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While there was no doubt in anyone’s mind that Horizon Zero Dawn would be getting a sequel (even the game itself teased that there was more to the story), it has seemingly now been confirmed through a job listing that the next project coming from Guerrilla Games will be set …

Responding to a question on Twitter, God of War (2018) director Cory Barlog added clarity to the deal struck between Hideo Kojima and Sony, with regards to Death Stranding releasing on PC. Ultimately it seems that the decision came from Hideo Kojima, not PlayStation. The discussion started when Barlog responded …

Just as the PlayStation halloween sale ended, the PlayStation Store is already back with another sale, this time targeting PlayStation Plus users. The ‘Double Discounts’ sale offers discounts to its regular users, but then doubles the discount percentage to all those with an active PS Plus subscription. Over 150 games …

The sequel to the critically acclaimed Souls-like action-adventure game from 2017 has received a new trailer, revealing not only the game’s release date, but also when fans will be able to play the beta. The game will officially be releasing on the 13th of March 2020, with the open beta …

Replacing The Last of Us: Remastered and MLB: The Show 19, your November PS Plus games are the critically acclaimed Souls-like ‘Nioh’, and the sequel to one of the biggest horror games this generation: Outlast 2. Both these games will be available to download from the 5th of November. “Nioh is …

Sony announced during its Q2 2019 financial results that the PlayStation 4 had officially become the second best selling home console of all time, surpassing the PlayStation 1, and putting it only behind its own PlayStation 2. Sony’s 4th generation PlayStation was released near the end of 2013, and has …

If you ever doubted Sony’s long-term commitment to the gaming industry, you can now rest easy. Sony Interactive Entertainment have trademarked the names “PS6, PS7, PS8, PS9 and PS10” in Japan, all before the PS5 has even released. While this might simply seem like standard practice for most companies, the …

Media Molecule’s goal for Dreams is to last 20 years, allow publishing of creations using the Dreams toolset to other platforms, and even have Dreams exist on other platforms, allowing everyone to create and publish dreams. Gamesindustry.biz spoke to Kareem Ettourney, co-founder of Media Molecule and art director of Dreams, …

The PS4 exclusive, Horizon Zero Dawn, was a smash hit when it released back in 2017. As fans eagerly anticipate the announcement of its inevitable sequel, it seems like Sony may have plans to release more than one new game in the burgeoning franchise. Posting to Twitter, Callum Hurley, who …

2K’s latest entry in the WWE franchise is being review bombed by fans after claims that the game launched in a buggy and unfinished state. Amid all these complaints, PlayStation has reportedly been issuing refunds to those who request it on their digital store, a move which is uncommon for …

In the run up to the release of the much anticipated PlayStation exclusive ‘Death Stranding’, PlayStation UK is hosting “The Death Stranding Experience” in London, giving fans the opportunity to meet the game’s creator, Hideo Kojima, and learn more about the game. Occurring during the lead up to and release of …

PlayStation is continuing its yearly tradition of offering deep discounts around Halloween time, ensuring that you get your spook on this October. The PlayStation store has maintained an ever evolving rotation of deals to reward its users who choose to purchase games digitally. The store is currently hosting a Halloween …

All the way back in July 2015, we learned that an incredibly rare prototype of the unreleased SNES-CD, otherwise known as the SNES PlayStation or the Nintendo PlayStation Superdisc, was found and recovered in near perfect condition. Over the next couple of years, the owner got the console working and …

In a rather unexpected announcement late last night, the PlayStation Twitter account released a statement saying that Shawn Layden has left the company. There has been no accompanying press release, or even a statement from Shawn Layden himself. A replacement chairmen for Sony Interactive Entertainment Worldwide Studios has also not …

Back when the Xbox One and PlayStation 4 consoles first launched, both were found to have fairly high power draw when on standby and not fully switched off. Both console makers released more efficient hardware revisions over time but as we build up to next-gen, both companies are committing to …

It has been a long time since Sony or Naughty Dog has said anything official about The Last of Us Part II. This week, that silence was broken, with the game confirmed to be appearing as part of Sony's ‘State of Play' announcement live stream on the 24th of September. …

Sony has done incredibly well during this console generation, in large part thanks to an impressive slate of exclusive games for the PS4. However, we could start to see a shakeup next generation thanks to Microsoft's new slate of first-party studios and the promise of PC and console releases. Sony …

Insomniac Games has been an excellent partner to Sony over the years, developing many PlayStation exclusive games while remaining independent. Over the last six years or so, Insomniac has been experimenting more with work on other platforms, including Oculus VR and Xbox One, but those days are now over, with …

There has been plenty of discussion around the ethics of loot boxes over the last couple of years, to the point where governments around the world have been launching their own investigations and some politicians have been calling for outright bans. In an effort to keep the games industry self-regulated, …

Earlier this year, Quantic Dream announced that three of its former PlayStation exclusive games would be heading to PC as part of the studio’s initiative to turn multi-platform. Heavy Rain, Beyond Two Souls and Detroit Become Human are all coming to PC this year, with playable demos set to release …

Physical video game retailers such as GAME in the UK and GameStop in the US have tried to remain competitive in the digital era by selling download codes for video games in store. Last week, an email uncovered to the latter revealed that Sony will begin prohibiting the sale of …

Sony may not be participating in E3 this year, but that doesn't mean that there won't be any PlayStation announcements this year. In a surprise announcement, today the PlayStation team announced that it will be doing a direct-style stream on Monday to discuss upcoming games and announcements. Sony's ‘State of …

Yesterday was a wild one for rumours, with a market analysis firm claiming that Sony was in “advanced board level talks” to acquire Take-Two. This would be a massive deal and would put franchises like Grand Theft Auto, Bioshock and NBA 2K under Sony's umbrella. There is just one problem …

Sony Interactive Entertainment (SIE) is shaking things up, with former PlayStation Europe head Jim Ryan replacing the current president and CEO. It seems as though Ryan’s vision for the company is much more in line with other executives, as SIE chairman Shawn Layden tries to shed new light on why …

Although PlayStation Now has been around much longer than its cloud competitors, Sony hasn’t done much with the service, allowing it to stagnate. It’s taken a swift nudge from Microsoft’s Xbox Game Pass to push the company in the right direction once again, as PS Now is set to finally …

Following Fortnite’s introduction as the first fully cross-compatible game, developer Psyonix is working with Sony to implement the same level of openness with Rocket League. Despite building the vehicular game to be cross-platform from the start, the studio has cautioned fans that this could take some time given the logistics …

Sony's efforts to bring virtual reality gaming to consoles have been paying off quite well over the last two years. By June last year, the company had officially sold one million PSVR headsets. Two million sales were hit before the end of the year and now, the three million sales …

Sony's PlayStation VR headset has been on the market for around 18 months now, but during that time, plenty has changed. We've seen two triple A publishers (Bethesda and Ubisoft) getting involved with game releases, and we've seen some major price cuts for the Oculus Rift and HTC VIVE. With …

For most of us, it's hard to imagine a world where you don't have access to powerful computing devices and high speed internet 24/7. While a quarter of UK pupils are now classed as ‘extreme' internet users (spending up to 3 times the international average online), as many as 10% …

Current CEO of Sony, Kaz Hirai is stepping down at the end of March after steering the company for six years. Current CFO Kenichiro Yoshida has been announced as his replacement, with the managerial transition taking place in April. The move is set to whittle down Hirai’s many titles from …