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Industry News February 20, 2023

Returnal becomes PlayStation’s second-worst PC launch in terms of peak concurrent players

The PC version of Returnal came out last week. Here are its launch numbers compared to other first-party titles from Sony Interactive Entertainment.

Industry News June 30, 2021

“Not an arms race”: Hermen Hulst and Phil Spencer on Sony’s and Microsoft’s gaming acquisitions

Both Hermen Hulst, head of PlayStation Studios, and Phil Spencer, head of Microsoft’s Xbox division, have shared their thoughts on their respective companies’ recent M&A deals.

Industry News June 29, 2021

“Welcome to the family”: Sony snaps up Housemarque. And also Bluepoint?

First of all, Sony has snapped up Finnish studio Housemarque. Secondly, remember how we all thought it would totally make sense for Sony to acquire Bluepoint Games as well? Well, Sony might have done just that.

Industry News April 30, 2021

Main points from Returnal reviews: “It makes Doom Eternal seem like Baby’s First Shooter”

Returnal, the latest PlayStation 5 exclusive, is a AAA roguelite with some psychological horror elements. The game has received 86/100 on Metacritic, with critics praising its visual design, innovative DualSense features, and shooter mechanics.