Gabriel Armstong

IT’S JUNE! — and that means two things: it is officially the rainy season & it’s time for the next round of PlayStation Plus games to drop. Speaking of the rainy season, it’s hit that time where people who like to play a bit of outdoor basketball find it exceptionally hard to get to the court with all the rain. So PlayStation Plus has them covered with some NBA 2K23. Now I know us Aussies like to take things a bit too far, for example cloning a wooly mammoth just to make a giant meatball that no one is allowed…

Today we’re happy to reveal the PlayStation Plus Game Catalogue for May 2023. All games will be available on Tuesday, May 16. Let’s dive in. PlayStation Plus Extra and Deluxe | Game Catalogue Play the game that made people drool over the PS5 capabilitiesRatchet & Clank: Rift Apart | PS5  Blast your way through an interdimensional adventure. Go dimension-hopping with Ratchet and Clank as they take on an evil emperor from another reality. Jump between action-packed worlds, and beyond at mind-blowing speeds – complete with dazzling visuals and an insane arsenal – as the intergalactic adventurers blast onto the PS5…

The Monthly Games lineup of GRID Legends, Chivalry 2 and Descenders will be available to PlayStation Plus members on Tuesday, May 2 until Tuesday June 6. Let’s take a closer look at each of the games in turn. GRID Legends | PS4, PS5 Welcome to GRID Legends: a high-stakes driving experience that combines thrilling and unpredictable motorsport, incredible race variety and an immersive narrative that puts you at the heart of the action. Take the spotlight in an engrossing racing story, brought to life by a world-class cast including Ncuti Gatwa in a ground-breaking extended reality production. Face fierce personalities,…

WITH nearly every JRPG getting the remake treatment or a game that utilitises high end graphics, sometimes it’s nice to just go back to the simpler times and dig into that 90’s nostalgia. Trinity Trigger is definitely that game. Developed by FuRyu and Published by Marvelous Europe for its Australian and European release, Trinity Trigger was originally released as a Japan exclusive September 15, 2022 but is now making its Western release as of April 25, 2023.  You play as Cyan, a young man who was raised in a small town by his adoptive parents along with his adoptive sister.…

PlayStation Australia is happy to reveal the PlayStation Plus Game Catalogue for April 2023. All games will be available on Tuesday April 18. Let’s get amongst it! PlayStation Plus Extra and Deluxe | Game Catalogue Kena: Bridge of Spirits | PS4, PS5 Be immersed in a story-driven action-adventure set in a charming world rich with exploration and fast-paced combat. Play as Kena, a young Spirit Guide travelling to an abandoned village in search of the sacred mountain shrine. Find and grow a team of tiny spirits known as the Rot who maintain balance by decomposing dead and rotting elements. Enhance…

PlayStation Australia is pleased to reveal the PlayStation Plus Essential, Extra, and Deluxe Monthly Games for April. Available to PlayStation Plus members from Tuesday, April 4 until Monday, May 1, the line-up includes Meet Your Maker, Sackboy: A Big Adventure, and Tails of Iron. Let’s have a closer look at this month’s games. Meet Your Maker | PS4, PS5  Meet Your Maker is a post-apocalyptic first-person building-and-raiding game where every level is designed by players. Switch between roles as you mastermind devious Outposts filled with traps and guards, then gear up for methodical fast-paced combat raiding other players’ creations, gaining…

IT was eighteen years ago. We joined Leon S Kennedy on his ride into town. He was being escorted by two local Spanish police officers, laughing back and forth with a bit of banter. That was the starting of the reign of one of the Resident Evil franchises’ most beloved games.  The original Resident Evil 4 game was a significant turning point for the franchise when it opted to lose the tank controls for the over-the-shoulder approach, and focus more on action than horror. The Resident Evil 4 Remake has kept its action, but still, with our ever-expanding advancements in…

PlayStation Australia is happy to reveal the PlayStation Plus Game Catalogue additions for March. The Game Catalogue lineup will be available on Tuesday March 21 to PlayStation Plus Extra and Deluxe members. For PlayStation Plus Deluxe and Extra members, cimb, glide, swim and sail around a vast and beautiful archipelago inspired by New Caledonia in Tchia, experience Naughty Dog’s thrilling, cinematic storytelling and the iconic franchise’s largest blockbuster action set pieces in Uncharted Legacy of Thieves Collection or unite to face an evolving Alien threat, known as the Archeans in Tom Clancy’s Rainbow Six Extraction. To see the rest of…

[Note: This article assumes you’re familiar with the main characters in the Resident Evil Franchise] SO in the morning of March 10th this year, we got presented with Capcom Spotlight. What was delivered was more insight into already announced games such as Exoprimal, Monster Hunter Rise: Sunbreak, Street Fighter 6 and many more. But what I had my eyes on was the rumours of the new Resident Evil 4 Remake demo going live. And the rumours were no lie. With the game two weeks out, we all knew there would be a demo drop. Lucky for us, Capcom is one…

LIKE a Dragon: Ishin! – or Ryū ga Gotoku Ishin! as it’s known in Japan, is a spin-off of the Yakuza franchise of games and was originally released (only in Japan) on PlayStation 3 & 4. Nine years later, the remake has been released worldwide for PlayStation 4 & 5, Xbox One & Series X|S & PC. The game takes place in the Bakumatsu phase (1853-1867) of Late Edo Period. You play as Sakamoto Ryoma, who has just returned to Tosa, only to be struck by tragedy when his adoptive father is murdered. The authorities believe him to be the…

