Monthly Archives: June 2016
LEGO Star Wars: The Force Awakens Demo Launches
Attention Star Wars fans, there's been an awakening. Sony announced at its 2016 E3 press conference that the demo for LEGO Star Wars: The Force Awakens is available now. The new game will be released on June 28th.
The playable demo is currently available to download in the PlayStation store for PS4.
The description for the demo reads: "Be the first to play LEGO Star Wars: The Force Awakens! Download the demo today to join Rey, Finn, and BB-8 as they evade the villainous First Order. Engage in Blaster Battles with Stormtroopers, use Multi-Builds to race through Niima Outpost, and dogfight with TIE Fighters through derelict Imperial Star Destroyers in the Millennium Falcon before escaping Jakku!"
Modern Warfare: Remastered Coming Early to PS4
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare Remastered will be playable 30 days early on PlayStation 4. The news was revealed at Sony's E3 press conference.
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare Remastered is avaialble to those who purchase Call of Duty: Infinite Warfare on any platform. Infinite Warfare will release on November 4, 2016, meaning that PS4 owners can play MW in early October.
Call of Duty DLC started appearing on Sony consoles first last year with Call of Duty: Black Ops III after years of Call of Duty titles launching DLC initially on Xbox consoles.
Activision recently announced that both Infinite Warfare and Call of Duty: Modern Warfare Remastered multiplayer will be unveiled at the upcoming Call of Duty XP fan event.
Finfal Fantasy 15 VR Experience Announced
A VR experience for Final Fantasy XV was announced at Sony's E3 press conference today.
A trailer for the new experience revealed players will play as Prompto while also showcasing combat from the first-person perspective.
Third-person action was also showcased during the conference in a new trailer. Earlier today a boss battle demo was shown at the Microsoft E3 press conference.
Final Fantasy XV is set to hit PS4 and Xbox One on September 30. For more on the game and everything else shown at E3, stay tuned to IGN's E3 2016 events hub.
Three Crash Bandicoot Remasters Announced
Today at Sony's E3 2016 press conference the company announced that Crash Bandicoot, Crash Bandicoot 2: Cortex Strikes Back, and Crash Bandicoot: Warped will all be remastered and released for PlayStation 4. Activision still owns the Crash Bandicoot rights, with the remasters coming thanks to a special arrangement between Sony and the publisher.
The news came alongside the announcement that Crash will be an exclusive character in the PlayStation 4 version of Skylanders: Imaginators.
No release date or sneak peek of the remasters was given on stage.
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Crash Bandicoot Comes to Skylanders Imaginators
At PlayStation's E3 press conference tonight, Sony confirmed that Crash Bandicoot is headed to Skylanders Imaginators.
Tonight's announcement follows years of rumors about the return of Crash, ranging from rumors that Sony had purchased the franchise to misunderstandings with toy manufacturers and unofficial Unreal Engine 4 remakes. Most recently, Crash appeared in a particularly high-profile Sony cameo earlier this year, but the last game he had to himself was Crash Bandicoot Nitro Kart 2 for iPhone in 2010.
Star Wars Battlefront VR Is An X-Wing Mission
At this year's GDC, Sony announced a Star Wars VR experience that would be coming exclusively to PlayStation VR.
While a small teaser was shown during EA's press conference yesterday, today Sony's E3 2016 press conference confirmed that the Star Wars Battlefront VR experience will be an X-Wing mission.
There's no release date yet for Star Wars Battlefront X-Wing VR Mission, but Sony did announce that PlayStation VR launches on October 13th this year.
Batman Arkham VR Announced for PlayStation VR
Batman Arkham VR developed by Rocksteady is coming October 2016 and will be exclusive to PlayStation VR.
Along with Batman Arkham VR, Sony announced the PlayStation VR release date, Resident Evil 7 (which is fully compatible with PlayStation VR), and a new VR first-person shooter called Farpoint at its E3 press conference.
For all the news from Sony's 2016 E3 press conference, head over to IGN's E3 2016 event hub.
PlayStation VR Release Date Announced
PlayStation VR will be officially released on October 13, Sony revealed during its E3 press conference.
PlayStation's Shawn Layden also announced Sony will support PSVR with 50 games this year, including newly announced titles Farpoint, Star War Battlefront X-Wing Mission, and Batman: Arkham VR.
Sony revealed an October launch window for PlayStation VR during this year's Game Developers Conference, along with a $399 / €399 /£349 /AUD $549 price. To see all of the games confirmed so far, check out IGN's PlayStation VR wiki. Sony will be allowing consumers to try out PlayStation VR before its launch, with 500,000 in-store demos coming to retailers beginning this month. And for more on which VR headset is right for you, check out IGN's comparison of PlayStation VR, Oculus Rift and HTC Vive.
Resident Evil 7 Announced, fully PSVR compatible
Resident Evil 7 Biohazard, announced at the Sony E3 press conference, is coming January 24, 2017.
Resident Evil 7 will be fully compatible with PlayStation VR. A demo is now available for PlayStation Plus members.
Capcom teased big Resident Evil plans earlier this year with the announcement of a "full-scale offensive planned for the second half of the year." A full Resident Evil 2 remake is also in the works following its announcement last year. Multiplayer Resident Evil game Umbrella Corps is coming on June 21 and Capcom will re-release Resident Evil 4, 5 and 6 throughout this year on PS4 and Xbox One.
Syphon Filter Developer Announces Days Gone
The developers of Syphon Filter, Sony Bend, have unveiled their newest project, Days Gone, at Sony's E3 2016 press conference.
Details on Days Gone are scarce for now, but based on the trailer, we know it is set in a post-civilization world. Check out some images from Days Gone's trailer below.
Sony's Scott Rhode said last year that Bend had been working on a number of ideas before landing on a job that the studio could "start massaging it" into a full project, and earlier in 2015 Bend's technical director Christopher Reese said the studio's next title would "blow people away."