and a truck parked next to a red barrel. With a well-placed shot, Nathan Drake – the Indiana Jones-inspired hero of the franchise – blows the powder keg, sending the vehicle high into the air and tumbling down to the river below, where it (conveniently) forms a bridge across the gap. “Bingo,” Nate quips, hopping onto the upside-down truck and crossing to the other side. “Excuse me. Pardon me.”

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‘Bloodborne’ takes the ‘Souls’ formula in a bold, new direction

So it looks like Sony and From Software have made nice. After the rift between the two companies, caused by Sony deferring on publishing a Demon’s Souls successor, From cut a deal with Namco Bandai and Atlus, who have published the spiritual successors: Dark Souls and Dark Souls II.

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Microsoft’s Revised Vision: Looking Forward or Looking Back?

On Tuesday, May 13, Microsoft revealed plans to sell the Xbox One without Kinect at a $400 price point as early as June 9 of this year.  Coming down from $500, this places Microsoft’s latest platform at the same console cost as Sony’s Playstation 4.  According to MS, the decision comes from user feedback.  Phil Spencer, …

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The Evolution of Handheld Consoles

During the last four generations of gaming, handhelds have gone from monochromatic 8 bit games, to portable consoles with stunning graphics and the ability to do more than run video games. The handhelds evolutionary journey is an interesting one, and it begins with four legendary consoles: Game Boy, Lynx, Game Gear, and TurboExpress.   Nintendo officially …

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