Guide Marvel Tokon: Fighting Souls Open Beta: Start Times, How to Play, and What's Included
All you need to know about the Marvel Tokon open beta
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Review Palworld (PS5) - Expansive Catch 'Em All Gives Pokémon a Run for Its Money
PokéPARK
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Mini Review 70's-style Robot Anime Geppy-X (PS5) - Zany PS1 Shooter Is a Real Treat
Retro oddity
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News Sony Imposes 'Strictest Ever Social Media Guidelines' on Staff Due to PS5 Disc Debacle
"They knew everyone would be p*ssed off"
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News NBA 2K27 Finally Ditches PS4, Reveals PS5 Cover Athletes
Time to upgrade
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News MindsEye's Latest Attempt to Rekindle Interest Is to Become Rocket League
Well, kind of
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News Sony Imposes 'Strictest Ever Social Media Guidelines' on Staff Due to PS5 Disc Debacle
"They knew everyone would be p*ssed off"
According to ex-Santa Monica Studio employee Alanah Pearace, Sony has imposed the “strictest social media guidelines” ever on its employees due to PS5’s disc debacle. Earlier this month, the manufacturer announced plans to cease manufacturing physical media in January 2028. This has created one of the...
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- PS6
- PS5
- Industry
News NBA 2K27 Finally Ditches PS4, Reveals PS5 Cover Athletes
Time to upgrade
Sports games tend to support last-gen consoles longer than most, but 2K Sports has finally pulled the plug on PS4 with NBA 2K27. This year’s game, available from 4th September, will only be available on the PS5, so if you’re a hooper who’s been holding out, it’s time to upgrade. There’ll be a trio of cover stars this...
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News MindsEye's Latest Attempt to Rekindle Interest Is to Become Rocket League
Well, kind of
A big new update has arrived for MindsEye, the infamous PS5 action game that had a disastrous launch and is still trying to claw things back. Update 8's main attraction is Grenade Football, marking the debut of cross-platform multiplayer in the game. Grenade Football is a colourful, arcadey spin on soccer in which two teams of 5...
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- PS5
- MindsEye
- Updates
Guide Psi-Ops: The Mindgate Conspiracy Cheats: All Cheat Codes, Including Scorpion Skin
Town Scryer
Psi-Ops: The Mindgate Conspiracy is a genuinely enjoyable PS2 third-person shooter, elevated by its integration of over-the-top psychic powers. But if you’re looking to extract the most out of this classic action game, particularly now it’s available on PS5 and PS4 via PS Plus Premium, you may be looking for its cheat codes...
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News Nearly a Decade After Launch on PS4, the Original Darkest Dungeon Is Getting New DLC
The Fire's Edge announced
Darkest Dungeon is an acclaimed roguelike strategy RPG that's been around for about 10 years, and to mark that milestone, it's about to get some brand new DLC. Developer Red Hook Studios has announced The Fire's Edge, set to release on PS4 and other platforms on 18th August, 2026. It's the first new DLC pack for the game...
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News US PS5 Sales Down Almost 20% Year-Over-Year, Rounds Out Tough Month for Industry
Meccha Chameleon punches well above its weight
June 2026 was always going to be a difficult month for the US games industry, as last year plotted the record breaking release of the Switch 2. Nintendo’s console registered an expected 79% year-over-year decline, contributing to a 21% decrease for the industry at large. The price adjusted PS5 also...
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Familiar but fresh
The thing I really appreciate about Marvel Tokon: Fighting Souls is that it’s providing a different spin on familiar characters and concepts. For example, we’re all familiar with Iron Man, right? But Arc System Works’ interpretation of the character incorporates elements from mecha manga and anime, like Gundam and Getter...
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News Xbox Paid More Than It Cost to Make STALKER 2 to Keep It Off PS5 for a Year
Money stalks
An interesting detail has emerged about S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2: Heart of Chornobyl and its timed-exclusive launch on Xbox. Sergiy Grygorovych, founder of developer GSC Game World, spoke about how that deal came to be in a recent video interview. While he doesn't divulge any numbers, he says that Xbox paid a lofty sum to have the game as a...
