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News London Studio's PS5 Live Service Fantasy Co-Op Game Will Never See the Light of Day
Not-so magic moments
Another game cancelled as part of Sony’s huge layoffs this week is London Studio’s in-development fantasy co-op game. This was announced in late 2022, and was set in an alternate version of the UK’s capital, where dunk-wearing demons would face off against dragons and the like. Co-studio head Stuart Whyte described it as...
Reaction The Problem with PlayStation Right Now
AAA troubles
PlayStation is in a precarious position. It’s imperative we don’t overreact: the global economy is, for want of a better word, in the gutter right now – and it’s sad to see layoffs occurring across a spectrum of industries, not just gaming. But in the aftermath of a disappointing earnings report and an enormous downsizing...
Rumour Live-Service Twisted Metal One of the Games Cancelled by Sony
Project was in early development
Sony has confirmed it's cancelled "some" unannounced games at PlayStation Studios, and according to Jason Schreier of Bloomberg, one of them is the long-rumoured Twisted Metal game from Firesprite. The journalist reports the project was in "early development" and hadn't been greenlit by Sony to go into full...
News Unannounced Games from PlayStation Studios Have Been Cancelled
Some projects won't be moving fowards
Sony has confirmed that "some" unannounced games in development within PlayStation Studios have been cancelled as a result of the decision to lay off around 900 employees. In a separate article from Hermen Hulst, it's explained: "We looked at our studios and our portfolio, evaluating projects in various stages...
News 900 PlayStation Employees Laid Off, London Studio Closed
Naughty Dog, Insomniac, and Guerrilla all affected
Sony has today confirmed around 900 PlayStation employees — or around eight per cent of its workforce — are being laid off in order to "future ready ourselves to set the business up for what lies ahead". As a result of the downsizing, PlayStation's own London Studio is being closed completely...
News Helldivers 2 War Effort Undermined by Sample Cheats and Traitors
Don't mess with the grind
With the initial battle to keep servers online seemingly over, developer Arrowhead Game Studios must focus on a new and insidious threat that seeks to undermine the intergalactic war effort - from within. We are talking, of course, about Helldivers 2's inevitable cheaters, who have somehow managed to find all-new ways of...
News PS Portal Proving More Popular Than Sony Expected
Demand has beat out expectations
A PlayStation executive has revealed in a new interview with Game File that the handheld PS Portal device is proving a lot more popular than the company expected. Hiromi Wakai, the VP of production management, explained "demand has continued to exceed our expectations" and so Sony is now focusing its efforts on...
News Helldivers 2 Servers Finally Stabilising, Team Now Resuming 'Original Plan'
All systems go
Helldivers 2 has been, and continues to be, immensely popular, and it's been the victim of this early success ever since launch. Developer Arrowhead Studios has been putting out fires everywhere, trying to increase server capacity and fix early problems to accommodate the huge demand from eager players. Now, weeks after release, it...
News Helldivers 2 Servers Hold Fast in Face of 800k Screaming Concurrents
The tide of battle has finally turned
The beleaguered, battle-worn servers utilised by developer Arrowhead Game Studios have stood firm against their most ferocious onslaught yet, some 800,000 rabid Helldivers 2 players, all clamouring to get their Democratic fix at once. This glorious victory for Super Earth, in which "the servers handled all...
News Rise of the Ronin Confirms Character Creator, Four Player Co-Op for Main Missions
Samurai squad
Team Ninja's next samurai outing, Rise of the Ronin, will take more from the Nioh series and Wo Long: Fallen Destiny than first expected. The developer has confirmed the game will feature an in-depth character creator and the ability to play with up to four players in online co-op during the game's main story missions. The news was...
News Leaked LittleBigPlanet Hub PS3 Footage Is a Blast from the Past
Grub hub
Once upon a time, Sony announced LittleBigPlanet HUB, a free-to-play PS Store exclusive for the PS3. The game would apparently combine all of the content from LittleBigPlanet and LittleBigPlanet 2, and would allow fans to Play Create Share without the entry fee. It was an ambitious concept, and one that presumably gave the platform holder...
News Your Allies Will Determine Your Playstyle in PS5 Exclusive Rise of the Ronin
Watch the new dev diary
Rise of the Ronin is now just less than a month away on PS5, with Team Ninja bringing us another bloodthirsty action RPG on 22nd March. As we get closer to the big day, the second dev diary has now been published, and this one focuses on the game's action, and how it and the narrative feed into each other. The game is set...
News Helldivers 2 Now Kicks Inactive Players, Server Capacity Increased in Latest Patch
Should make wait times "much more bearable"
Developer Arrowhead Studios is fighting back the fires in Helldivers 2, the co-op shooter that's blown up in the weeks since launch. As part of this push to accommodate the vast volume of players, a recent update to the game made it so that any players sitting idle for a certain length of time will be...
