TodayFri, 18th Oct 2024

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  13

  News Boy! Sony and Amazon to Start from Scratch on God of War TV Show

  Turns out television is tough

  Sony’s been doing a good job adapting its flagship franchises into TV shows and movies, with the likes of The Last of Us, Twisted Metal, and Gran Turismo all doing decently. But recently it hit a snag with Netflix’s take on Horizon, and now

  • 1am
  • Sony
  • Amazon
  • God of War
  • TV
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  19

  News WUCHANG: Fallen Feathers May Be Another PS5 Soulslike, But At Least It Looks Decent

  Dynasty warriors

  We’re not going to beat around the bush: we’re tired of tuning in to every gaming presentation and seeing another dark fantasy Soulslike. Many of these games may be good, but they simply don’t excite us anymore – it feels like when practically every other indie title was a Metroidvania. WUCHANG: Fallen Feathers at least has...

  • 12am
  • 505 Games
  • PS5
  • WUCHANG: Fallen Feathers
  • Trailers

YesterdayThu, 17th Oct 2024

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  9

  News Remedy Reveals Co-Op Control Game FBC: Firebreak, on PS Plus Extra from Day One

  Launches for PS5 in 2025

  Remedy has formally unveiled Project Condor as a co-op-focused FPS set in the Control universe, titled FBC: Firebreak. It's a three-player co-op game where you and your friends team up to complete missions set inside the Federal Bureau of Control, which feature "raging paranatural crises across a variety of unexpected...

  • Yesterday, 11pm
  • Remedy
  • PS5
  • FBC: Firebreak
  • PS Plus
  • Announcements
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  17

  News Life is Strange: Double Exposure Spoiled by Square Enix's Early Access and Hubris

  $30 upgrade has gone awry

  When Square Enix boldly proclaimed it would charge fans $30 for the privilege of playing Life is Strange: Double Exposure's first two episodes a full fortnight early, we knew the pioneering publisher was plumbing uncharted depths of monetization. However, we did not consider data miners, who took less than 48 hours to rip...

  • Yesterday, 10pm
  • Square Enix
  • PS5
  • Life is Strange
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  47

  Poll Are You Using the PS5's New Welcome Hub?

  Welcome one and all

  Most PS5 users should now have access to the 'Welcome' hub — a customisable screen that sits on your console's home menu, which basically just gives you a bunch of PS5 features at a glance. You can choose to see your friends list, your friends' recent game-related activities, your Trophy count, your controller's battery...

  • Yesterday, 8pm
  • Sony
  • PS5
  • Polls
  • Features
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  12

  News Striking 1930s Cartoon FPS MOUSE: P.I. for Hire Targets PS5, PS4 Next Year

  Mickey would be proud

  We’ve been keeping our beady little eyes on Fumi Games’ striking 1930s noir-style shooter MOUSE: P.I. for Hire for quite some time. We’re pleased to learn it’s been confirmed for PS5 and PS4, then, with a tentative 2025 release window attached. The press release reads: “Inspired by the best of 30s rubber hose...

  • Yesterday, 7:15pm
  • PlaySide Publishing
  • PS5
  • PS4
  • MOUSE: P.I. for Hire
  • Announcements
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  6

  News Open World Cycling Sim Wheel World Pedals to PS5, PS4 in 2025

  Wheel good

  Cycling sims have suddenly become all the rage, and Wheel World – formerly known as Ghost Bike – looks like one to watch. It’s coming to PS5 and PS4 in 2025, although it was previously pegged for 2024. Perhaps all that drama with publisher Annapurna Interactive has pushed it back. This is an open world game where the “fate of the...

  • Yesterday, 7pm
  • Annapurna Interactive
  • PS5
  • PS4
  • Wheel World
  • Trailers
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  19

  News Like a Dragon: Pirate Yakuza in Hawaii Dodges Monster Hunter Wilds with New PS5, PS4 Release Date

  Tharrr she blows

  Zany spin-off Like a Dragon: Pirate Yakuza in Hawaii has caught a strong headwind – and will release one week earlier on PS5 and PS4. Originally planned for 28th February, SEGA must have heard word of sea shanties involving the release date of Monster Hunter Wilds, and has decided to move forward to 21st February instead. This...

