How Mark Cerny used fan feedback when designing Knack 2
When Knack debuted as a launch title for the PlayStation 4 in 2013, the critics and fans weren’t kind. The game scored 54 out...
Mark Cerny’s Knack 2 has big gameplay improvements
When I stepped into a room at Sony’s U.S. game headquarters in San Mateo, California, Mark Cerny put a game controller in my hands...
My favorite battle in Horizon Zero Dawn
I finally finished Guerrilla Games’ big hit Horizon Zero Dawn on the Sony PlayStation 4. But “finished” is a relative term. While I completed...
PlayStation interns turned the ‘Minority Report’ touch gloves into a reality
You don’t get something like PlayStation VR without a lot of experimentation. And sometimes the origins of those experiments are as obvious as you...
Nintendo ‘Switches’ up the console ad-spending charts
This biggest winner during March Madness might be Nintendo. After a gangbusters February for industry spending, gaming brands took it down a notch during...
The DeanBeat: Console games on the couch and augmented reality entertainment everywhere
Some of the best moments I’ve had playing games lately involve sitting on the couch and assuming the identity of Aloy, the female hero...
PSVR X-Wing Mission studio Criterion is working on Star Wars: Battlefront II
Electronic Arts hasn’t confirmed whether Star Wars: Battlefront II will have a virtual reality mission, but the team that made the first game’s VR...
PlayStation Vue is getting a dedicated esports channel
PlayStation Vue is about to get 24/7 esports content. The Electronic Sports League (ESL) announced today that its EsportsTV is coming to Sony’s TV...
Uncharted: The Lost Legacy is releasing on August 22 for $40
Nathan Drake’s story may be over, but Naughty Dog isn’t done with Uncharted yet. The developer announced today that Uncharted: The Lost Legacy is coming...
PSVR is reportedly headed to virtual reality arcades in Japan
Sony is expected to deploy the PlayStation VR headsets in arcades in the Japanese market, according to a report by the Wall Street Journal....