PlayStation 5 could have recorded the biggest console launch sales in history, according to Sony. In a statement published on Wednesday,PlayStationclaimed the PS5 launch was its biggest ever. The console debuted on November 12 in territories including North America, followed by Europe and others on the 19th. Although no time frame was specified for Sony’s launch record claim, it could mean PS5 surpassed the two-week sales recordset by PlayStation 4in 2013, when it sold some 2....

Sony Interactive Entertainment’s XDev studio has confirmed it’s collaborating with Team Ninja on Rise of the Ronin. Announced last week, the action RPG will be released as aPS5console exclusive in 2024. Team Ninjapresident and game directorFumihiko Yasudahas said the game is “undoubtedly the most ambitious and challenging project” the Japanese studio has undertaken, which may go some way to explainingSony’s involvement. Sony XDev works with external studios across the globe, providing production, management, design and publishing support, among other services....

Stellar Blade will addNier Automata DLCand a photo mode next week as part of a major title update. Launching on November 20, the patch will also introduce new costumes for protagonist Eve and lip-sync support for six additional languages (French, Spanish, Italian, German, Portuguese, and Latin American Spanish). “Nier:Automata significantly inspiredStellar Blade,”Shift Upchief technology officer DongKi Lee said in aPlayStation Blogpost. “The collaboration between Director Kim Hyung Tae and DirectorYoko Taro, marked by mutual respect and creativity, led to this successful outcome....

British rapper Stormzy is set to appear as himself in Ubisoft’s Watch Dogs: Legion. During its Forward digital event on Thursday, the publisher revealed that the Glastonbury-headlining artist would appear as part of a special mission in Legion performing his Rainfall music video. “The excitement [my manager] phoned me with I hadn’t heard since I got booked for Glasto,” Stormzy – real name Michael Ebenezer Kwadjo Omari Owuo Jr – said in a video....

Suicide Squad: Kill the Justice League’s anticipated delay could be bigger than previously claimed. On Thursday, aBloombergsource claimedWarner has decided to push the titlefrom its previously announced May release date to the second half of 2023. Following the report, which Warner has yet to officially comment on, Giant Bomb reporter Jeff Grubbsaida reliable source had told him thatRocksteady’s game may not arrive until next year. “I don’t want to cause a panic or anything, but I’ve heard it’s not even coming this year, I’m hearing 2024,” he said....

Nintendo’s last-man-standing Mario game, Super Mario Bros. 35, is now available for download from the Nintendo Switch eShop. As its name suggests, Super Mario Bros. 35 sees 35 players compete to be the last Mario standing. Enemies defeated will be sent to other players’ courses and players can activate special items to try and outpace their opponents. Super Mario Bros. 35 is a digital-only game exclusive toNintendo SwitchOnline members. The game will be playable until June 25, 2025,Nintendosaid....

Tencent is reviving the long dormant military first person shooter series Delta Force. Now defunctDelta Forcecreator NovaLogic released nine series entries between 1998’s original and 2009’s Delta Force: Xtreme 2, but it went out of business in 2016, when its assets were acquired byTHQ Nordic. Tencenthas released a teaser trailer for the new series entry, which is viewable below, ahead of a full reveal atGamescomOpening Night Live on August 22....

UK retailer Tesco is offering significant discounts on PS5 and Xbox Series X games, as it continues to clear its in-store game stock. Should customers be lucky enough to find local stock, the retailer is offering recentPS5releasesGod of War RagnarökandHorizon Forbidden Westfor just £15, as well asGran Turismo 7for £30 andMarvel’s Spider-ManMiles Morales for £10. The discounts can only be found in Tesco stores. to find stock, you can use the Tesco app to search for availability in your local area or phone stores to see if they have any in stock (VGC was able to find stock for most of the games listed below at the time of publishing)...

The Assassin’s Creed franchise recorded its strongest sales year to date in the 12 months ended May 10, 2025, according to Ubisoft. The publisher said on Tuesday that total yearly revenue for the series was up 50% versus the prior record financial year in 2012-13 (the 12-month period ended in March 2013). Ubisoftreported“the strongest quarter” in its history in February 2021, driven in part by record launch sales forAssassin’s Creed Valhalla....

The next free Epic Games Store title has been confirmed. Unrailed, a co-op multiplayer game which challenges players to build a train track across endless procedurally generated worlds, will be free to claim fromEpic’sPCmarketplace from August 4-11. It will replace Lawn Mowing Simulator, which is nowfree to downloaduntil August 4. Lawn Mowing Simulator was released in August 2021 and the PC version, which currently costs $14.99 / £11.99 onSteam, has a Metacritic score of 69....

The Epic Games Store has launched its Winter Sale. Running until February 24 at 8am PT / 11am ET / 4pm GMT / 5pm CET, the sale includes savings of “up to 75%” on games and DLC, according toEpic. Over 4,000 products appear to have beendiscounted, with featured deals including: As part of its weekly free games promotion, theEpic Games Storeis currently giving away E-Line Media’s single-player diving adventure game Beyond Blue andSega’s historical strategy game Humankind....

Future E3 shows are expected to be hybrid ones combining physical events with a digital component. While nothing is set in stone, theEntertainment Software AssociationtoldGamesIndustry.bizthat June’s all-digitalE3 2021will give the show’s organiser a better idea of how future events could embrace online elements. “This will provide us with an opportunity to present to members of the industry, media, and fans an opportunity to participate fully, and I think that provides a real unique opportunity to learn this year what we can apply to future events that will probably be a mix of physical and digital,” said ESA presidentStanley Pierre-Louis....

New Line has released a trailer for Mortal Kombat 2, the upcoming film adaptation of the fighting game, set to hit cinemas on October 24. The sequel sees the champions, now joined by Karl Urban (The Boys) as Johnny Cage, pitted against one another in a battle to defeat the dark rule of Shao Kahn. It was first announcedin January 2022 thatMortal Kombat 2 was in development, following the success of the previous year’s movie....