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Disgaea creator Sohei Niikawa says fans cherish their physical games
Disgaea creator Sohei Niikawa doesn’t believe Sony has “considered what physical editions mean to the people who value them”. The Japanese giant has announced plans to cease manufacturing physical discs in January 2028 – a decision which has attracted widespread criticism,
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News Here's How Much Better Metal Gear Solid 4 Looks on PS5
Master Collection Vol. 2 tech specs revealed
Konami has today revealed the resolutions that Metal Gear Solid 4 and Metal Gear Solid: Peace Walker will run at when they launch on PS5 via next month's Master Collection Vol. 2 package. It's important to recognise these new versions are much, much closer to ports than they are proper remasters, but...
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News Namco's Arcade Oddity Armadillo Racing Makes Its Console Debut on PS5, with Trackball Support
PS1 tycoon title The Conveni also coming
1997’s outlandish arcade oddity Armadillo Racing will make its console debut on PS5 and PS4 this week, on 23rd July, courtesy of industrious Japanese dev Hamster. Part of its Arcade Archives offering, the trackball-controlled System Super 22 racer sees you guide a rolled up armadillo through a series of...
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News Black Ops Fans Sure Showed Up for PS5's Overpriced Call of Duty Ports
Back in Black Ops
Activision’s overpriced Call of Duty: Black Ops ports have sold like crazy on the PS5, with Circana analyst Mat Piscatella revealing both games breached the organisation’s Engagement Tracker for the week ending 11th July. This data is accurate for the United States, and takes into account total weekly players on Sony’s...
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YesterdayTue, 21st Jul 2026
News 9 PS Plus Extra Game Removals for August 2026 Confirmed
Goodbye my (undead) lover
This month's PS Plus Extra and PS Plus Premium games are out now (or a portion of them are if you are in the UK, USA, and Japan), which signals Sony's turn to reveal what PS5, PS4 titles will be leaving the service in August. The following nine games are set to leave PS Plus Extra on 18th August 2026: Earth Defense Force...
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News Sales Data Paints a Very Grim Picture for Physical PS5 Games in the USA, UK
Just 7 PS5 games sell over 100k boxed copies
According to new sales data from Circana director Mat Piscatella, only seven PS5 games have sold more than 100,000 physical copies in 2026. In the week that ended 11th July 2026, just two PS5 titles managed to sell over 10,000 physical units during that seven-day timespan. The two new statistics are...
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Guide Marvel Tokon: Fighting Souls Open Beta: Start Times, How to Play, and What's Included
All you need to know about the Marvel Tokon open beta
We're now just a few weeks away from the launch of Marvel Tokon: Fighting Souls, a brand-new fighting game from Sony and Arc System Works. Before its full release on 6th August 2026, you'll be able to play it early with a substantial open beta test. Running for a few days, you'll have the chance...
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News No PS5 Version of Heavy Rain Dev's PS2 Classic Indigo Prophecy, as Sony Mucks Up Again
Old PS4 port included with PS Plus Premium today
Heavy Rain maker Quantic Dream will re-release its wildly ambitious PS2 adventure game Indigo Prophecy – better known as Fahrenheit in Europe – on the PS5 later this month. The game, already available on the PS Store as part of Sony’s PS2-to-PS4 program, will be updated in the platform...
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News The Witcher 3's Big New Expansion Makes Its Debut at Gamescom Opening Night Live
Songs of the Past shows itself
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt is over a decade old, but even so, it's getting a brand new expansion next year, Songs of the Past, and our first chance to see it arrives next month. As it does every year, Gamescom takes place in late August, and it always kicks things off with Geoff Keighley's Opening Night Live showcase...
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Review Palworld (PS5) - Expansive Catch 'Em All Gives Pokémon a Run for Its Money
PokéPARK
If ARK: Survival Evolved and Pokémon Legends Arceus had a child it’d come in the form of Palworld, a monster-taming, base-building, survival adventure title which wears it’s Pokémon inspiration proudly in the form of a medal on its breast. Palworld has been available since September 2024 on PS5 in the form of an early access...
