PlayStation Studios boss Hermen Hulst has said that recent PlayStation acquisitions aren’t an “arms race” and that Sony isn’t really taking development teams off the market. Instead, Hulst insists that the company is helping to stem teams so that they can grow. Hulst made these remarks in an interview with French YouTuber Julien Chieze, during which
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A random PlayStation Stars wait list awaits some unsuspecting players in the Americas, where the program went live yesterday. We didn’t hear about this issue when PlayStation Stars went live in Asian countries but a number of folks reported yesterday that they were slapped with a two-month wait after registering. Upon perusing the official FAQ
Microsoft Activision Blizzard deal has been approved in Brazil – the second country to give the Xbox maker the green light despite concerns by companies like Sony and Google. What’s more is that the acquisition has been approved with no restrictions because the regulatory authority, CADE, does not think it’ll negatively impact the console market
“What would Gotham be without Batman?” It’s a question that feels almost sacrilegious, but is one Gotham Knights answers in thrilling detail – developer WB Games Montréal exploring what happens to a city stripped of its iconic protector. As shown in the first preview back when the game was first revealed, instead of taking on
Innovation is king when it comes to video games, especially when reinventing a beloved franchise. Developers are challenged with balancing what fans loved about the series’ origins while modernizing the experience and providing surprising gameplay enhancements that players didn’t even know they wanted. Few developers understand this task better than Santa Monica Studio, which reimagined
The PS3, PS2, PSP, and PlayStation games included in PS Plus Premium can be confusing with a lot of games exclusive to certain regions. There are even PS4 games exclusive to Premium subscribers. We’re here to clear things up with a full list of PS Plus Premium games included in the PlayStation Classics section at
We enter a new month and this means it’s time for our updated PlayStation Plus Extra games list. There are now 400 PS5 and PS4 games available on the PS Plus Extra tier, but with some PS4 games only available in the Premium tier, things can get a bit confusing. As such, here’s the complete
September has come and gone, and with it some amazing games! Which new release will take the Players’ Choice crown? Vote in the poll below to help decide! How does it work? At the end of every month, PlayStation.Blog will open a poll where you can vote for the best new game released that month.
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
Tencent 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
Ember 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
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
It 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
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
Serious 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
Last week, we asked you to spin your gears and share robots, droids, and machines from the game of your choice using #PSshare #PSBlog. Here are this week’s highlights: RevolutionAndre shares Kit from Ratchet & Clank: Rift Apart in macho machine mode. sorathluna shares a Slitherfang coiling up in the desert in Horizon Forbidden West.
It’s October, and you know what that means–freaks and frights are abounding! There’s no better time to dive deep into some wildly experimental and stylish survival horror than the Halloween spooky season, and this month’s PlayStation Indies delivers on that front. As for the “freaks”–well, we’ve got a gaggle of very strange creatures and some
Spooky season is nearly here – and what could be scarier than a purgatory dimension haunted by half-finished ideas and forgotten concepts? Our annual made-in-Dreams Halloween celebration is nearly ready to welcome you – and all of your cruelly abandoned WIPs, you monster – to The Land of Lost Dreams. This year, we asked the