Sony’s live-service plans take hit as Deviation FPS allegedly canceledSony's relationship with Deviation Games looks over as a PS5 and PC FPS has been canceled or downscaled: could it be a good thing for Sony's live-service plans?Posted 5 days ago by Kes Eylers-Stephenson 4
Sony's 2023 live service plan has used 55% of PS5 game budgetSony's live service plans have totally altered the PS5 game budget for 2023 and 2025 away from traditional games.Posted 5 days ago by Kes Eylers-Stephenson 6
PlayStation Showcase preview: new PS5 games incomingThe highly anticipated PlayStation Showcase has been announced for Thursday, May 24, 2023 — so what games can you expect to be there for your PS5?Posted 9 days ago by Kes Eylers-Stephenson 2
GTA 6 seems imminent for PS5 in pipeline of "groundbreaking titles"Grand Theft Auto 6, or GTA 6, might actually be arriving in 2024 on PS5 after publisher Take-Two boasted of a "groundbreaking" lineup.Posted 11 days ago by Kes Eylers-Stephenson 5
Assassin's Creed clearly Ubisoft's golden child with new developmentAssassin's Creed Mirage is supposedly releasing in 2023 and Infinity is on the horizon, so Ubisoft is putting major resources into the beloved IP.Posted 12 days ago by Kes Eylers-Stephenson 3
Horizon franchise sales make it Marvel's Spider-Man series' nemesisThe Horizon franchise has sold in massive numbers since the first game in 2017, meaning it now rivals Marvel Spider-Man's lifetime series sales.Posted 19 days ago by Kes Eylers-Stephenson 3
PlayStation Showcase rumors set up a potential big May blow-outSeveral industry insiders have stated that Sony is ramping up for a PlayStation Showcase for May 2023.Posted 20 days ago by Kes Eylers-Stephenson 1
Xbox chief confident Starfield won’t lure you away from PS5Xbox chief Phil Spencer admits that he doesn't think Starfield's quality alone will convince PS5 owners to jump to Xbox.Posted 24 days ago by Lee Brady 50
Hogwarts Legacy 2 rumors conjured by new Warner Bros hiring adHogwarts Legacy was a huge success for Portkey Games and Avalanche Studios, but a new AAA game has everyone talking about a sequel.Posted 25 days ago by Kes Eylers-Stephenson 6
Most underrated PlayStation Studio expands for new game after ReturnalHousemarque is one of the most underrated PlayStation Studios and now it's upgrading for a new game after Returnal, one of PS5's best games.Posted 26 days ago by Kes Eylers-Stephenson 0
PS5 sales soar towards 40 million high despite first-party games lullThe PS5 is finally starting to sell in droves with stock replenishment and is about to hit 40 million lifetimes sales for Sony.Posted 1 month ago by Kes Eylers-Stephenson 8
Microsoft’s Activision Blizzard acquisition has been blocked in the UKSony rival Microsoft has been prevented from acquiring Activision Blizzard King, owners of the Call of Duty franchise, by UK regulators.Posted 1 month ago by Lee Brady 56
Sony’s war against Microsoft and Call of Duty might finally end soonSony's fight to prevent Microsoft from acquiring Call of Duty-owner Activision Blizzard King might finally end this week.Posted 1 month ago by Lee Brady 23
The Order 1886 developer once courted by Sony hit by mass layoffsThe Order 1886 was a PS4 exclusive that failed to spark a Sony acquisition for developer Ready At Dawn, who has since seen mass layoffs under current owner Meta.Posted 1 month ago by Kes Eylers-Stephenson 2
Sony’s Firewalk acquisition brings Call of Duty staff to PlayStationSony has acquired Firewalk Studios for PlayStation Studios, bringing Activision Blizzard staff aboard to work on a new PlayStation AAA multiplayer IP.Posted 1 month ago by Lee Brady 3
PS5 set to be the launch of Sony's cloud gaming futureSony nearly managed to get into cloud gaming early with PlayStation Now, but failed to make it work. with Microsoft and Xbox pushing hard, it looks like the race is on.Posted 1 month ago by Kes Eylers-Stephenson 4
Final Fantasy 16 gets an exclusive State of Play event todayFinal Fantasy XVI will be the sole focus of today's PlayStation State of Play event as the PS5 exclusive moves closer to launch.Posted 1 month ago by Lee Brady 0
Poll: Do you like the sound of Sony's streaming-only PS5 handheld?With rumours of the Q-Lite PlayStation handheld Remote Play device abounding on the internet, we want to know if you think you'd want such a device.Posted 1 month ago by Kes Eylers-Stephenson 27
EA Sports FC’s new logo looks more like EA Sports FG, please change itEA Sports FC's logo has been unveiled as EA readies its FIFA replacement for PS5 and PS4 later in 2023. However, there's one problem — it's a bad logo.Posted 1 month ago by Lee Brady 5
Sony worries “sophisticated” Call of Duty players will leave for XboxSony has voiced concerns that "passionate, knowledgeable, and sophisticated" Call of Duty players can be swayed from PlayStation to Xbox in the future.Posted 1 month ago by Lee Brady 27
Xbox might finally buy Call of Duty, but the series will need PS5Microsoft has taken a significant step closer to owning Call of Duty, but don't expect the series to leave PS5 any time soon.Posted 2 months ago by Lee Brady 29
Sony is 2022’s highest-rated publisher despite only making 4 new gamesSony has been crowned the highest-rated game publisher of 2022, despite a low amount of original game releases.Posted 2 months ago by Lee Brady 16