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News 4 More PS Plus Extra, Premium Games Available to Download Now
Pandora's box
Sony's staggered PS Plus Extra and Premium schedule means you're getting fresh additions to the catalogue throughout the month, and today sees the arrival of a few more games to the lineup. After adding Rise of the Ronin last week (in select regions), four more games join the fun (g
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News Indie Publisher Will 'Safeguard' Devs by Making PS5 Physical Games for All Eligible Titles
"We will continue till the last day"
In a rather dramatic – dare I say borderline performative – statement of intent, Chinese indie publisher Astrolabe Games has released a “manifesto”, pledging its commitment to PS5 physical games until Sony stops manufacturing them in January 2028. The so-called ‘A-Go Manifesto’ promises to...
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Mini Review 70's-style Robot Anime Geppy-X (PS5) - Zany PS1 Shooter Is a Real Treat
Retro oddity
70’s-style Robot Anime Geppy-X has simply got to be the best kind of retro re-release. I’d never heard of this Japan-only PS1 scrolling shooter from 1999, but I had an absolute blast playing through its enhanced PS5 version, lovingly repackaged by Implicit Conversions – the studio behind PS Plus Premium’s emulated catalogue...
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News Your Latest PS Plus Extra Game Just Got a Massive Free Update
Fire starter
Firefighting Simulator: Ignite may not be the most eye-catching new PS Plus Extra addition, but it’s worth pointing out the game is getting a major free update today, alongside its inclusion with Sony’s subscription. Available to download right now, the free Shannondale Update includes “five new missions and additional...
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News PS5's New Commercial Goes All-In on Marvel
Superheroes happen on PS5
Sony’s released a new commercial spotlighting its increasingly strong alliance with Marvel. The trailer focuses mostly on console exclusives Marvel’s Spider-Man 2, Marvel’s Wolverine, and Marvel Tokon Fighting Souls – but it also includes clips of Marvel Rivals, Marvel’s Guardians of the Galaxy, and Marvel Cosmic...
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News DC's Free-to-Play Marvel Tokon Rival Doesn't Look Great
Small DCKO energy
We’re getting a bad ass Marvel fighter next month in the form of Marvel Tokon: Fighting Souls, so you may have been hoping for something similar from DC. While rumours about Injustice 3 swirl, though, Warner Bros has announced a new free-to-play fighter based on the DCKO comic crossover series. Unfortu
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News The Witness Dev's Next Game, Order of the Sinking Star, Revealed for PS5
Releasing later in 2026
Order of the Sinking Star, the next game from The Witness studio Thekla, has been knocking about in development for some time now. With the plan to release the puzzle game this year, though, it's now finally been confirmed a PS5 version is planned. The game is promising over 1,000 "interconnected, hand-crafted" puzzles from...
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News Real Madrid, France Star Kylian Mbappe Fronts FC 27 Cover Art
Full reveal on Thursday
Hot off almost helping to overturn a 4-0 half-time lead, France forward Kylian Mbappe has been announced as the cover star for FC 27. A full reveal with a trailer and additional information will take place this Thursday, 23rd July 2026. For today, we have the boxart which Mbappe will front, with the below being the Ultimate...
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News Against All Odds, Disappointing Arcade Racer Wreckreation Is Getting a PS5 Sequel
Wreckreation 2 announced
A sequel to Wreckreation was not on my bingo card, but that's exactly what we're getting. Simply named Wreckreation 2, the game was recently announced for PS5 and other platforms, coming from the newly-established studio When Tides Turn. When Tides Turn appears to be largely the same dev team that made the original, just...
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Monday20th Jul 2026
Feature 70+ PS5, PS4 Games to Buy in PS Store's Massive Summer Sale (North America/Europe)
PS5 and PS4 games going cheap we recommend
The PS Store has embarked on its latest offer: the Summer Sale. Running from now all the way to 12th August, this is another gigantic sale with thousands of PS5 and PS4 games going for reduced prices. In this guide, we've compiled a select list of games going cheap that we think are worth considering...
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Guide These 20+ PS5 and PS Plus Games Are Coming Out This Week (20th-26th July)
Avatar Legends! Disgaea Mayhem! So much more!
