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PlayStation State of Play September 2024: all the biggest news and announcements
Sony’s pearlescent new PS5 colors will jazz up your gaming station
Image: Sony Sony is launching shiny new “Chroma” console covers for the PlayStation 5 Slim that come in pearl, indigo, and teal. And if having an iridescent console isn’t eye-catching enough, you can also get new DualSense controllers to match. The Chroma console covers will cost $64.99 USD, while the DualSense controllers will cost $79.99….
Ghost of Yōtei is a Tsushima sequel coming to PS5 in 2025
The 2020 PlayStation hit Ghost of Tsushima is getting a sequel featuring a new protagonist, era and landscape. Ghost of Yōtei is heading to PlayStation 5 in 2025. Ghost of Yōtei stars a new Ghost, Atsu, who’s journeying through the lands at the base of Mount Yōtei in Ezo — modern-day Hokkaido — in 1603….
PlayStation State of Play 2024: Everything announced and revealed during the September event
Sony is back in the spotlight with another State of Play showcase, dropping just days ahead of pre-orders for the notoriously pricey PS5 Pro. Announced on short notice, the September 24 event promises a packed lineup, with Sony teasing “more than 20 upcoming PS5 and PS VR2 games from studios around the world.” Clocking in…
PS5 Pro will enhance Stellar Blade, Jedi: Survivor, Metal Gear, and Resident Evil
Photo by Sean Hollister / The Verge Sony has just revealed seven additional games that’ll get enhanced by its PS5 Pro, coming November 7th, on top of the games it previously revealed. New titles include Stellar Blade, Star Wars Jedi: Survivor, F1 24, Metal Gear Solid Delta: Snake Eater, both Resident Evil Village and Resident…
Palworld suddenly arrives on PS5
There have been murmurings for some time that Pocketpair was planning to bring Palworld, one of the biggest games of the year, to PlayStation 5. However, it was a bit of a surprise to find out during Sony’s State of Play stream that the action-adventure game is available for the console today. Palworld (which is…
Ghost of Yotei is the next entry in Sucker Punch’s Ghosts series
Image: Sucker Punch To close out Sony’s State of Play presentation, Sucker Punch debuted a first look at the next game in its award-winning Ghosts series. Dubbed Ghost of Yotei, players will inhabit a new female protagonist named Atsu, who wields a shamisen in addition to a samurai’s traditional sword. According to the trailer description,…
Astro Bot is getting a free update that adds speedrunning levels
Charming 3D platformer Astro Bot just released earlier this month and the game is already getting a content update. Later this fall, the game is adding a free add-on of five levels designed specifically for speedrunning. The news kicked off Sony’s September State of Play showcase. Check out the teaser above for all the cuteness…
Lego Horizon Adventures hits PS5, PC and Switch on November 14
Lego Horizon Adventures is one of a very few first-party games that Sony is releasing this year, and now we have a release date, thanks to the State of Play the company aired on Tuesday. The kid-friendly spin on the Horizon series is coming to PlayStation 5, PC and Switch on November 14. The soonish…
Horizon Zero Dawn is getting a remaster for PlayStation 5 and PC
Image: Guerrilla Games Sony is releasing a remastered version of Horizon Zero Dawn. The company announced the news during its State of Play event on Tuesday and says the game will be available on PlayStation 5 and PC starting October 31st with “stunning new visuals and enhanced features.” Rumors about a potential Horizon Zero Dawn…
Legacy of Kain: Soul Reaver 1 and 2 are getting a remaster
Image: PlayStation Legacy of Kain: Soul Reaver is one of those series of games that has always felt unjustly left behind to me, and at Sony’s State of Play today, it’s finally getting its due, at least a little. The two classic Crystal Dynamics games, which I enjoyed in their penultimate form on the Dreamcast,…
Microsoft claims its AI safety tool not only finds errors but also fixes them
Image: Hugo Herrera / The Verge Microsoft is launching a new feature called “correction” that builds on the company’s efforts to combat AI inaccuracies. Customers using Microsoft Azure to power their AI systems can now use the capability to automatically detect and rewrite incorrect content in AI outputs. The correction feature is available in preview…
FTX advisor and Alameda CEO Caroline Ellison gets two years in prison
A US district court judge sentenced Caroline Ellison, the former advisor and ex-girlfriend to the convicted crypto fraudster and FTX founder Sam Bankman-Fried, to two years in prison. The New York Times reported Ellison’s sentence for her role in the $8 billion in fraud committed by the FTX crypto exchange that sent Bankman-Fried to federal…
SAG-AFTRA strikes against League of Legends over voiceover company actions
SAG-AFTRA has called a strike against the video game League of Legends. Under this action, any union voice actors must cease working on the popular MOBA from Riot Games. The union said it has also filed a charge of unfair labor practice against Formosa Interactive, which provides voiceover services for League, with the National Labor…
Hollywood is coming out in force for California’s AI safety bill
Governor Gavin Newsom gave his thoughts on SB 1047 for the first time at Salesforce’s Dreamforce event last week. | Photo by Justin Sullivan / Getty Images As Governor Gavin Newsom’s decision looms, SAG-AFTRA members leverage star power to push for SB 1047’s passage. Continue reading… Please follow and like us:
Visa slapped with a DOJ antitrust lawsuit
The Department of Justice (DOJ) filed an antitrust lawsuit against Visa. The lawsuit alleges that the financial firm holds a monopoly over debit network markets allowing it to charge banks and markets with exorbitant fees that get passed onto consumers and keep rival companies like PayPal and Square from competing on their level. Bloomberg first reported…
