When Final Fantasy 16 was originally announced, we knew it was only going to be exclusive to PS5 for a limited period of time, but now a new trailer has suggested exactly how long that exclusivity period will be. The trailer focused on recent and upcoming PS5 games, as well as some of the console’s
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Sony Confirms PS5 Price Increase Hasn’t Impacted Demand Thus Far
by Ali Mahmudby Ali MahmudSony has confirmed what analysts already predicted: the recent PS5 price increase hasn’t dented demand or sales… yet. Sony chalked the hike up to fluctuating exchange rates and a volatile global market post pandemic. However, many expressed frustration over what appears to be a calculated move to increase the console’s price in regions where Sony
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Target Black Friday 2023 celebrations have kicked off early with Buy 2 Get 1 Free deals on video games alongside numerous discounts on gaming products. The ad went out just before the weekend, with the promotions set to go live at some point today. You can mix and match books, board games, video games, activity
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God of War Ragnarok Trophies Look Pretty Easy in Spoiler-Free List
by Ali Mahmudby Ali MahmudPopular trophies/achievements guide writer PowerPyx has revealed a spoiler-free list of God of War Ragnarok trophies, and they seem as easy as you’ve come to expect from Sony’s first-party studios. Upon first look, the trophy list appears to be similar to 2018’s God of War. However, this time around, players have over 70 accessibility options
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Now that God of War Ragnarok reviews are out, it can officially be said that Santa Monica Studio’s latest is the highest-rated PS5 game thus far. Not only that, but with a Metacritic aggregate score of 94/100 based on 117 reviews, God of War Ragnarok is also 2023’s second best-reviewed new game behind FromSoftware’s Elden
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Abandoned PS5 developer Blue Box Game Studios has broken lengthy silence to thank Hideo Kojima for finally addressing rumors of their association, which many argue that Blue Box was responsible for promoting in the first place. As we reported yesterday, Kojima discussed the video games industry’s rumor mill in the latest episode of his Brain
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PS Plus Extra, Premium Subscribers Demand Longer Notices for Games Leaving Service
by Ali Mahmudby Ali MahmudA number of players have taken to Reddit to voice their discontent over how Sony’s handling the announcement of games leaving PS Plus Extra and Premium tiers. We’ve previously reported that barring PS Plus Essential a glaring omission from the revamped service is a lack of clarity on when games are set to leave the
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Final Fantasy 16 Will Have New Game+ and New Difficulty Settings
by Ali Mahmudby Ali MahmudDetails of Final Fantasy 16 difficulty settings are still scant but in a new interview with Japanese website 4Gamer, director Hiroshi Takai has confirmed that the game will feature new story mode, an action mode, and a higher difficulty setting for hardcore players. Additionally, Final Fantasy 16 will ship with a New Game+ mode, which
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Stadia-exclusive Death Stranding 2 Rumor Debunked by Kojima
by Ali Mahmudby Ali MahmudRecent rumor of a Stadia-exclusive Death Stranding 2 or “spiritual successor” to the game has been officially debunked by none other than Hideo Kojima himself. The peculiar report came from folks over at 9to5Google, who claimed to have been told by a “source” that “Kojima was working on was meant to be a Stadia-exclusive follow-up to
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Ratchet & Clank: Rift Apart Free DLC Celebrates 20th Anniversary Today
by Ali Mahmudby Ali MahmudThe Ratchet & Clank franchise celebrates its 20th anniversary today, November 4, and as part of the celebrations, Ratchet & Clank: Rift Apart got free DLC. The 20th Anniversary Armor Pack includes five armors for Ratchet and Rivet and they’re available today via a free game update. What’s in the Ratchet & Clank: Rift Apart