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Memory shortages have prices for tech shooting up across multiple market segments but gaming is being hit particularly hard. This week, Sony announced that it is having to raise PlayStation hardware prices in the US, Europe, UK and Japan. Once the new pricing comes into effect, the PS5 will officially …

Due to delays and internal reboots, Marathon ended up being in development for much longer than initially planned. With a six year timeline, the cost of producing the game rose exponentially for Bungie, with estimates putting the final number in the $250M to $300M range. Despite positive reviews from those that have given the game a chance, Marathon has reportedly only shifted an estimated 1.2M copies so far, with the vast majority of that coming from the PC market. 

CyberPowerPC is setting itself up to be an all-encompassing hub of gaming hardware. We already know their custom gaming PCs well, but now, they are also adding consoles to the mix, including PC handhelds like the MSI Claw, and traditional living room consoles like the PlayStation 5. 

Following its PS5 launch last year, Microsoft Flight Simulator 2024 is officially set to receive its free PSVR 2 update next month.

PlayStation Network is a well known brand by this point, having been used by Sony pretty much since the inception of their online platform’s launch. With the service soon to reach its 20 year mark however, it appears as though Sony is planning a big rebranding of PSN.

Following a demo release earlier this year, Poncle has now announced an April launch for its new Vampire Survivors deckbuilding spin-off - Vampire Crawlers

After just six weeks on the market, Highguard officially shut down last week. Now, Sony appears to be issuing refunds to PlayStation users who spent money on in-game microtransactions. 

Bethesda has announced plans to bring Starfield to PS5 in early April, but there is actually good news for fans on all platforms. On the same date as the PS5 release, a massive free update will be rolling out to all platforms, adding highly-requested features to the game. On top of that, a new story DLC titled Terran Armada is also dropping.

For a while, it was unclear whether or not Starfield would ever come to PS5 consoles, despite consistent rumours claiming that it would. Now after around two years of waiting, Bethesda has finally announced its plans. 

As the launch of Crimson Desert looms, Pearl Abyss has provided an exhaustive breakdown of how its highly anticipated open-world title will perform across a sprawling landscape of gaming hardware. By unveiling specific targets for PC, home consoles, and even dedicated handhelds and Mac specifications, the studio seems pretty confident …

According to leakers, PlayStation Plus Extra / Premium's offerings for March will include Persona 5 Royal and Warhammer 40,000 Space Marine 2.

Like clockwork, Arrowhead Game Studios have announced another Warbond coming to Helldivers II, this time inspired by the trenches of WWI.

Ahead of its launch later today, Sony have released a lengthy blog post detailing everything you need to know about Ghost of Yotei Legends.

Following reports last year that Until Dawn remake studio Ballistic Moon had “effectively closed”, new filings have officially confirmed that the studio is now dissolved.

Following its announcement last year, Microsoft has confirmed that Compulsion Games’ South of Midnight launches on PlayStation 5 and Switch 2 later this month.

According to insiders, the simultaneous release of LEGO Horizon Adventures on Switch and PlayStation was mandated by the LEGO company, and was not up to Sony.

The recently-released 60fps update for Assassin’s Creed Unity appears to not only double the game’s framerate, but also comes with a hefty resolution boost.

Following the likes of Assassin’s Creed Syndicate; Origins; Odyssey and more, AC: Unity has finally gotten its long-awaited 60fps update on consoles.

In recent years, Sony has been pushing a multi-platform release strategy, bringing most of its single-player games to PC a year or so after the initial PS5 launch. As it turns out, Sony is now pumping the brakes on this, with no plans to bring over titles like Marvel's Wolverine, Saros, or Ghost of Yotei.

Following leaks and rumours, notable insiders have claimed that Starfield will be coming to PlayStation on the 7th of April 2026.

In a surprise report, it appears as though Sony were welcome to the idea of a Bloodborne remake – but FromSoftware rejected the pitch.

Sony Santa Monica’s next game will reportedly be a new God of War spin-off IP featuring Kratos’ wife Faye as the main character.

What if BluePoint Games’ ill-fated multiplayer God of War project was able to come together and be released? What if most of Sony’s cancelled PS5 games found their way past the finish line? This is an ode to some of the live-service games we never got.

Over the past console generation, we’ve seen Sony embrace the notion of releasing some of its first-party titles to other platforms later on down the line – particularly on PC. While this has yielded some success, it seems the console maker might be going back towards exclusivity, with insiders claiming that future multi-platform releases might be limited to live-service titles.

Sony has officially unveiled its PlayStation Plus Essential line-up for March, including the likes of Monster Hunter Rise; Slime Rancher 2; ESO and more.

Following its recent announcement, Sony has confirmed that the first playtest for Horizon Hunters Gathering will go live this weekend.

As they do each month, Sony is set to remove half a dozen titles from its PlayStation Plus Extra service, including TMNT: Shredder’s Revenge, Redout 2 and more.

It is no secret that the God of War franchise soared to new heights of popularity with its 2018 soft-reboot on PlayStation 4. Since then, the duology of God of War (2018) and God of War Ragnarok have generated a lot of money for Sony, bringing in well over $1 billion between the two of them. 

While initial impressions surrounding Obsidian Entertainment’s Avowed left plenty to be desired (in part due to a disparity between fan expectations based on pre-release trailers and the final product), the game itself did offer plenty of fun in its own right, with satisfying wand combat, solid exploration and more. One year on from the game’s release on Xbox and PC, Avowed is now officially available on Sony’s PlayStation 5 – released in alignment with the game’s big anniversary update.

Following the announcement of the God of War trilogy remake, insiders claim that Sony Santa Monica’s other project could be unveiled as early as this Summer.