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When is the Elden Ring beta?
News - 2021, Week 45
Sunday14th Nov 2021
News GTA Vice City's Fan PS Vita Port Pitted Against Nintendo Switch Remaster
Stacks up
PS Vita may have been a bit of a commercial blunder from Sony, but it will go down in history as one of the more revered handhelds ever released. In addition to its likeable hardware and software library, modders got a lot of mileage out of the device, and one prolific piece of homebrew prepared by Rinnegatamante and The Fl0w enabled you...
News Happy Chaos Goes Guns Blazing in Guilty Gear Strive, Out 30th November
Happy now?
Guilty Gear Strive is getting its third DLC character on the 30th November for season pass owners, and the 3rd December for everyone else. And, as many predicted, it's Happy Chaos — the, er, chaotic gunslinger from the game's story mode. He looks especially tricky in this first glimpse at gameplay. For those who might not know, Happy...
Saturday13th Nov 2021
News Unsurprisingly, the GTA Trilogy Is Getting Review Bombed on PS5, PS4
Push Square's review still a way away
If you’re wondering where the Push Square review of the GTA Trilogy is, we didn’t receive the game until its official launch date at 3PM UK time on 11th November, so we’re still busy working our way through what is an enormous package. Don’t expect us to deliver our final verdict for at least another...
News Elden Ring's PS5 Framerate Is Seemingly Smoother When Running PS4 Version
Better in backwards compatibility
Elden Ring’s anticipated Closed Network Test is running this week, and you can find out more about access times and how to participate through here. Obviously, this is all based on unfinished code, and so FromSoftware will certainly optimise the RPG before its release in February. However, the framerate on the...
Poll Did You Buy Skyrim Anniversary Edition?
Good to see you, traveller
Look, you're probably sick of reading about Skyrim Anniversary Edition, and frankly, we're a bit sick of writing about it. But come on, we do these 'did you buy' polls for every big release — and it doesn't get much bigger than a new version of Skyrim! Anniversary Edition arrives ten whole years after Skyrim's original...
Talking Point What Are You Playing This Weekend? - Issue 402
There's plenty to pick from
Wow, what a busy week! Between the likes of Battlefield 2042, the GTA Trilogy, and the umpteenth re-release of Skyrim, we've really had our work cut out keeping on top of it all. It's always fun when the release schedule is so stacked, though, and here's what we've been playing. Sammy Barker, Editor: It's looking like...
Friday12th Nov 2021
Guide Elden Ring Closed Beta: Dates, Times, and What's Included
When is the Elden Ring beta?
When is the Elden Ring closed network test on PS5 and PS4? What are the dates and times for Elden Ring's beta, and what will be included? FromSoftware's upcoming action RPG, Elden Ring, was delayed recently, but publisher Bandai Namco is giving fans the opportunity to play the game early via a closed network test. In...
Dragon it out
Available as either a full release priced at £47.99 / $49.99 or as a discounted upgrade to 2016's Special Edition, The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim - Anniversary Edition is quite simply the best version of Skyrim to ever grace a PlayStation console. Although, admittedly, that's not saying much. The original game on PS3 was and still is a...
Hands On Is the GTA Trilogy Really That Bad on PS5, PS4?
A number six with extra dip
In response to the headline: honestly, no. As is so often the case when there’s an online backlash, the reality isn’t quite as bad as the memes would lead you to believe – but make no mistake, the GTA Trilogy deserves better, and Rockstar has its work cut out rectifying this sorry state of affairs. This is a...
News GTA Trilogy's Rain Is Giving Fans a Headache
Also, upscaling causes copious spelling errors
GTA Trilogy has some well-documented graphical bugs and glitches, but the rain is one of the standouts. This clip from GTA San Andreas perhaps shows it off best, as it essentially resembles white streaks all over the screen. To make matters worse, the rain doesn’t hit any pools of water, so you get a...
