Ratchet & Clank PC port announced complete with ultrawide support, ray traced shadows for exteriors and all the bells and whistles that AMD/NVIDIA hardware normally launch with: (155) Ratchet & Clank: Rift Apart – Features Trailer | PC Games – YouTube 

Last week, Konami announced a remaster of the original Metal Gear Solid trilogy as well as a remake/remaster of MGS 3. Unfortunately, Konami also confirmed that original director Hideo Kojima (and lead character/Mecha designer, Yoji Shinkawa) won’t be connected to either project. Mr. Kojima and Konami have a bit of a rocky past. So, while this isn’t surprising, it’s unfortunate that Hideo won’t be involved. Fingers crossed the quality of the MGS 3 remake isn’t affected. MGS3 remake “METAL GEAR SOLID Δ: SNAKE EATER” will not involve director Kojima and Yoji Shinkawa Revealed in inquiries to KONAMI (ign.com) 

Hot off the heels of a PlayStation State of Play dropped just last week, the Romanian Competition Council has announced its launching an investigation into Sony over concerns that it’s anti-competitive. Here’s a quote from the press release the Council shared (quote pulled/translated from ResetEra): “The competition authority has indications that Sony may have abused its dominant position in the video game console market both by selling online video games compatible with PlayStation consoles exclusively through the PlayStation Store platform and by prohibiting the sale of game activation codes video compatible with PlayStation consoles by competing distributors.” Sony is being investigated over concerns it’s abusing a “dominant position in the video game console market” | GamesRadar+ 

ALAS! ALAN WAKE 2 IS ALMOST UPON US!!! Following the gameplay revealed last week during PlayStation’s State of Play, Remedy Games announced that the game would not be getting a physical release. Looks like THQ Nordic may swoop in to save the day, as they’ve offered to help with getting a physical release taken care of! Here’s hoping Remedy takes them up on it so that this game is not lost to time in the distant future. #GamesPreservation Alan Wake 2 Might Get a Physical Release After All, at Least on PC – IGN 

The data hoarding com– I mean, the social networking company turned METAVERSE pathfinder, Meta, has announced their next iteration of VR headset. The Meta Quest 3 will “feature higher resolution, stronger performance, breakthrough Meta Reality technology, and a slimmer, more comfortable headset” at a $499 price point launching this fall.  Meta Officially Announces the Quest 3 – IGN  // Meta Quest 3 Coming This Fall + Lower Prices for Quest 2 | Meta (fb.com) 

A “Ubisoft Forward” event has been announced for June 12th! Had the last few years played out a bit differently, this would traditionally be the same period that the E3 expo would be in full swing. With E3 officially out of the picture, at least for this year, June is still looking to be the biggest month of the year for game announcements with developers announcing independent events regardless of E3’s absence. If you’re interested in watching this summer’s announcement season kick off, check out this article from EuroGamer that highlights all the happenings kicking of Summer Games Fest starting next week! Summer Game Fest 2023 and games conference schedule: All conference dates, times and streams | Eurogamer.net Summer Game Fest 2023 and games conference schedule: All conference dates, times and streams | Eurogamer.net  // Ubisoft Forward Live | Announcement Trailer – YouTube 

Stalker 2 developer GSC Game World shares that they’ve found a vulnerability in their environment that’s been exploited over the last 18 months. Seems like the hackers were able to access items and info that was meant for internal use only and released it. GSC Game World asks would-be players to avoid that content as best they can to avoid negatively impacting player experiences before release. S.T.A.L.K.E.R. OFFICIAL on Twitter: “A message from GSC Game World team https://t.co/gSslCNxvTb” / Twitter