Guide These 6+ New PS5, PS4 Games Are Coming Out This Week (30th-5th April)
South of Midnight! Legacy of Kain! Darwin's Paradox!
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News 'It's All a Bit Depressing': Just 13% Think PS5 Is Worth Its New Price
56% believe console is too expensive
- Sony
- PS5
Round Up First Super Meat Boy 3D Reviews Make It Sound as Brutal as Ever
An 80 on Metacritic
- Headup Games
- PS5
- Super Meat Boy
- Round Up
- Features
News As the Series Turns 24, Fans Are Asked to Wait One More Year for a Kingdom Hearts 4 Update
"Thank you for your support"
- Square Enix
- PS5
- Kingdom Hearts
News Starfield PS5 Won't Play Off Physical Disc without a Download
Just be aware
- Bethesda
- PS5
- Starfield
News PS5 Prices Jump 2nd April, Grab These Deals to Beat the Increase
This is your last chance
- Sony
- PS5
- Deals
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TodayMon, 30th Mar 2026
News 'It's All a Bit Depressing': Just 13% Think PS5 Is Worth Its New Price
56% believe console is too expensive
Sony is poised to increase the price of the PS5 this week, meaning its cheapest option will retail for $599.99/£519.99 from 2nd April onwards. That’s considerably more than the console cost at launch, and while inflation is a factor to consider, it runs in contrast to the past 30 years of gaming hardware,...
- Sony
- PS5
Round Up First Super Meat Boy 3D Reviews Make It Sound as Brutal as Ever
An 80 on Metacritic
It has been a relatively fast turnaround from announcement to release date reveal to launch for Super Meat Boy 3D; the brutal platformer is due out tomorrow for PS5. A selection of reviews for the game are live now, covering the PC, Xbox Series X|S, and Nintendo Switch 2 versions. Interestingly, there are no critic reviews for...
- Headup Games
- PS5
- Super Meat Boy
- Round Up
- Features
News As the Series Turns 24, Fans Are Asked to Wait One More Year for a Kingdom Hearts 4 Update
"Thank you for your support"
Recently, Kingdom Hearts turned 24 years old, and it's left fans hungrier than ever for news on what comes next. Square Enix's beloved RPG franchise, which blends together Disney worlds and characters with over-the-top anime antics, got its start on 28th March 2002. It's been hugely successful, with many games...
- Square Enix
- PS5
- Kingdom Hearts
News Starfield PS5 Won't Play Off Physical Disc without a Download
Just be aware
Starfield looks to be the latest Bethesda release with a physical edition that won’t work without a download. This is slightly different to the Game Key Disc scenarios we’ve witnessed with the likes Indiana Jones and the Great Circle, as an early copy shared by X (or Twit
- Bethesda
- PS5
- Starfield
News PS5 Prices Jump 2nd April, Grab These Deals to Beat the Increase
This is your last chance
Beginning from 2nd April, Sony will be making the PS5 more expensive across the board. In a generation filled with price hikes, these are some of the biggest increases we’ve seen to the console to date. This is basically your last opportunity to get the system at a reasonable fee. Here’s how the prices will change,...
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- PS5
- Deals
News Crimson Desert Dev Keeps Its Promise, Replaces AI Art in Latest Patch
Art attack
Sick of seeing those seriously ugly AI-generated paintings in Crimson Desert? If so, we've got good news: they've been officially replaced. As part of the game's latest major update — which dropped over the weekend — developer Pearl Abyss has stripped the title of AI assets. While the change was mentioned in the full patch notes,...
- Pearl Abyss
- PS5
- Crimson Desert
- Patches
News More Industry Concerns as Indie Dev Forced to Close Over Lack of Funding
Ivy Road shuts down 31st March
Ivy Road, the studio behind Wanderstop, will have to close its doors tomorrow, 31st March 2026, as it's failed to secure funding for the team's second project. The developer calls the current industry climate a "tough time for raising game funds", as it shopped its new concept around to publishers, but a deal never...
- Ivy Road
- Industry
News See More New PS5 Games from Xbox in Bumper June Showcase
Plus a Gears of War: E-Day deep dive
Microsoft has announced its annual Xbox Games Showcase, which is the company's biggest livestream of the year, will take place on Sunday, 7th June 2026. As its games increasingly become third-party efforts with a PS5 version, you can expect to see many future PlayStation titles during the broadcast. On the Xbox...
