News PS Plus PS5, PS4 Games for April 2022 Announced
What's good in the Hood
Guide All PS Plus Games for PS5, PS4 in 2022
Every PlayStation Plus game in 2022
Rumour PS Plus PS5, PS4 Games for April 2022 Leaked Early
Dealabs strikes again
News PS Plus, PS Now Merged Service Revealed, Goes Live in June
PS Plus Essential, Extra, and Premium
Guide Elden Ring: How to Complete Abandoned Cave
Venomous Fang weapon location
News - 2022, Week 13
Sunday3rd Apr 2022
Guide Elden Ring: How to Complete Sage's Cave
Raptor Talons weapon location
Sage's Cave is a location in the Altus Plateau in Elden Ring and the home of both Necromancer Garris and a
Saturday2nd Apr 2022
Guide Elden Ring: How to Complete Abandoned Cave
Venomous Fang weapon location
Abandoned Cave is a location in Caelid in Elden Ring and the location of a boss fight with two Cleanrot Knights. This cave also contains two rare
News Real-Life vs Horizon Forbidden West Is a PS5, PS4 Comparison for the Ages
Zoom in
Comparison videos are incredibly popular, showcasing the differences between PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X|S games – among others. Oftentimes, you’ll need to know what you’re looking for: a few pixels here and there, the odd difference in texture detail or framerate (represented, of course, by an on-screen graph). But this is the...
News PS3 Emulation Allegedly in Production for PS5
It only does everything
Sony “might be” working on hardware level PlayStation 3 emulation for the PS5, according to talkative Games Beat scribe Jeff Grubb. The industry observer – who’s proven to be well-connected – cited sources who’ve indicated that the platform holder is exploring support for its last-last-gen console, although it...
Guide Elden Ring: How to Complete Dragonbarrow Cave
Bull-Goat's Talisman location
Dragonbarrow Cave is a location in Caelid in Elden Ring and the location of a boss fight with two Beastmen of Farum Azula. This cave also contains a
Poll Are You Happy With Your PS Plus Games for April 2022?
Plus or minus?
No, we can't believe that it's already April either, but at least the dawning of a new month gives us an excuse to complain about PlayStation Plus! Seriously though, snark aside, the initial reaction to April's PS Plus games line-up hasn't been great. While the selection does boast a couple of relatively highly rated PS4 titles —...
Quiz Test Your PlayStation General Knowledge - Issue 6
It's time to PlayStation
How much do you know about PlayStation and the gaming industry that surrounds it? If you fancy yourself a walking PlayStation encyclopaedia, then why not put your brain to the test with our PlayStation General Knowledge Quiz? This is Issue 6 of our PlayStation General Knowledge Quiz. You can have a crack at our previous...
News PlayStation Boss Promises More Acquisitions Are Planned
Corporate consolidation to continue
In a rare podcast appearance, PlayStation bigwig Jim Ryan has promised that more acquisitions are planned. This follows heavy rumours earlier in the week from industry pundits Greg Miller and Jeff Grubb, in which they alluded to a “really big” buyout. Ever since Microsoft purchased Bethesda a couple
News Fake Metal Gear Solid Website Debunked by Konami
April Fools updated with NFTs
A mysterious Metal Gear website which went live right around April Fools’ Day is unsurprisingly a hoax. The impressively authentic 35th Anniversary page was picked up by a number of websites, but a Konami spokesperson has confirmed that it’s nothing to do with the Japanese publisher. “We’re currently considering...
Talking Point What Are You Playing This Weekend? - Issue 420
The new Testament
Well, it was supposed to be a huge week of PlayStation news, but all in all it was a bit uneventful, wasn't it? We got new details on the future of PS Plus, but outside of that, it was a bit dreary really. Here's what we're playing this weekend. Robert Ramsey, Deputy Editor: I'm in that weird half-space where I'm not reviewing...
Friday1st Apr 2022
News PS Plus PS5, PS4 Games for April 2022 Announced
What's good in the Hood
April 2022's PS Plus games have been confirmed — and look, we know that it's a little more difficult to get excited for regular old PS Plus when Sony's just announced an overhaul of the service, but a whole lot of people still care about their monthly games. So let's take a look, shall we? As was leaked earlier in the week...
