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The main concern on the executives’ list was making sure that the company’s first offices were located in an area with late-night bars. According to Ken Kutaragi, known as the father of the PlayStation, they started in Aoyama-Itchome mainly due to the fact that they wanted to drink together. RELATED: Jade Raymond’s New Studio Haven is Making New IP Exclusively for PlayStation Speaking with Bandai Namco’s Katsuhiro Harada on his new YouTube show, Harada’s Bar, Kutaragi said that the main Sony office at the time was located in Tokyo’s Shinagawa Ward, where all watering holes were closed by 8 PM....

Ryan is scheduled to headline GamesIndustry’s GI Live event in London next month. On October 7, the PlayStation executive will be hosting a fireside chat, where he’ll be discussing the future of video games, as well as his history with PlayStation and views on the brand. The fireside chat is pre-recorded, so fans shouldn’t expect any bombshell slip-ups, though there will likely still be some interesting kernels of information thrown around....

Sony recommends 60 square feet of play space when players are using the PlayStation VR headset. Now, not all games will require this much space, but the titles that ask players to move around their environment will. Luckily for those in smaller homes, it seems as though most PlayStation VR games will be seated experiences, which won’t require nearly as much square feet to work effectively. Before players worry about the square footage of their play space, they will need to acquire a PlayStation Camera to track their movement while playing PlayStation VR games....

Borussia Dortmund‘s Kevin Grosskreutz will miss Wednesday’s Champions League last 16 clash away to Shakhtar Donetsk after being hospitalised with suspected pneumonia, coach Jurgen Klopp confirmed Sunday. Klopp ruled out any chance of Grosskreutz making the match at Donetsk’s Donbass Arena in Ukraine after the 24-year-old spent the weekend in hospital and missed Borussia’s shock 4-1 home defeat by Hamburg on Saturday in the Bundesliga. After training with the team last Thursday, Grosskreutz was taken to hospital where he was treated for a lung infection, and was only briefly allowed to leave the clinic on Saturday to watch his team play on television....

A run of six successive victories in the Premier League has lifted Tottenham to second in the table and, City, despite their recent struggles, are not far behind as they sit fifth after 21 games. “Be careful, they’re only three points behind us and they’re in the Champions League. The judgment is at the end (of the season),” Pochettino told British media when asked if he felt Guardiola was struggling in his first season in England....

Spurs announced on Monday that Walker-Peters, an academy product, had signed a new contract to keep him there until 2023. The news came after Walker-Peters made his first Premier League appearance of the season in Saturday’s 2-0 win over Leicester City. He replaced the injured Serge Aurier, who joined Kieran Trippier in the treatment room – the England international suffering with a groin problem. Pochettino has no doubts about Walker-Peters’ abilities, however, even if he is set to be thrown into the deep end with Spurs needing to leave Camp Nou having matched Inter’s result at home to PSV....

Angel Gomes hit a late winner for United after Lucas Moura’s deflected shot cancelled out Anthony Martial’s opener in China. Eric Bailly hurt his knee trying to block a shot from Son Heung-min and United’s new winger Daniel James seemed to be targeted by Tottenham throughout, with Pochettino acknowledging his side were perhaps overly aggressive in their 2-1 defeat. “I was a little bit annoyed about some situations, I was not happy,” the Tottenham boss told reporters....

The former Bayern Munich and Arsenal forward moved to the J1 League in 2017 and made 59 appearances in all competitions, winning the Emperor’s Cup last year. Vissel confirmed on Saturday that Podolski’s contract, which expired at the end of last season, will not be renewed. “I was able to come to a wonderful country called Japan and get to know Japanese culture,” Podolski said via the club’s website....

The Manchester United star has had a difficult time of late at club level, falling out of favour with Jose Mourinho and attracting criticism from pundits. Some experts, such as Graeme Souness and Roy Keane, have even made comments about his outlandish hairstyles in recent times, with the latter recently saying: “He seems to have a big personality whether it be social media, the cars he drives, his haircut - he needs to bring all that onto the football pitch....

The Frenchman was dismissed for a dangerous tackle on Hector Bellerin with United leading 3-1 in the second half at the Emirates Stadium. Pogba had been instrumental in establishing that lead, providing the assists for the Red Devils’ first and third goals and controlling the midfield. But - barring an unlikely appeal - Jose Mourinho will now not be able to call upon Pogba when United host league leaders Manchester City in a crucial game next Sunday....