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- PS5
News Amazon's Tomb Raider Series Pauses Production as Star Sophie Turner Suffers Injury
The tombs can wait
Amazon MGM Studios has paused production of its live-action Tomb Raider TV series after Sophie Turner, who plays Lara Croft, has sustained an injury. As reported by Deadline, a statement from the studios says it's a "minor injury", and while she recovers, the show's production has been briefly put on ice. "As a precaution,...
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Guide These 6+ New PS5, PS4 Games Are Coming Out This Week (30th-5th April)
South of Midnight! Legacy of Kain! Darwin's Paradox!
We're at the end of the fiscal year now, which means there aren't many new releases to look forward to this week. There are a couple of big names, though: South of Midnight is making the transition from Xbox, while Darwin's Paradox looks like an interesting endeavour from Konami. Here's...
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- PS5
- PS4
- Release Dates
- Features
News Starfield PS5 Needs a Serious Chunk of Your Console Storage
Space race
If you plan on grabbing Starfield when it finally hits PS5 next week, you should know that you might need to make some room on your console's drive. Bethesda's latest RPG is a big one in terms of file size. As reported by the reliable PlayStation Game Size, it's going to eat up at least 123GB of storage space. This is roughly the same...
- Bethesda
- PS5
- Starfield
News Crimson Desert Improves Image Quality on Base PS5 with Simple Upscaling
FSR 3 added to Performance Mode
Crimson Desert was not recommended on the PS5 at launch, largely due to its sub-par Performance Mode which launched without any upscaling at all. But in the game’s latest patch, Pearl Abyss has iterated upon the launch day product, adding in FSR 3 upscaling when the game is running in its 60fps format. While this...
- Pearl Abyss
- PS5
- Crimson Desert
- Patches
News Second PS Plus Essential Game for April 2026 Leaks Ahead of This Week's Announcement
Lords and swords
Ahead of the official announcement, a game from April 2026's PS Plus Essential lineup has been leaked. As per usual, the leak comes from the incredibly reliable Dealabs, who claim that Lords of the Fallen — the second Lords of the Fallen, not the first one with the bearded guy on the cover — will headline April's selection.
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- Leaks
News Full List of PS Plus Extra Game Removals for April 2026 Confirmed
All departing on 21st April
A total of six PS5 and PS4 games will be taken off PS Plus Extra next month, as the membership's Last Chance to Play section has been updated with further removals. This is due to the way the weeks have landed this month, which has also seen April 2026's PS Plus Essential announcement pushed back. The following games...
- PS5
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- PS Plus
Feature 70+ PS5, PS4 Games to Buy in PS Store's Huge Spring Sale (North America/Europe)
Recommended PS5 and PS4 games going cheap
The PS Store has just launched its latest offer, simply named the Spring Sale, and it runs from now through to 8th April 2026. As always, the sale is massive, with thousands of PS5 and PS4 games reduced in price. It can be difficult to browse through all that, which is where this guide comes in. We've put...
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- PS Store
- Deals
News Epic to 'Solve' Life Insurance After Terminally Ill Employee Was Laid Off
"Sorry to everyone"
This weekend, a heart-breaking story started doing the rounds about an employee laid off from Epic as part of its big round of redundancies. For those who missed the story, the Fortnite maker cut over 1,000 jobs after it revealed it was struggling. The company said it was a necessary step to help it stop “spending...
- Epic Games
- PS5
- PS4
- Fortnite
- Industry
YesterdaySun, 29th Mar 2026
News Major Crimson Desert Patch Out Now on PS5, Makes Countless Gameplay Improvements
Full patch notes released
Crimson Desert patch 1.01.00 is available to download now on PS5, and to say it's packed with improvements would be an understatement. It's honestly hard to pick out highlights from the patch notes because there's just so much stuff. The update includes better load times, better performance, a new 4K graphical toggle on...
- Pearl Abyss
- PS5
- Crimson Desert
- Patches
It's aiming for a Marathon
Earlier today, analytics firm Alinea released its sales estimates for first-person shooter Marathon. They looked low to us, but double-sourcing from Forbes suggests they may be close to the truth. According to the report, the Bungie extraction shooter has sold 1.2 million copies since launching on 5th March, with the vast...
- Bungie
- PS5
- Marathon
News After PS5 Price Hikes, Sony Suspends Memory Card Sales Due to Supply Crisis
For the foreseeable future
In a story that’s unlikely to affect video games directly but further demonstrates escalating global issues, Sony has temporarily suspended sales of its various memory cards, primarily used by digital cameras. As first reported by PetaPixel, it’s paused production of both CFexpress and SDXC/SDHC memory cards, although...