Guide Elden Ring: How to Complete War-Dead Catacombs
Collapsing Stars spell location
War-Dead Catacombs is a location in Caelid in Elden Ring and the home of the Putrid Tree Spirit. This cave also contains a few crafting ite
Talking Point What PS1, PS2, and PSP Games Do You Want on PS Plus Premium?
Let's go retro
The big headline on Planet PlayStation right now is the overhaul of PS Plus. The subscription service is to be merged with PS Now, with three tiers providing more benefits the more you pay. We won't explain each PS Plus tier right here, but the most expensive option is PS Plus Premium. The most eye-catching addition is
News SpongeBob Remaster Already Free to Download Through PS Plus
Available now from EU PS Store
SpongeBob SquarePants: Battle for Bikini Bottom Rehydrated is available to redeem and download for completely free as part of PlayStation Plus a whole four days early on the PS Store. Originally announced to be hitting the service next Tuesday on 5th April 2022, Sony's digital marketplace is letting users grab the PS4...
Guide Upcoming PS5, PS4 Games for April and May 2022
Star Wars! MLB The Show! Sniper Elite!
March was yet another stellar month for releases across PlayStation 5 and PS4, but with another 30-odd days now buried in the past, it's time to look ahead to the biggest and best games headed our way throughout April and May. As has been the case all year so far, there are several titles releasing throughout...
Guide Elden Ring: How to Complete Caelid Catacombs
Miranda Sprout Ashes location
Caelid Catacombs is a location in Caelid in Elden Ring and the location of the Cemetery Shade. This cave also contains a few
News GTA 5 PS5 Will Lift a Physical Release This Month
For those who prefer boxes
The excellent next-gen version of GTA 5, already available digitally at a discounted price, will hot-wire a retail release from 12th April. Rockstar confirmed the news in its weekly GTA Online update, so all those of you who prefer physical games will be able to snap that up, either from the Rockstar Store or selected...
Rumble in the urban jungle
Look, we like Judgment protagonist Takayuki Yagami — even though he was a bit of a wet blanket in Lost Judgment — but he's been completely outdone by Masaharu Kaito, the man who usually plays second fiddle as Tak's roughhousing sidekick. The ex-yakuza is the star of the show in his very own expansion — appropriately...
News PlatinumGames' Latest April Fools Prank Is to Announce 9 New Games
Babylon's Fall wasn’t enough, huh?
Over the past few years, Babylon's Fall developer PlatinumGames and April Fools pranks have gone hand in hand. Just searching the two terms in our internal database brings up a whole list of previous jokes. And, not to be outdone by past attempts, the Japanese team has today put together a small presentation...
Thursday31st Mar 2022
Guide All PS Plus Games for PS5, PS4 in 2022
Every PlayStation Plus game in 2022
What are all PS Plus games for PS5, PS4 in 2022? If you're looking for a definitive guide to PlayStation Plus in 2022, then we'll be documenting every PS5 and PS4 title included with the subscription this year on this page. We'll be updating this page monthly with all of the latest releases made available as part...
News Rumour Mill Points to 'Really Big' Sony Acquisition, But It's Just Speculation
"Very difficult to pin down"
The huge week of PlayStation news that everyone on the Internet was teasing? Eh, it wasn’t so big, right? Obviously we got official confirmation of PS Plus’ revamp, but many of the details had already leaked, and Sony failed to elaborate
News Chrono Cross Remaster Doesn't Have the Original Soundtrack After All
Square Enix corrects itself
Square Enix has issued an update to its original reveal of Chrono Cross: The Radical Dreamers Edition. Previously, an official article on the soon-to-release remaster stated that players will be able to switch between the original PS1 soundtrack and a rearranged set of music created specifically for the revival...
News Abandoned PS5 Dev Responds to Rumours of Cancellation
After social media account was partly purged
Update: Abandoned hasn’t been abandoned! Blue Box Game Studios has released a rare new statement, which explains that rumours regarding the PlayStation 5 game’s cancellation is false. It goes on to explain the work continues on the Realtime Experience app and a playable Prologue, but this has been...
