TodayTue, 15th Oct 2024

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  News Until Dawn's Movie Lives to See Another Day on 25th April

  That ain't far away

  Sony has tagged its upcoming Until Dawn movie with a 25th April, 2025 release date, after filming concluded earlier this month. The film, directed by Lights Out’s David F. Sandberg, features a script penned by Annabelle’s Gary Dauberman. The movie will mostly host an all-new cast of rising stars, but Swedish star Peter...

  • 10:30pm
  • Sony
  • Movies
  • Until Dawn
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  8

  News UK Sales Charts: Silent Hill 2, Dragon Ball's Physical Copies Topple Metaphor in Massive Week

  New releases bring new life

  It was an absolutely colossal week for new physical game releases, and in the UK at least, Silent Hill 2 and Dragon Ball: Sparking! Zero were the biggest winners, securing second and third position respectively. Metaphor: ReFantazio also did really well, debuting in seventh. As is always the case with the UK charts, we...

  • 10:15pm
  • UK
  • Sales
  • Charts
  • PS5
  • PS4
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  Guide Dragon Ball: Sparking! Zero: All Characters, DP Costs, and Transformations

  DLC characters included

  Looking for a list of all characters in Dragon Ball: Sparking! Zero? Well, you've come to the right place. In this Dragon Ball: Sparking! Zero guide, we've got a full list of every playable character in the game, complete with screenshots, DP costs, and available transformations while in battle. If you need any help...

  • 10pm
  • Guides
  • PS5
  • Dragon Ball: Sparking! Zero
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  32

  Poll What Review Score Would You Give Silent Hill 2?

  Break the silence

  It's been about a week since the release of Silent Hill 2 on PS5. Expectations were incredibly mixed leading up to the remake's launch, with Konami handing its once beloved franchise off to Polish developer Bloober Team — a horror-focused studio with a fairly spotty track record. But by and large, the revival has been really...

  • 9pm
  • Konami
  • PS5
  • Silent Hill
  • Polls
  • Features
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  News PS5 Pro Makes Quality, Performance Modes in Dragon Age: The Veilguard Better Than Ever

  Better visuals, ray tracing in 60FPS mode

  BioWare has detailed the sort of improvements future PS5 Pro owners can look forward to when they play Dragon Age: The Veilguard on Sony's enhanced console. The RPG releases one week before the PS5 Pro on 31st October 2024, but once you do have the console, both its Fidelity and Performance modes will be...

  • 8:30pm
  • EA
  • PS5
  • PS5 Pro
  • Dragon Age
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  12

  News Huge Action RPG Wayfinder Has Been Completely Reworked Ahead of Full 1.0 Release on PS5 Next Week

  Microtransactions have been scrapped

  Do you remember Wayfinder, the action MMORPG that dropped on PS5 and PS4 some time ago? The project always looked really promising, but it didn't quite set the world on fire when it launched, and it's struggled to make waves since, within such a competitive market. But developer Airship Syndicate has stuck with...

  • 6:30pm
  • Airship Syndicate
  • PS5
  • PS4
  • Wayfinder
  • Release Dates
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  32

  News As Dragon Ball: Sparking! Zero Explodes, Bandai Namco Is Reportedly Cutting Staff and Projects

  Apparently pressuring employees to resign

  Video games publisher Bandai Namco has been culling both projects and staff due to "lackluster demand". That's according to a new report from Bloomberg, citing anonymous sources "familiar with the matter". According to the report, Bandai Namco's approach to reducing staff is not to make them redundant, but...

  • 5pm
  • Bandai Namco
  • Industry
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  9

  News Amazon MMO New World: Aeternum Out Now on PS5

  Priced at £49.99 / $59.99

  Amazon Games is all over the MMO genre at the moment, as its own in-house game New World: Aeternum releases for PS5 today just a few weeks after publishing Throne and Liberty. This one's a paid product rather than a free-to-play title like the latter, priced at £49.99 / $59.99 for the base game. The new console version...

  • 4:30pm
  • Amazon Game Studios
  • PS5
  • New World
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  0

  Guide Life Is Strange: Double Exposure Full Collectibles Guide

  The complete Collectibles resource

  In this Life Is Strange: Double Exposure guide, we're going to share a complete Collectibles overview, detailing where to find them all in the game. The main type of Collectible is Polaroids, physical photographs found in certain areas. Below you'll find links to all Collectibles in Life Is Strange: Double...

