Sony requires games censor Taiwan references to be listed on PlayStation StoreSony is asking game developers to remove all references to Taiwan before products can be listed on the PlayStation Store. The Chinese Communist Party currently claims the country is a Chinese State.Posted 6 days ago by Kes Eylers-Stephenson 26
Horizon 2074 Netflix show will add Zero Dawn and Forbidden West lorePlayStation Productions appears to have started work on a new Horizon 2074 TV show that will fill the gaps in Guerrilla Games' Zero Dawn and Forbidden West lore. Talent from The Boys and The Expanse are attached in production rolePosted 6 days ago by Kes Eylers-Stephenson 0
Sony pulls PlayStation from Gamescom 2022PlayStation won't be in attendance at Gamescom 2022, Sony Interactive Entertainment has confirmed. This follows a trend of several publishers pulling out, like Take-Two, Activision Blizzard, and Nintendo.Posted 12 days ago by Kes Eylers-Stephenson 6
Kojima Productions might have 3 games in developmentXbox Game Studios has partnered with Kojima Productions for a cloud-leveraged project, prompting the company to clarify its relationship with Sony and PlayStation. The studio is also making TV, music, and film content.Posted 21 days ago by Kes Eylers-Stephenson 0
Capcom Showcase might land Street Fighter 6 and Resident Evil follow-up blowsNo E3 2022? No problem. Capcom is going out on its own with a new 35-minute long showcase on Monday, June 13th that should give us a better idea of previously announced games like Street Fighter and Resident Evil 4 remake.Posted 27 days ago by Kes Eylers-Stephenson 0
Square Enix blows roof off Just Cause 5 developmentJust Cause 5 might be set for a Summer Games Fest reveal after Square Enix announced it still has a hold of the IP and is working on a new game. The explosive series has thus far been developed by Avalanche Studios.Posted 27 days ago by Kes Eylers-Stephenson 6
Abandoned's crazy development hijinks unravelled in new reportThe mysterious survival game Abandoned, developed by Blue Box Studios and Hasan Kahraman, has become an industry legend already, and a new report has made that more apparent. Those closest to the project have spoken out.Posted 27 days ago by Kes Eylers-Stephenson 7
Sony's PlayStation State of Play: All announcements in one placeSony held a huge State of Play event last week showcasing some of its upcoming PlayStation titles, as well as a host of PS VR2 games. Here is everything that was at the show with all of the trailers and news needed!Posted 28 days ago by Kes Eylers-Stephenson 4
Gran Turismo 7 new car pricing is stupid, makes platinum harderPlayStation exclusive racing game Gran Turismo 7 has a new 1.15 update that adds three new cars and new locations to Scapes. However, a live-pricing model has also been integrated with help from Hagerty's classic car insurance.Posted 1 month ago by Kes Eylers-Stephenson 18
Bungie will be Sony's PlayStation live-service quality controlSony plans to use its $3.6 billion Bungie acquisition to help set up an SIE Live Service Centre of Excellence division for its upcoming PS5 and PS4 games.Posted 1 month ago by Kes Eylers-Stephenson 0
First-party studios stand up to Sony over abortion rightsPlayStation Studio Insomniac Games, the developer of Marvel's Spider-Man and Ratchet & Clank: Rift Apart, has reportedly contested a company-wide email from Jim Ryan — but is unable to talk about it publically.Posted 1 month ago by Kes Eylers-Stephenson 30
Craving a Persona PS5 update? Atlus' new survey may helpAtlus has a new survey running this weekend. Use your feedback about its range of games — including Persona 5, Shin Megami Tensei, and Dragon's Crown — across PS3, PS4, and PS Vita well by asking for PS5 updates.Posted 1 month ago by Kes Eylers-Stephenson 1
PlayStation CEO reportedly angers Sony staff over abortion rights emailPlayStation CEO Jim Ryan has reportedly sent an email to staff acknowledging the leak of a draft US Supreme Court opinion to overturn Roe v Wade, and thus overturn women's right to an abortion.Posted 1 month ago by Kes Eylers-Stephenson 30
