PS5 News
February2024
Round Up Unicorn Overlord Previews Paint a Very Positive Picture of the PS5, PS4 RPG
Vanillaware never misses
New previews for upcoming RPG Unicorn Overlord have landed, and they're very, very positive overall. For those out of the loop, this is the latest project from 13 Sentinels and Dragon's Crown developer Vanillaware, and once again it's diving into something different, this time trying its hand at Fire Emblem-style,...
Poll What Review Score Would You Give Helldivers 2?
Hell yeah?
Helldivers 2 has been a bit of a surprise hit for Sony and developer Arrowhead Studios. The game's landed with a genuine bang, pulling a huge number of players across PS5 and PC since its launch last week. The general consensus is that — outside of connection issues — it's a damn good time, especially if you can coax a few friends to...
Mini Review PlateUp! (PS5) - Co-Op Restaurant Roguelite Serves Up a Treat
Cooking like a chef
Inevitably, a game like PlateUp! will be compared to Overcooked, purely because both are restaurant-based games. Where PlateUp! differs from any of its foodie stablemates is that it has roguelite progression, and encourages players to stray away from chaos rather than embrace it. You and up to three others (locally or online)...
News No Man's Sky Omega Update Overhauls Expeditions, Playable for Free This Weekend
Every man's sky
No Man's Sky has received yet another huge update today, 15th February 2024, and it's good news for basically everyone. The Omega update is primarily concerned with Expeditions, the game's community-focused mini campaigns that blend together all its various features. A whole new Expedition, also titled Omega, is star of the show, and...
News Sci-Fi Survival Game Forever Skies Is a PS5 Console Exclusive
Launches this year
Sony has lined up another third-party PS5 console exclusive for 2024, and this time it comes from indie studio Far From Home. Forever Skies is a first-person, sci-fi survival game that's been in early access for nearly two years, but it'll fully launch later this year. When it does, it'll be a timed console exclusive on Sony's...
News Tekken 8 Exceeds Bandai Namco's Expectations, Tops 2 Million Sales
It's a knockout
Bandai Namco’s excellent brawler Tekken 8 is exceeding the publisher’s expectations, and has topped two million units less than three weeks after its release. It took Tekken 7 around two months to achieve the same milestone, meaning this new entry is selling at a much faster pace than its predecessor. Bravo to all involved...
News Cult Spin-Off Resistance Retribution Is Coming to PS5, PS4 with PS Plus Premium
Word up, Grayson
Days Gone developer Bend Studio’s awesome third-person shooter Resistance Retribution is coming to PS5 and PS4 as part of PS Plus Premium from 20th February, 2024. The excellent PSP game, which introduces British protagonist Lieutenant James Grayson and is set in Paris, first launched in 2009 on Sony’s handheld, where it...
News Embracer Layoffs Total Nearly 1,400 So Far, 29 Unannounced Games Cancelled
Downsizing will continue
Embracer Group, the holdings company that spent years scooping up as many gaming properties and development teams as possible, has had to reduce its unsustainable size, cutting jobs, closing studios, and shelving projects. Last summer, the company announced its restructuring plan, and has now confirmed the figures pertaining...
News Sorry PvP Fans, Helldivers 2 Will 'Never' Feature Competitive Modes
Arrowhead doubles down on co-op
We suppose this shouldn't be a revelatory statement for Arrowhead Game Studios to make, but its recently released co-op shooter, Helldivers 2, will remain a strictly co-op shooter. The PS5 and PC title has been a big hit so far, with overwhelmingly positive reception, selling over a million copies at this point, and...
Mini Review A Little To The Left (PS5) - Sorting Out Those Cosy Vibes
Watch out for that cat
There's nothing quite like a cosy game, and A Little to the Left is a perfect example of how a simplistic premise can deliver a comforting experience. In this relaxing puzzle game, you sort and organise basic household items, such as documents, books, toys, and anything you'd consider requiring a bit of a sort out, really...
News Arrowhead Recruiting Devs to 'Accelerate and Beef Up' Helldivers 2 Content Plans
Massing for invasion
The success of Helldivers 2's simultaneous launch on both PS5 and PC appears to have caught several interested parties off guard, blowing through initial projections with its ludicrously addictive brand of chaotic, cooperative gameplay. That's despite fairly serious server issues since launch on Friday, with multiple patches...
News Sony Refutes Rise of the Ronin Korean Cancellation Claims, Says It Was Never Announced
All part of the plan
Yesterday, we brought you word of a brewing controversy surrounding the upcoming PS5 action game Rise of the Ronin after director Fumuhiko Yasuda made some comments alluding to a controversial 19th-century Japanese philosopher. It was supposed that these comments were why Sony confirmed the game would not be released in Korea,...
