Review Saros (PS5) - Housemarque at the Peak of Its Powers with Its Best Game Yet
Rahul breaker
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Feature Going Platinum: I Went Full Trophy Sicko and Got the Bugsnax Platinum Twice on PS5 and PS4
Bunger king
- Young Horses
- PS5
- PS4
- Bugsnax
- Going Platinum
Guide These 23+ New PS5, PS4 Games Are Coming Out Next Week (27th-3rd May)
Saros! Invincible VS! NTE!
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Talking Point What Are You Playing This Weekend? - Issue 630
Take your pick
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- PS4
- What Are You Playing
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Feature Xbox Is Flip-Flopping on PS5 Again, and It's Truly Getting Tiring
Pick a lane
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- PS5
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TodaySun, 26th Apr 2026
Retro Recap All The Classic Gaming News From The Past Week (April 26th 2026)
Time Extension R-Type! Punch-Out!! Sega! Nintendo in Brazil!
Welcome to Retro Recap, a regular feature we run each and every weekend which rounds up all of the best retro gaming news and content of the past week in one place. Punch Out!! NES's Cut "Guest Stars" To Appear In New Fanmade Game Boy Color Remix: The 1987 NES classic Punch Out!! could soon be making...
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YesterdaySat, 25th Apr 2026
News PS4 Game Expiry Timer Sparks DRM Concerns, Here's What We Know So Far
Buggin' out
There’s been huge concern among PS5 and PS4 owners today regarding an alleged form of DRM introduced by Sony which appears to suggest owned software will expire within a period of 30 days. However, it’s important to caution that the reporting thus far is inconsistent, there’s been no comment from the company itself, and there have...
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- PS4
- DRM
News GTA-Like Action Game Samson Is Coming to PS5, But We're Much Less Excited Now
"We're correcting it almost daily"
Back in January, we said Sony “must move mountains” to get Samson: A Tyndalston Story on the PS5. After a 51 rating for the PC version on Metacritic, we’re not so sure. But the game is coming this September anyway, as confirmed in an interview with
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Feature Meet the Man Making PS5 Manuals for Your Physical Games
Book it
No doubt like many of you, poring over PS1 manuals in the back of the car is a core memory for me. I used to get so excited for my latest game that I’d read the booklet from cover-to-cover, eagerly devouring as much information as I possibly could in anticipation of playing when I got home. Sadly, in this increasingly digital era, manuals...
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- Culture
- Features
Not ready to commit to a timeline
Earlier today we wrote extensively about Xbox leadership’s inability to stop speaking, and lo and behold, here’s another interview. That’s right, fresh from incoming CEO Asha Sharma’s address to the nation earlier this week – in which she confirmed the company is “
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News Uncertainty Surrounds Rumoured Venom PS5 Game
Is it cancelled or not?
Conflicting reports on the status of the leaked Venom game from Insomniac have hit the Internet overnight. Speaking on a podcast, Miles Morales voice actor Nadji Jeter from the Marvel's Spider-Man titles said a "Venom game" and a "Venom DLC" were in the works, but then insinuates they were cancelled due to the passing of...
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- PS5
- Venom
Guide These 23+ New PS5, PS4 Games Are Coming Out Next Week (27th-3rd May)
Saros! Invincible VS! NTE!
It’s an absolutely gigantic week on the PS5 and PS4 this time, but two titles will probably take the bulk of the headlines. We’re obviously talking about first-party giga-hit Saros and fighting game Invincible VS. Spare a moment for the GTA-inspired gacha game NTE, too. Here's everything coming out next week. New...
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Round Up Saros PS5 Reviews Rate It as One of the Best Games of 2026
Come back stronger
It looks like Housemarque has done it again, as its latest game Saros is a smash hit with critics. The PS5 exclusive shooter has attracted near-unanimous praise, with reviews that are practically glowing pretty much everywhere you look. The reviews are strong enough to put it comfortably among the top-rated games of 2026 so far...
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- PS5
- Saros
- Reviews
- Round Up
Doing the business on PS Store
This week's big reveal of Assassin's Creed: Black Flag Resynced seems to have gone down exceptionally well with PS5 owners, as the most expensive version of the remake is already topping the pre-order charts. In both the UK and the USA, the pricer Deluxe Edition is currently the "best-selling" pre-order on the PS...
