News Marvel's Wolverine PS5 Release Date Announced
When's it out, bub?
- Sony
- PS5
- Marvels Wolverine
- Release Dates
News Original Xbox Creator Shares Brutal Opinion of New Leadership, Believes This Is the End of Xbox
"Xbox is being sunsetted"
- Microsoft
- Xbox
- Industry
News PS Store Adds Another Layer of Transparency to PS5, PS4 Game Pricing
Rolling out globally
- Sony
- PS5
- PS4
- PS Store
News Sonic the Hedgehog Faces His Biggest Test Yet in Upcoming Godzilla Crossover Comic
Let them fight
- IDW
- Sonic
- Godzilla
- Comics
News Here's How Beefy a PC You'll Need for Death Stranding 2
PC specs revealed
- Sony
- PC
- Death Stranding 2
News Wait! Some Fans Will Be Playing Horizon's Divisive PS5, PC Multiplayer Game This Weekend
Gather round
- Sony
- PS5
- PC
- Horizon
- Betas
Latest News
TodayTue, 24th Feb 2026
News Original Xbox Creator Shares Brutal Opinion of New Leadership, Believes This Is the End of Xbox
"Xbox is being sunsetted"
"Xbox, like a lot of businesses that aren't the core AI business, is being sunsetted. They don't say that, but that's what's happening." This is the frankly brutal take of original Xbox co-creator Seamus Blackley, who believes that the Team in Green's recent leadership change all comes down to Microsoft's continued chase...
- Microsoft
- Xbox
- Industry
News PS Store Adds Another Layer of Transparency to PS5, PS4 Game Pricing
Rolling out globally
The PS Store has gradually been getting better throughout the PS5's lifecycle, and another update has arrived on the console storefront to make your purchases that little bit more informed. In an update that's rolling out globally at the time of writing, Sony has made it so that a game's PS Store page now shows the price at...
- Sony
- PS5
- PS4
- PS Store
News Sonic the Hedgehog Faces His Biggest Test Yet in Upcoming Godzilla Crossover Comic
Let them fight
If you enjoyed the recent DC x Sonic the Hedgehog comic book miniseries, then we suspect you may be all-in on this all-new crossover from IDW. In what’s looking like the Blue Blur’s biggest battle yet, he’ll face off against Godzilla in an all-new larger-than-life story, penned by Godzilla Rivals’ Nick Marino and drawn by...
- IDW
- Sonic
- Godzilla
- Comics
News Marvel's Wolverine PS5 Release Date Announced
When's it out, bub?
Out of absolutely nowhere, Insomniac Games has revealed the release date for the hotly anticipated Marvel's Wolverine. Per the social post shared by the studio, the PS5 exclusive superhero blockbuster launches on 15th September, 2026: No other follow-up details have been shared at this time. You can wishlist the game on PS...
- Sony
- PS5
- Marvels Wolverine
- Release Dates
News Here's How Beefy a PC You'll Need for Death Stranding 2
PC specs revealed
Sony and Kojima Productions are set to release Death Stranding 2: On the Beach on PC imminently, and ahead of the launch date of 19th March, the official PC specs have been revealed. We're not going to pretend we know exactly what we're talking about when it comes to PC hardware gubbins, but we'll happily share the information so...
- Sony
- PC
- Death Stranding 2
News Wait! Some Fans Will Be Playing Horizon's Divisive PS5, PC Multiplayer Game This Weekend
Gather round
Wow, Guerrilla’s really not messing around with this one: the first closed beta test for the divisive Horizon Hunters Gathering will get underway this weekend. Yes, you read that correctly – it means selected fans will be playing the game in just a few short days, as confirmed in an email from PlayStation. Those who are part of...
