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RUMOR: Sony Could Ditch Western Studios — May Shift to Japanese Devs & Traditional Stories for Exclusives if Ghost of Yotei and Intergalactic: The Heretic Prophet Fail

RUMOR: Sony Could Ditch Western Studios — May Shift to Japanese Devs & Traditional Stories for Exclusives if Ghost of Yotei and Intergalactic: The Heretic Prophet Fail

A source close to Sony tells That Park Place that internal discussions in Japan suggest a major strategic reset could be coming for PlayStation’s exclusive lineup. According to our source, both Ghost of Yotei from Sucker Punch and Intergalactic: The Heretic Prophet from Naughty Dog are being viewed as “last chances” for Western developers to land major exclusives under the Sony company’s current direction.

Media Pushes Unverified Ghost of Yotei Sales Claim Based on Tweet from Small “Insider” Account — Sony, Sucker Punch Stay Silent

Media Pushes Unverified Ghost of Yotei Sales Claim Based on Tweet from Small “Insider” Account — Sony, Sucker Punch Stay Silent

Ghost of Yotei sales rumors have gained traction despite no official confirmation from Sony or Sucker Punch.

In the days since Ghost of Yotei’s launch, gaming headlines have been buzzing with claims that the title sold 1.3 million copies in its first 24 hours. The problem? That number appears to come from a single unverified tweet.

Microsoft Has a Catastrophic Xbox Problem, Self-Inflicted by Game Pass and Culturally Destroying Studios It Acquired

Microsoft Has a Catastrophic Xbox Problem, Self-Inflicted by Game Pass and Culturally Destroying Studios It Acquired

Remember when Microsoft could make Halo games and they were awesome? Remember when people played those games, paid for those games, and Xbox 360 was the leading console the world-over? Well… those days are long gone now, and the blame must be laid at the feet of Game Pass and a Microsoft cultural push that destroyed the very studios it devoured for intended domination.

Fortnite to Alter Peacemaker Emote After Offensive Symbolism Concerns — Claimed WB Didn’t Intend Connection to Current Storyline

Fortnite to Alter Peacemaker Emote After Offensive Symbolism Concerns — Claimed WB Didn’t Intend Connection to Current Storyline

After disabling the “Peaceful Hips” emote earlier this week, Epic Games has issued a formal clarification alongside Warner Bros. Games. In their statement, Epic stressed that there was “no creative intention” to tie the Fortnite emote to any of the World War 2-era German themes revealed in Peacemaker Season 2.

EA Will Assume $20 Billion Debt in Sale — This Could Doom for BioWare and Mass Effect 5

EA Will Assume $20 Billion Debt in Sale — This Could Doom for BioWare and Mass Effect 5

Electronic Arts has announced its record-breaking $55 billion buyout, led by Saudi Arabia’s Public Investment Fund (PIF), Silver Lake, and Jared Kushner’s Affinity Partners. But beneath the big numbers is a dangerous detail: EA will be saddled with $20 billion in new debt as part of the leveraged buyout. That financial burden has Mass Effect fans panicking — and with good reason.

EA Games Sold for $55 Billion to Consortium Led by Saudi Arabia PIF

EA Games Sold for $55 Billion to Consortium Led by Saudi Arabia PIF

Electronic Arts, better known as EA, has announced it will be sold for an eye-popping $55 billion in a private buyout led by the Public Investment Fund of Saudi Arabia (PIF), alongside Silver Lake and Jared Kushner’s Affinity Partners. Once the deal closes, EA will no longer be a publicly traded company — and the move is already being called one of the biggest private equity acquisitions in history.