‘Final Fantasy VII’ is out today on PlayStation 4
The original Final Fantasy VII is available today on PlayStation 4, Sony announced during its PlayStation Experience keynote. This isn’t the remake that Sony teased at E3 earlier this year, but it should tide fans over until that massive project launches.
Radioactive shooter ‘Nuclear Throne’ hits PS4, Vita today
Vlambeer co-founder Rami Ismail dropped a huge surprise during the PlayStation Experience keynote in San Fransisco on Saturday: Nuclear Throne is available now on PlayStation 4 and Vita, while the Steam version officially hits version 1.0. Nuclear Throne is an addictive, pixelated action game that’s amassed a cult following of more than 100,000 players since its launch on Steam Early Access in 2013 — and this community is about to grow (or mutate).
Here’s where to watch Sony’s PlayStation Experience keynote
Sony’s big PlayStation Experience event kicks off in San Francisco in less than an hour — but if you’re not in attendance, it’ll still be easy to follow along. The whole event will be streamed on the PlayStation website or over on the PlayStation Twitch channel (you can find the video stream below!). We’re not sure what exactly Sony will be announcing just yet, but we’re expecting to hear a lot about PlayStation VR and hopefully some new games — it’s a two-hour keynote, so it seems safe to say Sony has a few big announcements up its sleeve. We’ll also be reporting straight from the keynote and the show floor all day long, so stay tuned for all the news from PlayStation Experience today.
Source: PlayStation Blog
ICYMI: Reading a fly’s mind, real Minecraft phone and more
Today on In Case You Missed It: Neuroscientists figured out what fruit flies are thinking with fluorescent molecules. Minecraft now has an internal smartphone that can be used to text and call people within the game. And this new smart flossing product that gives a strip of floss once the button is pushed also serves to shame your partner for not flossing with lights that come on if a daily cleaning is missed.
Eight classic PS2 games launch on PlayStation 4 tomorrow
A few weeks ago Sony acknowledged its plan to get PS2 games running on the PlayStation 4 and today it announced which ones are first. According to exec Shuhei Yoshida, the company will celebrate its “PS2 heritage” by launching eight games for purchase in North America and Europe tomorrow: Dark Cloud, Grand Theft Auto III, Grand Theft Auto: Vice City, Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas, Rogue Galaxy, The Mark of Kri, Twisted Metal: Black, and War of the Monsters. It’s similar to the backwards compatibility that the Xbox One just added for Xbox 360 games, but there is one big difference: like on PlayStation Now, you’ll need to pay for these games again. Most of them will cost $15 in the US while a few cost $10, but you can see the prices (and a trailer) after the break.
Source: PlayStation Blog
Playdate: We’re playing with fire in ‘Just Cause 3’
It’s really hard to not smile when you’re causing massive amounts of mayhem in a video game, and what I’ve played of Just Cause 3 so far has me grinning ear to ear. Now it’s time to share that joy with you, our lovely Playdate viewers on Twitch. Join myself and Jessica Conditt as we explore the game’s lush Mediterranean island in the sun starting at 6 PM Eastern / 3 PM Pacific as we broadcast two hours full of good-natured mayhem and destruction either here on this post, the Engadget Gaming homepage, or, if you want to chat along, Twitch.tv/Joystiq.
Telltale’s ‘Batman’ and more big news from The Game Awards
Last night’s Game Awards were a lovely affair, filled with fresh trailers and information about fan-favorite games. We watched the entire show with you live on Twitch, but one day later, it’s time to look back on all the news that was.
You can finally watch Twitch streams on Android TV
Twitch has been on Google’s Chromecast for over a year, so it’s hard to believe it wasn’t on Android TV before. But the streaming company has just revealed an official app for the Google’s big-screen service, letting you watch live or pre-recorded games, personalities and e-sports tournaments on supported TVs or devices like NVIDIA’s Shield. As usual, you’ll be able to chat with fellow players, follow channels and games, and view broadcaster profiles and streaming schedules, all at up to 1080p/60fps quality.
Source: Twitch
Google crams fully-functional smartphone apps into mobile ads
You probably ignore most of the mobile ads that pop up on your smartphone — “Cookie Jam” may promise to be a engaging, fun experience but you’re not going to hunt down the app to find out for yourself. Now you don’t have to: starting today, Google will embed 60-second trials of smartphone apps directly into some of its mobile ads.
Source: Techcrunch
Watch ‘Super Mario Bros’ as an 8-player, 360-degree game
When researchers from ETH Zurich and Disney get together, they tend to conjure up fascinating creations, such as Beachbot — a turtle-shaped robot that draws in the sand. This time, they’ve turned Super Mario Bros. into a huge eight-player game for a one-night event at a Swiss night club that happened to have a 360-degree projection system. According to Ars Technica, the team used an Arduino-based multiplexer in order to connect eight controllers to an unsullied Nintendo Entertainment System. Since they wanted a supersized retro gaming experience, they fed the video output to an upscaler, and then to a computer with custom software that can stitch frames into panoramas.
Via: Atmel, Ars Technica
Source: ETH Zurich
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