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Heavenly Sword 2: Sony Grabs A New Dev For The Project, Trilogy Intact

1. Kratos Maybe A Permenant Character For The MK Franchise
2. Apple To Deliver A Gaming Controller For Ipad ( This Is Sick )
3. Need For Speed: Shift 2 - 9/10
4. HipHopGamer On Ms Xbox World
5. Future NBA Star Tyler, 15 Years Old Wins The M.V.P. Trophy

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badboy8084800d ago

Too much good information does that to a person.

Nitrowolf24800d ago (Edited 4800d ago )

God i hope this is true, i don't even care who wrote/did this article i just want another Heavenly sword. This is one of the best PS3 game to come out around launch. Such a great title that def. deserves a sequel or even a prequel (could be about the war before 1 took place).

LOGICWINS4800d ago (Edited 4800d ago )

Honestly, I didn't like the show this week. He said said Sony was going to announce 4 new exclusives at E3..well, duh. Thats not very shocking considering the multitude of exclusives they have coming out this year. In fact, I expect them to announce at least 10 exclusive games across the PS3, Move, and the NGP at E3.

And the Heavenly Sword 2 thing isn't really anything that I wouldn't have expected either.

Also Hiphop, the majority of people who watch ur videos and know who u are are hardcore gamers who go on the Internet to inform themselves about the hobby that they love. My question to you is:

Do you think these SAME people give a rats ass about Ipad gaming and/or any accessories related to it?

Btw, I DID like your review of Shift 2. Very honest and non-biased.

Reibooi4800d ago

Hate this crap. I see the Heavenly Sword mention in the title and then go AWESOME click the thing and see oh..... it's hiphopgamer.... Thanks for destroying my hopes for a 2nd Heavenly Sword.

crck4800d ago

I suggest everyone that is sick of essentially being "rick rolled" by this clown to start using the report button for his submissions.

huzzaahh4800d ago

As much as I dislike Hiphopgamer, he gets a lot of his guesses right. One might even say that they're "educated" guesses.

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Theonetheonly4800d ago (Edited 4800d ago )

dude how did this get approved if i add one tag that is very close to the target for example i was the first one to post the demo for crysis 2 was live on psn. i got dissaproved by some shmucks that said that it had nothing to do with sony. then the same douchbag copied my article changed a few words and got his article approved.

hiphop gamer can put all the tags he wants and gets approved like its nothing, just irritating.

HolyOrangeCows4799d ago

"Too much bulls*** does that to a person"

Fixed.

jeseth4799d ago

As annoyning as HHG is to me now, Heavenly Sword 2 would be amazing. I loved Heavenly Sword and it is still one of my favs this gen.

Let Santa Monica make it!

Dee_914799d ago

Lol @ all this pointless hate on HHG

they hated him when he called kratos being on mortal combat they are doing the same now
if you dont like him dont comment on shit

ignorant people dont know how to react to someone that acts different then they do

all this should be marked as offtopic and trolling

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Dragun6194800d ago

Taking it as a grain of salt. But it would be great for those HS fans, If Sony does announces Heavenly Sword 2. It would be funny though if Heavenly Sword 2 turns out to be better than all of Ninja Theory's games including DmC.

Rynx4800d ago

I wouldn't doubt it.

What if this is the game Santa Monica is working on.... hmmmm....

xtremeimport4799d ago

that'd be pimp. I loved this game, really hope something comes from all of this.

btw,he does know the W is silent in sword right?

FF7numbaone4799d ago

you fools still in here compaining. Wouldn't be more effective to not troll?

Ares844799d ago

HipHopGaymer does it again. Let alone that he talks a bunch of bullshit about video games and posts rumors as news and makes up stuff, but now he has to talk about sports????? WTF has sports have to do anything with video games?? WTF has a 15 year old boy winning a trophy at a sporting event has to do with video games???

This HHG is the worst of the worst. Should not be allowed to post anything.

Dee_914799d ago (Edited 4799d ago )

Hmmm I didnt read the rule on HIS site were HE ONLY allowed to talk about games.

Im bookmarking this so that when Sony announce HS2 at E3 I will bring it back up to show you how ignorant you look.
If you dont believe what he say then dont
but your sounding like a dumb ass calling him the worst of the worst because he is far from the worst especially when any nobody can make an article and call them self a game journalist

xAlmostPro4799d ago

Would be awesome if Santa Monica made it xD

AaronSponk4799d ago

The first one had great graphics (some of the best true HDR lighting and animation ever seen on a console) but, honestly, I felt the gameplay didn't quite come together.

