Tag: Aspyr Media
Gods, angels, and mummies
Storied developer Aspyr has been knocking it out of the park recently. It followed the first three Tomb Raider remasters with an update of the beloved Legacy of Kain: Soul Reaver games. More recently, the studio threw a satisfying curve ball with Star Wars: Jedi Power Battles, a remaster nobody knew they needed. It now...
News Tomb Raider Trilogy Remaster Updated on PS5, PS4, Here Are the Patch Notes
New outfit, lots of bug fixes
Tomb Raider 1-3 Remastered Starring Lara Croft (we're still not quite over that title) has just received a meaty new patch, and it's available to download now on PS5 and PS4. The headline addition is a new outfit for Lara, but beyond that is a huge laundry list of fixes and improvements. A new 'Nightmare in Vegas'...
News Star Wars Battlefront Pack Lights Up PS Store Pre-Order Charts
Competing with FF7 Rebirth, Elden Ring DLC
With Final Fantasy VII Rebirth right around the corner, you would likely assume the Square Enix sequel to be dominating the pre-order charts found on Sony's own PS Store. However, for roughly a week now, this hasn't actually been the case. Ever since the confirmation of the PS5, PS4 Star Wars Battlefront...
News Crystal Dynamics Warns Racial, Ethnic Stereotypes Remain in Tomb Raider 1-3 Remastered
"We have chosen to present it here in its original form, unaltered"
Players booting up Tomb Raider 1-3 Remastered will be greeted by a content warning explaining why current custodian Crystal Dynamics kept in some of the iffier moments from the earlier games. The first three entries in the series were developed by UK studio Core Design in the 90s...
Review Tomb Raider 1-3 Remastered Starring Lara Croft (PS5) - The New Standard for PS1 Re-Releases
A Lara love has gone into these
Tomb Raider 1-3 Remastered Starring Lara Croft may just set the new standard for PS1 re-releases. Aspyr, a developer which has a long history with the iconic platforming property, has done an outstanding job reimagining these 90s classics for a new audience, without losing any of the magic that made them iconic to...
News Big List of Tomb Raider Remastered PS5, PS4 Upgrades Revealed
New controls, health bars, and 200 Trophies detailed
Aspyr Media promised it would be sharing new details concerning its upcoming Tomb Raider I - III Remastered project in the near future, and it has now delivered in the form of a lengthy PlayStation Blog post. For starters, it's broken down its vision for the three remasters across graphics and...
News Tomb Raider Trilogy Remaster Has 'Plenty More to Share' as Fans Question Lack of Gameplay
"Soon"
The awkwardly named Tomb Raider I-III Remastered Starring Lara Croft launches in just over a month on PS5 and PS4, but all we've seen of the project up until this point is a small selection of screenshots and roughly 20 seconds of trailer footage. The lack of fresh information has eager Tomb Raider fans on edge — and so plenty of them have...
News Original Tomb Raider Trilogy Remastered on PS5, PS4, Pre-Order Available Now
Starring Lara Croft
Update: Tomb Raider I-III Remastered is now available to pre-order on PS Store. The new listing also reveals the collection's price, which is a very reasonable £24.99 / $29.99 (USD). PS Plus members can get a 10 per cent saving on that, too. Original Story: Announced at the just-finished Nintendo Direct, Tomb Raider I-III...
News Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic Remake Confirmed for PS5
From developer Aspyr Media
Following rumours, a Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic Remake has been announced for PlayStation 5. It is being developed by Aspyr Media, which has been doing work on remasters of various Star Wars titles for the past few years. The extremely quick trailer confirming the news features Darth Revan igniting their...
News Stubbs the Zombie Shuffles onto PS4 Next Month
Rebel without a pulse
Stubbs the Zombie: Rebel Without a Pulse, which originally launched on the Xbox all the way back in 2005, is being re-released on PlayStation 4 next month. This is not a remaster of the 15-year-old game — it is the original version of the undead title with the same gameplay style and visuals. Over on the PlayStation Blog,...
News Star Wars Episode I: Racer Delays PS4 Podracing Yet Again
This isn't podracing
Today should have been the day that PlayStation 4 players could get one over Sebulba and pip him to first place again in Star Wars Episode I: Racer. The port of the classic podracer was scheduled to launch today, but publisher Aspyr Media has had to delay the title one more time due to its struggle with working from home during...
News Nintendo 64's Star Wars Episode I: Racer Being Revamped for PS4
Now this is podracing
We all know Star Wars Episode I was a bit of a Phantom Menace, but its Nintendo 64 tie-in title Star Wars Episode I: Racer was a lot of fun. It also holds the Guinness World Record for best-selling sci-fi racer of all-time, beating out the cult classic franchises like WipEout and F-Zero. Despite all of that it never actually...
News Star Wars Jedi Knight II: Jedi Outcast Y-Axis Patch Is Live on PS4 Now
X-Axis fix MIA
The force is strong with this patch because Star Wars Jedi Knight II: Jedi Outcast now finally supports inverted controls on the Y-axis thanks to an update that went live yesterday. Those of you who choose to questionably change the camera controls on PlayStation 4 can now safely buy this port of the game's first appearance on a Sony...
Order! Order!
Update (25/9/19): The case has been reopened due to a new development. Developer Aspyr has heard the outcry for an option to invert the controls in Jedi Outcast, and is currently working on a patch. "We hear you regarding adding aim inversion to the game," reads a new statement on the matter. "We’re working on an update now, and it...
News Star Wars Jedi Knight II: Jedi Outcast Feels the Force of PS4
Force the players
Nintendo spotlighted a series of cult classics during its presentation earlier today, and some of those titles will make their way to the PlayStation 4 as well. Among them is Star Wars Jedi Knight II: Jedi Outcast, which will launch on Sony’s system from 24th September. It’ll be followed by Star Wars Jedi Knight: Jedi Academy...
News Promising PSVR Adventure Torn Opens Up Next Week
'Nothing's fine, I'm torn'
PlayStation VR is arguably at its best when it’s immersing you in fascinating fantasy worlds, and Torn seems to have that down to a tee. Created by Aspyr Media and written by BioShock veteran Susan O’Connor, this unsettling adventure through an abandoned mansion has been inspired by the Twilight Zone and Black Mirror...
News Torn, a Sci-Fi Mystery Adventure, Is Coming Soon to PlayStation VR
Haunted mansion
A new PlayStation VR title has been unveiled on the PlayStation Blog, and it looks pretty interesting. Torn is described as a "dark sci-fi mystery" and takes inspiration from shows like Black Mirror and The Twilight Zone. You'll be navigating the large house of a physicist who mysteriously disappeared decades ago, and in doing so...
Either a benefit or a hazard
Bloober Team is a fascinating developer. The Polish outfit has released a couple of games this generation: its first, Basement Crawl, was so poorly received that it had to be remade, and was reborn as Brawl. Its follow-up to this was Layers of Fear, a Victorian-themed horror title about painting, and it remains one of...
