News PS Plus August 2021 PS5, PS4 Games Leaked by Sony
Battle Royale! Plants! Tennis!
News PS Store Summer Sale Discounts So Many Big PS5, PS4 Games
PS5 exclusives! Mass Effect! Hitman!
News PS4 Metroidvania Death's Gambit Gets Gigantic Overhaul with Free Afterlife Update
New trailer has all the details
News Dead Space PS5 Remake Won't Have Microtransactions
Won't be added after launch either
News - 2021, Week 29
Saturday24th Jul 2021
News PS Plus August 2021 PS5, PS4 Games Leaked by Sony
Battle Royale! Plants! Tennis!
There are leaks, and then there's Sony simply uploading August 2021's PlayStation Plus lineup to its own official website well ahead of time. Yes, the hardware manufacturer has leaked its own reveal by updating PlayStation.com with the free PS Plus titles we can look forward to playing next month. Available to...
News Shadow of the Tomb Raider Patched to Run 4K, 60fps on PS5
Boosted backwards compatibility
As someone who played Shadow of the Tomb Raider and found it relatively enjoyable earlier in the year, it’s nice to see Square Enix take the time to update the title for PlayStation 5 backwards compatibility. While we’re still waiting for Sony to patch key PlayStation exclusives like Uncharted, the Japanese...
News GTA Online's Los Santos Tuners Breaks Records, Rockstar Giving Out Free Money
Cash injection
Rockstar is rewarding everyone who plays GTA Online between now and 1st August with GTA$250,000, as it celebrates the biggest update in the series’ history. According to the label, “more players joined [the game] for the launch of Los Santos Tuners than any update ever”. That’s impressive, considering it doesn’t feature a...
Talking Point What Are You Playing This Weekend? - Issue 386
Olympics edition
Tokyo 2020, after such a long wait, is finally underway – so this author is operating on Japan’s time zone from now on. Not really, of course, but it’ll be fun trying to catch as much as possible of the iconic event these coming weeks. Sammy Barker, Editor: It’s the calm before the storm in terms of new releases, so I’m...
Friday23rd Jul 2021
News PS4 Metroidvania Death's Gambit Gets Gigantic Overhaul with Free Afterlife Update
New trailer has all the details
Death's Gambit, the Souls-like metroidvania that release for PlayStation 4 in 2018, is about to get a massive free update titled Death's Gambit: Afterlife. Basically, the update makes numerous, fundamental changes to how the game functions, and you can find all of the details in the overview trailer that we've...
News Dead Space PS5 Remake Won't Have Microtransactions
Won't be added after launch either
We can breathe a sigh of relief: the PlayStation 5 remake of Dead Space won't contain microtransactions. The welcome news was confirmed as part of an interview with IGN following the game's reveal at EA Play 2021, with senior producer Phil Ducharme saying: "We're looking at what can be taken and reinjected into the...
News Former PS Plus Game Sniper Elite 4 Receives Free PS5 Update
4K, 60 FPS, faster load times
Update: As it turns out, these PS5 enhancements are actually being applied to the PS4 version of Sniper Elite 4 instead of Rebellion shipping a new native version. So instead of looking for a PS5 version on the PS Store, you need only download the pre-existing PS4 edition and ensure it's fully patched. Then you'll be...
Talking Point What Free August 2021 PS Plus Games Do You Want for PS5, PS4?
When will August 2021's PS Plus lineup be announced?
What are the free August 2021 PS Plus games for PS5 and PS4? When will the free August 2021 PS Plus games be announced? We already know some details about August 2021's PS Plus lineup, including the month's free PS5 game, so read on for the latest rumours and speculation about Sony's subscription...
News Assassin's Creed Valhalla Update Confirmed for 27th July, Adds Level Scaling
And one handed swords?
Ubisoft has confirmed that the next big patch for Assassin's Creed Valhalla will launch next week, on the 27th July (Tuesday). This update has been expected since it was spotted on Sony's servers just a few days ago, but it's still nice to have official confirmation. So what's going to be included in this patch? Well, the...
