With some of the biggest games of the year due to be released over the coming months, PriceSpy the fully impartial price and product comparison service, can exclusively reveal, both Marvel’s Spider-Man (PS4) and FIFA 19 (PS4) have ranked within the website’s top five games for the month of August, 2018.

Despite neither of games being physically available to play, with Marvel’s Spider-Man due for general release on 7th September 2018 and FIFA 19 later this month (28th of September), based on historical clicks on PriceSpy, both are already proving extremely popular.

Liisa Matinvesi-Bassett, New Zealand country manager for PriceSpy, says: “Avid Kiwi gamers appear to be waiting in eager anticipation for both of these two big releases.

“According to our historical data, even though both are not yet available to play, shoppers have still been busily searching out the best deals – a whole month ahead of launch.”

“Offering a high level of animation and being set in a present-day New York City, it’s no wonder Marvel’s Spider-Man is receiving such a lot of interest from both excited gamers and movie fans, as players will soon be able to web-swing from Manhattan’s skyscrapers and feel like a real superhero!”

Further insights from PriceSpy uncover just how much Marvel’s Spider-Man and FIFA 19 have increased in popularity this last month:

Liisa continues: “Our website currently offers consumers access to over 107,000 products, so the popularity ranking figures show just how popular both games appear to be.”

As well as Marvel’s Spider-Man and FIFA 19, PriceSpy also predicts Red Dead Redemption 2 and Call of Duty Black Ops 4 to be very much in demand, as both already rank within the 10 top games for August, despite not being available for general release until mid to late October 2018.

Liisa concludes: “For those looking to buy a new game, we recommend consumers download the PriceSpy app. This way they can ensure they are buying them at the best possible price. If they are also prepared to wait until some of the hype dies down, they could even pick themselves up a bit of a bargain!”

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NOW CLOSED – According to data insights from PriceSpy, the fully impartial price and product comparison service, Sony PlayStation is dominating the New Zealand gaming world.

Based on historical clicks, the most popular game right now is still God of War, claiming the top spot for four consecutive months. Following closely behind is Detroit: Become Human. Since its release in May 2018, it has quickly become the second most-popular game of the moment. (For those that haven’t yet had the chance to buy either of games, PriceSpy can also reveal both have dropped significantly in price, now offering a combined average saving of 17 per cent).

PriceSpy Top Games for July 2018:

1. God of War (PS4)
2. Detroit: Become Human (PS4)
3. The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild (Switch)
4. Octopath Traveler (Switch)
5. Gran Turismo: Sport (VR) (PS4)

To celebrate, PriceSpy has teamed up with STG to offer one lucky viewer the chance to win the two top games for the month of July: God of War and Detroit: Become Human.

To Enter to be in the draw to Win the two Top Games from July; God of War and Detroit: Become Human you will need to answer this Question Correctly:

What were the Top Video Games from April 2018 as announced from Pricespy? (You will likely find a clue HERE)

Were they:

A: God of War & Far Cry 5

B: God of War & Wipeout Collection

C: Detroit: Become Human & Gran Turismo: Sport VR

You can give us your Answer by placing a Comment below, hitting us up on Facebook, Tweet to us, or Email Us.

* Winner(s) will be randomly selected from those that Comment below / Facebook Comment / Email in accordance to the above Question.Winner(s) will receive a New retail boxed copy of God of War & Detroit: Become human for PlayStation 4. God of War is rated M, Far Cry 5 is rated M. You MUST be over the age of 15 years in order to Enter this promotion (STG may request for Age Verification). Competition ends on the 9th of September 2018. New Zealand only entries will be accepted.

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The idea that our machines may soon become sentient is a popular one right now and the subject of the master of interactive storytelling, David Cage’s latest offering, Detroit: Become Human.

As with previous games from French outfit, Quantic Dreams, Detroit: Become Human is more interactive movie than straight video game. Anyone expecting any sort of action or deep RPG gameplay should look elsewhere.

Since 2005’s Fahrenheit the French studio, under the direction of David Cage, has been pushing the boundaries of video games as a storytelling medium, with varying success. This time, with Detroit: Become Human, I felt more in the driving seat than the likes of Heavy Rain and Beyond: Two Souls.

In the year 2038 Cyberlife androids have become an essential part of human society. For the most part they perform menial tasks in servitude to their human masters. But something is happening in Detroit. Some of the androids are deviating from their programming and attaining free will.

The game is structured around the stories of three different androids.

The first android, Connor, has been assigned to Detroit PD to help with the investigation into a series of murders carried out by deviant androids. He is partnered with the gruff Lieutenant Anderson, played by genre favourite, Clancy Brown.

Domestic housekeeper, Kara, is the second android that we follow in the story. Kara is a deviant who is on the run with Alice, a human child, having escaped an abusive household.

The third part of the story follows the deviant android Marcus, former companion and carer to Carl Manfred who is played by Lance Henriksen. Marcus’s story is once of building an android resistance movement.

It’s impossible for me to go into any more details regarding the actual plot of the game. In a complete playthrough players are likely to have only sampled a fraction of the game’s content, based upon their choices and actions. The vast amount of plot permutations, based on players’ actions and decisions make it very unlikely that two players will have the same experience.

At the end of each chapter a flow-chart highlights the path taken by the player, highlighting just how many different outcomes there could have been. It’s impressive just how much content has been put into the game that players may never see.

The interactive sections are limited to exploration, which sometimes unlocks additional choices, gesture-based actions and the dreaded (and so 2010) quick-time events. Players’ actions serve as triggers to branch off the story rather than really requiring any type of skill.

Despite it’s aspirations, Detroit: Become Human is not an original concept. I would suggest that Quantic Dreams boss and auteur of the game, David Cage, has likely digested the Swedish sci-fi show Real Humans or, more likely, the British Channel 4/AMC remake, Humans. The similarities are undeniable.

Detroit: Become Human is probably the best game yet from Quantic Dreams. The graphical prowess of the PlayStation 4 is almost enough for frustrated filmmaker, David Cage, to be able to digitally realise his ambitious line of interactive story-telling.

The visuals are good, but I’ve seen better.

As a PS4 exclusive, it’s not in the same league as the like of God of War. Still, the motion capture and acting are top-notch. Clancy Brown plays an ever-so-cliched cop but does so with aplomb. Similarly, the androids, which could have easily got away with being played in a wooden manner, really encourage empathy with their very human behaviour.

Overall, Detroit: Become Human is an impressive effort.

The large amount of variation and choices make each players’ playthrough a unique experience. It really is like watching an interactive CGI movie. Some of those interactions are a bit lame, but I don’t think the game is intended to be too taxing.

It’s a shame that the subject matter seems to be overused at the moment. The likes of Humans and Westworld ask the same questions about sentient machines, for me taking away some of the impact. This is not a game for everyone, but if you like a decent bit of proper sci-fi, you should check it out.

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