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The situation around Microsoft, ActivisionBlizzard, and Sony is not calming down. CharlieIntel, a Twitter account specialising in Call of Duty, published an interesting document in which Jim Ryan, the head of PlayStation, spoke about Sony's plans in the event of a successful merger between Microsoft and ActivisionBlizzard.
Currently, the Mid-Year Deals promotion is running on the PlayStation Store, where many AAA games are available at up to 80% off, but Bandai Namco has decided to launch its own sale, where you can buy Tekken, The Dark Pictures anthology, Little Nightmares series, and more.
Sony has launched another summer promotion on the PlayStation Store.
Each of the avatars depicts a PlayStation character whose games are available in the Extra and Deluxe libraries. For example, Eloy from Horizon, Ratchet and Clank from the game series of the same name, Kena from Kena: Bridge of Spirits, Nathan Drake and Chloe from Uncharted, and a girl from Tchia.
In addition, PS Plus Deluxe owners will be able to play Herc's Adventures, Worms, and Killzone: Liberation.
Deluxe is the most expensive of the three PS Plus tiers. And while some gamers are debating whether Deluxe is worth the money, Sony has reported that it is currently the most popular subscription tier. At the same time, a feature is already being tested for Deluxe, where players can avoid downloading games from the PlayStation Plus library and instead play them through the cloud.
Also, it is better to refrain from discussing FF 16 on various forums now, as a few days ago it became known that some players started receiving discs with the game a week before the official release and are now posting spoilers. The only spoiler that can be announced is that Final Fantasy 16 will have 50 trophies, and to get the platinum trophy, you will have to play the game in New Game+ mode.
It took less than two months for Ghostwire Tokyo to set a new personal record for the number of players - five million. Let me remind you that in May, the developers reported four million players. The developer expressed its gratitude to the fans and presented festive art from concept artist Kenti Muramatsu:
Recently, thanks to Ryan Payton, assistant producer of Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the Patriots, it became known that the game "ran beautifully and smoothly" on Xbox 360, as written in the book "The Ultimate History of Video Games Vol 2" by Stephen L. Kent.
Mimimi Games has decided to please its fans with a new video in which it demonstrated a full mission from the upcoming stealth strategy Shadow Gambit: The Cursed Crew. In this video, lead designer Moritz Wagner not only guides us through the game's mission, but also tells us about its completion:
It's been more than two years since Sony announced a film based on the Ghost of Tsushima game, directed by Chad Stahelski, who is also known for his work on John Wick. Therefore, it was interesting to find out how things are going with the film adaptation now, as other films based on game franchises are doing well.
Marvel's Spider-Man and Marvel's Spider-Man: Miles Morales had an impressive range of costumes, which made players very happy. And it seems that Marvel's Spider-Man 2 will not disappoint them in this regard - players will not only have access to a variety of costumes, but will also be able to choose between different styles for most of them.
Flintlock: The Siege of Dawn, an action RPG from A44 Games, a developer known for another co-op action RPG Ashen, has been postponed until next year. The reason for this decision is a common and, in a way, "standard" excuse - the authors want to provide players with the best possible experience.
We tell you about the available editions, pre-order bonuses and prices.
Nick Maguire, Sony's vice president and global head of subscriptions, spoke to gamesindustry.biz about the revamped PlayStation Plus, which celebrates its first anniversary this June.