Codemasters Cheshire merge lanes with Criterion ahead of new Need for SpeedThe new Need for Speed is being developed by Criterion of Burnout fame. EA has merged the team with Codemasters Cheshire, who previously worked on Dirt 5 with a few ex-Evolution employees who worked on OnRush and Driveclub.Posted 1 month ago by Kes Eylers-Stephenson 6
Skull & Bones broadsides Ubisoft's "premium games" lineupUbisoft is releasing several "premium games" for PS5 and PS4 over the 2022-2023 fiscal year, including the elusive Skull & Bones and Avatar: Frontiers of Pandora.Posted 1 month ago by Kes Eylers-Stephenson 0
Capcom teases big plans after Monster Hunter's roaring successCapcom's financial results have yielded new information about the rest of its game releases for 2022 and early 2023. Exoprimal, Pragmata, Street Fighter 6, and Resident Evil could be on the table.Posted 1 month ago by Kes Eylers-Stephenson 0
EA has four secret games for early 2023EA has confirmed that four unrevealed games are set to release in Q4 FY23 as part of its end of the financial year 2022, including a non-FIFA sports game, a "major IP", a partner title, and a secretive remake.Posted 1 month ago by Kes Eylers-Stephenson 3
PS5, PS4 exclusive game sales up 84%, but PS Plus subs decreaseSony's financial results for FY21 are in, revealing that PS5 and PS4 exclusive game sales are doing extremely well thanks to Horizon Forbidden West and Gran Turismo 7. However, PS Plus subscriptions are down on last year.Posted 1 month ago by Kes Eylers-Stephenson 3
Sony's $3.6 billion Bungie deal subject to in-depth FTC investigationSony's $3.6 billion acquisition of Bungie is currently being investigated by the Federal Trade Commission (FTC). The deal for the Destiny and Halo developer to sit astride from PlayStation Studios was announced in January.Posted 1 month ago by Kes Eylers-Stephenson 9
Summer Game Fest will be your E3 2022 replacementThe Summer Game Fest is set to replace E3 2022 this year as the event date has been confirmed. The day is Thursday, June 9th at 11am PT/2pm ET/6pm BST.Posted 1 month ago by Kes Eylers-Stephenson 0
Embracer expects to get Marvel's Avengers and Guardians of the Galaxy IP as wellEmbracer's $300 million deal for Square Enix's three western studios brought them Tomb Raider and Deus Ex as well, but it might also grab two of the biggest Marvel IP pending approvals: The Avengers and Guardians of the Galaxy.Posted 2 months ago by Kes Eylers-Stephenson 6
PlayStation job listing suggests more acquisitions might be comingThis year alone, Sony has acquired Bungie as a siloed live-service team and Haven for PlayStation Studios. Now, the company appears to remain intent on further expansion after a job posting for a director of corporate development.Posted 2 months ago by Kes Eylers-Stephenson 3
Square Enix sells Tomb Raider, Deus Ex studios to Embracer for $300 millionSquare Enix is selling its three major western studios: Crystal Dynamics, Eidos, and SE Montréal, along with its associated IPs, including Tomb Raider and Deus Ex, to Embracer Group for a paltry $300 million.Posted 2 months ago by Kes Eylers-Stephenson 4
PlayStation has a preservation team to ensure "history isn’t forgotten" [updated]The PlayStation game preservation project was announced by a new senior build engineer. Now, it has been reigned in as he clarified his role in the potential PS1, PS2, PS3, and PSP emulation rumours that started circulating.Posted 3 months ago by Kes Eylers-Stephenson 2
Several companies eyeing up Ubisoft takeover — reportTwo new reports suggest that Assassin's Creed and Far Cry creator Ubisoft is attracting early takeover interest from "several" private equity firms.Posted 3 months ago by Sean Carey 4
