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Sony has announced it is commemorating the 25th anniversary of the PlayStation all this week, with a “series of celebrations.” While it didn’t say specifically what it has planned yet—or if anything will be be PlayStation 5 related (fingers crossed)—it did provide a way to remember what great titles are available across several of its consoles, including the PlayStation 4, PlayStation 3, and even the PSP and Vita. A special End of Year sale is underway at the PlayStation Store, with many titles on discount through Dec....

In a recent interview with Japanese publication Nikkei (translated by VGC), Jim Ryan, Sony Interactive Entertainment’s President, explained that the company has been working to bring more PS5 exclusives than ever before. “We have been quietly but steadily investing in high-quality games for PlayStation, and we will make sure that the PS5 generation will have more dedicated software than ever before,” Ryan said. This will be welcome news to PlayStation fans since, to date, there have been few meaningful PS5 exclusives to speak of....

According to PlayStation Asia boss Hiroyuki Oda, Nintendo Switch has had a positive influence on the video games market, which is contributing into the process of Sony building more and more high quality titles. The thinking here is that Switch has managed to raise the level of happiness of video gamers, and that the more the video gamers are happy, the more they are willing to invest in the industry buying titles and devices....

Every once in a while, you see a video game title that tells you everything you need to know. Squirrel With A Gun is one of those game names. It’s a squirrel. With a gun. In the immortal words of Bubsy, what could possibly go wrong? Squirrel With A Gun is the brainchild of developer Daniel DeEntremont, and the first trailer is absolutely nuts. As you’ll see when you watch it below, the squirrel uses its guns to commit all sorts of crimes, but mostly armed robbery....

GSC Game World has released a brand new trailer for their upcoming open-world survival game, STALKER 2: Heart of Chernobyl. The game will be released for PC and as a console exclusive on Xbox Series X|S sometime in 2023, though the trailer did not provide a specific release window. The game is available for pre-order right now. STALKER 2: Heart of Chernobyl Coming To PC and Consoles in 2023 The new trailer for STALKER 2: Heart of Chernobyl provided the first official footage of gameplay for the newest game by Ukrainian developer GSC Game World....

The cinema chain in Australia and New Zealand, Event Cinemas, has revealed what could be the official run time for Star Wars: Rogue One. If you go to the Event Cinemas website listing for Star Wars: Rogue One, it clearly shows that the movie runs for 133 minutes. This means it’s 2 hours and 13 minutes long. To put this in perspective, it’s the fourth longest Star Wars movie in history....

Some new information has been provided that the the Star Wars 7: The Force Awakens Blu-ray set might be coming in 3 discs. This is an update from before that the normal 2D set would only be released as 2 discs. As noted by JediNews, Blu-ray.com updated its listing for the Star Wars 7: The Force Awakens Blu-ray set. The new info shows that it will be coming out with 2 Blu-ray discs and 1 DVD....

I wish I could be writing telling you all how great the Star Wars Episode 9 trailer looks, but I can’t. I have to wait and so do you, but not for long if new rumors prove to be true. There have been rumblings about the trailer drop date for a few months now, I heard talk of Christmas or during the Super Bowl. Alas, it wasn’t to be, all we got was a hugely popular Maroon 5 set instead....

The movie adaptation of Stephen King’s short story The Boogeyman is moving from a streaming release to a theater release. According to The Hollywood Reporter, the movie from Disney’s 20th Century Studios was initially made for Hulu, which Disney also owns. However, the film had a strong test screening in December, which motivated producers and executives to give the film a theatrical release. The Boogeyman, which has Stephen King’s “thumbs up,” will now be released on June 2 in theaters....

Developer Stunlock Studio has revealed cosmetic DLC for the upcoming vampire survival game, V Rising. These come in the form of cosmetic packs which include the base game and additional content. This was announced via the V Rising Twitter and V Rising blog, stating, “Display your refined taste with the Dracula’s Relics and Eldest Bloodlines DLC packs.” The blog post goes into further detail and shows off the many cosmetic items players can get by purchasing one of these two packs....

