Ensuring that Harmonix and its reinvigorated Rock Band 4 doesn't steal all of the limelight in October, Activision has today confirmed that Guitar Hero Live - its own modernized take on the musical genre - will debut across PlayStation 4, PlayStation 3, Xbox One, Xbox 360 and Wii U on October 20.
Don't hold your breath for a new Killzone or inFamous game on PlayStation Vita. According to Sony's Worldwide Studios President Shuhei Yoshida, the platform holder currently has no first-party studios working on software for the shunted handheld, and that its future as an ultra-niche system looks to be all but confirmed.
Cast your mind back to the moment Microsoft first unveiled the Xbox One and you'll remember the company's persistent, seemingly unyielding stance regarding the "all-in-one entertainment box" label. It's no secret that the current-gen hardware is jam-packed with a myriad of multimedia features, with support for TV integration and other non-gaming features. That somewhat eschewed direction resulted in an overly cluttered user interface, and fans will be pleased to note that Microsoft will be releasing a streamlined, simplified menu system for the hardware this fall.
Perhaps coaxed by the Internet-melting reception of the bona fide remake, Square Enix has announced plans to delay the PS4 port of Final Fantasy VII back into the latter stages of 2015.
Atlus may have been conspicuously absent from Sony's press conference yesterday evening, but there's still plenty of excitement swirling around one of the publisher's most anticipated titles, Persona 5.
Earlier today, Nintendo hosted its annual E3 Digital Event which proved to be jam-packed of iterations on existing IP; be it the adorable Animal Crossing: Happy Home Designer, Yoshi's Woolly World or the Mario & Luigi: Paper Jam crossover. For those more inclined toward the JRPG genre, though, one announcement would have stood head and burly shoulders above the rest: Monolith Soft's Xenoblade Chronicles X will make its way west in time for Christmas.
Remember fine-tuning and modding your beloved first ride in Underground 2 for Ps2? Or perhaps losing the cops after a riotous chase in Most Wanted? Whatever your favorite memory of the Need for Speed franchise may be, developer Ghost Games is hoping to pull all of the best elements of the long-running arcade series and filter it into this year's anticipated reboot.
Dinosaurs are a woefully underused trope in the video game industry. Sure, we had the Turok series for a while in the late 90s, coupled with Primal Rage and Dino Crisis, but it's about time the prehistoric predators come back with a bang. We can only put up with zombies for so long, after all. Killzone developer Guerrilla Games is hoping to do just that and more with all-new IP Horizon: Zero Dawn,
After running the risk of falling into obscurity, Team Ico dragged The Last Guardian back into the spotlight last night during Sony's E3 press conference to rapturous applause, and now the platform holder has rolled out some official screenshots of the long-in-development adventure game that ensures the whole re-reveal wasn't just some pie-in-the-sky fever dream.
