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Feb

By Seasoned Gaming

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Sony Confirms the Closing of PlayStation Japan Studio Operations

Reports began to surface yesterday that PlayStation's Japan Studio, their oldest first-party studio, was being shut-down. PlayStation has now confirmed the reports with some added context. Sony confirmed that the resources for Japan Studio will be "re-centered" around Team Asobi (Astro's Playroom). Additionally, aspects such as localization, production, and IP…

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26

Feb

By Seasoned Gaming

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343 Industries Shows Off the Beautiful World of Halo Infinite

Yesterday evening 343 Industries provided the next monthly look at Halo Infinite and it certainly was a welcome one. This month's focus is Zeta Halo, the ring-world that players will explore in Infinite. In particular, the information and screenshots shared were meant to highlight the return to a "classic" Halo…

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25

Feb

By Seasoned Gaming

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PlayStation State of Play : Full Summary of Announcements for the PS4 and PS5

The latest PlayStation State of Play just wrapped up and as always, there was a lot of content shown. As we always do, we've put together a full recap for you. Enjoy! Crash Bandicoot 4 optimized for the PlayStation 5 4K/60fps gameplay Far shorter loading times DualSense support https://youtu.be/rlb-6_A7_n4 Returnal…

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24

Feb

By Seasoned Gaming

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President Biden Signing Executive Order to Investigate Semiconductor Shortages

Semiconductor shortages are affecting a wide range of industries ranging from smartphones, to GPUs, CPUs, and of course, the PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series consoles. A growing group of corporations has been calling on President Biden to investigate the production issues largely believed to have been caused by the on-going…

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24

Feb

By Seasoned Gaming

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Halo TV Show Moves to Paramount+, to Debut in Early 2022

We've been covering the Halo TV Series throughout development and despite a few hiccups, the show has been filming in Budapest since last year (with some COVID-related setbacks as you might imagine). The latest update, as reported by Deadline, is that the series will be moving from Showtime to Paramount+…

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24

Feb

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Returnal’s Latest Trailer Showcases Haunting Environments on the PS5

The latest trailer for Returnal is here and shows off both the beauty and horror in the game's environments. Returnal launches for the PS5 on April 30th. https://youtu.be/vVy0zALF_gM Our Take We're really excited by Housemarque's latest project. Interestingly enough, the trailer gave us vibes of The Medium given the switching…

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24

Feb

By Seasoned Gaming

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BioWare Pulls the Plug on Anthem

Initially hyped to be the next big IP from BioWare and a game set to deliver content for years on end, Anthem instead launched in a poor state and revealed severe mismanagement of development by the studio. Over the past couple of years we've had glimpses of how Anthem was…

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24

Feb

By Seasoned Gaming

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Outriders : Broadcast 5 Recap and Demo Details

The latest broadcast of Outriders just wrapped up. It's focus was to prepare players for the demo that launches tomorrow! Here are the high-level details along with the videos shared today: All four classes will be playable Multiplayer will be available (3 player co-op) including matchmaking Consoles and PC will…

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23

Feb

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PlayStation State of Play Returns Thursday with PS4 and PS5 Announcements

It's been one heck of a news day for PlayStation. Between the announcement of next-gen VR and more first-party titles going to PC, you would have thought PlayStation was done for the day. But alas, there's more coming this week yet! This Thursday at 2pm PST / 5pm EST, State…

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23

Feb

By Seasoned Gaming

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Gears 5 : Operation 6 Reveal and New Future Content Timelines

The Coalition continues to add new content to Gears 5 that keeps the game fresh and satisfies the playerbase's taste for nostalgia. Operation 6 will be hitting those same notes. First, the team is making some core changes to Operations in general. The first is that they are going to…

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23

Feb

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Gran Turismo 7 on the PS5 Delayed to 2022

As expected, the delays to major titles continue. This time, Gran Turismo 7 has been delayed to 2022. The news came out of a GQ interview with PlayStation CEO Jim Ryan which you can find here. And as for Sony’s publishing timetable for the year? Well, Covid has been up…

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23

Feb

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PlayStation to Publish Many First-Party Titles on PC, Beginning with Days Gone

PlayStation has dabbled with publishing their games on PC in the past, but that is about to change greatly. In an interview with GQ, PlayStation CEO Jim Ryan said that many more PS games will be heading to PC, beginning with Days Gone this spring. What about PlayStation games on…

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23

Feb

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PlayStation Officially Confirms Next-Gen PS VR, Will Not Launch in 2021

As has been speculated for some time, PlayStation is working on a next-gen version of VR for the PlayStation 5. This was confirmed by the PS Blog this morning with just a few details. Single cord setup to the PS5 Higher resolution and field of view Tracking and input improvements…

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19

Feb

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Blizzcon 2021 : On-Going Coverage of Blizzard’s Virtual Event

Blizzcon begins today and fans are excited to see the latest updates on Diablo, World of Warcraft, Overwatch, and more. Over the next two days we'll be covering the largest announcements and biggest news. First things first, Blizzcon will take place over the next couple of days with a range…

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18

Feb

By Seasoned Gaming

Podcasts

Bitcast 142 : Xbox’s Industry Leading Game Improvement Technology

In Bitcast 142, the guys are joined by European friend of the show Archimedes to discuss Xbox's industry leading backwards compatibility software. They also touch on the latest Nintendo Direct, new upgrades for the PS5 and Xbox Series X/S, EA's acquisition of Codemasters, the latest Game Pass additions, and more!…

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