1 day Ago By [email protected] (Hamish Hector)
CES is usually the hub of new technology, but took the opportunity to make the place for some major entertainment announcements that are sure to excite PlayStation gamers. The most immediate being that is landing in April on HBO and Max. No precise release date has been given yet, but we're nevertheless excited that there's just four months to wait until we can catch up with the next stage of Joel (Pedro Pascal) and Ellie's (Bella Ramsey) adventure in the fungal apocalypse.
We also got an update on the film – which is based on Sony's choose your own horror adventure game of the same name. Peter Stormare – who’s reprising his role of Dr. Alan J.
Hill – appeared on stage via a prerecorded clip to confirm that the film (which is scheduled to land on April 25 this year) will focus on a new plot and cast – or “victims” as he described them. There was some uncertainty on if the film would be a direct remake of the games, but that now doesn’t seem to be the case. Then we got a trio of new announcements, starting with Sony’s confirmation we’re getting a film based on (one of my favorite games of the past few years).
This reimagining will show us Aloy's story of survival in post-apocalyptic world (Sony loves its dystopias, huh) as she attempts to understand what caused the world’s high-tech society to collapse and be reborn as hunters armed with bows and spears fighting against high-tech animalistic robots. Much like , we expect this will be a fairly faithful retelling of the story based on what Sony has said so far – with a few changes made to suit the new medium – though details are light. Next up is a film.
took the world by storm in 2024, being the fastest selling PlayStation Studios game of all time that had millions of players spreading “Managed Democracy” by whatever means necessary. The tongue-in-cheek political satire which underpins the shooter’s gameplay takes heavy inspiration from and we expect fans of that film and the game alike will enjoy the film when it releases. Finally, Sony revealed that – the multiplayer spin-off based on the base game – is getting an anime adaption which will air exclusively on Sony-owned Crunchyroll.
Beyond an announcement that they're in development Sony has been light on details for this trio of projects, but we expect plot and release info will be revealed in due course..
