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With the arrival of the next-generation of consoles seemingly getting closer by the day, it appears that the sun is truly setting on the PlayStation 4 and the Xbox One. Over the years, Sony and Microsoft’s flagship consoles have provided players with a number of excellent experiences ranging from long-awaited sequels and indie classics to exciting new franchises and even innovative VR spectacles. It’s evidently time, though, for the next step in video game hardware, and fans now know that the next big milestone for both companies will be hitting shelves sometime at the end of this year....

Sony has started rolling out the PS5 firmware update 20.02-02.50.00. The changelog provides the first details. Among other things, the update takes on a bug that occasionally led to the last-gen version being loaded from a disc despite the previous upgrade to the PS5 version. PS5 Firmware Update 20.02-02.50.00 Download Sony has started to roll out the 868.3MB PS5 firmware 20.02-02.50.00. The update makes some improvements to the PS5 console. This includes fixing an issue that, since launch, could cause the PS5 to prioritize the PS4 version of a game under certain circumstances, even if it was previously upgraded to the PS5 version....

A new rumored leak claiming to know the PlayStation 5’s price and release date, yet reads more like a PlayStation fan’s most-wanted list, is making the rounds on Reddit and social media. The leak stems from an anonymous source on a 4chan imageboard and has absolutely no corroborating evidence at hand. It’s very likely fake, but nevertheless, the leak is interesting to consider. According to the leak, the PS5’s price and release date will be $499....

Microsoft is preparing to reveal multiple unannounced projects currently in development at Rare, marketing director Aaron Greenberg has teased. “We haven’t announced what Rare’s working on, but our team works closely with them and is going through the process of preparing to unveil their next things,” Greenberg told the Inner Circle Podcast. “But they have multiple projects in development and we feel really good about them.” Late last year, Xbox head Phil Spencer teased that the developer was working on a “uniquely Rare game, as it should be”, telling IGN that he would “love to see them do something new that feels like a Rare game”....

The quality assurance team at Raven Software has officially voted to unionize. 22 employees took part in the vote, with 19 voting in favor of unionizing. This union at Raven Software is now the first union at a major games studio in North America. Creating a union was not an easy task for the group. It has taken several months of work with Activision trying to shut down the movement throughout....

The intersection between comedy and horror is a precious thing. Lean too far in either direction and you risk alienating either the casual date-night cinemagoer or the horror maven with a bloodlust. No self-styled comedy-horror appeases both sides and, indeed, Ready Or Not is not going to completely sate both camps – but damn, if it doesn’t get close. Though the trailer gives away a solid 80 per cent of the film’s delights (if you’re paying attention), it’s important to know as little about Ready Or Not as possible, save for the scarcest details....

Publisher Pqube and developers Studio Kiku & Innovina Interactive have announced a mind-bending dystopian adventure called The Plane Effect which will be landing on consoles and PC later this year. The game sees you take on the role of office worker Solo, who’s clocking off on his last day to return home to his family. However, all is quickly not as it seems, as the game promises to “toy with your grip of reality” and “distort the balance of time and space” as your journey home becomes more and more fraught with danger and things that’ll quickly kill you as well as fendish puzzles in the dystopian world you’ll have to use logic to overcome....

The Bitmap Brothers, one of the former giants of the UK gaming world, has been bought by Rebellion Developments with the intention of reviving some of its old series. The Bitmap Brothers was a company best-known for producing games during the 16-bit era in the United Kingdom. Nintendo and Sega might have been battling it out in North America and Japan, but there were other video game systems in the United Kingdom that were prominent during this period of time -most notably the Amiga-....

The director of Control, Mikael Kasurinen, confirmed Remedy Entertainment’s latest title has gone gold on Twitter yesterday. Kasurinen showed off a burned disk with ‘Control’ and ‘Gold’ written on it, in the tweet, applauding the development team’s efforts after a three year journey contending with ‘new tech, new game structure [and] new direction’. Heartwarming content on this heat-waving Thursday morning. Colm played a section of the action-adventure, artsy-supernatural game in April and thought it was very good, so we have loads to look forward to with this news....

A Rockstar Games artist has taken some of the most iconic games of today and given them a retro comic book inspired makeover. Mark Scicluna, who worked as a senior illustrator and graphic designer on Red Dead Redemption 2, LA Noire Remastered and Bully Anniversary Edition, has created some amazing retro illustrations of other games outside of Rockstar (via GoombaStomp). These include everything from Metal Gear Solid to Crash Bandicoot....

