“We have unlocked a secret sound effect no one else has heard before”. Super Mario 64 is a solid-gold classic, and for that reason, fans have spent the past few decades digging into the game to find as many secrets as possible. Amazingly, despite the time that has passed since it launched on the N64,…
Pasokon Retro is our regular look back at the early years of Japanese PC gaming, encompassing everything from specialist ’80s computers to the happy days of Windows XP. Developer: Compile Released: 1997 Format: Windows 95 (Image credit: Compile) I honestly can’t remember exactly when I first decided to give this colourful slice of simian silliness…
We’re very excited to announce Stranded Deep is coming to PS4 for the first time tomorrow. As a player, you take on the role of a plane crash survivor stranded in the Pacific Ocean. You’ll explore exotic underwater and island environments as you hunt for supplies to craft the tools, weapons, and shelter you’ll need…
Mums get a bad rap for not understanding the world of video games, but have you ever tried sitting down and walking yours through how much wholesome fun it can be? The developers of Paleo Pines did, and it went…well about how you’d expect. Some had a roarsome time, and some might have been a…
“I am a huge Katsuhiro Otomo fan”. If you’ve played the cult classic Neo Geo shooter Last Resort, then you’ll almost certainly have noticed that the opening level’s cityscape is very similar to the one seen in Katsuhiro Otomo’s seminal 1988 anime, Akira. It’s one of the many instances where popular media has inspired video…
Hey folks! It’s been awhile since we last updated you all on the PS Blog, but now we’re super thrilled to announce that as of next week you can pre-order GNOG! While we always wanted to be a PlayStation VR launch title, we ultimately decided it was worth it to take a few extra months…
R-Type Delta: HD Boosted is coming to all major formats. Irem’s R-Type series is one of the most iconic in shmup history, and almost all of the games in its lineage are worth a look—but there’s one title which stands out as a clear favourite with many fans, and that’s 1998’s R-Type Delta, released initially…
“This is a huge undertaking”. A group of fans are porting Midway’s Mortal Kombat II to the 3DO, it has been revealed (thanks, St1ka). Released in arcades at the close of 1993, the game was ported to the popular home formats of the time, including the SNES, Genesis, Amiga, Master System and even the Game…
Polite society buried a lot of platformer mascots as we exited the 90s, but something Bubsy had over contemporaries like Gex and Croc (it’s a crock of something, alright!) is that his games were astoundingly, memorably dreadful. Bubsy is the best evidence we have that all publicity is good publicity, because he’s still getting games…
Warframe‘s weirdest update is due out today, Digital Extremes announced at The Game Awards last night. And that’s saying a lot, for a game that absolutely revels in the strange. But this time we’ve got an alternate history of the turn of the millennium, an old Earth city to explore, a bunch of new pals…