“We wanted to fill that gap, that used to be filled by other PlayStation studios 20-25 years ago.” VGC visited Team ASOBI to discover the secrets behind PS5's profound platformer. videogameschronicle.com/features/we-fi…

Watch our exclusive video behind the scenes at Team Asobi, creators of Astro Bot: youtube.com/watch?v=kbRJBW…

Astro Bot is 2024's highest-rated standalone game so far, according to Metacritic. Only Elden Ring's DLC has scored higher this year. vgc.news/news/astro-bot…

Sony appears to have included an illustration of the as-yet unannounced PS5 Pro in its PlayStation 30th Anniversary design, according to the leaker who shared details on the console last week. vgc.news/news/playstati…

If you enjoyed our Astro Bot coverage, including Andy Robinson's excellent feature of Team Asobi, please consider supporting us on Patreon. Doing this level of work, in only a few days, while also publishing news is an incredible amount of work. Patreon.com/VideoGamesChro…

Tomorrow's VGC Podcast sees Christopher Dring join me and Andy Robinson for a bumper episode. We'll be chatting about the fall of Concord, the rise of Astro Bot, and Switch 2. Do you have a question for the crew? Leave it below!

The lead developers of the Like a Dragon / Yakuza series say they have no intention to stray from the theme of doing "middle-aged guy things". The series' "chilling out with older guys in a bar" feel is what makes it unique, they say. vgc.news/news/like-a-dr…

Prime Video will reportedly not remove the Concord episode from its upcoming animated anthology series Secret Level. vgc.news/news/prime-vid…

Final Fantasy creator Hironobu Sakaguchi says he's "excited" to be working on a new game, after deciding not to retire after Fantasian. "[Game production is] probably more of a pleasure than a job now," he says. vgc.news/news/final-fan…

Concept art for Astro Bot has shown off some PlayStation cameos that haven’t made it into the final game. videogameschronicle.com/news/astro-bot…

PlayStation has released a live-action Astro Bot trailer, featuring a remix of a Queen and David Bowie song. videogameschronicle.com/news/playstati…

Podcast: When will Nintendo reveal Switch 2? Jordan Middler and Andy Robinson are joined by Christopher Dring to chat about Concord, Astro Bot and Switch 2. Listen: lnk.to/VGC Watch: youtu.be/EdNkmioYHdw?si…

Martyn Ware of the band Heaven 17 has claimed that his band were offered just $7,500 to include their song in the soundtrack for Grand Theft Auto 6. videogameschronicle.com/news/heaven-17…

The end credits of Astro Bot may point to some characters that will be included as cameos in the game’s DLC. videogameschronicle.com/news/astro-bot…

Yakuza Wars, which was registered as a trademark by Sega last month, appears to be a mobile game, and has been revealed early on a Facebook page. vgc.news/news/segas-mob…

Sony has seemingly raised the price of PS5 DualSense controllers by $5. vgc.news/news/sony-has-…

Valve's Deadlock isn't out yet and it already has cheaters. Videos posted to social media show players using aimbots and bending bullets around walls. vgc.news/news/valves-de…

On the 25th anniversary of the Dreamcast's North American launch, we look at how Sega's final console was one of gaming's most beautiful failures. vgc.news/features/dream…