News Here's the Obligatory GTA Trilogy PS5, PS4 Bugs and Glitches Compilation
Didn't take long
This was coming, wasn’t it? When we reported on unrest among fans regarding the limited GTA Trilogy media available prior to release, we always got the sense a sh*tstorm was brewing – and, well, here it is. Yesterday we shared some scruffy screenshots from the PlayStation 5 and PS
News GTA Trilogy Patches and Updates Already in the Works for PS5, PS4
A fix up
It’s no real surprise for updates and patches for a game to be in production the second they ship, but some would argue that GTA Trilogy needs them more than most. While we’ve already pointed out in our GTA Trilogy PS5 and PS4 hands on that the game isn’t quite as bad as the social media backlash would lead you to believe, it’s...
Feature PS5 Report Card - How Is It After One Year?
PS5's first year in review
Yes, it really has been a full year since the launch of PlayStation 5. Sony's latest console debuted exactly a year ago today — in the US, at least — and we've been spending the last 12 months getting to know the white and black box. The question is: how is the PS5 faring after one year? Are all the fancy hardware...
Guide Battlefield 2042 Release Dates: How to Play Early
How to get a head-start in multiplayer
How do you play Battlefield 2042 early? The official release date of Battlefield 2042 is 19th November 2021, but if you want to get a head-start in multiplayer, then you'll want to know how to play early. There are a few ways you can begin levelling your account up before launch day. In this Battlefield 2042...
Guide Best PS4 Superhero Games
No spandex required
What are the best PS4 superhero games? Surely any one that imbues you with an amazing otherworldly power like flight, laser vision, or perhaps the ability to shoot sticky web fluid from your hands! Whatever your preferred way of saving the world, the good news is you’re never left wanting when it comes to wearing tight spandex...
News October 2021 NPD: PS5 Is Still the Best-Selling US System of the Year
But in dollar sales, not units
The PlayStation 5 is still battling with the Nintendo Switch to be the best-selling US console of the year, but stock limitations mean it may eventually lose out over the all-important holiday period. Sony is outselling the Nintendo hybrid when it comes to dollar sales (or revenue), but the House of Mario’s machine...
News PlayStation Studios Has More than 25 PS5 Games in the Works, Jim Ryan Reiterates
Most unannounced
Believe it or not, the PlayStation 5 has just turned one year old. We've survived a full 12 months with Sony's new hardware, and the company has marked the occasion with a PlayStation Blog post from top brass Jim Ryan. While it's mostly a letter of thanks to the fans, one detail jumps out, and it's not to do with year one at all...
News Guilty Gear Strive's Third DLC Character Teased, Will Be Revealed This Weekend
Let's rock!
Guilty Gear Strive is still meant to be getting its third DLC character before the year is out, and it looks like the identity of this mysterious fighter will be revealed over the coming weekend. In fact, it's a big weekend for fighting games in general. Red Bull Gaming's Red Bull Kumite is happening over the next couple of days in Las...
Poll What's Your Favourite PS5 Game So Far?
Share your top three
Today marks the first anniversary of PlayStation 5 following the hardware's US launch on 12th November 2020, and a lot of games have come out during that time. Things got off to a flying start with a very strong launch lineup, and Sony has persisted by keeping owners engaged with a variety of exclusive titles throughout 2021...
News Demon's Souls, Marvel's Spider-Man: Miles Morales Among Most Played PS5 Games
Putting in the hours
Happy birthday, PlayStation 5! The console is a year old today, and it's had plenty of wonderful games within that time already. Which ones have been played the most so far, though? SIE president Jim Ryan has the stats, and in a new PS Blog post, he's outlined the top 10 most played PS5 games. To be honest, the list isn't all...
News PlayStation's Seize the Throne Community Event Handing Out Free Avatars Now
First stage cleared
A little while ago, Sony announced a brand new PlayStation event called Seize the Throne, which has been running since the start of November. Designed to encourage the community to play a variety of PS5 and PS4 games and use their Share functionality, the event tasks participants with reaching certain point thresholds, with...
