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Sony is giving gamers a surprise shot of nostalgia to celebrate PlayStations 30th anniversary and not just the retro hardware that sold out in a flash. A software update pushed on Monday adds the classic boot screen and themes for each generation of console hardware. Choose your favorite generation, Sonys introduction advises before popping up a menu with screen theming options for the PS1 through PS4. After receiving todays update, the software will prompt you to pick one when you boot up for the first time. As youd expect, the themes change the PS5 dashboards menu colors and sound to match each consoles UI. You can try other themes in a new PlayStation 30th Anniversary item atop the consoles settings menu. Sony / Nathan Ingraham for Engadget Unfortunately, Sony says the themes are only available for a limited time. (It hasnt said exactly when theyll be gone.) The decision not to keep them around permanently seems like a missed opportunity. Perhaps someone on Sonys marketing team saw creating a perception of scarcity or avoiding settings menu clutter as more important than letting folks permanently make their dashboard look like something that could fire up Metal Gear Solid or Crash Bandicoot. (Boooo!) Sony did a more pared-down version of this a decade ago when it celebrated 20 years of PlayStation. A free 2014 anniversary theme fitted the PS4, PS3 and Vita with the PS1s look and startup sound.This article originally appeared on Engadget at https://www.engadget.com/gaming/playstation/ps5-anniversary-update-adds-themes-for-each-generation-of-the-playstation-184623315.html?src=rss
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Amazon has revealed the list of PC games that Prime members can claim at no extra cost, as well as the titles they can stream for (almost) free on Luna. One of those in the latter camp is Death Stranding. You'll be able to check out the Director's Cut edition of Hideo Kojima's hit walking sim for the rest of the month on Luna. That might just be long enough to start making sense of the game. Another notable title in the Luna lineup this month is The Expanse: A Telltale Series. The narrative-heavy adventure game is a prequel to the TV show that ran for a few extra seasons on Prime Video after Syfy canceled it. Along with those two and the mainstays of Fortnite, Fallout 3: Game of the Year Edition, Fallout New Vegas: Ultimate Edition, Trackmania and XDefiant, Prime members can play a bunch of other games on Luna this month. Those are The Jackbox Naughty Pack, Endling Extinction is Forever, DisneyPixar Cars, El Hijo, DisneyPixar Wall-E, Split/Second, Are You Smarter than a 5th Grader, Chicken Police Paint it RED!, Spitlings and Oddsparks: An Automation Adventure. Of course, you can claim a whole host of PC games at no extra cost too. There are some great games in the mix, such as the excellent Overcooked 2 (the ultimate relationship test, in my eyes) and the compelling puzzle platformer Planet of Lana. Also available will be the likes of Star Wars: Bounty Hunter, Tomb Raider: Underworld, Call of Juarez: Gunslinger, Dredge, Quake II and Predator: Hunting Grounds. Once you claim these games, they're yours to keep forever, even if you cancel your Prime membership. Here's what you can snap up and when, along with the launcher you can play each game on: December 2 Star Wars: Bounty Hunter (GOG) Tomb Raider: Underworld (GOG) Overcooked! 2 (GOG) Call of Juarez: Gunslinger (GOG) Dredge (GOG) December 5 Quake II (GOG) DisneyPixar Wall E (Amazon Games App) December 12 Planet of Lana (GOG) Heros Hour (GOG) The Coma: Recut (GOG) Electrician Simulator (Epic Games Store) ReDrawn: The Painted Tower Collectors Edition (Amazon Games App) December 19 Nine Witches: Family Disruption (Amazon Games App) Predator: Hunting Grounds (Epic Games Store) Aces of the Luftwaffe Squadron Extended Edition (Amazon Games App) Simulakros (Amazon Games App) Christmas Fables: The Magic Snowflake Collectors Edition (Legacy Games Code) December 26 The Town of Light (GOG) That December 26 lineup looks suspiciously light, so there's a chance that Amazon will reveal more additions to the lineup as a holiday treat. In the meantime, if you act quickly, you can still snap up many of the previously added offerings, including Overcooked: Gourmet Edition, Super Meat Boy, Tomb Raider: Anniversary, Mafia: Definitive Edition and BioShock: Remastered.This article originally appeared on Engadget at https://www.engadget.com/gaming/amazon-prime-members-can-play-death-stranding-for-free-on-luna-this-month-183907865.html?src=rss
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Heres a collaboration I wasnt expecting. The hit gaming franchise Call of Duty and the hit Netflix show Squid Game are teaming up for some kind of game mode to commemorate the latters second season. We dont exactly know what this partnership will entail, but it looks like a game mode for both Black Ops 6 and Warzone. Theres a trailer but its devoid of any real details. We do know that we dont have long to wait. The description underneath the trailer notes that Squid Game comes to Call of Duty this January. This makes sense, given that season two of the Netflix show drops on December 26. Maybe players will enter the titular Squid Game with a full arsenal of modern weaponry. Or maybe well actually play as the psychotic guards, gunning down desperate contestants with reckless abandon. Late stage capitalism, baby! In any event, well find out next month. This is just the latest promotion for the Netflix sensation. Theres a multiplayer smartphone game launching in a couple of weeks and a bizarre LARPing experience that costs $40. Theres even an actual reality show based on its fictional counterpart. Nobody actually dies on that one, but there were some on-set injuries and other ridiculous issues.This article originally appeared on Engadget at https://www.engadget.com/gaming/call-of-duty-is-getting-some-kind-of-game-mode-inspired-by-squid-game-175829671.html?src=rss
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