Everything Revealed at Sony’s State Of Play
Ali Hasan June 3, 2022
State of Play returned on Thursday bringing with it updates on several third-party games including release dates for Final Fantasy XVI and Stray, as well as some surprise announcements for PS4, PS5, and PS VR2 systems. PS VR2 was the main focus of the show with Sony revealing several ports and games headed to the system including Resident Evil Village and new details on Horizon: Call of the Mountain. Our comprehensive roundup will cover every game and announcement in the show below. Resident Evil 4 Remake Sony’s State of Play kicked off with a bang with the long-rumored Resident Evil 4 finally being announced. The remake is said to keep the spirit, tone, and story of the original while also modernizing the graphics and controls for next-gen hardware. Little is known about the game at this point apart from the fact that it will feature a VR mode exclusively for
Read MoreStar Wars Jedi: Survivor Revealed
Ali Hasan May 31, 2022
The follow-up to Respawn entertainment’s highly popular Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order was revealed during the Star Wars Celebration Anaheim on May 27. The sequel is titled Star Wars Jedi: Survivor and is set to arrive early next year. When Fallen Order debuted in 2019 it delivered the Star Wars experience fans had long dreamed of. The story of Cal Kestis, a Padawan survivor of order 66, and his inquisitive droid companion, BD-1 quickly became a fan favorite Star Wars story, and Jedi: Survivor looks to continue this. Set five years after the events of the original game, Cal must stay one step ahead as the empire continues its pursuit. He must do anything to survive while also dealing with the weight of being one of the last surviving Jedi. Little is known about the game as of now but director Stig Asmussen sat down to reveal key features and
Read MoreSony Launches Revamped PlayStation Plus
Ali Hasan May 24, 2022
Rumors for Sony’s competitor to Microsoft Game Pass first started in mid-2021. Sony officially announced the revamped PlayStation Plus (codenamed project Spartacus) in March 2022. The all-new PS Plus will combine the existing Plus service with PlayStation Now into a new three-tiered subscription model The three tiers are titled Essential, Extra, and Premium. The new service for PS4 and PS5 consoles is now available in select markets, with a wider release scheduled for June. PlayStation Plus Essential will include the ability to play online multiplayer, 2 free games a month, exclusive discounts and access to online cloud storage for game saves. PlayStation Plus Extra will have all the benefits of Essential along with a ‘game catalog’ which will feature hundreds of PS4 and PS5 games available for download. The games will be refreshed every month. PS Plus Extra subscribers will also get access to Ubisoft’s Ubisoft+ subscription at no extra
Read MoreMafia 4 Details Emerged
Ali Hasan May 20, 2022
According to reports and credible leakers, Mafia 4 is now in early development. New details have emerged regarding the game’s setting, engine, and potential release date. The Mafia series is one of the most well-known open word game series of all time. Debuting in 2002, the series has spawned a total of three games across two decades. In 2020, Take-Two Interactive released a remake for the first game and a remaster for the second while the third game had all its DLC made free in the form of a definitive package. Mafia 4 is being helmed by Hanger 13, the studio that worked on Mafia III and the remake of the first game. It is being developed on the newly released Unreal Engine 5 and is currently in the early phases of development, according to credible insider Shpeshal Nick. He also revealed that Mafia 4 is going to be a
Read MoreGotham Knights Details Revealed
Ali Hasan May 16, 2022
After its initial appearance at the DC fandome in August 2020, little has been known about Gotham Knights, a new game featuring the bat family. Developed by WB Games Montreal, the same team behind the oft-forgotten Batman: Arkham Origins. Earlier this week the studio debuted new gameplay along with new details regarding gear, upgrades, and pre-orders. The Bat Family revealed Players will be able to play as Nightwing, Red Hood, Robin, and Batgirl. The game can be played solo or in a two-person co-op mode. Batgirl and Robin were shown off during the initial reveal, with Red Hood and Nightwing taking the center stage in the latest gameplay reveal. Red Hood wields dual guns which fire non-lethal rounds that still pack a punch. A plethora of abilities and ammo types can be used for specific situations to give you the upper hand in combat, for example, piercing rounds are best
