One of the PlayStation 4’s best role-playing games of all time got some huge news today, with Square Enix revealing that a Game of the Year-winning RPG would be back.

What RPG will be returning with a PS5 sequel?

During a video celebrating the fact that it has officially hit 10 million worldwide sales, Square Enix announced that the world of Nier Automata would be continuing. The announcement briefly appeared at the end of Square Enix’s video, which marked a huge milestone for Nier Automata. Yoko Taro’s game took PlayStation Lifestyle’s top Game of the Year spot in 2017.

Fans were quick to theorize that a sequel to the hit game could be in the works. However, it’s currently unclear exactly what Square Enix means. Automata originally released almost 10 years ago, and followed the story of combat android 2B, scanner android 9S, and rogue prototype A2. The game was praised for its combination of a litany of styles, including RPG elements, hack-and-slash combat, shoot ’em up and text adventure sections, and more.

Despite the lack of confirmation, fans were quick to begin speculating what exactly the message of a continued story could mean. Geoff Keighley didn’t help matters, as he cryptically also shared the still from the end of the video on his X account. As for any reports on the matter, there were rumors that many of Nier: Automata’s developers were working on something, but it’s unclear exactly what that is, or when we’ll see it.

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In a surprising move, PlayStation has shut down one of its most beloved studios behind some early PlayStation 5 launch titles and known for producing some incredible work.

What studio is PlayStation shutting down?

Bluepoint Games, the Sony-owned studio that became known for producing several high-quality remasters including Shadow of the Colossus and Demon’s Souls, has been shut down by Sony. News of the shut down was first reported by Bloomberg’s Jason Schreier, who noted that roughly 70 people will lose their jobs as a result of the studio’s closure.

In a statement to Bloomberg, PlayStation confirmed the closure, which says the news came “following a recent business review.” The spokesperson for PlayStation also praised Bluepoint in their work for PlayStation. “Bluepoint Games is an incredibly talented team and their technical expertise has delivered exceptional experiences for the PlayStation community,” the spokesperson said. “We thank them for their passion, creativity and craftmanship.”

Bluepoint Games, founded in 2006 in Austin, Texas, was best known for developing several high-end remakes of older games. Sony acquired the company in 2021, right after the release of Demon’s Souls, which was a PS5 launch title.

The company then did additional co-developing work on 2022’s God of War Ragnarök and was reportedly working on a live-service game set in the God of War franchise, which was subsequently canceled in 2025.

As of now, Bluepoint Games has not made any remarks on the move, and it’s unclear what the future holds for those who worked at the studio. It’s also unclear what, if any, project they were working on for Sony prior to their closure. Most reports in 2025 suggested the company was pitching and working with Sony on their next direction following the cancellation of the God of War live-service game.

(Source: Bloomberg)

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New details regarding the upcoming God of War remakes announced last week have come to light from an unexpected but trustworthy source.

What are the latest details on the God of War remakes?

While attending Fan Expo in Vancouver, Canada, streamer Fuhpuzy spoke to Christopher Judge, who voices Kratos in the new renditions of God of War from Santa Monica Studio. She asked Judge about the upcoming game, and he surprisingly opened up about a few key details.

According to Judge, he won’t be appearing in the game as the voice role of the younger Kratos will be handled by his original actor, TC Carson, who also appeared at Sony’s State of Play to announce the games. Judge also said that the games will feature a whole lot of “new stuff,” including a “new fighting system” and other content.

As for what Judge might be up to, he did hint that new information about the next God of War game could be coming very soon. He mentioned that fans will be “hearing about what we’re doing probably in the late summer,” which could suggest that Santa Monica Studio will be back with another announcement during the yearly summer conference cycle.

The God of War remakes will be comprised of the first three God of War games that released in the 2000s and followed Kratos’ life as a Spartan-turned-God-of-war as he vows to get revenge against the Greek gods.

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