How Google made the ad tech industry revolve around itself
Image: Cath Virginia / The Verge, Getty Images ‘All roads lead back to Google,’ the government argued in the first two weeks of its ad tech antitrust trial. Continue reading… Please follow and like us:
SAG-AFTRA calls for a strike against League of Legends
Image: Riot Games As the video game voice actor strike continues, SAG-AFTRA has added League of Legends to its list of struck video games. The union organization, consisting of over 160,000 members, also filed an unfair labor complaint against Formosa Interactive, one of the support studios that worked on the game. SAG-AFTRA members are now…
Caroline Ellison sentenced to two years in jail for role in FTX fraud
The end of the line. | Photo Illustration by Cath Virginia / The Verge | Photo by Bloomberg, Getty Images Caroline Ellison, the former CEO of Alameda Research, was sentenced to 24 months in prison for her role in the FTX collapse. She must also forfeit $11 billion. Ellison pleaded guilty to two counts of…
Google is bringing Watch OS 5 to the Pixel Watch and Pixel Watch 2
Google announced today that the Pixel Watch and Pixel Watch 2 will be getting the new Watch OS 5. The latest operating system will roll out to Pixel Watches currently running Watch OS 3.5 and Watch OS 4 beginning today. Users will see a notification on their device as the update becomes available to them…
Wear OS 5 and the Recorder app are rolling out to older Pixel Watches
The Recorder app is one of the newer features coming to older Pixel Watches. | Photo by Amelia Holowaty Krales / The Verge If you have an original Pixel Watch or Pixel Watch 2, good news: Wear OS 5 will begin rolling out today and, with it, a handful of new features. The most interesting…
James Cameron is joining Stability AI’s board of directors
Image: Getty Though director James Cameron recently expressed concern about the potential of artificial intelligence to leave people without a sense of purpose, the longtime early adopter has now joined Stability AI’s board of directors. Today, Stability AI — the company behind Stable Diffusion — announced that Cameron has signed a deal to become the…
Nintendo Japan plans to stop repairing its Classic Edition consoles
It’s hard to believe Nintendo’s Classic Edition consoles are already this old. | Image: Nintendo Japan Somehow, Nintendo’s NES Classic Edition console is already almost eight years old, while the Super Nintendo Classic Edition is about to turn seven. That’s apparently old enough for Nintendo to announce that the Japanese versions of the consoles —…
Potential Hurricane Helene: Spaghetti models track the storm’s path
As of Tuesday morning, reliable predictors were saying a roiling tropical storm called Helene just south of Cuba was on track to intensify over the coming days, and almost certainly hit Florida as a hurricane on Thursday. Now is the time when we all love to stare at cones and “spaghetti models” showing potential paths…
The New York Times will now charge for past episodes of its popular podcasts
Image: The New York Times The Daily, The Ezra Klein Show, Hard Fork, and Modern Love are some of The New York Times’ most popular podcasts — and next month, only the most recent two or three episodes of each show will be free of charge. The Times announced today that it’ll now offer a…
Apple Store employees in Oklahoma City ratify their first union contract
Employees at an Apple Store in Oklahoma City’s Penn Square Mall have voted to ratify their first collectively-bargained contract. The store’s workers are part of the Communications Workers of America, operating as Apple Retail Union-CWA Local 6016. The employees’ three-year agreement with Apple includes the following, according to a press release from CWA: “Wage increases…
Windows 11 replicates Apple’s ‘handoff’ feature
Microsoft is bringing Apple’s “Handoff” functionality to Windows 11 with a new feature called…Hand Off. X user @techosarusrex first posted a screenshot of the “Hand Off” feature toggle in the Settings of the Windows 11 Insider Preview Build 22635.4225 which was released late last week. Tweet may have been deleted What does “Hand Off” do?…
This DIY kit gives you the Switch Lite OLED that Nintendo hasn’t
An early prototype of the Super5 OLED Switch Lite upgrade kit. | Screenshot: YouTube Retro Remake has announced that its Switch Lite OLED screen upgrade kits will be available for sale on September 26th at 10PM ET and will start at $49.99. The Super5 OLED kits come with everything needed for the upgrade, including tools…
Here are Jony Ive’s $3,000 jackets
The new modular jackets feature a “reinvention of the button.” | Image: Moncler You can now preorder these modular jackets designed by Jony Ive. The new product from Apple’s former chief design officer is a collaboration between his design company, LoveFrom, and the French fashion brand Moncler. Pieces in the LoveFrom, Moncler collection start at…
DOJ sues Visa for locking out rival payment platforms
Photo by Jakub Porzycki/NurPhoto via Getty Images The Department of Justice has filed an antitrust lawsuit against Visa, alleging that the financial services firm has an illegal monopoly over debit network markets and has attempted to unlawfully crush competitors, including fintech companies like PayPal and Square. The lawsuit, which was first rumored by Bloomberg, follows…
Razer just added its banned Snap Tap feature to all its recent laptops and keyboards
Image: Razer Razer, Wooting, Asus, and SteelSeries are among the keyboard manufacturers that have embraced rapid-fire strafing, letting you press two simultaneous opposing directions at the same time to dodge bullets rather than standing still. But while you’ve typically had to buy specific keyboards (or set up null binds) to get this functionality, Razer has…