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Back to Search#368 | Son of War
Episode 368
Sony-owned Santa Monica Studio is one of PlayStation's first party powerhouses. Responsible for the God of War franchise -- and, other than Kinetica early in the PS2 era, only the God of War franchis…
Published on 2 months, 1 week ago
#367 | Here We Go, Down That Same Old Road Again
Episode 368
If you're tired of The Last of Us, well, it's really too bad. That's because Naughty Dog has updated The Last of Us: Part II yet again, this time with a so-called Chronological Mode that orders the …
Published on 2 months, 2 weeks ago
#366 | And If Anything, Then There's Your Sign of the Times
Episode 366
For the first time ever, PlayStation is publishing one of its own games on Xbox. The new port comes in the form of 2024's smash-hit multiplayer game Helldivers 2 from second party studio Arrowhead, a…
Published on 2 months, 3 weeks ago
#365 | Metal Health
Episode 365
Is your PlayStation 5 about to break? Probably not, but speculation is increasingly circulating suggesting that the old run of PS5s -- pre-Slim and pre-Pro -- may start running into a 'liquid metal' …
Published on 2 months, 4 weeks ago
#364 | No Squares Shall Enter in the Circle of Winners
Episode 264
Sony's recent PlayStation-centric corporate presentation illustrated just how powerful their gaming vertical is. Indeed, PlayStation 5 has already generated more revenue for the company than PS1, PS2…
Published on 3 months ago
#363 | Getting Bent
Episode 363
With Bend Studio laying off 30% of its staff as it gears up to enter a lengthy pre-production stage, it's clear their next release (should it ever materialize) will be on PlayStation 6. This is just …
Published on 3 months, 1 week ago
#362 | I Do Believe You're Trying to Wake Me Up
Episode 362
Since we published our previous episode, Sony not only announced it was having a State of Play event, but that event has already happened. Thus, we have much to discuss throughout this lengthy episod…
Published on 3 months, 2 weeks ago
#361 | The Most Natural Thing, But Nothing We'd Expect
Episode 361
The global economy is in a tumultuous state, inflation has carved away everyone's purchasing power, and prices are almost universally going up. So naturally, PlayStation will follow suit and jack its…
Published on 3 months, 3 weeks ago
#360 | I'll Confess This: You're My Tragedy
Episode 360
The last couple of weeks for Bungie have been nothing short of catastrophic, calling into question whether their upcoming extraction shooter Marathon has any chance at all in finding market success. …
Published on 4 months ago
#359 | Such A Beautiful Lie to Believe In
Episode 359
PlayStation is booming, at least depending on how you look at things. On the one hand, Sony's annual financial results are incredibly strong: PlayStation drove more revenue last year than any gaming …
Published on 4 months, 1 week ago