Guide These 18+ New PS5, PS4 Games Are Coming Out Next Week (13th-19th April)
Pragmata! Mouse P.I.! Hades 2!
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The best PS5 fighting games ranked and rated
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Recommended PS5 and PS4 games going cheap
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See that star? Don't go there
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Talking Point What Are You Playing This Weekend? - Issue 628
Fatal cutie
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TodaySat, 11th Apr 2026
Rumour Call of Duty's $300 Million Xbox Game Pass Gambit Could End
Xbox owners may soon have to buy the game like on PS5
Game Pass subscribers may have to prepare to pay for this year’s Call of Duty like PS5 owners, if off-the-cuff comments made by Windows Central reporter Jez Corden come to fruition. Microsoft obliterated sales of the FPS on its own platform by adding the previous two entries to its...
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News GTA 6 Dev Confirms Another Data Breach, Hackers Demand Ransom
"This incident has no impact on our organisation or our players"
Many of you may remember Rockstar was hacked several years ago, resulting in several devastating GTA 6 leaks which culminated in the arrest of a 17-year-old. That individual was senten
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Guide These 18+ New PS5, PS4 Games Are Coming Out Next Week (13th-19th April)
Pragmata! Mouse P.I.! Hades 2!
It's another fairly big week on the PS Store next week, headlined by one huge addition in Pragmata. But that's not the only game deserving of attention. We'd also point you towards rubber hose FPS Mouse P.I. For Hire and roguelike sequel Hades 2. Here's everything coming out next week. New PS5, PS4 Games Next Week...
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News Crimson Desert Update 1.03 Out Now on PS5, Get the Patch Notes Here
More new features and improvements
Crimson Desert studio Pearl Abyss has deployed yet another comprehensive PS5 patch for its recent open worlder, now bringing the title up to version number 1.03. Available to download now, the patch improves the viability of your Greymane camp, adds a weapon display option, and includes some additional graphical...
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Talking Point What Are You Playing This Weekend? - Issue 628
Fatal cutie
Last week was a bit of a busier WAYP while we enjoyed the Easter weekend, but things are quieter this time out. Fortunately, there are no shortage of games to be playing right now, so we're sure there'll be a flurry of activity in the comments. Jamie O'Neill: The variety of Game Gear games in Sonic Origins Plus have been grabbing my...
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News 'I Saw How It Was Getting Damaged': Ex-Bethesda Exec Goes to Town on Xbox's Mistreatment
"That shouldn't be a surprise to you"
In a brutal and damning section of a wider interview, ex-Bethesda boss Pete Hines has put Microsoft on blast, without specifically mentioning the Redmond firm by name. As part of a chat with journalist Kirk McKeand, he implied his former employees are not part of something “authentic” or “genuine”, and...
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Guide Best PS5 Fighting Games to Play in 2026
The best PS5 fighting games ranked and rated
What are the best PS5 fighting games to play in 2026? If you're looking for some challenging battles that'll really test your limits, fighting games take that to the extreme. On this page, we’re compiling the cream of the crop, from hardcore brawlers with a humongous learning curve through to more...
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YesterdayFri, 10th Apr 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...
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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...
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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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Guide New PSVR2 Games Release Dates in 2026
All 2026's upcoming PSVR2 launch dates
What new PSVR2 games release dates in 2026 are coming up? Sony's virtual reality headset has been receiving a steady stream of releases since launch, and we'll be keeping tabs on all 2026 PSVR2 release dates on this page. Please keep in mind that this information is accurate to the best of our knowledge, and...
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News You Can Claim a Free PS4 Game Right Now, No PS Plus Required
Yours to keep forever
If you fancy adding a free PS4 game to your library, no strings attached and no PS Plus required, then you can do so right now. Lazy Bear Games is giving away the original Graveyard Keeper for free on the PS Store until 13th April, and if you claim it, it’ll be yours to keep forever. You can nab it
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Morbid Metal panic
A project that's looked increasingly promising every time we've laid eyes on it, Morbid Metal has finally reached its early access release on Steam. So why are we writing about it? Well, the simple truth is that it's shaping up to be an absolute banger, and now that it's out on PC, we're praying that word of a console port will...
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News Stunning MGS4 Steelbook Confirmed for Master Collection Vol. 2
A pre-order bonus from select retailers
You'll be able to own a physical Metal Gear Solid: Master Collection Vol. 2 steelbook themed around the bundle's main event: Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the Patriots. Konami shared the news in a fun social media where Old Snake finds the steelbook himself, complete with the new item pick-up screen and the...
