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News EA Sports to Extend Madden Partnership with NFL
Roughing the passer
EA Sports is on the cusp of extending its partnership with the National Football League, securing its position as the sole creator of “NFL-themed realistic action simulation video games” through the 2025 season. It’ll also have an option to further that deal through the 2026 season, taking the series up to Madden NFL 27 at...
News Sony's Change in Approach to E3 Showcases Is 'What the Fans Want'
Thank the TikTok era
Sony may not host a PlayStation press conference ever again at E3 after splitting off from the show in 2019 and confirming it wouldn't be attending this year if the expo had gone ahead. However, in the handful of years leading up to that exit, fans routinely questioned Sony's change in approach to the showcase as it all but...
News Incredibly, CD Projekt Is Now the Most Valuable Video Game Company in Europe
Worth more than even Ubisoft
CD Projekt, the firm behind The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt and the upcoming Cyberpunk 2077, is reportedly the most valuable video game company in Europe. The Polish organisation has apparently overtaken Ubisoft in terms of market capitalisation, and is now worth a whopping $8.13 billion. The aforementioned French publisher...
News THQ Nordic, Koch Media Owner Has a Ludicrous 118 Games in Development
69 are unannounced
We've reported time and time again about how ridiculously huge Embracer Group is getting, but this takes the biscuit. The company which owns publishers including THQ Nordic and Koch Media alongside devs such as Deep Silver, Saber Interactive, and Milestone has more than 118 games in development right now. Yes, Embracer Group has...
News PlayStation Features Prominently in Sony's Purpose Puff Piece
To fill the world with emotion
Sony’s released a new commercial revealing its corporate purpose. The 90-second advertisement features an orchestral score and slow-motion footage of people interacting with the tech giant’s products. It concludes with the message: “Sony’s purpose is to fill the world with emotion, through the power of...
News Ubisoft Is Suing Google, Apple Over Rainbow Six Siege Mobile Clone
Tactical approach
Ubisoft certainly isn't happy about a mobile game called Area F2. The French publisher calls it a "near carbon copy" of its incredibly popular team-based shooter, Rainbow Six Siege. As such, the company's looking to sue Google and Apple for continuing to sell Area F2 on their digital storefronts, despite requests to remove it...
News PS5 Will Drive the Future of PC, Sony's System Is Remarkably Balanced
Epic Games boss chimes in
Epic Games just showcased the first real-time gameplay footage of PlayStation 5, and it looks extraordinary. While the company’s upcoming Unreal Engine 5 will naturally be compatible with multiple formats – including, of course, PlayStation 4 – the firm has been really talking up the design of Sony’s next-gen...
News Games Industry Will Feel Real Impact of Coronavirus Next Year
Expect a next-gen software drought
The gaming industry is booming right now, as coronavirus is providing people with more opportunity to play than ever before. However, while the immediate slate of upcoming software seems largely unaffected, it’s next year where we’ll see the affects of the global pandemic. That’s according to Xbox boss Phil...
Random Sony's PlayStation Studios Ident Actually Debuted Years Ago
Looks familiar
Sony’s created a new logo and ident to brand its first-party titles under the PlayStation Studios umbrella. The intro video in particular has become a source of much discussion, as many have pointed out its similarities to an Xbox ident introduced last year. But did you know that the Japanese giant actually introduced an alarmingly...
News PlayStation Studios Branding to Adorn PS5 Box Art, Game Trailers, and More
A cohesive message
Sony has just unveiled PlayStation Studios, the new branding it will affix to all its first party games going forward. Launching alongside PS5 at the end of this year, the new ident is purpose built to mark all the output of SIE's Worldwide Studios as a way of unifying the platform holder's software. You'd best get used to it, as...
News Capcom Plans to Release Multiple 'Major' Games Before April 2021
Fiscal year reveals
Capcom has been going from strength to strength across the PlayStation 4 generation, boasting record sales with Monster Hunter: World and revitalising the Resident Evil franchise with Resident Evil 7: Biohazard and Resident Evil 2. It's a feel-good story, and it doesn't look like the Japanese publisher has any plans to stop the...
News Gravity Well Is a New AAA Studio From Former Titanfall Developers
The team is anti-crunch
We're on the brink of a new console generation, which means alongside renewed optimism and excitement, more and more people are trying to break into the industry than ever before. Gravity Well is a perfect example of that, a brand new developer set up by members of the industry who have worked on the likes of Titanfall 2,...
