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The Drop: New PlayStation Games for 4/26/2016

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The Drop

What a week! The intense, multiplayer battles of Alienation begin on PS4 alongside the long-awaited dungeon-crawler Severed on PS Vita.

Developed by the critically acclaimed studio Housemarque, Alienation pits you against a massive alien invasion of Earth. Unleash devastating weapons upon the alien hordes and earn upgrades to better influence the outcome of the fight. Massively destructible environments will crumble before your onslaught as you battle with up to three friends in a ruthless game of survival.

Meanwhile, in a colorful and strange world, a young woman awakens to terrible misfortune in Severed on PS Vita. Explore a monster-filled dungeon and dispatch your foes in a tactile new combat system. Wield the powers of the fallen to unravel the mystery surrounding the woman’s missing family.

For a full list of games coming to PlayStation this week, read on. And enjoy the Drop!

New Releases: April 26, 2016
Alienation
PS4 — Digital

Alienation

Lead your elite squad in the fight to save Earth from a huge alien invasion in this frantic, top-down, twin-stick shooter. With hordes of alien creatures swarming across the planet, you’ll need to work together with up to three friends to devise tactics and keep each other alive under mounting pressure.

Arcade Archives Kid’s Horehore Daisakusen
PS4 — Digital

Arcade Archives Kids Horehore Daisakusen

Kid’s Horehore Daisakusen is an action game that was released by Nichibutsu in 1987. Kid, who has been drawn into the space-time labyrinth from the 23rd century, fights to escape from the enemy in order to return to the present day. Players defeat enemies by using items and traps.

Battle Worlds: Kronos
PS4 — Digital

Battle Worlds Kronos

Battle Worlds: Kronos is a turn-based strategy game that stays true to its hexagonal-roots, inspired by classics like Battle Isle. The planet is once again torn by war, for the succession of a new emperor. Its destiny is in your hands! Prepare to fight epic battles against tough AI enemies in three huge campaigns, with more than 60 hours of gameplay.

Brick Breaker
PS4 — Digital

Brick Breakers

Brick Breaker, the classic arcade game, is back with a breathtaking new version. Its explosive gameplay — unique and timeless — is filled with surprises. Sharpen your reflexes and precision to overcome the hundred different levels that await you. Collect bonuses, avoid traps, and shoot your way to victory.

Don Bradman Cricket
PS4 — Digital

Don Bradman Cricket

Cricket as you’ve never seen it before. Features intuitive controls that allow for line and length deliveries without pitch markers and realistic shot control when batting. Take a 16 year old aspiring cricketer through the ranks to international glory in Career mode.

Jetpack Joyride
PS4 — Digital

Jetpack Joyride

Join Barry Steakfries as he breaks into a secret laboratory to commandeer the experimental jetpacks from the clutches of science evildoers.

The Magic Circle: Gold Edition
PS4 — Digital

Magic Circle Gold Edition

You are the protagonist of an unfinished first-person fantasy game, trapped in development hell. The designers are god-like, but so indecisive that they’ve given you no powers whatsoever. With the help of a mysterious disembodied voice you must seize the tools of game development from these unworthy gods and uncover the darkly comical story as you go.

MegaTagmension Blanc + Neptune VS Zombies
PS Vita — Digital

The release date for this game has been corrected to May 10 and has been removed from this week’s post.

Nioh (Demo)
PS4 — Digital

Nioh

Ready to die? Experience an early version of the newest brutal action game from Team Ninja and Koei Tecmo Games. In the age of samurai, a lone traveler lands on the shores of Japan. He must fight his way through the vicious warriors and supernatural Yokai that infest the land in order to find that which he seeks.

Party Hard
PS4 — Digital

Party Hard

In Party Hard, you play as someone who is really tired of the neighbors having loud parties. Instead of calling the police, you decide it’s a better idea to stop the party yourself. Party Hard has semi-procedural environments and focus on unique ways of taking people out. In the greatest traditions of sneaking games, your main goal is not to get caught, while silently picking off unsuspecting victims one by one.

