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Shuhei Yoshida, president of Sony’s Worldwide Studios, has said he’d like to see the next Gran Turismo game on PlayStation 4 support the company’s virtual reality headset.

In an interview with Eurogamer, Yoshida discussed gaming properties that would be well suited for the device, which Sony officially branded PlayStation VR at Tokyo Game Show 2015.

“[In the] many trial tests we’ve been doing, some genres just work fine,” he said. “One of those genres is racing games.

“So when Gran Turismo comes out on PS4, I’d like to see it support PlayStation VR, yeah.”

Although a new entry in Polyphony Digital’s simulation racing series has not been announced for the PS4 yet, Polyphony Digital boss Kazunori Yamauchi, who created the Gran Turismo series, previously said Gran Turismo 7 will probably launch for PlayStation 4 before 2017.

In September 2015, two years after the release of Gran Turismo 6 for the PlayStation 3, Polyphony released the course editor. Called the “GT6 Track Path Editor,” it lets users pick one of four themes and build a bespoke track around it.

Sony still has not confirmed when PlayStation VR will be available. PlayStation president Andrew House has said the headset will be priced “as a new gaming platform,” but did not provide any specific figures.

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Crystal Dynamics has provided some context for just how big of a game Rise of the Tomb Raider is. Lead designer Mike Brinker says in a new interview that you’ll be able to beat the game in about 15-20 hours, but that’s only for a simple run-through of the story. To get “everything done,” including completing all sidequests and collecting every weapon, you should expect to spend around 30-40 hours in the game.

“It all comes down to how you want to play through the game,” Brinker said. “Running through the game will take you around 15-20 hours,” he told PixelVulture. “So expect double the play time collecting everything and exploring every secret tomb.”

On the subject of scale, Brinker said Rise of the Tomb Raider’s “hub spaces,” which are places that players can explore and determine how they want to proceed, have been “increased by three times the size” compared to the 2013 reboot.

“So there will be lots more to see and do in each area of the game, too,” he explained. “We have more challenge tombs, crypts, caves, and a bunch of extra things to do like the side missions for the Remnant people, and the tomb guardians.”

Unlike the 2013 Tomb Raider game, Rise of the Tomb Raider will reportedly not have a traditional multiplayer mode to extend the game’s lifespan even further.

Rise of the Tomb Raider launches November 10 for Xbox One and Xbox 360, with PC and PlayStation 4 versions landing in 2016. For more, check out GameSpot’s recent preview, “Like Father, Like Daughter.” You can also see the game’s full list of achievements and read about the new 1 TB Xbox One bundle.

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Independent developer Rebellion’s Sniper Elite franchise has reached a new sales milestone.

The UK-based studio on Wednesday announced that the series has now passed 10 million copies sold worldwide. The franchise debuted in 2005 with the original Sniper Elite. Sequels V2 and V3 were released in 2012 and 2014, respectively. Check out the video below for more on the milestone.

“Whether you’ve bought one or whether you’ve bought all of our Sniper Elite products, thank you very much for supporting indie development in the UK,” Rebellion CEO and co-founder Jason Kingsley said. “It’s been a pleasure to deliver great games for you and hopefully we’ll go on to do more in the future.”

2015 marks the 10th anniversary of the shooter series. To celebrate the birthday and the 10 million sales, Rebellion is holding a month-long celebration that will include livestreams, giveaways, and more. Rebellion has also marked down the three core Sniper Elite installments by 80 percent on Steam.

Rebellion’s next game, the Sniper Elite spinoff game Zombie Army Trilogy, was released in March. No future entries in the series have been announced.

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Although the PlayStation 4 first-party lineup this holiday may be “a little sparse,” that doesn’t mean people who pick up a new Sony console this year will be hurting for titles to play. In a new interview, PlayStation boss Shuhei Yoshida was asked to compare the PS4 lineup to the Xbox One‘s this holiday, which Microsoft says is the strongest in the history of the platform. Yoshida said shoppers think about more than just first-party games when they’re deciding which console to buy.

“People wouldn’t just look at the first party lineup when they’re making a purchase decision,” he told Eurogamer. “We have great third-party titles coming this year–Call of Duty: Black Ops III, Assassin’s Creed Syndicate, Star Wars Battlefront, Destiny: The Taken King just came out and Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain just came out. There’s no shortage of huge titles available to players on PlayStation 4. And people who are coming new to PlayStation 4 can pick up titles like Bloodborne and Until Dawn. I’m very proud of the games we are releasing.”

Yoshida admitted that “we’re not releasing new AAA titles this Christmas,” with the company’s first-party efforts instead extended to “smaller, creative games” such as Everybody’s Gone to the Rapture and The Tomorrow Children, among others.

