Game News Round-Up

PS5 price to rise in Europe, Australia and New Zealand

• The price hikes are effective immediately and affect the digital edition of a base PS5 in the UK and Europe, and both the digital and standard versions in Australia and New Zealand. The UK price rises by £40, the European price rises by €50.
• PS5 Pro is not impacted by the price increases
• Sony is decreasing the price of its PS5 disc drives to £69.99 / €79.99 / AUD $124.95 / NZD $139.95

Chaotic match-modifying shooter FragPunk gets new console release date after last month's delay - 29th April

Nintendo Switch Online adds three more Mega Drive classics; Streets of Rage, Super Thunder Blade, ESWAT: City Under Siege

Matt Karch, CEO and co-founder of Saber Interactive, donates $5 million for game industry institute at University of Texas