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                'https://blog.playstation.com/2023/11/15/how-suicide-squad-kill-the-justice-league-taps-into-ps5s-immersive-power/',
                'How Suicide Squad: Kill the Justice League taps into PS5’s immersive power',
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<p class="">Suit up, Task Force X. On February 2, our band of misfits will dive headfirst into Metropolis in Rocksteady Studios’ most ambitious game yet – <a href="https://store.playstation.com/concept/10001609?smcid=ma">Suicide Squad: Kill the Justice League</a>.</p>
<p class="">At Rocksteady, storytelling and character depth are core to our games. With Suicide Squad: Kill the Justice League, we wanted to explore the world we started in the Batman: Arkham series, but now through the villains’ eyes, combined with chaotic, action-packed combat and traversal gameplay, which truly comes to life on PlayStation 5.</p>
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<p class="">Over the next few months, we’ll be giving you a deeper look into the game with our new Suicide Squad Insider video series. In the first episode, you’ll hear from several members of the Rocksteady team discussing the original story, dynamic open-world, fast-paced gameplay, and more.</p>
<p class="">At the heart of our game is an impossible mission: taking down the Justice League… and how the Suicide Squad reacts when given this do-or-die directive. But even when completing Amanda Waller’s most demanding objectives, you’ll be able to stay right on track with PlayStation 5’s activity cards.</p>
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<p class="">Our story takes place in a besieged Metropolis, under the ever-present gaze of Brainiac’s Skull Ship. The expansive city of tomorrow is more than twice the size of Gotham in Batman: Arkham Knight and is full of missions, patrolling enemies, and secrets to discover as you progress through the campaign. Most importantly, we designed Metropolis to be a playground for your traversal abilities. We’ve utilized PlayStation 5’s SSD optimization to really push the boundaries of freedom when it comes to traversing around the city, so just getting around the environment is fast and intuitive.</p>
<p class="">With the deck stacked this heavily against them, the Squad is going to have to gear up. Which, of course, means stealing everything that isn’t nailed to the floor. By making use of iconic DC tools and gadgets, our DC Super-Villains can move around the city at pace and bring the fight to Brainiac.</p>
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<p class="">Harley Quinn empowers her natural acrobatic prowess with Batman’s Grapnel Gun, which can be used on nearby rooftops to get vertical quickly. By grappling to the Bat Drone, the mistress of mayhem can swing in great looping arcs across the city. Once you master her traversal, you’ll see why she’s no one’s sidekick anymore.</p>
<p class="">Deadshot has Gizmo’s jetpack to soar through Metropolis in style. This offers an unparalleled degree of precision to the master assassin, and with the DualSense controller’s adaptive triggers, we made sure you can feel every perfect shot.</p>
<p class="">Captain Boomerang has swiped a prototype Speed Force Gauntlet developed by Doctor Sivana, and he can use his boomerang to focus its abilities. Feel the raw power of slightly bent sticks with the DualSense controller’s dynamic haptic feedback as you remind Brainiac’s forces why you’re Australia’s premier marksman.</p>
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<p class="">For such a sophisticated being, King Shark has a remarkably direct approach to traversal. Nanaue unleashes his demigod strength to barrel through hordes of enemies, leap great distances, and come crashing to the ground in a wave of destruction. Hear every desperate cry for help, every sidewalk smashed to smithereens, and every alien being turned into chum with PlayStation 5’s 3D Audio as King Shark leaves a trail of destruction in his wake.</p>
<p class="">All of these traversal abilities were designed from the ground up to feel good both moving around Metropolis and in combat. Whether raining down a hailstorm of grenades while swinging from the Bat Drone, blasting your shotgun between Speed Force dashes, or taking out enemies while jetpacking through the skies, the gameplay always feels fluid, chaotic, and downright villainous.</p>
<p class="">In future Suicide Squad Insider episodes, we’ll give you a closer look at the frantic gameplay and combat in the game, along with the customization and upgrading you’ll need to stand a chance against the Justice League.</p>
<p class="">Don’t forget, you can pre-order the <a href="https://store.playstation.com/concept/10001609?smcid=ma">Suicide Squad: Kill the Justice League</a> Standard<strong> </strong>or Deluxe Editions<strong> </strong>now on PlayStation 5 and receive four classic-themed Suicide Squad outfits, one for each Squad member. If you pre-order the digital version on PlayStation 5, you’ll also receive four Rogue outfits. And if you pre-order the Deluxe Edition, you can jump into the action on January 30 with 72-hour early access before the main release on February 2.</p>
<p class="">See you in Metropolis!</p>
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                'https://blog.playstation.com/2023/11/17/horizon-forbidden-west-seeds-of-rebellion-new-gameplay-and-story-details-on-the-upcoming-tabletop-adventure/',
                'Horizon Forbidden West: Seeds of Rebellion – new gameplay and story details on the upcoming tabletop adventure',
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<p class="">For just short of a year, Guerrilla has been working with the team over at Steamforged Games to bring you a fully cooperative, narrative-driven tabletop experience set in the world of Horizon.</p>
<p class="">Horizon Forbidden West: Seeds of Rebellion is launching on Kickstarter on November 21, and today, we wanted to give you a sneak peek at what this adventure will hold for players. Taking our learnings and feedback from Horizon Zero Dawn: The Board Game, Guerrilla and Steamforged Games have worked closely together to elevate what a Horizon board game experience can be.</p>
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<p class="">Guerrilla’s Senior Copy &amp; Game Writer, Emil Cholich, sets the scene: “Seeds of Rebellion is set about six months before Regalla’s attack on the Embassy in Horizon Forbidden West. The story puts you and your friends in the boots of newly minted Marshals tasked by Hekarro to investigate troubling reports of unrest among the Tenakth. This quest will take players across Red Blight-ridden Clan Lands, pit them against colossal machines, and allow them to uncover Regalla’s Rebellion in its earlier days, a period players have yet to explore.”</p>
<p class=""><strong>“</strong>By the time Aloy arrives in the Forbidden West, Regalla’s rebels have established many strongholds across the Clan Lands. Seeds of Rebellions offers not only an insight into the formative days of this rebellion, but also the vengeful, hotheaded, or sometimes misguided young Tenakth that feel drawn to it.”</p>
<p class="">This board game was created to be a deeper, more enriching experience for Horizon fans than its Zero Dawn predecessor. Players will have to work together to discover the truth and save many Tenakth lives in the process. “Seeds of Rebellion is a fully cooperative campaign game divided into 13 chapters. Each of which is split into two main gameplay sections – narrative and combat,” says Steamforged’s Product Owner Fraser McFetridge.</p>
<p class="">“During the narrative sections, players will experience the game’s story via choose-your-own-adventure text entries. As they do, they will make decisions regarding which NPCs to speak to, how they’ll trade their hard-won resources, and face all manner of challenges beyond the already thrilling combat. What’s most exciting is that the players’ decisions influence upcoming combat encounters, where they will place their unique miniatures onto encounter maps to take on enemy miniatures in a more zoomed-in setting.”</p>
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<p class="">Let’s dive deeper into machine combat, something Horizon fans will know a lot about, in Seeds of Rebellion. “We’ve designed the narrative of Seeds of Rebellion in such a way that players could come across machines in a number of ways, depending on how they decide to explore,” shares Fraser. “Things like sneaking through cover to ambush a Clawstrider; finding a way to trap a Tremortusk, so you can escape its devastating weaponry; or avoiding a charging Bristleback while it tramples anything in its path. Then, of course, there is the classic fight-to-the-death against a coiled Slitherfang.”</p>
<p class="">Taking the intricate machines from the world of Horizon and creating them in miniature form is no easy feat. Steamforged tackled this head-on. “Of course, we can’t ignore the Tremortusk in the room: the miniatures, which are highly detailed, mini representations of the machines fans know and love. Our sculpting team have forever imprinted the phrase ‘most complex miniatures we’ve ever created’ into my brain,” says Fraser. “I’d go so far as to describe Forbidden West’s machines as ‘perfect’ for tabletop translation, given the careful precision they’re designed with, combining form and function. I’m told some of the sculpting references we received from Guerrilla were over a billion polys. I’m not a sculptor myself, but I’m assured that means they’re extremely detailed!”</p>
<p class="">It’s not just the machines that are important to translate well into board game form. “We’ve been working closely with Guerrilla to integrate memorable in-game locations and characters into the encounter maps and narrative,” shared Fraser. “We’ve also taken great care in our game design to authentically recreate the experience of playing and exploring the Forbidden West. From stealthing your way through tall grass to precisely targeting a machine’s components, weakening its attacks, and collecting its valuable scrap.”</p>
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<p class="">Enhancing the woven story has always been at the forefront of all Horizon experiences. “This is inherently a story of unity and teamwork,” says Emil. “The player characters must work together to overcome increasingly slim odds against deadly machine and human threats. The co-op gameplay style and narrative engine developed by Steamforged gave us the room to bring the compelling characters Horizon’s world is known for to the tabletop.” </p>
<p class="">For those who also supported the Horizon Zero Dawn board game, Steamforged has good news. “Compatibility with the Horizon Zero Dawn board game is particularly important to us. That said, we are keeping details on this close to our chest (I am sure you’ll understand our desire to avoid too many spoilers),” says Fraser. “What we can confirm right now is there’ll be a backward compatibility pack, available at no extra cost for returning backers who pledged for Horizon Zero Dawn: The Board Game, which will let you take your Zero Dawn miniatures straight into the already-challenging lands of the Forbidden West.”</p>
<p class="">Horizon Forbidden West: Seeds of Rebellion will be available to back on Kickstarter from November 21, and you can already sign up to be<a href="https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/steamforged/horizon-forbidden-west-seeds-of-rebellion?ref=discovery"> notified on launch here</a>.</p>
<p class="has-small-font-size"><em>Horizon Forbidden West: Seeds of Rebellion will be available in English language only. </em></p>
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                'https://blog.playstation.com/2023/11/17/mlb-the-show-23s-fall-lineup-brings-this-years-best-content-to-the-offseason-on-dec-21/',
                'MLB The Show 23’s fall lineup brings this year’s best content to the offseason on Dec 21',
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<p class="">Starting December 21, unwrap all the best content available in Season 6, making every previous Set eligible again for play in <a href="https://store.playstation.com/concept/10005744?smcid=ma">MLB The Show 23</a>. Create your lineups from Sets 1 through 5, and develop your all-time best squad from every player item available in MLB The Show 23.</p>
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<p class="">Combine Snapshot Series with Signature Series players’ items, or bring together your favorite Kaiju Series with Charisma Series player items to create your best lineups for play in Diamond Dynasty. Season 6 is your chance to develop a squad from your most preferential player items ever in MLB The Show 23.</p>
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<h2 class="wp-block-heading">Postseason: World Series program</h2>
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<p class="">The 2023 MLB World Series has wrapped up spectacularly, and despite the Arizona Diamondbacks efforts, the Texas Rangers emerged victorious. While all the fanfare of the World Series may have concluded, MLB The Show 23 lets you re-experience all of the memorable performances of the series in the Postseason: World Series Program with complete Moments, Missions, a Conquest Map, and an Optional Exchange and Collection to add Postseason pros like Milestone Series Ketel Marte and 2023 Postseason Series Corey Seager to your lineup.</p>
<p class="">Relive the experience of the MLB Postseason in all of the Postseason Programs, including the World Series Program, to earn amazing rewards and keep the fun of the Major Leagues going long after the season’s end with MLB The Show 23.</p>
<h2 class="wp-block-heading">Season 5 brings the 2023 Finest Series</h2>
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<p class="">Season 5 is live, and it drops some of the finest content and rewards to ever grace the field directly into your mitts. From Team Affinity 5 and the Ranked 8 Program to the National League &amp; American League Showdowns, you’ll find your favorite players in the all-new 2023 Finest Series.</p>
<p class="">The 2023 Finest Series features players recognized as some of the most impactful players of the 2023 season. Find these best-of-the-best player items and add them to your Diamond Dynasty squad by exploring your favorite modes during Season 5 in MLB The Show 23.</p>
<p class="has-small-font-size">*Internet connection required for updates and rewards.<br/>**Online multiplayer requires a PlayStation Plus subscription. PS Plus is subject to a recurring subscription fee taken automatically until cancellation. Full terms:<a href="http://play.st/psplus-usageterms"> play.st/psplus-usageterms</a>.</p>
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            INSERT INTO articles (url, title, cover_image, content, youtube_link) VALUES (
                'https://blog.playstation.com/2023/11/17/monarch-legacy-of-monsters-hits-apple-tv-today-director-qa/',
                'Monarch: Legacy of Monsters hits Apple TV+ today – Director Q&A',
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<p class="">A mystery has been brewing since viewers visited the monster-filled lands of Legendary’s 2017 film, Kong: Skull Island. The movie revealed a shady organization called Monarch with special interests in the growing presence of titanic monsters like King Kong and Godzilla. We’ve seen these behemoths crush and clash on the big screen, along with a breadcrumb trail of clues around Monarch’s machinations. That trail continues today as Monarch: Legacy of Monsters premieres on Apple TV+, continuing the Monsterverse story from exciting new perspectives of its nuanced human protagonists.</p>
<p class="">To mark the hulking step for the Monsterverse, I had the pleasure of chatting with Director and Executive Producer Matt Shakman (WandaVision, Succession, Game of Thrones). We discuss the creator’s history with Godzilla, the process of bringing this cinematic universe to a TV series, and much more.</p>
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<p class=""><strong>PlayStation Blog: Thanks for joining us, Matt. How did you come to be involved with Monarch: Legacy of Monsters?</strong></p>
<p class=""><strong>Matt Shakman: </strong>It’s great to be here. Thank you. I’m a huge Godzilla fan. I have been since I was a kid. I used to watch them with my dad – they’re very fond memories from my childhood. So when [Legendary] approached me about directing the first two episodes of this show, I was immediately intrigued just because Godzilla was part of the package. But then when I got to read the scripts and see the really beautiful, multigenerational dramatic story that they had created, I was immediately pulled in. And then on top of that, there was Kurt Russell and Wyatt Russell playing the same character [Lee Shaw]. Hugely exciting. I was really ready to go. In terms of my journey before that, I’m a filmmaker, director and producer, I work in theater, film, and television. And that’s my story before up to this point.</p>
<p class=""><strong>You mentioned that the new series spans multiple generations. How are you approaching that in the show?</strong></p>
<p class="">So Monarch is this organization that has existed in the Legendary MonsterVerse movies. It’s an organization that studies monsters. It’s a somewhat secretive group. Our story is about that organization, how it came to be, and then how it is in the present day. We follow characters in multiple time periods who have connections to each other in ways that are revealed during the course of the show. I don’t want to say too much about the history of those family connections. But it really is about many generations of trauma, about dealing with what monsters mean on this earth, and what is life like now that they’re a part of our everyday experience. That’s what’s happening in our present-day timeline, after the events of the 2014 Godzilla movie where the monsters revealed themselves to us for the first time. It’s about a society that has to deal with a new reality and how they’re going to live side by side with these creatures.</p>
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<p class=""><strong>How far does the timeline of the show stretch in the Monsterverse?</strong></p>
<p class="">I don’t want to say too much because I’d like people to discover it. “When” is a big part of the storytelling, but we are having events happen even before Skull Island events happen, after Skull Island, and events that have happened closer to our present. Obviously, it’s not happening exactly in our present day yet. But a few years ago.</p>
<p class=""><strong>You mentioned working with Kurt Russell and his son Wyatt Russell. As director, how do you approach two different people playing the same character at different points in their life?</strong></p>
<p class="">I love Kurt Russell. I’m a huge fan, have been since I was young, and I’m a big fan of Wyatt, Russell, too. They’re both great actors. Interestingly, very different actors. They approach acting in different ways. Both are brilliant at what they do. So it was fun to come together and create one character with these two actors. And I think they loved it as well. You know, as a father-son, creative project, you can’t really come up with a better one, where they would meet in the middle and say, “Okay, well, who is this guy? What’s the sound like? How does he walk…”</p>
<p class="">When we started shooting Wyatt’s stuff, Kurt would hang around at the monitor, study, and think about it. He was watching and saying, “I can do that, I can bring a little bit of this.” I also think Wyatt was enjoying watching his dad’s movies and thinking, “Okay, how do I bring a little of that classic Kurt Russell stuff?” They kind of met in the middle and I just made sure that everything about that character was a group conversation. Wardrobe was both of them at the same time, hair and makeup, everything was about building this character together.</p>
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<p class=""><strong>What’s your approach to keeping people coming back with each new episode?</strong></p>
<p class="">It’s a human point of view the whole time. And that’s what makes it special. We’re following these characters which take us to monsters occasionally. We are watching monsters from the ground level, which I think is what differentiates it from the other Monsterverse movies, where a lot of things are happening at Godzilla’s eye height, and justifiably so.  It’s thrilling to watch King Kong and Godzilla battle [from that perspective]. For us, we’re trying to make characters that you root for and care for, and want to join week in and week out and see how they’re going to do this week versus last week. That’s television, right? That’s why television is different from movies.</p>
<p class=""><strong>Speaking of the human character occasionally leading viewers to monsters, how do you pace out those key monster appearances?</strong></p>
<p class="">It’s a great question. And it’s true, you obviously want to make sure that you’re spending just the right amount of time. Because ultimately, it is a story about humans. It’s about Cate, Kentaro, Lee Shaw, and all of these other wonderful characters and how their lives are shaped by these monsters. Less is more when you bring in the big guy [Godzilla]. But he also has to play a key role in the overall narrative. I can’t take credit for it. Chris Black and Matt Fraction are the creators of the show. They determined how they needed Godzilla to function in the narrative and where he would come in and play an important role in turning the story. And ultimately where his story ends up and how his story intersects with the story of Cate, Kentaro, Lee, Keiko, and all these other characters is the joy of watching the first season.</p>
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<p class=""><strong>Can you talk a little bit about your first memory of seeing Godzilla on screen and how has that stuck with you?</strong></p>
<p class="">My memory is sitting on a very old ‘70s-style sofa in Ventura, California with my dad watching the original Godzilla as a rerun, on some Sunday afternoon. I had this Godzilla toy from the late 70s that Toho made.  The tail came off and would shoot off at a little spring… That was my favorite toy growing up. And I played with it until it was in tiny little plastic pieces. I recently pulled it out of the garage, at my dad’s house and tracked it down. And it’s actually not that bad. It’s missing the hand and I had to glue the leg back on. But it’s probably back on my shelf in my office. Now that this show is coming out it’s great to bring it back out. I just love Godzilla, and my dad did, too. This show is making me feel connected to my dad, similar to the way I’m sure Wyatt and Kurt [Russell] enjoyed working together.</p>
<p class=""><strong>Anything else that you want to add?</strong></p>
<p class="">I’m excited for people to check out the show. We’re really passionate about it. It’s been a tremendous amount of fun making it over the last year plus, and we hope people enjoy it when they watch.</p>
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<p class=""><em>Watch Monarch: Legacy of Monsters now on Apple TV+ with a <a href="https://www.playstation.com/deals/apple-tv-playstation-offers/" rel="noreferrer noopener" target="_blank">limited-time 3-month extended trial on PS4 and PS5</a>.</em></p>
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            INSERT INTO articles (url, title, cover_image, content, youtube_link) VALUES (
                'https://blog.playstation.com/2023/11/17/share-of-the-week-marvels-spider-man-2-miles-morales/',
                'Share of the Week: Marvel’s Spider-Man 2 – Miles Morales',
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<p class="">Last week, we asked you to share pictures of Miles Morales moving through the world of Marvel’s Spider-Man 2 using #PSshare #PSBlog. Here are this week’s highlights:</p>
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<p class="has-text-align-center"><a href="https://twitter.com/calisarah1998/status/1719478253033853363/photo/1"><em>calisarah1998</em></a><em> </em><em>shares Miles shooting webs wearing the Shadow-Spider Suit</em></p>
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<p class="has-text-align-center"><a href="https://twitter.com/FrameCaptureVP/status/1723074878436442579/photo/2"><em>FrameCaptureVP</em></a><em> </em><em>shares Miles perching in the snow wearing the Miles Morales 2020 Suit.</em></p>
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<p class="has-text-align-center"><a href="https://twitter.com/stabbed_jawa/status/1724047174617452849/photo/4"><em>stabbed_jawa</em></a><em> </em><em>shares Miles hanging from a wall wearing the turtleneck-focused 10th Anniversary Suit.</em></p>
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<p class="has-text-align-center"><a href="https://twitter.com/AreeLyBadPun/status/1719785337843536339/photo/4"><em>AreeLyBadPun</em></a><em> </em><em>shares Miles swinging in front of a dynamic advertisement</em></p>
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<p class="has-text-align-center"><a href="https://twitter.com/txfoh_/status/1723269313237303798/photo/2"><em>txfoh_</em></a><em> </em><em>shares Miles’ silhouette standing out against the green neon of Mysterio’s Coney Island attraction</em></p>
<a href="https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/53333884122_af7669698f_h.jpg" rel="noopener" target="_blank"><img alt="" height="1080" src="https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/53333884122_af7669698f_h.jpg" width="1920"/></a>
<p class="has-text-align-center"><a href="https://twitter.com/thefrostysm/status/1723134380191977606"><em>thefrostysm</em></a><em> </em><em>shares Miles swinging past a colorful wall in the Evolved Suit</em></p>
<p class="">Search #PSshare #PSBlog on Twitter or Instagram to see more entries to this week’s theme. Want to be featured in the next Share of the Week?</p>
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<p class="">THEME:  Marvel’s Spider-Man 2 – Villains</p>
<p class="">SUBMIT BY: 11:59 PM PT on November 22, 2023</p>
<p class="">Next week, #SpiderMan2PS5’s villains are taking the spotlight. Share venomous, villainous moments using #PSshare #PSBlog for a chance to be featured.</p>
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            INSERT INTO articles (url, title, cover_image, content, youtube_link) VALUES (
                'https://blog.playstation.com/2023/11/20/the-top-three-call-of-duty-modern-warfare-iii-maps-according-to-playstation-players/',
                'The top three Call of Duty: Modern Warfare III maps, according to PlayStation players',
                'https://blog.playstation.com/tachyon/2023/11/904cc1638df358537f769bbf21fcf5d1cb76009b-scaled.jpg?resize=1088%2C612&crop_strategy=smart',
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<p class="">In just over a week since the global release of <a href="https://www.playstation.com/games/call-of-duty-modern-warfare-ii/?smcid=mablog">Call of Duty: Modern Warfare III</a>, the multiplayer experience has showcased an immersive gameplay environment distinguished by its signature fast and responsive movement mechanics, along with tactical enhancements and a refined TTK, urging PlayStation players to navigate fluid and strategic combat scenarios. </p>
<p class="">Sledgehammer Games has comprehensively revamped the movement, but that’s not the only highlight this year. In addition to several other new and returning features, Map Voting makes a return in Modern Warfare III. Based on the results of map voting during this first week of play, we get some insight into PlayStation players’ map preferences so far – – Rust secures the top spot, Terminal as the runner up, and Scrapyard in third place. The popularity of these maps is evident, and whether players are familiar with them or encountering them for the first time we have some insider details and tips below to help you master these top-voted maps. </p>
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<h2 class="wp-block-heading"><strong>Rust  </strong></h2>
<p class="">The iconic desert arena situated in the oilfields of the Urzikstan desert, makes a triumphant return in Modern Warfare III. This small, square map is characterized by its dominating central Tower, allowing PlayStation players to engage in fast-paced 1v1 battles and strategic skirmishes on the ground. </p>
<p class="">We caught up with Matt Abbott, art director at Sledgehammer Games who gave us some insight into the strategy of modernizing Rust for Modern Warfare III:</p>
<p class=""><em>“The idea of modernizing the look of a map like Rust, at first, seems like a bit of an oxymoron.  How does an abandoned rusty industrial setting look when it’s modernized?  With that in mind, we sought to find some convincing modern locations that provided the answers we needed to evolve Rust with the goal of balancing the aesthetic enhancements of our engine with the modern traversal of MWIII. </em></p>
<p class=""><em>“We chose a larger modern shape language and a simpler palette harmony in the materials.  Because of this, we were able to clean up some of the complex visual frequencies of the original map. By modernizing the style, it gave us some levers to pull to reduce the contrast of materials, edit visual clutter, and highlight traversal messaging that wasn’t available in the original.  We are huge fans of Rust and the legacy it has as a stage to prove who the best of the best is.  Because of that, we wanted this version of Rust to “shine” in ways that would be noticed by newcomers and hardcore competitive players alike.”</em></p>
<p class=""><strong>Winning Tip: </strong>A good tip for Rust would be to always keep an eye on the Tower in the middle of the map. With its various access points, it becomes a focal point for conflict and a good grenade can be a game-changer, helping take down enemies nested in the Tower. Estimate your opponent’s location, deploy your grenade strategically and be prepared for a potential clean-up if your enemy survives the blast. </p>
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<h2 class="wp-block-heading"><strong>Terminal </strong></h2>
<p class="">Terminal welcomes you to Zakhaev International Airport. This classic medium-sized map in the Call of Duty: Modern Warfare universe offers diverse opportunities for gameplay, allowing PlayStation players to choose between the Terminal and the Apron, accommodating various playstyles and strategies. </p>
<p class="">Our conversation with Matt Abbott also provided valuable insights into the approach taken to modernize Terminal for Modern Warfare III:<br/><br/><em>“Making Terminal feel like a modern functioning international airport was the goal behind how we could evolve the looks of this fan-favorite map.  It started with the architecture of the outside.  We wanted to introduce curved shapes into the roofline while maintaining the killstreak windows from the original.  The choices became clearer from there when it came to how this airport would look on the inside.  We wanted the map to be colorful yet constrained for player messaging.  The art, furniture, paint color, and surfaces were all chosen for the same purpose; to give the map a modern facelift and help the player know where they were at first glance.  </em></p>
<p class=""><em>“There were a lot of opportunities in this map to introduce materials that would highlight our newest rendering features such as glass, chrome trim, LED emissive lighting, and reflective tiles.  All of these things contribute to a clean modern aesthetic that balances that realistic look with competitive gameplay.”</em></p>
<p class=""><strong>Winning Tip: </strong>We also had the pleasure to hear from Greg Reisdorf, Multiplayer Director for Modern Warfare III to give us a good tip for players when they drop into Terminal:<br/><br/><em>“The Guardian Killstreak works great on Terminal Domination or Hardpoint. Use it near the bookstore hallway to lock down the lane and control the flow of the map.”</em> </p>
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<h2 class="wp-block-heading">Scrapyard  </h2>
<p class="">This battlefield is set in an aircraft boneyard surrounded by buildings, creating an intense environment where players can strategically navigate through intense CQC in the fuselages and engage in sniper battles between two main warehouses. </p>
<p class="">To round out the convo on these top three maps, Matt Abbott sheds some light on the strategic decisions involved in bringing Scrapyard into the modern era for Modern Warfare III. </p>
<p class=""><em>“The original Scrapyard gave us a fantastic jumping-off point for highlighting some of our newest rendering techniques that we felt would show off how far the tech has come.  A low sun, colorful sky, and reflected light shadows are usually challenging for player visibility in Multiplayer maps.  For Scrapyard, we leaned heavily into real-world physical lighting to provide enough bounce to make the map look dramatic and at the same time emphasize player visibility.  Usually, those two things do not go hand in hand, but we were able to find that harmony thanks to our constantly evolving rendering tech.  </em></p>
<p class=""><em>“A late change we did to the map which harmonizes well with these goals is that we made the material on the fuselage highly reflective.  This acted as a mirror to the skybox which brought a lot of the color and drama in the sky into the natural tones of the abandoned scrapyard.  Is it realistic that the abandoned plane fuselages would be this shiny?  Maybe not.  Does it look really cool?  We thought so.”</em> </p>
<p class=""><strong>Winning Tip: </strong>Gathering insights from Greg Reisdorf, multiplayer director for Modern Warfare III, we sought out a useful tip for players in Scrapyard:<br/><br/><em>“For Scrapyard, I’m all about the Climbing Boots to get onto to tops of the planes. Mantle onto the delivery truck near Domination Point B, then jump over to the plane roof to catch a few players off guard before jumping down into safety.”</em></p>
<p class="">With the positivity from the Call of Duty community for <a href="https://www.playstation.com/games/call-of-duty-modern-warfare-ii/?smcid=mablog">Modern Warfare III</a> Multiplayer since its launch on November 10, the resurgence of beloved maps such as Rust, Terminal, and Scrapyard has been a huge reason for that. Be sure to jump into MWIII today to play these three maps, plus the other thirteen core 6v6 maps Sledgehammer Games has completely modernized from Modern Warfare 2 (2009). Those maps plus new maps arriving in Season 1 promise to provide hours upon hours of intense and fun MP action.</p>
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            INSERT INTO articles (url, title, cover_image, content, youtube_link) VALUES (
                'https://blog.playstation.com/2023/11/20/five-nights-at-freddys-help-wanted-2-seeks-new-employees-december-14/',
                'Five Nights at Freddy’s: Help Wanted 2 seeks new employees December 14',
                'https://blog.playstation.com/tachyon/2023/11/3bcd26b84374a1adf141455184b9bb663735bba5.jpg?resize=1088%2C612&crop_strategy=smart',
                '<div class="post-single__content single__content entry-content">
<p class=""><strong>Update: </strong>This article copy has been updated from a previous version which was published in error.</p>
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<p class="">Hey folks! I’m Ray McCaffrey, Executive Producer from Steel Wool Studios, and I speak for our entire team when I say that we’re thrilled to finally give y’all a sneak preview of what to expect in <a href="https://www.playstation.com/games/five-nights-at-freddys-help-wanted-2/?smcid=ma">Five Nights at Freddy’s: Help Wanted 2</a>! We will cover the overarching gameplay details, touching on what makes this game different from its predecessor, and the unique PS VR2 features we’re leveraging to plunge players into the world of FNAF in an entirely new way!</p>
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<p class="">In Help Wanted 2 there are six categories of minigames – Backstage, Fazcade, Staff Only, Food Prep, Ticket Booth, and a special category containing new VR versions of Five Nights at Freddy’s: Sister Location gameplay.</p>
<p class="">Ensuring that Help Wanted 2 would be fun on every single replay was our primary goal. We developed many of the games so they’d be different each time you played, and we accomplished this by building an extraordinary amount of possibilities the player can be presented with. Between taking customer orders, doing arts and crafts, or helping out the maintenance staff, (and plenty of other games), the player is faced with new requirements each time, keeping the challenge fresh and fun. That said, more than a few of the games have the spirit of the original Help Wanted and take players through the more curated experiences we love crafting.</p>
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<p class="">Go Backstage as a VIP with Roxanne Wolf in the Pizzaplex Salon! She loves being up close and personal with those who adore her almost as much as she loves terrorizing those who ruin her good looks. Being fashion-forward, she has a menacing menagerie of makeup and accessories to choose from for a new style every time! She’s not the most patient of the band though, so while you’re glamming her up you’ll want to get it perfect <em>every single time.</em></p>
<p class="">Head into the Fazcade and enjoy classic games like Bonk-a-Bon and Fazerblast! You’ll need some precision and quick reflexes to get the high scores! If you’re a crack shot with lightning-fast reflexes, you may even live long enough to see them!</p>
<p class="">Staff our safety and security team to perform basic first aid for guests who aren’t feeling quite like themselves. Whether it’s a small patch up, or curing rabies, you’ve gotta have it covered! Fazbear Entertainment doesn’t have the necessary license to stock any sedatives, so be as delicate as possible when sawing off limbs because a patient’s screams will draw <em>unwanted</em> attention.</p>
<p class="">Hop over the counter at El Chips and get the federally mandated amount of value preparing food in the Pizzaplex! While it’s hard not to question what the nacho cheese is made of, it’s even harder to keep up with the near-endless combinations of possible orders during the dinner rush. Remember, the S.T.A.F.F. bots serving orders do not need to sleep, eat, or stop, <em>ever</em> – so don’t get distracted wondering why you’re the only human employee left…</p>
<p class="">Head over to the Ticket Booth and catch a ride on Captain Foxy’s Cowboy Adventure! On this lighthearted log ride, you’ll float through the old West as a gunslinger in search of booty! In the event of a breakdown, please remain calm while the staff finds your location. You may have inadvertently drifted off course!</p>
<p class="">If you’re short on dread, dive into the world of Five Nights at Freddy’s: Sister Location! Between keeping Funtime Freddy busy while repairing electrical breakers or surviving a classic security office game until 6 AM, this fan-favorite brought to life is as fun as it is terrifying! It’s an experience littered with custom VR gameplay!</p>
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<p class="">The unique features of the PSVR 2 headset has enabled us to create a more engaging horror experience through controller haptics, 3D audio, and so much more. The rumble within the headset has been hooked up to our most terrifying moments, adding a level of physicality to jumpscares not previously possible.</p>
<p class="">Lastly, thanks to the PSVR 2’s eye tracking system, players will have their mind read by the fortune teller, Mystic Hippo! A minigame has been built exclusively for the Playstation 5 where players can challenge her ancient powers of perception! Pick a card, any card, and she’ll peer through you to guess what it is. If you’re also attuned with the supernatural you can try to fool her, but I wouldn’t hold your breath. She will also guide you through everything Help Wanted 2 has to offer.</p>
<p class="">And that’s that. Thanks so much for taking the time to read all of this. You’ll be able to get your hands on the dozens of minigames in Help Wanted 2 on December 14, 2023.</p>
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            INSERT INTO articles (url, title, cover_image, content, youtube_link) VALUES (
                'https://blog.playstation.com/2023/11/24/share-of-the-week-marvels-spider-man-2-villains/',
                'Share of the Week: Marvel’s Spider-Man 2 – Villains',
                'https://blog.playstation.com/tachyon/2023/11/2599238f62218e6416b89c822409b38b53bdbcd0.png?resize=1088%2C612&crop_strategy=smart',
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<p class="">Last week, we asked for shots of Marvel’s Spider-Man 2 greatest villains using #PSshare #PSBlog. Here are this week’s highlights:</p>
<p class="center"><a href="https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/53345563551_8a96b96f74_b.jpg" rel="noopener" target="_blank"><img alt="" height="1080" src="https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/53345563551_8a96b96f74_b.jpg" width="1920"/></a></p>
<p class="has-text-align-center"><a href="https://www.instagram.com/p/CzwcqP3orOD/"><em>jet_black_gaming</em></a><em> </em><em>shares Venom letting out a toothy roar in the rain beneath a full moon</em></p>
<p class="center"><a href="https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/53346010590_ed1ab86dc2_b.jpg" rel="noopener" target="_blank"><img alt="" height="1080" src="https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/53346010590_ed1ab86dc2_b.jpg" width="1920"/></a></p>
<p class="has-text-align-center"><a href="https://twitter.com/LvlUpVP/status/1726199601613738458/photo/1"><em>LvlUpVP</em></a><em> </em><em>shares a portrait of Mysterio surrounded by a green mist</em></p>