- Sony
- PS5
- PC
- Horizon
- Betas
News Don't Worry, Team Ninja Split Doesn't Impact Nioh, Ninja Gaiden, Dead or Alive Dev
Like a Gust of wind
In a bid to bolster its most effective development teams, publisher Koei Tecmo is in the process of reshuffling its studios. It's a move that's currently making headlines, because at a glance, it suggests that Team Ninja is being split apart and reassigned. While the overhaul will see an entire division of Team Ninja be...
- Koei Tecmo
- Team Ninja
- Industry
News Trails in the Sky 2nd Chapter Scores a Super Expensive, Time-Limited Special Edition
Bracer yourself
Western publisher GungHo Online Entertainment knows it's got something special on its hands with Trails in the Sky 2nd Chapter, and so that's probably why it's given this very expensive physical edition the green light. Priced at a whopping $274.99 / £239.00 on PS5 — and that's without shipping — the 'Golden Wings Edition' is...
- GungoHo Online Entertainment
- PS5
- Trails
News Kingdom Come: Deliverance Director Ditches Game Development to Work on Medieval Movie
Kingdom came and went
Kingdom Come: Deliverance developer Warhorse Studios is (technically) losing one of its most prominent figures, as director and writer Daniel Vávra steps away from the beloved RPG series, and games in general. Instead, Vávra will help lead the Kingdom Come: Deliverance movie project, which makes for an interesting twist...
- Warhorse Studios
- PS5
- Kingdom Come
- Industry
News The Simpsons: Hit & Run Studio Returns, and Fans Are Hopeful for a Remaster
Renamed New Radical Games
There's a huge amount of nostalgia for The Simpsons: Hit & Run, which most would agree is the best video game based on the long-running animated series. The GTA-lite action adventure originally released in 2003, developed by Radical Entertainment, and fans have been clamouring for a remaster or remake for a long time...
- New Radical Games
- The Simpsons Hit & Run
News 'No Second Chances': Marathon Cheaters Will Be Banned Forever, Bungie Says
Hardball
Bungie is on the verge of launching its latest game, Marathon — an extraction multiplayer shooter based on the studio's old series. Releasing on PS5, PC, and Xbox Series X|S on 5th March 2026, the sci-fi FPS is just over a week away, and the team has shared a blog post highlighting its efforts regarding network and security measures...
- Bungie
- PS5
- Marathon
News MOUSE: P.I. For Hire Delayed Another Month on PS5 to Make It 'An Experience to Remember'
Now launching in April
MOUSE: P.I. For Hire, the black-and-white, hand-animated FPS, has been delayed. It was previously targeting 19th March, 2026, but its release date has now moved a few weeks to 16th April. Developer Fumi Games and publisher PlaySide Studios shared a statement about the decision on the game's social channels: "We have made...
- PlaySide
- PS5
- MOUSE: P.I. For Hire
- Release Dates
- Delays
"Fire Hermen Hulst"
Sony has seemingly ceased all social media activities following the devastating news involving Bluepoint this week. In the immediate aftermath of the unfortunate news breaking about the Demon’s Souls remake dev, a scheduled post on Marathon was published across all of PlayStation’s accounts. While it’s likely the post had...
- Sony
- PS5
- Industry
News Sony Puts Must-Own PS5 Accessories on Sale in the US
Including PSVR2, Access Controller, and more
A big part of PlayStation’s business has become its portfolio of officially licensed accessories, from headphones to headsets and everything in between. Right now, on Sony’s official storefront PS Direct in the US, the company has temporarily slashed the price of a variety of its all-important...
- Sony
- PS5
- Accessories
News Craving Classic Castlevania? Saint Slayer Hits PS5, PS4 This April
8-bit action with full local co-op
If you’re looking forward to the new Castlevania game coming from Konami later this year, then may we recommend Saint Slayer: Spear of Sacrilege in the meantime. It’s due out 20th April for both PS5 and PS4. This throwback NES-inspired adventure looks to take its inspiration from the early era of Castlevania,...
