Astro Bot is ‘very, very important’ as an IP for PlayStation, says boss Hermen Hulst

SIE Studio Business Group CEO Hermen Hulst has said that Astro is a “very, very” important brand for PlayStation going forward. Speaking on theOfficial PlayStation podcastin a joint interview withAstro BotdirectorNicolas Doucet, the head ofPlayStationstudios commented on the importance of Astro as a brand going forward for PlayStation. “Astro is very, very important to PlayStation,” said Hulst. “Obviously we had the pre-install with thePlayStation 5that millions have embraced and loved, and I think that’s becoming a little bit of a platform to launch this new game now....

July 23, 2025 · 2 min · 248 words · Samantha Carter

Atari has acquired the Intellivision brand, ending the first ever console war

Atari has acquired the Intellivision brand, effectively ending the first console rivalry dating back to the 1970s. Atariannounced today that it had acquired the Intellivision brand and certain games from Intellivision Entertainment LLC, which has beenworking on the Amico consolefor a number of years. The deal will not, however, include the Amico. Instead, Intellivision Entertainment LLC will continue as a separate, rebranded company, and will continue working on the Amico, using a licence from Atari to release Intellivision games on it....

July 23, 2025 · 2 min · 392 words · Rachel Rangel

August’s PS Plus Extra and Premium games have been announced

Sony has announced the next wave of new games coming to the PlayStation Plus Extra and Premium tiers. From August 16,PlayStationPlus Extra and Premium members will be able to playYakuza0, Yakuza Kiwami and Yakuza Kiwami 2, meaning they can experience the first three chapters in the Yakuza series. Dead By Daylight, Tom Clancy’s Ghost Recon Wildlands andBugsnaxare among the other games also being added to the service this month....

July 23, 2025 · 1 min · 190 words · Brenda Carter

Baldur’s Gate 3’s first major patch is out now, and its second one is coming soon

Larian Studios has released the first major update for Baldur’s Gate 3. According to the studio, Patch 1 addresses “over 1,000 bugs, balancing, flow issues and much, much more”. The full patch notes can be readhere, althoughLariannotes that some entries might include spoilers. “So what can you expect from this update?” the studio says. “Well, we’ve eliminated issues like NPCs who sometimes spot you when they really shouldn’t be able to, floating items like mugs and newspapers that should abide the laws of gravity, and the conclusion to Shadowheart’s romance scene not triggering for some players, among others....

July 23, 2025 · 1 min · 211 words · Lori Walker

Bethesda and ZeniMax ‘conspired to sabotage Elder Scrolls rival’ Rune II, lawsuit claims

Rune II publisher Ragnarok Game has added Bethesda and parent company ZeniMax media to an ongoing Rune II lawsuit. The action RPG released forPCvia theEpic Games storeon June 12, 2025, a day before developer Human Head Studios announced its surprise closure after 22 years in operation. Simultaneously,Bethesda Softworksrevealed it had established Roundhouse Studios, a new Wisconsin studio staffed by developers who had worked at Human Head. Ragnarok subsequentlysued its former development partnerfor withholding the Rune II source code and assets, among other allegations....

July 23, 2025 · 3 min · 470 words · Dylan Harris

Blox Fruits Gas Fruit – Attacks, abilities, and how to get it

New for 2024, and technically the only new power up for the whole year, is theBlox FruitsGas Fruit. Here’s what it does and how to get it. Revealed in the final Dragon Rework update trailer, typical Blox Fruits content creatorGamer Robotshowcased almost every Gas Fruit attack, ability, and transformation against a stationary NPC. All Blox Fruits Gas Fruit attacks and abilities Here’s how we know to use the Gas Fruit to fight in PVP and PVE scenarios:...

July 23, 2025 · 2 min · 229 words · Shane Smith

Bootleg Nintendo soundtracks are being sold for big money on eBay

Numerous fake versions of Nintendo soundtrack CDs are currently being sold on eBay for up to hundreds of dollars, it’s claimed. A Californian collector ofRaremerchandise who goes byCaptainBreegullon Twitter has noted that counterfeit CD soundtracks for games likeBanjo-Kazooieand Super Mario 64 are being sold by users in at least the UK and Japan. The user believes that Japanese resellers may be buying the bootlegs from UK sellers then ‘flipping’ them for higher prices on their own eBay stores, but VGC hasn’t been able to verify these claims....

