In late 2021, a lawsuit was filed against Sony alleging gender discrimination. Sony attempted to get the suit dismissed recently, citing a lack of evidence of systemic issues within the company's operations. Now, eight more women have joined the lawsuit, adding their own testimony. As reported by Axios, the gender …
Read More »Sony has subtly improved the DualSense controller
The DualSense controller is an impressive piece of kit, with the console hardware being pushed beyond expectations thanks to a number of PC programs. Interestingly, Sony has actually made the controller slightly better in a number of ways, hopefully leading to a longer lifespan as well as an enhanced overall …
Read More »PlayStation State of Play announced with focus on Japanese games
With the PlayStation 5 firmly in its second year on the market, many fans have been wondering what is next for the console and its manufacturer. It seems these questions may be revealed very soon, as Sony has announced a State of Play stream set for tomorrow, the 9th of …
Read More »Amazon and Sony in talks to produce live action God of War series
Following on from the box office success of Uncharted, Sony's PlayStation Productions is starting to look at giving the cross-media treatment to other franchises. Aside from The Last of Us and Twisted Metal, Sony is also in talks to produce a live-action TV series based on God of War. According …
Read More »PlayStation’s Game Pass competitor is imminent as Sony removes PS Now
Microsoft has gone all-in on Xbox Game Pass, allowing users across PC, Xbox and mobile to play a large library of games for one monthly cost. Sony is currently juggling between two services: PS+ and PS Now. As part of the company’s rumoured refocus on PS+ however, the latter service has started to disappear from users’ PlayStations.
Read More »New Sly and InFamous games rumoured to be in development
Sucker Punch Productions are now known for developing 2020’s breakout hit Ghost of Tsushima. Prior to this however, the team was best known for working on the InFamous and Sly Cooper franchises. While Sucker Punch is most likely busy working on more Tsushima related content, their previous franchises are said …
Read More »Housemarque’s next game will seemingly be a new IP
Housemarque recently hit it big with the release of their PS5 exclusive, Returnal, ultimately concluding with the Finnish studio being acquired by Sony. Despite them having just created a new and successful original IP, it looks like Housemarque are going back to the drawing board for another new IP. VentureBeat …
Read More »Sony’s PlayStation could get a ray-tracing performance boost
We've already seen some impressive graphical showcases on Sony's PlayStation 5 console, including ray-traced reflections in titles like Spider-Man and Ratchet & Clank. Moving forward, Sony may be looking to squeeze even more out of the system, with a newly discovered patent detailing new ray-tracing acceleration tech. Sony has patented …
Read More »Nintendo pulls Super Smash Bros from EVO 2022 tournament
Sony recently made a big bet on esports by jointly acquiring EVO, the biggest fighting game tournament in the world. The event is on track to return in 2022 but unfortunately, there will be one major game missing from the roster this year, as Nintendo has pulled Smash Bros. Super …
Read More »Crysis Remastered, Shadow Warrior 3 and more coming to PSNow
Last week, we learned that Shadow Warrior 3 would be coming to PlayStation Now at launch. As it turns out, Sony had a few more games up its sleeve, all of which were developed by studios under the Embracer Group. The Embracer Group owns a ton of game development studios …
Read More »PlayStation’s Game Pass competitor continues to sound disappointing
Back in December, we first learned that Sony is planning its own games subscription service known as 'Spartacus'. The project so far has been billed as PlayStation's answer to Xbox Game Pass and now, we have a better breakdown of what each subscription tier will get you and how much it will cost...
Read More »Ghost of Tsushima: Legends will be free on PlayStation Plus
While we await the eventual announcement of Sony’s revived PlayStation Plus subscription, the service continues to operate as normal: offering a number of games each month for free. While some of March’s free games were leaked early, the most exciting titles were left secret for Sony’s official announcement. Yesterday we …
Read More »March’s free PlayStation Plus games have leaked
It is becoming quite common for Sony’s monthly free PlayStation Plus games to be leaked prior to their official announcement. So far, Sony has seemingly not been able to plug the leak, as March’s upcoming free titles have been revealed early. BillBil-Kun is a known leaker with a history of …
Read More »Uncharted sequel all-but-confirmed as film surpasses expectations
The Uncharted film finally launched in cinemas last week after more than a decade of development issues, scheduling conflicts and creative differences. While critical reviews are somewhat mixed, it seems fans are enjoying the new conversion of Nathan Drake, as the film has surpassed expectations, all-but-guaranteeing a sequel is on …
Read More »Sony officially unveils PlayStation VR2 headset
Sony has been making a habit of randomly dropping PlayStation VR2 news on us without warning. Last month, the company decided to unveil the specs for the next-gen headset and now today, Sony has officially revealed the PlayStation VR2 headset in full, alongside its newly designed controllers.
