Detroit: Become Human Goes Gold, Demo Tomorrow

We are extremely pleased and proud to announce today, that after four years of passionate crafting, Detroit: Become Human has officially gone gold!

During these four years, we have gone through all possible states and emotions that the development of such a challenging project induces: the pride of working on something special and unique, the doubt of attaining all our creative and technical goals, the hope when publicly releasing scenes and trailers and seeing players’ positive reactions, the fear of not having enough time and resources to make everything perfect, the joy of finally seeing all parts of the puzzle come together, scene after scene, and finally being able to play the game from start to finish. And today, I guess it is with a mixture of all these feelings that we stand in front of you.

Detroit: Become Human is no longer our game. Instead, it will soon become yours. Yours to play, to own, to hopefully cherish. The fate of Connor, Kara and Markus is in your hands, along with the fate of all other characters in the game. Through your decisions and actions, you will have the opportunity to become the writer, the director and the main protagonist of the most branching story we have ever created. A story made of hopes, fears, sadness but also of joy and happiness. A story as much about us, humans, as it is about androids.

David Cage, the entire team and myself are proud of the work we have accomplished during these four years. We are grateful to all our wonderful actors, composers, artists and partners around the world who have lent their talent to making Detroit: Become Human the very special experience it has become.

We are also extremely grateful to our fans around the world. We have read all of your emails, all of your letters, all of your tweets and messages. Each of them has given us the inspiration to make the best possible game for our fans. Last but not least, we are extremely thankful to Sony and the whole PlayStation family for believing in us and enabling us to make our dreams come true.

To celebrate this milestone, and to help you pass the time as you hold on just a little while longer for the game’s release on May 25th, I am extremely happy to announce that the very first scene of the game, Hostage, will be available for download on the PS Store starting tomorrow, Tuesday, April 24 at 12:01 AM Eastern Standard Time.

As part of the Hostage demo experience, there’s also an extended Alexa Skill! Properly named “CyberLife,” the Alexa Skill will provide you guidance and additional intel about this near future android filled world. As you take on the role of Connor, a hostage negotiator android sent to take control of this high-stakes situation, the CyberLife Skill will help guide you in your decision making throughout the investigation process, while giving you a deeper look at the various characters involved within the Hostage demo. It will also give you insights on how you can best alter your decision within the experience that could result in a different ending outcome.

With the CyberLife Skill, you’ll be able to learn more about the world of Detroit: Become Human:

• Tell Me About – Get more details as you examine every piece of the crime scene.
  Try saying: “Alexa, ask CyberLife to tell me about the fish?”
• What’s Their Story? – Uncover the truth behind any character you find within the demo.
  Try saying: “Alexa, ask CyberLife to tell me about the Phillips Family?”
• Alter the Course of History – Using the Flowchart at the end of the demo, use the skill to discover alternate endings.
  Try saying: “Alexa, ask CyberLife why Connor failed to reach Daniel in time?”

To get started, all you need is the following:
1. Download the Detroit: Become Human Demo from the PS Store on PS4
2. Have access to any enabled Amazon Alexa Device
3. Download the Detroit: Become Human CyberLife Skill by saying “Alexa, enable CyberLife” or by doing a search for Cyberlife with your Amazon Alexa app (requires Alexa app and Wi-Fi internet connection).

Click here for more information on the Hostage Demo, CyberLife Skill, or Pre-Order incentives.

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Iron Spider Suit Inspired by Marvel’s Avengers: Infinity War Coming to Marvel’s Spider-Man on Sept 7

Hey everyone,

It’s been an amazing three weeks since we announced the release date of Marvel’s Spider-Man, coming September 7th, 2018. Your feedback to our release date, collector’s edition, and Game Informer cover story has been tremendous and humbling. Thank you all so much for your support and the kind words on social media!

When we announced the release date, we revealed our pre-order bonus, which includes a Spidey Suit pack containing three suits. But we only showed one suit – Spider-Punk – with the other two being held back to be unveiled later.

Here’s an updated look at the pre-order video, with the second suit revealed:

That’s right! Players who pre-order Marvel’s Spider-Man will get an early unlock of the Iron Spider suit inspired by Marvel’s Avengers: Infinity War. This was a big collaboration between Sony Interactive Entertainment, Insomniac, Marvel Games, and Marvel Studios. And while you may have glimpsed the pre-order video before, you haven’t seen this new video we made to show it off – some of you will even be lucky enough to see this on the big screen before the movie when the film hits theaters later this week.

Getting the opportunity to work with Marvel Games and Marvel Studios on this was another dream come true on this project. Seeing Spider-Man on the big screen in the MCU with his Iron Spider suit is something we are really excited about, and we knew Spider-Man fans around the world would want the chance to unlock our version of the Marvel’s Avengers: Infinity War inspired Iron Spider suit in-game. We were given access to the actual CG asset from the upcoming film (in theaters on April 27th!!) to ensure that it was as true to the suit you’ll see at the cinema as possible.

