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Konami has announced that this year’s PES game will arrive in the form of a “season update” rather than a full release as is traditionally the case. The company said this year’s “streamlined” PES offering will be available “at an affordable anniversary price” – the football series turns 25 this year. It also confirmed that the next full entry in the series is being developed forPS5andXbox Series XusingEpic’s Unreal Engine rather thanKonami’s Fox Engine....

Players in Japan have been expressing their displeasure at one aspect of the newly-launched PlayStation Stars loyalty program, which offers better customer support to players on the highest tier. PlayStationStars,which is coming to the west later in October, lets players earn rewards by completing a variety of campaigns and activities. The program also has a four-tier level system, in which all players start at Level 1 and can work their way up to Level 4 by buying games and earning trophies....

Sony is reportedly preparing to launch a number of PS5 accessories in black. These include the DualSense Edge controller, Pulse Elite wireless headphones and Pulse Explore wireless earbuds. Writing onDealabs, highly reliable dataminer billbil-kun said they expect the blackPS5accessories to be announced before Christmas. To date, these accessories have only been available in white, excluding the limited edition30th anniversary DualSense Edge controller. Like the white versions, the black ones will reportedly be priced as follows:...

PlayStation 5’s system menu will be “100 percent” overhauled compared to PS4’s interface, a Sony UI designer has claimed. PlayStation’s VP of UX design, MattMacLaurin fielded questions on the next-gen console’s menu system this weekend, telling LinkedIn users thatPS5’s interface would feature “a whole new visual language.” MacLaurin was previously head of design atFacebookbefore joining PlayStation in late 2019. Replying to comments onLinkedIn, he said PS5’s menu would be “a little more [pragmatic], but a 100% overhaul ofPS4UI and some very different new concepts....

Patapon spiritual successor, Ratatan, has received the top honor at Japan indie game festival BitSummit. The crowd-funded rhythm action game, whichwill launch in Steam Early Access on July 25, was awarded The Vermilion Gate Award duringa ceremony at BitSummitin Kyoto, Japan on Saturday. James Mielke, BitSummit founder and head of the judging committee, said: “The crowdfunding campaign announced at 2020’s ‘BitSummit Gaiden’ drew strong support, and the project’s full trajectory—culminating in its presentation at ‘BitSummit the 13th’ ahead of a 2025 release—is impressive....

The final update for Redfall has been released, adding a long-promised offline mode. There had beensuggestions that the update wouldn’t be releasedafterMicrosoftrecentlyannounced plans to close Arkane Austin, the studio behindRedfall. However,Arkaneconfirmed earlier this month that Update 4 would still be coming to the game at some point in the future. That moment has now arrived, and Update 4 is available now onPCandXbox. The final update adds the ability to play the game offline, somethingArkane Austin said it was looking intobefore the game was released, when it was revealed that it required a permanent online connection....

Images of Capcom’s unannounced Resident Evil 3 remake have reportedly been found on the PlayStation Network ahead of a seemingly imminent reveal. The images below were discovered by PSN data tracking websiteGamstatand show new designs for protagonists Jill Valentine and Carlos Oliveira. [UPDATE:Resident Evil 3 remake has been officially announced with a full trailer.] The same source also unearthed new art formultiplayer spin-off Project Resistance, renamedResident Evil Resistance, suggesting it’s full release could be tied to the RE3 remake....

When you beat a tough boss in a game, you expect a wave of elation. Your heart pounding, hand sweating, you might punch the air in celebration at a job well done. In Sifu, you’re more likely to feel disappointed. Conquer the ultimate challenge at the end of a level, and rather than head into the next stage with renewed confidence and a head of steam, you may have to resign yourself to going back and doing it all over again....

A special physical release of Scott Pilgrim vs. the World: The Game – Complete Edition is already Limited Run Games’ biggest release ever, it’s claimed. Limited Run is a US-based game distributor which specialises in releasing digital games in physical media, with the games being sold on its website in limited quantities. According to the company’s founder Douglas Bogart, Scott Pilgrim became its record seller just hours after its release on Friday, selling 40,000 copiesSwitchalone....

PlayStation 4 exclusive The Tomorrow Children is making a return, following the developer’s acquisition of the IP. The Tomorrow Children was released as aPS4exclusive in October 2016, but the free-to-play game only lasted a little over a year before Sony shut its servers down in November 2017. Despite this, the game has continued to have a cult following from players keen to see its return, andQ-GamesCEO Dylan Cuthbert toldIGN Japanin September that he was trying to get the rights back....

Some players in Europe are claiming that they are unable to install their physical copy of Spider-Man 2. The game, which was released on Friday, was hailed by developerInsomniacas entirely playable on the disc, without the need for a lengthy download (althoughInsomniac did advise playerswho bought a physical copy of the game to download its launch day update.) Now it appears that several players are facing an issue wherein the game won’t install properly from the disc itself....

Sony and a number of PlayStation studios have announced plans to donate to the Los Angeles wildfire relief efforts. Fires that started last Tuesday have killed at least 25 people, displaced thousands and destroyed over 12,000 structures. They could become the costliest in US history, with forecaster AccuWeatherestimatingthat the total damage and economic loss may hit $275 billion. Sonysaid this week that it’s donating $5m to support first responders, community and relief and rebuilding efforts, and other assistance programs....

A senior PlayStation executive reiterated Sony’s commitment to releasing its games as premium titles first during a discussion panel this week. Speakingat GI Live 2022 on Wednesday,PlayStation‘s Head of Independent Developer InitiativesShuhei Yoshidadiscussed the expansion of the PlayStation Plus service and how the company views adding new titles to the service at launch. “We believe in the premium release of titles at launch,” Yoshida said, referring to how modern digital games’ life cycles are akin to a film being released in the cinema, and then on streaming services months later....