The PlayStation weekly wrap-up

Taking a quick break from Uncharted 4? Well, wipe the sweat from your brow and pop your pistol down for a few minutes – it’s time to take in some of this week’s news that may have crept by while you were globetrotting with Nate…

This week’s biggest new trailers

• Hellblade – Senua’s Sacrifice – 360° video
  Explore this scene from Ninja Theory’s forthcoming hack and slash, presented as a wonderfully inventive clip where you control what you see.

• Assassin’s Creed movie trailer
  Missed the first trailer to 20th Century Fox’s adaptation of Ubisoft’s brutal action adventure? Here’s your entry to the Animus.

• Homefront: The Revolution – story trailer
  It takes more than guns to start a rebellion – grab your first glimpse into the intense and bloody world of the Philadelphia Resistance.

• Battlefield 1 – reveal trailer
  Get a glancing shot of the vicious WWI front lines that await in EA DICE’s latest entry to the first person shooter series.

Tweets of the week:

Can’t wait for someone to record themselves beating #Uncharted4 in 8-bit mode on Crushing. Gauntlet thrown. http://pic.twitter.com/5jNx92gY2W

— Josh Scherr (@joshscherr) May 10, 2016

#Uncharted4 Trick Tip: Take your time. Its not like the last 3. Don’t try to gobble it down in one sitting. Settle in. Enjoy the moment.

— Bruce Straley (@bruce_straley) May 6, 2016

Around the world of PlayStation:

• PlayStation Music and Naughty Dog teamed up to curate a few Uncharted 4 playlists on Spotify – why not give them a listen?
• The Tomorrow Children developer Q-Games is preparing its own Twitch.tv channel, so you’ll be able to get some tantalising new glimpses of the forthcoming PS4 game from Monday.
• Firewatch artist Olly Moss isn’t immune to all of this Uncharted 4 excitement, as the talented illustrator showed with his rendition of Nathan Drake:
  

  Congrats to the folks at @Naughty_Dog for releasing their brilliant, ridiculous new game. http://pic.twitter.com/KNaqd0fwuL

  — Olly Moss (@ollymoss) May 6, 2016

• Dark Horse artist Ron Chan (Plants vs Zombies) also gave tribute to Nate with his dashing version of everyone’s favourite treasure hunter:
  

  Quickie Nathan Drake sketch! Can’t wait to play Uncharted 4 sooooooooooonhttps://t.co/9c9dzJU6Ub http://pic.twitter.com/IkDFhrWeQi

  — Ron Chan (@RonDanChan) May 9, 2016

This week’s PlayStation Store ‘leftfield’ pick: The Binding of Isaac: Afterbirth

Supremely twisted, punishingly difficult and relentlessly addictive, this long-awaited add-on to The Binding of Isaac: Rebirth scratches every dungeon crawler itch. New bosses, modes, enemies, items… if you’ve not yet tried this warped yet wonderful slice of roguelike randomness, now’s the perfect time.

• Buy it on PlayStation Store
• See all of this week’s new releases

The pick of PlayStation Blog:

1. How The Witcher 3 team built the land of Toussaint for upcoming expansion Blood & Wine
   The Wild Hunt isn’t over yet – CD PROJEKT RED takes you behind the scenes of The Witcher 3‘s forthcoming expansion.
   • Read the full post

2. 10 things we learned from the brilliant Overwatch beta
   As Blizzard’s arena shooter casts its crosshairs over a 24th May launch, we fired up a few hints, tips and tricks for you to keep in your back pocket.
   • Read the full post

3. How Nolan North and Troy Baker brought the Drake brothers to life
   Who can pass up a rare opportunity to see two juggernaut voice actors from Naughty Dog’s opus match wits?
   • Read the full post

And the rest of the headlines:

• Screen-bending puzzle platformer Four Sided Fantasy announced for PS4
• Ratchet & Clank was the best-selling game on PlayStation Store last month
• New on PlayStation Store: Uncharted 4, Doom, The Binding of Isaac: Afterbirth
• Nuclear Golf explodes onto PS4 and PS Vita this summer
• Uncharted 4: A Thief’s End is out today
• A.O.T. Wings of Freedom is coming to Europe on PS4, PS3 and PS Vita this August
• Check out 11 minutes of Sherlock Holmes: The Devil’s Daughter gameplay
• Arcade horror action game My Night Job hits PS4 on 20th May
• Explore strange new worlds in Star Trek Online on PS4, due later this year
• Watch the new Gran Turismo Sport trailer here on 19th May
• Hardware: Rivals gets free map and Capture the Flag mode today
• Vicious rhythm platformer She Wants Me Dead sinks its claws into PS4 today
• 7 tips to help you take great shots in Uncharted 4: A Thief’s End’s Photo Mode

What we’re currently playing:

• Fred – Dark Souls 3: “I wrapped up From Software’s latest just in time for Uncharted 4. But then NG+ happened. ¯\_(ツ)_/¯”
• Matt – Not a Hero: “Brash, vulgar and completely off the wall – it’s also maddeningly addictive! A must for Hotline Miami fans.”
• Rhys – Tom Clancy’s The Division: “Just when I thought I was out, it pulled me back in – the Tactician’s Authority gear set WILL be mine. If I could only stay alive in the Dark Zone for more than 5 minutes at a time.”
• Corey – Severed: “Intricate and complex touchscreen combat mixed with gorgeous art and that Drinkbox magic. Lovely.”

That’s it for now – let us know what you’re planning to play this weekend in the comments section below (if you’re actually playing anything besides Uncharted 4…), and we’ll catch you next week.

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