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October2023
News Pac-Man Goes Battle Royale in Mega Tunnel Battle: Chomp Champs
Chows down early 2024
Bandai Namco has announced Pac-Man Mega Tunnel Battle: Chomp Champs, which is essentially a battle royale spin on its iconic arcade series. While Pac-Man 99 has sort of already done that, this is a new take on the formula that's coming to a wider range of platforms — including PS5 and PS4. In this version, a group of 64...
Rumour PS5's Early 2024 Release Schedule May Get Even More Ridiculous Thanks to Elden Ring
DLC reportedly drops in early Feb
If you haven't been keeping an eye on early 2024, we'd encourage you to do so. The current release schedule is, quite frankly, absurd. In the space of just under two months, we're getting: Alone in the Dark - 16th January Prince of Persia: The Lost Crown - 18th January Like a Dragon: Infinite Wealth - 26th January
News UFO Robot Grendizer Brings Classic 1970s Mecha Action to PS5, PS4 Next Month
A grend old time
UFO Robot Grendizer is a classic sci-fi mecha anime that dates all the way back to the 1970s — and it's being revived as an action game in the very near future. UFO Robot Grendizer: The Feast of the Wolves lands on PS5 and PS4 on the 14th November, and going by its first proper gameplay trailer, it just looks like a damn fun time...
News Ubisoft Shooter XDefiant Delayed Once Again to Address 'Inconsistencies'
Preseason pushed back after public playtests
XDefiant just can't catch a break, can it? Ubisoft's upcoming free-to-play arena shooter seems like a promising game, but after a new round of public playtests, developer Ubisoft San Francisco has decided to push back the game's preseason to iron out some issues. The team released the following statement...
News PS1 Cult Classic Hogs of War Is Bringing Home the Bacon with a Crowd-Funded Remaster
Hogs of War Lardcore trotting to PS5, PS4
Hands up: who remembers Hogs of War? Published by Infogrames late in the PS1's life, this was a 3D, military-themed, turn-based strategy game, only instead of human soldiers, it was pigs at war with each other. Playing a little bit like a 3D Worms (before Worms 3D existed), it secured cult hit status thanks...
News UK Sales Charts: Assassin's Creed Mirage Sneaks Up on FC 24, But Doesn't Make the Kill
October madness begins
October's wave of new releases has begun in earnest now, with Assassin's Creed Mirage launching at the end of last week. It climbed near the top of the UK's boxed games chart, making a number two debut behind the predictably popular EA Sports FC 24. It isn't the only new release in the top 10 — Nintendo's Detective Pikachu...
News Meet Persona 3 Reload's Takoyaki-Loving Huntress, Yukari Takeba
Ooh yeah, Da-dada-dada, dada-dada
Atlus, true to its word, has released the next in a series of Persona 3 Reload character trailers, making good on last week's threat. We're introduced to the inimitable Yukari Takeba, the Specialized Extracurricular Execution Squad's ghost-fearing sharpshooter. We've inevitably come around on Persona 3 Reload,...
News Alt-History RPG The Thaumaturge Would Like to Ask a Few Questions in 2024
Salutor to you, sir
The Thaumaturge is an isometric narrative RPG set in Warsaw in 1905, and it has been announced for a PS5 release in Early 2024. It features turn-based combat and an intriguing supernatural setting, and we got a decent look at it in an official gameplay trailer. Thaumaturges are people capable of taming Salutors, spirit-like...
News Sandbox RPG Fans Will Definitely Want to Keep an Eye on My Time at Sandrock
Take your time
My Time at Sandrock is sequel to the fairly popular My Time at Portia, and it's looking rather promising in its latest gameplay overview trailer. As you'd expect, the video covers a broad range of topics, explaining how the title's shaping up to be an intriguing mix of role-playing, sandbox exploration, storytelling, monster-whacking...
News Even Without the FIFA Name, EA Sports FC Snags Over 11 Million Players in First Week
Also an increase in new players, apparently
It seems FIFA will always be FIFA, despite not being called FIFA anymore. There was some concern over EA Sports FC 24 and its ditching of the deeply ingrained branding, but evidence is piling up to suggest that EA's football sim is still just as popular as ever — or thereabouts. Indeed, the publisher...
