Thanks to its new “shared ecosystem,” the Call of Duty franchise has set a new record by raking in more than $3 billion for Activision over the last 12 months. In a press release, the publisher also highlighted Black Ops Cold War‘s record-setting launch, and revealed that over 200 million people played Call of Duty
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2015’sBatman: Arkham Knight hadn’t had an update for well over three years, but that changed when Rocksteady surprisingly released two more Batman costumes this week. Update 1.15 adds the Zur En Arrh and Anime Batman skins for everyone to access. You asked, and we couldn’t help but answer with a little gift just in time for
Last week, we asked you to make us drool by sharing delectable feasts from the game of your choice using #PSshare #PSBlog. From fully fledged meals to a feast for one, here are this week’s delicious shares: Movement26 shared this fortifying meal from Monster Hunter World: Iceborne. Abby scarfs down a burrito in The Last
Welcome back! This is going to be a tough one. Did your favorite game of November 2020 come from PlayStation 5’s star-studded launch lineup? Or were you taken by one of the many PS4 releases we saw last month? Cast your vote below — we’ll keep the polls open through Sunday night, then tally up
Persona 5 Strikers, the English version of Persona 5 Scramble: The Phantom Strikers, will release in the West on February 23, 2021. That’s according to a now-deleted, unlisted trailer posted by Atlus. Folks over at Gematsu have a copy saved, in case you’re curious. Developed in collaboration with Koei Tecmo, Persona 5 Strikers is a new
BioWare GM and Mass Effect lead Casey Hudson and Dragon Age Executive Producer Mark Darrah are both leaving BioWare after lengthy 20+ year tenures with the company. Casey Hudson and Mark Darrah are household names for anyone who loves BioWare games. Hudson has been with the company for almost 20 years in total, first leaving in
Hello everyone! The holidays are almost here, and I’m so excited to be back at PlayStation.Blog to reveal a very special surprise: Christmas is coming to No Straight Roads! That’s right, to spread some Xmas cheer, later this week we will be releasing a brand new Christmas Edition title update for No Straight Roads that
It’s been nearly six months since we launched The Last of Us Part II and, in that time, we’ve been overwhelmed by the support shown by everyone that has played the game and reached out to share their experience with us. This story and its characters mean so much to the entire studio and to
Sony may well be struggling to meet demand for the PlayStation 5, but this didn’t stop the console from topping the UK sales charts last month. According to Games Industry, the new console beat both the Xbox Series X and the Nintendo Switch. In total, 900,000 consoles were sold in the UK between November 1
High-end headphones manufacturer Audeze is back, targeting the gaming crowd with a new headset specifically geared for consoles. The Audeze Penrose features signature Audeze quality and better connectivity for console gaming than past efforts from the company have had. it cuts back on some of the more extraneous features we’ve seen from Audeze before, landing
Dauntless Reforged launches on December 3! Phoenix Labs has been hard at work ensuring that this update will change the core experience of Dauntless for the better. Hunting Grounds Drop-in/drop-out hunts are here, and the downtime between hunts has been greatly reduced. Now players can stay and slay. The Hunting Grounds are Dauntless’ biggest and
Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War launched with just a single map for Zombies mode, with more set to launch post-release as free content updates. A new leak has suggests that the next chapter in the Zombies saga is headed to Vietnam. According to GamingIntel, a map set during the Vietnam War seems highly
Each week Sony brings PlayStation 4, PlayStation 3, PlayStation Vita and PlayStation Portable owners new content, add-ons, games and more. PlayStation LifeStyle catalogs the PlayStation Store updates for the major regions across the globe. Check back every Tuesday to keep up to date with each week’s PlayStation Store Update. *Links are for the listed region*
Are you ready to get loud? Season 2 of Rocket League is bringing a music theme and a ton of new content! It all starts on December 9. There’s a lot of content taking the stage, so here’s everything you can expect in Season 2. Play Video Rocket Pass Incoming! An all new Rocket Pass
Good Evening Good Morning. Oh apologies… I’ve become so used to the standard greeting used by the people of Sundäe, the small Norwegian town that forms the setting for Nine Witches: Family Disruption, coming to PS4 this Friday. To comply with the protocol of education and good manners, I must first introduce myself. My name
