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God Of War: Ragnark Has Been Delayed And The Battlefield 6 Reveal Is Happening Next Week Jun 02, 2021

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It was expected given that we haven’t seen anything outside of a tiny reveal trailer but Sony Santa Monica has confirmed that God of War: Ragnarok has been delayed until 2022. The game was revealed alongside a 2021 release date, but it’s not to be. Sony Santa Monica said: We remain focused on delivering a top-quality game whilst maintaining the safety and wellbeing of our team, creative partners and families. With this in mind, we’ve decided to shift the release window to 2022.

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Far Cry 6 Just Got A New Release Date & A Bunch Of New Sonic Games Were Announced May 31, 2021

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Far Cry 6 was originally supposed to release in February, before it was delayed, but it has a brand new release date of October 7th. The game will release on PS4, PS5, Xbox One, Xbox Series X|S and PC. In the new gameplay footage that was released, we got to see Yara in all of its glory, new modifiable weapons, the gears that effects your perks as well as new companions such as a Crocodile (Guapo) and Chorizo, the sausage dog. The big new thing is definitely the weapons.

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New Sonic Games, Dying Light 2 Release Date And Horizon Forbidden West Looks Great May 27, 2021

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Dying Light 2: Stay Human just got a release date as well as eight minutes of new gameplay footage. The game will release on December 7th for PS4, PS5, PC, Xbox One and Xbox Series X. The first gameplay footage was also released (marking almost two years since we got the last major slice). If you haven’t played the original game, Techland has also released Dying Light Platinum Edition which includes absolutely everything that released for the original game.

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Pokemon Legends/Diamond/Pearl Release Dates + Xbox And Bethesda Are Having A Joint E# Stream May 27, 2021

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Out of absolutely nowhere The Pokemon Company has just announced release dates for both Pokemon Legends: Arceus as well as Pokemon Brilliant Diamond and Pokemon Shining Pearl. Pokemon Shining Diamond and Pokemon Brilliant Pearl are releasing on November 19th, whilst Pokemon Legends: Arceus is only a few months behind it on January 28th. Just in case you haven’t heard, Pokemon Legends is the first fully open-world Pokemon game that was announced just a few months ago.

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June's PlayStation Plus Games Have Leaked & A Horizon Forbidden West State Of Play May 26, 2021

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Fanbyte is reporting that a new Final Fantasy game called Final Fantasy Origin is set to be announced during E3 next month. The game is apparently in development by Team Ninja, and is said to play similarly to the Souls games a well in Nioh. Fitting with the name Origin, the world is apparently set to be inspired by the original Final Fantasy game. It’s said that the game will launch exclusively on PS5 to begin with and come to PC at a later date.

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The Last Of Us Part II Just Got A PS5 Patch And Summer Games Fest Is Bringing All The Announcements May 21, 2021

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Following in the foot steps of God of War, Ghost of Tsushima and Ratchet and Clank, The Last Of Us Part II is the latest game to get a PS5 performance patch bringing a new display mode that targets 60 FPS visuals. Announced in a blog post, Naughty Dog said that patch 1.08 will bring a “toggle in the Display options that allows you to choose between a Framerate Target of 30 FPS or 60 FPS.

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GTA V Has A Next-Gen Release Date, PlayStation Sales & More Xbox Game Pass Games May 18, 2021

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Grand Theft Auto V is set to release on PS5 and Xbox Series X on November 11th. Grand Theft Auto Online will also release on this day as well, with GTA Online being free for three months (ending February 2022) for PlayStation Plus members.

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EB Games Has A Bunch Of New Member Perks May 17, 2021

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EB Games has today introduced new perks for its EB World members to celebrate 10 years of EB World. Those that are Level 3 + 4 EB World members will get a $10 voucher for their birthday (starting in May including those who have had birthdays already passed) whilst Level 5 EB World members will get a $20 voucher for their birthday. Those that are Level 1 + 2 EB World members will get a $10 off voucher for spending $50, so not too bad at all. EB Games has also announced some new EB World merch.

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Two New DualSense Controllers + The Last PlayStation Freebies May 17, 2021

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After it leaked last week, Sony has now announced two new DualSense colours. One of the controllers is called Midnight Black and just as the name suggests, it's an all black controller. The other one is called Cosmic Red and features a two-tone red and black design. Both controller will be available on June 18th for $110 and $120 respectively.

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Over 25 First-Party PS5 Games Are In Development May 13, 2021

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Sony has been very clear about the fact that they're going even harder this generation on first-party titles and it looks like they're sticking true to that promise. In an interview with Wired, PlayStation Studios Boss Herman Hulst has said that there's an incredible amount of variety of games in development originating from different regions, big, small, and different genres. He went on to confirm that there's currently more than 25 games in development for PS5 from PlayStation Studios.

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