The studio that brought us Ape Escape is no more.

Sony's Japan Studio is responsible for bringing the world games like Ape Escape, PaRappa the Rapper, Hot Shots Golf, and Shadow of the Colossus. Sadly, it seems as though the studio's usefulness to Sony has come to an end after 27 years. Japan Studio is being "re-organized" effective April 1, 2021. A statement issued to IGN confirms the grim news that we've been hearing rumors about all day today. ...

Pulled from PlayStation Store until further notice.

Sony Interactive Entertainment (SIE) just put out a notice that they are offering full refunds to those PlayStation consumers that purchased Cyberpunk 2077 from the PlayStation Store. Furthermore, SIE says that they are pulling Cyberpunk 2077 from the PlayStation Store until further notice.

Sony has set up a dedicated landing page that offers a link for you to request your refund in addition to providing the details that...

A new trailer accompanies today's news.

Sony and Lucid Games is sharing some new details today for Destruction AllStars. Today, we get a new trailer and a breakdown of the various game modes set to launch with the game come February 2021. In addition to the modes, the team at Lucid Games says that they will have regular content drops throughout 2021. These content drops will include features like Seasons, events, new AllStars, new Challenge Series, and other new features.
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Get it today.

Sony and their PlayStation brand have shown off their continued support for the #BlackLivesMatter movement with a free PlayStation 4 theme. This theme can be downloaded right now through the PlayStation Store. You can also find it through the PlayStation Store through your console if you prefer.

A preview of the theme can be found at the top of this news posting or in the tweet sent out by the PlayStation Twitter account. Just uh... maybe avoid reading some...

Software update 8.00 is launching today.

Sony is rolling out the 8.00 system update for all PlayStation 4 users today. This update includes the general stability fixes, but does also include some new functionality. Included in today's 8.00 update will be the addition of some new avatars, the ability to mute all mics from the quick menu, better two-step verification, and more.

Of the new features, most users seem to be most delighted to see that there is now a "mute...

Sony tears apart the PS5.

Sony decided to offer up a professional teardown of the PlayStation 5 hardware before any other outlet got the chance to do so. The process seems to be pretty straight forward, at least as far as teardowns are concerned.

Removing the side panels seems to be easy enough. From there, you have access to the extra M.2 compartment that will allow you to expand your storage. This will come in quite handy given that there are some reports suggesting...

It's about time.

Now that Microsoft revealed their prices and availability dates for their Xbox Series X|S, it makes sense that Sony would quickly need to play catch up. Sure, Microsoft's hand was probably forced by those Xbox Series S rumors, but that's neither here nor there at this point.

We expect that Sony will need to make an announcement about the prices and availability for their PlayStation 5 lineup. Without those things, Microsoft is busy eating Sony's lunch...

Expect more first-party Sony titles to show up on PC.

The Sony Corporate Report 2020 states that the company wants to bring even more first-party titles to the PC platform in the future. This is obviously in addition to other former PlayStation 4 exclusives that have made their way to the PC, including Horizon Zero Dawn. You could also include Death Stranding into the mix if you really want, but that one was a third party title from the very start. It just so happened to be exclusive...

It's a game case, not the Mona Lisa.

Sony revealed today what the game cases for PlayStation 5 titles will look like. They showed off the case for the upcoming Spider-Man: Miles Morales, the PS5 exclusive coming from Insomniac Games.

Having seen a few in my day I can confirm that yeah, that is indeed a game case. The white and black design on the top banner area really seems to jive well with their general theme for the PS5 design. And much like the PlayStation...

Trolls outraged their salt couldn't prevent the inevitable.

Sony announces that The Last of Us Part II is now their fastest-selling first-party PlayStation 4 exclusive ever. The game sold more than 4 million copies as of June 21. This colossal figure is more than 700,000 units higher than the previous record holder for Sony, Marvel's Spider-Man. For added comparison, Spider-Man had sold 3.3 million units during its launch window and the now third-place title, God of War, had sold 3.1...

Now is not the time.

Activision sent out a tweet through the official Call of Duty Twitter account that says the new seasons for Call of Duty: Modern Warfare, Call of Duty: Warzone, and Call of Duty: Mobile are all being postponed. They say that "now is not the time" for this content to be released in light of current events.

These events in question being the murder of George Floyd by four former police officers, the continued escalation of police brutality...

It will be available May 26.

Sony just delivered a little care package to PlayStation Plus users today. This comes in the form of an early announcement for June 2020's free PlayStation Plus game offerings. Well, offering. Singular. See, they only announced one title so far and that title is Call of Duty: WWII.

Call of Duty: WWII will be available on May 26, which is just one day away from when this news post is going live. We do not yet know what the other title or titles...

It's engraved.

A Limited Edition PlayStation 4 Pro bundle for The Last of Us Part II was just revealed. This bundle launches alongside the game on June 19, 2020 and includes a full customized matte finish PS4 Pro engraved with Ellie's tattoo design. It also comes bundled with a Limited Edition DualShock 4 Wireless Controller, a physical copy of The Last of Us Part II, and a redeemable code that will get you some digital content like a dynamic theme, avatar, and more.

This...