Welcome to another instalment in our weekly news digest where the team at PSU Towers picks our favourite slices of PlayStation-related gossip from the past seven days. See below for the week’s highlights by clicking the links provided.
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MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 29
FIFA 15 dethrones Destiny from U.K. top spot
FIFA 15 has put one in the back of the net and become the U.K.’s latest All Format number one following its launch last Friday.
Project Cars confirmed to run at 1080p on PS4
Project Cars, the upcoming next-generation racer from Slightly Mad Studios, will run at a native 1080p for PlayStation 4 and ‘slightly lower’ on Xbox One, the company has confirmed.
The Evil Within ‘Every Last Bullet’ trailer – how will you survive?
In the first of three disturbing new trailers leading up to the release of The Evil Within this October, players are introduced to some of the survival tactics they’ll need to master in order to outwit some of the horrific creatures that await in Tango Softwork’s spine-tingling new survival horror game.
TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 30
Call of Duty: Advanced Warfare to sell fewer copies than Ghosts, says analyst
Arvind Bhatia, an analyst with Sterne Agee, has predicted that the upcoming Call of Duty: Advanced Warfare won’t sell as strongly as its predecessor, Call of Duty: Ghosts.
Destiny’s cut storyline: Bungie insider claims ‘everything just fell apart’ in development
In recent days, the debate has hit a new level in forums and social media circles across the web, with rumours that Destiny’s final storyline wasn’t exactly how things were supposed to play out.
Stunning Uncharted 4 concept art surfaces; details weather-beaten island & underwater ruins
Five pieces of stunning concept art for Naughty Dog’s upcoming action-adventure title Uncharted 4 have surfaced some two weeks ahead of the official release of the developer’s art book.
WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 1
Jak & Daxter 4 concept art surfaces online
Art work for the much-requested fourth instalment in the Jak & Daxter franchise has leaked online ahead of the Naughty Dog 30th Anniversary art book.
LittleBigPlanet 3 PS4 bundle outed by Amazon U.K.
Amazon U.K. has unveiled a new PlayStation 4 hardware bundle featuring a copy of LittleBigPlanet 3.
Destiny update 1.0.2 is now live
Destiny’s 1.0.2 update, which centres around a whole host of Engram and Cryptarch-related changes and tweaks, is now available for download.
THURSDAY, OCTOBER 2
The Walking Dead: Season One and Two PS4 release dates confirmed
TellTale Games has confirmed the release dates on PS4 for Season One and Season Two of The Walking Dead.
Mikami talks female characters in video games, says he disliked Rebecca Chambers
In an interview with The Guardian, The Evil Within and Resident Evil creator Shinji Mikami, known in the gaming industry as the ‘Godfather of Horror’ talks about a topic that he’s clearly very passionate about: female characters in video games.
Here’s 10 minutes of beautifully frightening Until Dawn gameplay
Fresh gameplay footage for Sony’s decision-based horror game, Until Dawn, has been revealed.
FRIDAY, OCTOBER 3
Tekken 7 introduces two new characters, rage system confirmed
A fresh batch of Tekken 7 details have surfaced following the game’s arcade test launch in Japan, including confirmation of two new fighters (via MaxLevel).
The Last Guardian: Sony ‘working diligently on the game’
Speaking during an interview with Famitsu, Sony Computer Entertainment Worldwide Studios (SCE WWS) President, Shuhei Yoshida, confirmed that its development team in Japan is continuing to work “diligently” on The Last Guardian.
Rise of The Tomb Raider on PS4 spotted for pre-order
Remember all the hullabaloo about the announcement that Rise of The Tomb Raider was going to be an Xbox One exclusive? Then it was later mentioned casually that it was only a timed exclusive that would eventually make it to PS4?