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Rumour Deviation Games' High Profile PS5 Exclusive Has Been Cancelled
Prognosis negative
Developer Deviation Games' quietly struggling PS5 exclusive has reportedly been cancelled, according to industry insider and analyst Colin Moriarty and a source familiar with the project. Moriarty says he learned of the recent layoffs weeks in advance from the source and that the project has now been scrapped. Moriarty reveale
News Backbone One: PlayStation Edition Finally Gets Android Version, and It's Available Now
One for all
In case you aren't aware, Backbone — a company producing smart phone cradles that give them tactile controls — unveiled and released the Backbone One: PlayStation Edition last year. Fundamentally identical to the regular device, this version of the accessory sports DualSense-like design and is the best way to enjoy Remote Play on...
News Claims of Co-Op in Spider-Man 2 Shot Down by Insomniac
It's an "epic single player" game
Insomniac Games has responded to fans on Twitter to shoot down speculation of Marvel's Spider-Man 2 featuring co-op. Earlier in the day, Miles Morales voice actor Nadji Jeter appeared to tease the PS5 sequel would feature co-op play across his web-slinger and Peter Parker in a panel at SacAinme. However, this isn't...
News Sony's Bungie Buyout Puts PS5, PS4 Themed Items in the Destiny 2 Store
Available on all platforms
Here's an example of something that probably wouldn't have happened without Sony spending $3.6 billion on Destiny 2 developer Bungie: some neat, purchasable items in the Eververse Store themed around iconic PlayStation franchises. If you have ever wanted to turn your Titan, Hunter, or Warlock into Kratos from God of War,...
Poll How Hyped Are You for the PlayStation Showcase?
The big one
Can't wait until Wednesday? We know the feeling. Sony's kept us all in the dark for way too long, and so there are high expectations surrounding this week's PlayStation Showcase. Whether the event actually lives up to those expectations doesn't matter right now, though. We're very much in the calm before the storm, and so we wanted to...
News Official God of War Ragnarok Totem Figurines Are Gorgeous Collector's Items
Even the box looks good
If, like us, you're a big fan of God of War Ragnarok, you might be interested to hear about this upcoming merchandise. A new collaboration between PlayStation and Idea Planet Launch is set to bring us a set of totem figurines based on key characters from the game, and they look awesome. The set comprises six figures of...
News Bloodborne Fans Think They've Found Further Evidence of a PC Port
Ahh, Kos, or some say Kosm... Do you hear our prayers?
Modder, streamer, and fellow Aussie battler Lance McDonald has confirmed what we all know in our hearts to be true, even if it doesn't quite take the form we'd like; that somewhere, iconic PS4-exclusive Bloodborne is playable on PC. McDonald made a discovery that has been sitting out in the...
Soapbox Marvel's Spider-Man 2 PS5 Should Adapt This Quintessential Storyline
Bobby has ideas for the plot of Sony's anticipated sequel
Anticipation and hype are slowly but surely building up in a big way for Insomniac’s superhero sequel, Marvel’s Spider-Man 2. The game is expected to have a major presence on Wednesday’s PlayStation Showcase which could very well offer the best look yet at both plot and gameplay...
News Sony Won't Back Down on PC Ports, But PS5 Is the Priority
Converting exclusives to computers will continue
Sony has seen relatively steady success slowly adapting some of its major first-party franchises to PC, and it’s a process it’ll continue to engage in. However, in an interview with Japanese magazine Famitsu, boss Jim Ryan said that PS5 remains the priority, and the majority of its titles will...
News Impressive and Beautiful Marvel's Spider-Man 2 Made with 'No Compromises' for PS5
No more cross-gen
There has been some criticism of Sony’s decision to continue developing cross-generation games, up until the release of even God of War Ragnarok last year. While the Japanese giant would argue that its approach has allowed more people to enjoy its tentpole titles – especially in the wake of PS5 stock shortages – early...
News God of War's Talented Art Director Is Departing Sony After a Decade
"Sony has played an integral role in shaping my career"
Santa Monica Studio’s influential art director for the past decade, the uber-talented Raf Grasetti, is sealing away his Paintbrushes of Chaos and waving a fond farewell to Sony. The incredibly capable artist, who contributed profoundly to God of War’s revival and its recent sequel Ragnarok,...
Feature Our PlayStation Showcase Predictions
This should be good
You can feel it in the air, can't you? The distinct tingle of hype, the sense that we're in the calm before the storm. It's the same kind of excitement that used to permeate the web ahead of E3, but this time, we're all looking forward to the PlayStation Showcase, which airs next week, on the 24th May. The expectations for this...