Poll Should Sony Do More PS5 Director's Cuts?
Like Death Stranding and Ghost of Tsushima
It's starting to look like 'Director's Cuts' could be a new product line for Sony — a way to re-release and revitalise interest in existing titles, seemingly going beyond what you'd get from a PlayStation 5 upgrade patch, or something similar. Death Stranding Director's Cut was the first to be announced,...
Random Final Fantasy, Dragon Quest Music Features in Olympics Opening Ceremony
NieR and Kingdom Hearts too
The Tokyo 2020 Olympics start today with the opening ceremony, which has given way to hundreds upon hundreds of athletes introducing themselves to what is essentially an empty stadium. The coronavirus pandemic means spectators won't be present for any of the competition's events, making for a rather strange atmosphere as...
News Dragon Age 4 on Track for 2023 Release, Says Report
An age later
Veteran RPG studio BioWare skipped EA Play Live 2021 earlier this week, meaning that we didn't get any new updates on Dragon Age 4 (or whatever it ends up being called). However, in a new report, VentureBeat cites sources that say Dragon Age 4 development is going well, and that it's currently on track for a 2023 release window. As
News Anna Torv Joins The Last of Us TV Show Cast as Tess
Fringe actress on board
HBO has recruited another actress for its big-budget TV adaptation of The Last of Us, with the latest pick-up being Anna Torv as Tess. She is perhaps best known for her role in Fringe as Olivia Dunham, but has also appeared in more recent television shows such as Secret City, Mindhunter, and The Newsreader. Hitting much...
Thursday22nd Jul 2021
Round Up What Was Announced at EA Play 2021?
All the PS5, PS4 reveals
More than a month after everyone else, EA has finally showcased just some of what it has planned for the months and years to come in terms of game releases. That includes the usual sleight of sports experiences, but there will also be something for shooter fans and even survival horror geeks. If you didn't manage to catch...
News Dead Space Remake Confirmed for PS5 in Super Short Teaser
From EA Motive
After rumours swirled for a number of weeks, EA has confirmed a complete remake of Dead Space is currently in the works for PlayStation 5. It will not release on PS4. A very short teaser trailer confirmed the news at the very end of EA Play 2021 and didn't really show too much. What we do know is that it will feature "improved...
Guide What Time Is EA Play Live 2021?
Dates, times, and where to watch
When is EA Play Live 2021? Electronic Arts is bringing back its annual showcase event, promising to show off some of the publisher's upcoming software. Coming later in the year than usual, EA Play Live has further removed itself from the E3 period, but you should expect something akin to an E3 press conference. So,...
News PSN Brought Back Online, Service Restored to Users
Gaming returns
Update #2: Try to head back online on your PS5 and PS4 consoles and you should be able to connect once more. After a DNS server error, the worldwide web and many services are coming back online. PSN included! Everything should all be back to usual now. Update #1: The PSN service status website now reads: "PlayStation Network...
News Horizon Forbidden West's Aloy Joins Genshin Impact for a Limited Time
"More info soon"
Aloy, the protagonist of PlayStation titles Horizon Zero Dawn and the upcoming Horizon Forbidden West, will soon be available as a playable character in online RPG Genshin Impact. She will only stick around for a limited time, but the machine hunter is indeed on her way. More information concerning her addition will be shared soon,...
News Chernobylite PS4 Version Coming 7th September, PS5 Later This Year
Check out the new trailer
The PlayStation 4 version of survival horror RPG Chernobylite has been confirmed for a 7th September 2021 release, with a native PS5 edition set to follow later on in the year. A new trailer captures the tense gameplay loop of the title alongside developer The Farm 51's visit to the real-life location of Chernobyl. The...
News New PS5 Offer Gives Six Months of Apple TV+ for Free
Available to new and existing subscribers
If you've got a PlayStation 5 console and you want to see what all this Ted Lasso palaver is about, you're in luck. Starting today through until 22nd July 2022, you can get six months of Apple TV+ for free via the PS5 Media app. This offer is only open to PS5 owners, as you need to activate it through the...
