Stellar Blade’s Nier: Automata DLC just makes sense

Stellar Blade’s Nier: Automata DLC just makes sense

Sony Interactive Entertainment The Stellar Blade and Nier: Automata crossover DLC is on the way, with special items set to be available when the former game updates on November 20. An announcement on the PlayStation Blog reveals that a shop run by Emil, the stone-faced, dead-eyed merchant that you may recognize as the mask Nier: … Read more

Horizon developers are “done” with Killzone

Horizon developers are “done” with Killzone

Sony Interactive Entertainment Guerrilla Games has been working on the Horizon series for years, and it shows no signs of slowing down, which is bad news for fans of Killzone, its initial franchise. In a new interview, a Guerrilla developer said the studio was “done” with the hyper-dark shooter series when it pivoted to making … Read more

China approves 117 video games in August, the most in 2024, amid Black Myth: Wukong mania

China approves 117 video games in August, the most in 2024, amid Black Myth: Wukong mania

The NPPA has licensed a total of 850 domestic titles in the first eight months of this year, compared with 609 in the same period in 2023. A screenshot from Tencent Holdings’ action game Yirenzhixia. Photo: qq.com The large number of titles approved in August reflects the significant recovery in China’s video gaming market since … Read more

China’s Black Myth: Wukong mania lifts sales of Sony’s PS5 console, other gaming hardware

China’s Black Myth: Wukong mania lifts sales of Sony’s PS5 console, other gaming hardware

He added that his bricks-and-mortar store on Tuesday received more than dozen inquiries about the PS5’s availability. Sony’s flagship store in Shanghai’s upscale Huangpu district on Tuesday saw its stock of six freshly delivered PS5 consoles quickly snapped up, as a stream of shoppers helped lift total sales that day above normal levels, according to … Read more

China approves 95 new video games in April, including Lost Soul Aside from Sony and NetEase’s Broken Land

China approves 95 new video games in April, including Lost Soul Aside from Sony and NetEase’s Broken Land

Action role-playing game Lost Soul Aside received a licence for release on personal computers as well as for gaming consoles PlayStation 4 and 5, according to the NPPA list. NetEase’s Broken Land was previously known as Code 56. Photo: NetEase Tencent Holdings, which runs the world’s biggest video gaming business by revenue, received the regulator’s … Read more

Helldivers 2 eventually coming to Xbox isn’t such a bad idea

Helldivers 2 eventually coming to Xbox isn’t such a bad idea

Sony Interactive Entertainment It bugs Microsoft Gaming CEO Phil Spencer that Arrowhead Game Studios and Sony Interactive Entertainment’s Helldivers 2 is not on Xbox. In a recent interview with Game File, Spencer stated that he’s “not exactly sure who it helps in the industry by not being on Xbox,” even though he understands that “there’s a … Read more

This PS5 bundle with PlayStation Portal isn’t sold out, yet

This PS5 bundle with PlayStation Portal isn’t sold out, yet

Giovanni Colantonio / Digital Trends The PlayStation Portal is an excellent, albeit exclusive handheld gaming console that works with the PS5. In our Portal review, we made it clear that while it cuts a lot of corners, it is an excellent companion to Sony’s titular current-gen console. But to make the most of it, you … Read more

The best games on PS Plus, Extra, and Premium

The best games on PS Plus, Extra, and Premium

PlayStation Plus has gone through several iterations and changes since it was first introduced. Originally, the service wasn’t required for online play at all and rewarded subscribers with extra discounts and free monthly games. Once the PlayStation 4 generation began, it was required for online play, but still offered those same benefits. Now, PS Plus … Read more