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Hitman07694800d ago

This has a huge demand right now from a lot of gamers! Great show as always.

Nicaragua4799d ago (Edited 4799d ago )

slurp slurp - another great generic bumlicking comment from Hitman0769

Caleb_1414799d ago

I have nothing against Hitman0769... but that comment made me lol hard XD +bubbles

Forbidden_Darkness4800d ago

I would place my bets on Santa Monica (makers of God of War), to continue the Heavenly Sword franchise.

clank5434800d ago

Maybe they could put a jump button in for the sequel

morganfell4800d ago

Why is jumping needed, so Nariko (if she returns) or Kai, or the successor could bounce around like some imp?

That was one of the things which always perturbed me concerning God of War. Here we have a being so powerful he can dethrone the gods of Olympus yet he bounces around like a rubber ball.

The combat in Heavenly Sword was different and much of this was due (and welcome) to the lack of constant bounding. And bounding/jumping wasn't a "don't so it if you do not like it" in God of War. It was a necessity. It was ingrained in the mechanics and attack upgrades were full of jumping.

Where Kratos is bouncing around, Nariko is a whirling dervish of earthbound death. Her vaults were part of the natural flow of the attack mechanics rather than an on demand springboard feature.

No, I'll disagree respectfully and hope they leave the unique combat intact rather than becoming a copycat of GoW.

dc14799d ago

Here's a plus bulb to you!
(I accidentally gave you a disagree)

Thanks again for articulating my position on this perfectly.

DragonKnight4799d ago

@Morganfell: Using your analogy, don't you think it would be odd that someone who can kill hordes of enemies somehow lacks the skills to jump? Do you understand that jumping is a basic gaming mechanic used for various reasons?

Fact is, Ninja Theory suck at gaming mechanics and probably didn't know how to implement jumping. Has nothing to do with anything other than that. Just look at Enslaved for example. Auto-platforming for the loss.

MeanOldman4799d ago

well dragon you soun like somebody that never played heavenly sword. she jumped when she was supposed to. i think you gonna see you is in the minority when it comes to hs. the fight style an abilities is great. like i said i dont think you ever played the game in the first place cause if you did then you know that she could jump as part o her fightin style jus not all over the damn place like a rabbit. you comments for the loss.

DragonKnight4799d ago

MeanOldman: Oh yeah? Would you like to see my copy of HS then to shut you up? I've beaten the game, and there is no need for her to be so damn grounded. Jumping for her fighting style, the odd time that she did, is not the same as jumping to avoid a hit, or jumping over an obstacle, or any of the other reasons there could be to include jumping. For goodness sake, is she only able to jump when she's swinging her sword? Does she have some kind of disability no one's ever heard of?

I don't care if I'm in the minority, jumping is a BASIC game mechanic. Hell, even Link was able to Jump in LoZ 2, what's Nariko's excuse?

And you want to talk about her fighting style, how about auto block when you're not moving? When the hell are you NOT moving in an action game?

MeanOldman4799d ago

havin your friends copy dont man you played or even beat it. your argument dont hold water at all. is a unique style but you jus want to tear it down or turn it into a clone o ever other game out there.

DragonKnight4799d ago

MeanOldman: Nah man, I'm not like you. I buy my games with my own money and have had HS since launch. It's unique alright, uniquely flawed. There is no excuse for no jump ability in an action game. It's like not having a block ability... oh wait.

If you're content with Ninja Theory's failures to the point you want another dev to continue on with their flawed game mechanics, then I would feel sorry for HS2 being less than half a game. HS1 is by no means a bad game, it's fantastic. But to say it doesn't require jumping is to say it doesn't require the basics.

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TheDivine4800d ago

I hope not because it would be copy n paste gow /heavenly sword. I know theyre really similar but it needs the original dev or somebody fresh who focuses on storylines imho. I would love a controller for the ipad. Ipad has games that are on par with ngp/3ds whether haters will admit it and with hdmi out it would be a great portable console/media hub. Yes ipad/iphones have REAL games. Hav yall played the ds ff3,gamelofts games, dungean hunter 2, modern combat 2, nova 2, their uncharted rippoff acually looks great but nobody here respects apple games until they hit psn and become the top selling games on psp and ps3 lol.