Sony looking to integrate ads in PlayStation games to 'encourage' developers — reportSony is apparently looking to integrate in-game advertisements for PlayStation software to help 'encourage' developers of free-to-play games. Apparently, this is still in the decision-making process.Posted 3 months ago by Kes Eylers-Stephenson 14
CDPR's next Gwent game folds on PlayStationCD Projekt Red has confirmed the news that the single-player Gwent spinoff, codenamed Project Golden Nekker, won't be on consoles.Posted 3 months ago by Kes Eylers-Stephenson 1
God of War creator reportedly rejects $100 million Tencent offerDavid Jaffe — the outspoken creator of God of War, Twisted Metal, and Drawn to Death — has claimed he received and rejected an offer from Chinese mega-corporation Tencent to direct a $100 million game.Posted 3 months ago by Kes Eylers-Stephenson 5
Sony invests $1 billion into Epic GamesEpic Games has secured $2 billion in funding from Sony and the company behind The Lego Group (Kirkbi) "to advance the company’s vision to build the metaverse and support its continued growth."Posted 3 months ago by Sean Carey 1
Subnautica devs hiring for the "next game in the Subnautica universe"An Unknown Worlds job listing for a senior narrative designer has revealed that the next game "in the Subnautica universe" is "early in development."Posted 3 months ago by Heidi Nicholas 1
Epic Games and Lego to build child-friendly metaverse projectEpic Games and Lego will be collaborating on a new metaverse project that looks to create a safe environment for children and families, they have announced.Posted 3 months ago by Tom West 7
Secret Mode and Billy Goat Entertainment working on "high-energy action game"Secret Mode has announced it has entered into a partnership with Her Majesty's Spiffing developer, Billy Goat Entertainment, to work on a "brand new, high-energy action game."Posted 3 months ago by Tom West 0
Elden Ring publisher Bandai Namco interested in working with author Brandon SandersonAfter George R.R. Martin's work on Elden Ring, which was a huge hit, Bandai Namco has now apparently expressed interest in working with author Brandon Sanderson.Posted 3 months ago by Heidi Nicholas 3
Sony answers why new PS Plus won't have day one exclusivesPlayStation Plus is getting a revamp, with the middle tier — called 'Extra' — granting access to over 400 PS4 and PS5 games. A small bunch of games have been revealed, and PlayStation boss Jim Ryan has teased what to expect.Posted 3 months ago by Kes Eylers-Stephenson 11
Sony exec speaks PlayStation acquisitions: "we have more planned"Sony has only just bought another developer, Haven, but PlayStation boss Jim Ryan has already teased that more are on the way. The notoriously business-first CEO wants to feed PlayStation's "virtuous cycle" of top-tier games.Posted 3 months ago by Kes Eylers-Stephenson 7
E3 cancelled for 2022, plans to return in 2023The Entertainment Software Association has confirmed that there will be no digital or physical event for E3 this year, but that there are plans for a "reinvigorated showcase" in 2023.Posted 3 months ago by Heidi Nicholas 1
Sony could reveal "its answer to Xbox Game Pass" soon — reportAccording to a Bloomberg report, Sony could reveal Spartacus — the codename for its rumoured subscription service — even as early as next week.Posted 4 months ago by Heidi Nicholas 27
Focus Entertainment and Different Tales partnering for new gameFocus Entertainment and Different Tales have announced a partnership that will offer players a game that "promises an immersive and benevolent experience."Posted 4 months ago by Tom West 1
Sony acquires Haven StudiosSony has announced it has acquired Haven Studios, the Canadian-based team headed up by industry veteran Jade Raymond.Posted 4 months ago by Sean Carey 6
Tekken: Bloodline is Netflix's upcoming anime showNetflix's latest announcement is for an upcoming Tekken anime show, titled Tekken: Bloodline, which will be released later in 2022.Posted 4 months ago by Heidi Nicholas 0