Sony E3 Sony Press conference 2015 starts off with the re-introduction of a very old friend, The Last Guardian. The re-reveal of The Last Guardian has been 7+ years in the making. The long awaited spiritual successor to Shadow of the Colossus and ICO is coming to Playstation 4. Sony seems to have extended the footage last seen to include a full gameplay demo to show off how we interact and even help our bird-dog friend. Complete with platforming and puzzle mechanics...
Feels like yesterday that many of you readers and myself included were all excited about Sony’s foray into the console business. It was way back on December 3rd 1994, 20 years to the day, that the PlayStation made its historic debut. Sony had everyone trading in their game cartridges and picking up their new disc based games. However, discs were not the only thing that changed in Sony’s iteration of game console. The console introduced dual analog sticks and...
The undisputed king of twin stick shooters is back for another round. I have great memories of playing the original Geometry Wars on my Xbox 360. What I love about it is how simple it is to play and how much fun it can be compete against the high scores of friends. I was very excited to learn the series has come back for a third round, this time on both current gen and last gen systems. The third Geometry Wars game from Lucid Games, a studio containing much of the staff who...
UPDATE: It has been announced that Executive VP and COO of Sony Computer Entertainment International (SCEI) Shawn Laydon will be replacing Jack Tretton as CEO of SCEA. Laydon has been with SCE for 14 years, working most recently as assistant to President of SNEI, John Kodera. Original Story below Jack Tretton, CEO and President of Sony Computer Entertainment America has announced that on March 31st 2014, he will be stepping down from his position with in SCEA. Posting a...
Gran Turismo has surpassed being just a game to me. I’ve been playing since the first GT came out on the original PlayStation when I was a freshman in high school. Gran Turismo was the sole reason I bought a PlayStation in the first place. My passion for things Gran Turismo has become more than just a love but an institution. Gran Turismo’s pedigree of excellence established a benchmark for realism and handling as well as graphical presentation. Polyphony Digital...
UPDATE: In a statement from Naughty Dog, its co-presidents had this to say, “We feel it necessary to clear up a very important point that was unprofessionally misreported when the story broke. Bruce Straley and Neil Druckmann were NOT involved in what transpired.” Amy Hennig, creative director for all three console iterations of the Uncharted series, has left Naughty Dog after 10 years. March 3rd marked the end of her work on the upcoming Uncharted game for...
Ico is one of those games which is remembered fondly as a precursor to greater things. This game reminds me of others in that regard, making me think of Dark Cloud from Level 5, Metroid on NES, or any of a million firsts in a legacy. Granted, Team Ico’s catalog is much less full than either Level 5’s (a developer mostly known for their long, charming RPGs) or Samus’ titles. Nevertheless, I feel as if the two games they made have been so clearly different...
With the Xbox One releasing November 22nd and the PlayStation 4 coming just a week before it, you’re now (hopefully) at the point where you’ve decided what Next-Generation console you’ll be getting first. If you’re reading this post, then I’m going to presume that you’ve decided to go with the Xbox One. Welcome aboard! You’re on your way to the next generation of gaming. But, now that you’ve got your console preordered...
The Last of Us hasn’t been a game I’ve been eager to revisit from a single player perspective since I wrote my review. The campaign is dense and left me with a myriad of emotions. I’ve been chewing on how I feel about the way things ended and wrapped up with Joel and Ellie and have been listening to others on Twitter, podcasts and through reviews. There’s nothing good about the Last of Us in the way that it makes the player feel. It’s...
Today was the day many gamers have been waiting for. Sony has kicked off its next generation of gaming and has announced PlayStation 4. As you guys have probably been reading, there’s a lot to digest regarding PlayStation 4. To start, it is a lot more powerful than PlayStation 3. The most powerful thing developers on stage today said was that their only limits are their imaginations. Quantic Dream’s tech demo featuring the head of the elderly man really...
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