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17 Jan 2017

2017 Preview: PlayStation

Video Games

It’s time for our second big preview episode of the year – next up: PlayStation! The PS4 has an incredibly large list of exclusive titles, ranging from exciting new concepts to solid sequels, cool indie titles, PlayStation VR games and everything in between! Join Luke, Archer, Jakob, Viv and Kieren as they talk all about what could be shaping up to be on of the biggest year of PS4 releases since the console came out.

This is a special BUMPER episode, so we had time to tackle the big news of the week including the unfortunate cancellation of Scalebound and the official price and launch date for the Nintendo Switch!

Titles discussed on this episode include:

• Detroit: Become Human
• Drawn to Death
• Gran Turismo Sport
• Hellblade
• Horizon: Zero Dawn
• Knack 2
• NieR Automata
• Persona 5
• Spider-Man
• Wild
• Uncharted: The Lost Legacy
• Gravity Rush 2
• Dreams
• PS VR
• …and many many more!

Don’t miss any of the action in another jam-packed episode of your favourite video game show!

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