  • Yesterday, 6:45pm
  • SEGA
  • PS5
  • PS4
  • Like a Dragon
  • Yakuza
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  15

  News Silent Hill 2 Dev Bloober Team Is Back with Cronos: The New Dawn on PS5

  "Eastern European brutalism meets retro-futurist technology"

  Fresh from the sublime critical reception – and sales – of its Silent Hill 2 remake, Polish developer Bloober Team is back once more with an all-new survival horror named Cronos: The New Dawn. According to the press release, the game is set in a “grim world where Eastern European...

  • Yesterday, 6:30pm
  • Bloober Team
  • PS5
  • Cronos: The New Dawn
  • Announcements
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  94

  News Horizon Zero Dawn Remastered Sounds Like a Ridiculously Good PS5 Upgrade

  Above and beyond

  Nixxes didn’t need to go this hard, but it did anyway. The team – renowned for its PC conversions – is now a PlayStation first-party, and it’s been quietly collaborating with Guerrilla on Horizon Zero Dawn Remastered for some time. The results, when you consider this a $10 upgrade for existing owners, sound extraordinary...

  • Yesterday, 5pm
  • Sony
  • PS5
  • Horizon
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  42

  News Japan Sales Charts: PS5 Software Actually Sells for Once

  But hardware remains dire

  Famitsu has published the latest Japanese software sales charts, and it’s a rare week of software wins for Sony. While much has been made of PlayStation’s inability to sell games in its home territory, this week sees it occupy four of the top five spots. Atlus’ anticipated RPG Metaphor: ReFantazio started strongest,...

  • Yesterday, 4:30pm
  • Japan
  • Sales
  • Charts
  • PS5
  • PS4
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  19

  Mini Review Arizona Sunshine Remake (PS5) - More Remaster Than Remake

  Killing zombies never gets old

  Just a year after its brilliant sequel, Arizona Sunshine Remake arrives on PSVR2 as a graphically revamped version of the 2016 original. However, it isn't just a graphical glow-up that Vertigo Games has in mind, as it's also bringing its far more advanced (and satisfying) reload mechanic back from the sequel. The base...

  • Yesterday, 4pm
  • Reviews
  • Vertigo Games
  • PS5
  • Arizona Sunshine Remake
  • Mini Reviews
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  Chat

  Live Watch October's 'Xbox Partner Preview' Showcase Here

  Pure Xbox Featuring multiple world premieres!

  Welcome to the Xbox Partner Preview event for October 2024! This is the third version of the showcase we've seen so far, with the first debuting back in October of last year, and as the name suggests, it's focused around third-party games. It's set to last around 25 minutes in all, and here's a bit of what you...

  • Yesterday, 4pm
  • Live Chat
  • Xbox
  • Xbox Partner Preview
  • Showcase
  • Event
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  36

  News Fans Can't Fathom Why PS5 RPG Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 Is So Cheap

  Budget price for big budget game

  Clair Obscur: Expedition 33, the promising new turnbased RPG from Sandfall Interactive, looks absolutely incredible and has attracted an all-star cast – so why, then, is it so cheap? That’s what fans are pondering, after pre-orders for the title were deployed on Amazon for $49.99 – a budget price in this era of...

  • Yesterday, 3:30pm
  • Kepler Interactive
  • PS5
  • Clair Obscur: Expedition 33
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  53

  Review Unknown 9: Awakening (PS5) - Brand New IP Shows Plenty of Promise

  Step into the Unknown

  Unknown 9: Awakening is the debut game from studio Reflector Entertainment but not the first entry into the Unknown universe; so far there are novels, comics, and even a dramatised podcast. Thankfully, Awakening is a standalone experience and so you don’t need to delve into any of the other cross-media releases to understand...

  • Yesterday, 3pm
  • Reviews
  • Bandai Namco
  • PS5
  • Unknown 9: Awakening
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  33

  News Astro Bot's First Speedrun Level Is Out Now in Free PS5 Game Update, More to Come Later

  Building Speed is here

  Update (17/10/24): Building Speed, the first speedrun DLC level for Astro Bot, is now available on PS5. You'll need to update your game to the latest version, installing a patch that's just shy of 2GB. A further four speedrun levels will be released on a weekly basis, as outlined below. Original Story: Team Asobi has...

