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Assassin’s Creed Odyssey has been a critical and commercial success for Ubisoft but the game launched with a number of issues, chief among which was the amount of grinding players had to engage in to proceed with the story. As soon as Valhalla was announced and Ubisoft confirmed that the series’ recently-introduced RPG direction will

CD Projekt RED has confirmed to GameSpot that Cyberpunk 2077 has received classification by the Australian rating board and will not be censored for players in the country. The Australian Classification Board is known to refuse ratings to video games that contain content the authorities deem inappropriate (drug use, for instance), and require developers to

Ever since the novel Coronavirus began disrupting global supply chains, analysts and industry personnel have expressed concerns that console manufacturers might not be able to meet production deadlines in time for their planned holiday 2020 releases. Both Sony and Microsoft have reiterated that their next-gen platforms are on track to launch this year, but reports

In the midst of several big event cancellations, Evo 2020 organizers announced in March that plans for the annual summer tournament were still underway. Since then, however, the situation surrounding the coronavirus pandemic has been slow to improve. As such, it’s no surprise the fighting game event’s organizers are now pulling the plug on a

John Wick Hex lands on PS4 May 5, blending action and strategy thanks to its time-based encounters. Get inside the mind of the unstoppable action hero, plan, and execute. Yeah — I’m thinking he’s back. For a full list of new games coming to PlayStation next week, read on. And enjoy The Drop! Emma: Lost

Last week, we asked you to take a gander at games glowing with the color green. From verdant landscapes to ghastly gas, you shared your greenest moments using #PS4share and #PSBlog. Here are this week’s green highlights:  Aaronymuss shares this glowing green beauty from Trials of Mana. Cal strikes with his green lightsaber in Star

Hello! Huntdown, our retro action comedy co-op arcade shooter, is launching on PS4 on May 12, and ahead of release we wanted to give you an overview of the game, as well as how and why 80s action movies influenced the Huntdown universe. In Huntdown you take up arms as three bounty hunters — alone

Welcome back! April 2020 saw the return of familiar franchises like Final Fantasy VII Remake, Resident Evil 3, Trials of Mana… hell, even Streets of Rage snuck in at the very end of the month with its first new game in over 25 years! But don’t let the big names steal all the attention —

Ask me about any of my favorite games and I’ll usually have a single, extremely vivid memory to share.  Examples: Crossing the finish line a scant second before the No.13 ‘Devil’ car in Ridge Racer (my PSone controller slick with sweat from multiple failed attempts). Stumbling upon the Inverted Castle for the first time in

The Outsiders, an indie studio based in Stockholm, showcased its debut title Darkborn, formally known as Project Wight, last spring. A stealth-action experience, Darkborn would’ve seen players control a monstrous creature on the run from barbarians. Unfortunately, the ambitious project has since ceased development. In canceling Darkborn, The Outsiders have already begun work on a new project,

With Assassin’s Creed Valhalla’s first trailer officially out in the wild, Ubisoft can finally unleash concrete details about what pervades the new Norse setting. Most notably, Creative Director Ashraf Ismail and Lead Producer Julien Laferrière have shared tons of information regarding the lead character–Eivor (pronounced Ā-vōr)– and the world. In a lengthy interview with Game Informer, Ismail

Here is a sentence I did not think I’d be writing in 2020: there’s a new Streets of Rage game launching today. Why the surprise? It’s not only because it has been 26 years since the last one, but that the original side-scrolling beat ’em up trilogy was lightning in a bottle, rightly celebrated at

Teased today as digital artist BossLogic created the game’s key art on a live stream, Assassin’s Creed Valhalla is set to get a cinematic reveal tomorrow, along with a gameplay reveal reportedly coming next week. This year’s Assassin’s Creed is an exceptionally ambitious affair being developed by a combined 15 studios, which is quite possibly

Two very different lifestyles will compete for your time thanks to next month’s PlayStation Plus lineup. Challenge yourself to design, then maintain, your ultimate metropolis in city-building strategy sim Cities: Skylines. Want a break from the city life? Take in the country air as you turn your hand to agriculture in Farming Simulator 19.   Let’s

For those keeping count, the last Streets of Rage game released back in 1994. That’s 26 years ago! It’s fair to say that the world has changed a lot since then, but Streets of Rage 4 aims to jump into the modern generation with the same impact it once had. Is it still as fun in