Read MoreEMBRACER GROUP ACQUIRES SQUARE ENIX MONTREAL
GameUtha May 9, 2022
Square Enix, the video game company known best for titles like Tomb Raider, Deus Ex and Legacy of Kain has sold off its western division along with its IPs to Embracer Group, a video conglomerate based in Europe. A press release from the Japanese publisher confirmed that Crystal Dynamics, Eidos-Montréal, and Square Enix Montréal have been sold for a total of $300 million. Considering the talent, workforce and the IPs it seems like Square Enix let them go for a very cheap price, the recent acquisition of Activision Blizzard by Microsoft cost a staggering $68.7 Billion and Bungie by Sony cost $3.4 billion in comparison. The reason Square Enix decided to sell of its most popular IPs is to focus on “investments in fields including blockchain, AI, and the cloud” although it was late confirmed that the studio still holds the rights to games like Just Cause, Life is Strange
Read MoreSony Adds VRR Support to Playstation 5
GameUtha April 29, 2022
After almost two years on the market Sony finally deployed the Variable Refresh Rate (VRR) update to PlayStation Consoles earlier this week. VRR has been a long-requested feature for the PS5 console and brings with it frame rate increases, and screen tear reduction. What is VRR? The main job of VRR is to eliminate screen tearing when playing games, it occurs when your TVs refresh rate is out of sync with the consoles refresh rate. VRR syncs both the consoles and TVs refresh rate on the fly, resulting in reduced judder and much smoother gameplay overall. How to enable VRR on your PS5 console? VRR was added in the previous system update patch but wasn’t available until a few days ago. The setting can be found under display on your PS5 console, setting it to “automatic” means that games that support variable refresh rate will automatically be ready to do
Read MoreCall of Duty Modern Warfare 2 Coming Soon
GameUtha April 28, 2022
Infinity Ward’s social profiles have gone dark hinting at an imminent reveal for the next Call of Duty Modern Warfare 2 title which will be a sequel to 2019’s Call of Duty Modern Warfare as confirmed by Activision-Blizzard in their latest earnings call. Infinity Ward first confirmed its involvement in this years Call of Duty title back in February through a tweet. Fans have been patiently waiting ever since and Infinity Ward is finally gearing up for the full reveal. According to credible leaker @ralphsvalve on twitter, the reveal is set for May which is the earliest a Call of Duty title has been revealed since Modern Warfare in 2019, both Black Ops Cold War and Vanguard were revealed in August. This is probably due to the low sales number of the latter. Infinity Ward’s twitter header image appeared to be just a blank black picture at first but upon
Read MoreKingdom Hearts 4 – Reveal Trailer
GameUtha April 11, 2022
During Kingdom Heart’s 20th anniversary presentation in Japan, Square Enix formally announced the fourth entry in the series Kingdom Hearts alongside a mobile-only game. Tetsuya Namora, the series’ director was joined by the series’ composer Yoko Shimomura and other development partners on stage. Kingdom Hearts IV is a departure from what fans have come to expect from the series. The gameplay trailer unveiled a fresh new take on Sora, the game’s main protagonist, featuring a realistic art style and new updates to the character model. The game will be unlike anything fans have experienced in the past. The game is being developed on Unreal Engine 5, and will be the start of an epic new storyline for the series, being dubbed “The Lost Master Arc” featuring an updated art style, characters, and combat. In a press release, Square Enix introduced the setting of the game known as the Quadratum, a
Read MoreNew Installment of The Witcher Game Announced.
admin March 22, 2022
We’re happy to report that CD PROJEKT RED announces the next installment in The Witcher series of video games which is currently in development, kicking off a new saga for the franchise. This is an exciting moment as we’re moving from REDengine to Unreal Engine 5, beginning a multi-year strategic partnership with Epic Games. It covers not only licensing, but technical development of Unreal Engine 5, as well as potential future versions of Unreal Engine, where relevant. We’ll closely collaborate with Epic Games’ developers with the primary goal being to help tailor the engine for open-world experiences. At this point, no further details regarding the game — such as a development time frame or release date — are available. REDengine, the technology which powers Cyberpunk 2077, is still being used for the development of the upcoming Cyberpunk 2077 expansion.
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