News Battlefield 2042's Portal Mode Is FPS Genre's Take on Dreams
Remix classic maps to your liking
The mysterious third game mode that makes up Battlefield 2042 has been confirmed as an experience that allows you to take classic maps, weapons, and vehicles from past entries in the franchise and put your own spin on things, and then spit that back out for the community to play. With the title of Battlefield...
News Master League Will Be Added to eFootball on PS5, PS4 as Optional DLC
Finally something to celebrate
Master League, the extremely popular Pro Evolution Soccer career mode, will return in eFootball as “optional DLC” on the PlayStation 5 and PS4. Following a fairly robust backlash over the past 24 hours, Konami confirmed that the offline team-building mode will return in its free-to-play soccer simulation
News Gothic PS5, PS4 Adventure Lost in Random Rolls 10th September Release Date
Six sense
Swedish studio Zoink’s gothic fairytale Lost in Random has rolled a 10th September release date, alongside a new gameplay trailer. You can check out the Tim Burton-inspired title above, which should help you to get a better grasp of its “explosive dice battles, time-freezing tactics, and various abilities and spells”. “Ruled by a...
News PS5 Pushes New 'Be Back Soon' Message When PSN Is Down or Having Difficulties
FYI
Here's something that we've never noticed before: on PlayStation 5, if you attempt to sign in to the PlayStation Network, and the network is experiencing technical difficulties, you'll get a small pop-up message that states "Services are busy right now. We'll be back soon." How thoughtful! No, but seriously, it's good that something like this...
News Ghost of Tsushima: Director's Cut Japanese Voice Trailer Shows the New Lip Sync
Lip service
Sony has uploaded a second story trailer for Ghost of Tsushima: Director's Cut — but don't expect any new footage. This is the same trailer that was released earlier, except it's got Japanese voices with English subtitles. The primary goal here is to highlight the new Japanese lip sync, which is exclusive to the Director's Cut. Given...
Live Watch the EA Play Live 2021 Livestream Right Here
Battlefield! FIFA! Dead Space?
Looking for the EA Play Live 2021 livestream? You can watch it live right here. This is Electronic Arts’ annual E3-esque event – it’s just happening a little later this time around. Expect the usual string of FIFA, Madden NFL, and The Sims updates – along with new information on Battlefield 2042, Apex Legends,...
News GRID Legends Announced, Features Live Action Story, Multi-Class Races, and More
Codemasters' latest arrives next year
The GRID series kind of, erm, fell off the grid for a while, but it bounced back with a soft reboot in 2019. Now, Codemasters is taking another stab at the sim-cade racer with GRID Legends. Just announced during EA Play Live, this new racing title's main feature is its live action story mode. Built using a...
Talking Point Was EA Play 2021 Any Better Than Usual?
Electronic Arts goes late
We can't quite believe it's already been more than a month since E3 2021; how time flies. We remember wasting our time watching Randy Pitchford awkwardly converse with Kevin Hart like it was yesterday. Regardless, EA still wanted to get in on the digital fun but decided to host its own showcase in late July instead of...
News Tales of Arise Fourth Character Trailer Summons the Elements with Mage Rinwell
Pure magic
It's time for another Tales of Arise character trailer. This fourth instalment introduces Rinwell, a talented young mage who can command the elements. In battle, Rinwell's best at a distance, blasting her enemies with all kinds of magical artes. That said, because of the new dodge mechanic in Tales of Arise — which opens your opponents...
News Farming Simulator 22 Outlines Seasons in PS5, PS4 Agriculture Sim
Sweet summer child
Don’t worry, we’re not talking about those kind of seasons: Farming Simulator 22 is not hopping on the Battle Pass bandwagon, but is instead adding seasons to its gameplay loop in order to make for a more authentic agricultural experience. The video above gives a good overview of how it all works, showcasing the visual...
News Activision Blizzard Lawsuit Accuses Publisher of Harassment within Workplace
Alleges "toxic frat boy workplace culture"
Content Warning: Please note that the following article and the sources linked within detail topics such as discrimination, sexual harassment, and suicide. Activision Blizzard, the publisher of franchises like Call of Duty and Overwatch, is being sued over incidents of discrimination and misconduct in the...