News The Good Life Patch Bumps PS5 Performance to 60 Frames-Per-Second
Fixes flickering environments
There’s a lot to like about SWERY’s oddball English life-sim The Good Life, but it’s not without issues. As noted in our review, the game has some odd flickering environments on the PlayStation 5, which ruin the presentation when playing with backwards compatibility. That issue will be solved with the release’s...
News GTA Trilogy Adds Iconic 90s Cheat Big Head Mode
Make those character models even uglier
GTA Trilogy has attracted its fair share of criticism for its ugly character models, unsightly rain, and array of bugs and glitches – but it does have one redeeming feature: Big Head Mode. Disco
News Knuckles Is the Latest Crossover Character to Join Fall Guys on PS4
Fall Guys and Knuckles
It's been a little while since the last costume collab in Fall Guys, so we were due another one. Sonic the Hedgehog made the leap to Mediatonic's battle royale platformer some time ago, but now it's the turn of another SEGA character. Yes, Knuckles the Echidna is now a jelly bean outfit: The character is available in-game...
Thursday11th Nov 2021
News GTA Trilogy's Inevitable Backlash Is Already Brewing
Sprunk a leak
Update: More unusual and amusing images from the GTA Trilogy are beginning to emerge online, and while we're still uncertain of how representative they are of the final product, they're certainly a hoot: One fan also spotted this shop window in Vice City, which has an incredible three spelling errors on it:
News Skyrim Special Edition Free PS5 Upgrade Out Now
Four Creation Club DLCs also free
If you own The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim - Special Edition on PlayStation 4, you can now take advantage of the free PlayStation 5 upgrade. Head to the game's product page and you should see the option over on the right of the screen. The PS5 version of the open world adventure is around 16GB in size. It runs at 60...
News GTA Trilogy's PS5 Framerate Analysed, And It Ain't Pretty
See you 'round, like a quarter pound
Making games is really difficult, but when it comes to Rockstar’s remasters of the classic PlayStation 2 Grand Theft Auto titles, you could be forgiven for expecting slick performance on Sony’s supercharged PS5 console. This is, after all, a system that runs releases like Ratchet & Clank: Rift Apart at a...
News Gran Turismo 7's Tracks Achieve Tangible Realism on PS5, PS4
Sony officially releases leaked videos
Update #2: The second leaked Gran Turismo 7 video, focusing on the racetracks from the game, has been officially published. In this clip, series creator Kazunori Yamauchi believes that Polyphony Digital has reached a level of realism that is "tangible", and he points to changing weather conditions and lighting...
News GTA Trilogy Pulled from PS Store After Early Unlock Debacle
Here we go again
The GTA Trilogy was supposed to unlock at 10AM ET worldwide, making it a simultaneous launch around the globe. As you can probably tell from our homepage, that didn’t go well: the game released in countries like New Zealand at midnight, meaning fans have been digging in for nearing 24 hours now. Rather than just unlock these...
Round Up Battlefield 2042 Reviews Share Early PC Impressions
PS5, PS4 console code not available yet
Battlefield 2042 is out tomorrow for PlayStation 5 and PS4 if you've picked up either the Gold or Ultimate Edition, but it looks like select outlets have gotten their hands on the online FPS early via PC code. Today they've been allowed to post reviews based on those few days of playtime. This opportunity...
News Marvel's Avengers Trailer Shows Off Spider-Man In All His Glory
PlayStation exclusive hero coming soon
Yesterday, we got our very first glimpse of Spider-Man in Marvel's Avengers with a pretty cool image. Now, though, we have a full-on trailer, revealing the character in full. The video sets up the webhead's appearance in the game, which introduces the superhero with the event Spider-Man: With Great Power...
News Japanese Publisher Implies PlayStation Audience Is Transitioning to PC
Gone for good
For decades now, PlayStation has been the home to Japanese games – particularly the countless smaller projects that come out of the country. However, in recent years, software sales have been dwindling domestically – and with the PlayStation 5 continuing to be supply constrained, one unnamed executive has insinuated that Sony’s...
