Game News Round-Up

PlayStation says it’s planning to release more family games like Astro Bot

• Sony says the platformer's awards success validates its plan to expand in the family genre

Xbox’s Metal Gear Solid Delta replaces Ape Escape monkeys with Bomberman

Saros, the next game from Housemarque, is out next year

• The studio behind Returnal is back with a new IP

Borderlands 4 release date confirmed

• The shooter RPG will be released on PlayStation 5, Xbox Series S/X, and PC on September 23
• A special State of Play presentation dedicated solely to Borderlands 4 will be coming this Spring, though no specific date was confirmed.

Sonic Racing: CrossWorlds gets its first gameplay trailer

• Includes different racing styles from previous sonic racing games, such as the hoverboards from Sonic Riders.
• Sega says the game will feature “iconic characters from the Sonic the Hedgehog and Sega universes”, confirming that the game won’t be solely restricted to Sonic characters like the previously released Team Sonic Racing

Sega shows trailer for Shinobi: Art of Vengeance, out later this year

• Releases August 29, 2023 on PS4/5, Xbox One / Series S/X, and Steam, with Switch and physical versions following later

Elden Ring Nightrein, From Software’s spin-off multiplayer game, has been given a release date of May 30, 2025

MindsEye launches Summer 2025 on PS5

Lies of P: Overture launches Summer 2025

Days Gone Remastered announced for PC and PS5 for release April 25th

• If you owned Days Gone on PS4, or already on PC, you'll have the option to upgrade to this new version for $10 (UK price TBA).

February’s PlayStation Plus Game Catalog games available from February 18th

• Extra and Premium
• Star Wars Jedi: Survivor (PS4/5)
• TopSpin 2K25 (PS4/5)
• Lost Records: Bloom & Rage – Tape 1 (PS5)
• SaGa Frontier Remastered (PS4)
• Somerville (PS4/5)
• Tin Hearts (PS4/5)
• Mordhau (PS4/5)
• Classics
• Patapon 3 (PS4/5)
• Dropship: United Peace Force (PS4/5)

All three Armored Core PS1 games are coming to the PS Plus Premium Classics Catalog

• No release date given

PlayStation 5 enjoys best ever holiday period, reaching 75 million shipments

• PS5 shipments are now neck-and-neck with PS4

‘Change is never easy’: Minecraft studio Mojang announces studio head switch

• Microsoft Gaming‘s Kayleen Walters will take over at Mojang. Currently, Walters is vice president and head of franchise development at Microsoft’s gaming division.
• Kayleen will be based out of Microsoft's US HQ

Alan Wake 2 has sold more than 2 million copies, Remedy is now making royalties from it

• Control 2 has now also entered full production Remedy says

One Piece Pirate Warriors 4 tops 4 million sales worldwide

Remedy Financial Results

• Q4 2024
• Revenue: €11.7 million (up 13.1%)
• Operating loss: €1.4 million (compared to operating loss of €12.8 million in 2023)
• FY 2024
• Revenue: €33.9 million (up 49.3%)
• Operating loss: €4.3 million (compared to operating loss of €28.6 million in 2023)

Relic Entertainment outlines new business strategy

• Relic CEO Justin Dowdeswell said the studio will focus on three areas: a commitment to existing games, working on "smaller-scope" titles, and revisiting older franchises via remasters, re-releases, or new projects.