News The Crew Motorfest Will Be Free to Try for 10 Days This Month
Test drive limited
There are so many great games to play at the moment, but you can't say no to a freebie, surely? If you've yet to take The Crew Motorfest for a spin, Ubisoft is bringing back the free trial period, letting to play the full game for a limited time. The publisher's latest open world racer launched last month, and when it did, it was...
News 8 PS Plus Extra Games for October Leaked Early
What are they?
The ever-reliable Dealabs has just leaked a handful of games heading to PS Plus Extra this month. The partial leak reveals eight of the games being added to the catalogue in October. Recently, it was supposed that The Last of Us: Part II may be part of the lineup because of a new PS Store ad, but a
News PS Store Ad Suggests The Last of Us 2 May Soon Be Heading to PS Plus
Plus-Station
Update: A bunch of games coming to PS Plus Extra this month have leaked. According to the report, The Last of Us: Part II is not among them. Original Story: Sony might have inadvertently revealed one of the games heading to PS Plus Extra's game catalogue in the near future, and it's a big one. The Last of Us: Part II, one of PS4's...
News Inescapable: No Rules, No Rescue Gets Sadistic 19th October Release on PS5, PS4
No escape, no survivors
Inescapable: No Rules, No Rescue is a murder-themed visual novel in the style of Danganronpa, with anime teens forced to participate as contestants in a twisted reality TV show. We now have a release date, so try not to get voted off the island when Inescapable launches on PS5 and PS4 on 19th October. Developed by Dreamloop...
News Backflip to Reload in 'Motorvania' Laika: Aged Through Blood, Coming Soon to PS5, PS4
Castlevania x Trials HD
Laika: Aged Through Blood is a Western-inspired "motorvania", a fast and agile vehicular platformer set in a savagely beautiful post-apocalyptic world. The sidescrolling trick shooter is coming to PC imminently and confirmed for PlayStation platforms "soon" after. In what might be the best pitch for a video game ever, Laika...
News PS5, PS4 Exclusive Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 Operator Pack Revealed
AMRican Gothic
PlayStation players looking to jump into Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 when it drops on 10th November can get an exclusive new Operator Pack as a preorder bonus, and Activision has released a trailer introducing us to Lockpick. Elodie "Lockpick" Micheaux is an art thief with lofty ideals; she has light fingers but strikes with a...
News Roguelike Warm Snow Gets Heated In Animated PS5, PS4 Story Trailer
Hidden Dragon in Warm Snow
Warm Snow is an action roguelike, a simpler game in the style of Hades, and like it, puts its story front and centre. It's coming to PS5 and PS4 on 20th October, and we got an animated story trailer to help set the scene. Set in a world in which the very snow causes people to turn into bestial monsters, you play as a...
News Spy X Anya's First PS5, PS4 Trailer Arrives in Time for Anime's New Season
Waku waku
Bandai Namco has tapped into the hype surrounding the second season of Spy X Family, releasing the first full gameplay trailer for its upcoming PS5 and PS4 adaptation, Spy x Anya: Operation Memories. The game has Boku No Natsuyasumi vibes to it, as you’ll be accompanying the eponymous pink-haired heroine on holiday with her adopted...
News Get an Explosive Battlefield 2042 Season 6: Dark Creations Sitrep in PS5, PS4 Gameplay
Master the unknown
Battlefield 2042's grim vision of the future marches ever onwards, with the shooter's sixth season of live service support set to kick off on 10th October (rookies can play for free from 12th-16th). The Redacted map (which you can take a tour through below) is coming, as well as additional weapons in the form of the VHX-D3 AR,...
News Lies of P DLC Under Construction, Just Like Clockwork
We swear
Dark fantasy Pinnochio-like Lies of P launched last month, and we really enjoyed our time with it. Now, it seems another morsel is on the way, according to a job listing from developer Neowiz itself. Spotted by Okami Games on Twitter, the developer confirmed the DLC was in production via a job posting on its own website, which brazenly...
