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Wargaming Celebrates Its 20th Anniversary With In-Game Events

Throughout the month of August, Wargaming is celebrating hitting the 20-year milestone. To thank each and every tanker, pilot, and commander of the community, a special set of events are starting, and everyone is invited to take part.

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Konami Announces Very Strong Financial Results Among Silent Hill 2 and eFootball Success

Konami announced its financial results for the first nine months of fiscal year 2025, related to the period between April and December 2024.

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Forza Horizon 5 Comes to PlayStation 5 in Spring 2025.

New drivers will soon arrive at the Horizon Festival from PlayStation 5.

MaximusPrime_1d 10h ago (Edited 1d 10h ago )

Woo hoo!

Seems Sony turned MS into Sega lol

-Foxtrot1d 10h ago

Well, we knew it was going to happen, can’t say it’s surprising

I can’t wait to see you know who’s spin on this one especially when he said this would never happen.

Next is Halo, Gears or Fable

MaximusPrime_1d 10h ago

Halo has repeatedly been a rumoured game on here. Forza strangely quiet.

Very happy with Forza announcement because I enjoy racing games.

Forza should be a major wake up call because compare this with Sea of Thieves, Forza is a massive and popular game.

Yep Halo, GoW, Fable are definitely next.

RaidenBlack1d 10h ago

I'd say next is Master Chief Collection and then Starfield.
But I wish it's the time Sunset Overdrive returns home.

-Foxtrot1d 9h ago

@RaidenBlack

" But I wish it's the time Sunset Overdrive returns home "

There's a possibility now with Microsoft's publisher like approach they could let Insomniac re-release it on PS5, either that or a remake. If the sales are decent they might be allowed to make a sequel.

darthv721d 8h ago

Bout damn time PS got a quality open world racer.

darthv721d 8h ago

@Raiden... SSOD would make for a great olive branch to bridge relations. Id love to see a 4k 120 mode for it on PS5. I had to play it on the steam deck due to 60fps support. Same with Quantum Break and Ryse. All of those are better suited to 60fps instead of the 30 on XB.

Sonic18811d 5h ago

"I can’t wait to see you know who’s spin on this one especially when he said this would never happen."

Obscure_Observer 😂

Deeeeznuuuts1d 4h ago

Yeah, this is great, I'm not too fussed about Forza horizon, I'll probably get it in a sale but can't wait for Halo and Gears to come on playstation, had so much fun when I was younger playing them at my mates house, hopefully it's soon

YungDragon1d 1h ago

I would love for it to be Fable. It's really the only game from Microsoft I've ever wanted to play, and so I always do it on PC

GamerRN19h ago

What if, and hear me out, they release all their games on PS5 this generation because they clearly lost this one, build a fan base showing how great their games are, and hi back to exclusivity in 2 years in their next Gen?!

Just a thought

Outside_ofthe_Box15h ago(Edited 15h ago)

@GamerRN

Let's say that's their plan, it won't work. Why? Because coming into next gen most are expecting to not having to buy a Xbox to enjoy their games. Even if Microsoft announces this, it won't be enough to convince most people that they won't cave and drop exclusivity down the line because we've all gone through Microsoft's song and dance before. It would also mean Phil is a liar once again with all this "pro consumer" talk of not gate keeping games.

Just a thought

GamerRN10h ago

@Outside

That's one thought... But if they release a wildly popular console with incredible power, great price, AND GamePass while capturing new fans, they have a better chance then trying to just go to the next Gen with keeping exclusivity...

I think it's their best bet and let's then keep getting sales to gauge what games really are good...

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Obscure_Observer1d 10h ago

Best Arcade Racing Game EVER!!!

Enjoy it PS5 Players!

RaiderNation1d 10h ago

Burnout: Paradise City? Yeah I agree!

KyRo1d 10h ago (Edited 1d 9h ago )

Split Second exists. FH are fun though.

Terry_B1d 9h ago

Its obvious you didnt play a lot arcade racers yet.

peppeaccardo1d 7h ago

I love how the masters of deception at Microsoft are spinning this around to make the world believe that this move was a highly coordinate and long planned one. Microsoft has been irrelevant in the game industry for a while now, few francises aside their trajectory has been always toward the bottom. Now they carve the "EVERYthing is an XBOX" marketing BS and take the SEGA route. I understand that after all the money they have spent they have to get on the positive cashflow, but I feel a sense of betrial toward their long time supporters ... imagine if it was SONY behaving this way !!

