Ah, December. A time to celebrate a number of different holidays for a number of different reasons. The PlayStation.Blog team is taking some time off to visit, gain a few pounds, and hopefully catch up on some of that gaming backlog we’ve accrued over the course of 2015. Before we sign off for the year,…
It’s been a big year for new releases, and today we’re celebrating the best of PlayStation gaming by asking you to cast your vote for your favorites of the year: the PS Blog Game of the Year Awards 2024 polls are now open! We’re highlighting the exemplary work from studio powerhouses the world over across…
Despite not being expected to appear until 2026, rumours and leaks about Intel’s next generation of desktop CPUs continue to come thick and fast. The latest snippet claims that Nova Lake will have “leadership gaming performance” coming from more than 10% better single-threaded (ST) and 60% higher multi-threaded (MT) performance gains. However, it’s not a…
In honor of both Destiny 2: Shadowkeep and ReadySet Heroes releasing this week, we’re informally renaming this week’s post to “The Loot Drop.” Return to the moon and slay new Nightmares, or brawl through stylish dungeons – but always remember to grab the loot! For a full list of new games coming to PlayStation next…
It’s a bold strategy Cotton. With Irem’s video game division being dissolved in 2011 after Japan’s Tōhoku earthquake, some staff went on to found Granzella Inc. Interested in revisiting their most beloved work, Granzella then got hold of the R-Type licence for 2007’s R-Type Tactics, a turn-based strategy affair for Sony’s PSP. A sequel followed…
Top Deal: It’s time to make good on that New Year’s resolution, the one where you promised to build yourself a new PC and get back into gaming. You also promised to reuse as much of your existing hardware as you can, like your DDR3 memory. If that’s the case, then check out today’s top…
Get To Know Our Team Tyler Technical Program Manager (Commerce & Subscriptions) February 16, 2024 Hi, everyone! Wynn here again. Welcome back to another Xbox Insider Team interview. Today we’re sitting down with Tyler—a Technical Program Manager who focuses on the commerce and subscriptions side of the business. How’re we doing today, Tyler? Feeling great,…
Following Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 studio Sandfall’s statement yesterday that it was seeking a “fair solution” with the creator of graphic novel L’Académie Clair-Obscur after he received a lawyer’s letter ordering him to stop selling the book, Sandfall has taken to X again to say it’s dropping the case. “Sorry for dragging our feet in…
Starbreeze rolled out a new subscription service for Payday 2 DLC yesterday, which struck me as a pretty good deal: $5 per month for every piece of DLC currently available, and you can subscribe and cancel as you see fit. But the launch turned a less-than-flattering spotlight on another recent Payday 2 development: A significant…
In 1979, Ken Williams was busy starting up his new business software company, On-Line Systems; years later, this company would be better known as Sierra Online. His wife, Roberta, had her own ambitions, often playing text adventure computer games like Colossal Cave or Voodoo Castle on their Apple II computer while raising her two young…