Rumour Windjammers 2 PS4 Open Beta Seemingly Uploaded to PS Store Servers
Looks like it's landing on PS4 soon
The original Windjammers was lovingly revived and brought back on PlayStation 4, and it's just as good today as it was back in the 90s. The top-down game of lobbing Frisbees back and forth is a summery delight, and the modern re-release from Dotemu is a blast with all its mod cons like online play. A sequel is in...
News Knockout City Season 2 Takes Us to the Movies with a New Map, New Ball, and More
Fight at the Movies
Knockout City has been rocking Season 1 since launch, and in that time it's gone through several new playlists, introduced limited time events, and of course added a bunch of cosmetics to obtain. Now, though, it's time for Season 2, and it's all themed around the movies. Named Fight at the Movies, Season 2 gets started on 27th...
News Veteran Assassin's Creed Art Director Joins PlayStation-Partnered Haven Studios
Leap of faith
Raphael Lacoste, a Ubisoft developer who has been a part of the company for an impressive 16 years, announced his departure from the publisher earlier this week. Lacoste had been an art director on the Assassin's Creed series for the last decade or so, helping bring to life titles such as Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag, Assassin's...
News Fall Guys Season 5 Will Let You Earn Ratchet & Clank Costumes with In-Game Events
A whole new dimension
Fall Guys' penchant for guest characters appearing as costumes isn't slowing down anytime soon. In fact, a major collaboration is right around the corner; Ratchet and Clank will both be earnable outfits within Devolver Digital's madcap multiplayer title very soon indeed. Initially leaked along with other PlayStation-related...
News Here's a Peek at This Year's DreamsCom, the In-Game Expo Made in Dreams
Grab your lanyard
Do you miss the experience of visiting an exhibition hall for a big gaming event? The hours-long queues, the tacky merchanidse, the body odour — it's all part of it, and we can't help but feel a little nostalgic for the days of necking Mountain Dew samples because we're too polite to decline the poor sales rep. If you've been...
Wednesday21st Jul 2021
News PS Store Summer Sale Discounts So Many Big PS5, PS4 Games
PS5 exclusives! Mass Effect! Hitman!
It's time for one of the big ones: Sony's PlayStation Store summer sale is here and it's packing a lot of enticing deals for PS5 and PS4 games. Some of the discounts listed below expire at midnight on 4th August 2021 while others feature for a further two weeks, so be sure to check that important detail when you...
News Aliens: Fireteam Elite Sprays and Prays with 15 Minutes of Raw Co-Op Gameplay
Acid test
If you've been wondering how Aliens: Fireteam Elite is shaping up ahead of its release on PlayStation 5 and PlayStation 4 next month, then you might want to check out this new, uncut gameplay footage from Game Informer. The video shows around 15 minutes of bullet-spraying co-op chaos, and it looks pretty fun. That said, we're not really...
News Ghost of Tsushima: Director's Cut Iki Island Expansion Gets Great Looking Story Trailer
Plus plot details
Sony has released a new trailer for Ghost of Tsushima: Director's Cut, which gives us a much better idea of what the re-release's new content is all about. Iki Island is an expansion that sees Jin travel to... well, the island of Iki, where a different Mongol threat is taking root. The above trailer gives us a look at the...
News PES Renamed eFootball, Confirmed to Be Free-to-Play
New engine, modes, and approach
Following earlier rumours, Konami has now confirmed its next football sim will be completely free-to-play. Traditionally titled Pro Evolution Soccer, the franchise has now been renamed to simply eFootball. The game will only be available digitally and will launch on PlayStation 5 and PS4 this autumn. Cross-play across...
News RIP PES Trends as eFootball Attracts Ire of Footy Franchise Faithfuls
Things have gotten Messi
For those of a certain age, Pro Evolution Soccer is iconic. Back on the PlayStation 2, there was a period where Konami’s football franchise was bigger than even FIFA, and while it’s been on a gradual decline ever since the PS3 era, many felt that more recent entries outpaced EA Sports’ alternative where it mattered: on...
