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• Games Inbox: Breath Of The Wild 2 performance worries, Bloodborne remake, and Ring Fit Adventure 2 Zelda: Breath Of The Wild 2 – are you worried? (pic: Nintendo)The Thursday letters page thinks Sony are justified in blocking PS Plus subscription stacking, as one reader loses faith in the Prince Of Persia remake. To join in with the discussions yourself email gamecentral@metro.co.uk Testing the limitsAs much as I’m looking forward to Zelda: Breath Of The Wild 2 does anyone else worry that it’s taking just a little too long and that it’s probably too ambitious for the…
• Kanye West pitched a video game idea to Nintendo about his dead mother Kanye West could’ve been a game designer (pic: PA)Kanye West could’ve been a game designer (pic: PA)Mario and Zelda creator Shigeru Miyamoto has related a story about how Kanye West approached him with an idea for a new game. Since most of them don’t talk about it a lot in public, it’s often a surprise to find out which celebrities are gamers. If you’re a fan though you’ll know Kanye West is definitely keen, as at one point he was…
• Next Xbox hardware release is a dongle to let you stream games on your TV Want Xbox Game Pass but don’t want an Xbox? Microsoft has you covered (pic: Microsoft)Microsoft wants to get non-console owners playing Xbox and is said to be making a streaming stick that lets you do just that. There have already been rumours of new Xbox hardware coming out this year, although it always seemed to be something related to streaming rather than a new console. The newest claim has not only corroborated that rumour, but outright said what it is.…
• Sony's profit surges on healthy film, game, music growth Sony’s fiscal fourth quarter surged 67% to 111.1 billion yen ($852.7 million) from the previous year, as the Japanese entertainment and electronics company racked up profits in video game and movie divisions. Tokyo-based Sony Corp.’s January-March quarterly sales edged up 1% to 2.26 trillion yen ($17 billion), as its music operations also did well, boosted by the popularity of streaming services, the company said Tuesday. For the full fiscal year ended in March, Sony racked up a profit of 882…
• Games Inbox: EA Sports FC vs. FIFA 24, Gotham Knights cancellation, and unfinished Halo Infinite FIFA 22 – the penultimate EA FIFA game (pic: EA)The Wednesday letters page is very impressed by the Unreal Engine 5 train station demo, as one reader recommends GRID Legends. To join in with the discussions yourself email gamecentral@metro.co.uk Jo Casual’s favourite gameSo there we have it. EA has pulled the plug on FIFA and this year’s will be the last one… except it won’t because someone else will end up publishing FIFA 24 next year. I mean, surely that’s…
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• FIFA video game changing to EA Sports FC. When will FIFA become EA Sports FC? France’s Kylian Mbappe, right, challenges for the ball with Iceland’s Hordur Magnusson during the Euro 2020 group H qualifying soccer match between France and Iceland on Monday, March 25, 2019, at Stade de France stadium in Saint Denis, outside Paris, France. FIFA, the governing body of global soccer, won’t renew its partnership with Electronic Arts for the popular FIFA video game.Michel Euler, Associated Press One of the most iconic sports video games will soon no longer exist, at least as…