Here's February's PlayStation Plus games line-up
Rime! Knack! More!
Sony has announced its full line-up of PlayStation Plus games for February, with infamous PS4 launch title Knack and gorgeous adventure Rime leading the charge.
Knack News
Really.
Shots fired. Unloved PlayStation 4 launch title Knack is indeed getting a sequel.
No, we're not entirely sure why either.
We first reported word that Knack 2 was in development earlier this year, when it popped up on a staff member's resume.
It looks like there's going to be a Knack 2
Cerny, so far.
Poorly-received PlayStation 4 launch platformer Knack is getting a sequel.
PS4 system architect Mark Cerny working on a new indie game
And yes, it's for PS4.
Mark Cerny, the system architect of the PlayStation 4 and director of PS4 launch title Knack, is now working on a new indie game.
PS4 fastest-selling console in UK history
Beats previous record of 185,000 for PSP.
Sony's PlayStation 4 is the fastest-selling console in UK history, according to official sales figures.
PS4 looks set to break records at launch
But longer term, Sony faces a tough challenge.
In the moments before our interview begins proper, Andrew House tells me 2013 has been his most exciting year since joining Sony. If he's being sincere - and, given what happened at E3 this year, he may well be - 2013 should be honoured. House, the communications expert from Wales who rose through the ranks to become boss of all of Sony Computer Entertainment - was at Sony Corp when PlayStation was a mere skunkworks project 23 years ago.
He's seen it all, then, from the pioneering PSone and WipEout to the glory days of PS2 and Gran Turismo, from the tough early days of the hyper-expensive, difficult-to-develop-for PS3 to the euphoria of PS4's unveiling.
Last night, with over 300 fans waiting patiently outside the Covent Garden shop come stage come gaming arcade Sony had constructed to mark the launch of the PS4, PlayStation was buzzing. People walk briskly with clipboards and mics at the ready, setting things up, making preparations, fixing the stage for rapper Tinie Tempah's 11pm show, testing smoke machines...
Sony explains PS4 digital game pricing
With Knack and Killzone £53 from the PlayStation Store, why download?
Yesterday Sony finalised its PS4 launch lineup of games and their prices from the new PS4 Store - raising eyebrows in the process.
Sony finalises PS4 launch titles and prices
UPDATE: Blacklight: Retribution and flOw to miss EU PS4 launch.
UPDATE: Astute readers may have noticed Blacklight: Retribution and flOw don't appear anywhere on this list, despite previously having been announced as launch titles and the former being ready for the US PS4 launch a fortnight ago.
Not to worry, dear readers. There is a delay, but it shouldn't be long. "Both flOw and Blacklight have been subject to brief delays," noted SCEE Blog manager (and former Eurogamer US news editor) Fred Dutton in a comment on the PlayStation Blog. "They should be with you next week, but I will 100 per cent confirm the date as soon as possible."
There is a workaround to this for Blacklight, however. You can access Zombie Studios' free-to-play shooter by setting up a US PSN account. Eurogamer YouTube editor Ian Higton has confirmed this and has even uploaded video of him playing onto his Facebook page.
A new generation: a new price-point for games
"The market will determine what's appropriate over time."
As it stands, Sony's games are more expensive on PlayStation 4 than Microsoft's are on Xbox One.
Tesco offering £385 PlayStation 4 Knack bundle for launch
And you get Clubcard Points.
With Xbox One launch day stock running dry in the UK, you can still get a PlayStation 4 at Tesco.
You do, however, have to get it in a bundle with PS4 launch platformer Knack.
The UK supermarket giant currently has a PlayStation 4 Knack bundle available for pre-order priced £385.
Sony's Shuhei Yoshida ponders mixed PS4 review scores
"These games really grow on you..."
Sony's three first-party PlayStation 4 launch games were reviewed by much of the gaming press yesterday - and scores have been mixed.
Housemarque's arcade shooter Resogun currently sits on the highest review score average according to Metacritic: 82. Guerrilla Games' technical showcase shooter Killzone Shadow Fall has a 74 Metascore, and Sony Japan Studio's Knack has a Metascore of 59.
While Finnish studio Housemarque will no-doubt be delighted with Resogun's critical acclaim, Guerrilla Games and to a greater extent Sony Japan Studio, alongside Knack director and PS4 system architect Mark Cerny, won't be happy.
