The Paris 2024 Olympics is the first Summer Games not to have an official console video game tie-in in more than 30 years. Since the release of Olympic Gold on theSegaGenesis / Mega Drive in 1992, every Summer Olympic Games since has had an official premium video game release. Most recently, Sega has been the steward of the official Olympics video games, releasing most official video games since 2007, including the Mario & Sonic spin-offs....

Sony has revealed August’s additions to the PlayStation Now library. Hitman 2has joined the subscription service and will be available until June 12, 2025. Dead Cellsis also now available until June 12, 2025, while Greedfall is a more long-term addition. PlayStationNow’s software library includes more than 300PS4titles which can be downloaded and played on a PS4 console, and over 700PS2,PS3and PS4 games streamable to PS4 orPC. Sony slashed PlayStation Now pricesin October 2019 in a bid to be more competitive with rival streaming services....

Sony has launched a new PlayStation Store sale featuring discounts on a massive range of games and DLC. At the time of publication, thePlayStation Storeis listing 1,331 discounted items, with savings of up to 75%, according toSony. The Holiday Sale runs until 11.59pm (local time) on January 19. Some titles will be leaving the promotion on January 4 and some new ones will be added the following day. Titles currently featured in the sale includeCall of Duty: Vanguard, Marvel’s Guardians of the Galaxy,Assassin’s Creed Valhalla,Kena: Bridge of Spirits,Far Cry 6,FIFA 22,Battlefield 2042, NBA2K22,Deathloop,Ghost of Tsushima,Marvel’s Spider-Man: Miles MoralesandIt Takes Two....

The latest episode of VGC: The Video Game Podcast is out now. This week, VGC’s Jordan Middler and Chris Scullion chat about theNintendo Direct,XboxGame Pass and more. Plus, Chris chats about his time withStill Wakes the Deep, the latest game fromThe Chinese Room, which is set in Scotland. VGC: A Video Games Podcast episodes are available weekly, hosted by VGC’s Jordan Middler, Chris Scullion and Andy Robinson, and broadcaster Pete Donaldson, featuring regular special guests from across the games industry....

The Pokémon Company and Universal Studios Japan have announced a new partnership that will see Pokémon-themed attractions coming to the Osaka theme park. The park, which already lists SuperNintendoWorld among its themed areas, may start introducingPokémonattractions as early as next year, according to a statement from both companies. “Universal Studios Japan andThe Pokémon Companywill enter a long-term partnership to jointly explore ground-breaking entertainment that will immerse guests into the world of Pokémon with innovative technology and creativity beginning in 2022,” the statement reads....

An insider who has proven to have knowledge of the development plans of French developer Quantic Dream has revealed new details about its next title. Twitter user @accngt, who has recently released internalQuantic Dreammaterials early, such as tweeting a screenshot from Star Wars Eclipse before it was announced, posted an update on the game to their account. Said to be based on the PS4 tech demo The Dark Sorcerer, the game, which is understood to be codenamed “Dreamland” is said to be based on “Interactive storytelling” and is being written byDavid Cage....

PS5 versions of Resident Evil 7 and the recent remakes of Resident Evil 2 and 3 have appeared on the PlayStation Network, suggesting they may be released soon. Capcomannounced in March that the games would becoming to PS5 and Xbox Series X/S this year, although a release date wasn’t confirmed. As spotted byPlayStationpatch tracker@PlayStationSize, all three titles have now appeared on the PSN as PS5 games, leading to speculation that they could be released to coincide with this week’sSummer Game Fest showcaseorCapcom’s own digital event next week....

Dead Island 2 is unabashed zombie schlock. It has the vibe of a video nasty that your dad has a worn-out VHS copy of. A prize that you’d sneak out at sleepovers, claiming to be “the most disgusting film ever made. . At times, images fromDead Island 2feel like they would be more at home on LiveLeak than on a modern games console, making it the unlikely venue of the forefront in the debate of when video game violence gets a bit too realistic....

Jeff Minter once said that being asked to work on Space Invaders was like being asked to play guitar with Dave Gilmour from Pink Floyd. So you can imagine how it must feel for the team atUbisoftnot only to be handed the keys to the Mushroom Kingdom once but to be asked back for a second go around Rainbow Road must have had them brimming with confidence.Mario + Rabbids Sparks of Hopeis full of that confidence....

Sony has released a new trailer for Team Ninja’s Rise of the Ronin, which is viewable below. The story trailer introduces several political factions battling for power in the combat-focused open-world RPG, which takes place in war-torn 19th-century Japan. “After three centuries of the Tokugawa Shogunate’s reign, the Black Ships of the West descend upon the nation’s borders and the country falls into a state of turmoil,” reads an official description of thePS5exclusive, which will be released on March 22....

Rockstar has listed what it considers to be the remaining “high priority problems” with the PC version of Red Dead Redemption 2. Players have encountered numerous issues with the game since it released on November 5, leading to a series of updates designed to fix the problems andan apology from the studiolast week. “We have identified several ongoing issues some players are experiencing on specific machine configurations and are currently working to resolve them,” the studiosaidin an update published over the weekend....

Alan Wake 2’s creative director has teased Remedy’s post-launch plans for the title, telling the audience at EGX this weekend that the DLC will be “pretty significant”. “We do have free DLC drops coming and they are pretty significant,” he said during a stage interview. “I’m expecting us to be going more into detail pretty soon after the game is out, but all of that will be free for everyone who gets the game....

Sega has said development of its first “Super Game” is progressing steadily. Announced in May 2021, the Japanese publisher’sSuper Game projectwill span multiple “triple-A titles that cross overSega’s comprehensive range of technologies” and “go beyond the traditional framework of games”, according to the company’s co-chief operating officer, Shuji Utsumi. Sega provided an update on the first game in the project, which remains scheduled for release in the next few years, in its annual integrated report, which was published on Wednesday....