Last week, we asked you to travel to 19th-century Japan and share epic moments from Rise of the Ronin using #PSshare #PSBlog. Here are this week’s highlights: Amulet_seven shares a ronin in a woven hat wielding two katanas against a mountain landscape n_asatom shares a ronin lounging on the sand with an orange cat
If you finished Final Fantasy VII Rebirth and are curious to learn more about how it came to be, Sony and Square Enix have released a new making-of series called Inside Final Fantasy VII Rebirth. The four-part series features interviews with thirty of the game’s lead designers, such as director Naoki Hamaguchi, creative director Tetsuya Nomura,
For the most part, I do generally like it when video games are good, a statement that I don’t think is particularly controversial. Good games equals a good time! What’s there to lose! But these days, I feel like there are a lot of “good” games, rather than good. Do you know what I mean?
A recent report by Kotaku claimed that GTA 6‘s release date was originally set for sometime in Q1 2025, but the game is potentially facing a delay into 2026. The news resulted in publisher Take-Two Interactive‘s stock plummeting by 5.2%, but Bloomberg’s Jason Schreier claims that the report was overblown, while other known insiders have
Image: EA Hazelight Studios, the developer behind the charming co-op adventure It Takes Two, has announced that the game has now sold over 16 million copies. Although it only launched on the Nintendo Switch in November 2022, the game has been out on other platforms since March 2021. It gained significant critical acclaim for its
Red Candle Games made its name developing psychological horror titles such as Detention and Devotion, but its third game, Nine Sols, sees the studio veer into the action genre. First revealed in 2021, the Sekiro-inspired title is coming on May 29. Nine Sols sports a hand-drawn art direction and an aesthetic that blends sci-fi, cyberpunk,
It looks like Microsoft and Sony have finally put their differences aside to release a native PS5 version of Minecraft. The lack of a native version somehow became a point of contention during legal proceedings against Microsoft’s purchase of Activision Blizzard, with the former placing blame on Sony. Minecraft PS5 version outed by PlayStation Store
PS5 exclusive Stellar Blade has yet to release but there’s already talk of Stellar Blade 2. Developer Shift Up seems keen to explore possibilities, if its comments in a recent interview are anything to go by. However, the studio made it clear that it needs to sell enough copies of the upcoming game first. Will
As promised, Capcom has rolled out Dragon’s Dogma 2 update 1.050, which improves PS5 performance and fixes numerous bugs. The update is currently only available on the PS5 and PC, with Xbox Series X|S versions to follow in the next few days. Dragon’s Dogma 2 update 1.050 patch notes for PS5 and PC Complete patch
Have you said hello to our new staff writer, Nic Reuben yet? You should say hi to Nic. You’ve already been reading him on RPS for years as a freelancer, but he’s ours now. Is us now. In other news, hey, it’s a long weekend! Most of us (sorry, Alice Bee) have Friday off and
Monster Hunter Wilds is inarguably one of the most anticipated games on the horizon. Capcom’s follow-up to Monster Hunter World – its best-selling game ever, was unveiled at last year’s The Game Awards in December with a brief trailer. The trailer was only really meant to reveal the game’s existence to the world, give it
Co-op shooter Helldivers 2 is back with yet another update, this time adding two all-new Stratagems that seem specifically designed to help combat the brutal Automaton enemy type. The official Helldivers 2 X / Twitter account confirmed these powerful weapons with a neat, lore-appropriate graphic that shows off the LAS-99 Quasar Cannon and the MG-101
Hey Xbox Insiders! We have a new Xbox Update Preview releasing to the Omega ring today. It’s important we note that some updates made to these preview OS builds include background improvements that ensure a quality and stable build for Xbox consoles. We will continue to post these release notes, even when the noticeable changes
You may recall that, earlier this week, Nintendo had announced that F-Zero Maximum Velocity would be arriving on Nintendo Switch Online + Expansion Pack on March 29th. As usual, the date was actually referring to Japan’s time zone, so March 29th in Japan would be late on March 28th or in the middle of the
The Witcher and Cyberpunk 2077 publisher CD Projekt held its 2023 earnings conference on Thursday. In addition to discussing the latter game’s financial success, the conference provided updates on current projects. These include three upcoming Witcher games, the Cyberpunk 2077 sequel, and the new IP called Hadar. The Witcher 4 is CD Projekt’s current priority
Embracer Group has divested Gearbox Entertainment from its stable of video game studios, with Take-Two Interactive purchasing the company for $460 million. This sale is part of Embracer’s massive, ongoing restructuring designed to cut costs after a planned $2 billion deal with Saudi Arabia-backed Savvy Games Group fell through in 2023. The sale comes three
Releasing next month, Square Enix and Ouka Studio’s Visions of Mana will be the first mainline Mana game since 2006’s Dawn of Mana. Producer Masaru Oyamada discussed the series’ return in a recent interview, describing the studio’s goals for the upcoming game. Visions of Mana combines elements from previous games Oyamada discussed Visions of Mana
Former Dragon Age creative director Mike Laidlaw has teased a new fantasy game in development at Yellow Brick Games, the studio he founded alongside three other industry veterans. The short trailer is the first we’ve seen of the studio’s debut project on which they’ve worked over the past three years. The Yellow Brick Games project