News The Persona Collection Brings P5R, P4G, and P3P Together in One Big PS5, PS4 Bundle
Out now on PS5
Head on over to the PlayStation Store today and you may notice that Atlus has just released something called 'The Persona Collection'. It's a digital bundle that includes Persona 5 Royal, Persona 4 Golden, and Persona 3 Portable. It's priced at $89.99 / £72.99, which is obviously less than what you'd pay if you bought the three...
Talking Point What Are You Playing This Weekend? - Issue 497
What's Neu?
How is it October already? A month of trick or treating and enormous game releases awaits, so you better be on top of that backlog or else! Here’s what we’re playing! Khayl Adam: I’m going to check out The Lamplighters League on PC at a readers recommendation. It's meant to be an XCOM-style turn-based narrative tactics game set...
News Become Unstoppable with Madden NFL 24's Season 2 Superstar Abilities, Angry Runs
Dual Threat
Madden NFL 24's second season of live service content, Unstoppable, is now live, and some of its new additions will have you wanting to Griddy into the end zone. Become the best by strengthening your critical players with new Superstar abilities, such as Deep Elite, which improves catching on deep passes, and X-Factor's like Dual...
News The Last of Us 2 PS5 Remaster Seems to Be Real
Can't be for nothing
The Last of Us: Part 2's long rumoured remaster — or at least, PS5 port — might very well be real. The latest evidence comes from the LinkedIn profile of a Naughty Dog developer (as spotted by Insider Gaming), who claims to have worked on "The Last of Us: Part One and The Last of Us 2: Remastered". Said profile has since...
PS Store Sales Charts Baldur's Gate 3 Almost Tops Ever-Popular Sports Titles
Not two bad
Baldur's Gate 3 has been an immense success this year, and here's further proof. For the month of September 2023, it almost hit the number one spot in the PS Store's PS5 download charts. The RPG is in second place on both the North American and European charts, only behind NBA 2K24 on the former and EA Sports FC 24 on the latter...
News The Gecko Gods Is a Chill Open World Adventure Crawling onto PS5, PS4 Next Year
Nothing to do with Gex
Gaming doesn't have too many geckos. There's only really one, and he's on his way back in Limited Run's Gex Trilogy. But now, The Gecko Gods has been announced for PS5 and PS4, and the vibe couldn't be more different. This is a cute open world puzzle adventure game in which you play as a tiny gecko. You can explore the...
News Japanese Dev Compile Heart Is Keeping Itself Crazy Busy
Tons of titles in development
Compile Heart, the Japanese dev behind franchises like Hyperdimension Neptunia, is keeping itself busy under its revised management structure, which went into effect on 1st October. Moving forward, the company will be led by industry veterans Naoto Tominaga and Hikaru Yasui, both of whom are committed to continuing the...
News Jujutsu Kaisen's Long-Awaited PS5, PS4 Game Looks Exactly Like You Expect
Panda among those featured in new trailer
Jujutsu Kaisen is one of the hotter animes on the planet right now, so it was only a matter of time before Bandai Namco licensed the series and adapted it for consoles, like PS5 and PS4. Unfortunately, the result is pretty predictable: this is yet another arena-based brawler, with a combat system you’ve...
News PS Plus Premium Members Get Free Movies with New PS5, PS4 Streaming App
For the watchers
Another media application joins the ranks today, 5th October, on PS5 and PS4. The Sony Pictures Core app, formerly Bravia Core on Sony's smart TVs, is rolling out on PlayStation consoles, giving you access to the company's wide range of films on demand. After signing up, you'll be able to rent or buy thousands of Sony Pictures...
News Cooperative Horde Shooter From Space Will Open Fire on PS5, PS4
Where did they come from?
From Space is a cooperative horde shooter in which up to four players can unload all manner of artillery into the onrushing horde of alien terrors, and it's coming to PS5 and PS4 on 12th October. Choosing from six different classes, each with its stats, specialist weapon and role on the battlefield, players must contend...
