Highlights from the PS5: Future of Games showcase
Sony’s PS5: Future of Games showcase gave us a first look at the “radical” design of the console and a whole lot of games that are on the way.
Browsing: Sony Interactive Entertainment
Review: The Last of Us Part II overplays violence at the cost of theme
The Last of Us Part II sets out for a bold exploration of violence and revenge, but it lacks the subtlety needed to do its ideas justice.
Review: Predator: Hunting Grounds balances conflict and cooperation
I should admit a couple of things up front: I’ve never seen a single Predator…
Sony’s first PlayStation 5 games showcase set for June 5 [update: postponed]
Sony’s ‘PS5: The Future of Gaming’ presentation, scheduled for 8am on Jun 5 (NZST) will be the first Sony-led showcase of PlayStation 5 games.
Demo impressions: Marvel’s Iron Man VR
We take the Iron Man VR demo out for a spin, and find delightful superhero wish fulfilment and exhilarating flight, but slightly clunky combat.
PlayStation 5 controller unveiled, boasts ‘strong battery life’ (and more)
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.
Review: With Nioh 2, I finally get the appeal of ‘soulslikes’
Nioh 2’s yokai-filled Sengoku setting brings plenty of pain, but a finely-tuned difficulty curve ensures triumph is always on the horizon.
Review: MLB The Show 20 swings for contact, not for a dinger
MLB The Show 20 still offers a solid basedball simulation, but after last year’s major improvements, its minor tweaks are a little underwhelming.
Dreams review: Limitless possibilities
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.
Patapon 2 Remastered review
Patapon 2 Remastered brings the second chapter of one Japan Studio’s finest series to PlayStation 4, and to a new audience with it.