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Horizon: Forbidden West is one of the greatest game sequels of all time

Enlarge / So begins Aloy’s journey into the forbidden west. (All images in this review were captured by Ars Technica on PS5 hardware, unless otherwise noted. ) (credit: Sony Interactive Entertainment) This review of Horizon: Forbidden West includes as few spoilers as possible—and leaves most of the series’ first game unspoiled, as well. Any review […]

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F1 2021 reviewed: Codemasters adds story, keeps the racing sim feeling fresh

As the name suggests, F1 2021 is this year’s official Formula 1 racing sim. [credit: Electronic Arts ] If you’re old enough to have started playing video games by the turn of the century, the words “EA releases a new Formula 1 game” might strike fear into your heart. After all, the gaming behemoth published […]

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Horizon Forbidden West gameplay reveal: Swimming with tropical robo-saurs

Another successful robo-safari for Aloy in Horizon Forbidden West. [credit: Sony Interactive Entertainment / Guerrilla Games ] Aloy, the braided-hair hero of Sony’s 2017 smash Horizon Zero Dawn, is set to return to consoles later this year in the series’ first sequel, and on Thursday, we finally learned how that sequel video game will look. […]

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Sony takes aim at Xbox Game Pass with PlayStation Plus Video Pass

The name may not be final, but this image’s appearance on official PlayStation servers hints loudly at a PlayStation-exclusive video service in the near future. [credit: Sony Interactive Entertainment ] As the battle of subscription gaming services heats up, Sony appears poised to offer a new perk to PlayStation console owners: Sony movies with your […]

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Final Fantasy VII Remake Intergrade leads latest PlayStation game-reveal event

Yuffie—a beloved hero who is in the original Final Fantasy VII but not its existing remake—returns to the remake’s… remake. [credit: Square Enix ] Sony’s latest PlayStation-focused video reveal event, as part of its State Of Play series, was its shortest yet, lacking announcements on any first-party Sony games coming to either PlayStation 5 or the […]

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Sony confirms PlayStation 5 PS4 back-compat Information, Tips in”Game Boost”

Expand (charge: Aurich Lawson / / Sony) Following ripping the PlayStation 5 bowels apart before this past week, Sony affirmed almost everything we want to learn on Friday about the way its newest games console, launch November 12, will port using PS4 games by backward grip . We should probably begin with the major news […]