Hitman GO makes the jump to PS4, PS Vita in 2016

By Danny Cowan Published December 7, 2015

Square Enix’s inventive mobile strategy game Hitman GO will launch for the PlayStation 4 and PS Vita next year, Sony announced during its PlayStation Experience keynote this week.

The upcoming PlayStation ports will mark the first time the currently mobile-exclusive Hitman GO will be available for consoles.

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A mobile-focused adaptation of Io Interactive’s Hitman games, Hitman GO consolidates the stealth-action franchise’s gameplay into a series of single-screen puzzle levels. Players control series antihero Agent 47 throughout a variety of stealth-focused missions that put a new spin on gameplay mechanics featured throughout the franchise.

Unlike previous Hitman games, Hitman GO features turn-based gameplay that resembles a tabletop board game in presentation and approach. In each level, players must collect items and assassinate targets as they head toward a specified extraction point.

Enemy characters within each level move along pre-defined paths during each turn, however, forcing players to anticipate their movements and plan out a route in advance. Later levels introduce more advanced gameplay elements like disguises, hiding spots, and distraction items, adding complexity to Hitman GO‘s core mechanics.

Originally released for iOS and Android devices in 2014, Hitman GO made its way to Windows Mobile and Windows 10 earlier this year. Updates released after the game’s launch added an additional gameplay chapter inspired by Hitman 2: Silent Assassin, along with a feature that allows players to transfer their save data across multiple platforms and devices.

Hitman GO‘s success led to the release of a sequel inspired by Square Enix’s popular Tomb Raider franchise. Lara Croft GO, released earlier this year, swaps out Hitman GO‘s urban settings for environments that take place in jungles, temples, and ancient ruins. Lara Croft GO otherwise features similar turn-based gameplay that finds Lara Croft traversing dangerous territory while avoiding deadly creatures.

A release date for the PlayStation console versions of Hitman GO was not announced.

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NBA All-World aims to replicate Pokémon Go’s success starting today

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Niantic launched NBA All-World, its basketball-themed, location-based mobile game, on iOS and Android today. Ahead of this release, Digital Trends attended a presentation to learn more about how the sports AR title works.
If you've played any of Niantic's games before, many elements of NBA All-World will feel quite familiar. The mobile game tracks players' location and encourages them to explore. While doing so, players will find Drop Zones that grant them new gear. Niantic says Drop Zones will often be placed near real-world counterparts, so players can find money near a bank or shoes near a shoe store.
There will also be Player Encounters, where they can face off against current NBA athletes. Niantic tells Digital Trends that classic athletes aren't currently in the game, but feels that idea "is a good one."

In Player Encounters, users face off against athletes in one of four minigames: 3-Point Shootout, Beat the Clock, Around the World, and First-to-Five. While they feature some impressive and realistic animation for a mobile game, Niantic says these minigames only use simple swipe controls because the studio wanted to make something that is easy to play while someone is walking around their neighborhood. If a user wins a Player Encounter, they can recruit that athlete to their team, customize them with items found at Drop Zones, and upgrade them by playing with them. Players can also challenge players they already recruited again to earn more currency.
The title also includes "Rule the Court" neighborhood leaderboards, many of which are placed at real-world basketball courts, where players can compete for the highest score. Currently, there are no player-versus-player elements in NBA All-World, although Niantic understands players like competitive modes in their sports games and may add them in the future. In fact, many features are still in the pipeline for post-launch updates, including Niantic's trademark AR support. Early in the second quarter of 2023, Niantic plans on adding AR support to NBA All-World to enhance the loot drops from Drop Zones to make it look like they're happening in the real world.
One thing that will be in the game at launch is microtransactions, which Niantic says will be similar to the ones available in its other games and allow players to increase their athletes' stats with Offense, Defense, and Fitness boosts.
Despite the undeniable success of Pokémon Go, Niantic has never been able to completely replicate its success with games like Harry Potter: Wizards Unite or Pikmin Bloom. However, the studio seems confident that basketball has the global mass appeal to make NBA All-World another massive hit for the company. The early footage we saw of the game does leave us optimistic for NBA All-World's prospects, but we'll ultimately have to wait and see if the game will make it past its rookie season.
NBA All-World is available now for iOS and Android.

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Hollow Knight: Silksong is also coming to PS4 and PS5

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Team Cherry confirmed that the highly anticipated Hollow Knight: Silksong will be on two more platforms at launch: PlayStation 4 and PlayStation 5.
The official PlayStation Twitter account revealed the news this morning, adding PS4 and PS5 to a list of Hollow Knight: Silksong platforms that include PC, Nintendo Switch, Xbox One, and Xbox Series X/S.
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Hollow Knight: Silksong is a sequel to Hollow Knight, one of the most critically acclaimed Metroidvania games of the past decade. Hollow Knight: Silksong follows Hornet, a character from the first game, as she explores the unfamiliar world of Pharloom. When Team Cherry announced the indie in February 2019, it only confirmed that the game was in development for PC, Mac, Linux, and Nintendo Switch.
The game went MIA after an appearance at E3 2019, only for it to triumphantly reemerge as one of the first announcements of the Xbox & Bethesda Games Showcase in June 2022. Although we know that Hollow Knight: Silksong will be available through Xbox Game Pass on PC and Xbox platforms, it's good to know that those who prefer to try the game on Nintendo Switch or PlayStation will still have access to the game on day one.
Unfortunately, this PlayStation announcement did not come alongside a new trailer or release date confirmation, so Hollow Knight fans are still left eagerly awaiting its follow-up. Microsoft did claim that every game in its June showcase was "targeted to launch in the next 12 months," though, so it's very possible that Hollow Knight: Silksong will be released for PC, Mac, Linux, Nintendo Switch, PS4, PS5, Xbox One, and Xbox Series X/S in the first half of 2023.

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When you think of the PlayStation 4, multiplayer games might not be the first thing that comes to mind. After all, the system is home to some of the best single-player adventures of the generation. But we'd be remiss if we skipped over the fantastic multiplayer games the system has to offer. Some of the most successful multiplayer games of all time are available on the PS4, from competitive shooters like Fortnite and Call of Duty: Warzone, to cooperative adventures like A Way Out, and tons of options in between.

In this list, we'll go through the absolute best multiplayer games the PS4 has to offer. So when you're finished with single-player masterpieces like God of War, Horizon Zero Dawn, Marvel's Spider-Man, and Uncharted 4, why not give some multiplayer games a try?