TodayTue, 29th Oct 2024

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  Poll Are You Playing the Monster Hunter Wilds Open Beta?

  Let's get Wilds

  The Monster Hunter Wilds beta is available to download and play now on PS5 — but only if you're a PS Plus subscriber. It's open to everyone from the 31st October, but before then, we want to know if you're already beating down giant beasties with your favourite grossly oversized weapons. Wilds is set to release next year, on the...

  • 21m ago
  • Capcom
  • PS5
  • Monster Hunter
  • Polls
  • Features
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  News Monster Hunter Wilds' Beta Is Prompting Fans to Reconsider PS5 Pro

  It's wild

  Monster Hunter Wilds’ highly anticipated beta is out now for PS Plus subscribers, and there’s no two ways about it: it’s rough. Now it’s important to underline this is a beta, presumably based on old and unfinished code. Therefore there’s no reason to panic, and we’re confident Capcom is hard at work on the game. But it simply...

  • 51m ago
  • Capcom
  • PS5
  • Monster Hunter
  • Betas
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  News Go Go Pre-Order the Sublime Power Rangers: Rita's Rewind for PS5, PS4 Now

  It's coming before Christmas

  The sublime retro beat-‘em-up Mighty Morphin Power Rangers: Rita’s Rewind will turn back time on PS5 and PS4 from 10th December, and we’re already counting down the days. This all-new adventure has been inspired by the 16-bit era of Power Rangers games, and features side-scrolling combat as well as gimmick stages...

  • 4:05pm
  • Digital Eclipse
  • PS5
  • PS4
  • Power Rangers
  • Release Dates
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  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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  15

  News Indiana Jones PS5 Dev Going Very Well, No Comment on PS5 Pro Just Yet

  "It's coming out next spring, right?"

  Indiana Jones and the Great Circle will launch later this year on Xbox and PC, but it’s coming to PS5 early next year. And as part of a round of previews released earlier today, creative director Jens Andersson has commented on the progress of the PlayStation port. “We are obviously working on it,” he...

  • 2:30pm
  • Bethesda
  • PS5
  • Indiana Jones
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  News Soulslike Lords of the Fallen Resurrects with 40% Higher Pixel Density on PS5 Pro

  Oh lordy

  Here's yet another game to throw onto the PS5 Pro pile. Lords of the Fallen — that is, last year's action RPG from CI Games and Hexworks — is being treated to some PS5 Pro enhancements, officially announced in a new press release. Players with the new console will be able to enjoy the game with 40 per cent higher pixel density,...

  • 2pm
  • CI Games
  • PS5
  • PS5 Pro
  • Lords of the Fallen
  • Updates
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  News Next Mass Effect to Retain 'Mature Tone' and 'Photorealistic' Graphics

  Stays that way as long as Gamble runs things

  While BioWare took the graphics of its new RPG Dragon Age: The Veilguard in a more stylised direction when compared to its three predecessors, the project director of the next Mass Effect game has said that won't be happening in the next title from the team. On Twitter, project director Michael Gamble...

  • 1:30pm
  • EA
  • PS5
  • Mass Effect
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  News UK Sales Charts: Call of Duty Remains Steady on PS5, PS4 Despite Black Ops 6's Xbox Game Pass Inclusion

  Black Ops 6 debuts at number one

  The UK's latest physical games chart has arrived, and on the face of it, there's nothing too out of the ordinary. However, Call of Duty: Black Ops 6 is an interesting case; it's the first series entry that launches day and date on Xbox Game Pass, and despite this change, it seems sales remain steady on PS5 and PS4...

  • 1pm
  • UK
  • Sales
  • Charts
  • PS5
  • PS4
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  News Castlevania Is Getting A Musical

  Time Extension "Awakening under the Moon" will run next year in Japan

  This isn't an image from the musical – none have been released yet – but is an awesome piece of official art created by Dave Rapoza for Cook & Becker Konami's Castlevania series is to get its own musical in Japan, it has been revealed. The vampire-hunting franchise – which began life...

  • 10:55am
  • Castlevania
  • Japan
  • Music
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  News Nuketown Map, Infected Mode on the Way to Black Ops 6 This Week

  Infected mode today, Nuketown on Friday

  Call of Duty: Black Ops 6 developer Treyarch confirmed the first batch of post-launch updates for the FPS will arrive as soon as today, less than one week after launch. The zombie-focused Infected mode, which makes players turn into the undead once they're killed by other human-controlled zombies, arrives...