News Assassin's Creed Valhalla's New Festival Is Live, Offering Unique Rewards and Activities
Spirit farer
It's been a big week for Assassin's Creed Valhalla, coming off the back of its latest update which added Tombs of the Forgotten, new skills, and more. But if you've already smashed through all of that stuff, there's now something new to hold your attention. Live on PlayStation 5 and PlayStation 4, the Oskoreia Festival (yes, we had to...
Poll 10 Years Later, What Are Your Thoughts on Skyrim?
Dragonborn for this
The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim is officially ten years old. How time flies, eh? The open world role-playing game first released for the PlayStation 3 on the 11th November, 2011 — and boy was it a mess. Skyrim ran extremely poorly on Sony's old console — even after it had received a boatload of updates — but its poor technical...
News PS5 Stock Is Not Going to Get Any Easier to Find
Sold out
Sony is selling a lot of PlayStation 5 consoles, but it’s struggling to meet demand. Those of you who are trying to get your hands on the console will know that PS5 stock is sporadic and in short supply, and it sounds like the situation will not be resolved any time soon. In fact,
News That Weird Radiohead Game Hits PS5 on 18th November
At least it's free
Kid A Mnesia: Exhibition. If the name doesn't ring a bell, it was that weird trailer from the PlayStation Showcase back in September. It's based on Radiohead and it's confirmed to be launching for PlayStation 5 on 18th November 2021. A new trailer has been released to accompany the release date announcement, and it is just as...
Video Why Skyrim Is Still the Ultimate Open World Fantasy RPG, 10 Years Later
House of the Dragon
Some games come and go, but rarely does one come along and have such a cultural impact that players are still talking about it a decade on. Originally released for the PlayStation 3 on 11th November, 2011, The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim is absolutely one of those games. A fact that’s being celebrated by Bethesda today with the...
Mini Review Epic Chef (PS4) - Silly Culinary Life Sim Mostly Hits the Spot
Kitchen quest
Epic Chef mixes together varied ingredients to create something rather tasty. It's a story-based adventure game about a man named Zest moving to a new town and rising through the culinary ranks, but the gameplay isn't just about cooking. While you'll concoct numerous recipes using weird and wonderful ingredients, the game is as much a...
News SteamWorld Headhunter Moves the Series to 3D in Third Person Co-Op Adventure
Follows the events of SteamWorld Dig 2
The SteamWorld games have always taken place on a 2D plane, but for the next entry in the series, the developer is literally adding a new dimension. SteamWorld Headhunter has just been announced by publisher Thunderful, and you can watch the teaser trailer above. There's very little information about the game...
News Far Cry 6 Vaas Insanity DLC Out Next Week
Featuring rogue-like elements
The first bit of paid Far Cry 6 DLC will launch on Tuesday for PlayStation 5 and PS4, featuring Far Cry 3 villain Vaas. The classic character will be playable in the expansion, which is said to feature rogue-like elements. "Starting with nothing more than a pistol to defend themselves, players will need to find new...
News Rainbow Six Extraction Will Be a $40 Game, Out 20th January
Friends play for free with Buddy Pass
Ubisoft has today slapped a 20th January 2022 release date on co-op shooter Rainbow Six Extraction and confirmed a starting price of $40 for the base game. If you buy the game, you will be able to invite two friends to play alongside you using the Buddy Pass system for up to 14 days. They don't need to own the...
Wednesday10th Nov 2021
Guide Assassin's Creed Valhalla: Best Skills
How to spend your skill points
What are the best skills to unlock in Assassin's Creed Valhalla? The open world adventure has a massive skill tree to explore, and weaving your way across its many, many branches can be daunting. With that in mind, we've broken down every core skill that you'll find in Assassin's Creed Valhalla. In this Assassin's...
Poll Rate Your Favourite PS3 Games
Help determine Push Square's best PS3 games list
Alright everyone, we need your help. In a move that we haven't at all stolen from our dearest friends over at Nintendo Life, we've decided to rank the best PlayStation 3 games. With Sony's last-last-gen console having its 15th anniversary on the 17th November (in North America, at least!), this seems...
News Did You Know the PS Store Wishlist Notifies You of PS5, PS4 Game Sales?
