PlayStation players, we’ve missed you! But now the skies are calling and your story is about to begin. We’re thrilled to welcome you to Sky: Children of the Light on December 6 when the game officially launches on PlayStation!

Over 15 years ago, thatgamecompany forged a formative partnership with PlayStation. Our  games fl0w, Flower, and Journey each experiment with how interactive gaming can communicate at an emotional level. We were humbled by Journey’s Game of the Year recognition and the accolades these games received, but perhaps most resonant were the individual stories players sent us from all over the world sharing how our games had touched their lives. Those stories made us ask how we can all better experience compassion through play. It moved us to push farther and develop Sky, a spiritual successor to Journey that creates a place for people of all backgrounds to share emotional connection and meaningful moments with their loved ones.

We are so proud of the vibrant global community that has flourished in Sky, and our players constantly amaze and inspire us! One of our community members, SADist, made an animatic that captured the heart of what a Sky player sees and feels. We made the trailer above in turn based on that animatic, and we hope it faithfully recreates what we all—player and dev alike—have seen and felt in Sky.

A touching social experience

Find your place in Sky through adventure, exploration, and the people you meet. Follow where birds beckon and bells ring, and seek peaceful scenery and intriguing surprises off the beaten path. Ascend through the clouds, play your own music, help out another traveler, or take the hand of a fellow Child of the Light who wants to show you their favorite shortcut. 

A path rises to meet everyone who enters the world of Sky.

Embark on a musical voyage in the Season of AURORA Concert

Music is woven through Sky, guiding and accompanying players through light and dark. It’s always been a vital part of the game, but now after 18 months of development and fine-tuning our proprietary game engine, we’re getting ready to deliver a new way for music to take our players into something more intense and powerful than what’s been done before in games:

On December 8 at 8:30 pm PT, we’re premiering a concert in collaboration with Norwegian music artist AURORA! We’re opening the world’s largest performance venue for the occasion so that millions of players can take part in this musical voyage together, and we’ve saved a seat for everybody.

If you’ve played Sky before, you’ve heard AURORA’s voice on our original soundtrack. She’s also best known internationally for her hits “Runaway,” “Cure for Me,” “Running with the Wolves,” and her ethereal vocals in Frozen II‘s “Into the Unknown.”

Beginning on December 8, her music invites you to be transformed within Sky itself. Connect with the exuberant multitude of players from across the globe, and with AURORA as she performs songs including “Exhale Inhale,” “Runaway,” “Warrior,” and more to transport you on a journey that goes far beyond any other concert experience in a game.

The concert experience isn’t limited to the set list either—the venue also has plenty to do before and after the show. Learn songs with in-game instruments (all skill levels encouraged!), meet some friendly creatures offering to take you on a tour, and find a room with a serene sound bath where AURORA herself will guide you in restorative relaxation.

Everyone is welcome! No tickets, p

Chapter 4 of Fortnite’s Battle Royale is here. Go forth and uncover the new ways to explore the Island  — propel yourself with the Shockwave Hammer, ride inside of a snowball, commandeer a dirt bike, and hurdle over obstacles in your path. Embark on your own unique path across the Island while augmenting your gameplay with new Reality Augments. Drop into an all new Island with Doom Slayer and Geralt of Rivia by purchasing and progressing the Chapter 4 Battle Pass.

The New Island… make it your domain

Chapter 3’s finale assembled a brand new Island! Explore places like the Brutal Bastion among the mountains, The Citadel ruled by “The Ageless,” the Shattered Slabs mining facility, and more!

Not your ordinary steed..

Grab your trusty dirt bike steed. The Trail Thrasher is a formidable travel companion due to its speed and agility. Grab the Trail Thrasher, land a sick trick (or two), and bring a new meaning to mounted combat in Chapter 4.

Become mighty with reality augments

You’ll be granted a randomized choice of two Reality Augments at different intervals during your match. The longer you survive in the match, the more Reality Augments you’ll collect. Reality Augments can do things like let you drive without using fuel, give you different weapons, grant you Glider redeploy for the rest of the match, and more.

