Annapurna Interactive's entire gaming staff has resigned from the company following a leadership dispute, according to a Bloomberg report.The report, which IGN can confirm based on conversations with our own sources, states that Annapurna Interactive president Nathan Gary had recently been in negotiations with Annapurna founder and billionaire Megan Ellison to spin the gaming segment off as its own company. However, Ellison eventually pulled out of negotiations, at which point Gary resigned. Almost 30 other individuals, including division co-heads Deborah Mars and Nathan Vella, as well as the entire remaining staff of Annapurna Interactive, joined him.“All 25 members of the Annapurna Interactive team collectively resigned,’’ Gary and the resigned staff said in a joint statement …
Sony has revealed the full line-up of PlayStation Plus Games Catalog additions for September 2024, which includes The Plucky Squire, Far Cry 5, and more.Announced on the PlayStation Blog, a total of 13 games are joining the library, nine on the PlayStation Plus Extra tier and four on the PlayStation Plus Premium Tier through the Classic Games Catalog and PSVR2 offerings. They're available September 17.September perhaps doesn't have as many heavy hitters as last month, which included The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt, Wild Hearts, Ride 5, Watch Dogs 2, Cult of the Lamb, and more.…
Sony has finally announced the worst-kept secret in video games: the PlayStation 5 Pro. It costs $700, doesn't come with a disc drive, and launches this November.PS5 lead architect Mark Cerny confirmed the mid-gen refresh during a PS5 Technical Presentation in which he said the new console lets Sony give players the high frame-rates they prefer. The GPU is much larger, ray tracing is improved, and there's custom hardware for machine learning (PlayStation Spectral Super Resolution).Design wise, the PS5 Pro lines up with the leaked information and images that recently hit the internet. It looks a lot like a PS5 Slim, but with stripes along either side. Check out how the PS5 Pro looks in the slideshow of images below.…
Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse series producer Christopher Miller has swung in to squash rumors suggesting Sony recently scrapped much of its work on Beyond the Spider-Verse.Gossip started following a report posted via Jeff Sneider’s The InSneider website. According to its sources, most of the work made on the project was scrapped for "creative reasons" at some point during its development. With progress lost and Disney/Marvel seemingly planning to release a live-action Spider-Man 4 in 2026, the film was said to likely not arrive until 2027. It’s news that’s had audiences concerned that it could be several years before more Spider-Verse comes their way, but now the team behind the movie is saying there’s nothing to fear.Christopher Miller says Spider-Man: Beyond the Sp…
Konami has confirmed that Metal Gear Solid: Master Collection Vol. 2 is in the works, but getting it on store shelves will be easier said than done.Metal Gear series promotions director Jiro Oishi and production producer Noriaki Okamura touched on plans for its tactical espionage action franchise in a recent Production Hotline episode posted by Konami. During a Q&A segment, Okamura acknowledged the fans eagerly waiting to learn which games will be included in Metal Gear Solid: Master Collection Vol. 2. However, bringing some of the newer titles to modern audiences comes with a unique set of issues, including a desire to dodge the problems Vol. 1 faced at launch.Konami wants to make sure it gets Metal Gear Solid: Master Collection Vol. 2 right.While Okamura assures that an additional en…
At Apple's September iPhone 16 reveal event, the tech giant also revealed the new AirPods 4. The latest version of Apple's signature earbuds now come in two variants, one with and one without active noise cancellation. …
Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings director Destin Daniel Cretton is reportedly in talks to return to the Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU) to helm Spider-Man 4.First details on what could be the comic book veteran’s next Marvel movie come a The Hollywood Reporter report. It’s said that the filmmaker is only in negotiations to direct what will become the fourth Tom Holland Spidey flick, meaning he’s not officially signed on quite yet.Destin Daniel Cretton is reportedly in talks to direct Spider-Man 4.The first three Spider-Man MCU movies – Homecoming, Far From Home, and No Way Home – were directed by Jon Watts. With Cretton stepping in, it shows Marvel’s continued interested in bringing his expertise from Shang-Chi to other areas of its superhero universe. He’s also been…
Sony may have just given gaming fans a sneak peek at the design of what is being referred to as the PlayStation 5 Pro (PS5 Pro) after months of rumors.What might be our first look at a PS5 upgrade comes from an image that made its way into a PlayStation.Blog update from earlier today. As a whole, the post is meant to make players aware of how Sony plans to celebrate PlayStation’s 30th Anniversary, detailing upcoming offerings such as a free trial period of Gran Turismo 7 and digital game soundtracks. It’s a message that ends teasing that fans should “be on the lookout for more announcements in the near future,” but the biggest reveal starts at the top of the page. If you take a close look between the PlayStation logo and the 30 in the image below, you’ll see what many fans have p…
Bandai Namco has confirmed the Dragon Ball MOBA, codenamed Dragon Ball Project: Multi, fully launches in 2025.A beta for the game wrapped yesterday, September 3, 2024, and Bandai Namco thanked fans for playing on its X/Twitter account while quietly announcing the full release window."We sincerely thank everyone for taking part in the regional beta test," the post said. "All the valuable input we have received from our players will help our development team strive to make the game even more entertaining.…
James Gunn’s rebooted DC Universe finally kicks off this December when Creature Commandos premiers on Max.Creature Commandos is an animated TV series in which Amanda Waller creates a black ops team out of monstrous prisoners. It’s the first project in the new DCU's Chapter One: Gods and Monsters, which also includes a new Superman movie and Peacemaker Season 2. (Season 1 takes place in the now defunct DC Extended Universe.)Creature Commandos, though, gets the ball rolling on December 5. New episodes then drop weekly on Thursdays. Season 1 includes seven episodes, so ends on January 16, 2025.…