News Free-to-Play Shooter Splitgate Finally Launches on PS4 Next Week, Open Beta Available Now
Fragging with portals
We'll be completely honest here: this news simply passed us by. Splitgate, a free-to-play arena FPS with some Portal thrown in for good measure, is coming to PlayStation 4, and it's all happening this month. There's an open beta running right now — since last week, in fact — and the full game is set to launch on 27th July...
News Dodgeball Academia Still Looks Like the Sports JRPG We Always Wanted
Out in August
Sports. Role-playing games. Combine the two and you can come up with something pretty special, as the great Everybody's Tennis demonstrated many years ago. Due out on the 5th August, Dodgeball Academia is reviving this hybrid genre — and the potential is clear to see. This is a Japanese-style RPG that replaces fantastical battles...
Thursday22nd Jul 2021
News Assassin's Creed Valhalla's French Excursion Gets a Fresh Set of PS5, PS4 Trophies
Parisian pots
Assassin’s Creed Valhalla’s second major expansion pack – tentatively scheduled to release this summer – looks like its sailing closer to its PlayStation 5 and PS4 release, as publisher Ubisoft has added a fresh batch of Trophies to the game. The Siege of Paris-themed trinkets seem fairly straightforward: you’ll unlock gongs...
Wednesday21st Jul 2021
News Alex Scott Becomes First Female Broadcast Voice in FIFA 22
Lee Dixon axed
Former Arsenal and England footballer Alex Scott’s meteoric rise as a pundit has seen her land a job in FIFA 22, where she’ll appear as a side-line reporter digging into events occurring off-screen. The broadcaster – who’ll become the first ever female voice in the franchise – will fulfil Alan McInally’s role, providing...
News Detroit: Become Human Tops Six Million Sales Across PS4, PC
AI worldwide
French team Quantic Dream has announced its premier PlayStation 4 title Detroit: Become Human has now sold more than six million copies worldwide across Sony's last-gen console and the more recent PC port. The developer took to Twitter to thank everyone that has purchased the game, of which it is "proud of". It's not known whether...
News Netflix to Offer Mobile Games As Part of Subscription
No evidence of a partnership with PlayStation
It doesn’t sound like there’s much to those PlayStation assets discovered within the Netflix app’s source code: the streaming giant has announced plans to offer smartphone games as part of its existing subscription. This content will be provided at no extra cost, as the company attempts to retain...
Talking Point Is Free-to-Play the Future for Sports Games?
Services rather than sequels
Every year, the announcement of the latest FIFA, NBA 2K, MLB The Show, or Madden is met with the same chorus of complaints: copy-and-paste. It’s a reductive comment, of course – the Internet, as a whole, is rarely constructive with its criticism – but these titles are developed on such short cycles that it’s hard...
Good for the soul
As if we needed more reasons to get hyped for Ghost of Tsushima: Director's Cut, developer Sucker Punch has confirmed that the new Iki Island expansion will be home to a number of animal sanctuaries. Jin will be able to visit these peaceful locations and interact with the wildlife, which includes wild cats, deer, and even monkeys...
News Skull & Bones Has Passed Alpha Stage After Eight Years of Choppy Waters
New report highlights rough development
If you've ever found yourself wondering what's happening with Skull & Bones, Kotaku's recently published report on the game is pretty eye-opening. Ubisoft announced the game back at E3 2017, promising a swashbuckling pirate action game with some inherited tech from Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag. Since...
News District 9, Chappie Director Helping to Make Multiplayer Shooter on PS5
Gunzilla Games leading development
Sci-fi movie director Neill Blomkamp has joined a recently formed developer named Gunzilla Games to help produce a new AAA multiplayer shooter for PlayStation 5 and other platforms. Known for his work on District 9, Elysium, and Chappie, the director takes the role of chief visionary officer. He will lend a helping...