Tell me when NieR Replicant goes cheap
The PlayStation Store on PS5 still needs some work to make it one of the best online marketplaces around, but did you know the wishlisting feature notifies you of discounts for the games you mark as desirable? Sony sent out a tweet today documenting the feature, and we here at Push Square Towers couldn't quite...
News GTA Trilogy's PS5, PS4 Soundtracks Missing Songs from PS2 Originals
Michael Jackson and many more cut
With copies of the GTA Trilogy leaking all over YouTube and Twitch, series creator Rockstar has finally come out and revealed a few more details about its compilation. One of the big questions fans had pertained to the soundtracks, and we can now confirm that they’re identical to any post-2014 re-releases, meaning...
News PlayStation Direct Online Store Now Live in the UK, Germany
Other European countries to follow
Update (10/11/21): Following the launch of PlayStation Direct in Germany on Monday, Sony's online retail store is now live in the UK: You can access the UK version of the site through the link. PS Direct will be rolling out to other European countries in the near future, and we expect the below list of...
News GTA Trilogy PS5, PS4 Gameplay Shared Online
Footage from all three games
Update: Hours and hours of GTA Trilogy footage is now beginning to appear online. This stream embedded above is based on the PlayStation 5 version of GTA San Andreas, and we can see it running in 60 frames-per-second with all of its bells-and-whistles. The game definitely does look sharp, although it is ultimately still...
News EA Reportedly Greenlights New Fight Night, But Progress Paused by UFC
The lord giveth, the lord taketh away
Fight Night will re-enter the ring, according to a report by VGC – but EA Sports is prioritising a new UFC title first. It’s been over 10 years – and an entire console generation – since Fight Night Champion released on the PlayStation 3, leaving many to assume that EA had permanently shelved its boxing...
News Here's What Spider-Man Looks Like in Marvel's Avengers
Web-slinger revealed
And here he is. This is what Spider-Man will look like in Marvel's Avengers when the hugely popular character arrives on 30th November 2021 as a PlayStation exclusive. Supported by Thor, Iron Man, and Kamala Khan, the wall-crawler will be part of a Hero event that brings with it a ton of other content, including a new raid. You...
News New PS Store Sale Throws PS4 Games in the Bargain Bin
Castlevania! Yakuza! Catherine!
For the second week running, the PlayStation Store has been treated to a sale that falls on the short side. There are still some noteworthy deals here on PS4 titles, but this isn't the sort of bumper list you're used to. Nevertheless, these price drops are available until midnight on 1st December 2021, and they're all...
News No, Tommy Vercetti Still Can't Swim in GTA Vice City on PS5, PS4
Shark card
Forget those clickbait YouTube thumbnails that appeared to imply the contrary: Tommy Vercetti still can’t swim in GTA Vice City in the GTA Trilogy. Footage of Rockstar’s remaster is beginning to be shared online, and naturally one of the first things fans have been trying is jumping in the ocean. As you can see from the timestamp...
News Skyrim Anniversary Edition's Launch Trailer Showcases Ten Whole Years of... Skyrim
The one they fear
The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim turns ten years old on the 11th November. And if you haven't already heard, Bethesda is releasing the game again. Skyrim: Anniversary Edition arrives on PlayStation 5, packaging the massive open world adventure and its expansions alongside a whole load of Creation Club content. New quests, player homes,...
News Assassin's Creed Valhalla Celebrates One Year Anniversary with Some Startling Player Stats
Big numbers
Assassin's Creed Valhalla first released a year ago today, on the 10th November 2020. The game was more than a bit buggy at launch — on PlayStation 4 especially — but the title's come a long way over the last 12 months. Indeed, in typical Ubisoft fashion, Valhalla has received loads of large updates — many of them adding new...
News Battlefield 2042 PS5, PS4 Pre-Load Available Now
For Gold and Ultimate Edition buyers
If you've pre-ordered either the Gold Edition or Ultimate Edition of Battlefield 2042 on the PlayStation Store, you should now be able to pre-load the game ahead of its early access release this Friday. The option went live at midnight in your local time zone, with a 43.293GB download and install triggered. If...
