Friday, July 10

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Sony To Pay $7.8 Million To PlayStation Network Users In Class Action Lawsuit

Sony To Pay $7.8 Million To PlayStation Network Users In Class Action Lawsuit

Gaming
Credit: Sony The Federal District Court for the Northern District of California has issued a preliminary ruling awarding $7.8 million in damages to PlayStation Network users in a 2023 class action lawsuit accusing Sony of monopolizing third-party developers' access to the platform. All U.S. PSN users who purchased certain games during a specific period will receive a portion of the compensation. US residents who purchased digital games between April 2019 and the end of 2023 are eligible for compensation. The main requirement is that the game in question previously had a retail code, and its average price on the PS Store increased by at least 0.50 cents after the restrictions were introduced. Despite the impressive total amount of the claim, the individual compensation will be mode...
Railroad Tycoon Simulator ‘Steam to Electric’ Announced

Railroad Tycoon Simulator ‘Steam to Electric’ Announced

Gaming
Credit: Kwalee Publisher Kwalee and Dutch studio Galaxy Grove (Station to Station), still developing the voxel-based city-building strategy Town to City in Early Access, have announced a new collaboration. The project is called Steam to Electric and is a voxel-based railway network management simulator. The announcement was accompanied by a one-minute gameplay trailer. The project challenges players to build their own transport empire, from the era of steam locomotives to electric trains. Players will plot routes, transport passengers and cargo, manage signals, and develop production chains. The world will respond to their actions: small settlements will grow into large cities, and stations will become hubs of infrastructure. The game will feature unusual experimental trains, i...
Boomer Shooter ‘Gravelord’ To Leave Early Access On May 21

Boomer Shooter ‘Gravelord’ To Leave Early Access On May 21

Gaming
Credit: Fatbot Games Independent team Fatbot Games, s.r.o. announced that its boomer shooter Gravelord will leave Early Access and go into full release on May 21st. The release version of Gravelord has been announced to go on sale on May 21, 2026, on Steam and GOG (the page is not yet live). The announcement was accompanied by a rich 30-second gameplay trailer. The final Gravelord update will introduce two new episodes, 12 levels, 11 enemies, and three weapons. Version 1.0 will include three full episodes, bonus arenas, community maps, a built-in level editor, and Russian localization. During Early Access, Gravelord is available at a reduced price of 710 rubles on the Russian Steam platform. The developers previously mentioned that the price would increase with the full release...
Take-Two CEO Hints At GTA VI Price

Take-Two CEO Hints At GTA VI Price

Gaming, Slider, Trendy
Credit: Rockstar Games Take-Two Interactive CEO Strauss Zelnick had to mention Grand Theft Auto VI again during his keynote at the iicon conference. And if you squint hard enough, you can discern a couple of interesting hints in his words. The official price of GTA VI at launch hasn't been revealed, but journalists and analysts expect the game to have a "previously unheard-of" price—between $80 and $100 for the standard edition. Zelnick declined to confirm the price of GTA VI at iicon, but hinted that the ultra-premium price being discussed online isn't part of Take-Two Interactive's plans for the hotly anticipated game. "How you feel about a product depends on the product itself and how much you paid for it. Consumers need to understand that the product is excellent and the pr...