2019-08-01_Maxim_Australia

STATE OF P L AY

GAMES

BYCHRIS STEAD

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PREDATOR:HUNTINGGROUNDS

ThissurprisePS4exclusiveison

itswayin 2020 andoffersboth

competitiveandcooperative

multiplayer with a dreadlocked

The 10 Bi estPS4AnnouncementsofE3

Withalmost 100 millionconsolessold,allthebiggestgamingfranchises,a catalogueof

killerexclusivesandthefuturisticexperiencethatisVR,Sony’sPlayStation4 isa gamer’s

paradise. Each month we catch up on the latest and greatest PS4 news and announcements...

ThebiggestgameshowoftheyearistheElectronicEntertainmentExpo(E3)

inLosAngelesandthe 2019 eventwasstackedwithtonnesofbig announcements.

Here are our top picks; all these games arecomingtoPS4...

difference.Oneteamconsistsofa squad

ofelitesoldierstraversingthrougha jungle

landscapekillingandlootingbadguys.But

allthewhileanotherthreat—a sologamer

playing as the Predator — is hunting them.

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GODS& MONSTER

Ahugesurprise

announcemento thisstunning

lookingadventuregamefromthe

teambehindAssassin’sCreed.

You’lltakeonthemonstersofmythandlegend

withthegoalofrestoringtheGreekgods

topower.Thevisualstyleandopen-world

remindusoftheZeldaseries,onlyit’sfor

PS4.Gods&MonstersisoutFeb25,2020.

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STARWARSJEDI:FALLENORDER

ImagineanUnchartedoraTo m b

Raiderwithlightsaberduelsand

Forcepowers,andyou’llhavea good

ideaofwhattoexpectwithFa l len

Order. It’sbeingmadebyRespawn(creators

ofCallofDutyandTitanfall) andis a story-

drivenexperience.It’soutNov 15.

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ELDENRING

Nottoomuchwasrevealedabout

thisgame,butit makesourlist

fortwobigreasons.It’smade

byFromSoftware(DarkSouls,

Bloodborne,Sekiro:ShadowsDieTwice)

andit’swrittenbyGeorgeR.R.Martin,

creatorofGameofThrones. Sobasically

anopen-world,action-RPGdreamteam.

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FINALFANTASYVIIREMAKE

Old-schoolgamerswillhavea soft-

spotforthisiconic 1997 RPGfrom

SquareEnix, whichisconsidered

oneofthebestgamesofalltime.

Storyandcharacterwereattheheartof

thisgame’ssuccess,andtheyremainintact.

Butallthegameplayandvisualshavebeen

reworkedtomodernstandards.It’s exclusive

to PS4 and out March 3, 2020.

Greatness awaits on PlayStation 4...

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Sony’splansfora follow-upconsoletothePS4

havebeenofficiallyconfirmed.ThePS5willbe

around 10 timesfasterthanthePS4,capableof

delivering3DAudio,thelatestRayTracingvisual

technologyandupto8Kresolution.It willhavean

internalSSDdrive,whichwillmakegameloadsmuch

faster,andwillbebackwardscompatiblewithPS4

titlesandPSVRtechnology.Noreleasedatewas

provided, but November 2020 is a likely window.

PlayStation 5

Theremake

quirky3D ofthe

MediEvil platformer

islocked

in

foran

October

release on PS4 25

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