PlayStation Plus Games For April 2020

The PlayStation Plus titles for April have been announced and will be available to download on April 7 until May 4. Here’s the full list of games: 

PS4 

• Uncharted 4: A Thief’s End
• Dirt Rally 2.0

Bruce Straley Is Leaving Naughty Dog

Naughty Dogs Bruce Straley has announced he’s leaving the company. Straley is best known as the director of Uncharted 2 and The Last of Us, 2 of the most praised games period of the last decade. Straley does not say what he is doing next, but mentions that his attention has been pulled in other directions as of late. After the announcement of The Last of Us Part II, it was revealed that Straley would not be directing the game due to his extended leave from the studio, which has seemingly culminated in his departure. Straley was with Naughty Dog since 1999, with his first project being Crash Team Racing for the PlayStation. You can read his entire blog post here.

Here Are The Winners For The 20th Annual DICE Awards

Action Game of the Year: Overwatch  

Adventure Game of the Year: Uncharted 4: A Thief's End  

Role-Playing/Massively Multiplayer Game of the Year: Dark Souls III  

Sports Game of the Year: Steep  

Racing Game of the Year: Forza Horizon 3  

Fighting Game of the Year: Street Fighter V  

Strategy/Simulation Game of the Year: Civilization VI  

Family Game of the Year: Ratchet & Clank  

Handheld Game of the Year: Pokémon Sun & Moon  

Mobile Game of the Year: Pokémon GO  

D.I.C.E. Sprite Award: Inside  

Outstanding Achievement in Online Gameplay: Overwatch

Outstanding Achievement in Original Music Composition: DOOM  

Outstanding Achievement in Sound Design: Battlefield 1  

Outstanding Achievement in Story: Uncharted 4: A Thief's End  

Outstanding Achievement in Character: The Last Guardian (Trico)  

Outstanding Technical Achievement: Uncharted 4: A Thief's End  

Outstanding Achievement in Animation: Uncharted 4: A Thief's End  

Outstanding Achievement in Art Direction: Inside  

Outstanding Achievement in Game Design: Overwatch  

Outstanding Achievement in Game Direction: Inside  

Immersive Reality Technical Achievement: Eagle Flight

Immersive Reality Game of the Year: Superhot VR

Game of the Year: Overwatch

PS4 Bundles Get A Price Cut For A Limited Time

For a limited time, Sony is reducing the price of the Uncharted 4 and Call of Duty: Infinite Warfare PS4 bundles. The bundles will start at $249.99 from February 12 through February 25, and both contain their respective games, the slimmer 500GB PS4, and a DualShock 4 wireless controller. The Call of Duty: Infinite Warfare bundle comes with the Legacy edition of the game, which comes with a download voucher for Call of Duty: Modern Warfare Remastered.

PlayStation 4 Sales Pass 50 Million Units Sold + Uncharted 4 Passes 8 Million

The holiday season was good to Sony as it sold 6.2 million PlayStation 4’s between November 20, 2016 and January 1, 2017 pushing its total number of PlayStation 4’s sold to 53.4 million. It also sold 50.4 million games (digital and retail) with Uncharted 4 being a standout with lifetime sales reaching 8.7 million copies. PlayStation VR was also mentioned, but no specific sales numbers was given.

My Top 5 Games Of 2016

Before I begin with my Top 5, I’d like to point out that this list is based on my opinion and my opinion alone. I’m just giving my thoughts on games that I enjoyed this year.  

5. Killer Instinct Season 3

Although this game was already released on Xbox One back in 2013, the game is new to Windows 10 PC users with the release of Season 3. Myself and many were hoping for a PC port when the game for first announced and it delivers 10 fold. The Killer Instinct series is rejuvenated thanks to Microsoft by redesigned old characters while giving us new ones to enjoy. Even if you’re just a casual fighting game fan like myself. With its combo assist mode it’s very casual friendly. Killer Instinct is definitely worth checking out, also were else are you gonna find a fighting game were you can play as a ninja, a mummy, a werewolf, a cyborg or even a demon ?

4. AM2R

As someone whos favorite Metroid game is Zero Mission and never got a chance to experience Metroid 2, AM2R is perfect in every way. From the sounds to the art to everything about this game, it made me feel how I did when I played Zero Mission for the first time. The game gives life to the Metroid series when it seems like Nintendo can’t. Between the discovery and boss battles you’ll see time fly right before your eyes, I know I did. If you haven’t played this game yet, I highly recommend that you do. 

3. Uncharted 4

Uncharted 4 is simply breath taking, from its scenery to its motion capture. Nathan Drakes send off it full of excitement and adventure behind every corner. If you own a PS4 and you haven’t play this game yet, you’re seriously missing out.   

2. DOOM

I’ll make it simple, DOOM is so f_cking METAL and it knows it. What was once old is new again, between its amazing combat awesome gore factor and killer soundtrack. You’ll find yourself grooving to the soundtrack as you’re slaying some demons. DOOM is 100% a must play.  

