Hi everyone, I’m Jeff Brown, a Creative Director at San Mateo Studio. Dominic Robilliard of Pixelopus recently shared the latest trailer for Concrete Genie, an upcoming game about a boy named Ash who, through the power of creativity, paints his ruined seaside town of Denska back to life. Dom also announced that we are working…
“What would happen if you could play Everybody’s Golf in VR? Could VR be the key to creating more realistic courses, ones where players feel like they are actually there?” These were a couple of the questions that first launched this project alongside Everybody’s Golf for PlayStation 4. We wanted to take the series somewhere…
Salutations! Last week, Kristen, Sid and I journeyed to the exotic land of San Francisco to attend a hands-on event featuring a bundle of upcoming PlayStation VR experiences, many of which had just been announced during our first episode of State of Play. We were plenty impressed by the lot of ’em, but we found…
Marvel’s Iron Man VR is proving itself to be a highly intuitive VR action experience, offering up an immersive mix of flying and shooting that is sure to make Marvel, and especially Iron Man, fans cheer. My demo’s setup was simple. As teased in the announce trailer, classic villain Ghost has taken control of Tony…
Freddy Fazbear and his band of animatronic antagonists are back in Five Nights At Freddy’s VR: Help Wanted, and I’m thrilled (and chilled) to report that yep, they’re still pretty dang scary. The goosebumps came as soon as I strapped on the PS VR headset, where Freddy and co.’s eyes leered down at me from…
Last week, I got to be an action movie hero. More specifically, I attended a PS VR demo event and strapped into the world of Special Forces soldier Ryan Marks, living out what can only be described as an explosive action spree in Blood & Truth. The London Studio blockbuster has come a long way…
Concrete Genie, the second game from Pixelopus, is set to arrive on PlayStation 4 this fall, and as revealed during State of Play it will have two PlayStation VR modes packed in. After playing its “VR Experience” mode at a San Francisco-hosted hands-on event, I came away with a newfound appreciation for the artistry on…
Welcome back! Got a tough one for you this month: March saw the launch of multiple blockbuster new releases, including Devil May Cry 5, Sekiro: Shadows Die Twice, The Division 2, and San Diego Studio’s very own MLB The Show 19. Looking at this list, I’m not even sure which one I would vote for……
The Starry Eyes directors are preparing a grim new adaptation of Stephen King’s horror classic Pet Sematary, and it hits theaters next week. I took a rare opportunity to catch up with Kevin Kölsch and Dennis Widmyer to discuss their new vision for this classic horror tale. Before diving into the interview, check out an…
Strap into the boots of Power Rangers from across the series’ 25-year history in Battle for the Grid, a new tag-team fighter launching on PS4 Tuesday. The nWay-developed brawler pits Rangers and villains from various generations against one another in a no-holds-barred melee with controls simple enough for a novice to pick up, but mechanics…