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  1. SpartaN

    Report: BioShock 4 Screenshot Surfaces, Giving Us Look Early Look at UI, Shotgun, and More

    While 2K has confirmed that the next BioShock game (for the sake of the story, we’re calling it BioShock 4) is in development, nothing much about it has been revealed. Well, that’s about to change today, as thanks to a little snooping and digging around, we’ve managed to get our hands on an...
  2. LIONT4MER

    The First Descendant Hits 10 Million Players in First Week; Over 4,000 Game and Store Cheaters Perma-Banned in Seven Days

    Regardless of what you think of looter shooters, Nexon’s AAA entry in the genre, The First Descendants, is a confirmed hit, as the studio has announced that the game has already hit 10 million players in just the first seven days of availability! The announcement was made on the official The...
  3. LIONT4MER

    First Descendant dev promises to make changes after Destiny 2 ‘plagiarism’ accusations

    Earlier this week, Forbes writer Paul Tassi accumulated a series of icons from Nexon’s recently-launched looter shooter and compared them to similar-looking icon art in Destiny 2. The image above, created by Tassi, appears to show that several icons share similar shapes and design motifs as...
  4. Megan

    Stellar Blade Dev Shift Up Goes Public and Raises a Whopping $320 Million

    Shift Up Corp., the South Korean developer behind PlayStation 5 exclusive Stellar Blade, has raised 435 billion won ($320 million) in its first day of trade after an initial public offering. According to Bloomberg, that’s the largest in the country for a gaming company since 2021, when PUBG...
  5. LIONT4MER

    PlayStation Plus Game Catalog for July: Remnant II, Crisis Core – Final Fantasy VII – Reunion, and more

    Tackle deadly creatures, wield the legendary Buster Sword, carve out a kingdom to call your own and much more with July’s Game Catalog lineup! Remnant II, Crisis Core – Final Fantasy VII – Reunion, Mount & Blade II: Bannerlord and many more games will be available from July 16 for PlayStation...
  6. SpartaN

    Sony Music Entertainment Japan, Aniplex, and Pocketpair jointly establish Palworld Entertainment

    Sony Music Entertainment Japan, subsidiary Aniplex, and Palworld developer Pocketpair have announced the establishment of Palworld Entertainment, a joint venture that will be responsible for developing the reach of the intellectual property and for expanding commercial business endeavors...
  7. Megan

    PlayStation's PC Strategy Is Going Well As Ghost Of Tsushima Was The Best-Selling Game Of May 2024

    PlayStation's PC efforts are paying off, if the latest U.S. Video Game Market Highlights report from analyst group Circana is any indication. That's because developer Sucker Punch Production's Ghost of Tsushima, which originally launched on PlayStation 4 back in 2020, was the best-selling game...
  8. LIONT4MER

    Zenless Zone Zero passes 50M global downloads in 72 hours

    Zenless Zone Zero — the latest title from HoYoverse — has reached 50 million downloads globally in its first 72 hours. The studio celebrated the achievement with players, awarding some of its premium currency to users. ZZZ launched on July 4, 2024 simultaneously on PC, PlayStation 5, Android...
  9. SpartaN

    GTA 5 DLC: Parts of It Made Its Way to GTA Online, Online Being a “Cash Cow” Cause of Cancellation

    While Grand Theft Auto 5 (GTA 5) isn’t a small game by any means, it seems we could have gotten a lot more if it outside of the main story mode if GTA Online didn’t explode in popularity. This was something former Rockstar dev Joseph Rubino revealed recently, as well as the reason why the GTA 5...
  10. LIONT4MER

    PS5 devkit sells for $6.5K after seller uses ingenious disguise

    An eBay seller has sold a PS5 dev kit disguising it as a PS5 “pizza kit” to avoid getting in trouble with Sony. Console dev kits are never meant to get into the hands of consumers. Tech giants like Sony have a lot of rules and regulations to ensure the beefy machines are kept purely in the...
  11. LIONT4MER

    The God Of War Creator Thinks Atreus Is “A Terrible Character”

    In a new interview with Days Gone director John Garvin, the God of War creator, David Jaffe, gave his insight about what he thinks about Kratos’ son, Atreus. He finds him to be “a terrible character” both in terms of visuals and gameplay (around the 2:13 mark). Now, David does not have a problem...
  12. SpartaN

    No TGS Showcase For Xbox This Year, PlayStation To Attend As Exhibitor

    Xbox will not be holding a TGS showcase this year in 2024, while PlayStation will be attending the event as an exhibitor. According to the TGS 2024 exhibitor list (via), Xbox will not be holding an online broadcast this year. Meanwhile, PlayStation will be attending the event as an exhibitor...
  13. SpartaN

    Nintendo says it wants to avoid Switch 2 scalping by making enough to meet demand

    In a Q&A during a general meeting of shareholders, the company’s execs were asked what measures they were taking place to stop reselling of its next console, given that at least year’s meeting they said they were planning to do so. Nintendo president Shuntaro Furukawa replied that the company’s...
  14. LIONT4MER

    Activision’s Transformers Games Have Been Relisted On Xbox And Steam Stores

    It appears that Activision’s Transformers games have been relisted on Steam and Xbox stores. As pointed out by the fan account @TFHypeGuy on Twitter, the games were recently listed but are still not available for purchase. However, the fact that the listings are back online suggests that the...
  15. SpartaN

    After Initial Success, Helldiver’s 2 Has Lost 90% Of Its Players With No Signs Of Recovery

    There is always some annoyance when playercount declines are brought up in the gaming space, but in this case, it’s a fairly significant story. We’re not talking about Starfield losing 90% of its players since launch as a single player game. Rather, this is Helldivers 2, which was meant to be...
  16. LIONT4MER

    Rockstar Considered Red Dead Redemption & GTA Movies, But Ultimately Dropped The Idea

    Rockstar Games had considered making Red Dead Redemption and GTA movies at one point, but had ultimately dropped the idea. Speaking during an interview, Rockstar Games co-founder Dan Houser revealed that, during his time at the company, he would get calls to talk about adapting Red Dead...
  17. LIONT4MER

    Dead Rising Deluxe Remaster Announced

    Capcom has announced Dead Rising Deluxe Remaster, a remaster of the original Xbox 360 game coming to modern platforms. No release date was shared for the game, nor specific platforms. As the once Xbox exclusive franchise has since appeared on other platforms, however, a release on PlayStation...
  18. SpartaN

    PS3 Emulation Is Reportedly In The Works For PlayStation 5, Insider Says

    The PlayStation 5 has been around for many years but still lacks commendable emulation features. That could soon be changing, however. As per the accredited insider, Jeff Grubb, PS3 emulation could be in the works for the current-gen console. The leaker spoke about the rumor in detail during the...
  19. LIONT4MER

    Payday 3 Next DLC “Boys in Blue” Releases June 20, Here’s an Overview of What’s in It

    Through its various ups and downs of Payday 3, Starbreeze is still toiling away on the game. For next week, players will be getting the next DLC for Payday 3 and it’s titled “Boys in Blue.” Payday 3 “Boys in Blue” DLC 2 Overview: Boys in Blue is accessible to Silver Edition, Gold Edition, and...
  20. LIONT4MER

    Shin Megami Tensei V: Vengeance sales top 500,000 in three days

    Shin Megami Tensei V: Vengeance sold over 500,000 copies in its first three days of release, ATLUS announced. Shin Megami Tensei V launched for Switch on November 11, 2021 in Japan and November 12, 2021 worldwide, and shipped and digitally sold a total of one million units by April 2022...