Update 4 is here for Doom Eternal, granting the opportunity to challenge your skills and earn rewards with the Super Gore Nest Master Level. Play Video Like previous Master Levels, this version of Super Gore Nest takes the existing level from Doom Eternal’s campaign and remixes it with different demon encounters for an all-new combat
The Wonderful 101: Remastered‘s new PlayStation 4 Wonder-Size Cadet demo is your chance to try before you buy. PlatinumGames is letting players sample the prologue and all three parts of Operation 001, totaling about two hours of gameplay. Based on the titular witch from the Bayonetta franchise, hidden character Wonder-Bayonetta is also unlocked as “a
One of the PS5’s biggest new features is the Activity Cards, which allows players to see some options and suggestions for what to jump into next in any given game. It’s a system-level interface that engages deeply with the game (at least when utilized by the developer), and in a title like Spider-Man Miles Morales,
Hey Gangsters! I’m Ian O’Neill, the Principal Combat Designer on Empire of Sin. We at Romero Games are really excited for all of you to get to grips with Empire of Sin when it releases tomorrow on PS4. Set in 1920’s Chicago, Empire of Sin takes place at the start of US Prohibition, a time
Square Enix has announced that Final Fantasy XIV patch 5.4, Futures Rewritten, will release on December 8th with new content including main scenario quests, raid dungeon, trial, “explorer mode,” and more. Details are as follows: New Main Scenario Quests – With the fate of the First secured, the Scions make their long-awaited return to the Source.
Bungie CEO Pete Parsons has revealed that the developer began to “incubate the potential” for new titles and talent about three years ago – prior to its split from publishing giant, Activision. Speaking to Metro, Parsons said that although Bungie’s main focus is making games, the incubations also revolve around the process of building talented
Good Smile Company has unveiled an incredibly detailed figma depicting Ghost of Tsushima‘s protagonist, Jin Sakai. Standing at 6.10 inches, the figure comes with a large stand that features the game’s logo. Official details are as follows: Using the smooth yet posable joints of figma, you can create a variety of action-packed poses from the game.
2 Ton Studios has announced that its challenging combat adventure game, Unto the End, will release on the PlayStation 4, Xbox One, and PC on December 9th. The indie title features handcrafted combat encounters involving a “humble father” who is desperately trying to get back to his family. Alone and no match for his enemies,
Super Smash Bros. creator Masahiro Sakurai thinks the PS5 SSD storage is too small. Sakurai, who writes a Weekly Famitsu column, used his latest column as an opportunity to write about his PS5 impressions. While he’s impressed with the console overall, he thinks the 667.2 GB of onboard PS5 SSD storage space is lacking, and he’s
Watch Dogs Legion hit at a weird time, releasing for PS4 just a few weeks before next-gen consoles launched, with a free next-gen upgrade available once the new consoles were out. The ambitious new Ubisoft title almost begs for next-gen, allowing you to recruit literally any NPC in the sprawling London map to become a
Apple and Epic Games went to court this year over a spat because of the phone manufacturer’s 30 percent platform fees that Epic argues is “extortionate.” In October, Judge Yvonne Gonzales Rogers of the District Court for the Northern District of California warned that the outcome of the lawsuit will also have consequences for Sony, Microsoft,
Announcing its financial results for the first half of the fiscal year ending March 31, 2021, Square Enix revealed that Marvel’s Avengers‘s initial sales didn’t meet expectations and that the game has yet to turn a profit. President Yosuke Matsuda partly blamed costs associated with a “major” launch marketing campaign and said that Square Enix hopes to recoup
Weeks ahead of launch, Ubisoft announced that Watch Dogs: Legion would receive online functionality in a free update on December 3rd. Such plans have since been nixed, however. In the wake of other ongoing issues, the development team has chosen to focus its efforts on stabilizing the game. As a result, the online component is
It’s hard to come by a PS5 right now, and that’s thanks in part to resellers like the PS5 scalper group CrepChiefNotify who reportedly scooped up 3500 PS5s collectively to resell for profit, sometimes at markups two times or more that of retail value. The group came to the attention of the internet in a
Unto The End is a challenging combat adventure game, in the style of a cinematic platformer. Gameplay is about mastering our read-react combat system in intense sword fights, spotting opportunities to trade and use items, and ultimately experiencing an adventure that is told through your actions as you make your way back home to your