Insomniac Games appears poised to expand its Marvel universe with an X-Men game featuring multiple playable characters, even as Marvel’s Wolverine faces criticism and trails the launch sales of its biggest superhero hits.
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PS5 Physical Games Are Asking for a System Update Before They’ll Launch
PS5 physical games are asking some players to install a system update before they'll launch, and it's setting off a fresh round of complaints. On October 22, X user Aleksy Lesniak wrote that you can't even play a disc on PS5 anymore without updating to the newest...
Sucker Punch Lays Off 26 a Year After Ghost of Yotei
Sucker Punch Productions has announced layoffs cutting 26 jobs a little more than a year after Ghost of Yotei launched on PS5. IGN, citing Aftermath, says the Bellevue studio now sits near 200 people after the reductions. Studio leadership told staff the move followed...
PS6 Memory Costs Alone Could Top $680 Per Console, Insider Claims
PS6 memory costs alone could run Sony more than $680 per console, according to a well-known hardware insider, and that's before Sony pays for a processor, a case, or a controller. The claim comes from KeplerL2, who's accurately reported on AMD hardware in the past. In...
Xbox Could Be Doubling Down on Physical Games
Xbox could be preparing to strengthen its support for physical games as PlayStation moves toward a future without new disc releases.
US Lawmaker Pushes for Bill to Protect Video Game Ownership
Rep. Ritchie Torres of New York has announced plans to introduce legislation expanding consumers’ ownership rights over purchased video games.
GTA VI Streaming Confusion Leaves PC Players Waiting and Xbox Facing Questions
Grand Theft Auto VI briefly appeared to offer PC players a way around its console-only launch. Xbox has since shut down that possibility, although the company’s broader plans remain unclear.
Sony Sells VR Patents to Meta — Is Sony Done With VR?
Sony is transferring hundreds of patents to Meta, raising questions about whether the PlayStation maker still considers virtual reality a major part of its future.
Sony’s Wolverine Game for Playstation Censored in Middle Eastern Countries for Pride Content
Players in parts of the Middle East say regional copies of Marvel’s Wolverine have been altered so that Mystique’s marriage to Tyger is hard to see and, in some scenes, hard to hear. The reports began circulating days after the PlayStation 5 launch and have since been...
Bungie Claims It’s “Not Done With Destiny” and Vows to Restore Vaulted Destiny 2 Content
Bungie has promised to restore years of removed Destiny 2 content following a strong player response to the planned end of new updates.
Sony Drops Big Money on Wolverine Vegas Promotion
Sony is spending heavily to ensure that nobody visiting Las Vegas overlooks the arrival of Marvel’s Wolverine.
PlayStation Gets Community Noted After Mistaking Cloud for Vincent in Final Fantasy VII Revelation Post
PlayStation managed to score an embarrassing self-inflicted L while promoting Final Fantasy VII Revelation, apparently forgetting what one of the most recognizable video game characters on the planet looks like. The official PlayStation account posted footage from...
Xbox CEO Asha Sharma Inherited a Disaster — $23 Billion Business Has Just 3% Profit Margin as Game Pass Misses Projections
Xbox is a $23 billion-a-year gaming business backed by one of the richest corporations on Earth. It's also apparently making shockingly little money. A revealing new report from The Wall Street Journal paints a brutal picture of the Xbox operation inherited by new CEO...