Podcasts, wristwatches, you name it, Kojima Productions will announce it. It just won’t be a new video game. The gaming maestro’s development company is teaming up with NASA and Anicorn Watches to create a new timepiece inspired by Homo Ludens, the studio’s mascot. The unique collaboration was announced via an interesting series of tweets by
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PS Plus Should Be Used to Breathe New Life Into Games, Says Shuhei Yoshida
by Ali Mahmudby Ali MahmudSony Interactive Entertainment’s beloved indie boss Shuhei Yoshida has weighed in on the PS Plus day-one games debate, reiterating the company’s stance and arguing that the service should be used for lifecycle management rather than launching games. In other words, Shu too believes that video games should have traditional, premium launches and subscription services like
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Dying Light 2 DLC Bloody Ties has been delayed yet again. The game’s first story DLC was originally set for release in June, but was later pushed to October. Last night, Techland took to Twitter to announce that it needs more time to polish the content and “squash bugs.” The developer told PlayStation LifeStyle earlier
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YouTube’s Dunkey Starts Game Publishing Company ‘BigMode’ But Devs Aren’t Impressed
by Ali Mahmudby Ali MahmudYouTube videomaker Dunkey, real name Jason Gastrow, has announced that he will be launching his own independent video game publishing company, BigMode, alongside his wife Leah. However, some developers and critics aren’t sold by the YouTuber’s new venture. Dunkey made the reveal via his popular YouTube channel videogamedunkey, announcing that he wanted to lead a
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Embracer CEO Not Happy With Saints Row’s Polarizing Reception
by Ali Mahmudby Ali MahmudBefore Saints Row was released, Embracer Group stated the game’s pre-orders were tracking above the company’s target, but it seems like post-release sales and reception haven’t been as great. CEO Lars Wingefors has revealed he “had hoped for a greater reception of the game” and acknowledged the Saints Row reception had been polarized. Saints Row
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Babylon’s Fall PS5, PS4 Copies Being Given Away for Free in Some Stores
by Ali Mahmudby Ali MahmudIn case you want a free coaster, head over to your nearest GameStop store to find out if they’re handing out free Babylon’s Fall PS5 and PS4 copies. Following the announcement of the game’s server closure, the U.S. retailer apparently started binning the discs, which is its policy for games that cease (or will cease)
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God of War Ragnarok PS4 version apparently weighs a whopping 90.6 GB, according to folks who’ve digitally pre-ordered the game on the last-gen console. Screenshots of the locked download screen were shared on sites like Reddit, which have been corroborated by the trusty PSN back end scraper PlayStation Game Size on Twitter. It’s unclear how
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PS4 System Update 10.01 Brings Some Good Ol’ Performance Improvement
by Ali Mahmudby Ali MahmudSony Interactive Entertainment rolled out PS4 system update 10.01 today, and it’s about as exciting as you’d expect. The update “improves system performance,” presumably to fix some of the issues players started experiencing following the rollout of the big PS4 update 10.00 in early September. Unfortunately, Sony doesn’t detail smaller changes so it’ll be a
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The second update arrived for The Last of Us Part 1 today and its main draw was a variety of fixes for Photo Mode and the game’s plethora of accessibility features. Unfortunately, the patch has also drawn a bit of criticism from players upset that the game’s Fidelity frame rate setting has been reduced regardless
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Deathloop Goldenloop Update Adds New Ending and PvP Crossplay Today
by Ali Mahmudby Ali MahmudDeathloop‘s PS5 exclusivity period came to an end today as the game made its debut on Xbox Series X|S and PC. At the same time, the Deathloop Goldenloop update was introduced on all platforms, bringing along a new extended ending and crossplay for PvP matchmaking amongst many other gameplay improvements and bug fixes. Deathloop Goldenloop