PlayStation could unveil its upcoming subscription service as early as next week.

Bloomberg reports that PlayStation’s Xbox Game Pass competitor will get a proper unveiling soon. The site previously reported that PlayStation was working on a similar service under the codename “Spartacus.”

Sources say PlayStation will have a “splashy lineup of hit games,” and will officially merge PlayStation Plus with PlayStation Now, Sony’s cloud streaming service.

There are reportedly plans to offer multiple tiers of the service, with each tier offering more options to go along with the higher price point. The first tier will include the same benefits as PlayStation Plus including online play and free monthly games.

The more expensive tiers will throw in access to a gaming library similar to Game Pass, while a third, most expensive tier, will include PS1, PS2, PS3, and PSP games into this library. The most expensive tier will also include the ability to stream games and play extended demos.

PlayStation currently doesn’t offer backward compatibility with games older than the PS4 era, so including classics from the PS1 and PS2 era could be very enticing for owners.

One area where PlayStation is not following Game Pass is releasing new, first-party games on day one. According to sources games like God of War Ragnarok will not be available on the service right away.

Sony is clearly exploring new opportunities for this generation. Along with an increased presence in PC gaming, PlayStation recently acquired Haven Entertainment Studios and Bungie with plans to introduce more live-service games to go along with its single-player titles.

Adding a subscription service to compete with Xbox Game Pass will mean PlayStation is increasingly looking at broader industry trends for new opportunities.

Matt T.M. Kim is IGN's News Editor. You can reach him @lawoftd.

PlayStation could unveil its upcoming subscription service as early as next week.

Bloomberg reports that PlayStation’s Xbox Game Pass competitor will get a proper unveiling soon. The site previously reported that PlayStation was working on a similar service under the codename “Spartacus.”

Sources say PlayStation will have a “splashy lineup of hit games,” and will officially merge PlayStation Plus with PlayStation Now, Sony’s cloud streaming service.

There are reportedly plans to offer multiple tiers of the service, with each tier offering more options to go along with the higher price point. The first tier will include the same benefits as PlayStation Plus including online play and free monthly games.

The more expensive tiers will throw in access to a gaming library similar to Game Pass, while a third, most expensive tier, will include PS1, PS2, PS3, and PSP games into this library. The most expensive tier will also include the ability to stream games and play extended demos.

PlayStation currently doesn’t offer backward compatibility with games older than the PS4 era, so including classics from the PS1 and PS2 era could be very enticing for owners.

One area where PlayStation is not following Game Pass is releasing new, first-party games on day one. According to sources games like God of War Ragnarok will not be available on the service right away.

Sony is clearly exploring new opportunities for this generation. Along with an increased presence in PC gaming, PlayStation recently acquired Haven Entertainment Studios and Bungie with plans to introduce more live-service games to go along with its single-player titles.

Adding a subscription service to compete with Xbox Game Pass will mean PlayStation is increasingly looking at broader industry trends for new opportunities.

Matt T.M. Kim is IGN's News Editor. You can reach him @lawoftd.

Rockstar has announced GTA+, a new subscription service for Grand Theft Auto Online. It will only be available for the PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X/S versions of the game, and will launch on March 29.

GTA+ will cost $5.99 per month, and provide subscribers with a recurring monthly bank deposit of GTA$500,000, ensuring players have plenty of cash to spend in the online open-world. There will also be a "wide-range" of members only bonuses, including exclusive properties, vehicles, upgrades, discounts, and cash/RP bonuses. Rockstar also mentions that there will be the ability to unlock gameplay updates that "you may have missed out on", suggesting previously time-limited content may be accessible with GTA+.

The first month of GTA+, which will span March 29 through to April 27, will provide the following content:

• GTA$500,000, available to withdraw from your Maze Bank account.
• The Principe Deveste Eight - a super car that comes with Hao’s Special Works upgrade and the the HSW Orange Trip and HSW CMYK Glitch Liveries. (This will eventually be made available to purchase by the general public.)
• The Auto Shop property located in La Mesa. This introduces an assortment of gameplay updates from Los Santos Tuners.
• Waived LS Car Meet Membership fees. Current LS Car Meet members with GTA+ will be reimbursed GTA$50,000 during this event period.
• Yacht owners can upgrade to the Aquarius Super Yacht at no additional cost.
• The Gussét Frog Tee and Broker Prolaps Basketball Top and Shorts will be added to your wardrobe.
• The Conveyor Livery for the Mammoth Avenger, HVY APC, and TM-02 Khanjali.
• A selection of free paints and emblems for the Auto Shop.
• 3X GTA$ and RP on Hao’s Special Works Race Series.
• 2X Car Meet Rep on the Street Race Series.

