The Dark side is defeated. Star Wars Battlefront – the 2004 one, not the 2015 one – finally has online multiplayer again. After over a half-decade of awkward workarounds and shuttered servers, a small update to the Steam and GOG copies of Pandemic Studios’ galactic toybox lets us finally return to Star Wars’ low-poly 64-player
Month: May 2020
I did mention yesterday that Sherman Crabs were horribly vulnerable while mine flailing, didn’t I? I’m fairly sure I probably pointed out that, in order to protect their relatively vulnerable main guns from flying debris, they reversed their turrets before venturing into devil’s gardens. (Colonel Croesus is an open-to-all game of Combat Mission: Fortress Italy in
In the midst of several big event cancellations, Evo 2020 organizers announced in March that plans for the annual summer tournament were still underway. Since then, however, the situation surrounding the coronavirus pandemic has been slow to improve. As such, it’s no surprise the fighting game event’s organizers are now pulling the plug on a
May is National Military Appreciation Month, and Activision Blizzard, along with the Call of Duty Endowment, are honoring members of the armed forces with a brand new campaign, #CODEFearlessChallenge. The social media campaign asks followers to honor the service of those enlisted by posting a name or picture of either a vet or current member
The 4v1 genre of multiplayer games is tough to get just right, but it hasn’t stopped developers from trying again and again with mixed results. From the original IP Evolve to adaptations of well-known franchises like Friday the 13th and its cadre of horror villains, as well as Resident Evil Resistance, developers have been toying
John Wick Hex lands on PS4 May 5, blending action and strategy thanks to its time-based encounters. Get inside the mind of the unstoppable action hero, plan, and execute. Yeah — I’m thinking he’s back. For a full list of new games coming to PlayStation next week, read on. And enjoy The Drop! Emma: Lost
The organizers behind the Evolution Championship Series (Evo) have announced that its 2020 event is canceled due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. Evo 2020 was originally scheduled to take place July 31 to August 2 at the Mandalay Bay Events Center in Las Vegas, Nev. Instead of a physical event, the Evo team is creating
There are lots of things that look quite promising about Glumberland’s cute town sim Ooblets. There’s fashion, gardening, dance battles, and house decorating, Here’s one more thing to like: a map. More importantly, a map on which you can see the location of the other townsfolk of Badgetown. Don’t laugh, I am very serious about
The Western Skyrim expansion to The Elder Scrolls Online is landing later this month, taking players to the darker side of long-ago Nords. Many parts of the new map are striking familiar, but next to Solitude’s Blue Palace is a brand new Antiquarian Guild where you’ll learn the art of scrying for ancient valuables and
Last week, we asked you to take a gander at games glowing with the color green. From verdant landscapes to ghastly gas, you shared your greenest moments using #PS4share and #PSBlog. Here are this week’s green highlights: Aaronymuss shares this glowing green beauty from Trials of Mana. Cal strikes with his green lightsaber in Star
Hello! Huntdown, our retro action comedy co-op arcade shooter, is launching on PS4 on May 12, and ahead of release we wanted to give you an overview of the game, as well as how and why 80s action movies influenced the Huntdown universe. In Huntdown you take up arms as three bounty hunters — alone
Welcome back! April 2020 saw the return of familiar franchises like Final Fantasy VII Remake, Resident Evil 3, Trials of Mana… hell, even Streets of Rage snuck in at the very end of the month with its first new game in over 25 years! But don’t let the big names steal all the attention —
Ask me about any of my favorite games and I’ll usually have a single, extremely vivid memory to share. Examples: Crossing the finish line a scant second before the No.13 ‘Devil’ car in Ridge Racer (my PSone controller slick with sweat from multiple failed attempts). Stumbling upon the Inverted Castle for the first time in
Starting today, a Dreams demo is available at PlayStation Store. The demo includes access to a rotating playlist of some of our favourite creations in Dreams including The Ornithologist’s Private Collection, Ruckus, Cubric, Player Piano Player, Art Therapy and Great Job Human! The demo also includes the first 20 minutes or so of the Media