News More Layoffs Reported, This Time at Telltale Games
Same old story
In what continues to be a horrific year for the people who make video games, layoffs have been announced at the newly revamped Telltale Games. Whether "some" of the team or "most" employees have been affected remains unclear at the time of writing. Word began to circulate after former Telltale cinematic artist
News Feast Your Eyes on Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3's Zombies Reveal
MWZ
Finding ourselves falling prey to Activision marketing once again, the reveal trailer for Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3's evolved, open world Zombies offering has us again considering breaking our yearly pledge not to partake. Set in an expansive PvE zone, teams of players comprised of multiple squads must work together to take on the endless...
News Iconic NES Platformer A Boy and His Blob Scoffs Magical Beans on PS5, PS4 This Month
Bean there, done that
After the obvious outings, like Super Mario Bros 3 and Kirby’s Adventure, the one NES game this author remembers most vividly is A Boy and His Blob. Famously designed by Pitfall programmer David Crane, the release sees you employing magical beans to transform the eponymous blob into all sorts of useful utilities, suc
Poll Are You Playing Assassin's Creed Mirage?
That's no mirage
Assassin's Creed Mirage is out now on PS5 and PS4, and we want to know if you're partaking in Ubisoft's latest sandbox. A return to the gameplay structure of older Assassin's Creed games with a focus on stealth, rather straightforward objectives, and a much smaller map, Mirage is pretty much the title that some fans have been asking...
News Sail to the Pale Reach in Upcoming Dredge DLC Expansion
Plenty more fish in the sea
Indie hit fishing/horror mashup, Dredge, has been slowly changing with a series of freebie updates. Various quality-of-life changes and other neat features have been implemented, but soon, the game will get its first major DLC: The Pale Reach. Arriving on 16th November, The Pale Reach is the name of a brand new location...
New blood
The Last Faith has always looked promising, and now we've got a confirmed release date. The Bloodborne-styled 2D action game has stuck to its previously announced window, and will arrive on the 15th November. And yes, it continues to impress in its latest trailer, which features some particularly punchy gameplay clips. Metr
News Turns Out EA Sports May Never Have Needed FIFA After All
In the game
Early access sales of EA Sports FC 24, the renamed FIFA game, are up 25 per cent year-over-year, according to a paywalled Financial Times article. While it’s still early days for the title, it means more than 6.8 million players tested out the rebranded released during its initial launch week – and many will have podded out for the...
News Now Cancelled, Hyenas Was Reportedly SEGA's Biggest Budget Game Ever
Mo money mo problems
In case you missed the recent news, SEGA has cancelled Hyenas, its online multiplayer shooter that was in development at Creative Assembly. This was a surprising move, given the game had been in the works for a long time, and was very close to completion. It's also reported that layoffs will occur at the studio. Now, new details...
News Red Dead Redemption Remaster Update 1.03 Adds 60FPS Option on PS5
About damn time
Update: It's been confirmed that the PS4 version of Red Dead Redemption only offers the new 60fps setting when played on PS5 via backwards compatibility. (Thanks to everyone who contacted us in order to confirm this.) Original Story: The PS4 version of Red Dead Redemption has just received a new patch. Weighing in at only a few...
News Assassin's Creed: Mirage PS5, PS4 Global Unlock Times Revealed
Waiting for the right moment
Assassin's Creed: Mirage is the next instalment in Ubisoft's long-running stealth series and returns to the simpler, sneakier gameplay stylings of earlier entries. Predictably, anticipation is high, so it's a good thing we've been provided with the exact global unlock times for PlayStation platforms so you can get the...
News Square Enix Answers Age-Old Question of How to Say Cait Sith in Final Fantasy 7
It's pronounced Cait Sith
Ever since RPGs began in 1997 with the launch of Final Fantasy VII, players have argued about the correct pronunciation of Cait Sith, the name of a potential party member in a game full of better options. As there was no audio dialogue, only text, players came up with creative fiction and dug their heels in, like our one...
Guide Upcoming PS5, PS4 Games for October and November 2023
Spider-Man! Assassin's Creed! Call of Duty!
It's spooky season (and almost holiday season!) which means that there are lots of fantastic games heading our way over the next couple of months. Did someone say Spider-Man? As always, we've been busy putting together a list of some particularly noteworthy physical releases headed to both PlayStation 5...