Additionally, GTA+ members can purchase members-only Shark Cards that come with extra bonus cash. These are purchasable from the PS Store or Microsoft Store.

On top of the headline content, each month will see a variety of exclusive rewards for GTA+ subscribers to claim. These can be found at stores on the GTA Online web browser, such as Legendary Motorsport, Hao’s Special Works, Maze Bank Foreclosures, and DockTease.

Grand Theft Auto V was re-released on current-gen consoles earlier this month. Take a look at our GTA V graphics comparison between PC, PS5, and Xbox Series X to see how it looks on new hardware. If you're thinking about jumping in on PS5 or Xbox Series X, be sure to take a look at how to transfer your GTA Online save data across to next-gen.

Matt Purslow is IGN's UK News and Entertainment Writer.

Rockstar has announced GTA+, a new subscription service for Grand Theft Auto Online. It will only be available for the PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X/S versions of the game, and will launch on March 29.

GTA+ will cost $5.99 per month, and provide subscribers with a recurring monthly bank deposit of GTA$500,000, ensuring players have plenty of cash to spend in the online open-world. There will also be a "wide-range" of members only bonuses, including exclusive properties, vehicles, upgrades, discounts, and cash/RP bonuses. Rockstar also mentions that there will be the ability to unlock gameplay updates that "you may have missed out on", suggesting previously time-limited content may be accessible with GTA+.

The first month of GTA+, which will span March 29 through to April 27, will provide the following content:

• GTA$500,000, available to withdraw from your Maze Bank account.
• The Principe Deveste Eight - a super car that comes with Hao’s Special Works upgrade and the the HSW Orange Trip and HSW CMYK Glitch Liveries. (This will eventually be made available to purchase by the general public.)
• The Auto Shop property located in La Mesa. This introduces an assortment of gameplay updates from Los Santos Tuners.
• Waived LS Car Meet Membership fees. Current LS Car Meet members with GTA+ will be reimbursed GTA$50,000 during this event period.
• Yacht owners can upgrade to the Aquarius Super Yacht at no additional cost.
• The Gussét Frog Tee and Broker Prolaps Basketball Top and Shorts will be added to your wardrobe.
• The Conveyor Livery for the Mammoth Avenger, HVY APC, and TM-02 Khanjali.
• A selection of free paints and emblems for the Auto Shop.
• 3X GTA$ and RP on Hao’s Special Works Race Series.
• 2X Car Meet Rep on the Street Race Series.

Additionally, GTA+ members can purchase members-only Shark Cards that come with extra bonus cash. These are purchasable from the PS Store or Microsoft Store.

On top of the headline content, each month will see a variety of exclusive rewards for GTA+ subscribers to claim. These can be found at stores on the GTA Online web browser, such as Legendary Motorsport, Hao’s Special Works, Maze Bank Foreclosures, and DockTease.

Grand Theft Auto V was re-released on current-gen consoles earlier this month. Take a look at our GTA V graphics comparison between PC, PS5, and Xbox Series X to see how it looks on new hardware. If you're thinking about jumping in on PS5 or Xbox Series X, be sure to take a look at how to transfer your GTA Online save data across to next-gen.

Matt Purslow is IGN's UK News and Entertainment Writer.

Netflix's supernatural horror-thriller Archive 81 has been cancelled after just one season – and leaves behind a major cliffhanger that may never be resolved.

The cancellation, first reported by Deadline, is something of a surprise, as Archive 81 featured in Netflix's top ten ratings for originals and even briefly hit the number one spot in the U.S. We called it one of the best horror shows on Netflix right now.

Based on a podcast of the same name, the show follows archivist Dan Turner (played by Mamoudou Athie) who takes a job restoring damaged videotapes before being pulled into a supernatural mystery involving a missing director and a demonic cult.

Rebecca Sonnenshine, who made her showrunning debut with Archive 81 and also wrote and executive produced the series, said on Twitter that the team was "surprised and disappointed".

Thank you SO MUCH to everyone who watched Archive 81. Thank you to the reviewers who were so kind and thoughtful. We're surprised and disappointed that we won't be doing another season (we had cool new stories/found footage/Kaelego-lore planned). I hope you'll remember us well!

— rebecca sonnenshine (@rsonnenshine) March 25, 2022

Sonnenshine said: "Thank you so much to everyone who watched Archive 81. Thank you to the reviewers who were so kind and thoughtful. We're surprised and disappointed that we won't be doing another season."

Sonnenshine added that the team had "cool new stories/found footage/Kaelego-lore planned" for Season 2 (Kaelego being a demonic entity introduced during the story). Indeed the cancellation leaves the show with a huge cliffhanger that may never be returned to.