1. Overwatch

I was excited was Overwatch was first announced back and Blizzcon 2014 but I never expected I’d love it as much as I do. From it’s diverse character roaster to the mystery be hide each character to it’s cool game modes. Each character is unique in there own special way and it’s hard not love love all of them. I know this game doesn’t have a story more, but there’s definitely a lot of lore to go around. As you should know by now, if you haven’t played this game you should give it a try, specially since Blizzard has free weekends for the game every now and then. 

So those were my Top 5 Games of 2016. Here’s to an amazing 2017. It’s looking to be another amazing year for games, with Horizon Zero Dawn, Crash Bandicoot N’ Sane Trilogy, Injustice 2, Zelda: Breath of The Wild, Red Dead Redemption and the Nintendo Switch just to name a few things I’m excited for in new year. I’d like to give a “few” honorable mentions to some games that didn’t make the list but I still enjoyed. 

Skylanders: Imaginators

Pokemon Moon

Street Fighter V 

WWE 2K17

Telltale Batman

Pokken Tourement 

Ratchet & Clank

Kirby: Planet Robobot

Deus Ex GO

Amplitude

Pokemon GO

Killing Floor 2

Let It Die

Secret Santa

Uncharted 4 Is Getting A Survival Co-op Mode In December

Naughty Dog has announced that Uncharted 4: A Thief's End is getting a survival cooperative mode in December.Uncharted 4: Survival puts up to 3 players against up to 50 waves of increasingly harder enemies over 10 maps on any difficulty. Pirate Warlord bosses invade every 10 waves, as evidenced by Henry Avery. Co-op survival has its own progression system, complete with Relic Challenges, exclusive vanity items, unlockable upgrades, and customizable loadouts. Ranking up gives access to Survival-exclusive, one-use boosters, new items, and equipment upgrades.

The Last of Us Remastered And Uncharted 4 Now Have PS4 Pro

Sony has announced via the PlayStation Blog that The Last of Us Remastered and Uncharted 4 now have PS4 Pro support. The Last of Us Remastered can now be played at 30 frames per second at 2160p or at 60 for 1800p. Either of these will be downgraded to 1080p according to your TV. While Uncharted 4’s story mode can be played at 1440p and the multiplayer can be played at 1080p. Both games will also  support HDR, which should give more brightness to the vibrant colors.

Uncharted 4 Gets New Free Map, New Devon

Uncharted 4 is getting updated to version 1.12. A part of the update is a new multiplayer map, New Devon that will be available today for free. Uncharted 4 will also be getting the Bounty Hunter DLC in September. 

Here Are The Best Selling Games For June 2016

The NPD Group has announced which titles were the best-selling during June in the United States. This time around the NPD Group has taken into account some digital sales as well as physical so it’s not surprising to see Overwatch take the number one position.

1. Overwatch*

2. Grand Theft Auto V

3. Lego Star Wars: The Force Awakens

4. Doom **

5. Mirror’s Edge: Catalyst

6. Uncharted 4: A Thief’s End**

7. NBA 2K16

8. Call of Duty: Black Ops III

9. Destiny: The Taken King

10. Minecraft**

** No digital sales included in ranking
* No Battle.net PC sales included

Uncharted 4 Multiplayer DLC Out Today And It’s Free

Uncharted 4's first multiplayer DLC, Lost Treasures is out today with the game's 1.08 patch, and it’s free. The Lost Treasures DLC features the Sunken Ruins map, chests featuring gameplay items, and a variety of cosmetic vanity items. The patch introduces a leveling system (70 levels) with awards along the way, ranked team death-match, the first triple pack, and a variety of multiplayer improvements. You can see everything thats included in the Lost Treasures DLC in the video below.

Uncharted 4's First Multiplayer DLC Out This Week

Naughty Dog has announced that Uncharted 4's first multiplayer DLC will be out next week on June 29 alongside Patch 1.08. Naughty Dog will be streaming a preview through Twitch on the June 28. According to Naughty Dog's blog, the DLC will introduce a new map and several updates fans have been asking for. "We’re just scratching the surface by saying it includes new guns, new boosters, new taunts, new skins, custom matches, custom loadout names, a revamp to Ranked Team Deathmatch, and more!" Those that already own the Triple Pack will receive more items with the MP Pack 1.

Uncharted 4 Multiplayer Bonus Weekend Is Live

Naughty Dog is having an Uncharted 4: A Thief's End's multiplayer bonus weekend as a "thank you" to fans. The event will run until May 31 at 12pm PT. Those playing Uncharted 4's multiplayer will receive a 50% Relic bonus on all challenges. Additionally, Naughty Dog has placed a 70% discount on all Vanity item bundles in game. 

Uncharted 4 Sells 2.7 Million Copies In Its First Week

Sony has announced that Uncharted 4 is the fastest selling first party PlayStation 4 game in North America. More than 2.7 million copies were sold as of May 16. This includes retail copies and PlayStation Store downloads. 

Uncharted 4: A Thief's End Has In Game Currency

The pricing for Uncharted 4: A Thief's End in-game currency has been revealed. The currency will be used to buy cosmetic items and unlock multiplayer bundles. The points can be unlocked by playing the game. The prices range from a $5 pack of 500 Uncharted Points up to a $50 pack of 10,000. Here are all of the increments on offer:

• $5 - 500 points
• $10 - 1,500 points
• $20 - 3,200 points
• $35 - 6,500 points
• $50 - 10,000 points

Game Releases For The Week Of May 9, 2016

Here are the games that will be released this week. What games are you looking forward to playing this week ? 