  • Yesterday, 2:15pm
  • Sony
  • PS5
  • Astro Bot
  • Updates
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  News Ex-PlayStation Exec Shawn Layden Says There's Been a 'Collapse' in Gaming Creativity

  Do you agree?

  Shawn Layden, the ex-PlayStation executive who held a number of high-profile roles across Sony Interactive Entertainment, believes there’s been a “collapse” in creativity across the industry due to “studio consolidation and the high cost of production”. Speaking in Singapore at Gamescom Asia, as reported by...

  • Yesterday, 2pm
  • Industry
  • Culture
  • Shawn Layden
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  23

  News Beloved Co-Op Platformer It Takes Two Has Sold a Whopping 20 Million Copies

  It Takes Two-enty million

  Hazelight Studios, developer of the co-op platformer It Takes Two, has announced the game has now sold over 20 million copies. The news comes via social posts as the game reaches this impressive milestone: Studio founder Josef Fares says the figure is "beyond my wildest dreams". Published by EA Originals, It Takes Two...

  • Yesterday, 1pm
  • EA
  • PS5
  • PS4
  • It Takes Two
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  36

  News Dragon's Dogma 2 PS5 Performance Quietly Improved By Latest Patch, Players Say

  Much closer to 60fps

  Capcom is still making fairly significant improvements to Dragon's Dogma 2's technical performance on PS5, if some players are to be believed. The game's latest update dropped overnight, and while the official patch notes don't mention actual performance enhancements, fans think that the open world RPG is running better than...

  • Yesterday, 12pm
  • Capcom
  • PS5
  • Dragon's Dogma
  • Patches
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  39

  News IO Interactive's Project 007 to Feature a 'Young Bond for Gamers' with a View to a Trilogy

  Dr. Yes

  Hitman developer IO Interactive and James Bond seems like a match made in heaven. While details about Project 007 remain fairly thin on the ground, the studio has shared a teensy bit more in an interview with IGN. Hakan Abrak, CEO of the studio, reiterates that the game will be an origin story that introduces an entirely new take on James...

  • Yesterday, 11am
  • IO Interactive
  • PS5
  • Project 007
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  5

  News Street Fighter 6 Director Hints At Canned Darkstalkers Sequel - Or Does He?

  Time Extension "Maybe someday I'll be able to talk about it"

  When you talk about Capcom's one-on-one fighting game franchises, sooner or later, Darkstalkers is going to enter the conversation. Despite not having the same fame as Street Fighter, the gothic series has plenty of fans, and at one point in the '90s was one of the company's most popular fighting game...

  • Yesterday, 10:30am
  • Darkstalkers
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  38

  News Sublime PS5, PC Remake Silent Hill 2 Tops One Million Sales

  Manages milestone in three days

  Konami has this morning announced its excellent PS5, PC remake of Silent Hill 2, produced in conjunction with Bloober Team, has sold more than one million copies since its release on 8th October 2024. The total combines shipped copies and digital downloads, making it the fastest-selling entry in the series to date. A...

  • Yesterday, 10am
  • Konami
  • PS5
  • Silent Hill
  • Sales
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  18

  News Cyberpunk: Edgerunners Most Horrifying Moment Could Be Yours for $300

  Look out below

  A Cyberpunk: Edgerunners statue depicting Adam Smasher about to do what he does best could be yours, provided you're willing to pony up $300. From Dark Horse, the statue is pretty cool, with characters Adam and Rebecca locked in a fight going entirely one way. Beware, spoilers for Cyberpunk: Edgerunners to follow! Spotted by PC...

  • Yesterday, 8am
  • CD Projekt Red
  • TV
  • PS5
  • PS4 Cyberpunk
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  18

  Guide Astro Bot Guide: Full Walkthrough and All Collectibles

  A 100% walkthrough for Astro Bot

  In this Astro Bot guide, we have a full walkthrough of the game, pointing out where to find all the collectibles in every level. This includes the locations of all Bots, all Puzzle Pieces, and all Lost Galaxy Warp Portals. On top of that we have pages on cosmetic items

  • Yesterday, 7am
  • Guides
  • Astro Bot
  • PS5
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  31

  News Space Marine 2 Rallies 4.5 Million Players, Content Updates Inbound

  The Emperor provides

  Warhammer 40,000: Space Marine 2, in addition to being awesome, is a major hit, with publisher Focus Entertainment revealing more than 4.5 million genetically engineered super soldiers have heeded the call. That's a pretty impressive effort in just over a month and best of all; there's plenty more carnage to come, entirely for...

