The PS4 is a magnificent beast. Whether you’ve opted for the new slimline model, the monstrously powerful PS4 Pro or you’re sticking with the OG PS4 released way back in 2013, there’s no denying that it’s a sleek, powerful console with a seriously great library. Most people’s PS4s will merrily carry on functioning three, four, five years into their lifespan with absolutely no problems. The failure rate for the PS4 is a remarkable one per cent, which means that only one per cent of consoles will break down and stop working over their lifetimes. That said, the vast majority of…
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Did you know playing video games can have serious cognitive benefits for kids? It’s true – you may not immediately think of video games as a growth aid, but they most certainly are. Playing video games can improve your child’s coordination, enhance their memory, improve their social skills and much more besides. Next time you read a scare piece about how video games are causing the collapse of society, keep in mind that they’re actually helpful – in moderation, of course. With that in mind, we thought we’d collect all the best PS4 games for kids together in one handy…
If you didn’t know this, well then, Fortnite has fast become one of the biggest and most popular multi-platform game all across the globe. Furthermore, it’s absolutely free to play. If you’re a beginner and you’ve just happened to get started this article has some insight worth checking out. Below are 10 useful tricks that’ll help you compete on the battlefield. 1. Power of Build Building mechanics are this game’s main hook. Collect resources via destroying structures using your pickaxe. Those said resources you’ll have collected will help you come up with some really interesting stuff. For instance, building a…
Ah, the humble board game. Enthusiasts of this storied pastime adore the more niche titles’ strategic depth, emergent mechanics and storytelling potential, while casual players and families everywhere adore multiplayer friendship-ruiners like Monopoly or Scrabble. Whatever your personal preference, there’s a board game for you; whether it’s the spooky storytelling of Mysterium, the co-operative survival shenanigans of Dead of Winter or the straightforward beauty of Ludo, there’s bound to be something board game-related you’ll love. After all, the PS4 is home to some of the best board games. For those of you who prefer your entertainment presented in a more…
Simulation games come in many different shapes and sizes, but they all have something in common, they accentuate simulating specific actions in as realistic a way as possible. If you want to immerse yourself in an alternate reality that you control, travel through the cosmos exploring, or just blow stuff up, it is possible through one of the many simulators out there. Here is a list compromised of a few of the best simulators for PS4 available. GT Sport For racing car fans, GT Sport is the exclusive racing sim to consider – it’s Sony’s latest flagship answer to Microsoft’s…
Motorbike lovers have had a rough ride when it comes to video games. It’s not that their favourite sport is ill-represented; everything from MXGP to MotoGP has scratched that particular itch. No, it’s more that when it comes to biker games, no single title has managed to capture the experience of the wind whipping through one’s hair (or helmet, rather) on the Strada della Forra in a perfect way. Games have come close, but nothing’s quite nailed it in the same way as Forza or Gran Turismo have for cars. That’s where Ride 3 comes in. Developed by Italian maestros…
For hardcore gamers, the ultimate gaming experience involves getting fully immersed in every session. With the right set of gaming accessories, you can greatly enhance the experience and enjoy improved functionality. Moreover, for some online games, every second counts and the slightest delay can prove detrimental to performance. Take a look at 5 important devices that you should add to your gaming accessory collection to ensure a great experience every time: Flight Control System As most hardcore gamers will agree, a regular joystick might greatly limit your level of control and suck the joy out of simulated flight. Consider investing…
Variety, it has been said, is the spice of life. Nothing’s ever fun if it’s monotonous, and throwing something unexpected into the mix can spice up a meal, a chore or even a family occasion. The same attitude applies, of course, to video games. Nobody wants to play a game that’s just turn-based combat for twelve hours, and nobody wants to read oodles of text with nothing to break it up. That’s where NIS America’s The Lost Child comes in. The Lost Child is a strange hybrid of dungeon crawler, visual novel and RPG which is, appropriately enough for its…
Singing in social situations is a tricky beast. If you’re an extrovert, you probably relish the moments when your inner diva comes out and you get to test your pipes to a room full of appreciative critics (or drunken friends, but hey, what’s the difference). If you’re introverted, singing in front of a crowd is likely your worst nightmare, and you’d do anything in your power to avoid it if possible. Games like Singstar, Rock Band and Let’s Sing aim to redress the balance somewhat by gamifying the experience of karaoke. If you’ve never played one of these titles before,…
On paper, a multiplayer online experience based in the Fallout world seems like a no-brainer. After all, these post-apocalyptic adventures always see players traveling a vast wasteland, meeting individuals of dubious trustworthiness, and looting container after container for useful parts and healing items. Fallout already contains so much of the quintessential MMO experience, so Fallout 76, an online survival game set in West Virginia, was a pretty easy sell. That said, just because the experience works on paper doesn’t mean that promise will translate well to the actual game. There has been some degree of controversy surrounding the game and…
