Sony’s pricey noise cancelling PS4 headset launches next month

Sony already offers a varied range of official accessories for the PlayStation 4, but in-ear headphones have mostly been shunned in favor of on-ear headsets. The good news is that if you’ve been waiting for a pair of branded buds, the company is finally ready to step up to the plate. With its new In-ear Stereo Headset, Sony will debut its noise-reducing AudioShield technology, adding more immersion to your gaming sessions, while filtering out any unwanted background noise during your daily commute.

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Source: Sony Europe Blog

‘Dreams’ isn’t an enigma, it’s ‘LittleBigPlanet’ reborn

Sony hasn’t worked out how to explain Dreams, the new title from LittleBigPlanet and Tearaway creator Media Molecule. Its debut at E3 was exciting but enigmatic, with a focus on player-driven creation and animation mechanics. At Sony’s Paris Games Week press conference on Tuesday, the studio showed off a little more of Dreams. But it still wasn’t clear how exactly what was shown on screen would work in practice — we’ve seen a lot of creation tools, but not a lot of gameplay. Luckily, Media Molecule took some time after the event to talk us through its grand vision for Dreams. And, despite the confusion, it most definitely will be a game.

​Nier: Automata is hack-and-slash the Platinum way

A Nier sequel was one of the last things we expected to see at E3 this year — which is why it was such a surprise when Square Enix showed off a proof-of-concept trailer for an upcoming PS4 sequel. Today, the company gives us something more substantial: the game’s full name (Nier: Automata), a new gameplay trailer focusing on Platinum Games’ combat engine and a bit of backstory.

Source: PlayStation

Befriend a bear or get killed by it in PS4-exclusive ‘Wild’

When Michel Ancel, creator of Rayman, first demoed Wild, the PlayStation 4-exclusive game set in a lush Neolithic world of ancient tribes and animals, it was generally met with raves. After nearly a year, however, gamers actually want to know how it plays. At Sony’s Paris Games Week event, Ancel replied in the best way possible: By showing you could ride a freaking bear. In Wild, you can also take control of animals and play as them, summon spirits and walk (or swim) around the vast open world. But before any bear-riding happens, you’ll need to get savvy about your environment. As Ancel explained in his charming French accent, “For hours and hours at the beginning of the game, you will be killed by the bears.”

‘Driveclub’ spices up its racing with superbikes

Like Driveclub‘s arcade racing, but miss the two-wheeled adventures of Evolution Studios’ earlier MotorStorm? You might just get the best of both worlds. Evolution has taken the wraps off of Driveclub Bikes, a stand-alone game (also available as an add-on) that brings superbikes into the fray. The core mechanics will be familiar if you’re a veteran of the PlayStation 4 racer, of course, but the switch to motorcycles can’t help but alter the experience. Is Bikes going to change your mind on Driveclub if you were soured on it at first? Probably not, but you can download it today — it might be worth a look if you want to know whether or not the franchise has turned a corner.

Media Molecule’s ‘Dreams’ beta coming to PS4 in 2016

One of the most interesting games we saw at E3 2015 was Dreams, from the team behind LittleBigPlanet and Tearaway. Today, during Sony’s PlayStation event at Paris Games Week, Media Molecule demoed the title on stage and revealed a beta of it will be available next year for PS4. As we learned earlier this year, Dreams is designed for people who love streaming gameplay on Twitch and YouTube, focusing on exploration and sharing between players in the online community. For example, you can create “dreams” for people to play in, such as a puzzle, but whatever rules you’ve set on your own world don’t have to be followed by others. Here, wandering around with freedom is key and “almost anything” can be a gateway to another dream, says the developer. Hopefully it won’t be too long before you can try it yourself — all we know right now is that a Dreams beta is set to hit the PlayStation 4 sometime in 2016.

‘Until Dawn’ coming to PlayStation VR in ‘Rush of Blood’

Thankfully it looks like Sony isn’t treating the excellent Until Dawn as a one and done. The interactive horror flick is coming to PlayStation VR sometime in the future and PlayStation Head of Worldwide Studios Shuhei Yoshida promises that the horror will be all around you once it releases. When’s that? No dates were given just yet.

We’re live from France for Paris Games Week 2015. Click here to catch up on all the news from the show.

You can ride a bear in ‘Rayman’ creator’s PS4 game, ‘Wild’

We haven’t heard much about Wild, the new game from Rayman creator Michel Ancel, since its announcement in August 2014. It was a highlight of Sony’s Gamescom press conference that year, offering a fantastical, open-world landscape filled with ferocious beasts and strong warriors, and then it seemingly disappeared — until today. Ancel took the stage at Sony’s Paris Games Week press conference and showed off Wild‘s mechanics, transforming from a human into an eagle and a rabbit as his needs dictated. He also rode a bear for a while, which was “the greatest thing,” as our liveblog put it. At the end of the demo, a giant snake lady appeared in front of the main character, sealing the fantastical tone of the game. Check out the PGW walkthrough below.

We’re live from France for Paris Games Week 2015. Click here to catch up on all the news from the show.

‘Gran Turismo Sport’ for PS4 will award real prizes

At long last, Gran Turismo is coming to the PlayStation 4… and you’ll have more reasons to play than just the usual graphics and gameplay updates. The newly unveiled Gran Turismo Sport will have two FIA-sanctioned championships running throughout the year (one for countries, one for manufacturers), and the winners of each will get real FIA prizes. This is about building the “next 100 years of motorsports,” Polyphony Digital’s Kazunori Yamauchi says — in other words, he wouldn’t be surprised if racing is increasingly virtual in the future. It’s certainly an easier path to glory than becoming a real race car driver.