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Sony‘s PlayStation 5 Pro is retailing for a whopping £699.99, and the company has just defended the steep price tag.In an interview with IGN, PlayStation senior principal project manager Toshi Aoki said, “it’s more of a full package that will give that exceptional value to the players.” He also added that this mid-gen upgrade is only targeting “the most engaged players.”The PS5 Pro is touted as offering higher graphical fidelity than the standard PS5. It’s got a more powerful GPU, AI upscaling, and more internal storage, although the CPU remains unchanged.The “full package” that Aoki spoke about is, “Well, the technologies that I just mentioned that we are putting in to deliver new experiences for game players, and also not just the technological differences, but the SSD, the Wi-Fi 7, and the new technologies that surround the gameplay as well.”For many fans, it’s hard to spot the differences between games running on a PS5 and Pro.

Assassin’s Creed Shadows would be delayed until next year, February 14.In a statement delivered to X/Twitter, the official Assassin’s Creed Shadows account wrote “we realize we need more time to polish and refine the experience, pushing further some of our key features.” The game was initially due to release November 15, 2024.In a note to investors, Ubisoft wrote the game was “feature complete,” but the “learnings from the Star Wars Outlaws release led us to provide additional time to further polish the title.” Outlaws was criticised by many players and reviewers for its numerous bugs at launch.“Just cancel it at this point lmao Ubisoft is cooked,” wrote dmvshaban. “Lol your trying to wait until the heat dies down,” claimed MeleeGames. Assassin’s Creed Shadows has been embroiled in the recent series of culture wars surrounding games that some deem “woke” for including diverse characters or themes.

Warhammer game, Space Marine 2.Henry Cavil is a big Warhammer fan. In 2022, he surprised customers during a visit to a Nottingham Warhammer shop and later that year it was announced he was set to star in and produce a new Warhammer series for Amazon.As reported by PCGamer, Cavil posted about Space Marine 2 on his Instagram account, writing: “This game is the mutt’s…..

Tango Gameworks might be working on a sequel to celebrated rhythm-based action game Hi-Fi Rush.Released at the start of 2023, Hi-Fi Rush went on to win a number of awards and was described by one Xbox marketing executive as “a break out hit for us and our players in all key measurements and expectations.”However earlier this year, Microsoft closed down several studios including Tango Gameworks, with head of Xbox Game Studios Matt Booty reportedly telling staff the company wanted to focus on “high-impact titles” and “further invest in Bethesda’s portfolio of blockbuster games”.Last month it was announced that Krafton had acquired Tango Gameworks, saving 50 of the 100 jobs at the studio, and now owned the IP for Hi-Fi Rush.In a new interview with Game Developer, Krafton boss Changhan ‘CH’ Kim said the “last minute” deal was about “legacy” rather than profit. “Although they did not have a big success in their games, we saw many creatives worth pursuing.

Sony has unveiled a throwback collection to celebrate the 30th anniversary of the original PlayStation.The original PlayStation was first released in Japan in December 1994 before getting a global launch the following year. Boasting games like Tomb Raider, Metal Gear Solid and Final Fantasy 7, it became the first games console to ship over 100million units.It spawned a range of follow-up consoles, from 2000’s PlayStation 2 through to the PS5, which launched in 2020.To celebrate the 30th anniversary of the PS1, Sony has confirmed a new version of the PS5.

Halloween villain Michael Myers is returning to Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 and Warzone just in time for Halloween.Coming September 18, The Haunting is an event in Call of Duty that celebrates Halloween and al things spooky and horrifying. Warzone‘s Rebirth Island map will get a scary lick of paint and appears to be infested with zombies and other spooky characters like killer clowns and Smile 2 characters.The Haunting is a seasonal Call of Duty event that began in 2021.

