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Metro Exodus is the headline addition to the PlayStation Now library in June. June’s otherPlayStationNow games are Dishonored 2 and Nascar Heat 4. The subscription service’s software library includes more than 300PS4andPS2titles which can be downloaded and played on a PS4 console, and over 700 PS2,PS3and PS4 games streamable to PS4 orPC. Sony slashed PlayStation Now pricesin October 2019 in a bid to be more competitive with rival streaming services....

Sony Interactive Entertainment CEO Jim Ryan has rejected suggestions that the company is shifting its focus away from the Japanese market. A recent Bloomberg report claimedSony’s home territoryhas been increasingly “sidelined”in promotional planning for PS5 and seen its development teams slashed, as the corporationplaces more importance on the US market. And the newly launched PS5 broke with over 25 years of tradition in Japan byswitching the circle and X controller buttonsto make the latter the default select button, bringing the interface in line with the west....

The latest episode of VGC: A Video Game Podcast is now available for listening. This week VGC’s Jordan Middler, Chris Scullion and Ethan Lawrence discuss the week’s biggest video game news, includingThe Game Awardsnominations, potential casting for The Last of Us Season 2 and more. Jordan also gives his impressions of thePlayStationPortal and Chris talks all thingsAtari. If you’d like to get in touch with the podcast, you can do so viapodcast@videogameschronicle....

Polygon has been sold to Valnet, with numerous staff let go as part of the sale. Former Polygon editor-in-chief Chris Plante took to social media to confirm that he is no longer working with the outlet, which was founded in 2012. “I’m no longer with Polygon,” Plante wrote. If you’re hiring, please consider the many talented writers and editors now on the market. Every one of them deserves a spot on your staff....

Funko Fusion will be released on July 05, 2025, it’s been announced. The game will be available forPS4,PS5,Xbox Series X/S,Nintendo Switch, andPCviaSteamandEpic Games Store. Revealed last year,Funko Fusionis the debut title from UK-based studio10:10 Games, which is led by CEO and creative directorJon Burton, who previously founded Lego developer Traveller’s Tales (nowTT Games). 10:10 is home to a team of developers best known for their work on brick-based games, including studio co-founder and publishing bossArthur Parsons, who was formerly head of design at TT Games....

Popular content creator Jason Gastrow, better known as ‘Videogamedunkey’ or just ‘Dunkey’, has announced that he’s launching a game publisher called Bigmode. Speaking in an announcement video, Gastrow said he was “sick of watching from the sidelines” and believes he’ll be able to use his reach and experience critiquing video games to help bring promising indie titles to market. However, many industry pundits and developers have questioned his qualifications for running a game development company, and suggested that Dunkey’s announcement is reductive to the work that goes into a modern publishing business....

Sony’s DLSS equivalent planned for ‘PlayStation 5 Pro’ is capable of upscaling 1080p games to 4K, and can be backwards compatible with existing PS5 games via patches. That’s according to developer documentation seen byDigital Foundry, which has corroborated via its own sources thatPS5 Pro tech specswhich recently appeared online are authentic, and the console is planned for release soon. As previously reported,PS5Pro looks set to feature an improved GPU offering 2x-4x ray-tracing capabilities, and the same Zen 2 CPU but with an optional 10 percent speed increase....

Raccoon Logic is seemingly teasing plans to announce a Journey to the Savage Planet sequel. On Tuesday, studio creative directorAlex Hutchinsonadvised users to follow a newly created The Savage Planet Game account on X. It includes a post teasing an “incoming message” and links to a Savage Planetwebsitewhich does likewise. knock knock Who’s there? No, not another spam, we swear!https://t.co/XnkKVjklvh#ForYou#FYP#HR#Message#ARG#SurviveTheSavage#ReadMe#BackToSavagepic.twitter.com/cRo9jDHz4C — The Savage Planet Game (@SavagePlanetRL)July 12, 2025...

At Summer Game Fest, while music blared and the noise from other demo kiosks bled through, I had the most intense VR experience I’ve had in years. Reach, the next game from nDreams, seems designed to push VR and the player to the limits. It’s a VR game that breaks all the rules of VR within ten minutes. Your character is running at full speed. You’re scaling buildings and doing a hell of a lot of jumping....

Rebellion co-founders Chris and Jason Kingsley have both received a CBE (Commander of the Order of the British Empire) as part of the King’s New Year Honours List. CEO Jason and CTO Chris – who both previously received OBEs (Officers of the Order of the British Empire) – were given the CBEs this week for their services to the economy. “It’s an honour to celebrate our exceptional CEO and CTO for their well-deserved recognition,”Rebellionsaid....

Several recent entries in the Resident Evil series have been confirmed for Switch. Capcomis brining cloud versions ofResident Evil Village,Resident Evil7,Resident Evil 2andResident Evil 3toNintendo’s console later this year. A trailer showcasing the games, which is viewable below, first aired during aNintendo Directpresentation on Tuesday. A Resident Evil Village Cloud demo isavailabletoday ahead of the game’s Switch release on October 28. That’s the same date the game’sWinters’ Expansion DLChitsPC,PlayStationandXboxconsoles....

It’s important to start this review with some context: On the Steam page for Kingdoms of Amalur: Reckoning, one of the top positive reviews is “Ellen was right”. I am Ellen. My fellow Outside Xtra host Luke Westaway mistakenly allowed me to share my love for this criminally overlooked game in ourvideos, and since then, to some people, I have become synonymous with it. People bring boxed copies for me to sign at meet and greets....

The original Pocket Card Jockey is one of those hidden gems that not a lot of people have played, but those who have are in love with it. In just a couple of months the 3DS eShop exclusive, like every other game on the handheld’s digital store, will no longer be available to purchase. It’s a good job, then, that Pocket Card Jockey: Ride On has arrived onApple Arcade. Ride On is less a sequel and more an enhanced re-release of Pocket Card Jockey – one that looks notably better than its 3DS predecessor, but doesn’t add anything so revolutionary that it completely changes the way the previous game was played....