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22

Nov

By Steve Esposito

Latest News, Reviews

Review : God of War Ragnarök : Teaching Old Gods New Tricks

You can find Seasoned Gaming’s review policy here It was after midnight where I clasped my hands over my mouth, fighting back the tears that were instilled by the events of Sony Santa Monica’s latest entry to the God of War franchise, simply titled Ragnarök. Whether you may have either…

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17

Nov

By Bryan Finck

Articles

Who Are Gamers in 2022?

Despite readily available evidence to the contrary, the world’s population of “gamers” still has a hard time shaking off preconceived notions about those who inhabit its ranks. Indeed, some may never let go of the idea that gamers are just lonely, anti-social, often toxic young men wasting their lives in…

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14

Oct

By Steve Esposito

Articles, Latest News

Microsoft’s ABK Acquisition is Sony’s Iceberg Embarrassment

Since Microsoft announced the purchase of Activision-Blizzard and King, discourse has effectively run its course. At first, we did not know what to really expect when it came to the nuance of this deal, and now that we inch ever so close to the completion of this insanely expensive acquisition,…

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26

Sep

By Seasoned Gaming

Latest News

The First Trailer for HBO’s The Last of Us Hits Home

We've been vocal through the years about our feelings of The Last of Us. We believe it was a seminal game for the industry. But no matter where you stand, HBO is looking to deliver an emotional, haunting ride with their adaptation that releases in early 2023. The first official…

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07

Sep

By Seasoned Gaming

Latest News

PS5 System Software Update Featuring 1440p and UI Improvements Rolls Out

The latest operating system update for the PS5 is rolling out today and it brings with it a number of notable features for users. Below we'll summarize all of the features including some the keys like 1440p support and Game Lists. First up is the often-requested 1440p support. As originally…

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29

Aug

By Seasoned Gaming

Latest News

PlayStation Acquires Mobile Developer Savage Studios

As PlayStation continues to expand their reach into the PC and mobile space (which we coincidentally just posted a video about for early access Patrons), they are looking at new ways to support that development. As of this morning, they can add another studio to the stable. Head of PlayStation…

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23

Aug

By Seasoned Gaming

Latest News

PlayStation Unveils DualSense Edge PS5 Controller

For years now, fans have asked for Sony to create their own version of the Xbox Elite controller for the PS4 and now PS5. While there are many excellent third-party options, some of which we have reviewed, there's something to be said for first-party peripherals. Well fans rejoice as PlayStation…

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29

Jul

By Seasoned Gaming

Latest News

Sony Forecasts Downturn for PlayStation in Fiscal Year 2022

This morning it's Sony's turn to discuss the performance of their gaming division in PlayStation. Generally speaking PlayStation is reporting a downturn year-over-year similar to Microsoft and Xbox. Let's dive in. Reuters broke down the earnings call which detailed a range of figures and estimates leading into next quarter. The…

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25

May

By Eric Bezanson

Latest News

The New PS Plus Launches in Asia with Some Unexpected Surprises

The all new PlayStation Plus service was detailed in a PlayStation blog post a few weeks ago, and within that announcement it was noted that the service would have a staggered roll out. The Asian market has been the first to get hands on with the service, launching May 24th,…

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23

May

By Eric Bezanson

Articles, Latest News

Report : Marvel’s Spider-Man Originally Turned Down by Microsoft as a Potential Third-Party Exclusive

How Sony was able to snag the worlds most popular super hero as an exclusive first-party game franchise has been a long speculated topic. With the game originally releasing right around the same time that the friendly neighborhood web-head took a leap from Sony Pictures and into the wildly successful…

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27

Apr

By Eric Bezanson

Latest News

Here are the Games that Finally Support VRR on the PS5

Variable Refresh Rate has finally landed for PS5 users with the update rolling out over the course of this week. VRR is one of the bigger features of HDMI 2.1 especially for video games. Essentially, VRR dynamically syncs the refresh rate of the display to the graphical output of the…

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24

Apr

By Eric Bezanson

Latest News

All-New PlayStation Plus Given Release Date and Potential Classic Titles Revealed

After revealing the new and improved PlayStation Plus subscription service last month, Sony has finally revealed exactly when we will be able to get our hands on it. The new 3-tier program will be available on the following dates: Asia markets (excluding Japan) – targeting May 23, 2022 Japan –…

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11

Apr

By Seasoned Gaming

Latest News

Sony and KIRKBI Invest $2 Billion in Epic Games’ Metaverse Vision

This morning Epic Games announced a $2 billion round of funding to advance their vision towards building the metaverse and the future of digital entertainment. The investors were Sony and KIRKBI which is the investment company behind The LEGO group with each investor contributing $1 billion. Multiple formal statements were…

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21

Mar

By Seasoned Gaming

Latest News

PlayStation Formally Acquires Haven Studio Led by Jade Raymond

Another week in the gaming industry, another acquisition. This morning PlayStation announced they have formally acquired Haven Studio which was recently founded and is led by Jade Raymond. Hermen Hulst took to the PlayStation Blog to make the formal announcement. Today, I’m delighted to announce that Haven Studios is officially…

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07

Mar

By Steve Esposito

Latest News, Reviews

Review : Horizon Forbidden West : Mechanical Beasts & Where to Find Them

You can find Seasoned Gaming’s review policy here In 2017 Guerilla Games broke away from their first-person shooter series Killzone and dove directly into the third person, paleolithic-centric world with Horizon Zero Dawn. While Zero Dawn solidified itself within the gaming community thanks to amazing gameplay, interesting setting and characters, and…

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