With 116 million units sold, the PlayStation 4 was the most successful 8th generation system, and consequently, it sold millions of third party and first party games during its lifecycle. I can’t quite recall a generation in which a PlayStation console sold as many first party games in such great numbers as the PlayStation…
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Sony’s Days Gone’s Treatment; Was it Justified?
The big news this week is that Sony (and Sucker Punch) celebrated (joyously) the success of their newest open-world franchise, Ghost of Tsushima, which moved 8 million units within a year and half. Former Bend Studio Director, Jeff Ross, took issue with the situation as it related to his own open-world game, Days Gone. Days…
Ghost of Tsushima Review: Another Single Player Triumph for Sony
It only took a few minutes into Ghost of Tsushima’s running time for Sucker Punch, the game’s developer, to capture my undivided attention with its Tsushima’s incredible opening scenes. It didn’t take long for me, coming from the playing the amazing Gears 5 on Xbox Series X, to once more confirm one of the biggest…
Horizon Forbidden West: New Exploration and Traversal Options Discussed
2017’s Horizon Zero Dawn is one of the most successful Action-Role Playing Games around. By 2019, it had sold over 10 million copies, and it has continued to move units, and the titles has even made a PC appearance since its initial PS4 launch. Naturally, the game is receiving a much anticipated sequel in Horizon…
The Five Best Selling Home Video Game Consoles of All Time
Since 1983’s Nintendo Entertainment System, console gaming has grown from “kid hobby” into an integral part of entertainment in homes around the world. Some of these consoles have been very successful, and others have fared badly. Today, however, we list the very best selling home consoles of all time. Keep in mind that we will…
Top Five Best Selling PlayStation 4 Role-Playing Games
With over 115 million consoles sold (to Xbox One’s 50 million), the PlayStation 4 clearly won the previous generation’s sales race. As the old saying goes: “With great console sales comes great software sales numbers.” Okay, I made that up, but nonetheless, it doesn’t make the statement any less true. Here are the top Role-Playing…
First Look: God of War: Ragnarok Story/Gameplay Trailer
Is God of War: Ragnarok Another Cross Generation Game? While Spider Man 2, and Wolverine were also announced in Sony’s last week game showcase ( each with its respective trailer) as PS5 exclusives, not much actual gameplay was shown, so it is hard to gauge how “next generation” the two games will look. However,…
Tales of Arise Demo Available Next Week On Xbox and PlayStation Platforms
Announced since 2019, and delayed from an originally intended summer launch last year, Namco’s 17th installment in the long running Tales series, Tales of Arise, certainly has us intrigued. Thankfully, it seems that we won’t have to wait much longer in order to get a feel for how the newest entry will play, and fit,…
Legrand Legacy: Tale of the Fatebounds Review
Legrand Legacy: Tale of the Fatebounds is an interesting, and relatively cheap indie RPG that can be purchased on the Nintendo e-shop (and Xbox Live, and PS Store). What makes Legrand Legacy unique is that it is essentially a Japanese Role-Playing Game developed by a team of 27 western developers (Semisoft). During its two-year development…
Horizon Forbidden West Trailer Unveiled in New State of Play
Yesterday, Sony and its first studio Guerrilla Games unveiled a 14 minute gameplay trailer of their anticipated sequel to Horizon Zero Dawn, Horizon Forbidden West. Incredible Visuals Sony’s first party studios rarely disappoint, they are usually first class in terms of graphics and in pushing technology forwards. Guerrilla Games crafted one of the most beautiful open world…