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<p class="has-text-align-center"><a href="https://twitter.com/DeathStalker131/status/1726473630513508812/photo/4"><em>DeathStalker131</em></a><em> </em><em>shares a pink and black Symbiote enemy stalking forward at the docks</em></p>
<a href="https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/53346010425_86a57bf34b_h.jpg" rel="noopener" target="_blank"><img alt="" height="1080" src="https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/53346010425_86a57bf34b_h.jpg" width="1920"/></a>
<p class="has-text-align-center"><a href="https://twitter.com/PhotoModeGamer/status/1726579758149075331/photo/3"><em>PhotoModeGamer</em></a><em> </em><em>shares a portrait of Kraven half lit by a red light, half in shadow</em></p>
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<p class="has-text-align-center"><a href="https://twitter.com/ForgottenJasmin/status/1726640102829675001/photo/1"><em>ForgottenJasmin</em></a><em> </em><em>shares a side-profile view of Lizard roaring and getting spit everywhere</em></p>
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<p class="has-text-align-center"><a href="https://twitter.com/Vileself/status/1726599853676097689/photo/1"><em>Vileself</em></a><em> </em><em>shares Scream lurching forward with her hair wrapping around nearly in a full circle</em></p>
<p class="">Search #PSshare #PSBlog on Twitter or Instagram to see more entries to this week’s theme. Want to be featured in the next Share of the Week?</p>
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<p class="">THEME:  Emotions<br/>SUBMIT BY: 11:59 PM PT on November 29, 2023</p>
<p class="">Next week, we’re tapping into the games that make us feel. Share moments from PS5 games that made you feel some strong Emotions using #PSshare #PSBlog for a chance to be featured.</p>
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            INSERT INTO articles (url, title, cover_image, content, youtube_link) VALUES (
                'https://blog.playstation.com/2023/11/28/destiny-2-x-the-witcher-collab-details-revealed-available-today/',
                'Destiny 2 x The Witcher collab details revealed, available today',
                'https://blog.playstation.com/tachyon/2023/11/58355caa699f65356a34ef3f094144c1f5994068.jpeg?resize=1088%2C612&crop_strategy=smart',
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<p class="">On the surface, the adventures of a stoic monster-hunting hero exploring a grim fantasy world of dark magic and ancient lore might have little in common with a game like Destiny 2. But, when you look closer, it’s apparent that <a href="https://www.playstation.com/games/destiny-2/?smcid=ma">Destiny 2</a> and CD Projekt Red’s long-running The Witcher series have more in common than you might think.</p>
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<p class="">After all, transplant dual-blade-wielding Geralt of Rivia into the far future, and it’s reasonable to assume that he’d be right at home in the role of a Guardian. Intent on hunting down the enemies of humanity? Check. Access to an impressive arsenal of weaponry and otherworldly powers drawn from mysterious sources? Yep. A slew of challenging enemies and a deep trove of worldbuilding that add life and color to the adventures? In both cases, a resounding yes.</p>
<p class="">Today, with the start of Season of the Wish in Destiny 2, Bungie is launching a new set of items inspired by The Witcher, including three new sets of armor ornaments (one for each Guardian class), new accessories, and more. When creating these items, the Bungie team worked closely with CDPR to bring authentic touches of Geralt’s world into Destiny 2.</p>
<p class="">“CDPR were excellent creative partners to collaborate with,” said Destiny 2 Art Lead Josh Deeb. “They came to the table ready with ideas that started with Destiny 2 at their core and built authentically onto that framework with iconic Witcher visuals.”</p>
<p class="">“Destiny is known for its futuristic look. When it came to what we could bring to that world, I think it was the opportunity to fuse it with low fantasy elements,” said Przemysław Juszczyk, CDPR’s head of franchise art. “We focused the design process on introducing more combinations of leather padding, belts, thick fabrics, and chain mails with metal accents similar to those in The Witcher franchise.”</p>
<p class="">“Witchers are known for their proficiency in hunting and killing monsters,” continued Juszczyk. “Every armor has to scream that it’s ready to deal with that type of encounter. We also included iconic Witcher<em> </em>elements: looking closer, you can spot the wolf medallion, two swords, Glagolitic script inscriptions. All this got the Destiny spin from talented Bungie artists. Even if everything is happening in a cosmic reality, I believe the spirit of The Witcher is present in every item introduced in our collaboration.”</p>
<p class="">Each of the three new armor sets was inspired by armor donned by Geralt in The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt.</p>
<p class="">“The goal was to empower our players to feel like true witchers in Destiny 2,” said Deeb. “Using armor designs inspired by the witcher schools (Bear, Wolf, and Viper) enabled us to create silhouettes that immediately bring this fantasy to life, complete with steel and silver swords.”</p>
<p class="">Of course, for fans, the devil is in the armor’s details. That’s where the Bungie team got a chance to flex their creative muscles and have some fun bringing the details to life. “The goal for all the sets was to get that Witcher medieval look with damage to show these armors have gone through battles already,” said Joel Moran, art outsourcing specialist with Destiny 2. “I think most of the fun details were probably on the swords. We all had to sync and work together to get these to look similar across all sets.”</p>
<p class="">While those twin swords aren’t usable as weapons in the game, they add to the pervasive Witcher vibe that the Bungie team took seriously. “The problems began cropping up when it came to scaling them so they didn’t look like toys, maintaining the fiction that they could be drawn from their scabbards,” said Destiny 2 Senior Artist Jay Rios. “We also needed to make sure that they weren’t so long that they started interfering with our cloth animation simulations. Finding the right balance between scale, position, length, and technical hurdles certainly made the swords challenging, but I think we did a good job.”</p>
<p class="">Hunters will take to battle in the new White Wolf set. Inspired by Geralt’s Legendary Wolven armor set, this set features the Hunter’s trademark hood and crossed straps on the chest piece, plus studded leather gauntlets, among other details.</p>
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<p class="">“During the production for the Hunter armor, we noticed that the small crossbow (a cosmetic detail that sits on the Hunter’s thigh) was too simple, and we all wanted it to look better with more material variation and more interesting shapes,” said Moran. “I had the pleasure of sketching some solutions with the CDPR team’s direction and using other reference images from other pieces we were working on, such as the Sparrow, since it had the layered wood and metal look the team at CDPR wanted on the crossbow. We sent different versions of the crossbow to them and additional changes were made per their request until we were all happy with the results.”</p>
<p class="">Just as Geralt is a master of elixirs and magical signs, Warlocks plumb the mysteries of Destiny’s<em> </em>worlds. They’ll do so in style in the new Hexer set, which finds its influence in Geralt’s Legendary Ursine armor. With fur trim and ample padding throughout, this is a set that’s suitable for the harshest environments the game has to offer.</p>
<p class="">“It was about getting the materials and colors to bring The Witcher side of [each armor set] to life,” said Rios. “The use of fur, leather, quilted padding, and chainmail pushed the medieval-inspired fantasy. As for the Destiny aesthetic, that was more about iconic shapes within our armor sets. Trying to match iconic silhouettes for the classes became important and having all the class items represented helped tie the look to Destiny.”</p>
<p class="">Sometimes the best way around a problem is straight through. It may be the unofficial tagline for Titans and the new Kaer Morhen armor set is designed for that head-first approach. Named for the stronghold that serves as training grounds and headquarters for witchers and modeled after the Viper School armor, this set is as solid and straightforward as a punch to the throat. In other words, just how Titans like it.</p>
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<p class="">“It was important to CD Projekt Red that all the helmets have deep asymmetrical gouges and scarring on them,” said Rios. “At the end of the day I think that gave them all some more character, but making sure that each scarring was unique was an interesting challenge.”</p>
<p class="">Beyond the trio of armor sets, Witcher<em> </em>fans will also find three new accessories inspired by the world of Geralt, including a new ship, the Wolven Storm, as well as the Wolven Shell Ghost shell. There’s also the new Roach-VGH Sparrow, complete with Glagolitic inscriptions, a large Vex skull tied up on the side of the vehicle (presumably for bounty collection later), and an Igni sign thruster effect.</p>
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<p class="">Bungie VFX Artist Amanda Golla worked on the Igni effect for the Sparrow’s trail, among other contributions to the collaboration. As a big Witcher fan herself, Golla spent a great deal of time and care on getting those Igni effects just right for the Sparrow. “The Igni trail itself is a reference to Igni’s alternative sign mode, where the player shoots a straight blast of fire towards their enemies. The [Sparrow’s trail effect] was particularly difficult since the sparks go in a linear direction, but the Sparrow is designed to curve and turn. I had to combine short core sparks that are completely straight with a longer trail of sparks with varied direction to make the sparks feel like they followed the Sparrow and kept their directional velocity.”</p>
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<p class="">Whether getting the details of the steel and silver swords just right or capturing the correct motion of dipping into the bathtub for a new Tub Time emote, the Bungie team has worked hard to bring the look and feel of The Witcher<em> </em>into <a href="https://www.playstation.com/games/destiny-2/?smcid=ma">Destiny 2</a>. You can check out all these items for yourself starting today in the Eververse Store, launching alongside Season of the Wish on all platforms.</p>
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                'https://blog.playstation.com/2023/11/28/dragons-dogma-2-arrives-march-22-2024-on-ps5/',
                'Dragon’s Dogma 2 arrives March 22, 2024 on PS5',
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<p class="">During today’s <a href="https://store.playstation.com/concept/10005844?smcid=ma">Dragon’s Dogma 2</a> Showcase 2023, the release date of Dragon’s Dogma 2 was finally revealed to be March 22, 2024. The digital event featured the latest trailer, along with a variety of new game details.</p>
<p class="">Check out a breakdown of all the news and reveals from the showcase below. </p>
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<p class="">Dragon’s Dogma 2 is a narrative-driven action-RPG game set in a fantasy world. Players can experience a variety of actions, and the Pawn system allows players to feel as if accompanied through this single-player game. Enjoy a unique adventure set in a world woven by exquisite graphics, artificial intelligence (AI) and physics technology. </p>
<h2 class="wp-block-heading">The world of Dragon’s Dogma 2</h2>
<p class="">Dragon’s Dogma 2 is set in an immersive fantasy world. The Dragon, feared as a threat that brings misfortune, takes the player’s heart. This sets the journey for the player to slay the Dragon as the Arisen. The human kingdom of Vermund and the beastren nation of Battahl thrive in this world and each have their own culture, customs, beliefs, and their respective motivations.</p>
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<p class="has-text-align-center"><em>Vermund, the human kingdom. The Arisen rules as king.</em></p>
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<p class="has-text-align-center"><em>The Queen Regent Disa of Vermund. She plots to have her son take the throne.</em></p>
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<p class="has-text-align-center"><em>Battahl is a nation covered in a harsh natural environment, and is defined by beastrens’ own unique culture. </em></p>
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<p class="has-text-align-center"><em>With empress Nadinia at its center, the Lambent Flame is worshiped in Battahl to ward off calamity.</em></p>
<p class="">In addition to humans and beastrens, the elves also inhabit this land though they avoid contact with other races. </p>
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<p class="has-text-align-center"><em>Sacred Arbor, the elf settlement. They communicate in their own Elvish language.</em></p>
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<p class="has-text-align-center"><em>Glyndwr, a young elf. He is fluent in human language, making him rare among his race.</em></p>
<p class="">The world of Dragon’s Dogma 2 has inhabitants of various races, each with their own agendas and motivations. How to interact with them is entirely up to the player. </p>
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<p class="has-text-align-center"><em>Some characters might approach you for assistance, and it is up to you to accept or decline their requests. </em></p>
<h2 class="wp-block-heading">New monster: Talos</h2>
<p class="">There are a variety of monsters that inhabit the world of Dragon’s Dogma 2. Let us introduce the bronze giant Talos, new in Dragon’s Dogma 2.</p>
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<p class="has-text-align-center"><em>The enormous Talos. </em></p>
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<p class="has-text-align-center"><em>A man-made creature that brings chaos to the lands. How can its advance be stopped?</em></p>
<p class="">As they seem to come straight from mythology and lore, the monsters are sure to inspire you to embark on this adventure!</p>
<h2 class="wp-block-heading">New vocation: Trickster</h2>
<p class="">In Dragon’s Dogma 2, you will have multiple vocations at your disposal such as Mage, Archer and Fighter among others, essential when adventuring in a fantasy world. In today’s showcase, we announced a unique vocation, the Trickster. Exclusive to the Arisen, the Trickster vocation wields a special weapon called the Censer to create smoke and conjure various illusions to confuse enemies into fighting against themselves, for example. The Trickster can also increase the party’s power for a limited time, making it a perfect vocation for players who prefer to play a support role.</p>
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<p class="has-text-align-center"><em>The trickster provides a unique experience, wielding their wits from a supporting role.</em></p>
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<p class="has-text-align-center"><em>Deceive your enemy by using an illusion of yourself as a decoy.</em></p>
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<p class="has-text-align-center"><em>Temporarily increase the power of your Pawns beyond their limits.</em></p>
<h2 class="wp-block-heading">Create your character as a beastren</h2>
<p class="">You can create your character (the Arisen) and the main Pawn that serves the Arisen. </p>
<p class="">The game uses photogrammetry technology for more realistic character creation.</p>
<p class="">Players can create their character intuitively and with ease, or thoroughly down to the last detail.</p>
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<p class="has-text-align-center"><em>Photogrammetry allows for realistic characters, and they can have pointed ears like those of an elf.</em></p>
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<p class="has-text-align-center"><em>You can create your character human or beastren.</em></p>
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<p class="has-text-align-center"><em>Select an image that is closest to what you want multiple times.</em></p>
<h2 class="wp-block-heading">Pre-orders start today</h2>
<p class=""><a href="https://store.playstation.com/concept/10005844?smcid=ma">Dragon’s Dogma 2 will arrive on March 22, 2024. Pre-orders are available now.</a> </p>
<p class="">The game will be available in both physical and digital versions. The digital exclusive Deluxe Edition is bundled with the “A Boon for Adventurers – New Journey Pack” DLC. Each version has pre-order exclusive bonuses!</p>
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<h2 class="wp-block-heading">Message from the game’s director </h2>
<p class="">Finally, a message from Hideaki Itsuno, the director of Dragon’s Dogma 2.</p>
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<p class="" style="font-size:16px">Dragon’s Dogma is a game that I dreamed of playing as a boy who loved TRPG-based games and action games, and I have a special attachment to it. Dragon’s Dogma 2 incorporates ideas that were not technically feasible at the time we created the first game. I believe this game will let you experience the fantasy world you’ve always dreamed of, a fantasy world action simulator game, and ultimately be the ultimate Dragon’s Dogma.<br/><br/>The entire team is working hard on the final touches of the game. Whether you’ve played the first game or not, we hope you’ll enjoy your adventure in this open fantasy world.</p>
<cite>– Dragon’s Dogma 2 Director Hideaki Itsuno</cite></blockquote>
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                'The Gran Turismo World Series 2023 concludes in Barcelona starting Dec 1',
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<p class="">The Gran Turismo World Series 2023 reaches its conclusion in Barcelona on 1-3 December.</p>
<p class="">A live public audience will witness all the action in the denouements of the Toyota Gazoo Racing GT Cup on Friday, December 1, Manufacturers Cup on Saturday, December 2 and Nations Cup on Sunday, December 3.</p>
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<p class="">The World Finals will celebrate 10 years of Vision Gran Turismo with eight full-scale models on display in the venue and the live unveiling of two exciting new Vision Gran Turismo cars.</p>
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<p class="">All the action will be streamed live on Gran Turismo YouTube and PlayStation Twitch as well as Eurosport and Discovery+</p>
<p class="">Following the stunning Gran Turismo World Series Showdown that took place in Amsterdam in August, the top GT racers from around the world are back in action for the World Finals. Sixty-five competitors from 20 countries will travel to Barcelona in Northern Spain for three days of competition.</p>
<h2 class="wp-block-heading">Three days of top-class racing </h2>
<p class="">The action takes place at the Fira de Barcelona, close to the historic Montjuic F1 circuit and Barcelona’s Olympic Park, in the centre of Catalunya’s vibrant capital. It starts with 24 drivers competing in two Semi-finals, a last-chance Repechage and the 12-way Grand Final to decide the 2023 Toyota Gazoo Racing GT Cup winner on Friday, December 1 from 10:00am PT / 7:00pm BST.</p>
<p class="">The competitive field features many established Gran Turismo World Series racers, but the TGR GT Cup always introduces some new talent into the fray, such as fast American Calen Roach who has just turned 18 and so is eligible to compete for the first time. With five Spanish drivers in the mix, there will be plenty for the home crowd to cheer for. The popular Coque López will be keen to make a winning start to the biggest weekend on the Gran Turismo calendar, but he’ll face stiff opposition in this ultra-competitive series.</p>
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<p class="">On Saturday, December 2, the action turns to the Manufacturers Cup where 36 competitors will represent the leading Gran Turismo manufacturers, including Series partners Toyota, Mazda and Genesis. A qualifying sprint race will be followed by a Grand Final that features all three drivers racing around the famous Nürburgring Nordschleife.</p>
<p class="">Reigning World Champions Team Subaru were relegated to second place by Team Porsche in the World Series Showdown in Amsterdam. They will be keen to seek revenge, while Team Porsche will be buoyed by the return of their talisman, Chilean Angel Inostroza, who was forced to miss the Amsterdam event while recovering from injuries.</p>
<p class="">Team Lamborghini put in a highly impressive and entertaining run at the Showdown event to take the final podium place but will be under pressure from 2022 podium finishers Team Toyota and Team Mercedes AMG as they aim for the top step and their chance to win the Boccioni-inspired trophy.</p>
<p class="">Sunday, December 3 sees national pride at stake as 12 teams of three battle for the Nations Cup over three individual sprint races and a 3-driver endurance race. Team Spain is on a roll and will surely be the favourites for a win on home soil in front of a partisan crowd. Coque López took the Nations Cup title for Spain in 2022, when the Nations Cup was an individual competition. Teamed up with Jose Serrano and Pol Urra at the Amsterdam Showdown event in August, the trio were unstoppable and took a stunning victory.</p>
<p class="">Team France, Team Brazil, Team Japan, Team Chile and Team Italy all have the raw talent, speed and race craft to beat them on their day and it will be fascinating to see if the home crowd can make the difference for the Spanish threesome and push them all the way to the top step of the podium.</p>
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<h2 class="wp-block-heading">Celebrating 10 years of Vision Gran Turismo </h2>
<p class="">As well as the on-track action, the World Finals 2023 will also celebrate 10 years of the innovative Vision Gran Turismo project. Embraced by the automotive industry, more than 30 Vision Gran Turismo cars have been designed and released in Gran Turismo games, in many cases giving a glimpse into the future of the automotive industry.</p>
<p class="">Eight full-scale models of Vision Gran Turismo cars will be on display at the World Finals venue, but most exciting of all will be two new Vision Gran Turismo cars set to be unveiled live during the Manufacturers Cup broadcast on Saturday and the Nations Cup on Sunday.</p>
<p class="">In addition to the Vision Gran Turismo cars, the in-venue experience for spectators will be enhanced by Gran Turismo World Series partners. Toyota will display some of their flagship GR models, Michelin will have a booth and offer a chance to win prizes and Fanatec will showcase its latest products, as will Brembo and BBS.   </p>
<h2 class="wp-block-heading">Watch and win in Gran Turismo 7 </h2>
<p class="">Following the release of the Spec II Update earlier in November, <a href="https://www.playstation.com/games/gran-turismo-7/?smcid=ma">Gran Turismo 7</a> players can benefit from two special in-game bonus campaigns during the World Finals 2023.</p>
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<p class="">The Predict the Winners Campaign by Brembo is open until the start of each race broadcast. Players can win in-game Credits by correctly predicting the winners of the three championships. 1,000,000 Credits will be delivered for a correct guess, with a total of 3,000,000 Credits being delivered for correctly guessing the winners of all three.</p>
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<p class="">The Viewers Gift Campaign by BBS starts from the start of each race broadcast and lasts until Sunday, 10 December. Players can receive the Toyota FT-1 Vision Gran Turismo, Mazda LM55 Vision Gran Turismo and the brand-new Vision Gran Turismo model due to be unveiled during the weekend by clicking the Viewers Campaign banner in the top right corner of the Gran Turismo 7 World Map and watching the streams. </p>
<h2 class="wp-block-heading">World Final Celebration Race </h2>
<p class="">Be part of the action as you can experience the same races as the Gran Turismo World Finals 2023 in Gran Turismo 7.</p>
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<p class="">The Gran Turismo World Series Anniversary Race is open from November 17 to December 10 and can be accessed from the World Map screen. Players can race in either the Manufacturers Cup race at the Nürburgring 24h or Nations Cup race at Spa 24h layout.  </p>
<h2 class="wp-block-heading">Find out more and watch live </h2>
<p class="">To find out more about the Gran Turismo World Series 2023 World Finals click on the links below:</p>
<p class=""><a href="https://www.gran-turismo.com/world/gt7/events/gtws2023/worldfinals/">https://www.gran-turismo.com/world/gt7/events/gtws2023/worldfinals/</a></p>
<p class="">Driver Lineup – <a href="https://www.gran-turismo.com/world/gt7/events/gtws2023/worldfinals/competitors/">https://www.gran-turismo.com/world/gt7/events/gtws2023/worldfinals/competitors/</a></p>
<p class="">Race Structure – <a href="https://www.gran-turismo.com/world/gt7/events/gtws2023/worldfinals/race_structure/">https://www.gran-turismo.com/world/gt7/events/gtws2023/worldfinals/race_structure/</a></p>
<p class="">And watch live on <a href="https://www.gran-turismo.com/world/live/">https://www.gran-turismo.com/world/live/</a></p>
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<li>Friday, December 1 @ 10:00am PT / 7:00pm BST: Toyota Gazoo Racing GT Cup 2023 Grand Final</li>
<li>Saturday, December 2 @ 10:00am PT / 7:00pm BST: Manufacturers Cup</li>
<li>Sunday, December 3 @ 7:00am PT / 4:00pm BST: Nations Cup</li>
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            INSERT INTO articles (url, title, cover_image, content, youtube_link) VALUES (
                'https://blog.playstation.com/2023/11/30/toy-trains-is-a-wholesome-ps-vr2-miniature-railway-builder-from-former-superhot-vr-devs-out-january-16/',
                'Toy Trains is a wholesome PS VR2 miniature railway builder from former Superhot VR devs, out January 16',
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<p class="">Something Random – a new studio founded by the creators of Superhot VR – releases their new game, Toy Trains on PS VR2 on January 16, 2024. What is it, how did it come to be, and why can switching genres lead to better games? Hop on board to find out the answers to all these questions!</p>
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<p class="">What is Toy Trains? It’s a playful, track-building game taking place on a miniature railway brought to life. “At its core, it’s a game about making connections,” says Marcin Jóźwik, the project’s lead. “On the gameplay side, we pair little houses with construction sites in order to build meeting places for inhabitants of that world – Railies. On the story side, it’s about the need to uphold connections with other people, even when it proves hard. The theme radiates even outside the game itself. Our goal was to make something that can connect various generations. A title that can be enjoyed by kids, their grandparents, and everyone in between.”</p>
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<p class="">Toy Trains is not something you would probably expect from former Superhot VR developers. Indeed, these two games couldn’t be any more different! The first one is focused on ‘the dark side’ of games. Mainly, how young people can be influenced and consumed by them. The second shows that games can also be calming, relaxing and actually help dealing with hardships. Superhot VR was a shooter for ‘core gamers’ while Toy Trains is directed to players of all ages. While Superhot VR was mainly red and white, Toy Trains is colorful and cartoony. So, is there anything that connects them? </p>
<p class="">“The design principles in both games are basically the same,” explains Cezary, the team writer/designer. “We’re always laser-focused on delivering gameplay that is easy to understand, fluent, devoid of any unnecessary fluff. If the player is not having fun within the first 15 seconds of the game – we failed at our job.” The other thing that connects those games is that both of them make time stop – but in a very different sense.</p>
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<p class="">From the first track put on the table you’ll be drawn to the gameplay and presented world. Most likely you’ll find yourself immersed to the point that you’ll take off your goggles in awe of how many hours have already passed. The ease of use, comfort and lack of distractions truly pulls you into Toy Trains and refuses to let go. Atmospheric music, clattering of little trains, the sounds of nature make for a very soothing experience. There is no rush, no timers, no score – only you and the place you create on the board.</p>
<p class="">“We didn’t want the game to force the player to do anything,” adds Marcin. “Every challenge you face is open-ended and has various possible solutions. You always get to be creative and strategic about the map’s final outcome instead of simply solving a puzzle.” To enhance the creativity aspect, Toy Trains also leaves space for self-expression. The player can freely decorate the board once they’ve finished building the rails. Placing farms or little stacks of hay can transform the miniature entirely – make it personal and unique. </p>
<p class="">The creation and puzzle-solving aspects of the game, along with its cozy, nostalgic presentation, make it a perfect game to enjoy by families and friends in front of a big screen. The timing and platform it comes to are not accidental either. Cold, winter afternoons will be perfect to sit in the living room, pass the PS VR2 headset along, discuss the challenges and admire tracks and decorations placed by our loved ones. With that, the team wants to prove that VR can bring people together instead of isolating them.</p>
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<p class="">The last remaining, unanswered question is – why did the team decide to make Toy Trains instead of another action title like Superhot?</p>
<p class="">“It would be easy to make only shooters for the rest of our careers,” says Kuba, the company’s lead programmer. “But if you want to make truly unique things you can’t stand still. You need to challenge yourself, shake things up. Creativity comes from discomfort. That’s why we have begun with Toy Trains, but who knows what we’ll follow up with!”</p>
<p class="">Toy Trains is set for a release on January 16 on PS VR2.</p>
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                'https://blog.playstation.com/2023/11/30/full-details-on-call-of-duty-modern-warfare-iii-and-warzone-season-1-out-december-6/',
                'Full details on Call of Duty: Modern Warfare III and Warzone Season 1, out December 6',
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<p class="">Ring in the holiday season with the upcoming launch of Season 1 for Call of Duty: Modern Warfare III and Call of Duty: Warzone. The new season brings more Multiplayer maps; game modes, the next mission in Zombies; the introduction of Urzikstan in Call of Duty: Warzone, and much more.  </p>
<p class="">Season 1 of<a href="https://www.playstation.com/en-us/games/call-of-duty-modern-warfare-iii/"> Call of Duty: Modern Warfare II</a>I and<a href="https://store.playstation.com/en-us/product/UP0002-PPSA01649_00-CODWZ2BUNDLE0001/"> Call of Duty: Warzone</a> launches on December 6 on PlayStation 4 and PS5.</p>
<h2 class="wp-block-heading">Multiplayer — New maps, game modes, Loadout items, Ranked Play</h2>
<p class=""><strong>Meat (Core, Launch):</strong> Make mincemeat out of your enemies at the East Bay Meats slaughterhouse. Use of the new Tac-Stance ability to combine agility with accuracy while weaving through the small confines of the meat locker and processing center.</p>
<p class=""><strong>Greece (Core, Launch):</strong> Test your mettle in a once-idyllic coastal town, where waters at the shore lap at the hull of a burning yacht. Navigate the city center of this medium-sized map where narrow alleys cut between the lines of shops. Dive into the water when you need to reposition and use the copious vantage points to get above your enemies. </p>
<p class=""><strong>Rio (Core, In-Season): </strong>Take in the vibrant colors of Rio de Janeiro as you battle across an upscale shopping center. Face enemies in tight quarters throughout the mall or move through the vibrant exterior streets in this small- to -medium- sized map. Look for vantage points in the covered walkway, over the garage, and on top of vehicles. Spacing is tight, so be ready to engage.<strong> </strong></p>
<p class=""><strong>Training Facility (Gunfight, Launch): </strong>Challenge another duo within the remains of an old warehouse, now repurposed as part of Konni Group’s training facilities. Perch on the second level for a greater view of the area or move through the interior spaces to ambush your enemies.</p>
<h2 class="wp-block-heading">Gunfight returns plus other new modes</h2>
<p class="">Gunfight returns to Call of Duty, pitting two teams of two against one another in a round-based match. There are no respawns, and all players are assigned the same randomized Loadout at the start of each round, which changes every two rounds. The first team to win six rounds wins the match. </p>
<p class=""><strong>Five maps at launch: </strong>Season 1 brings the new Training Facility map along with four Carry Forward Gunfight maps from Call of Duty: Modern Warfare II: Alley, Blacksite, Exhibit, and Shipment. </p>
<p class=""><strong>All or Nothing: </strong>Deploy with Throwing Knives and no ammo. Get one elimination to activate the Scavenger Perk, allowing you to retrieve ammo pickups for your weapon. The first to land 20 eliminations wins.</p>
<p class="">More modes will be added to the mix during Season 1. Wield the Ray Gun in the new Vortex<strong> </strong>mode, plus load into Infected, Headquarters, and Team Gunfight.</p>
<h2 class="wp-block-heading">New Vest and Killstreaks</h2>
<p class="">Equip the new Assassin Vest: kills don’t display skulls and the Operator is immune to UAV and enemy radar effects (including while stationary).</p>
<p class="">Unlock two new Killstreaks via Armory Challenges. Call in the Swarm to deploy mosquito drones that provide blanket coverage over the entire area. Activate the EMP to disrupt enemy Killstreaks and equipment.</p>
<h2 class="wp-block-heading">Ranked Play launches in the mid-season</h2>
<p class="">Ranked Play is a feature-packed competitive Multiplayer mode that leverages the Call of Duty League-approved rules, restrictions, maps, and modes. Track your standing with a visible skill rating and earn rewards across multiple Skill Divisions and Tiers. The best of the best will be featured in the Top 250 Leaderboard and Division.</p>
<h2 class="wp-block-heading">Zombies — The next mission plus Rifts, a new Wonder Weapon, and more</h2>
<p class="">The Season 1 update brings new challenges and rewards alongside a new story mission that will test your abilities in the fights ahead.</p>
<p class=""><strong>Enter the Rift: </strong>These otherworldly labyrinths are located inside the Dark Aether, where squads have 30 minutes to complete a series of increasingly chaotic objectives to earn exceptional rewards. Find Sigils to unlock these Dark Aether Rifts.</p>
<p class=""><strong>New Wonder Weapon: </strong>Transform enemies into allies with the powerful V-R11. Shoot zombies and transform them into zombie-slaying humans, or blast humans to mutate them into friendly zombies.</p>
<p class=""><strong>Take on the Warlord: </strong>The South Korean born Dokkaebi, a Lieutenant within Terminus Outcomes, is entering the Exclusion Zone. Squad up, infiltrate her fortress, and take her out.</p>
<p class=""><strong>New Classified Schematics: </strong>Activate the Dog Bone to summon a friendly Hellhound companion that will follow you and attack nearby threats until its health runs out. Equip the Golden Armor Plate for Plates that repair over time in addition to providing extra damage resistance. Wield the Aether Blade, a special Throwing Knife with infinite ammo and a boomerang-like combat style.</p>
<h2 class="wp-block-heading">Call of Duty: Warzone — Introducing Urzikstan</h2>
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<p class="">Prepare to fight through the all-new Urzikstan map, a vast and captivating landscape with a mixture of rural, industrial, and suburban zones across 11 major points of interest.</p>
<p class="">At launch, Urzikstan will support Battle Royale, Resurgence, and Plunder. Later in the season, play Lockdown and the new Limited-Time-Mode, Slay Ride Resurgence. All squad sizes for Battle Royale on Urzikstan will be available all season long.</p>
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<p class=""><strong>Carry Forward Maps: </strong>Once Season 1 has been live for 48 hours, Ashika Island and Vondel will join the playable map rotation.</p>
<p class=""><strong>Updated Gameplay: </strong>The Season 1 update brings many of the new movement and other mechanics present in Modern Warfare III, along with new features, to Call of Duty: Warzone.</p>
<p class="">Expect movement updates to support features like slide canceling, Tac-Stance, ADS while sliding, and more. For gameplay updates, all Operators will carry a dedicated pistol when swimming, climbing ladders, or ledge hanging, along with improved water combat, a manual Gas Mask, dedicated ammo slots, loot rarity, classic red dots, and more.</p>
<p class=""><strong>New Environments: </strong>Take control of Call of Duty: Warzone’s first mobile POI with Urzikstan’s Drivable Train complete with forward and backward engine controls, a Buy Station, UAV Tower, Horn, Ammo Depot, and a guaranteed Legendary Supply Crate.</p>
<p class=""><strong>New Perks: </strong>Equip new and returning Perks exclusive to Call of Duty: Warzone. Some of the new Perks include:</p>
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<li><strong>Irradiated:</strong> Move faster and take less damage while in the gas. </li>
<li><strong>Tempered</strong>: Now also available as a Custom Perk, Tempered allows you to refill armor plates to full with two plates instead of three. </li>
<li><strong>Combat Scout: </strong>Bullets you fire briefly mark an enemy for you and your squad. Hitting the enemy from farther away increases the mark time. </li>
<li><strong>Resolute: </strong>When taking damage from gunfire, this grants a short bonus to movement speed. </li>
<li><strong>Shrouded: </strong>Drop a smoke grenade when downed. </li>
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<p class=""><strong>New Gulag: </strong>Urzikstan brings a new Gulag for 1v1 combat. Experience gameplay updates like the Ascender Overtime Finisher that players can use to exfil toward the end of the round, Gulag Public Events like Cash Grab, and, later in the season, the addition of night vision goggles during some Gulag fights.</p>
<p class=""><strong>New Public Event: </strong>In the “Fly Buy” Public Event, multiple drones fly into the map to drop additional Buy Stations in the environment.</p>
<h2 class="wp-block-heading">Season 1 Combat Pack</h2>
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<p class="">Stoke the flames of battle with the Season 1 Combat Pack, free for PlayStation Plus members in Call of Duty: Modern Warfare III and Call of Duty: Warzone starting on December 13. The Combat Pack includes an exclusive Operator Skin for Élodie, the Fiery Curiosity Battle Rifle Blueprint, the Burning Michaux Assault Rifle Blueprint, The Tinker Calling Card, “Dante’s Incendiary” Sticker, Light Your Outer Fire Emblem, and Passion Igniter Weapon Charm. <strong> </strong></p>
<h2 class="wp-block-heading">Season 1 launches December 6</h2>
<p class="">Purchase Modern Warfare III on PlayStation to enjoy the benefits of two additional loadout slots, monthly exclusive Double XP events, +25% PlayStation Party Bonus XP, +5 bonus Battle Token Tier Skips with a BlackCell purchase, and a free in-game bundle each season with the Combat Pack. </p>
<p class="">Stay frosty.</p>
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                'https://blog.playstation.com/2023/11/30/resident-evil-4-vr-mode-out-dec-8-standalone-ps-vr2-gameplay-demo-available-same-day/',
                'Resident Evil 4 VR Mode out Dec 8, standalone PS VR2 gameplay demo available same day',
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<p class="">Hi there, PlayStation Blog readers. The wait is almost over – <a href="https://www.playstation.com/games/resident-evil-4-remake/?smcid=ma">Resident Evil 4</a> VR Mode releases on PlayStation 5 on Friday December 8, 2023. This free DLC brings a new level of immersion to the main story of Resident Evil 4 using the unique capabilities of PlayStation VR2. Read on for a preview of what to expect when Resident Evil VR Mode and the free gameplay demo coming out – but first, take a look at the trailer released today.</p>
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<h3 class="wp-block-heading"><strong>Free Resident Evil 4 VR Mode update hits PS VR2 on Dec 8</strong></h3>
<p class="">To recap, Resident Evil 4 VR Mode is a free DLC for Resident Evil 4, and on its release on 12/8, it will allow you to experience the main story of the game using PlayStation VR2. Stepping into the shoes of United States agent Leon S. Kennedy in VR as he races to rescue the President’s daughter, you’ll experience an entirely new level of survival horror immersion.</p>
