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LEVEL-5 has delayed soccer RPG Inazuma Eleven: Victory Road from its previously planned 2023 release window to 2024 worldwide. It will be available for PlayStation 5, PlayStation 4, Switch, iOS, and Android. A worldwide beta test demo for Switch will be held in March 2024 with support for English, Japanese, Chinese (Simplified and Traditional), French, Italian, German, Spanish, and Brazilian Portuguese language options.

is set to release next month, and according to early box office projections, it won’t be making a huge splash in theaters.

The Silent Hill 2 remake is «progressing smoothly», developer Bloober Team has assured fans.

Skyler Gisondo has been cast as Jimmy Olsen in James Gunn's upcoming DC film Superman: Legacy.

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Xbox Series sales in Europe have dropped considerably compared to last year, while PS5 sales experienced a major boost year-on-year.

A new r has been released by Warner Bros. Pictures, showing leading man Jason Momoa as he battles to protect his family from Black Manta.

Apple's suite of products has several health and fitness features that can save your life. There have been numerous instances of the Apple Watch saving the life of its wearer by alerting them of health abnormalities. But it isn't just the Apple Watch that can become a rescuer in dire circumstances. Perhaps the most crucial of all the features on the iPhone is the Emergency SOS via satellite. Introduced with the iPhone 14 last year, the latest iPhone 15 also comes equipped with this life-saving feature. Know all about the Emergency SOS via satellite feature on the iPhone 15, and how it works.

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Publisher Sony Interactive Entertainment and developer Naughty Dog have announced The Last of Us Part II Remastered for PlayStation 5. It will launch on January 19, 2024. Users who already own The Last of Us Part II for PlayStation 4 can upgrade to The Last of Us Part II Remastered for $10. Save data can also be carried over.

After a bevy of recent leaks, Naughty Dog and Sony have officially announced The Last of Us Part 2 Remastered, which will bring the acclaimed action-adventure title to the PlayStation 5 in enhanced and expanded form a couple of months from now. And though the price of the remaster has yet to be officially confirmed, there’s some good news for those who already own the original game.

Following earlier leaks, Naughty Dog has officially announced The Last of Us Part 2 Remastered for PS5.

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Replai, a software-as-a-service (SaaS) company, has unveiled its tech for combining AI with mobile game advertising to make much more effective ads in a very short time. The company has also raised $8 million to date.

Jimmy Wales, the cofounder of the online non-profit encyclopedia Wikipedia, highlighted the limitations of generative artificial intelligence models such as ChatGPT during his session at the opening night of the Web Summit 2023 being hosted in Portugal. Speaking to a full house, Wales highlighted how he found ChatGPT an amazing thing to play with but also feels once you get serious with it, the realization sinks in that it is “pretty bad”. The opinion of the Wikipedia cofounder echoes many other researchers and entrepreneurs who are still not sold on the abilities of the large language model (LLM) and believe its mistakes make it an unreliable work assistant.

Twitch viewership held steady in Q3 2023 according to StreamElement’s latest State of the Stream report. Total hours watched grew less than 1% to 5.15 billion in Q3 2023 compared to Q2’s 5.14 billion total.

Solar winds have been part of the reason behind the recent series of solar storms that have struck the Earth in the last couple of weeks. They either sparked solar storm incidents or amplified an active storm. But often, we tend to overlook its potential to cause damage when compared to solar flares and coronal mass ejections (CME). However, as per NASA officials and research papers, these stellar winds are capable of not only sparking solar storms but also triggering forest fires, and damaging spacecraft, potentially putting the lives of astronauts in danger.

A new Japanese has been released, featuring a good deal of new footage from the DC Studios sequel. The film is set to release on Friday, December 22.

Next week marks the third year since PS5 launched and we wanted to take this opportunity to thank the more than 40 million players who’ve joined our global PS5 community. In these first three years, PlayStation Studios and third-party developers have introduced more than 2,500 PS5 games for players to enjoy, including fan-favorite titles in recent months like Marvel’s Spider-Man 2, Baldur’s Gate 3, and Final Fantasy XVI.