It’s usually in the smaller moments that we really start to appreciate what a video game can achieve. Sure, many video games have huge setpieces that we can all applaud from a technical and narrative standpoint, but it’s those little watercooler-style events that make us truly understand how much time and effort has gone into a game’s creation. It won’t surprise those of you who have been following the pre-release hype that Red Dead Redemption 2 is a game full of those moments. Whether it’s watching the sun go down over the plains as you heft a bandit’s body onto…
With Halloween just around the corner, everyone is getting in the mood for spooky stories and adrenaline-pumping scary experiences. If you own a PS4, you have access to a slew of terrifying games that are best played in the middle of the night with all the lights turned off, perhaps with a pumpkin glowing in the background. Gone are such times when movies were the only digital outlet for Halloween enjoyment. After all, we now live in the virtual reality age – perfect for engaging in some thrilling experiences. The following list of games is a great place to start…
It’s hard to think of video games without Call of Duty. This is a series that’s been with us since way back in 2003, when the first instalment launched (yes, it really has been that long). Since then, we’ve seen numerous milestones along its lengthy timeline, including 2007’s seminal Modern Warfare and the trippy Black Ops series with its increasingly psychedelic and weird storytelling. For many, Call of Duty lost its way when the first Black Ops was released. Its genuinely insane single-player campaign alienated many players who simply wished for a return to the series’ grounded World War II…
Consider, if you will, the strange and somewhat lost world of the official tie-in game. These ill-fated titles have been through many iterations over the years; in the 90s they were 2D platformers, in the 2000s they took the form of 3D collect-a-thons, and in the 2010s they were mostly third-person shooters (yes, even the Harry Potter video games eventually fell into this trap). As soon as the PS4 entered the scene, the amount of tie-in games decreased significantly. This was perhaps a result of the console market shifting slightly to accommodate hardcore gamers who felt like they’d been left…
Until recently, many people thought that making money from playing video games was little more than a pipe dream. Most of us could only fantasise about being video game testers, level designers, writers, or taking up any other career associated with our favourite pastime. The opportunities for making money in the video game sphere were slim, and it was the quintessential “that’s never going to happen” ambition for young people everywhere. Since the advent of eSports, the naysayers have been a little quieter on this front. The top-performing eSports teams make absolutely staggering amounts of money at each tournament they…
Rally racing is possibly one of the most obvious disciplines to adapt into a video game. It’s quite easy for most of us to enjoy a quick game of football or tennis, for example; jumpers for goalposts and an abundance of parks with tennis nets ensure we all have access to the sports we love. Rally racing, though, is an entirely different beast. It’s dangerous, high-octane, and incredibly difficult to pursue on an amateur level. [amazon_link asins=’B07HKS6ZY7′ template=’ProductAd’ store=’ps4playstation-20′ marketplace=’US’ link_id=’5a2a7065-ce56-11e8-aaab-a339b4a0fe7c’] Thankfully, many major rally events are well-represented in the video game sphere. For the FIA World Rallycross Championship, we…
When you get stuck playing a PS4 game, odds are you’ll immediately look for a video guide to help out. Nowadays there are so many guides available on YouTube and other platforms that it makes it easy to find what you need. If you want to save one of these guides so that it is more convenient to refer to it, you may find it isn’t that easy. Most online streaming platforms don’t have an option to ‘save’ videos, or if they do they normally place lots of limitations on it. That is why if you want to save a…
Between console hardware, home cinema setups and peripherals, video games can feel like quite a costly hobby. Not only is the equipment required to play video games expensive in itself, but the games themselves can often go for quite a pretty penny as well. New games usually retail at around $60, and that’s not factoring in extras like special editions or DLC season passes. Put simply, it’s not cheap to be a gamer. At least, that’s the conventional wisdom. If you know where to look, though, there’s a veritable treasure trove of underappreciated (or rightly appreciated) gems going for an…
Ongoing sports franchises in video games can seem like a bit of an odd proposition. On the one hand, of course, they do what they do extremely well year on year; developers like EA and 2K iterate on tried-and-tested formulae to ensure that each instalment of franchises like FIFA and NBA is as polished and accomplished as it can possibly be. On the other hand, though, they’re undeniably niche products, not meant for consumption by a general audience in the same way as certain films or musical genres. NBA 2k19 is not meant for a non-basketball audience any more than…
In today’s hyperconnected, global commercial world, targeted advertising is a hugely important part of marketing. Companies are able to pinpoint receptive audience demographics based on age, sex, education and income and promote products to them. It’s pretty well known, for example, that if you shop for something on Amazon, you will receive recommendations for products similar to your previous purchases and banner ads for similar products on other sites that might suit you. Google Adwords has dynamic remarketing and displays its ads at the top of search results. None of this is going away any time soon. Digital advertising budgets are increasing and…
