Today, Sony has added eight games to its “Last Chance to Play” section on PS Plus, which means they will soon be removed from the service. Although there are no big AAA titles in this lineup, the games being taken off are highly regarded. The indie hit game from 2024, “Animal Well” and the popular deck-building game “Slay the Spire“, are among those that will soon disappear from the extensive library of the PS Plus Game Catalog.
Specifically, Amazon Prime Video confirmed that they are making a run for additional subscribers in Japan. Head of Amazon MGM Studios Jennifer Salke stated the following when describing how the platform would branch out, “We’re very committed to a strong pipeline for customers in Japan. We have a huge opportunity. One of the most exciting things we’re doing here in Japan is talking about our plans for ramping up those that content strategy for the next several years.” The commitment, according to the interview, also includes licensing original anime, which certainly makes sense considering one of the biggest recent additions to the platform.
The manga already released its final volumes last year but only in Japanese. It usually takes a few months, or even a year for a volume to be released and distributed in English. The Japanese version of Volume 25 was released on January 4th, 2024, and will finally be globally available with its English translation on April 24th. Unfortunately, it still has the major translation issues fans often complained about during the manga’s serialization.
When The Mandalorian premiered on Disney+ in November 2019, the show offered up a unique look into the Star Wars universe that we hadn’t seen until that point. Rogue One: A Star Wars Story had teased us with the seedy and unpleasant side of various worlds, but The Mandalorian was our first taste of a Star Wars live-action series that explored that unpleasantness more thoroughly. The idea of a more adult-oriented Star Wars story began years ago, with Lucasfilm producer Rick McCallum confirming the development of a “Deadwood in space” TV series called Star Wars: Underworld back in 2012. While that iteration of a new side of Star Wars ultimately stalled out, we eventually got our Western-inspired series in The Mandalorian.
Coming to PS5 (with PSVR2 support) and PS4 on 17th April 2025, the game is all about flipping tiles and avoiding the ire of the ever-watchful eye.
And just to keep the gossip train rolling, Bo Hines, the executive director of the President’s Council of Advisers on Digital Assets, chimed in too. He thinks we’ll see some comprehensive stablecoin legislation soon. I mean, who doesn’t love a good legislative drama? 📜