Broken Ranks uses real Slavic folklore as inspiration for its fictional world. The latest update introduces this year’s version of the Forefather’s Eve event, and an update on the mobile version.

Earlier this year, Sony unveiled two new PlayStation accessories in the form of the Pulse Explore wireless earbuds and the Pulse Elite wireless headset, and now, the company has confirmed when both of them will be releasing.

Update:  Pulse Explore wireless earbuds, Pulse Elite wireless headset, and additional PlayStation Link USB adapters will be available to pre-order starting Friday, November 24th. Preorders will be available through PlayStation Authorized Dealers and Sony Centres in Singapore, Malaysia, Thailand, Indonesia, Philippines, and Vietnam. 

Codemasters has spent 16 years mastering rally racing with its DIRT franchise between both the mainline entries and side games like DIRT Rally and DIRT Showdown. Now, with Codemasters until the EA umbrella and EA having the WRC license, it’s time for a new era to begin with EA Sports WRC. The DIRT franchise always excelled at providing smooth racing action and that’s something the then-official WRC games could be inconsistent on with each entry feeling a bit too similar to the last and now you have essentially a perfect blend of core gameplay and the official WRC license. EA Sports WRC is coming from the DIRT Rally team and offers up a more simulation-based approach to the action.

Some people sing the praises of "visceral" games. Others extol the virtues of "immersive" games. Me, I'm increasingly drawn to "perverse" games. No, not like that. Well, not entirely like that. I mean "perverse" more straightforwardly as in deliberately awkward and unreceptive in their core design, almost self-defeating in a way that has you saying "WTF?" and hankering to know more.

EA has released stats about the performance of FC 24 in its first 24 days since launch, releasing a whole host of stats. EA has stated that players in over 200 countries are playing EA Sport FC 24, with over 1.6 billion matches played and over 4.1 billion goals scored since launch day. The addition of women to Ultimate Team has been successful too with over 739 million women players being used in squads.

The Aquaman and the Lost Kingdom release date has once again been delayed.

Aquaman and the Lost Kingdom director James Wan has spoken further about ‘s reduced role in the movie.

Signing a wonderkid in Football Manager 2024 is not only a great way to kickstart your team but a surefire way to implement some longevity. Who should you pick up though? Jude Bellingham? Harvey Elliott? Evan Ferguson? So many choices!

director James Wan has provided more details about the reshoots that the DC Universe sequel has had.

With just a touch of bravado, the European Union Agency for Law Enforcement Cooperation (or Europol) has announced «a major blow» to the Ragnar Locker ransomware group. To you and me, that name is mostly familiar because of the organisation's 2020 attack on Capcom, which saw it demand $11 million and affect around 400,000 people's data. 

European police have «taken down» the gang of ransomware attackers responsible for 2020's high-profile Capcom hack, which saw confidential employee information and details on a swathe of upcoming games splashed across the internet.

The ransomware group responsible for a Capcom data breach in 2020 has been “taken down” in an international police operation, with its key member arrested.

Police across Europe may have dealt a major blow to the cybercriminal gang behind the ransomware strain Ragnar Locker. 

A free update arrives for the classic Spookypasta-themed game.

It sounds like quite the team of RPG talent is assembling behind upcoming open-world game Wyrdsong, the debut title from newfound studio Something Wicked Games. On top of its existing staff made up of former Bethesda, Obsidian, Respawn and BioWare devs, the lead quest designer for Starfield has joined the team.

Will Shen, who worked on Starfieldas lead quest designer, has left Bethesda to join Something Wicked Games. In his new role, Shen will be the lead content designer on the studio's first game, the open-world fantasy RPG Wyrdsong. 

Will Shen, former lead quest designer for Bethesda's Starfield who worked on other games from the studio, such as Fallout 3, Skyrim, Fallout 4, and Fallout 76, joined Something Wicked games to work on the studio's first open-world RPG.

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Pete Hines isn’t the only major departure from Bethesda Softworks. Will Shen, lead quest designer and design director on Starfield, has also announced that he’s leaving the studio. He’ll join Something Weird Games, a studio of former talent from BioWare, Bethesda and Obsidian Entertainment, to work on Wyrdsong, their debut RPG.