<p class="">Resident Evil 4, which has sold over 5 million copies since its release this past March, takes the core of the original 2005 masterpiece and reimagines it using the latest technology. In VR mode, you will dive into the game’s world and face crazed villagers, huge creatures, and battles against Leon’s ultimate nemesis with a level of intensity that cannot be experienced on a traditional display. In addition to stunning VR visuals, 3D audio increases your immersion even further, making you feel as if you are right there in the game.</p>
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<h3 class="wp-block-heading"><strong>Become the main character in the ultimate survival horror experience</strong></h3>
<p class="">The same development team who brought you the incredible full-length VR experiences of Resident Evil 7 biohazard and Resident Evil Village have worked to make a truly immersive VR Mode using the latest technology. All of the weapons from the main story are represented in incredible detail and with intuitive controls to ensure you remain immersed at all times. In addition to these controls, the Sense controllers offer haptic feedback which feels unique for each weapon, be it a pistol, submachine gun, rifle or even combat knife. Combined with the intuitive feel of aiming and shooting in VR, the combat experience is more visceral than ever before.</p>
<p class="">Of course, outside of combat scenes, all the classic Resident Evil puzzle-solving gameplay you’ve come to expect is present in VR. You’ll even become Ashley Graham in a section of the game where you control her and experience a taste of a different kind of fear without any weapons to fight back with.</p>
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<h2 class="wp-block-heading">Resident Evil 4 VR Mode demo</h2>
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<p class="">If you don’t yet own Resident Evil 4 for PlayStation 5, don’t worry: Capcom has you covered with a free VR Mode demo playable without the main game.</p>
<p class="">This PS VR2 demo, which is available alongside the VR Mode DLC on December 8, lets you experience the start of the game and get a taste of the incredibly immersive survival horror gameplay that awaits. You can also try out the shooting range and experience how intuitive the controls are, from aiming and shooting to reload methods which change for each weapon.</p>
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<h2 class="wp-block-heading">A message from the creators</h2>
<p class="">To wrap up, here’s a message from director Keisuke Yamakawa, and producer Masato Kumazawa.</p>
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<p class="">“<em>Resident Evil 4 VR Mode takes advantage of advanced technology and features of PlayStation VR2, combined with the experience our development team has gained from previous Resident Evil VR titles, to allow players to truly become Leon and use a variety of weapons with their own hands to take on enemies which feel like they are standing right in front of you. This unique experience is only possible in VR, so with the free demo for all players and the DLC releasing for free for owners of the full game, anyone with a PlayStation VR2 can experience how VR deepens the survival horror. I hope you enjoy the thrills and scares of this game, in which survival is just the beginning of the nightmare.</em>“</p>
<cite>– Keisuke Yamakawa, director, Resident Evil 4 VR Mode</cite></blockquote>
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<p class="">“<em>I’m so happy and grateful for the chance to bring this mode to you. All of us on the team have worked hard to bring you, the players, a fresh way to experience Resident Evil 4’s main story. The game features a huge variety of enemies, weapons and gimmicks, making for one of the meatier experiences in the series, so we wanted to make sure you don’t miss anything when playing in VR. Whether it’s your first time or you’ve already played or completed the game before, I think this new way to play will be totally fresh – I’m actually jealous of anyone who gets to experience the game this way for the first time! It’s not long now until the heart-pounding terror and excitement will be available. I hope you enjoy it!</em>“</p>
<cite>– Masato Kumazawa, producer, Resident Evil 4 VR Mode</cite></blockquote>
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<p class="">That’s all for this blog – thanks for reading and we hope you enjoy the game.</p>
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            INSERT INTO articles (url, title, cover_image, content, youtube_link) VALUES (
                'https://blog.playstation.com/2023/11/30/first-gameplay-details-on-new-pennys-big-breakaway-boss-mr-q/',
                'First gameplay details on new Penny’s Big Breakaway boss, Mr. Q',
                'https://blog.playstation.com/tachyon/2023/11/2daac65b5504fa5e382a7e5b8da4bf88de5abc93-scaled.jpeg?resize=1088%2C612&crop_strategy=smart',
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<p class="">I’m Brad Flick, Design Director behind <a href="https://store.playstation.com/concept/10005042?smcid=ma">Penny’s Big Breakaway</a>, an upcoming 3D action platformer, coming out early next year on PlayStation 5. Today, I will break down one of the bosses in our game.</p>
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<p class="">If you are unfamiliar with Penny’s Big Breakaway, you play as Penny and her partner Yo-Yo. Your goal is to help Penny escape through the world of Macaroon. Within each level, like any good platformer, you will face multiple obstacles: an endless penguin army, deadly traps, challenging hazards, denizens in distress, and varied bosses. Today, we will check out one of these bosses, Mr. Q.</p>
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<p class="has-text-align-center"><em>Check out the new animated trailer for Penny’s Big Breakaway</em></p>
<p class="">Mr. Q is the kingdom’s top scientist and a powerful magician. He is found in Zaphara, a power station in a desert with cobalt sands. You must be careful, as Mr. Q is both wise and unpredictable. Let me tell you how we developed this character and what you will do in this battle.</p>
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<p class="">Mr. Q’s inspiration came directly from looking at Penny as our lead example. She uses a yo-yo, so the team began researching other skill toys for our other characters. This led us to the thought of a hacky sack – something Mr. Q could kick around. Mr. Q developed the technology that harnesses the electrical powers of the desert, so naturally, he juggles highly charged conductive footbags and tosses them at you.</p>
<p class="">The first part of the battle becomes a bit of energy tennis, as we like to call it. You must manage successful volleys with Mr. Q. I find using our game’s Pro controls easier during this battle. With this setup, the yo-yo is mapped to the right analog stick. You can stand there and easily aim the yo-yo in any direction. This may be easier than turning Penny to meet each shot.</p>
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<p class="">After successfully kicking the electric ball back, you move to the second part, where you must scramble to pocket the many heads of Mr. Q on the giant billiards table.</p>
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<p class="">Returning to Mr. Q’s inspiration, we had a separate idea for a snooker shot boss encounter. Looking at what we already had, we decided to merge the two concepts: Mr. Q is a powerful, long-legged magician, and his head is a billiard ball – in fact, he has several different heads with multiple personalities. He can be antagonistic one minute and empathetic the next.</p>
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<p class="">We wanted the boss battle with Mr. Q and many other encounters, to focus on movement and evasion. This is a recurring and major theme in the game, and we want to reinforce that Penny is not built for combat. In the game, you must often answer the question, “How do you defeat a boss without using the yo-yo as a melee weapon?”</p>
<p class="">This nonviolent approach wasn’t without its challenges: as a designer, how do we communicate the personalities of these characters? How do we help you understand what to do? With Mr. Q, the camera angle is down low. This helps focus on the gameplay of energy volleys and lets you see his kooky battle animations. Finally, the billiard concept and giant table helped us immediately tell you your goal: Mr. Q’s head, corner pocket.</p>
<p class="">We can’t wait for you to see the rest of our cast of characters when the <a href="https://store.playstation.com/concept/10005042?smcid=ma">Penny’s Big Breakaway</a> launches early next year. See you next time.</p>
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            INSERT INTO articles (url, title, cover_image, content, youtube_link) VALUES (
                'https://blog.playstation.com/2023/11/30/unravel-the-gameplay-loop-of-pacific-drive-launching-on-ps5-feb-22/',
                'Unravel the gameplay loop of Pacific Drive, launching on PS5 Feb 22',
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<p class="">Hello again, everyone. Blake from Ironwood Studios here. Today, we’re discussing what goes into a road trip in the Olympic Exclusion Zone and the fantastic news that Pacific Drive is coming to PlayStation 5 on February 22, 2024.</p>
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<p class="">Our gameplay loop has multiple stages – repairing and upgrading the car, planning your routes, and making it back in one piece after raiding the Zone. As you get deeper into the forests, swamps, and other areas of the Olympic Peninsula, you’ll build the knowledge and skills you need to survive. Let’s talk about what goes into planning your road trips.</p>
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<h2 class="wp-block-heading">Repair, tune-up, and upgrade your vehicle</h2>
<p class="">Hopefully, you’ve made it back to the garage in one piece after your last harrowing adventure, and you can start fixing the car before your next outing. Take a minute to assess the damage – getting a good look at your car’s individual parts will often tell you what needs the most work. It’s possible you have a flat tire that needs to be repaired with a sealing kit, or you can make an entirely new wheel. If a panel is dangerously close to broken or flat-out missing, you can craft new ones from the scrap metal and other materials you gathered on your last trip. If you’re lucky, some of these might even be upgrades. It’s not just body panels either; your headlights, engine, and wheels can all take damage from the Zone (or your driving), and it’s also a good idea to look them over.</p>
<p class="">It’s time for the fun stuff once your car is back in one piece. Spray on a slick new coat of paint, or apply some racing stripes using consumable decals. You can even swap out the bobblehead that adorns your dashboard. There are a few different ones to choose from, so keep an eye out the next time you’re looting containers in the Zone. You should also take care of the essentials like gas and charging your batteries once you’ve made your upgrades. There’s a gas pump in the garage to fill up with – if you’ve got the optional and beneficial side-mounted gas tanks, those can get topped off, too. Flip the switch on the desk to recharge your car instantly, and you’re good to go.</p>
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<h2 class="wp-block-heading">Plan your next road trip</h2>
<p class="">Well – you’re not leaving just yet. You need to make a stop at the route planner, a giant map on the wall that tracks your progress through the Zone, and it gives you essential information about what you might need on your next run. Hover over locations to reveal information about where you’re headed before selecting your final destination. It’s not all about where you end up, though – you’ll be making stops on your trip along these abandoned highways, so knowing a little bit about the journey ahead of you is a good idea, too. Check for atmospheric shifts, radiation density, potential Anomaly encounters, availability of resources, and more. At the same time, you look at stops on the road – you’re still able to modify the car while in the garage, too, so take this opportunity to adapt the vehicle to your route if needed.</p>
<p class="">Keys in the ignition? Is the parking brake off? Great. Hit the gas, and let’s finally get out and into the surreal world of the Olympic Exclusion Zone.</p>
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<p class="">Generally, you’ll pass through a few different biomes on the way to your final destination. Forest biomes have a lot of foliage multiple types of road surfaces, and changing weather can make driving through trickier sections a little difficult. Swamp biomes feature a little more open space, but there are watery sections that will slow the car down and majorly impede your progress. You’ll pass through towns and research stations on your way forward that contain valuable items if you know where to look. There’s a variety of lootable containers, some harder to get into than others – but that’s why you brought your trusty crowbar, right?</p>
<p class="">You’ll also be collecting Anchors – artifacts originally meant to contain the expansion of the Zone. These glowing orbs provide you with a special energy that you can use to upgrade the car and escape from the Zone – more on that later. Eventually, you and the car will come upon a wall hundreds of feet high and clearly there to keep the more dangerous parts of the Zone isolated. However, that’s not a problem for someone equipped with the best 80’s wood-paneling and sci-fi gadgetry. You’ll find your way through the wall and into deeper parts of the Zone, but stay vigilant because things can only grow wilder from here.</p>
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<h2 class="wp-block-heading">Hit the road and dodge hazards</h2>
<p class="">Once you’ve gathered your resources and have enough Anchors – it’s time to leave. Assess your surroundings and look at your in-car map before you select one of many available exits – but be smart. Some exits will be easier to get to than others. As you choose, a Zone Storm will start to close in on you; from then on, it’s a race to safety. Crash through the foliage, fishtail through the mud, and try to keep the wheel pointed straight towards the giant pillar of light ascending into the sky because that’s where you’re headed. Anomalies and other hazards don’t give up just because you’ve found an exit, so make sure to dodge the Abductors, Bunnies, and Can Openers – it’s going to hurt if you get caught in the storm’s radiation. As you take that final drive of faith through the illuminated pillar, everything will go white as you leave the Zone behind.</p>
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<p class="">As the light fades, you’ll find yourself warped back to the safety of your garage. Ready to gas up and pick the next location to investigate in this strange and wonderful world. After a healthy amount of repairs and upgrades, of course. Maybe even some painted-on flames.</p>
<p class="">Pacific Drive will be available for PlayStation 5 on February 22, 2024.</p>
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                'https://blog.playstation.com/2023/12/01/born-of-bread-home-cooked-turn-based-rpg-rises-december-5-on-ps5/',
                'Born of Bread, home-cooked turn-based RPG rises December 5 on PS5',
                'https://blog.playstation.com/tachyon/2023/12/c9b1dc287dd01a11573a14a208906a5b90810cb6.jpeg?resize=1088%2C612&crop_strategy=smart',
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<p class="">Hello friends! Welcome to <a href="https://store.playstation.com/concept/10007314?smcid=ma">Born of Bread</a>, a home-cooked turn-based role-playing adventure full of fun characters, charming stories, and fresh, interactive combat. Beings from another age are causing havoc across the land and their mischief comes as a great threat for everyone. The unlikeliest hero, Loaf, a golem born of bread who possesses a never-ending childlike wonder, finds himself and his newfound friends in the middle of a drama that’s thousands of years in the making. Adventure awaits!  </p>
<p class="">Born of Bread centers around our doughy protagonist Loaf, a flour-based hero with many abilities that can aid him in his efforts against those pesky trespassers. Loaf was initially called Chap, and he was designed to be a living cardboard cutout! His appearance went through a few iterations, but I always tried to keep his design very simple and recognizable. </p>
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<p class="">Although bread is tasty on its own, it requires other ingredients to make a sandwich, Loaf needs companions to really get cooking. It’s up to you to build up a party of allies on Loaf’s quest to stop the unruly invaders wreaking havoc about town. </p>
<p class="">His friends include Lint the racoon, a neurotic aspiring writer with a penchant for digging who can attack with his tail and manuscripts. Lint was the first buddy I designed! We wanted a partner character that lived in the forest, and I initially explored a monster look, but we ended up really liking the idea of a raccoon character. </p>
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<p class="">Yagi, a talented goat martial artist who can materialize ethereal platforms by meditating and land flaming strikes on enemies. Yagi was the last buddy to be designed, and he took the least amount of exploration! We wanted a goat warrior inspired by shonen protagonists, so a few silly sketches later, Yagi was born.  </p>
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<p class="">Chloe, a young aspiring detective with a lantern that can burn obstacles and who can use her deduction skills to inflict status ailments. Chloe was one of the hardest characters to design. She started out as a mouse, then a cat, then a snow person, etc. Once I landed on the humanoid snowfling idea, her hair became the next big challenge.  </p>
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<p class="">Utilizing the skills of Loaf’s companions is key to success against the invaders, with each of them bringing their own special ingredients to the mix. As well as interacting with the world using their talents to aid progression and overcome obstacles, they’re also a huge help to Loaf in an involved and interactive turn-based combat system, often levelling the playing field when Loaf would otherwise be outnumbered. You can choose the order of attack for your party and use their unique moves, with precise timing during various minigames needed to really get the most out of your attacks. For basic moves, like walloping a foe with a ladle or tail, you’ll need to hit a button the moment a needle crosses the green part of a meter to deal extra damage. More powerful blows, like using the dreaded Druidic Sickle, require you to rock the joystick as quickly as possible to fill up a meter for maximum damage. These cost Will Points, however, so use them wisely. For rare emergencies you can deploy Special Attacks using rare Resolve Points. For example, Loaf’s Roast special will prevent him from taking any damage at all. Simply hold X to heat up – but be careful not to overheat. Nobody likes burnt toast after all! </p>
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<p class="">Just as important as a good offense is a strong defense, and you can mitigate damage by pressing X the moment an enemy makes contact with you. Quick reflexes are also crucial to kicking off combat encounters, as a good smack to an enemy during the game’s exploration phase will ensure that you get to take the first turn in battle. Great players will also do well to keep in mind the type matchups, as each enemy has their own strengths and weaknesses.   </p>
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<p class="">Any chef worth their salt will tell you that presentation is extremely important and Born of Bread delivers with a clean and cartoonish art style, complete with colourful visuals and beautiful backdrops. The 2.5D aesthetic transforms a run-of-the-flour-mill side scroller into one with depth and verticality – Loaf and his friends are able to explore areas much larger than they first appear. </p>
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<p class="">The world is full of useful items too, such as apples, chocolate cakes and croissants used to replenish Hit Points, Will Points, and Resolve Points during your breaks between fisticuffs (don’t think too hard about the fact that Loaf is eating baked pastries).   </p>
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<p class="">You won’t have to wait long to see what adventures Loaf and his buddies have in store, as <a href="https://store.playstation.com/concept/10007314?smcid=ma">Born of Bread</a> emerges from the oven December 5 on PS5. Bon appetit!  </p>
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                'https://blog.playstation.com/2023/12/01/playstation-partner-awards-2023-japan-asia-winners-announced/',
                'PlayStation Partner Awards 2023 Japan Asia winners announced',
                'https://blog.playstation.com/tachyon/2023/12/0373ea0cd2303cf9d308bd7df6711ab91f1d0a7d.jpeg?resize=1088%2C612&crop_strategy=smart',
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<p class="">Today, December 1, Sony Interactive Entertainment (SIE) held the PlayStation Partner Awards 2023 Japan Asia (hereafter PlayStation Partner Awards) to recognize and award some of the best PlayStation 5 and PlayStation 4 titles that proved to be a huge success over the past year. Read on for a rundown of all the games that received awards at this event.</p>
<p class="">The PlayStation Partner Awards is a celebration that honors the creativity of talented developers, and celebrates the amazing variety of hit titles that the Japanese and Asian PlayStation communities enjoyed throughout the year. This year marks the 29<sup>th</sup> year of this historic event, which initially commenced as the PlayStation Awards, following the birth of the original PlayStation in 1994.</p>
<p class="">For the 2023 PlayStation Partner Awards, the Grand Award was presented to three titles, the Partner Award to seven titles, the Special Award to three titles, and the Users’ Choice Award to five titles. The Users’ Choice Award is awarded to games selected by user votes in the Japan/Asia region.</p>
<p class="">This year, the Special Award recognizes PlayStation VR2 titles with highest worldwide sales, as well as titles that implemented accessibility features that created experiences which can be enjoyed by players of all abilities. SIE is dedicated to delivering innovative gaming experiences to all players around the world, and this commitment extends to improving accessibility in both our hardware and software products. Along with the support of our creators and publishers, SIE will continue to push for an even more inclusive and accessible industry.</p>
<h2 class="wp-block-heading"><strong>Grand Award</strong></h2>
<p class="">Awarded to the top three titles developed in the Japan / Asia regions with the highest worldwide sales between October 2022 and September 2023*.</p>
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<li><strong>Genshin Impact – HoYoverse</strong></li>
<li><strong>Resident Evil 4 – Capcom Co., Ltd.</strong></li>
<li><strong>Final Fantasy XVI – Square Enix Co. Ltd</strong></li>
</ul>
<h2 class="wp-block-heading"><strong>Partner Award</strong></h2>
<p class="">Awarded to titles developed in the Japan / Asia region with top-ranked worldwide sales between October 2022 and September 2023**, with particularly noteworthy accomplishments.</p>
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<li><strong>Armored Core VI: Fires of Rubicon – FromSoftware, Inc.</strong></li>
<li><strong>eFootball 2023 – Konami Digital Entertainment, Inc.</strong></li>
<li><strong>Wo Long: Fallen Dynasty – Koei Tecmo Games Co., Ltd.</strong></li>
<li><strong>Elden Ring – FromSoftware, Inc.</strong></li>
<li><strong>Crisis Core Final Fantasy VII Reunion – Square Enix Co. Ltd</strong></li>
<li><strong>Street Fighter 6 – Capcom Co., Ltd.</strong></li>
<li><strong>Sonic Frontiers – Sega</strong></li>
</ul>
<h2 class="wp-block-heading"><strong>Special Award</strong></h2>
<p class="">Awarded to titles developed outside the Japan / Asia region that reached the highest sales within Japan / Asia between October 2022 and September 2023 on PS5*. Also awarded to titles developed in the Japan / Asia region during the same period, notable for their exceptional accessibility features. Additionally, this category includes PlayStation VR2 titles with top-ranked worldwide sales* during this period.</p>
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<li><strong>Hogwarts Legacy – Warner Bros. Japan LLC.</strong></li>
<li><strong>Street Fighter 6 – Capcom Co., Ltd.</strong></li>
<li><strong>Resident Evil Village VR Mode – Capcom Co., Ltd.</strong></li>
</ul>
<h2 class="wp-block-heading"><strong>Users’ Choice Award</strong></h2>
<p class="">Awarded to the top five titles released in the Japan / Asia region between October 2022 and September 2023, selected by user votes in the Japan / Asia region, out of the top 30 titles with the longest total game play time.</p>
<ul class="wp-block-list">
<li><strong>Armored Core VI: Fires of Rubicon – FromSoftware, Inc.</strong></li>
<li><strong>Resident Evil 4 – Capcom Co., Ltd.</strong></li>
<li><strong>Final Fantasy XVI – Square Enix Co. Ltd</strong></li>
<li><strong>Persona 5 The Royal</strong> <strong> – Atlus. Co., Ltd.</strong></li>
<li><strong>Hogwarts Legacy – Warner Bros. Japan LLC.</strong></li>
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<p class="has-small-font-size"><em>* Calculated based on physical sales as well as digital sales made through PlayStation Store (including additional content and in-game currency).</em><br/><em>** SIE’s own indicators, such as player numbers, are also factored into the selection of nominees.</em><br/><em>Listed publishers are that of the Japanese PlayStation Store.</em></p>
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<h3 class="wp-block-heading">HoYoverse</h3>
<p class="">An open-world action RPG set in the fantasy world of Teyvat, where players take on the role of a “Traveler” who is on a journey to find their lost sibling, while uncovering the secrets of the world in the process.</p>
<p class="">The game supports cross-platform play across PS5, PS4, mobile and PC, allowing players to enjoy a single player experience in the vast open-world, or a multiplayer adventure with friends. Genshin Impact features a beautiful open-world that invites players to explore freely, as well as strategic battles using elemental attacks and a deep engaging story. The game continues to evolve with rich content, cutting edge technology, and extensive localization support.</p>
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<p class="">“<em>Hello everyone! I am extremely honored to attend the PlayStation Partner Awards ceremony on behalf of the entire HoYoverse team. This is the third consecutive year that we have received the Grand Award since the release of Genshin Impact in 2020, and we are truly grateful to the entire PlayStation team as well as all the players around the world for their continued support. 2023 has been an exciting year for us, as we continued to grow as a team. We also released a new region in the game called Fontaine, which allows players to explore underwater for the first time ever. At the same time, we improved the visuals and animations of the game on PS4 and PS5, to make the overall gameplay even smoother and more immersive. We will continue to deliver engaging and high-quality content to players around the world that will hopefully exceed everyone’s expectations.</em>“</p>
<cite>– Wenyi Jin, VP, Global Publishing and Marketing, HoYoverse </cite></blockquote>
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<h2 class="wp-block-heading"><strong>Resident Evil 4</strong></h2>
<h3 class="wp-block-heading"><strong>Capcom Co., Ltd.</strong></h3>
<p class="">Resident Evil 4 (RE4), which has now sold more than 5-million copies worldwide, is a remake of the original game released back in 2005. As the latest title in the Resident Evil series, RE4 achieves state-of-the-art quality, with updated controls, reimagined storylines, and the latest graphics, while preserving the essence of the original game. The Separate Ways DLC that features Ada Wong’s parallel journey through the events of RE4 is also available now. This winter, Resident Evil 4 VR Mode, a free DLC that allows players to enjoy the game on PlayStation VR2, will also become available, offering players the ultimate immersive experience.</p>
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<p class="">“<em>We are honored and delighted to have received the Grand Award and the Users’ Choice Award as part of this year’s PlayStation Partner Awards. The entire development team would like to thank everyone who played, supported, and voted for this game. It was a challenge to create a remake of a game that is beloved by so many fans around the world. However, receiving these wonderful awards has made us realize that we were successful at achieving our goal, even if only a little. In addition to the new Separate Ways story DLC, we are excited to release Resident Evil 4 VR Mode for PS VR2 this winter, as a free DLC. Thank you everyone for your continued support of the Resident Evil series!</em>“</p>
<cite>– <em>Yoshiaki Hirabayashi, Producer, Capcom</em></cite></blockquote>
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<h2 class="wp-block-heading"><strong>Final Fantasy XVI</strong></h2>
<h3 class="wp-block-heading"><strong>Square Enix Co. Ltd</strong></h3>
<p class="">Players take on the role of Clive Rosfield, the firstborn son of the Archduke of Rosaria, who is driven by revenge and overcome with unavoidable tragedy following the loss of his homeland and younger brother. Selling more than 3-million copies worldwide, this latest standalone entry in the legendary Final Fantasy series is the first full-fledged action RPG in the series. The game features stylish combat and epic Eikon battles that unlock the PS5 console’s full potential. The game will continue to evolve with additional DLC coming in the future,</p>
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<p class="">“<em>We are extremely thrilled to receive the prestigious Grand Award and Users’ Choice Award. I would like to thank everyone on behalf of all members that worked on Final Fantasy XVI. This achievement was made possible thanks to the many players who enjoyed the game. Again, thank you very much! Please continue to look forward to what the Final Fantasy series and what Square Enix have in store for the future.</em>“</p>
<cite>– Hiroshi Takai, Main Director, Square Enix Co. Ltd</cite></blockquote>
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<p class="">“<em>We would like to express our sincere gratitude to all the players who have made it possible for Final Fantasy XVI to receive the Grand Award and the Users’ Choice Award. Thank you very much. We hope that Clive Rothfield’s story serves as a source of motivation and inspiration for everyone who played the game. We hope you will continue to support us on our journey as we strive to create more memorable and exciting games in the future.</em>“</p>
<cite>– Kazutoyo Maehiro, Creative Director &amp; Original Screenplay, Square Enix Co. Ltd</cite></blockquote>
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<h2 class="wp-block-heading"><strong>Armored Core VI: Fires of Rubicon</strong></h2>
<h3 class="wp-block-heading">FromSoftware, Inc.</h3>
<p class="">Armored Core VI: Fires of Rubicon is a fast-paced action game where players create their own customized mech from a wide variety of parts and weaponry, and take on challenging, three-dimensional battles. Players can deploy a wide variety of offensive and defensive tactics at close and long range to take down powerful enemy bosses. Selecting different parts not only changes the mech’s attacks, but also directly affects its movement and battle style, so each mission can be approached with a unique mech strategy.</p>
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<p class="">“<em>Thank you very much for this amazing award. As this is our first new game in 10 years, we had to start many things from scratch, and the whole development process was a lot of trial and error. We were very anxious about the launch, but we are extremely pleased with all the amazing feedback we’ve received from players so far. This is all thanks to the tremendous effort of everyone who was involved in the development, all the team members who stayed with us until completion, and above all, to the new users who picked up an Armored Core game for the first time, as well as all the AC fans who had been patiently waiting for this latest installment. We hope you continue to support the team at FromSoftware and the Armored Core series.</em>“</p>
<cite>– Masaru Yamamura, Director, FromSoftware, Inc.</cite></blockquote>
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<h2 class="wp-block-heading"><strong>eFootball 2023</strong></h2>
<h3 class="wp-block-heading"><strong>Konami Digital Entertainment, Inc.</strong></h3>
<p class="">The game eFootball is a 2022 rebrand of the long-running Pro Evolution Soccer series (first released in 1995, known as Winning Eleven in Japan). The gameplay and mechanics have been completely overhauled, and the game is now available free-to-play on all compatible devices. Players can sign and develop perennial legends and high-profile players from the world’s most prestigious clubs to build a one-and-only Dream Team. You can also play matches with multiple friends (up to three vs three). Weekly updates will reflect real-life player transfers and seasonal results, allowing players to experience an even more authentic soccer experience.</p>
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<p class="">“<em>Thank you very much for this prestigious award. [The year] 2021 was a challenging year for us — we made the big decision to rebrand Winning Eleven to eFootball, but unfortunately the result was not what we had hoped for. From there, in order to regain the trust of those who had placed their faith in eFootball, the entire development and management team worked hard to create a soccer game that would meet everyone’s expectations. We are truly honored that our work has been rewarded in the form of this prestigious award. We would like to thank everyone who has been playing eFootball, and we hope you will continue to support and enjoy the series in the future.</em>“</p>
<cite>– Hiroshi Nakanishi, Senior Director, Konami Digital Entertainment, Inc. </cite></blockquote>
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<h2 class="wp-block-heading"><strong>Wo Long: Fallen Dynasty</strong></h2>
<h3 class="wp-block-heading"><strong>Koei Tecmo Games Co., Ltd.</strong></h3>
<p class="">Wo Long: Fallen Dynasty is a dark fantasy action RPG set in the Later Han Dynasty where demons plague the Three Kingdoms. You can master a range of weapons, with authentic swordplay based on the Chinese martial arts, and adopt offensive fighting styles to battle your way through intense combat. In less than two months since its launch, the game exceeded 3.8-million players and sold more than 1-million copies worldwide.</p>
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<p class="">“<em>Thank you so much for the Partner Award – it is truly an honor. First and foremost, we would like to express our heartfelt thanks to everyone who has played this game. Our team will continue to work hard to deliver an even better experience, and we hope you will look forward to the third round of downloadable content, which will be released on Tuesday, December 12. We look forward to your continued support of Wo Long: Fallen Dynasty and Team NINJA. Again, thank you very much for this exceptional award.</em>“</p>
<cite>– Masakazu Hirayama, Producer and Director, Koei Tecmo Games Co., Ltd. </cite></blockquote>
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<h2 class="wp-block-heading"><strong>Elden Ring</strong></h2>
<h3 class="wp-block-heading"><strong>FromSoftware, Inc.</strong></h3>
<p class="">Shipping more than 20-million units worldwide, Elden Ring is an action RPG that explores the unknown and the threatening in an authentic dark fantasy world. The game features a vast world, tense dungeon exploration, a sense of accomplishment overcoming difficulties, adventures with a high degree of freedom, and an ensemble drama woven by the characters. Critically acclaimed worldwide, Elden Ring was awarded Game of the Year in The Game Awards 2022, and the Grand Award at the Japan Game Awards 2022.</p>
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<p class="">“<em>Thank you very much for this wonderful award. We would like to take this opportunity to once again thank all the users who have played this game. We are currently developing the downloadable content Shadow of the Erdtree. We hope you will look forward to it as well. We hope you will continue to support Elden Ring.</em>“</p>
<cite>– Elden Ring team, FromSoftware, Inc.</cite></blockquote>
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<h2 class="wp-block-heading"><strong>Crisis Core Final Fantasy VII Reunion</strong></h2>
<h3 class="wp-block-heading">Square Enix Co. Ltd</h3>
<p class="">His presence gave birth to Final Fantasy VII; Crisis Core Final Fantasy VII Reunion follows the story of Zack Fair, a young warrior admired by the boy destined to save the world. Since its initial release in 2007, Crisis Core Final Fantasy VII has received many praises for its gripping and moving story. In addition to the fully remastered HD graphics, all 3D models — including characters and background — have been completely renewed in this game. Fully voiced dialogue and the new soundtrack arrangements make for a dynamic new retelling of a beloved classic. Enhanced visuals and a vastly smoother gameplay experience breaks the limits of an HD remaster.</p>
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<p class="">“<em>Thank you very much for the wonderful Partner Award we received at the PlayStation Partner Awards. Our teams worked very hard to make this game an exciting experience for as many players as possible, so we are truly honored to be presented with this award. We would especially like to thank the many players who played and enjoyed this game. We will continue to work on games that everyone can enjoy, and we hope you will continue to support us. Thank you very much.</em>“</p>
<cite>– Mariko Sato, Producer, Square Enix Co. Ltd</cite></blockquote>
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<h2 class="wp-block-heading"><strong>Street Fighter 6</strong></h2>
<h3 class="wp-block-heading"><strong>Capcom Co., Ltd.</strong></h3>
<p class="">Hit the streets with new ways to play and fight in the latest entry of Capcom’s legendary fighting series. Ryu, Chun-Li, Luke, Jamie, and Kimberly – the game features a vibrant roster of fighters, from Legendaries to the New Generation, which takes the stage with striking visuals and dynamic move sets. The Street Fighter 6 experience spans across three distinct game modes – Fighting Ground, World Tour, and Battle Hub. The traditional, pinnacle of fighting games can be found in the Fighting Ground, World Tour features an immersive single-player story mode, and lastly, Battle Hub represents a core mode of Street Fighter 6 where players can gather, communicate, and become stronger together. Your path to becoming a World Warrior starts here. Your moment. Your fight.</p>
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<p class="">“<em>Yes!! I’m so incredibly excited!! The entire development team, led by Director Nakayama, worked tremendously hard on Street Fighter 6 to create the next evolution of the Street Fighter series. World Tour, Battle Hub, modern controls, character visuals and animations, flashy effects to showcase the incredible things happening on-screen, cool sounds, cool design, a smooth online experience… the list goes on and on. Street Fighter 6 blends innovative new features with the more traditional elements that make Street Fighter so great and special. The development team continues to work hard on the game, not only through crossover events but also through monthly content updates. If you’re just starting out, or even if you haven’t picked up the series since Street Fighter II, this is a game you’ll definitely enjoy, so jump in anytime!</em>“</p>
<cite>– Shuhei Matsumoto, Producer, Capcom Co., Ltd.</cite></blockquote>
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<h2 class="wp-block-heading"><strong>Sonic Frontiers</strong></h2>
<h3 class="wp-block-heading"><strong>Sega</strong></h3>
<p class="">Accelerate to new heights in Sonic the Hedgehog’s newest high-speed, open-zone adventure that has sold more than 3.2-million copies worldwide. In this game, players explore the Starfall Islands which are home to strange creatures Sonic has never encountered before. Experience an all-new Open Zone Platforming Race across five massive overworld islands, each with their own unique action-platforming challenges and hidden secrets to uncover.</p>
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<p class="">“<em>I am extremely honored to receive this prestigious award, thank you so much. It has been 32 years since the birth of Sonic. I am very grateful we were able to release a brand-new, innovative game in a series that is beloved by fans worldwide, as well as receive the Partner Award at the PlayStation Partner Awards. We will continue to strive to bring players even more exciting Sonic games in the future.</em>“</p>
<cite>– Morio Kishimoto, Director, Sega</cite></blockquote>
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<h2 class="wp-block-heading"><strong>Hogwarts Legacy</strong></h2>
