The PlayStation weekly wrap-up

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As the summer swings into full spirit, the gaming industry – along with the rest of us – takes some well-earned time to kick back, soak up a few rays and draw comfort from the knowledge that Christmas’ mayhem is still months away.

That said, even a quiet week in PlayStation has its share of news, trailers and announcements. Just in case you missed any of them, let’s take a moment to re-cap:

This week’s biggest new trailers

  1. No Man’s Sky
    Wondering what combat looks like in a near endless universe?
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    ‘s second ‘Pillar’ trailer debuted this week, shedding fresh light on how combat works in its procedurally generated universe.

  2. Batman: The Telltale Series
    Take a look at the first trailer from Telltale Games’ highly-anticipated adaptation of the DC comics’ iconic crusader for justice, Batman.

  3. Gravity Rush 2
    New characters, powers and environments were all on show in the release date trailer for
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    . Get a closer look at more of what you can expect come November this year.

  4. Star Wars Battlefront – Death Star Expansion
    Yes, hold onto your X-Wings, it’s actually happening. Get your first look at the formidable Imperial dreadnought in EA’s final expansion for
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    .

  5. ABZÛ
    Learn more about the deep passions that drive the creation and development of underwater odyssey
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    with this short commentary trailer from creative director Matt Nava.
Tweets of the week:


We need a VFX Tech Artist to help us knock a few more teeth out =) this is What It Takes
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— Santa Monica Studio (@SonySantaMonica)
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First Melania Trump and now this.

(Excited to play Rise on my PS4)
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— Neil Druckmann (@Neil_Druckmann)
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At post party, reunited with JJ! And got photo with Idris Elba
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— HIDEO_KOJIMA (@HIDEO_KOJIMA_EN)
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Around the world of PlayStation:

  • Shuhei Yoshida found himself digitally recreated when he joined the team over at Media Molecule this week for a hands-on look at the studio’s forthcoming PS4 exclusive
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    .
This week’s PlayStation Store ‘leftfield’ pick:


Insomniac Games may be better known for big-budget action adventures like
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and Resistance: Fall of Man, but this week it dipped its toe into more modest and tranquil waters with
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.

A true ‘passion’ project driven by chief creative officer Brian Hasting’s desire to create a gaming role model his daughter could look up to, this 2D side-scrolling underwater adventure is irresistible in both its simplistic yet compelling narrative and its mesmerising art direction. We can’t recommend it highly enough.

The pick of PlayStation Blog:

  • Lara Croft will be crashing back onto PlayStation 4 in October with
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    . This special edition comes cocked-full of freshly looted DLC and a brand new VR mode.
  • Following on from its alpha demo earlier this year developer’s Team Ninja will be release a beta demo for samurai action-RPG
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    , next month.
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    , the spiritual predecessor to the Bioshock series, is getting a thorough overhaul for the new generation and, best of all, it’ll be shrugging off its PC roots and coming to PlayStation 4 as well.
And the rest of the headlines:

What we’re playing this week:

  • Matt: “With my TV still not fixed the PS Vita continues to be my go-to gaming device and I honestly couldn’t be happier… except when I’m raging my way through
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    ‘s Tree Tops platform section – seriously, who needs that many blades?”
  • Rhys: “It’s been a big
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    week for me – at the time of writing, I’m watching the clock until 1pm when the next elusive target goes live. Finally, I can follow Gary Busey around without fear of the restraining order being broken. I’ve said too much…”
  • Fred: “After taking a few weeks out for
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    and
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    , I finally jumped back into
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    to mop up the remains of the extra-terrestrial menace.

Tell us what you’re playing below, have a great weekend, and we’ll see you back here on Monday.

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