Tag: Journey

‘Journey’ Is One Of The Best Games Ever Made, And It’s Now Available On iOS!

by Derek Kraneveldt

What a dream.

I’ve been playing (and loving) thatgamecompany’s long awaited multi platform follow-up to Journey, called Sky, for a few weeks now. The game is simply stunning, and so far well worth the wait, but I just keep thinking during my playtime with Sky that I’m long overdue to play Journey again.

Journey launched exclusively on PS3 back in 2012, and it pretty much took the world by storm back then. From its epic score, to its unbelievably beautiful world, to the tale that it tells and the surprises that you find along the way, Journey is truly something special whether you’re really into playing video games or not (really, it’s an experience for everyone).

Over the years, the game was naturally ported over to PS4, and later PC, but in a surprise announcement from current publisher Annapurna Interactive, the game is now available across iOS devices for just $5US.

This is an incredible value, and I have to imagine that this beautiful game will feel right at home on the touch-centric platform (note that as of this writing there is no controller support for the title). The experience may only be a few hours long, but it’s one that you’ll remember for the rest of your life.

You can grab Journey for iPhone and iPad right here.

Playstation Now Adds 40+ New Titles, Including ‘Uncharted 3’

by Derek Kraneveldt

Briefly: It was just last month that Playstation Now added a myriad of fantastic titles like Bioshock, Borderlands, and more, and the company has just revealed another huge release for the cloud gaming service.

Sony has just added over 40 new titles to Playstation Now, including games like Flow, Flower, Journey, and even Uncharted 3. It’s a huge list, with a myriad of impressive titles, and you can take a look at each one below:

Anarchy: Rush Hour
Armageddon Riders
Bentley’s Hackpack
Big Sky: Infinity
Class of Heroes 2G
Crash Commando
Detuned
Doki-Doki Universe
Dynasty Warriors 7: Empires
Dynasty Warriors 7: Xtreme Legends
Eat Them!
Elefunk
Everyday Shooter
Flow
Flower
Go! Puzzle
God of War: Chains of Olympus
God of War: Ghosts of Sparta
Gravity Crash
Heavenly Sword
Hot Shots Golf: Out of Bounds
Invizimals: The Lost Kingdom
Journey
Killzone 2
Killzone HD
Lemmings
Linger in Shadows
Mamorukun Curse!
Numblast
Okabu
PixelJunk Eden Encore
PixelJunk Monster Encore
Ratchet & Clank Future: Quest for Booty
Ricochet HD
Savage Moon
Snakeball
Starhawk
Super Stacker Party
The Unfinished Swan
Toy Home
Trash Panic
Trinity: Souls of Zill O’ll
Uncharted 3: Drake’s Deception – Game of the Year Edition
Under Night In-Birth Exe:Late
Wakeboarding HD
When Vikings Attack
White Knight Chronicles
Xblaze Code: Embryo

I’m still impossibly far away from grabbing a subscription to Playstation Now, but at this point it’s certainly not for a lack of content. My PS4 and Wii U backlogs continue to grow, and I simply can’t add another generation of missed experiences to that list. In any case, at this point you’re certainly getting your twenty dollars worth with the myriad of titles at your disposal, and Sony often has some pretty great promotions on the service as well. At this point, if youre looking at dollar per hour of content/fun, Playstation Now would be hard to beat.

Are you a Playstation Now subscriber? What have you thought of the service thus far? Are you excited for these new additions? Be sure to let us know in the comments below!

Source: Playstation

New PS3 Owner? Check Out Some Awesome Deals On PSN This Week!

by Derek Kraneveldt

Steam, the App Store, Good Old Games: it seems as though every digital game store currently has titles on sale. Playstation owners aren’t left out of course, and the PSN deals this week are particularly awesome!

Sony has branded it as the Holiday Essentials Sale, and it’s bound to make both new owners (who may not even be owners until tomorrow) and current owners alike ecstatic; there are some great games here, for some unbelievably low prices.

Duke Nukem Forever (Sale: $13.99, PS Plus: $9.80, Regular: $19.99)
Galaga Legions DX (Sale: $6.99, PS Plus: $4.90, Regular: $9.99)
Hot Shots Golf: World Invitational Vita (Sale: $12.49, PS Plus: $8.74, Regular: $17.99)
Journey (Sale: $10.49, PS Plus: $7.35, Regular: $14.99)
Killzone 3 Multiplayer (Sale: $10.49, PS Plus: $7.35, Regular: $14.99)
Mafia II (Sale: $13.99, PS Plus: $9.80, Regular: $19.99)
Metal Gear Solid 3: Snake Eater – HD Edition PS3 (Sale: $10.49, PS Plus: $7.35, Regular: $14.99)
Metal Gear Solid HD Collection PS Vita (Sale: $24.49, PS Plus: $17.14, Regular: $34.99)
Mortal Kombat (Sale: $20.99, PS Plus: $14.70, Regular: $29.99)
Papo & Yo (Sale: $10.49, PS Plus: $7.35, Regular: $14.99)
Ratchet & Clank Future: Quest for Booty (Sale: $10.49, PS Plus: $7.35, Regular: $14.99)
Retro City Rampage (Sale: $10.49, PS Plus: Free, Regular: $14.99)
Retro City Rampage PS Vita (Sale: $10.49, PS Plus: Free, Regular: $14.99)
Simpsons The Arcade Game (Sale: $6.99, PS Plus: $4.90, Regular: $9.99)
Starhawk (Sale: $27.99, PS Plus: $19.60, Regular: $39.99)
Unit 13 (Sale: $18.49, PS Plus: $12.94, Regular: $26.99)