<h3 class="wp-block-heading">Warner Bros. Japan LLC.</h3>
<p class="">Hogwarts Legacy is an immersive, open-world action RPG set in the world first introduced in the Harry Potter books. The game became an instant global hit, selling more than 15-million copies worldwide and was awarded with the Award for Excellence in the Annual Game of the Year category at the 2023 Japan Game Awards. Experience Hogwarts in the 1800s, as you take on the role of a fifth-year student at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry, who holds the key to an ancient secret that threatens to tear the wizarding world apart. Customize your character and craft potions, master spell casting, upgrade talents and become the wizard you want to be. Discover the feeling of living at Hogwarts as you make allies, battle Dark Wizards and ultimately decide the fate of the wizarding world.</p>
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<p class="">“<em>On behalf of Avalanche Software, we are honored to be selected for both the Special Award and the Users’ Choice Award at this year’s PlayStation Partner Awards. Being able to work on Hogwarts Legacy on the PS5 console was an incredible experience, as PS5 allowed us to bring every fantasy imaginable to life. We owe these awards to not only our passion for creating the ultimate Wizarding World video game for fans around the world, but also to our amazing partnership with Sony who supported us on our journey to bring the game to life. We look forward to your continued support of Hogwarts Legacy, WB Games and Avalanche Software.</em>“</p>
<cite>– Kelly Murphy, Senior Designer, Avalanche Software</cite></blockquote>
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<h2 class="wp-block-heading"><strong>Resident Evil Village VR Mode</strong></h2>
<h3 class="wp-block-heading">Capcom Co., Ltd.</h3>
<p class="">Resident Evil Village VR Mode is a special game mode that allows you to play through the entirety of Resident Evil Village’s story on PS VR2 as the game’s main protagonist, Ethan Winters. Jump head-first into the ultimate VR experience and fully immerse yourself in the game’s chills and thrills, as well as its enthralling story that captivated gaming fans around the world. It is now available as a free DLC, so if you have not experienced it yet, we hope you take this opportunity to challenge yourself with this ultimate survival horror experience.</p>
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<p class="">“<em>The entire development team as well as myself are delighted to receive the Special Award, especially after receiving the Partner Award for Resident Evil Village last year. This is our second VR Mode following Resident Evil 7, and we’re confident that Resident Evil Village VR Mode takes full advantage of the technological advancements PS VR2 has to offer. However, as the saying goes, a picture is worth a thousand words – it can be challenging to convey the full potential of VR. We wanted as many people as possible to experience the unparalleled realism that goes far beyond the 2D experience, so we made sure a free trial was available. Resident Evil 4 VR Mode will be available soon as well, so we invite players to enjoy the game on PS VR2 for the ultimate immersive experience.</em>“</p>
<cite>– Tsuyoshi Kanda, Producer, Capcom Co., Ltd.</cite></blockquote>
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<h2 class="wp-block-heading"><strong>Persona 5 The Royal</strong></h2>
<h3 class="wp-block-heading">Atlus. Co., Ltd.</h3>
<p class="">Persona 5 The Royal is the definitive edition of the award-winning RPG, which has now sold more than a total of 3.2-million copies worldwide, and expands on the original Persona 5 by featuring a slew of additional content. The PS4 version, released in 2019, has garnered numerous awards, including the Future Division for the 2019 Japan Game Awards, and Games of the Year Division – Award for Excellence for the 2020 Japan Game Awards. The PS5 version was then released in October 2022. Set in the metropolis of Tokyo, an unexpected event one day awakens a teenage boy’s power as a Persona-user. During the day he is an ordinary high school student, but after school he dons the mask of a Phantom Thief who steals Treasures that embody the corrupt hearts of evil adults. Reclaim the world to become the voice for the powerless!</p>
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<p class="">“<em>Thank you very much for this prestigious award! Our entire team is absolutely delighted to see that even more players have jumped into the world of Persona 5, and have shown support with the release of this remastered version. Persona 5 Royal has been beloved by many players since its release in 2019. We will continue to work hard to return the favor by delivering even more exciting games to our fans, so we hope that you will continue to support us moving forward. For now, I would like to share this joy with all the staff who were involved in this project!</em>“</p>
<cite>– Kazuhisa Wada, Persona team production manager, Atlus. Co., Ltd.</cite></blockquote>
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            INSERT INTO articles (url, title, cover_image, content, youtube_link) VALUES (
                'https://blog.playstation.com/2023/12/01/players-choice-vote-for-novembers-best-new-game/',
                'Players’ Choice: Like a Dragon Gaiden: The Man Who Erased His Name voted November’s best new game',
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<p class="">Like a Dragon Gaiden: The Man Who Erased His Name conquers players’ hearts with unwavering discipline to become the Players’ Choice of November. Congrats to Ryu Ga Gotoku Studio!</p>
<p class="">What games have you been playing in December? Share predictions on what will win for this month in the comments below.</p>
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<p class="">Last month some of the biggest series received new entries in their libraries, along with some new franchises making their debut. Who takes top honors according to PlayStation players?</p>
<p class=""><strong>How does it work?</strong> At the end of every month, PlayStation.Blog will open a poll where you can vote for the best new game released that month. Soon thereafter, we’ll close the polls, tally your votes, and announce the winner at PlayStation.Blog. PlayStation Store will also showcase some top Players’ Choice winners throughout the year.</p>
<p class=""><strong>What is the voting criteria?</strong> That’s up to you! If you were only able to recommend one new release to a friend that month, which would it be? In keeping with our long tradition in the Game of the Year Awards, remastered or re-released games won’t qualify. Ambitious, larger-scale rebuilds and remakes like Shadow of the Colossus and Crash Bandicoot N. Sane Trilogy will.</p>
<p class=""><strong>How are nominees decided?</strong> The PlayStation.Blog and PlayStation Store editorial teams will gather a list of that month’s most noteworthy releases and use it to seed the poll. Write-in votes will be accepted.</p>
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            INSERT INTO articles (url, title, cover_image, content, youtube_link) VALUES (
                'https://blog.playstation.com/2023/12/01/playstation-stars-campaigns-and-digital-collectibles-for-december-2023/',
                'PlayStation Stars Campaigns and Digital Collectibles for December 2023',
                'https://blog.playstation.com/tachyon/2023/12/23b9c8b32abe9c84f22a1cbffde853a2be43aeaf.jpeg?resize=1088%2C612&crop_strategy=smart',
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<p class=""><strong>Update: </strong>The Challenge: Hard Game Club campaign was listed as part of this month’s PlayStation Stars activities in error. This article has been updated to reflect this change.</p>
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<p class="">Welcome, PlayStation Stars members! December has arrived, and with it comes new challenges, campaigns, and collectibles to hit your end-of-year gaming goals. Let’s dive right into what’s in store this month.</p>
<h2 class="wp-block-heading">PlayStation &amp; You: PlayStation Portal Remote Player</h2>
<p class=""><em>Available Dec 1st </em></p>
<p class="">Available only to active PlayStation Portal remote player owners. Experience the power of the PlayStation 5 console in the palm of your hand. Play any game on PS4 or PS5 to unlock your PlayStation Portal Remote Player digital collectible. </p>
<p class="center"><img alt="" height="1080" src="https://media4.giphy.com/media/v1.Y2lkPTc5MGI3NjExYndneXpjaXhsb2VrMXZhNWkxM2txNHU2aTl6b2R4bTN6Ymlsb2xxeSZlcD12MV9pbnRlcm5hbF9naWZfYnlfaWQmY3Q9Zw/wMpwuU8YovPEStF3Ti/giphy.gif" width="1920"/></p>
<h2 class="wp-block-heading">Feel it Now on PS5      </h2>
<p class="">Check out two digital collectibles to earn as part of our <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bHS5aUrtQc4">Feel it Now on PS5 ad spot</a>, celebrating the console’s immersive power.</p>
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<li>Horizon Forbidden West – Available December 5<br/>Play Horizon Forbidden West on PS4 or PS5 to get your digital collectible.</li>
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<li>Destiny 2 – Available December 12<br/>Play Destiny 2 on PS4 or PS5 to get your digital collectible.</li>
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<h2 class="wp-block-heading">PlayStation &amp; You: PS4, PS5</h2>
<p class=""><em>Available December 15</em></p>
<p class="">Available only to PlayStation 4 console – Glacier White owners. Play any game on PS4 or PS5 to unlock your digital collectible. </p>
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<h2 class="wp-block-heading">Cozy Gaming | Warm in Winter</h2>
<p class=""><em>Available December 20</em></p>
<p class="">Wind down and relax. Play any one of these PS5 games to unlock your warm, fuzzy digital collectible socks.</p>
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<li>Jusant</li>
<li>Wildmender</li>
<li>Outer Wilds</li>
<li>Skabma – Snowfall</li>
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<p class="">Stay tuned to PlayStation App for all the latest updates throughout the month. Not a PlayStation Stars member yet? Learn more about PlayStation Stars and<a href="https://store.playstation.com/sky/qrcode/?smcid=Social%3ABlog%3Aloyalty-banner%3ANov23"> </a><a href="https://store.playstation.com/sky/qrcode/?smcid=Social%3ABlog%3Aloyalty-banner%3ADec23">join</a>.</p>
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                'https://blog.playstation.com/2023/12/01/share-of-the-week-emotions/',
                'Share of the Week: Emotions',
                'https://blog.playstation.com/tachyon/2023/12/33a2b24f616411a45acd829679ad3b2850a92aa4.jpeg?resize=1088%2C612&crop_strategy=smart',
                '<div class="post-single__content single__content entry-content">
<p class="">Last week, we asked you to tap into the gaming moments that <a href="https://blog.playstation.com/2023/11/07/celebrating-the-holiday-season-with-blockbuster-games-new-hardware-products-and-more-ps5-console-inventory-than-ever-before/">made you feel something</a> powerful using #PSshare #PSBlog. Here are this week’s highlights:</p>
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<p class="has-text-align-center"><a href="https://twitter.com/Simon0aVp/status/1729575778650599634/photo/1"><em>Simon0aVp</em></a><em> </em><em>shares Kratos growling and thrusting his body forward in God of War Ragnarök</em></p>
<a href="https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/53367402178_bafc4ce403_h.jpg" rel="noopener" target="_blank"><img alt="" height="1080" src="https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/53367402178_bafc4ce403_h.jpg" width="1920"/></a>
<p class="has-text-align-center"><a href="https://twitter.com/mr_normandie/status/1729903722178736294/photo/1"><em>mr_normandie</em></a><em> </em><em>shares Jill weeping in Final Fantasy XVI</em></p>
<a href="https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/53367402238_3c62df2dfd_h.jpg" rel="noopener" target="_blank"><img alt="" height="1080" src="https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/53367402238_3c62df2dfd_h.jpg" width="1920"/></a>
<p class="has-text-align-center"><a href="https://twitter.com/jester1489246/status/1729809539023737322/photo/4"><em>jester1489246</em></a><em> </em><em>shares a somber graveyard scene from Metal Gear Solid 3</em></p>
<a href="https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/53367520044_e90240b852_h.jpg" rel="noopener" target="_blank"><img alt="" height="1080" src="https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/53367520044_e90240b852_h.jpg" width="1920"/></a>
<p class="has-text-align-center"><a href="https://twitter.com/Fergvega88/status/1728890451506454612/photo/1"><em>Fergvega88</em></a><em> </em><em>shares Abby taking an exhausted moment of respite from The Last of Us Part II</em></p>
<a href="https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/53367402233_94af6b51eb_h.jpg" rel="noopener" target="_blank"><img alt="" height="1080" src="https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/53367402233_94af6b51eb_h.jpg" width="1920"/></a>
<p class="has-text-align-center"><a href="https://twitter.com/MrioMoreno5/status/1729588134021648867/photo/2"><em>MrioMoreno5</em></a><em> </em><em>shares a euphoric moment of victory from eFootball 2024</em></p>
<a href="https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/53367402173_06d1d7fc2d_h.jpg" rel="noopener" target="_blank"><img alt="" height="1080" src="https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/53367402173_06d1d7fc2d_h.jpg" width="1920"/></a>
<p class="has-text-align-center"><a href="https://twitter.com/SithMorrison/status/1729998968464064897/photo/2"><em>SithMorrison</em></a><em> </em><em>shares a bewildered reaction from The Callisto Protocol. </em></p>
<p class="">Search #PSshare #PSBlog on Twitter or Instagram to see more entries to this week’s theme. Want to be featured in the next Share of the Week?</p>
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<p class="">THEME:  Fortnite</p>
<p class="">SUBMIT BY: 11:59 PM PT on December 6, 2023</p>
<p class="">Next week, we’re diving into the creative worlds of Fortnite. Share moments captured in an Unreal Editor for Fortnite creation using #PSshare #PSBlog for a chance to be featured.</p>
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                'https://blog.playstation.com/2023/12/04/the-access-controller-for-ps5-starters-guide/',
                'The Access controller for PS5 starter’s guide',
                'https://blog.playstation.com/tachyon/2023/12/3d405bc13e5dff16f55ea83027c473945b0cba17.jpeg?resize=1088%2C612&crop_strategy=smart',
                '<div class="post-single__content single__content entry-content">
<p class="">The <a href="https://www.playstation.com/accessories/access-controller/">Access controller for the PS5 console</a> launches this Wednesday, the culmination of five years of development guided by our collaboration with accessibility experts and PlayStation Studios. This versatile controller kit is designed to empower more players than ever to share in the joy of gaming. Whether you’ve <a href="https://www.playstation.com/accessories/access-controller/#pre-order">preordered one</a> already or want to explore more about its design, features and functionality, this guide is for you.</p>
<h2 class="wp-block-heading has-text-align-center">Table of Contents</h2>
<h3 class="wp-block-heading has-text-align-center"><a data-id="#release-date-and-pricing" data-type="internal" href="#release-date-and-pricing">Release date and pricing</a></h3>
<h3 class="wp-block-heading has-text-align-center"><a data-id="#whats-included" data-type="internal" href="#whats-included">What’s included in the box</a></h3>
<h3 class="wp-block-heading has-text-align-center"><a data-id="#features-functionality" data-type="internal" href="#features-functionality">Product features and functionality</a></h3>
<h3 class="wp-block-heading has-text-align-center"><a data-id="#expandable-inputs" data-type="internal" href="#expandable-inputs">Expandable inputs</a></h3>
<h3 class="wp-block-heading has-text-align-center"><a data-id="#origins-and-development-process" data-type="internal" href="#origins-and-development-process">Origins &amp; development process</a></h3>
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<h2 class="wp-block-heading has-text-align-center" id="release-date-and-pricing">Release date and pricing</h2>
<p class=""><strong>When is the Access controller launching and what is its retail price?</strong></p>
<p class="">The Access controller will be available globally on December 6, with the suggested retail price of $89.99 USD | $119.99 CAD | ¥12,980 JPY | €89.99 | £79.99.</p>
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<h2 class="wp-block-heading has-text-align-center" id="whats-included">What’s included in the box</h2>
<p class=""><strong>What’s included in each Access controller?</strong></p>
<p class="">Here’s a closer look at the product specifications and what’s included in the box:</p>
<figure class="wp-block-table"><table><thead><tr><th>Feature</th><th>Details</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td>Access controller for PS5</td><td><ul><li>Dimensions (w/h/d): Approx. 141 x 39 x 191 mm</li><br/><li>Weight: Approx. 322 grams (0.7 lbs.)</li></ul></td></tr><tr><td>(19) button caps</td><td><ul><li>(1) wide flat button cap <br/><ul><li>(covers two button sockets)</li></ul></li><br/><li>(2) overhang button caps <br/><ul><li>(benefits players with smaller hands as they are positioned closer to the center)</li></ul></li><br/><li>(4) curve button caps <br/><ul><li>(can be pushed if placed along the top or pulled if placed along the bottom of the controller)</li></ul></li><br/><li>(8) pillow button caps</li><br/><li>(4) flat button caps</li></ul></td></tr><tr><td>(3) stick caps</td><td><ul><li>(1) ball stick cap</li><br/><li>(1) standard stick cap</li><br/><li>(1) dome stick cap</li></ul></td></tr><tr><td>(23) button cap tags</td><td><ul><li>Swappable button cap tags for players to easily mark which inputs they map to each button</li></ul></td></tr><tr><td>(4) expansion ports</td><td><ul><li>3.5mm industry-standard AUX ports for players to connect additional buttons, specialty trigger switches and other compatible accessories</li></ul></td></tr><tr><td>USB cable</td><td><ul><li>1.5m USB Type-C to Type-C cable (Hi-Speed USB)</li></ul></td></tr><tr><td>Quick start guide and safety guide</td><td><ul><li>Instructions for setting up the controller, UI settings and button configurations on PS5</li></ul></td></tr></tbody></table></figure>
<p class="">Below is a visual breakdown of the kit components:</p>
<a href="https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/53363560680_42b0eccee8_h.jpg" rel="noopener" target="_blank"><img alt="" src="https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/53363560680_42b0eccee8_h.jpg"/></a>
<p class="has-text-align-center"><em>Above image depicts wide flat (C), overhang (D), pillow (E), flat (F), and curve (G) button caps, as well as ball (H), dome (I) and standard (J) stick caps, and button cap tags (K).</em></p>
<h2 class="wp-block-heading has-text-align-center" id="features-functionality">Product features and functionality</h2>
<p class=""><strong>What challenges is the Access controller designed to solve?</strong></p>
<p class="">Today, many players with disabilities face barriers to gaming because they have<strong> </strong>difficulty holding a standard controller for long periods, accurately pressing clusters of buttons or triggers, or positioning thumbs and fingers optimally. The Access controller for PS5 is a highly customizable accessibility controller kit designed to help gamers overcome these challenges so they can play more comfortably and for longer periods.</p>
<p class=""><strong>What are some of its unique features?</strong></p>
<p class="">The Access controller offers exceptional versatility with its extensive range of stick caps and button caps, enabling players to freely tailor their gaming experience to their individual strength, range of motion, and physical needs. It can be comfortably used on flat surfaces like wheelchair trays and allows for full 360-degree orientation.</p>
<p class="">Up to two Access controllers and one DualSense wireless controller can be used together as a single virtual controller, allowing players to mix and match devices or play collaboratively with others. On the PS5 console, players can create up to 30 control profiles, fine-tune stick sensitivity and deadzone settings, or deactivate buttons.</p>
<p class="">Gamers can connect additional buttons, specialty trigger switches, and other compatible accessories through the controller’s four industry-standard 3.5mm expansion ports, and configure those inputs on their PS5 console. One example is the <a href="https://blog.playstation.com/2023/10/12/inside-the-development-journey-of-the-access-controller-and-a-first-look-at-its-accessible-packaging/">Logitech G Adaptive Gaming Kit for Access controller</a>, developed by Logitech G in collaboration with our SIE team and accessibility experts.</p>
<p class="">You can learn more about the Access controller <a href="https://www.playstation.com/accessories/access-controller/">here</a>.</p>
<a href="https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/53362229272_1c03e7c711_h.jpg" rel="noopener" target="_blank"><img alt="" src="https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/53362229272_1c03e7c711_h.jpg"/></a>
<p class=""><strong>How do I set up a new Access controller?</strong></p>
<p class="">We recently launched a <a href="https://www.playstation.com/access-help/">support hub</a> that includes detailed how-to guides and video tutorials, including steps to tailor the Access controller’s hardware and software features to create a setup that suits you best.</p>
<p class=""><strong>How can I quickly access my stored control profiles?</strong></p>
<p class="">You can store up to three control profiles on your Access controller and quickly switch between them, making it easy for you to find the most suitable button layout for what’s happening in-game. Please note that if you connect your Access controller to another PS5 console, you will need to create or recreate your preferred control profile(s).</p>
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<p class=""><strong>Does the Access controller require a wired connection?</strong></p>
<p class="">Similar to the DualSense controller, the Access controller needs to be paired with PS5 initially through a wired connection, but otherwise operates wirelessly. The Access controller features a USB-C port for controller charging.</p>
<p class=""><strong>Is the packaging accessible?</strong></p>
<p class="">Yes, the packaging is designed to be openable with one hand and features interior slots that conveniently organize the kit components in a single layer for easy identification and access.</p>
<a href="https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/53363112001_2d7e1b9360_h.jpg" rel="noopener" target="_blank"><img alt="" src="https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/53363112001_2d7e1b9360_h.jpg"/></a>
<p class=""><strong>Are only specific titles compatible with the Access controller?</strong></p>
<p class="">The Access controller works with every game available on PS5. For games that occasionally necessitate DualSense-specific features, such as touchpad swipe, the Access controller can be used in conjunction with a DualSense controller to provide full functionality.</p>
<h2 class="wp-block-heading has-text-align-center" id="expandable-inputs">Expandable inputs</h2>
<p class=""><strong>Do third-party accessories need to be licensed by PlayStation to work with the Access controller?</strong></p>
<p class="">The Access controller is designed to work with a wide variety of external switches and third-party accessibility accessories through the included four 3.5mm industry-standard AUX ports. While we can’t guarantee compatibility with all AUX-based third-party accessories available today, the accessories do not need to be licensed by PlayStation.</p>
<p class=""><strong>When is the Logitech G Adaptive Gaming Kit for Access controller coming out and how much does it cost?</strong></p>
<p class="">The <a href="https://urldefense.com/v3/__http:/logitechg.com/adaptive-gaming-kit-for-access-controller__;!!JmoZiZGBv3RvKRSx!9VoYGKTZdy86Y0B9WudMLBm11s3A2YE8YEBDNO6JQPhSCdvtwcQv63aNF0HVKcd2FI10ICLNoA97RvQ$">Logitech G Adaptive Gaming Kit for Access controller</a> will be available globally on LogitechG.com and through select retail stores starting early next year for a suggested retail price of $79.99 USD |$109.99 CAD | €79.99 | £69.99.</p>
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<p class=""><strong>Is there an option to 3D print additional button or stick cap variations?</strong></p>
<p class="">Yes. We recently released Access controller button and stick cap 3D printing data and 3.5mm AUX expansion port specifications on our support site <a href="https://www.playstation.com/support/hardware/access-specifications/">here</a>. </p>
<p class=""><strong>How can 3D printing information benefit players?</strong></p>
<p class="">We released these specs to support the active and vibrant maker community of hobbyists and professionals who create custom controllers and adaptations for players with disabilities. Our goal is to tap into this energy to help enable the creation of specialized, compatible device extensions – button and stick caps that may be needed for players with specific accessibility needs.</p>
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<p class=""><strong>Why did SIE create the Access controller?</strong></p>
<p class="">At SIE, our mission is to use technology to help connect the world through play. Today, approximately <a href="https://www.who.int/news-room/fact-sheets/detail/disability-and-health">1.3 billion people</a> experience significant disability. As the gaming industry expands, it’s increasingly important for us to harness our expertise to develop more accessible products. The Access controller is inspired by our vision of “Play Has No Limits,” and continues our tradition of delivering accessible features and products that break down barriers for players, across our console experiences and PlayStation Studios’ games.</p>
<p class=""><strong>How long does it take for most players to get acclimated to using Access controller?</strong></p>
<p class="">The Access controller features a novel form factor and highly adaptable functionality. Experts suggest 7-10 days of acclimation is typical with new controllers, although this can vary by individual players’ needs.</p>
<p class=""><strong>What role did the accessibility experts and consultants play in the development of the Access controller?</strong></p>
<p class="">The accessibility organizations and experts we consulted gave us invaluable feedback since the early days of the project. This ranged from physical challenges we needed to account for in the controller’s design to hands-on evaluation of prototypes and guidance on third-party devices to test for compatibility. This project simply would not be possible without their support and insights.</p>
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<p class=""><strong>What insights did you gain from user research?</strong></p>
<p class="">Our user research team conducted weeks-long playtests with dozens of gamers within SIE and our game studios, as well as players from the accessibility community. Research involved players with a wide array of disabilities, including cerebral palsy, finger or limb paralysis, wrist fatigue, Parkinson’s disease, muscle tension, and other motor skill limitations. Access controller for PS5 launches globally this Wednesday, December 6 and we look forward to gamers everywhere using it to empower their play. For preorder details, see our <a href="https://www.playstation.com/accessories/access-controller/">website</a>.</p>
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                'https://blog.playstation.com/2023/12/04/out-this-month-on-ps-vr2-resident-evil-4-vr-mode-five-nights-at-freddys-help-wanted-2-arashi-castles-of-sins-arizona-sunshine-2/',
                'Out this month on PS VR2:  Resident Evil 4 VR Mode, Five Nights at Freddy’s: Help Wanted 2, Arashi: Castles of Sins, Arizona Sunshine 2',
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<p class="">It’s been an eclectic few months for PS VR2. We’ve been flung to the far reaches of space in captivating puzzle adventure <a href="https://store.playstation.com/product/EP3405-PPSA16508_00-0000000REDMATTER">Red Matter</a>, explored the evocative sci-fi world of <a href="https://store.playstation.com/product/EP1258-PPSA16399_00-0495253609243459">Journey to Foundation</a>, teamed up to capture spooks in <a href="https://www.playstation.com/games/ghostbusters-rise-of-the-ghost-lord/">Ghostbusters: Rise of the Ghost Lord</a>,  solved a supernatural mystery in <a href="https://store.playstation.com/product/EP3392-PPSA17019_00-0145673454456775">7th Guest VR</a>, fought monsters in roguelike <a href="https://www.playstation.com/games/the-foglands/">The Foglands</a> and became a creature of the night in <a href="https://store.playstation.com/product/EP2907-PPSA16432_00-0641121914828702">Vampire: The Masquerade – Justice</a>.</p>
<p class="">And in the weeks ahead, horror thrills, survival horrors, action blockbusters and cozy sims await. Below you’ll find a roundup of PS VR2 games launching imminently and introduced by their developers. And with other titles such as <a href="https://blog.playstation.com/2023/09/28/among-us-vr-is-coming-to-ps-vr2/">Among US VR</a> , <a href="https://blog.playstation.com/2023/07/06/8-ways-wanderer-the-fragments-of-fate-reimagines-the-time-traveling-adventure-for-ps-vr2/">Wanderer: The Fragments of Fate</a> and <a href="https://blog.playstation.com/2023/09/13/play-as-aliens-or-agents-in-suspenseful-sci-fi-multiplayer-title-mannequin-coming-to-ps-vr2-in-2024/">Mannequin</a> on the horizon, there’s more to look out for in the future.</p>
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<h2 class="wp-block-heading"><strong>Arashi: Castles of Sins | Out: December 5</strong></h2>
<p class="">“In Arashi: Castles of Sin – Final Cut, players are transported into the ultimate shinobi fantasy as assassin Kenshiro, the last surviving member of House Arashi. Using a combination of samurai skills and sneak attacks, along with your canine companion Haru, players will take their revenge by defeating the Six Oni who destroyed their house. The improved PSVR2 capabilities have not only allowed the stealth gameplay to be fun for players of all skill levels, but we’ve also used it to create a wide arsenal of immersive weapons like a blowgun, poisoned food, pistols, mines, arrows, and swords.</p>
<p class="">–    Tom Doyle, Co-Founder, Endeavor One, Inc.</p>
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<h2 class="wp-block-heading"><strong>Arizona Sunshine 2 | Out: December 7</strong></h2>
<p class="">“Get ready for next-level zombie carnage: Arizona Sunshine 2 is coming to PlayStation VR2 on December 7. Vertigo Games is back with the next-gen sequel to the original VR zombie shooter, packed with adrenaline-fueled VR gameplay and an all-new roller coaster story campaign. The best part? You won’t only have your friendly canine companion Buddy or Freds (editors note: zombies) to play with — co-op mode makes its return.”</p>
<p class="">-Nick Witsel, Game Designer, Vertigo Games</p>
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<h2 class="wp-block-heading"><strong>Resident Evil 4 VR Mode | Out: December 8</strong></h2>
<p class="">“The same development team who brought you the incredible full-length VR experiences of Resident Evil 7 biohazard and Resident Evil Village have worked to make a truly immersive VR Mode for Resident Evil 4 using the latest technology. Resident Evil 4 VR Mode is available as a free DLC for owners of the game. All of the weapons from the main story are represented in incredible detail and with intuitive controls to ensure you remain immersed at all times. In addition to these controls, the PS VR2 Sense controllers offer haptic feedback which feels unique for each weapon, be it a handgun, submachine gun, rifle or even combat knife. Combined with the intuitive feel of aiming and shooting in VR, the combat experience is more visceral than ever before. In addition to stunning VR visuals, 3D audio increases your immersion even further, making you feel as if you are right there in the game.”</p>
<p class="">–    Kumazawa Masato, Promotion Producer, Capcom</p>
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<h2 class="wp-block-heading"><strong>Five Nights at Freddy’s: Help Wanted 2 | Out: December 14</strong></h2>
<p class="">“Five Nights at Freddy’s: Help Wanted 2 is the latest installment in the iconic horror franchise, immersing players like never before through the astounding capabilities of the PlayStation VR2. Help Wanted 2 drops the player into dozens of intense, terrifying jobs offered by Fazbear Entertainment in order to discover which part of the Fazbear family suits them best. Whether it’s preparing food for guests, glamming up the animatronic stars, fixing technical issues with attractions, performing first aid in emergency situations, or manning the DJ booth, there’s a long term career path for all who are interested! The core of the game is designed to be replayable through randomized, dynamic challenges – keep up, or face termination.”</p>
<p class="">–    Ray McCaffrey, Executive Producer, Steel Wool Studios</p>
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<h2 class="wp-block-heading"><strong>Toy Trains | Out: January 16</strong></h2>
<p class="">“Feeling the need to relax, unwind and immerse yourself in a cozy, welcoming world? Look no further than Toy Trains!</p>
<p class="">Let your creativity loose as you put track after track creating your own, unique railway diorama. Grab a magical catalog and help tiny Railies build various meeting places and bring them closer together. PS VR2 unparalleled performance will allow you to see every crisp detail of this tiny world and truly feel it thanks to adaptive triggers. Being the most family-oriented VR device it’ll let you easily hop on board together with your loved ones.”</p>
<p class="">–    Cezary Skorupka, CEO, Something Random</p>
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<h2 class="wp-block-heading"><strong>Bulletstorm VR | Out: January 18</strong></h2>
<p class="">“In Bulletstorm VR, you’ll embark on an ultraviolent journey of survival and revenge as you and your squad battle across the abandoned resort planet of Stygia. Skillfully dispatching your opponents into oblivion has never felt better since we’ve worked with the PS VR2 Sense controller’s adaptive triggers. We’ve made sure each weapon will feel a little different in your hands: you’ll feel the Chaingun’s insane rate of fire as you rain bullets down indiscriminately. A lack of resistance could mean you’re due for a reload or need a little more time to get a target lock on for that devastating sniper headshot. Thanks to these groundbreaking PS VR2 features, you’ll feel completely immersed in the heat of the action. This time when you crash land on Stygia, you’ll feel the heart-pounding, frenetic combat like never before – especially when you feel the vibrations of a big ass explosion.”</p>
<p class="">–    Ashley Nicollette, Lead Community Manager, People Can Fly</p>
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<h2 class="wp-block-heading"><strong>Border Bots VR | Out: February 8</strong></h2>
<p class="">“Border Bots VR is a light-hearted puzzle simulation set on a future earth where AI is in control. As a human border agent, you begin a new role as a booth operator at an AI travel border where you interact with a colourful cast of robots. Taking advantage of PS VR2’s haptic feedback and adaptive triggers, feel the immersion as you undertake inspections, root out contraband, and master a wide array of tools. It’s a riotous race against the clock to maintain order in a world teetering on the edge of robotic rebellion. The future is in your hands!”</p>
<p class="">–    Steven Craft, CEO, vTime Games</p>
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<p class=""><em>Discover more about PS VR2</em> <a href="https://www.playstation.com/ps-vr2/"><em>here</em></a>, <em>as well as</em> <a href="https://www.playstation.com/ps-vr2/games/?smcid=pdc%3Aen-gb%3Aprimary%20nav%3Amsg-games%3Aps-vr2"><em>its range of experiences</em></a><em>. You can also find out about</em> <a href="https://blog.playstation.com/2023/07/19/from-prototypes-to-future-tech-how-ps-vr2-was-built/"><em>the tech behind PS VR2 and how it was created</em></a><em> in this PS Blog article.</em></p>
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<p class="">Starting from tomorrow through January 5, 2024, we’re celebrating the holiday season with a month full of activities for our PlayStation community. As part of the PlayStation Plus Season of Play, PlayStation Plus members can redeem free avatars for PS5 and PS4 consoles, join eSports tournaments, earn points on PlayStation Stars, save on PlayStation Gear merchandise, and enter a competition for your chance to win amazing prizes. Activities for those who are not PlayStation Plus members are available as well.</p>
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<p class="">(No PlayStation Plus membership required) </p>
<p class="">December 5, 2023 – January 5, 2024</p>
<p class="">Players can redeem a voucher code for new PS5 and PS4 avatars that commemorate some of the popular titles offered through PlayStation Plus, including games like Ghost of Tsushima, Tom Clancy’s Rainbow Six Siege (available on Ubisoft+ Classics), Final Fantasy VII Remake, and more. Visit the PlayStation Plus website or check the PlayStation Season of Play page on your PS5/PS4 console for the voucher code, which can be redeemed from December 5, 2023 – January 5, 2024.</p>
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<h2 class="wp-block-heading"><strong>PlayStation Gear Discount</strong></h2>
<p class="">(No PlayStation Plus membership required) </p>
<p class="">December 5, 2023 – January 5, 2024</p>
<p class="">Players can keep the celebration going between December 5, 2023 – January 5, 2024, with a 15% discount on official PlayStation Gear using promo code <strong>SEASONOFPLAY15</strong>. Visit <a href="http://gear.playstation.com/">gear.playstation.com</a> for more details and terms.</p>
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<h2 class="wp-block-heading"><strong>Enter to Win a PS5 Console &amp; 12 Months of PlayStation Plus Premium</strong> <strong>/ Deluxe</strong></h2>
<p class="">(No PlayStation Plus membership required) </p>
<p class="">December 19, 2023 – January 5, 2024</p>
<p class="">Join the Season of Play celebration for the opportunity to win a PS5 console and 12 months of PlayStation Plus Premium / Deluxe for access to hundreds of game titles through the Game Catalog and Classics Catalog. This campaign will be available December 19, 2023 – January 5, 2024 – to participate, head over to the <a href="https://www.playstation.com/ps-plus/whats-new/">PlayStation Plus website</a> and answer a total of five questions about the PlayStation Plus Game Catalog. </p>
<p class="">Here are the participating regions: United States, Canada, Mexico, Argentina, Australia, Austria, Belgium, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Ireland, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, Portugal, Slovakia, Slovenia, South Africa, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, United Arab Emirates, United Kingdom, Italy , Singapore, South Korea, Taiwan</p>
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<h2 class="wp-block-heading"><strong>Free Online Multiplayer Weekend</strong></h2>
<p class="">(No PlayStation Plus membership required)</p>
<p class="">December 9, 2023 – December 10, 2023</p>
<p class="">Get ready for another online multiplayer weekend, starting December 9 at 12:01am through December 10 at 11:59pm local time. Online multiplayer is available without a PlayStation Plus membership during this time, so players can go head-to-head or play alongside other players online.</p>
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<h2 class="wp-block-heading"><strong>PlayStation Tournaments</strong></h2>
<p class="">(PlayStation Plus membership required) </p>
<p class="">December 12, 2023 – December 17, 2023</p>
<p class="">There will be PlayStation Tournaments happening from December 12th 12:01am to December 17th 11:59pm local time, featuring titles like EA Sports FC 24, NBA 2K24, Madden NFL 24 and MLB the Show 23.  </p>
<p class="">Players who participate have a chance to win a PlayStation Plus Premium / Deluxe membership. The signup process is similar to traditional PlayStation Tournaments, featuring custom tournament cards and an in-game button that includes a list of available tournaments for participating titles. Upon entering the PlayStation Tournament, players will face off in 1v1 brackets on a set schedule.</p>
<p class="">In addition, everyone who participates in a PlayStation Tournament during this timeframe will be entered into a prize draw to win a PlayStation 5 Digital Edition console (vertical stand sold separately). Visit the <a href="https://compete.playstation.com/all/programs/241177">official site</a> to learn more about the competition.</p>
<p class="">Prize draw is only valid in<s> </s> Canada, United States, Austria, Bulgaria, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, France, Finland, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Ireland, Luxembourg, Netherlands, Norway, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia, Sweden, Switzerland, Ukraine, and the United Kingdom.</p>
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<h2 class="wp-block-heading"><strong>PlayStation Stars Campaign</strong></h2>