  • Yesterday, 5am
  • Focus Entertainment
  • PS5
  • Warhammer
  • Space Marine
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  25

  Random Blizzard's Overwatch Marketing Is Firmly Focused on Feet

  "Yatagarasu Kiriko has GRIPPERS???"

  We try to keep an open mind here at Push Square, but we almost fell out of our chair when the following number came across our social media timeline. Blizzard, one of the world's biggest video game publishers, is trying to drum up hype for Overwatch 2's upcoming Season 13 by seemingly marketing directly to feet...

  • Yesterday, 4am
  • Blizzard
  • PS5
  • PS4
  • Overwatch
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  51

  News Assassin's Creed Shadows Statue Manufacturer Pulls Controversial, 'Insensitive' Design

  Back to the drawing board

  The manufacturer of the Assassin's Creed Shadows statue that caused controversy will pull the design after describing its initial appearance as "insensitive." This follows Ubisoft's pledge to shore up some elements of historical inaccuracy, with the title being delayed into February 2025. Purearts, the maker of the statue...

  • Yesterday, 3am
  • Ubisoft
  • PS5
  • Assassin's Creed
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  51

  News Don't Nod Financials Result in Reorganisation and Layoffs, Cancelled Projects

  French union calls workers to action

  More industry pain is coming, with Paris-based publisher/developer Don't Nod announcing a round of layoffs and the cancellation of two indefinitely delayed projects. This news comes alongside the company's latest financial report, which shows an 11% year-over-year drop in operating revenue. Much of the blame, at...

  • Yesterday, 2am
  • Don't Nod
  • Industry
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  11

  News We Did a Double Take at NBA 2K25's New PS5 DLC

  Developed by the team behind LEGO 2K Drive

  Visual Concepts has always been eager to explore gameplay off the court in its basketball sims, but we’ve never seen anything quite like this. It’s announced Gravity Ball for NBA 2K25, an all-new, premium piece of paid DLC that adds an all-new online multiplayer game to the title. It’s been developed...

  • Yesterday, 12am
  • 2K Sports
  • PS5
  • NBA 2K
  • DLC

Wednesday16th Oct 2024

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  138

  News Ratchet & Clank: Rift Apart Showcases the Problem with Sony's Games on PS5 Pro

  Spot the difference

  As an old games media meme once pointed out, the problem with Sony’s games is they’re too good. Okay, we’re being facetious, but there’s a nugget of truth here when it comes to the PS5 Pro, as this analysis of Ratchet & Clank: Rift Apart illustrates. Ultimately, the problem is the game already looks incredible on base...

  • Wed, 6:30pm
  • Sony
  • PS5
  • Ratchet & Clank
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  176

  Opinion The Price of Playing PS5 Games Day One Is Getting Higher and Higher

  And no one's really talking about it

  There was condemnation of the industry’s decision to transition to $70 new releases at the start of the PS5 generation. For many, this price point breaks a psychological barrier, with software simply too expensive to be justified. Some have argued that cartridge-based software in the 90s was more costly,...

  • Wed, 3:30pm
  • PS5
  • Culture
  • Opinion
  • Features
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  45

  News PS5's New Welcome Page Rolling Out to UK Accounts

  Last but not least

  More than a month after the USA and one week following the European rollout, PS5 owners in the UK are now beginning to see the new Welcome page appear on their console's home screen. Designed as a quick look at everything going on concerning your friends, PlayStation itself, and your system's battery lives, the widget should...

  • Wed, 11am
  • Sony
  • PS5
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  17

  News Bank Balances Beware! Over 1,000 Ghoulish PS5, PS4 Games Discounted for Halloween

  Scared into submission

  Halloween is upon us, which means the nights are drawing in and there are creepy-crawlies hiding in every corner. There’s also danger for your bank balance, as Sony has rolled out another enormous PS Store sale, this time largely focused on over 1,000 ghoulish games. While the platform holder is stretching the definition of...

