'Ratchet and Clank' PS4 Remake Gets Release Date, New Version of Origin Story Expected

Good news for those who have played "Ratchet and Clank" since PlayStation 2. The game is getting a remake and it's going to be fresher and more exciting than ever. Aside from that, it's coming very soon.

According to a post in the PlayStation Blog, the upcoming platformer game by Insomniac Games will first be released on April 15 in France. It will then be followed with an April 20 release all over the PAL region. The last to receive it is the United Kingdom which will get it on April 22. The post also announced that they are now accepting pre-orders and anyone who does so will get The Bouncer, which is described to be "a super-awesome exclusive pre-order weapon."

The game is going to be launched on PlayStation 4 at the same time its movie version with the same title will premiere. As reported in Games Radar, "Ratchet and Clank" the movie will premiere in April 2016. A trailer has already been released, giving fans an idea of what the story of the motion picture will be all about.

The game will also coincide with the movie. Insomniac Games revealed that the PS4 game will tell the story from the perspective of Captain Qwark. This is the reason why there's going to be a twist of events, thus, a different version from the origin story. As written in the Games Radar report, "It features modern Ratchet & Clank controls, new planets, new and improved gameplay, all-new boss fights, new flight sequences and much, much more."

But even with the slight stray from the original story, the same original gang will still be present. Aside from Ratchet, Clank and Qwark, other characters coming to the game include Dr. Nefarious and the evil Chairman Drek. There will also be brand new characters who gamers will meet as they go around the Solana Galaxy.

To find more information, fans will have to watch out for a new batch of updates.