<p class="">(PlayStation Plus membership required to redeem PlayStation Plus Monthly Games) </p>
<p class="">December 5, 2023 – January 5, 2024</p>
<p class="">As part of Season of Play, PlayStation Plus members can earn 50 bonus points on PlayStation Stars by redeeming and playing any of the December PlayStation Plus Monthly Games:</p>
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<li>Sable</li>
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<p class="">As a reminder, if you are both a PlayStation Plus and PlayStation Stars member, you can <a href="https://www.playstation.com/en-us/playstation-stars/">earn PlayStation Stars points</a> with eligible purchases on PlayStation Store, including purchases that go toward a PlayStation Plus membership.</p>
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<h2 class="wp-block-heading"><strong>PlayStation Plus Season of Play Promotion </strong></h2>
<p class="">From December 11 – 17, players who join PlayStation Plus can save 30% on select 12-month membership plans. Game library varies over time, region/country, and plan. PlayStation Plus is subject to a recurring subscription fee taken automatically until cancellation. Terms apply: <a href="https://www.playstation.com/legal/ps-plus-usage-terms/">play.st/psplus-usageterms.</a></p>
<h2 class="wp-block-heading"><strong>Sony Pictures Core Benefits for PlayStation Plus Members</strong></h2>
<p class="">(PlayStation Plus Premium / Deluxe membership required)</p>
<p class="">Sony Pictures Core provides access for players to buy or rent up to 2,000 movies** straight from their consoles, and as a PlayStation Plus member, you’ll get additional benefits. Starting December 1 for a limited time, each week PlayStation Plus members will have access to big discounts on 7 movies for 7 days.  Check back every Friday for new discounts hand-picked for PlayStation.   </p>
<p class="">PlayStation Plus Premium/Deluxe members have access to a curated catalog of 100 movies* to stream on demand from Sony Pictures Core. Today, we’re excited to share that starting December 5th in the U.S., U.K., Canada, Australia and New Zealand, additional select content from Crunchyroll will be added to this catalog, which includes episodes from popular series such as <em>Eighty Six, Iruma-kun</em> and <em>To Your Eternity</em>. Additional regions will launch at a later date</p>
<p class="">For more details about PlayStation Plus Season of Play, our webpage will be live starting December 5 at 2AM PST / 10AM GMT / 7PM JST: <a href="https://www.playstation.com/ps-plus/whats-new/">https://www.playstation.com/ps-plus/whats-new/</a></p>
<p class="">We want to wish all our players a happy holiday season. We hope you’ll enjoy the PlayStation Plus Season of Play, and everything else we have lined up for 2024.</p>
<p class="">Happy gaming!</p>
<p class="has-small-font-size"><em>**Access requires a Sony Pictures Core app account, subject to Sony Pictures Core Terms of Service. Must be age 18+. Availability of content varies over time, region/country, format and plan. PlayStation Plus is subject to a recurring subscription fee taken automatically until cancellation. Terms apply:</em> <a href="https://www.playstation.com/legal/ps-plus-usage-terms/"><em>https://www.playstation.com/legal/ps-plus-usage-terms/</em></a></p>
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                'https://blog.playstation.com/2023/12/05/the-last-of-us-part-ii-remastered-exploring-the-roguelike-survival-mode-no-return/',
                'The Last of Us Part II Remastered: Exploring the roguelike survival mode, No Return',
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<p class="">The Last of Us Part II Remastered <a href="https://blog.playstation.com/2023/11/17/the-last-of-us-part-ii-remastered-coming-to-ps5-on-january-19-2024/">arrives for the PlayStation 5 console</a> on January 19, 2024. With it comes a slew of new behind-the-scenes content, technical enhancements to leverage the PS5 hardware, and new modes to ensure that whether you’re experiencing the award-winning sequel’s story for the first or fifth time, there’s something new to discover.</p>
<p class="">Preorders for both the standard version of the game, physically and digitally, as well as the W.L.F. Edition, are available starting today. And to mark the occasion, we’re excited to highlight one of the most expansive new additions: No Return, a single-player roguelike survival mode. Before we jump in, check out our trailer for the mode below.</p>
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<p class="">No Return is a new foray for the world of The Last of Us, built to spotlight Part II’s nuanced and engrossing gameplay in a unique way. Let’s dive a bit deeper into what you can expect from the mode.</p>
<h2 class="wp-block-heading">What Is No Return?</h2>
<p class="">No Return allows players to choose their own path and test their skills across runs of randomized encounters, throwing you into familiar spaces from The Last of Us Part II’s campaign, like Jackson, the Channel 13 News Station, and many more. These scenarios will be unfamiliar and even unexpected, though, with unique gameplay twists. But be warned: death is permanent in No Return, so if you fail a run midway, you’ll lose all weapons, items, and upgrades accumulated for that run and begin again with a fresh set of randomized scenarios. How you progress during any given run isn’t pre-defined – throughout a run, players will have to choose between different encounters, which will determine not only the type of gameplay mode you tackle, but also what rewards you may unlock, what potential modifiers you’ll encounter, and more. And in between each combat scenario, you’ll return to a Hideout, where you can prep and choose your next fight via a path laid out on a corkboard in these familiar locations.</p>
<p class="">Should you make it all the way to the end of a run, you’ll come up against one of six successively unlocked boss encounters (and after you’ve conquered them all, they will randomly cap off future runs) against some of Part II’s most memorable foes, but not necessarily in the ways you first fought them. Runs, whether they end in a victory or at the hands of a Clicker or Hunter midway through an encounter, culminate in a score and you’ll receive a rank based on your performance.</p>
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<p class="">That next run will be unique from the one before it, offering a fresh set of encounters each time you play. No Return’s challenges fall into four different types – Assault, which pits you against waves of enemies; Capture, in which you have to break into a safe full of valuable supplies enemies are guarding; Holdout, during which you and an AI-controlled buddy defend against Infected swarming around you; and Hunted, in which you need to survive until the timer runs out against continuous enemy reinforcements.</p>
<p class="">Each type can take place in a variety of locations, and to continue ensuring each run feels fresh and distinct from what’s come before, Mods will randomly be applied to encounters. Choosing to take on modded challenges affects the rewards you’ll receive. We don’t want to spoil the full list, but these will test your skills in some fun and surprising ways, including mods like enemies dropping pipe bombs upon death, a thick fog enveloping the encounter map, and more. We’re excited for fans to experience the full suite of Mods in-game, as they offer some truly exciting twists to any given encounter.</p>
<p class="">Gambits are optional dynamic challenges that can further spice up any given round. From needing to land a number of headshots to dodging melee attacks, Gambits can both help you solidify a plan going into a challenge or offer up an opportunity to expand your strategy while working toward additional resources for that run.</p>
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<p class="">Speaking of resources, as players of The Last of Us Part II will already be familiar with, the campaign features a number of upgradeable weapons for Ellie and Abby’s arsenal, as well as skill upgrade trees. These ideas carry over to No Return, but upgrades reset after each run, so you’ll have to make difficult choices as you progress about which weapon upgrades to spend your acquired resources on or what skills you think might offer the best edge in upcoming encounters. Which weapons drop also varies from run to run, which will further impact which upgrade paths you may want to, or need to, take to ensure survival.</p>
<h2 class="wp-block-heading">No Return’s Metagame</h2>
<p class="">In addition to purely trying to survive a run, No Return offers a host of metagame objectives and unlockables that carry over from run to run, so that even if you can’t quite make it to a boss fight, you’re still working toward new characters, skins, and more.</p>
<p class="">No Return starts off with Ellie and Abby as playable characters, but one of the ways we wanted to offer player choice is with a wider suite of characters you can unlock, including some playable for the first time in the franchise. By progressing through various Challenges, you can unlock Ellie’s fellow Jacksonites Dina, Joel, Tommy, and Jesse, while Abby’s companions Lev, Yara, Mel, and Manny are all also unlockable.</p>
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<p class="">Each character has unique traits that offer different playstyles. Dina, for example, comes equipped with trap and stun bomb recipes from the jump, and has an upgrade in her skill tree to craft double the amount of bombs, while Abby comes with a melee upgrade recipe and heals on melee hits. We hope the variety allows players to not only invest in the playstyles they love but also test out mechanics they may use less often.</p>
<p class="">Challenge tracks are associated with each playable character and the mode overall, and completing these objectives will unlock everything from new playable characters to new skins to gameplay twists like Gambits, Buddies, and more.</p>
<p class="">Though runs are randomized, you can separately take on custom runs that allow you to toggle on or off various factors that affect No Return’s gameplay. And if you’re feeling competitive, a new Daily Run will be available every day to prove your skills against the world.* Every player will have one shot at the same randomly generated run with the same character. See how you fair against other Part II Remastered players thanks to a leaderboard where you can track how your score and runtime stack up.</p>
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<p class="">No Return will be playable as soon as you boot up The Last of Us Part II Remastered, though we encourage newcomers to play the campaign first to get a handle on gameplay. For both new and returning players, this mode is designed to challenge your skills, and while it does offer tutorial information, having a solid basis of the fundamentals of our combat system is recommended. Whatever your prior experience with The Last of Us, we hope No Return will offer something fresh and unexpected.</p>
<p class="">If you haven’t already, be sure to read our The Last of Us Part II Remastered announcement blog for a broader look at what the remaster includes. Players who already own The Last of Us Part II on PS4 will be able to upgrade for $10 USD to the Remastered version**.</p>
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<p class="">But if you’ve never played before, Part II Remastered is available for preorder starting today. That includes the physical The Last of Us Part II Remastered W.L.F. Edition, available direct from PlayStation in select markets (<a href="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://direct.playstation.com/en-us/buy-games/the-last-of-us-part-ii-remastered-wlf-edition-ps5&amp;sa=D&amp;source=docs&amp;ust=1701771851752388&amp;usg=AOvVaw0tBB93LPusKmHWh4s49Gym">United States</a>, <a href="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://direct.playstation.com/en-gb/buy-games/the-last-of-us-part-ii-remastered-wlf-edition-ps5&amp;sa=D&amp;source=docs&amp;ust=1701771851752258&amp;usg=AOvVaw0HS5QydRFSnr96QV8PyfaP">United Kingdom</a>, <a href="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://direct.playstation.com/de-de/buy-games/the-last-of-us-part-ii-remastered-wlf-edition-ps5&amp;sa=D&amp;source=docs&amp;ust=1701771851752628&amp;usg=AOvVaw2E2bVQjKu8mtbxUbz6IpUU">Germany</a>, <a href="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://direct.playstation.com/fr-fr/buy-games/the-last-of-us-part-ii-remastered-wlf-edition-ps5&amp;sa=D&amp;source=docs&amp;ust=1701771851752513&amp;usg=AOvVaw015aChPDxd_jXbHOu9w00H">France</a>, <a href="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://direct.playstation.com/nl-be/buy-games/the-last-of-us-part-ii-remastered-wlf-edition-ps5&amp;sa=D&amp;source=docs&amp;ust=1701771851752475&amp;usg=AOvVaw0RrisVmWw-wwHJ-1I75dTq">Benelux</a>, <a href="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://direct.playstation.com/it-it/buy-games/the-last-of-us-part-ii-remastered-wlf-edition-ps5&amp;sa=D&amp;source=docs&amp;ust=1701771851752817&amp;usg=AOvVaw3PlqgM5hDm-g8nN0jC0pbF">Italy</a>, <a href="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://direct.playstation.com/es-es/buy-games/the-last-of-us-part-ii-remastered-wlf-edition-ps5&amp;sa=D&amp;source=docs&amp;ust=1701771851752741&amp;usg=AOvVaw3hTjEB7QArHUrMOqZ08Yjf">Spain</a>, <a href="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://direct.playstation.com/pt-pt/buy-games/the-last-of-us-part-ii-remastered-wlf-edition-ps5&amp;sa=D&amp;source=docs&amp;ust=1701771851752779&amp;usg=AOvVaw1j8OmSrToszwaKexOw0vZq">Portugal</a>, and <a href="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://direct.playstation.com/de-at/buy-games/the-last-of-us-part-ii-remastered-wlf-edition-ps5&amp;sa=D&amp;source=docs&amp;ust=1701771851752703&amp;usg=AOvVaw1BM1CMfrV3nHezeK9mPmbJ">Austria</a>, which includes 47 Society of Champions trading cards, a SteelBook display case, and more.</p>
<p class="">Whichever way you decide to play, we can’t wait for you all to experience for the first time or relive The Last of Us Part II Remastered when it arrives for PS5 on January 19, 2024.</p>
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<p class="has-small-font-size"><em>*Daily Run requires internet connection.</em><br/><em>**Price shown in U.S. currency and may vary by country. Check PS Store at launch on January 19, 2024 for local pricing.</em><br/><em>Upgrades for disc copies of the PS4 version of The Last of Us Part II are only available if you have a PlayStation 5 console with a disc drive. Owners of PS4 disc copies must insert them into the PS5 every time they want to download or play the PS5 digital version</em>.</p>
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                'https://blog.playstation.com/2023/12/05/among-us-vr-launches-on-playstation-vr2-today/',
                'Among Us VR launches on PlayStation VR2 today',
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<p class="">Out of the vents, into the shadows, and… surprise! We’re here. Just like a clever Impostor, we’ve been waiting for the right time to strike. </p>
<p class="">That’s right — Schell Games, Innersloth, and Robot Teddy are excited to announce that Among Us VR is now available on PlayStation VR2.</p>
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<p class="">Among Us VR invites you to experience the social deduction shenanigans of Innersloth’s global phenomenon, Among Us, from a whole new perspective. In games of four to ten players taking place across two maps, The Skeld II and Polus Point,  you’ll work to complete individual tasks alongside your fellow Crewmates.</p>
<p class="">Or are they your fellow Crewmates? One or more random players are Impostors set on foiling your efforts and killing everyone. There’s always a chance you could be an Impostor yourself. Do you think you can sabotage everyone’s efforts without giving yourself away? Your secret is safe with us.</p>
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<p class="">No matter what side you find yourself on, all the core hallmarks of the original Among Us, including tasks, sabotage, venting, emergency meetings,  are all here.</p>
<p class="">No day of completing tasks (or killing Crewmates) is complete without looking your very best, of course, and Among Us VR features a variety of hats to help you showcase your inner Bean-sona. </p>
<p class="">Cute, cool, classic, and eclectic, with dozens of options to choose from, there’s a perfect hat for you to rock in your wardrobe. And, just in case there isn’t? Additional Hat Pack DLC bundles are available so you can dress your Bean up with classic styles from the original game or brand-new VR-exclusive attire.</p>
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<p class="">While Among Us VR retains the core mechanics of the original game you know and love, you can also expect a bevy of features built for the VR experience, including proximity voice chat, accessibility, comfort settings, crossplay compatibility with other VR headsets, and more. So grab your crew, put on your favorite hat, and avoid electrical, and we’ll see you at the next emergency meeting.</p>
<p class="">Among Us VR is available on PS VR2.</p>
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                'https://blog.playstation.com/2023/12/06/celebrating-inclusivity-access-controller-for-ps5-launches-today/',
                'Celebrating inclusivity: Access controller for PS5 launches today',
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<p class="">Today is a special day as we celebrate the global launch of the<a href="https://www.playstation.com/accessories/access-controller/"> Access controller for the PS5 console</a> – a true passion project inspired by the accessibility community and fueled by our mission to break down gaming barriers and create a future of more accessible play.</p>
<p class="">Five years ago, we started our journey by engaging experts and organizations like<a href="https://ablegamers.org/"> AbleGamers</a>,<a href="https://www.stackup.org/"> Stack-Up</a> and<a href="https://www.specialeffect.org.uk/"> SpecialEffect</a>, as well as PlayStation Studios, to help us craft a novel controller design that could deliver broad impact for the accessibility community. Thanks to their input, and drawing from 28 years of SIE’s design expertise and playtests with dozens of participants across three continents, we created a highly customizable accessibility controller kit that works “out of the box” to help gamers with disabilities play more comfortably and for longer periods.</p>
<p class="">To celebrate today’s launch, we invited some friends from the community who consulted on this project to share their thoughts on how the Access controller will open up new ways to play:</p>
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<h2 class="wp-block-heading"><strong>Highly customizable play experience</strong></h2>
<p class="">Every facet of the Access controller was crafted in close consultation with accessibility experts, focusing on three common challenges players with disabilities face: difficulty holding a standard controller for long periods, accurately pressing small clusters of buttons or triggers, or positioning thumbs and fingers optimally. The Access controller is designed to address all three challenges through a highly customizable play experience, including a carefully curated kit of 19 swappable button caps and 3 stick caps in various shapes and designs. Players can freely tailor these to suit their individual strength, range of motion, and physical needs, and create personalized control configurations through an array of other<a href="https://www.playstation.com/accessories/access-controller/"> hardware and software customization features</a>:</p>
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<p class="">Every detail, down to the inclusively-designed packaging that’s openable with one hand, was inspired by our conversations with accessibility experts and playtesters.  To everyone in the community who contributed to this project, thank you from the bottom of our hearts. The Access controller would not have been possible without your passion, feedback and invaluable insights.</p>
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<h2 class="wp-block-heading"><strong>Getting started</strong></h2>
<p class="">Here are some resources to help you discover all the configuration options the Access controller offers:</p>
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<li><a href="https://www.playstation.com/en-us/accessories/access-controller/">Product features page</a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.playstation.com/access-help/">Tutorial content</a></li>
<li><a href="https://blog.playstation.com/2023/12/04/the-access-controller-for-ps5-starters-guide/">Starter’s Guide</a></li>
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<p class="">If you’re curious how some of our accessibility consultants have been using Access controller in their gaming setups, check out the video below:</p>
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<h2 class="wp-block-heading"><strong>The journey forward</strong></h2>
<p class="">We’re deeply grateful for the enthusiasm you’ve shown for the Access controller and can’t wait to see how you’ll take its expansive customization options into your own hands. Early next year, Logitech G will start rolling out the complementary<a href="https://urldefense.com/v3/__http:/logitechg.com/adaptive-gaming-kit-for-access-controller__;!!JmoZiZGBv3RvKRSx!9VoYGKTZdy86Y0B9WudMLBm11s3A2YE8YEBDNO6JQPhSCdvtwcQv63aNF0HVKcd2FI10ICLNoA97RvQ$"> LogitechG Adaptive Gaming Kit for Access controller</a>, providing even more customization options for players with specific accessibility needs.</p>
<p class="">Our highest aspiration is that the Access controller encourages more people with disabilities to experience the joy of play and try games they never thought were possible to play. Drop us a comment if you already have some ideas for how you’ll customize yours!</p>
<p class="">Thanks for being part of our journey to create a future where play has no limits.</p>
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                'https://blog.playstation.com/2023/12/06/expanding-the-avatar-franchise-with-avatar-frontiers-of-pandora/',
                'Expanding the Avatar franchise with Avatar: Frontiers of Pandora',
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<p class="">Hi PlayStation Blog readers! Avatar: Frontiers of Pandora<em> </em>will be out tomorrow on PS5, letting you to play as a Na’vi and explore a brand-new continent of Pandora: the Western Frontier. The team at Massive Entertainment – an Ubisoft Studio, in collaboration with James Cameron’s production company Lightstorm Entertainment and Disney expanded the world of Avatar, offering players the opportunity to discover new regions, clans, fauna and more.</p>
<h2 class="wp-block-heading">True to the Avatar ethos</h2>
<p class="">The goal for the teams at Massive and Ubisoft has always been to build upon the existing Avatar lore, allowing players to experience never-before-seen parts of Pandora firsthand. In order to do that the dev team worked closely with Lightstorm to comply to the logic of the Avatar universe. There were cultural Na’vi guidelines to abide by such as no written language nor monetary system. In addition to this, Na’vi follow Eywa’s three laws: You shall not set stone upon stone, neither use the turning wheel, nor use the metals from the ground. There were also broader guidelines for world building: Pandora being a metaphor for Earth must feel alien, yet familiar. Everything should be grounded in science, that is why the team refers to “science-fact” rather than ” science-fiction”. Finally, the world must feel epic in scale, and always combine elements of wonder and danger.  </p>
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<p class="has-text-align-center"><em>The Aranahe Hometree is found in the Kinglor Forest.</em></p>
<h2 class="wp-block-heading">New regions with new biomes</h2>
<p class="">With these guidelines in mind, as well as a close collaboration with the Avatar filmmakers, the dev team was able to create never-before-seen regions of Pandora. The Kinglor Forest is a lush rainforest brimming with life and dense vegetation, the closer in looks to the environments seen in the first Avatar film.</p>
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<p class="has-text-align-center"><em>The Kinglor Forest, a lush rainforest full of wonders and dangers.</em></p>
<p class="">Other regions were designed to contrast this familiar landscape, such as the vast and windswept Upper Plains and the foggy and mysterious Clouded Forest.</p>
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<p class="has-text-align-center"><em>The Upper Plains, open grasslands swept by the winds.</em></p>
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<p class="has-text-align-center"><em>The Clouded Forest, cluster pines biome.</em></p>
<h2 class="wp-block-heading">New Na’vi Clans &amp; cultures</h2>
<p class="">Within these regions dwell new Na’vi clans with their own unique cultures.</p>
<p class="">The Aranahe clan of the Kinglor Forest is stylish, sophisticated, and intellectual. They have survived by valuing the needs of the community over the wants of the individual, and frown upon those who would question these ancient ways. The clan is led by Ka’nat and his daughter Etuwa, though the two do not always see eye-to-eye.</p>
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<p class="has-text-align-center"><em>The Aranahe Clan, the master weavers.</em></p>
<p class="">The Zeswa of the Upper Plains are nomadic and travel with a group of giant, docile, and empathic creatures called the Zakru, whose lifecycle is intimately connected with the clan’s. The clan is led by Nesim, a forceful and instinctual warrior. Her sister Minang acts as a counterweight to her warrior instincts, but she too is shaken by the cruelty of the RDA.</p>
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<p class="has-text-align-center"><em>The Zeswa Clan, the nomadic fierce warriors.</em></p>
<p class="">The Kame’tire of the Clouded Forest believe that all wounds eventually scab over and heal, so too all impurities of the spirit can be redeemed. They are taciturn and extremely reserved but extraordinary caretakers. While they may not go into battle for what they love, they will conceal, heal, and protect that which has value. The clan’s leader Anufi has slipped away from the clan, finding it easier to relate to the dead and the ancestors. In her absence, her advisor Mokasa is effectively in control, though his motives are suspect.</p>
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<p class="has-text-align-center"><em>The Kame’tire Clan, the secretive healers.</em></p>
<h2 class="wp-block-heading">New fauna</h2>
<p class="">The dev team of Avatar: Frontiers of Pandora created 46 new creatures for the game, which range in size from tiny insects to huge, thunderous animals. Anatomy and function of animals rely heavily on real-life Earth references, while still being rooted into Pandora’s natural structure.</p>
<p class="">As an example, the Echo Stalker lives in the Clouded Forest, a misty and mysterious region where creatures developed particular behaviors around hiding, as well as unique detection abilities. The Echo Stalker is a blind animal using echo-location to hunt. It’s the regional evolution of the Viperwolf, created by James Cameron’s teams for the rainforest of the first Avatar film. The bat was also an obvious terrestrial reference for this predator.</p>
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<p class="has-text-align-center"><em>Be mindful of the noise you make in the Clouded Forest or the blind Echo Stalker might well hear you.</em></p>
<p class="">Another example is the Soundblast Colossus, a massive herbivore that lives in the Upper Plains. If attacked, it generates a powerful sound blast that can injure surrounding predators, knock out the player and serve as a warning for nearby preys. As its special attack shows, the Soundblast Colossus was specifically designed to take advantage of the strong winds sweeping the Upper Plains.</p>
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<p class="has-text-align-center"><em>The massive Upper Plains creature that is the Soundblast Colossus could surprise you with its Windblast defense. Only the strongest predators dare to hunt it.</em></p>
<p class="">Avatar: Frontiers of Pandora is out tomorrow. PS5 players who purchase the game will receive the Aranahe Warrior Pack for free.</p>
<p class="">You can purchase the game at <a href="https://www.playstation.com/games/avatar-frontiers-of-pandora/?smcid=ma">PlayStation Store</a> in multiple editions to start your own journey on Pandora:</p>
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<li>The Standard Edition with the base game</li>
<li>The Gold Edition with the game and Season Pass, including two upcoming story packs ‘The Sky Breaker” and “Secrets of the Spires”, the “Familiar Echoes” bonus quest, a unique banshee, and more.</li>
<li>The Ultimate Edition with the game, Season Pass, Ultimate Pack, and digital art book.<br/></li>
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<p class="">Sivako!</p>
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                'https://blog.playstation.com/2023/12/06/resident-evil-4-vr-mode-interview-new-gameplay-features-learnings-from-re-village-and-more/',
                'Resident Evil 4 VR Mode interview: new gameplay features, learnings from RE Village and more',
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<p class="">Later this week, owners of Resident Evil 4 and PS VR2 will be able to experience the survival horror’s VR Mode for no additional cost. Launching December 8, this DLC will allow players to step into Leon S. Kennedy’s shoes and experience the entire main story campaign in VR for the ultimate immersive experience. (And for PS VR2 owners yet to play RE4, a free demo drops the same day.) </p>
<p class="">To celebrate the release and learn more about the adaptation to PS VR2, we sat down to chat with Producer Masato Kumazawa and Director Keisuke Yamakawa, who brought RE4 VR Mode to life. </p>
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<p class="has-text-align-center"><em>(Left) Producer Masato Kumazawa and (Right), Director Keisuke Yamakawa</em></p>
<h2 class="wp-block-heading">Leveraging past experiences to encapsulate the thrill of Resident Evil 4 in VR</h2>
<p class=""><strong>PlayStation Blog: Did you have VR Mode in mind when developing Resident Evil 4? When exactly did the development for VR Mode start?</strong></p>
<p class=""><strong>Kumazawa:</strong> We announced the main PS5 version of Resident Evil 4 in June of last year, and a plan for VR Mode was already in motion back then. The actual development of VR Mode began early this year, soon after RE4 went gold. We completed it in less than a year, so we were on a very tight schedule. Nonetheless, we fully committed ourselves to bringing the thrill of RE4 to VR.</p>
<p class=""><strong>Yamakawa:</strong> Although we had to make some tough choices, we made sure to include all the essential elements that we felt were indispensable.</p>
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<p class=""><strong>PSB: How did the development process of VR Modes for Resident Evil 7 and Resident Evil Village influence VR Mode for RE4?</strong></p>
<p class=""><strong>Yamakawa</strong>: I also worked on VR Mode for RE7, and the Director who worked on VR Mode for RE Village aided us during the initial phases of development of RE4 VR Mode. I believe that the knowledge and expertise we’ve gained about VR over the years were put to good use in this game.</p>
<p class=""><strong>Kumazawa</strong>: Capcom has its own proprietary game engine called the RE Engine, and VR Modes for RE7 and RE Village were developed using this engine. Having that experience helped the development of VR mode for RE4 go more smoothly.</p>
<p class=""><strong>Yamakawa:</strong> Since VR Mode for RE Village was also compatible with PS VR2, we already knew what issues may stem from adapting to VR, as well as how the PlayStation VR2 Sense controllers can be best used for gun and UI mechanics. I think having this foundation allowed us to develop VR Mode for RE4 in less than a year and made it possible for us to achieve the final product. </p>
<p class="">For example, in RE Village, laser pointers that came out of both hands were used to navigate the UI. However, this caused a glitch where two items on the menu could be selected at the same time. So, in VR Mode for RE4, we made sure the laser pointer only came out of your dominant hand.</p>
<p class=""><strong>Kumazawa</strong>: Since the early stages of production, we asked for a lot of favors and may have made some unreasonable requests to the development team, so that we didn’t keep players waiting for too long after the release of RE4 [laughter].</p>
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<p class=""><strong>PSB: Did you make any changes to Resident Evil 4 VR Mode based on feedback from players who experienced VR Mode on Resident Evil 7 and Resident Evil Village?</strong></p>
<p class=""><strong>Yamakawa</strong>: Resident Evil Village revolved around the concept of playing as Ethan Winters, who was an ordinary man that got caught up in a chain of very unfortunate and horrific events. However, RE4 centers on Leon, an agent who works directly under the President, so the approach and experience for the players are very different between the two VR Modes. This isn’t necessarily a direct reflection of user feedback, but because Leon is a professional agent, we put an emphasis on incorporating actions that felt cool and stylish, such as parrying with a knife, melee combat, and one-handed shotgun pumps.</p>
<p class=""><strong>Kumazawa</strong>: Personally, I would really like players to experience the knife fight with Krauser. This sequence features an intense battle focused on parrying, and I highly recommend players try it out.</p>
<p class=""><strong>Yamakawa</strong>: In VR Mode, players can engage Krauser with a knife in both hands, which actually isn’t possible in the main game; you’re able to use both hands at the same time – only in VR Mode. This opened up new possibilities for us, and we made sure to incorporate mechanics and actions that leveraged this ability throughout the game as much as possible.</p>
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<h2 class="wp-block-heading">How the team took advantage of unique PlayStation VR2 features</h2>
<p class=""><strong>PSB: How did you leverage unique PlayStation VR2 features like eye-tracking and headset vibration in Resident Evil 4 VR Mode?</strong></p>
<p class=""><strong>Yamakawa</strong>: I really enjoy the adaptive triggers on the PlayStation VR2 Sense controller. In RE4, you have a variety of guns at your disposal. For example, there are two types of revolvers available, and the triggers will feel different between the single action and double action guns. If you like replica guns, I think you’ll be able to tell the difference and be quite surprised.</p>
<p class=""><strong>Kumazawa</strong>: You’ll spot a lot of hidden details like that in the guns in this game, so if you’re into things like that, I encourage you to keep an eye out.</p>
<p class=""><strong>Yamakawa</strong>: Also, when something happens that affects the environment, like explosives going off or the wind blowing, you can feel vibrations through the headset feedback. I think you’ll be quite shocked, especially when you get caught in an explosive trap. The headset also subtly vibrates when you’re riding a minecart or jet ski, which I think adds to the sense of realism.</p>
<p class="">3D audio is another key element. The sound engineer on the development team was very particular about it and came up with all kinds of great ideas without me even asking. We even re-recorded all the gun sound effects for VR Mode. We put a lot of effort into 3D audio, so you’ll be able to detect enemy positions from the sounds they make, and you can hear the gun clicking right in the palm of your hands when you’re tinkering with it. </p>
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<p class=""><strong>PSB: Are there any improvements or enhancements compared to Resident Evil Village VR Mode, which also supported PS VR2?</strong></p>
<p class=""><strong>Yamakawa</strong>: Definitely the attention to detail that went into the guns. We were particular about this in VR Mode for RE Village, but we wanted to achieve something that wasn’t possible back then. </p>
<p class="">Even if it wasn’t directly related to gameplay, we wanted to make the handling of guns feel as realistic as possible. So in RE4, players can hold or use guns in ways that weren’t possible in RE Village. For example, in RE Village, you couldn’t return a weapon to its original location or inventory slot after it was removed. So, if you let go of a gun or knife to place it back in its original place, it would just fall to the ground. However, in RE4 VR mode, you can place your weapons directly back into your inventory slot. And if you drop a weapon on the ground, it just takes a little longer for the weapon to return to your inventory. As an added bonus for knives, its durability will recover a little if you manually sheath it back. I think the act of returning a weapon to its holster adds to the experience of playing as Leon in VR, so I recommend players get in the habit of doing that. </p>
<p class="">Also, in VR Mode for RE4, you can shoot guns while crouching. There are sections of the game where you can shoot at enemies from positions that weren’t possible in the regular, non-VR mode, so it may be interesting to scout for opportunities like that.</p>
<p class=""><strong>Kumazawa</strong>: The main character of RE Village was a regular nobody called Ethan Winters, who had to survive a hellish nightmare where he was constantly near the brink of death. But this time, the main character is a seasoned agent who is capable of wielding all sorts of weapons to help him get through tough situations. </p>
<p class=""><strong>Yamakawa</strong>: One of the taglines for RE4 was “Cheat Death and Thrill in Conquer” and I feel like VR mode encapsulates this really well. If you own both RE Village and RE4, I think it would be interesting to compare the different concepts and approaches of the two games.</p>
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<h2 class="wp-block-heading">The change in perspective intensifies the tension of combat and the sense of terror</h2>
<p class=""><strong>PSB: The regular non-VR mode is in a third-person perspective, which positions the player behind the character, while VR Mode drops the player into a fully immersive first-person view. How did this change in perspective impact the development of VR Mode and the overall gameplay experience? Were there any challenges?</strong></p>
<p class=""><strong>Yamakawa</strong>: In order to shift the game from a third-person perspective to first-person, we completely reworked the system and mechanics related to weapons and character movements. However, we didn’t touch any of the content of the game itself. The biggest difference is that in the regular third-person mode, you control Leon with a controller, but in first-person VR Mode, you “are” Leon. In RE Village, the regular non-VR mode was also in first-person, so you were able to step into Ethan’s shoes in both modes. The regular non-VR RE4 was more about controlling Leon and making him do all the cool moves, while in VR, the players have to fully embody Leon and perform his stylish actions themselves.  </p>
<p class=""><strong>Kumazawa</strong>: Since Resident Evil is a survival horror game, the first-person perspective brings the player closer to the enemy. The tension of combat sequences and the sense of terror from the horror scenes are much more intense. </p>
<p class="">One of the most exciting aspects of VR is being able to see how large in-game objects or characters are in comparison to yourself. I was shocked by how tall Lady Dimitrescu was in VR Mode for RE Village. I think we’re all excited to face bosses like El Gigante and Village Chief Bitores Méndez in VR Mode for RE4. </p>
<p class=""><strong>Kumazawa</strong>: Yes, El Gigante grabs you during one of the battles, and you’ll be able to experience that in first-person. </p>
<p class=""><strong>Yamakawa</strong>: When you parry a chainsaw attack, you’ll see the sparks fly right in front of your eyes as your knife connects with the chainsaw blade, which is also a very intense experience. However, some parts of the game can be switched to third-person, like moments when El Gigante grabs you. If you find the first-person perspective a little dizzying, feel free to switch perspectives. </p>
<p class="">This is also a small detail, but the camera for the first-person perspective is set a little lower than Leon’s actual eye level. If the camera is at the same eye level as Leon – who is quite tall himself – the Ganados (enemy villagers) will appear smaller. The Ganados approach and attack Leon from a low, forward posture, so if you get too close to them, you end up looking down at them which strips away the intensity. For this reason, we made some modifications, like deliberately lowering the camera, to make VR overall a more dramatic and impactful experience. </p>
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<p class=""><strong>PSB: What were some of your favorite gameplay moments or discoveries you made during development of VR Mode?</strong></p>