Fans of the Saints Row series haven’t had a whole lot to look forward to as of late, as the last mainline entry in the franchise came eight years ago. Since then, there have been rumors left and right regarding what the eventual next installment would bring, let alone what that would entail. Many would likely assume that the series has been shelved indefinitely with how long it’s been. At Gamescom 2021 today, Volition Studios unveiled the next installment in the Saints Row franchise, taking the shape of a reboot....

Samsung has launched a number of its latest TV lineups in India. The first is the lifestyle TV series, ‘The Serif‘, that is meant to be as much an electronic gadget as a piece of art installation. Alongside The Serif, Samsung is also bringing its 2020 QLED 8K TVs to the country. The company claims that its latest lineups will “transform your living spaces, with gorgeous design and premium features”....

It is off to the soccer pitch for one of the Week 2 challenges in Fortnite Chapter 2 Season 3. To finish up this simple challenge, you will need to score a goal on the soccer pitch at Pleasant Park. Pleasant Park can be found to the north of Holly Hedges and is a named location on the map so it won’t be challenging to get to. The soccer pitch can be found right in the center of the town....

A recent consumer study conducted by Which? Found that some game retailers that allow trade-ins and buybacks pay an allowance of less than thirty percent of the game’s actual retail value. Guess how much a three day old copy of the world’s most popular game is? $26. That’s right. Go buy Call of Duty: Black Ops and want to return it, and you will be getting a third of your money back....

The new gear provides a path for solo players to earn solid gear, if they don’t mind grinding for it. You can upgrade the new Korthian catch-up gear in Shadowlands Patch 9.1 to match loot dropped from the Normal difficulty of the new Sanctum of Domination raid. It’s not only an alluring way to gear up both your main and alts, but provides a way for solo players who prefer the open-world to gear up....

Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings has officially wrapped filming! With principal photography beginning in February 2020, Shang-Chi finally wrapped on October 24, 2020. To celebrate the occasion, the actors and director recently took to social media to post special messages and images. As reported by TheWrap, the lead actor, Simu Liu, posted a message to a private Facebook group that read as follows: For all of us who hate hated the colour of our skin, or been made to feel less than because of it; NO MORE....

As you sail the world of Sea of Thieves, you’ll encounter a number of riddles to solve in your Quests log, whether they be from Gold Hoarders voyages, Tattered Parchment from a barrel, or found in a message in a bottle. There is a lot of randomization going into these riddles, and there is a possibility that one might take you to the dangerous island known as Shipwreck Bay. Shipwreck Bay riddles may have you find the crest of the Blackwyche on the island....

Tribes of Midgard is a hybrid of the Action Role-Playing game genre and survival crafting genes with elements of rogue-lite titles. In the game, players take on the role of Viking warriors who must protect both a village and their giant tree from hordes of monsters and giant creatures called Jotuns. To not face utter destruction, you will need to gather resources, slay monsters, and farm a resource called souls, which is the fuel that runs nearly every aspect of the game....

Shovel Knight studio Yacht Club Games is all about 8-bit throwbacks, and its next project is taking cues from the likes of The Legend of Zelda: Link’s Awakening, Castlevania, and even Bloodborne. It’s no wonder folks are excited about it — they’ve certainly put their money down for it. Mina the Hollower was revealed during a G4 livestream, and the full trailer dropped alongside the first look at gameplay. Yacht Club also announced that the game would be going the Kickstarter route, and it didn’t take long for the initial crowdfunding goal to be met....

Every game had its integrated cheats kept in. Games from generations ago had their fair share of “cheats” that allowed us to break the boundaries and do so much more. In the case of the Sonic games in the 16-bit generation, we could do that and then some. Now with the recent release of Origins, all of the Sonic games have kept their cheat codes and other fun gimmicks to do just that....