Elden Ring is an incredibly difficult game, but FromSoftware’s most recent patch has made it signifiantly easier in a number of ways and has also nerfed the final boss of the SHadow of the Erdtree DLC.The final boss of the DLC, Promised Consort Radahn, was giving players a lot of trouble when the expansion first launched. It took streamer Kai Cenat dozens of hours to beat him, and then an overall player buff was developed to help people best the foe.

Black Myth: Wukong launched just a few weeks ago, August 19, but it’s already due to get an expansion, a report confirms.Black Myth: Wukong sold quickly and became the second-most concurrently played game of all time on Steam with 2.2 million players. It sold 18 million copies since its launch, making it one of the fastest-selling games ever.Forbes reports that developer Game Science will be capitalising on the game’s success by releasing an expansion, although there is currently no indication what this expansion will entail, when it will come out, or how much it will cost.Black Myth: Wukong is based on the Chinese novel Journey to the West, and has done exceptionally well in China, which accounts for around 85 to 90 per cent of its total players.These huge sales records have come despite the game only launching on PlayStation 5 and PC.

Astro Bot, a new game that takes players through a world inspired by PlayStation’s gaming history, has been called “one of the finest platformers ever made” by critics.Reviews for the game started coming in at 1pm today, and it has debuted with 94 on metacritic. Astro Bot is the sequel to PS5 launch title Astro’s Playroom, a platformer set within a PS5, designed to teach players about the system’s new features, particularly the haptic feedback of the DualSense controller.The original contained many Easter eggs and references to other first-party PlayStation games and characters, and the sequel seems to have followed the same path.

Concord, a PlayStation and PC live-service hero-shooter, is going to be taken offline tomorrow and everyone who purchased it digitally will be eligible for a refund.PlayStation announced that Concord would be taken offline effective September 6, and anyone who bought the game via PlayStation Store or OlayStation Direct would be getting a full and automatic refund.For PC players, Steam and the Epic Games Store will also both refund players, but if you bought a physical copy you’ll have to check with your retailer about what their policies are.An important update on Concord from Firewalk Studios: https://t.co/MxZ1Sxpayu pic.twitter.com/3OcPFDqmDX— PlayStation (@PlayStation) September 3, 2024Concord was launched barely two weeks ago, August 23. It was claimed by developer Firewalk Studios that the game was in development for eight years.

Red Dead Redemption 2 won many game of the year awards, and got actor Roger Clark a best performance win at The Game Awards, but he still has one big regret from his time with Rockstar.Speaking on the Gamology YouTube channel, as spotted by GameRant, Clark said, “the only thing I regret is saying Colm O’Driscoll incorrectly. Rockstar made me say it wrong.

Burial submitted his soundtrack for Harmony Korine’s new film Baby Invasion via PS5, the director has revealed.During a recent press conference, Variety asked the cult filmmaker how the electronic musician and producer (real name William Emmanuel Bevan) ended up working on his experimental thriller.Korine didn’t disclose many details about the collaboration out of “respect” for Burial. However, he did tell the outlet that the pair had never actually met or even talked to each other.“I mean, Burial’s amazing.

Baldur’s Gate 3 update is due out this week, according to Larian CEO Swen Vincke.As reported by IGN, Vincke said at video game expo PAX West: “Patch 7 is coming out next week.” That means it’s due between now and Sunday, September 8. Although Larian has scrapped the planned DLC for Baldur’s Gate 3, this next update is a big one.According to Larian’s blog post on Steam, this update will include a dynamic split-screen feature.

Call of Duty: Black Ops 6 has a multiplayer beta and players are already getting up to no good.A new feature in Black Ops 6 allows players to take opponents hostage and use them as human shields. As reported by VG247, this feature has been combined with the live mic activation and proximity from Warzone to allow players to talk to their enemies once they’ve grabbed them.Some players have opted to sing to their human shields, but others have opted to pretend to have sex with their captives and whisper in their ear as they walk them around the map.

Call of Duty: Warzone is bringing back the map that started it all: Verdansk.In 2025, the original Warzone map, Verdansk, is coming back to the game, and fans are excited. “I just fell to my knees in the GameStop parking lot,” writes JaredFPS.

