Author: Luke J

The force is strong with this latest PS4 bundle. At the end of the year we are going to be whisked to a galaxy far, far away as Star Wars Battlefront is launched in November, while December will play host to the unveiling of The Force Awakens at cinemas. Sony is getting in on the action with this rather fetching Limited Edition Star Wars Battlefront PS4 Bundle. At its core, this is a custom 500GB limited edition PS4 system (CUH-1200 series) and a single DUALSHOCK 4 wireless controller. The selling point here is that this system is customized in homage…

What world is this, what is happening? Have we slipped into a land where Microsoft and Sony have put their differences aside and decided to make a console together? Well, no, we have instead moved to the land of China, where the games console has been banned for 15 years and where knock off goods are rife. Smartphones, clothes, guitars, and everything else you can think of can be bought knocked off and copied in China. Including this beauty (I am using the term very loosely of course) you see above. If we were judging on originality then the “Ouye”…

While build 3.00 of the PlayStation 4 System is still some way off being released, but the details of the update have leaked online and show that Sony has quite a bit in store. In the mix are a number of major new features, while the company will also undoubtedly solve some recent PS4 errors such as disc loading freezes and issues with false storage details. As for those new features, there are a whopping dozen in all and some of them are heavily focused towards social media gaming. Namely, PS4 3.00 System Update brings the ability to add 10…

Sony did not get up to much at Gamescom this week, but the company did arguably drop the most interesting product in the form of its MPCL1. Ok, not the most imaginative of names granted, but this is essentially a mini projector which can transfer video/game content onto any surface. A very interesting new idea that at least goes someway to combating Microsoft’s streaming functionality for the Xbox One that will drop with Windows 10 later this fall. The new device hooks up to a PlayStation 4 via a HDMI cable and is small enough to carry around, about the…

There is a new error that seems to be sweeping users of the PlayStation 4 that tells users that their hard drives are full even if they still have huge amounts of space. The error code on the PS4 to look out for is CE-37704, and while it is another frustrating issue with the console, it is one that is easily solvable by you. However, there is no official fix from Sony just yet, so view the following methods as temporary. The problem in question seems to happen when a user tries to update the PlayStation 4 or update a…

As one of the largest open worlds ever created with dozens of hours of gameplay, The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt was massive and the story for this title has not ended. The title is set to get a New Game Plus Mode, while there are several reportedly enormous expansions in the pipeline too. With that in mind, developer CD Projekt Red says that we have all probably had enough of The Witcher franchise for the time being. If you disagree and are already casting your eye to the Witcher 4, forget about it. Projekt Red’s CEO Marcin Iwinski has revealed…

August is here, but even though the summer sun is enticing us outside, we are still managing to get plenty of gaming ours under our belts on the PlayStation 4. While Batman: Arkham Knight tided us over with a June launch, the month of July was a stinker in terms of quality titles landing. Sadly August is not much better as the big hitters will start arriving in September (Mad Max and Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain anyone?) Nevertheless there are some games to get excited about so here are our games to look for in August on…

PlayStation Now may be hugely frustrating on occasion, but it is also a triumph that offers a small pointer to the future of the industry. It has been a long time coming, but we can finally say that the service is now available on the PS Vita handheld and the PlayStation TV. That means users with either of those two products will have access to the 125 titles to stream from the PlayStation Now network. Wait a minute you may be thinking, I have been rocking PS Now for some time… and yes, maybe you have, but that was the…

Sony is debuting a new feature on the PlayStation Network (no, not one that stops it going down unfortunately) that lets users vote for the next game that will appear on the PlayStation Plus free game service next. The feature was first spotted in the UK, where a video emerged showing a feature called “Vote to Play”, and it seems Sony will set a specific period in time in which gamers can vote between three selected titles. The winner after that set time will be added to PlayStation Plus free list the next month when the list is refreshed. If…

I am going to lay a controversial opinion out to inevitably be shot down. There are four consoles in the history of gaming that have really defined the industry and market, the Nintendo NES, Nintendo Wii, Sony PlayStation, and PlayStation 2. Sure, there have been huge successes in between (Xbox 360, SNES, Mega-Drive), but those four transcended the industry. It is easy to forget what a game changer the original PlayStation was, it ushered in the modern era of gaming in this writers eyes. Sony certainly hasn’t forgotten, and with the 20th anniversary of the launch of the first PS…