News The Last of Us Multiplayer Game Is 'Basically on Ice' Right Now
Progress more or less halted
It has recently been reported that Naughty Dog is cutting ties with many of its contract workers amid a huge wave of industry layoffs. However, one detail in Kotaku's report that admittedly passed us by pertains to the state of the developer's only known project — its multiplayer The Last of Us game. According to...
News Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 Gets Flashy Multiplayer Trailer Ahead of Livestream
Open beta soon
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 is coming, and it's looking a lot like a Call of Duty game in this new trailer. Emphasising the game's multiplayer, which will be the major draw for many, the video comes as anticipation grows for a full multiplayer reveal at a livestream later this week. There aren't too many details to unpack here,...
News PlayStation's Push for Live Service Games Hasn't Been Going Smoothly
Report examines growing pains for PS Studios
PlayStation fans have mostly come to want and expect AAA single-player blockbusters from Sony's studios. These titles have been the platform holder's bread and butter for a long time, with record-breaking series like Horizon, The Last of Us, Marvel's Spider-Man, and God of War selling by the bucketload...
Feature Tokyo Game Show Was Everything I Expected, And Somehow More
Dream land
Growing up as a video game magazine bookworm through the 90s, there were two events I experienced vicariously every year: E3 and Tokyo Game Show. These euphoric, exotic nerd gatherings captivated me from an early age, and I used to imagine myself stepping inside the glossy coloured pages of Official PlayStation Magazine and attending in...
News Your PS Plus Essential Monthly Games for October 2023 Are Available Now
Harvest time
Happy October, everyone! It's a bit like September except it's getting a little cooler and the western world pretends it's Halloween for several weeks. A fresh batch of PS Plus Essential games is also upon us, and one of the new trio is perfect for the spooky season. October's PS Plus Essential games are starting to roll out right now...
News Sonic Frontiers' Final Horizon DLC Proving to Be Surprisingly Difficult
Slow your roll
In an unexpected development, Sonic Frontier's third and last free DLC update, The Final Horizon, is frustrating some players with its high level of difficulty. Some go so far as to say it's the most difficult gameplay they've ever experienced in a Sonic game. In a GameFaqs forum post called "This DLC is way too hard" (thanks
News Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 Reveals Incoming PS5, PS4 Beta, Begins This Weekend
Go time
Ahead of a full reveal scheduled for later in the week, publisher Activision is drumming up hype for the upcoming Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3. As part of this, we got the briefest of peeks at the eagerly anticipated new map for Warzone 3, Activision's anticipated battle royale offering. Brief glimpses of what each pillar of modern Call...
News Assassin's Creed Is All About Stealth Again, as New Mirage Gameplay Shows
He was all sneaky-like
Ubisoft has been very keen to remind everyone that Assassin's Creed Mirage is, first and foremost, a stealth action game. This is instead of it following the open world RPG blueprint of the series' most recent outings, and the title's latest promotional video is perhaps a perfect example of what Basim's adventure through...
Reminder Last Chance to Claim Your PS Plus Essential PS5, PS4 Games for September
All change
A new month has begun, and that means the next batch of PS Plus Essential monthly games are incoming. October's lineup was announced last week, and will be available very soon, but there's still time to claim the previous games if you haven't yet. As a reminder, September's PS Plus Essential games are: Black Desert (PS4) Generation...
News Worms Publisher Team17 the Latest to Suffer Layoffs, CEO Exits
UK company cutting jobs in restructure
Team17, the UK-based developer of Worms and publishing label for the likes of Overcooked, Dredge, and Blasphemous, is the latest games company to be cutting jobs. Initially reported by Eurogamer and subsequently confirmed to
News DriveClub at 60FPS on PS5 Has Us Mourning the Loss of Evolution Studios All Over Again
Just look at it
DriveClub was the last game produced by Sony's fantastic racing game specialist Evolution Studios. While its launch was scuppered, it blossomed to become a brilliant sim-cade racer, with incredible visual fidelity that's, honestly, still impressive today. Now, a modder has managed to get the early PS4 title running at a smooth 60...