Rocketbirds 2: Evolution
PS4, PS Vita — Digital (Cross Buy)

Rocketbirds 2

Step into the webbed feet of Hardboiled Chicken — the series’ undeniably plucky superchicken secret agent — and venture into the game’s full Story Mode campaign. Thanks to the return of the evil penguin despot, iL Putzki, Hardboiled must hunt down and eliminate him once and for all using jetpacks, new guns, disguises, and skills only fit for the Bond of super-chicken agents.

Severed
PS Vita — Digital

Severed

Take control of a one-armed warrior named Sasha, wielding a living sword on her journey through a nightmare world in search of her family. Swipe-based touch controls will let you solve puzzles, find secrets, and do battle with a host of disturbing monsters.

Stranger of Sword City
PS Vita — Digital, Retail

Stranger of Sword City

After your plane flies through a strange rift and crashes, you awake under an unfamiliar sky. This is Sword City, a dark fantasy world that combines magic and technology. Explore, level up, make a perfect team, and slay monsters. But choose your allies carefully if you want to find a way home.

The Sun and Moon
PS4, PS Vita — Digital (Cross Buy)

Sun and Moon

The Sun and Moon is a platformer with a unique mechanic: you can dive into the ground. Momentum is conserved but gravity is reversed, letting you fling yourself high into the air or deep beneath the surface.

Tales from the Borderlands
PS4, PS3 — Retail

Tales from the Borderlands

In this award-winning universe created by Gearbox Software, experience the story of Rhys and Fiona, unwilling partners on a quest for greatness. The Hyperion “suit” and the con artist embark on an adventure to recover cash they both think is theirs — on the unforgiving world of Pandora.

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  • Aesop Rock — The Impossible Kid
  • Rob Zombie — The Electric Warlock Acid Witch Satanic Orgy Celebration Dispenser
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  • Deadpool (Plus Bonus Features)
  • Ratchet & Clank Pre-Order
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  • TURN: Washington’s Spies — April 25 at 10/9c (AMC)
  • Chopped Junior — April 26 at 8/7c (Food Network)
  • Chris Hardwick: Funcomfortable — April 30 at 10/9c (Comedy Central)

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66 Comments

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+ ZigNoff on April 24th, 2016 at 10:04 am said:

So why even bother telling us Wild Arms 3 for the ps2 to ps4 was coming if you weren’t EVER GOING TO BRING IT OUT?!


     

    + KazeEternal on April 24th, 2016 at 3:39 pm said:

    Wait Wild Arms 3 is coming to PS4?! exciting.


     

    + TJ_Solo on April 24th, 2016 at 7:29 pm said:

    It’s their job to tell you about stuff. Some games have solid release dates while other games don’t.

    Wild Arms 3 will come and your hyperbole is over-the-top.

    The ever important:
    *The information above is subject to change without notice.*


     

    + CommandingTiger on April 24th, 2016 at 7:30 pm said:

    Hi Sony. We have heard about the PS4 NEO. I believe that it’s not powerful enough.
    The CPU should have a much larger boost, it is a huge bottleneck for games to run at a smooth frame rate. It needs to be 2.6Ghz and no less.
    The GPU should also be bumped up to 44 or 56 compute units. That is what you will need in order to run most games in 4k.
    The ram speed increase is excellent, however you should consider increasing it to 12Gb. The PS4 interface is already smooth and fast unlike the consoles competition so you could allocate a bit more ram to the games, it will make open world games run much better.
    Also make it run 4k HDR triple layer Blu-ray as it’s very important, Music CDs, Blue-tooth 4.0 to make Blue-Tooth Headsets compatible, a Dual-band 5G Wi-Fi connection for better online e gaming.
    Naturally, it will cost more so you can put a price of 499$. With that in mind, you can drop the price of the original PS4 and make a PS4 slim for 199$ or 249$ price.


     

    + PanTheMan16 on April 25th, 2016 at 6:01 am said:

    TJ_Solo, your use of “hyperbole” was made redundant by adding “over-the-top” to the sentence.
    It’s good to practice new words, but it would be better if you didn’t do in in a critical manner.


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+ HerrMaestro on April 24th, 2016 at 10:07 am said:

Megatagmension is actually out on May 10th. They delayed it recently.