News Recompile Trailer Nails Down August Release Date on PS5
Priced at ÂŁ19.99/$24.99
We already knew the virtual Metroidvania title from developer Phigames would be launching on PlayStation 5 at some point next month, but now we have an exact day to look forward to. Recompile will hit Sony's current-gen system on 19th August 2021, priced at ÂŁ19.99/$24.99. A new trailer embedded above shows off the title's...
News EA Sports PGA Tour to Feature Women's Golf Tournaments
LPGA comes to next-gen golf game
Electronic Arts has made yet another announcement relating to its upcoming EA Sports PGA Tour title. The game, coming to PlayStation 5 next year, is an officially licensed golf sim, and is already set to feature the tournaments you'd expect: The Masters will be exclusive to this game, and it'll also contain the US...
News Guilty Gear Strive Adds First DLC Character Goldlewis on 27th July
Coffin dodger
The first DLC character for Guilty Gear Strive has been revealed, and it's the one and only Goldlewis Dickinson. He's actually a secondary character in the game's story mode, where he wields some rather strange weaponry. Based on this trailer, he's a big, slow fighter with some potential for trickery. The Japanese trailer is at the...
Tuesday20th Jul 2021
News The Last Video Store Is Pure PSVR Nostalgia Inspired by Blockbuster
Can't see this ever coming out
Strap yourself in for surely the strangest trailer you’re likely to see all year: The Last Video Store is promising pure PlayStation VR nostalgia – potentially to a psychotic degree. This social sim is built around the experience of shopping at VHS rental stores, so if you were born any time beyond 1994 or so you...
Mini Review Cris Tales (PS5) - Enchanting RPG Inspired By the Classics
Let’s do the time warp again
Cris Tales is an absolutely gorgeous game that's heavily inspired by classic RPGs such as Final Fantasy VI and Chrono Trigger, while also managing to put its own unique spin on things. The game’s protagonist, Crisbell, is a young orphan who acquires a magical time crystal which shows her a vision of the future where...
News PS5 Digital Edition Revision Sheds 300 Grams, Revises Base Screw
Losing the lockdown pounds
The ultra-rare PlayStation 5 Digital Edition has been on a diet, according to documentation discovered in Japan. Sony has submitted paperwork for a new model (CFI-1100B) which according to the manual is 300 grams lighter than its predecessor and has a slightly more manageable base screw. It’s unclear if there are any...
News Assassin's Creed Valhalla One Handed Sword Update Out Next Week, It Seems
Stay sharp
Update: It would appear as though the next big update for Assassin's Creed Valhalla will launch next week. The patch has been spotted on Sony's servers by the reliable PlayStation Game Size, and that usually means that the update will be available to download the following week. Ubisoft will also be preparing full patch notes, which will...
News Final Fantasy Pixel Remaster Could Come to Consoles If There's Demand, Says Square Enix
Demand, you say?
Hmmm, we're going to have to file this one under "Square Enix is taking the piss again". In a new Q&A regarding the recently announced Final Fantasy Pixel Remaster, the Japanese publisher has hinted that the collection could end up on other platforms if there's enough demand and support. Right now, the remastered games are only...
News Brazilian Superstar Neymar to Bring Trademark Tekkers to Pro Evolution Soccer
PSG player is new brand ambassador
In a move that’s clearly been made ahead of PES 2022’s official announcement this week, Konami has announced that it’s signed up Paris Saint-Germain forward Neymar to “become an ambassador for all Konami football games, including eFootball PES 2021: Season Update”. The deal will see the Brazilian...
News NBA 2K22 Drills Down New PS5, PS4 Features
The City! Seasons! MyTeam Drafts! Hip-hop businesses?
It’s all on the line in the NBA today, as the Bucks play for a ring and the Suns try to take this series to a decider. Arguably even more exciting is the first Courtside Report on NBA 2K22, which teases the first batch of features. As was the case last year, both the PlayStation 5 and PS4...