The EA FC 24 Amazon Prime Gaming Twitch packs are now rolling out, providing plenty of opportunities for Prime subscribers to take home some major goodies to help improve your Ultimate Team Squad.

One of Bethesda's senior developers, Will Shen, who served as the lead quest designer on Starfield, has joined studio Something Wicked Games, which was co-founded by former Bethesda project lead Jeff Gardiner.

After a long career at Bethesda, Starfield lead quest designer Will Shen has left the studio and joined Something Wicked Games, where he'll serve as lead content designer on its first game, the open-world RPG Wyrdsong.

Like a Dragon Gaiden: The Man Who Erased His Name will launch with only Japanese voice acting at first, with English dubbing expected to be added after release.

It sounds like has had quite a few scenes cut over its production, as a new report suggests 20 are gone.

Sony has announced that PS5 cloud streaming for PlayStation Plus Premium goes live on October 17th in Japan, October 23rd in Europe and October 30th in North America. There will be several titles from the PlayStation Plus Game Catalog to stream, with “hundreds” of PS5 titles to support the same later.

Two months after PlayStation Plus Premium subscribers began receiving invites to a PlayStation 5 cloud streaming beta, Sony has announced the feature will be getting its full launch on on 23rd October in Europe and 30th October in the US.

PlayStation 5 cloud streaming for PlayStation Plus Premium subscribers will launch on October 17 in Japan, October 23 in Europe, and October 30 in North America, allowing users to play PlayStation 5 games without having to download them, Sony Interactive Entertainment announced.

Ravensburger has announced it’ll be rolling out Disney Lorcana to ten more regions later this year, ahead a third set confirmed for early 2024.

DC has denied that Aquaman and the Lost Kingdom star showed up to the set of the DC Studios sequel drunk.

A new report has come out about Aquaman and the Lost Kingdom, stating that some scenes featuring were cut from the DC Universe movie.

It’s been more than a hot minute since we’ve had a Silent Hill game. Last year’s announcement that the series was making a return caused joy (and a bit of relief) in many fans’ hearts. As well as brand-new interactive series, we’re also getting a remake of Silent Hill 2, and some updates on Steam suggest we may hear more about this project soon.

We could be hearing more about the upcoming Silent Hill 2 remake from Konami anytime now, as a new Steam backend update is one of many puzzle pieces that may just complete a picture that gives us more details about the remake of one of the horror genre’s best games.

As we creak ever closer to spooky season and a possible second Silent Hill Transmission – the last was just before Halloween 2022 – it seems Bloober Team has quietly been updating the backend of Silent Hill 2 Remake's Steam page.

Ever since KONAMI confirmed years of rumors to reveal that a SILENT HILL 2 remake was indeed in production, fans have been eagerly awaiting the day they'll once again be able to step in the shoes of protagonist James Sunderland and go back to the eponymous town after receiving a letter from Mary, his deceased wife.

Horizon Forbidden West: Complete Edition is set to release for PS5 on October 6, and when it does, players may be surprised to find that they'll be getting not one but two discs. 

Patch 1.03 for Red Dead Redemption has sneaked in a 60fps mode for those playing on PlayStation 5.  When the game launched on PlayStation 4 in August many people questioned why the game was not running at 60fps and 4K.

Patch 1.03 for Red Dead Redemption has sneaked in a 60fps mode for those playing on PlayStation 5.  When the game launched on PlayStation 4 in August many people questioned why the game was not running at 60fps and 4K.

An upcoming tactics roguelike will see you take the sticks of a giant robot and do battle with interstellar Archangels come to obliterate humanity's cities. Massive Galaxy Studios' Arc Seed will be a combination of turn-based tactics and deckbuilding combined with longer-term roguelite strategy requiring you to upgrade and coordinate the defenses of your city.

A malicious version of ChatGPT designed to assist cybercriminals has ended up scamming crooks interested in buying access to the service.