The Martial, Mourinho & Man Utd dilemma The Frenchman returned to Old Trafford for a world-record fee in August, but has so far shown only glimpses of his undoubted talent. While United boss Jose Mourinho has had Pogba playing in a number of different positions, the 23-year-old is hoping to get a chance in an attacking midfield role having impressed on international duty with France. “I try to adapt,” he was quoted as saying by the Manchester Evening News....

RELATED: Pokemon: Everything You Need To Know About One-Hit KO Moves Being confused will cause an afflicted pokemon to potentially hit themselves instead of using their desired move. Both preventing the foe from attacking or buffing while also causing them to take damage is a powerful combination of effects, however, Confusion doesn’t last very long, so it cannot often be relied upon by itself to win battles. Confusion has changed a bit over the years, with its usage in Pokemon Sword & Shield being the result of years of refining....

However, Pikachu has been left untouched by region variants. Known as the face of the series, Pikachu is one of the most recognizable pop culture icons of today. While Pikachu’s rival, Meowth, has gotten two region variants, Pikachu still has none. Overall, it would’ve been clever to make Pikachu variants from the beginning. After all, every region has an electric rodent Pokemon, so at least one region ought to have a special Pikachu....

Darkrai made its debut in Pokemon Diamond and Pearl as one of the Sinnoh region’s Mythical Pokemon, only obtainable by players who visited Newmoon Island using a Member Card during a special event. Although this means Darkrai is a fairly old Pokemon, with four generations gone by since its debut, it remains a fan favorite thanks to its striking design and complicated interactions with humanity. Now that fans know that they can get a Darkrai in Pokemon Legends: Arceus, the Pitch-Black Pokemon has returned to prominence....

Esports Charts, a service that analyzes trends in esports events and streaming in general, says there were 10,628,719 hours of content watched for the PS5 event alone. Its viewer count includes over 1.1 million people who watched the pre- and post-shows held by The Game Awards creator Geoff Keighley as part of his Summer Game Fest that was hosted live through YouTube Gaming. RELATED: Sony Responds to PS5 Price Concerns...

Directed by Glen Schofield, co-creator of the iconic Dead Space series, The Callisto Protocol has frequently been described as a spiritual successor to those games due to similarities in setting, aesthetic, and gameplay elements. Schofield has stated in interviews that there is no connection between the fictional universes of Dead Space and The Callisto Protocol, although a great deal of creative influence from the former has clearly found its way into the new IP....

One of the greatest aspects of the PlayStation 5 is the DualSense controller, with key features such as its adaptive triggers and haptic feedback making it a major improvement over the DualShock and other console’s controllers. However, while reception to the DualSense has been unanimously positive in terms of its functionality and comfort, many players have been waiting patiently for the opportunity to make their PS5 controllers look more unique....

Produced by indie developer BlueTwelve, Stray’s first footage was revealed in a teaser trailer last June. The first trailer primarily focused on the game’s setting, which looks to be a dreary, neon-lit cyberpunk city, filled with humanistic robots that all appear to have cathode monitor-like heads. This new trailer provides a look at Stray’s gameplay, and focuses on the cat itself. RELATED: Ghost of Tsushima: Iki Island Lets Players Tame Cats, Deer, and Other Animals...

However, in recent months it’s been clear that Sony is doing more to ensure its games are reaching a wider audience. Many PlayStation-exclusive games have made the jump to PC, so Steam users have been granted the chance to experience Aloy’s journey in a post-apocalyptic world or, eventually, Peter Parker’s quest to save New York when Spider-Man launches on the platform later this year. The rich history of PlayStation means that there are more exclusive games that could come to PC in the future, though, and fans could be salivating at the opportunity to play them....

The news was revealed by the company in a new post on the PlayStation Blog, along with an explanation of what subscribers can expect to get. As well as the PS3 games currently available for the service, PS4 games will be up for streaming, with Sony planning to start off a private beta test for PS4 game support within the next few weeks. The company also warns current PlayStation Now subscribers to keep an eye on their emails in case they receive an invitation to take part....