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Gen Atlas Marks Fumito Ueda's First Xbox Game Ever

After three PlayStation-exclusive classics spanning two decades, Fumito Ueda's new open-world action-adventure Gen Atlas is coming to Xbox for the first time in his career.

Nathan Lees4 min read
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Stuntman Returns After 19 Years With KITT and the DeLorean

Stuntman: Hollywood brings back the cult stunt-driving series with licensed vehicles from Knight Rider, Back to the Future, and more. Saber Interactive revealed the game during Sony's State of Play.

Nathan Lees2 min read
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5 PS5 Heavy Hitters in 10 Days: September 2026 Is Wild

Marvel's Wolverine, Dune: Awakening, Control Resonant, Silent Hill: Townfall, and Onimusha all land on PS5 between September 15 and September 25. That's not a release window, it's a pileup.

Nathan Lees3 min read
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Fans Already Want to Kill God of War Laufey's Jell-O Cube

Sony Santa Monica revealed God of War Laufey with 20 minutes of gameplay, but all anyone can talk about is the giant talking Jell-O cube named Phranque. Fans are already plotting its demise.

Nathan Lees3 min read
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Control Resonant Drops September 24, No Jesse

Remedy confirmed Control Resonant's September 24 release date during Sony's State of Play, with Dylan Faden stepping into the spotlight as the only playable character while Jesse takes a backseat.

Nathan Lees4 min read
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Phantom Blade Zero's Day-One Vision Costs 50 Days

S-Game is pushing Phantom Blade Zero from September 9 to October 29, trading 50 days for upgraded visuals and a launch the studio believes players deserve from the start.

Nathan Lees2 min read
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Fake Ghost Hunters Face Real Horror in Until Dawn 2

Sony revealed Until Dawn 2 at its June State of Play, swapping snowy mountains for a tropical island where a crew of fraudulent ghost hunters discover the paranormal is very real.

Nathan Lees3 min read
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MvC2's Most Infamous Fighter Returns in Marvel Tokon

Magneto, one of fighting game history's most iconic characters, is back in a Marvel fighter. Arc System Works revealed him alongside Green Goblin and Carnage during today's State of Play.

Nathan Lees2 min read
Lara Croft exploring ancient ruins in Tomb Raider Legacy of Atlantis remake
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Tomb Raider: Legacy of Atlantis Dodges GTA 6

Crystal Dynamics' Tomb Raider remake moves to February 12, 2027, sidestepping GTA 6 and joining Fable in the growing pile of games that would rather not compete with Rockstar.

Nathan Lees2 min read
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SGF 2026 Packs Sony, Xbox, and 12 Shows Into 6 Days

From Sony's 60-minute State of Play on Tuesday to Xbox's showcase on Sunday, this week is a six-day sprint of reveals, trailers, and announcements. Here's everything you need to know.

Nathan Lees4 min read
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45% of Voters Call June's PS Plus Lineup 'Crap'

A Push Square poll shows 45% of voters think June's PS Plus Essential games are a crap selection, with a second poll revealing 63% aren't looking forward to any of the three titles.

Nathan Lees3 min read
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Destiny 2 Fans Plan to Crash Servers on Final Day

With Destiny 2's final update dropping June 9, fans are organizing a 'server slam party' to prove Sony made a mistake walking away from the franchise.

Nathan Lees3 min read
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Sony Kills Destruction AllStars Servers Without Warning

Sony pulled the plug on Destruction AllStars without any public announcement, delisting the game and killing its servers in a single day. It's the latest first-party live service casualty, and the way it happened is worse than the closure itself.

Nathan Lees4 min read
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$560M Price Tag May Be Why Destiny 3 Is Dead

With Destiny 2 winding down and no sequel in active development, the staggering financial reality of building a modern AAA live-service game from scratch may have killed Destiny 3 before it ever started.

