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Sabotage, developer of The Messenger, has released a lengthy Game Informer video on its upcoming RPG Sea of Stars. The outlet’s coverage will continue, but this latest gameplay is the best we’ve seen besides the Nintendo Switch exclusive demo. The 16-bit-inspired game looks good for a late August 2023 PS5, PS4 release, focusing on combat and exploration. RPG fans will ...

Media Molecule will stop updating Dreams after three years. The game’s official website announces that the studio will stop releasing updates and in-game events on September 1, 2023, to focus on a new project. Importantly, the game will survive. Media Molecule is leaving, but you can still play and create. Dreams’ team is “incredibly proud” of its accomplishments and “endlessly ...

GfK data shows that PS5 sales accounted for more than half of UK console sales in Q1 2023. The PS5 sold 180% more than in 2022, while Nintendo Switch and Xbox Series X|S lost 25% and 18%, respectively. PS5 stock has been plentiful for the past six months, selling well in Japan and the US. Sony’s February PlayStation platform sales ...

Star Wars Jedi: Survivor will soon unleash its lightsaber and slash through your PS5 system. Close your eyes now if you’re under a media blackout, since this is the last gameplay trailer before the game’s release, and it looks excellent. Whether or not you’re familiar with the Titan series, you have to admit that some of the visuals here are ...

On Friday, Resident Evil 4’s arcade Mercenaries game mode became live, and some fans think it may have boosted PS5’s framerate. “A graphics rendering process which resulted in certain environmental aspects becoming blurry” was fixed in the patch notes. The PS5 subreddit reports a more consistent framerate in Resolution mode, which is rare. To determine the extent, we’ll have to ...

Bungie responded to criticism of Destiny 2’s latest expansion, Lightfall, in a blog post. The mea culpa discusses Destiny-verse achievements during the past month. Destiny 2 had its “largest number of concurrent players in years” for Lightfall, which “surpassed our sales projections for a new addition,” with “record-breaking” viewing of the World First race to complete the Root of Nightmares ...

Update: After almost a week, the Persona 5 Royal DLC Pack now free in North America. The bundle, originally $59.99, features all of the game’s extra content, including tons of character costumes and powerful personas. Even without the game, the PlayStation Shop has the bundle. The Persona 5 Royal DLC Pack is PS4-exclusive. Persona 5 Royal on PS5 includes all ...

Suicide Squad: Destroy the Justice League’s PS5 release date is May 26. We’re awaiting confirmation that the co-op action-shooter has been delayed. On March 9, Bloomberg’s Jason Schreier reported a postponement. A follow-up piece indicated Suicide Squad could be delayed until 2024. It’s worth repeating that such a delay would not change the game’s systems, which were mercilessly criticized during ...

As you know, PSP only has one analog stick, making mapping typical 3D controls to the handheld difficult. Developers can fix this by connecting the camera to the face buttons, letting you gaze up with triangle and so on. Though not elegant, this solution made sense at the time. The PS Vita’s backwards compatibility feature automatically assigned the face buttons ...

Lunark, a retro pixel platformer for PS5 and PS4, is out now. Players must live via platforming, solving puzzles, and fighting mechanical droids in a surreal sci-fi universe. To achieve a classic look, Canari Games used rotoscoping.