In Marvel’s Spider-Man, having a variety of suits for players to use was a must-have for us. We looked across all of the Spider-Man lore for inspiration, and in the final game you’ll find suits inspired by comics and film, as well as completely original suits created by Insomniac and other artists. Each of the suits looks absolutely spectacular and we can’t wait for you to see more of them.

Beyond that, most suits will also feature a special suit power that you can use in-game. These powers let you do amazing things. While we aren’t quite ready to show them just yet, I did want to mention a couple examples. The Spider-Punk suit lets you rock out with a guitar, doing an AoE attack that’ll knock enemies off their feet. And the Iron Spider has a suit power that… well, you’ll know it when you see it happen in Marvel Studios’ Avengers: Infinity War.

Be sure to pre-order today, whether it’s on PS Store or at your favorite retailer, to get all Pre-Order bonuses including the Spidey Suit pack. And if you want some wallpapers for your phone, computer or PS4, just visit PS.com here to grab some!

We hope to see all you True Believers out at the cinemas this weekend catching Marvel Studios’ Avengers: Infinity War (I have my tickets!). Thanks again to Marvel Studios and Marvel Games for collaborating with us on the suit for the game. For all the latest on Marvel’s Spider-Man, be sure to check out Insomniac Games on Twitter, Facebook and Instagram!​

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PlayStation Plus: Free Games for May

May is right around the corner, so let’s take a look at the games coming out during this lovely spring month!

First up, we have Beyond: Two Souls. Dive into the remarkable life of Jodie Holmes, born with a connection to a mysterious entity with incredible powers. This singularly unique psychological action thriller developed by the same folks who are making Detroit: Become Human (releasing May 25), Beyond: Two Souls is sure to entertain and keep you on the edge of your seat.

Next, the classic Rayman Legends. Featuring four-player co-op and online challenge mode, jump in and save the Glad of Dreams. A platforming action game made for all ages, this is a great addition to any library.

This month’s PlayStation Plus lineup also includes:

• Risen 3: Titan Lords, PS3
• Eat Them!, PS3
• King Oddball, PS Vita (Cross Buy with PS3 and PS4)
• Furmins, PS Vita

Also, just a reminder that we have an exclusive offer for all new and existing PS Plus members. Sign up for Spotify Premium through your PS4, and you’ll save 10% on the monthly subscription fee.

And there you have it. See you next time PlayStation Nation!

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Destiny 2: Warmind Expands Bungie’s Shooter on May 8

Hello PlayStation Nation! We’re eager to see you starside again in Warmind, the second Expansion to Destiny 2. Check out the prologue trailer to meet the new hero that will join you on your journey.

Beneath the frozen ice caps of Mars, an ancient enemy is clawing their way back to the surface. To stop the Hive from unleashing their gods, you’ll need to work with one of the most powerful weapons created during the golden age.

Warmind is packed with new ways to play Destiny. A new endgame co-op mode we call Escalation Protocol is a challenge you can activate to fight new enemies, solve new puzzles, and win new rewards. On PlayStation, you’ll also invade an alien stronghold in a new exclusive Strike, The Insight Terminus. With the beginning of Season 3 of Destiny 2, all players will see the arrival of Private Matches and Seasonal Rankings in the Crucible.

This new adventure was created in partnership between Bungie and Vicarious Visions. The action begins on May 8. We hope to see you back in the wild to score some new loot for your Guardian.

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Fullbright’s Tacoma Heads to PS4 May 8

Hi there! I’m Steve Gaynor, one of the founders of Fullbright, the creators of Gone Home – and today I’m really excited to announce that we’re bringing our latest game, Tacoma, to PlayStation 4! Tacoma is available to pre-order on PS4 for a special discount right now and will officially launch on PlayStation on May 8!

At Fullbright, we’re known for our focus on emotional stories and immersive places. Gone Home was all about exploring a family’s house and discovering who they were by what they left behind. But with Tacoma, we wanted to push ourselves further: to bring the player closer to the story, putting them in the middle of the moments these characters experienced, giving players new interactive tools to discover every detail of the story as it unfolds.

So in Tacoma, you explore a high-tech space station in the year 2088 – and you use the station’s 3D recording and playback technology to put yourself “in the room” as past moments in the missing crew’s lives happen all around you. It’s a totally new way of playing as an “interactive investigator,” both moving yourself through the station’s physical space as a detective finding objects and clues that tell you about who these people are, and also moving the timeline of events forward and back through these immersive 3D recordings, pausing, rewinding, and discovering every moment of the scenes the station’s surveillance technology has captured.

In one scene you might hear a heated argument going on in one hidden corridor, and then rewind and find that a tender moment between two crewmembers was happening at the exact same time in just the next room. Or you might experience a disastrous explosion rock the station while observing events in the administrator’s office, then rewind the timeline to discover what each and every other member of the crew was doing leading up to that crucial point.

You even have access to the personal communications and “virtual desktops” of each crewmember, showing you the secret information that only they had, informing each individual character’s unique perspective on the world and events around them – perspective that only you, as a kind of “digital detective,” have the tools to uncover.

