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🚨 Swing and a Miss 🚨 Sony's push into live service games has been slow—Helldivers 2 saw initial success but is tapering off, and The Last of Us Online was canceled, highlighting challenges in this model. Now, Concord is being taken offline due to mixed feedback and low engagement. However, I’m glad the game isn’t dead; it will return later. In the meantime, Sony should consider going free-to-play, redesigning character looks, and incorporating characters from existing PlayStation IPs. #GamingIndustry #Sony #LiveService #GameDevelopment #PlayerFeedback #Concord #PlayStation

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This is a huge deal. I grew up in the era of NES and SNES and Sega Genesis. The competitive landscape changed when Sony came in, bringing a new physical storage technology in the form of compact discs. Ever since then, they have been a mainstay and a major source of competition in an industry with fewer and fewer major players every year. If Sony’s own internal documents are stating they are moving into the future playing catch-up against the behemoth Microsoft. This does not bode well for a style of game creation that is incredibly attractive to we who love contained, well-written stories with gameplay that encourages the player to invest emotionally with the characters. #GamingNews #GamingIndustry #GamingCommunity #ConsoleGaming #FinanceInGaming #PCGaming

Original art I created of Tom & Jerry for Gameboy, Nintendo, and Playstation is now in the hands of collectors. #TomAndJerry #GameboyArt #NintendoArt #PlaystationArt #CollectorsItem #VideoGameArt #ClassicCharacters #ArtForCollectors #OriginalArtForSale #LicensedArt #CartoonCollectors #LicensedArtwork #ArtSales #OriginalArt 

🚀 How thousands of customers took on a corporation AND WON! 🎮 In February, Arrowhead Game Studios launched Helldivers 2 on PlayStation and PC, quickly capturing the market with impressive sales and critical acclaim, selling over 8 million copies in just two months. 🌟 However, the triumph was short-lived. On May 3rd, a sudden policy change by PlayStation required all PC players to create a PlayStation account to continue playing. This new rule would have excluded players in over one hundred territories where PlayStation Network is unavailable, essentially locking them out of the game. 🚫 The backlash was immediate and severe. Within just two days, players expressed their dissatisfaction loud and clear, leaving over 200,000 negative reviews and some even initiating refunds or chargebacks. 📉 In a swift response to the uproar, PlayStation retracted their decision by May 6th, removing the controversial account linkage requirement and restoring access to all. The power of community prevailed! ✊ Despite the quick resolution, the episode has put a dent in Arrowhead's reputation and now puts Helldivers 2's "Game of the Year" prospects in jeopardy. The path forward for Arrowhead? Rebuilding trust with their community. 💔 ➡️ ❤️ If you enjoyed this post, please leave a like & follow for more! ✅ #GamingIndustry #Helldivers2 #CustomerPower #BusinessStrategy #ReputationManagement #GameOfTheYear

Helldivers 2 - the most successful PlayStation Studios release on PC in terms of CCU, but Destiny 2 numbers are still higher. ▫️ Currently, the peak CCU for Helldivers 2 is at 203.6 thousand users. ▫️ The previous peak CCU record for PlayStation Studios belonged to God of War, with more than 73 thousand simultaneous players. However, it's essential to consider the genre specificity, as all previous Sony releases on the platform are tailored for single-player experiences. ▫️ In comparison, Destiny 2 on Steam, which is now also in Sony's portfolio, has a peak CCU of 316.7 thousand, set in March 2023. ▫️ The first Helldivers had a peak CCU of 6.7 thousand. In this regard, the sequel's results are more than 30 times higher. #helldivers #steam #trends #trend #game #games #gamedev #gaming #gamedevelopment

Last month, Kotaku informed that the release date of Grand Theft Auto VI was internally changed from early 2025 to the year 2025 itself. However, that’s not the end of things, as the news says it could get pushed to as late as 2026. Good news, though, brought Michael Gamble, the Executive Producer of Bioware, who confirmed that the fifth entry to the Mass Effect franchise is being worked on by the developers of the original trilogy. The game is still in pre-production, so it will take a while until the players will get their hands on it. PlayStation 5 Pro, though, will come in the coming months. Tom Henderson claims it will release later this. In comparison with the original PS5, the new console will feature 45% faster rendering and two-to-three times better ray-tracing. With the raw power of the Pro being 33,5 teraflops, Sony’s main objective is to offer higher resolution while maintaining 60 or more FPS. Well, that’s it for the top news of March. Looking forward to playing GTA VI? Let us know in the comment section! https://lnkd.in/d-Ms65xt #digitalpaint #gamegrafic #gameart #gameasset #substancedesigner #substancepainter #amazingart #gamer #fantasy #digitalart #artist #gaming #characterdesign #illustration #drawing #fanart #conceptart #drawingart #art #gamegraphic #artwork #artstation  

Stellar Blade is another announcement of the upcoming game! In addition to the Death Stranding sequel, several more games were presented at the first State of Play of this year, and one of them was Stellar Blade, developed by the Korean studio SHIFT UP Corporation. The trailer includes fragments of story scenes, battles and world exploration. In the PlayStation Blog, the head of Shift Up and the director of development of the project noted that the video demonstrates a significant part of the content that will be included in the release version. Stellar Blade will tell the story of humanity's struggle with the mysterious creatures that have infested the Earth. The main character, a warrior named Eve, sets off with other survivors Adam and Lily to save the last stronghold of humanity - the city of Xion. We have finally been announced the exact release date of the game, which is April 26, 2024 on PlayStation 5. Pre-orders for the game will open on February 7. We are really looking forward to it! Tags: #GameDev #GameDevelopment #GameTrailer #GameRelease #StellarBlade #ShiftUp #ShiftUpCorporation #StateOfPlay #ArtmerStudio