Sony has outlined various ways in which the upcoming Demon’s Souls remaster will be a more accessible game than the PS3 original. Developed byBluepoint GamesandSonyWorldwide Studios,Demon’s Soulsis releasing on November 12 as aPS5launch title. According toThe Washington Post, Demon’s Souls will include over 180 help videos available throughPS5’s new Activities feature, which Sony says is designed to “remove barriers to gameplay” by enabling players to bring up hints without leaving a game....

Does Dragon’s Dogma 2 have New Game Plus? That’ll be the question on the lips of millions of players as they jump into the Capcom RPG. New Game Plus is especially important in a game likeDragon’s Dogma 2, wherein decisions made can completely alter your run. We’ve explained the game’s save system in another guide, but put simply, once you make a decision, it’s very hard to go back on. You’re probably going to have to wait for another run to make the opposite decision....

Capcom has released an update for Dragon’s Dogma 2 which adds a casual mode, more animations and dozens of gameplay tweaks and bug fixes. The update, which is rolling out today, also targets issues around CPU overload onPC, which could occur in certain situations. The game’s new casual mode makes several changes to Dragon’s Dogma difficulty. This includes: Capcomnotes that while players can change their difficulty to casual mode mid-playthrough, it’s not possible to change it back....

Electronic Arts CEO Andrew Wilson has said that Call of Duty potentially becoming exclusive to Xbox platforms would present a “tremendous opportunity” for Battlefield. Speaking during aGoldman Sachs event(first reported by journalistStephen Totilo), Wilson said he sees the uncertainty over the rival franchise as a potential opportunity for its own first-person shooter. “In a world where there may be questions over the future of Call of Duty and what platforms that might be on or might not be on, being platform agnostic and completely cross-platform with Battlefield, I think is a tremendous opportunity,” he said, referencing the ongoing war of words betweenMicrosoftandSonyover the future of the gaming mega-property....

HoYoverse president Liu Wei gave an emotional speech at a Genshin Impact event in China, explaning how recent criticism from fans made his team feel “useless”. Following a livestream showing more information on the game’s upcoming version 5.0 update, which adds a new desert region called Natlan, Liu – known as Da Wei in-game – made a surprise appearance on stage to address fans at the Genshin FES event in Shanghai....

Far Cry 6 review scores will go live on October 6, according to information shared publicly onNeoGAF. Reviews will be aggregated shortly after this date on sites such as Metacritic and Open Critic, where VGC’s own reviews are also listed. We’ll update this story as soon as ourFar Cry 6review goes live. Far Cry 6 will launch on October 7 forXbox Series X/S,Xbox One,PS5,PS4, andPCviaEpic Games StoreandUbisoftStore. Ubisoft has confirmed again thatFar Cry 6 will have a free next-gen upgrade....

Grand Theft Auto V has now sold-in (shipped) over 150 million copies, according to Rockstar’s parent company Take-Two. That’s up from 145 million units reported by the publisher in May 2021. The updated figure was released as part of Take Two’s 2022 Q1 earnings results on Monday. Originally released in September 2013, the game reached $1 billion in retail sales faster than any entertainment release in history, according toTake-Two....

Grand Theft Auto V is the latest addition to Xbox Game Pass for console. It joinsXboxGame Pass after leaving rival subscription servicePlayStation Now on January 2. Take-TwoCEOStrauss Zelnicksaid in November thatRockstar’s blockbuster game hasshipped over 115 million units worldwide. Originally released forPS3andXbox 360in 2013 before launching for current-gen consoles andPC, it’sreportedlythe highest-grossing media title of all time, having brought in over $6 billion. Xbox Game Pass Ultimate and Xbox Live Gold members will also be able to accessGrand Theft Auto Online,GTA V’s popular online component....

Microsoft has confirmed that 10 titles will be leaving Xbox Game Pass at the end of the month. The list of games leaving on August 31 arguably includes more notable titles than usual, including the award-winning Hades. Another critically acclaimed title,What Remains of Edith Finch, will also be leaving the service just weeks after it received anXbox Series X/Supdate. NBA2K22, which was added to Game Pass in April to coincide with the NBA Playoffs, will also be removed....

Rewards for Halo Infinite’s February multiplayer event have seemingly leaked. The rewards include a Claw Patrol Spartan Pose, Scorpion Punch Amour Coating, Mark V Zeta Helmet, UA/Mauros Helmet Attachment as well as some challenge swap and XP grant tokens. It’s expected that this is an incomplete list, asHalo Infinite‘s first event, which is currently ongoing, features 30 different tiers. https://twitter.com/_firemonkey/status/1464418960800198658?s=21 It’s currently unclear how players will unlock these items, or what playlist they will be associated with....

The first gameplay trailer has been released for Hitman 3 VR: Reloaded, and can be viewed above. Set to release exclusively on Meta Quest 3, the new VR version ofHitman 3will feature dual-wielding and a new cel-shaded art style. The game has still yet to receive a release date, with the trailer only saying it’s “coming soon”. When it does release, it will cost $29.99 / €27.99 / £22.99, and there’s currently a pre-order discount of 10%....

A game revealed as part of an April Fool’s Day joke last year by PlatinumGames appears to have actually entered development. Sol Crestawas ‘announced’ in 2020 as the third game in the Cresta series of shoot ’em ups (following 1980’s Moon Cresta and 1985’s Terra Cresta). The joke was the fourth and seemingly final announcement on the studio’s Platinum Four website, whichpromised four big announcements, but was widely believed to be an April Fool’s joke, especially whena fifth ‘Bonus Stage’ announcement was addedafter it was published....

It sounds like CD Projekt has decided to go back to the drawing board with ‘Project Sirius’, a new take on the Witcher series first announced last October. In a regulatory announcement on Monday, the company told investors it had established an impairment allowance related to expenses incurred developing the game. It said the value of the expenses incurred totalled 33.4 million PLN ($7.6m) in 2022 and 9.5 million PLN ($2....