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I’ve become so comfortably platinumb Metal Gear Solid V: Ground Zeroeswon’t have a platinum trophy. Hopefully that doesn’t bother you lot that planned to infinitely replay theshort, replayable game. Kojima explained onTwitter: The reason GZ doesn’t have Platinum Trophy in PS4 is due to SONY’s regulation. They won’t allow us to have them for non-full price game. Though I’ve long outgrown achievements and trophies, this did actually discourage me from buyingResident Evil 4 HDon the PS3, as I thinly rationalized the platinum as an excuse to replay a game I’ve played over and over already....

Who cleans up the pineapple under the sea? PowerWash Simulatoris heading to an interesting place to be power washing: an underwater locale. A SpongeBob SquarePants Special Pack will arrive this summer forPowerWash Simulator,bringing the serene cleaning simulation to Bikini Bottom. The pack was created in collaboration with Nickelodeon, and will include a character model makeover to make the player fit in a bit more with the ocean-floor setting. No exact date has been set yet, butPowerWash Simulator‘s SpongeBob pack will arrive sometime this summer for $7....

The wholeLeft 4 DeadPS3 thingis so messed up by nowthat I kind of wish they would leave it for dead. But a game this great needs to be multi-console, so we’ll continue to hope for a PS3 port. The latest on a PS3 version comes fromValve’s Doug Lombardi, who toldCVGthat a PS3 version is possible… in the most half-assed way ever. “We’re always evaluating what’s happening in the marketplace and certainly something that’s happening in the last couple of months is that Sony’s managed to sell some boxes,” said Lombardi....

Maybe wait for the prices to come down first Every new generation of game consoles is a chance to get a user-interface refresh, but often, features we’ve grown super accustomed to don’t make it over, and getting them implemented again can feel like a drip-feed. PlayStation 5 owners know this all too well. After beta testing the “second major” PS5 system update — the one with expanded SSD support, 3D audio support for built-in TV speakers, and a vertical trophy tracker list — it’s now ready for a wide release....

While yesterday’sBeyond: Two Soulspanel at San Diego Comic Con focused mainly on actress Ellen Page’s involvement as protagonist Jodie Holmes, a few gameplay and development details did slip out during the session. Director David Cage was joined on stage by Page, who many may know from her recent role inInception, and Kadeem Hardison who portrays a police officer integral to the story. Despite the heavy use of cinematic sequences in Cage’s past titles, he considers himself to be a game maker first, focusing on triggering emotions not normally found in videogames....

Bethesda’s first new IP in decades,Starfield, launches in September, but unreleased gameplay footage is already making the rounds. However, after sharing almost an hour ofStarfield’sopening scenes weeks before launch, it seems the source was arrested. The debacle began at the start of the week when said leaker posted low-quality videos of himself playingStarfield.Most of the original uploads are no longer available. YouTube’s takedowns cite copyright claims by ZeniMax Media, Bethesda’s parent company, and removed within hours of going live early on August 22....

Talk about a jetpack joyride The Entertainment Software Rating Board, or ESRB, hasreleased its ratingfor Bethesda’s upcoming sci-fi RPGStarfield. There’s little surprise that it garnered an M for Mature rating, but it’s the details of this rating that have been fun to read about today. As part of its rating process, the ESRB lays out both its letter grading and reasoning. Among the descriptors, there are: Blood, Strong Language, Suggestive Themes, Use of Drugs, and Violence, as well as In-Game Purchases....

‘Where cold steel collides and blood runs dry…’ As noted by show producer Geoff Keighley on his Twitter, Chinese publisher NetEase Games has an all-new title set for reveal at Thursday’s Game Awards ceremony:Naraka: Bladepoint. While Keighley’s tweet merely revealed the game’s title, alongside some dramatic and stylish artwork,a little digging by Gematsuuncovered a trademark for “Naraka,” that was registered by NetEasein November of this year, with unknown developer “24 Entertainment” attached to the project....

Temp goes up, price goes down Sony is overloaded on inventory and passing the savings onto you. Everything is priced to move, everything must go! Okay, that’s the last time I steal copy from my local used car dealerships. But seriously: PlayStation has a Flash Sale this weekend and everything is priced under $10. It’s not uncharted territory; there’s usually one Under $10 Sale every year or so. Still, it doesn’t get much cheaper than this....

What do you get when you combine the gameplay of survival horror titles likeDead SpaceandResident Evilwith a classic horror movie likeThe Thing? Well, it’s right here. ComparingCronos: The New Dawnto three of the most iconic names in horror is a big deal, but it’s not without reason. A new developer diary detailing the upcoming title’s gameplay has me more hyped for it than I already was, which is saying something....

Pizza Power! Publisher Dotemu and developer Tribute Games have proudly announced that super-fun beat-’em-upTeenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Shredder’s Revengesmashed its release sales expectations, having sold a mighty one million copies during its first seven days of release. Radical. “Tribute Games set out to make the ultimate celebration of a chapter inTMNThistory that means the world to us, and it’s been wonderful to watch the accessible fun of beat-em-ups resonate with longtime fans and genre newcomers alike,” said Tribute Games Co-Founder Jean-Francois Majorin a press release....

Now $1.99 Two Tribes may have scaled down and completely restructured their studio, but that hasn’t stopped them from working. This week the developer has just revealed that starting April 3rd, all three of their Wii U classics will be $1.99. Starting later this week,Rush,Toki Tori, andEdgeare all discounted, and it seems as if it’s a permanent change. Those who picked the games up early were able to take advantage of the discount, but eventually the price rose to $3....

One of E3’s biggest surpriseshas another surprise in store. It seems that Ubisoft has even bigger plans forWatch Dogs, with the possibility of a movie. Last weekthey registered the URL WatchDogsMovie.com along with some of the variants on that to cover their asses. These pages do not direct to anything yet, but I wouldn’t blame you for checking, because a movie based on what we saw ofWatch Dogscould be great....