News UK Sales Charts: EA Sports FC 24 Scores Flawless Victory on Mortal Kombat 1
Ball ball ball, footie footie footie
Mortal Kombat 1 made a splashy entrance in the UK's boxed games chart last week, debuting at number one. However, its combo has been broken early by EA Sports FC 24 which, predictably, arrives right at the top. Just over half of the physical copies sold in UK stores over the launch weekend were for PS5...
News Street Fighter 6's Spooky Party Fighting Pass Kicks Off on PS5, PS4
Cat, zombie, clown, or toy
To get the scariest month started off right, Capcom has revealed the Spooky Party Fighting Pass for Street Fighter 6, with free and premium unlocks for prospective pugilists to dress their avatars up in. The event kicks off nice and early (today) with some supposedly scary skins, Fighter Coins, and photo frames to unlock...
News Hunt: Showdown Gets Native PS5 Version, Engine Upgrade in April 2024
PS4 players upgrade for free
Hunt: Showdown is getting a native PS5 version in April 2024, developer Crytek has announced, along with an engine upgrade in line with the next CryEngine update. These technical ambitions and more were revealed in a lengthy roadmap video outlining the changes to come, which includes the cessation of support for the PS4...
News Warm Snow Aims to Be Hot as Hades on PS5, PS4
Master the art of flying swords
Warm Snow is an action roguelike in the style of Hades that was initially released in January on Steam to solid reviews. Set in a dark fantasy universe inspired by Chinese folklore, prepare to take repeated runs at this one when it comes to PS5 and PS4 from 20th October. It might not look as flashy as Supergiant...
September2023
Poll Are You Happy with Your PS Plus Essential Games for October 2023?
Plus or minus?
Hold on, we're in October already?! If you've somehow avoided the avalanche of new releases over the last few months, you might be looking forward to the PS Plus Essential drop next week. As always, three PS5 and PS4 games are up for grabs, and the variety on offer is honestly quite crazy. The headline act has to be The Callisto...
Talking Point What Are You Playing This Weekend? - Issue 496
Foam-o
The sun is setting on another blissful week of gaming, but the release calendar is so utterly stacked there's still tons of titles to look forward to. Here's what we're playing this weekend. Khayl Adam: I’m still on the review train, but I’ve been noodling around with Disco Elysium again, with the hope of checking out some of The Final...
News Chequered Flag for Gran Turismo Sport as Online Services Shut Down in January 2024
Gran Turismo finito
Sony and Polyphony Digital have announced plans to shut down online servers for PS4 exclusive racing sim, Gran Turismo Sport. The game, which has largely been superseded by Gran Turismo 7, will have its online functionality unplugged from 31st January, 2024. The news was shared on the official Gran Turismo website. Prior to the...
News New Cuphead Update Skips PS4, Will Be Exclusive to Xbox, PC
Made to celebrate sixth anniversary
An anniversary update will be available for Cuphead later today, but your PS4 version of the game won't be downloading it. StudioMDHR has dedicated its latest slice of content to the Xbox community — describing it as a "love letter" — since it was the first to play the game upon its original launch. Cuphead...
News Amy, Knuckles, and Tails Playable in Last Sonic Frontiers Update, Out Now
Available on PS5, PS4 for free
The final content update for Sonic Frontiers is available now on PS5, PS4, and it's one of the most important of the lot, making Sonic the Hedgehog's side-kicks Amy, Knuckles, and Tails all playable. As part of an additional narrative timed before the final battle on Ouranos Island, the three characters search for...
News Disney Speedstorm Now Offering Free Magic Carpet Rides on PS5, PS4
Shining, shimmering, splendid
Disney Speedstorm is a solid mascot racer full of iconic characters from the legendary House of Mouse, like Stitch and Mulan. It's now switched to a free-to-play model, so if you were on the fence, there's no reason not to get whisked away to a whole new world of kart racing. Season 4 is called "The Cave of Wonders",...
