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After Concord and a string of delays and cancellations, Sony admits PlayStation’s live-service strategy is “not entirely going smoothly”

After Concord and a string of delays and cancellations, Sony admits PlayStation’s live-service strategy is “not entirely going smoothly”

Sony’s chief financial officer Lin Tao has admitted PlayStation’s live-service strategy – which has seen a string of high-profile flops, delays, and cancellations after a bullish start back in 2022 – is “not entirely going smoothly”. Tao has also confirmed Destiny developer Bungie’s independence is to be reduced as it’s folded into PlayStation Studios. Former PlayStation boss Jim …

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Google’s ‘Genie 3’ Interactive Generative Video Model Takes Us One Step Closer to the Holodeck

Google’s ‘Genie 3’ Interactive Generative Video Model Takes Us One Step Closer to the Holodeck

DeepMind, Google’s AI research lab, announced the release of Genie 3, a new AI system capable of generating interactive virtual environments in real-time—and bringing us one step closer to the Holodeck. Google says in a DeepMind update that with a simple text prompt, Genie 3 can create dynamic, navigable scenes that run at 24 frames-per-second in 720p resolution. Granted, Genie 3 can be …

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Nintendo reveals the games playable at Gamescom 2025

Nintendo reveals the games playable at Gamescom 2025

Nintendo has confirmed its lineup of title which will be playable for attendees at this month’s Gamescom event in Cologne, Germany. Fans will be able to go hands on with Metroid Prime 4: Beyond, Pokemon Legends: Z-A, Donkey Kong Bananza, Mario Kart World, the Nintendo Switch 2 Edition of Super Mario Party Jamboree and a variety of GameCube classics. On the third party …

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Sony Controlling More of Marathon Dev Bungie, Will Be Integrated into PS Studios

Sony Controlling More of Marathon Dev Bungie, Will Be Integrated into PS Studios

In the same earnings call, Tao stated Sony expects Marathon to release by the end of this fiscal year, which finishes at the start of April 2026. “But, having said that, this is not a commitment. No official announcement has been given yet.” Tao explained that “modifications [are] in development” and the intention is to communicate a new release date …

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Mafia: The Old Country review: bleak, brilliant history

Mafia: The Old Country review: bleak, brilliant history

Growing up, my father and I never saw eye to eye. We were always engaged in an ideological war, as my passion for creativity clashed with his cold focus on making money and putting food on the table above all else. There was a cultural divide between us that took me nearly two decades to understand. While I was born …

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Nintendo Indie World leaker says Hollow Knight Silksong won’t feature

Nintendo Indie World leaker says Hollow Knight Silksong won’t feature

Those of you anticipating the long-awaited Hollow Knight: Silksong to feature in tomorrow’s Indie World presentation will have to wait a little longer. SwitchForce which correctly stated that a Nintendo presentation would take place this week says that the highly anticipated game will not be present. It’s not clear when we will next see Hollow Knight: Silksong, though it is …

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Galaxy Z Fold 7 folded 200,000 times using hands and survives

Galaxy Z Fold 7 folded 200,000 times using hands and survives

When Samsung launched the Galaxy Z Fold 7, Samsung Display said that the phone’s foldable OLED panel can withstand 500,000 folds. But what about the device? How many times can you open and close the phone before it fails? Well, a Korean YouTuber has folded the Galaxy Z Fold 7 200,000 times on a live stream and the device survived. …

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Sony CFO says its live service shift is ‘not entirely going smoothly’ but pledges to carry on and learn from mistakes

Sony CFO says its live service shift is ‘not entirely going smoothly’ but pledges to carry on and learn from mistakes

Sony’s chief financial officer says the company will learn from its live service failures, but insists that progress has been made despite them. In a Q&A session following the company’s latest financial results, one caller asked its panel of executives for an update on the current status of PlayStation‘s live service plan, and where it sees the issues when it …

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