News Ubisoft Forward Takes Place This July, Digital Event with Reveals and News
Expect next-gen games
Publishers are finally starting to reveal their plans for replacements to E3 2020, and French publisher Ubisoft is the next to share its hand with the world. Ubisoft Forward is an entirely digital showcase event taking place on 12th July that promises "exclusive game news, reveals and more". So, what can we expect Ubisoft to...
News Horizon Zero Dawn Sequel Targeting 'Industry-Benchmark Graphics' on PS5
Don't doubt it
As far as we’re concerned, The Last of Us: Part II looks better than any of the next-gen games announced thus far. And while great graphics don’t always make for a great experience, they’re unquestionably one of the biggest selling-points of new systems. It may be down to Guerrilla Games to showcase exactly what PlayStation 5 is...
News Tokyo Games Show 2020 Goes Digital Amid Coronavirus Pandemic
Online presence instead
It shouldn't come as a surprise to anyone, but this year's Tokyo Games Show will not take the form of a physical event this year. The expo scheduled for late September will now follow in the footsteps of other industry conventions by taking the digital route to deliver news and information on upcoming games. The Computer...
News The Medium, Scorn to Skip PS5 for Now
Scarlet Nexus' exclusivity status unknown
Microsoft showcased several previously unannounced Xbox Series X games during its third-party showcase earlier today, and we’ve been trying to get clarification on whether they’ll come to PlayStation 5 in the future. There’s already been some confusion over Yakuza: Like a Dragon, which
News Soedesco Rebrands As It Confirms PS5 Projects Are Underway
It's in your hands
Dutch publisher Soedesco may not be a household name, but it’s readying itself for the impending next generation with a rebranding effort. The company – which most recently released Truck Driver on the PlayStation 4 – has reimagined its logo and incorporated the slogan ‘It’s in Your Hands’. The organisation explained:...
News Dying Light 2 Dev Dismisses Rumours of Buyout, Workplace Problems
Inaccurate translations
We initially chose not to report on it due to some dodgy translations, but earlier today you may have picked up on some speculation that developer Techland has been having development issues with Dying Light 2. The game was delayed indefinitely earlier this year, and Polish website PolskiGameDev appeared to have the scoop
News Instead of Buying IPs, THQ Nordic Is Now Swapping Them
Red Faction departs
Well, this is a bit of a strange situation. THQ Nordic, a publisher who over the past couple of years has been buying up the rights to gaming IPs left, right, and centre has now decided to start swapping them with another company. Koch Media is the other party in question, with the two agreeing on terms that will see the transfer...
News DOOM Developer Ditches Composer Amid Public Spat
Gordon grief
DOOM developer id Software has confirmed that it’s parted ways with composer Mick Gordon, amid a very public social media spat. The fallout came to the fore when an audio engineer posted an image of the waveforms from one of the songs on DOOM Eternal’s soundtrack. It showed a heavily compressed profile, with a less dynamic sound...
News Summer Game Fest Announced, Will Host Sony and Other Major Publishers
May to August 2020
With the cancellation of E3 2020, it feels like everyone's trying to replace the annual event. IGN, GameSpot, and GamesRadar ar
News Don't Believe Everything You Read About Naughty Dog Right Now
A lot of it is nonsense
It’s not been the best couple of months for Naughty Dog, has it? The developer was forced to delay The Last of Us: Part II due to the escalating coronavirus situation, and then moments before it stamped a new date on the anticipated PlayStation 4 exclusive,
News PS5 Games Will Be Cross-Gen for Some Time, Reckons Frogwares Dev
But the improvements will be noticeable
It’ll be some time before we see third-parties push the PlayStation 5 to its limits, according to Frogwares’ Sergey Oganesyan. Speaking with WCCFTech, the developer behind The Sinking City suggested that most studios will be prioritising cross-gen releases for “some time”, meaning games will release on...
News The Last of Us 2 Leak Leaves Director 'Heartbroken'
Naughty Dog urges against spoilers
By now you’ll no doubt be aware that extremely sensitive material from anticipated PlayStation 4 exclusive The Last of Us: Part II has leaked online. While the title has received a new release date today, the news has been overshadowed by the tidal wave of spoilers being shared on social media. It’s made...
News Next-Gen Game Reveals Are Imminent, But Sony Silent on PS5 Plans
Microsoft says game reveals are coming
We’ve already got a glimpse of a couple of PlayStation 5 games courtesy of Godfall and Quantum Error, but with coronavirus scuppering its plans, Sony has been largely tight-lipped about its next-gen plans. Despite not showing much more than the Japanese giant, Microsoft has built up a reputation of being more...
