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Sony's State of Play

Today Sony livestreamed their latest State of Play which included trailers for eight sci-fi titles. Listed below.

But we'll take a closer look at two of particular interest - a newly revealed Foundation (Asimov) VR2 game and upcoming action roleplaying antihero title, Suicide Squad: Kill The Justice League.

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Fungal Pong

Sony have revealed a new third carrot sci-fi shooter Smells Like a Mushroom.

Could be well timed to capitalize on the popularity of HBO's The Last of Us series which features malevolent fungal zombies.

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Big Devs To Skip E3

Though not official at this stage, IGN claims multiple sources tell them that all three of the major console developers - Xbox, Sony and Nintendo - intend to skip this year's E3 (Electronics Entertainment Expo).

Sony last attended in 2018 and it's not clear whether the withdrawal of the other big two is due to event management problems or continuation of a trend towards big developers doing their own thing.

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Returnal on PC

Originally a PS5 exclusive which launched in April 2021, third-person shooter roguelike Returnal will land on PC on February 15.

The PS5 version won several major awards including Best Action Game in The Game Awards and Best Game at the British Academy Game Awards.

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Horizon Online Confirmed

Following recent rumours of a partnership between Sony and Korean online game developer NCSoft to create an MMORPG (massively multiplayer online roleplaying game) in the Horizons universe, Horizons developer Guerilla Entertainment has confirmed that an online game is being made, but speak of an internal team.

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Prime Silk

If The Boys and Invincible aren't enough to satisfy your superhero itch on Prime Video, Sony have struck a deal with Amazon to develop series based on Marvel characters in their stable of over 900 characters.

The first will be a Spider-Man spinoff Silk: Spider Society with The Walking Dead's Angela Kang as showrunner.

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Horizon's Call

PlayStation's stable of games in the robo-dinosaur action roleplaying Horizon franchise will expand on February 22 with the addition of their VR2 title Horizon Call of the Mountain.

Of course there is a trailer.

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Sony Sued

Earlier this year the US Federal Trade Commission launched an anti-trust investigation into Sony's acquisition of game developer Bungie.

Across the pond they're now also being sued for 5 billion pounds by 9 million claimants for overpricing games and in-game purchases.

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No Way Home on Binge

Spider-Man: No Way Home released last month in some other parts of the world on Netflix and they have a deal for Sony films over the next few years.

But this most recent web slinging film will arrive in Australia on Binge on July 16, along with the other Spider-Man films.

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Horizon Zero Dawn Series

Sony have announced that their post-apocalyptic robo-dinosaur action roleplaying video game series Horizon Zero Dawn, will be adapted for television.

It is presently in production for Netflix.

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