To Dahye for. As the only British baseball fan on Planet Earth, I had one simple mission when I first arrived in Taipei: to choose a local team to support. Taiwan is infatuated with America’s former favourite pastime, and it’s even dedicated a spot on its $1,000 note to a celebrating squad. After much deliberation, I settled on the Rakuten Monkeys for one rather simple, primitive reason: they’d just signed Korean cheerleader Lee Dahye. <related ids="165020,164739"> Read the full article on pushsquare.com ..read more

Perhaps in the next three months. The long-awaited Lost Soul Aside out of Sony's own China Hero Project could be nearing the development finish line as the PS5, PS4 title has been handed a Chinese age rating, clearing it for release in the country. Daniel Ahmad, an analyst at Niko Partners, adds this likely means news surrounding the game's final release will likely be shared soon, potentially within the next three months. Revealed more than seven years ago, it's far and away the longest in-development title there's been from Sony's Chinese initiative, which has spawned the likes of ANNO: Muta ..read more

Might be a "landmark" action RPG. Ori maker Moon Studios is trying something different with its new, upcoming title No Rest for the Wicked, an isometric action RPG that can be just as colourful as it is dark. The game is slated to launch for PS5 when it reaches a 1.0 state, but until then, an early access phase is being conducted on PC, where its initial release has been met with positivity. Eurogamer and IGN have published early access reviews, with the former praising its "compelling gameplay loop" while raising concerns around a rough start to the game as its mix of Diablo and Dark Souls in ..read more

Time to slime. Popular life/farming sim Slime Rancher has had a sequel in the works for a long time, but it's now nearly ready to make the leap to PS5. Slime Rancher 2 has been in early access on PC and Xbox since 2022, and it'll soon add PS5 to the party when it arrives on 11th June, 2024. It'll still be in its early access phase when it launches on Sony's console, but players will of course receive all previous and future updates as the game closes in on its 1.0 version. PS5 fans will receive an exclusive in-game Slime Toy item, Glo Glo Penguino, while pre-ordering the game will let you begi ..read more

Lots of Xbox-owned titles in top 25. Microsoft's CEO, Satya Nadella, has passed comment about Xbox's increased presence on other platforms. Speaking during an earnings call, he said how titles under the Xbox umbrella have been selling rather well on PlayStation Store. "Earlier this month, we had seven games among the top 25 on the PlayStation Store, more than any other publisher," Nadella said. As VGC points out, it seems he may be referring to a recent report from Tweaktown, which outlines the 25 bestselling games on Sony's digital storefront — as of 18th April, at least. When you include tit ..read more

"We want to rally all Guardians to help fight the Witness". As the end of the current phase of Destiny 2 draws to a close, with The Final Shape out in just a month and a change, it really does seem like Bungie is putting it all on the line. A new faction, the first in years, will be introduced, as will the ability to mix and match subclass powers. Now, the developer has announced that it will do away with Power limits, deeming them incompatible with Fireteam Power. Bungie announced the news in its weekly blog post, admitting that changes needed to be made: "As we close out the Light and Darkne ..read more

Potentially among us? The Wolf Among Us 2 is the eagerly anticipated sequel to one of Telltale's most beloved games, but news of the endeavour has been surprisingly scarce. Last we heard, the game had been delayed and would not be released in 2023. Thankfully, a familiar face has kept the flame of hope alive. The Game Awards' own Geoff Keighley recently surfaced some screenshots of the still in-production project, giving us glimpses of the Big Bad Wolf himself, who still seems down on his luck. When we finally get our grasping paws on this one, it remains anyone's guess, but rest assured, it's ..read more

That particular bet paid off. Capcom has revealed that, mainly due to Dragon's Dogma 2's success, the company will pay out more money to shareholders than previously anticipated. The combination developer/publisher has revised its full-year earnings and dividend forecasts for the financial year ending 31st March 2024. Across all platforms, Dragon's Dogma 2 had sold more than 2.5 million copies at the start of April, ranking highly in PS Store sales charts ever since. IGN sifted through the data announced via a press release, suggesting that sales, profits, and earnings per share have all been ..read more

Parrying is the price that must be paid. Stellar Blade is out today, and fans can finally play the full game to see what all the fuss is about. If you didn't get a chance to try the demo or just wanted to go in fresh, it is worth knowing that the half-second input delay when parrying or dodging is a feature, not a bug, as the game's director recently explained. Speaking to Japanese outlet 4Gamer (translated by Automaton, thanks, VGC), Shift Up's Kim Hyung-tae was asked about the half-second or so of input lag present in the demo, the slight delay between the player inputting a command and the ..read more

The nuclear fallout has never looked smoother. Fallout 4 has just received its long-awaited PS5 upgrade amidst the fervour conjured up by the Amazon Prime TV show. We’ve endured a little radiation to check out whether this native PS5 port has been worth the wait, and the results are mixed depending on who you ask. Read the full article on pushsquare.com ..read more