News Looks Like This Is the New Lara Croft in PS5's Next Tomb Raider
Fans raid official website for new art
Crystal Dynamics is moving on from Lara Croft’s sappy origin story and prepping an all-new entry in the Tomb Raider series which will see the iconic heroine return to her more acrobatic origins. And this appears to be our very first look at the character, courtesy of a wallpaper secretly stashed on an all-new...
News PS5 Is Entering the 'Latter Half of Its Life Cycle', Says Sony
Manufacturer expecting a gradual decline in hardware sales
We don’t know about you, but it feels like the PS5 has barely broken a sweat yet. Despite being over three years old, the system’s lifespan has been hugely impacted by the pandemic, which has seen its first-party software cadence slow to a crawl and its early years massively affected by...
News Bloober Team Insists Konami to Blame for Ill-Received Silent Hill 2 Remake Trailer
"It's not the spirit of what used to be, or what we're creating now"
It's tough to get a read on the current state of the upcoming Silent Hill 2 remake, which is being developed by Bloober Team, published by Konami, and supposedly launching later this year. Surfacing at Sony's recent State of Play showcase, long-suffering fans were subjected to a...
News Is It Wrong to Try to Pick Up Girls in a Dungeon? Find Out in Free PS5, PS4 RPG
DanMachi madness awaits
PlayStation is quickly establishing itself as the ultimate GachaStation, and that mantra has been reinforced by the worldwide release of Is It Wrong to Try to Pick Up Girls in a Dungeon? Familia Myth Battle Chronicle on both PS5 and PS4. The manga and anime adaptation – which has been available in Asia for a few months...
Rumour Astro Bot Will Return for Another PS5 Rescue Mission This Year
Hope they don't bot-ch it
Sony somehow managed to panic the entire PS5 fanbase this week, when it said it won’t release any entries in its “major existing franchises” this year. The wording was always imperative here, however: it appeared to be alluding to tentpole series like Marvel’s Spider-Man and God of War, thus meaning it’ll rely on...
News More Than 2,000 PS5, PS4 Games Discounted in Massive PS Store Sale
Aw sh*t, here we go again
Sony has flagged another 2,000 PS5 and PS4 items for discount on the PS Store, with the price of a variety of add-on packs and full games slashed by up to 90 per cent. Some standouts, after a cursory glance, include the Digital+ Edition of Marvel’s Midnight Suns for a lowly £17.49/$29.99 and Avatar: Frontiers of...
News Dragon's Dogma 2 Will Have an Uncapped Frame Rate on PS5
Fire and frames
Dragon's Dogma 2 is out next month on PS5, and the game's frame rate has been a hot topic as we creep towards launch. Last month, the rumour mill was in full swing, with social media sources claiming that the title would be capped at just 30 frames-per-second on console — which obviously isn't ideal for an action-heavy RPG...
News 13 More Games Coming to PS Plus Extra, Premium This Month
Plenty more Tales to experience
The batch of fresh additions coming to PS Plus Extra and PS Plus Premium in February have just been revealed by Sony. As usual, there's a good number of new titles joining the party, with 13
News Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth PS5 Demo Update Will Improve Performance Mode Next Week
Will also be applied to full game
For the last week, eager fans have been able to play a demo for the hotly anticipated Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth on PS5. While the appetite for the RPG remains high, some players have been left a little deflated by the demo's somewhat rough visuals and technical performance. Fortunately, it looks like Square Enix will...
News Falcom Action RPG Ys X: Nordics Sails West on PS5, PS4 This Autumn
Ys-y does it
NIS America will publish the latest game in the Ys series, Ys X: Nordics, this autumn / fall in the west. The action RPG originally launched last September in Japan, and a localisation announcement has been on the cards ever since. Nordics features recurring Ys protagonist Adol Christin, but this time around, he shares the spotlight...
Mini Review Arzette: The Jewel of Faramore (PS5) - A Charmingly Shoddy CD-i Sendup
Jewel love it or hate it
Arzette: The Jewel of Faramore more or less nails what it sets out to do. Inspired directly by a pair of infamously bad Zelda games for the Philips CD-i, this fresh interpretation carries much of the same pseudo-bootleg energy that fans have come to love over time. The poorly animated cutscenes, awful voice acting, static...
News PlayStation Chairman: There's Room for Improvement When It Comes to Business
Praises "highly motivated" studios
Hiroki Totoki has a lot of titles at Sony; in addition to being president, COO, and CFO of the corporation, he's more recently stepped into the role of PlayStation chairman as Jim Ryan winds down his time at the company. He's among the company's top dogs, then — but what does he make of Sony Interactive...
News Intergalactic: The Heretic Prophet Could Be a Brand New IP from Sony
Trademarked in the US
In case you missed it, Sony says it's not planning to release any existing franchise games this side of March 2025, meaning any first-party output in 2024 will be fresh properties, such as Stellar Blade or Rise of the Ronin. On this point, it's interesting that
News Marvel's Spider-Man 2's PS5 Sales Swing Past 10 Million Units
Series now surpasses 50 million units overall
Marvel’s Spider-Man 2 has now comfortably surpassed 10 million units sold, accurate as of 4th February, 2024. It took the original game a little under a year to topple 13.2 million units, so this is clearly an exceptional result for the sequel. It’s also worth noting that as around 55 million PS5...