While we won't spoil it here, the eighth and final episode ends rather bizarrely, with something fans have been trying to figure out since the show aired on January 14. Sonnenshine's final sentence, "I hope you'll remember us well," seemingly doesn't leave much hope that we'll get answers to our many questions – and it all feels like quite a shame.

Ryan Dinsdale is an IGN freelancer who occasionally remembers to tweet @thelastdinsdale. He'll talk about The Witcher all day.

Netflix's supernatural horror-thriller Archive 81 has been cancelled after just one season – and leaves behind a major cliffhanger that may never be resolved.

The cancellation, first reported by Deadline, is something of a surprise, as Archive 81 featured in Netflix's top ten ratings for originals and even briefly hit the number one spot in the U.S. We called it one of the best horror shows on Netflix right now.

Based on a podcast of the same name, the show follows archivist Dan Turner (played by Mamoudou Athie) who takes a job restoring damaged videotapes before being pulled into a supernatural mystery involving a missing director and a demonic cult.

Rebecca Sonnenshine, who made her showrunning debut with Archive 81 and also wrote and executive produced the series, said on Twitter that the team was "surprised and disappointed".

Thank you SO MUCH to everyone who watched Archive 81. Thank you to the reviewers who were so kind and thoughtful. We're surprised and disappointed that we won't be doing another season (we had cool new stories/found footage/Kaelego-lore planned). I hope you'll remember us well!

— rebecca sonnenshine (@rsonnenshine) March 25, 2022

Sonnenshine said: "Thank you so much to everyone who watched Archive 81. Thank you to the reviewers who were so kind and thoughtful. We're surprised and disappointed that we won't be doing another season."

Sonnenshine added that the team had "cool new stories/found footage/Kaelego-lore planned" for Season 2 (Kaelego being a demonic entity introduced during the story). Indeed the cancellation leaves the show with a huge cliffhanger that may never be returned to.

While we won't spoil it here, the eighth and final episode ends rather bizarrely, with something fans have been trying to figure out since the show aired on January 14. Sonnenshine's final sentence, "I hope you'll remember us well," seemingly doesn't leave much hope that we'll get answers to our many questions – and it all feels like quite a shame.

Ryan Dinsdale is an IGN freelancer who occasionally remembers to tweet @thelastdinsdale. He'll talk about The Witcher all day.

Netflix has acquired Boss Fight Entertainment, its third purchase of a game developer in six months.

Boss Fight has only released two games previously: mobile RPG Dungeon Boss and casino game myVEGAS Bingo.

Netflix announced the acquisition in a blog post, saying it was eager to add the mobile developer to its team as it continues to expand its gaming catalogue available to subscribers.

The founders of Boss Fight said its "mission is to bring simple, beautiful, and fun game experiences to our players wherever they want to play. Netflix’s commitment to offer ad-free games as part of members’ subscriptions enables game developers like us to focus on creating delightful game play without worrying about monetization."

Boss Fight is the second studio Netflix has aqcuired this month, as earlier in March it bought over Next Games, the developer of a Stranger Things mobile game. It purchased Oxenfree developer Night School Studio last September after declaring its intentions to get into game development in July.

Netflix said in January that it aimed to be the "absolute best" gaming service in the industry by expanding its slate of titles in 2022. Netflix began rolling out its gaming service to subscribers in November and currently has twelve games available including Stranger Things 3: The Game and Card Blast.

Ryan Dinsdale is an IGN freelancer who occasionally remembers to tweet @thelastdinsdale. He'll talk about The Witcher all day.

Netflix has acquired Boss Fight Entertainment, its third purchase of a game developer in six months.

Boss Fight has only released two games previously: mobile RPG Dungeon Boss and casino game myVEGAS Bingo.

Netflix announced the acquisition in a blog post, saying it was eager to add the mobile developer to its team as it continues to expand its gaming catalogue available to subscribers.

The founders of Boss Fight said its "mission is to bring simple, beautiful, and fun game experiences to our players wherever they want to play. Netflix’s commitment to offer ad-free games as part of members’ subscriptions enables game developers like us to focus on creating delightful game play without worrying about monetization."

Boss Fight is the second studio Netflix has aqcuired this month, as earlier in March it bought over Next Games, the developer of a Stranger Things mobile game. It purchased Oxenfree developer Night School Studio last September after declaring its intentions to get into game development in July.

Netflix said in January that it aimed to be the "absolute best" gaming service in the industry by expanding its slate of titles in 2022. Netflix began rolling out its gaming service to subscribers in November and currently has twelve games available including Stranger Things 3: The Game and Card Blast.