News Sony Says It's Too Early to Judge PSVR2's Popularity
"We will continue to push forward"
There’s no doubt PSVR2 is an excellent piece of hardware, and it’s already host to some outstanding games, as evidenced by our list of Best PSVR2 Games. But a laser-targeted launch, aimed specifically at enthusiasts, and speculation that the headset
News Jim Ryan: Japanese Market Still Very Important to Sony
It's the "birthplace" of PlayStation
PlayStation boss Jim Ryan has reinforced Sony's commitment to the Japanese gaming market in a new interview with Famitsu, where he states it continues to be an important region for the company. Ryan explains (via Google Translate): "The Japanese market has been and will continue to be one of the most important...
News Ghost of Tsushima Topped an Impressive 1 Million Sales in Japan
Ghost with the most
Open world epic Ghost of Tsushima sold over 1 million copies in Japan, PlayStation has confirmed. The story of surviving samurai Jin Sakai first launched on PS4 in 2020, and around a year later it was re-released on PS5 as Ghost of Tsushima: Director's Cut. This sales total takes both versions into account. It's an impressive...
Rumour Ghost of Tsushima 2 Not at PlayStation Showcase
Neither is Dragon Age: Dreadwolf
There's a very, very good chance Sucker Punch Productions has a PS5 sequel to Ghost of Tsushima in development, but according to Jeff Grubb, it won't be one of Sony's big announcements for next week's PlayStation Showcase. The Giant Bomb journalist interjected during a The
News Horizon's Writers Haven't Thought About Series without Lance Reddick
"We just miss him"
The untimely passing of iconic actor Lance Reddick took the world by surprise, and considering how essential his roles in both Horizon Forbidden West and Destiny 2 are, left fans wondering what comes next. We know there are still some appearances to come, but Horizon's writers aren't thinking about all
News GTA 6 Publisher Is Anticipating a PS5 Pro
Aren't we all?
Take-Two CEO, Strauss Zelnick, believes the persistent rumour that a mid-generation refresh is happening, and is anticipating it at some point. We're most of the way onboard ourselves (like most of our readers), so perhaps this shouldn't be a massive surprise. In an interview with Gamesindustry.biz, the executive, when asked whether...
News Days Gone Dev Can't Wait to Show You Its First PS5 Exclusive
Anticipation levels rising
Bend Studio, the first-party developer behind Days Gone and Syphon Filter (not to mention Bubsy 3D), is celebrating its 30th anniversary this year. Bend is currently hard at work on its next project (of which relatively little is known) and took to Twitter to tease it. Perhaps we could hear more about it at the
News PS5 Access Controller Revealed, User Interface and Buttons Detailed
Register for more information
Sony has today announced its PS5 accessibility controller, first revealed as Project Leonardo, will be called the Access Controller. A new PlayStation Blog post shares a deep dive into the pad's creation, the user interface that'll accompany it, and details on how each button helps disabled gamers better interact with...
News Ahead of PS Showcase, An Army of Sony Staffers Visit Death Stranding 2 Dev
What mysteries await?
A veritable armada of Sony staffers has descended upon Kojima Productions, with the surreal studio nestled deep in the historical redlight district of Roppongi in downtown Tokyo. There, members of XDEV, SIE's marketing team, and other various members of Sony's corporate structure got to mug for the camera (with that epic statue...
News Games 'Big and Small' and 'from All Over the World' at PS Showcase
Time to Gear up
With next week's PlayStation Showcase now confirmed, Sony executives have started to put out their hype tweets. Case in point: Christian Svensson, the head of global third-party relations at the firm, says we can look forward to "some great games, big and small, from all over the world". Since Sony hasn't provided any guidance as to...
News PlayStation Showcase Finally Announced for 24th May
Over one hour of PS5, PSVR2 games
This is not a drill: a PlayStation Showcase is happening, and it's happening soon. Just announced through Sony's official channels, the event will take place on Wednesday the 24th May at 1pm PT / 4pm ET / 9pm BST / 10pm CET. It'll be streamed on both YouTube and Twitch. The hype is real. And let's be honest, it's...
News Horizon Forbidden West Patch Finally Allows Completionists to 100% the PS5 DLC
Time to finish this
Horizon Forbidden West's Burning Shores expansion has been out in the wild for a while now, and though plenty of players will have seen credits roll, none have achieved true 100% completion... although it wasn't for a lack of trying. A single missing Brimshine crystal prevented some players from crossing that imaginary finish...
News PlayStation Showcase Is 'Happening Very Soon', Says Reliable Reporter
Could be announced today
The heavily rumoured PlayStation Showcase is "happening very soon", according to Jason Schreier — one of the most reliable journalists in the gaming industry. Responding to a post on ResetEra, he simply says: "A PlayStation showcase is happening very soon." How soon is the question on everyone's mind, with speculation...