We’re so excited to bring Tacoma to our fans on PS4 – and with Tacoma’s arrival on PlayStation, we’re also adding a brand new mode to the game: the all-new Developer Commentary Mode, featuring over two hours of audio commentary from the writers, designers, artists and programmers who brought Tacoma to life!

While we aim to make our games as seamless and immersive as possible, we also love hearing the weird behind-the-scenes stories of how our favorite games are made, where their inspirations came from, and all the tricks of the trade that went into bringing them to life – and that’s just what we aim to bring you with Tacoma’s Commentary Mode! Myself and my story partner Karla discuss the backstories of the characters and our speculative future world; our designers Tynan and Nina talk about all the ins and outs of how the station was built; Hannah our programmer and Noël our animator talk about building the AR scenes and bringing these characters to life; Patrick our sound designer shares insight into where the audio landscape of Tacoma came from; and even more folks jump in to talk about their roles in the creation of the game.

If you’ve enjoyed this glimpse into how Tacoma came to be, I really hope you’ll pre-order on PS4 right now or buy the game when it launches on PS4 on May 8! If you order now, you’ll get the game at a limited-time launch discount that won’t last long. Thanks so much for coming along with us on this journey. We can’t wait for you to play Tacoma on your PS4!

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Free-to-Play Battle Royale H1Z1 Hits PS4 in May

Hey everyone! I’m Terrence Yee, a producer on H1Z1, and I’m excited to share some big news with you today: H1Z1 is coming to PS4 as a free-to-play game next month!

This is the battle-royale game for fans of action console shooters. Battle royale should be about the adrenaline rush you get from being one of the last few remaining, so we’ve drilled down to that core gameplay experience to keep players engaged in all the action. This means more guns, more vehicles, more weapons, a streamlined UI, familiar console controls and faster matches—it’s pure battle royale.

Plus, we’ve added a new take on in-match power progression that forces players to make strategic decisions if they want to win. Now, players will have to engage with airdrops – which drop in masses and frequently – if they want access to better weapons and gear. This includes six new guns: the KH43, Marauder, MK46, Combat Shotgun, CNQ-09 and Scout Rifle. The gas, which is dynamically based of the population, also moves faster to speed up the pace of the game, ensuring that matches don’t last more than 15 nail-biting minutes.

The battle royale craze has taken over the world and it has been amazing to be part of the genre from the beginning. We can’t wait to hear about your pure battle royale experience on the PS4.

If you want to jump into the action early to help test H1Z1 on the PS4, sign up for the Closed Beta here: H1Z1.com/PlayStation4.

We hope to see you all on May 22, with the start of Open Beta. Until then, be sure to follow H1Z1 on social to stay up to date on all the news.

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Gonner Coming to PS4 on May 15

What’s a-happenin’, PlayStation Nation! Get ready for the best announcement you’ve heard all week! The IGF award-winning Gonner is coming to the PS4 on May 15! I will conveniently ignore the fact that you probably learned that from the subject line and pretend that your mind was just blown by that statement.

It’s true: the smash-hit, tough-as-nails platformer-shooter by Art in Heart is coming to this glorious console! Initiate the celebration happy dances!

Haven’t heard of Gonner, you say? Step 1: remove the cotton and/or wax buildup from your ear-things and listen up. Gonner is a procedurally-generated 2D platformer with roguelike elements, following the largely misunderstood and altruistic Ikk on a journey to cheer up his only friend in this world – a giant landbound whale named Sally – by searching for just the right trinket in the deep and dark places nearby.
 

Ikk makes his way through this mystical land, powering himself up with the help of three things: heads, backpacks, and weapons. Heads will give you your base health and some kind of nifty trait. Backpacks will give you special abilities like high jumps or temporary invincibility. Weapons do exactly what you think they do (C’mon, do I have to explain everything to you?)
 

It’s got stuff to unlock! It’s got secrets galore! It has graphics, sounds, and music, all of which is really freaking good! It has death! Lots of death! You will die a lot, and even visit Death himself!
 

Oh, did I mention that it will have leaderboards, too? (quickly re-reads) Okay, no, it looks like I didn’t… Well anyway, it has leaderboards! You’ll be able to secure sweet bragging rights to your friends, enemies, and frenemies for dominating them on the Daily Challenges and the All-Time High Scores.

And last but certainly not least, exclusively here on PS4, your copy will also come with a Gonner Theme that can make your dashboard about 3.712 times more attractive! You won’t find this kind of Gonner majesty anywhere else!

Think of picking up this game as if you’re entering a long-term relationship. We totally plan to keep supporting with new content in the future; this ain’t no one-and-done thing, baby. We care about you, and we want to see your Gonneriffic dreams come true. We’re here to stay.

Thanks a bunch for checking us out and supporting indies on PlayStation! And feel free to give a shout if you’ve got any questions (Though we may not hear you, so you should probably also type them to us).

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