The PlayStation App will be free on iOS and Android devices (no word on a Windows 8 version), Sony has said, and will allow you to buy games and start them immediately downloading on your always-on PS4 at home.
Sony's Knack to get free puzzle game app
Yoshida: "We've totally changed our approach to mobile products."
Sony no longer views iOS and Android as rivals, but as tools to be used to spread the PlayStation message via related spin-off apps. That's according to Sony Worldwide Studios head Shuhei Yoshida, speaking in the first instalment of a wide ranging interview with GamesIndustry.biz.
PlayStation 4 and PS App firmware shown off in new images
Streaming! Browsing! Socialising! Knack!
Sony has shown off a new look at its PlayStation 4 firmware and a close-up peek at the PlayStation App, the next-gen console's companion software for iOS and Android devices.
Sony explains why PS4 will launch in Japan after the West
Western devs "more aggressive" in readying next-gen titles.
PlayStation 4 will launch in Japan after it launches in the West due to a lack of Japan-orientated games available this November, Sony has said.
Sony surprised many when it announced PS4 will arrive in Japan in February 2014 - three months after it launches on these shores.
Explaining the decision, senior Sony executives told Eurogamer at the Tokyo Game Show that February was chosen because that's when Sony expects more games to be ready for its home market.
PlayStation 4 won't launch in Japan until February 2014
But includes digital download of Knack.
Sony has announced that PlayStation 4 will launch in Japan on 22nd February 2014, several months after Europe and North America.
It's the first PlayStation console not to launch first in Japan.
To make up for the wait, a "Limited Pack" will include a digital download of launch platformer Knack and a year's extended warranty at no extra cost.
Mark Cerny created a giant PS4 DualShock to aid Knack development
Simulates playing games as an eight-year-old.
Mark Cerny and the development team at Sony's Japan Studio created a giant PlayStation 4 controller to simulate what it would be like to play console games as an eight-year-old.
PS4 Store asks if you'd like to download multiplayer or single-player first
New video shows the experience in action.
You'll be able to choose, at the PS4 PlayStation Store, whether you want to download the Killzone: Shadow Fall multiplayer mode first or the single-player.
Sony's PS4 games aren't going up in dollars
Presumably Europe follows suit but SCEE won't say.
Sony and Microsoft can at least agree on one thing: next-gen game pricing.
A list of every confirmed PlayStation 4 game
Knack! And all the rest.
Following on from our list of every Xbox One game, here's a run-down of every title confirmed for PlayStation 4.
It's interesting to compare the two lists - Sony has at least 20 more games coming to its platform than Microsoft, but less exclusive games. And, of the exclusives, titles like Driveclub and Infamous: Second Son are arguably less exciting than Xbox One's Forza 5 and Quantum Break.
That said, many of the extra PS4 games are console exclusives to Sony's platform, just available on PC. You won't find Zombie Studios' Daylight on Xbox One, for example, or MMOs such as Final Fantasy 14: A Realm Reborn and DC Universe Online. And there's a greater number of indie titles.
Sony ad suggests PS4 will be out in the UK in 2013
And Sony says...
A new Sony PlayStation 4 advert suggests the next-gen console will be out in the UK in 2013.
Don't panic about The Hut's £70 PS4 game pricing because Sony hasn't set prices yet
But will we be paying more?
Don't panic when you see shops like The Hut charging £70 for a PS4 game, because Sony hasn't set any prices yet.
PS4: PC-like architecture, 8GB RAM delight developers
"And the fact it's GDDR5 memory as well is just nuts..."
Sony's PlayStation 4 press conference was a pitch to developers as well as gamers. The console's architecture chief Mark Cerny talked more about CPUs and GPUs and teraflops than he did his own game, Knack. He described the PS4's architecture as like a PC's but "super-charged for gaming". PS4 is "a platform by game creators, for game creators", he said.
Every PlayStation 4 game, every developer announced so far
UPDATE: 169 companies have now signed up. Still no The Last Guardian.
Last night's PlayStation 4 unveiling included a flurry of new game announcements, and confirmation of the 60-odd games companies which are already signed up to support Sony's next-gen console.
Deep Down (working title) - Capcom
Destiny - Bungie
PlayStation 4 action platformer Knack revealed
UPDATE: Debut trailer added.
Update: The trailer for Knack has become available. Enjoy it below.