News The Game Awards to Feature New Game Announcements in the Double Digits
40 to 50 games present "someway or another"
The hype master himself, Geoff Keighley, has been working hard each year to turn The Game Awards into a huge end-of-year event, and it's reached a point where fans look forward to it as much as anything else. Airing each December, the awards ceremony also acts as a venue in which publishers make all kinds...
PS Store Sales Charts Far Cry 6 and FIFA 22 the Most Downloaded PS5 Titles
Back 4 Blood not far behind
Sony has released the PlayStation Store charts for October, and the top games last month are about what you'd expect. On the North American chart for PS5, it's Ubisoft's Far Cry 6 that comes out on top, with FIFA 22 following close behind. In Europe, the two games are reversed, with the football sim unsurprisingly taking...
News Guerrilla Games Hiring People with Live Service Experience for Unannounced Project
What a GaaS
Guerrilla Games will be full steam ahead working on Horizon Forbidden West right now, but studios of this size usually have future plans bubbling away in the background. We've no doubt that work may have already begun on the developer's next title, and judging by a new job listing, it's possible it could go the route of live service. A...
News RPG ELEX II Dated for 1st March 2022 on PS5, PS4
Collector's Edition detailed
Piranha Bytes has announced the sequel to its ambitious but janky 2017 RPG ELEX will launch on PlayStation 5 and PS4 on 1st March 2022. To mark the occasion, the studio has shared a look at the Collector's Edition, which will set you back a cool £139.99/$149.99. At least this one actually includes a copy of the game,...
Tuesday9th Nov 2021
News Elden Ring Closed Beta Codes Are Available Now
Feeling lucky?
Bandai Namco has started sending out codes for the Elden Ring closed beta test on both PlayStation 5 and PlayStation 4. If you signed up for the beta near the end of last month, then you might want to check your emails. If you've been selected, a code should be waiting for you, along with information on when you can actually play...
News Fans Lament GTA Trilogy PS5, PS4 Secrecy
Soundtracks? Quality of life? Gameplay?
GTA Trilogy releases this week, and is available to pre-order and pre-load from the PS Store right now. For as undeniably exciting as that is, though, fans have started to feel a little restless: outside of a
Soapbox Please Don't Let GTA 4 Rot on PS3, Rockstar
Liam wants to go bowling again
By the end of this week, every mainline Grand Theft Auto game still worth a playthrough will be available on PlayStation 5 and PS4 — except for one. The badly named Grand Theft Auto: The Trilogy - Definitive Edition remasters III, Vice City, and
News Glorious Final Fantasy 7, 8, 9 Bestiary Galleries Remind Us of Amazing Monster Designs
The best bestiaries
When we reminisce about old Final Fantasy games, we don't tend to think about the monsters — the strange and often wonderful beasts that inhabit the overworld map and numerous dungeons. But thanks to VGCatrography (DeviantArt and Twitter), we've been reminded of just how amazing these monster designs still are. VGCartography...
News Cancelled Batman Game Concept Art Shows Old, Bearded Batman Alongside Younger Hero
Batman Beyond?
Concept art from a cancelled Batman game has surfaced online, sparking all kinds of speculation about what could have been. Freelance concept artist Goran Bukvic released the drawings on ArtStation just recently, and now they're doing the rounds online. So why has it got people talking? Well, for starters, the artwork depicts an...
News Assassin's Creed Valhalla Patch 1.040 Out Now, Adds Tombs, Spooky Festival, New Skills, More
Bit late for Halloween
Update: Assassin's Creed Valhalla update 1.040 (as listed on PS5), is available to download now. It weighs in at around 4.6GB on Sony's current-gen console, but don't let the relatively small size fool you — this patch adds quite a bit of content to the already massive open world game. You can read all about the additions...
