Last month, Sony officially announced its new PlayStation Plus tiers, shaking up the console subscription offering by mixing in cloud gaming and a rotating library of games. Sony planned to roll out its new PS+ Extra and premium tiers before the end of June, but now we have more specific …
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Marvel’s Avengers next DLC character is Thor again
It has been months since the last hero update for Marvel's Avengers, with the last major update being the PlayStation exclusive Spider-Man DLC. Now Crystal Dynamics is delivering the next multi-platform character – the Jane Foster version of Thor. One of Marvel's Avengers' major issues since launch has been the …
Read More »Activision’s Beenox is opening a second studio for Call of Duty and ‘additional ambitious projects’
Activision has a ton of studios under its wing but unfortunately over the last decade, many of them have been relegated to support studio status in an effort to keep the Call of Duty franchise afloat. Soon, Activision studio, Beenox, will be opening up a second studio specifically to work …
Read More »KitGuru Games: PlayStation Plus Extra & Premium are no answer to Xbox Game Pass
Following on from multiple leaks, Sony officially announced its PlayStation Plus revamp. Formerly known as Project Spartacus, this was set up to be Sony's answer to Xbox Game Pass, but initial impressions seem to be that the final product has fallen short of expectations.
Read More »Sony announces PlayStation Plus revamp, introduces ‘extra’ and ‘premium’ tiers
We've been hearing about Sony's plan to revamp its PlayStation Plus subscription for months now, with various leaks revealing details well ahead of time. Today, Sony officially confirmed Project Spartacus by introducing two new PS+ tiers. Earlier this week, a set of slides began doing the rounds on social media, …
Read More »Sony’s PlayStation could get a ray-tracing performance boost
We've already seen some impressive graphical showcases on Sony's PlayStation 5 console, including ray-traced reflections in titles like Spider-Man and Ratchet & Clank. Moving forward, Sony may be looking to squeeze even more out of the system, with a newly discovered patent detailing new ray-tracing acceleration tech. Sony has patented …
Read More »Uncharted sequel all-but-confirmed as film surpasses expectations
The Uncharted film finally launched in cinemas last week after more than a decade of development issues, scheduling conflicts and creative differences. While critical reviews are somewhat mixed, it seems fans are enjoying the new conversion of Nathan Drake, as the film has surpassed expectations, all-but-guaranteeing a sequel is on …
Read More »70% of players paid more than needed for Horizon Forbidden West
While Horizon Forbidden West has had a relatively controversial-free launch, the game’s price prior to release was a point of protest for some. Despite the fact that Horizon Forbidden West offers a free PS5 upgrade, most customers paid extra for the PS5 box. As reported by Gamesindustry.biz’s Chris Dring, Horizon …
Read More »You’ll soon be able to play as Nathan Drake in Fortnite, according to leak
PlayStation has a strong relationship with Epic Games and as such we have seen many PlayStation characters come into Fortnite. The next collab with PlayStation could see Nathan Drake dropping into Tilted Towers – though which Drake is yet-to-be known. As reported by Fortnite leaker Shiina, a new in-game Fortnite …
Read More »The Green Goblin is coming to Fortnite
Fortnite collaborations – a once surprising welcome – is now a seemingly weekly occurrence with dozens of collaborations and an endless pool of pop culture characters to play as. The next two collaborations have now leaked. Vi, one of the starring characters in Netflix’s hit show Arcane: League of Legends, …
Read More »Sony unveils PlayStation Store’s most downloaded games of 2021
Now that 2021 has come to an end, Sony has detailed the PlayStation Store's top downloads of the past year. Of course, there are plenty of games on this list that we'd expect to be among the most downloaded games of the year, but there are still a few surprises among …
Read More »Rumours claim Sony is working on PS5 exclusive Men in Black game
In recent years, Sony and Marvel have been working closely together in the videogame space, with PlayStation developing titles based on Spider-Man and soon, Wolverine. A lesser-known Marvel property could also be in the works at PlayStation though, with rumours claiming that a Men in Black game is in the …
Read More »KitGuru Games: PS5 Software – One Year Later
In a previous edition of the KitGuru Games column, we discussed the hardware of the PlayStation 5 and all that it has offered over the past year. Now, we will look at the latest and greatest that PlayStation has to offer on the software front.
