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A little over a week ago, NPD analyst Mat Piscatella suggested that Sony’s PlayStation 5 had overtaken the Nintendo Switch as the highest-selling console of the month, and now Sony itself has confirmed just exactly how many units the gaming giant has delivered since its launch. According to reports, the Japanese company has sold more than 13.4 million PlayStation 5s since it first came out almost a year ago. 2.2 million of them were sold last quarter and the number has now increased to 3.3 million over the past three months. Game sales also increased from 63.6 million last quarter to 76.4 million. Despite a combined 27% increase in gaming revenue to $5.68 billion USD, operating income was still met with a decline of $29 million USD to now $728 million USD. Explaining how this has happened,...

Following months of controversy revolving around its workplace culture, sexual harassment and gender discrimination, Activision Blizzard CEO Bobby Kotick has finally announced that a series of policy changes are on the way. Announcing the end of ist required arbitration over the employees’ claims, the company’s Kotick stated in an email to employees yesterday that Activision Blizzard will be implementing a series of changes to improve its work environment and culture, including a “zero-tolerance” harassment policy. “Being welcoming and inclusive, in the context of our workplace, is crystal clear,” Kotick wrote. “We will still passionately debate ideas, employ healthy skepticism when appropriate, and demand excellence and rigor in all of our pursuits – but we will always treat each other wi...

Mark Zuckerberg recently hosted a Facebook Connect keynote that covered various upcoming virtual reality projects under its new name, Meta. Towards the end of the presentation, Mark Zuckerberg announced that Rockstar Games‘ Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas, which he described as “one of the greatest games ever made,” is currently in development and will arrive in the metaverse via its Oculus Quest 2 system. The virtual reality version of San Andreas will likely be built on the remastered version of the game that was recently announced as part of a larger bundle that includes Vice City and GTA III. While VR mods for GTA games have unofficially existed for years, the upcoming official release is sure to bring a whole new experience. “This is a project many years in the making, and we can’t wait...

Five years after the original release of the massively popular Nintendo handheld, the Switch is finally getting its first games from the beloved Tomb Raider franchise in celebration of its 25th anniversary. Thanks to a collaboration between Crystal Dynamics and Feral Games, Switch owners will soon be able to play Lara Croft and the Guardian of Light as well as Lara Croft and the Temple of Osiris. The two games originally launched for PC back in 2010 and 2014 respectively, offering fans of the franchise a refreshing isometric take with co-op multiplayer mechanics. Guardian of Light supported two-player mode while its sequel Temple of Osiris allowed up to four players to explore its levels. There’s currently no precise release date yet for the two games, so Tomb...

Following on from yesterday’s news that Gran Turismo 7 will feature over 400 cars, Playground Games has confirmed that the upcoming Forza Horizon 5 video game will feature almost 500 cars upon launch. 491 cars will be available from launch, and more cars are set to be unveiled closer to the game’s official release on November 9. As per the Forza recipe, there will also be a number of expansion packs that will introduce more driveable and customizable cars to the garage. Brands such as Acura, Alpine, Aston Martin, Audi, Bentley, BMW, Chevrolet, Dodge, Ferrari, Ford, Honda, Jaguar, Lamborghini, Lexus, McLaren, Mercedes-Benz, Nissan, Porsche, Toyota, and VW will remain in the game, with Mercedes-Benz actually serving as the game’s halo brand with its AMG Project One being the star of the show...

Imane Anys, known online as Pokimane, is currently the 8th most followed streamer on Twitch and the most popular female streamer on the platform. Best known for her video game content in which she streams games such as Valorant, League of Legends and Fortnite, Pokimane is also a founding member of OfflineTV, an online entertainment group for digital creators, and a Forbes 30 under 30 recipient. Anys recently announced that she is co-launching a talent management and brand consulting firm named RTS in which she will serve as Chief Creative Officer. Having experienced the difficulty of growing a following and transitioning into becoming a full-time streamer, Pokimane and RTS seek to fix what’s broken in talent management and brand partnerships in the gaming and esports world. “I keep seeing ...

As the gaming world impatiently waits for Gran Turismo 7 to launch on PlayStation 4 and PS5 on March 4, 2022, the game’s creators have teased us with a slither of exciting information to keep us going — there will be over 400 cars to drive this time around. In the teaser video, we see cult classics such as the Nissan Skyline GT-R R32, the Porsche 917k that made the blue-and-orange Gulf livery famous, the Mazda RX-Vision GT3 Concept, various conceptual models from the likes of Porsche, numerous vintage Corvettes, a 1967 Toyota 2000 GT, the legendary Ferrari 250 GTO, the Aston Martin DB5, and even a small Peugeot hot hatch. Elsewhere, we see a small inclusion from Alfa Romeo, as well as a Hemi Cuda, the Mazda RX-7, an original Audi R8, and of course, models that are set to represent the...

Vice recently published a very extensive investigation trying to decode whether or not YouTube channel, ModdedController 360 belonged to Dune star, Timothée Chalamet. The publications took a closer look at the rumors of Chalamet’s previous career as an Xbox 360 Controller modder through an investigation led b Aric Toller, the lead researcher and trainer at Bellingcat. The investigation involved Vice and Toller working together to examine photographs of Chalamet’s hands, specifically a noticeable scar on his left ring finger while comparing it to screenshots of videos from the YouTube channel. YouTuber Nate Hill recently interviewed Zendaya and Chalamet and was able to confirm and put the rumors to rest. Chalamet admitted, “I actually had a YouTube channel people found. It’s youtube.com/mod...

If you’ve yet to purchase and play Metroid Dread — which has received outstanding reviews so far — then you’re in for a surprise treat: Nintendo has just released a free-to-play demo of the new game in celebration of Halloween so you can try it out for yourself before you decide whether to buy the full version. “This Halloween, suit up as Samus Aran and see what goes bump in the night on planet ZDR with a fun-sized bite of the Metroid Dread game,” says Nintendo. “Experience the eerie isolation of a remote alien world, face a relentless mechanical menace, and power your way through a section of what Shacknews calls ‘a sci-fi blast of brilliance that fans and newcomers alike will more than likely enjoy.’” For fans of the franchise, you can now download the free demo for Metroid Dread ov...