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PlayStation VR2 is getting a large price cut next month. Sony has confirmed that starting in March, the new price forPlayStationVR2 will be $399.99 / €449.99 / £399.99. The original price when the headset first launched was $549.99 / €599.99 / £529.99, meaning a permanent price cut of $150 / €150 / £130. Sony is also releasing a bundle containing a PlayStation VR2 and a free PlayStation Store voucher code for Horizon: Call of the Mountain, which will also cost $399....

Two separate investigations into Activision Blizzard’s handling of misconduct allegations have reportedly been expanded in scope. TheWall Street Journalreports that both the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) and the California Department of Fair Employment and Housing (DFEH) have sent additional subpoenas as their investigations continue. However, whileActivision Blizzardclaims to be cooperating with the SEC’s investigation, it continues to resist the DFEH probe. The SEC is a government agency tasked with protecting investors and maintaining fair, orderly, and efficient markets....

FBC: Firebreak, the upcoming spin-off from Remedy Entertainment’s Control series, will receive two major pieces of free content this year. Two new jobs, Codename “Outbreak,” and Codename “Blackout,” will be released in Fall and Winter respectively. All playable post-launch content for the game will be free; however, Remedy has confirmed that it will sell cosmetic content forFBC: Firebreak. Remedy has plans for 2026 content for the game, according to Remedy’s communications director Thomas Puha....

Resogun studio Housemarque has announced Returnal for PlayStation 5. The original IP was shown during aPS5reveal event on Thursday and features a sci-fi setting and a planet which evolves each time the game’s protagonist dies. Earlier this yearHousemarque announced it had put all other projects on holdto focus on an unannounced new game, said to be its most significant undertaking to date. A team of 80 people is developingHousemarque’s upcoming title, it said, which has been in the works for almost three years....

It’s not surprising that Theme Hospital – released in 1997 – has maintained a loyal fanbase after all these years, because there’s not really been anything like it since. By adapting the formula for Theme Park and applying it to a hospital, developer Bullfrog had also changed the tone: the location switch from ‘the happiest place on Earth’ to a place of illness and death meant the comedy turned from wholesome to dark: and it was all the better for it....

Developer Saber Interactive will explore the potential for Warhammer 40,000: Space Marine 2 story DLC, and a full sequel, after the game’s early success. Space Marine 2attractedtwo million players within a day of its September 9 release forPS5,Xbox Series X/SandPC, according to publisher Focus Interactive. Speaking toIGN,Saber Interactivechief creative officerTim Willitssaid it was the fastest-selling gamethe former id Software studio headhas ever worked on, including multiple Doom, Quake, Wolfenstein and Rage titles....

Sega has announced it will be matching employee donations to Planned Parenthood, NARAL Pro-Choice America Foundation and other accredited non-profit organizations supporting abortion rights. This announcement, which was shared on Twitter, is the latest in a wave of game developers voicing support for abortion rights following the overturning of the 1973 legalisation of abortion, which is often referred to asRoe vs Wade. pic.twitter.com/w1vZl6bhE4 Following the announcement of the ruling, studios from across the industry condemned the move by the US Supreme Court....

A trial version of Shenmue III will soon be made available to backers of the crowdfunded game, according to its developer. In an update on the game’s Kickstarter page, developerYs Netsaid project backers will start receiving emails this weekend instructing them how to access the replayable demo, which is available exclusively via theEpic Games store. “This special version lets you experience one day in Bailu Village near the beginning of the game,” it says....

Sonic the Hedgehog 2 is now the highest-grossing video game movie of all time in the United States. In its third week in US cinemas, the movie held firm at second place in the box office charts, grossing a further $15.6 million on top of its existing earnings. According toBox Office Mojo, this means the movie has now grossed a total of $146,258,543 in the US. As noted by Sonic news siteTails’ Channel,this extra $15....

Sony has announced the first details of its latest Days of Play sale, which kicks off this week. Featuring deals acrossPlayStationDirect, PlayStation Store and PlayStation Gear, “with additional offerings available at participating retailers”, the sale will run from June 2 at 12.01am local time until June 12 at 11.59pm. Headlining the sale will be discounts on PlayStation Plus subscriptions. For both new and current members, all 12-month plans (Essential, Extra, and Premium/Deluxe) will be offered at 25% off....

God of War developer Santa Monica Studio is working on a new intellectual property. That’s according to the LinkedIn profile of Glauco Longhi, who rejoined theSonystudio earlier this year to oversee character development on the unannounced project. Longhi first worked for Sony as a senior character artist onUncharted4 atNaughty Dog, before taking on the same role onSanta Monica Studio’sGod of Warreboot in 2016. He then served as lead character artist onGod of War Ragnarök, before leaving the company to joinThe Callisto ProtocoldeveloperStriking Distance Studios, where he worked as a character and art director....

Splatoon 2’s Octo Expansion is arguably one of Nintendo’s strongest. So much so that it wouldn’t do to just repeat it again in Splatoon 3, not least when its single-player campaign already took many of that expansion’s lessons. But while the title might suggest something optional and lightweight, Side Order genuinely offers something fresh to the series. Taking a leaf from other AAA games such asGod of War Ragnarok: Valhalla, Side Order – releasing February 22 as the second wave ofSplatoon 3’s expansion pass– takes inspiration from roguelites, using the genre’s randomisation and permadeath structure to shake up existing mechanics....

Chuhai Labs has announced Wild Blue, which it calls a “loveletter” to Nintendo’s Star Fox 64, from one of the series’ original programmers. Wild Blue is described as an aerial combat adventure that “reimagines the classic on-rails shooters of the ’90s”. The game was announced via a teaser trailer featuring studio head Giles Goddard, who programmed the original Star Fox game atNintendo, and worked on other classic games such as Super Mario 64 and 1080 Snowboarding....