Read More »Fortnite’s UE5 update adds web swinging, sliding and more
While Epic Games is now closely associated with the Epic Games Store and Fortnite, the platform holder is in fact responsible for one of the most widely used game engines currently: Unreal Engine. Following the official reveal of UE5 last year, Fortnite is now the first game to officially run …
Read More »KitGuru Games: PlayStation 5 Hardware One Year Later
When Sony first showed off the PlayStation 5, it did so by choosing to focus on a select number of features which – when combined – informed the next generation of console gaming in the eyes of Sony. These features included the SSD; haptic feedback; adaptive triggers; 3D audio and …
Read More »Visual effects giants WETA are making a new game based on a “Major Worldwide IP”
WETA Workshop is one of the most well-known and trusted visual effects studios, having worked on films and shows such as The Lord of the Rings; King Kong; Avatar; Avengers and more. The studio’s games division has now announced that they are working on a new game based on a …
Read More »Ghost of Tsushima, Returnal and more heading to PC according to new leak
Recently, a GeForce Now database leak revealed a ton of upcoming games heading to the PC platform. While Nvidia stated that the list of games was ‘speculative', publishers like Ubisoft confirmed the leak's legitimacy through efforts to supress the leak. Now, a second leak has seemingly occurred, this time with …
Read More »Paid XP boosts removed from Marvel’s Avengers
Marvel’s Avengers has had a rocky first year. It looked like things might be turning around after the release of the Black Panther expansion and the game's recent release on Xbox Game Pass, but then Square Enix followed that up with the introduction of XP boost microtransactions, something the developers …
Read More »RPCS3 just got even better
Recently we reported that the leading PS3 emulator – RPCS3 – reached a major milestone when they announced that every single PS3 game is now bootable on the software. The team seemingly have no intentions of slowing down, as the latest update just days later now allows for PlayStation Eye …
Read More »God of War is officially the 2nd best selling PlayStation game ever
God of War’s 2018 soft reboot was created to inject new life into a classic PlayStation franchise which had started to feel stale. Evidently, it did just that, as the game went on to become a massive success, winning Game of the Year, selling millions of copies and putting Kratos …
Read More »Guardians of the Galaxy PC features include ray-tracing and DLSS
Eidos Montreal and Square Enix are hard at work on their single-player Guardians of the Galaxy game, which is due to release later this month. The PC version of the game will come with a host of exclusive features, including ray-traced reflections and DLSS support. In a new trailer, the …
Read More »KitGuru Games: Death Stranding is the BEST open world game EVER
With Death Stranding: Director’s Cut arriving today, I have decided to take a look back at the game, and will make the argument that Death Stranding is in fact one of the smartest and most involving games I have ever played in terms of the gameplay, making it in my opinion the best open world game, and one of the few that actually deserves to be an open world.
Read More »Far Cry 6 only offers ray-tracing on PC, not consoles
One of the biggest features that the PS5 and Xbox Series of devices touted is the ability for them to use hardware accelerated ray-tracing, making details such as lighting, shadows and reflections more life-like than ever before. Almost all games which offer ray-tracing have done so across both PC and …
Read More »Insomniac Games’ Wolverine will be a mature game
Ever since the surprise reveal of Insomniac Games’ Wolverine at the recent PlayStation showcase, many fans have been left wondering what the game will be like. With little more than a teaser trailer, there has not been much to go off of. Insomniac has now clarified that the game will …
Read More »KitGuru Games: Things I DO and DON’T want to see from Insomniac’s Wolverine
Sony and Insomniac Games created quite a stir last night when they announced a new Wolverine game. While we fully trust Insomniac to make a great game, there are certain things I do and do not want to see from a Wolverine title - so here's 5 of them...
Read More »Uncharted: Legacy of Thieves Collection announced for PC and PS5
A couple months back we reported that Uncharted 4 might be coming to PC, thanks to a leak from Sony's fiscal reports. At today’s PlayStation showcase, it was finally announced – though the team managed to subvert expectations, giving players even more than they wanted. Making the announcement during the …
Read More »Insomniac Games is making a Wolverine game
Insomniac Games pushed superhero video games to new heights with 2018’s Spider-Man. They quickly followed it up in 2020 with Spider-Man Miles Morales. In a surprise announcement during the PlayStation showcase, it was officially announced that the team would be developing a Wolverine game. While Insomniac Games are working hard …
Read More »Day’s Gone studio may be working on a Men in Black game
We're just one day away from Sony's PlayStation Showcase and rumours have begun swirling. According to one retail listing, Sony may have at least one big surprise – a new game from Bend Studio based on the Men in Black franchise. Retailer EB Games has listed a Men in Black …
Read More »Sony has updated its SDK to improve PS5 backwards compatibility
Recently we reported that Rocket League was finally getting a 120hz mode on PS5 despite previously claiming it wasn’t possible due to the nature of backwards compatibility on Sony’s machine. It seems this wasn’t all that changed, as many aspects of the console’s backwards compatibility have seemingly been improved. As …
Read More »KitGuru Games: Resolution Doesn’t Matter (Anymore)
There once was a time when console generations were defined through the resolution by which the console could output at. One of the biggest selling points of the Xbox 360 and PS3 was the fact that these systems were capable of outputting games in HD. Yet, as consoles support higher and higher resolutions, we have seen developers focus less on offering games at such resolutions, instead using new rendering techniques to create what may be the start of the post-resolution gaming experience...
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