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August has come and Sony has several interesting free games lined up for its PLUS members. Coming this month on the PlayStation 4 are Mafia III. An open-world game set in the fictional city of New  Bourdeaux where you play as Lincoln Clay who seeks revenge against the Italian mob. Then there's Dead by Daylight,  an  asymmetric   survival horror   online multiplayer  video game where one player takes on the role of the killer and the others the survivors. On the PlayStation 3 front is Bound by Flame . It's an action role-playing game that puts you in the role of a hero possessed by a demon. Up next is Serious Sam 3: BFE a first-person shooter where you battle against hordes of enemies. Sony is also offering Drawer Slasher and Space Hulk for PS Vita and as a bonus Here They Lie, a PS VR title and Knowledge is Power, a PS4 PlayLink title.  All of these games are currently available and will be so for the remainder of the month through ea...

Insomniac's Marvel Spider-Man, due out in September, had a great showing at E3 a few days ago. I've watched every gameplay video that I could find from the time and I have to say that I can't get enough of this game and I can't wait to get my hands on it. I literally sent a tweet to Insomniac begging for them to release a demo. PLEASE. Feed my need to play this awesome game. Everything about this game makes me want to play it so bad. From the web-swinging to the combat, it all looks so great. So wonderful. So much like Spider-Man and I can't wait to be him in this game. More importantly, I want, much like all the other Spidey fans out there I'm sure, I want to see how this game's story unfolds. The Sony Press Conference gameplay trailer ended on such a cliffhanger that it has sparked so many fan theories. Who's the mastermind behind it all? I have my own theories and I want to see what happens next. Let's talk about web-swinging first. It looks...

Last year Sony blew me away with their conference. The number of games they had to show us, many of which I've played over the last year and that I'm still playing to this day, became hits and best sellers. Tonight I hope for more of the same. Sony kicked off their conference with a musical interlude and then goes right into Last of Us 2. It opens with brilliant cinematic and transitions seamlessly into gameplay. I have friends who don't even own a PS4 talking about just this intro beat out anything Microsoft showed off the day before. That speaks volumes to me. Last of Us 2 looks and plays like a marvel. After a brief intermission, which wasn't that brief as I sat at the edge of my seat patiently waiting for it to return. Sony came back with Ghost of Tsushima which had a mix of stealth and combat gameplay. They showed off a new game called Control and then stunned everyone with the reveal of Resident Evil 2 Remastered. OMG, Kingdom Heart III in Pirates of t...

There has been an ongoing debate as to the current state of the video game industry as it concerns single-player games and if it's dying out. Now, I can completely understand where this is coming from in light of recent trends where games have adopted more of a service model to get gamers to shell out more money over time. I have my own grievances with that but I won't go into that here. With that being said, I have to say that I don't believe that single-player games are on their way out. Here's why. While more and more games are becoming multiplayer focused with the inclusion of certain services, take for instance  Overwatch  and more recently PUBG  but let's not also forget Assasin's Creed Origins . We're seeing that games are coming with ways for publishers to get gamers to spend more than just the price of the game. If it's not a season pass or special editions of these games then there are loot boxes and add-ons to make the game more accessib...

It would seem that the PlayStation Network is experience a bit of technical difficulties and has gone down worldwide. There's no apparent reason behind the outage and this has upset many of PS gamers who are trying to play their games. Sony isn't a stranger to outages but based on what I've seen it's an all too frequent occurrence. Sony is investigating this current outage so here's hoping the PlayStation Network goes back up soon. --- Courtesy of Games News Network

With October right around the corner Sony has released a trailer that highlights the free games of the month. They include Resident Evil HD remake and Transformers Devastation. Both of these games will be available come October 4th. I haven't played either of these and will most likely try them out. They are free and all. --- Courtesy of Games News Network

Having completely enjoyed the first episode of the new Batman Telltale series, I'm looking forward to Episode 2 and how it further develops the story when the game releases on September 20th. --- Courtesy of Games News Network

If you missed the PlayStation Event yesterday that highlighted the new, slimmer PlayStation 4 and the new PlayStation 4 Pro, here's the stream in it's entirety directly from the PlayStation YouTube page. Enjoy. Courtesy of Games News Network

Today Sony and Taco Bell kick off their Gold PS4 promotion to celebrate PlayStation's 20th anniversary. This exclusive offer will give gamers the opportunity to win a Limited Edition PS4 prize pack including a Gold PlayStation 4 and Dual Shock controller, the Uncharted Collection and a year subscription to PlayStation Plus. All you have to do for a chance at the prize is head to any participating Taco Bell and order yourself a Big Box. With this you'll receive a unique code that you can then enter at WinPS4Bundle.com  to see if you've won. Sony is giving away a Gold PS4 every ten minutes so there will be more than enough chance to win, especially with the promotion running until November 4th. Check out the official announcement here . The minute I saw this I wanted it. So if I have to eat Taco Bell Big Boxes for the next few weeks and hope to get one, I will. Fingers crossed. Good luck to all. ---- Courtesy of Games News Network

Recently Game Informer revealed the cover for their June issue. This issue, which should be available now for digital subscribers and in a few weeks for printer subscribers, has be dubbed the "definitive" PlayStation 4 issue. It covers everything PS4, from the future of the console to the new swanky controller to games. Games like Infamous: Second Son from Sucker Punch. Second Son will have a 10-page spread in the issue that will most likely be filled with juicy bits about the upcoming PS4 exclusive. Here's what I know so far about Infamous: Second Son (in list form, because who doesn't like a nice list):  The game takes place in  Seattle, now under lock down. You play as Delsin Rowe, a 24-year-old rebel with a cause. Cole MacGrath, the protagonist from the first two Infamous games, is in fact dead. Delsin doesn't know he is a Conduit at first and can absorb the abilities of others, a la Peter Petrelli from Heroes :). His first being the ab...