Feature Which Studios Could Sony Realistically Acquire?
Expanding the exclusive output
While it’s never made quite the same song and dance about it as Microsoft has in recent years, Sony’s history is peppered with developer acquisitions designed to strengthen its first-party portfolio. It purchased Dutch developer Guerrilla Games in 2004 and long-time partner Sucker Punch in 2011. In the same general...
News Halo Co-Creator Hyped About PS5's Super-Fast SSD Technology
Seamless, fluid experiences
Sony’s super-fast SSD in the PlayStation 5 has game designers salivating over the improvements it will bring to next-gen software, and Halo co-creator Marcus Lehto has added his voice to the chorus of praise. Speaking about the speedy tech in general, he told
News PS5's Launch Aiming to Be Simultaneous Worldwide
Jim Ryan has apparently requested it
While it doesn't sound like there'll be many PlayStation 5 consoles to go around when it launches this Holiday 2020, there's hope you may not have to wait for the system to arrive in your country. You may recall that Sony staggered the release of the PlayStation 4 in 2013, making it available in North America...
News Sony May Cut PS4's Price to Stimulate PS Plus Subscriptions Amid Limited PS5 Launch
New tactics
Prior to the coronavirus pandemic, Sony had iterated on multiple occasions that it plans to transition PlayStation 4 owners to its next-gen system as quickly as possible. A new report from Bloomberg suggests that plans may be changing behind-the-scenes, however, due to a
News Gamescom Digital Show 'Definitely' Happening After Physical Event Cancellation
Roll on August
We're all tired of hearing about it by now, but the coronavirus crisis has put a stopper on pretty much everything, and that includes major video game events. Gamescom is one example, with the German show forced to cancel its usual presence at the Koelnmesse in Cologne. The organisers said they were planning for at least a digital...
News Activision's Games Are 'On Track for Now' As Dev Teams Work from Home
Development unaffected so far
With the world's current condition forcing most people indoors, most businesses are being affected in one way or another, and that of course includes video games. We're seeing what the pandemic has done to PlayStation 4's release schedule, with many of 2020's big games being pushed back as developers adjust to remote...
News Unauthorised PS4 Version of Cooking Mama: Cookstar Is the Latest In Ongoing Fiasco
Mama isn't best pleased
Recently, you may have heard all about Cooking Mama: Cookstar, a Nintendo Switch game that was purportedly also coming to PlayStation 4. The story of this latest entry in the beloved culinary series has been pretty dramatic. While most of it applies to the Switch edition of the game, a new statement from IP holder Office...
News Sony Earmarks $10 Million to Support Indie Developers Impacted by Coronavirus
Doing the right thing
Sony’s response to the coronavirus has been very impressive. The company has been extremely swift in its action against the disease, even as far back as PAX East 2020, when it controversially pulled out of the show weeks after announcing an enormous showcase. It’s since insisted employees work at home,
News Video Game Cases to Disclose Paid Random Loot Boxes
For your information
Games that include “paid random items” – a blanket phrase designed to refer to loot boxes, card packs, and other similar in-game purchases with a random element – will now be marked as such. European ratings board PEGI already includes a symbol for titles which feature microtransactions, but it will now specify whether...
News E3 2020 Online Event Cancelled As Potential Partnerships Purportedly Collapse
The beginning of the end
Update: In a statement sent to PC Gamer, the ESA has confirmed that plans for online E3 2020 event have been cancelled. "Given the disruption brought on by the COVID-19 pandemic, we will not be presenting an online E3 2020 event in June. Instead, we will be working with exhibitors to promote and showcase individual company...
News PS5 Praise from Crytek Developer Retracted After Calling It the Better Next-Gen Console
Interview no longer online
Update: Things just got weird. Ali Salehi, the developer who made these comments about PS5, has apparently retracted his statements. The interview itself has seemingly been pulled offline, too. The Twitter user who initially translated Salehi's comments, @man4dead, has deleted all tweets regarding the interview, and has...
News Mark Your Calendars, E3 2021 Dates Have Been Announced
See you next year
Let's all just forget about 2020, it's clearly a write-off. ESA seems to think so, having cancelled 2020's E3 show due to coronavirus, and it's now looking ahead to next year instead. With this year's expo out the window, the organisation has announced dates for E3 2021. As reported by GamesIndustry.biz, next year's "reimagined"...