Note: These Games aren’t specifically related to the PS4 – this is a general gaming article. Enjoy. Many successful game franchises have been running not just for years, but for decades. For example, Call of Duty celebrates its 15th birthday in October 2018 – and the first ever World of Warcraft game first hit our screens way back in 1994, long before many of its players today were ever even born. Keeping a long running franchise fresh and relevant through the years takes real skill and vision, which can often mean more than just updating the game each year in the…
The Quantic Dream team are known as the creators of some of the best ever action-adventure interactive games. The only true competitor to Quantic Dream is Telltale Games and if I were to be frank, Telltale Games can’t even hold a candle up to the library of games that has been produced by Quantic dreams. From the earliest releases, this team has shown uncommon care for everything from the life-like visuals to excellent musical scoring, to the masterful storylines. The innovation that they’ve brought to any of these elements alone would be groundbreaking. Together, they are more than enough to…
The word “professional” may often be misleading or intimidating to what is classified as an “amateur” in the world of gaming. Just because you have not yet taken the leap into the world of competition at a higher level does not mean that you can’t or won’t make it. You may even find yourself lucky enough to take home the prize at the end of it all, but it will never happen if you allow yourself to never take that first step. It is always going to be smart or even necessary to work your way through the amateur levels…
It all started in 1972 when students from Stanford University competed on a space combat video game developed in 1962 called SpaceWar! The grand prize was year-long subscription of the Rolling Stones magazine. Today, eSports’ grand prize can go up to USD $100 million. eSports revenue topped USD $696 million in 2017 and is expected to increase up to 32% by year 2020. With this kind of number, it is no wonder that eSports has become a disruptive force in the entertainment industry, comparable to the unsettling power of streaming services offered by Amazon and Netflix. eSport is positioned to…
Ever since Nintendo picked up on the popularity of Luigi as a meme mascot character, they’ve been playing his personality in trailers and games for laughs. This is, after all, the Mario brother famously dubbed the “king of second bananas” in Nintendo’s crossover fighting game Super Smash Bros. Brawl. Runner-up, second-best, also-ran…these are all ways in which Luigi has been referred to over the course of multiple Mario games. In a way, the relationship between Luigi and his older, far more successful brother mirrors that between football gaming giants FIFA and Konami’s PES (Pro Evolution Soccer for the uninitiated). For…
Video games based on movies sometimes tend to get a bad rap, and with the genre seemingly in decline over the past few years, there hasn’t been a better time to remind people of the virtues of movie games. While the days of every box office smash being rapidly accompanied by a hastily developed video game are long over, the drop in quantity has been more than compensated for with a marked uptick in quality. Game releases based on films are few and far between these days, especially for the PS4, but what we’ve seen in the past year has restored our…
The job of a reviewer in the modern age can be a difficult one. Don’t get us wrong; we love critiquing games, and we wouldn’t trade our profession for any other. With that said, though, there are things that complicate matters somewhat, especially with the rapidly advancing march of technology to contemplate. For a case study on what we’re talking about, look no further than 2010’s Fallout: New Vegas. When the game was initially released, it was a buggy mess, full of game-breaking glitches and physics issues. Over time, the game was patched, and its reputation grew with each subsequent…
“If it ain’t broke, don’t fix it”. So goes the ancient maxim, and it’s one that applies to video games just as much as anything else. Franchises like FIFA, Madden and Assassin’s Creed consistently refuse to reinvent the wheel as far as their core mechanics are concerned, and they’ve all done pretty well for themselves. If something isn’t flawed, then don’t try to fix its flaws, because you might end up creating new ones along the way. One wonders whether this is an aphorism that could be applied to the V-Rally series. This venerable set of racing titles stretches all…
Spider-Man, everyone’s favourite web-slinging superhero, has something of a chequered history when it comes to video games. The highs, like the PS2’s superlative sandbox movie tie-in Spider-Man 2, are colossal indeed; there’s no feeling quite like swinging through the streets of New York in the best Spider-Man games. Unfortunately, the franchise also has its fair share of astounding lows to accompany these highs. Whether it’s the PS3’s Amazing Spider-Man tie-ins, which are mediocre at best, or the truly execrable Spider-Man: Friend or Foe, the webslinger has certainly suffered enough in video game terms over the years. With that in mind,…
Virtual reality is not only a gamer’s wet dream come true but a platform that has lately gained ground in front of more traditional approaches. And because we are so very much in love with everything related to VR gaming, we’ve prepared a special treat – an article about PlayStation’s virtual reality headset. More specifically, we will try out best to answer the life-long question – is the PSVR the best headset for VR gaming. Stay tuned to find out more about the pros and cons of playing games on PlayStation’s proprietary VR headset. What’s Up With the PSVR? As…
There’s no doubt in our minds that the PS4 is the modern king of gaming. With a wide selection of great titles available, in genres as diverse as FPS, JRPG, Battle Royal, and others, there’s never been a better time to own what many claim is Sony’s best console since the original Playstation. Despite this, we’ve all got friends who have yet to see the light, whether they’ve been loyal followers of Nintendo or Microsoft for years, or have spent a ton customizing their rig and don’t see the need for a console. We don’t need to severe ties and…