Naughty Dog's next game gains fresh evidence from fantasy comparisonNaughty Dog has several rumoured PS5 games in development including The Last of Us multiplayer and Part 3, but it's a new fantasy game that has people talking.Posted 2 months ago by Kes Eylers-Stephenson 1
Sony and Microsoft trade impairment claims in Call of Duty's PlayStation futureSeveral updates are rolling in at once over Sony's stance on Microsoft's deal for Activision Blizzard, but one of the biggest claims is that Call of Duty might get impaired on PS5.Posted 2 months ago by Kes Eylers-Stephenson 12
PlayStation Studios acquisitions pre-2025 have up to $5 billion budgetSony has outlined its acquisition budget until 2025, giving us a rough idea of how much PlayStation Studios could expand or the scope of any new Sony studios like Bungie.Posted 2 months ago by Kes Eylers-Stephenson 10
Final Fantasy 16 distances itself from Forspoken’s experimental techFinal Fantasy XVI will not be powered by the Luminous Engine used to bring PS5 exclusive Forspoken to life.Posted 2 months ago by Lee Brady 5
The Last of Us and Uncharted were "easier to make," director suggestsThe Last of Us and Uncharted co-director, Bruce Straley, stated that linear games were "easier to make," but stops short of saying "better."Posted 2 months ago by Lee Brady 5
Sony ordered to refund FIFA gambling packs in VAR-like Austrian rulingIn a recent court case, Sony has been ordered by an Austrian court to refund FIFA Ultimate Team packs because it found the randomised player packs constitute gambling.Posted 2 months ago by Kes Eylers-Stephenson 8
Call of Duty makes a lot more money on PS5 and PS4 than on XboxCall of Duty games, like Call of Duty Modern Warfare II, net publisher Activision Blizzard more money on Sony's PS5 and PS4 consoles than Microsoft's Xbox consoles.Posted 2 months ago by Lee Brady 7
Yuji Naka’s villain era continues as Sonic co-creator admits guiltYuji Naka, co-creator of Sonic the Hedgehog and director of Square Enix-published Balan Wonderworld, has been arrested twice and indicted in relation to an insider trading case against several Square Enix employees.Posted 2 months ago by Lee Brady 0
Sony outlines the thinking behind Final Fantasy, Tchia exclusivity dealsSony has spoken briefly about third-party exclusive deals for PS5 games, giving us insight into its Final Fantasy 16 and Tchia rights.Posted 2 months ago by Kes Eylers-Stephenson 6
Sony's PlayStation State of Play: All announcements in one placeHere is everything announced, revealed, and said at the State of Play in one easy list: all the upcoming PlayStation titles for PS5 and PS4, as well as PS VR2 gamesPosted 3 months ago by Kes Eylers-Stephenson 2
Sony must be thrilled about the real optics of Microsoft-Nintendo dealSony execs are probably happy this morning after a new Microsoft deal to bring Call of Duty to Nintendo consoles was announcedPosted 3 months ago by Lee Brady 21
Microsoft acquisition derailed in UK by “important” rivalry with SonyThe "important" rivalry between Sony's PlayStation and Microsoft's Xbox was cited by the CMA as one of the key reasons why the regulator would be contesting Microsoft's acquisition of Activision Blizzard.Posted 3 months ago by Lee Brady 14
PS Store changes finally make impact on new paid platinum gamesThe PlayStation Store introduced a series of policies in 2022 to stem the number of new paid platinum games being added to the Sony storefront, and our latest checks suggest the changes have been largely successful.Posted 3 months ago by Lee Brady 16
PS5 sales back on track with leviathan God of War Ragnarok popularitySony has ended the fiscal quarter with massive sales news for its two hot items: the PS5 console and God of War Ragnarok. Both have performed exceptionally well as stock held up over Christmas and Kratos' adventure hit big.Posted 3 months ago by Kes Eylers-Stephenson 2
Sony allegedly causing trouble in EU over 10-year Call of Duty dealSony is allegedly still kicking up a fuss over Microsoft's proposed 10-year Call of Duty deal, with the PlayStation company being accused of "misleading" EU regulators over Microsoft's post-Activision Blizzard acquisition plans.Posted 4 months ago by Kes Eylers-Stephenson 8
Horizon co-op game brings For Honor and Hogwarts Legacy studio aboardThe upcoming Horizon co-op game being developed by Guerrilla Games has added the talents of Studio Gobo to the project. Studio Gobo is known for its work co-developing games like Hogwarts Legacy and For Honor.Posted 4 months ago by Lee Brady 0
The fans were right — The Last of Us Part 1 was a cash grab all alongThe Last of Us Part 1's 2023 sales have spiked tremendously after the release of HBO's The Last of Us, which has helped remove the last shred of doubt over whether or not Naughty Dog's PS5 remake was a naked cash grab.Posted 4 months ago by Lee Brady 25
Microsoft grasses on Sony for being a big Activision deal meanieMicrosoft has issued a subpoena to Sony in the ongoing Activision Blizard deal. The Federal Trade Commission issued a lawsuit against Microsoft over the deal as it allegedly disadvantages PlayStation in the wider gaming market.Posted 4 months ago by Kes Eylers-Stephenson 38