News Epic's V-Buck Price Hike Scheme Set to Expand Globally
Because currency fluctuations
After laying off almost 900 employees, Epic Games has announced an expansion to the Fortnite V-Buck "pricing alignment", citing vague financial factors like "inflation and currency fluctuations". The price of Fortnite's premium currency is set to rise in various international markets, including the w
News Techland Flaunts Surprisingly Robust Dying Light 2 Content Roadmap
"Our work on Dying Light 2 never stops"
Developer Techland is still churning out Dying Light 2 content as part of a pledge to support the game for years to come. It was only a few months ago that the meaty Good Night, Good Luck update was released, so this is quite surpris
News Get a Sneak Peek at Stardew Valley's Anticipated, Elusive 1.6 Update
No release date yet
Stardew Valley creator Eric "ConcernedApe" Barone has given fans something tangible to look forward to, with an outline of what the eagerly anticipated 1.6 update entails. While there is still sadly no release date, it has some pretty cool stuff to look forward to, and it's not like the life-consuming farm management sim really...
News Free-to-Play Anime Battle Royale My Hero Ultra Rumble Is Out Now on PS4
Let's get ready to...
My Hero Ultra Rumble has arrived on PS4 (and obviously PS5, via backwards compatibility). If you haven't been keeping up, this is a free-to-play battle royale game, featuring a bunch of characters from popular manga and anime property My Hero Academia. Each hero — and there are 18 of them at launch — comes with their own...
Preview Hot Wheels Unleashed 2 Really Does Feel Like a Turbocharged Sequel
On course
Hot Wheels Unleashed was a distinctly pleasant surprise when it launched a couple of years ago, marking a much-needed departure for put-upon motorcycle developer Milestone. While the game handled like a dream – and had some stunningly rendered toy car models, particularly on the PS5 – it lacked variety and had a strange post-release...
Poll What Review Score Would You Give Lies of P?
No lying, please
It feels like Lies of P has managed to stand out in an increasingly bloated subgenre. Souls-likes are everywhere these days, and developers know that they need to craft something pretty special if their project is to compare favourably to FromSoftware's elite action RPGs. South Korea's Round8 Studio should pat itself on the back,...
News The Spin-Off to One of PS5's Most Promising Upcoming Games Will Be Free in November
Executioners will set up Phantom Blade Zero
While there’s still some debate over just how real the reveal trailer for Phantom Blade Zero was during a recent State of Play livestream, its standalone spin-off is already almost here. Due out on 2nd November on PS5 and PS4, as well as various mobile devices and PC, the side-scrolling Phantom Blade:...
News Another High Profile Live Service Flop As SEGA Pulls the Plug on HYENAS Before Launch
Who's laughing now?
The live service business model is a tough cookie to crack, but every major publisher is giving it a go. We’re already very familiar with some of these titles shutting down after just a few months of support, but SEGA has pulled the plug on Creative Assembly’s HYENAS before it could even make it to launch. The cancellation...
News Delete PlayStation Account Search Traffic Rockets Following Alleged Security Breach
A way out
Google Trends data has a registered a 277 per cent increase in “delete PlayStation account” searches following an alleged data breach earlier this week. A ransomware group claimed to have “successfully compromised all of Sony’s systems”, with the stolen data purportedly up for sale. The Japanese giant has responded by insisting...
Reaction PlayStation Boss Jim Ryan May Have Been Disliked, But Leaves Big Boots to Fill
A hugely successful tenure draws to a close
The surprising revelation that Jim Ryan will retire as Sony Interactive Entertainment’s President and CEO at the end of March 2024 has been, perhaps predictably, met with glee from most corners of the wider video game world. In addition to courting controversy on a number of occasions, the British...
News High on Life DLC High on Knife Perforates PlayStation Platforms from 3rd October
Safety first
High on Life is getting its first major piece of paid DLC next week. It's called High on Knife, and you can get up close and personal with the experience from 3rd October. We got a predictably odd claymation trailer announcing the offering, and while you should still expect a somewhat silly experience, the developers wanted to make...
News Gran Turismo 7's September Update Adds Fast Cars and Flashy Scapes
Time for a tune-up
Gran Turismo 7's next update is out today, 28th September, and it brings with it some speedy new vehicles, which has to be the real draw here. There are also some Extra Menus being added, as well as new Scapes, with some 29 additional Spots having been added to Brand Central's Nissan section, but it's the cars we think you'll like...