After Uncharted’s unexpected success, PlayStation Productions’ next film, Gran Turismo, looks promising. Orlando Bloom (Lord of the Rings) and David Harbour (Stranger Things) star alongside Archie Madekwe as real-life gamer-turned-pro-racer Jann Mardenborough. “I’m really happy with the approach that they took to this because I think we all know, unfortunately—I mean, it’s just a thing—video game movies don’t work,” Harbour ...
Read More »Social Golfer Walkabout Mini Golf is Recommended on PSVR2
Walkabout Mini Golf, coming to PSVR2 on May 11, brings the best parts of mini golf to a fantastic virtual world with realistic physics. It looks like a hole-in-one. You can play alone or with up to eight people on 16 courses in two difficulties, each with 18 holes. With more courses planned quarterly, you could get lost in a ...
Read More »Hogwarts Legacy Sells Magically on PS5 and PS4
Hogwarts Legacy, Warner Bros.’ biggest game launch to date, has sold 15 million copies across all platforms, grossing $1 billion. On March 31, the first financial quarter ended, sales figures were released. Hogwart Legacy, released on February 10, accomplished the feat in under two months. After being delayed, the PS4 version has launched and performs well for last-gen. Hogwarts Legacy’s ...
Read More »PixelOpus Studio Closure Saddens Former PlayStation Boss
Former Sony Worldwide Studios head Shawn Layden lamented PixelOpus’s closure. Layden said, “This is a deep cut. “Loved working with this team and watching them level up to deliver the genre-busting Concrete Genie while maintaining a culture of support, inclusion, and challenge.” After Shawn Layden left PlayStation, Concrete Genie released on PS4. He wished PixelOpus employees “a new adventure awaits” ...
Read More »Confusion as Persona 5 Returns to PS Plus in Some Regions
Update: Persona 5 appears to have returned to the North American PlayStation Plus Collection. Europe hasn’t seen it yet. Original Story: Persona 5—the base game, not Persona 5 Royal—has returned to the PS Plus Collection in select regions. According to ResetEra, the RPG has returned to the soon-to-be-defunct collection in Brazil and other South American countries. We wonder if it ...
Read More »ChatGPT Gives NPCs Minds in Scary Skyrim Mod
Modders are using ChatGPT, the latest technical bugaboo, to generate endless dialogue and audio in Skyrim, a spooky glimpse at our AI-ruled future. According to PC Gamer, modder Art From The Machine used dark science and ingenuity to hacksaw AI vocalisers xVASynth (text-to-speech) and Whisper (speech-to-text) into the game. This lets NPCs talk but opens up some crazy possibilities. Art ...
Read More »Burning Shores Update 1.23 Horizon Forbidden West Patch Notes Live Now
Horizon Forbidden West’s Burning Shores expansion’s PS5 patch is out. This 3.8GB update fixes common issues and more, updating the game to 1.23. Spoilers in the patch notes! Quests of all sizes have had progression blockers and other issues fixed. We addressed Aerial Capture: North’s issues here. The Stormbird on the western map has also been fixed. The full patch ...
Read More »Fortnite’s New Star Wars Event: “Find The Force”
Fortnite’s free-to-play battle royale has released a special update with new gameplay elements, unlockables, and Item Shop items to celebrate Star Wars Day tomorrow. Several island rifts will open during the “Find the Force” event between now and 23 May. In these rifts, holograms of Star Wars characters Obi-Wan Kenobi, Anakin Skywalker, and Darth Maul will teach you the Force. ...
Read More »Dredge, a spooky indie fishing game, has announced its plans for 2023, which include both free updates and premium downloadable content
Dredge, a “sinister fishing adventure” for Switch, launched in March. Black Salt Games, a New Zealand indie studio, has announced the game’s content and DLC for each quarter of 2023. Map markers, photo mode, wildlife, and boat paint are available from the second. The fourth quarter will bring paid DLC. 🏗️ DREDGE ROADMAP 🚧 We're excited to reveal what's next ...
Read More »Switch Gets Super Mega Baseball 4 Next Month
Super Mega Baseball’s fourth installment will hit Switch on June 2nd, according to a new trailer. Super Mega Baseball 4 returns over 200 baseball legends in a chunky, big-head visual style. The game has new animations, stadiums, audio, and soundtrack, as well as some luck-boosting tweaks. The above trailer gives a taste of the arcade-style gameplay, but the title’s eShop ...
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