DarthBigE4800d ago

thats what i was thinking...i will jizz my pants if it happens

Kain814799d ago

i would say Ready at dawn studios are working on Heavenly Sword 2

jellybalboa4799d ago

if that is true then let me prematurely ejaculate.

RedPawn4799d ago (Edited 4799d ago )

Heavenly Sword was the 2nd doming of Mark of Kri, and if made keep the characters feeling like it was the Chinese version of Red Sonja.

I would love for them to a delve deeper into lure of the franchise with nature tasked elements, & scenarios that unfold after major events like MGS Peace Walker Scenes.

It would be amazing to get villages, and map style narration like the old Golden axes, w/voice.

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Tripl3seis4800d ago

4 new exclusive at E3 thats awesome i hope it happens.

WetN00dle694800d ago

If its true, i say its about time!
Heavenly Sword is an amazing title! And it deserves a sequel.

FFXI1014799d ago

I agree, I'd love to see Heavenly Sword 2.

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Sony shares big new PS Plus stat, but not the one we want to see

PlayStation Plus has improved the split of PS4 and PS5 players on its priciest tiers, but Sony continues to hide total subscriber numbers.

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mandf6h ago

lol acting like it’s equivalent to ms numbers

Mr Logic6h ago

Uh...They're definitely not equivalent.

"Microsoft’s Xbox Game Pass service now has 34 million subscribers."

"the total number of PS Plus subscribers across all tiers was 47.4 million"

darthv726h ago(Edited 6h ago)

That PSN number seems like it should be much higher... especially when you consider that PS4 alone has a sell through of over 117m. To not even be at least half that is rather interesting.

To the XB side, having 34m to an install base of roughly 50m (XBO sell through) or even 85m (360 sell through) is a greater percentage of unit to member ratio than PSN.

bloop2h ago

That's not the "gotcha" you think it is Darth.

darthv721h ago

^^it's not supposed to be bloop.... it's just an interesting observation.

Einhander197216m ago

darthv72

"That PSN number seems like it should be much higher... especially when you consider that PS4 alone has a sell through of over 117m. To not even be at least half that is rather interesting.

To the XB side, having 34m to an install base of roughly 50m (XBO sell through) or even 85m (360 sell through) is a greater percentage of unit to member ratio than PSN."

Have you ever heard of a PC before? I hear they are pretty popular.

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shinoff21835h ago(Edited 5h ago)

What. Definitely more os plus subscribers but that makes sense due to actual console sales

Darth the difference between the bases are huge your right but you gotta think. Ps players buy more games, where as the Xbox base relies on gamepass for their gaming. So it makes perfect sense

darthv725h ago(Edited 5h ago)

What makes perfect sense though? You say PS players buy more games... so then logically there should be more PS+ subscribers given the increased number of online multiplayer games in the PS4 generation alone. The PS4 was the first time that + was required for online play much like Gold was for 360 users.

Keep in mind we are talking subscribers, not simply XB/PS users. I assume you meant to say offline single player games, which is most likely true as well. That gen also saw a significant increase in games with an online component comparted to the previous gen.

victorMaje4h ago

I for one will be going back to essential at the next renewal. When I feel a game is good & right up my alley, I’ll check trusted reviews & just buy it.

jznrpg3h ago(Edited 3h ago)

I have the top tier until 2028 as they gave me a massive discount for all the years I had left but I’ll most likely go to essential as well. I buy my games but my kids do use the service occasionally. They do prefer to own their games as well since any game can leave the rental service at some point and they don’t like that idea. They mostly use it to demo games then ask me to buy games if they really like it.

meganick2h ago

I would like to see Sony add a fourth tier of PS Plus for people who just want to be able to play games online without any of the perks like monthly games, store discounts, or anything like that, and it should cost $20 annually, $30 maximum. There’s no way I’m paying $80 just to play games online. Even the original $60 fee was too much, and I would often wait for sales to re-up my subscription.

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Sony Says The PS5 Is Its “Most Profitable Generation To-Date"

During Sony’s recent business segment meeting and investor presentation regarding its game and network services, the PlayStation company revealed that PlayStation 5 is the company’s “most profitable generation to-date.”

It’s the top slide of the presentation, showing that in its first four years, the PS5 generation has already hit $106 billion in sales, having almost caught up to the PS4’s total $107 billion generated.

Operating income for the PS5 generation has also already surpassed that of the PS4, having now reached $10 billion.

