As Sony brings more and more of its console games to PC, the company is now seemingly establishing a new label called PlayStation PC to support this ambition. People recently discovered that the Steam page for Days Gone lists the publisher as “PlayStation PC LLC.” Horizon Zero Dawn and God …
Read More »Vicarious Visions Will Lose Its Name In Merger With Blizzard – Report
Vicarious Visions, the 30-year-old Activision-owned studio behind Tony Hawk, Guitar Hero, and Spyro games, will lose its name as part of its merger with Blizzard. This is according to sources speaking to Polygon, who told the site that management informed the team during a town hall meeting on Wednesday. The …
Read More »PS5 Sales Reach 13.4 Million Worldwide, PS Plus Passes 47 Million Users
Following Microsoft, Sony has now released its latest earnings report, shining a light on how the PlayStation business is performing. The key takeaways are that the PS5 shipped a further 3.3 million units during the July-September quarter, helping the system hit 13.4 million to date. The growth was weaker than …
Read More »King Of Fighters 15 Beta Test Announced For PS5 And PS4, New Character Dolores Announced
The King of Fighters XV is getting a open beta test in November, and the full game will launch in February 2022, Sony announced as part of the State of Play briefing on Wednesday. The open beta test runs November 19 through November 22; you can see the full schedule …
Read More »Xbox Hardware Sales Rise By 166%, As Game Pass Continues To Grow
Microsoft has released its latest earnings report, and among the takeaways are some new numbers and data points regarding the Xbox brand. In total, gaming revenue for Microsoft grew by 16%. Hardware sales saw the biggest surge, growing by 166% thanks to “continued demand” for the Xbox Series X and …
Read More »The A Quiet Place Spinoff Loses Director, With Jeff Nichols Dropping Out
Paramount’s next A Quiet Place movie has lost its director. Sources told Deadline that Jeff Nichols (Mud, Midnight Special) has dropped out of the film. The split was described as amicable. The site’s sources said Nichols is now shifting his focus to an untitled sci-fi movie, which he is developing …
Read More »Xbox Series X|S Sales Reach 8 Million, Game Pass Climbs Above 20 Million – Analyst
The Xbox Series X|S has now sold 8 million units and Game Pass subscribers have climbed to above 20 million, according to Niko Partners analyst Daniel Ahmad. In posting a summary of Microsoft’s latest Xbox sales numbers from its earnings report, Ahmad provided estimates for the Series X|S, Game Pass, …
Read More »Xbox Game Pass-Inspired Controller Revealed, But You Can't Buy It
Microsoft commissioned a popular artist to create custom Xbox controllers for Microsoft staff themed around Xbox Game Pass. Product marketing manager Tao Sila posted an image on Twitter of the custom Xbox controller featuring a unique design and the words Xbox Game Pass. It looks pretty slick. POPeArt, known for …
Read More »Xbox One Now Streams Xbox Series X|S Games (Only Available For Testers, For Now)
Microsoft has rolled out a new Xbox One update that introduces support for cloud gaming on the console, allowing users to stream Xbox Series X|S-quality games on the aging console. This feature is currently only available for testers, however. The October 25 update for Alpha Skip-Ahead users added cloud gaming …
Read More »Batman Versus Gandalf In Rumored New Free-To-Play WB Fighting Game, LeBron James Could Be DLC Character
Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment, the gaming division of the media giant, might be working on a multiverse-themed platform fighter featuring Batman, Gandalf, and other WB characters duking it out in a Smash Bros.-style fighting game. Over the weekend, a rumor popped up on Reddit regarding a new crossover platform fighting …
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