Sony wraps up this 2016’s E3 conferences with a presentation distinct in tone from the others. There weren’t any dancing clowns, comedy bits, or ten minute speeches. Heck, the in-game dialogue outweighed the presenters by a significant margin, I’d wager. Sony put its full focus on the latest blockbuster experiences…
Read MoreReview by Matt S. Uncharted 4 has got to be the most irritating game I have ever played. I recognise that on every objective measure you could apply to it, it is a well-made and highly engaging game. But it also represents the pinnacle of AAA game development, and therefore…
Read MoreJean-Pierre Jeunet is one of my favourite film directors of all time. Ignoring his attempt to play in Hollywood with Aliens Resurrection (though nowhere near as bad as people would suggest that it is anyway), the French auteur’s body of work, from Delicatessen to The City Of Lost Children and…
Read MoreI’ve never played a Fat Princess game before. Mostly because I’ve never been a fan of the kind of exclusively combative multiplayer experience that it offered – it’s one thing when the game is effectively free (I play the odd game of League of Legends here or there), but it’s…
Read MoreHot off the heels of the PSX conference, Sony Computer Entertainment Australia has hosted a small media event in Sydney to celebrate the 20th anniversary of the brand in Australia, and to let us know what players can expect moving forward into the future regarding the PS4. With a swathe…
Read MoreLast week, we had the big news that Sony, in collaboration with the AIE and developer/ publisher, Nnooo, would be bringing a program called PlayStation First to Australia. The PlayStation First program allows tertiary students to develop and then publish a game on the PlayStation platform, gaining valuable experience in…
Read MoreI have to say I’m impressed. The Paris Games Week being the second most-attended video game expo in the world aside, I didn’t expect for Sony to present us with what basically amounts to a full-fledged E3 press conference (minus some of those “megatons” that are so typical of the…
Read MoreSony has today announced that a major initiative that is has been running overseas, PlayStation First, is being brought to Australia in collaboration with indie publisher, Nnooo, and the Academy of Interactive Entertainment (AIE). Related reading: Nine Aussie developers discuss why 2015 was the best year for indie games down…
Read MoreThe importance of box art has been relegated in today’s digital marketplace, but the front cover of Code:Realize ~Guardian of Rebirth~ drips such ornate passion it could knock over a shelf of raunchy pseudo-romance covers. Without any hint as to what the heck the title means, the featured couple’s warm…
Read MoreI don’t think there are too many pundits out there that honestly expect Sony to release another handheld console. It’s not just that the PlayStation Vita has been a dramatic underperformer in every market that isn’t Japan since it was released, either. Related reading: A list of our PlayStation Vita…
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