THE BIG STUFF:

PS4 Ships 22.3 Million Units Worldwide:PlayStation 4 sales continue to soar. As part of Sony’s latest earnings report this week, the company announced the new lifetime PS4 shipment tally. And Sony also said it expects to ship another 16 million new consoles in the current financial year.

Silent Hills Canceled, Konami Confirms: The strange developments at Konami continued this week, as the Japanese publisher officially announced that the horror game is no longer in development. It was going to be worked on by Hideo Kojima and Pan’s Labyrinth director Guillermo delo Toro, starring Norman Reedus of Walking Dead fame, but it was not meant to be.

Valve Removes Paid Mods From Steam: Just a few days after Valve and Bethesda released a new paid mod system for The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim, Valve removed the feature. “We’ve done this because it’s clear we didn’t understand exactly what we were doing,” Valve said at the time.

THE OTHER STUFF:

Microsoft has released the next Halo 5 teaser as part of the game’s Hunt the Truth website. This one’s a doozy, and well worth a listen for fans of the franchise looking forward to the new game. Listen to Episode 5 here, where you can also catch up on the first four.

From YouTuber AbsolutePab comes this excellent new Grand Theft Auto V video made using the game’s Rockstar Editor video tools. It’s called “Manhunt,” and it’s well worth a watch. Check it out.

Looking for a game to play on the go? The mobile port of Playdead’s acclaimed Limbo is now available on Google Play for just $1. Buy it here.

Shigeru Miyamoto is a living legend. Having created the Mario and Zelda franchises (among others), he’s affected the lives of millions of people the world over. But that doesn’t mean he’s a pro gamer. Watch this video to see Miyamoto die a lot in the upcoming Wii U game Mario Maker. Gameplay starts at around 2 minutes in.

Free-to-play PC and PlayStation 4 MMO War Thunder has reached a new user milestone. The World War II game now has an incredible 9 million players. What’s more, developer Gaijin Entertainment has released the game’s next major update, called Weapons of Victory.

Here’s another great video. Watch as Jeremy Renner, who plays Hawkeye in The Avengers, sings a song about Mario Kart and getting free guacamole at Chipotle.

Like cycling? Then this is for you. Focus Home Interactive this week released the first screenshots for its upcoming game based on the Tour de France 2015. The game launches for consoles and PC in June, ahead of the big race in France, and it looks quite nice. Take a look at more screens here.

PlayStation’s James Fairbairn has a simple question for you. What amazing new features would you like to see on PS4? That’s what he asked on Twitter. What would you like to see? Let him know and maybe it’ll happen!

With competitive gaming growing in popularity, this was bound to happen. Former Microsoft manager Rahul Sood has launched a new platform that aims to make it easier for people to bet on eSports. It’s called Unikrn; check it out here.

Square Enix this week released its mobile game Hitman Go on Windows and Windows Phones–it even supports Xbox Live features on the new Microsoft platforms. You can buy the game today for $5. It’s already available for Android and iOS.

Sexually Awkward Moments in Video Games. Need I say more?

YouTube channel Did You Know Gaming has posted its latest video, this one diving into the history of the Xbox platform. How much do you think you know about Xbox? Watch and find out.

Whoa! This GTA V modder has unlocked the game’s secret world of North Yankton. Check out the full video below. GTA V doesn’t officially support mods, but clearly that hasn’t stopped fans from making them.

Game of Thrones: Ascent, the free mobile and Web game based on the hit fantasy series, is now available on Amazon for Kindle Fire devices. Get it on Amazon right now. You can also download Ascent from the App Store, Google Play, DisruptorBeam.com, Facebook, and Kongregate.

“We were kind of always a round peg in a square hole.” That’s John Smedley, the president of H1Z1 and EverQuest developer Daybreak Games, formerly known as Sony Online Entertainment. That’s his take on what it was like working for Sony, which he said didn’t have much of a PC gaming business. “We were it, and we were part of the PlayStation group. So we always were kind of the odd man out.” Read the full interview over at Polygon.

Mistwalker’s mobile RPG Terra Battle has reached a new milestone. This week, the game eclipsed two million downloads following its release in October 2014. As a result of the milestone, Mistwalker has announced plans to bring the game to consoles. Read more about those plans here.

Have a great weekend!