  • 4pm
  • Guides
  • Life Is Strange: Double Exposure
  • PS5
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  5

  News Retro Collection Tetris Forever Fast Drops onto PS5, PS4 in November

  Old kid on the block

  Digital Eclipse has announced the release date for its latest interactive video game documentary, Tetris Forever. This compilation of the seminal falling block puzzler is coming to both PS5 and PS4 on 12th November, 2024. Tetris Forever is the third game in the developer's Gold Master series of documentary-style titles...

  • 3:30pm
  • Digital Eclipse
  • PS5
  • PS4
  • Tetris Forever
  • Release Dates
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  23

  News PlayStation Going on Tour in Musical Concert Next Year, Music from Sony's Biggest Games

  Tickets go on sale tomorrow

  Sony has today announced PlayStation The Concert, a world tour of musical pieces taken from some of the biggest and best PlayStation titles. The show includes performances from God of War, The Last of Us, Ghost of Tsushima, Horizon, and "many others that reflect our 30 years of making games". Tickets go on sale tomorrow,...

  • 3:15pm
  • Sony
  • PlayStation
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  24

  News Trails through Daybreak 2 Adds to an Insane February Release Schedule on PS5

  Bear the nightmare

  February is looking like an absolutely stacked month for PlayStation fans. Having previously been pencilled in for 'early 2025', Trails through Daybreak 2 now has a confirmed 14th February release date on PS5 and PS4. As the name suggests, this is a direct sequel to this year's Trails through Daybreak — yet another fantastic...

  • 2:30pm
  • NIS America
  • PS5
  • PS4
  • Trails
  • Release Dates
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  12

  News Helldivers 2 Concludes 60-Day Overhaul Plan with Latest Balance Update on PS5, PC

  Restoring the balance

  Helldivers 2 developer Arrowhead Game Studios has just dropped another substantial patch for its sci-fi co-op shooter, finishing its big push to improve the experience for all players. The new update is now available for both the PS5 and PC versions of the game, featuring an enormous list of fixes and changes. All of the patch...

  • 2:15pm
  • Sony
  • PS5
  • PC
  • Helldivers 2
  • Updates
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  21

  News Sony Goes the Extra Mile for Siren on PS Plus Premium

  Trophy list doubled, new emulator used

  Someone at Sony must have a real soft spot for the PS2 horror classic Siren (or Forbidden Siren in Europe) as the title has been subject to a real labour of love as it drops on PS Plus Premium today. As well as being the very first example of Sony going back to a game it already emulated once before (in the...

  • 1pm
  • PS5
  • PS4
  • Siren
  • PS Plus
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  24

  News Dragon Ball: Sparking! Zero Goes Nuclear, Sells Over 3 Million Copies in First 24 Hours

  Over 9,000 etc

  It's official: Dragon Ball: Sparking! Zero is a massive hit. Publisher Bandai Namco has announced an early sales figure for the anime brawler, and to say it's off to a good start would be a gross understatement. In its first 24 hours on the market, the game surpassed a staggering 3 million copies sold. To put that number into some...

  • 11:45am
  • Bandai Namco
  • PS5
  • Dragon Ball Sparking Zero
  • Sales
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  51

  News Huge List of 18 Major Games to Leave PS Plus Extra, Premium Next Month

  Rockstar titles, Kingdom Hearts included

  With the October 2024 lineup now made available to PS Plus Extra and PS Plus Premium users, the cycle has repeated itself to where we also know what's leaving Sony's subscription service next month. A pretty significant list of 18 games will depart on 18th November 2024, and it includes some of the biggest...

  • 10:45am
  • PS5
  • PS4
  • PS Plus
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  News PS Plus Extra, Premium Offer 14 More Games to Play Today

  There's a Dino Crisis on Sony's subscription

  The monthly PS5, PS4, and Classic game refresh for all PS Plus Extra and PS Plus Premium members is available now, bringing another 14 titles for subscribers to play. The update is live in the UK and across Europe, and will roll out across the USA later on in the day. Here's a full recap of the October...

  • 10am
  • PS5
  • PS4
  • PS Plus
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  12

  News 5v5 Anime Hero Shooter Strinova Probably Won't Struggle to Find an Audience

  Call it a hunch

  While you might think that the humble hero shooter (see Overwatch) is starting to feel a bit played out (see Concord), we'd like to posit that's simply because current offerings don't feature enough anime waifus. Audiences today seemingly can't get enough of the colourful Genshin Impact and Zenless Zone Zero. Why should the same...