- Lillymo Games
- PS5
- PS4
- Saint Slayer
YesterdayMon, 23rd Feb 2026
Feature Last Chance to Buy These 70+ PS5, PS4 Games in PS Store's Critics' Choice Sale
Top PS5 and PS4 games going cheap
Sony has introduced its latest offer to the PS Store, and this time it's the Critics' Choice sale. Closing on 25th February 2026, it contains thousands of digital goodies to browse through. To make that experience a little easier to manage, we've put together a shorter list of games we wholeheartedly recommend...
- Sony
- PS5
- PS4
- PS Store
- Deals
News First PS Plus Essential Game for March 2026 Leaked Early
Forward, March
Like clockwork, Billbil-kun has leaked one of the titles in PS Plus Essential's upcoming monthly games selection. The leaker, who has accurately named countless PS Plus games in the past, reports via Dealabs that the "headline" game for March 2026's lineup will be PGA Tour 2K25. It'll be one of the games made available to all PS...
- Sony
- PS5
- PS Plus
- Leaks
Feature Last Chance to Get These 30+ PS5, PS4 Games in PS Store's PlayStation Indies Sale
Discounted PS5 and PS4 games we recommend
If the Critics' Choice sale isn't enough for you, Sony has now introduced a second offer on the PS Store — the PlayStation Indies sale. Closing on 25th February 2026, it features another big batch of PS5 and PS4 games going cheap. We've whittled down the sale to a more manageable list of recommendations...
- Sony
- PS5
- PS4
- PS Store
- Deals
Guide These 12+ PS5, PS4 Games Are Coming Out This Week (23rd-1st March)
Resident Evil Requiem! Tokyo Xtreme Racer! Towerborne!
Whew, the number of games coming out this week may not be particularly high, but they're big'uns! You've got Tokyo Xtreme Racer making its long-awaited return, as well as Xbox's Towerborne dropping at last. And oh yeah, there's a little game called Resident Evil Requiem coming out. Here's...
- Guides
- PS5
- PS4
- Release Dates
- Features
Time Extension "If you entrust this to me, I will absolutely make it work"
One of the mecha games on the original PlayStation was Omega Boost. Affording 360-degrees of gameplay, it was and still is a unique game. So I was elated to be able to talk with the game’s main programmer and game designer, Yuji Yasuhara, about how the game got made. Before we got to...
- Features
- The Making Of
- PS1
News Roguelite Double Dragon Gaiden Is Quietly Becoming a PS5, PS4 Must Play
Bimmy becomes canon
We liked retro beat-‘em-up roguelite Double Dragon Gaiden: Rise of the Dragons when it first released, but outstanding post-release support has quietly transformed this into a PS5 and PS4 essential. Dev Secret Base has been adding free character content to this game for over a year now, culminating in the release of four new...
- Maximum Entertainment
- PS5
- PS4
- Double Dragon
- Updates
News Yet Another Live Service Game Bites the Dust, But PS5 Players Get a Full Refund
Meat your maker
Hey, remember King of Meat? Maybe? Kind of? Well, it released for PS5 on the 7th October last year, and now it's been removed for digital storefronts, ahead of being completely shut down in April. This is an online-only co-op game published by Amazon Game Studios, where teams of up to four players can tackle community-made dungeons...
- Amazon Games
- PS5
- King of Meat
News Forza Horizon 6's Renewed Focus on Progression Casts You as a Nobody in Japan
Playground talks game structure
While Forza Horizon 5 is a great open world arcade racer, it can very easily overwhelm with its constant unlocks and countless activities to chase. Especially coming to it late on PS5, it throws a lot at you from the off. It's very refreshing, then, that Forza Horizon 6 has an overhauled progression system that'll...
- Xbox Game Studios
- PS5
- Forza Horizon
News The Critically Acclaimed Riven Remake Looks Like It's Headed for PS5
Getting Myst-y eyed
It looks as though the remake of Riven is due to release imminently on PS5. The game is a classic first-person puzzle adventure that first released in 1997, but in 2024, developer Cyan Worlds released a full blown remake on PC. Now, it appears it'll be making its debut on consoles in due course. As reported by Gematsu, this...