<p class=""><strong>Yamakawa</strong>: One discovery was the size of all the locations and how three-dimensional they were. I also worked on the main game so I have played the regular mode countless times, but I discovered many new things when playing in VR, like hidden details or objects in certain locations. I hope everyone who plays the game again in VR will make similar new discoveries like I did. I especially enjoyed riding the mine cart and other vehicles – so much so that I felt like that could be spun off into its own separate game. In the regular mode, there’s a section where you need to balance the mine cart by holding down the analog stick, but in RE4 VR mode, you can actually move your body to balance the cart.</p>
<p class=""><strong>PSB: In the regular mode, there were sections where you could dodge enemy attacks by using the crouch button. Can you do the same by moving your body in VR Mode?</strong></p>
<p class=""><strong>Yamakawa</strong>: Yes, the game has two types of controls for crouching: using the controller buttons or actual body movement. Players who want to play while sitting can use the button controls like you do in the regular non-VR mode. Others who want a unique VR experience can choose to move their bodies in order to crouch, by toggling that option in Settings. And even if that option is turned on, you can still use your controller buttons at any time. </p>
<p class=""><strong>Kumazawa</strong>: Whether you want to play sitting or standing, the game’s settings can be modified to suit different playstyles, including how you crouch. We put a lot of effort into making the game easy to play.</p>
<p class=""><strong>PSB: Are there any other elements that are different between the regular mode and VR Mode?</strong></p>
<p class=""><strong>Kumazawa</strong>: Although not all, some puzzles have been re-designed for a more intuitive interaction. </p>
<p class=""><strong>Yamakawa</strong>: Dial puzzles can be rotated with both hands at the same time to match the patterns, and for puzzles that require you to rotate and insert cubes at different angles, you can actually hold and spin the cubes in your hands. We made sure to implement features that players will expect from a VR game. </p>
<p class="">There is also a mode for viewing figurines that you’ve picked up along your way, and in VR, you can view the figurines in their actual size. For example, in VR mode you are Leon himself so you don’t usually have a chance to look at him closely, but in the figurine viewing mode, you can see his actual size up close. Bonus elements like these are sprinkled throughout the game, so we hope players find them and enjoy them as well. </p>
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<h2 class="wp-block-heading">Lowering the barrier to convey the fun of VR to as many players as possible</h2>
<p class=""><strong>PSB: Like RE Village VR Mode, it is astounding that such a robust DLC is available for free.</strong></p>
<p class=""><strong>Kumazawa</strong>: The entire development team believes that it’s never too late to start building knowledge and development experience for VR, especially when there’s a possibility for VR games to become even more mainstream. It is also challenging to showcase the fun of VR games unless they are easily accessible to the players.</p>
<p class=""><strong>Yamakawa</strong>: I think there is still a high hurdle for playing games in VR, but when you actually wear the headset and dive into a game, you’ll experience something special that is simply not possible in regular games. That’s why it’s important to lower the barrier so more players can experience the sense of immersion that is only possible in VR. </p>
<p class=""><strong>PSB</strong>: Lastly, do you have any words for gamers who are looking forward to the RE4 VR Mode? </p>
<p class=""><strong>Yamakawa</strong>: The tagline “Cheat Death and Thrill in Conquer” is something we always kept in mind when developing the main RE4 game, and in this VR mode, you can experience this with your own body and senses. We hope that many players will pick up the DLC and enjoy the game in VR.</p>
<p class=""><strong>Kumazawa</strong>: I think VR mode will be a completely different experience, even for those who have already played RE4. And for those who have not yet played RE4, we are so excited for you to experience RE4 for the first time in VR. We are really proud of what we achieved in VR Mode and cannot wait for everyone to experience it. </p>
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<p class="">We’re pleased to introduce our brand-new gameplay trailer for <a href="https://store.playstation.com/concept/10003386/?smcid=mablog">Rise of the Ronin</a>, and to confirm that the game will be releasing March 22, 2024 with pre-orders available from December 14, 2023.</p>
<p class="">We’ve been hard at work since we announced this title in September last year, spurred on by the excitement that our players have voiced since then. As a title, Rise of the Ronin features a historical setting quintessential to Koei Tecmo, while brimming with Team Ninja’s own brand of action and combat. Throughout creating our biggest game to date, we have been working alongside the team at SIE to create an experience that allows players to fully embody a Ronin<em> </em>during the closing days of the Tokugawa Shogunate.</p>
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<p class="">Japan at the end of the 19th century was characterized by the fall of the Tokugawa Shogunate, a period of oppression and stagnation. It was a time when innovators like Ryoma Sakamoto and Shoin Yoshida sought to modernize the country. The game’s Ronin protagonist will find their destiny linked to these characters (some of whom you saw in the trailer) in several different ways.  Your choices will shape how your character aligns or clashes with story characters and their factions.</p>
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<p class="">You will explore the vast world of late-Edo period Japan by horse and glider, while battling foes using a wide range of weapons and equipment – melee weapons like swords and spears, as well as ranged weapons like firearms and thrown weapons. Also armed with a grappling rope and stealth tactics, you can expect the variety and freedom shown in our latest trailer.</p>
<p class="">In addition to our launch date, we are excited to share your options for experiencing Rise of the Ronin. Pre-orders will open on December 14, 2023 at all participating retailers, <a href="https://store.playstation.com/concept/10003386/?smcid=mablog">PlayStation Store</a>, and <a href="http://direct.playstation.com">direct.playstation.com</a>. Pre-orders will go live at 10:00 AM local time on December 14, 2023 (10am EDT / 7am PDT in U.S.) Players who pre-order any version of Rise of the Ronin will receive an early unlock of Iga Ninja’s Katana and Armour set and an early unlock of 4 Combat Styles to help you Forge Your Fate.</p>
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<p class="">Get your hands on the standard edition of Rise of the Ronin for $69.99 / £69.99/ €79.99/ ¥8,980 MSRP. There will also be a Digital Deluxe Edition of the game.</p>
<p class="">The Digital Deluxe edition of Rise of the Ronin ($79.99 / £79.99/ €89.99/ ¥9,980 MSRP) will include the game, all the pre-order incentives, as well as Iga Ninja’s Staff, Toyokuni Paired Swords, Bando Warrior Armour set and Japanese Formal Wear set.</p>
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<p class="">I’m thrilled to finally be able to use this opportunity of The Game Awards to announce the game’s release date. We are releasing an exciting lineup of editions for the game with bonus content, and pre-orders will begin soon. The different editions include unique samurai and ninja-inspired content that will surely resonate with fans of Team Ninja titles. Stay tuned for further updates on the game.</p>
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            INSERT INTO articles (url, title, cover_image, content, youtube_link) VALUES (
                'https://blog.playstation.com/2023/12/07/the-finals-launches-on-ps5-today/',
                'The Finals launches on PS5 today',
                'https://blog.playstation.com/tachyon/2023/12/6afd92f5d69e17c2a84c03d4c53a32d4019140d6.jpg?resize=1088%2C612&crop_strategy=smart',
                '<div class="post-single__content single__content entry-content">
<p class="">Contestants! Strap in and get ready to experience the mad destruction of <a href="https://store.playstation.com/concept/10006873">The Finals, launching on PlayStation 5</a> today.</p>
<p class="">The Finals is the ultimate virtual combat game show, where you and your team fight for fame, riches, and the favor of generous seasonal sponsors.</p>
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<p class="">This free-to-play, team-based, first-person shooter pits contestants against each other in hyper-realistic, fully destructible Virtual Arenas inspired by iconic real-world locations.</p>
<p class="">In The Finals, there are no obstacles that can’t be overcome. Run through the storied streets of Monaco, soar across the gaps between the shining skyscrapers of Seoul, and fight for victory with your team in the glitzy casinos of Las Vegas.</p>
<p class="">Crash through walls and ceilings, destroy anything and everything in sight, and build bridges and barricades in this fast-paced, high-stakes fight for fame and riches on the world’s biggest stage.</p>
<p class="">Come out on top, reach The Finals, and win the hearts of the viewers.</p>
<p class="">Here’s what to expect:</p>
<h2 class="wp-block-heading">Iconic arenas</h2>
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<p class="">Fight it out on top of the skyscrapers high above the streets of downtown Seoul, and on the cobblestone streets of old town Monaco, the idyllic city-state on the banks of the French Riviera. You’ll also get to experience Skyway Stadium, an ever-changing playground full of treacherous traversal and strategic vantage points, and Las Vegas, an interconnected maze of interiors that encourage tight team play, and make destruction even more dynamic and impactful.</p>
<h2 class="wp-block-heading">Build your contestant</h2>
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<p class="">The Finals may be a team sport, but you’ll fight for individual glory too — with your own playstyle, gear, and fashion. Build your contestant with a wild combination of looks, accessories, weapons, and gadgets.</p>
<p class="">Contestants pick from a range of body types, each with their own attributes, abilities, and loadout. Tower above your teammates as a Heavy, and slam through walls and floors. Swing nimbly through the arena to deal devastating sneak attacks as a Light. Or enjoy the balance of a Medium, to support your team while armed to the teeth.</p>
<h2 class="wp-block-heading">Play your way</h2>
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<p class="">Trap and surprise your opposition with a range of dynamic tools scattered throughout the arena. Send exploding canisters of gas and goo through the air, burst through windows, or drop fire from above.</p>
<p class="">Use moving platforms, pocket walls, ziplines, jump pads, and more to create treacherous and unforgettable moments. Take out your enemies with garbage cans and flowerpots, office chairs, and hospital beds. Only your imagination sets the limits.</p>
<h2 class="wp-block-heading">Game-altering world events</h2>
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<p class="">The arenas always change, cutting off pathways and creating new ones — simultaneously, for all contestants. If that sounds hairy, just wait.</p>
<p class="">You’ll face unpredictable weather, day-and-night cycles, and sudden World Events that shake the very foundation of the Virtual Arena. Like Orbital Lasers that instantly kill campers (better keep moving, my friends!), Low Gravitythat makes you jump like you’re on the moon, a fun little nightmare we like to call The Dead Go Boom, and more.To experience the unparalleled chaos and destruction of The Finals, take a look at the launch trailer, released today, and make sure to check out the game at <a href="https://store.playstation.com/concept/10006873">PlayStation Store</a>.</p>
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            INSERT INTO articles (url, title, cover_image, content, youtube_link) VALUES (
                'https://blog.playstation.com/2023/12/08/playstation-store-november-2023s-top-downloads/',
                'PlayStation Store: November 2023’s top downloads',
                'https://blog.playstation.com/tachyon/2023/12/51e95755495eb33b474ffdc379dec6f09ceb4866.jpeg?resize=1088%2C612&crop_strategy=smart',
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<p class="">It’s time to see which PS5, PS4, PS VR2, PS VR, and free-to-play games topped the download charts this month. November’s PS5 and PS4 list saw the newly released Call of Duty: Modern Warfare III shoot to the top spot, with EA FC 24 also scoring big. The PS VR2 list also welcomed a newcomer in The Walking Dead: Saints &amp; Sinners – Chapter 2: Retribution as it rose from the dead to the top of the charts.</p>
<p class="">Check out the full listings below. What titles are you playing this month?<strong> </strong></p>
<h2 class="wp-block-heading"><strong>PS5 Games</strong></h2>
<figure class="wp-block-table is-style-ps-product-spec table-first-column-width-50"><table class="has-fixed-layout"><thead><tr><th><strong>US/Canada</strong></th><th><strong>EU</strong></th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td><strong>Call of Duty: Modern Warfare III</strong></td><td><strong>Call of Duty: Modern Warfare III</strong></td></tr><tr><td><strong>Marvel’s Spider-Man 2</strong></td><td><strong>EA SPORTS FC 24</strong></td></tr><tr><td><strong>Madden NFL 24</strong></td><td><strong>Marvel’s Spider-Man 2</strong></td></tr><tr><td><strong>EA SPORTS FC 24</strong></td><td><strong>Grand Theft Auto V</strong></td></tr><tr><td><strong>NBA 2K24</strong></td><td><strong>Hogwarts Legacy</strong></td></tr><tr><td><strong>Grand Theft Auto V</strong></td><td><strong>Assassin’s Creed Mirage</strong></td></tr><tr><td><strong>Mortal Kombat 1</strong></td><td><strong>Alan Wake 2</strong></td></tr><tr><td><strong>Baldur’s Gate 3</strong></td><td><strong>ARK: Survival Ascended</strong></td></tr><tr><td><strong>UFC 5</strong></td><td><strong>The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt</strong></td></tr><tr><td><strong>Hogwarts Legacy</strong></td><td><strong>Baldur’s Gate 3</strong></td></tr><tr><td><strong>NARUTO X BORUTO Ultimate Ninja STORM CONNECTIONS</strong></td><td><strong>UFC 5</strong></td></tr><tr><td><strong>Alan Wake 2</strong></td><td><strong>NBA 2K24</strong></td></tr><tr><td><strong>Assassin’s Creed Mirage</strong></td><td><strong>Cyberpunk 2077</strong></td></tr><tr><td><strong>God of War Ragnarök</strong></td><td><strong>Assassin’s Creed Valhalla</strong></td></tr><tr><td><strong>ARK: Survival Ascended</strong></td><td><strong>F1 23</strong></td></tr><tr><td><strong>Cyberpunk 2077</strong></td><td><strong>Gran Turismo 7</strong></td></tr><tr><td><strong>Gran Turismo 7</strong></td><td><strong>It Takes Two</strong></td></tr><tr><td><strong>STAR WARS Jedi: Survivor</strong></td><td><strong>NARUTO X BORUTO Ultimate Ninja STORM CONNECTIONS</strong></td></tr><tr><td><strong>FINAL FANTASY XVI</strong></td><td><strong>The Crew Motorfest</strong></td></tr><tr><td><strong>RoboCop: Rogue City</strong></td><td><strong>God of War Ragnarök</strong></td></tr></tbody></table></figure>
<p class=""><em>*Naming of products may differ between regions</em><br/><em>*Upgrades not included</em><strong> </strong></p>
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<h2 class="wp-block-heading"><strong>PS4 Games</strong></h2>
<figure class="wp-block-table table-first-column-width-50 is-style-ps-product-spec"><table class="has-fixed-layout"><thead><tr><th><strong>US/Canada</strong></th><th><strong>EU</strong></th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td><strong>Call of Duty: Modern Warfare III</strong></td><td><strong>EA SPORTS FC 24</strong></td></tr><tr><td><strong>Red Dead Redemption 2</strong></td><td><strong>Call of Duty: Modern Warfare III</strong></td></tr><tr><td><strong>Minecraft</strong></td><td><strong>Red Dead Redemption 2</strong></td></tr><tr><td><strong>EA SPORTS FC 24</strong></td><td><strong>Minecraft</strong></td></tr><tr><td><strong>NBA 2K24</strong></td><td><strong>Need for Speed Heat</strong></td></tr><tr><td><strong>Grand Theft Auto V</strong></td><td><strong>A Way Out</strong></td></tr><tr><td><strong>Madden NFL 24</strong></td><td><strong>Grand Theft Auto V</strong></td></tr><tr><td><strong>Five Nights at Freddy’s</strong></td><td><strong>Need for Speed Payback</strong></td></tr><tr><td><strong>Need for Speed Heat</strong></td><td><strong>Hogwarts Legacy</strong></td></tr><tr><td><strong>Call of Duty: Black Ops III</strong></td><td><strong>Five Nights at Freddy’s</strong></td></tr><tr><td><strong>Hogwarts Legacy</strong></td><td><strong>Assassin’s Creed Odyssey</strong></td></tr><tr><td><strong>Injustice 2</strong></td><td><strong>Assassin’s Creed Origins</strong></td></tr><tr><td><strong>A Way Out</strong></td><td><strong>Gang Beasts</strong></td></tr><tr><td><strong>Batman: Arkham Knight</strong></td><td><strong>F1 23</strong></td></tr><tr><td><strong>Gang Beasts</strong></td><td><strong>Batman: Arkham Knight</strong></td></tr><tr><td><strong>theHunter: Call of the Wild</strong></td><td><strong>House Flipper</strong></td></tr><tr><td><strong>MLB The Show 23</strong></td><td><strong>The Forest</strong></td></tr><tr><td><strong>Marvel’s Spider-Man: Game of the Year Edition</strong></td><td><strong>NBA 2K24</strong></td></tr><tr><td><strong>Five Nights at Freddy’s 2</strong></td><td><strong>STAR WARS Battlefront II</strong></td></tr><tr><td><strong>Need for Speed Payback</strong></td><td><strong>Assassin’s Creed Valhalla</strong></td></tr></tbody></table></figure>
<p class=""><em>*Naming of products may differ between regions</em><strong> </strong></p>
<h2 class="wp-block-heading"><strong>PS VR2 Games*</strong></h2>
<figure class="wp-block-table table-first-column-width-50 is-style-ps-product-spec"><table class="has-fixed-layout"><thead><tr><th><strong>US/Canada</strong></th><th>EU</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td><strong>The Walking Dead: Saints &amp; Sinners – Chapter 2: Retribution</strong></td><td><strong>The Walking Dead: Saints &amp; Sinners – Chapter 2: Retribution</strong></td></tr><tr><td><strong>Beat Saber</strong></td><td><strong>Beat Saber</strong></td></tr><tr><td><strong>Synapse</strong></td><td><strong>Moss: Book II</strong></td></tr><tr><td><strong>Horizon Call of the Mountain</strong></td><td><strong>Horizon Call of the Mountain</strong></td></tr><tr><td><strong>Moss: Book II</strong></td><td><strong>Synapse</strong></td></tr><tr><td><strong>Walkabout Mini Golf</strong></td><td><strong>Pavlov</strong></td></tr><tr><td><strong>Pavlov</strong></td><td><strong>The Dark Pictures: Switchback VR</strong></td></tr><tr><td><strong>Vampire: The Masquerade – Justice</strong></td><td><strong>Racket Fury: Table Tennis VR</strong></td></tr><tr><td><strong>The Dark Pictures: Switchback VR</strong></td><td><strong>Green Hell VR</strong></td></tr><tr><td><strong>NFL PRO ERA</strong></td><td><strong>Red Matter 2</strong></td></tr></tbody></table></figure>
<p class=""><strong></strong><em> *PS Store purchases only. Game upgrades or games bundled with hardware not included</em><strong> </strong></p>
<h2 class="wp-block-heading"><strong>PSVR Games</strong></h2>
<figure class="wp-block-table table-first-column-width-50 is-style-ps-product-spec"><table class="has-fixed-layout"><thead><tr><th><strong>US/Canada</strong></th><th><strong>EU</strong></th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td><strong>Creed Rise to Glory</strong></td><td><strong>Batman: Arkham VR</strong></td></tr><tr><td><strong>SUPERHOT VR</strong></td><td><strong>Creed: Rise to Glory</strong></td></tr><tr><td><strong>Arizona Sunshine</strong></td><td><strong>Sniper Elite VR</strong></td></tr><tr><td><strong>The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim VR</strong></td><td><strong>SUPERHOT VR</strong></td></tr><tr><td><strong>Surgeon Simulator: Experience Reality</strong></td><td><strong>Arizona Sunshine</strong></td></tr><tr><td><strong>Batman: Arkham VR</strong></td><td><strong>Goalkeeper VR Challenge</strong></td></tr><tr><td><strong>Job Simulator</strong></td><td><strong>Beat Saber</strong></td></tr><tr><td><strong>Beat Saber</strong></td><td><strong>Job Simulator</strong></td></tr><tr><td><strong>Sniper Elite VR</strong></td><td><strong>The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim VR</strong></td></tr><tr><td><strong>ASTRO BOT Rescue Mission</strong></td><td><strong>Surgeon Simulator: Experience Reality</strong></td></tr></tbody></table></figure>
<h2 class="wp-block-heading"><strong>Free to Play (PS5 + PS4)</strong></h2>
<figure class="wp-block-table table-first-column-width-50 is-style-ps-product-spec"><table class="has-fixed-layout"><thead><tr><th><strong>US/Canada</strong></th><th><strong>EU</strong></th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td><strong>Fortnite</strong></td><td><strong>Fortnite</strong></td></tr><tr><td><strong>Roblox</strong></td><td><strong>Roblox</strong></td></tr><tr><td><strong>Call of Duty: Warzone</strong></td><td><strong>Call of Duty: Warzone</strong></td></tr><tr><td><strong>Apex Legends</strong></td><td><strong>Rocket League</strong></td></tr><tr><td><strong>Rocket League</strong></td><td><strong>Fall Guys</strong></td></tr><tr><td><strong>Fall Guys</strong></td><td><strong>eFootball 2024</strong></td></tr><tr><td><strong>eFootball 2024</strong></td><td><strong>Disney Speedstorm</strong></td></tr><tr><td><strong>MY HERO ULTRA RUMBLE</strong></td><td><strong>The Sims 4</strong></td></tr><tr><td><strong>Overwatch 2</strong></td><td><strong>Apex Legends</strong></td></tr><tr><td><strong>The Sims 4</strong></td><td><strong>MY HERO ULTRA RUMBLE</strong></td></tr></tbody></table></figure>
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            INSERT INTO articles (url, title, cover_image, content, youtube_link) VALUES (
                'https://blog.playstation.com/2023/12/08/share-of-the-week-fortnite/',
                'Share of the Week: Fortnite',
                'https://blog.playstation.com/tachyon/2023/12/fbea882f3e8822f8928db72514e1b6e1d78ee5de.jpg?resize=1088%2C612&crop_strategy=smart',
                '<div class="post-single__content single__content entry-content">
<p class="">Last week, we asked you jump into the creative worlds in Fortnite and share epic moments using #PSshare #PSBlog. Here are this week’s highlights:</p>
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<p class="has-text-align-center"><a href="https://twitter.com/PinkyHarmonizer/status/1732037624347726322/photo/1"><em>PinkyHarmonizer</em></a><em> </em><em>shares a close up of a green-haired girl in visor-like sunglasses</em></p>
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<p class="has-text-align-center"><a href="https://twitter.com/Mur4dQ/status/1732405229096776155/photo/2"><em>Mur4dQ</em></a><em> </em><em>shares a halo-ed character leans out the passenger side window of a blue vehicle, the driver laughing behind the wheel</em></p>
<a href="https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/53382840093_03e47ac6c3_h.jpg" rel="noopener" target="_blank"><img alt="" height="1080" src="https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/53382840093_03e47ac6c3_h.jpg" width="1920"/></a>
<p class="has-text-align-center"><a href="https://twitter.com/xenobitz/status/1731859476083335514/photo"><em>xenobitz</em></a><em> </em><em>shares a character stands before a swirling chasm, with a purple block like structure looming in the sky</em></p>
<a href="https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/53382839993_5ab3fdfb45_b.jpg" rel="noopener" target="_blank"><img alt="" height="1080" src="https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/53382839993_5ab3fdfb45_b.jpg" width="1920"/></a>
<p class="has-text-align-center"><a href="https://www.instagram.com/p/C0dWiwtIkiK/"><em>lifeofstevegaming</em></a><em> </em><em>shares two characters laughing in the snow, holding mistletoe and jingle bells</em></p>
<a href="https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/53382979784_95644c2d6e_b.jpg" rel="noopener" target="_blank"><img alt="" height="1080" src="https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/53382979784_95644c2d6e_b.jpg" width="1920"/></a>
<p class="has-text-align-center"><a href="https://www.instagram.com/p/C0dE6nGOz2y/"><em>tenshi_marero</em></a><em> </em><em>shares a blue vehicle launches off a slope of snow</em></p>
<a href="https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/53382840018_c987974080_h.jpg" rel="noopener" target="_blank"><img alt="" height="1080" src="https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/53382840018_c987974080_h.jpg" width="1920"/></a>
<p class="has-text-align-center"><a href="https://twitter.com/Ellie_Snake/status/1725670295560994955/photo/3"><em>Ellie_Snake</em></a><em> </em><em>shares a portrait of a character in the Aloy / Horizon Zero Dawn skin</em></p>
<p class="">Search #PSshare #PSBlog on Twitter or Instagram to see more entries to this week’s theme. Want to be featured in the next Share of the Week?</p>
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<p class="">THEME:  Cyberpunk 2077</p>
<p class="">SUBMIT BY: 11:59 PM PT on December 13, 2023</p>
<p class="">Next week, we’re headed to the neon-soaked streets of Cyberpunk 2077. Share stylish and action-packed moments roaming Night City using #PSshare #PSBlog for a chance to be featured.</p>
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                'https://blog.playstation.com/2023/12/11/alan-wake-2-gets-new-game-plus-mode-titled-the-final-draft-available-today/',
                'Alan Wake 2 gets New Game Plus mode titled The Final Draft, available today',
                'https://blog.playstation.com/tachyon/2023/12/8bd5cf03747ee008b714eaa6cfdb14b7b445fde1-scaled.jpeg?resize=1088%2C612&crop_strategy=smart',
                '<div class="post-single__content single__content entry-content">
<p class="">After years of working, we released <a href="https://store.playstation.com/concept/10002065/?smcid=mablog">Alan Wake 2</a> a bit over a month ago. We wanted to create an ambitious, unique game, and with something like that there’s always nervousness about how it will be received. The reception has been beyond anything we could have hoped for, with Alan Wake 2 taking home The Game Awards trophies for Best Narrative, Best Art Direction, and Best Game Direction. We are deeply grateful for that. </p>
<p class="">Alan Wake 2 is Remedy’s first survival horror game, and our most ambitious story-focused experience. The game has two playable heroes, Alan Wake, a tortured writer trapped in the nightmare dimension of the Dark Place, and Saga Anderson, an FBI Agent investigating a string of ritualistic murders in the Pacific Northwest. As the story progresses, their journeys become more and more entangled as the profound, layered mystery waiting under the waters of Cauldon Lake emerges from darkness.</p>
<p class="">From the beginning, our plan was to create a New Game Plus mode for Alan Wake 2 as an essential part of the experience. When we started working on the game and the story, the idea was always there. It made sense on multiple levels. We were creating a dense experience. It felt that there was enough to support multiple playthroughs for all the aspects of the story to sink in, and for all the collectibles to be found and pieced together. With the New Game Plus, a clear motivation exists to do that.</p>
<p class="">You retain all your unlocked weapons, charms, and upgrades. You have earned that by playing through the game. There is a new Nightmare difficulty level if you want to face further challenge. But most importantly, there are some narrative elements to show that this replay has a meaning. It is a part of the lore. Things have shifted in subtle ways. There is progress. <strong>You</strong> are making progress. You will hear that in Alan Wake’s narration at the very beginning. A new awareness, even if it soon fades—a promise.</p>
<p class="">For a long time, Wake has been trapped in a nightmare loop, and with him, so have we all, no matter how many times we have played through the game. Finally, with the New Game Plus and Alice’s help, we are set free from the loop and ready to proceed deeper into the spiral.</p>
<p class="">This is The Final Draft of both Initiation and Return. And it will lead us to what awaits at the end of the spiral.</p>
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            INSERT INTO articles (url, title, cover_image, content, youtube_link) VALUES (
                'https://blog.playstation.com/2023/12/12/tekken-8-hands-on-with-arcade-quest-super-ghost-battles-and-tekken-ball/',
                'Tekken 8: hands-on with Arcade Quest, Super Ghost Battles, and Tekken Ball',
                'https://blog.playstation.com/tachyon/2023/12/12e8b9199f7b1d9c6e9487ae777408f869b3a9f6-scaled.jpg?resize=1088%2C612&crop_strategy=smart',
                '<div class="post-single__content single__content entry-content">
<p class="">The Iron First tournament is coming to PS5. To prepare my mind, body, and soul for the occasion, I spent a few hours training with the latest build of <a href="https://www.playstation.com/games/tekken-8/?smcid=ma">Tekken 8</a>. After trading blows with some of the world’s best across a variety of new modes, I can’t wait to earn my spot among the elite when the game launches on January 26.</p>
<p class="">And if you can’t wait either, then I have good news. A demo will be coming to PS5 on December 14. </p>
<h2 class="wp-block-heading">Hands-on with Arcade Quest</h2>
<p class="center"><img alt="" height="1080" src="//media4.giphy.com/media/v1.Y2lkPTc5MGI3NjExY3Via3VvdTFzMGxjOXhqbjJ2bThrN2FzcWxkYXFxbjllOGt2Z215ciZlcD12MV9pbnRlcm5hbF9naWZfYnlfaWQmY3Q9Zw/kZTM8XbNgNBTtyIESs/giphy.gif" width="1920"/></p>
<p class="">I was excited to see what the new mode Arcade Quest had to offer, which plays like a fully realized campaign rather than a simple bonus mode. The premise is simple enough – create a fun version of yourself and play through digital arcades to become the world’s top player.</p>
<p class="">The new mode places your self-made digital avatar in a crew that you hang with, practice, and compete against. They will cheer you on during matches when you pull off impressive feats and give you genuine advice to make you better as a player. This takes the mode from a fun story mode diversion to a journey of self-improvement. Putting rising to the top with friends, both digital and real, at its core. It was surreal to have a digital homie give me pointers on how to improve based on the match he was watching.  </p>
<p class="center"><img alt="" height="1080" src="https://media4.giphy.com/media/v1.Y2lkPTc5MGI3NjExNXY1dGdkdm9lYnE0cTNyODZ4MXJrdm9na2Zwamh1enA3ZG1mZmVmbSZlcD12MV9pbnRlcm5hbF9naWZfYnlfaWQmY3Q9Zw/cazHr3XmruVzden2ES/giphy.gif" width="1920"/></p>
<p class="">Matches play differently depending on who you challenge. During my time with the game, one crew member was only interested in hanging out with friends, and they barely put up a fight, which let me score two perfect victories. Some characters have nefarious reasons for challenging you, like only agreeing to matches they think they can win. </p>
<p class="">“Originally, this kind of genre was born in the arcades. And they’ve kind of all but disappeared in the West, and even in Japan more recently,” said Game Director Kohei Ikeda, “But the great part about it was that you would just show up at the arcade, and your friends would be there, or you’d make new friends, and you all share this passion for the game, you were able to learn new things while you were there. It was a great experience. So people who experienced that culture before could be like, Oh, wow, I remember that. It was awesome. Or younger players who maybe had heard of it could get some kind of taste of that online.”</p>
<p class="">As you become a known contender in your local arcade, you eventually move on to new cities and take on their local players to grow your crew’s notoriety and personal reputation. This addition feels meaningful in-game, even without the fate of the world on the line. </p>
<a href="https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/53384955901_59ee57a55c_b.jpg" rel="noopener" target="_blank"><img alt="" height="1080" src="https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/53384955901_59ee57a55c_b.jpg" width="1920"/></a>
<h2 class="wp-block-heading">PlayStation x Tekken </h2>
<p class="">Going into my play session, I knew Tekken was a visually stylish game, but seeing and feeling it in motion shows how Bandai Namco is upping its game. On top of Tekken 8’s sharp visual fidelity, there’s an impressive attention to detail. The way the stage crumbles has always been immersive, but seeing the characters’ hair and clothing blow in the wind, get wet in the rain, and even reflect light deepens the fighting experience.</p>
<p class="center"><img alt="" height="1080" src="https://media2.giphy.com/media/v1.Y2lkPTc5MGI3NjExOGlwOWh5ZG8zZ3JxMjg1cTZ5NHQybng5aW9ocTM0dGRkc2Q2ZGttayZlcD12MV9pbnRlcm5hbF9naWZfYnlfaWQmY3Q9Zw/BgoGwrjUqzKN2M1QZS/giphy.gif" width="1920"/></p>
<p class="">“We really wanted to achieve a high level of graphic quality for the game,” said Ikeda. “The responsiveness is really important. And the very short load times you have now for the PS5 generation of hardware really lends itself well to the game and makes it an even better experience.”</p>
<p class="">The haptics of the DualSense wireless controller also shined as it responded to the blows that landed on my character. I could now physically feel when my opponent knocked me for a loop to put in kindly. When I got hit with a Heat Smash, a new super-style attack in the game, the bone-crushing attack was punctuated with a trembling sensation in my hands, making me think I was defeated. Even outside of combat, the haptics responded to the action in a cutscene, meaning there would rarely be a moment where I’d want to set the controller down. </p>
<p class="">“When you’re feeling the destruction of the environment, the power of the attacks of the characters, that really sensitive kind of fine-tuned vibration of the controller really lends itself well to the player experience,” said Ikeda.</p>
<p class="center"><img alt="" height="1080" src="https://media4.giphy.com/media/v1.Y2lkPTc5MGI3NjExb2x6NWQwNXp5bjB1NHJ4MGozZmwyemg0ajA4bTZ2NnBkaXB1amllZCZlcD12MV9pbnRlcm5hbF9naWZfYnlfaWQmY3Q9Zw/QPzUZCL0YdsExjL260/giphy.gif" width="1920"/></p>
<p class="">The haptics even enhance the new Heat System, a mechanic that puts the fighter in an aggressive state, making you feel like an unstoppable force in-game. The mechanic caused the DualSense controller to respond with intense vibrations from simple attacks. As I rushed my opponent, I gained a sense that only a miracle could stand in the way of the vicious blows being delivered. I’ve never been one to pull off flashy combos on my opponents, but with the new Heat System, I almost feel like the game is daring me to defeat my opponent and put on a show while doing it. </p>
<p class="">“I would say for Tekken, but also for fighting games in general, I’ve noticed [for] a lot of people it’s really divided on whether you want to use an arcade stick or a controller,” said Murray. “But it seems like a lot of people really prefer the PS5 controller. It seems like it’s a very comfortable fit.”</p>
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<h2 class="wp-block-heading">Tekken Ball til’ you fall </h2>
<p class="center"><img alt="" height="1080" src="https://media2.giphy.com/media/v1.Y2lkPTc5MGI3NjExa2NiMnc2NzN0M2M3dG95MGVleWZuMDB2MHN1a2Zzbnh3dzU1NjRidSZlcD12MV9pbnRlcm5hbF9naWZfYnlfaWQmY3Q9Zw/aai37BVDtnTAziqXO4/giphy.gif" width="1920"/></p>
<p class="">Tekken 8 also looks to its past to enhance the franchise’s future. Tekken Ball returns after a decade, where you defeat players with a multitude of round objects, delivering damage when they fail to block the incoming sphere. </p>
<p class="">The enhanced in-depth character customization options in Tekken 8 made for a goofy time, allowing me to create the wackiest version of my favorite fighters before hitting the beach. I was able to turn the hot-tempered Hwoarang into an eccentric tooth fairy. </p>
<p class="center"><img alt="" height="1080" src="https://media2.giphy.com/media/v1.Y2lkPTc5MGI3NjExbW0wOHQzeWgwZGFoeGgydmlubDdyNmw1NnJlNTBoajF1NXY4eDFidCZlcD12MV9pbnRlcm5hbF9naWZfYnlfaWQmY3Q9Zw/rWvI8BP89EUnk86bUA/giphy.gif" width="1920"/></p>
<p class="">Another improvement on a past feature is Super Ghost Battles, where AI learns your fight patterns in real time and begins to play more like you. During one never-ending mirror match my AI doppelganger pummeled me with my go-to combos, forcing me to learn how to better block and escape an aggressive beatdown. The more I spammed my standard special move, the more my ghost pressed me with the same special. </p>
<p class="">I wish I had more time with the title to see what other unexpected things I could have happened upon, but the time refining my fist was well spent. </p>
<p class=""><br/><a href="https://www.playstation.com/games/tekken-8/?smcid=ma">Tekken 8 will be released worldwide January 26 on PS5</a>, with a demo releasing December 14.</p>
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            INSERT INTO articles (url, title, cover_image, content, youtube_link) VALUES (
                'https://blog.playstation.com/2023/12/12/playstation-2023-wrap-up-launches-today-with-a-personalized-look-at-your-2023-gaming-achievements/',
                'PlayStation 2023 Wrap-Up launches today, with a personalized look at your 2023 gaming achievements',
                'https://blog.playstation.com/tachyon/2023/12/8088cad7a3fb4c5ac8b9964bafb150a279120df4.jpeg?resize=1088%2C612&crop_strategy=smart',
                '<div class="post-single__content single__content entry-content">
<p class="">It’s been a fantastic year for gaming on PlayStation, with the launch of fan-favorite titles like <em>Marvel’s Spider-Man 2</em>, <em>Baldur’s Gate 3, Alan Wake 2, Final Fantasy XVI</em>, and many, many more. In celebration of another year of amazing games and experiences, we’re excited to share that <a href="https://wrapup.playstation.com/">PlayStation 2023 Wrap-Up</a> officially launches today (you can also <a href="https://play.st/3te3VAP">sign up for emails</a> to get a summary delivered to your inbox in the future).</p>
<p class="">Starting today through January 12, 2024, as a PS4 or PS5 player* you can access and share your <a href="https://wrapup.playstation.com/">PlayStation 2023 Wrap-Up</a> experience, which summarizes your achievements for the year, such as top games played, trophies earned, a breakdown of your monthly gaming stats, along with your personalized gaming style. Your 2023 Wrap-Up experiences will continue to update through the end of 2023, so be sure to check back again by January 12 for your full year summary.</p>
<p class="">New this year for the 2023 Wrap-Up experience, you can access and share a range of digital cards highlighting your top gaming stats – check out some of my 2023 cards below:</p>
<a href="https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/53391630731_53ccf82caa_h.jpg" rel="noopener" target="_blank"><img alt="" height="1080" src="https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/53391630731_53ccf82caa_h.jpg" width="1920"/></a>
<p class="">You can also redeem a unique avatar as well as a PlayStation Stars digital collectible featuring a <em>Marvel’s Spider-Man</em> Spider-Bot as part of your 2023 Wrap-Up experience.</p>
<p class="">Check out your PlayStation 2023 Wrap-Up at <a href="https://wrapup.playstation.com/">wrapup.playstation.com</a>. Be sure to share your own favorite gaming experience of the year in the comments section below.</p>
<p class=""><a data-id="https://play.st/3te3VAP" data-type="URL" href="https://play.st/3te3VAP">Sign up for emails</a> to receive future recaps, hear the latest news, get great offers and more.  </p>
<p class="has-small-font-size"><em>*Users need to have: a registered PSN account in their region, be age 18 years or over and, have played games on a PS4 or PS5 console for at least 10 hours between January 1, 2023 and December 31, 2023.</em></p>
<p class="has-small-font-size"><em>Users who have not consented to the collection of “Full Data” from their PlayStation 5 system settings in 2023, will be unable to participate in the Wrap-Up campaign.</em></p>
<p class="has-small-font-size"><em>Users located in Europe, the Middle East, Africa, Australasia, India, and Russia, who have not consented to the collection of “Additional Data” from their PlayStation 4 system settings in 2023, will be unable to participate in the Wrap-Up campaign.</em></p>
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            INSERT INTO articles (url, title, cover_image, content, youtube_link) VALUES (
                'https://blog.playstation.com/2023/12/13/ps-blog-game-of-the-year-awards-2023-voting-is-now-open/',
                'PS Blog Game of the Year Awards 2023: voting is now open',
                'https://blog.playstation.com/tachyon/2023/12/b6dcc1d3ec551b19a51151116b3cfc7ebfc89de1.jpeg?resize=1088%2C612&crop_strategy=smart',
                '<div class="post-single__content single__content entry-content">
<p class="">Voting for the PS Blog Game of the Year Awards 2023 is now open. All 18 categories reflect the best of PlayStation through this past year, which not only celebrate captivating new characters, sublime soundtracks, fantastic art direction, and much more, but also allow us a chance to acknowledge and thank creatives worldwide whose exceptional craft and hard work has brought us 12 months of extraordinary gaming experiences.  </p>
<p class="">As ever, the winners of these awards are chosen entirely by you, the players. Cast your vote in the polls below to support your favorite games and developers, and we’ll announce the players’ choice picks after the polls close. </p>
<p class="">There are some guidelines regards the categories and their nominees: </p>