  • 8am
  • iDreamSky
  • PS5
  • Strinova
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  News Dragon Ball: Sparking! Zero Players Intentionally Training as Lamest, Weakest Z-Fighter

  Yamcha is the ultimate flex

  Dragon Ball: Sparking! Zero is a strange beast to watch from the outside. First, the difficulty of the Great Ape Vegeta fight has caused many to question their sanity, and now the bumbling Yamcha has emerged as something of an inspirational underdog. Like the personification of Piccolo's weighted clothing, players are...

  • 5am
  • Bandai Namco
  • PS5
  • Dragon Ball
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  17

  News Try Ys X: Nordics' Fast-Paced Combat in PS5, PS4 Demo, Available Now

  Adol Christin back at it again

  The next title in the long-running series, Ys X: Nordics, takes series stalwart Adol Christin on a nautical adventure. The setting and environments are, interestingly enough, inspired by the coast of Normandy, France. Nordics will launch in its full form next week, on 25th October, for PS5 and PS4, with demo progress...

  • 4am
  • NIS America
  • PS5
  • PS4
  • Ys
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  13

  News Leaked Secret Level Trailer Reveals Anthology Series' Star-Studded Cast

  Multiple Schwarzeneggers

  A trailer for Amazon's upcoming animated video game anthology series has leaked, and just as swiftly, been pulled from the internet by a DMCA takedown notice. It was up long enough for eagle-eyed observers to jot down some interesting details, however, such as the surprisingly star-studded cast involved. While we blissfully...

  • 3am
  • Amazon Prime
  • TV
  • Secret Level
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  10

  News Gory Pixel Beat-‘Em-Up Terrifier: The ARTcade Game Announced for PS5

  Pennywise none the wiser

  Based on the horror film series of the same name, Terrifier is coming to PS5 in pixelated form, with a beat-‘em-up adventure full of dark humour and sidescrolling action. We have a trailer showing off gameplay, and you can expect this one on PS5 sometime in 2025. Put on the oversized shoes of Art the Clown, a sinister...

  • 2am
  • Selecta Play
  • PS5
  • Terrifier
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  27

  News Manga Masterpiece Death Note Is Getting a PS5, PS4 Adaptation

  Ratings board Lights the way

  The gaming industry’s greatest leaker, the Taiwan ratings board, has outed another unannounced title. This time it’s an adaptation of the wildly popular Death Note manga, which had a hugely successful run in Shonen Jump between 2003 and 2006. It was later adapted into an anime. The game, published by Bandai Namco,...

  • 12:15am
  • Bandai Namco
  • PS5
  • PS4
  • Death Note
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  25

  Mini Review Transformers: Galactic Trials (PS5) - A Nice Idea Gone Awry

  Less than meets the eye

  Transformers: Galactic Trials is not a bad idea at all – in fact, it’s a pretty good one. This is an arcade racing game where you’re occasionally required to transform into your chosen character’s robot form in order to work through simple shooting galleries. In principle, it has all of the elements you’d expect...

  • 12am
  • Reviews
  • Outright Games
  • PS5
  • Transformers: Galactic Trials
  • Mini Reviews

YesterdayMon, 14th Oct 2024

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  News AI Limit PS5 Demo Available for One Week Only

  From today until 21st October

  The promising China Hero Project game AI Limit, which seems to be a mashup of Dark Souls and NieR with an anime sprinkling, has today received a PS5 demo on the PS Store. SenseGames will let you try the first level of the title, which is said to contain roughly two hours of content. The kicker, though, is it's only...

  • Yesterday, 12:30pm
  • CE-Asia
  • PS5
  • AI Limit
  • Demos
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  51

  Video Top 10 Best PS5 Games of 2024 (So Far)

  PS5 is having another stellar year

  We’re a large chunk of the way through 2024, meaning most of the big releases of the year are behind us. But amid the console exclusives and controversial live service gambles, which PS5 games have stood out from the crowd? Well we’ve knocked our heads together to conjure up a definitive selection of 10 of the...

  • Yesterday, 12pm
  • PS5
  • Features
  • Videos
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  News Expect Plenty of PS5, PS4 News At Xbox's Partner Preview This Week

  Alan Wake 2! Like a Dragon! More

  Microsoft has announced a Partner Preview broadcast, a livestream designed to spotlight titles from third-parties. While the show will, of course, focus on Xbox – it’ll also inevitably include news and updates for PlayStation fans. Officially, the tech titan is promising 25 minutes of trailers and info, with a...