News Sony Predicts Slide in PS5 Sales with No Major Existing IPs Planned Before March 2025
"Focused on producing high-quality works"
Sony will not release any sequels or updates to “major existing franchise titles” before March 2025. The wording is exceptionally important here: this does not eliminate the likelihood of PS5 exclusives entirely, it just means you’re unlikely to see a new Ghost of Tsushima or The Last of Us in the next...
News Sony Slashes PS5 Forecast to 21 Million for Fiscal Year
A decrease of four million units
As reported earlier today, Sony shipped 8.2 million PS5 consoles during the three-month period ending 31st December, 2023 – a very good number which contributed to record-breaking revenue, but not enough to help it reach its forecast of 25 million units for the current financial year. Thus far, it?
News PS5, PS4 Pull in an Incredible 123 Million Monthly Active Users
Up over 11 million year-over-year
Console sales are crucial, and Sony will be pleased it’s shipped almost 55 million PS5s to date – but monthly active users are also an important metric for organisations these days. Platform holders want customers to be logging in often, because when they’re engaged, there’s a good chance they’ll spend...
News PS5 Sales Touch 55 Million As Sony Breaks Revenue Records
But fiscal year target is off
You may not be fully satisfied with how PlayStation is running its business right now, but Sony’s bringing home the big bucks all the same. The firm’s gaming division is printing cash, as it shipped a sturdy 8.2 million PS5 units throughout the three-month period ending 31st December, 2023. That’s an increase of...
News Crystal Dynamics Warns Racial, Ethnic Stereotypes Remain in Tomb Raider 1-3 Remastered
"We have chosen to present it here in its original form, unaltered"
Players booting up Tomb Raider 1-3 Remastered will be greeted by a content warning explaining why current custodian Crystal Dynamics kept in some of the iffier moments from the earlier games. The first three entries in the series were developed by UK studio Core Design in the 90s...
News PS5 Exclusive Stellar Blade Gets Adults-Only Rating for Nudity, Violence in Korea
Not suitable for children
Upcoming PS5 exclusive Stellar Blade has been given an adults-only rating in Korea, where developer Shift Up is located. Considering the attention-grabbing headlines the game has been generating, it should come as no surprise this is due to apparent (or suggested) nudity and extreme violence. There is no word yet on how...
News Arrowhead Pledges to Compensate Helldivers 2 Players for Missing Rewards
"Increased reward event" incoming
Arrowhead Game Studios has promised to compensate players who were not adequately rewarded for their heroic service in Helldivers 2, with promised loot going missing amidst a chaotic launch experience. When you can get a game, the cooperative shooter is some of the most outrageous fun on the market, so this is...
News Diablo 4's $30 Class-Locked Portal Skins a Fresh Hell for Fans
"Portal through Sanctuary in style"
Blizzard is a company notorious for inflicting microtransactions on its player base, a hell Diablo 4 players have been enduring for a while now. But the company's latest overpriced aesthetic offering goes so far beyond the pale that we can't help but admire its outright brazen nature. For just $30, the asking...
News Rise of the Ronin's Korean Release Cancelled Following Commentary Controversy
Pulled from PSN, along with marketing materials
If, like ourselves, you're only passingly familiar with the complex, extremely fraught history between Japan and Korea, you might have missed the significance of specific comments made by Rise of the Ronin director Fumuhiko Yasuda in a behind-the-scenes trailer released last week. We certainly did,...
Review Tomb Raider 1-3 Remastered Starring Lara Croft (PS5) - The New Standard for PS1 Re-Releases
A Lara love has gone into these
Tomb Raider 1-3 Remastered Starring Lara Croft may just set the new standard for PS1 re-releases. Aspyr, a developer which has a long history with the iconic platforming property, has done an outstanding job reimagining these 90s classics for a new audience, without losing any of the magic that made them iconic to...
News Baldur's Gate 3 Patch 6 Promises Big Improvements and Fixes
Another one
Patch 6 for Baldur's Gate 3 is set to hit PS5 this week, and developer Larian Studios has outlined the update's key features. To be clear, this patch doesn't include any kind of big gameplay addition or overhaul, but it does implement a bunch of highly requested improvements and fixes — the sort of stuff that'll make the game better...
News Unicorn Overlord Reveals Fire Emblem-Esque Character Class Promotions
Better, faster, stronger
Unicorn Overlord has looked great ever since its initial reveal last year, and quite frankly, it just seems to get more and more promising with each new info dump. The game's latest trailer covers character growth and class tactics — but perhaps most importantly, it reveals promotions. In a process very similar to what...