     

    + Truebluehero on April 24th, 2016 at 10:55 am said:

    It says only the digital version is coming out this week. Maybe only the physical release is delayed. I hi


     

    + Truebluehero on April 24th, 2016 at 10:56 am said:

    Hope that’s the case!


     

    + Tjoeb123 on April 24th, 2016 at 11:59 am said:

    I even mentioned this in the PS Blogcast post.

    @Truebluehero
    IFI never said anything about a digital version coming out this week.


     

    + Admiralvic on April 24th, 2016 at 4:48 pm said:

    @ HerrMaestro

    I’ve reviewed every Neptunia game and got every one of them early (some around a month in advance). With this being said, I don’t currently have Blanc, so I would be shocked if it wasn’t an error.


     

    + Tjoeb123 on April 24th, 2016 at 5:16 pm said:

    @Admiralvlic

    That’s likely what it is – they may have intended for the game to be available for reviewers to redeem their vouchers (i.e. not visible to the public) but must’ve selected the wrong settings by mistake.


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+ socksandshoes22 on April 24th, 2016 at 10:18 am said:

Any update on Star Ocean The Second Evolution ever coming stateside? It would be perfect to come out before SO5 and be a great Vita game since the PSP version never came to the store.


     

    + oEterniao on April 24th, 2016 at 3:13 pm said:

    II am wondering about this as well , it came out in japan last year in october for ps4 and ive heard no news of it coming to the west unfortunately


     

    + panxo1984 on April 25th, 2016 at 2:00 pm said:

    Im waiting the same.


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+ Sora9669 on April 24th, 2016 at 10:43 am said:

Hopefully we’ll get the FINAL FANTASY XIII series on PS4 one day.


     

    + Tinye310 on April 24th, 2016 at 7:10 pm said:

    I dig your style bro


     

    + RoII_chan on April 26th, 2016 at 8:40 am said:

    I hope so =)


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+ Mgalens on April 24th, 2016 at 10:49 am said:

seconding the hope of star ocean 2 making it to psn (the ps4 and vita version) since i also agree it would be perfect with star ocean 5 coming up, and with it being a well received entry it may convert those who didnt like star ocean 4.


     

    + Tjoeb123 on April 24th, 2016 at 12:03 pm said:

    You might want to try pushing for it on Twitter by either tweeting to @SquareEnixUSA, or better yet, @giocorsi with #BuildingTheList like I did. It’s really sad that Square Enix seemingly has no interest in bringing the PS4 and Vita versions of one of my favorite JRPGs outside Japan.


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+ porhawj2014 on April 24th, 2016 at 10:49 am said:

i am getting 3 games : Hitman Episode 2, The Walking Dead episode 3 with Michonne and Alienation that help me pass time until Uncharted 4 on May 10th.


     

    + cusman on April 24th, 2016 at 11:34 am said:

    Good choices for a worthy wait


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+ rudetoy on April 24th, 2016 at 10:53 am said:

Nioh looks great and Severed might be worth a shot. Really hoping we get some good discounts in the Golden Week Sale next week. About time the Bloodborne Old Hunters DLC was discounted.


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+ helbertpina on April 24th, 2016 at 10:54 am said:

Looking forward to playing Severed! My Vita is ready! :D


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+ Silver_shion on April 24th, 2016 at 10:54 am said:

Severed is a day 1 for me .


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+ kingzetta on April 24th, 2016 at 11:09 am said:

I doubt this but is severed pstv compatible?


     

    + DeadPix1119 on April 24th, 2016 at 11:15 am said:

    Severed is touch heavy so I Doubt it will be compatible with PStv


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+ DeadPix1119 on April 24th, 2016 at 11:13 am said:

Alienation and Severed are titles I will be picking up.


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+ MakoSoul on April 24th, 2016 at 11:29 am said:

I’m buying Severed to support Drinkbox for making a Vita exclusive in 2016.