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News Huge Crimson Desert Updates Teased as Dev Plans Boss Fight Replays and Difficulty Settings
New features coming between now and June
The rate and scale at which Pearl Abyss has updated Crimson Desert since launch has been impressive, and it is clearly nowhere near done yet. In a new blog post, the team shared some of the new features and content plans it's got for the game between now and the end of June. At a quick glance, here's what it...
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Tip of the hat to you, sir
We got Inazuma Eleven and Fantasy Life last year, and now legendary dev Level-5 has announced that Professor Layton will finally make his PS5 debut in 2026. The latest game in the series, Professor Layton and the New World of Steam, has just been confirmed for a simultaneous worldwide release on Sony’s cons
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News Castlevania: Belmont's Curse Is Shaping Up to Be a Bloody Brilliant Series Revival on PS5
Whip it good
This new gameplay trailer for Castlevania: Belmont's Curse may be somewhat short, but boy does it sell the series' big revival. Still set for a PS5 release at some point this year, the title's looking supremely sharp. A gorgeous art direction combines with silky smooth animation work and what seems to be satisfyingly impactful combat...
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Feature 10 PS5, PS4 Space Games to Play After Artemis 2's Big Moon Mission
Lunar tick
In case you weren't aware, NASA has sent a squad of astronauts on the first manned flight to the Moon in over 50 years, and it's cool as hell. The Artemis II mission is approaching its conclusion; the crew launched on 1st April 2026, spent about four days flying to and around the Moon, and is now on its return trip, landing back on Earth...
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News 'We Did It': No Man's Sky's Crazy Pokémon Update Fulfils a Fan's 2-Year-Old Wish
Not-quite-instant gratification
Sometimes, your wildest dreams really can come true; just ask streamer Gothalion, who just had a near-two-year-old request become reality. The creator posted on X in September 2024 about a new feature he wanted to see in No Man's Sky, and developer Hello Games made it real in the game's most recent update. "The only...
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The Smoking Mirror returns
One of the adventure genre's forefathers, Broken Sword, is on its way back to PS5. Broken Sword: The Smoking Mirror, the second game in the series, is getting the 'Reforged' treatment, remastering an absolute classic adventure for modern systems. The project went live on Kickstarter recently, but it took almost no time...
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"Human artistry is not merely a means for creating value; it is the value itself"
As developer S-GAME nears the finish line on its hotly anticipated PS5 game Phantom Blade Zero, it's issued a powerful message that promises no "AI visual tech" was used in the making of the title. On social media, the studio opened by revealing the fact Phantom Blade...
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News Level-5's Snack World Remake Drops Nintendo Exclusivity, Coming to PS5
Looks good enough to eat
Roguelike dungeon crawler Snack World, originally a 3DS and later a Switch exclusive, will make its PS5 debut at some point in the future. Legendary dev Level-5 didn’t confirm a release date. Another multimedia franchise from the Fukuoka-based firm, this game first debuted on the 3DS in 2017. It’d later release...
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News Industry Legend Ron Gilbert Is Bringing His Auto-Scrolling RPG to PS5 Next Week
Death By Scrolling coming soon
Legendary game designer Ron Gilbert and his studio Terrible Toybox are on the verge of releasing their latest game, Death By Scrolling to consoles. You may recall this game from last year's Gamescom Opening Night Live, where it was announced for PC. Now, the auto-scrolling roguelike RPG is bound for PS5, and what's...
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News Enjoying Your Free PS4 Game? Here's a Look at Its Sequel, Coming to PS5
Even more graveyards to keep
For those of you who may have somehow missed the news last night, Graveyard Keeper is free for you to claim on the PS4 right now. There are no catches or hidden costs here; you don’t even need PS Plus. It’s a free game for you to claim and keep forever. That’s largely because dev Lazy Bear Games wants to raise the...
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Aha
Honkai: Star Rail’s huge third anniversary update v4.2 will come with more than 30 free pulls when it releases on 22nd April, with many more earnable through the usual mix of gameplay events. Before we get too deeply into the patch itself, here are the latest redemption codes, which you can redeem for 300 Stellar Jade right now:...
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News Yokai Watch's Spiritual Successor Looks Superb, Will Probably Spook PS5
"Still a ways away"
There was a time when Yokai Watch was almost as big as Pokémon, but like so many Level-5 properties, the franchise burned bright before it basically disappeared. Level-5 is taking another bite of the figurative cherry with Holy Horror Mansion, a spiritual successor to its ghoulish RPG series. As the trailer bluntly explains,...
