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Half of PS Portal owners subscribe to PS Plus Premium — and Portal streaming use jumped 162% YoY.
Sony’s squeezing big profit from a tiny group of power users instead of growing the install base.
Fans seem happy, but how long can this monetization run?
PS5 devs are roasting Nvidia's DLSS 5 — memes flood X after the AI upscaler 'yassifies' characters.
Artists warn it erases artistic intent and averages designs into an Instagram look.
Will studios let an algorithm rewrite their art?
Todd Howard says The Elder Scrolls 6 builds are finally staying stable — Bethesda ported lessons from Starfield into Creation Engine 3, so development is more efficient.
He still jokes 'pretend we didn't announce it.' No date yet.
When will we actually play it?
Hand-drawn, 90s-style 2D steals the show in the new Sekiro: No Defeat trailer — Gyoubu Oniwa and Genichiro Ashina wreck scenes in brutal boss fights.
Crunchyroll's adaptation feels faithful and plot-richer.
Will it match the game's bite when it lands later this year?
CD Projekt's Cyberpunk TCG Kickstarter smashed its £75k target and has surged past £2.7M today — and it’s still climbing.
The Welcome to Night City set (due late 2026) features V, Johnny Silverhand and Judy; pledges run $49–$7,999.
Will the hype hold?
Tekken: Dark Resurrection landed on PS Plus Premium — and Bandai Namco shipped it without PS5/PS4 Trophies.
The emulation plays great, but fans want gongs.
Time Crisis arrives May 21 — will Bandai Namco skip trophies again?
GRIME II launches on PS5, Xbox Series and PC (Steam) on March 31 — you’re a Formless who absorbs enemies into molds to attack, summon and solve puzzles.
Expect brutal environmental combat, parry/grasp mechanics and deep customization.
Ready to steal forms?
Monopoly goes galactic: Ubisoft and Behaviour Interactive announced Monopoly: Star Wars — Heroes vs.
Villains, out June 11 on PS5, Xbox Series, Switch 2/ Switch, PC and GeForce NOW.
Team-based 2v2/3v3 matches with heroes like Luke, Leia, Vader, Maul.
Who do you pair with?
IO Interactive ends its publishing role on MindsEye — Build A Rocket Boy will be the sole publisher, and IOI and BARB say the Hitman crossover announced in June 2025 won’t release.
MindsEye flopped at launch; can BARB still salvage the game?
Xbox Game Pass just dropped a massive March/April lineup: Like a Dragon: Infinite Wealth, Disco Elysium, Resident Evil 7, Barbie Horse Trails and more arrive across March–April — while a few titles leave on March 31.
Which one are you jumping into first?