Sonic18811d 5h ago (Edited 1d 5h ago )

Pretending like you're happy about it 😂😂

helicoptergirl1d 4h ago

Thanks I will. I will gladly give MS my money when they bring games over. The more games they bring over, the more I'm starting to like them hahahahahaha. Playstation FOR THE WIN

Obscure_Observer1d 4h ago (Edited 1d 4h ago )

@Sonic1881

"Pretending like you're happy about it 😂😂"

Lol. You though I would be on suicide watch or something. Think again! XD

More paying customers is always great news for Game Pass users on Xbox and PC.

Forza Horizon 5 will be nothing but another Xbox banger on Playstation.

Enjoy!

Outside_ofthe_Box1d 2h ago

@Obscure

If you aren't pretending now, were you pretending here?
https://n4g.com/news/264132...

raWfodog1d ago (Edited 1d ago )

A couple of months ago you told PS5 gamers to ‘keep dreaming’ when someone suggested this was going to be announced at the Game Awards. I guess ‘dreams’ still do come true even a couple of months later.

piroh1d ago

Thank you Team Xbox

Thanks Phil

RauLeCreuset23h ago

@Obscure

"More paying customers is always great news for Game Pass users on Xbox and PC."

It's wild how many of you brazenly try to switch it up like no one can see what you said on the internet.

Obscure 361 days ago:

"Now suddenly he's apparently (if rumours are true) letting poor Sarah Bond do a talk about their new strategy and Xbox becoming multiplatform basically throwing someone else into the line of fire of what will be angry die hard fans so he doesn't have to take the heat."

He won´t be able to avoid anything! Lol!

He´s the one who promoted Sarah in the first place!

He´ll be forever cursed by the die hard and overall Xbox community! If going full multi platform are his plans and ultimate goal, he better put that Jim Ryan´s hat trick and retire from gaming and disappear just like Don Mattrick did.

https://n4g.com/comments/re...

Obscure 360 days ago:

"I personally think this is an extremely shortsighted decision. Just when Xbox is getting a decent slew of exclusives you're gonna give up? There is really no scenario where this is gonna be good for Xbox consoles. No matter how they spin this."

Indeed.

Doesn´t make sense at all! Specially when Satya Nadella himself is boasting amazing numbers post ABK´s acquisition, telling everyone how Xbox is now Microsoft´s third biggest business!

I can´t believe that Phil made his way all the way to the top, just to turn his back on Xbox gamers.

I don´t know the reasons why he decided and gone silent regarding all those rumors, but he won´t be able to remain silent for long.

https://n4g.com/comments/re...

Eonjay23h ago

Microsoft is about to make a lot of money.

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RaidenBlack1d 10h ago (Edited 1d 10h ago )

'Add Forza Horizon 5 tags (this includes PS5)' ~ Me, 5 years ago, wouldn't have believed this report on N4G

RaidenBlack1d 9h ago

'Add Forza Horizon 5 tags (this includes Switch 2)' ~ next

MaximusPrime_1d 9h ago

Yeah I after I typed this, I thought to myself, "this is strangely weird."

VenomUK1d 8h ago (Edited 1d 8h ago )

Microsoft is like a ravished vampire that's tasted some of that PS5 blood (profits) with Sea of Thieves and now has gone ravenous for those PlayStation dollars!

1Victor1d 6h ago (Edited 1d 6h ago )

@ Maximus: “Woo hoo!

Seems Sony turned MS into Sega lol”
.

I wouldn’t say Sony but Microsoft laziness and arrogance turned them into Sega minus 1.0as sega was a great and honorable competitor plus had good consoles and excellent games.
Edit:I didn’t disagree with your comment also
Can a admin do a welfare check on obscured I’m worried about what he might do to.

MaximusPrime_22h ago

Looks like Obscure now has a nickname, Obscure "keep dreaming" Observer

DazaMc22h ago

Sega made some amazing games though!

badz14922h ago

with this, I guess it's almost over now for xbox, console-wise. once Halo crosses over, then there shouldn't even be any xbox loyalist anymore like there is no Sega loyalists nowadays.

but it's ironic that after all those fightings in the court, for Sony to end up not only retaining CoD but now also xbox flagship titles on their console, who would have guessed?

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neutralgamer199213h ago

Why can't we just say nice to have more great games instead of bringing one company or another down or throwing negativity towards them

Thank you Xbox for making your games available on all platforms

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Kimchi3571d 10h ago (Edited 1d 10h ago )

Geez, this game is ancient. 2021…

Put the new one on there

MaximusPrime_1d 10h ago

Lol, you ran out of words. Be grateful that MS will get more money just like CoD

Kimchi3571d 10h ago

I’m grateful for sure

But I want to see Motorsport go cross platform

Obscure_Observer1d 10h ago

"Lol, you ran out of words. Be grateful that MS will get more money just like CoD"

YES!

