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News PS Plus October PS4 Games Available to Download Now

Out for blood

Not every month can bring with it a stellar line-up of PlayStation Plus titles, and October 2020's selection very much feels like one that will be forgotten about before too long. PS Plus subscribers can get their hands on Need for Speed Payback and Vampyr this month at no extra cost. As is tradition, we put the two PlayStation 4 games...

• Tue 6th Oct 2020
• Sony
• PS4
• PS Plus
• PlayStation Plus
• October

Poll Are You Happy With Your PS Plus Games for October 2020?

Plus or minus?

October's PlayStation Plus games have been announced, and, well... The reaction hasn't been brilliant. For starters, we've got Vampyr. By most accounts it's a decent game (we gave it a 6/10), but it's the kind of semi-forgotten title that you'd expect alongside a blockbuster. Except there is no blockbuster — there's only Need for...

• Sun 4th Oct 2020
• PS Plus
• PlayStation Plus
• PS4
• October
• 2020

News PS Plus October 2020 Free PS4 Games Announced

Hit and miss?

October 2020's PS Plus games have been confirmed. As always, subscribers get two PS4 titles. This time around, it's Need for Speed Payback and Vampyr. The latter will hopefully get you in the mood for Halloween. We actually rather enjoyed DONTNOD's vampiric role-playing game, describing it as "intriguing" in our Vampyr review...

• Sat 3rd Oct 2020
• PS Plus
• PlayStation Plus
• PS4
• October
• 2020

News Online Free Roam Heading to Need for Speed Payback in 2018

Happy New Goodyear

Need for Speed Payback is to be updated with a whole new way to play, according to a tweet from yesterday afternoon. Online free roaming will be added to the game for free later this year. At this stage, there's really not much else to report. We imagine there will be more information as the release draws near, but we doubt...

• Tue 2nd Jan 2018
• EA Games
• PS4
• Need for Speed
• Announcements

News Need for Speed: Payback Alters Progression Amid Criticism

But has it actually improved?

EA’s pulling more U-turns than the ragtag group of rookie racers in Need for Speed: Payback’s boisterous campaign. Swedish developer Ghost Games has announced that – after reading community feedback – it’s in the process of tweaking the racer’s progression system, which unfortunately is a bit of a mess...

• Mon 20th Nov 2017
• EA Games
• PS4
• Need for Speed

Round Up Need for Speed: Payback PS4 Reviews Are Neither Fast Nor Furious

Car crash

Surprise! Need for Speed: Payback is out this week on the PlayStation 4. You may not have realised because EA has seemingly completely forgotten about the racer as well. And early reviews aren’t looking stellar at the time of typing. In a unique twist that never ever happens during the holiday period, we’re still waiting for our review...

• Tue 7th Nov 2017
• EA Games
• PS4
• Need for Speed
• Round Up
• Features

News Need for Speed: Payback's Open World Is the Largest in Franchise History

Fortunate

Need for Speed: Payback’s flashy Fortune City will be the largest open world in the franchise’s history. The glitzy adaptation of Las Vegas will become your proving grounds in Ghost Games’ latest, as you go in search of abandoned vehicles and enter into events against racing crews with different attributes. It’s looking good so...

• Tue 26th Sep 2017
• EA Games
• PS4
• Need for Speed
• Trailers

Gamescom 2017 Need for Speed Payback Partners with BMW M5

Nice wheels

A large chunk of EA’s Gamescom 2017 press conference earlier today was spent promoting the BMW M5 – presumably because the publisher has signed a marketing arrangement with the manufacturer. You can check out the vehicle in action courtesy of the Need for Speed Payback trailer embedded above, which is the only game you’ll be able...

• Mon 21st Aug 2017
• Gamescom 2017
• EA Games
• PS4
• Need for Speed
• Trailers

News Need for Speed Payback Has the Dumbest Pre-Order Bonus

Holy smokes

Exclusive platinum blue tire smoke. That’s what you’ll get if you pre-order forthcoming Fast & Furious-inspired racer Need for Speed Payback from Australian retailer EB Games – and practically any other store. You’ll also get the Platinum Car Pack, of course – which comprises five exclusive vehicles including the Dodge...

• Mon 17th Jul 2017
• EA Games
• PS4
• Need for Speed

E3 2017 Need For Speed Payback's Gameplay Looks Fast and Furious

Racing stripes

EA showed off the first gameplay trailer for Need for Speed Payback in its EA Play Press Conference today, and the game is looking more and more like a love letter to the Fast and the Furious franchise. The video sees a relaxing drive through the desert turn into a frenzied road battle replete with slow motion cut-scenes for you to...

• Sat 10th Jun 2017
• E3 2017
• EA Games
• PS4
• Need for Speed