May 9

Kingdom Wars II: Battles (PC)

Stellaris (PC)

May 10

The Binding of Isaac: Afterbirth (PS4)

The Magic Circle: Gold Edition (PS4)

MegaTagmension Blanc + Neptune VS Zombies (PS Vita)

StarBreak (PC)

Tastee: Lethal Tactics (PC)

Uncharted 4: A Thief’s End (PS4)

May 12

Goliath (PC)

RefRain - prism memories - (PC)

May 13

Doom (PS4, Xbox One, PC)

Hero Defense - Haunted Island (PC)

Project G (PC)

Uncharted 4’s Multiplayer DLC Will Be Free

Naughty Dog has unveiled details about Uncharted 4: A Thief’s End DLC. The best part is you’ll be able to earn everything just by playing. You’ll earn the in-game currency, known  as relics  just by playing. Which can be spent on chests that have weapons, boosters, and cosmetic items. You won’t get the same item twice. You can purchase Uncharted points with real money that can be used to get more chests, but thats up to you. At launch, there will be team death-match, command (capture points), plunder (1 flag CTF), and bot matches. More will be added starting this summer.There will be 2 multiplayer DLC add-ons along with a single-player expansion. This will be the first for the Uncharted series. You can see the entire Multiplayer road map in the image below. Uncharted 4 is out on May 10 for PlayStation 4.

Game Releases For May 2016

May 3

Battleborn (PS4, Xbox One, PC)

Coffin Dodgers (PS4)

Fragments of Him (PC)

The Park (PS4, Xbox One)

Ray Gigant (PS Vita)

Shadow Complex Remastered (PS4)

Superhot (Xbox One)

Table Top Racing: World Tour (PS4)

Tropico 5 (PS4)

May 5

Kathy Rain (PC, Mac)

May 6

Coffin Dodgers (Xbox One)

Ecotone (PC)

May 9

Stellaris (PC)

May 10

The Magic Circle: Gold Edition (PS4)

MegaTagmension Blanc + Neptune VS Zombies (PS Vita)

StarBreak (PC)

Tastee: Lethal Tactics (PC) 

Uncharted 4: A Thief’s End (PS4) 

May 12

Goliath (PC) 

RefRain - prism memories - (PC)

May 13 

Doom (PS4, Xbox One, PC)

May 17

Homefront: The Revolution (PS4, Xbox One, PC) 

Life Goes On: Done to Death (PS4, PC)

Shadow of the Beast (PS4)

Valkyria Chronicles Remastered (PS4)

May 19

Lastfight (PC)

May 23

The Way (PC)

May 24

Dungeons 2 (PS4)

The Last Blade 2 (PS4, PS Vita)

 (PS4, Xbox One, PC) 

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutants in Manhattan (PS4, PS3, Xbox One, Xbox 360, PC)

Total War: Warhammer (PC)

Tropico 5 (Xbox One)

May 25

Kittypocalypse (Oculus Rift)

May 26

Excubitor (PC, Mac, Linux) 

May 31

Daydreamer: Awakened Edition (PS4)

Dead Island: Definitive Edition (PS4, Xbox One) 

The Elder Scrolls Online - Dark Brotherhood (PC, Mac)

One Piece: Burning Blood (PS4, Xbox One, PS Vita)

Uncharted 4: A Thief's End Delayed Again And Multiplayer Stress Test

Uncharted 4: A Thief's End has once again been delayed (sigh). Sony and Naughty Dog have delayed the game 2 weeks to May 10, 2016. On PlayStation Blog, PlayStation's Shawn Layden said in a post, "In an effort to meet the considerable worldwide demand, and to ensure that all gamers worldwide have the opportunity to play the game on day one, we have chosen to postpone the launch of the game by two weeks to allow for extra manufacturing time." "We know this news might be disappointing, and we are sorry to have to make you wait a little longer to play Naughty Dog’s latest. The good news is that the game is phenomenal, we are fully confident that it will be worth the wait and the team at Naughty Dog is eager as ever for you to experience Nathan Drake’s final adventure."

In other news, an Uncharted 4 multiplayer stress test is coming this weekend. The stress test will take place from March 4 9AM PT until March 6 11:59PM PT. The best part of this test is that PlayStation Plus is not required. I know its only 2 weeks but all these delays are starting to get to me. But I rather have another delay then a broken game. What do you think of Uncharted 4 getting delayed again ? 

The New Uncharted 4: A Thief's End Story Trailer Has Me Hyped

Sony and Naughty Dog have revealed more of the story in Uncharted 4: A Thief’s End with a new trailer. Nathan Drake and his brother Sam have been chasing a legendary pirate’s treasure since they were kids. Reunited as adults, the pair are finally close to the treasure. You can watch the trailer below for more details. Uncharted 4: A Thief's End releases on April 26 for PS4.