Read More »70% of players paid more than needed for Horizon Forbidden West
While Horizon Forbidden West has had a relatively controversial-free launch, the game’s price prior to release was a point of protest for some. Despite the fact that Horizon Forbidden West offers a free PS5 upgrade, most customers paid extra for the PS5 box. As reported by Gamesindustry.biz’s Chris Dring, Horizon …
Read More »Horizon Forbidden West was delayed to avoid crunch
Many industries suffer through crunch – periods of intense workloads which could sometimes see developers working far longer than is healthy in order to meet a deadline (or in a video game’s case, a release date). Companies have however started to try and be more proactive in preventing crunch, with …
Read More »KitGuru Games: Horizon Forbidden West goes from slogfest to greatness
Throughout 2021, Sony's first-party studios proved that the PS5 was the next-gen console to have in year-one, with a solid slate of new games with jaw-dropping graphics. Now to kick off 2022, Sony is looking to continue making its mark with Horizon Forbidden West, another incredible graphical showcase, although it is a slow burn for returning players...
Read More »Horizon Forbidden West is the highest rated game of the year so far
Just a few days away from the release of the much-anticipated sequel to Horizon Zero Dawn, reviews for Horizon Forbidden West have now officially gone live, revealing that Guerilla Game’s follow-up to 2017’s open world action-adventure title does almost everything that one could want from a sequel. The review embargo …
Read More »PlatinumGames is open to being acquired if it can keep its freedom
PlatinumGames has remained independent for years now, teaming up with several major publishers across the industry in order to release new games. While previously the company has been very keen on staying independent, it is now more open to joining a larger publisher as long as the right offer comes …
Read More »Uncharted director now working on a Jak and Daxter film
After years stuck in development hell, the Uncharted film adaptation was finally completed thanks in part to the contributions of director Ruben Fleischer. With Uncharted now behind him, the cogs have begun to turn on his next project – which might be a Jak and Daxter film. In an interview …
Read More »New PS5 software update brings much-needed improvements
One of the most exciting aspects to a new console generation is seeing how a system’s UI looks and functions. While the PS5 UX does appear modern, it is a step back in some ways when it comes to functionality. Fortunately, a new system software update is bringing with it …
Read More »Haven Studios’ PS5 exclusive will come to PC
Back in March 2021 we reported that PlayStation had formed a partnership with Haven Studios, a development team headed by industry veteran Jade Raymond. At the time, very little was known about the game. While this remains the case, we do now know that the game is headed to both …
Read More »New details leak on Deviation Games’ PlayStation exclusive title
Sony has made it a point this current generation to partner with a number of smaller yet highly talented studios to work on a plethora of new and exclusive PlayStation IP. One such studio is Deviation Games, and while not much is known about their current project, a new leak …
Read More »Eye tracking specialists ‘Tobii’ in talks to provide tech for PlayStation VR2
Sony has recently been opening up about its next-gen PlayStation VR headset, revealing key specifications and some new features for the PS VR2. One of these features is eye-tracking, which may end up being provided by Tobii, one of the more prominent companies in the eye-tracking technology space. Tobii has …
Read More »Sony will help Bungie make a Destiny Film/TV Show
Many fans were left surprised at the revelation that despite acquiring Bungie for $3.6 Billion, Sony has no intentions of making any of their games exclusive to PlayStation. That being said, Bungie’s IPs will be used by Sony in a different way: Films and TV. During the company’s recent earnings …
Read More »Keighley claims more major game studio acquisitions are on the way
We've seen a number of major acquisitions lately, with Microsoft announcing plans to buy Activision Blizzard, Bungie joining PlayStation Studios and Take Two acquiring Zynga. According to sources, there is more to come on this front too, with multiple other deals currently in the works. Following Sony's acquisition of Bungie …
Read More »Sony is paying more than $1 Billion to Bungie employees so they stay
The video games industry has been a rather volatile place to work in recent years, with studios shutting down, opening up, being acquired and going indie. Following Sony’s recent acquisition of Bungie, the company made clear that they value the talented developers at the studio just as much as the …
Read More »PlayStation Head claims Killzone was inspired by Halo
Following the recent announcement that Sony is going to acquire Bungie for $3.6 Billion, the console manufacturer’s executives have been discussing the award-winning studio – with PlayStation Head Hermen Hulst even revealing that the PlayStation-exclusive Killzone was directly inspired by Halo. PlayStation Studios Head Hermen Hulst recently sat down to …
Read More »Ghostwire: Tokyo release date confirmed, gameplay showcase coming today
Yesterday following a preview leak, we learned some new details about Tango Gameworks' upcoming PS5 exclusive, Ghostwire: Tokyo, including a March 24th release date. As it turns out, that release date was a little off, as today Sony has confirmed the game will be releasing on the 25th of March. …
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