Month: March 2020

The PS4 has had an excellent generation, despite its slow start with must-play exclusive games. But while those big marquee exclusives trickled out slowly, the PS4 held on by delivering the best console versions of most third-party games. Now, the PS4 is knocking out multiple big exclusives every year, three of which will release in 2020–Final Fantasy VII Remake, Ghost of Tsushima, and The Last of Us Part II. Throughout the PS4’s lifespan, however, Sony’s DualShock 4 has been an incredible controller to experience all of the PS4’s games with–especially since all it takes is the push of a button to share incredible moments like a hilarious glitch or beating a Bloodborne boss without getting touched.

The DualShock 4 is a great pad, but looking at what Microsoft is doing with the controller options for Xbox One, it can feel a little disappointing not having an official PS4 Elite-style controller. Sony recently released a back-button accessory that maps two of the DualShock 4’s buttons and lets you keep your thumbs on the analog sticks when you want to crouch, jump, reload, or anything in between. However, it doesn’t bridge the gap completely, and if you’re looking for a little more from your DualShock 4 controller, there are plenty of great third-party PS4 controller options.

Scuf has a couple of great pads in the Infinity4PS Pro and the Vantage 2, both of which feature back paddles and a number of other excellent customizable parts–you can even replace the Infinity4PS Pro’s triggers with clicky, mouse-like buttons. Razer also has a pair of great controllers that feature extra buttons, multiple configuration profiles, and trigger stops. And those are just a few of the best PS4 controllers we have on this list.

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The PS4 has a ton of great third-party options when it comes to controllers, especially for fighting games. And some of them even get some pretty discounts. Amazon currently has a deal on the Hori Fighting Commander for PS4, PC, and PS3, and if you’re looking for an extremely affordable and solid option for fighting games, then this is a discount you absolutely need to take a look at.

The Hori Fighting Commander for PS4 is currently $25 (down from $40) and comes with free Prime shipping for members. Unfortunately, we don’t know how long this deal will last, so if you’re interested, you should pick it up as soon as you can. The Fighting Commander is a cheaper fight pad, but it’s still adored by many. It has a 4.5/5 star rating on Amazon with over 520 reviews.

Hori Fighting Commander for PS4, PC, and PS3

$25 ($40)

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I Am Not Okay With This, the new Netflix series from End of the F***ing World director Jonathan Entwistle and the producers of Stranger Things, opens with a promise. Sydney Novak (played by It Chapter 1 and 2’s Sophia Lillis) is running down an empty street, drenched in blood, the wail of police sirens in the distance. There’s no record scratch, “you’re probably wondering how I got here” moment, but by the end of the first episode, it’s clear that this season will end with some bloodletting. “Dear diary,” the opening narration begins, “go f*** yourself.”

This flash-forward adds a necessary tension to the season’s seven 20-minute episodes, most of which are free of such violence. I Am Not Okay With This is a sweet-natured show with a dark side; one moment it’s all charming conversations between likable characters, and then the next something heavy and distressing will happen. The show walks the line between these tones well, and by the end of the short first season I was invested in the characters, what they were going through, and the hints of lore peppered throughout.

Across the season, we watch Sydney live her awkward teenage life. She’s burdened by the loss of her father, a best friend who has recently hooked up with an awful jock, a love-sick weirdo pal who she can’t bring herself to romantically reject, and, perhaps most pressing of all, a budding psychic power that manifests in horrible ways when she’s angry. The series makes the smart move of focusing on Sydney’s relationships with the rest of the cast, especially the ebb and flow of her feelings towards her best friends Dina (Sofia Bryant) and Stanley (Wyatt Oleff, who starred alongside Lillis in the recent It adaptation).

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The Epic Games Store hasn’t slowed down in its offering of one or two free games each week, a practice that began in late 2018 and has continued into 2020. This year, Epic has upped that number on select weeks, giving away three free games for its users, and next week is bringing another trio of freebies. Plus, this week’s free games, Offworld Trading Company and Gonner, are available now. To claim Epic’s weekly free games, you just need a free Epic account, and they’ll be yours to keep afterward.