Nathan Lees4 min read
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God of War Faye Spin-Off Tipped for June State of Play

A God of War prequel starring Kratos' late wife Faye is reportedly headed to Sony's June 2 State of Play, alongside Marvel's Wolverine and potentially more PlayStation exclusives.

Nathan Lees4 min read
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No Destiny 3, No New Projects, No Safety Net

Bloomberg reports Bungie has no approved projects beyond Marathon, no Destiny 3 in the works, and significant layoffs coming. The studio that Sony paid $3.6 billion for is running out of road.

Nathan Lees3 min read
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Six Years of PlayStation PC Ports, Now Over

Hermen Hulst told PlayStation staff in a town hall that narrative single-player games will now stay exclusive to PlayStation consoles. Multiplayer titles like Marathon and Marvel Tōkon: Fighting Souls will still ship on PC.

Nathan Lees2 min read
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Sony Hikes PS Plus as Xbox Cuts Game Pass Prices

Sony is raising PlayStation Plus prices for new subscribers starting May 20, citing 'ongoing market conditions.' The timing is remarkable given Xbox just lowered Game Pass prices last month.

Nathan Lees4 min read
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No Price, No Date, No Plan? PS6 Hit by Memory Crisis

Sony's CEO confirmed the PS6 has no set launch date or price, with memory costs driven by AI demand forcing the company to consider changing its entire business model.

Nathan Lees2 min read
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Sony's AI Tool Replaces Hours of Animation in Seconds

Sony Interactive Entertainment CEO Hideaki Nishino detailed two internal AI tools during the company's corporate strategy presentation, including one called Mockingbird that compresses hours of animation into moments.

Nathan Lees3 min read
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Three Studios, One Day, Same AI Promise: No Layoffs

On May 8, Sony's CEO, an Epic senior manager, and a Warhorse creative director all delivered near-identical reassurances about AI and jobs. The timing is hard to ignore.

Nathan Lees5 min read
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No Date, No Price, No Plan? PS6 Stalled by AI Boom

Sony's CEO admitted during an earnings call that the company hasn't decided when the PS6 will launch or what it will cost, citing skyrocketing memory prices driven by AI demand.

Nathan Lees4 min read
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PlayStation Store Overcharged You. Sony Now Owes $7.85M

A class-action settlement means Sony has to pay $7.85 million after allegedly monopolizing digital game pricing on the PlayStation Store. If you bought certain digital games between April 2019 and December 2023, you might be owed money.

Nathan Lees3 min read
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Bought PSN Games at Retail? Sony Owes You Money

A class action settlement means Sony will pay out roughly $7.8 million in credits to U.S. PlayStation users who bought specific digital games through retail codes. If you're eligible, you might not even need to do anything.

Nathan Lees3 min read
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One Check, Not 30 Days: Sony Clarifies PS5 DRM

Sony has confirmed its new PlayStation DRM requires a single online check after purchase, not the recurring 30-day check-in that sent players into a spiral. But the CBOMB issue is still hanging.

Nathan Lees4 min read
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PlayStation's 30-Day DRM Scare Was a Refund Exploit Fix

Sony has finally broken its silence on the PS5 and PS4 DRM controversy, confirming that the 30-day timer is a one-time license check tied to refund abuse prevention, not a recurring online requirement.

Nathan Lees4 min read
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Two Soulslikes in One Month? PS Plus May Is Brutal

PlayStation Plus May 2026 pairs Wuchang: Fallen Feathers with Nine Sols, giving subscribers two very different flavours of punishment alongside EA Sports FC 26.

Nathan Lees3 min read
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Live-Action Samus? Two Studios War Over Metroid Film

Nintendo is reportedly shopping a Metroid movie pitch, and Sony Pictures and Universal are locked in a bidding war to produce it. Both studios want live action.

Nathan Lees3 min read
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PlayStation's June Deadline: Verify or Lose Chat

Sony's age verification push now has a hard deadline. PS5 players in the UK and Ireland must verify by June or lose access to voice chat, messaging, and more.

