It looks like Sony’s PlayStation Stars royalty program will have an exclusive, invite-only fifth tier but mystery surrounds this tier. The company hasn’t been particularly great in explaining new services and schemes (especially as of late), leaving players to fill in the blanks and figure things out themselves. Such is also the case with PlayStation
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Report: Tencent Aggressively Seeking Global Games Company Acquisitions
by Ali Mahmudby Ali MahmudTencent acquisitions have thus far mainly revolved around acquiring minority stakes and making investments in the global video games industry, but it looks like the company plans to change that strategy. According to a new report by Reuters, the Chinese gaming giant now plans to aggressively pursue full ownerships or controlling stakes in video game
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Koei Tecmo and Omega Force have explained why Wild Hearts co-op is limited to a maximum of three players. The AAA hunting adventure was a surprise announcement by Koei Tecmo and publisher Electronic Arts, and is seen as a potential rival to Capcom juggernaut Monster Hunter. Although it’s out fairly soon, Wild Hearts will be
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Sony apparently isn’t isolated when it comes to expressing concerns about the Microsoft Activision deal. Where Microsoft found an unlikely ally in Facebook’s parent company Meta, Sony reportedly has Google in its camp. It’s unclear what specific concerns Google, which recently announced the shutdown of Stadia, has. However, the search engine giant previously struck a
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Death Stranding 2 May Be Kojima’s Last PlayStation-Exclusive Game
by Ali Mahmudby Ali MahmudEarlier today, rumors started spreading that Kojima Productions had been making an exclusive follow-up to Death Stranding for Google Stadia, but it had been canceled early into development. While there are several reasons for that rumor to be disputed, one insider is adamant that Death Stranding 2 was always going to be a Sony game
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Kena: Bridge of Spirits Update 2.03 Fixes Anniversary Update Bugs
by Ali Mahmudby Ali MahmudEmber Lab has rolled out Kena: Bridge of Spirits update 2.03, which fixes bugs introduced by the recent Anniversary Update. To mark the game’s first anniversary, the developer introduced a number of new features like New Game+, an enhanced photo mode, Spirit Guide trials, and much more. Patch 2.03 also makes several stability improvements and
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The rumored Horizon Forbidden West DLC, which seems to have been outed by Sylens actor Lance Reddick following a previous hint, is all but confirmed if a new Guerrilla Games job advertisement is anything to go by. That Horizon Forbidden West is possibly getting DLC/expansion was practically a given but both Sony and Guerrilla have been
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This Month’s PS Stars Digital Collectible Is Inspired by PS1’s Iconic T-Rex Tech Demo
by Ali Mahmudby Ali MahmudIt looks like one of this month’s PS Stars collectible is a nice digital statue inspired by the iconic PS1 T-Rex tech demo! The demo was a sight to behold at the time, and Sony certainly hasn’t forgotten it. With the PS Stars loyalty program live in Asia, fans are making some cool discoveries (and
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Sony’s Jim Ryan reportedly flew all the way to the European Union headquarters in Brussels to voice his concerns over the Microsoft Activision deal. The acquisition, which has already been given a greenlight by one country and is expected to pass in the United States (albeit with a little bit of scrutiny from FTC chair
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Serious Sam: Siberian Mayhem Trophy List Suggests Release Date Could Be Soon
by Ali Mahmudby Ali MahmudSerious Sam: Siberian Mayhem has never been announced for any other platforms than PC, yet it definitely seems to be making its way to PS5 seeing as the game’s trophy list made a surprise appearance today. This suggests the game will be released on the console soon despite the lack of comment from developers Croteam