Author: Garry Smith

It’s finally, officially here almost: the PlayStation 5 Pro will be available to preorder in Australia today—more specifically at 10 a.m. AEST. Better yet, today’s the day when you can also try to secure some 30th Anniversary themed hardware, which is all limited numbers stuff. Following a 9-minute presentation debuting the brand-new console, we now have additional information on where you can preorder the above for yourself.At a glance, the PS5 Pro will set you back A$1,199 and comes with a 2TB SSD, a DualSense wireless controller, and Astro’s Playroom pre-installed. Unlike its predecessors, this console is only available as…

With Assassin’s Creed Shadows getting delayed into 2025, it is now in direct competition with Ghost of Yotei, the Ghost of Tsushima sequel announced during yesterday’s Sony State of Play.The move begs comparison between the two, as they’re both games set in feudal Japan and feature classical images of ninjas, samurai, and ronin. But despite the similarities, Ubisoft CEO Yves Guillemot says there’s room enough for two big open-world action-adventure games set in Japan.”There’s a lot of space for very high-quality games, and those two games can sell very well,” Guillemot said.On what differentiates the two, Guillemot focused on Assassin’s…

In a note to investors on Wednesday, Ubisoft CEO Yves Guillemot acknowledged that the company’s “second quarter fell short of expectations” and vowed to launch “a review aimed at further improving our execution.”But Guillemot also addressed some of the cultural conversations happening around the company lately, which have intensified around Star Wars Outlaws and the upcoming Assassin’s Creed Shadows (which was delayed to February 2025 today) in particular.”We remain committed to creating games for fans and players that everyone can enjoy.””Finally, let me address some of the polarized comments around Ubisoft lately,” Guillemot said. “I want to reaffirm that we…

Ubisoft is returning to Day 1 Steam releases starting with the recently-delayed Assassin’s Creed Shadows, a move that is seemingly in response to softer-than-expected sales for Star Wars Outlaws.The shift reflects the dominance of Steam as well as some pretty major changes that are happening within Ubisoft. Earlier this week, Steam broke its record for PC players online, hitting 38,366,479 concurrents. The move is seemingly an acknowledgment that any PC game that doesn’t launch on Steam is going to leave behind a significant portion of the audience.Ubisoft isn’t the only company embracing Steam. Blizzard, which once kept its exclusively on…

Ubisoft has admitted its open world Star Wars Outlaws has underperformed and announced a Steam release date alongside.A financial update from Ubisoft announced a number of significant changes at the company including the delay of premiere title Assassin’s Creed Shadows. This came alongside word that Star Wars Outlaws had a “softer than expected launch” and a November 21 release date for Steam.”Despite solid ratings (Metacritic 76) and user scores across the First Party and Epic stores (3.9/5) that reflect an immersive and authentic Star Wars universe, Star Wars Outlaws initial sales proved softer than expected,” Ubisoft said.”In response to player…

Alientrap Games has announced DuneCrawl, an upcoming open-world online co-op privateering adventure where you and your friends explore the sand seas aboard your Dune Crawler, a huge walking crustacean outfitted with cannons and treasure maps. It’s due out in the first half of 2025 on Steam.The developers say, “Travel through sprawling, lush, hand drawn environments to unfold the story surrounding the mystery of the Dune Crawlers. Interact with quest-giving NPCs, defend the local towns from bandits, discover hidden plunder, ride armored scarabs and defend your title as the greatest freebooter this side of the seven sands.” Check out the announcement…

With Sony’s September 2024 State of Play broadcast just hours away, the inevitable leaks have begun. First up we have the heavily rumored Legacy of Kain Soul Reaver 1-2 Remastered, assets for which were spotted on the PlayStation Store before being swiftly removed. [Update: It has since been officially announced and will be out December 10. Check out our State of Play everything announced for everything else from the show.]According to the store description (via resetera), Legacy of Kain Soul Reaver 1-2 Remastered is developed by Embracer-owned video game revival specialist Aspyr, and launches December 10, 2024 to coincide with…

The PlayStation 5 Pro has officially been revealed, and developers will be releasing new-and-improved modes for their games that will take advantage of all that new horsepower. But what will it mean, really?At a recent PlayStation 5 Pro preview event, we spoke with the technical leads of some of PlayStation’s biggest games, including Marvel’s Spider-Man 2, The Last of Us Part 2, and others, to discuss what improvements we can expect to see now that there’s a more powerful PlayStation 5 on the market.There are three key features of the PS5 Pro as explained by lead architect Mark Cerny during…

Capcom has released the Monster Hunter Wilds PC system requirements after revealing the game’s release date at the PlayStation Showcase last night.An update to the game’s website revealed the specs, confirming both the minimum and recommended requirements. It also revealed Monster Hunter Wilds will require 140GB of SSD storage to run.To run the game at minimum settings, meaning at an upscaled 1080p resolution and 30 frames per second, players will need an NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 Super or AMD Radeon RX 5600 XT graphics card. As for the processor, players need an Intel Core i5-10600, Intel Corei3-12100F, or AMD Ryzen…

UPDATE: The creator of the God of War Ragnarok PSN-bypass mod has told IGN it had become “way too popular” and they pulled it offline out of fear of a potential threat from Sony, not because Sony had actually been in touch.In a statement issued to IGN, modder iArtorias said:”In short: that was my personal decision to remove the mod since it has become way too popular and people started promoting it on Steam forums as well thus generating tons of attention.”I just wanted to avoid the possible threats from the Sony side, even though the code has never touched…