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Top Gear
a day ago
- Entertainment
- Top Gear
PlayStation State of Play: packed with games, but lacking real star power
Gaming New Bond and old Mortal Kombat made for a serviceable showing, but nothing more Skip 8 photos in the image carousel and continue reading You might well disagree with our assessment of last night's State of Play, the latest in a series of Sony livestreams in which upcoming games strut around to catch your eye. Whether you do or not probably depends on how much you love James Bond, samurai swords and fighting games. If you do like those things, you sound pretty hard, so we're happy to just defer to whatever you think and then buy you a new pint. Sorry. Have a good evening. Advertisement - Page continues below To us, though, it felt like a decent showing that lacked a real hype machine. There was a big new IP reveal in the form of 007 First Light , some admirable screen time given to more niche propositions like Baby Steps and Grasshopper Manufacture's Romeo is a Dead Man , and an exciting reveal from Nioh 3 . Still, if you find yourself watching an extended reveal of an official PlayStation fightstick at one of these livestreams, a nagging sense emerges that this probably isn't one for the ages. You might like No, fair enough. 007 First Light has a bit of triple-A glitz and glamour about it. And handing that franchise over to Io Interactive, the Danish studio behind the Hitman games, makes all the sense in the world. It was probably the biggest moment of the show, but seeing James Bond as a young floppy haired man who might easily have walked on from an Uncharted game left us neither particularly shaken nor stirred. Maybe we're just being harsh because of what they've done to Thief . Advertisement - Page continues below You'll want to take a seat: they've turned it into a VR game. No disrespect to the project or the platform, but this is a seriously respected series of immersive sims from the late Nineties to early Noughties we're talking about. The 2014 reboot suffered for having been pushed through the square hole of triple-A blockbuster conventions instead of being allowed to retain its aloof, slow-burning, hardcore qualities, so watching footage of someone waggling their hands cartoonishly around the screen while they pickpocket guards and shoot water arrows into fireplaces doesn't exactly quell the fears that might happen again. It's like hearing your favourite band have reformed, but only to appear on The Voice. Enough moaning, let's hear about some good games. Quite right, those exist too. Romeo is a Dead Man is the latest project from Grasshopper Manufacture, the legendarily idiosyncratic studio who made No More Heroes , Let it Die , and, in a supreme act of irony, No More Heroes II & III . This one sees you fighting hordes of undead, Dead Rising -style, and the combination of slick combat and a hyperactive mashup of visual influences makes it punch through the noise. It ought to be a lot of fun. Capcom's Pragmata looks like some imaginative sci-fi action with a faint whiff of Death Stranding to it. And speaking tangentially of Hideo Kojima, Metal Gear Solid Delta will be too, and although that's a rather more known quantity at this point (it's MGS3 running in Unreal Engine), it's a nailed-on part of our gaming diet this year when it arrives on 28 August. Thank you for subscribing to our newsletter. Look out for your regular round-up of news, reviews and offers in your inbox. Get all the latest news, reviews and exclusives, direct to your inbox. Glad you noticed. Nioh 3 and Ghost of Yotei provided a one-two punch of feudal era Japan swordplay, and demonstrated two distinct approaches to that time, place, and activity. The Nioh threequel will offer more ultra-demanding duels that reward deft inputs and quick reactions, while Sucker Punch's follow-up to Ghost of Tsushima will do that, but with a bigger health bar and more narrative choices. Anything else worth keeping an eye on? Now that we've had a cup of tea and put the Thief VR thing behind us, yes there is. The show might have been missing that 'Hold on, what ?' reveal moment, but its smaller beats were very pleasing. Like the Mortal Kombat Legacy Kollection , which takes an archival approach to the first four classic beat 'em ups plus their various spinoffs, bundling them all into one place where they're super complete – sorry, Komplete – and playable on modern hardware. And Silent Hill f , a horror spinoff from the famously misty mainline series, which invites you to 'find the beauty in horror'. At first sight this one seems to be about the worries of a girl in adolescence made manifest as gore-drenched nameless horrors with blades all over them. Um, is it ok if we have a go at finding the beauty in that while the lights are still on and we keep pausing to decompress with restomod Tiktoks? Ok, deal. This is only the start of all the big announcements and trailer-spamming though, with Summer Games Fest 2025 due to start in earnest on Friday 6 June. You can keep abreast with all its happenings by checking the official schedule.
