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Japan's Sony is cutting about 900 jobs at its PlayStation unit and shutting a studio in London, it said on Tuesday as the videogame industry struggles to recover from a post-pandemic slump.The layoffs will affect about 8 percent of the division's staff in regions from the Americas to Asia and come days after Sony slashed the annual sales expectation for its PlayStation 5 console."We have concluded that tough decisions have become inevitable," said Sony gaming chief Jim Ryan, blaming it on changes in the way the videogame…

It’s another bleak day for the gaming industry as there’s more news of . This time around, its that’s gutting its studios. Sony Interactive Entertainment (SIE) it’s laying off around 900 staff from its PlayStation division, roughly 8 percent of that department’s headcount.Insomniac (Spider-Man and Ratchet and Clank), Naughty Dog (The Last of Us) and Guerrilla (Horizon) are all affected by the cuts. Those studios are behind some of PlayStation's most important franchises. For instance, within three and a half months,…

Insomniac Games has long-promised a New Game+ mode for its hit superhero sim Marvel’s Spider-Man 2 and The mode was supposed to drop at the tail-end of 2023, The forthcoming update won’t just be about New Game+, as Insomniac promises “new suits and more.”We don’t exactly know what the mode will look like, as the developer urges players to keep an eye on its social media accounts “for a complete list of features closer to release.” However, we can glean some information from the New Game+ option that’s This mode lets…

Via Twitter, Insomniac has responded to the massive hack against the company and the subsequent leaking of their documents. If you’re not familiar, Insomniac was targeted by a ransomware attack that resulted in a group of hackers gaining access to a great deal of footage from upcoming games, as well as a myriad of documents ranging from future plans to internal HR documents. The hackers then released some of this information, with threats of publishing more if their ransom demands weren’t met. “We’re both saddened and…

Insomniac Games has weighed in publicly for the first time since hackers leaked over 1.3 million of the publisher’s private files. The studio posted on X (Twitter) that it’s “saddened and angered” by the cyberattack, describing the internal aftermath as “extremely distressing.” Insomniac indirectly alluded to the publication of gameplay footage from an upcoming Wolverine game, assuring fans that “Marvel’s Wolverine continues as planned.”The publisher began by thanking supportive fans, many of whom rallied around the…

“We’re both saddened and angered about the recent criminal cyberattack on our studio and the emotional toll it’s taken on our team,” the statement posted on X read. “We have focused inwardly for several days to support each other.”The hack was perpetrated by the Rhysida hacker group, who ransomed the data for $2 million in Bitcoin. When the ransom was not paid, hackers disseminated the information that includes Insomniac internal business plans, budget information, in-development assets for the studio’s upcoming Wolverine…

Wolverine PS5 gameplay footage and internal data of countless Insomniac Games employees have leaked online. The ransomware group Rhysida has followed through on its threat to release 1.67TB of confidential data, after publisher Sony Interactive Entertainment (SIE) refused to meet their demands of paying 50BTC or $2 million within a week. The group also claims to have leaked 98 percent of the data, while the remaining two percent was sold to undisclosed sellers — it's unclear what those files contain. Videos have begun…

Be careful when spotting anything online about Marvel's Wolverine for the foreseeable future. Gameplay for the PS5 exclusive--as well as storyline details--have leaked out after developer Insomniac reportedly was hacked by a group called Rhysida. It has been accused of trying to ransom $2 million out of Sony before releasing private information when those demands weren't met.In a series of messages on X (formerly known as Twitter), prolific modder Lance McDonald chronicled how the Wolverine footage and…

A massive amount of information regarding Insomniac Games and future Sony ventures has been posted online. Insomniac, victims of a ransomware attack, has now seen details about Wolverine and other major projects shared, alongside personal employee information. Per Cyber Daily, which is reportedly in contact with the group behind the leak, the leak was uploaded in parts and shared details on many upcoming projects. This includes development footage of Wolverine, files from the recent Marvel’s Spider-Man 2, and details…

Photo: Anton_Ivanov (Shutterstock)Developers at Insomniac Games working on the upcoming Wolverine video game just had over a terabyte of internal data leaked on the dark web, according to Cyber Daily. A ransomware gang, Rhysida, leaked 1.3 million files on Tuesday that expose key details about PlayStation’s new Marvel video game and passport scans of Insomniac employees.How Invincible's Omni-Man Joined Mortal Kombat 1Rhysida reportedly hacked Insomniac, the developer behind the award-winning Spiderman games, on December…