Review Helldivers 2 (PS5) - The Best Co-Op Shooter on PS5
For Super Earth
Helldivers 2 is some of the best fun we've had with friends on PS5. It's a simple and broad statement to start a review with, but in many ways Helldivers 2 is a simple game. This satirical bug-squashing shooter has its upgrades and customisation, but it's at its best when you're holding the trigger and not letting go. This game knows...
News WWE 2K24 Lets You Relive Classic Fights from WrestleMania's 40-Year History on PS5, PS4
Oh brother
It's soon time to step into the arena with WWE 2K24, launching on both PS5 and PS4 come 8th March. This entry in the officially licensed wrestling series puts an emphasis on WrestleMania's four decades of history, with legendary fighters like Hulk Hogan, The Rock, Randy Savage, The Undertaker, and more joining the roster alongside more...
News Granblue Fantasy: Relink Sells Over 1 Million Copies in a Super Busy Release Schedule
Relinked
We must admit, Granblue Fantasy: Relink's release date had us worried for a while. The action RPG — which we awarded a rock solid 8/10 in our review — launched just a day before the heavily marketed Persona 3 Reload, and just a week after the highly rated Tekken 8 and Like a Dragon: Infinite Wealth. It felt like a bit of a suicide...
News Immortals of Aveum Cost $125 Million, Branded a 'Truly Awful Idea'
Ex-employee pulls no punches
Ascendant Studios' debut game was Immortals of Aveum, a single-player, magic-based first-person shooter with semi-open environments and high production values. Published by EA Originals, it launched last summer to a somewhat mixed reception, and reportedly didn't sell. As a result, the developer let go of practically...
News PS5 Goes for the Kill with New Discounts in Europe
In pursuit of 25 million target
Sony is still aiming to ship an impressive 25 million PS5 consoles this fiscal year, and it’s got a little over a month to achieve the milestone. Right across Europe, it’s currently discounting the price of the remodelled PS5 Slim, where in Italy you can get savings of up to €75 through 25th February. That makes...
News Pentiment Pegged for PS5 Amid Ongoing Xbox Strategy Shift Rumours
Still no confirmation, though
Microsoft will reveal more about its new business strategy during a podcast later this week, where it’s expected it’ll announce several formerly Xbox exclusive titles for PS5 and Nintendo Switch. The strongest speculation seems to surround Hi-Fi Rush and Sea of Thieves, although others like Starfield and
Poll What Review Score Would You Give Suicide Squad: Kill the Justice League?
In for the kill
It's more than fair to say that Suicide Squad: Kill the Justice League has been dividing opinions, and so we're very interested in hearing what you lot have to say about it. A far cry from the Batman-based, single-player shenanigans that put developer Rocksteady on the map, this co-op shooter has been a talking point for quite some...
News Beloved Indie Oddity What the Golf? Tees Off on PS5, PS4 in March
Doesn't have a fairway to go
Have you ever wanted to play a golf game where you do pretty much everything except play golf? Such a thing exists, and it's What the Golf?, just announced for PS5 and PS4. The oddball indie will finally swing onto Sony's consoles on 14th March, 2024. This title has been around for a while, first launching in 2019 for...
Review Banishers: Ghosts of New Eden (PS5) - Storytelling Great Has Gameplay to Match
Goodbye my lover
Ever since Life Is Strange properly put the developer on the map, story over gameplay seems to have been the mantra at DON'T NOD. That's no bad thing; it gave rise to Life Is Strange 2 and Xbox exclusive Tell Me Why. However, with the likes of Vampyr and Jusant also in its back catalogue, there's always been potential there for the...
Family-friendly PS5 games ranked and rated
What are the best kids games on PS5? Many video games target a more mature audience, but there are just as many aimed at children. The good news is that there are lots of fantastic family-friendly experiences on PS5 that can be enjoyed at all ages. Whether you're looking for something simple to engage the...
News Earth Defense Force 6 Delays Its PS5, PS4 Invasion to Summer 2024 in the West
Hold the line
The next instalment in D3 Publisher's insane Earth Defense Force series, Earth Defense Force 6, has been hit with a delay here in the West. Previously, the madcap shooter was locked in for the 14th March, but now it's targeting a somewhat vague summer 2024 launch. A bit of a shame, seeing as the game's been out in Japan since 2022!...
News Turbo Golf Racing Is a Rocket League-Style Arcade Sports Hybrid Hitting PS5 in 2024
The eagle has landed
We weren't expecting Turbo Golf Racing to wind up on PS5, but we're happy it's coming. Yes, the arcade sports title, which has you racing in a car to sink your giant golf ball as fast as possible, has been announced for Sony's system, and it's coming in Q2 of this year (April to June). Turbo Golf Racing was initially released...
News PS Plus Extra Hit Teardown Gets More Mods, Available Now on PS5
Mod Pack 1 refreshed
Teardown launched last year on PS5, arriving as part of PS Plus Extra's catalogue from day one. The fully destructible sandbox has plenty of explosive potential as standard, but the console version also comes pre-packed with a selection of mods, adding yet more opportunities for glorious chaos. Today — that's 12th February...