The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt came out, and The Witcher 4 may be closer than we thought.Speaking during an earnings call for CD Projekt, the company behind The Witcher and Cyberpunk 2077, joint CEO Michał Nowakowski said: “The Polaris team is maintaining the right scale to enter the production stage very soon”, as transcribed by IGN.Polaris is the codename for The Witcher 4, and it has 410 out of the company’s 639 employees working on it. The fact that the game hasn’t entered full production yet does mean it’s unlikely we’ll see it in 2024 or 2025, but we’ll learn more as development progresses.As of November, 2023, the game had over 300 developers working on it.

Star Wars Outlaws only jsut came out, but it’s already gotten a new patch. Here’s everything it changes.Star Wars Outlaws launched with some technicaly difficulties, as reported in many of the game’s mixed reviews.

Call of Duty series have already seen both story and Zombies trailers for Call of Duty: Black Ops 6, but now, the thing they’ve all been waiting for is here: a new multiplayer trailer.The trailers for Black Ops 6‘s story and its fan-loved Zombies mode have both been revealed already, but most players spend the majority of their time with Call of Duty games competing against each other in the multiplayer modes. Now, we finally have a trailer for te upcoming game’s online offerings.At the time of writing, it has already gotten over 11million views on YouTube.

Alien: Romulus director Fede Álvarez has confirmed that a character in the film was heavily inspired by Naughty Dog‘s The Last Of Us Part II video game – find out more below.Álvarez, who also directed 2013’s Evil Dead and the Don’t Breathe franchise, took to social media over the weekend to share that the character of Kay in Alien: Romulus – played by Isabela Merced – was partially inspired by The Last Of Us Part II‘s Dina.In The Last Of Us Part II, Dina is pregnant, adding another layer of intensity and seriousness into the apocalyptic game’s setting. This prompted Álvarez to decide that Kay should be pregnant as well.He wrote on X (formerly Twitter): “Fun fact: I was playing The Last Of Us 2 while writing Alien: Romulus.

Black Myth: Wukong has had one of the biggest launches ever. It’s inspired by the Chinese novel Journey to the West, which also inspired legendary anime Dragon Ball.

Call Of Duty: Black Ops 6 fans have been getting a lot of information about the Zombies mode recently, but their first look at a main story campaign play through will be during Gamescom Opening Night Live, next week.Geoff Keighley, host of The Game Awards, Summer Game Fest, and Opening Night Live, tweeted out that the Black Ops 6 campaign play through would happen Tuesday August 20 during Gamescom’s Opening Night Live ceremony.So far, we’ve already seen one hectic but cryptic campaign trailer, set to The Prodigy‘s ‘Firestarter’, so this should be an actual segment of uncut gameplay. Call Of Duty and plenty of other games have done this in the past, and it should reveal what the game actually feels like when you get it into your own hands later this year.Call of Duty: Black Ops 6 is coming to @gamescom Opening Night Live on Tuesday, August 20.Tune in for the first campaign play through reveal live from Germany.11a PT / 2p ET / 8p CEST at https://t.co/AFycLZG9XF@CallofDuty #CallofDuty #BlackOps6 pic.twitter.com/1xF7HFTOvM— Geoff Keighley (@geoffkeighley) August 9, 2024NME did a hands-off preview of Call Of Duty: Black Ops 6 in June and called it “a scrappy Gulf War shooter.” Set in the ’90s, the first-person game’s story revolves around returning character Frank Woods and he and his “band of war criminals” attempt to stop a shadowy group known as The Pantheon.Developer Treyarch suggested that the game would have more stealh-focused moments, although the trailer we saw before looked anything but covert.Treyarch has also called the upcoming Zombies mode the “most-rewarding ever”, and the story for that follows Cold War‘s Requiem as they’re broken out of a prison in the Philippine Sea.