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This comes a week after Discord supposedly turned down a $10 billion offer from Microsoft.

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Discord is a chat platform used by millions every day.
Sony announced it would be partnering with Discord and connecting it to the PlayStation Network.
Discord had previously been considering an acquisition offer from Microsoft, but reportedly turned it down.

In a surprise move, Sony announced today it would be partnering with Discord to integrate the popular chat platform into the PlayStation ecosystem. Discord will be connected to “your social and gaming experience on PlayStation Network” starting sometime early next year.

The announcement comes from Sony Interactive Entertainment CEO Jim Ryan, who said in a statement: “Our goal is to bring the Discord and PlayStation experiences closer together on console and mobile starting early next year, allowing friends, groups, and communities to hang out, have fun, and communicate more easily while playing games together.”
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Ice-cold horror is waiting.

Capcom’s Resident Evil franchise shows no signs of slowing down, with the Resident Evil 3 remake landing in April 2020. This series has sold over 100 million copies so far and the next entry is looking to escalate that number.

Resident Evil Village is a strange game based on what we’ve seen so far, abandoning past franchise mainstays and taking our cast to a mysterious snowy village. No longer are the enemies hordes of zombies — instead, we’ll have to battle the likes of werewolf-like Lycans and vampire ladies. Here’s everything we know about Resident Evil Village.

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What is it?
Check out the trailers
What’s the story?
Is it coming to PS4?
Will it support PSVR?
When does it release?

What is Resident Evil Village?

Resident Evil Village is the eighth mainline game in Capcom’s long-running Resident Evil franchise. It’s a survival-horror game being developed for PS5, PS4, Xbox Series X, Xbox Series S, Xbox One, Google Stadia and Steam.

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Buy any games you want on the consoles before July or August.

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The PS3, PSP, and PlayStation Vita are three older, retired Sony consoles, but you could still buy games for them on digital storefronts.
A report surfaced earlier this month that the game stores for those consoles would be shut down this year.
Sony confirmed it’s closing these stores on July 2 (for PSP and PS3) and August 27 (for PS Vita)

Well it’s official: Sony is closing the PlayStation Stores on PS3, PSP, and PS Vita. We heard reports that it was happening, and Sony has now confirmed that the rumors were true. It’s officially shutting down the stores on those three consoles, meaning that, after this summer, you’ll no longer be able to buy or download new games from those consoles.

The confirmation comes from the PlayStation support site. The notice board has an entry on the store closures that reads: “We are closing PlayStation™Store on PlayStation®3 consoles on 2nd July 2021 and on Play…

Android gamers have a whole new world open to them when playing video games on their mobile devices thanks to cloud gaming with Xbox Game Pass Ultimate, formerly known as Project xCloud. Right now, if you look at the full list of every game you can play, you’ll notice that you can choose from over 100, which might feel a bit overwhelming.

Luckily, we have your back, and we’ve picked some of the best ones of the bunch that we think you should check out first. This is by no means an exhaustive list — Microsoft has an impressive cloud gaming library full of excellent games.

You’ll see some games come and go; such is the nature of Game Pass. But we’ll be sure to update this when we can so that you always know which games to play on your phone. We also rounded up the best phones for Game Pass. And you’ll need a controller for basically all of the games (save a few) before you can dive in, so be sure to check out our picks for the best controllers for Game Pass on Android, too!

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Best answer: Yes. You can use universal remotes with the PS5 as long as it’s programmed to work with your TV. If you don’t have a TV remote, the PS5 Media Remote is a solid choice.

Take control of your PS5 universally

Universal media remotes are, as the name suggests, remotes that can be programmed to control every piece of tech in your entertainment cabinet, from your TV to your DVD or Blu-ray player. This can include video game consoles, though they do not work for all of them — the Switch, for example, doesn’t respond to remotes.

The PlayStation 5 is one of the consoles that can be controlled with a remote. In fact, if you own a universal remote, then you might not even need to program it to work with your PS5. If your remote works with your TV, it’ll most likely work with your PS5. This is thanks to the HDMI-CEC setting (Consumer Electronics Control) that allows users to control the PS5 with another device.

Getting Signals

To make sure this setting is enabled on your PS5, …

New details show Google Stadia spent millions on games, didn’t spend enough time cooking its own exclusives, and undershot its user targets by thousands.

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Google allegedly spent millions to get popular games onto Stadia.
However, it failed to deliver promised features and exclusive games.
It reportedly missed its targets in sales and users by “hundreds of thousands.”

Two new reports, one from Wired and one from Bloomberg have shed new light on what the heck has happened to Google Stadia. Both Wired and Bloomberg reveal that, according to inside sources, Google put a lot of money into getting third-party games on the service, but never got the number of users it was counting on, leading to the closure of the company’s two game studios.

Both reports are about the different ways Stadia was doomed from the planning stages. According to Bloomberg, the people developing Stadia were afraid they wouldn’t be able to deliver all the promised features on time — and …

No Man’s Sky’s latest addition, called the Companions Update, lets you adopt several creatures as pets, with various benefits.

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Hello Games drops a major No Man’s Sky update that allows you to adopt space pets.
After you adopt them, you can bond with them, take them out on missions, or even raise their offspring.
This is the latest in massive No Man’s Sky updates as the game nears the fifth anniversary of its launch.

No Man’s Sky developers Hello Games today released the latest update for its game, called “Companions,” available on PS5. The Companions update overhauls your interactions with animals you find on planets. Now any animals you tame can be adopted and brought with you on your many space adventures. It’s available for all users starting today.

You can adopt up to six companions and name them whatever you choose. You can strengthen your bond with them by playing with them or feeding them. The game already had an in-game taming mechanic, but usu…