ApocalypseShadow1d 21h ago (Edited 1d 21h ago )

I wouldn't doubt it. They released a high quality system. A lot of high quality games from themselves and their support of 3rd party developers and indies. They released many high quality remakes and remasters. They released a high quality GaaS game going against the naysayers thinking Sony would abandon single player games. And they most likely are profiting a lot more than PS1, PS2 PS4 and the loss leading PS3 that drained all their profits.

Now, I'll wait to see what's cooking tomorrow. But can you use some of those profits to better support your high quality VR headset? Because, by supporting it, you can sell more games and more systems and make more profits?

jznrpg1d 21h ago (Edited 1d 21h ago )

I want RPGs for PSVR2! Good ones of course

shinoff21831d 19h ago

If it had some rpgs I would buy right fking now. It looks dope and alot of fun, but it's biggest game resident evil 4(maybe) I've got no interest in. I'm not a fan of racing games, even with that metro game coming i was never much into that series. Rpgs would be fantastic.

MrNinosan1d 17h ago

Lemme know if ya wanna play some Zenith 🙌
Bought it at release, but haven't played it more than 1-2 hours but for sure on my "todo list".

Cacabunga1d 17h ago

Normal when they released mostly cross gen games so far. That’s a lot of money saved..
We haven’t seen what PS5 can do yet. 4years in and PS4 games still look great to me. The gen leap isn’t quite there yet.

--Onilink--1d 18h ago

The interesting metric for me is the $106billion in operating income/profit (not sales as mentioned in the article) reaching the same as the PS4 did with only half the consoles sold.

In particular because they all are supposed to be making the most per hardware sold after a few years when manufacturing costs are down.

So even putting inflation aside(and the higher console price), it is interesting that they could reach PS4 $ with just half the consoles sold.

Maybe there is more to the metric thats whats seen at face value, but they have clearly been making a lot more money than before on the software side (with also less games released I suppose, given its only been half the generation so far)

VersusDMC1d 18h ago

The bulk of the money has to be coming from the 30% cut on all games and microtransactions. Especially on all the free to play juggernauts like genshin, apex, fortnight, etc.

--Onilink--1d 15h ago (Edited 1d 15h ago )

@Versus

They are definitely making a lot on that for sure (which the $70 price increase factors into as well), but its not like many of those games werent around for the PS4 too.

They might be counting the gen as a whole and not just PS5 itself (so extra profit from PC sales, whatever that may be)

PS+ price increase and different tiers probably amount to part of that too.

But in general, its still quite a surprising metric. Half the time, half the consoles sold, less first party games released so far and still already making more of a profit than last gen is quite something, and as mentioned, there is probably more to it that we dont know, after all, since we are talking about operating income, all the expenses they have also factor into it, so it is also possible that they have found ways to significantly reduce that + all the means of increased revenue that appear to be factoring into the equation

All in all, just an interesting situation from a business perspective

porkChop1d 14h ago

It's for the whole generation, so it would likely be including PC. They also make much more profit on digital sales vs retail, and digital is far more prominent these days. The generation also started at the height of COVID when everyone was home, spending far more money on gaming/hobbies. It makes a lot of sense for this gen to be more profitable.

Abnor_Mal1d 20h ago

This will surely shut up all the new trolling accounts trying to spread lies and non facts in other articles comment sections before this article is posted.

Hofstaderman1d 19h ago (Edited 1d 19h ago )

Obscurely, those trolls or troll will not show in these articles as the truth is contradictory to his or their orchard-sized daily dose of copium and hopium.

Tacoboto1d 18h ago

Or... They're intentionally trolling you guys specifically. Because they know it upsets you so easily.

Name-dropping Orchard, after this many months? How long has it been and he's still in your thoughts?

Elda1d 18h ago (Edited 1d 18h ago )

I'm quite sure the individual is reading these positive comments downvoting & seething at the same time. Edit: It just downvoted my comment...lol!!

Hofstaderman1d 18h ago

No I'm entertained by this individual. I love unhinged people, they are so interesting lol.

repsahj1d 19h ago

Wow! I am super impressed that in just 4 years, ps5 already caught up to the PS4's. Congratulations.

JackBNimble1d ago

That happens when half of your games are cross platform. I'm still waiting to see what the ps5 is capable of, because they sure haven't pushed any limits.

And where are all these ps5 exclusive games?

sagapo1d 19h ago

Not really surprised as Sony barely has any competition at the moment.