News UK Sales Charts: Helldivers 2 PS5 Drops into the Top 10
Shop 'til you drop
Last week was a relatively quiet moment in what's been a very busy period for game releases, but the latest UK retail chart still has a new entry. While we presume most of its sales will be digital across PS5 and PC, it appears Helldivers 2 isn't doing too badly with its boxed copies, either. The PS5 version has debuted in the top...
News Helldivers 2 Is 'Blowing Through Estimates', Around 1 Million Sales In Less Than a Week
Doing your part
Across its opening weekend, it's clear that Helldivers 2 has been a big success. There are some launch period fires to put out, and developer Arrowhead is working on it, having already released patches for across PS5 and PC. However, despite the early issues, the co-op shooter has made a splash, quickly becoming Sony's biggest Steam...
News Kojima: Your Mother Won't Be Able to Tell the Difference Between PHYSINT and a Movie
Well, okay
PHYSINT, the new Metal Gear Solid-style action espionage from Hideo Kojima, is being branded as a game and a movie all at the same time. At this point, it’s unclear whether the auteur is making two connected pieces of media or one product which merges the two mediums, but we know both Sony Interactive Entertainment and Columbia Pictures...
Review Ultros (PS5) - Trippy Metroidvania Tangles with Great Ideas
Its ambition is boundless
This is already turning into a bumper year for Metroidvania fans. With the excellent Prince of Persia: The Lost Crown having kicked things off beautifully, Ultros now arrives from a smaller publisher but with no small hype of its own. With a gob-smackingly unique art style and a fungal, miasmic tone, it certainly looks like...
News GTA 6 Is Unlikely to Release Before April 2025, Analysts Advise
The wait goes on
Rockstar has officially dated GTA 6 for release in 2025, but there was some optimism evidenced by parent company Take-Two’s financials which suggested the title may arrive early next year. However, updated guidance from the organisation suggests that’s no longer the case, as discussed by Wedbush Securities analysts Nick McCay...
News Games Should 'Earn the Right to Monetise', Says Helldivers 2 Director
Service guarantees citizenship
With the industry as volatile as it is, publishers and developers must find new ways to monetise and offer value to their players to keep them coming back. Released on Friday, Helldivers 2 from developer Arrowhead Studios had a massive weekend, doing things slightly differently from its competitors in the service...
News Helldivers 2 PS5 Patch Should Alleviate Server Strain, Progression Issue Persists
Stand firm, soldier
Helldivers 2 is proving to be a rousing success for developer Arrowhead Game Studios, but the chaotic cooperative shooter's launch has been marred by some persistent bugs (pardon the pun) and recurring issues; the good news is the recently deployed patch on PS5 and increased server capacity should help with matchmaking, but...
News Imminent Elden Ring DLC Release Date Crushed by FromSoftware's Parent Company
"We are currently working hard on the development of DLC for Elden Ring"
Tarnished stuck waiting in limbo for any scrap of Elden Ring DLC information will have to endure that fate a while longer yet, as FromSoftware parent company Kadokawa has crushed our Shadow of the Erdtree hopes in as dry, corporate fashion as possible. Despite meaningful...
Poll What Review Score Would You Give Persona 3 Reload?
SEES for yourself
A rather stunning remake of a classic PS2 RPG, Persona 3 Reload graced PS5 and PS4 earlier this month. Almost immediately, it became developer Atlus' fastest selling title ever — thanks to strong reviews and a huge marketing campaign. Of course, it also helps that Persona as a brand is more popular than ever these days — still...
Review Jujutsu Kaisen: Cursed Clash (PS5) - Cursed Trash Solely Exists to Grab Your Cash
Salmon woe
As arguably the biggest anime and manga franchise on the planet right now, all publisher Bandai Namco had to do was put together a serviceable adaptation of Gege Aktusami’s modern-day sensation and reap the rewards. Regrettably, the dismal Jujutsu Kaisen: Cursed Clash is the worst kind of tie-in: a vapid cash grab clearly developed on a...
Interview Why Stylish PS5 Slasher Slave Zero X Could Be Essential for Fans of Action and 90s Anime
Seeing red
Slave Zero X first caught our eye last year, with a trailer that practically screamed cool 90s anime sh*t. Fortunately, the game was later confirmed for a PS5 and PS4 release (it's coming on the 21st February), and so we simply had to pick the brains of the people behind the project. We asked both publisher Ziggurat Interactive and...
Poll What Do You Think of the Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth Demo?
Keep Kalm
Released earlier this week, the highly anticipated demo for Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth gives us a glimpse of the game's opening chapter, in which Cloud recalls the time he and Sephiroth were sent to investigate the Nibelheim mako reactor. We happen to think it's a pretty strong start to what should be a great sequel, bit as always, it's your...