  • 10:30am
  • Activision
  • PS5
  • PS4
  • Call of Duty
  • Updates
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  Random Forward-Thinking PlayStation Gamer Spends $2,000 on 24 Years of PS Plus

  To avoid Sony's frequent price-hikes

  It's one thing to proclaim you will be one of the PlayStation faithful for life and quite another to drop a cool two grand on banking PS Plus subscriptions. That's exactly what one power user has done "because of the absurd price increases the past few years", ensuring their access to Sony's Premium online...

  • 8am
  • Sony
  • PS Plus
  • Random
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  News Bungie Provides Lengthy Development Update on PS5 Extraction Shooter, Marathon

  It's a Marathon, not a sprint

  Bungie's game director on Marathon, Joe Ziegler, has fronted a camera, offering a nearly 10-minute development update on the eagerly anticipated PS5 extraction shooter. In addition, some new images are shown but no gameplay, with the promise of "a lot more" to come, including playtests, in 2025. Gematsu has the full...

  • 5am
  • Bungie
  • PS5
  • Marathon
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  News Don't Nod Dev Pushes Back on 'Hateful' Life Is Strange: Double Exposure Comments

  But admits that he wouldn't have "written things the same way"

  Don't Nod creative director Michel Koch has reacted to some of the "hateful" comments directed at Deck Nine employees for their take on the Life is Strange franchise in Double Exposure. Dontnod Entertainment, the publisher's development studio, made the mainline games in the franchise,...

  • 4am
  • Square Enix
  • PS5
  • Life is Strange
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  News Call of Duty: Black Ops 6 Enjoys the Series' Biggest Launch in Years

  Never count COD out

  Call of Duty: Black Ops 6 is now out in the wild, and Activision is currently enjoying the biggest traditional release the series has seen in years. With a whopping 306,460 concurrent players on Steam alone, it's enough to make you question what decade we are currently living in. Many, many additional COD players are no doubt...

  • 3am
  • Activision
  • PS5
  • PS4
  • Call of Duty
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  18

  News PS5 Slim 30th Anniversary Console Restock Expected Today in the US

  Get em' while they're hot

  It looks like Sony is restocking the PS5 Slim Digital—30th Anniversary Bundle in the hours to come, but so far, this replenishment is for American customers only. Spotted by the ever-watchful billbil-kun (thanks, VGC), it looks like additional inventory will b

  • 2am
  • Sony
  • PS5
  • Hardware

YesterdayMon, 28th Oct 2024

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  Review Dragon Age: The Veilguard (PS5) - The Best BioWare Game Since Mass Effect 3

  Let them Rook

  It's been close to ten whole years since Dragon Age: Inquisition, if you can believe it — and it's fair to say that developer BioWare has endured a difficult decade. The studio effectively tanked its once industry-leading reputation with Mass Effect: Andromeda and ANTHEM — two titles that fell so far short of past standards that...

  • Yesterday, 3pm
  • Reviews
  • EA
  • PS5
  • Dragon Age: The Veilguard
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  Guide Monster Hunter Wilds Beta: Start Times, How to Access, and Rewards

  All you need to know about the Monster Hunter Wilds beta

  What are the Monster Hunter Wilds beta start times? How do you access the Monster Hunter Wilds beta? Capcom is set to host an open beta test for its upcoming action RPG, giving you the chance to sample its beast-slaying action ahead of launch early next year. In this Monster Hunter Wilds...

  • Yesterday, 11:45am
  • Guides
  • Monster Hunter Wilds
  • PS5
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  News Final Fantasy VII Speedrunners Have Found A Way To Save Aerith In The PS1 Original With Glitches

  Time Extension Or at least one version of her anyway!

  Aerith's death is one of the most emotional moments that players will experience in Final Fantasy VII and has memorably gone on to spawn countless rumours over the years about potential ways to save her and keep her in the party for the rest of the game. In the past, for instance, we've heard all manner of...

  • Yesterday, 2pm
  • News
  • Final Fantasy VII
  • PS1
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  Review Life Is Strange: Double Exposure (PS5) - Hallmark Series Loses Its Charm

  Hella disappointing

  After taking over development duties from Don’t Nod, Deck Nine really made the Life Is Strange series its own with 2021’s True Colours. Now heading up Double Exposure, the developer is reaching into Don’t Nod territory by bringing back everybody’s favourite hella awkward teen, Max Caulfield, now as an adult. With a...

