Blistering twin-stick shooter Son of Scoregasm comes to PS Vita on 10th October

Hi, I’m Charlie of Charlie’s Games. I’ve been writing and releasing shooty games since 2005, including Irukandji, Bullet Candy and, most recently, Scoregasm. I’m here to talk about my latest super amazing game Son of Scoregasm, which is coming to PS Vita from 10th October. In Son of Scoregasm I’ve tried to create something slick, varied, challenging and fun that plays really well on PS Vita. The game is a sequel to Scoregasm which was released in...

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Slayaway Camp is a stlyish PS4 puzzle game masquerading as an ’80s slasher movie

Stripped to its basics, Slayaway Camp is ‘just’ a sliding block puzzle, similar to Sokoban or any number of move-a-thing-around-a-grid mini-games that most gamers will undoubtedly be familiar with. These kinds of puzzles can range from mindlessly simple to maddeningly complex, but they do have a tendency to be, well, boring. The challenge we set ourselves in Slayaway Camp was this: can we make a dry, cerebral sliding block puzzle game that is not...

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New Star Wars Battlefront II video shows how the Messengers will enact the Emperor’s vengeance

The death of the Emperor wasn’t the end of the Empire. While the fall of the nefarious leader sewed confusion among the ranks, the surviving officers of the Imperial navy still wield influence over vast fleets and powerful forces. But even from beyond the grave, the Emperor’s destructive control holds sway over the galaxy… not just over his enemies, but also over the servants who failed to protect his life. Part of that vengeance is enacted by Messenger droids, one of which plays a key role in the single-player story of Star Wars Battlefront II. Messengers...

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Expert advice on how to die less frequently in Nioh’s new The Abyss mode

Our third and final DLC update for Nioh came out earlier this week and I wanted to take this time to spotlight our unique and expansive new mode featured in Bloodshed’s End: The Abyss. I’m sure many of you are curious to know more about this exciting new feature. First of all, I can tell you that this world is unlike anything you’ve encountered in your journey through the Nioh experience so far. The Abyss is an ethereal world made up of innumerable...

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20 stunning pieces of Battle Chasers: Nightwar artwork by comic book legend Joe Madureira and his team

With Airship Syndicate’s RPG Battle Chasers: Nightwar finally releasing on PS4 next week, we asked its creative director – and lead concept artist – Joe Madureira if he’d open the art team’s portfolio to showcase just some of the phenomenal work they’ve created over the course of the game’s development. Here are just 20 of their personal picks. 1. “We decided early on that our conversations in game would happen via ‘dialogue portraits’, just like...

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New PlayStation Store weekend discounts are live: Tekken 7, Crash Bandicoot, ARK, more

We have another set of amazing titles available on offer this weekend on PlayStation Store! Whether it’s Crash Bandicoot N. Sane Trilogy, ARK: Survival Evolved, Rise of the Tomb Raider: 20 Year Celebration or Yakuza Kiwami*, you can get your hands on some top titles at discounted prices until 2nd October! PlayStation Store has all your regional pricing, but here’s a look at everything else on offer this weekend. *Some titles may not be available...

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Check out Rockstar’s New Red Dead Redemption 2 trailer

Any day that Rockstar Games issues a new trailer is a special day. And today, we’ve got the all-new trailer for Red Dead Redemption 2, which was captured on PlayStation 4. Red Dead Redemption 2 is coming to PS4 this Spring. Here are the latest details, straight from Rockstar: Red Dead Redemption 2 is the story of outlaw Arthur Morgan and the Van der Linde gang as they rob, fight and steal their way across the vast and rugged heart of America in order to survive. A friendly reminder that PlayStation owners will get additional benefits for Red Dead...

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Your PlayStation Plus games for October are Metal Gear Solid V and Amnesia: Collection

So long September and hello October: the home of hilarious Halloween costumes, unpredictable weather patterns and – for the caffeine addicts among us – the glorious pumpkin-spiced latte. We hope you had fun with September’s PS Plus games. If you’ve not had a chance to tear across the Seattle skyline as a delinquent neon streak yet or befuddle the agents of darkness with a slew of rhyming couplets, we suggest you hop to it, because October’s titles are coming in hot and you’re gonna want your backlog looking respectable. What do we have for you...

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Nioh: Bloodshed’s End is out today, and it’s packed with new content

Hi folks, it’s Tom with Team Ninja again. As we celebrate the release of our final DLC today, I just wanted to provide some insight and inspiration into why we chose to finish our campaign with Bloodshed’s End. As our dedicated players have come to experience the bloody Sengoku period through the eyes and heart of William, we wanted to conclude his adventure with an ending that is deserving of this incredibly awe-inspiring time in history. We chose...

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Space combat shooter EVE: Valkyrie – Warzone launches today on PS4

News incoming, pilots! The time has come for even more of you to gear up, lock on and join in our ultimate first-person spaceship shooter. We here at the CCP Newcastle studio are thrilled to announce that EVE: Valkyrie – Warzone is available today, meaning that intense cross-platform, cross-reality space dogfighting is happening right now! Fearsome and distinctive spaceships, fresh and fearless new pilots — we reckon that’s going to be an amazing...

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