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- PS5
- Assassins Creed
Talking Point What Are You Playing This Weekend? - Issue 630
Take your pick
It's raining games again, and we're all busy playing various different things here at Push Square Towers. That means we've got a pretty varied WAYP this week. Graham Banas: A big ol' VR weekend for me this time out. Between working on the new Little Nightmares game and finally pulling the trigger on Metro: Awakening on the heels of...
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- PS5
- PS4
- What Are You Playing
- Features
Feature Going Platinum: I Went Full Trophy Sicko and Got the Bugsnax Platinum Twice on PS5 and PS4
Bunger king
Platinum Trophy #22 (and #23 I guess): Bugsnax Date Earned: 4th November 2020 (and also 25th November 2020) Dopamine Index: stars:4 I think it's here, with Bugsnax of all things, where I'm really beginning to let my inner Trophy hunter come to the fore. This is an interesting and odd one for a few reasons. Firstly, I reviewed Bugsnax...
- Young Horses
- PS5
- PS4
- Bugsnax
- Going Platinum
Friday24th Apr 2026
"We're extremely impressed"
Assassin’s Creed: Black Flag Resynced promises to plunder the depths of the PS5 Pro’s power when it drops its anchor imminently, on 9th July. You can read a lot more through here about how the game is taking Edward Kenway’s incredible original adventure in a brilliant new direction, retaining the spirit of the 2013...
- Ubisoft
- PS5
- Assassins Creed
Review Saros (PS5) - Housemarque at the Peak of Its Powers with Its Best Game Yet
Rahul breaker
The thing about Housemarque is it makes some of the gamiest games in the AAA space, and that's a gift among big budget titles that play it so safe they start to feel a bit homogenous. With Returnal, the Finnish studio released the biggest game it had ever made. However, despite a substantial backing from Sony and a stronger focus on...
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- Sony
- PS5
- Saros
Feature Xbox Is Flip-Flopping on PS5 Again, and It's Truly Getting Tiring
Pick a lane
There’s a deep irony to Xbox revealing it’s “re-evaluating” its PS5 strategy on the day co-dev Virtuos confirmed Forza Horizon 5 has sold five million copies on Sony’s console alone. Microsoft’s innate ability to build parasocial relationships with its biggest influencers temporarily too
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- Activision
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- Reaction
Review Anbernic RG Vita Pro - A Vita In Name Only, And That's Okay
Time Extension It looks like a duck, but doesn’t walk like one
The PlayStation Vita was one of the first truly modern gaming handhelds, and, sadly, the last one that Sony made apart from the dubiously portable PlayStation Portal. It might have been a commercial failure, but the candybar layout, dual-stick design, and all-glass front set the stage for future...
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- Anbernic
- Emulation
- Emulation Handhelds
News PS5 Live Service Fairgames Reportedly Roasted in Recent Pre-Alpha
Not looking good
At this point, we’re not sure Haven Studios can ever turn around the negative sentiment that’s stuck to Fairgames ever since it was revealed in 2023. The title got a worse reception than Concord, which would go on to release and subsequently be shut down within weeks. And yet, the project somehow persists. We know the Canadian...
- Sony
- PS5
- Fairgames
News PS Plus Retro Games Studio Snapped Up by Atari
Implicit Conversions acquired
Atari has announced its acquisition of Implicit Conversions, a studio specialising in bringing retro games to modern systems, as reported by GamesBeat. Notably, Implicit Conversions is the team responsible for many of the classic titles made available on PS5 and PS4 as part of PS Plus Premium's range of old games. The...
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- PS4
- PS Plus
Available now
It's been a full year since the release of Clair Obscur: Expedition 33, a turn-based RPG that quickly became a phenomenon. To celebrate the game's first anniversary, developer Sandfall Interactive has just released a new patch that, as well as some fixes and adjustments, introduces some brand new content for fans to enjoy. It's...
- Kepler Interactive
- PS5
- Clair Obscur: Expedition 33
- Updates
News Toei's Trio of First Games Hold Little Interest for PS5 Players
Cool story, bro
Toei Games, the newly established publisher formed under the animation powerhouse’s umbrella, has announced its first trio of games. Is it a new One Piece? Or a new Dragon Ball? Nah, actually there’s nothing of interest for PS5 players here. In fact, it looks like the company is aiming to become some kind of boutique publisher...