News Rockstar Readies for GTA Trilogy with Grand Theft Auto GIFs
Available to use on Instagram, TikTok, more
It’s probably not what fans were hoping for when they started to get antsy over the lack of GTA Trilogy footage prior to this week’s release, but Rockstar has rolled out a bunch of GIFs from the remasters, including GTA San Andreas’ iconic: “Aw sh*t, here we go again.” It does look like a...
News Tiny Tina's Assault on Dragon Keep Loots Standalone PS4 Release
A Wonderlands day
As an attempt to drum up interest in the upcoming Tiny Tina’s Wonderlands, Gearbox has broken out 2013 expansion Tiny Tina’s Assault on Dragon Keep and released it standalone on the PS Store. Fully titled – and you may need to take a deep breath before you read this one – Tiny Tina’s Assault on Dragon Keep: A Wonderlands...
News Uncharted: Legacy of Thieves Collection Rated for Release on PS5, PC in Australia
Fortune favours the bold
It looks like we won’t have to wait too much longer for buccaneering double-pack Uncharted: Legacy of Thieves Collection, as the Australian ratings board has classified the compilation for release. The set – which will include Uncharted 4: A Thief’s End and Uncharted: The Lost Legacy – was announced for both the...
Video Which Call of Duty Game Is the Best?
The Franchise Wars strike back
Call of Duty: Vanguard launched this past Friday to once again transport players to the dramatic theatres of war set across WWII. Such an event gave video editors Liam and Aaron a good excuse to duke it out in another edition of Franchise Wars, in which both video editors battle it out to debate their favourite Call of...
News UK Sales Charts: Call of Duty: Vanguard Storms the Top 10, Selling Best on PS5
Plus: Miles Morales swings back in
Activision's ever-popular first person shooter series might be wearisome with its annual releases, but never underestimate its popularity. Call of Duty: Vanguard debuts in the UK's boxed game chart at the very top, knocking FIFA 22 off its perch after multiple weeks as number one. The WWII shooter looks to be...
News Dead by Daylight's Newest Killer Is Sure to Find You Flapping
Murderous masterpiece
Teased earlier in the month, Behaviour Interactive has now unveiled Dead by Daylight’s newest killer: The Artist. A Chilean painter followed by a mysterious murder of crows, the surrealist ends up being maimed due to her work exposing local corruption. However, when she’s abducted by The Entity, she’s twisted into a...
News Classic GTA 3 Collectibles Showcased to Celebrate Anniversary
Brass knuckles! Baseball bats! Pepper sprays?
GTA 3 is now, incredibly, over 20-years-old – and classic fan channel GTA Series Videos has marked the occasion with footage of its impressive collection of memorabilia. Collector’s Editions were less common in the early PlayStation 2 era, so a lot of the goodies on display here were distributed to...
News Back 4 Blood Offline Single Player Progression Coming Next Month
More content detailed in roadmap
Probably the worst thing about Back 4 Blood at launch is the lack of progression when you're playing alone offline. The game isn't designed to be played that way, promoting online matchmaking whenever it can, but the option to still make some progress when you're on your lonesome would have been nice. Thankfully, the...
News The Tomorrow Children Will Return as Developer Q-Games Acquires IP Rights
Tomorrow, tomorrow
Q-Games, the studio behind The Tomorrow Children, has announced it now owns the rights to the obscure online co-op game. The PlayStation 4 title recently reached its five-year anniversary, although the game itself was shut down only a year after its launch. Sony has held the rights to the IP ever since, but in an unusual deal,...
News SEGA Trademarks 'Sonic Frontiers', Probably the Final Name of Upcoming Game
Rangers replaced?
SEGA has recently filed a bunch of new trademarks in Japan, one of which is Sonic Frontiers. As you may recall from earlier in the year, the publisher celebrated the hedgehog's 30th anniversary with a live stream event, showing off all kinds of Sonic-related projects. One of those was a teaser for the next mainline entry in the...
Monday8th Nov 2021
News Metal Gear Solid 2 and 3 HD Removed from PS Store Today Temporarily
PS Now version pulled too
Multiple HD versions of Metal Gear Solid 2: Sons of Liberty and Metal Gear Solid 3: Snake Eater are being temporarily removed from the PlayStation Store starting today as Konami works to renew "the licenses for select historical archive footage used in-game". This means the games in question will no longer be available for...
