Destiny Sparrow Racing League Coming to Private Matches
Sparrow Racing League will remain available as part of Destiny's private match system, IGN confirmed at PlayStation Experience 2016.
The Dawning winter event, which ushers in the second year of Sparrow Racing League (SRL), will conclude on January 3, 2017, but the game's executive producer, Scott Taylor, confirmed it will continue to be available as part of the private match system.
This is important for Destiny players, not only because the game has entered its "long winter" of fewer content releases for Rise of Iron, but because the new exotic machine gun quests are tied to the Sparrow Racing League. As part of The Dawning event, Bungie's live team has introduced two alternate versions of the Thunderlord exotic called "Abbadon" and "Nova Mortis." Respectively, they are solar and void versions of the fast-fire machine gun.
Death Stranding Will Run on the Horizon Zero Dawn Engine
Death Stranding, the debut game of Hideo Kojima’s new development studio Kojima Productions, will be powered by the Decima engine, developed by Horizon Zero Dawn studio Guerrilla Games. The news was announced earlier today at PlayStation Experience, during an interview between Kojima and Geoff Keighley.
PlayStation 4 systems architect Mark Cerny took the stage with Guerrilla Games director Hermen Hulst to explain more about the technicalities of the engine.
"The Decima engine is not just about rendering," according to Hulst, citing its handling of AI, physics, logic, and the "entire world creation suite." Kojima also added that the Decima engine is "very appropriate for work on open worlds," which lines up with Kojima's previous discussion of his upcoming title as an open-world game.
Uncharted: The Lost Legacy Setting, Story Details Revealed
Naughty Dog has shared a few story and setting details about Uncharted: The Lost Legacy, shedding light on what fans can expect from Chloe and Nadine's upcoming standalone adventure, which was announced today for PS4.
During a panel today at PSX 2016, creative director Shaun Escayg confirmed that The Lost Legacy will take place after Uncharted 4: A Thief's End, and the section shown during the reveal was taken from the beginning of the game.
The Lost Legacy will be set in India, and as such, writer Josh Scherr said the studio took a "deep dive" into Hinduism and the mythology tied to the region when crafting the story. Game director Kurt Margenau also chimed in to note the setting shown in the reveal footage won't be the only locale Chloe will explore.
How Mass Effect’s Relationships Will Evolve in Andromeda
Choices define the Mass Effect gameplay experience, and one of the biggest choices a player can make is who they decide to pursue romantically. Did you go for Ashley Williams, or was Liara more up your alley in the original trilogy? Did you prefer Kaidan or Garrus? With Mass Effect: Andromeda introducing a new swath of love interests for the two playable characters, the Ryder twins, Bioware creative director and Mass Effect franchise lead writer Mac Walters talked to IGN about how pursuing relationships has evolved in the latest game.
"As far as the relationships go, we try to make them less formulaic," he said. "In the original trilogy, they often were you do a couple conversations with them and then it's getting close to the end, it's time to romance. What I wanted to see in this was more of a, well, somebody might want to hop in the sack right away,
Ys Origin Coming to PS4 and PS Vita
Ys Origin is coming to PlayStation 4 and PS Vita February 21, 2017.
The game, which is a prequel to the Ys series, has been available on PC since 2012. The original, Japanese language version of the game was released for Windows in 2006.
The announcement came during the PSX 2016 opening ceremony, which saw a whole slew of trailers and reveals. The ceremony closed with the reveal of The Last of Us Part II.
Also revealed during the opening ceremony was the trailer for the upcoming remastered Crash Bandicoot collection, as well as Knack 2, the sequel to PS4 launch title Knack.
Nex Machina Is Housemarque’s New Game for PS4
Nex Machina, a new top-down shooter from Resogun developer Housemarque, was revealed today for PS4 during Sony's keynote at PSX 2016.
In a post on PlayStation Blog, Housemarque's Mikael Haveri shared a few details on the title, which is being created in collaboration with Defender and Smash TV creator Eugene Jarvis.
Nex Machina, which roughly means "Death Machine," draws inspiration from some of Jarvis' prior work, and "focuses on pure arcade action, voxel destruction, and competition" to deliver "the most explosive top-down action shooter Housemarque has ever created."
Free Gravity Rush 2 Story DLC Lets You Play As Raven
The first story DLC for Gravity Rush 2 stars Kat's ally and fellow shifter, Raven.
Gravity Rush 2 Another Story: The Ark of Time - Raven's Choice DLC was announced at the 2016 PlayStation Experience conference and will be available for free for players in March.
Gravity Rush 2 was delayed to January 20, and as a result, Gravity Rush 2 director Keiichiro Toyama announced that the first planned paid story DLC would be available for free. Gravity Rush 2 will also have an anime that bridges the gap between the two games.
The Last of Us Part 2 Announced
Sony announced The Last of Us Part II today, a sequel to Naughty Dog’s 2013 post-apocalyptic shooter.
Revealed at PlayStation Experience 2016, The Last of Us Part II trailer showcased an older Ellie from the original game playing guitar, as well as the return of Joel.
Naughty Dog's Neil Druckmann wrote in a post on the PlayStation Blog that more information on the game will arrive in the coming months, though its release is "a ways off." Druckmann didn't offer further story details but explained that the studio spent "years on different ideas (and almost
up),
we finally uncovered a story that felt special."
Windjammers Coming to PlayStation 4 and PS Vita
Windjammers is coming to PlayStation 4 and PS Vita, Sony announced today during its PSX 2016 keynote.
The classic arcade sports game features six playable characters, each with their own unique skills, and for the first time ever, Windjammers will have an online versus mode and ranked matches.
No specific release date was given, with Windjammers slated to release for Sony's home console and PS Vita sometime "soon."
For more on PlayStation Experience, head over to IGN's PSX 2016 hub.
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Tons of New Games Hit PlayStation Store Today
Sony revealed a slew of new games are hitting PlayStation Store today, including Grasshopper Games' Let it Die, which is available for free.
The other games announced for availability today are Mother Russia Bleeds, Garou: Mark of the Wolves, Surgeon Simulator, and Lara Croft GO.
Let it Die is the creation of Suda 51, and takes a dash of Dark Souls and mixes it with a pinch of a rogue-like to form a crazy mix of mutants, Death, and bizarre Grasshopper Games' charm.
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