- Toei Games
- PS5
News SEGA to Revive Old IP Like Outrun, Streets of Rage, and NiGHTS in New SEGA Universe Project
New projects to celebrate their anniversaries
SEGA has revealed plans to celebrate some of its legacy IP this year in the form of "anniversary projects", under the new banner of SEGA Universe. While it is not confirmed every project will take the form of a new video game, the pitch from the publisher is as follows: "We’ll shine a light on beloved...
- SEGA
- PS5
News 'It Truly Excels': Saros Is Another 'Exceptional' PS5 Pro Game, Say Tech Experts
Particle accelerator
We're on the verge of release for Saros, Housemarque's brilliant PS5 exclusive third-person shooter, and Digital Foundry has provided its usual technical breakdown. The overall message seems to be that the studio has done a smashing job, finding a great balance between image quality, visual effects, and performance. That's to...
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- PS5
- Saros
News Elden Ring Movie Leaks Galore as Multiple Filming Clips Are Posted Online
Dung Eater and Queen Marika spotted on set
At this rate, you'll have seen half the Elden Ring movie adaptation from some perspective before it even hits theatres, as many more clips of filming taking place have appeared online. Filming is now actively taking place, and clips from people near the sets have recorded footage of the scenes in action...
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Major region Snezhnaya arrives in August
Genshin Impact is no longer playable on the PS4, and HoYoverse is plotting a “truly noticeable leap in visual quality” as it focuses all its attention on the PS5. Earlier today, the studio released a behind-the-scenes video about the open world RPG’s long anticipated region, Snezhnaya. The headline...
- HoYoverse
- PS5
- Genshin Impact
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News Sorry Fall Guys, But This Free-to-Play PS5 Party Platformer Looks a Lot More Fun
An online party platform
Fall Guys was big for five minutes but it’s really fallen off since Epic bought the developer. Attempts to integrate it into Fortnite have fallen flat, and the shameless Stumble Guys has largely eaten its lunch. And now Totopia, a free-to-play rival from China, has been announced, ahead of a release in 2027. As the...
- JNG Studio
- PS5
- Totopia
News Fatal Fury PS5, PS4's Massive Anniversary Update Is Free to Download Now
SNK going all-out
SNK’s superbly supported Fatal Fury: City of the Wolves is going above and beyond with its first anniversary update, adding a visual novel-style story mode for free on 24th April. Available alongside DLC character Wolfgang Krauser, the new single player Wolves’ Destiny mode will depict the aforementioned emperor’s return to...
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- PS4
- Fatal Fury
- DLC
News Resident Evil Requiem's Insane Momentum Continues with 7 Million Copies Sold
Holy s***, two cakes
Capcom has really knocked it out of the park with Resident Evil Requiem, a game that got off to an incredible start in late February and has been selling like hot cakes ever since. The series has been a strong performer for the publisher, but this latest horror action adventure has taken things up a notch. It's the...
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- PS5
- Resident Evil
- Sales
News Invincible VS' PS5 Story Trailer Has Fans Joking It Looks Better Than the Show
An all-new original story
Like most modern fighting games, Invincible VS will have a cinematic story mode – and here’s your first look at it in motion. Many are already joking that the animation looks better than the popular Amazon Prime show, and there’s no doubt the game’s excellent 3D models look remarkable in motion. It’s got a kinda...
- Skybound Games
- PS5
- Invincible VS
- Trailers
News It's Been 84 Years! GBC-Inspired Adventure Mina the Hollower Is Finally Ready for PS5 Release
It's (almost) time
As of less than two hours ago when we publish this, Mina the Hollower is finished. We need to be perfectly clear here: the GBC-style adventure game still doesn’t have a release date outside of a vague Spring 2026 window. But according to Shovel Knight dev Yacht Club Games, the hotly anticipated indie game has now gone gold...
- Yacht Club Games
- PS5
- Mina the Hollower
News Bloodlines 2 Dev Will at Least Try and Make the Vampire RPG Worth Playing
Details its first DLC and shares content roadmap
Vampire: The Masquerade - Bloodlines 2 was an unmitigated disaster when it limped to release last year, but developer The Chinese Room does seem to be at least willing to try and make the PS5 title worth playing. It's got the RPG's first expansion, called Loose Cannon, releasing on 27th April 2026,...
- Paradox Interactive
- PS5
- Vampire: The Masquerade
- DLC
News Trails in the Sky 2nd Chapter Bundles First Game Remaster in Japan, But Not the West
Tall Trails
When Trails in the Sky 2nd Chapter got a confirmed release date last week, news also broke that Japanese players would be treated to a nice little bonus in the form of a download code for Trails in the Sky FC — a remaster of the very first Trails title. Since then, western fans have been eager to know if that same bonus will apply to...
