The Battlefield franchise didn’t play much of a part in EA’s financial report, but that doesn’t mean it doesn’t have a future. EA CEO Andrew Wilson explained how the publisher is taking a “long view” of the franchise, but future investment and its growth depends on what the team manages to achieve with Battlefield 2042.The…
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PS Store Games Under $15 Sale Starts Today With Over 300 Games
by Ali Mahmudby Ali MahmudSony has released a new promotion with the PS Store Games Under $20 sale, discounting hundred of games to a very affordable price. This is a rather quick follow-up to the Games Under $20 sale in April 2023 that was quite popular and ended today. As you might suspect, there aren’t many fresh releases in…
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Dead Space Will Release After March 2023 But an Unannounced Remake Is Coming First
by Ali Mahmudby Ali MahmudEA released its financial results for the previous year as well as a list of games they’re expecting to release during the current financial year. There are the usual sports games and Need for Speed on the list, but one notable omission was Dead Space Remake, which means it won’t be released until after the…
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Sony CFO Reiterates That Day-One First-Party Releases on PS Plus Aren’t Viable
by Ali Mahmudby Ali MahmudSony CFO Hiroki Totoki has once again confirmed PlayStation’s stance on releasing new AAA first-party games into the revamped PS Plus day one. Totoki did not want to speak on Xbox’s strategy with Game Pass but said that putting new PlayStation exclusives on PS Plus could reduce the overall quality of the games.Why PS Plus day-one…
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PS Store ‘Extended Play’ Promotion Comes to PS5 and PS4 Today
by Ali Mahmudby Ali MahmudA new PS Store sale is kicking off for players today, offering discounts on select deluxe and ultimate versions of games. Extended Play will also provide discounts on season passes and DLC add-ons. Headlining the sale are Assassin’s Creed Valhalla Deluxe Edition, Deathloop Deluxe Edtion, and NBA 2K22 Cross-Gen Digital Bundle. Players have until May…
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Sony and Bungie Acquisition Deal Will Conclude By the End of the Year
by Ali Mahmudby Ali MahmudThe focus of Sony’s most recent financial results has been PS5 sales and their upcoming investment in first-party studios. However, acquisitions are also a big topic right now. Sony has confirmed their acquisition deal with Bungie is due to conclude later this year, and they also said the Haven Entertainment Studios deal has been concluded.Bungie…
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Ghostwire: Tokyo Director Wants to Make DLC and a Sequel When Things Calm Down
by Ali Mahmudby Ali MahmudGhostwire: Tokyo has only been out for six weeks, but that hasn’t stopped director Kenji Kimura from making plans for the future, and not just the near future either. In the short term, Kimura has announced he would love to create DLC for the game, and in the longer term, he’d also be completely on…
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WB Confirms That Gotham Knights Isn’t Launching on PS4 and Xbox One
by Ali Mahmudby Ali MahmudGotham Knights PS4 and Xbox One versions have officially been canned, WB Games has confirmed. In a press release, the developer said that it wants to provide players with “the best possible gameplay experience” so the game will only launch on the PS5, Xbox Series X/S, and PC. We also got a new gameplay walkthrough…
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New PS3 and PS Vita Firmware Updates Disable PSN Account Creation
by Ali Mahmudby Ali MahmudSony has rolled out new PS3 and PS Vita firmware updates that essentially further wind down services available on the systems. According to the official patch notes, signing into PSN from PS3 and PS Vita will now require two-factor authentication for enhanced security, and users will no longer be able to create new PSN accounts from either of…
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Sony Has Shipped 19.5m PS5s Worldwide, Falling Short of Initial Target
by Ali Mahmudby Ali MahmudPS5 sales have topped 19.5 million units worldwide as of March 31, 2023, falling short of Sony’s initial target of over 22 million units. The company had predicted this scenario due to ongoing supply constraints but delivered the good news that it expects to increase supply this year and is confident that it’ll sell 18…