2020-05-01_Official_PlayStation_Magazine_-_UK_Edition

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PREVIEW

“ACCIDENTS HAPPEN,

AND THAT’S WHERE

LY N X’S CLONING

TECH COMES IN.”

HARDSPACE: SHIPBREAKER

You’dbettercrossthet’sanddotthei’s onthisone

Theysaythereareonlytwocertainties

inlife:deathandtaxes.Well,thanksto

LynxCorp’spremiertech,atleastone

ofthoseisnowherenearcertain.Butbe

warned:fritteringawayyoursecond(orthird,or

fourth...)chanceatlifeisdeeplyunprofitable–to

saynothingofthedebtyou’llrackupeverytime

youreturnfromthedead.

Welcometothefuture!You’llfeelrightathome

here;everythingis stillterrible.Asanemployeeof

LynxCorp,you’retaskedwithheadingoutintodeep

spacetocutupandsalvagewhatyoucanfroma

varietyofstarships.Butthereis a catch(becauseof

coursethereis).Afterall,you’redefinitelynotdoing

suchdangerousworksimplyfortheloveofit.

TIGHTSHIP

First,thereareyourtools.Todivvyupanyship,

you’regoingtoneednotonlya highpowered-laser

cutterbutalsoa sturdysuittoweathertheharsh

vacuumofspace.(Andif you’renotcarefulyoucan

damageyoursuit–there’sanotherexpense.)

Thenthere’sbuyingthesalvagerightstoeach

wreckand,asthesayinggoes,you’vegottospend

somecreditstomakesomecredits.You’llbe,ahem,

‘encouraged’totakeonbigger,moredangerous

wrecks,andthatmeansyourprofessionalscavenging

kitis goingtoneedintermittentupgradestoo.But

evenwhenyou’reequippedwitha top-of-the-line

loadoutfatalaccidentshappen,andthat’swhere

Lynx’scutting-edgecloningtechnologycomes

in.Willyouuseit?Ofcourseyouwill.Theonly

questionis howyou’regoingtopayyourbenevolent

capitalistoverlordsback.Theansweris

‘withanever-so-generousloan’–one

that,if Lynxhaditsway,you’dstillbe

payingoffwellaftertheinevitableheat

deathoftheuniverse.

Talkabouta rockanda, uh,

Hardspace?Noteventhesweet

releaseofdeathcanfreeyoufromthe

loopofwreckageandrebirthsasyou

unlocknewtoolsandperksformore

lucrative(forLynx,atleast)contracts.

You’llbeloppingoffbig,rustychunks

whereveryouplease,marvellingat

thelow-gravityphysics,allthewhile

wondering“Hmm,whois benefitting

frommylabourandwhyis it notme?”

Wecan’twaittoreadandreread

thesmallprintofourlatestsalvage

contract.Hardspace:Shipbreakerwill

gointoearlyaccess,withtwodifferent

classesofspaceshiptoscrapandthe

firstpartofthestorycampaigntoplay

through,laterthisyear.

FORMATPS4/ETATBC/PUBFOCUSHOMEINTERACTIVE/DEVBLACKBIRDINTERACTIVE

Above Every ship means a payday for Lynx

and likely more debt down the line for you.

Low gravity and high-powered

laser cutting tools may not

always be the safest mix.

VAMPIRE – THE

MASQUERADE:

BLOODLINES 2

The drinks simulator genre

knows no bounds. Here,

your big night out has got

out of hand and you’re in the

midst of a supernatural turf

war. Maybe everyone can

hash it out over martinis?

FORMAT PS4 ETA 2020

REMOTHERED:

BROKEN

PORCELAIN

When your parents promised

a ‘winter wonderland

experience,’ this isn’t what

you had in mind. You must

craft the perfect expression

to hide your disappointment.

FORMAT PS4 ETA 2020

PARANOIA:

HAPPINESS IS

MANDATORY

It’s a hard life for a space

janitor. If it isn’t the crew

violating the prime directive,

it’s their kids accidentally

vapourising your colleagues.

Time to clean up.

FORMAT PS4 ETA 31 JUL

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