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Alien Invasion Adventure Game ‘Somerville’ Coming to Playstation on August 31 [Trailer]
Previously released last year for PC via Steam and the Epic Games Store, Xbox Series and Xbox One, Thunderful and developer JUMPSHIP have announced that their alien invasion game Somerville will finally arrive for PlayStation 5 and PlayStation 4 owners later this month. The game will arrive digitally on August 31 via the PlayStation Store.
“Since releasing Somerville on PC and Xbox last year, we’ve been hard at work on making improvements to our debut title,” said JUMPSHIP Studio Director Claire Boissiere. “We’re thrilled to now be able to release the best version of Somerville yet on PlayStation, along with PlayStation exclusive features like haptic feedback and use of the DualSense 5 Lightbar to reflect the powers you are using in game.”
A narrative-heavy adventure, Somerville centres on you and your family in the wake of an alien invasion conflict. You embark on a journey to find the whereabouts of your family, discovering first hand the full impact on others of this catastrophic event. You’ll explore the devastation left behind by the invading alien force and those who resisted, learning more about their motives and methods the further you journey.
Somerville also focuses on puzzle-solving in the altered landscape, as well as having to negotiate, hide or flee during encounters.
Check out our review of the Steam version of Somerville while you wait.
The long wait for console owners to play Nightdive’s System Shock remake is finally over. Almost a year to the day the remake of the iconic 1994 FPS was released on PC via Steam, the Epic Games Store and GOG, System Shock is now available for PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Xbox One and the Xbox Series.
“For the first time ever, the incredible world of System Shock is available to console gamers,” said Stephen Kick, CEO of Nightdive Studios. “We’re so excited to introduce our take on this pioneering piece of gaming history to a whole new audience.”
The PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series versions of System Shock have a physical and digital release, while the last-gen versions will be digital-only.
System Shock takes place in the year 2072. You are a nameless hacker, and you’ve been caught while attempting to access files concerning Citadel Station, a space station owned by the TriOptimum Corporation. However, in exchange for the dropping of all charges (and a military grade neural implant), you are tasked with hacking SHODAN, the artificial intelligence that controls the station. After hacking SHODAN, removing the AI’s ethical constraints, you are given the implants and put into a healing coma. You wake up six months later on board Citadel, and all hell has broken loose.
If you’re still on the fence of diving into System Shock, check out Harrison’s review, who stated that Nightdive “have absolutely achieved what they set out to do” in regards to updating and bringing the game to a modern audience.
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