All News tagged with 'Industry News'

The latest patent to emerge for the PlayStation 5 console looks at making players' mobile phones a standard alternative to the console's controller.

Posted 12 days ago by Rebecca Smith, 16 comments

Thanks to some cryptic tweets from both Final Fantasy brand manager Shinji Hashimoto and the Final Fantasy official account, rumours are now building that the title will be shown in Sony's second State of Play episode.

Posted 16 days ago by Rebecca Smith, 1 comment

After years of Xbox exclusivity, EA Access is finally coming to PlayStation 4. It's a subscription service allowing access to EA's back catalogue, as well as exclusive trials and early access to new titles.

Posted 18 days ago by Sam Quirke, 7 comments

According to gamesindustry.biz, downloaded games get double the amount of gameplay time when compared to the streamed titles on PlayStation Now.

Posted 26 days ago by Rebecca Smith, 10 comments

While we knew the console wasn't going to be arriving this year, Sony's quarterly financial results have revealed we can't expect to see the console over the next 12 months.

Posted 29 days ago by Rebecca Smith, 13 comments

The latest creation from CMON is now combining one of PlayStation's most popular RPGs with their traditional tabletop experience to create Bloodborne: The Board Game.

Posted 30 days ago by Rebecca Smith, 1 comment

PlayStation's Lead System Architect Mark Cerny promised players the price of the console would be appealing, but what exactly does that mean?

Posted 1 month ago by Rebecca Smith, 19 comments

In light of all of the new information from Mark Cerny's recent interview, we've put together a comprehensive list of everything we know so far about the PlayStation 5.

Posted 1 month ago by Dave Horobin, 2 comments

Sony have finally made some public statements about their apparent censorship crackdown, which seemingly goes above and beyond the work of regional ratings boards to further limit the portrayal of nudity and sexuality.

Posted 1 month ago by Sam Quirke, 17 comments

According to Peter Rubin, the writer of the recent Wired exclusive that teased the next PlayStation console, a question was raised regarding the new system's price.

Posted 1 month ago by Sam Quirke, 14 comments

PlayStation's Lead System Architect Mark Cerny goes into detail on what players can expect from the next PlayStation console.

Posted 1 month ago by Rebecca Smith, 26 comments

If you were one of the people to watch the BAFTA Game Awards 2019 last night, you might have seen one title have an extremely successful night.

Posted 1 month ago by Rebecca Smith, 1 comment

A government body in the UK has today confirmed that they will open an investigation into PlayStation's service renewal policies and practices, along with the other major console manufacturers, to make sure the process is fair.

Posted 1 month ago by Sam Quirke, 12 comments

Today, the UK's British Academy Games Awards will honour the best achievements in the industry in a live ceremony. You can watch it with us right here when the event starts at 5pm UTC.

Posted 1 month ago by Sam Quirke, 4 comments

The Games subreddit has used April Fool's Day to try and make a serious point. The subreddit has been completely unavailable all day and won't re-open until tomorrow. A single post explains the point of the shutdown.

Posted 1 month ago by Sam Quirke, 3 comments

On the first day of Sony's financial year, the company has updated their policy to cover refunds for digital games, pre-orders, and subscription services, and it even references the ability to change PlayStation IDs.

Posted 1 month ago by Rebecca Smith, 7 comments

Sony's former CEO Kaz Hirai has now fully retired from the company, having worked for the last year to ensure a smooth transition to his successor. It's the end of an era, as Kaz Hirai is largely credited with saving the company.

Posted 1 month ago by Sam Quirke, 3 comments

A patent recently renewed at the United States Patent and Trademark Office suggests Sony Interactive Entertainment may be looking to get into the Toys to Life market.

Posted 1 month ago by Rebecca Smith, 1 comment

Sony have confirmed that physical retailers such as GameStop will no longer be able to sell codes for full digital PlayStation games in their stores. These stores will still be able to sell codes for DLC and other add-ons.

Posted 1 month ago by Sam Quirke, 20 comments

Sony has started a new video showcase called State of Play. This series of livestreams will be the scene for announcements and updates for new and upcoming PlayStation 4 and PlayStation VR titles.

Posted 1 month ago by Rebecca Smith, 5 comments

At this year's GDC, Google have finally thrown their hat into the gaming ring. They announced Stadia, a console-free gaming platform intended to deliver top quality gaming to any device, with no installation required.