Just in case you missed it, PlayStation Australia revealed PlayStation Plus Essential, Extra and Deluxe Monthly Games for March in last week’s State of Play episode. For PlayStation Plus Essential members; team up with friends on multiplayer Battlefield 2042, take on enemies as you discover a new adventure in Minecraft: Dungeons, and team up and embark on a journey to the ends of hell to unlock your past and escape your living nightmare in Code Vein. All three titles will be available to PlayStation Plus Essential, Extra and Deluxe members from Tuesday, March 7 until Monday, April 6. What’s more,…

OVER the past few years, many games have been getting that sweet, sweet remake treatment. Especially those from the PlayStation One era, such as Final Fantasy VII, Crash Bandicoot, Spyro & Resident Evil 1-3. But there are still games from the PlayStation One era in much of that Remake treatment. So here are six that should get some remake love: As a side note, games that are part of ongoing franchises have been excluded from this list. So even though games like Final Fantasy VIII and OG Silent Hill games deserve some love, they are part of franchises that are…

HITMAN Freelancer – It hit our gaming systems back on January 26th and gave us a little something extra to enjoy from the Hitman Franchise. Giving a slight GTA Online vibe with your own personal safe house, this addition doesn’t disappoint. You are back in the role of Agent 47. Just as mentioned, you get your own safe house that you get to build and expand. Your mission is to take out Syndicate members across the different maps from all three recent Hitman games, which have been relabelled the ‘Hitman: The World of Assassination’ Trilogy. The main crucial thing about…

TODAY, PlayStation Australia is happy to reveal the PlayStation Plus Monthly Games for February. Take on demonic Deadites in asymmetrical multiplayer Evil Dead: The Game, grind and trick your way through the vibrant world of Radlandia in OlliOlliWorld and live the life of a Prohibition-era gangster with Mafia: The Definitive Edition. In addition to these titles, Destiny 2: Beyond Light joins the lineup as a bonus game this month. All four titles will be available to PlayStation Plus Essential, Extra and Deluxe members from Tuesday, February 7 until Monday, March 6. The PlayStation Plus Game Catalogue lineup for February will…

//The following is a Press Release provided by Playstation Australia// Sony Interactive Entertainment is thrilled to reveal “Live from PS5”. Since the launch of PlayStation 5 just over two years ago, players have been introduced to incredible games like God of War Ragnarök, Ratchet & Clank: Rift Apart, Gran Turismo 7, Horizon Forbidden West and Returnal, which showcase the boundless creativity of the PlayStation development community and the extraordinary experiences they’ve been able to build on the platform. Today, PlayStation Australia celebrates the PS5 community and invites more players to join in “Live from PS5”. The best games can transport…

MARVEL’S game reception has been a bit of a hit-and-miss over the past few years. Some people have really liked the games and others not so much. Now the question being is, has Marvel’s Midnight Suns broken that stigma of not quite being all there? Developed by Firaxis Games, best known for the Sid Meier’s Civilization games and XCOM games, and published by 2K Games, Marvel’s Midnight Suns is available on PlayStation, Xbox, Nintendo Switch and PC. A note: This review assumes you’re somewhat familiar with the various Marvel characters. Marvel’s Midnight Suns starts with Hydra awakening Lilith. You get to…

TIS is the season to be spoiled by PlayStation Plus! – There shouldn’t be any disappointed people with this month’s PlayStation Plus line up. With hours upon hours of playtime across the 3 games, though really I would say 5 games as part of this month’s PlayStation Plus line up we get one of my favourite games series of all times. A wonderfully story driven space opera that just happens to go by the name of Mass Effect Legendary Edition. Whether it’s travelling through space, making your own Rocket Raccoon in a non-Marvel game with Biomutant. Or get your duelling…

IT’S been a couple of weeks since Capcom dropped the Resident Evil Village DLC, Shadows of Rose and the additional extras as part of the Gold Edition release. And needless to say, there is a lot to unpack, and it is worth the wait. The best place to start with the Gold Edition of Resident Evil is with third-person mode. Much like Resident Evil Biohazard, Resident Evil Village was in first-person and when the announcement of the game, I admit I wasn’t really a fan of that. Why? Because I conceded to the fact that I am a big old…

CHRISTMAS is just around the corner and sometimes it can be hard to know what to get that gamer family member – or you may just want to give your family members a nudge in the right direction on what to get you for Christmas. The lovely folks at PlayStation have come up with a gift guide on some of the hottest PlayStation items for Christmas. If you want things PlayStation under the tree, show your family and friends the lovely list below. I’ll be putting my hands up for these items myself. Unleash new gaming possibilities PlayStation 5 It’s…

God Of War Ragnarok coming out today and fan of the series, new or old are on the edge of their seats waiting to boot up their copy. It is indisputedly one of the most anticipated games of the year.  Our very own Dylan “GrumpyGoron” Blereau got his hands on a copy and his impressions of the game have me excited more so than I originally was – check out his review here So if you are lucky enough to live in Sydney or Melbourne, PlayStation and Norse-inspired restaurant Mjølner have a surprise for you, which is best explained via…