July 23, 2025 · 4 min · 740 words · Juan Lewis

Borderlands 3 officially announced with trailer

Gearbox Software has officially announced Borderlands 3 during a PAX East event. It’s also released the debut trailer for the long-rumoured co-op loot shooter, which you may watch below. The trailer showcases numerous protagonists, enemies, and worlds players will be able to explore when the title’s released. It also promises over one billion guns — including one with legs. There was no news concerning a release date or target platforms, butGearboxpromised to reveal further information about the game on Wednesday April 3....

July 23, 2025 · 1 min · 128 words · Marie Mays

Bully 2: Rockstar’s sequel ‘fizzled out’ after ’18 months of development’

Rockstar New England spent more than a year working on Bully 2, the sequel to 2006 fan favourite Bully in the early 2010s, going as far as to create a playable build with basic open-world gameplay, VGC understands. Rockstarco-founderDan Houserand a handful of his most trusted developers wrote a script for Bully 2 as early as 2008, which contained the first few scenes and an outline of the rest of the story, according to sources with knowledge of development....

July 23, 2025 · 3 min · 564 words · Shawn Neal

Cheapest PS4 and PS5 Black Friday game deals including Spider-Man, The Last of Us 2 and Demon’s Souls

Retailers are offering a range of deals on PS4 and PS5 games over Black Friday weekend. Below you’ll find a round-up of the cheapest UK prices we spotted for a number of popularPlayStationtitles on Black Friday. PlayStation 5 at retail They includeSpider-Man Miles Morales,Demon’s Souls,Sackboy A Big Adventure,The Last of Us Part 2,Ghost of Tsushima,FIFA 21,Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War,Assassin’s Creed Valhalla, andWatch Dogs Legion. PS4andPS5Black Friday game deals Sonyalso recently launched itsPlayStation Store Black Friday 2020 sale, which includes discounts of up to 70% on approximately 300 digital titles until November 30....

July 23, 2025 · 1 min · 95 words · Erin Bowen

Cyberpunk studio ‘pushing non-obligatory crunch policy’

CD Projekt Red has entered the ongoing industry debate surrounding crunch, with senior figures stating they’re committed to improving working conditions at the studio, which were admittedly challenging during development of its last major release, The Witcher 3. While theCyberpunk 2077studio already operates a “non-obligatory crunch policy”, co-founderMarcin Iwińskiand studio headAdam Badowskitold Kotakuthis is a message the company plans to push harder. Read ourE3 2019 datesschedule for every conference and live stream date....

July 23, 2025 · 3 min · 542 words · Michelle Sanchez

Dead Space 2 remake reportedly shelved following ‘lacklustre’ sales of the first game

Plans for a Dead Space 2 remake have reportedly been shelved after the first game failed to deliver commercially. That’s according toGiant Bomb’s Jeff Grubb, who was discussing developerMotive’s current projects following the news thatEA has made the studio part of its wider Battlefield development team. “They were working onDead Space2, and they are no longer working on it,” he claimed on Wednesday. “It is on the shelf because the first game had lacklustre sales, is how it was phrased to me....

July 23, 2025 · 2 min · 378 words · Betty Nichols

Disney Dreamlight Valley – How to add mannequins and dress them

How do you display outfits on mannequins in Disney Dreamlight Valley? It’s a question players have been asking since the game launched, mainly because of the game’s similarities to Animal Crossing. Nintendo’s game lets players put a mannequin in their house and decorate it with whatever outfit they like. Until recently, that hasn’t been possible inDisney Dreamlight Valley, but the game’s June 2023 update finally makes it possible. This guide will tell you how to add a mannequin in Dreamlight Valley, and how to dress it once you do....

July 23, 2025 · 2 min · 359 words · Theresa Hampton