Author: Emil John

Emil John is an experienced journalist and reviewer, known for his detailed coverage of the latest news and insightful reviews.

Microsoft may have revisited its plans to bring Bethesda Game Studios’ action role-playing game, Starfield, to PS5 amidst the recent public backlash to rumors. Nate The Hate, who is known for his connections in the game industry, took to Twitter/X to share that he is confident about Microsoft bringing select games to rival platforms, though he added that Xbox will keep high profile first party titles exclusive to its platform, and the decision to bring Starfield to PS5 may have been revisited amidst the public outcry against rumors. Nate clarified that though he had indeed heard about Starfield coming to…

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Square Enix’s massively multiplayer online role-playing game, Final Fantasy XIV, will require Game Pass Core or Ultimate along with the game’s own subscription on Xbox. According  to the official website for Final Fantasy XIV, the Free Trial version of the game, including the open beta test, will not require an Xbox Game Pass (Core or Ultimate) plan to play. However, the full Xbox Series X|S version will require an Xbox Game Pass (Core or Ultimate) plan to play. This is in contrast to PlayStation, where PS Plus is not required to play the PS4 and PS5 versions of Final Fantasy…

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A remake of Sony Interactive Entertainment and Naughty Dog’s action adventure game, Uncharted: Drake’s Fortune, may be in development. Speaking during the latest episode of the XboxEra podcast, co-hosts Shpeshal_Nick and _Sikamikanico_ mentioned receiving information independently of each other that indicates PlayStation is currently working on Uncharted: Drake’s Fortune Remake. They mentioned receiving verifiable evidence that indicates a remake of Uncharted: Drake’s Fortune is currently in development. However, they didn’t mention the name of the project’s developer. Additionally, the aren’t a 100% sure the remake will see the light of day, though the evidence itself seems compelling. Another interesting pattern…

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Konami may be looking to port the Silent Hill trilogy over to current-gen consoles, based on the latest information. Speaking during an interview on the official Silent Hill YouTube channel, Rika Miyatani, Level Design Director at HEXADRIVE, stated that Konami had reached out to the studio about potentially porting the original Silent Hill trilogy to current-gen platforms. Miyatani mentioned that everyone, including herself, who was part of the discussion was a big Silent Hill fan. As such, internally, people started talking and the development team said original ports would be nice too, but what they’d really like to see is…

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The release date for the upcoming DLC for Bandai Namco Entertainment and FromSoftware’s Elden Ring, titled Shadow of the Erdtree, has possibly been reveled. According to Steam database activity, it appears that the release date for Elden Ring: Shadow of the Erdtree may have been revealed. The DLC section of the game is now on dev-debug and dev-release. It is also undergoing quality assurance for debug and release. Going by the pattern followed by other games undergoing QA, the entire process takes 14 days. This suggests that Elden Ring Shadow of the Erdtree may be set for release on February…

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The release date for the playable demo of Square Enix’s upcoming action role-playing game, Final Fantasy VII Rebirth, has been revealed. PlayStationSize on Twitter has revealed the release date for the playable demo of Final Fantasy VII Rebirth, courtesy of recent database entries made to PlayStation servers. The demo is set to drop on PlayStation Network during the upcoming State of Play next Tuesday, on February 6, 2024 at 3:30pm PT / 11:30pm GMT that will offer an extended look at Final Fantasy VII Rebirth. Additionally, those who download and play through the Final Fantasy VII Rebirth playable demo will…

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PS5 and PC versions of Sony Interactive Entertainment and MediaMolecule’s Dreams were allegedly ready to ship, but were ultimately canceled. Speaking during his Twitch stream, Lance McDonald, who is known for his connections in the game industry, stated that Dreams was once going to be ported to PC, and an enhanced PS5 version with ray tracing as well as keyboard and mouse support was also planned at the time. McDonald claims a friend of his who worked at MediaMolecule had mentioned to him some time ago that a PC port of Dreams had already been finished and a PS5 version…

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The successor to Sony Interactive Entertainment’s PS Vita, dubbed PS Vita 2, is currently in development, based on the latest rumor. YouTuber Moore’s Law Is Dead has claimed that he’s heard about the PS Vita 2 being worked on by AMD. He mentioned that money has exchanged hands, and that Sony is paying AMD for active development of the hardware. Though, he added that it is currently only in high level design, meaning that Sony Interactive Entertainment has not decided what it will look like or if it is going to be fully greenlit. According to the YouTuber, the gaming…

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An OLED display mod will soon be available for the Nintendo Switch Lite, and it may be followed by another mod that adds an HDMI port. Twitter user TakiUdon_ appears to have successfully modded an OLED display into the Nintendo Switch Lite, bringing rich blacks and higher contrast to the handheld-only version of the console. They have shared several pictures that show the aforementioned improvements over the default IPS display. Nintendo Switch Lite IPS vs OLED Comparison A comparison between the default IPS version and the modded OLED version of the Switch Lite can be seen in the images below.…

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A brand new entry in the Burnout arcade racing game series may be in development using Unreal Engine 5, based on the latest information. Stellar Entertainment dropped a few hints on its official Twitter/X account regarding the game it is currently working on, and all signs point towards a brand new entry in the Burnout series. The tweet mentioned the term “take down”, a game mechanic that is often associated with the arcade racing game franchise. In the tweet, the developer stated that it wanted to share what it is currently working on, without actually stating what it is working…

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