'PS5 Is Just a Plastic Box if It Doesn't Have Content': Sony Explains Its 'Third-Party Focused' Ecosystem
"We have a responsibility to the whole industry".While the PS5 and all PlayStations before it have some truly incredible first-party titles, they’ve never been Sony’s strength like Nintendo.The Switch 2 is sold on the strength of Mario and Pokémon; PS5 is all about GTA and Call of Duty.Read…
Crimson Desert's Massive Success Is Down to the US, Europe, and Strong Console Sales
Journey to the west.It's no secret that Crimson Desert has been a bit of a mega hit for Korean developer Pearl Abyss, selling over 5 million copies since its launch back in March of this year.But how are those sales actually broken down? That's what makes the company's latest financial report so…
GTA 6 Fans Crushed as Next Game Informer Cover Revealed
Nothing to see here, folks.You’ve got to respect Game Informer’s hustle here. The print magazine made a big song-and-dance about its latest issue’s cover reveal – and somehow got caught up in the latest GTA 6 rumours.In defence of the magazine, it never promised it’d have news on…
This New PS5 Controller May Solve DualSense's Stick Drift Issues, But It Comes with a $220 Cost
Scuf Omega available now.The PS5's DualSense is an excellent controller for many reasons, but it's not without its flaws, one of which is the thorny issue of stick drift.Stick drift is a wear-and-tear problem that essentially means a pad's thumbsticks stop behaving properly, with characters or…
New Gears of War Could Go Head-to-Head with Sony's Wolverine, But Will It Be on PS5?
It's a beautiful E-Day.There’s compelling evidence to suggest Gears of War: E-Day, the latest entry in The Coalition’s bulky third-person shooter series, will release in September.That’d get it out of the way of GTA 6, of course, but potentially put it on a crash course collision with…
What a Twist! Ex-Tekken Boss Harada Opens New Studio Under Fatal Fury's SNK
Tekken the p*ss.When Katsuhiro Harada — commonly referred to the godfather of Tekken — announced his departure from Bandai Namco late last year, we were left wondering whether he'd remain in gaming.As it turns out, the answer to that question is a resounding 'yes'. Harada's gone on to establish…
'The Numbers Just Aren't There': Don't Count on a Dead Space 4, Says Former Series Producer
It's dead.If you had your hopes set on a new game in the Dead Space series, you might be out of luck.Chuck Beaver, former writer and producer for EA's beloved sci-fi horror franchise, has cast doubts on seeing a new entry in future.Read the full article on pushsquare.com
Hype Is Building for the First-Ever Five-Day Tokyo Game Show, But What New PS5 Games Will Be There?
Dare to dream.This year’s Tokyo Game Show will be its biggest ever, with organisers CESA describing it as the “longest five days of non-stop play”.Historically the convention, held at Chiba’s iconic Makuhari Messe, has consisted of two business days and two consumer days. But this year…
'Your Proposal Is Neither Credible Nor Attractive': eBay Rejects GameStop's 'Unsolicited' Acquisition
No, thank you.GameStop, the US physical games retailer, made bizarre advances on eBay last week – an organisation almost four times its size.That play has since been rejected by the online auction site, with Paul S. Pressler, the Chairman of the Board of Directors, describing the gaming store’s…
No One Noticed Intergalactic's Hidden Naughty Dog Easter Egg
JAM.We barely know anything about Intergalactic: The Heretic Prophet, but actress Tati Gabrielle has revealed that her alter-ego’s name features a secret Naughty Dog Easter egg – and no one noticed.In an interview with JeuxActu for the Mortal Kombat 2 movie, clipped up and shared on X (or…
GTA 6 Trailer 3 Hype At an All-Time High, But Is It Actually Happening Today?
Hopium overload.Can you believe it’s been over a year since GTA 6’s last trailer?Rockstar marches to the beat of its own drum, of course, and it doesn’t need to follow conventional marketing patterns. But a year with no real new information is unique – especially as the game was originally…
Guide: Horizon Hunters Gathering Closed Beta: Start Times, How to Play, and What's Included
All you need to know about the Horizon Hunters Gathering beta.Horizon Hunters Gathering, the online co-op spinoff from Guerrilla Games, is due to release sometime later this year, but if you're lucky, you may get the chance to try it early.A closed beta test will soon take place, giving…
SEGA Cancels Super Game Project and Moves Away from Live Service
Classic franchise reboots are still alive.SEGA has announced the cancellation of its live service Super Game project and that it is lowering the priority of having Games as a Service in its portfolio for the future.The news was buried in the company's latest financial earnings results, and sees…
How Rockstar Squeezed a Whole City into Your PS2
Wizardry.If you weren’t there at the time, it’s really difficult to put into words just how impressive GTA 3 was on the PS2.Sure, there’d been open world games before – Shenmue pre-dated it by a couple of years in Japan – but nothing on the scale of Liberty City, a living breathing…
PS2 May Survive the Switch's Assault on Gaming History
"They had us in the first half, not gonna lie".Sony’s decision to quietly increase the PS2’s sales to 160 million a few years ago may have proven a master stroke: the console should just about hang on to its status as the best-selling console of all-time.While the Switch is agonisingly close to…
Poll: Is Saros Better Than Returnal?
Total eclipse.Saros has been out for over a week now on PS5, and we're guessing that plenty of you will have seen most of what Housemarque's latest has to offer.While not an out-and-out direct sequel, Saros is still the successor to Returnal — a title that many would argue was, and still is, one…
You Need a PS5 Pro to Play 007 First Light at Its Best on Console
First clip of PS5 Pro gameplay revealed.IO Interactive has shared the first glimpse of 007 First Light running on a PS5 Pro, featuring the chaotic action scene at the airport first seen in the State of Play deep dive from last year. The developer reveals it'll run at 60 frames-per-second on the…
Free Uncharted 4 Theme and Avatars Adventure to PS5, But You'll Need These Codes
Treasured memories.In celebration of Uncharted 4: A Thief's End's 10th anniversary, Naughty Dog is dropping some free goodies on PS5.For starters, a set of four PSN account avatars is available to grab right now. They're based on key treasures from throughout the series.Read the full article on…
First The Last of Us Season 3 Set Photos Surface, But Does Anyone Still Care?
Lev it out.There’s no two ways about it: the energy has been utterly sucked out of HBO’s The Last of Us television series.After the original won multiple awards, it’s remarkable how much bad casting and sloppy storytelling has killed the momentum of this adaptation. We feel for Kaitlyn Dever…
Review: Directive 8020 (PS5) - Dull Sci-Fi Thriller Is a Supermassive Letdown
Ridley Carpenter's The Alien.Taking the Supermassive formula and applying it to a mash-up of Ridley Scott’s Alien and John Carpenter’s The Thing was exactly why I was intrigued to check out Directive 8020.I’m a huge fan of both films, and the idea of having to decide whether my crewmate is…