PlayStation Game Leaks Ahead Of State of Play, And The Crowd Goes Mild

We’re rapidly approaching a busy ol’ week in the gaming calendar.

On 5 June, Geoff Keighley’s Summer Game Fest will return, followed by an Xbox Showcase on 7 June.

Recently, PlayStation announced a bumper State of Play to be held in the preceding days on 2 June.

The event is due to feature a fresh look at Marvel’s Wolverine alongside “updates, announcements, and gameplay reveals from top studios around the world”.

PlayStation has promised a runtime of “over 60 minutes”; the event is actually streaming in select Alamo Drafthouse cinemas in the US with those listing a runtime of 90 minutes.

This is the first time PlayStation has streamed a showcase since E3 2018 which included unveilings of The Last of Us Part II and God of War, so expectations are high.

That’s exacerbated by the fact that PlayStation has announced the event two weeks in advance, rather than their trademark couple of days.

Hogwarts Legacy 2 and the God of War Faye-centric spin-off are two titles rumoured to appear.

It also looks as if PlayStation might be preparing to show off a new IP, judging by a recently spotted trademark filing.

As reported by Comic Book, Sony has filed a new trademark in the United States and Europe for “video game software” by the name of “Break In”.

It’s very likely then that Break In will be unveiled at the State of Play.

Fairgame$ Could Be About To Make A Return

While this is technically a new IP, the popular belief is that this may be a rebrand of Fairgame$.

Fairgame$, a third-person multiplayer heist game from Haven Studios, was first unveiled during a PlayStation Showcase in May of 2023.

It’s Haven’s debut title and seemingly doesn’t operate all that dissimilarly to Payday.

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Gameplay consists of racing against other players to rob the rich while eliminating the competition.

Fairgame$’ trailer wasn’t very warmly received, with many feeling that it was another live-service waste of time from PlayStation.

It also drew criticism for its “eat the rich” tagline.

“‘Eat the rich’, $800 console without disk drive by default,” wrote one person on the game’s original trailer.

“Concord jumped so Fairgame$ could dive,” added another.

“‘Eat the rich’ said the giant corporation, ‘and please buy our overpriced battle pass’,” read one comment.

You can perhaps see why we haven’t seen or heard from Fairgame$ in a number of years, as it’s true that Sony cannot afford another flop like Concord.

Already, a ton of PlayStation live-service projects have been canned and that’s a huge waste of time and money.

Fairgame$ is perhaps seen as a game with more potential internally, so Break In is likely a subtle rebrand.

I’m sure devs will have come up with some other changes besides the new name, if that’s indeed what this is, but Haven has its work cut out if it really wants to ensure a prosperous future for this ill-fated title.

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