  • Yesterday, 4pm
  • Reviews
  • Square Enix
  • PS5
  • Life Is Strange: Double Exposure
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  39

  News Eyes Up for Dead or Alive Dating Game's Latest PS5, PS4 Trailer

  Don't look down

  Koei Tecmo has announced the penultimate character for its upcoming Dead or Alive-inspired dating game, Venus Vacation Prism. While none of the previous four heroines have been from the fighting game franchise, Honoka will be familiar to long-time fans of the brand. It means there’s one more lady to be revealed, with rumours...

  • Yesterday, 2pm
  • Koei Tecmo
  • PS5
  • PS4
  • Dead or Alive
  • Trailers
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  Feature Here Are 10 Great PS5 Horror Games to Play This Halloween

  Player beware, you're in for a scare

  Halloween is almost upon us, and that makes it the perfect time to dig into some PS5 horror. It’s never been a better time to be a fan of spooky gaming, with Sony’s console host to dozens of highly recommended fright-fests, as detailed in our definitive list of the Best Horror Games on PS5. With so many...

  • Yesterday, 7pm
  • PS5
  • Videos
  • Features
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  News Your Chance to Play the Cosiest PS5 Game Ever Is Close

  In the Nikki of time

  Infinity Nikki, the outrageously twee free-to-play open world fashion-‘em-up by a former Breath of the Wild director, will get its long-awaited technical playtest on the PS5 soon. This means your opportunity to play this cosy platformer is close, after betas ran on PC and smartphones previously. Recruitment is

  • Yesterday, 1:30pm
  • Infold Games
  • PS5
  • Infinity Nikki
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  News Steins;Gate Is Getting a Reboot for Unannounced Consoles, and the Art Is Divine

  PS5 version seems likely

  Steins;Gate, the long-running visual novel series from MAGES, is getting a reboot in 2025. While no platforms have been announced, this franchise was extremely popular on PSP, PS3, PS Vita, and PS4, so we’d be shocked if it skipped PlayStation systems entirely. It’s true, however, that the primary audience for visual...

  • Yesterday, 2:30pm
  • MAGES
  • Steins
  • Gate
  • Announcements
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  News Fortnite Will Unify Progression Across All PS5, PS4 Experiences

  Keep it simple

  Epic continues to iterate upon Fortnite’s progression, and has decided to unify everything around its existing Battle Pass XP system. Throughout this year, it’s released various Festival Passes and LEGO Passes with their own unique objectives and currencies. Beginning with Fortnite Festival Season 6, it will connect all...

  • Yesterday, 5pm
  • Epic Games
  • PS5
  • PS4
  • Fortnite

Saturday26th Oct 2024

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  News Cash Rewards Still Unavailable for Millions in PS5, PS4 Rewards Scheme PS Stars

  No update from organisation

  Update (26th October, 2024): It’s been several days since cash rewards first started disappearing from the PS Stars app for millions around the world, and the issue still hasn’t been fixed. As of the time of writing, in the UK, we still can’t exchange our points for PSN credit, and many remain in the same situation...

  • Sat 26th Oct 2024
  • Sony
  • PS5
  • PS4
  • PS Stars
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  News The Thing Remastered Looks Like a Superb PS5, PS4 Retelling of an Underappreciated PS2 Classic

  First goddamn week of winter

  The 2002 survival horror The Thing, inspired by John Carpenter’s classic movie of the same name, is one of the most underappreciated games on the PS2. A squad-based third-person shooter, the release was noteworthy for incorporating a trust and fear mechanic, which altered how NPCs would respond to protagonist Blake,...

  • Sat 26th Oct 2024
  • Nightdive Studios
  • PS5
  • PS4
  • The Thing
  • Trailers
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  Talking Point What Are You Playing This Weekend? - Issue 552

  The numbers, Mason

  We’re still in the midst of the storm of new releases, but there’s light at the end of the tunnel now. Here’s what we’re playing this weekend. Aaron Bayne: I'm playing a couple of secret games this weekend, but on top of that I'll likely check out Call of Duty: Black Ops 6. Echo Apsey: My entire weekend is going to be...

  • Sat 26th Oct 2024
  • Talking Point
  • PS5
  • PS4
  • What Are You Playing
  • Features
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  Anniversary GTA: San Andreas, The PS2's Best-Selling Game, Turns 20 Today

  Time Extension Just grand

  Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas turns 20 today – it launched in North America on 26th October 2004. Following on from the phenomenally successful GTA III and GTA: Vice City, San Andreas took place on a massive single map, broken up into the cities of Los Santos, San Fierro, and Las Venturas – based on Los Angeles, San Francisco, and...

  • Sat, 6:30pm
  • Anniversaries
  • GTA