From the horse’s mouth to the ears of eager gamers, Sony’s worldwide studio president Shuhei Yoshida confirmed this morning that every upcoming title for the PS4 will be playable with the Playstation Vita via Remote Play. Other than games that will require the system’s Eye camera to function, Sony’s handheld will have the ability to stream a compressed version of the console game using your domestic Wi-Fi – a service deemed to be ‘great’ by Yoshida himself.
Originally intended as a Wii U exclusive, Ubisoft Montpellier’s Rayman Legends will now be available on Playstation 3, Xbox 360 and also Playstation Vita when it hits European stores on August 30th, the studio have confirmed. While a U.S. release date remains unconfirmed, the cel-shaded game is expected to release in the States on September 3rd, according to reports.
Revving the engines to make a scene in typical ostentatious fashion, details surrounding Need For Speed Rivals – the next instalment in EA’s widely popular racing series – have recently meandered onto the internet. Co-developed by Ghost Games and series stalwart Criterion Games, the new title will straddle across two console generations after EA confirmed that Need For Speed Rivals will come to Xbox 360, PS3 and PC on November 19th, with an as-yet-unknown next-gen release further down the race track.
Flying in the face of persistent rumours, Sony today confirmed that the PS4 will launch worldwide in 2013 via an advertisement in this morning’s Metro. The ad itself, which you can check out below, calls the world’s greatest players to entertain on the ultimate, next-generation stage. Leaving the hyperbole aside for a moment, however, and it’s clear that the new console will be on the market in time for Christmas.
‘Our journey together has just begun.. As the green-tinted lights dimmed at the Microsoft campus in Redmond, Washington, that was perhaps one of the main messages to take away from the reveal of the Xbox One. The industry giant showcased the sleek, chrome black console today and reiterated their desire to provide consumers with an all-in-one system that will harmonise the traditional gaming experience with interactive entertainment. With the E3 press conference casting a long shadow over the video game industry – in fact, the Expo is less than three weeks away – Microsoft’s revealing of the Xbox One was a preliminary, yet essential keynote.
The excitement around May 21st and the next generation Xbox is reaching a crescendo. But what is a console without games? Fear not, because EA have confirmed that FIFA 14 and the new UFC title are firmly on Microsoft’s guest list. The publisher is set to usher in the next generation of gaming this afternoon when they take to the stage at the Xbox press conference to showcase the first game play for FIFA 14 and laying out some details for the next UFC (Ultimate Fighting Championship).
Ka-pow! Like a bludgeoning thump to the kisser, Kevin Conroy silenced industry rumours at the Dallas Comic-Con by confirming that he will voice act for the upcoming prequel Batman: Arkham Origins. However, in a twist to the recent saga, Warner Bros. have confirmed Roger Craig Smith as Gotham’s caped crusader – which unmasks a rather pressing question: just how will Kevin Conroy feature in the studio’s upcoming game?
For Sony Pictures, the journey of bringing the 1980's television series The Equalizer to the big screen has been riddled with setbacks. After initially securing Denzel Washington in the lead role, the film flirted with various different filmmakers before Antoine Fuqua took up the directing mantle back in March. And now, The Hollywood Reporter has confirmed that Marton Csokas will play the film’s chief antagonist.
It was around this time last year when we first heard news about the Assassin’s Creed movie. Coming off the back of X-Men: First Class and Prometheus, Michael Fassbender was also confirmed to don the coveted white robes as the central assassin. And now, courtesy of 20th Century Fox and New Regency – the two studios responsible for the big screen adaption – the film has been given a firm release date for May 22nd, 2015.
Cast an eye over Brad Bird’s back catalogue and it’s easy to understand why the burgeoning filmmaker was initially one of the directors touted to helm Star Wars Episode VII. Ultimately, it was J.J. Abrahams’ name that was picked from Disney’s hat, but that doesn’t mean Bird was in close contention at one stage. And now, in an interview with The Hollywood Reporter, the director reveals the reason why he turned his back on a galaxy far, far away.