- Sony
- Industry
News One Player Just Unlocked PlayStation's Impossible Platinum Trophy
A real-life ninja
One of the most difficult Platinum Trophies in PlayStation history has finally officially been unlocked. This weekend, Japanese player Tqvry unlocked the final trinket in Team Ninja’s PS Vita port of Ninja Gaiden Sigma 2. For those who don’t know, the game requires you to complete a series of gruelling co-op missions on Turbo...
- Koei Tecmo
- PS Vita
- Ninja Gaiden
- Culture
- Trophies
News PS5 Pro Buyers Rush to Beat $899.99 Price Hike Next Week
Gotta go fast
What a truly bizarre month it’s been for the PS5 Pro. Sony’s supercharged system attracted critical acclaim at the start of March for the introduction of its new PSSR 2 upscaler, an upgraded model which fixes all of the problems with its predecessor. But it’s ending the month with confirmation
- Sony
- PS5
- Industry
News PS6 Could Be Cheaper Than Expected, Despite $1,000 Concerns
Leaker shares latest insight
In the aftermath of the PS5’s price hike, there’s been some discussion from industry analysts about whether Sony’s next-gen console could cost as much as $1,000. While the figure previously seemed unthinkable, an increasingly challenged economy will pu
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- PS6
- Rumours
Retro Recap All The Classic Gaming News From The Past Week (March 29th 2026)
Time Extension Wind Waker! Sonic X-treme! Evercade!
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. Sonic X-treme Designer On The "Fork In The Road" That Killed Saturn's Most Famous Unreleased Game: Much has been written about Sonic X-treme over...
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Arcadia wahey
Life Is Strange: Reunion currently looks poised to buck the trend of recent releases in Square Enix’s narrative series, as the title has rushed to an 85 on Metacritic. Just for context here, the publisher didn’t send any pre-release review code out to media, citing spoilers as one of the reasons. We received our copy on launch...
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- Life Is Strange
- Round Up
- Features
News In This $70 Era, PS5 Fighter Avatar Legends Is Just $29.99
Fight it out
Highly anticipated PS5 fighting game Avatar Legends – which has received warm acclaim from genre pros – will cost just $29.99 when it launches on 2nd July. That’s a surprising price point in this era of ever-increasing expenses. To be fair, the title does have a $49.99 Deluxe Edition which bundles in a bunch of extras, but you...
- PM Studios
- PS5
- Avatar Legends
- Release Dates
Saturday28th Mar 2026
News '$1,000+ Consoles Could Become the Norm': PS6's Price Touted to Touch Four Figures
"I'd really hate to see that"
With the PS5 Pro to hit $899.99 next week, we’re within touching distance of four figure consoles, a price point previously thought unthinkable. While you don’t necessarily need Sony’s supercharged system to enjoy the PS5, the cheapest model will cost $599.99 – a $200 increase compared to its launch price. So...
- Sony
- PS6
News PS5 Pricing Strategy Gives Flexibility for Deals if 'Things Surprisingly Get Better'
"Sony's gone for one substantial increase"
Sony shocked the world with its PS5 price increases today, even if a French source had telegraphed them 24 hours earlier. As it stands, a Digital Edition console will now cost $599.99, an eye-watering $200 more than at launch over five years ago. Meanwhile, the PS5 Pro will increase to $899.99, putting it...
- Sony
- PS5
- Industry
Talking Point What Are You Playing This Weekend? - Issue 626
Everyone exhale
Well, that was an eventful end to the week, wasn't it? We hope you've all got a working PS5 and won't be too affected by the recent price hikes. Let's try to unwind with some of our favourite games, eh? Jamie O'Neill: My intention to play 12 PS5 games that aren't available on PS4 as a gaming New Year's resolution has hit a snag...
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- What Are You Playing
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News You're Already Dead! Fist of the North Star's Kenshiro Fights Back in Fatal Fury PS5, PS4 DLC
"What colour is your blood?!"
Whatever your thoughts on Fatal Fury: City of the Wolves, there’s no doubt its DLC has been absolutely superb. We’ve basically been getting a new character a month through 2026 so far, and June will include the game’s most awesome addition yet: Kenshiro from Fist of the North Star. Okay, so this was teased late...
- SNK
- PS5
- PS4
- Fatal Fury
- DLC
Feature Going Platinum: SpongeBob's Battle for Bikini Bottom Rehydrated My Nostalgia for Old Tie-Ins
Not a Krusty Krab
Platinum Trophy #18: SpongeBob SquarePants: Battle for Bikini Bottom Rehydrated Date Earned: 21st June 2020 Dopamine Index: stars:3 Oh look, it's another game I both reviewed and guided. That's the main reason I have the platinum for SpongeBob Rehydrated, as I got almost all the Trophies for this remake of a fan favourite PS2...
