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Ryan Ellis, the former game director of Concord, recently announced his decision to step down from his role at Firewalk Studios, transitioning into a support position. The decision comes in the wake of the game's unfortunate launch, which saw disappointing sales numbers and significant backlash. A Kotaku report suggests that Ellis was visibly em...
Sony Interactive Entertainment has officially announced the PlayStation 5 Pro AKA PS5 Pro. Hosted by PS5 console lead architect Mark Cerny, the 9-minute-long Technical Presentation focused on the PS5 Pro and its specs. The PS5 Pro is better than the PS5 in three major ways: Larger and more powerful GPU - A GPU that has 67% more Compute U...
Sony Interactive Entertainment and PlayStation will be holding a PlayStation 5 Technical Presentation live stream tomorrow at 11pm GMT+8 on 10 September 2024 (via YouTube). It will be hosted by Mark Cerny, Lead Architect of the PS5 console. The 9-minute Technical Presentation will focus on PS5 and innovations in gaming technology. While Sony ...
It seems like Sony may have teased the PlayStation 5 Pro in their 30th-anniversary logo. Speculation around the unannounced console began last week when reliable leaker billbil-kun, known for accurately sharing upcoming game and hardware details, hinted at the PS5 Pro’s imminent announcement—expected sometime in early September on French outlet...
Despite its PlayStation backing, Concord has faced significant challenges, selling only about 25,000 copies across Steam and PlayStation platforms. Analyst Simon Carless of GameDiscoverCo reported to IGN that the game has moved roughly 10,000 units on Steam and around 15,000 on PlayStation. Although PlayStation doesn’t usually disclose spe...
Platform(s): PC (version reviewed), PS5 Genre: Hero shooter This is probably one of the most challenging reviews I’ve ever had to write, not because it's difficult to critique, but because it's easy to get lost in the noise surrounding its release. Since launch, first-person multiplayer Concord has faced significant backlash, even earning...
Rumours regarding a possible PlayStation 5 Pro or PS5 Pro are heating up. Prominent leaker billbil-kun has revealed the alleged design and details for the PS5 Pro. According to the leaks (source), the official name of the enhanced PS5 model will be PlayStation 5 Pro or PS5 Pro. The leakers also claim that they have seen the official product b...
Santa Monica Studio, renowned for the God of War reboot series, is currently developing a new IP. This exciting news was revealed through the LinkedIn profile of Glauco Longhi, who rejoined the studio earlier this year to oversee character development for the unannounced project. Longhi, a seasoned artist in the gaming industry, initially worked...
We aren't stock market experts here at Kakuchopurei, but when a plummeting stock market is negatively affecting the games industry, we report on it. Influenced by global factors such as fears of a recession in the United States and rising tensions in the Middle East, the Tokyo Stock Exchange’s stock market index experienced a frightening drop. ...
Bungie has announced that they will lay off 220 staff. The reason they provided for the layoffs is due to "rising costs of development and industry shifts as well as enduring economic conditions". According to the developer, these layoffs will affect "every level" of Bungie, which includes those in executive and senior leader roles as well. Thos...
Sony's PlayStation VR2 is expanding its capabilities by introducing a PC compatibility app on Steam, which will enable headset owners to play VR games from the popular Valve-owned distribution platform. The company had previously announced their efforts to broaden the VR game library for the PlayStation VR2 by testing PC game support. Recently, ...
In an impressive feat, Microsoft's Sea of Thieves became the most downloaded PS5 game in both the US and Europe last month, according to Sony's recently released top 20 charts on the PlayStation Blog. Microsoft, known for its strong presence on rival platforms with hits like Call of Duty and Minecraft, has been making strategic moves to expand i...
The eagerly awaited remake of the 2015 horror classic, Until Dawn, received an exciting new trailer and a confirmed release window during PlayStation's State of Play event. Fans can look forward to the revamped game hitting shelves in Fall 2024. The trailer, which aired during the event, highlighted the stunningly enhanced graphics that will be ...
Neil Druckmann, whom you may know as the creative director of Naughty Dog (of Uncharted and The Last of Us fame), says AI technology may be beneficial in the long run. In a recent Sony website interview as part of the company's Creative Entertainment vision presentation (via Video Games Chronicle), The Last of Us creative director said AI techno...
Sony has announced that the shipment of its PlayStation 5 console has reached an impressive figure, 59.3 million units sold worldwide as revealed in the company's financial results for the three months ended 31 March 2024. During the period under review, a total of 4.5 million PlayStation 5 units were dispatched, representing a decline of 1.8 mi...
Since ex-Sony Interactive Entertainment CEO Jim Ryan left, the company has yet to appoint a permanent CEO to lead the company. At least until now. Following an official announcement today, SIE's new CEO is not just one person, but two: Hermen Hulst and Hideaki Nishino. Hermen Hulst will be CEO of SIE's Studio Business Group while Hideaki Nishi...
Sony Interactive Entertainment has announced that they are laying off around 900 employees of its PlayStation division, an 8 percent reduction of its global staff. Several PlayStation studios are affected, with Sony closing its PlayStation London Studio in the UK. There will also be layoffs impacting Sony’s Firesprite studio. Overall, employee...
Fans have been eagerly waiting for the new DLC for Elden Ring that's been delayed quite a bit now. Elden Ring has been out for 2 years now and fans still have not lost interest in it, looking for various ways to keep the game fresh, including modding the game. It's been confirmed that FromSoftware, the studio that brought us Elden Ring, has now ...
Sony Interactive Entertainment and PlayStation are not planning to release “any new major existing franchise titles next fiscal year,” which is the period from now until 31 March 2025. This was stated by them during their fiscal year 2023 Q3 earnings briefing (via Gematsu). Sony Group president, chief operating officer, and chief financial o...
The Sony CES 2024 live stream took place earlier today but if you're expecting something significant from their PlayStation, gaming or entertainment (movies, TV, etc.) sides, I'm sorry to disappoint you. There was a whole lot of nothing as Sony used their press conference to remind everyone of existing projects, but there was nothing new from PlayS...
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