  • Wed, 1:30pm
  • Sony
  • PS5
  • PS4
  • PS Store
  • Deals
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  24

  Interview Falcom President Talks All Things Trails, Daybreak 2, and Kai in Our Biggest Interview Ever

  Taking a (Day)break

  With the release of Trails through Daybreak earlier this year, Ys X: Nordics fast approaching, and Trails through Daybreak 2 arriving in February, we once again got to catch up with Falcom president Toshihiro Kondo at a recent UK press event. We asked Kondo-san all sorts of questions about the Trails series in particular,...

  • Wed, 5pm
  • Falcom
  • NIS America
  • PS5
  • PS4
  • Trails
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  87

  News Dino Crisis Fans Hoodwinked as Capcom's PS1 Classic Requires Premium, Lacks Trophies

  Not for individual sale

  Being the single IP fans most want a return to across its many franchises, the release of Capcom's Dino Crisis as a PS Plus classic should be a joyous occasion. Instead, in an annoying pattern that began with Resident Evil: Director's Cut, it can't be purchased separately, requiring a

  • Wed, 2am
  • Capcom
  • PS1
  • Dino Crisis
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  16

  News Metaphor: ReFantazio Rewards Gamers for Practising Cleanliness, Good Hygiene

  Read into that what you will

  In what we are sure is not meta-commentary on the state of gaming conventions, Atlus has reminded us all of the benefits of bathing regularly and practising good hygiene in Metaphor: ReFantazio. We wonder how many players will find themselves unconsciously washing more regularly, having been trained to do so in pursuit...

  • Wed, 5am
  • Atlus
  • PS5
  • PS4
  • Metaphor
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  31

  News Anticipated PS5 RPG Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 Attracts All-Star Cast

  Due out Spring 2025

  We’re not sure we quite understand how turn-based RPG Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 has come out of nowhere and completely captured the imagination of the entire games industry, but it’s not letting go with this all-star cast announcement. Despite being developed by a relatively unknown studio, Sandfall Interactive, it’s...

  • Wed, 6pm
  • Kepler Interactive
  • PS5
  • Clair Obscur: Expedition 33
  • Trailers
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  18

  News Like Clockwork, Lies of P Will Be Enhanced on PS5 Pro

  Tick, tock

  Developer Round 8 Studios has confirmed that Lies of P will join the growing list of PS5 Pro-enhanced games, although the exact specifications remain to be seen. Presumably, it will be similar to the ones enjoyed by other upgraded games, if not quite to the level of something like Sony's own God of War:

  • Wed, 4am
  • Neowiz
  • PS5
  • PS4
  • Lies of P
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  13

  News Fan-Made GTA Online Hamlet Production Coming to Cinemas, Streaming Services

  To thine own self be true

  A production of Shakespeare's immortal play, Hamlet, produced entirely inside GTA Online, is getting a limited theatrical release in the U.S. and UK and gracing various streaming services. The above trailer gives you a taste of the drama to come, and Eurogamer has the details via Deadline.

  • Wed, 8am
  • Rockstar
  • Community
  • Grand Theft Auto
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  11

  News Repeated Reports of XDefiant PS5's Death Greatly Exaggerated, Says Dev

  XDefiant to the end

  Ubisoft's free-to-play shooter XDefiant is not dead, and you shouldn't think it is. That's despite persistent rumours of a worryingly small pool of players and CEO Yves Guillemot himself admitting to investors that it had underperformed "to a much lesser extent [than Star Wars Outlaws]", which pro

  • Wed, 3am
  • Ubisoft
  • PS5
  • XDefiant
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  14

  News Monster Hunter Wilds Showcase Will Debut 'New Details' Next Week

  From producer Ryozo Tsujimoto

  Capcom will host a Monster Hunter Wilds showcase next week so it can confirm "new details" straight from the game's producer Ryozo Tsujimoto. The livestream will take place on Wednesday, 23rd October 2024, at 3pm BST / 7am PT, the company announced. What those fresh details will relate to has not been revealed, but...

  • Wed, 12:45pm
  • Capcom
  • PS5
  • Monster Hunter