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Though it may be surprising to believe, there can be such a thing as being too successful. Square Enix is familiar with such a fate, as they have had to suspend the sales of Final Fantasy XIV due to its overwhelming popularity – in the literal sense of the word. …

Sony Interactive Entertainment has made a few key acquisitions recently, including bolstering its roster of support studios to aid the development of larger projects. Recently, Nixxes joined PlayStation to presumably work on future PC ports, and now, Valkyrie Entertainment is also joining the PlayStation team.  Valkyrie Entertainment isn't widely known …

Back in October, we learned that God of War will be making its way to PC in early 2022, bringing a host of improvements like unlocked frame rates and tweakable graphics options. Today, we learned about even more PC-specific features coming with this version of the game, including support for …

ICO is one of the most well-regarded PlayStation 2 games of all time, with the console exclusive seeing long-term influence while elevating games in new ways. The 6th of December marked the ICOnic game’s 20th anniversary, and in celebration, the title’s emotional and evocative soundtrack has now been remastered. As …

Sony have slowly but surely been bringing all of their PlayStation 4 games up to modern standards, some through simple PS5 patches, and others through full-on remasters. Uncharted: Legacy of Thieves is one of the latter – however in doing so, you can now play some of the best Uncharted …

The recent release of the remastered classic GTA trilogy was met with a great deal of controversy due to the games launching with a litany of bugs, glitches, performance issues and visual errors. All of this and more is present in the PlayStation Now version of GTA III – except …

HBO’s The Last of Us tv show represents one of the most concerted efforts to make a faithful and well-received adaptation of a video game franchise. Announced all the way back in early 2020, the show has been slowly drip feeding new information – the latest of which confirms the …

Last week was capped off with some major news coming out of Sony. According to credible sources, Sony is currently preparing its own competitor to Xbox Game Pass, codenamed ‘Spartacus'. The idea sounds great in theory, but looking into the current plans, Sony is missing some crucial elements that have …

When it comes to leaks and insider scoops within the video games industry, few are more in the know than Jason Schreier. According to Schreier, Sony is currently working on creating a competitor to the much-loved Xbox Game Pass subscription service. Microsoft has been gaining a great deal of positive …

When Sony first showed off the PlayStation 5, it did so by choosing to focus on a select number of features which – when combined – informed the next generation of console gaming in the eyes of Sony. These features included the SSD; haptic feedback; adaptive triggers; 3D audio and …

The Ascent had quite a bit of hype behind it earlier this year, as the game showed a lot of promise as a Cyberpunk RPG. The game initially released as an Xbox console exclusive, arriving on Xbox consoles and PC. Now, the game appears to be heading to PlayStation platforms.  …

Sony has recently struggled to keep its PlayStation Plus line-ups a secret, with some months having their games list leak days or even weeks ahead of time. Such was the case with December 2021’s line-up, and now Sony have officially come out and announced the games. Making the announcement on …

Dreams is one of the most creative video games currently available, coming from the minds at Media Molecule. Unfortunately, the game creation toolkit has suffered from a slow adoption due in part to the relatively inaccessible controls. Dreams’ creation tools have now been revamped to be more beginner-friendly. Making the …

With cloud gaming services becoming more prominent, particularly on mobile devices, we've seen a good rise in the number of game controllers released for smartphones and tablets. It looks like Sony will be getting in on this soon with its own split gamepad for mobile gaming.  In a patent first …

Each month, PlayStation offers a number of games for free to all those who are subscribed to its PlayStation Plus service. With the PlayStation 5 now officially one year old, the company is going back and giving all subscribers one of the biggest PS5 launch games for free. As reported …

The situation regarding Activision Blizzard has continually been going from bad to worse. The latest issue saw Activision CEO Bobby Kotick being revealed to have known about the sexual harassment issues within the company and did nothing. Following this, it seems Sony may have stopped promoting Call of Duty in …

Sony creating the PlayStation 5 with removable faceplates meant that users would inevitably face the desire to replace them with custom plates. Some companies tried, however got into legal trouble with Sony. Now, the console manufacturer has officially been issued a design patent which means that no-one else will be …

Prior to the release of The Last of Us Part II, the team at Naughty Dog released a limited-run podcast, recapping the first game and teasing its sequel. With Horizon Forbidden West mere months away, the GAIA Cast has now been announced, diving “deep into the Horizon universe.” In an …

SIFU is one of the most interesting indie titles currently in development. First announced at the PlayStation State of Play earlier this year in February, the third-person kung-fu fighting game was initially intended to launch in 2021 before being pushed back to 2022. In a surprise twist however, the game …

Activision has been under fire recently for facilitating a workplace culture of harassment, sexual misconduct and more. It was recently discovered that the publisher’s CEO Bobby Kotick was aware of all this, and yet did nothing. In response to Activision’s lack of action in the matter (and their backing of …

When Sony first showed off the PlayStation 5 at the company’s ‘Future of Gaming’ showcase, one of the most interesting games announced was Capcom’s PRAGMAMA: “a brand-new sci-fi action adventure game” which “will present players with a profound story and setting, as cutting edge visuals take full advantage of next-generation …

There have been many questions lingering around future Bethesda game exclusivity now that Microsoft owns the company. While a new IP like Starfield being exclusive to Microsoft platforms seemed like a given, many doubt that a huge series like The Elder Scrolls would ever become exclusive. If you are one …

Oddworld: Soulstorm is the latest entry in a long list of platformer titles which stretch all the way back to 1997. Originally released in April of this year, Oddworld: Soulstorm was announced to be getting an ‘Enhanced Edition’ featuring “dramatically improved gameplay mechanics and motion code, audio balance improvements” and …

The video games industry has always relied on retail shops to sell consoles, games, accessories and more. Of course, this comes with added costs and prices for consumers. PlayStation is now offering a way to cut out the middleman as their new ‘PlayStation Direct’ store is set to open in …

Recently, a GeForce Now database leak revealed a ton of upcoming games heading to the PC platform. While Nvidia stated that the list of games was ‘speculative', publishers like Ubisoft confirmed the leak's legitimacy through efforts to supress the leak. Now, a second leak has seemingly occurred, this time with …

Concern was recently raised when it was discovered that the PlayStation 4 and PlayStation 5 both suffered from an issue due to the use of thier CMOS batteries – which could inevitably lead to all systems breaking. After making quick work of it on PS4, Sony have now also fixed …

Each month, Sony adds a number of titles to its ever expanding PlayStation Now game subscription service. Hot on the heels of the service’s 50% off sale, November’s PS Now games have been announced. The PlayStation Now line-up for November is as follows: Mafia: Definitive Edition (Available until the 28th …

As the video games industry expands further and further, we have seen more and more records being broken every quarter. Once again, PlayStation has shattered records as it has again achieved the highest Q2 revenue ever for any platform holder in the video games industry. Sony recently released its Q2 …

Sony is slowly beginning to solidify its commitment to PC gaming. Not only are some of PlayStation's biggest franchises coming over to PC in 2022, but Sony has also introduced a new publishing unit specifically for PC games, known as PlayStation PC.  Sony first began releasing PlayStation exclusives on PC …

While returnal was initially celebrated as a major milestone for the team at Housemarque, one of the few issues that fans had with the game was the fact that you could not pause a game mid-run and save it. This was especially bad when considering the fact that the game …