Sony seems to be backing away ever so slightly from their hard requirement of needing a PlayStation Network account to play their first-party PC releases. Starting with tomorrow's release of Marvel's Spider-Man 2, Sony will make the use of a PSN account optional for a select number of titles. The first titles to drop the hard requirement for PSN are all single-player titles and it may be safe to...
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PlayStation Makes PSN Account Optional for Select PC Games, Will Offer Incentives to Those Who Sign In
Sony lowers their PlayStation Network account requirements on PC, but only slightly.
Sony seems to be backing away ever so slightly from their hard requirement of needing a PlayStation Network account to play their first-party PC releases. Starting with tomorrow's release of Marvel's Spider-Man 2, Sony will make the use of a PSN account optional for a select number of titles. The first titles to drop the hard requirement for PSN are all single-player titles and it may be safe to... -
Marvel's Spider-Man 2 PC Release Set for January 30, 2025
Amazing.
Insomniac Games announced today that Marvel's Spider-Man 2 will be released on PC on January 30, 2025. The game is currently up for you to wishlist on both Steam and the Epic Games Store.
Pre-orders aren't yet live yet. Insomniac also did not share what the price will be for this release. However, you should probably expect that this will be another full priced $70 release with a chance of a launch discount. There is also a Digital Deluxe version that will undoubtedly... -
New Game+ Added to Marvel's Spider-Man 2 in Latest Update
The latest update also allows you to replay missions.
The 1.002.000 update for Marvel's Spider-Man 2 just rolled out in the past day. Some important new additions were included in this update such as a New Game+ mode, Mission Replay, and time of day options. In addition, there are new accessibility options added such as audio descriptions and screen reader.
New Game+ will increase the level cap of the game. Plus, players will have access to unlockable symbiote suit styles,... -
Over 1.6TB of Stolen Data from Insomniac Games Published Online
Includes information on several future projects, internal Sony fears on Microsoft, personal data, and more.
A week back, a ransomware group named Rhysida claimed that they gained access to Insomniac Games and stole internal data. The group demanded they be paid 50 BTC (or about $2 million USD) within a week or they would release the entirety of the data they stole to the public.
A week has come and gone and true to their word Rhysida did release the data that they stole.... -
in NewsInsomniac Games was Hacked by Ransomware Group
The Spider-Man 2 developer was hit by a ransomware group.
A ransomware group called Rhysida claims to have gained access to Insomniac Games and stolen internal data. Some of this stolen data is reportedly information about the studio's upcoming Wolverine game and private staff information such as passports.
The initial reports about this ransomware attack on Insomniac Games comes from cyberdaily and TheCyberExpress. These reports say that Rhysida posted limited proof... -
Alan Wake 2 and Baldur's Gate 3 Lead The Game Awards 2023 Nominations
Both games lead the charge with 8 nominations each.
Geoff Keighley hosted a special event for The Game Awards 2023 today. This event was purely to reveal the list of nominations across all categories of The Game Awards.
Leading the charge with eight nominations each are Alan Wake 2 and Baldur's Gate 3. Alan Wake 2's nominations include: Game of the Year, Best Game Direction, Best Narrative, Best Art Direction, Best Score and Music, Best Sound Design, Best Performance... -
Physical Spider-Man 2 Copies Included in Box, Playable Without Patches
A rarity these days to be sure.
Those purchasing a copy of Marvel's Spider-Man 2 from your local brick and mortar store will be happy to hear that there is an actual disc included inside the box. Not only that, but that disc includes the full game and you could, in theory, play the entire game from start to finish without having to download any updates.
However, developer Insomniac Games says that they "highly encourage" players that purchase the physical version... -
Marvel's Spider-Man 2 Goes Gold
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in NewsMarvel's Spider-Man 2 Goes Gold
It's still on track for its October release.
"Going gold" announcements are kind of a nebulous thing in these digital days, but sometimes it's still nice to hear that a game is on track and ready for release. As such, Insomniac Games announced today that Marvel's Spider-Man 2 has gone gold.
This means that the game is finished and ready to be released. This doesn't rule out a day one patch or anything of course.
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PlayStation Showcase Trailers - Marathon, Metal Gear Solid 3 Remake, and More
Ahoy, thar be trailers in here.
The PlayStation Showcase for May 24, 2023 just ended. There were a bunch of trailers shown during the event. Here are most of them save for the ones I miss or forgot about. Yes, this is a Newsbits in all but name, the title was already long enough. The trailers aren't in any order besides the order in which I look at the numerous emails I just received. I've tried to include all release dates and known platforms. There are some that I have only seen ... -
Games to Look Forward to in 2023
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in NewsGames to Look Forward to in 2023
I won't lie. I fully expected there to be far more news to post today (January 2, 2023) given that it's the start of the week and the holidays are "technically" over. What I failed to realize is that a ton of people are still off work due to the New Year falling on a Sunday. Thus, here I am opting to do a little write-up about what games I'm looking forward to in 2023 instead of sitting around doing nothing. Who knows, maybe you're looking forward to these games as well. If I missed some games ...
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