Side-scrolling shoot ’em up Xenoraid revealed for PS4, PS Vita

Hello everyone! I’m excited to be back on PlayStation Blog to announce Xenoraid, a vertically-scrolling shoot’ em up with a unique feel, driven by a great combination of features. I’m personally in the driver’s seat of Xenoraid, and the whole concept of the game stems from the fact that I personally enjoy shmups. Or at least the shmups that preceded the bullet hell movement. To me, bullet hell games feel too much about memorisation, dodging and extreme...

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Microscopic survival game VEV: Viva Ex Vivo announced for PS4

Hi everyone! Souha here from Truant Pixel. We’re proud to announce that our indie game VEV: Viva Ex Vivo will be launching this summer exclusive to PS4 with planned support for PlayStation VR. The premise Viva Ex Vivo’s tag line is “survival on a microscopic scale.” The game features a unique take on arcade-style survival gameplay. The player assumes the role of a busy microbiologist in the not-so-distant future, whose research partner has taken...

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Chaotic co-op cooking game Overcooked announced for PS4

Hello world! My name’s Phil, I’m part of a two-person indie studio called Ghost Town Games based in rainy ol’ England. We’re her to tell you about our upcoming PS4 project, Overcooked, which is a chaotic co-operative cooking game for 1-4 players. Oli and I started Ghost Town to make the kind of games we wanted to play. When I was a kid my life was all about multiplayer games. Whether it was hurling green shells at my brothers in Mario Kart or luring...

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9 PlayStation stories you might have missed last week

2016 refuses to let up, with another busy week of new releases, from major AAA blockbusters to more esoteric fare from the independent community. Whatever your tastes, your thumbs should be busy this weekend! And the news came thick and fast too. Here are some of the highlights from PlayStation Blog… 1. New on PlayStation Store: Far Cry Primal, Hitman GO, PvZ Garden Warfare 2, more The Far Cry series turns the clocks back to the prehistoric era with...

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How multiplayer works in side-scrolling ‘Souls-like’ Salt and Sanctuary

If you’re not yet familiar with us or our game, hi! We’re Ska Studios, a husband and wife team that’s been making deliciously bloody indie games for like eight years now (what!?). We’re working on a game called Salt and Sanctuary, an insanely ambitious platformer that aims to capture the “Soulslike” genre, faithfully reimagine it as a mechanically solid 2D platformer, and explore and develop the interplay of wonderful mechanics and themes like difficulty...

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Beat ’em up classic Double Dragon II: The Revenge arrives on PS4

For the younger gamers among you, Double Dragon II: The Revenge is an action game that was released by Technos Japan in 1989. In order to avenge your girlfriend Marian, Billy and Jimmy use their signature move So-Setsu-Ken to challenge mysterious armed forces. In the game, players can use even more skills than the previous entry in the franchise which leads to more intense battles. The Arcade Archives series faithfully reproduces classic arcade games...

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