Hurdle your way to victory

Sprinting at an obstacle will now have you hurdling over or onto them. Use this maneuver to surprise your opponents and gain the high ground. Get creative with a combination of sprinting, mantling, and hurdling to outplay your opponents.

Take up new weaponry

There’s a whole new arsenal of weapons scattered across the Island. Launch yourself with the Shockwave Hammer, fire ballistic blades with the Ex-Caliber Rifle, and bring the thunder with the Thunder Shotgun. Also be sure to check out the Maven Auto Shotgun, Tactical Pistol, Red-Eye Assault Rifle, and Twin Mag SMG.

Claim your territory

Stick around a point-of-interest’s (POI’s) capture point to capture it. POI’s you’ve claimed will display your team’s Banners, making sure your competition knows who controls the territory. Capturing a POI will reward your team with loot, and in a POI under your squad’s control, Chests and opponents will be marked. Stay vigilant, others may try to claim the POI first.

Last week, we asked you to climb high and gaze down at stunning gaming vistas using #PSshare #PSBlog. Here are this week’s highlights: 

frejim_nica shares Atreus gazing down from a tall stone wall in God of War Ragnarök.

Cyb3r3ll4 shares Aloy lying in an old satellite, looking down across a foggy field in Horizon Forbidden West.

Gurararala shares a snowboarder making their way down a snowy landscape in Riders Republic.

hirockey5 shares a yellow-clad explorer looking down at a pink-purple city in Biomutant.

CaGamer_07 shares Ellie and Joel looking down into the valley at Jackson in The Last of Us Part I.

shimo_ps shares Francis standing on a ledge overlooking a cloudy full moon vista in The Artful Escape.

Search #PSshare #PSBlog on Twitter or Instagram to see more entries to this week’s theme. Want to be featured in the next Share of the Week? 

THEME: Space
SUBMIT BY: 11:59 PM PT on December 7, 2022

Next week, we’re headed to the cold outer reaches of space. From celestial bodies to alien encounters, share views of space from the game of your choice using #PSshare #PSBlog for a chance to be featured.

The PlayStation Partner Awards 2022 Japan Asia (hereinafter referred to as “PlayStation Partner Awards”) ceremony was held today on December 2 to honor the winners from the PlayStation 5 and PlayStation 4 titles that became a big hit over the past year.      

The PlayStation Partner Awards began in 1994, the year after the birth of PlayStation, to celebrate the accomplishments of creators and to honor the wide variety of hit titles that have thrilled the PlayStation community. This year marks the 28th year of these historic awards.

This year’s PlayStation Partner Awards presented the Grand Award to two titles, Partner Award to five titles, Special Award to two titles, and Users’ Choice Award to five titles.

Grand Award

Awarded to the top two titles developed in the Japan / Asia regions with the highest worldwide sales between October 2021 and September 2022*.

● Genshin Impact – HoYoverse

● Elden Ring – FromSoftware, Inc.

Grand Award Winner Response (Genshin Impact): 

“We are honored to announce that Genshin Impact has won our second Grand Award at this year’s PlayStation Partner Awards 2022 Japan Asia. PlayStation is our ideal platform for enriching the content and deepening the immersion of open-world action RPG, and a partner we can count on. In 2022, we have implemented the fourth of seven countries – Sumeru – and added many more high-quality features, functions, and language support to the game. We look forward to continuing to delight players from around the world and to attract more and more new players to the world of Genshin Impact. This could not have been accomplished without our team members, the gaming community, and our trusted friends for this achievement. We would like to thank everyone involved.”

– Jim Yang, President, Hoyoverse

More About Genshin Impact:

An open-world action RPG set in the fantasy world of Tayvat, where players take on the role of a “Traveler” on a journey to find the lost sibling, uncovering the secrets of Tayvat in the process. Cross-platform supported on PS5, PS4, mobile and PC.