- Falcom
- GungHo Online
- PS5
- Trails
News This K-Pop Idol Tycoon Game Might Be Our Dream PS5 Sim
Blink and you'll miss it
Every now and again, a game comes around that’s aimed directly at yours truly. In this author’s instance, People of Note was one such recent effort. But few can compete with K-Pop Idol Stories: Road to Debut, a tycoon-style title where your entire objective is to recruit a group of girls and guide them to stardom...
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- K-Pop Idol Stories
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News Slay the Spire Meets Sekiro in This Quirky PS5 Deck Builder
But its ace is all those waifus
Witch the Showdown is not your average deck builder – this game rewards quick reactions just as much as big brain thinking. Coming to the PS5 in 2027, the anime-style “parry action deck builder” is being billed as a boss rush release with an emphasis on precision. Here’s what the press release says:...
- Perp Games
- PS5
- Witch the Showdown
- Announcements
News Zenless Zone Zero's Next PS5 Update Adds New Characters and Teases Major Mechanics
As second season wraps
Zenless Zone Zero is getting ready for its second anniversary, but with looming competition from NTE, it’s not treading water with its next update. Due out on 6th May, the elaborately named New Eridu Sunset will keep the urban RPG alive with a surprising amount of content, including a Bangboo-themed adventure mode which...
- HoYoverse
- PS5
- Zenless Zone Zero
- Updates
Thursday23rd Apr 2026
Five million PS5 sales for the ported Forza Horizon 5
PS5 will receive a Forza Horizon 6 port later this year, but Microsoft will likely be kicking itself for not having the version ready to make an even bigger splash during next month's initial launch. This is because the success of the previous entry on PS5 has really been brought into focus with...
- Xbox Game Studios
- PS5
- Forza Horizon
- Sales
More story! Expanded combat! Better ship sailing!
Ubisoft has today formally announced Assassin's Creed: Black Flag Resynced, after months of rumours and leaks. The remake brings the PS4, PS3 original back in a "faithful" manner, and will launch for PS5 on 9th July 2026 for $60. This new Resynced version makes the pirate classic feel modern again,...
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- PS5
- Assassins Creed
- Release Dates
News PS5 Firmware Update Out Now, We Hope You Like Emojis
Thumbs up
PS5 firmware update 26.03-13.20.00 (catchy!) is available to download now. And this latest system software patch isn't just your usual stability upgrade — it's actually packing an all-important improvement... more reaction emojis. Get in! If you make use of messages on PS5, then you've probably noticed that you can 'react' to text from...
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- Firmware Updates
News Xbox Will 'Reevaluate' Its Game Exclusivity, Throwing Potential Doubt Over PS5 Ports
Microsoft confirms internal debates
The new Xbox head Asha Sharma has confirmed the division will "reevaluate" its approach to video game exclusivity in a comprehensive letter to the Xbox audience. Available to read on Xbox Wire and titled We Are Xbox, a lengthy statement covers the brand's new plan under Asha Sharma. As it touches on the coming...
- Microsoft
- Xbox
- PS5
The game's biggest update yet
Crimson Desert developer Pearl Abyss has this morning deployed the PS5 open world title's most significant update yet and players are already loving its additions, changes, and tweaks. Update 1.04 is available to download now on PS5, and it's around 29GB in size. The headline additions are difficulty options, boss...
- Pearl Abyss
- PS5
- Crimson Desert
- Updates
News Are We Ready to Admit Horizon's Online Co-Op PS5 Game Looks Good Yet?
Horizon Hunters Gathering shares new footage
Horizon Hunters Gathering was announced earlier this year, Guerrilla's co-op multiplayer spinoff, and it was quickly torn apart online. We think that knee-jerk reaction was a little rash, because from what's been released so far, it shows a lot of potential, and that divisive art and animation style...
- Sony
- PS5
- Horizon
Hands On The Expanse's PS5 RPG Has Serious Potential, But Its Protagonist Is a Big Problem
Ass Effect
I've played a small chunk of The Expanse: Osiris Reborn on PS5 thanks to the game's closed beta demo, and one thing's already clear: this sci-fi RPG has loads of potential. For those totally out of the loop, Osiris Reborn is based on The Expanse — a series of novels, and a subsequent TV show, both of which are widely lauded by genre...
