You Are A Cute Little Possum In A Dangerous World In This PS4 And PC Game

Sony’s State of Play event today had a lot of news, including the reveal of a PlayStation 4 edition of the third-person adventure game where you play as a Sugar Glider possum. The game is called Away: The Survival Series, and developer Breaking Walls says it’s inspired by nature documentaries. Previously, the game was only announced for PC.

It’s not easy being a possum close to the bottom of the food chain, but it gets worse: a cataclysmic storm is coming. As that’s happening, you will zip around the world using the possum’s elastic skin to glide around environments like forests, caverns, and swamps. In addition to gliding, the little Sugar Glider can run quickly and dodge, which comes in useful when evading a stinging scorpion. Check out the new trailer below.

The music in Away was composed by Mike Raznick, who worked on the acclaimed nature documentaries Life and Planet Earth II.

Away is in development for PC and Xbox One, but a release date hasn’t been announced at this stage. Keep checking back with GameSpot for the latest.

The State of Play broadcast had a lot of news, including new trailer for the Final Fantasy 7 remake, a release date for Monster Hunter World’s Iceborne expansion, and the announcement of a new PS4 model is coming to celebrate the Days of Play event. Check out GameSpot’s news recap to see a rundown of all the big news.

Monster Hunter World: Iceborne Will Launch With A New Edition Of The Game

The massive scale of Monster Hunter World is set to grow even bigger this year with the release of Iceborne. Launching on September 6 for the PS4 and Xbox One, with the PC release coming later this winter, you’ll be able to explore the new region of Hoarfrost Reach, unearthing new challenges and gear to craft. To celebrate the launch of Monster Hunter World’s expansion, players who haven’t had the chance to dive into the game will be able to purchase the Master Edition of the game, which features all existing content along with the Iceborne expansion. At launch, this edition of the game will cost $60.

During Capcom’s Monster Hunter livestream, the developer detailed what to expect from Iceborne, and how much there is to find in the new expansion. For fans who’ve already spent hundreds of hours hunting and crafting new gear, you’ll be able to buy the expansion separately for $40 MSRP. There’s also a special deluxe edition of Iceborne, which includes special items and gear, including a new Yukumo armor set and additional items for your hunter.

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Iceborne features a massive amount of new content to uncover. In addition to new challenges to tackle, there’s also a suite of new upgrades and gadgets to use, including a new grappling hook and modifiers to existing gear. Moreover, there’s also a suite of new monsters to battle, such as the brute wyvern Banbaro and the new elite monster Velkana.

In our review of 2018’s Monster Hunter World, Ginny Woo gave the game a 9/10 and stated:

“Ever since the title was first announced, it was clear that Capcom was gunning for something grander than Monster Hunter Generations. It has succeeded, and this is likely the biggest and best that the franchise has ever been. It’s not just the comparative depth of the narrative; it also boasts almost seamless integration between combat systems that were previously incomprehensible for amateurs. The Monster Hunter formula has definitely honed its claws, and all the above factors play their part in making Monster Hunter World a meaningful evolution for the series at large.”

Be sure to check out our more detailed breakdown of Iceborne following Capcom’s livestream, along with some of the highlights from Sony’s recent State Of Play.

Monster Hunter: World Free Trial Available Now On PS4

It’s been a big week for Monster Hunter: World. Not long after Capcom announced the game had reached 12 million copies shipped and revealed the next major expansion, the publisher has announced a free trial version of the game is now available on PlayStation 4.

The trial, which isn’t available on Xbox One or PC, lets you play up to the Tobi-Kadachi assignment quest at Hunter Rank 4. Players can create a Hunter and Palico companion and play everything up until that point; online play and access to the Spring Blossom Fest event is also included in the free trial version.

Progress from the free trial carries forward to the full version, which is on sale right now for $20 USD. The trial is available only for a limited time; it ends on May 20.

Capcom also announced that Monster Hunter World is adding a new, more challenging event called the Arch-Tempered Nergigante Event Quest on May 11. “This quest has been a long time coming, and for good reason. The development team worked really hard to make this a special challenge; one that will remind you of when you first fought Nergigante during one of our Beta tests, or perhaps even the first time fighting him in the game,” Capcom said.

The quest will be available on PS4 and Xbox One on May 11, with the PC edition coming later.

Monster Hunter: World’s new expansion, Iceborne, launches on September 6 for PS4 and Xbox One. The PC version is coming later. The expansion adds a cold new island to explore and more monsters to face off against. Check out the new gameplay trailer embedded above.

Be sure to check out our more detailed breakdown of Iceborne following Capcom’s livestream, along with some of the highlights from Sony’s recent State Of Play.