1. Since the street date has been broken, tons of Infamous stuff is floating around. Here are two spoiler free but cool images. The one below shows the seven times of day (there isn't a dynamic day/night cycle in Infamous but it changes based on story progress).
http://www.dualshockers.com/2014/03/14/high-quality-infamous-second-son-gameplay-screenshots-appear-show-lovely-graphics-and-no-spoilers/
http://www.dualshockers.com/2014/03/15/25-1080p-infamous-second-son-screenshots-show-amazing-reflections-and-lighting-but-dont-spoil-the-game/
2. Famitsu's chief editor claims there are a lot of PS4 exclusive games well into development in Japan. The PS4 isn't doing all that well in Japan at the second, but handhelds are slowing down everywhere and the PS4 is flying off of shelves outside of Japan, so it makes sense.
http://www.dualshockers.com/2014/03/14/famitsu-honcho-unannounced-ps4-exclusives-in-development-faster-than-i-thought-more-to-come/
3. Lots of new screenshots of action rpg Bound by Flames. Looking more and more interesting.
http://www.dualshockers.com/2014/03/14/bound-by-flame-launches-in-may-new-screenshots-revealed/
4. An indie game called Race the Sun has been announced for the PS4. Looks different, but I'm not sold on it yet.
http://blog.us.playstation.com/2014/03/14/race-the-sun-coming-to-ps3-ps4-ps-vita-this-summer/
5. Hyper Light Drifter looks incredible. Day 1 for me.
http://blog.us.playstation.com/2014/03/14/creating-the-world-of-hyper-light-drifter-on-ps4-and-ps-vita/
Creating intelligent and tactical scenarios with enemies is key, rather than stacking cannon fodder that waits gleefully in line to get their heads chopped off. Some enemies dodge projectiles, others deflect attacks, some (the poison wolves) attack you and vulnerable enemies as a pack. We even have enemies that command weaker types in order to gain an advantage. Each encounter should feel different, and remain challenging.
6. Screenshots of a tower defense game named Final Horizon have been released. I'm partial to tower defense games,but I need to see more of it before I form an opinion.
http://blog.us.playstation.com/2014/03/14/new-screenshots-revealed-for-final-horizon-on-ps4-ps-vita/
Final Horizon has some great puzzling levels that will demand all your skills to solve, and frantic action levels where you won’t even have time to blink.
The story takes the player on a journey from planet to planet and into dark, undiscovered galaxies that are home to the alien Swarm. But not only will you play on planetary surfaces, but you’ll also get to take over the Overwatch orbital satellite as a killstreak reward. Ever want to shoot the legs off a spider from space?
7. Target is selling repackaged PS4s for just $280 bucks.
http://www.dualshockers.com/2014/03/14/target-selling-repackaged-ps4-consoles-for-280/
According to Reddit user That1one_guy, that works at the retailer, the price for repackaged PS4s has been dropped at Target to $280, which is a hell of a deal, even if you consider that the machine has been in other hands before.
8. MLB The Show's PS4 release release date is May 6th (well after the PS3 release).
https://www.psu.com/a022772/MLB-14--The-Show-lines-up-for-release-on-May-6
9. Sony is jacking up the price of the PS4 and peripherals in Canada. Stupid.
http://www.destructoid.com/playstation-4-price-increased-in-canada-271980.phtml
Sony has confirmed to the Toronto Sun that the prices of the PlayStation 4 will be going up effective March 15. The consoles were $399.99, but will be $449.99 going forward. The camera and Dual Shock 4 controller will also see a price hike, from $59.99 to $64.99.
10. Due to an error by Sony, PS Now (Sony's game rental service which will debut this Summer) briefly popped up on PSN.
http://www.destructoid.com/rental-options-temporarily-appear-on-playstation-store-271977.phtml
11. Interesting interview with the maker of Towerfall at the link below (the video is from a Let's Play of Towefall).
http://blog.us.playstation.com/2014/03/14/towerfall-ascension-on-ps4-behind-the-arena/
PlayStation.Blog: Why do you think competitive, local multiplayer works so well in TowerFall — and in games as a whole?
Matt Thorson: Local multiplayer is just a great way to bring people together. These games can allow players to express themselves socially through play, and get to know each other by interacting in the game. And those interactions can bleed into the real world. It’s really simple, but so powerful.
Being local rather than online makes those interactions even more personal — these are actual people sitting right next to you, not a vague representation of a person somewhere else in the world. The energy in the room is a big part of TowerFall.
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