New details about the PlayStation 5 version of Resident Evil Village have been revealed. According to the game’sproduct pageon thePlayStationwebsite, it will support 4K with HDR and ray tracing. PS5‘s high-speed SSD will enable players to “instantly pick up” right where they left off “with almost no load times”. The game will supportPS5’s 3D audio features, as well as the DualSense controller’shaptic feedback and adaptive triggers. Scheduled for release on next-gen consoles andPCin 2021,Resident Evil Villagetakes place several years after the events ofResident Evil7 andretains a first-person perspective....

Like everybody else in the world, 2020 has been a challenging year for the FIFA series. With next-gen consoles only a month away,EAis understandably working to deliver solid FIFA games on those systems. Despite this, though, theXbox OneandPS4are still very much going concerns, so it’s far too early to fob off those players by slapping a ‘Legacy Edition’ title on the box and giving them exactly the same game with updated squads: certainly not for another year or two, at least....

Sims and SimCity creator Will Wright has revealed his new project, a blockchain game that supports NFTs. In aninterview with Axios, Wright explained that the new project, which is called VoxVerse, is a virtual world set on a giant cube where players will be able to own land, create attractions and mine for resources. Although the game doesn’t need players to buy NFTs to take part, it will still support Vox characters, which are NFTs created by crypto gaming company Gala Games, which has spent over $25 million funding the project....

Sony Interactive Entertainment is reportedly getting ready to announce several new hardware products, including a PS5 ‘Pro’ controller. In a report published onTry Hard Guides, industry insider Tom Henderson claims to have heard from several sources that the platform holder will unveil new hardware at the end June, although this won’t include a new console. Described to Henderson as a “genuine professional controller” forPS5, the new pad will reportedly feature removable analogue sticks and grips, trigger stops, and back paddles....

Sony has updated PlayStation’s website with a timeline chronicling 30 years of the iconic gaming brand. Featuring a host of images, videos and stats, the update has launched ahead ofPlayStation’s 30th anniversary on July 18, 2025. Notably,it statesthat 160 millionPS2consoles have been sold worldwide since its launch in 2000. This isthe same sales figure mentioned in Marchby formerSony Interactive EntertainmentCEOJim Ryan, during an Official PlayStation Podcast released to coincide with his retirement....

The first gameplay trailer for South of Midnight has been released. The game, which is developed by We Happy Few studioCompulsion Games,was first revealed last yearwith a cinematic trailer. This is the first time gameplay has been shown, however. “We meet Hazel and her newly-revealed companion, Catfish, as they travel through a flooded area inspired by the Mississippi Delta – and quickly find themselves facing down one of the game’s monster Kings,”Xbox‘s description reads....

The Swedish Consumer Agency is reviewing whether existing legislation surrounding loot boxes is doing enough to safeguard players, particularly children and young adults. The government agency is responsible for ensuring the safety of products and services and that companies abide by consumer protection laws. It was instructed to investigate lottery or casino-like elements in games by the minister for public administration, Ardalan Shekarabi, and is due to produce its findings by October 1,GamesIndustry....

Tales of the Shire: A The Lord of the Rings Game will be released on July 04, 2025. Developed by New Zealand-based special effects and prop company Wētā Workshop, which is best known for its work on the Lord of the Rings and Hobbit films, the game lets players “discover, decorate, and live the cosy life of a Hobbit” in the idyllic town of Bywater. Originally scheduled for release this yearprior to a delay earlier this month, Tales of the Shire is coming toPC,Nintendo Switch,PS5,Xbox Series X/SandNetflixGames via publisherPrivate Division....

The director and president of Team Ninja has said that “all the pieces would need to fit” for a theoretical future Ninja Gaiden game to be developed. As part ofa longer interview with VGCthis month, we askedFumihiko Yasudaif he would consider outsourcing a new Ninja Gaiden game to another studio, or handing the IP to a younger internal team. “We’re not announcing anything,” Yasuda replied, “but both of those ideas sound like great plans and are both possibilities in a sense....

Team Ninja has said it currently has no plans for a new instalment in the Ninja Gaiden series, amid speculation that it was looking to revive the action series. Speaking to VGC in a new interview, series directorFumihiko Yasudareiterated his desire to one day return to Ninja Gaiden, but claimed that no such plans are currently in place. He said: “[There are] no plans currently, but I’ve always wanted to make a new instalment in the series, so here’s hoping for that!...

With more delays than a Christopher Walken monologue, it was always going to be fascinating to see what kind of shape Test Drive Unlimited Solar Crown would be in when it was eventually released. Originally scheduled for release in September 2022, publisherNaconkicked the can down the road numerous times, first to 2023, then to early 2024, then to a vague general “2024” – but now, here we are, two whole years after its original release date, and it’s finally ready....

Thatgamecompany has confirmed its next game, Sky: Children of the Light, will release on July 05, 2025. The first game from the studio since 2012’s Journey, Sky: Children of the Light is initially scheduled to release oniOSdevices, but the developer has confirmed it will come toAndroid,AppleTV,Mac,PC, and consoles at a later date. The premise of the new game is to spread “hope through the desolate kingdom to return fallen Stars to their constellations”....

The first gameplay footage of Hogwarts Legacy on Nintendo Switch has been published online. X (formerly Twitter) user Tal Helfgott said that he managed to buy the game ahead of its official release, showing a photo of its box as proof. According to Helfgott, some of the game has to be downloaded, but because he has it early it’s not yet possible to do this – he’s instead taken to the pre-order page for the game on theSwitcheShop....