RaidenBlack1d 10h ago

I still hate that Driveclub was killed off.
No 1st party non-sim racer on PS since.
So, Horizon 5 on PS basically fills that void.
Hope Sony resurrects the Motorstorm IP.

ironmonkey1d 5h ago

Lol you forgot how business works. Your being payed to have it on your platform. Profits are coming both sides. Only difference is Sony didn't have lift a finger. Easy money.

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RaidenBlack1d 10h ago (Edited 1d 10h ago )

Horizon and Motorsport are different series of Forza and different genres.
PS would benefit from a new non-sim racer and hence Horizon 5 will fair better. PS players prefer GT more anyway in sim category and the new Motorsport will have hard time competing here (but a sidenote ... Forza do pump out Motorsport more frequent than GT, since they have a bigger team)
And imho, the last Forza Horizon is better than the latest Motorsport, so this decision makes more sense. And dare I say its the best open world racer? Dont think the latest Crew is better though. Leave a reply if you can think of a better newer open world racer than FH5.

1Victor1d 6h ago

@ obscured: “Geez, this game is ancient. 2021…

Put the new one on there”
Your sourness is showing on your alt account names 🤣.
I won’t report this one as spam unless you keep spamming your sour bitter comments

rudero1d 2h ago

All of Microsoft’s offerings are ancient…
Outside of their little circle, they did not make any new AAA games for over a decade.

badz14922h ago

the new one is already being massacred by GT7 popularity-wise.

I think it wouldn't look good for MS to bring over the least popular one over to PS5 first. FH5 now has a 24H peak of over 19k while the new one only 841 on Steam. even FH4 has over 12k of 24H peak. what a shamble that one was.

Neonridr15h ago(Edited 15h ago)

this is why it's coming. Are we expecting FH6 to launch day and date on PS5?

That being said, it's an amazing game and there will be so much content there.

I don't know if Sony would want MS to put Forza Motorsport on their console as it would be a direct competitor to Gran Turismo.

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Outside_ofthe_Box1d 10h ago

This doesn't look like a Bethesda or Activision title to me, but I could be wrong.

Kimchi3571d 10h ago

Is that new? Isn’t Sea of Theives out on PS5?

Outside_ofthe_Box1d 10h ago

https://n4g.com/news/265098...

Look at that link and read the comments. Some were saying they wouldn't be convinced unless titles like this were going full multiplat. Maybe they are convinced now?

Kimchi3571d 10h ago

Weird. I’m pretty sure there are already a lot of non-Bethesda, non-Activision games by Xbox studios on PS5 and Switch.

Anyway - this game is ancient. Sony brings games to PC quicker than this

thesoftware7301d 10h ago

I am convinced.

My only hope is that they keep releasing hardware, this way we get a lot more players across great titles like this.

Outside_ofthe_Box1d 9h ago

I think they release one more console and look at the performance from there and determine their future in regards to that. They should have a much more realistic expectation of how it should perform this go around. We do know that they have a handheld in the works as well

Kimchi3571d 9h ago

I think both MS and Sony only release one more console

PC is taking over, and they both know it

InUrFoxHole1d 8h ago

Sony possibly 2 more. I think MS will push handheld

Lightning771d 7h ago

They have another gen in them but the one after the next could be questionable imo. Hey Xbox said they're positioning themselves to be a publisher across the industry. No red lines and all. Xbox only fans need to think bigger than their box bit the health of the industry as a whole. Especially with Ubisoft failing and EA starting to not do well.

I_am_Batman1d 3h ago (Edited 1d 3h ago )

Microsoft are effectively killing off their console brand. Don't expect them to put a ton of R&D budget into next-gen hardware.

If they're making another Xbox, you're probably gonna get something that's closer to a pre-built PC with an Xbox logo on it. Using off-the-shelf parts, running a limited version of windows in a fancy custom case.

If they're still naive enough to put their hope into Gamepass growth, they might still want to offer some cheap low-end entry point, but If they tear down their walled garden and allow competing storefronts like steam on there, I would expect potential future Xbox hardware prices to generally rise. Subsidizing an open platform simply doesn't make much sense.