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Sony CEO says although AI "has been used for creation," it's "not a substitute for human creativity"

"AI is not a substitute for human creativity. We position it as a technology that supports creativity. Creativity resides in people. We will continue to contribute to people's creativity through technology," the CEO said.

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1nsomniac8d ago (Edited 8d ago )

...not yet but 100% within the next 10 years!

..Then Sony will use it like the drop of a hat. They're no different to the others.

isarai8d ago (Edited 8d ago )

They used to be 😞 sure it was always a business, and money's always the priority, but they used to have a very strong stance on supporting artists and creativity. "Dont f#@k with the artist" was a phrase they touted a few times back in the ps1-ps3 era, a philosophy carried over from their music branch PlayStation was created from. It's not COMPLETELY gone, but it's barely there compared to what it was back then, i just want them to return to that.

Eonjay7d ago (Edited 7d ago )

I am highly encouraged by their statement about human creativity. "Dont f#@k with the artist" is exactly what they are saying. But at the same time, I don't think people understand that Sony is a corporation. If they don't realize growth, they don't get to exist. When you say 'Sony', you are talking about a bunch of investors. To speak about them any other way is a illogical and incorrect. They haven't changed. They have been a group of investors since they became a public business.

isarai7d ago

Ugh, i really wish people would stop gambling people's livelihoods by turning a project/game into their political soapbox. Im all for statements and having your own opinion, but there's more people working on this than just druckman, ham fisting your political beliefs onto just seems inconsiderate for everyone elses job security when it can result in a failure due to people avoiding it for that reason.

I play games for escape, im so tired of nearly every AAA game blatantly dragging real world issues to shove in my face when I'm trying to take a break from it all. They don't even bother to be subtle about it, quite the opposite, it's blasted and force fed to you and it's just getting exhausting

Einhander19727d ago

People are taking a whole interview and cutting it down to clips that make him look bad and take what he actually was saying out of context. For example he also said things like this AI has "ethical issues we need to address"

-Foxtrot7d ago

@Einhander

Why defend him at this point?

It’s not taking things out of context, he said what he said.

Old ND would never talk about soulless AI taking over so many creative things they are well known for. The whole “ethical issues” is just a good PR spin people who push this crap fall back on to make their statements not seem as bad. So many AI lovers do this.

AI has no place is so many creative based things.

Einhander19727d ago

Well yeah, because everyone else is using it so they need to stay competitive. It's the same as paid online, they didn't want to go that route but their competition was making so much money they needed to add paid online just to keep up.

RaiderNation7d ago (Edited 7d ago )

AI will never replace humans in game development in terms of conceptualizing new games. Humans still need to come up with the ideas and what they want to implement. However much of the day to day menial coding could be AI driven to reduce production time and team size. I could also see AI being used for bug testing/optimization that could lead to better quality games at launch. I'm actually very optimistic about how AI can positively impact game development.

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XiNatsuDragnel8d ago

Good statement but hopefully this holds up

NotoriousWhiz7d ago

People that aren't software developers just don't understand the benefits of AI. People who's only exposure to A.I is the Terminator movie and other related sci fi films won't understand the benefits it provides.

It's not about replacing human labor. It's about making human labor easier.

Many years ago, I had laser eye surgery done. It was performed by a robot. The doctor took my measurements and calibrated the machine to make sure it would do what needed be done. And then the robot corrected my vision in 10 seconds.

15 years later and I still have 20/20 vision.

Eonjay7d ago

AI in and of itself is not a 'bad'. Money is bad. Money is evil, and corporations will do whatever they can to get more of it. They will find ways to implement AI to replace as may jobs as possible. This isn't even up for debate. It is the charge of the corporation to maximize returns for the investors. They have no choice. I'm a developer and I know that my job will absolutely be replaced. Therefore, I have decided to become an AI dev. AI has a lot of potential to help us solve problem on a scale most can't even imagine. The issue, as ever is that our monetary system only ever allows us to focus on greed and fiscal growth.

But I am a pragmatist. Perhaps an AI model can be built to help protect us from our most dangerous instincts and habits. And perhaps Congress can pass laws to protect us from people who would use AI to manipulate and control us (spoiler: they wont).

RaiderNation6d ago (Edited 6d ago )

Progress is inevitable. Nobody driving cars today is complaining that the horse and buggy is no longer around. Yes, some jobs will be lost but guess what? With innovation comes new job opportunities. It's how the cycle of the job market works.