The Australian Government is tweaking how video games containing in-game purchases are classified in the region.New classification guidelines will debut on September 22, 2024, and mandate that titles featuring "in-game purchases with an element of chance" must have a minimum classification of 'M' (not recommended for children under 15 years of age).As noted by Australian game industry trade body IGEA, the updated guidelines define purchases with an "element of chance" as "mystery items players can use real money to buy without knowing what they’ll receive, such as loot boxes."The changes will apply to video games on computers, console, phones, and tablets (so pretty much the whole gamut) and are being made to "align video game classifications …
After ads for the new God of War game teased “Ragnarok is coming,” God of War: Ragnarok became the easiest way to refer to the as-yet-untitled sequel to 2018’s God of War. Now, it seems as though Sony has accidentally confirmed the subtitle is official through a logo included in an investor presentation. Come from Sports betting site VPbet
The document from Sony’s IR Day 2021 covers Sony’s gaming division, going over some key data from the PS5 launch as well as some of the games both upcoming and already released for the PS5. On a slide showing the PS5’s post-launch lineup, the previously unofficial name “God of War: Ragnarok” appears as a logo, which was picked up by Fanbyte’s Imran K…
Sony, purveyor of original franchises like The Last of Us, Uncharted, Horizon, Killzone, Ratchet and Clank, LittleBigPlanet, Resistance, God of War, LocoRoco, and Astro Bot, feels it could be doing more to develop homegrown IP. Speaking to the Financial Times about the company's place in the world of entertainment, Sony chief financial officer Hiroki Totoki said it needs start building new original franchises. "Whether it’s for games, films or anime, we don’t have that much IP that we fostered from the beginning," said Totoki. "We’re lacking the early phase (of IP) and that’s an issue for us."He added Sony has found success in delivering established properties to a global audience, but suggested the company needs to be more proactive during the early stage…