News Horizon Forbidden West: Burning Shores Update 1.24 Out Now on PS5, Get the Patch Notes Here
Aerial Capture: North finally fixed
A new update has gone live today for Horizon Forbidden West DLC Burning Shores, bringing the overall package up to version number 1.024. It's available to download now on PS5 and weighs in at 1.092GB. The patch addresses a long list of bugs related to the main quest, side missions, and open world activities, most...
News Another Legendary Japanese Dev Praises Ghost of Tsushima
Shinji Mikami had fun
Ghost of Tsushima was a bit of a hit with Japanese developers back when it released in 2020. Most notably, former Yakuza / Like a Dragon director Toshihiro Nagoshi was blown away by Sucker Punch's open world epic, while Final Fantasy XVI producer Naoki Yoshida said it was
News God of War Dev Is Working on Something Inspirational
PlayStation Studios boss is impressed
It sounds like Sony Santa Monica Studio, the prestigious first-party developer behind the God of War franchise, is hard at work on its next project. That's not exactly news, since God of War Ragnarok came out last year and AAA game development has no real downtime, but we should probably be excited for whatever...
News Horizon Vocalist Receives Abuse Over the Use of Her Voice
That's all it takes, apparently
In the latest example of how awful parts of the gaming community can be, a Horizon Forbidden West: Burning Shores vocalist is receiving abuse purely because of where her voice is used in the soundtrack. If you were following the review bombing of the DLC and the reasons why, you can probably guess which endgame scene...
News Original Crash Bandicoot Voice Actor Brendan O'Brien Has Passed, Aged 60
Woah
Brendan O'Brien, the voice actor behind many iconic characters from the Naughty Dog era of Crash Bandicoot, has passed away aged 60. Best known for his role as the eponymous Crash Bandicoot, O'Brien also voiced Neo Cortex, N. Gin, Nitrus Brio and Tiny Tiger in the original trilogy on PS1, as well as various other characters in spinoffs like...
News Elle Fanning: People Say Death Stranding 2 Is The Coolest Thing I've Ever Done
"OK, now you cry"
Death Stranding 2 remains a fairly unknown quantity. But, if the first game taught us anything, it's going to be super weird, a visual and stylistic tour de force, and chances are it will end up being pretty darn good, too. In an interview with Josh Horowitz, Elle Fanning, who portrays a mysteriou
News Not Even Sony's Been Able to Avoid the Enormous Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom Hype
Have fun up there
There’s no real point beating around the figurative Hyrulian bush we suppose: The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom is the biggest game on the planet, and it’ll probably remain that way until a little superhero sequel called Marvel’s Spider-Man 2 swings by later in the year. Sony, and the rest of the industry knows that,...
News Deviation Games' PS5 Exclusive Project Doesn't Appear to Be Progressing Well
Layoffs hit Sony partner hard
Deviation Games was one of a flurry of new studios Sony signed exclusivity arrangements with earlier in the generation, but while the likes of Haven Studios and Firewalk have since been officially acquired by the Japanese giant,
News Giant Kaijus Are Coming to MLB The Show 23 on PS5, PS4
But it ain't quite as exciting as you think
As the industry enters a Zelda-induced hibernation, there ain’t really a whole lot of hot stories regarding PlayStation today. Fortunately, there’s very little crossover been Link and San Diego Studio’s baseball sim MLB The Show 23, and so the developer’s released the deets on its second season of...
News Marvel's Spider-Man 2 Prequel Comic Can Now Be Read Online
Catch up with Peter, Miles, and MJ
If you didn't manage to snag a physical copy as part of Free Comic Book Day, then the Marvel's Spider-Man 2 prequel comic has been made available to read online worldwide. Click this link here to be taken straight to the special issue, where you can get caught up with Peter Parker, Miles Morales, and MJ. The online...
Poll What's the Best PlayStation Startup Sequence?
PS1, PS2, PS3, PS4, PS5?
When you think of PlayStation, does a specific console startup come to mind? Sony's crafted some iconic system screens over the years — complete with some iconic sounds — but which one's the best? We know that's a potentially difficult question — and it might be wholly dependent on how old you are! — but it should...
News This Astro Bot Plush Toy Makes Him More Adorable Than Ever
Available soon
Fangamer is one of the main proprietors of cool video game merch, and it's done it again with its latest plush. Astro Bot, best known as the cutesy robot from Astro's Playroom, has been converted into an adorable (and officially licensed) soft toy, and we want one. Standing at 7.5 inches tall, Astro looks brilliant in plush form...
