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Will PS6 Be Like a Nintendo Switch? Sony Says Its Next-Gen Console Will Enable ‘A Seamless Experience That Can Be Enjoyed Naturally Beyond the Living Room’
Sony has suggested its next-gen console — widely assumed to be the PlayStation 6 — could work like the Nintendo Switch by enabling “a seamless experience that can be enjoyed naturally beyond the living room.” The comments come from a recent Q&A with Sony Interactive Entertainment president and CEO, Hideaki Nishino, published in English by…
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Steam Hit Meccha Chameleon Was Made by Just 2 People in 2 Months — and Now It’s Sold Over 10 Million Copies With Zero Marketing
Launching on June 10, Meccha Chameleon is a Japanese indie game that has exploded in popularity on Steam. In just 16 days, the game surpassed over 10 million sales. Over on X, one of the developers has spilled some surprising behind-the-scenes details on the making of this breakthrough indie hit. Meccha Chameleon is a fresh…
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‘It Is Not Realistic for Us to Absorb All Component Cost Increases’ — Sony Says It Won’t Sell Hardware at a ‘Significant’ Loss as Concern Grows Over PS6 Price
Sony has insisted it has no plans to sell hardware at a “significant” loss, with concern growing over the potential price of the PlayStation 6 amid the ongoing RAMpocalypse. Current generation consoles have gone up in price, with Sony, Microsoft, and Nintendo struggling to cope with the component shortage fueled by the AI boom. Sony…
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Japanese Theme Park Gets Escape Room Experience in Which Participants Wear a ‘Bomb Collar’ That Gives a Real Electric Shock
A theme park in Japan is getting an escape room experience in which participants will wear a “bomb collar” that gives a real electric shock. As spotted by Dexerto, Alice in Borderland: Immersive Death Game is an upcoming attraction at Huis Ten Bosch theme park in Nagasaki, Japan. A collaboration with the Netflix series Alice…
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Fallout: New Vegas Director Says Amazon’s Fallout Show Is ‘One of the Best Adaptations of a Video Game Franchise’ — and No, He Isn’t Bothered by Dinky Facing the Wrong Way
Fallout: New Vegas director Josh Sawyer has given Amazon’s Fallout show the thumbs up, saying it’s one of the best video game adaptations ever seen on film or television. Fallout Season 2 is set in New Vegas, which was the setting and title of Obsidian’s much-loved 2010 entry, Fallout: New Vegas. Sawyer was director and…
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The Social Network Star Jesse Eisenberg Says Turning Down Aaron Sorkin’s Offer to Reprise Role as Mark Zuckerberg ‘Feels Almost Like You’re Letting Down America’
Jesse Eisenberg has explained his decision not to reprise his role as Mark Zuckerberg for The Social Reckoning, saying turning down writer and director Aaron Sorkin felt like “letting down America.” Earlier this month, Sorkin revealed he had spent three days trying and failing to convince Eisenberg to play Meta boss Mark Zuckerberg again, having…
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With the Threat of Layoffs Looming, Quantic Dream Staff Say They’re Going on Strike to Save Star Wars Eclipse From Cancelation
A new report has shed light on the goings on at French studio Quantic Dream and revealed concern about the future of Star Wars Eclipse. Last month, Quantic Dream canceled its live service game, Spellcasters Chronicles, just three months after its early access launch. The studio best known for successful single-player story-driven games, such as…
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Marvel Tōkon: Fighting Souls Reveals Last 3 Playable Characters — and a Blink-and-You’ll-Miss-It Look at a PlayStation Icon
Marvel Tōkon: Fighting Souls has revealed the final three playable characters rounding out its roster, and there are a number of fan-favorites in there as well as a quick look at a PlayStation icon. The fifth team in Arc System Works’ tag fighting game is called Samurai Outriders, and it includes the previously announced Ghost…
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Hideo Kojima and More Pay Tribute to Akihiro Miwa, the Iconic Japanese Singer and Actor Behind Wolf Goddess Moro in Princess Mononoke, Who Has Died Aged 91
Japanese news sources including Mainichi announced over the weekend that iconic Japanese singer and actor Akihiro Miwa passed away aged 91 on June 20. Miwa lent his distinctive voice to Studio Ghibli’s Princess Mononoke and Howl’s Moving Castle anime movies, playing wolf goddess Moro and the Witch of the Waste respectively. A flamboyant singer, actor,…
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Dead or Alive 6 Last Round Pummeled by Negative Reviews as Koei Tecmo Asks Players to Rebuy DLC
Dead or Alive 6 Last Round has fallen to “Mostly Negative” reviews on Steam as players warn of persistent bugs, lacking features, and a requirement to rebuy some previously owned DLC. At the time of this story’s publication, only a staggering 23% percent of ratings for the PC version of the 3D fighting game are…