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News PS5 RPG Honkai: Star Rail Is Getting a MAPPA Anime, Starring Best Girl Kafka
This could be good
HoYoverse fans are still waiting patiently for Genshin Impact’s previously announced anime, but turn-based RPG Honkai: Star Rail may beat the dev’s open world adventure to the punch. As part of a livestream earlier today, the Chinese juggernaut announced a partnership with Japanese animation powerhouse MAPPA for a new project...
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News Golf Gets Chaotic in PS5 Party Game with Lasers, Rocket Launchers, and Runaway Carts
Fore the griefers
If you enjoyed the chaotic nature of PS4’s Everybody’s Golf game – or perhaps the more recent Mario Golf on Switch – then you’ll probably want to pay attention to Super Battle Golf, coming to the PS5 this year. Already available on PC, the goals of this game remain somewhat similar to real golf, although the twist is...
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News PS5's Mountain Climbing Game Cairn Wants You Back for Free DLC Drops
First new DLC in the Summer
The Game Bakers is asking you to return to its PS5 mountain climbing title Cairn this Summer as it has got the first of a number of free DLC packs to release. Named "On the Trail", this first drop adds new climbing areas, challenges, and "water soloing" to the experience. "Find your route freely, solve fresh climbing...
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News PowerWash, House Flipper Fans May Want to Pay Attention to This Intriguing Handyman Sim on PS5
The Lift coming to consoles
If you're into busywork sims such as PowerWash Simulator or House Flipper, publisher tinyBuild is bringing what looks like a very promising new game to PS5 that's worthy of your attention. It's called The Lift, and it casts you as a handyman tasked with fixing up a giant facility plagued by supernatural oddities...
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Thursday9th Apr 2026
Guide Invincible VS Open Beta: All Start Times, How to Play, and What's Included
All you need to know about the Invincible VS beta
Invincible VS, the fighting game based on the popular comics and TV series, is launching on 30th April 2026, but you'll be able to play much earlier via the open beta test. You'll have the chance to check out the game prior to its official release, taking the 3v3 tag fighting game for a test run. In...
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"Abso-f*ckin-lutely not"
It’s not really the end of the world, but whoever cooked up Sony’s new Playerbase competition may be having a rethink today. The idea, as announced on the PS Blog yesterday, is to “celebrate” the PlayStation community by putting you in its games, starting with Gran Turismo 7. Howe
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News PS5 Fans Want Trophy Upgrades After Xbox Improves Achievements
Stuck in 2020
Some PS5 fans are green with envy today, after Xbox announced improvements to the Achievements system. Sony famously copied Microsoft’s metagame during the PS3 era, introducing Trophies with Super Stardust HD. While it was optional at first, support was eventually mandated and it’s become a big part of the PlayStation experience...
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News You Might Not Want to Know How Much It Reportedly Cost Bungie to Make Marathon
Better to stay in the dark for this one
It reportedly cost Bungie "over $200 million" to create Marathon, potentially stretching to "more than $250 million", says a new report from Forbes writer Paul Tassi. He clarifies: "That does not include ongoing costs for maintenance and new content now." When you take into account post-launch support, the...
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News Our Hype for Samson on PS5 Crashes as GTA-Like Gets Slammed by Reviews
Damn, son
Sandbox action game Samson first caught our eye back in January, with an announcement trailer that immediately had us sold on the Grand Theft Auto-style experience. At the time, we said (in good fun) that Sony should "move mountains" to get Samson on PS5, having only been confirmed for PC. Right now, it's still a PC exclusive, but just...
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News PS5 Price Hike Hits Japan Hard as PS5 Pro Sales Sink to Xbox Levels
How low can you go?
There’s really no reason to purchase a non-language locked PS5 console in Japan after Sony’s latest price hike, and the market has responded. The latest Famitsu hardware sales data spanning the week ending 5th April shows that just 840 PS5 Pro consoles were sold during the period. A further 558 disc-based PS5 consoles were...
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News The Diablo 4 Positivity Continues with Promising Lord of Hatred Gameplay Drop
Let the hate flow through you
Blizzard's released a solid 12 minutes of Diablo 4: Lord of Hatred gameplay as we quickly approach the expansion's 28th April launch. In truth, we don't know if you can surprise people with Diablo 4 footage at this point, but the DLC does seem to start strong. Its opening sees your hero board a boat that ends up being...