  • Yesterday, 6:30pm
  • Microsoft
  • PS5
  • PS4
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  News Hogwarts Legacy PS5, PS4 Could Be Getting Up to 15 Hours More Content

  You're an expansion, 'Arry

  Remember earlier in the year it was rumoured Suicide Squad developer Rocksteady had been enlisted to help on Hogwarts Legacy? There was word at the time of some kind of Definitive Edition for the Harry Potter spin-off, although it was unclear what that would actually entail. Now, accor

  • Yesterday, 1pm
  • Warner Bros
  • PS5
  • PS4
  • Hogwarts Legacy
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  News Starship Troopers: Extermination Hits Ground Running on PS5, Roadmap Revealed

  I'm doing my part!

  Starship Troopers: Extermination is now live on PS5, offering fans of Helldivers 2 and other PvE multiplayer games a larger-scale, first-person cooperative bug-killing alternative. In addition to a hype-inducing trailer, developer Offworld has revealed a development roadmap outlining what players can look forward to in the coming...

  • Yesterday, 2am
  • Offworld
  • PS5
  • Starship Troopers
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  Mini Review Neva (PS5) - A Stunning Masterwork of Art and Animation

  Time to stock up on tissues

  GRIS made waves in 2018 for its stunning, painting-like visual style and story, and when it came to PS4 a year later, we thought it was great. Now Nomada Studio is back with Neva, a game that builds upon the strong parts of GRIS and vastly improves the other areas to create a gorgeous, emotional, and captivating tale of...

  • Yesterday, 5pm
  • Reviews
  • Devolver Digital
  • PS5
  • Neva
  • Mini Reviews
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  News PS5 30th Anniversary Orders Screwed Up by Argos in the UK

  Mass cancellation occurs

  As beautiful as PS5’s range of 30th anniversary hardware is, limited edition items such as this inevitably always lead to anxiety. Last week, Sony made the PS5 Slim Digital Edition console available to third-party retailers, which resulted in an influx of pre-orders. Unfortunately, UK retailer Argos has screwed them up...

  • Yesterday, 5:45pm
  • Sony
  • PS5
  • Hardware
  • UK
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  News Publishing Director Calls Out Shameless Baldur's Gate 3 Collector's Edition Scalpers

  Name and shame

  Scalpers will likely always remain a pernicious problem in our consumer-focused video game industry, with the fate of the gorgeous 30th Anniversary PS5 Pro bundle a recent example. Michael Douse, director of publishing at Larian Studios, isn't a fan of the practice, however, calling out a particularly egregious example. On X, Douse...

  • Yesterday, 4am
  • Larian Studios
  • PS5
  • Baldur's Gate
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  News Dragon Age: The Veilguard Trophies Want You to Do Everything on PS5

  53 Trophies to earn in next big RPG

  A set of 53 Trophies for Dragon Age: The Veilguard has appeared on Exophase in the last hour or so, allowing budding RPG players to plot their course to the Platinum. It's not known yet whether this structure is reflected in the game, but the story-focused Trophies split themselves up into 14 distinct parts, and...

  • Yesterday, 7:30pm
  • EA
  • PS5
  • Dragon Age
  • Trophies
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  Deals Not Feeling the PS5 Pro? PS5 Slim Consoles Are Currently $50/£50 Off

  Update: Sale ends today

  Update: Sony's deal offering $50/£50 off PS5 Slim consoles comes to an end today, Monday 14th October. If you're looking to pick up a discounted system, we'd urge you to get on one of the deals shown below pronto before the sale ends tonight! Original Article (Mon 7th Oct, 2024 17:00 BST): If you're after a shiny new PS5...

  • Yesterday, 4pm
  • Deals
  • PS5
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  News One Year On, Plucky PS Portal's Sales Remain Strong

  PlayStation's best-selling accessory in 2024

  While many PlayStation faithful (ourselves included) were initially sceptical of the plucky PS Portal, it has become a strong seller for Sony. The PS5 streaming handheld has reportedly managed to edge out the Midnight Black DualSense, making it the best-selling accessory (in dollar sales) in the U.S. for...

  • Yesterday, 5am
  • Sony
  • Hardware
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  News Unwind with Almost 10 Minutes of PS5's Dragon Quest 3 HD-2D Remake

  Quest fallen

  Sony’s got dibs on almost 10 minutes of PS5 footage from the upcoming Dragon Quest 3 HD-2D Remake. To be fair, for those of you who’ve been following the game, there’ll be few surprises here: it’s the NES original, presented in the Japanese publisher’s stunning new engine. You get a tasty mix of high-resolution sprites and...

  • Yesterday, 2pm
  • Square Enix
  • PS5
  • Dragon Quest
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  News PlayStation Community Reflects on Iconic Uncharted 2: Among Thieves for 15th Anniversary

  "Is that an ancient Tibetan ritual dagger in your pocket?"