- Cyan Worlds
- PS5
- Riven
- Trophies
News Monster Hunter Stories 3 Is Just as Long as Previous Games, Despite Being Way More Cinematic
Winging it
Despite a clear focus on more ambitious storytelling, complete with loads of big budget cutscenes, Monster Hunter Stories 3: Twisted Reflection is just about as long as its relatively humble predecessors. This is according to a 4Gamer interview that's been doing the rounds, in which series veteran and executive producer Ryozo Tsujimoto...
- Capcom
- PS5
- Monster Hunter
News Saints Row Is 'Dead' Says Design Director After Prequel Pitch 'Ghosted' by Embracer Group
Death row
It sounds like the Saints Row series isn't doing too hot right now. Chris Stockman, design director on the first game in the franchise, certainly seems to think it's the end of the road for the open world action series. A few months ago, Stockman shared with the Saints Row Reddit that he was asked to propose
- Embracer Group
- PS5
- Saints Row
News Origins, Black Flag Creative Director Made Head of Assassin's Creed Franchise
History repeats
Following a significant shakeup of its overall business and production pipelines, Ubisoft has revealed that three franchise veterans will be responsible for Assassin's Creed going forward, under its new Vantage Studios umbrella. Given that this news has been broken by Variety magazine of all things (alongside Ubisoft's own
- Ubisoft
- Assassins Creed
- Industry
News Legendary Anime Evangelion Is Getting a Brand New Series Written by NieR's Yoko Taro
NieR and far
In news that's got the world of anime rubbing its eyes, a brand new Evangelion series has been announced. But what does that have to do with video games? Well, it's actually being written by Yoko Taro — the (often twisted) mind behind the NieR games. We certainly didn't see that one coming. What's more, the score's being handled by...
- Anime
- Culture
News 'A Level of Passion That's Never Been Seen Before':.hack//ZERO Developer Goes All-In On New RPG
ZERO to hero
In case you missed it, a brand new .hack game was announced last week, named .hack//ZERO. The reveal was obviously a big deal for developer CyberConnect 2, in celebration of the company's 30th anniversary — but it really does sound like the studio's throwing absolutely everything at the project. Indeed, the revival of .hack is so...
- CyberConnect 2
- .hack
News Don't Forget, PC Engine's City Hunter Tie-In Drops Digitally on PS5 This Week
With new modes, re-tuned content, and more
The original City Hunter manga is getting an all-new omnibus print in English right now, and publisher Clouded Leopard Entertainment is celebrating with a worldwide release of SUNSOFT’s PC Engine tie-in. This game, previously only available in Japanese, first launched in 1990. Here you’ll find the...
- Clouded Leopard Entertainment
- PS5
- City Hunter
News Game Announcements and More in Nacon Connect 2026 Live Stream Next Week
Nacon, Nacoff
Modern gamers can't go five minutes without some sort of video game-related presentation to look forward to, so thank goodness for Nacon, which has just announced Nacon Connect 2026. The publisher has scheduled in the broadcast for 4th March, 2026 at the following times: 8PM CET 4th Mar 2026 Nacon Connect 2026 will "highlight the...
- Nacon
- PS5
- Events
Poll What Review Score Would You Give Yakuza Kiwami 3 & Dark Ties?
Extreme takes
Now this should make for an interesting review score poll... Yakuza Kiwami 3 & Dark Ties released over a week ago now, and it's been met with some very divided opinions. Critic reviews have largely settled around 7s and 8s, to the point where the remake is actually one of the lowest-rated Yakuza / Like a Dragon titles in years...
- SEGA
- PS5
- Yakuza
- Polls
- Features
News Toaplan All-Timers Twin Cobra, Tiger-Heli Come to PS4 This Week
But there's a catch
Two iconic 80s Toaplan shooters will release on the PS4 this week, from 26th February – but there’s a catch to this M2 collection that’s worth pointing out. The base package will include arcade ports of 1985’s Tiger-Heli alongside 1988’s legendary successor Twin Cobra, both enhanced with various quality-of-life...