Journey (which was just nominated for a Grammy),  Papo & Yo, and Metal Gear Solid 3: Snake Eater are my must-haves. There are also a few Vita titles on there, which remind me of the terrible, terrible time that I owned a Vita.

Have fun, happy holidays, and hopefully you at least pick up Journey (seriously, it’s amazing).

The Soundtrack For ‘Journey’ Is Nominated For A Grammy! First Time For A Video Game

by Shane O'Hare

Gamers occupy an amazing time, our passion is evolving from the waste of time that once was a game of pac-man, to giant franchises and opuses like Halo. Games are taking the next step.

The hyper stylized, wonderfully emotional and powerful MASTERPIECE of a game, Journey, has just been nominated for a Grammy! I can understand your amazement, “A GAME?! WIN A GRAMMY?!!?!?!”, what once was just a dream of musical producers of Jet Set Radio is now the possible future for Journey and the games composer Austin Wintory!

Journey is nominated for Best Score Soundtrack for Visual Media, and is up against some real Juggernauts. Tintin, The Artist, Dark Knight Rises, The Girl With The Dragon Tattoo and Hugo are all competing against this magnificent piece of art.

Some of you may be saying, “Whats Journey, and why should I care?”, well let me educate you.

Journey is a PSN downloadable game, where players take up the role of an anonymous and silent protagonist. There is NO dialogue at all in this game, and the entire narrative is up for interpretation to the player. The only kind of feedback you get is the incredible soundtrack that is programmed perfectly. The background music is constantly changing and reacting to what is happening on screen. Take a peak at my personal favorite level in the game to get an idea of what this is all about.

Lets cross our fingers and hopefully Journey will make musical history.

Everybody’s Gaming For The Weekend Of August 31st, 2012!

by MoreLikeAndy

For the lucky ones out there, enjoy your time at PAX Prime 2012 in Seattle this weekend. For the not-so lucky, here are some things to maybe occupy your time in-between all the announcements this weekend.

 

PS2/PS3 Collections – PS3, PSN

Holy collection overload Sony! With four game collections released this week, you should have no trouble with choices on these alone:

God of War Saga ($39.99)

  • God of War, remastered in HD
  • God of War II, remastered in HD
  • God of War III
  • God of War: Origins Collection (which includes God of War: Chains of Olympus and God of War: Ghost of Sparta)
  • Full PlayStation Network Trophy Support
  • Exclusive Bonus Content
  • Voucher For 1 Trial Month of PlayStation Plus

inFAMOUS Collection ($39.99)

  • inFAMOUS
  • inFAMOUS 2
  • inFAMOUS: Festival of Blood
  • Extra missions
  • Additional character costumes, power ups and weapon styles

Ratchet & Clank Collection ($29.99)

  • Remastered versions of classic Ratchet & Clank games from PS2 in 1080p with 3D support (in 720p)
  • Ratchet & Clank
  • Ratchet & Clank: Going Commando
  • Ratchet & Clank: Up Your Arsenal
  • Online Multiplayer Support for Ratchet & Clank: Up Your Arsenal
  • Full PlayStation Network Trophy Support
  • FREE 10th Anniversary Ratchet & Clank Avatar
  • EARLY ACCESS to the Sly Cooper: Thieves in Time Demo

We also get a collection of thatgamecompany’s trio of titles previously available as downloads only. With the Journey collectors edition, we get Flow, Flower and Journey as well as some decent extras bundled in:

  • Thirty-minute behind-the-scenes documentary about the making of Journey
  • Creator Commentary playthroughs of all three games
  • Three exclusive mini-games from thatgamecompany
  • Concept art and screenshot galleries for all three games
  • Original soundtracks for all three games
  • PS3 dynamic themes and wallpapers
  • PSN avatars including eight exclusive new Journey avatars never released before
  • Official game trailers and developer diary videos
  • Reversible cover art

 

The Walking Dead Episode 3: Long Road Ahead – PC, PSN, XBLA

Telltale Games decided to spring this one on us at the last second with the announcement on Monday. Not to say that I am mad about that, it’s just unexpected to not announce the release date two or more weeks in advance. I’m sure Long Road Ahead will continue the intense pace and more gut-wrenching story moments like episode 2 brought us. After all the stats Telltale Games has shown about the choices people made in previous episodes, I am curious if people will start to change the way they play in order to screw with those stats or continue to play honestly.