News IGN's 'Summer of Gaming' Online Event Suggests PS5 Blowout in June
Next-gen hardware and games
IGN has announced that it will be hosting an online event in June. 'Summer of Gaming' will consist of "publisher presentations with IGN pre- and post-discussions, remote developer interviews, hands-on demos and preview impressions, gameplay, and news segments recapping the biggest announcements". Basically, the network's...
News Delays Potentially Incoming for Many Upcoming Games
Coronavirus strikes again
Coronavirus has thrown the entire globe for a loop, so it’s only natural that video games should be affected. This week saw indefinite delays to The Last of Us: Part II and Marvel’s Iron Man VR, and while Ghost of Tsushima’s release date seems safe for the time being, Sony has sugg
News Indie Games Win Big at This Year's BAFTA Games Award Ceremony
Unbridled Goose Fame
The global situation might have put a stopper on the physical ceremony, but BAFTA Games Awards 2020 soldiered on with a digital show last night. Control and Death Stranding were the frontrunners with the most nominations -- in fact, Remedy's sci-fi thriller broke records with 12 nods. However, we hop
News Sony Establishes $100 Million Fund for Global Coronavirus Relief Efforts
Medical workers, children, and creative arts the focus
Sony has just announced the establishment of the Sony Global Relief Fund for COVID-19. This initiative sees the corporation giving $100 million to various groups worldwide in order to help those in need following the coronavirus outbreak. The company breaks down three key areas which will...
News Sony Japan Studio Expands with External Development Department
More games on the way
Sony Japan Studio is one of PlayStation's best first-party studios as it helps to bring some of the industry's greatest titles exclusively to the hardware manufacturer's consoles. Working alongside other developers from the east, it has aided in the development of Bloodborne and The Last Guardian while putting out its own...
News Gamescom 2020 to be Held as Major Digital Event if Coronavirus Cancels the Show
Opening Night Live returns
Quite literally every single event across the world right now is being cancelled or pushed back to a more suitable time due to the Coronavirus epidemic. And with Gamescom 2020 scheduled to take place in August, it won't be too long until the event's organizers will have to make a decision on what to do with the expo...
Good stuff
PlayStation is doing right by its employees in both Europe and North America as the coronavirus continues to affect workforces around the world. According to a memo obtained by Waypoint senior reporter Patrick Klepek, the Japanese giant is insisting all staff work from home through 30th April. It’ll also be providing full pay,...
News Sony's Michael Denny Leaves for TT Games After 25 Years at PlayStation
Exec to build on his career at LEGO game studio
Another of Sony Interactive Entertainment's top executives is leaving the company. Michael Denny, senior vice president of Worldwide Studios Europe, has announced he will soon depart for pastures new. Which pastures, exactly? Denny is moving to TT Games, where he'll take on the role of vice president...
News CD Projekt Red Donates Nearly $1 Million to Fight Against Coronavirus
Thumbs up from the Witcher
In the grand scheme of things, video games don't matter in these worryingly uncertain times. Coronavirus has brought the world to a standstill, canceling events around the world and forcing families into isolation to stave off the virus. Efforts to develop a vaccine are in the works, and we'll only draw closer to the day...
News PlayStation Fans Fidgety as Control, The Last Guardian Devs Pick Epic Over Sony
An Epic move
The next games from the creators of The Last Guardian and Control will launch on the PlayStation 5, but they will not be published by Sony, as many had expected. The awkwardly named genDESIGN is helmed by legendary creator Fumito Ueda, who previously operated as part of Japan Studio before going indepen
News Epic Games to Publish New Games from Remedy, Playdead, and gen DESIGN
Makers of Control, Inside, and The Last Guardian
Earlier today, we reported that Remedy Entertainment had entered a deal with a major publisher. We now know that publisher is the newly formed Epic Games Publishing. However, the Control developer is not the only studio that's hopped into bed with Epic. As you can see in the above video, two other...
News Control Dev Remedy Entertainment Partners with Major Publisher for Two Upcoming Games
But it's not Sony
Update: It's been announced that the publisher in question is Epic Games Publishing. You can read more about that through the link. Original Story: Remedy Entertainment sure is keeping itself busy right now. In addition to developing DLC for its last action adventure title Control, the studio has a number of other projects on the...
News Just Cause Dev Avalanche Studios Reveals New Branding, Teases New Game
Hello, Avalanche Studios Group
Avalanche Studios, the studio behind the Just Cause series, has today announced a new branding identity for itself and two other teams. Avalanche Studios Group is the new name, which covers the aforementioned developer as well as Expansive Worlds, known for Hunter: Call of the Wild, and Generation Zero makers Systemic...