It's hard to deny the satisfaction you can get from performing Cristiano Ronaldo's 'Siu' celebration, whether on the playground, in a Sunday league match or scoring a last-minute winner in EA FC Sports FC 24.

Horizon Forbidden West: Complete Edition is coming to PlayStation 5 console on October 6!

Upcoming fantasy MMORPG Tarisland is making its way towards the next closed beta test in November. Now we know whose music will be part of the experience, as the MMORPG will feature award-winning composer, Russell Brower.

Horizon Forbidden West: Complete Edition is coming to PlayStation 5 on October 6.

Cybersecurity has become a major concern because of the continuous development of new technologies and cybercriminals are using everything at their disposal to breach your bank accounts and empty it of its contents. Massive financial losses have happened to victims and getting back the same has proved to be virtually impossible. And malware is the medium through which these cybercriminals infiltrate your gadgets to spy on you, and discover your secret passwords. There is a constant threat hanging over everyone in the cyber world. The latest example to emerge is that of the Xenomorph Android malware. It has resurfaced again in its new version, and it is more dangerous than ever. Now, it has evolved into a greater threat and according to experts, it has infiltrated over 100 different banking and cryptocurrency apps. Read here to know, how it can affect you:

Amid all the details and gameplay for Marvel’s Spider-Man 2, a new cinematic TV spot has been doing the rounds in Brazil. Dubbed in Portuguese and shared by @multiversebro on Twitter, it sees Miles Morales and Peter Parker battling Venom in Manhattan. Check it out below, though beware of spoilers for Marvel’s Spider-Man.

As they do their final shakedowns before EA Sports WRC is released on 3rd November 2023, Codemasters has opened up a about what will feature within their renewed and officially licensed depiction of the World Rally Championship, and all the authentic details that they’re looking to include.

As they do their final shakedowns before EA Sports WRC is released on 3rd November 2023, Codemasters has opened up a about what will feature within their renewed and officially licensed depiction of the World Rally Championship, and all the authentic details that they’re looking to include.

We're thrilled to announce the return of GamesBeat Next, hosted in San Francisco this October, where we will explore the theme of «Playing the Edge.» Apply to speak here and learn more about sponsorship opportunities here. At the event, we will also announce 25 top game startups as the 2024 Game Changers. Apply or nominate today!

Football season is in full swing and we are pleased to announce the new PS5 Console – EA Sports FC 24 Bundle. Perfect for all fans of The World’s Game, the bundle will be available beginning Friday, September 29 – the day the new game releases – and will open for pre-orders beginning Monday, September 25. 

The time to start planning your end-of-year travel is now—if you want to get the best prices, that is. After a few years of severe ups and downs in the travel industry, many problems are working themselves out and airfare is dropping, especially on travel between the US and Europe.

The upcoming uses some ideas from the canceled Black Manta spin-off movie, according to director James Wan.

Starfield was comfortably No.1 across Europe during its launch week, GSD data shows.

Sony has unveiled a new range of metallic covers and controllers for the PS5.

Tired of that giant white slab of a PlayStation 5 in your living room and looking to add a bit of pizzazz to your surroundings? Well then Sony might just, depending on your idea of tasteful, have what you're looking for: three new metallic console covers (and matching controllers) that are almost certainly not going to match your existing decor!

During Sony's State of Play show yesterday, three new PS5 metallic color variants for the DualSense controller and console cover were announced.

We hope you enjoyed the exciting news from today’s State of Play, including the first glimpse of the new Deep Earth Collection joining the PS5 family of accessories. The collection introduces three new colors for the DualSense wireless controller and PS5 console covers, all with a smooth metallic finish: molten Volcanic Red, alluring Cobalt Blue, and sleek Sterling Silver. 

EA FC 24 ratings are now rolling out — and naturally, one of the biggest focuses surrounds Cristiano Ronaldo.

The Aquaman and the Lost Kingdom trailer previews the end of the DC Extended Universe when it releases on December 20 in theaters.

Fancy getting hooked on another football management sim?

Distributed by Level Endless and developed by Tencent Games, Tarisland was first announced in April of this year. The game was announced with the confirmation that shut beta tests begin exclusively in China during June 2023.