News Helldivers 2 Is Now Comfortably Sony's Biggest Ever PC Launch
Touches 120k concurrent players as weekend gets underway
We’ve got to be honest: this wasn’t on our bingo card for 2024 at all. Helldivers 2 has blown up big time, and it continues to climb the Steam most played charts, now peaking at almost 120k concurrent players – with presumably bigger numbers to follow as the weekend goes on. This means...
Talking Point What Are You Playing This Weekend? - Issue 515
Dive in
Well, this is something we didn't quite expect: everyone is obsessed with Helldivers 2. Seriously, if you'd told me even three days ago it'd outmuscle Suicide Squad, I never would have believed you. And yet, here we are. Aaron Bayne: I'm squadding up this weekend in Helldivers 2, which has already proven itself to be a lot of fun. It's...
Poll What Review Score Would You Give Granblue Fantasy: Relink?
Was it worth the wait?
It's been about a week since Granblue Fantasy: Relink finally landed on PS5 and PS4. The action RPG released during an especially busy period — just after Tekken 8 and Like a Dragon: Infinite Wealth, and just a day before Persona 3 Reload — but the positivity surrounding its arrival suggests that fans of the genre...
Review Foamstars (PS5) - PS Plus' Sudsy Shooter Is Good, Clean Fun
What kinda game is soap?
Foamstars doesn't deserve the hate. Hand-waving comparisons to Nintendo's Splatoon are shallow; beyond both games featuring weaponry that fires something other than bullets, they're two quite different experiences. Square Enix's new multiplayer game is more of a hero shooter than anything else, and while its launch content...
News Dead Cells Post-Launch Support Coming to an End After Five Years of Updates
One last hurrah incoming
Dead Cells is the excellent side-scrolling roguelike action game from Motion Twin. We loved it back when the vanilla version launched years ago, but it's since received many huge updates, adding a vast amount of extras to keep the experience fresh. Now, though, the studio has announced that the next update to the game will...
News The Last of Us 2 Remastered Europe's Best-Selling New Game of January, PS5 Sales Up
Wasn't for nothing
January seems to have been a strong month for Sony, at least in Europe. According to data pulled together by GamesIndustry, last month saw successes for the platform holder in terms of both software and hardware — not a bad way to kick off 2024. The Last of Us Part II Remastered did very well digitally and physically,...
News Glimpse Rise of the Ronin's PS5-Powered Depiction of 1800s Japan
Black Ships on the horizon
Set during the disastrous final days of the Tokugawa Shogunate, Rise of the Ronin will take players to Bakamatsu-era Japan and arm them with an arsenal of early-modern weaponry. We got a new trailer and an accompanying PlayStation Blog write-up, shedding further light on the game's depiction of this pivotal moment in...
News Assassin's Creed Red Will Sneak onto PS5 by March 2025
Star Wars Outlaws also due before the end of this year
It looks like it’s going to a big year of build-up for Assassin’s Creed Red, as Ubisoft has confirmed its feudal Japan open world isn’t far away. Speaking overnight as part of its quarterly sales report, the French publisher announced that the anticipated PS5 outing will arrive by the end...
News Ed Proves He's a Real 'Edcase in Street Fighter 6 on PS5, PS4
Ruined Lab stage also incoming this month
If you’ve had your head turned by the excellent Tekken 8 recently, then allow Street Fighter 6 to turn it back. This full gameplay trailer for upcoming DLC addition Ed goes hard, showcasing his psycho power-imbued boxing beatdowns. “Ed is a high-speed boxer. We designed his lower half so that you can...
News Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth Players Go to Town on Tifa's Piano on PS5
Triple threat
Final Fantasy VII Rebirth's playable demo is available now on PS5, and immediately, musically gifted players took the opportunity to show off for Tifa in the included piano minigame. Tifa's Theme is set as a challenge for players to overcome in-game, but rousing tributes to other tracks quickly appeared, a testament to the flexibility...
News Helldivers 2 Is Blowing Up, Sony's Biggest Ever PC Launch
Are you doing your part?
Despite some inevitable technical teething troubles, Helldivers 2 is blowing up on both PS5 and PC – with its Steam numbers outpacing those of even God of War. Not content with being the best-selling game on Valve’s popular storefront right now, the third-person shooter sequel peaked at about 81k players overnight,...
News Ubisoft CEO Defends Skull and Bones Premium $70 Pricetag, Insists It's 'AAAA' Quality
Uh-oh
Despite being delayed six times so far, Ubisoft co-founder and CEO Yves Guillemot is highly confident in Skull and Bones, so much so that he is tempting fate, invoking the dreaded "AAAA" moniker. The last developer we can recall doing that was the ill-fated Striking Distance Studios with The Callisto Protocol, a game with a sa
News Arrowhead Confirms Helldivers 2 PS5 Patch, Matchmaking Fixes Inbound
Help is on the way
Helldivers 2 experienced a somewhat chaotic descent from high orbit, deploying onto PS5 and PC simultaneously and paying for it, with players experiencing matchmaking issues and unable to link up with their comrades. Thankfully, developer Arrowhead is doing its part to keep the intergalactic war effort going. Confirmation of a...
