By: Eddie Makuch Sony today detailed the PlayStation 4’s day-one patch, which will launch alongside the system in North America on November 15, 2013. The system software update 1.50 is about 300MB and includes various features and functionality. First, the 1.50 update adds support for Remote Play and Second Screen functionality via the PS4 Link application for PlayStation Vita, iOS, and Android. The update will … Continue reading PS4’s day-one patch detailed
By: Eddie Makuch Activision Publishing CEO Eric Hirshberg is not terribly thrilled about the idea of games borrowing from movies to the point where they play out like films. In a new interview with Edge, Hirshberg was asked if Activision would ever consider making a game outside of the boundaries of typical genres, like a romantic comedy game. “There’s this strange desire to morph games … Continue reading Activision on “strange desire” for games to morph into movies
By: Eddie Makuch 2014 PlayStation 4-exclusive The Order: 1886 is being co-written by Kirk Ellis, who won an Emmy Award for his work on HBO’s miniseries John Adams, which starred Paul Giamatti as the second president of the United States. “The funny thing about it is he’s not a game guy,” Ready at Dawn cofounder Ru Weerasuriya told Game Informer. “And I think everybody would’ve … Continue reading The Order: 1886 cowritten by Emmy winner
By: Eddie Makuch DICE considered delaying the Xbox One and PlayStation 4 versions of Battlefield 4, but was able to overcome development hurdles to have the game ready for launch, executive producer Patrick Bach has said. Speaking with GamesIndustry International, Bach said some people fail to understand how difficult it can be to develop alongside new hardware like the Xbox One and PS4. “We’ve been … Continue reading DICE considered delaying Battlefield 4 on Xbox One, PS4
By: Eddie Makuck [UPDATE] Following the publication of this story, Bungie confirmed the Destiny beta. It will be available in early 2014 on Xbox 360, Xbox One, PlayStation 3, and PlayStation 4 for those who preorder the game at participating retailers. A new gameplay trailer is available below. The beta will include a “diverse sampling of major activities” from the full game, though these were … Continue reading Destiny beta in early 2014
By: Shaun McInnis Capcom has announced at Tokyo Game Show 2013 that its upcoming PlayStation 4 exclusive Deep Down will be free-to-play. The news comes from a tweet sent out by Sony’s president of worldwide studios Shuhei Yoshida . The Sony executive also mentioned that Capcom’s fantasy role-playing game is scheduled to arrive as an open beta “near the launch of the PS4 in Japan.” … Continue reading PlayStation 4 exclusive Deep Down to be free-to-play
By: Eddie Makuch Upcoming massively multiplayer online role-playing game The Elder Scrolls Online was not originally conceived for consoles, according to Sony. Adam Boyes, VP of publisher and developer relations at SCEA, told Game Informer that a console version of the online game was born after Sony and Bethesda met on numerous occasions to discuss the idea. “That game was never planned to come to … Continue reading Sony: Elder Scrolls Online not originally planned for consoles
By: Martin Gaston Sony’s PlayStation 4 will support up to four controllers simultaneously, the company has announced. SCE Worldwide Studios boss Shuhei Yoshida confirmed the PS4’s controller support on Twitter , following news that Microsoft’s Xbox One will allow foreight controllers . The PlayStation 3 can support up to seven controllers, though few games take advantage of this capability. The PlayStation 4 will come with … Continue reading PlayStation 4 will support four controllers
By: Eddie Makuch The PlayStation 4 can be turned on remotely via the Playstation smartphone app to begin content downloads, Sony has confirmed. Sony’s president of Worldwide Studios Shuhei Yoshida announced the news on Twitter recently: The PS4 launches November 15 in North America, November 29 in Europe, and in 32 countries in all by the end of the year . Sony also confirmed this … Continue reading PS4 can be turned on remotely
By: Martin Gaston Morrigan will play a “significant” role in upcoming BioWare RPG Dragon Age: Inquisition , but will not be a party member in the game. In the original Dragon Age, Morrigan was a Witch of the Wilds who became an integral character to the game’s plot, and was voiced by Claudia Black. Many speculated about Morrigian’s role in Dragon Age: Inquisition after the character … Continue reading Dragon Age: Inquisition won’t feature Morrigan as a party member
