Ghost of Tsushima Director’s Cut — outed by an ESRB rating earlier this week — will launch Aug. 20 on PlayStation 5 and PlayStation 4, developer Sucker Punch Productions announced Thursday. The re-release will add a new area and gameplay chapter to the open-world adventure, as well as several PlayStation 5-exclusive features. Iki Island is […]
Sony adds PC port developer to PlayStation Studios
PlayStation Studios appears to be stepping up its Windows PC porting efforts, thanks to a new addition to the “PlayStation family.” Head of PlayStation Studios Hermen Hulst announced Thursday that Sony has acquired Nixxes Software, a technical developer based in the Netherlands whose credits include PC ports and optimizations for games like Marvel’s Avengers, Deus […]
Sony buys Returnal studio Housemarque
Finnish game studio Housemarque is the newest addition to Sony’s stable of first-party developers. Sony announced on Tuesday that the makers of Returnal will join PlayStation Studios. “We are so excited to finally join the PlayStation Studios family,” Ilari Kuittinen, Housemarque’s co-founder and managing director, wrote on PlayStation Blog. “This gives our studio a clear […]
Forget Final Fantasy guy’s T-shirt and focus on his incredible shield
Stranger of Paradise: Final Fantasy Origins rocketed into this world on fire. Square Enix’s chaos-filled E3 trailer instantly became a meme, and the accompanying demo launched in an unplayable state. Worse, the gameplay just looked dull. But after actually playing the Stranger of Paradise demo, I’ve flipped my opinion. In fact, it only took one […]
Destiny players and Bungie are currently at war over spoiler culture
Last weekend, Destiny fans erupted in an argument over data-mining and spoilers. What started as the sale of a mysterious emblem quickly turned into players turning on some of the community’s most valuable members: data miners. Images of a mysterious new emblem called “A Classy Order” started circling around Twitter over the weekend. Destiny community […]
The Demon Slayer video game heads West, thanks to Sega
The Demon Slayer video game, Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba – The Hinokami Chronicles, is coming to North America and Europe this October, thanks to publisher Sega. Developed by CyberConnect2, the video game based on the popular Demon Slayer anime will be released on PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Windows PC (via Steam), Xbox One, and […]
Farming Simulator gives us holiday 2021’s first big-budget CGI hype trailer
With big-budget, pre-rendered cinematics and a narrator after Sam Elliott’s own heart, Focus Home Interactive wants you to know that Farming Simulator 22 is officially not, uh, farmin’ around when it lands on your harvest table this Thanksgiving. We’ve gotta hand it to them, and developers Giants Software, and whoever directed this. If the match […]
Overwatch cross-play is available now
Overwatch’s long-requested cross-platform play launched on Tuesday, Blizzard has announced. The feature connects players on all platforms: Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4, Windows PC, and Xbox One. The update means that all Overwatch players must set up a free Battle.net account (or connect to an existing one) and link it to their console accounts, regardless of […]
The PS5 is getting a beta program to test new features
Sony is opening up a beta test program for PlayStation 5 system software, the company announced Thursday. Starting June 17, PS5 owners can sign up to become an official beta tester for the console’s next “major system update,” set to launch later this year. Fans interested in testing the new PS5 firmware while it’s in […]
The Medium coming to PlayStation 5 in September
The Medium, once an Xbox exclusive, is now coming to PlayStation 5, developer Bloober Team announced Tuesday. The horror game was released in January on Microsoft’s Xbox Series X — one of very few Xbox exclusives for the next-generation console. On Sept. 3, The Medium will be available on PlayStation 5, with a physical version […]