Man, I love Lara Croft… Sure, it’s geeky as hell considering she’s a computer generated figment of someone’s imagination, but oh well, what’s not to like? Yeah, she’s appeared in some poor Tomb Raider games, but the series is like a fiery phoenix rising from the flames to once again wow us. The 8th gen and the PS4 would be the perfect platform to see Lara nail that blend of action and adventure once more. However, Sony’s market leading console will not actually be showcasing Rise of the Tomb Raider from launch, Microsoft got its paws on the title first…

It’s probably a case of better late than never as Sony announced that it will roll out the first official remote control for the PlayStation 4. The console is about to enter its third year on sale, so some may argue that such a peripheral should have already been launched. However, Sony was clearly focused on the PS4 as a games machine, and with that point driven home over the last two years it is time to focus on other areas. Other areas of course media, a facet of the console Sony has openly stated it wants to target in…

DriveClub has come a long way since it launched a year ago on the PlayStation 4, indeed in some aspects it’s an entirely different experience. Developer, Evolution Studios, is continuing to upgrade the DriveClub experience with a fresh update that brings plenty of new goodies to the racing sim party, including some stuff requested by fans. The download build is v1.20 and it is available from today (July 20) for free, if you already own DriveClub of course. As I mentioned, there are plenty of new additions, but the chief among them is the inclusion of brand new Elite Driver…

As far as third person adventure thrills go it is hard to match the Uncharted series. Naughty Dog and Sony’s game series has brought out the hidden Indiana Jones in all of us as we follow series protagonist Nathan Drake on his various escapades. Sony is now readying Uncharted: The Nathan Drake Collection, which ports the three (now classic) Uncharted games to the PS4. The upside of that is of course you will get to play these all-time great action games in beautiful 1080p and at 60 frames per second. Port specialists Blue Point have worked their magic over the…

As a fan of Destiny, I am awaiting The Taken King with much anticipation, and it seems the new expansion pack will be arriving alongside some other goodies. Developer Bungie revealed that the title will be wrapped in an exclusive Limited Edition Destiny: The Taken King PS4 Bundle that will launch the same time as the new expansion. With the new bundle we get a new decked out PlayStation 4, a 500GB model that has been covered in a white (and dare I say gorgeous) Destiny themed skin and a white controller. You probably already guessed that the new pack…

There have already been some amazing games released on the PlayStation 4 this year, but there is actually many more to look forward to as the year progresses. We have been playing plenty, but you know there is a lot more left in the tank, so here are some of the games we are looking forward to destroying our social lives with in the coming months. Everybody’s gone to Rapture The Chinese Room’s Dear Esther was a non-PlayStation title that pretty much blew us away, we so wished it was available on consoles. Innovative and engaging, it changed convention to…

Despite being nearly two years old the PlayStation 4 still feels like a young whippersnapper, which indeed it is as the console is not even midway through its intended lifecycle. Sony has done a great job keeping the PS4 fresh and feeling new, and the Japanese titan is at it again with a new model that makes things just a touch smoother. Think of the updated PlayStation 4 (which is a Japan exclusive for the time being) as Sony trimming the fat and making everything more efficient. Unfortunately, that fat trimming has not come from the body, this new version…

Day 1 of E3 kicked off yesterday, although of course it was more Day Zero as the actual event gets underway properly today. There were many announcements made throughout Monday, and below you can see the full list as well as our Sony specific review, where the company took to the stage to talk about the PlayStation 4 and the future. Sony Press Conference Sony held its Zero Day press conference and the company has plenty to discuss regarding upcoming titles, including a line-up of exclusive games. The Last Guardian arguably tops the list in terms of interest and is…

By now the secret is very much out, Mass Effect 4 is on its way and will likely be officially announced by BioWare at E3 (June 16-18). A trickle of leaks has turned into a torrent of information about the fourth instalment of the ground-breaking RPG come actioner. We decided to sift through the rumors to decide what we can expect from Mass Effect 4. Mass Effect was a dividing trilogy, most will agree that it was a triumph of gaming, but many also conclude that it was capable of frustrating lows as well as heavenly highs. Of course, it…