Grand Award Winner Response (Elden Ring):

“Thank you very much for the Grand Award and Users’ Choice Award. We could not be happier, especially with the Users’ Choice Award, since it is the result of users’ votes. We will continue to create more interesting games in the future, so we would be very happy if everyone could look forward to them. Thank you again for today.”

– Hidetaka Miyazaki, Director, FromSoftware, Inc. 

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The ‘Gran Turismo World Series’ 2022 in Monaco proved a fitting start to Gran Turismo’s 25^th Anniversary celebrations. A four-day festival of racing saw three champions crowned, a new Ferrari Vision Gran Turismo unveiled, a tight Pro-Am race in which BWT Alpine F1 Team driver Esteban Ocon was just pipped for the win, another race between the GT Sophy AI agent and some of the leading World Series drivers, an online appearance by seven-time F1 World Champion Sir Lewis Hamilton, stunning cars on display, and plenty of opportunities for the Gran Turismo community to get involved and win prizes in-game.

First up was the TOYOTA GAZOO Racing GT Cup on Thursday, 24 November. After two highly-competitive Semi-finals and a last-chance Repechage, 12 drivers lined up for the Grand Final, 30-laps around the Fuji International Speedway in the TOYOTA GR010 HYBRID – the real version of which was displayed at the event. It was 2018 Nations Cup champion, Brazilian Igor Fraga, who delivered a dominant performance to take the win and a trophy presented by TOYOTA GAZOO Racing Europe’s Vice Chairman Kazuki Nakajima.

On Friday it was time to narrow a 30-driver Nations Cup field to a final 12 – and crown three regional champions in the process. Takuma Miyazono (JPN), a triple champion in 2020, took the honors for the Asia-Oceania Region. The EMEA race was won by Spain’s Coque López, a player who has been at every GT World Series event since its inception in 2018. Finally, it was the turn of the Americas Region and in-form Chilean Angel Inostroza was crowned champion and booked his place in Sunday’s Grand Final.

With Sunday’s Nations Cup final line-up confirmed, Saturday saw the focus switch to the Manufacturers Cup. Twelve three-driver teams represented the leading World Series manufacturers, including series partners Toyota, Genesis, and Mazda. With points already accrued from the three World Series events and July’s Salzburg World Series Showdown, more points would be awarded in Race 1 and a double-points Grand Final.

Team Porsche took the maximum from Race 1, with pre-event points leaders, and favorites, Team Toyota in second. Team Mercedes-AMG rounded out the top three, while World Series Showdown winners in July, Team Subaru, looked to have dropped out of contention with a sixth-place finish.

Taking to the famous Spa-Francorchamps track for the Grand Final, the skies looked ominous and the weather would prove to be a decisive factor in a mesmerizing endurance race. Rain started to fall causing the drivers to pit for intermediate or full-wet tires. Intermediates looked to have been the better choice as the conditions improved. However, the rain started again in the latter stages of this 30-lap race and this time it didn’t clear, leaving those that switched to full wets finishing stronger. Team Subaru’s superb race craft and great tire choices saw them win just ahead of Team Toyota and Team Mercedes-AMG in third.

The result left Subaru and Toyota tied on points, but it was Subaru’s Daniel Solis (USA), Takuma Miyazono (JPN), and Kylian Drumont (FRA) who lifted the stunning Boccioni-inspired Manufacturers Cup trophy as World Champions thanks to their win in the Grand Final.

And so to Sunday’s Nations Cup Gra

Red Bull Capture Point 2022 has come to a close, and what a competition it has been! PlayStation partnered with Red Bull once more for the second edition of this best-in-class virtual photography competition, and we’ve received incredible shots from across the world. Now, the eight best photographers have been decided, and will be whisked away for a once-in-a-lifetime photography experience in New York City – read on to find out how you could join them to see the winning photos in a one night only gallery experience.

