Sony has launched a new PlayStation Store sale featuring discounts on PS4 games created by Japanese development studios. The ‘Big in Japan’ promotion is offering up to 70% off the price of over 350 games inEurope, where it runs until 11.59pm BST on Friday, May 8. In theUSsome 300 games are discounted by up to 50% until 8am PST on May 8. The sale features multiple entries in high profile series including Final Fantasy,Resident Evil, Devil May Cry andDark Souls....

Sony has added thousands of new games and DLC packs to PlayStation Store’s January Sale. While over 3,000 products were discountedwhen the sale launched on December 21, the promotion now includes some 5,000 titles. The refreshedproduct line-upadds recent releases likeNeed for Speed Unbound(40% off) andMarvel’s Midnight Suns(33% off), while some games includingCall of Duty: Modern Warfare 2are no longer included. Billed bySonyasPlayStationStore’s “biggest promotion of the year”, the sale includes discounts of up to 75% until January 18....

Sony remains highly committed to the creation of story and character-based games, according to new PlayStation Worldwide Studios boss Hermen Hulst. The platform holder announced in November thatGuerrilla Gamesco-founder Hulst hadtaken charge of PlayStation‘s 14 internal studios, while the role’s previous incumbent,Shuhei Yoshida, is now leading a new initiative nurturing external indie developers. And Hulst has toldGamesIndustry.bizthat the company behind theUnchartedandGod of Warseries has no intention of moving away from blockbuster story-based games as it prepares tolaunch PlayStation 5 in 2020....

The list of exhibitors that will be present during this year’s Tokyo Game Show has been announced, including Sony Interactive Entertainment, Sega, Square Enix, and more. You can read the full listhere, including all of the Japanese games industry’s heaviest hitters.Sony Interactive Entertainmentwill appear at both the Family Game Area and the Indie Game Area. It’s likely its appearance at the Family Game Area will be for the continued promotion ofAstro Bot, which will receive new DLC this week....

The latest Pokémon Trading Card Game set, Pokémon Scarlet and Violet: Shrouded Fable is out now. The set introduces Pecharunt, aPokémonintroduced in the latest DLC,Pokémon Scarlet and Violet: The Hidden Treasure of Area Zero. In addition, Scarlet & Violet: Shrouded Fable is now digitally playable via the Pokémon TCG Live app foriOS,Android, macOS, and Windows devices. Trainers can collect and battle with Pecharunt ex, and upon log-in, the Scarlet & Viole: Shrouded Fable Battle Pass will reward players with a new deck featuring Okidogi ex....

The Pokémon Company has announced the winners of the Pokémon TCG Illustration Contest 2024. The contest saw thousands of entrants submitting fan art of their favoritePokémon, with the winner of the competition set to receive $5000. The winner will also see their illustration printed as an official Pokémon card. Winner Kazuki Minami said, “I’m truly honored to receive this prize. As this was my first time taking part in this contest, I wasn’t sure what to draw and how to draw it....

The new PlayStation 5 Slim console has received a £20 pre-launch discount at UK retailer Currys for Black Friday. By entering the codeSLIM20at the checkout stage,Sony’s new console can bepre-ordered for £459(it’s normally £479). PS5 Slim pre-orders went live on Thursday, when Sony confirmed plans to launch the console in the UK on November 29. Like the launch model, the newPS5is available in the form of a standard edition featuring a disc drive and a cheaper Digital Edition without one....

An image claiming to show a PlayStation 5 development kit and controller has appeared online. The image, uploaded byan anonymous Twitter user, appears to show development kits which match designs that first appeared ina Sony patentearlier this year. The controller also matches a recentPS5 controller patentanda description of the PS5’s prototype pad in a Wired article. UPDATE 07/04:Sonyhas officially unveiledPS5‘s DualSense controller, which it calls “a radical departure” from its previous DualShock pads....

PlayStation VR2’s early sales are ahead of what its PS4-powered predecessor managed, Sony has claimed. Since it launched on February 22, there’s been much speculation around how the next-gen headset has performed commercially. On Tuesday,Sonyshared sales figures for the first time, revealing during a business webcast that PSVR2 sold around 600,000 units during its first six weeks of availability. According to Sony, this was ahead of what the previous PSVR managed....

Online game platform and creation system Roblox went public on the New York Stock Exchange yesterday and saw its share price rise dramatically during its first day of trading. The company was given a reference launch price of $45 per share before trading started,The Guardianreports, but on opening the share price surged to $72. The stockclosed at $69.50at the day’s end, giving the company a total value of $45.3 billion....

Rockstar Games has announced the acquisition of long-time development partner Video Games Deluxe. The Sydney-based studio, which will be renamed Rockstar Australia, was founded by Brendan McNamara, who previously directed The Getaway forSonybefore establishing LA Noire studio Team Bondi. Video Games Deluxe has worked with Rockstar on several games including the 2017 rereleases of LA Noire, LA Noire: The VR Case Files, and most recently,Grand Theft Auto: The Trilogy – The Definitive Edition....

School of Hierarchy codescan be used in the popular Roblox experience to get extra EXP, money and items. Made by EclipsorDDia and is based on the WebToon Comic unOrdinary. The game has players building their abilities so they can eventually level up to higher tiers and gain new abilities. It also has some bonus codes which can be redeemed for extra items, to let players reach those higher tiers a little faster....

Sega has shed more light on its ‘Super Game’ project, explaining that it actually refers to multiple games and that some of them could incorporate cloud or NFT technology. In May 2021, the company revealed during a financial results presentation that its long-term plan included a five-year strategy called “creation of Super Game”. Its parent companySegaSammy then claimed in November that itwould consider investing up to ¥100.0 billion($882 million) over the next five years to achieve its ‘Super Game’ ambitions....