News Sony Testing PSVR2 Compatibility on PC, Aiming for This Year
Increase your PSVR2 library
Alongside announcing some new games for the headset to mark its first anniversary, Sony has also revealed it's testing PSVR2 compatibility on PC. With hopes it can get support up and running later this year, the update would mean PSVR2 users could access select VR titles found only on PC. On the
News Sony Celebrates One Year of PSVR2 with New Game Reveals
Zombie Army VR! Wanderer! Little Cities!
Sony's PSVR2 headset becomes a one-year-old today, and the platform holder has marked the day by announcing some new games for the VR device. Three all-new titles in The Wizards - Dark Times: Brotherhood, Little Cities: Bigger!, and Zombie Army VR have been confirmed, while Wanderer: The Fragments of Fate has...
News New PS5, PS4 Passkey Feature Means You Don't Have to Remember Your Password Anymore
Sign in with a PC or smart device
Logging into your PSN account is already pretty secure thanks to two-factor authentication (you should really activate that if you haven't, by the way), but if you find it a hassle entering your password every time, you're in luck. PlayStation now supports sign-ins via a passkey, allowing you to use your computer or...
News A Bloodborne Remake on PS6 Might Have More 'Value', Creator Suggests
"New hardware is definitely a part of what gives these remakes value"
A Bloodborne remake, remaster, or even just a re-release has been at the top of many FromSoftware fans' wishlists for years now, but as more time passes and other titles receive such treatment over the PS4 classic, hope might be starting to fade. Sony owns the IP so FromSoftware...
News Outgoing PlayStation Exec Says Sony Must Continue to Entertain, Surprise, and Delight
"We're an entertainment business"
Jim Ryan is hanging up his DualSense and leaving PlayStation after a wildly successful 30-year career next month. While his misunderstood, deeply dry sense of humour has landed him in hot water with enthusiasts on numerous occasions, no one could criticise his achievements at the company, which has seen Sony become...
News New Spider-Man 2 Suits for Huge 7th March Update Revealed, Will Cost $5 at First
Proceeds go to Gameheads charity
Insomniac Games has shared more details concerning the gigantic Marvel's Spider-Man 2 update it has planned for 7th March 2024, including new suits to wear, New Game+, and more features like Ultimate Levels and Golden Gadget styles. The big news is two new suits will be made available (seen above) that will cost...
Talking Point Should Sony Be More Transparent About PS5, PS4's Most Played Games?
#Trending
What are the most played games on the PS5 and PS4? We can probably make some educated guesses: you’d expect Fortnite, Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3, and EA Sports FC to be right up there. But we don’t actually know, do we? Aside from its monthly downloadable sales report and an ambiguous trending section on the PS Store, the Japanese...
News PS5, PS4 Is Losing the SEO War Against Its Rivals
Search engine ranks are really low
Ignoring Nintendo and its library of culturally iconic intellectual property, PlayStation dominates the video games industry around the world. PS5, despite missing its lofty forecast, is by far the biggest home console on the planet – and its home to some of the most popular game franchises, both from first-party...
News Helldivers 2 Honcho Suggests Not Buying the Game, Breaks New Records Anyway
This just keeps getting bigger
Helldivers 2 has not just smashed expectations – it’s nuked them into orbit. The game – a successor to a relatively niche isometric co-op shooter on PS4, PS3, PS Vita, and PC – has become one of the biggest outings on the planet, with even Xbox executive Phil Spencer not-so-subtly pitching for a port of the PS...
News Helldivers 2 PS5 Patch Targets Matchmaking, But Servers Are Still Absolutely Slammed
The price of freedom
The latest Helldivers 2 patch, 1.000.10, is now available on PS5, which developer Arrowhead says will address bugs preventing players from spreading glorious democracy across the galaxy. The good news is that it purports to make matchmaking work; the bad is that servers are still absolutely rammed, and while the framework for...
News Google Engineers Hack PS Portal to Run Emulated PSP Games
Finally
PlayStation's plucky little handheld streaming solution, the PS Portal, has already been hacked, taking a couple of Google employees about a month of effort. Their work is not intended to be released for general consumption anytime in the "near future", but the hack is "all software-based", meaning no hardware exploitation is required. Andy...
News Upgraded PS5 Pro Planning to Be the Best Place to Play GTA 6
System expected in the second half of the year
Murmurs of an upgraded PS5 Pro have been rumbling for some time now, and analysts are certain it’ll arrive some time later this year. The souped-up system is being billed as the best place to play the hotly anticipated GTA 6, which is scheduled to release some time next year. It’s expected the new...
