Sony Interactive Entertainment has released November’s PlayStation Plus Game Catalog and Classics titles. This month’s new titles, which are listed in full below, include The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim – Special Edition,Rainbow Six Siege, four Kingdom Hearts games and more. PlayStation Plus Premium also includes a selection of PS1,PS2andPSPgames to download, andPS3games via cloud streaming. As previously reported, November’s additions to the Classics Cataloginclude five Ratchet & Clank games....

Fresh evidence that Ridge Racer 2 is coming to PlayStation Plus emerged on Wednesday. Earlier todaySonyannouncedOctober’s PlayStation Plus Game Catalog and Classics Catalog titles. In a video accompanying the announcement, which is viewable below,PlayStationAccess, the official YouTube channel of PlayStation UK, said that this month’s Classics line-up would include Ridge Racer 2. However, the game wasn’t included on Sony’s officiallistof Classics titles set to be made available to PlayStation Plus Premium tier members in October....

Pocketpair has announced plans to launch a major Palworld expansion this month. Arriving in the form of the Sakurajima update on June 27, it will introduce a new island for players to explore, plus new Pals and subspecies. It will also add dedicated servers onXbox, new buildings, a new level cap, a new raid, an oil rig stronghold, anda PvP arena mode. “There will be an opportunity to try out the new Sakurajima update before its release on June 27,” according to the description accompanying the new trailer at the top of this page....

Microsoft’s head of gaming has commented on the ongoing investigations into its proposed acquisition of Activision Blizzard, stating that he believes heavy scrutiny from regulators is “fair” and “warranted”. Regulators around the world are currently holding a magnifying glass to the proposed deal, with theUK’s CMA notably expanding its investigation and voicing concernsthat it could harmPlayStationand other game subscription services – something whichMicrosoft has dismissed. The CMA hasofficially expanded its investigation to a second phase, while the European competition watchdoghas set its own provisional deadline of November 8to clear the deal or to choose to enter a second phase....

Microsoft has presented research suggesting that Sony’s PlayStation has a 70% share of the global console market versus Xbox’s 30%. Company president Brad Smith made the claim during a press conference on Tuesday afterMicrosoftpresented arguments for why its proposed acquisition ofActivision Blizzardshould be approved ata European Commission hearing. “Think about the market in Europe. It is a market whereSonyhas an 80% share,” he said (viaGamesIndustry.biz). “Globally, it is about 70/30....

PlayStation 5 consoles will reportedly be on sale at UK retailer Game on Tuesday morning. That’s according toPS5 Stock UK, which has proven to be a highly reliable source of updates on console restocks during the Covid-19 pandemic. It claims Game will be taking orders for both the standard discPS5model and Digital Edition console at some point between 9am and 11.30am on December 14. Priority delivery orders will reportedly arrive by December 16 and standard delivery orders by December 20....

PlayStation 5 has ended Nintendo Switch’s long-running streak as the US market’s best-selling console. Prior to September,Nintendo’s system was the best-selling console in the US for a record 33 consecutive months based on units sold. ButPS5took the crown in both unit and dollar sales last month afterSonywas able to make “a big number” of the supply constrained console available to consumers, NPD analystMat Piscatellasaid on Monday. The market research company said consumer spending across video game hardware, content and accessories was up three percent compared to a year earlier, hitting a September record $4....

UK retailer Game currently has a limited amount of PlayStation 5 stock available to buy. The consoles are only available online and are likely to sell out quickly based on recent events. You can buy aPS5via the following links: Game has said demand for PS5 “far outweighs current supply” but that it’s taken measures (such as limiting consoles to one per customer) to ensure as many people as possible get the chance to purchase one....

PS5 System Update 24.03-09.20.00 is now rolling out to all players. Theupdateadds theCommunity Game Help feature. This feature will automatically capture footage from players who opt-in to the feature, and serve them to players looking for help in a specific area of supported games. The update also adds the ability to hide messages displayed during Remote Play, as will as some system software performance and stability improvements.

Improvements in lighting technology rather than increased resolutions are going to be key to boosting realism in games over the coming years, according to Quantic Dream CEO David Cage. Discussing the studio’s efforts to raise the bar with each new title it releases, Cage said he’s excited by the potential of real-time ray tracing, a headline feature of many high-end PC graphics cards that allows for realistic reflections like those seen in CGI movies....

Insomniac Games kicked off a Ratchet & Clank marketing campaign on Monday which saw the platformer crossover with other PlayStation brands such as Sly Cooper and Horizon Zero Dawn. The social media posting concluded with the reveal of Rift Apart’s RYNO 8, a weapon that can pull items and characters from otherPlayStationgames into thePS5platformer, by creating a portal to a different universe. The examples used on Twitter include a jeep fromUncharted4, a Thunderjaw fromHorizon Zero Dawnand Fizzie from previousXboxexclusive Sunset Overdrive....

Raven Software has apologised for the botched launch of Warzone’s Season 1 Reloaded update this week. In a message posted on X, the studio addressed the issues players encounteredfollowing the update’s release on Wednesday. These included players entering a bugged state when interacting with loadout crates in-game, and getting stuck on the “Fetching Online Profile” error when attempting to access the game menu. Warzone’s new Champion’s Quest feature was also disabled because of the issues, although it’s now available again....

It may seem odd that Nintendo is revisiting Xenoblade Chronicles, given that it’s a game all about looking to the future. At the tale’s heart is the Monado, a hefty lump of a sword that allows its wielder, Shulk, to view glimpses of events to come. It both powers the story, as our heroes struggle against its dire predictions, and doubles as a cool combat hook as it warns you of incoming death blows and gives a few seconds to trigger a shield or speed boost to alter your fate....