News Oh No, the Bloodborne Remake Rumours Have Returned
Like clockwork
Three things are guaranteed in this life: death, taxes, and the perpetual cycle of unsubstantiated Bloodborne remake / remaster rumours. It feels like this one comes around every few months without fail, usually exhumed by industry 'insiders' who don't know what the word 'source' means. And of course, with speculation over an imminent...
News Insomniac 'Working Hard' to Make Spider-Man 2 Its Best Game Ever
91 Metacritic rating or better then
Of course, Insomniac Games is never going to say it's slacking off Marvel's Spider-Man 2 development and instead opting for rounds of Pool in the staff cafeteria, so a new quote out of narrative director Jon Paquette only means so much. However, should the first-party studio achieve its ambition of making the...
News Fans Begin to Debate Which PlayStation Franchise Could Be Getting an Anime
Take your pick
Sony already confirmed that it has some animated projects in the pipeline as part of its PS Productions division, and now a rumour from a supposedly reliable anime aggregator account has got fans pondering which franchise could be converted. Earlier today, a relatively popular Twitter account which has allegedly teased unanno
News Horizon Forbidden West Has Become One of PS5's Best-Selling Games
8.4 million copies sold
As part of a celebratory PlayStation Blog post all about the 20th anniversary of Guerrilla Games, the first-party team has announced Horizon Forbidden West has sold 8.4 million units as of 16th April 2023. This is purely counting all PS5, PS4 sales and does not factor in any downloads from PS Plus Extr
News Sony Will Help Fund Indie Games in India as Hero Project Expands
Submissions open now
Sony has announced its indie-focused Hero Project is expanding to India following its successes in China. Teams in the country can submit their projects now, and if chosen, they shall receive mentorship, access to Sony's internal resources, recoupable development funding, marketing opportunities, and the chance for PlayStation...
Rumour PS Showcase Could Be Around Two Weeks Away
Any day now
Update: The speculation continues, unobstructed, without official confirmation from Sony. Giant Bomb’s Jeff Grubb, who’s been beating the May PS Showcase drum for a fair few months, has nailed down a “week of May 25th” window for the anticipated event. He added: “That timing on PS Showcase is right as of now.” He continued:...
News Former PlayStation Boss Saddened by PixelOpus Studio Closure
Shawn Layden shares his disappointment
Former Sony Worldwide Studios head Shawn Layden has voiced his disappointment over the closure of Concrete Genie developer PixelOpus. The first-party developer will be shuttered on 2nd June 2023, to which Layden responded: "This is a deep cut. So loved working with this team and watching them level up to...
News Stranger Things Star Explains How Gran Turismo Movie Avoids Video Game Adaptation Curse
From Gamer to Racer
Gran Turismo represents PlayStation Productions' next silver-screen outing, following the surprisingly solid Uncharted movie's commercial success, and it looks to be shaping up quite nicely as well. Archie Madekwe portrays Jann Mardenborough, the real-life gamer-turned-pro-racer, alongside Hollywood heavyweights Orlando Bloom...
News Concrete Genie Developer PixelOpus Is Shutting Down
First-party dev gone
Concrete Genie team PixelOpus, which is a first-party developer part of PlayStation Studios, has put out a tweet saying it's being closed down. The post reads: "Dear friends, our PixelOpus adventure has come to an end. As we look to new futures, we wanted to say a heartfelt thank you to the millions of passionate players who...
Soapbox PS Plus Might Be Gaming's Best Subscription Service Now
Liam's a happy member
While Sammy doesn't see subscription services becoming the industry standard in the future, I at least think PS Plus is the best one you could be a member of right now. Following a long and impressive streak of monthly updates, I believe what Sony is doing with its three-tiered setup just about edges the offerings of
News PS Stars Adds Legendary BD-1 to Celebrate Star Wars Day
And it's easy to unlock
PS Stars has, to our knowledge, received its first Legendary reward in the form of BD-1. Part of a special Star Wars Day campaign, you’ll have until 1st July, 2023 to boot up Star Wars Jedi: Survivor on your PS5 to earn the digital collectible. Obviously, you can’t display these virtual trinkets on your new-gen console...
Another accolade under the belt
Naughty Dog was already an award-winning studio, many times over, in fact, but Sony's shiniest first-party studio has another feather to put in its proverbial cap: The Last of Us has officially been inducted into the World Video Game Hall of Fame. Previous titles honoured have included Age of Empires, Angry Birds,...
News Marvel's Spider-Man Remastered on PS5 Is Available Standalone Now
Only 24 hours later
While Sony said Marvel's Spider-Man Remastered would be available as a standalone product "later this month", it's actually out just over 24 hours later. The PS Store has the game up for purchase at the previously confirmed price of £49.99/$49.99 right now. The PS5 remaster hands the web-slinger a 4K resolution at 60...