This week is huge for PS Plus Extra subscribers, as there's really a ton of great games to download. But even if you're not, I think new releases like Avatar Legends: The Fighting Game should definitely demand your attention. Here's everything coming out this week. New PS5 Games This Week (20th-26th...
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New Game Plus and more incoming
Assassin's Creed: Black Flag Resynced launched only recently, but already, its director is promising more to come for the highly acclaimed remake. Speaking in a video interview, Ubisoft Singapore's Richard Knight is asked about post-launch support for the open world pirate adventure, and while he doesn't make any...
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News Ghost Recon: Wildlands Looks Set for PS5 Upgrade at 4K, 60FPS
Along with a new mission
Ubisoft appears to be preparing an updated and enhanced version of PS4 open worlder Ghost Recon: Wildlands, as per a new graphic uploaded to its Xbox Store page. On the listing for the Definitive Edition, an image highlights a "major update" that's yet to be released or confirmed by the French studio, which talks of 4K and...
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News Insomniac's Spider-Man Games 'a Great Inspiration' for Brand New Day, Says Director
Marvellous
Insomniac Games has produced a trio of great games based on Marvel's most popular superhero, and it seems the series has become a source of inspiration for other Spider-Man media. The web-slinging hero is about to hit theatres with Spider-Man: Brand New Day, and its director, Destin Daniel Cretton, has shared how the games have had an...
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News Marathon's Rescue Mission Begins with This New Roguelite Mode, Playable Solo or Co-Op on PS5
Return to the Cryo Archive
Marathon is a superb FPS, but it’s failed to resonate with a meaningful number of players. That’s left it floundering on its most popular platform Steam, while sales have been negligible on PS5. Turmoil at dev Bungie has seen it cease supporting Destiny 2, lay
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Keep those saves intact
Make sure to keep your PS5 save data for The Blood of Dawnwalker on your console's SSD (or uploaded to the PS Plus cloud); you'll want to transfer it to future instalments in the series. Emulating what Mass Effect did with its own trilogy of games, it has been confirmed that a save data transfer option for the series Rebel...
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- The Blood of Dawnwalker
News PSVR2 Fans Are Having a Good Day as New Game Announced for the Headset
It's called I'm Having a Bad Day
There aren't too many games launching for PSVR2 these days, but every now and then PlayStation will promote one on the PS Blog or its YouTube channel. A recent case is I'm Having a Bad Day, coming soon to PSVR2. Here's the trailer: The game appears to be entirely about laying waste to the environment in which you...
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News This PS5 RPG Will Expand 'Beyond the Game' with an Official Anime
Chinese studio establishes animation division
Kuro Games, the Chinese studio behind the wildly popular open world RPG Wuthering Waves, has established a new animation division named Kuro Onroad. Its first project will be an expansion of its wildly popular PS5 game, an anime named Wuthering Waves: Elysium. You can watch a teaser trailer featuring...
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Review K-Pop Idol Stories: Road to Debut (PS5) - Dreams Come True (If the RNG Co-Operates)
Lucky Girl Syndrome
I originally intended to get real creative with my K-pop Idol Stories review. I had this idea of recreating my favourite girl group NewJeans and documenting the process, but after a few hours with this PS5 tycoon title I realised it didn’t really have the flexibility to fulfil my concept. This isn’t necessarily a criticism...
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News Give Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 4 a Go in Its PS5 Beta Next Month
Full open beta runs 28th Aug - 1st Sep
Activision has announced its annual beta for the next Call of Duty title, this year being Modern Warfare 4, shall begin for those who pre-order on 21st August 2026. Five days of access will be provided, at which point the beta will go down for a few days and then return available to everyone from 28th August...
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News Green Goblin Joins Marvel Tokon's Stacked Open Beta on PS5, PC
Not easy being green
The open beta test for Marvel Tokon: Fighting Souls is coming up very soon, and it's a super generous one — but it's about to throw in a surprise bonus. Developer Arc System Works has confirmed that Green Goblin will be playable during the test, announced with this short video on social media: The open beta's playable...
