Sony Interactive Entertainment Archives ⋆ Shindig

PlayStation 5 controller unveiled, boasts ‘strong battery life’ (and more)

April 8, 2020April 8, 2020 Matthew Codd 0 Comments Controller, DualSense, PlayStation 5, Sony Interactive Entertainment

The PlayStation 5 controller, called DualSense, sports a new look, a ‘Create’ button, and—crucially, after PS4’s weakness in this area—strong battery life.

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Review: With Nioh 2, I finally get the appeal of ‘soulslikes’

April 6, 2020April 6, 2020 Matthew Codd 0 Comments Dark Souls, Koei Tecmo, Nioh, Sony Interactive Entertainment, soulslike, Team Ninja

Nioh 2’s yokai-filled Sengoku setting brings plenty of pain, but a finely-tuned difficulty curve ensures triumph is always on the horizon.

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Review: MLB The Show 20 swings for contact, not for a dinger

March 31, 2020March 31, 2020 Matthew Codd 0 Comments MLB, MLB The Show, SIE San Diego Studio, Sony Interactive Entertainment

MLB The Show 20 still offers a solid basedball simulation, but after last year’s major improvements, its minor tweaks are a little underwhelming.

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Dreams review: Limitless possibilities

March 3, 2020March 5, 2020 Matthew Codd 0 Comments Game Development, Indie Games, Media Molecule, Sandbox, Sony Interactive Entertainment

Media Molecule’s Dreams truly lives up to its name, open the door to endless possibilities for the creation of games, films, and other digital art.

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Patapon 2 Remastered review

February 13, 2020March 2, 2020 Matthew Codd 0 Comments Pyramid, rhythm, Sony Interactive Entertainment, Sony Japan Studio, Strategy

Patapon 2 Remastered brings the second chapter of one Japan Studio’s finest series to PlayStation 4, and to a new audience with it.

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Death Stranding review: Vision without compromise

November 1, 2019March 2, 2020 Matthew Codd 0 Comments Death Stranding, Hideo Kojima, Kojima Productions, Sony Interactive Entertainment

Death Stranding compromises nothing in its exploration loneliness and human connection, even if that means it won’t appeal to everyone. For a blockbuster game, that’s a rare achievement.

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MediEvil review: Tired old bones

October 24, 2019March 3, 2020 Matthew Codd 0 Comments Action Adventure, Other Ocean Emeryville, remake, Sony Interactive Entertainment

The MediEvil remake for PS4 certainly looks nice, but its done nothing up update gameplay that already felt dated when the original came out 20 years ago.