“That can be complementary when looking at the lineup of PS4 games,” Yoshida said.

Looking ahead, Yoshida said Sony has “lots” of “great big titles” coming in 2016, including Uncharted 4: A Thief’s End, which was originally scheduled to launch in 2015 before being delayed.

“People make purchasing decisions for the long-term,” he explained. “Consoles, once they’ve purchased it, they expect to use it for 5-6 years. Having exclusive, unique titles coming in the near future, starting with Uncharted 4, must play a role from a first-party standpoint, to help people make those decisions.”

By comparison, the Xbox One first-party lineup for holiday 2015 includes titles like Halo 5: Guardians, Rise of the Tomb Raider, and Fable Legends.

What do you make of Sony’s first-party games lineup this year? Share your thoughts in the comments below.

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Sega has told investors that it will make significantly less money this financial year than initially expected.

The company originally forecasted net sales of $1.7 billion during the current financial year, but now expects $1.3 billion. This represents a 22 percent downturn.

Chief executive Hajime Satomi blamed weaker-than-expected business from its slot and pachinko machines.

Recently, Sega launched a Fist of the North Star (Pachisot Hokuto No Ken Tomo) and Bayonetta slot machines, but sales of these units were “not sufficient to offset the impact” of development and advertising costs.

In a bid to improve profitability, Sega has said it will restructure the division. As part of this, it is offering voluntary retirement to “around 200” employees at its Taiyo subsidiary. Its video game division does not seem to have been impacted by the voluntary retirement plans.

Looking forward, Sega has said it still plans to launch the Onimusha 3 Jikuu Tenshou and Ryu Ga Gotoku Of The End pachinko machines.

In July 2015, Satomi said he believed the company betrayed the trust fans put in it over the last few years, and vowed to improve the quality of its video games to re-establishing Sega Games as a valuable brand.

“I’ve been talking to employees about how [Sega] should start putting serious consideration into quality from this point on,” he said. “Particularly in North America and Europe, where it’s always been more of a focus on schedules. I believe that if we can’t maintain quality, it would be better to not release anything at all.”

In September 2013, Sega acquired bankrupted publisher Index Corporation, parent company of Persona 4 developer Atlus. The following year, Index Corporation was separated from Atlus.

The Atlus team is currently working on Persona 5 with a team of 121 employees. At TGS 2015, Atlus revealed Persona 5 would be delayed and will now debut on PlayStation 4 and PlayStation 3 in summer 2016 instead of the originally announced 2015 period.

Sega also recently announced two new Yakuza projects. The first, Yakuza Kiwami, is a remake of the first entry in the series for PlayStation 3 and PlayStation 4. The second is a Yakuza 6, a full sequel exclusively for PS4.

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Telltale Games is celebrating the 30th anniversary of Back to the Future by re-releasing its episodic adventure game series based on the movies.

Back to the Future: The Game – 30th Anniversary Edition will feature improved textures to better take advantage of the PlayStation 4 and Xbox One‘s hardware. Voice over work for Tom Wilson, who played Biff Tannen in the movie, will also be updated.

Along with the entire game series, the release will feature “exclusive content” including a behind the scenes videos, interviews with Bob Gale, co-writer of the movie trilogy, and members of the development team.

The 30th Anniversary Edition will be available digitally and physically in-stores on October 13 in North America. A European release will follow on October 16.

In April 2015, Telltale Games announced a partnership with Marvel for a new game due out in 2017. Details on what the studio is working on, however, have not yet been released.

Telltale previously said it was aiming to move beyond games with its new game/TV show hybrid project called “Super Show,” though it’s unclear if the new Marvel game will operate under this model.

This project is being worked on in collaboration with The Hunger Games and Orange is the New Black production company Lionsgate, which has a “significant investment” in the developer.

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Although Uncharted: The Nathan Drake Collection doesn’t launch for another week, you can play the PlayStation 4 title beginning today through its free demo. The demo, which weighs in at 6.9 GB, is rolling out now. It doesn’t appear to be live yet in the United States, but people in Europe can grab it right now.

As announced previously, the demo will let you play through the Nepal Warzone chapter from Uncharted 2: Among Thieves‘ co-op multiplayer mode.

The Nathan Drake Collection was developed by Bluepoint Games, not Naughty Dog, and comes with updated versions of Uncharted: Drake’s Fortune, Uncharted 2: Among Thieves, and Uncharted 3: Drake’s Deception. Also included is access to the Uncharted 4: A Thief’s End multiplayer beta.

Due out on October 9, The Nathan Drake Collection is also getting its own PS4 console bundle. As for Uncharted 4, that game–final entry to star Nathan Drake–will land in March 2016. For a closer look at the collection, watch the video embedded above.

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