Poll Are You Playing Helldivers 2?
Dive in
Helldivers 2 has arrived on PS5 (and PC!) with a bit of a bang. The co-op shooter appears to be quite popular already, rocketing up the Steam player charts and garnering a sizeable audience on streaming websites like Twitch. The question, then, is whether you're joining the Helldiver ranks and taking the fight to those big old bugs. We...
News Japan Sales Charts: PS5 Games Dominate as Persona 3 Reload, Granblue Fantasy: Relink Arrive
JRPG heaven
Well this is a rare sight indeed. The latest sales charts for Japan are in, and for the first time in a long while, the software rankings are dominated by PlayStation titles. Persona 3 Reload enters at number one on PS5, and number three on PS4, while another new release, Granblue Fantasy: Relink, takes second on PS5, and fifth on PS4...
News Single Player Games with Definitive Endings Are Still Very Important, Says Stellar Blade Dev
"We hope Stellar Blade will be a significant title"
There’s been much hand-wringing among the PlayStation fanbase about Sony’s reported obsession with live service games, but two of its upcoming titles – Rise of the Ronin and Stellar Blade – are single player centric, and unashamedly old-school in their design. We spoke to Korean developer...
News JRPG Fans Should Definitely Keep an Eye on Lost Hellden, Heading to PS5, PS4 Next Year
Hellden yeah
Lost Hellden is a rather sumptuous looking RPG, freshly announced for PS5 and PS4. It features frankly gorgeous hand-drawn backgrounds, what seems to be a striking art style, and action combat. The official press release also boasts of deep storytelling, as twin brothers embark on a dangerous adventure. It's being developed by Artisan...
News EA Sports WRC Season 3 Adds New Moments, Rally Pass, Latest Patch Available Now
Keep the motor running
EA Sports WRC is still receiving regular updates from Codemasters, and this month it's bringing not only a new huge patch, but also the start of a new season. While the game update is available today, Season 3 is set to get underway from 13th February. The seasonal content will include a fresh batch of Moments, doled out once...
News Helldivers 2 Off to a Strong Start on PS5, PC, Currently Third Best-Selling Game on Steam
Over 50,000 concurrent players already
Helldivers 2 officially launches today, 8th February 2024, and it appears to be opening on a very strong footing. From what we can glean from publicly available data, Arrowhead's sci-fi co-op shooter seems to be performing very healthily on both PS5 and PC at this early stage. On the European PS Store, the...
Interview Shift Up on PS5's Highly Promising Stellar Blade
Korean dev details console debut
PlayStation fans have been frustrated by Sony’s seeming overemphasis on live service game development behind-the-scenes, but that makes Stellar Blade a real breath of fresh air. A staunchly single player PS5 character action title, it marks Korean developer Shift Up’s first foray into the world of consoles –...
News Persona 3 Reload Is Atlus' Fastest Selling Game Ever
Already surpassed one million units
The winds are changing, and single player Japanese RPGs are enjoying a bit of a renaissance as a result. We reported earlier in the week about how Steam player numbers were reflecting extremely well on titles like Granblue Fantasy Relink and Like a Dragon: Infinite Wealth, and now we have further evidence of the...
News Crash Bandicoot Developer Toys for Bob Struck by Layoffs, Office Closure
The ongoing cost of consolidation
Layoffs have been reported at Toys for Bob, the developer behind Crash Bandicoot 4: It's About Time and the Spyro: Reignited Trilogy. They form part of the ongoing consolidation efforts necessitated by parent company Activision's acquisition by Microsoft, resulting in 1900 roles being made redundant. Some 86 workers...
News Okay, Now We Need a Full-Length Honkai: Star Rail Anime
Here's how it could look
With the Lunar New Year upon us, Honkai: Star Rail is celebrating with an animated short centring on Guinaifen and Sushang from the Xianzhou Luofu. While this is, for all intents and purposes, a very short clip – it’s left us hungering for a full-length anime. Seeing the environments from the game brought to life, along...
News Final Fantasy 7's Coolest Companions Won't Fight in PS5's Rebirth
"Accompanying characters" don't do combat encounters
In a tragic update to a story we brought you back in September, the coolest companions in the original and upcoming Final Fantasy VII Rebirth will not join Cloud and company on the battlefield after all. It was first thought that "accompanying characters" Cid and Vincent might lend a hand in an...
News Suicide Squad Antagonist Brainiac Seemingly Leaks Future Playable Character
No chill
The identity of another playable villain coming to the villain-centric Suicide Squad: Kill the Justice League has seemingly been leaked, not by an account chasing clout on Twitter, but by DC's resident brain maniac himself. A bugged line spouted by the Justice League's most enduring antagonist, Brainiac, indicates that a particularly cool...