Review Weird West (PS4) - Ambitious Top-Down RPG Comes Close to Greatness
Darn shootin'
With the success of Deathloop last year, the comeback of immersive sims from their late 90s/early 2000s heyday seems to be in full swing. Through dogged determination and fantastic game design, Arkane Studios has almost single-handedly revived the genre a decade after releasing the first Dishonored title. So it makes sense that Weird...
News Lawn Mowing Simulator Touches Grass on PS5, PS4 Today with Surprise Lawnch
Get on my lawn
There really is a simulator game for everything, and we wouldn't have it any other way. Menial jobs make for surprisingly compelling gameplay experiences, and Lawn Mowing Simulator will put that theory to the test as it trundles onto PlayStation 5 and PS4 today. Surprise! As the name suggests, the game tasks you with mowing virtual...
Video Is Apex Legends PS5 Worth the Wait?
Time to Respawn
The Apex Legends next-gen update is available on the PlayStation 5 now. It's almost weird to type, as we all know the Apex Legends community has been gagging to get its DualSenses to work in an even silkier rendition of Respawn Entertainment’s excellent battle royale. But now that it is here, how does the next-gen Apex Legends...
Guide Elden Ring: How to Complete Gaol Cave
Wakizashi weapon location
Gaol Cave is a location in Caelid in Elden Ring and the stomping grounds of the Frenzied Duelist. This cave also contains a weapon, a rare
News Game Devs More Excited for PSVR2 Than Any Other Headset
Level up
The promotional rollout for PSVR2 has been a bit bizarre. We’ve seen the headset and controllers now, but we know very little about its software lineup, and we’re still waiting to go eyes-on with the device. Sony has been shipping a lot of development kits, however, and the word on the street is that game makers are extremely...
News Great Action RPG Ys 8 Is Being Ported to PS5 This Autumn
Ys please
Originally a PS Vita title, Ys VIII: Lacrimosa of Dana is, in our humble opinion, one of the best and most well rounded instalments in Falcom's long running action RPG series. It was ported to PlayStation 4 in 2017, and that version still runs great — but that isn't stopping NIS America from re-releasing the game again on PS5...
News E3 2022 Has Been Completely Cancelled
Another nail in the coffin
There will be no E3 2022 at all. The show’s organisers, the ESA, had already ruled out a physical event, but was floating the idea of a digital broadcast similar to last year. However, according to IGN – who corroborated a tweet sent out by Razer’s PR lead Will Powers – the plug has been pulled on that as well. It...
Guide Elden Ring: How to Complete Academy Crystal Cave
Crystal Staff weapon location
Academy Crystal Cave is a location in the Liurnia of the Lakes in Elden Ring and the location of a couple Crystalians. This cave also contain a rare
News Diablo 4 Dev Update Talks of More than 150 Procedurally Generated Dungeons
Open closed world
With everything that's been happening with Activision Blizzard on both business and legal levels, it's easy to forget that the company still has a number of video games in development. Indeed, titles like Diablo IV and Overwatch 2 are still very much in the works, even though setbacks within the company have quite clearly had an...
Mini Review Agent Intercept (PS5) - Modern Spy Hunter Is Shallow But Satisfying Fun
Mission absolutely possible
Agent Intercept is an extremely accessible game, but that's not to say it doesn't deliver some thrills and spills. This modern, Spy Hunter-esque title is an easy breezy good time that aims to put a smile on your face, and we'd say that's mission accomplished. Gameplay is very basic; you simply steer, boost and drift with...
News PS Plus Game Hood: Outlaws & Legends Robs New PS5, PS4 Season
Cross-platform game invites also on the way
Those of you jumping into PS Plus game Hood: Outlaws & Legends next week will have a new season of content to look forward to. An update, due on 5th April – the same day as the PS Plus version is set to drop – promises a fresh “Battle Pass with over a hundred new cosmetics”. These will span...