Nathan Lees2 min read
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Skip Age Verification? PlayStation Cuts Your Voice Chat

Sony is telling PlayStation users to verify their age or lose access to voice chat, messages, parties, and even Discord integration. The rollout starts in the UK and Ireland, with global expansion planned later this year.

Nathan Lees3 min read
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No ID, No Party Chat: PlayStation's Age Wall Hits Soon

Sony is rolling out mandatory age verification for PlayStation communication features. Skip it, and you lose access to messages, voice chat, party sessions, and even Discord integration.

Nathan Lees4 min read
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Yoshida Says Jim Ryan Fired Him for Saying 'No'

Speaking at an Australian games festival, the former PlayStation Worldwide Studios president said Jim Ryan fired him in 2019 because he wouldn't comply with unspecified demands he called "ridiculous."

Nathan Lees3 min read
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Refused to Pay for HZD Remastered? PS Plus Delivers

Horizon Zero Dawn Remastered headlines the PS Plus Extra catalog for April 2026, vindicating every player who refused to pay full price for what many called an unnecessary upgrade.

Nathan Lees2 min read
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Zelda Movie Wraps Filming, Locked In for May 2027

Sony confirmed at CinemaCon 2026 that filming on the live-action Legend of Zelda movie is done, with the May 7, 2027 theatrical release still on track.

Nathan Lees2 min read
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Metal Gear Solid Movie Ditches Old Director After 12 Years

Sony has signed new directors for the Metal Gear Solid movie after more than a decade of development, and the casualty is the self-described MGS superfan fans were quietly rooting for.

Nathan Lees4 min read
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Sony Launches Contest to Scan a Fan Into GT7

Sony wants to put a real fan inside Gran Turismo 7, but getting there involves questionnaires, video interviews, and signing over your likeness. The real question is what Sony gets to keep.

Nathan Lees3 min read
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Sony Purges 1,000 AI Shovelware Games from PS Store

Sony has swept two more shovelware publishers off the PlayStation Store, pulling over 1,000 listings from Nostra Games and CGI Lab. It's the second major purge in two months, and the scale suggests this isn't a one-off cleanup.

Nathan Lees3 min read
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Spider-Man Brand New Day Trailer Teases Jean Grey Debut

The first full trailer for Spider-Man: Brand New Day is out, and while Peter Parker's mutating DNA is the headline, Sadie Sink's heavily obscured character is the conversation everyone's actually having.

Nathan Lees4 min read
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PS Plus Extra Drops Space Marine 2 on March 17

Sony has confirmed the PS Plus Extra and Premium lineup for March 2026, and Space Marine 2 is the headliner. Eight games go live on March 17.

Nathan Lees3 min read
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Until Dawn Studio Dissolved After Flopping Worse Than Concor

Ballistic Moon, the UK studio behind the 2024 Until Dawn remake, has been officially dissolved after a catastrophic commercial failure that reportedly underperformed Concord's launch on PlayStation 5.

Nathan Lees3 min read
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PS5 Slim Runs GTA 5 at 60fps But Overheats Doing It

Modder Andy Nguyen got Linux running on a PS5 Slim, booted GTA 5 Enhanced with ray tracing at 60fps, and immediately hit the thermal wall that explains why Sony has never flipped this switch officially.

Nathan Lees3 min read
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The Only Nintendo PlayStation Ever Built Is Now in a Museum

The National Videogame Museum has acquired the Sony MSF-1, the oldest known Nintendo PlayStation prototype ever built and the only one of its kind. It's now housed in Frisco, Texas, where it belongs.

Nathan Lees3 min read
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Sony Axes PC Ports for Ghost of Yotei and Saros

Sony has quietly killed the PC versions of Ghost of Yotei and Saros, according to a Bloomberg report by Jason Schreier. If you were waiting to play either on Steam, you're now waiting forever.

Nathan Lees4 min read

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