Update: The Humble Capcom Bundle has been expanded to include Resident Evil 4 and Remember Me, bringing the total value to $233. In order to get your hands on the new games you’ll need to have already paid over the average or can top up your purchase to the current average of $9.05. Original report: The Humble Capcom Bundle has launched, giving PC gamers the chance to pick up a whole range of Capcom titles – some better than others – for as little as $1....

One of the Atelier franchise’s most beloved trilogies, the Atelier Dusk Trilogy, is getting a Deluxe Pack on January 14, 2020. Players will be able to return to the mysterious world of Dusk, but now they can enjoy higher-resolution graphics and smoother gameplay. You will be able to purchase the three games from the trilogy separately or in the specially priced pack. The Atelier Dusk Trilogy Deluxe Pack will also include a range of special elements from the Dusk series, including DLCs with extra costumes, accessories, additional monsters, and the ability for additional characters to take part in battles....

When Rick and Morty co-creator Justin Roiland announced on Twitter that Adult Swim has ordered 70 more episodes (aka about 7 more seasons) of the series, he had to believe that that represented a hell of a lot more sci-fi rigamarole and untold multiverses to explore! And just think of the various food products Rick might mention as a joke that people in real life will lose their damn minds over!...

Riders Republic is open for business. That is, if business is bombing down mountains and falling with style. It’s got all the extreme sports you could hope for packed into one amalgamation of mountains. You can ride bikes, snowboards, skis, wingsuits, jetpacks, and plenty of creative versions of each of those. I was fortunate enough to try Riders Republic during its closed beta in August. I had a blast, but there were some issues that needed to be ironed out....

This Riverdale review contains spoilers. Riverdale Season 3 Episode 15 “And so continues our nerdiest mystery yet…” Riverdale is a series whose theme for the third season seems to be delayed gratification. Viewers have thus far been denied character’s receiving any comeuppance for their crimes (hello Hiram!), and plotlines like the Gryphons & Gargoyles saga and the painfully teased Farm cult have been narratively spinning their wheels for weeks. Yet the season finale is on May 15th, and after watching this latest episode I can’t help but feel like, finally, things are starting to happen....

BlizzCon 2019 was packed full of major game announcements from Blizzard. Both Overwatch 2 and Diablo 4 were revealed at the event, each revealed with incredible cinematic trailers and with gameplay breakdowns quick to follow. But fans have been quick to realize that despite the awe-inspiring announcements, neither Overwatch 2 nor Diablo 4 had release dates or even release windows revealed. In fact, both games were hinted to be a year if not years away from actually launching....

The Ineluctable Prison is a major dungeon in Pathfinder: Wrath of the Righteous. With numerous traps, enemies, and hidden rewards, you’ll find yourself delving into its dark depths for quite a while. Here’s our Pathfinder: Wrath of the Righteous Ineluctable Prison puzzles guide to help you with the solutions, as well as dealing with Alderpash and the Hand of the Inheritor. Note: For more information, check out our Pathfinder: Wrath of the Righteous guides and features hub....

To say that Persona 5 was a hit would be an understatement. The latest entry in the long-running role-playing game franchise garnered critical praise on release. It went on to receive an updated version with new content, Persona 5 Royal. The series also had its own anime spin off, and the main character Joker was even a guest character in Super Smash Bros. Ultimate. It left an indelible mark on gaming, and that trend seeks to continue with Persona 5 Strikers....

PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds didn’t invent the battle royale concept. It wasn’t even the first game to have the mode in it. But it was the first game to solidify the game type into its own genre, spawning multiple competitors and creating one of the most lucrative phenomena in recent memory. You can’t throw a rock without finding someone playing a battle royale game, and PUBG is among the kings of the genre....

Bluehole Inc. has unveiled a first ‘aerial’ look at its new desert map that’s making its way into its smash-hit PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds in the coming months, with the new map being based on the South American country of Peru. It’s clearly a work-in-progress which will raise the level of play, literally, with multiple high(er)-rise buildings being introduced. This will increase the opportunities presented to players, opening up more multi-tiered shooting locations, a range of long-range sniping opportunities and even more frantic indoor battles....