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- PS5
- The Expanse
- Hands On
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News Bethesda Issues Second Starfield PS5 Crashing Fix, Live Now
Sounds like the dev thinks it's fixed
After its surprisingly limited PS5 update for Starfield last week, which was designed to fix the crashing issues users are facing for just a single graphics mode on PS5 Pro, the publisher has another patch live now. As Bethesda puts it, here is what the update does: "We just released a hotfix for Starfield on...
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News The Future Looks Bleak for Yakuza Creator's New PS5 Title Gang of Dragon
The dev's YouTube channel disappears
Gang of Dragon, the new PS5 game from Yakuza creator Toshihiro Nagoshi, has been in troubled waters for a couple of weeks now, following publisher NetEase's decision to pull its funding. The cheques will apparently stop being written in May, leading to uncertainty around whether the game will ever release. Now,...
- NetEase
- PS5
- Gang of Dragon
Round Up This PS5 Game Changes Based on Other Players, and Reviewers Are Liking It
Tides of Tomorrow attracting plenty of praise
A new PS5 adventure is attracting acclaim for its novel concept: your world changes based on other players’ decisions. In the upcoming Tides of Tomorrow, you’ll follow in the footsteps of real players, with their actions shaping everything from environments to character behaviour. This is a really...
- Digixart
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News Vampire Survivors Dev Doesn't Need to @ Us, It's Working on 15 Projects
Definitely not 15 games
Poncle, the maker of Vampire Survivors, released its new card-based game Vampire Crawlers this week – and we love it. But the studio has a lot more in the pipeline, 15 projects to be precise. Those of you on social media may have noticed earlier today that The Game Business published a report saying the studio was working...
- Poncle
- PS5
- PS4
- Industry
News Disco Elysium Follow-Up Remains Both Promising and Controversial in Latest PS5 Glimpse
Meet the cast ahead of release
ZA/UM will never be able to shake the controversies surrounding its internal leadership and who's actually making Zero Parades: For Dead Spies, following the fallout of its critically-acclaimed Disco Elysium's release. Therefore, it will hope the spiritual successor does the talking for it when it initially launches...
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- PS5
- Zero Parades
- Trailers
News Saros Goes All-In on Story and Action for PS5 Launch Trailer
The sun is forever, and so am I
Now exactly one week away from its PS5 release (or five days if you get the Deluxe Edition), Sony has shared the Saros launch trailer. It features story scenes and a lot of action, a lot unseen before today, so beware of potential teasing plot spoilers. Catch it above. The trailer includes clips of areas and...
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- Saros
- Trailers
News Metal Slug Classics Are Dirt Cheap on PS5, PS4 Right Now
Reload your retro collection
As the series celebrates its 30th anniversary, there’s never been a better time to stock up on classic Metal Slug games for your PS5 and PS4. Right now, SNK is running a sale across most of the run-’n’-gun classic’s library, including Hamster’s ACA Neo Geo line and a handful of its own ports. Valid through...
- SNK
- PS5
- PS4
- Metal Slug
- Deals
Preview Genshin Impact Dev Takes on Animal Crossing with New Cozy Game
Surely it'll settle on PS5
Animal Crossing as a brand seems utterly unsurmountable, but if any company’s going to put the popular Nintendo property to the figurative sword, it’s HoYoverse. Having now played the Genshin Impact maker’s cosy effort for several hours, I certainly think it’s got a shot. Petit Planet, as the game is rather...
- HoYoverse
- Petit Planet
- Previews
- Features
News Ingrid Brings Barmy Magical Girl Energy to Street Fighter 6 on PS5, PS4
She's out at the end of May
This is the one we’ve all been waiting for, then: Ingrid is coming to Street Fighter 6 on 28th May, and here’s your very first taste of her barmy, galaxy hopping gameplay. In terms of her kit, she’s got a similar, almost balletic-style to newcomer Manon, as she bops around the stage, dancing out of the way of...
- Capcom
- PS5
- PS4
- Street Fighter
- DLC
News Bubsy 4D's Free PS5 Demo Will Let You See for Yourself Whether It's Any Good
Available now
Somehow, Bubsy returned — and word on the street is that his new game is actually pretty good. From developer Fabraz, Bubsy 4D is a 3D platformer that was announced last year, and it looks like an attempt to course-correct the character's far-from-stellar reputation. While most of his past games aren't particularly good, this new...
- Atari
- PS5
- Bubsy 4D
- Demos