News Resistance Retribution's PS5, PS4 Platinum Won't Take Too Much Effort
You got this
Resistance Retribution is one of the retro re-releases we’ve really been looking forward to on PS5 and PS4, ever since it was rated for Sony’s contemporary consoles over a year ago. The game, originally released on PSP, is a really strong third-person shooter – and while its handheld limitations are likely to be on display in this...
News Arrowhead Investigating AFK Auto Kick to Combat Helldivers 2 Players Going MIA
Undemocratic behaviour
Helldivers 2's meteoric success has been something of a double-edged sword for developer Arrowhead Game Studio. On the one hand, the studio has an instant classic; on the other, the price of that popularity means Helldivers 2 still suffers from constant connection issues. Fans who have been remarkably patient with the...
News PS5 Exclusive Stellar Blade Will Feature a Trio of Graphics Options
Sounds stellar
Something that's come to define PS5 games throughout the console's lifespan is more choice with regards to visual and performance options. Where we used to simply have to put up with whatever resolution and frame rate a game had by default, nowadays, a lot of major titles will have at least two variations. It seems Stellar Blade will...
News Xbox Fans Petitioning for Helldivers 2 to Launch on Xbox
To change the "narrative of the console wars"
Following comments from Xbox boss Phil Spencer over how he's unsure who's helped by Helldivers 2 not launching on Microsoft consoles, Xbox fans have set up a petition directed at PlayStation to try and convince them to bring the co-op shooter to Xbox Series X|S. Close to 23,000 signatures have been...
News Helldivers 2 Hype Continues, More Concurrents Than Every PlayStation PC Port Combined
Servers still feeling the strain
Starship Troopers-simulator Helldivers 2 continues to conquer new worlds, deep-striking past Destiny 2 in terms of concurrent player count and approaching Palworld in terms of popularity. Notable, from a PlayStation perspective, is another surprising feat developer Arrowhead achieved in terms of PC dominance: more...
News Helldivers 2 Beats Destiny 2's All-Time Steam Peak, Gaining on Palworld
Bug blitz
Helldivers 2 is the 2024 hit no one saw coming – well, at least since Palworld, anyway. The game just keeps getting bigger and bigger on PC, where it’s now surpassed Destiny 2’s all-time peak players total by attracting 333k concurrent users overnight. It’s worth noting that with PS5 owners added in, the game’s highs are even...
News Helldivers 2 Will Grant 50% More XP This Weekend to Combat Reward Payout Issues
Dev working on a fix
Helldivers 2 is proving to be pretty damn popular right now, and we imagine it'll be seeing plenty of activity this weekend — but developer Arrowhead has just given fans even more incentive to hop in. There are still one or two issues taking the shine off the game, not least of which is a bug preventing players from being...
News Xbox's 'Everywhere' Future Outlined in Company Memo from Phil Spencer
Read the message now
In case you missed it, Xbox's top dogs set live a podcast yesterday, publicly announcing the company's long-rumoured intention to bring a selection of first-party games to rival consoles. After so much noise around the subject, it hardly came as a surprise, but it's still a noteworthy shift in how the platform holder will handle...
News Sony May Have Made the Right Call Not Copying Xbox Game Pass with PS Plus
Subscription numbers have stalled overall
For the best part of this generation, Sony’s been pressured by a vocal part of the gaming community to borrow Xbox Game Pass’ unproven business model with PS Plus. The platform holder eventually decided to take a half-step, merging PS Now with its existing subscription but resisting the urge to add day...
News PS1 Racer Jet Moto 2 Brings High-Octane Thrills and Spills to PS5, PS4 with PS Plus Premium
Ride it out
Sony’s continuing to bring a hearty helping of emulated classics to PS5 and PS4 courtesy of its PS Plus Premium subscription, and alongside Resistance Retribution, it’ll be adding Jet Moto 2 from 20th February. The original game in the SingleTrac series is already available on the Japanese giant’s contemporary consoles, but this...
News Helldivers 2 on PS5, PC Is One of the Biggest Games on the Planet Right Now
Just keeps breaking records
Helldivers 2 isn’t just blowing up like a traditional bomb – it’s becoming more of a nuclear blast. The game, developed by Arrowhead and published by Sony, is quickly establishing itself as one of the biggest third-person shooters on the planet – and it’s attracting the players to prove it. Despite being limited...
News Sony Shares Drop Sharply After Prediction PS5 Growth Has Peaked
Expected "gradual decline" has investors dumping shares
Sony shares plummeted by some 8.4% on Thursday, their sharpest drop in almost two years, following publishing the firm's latest quarterly financial results. The proclamation that PS5 has reached its peak and the prediction that it expects growth to decline gradually from here seems to have...
News Microsoft Exec on Helldivers 2: I'm Not Sure Who It Helps By Not Being on Xbox
Does this count as port begging?