<ul class="wp-block-list">
<li>Every category includes a write-in option in case there’s a title absent that you think should be considered. </li>
<li>As with the majority of the other categories, Best Multiplayer Experience focuses on titles released in 2023. Best Ongoing Game focuses on games that have seen new content or game-changing updates over this past year. </li>
<li>Due to the polls closure date, some titles aren’t eligible for inclusion. Those titles will be eligible in next year’s Awards. </li>
<li>If a title won a Platinum in a category any previous year, it won’t be eligible for inclusion in the same category this year.</li>
<li>Polls are live now and close on Sunday, December 17 at 23.59pm PT, so scroll below and get clicking. We’ll collect the results and announce the winners at a later date. </li>
</ul>
<p class="">Good luck to all the nominees! </p>
<h2 class="wp-block-heading"><strong>2023 PlayStation Blog Best New Character</strong></h2>
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<h2 class="wp-block-heading"><strong>2023 PlayStation Blog Best Story</strong></h2>
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<h2 class="wp-block-heading"><strong>2023 PlayStation Blog Best Graphical Showcase</strong></h2>
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<h2 class="wp-block-heading"><strong>2023 PlayStation Blog Best Art Direction</strong></h2>
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<h2 class="wp-block-heading"><strong>2023 PlayStation Blog Best Audio Design</strong></h2>
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<h2 class="wp-block-heading"><strong>2023 PlayStation Blog Soundtrack of the Year</strong></h2>
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<h2 class="wp-block-heading"><strong>2023 PlayStation Blog Best Accessibility Features</strong> </h2>
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<h2 class="wp-block-heading"><strong>2023 PlayStation Blog Best Use of DualSense</strong> </h2>
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<h2 class="wp-block-heading"><strong>2023 PlayStation Blog Best Multiplayer Experience</strong></h2>
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<h2 class="wp-block-heading"><strong>2023 PlayStation Blog Best Ongoing Game</strong></h2>
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<h2 class="wp-block-heading"><strong>2023 PlayStation Blog Best Expansion</strong></h2>
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<h2 class="wp-block-heading"><strong>2023 PlayStation Blog Best Sports Game</strong></h2>
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<h2 class="wp-block-heading"><strong>2023 PlayStation Blog Best Independent Game of the Year</strong></h2>
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<h2 class="wp-block-heading"><strong>2023 PlayStation Blog PS VR2 Game of the Year</strong></h2>
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<h2 class="wp-block-heading"><strong>2023 PlayStation Blog PS4 Game of the Year</strong></h2>
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<h2 class="wp-block-heading"><strong>2023 PlayStation Blog PS5 Game of the Year</strong> </h2>
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<h2 class="wp-block-heading"><strong>2023 PlayStation Blog Studio of the Year</strong></h2>
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<h2 class="wp-block-heading"><strong>Most Anticipated PlayStation Game of 2024 and Beyond</strong></h2>
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            INSERT INTO articles (url, title, cover_image, content, youtube_link) VALUES (
                'https://blog.playstation.com/2023/12/14/cooking-simulator-vr-launches-dec-15-on-ps-vr2/',
                'Cooking Simulator VR launches Dec 15 on PS VR2',
                'https://blog.playstation.com/tachyon/2023/12/f1f7323bad39c121b60eb981eefe6f5fc44fdf8b.jpeg?resize=1088%2C612&crop_strategy=smart',
                '<div class="post-single__content single__content entry-content">
<p class="">Hey chefs! We have some exciting details regarding Cooking Simulator VR, coming to PlayStation VR2 on December 15. Our VR game will make you feel like a master chef. Take control of a highly polished, realistic kitchen equipped with all kinds of utensils and stands. Unlock and master over 80 recipes or use dozens of lifelike ingredients to cook everything you like. A simulator spiced up with a dash of real-life physics!</p>
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</div>
</div>
<p class="">PlayStation VR2 allowed us to develop the definitive version of Cooking Simulator VR, offering features available only on this platform. Here’s what you can expect!</p>
<h2 class="wp-block-heading">Let every pixel be filled with food</h2>
<p class="">Cooking Simulator VR for PlayStation VR2 uses the maximum resolution of the headset. 2000×2040 per eye with additional boost from Foveated Rendering, (and MSAA x8) means great image quality that allows you to see the smallest spices or any pieces of broken plates that you drop (accidentally, of course).</p>
<p class="center"><img alt="" src="https://media1.giphy.com/media/v1.Y2lkPTc5MGI3NjExMDFjcGI0cWJzeWhrNDl3MHNlYjV0NzRvdzdxYWV4dDRxamhoYWk5ZCZlcD12MV9pbnRlcm5hbF9naWZfYnlfaWQmY3Q9Zw/25rSKc4Dx2yEIz215H/giphy.gif"/></p>
<h2 class="wp-block-heading">High framerate in the most physically demanding situations</h2>
<p class="">Cooking Simulator VR offers complex physics, allowing you to cut ingredients, heat individual parts of the dish, fry in various ways, pour liquids, and blow up the kitchen. The power of PlayStation 5 and the specification of PlayStation VR2 allowed us to develop the most stable version of the game, where the framerate offers native 120 fps, without the need for reprojection.</p>
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<h2 class="wp-block-heading">Feel every boom</h2>
<p class="">At Gameboom VR, we love all unconventional approaches to technology. So we just had to use the headset vibration of PS VR2. Only in this version of Cooking Simulator VR you will be able to feel every explosion in the kitchen on your face! If you happen to leave a gas cylinder in the oven (it happens, right?), PlayStation VR2 will let you feel that, after all, maybe it wasn’t a good idea?</p>
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<p class="">The game will be available on PS VR2 December 15. If you want to be even closer to the development process – you are more than welcome to join our Discord server and ask us any questions!</p>
<p class="">See you in the kitchen!</p>
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                'https://blog.playstation.com/2023/12/15/seasons-greetings-2023-from-playstation-blog-and-friends/',
                'Seasons greetings 2023 from PlayStation.Blog and friends',
                'https://blog.playstation.com/tachyon/2023/12/f990175fb2f20904c950abb16e04e292e93d5a00.jpg?resize=1088%2C612&crop_strategy=smart',
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<p class="">The end of 2023 is upon us, and as we look back on all the amazing gaming moments we’ve shared, the PlayStation.Blog team wants to thank you for making the past year a special one. </p>
<p class="">To help close out another chapter in the wonderful world of games, our talented friends and colleagues from across the industry have created a festive collection of season’s greetings cards for you to peruse over your favorite holiday drink. </p>
<p class="">Cheers to another great year of gaming in 2024!</p>
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<p class=""><a href="#Drive">2K (Lego 2K Drive)</a> ❅ <a href="#2K">2K (PGA Tour 2K23)</a> ❅ <a href="#WWE">2K (WWE 2K23)</a> ❅ <a href="#505">505 Games</a> ❅ <a href="#Activision">Activision (Call of Duty Modern Warfare III)</a> ❅ <a href="#Ascendant ">Ascendant Studio (Immortals of Aveum)</a> ❅ <a href="#Astragon">Astragon</a> ❅ <a href="#Avalanche">Avalanche Software (Hogwarts Legacy)</a> ❅ <a href="#Pac">Bandai Namco (Pac-Man)</a> ❅ <a href="#Sand">Bandai Namco (Sand Land)</a> ❅ <a href="#Tekken">Bandai Namco (Tekken 8)</a> ❅ <a href="#DBD">Behavior Interactive (Dead by Daylight)</a> ❅ <a href="#Bend">Bend Studio</a> ❅ <a href="#Blizzard">Blizzard Entertainment (Diablo IV)</a> ❅ <a href="#Bluepoint">Bluepoint Games</a> ❅ <a href="#Bungie">Bungie (Destiny 2)</a> ❅ <a href="#Capcom">Capcom</a> ❅ <a href="#FromSpace">Curve Games (From Space)</a> ❅ <a href="#HFF">Curve Games (Human Fall Flat)</a> ❅ <a href="#LMS">Curve Games (Lawn Mowing Simulator)</a> ❅ <a href="#Curve1">Curve Games (The Ascent)</a> ❅ <a href="#Curve2">Curve Games (Wobby Life)</a> ❅ <a href="#Hexworks/CI Games">Hexworks/CI Games (Lords of the Fallen)</a> ❅ <a href="#Dice">Dice (Battlefield 2042)</a> ❅ <a href="#Warframe">Digital Extremes (Warframe)</a> ❅ <a href="#Dotemu">Dotemu</a> ❅ <a href="#Humanity">Enhance (Humanity)</a> ❅ <a href="#ForeverSkies">Far From Home Games (Forever Skies)</a> ❅ <a href="#FTG">Fast Travel Games</a> ❅ <a href="#Civilization">Firaxis Games (Civilization VI)</a> ❅ <a href="#Firesprite">Firesprite</a> ❅ <a href="#Funcom">Funcom</a> ❅ <a href="#Gameloft">Gameloft (Disney Dreamlight Valley)</a> ❅ <a href="#Disney">Gameloft (Disney Speedstorm)</a> ❅ <a href="#Horizon">Guerrilla Games (Horizon Forbidden West)</a> ❅ <a href="#Gumbo">Gumbo Machine (Battle Rockets)</a> ❅ <a href="#Haven">Haven</a> ❅ <a href="#Hotta">Hotta Studio (Tower of Fantasy)</a> ❅ <a href="#Housemarque">Housemarque</a> ❅ <a href="#ILM">ILM Immersive (Tales From the Galaxy’s Edge)</a> ❅ <a href="#Insomniac">Insomniac  (Marvel’s Spider-Man 2)</a> ❅ <a href="#Kalypso">Kalypso Media</a> ❅ <a href="#Koei">Koei Tecmo</a> ❅ <a href="#Konami">Konami</a> ❅ <a href="#London">London Studio</a> ❅ <a href="#Naughty">Naughty Dog</a> ❅ <a href="#nDreams">nDreams (Synapse)</a> ❅ <a href="#Neon">Neon Koi</a> ❅ <a href="#Nixxes">Nixxes</a> ❅ <a href="#Outright">Outright Games (Grinch game)</a> ❅ <a href="#Perp">Perp Games</a> ❅ <a href="#Polyarc">Polyarc (Moss)</a> ❅ <a href="#Polyphony">Polyphony Digital (Gran Turismo 7)</a> ❅ <a href="#RawFury">Raw Fury</a> ❅ <a href="#Demeo">Resolution Games (Demeo)</a> ❅ <a href="#Rogue">Rogue Sun (Tin Hearts)</a> ❅ <a href="#MLB">San Diego Studio (MLB The Show 23)</a> ❅ <a href="#SantaMonica">Santa Monica Studio (God of War Ragnarök)</a> ❅ <a href="#Sifu">Sloclap (Sifu)</a> ❅ <a href="#SOS">SOS Games</a> ❅ <a href="#Spike">Spike Chunsoft (Master Detective Archives: Rain Code)</a> ❅ <a href="#Square1">Square Enix</a> ❅ <a href="#Square2">Square Enix</a> ❅ <a href="#SuckerPunch">Sucker Punch (Ghost of Tsushima)</a> ❅ <a href="#Supermassive">Supermassive Games</a> ❅ <a href="#Supermassive Games">Supermassive Games (Little Nightmares III)</a> ❅ <a href="#UFL">UFL (Strikerz)</a> ❅ <a href="#Wargaming">Wargaming</a> ❅ <a href="#WBGames">WB Games / Rocksteady Studios (Suicide Squad)</a> ❅ <a href="#LSW">WB Games/Traveler’s Tales (Lego Star Wars)</a> ❅ <a href="#Disco">ZA/UM (Disco Elysium)</a> ❅ <a href="#Zenimax">Zenimax Online Studios (Elder Scrolls Online)</a> ❅</p>
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<p class="center"><br/>Holiday card from Square Enix</p>
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<span id="Tekken"></span><p class="center"><a href="https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/53394862077_6a09c37a11_k.jpg" rel="noopener" target="_blank"><img alt="" src="https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/53394862077_6a09c37a11_k.jpg"/><br/>Holiday card from Bandai Namco</a></p>
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<span id="Capcom"></span><p class="center"><a href="https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/53396104209_904f5316cc_4k.jpg" rel="noopener" target="_blank"><img alt="" src="https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/53396104209_904f5316cc_4k.jpg"/><br/>Holiday card from Capcom</a></p>
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<span id="Astragon"></span><p class="center"><a href="https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/53395790696_00713aef70_k.jpg" rel="noopener" target="_blank"><img alt="" src="https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/53395790696_00713aef70_k.jpg"/><br/>Holiday card from Astragon</a></p>
<span id="Dice"></span><p class="center"><a href="https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/53395790631_39b53301da_b.jpg" rel="noopener" target="_blank"><img alt="" src="https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/53395790631_39b53301da_b.jpg"/><br/>Holiday card from Dice</a></p>
<span id="Nixxes"></span><p class="center"><img alt="" src="https://media2.giphy.com/media/v1.Y2lkPTc5MGI3NjExMXZkOGhiMXA4aTE5ZDc4eW9vaHRobzBocXVuNGh4N3Z4ejIzeHNpMyZlcD12MV9pbnRlcm5hbF9naWZfYnlfaWQmY3Q9Zw/jkuyWx2bkqe4XRgIG9/giphy.gif"/><br/>Holiday card from Nixxes</p>
<span id="Supermassive"></span><p class="center"><a href="https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/53396230150_3eae55028d_k.jpg" rel="noopener" target="_blank"><img alt="" src="https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/53396230150_3eae55028d_k.jpg"/><br/>Holiday card from Supermassive Games</a></p>
<span id="Supermassive Games"></span><p class="center"><a href="https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/53394862212_d1680d6905_k.jpg" rel="noopener" target="_blank"><img alt="" src="https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/53394862212_d1680d6905_k.jpg"/><br/>Holiday card from Supermassive Games</a></p>
<span id="Zenimax"></span><p class="center"><a href="https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/53395979003_4ad811f175_3k.jpg" rel="noopener" target="_blank"><img alt="" src="https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/53395979003_4ad811f175_3k.jpg"/><br/>Holiday card from Zenimax Online Studios</a></p>
<span id="SuckerPunch"></span><p class="center"><a href="https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/53395790251_41543e7d41_6k.jpg" rel="noopener" target="_blank"><img alt="" src="https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/53395790251_41543e7d41_6k.jpg"/><br/>Holiday card from Sucker Punch </a></p>
<span id="Spike"></span><p class="center"><a href="https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/53395979683_b8bf629161_4k.jpg" rel="noopener" target="_blank"><img alt="" src="https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/53395979683_b8bf629161_4k.jpg"/><br/>Holiday card from Spike Chunsoft</a></p>
<span id="Curve2"></span><p class="center"><a href="https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/53396229460_2253262667_k.jpg" rel="noopener" target="_blank"><img alt="" src="https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/53396229460_2253262667_k.jpg"/><br/>Holiday card from Curve Games</a></p>
<span id="505"></span><p class="center"><a href="https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/53394862877_087d791c24_k.jpg" rel="noopener" target="_blank"><img alt="" src="https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/53394862877_087d791c24_k.jpg"/><br/>Holiday card from 505 Games</a></p>
<span id="Firesprite"></span><p class="center"><a href="https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/53395979368_9c0bac16b3_h.jpg" rel="noopener" target="_blank"><img alt="" src="https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/53395979368_9c0bac16b3_h.jpg"/><br/>Holiday card from Firesprite</a></p>
<span id="Wargaming"></span><p class="center"><a href="https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/53395789961_e4f1267f37_k.jpg" rel="noopener" target="_blank"><img alt="" src="https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/53395789961_e4f1267f37_k.jpg"/><br/>Holiday card from Wargaming</a></p>
<span id="Hotta"></span><p class="center"><a href="https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/53396103599_b14c01977c_k.jpg" rel="noopener" target="_blank"><img alt="" src="https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/53396103599_b14c01977c_k.jpg"/><br/>Holiday card from Hotta Studio</a></p>
<span id="UFL"></span><p class="center"><a href="https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/53396103589_750f4a760c_k.jpg" rel="noopener" target="_blank"><img alt="" src="https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/53396103589_750f4a760c_k.jpg"/><br/>Holiday card from UFL</a></p>
<span id="Bend"></span><p class="center"><a href="https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/53396103934_b2def383f7_k.jpg" rel="noopener" target="_blank"><img alt="" src="https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/53396103934_b2def383f7_k.jpg"/><br/>Holiday card from Bend Studio</a></p>
<span id="WBGames"></span><p class="center"><a href="https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/53395979018_f5123ad354_3k.jpg" rel="noopener" target="_blank"><img alt="" src="https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/53395979018_f5123ad354_3k.jpg"/><br/>Holiday card from WB Games / Rocksteady Studios</a></p>
<span id="nDreams"></span><p class="center"><a href="https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/53395979708_754589f4a6_k.jpg" rel="noopener" target="_blank"><img alt="" src="https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/53395979708_754589f4a6_k.jpg"/><br/>Holiday card from nDreams</a></p>
<span id="Koei"></span><p class="center"><a href="https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/53396103964_8899b8cc4c_h.jpg" rel="noopener" target="_blank"><img alt="" src="https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/53396103964_8899b8cc4c_h.jpg"/><br/>Holiday card from Koei Tecmo</a></p>
<span id="Bluepoint"></span><p class="center"><a href="https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/53396229880_db4a4b9ea3_k.jpg" rel="noopener" target="_blank"><img alt="" src="https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/53396229880_db4a4b9ea3_k.jpg"/><br/>Holiday card from Bluepoint Games</a></p>
<span id="Haven"></span><p class="center"><a href="https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/53396229750_8744614418_h.jpg" rel="noopener" target="_blank"><img alt="" src="https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/53396229750_8744614418_h.jpg"/><br/>Holiday card from Haven</a></p>
<span id="DBD"></span><p class="center"><a href="https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/53396230100_c410a2afab_k.jpg" rel="noopener" target="_blank"><img alt="" src="https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/53396230100_c410a2afab_k.jpg"/><br/>Holiday card from Behavior Interactive</a></p>
<span id="Curve1"></span><p class="center"><a href="https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/53396229530_1779d08d9f_k.jpg" rel="noopener" target="_blank"><img alt="" src="https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/53396229530_1779d08d9f_k.jpg"/><br/>Holiday card from Curve Games</a></p>
<span id="Polyphony"></span><p class="center"><a href="https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/53396229785_61dcc8c776_3k.jpg" rel="noopener" target="_blank"><img alt="" src="https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/53396229785_61dcc8c776_3k.jpg"/><br/>Holiday card from Polyphony Digital</a></p>
<span id="Rogue"></span><p class="center"><a href="https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/53395790691_efd6e63755_k.jpg" rel="noopener" target="_blank"><img alt="" src="https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/53395790691_efd6e63755_k.jpg"/><br/>Holiday card from Rogue Sun</a></p>
<span id="2K"></span><p class="center"><img alt="" src="https://media0.giphy.com/media/v1.Y2lkPTc5MGI3NjExODl0OTE4OHg2ZmdqeGh4ZG9neWs5Mm9udDd6ZHVjdHV4bDUzMXV5ZSZlcD12MV9pbnRlcm5hbF9naWZfYnlfaWQmY3Q9Zw/zNjeQN8AL5QpGV2yIK/giphy.gif"/><br/>Holiday card from 2K</p>
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<span id="Horizon"></span><p class="center"><a href="https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/53395790246_adccdfbb19_4k.jpg" rel="noopener" target="_blank"><img alt="" src="https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/53395790246_adccdfbb19_4k.jpg"/><br/>Holiday card from Guerrilla Games</a></p>
<span id="Sifu"></span><p class="center"><a href="https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/53396229560_389a8a40d4_k.jpg" rel="noopener" target="_blank"><img alt="" src="https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/53396229560_389a8a40d4_k.jpg"/><br/>Holiday card from Sloclap</a></p>
<span id="SOS"></span><p class="center"><a href="https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/53395790101_dd79d9a7cd_h.jpg" rel="noopener" target="_blank"><img alt="" src="https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/53395790101_dd79d9a7cd_h.jpg"/><br/>Holiday card from SOS Games</a></p>
<span id="Polyarc"></span><p class="center"><a href="https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/53394862162_f23a71584a_4k.jpg" rel="noopener" target="_blank"><img alt="" src="https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/53394862162_f23a71584a_4k.jpg"/><br/>Holiday card from Polyarc</a></p>
<span id="Bungie"></span><p class="center"><a href="https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/53395790356_3dc8ad0ef4_k.jpg" rel="noopener" target="_blank"><img alt="" src="https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/53395790356_3dc8ad0ef4_k.jpg"/><br/>Holiday card from Bungie</a></p>
<span id="Avalanche"></span><p class="center"><a href="https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/53396230225_8f6e679dd3_k.jpg" rel="noopener" target="_blank"><img alt="" src="https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/53396230225_8f6e679dd3_k.jpg"/><br/>Holiday card from Avalanche Software</a></p>
<span id="Square2"></span><p class="center"><a href="https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/53396103679_54fa58ea47_6k.jpg" rel="noopener" target="_blank"><img alt="" src="https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/53396103679_54fa58ea47_6k.jpg"/><br/>Holiday card from Square Enix</a></p>
<span id="RawFury"></span><p class="center"><a href="https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/53395790116_07ef92bdba_4k.jpg" rel="noopener" target="_blank"><img alt="" src="https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/53395790116_07ef92bdba_4k.jpg"/><br/>Holiday card from Raw Fury</a></p>
<span id="London"></span><p class="center"><a href="https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/53395790306_3fbb2a18a6_3k.jpg" rel="noopener" target="_blank"><img alt="" src="https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/53395790306_3fbb2a18a6_3k.jpg"/><br/>Holiday card from London Studio </a></p>
<span id="Konami"></span><p class="center"><a href="https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/53396229565_f8a3b0bab4_k.jpg" rel="noopener" target="_blank"><img alt="" src="https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/53396229565_f8a3b0bab4_k.jpg"/><br/>Holiday card from Konami</a></p>
<span id="Pac"></span><p class="center"><a href="https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/53396103704_17ff726364_4k.jpg" rel="noopener" target="_blank"><img alt="" src="https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/53396103704_17ff726364_4k.jpg"/><br/>Holiday card from Bandai Namco</a></p>
<span id="ILM"></span><p class="center"><a href="https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/53395790516_b6ce260256_6k.jpg" rel="noopener" target="_blank"><img alt="" src="https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/53395790516_b6ce260256_6k.jpg"/><br/>Holiday card from ILM Immersive</a></p>
<span id="MLB"></span><p class="center"><a href="https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/53396103799_a690f02ee4_k.jpg" rel="noopener" target="_blank"><img alt="" src="https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/53396103799_a690f02ee4_k.jpg"/><br/>Holiday card from San Diego Studio</a></p>
<span id="LSW"></span><p class="center"><a href="https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/53396103774_5ab10d8660_3k.jpg" rel="noopener" target="_blank"><img alt="" src="https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/53396103774_5ab10d8660_3k.jpg"/><br/>Holiday card from WB Games/Traveler’s Tales</a></p>
<span id="Perp"></span><p class="center"><a href="https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/53396104279_8351f681b6_k.jpg" rel="noopener" target="_blank"><img alt="" src="https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/53396104279_8351f681b6_k.jpg"/><br/>Holiday card from Perp Games</a></p>
<span id="Warframe"></span><p class="center"><a href="https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/53396103724_5c72a37769_h.jpg" rel="noopener" target="_blank"><img alt="" src="https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/53396103724_5c72a37769_h.jpg"/><br/>Holiday card from Digital Extremes</a></p>
<span id="Neon"></span><p class="center"><a href="https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/53395790286_02adcadf83_3k.jpg" rel="noopener" target="_blank"><img alt="" src="https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/53395790286_02adcadf83_3k.jpg"/><br/>Holiday card from Neon Koi</a></p>
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<span id="Funcom"></span><p class="center"><a href="https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/53395979493_bf9fc4381b_k.jpg" rel="noopener" target="_blank"><img alt="" src="https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/53395979493_bf9fc4381b_k.jpg"/><br/>Holiday card from Funcom</a></p>
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<span id="Dotemu"></span><p class="center"><a href="https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/53394862637_71e079d528_4k.jpg" rel="noopener" target="_blank"><img alt="" src="https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/53394862637_71e079d528_4k.jpg"/><br/>Holiday card from Dotemu</a></p>
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<span id="Disco"></span><p class="center"><a href="https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/53394862627_d0147fddc5_3k.jpg" rel="noopener" target="_blank"><img alt="" src="https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/53394862627_d0147fddc5_3k.jpg"/><br/>Holiday card from ZA/UM</a></p>
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                'https://blog.playstation.com/2023/12/15/ronald-d-moore-interview-an-alternate-reality-qa-for-all-mankind/',
                'Ronald D. Moore interview: an alternate reality Q&A For All Mankind',
                'https://blog.playstation.com/tachyon/2023/12/3a10ad643a739441f459b64336fff64b37be9e29.jpg?resize=1088%2C612&crop_strategy=smart',
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<p class="">Ronald D. Moore is something of a legend in sci-fi circles, having written numerous episodes of Star Trek: The Next Generation and Star Trek: Deep Space Nine, and serving in producer roles for both shows. In 2003, he went on to create and showrun the re-imagined Battlestar Galactica series. </p>
<p class="">His latest project is the Apple TV+ series For All Mankind, which depicts the space race in a wildly different alternate reality. With the fourth season underway now, we caught up with the series creator about the show’s view of life on Mars, his optimistic take on sci-fi, and where the story may go from here.</p>
<p class=""><strong>What’s the elevator pitch on For All Mankind for folks who haven’t been watching?</strong></p>
<p class="">The show is an alternate history, first and foremost, of the space program. And also an alternate history of the last 50 years or so. It starts with the Russians beating the Americans to the Moon in 1969. </p>
<p class="">And as a result, everything changes. America is shocked and angered. And they decide to go all in on the space program, instead of what happened in real life where we…really, <em>really</em> dialed back the ambitions that NASA had to build Moon bases, go to Mars and so on. </p>
<p class="">And the next thing you know, there are women astronauts more than a decade before that happened in the US. And we have a Moon base in the mid-70s. And everything changed…the world becomes a different place, a better place [because of] the giant investment in space and space technology.</p>
<p class="">There are still problems and things to overcome. But the show says that if we had kept going in the space program, this is kind of the path that we would have been on. This is the road that [could get] you to a Star Trek-like future, an optimistic place where we solve humanity’s problems and we reach out into the cosmos in a greater spirit of celebrating our common humanity.</p>
<p class=""><strong>Many of your shows seem to be about the balance of idealism versus reality. Do you believe more strongly in one vision of the future or another?</strong></p>
<p class="">Yeah, I think that’s a fair way to look at the work I do. And I tend to be an optimist. I try to take an idealistic view of what I hope the future is. And that worldview was definitely informed by growing up as a Star Trek fan, you know, that was a future I wanted. There was a future I eagerly believed in, and it’s still near and dear to my heart. </p>
<p class="">When you look around science fiction, generally speaking, anything in the future is, like, dystopian. The future always sucks! I love Blade Runner, I love Alien. But I don’t want to live in those places. Star Trek is one of the few pieces that ever said, “<em>Hey, you know what? It’s going to work out. We’re going to figure it out. And things will get better. It may not be easy, it might be a rough road from here to there. But eventually, it’s going to be great.</em>”</p>
<p class="">And that was an inspiring vision of science fiction for me growing up, and I still retain that. So in the projects I do, I try to retain that optimism. People are still people, and we still bring all of our human flaws with us as we reach out into space and for all mankind. And the show is chock full of all kinds of misunderstandings and bad dealings. Terrible things go wrong… but there’s a spirit of uplift and a sort of an aspirational idea of what the future could be.</p>
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<p class=""><strong>Each season of For All Mankind begins with a jump forward in time. By Season 4, humanity is settled on a Martian base and it’s expanding rapidly. Were the large time jumps always part of the plan for the series?</strong></p>
<p class="">Yeah, they were baked into the premise. When we were developing the series. We said, “<em>Okay, we’re gonna do the space program that we were kind of promised in the 60s and 70s</em>.” That was the idea. </p>
<p class="">But in order to see that happen, we had to jump forward…[it lets you] really see the program expand. You see the technology take leaps and bounds. You move past the Apollo and move past the shuttle, and even move past the International Space Station. You can start developing nuclear fusion as a practical thing on Earth, you can reach out to Mars. You can see really big-scale change if you’re willing to jump ahead in the narrative, roughly a decade at a time.</p>
<p class="">The downside to that, of course, is you have characters that you become attached to who either age out of the show or die. And you have to be constantly bringing in new characters to pick up the baton. Sometimes you see children grow to adulthood and beyond, and then grandchildren, and so on. </p>
<p class="">So it becomes a generational kind of program, which is unusual. And the more we talked about it, the more exciting that possibility became, because that’s not a format that I’d seen. No one’s really done that on TV, except for a miniseries back in the 80s, Centennial. But it’s not really the way that you do an ongoing, dramatic series. So it was kind of cool to do some uncharted territory at this point in the game.</p>
<p class=""><strong>Season 3 was set in a “second space race” focused on getting to Mars. What’s the fascination with colonizing Mars, whether in our reality or the alternate reality of the show?</strong></p>
<p class="">You know, it’s sort of there to be conquered. And I think it has a powerful draw on the imagination just for that alone. I think there is a deep part of us that wants to see what’s over the horizon, whether it’s an ocean or a mountain, and to go there. That drive, I think, is sort of eternal and very common throughout humanity. </p>
<p class="">In season four, once we got to Mars and established a settlement, now you start being able to do practical things… like possibly mining the asteroid belt, because Mars is much closer to the asteroid belt. And what are the practical realities of capturing asteroids there and actually exploiting the minerals for the benefit of life back on Earth? In addition to setting up Mars as a second home for humanity. So it does feel like there are real benefits, or potential real benefits, to be had by Mars colonization.</p>
<p class=""><strong>With problems like high radiation and limited water, Mars and space wouldn’t be great places to live. How did your team tackle the scientific realities of living offworld, and how deep did they go?</strong></p>
<p class="">We try to go in pretty deep. We have a full-time technical consultant, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Garrett_Reisman" rel="noreferrer noopener" target="_blank">Garrett Reisman</a>, who I’ve known since the Battlestar Galactica days. Garrett was an astronaut, flew to the space station a couple of times on the shuttles…. he’s been a technical consultant on the show from its inception. Garrett is very knowledgeable about the Apollo-era space program, the shuttle era, and the future. He’s worked at SpaceX and he knows a lot of people still at NASA and is a great engineer in his own right. </p>
<p class="">He’s also put us in touch with other experts [for] each department. So there’s a great effort across the production to be as true to the real science as we can…. We are at pains to try to make the spacecraft behave like real spacecraft. We take physics seriously. You notice there’s no sound in our space, it’s the sound of the vacuum. When we come up with different engines and different methods of propulsion, we try to keep them to what could possibly happen. How would this really function? What are the challenges of doing it? </p>
<p class="">You mentioned the radiation on Mars, and on the surface of the Moon, is a real thing. We try to figure out how the astronauts would actually do that. What would be their environmental systems to keep them alive long term, and on and on and on. Everything that we’ve done, we’ve taken a great deal of time and effort to try and to make all of it, you know, at least scientifically plausible.</p>
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<p class=""><strong>In season four, the romanticism of living on another planet collides with reality. What is life like for these characters on Mars?</strong></p>
<p class="">They’re very isolated, though there are regular supply runs that come from Earth. In our future, our alternate history, we’ve improved the technology so that the trip is faster than it used to be…but it still takes months to get there. And now the population on Mars is large enough that people are starting to trade amongst themselves. There’s even a black market happening on Mars that is sort of tolerated by the powers-that-be. </p>
<p class="">But it is difficult. They are in a very harsh, unforgiving environment right outside their living modules. And spacesuits are their only way of life, if they step outside of it. In season four… there’s a two-tier system starting to develop on the surface of Mars. We have the classic astronaut types who answer to NASA and the multinational conglomerate that administers the Mars base. And then you’ve got people there who are trying to have a better life for their family, they’re trying to earn money, it’s a job. And they live in different conditions, they have different expectations, they have different working conditions, and it starts to create a conflict between the two [groups]. </p>
<p class="">[We were interested in] watching that grow, from the pioneer days… and then jump ahead 10 years and see that now it’s an outpost. And what are the struggles and what are the challenges that they face as more and more people go there for different reasons, with different motives and their motivations. So that’s this sort of social crucible happening in season four.</p>
<p class=""><strong>Throughout its four seasons, For All Mankind has some fun depicting cultural moments in its alternate history. How does the writing team approach these depictions?</strong></p>
<p class="">You know, it’s always fun at the beginning of each season. The writing staff puts on the board, all the possible things that could change in the 10-year interim. And it’s everything from big geopolitical questions — who’s president? What countries did or did not go to war with each other? — to pop-cultural things that are fun…Changing movies, who won the Academy Award and all that kind of stuff. </p>
<p class="">You start with this enormous list. And then we winnowed it down. The ideas have to fit within the narrative of what we’re doing, first and foremost. And then it becomes, alright, what’s fun? What’s too silly? So it’s an ongoing conversation that literally lasts pretty much the whole season. It takes a while for us to [be ready to create] that opening montage in the very first episode, which is the big catch-up for the audience. That takes a huge amount of work, and we tend to do it at the end of the season because some of that stuff is teasing plot elements that you’re about to see. </p>
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<p class=""><strong>I read somewhere that For All Mankind was intended to run for six or seven seasons. How far into the future are you thinking about here?</strong></p>
<p class="">Yeah, initially we had plotted out a seven-year run. And then as we got into it we said, we’re gonna be flexible about this. Maybe it’s six seasons, maybe it’s 10, we have to see how the overarching story is gonna go. </p>
<p class="">In the same way, we said it’s going to be roughly a decade jump between every season. But you know, maybe there’s a season where we don’t jump a decade…where it’s only a couple of years. Or maybe there’s a season where we jumped more than a decade. We wanted to give ourselves enough room to feel how the show would develop organically. </p>
<p class="">So yes, the plan was seven seasons, but it may or may not be seven. If you’ve multiplied that, it would be 70 years into the future, into the 2030s and 2040s. And I’m not even saying that’s for sure. That was just our general schematic of it. And each season, at the beginning, we sit down and reevaluate and see where we are in the master plan of things and whether we are still on that track? Do we want to change it? So it’s always open to conversation.</p>
<p class=""><em>Watch the mid-season premiere of For All Mankind now on Apple TV+ with a </em><a href="https://www.playstation.com/deals/apple-tv-playstation-offers/" rel="noreferrer noopener" target="_blank"><em>limited-time 3-month extended trial on PS4 and PS5</em></a><em>.</em></p>
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                'https://blog.playstation.com/2023/12/15/share-of-the-week-cyberpunk-2077/',
                'Share of the Week: Cyberpunk 2077',
                'https://blog.playstation.com/tachyon/2023/12/3c18c3abc677fec112656051171cecc479170a00.jpg?resize=1088%2C612&crop_strategy=smart',
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<p class="">Last week we asked you to explore the fast-paced world of Cyberpunk 2077 and share epic moments from the main game and its Phantom Liberty expansion using #PSshare #PSBlog. Here are this week’s highlights:</p>
<a href="https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/53397894141_735aeaa3b4_h.jpg" rel="noopener" target="_blank"><img alt="" height="1080" src="https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/53397894141_735aeaa3b4_h.jpg" width="1920"/></a>
<p class="has-text-align-center"><a href="https://twitter.com/sirevanztheduke/status/1733891826464219352">Sirevanztheduke</a> shares Songbird up close and personal</p>
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<p class="has-text-align-center"><a href="https://twitter.com/shimo_ps/status/1733765888166474099">Shimo_ps</a> shares V taking on the ops in style </p>
<p class="center"><a href="https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/53397894126_a05a89b806_b.jpg" rel="noopener" target="_blank"><img alt="" height="1080" src="https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/53397894126_a05a89b806_b.jpg" width="1920"/></a></p>
<p class="has-text-align-center"><a href="https://twitter.com/Reneney/status/1733895699949912304">Reneney</a> shares Reed in deep thought</p>
<a href="https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/53396958577_c1dbd81446_h.jpg" rel="noopener" target="_blank"><img alt="" height="1080" src="https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/53396958577_c1dbd81446_h.jpg" width="1920"/></a>
<p class="has-text-align-center"><a href="https://twitter.com/marka_game/status/1734489573299019823">Marka_game</a> shares MaxTac arriving on the scene </p>
<a href="https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/53397894061_59af82ec1c_h.jpg" rel="noopener" target="_blank"><img alt="" height="1080" src="https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/53397894061_59af82ec1c_h.jpg" width="1920"/></a>
<p class="has-text-align-center"><a href="https://twitter.com/BelieveInFate/status/1734227784363307376">BelieveInFate</a> shares V on their motorcycle with a katana in hand</p>
<a href="https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/53398326830_45964913b7_h.jpg" rel="noopener" target="_blank"><img alt="" height="1080" src="https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/53398326830_45964913b7_h.jpg" width="1920"/></a>
