Microsoft’s Phil Spencer addressed the topic of platform exclusivity at yesterday’s Xbox and Bethesda roundtable event, which spurred a variety of conflicting headlines across games media. To address the elephant in the room, yes, Microsoft’s Bethesda acquisition is all about exclusive games. However, Spencer has reiterated on numerous occasions that exclusivity will be determined on
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Little Nightmares II has reached one million sales within the first month of the game’s release. At the same time, publisher Bandai Namco said that the Little Nightmares franchise as a whole has reached a “very important milestone” of five million players. Little Nightmares II is the first title developed by a studio for
Sony’s Santa Monica Studio is hiring a lead writer for a new unannounced game. Given that the next God of War has already been announced, it’s unlikely to be the game in question. This role seems to be for whatever will come from the studio following Kratos’ next adventure. Unfortunately the job listing itself
Publisher Square Enix has revealed they’re holding a Square Enix Presents Spring 2021 showcase next week on Friday, March 18. During the 40 minute show full of announcements and new trailers, the team will be revealing the next game in the Life Is Strange franchise, as well as a look at upcoming titles and
When the Destiny Content Vault (DCV) was introduced, it was a way for Bungie to keep the size and scope of Destiny 2 more manageable as additional destinations and campaigns were added. It also allows the team to put away content for some time, bringing it back later both for nostalgia purposes and to
An update this week brought next-gen enhancements to Overwatch, but only for players on Xbox Series X|S. So far, the PlayStation 5 hasn’t seen any improvements. The Overwatch next-gen enhancement isn’t a whole new next-gen version of the game, but optimizes the previous-gen version to run better on the new Xbox consoles. Unfortunately, if
Being one of the most popular multiplayer games in the world, not to mention free-to-play, Call of Duty: Warzone has faced criticisms and complaints about cheating and hackers that are making matches difficult to enjoy for some players. The latest alleged hack goes far beyond one player having aimbots or wallhacks though. Multiple people
Last month, Take-Two’s financial report revealed the second story DLC for The Outer Worlds, Murder on Eridanos, would be released before the beginning of April. Developer Private Division has now narrowed that window down. The Murder on Eridanos release date is set for next week on March 17. The DLC will task players with solving
What would you get if you blended the hilarious commentary over cringe-inducing old films from Mystery Science Theater 3000* with the multiplayer hijinks of party games like Jackbox*? What the Dub?! put players in control of the dialog, letting you overdub missing dialog from terrible and cringe-worthy film clips. Players then vote on which
What is up PlayStation fans! We are very excited to be back on the blog, this time with the announcement of a new map that is near and dear to many skateboarder’s hearts. Skater XL has always been about giving access to skateboarding to as many people as possible, including the mechanics, culture, and history
Total Mayhem Games has announced that the latest entry in its We Were Here series will launch digitally for the PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X, and PC in Q4 2021. Aptly titled We Were Here Forever, the upcoming title is yet another standalone co-op adventure, which takes players to Castle Rock. Trapped in the
Hello PlayStation fans! Today, we’re happy to announce that The Outer Worlds: Murder on Eridanos will be launching next week on March 17. This is the second and final expansion to our critically acclaimed sci-fi role-playing game, and we hope you are excited to check it out. I wanted to give you a bit of
People Can Fly creative director Bartek Kmita has said that the studio is “extremely happy” to see that over two million players downloaded Outriders‘ demo and that so many people seemed to enjoy it. In an interview with the PlayStation Blog, Kmita revealed that the team has been watching Outriders streams, Let’s Plays, and think
Aliens: Fireteam will have more than 20 enemy types, including the familiar Xenomorphs and a few faces that might be a bit alien. A preview by IGN has highlighted six of the creatures to haunt players as they clear the ancient ruins of LV-895; two of those Xenomorphs will be new species. The game will have
Five years have passed since we last saw a new Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles game on console but that looks set to change soon. Coming from developer Tribute Games and publisher DotEmu, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Shredder’s Revenge is a “classically informed” side-scrolling beat ’em up coming to consoles and PC. The title has been inspired
