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[Gemma]

Sony admits PlayStation 5 sales have fallen short, revising down its ambitious targets.

Despite aggressive promotions, only 8.2 million units were sold in the crucial holiday quarter, missing the mark.

The company anticipates a decline in PS5 sales starting April 2024, emphasizing profitability over volume.

As the console nears its fourth year, Sony hints at the PS6's future, possibly launching in 2027.

Major franchises like God of War and Spider-Man won't see sequels before April 2025.

 

[Tom]

It was only a matter of time before Nintendo decided to do more Nintendo things. They're going after one of the emulators, looking for compensation too, not just a straight shut down. I'd guess that if they succeed on this one, it'll kill off the rest too, and even if they don't succeed, they enough money to bury them in legal fees.

 https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1762576284817768457

 

[Micro Dave]

It was only a matter of time before Nintendo decided to do more Nintendo things. They're going after one of the emulators, looking for compensation too, not just a straight shut down. I'd guess that if they succeed on this one, it'll kill off the rest too, and even if they don't succeed, they enough money to bury them in legal fees.

 https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1762576284817768457

It really is hard to justify emulators of consoles still in production. You can get games before they've been released and they play better than on the console with 1440p/60fps and even 4k/60fps if your CPU can handle it.

 

[Tom]

It was only a matter of time before Nintendo decided to do more Nintendo things. They're going after one of the emulators, looking for compensation too, not just a straight shut down. I'd guess that if they succeed on this one, it'll kill off the rest too, and even if they don't succeed, they enough money to bury them in legal fees.

 https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1762576284817768457

Looks like Yuzu rolled over. Probably told by their lawyers, quite accurately, that Nintendo would never stop coming after them

 https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1764704580724576465

 

[Scotty G]

Respawn is believed to be working on a brand new game set within the Titanfall universe - it just won't be Titanfall 3. The team working on the project is reportedly being led by Titanfall and Titanfall 2 director Steve Fukuda, so the game is seemingly in safe hands. This was revealed by Respawn head Zince Zampella via a previous interview with Axios.⁠
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On the latest tidbit of information to drop, GiantBomb's Jeff Grubb added fuel to the fire, adding that to his knowledge, this project was indeed a Titanfall game. To date, Respawn have refrained from commenting on the exact nature of the project. ⁠
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Grubb added that the project had been in a pre-production prototyping phase but was recently believed to have taken important steps forwards. He referred to it as a game with "online multiplayer and a single-player campaign", which sounds a lot like the Call of Duty model. It'll certainly be exciting to see if this project ever officially comes to fruition.

 

[David76]

As expected, the switch emulator Yuzu is reborn under a different name.

Here’s how the makers of the “Suyu” Switch emulator plan to avoid getting sued

Dev says project is "in a legal gray area we are trying to work our way out of..."

arstechnica.com

 

[Gemma]

Confirmation the Prince of Persia game is getting some DLC

 https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1767943707028816361

 

[David76]

It's everyone's favourite time again, it's controversial gaming list time! Bafta's player's poll for the most iconic videogame characters of all time.

Players' Poll: The Most Iconic Video Game Character of All Time

Lara Croft has been voted the Most Iconic Video Games Character of All Time. Explore the Top 20.

www.bafta.org

1. Lara Croft
2. Mario
3. Agent 47
4. Sonic
5. Sackboy
6. Pac-Man
7. Link
8. Master Chief
9. Kratos
10. Shadowheart
11. Arthur Morgan
12. Pikachu
13. Steve
14. Solid Snake
15. Crash Bandicoot
16. Cloud
17. Astarion
    
18. Kiryu
19. Ellie TLOU
20. Nathan Drake

I love Baldur's Gate 3 but two characters in the top 20 and even then, Shadowheart ahead of Astarion? Nonsense. And Agent 47 ahead of Sonic, Pac-Man, Link? And Sackboy ahead of Pac-Man and Link?

Democracy was a mistake.

 

[Bandit]

EA CEO wants to put ads in games. I wonder can you then pay an extra fee on top of the £70 to get rid of the ads?

Wait until the first game they force this on bombs in reviews and they shut down the studio.

 https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1789003111681433762

 

[Tom]

Delta Force: Hawk Ops shows new scenes from the solo campaign called Black Hawk Down in Unreal Engine 5. The scenes look like a modern remake of Lovalogic's Delta Force: Black Hawk Down from 2003

Delta Force: Hawk Ops - Black Hawk Down Campaign | Official Unreal Engine 5 Teaser

• Tom
• 14 May 2024

We may be quiet, but we've been busy. Proof? *THAT* Black Hawk Down, now made into action with...

Looks stunning.