If you missed out on Red Bull Capture Point, let’s bring you up to speed. The competition took place between September 5 and October 30, with budding virtual photographers tasked with capturing beautiful, awe-inspiring moments on either PlayStation 4 or PlayStation 5 in Horizon Forbidden West and Gran Turismo 7.*

The competition was split into four rounds, with opportunities to show off portraits, landscapes, and technical prowess, as well as a final open category for all entrants. The winners of each round were then moved into the Best of Show, where the four winning entries were judged side by side to determine one overall winner.

Eight countries took part in the competition – Argentina, Belgium, Canada, Chile, France, Netherlands, United Kingdom, and the United States – with the best virtual photographers picked out by our panel of judges, led by head judge Mik Bromley.  Mik is owner of TheFourthFocus.com, a website dedicated to the modern artistic medium of virtual photography, is a capture artist and web writer based in the UK and has been involved with Capture Point since it debuted in the US in 2021. So, without further ado, let’s meet the Best in Show winners of Red Bull Capture Point.

Argentina – @Ioahnis

Belgium  – @Olivier__Cesar

Canada  – @PhotogenicPete

Chile – @Sebassimracing

France  – @Photoingame

Netherlands – @Photo_Ra_Phy

United Kingdom  – @GAMEBLEED_

Heads up, hunters! Monster Hunter Rise is coming to PlayStation 5 and PlayStation 4 on January 20, 2023. It’s been a little over two years since the release of the final update for Monster Hunter World: Iceborne, so we’re thrilled to welcome PlayStation players to Kamura Village and back into the hunt.

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Unleash your hunting spirit

Monster Hunter Rise infuses the hunting experience you might be familiar with from Monster Hunter World and Iceborne with new acrobatic maneuvers enabled by the endemic life known as Wirebugs. Leap into the air, scale cliffs, and quickly traverse open environments with ease. Wirebugs allow for varied and unique special attacks for each of the 14 weapons in the game. Even if you’ve mastered a certain weapon in the past, these new abilities bring new skills to incorporate into your toolkit.

You’ll meet a brand new buddy type: the Palamute Canyne. In addition to providing support alongside the tried-and-true Palico Felyne companions, you’ll be able to ride on the back of a Palamute to swiftly make your way across each locale. Palamute riding is a great way to safely use items or sharpen your weapon in your time of need. Be sure to pet your Palamute too and show them some love for all their hard work.

So what are we hunting? 

The flagship monster Magnamalo leads a mix of new and returning monsters inspired by Japanese folklore. Known as the Wyvern of Malice, Magnamalo unleashes a deadly purple gas that consists of consumed monsters known as Hellfire, while also ferociously striking with its powerful claws and spear-tipped tail.

In addition to new monsters, returning favorites from previous Monster Hunter titles will also test your skills. Many of these monsters feature new moves and abilities over past games, and so even if you’re a sea

The holiday season is here, and this year Santa’s brought a big bagful of indie awesomeness to keep you cozy indoors and out of the cold. Whether looking for stylish first-person action, emergent horror, or a chance to prove yourself on the virtual slopes, these December indie highlights have enough style and variety to keep you playing well into 2023. 

The Forest Quartet release date 

First, the fine folks at Bedtime Digital are excited to share that their emotional puzzle adventure The Forest Quartet launches on PS5 and PS4 December 8. Read on to learn more.

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Hello Neighbor 2 

The unassuming small-town terror of viral indie hit Hello Neighbor has returned, and let’s make it clear, these neighbors do not want any of your housewarming chili. An investigative journalist has come to the town of Raven Brooks with a mission: discover why folks are going missing and who might be responsible. And one particular resident is especially suspicious: the infamously creepy Mr. Peterson. The stocky, mustachioed man is the subject of many rumors and you’re the only one with the courage to dig up the truth. But the more you dig, the more it seems like the whole town is very strange. Build the tense atmosphere with open-world exploration and a story directly affected by your actions, then try to outsmart an AI constantly learning from player actions. There goes the neighborhood!

Release Date: December 6 | Publisher: tinyBuild | PS4, PS5

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Neon White is a lightning-fast single-player first-person action game where you exterminate demons beyond the pearly gates of Heaven. It’s a one-of-a-kind mashup of first person shooter, platformer, puzzle game, topped off with a social link system where you can get to know your fellow dead assassins.