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News The Team Behind Beloved Action RPG The First Berserker: Khazan No Longer Exists
The last berserker
The First Berserker: Khazan made a solid impression last year with its neat visual style and hefty, Souls-like gameplay, but it seems the game didn't quite measure up for publisher Nexon, as it's apparently disbanded the team that made it. The staff at developer Neople, which produced the action RPG, have all been moved onto...
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Kliff's edge
As you can probably imagine, there's an awful lot of potential for Crimson Desert mods on PC, and there are already several hundred up for grabs on sites like Nexus Mods. But one recent mod in particular is making headlines because plenty of players believe that it should probably have been part of the game to begin with. The mod in...
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News PS5's Ace Combat 8 Will Be the Most Ambitious Game in the Series Yet, and We Can't Wait
Wings of Theve is looking good
Ace Combat 8: Wings of Theve is lowkey one of the most exciting PS5 games on the horizon. We've always been big fans of Bandai Namco's action-packed flight series, and judging by a new dev diary, the next entry is looking like it could be the biggest and best one yet. By and large the gameplay looks similar to past...
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News In a Busy Month for New PS5 Games, Don't Sleep on Mouse P.I. For Hire
A hard-boiled hit
It’s a particularly packed month for new PS5 releases in April, with Pragmata and Saros just two of the titles vying for your attention. But don’t sleep on Mouse P.I. For Hire! This rubber hose FPS is coming on 16th April, and looks like a delightful mix of DOOM and Cuphead. It really seems to have expanded in scope since its...
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News Saros Looks Like Pure Chaotic Bullet Hell Madness in Latest PS5 Gameplay Clip
And we can't wait
Sony is on the verge of launching its latest PS5-exclusive first-party game, and every time we see it, we want to play it just that little bit more. Saros launches on 30th April, the next arcade shooter from developer Housemarque, and it's looking just as aggressive and challenging as its predecessor in this brand new gameplay...
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News Saros PS5 Marketing in Full Swing as Sony Drops Yet Another Trailer
Footage and media quotes combine
PlayStation wants to make absolutely sure you've seen at least a bit of Saros gameplay in the lead-up to its PS5 release this April, so it's been flooding YouTube with new trailers. And here's another one, this time blending footage with some quotes taken from the recent round of media previews. Catch it above...
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"This is a big disappointment"
If you’ll cast your mind back to the origins of free-to-play PES successor eFootball, publisher Konami promised Master League would return one day. That was almost five years ago, and it’s finally been brought back in some form today – albeit as part of a week-long event, available until 16th April. Needless to...
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News Warhammer Copies Vampire Survivors' Homework in Brand New Bullet Heaven PS5 Game
Warhammer Survivors coming to consoles
Vampire Survivors has a lot to answer for, inventing a whole new template for games to follow. One example is Warhammer Survivors, which is a particularly interesting case. Just announced for PS5, Warhammer Survivors is developed by Auroch Digital, but also involved is Poncle, the team behind Vampire...
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News Another Attempt at a Metal Gear Solid Movie Is Being Made by Sony
Final Destination Bloodlines directors signed up for project
A movie adaptation of Metal Gear Solid has been attempted for decades, and now a renewed effort from Sony Pictures has given the movie another chance at finally happening. It's signed Final Destination Bloodlines directors Zach Lipovsky and Adam B. Stein to perform the same role on a Metal...
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News PS5 Anime RPG NTE Gets 18th April Livestream, Free Rewards Expected
Here we go again, then
A big pre-launch livestream for upcoming anime open world adventure NTE: Neverness to Everness will take place on 18th April. The broadcast will air at 18:00 UTC on YouTube, which is at the following times around the world: 7PM BST 18th Apr 2026 For those of you not familiar with the roll out for these kinda gacha games,...
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News 2XKO Will Add Six Characters This Year, Despite Dev Scaling Down
One more than originally planned
No fighter is ever going to keep pace with Fatal Fury: City of the Wolves’ outrageous DLC schedule, but 2XKO is at least going to give it a go. A new roadmap for the League of Legends-inspired fighter reveals that six characters will be added to the title this year, which is pretty impressive considering the...
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News First PowerWash Sim 2 DLC Has You Clean Up Adventure Time Locations
Out on PS5 now for £6.49 / $7.99
The first premium PowerWash Simulator 2 expansion is available now on PS5, priced at £6.49/$7.99. The initial pack is themed around Adventure Time and adds an additional five levels to the scrubbing experience. Catch a look in the trailer above. An all-new narrative ties together the following five locations that...
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