Posted 2 months ago by Sam Quirke, 11 comments

Bugs and glitches are to be expected, but when a game shuts off your console, it's an entirely different story. Anthem seems to be shutting off PS4 consoles due to crashing, and it's resulted in refunds from Sony.

Posted 2 months ago by Nicole René, 6 comments

A new patent filed yesterday makes it seem like Sony is seriously looking into the possibility of backwards compatibility for their upcoming console.

Posted 3 months ago by Rebecca Smith, 11 comments

With PlayStation exclusive titles managing to scoop the award in 2018 and 2017, all eyes were on Sony to see if they could make it three years in a row.

Posted 3 months ago by Rebecca Smith, 6 comments

It turns out that Japan's most popular game of 2018 was a PlayStation 4 title according to Famitsu. Take a bow Monster Hunter: World.

Posted 3 months ago by Rebecca Smith, 0 comments

Many parents paid for tickets to a two-day Fortnite Live event at Norfolk Showground in the UK, but what was supposed to be a fun-filled weekend turned into a bit of a flop when the event didn't live up to expectations.

Posted 3 months ago by Rebecca Smith, 0 comments

Konami has removed PES 2019's myClub Coins from sale in Belgium after conceding the Belgian Gaming Commission's interpretation of local law.

Posted 3 months ago by Sam Quirke, 0 comments

In an interview with Polygon, senior BioWare staff have confirmed that they have every intention of returning to the Mass Effect universe at some point in the future, once a couple of big projects are out of the way.

Posted 3 months ago by Sam Quirke, 0 comments

Christian Whitehead, the lead creator behind Sonic Mania, has founded a new studio. Bringing on board plenty of talent as well as retaining his proprietary engine, we can expect more twists on classic ideas.

Posted 3 months ago by Sam Quirke, 0 comments

Shawn Layden has gone on record with GameInformer to say that Sony is open for business when it comes to implementing cross-play. A few publishers report otherwise, most notably Chucklefish's CEO.

Posted 3 months ago by Sam Quirke, 0 comments

Activision recently released their financial presentation for calendar quarter four, the end of 2018. While the company didn't meet financial expectations, they appear excited for 2019, which includes a COD with a campaign.

Posted 3 months ago by Sam Quirke, 3 comments

Square Enix has teamed up with The Ad Council for their anti-bullying campaign, Because of You, using Kingdom Hearts characters to create a new PSA.

Posted 3 months ago by Rebecca Smith, 4 comments

Publisher Bigben Interactive has revealed they've acquired the rights to the Le Tour de France franchise from Focus Home Interactive.

Posted 3 months ago by Rebecca Smith, 0 comments

It's not been long since Bungie split from their long-term Destiny partners Activision Blizzard, and now the publisher is facing even more woes -- apparently hundreds of staff are at risk of being laid off.

Posted 3 months ago by Sam Quirke, 4 comments

Warface saw an unexpected new lease on life in 2018, returning 3 years after its console discontinuation. Now, its developers are seeking to secure its future by splitting from Crytek to form their own dedicated studio.

Posted 3 months ago by PhantomFear94, 0 comments

Take-Two Interactive had better results than anticipated thanks to the "record breaking launch" of a certain cowboy title, as well as a "strong performance" from the latest NBA 2K game.

Posted 3 months ago by Rebecca Smith, 0 comments

Respawn has announced that since its surprise release earlier this week, Apex Legends passed 10 million players within 72 hours, and has already breached one million concurrent players.

Posted 3 months ago by Dave Horobin, 0 comments

Guitar Hero Live's GHTV Mode – effectively its online play service – was terminated on December 1st 2018. Activision is now offering refunds to owners if they purchased the game between certain dates and can prove their purchase.

Posted 3 months ago by Sam Quirke, 4 comments

EA CEO Andrew Wilson stated their games "did not perform to our expectations" during a "highly competitive year". What went wrong?

Posted 3 months ago by Rebecca Smith, 6 comments

The inciting incident of the PlayStation cross-play fiasco has finally been resolved. Players can now merge two Epic accounts to use all of their cosmetics and accumulate their V-Bucks, regardless of platform.

Posted 3 months ago by Sam Quirke, 0 comments