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Sony remains silent while the public awaits the show
Sony and Bend Studio have released a new update for Days Gone Remastered. This patch brings a number of gameplay improvements as well as notable enhancements for PS5 Pro.
Sony has opened pre-orders for a limited edition Death Stranding 2: On the Beach PS5 gamepad. This special gamepad will be released on the same day as the game itself - 26 June 2025.
The legendary Cookie Clicker is now available on new platforms. This "clicker" has gathered millions of fans around the world, and now it is ready to attract console owners.
In the spring of 2025, sales of gaming consoles in the US continued to fall for the fourth month in a row. However, there is good news: the market is gradually stabilising, and Nintendo is preparing to launch a new console that will change the situation.
Naughty Dog's new project, Intergalactic: The Heretic Prophet, has caused a wave of negativity on the Internet due to the choice of the main character, but creative director Neil Druckmann remains unwavering. During the interview, he explained why it is important for the team to stay true to their ideas, regardless of the noise on social media.
The upcoming crossover DLC for Stellar Blade will feature a whole mini-game inspired by the cult shooter NIKKE: Goddess of Victory. Players will be able to transform into their favourite characters, get exclusive costumes and face the Scarlet boss in a new look.
Usually, Sony's game presentations were held in May, but in 2025, it seems that the tradition may be broken. According to insider NateDrake, there is no indication that the company is preparing a presentation this month, as it has been every year since 2019.
Less than three years after its launch, Sony is stopping recruitment and phasing out the PlayStation Stars programme, which gave players the opportunity to receive exclusive digital collectibles and other rewards. However, the company has promised that new initiatives for loyal fans are possible in the future.
The announcement was made in honour of the first anniversary of the game's release
Finally, there is a ray of hope for fans of physical editions of games who are going through hard times. With the decline in sales of disc versions, some publishers have begun to openly mock, releasing such "masterpieces" as DOOM: The Dark Ages, where the disc contains only 85 MB of data. However, Lost In Cult, which has long been known for its excellent collector's editions, decided to change the rules by announcing a new initiative to release physical games for PS5.
While Sony has been actively promoting the strategy of game services in recent years, the developers of Returnal, the Finnish studio Housemarque, are adamant that they will remain "fully focused on single-player and premium projects", at least for the foreseeable future.
We wrote that on 20 May, the PlayStation Plus catalogue was updated with 10 new games for PlayStation 4/5, including the cult STALKER trilogy. However, now it has also become known about the games that will leave the catalogue.
Does the new generation of consoles really bring revolutionary changes? Akyo Sakamoto, Chief Technology Officer at Kojima Productions, believes that the transition from PS4 to PS5 is "not that big", but it has certainly made achieving the design goals in Death Stranding 2 "more efficient".
On May 20, the PlayStation Plus catalogue was updated with 10 new games for PlayStation 4/5, which are now available for PS Plus Extra and PS Plus Premium tier subscribers. All of these titles are now available to download and play.