EA is investigating currently unconfirmed reports that an employee of the publisher has been selling rare FIFA Ultimate Team (FUT) cards to FIFA 21 players for their own profit. The individual is alleged to have been selling these cards to players in various packages for over €1,000 ($1,191). EA commented to VGC that it “in
Call of Duty: Warzone got a surprise launch one year ago today, after a number of rumors, leaks, and finally a mysterious countdown timer in Modern Warfare’s main menu. The enormous free-to-play massively multiplayer shooter turned both Call of Duty and the battle royale genre on its head. It featured the biggest pool of players
Denuvo, one of the foremost authorities in anti-cheat and anti-tamper technologies for video games, is bringing anti-cheat to the PS5 console as part of the PlayStation 5 Tools and Middleware program. It’s inclusion in the program allows Denuvo to offer publishers and developers anti-cheat solutions on the PS5. Cheating in multiplayer games can be frustrating for
As part of subscribing to PlayStation Plus, members are occasionally able to download free content packs for several live-service games. Following a trend that started back when Warzone first launched, a new PS Plus exclusive pack has been released for Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War and Warzone. The Combat Pack (Endurance) includes a new Operator
Illinois representative Marcus Evans caused quite a stir last month when he proposed legislation that seeks to ban the sale of all violent video games, in which he specifically mentioned Grand Theft Auto as an example. Now, Evans has offered an explanation for his move. In an interview with Spiel Times, Evans said that the bill’s
A number of developers have taken to Twitter to explain how difficult it is to insert sections involving the use of doors in video games. Apparently, something as simple as opening and closing doors can break immersion, make the game clunky, and cause all sorts of visual and gameplay problems. What sparked the conversation was
On February 25, the Outriders demo landed on PlayStation 4 and PlayStation 5. The demo is a huge slice of the full Outriders game, offering the opening chapter and first three hours or so of the game, with all four classes available to try out, single-player, co-op, and the option to transfer progress to the
Following the reveal of Resident Evil Village‘s estimated size on the Xbox Series X, the game’s PlayStation 5 file size and pre-load date have apparently been outed. The “leak” comes from Twitter account PlayStation Game Size, which is dedicated to extracting data from Sony’s servers. According to them, Resident Evil Village weighs 27.325 GB without
Naughty Dog is currently recruiting for an Economy Designer for a multiplayer title. As spotted by GameSpot, the job advert will involve co-operating with the Live Ops team to implement an economy system into a live-service game. Rumors currently circulating believe this game will be set within the world of The Last of Us. There
Greetings adventurers and Knitted Knights to-be! I’m Joe Thwaites, co-composer and co-audio lead on Sackboy: A Big Adventure, here with our music supervisor James Marshall. We’re thrilled to see Sackboy nominated for a BAFTA Games Award for Music and, now the game has been in the hands of fans new and old for a few
Greetings, Travelers! Genshin Impact’s dev team here once again with exciting news and previews of the game’s upcoming version 1.4 update, launching March 17. We hope you’ve all had a wonderful time exploring and taking part in Liyue Harbor’s Lantern Rite. As the chill of winter begins to fade across Teyvat to make way for
Last week, we asked you to turn your lens 90° and share some vertically angled moments from your favorite games using #PSshare #PSBlog. From carefully crafted portraits to well-framed action shots, here are this week’s highlights: Eivor’s golden armor gleams in this Assassin’s Creed Valhalla share by Amianan_NiRaGuB. Dante is ready to unleash hell in
The PS4 launch of the Two Point Hospital: Jumbo Edition is here, and we can’t wait for you to experience the huge amount of new content coming your way. This is by far the biggest release we’ve ever done, including four huge expansions, two massive item packs, and a free update with some of the
Today I’m excited to announce – and take a first look – at a new guest character joining our 3D arena battler Mighty Fight Federation: Miriam from action platformer Bloodstained: Ritual of the Night! Miriam will be a free addition to the main game and available to everyone later this spring. As a reminder, Mighty
While Call of Duty: Warzone doesn’t have a proper PS5 version just yet, players on PS4 Pro and the next-gen PS5 consoles can get at least a small improvement to the game. High-Resolution Texture Pack 3 is a new download available that improves the textures on weapons and Operators, optimized for PS4 Pro and