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Business Standard
2 days ago
- Entertainment
- Business Standard
Sony State of Play 2025: Fight stick to new game titles, check highlights
Sony kicked off its 2025 State of Play showcase on June 4, revealing a lineup of new game titles, release dates, and hardware announcements for the PlayStation ecosystem. Among the highlights was the unveiling of Project Defiant—Sony's first wireless fight stick. Project Defiant: Sony's wireless fight stick Sony introduced Project Defiant, its first wireless arcade-style fight stick designed for PS5 and PC. The controller supports both wired gameplay and low-latency wireless performance via Sony's PlayStation Link tech. It includes a digital stick, mechanical-switch buttons, and toolless swappable restrictor gates (square, circle, octagon). Other features include a touchpad, onboard accessory storage, and the ability to wake the PS5 by holding the PS button. The controller also supports USB-C for wired play and comes with a carry case for transport. While Sony has not announced a final name or release date, the fight stick is targeting a 2026 launch, with more details expected in the coming months. Sony State of Play 2025: Game announcements and trailers 007 First Light trailer – First trailer released; stars a young James Bond and Lennie James. Launch expected in 2026. Marvel Tokon Fighting Souls – A 4v4 fighting game by Arc System Works; coming to PS5 and PC in 2026. Silent Hill f – Set in 1960s Japan; trailer revealed with a release date of September 25, 2025. Final Fantasy Tactics: The Ivalice Chronicles – Launching September 30, 2025, for PS5 with Classic and Enhanced versions. Nioh 3 – Confirmed for PS5 in early 2026; demo available now. Metal Gear Solid Delta: Snake Eater – New gameplay trailer includes a tease of Snake vs. Monkey mode. Ghost of Yōtei – Dedicated showcase planned for July ahead of the October 2 launch. Astro Bot – Getting five new levels, collectible Special Bots, and a themed DualSense controller later this year. Lumines Arise – From Tetsuya Mizuguchi; coming to PS5 and PS VR2 in Fall 2025 with free summer demos. Pragmata – Returns with new trailer showing dual-character gameplay in a moon-based mission. Thief (VR) – A new VR-exclusive game for PS VR2 launching in 2025. Romeo Is a Dead Man – Multiverse action game by Grasshopper Manufacture; set for PS5 in 2026. Mortal Kombat: Legacy Collection – Classic titles with behind-the-scenes content; coming to PS4 and PS5 this year. Ninja Gaiden: Ragebound – Side-scrolling entry releasing on July 31, 2025. Bloodstained: The Scarlet Engagement – A 2.5D RPG in the Bloodstained universe; launching in 2026. Tides of Tomorrow – Multiplayer storytelling RPG launching February 24, 2026. Sword of the Sea – From Giant Squid; launches via PS Plus on August 19, 2025. Sea of Remnants – Genre-blending ocean RPG exploring cycles of death and rebirth. Cairn – Survival climbing game releasing November 5, 2025; demo now available. Digimon Story: Time Stranger – RPG set for release on PS5, Xbox Series X/S, and PC on October 3, 2025. Everybody's Golf: Hot Shots – New instalment launching September 5, 2025. Baby Steps – Comedic walking sim releasing September 8, 2025, on PS5 and PC. Hirogami – Origami-inspired action game launching September 3, 2025.
Engadget
2 days ago
- Entertainment
- Engadget
Suda51 returns with a sword-swinging, gun-slinging, sci-fi action game
Grasshopper Manufacture founder Suda51 made an appearance at Sony's State of Play showcase to reveal Romeo is a Dead Man — a game that has no relation to the 2000 action masterpiece Romeo Must Die , as far as we can tell. Romeo is a Dead Man stars Romeo Stargazer, a dude who was pulled back from the brink of death, gained time-shattering powers, and became a universe-hopping special agent for the FBI. Using a sword and guns, Romeo battles various sci-fi robots and beasts across multiple universes, featuring hyper-bloody gameplay. By the time I finished watching the debut trailer for Romeo is a Dead Man , I'd completely forgotten that it started out with a hand-drawn cartoon family enjoying a nice curry dinner. It quickly devolves into a black-, white- and red-splattered fever dream of exploding heads and doorway demons, providing the first hint that this is definitely a Suda51 project. Grasshopper Manufacture's previous games include Killer7, No More Heroes , Lollipop Chainsaw and Killer is Dead , and its latest release seems to fit right in with these titles. To view this content, you'll need to update your privacy settings. Please click here and view the "Content and social-media partners" setting to do so. Romeo is a Dead Man is a third-person action game, and it's due to hit PlayStation 5 in 2026.