Ryan Dinsdale is an IGN freelancer who occasionally remembers to tweet @thelastdinsdale. He'll talk about The Witcher all day.

Microsoft has stated it "will not stand in the way" of a potential Activision Blizzard union were any to be recognized.

As reported by The Washington Post, Microsoft's corporate vice president and general counsel Lisa Tanzi shared the company's stance on these unions that could potentially happen before the Xbox-Activision Blizzard deal goes through in 2023.

"Microsoft respects Activision Blizzard employees’ right to choose whether to be represented by a labor organization and we will honor those decisions,” Tanzi said.

This comment follows fifteen workers at Raven Software signing a letter to Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella that asks him to encourage Activision Blizzard to voluntarily recognize the Game Workers Alliance union. Microsoft vice chair and president Brad Smith was also addressed in the letter.

Furthermore, the letter denounces Reed Smith, a law firm retained by Activision Blizzard, for its part in publishing anti-union material on its website, including a PowerPoint presentation that features a slide titled "Types of Employees Unions Exploit."

“I hope that you will agree that this demeaning and insulting approach to employees who are seeking to improve their workplace should not be tolerated,” reads the letter.

“The content of this presentation was created for a workshop in 2013 by lawyers who no longer work at the firm," said Phill McGowan, director of corporate communications at Reed Smith. “It does not reflect the way our firm thinks about the rights of employees and employers. These slides have no bearing on the pending CWA representation petition, and were not prepared or used by the lawyers representing Activision Blizzard.”

Following Activision Blizzard laying off "at least a dozen" quality assurance contractors from Call of Duty studio Raven Software in December 2021, steps were taken by Raven QA employees and more to create Activision Blizzard's first union.

Activision Blizzard has yet to voluntarily recognize Game Workers Alliance and no agreement was made between the two parties by the deadline set by the organizing workers.

This is but another chapter in the fallout from Activision Blizzard being sued by California over allegations of "frat boy culture" and sexual harassment.

For more, read about a new lawsuit alleging "rampant sexism" at Activision Blizzard and how Microsoft approached Activision Blizzard about an acquisition just 3 days after the Bobby Kotic report.

Adam Bankhurst is a news writer for IGN. You can follow him on Twitter @AdamBankhurst and on Twitch.

Activision Blizzard has been hit with yet another lawsuit, this time alleging the company's "frat boy" environment fostered "rampant sexism" that led to a current employee experiencing sexual harassment and discrimination and being "retaliated against" for speaking up.

As reported by Bloomberg, the lawsuit was filed in Los Angeles Country Superior Court on behalf of this employee who is going by "Jane Doe" by attorney Lisa Bloom.

“For years, Activision Blizzard’s open ‘frat boy’ environment fostered rampant sexism, harassment and discrimination with 700 reported incidents occurring under CEO Robert Kotick’s watch,” the lawsuit reads.

Doe began work at Activision Blizzard in 2017 as a senior administrative assistant to executives in the IT department and the troubles started on her first day. During an "initiation lunch," she was pressured to take tequila shots and was told by leadership that she would need to tell all the employees at this lunch "an embarrassing secret."

Throughout her time at the company, Doe alleged that she was often pressured to drink alcohol, participate in "cube crawls" that saw women be subjected to sexual comments and groping, and play "Jackbox" - a game that often required players to suggest "creative answers" to questions that tended to be sexual in nature.

When she began dressing "more conservatively" so she wouldn't be as prone to harassment and tried to speak out against the many issues she was facing, she was told that "it was just her leadership being nice and trying to be friends with her." The suit also alleges she was told to keep these concerns to herself as it could be "damaging" to the company.

Doe would face an ever-increasing hostile work environment after she raised these concerns and many roadblocks in her attempts to switch departments. It was only after she sent a complaint in writing to ex-Blizzard president J. Allen Brack that she got her wish, albeit with a lower status and less pay.

In the suit, the demands include that Acitvision implements a "rotating human resources department to avoid conflicts of interest with management, to retain a neutral investigation firm, and to fire CEO Bobby Kotick, among other demands." This is in addition to "damages, medical expenses, lost earnings, punitive damages, and a restraining order."

This is but another chapter in the fallout from Activision Blizzard being sued by California over allegations of "frat boy culture" and sexual harassment.

For more, read about another lawsuit from the family of an Activision Blizzard employee who died by suicide in 2017, how the company says it failed to hire another woman for its board due to Microsoft deal complications, and all the details on Xbox's intent to purchase Activision Blizzard for $68.7 billion.

Adam Bankhurst is a news writer for IGN. You can follow him on Twitter @AdamBankhurst and on Twitch.