News FIFA 22 Showcases First Snippets of PS5's New HyperMotion Gameplay
Plenty of potential, for sure
EA’s ongoing Spotlight series – a kind of precursor to the upcoming EA Play Live press conference later this week – has showcased the first snippets of raw FIFA 22 gameplay, utilising the new HyperMotion technology the publisher has been boasting about. There are a lot of buzzwords at play here – includin
News Lost Judgment Continues to Look Like a Super Sequel in New Gameplay Overview Trailer
Sweet home Yokohama
Given our love for Judgment, it admittedly hasn't taken much for sequel Lost Judgment to win us over, but if you still need convincing that this game could be something special, then take a look at its new gameplay trailer. Lost Judgment is bringing a lot of additional gameplay mechanics to the table, including some light...
News DIRT 5's DualSense Haptic Feedback Update Is Out Now on PS5, and It's a Marked Improvement
Taken it for a spin
In case you missed it, DIRT 5 has just received a beefy update today, bringing with it some free content for Playgrounds mode, new Trophies to earn, and new courses. For those with some cash to burn, there's also a premium DLC named the Super Size Pack, which adds a whole bunch of new career events and vehicles. However, the...
News GTA Online's Los Santos Tuners Update Out on PS4 Now
Carma
GTA Online’s petrolhead patch Los Santos Tuners has released as promised on the PlayStation 4 today, weighing in at 3.6GB. You don’t need to buy or manually download anything: just ensure your game is updated to the latest version – it should happen automatically if your console is setup correctly. Alternatively, you can push the Options...
Mini Review Akiba's Trip: Hellbound & Debriefed (PS4) - Remastered JRPG Is Fun But Flawed
Strip Tease
How time flies! The Akiba’s Trip series has been going for 10 years and to celebrate Acquire has remastered the first game in the series, which was previously only released on PSP in Japan. The game takes place in Akihabara, an area in Tokyo that is famous for its maid cafés and abundance of stores filled with manga, anime, and...
Hands On Arcadegeddon Shows Serious Potential in Early Access on PS5
'geddon a bad rap
Arcadegeddon was announced during Sony's last State of Play broadcast, but we get the feeling that a lot of people already forgot it exists. This third person shooter is a brand new IP developed and published by Illfonic, and it's available right now on PlayStation 5 in early access. It would be all too easy to write it off; a game...
News Madden NFL 22 Outlines Post-Release Scouting System Overhaul
Adding depth to drafting
For the first time in years, EA Sports is investing in Franchise mode in Madden NFL 22, and it’s making some massive improvements to the mode. One oft-requested update, Scouting, will be added post-release in a September live service update – and it sounds like a big improvement. If you’re the kind of person who enjoys...
News Ray Tracing Removed from F1 2021 While Codemasters Tinkers with Technical Troubles
Pit stop
The latest patch for F1 2021 has removed ray tracing from the PlayStation 5 version of the game. Codemasters' latest Formula One racer is a great title that generally looks the part, but it sounds as though ray tracing has been causing more harm than good on Sony's console. Writing on its website, Codies states it's "aware of some...
News Samurai Warriors 5 Demo Out Now on PS5, PS4
Progress carries to full game
Ahead of its release on the 27th July, Samurai Warriors 5 now has a free playable demo available on the PlayStation Store. It's a pretty decent demo, too, letting you play through two different story more stages as five different warriors. If you're interested in the upcoming hack and slasher, then this demo should give...
News PSVR Shooter Fracked Now Has a Free Playable Demo on PS Store
Ski trip
PlayStation VR is slowly and steadily receiving new games, and one of the more promising titles coming soon is Fracked. Exclusive to Sony's headset, the game takes place in the Alaskan mountains, where a fracking facility is centre stage in an invasion from interdimensional creatures. It's always looked good in gameplay videos (the above...
Monday19th Jul 2021
News PS Store Summer Sale Brings the Heat on 21st July
🥵
Just a quick heads up: the PS Store’s Summer Sale will raise temperatures starting 21st July. While Sony’s yet to confirm which games will be included, it is hyping up the discount event in newsletter emails. The correspondence promises a “range of incredible deals and offers” and adds that we should expect “big savings on games,...
