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Sony permanently slashes prices of PlayStation 4 favorites

Here’s your chance to grab Uncharted for cheap!

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Despite their abundance, video games continue to wow with their exorbitant prices. Currently, the most popular PS4 games out in the market still cost around US$ 60.

Thankfully, Sony is finally slashing the prices of its console’s bestsellers. As such, these fan favorites will reenter the market as “PlayStation Hits.”

The permanent rebranding will slash the affected games prices to just US$ 20 each. This, of course, doesn’t include any additional sales that Sony might implement in the future.

The lineup consists of both top-selling games and console exclusives. This includes the console’s poster children: Naughty Dog’s The Last of Us Remastered and Uncharted 4: A Thief’s End, and FromSoftware’s Bloodborne. With the promo, Sony offers gamers the opportunity to play this generation’s biggest games before they inevitably launch their next console within the next two years.

On retail shelves, the PlayStation Hits will ship in a red case (as opposed to the usual blue) to differentiate the series from Sony’s other offerings.

This isn’t the first time that Sony has repackaged their bestsellers more competitively. On previous console generations, Sony has reshipped these games under the “Greatest Hits” moniker.

Starting June 28, the entire 15-game lineup will relaunch under the new branding. Initially, Sony will start the run exclusively in the United States and Canada. Currently, the company hasn’t revealed when the promo will see other territories.

However, the hard exclusivity applies only to physical copies. Anyone with a US account on the PlayStation Network can still avail of the slashed prices through the Store.

The complete PlayStation Hits lineup includes Battlefield 4, Bloodborne (standard edition), Doom, DriveClub, Infamous: Second Son, Killzone: Shadow Fall, The Last of Us Remastered, LittleBigPlanet 3, Metal Gear Solid 5: The Definitive Experience, Project CARS, Ratchet & Clank, Street Fighter 5, Uncharted 4: A Thief’s End, Yakuza 0, and Yakuza Kiwami.

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Crime Boss: Rockay City now available across Southeast Asia

Conquer the Rockay neighborhood

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Crime Boss: Rockay City

505 Games has announced the availability of one of its biggest titles this year, Crime Boss: Rockay City on Epic Games, with console releases to follow.

With a star-studded roster of voice actors in Hollywood greats Michael Madsen, Chuck Norris, Danny Trejo, Kim Basinger, Danny Glover, Michael Rooker, Damion Poiter, and Vanilla Ice, the organized crime shooter features a turf war for its main storyline, taking players back to 90s crime movies.

The game is available throughout Southeast Asia for the following rates:

  • Indonesia – IDR 323,999
  • Philippines – PhP 1,077.99
  • Malaysia – MYR 93.99
  • Singapore – SG$ 49.99
  • Thailand – THB 819
  • Vietnam – đ 513,000

Purchases until April 4 also get a corresponding 15% discount.

Rule the criminal underworld

Madsen plays the protagonist Travis Baker, who will have to overcome ridiculous odds amidst an explosive turf war to become the king of the criminal underworld.

Using different play-throughs, gamers will have to evade Sheriff Norris, team up with in-game characters, and conquer challenges and missions such as heists to take over Rockay.

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E3 2023 is cancelled

Both in-person and digital

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Throughout the past few months, E3 has suffered through devastating losses. Though the conference was still scheduled to push through later this year, the event’s biggest names — Nintendo, Sony, and Xbox — have pulled out of the event for their own exclusive launches. Now, the death knell is clear: E3 2023 is reportedly cancelled.

First dropped by IGN, the bombshell announcement supposedly comes from a leaked email sent by Entertainment Software Association. The email, which was verified by IGN, states that the event “simply did not garner the sustained interest necessary to execute it in a way that would showcase the size, strength, and impact of our industry.”

Back in February, Nintendo, Sony, and Xbox reportedly pulled out of the event. All three companies were still slated to hold separate events in some form during the conference. However, more recently, Ubisoft also pulled out, holding an in-person event in the Los Angeles area.

Now, it’s clear. A few minutes after IGN dropped the news, E3’s official Twitter account confirmed the news and announced the cancellation of the 2023 conference. Both in-person and digital conferences will no longer push through.

For the past few years, the annual E3 conference seesawed between outright cancellation and exclusively digital programs because of the pandemic. This year was supposed to be the glorious return of the conference to an in-person event. However, with the new digital zeitgeist and an increased interest in smaller events, the writing on the wall is clear: E3 is gone, at least for the time being.

SEE ALSO: Ubisoft pulls out of E3 2023

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Honkai: Star Rail to launch on April 26

All aboard the Astral Express

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Honkai: Star Rail

HoYoverse has announced April 26 as the official release date of upcoming space fantasy RPG Honkai: Star Rail.

The brand-new title will be available on the Epic Games Store, PC, Android, and iOS. The PlayStation version is currently under development.

Honkai: Star Rail takes gamers to a journey of the unknown. It has fantasy elements, myths, and legends integrated into a space sci-fi story. It will adapt an intuitive turn-based combat system as players explore a vast universe filled with cultures, landscape, and scenery.

The main storyline revolves around protagonist Stellaron, who travels the galaxy from the Herta Space Station to know the truth behind the Cancer of All Worlds.

Players will eventually encounter Jarilo-VI, where numerous dangers and conflicts are frozen beneath the snow, and silkpunk flagship Xianzhou Luofu where immortality gets introduced.

To get everyone ready, the Boarding Preparation Special Program is available to watch below.

The informative video aids players on how to make the most out of Star Rail Passes and Stellar Jade, as well as behind the scenes stories of the game.

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