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Sony has announced its latest PlayStation Store sale for Europe: it’s called the Only On PlayStation sale, and it discounts lots of PS4 exclusives like The Last of Us Remastered, Uncharted: The Lost Legacy, and more. In addition, the company has revealed the Store’s latest deal of the week, Call of Duty: Black Ops III.

Black Ops III’s Zombies Chronicles Edition is £30 / €35, a 45% reduction on its usual price. This is the version that includes the base game and eight remastered Zombies maps from previous Treyarch Call of Duty games.

As for the PlayStation exclusives on sale, Uncharted: The Lost Legacy is 33% off at £20 / €25, The Last of Us Remastered is down to £16 / €20 (a saving of 54%), and Horizon Zero Dawn‘s Frozen Wilds expansion is 37% off at £10 / €13. More games, such as Gran Turismo Sport (£30 / €35), Infamous: Second Son (£8 / €10), and Knack 2 (£16 / €20), are also available–check out the full sale here. The Only On PlayStation Sale ends on March 21, while the deal of the week (Black Ops III – Zombies Chronicles) is on offer until March 14.

For our US readers, the American Store has its own PS4 sale happening right now. That’s in addition to March’s free PS Plus games, which are available now. They include Bloodborne and Ratchet & Clank on PS4, as well as plenty more on PS3 and PS Vita. That won’t be the case for too much longer though, as Sony is dropping free PS3 and PS Vita games from PS Plus from next year.

The dangerous world of Bloodborne isn’t for the faint of heart, and the horror that lurks within Yharnam is ready to tear you up at a moment’s notice. Check out these Tips and Tricks below, and add your own to the page using the Edit button up top!

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• Guns generally do weak amounts of damage, but are great for interrupting and staggering an enemy who is about to attack. If your timing is right and you hear a loud chime, you can often follow up with R1 for a Visceral Attack. Weapons like the Hunter’s Blunderbuss take longer to fire, but the sheer power behind it will often stagger an opponent. While other weapons like the Hunter’s Pistol don’t have as much stopping power, their quick drawing capabilities, let you react sooner to interrupt an attack.

• Sneaking up on certain enemies is another way to trigger a visceral attack. To do so walk slowly up to an enemy from behind then hit them with a fully charged R2 attack. Usually they will be staggered and a loud chime will sound – hitting R1 shortly thereafter will trigger a devastating visceral attack. This can also be done in full combat though it is difficult to pull off.

• You can use Molotov Cocktails to greater effect by first dousing the target with Oil Jars. Any fire based damage will increase dramatically once they are soaked.

• When you take damage from an enemy you can attack before the designated amount of health on your HP bar is actually lost (indicated by an orange bar). This actually works even after an enemy is “killed”. As they fall to their knees, keep striking the enemy to recover lost HP until they collapse onto the ground.

• When facing a new enemy, don’t just rush in swinging. Figure out what their different attacks are (speed, reach, downtime) and look for the best ways to counter attack. Often if you are patient and bait their attacks, you can find out which of their attacks leave them open to a counter attack, or which attacks you can interrupt with a firearm.

• If you have a long range to your weapon – make use of it! Press forward and R2 at the same time to do a jumping slash that will often boast both long range and great damage with big weapons. Against single slow enemies like Ogres, you can keep them from getting anywhere near you.

• Don’t stop picking up Quicksilver Bullets and Blood Vials just because you have 20 of each. Any additional pickups go straight to your storage in the Hunter’s Dream. Not only can you retrieve these at any time, but any blood or bullets you’ve used up before getting killed will be replenished from your storage when you revive at a lantern.

• Similarly, If you’re finding more Blood Vials than you need, you can give yourself an extra 5 bullets by pressing up on the D Pad. This will be at the cost of health, so make sure you have plenty of Blood Vials to spare.

• Writing notes for other players in your Journal does more than point others in the right direction. Anyone can rate a message “Fair” or “Foul” depending on how helpful the message is. If someone rates your message “Fair” You will receive a health replenishment wherever you are in the game. This can be extremely helpful in boss fights or in tight situations – so go out there and make some helpful notes, and rate the good ones!]

• Don’t neglect investing points in Endurance and Vitality. Both of these stats are vital to surviving enemy attacks either through continual movement or being able to withstand some punishment.

• The game seems to spawn more challenging enemies based on the number of insight the player has. At 15 insight certain enemies begin to develop new attacks and status effects on hit. Spending insight (use of beckoning bell, insight shops at hunter’s dream) can lower the “difficulty.”

• Bloodborne has many shortcuts and hidden paths that make running back to a given boss take mere seconds. Always be on the lookout for paths to explore, levers to pull and secret places to drop down to.

Final Fantasy XV is finally out now for PC, which means there’s a multitude of newcomers playing the game for the first time. For the uninitiated, there’s a lot to consider at any moment in battle, and if you want to be efficient and successful in the open world, there are best practices that will help you save time, earn money, and quickly level up your party. Whether you’re playing on PC or consoles, here are some of the best tips and tricks to get you started.

The PC version of Final Fantasy XV includes the base game and its various DLC expansions, including those themed around each of your party members and the one adding the Comrades multiplayer mode. Additionally, if you purchase the game by May 1, you’ll be entitled to Half-Life/Final Fantasy XV and The Sims 4 crossover content.

If you’re looking to play Final Fantasy XV on PC, you can find out if your computer can run it by checking out the minimum and recommended specs here. Additionally, Square Enix has released a bechmark tool that helps you optimize your computer to run the game.

Also out now is Final Fantasy XV’s Royal Edition for PlayStation 4 and Xbox One. This package includes the base game and all previously released DLC.

2015’s Star Wars: The Force Awakens introduced an all-new bad guy, Supreme Leader Snoke, a CG character played by Andy Serkis. There was a certain level of mystery and intrigue surrounding the character, so some fans were let down in The Last Jedi when Rey and Kylo killed him. Does he have a backstory? What is it?

We never got those answers from The Last Jedi.

Now, Serkis is talking more about the character, sharing some intriguing details in a new interview with Entertainment Weekly. He said Lucasfilm was intentionally mysterious with Snoke, adding that he had conversations with The Force Awakens director JJ Abrams and The Last Jedi director Rian Johnson about backstories for Snoke that explain where he came from. While fans may be happy to learn that Snoke does indeed have a backstory, the tough news is that we’ll have to wait a while to learn more, if we ever do.

“I’ve been asked to not shed anything, should we want to bring him back in any way whether [in a] prequel or whatever,” Serkis said. “I think there’s something cool about that. It still does remain a mystery for people. I know that some people find it incredibly frustrating, but I think it allows for further exploration and layering at a further point.”

In The Last Jedi, we saw Snoke up close–and he had many scars and other disfigurements. Serkis teased that Snoke has carried his injuries, sustained in earlier battles, “for a long time.”

“It’s a sort of decay as well. He’s quite an old character, and those battle scars are affecting his recovery and his body’s started to break down as well,” Serkis said, adding that he believes Snoke is “a couple hundred years old.”

Also in the interview, Serkis said he hopes Lucasfilm decides to bring back Snoke someday. But how? “Anything’s possible in a Star Wars movie,” Serkis said. “I’d be all up for it. I think there’s a lot more to be had from the character for sure, but I’m not in discussions with anybody at all about it.”

The next Star Wars movie is the Han Solo standalone film that opens in May. After that, Star Wars: Episode IX will follow in 2019.