News Disney Secures $1.5 Billion Stake in Epic Games, Plans 'Entertainment Universe' in Fortnite
"Discover a place where Magic is Epic"
Hellbent on harvesting your nostalgia forever, megacorp Disney has purchased a $1.5 billion stake in Epic Games, teaming up to create a persistent, social universe within Fortnite. It sounds wildly ambitious and more than a little dystopian, allowing fans to "play, watch, shop, and engage" with their favourite...
News Huge Spider-Man 2 Update Adds New Game+, New Suits, More on 7th March
More features will be detailed soon
Insomniac Games has confirmed the long-awaited Marvel's Spider-Man 2 update that'll add New Game+, new suits, and much more will arrive on 7th March 2024. A tweet states a complete list of features will be shared closer to release, but until then, we know New Game+ and more Spider-Man suits are in. The...
News Helldivers 2 Pre-Orders Are Big on PS5, PC, Currently Outselling Palworld in US
Orbital barrage
Sony is launching Helldivers 2 this week on 8th February, 2024, and by the looks of it, the co-op shooter might be more popular than you think. From what can be gleaned from digital storefronts, the sci-fi shoot-'em-up seems to be killing it in terms of pre-orders. As noted by X user KAMI, the game is currently the top result for...
News Skull and Bones Open Beta Will Let You Test the Waters This Weekend on PS5
Thar she blows
We almost don't want to believe it, but it looks like Skull and Bones really will be launching on 16th February. After that long and difficult journey, Ubisoft's oft-delayed pirate action game is almost ready to drop anchor. Just before that happens, though, all players will be able to take it for a spin for free via an open beta...
News Stellar Blade PS5 Pre-Orders Go Live, Two Versions to Choose From
Ahead of 26th April 2024 release date
Following on from its State of Play showing last week, Shift Up has opened pre-orders for Stellar Blade on the PS Store and at retailers worldwide. The PS5 exclusive is available in two versions: a £69.99 / $69.99 standard edition and also a £79.99 / $79.99 Digital Deluxe Edition. The game releases on 26th...
News Recent Steam Concurrent Player Data Suggests Japanese Games Are Thriving
Big in everywhere
It would appear all is well when it comes to recent Japanese games. We've had a great run of big new releases from Eastern teams lately and, if Steam player numbers are anything to go by, it seems they're all making a decent splash right now. Last weekend saw big concurrent player counts for the likes of Persona 3 Reload, Like a...
Rumour Call of Duty Games Will Feature Open World Campaigns Starting This Year
Gulf War apparently the first
Word on the street is that future Call of Duty games will expand their single-player offerings with open world campaigns. The first of these will be this year's entry, which is supposedly Black Ops Gulf War. That's according to Insider Gaming's Tom Henderson, who has heard from sources that the open world-style...
News Remastered LucasArts Adventure Games Looking Likely for Release on PS5
Taiwanese rating reveals
We were fortunate enough to receive remasters of a trio of classic LucasArts point-and-click adventures on PS4, and it's now looking like they're being ported to PS5 too. Grim Fandango, Full Throttle, and Day of the Tentacle are all playable on Sony's previous console (and technically PS5 as well), but it seems the...
News Two of PS5's Best Soulslikes Join Forces Once Again in Another Collab
Lies of P and Wo Long cross streams
In case you didn't know, Soulslike titles Lies of P and Wo Long: Fallen Dynasty are best mates. They collaborated once before, with a pair of weapons, 'Puppet's Saber' and 'Etiquette', being added to Team Ninja's action RPG for free. Now, it looks like the games are crossing paths once again. It looks as though...
Hands On Honkai: Star Rail's Huge PS5 Update Brings Big BioShock Vibes
The city that always sleeps
The advantage of single player live service games like Honkai: Star Rail, for all the criticism they receive from enthusiasts, is that the action never ends. That makes updates like the enormous v2.0, which takes the Trailblazer to a new planet named Penacony, possible – and this is Chinese developer HoYoverse at its...
News Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth Tracks How Much Your Crush Hearts You on PS5
Emoji game: 1st Class
Players of the original Final Fantasy VII and its Remake returning for the upcoming Rebirth have been anticipating a particular gondola ride for a very long time. The Gold Saucer date scene is shaping up to be more dynamic and romantic than ever; the mysterious system that determines your potential partner laid bare, as it...
News Madden NFL 24 Targets EA Play Addition on PS5, PS4 Ahead of Super Bowl LVIII
That was Swift
Later this week, NFL’s broadcast cameras will be focused on Taylor Swift, while they capture each and every reaction the singer has to boyfriend Travis Kelce’s action on the field. Oh, and a football game will be taking place, too – an important one, the Super Bowl. In order to get you in the mood, EA Sports is adding Madden NFL...
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