The release of the Final Fantasy VII Remake Ultimania guide book brought with it a wealth of new information thanks to an interview with Producer Yoshinori Kitase and Director Tetsuya Nomura. Translated by @aitaikimochi on Twitter, the interview includes details on future installments of the Final Fantasy VII Remake saga, as the first game ends when the

Love a bargain? Been on the fence about picking up a particular game? Had your eye on that bundle for longer than you can remember? Wait no longer. Games Under $20 hits PlayStation Store tomorrow with a treasure trove of titles ready to be enjoyed for less. Starting tomorrow, save big on Far Cry 5

You know how in action movie trailers they sync all the gunfire and fisticuff sounds to match up with the music — that’s what it feels like to play Pistol Whip, our first-of-its-kind action-rhythm FPS for PlayStation VR. You’ll become the hero of your own action movie scenes, with hand-crafted enemy engagements and environments synchronized

Tite Kubo. You may know him as the creator behind one of the most popular manga series of all time, whose influential work has stretched to every corner of the anime industry, and whose name recently resurfaced. He is also the main character designer of Sakura Wars, now available on PS4. It has been a

Official PlayStation Magazine may have just given us a better timeline for when we can expect to see Sony reveal the PlayStation 5 in its entirety. In its June issue (available now digitally, on sale physically early next month) it confirmed that the July issue would “reveal the latest games coming to PlayStation 5, and

A year ago fans received the PlayStation 4 exclusive Days Gone, a game that is either fantastic or a forgettable, clunky mess depending on who you ask and what day of the week it is. While a game these days set in the zombie apocalypse feels trite–especially considering that whole pandemic thing we’re all currently going

As our teams at Sony Interactive Entertainment and Worldwide Studios approach development milestones and confront a world changed by COVID-19, we find ourselves having to adapt to today’s ever-changing environment. Amidst some disruptions to our working styles, we wanted to provide an update to PlayStation gamers who are eager to learn when our next exclusive

Hello everyone! I am Ryosuke Hara, lead producer of Dragon Ball Z: Kakarot. Thank you for your support of this game so far. We have new and exciting content coming soon, beginning with a Boss Battle Episode that introduces players to Beerus and Whis from the movie Dragon Ball Z: Battle of the Gods.  This

Capcom has announced that it’ll be making major changes to Capcom Unity, its 14-year old blog that hosts official news and community discussions, by May 6th. In a post announcing the change (thanks, Siliconera), Capcom said that with the rising popularity of social media and platforms like Discord over the years, the developer wants to

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare players on the PlayStation 4 and Xbox One should make some space for a mandatory 15GB data pack download on Tuesday, April 28th. Here’s what you’ll need to do, per Infinity Ward: Once you install the patch and select a mode, (multiplayer, campaign, Special Operations, etc.), you will be brought

Digital Continue has announced that its genre mashup video game, SuperMash, will release on the PlayStation 4, Xbox One, and PC on May 8th. In SuperMash, players can put together a variety of genres – from JRPGs to platformers – and create a unique new game that they can challenge their friends with. The protagonist,

CD Projekt RED has introduced several more organizations from the upcoming Cyberpunk 2077: a Chinese weapon company, an aggressive street fighting gang, and a Japanese megacorporation. Without further ado, check out the intros below. Kang-Tao is a young Chinese company specializing in smart-gun technology and security services. It’s making its way to the top of

After facing countless setbacks over the years its been an idea—including no shortage of directors coming and going, casting changes, and countless delays and false starts for film production, there’s potentially a spot of hope. Previously delayed to October 2021 as coronavirus delayed production, Sony has now slid the Uncharted movie release date up to

A gaming legend returns! Streets of Rage 4 brawls to PS4 next week, more than 25 years (!) after the series’ third entry. Developer Lizardcube brings their expert animation chops to the table, brilliantly reimagining characters Blaze, Axel, and more… but new fighters join the ranks too. Old-school fans can indulge with playable retro sprites,

Rumor becomes real as WWE confirms that WWE 2K21, this year’s iteration of its WWE 2K wrestling game franchise, is canceled. The announcement of the long-running franchise being canceled for this year came during a WWE investor’s Q&A session held yesterday which also provided an update on the wrestling conglomerate’s financial situation in a time when COVID-19