- Clear River Games
- PS5
- PS4
- Kyukyoku TigerHeli
- Announcements
Feature Going Platinum #13: Astro Bot Rescue Mission
Rescued it
Platinum Trophy #13: Astro Bot Rescue Mission Date Earned: 3rd March 2019 Dopamine Index: stars:5 Look, I messed up, didn't I? This was meant to go out last Saturday, and I straight up forgot to write it. If you were worried I'd lost interest, or run out of platinums to vaguely talk about, I'm afraid it's just my tired brain more...
- Sony
- PS4
- PSVR
- Astro Bot
- Going Platinum
Sunday22nd Feb 2026
Retro Recap All The Classic Gaming News From The Past Week (February 22nd 2026)
Time Extension Bangai-O! Castlevania! Sonic!
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. Treasure's Bangai-O Gets Not One But Two New English Translations: RoboVerse Translations and GammaTrove, as well as the editor Whowasphone404, have...
- Features
- Retro Recap
News Dragon Ball XenoVerse 3 Leaks as Mystery Game's Identity Is Revealed
Back to the future
The mysterious Dragon Ball video game project that was announced back in January has seemingly suffered a leak, revealing its identity. Yep, 'AGE 1000' — as it was previously named — is apparently Dragon Ball XenoVerse 3, a sequel to the wildly popular Dragon Ball XenoVerse 2. The leak comes from Bandai Namco's own YouTube...
- Bandai Namco
- Dragon Ball
News Genshin Impact Anime Reappears After Years in the Wilderness
Witch on the Holy Night, Tales series also getting adaptations
The long-awaited Genshin Impact anime, first announced all the way back in 2022, is still in production at powerhouse studio ufotable. As part of a promotional reel confirming its upcoming projects, the Japanese company listed its adaptation of HoYoverse’s hit gacha alongside major...
- Anime
- Ufotable
Saturday21st Feb 2026
News Incoming Xbox Boss Promises a 'Renewed Commitment to Console', and 'Hears' Fans on Skipping PS5
But Nadella says "we're a top publisher across all platforms"
Upper-brass Phil Spencer and Sarah Bond are both out at Xbox with immediate effect, and new CEO Asha Sharma is in. This all raises interesting questions about the future of Microsoft’s gaming division under new leadership, as it’s spent the past 18 months or so pivoting to...
- Microsoft
- Industry
Guide Every Shining Game, Ranked
Time Extension A light in the darkness
The Shining series may well be best known for its line of tactics RPGs, most notably the Shining Force sub-series, but the 35-year-old franchise actually started out as a first-person perspective dungeon crawler and went on to span many different sub-genres, making it one of the most diverse RPG series to dive into. The...
- Guides
- Shining Force
- Best Games
News Jan 2026 USA Sales: 5-Year-Old PS5 Nudges Nintendo's New Switch 2 Aside
Start as you meant to go on
After losing the December 2025 sales battle to the Switch 2, PS5 was once again the best-selling console in the US this January, ranked by both units and dollar sales. The console, which is now more than five-years-old, was propped up by some lingering holiday bundles. But while it doesn’t sound like there was a huge...
- USA
- Sales
- Charts
- PS5
- PS4
Talking Point What Are You Playing This Weekend? - Issue 621
Short but sweet
It's just a week until Resident Evil Requiem releases, so we're sure many of you are in a holding pattern until then. Here's what we're playing this weekend. Jamie O'Neill: We're into the second month of my New Year's resolution to play 12 PS5 games in 2026, which aren't available on PS4, so for February it's Arkane Studios'...