Regards from Vita Island,
MakoSoul


     

    + elmadin on April 24th, 2016 at 10:52 pm said:

    second that


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+ THX2068 on April 24th, 2016 at 11:29 am said:

OMG!!! Thank you for finally putting the PS One classic, Tekken 3, on the Playstation Store! The game has long been one of my favorites and it looks and plays great on my PS Vita. Oh, wait a minute…. I’m actually playing Tekken 3 on my hacked PSP. My mistake!


     

    + SilentNova on April 24th, 2016 at 3:48 pm said:

    Namco is the one you would have to talk to about that title not being on PSN. Not sure they can do anything about it either.


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+ cusman on April 24th, 2016 at 11:33 am said:

Already have Alienation downloaded, waiting for Monday Midnight to be able to start playing it. Will give the Team Ninja Nioh game a try. What is this? A Cricket game on PS4 releasing in US market? I may have to give that a look / try as well.


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+ Oste18262009 on April 24th, 2016 at 11:40 am said:

Free Trophies For Jetpack Joyride!


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+ Archon453 on April 24th, 2016 at 11:48 am said:

What happened to the release of Dungeons 2? I don’t remember there being any delays announced. It was supposed to release on the 26th as well.


     

    + boomstickbhg on April 24th, 2016 at 2:29 pm said:

    I haven’t been following it closely, but all the release dates I’ve seen for Dungeons 2 are the end of May.


     

    + TJ_Solo on April 24th, 2016 at 7:50 pm said:

    All the information I’ve found for the game says May 24th.


     

    + Archon453 on April 24th, 2016 at 8:24 pm said:

    I typed “Dungeons 2 ps4” into google, the playstation blog post said the 26th of April. So I guess it was delayed then.


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+ Potter13579 on April 24th, 2016 at 11:58 am said:

Really? Still no Psychonauts on PS4?


     

    + DeadPix1119 on April 24th, 2016 at 1:22 pm said:

    I forgot Psychonauts was coming. Now I really want it.


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+ theshelfables on April 24th, 2016 at 12:10 pm said:

Sword City looks really cool. Glad it’s PSTV compatible.


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+ x-OttoDavilaF-x on April 24th, 2016 at 12:12 pm said:

Battle Worlds: Kronos looks interesting for me. I like turn-based strategy games and since this will have online multiplayer I will definitely put my hands on it =)


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+ nevets_78 on April 24th, 2016 at 12:31 pm said:

Ugh! Was totally going to buy Severed on Vita, but now i find out it touch heavy in the controls? NO THANKS. Touch controls take away from the experince it does not enhance. Sorry No sale.


     

    + Brandon_MK_V on April 26th, 2016 at 8:20 am said:

    How could you have been looking forward to Severed if literally every article about this game mentions it’s touch based?


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+ vanillamoose on April 24th, 2016 at 12:35 pm said:

I’m incredibly excited that Rocketbirds 2 and severed are coming out this week! This will be a great week for vita owners :)


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+ Arn_1 on April 24th, 2016 at 1:08 pm said:

Looking forward to Severed. I wonder how much it’ll cost.


     

    + DeadPix1119 on April 24th, 2016 at 1:21 pm said:

    I believe it’s $14.99


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+ sealum01 on April 24th, 2016 at 2:58 pm said:

I am so stoked for Alienation (which I have pre-ordered)! Unfortunately, Alien Isolation was on sale for an amazing price and I not only picked it up, but began playing it! It is supposed to take 20 hours, but considering that I’m playing it on Hard, I expect it would take me longer! Alienation may have to wait a while before I get to it… The backlog groweth..


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+ TheHerbinator75 on April 24th, 2016 at 4:52 pm said:

Once again Ryan fails to list any prices along with the titles. Anyway, might pick up a couple of things this week.


     

    + Tjoeb123 on April 24th, 2016 at 5:12 pm said:

    And this matters why? I believe he can’t post them because
    1. They’re subject to change without notice, or
    2. He’s not provided with that information.

    (I meant this as a reply. Not a new comment.)