Starting next Thursday, March 12, Epic users can claim Anodyne 2: Return to Dust, A Short Hike, and Mutazione. Anodyne 2 is a puzzle-exploration game set in a 3D dream-like world. You’ll also encounter surreal 2D dungeons that you enter by shrinking inside characters’ bodies, with the aim of saving the world from a dangerous Nano Dust.

A Short Hike is a short, wholesome game about climbing up a mountain while meeting other hikers, discovering hidden treasure, and enjoying the nature around you along the way. It’s a calming game with a lovely soundtrack, and at its core is the central theme that kindness is rewarded. We wrote about both Anodyne 2 and A Short Hike as two of 2019’s best indie games–check out our impressions for more details.

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This June, Sony Pictures is taking us back to World War II for the upcoming movie Greyhound. However, the latest flick about one of the largest wars in the planet’s history will follow the naval forces of the allies.

Directed by Aaron Schneider and written by Hanks–based on a novel by C.S. Forester–the first trailer for the new film has arrived. You can check it out below, and it does feature quite a few scenes with Hanks character, Commander Ernest Krause, talking on the phone.

Inspired by actual events, Greyhound follows Krause, a captain of a naval skipper, as he joins forces with other allied boats in order to take on German U-boats during the height of the second world war. This is Hanks third feature-length film he’s written. In 2011, he penned Larry Crowne, and in 1996, he directed, wrote, and starred in That Thing You Do.

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A new camera hack for 2018’s God of War has revealed that the game’s main villain, Baldur, gives you the middle finger when you can’t see him.

Well-known game hacker Lance McDonald – who’s previously revealed secrets in P.T., Bloodborne, and Dark Souls 3 – has now turned his sights on God of War. He’s already revealed one amusing easter egg inside the game that hasn’t been seen before.

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It appears just after the opening fight between Kratos and Baldur. There’s a moment when Baldur seems to be defeated, lying limp on top of Kratos, just after the pair have wrestled in the snow. Kratos then pushes Baldur off of him and sends him plunging off a cliffside. It’s when Baldur is falling from that great height that McDonald spotted the easter egg.

Using a camera hack, McDonald reveals that Baldur raises both his middle fingers towards Kratos, flipping him off as he plummets. Very fitting for his character.

Absolutely laughing at this, can’t wait to see what else is hidden in the game off-camera pic.twitter.com/V3r8dV4gMw

— Lance McDonald (@manfightdragon) March 5, 2020

McDonald spent all of yesterday finishing off the work on his God of War camera hack that he started last year. Now that it’s complete, he’s able to move the game’s camera around freely, passing through walls, stopping time, and even exploring cutscenes. He says it works by “entering special button presses on the map screen.”

With this first discovery, McDonald says he “can’t wait to see what else is hidden in the game off-camera” – so watch this space.

In our God of War review, we gave it 10, saying that “God of War’s outstanding characters, world, and combat come together to form an unforgettable adventure.” With any luck, we’ll see a follow-up to God of War made for the PlayStation 5.

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Platinum Games–the developer behind action titles such as Bayonetta, Vanquish, and NieR: Automata—launched a Kickstarter campaign in early February for The Wonderful 101 Remastered. Crowdfunding quickly pushed past the $500,000 milestone, meaning the former Wii U-exclusive is coming to the Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4, and PC on May 19. With the campaign wrapping up imminently on March 6, however, another stretch goal has now been reached as the Kickstarter exceeds the $2 million mark.

A second mission will be added to The Wonderful 101 Remastered as a result of the crowdfunding campaign hitting the latest stretch goal. Titled Luka’s Second Mission, it will see our hero “back and ready for more adventure.” Luka’s First Mission–a 2D side-scrolling adventure–was added after the Kickstarter hit $1.5 million.

At the time of writing, and with 27 hours of the crowdfunding stage left, 30,511 people have pledged $2,017,736 to the game. The remaster was already a done deal before a single cent was earned via crowdfunding, but Platinum says the campaign is about uniting a community of players and gauging interest. The money earned through Kickstarter will go towards rewards and stretch goals, such as the aforementioned extra missions.

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