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blackblades1d 9h ago

Yeah I remember that, I'm also curious of what they think now. They'll probably make up some other coping talk

LG_Fox_Brazil1d 10h ago

Matter of time for Halo and Gears to do the same

ocelot071d 10h ago

MCC and Gears 1/Collection will happen this year I think. As well for the Switch 2.

bleedsoe9mm1d 1h ago

Tying Software to hardware is Anti Consumer

Eonjay23h ago

So... you never heard of Nintendo I take it. Or are you calling Nintendo Anti-consumer? Also that's silly on its face. It's like calling HBO for not putting its shows on Disney Plus.

bleedsoe9mm18h ago

Nintendo is one of the most anti consumer companies around, and neither Disney plus nor HBO are hardware

generic-user-name17h ago

Who is to say a game like Shadow of the Colossus would even exist if it wasn't funded by Sony in order to entice consumers to their platform? Halo was going to be a RTS for Macs before MS stepped in because they needed a game to sell their Xbox. Exclusives also take full advantage of the hardware they are released on, meaning the game can be the best it can be.

Nothing anti consumer about this, nobody stops you from owning multiple platforms.

ziggyzinfirion15h ago

Tell that all Developer/Publisher who made their games only available to PC.

Outside_ofthe_Box15h ago(Edited 15h ago)

"and neither Disney plus nor HBO are hardware"

So Tying Software to a service is better though right?

The Wood10h ago

You sound like an entitled consumer. You have no concept of what a USP is or its point.

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Terry_B1d 10h ago

Lol..bet its going to be a PS+ (Essential) Title in 2026-27

Kimchi3571d 10h ago

If Sony are willing to pay for it… yes

Eonjay23h ago

Actually it's up to the publisher. I have a feeling that Microsoft would rather get the premium sale.

OlderGamer1718h ago

Sony dont have tp pay for it, they get 30% of every game that MS puts on Playstarion, and they have to pay zipp nadda nothing, to MS...

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BioWare Studio Update

Gary McKay, General Manager, BioWare: "Hello Everyone,

Today, we are turning towards the future and preparing for the next chapter in BioWare’s story. As we announced in August 2023, we are changing how we build games to meet the needs of our upcoming projects and hold ourselves to the highest quality standards.

Now that Dragon Age: The Veilguard has been released, a core team at BioWare is developing the next Mass Effect game under the leadership of veterans from the original trilogy, including Mike Gamble, Preston Watamaniuk, Derek Watts, Parrish Ley, and others."

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thorstein2d ago

Matthew McConaughey: alright alright alright.

VenomUK1d 18h ago

Five paragraphs of words to dress up saying ‘we’ve cut staff’.

jokeriswild423h ago

It's such a shame what the woke cult did to Dragon Age, because the technical coders were great. They created models of hair that were very well done, something very difficult to render in games if you haven't noticed.
All their efforts mired by the worst writing in history, the trauma dumping of the Troony Troons who wrote and directed the game, and the self obsessed whining that each of the characters (obviously a projection of the self obsessed whining of the Director who is a self proclaimed "Queerosexual")

RaidenBlack1d 16h ago

Matthew McConaughey : Play Exodus. Its the new Mass Effect from the old guys but with me in it.

XBManiac1d 20h ago

So... next Mass Effect will be another The Veilguard... Personally, I don't like the idea. But maybe it has its public. Good luck.

Alos881d 20h ago

They can't afford another Veilguard.

LordoftheCritics1d 18h ago

EA needs to let it go.

Having a few members from the old Bioware means nothing.

Every great story has a visionary storyteller.
If that person does not exist in the team then it's all borrowed storytelling and another inevitable veilguard.

RaidenBlack1d 16h ago

EA should think of a hands-off IP collab with Larian for next Dragon Age.
No EA interference, pure Larian.

enkiduxiv1d 12h ago

I doubt it would ever happen, but back in the old days this is exactly what publishers did.

Skate-AK1d 20h ago (Edited 1d 20h ago )

"Today’s news will see BioWare become a more agile, focused studio that produces unforgettable RPGs."

Agile is definitely an euphemism for layoffs.

Knushwood Butt1d 17h ago

Yes, and it's amazing how many of these businesses were not, 'agile', before. What on earth were they doing?

Profchaos1d 6h ago

Working properly agile means do more with less and get third party contractors in as cheap as possible to pick up the slack

Knushwood Butt1d 3h ago

Well, the literal definition in this context is being able to deal with new situations or changes quickly and successfully, but it's just become a meaningless buzzword used by clueless leadership that are trying to sound intelligent.

Now, Bioware, let's see you measure this new level of agility now that you've laid off a bunch of people.

PapaBop1d 19h ago

Careful Gary, don't ever EVER stand in front of an EA exec if they're taking you for a walk. Hope they've renovated their graveyard to make it a little more cosey. Seems to me that going by the news, they've got one foot in the grave . Another cautionary tale of why independent studios are better off staying independent, most of what Bioware their name have long since gone.

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