That may sound like a lot, but it’s simple in practice: Kill every demon and reach the end of the level as fast as you can. Levels are bite-sized challenges built from the ground up to be rewarding to replay and optimize- this is achieved using the unique Soul Card system. Soul Cards serve as both your weapons and your movement abilities. For example, the Godspeed card is a high powered rifle that can kill demons, but if you discard it you execute a forward dash. You can take your time and finish a level by shooting demons, but if you want to do things quickly, you’ll have to sacrifice your weapons.

Neon White is all about speed, so one of our highest priorities was performance. It was important to us that the PlayStation 5 version runs at 120hz across the board. When precision matters, the high framerate makes a difference. We’ve also made the most of the system SSD to reduce load times significantly. It’s important that restarting levels is as quick and painless as possible. If you want to beat your friends’ leaderboard times, you’ll be restarting levels over and over again.

Neon White also makes use of PS5’s adaptive triggers to make each Soul Card feel unique when you fire them as well as when you discard. Controller Haptics provide an extra level of feedback on top of that. You’ll feel it when you’re moving faster on water and you’ll get a subtle confirmation when you successfully snipe a distant demon. Our goal wasn’t just to make you feel cool, but for you to develop a sixth sense. To turn you into a speedrunning freak.

Hey everyone! I’m Jake Solomon, creative director at Firaxis Games, and the good folks at PlayStation have asked me to share some of my top tips for Marvel’s Midnight Suns, which comes out tomorrow on December 2.

Marvel’s Midnight Suns is the latest title coming out of Firaxis Games, whom you may know as the creators of Civilization and XCOM. It’s a deep tactical RPG set in the darker side of the Marvel Universe, where you get to lead and live among Marvel legends from across The Avengers, Runaways, X-Men, and more. You’ll play as The Hunter, the first customizable original Marvel hero, and take on Lilith, the Mother of Demons (and your actual mother in the game). Now, let’s jump right in!

Building your perfect squad

There are three things to think about when building a squad: what type of mission am I going on? Who is mandatory on that mission? And who do I want to improve and level up?

In Marvel’s Midnight Suns, we have several types of missions that each have different objectives. Some missions you will be tasked with protecting a VIP who is guarded by a tough enemy that you need to take down first. Other missions may have you defending objectives from the forces of Hydra and Lilith. The type of mission can help you figure out whether you need strong single-target damage dealers like Captain Marvel, or someone who can really spread the love with Blade.

Second, every mission in Marvel’s Midnight Suns has a required hero that you need to take. Story missions all require The Hunter, while general missions can require anyone on the roster. Depending on who is required, you can shift your strategy around that. For example, if a mission requires Doctor Strange – you’ll know that you have no trouble generating Heroism but you may have a bit of a challenge in doing damage. Having an understanding of the strengths and weaknesses of each hero can help you build that ideal team.

Finally, you’ll want to consider which heroes you want to get stronger. In Marvel’s Midnight Suns, all abilities are represented as cards, and the only way to earn more cards to further empower your abilities is through playing missions. The more you play as a hero, the more you unlock their abilities – so sticking with your favorite team has its benefits!

The power of friendship

Marvel’s Midnight Suns features a Friendship system where your off-the-battlefield discussions and Hang Outs with your fellow heroes have big bonuses for on-the-battlefield. You earn Friendship through several activities – picking the appropriate dialogue when talking to heroes, hanging out with them, giving them their favorite gifts and even complimenting them. The more you understand a Hero, the better chance you’ll have in gaining those valuable Friendship points.

What’s not as well known is that in addition to individual Friendship levels with each Hero, there is a Team Friendship level that you’ll increase as you gain Friendship with everyone. Improving Friendship with your fellow Heroes can result in an increase in your Team Friendship, unlocking combo abilities, improving the power of your compliments and more.

And those on-battlefield bonuses can be true game changers. One of my favorites include Iron Man’s passive I’ll Handle This, which grants Redra