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News PS5's Once Upon a Katamari Is Getting Bigger with Paid DLC Based on the Mobile Game
Rolling Live Highlights
I feel like it flew a bit under the radar, but a brand new Katamari Damacy game launched last year on PS5. Called Once Upon a Katamari, the time-travelling arcade adventure is due to receive some premium DLC later this year. The DLC is based on the mobile entry, Katamari Damacy Rolling Live, introducing content from that...
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Sunday19th Jul 2026
News 'I Need to Take Time to Reset': Award-Winning Actress Leaves One of PS5's Most Promising Games
"We have truly enjoyed this journey together"
Tides of Annihilation, the London-set fantasy action game from Chinese studio Eclipse Glow Games, looks awesome. But there’s another reason to be excited for it: Jennifer English, star of Clair Obscur: Expedition 33, was set to feature as protagonist Gwendolyn. English, of course, won awards for her...
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News 'It Isn't Something Carved in Stone': Xbox Still Unclear on Future PS5 Ports
Single player games could still come to Sony's console
Xbox’s decision to return to console exclusivity was one of the defining stories of June, but it’s been somewhat overshadowed by Sony’s physical discs debacle and layoffs in Redmond. However, a big story published by GamesRadar has t
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Feature Going Platinum: It Was a Pleasure to Grind Returnal for That RNG Trophy
Loop it
Platinum Trophy #32: Returnal Date Earned: 27th September 2021 Dopamine Index: stars:4 Occasionally, people have said to me that I'm quite skilful when it comes to games, having finished so many, including some toughies. While I can't deny I've beaten some difficult games in my time, I don't think I'm any better at playing them than your...
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News Two of PS5's Biggest Games Will Crossover This Winter
HoYoverse cinematic universe
Zenless Zone Zero will celebrate its second anniversary with v3.1, launching later this month on 29th July. But while the usual array of free pulls (up to 30 this year) has me feeling happy, it’s confirmation of a crossover event with Honkai: Star Rail that’s got me particularly hyped. While the exact nature of the...
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Saturday18th Jul 2026
Poll Are You Hyped for These 9 New PS Plus Games?
Plus or minus?
Sony’s announced its PS Plus Extra and PS Plus Premium lineups for the remainder of July, and it’s a decent lineup in my opinion The star of the show is Ubisoft’s surprisingly solid movie tie-in Avatar: Frontiers of Pandora, which recently got a third-person mode if you’re not a fan of first-person shooting. It’s a...
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News Indie Devs Unfairly Attacked Over Sony Decision to Stop Making Discs
All because PlayStation retweeted them
Hardcore physical video game fans continue to barrage PlayStation's social media posts following its decision to cease production of discs from 2028, and now indie developers are getting unfairly caught in the crossfire. As well as promoting upcoming games with its own posts, PlayStation will often retweet...
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News PS5's Regional Pricing Switch Has Players Concerned Yet Again, Here's What's Happening
The price is right?
Vague posting on social media this weekend has PlayStation players irate with Sony yet again, this time because of regional pricing changes “in selected countries in Latin America and the Middle East”. The first trio of nations affected are Mexico, Honduras, and Nicaragua, and they should be noted because they will lose...
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Talking Point What Are You Playing This Weekend? - Issue 642
In the mix
The summer heat will supposedly ease a little this weekend, which means playing games should be more comfortable – at least if you’re in the UK. These are the titles keeping us busy. Jamie O'Neill: Just like last weekend's WAYP 641, I'm still addicted to the 2011 PS3 port of Daytona USA. SEGA AM2's mastery of arcade driving design...
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Friday17th Jul 2026
Guide All PS Plus Games Available Now
Every PS Plus game, updated in one place
We’re tracking every PS Plus game available now, so you always know exactly what’s included in your tier of Sony’s subscription service. This page lists all current PS Plus Essential, PS Plus Extra, and
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News Obsidian Is Officially Making a New Fallout Game
Bethesda shares the news
The Outer Worlds and Avowed studio Obsidian Entertainment is working on a new Fallout game, it's now been officially confirmed. Reliable rumours pointed to this being the case in the wake of Xbox's latest wave of layoffs and a reset of the business, but it's now been made public by Bethesda. A social media post shared:...
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