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- PS4
- SpongeBob Rehydrated
- Going Platinum
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Friday27th Mar 2026
News Sony Announces Gigantic PS5 Price Increases, Effective from April 2026
Break the bank
Following a leak about the announcement, Sony has now confirmed it will be increasing the prices of PS5 consoles, as well as PS Portal. Starting on 2nd April, 2026, the RRP on PS5, PS5 Pro, and PS Portal devices is set to go up quite significantly, due to "continued pressures in the global economic landscape". Here are the current...
- Sony
- PS5
Feature PS5 Price - Why Does It Cost So Much in 2026?
Five years old and more expensive than ever
Sony is raising the price of the PS5 to unprecedented highs five years into its lifespan, effective 2nd April. A standard system with a disc drive will soon cost $649.99, putting into perspective those classic Kaz Hirai memes from the PS3. The world has changed a lot in the last 20 years, of course, but...
- Sony
- PS5
- Features
News Step Aside, Pokémon! This Ambitious PS5 Creature Catcher Swaps Pokéballs for Pokécubes
Aniimo officially announced for Sony's system
With lawsuits still flying between Pokémon and Palworld, leave it to a Chinese developer to step into the arena with its own next-gen creature catching game. In truth, despite some similar creature design, Aniimo does very much look like its own thing. So yes, while you’ll be catching mythical...
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- Aniimo
- Announcements
News Runs in Saros on PS5 Will Be Significantly Shorter Than Those in Returnal
And it has better save features
Developer Housemarque is clearly aiming to make Saros a much more approachable game than its predecessor, Returnal, but it seems it's also making it more digestible. One detail we've noticed in some of the recent previews for the upcoming roguelite shooter is that a run won't take you as long this time around...
- Sony
- PS5
- Saros
News PS5 FPS Alien Deathstorm Is Not to Be Confused with the Ridley Scott Movie, Despite Its Dev
We were confused, too
Okay, we’ll admit it: we’ve spent the hours since the Xbox Partner Preview thinking Rebellion’s new FPS Alien Deathstorm is related to the Ridley Scott movie. Actually, it’s not, but it wasn’t a wild assumption to make, seeing as the UK studio famously made Alien vs Predator for the Atari Jaguar back in 1994. (As...
- Rebellion
- PS5
- Alien Deathstorm
- Announcements
News This GTA-Inspired Anime Open World Deserves a Place on Your PS5, But Maybe Not Your Pre-Order
Just a month to wait
We put about ten hours into NTE’s recent PS5 beta test, and the outrageous production values had our jaws on the floor. Even if you’re not a fan of these anime gacha games, you can surely appreciate the appeal of a GTA-inspired open world, filled with vibrant artwork and a never-ending list of urban activities to engage...
- Perfect World Games
- PS5
- NTE
News Japan's Cheaper, Language Locked PS5 Shielded from Outrageous Price Increases
The cheapest way to play
Do you remember last year when Sony made a song and dance about its cheaper, Japan-only PS5 console? PS5 was really struggling domestically due to a series of price hikes and the depreciation of the yen, so like the Switch 2, it introduced a language locked model for ¥55,000 (~$344). But with today’s outrageous global...
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- PS5
- Japan
News In Its Crackdown on PS Store's Garbage PS5 Games, Surely Sony Won't Let Gran Carismo Through
Something familiar about it
Sony has been battling the PS Store's infestation of shovelware lately. It's been wiping thousands of low-quality, low-effort games from its digital storefront in a bid to keep the quality bar that bit higher. Unfortunately, while it's a valiant effort on the company's part, more and more of them pop up all the time, but...
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- PS5
- PS Store
News The Best Theme Park Sim Returns with RollerCoaster Tycoon Classic, Out Now on PS5
Enjoy the ride
Publisher Atari and developer Graphite Lab have just dropped RollerCoaster Tycoon Classic on PS5, bringing the grandaddy of all theme park management sims to Sony's console. This rendition of the beloved game is a remaster of both RollerCoaster Tycoon 1 and 2, initially released in 2016 for mobile devices, then subsequently ported to...
