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PlayStation Plus Extra and Premium subscribers gain access to Mafia: The Old Country on October 20 alongside Horizon Forbidden West and the new co-op looter shooter Mycopunk. Premium members also receive classic titles Dino Crisis 2 and RollerCoaster Tycoon 3 Complete Edition this month.
PlayStation community member RealRadec had his PSN account hacked over the weekend of October 5, 2026, with attackers changing his login credentials and locking him out. He recovered the account only after Colin Moriarty leveraged his Sony connections — a privilege RealRadec says most players do not have. The incident resurfaces long-standing concerns about PSN security vulnerabilities as Sony pushes toward an all-digital future.
Industry insiders report Microsoft secured Physint for significantly less than the rumored $400 million PlayStation budget, with the Xbox deal including movie and TV licenses plus enhanced terms for Kojima's horror project OD. The budget reduction raises questions about development conditions at Kojima Productions following the studio's split from Sony.
PlayStation has revealed the latest Share of the Week selections for Marvel's Wolverine, showcasing community screenshots captured in Photo Mode. The next theme calls for heroic portraits of Logan, with submissions due by September 30, 2026.
Sony is reportedly polling game developers with an unusually long survey about physical game sales following its decision to stop producing physical discs for PS5. The move comes after intense backlash from fans and developers at gamescom, though CFO Lin Tao confirmed in July that Sony still plans to pursue an all-digital future.
A focused Chapter 1 demo at Tokyo Game Show redeems Final Fantasy VII Revelation after an overwhelming Gamescom showing. The 25-minute slice delivers story stakes, the new FITS class system, and Vincent's compelling Chaos form ahead of the April 8 launch.
The Last of Us director Bruce Straley criticised God of War Laufey's gameplay as unexciting during an Edge interview about AAA industry stagnation, then apologised to Sony Santa Monica after backlash. Straley clarified his comments targeted broader industry trends rather than the game's quality, noting the title's visual craft is mindblowing.
PlayStation architect Mark Cerny and Game Awards creator Geoff Keighley have announced the Nova Games Foundation, a nonprofit fellowship program awarding $100,000 grants to 20 game design graduates annually. The initiative includes mentorship and up to $500,000 in additional milestone-based funding, with applications opening this December for the classes of 2026 and 2027.
Sony is reportedly planning to bring the Killzone franchise back after 13 years of dormancy, with Guerrilla Games potentially collaborating with an external studio on a remaster, remake, or reboot. The last mainline entry, Killzone: Shadow Fall, launched as a PS4 title in 2013, and the original trilogy remains inaccessible on PS5.
Sony has announced the September 2026 PlayStation Plus monthly games lineup, headlined by the physics-based sandbox Wobbly Life alongside Sniper Elite: Resistance, MLB The Show 26, and Chained Echoes. All four titles become free to claim for subscribers starting September 1 and remain available until October 5. The selection spans tactical stealth, sports simulation, retro RPG depth, and a multiplayer chaos simulator one critic called "GTA for kids."