- Talking Point
- PS5
- PS4
- What Are You Playing
- Features
Friday20th Feb 2026
Guide New PS5 Games Release Dates in 2026
All 2026's upcoming PS5 launch dates
What new PS5 games release dates in 2026 are coming up? There’s never a shortage of new games to play, but if you want to plan out your purchases, we’re keeping tabs on all 2026 PS5 release dates on this page. Please keep in mind that this information is accurate to the best of our knowledge, and is updated...
- Guides
- PS5
- Release Dates
Guide New PS4 Games Release Dates in 2026
All 2026's upcoming PS4 launch dates
What new PS4 games release dates in 2025 are coming up? PS4 is certainly getting towards the end of its life, but there's still plenty of software on the way, and we'll be tracking all 2026 PS4 release dates on this page. Please keep in mind that this information is accurate to the best of our knowledge, and is...
- Guides
- PS4
- Release Dates
Guide PlayStation Studios: All Sony First-Party Developers and What They're Working On
Every game coming from PS Studios
Sony's first-party developers are known collectively as PlayStation Studios, and it's these teams that make all the games published by the company. Whether it's PS5, PC, or beyond, there are always new games in the works. While we don't always know everything about what's in development, we've done our best to...
- Sony
- First-Party
- Exclusives
- PS5
- PS4
News Phil Spencer Announces That He's Retiring From Xbox
Pure Xbox A massive shakeup for Microsoft Gaming
Posting out to his personal LinkedIn account today, Phil Spencer has announced that he's retiring from Xbox, with the current President of Microsoft's CoreAI product Asha Sharma taking over from the long-time chief of Microsoft's gaming division. Phil
- Xbox
- Phil Spencer
- Microsoft Gaming
- Industry
Opinion Sony's Disgraceful Bluepoint Closure Should Concern Every PS Studios Fan
A sorry state of affairs
Sony disastrously and disgracefully shuttered Texas-based fan favourite Bluepoint yesterday. The long-time PS Studios partner never got a chance to ship a game under its new parent company. This news hit me particularly hard because I believe it reflects the erosion of once-great PlayStation management that I think we’ve...
- Sony
- PS5
- Bluepoint
- Industry
- Opinion
News Stellar Blade Will Seemingly Be the Next PS5 Exclusive to Come to Rival Consoles
We can Adam and Eve it
Stellar Blade, a tentpole title for PS5 published by Sony, looks poised to entirely abandon PlayStation console exclusivity. While the game originally launched as a PlayStation exclusive, it was ported to PC last year, like so many of PlayStation’s first-party titles these days. But Korean dev Shift Up doesn’t want to...
- Shift Up
- PS5
- Stellar Blade
News Phil Spencer Stepping Down, Sarah Bond Leaving Microsoft in Huge Xbox Shake-Up
End of the line
Phil Spencer, CEO of Microsoft's gaming division, is retiring from the role. Additionally, Xbox president Sarah Bond is exiting the company. These two departures are part of a big shift in leadership at the top of Xbox, announced today via emails from those at the top. Satya Nadella, CEO of Microsoft, has announced that Asha...
- Xbox
- Industry
News Kratos Voice Actor Makes Statement After Seemingly Spilling God of War PS5 Plans
"Let me be crystal clear"
Kratos’ voice actor Christopher Judge appears to have spilled the reveal plans for the next God of War. In a meet and greet exchange originally uploaded by Fuzhpuzy and mirrored on Reddit, the actor innocently reveals that fans will “hear about what we’re doing, probably late summer”. This actually aligns with
- Sony
- PS5
- God of War
- Christopher Judge
News Capcom Issues Reassurances as Resident Evil Requiem PS5 Leaks Run Rampant
"It's not long now"
Resident Evil Requiem is not set to release until next week, on 27th February, but we’re afraid to report early copies have already found their way into the hands of eager fans. While that’s not such a bad thing in isolation, spoilers are starting to spread, so be extra vigilant when you’re browsing the web over the next...
- Capcom
- PS5
- Resident Evil
- Spoilers