     

    + TheTrainJob on April 24th, 2016 at 5:51 pm said:

    @TheHerbinator75,

    Why does someone post this every single week? They do not have that information when they post the drop. Nothing is finalized until the day of the store update. Prices can be changed and items get pulled or added at the last minute, by the sellers, so it’s out of Sony’s hands. Chances are their contracts prohibit them from releasing information early, even if it’s already finalized. Things like that are extremely common in business. If you really need to know what the intended price is, go to the publisher’s site and look it up.


     

    + veryhoudini11 on April 24th, 2016 at 11:15 pm said:

    Actually he succeeded in not listing the prices because that is never included.
    However, you failed at using logic to realize that they never list the price on the drop. Please do yourself a favor and dont expect anything different on future drop posts.

    Honestly if you need to know the price of games 2 days in advance to budget or figure out if you can afford that game, then you should not be buying the game. Do this: assume every game is $60, even the indies, and budget base off that so you have a surplus if its actually less. ; )


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+ Tjoeb123 on April 24th, 2016 at 5:11 pm said:

And this matters why? I believe he can’t post them because
1. They’re subject to change without notice, or
2. He’s not provided with that information.


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+ SpooNManX on April 24th, 2016 at 6:19 pm said:

Is Jetpack Joyride Cross-Buy?
I’ve already purchased it several times now so if not I’ll skip it until Jetpack Joyride 2 comes out.


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+ DJPlace on April 24th, 2016 at 6:24 pm said:

i hope MegaTagmension Blanc + Neptune VS Zombies is a release mistake or my wallet’s going be hurting again. i really REALLY need to get my plus for a year sony not going 17.99 for 3 months. cut me some slack…


     

    + Tjoeb123 on April 24th, 2016 at 7:58 pm said:

    It’s definitely a mistake, else we would’ve heard about it weeks ago.


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+ Mayoubaz2 on April 24th, 2016 at 9:04 pm said:

Woooooow I have pre-ordered alienation
And I will try NioH


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+ krlayne on April 24th, 2016 at 9:54 pm said:

I hope Don Bradman Cricket on the PS4 is cross-buy with the PS3!. :p


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+ NinjaMicWZ on April 24th, 2016 at 10:25 pm said:

Severed, Alienation and Rocketbirds 2 for me. April is probably the best month we’ve ever seen.


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+ Seluhir on April 25th, 2016 at 6:36 am said:

Alienation!! So excited. Looks awesome.


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+ zenunderground on April 25th, 2016 at 8:06 am said:

Rocketbirds 2, heck yeah! Going to have to look into these other titles too. Nice week for Vita!


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+ lob on April 25th, 2016 at 8:56 am said:

is the new kings quest chapter out this week?


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+ PhantomHunter327 on April 25th, 2016 at 3:20 pm said:

Please bring “The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers” and “Star Wars: Starfighter” to PS2 on PS4


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+ VinsanityV21 on April 25th, 2016 at 4:17 pm said:

What a weird week. A Breakout clone? A cricket game? Jetpack Joyride’s still a thing, and the mobile title is trying to make it on consoles? A Vita exclusive from the Guacamelee guys? What is going on? Budget titles and mobile ports and a game that looks pretty good, but hardly anyone will play? Just bizarre.

Oh well; at least people looking forward to Alienation will have something to play. I just see another top-down arcadey dual stick shooter, and I was burned out on those during the XBLA years. I couldn’t even drum up interest in Renegade Ops years ago. I still don’t care for the genre thanks to the glut of titles from those years, but props to people who enjoy well made ones, as this looks pretty great. I saw Jeff and Dan play Kid’s Horehore Daishokusen on a Giant Bomb Quick Look and it looks super fun, actually. I think I’ll finally pick up an Arcade ARchive this week :D


     

    + marlyt on April 25th, 2016 at 5:59 pm said:

    Hey. I agree with most of what you said. But check out Renegade Ops if you get the chance. It’s a really fun and challenging game.


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+ Slimwiggins on April 25th, 2016 at 9:11 pm said:

I preordered the limited edition of Stranger of Sword City three months ago! Can’t wait to see the delivery guy tomorrow! Vita for the win!


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+ WhinyKibbles on April 26th, 2016 at 6:37 am said:

Where is PS2 FF12? Also we need a good Golden Sale today or RIOT!!!!


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