News New PS Vita Releases Pegged for 20th July as Sony Ceases Submissions
One last hurrah
While the PS Vita storefront will remain open for the foreseeable future – following a dramatic U-turn from the Japanese giant – Sony is sticking to its original plan of ceasing to accept submissions for the handheld’s PS Store from 20th July, meaning a final batch of new releases will deploy tomorrow. A couple of indie...
News Ubisoft Announces Tom Clancy's XDefiant, 6v6 Free-to-Play Arena Shooter for PS5, PS4
XD
Ubisoft's new Tom Clancy project is a six-on-six, free-to-play arena shooter named XDefiant. And yes, the 'XD' combination is meant to look like a laughing emoji. Sick! Snark aside, it does look kind of fun, with customisable character classes that be equipped with different abilities and weapons. Ubisoft also says that the gunplay has always...
News Dragon Quest 12 Will Shape the Future of the Series, Says Square Enix Boss
A new kind of quest
We still haven't actually seen Dragon Quest XII: The Flames of Fate in action — all we've got to go on is a logo and Square Enix telling us that it's a more "mature", choice-driven story — but it's clearly building up to be a big deal for the franchise. Dragon Quest has always been huge in Japan, and although it's never...
News Tencent Tables $1.3 Billion Takeover of Sackboy Dev Sumo Digital
Offer acccepted
Chinese juggernaut Tencent has tabled a $1.27 billion bid for British developer Sumo Digital, which has been accepted. It means, assuming there are no unforeseen complications, the Sackboy: A Big Adventure maker will become a subsidiary of the WeChat app owner. This isn’t the conglomerate’s first foray into video games: it also...
But still 1440p, 60 frames-per-second
Psychonauts 2, the long-awaited and even longer-overdue platformer from Double Fine, is launching in little over a month – and here’s a story trailer to get you in the mood. While the overall art direction doesn’t personally appeal to this particular author, it’s hard not to be impressed by some of the...
News Ubisoft Will Reveal a New Tom Clancy Game Later Today
What will it be?
Update: Since publishing the below story, we've hit upon a couple of details that take a lot of the mystery out of the situation. Ubisoft's imminent announcement appears to be for a first-person shooter of some sort, as you can see from the gameplay clip above from GameSpot. It looks remarkably similar to Call of Duty here. Our best...
News The Last of Us' HBO Adaptation Has a Beastly Budget
"This project well exceeds the eight figure per episode"
HBO’s television adaptation of The Last of Us is not just some cheap tie-in – apparently it could be the “largest project” shooting in Canada right now. That’s according to IATSE 212 president Damian Petti, who’s in charge of the group responsible for attracting Hollywood crews to...
News UK Sales Charts: F1 2021 Finishes on the Podium While Ratchet & Clank Clings to Top 10
Grand spree
The British Grand Prix took place over the weekend, and it just so happened to coincide with the launch of Codemasters' latest Formula One sim, F1 2021. It's no wonder, then, that the game debuts in the physical chart in second place. We've no doubt it would've made it to first had it not been for a certain Nintendo remaster. The racer...
News Fall Guys Season 5 Introduces Limited Time Events, New Rounds, and More on PS4
Stumble in the jungle
Fall Guys Season 5 has just been officially revealed via a livestream, and it looks like another pretty substantial update to the popular battle royale platformer. We already knew the new season would bring with it a jungle theme, and it seems this comes with all kinds of new things to see and do. As you might expect, Season...
Movie Review Werewolves Within - A Fun Comedy Horror Lacking Some Bite
Lycan it
You'd be forgiven for thinking this movie has nothing to do with games at all, but Werewolves Within is in fact based on a relatively obscure PlayStation VR game of the same name (itself based on a tabletop game simply named Werewolf). Ubisoft's virtual reality title is a social multiplayer game in which players are assigned various roles...
News Skate 4 Won't Be at EA Play Live, But Here's a Behind the Scenes
It doesn't give away much
Update: Well, here's your first look at the new Skate game. Not really, it's still incredibly early, of course — it's a behind-the-scenes instead. The video focuses on motion capture, as well as some clips of feedback from fans. Check it out: It sounds like the game's going to be largely what we expected: an online...
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