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• Gotham Knights now has four player co-op according to PlayStation Store Four sidekicks are better than two? (pic: WB Games)The PS Store listing for Gotham Knights says it supports up to four players, but some think it’s for a separate multiplayer mode. Despite featuring four playable characters, Gotham Knights’ co-op functionality is limited to only two people. At least, that’s what we were all told, but it looks like plans may have changed. The game’s listing on the PlayStation Store now says Gotham Knights will support up to four players, although…
• 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: God Of War Ragnarök delay fears, Skull & Bones doubts, and Alan Wake 2 demo God Of War Ragnarök – will it really make it out this year? (pic: Sony)The Friday letters page looks forward to new game announcements from Capcom, as one reader is worried about the 2022 summer games drought. To join in with the discussions yourself email gamecentral@metro.co.uk The shadow of CovidSo, the delay of Starfield was a bit of a bummer. I don’t think anyone was too surprised given how little they’ve show of it but it’s still a shame as…
• Nobody in the world was playing Babylon’s Fall at one point over the weekend Babylon’s Fall – you can’t fall any lower than zero (pic: Square Enix)If you were trying to get a game on Babylon’s Fall at the weekend you probably didn’t have much luck, as the game’s popularity craters. Unlike cinema and TV, there’s usually no official indication of how well a game has done; so apart from the general vibe it’s impossible to tell whether something has been a hit or not. It becomes more obvious at the two extremes of…
• Councilman Joe Buscaino drops out of LA mayor’s race, endorses developer Rick Caruso Los Angeles City Councilmember Joe Buscaino, who has been running a struggling campaign to become mayor, announced Thursday that he has dropped out of the race and is endorsing for mayor his former opponent, billionaire developer Rick Caruso. Buscaino had been among Caruso’s harshest critics on the campaign trail, but had a platform that was often the closest in line with Caruso’s views. On Thursday, he said he now plans to work with Caruso to “make Los Angeles cleaner and…
• Paul McCartney delivers hopeful concert with Beatles hits and John Lennon duet at SoFi Stadium Paul McCartney performs during his Got Back tour at SoFi Stadium in Inglewood on Friday, May 13, 2022. (Photo by Keith Birmingham, Pasadena Star-News/ SCNG) Paul McCartney performs during his Got Back tour at SoFi Stadium in Inglewood on Friday, May 13, 2022. (Photo by Keith Birmingham, Pasadena Star-News/ SCNG) Paul McCartney performs during his Got Back tour at SoFi Stadium in Inglewood on Friday, May 13, 2022. (Photo by Keith Birmingham, Pasadena Star-News/ SCNG) Paul McCartney performs during his…
• How Disco Elysium helps to prove video games are high art – Reader’s Feature Disco Elysium – an artistic achievement (pic: ZA/UM)A reader explains his love for cult classic Disco Elysium and how its mix of the profound and the absurd has left a lasting impression. *** WARNING: spoilers for Disco Elysium *** It really helps that I love the music of Sea Power, née British Sea Power. They are an awesome British indie band with a beautiful brand of soaring orchestral scores punctuated by the use of achingly mournful horns, which have led…
• Weekend Hot Topic: The most overrated video game ever Red Dead Redemption 2 – does it deserve its reputation? (pic: Rockstar Games)Readers discuss the games they feel don’t deserve their good reputation, including classics such as Halo and Bloodborne. The subject for this weekend’s Inbox was suggested by reader Gadfly and didn’t necessarily have to be about games that are considered classics, but just titles you think are undeserving of their critical acclaim. There were plenty of sacred cows being sacrificed, although in many cases people were happy to…
• Marvel’s ‘Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness’ Scores $185 Million at Box Office With an opening weekend of $185 million, “Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness” has restored the Disney’s Marvel Cinematic Universe, the most lucrative franchise in film history, to the level exhibitors need. Male ticket buyers (62 percent of the total) propelled the gross, with 36 percent coming from higher-price premium formats. Its opening ranks behind only the “Avengers” entries, fulfilling high-end expectations for not only the franchise, but also for Disney’s traditional Marvel date. The studio’s estimate might even…
• Bayonetta 3 confirmed for 2022 but Advance Wars still TBA on Nintendo Switch Bayonetta 3 – still a 2022 release (pic: Nintendo)Nintendo has revealed its full line-up of first party games for the rest of the year, although there’s still no clue about Metroid Prime 4. While we know virtually nothing about the line-up for Xbox and PlayStation exclusives for the second half of the year Nintendo has been unusually un-secretive about their games, with most new titles even having specific release dates. There were still a few uncertainties though but as part…