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Shawn Layden watches from inside a TV, with a PlayStation console standing by.

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Interview | "There comes a time when we all declare the war is over": Former PlayStation Studios boss Shawn Layden on the future of video game consoles

"We have to start interrogating what the purpose is of a proprietary console, and whether that can continue to be true."

Dec. 4, 2024 Tom Phillips

2 comments

XDefiant promotional art showing a masked and heavily armoured soldier looking toward the camera.

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Ubisoft shutting studios, laying off 277 employees as it pulls plug on live-service shooter XDefiant

After previously denying closure reports.

Dec. 4, 2024 Matt Wales

33 comments

Close up of Indy in Indiana Jones and the Great Circle

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Indiana Jones and the Great Circle reveals PC specs, gets new trailer

Ahead of next week's release.

Dec. 3, 2024 Matt Wales

32 comments

Stalkers gather around a campfire in Stalker 2.

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Stalker 2 gets third patch in less than a week, this one targeting crashes, memory leaks, and more

Available now on Xbox and PC.

Dec. 3, 2024 Matt Wales

3 comments

The Playroom VR, featuring multiple Astrobot characters in front of a minigame-themed backdrop

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PlayStation boss says AI will "revolutionise" gaming, but must be balanced with "human touch"

"I suspect there will be a dual demand in gaming."

Dec. 3, 2024 Matt Wales

71 comments

Guybrush Threepwood stands outside the Scumm Bar in Secret of Monkey Island

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Monkey Island series influenced Jude Law-fronted Star Wars spin-off Skeleton Crew

Force play.

Dec. 3, 2024 Victoria Kennedy

44 comments

A snake lands on Indy's shoulder in Indiana Jones and the Great Circle

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Indiana Jones and the Great Circle headlines first batch of Xbox Game Pass titles for December

When love snakes over.

Dec. 3, 2024 Victoria Kennedy

68 comments

A white paper cut-out of a question mark in a speech bubble against a yellow background.

Blog

Supporters | We're taking questions for our podcast again

Is there anything you'd like to ask us?

Dec. 3, 2024 Robert Purchese

5 comments

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Digital Foundry | Intel announces Arc B580 and B570 "Battlemage" graphics cards with XeSS 2 frame generation

Welcome back player three.

Dec. 3, 2024 Will Judd

40 comments

Monument Valley 3 key art, showing impossible architecture poking out of a body of water, and a little boat nearby.

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The future of Monument Valley is Netflix, whether we like it or not

"We could talk a little bit about the game industry and where it is nowadays..."

Dec. 3, 2024 Robert Purchese

12 comments

Extreme close up of Melina from Elden Ring, long pink-haired woman with scar over one eye

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Elden Ring 2 is not in development, says FromSoftware's Miyazaki

But the franchise will continue.

Dec. 3, 2024 Ed Nightingale

42 comments

Pokémon TCG Pocket header image showing a number of cards across a blue sparkling background

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Pokémon TCG Pocket reportedly surpassed $200m in first month

Arrived Rhydon time.

Dec. 3, 2024 Victoria Kennedy

2 comments

Montage of Lara Croft, Crash Bandicoot, and Cloud Strife character models over a background of classic PS1 colours.

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The 10 PS1 games that mattered the most

To the console, to PlayStation, to us, and to the industry as a whole.

Dec. 3, 2024 Tom Orry

195 comments

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Pokémon Go testing monthly reward scheme fans say you'll need to spend £500 to fully unlock

For around £10 worth of items.

Dec. 3, 2024 Tom Phillips

8 comments

Cars race through a bright woodland in Forza Horizon 4

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Forza Horizon 4 leaving Game Pass in the coming weeks

Shift happens.

Dec. 3, 2024 Victoria Kennedy

25 comments

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"There are always constraints," Arcane boss responds to complaints of rushed story

"That's part of our job."

Dec. 3, 2024 Tom Phillips

14 comments

Switch 2 and Switch 1 screen protectors.

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Switch 2 cases, screen protectors already for sale via Chinese sellers

"Moulds made from genuine console; precise measurements."

Dec. 3, 2024 Tom Phillips

20 comments

Colourful blocks fall from a blue sky in Tetris

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NES version of Tetris bound for Nintendo Switch Online next week

Third block from the sun.

Dec. 3, 2024 Victoria Kennedy

2 comments

PlayStation's former Worldwide Studios chairman Shawn Layden.

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Interview | The big PlayStation 30th anniversary interview with Shawn Layden: "It was a fight to get the Sony name on the machine - they didn't want to be associated with it"

"We'll all make this stuff up as we go along together."

Dec. 3, 2024 Tom Phillips

91 comments

Crash Team Racing Nitro-Fueled promotional artwork showing Crash Bandicoot kart racing toward the camera while competitors give chase behind him.

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Crash Team Racing Nitro-Fueled is heading to Game Pass this week

Keeping it wheel.

Dec. 3, 2024 Matt Wales

14 comments

A still from Call of Duty's Squid Game teaser trailer showing a gloved hand holding a small envelop with circle, triangle, and square symbols on the front.

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Call of Duty teases Squid Game crossover for early next year

Netflix and kill.

Dec. 2, 2024 Matt Wales

2 comments

Artwork of Jango Fett shooting laser pistols in the air from Star Wars: Bounty Hunter

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18 titles heading to Prime Gaming in December, including Star Wars: Bounty Hunter and Dredge

Plus, Quake 2! Planet of Lana! More!

Dec. 2, 2024 Matt Wales

4 comments

A Stalker looks down, his eyes glowing, in the key art for Stalker 2

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Stalker 2 reportedly target of Russian disinformation campaign claiming it's used to draft players into Ukraine war

"Boycott this game for your own safety."

Dec. 2, 2024 Matt Wales

100 comments

Warcraft 1 Remastered art showing armies of humans and orcs in fearsome combat on the battlefield.

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Warcraft 1 & 2 will be preserved on GOG even after Blizzard delists them later this month

"Games should live forever. This means ensuring they remain accessible, updated, and enjoyable."

Dec. 2, 2024 Vikki Blake

17 comments

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Sony's PlayStation 30th anniversary PS5 update turns your console retro for a limited time

With custom startup and menus.

Dec. 2, 2024 Tom Phillips

66 comments