- Atari
- PS5
- RollerCoaster Tycoon
News Fans of Old Dreamcast Games Are Going to Go Gaga for This Strange Fishing Sim
Hook, line, and sinker
This isn’t the first time we’ve seen About Fishing, the unsettling Dreamcast era fishing horror from dev The Water Museum. But it is our best look yet at this oddball adventure, which cites Shenmue and SEGA Bass Fishing among its influences. (We’d also throw Seaman and Silent Hill into the mix.) As you can see from...
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- PS5
- About Fishing
- Trailers
Here comes the Sun
Gust’s cutesy school girl JRPG series Blue Reflection will be getting a humongous PS5 overhaul, as part of the compilation bundle Blue Reflection Quartet. In addition to upgraded versions of the two mainline PS4 instalments, this bundle will also include a console port of the mobile and PC exclusive spin-off, Blue Reflection...
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- PS5
- Blue Reflection
- Announcements
News Resident Evil Requiem Receives Much Requested Photo Mode in Latest Free PS5 Update
Here are all the patch notes
Capcom has released a major new update for its recent action horror game, Resident Evil Requiem. After downloading and installing the patch, you'll be able to use a brand new feature: Photo mode. The publisher has shared a few examples of the sorts of shots you'll be able to create: Capcom hasn't really gone into...
- Capcom
- PS5
- Resident Evil
- Updates
News Before Ace Combat 8 Soars onto PS5, Watch the Series' Evolution in Neat New Trailer
Plane old fun
We're big fans of Ace Combat here at Push Square, and with the next game in the franchise coming later this year, we're pretty excited to see it reach new heights. Ace Combat 8: Wings of Theve was announced at The Game Awards 2025 back in December, and things have been a little quiet since then, but Bandai Namco has treated fans to a...
- Bandai Namco
- PS5
- Ace Combat
News Stellar Blade's Eve Invades PUBG in Unexpected Crossover
Master of her Krafton
PUBG doesn’t get much coverage in the mainstream media these days, but it remains a juggernaut. Fortnite may have eaten the original Battle Royale’s lunch, but millions of players still drop in every day across PC, console, and mobile. Now there may finally be incentive for you to give the game another go, because Stellar...
- Krafton
- PS5
- PUBG
- Stellar Blade
Thursday26th Mar 2026
Oh Alex, that's not right
Street Fighter 3: New Generation protagonist Alex is available now in Street Fighter 6, but it’s not necessarily his gameplay that’s got tongues wagging. Some bizarre lore changes have sent ripples through the Capcom community, as it turns out our favourite facepainted wrassler may be engaging in a spot of the ol’...
- Capcom
- PS5
- PS4
- Street Fighter
Review Crimson Desert (PS5) - A Generational Open World Buried in Early Access Cruft
Kliff bracer
Crimson Desert is a fascinating video game. It's an open world adventure of frankly absurd scope, taking blatant cues from notable examples of the genre, like Red Dead Redemption 2, The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild, and The Witcher 3. But where those three titles have a clear identity right out of the
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Rumour Dramatic PS5 Price Increases Incoming, Potential Announcement Tomorrow
But is it true?
A French source believes a PS5 price hike is imminent. In a post on X (or Twitter), the account GyoJvFR warns prospective PlayStation purchasers to brace themselves for a “drastic” increase. According to his message, prices will increase as follows: PS5 Slim: From €549.99 (~$634) to €649.99 (~$749) PS5 Pro: From €799.99...
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- PS5
- Rumours
News Further Evidence of PSN's Rebrand Uncovered on the PS5 Console
PSN references removed
Sony is scrapping the PSN brand and it doesn’t look like it’ll be getting a new name. Earlier this week, we pointed out how the PSN Status Page on PlayStation.com was edited late last year to remove any mention of the PlayStation Network. And now we’ve noticed a similar thing in the PS5 settings. I
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- PS5
- PSN
- Industry
News 'This Is Unsustainable Madness': Modern Video Game Budgets Are Out of Control
Many US games now cost $300m or more
The cost of making AAA video games on America’s west coast, where some of Sony’s most prestigious first-party devs like Naughty Dog and Santa Monica Studio are based, is out of control. Musing on social media site BlueSky, reliable Bloomberg journalist Jason Schreier said that while it’s “tough to...
- Industry
- USA
Round Up Here's Every PS5 Game Announced in March 2026's Xbox Partner Preview
Stranger Than Heaven! Hades 2! The Expanse: Osiris Reborn!
With the inclusion of third-party games, Xbox livestreams have always held significant interest for PS5 players. But now Microsoft itself is a multiformat publisher, so they hold increased importance. Today, the manufacturer held one of its regularly scheduled Partner Previews, which...
- PS5
- PS4
- Announcements
- Features