  Uncharted 2: Among Thieves is a phenomenal video game, which isn't a very controversial opinion to hold. It put the series, from Sony-owned first-party developer Naughty Dog, on the map in a way that the first game didn't quite manage, informing the stylish, cinematic direction of many of...

  • Yesterday, 8am
  • Sony
  • PS3
  • Uncharted
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  News Will the Real Disco Elysium Spiritual Successor Please Stand Up?

  Recipe for anarchy

  The developers behind groundbreaking RPG Disco Elysium famously (infamously) shouted out Karl Marx and Friedrich Engels, authors of The Communist Manifesto, while accepting their 2019 GOTY win at The Game Awards. As has been the case with Marx and Engels' own legacy, however, the question of who is creating the true Disco Elysium...

  • Yesterday, 3am
  • ZAUM
  • Disco Elysium
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  News Metacritic's Resident Evil 9 Page Has Fans Hoping for Imminent Reveal

  But when might that be?

  Earlier this year, publisher Capcom announced the next instalment of the Resident Evil series is in development. With Resident Evil 9 confirmed in all but name, fans of the horror franchise are patiently awaiting the full reveal, and that may come very soon if Metacritic is to be believed. A page for the upcoming game was...

  • Yesterday, 11:30am
  • Capcom
  • PS5
  • Resident Evil
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  News TRON: Catalyst Is an Isometric Action Adventure Set within Disney's Video Game World

  Coming to PS5 in 2025

  Big Fan Games — the newly established label from Devolver Digital — and Bithell Games have just announced TRON: Catalyst, and it's heading to PS5 in 2025. As you can see in the announcement trailer, this is an isometric action adventure title set inside Disney's minimalist video game landscape. You play as Exo, a program...

  • Yesterday, 3pm
  • Big Fan Games
  • PS5
  • TRON Catalyst
  • Announcements
  • Trailers
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  News GTA Online's New Halloween Mode Is So Popular Rockstar's Had to Keep Adding New Rewards

  Treats or treats

  It’s spooky season, and Rockstar’s added a new event to its eternally popular GTA Online mode. The game takes you back to the snowy peaks of North Yankton, where the familiar backdrop of the Ludendorff Cemetery has been transformed into a battleground against the undead. Effectively this is a co-op mode where you need to...

  • Yesterday, 8pm
  • Rockstar
  • PS5
  • PS4
  • GTA
  • Grand Theft Auto
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  News The Stone of Madness Starts 2025 Off with Tactical Stealth Action

  Releases on 28th January

  Blasphemous 2 studio The Game Kitchen has announced its next title, The Stone of Madness, will be one of the first games to release in 2025, with a confirmed 28th January launch date on PS5. A tactical stealth experience similar to Shadow Gambit and Desperados 3, a playable demo is available on PC now thanks to Steam Next...

  • Yesterday, 3:30pm
  • Tripwire Presents
  • PS5
  • The Stone of Madness
  • Release Dates

Sunday13th Oct 2024

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  Guide New PS5, PS4 Games This Week (14th October to 20th October)

  An unknown awakening

  What new PS5 and PS4 games are releasing in physical retailers and as part of the PS Store update this week? Unknown 9: Awakening is arguably the standout release this time, but as is always the case lately, there are dozens of titles to choose from. Click through the links for a full list of all new PS5 games release dates in...

  • Sun, 9:30pm
  • PS Store
  • PS5
  • PS4
  • Release Dates
  • Guides
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  Review Undisputed (PS5) - Spirited Boxing Sim Is on the Path to Greatness

  A contender

  Sports games are outrageously difficult to create, so you’ve got to give credit to Sheffield-based studio Steel City Interactive for having the guts to step into the ring. EA Sports defined generations with its Fight Night franchise, but lagging sales mean it’s moved on to the more lucrative UFC license. Undisputed swings for the...

  • Sun, 2pm
  • Reviews
  • Deep Silver
  • PS5
  • Undisputed
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  Quiz Test Your PlayStation General Knowledge - Issue 29

  It's time to PlayStation

  How much do you know about PlayStation and the gaming industry that surrounds it? If you fancy yourself a walking PlayStation encyclopaedia, then why not put your brain to the test with our PlayStation General Knowledge Quiz? This is Issue 29 of our PlayStation General Knowledge Quiz. You can have a crack at our previous...

  • Sun, 5pm
  • PlayStation
  • Quizzes
  • Features