<p class="has-text-align-center"><a href="https://twitter.com/Ao__sly/status/1734532745848840535">Ao__sly</a> shares Adam Smasher on the ropes</p>
<p class="">Search #PSshare #PSBlog on Twitter or Instagram to see more entries to this week’s theme. Want to be featured in the next Share of the Week?</p>
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<p class="">THEME:  SHARE OF THE YEAR<br/>SUBMIT BY: 11:59 PM PT on December 31, 2023</p>
<p class="">Next time, we’re looking back at an amazing year of gaming. Share your favorite moment captured in a game you played in 2023 using #PSshare #PSBlog for a chance to be featured in Share of the Year.</p>
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                'https://blog.playstation.com/2023/12/08/20231208-riseofronin/',
                '(For Southeast Asia) Rise of the Ronin arrives only on PS5 March 22',
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<p class="">We’re pleased to introduce our brand-new gameplay trailer for Rise of the Ronin, and to confirm that the game will be releasing March 22, 2024 with pre-orders available from December 14, 2023.</p>
<p class="">We’ve been hard at work since we announced this title in September last year, spurred on by the excitement that our players have voiced since then. As a title, Rise of the Ronin features a historical setting quintessential to Koei Tecmo, while brimming with Team Ninja’s own brand of action and combat. Throughout creating our biggest game to date, we have been working alongside the team at SIE to create an experience that allows players to fully embody a Ronin<em> </em>during the closing days of the Tokugawa Shogunate.</p>
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<p class="">Japan at the end of the 19th century was characterized by the fall of the Tokugawa Shogunate, a period of oppression and stagnation. It was a time when innovators like Ryoma Sakamoto and Shoin Yoshida sought to modernize the country. The game’s Ronin protagonist will find their destiny linked to these characters (some of whom you saw in the trailer) in several different ways.  Your choices will shape how your character algins or clashes with story characters and their factions.</p>
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<p class="">You will explore the vast world of late-Edo period Japan by horse and glider, while battling foes using a wide range of weapons and equipment – melee weapons like swords and spears, as well as ranged weapons like firearms and thrown weapons. Also armed with a grappling rope and stealth tactics, you can expect the variety and freedom shown in our latest trailer.</p>
<p class="">In addition to our launch date, we are excited to share your options for experiencing Rise of the Ronin. Pre-orders will open on December 14, 2023 at PlayStation Store. Players who pre-order any version of Rise of the Ronin will receive an early unlock of Iga Ninja’s Katana and Armour set and an early unlock of 4 Combat Styles to help you Forge Your Fate.</p>
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<p class="">Get your hands on the standard edition of Rise of the Ronin for SGD 97.90 / MYR 299 / THB 2,290 / IDR 1,029,000 There will also be a Digital Deluxe Edition of the game.</p>
<p class="">The Digital Deluxe edition of Rise of the Ronin (SGD 109 / MYR 339 / THB 2,590 / IDR 1,179,000) will include the game, all the pre-order incentives, as well as Iga Ninja’s Staff, Toyokuni Paired Swords, Bando Warrior Armour set and Japanese Formal Wear set.</p>
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<p class="">I’m thrilled to finally be able to use this opportunity of The Game Awards to announce the game’s release date. We are releasing an exciting lineup of editions for the game with bonus content, and pre-orders will begin soon. The different editions include unique samurai and ninja-inspired content that will surely resonate with fans of Team Ninja titles. Stay tuned for further updates on the game.</p>
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<p class="">A new year calls for some celebration. So good news: the Holiday Sale promotion has received a fresh influx of more digital games and DLC, all discounted for a limited time* as we kick off 2024 with one of our biggest promotions. That includes** the likes of Hogwarts Legacy Deluxe Edition PS4 &amp; PS5 (50% off), Star Wars Jedi: Survivor Deluxe Edition PS5 (40% off) and Gran Turismo 7 PS5 Standard Edition (43% off).</p>
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<p class="">A new year calls for a refreshed lineup. So good news: the January Sale promotion has received a fresh influx of more digital games and DLC, all discounted for a limited time* as we kick off 2024 with one of our biggest promotions. This is the biggest sale event of the year with discounts across a vast number of games and DLC for a limited time*. That includes** the likes of Hogwarts Legacy Deluxe Edition PS4 &amp; PS5 (50% off), Star Wars Jedi: Survivor Deluxe Edition PS5 (40% off) and Gran Turismo 7 PS5 Standard Edition (38% off).</p>
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<p class="">You can browse the entire list below, and <a href="https://store.playstation.com/pages/HolidaySale?emcid=or-pl-474433">head to PlayStation Store</a> to find out your regional discount.</p>
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<li>A Fisherman’s Tale – Deluxe Edition</li>
<li>A Way Out</li>
<li>Ace Attorney Turnabout Collection</li>
<li>ACE COMBAT™ 7: SKIES UNKNOWN – TOP GUN: Maverick Edition</li>
<li>Achilles: Legends Untold Group</li>
<li>AEW: Fight Forever</li>
<li>AEW: Fight Forever – Season Pass 1</li>
<li>After the Fall</li>
<li>Agatha Christie – Murder on the Orient Express</li>
<li>Agatha Christie – Young Poirot</li>
<li>Age of Wonders 4: Premium Edition</li>
<li>AK-xolotl</li>
<li>Alien: Isolation</li>
<li>Aliens: Fireteam Elite – Into The Hive Edition</li>
<li>Ancestors: The Humankind Odyssey</li>
<li>Anno 1800 Deluxe Edition</li>
<li>Anthem: Legion of Dawn Edition</li>
<li>AO Tennis 2</li>
<li>Assassin’s Creed Mirage &amp; Assassin’s Creed Valhalla Bundle</li>
<li>Assassin’s Creed III Remastered</li>
<li>Assassin’s Creed Odyssey – Deluxe Edition</li>
<li>Assassin’s Creed Origins – Deluxe Edition</li>
<li>Assassin’s Creed Syndicate – Gold Edition</li>
<li>Assassin’s Creed Triple Pack: Black Flag, Unity, Syndicate</li>
<li>Assassin’s Creed Valhalla: Dawn of Ragnarök</li>
<li>Assassin’s Creed Valhalla: Deluxe PS4 &amp; PS5</li>
<li>Assassin’s Creed Valhalla: Ragnarok Edition</li>
<li>Assetto Corsa</li>
<li>Asterigos: Call of the Paragons</li>
<li>Asterigos: Curse of the Stars</li>
<li>Asterix &amp; Obelix – Slap Them All!</li>
<li>Asterix &amp; Obelix XXL 3: The Crystal Menhir</li>
<li>Asterix &amp; Obelix XXXL : The Ram From Hibernia</li>
<li>Astral Ascent</li>
<li>Avatar: Frontiers of Pandora Gold Edition</li>
<li>Back 4 Blood: Deluxe Edition PS4 &amp; PS5</li>
<li>Baldur’s Gate: Dark Alliance II</li>
<li>Batman: Return to Arkham</li>
<li>Battle Brothers</li>
<li>Battlefield 1 – Revolution</li>
<li>Battlefield 2042 – Year 2 Edition</li>
<li>Battlefield 4</li>
<li>Ben 10: Power Trip</li>
<li>Biomutant</li>
<li>BioShock 2 Remastered</li>
<li>BioShock Infinite: The Complete Edition</li>
<li>BioShock Remastered</li>
<li>Black Clover: Quartet Knights – Deluxe Edition</li>
<li>Blair Witch</li>
<li>Blasphemous</li>
<li>Blasphemous 2</li>
<li>Bloodborne: Game of the Year Edition</li>
<li>Bloodstained: Ritual of the Night</li>
<li>Bluey: The Videogame</li>
<li>Borderlands 2 VR</li>
<li>Borderlands 3: Season Pass PS4™ &amp;  PS5™</li>
<li>Borderlands 3: Ultimate Edition PS4™ &amp;  PS5™</li>
<li>Borderlands Legendary Collection</li>
<li>Borderlands: The Handsome Collection</li>
<li>Bramble: The Mountain King</li>
<li>Bratz: Flaunt Your Fashion</li>
<li>Bratz®: Flaunt Your Fashion – Pretty ‘N’ Punk Fashion Pack</li>
<li>Broforce</li>
<li>Brothers: A Tale of Two Sons</li>
<li>Burnout Paradise Remastered</li>
<li>Call of the Wild: theAngler</li>
<li>Capcom Arcade Stadium Packs 1, 2, and 3</li>
<li>Car Mechanic Simulator</li>
<li>Car Mechanic Simulator 2021</li>
<li>Carrion</li>
<li>Cars 3: Driven to Win</li>
<li>CarX Drift Racing Online</li>
<li>Catherine: Full Body</li>
<li>Chants of Sennaar</li>
<li>Chef Life – A Restaurant Simulator</li>
<li>Cities Skylines – Airports</li>
<li>Cities Skylines – Green Cities</li>
<li>Cities Skylines – Mass Transit</li>
<li>Cities Skylines – Natural Disasters</li>
<li>Cities Skylines – Parklife</li>
<li>Civilization VI Anthology</li>
<li>Company of Heroes 3</li>
<li>Conan Exiles</li>
<li>Conan Exiles – Year 1 DLC Bundle</li>
<li>Conan Exiles – Year 2 DLC Bundle</li>
<li>Control – Season Pass</li>
<li>Coral Island</li>
<li>Cricket 22</li>
<li>Crime Boss: Rockay City</li>
<li>CRISIS CORE –FINAL FANTASY VII– REUNION</li>
<li>Crusader Kings III: Royal Edition</li>
<li>Crysis Remastered Trilogy</li>
<li>Darksiders Genesis</li>
<li>Days Gone</li>
<li>Dead Island 2 Deluxe Edition</li>
<li>Dead Island 2 Expansion Pass</li>
<li>Dead Rising</li>
<li>Dead Rising – Triple Bundle Pack</li>
<li>Dead Rising 2</li>
<li>Dead Rising 4: Frank’s Big Package</li>
<li>Death’s Door</li>
<li>Deceive Inc </li>
<li>Demon Slayer: Kimetsu No Yaiba – The Hinokami Chronicles Ultimate Edition</li>
<li>Destiny 2: Legacy Collection 2023</li>
<li>Destroy All Humans 2! – Reprobed: Challenge Accepted DLC</li>
<li>Destroy All Humans!</li>
<li>Destroy All Humans! – Jumbo Pack</li>
<li>Deus Ex: Mankind Divided</li>
<li>Devil May Cry 4 Special Edition</li>
<li>DIRT 5 – Year One Upgrade</li>
<li>DIRT 5 Year One Edition PS4 &amp; PS5</li>
<li>DiRT Rally 2.0: Game of the Year Edition</li>
<li>Dishonored® Definitive Edition</li>
<li>Disney Classic Games: ‘Aladdin’ and ‘The Lion King’</li>
<li>Disney•Pixar Toy Story 3</li>
<li>Doki Doki Literature Club Plus!</li>
<li>DOOM</li>
<li>Dordogne</li>
<li>Dragon Age: Inquisition Deluxe Edition</li>
<li>Dragon Ball FighterZ – FighterZ Pass</li>
<li>Dragon Ball FighterZ – FighterZ Pass 2</li>
<li>Dragon Ball FighterZ – Ultimate Edition</li>
<li>Dragon Ball Z: Kakarot</li>
<li>Dragon Ball Z: Kakarot – Season Pass</li>
<li>DRAGON BALL: THE BREAKERS</li>
<li>Dragon’s Dogma: Dark Arisen</li>
<li>DREDGE</li>
<li>DREDGE – Blackstone Key</li>
<li>ELEX 2</li>
<li>ENDER LILIES: Quietus of the Knights</li>
<li>EVERSPACE 2</li>
<li>F.I.S.T.: Forged In Shadow Torch</li>
<li>F1 23 – Deluxe Edition</li>
<li>F1 Manager 2023</li>
<li>Fallout 4: Game of the Year Edition</li>
<li>Fallout 4: Season Pass</li>
<li>Far Cry 4 – Gold Edition</li>
<li>Far Cry 4 &amp; Far Cry Primal Bundle</li>
<li>Far Cry New Dawn</li>
<li>Fast &amp; Furious: Spy Racers Rise of SH1FT3R</li>
<li>FINAL FANTASY XIV Online – Complete Collector’s Edition Ex4</li>
<li>FINAL FANTASY XIV: Endwalker</li>
<li>Firewall Ultra</li>
<li>Firewatch</li>
<li>Fist of the North Star: Lost Paradise</li>
<li>Forager</li>
<li>Forklift 2024</li>
<li>Forspoken</li>
<li>Forspoken Digital Deluxe Upgrade</li>
<li>Generation Zero ® – Ultimate Bundle</li>
<li>Generation Zero®</li>
<li>Ghostrunner</li>
<li>Ghostrunner 2 Deluxe Edition</li>
<li>God of War III Remastered</li>
<li>Gold Rush: The Game</li>
<li>Golf With Your Friends</li>
<li>Gord – Deluxe Edition</li>
<li>Gotham Knights Deluxe Edition</li>
<li>Gran Turismo 7 Standard Edition</li>
<li>Grand Theft Auto V (PS4™ &amp; PS5™)</li>
<li>Graveyard Keeper</li>
<li>Greedfall</li>
<li>GreedFall – The De Vespe Conspiracy</li>
<li>Green Hell</li>
<li>GRID Legends – Deluxe Edition</li>
<li>Gris</li>
<li>Gunfire Reborn</li>
<li>Hardspace: Shipbreaker</li>
<li>Hatsune Miku: Project DIVA Future Tone Bundle</li>
<li>Heavy Rain</li>
<li>Hell Let Loose</li>
<li>Hello Neighbor 2 Definitive Edition</li>
<li>Hello Neighbor: Hide and Seek</li>
<li>Hello Neighbor: Search and Rescue</li>
<li>Hellsweeper VR – Deluxe Edition</li>
<li>Hogwarts Legacy Deluxe Edition PS4 &amp; PS5</li>
<li>Horizon Call of the Mountain</li>
<li>Horizon Forbidden West Complete Edition</li>
<li>Horizon Forbidden West: The Burning Shores</li>
<li>HOT WHEELS UNLEASHED™ 2 – Turbocharged PS4 &amp; PS5</li>
<li>HUMANITY</li>
<li>Hunt: Showdown – Deluxe Edition</li>
<li>Hunting Simulator 2</li>
<li>I am an Air Traffic Controller AIRPORT HERO HANEDA</li>
<li>Ice Age: Scrat’s Nutty Adventure</li>
<li>Injustice 2</li>
<li>Injustice: Gods Among Us – Ultimate Edition</li>
<li>Inscryption</li>
<li>Inside</li>
<li>Insurgency: Sandstorm – Gold Edition</li>
<li>Iron Harvest</li>
<li>Jurassic World Evolution – Jurassic Park Edition</li>
<li>Jurassic World Evolution 2: Deluxe Edition</li>
<li>Kao the Kangaroo</li>
<li>Kerbal Space Program Enhanced Edition Complete</li>
<li>Kill It With Fire</li>
<li>Killer Frequency</li>
<li>Kingdom Come: Deliverance</li>
<li>Kingdoms of Amalur: Re-Reckoning</li>
<li>Kingdoms of Amalur: Re-reckoning – Fatesworn</li>
<li>King’s Bounty II</li>
<li>KLONOA Deluxe Bundle</li>
<li>Layers of Fear Deluxe Edition</li>
<li>LEGO Batman 3: Beyond Gotham – Premium Edition</li>
<li>LEGO DC Super-Villains – Deluxe Edition</li>
<li>LEGO Marvel Collection</li>
<li>LEGO Marvel’s Avengers</li>
<li>LEGO Marvel’s Avengers – Season Pass</li>
<li>LEGO Star Wars: The Skywalker Saga – Deluxe Edition</li>
<li>LEGO Worlds</li>
<li>LEGO® 2K Drive Awesome Rivals Edition</li>
<li>Let’s Sing 2023 INT Platinum Edition</li>
<li>Let’s Sing 2024 with International Hits – Gold Edition</li>
<li>Lies of P – Digital Deluxe Edition</li>
<li>Lies of P – Edition Upgrade</li>
<li>Like a Dragon Gaiden: The Man Who Erased His Name</li>
<li>Like a Dragon Gaiden: The Man Who Erased His Name: Legendary Fighter Pack</li>
<li>Like a Dragon: Ishin! Digital Deluxe Edition PS4 &amp; PS5</li>
<li>LIMBO</li>
<li>LIMBO &amp; INSIDE Bundle</li>
<li>Little Nightmares Complete Edition</li>
<li>Little Nightmares II Deluxe Edition PS4 &amp; PS5</li>
<li>LittleBigPlanet 3</li>
<li>Lords of the Fallen</li>
<li>Lost Eidolons – Deluxe</li>
<li>Madden NFL 24 Deluxe Edition PS5™ &amp; PS4™</li>
<li>Mafia II: Definitive Edition</li>
<li>Mafia III: Definitive Edition</li>
<li>Marvel vs. Capcom: Infinite – Deluxe Edition</li>
<li>Marvel’s Spider-Man: Miles Morales PS4 &amp; PS5</li>
<li>Max Payne</li>
<li>Medieval Dynasty</li>
<li>MEGAMAN BATTLE NETWORK LEGACY COLLECTION  Vol.1</li>
<li>METAL GEAR SOLID – Master Collection Version PS4 &amp; PS5</li>
<li>METAL GEAR SOLID 2: Sons of Liberty – Master Collection Version PS4 &amp; PS5</li>
<li>Metal Slug 3</li>
<li>Metal Slug Anthology</li>
<li>Metal Slug XX</li>
<li>Metal: Hellsinger</li>
<li>Metro Exodus</li>
<li>Metro Redux</li>
<li>Metro Saga Bundle</li>
<li>Miasma Chronicles</li>
<li>Middle-earth: Shadow of Mordor</li>
<li>Middle-earth: Shadow of War</li>
<li>Middle-earth: Shadow of War – Expansion Pass</li>
<li>Minecraft Dungeons Ultimate DLC Bundle</li>
<li>Minecraft Dungeons Ultimate Edition</li>
<li>Minecraft Legends</li>
<li>Monster Energy Supercross – The Official Videogame 6 PS4 &amp; PS5</li>
<li>Monster Hunter Rise + Sunbreak Deluxe</li>
<li>Monster Hunter Rise Deluxe Edition PS4 &amp; PS5</li>
<li>Mortal Kombat 1 – Premium Edition</li>
<li>Mortal Kombat 11 Ultimate PS4 &amp; PS5</li>
<li>Mortal Kombat 11 Ultimate + Injustice 2 Leg. Edition Bundle</li>
<li>Mortal Shell</li>
<li>Mortal Shell: The Virtuous Cycle</li>
<li>Moss</li>
<li>Moss: Book II</li>
<li>MotoGP™23 PS4 &amp; PS5</li>
<li>Moving Out 2</li>
<li>Moving Out 2 – F.A.R.Tastic Four DLC</li>
<li>MudRunner</li>
<li>Mutant Year Zero: Road to Eden</li>
<li>Mutant Year Zero: Seed of Evil</li>
<li>MX vs ATV Legends</li>
<li>MXGP 2021 – The Official Motocross Videogame</li>
<li>My Friend Peppa Pig</li>
<li>My Hero One’s Justice 2</li>
<li>MY HERO ONE’S JUSTICE 2 Season Pass</li>
<li>MY LITTLE PONY: A Maretime Bay Adventure</li>
<li>Naruto to Boruto: Shinobi Striker</li>
<li>Naruto to Boruto: Shinobi Striker – Season Pass</li>
<li>NARUTO X BORUTO Ultimate Ninja STORM CONNECTIONS Deluxe Edition PS4 &amp; PS5</li>
<li>NBA 2K24 Black Mamba Edition</li>
<li>Necromunda: Hired Gun</li>
<li>Necromunda: Hired Gun – Gang Wars Cosmetics Bundle</li>
<li>Need for Speed – Deluxe Edition</li>
<li>Need for Speed Heat: Standard Edition</li>
<li>Need for Speed Payback</li>
<li>Need for Speed™ Unbound Palace Edition</li>
<li>Neon Abyss Deluxe Edition</li>
<li>New Tales from the Borderlands Deluxe Edition</li>
<li>Nioh 2 Season Pass</li>
<li>No More Heroes 3 Deluxe Edition</li>
<li>NOOB – The Factionless</li>
<li>Okami HD</li>
<li>ONE PIECE ODYSSEY Deluxe Edition</li>
<li>One Piece: Burning Blood – Gold Edition</li>
<li>One Piece: Pirate Warriors 4</li>
<li>One Punch Man: A Hero Nobody Knows – Digital Deluxe Edition</li>
<li>Onimusha: Warlords</li>
<li>OUTRIDERS PS4 &amp; PS5</li>
<li>Overcooked! 2 – Gourmet Edition</li>
<li>Overcooked! 2 – Season Pass</li>
<li>Overcooked! All You Can Eat</li>
<li>Paint the Town Red</li>
<li>Park Beyond Deluxe Edition</li>
<li>PAW Patrol Grand Prix </li>
<li>PAW Patrol Grand Prix – Pup Treat Arena</li>
<li>PAW Patrol Mighty Pups Save Adventure Bay</li>
<li>Paw Patrol The Movie: Adventure City Calls</li>
<li>PAW Patrol World</li>
<li>Paw Patrol: On a Roll!</li>
<li>Payday 2: Crimewave Edition</li>
<li>Peppa Pig: World Adventures</li>
<li>Persona 3 Portable</li>
<li>Persona 4 Golden</li>
<li>Persona 5</li>
<li>Persona 5 Tactica</li>
<li>Persona 5 Tactica: All In One DLC Pack</li>
<li>Persona 5: Dancing in Starlight</li>
<li>Persona®5 Strikers</li>
<li>PGA 2K23 Deluxe Edition</li>
<li>PGA 2K23 Tiger Woods Signature Sunday Pack Bundle</li>
<li>PGA Tour – Deluxe Edition</li>
<li>PJ Masks: Heroes of the Night</li>
<li>PJ MASKS: HEROES OF THE NIGHT – MISCHIEF ON MYSTERY MOUNTAIN</li>
<li>Planet Coaster: Deluxe Edition PS4 &amp; PS5</li>
<li>Plants vs. Zombies: Garden Warfare</li>
<li>Prey – Mooncrash</li>
<li>Prey: Digital Deluxe Edition</li>
<li>Quake II </li>
<li>Red Dead Redemption &amp; Red Dead Redemption 2 Bundle</li>
<li>Red Dead Redemption 2:  Ultimate Edition</li>
<li>Red Dead Redemption 2: Story Mode and Ultimate Edition Content</li>
<li>Red Dead Revolver</li>
<li>Red Matter 2</li>
<li>Remnant: From the Ashes</li>
<li>Resident Evil 4 Deluxe Edition</li>
<li>Resident Evil 7 Gold Edition &amp; Village Gold Edition PS4 &amp; PS5</li>
<li>Resident Evil 7: Biohazard – Gold Edition</li>
<li>Resident Evil Revelations</li>
<li>Resident Evil Triple Pack</li>
<li>Resident Evil: Deluxe Origins Bundle</li>
<li>Resident Evil: Revelations 2 – Deluxe Edition</li>
<li>Return To Monkey Island</li>
<li>Returnal Digital Deluxe Edition</li>
<li>Rez Infinite</li>
<li>RIDE 5</li>
<li>RiMS Racing – European Manufacturers Deluxe Edition</li>
<li>RiMS Racing – Ultimate Edition PS4 &amp; PS5</li>
<li>RimWorld Console Edition – Digital Deluxe</li>
<li>Rise of the Tomb Raider: 20 Year Celebration</li>
<li>Risk of Rain 2</li>
<li>RoboCop: Rogue City</li>
<li>Rollerdrome</li>
<li>Rubber Bandits</li>
<li>Rugby 22</li>
<li>Rust Console Edition – Deluxe</li>
<li>Saints Row IV: Re-Elected</li>
<li>SBK™22 PS4 &amp; PS5</li>
<li>SCARLET NEXUS Deluxe Edition PS4 &amp; PS5</li>
<li>Scars Above</li>
<li>Secret Neighbor</li>
<li>Serious Sam Collection</li>
<li>Session: Skate Sim</li>
<li>Shadow Gambit: The Cursed Crew Supporter Edition</li>
<li>Shadow of the Tomb Raider: Definitive Edition</li>
<li>Shadow Warrior 3</li>
<li>Sherlock Holmes Bundle</li>
<li>Sherlock Holmes Chapter One</li>
<li>Sherlock Holmes Chapter One – Season Pass</li>
<li>Sherlock Holmes The Awakened – Deluxe Edition</li>
<li>Sifu Deluxe Edition</li>
<li>Sifu Deluxe Edition Upgrade Bundle</li>
<li>SIGNALIS</li>
<li>Skull Island: Rise of Kong – Colossal Edition</li>
<li>Slime Rancher</li>
<li>Smurfs Mission Vileaf</li>
<li>Sniper Elite 5</li>
<li>Sniper Ghost Warrior 3 – Season Pass Edition</li>
<li>SnowRunner – Premium Edition</li>
<li>Sonic Colors: Ultimate – Digital Deluxe</li>
<li>Sonic Origins</li>
<li>Sonic Origins: Plus Expansion Pack</li>
<li>Soul Hackers 2 Digital Deluxe Edition</li>
<li>Soulcalibur VI – Deluxe Edition</li>
<li>SpeedRunners</li>
<li>SpeedRunners Deluxe Bundle</li>
<li>SpiderHeck</li>
<li>SpongeBob SquarePants: Battle for Bikini Bottom – Rehydrated</li>
<li>STAR OCEAN THE DIVINE FORCE DIGITAL DELUXE EDITION</li>
<li>Star Wars Jedi: Survivor Deluxe Edition</li>
<li>STAR WARS™ Republic Commando™</li>
<li>Steelrising – Deluxe Edition</li>
<li>Steep</li>
<li>Stellaris: Console Edition</li>
<li>STORY OF SEASONS: A Wonderful life</li>
<li>STORY OF SEASONS: Pioneers of Olive Town</li>
<li>Stranded Deep</li>
<li>STRANGER OF PARADISE FINAL FANTASY ORIGIN Digital Deluxe Edition PS4 &amp; PS5</li>
<li>Street Fighter: 30th Anniversary Collection</li>
<li>Subnautica: Below Zero PS4 &amp; PS5</li>
<li>Sudden Strike 4</li>
<li>Sudden Strike 4: Road to Dunkirk</li>
<li>Super Mega Baseball 4 Ballpark Edition Bundle</li>
<li>Sword Art Online: Fatal Bullet – Complete Edition</li>
<li>Syberia – The World Before</li>
<li>Tactics Ogre: Reborn</li>
<li>Tales of Arise – Beyond the Dawn Deluxe Edition</li>
<li>Tchia</li>
<li>Tchia: Kepler Customization Pack</li>
<li>Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Shredder’s Revenge</li>
<li>Terraria</li>
<li>Tetris Effect: Connected</li>
<li>The Chant</li>
<li>The Crew: Motorfest Deluxe Edition</li>
<li>The Dark Pictures Anthology: Little Hope</li>
<li>The Dark Pictures Anthology: Man of Medan</li>
<li>The Disney Afternoon Collection</li>
<li>The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim VR</li>
<li>The Escapists + The Escapists 2</li>
<li>The Evil Within 2</li>
<li>The Expanse: A Telltale Series – Standard Edition</li>
<li>The Game of Life 2 – Deluxe Life Bundle</li>
<li>The Great Ace Attorney Chronicles</li>
<li>The Grinch: Christmas Adventures</li>
<li>The Legend of Heroes: Trails of Cold Steel</li>
<li>The LEGO Movie 2 Videogame</li>
<li>The Lord of the Rings: Gollum™ – Precious Edition</li>
<li>The Order: 1886</li>
<li>The Outer Worlds: Board-Approved Bundle</li>
<li>The Quarry – Deluxe Edition</li>
<li>The Shadow Warrior Trilogy</li>
<li>The Sims™ 4 City Living</li>
<li>The Sims™ 4 Cottage Living Expansion Pack</li>
<li>The Sims™ 4 Get to Work</li>
<li>The Sims™ 4 Growing Together Expansion Pack</li>
<li>The Sims™ 4 Seasons</li>
<li>The Sinking City</li>
<li>The Smurfs 2 – The Prisoner of the Green Stone</li>
<li>The Surge 2 – Premium Edition</li>
<li>The Surge Bundle</li>
<li>The Talos Principle 2</li>
<li>The Talos Principle: Deluxe Edition</li>
<li>The Testament of Sherlock Holmes</li>
<li>The Walking Dead: The Complete First Season</li>
<li>The Walking Dead: The Final Season – Season Pass</li>
<li>The Warriors</li>
<li>theHunter: Call of the Wild</li>
<li>Thief Simulator</li>
<li>Thymesia</li>
<li>Tiny Tina’s Wonderlands: Next-Level Edition</li>
<li>Titanfall 2: Ultimate Edition</li>
<li>Tomb Raider: Definitive Edition</li>
<li>Totally Reliable Delivery Service</li>
<li>Tour De France 2023</li>
<li>Townsmen VR</li>
<li>Trailmakers</li>
<li>Train Life – A Railway Simulator</li>
<li>Train Sim World® 4: Standard Edition PS4 &amp; PS5</li>
<li>TramSim: Console Edition Deluxe</li>
<li>TramSim: Deluxe Content</li>
<li>Transport Fever 2 – Deluxe Edition</li>
<li>Trek To Yomi</li>
<li>Trepang2</li>
<li>Trepang2 – Season Pass</li>
<li>Tricky Towers</li>
<li>Trinity Trigger – Deluxe Edition</li>
<li>Tropico 6</li>
<li>TT Isle of Man: Ride on the Edge 3</li>
<li>UFC 5 Deluxe Edition</li>
<li>Ultimate Marvel vs. Capcom 3</li>
<li>Uncharted: The Nathan Drake Collection</li>
<li>Unravel Yarny Bundle</li>
<li>Untitled Goose Game</li>
<li>Vampire: The Masquerade – Swansong PRIMOGEN EDITION</li>
<li>Viewfinder</li>
<li>VIGOR: STARTER PACK</li>
<li>VISAGE</li>
<li>Warhammer Age of Sigmar: Realms of Ruin – Deluxe Edition</li>
<li>Warhammer: Chaosbane</li>
<li>Wasteland 3 Colorado Collection</li>
<li>Wasteland 3: Expansion Pass</li>
<li>Watch Dogs 2 – Deluxe Edition</li>
<li>Way of the Hunter</li>
<li>Way of the Hunter – Season Pass</li>
<li>We Love Katamari REROLL+ Royal Reverie Special Edition</li>
<li>We Were Here Friendship</li>
<li>We Were Here Too</li>
<li>Weird West</li>
<li>Werewolf: The Apocalypse – Earthblood Champion of Gaia</li>
<li>Who Wants to Be a Millionaire?</li>
<li>Wild Hearts Karakuri Edition Bundle</li>
<li>Wizard With A Gun</li>
<li>Wolfenstein: Resistance Bundle</li>
<li>Wolfenstein: Youngblood – Deluxe Edition</li>
<li>Worms Battlegrounds</li>
<li>Worms Battlegrounds + Worms W.M.D</li>
<li>Worms Rumble PS4 &amp; PS5</li>
<li>WRC 10 – Deluxe Edition PS4 &amp; PS5</li>
<li>WRC 9 FIA World Rally Championship PS4</li>
<li>WRC Generations – The FIA WRC Official Game – Deluxe Edition</li>
<li>WWE 2K23 Deluxe Edition</li>
<li>XCOM 2</li>
<li>XIII</li>
<li>Yakuza Kiwami</li>
<li>Yakuza Kiwami 2</li>
<li>Yakuza: Like a Dragon Hero Edition</li>
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<li>A Fisherman’s Tale – Deluxe Edition</li>
<li>A Way Out</li>
<li>Ace Attorney Turnabout Collection</li>
<li>ACE COMBAT™ 7: SKIES UNKNOWN – TOP GUN: Maverick Edition</li>
<li>Achilles: Legends Untold Group</li>
<li>AEW: Fight Forever</li>
<li>AEW: Fight Forever – Season Pass 1</li>
<li>After the Fall</li>
<li>Agatha Christie – Murder on the Orient Express</li>
<li>Agatha Christie – Young Poirot</li>
<li>Age of Wonders 4: Premium Edition</li>
<li>AK-xolotl</li>
<li>Alien: Isolation</li>
<li>Aliens: Fireteam Elite – Into The Hive Edition</li>
<li>Ancestors: The Humankind Odyssey</li>
<li>Anno 1800 Deluxe Edition</li>
<li>Anthem: Legion of Dawn Edition</li>
<li>AO Tennis 2</li>
<li>Assassin’s Creed Mirage &amp; Assassin’s Creed Valhalla Bundle</li>
<li>Assassin’s Creed III Remastered</li>
<li>Assassin’s Creed Odyssey – Deluxe Edition</li>
<li>Assassin’s Creed Origins – Deluxe Edition</li>
<li>Assassin’s Creed Syndicate – Gold Edition</li>
<li>Assassin’s Creed Triple Pack: Black Flag, Unity, Syndicate</li>
<li>Assassin’s Creed Valhalla: Dawn of Ragnarök</li>
<li>Assassin’s Creed Valhalla: Deluxe PS4 &amp; PS5</li>
<li>Assassin’s Creed Valhalla: Ragnarok Edition</li>
<li>Assetto Corsa</li>
<li>Asterigos: Call of the Paragons</li>
<li>Asterigos: Curse of the Stars</li>
<li>Asterix &amp; Obelix – Slap Them All!</li>
<li>Asterix &amp; Obelix XXL 3: The Crystal Menhir</li>
<li>Asterix &amp; Obelix XXXL : The Ram From Hibernia</li>
<li>Astral Ascent</li>
<li>Avatar: Frontiers of Pandora Gold Edition</li>
<li>Back 4 Blood: Deluxe Edition PS4 &amp; PS5</li>
<li>Baldur’s Gate: Dark Alliance II</li>
<li>Batman: Return to Arkham</li>
<li>Battle Brothers</li>
<li>Battlefield 1 – Revolution</li>
<li>Battlefield 2042 – Year 2 Edition</li>
<li>Battlefield 4</li>
<li>Ben 10: Power Trip</li>
<li>Biomutant</li>
<li>BioShock 2 Remastered</li>
<li>BioShock Infinite: The Complete Edition</li>
<li>BioShock Remastered</li>
<li>Black Clover: Quartet Knights – Deluxe Edition</li>
<li>Blair Witch</li>
<li>Blasphemous</li>
<li>Blasphemous 2</li>
<li>Bloodborne: Game of the Year Edition</li>
<li>Bloodstained: Ritual of the Night</li>
<li>Bluey: The Videogame</li>
<li>Borderlands 2 VR</li>
<li>Borderlands 3: Season Pass PS4™ &amp;  PS5™</li>
<li>Borderlands 3: Ultimate Edition PS4™ &amp;  PS5™</li>
<li>Borderlands Legendary Collection</li>
<li>Borderlands: The Handsome Collection</li>
<li>Bramble: The Mountain King</li>
<li>Bratz: Flaunt Your Fashion</li>
<li>Bratz®: Flaunt Your Fashion – Pretty ‘N’ Punk Fashion Pack</li>
<li>Broforce</li>
<li>Brothers: A Tale of Two Sons</li>
<li>Burnout Paradise Remastered</li>
<li>Call of the Wild: theAngler</li>
<li>Capcom Arcade Stadium Packs 1, 2, and 3</li>
<li>Car Mechanic Simulator</li>
<li>Car Mechanic Simulator 2021</li>
<li>Carrion</li>
<li>Cars 3: Driven to Win</li>
<li>CarX Drift Racing Online</li>
<li>Catherine: Full Body</li>
<li>Chants of Sennaar</li>
<li>Chef Life – A Restaurant Simulator</li>
<li>Cities Skylines – Airports</li>
<li>Cities Skylines – Green Cities</li>
<li>Cities Skylines – Mass Transit</li>
<li>Cities Skylines – Natural Disasters</li>
<li>Cities Skylines – Parklife</li>
<li>Civilization VI Anthology</li>
<li>Company of Heroes 3</li>
<li>Conan Exiles</li>
<li>Conan Exiles – Year 1 DLC Bundle</li>
<li>Conan Exiles – Year 2 DLC Bundle</li>
<li>Control – Season Pass</li>
<li>Coral Island</li>
<li>Cricket 22</li>
<li>Crime Boss: Rockay City</li>
<li>CRISIS CORE –FINAL FANTASY VII– REUNION</li>
<li>Crusader Kings III: Royal Edition</li>
<li>Crysis Remastered Trilogy</li>
<li>Darksiders Genesis</li>
<li>Days Gone</li>
<li>Dead Island 2 Deluxe Edition</li>
<li>Dead Island 2 Expansion Pass</li>
<li>Dead Rising</li>
<li>Dead Rising – Triple Bundle Pack</li>
<li>Dead Rising 2</li>
<li>Dead Rising 4: Frank’s Big Package</li>
<li>Death’s Door</li>
<li>Deceive Inc </li>
<li>Demon Slayer: Kimetsu No Yaiba – The Hinokami Chronicles Ultimate Edition</li>
<li>Destiny 2: Legacy Collection 2023</li>
<li>Destroy All Humans 2! – Reprobed: Challenge Accepted DLC</li>
<li>Destroy All Humans!</li>
<li>Destroy All Humans! – Jumbo Pack</li>
<li>Deus Ex: Mankind Divided</li>
<li>Devil May Cry 4 Special Edition</li>
<li>DIRT 5 – Year One Upgrade</li>
<li>DIRT 5 Year One Edition PS4 &amp; PS5</li>
<li>DiRT Rally 2.0: Game of the Year Edition</li>
<li>Dishonored® Definitive Edition</li>
<li>Disney Classic Games: ‘Aladdin’ and ‘The Lion King’</li>
<li>Disney•Pixar Toy Story 3</li>
<li>Doki Doki Literature Club Plus!</li>
<li>DOOM</li>
<li>Dordogne</li>
<li>Dragon Age: Inquisition Deluxe Edition</li>
<li>Dragon Ball FighterZ – FighterZ Pass</li>
<li>Dragon Ball FighterZ – FighterZ Pass 2</li>
<li>Dragon Ball FighterZ – Ultimate Edition</li>
<li>Dragon Ball Z: Kakarot</li>
<li>Dragon Ball Z: Kakarot – Season Pass</li>
<li>DRAGON BALL: THE BREAKERS</li>
<li>Dragon’s Dogma: Dark Arisen</li>
<li>DREDGE</li>
<li>DREDGE – Blackstone Key</li>
<li>ELEX 2</li>
<li>ENDER LILIES: Quietus of the Knights</li>
<li>EVERSPACE 2</li>
<li>F.I.S.T.: Forged In Shadow Torch</li>
<li>F1 23 – Deluxe Edition</li>
<li>F1 Manager 2023</li>
<li>Fallout 4: Game of the Year Edition</li>
<li>Fallout 4: Season Pass</li>
<li>Far Cry 4 – Gold Edition</li>
<li>Far Cry 4 &amp; Far Cry Primal Bundle</li>
<li>Far Cry New Dawn</li>
<li>Fast &amp; Furious: Spy Racers Rise of SH1FT3R</li>
<li>FINAL FANTASY XIV Online – Complete Collector’s Edition Ex4</li>
<li>FINAL FANTASY XIV: Endwalker</li>
<li>Firewall Ultra</li>
<li>Firewatch</li>
<li>Fist of the North Star: Lost Paradise</li>
<li>Forager</li>
<li>Forklift 2024</li>
<li>Forspoken</li>
<li>Forspoken Digital Deluxe Upgrade</li>
<li>Generation Zero ® – Ultimate Bundle</li>
<li>Generation Zero®</li>
<li>Ghostrunner</li>
<li>Ghostrunner 2 Deluxe Edition</li>
<li>God of War III Remastered</li>
<li>Gold Rush: The Game</li>
<li>Golf With Your Friends</li>
<li>Gord – Deluxe Edition</li>
<li>Gotham Knights Deluxe Edition</li>
<li>Gran Turismo 7 Standard Edition</li>
<li>Grand Theft Auto V (PS4™ &amp; PS5™)</li>
<li>Graveyard Keeper</li>
<li>Greedfall</li>
<li>GreedFall – The De Vespe Conspiracy</li>
<li>Green Hell</li>
<li>GRID Legends – Deluxe Edition</li>
<li>Gris</li>
<li>Gunfire Reborn</li>
<li>Hardspace: Shipbreaker</li>
<li>Hatsune Miku: Project DIVA Future Tone Bundle</li>
<li>Heavy Rain</li>
<li>Hell Let Loose</li>
<li>Hello Neighbor 2 Definitive Edition</li>
<li>Hello Neighbor: Hide and Seek</li>
<li>Hello Neighbor: Search and Rescue</li>
<li>Hellsweeper VR – Deluxe Edition</li>
<li>Hogwarts Legacy Deluxe Edition PS4 &amp; PS5</li>
<li>Horizon Call of the Mountain</li>
<li>Horizon Forbidden West Complete Edition</li>
<li>Horizon Forbidden West: The Burning Shores</li>
<li>HOT WHEELS UNLEASHED™ 2 – Turbocharged PS4 &amp; PS5</li>
<li>HUMANITY</li>
<li>Hunt: Showdown – Deluxe Edition</li>
<li>Hunting Simulator 2</li>
<li>I am an Air Traffic Controller AIRPORT HERO HANEDA</li>
<li>Ice Age: Scrat’s Nutty Adventure</li>
<li>Injustice 2</li>
<li>Injustice: Gods Among Us – Ultimate Edition</li>
<li>Inscryption</li>
<li>Inside</li>
<li>Insurgency: Sandstorm – Gold Edition</li>
<li>Iron Harvest</li>
<li>Jurassic World Evolution – Jurassic Park Edition</li>
<li>Jurassic World Evolution 2: Deluxe Edition</li>
<li>Kao the Kangaroo</li>
<li>Kerbal Space Program Enhanced Edition Complete</li>
<li>Kill It With Fire</li>
<li>Killer Frequency</li>
<li>Kingdom Come: Deliverance</li>
<li>Kingdoms of Amalur: Re-Reckoning</li>
<li>Kingdoms of Amalur: Re-reckoning – Fatesworn</li>
<li>King’s Bounty II</li>
<li>KLONOA Deluxe Bundle</li>
<li>Layers of Fear Deluxe Edition</li>
<li>LEGO Batman 3: Beyond Gotham – Premium Edition</li>
<li>LEGO DC Super-Villains – Deluxe Edition</li>
<li>LEGO Marvel Collection</li>
<li>LEGO Marvel’s Avengers</li>
<li>LEGO Marvel’s Avengers – Season Pass</li>
<li>LEGO Star Wars: The Skywalker Saga – Deluxe Edition</li>
<li>LEGO Worlds</li>
<li>LEGO® 2K Drive Awesome Rivals Edition</li>
<li>Let’s Sing 2023 INT Platinum Edition</li>
<li>Let’s Sing 2024 with International Hits – Gold Edition</li>
<li>Lies of P – Digital Deluxe Edition</li>
<li>Lies of P – Edition Upgrade</li>
<li>Like a Dragon Gaiden: The Man Who Erased His Name</li>
<li>Like a Dragon Gaiden: The Man Who Erased His Name: Legendary Fighter Pack</li>
<li>Like a Dragon: Ishin! Digital Deluxe Edition PS4 &amp; PS5</li>
<li>LIMBO</li>
<li>LIMBO &amp; INSIDE Bundle</li>
<li>Little Nightmares Complete Edition</li>
<li>Little Nightmares II Deluxe Edition PS4 &amp; PS5</li>
<li>LittleBigPlanet 3</li>
<li>Lords of the Fallen</li>
<li>Lost Eidolons – Deluxe</li>
<li>Madden NFL 24 Deluxe Edition PS5™ &amp; PS4™</li>
<li>Mafia II: Definitive Edition</li>
<li>Mafia III: Definitive Edition</li>
<li>Marvel vs. Capcom: Infinite – Deluxe Edition</li>
<li>Marvel’s Spider-Man: Miles Morales PS4 &amp; PS5</li>
<li>Max Payne</li>
<li>Medieval Dynasty</li>
<li>MEGAMAN BATTLE NETWORK LEGACY COLLECTION  Vol.1</li>
<li>METAL GEAR SOLID – Master Collection Version PS4 &amp; PS5</li>
<li>METAL GEAR SOLID 2: Sons of Liberty – Master Collection Version PS4 &amp; PS5</li>
<li>Metal Slug 3</li>
<li>Metal Slug Anthology</li>
<li>Metal Slug XX</li>
<li>Metal: Hellsinger</li>
<li>Metro Exodus</li>
<li>Metro Redux</li>
<li>Metro Saga Bundle</li>
<li>Miasma Chronicles</li>
<li>Middle-earth: Shadow of Mordor</li>
<li>Middle-earth: Shadow of War</li>
<li>Middle-earth: Shadow of War – Expansion Pass</li>
<li>Minecraft Dungeons Ultimate DLC Bundle</li>
<li>Minecraft Dungeons Ultimate Edition</li>
<li>Minecraft Legends</li>
<li>Monster Energy Supercross – The Official Videogame 6 PS4 &amp; PS5</li>
<li>Monster Hunter Rise + Sunbreak Deluxe</li>
<li>Monster Hunter Rise Deluxe Edition PS4 &amp; PS5</li>
<li>Mortal Kombat 1 – Premium Edition</li>
<li>Mortal Kombat 11 Ultimate PS4 &amp; PS5</li>
<li>Mortal Kombat 11 Ultimate + Injustice 2 Leg. Edition Bundle</li>
<li>Mortal Shell</li>
<li>Mortal Shell: The Virtuous Cycle</li>
<li>Moss</li>
<li>Moss: Book II</li>
<li>MotoGP™23 PS4 &amp; PS5</li>
<li>Moving Out 2</li>
<li>Moving Out 2 – F.A.R.Tastic Four DLC</li>
<li>MudRunner</li>
<li>Mutant Year Zero: Road to Eden</li>
<li>Mutant Year Zero: Seed of Evil</li>
<li>MX vs ATV Legends</li>
<li>MXGP 2021 – The Official Motocross Videogame</li>
<li>My Friend Peppa Pig</li>
<li>My Hero One’s Justice 2</li>
<li>MY HERO ONE’S JUSTICE 2 Season Pass</li>
<li>MY LITTLE PONY: A Maretime Bay Adventure</li>
<li>Naruto to Boruto: Shinobi Striker</li>
<li>Naruto to Boruto: Shinobi Striker – Season Pass</li>
<li>NARUTO X BORUTO Ultimate Ninja STORM CONNECTIONS Deluxe Edition PS4 &amp; PS5</li>
<li>NBA 2K24 Black Mamba Edition</li>
<li>Necromunda: Hired Gun</li>
<li>Necromunda: Hired Gun – Gang Wars Cosmetics Bundle</li>
<li>Need for Speed – Deluxe Edition</li>
<li>Need for Speed Heat: Standard Edition</li>
<li>Need for Speed Payback</li>
<li>Need for Speed™ Unbound Palace Edition</li>
<li>Neon Abyss Deluxe Edition</li>
<li>New Tales from the Borderlands Deluxe Edition</li>
<li>Nioh 2 Season Pass</li>
<li>No More Heroes 3 Deluxe Edition</li>
<li>NOOB – The Factionless</li>
<li>Okami HD</li>
<li>ONE PIECE ODYSSEY Deluxe Edition</li>
<li>One Piece: Burning Blood – Gold Edition</li>
<li>One Piece: Pirate Warriors 4</li>
<li>One Punch Man: A Hero Nobody Knows – Digital Deluxe Edition</li>
<li>Onimusha: Warlords</li>
<li>OUTRIDERS PS4 &amp; PS5</li>
<li>Overcooked! 2 – Gourmet Edition</li>
<li>Overcooked! 2 – Season Pass</li>
<li>Overcooked! All You Can Eat</li>
<li>Paint the Town Red</li>
<li>Park Beyond Deluxe Edition</li>
<li>PAW Patrol Grand Prix </li>
<li>PAW Patrol Grand Prix – Pup Treat Arena</li>
<li>PAW Patrol Mighty Pups Save Adventure Bay</li>
<li>Paw Patrol The Movie: Adventure City Calls</li>
<li>PAW Patrol World</li>
<li>Paw Patrol: On a Roll!</li>
<li>Payday 2: Crimewave Edition</li>
<li>Peppa Pig: World Adventures</li>
<li>Persona 3 Portable</li>
<li>Persona 4 Golden</li>
<li>Persona 5</li>
<li>Persona 5 Tactica</li>
<li>Persona 5 Tactica: All In One DLC Pack</li>
<li>Persona 5: Dancing in Starlight</li>
<li>Persona®5 Strikers</li>
<li>PGA 2K23 Deluxe Edition</li>
<li>PGA 2K23 Tiger Woods Signature Sunday Pack Bundle</li>
<li>PGA Tour – Deluxe Edition</li>
<li>PJ Masks: Heroes of the Night</li>
<li>PJ MASKS: HEROES OF THE NIGHT – MISCHIEF ON MYSTERY MOUNTAIN</li>
<li>Planet Coaster: Deluxe Edition PS4 &amp; PS5</li>
<li>Plants vs. Zombies: Garden Warfare</li>
<li>Prey – Mooncrash</li>
<li>Prey: Digital Deluxe Edition</li>
<li>Quake II </li>
<li>Red Dead Redemption &amp; Red Dead Redemption 2 Bundle</li>
<li>Red Dead Redemption 2:  Ultimate Edition</li>
<li>Red Dead Redemption 2: Story Mode and Ultimate Edition Content</li>
<li>Red Dead Revolver</li>
<li>Red Matter 2</li>
<li>Remnant: From the Ashes</li>
<li>Resident Evil 4 Deluxe Edition</li>
<li>Resident Evil 7 Gold Edition &amp; Village Gold Edition PS4 &amp; PS5</li>
<li>Resident Evil 7: Biohazard – Gold Edition</li>
<li>Resident Evil Revelations</li>
<li>Resident Evil Triple Pack</li>
<li>Resident Evil: Deluxe Origins Bundle</li>
<li>Resident Evil: Revelations 2 – Deluxe Edition</li>
<li>Return To Monkey Island</li>
<li>Returnal Digital Deluxe Edition</li>
<li>Rez Infinite</li>
<li>RIDE 5</li>
<li>RiMS Racing – European Manufacturers Deluxe Edition</li>
<li>RiMS Racing – Ultimate Edition PS4 &amp; PS5</li>
<li>RimWorld Console Edition – Digital Deluxe</li>
<li>Rise of the Tomb Raider: 20 Year Celebration</li>
<li>Risk of Rain 2</li>
<li>RoboCop: Rogue City</li>
<li>Rollerdrome</li>
<li>Rubber Bandits</li>
<li>Rugby 22</li>
<li>Rust Console Edition – Deluxe</li>
<li>Saints Row IV: Re-Elected</li>
<li>SBK™22 PS4 &amp; PS5</li>
<li>SCARLET NEXUS Deluxe Edition PS4 &amp; PS5</li>
<li>Scars Above</li>
<li>Secret Neighbor</li>
<li>Serious Sam Collection</li>
<li>Session: Skate Sim</li>
<li>Shadow Gambit: The Cursed Crew Supporter Edition</li>
<li>Shadow of the Tomb Raider: Definitive Edition</li>
<li>Shadow Warrior 3</li>
<li>Sherlock Holmes Bundle</li>
<li>Sherlock Holmes Chapter One</li>
<li>Sherlock Holmes Chapter One – Season Pass</li>
<li>Sherlock Holmes The Awakened – Deluxe Edition</li>
<li>Sifu Deluxe Edition</li>
<li>Sifu Deluxe Edition Upgrade Bundle</li>
<li>SIGNALIS</li>
<li>Skull Island: Rise of Kong – Colossal Edition</li>
<li>Slime Rancher</li>
<li>Smurfs Mission Vileaf</li>
<li>Sniper Elite 5</li>
<li>Sniper Ghost Warrior 3 – Season Pass Edition</li>
<li>SnowRunner – Premium Edition</li>
<li>Sonic Colors: Ultimate – Digital Deluxe</li>
<li>Sonic Origins</li>
<li>Sonic Origins: Plus Expansion Pack</li>
<li>Soul Hackers 2 Digital Deluxe Edition</li>
<li>Soulcalibur VI – Deluxe Edition</li>
<li>SpeedRunners</li>
<li>SpeedRunners Deluxe Bundle</li>
<li>SpiderHeck</li>
<li>SpongeBob SquarePants: Battle for Bikini Bottom – Rehydrated</li>
<li>STAR OCEAN THE DIVINE FORCE DIGITAL DELUXE EDITION</li>
<li>Star Wars Jedi: Survivor Deluxe Edition</li>
<li>STAR WARS™ Republic Commando™</li>
<li>Steelrising – Deluxe Edition</li>
<li>Steep</li>
<li>Stellaris: Console Edition</li>
<li>STORY OF SEASONS: A Wonderful life</li>
<li>STORY OF SEASONS: Pioneers of Olive Town</li>
<li>Stranded Deep</li>
<li>STRANGER OF PARADISE FINAL FANTASY ORIGIN Digital Deluxe Edition PS4 &amp; PS5</li>
<li>Street Fighter: 30th Anniversary Collection</li>
<li>Subnautica: Below Zero PS4 &amp; PS5</li>
<li>Sudden Strike 4</li>
<li>Sudden Strike 4: Road to Dunkirk</li>
<li>Super Mega Baseball 4 Ballpark Edition Bundle</li>
<li>Sword Art Online: Fatal Bullet – Complete Edition</li>
<li>Syberia – The World Before</li>
<li>Tactics Ogre: Reborn</li>
<li>Tales of Arise – Beyond the Dawn Deluxe Edition</li>
<li>Tchia</li>
<li>Tchia: Kepler Customization Pack</li>
<li>Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Shredder’s Revenge</li>
<li>Terraria</li>
<li>Tetris Effect: Connected</li>
<li>The Chant</li>
<li>The Crew: Motorfest Deluxe Edition</li>
<li>The Dark Pictures Anthology: Little Hope</li>
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<li>Totally Reliable Delivery Service</li>
<li>Tour De France 2023</li>
<li>Townsmen VR</li>
<li>Trailmakers</li>
<li>Train Life – A Railway Simulator</li>
<li>Train Sim World® 4: Standard Edition PS4 &amp; PS5</li>
<li>TramSim: Console Edition Deluxe</li>
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<li>Transport Fever 2 – Deluxe Edition</li>
<li>Trek To Yomi</li>
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<li>TT Isle of Man: Ride on the Edge 3</li>
<li>UFC 5 Deluxe Edition</li>
<li>Ultimate Marvel vs. Capcom 3</li>
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<li>Unravel Yarny Bundle</li>
<li>Untitled Goose Game</li>
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<li>Viewfinder</li>
<li>VIGOR: STARTER PACK</li>
<li>VISAGE</li>
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<li>Wasteland 3: Expansion Pass</li>
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<li>Weird West</li>
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<li>Who Wants to Be a Millionaire?</li>
<li>Wild Hearts Karakuri Edition Bundle</li>
<li>Wizard With A Gun</li>
<li>Wolfenstein: Resistance Bundle</li>
<li>Wolfenstein: Youngblood – Deluxe Edition</li>
<li>Worms Battlegrounds</li>
<li>Worms Battlegrounds + Worms W.M.D</li>
<li>Worms Rumble PS4 &amp; PS5</li>
<li>WRC 10 – Deluxe Edition PS4 &amp; PS5</li>
<li>WRC 9 FIA World Rally Championship PS4</li>
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<li>WWE 2K23 Deluxe Edition</li>
<li>XCOM 2</li>
<li>XIII</li>
<li>Yakuza Kiwami</li>
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