Review Call of Duty: Vanguard (PS5) - More Safe But Solid FPS Action
There's no Stalin this train
If Activision could pick and choose when the Call of Duty series is hot or not, this would be the year where it goes all guns blazing. The publisher faces more competition than usual as Battlefield 2042 and Halo Infinite go toe to toe with its premier FPS, tussling for both mindshare and your time. Consumers are spoilt...
News Elden Ring Frame-Rates and Resolutions Detailed for PS5, PS4 Pro, PS4
Raytracing will be added via patch
Bandai Namco has seemingly confirmed frame-rates and resolutions for Elden Ring through the publisher's own support page. Said page details technical specifications on PlayStation 5, PlayStation 4 Pro, and PlayStation 4, while also pointing out that raytracing will apparently be added via a patch on PS5. Here's...
Poll Did You Buy Call of Duty: Vanguard?
On the front lines
Another year, another Call of Duty — but the juggernaut franchise is in a slightly strange spot these days. Alongside its annual releases, Call of Duty now exists as a permanent and ever-growing gaming fixture thanks to Warzone and its immensely popular battle royale gameplay. We're left wondering where games like the newly...
News Hacking Group Claims Big PS5 Hack Breakthrough Has Been Made
So says Fail0verflow
A hacking group going by the name of Fail0verflow has today claimed it has made a huge step forward in breaking open PlayStation 5 security. A Twitter post covered by Eurogamer states the collective has gained access to internal PS5 root keys, which are used to decrypt the console's firmware. It reads: "We got all (symmetric)...
News PS5 Action RPG Lies of P Wants to Scratch Your Bloodborne Itch in New Gameplay Trailer
P for Pretty good
Inspired by the classic story of Pinocchio (no, really), Lies of P first caught our attention back in May, when it was announced for PlayStation 5. It's a Souls-like action RPG, and this new gameplay trailer has much more than a whiff of Bloodborne about it. The gothic style, the visceral combat... Familiar stuff. Lies of P...
News New Mass Effect Legendary Edition Stats Show 15% of Players Didn't Even Recruit Garrus
Calibrations needed
It was N7 Day over the weekend — Mass Effect's annual celebration — and BioWare provided some entertainment through a new set of player statistics based on choices from Mass Effect Legendary Edition. The stats make for an interesting read, highlighting things like character loyalty in Mass Effect 2, the endings of Mass Effect...
News Guerrilla Games Details New Horizon Forbidden West Machines
Meet the Sunwing
The machines that roam the open world of Horizon Zero Dawn were definitely one of the most important and impressive factors in the original title, so it's no wonder Guerrilla Games is aiming to go even bigger and better with next year's sequel. The Dutch developer has penned a new PlayStation Blog post focusing on what the team...
News Mass Effect Will Continue Declares New N7 Day Artwork
A tantalising tease
It’s been a particularly muted N7 Day so, frankly, you may be forgiven for forgetting about the event at all this year. Nevertheless, the team at BioWare has cooked up some new artwork to remind you that a brand-new entry in its space-faring series is in development: “Mass Effect will return,” the image defiantly declares...
News Naughty Dog's Neil Druckmann Concludes Work on The Last of Us TV Show
Director praises best TV crew in the world
Neil Druckmann’s television directorial debut has concluded. The Naughty Dog vice president, and The Last of Us scribe, has been in Canada working on the franchise’s high-profile HBO television adaptation – but his work is now over, and he’s heading back to his d
Mini Review Panorama Cotton (PS4) - Technically Impressive 16-bit Rail Shooter in Unloving Port
Welcome to the infamy zone
It's pleasing that United Games Entertainment is working alongside ININ Games, and Ratalaika Games on port programming to bring Japanese only retro games to modern consoles, like the Mega Drive's Space Harrier-esque rail shooter, Panorama Cotton. It's magical to witness on ageing 16-bit hardware — which unimpressively...
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