Microsoft will bring four first-party titles to PS5, but it’s refusing to name which. Said titles will not include Starfield and Indiana Jones and the Great Circle, which will remain exclusive to Xbox and PC, until circumstances change. Xbox bigwig Phil
News Xbox Is Bringing Four Exclusives to PS5, But It Won't Say Which
It's not Starfield or Indiana Jones... Yet
Microsoft has officially confirmed it’ll bring four formerly exclusive games to rival platforms like PS5, but it won’t say which ones. As part of a bizarre podcast featuring executives Phil Spencer, Sarah Bond, and Matt Booty, the trillion-dollar tech titan danced around the rumours which have been...
Poll What Review Score Would You Give Helldivers 2?
Hell yeah?
Helldivers 2 has been a bit of a surprise hit for Sony and developer Arrowhead Studios. The game's landed with a genuine bang, pulling a huge number of players across PS5 and PC since its launch last week. The general consensus is that — outside of connection issues — it's a damn good time, especially if you can coax a few friends to...
News Cult Spin-Off Resistance Retribution Is Coming to PS5, PS4 with PS Plus Premium
Word up, Grayson
Days Gone developer Bend Studio’s awesome third-person shooter Resistance Retribution is coming to PS5 and PS4 as part of PS Plus Premium from 20th February, 2024. The excellent PSP game, which introduces British protagonist Lieutenant James Grayson and is set in Paris, first launched in 2009 on Sony’s handheld, where it...
News Sorry PvP Fans, Helldivers 2 Will 'Never' Feature Competitive Modes
Arrowhead doubles down on co-op
We suppose this shouldn't be a revelatory statement for Arrowhead Game Studios to make, but its recently released co-op shooter, Helldivers 2, will remain a strictly co-op shooter. The PS5 and PC title has been a big hit so far, with overwhelmingly positive reception, selling over a million copies at this point, and...
News Arrowhead Recruiting Devs to 'Accelerate and Beef Up' Helldivers 2 Content Plans
Massing for invasion
The success of Helldivers 2's simultaneous launch on both PS5 and PC appears to have caught several interested parties off guard, blowing through initial projections with its ludicrously addictive brand of chaotic, cooperative gameplay. That's despite fairly serious server issues since launch on Friday, with multiple patches...
News Sony Refutes Rise of the Ronin Korean Cancellation Claims, Says It Was Never Announced
All part of the plan
Yesterday, we brought you word of a brewing controversy surrounding the upcoming PS5 action game Rise of the Ronin after director Fumuhiko Yasuda made some comments alluding to a controversial 19th-century Japanese philosopher. It was supposed that these comments were why Sony confirmed the game would not be released in Korea,...
News PS5 Is Entering the 'Latter Half of Its Life Cycle', Says Sony
Manufacturer expecting a gradual decline in hardware sales
We don’t know about you, but it feels like the PS5 has barely broken a sweat yet. Despite being over three years old, the system’s lifespan has been hugely impacted by the pandemic, which has seen its first-party software cadence slow to a crawl and its early years massively affected by...
News Sony Plans to Improve Profit Margins with 'Aggressive' PC Release Strategy
Way of the future
Sony president and PlayStation chairman Hiroki Totoki was asked in a Q&A session following Sony's latest financial results briefing why the game division is seeing an increase in gross income but not profits and what the company could do to improve its bottom line. Totoki said that there are two key areas he wants to focus on...
Rumour Astro Bot Will Return for Another PS5 Rescue Mission This Year
Hope they don't bot-ch it
Sony somehow managed to panic the entire PS5 fanbase this week, when it said it won’t release any entries in its “major existing franchises” this year. The wording was always imperative here, however: it appeared to be alluding to tentpole series like Marvel’s Spider-Man and God of War, thus meaning it’ll rely on...
News More Than 2,000 PS5, PS4 Games Discounted in Massive PS Store Sale
Aw sh*t, here we go again
Sony has flagged another 2,000 PS5 and PS4 items for discount on the PS Store, with the price of a variety of add-on packs and full games slashed by up to 90 per cent. Some standouts, after a cursory glance, include the Digital+ Edition of Marvel’s Midnight Suns for a lowly £17.49/$29.99 and Avatar: Frontiers of...
News 13 More Games Coming to PS Plus Extra, Premium This Month
Plenty more Tales to experience
The batch of fresh additions coming to PS Plus Extra and PS Plus Premium in February have just been revealed by Sony. As usual, there's a good number of new titles joining the party, with 13
News PlayStation Chairman: There's Room for Improvement When It Comes to Business
Praises "highly motivated" studios
Hiroki Totoki has a lot of titles at Sony; in addition to being president, COO, and CFO of the corporation, he's more recently stepped into the role of PlayStation chairman as Jim Ryan winds down his time at the company. He's among the company's top dogs, then — but what does he make of Sony Interactive...
