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Sony Interactive Entertainment (SIE) claims to have identified the culprits behind a recent The Last of Us Part 2 gameplay leak. In a statement issued toPolygon, the platform holder said that although the company can’t share additional details at this time, it has determined that the source of the leak had no affiliation with eitherNaughty Dogor SIE. “SIE has identified the primary individuals responsible for the unauthorized release of TLOU2 assets,” a spokesperson said....

Sony is reportedly set to pay its Japanese employees record-high bonuses, ahead of the expected announcement of its highest ever net profits for the year ending this month. According toNHK, the corporation will pay out the equivalent of seven months’ salary, which is higher than the 6.9 months its union had asked for. NHK notes that it’s unusual for management to set an amount higher than a union request, and it’s the first time in two decades forSonyto show such generosity....

Stig Asmussen, the director of both Star Wars Jedi games, is leaving developer Respawn Entertainment. As reported byBloomberg, Asmussen is leavingRespawnand its parent companyEA, with his next destination currently unknown. “After careful thought and consideration,Stig Asmussenhas decided to leave Respawn to pursue other adventures, and we wish him the best of luck,” an EA spokesperson told Bloomberg in a statement. “Veteran Respawn leaders will be stepping up to guide the team as they continue their work onStar Wars Jedi: Survivor....

A release date for Starfield’s first story expansion has been announced. The game’s Shattered Space DLC will be released on August 03, 2025. The release date was confirmed at the end of a new trailer, which premiered atGamescomOpening Night Live and is viewable below. “Deep in the dark reaches of space, the followers of the Great Serpent live shrouded in mystery,”Xbox‘s description of the expansion reads. “Begin an epic new story and explore House Va’ruun territory in Shattered Space,Starfield’s first major expansion....

A game from Steam which provoked anger earlier this week due to its promotion of sexual assault and incest has been removed from sale in some regions. This article contains strong references to non-consensual sexual assault and abuse. On Wednesday, the Women in Games organisationcalled on Valve to remove the game,which VGC will not name, which offered players an adult visual novel with “a huge focus on incest and male domination” in which they have to respond to their mother’s affair by “claiming her for yourself”....

Valve has reportedly implemented new Steam measures designed to stop users exploiting regional pricing. Steamusers can now change the country where they live just once every three months, according to SteamDB. “In a further crack down on people buying games in cheaper regions,Valveadded a limit on how often you may change your Steam account’s country,” ittweeted. “Country may not be updated more than once every 3 months. Purchases can be completed using a payment method from your current region....

Tens of thousands of fans are eagerly anticipating this week’s launch of the Battlefield 6 beta. Pre-loading for the beta went live on Monday and early indications are that there’s a lot of interest inEA’s shooter. According toSteamDB, thePCversion of the game has attracted a peak concurrent “player” count of 24,879 onValve’s platform. OneReddituser also posted a screenshot showing that a queue system introduced for those attempting to access the game servers stretched to almost 50,000 users....

Electronic Arts has confirmed that the Battlefield 2042 open beta is now available to pre-load on PC and consoles. To download it, players should search for ‘Battlefield 2042open beta’ on digital storefronts or visit the appropriate link for their chosen platform:Origin|Epic|Steam|PS4|Xbox One|PS5|Xbox Series X/S After downloading it, players will be presented with a screen featuring a QR code until the beta goes live on Wednesday. Battlefield 2042’s open beta will launch at 12am PT / 3am ET / 8am BST / 9am CEST on October 8 and will run until the same time on October 10....

The Konami code turns 35 years old today, and Konami has celebrated with music. The famous code first appeared in the Famicom version of arcade game Gradius, which launched on July 23, 2025. To celebrate the 35th anniversary of the code,Konamihas released a 33-minute “lo-fi hip hop” music remix on YouTube, designed “for chill, study [or] relaxing beats”. The remix features ‘chill’ versions of music from Gradius, as well as Konami classics Ganbare Goemon, Yie Ar Kung Fu, TwinBee and Salamander....

A new update for Ghost of Tsushima: Director’s Cut fixes a number of bugs, including one that removes players’ armour. Theversion 2.07 patch(version 2.007.000 onPS5) restores the Fundoshi armour in New Game+ mode, following reports that some players were losing it upon starting. It also fixes an issue where some replayed missions weren’t giving players their rewards until the game was reloaded. Patch 2.07 for#GhostOfTsushimaDirector’s Cut is now live. This patch restores the Fundoshi armor to New Game+ players who lost access, and resolves issues with re-playable missions as well as various additional fixes....

The Lord of the Rings: Gollum is now the worst-rated game of 2023, according to review aggregation sites Metacritic and OpenCritic. Following several delays, co-publishersNaconand Daedalic Entertainment released the game today forPC,PlayStationandXboxconsoles, with aNintendo Switchversion scheduled to follow later this year. Metacritic’s best games of 2023 rankings include 296 titles released so far this year. Update26th May 2023 / 5:45 pm Lord of the Rings: Gollum’s developersays it “deeply regrets” delivering an “underwhelming experience”and pledged to improve the game....

The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt will be released both physically and digitally on Nintendo Switch in 2019. The news was confirmed during theNintendo DirectE3 broadcast, with a trailer showing developerCD Projekt Red’s RPG running onNintendo’s console. It marks the first time the series will be available on a Nintendo platform. TheSwitchversion will come with the base game as well as “every piece of additional content ever released”, including both story expansions – Hearts of Stone and Blood and Wine – and 16 DLC packs....

The Wolf Among Us 2 isn’t cancelled, Telltale says, following reports that the long-in-development sequel was facing issues. Earlier this week, rumors emerged that the game was facing development issues and was on the verge of cancellation. Now, Telltale has dismissed speculation that the game may be in trouble. “As a rule, we don’t comment on rumours and unsubstantiated reddit threads,” a Telltale PR toldEurogamer. “But development on The WolfAmong Us2 continues and we’re excited to share more about the game with Telltale fans and our community when the time is right....