News Battle Royale Craves Flesh in Bloodhunt, Out on PS5 Next Month
Launches as a free-to-play game
Following its reveal during Sony's PlayStation Showcase last year, Bloodhunt has been confirmed for a PS5 release on 27th April 2022. This is the Battle Royale title set in the Vampire: The Masquerade universe, which has been undergoing a number of test runs in early ac
News Kao the Kangaroo Continues to Show Platforming Promise in New Trailer
Jump to it
You know what, the more we see of Kao the Kangaroo, the more we're on board for some proper PS2-era platforming. The colourful jump-'em-up is due to release for both PlayStation 5 and PlayStation 4 at some point this summer, and it has a new trailer that shows off a bunch of environmental design. Again, it's prime PS2-style stuff — the...
News PlayStation Studios' Firesprite Hiring for a AAA Horror Game
Built in Unreal Engine 5
Despite only being acquired somewhat recently by Sony, the Liverpool-based developer Firesprite Games already has a lot on its hands. It's helping out with PSVR2 title Horizon Call of the Mountain, leading development of an unannounced Twisted Metal game, and working behind the scenes on a few other projects
Wednesday30th Mar 2022
News Sony's Cloud Streamed PS3 Games Are Causing a Storm on Social Media
Emulation argument rumbles
Ever the contrarians, we’re cautiously optimistic about Sony’s revamped PS Plus subscription. Based on what we know so far – which, admittedly, isn’t much – we think the overhaul is welcome and necessary, and we’ve been refreshingly surprised by
Review SpongeBob Rehydrated - Battle for Bikini Bottom Remake Is Rough and Ready Fun
Doing the Sponge
Republished on Wednesday 30th March 2022: We're bringing this review back from the archives following the announcement of April 2022's PlayStation Plus lineup. The original text follows. Say what you like about SpongeBob SquarePants, but there's a reason it's still one of Nickelodeon's most popular shows. The cartoon starring a...
News Forspoken Impresses in 10 Minutes of PS5 Gameplay
Explore the Sideways City
Forspoken may have been delayed out of its original May 2022 release date and pushed back to October, but that is not stopping Game Informer from sharing a full 10 minutes of never before seen gameplay action. The PlayStation 5 console exclusive from Square Enix makes
News Horizon Forbidden West Patch 1.09 Is Out Now, Here Are the Patch Notes
100% completion issues fixed
Guerrilla Games is continuing to roll out the Horizon Forbidden West updates thick and fast, with patch 1.09 available to download now. Weighing in at exactly 1.028GB, it makes further fixes to both main and side quests, world activities, and performance and stability. Most notably, it should now be possible to achieve...
Review Tiny Tina's Wonderlands (PS5) - Borderlands Fantasy Spin-Off Can't Quite Find the Magic
No time to dice
If you read our review of Borderlands 3, then you've basically read our review of Tiny Tina's Wonderlands, only this game isn't as good. We're just doing it again in different words, and we're a little more weary this time around. Nothing of much consequence has changed between the two games. The budget is lower, clearly, and the...
Review Hood: Outlaws & Legends (PS5) - Competitive Stealth Title Is Real Refreshing
But it Sherwood help if it had more players
Republished on Wednesday 30th March 2022: We're bringing this review back from the archives following the announcement of April 2022's PlayStation Plus lineup. The original text follows. What if a classic Assassin’s Creed quest was the basis for a competitive multiplayer game? Hood: Outlaws &...
News Huge PS Store Spring Sale Discounts 1,000 PS5, PS4 Games
PS5 exclusives! Alan Wake! Wasteland!
The changing of the seasons has brought with it a bumper new PlayStation Store sale that'll play out over the course of nearly a month. Starting today and ending at midnight on 27th April 2022, the PS Store Spring sale includes over 1,000 PS5, PS4 titles. Some of them will be rotated out on 13th April 2022 and...
Reaction Sony's Biggest Problem Is Consumer Relations
PS Plus revamp reveal yet another example
Sony announced a rather exciting PS Plus revamp this week, but it’s a reminder that it’s forgotten the art of consumer relations. The organisation, which was unrivalled in this area during the early days of the PlayStation 4 era, seems utterly unable to effectively connect with its core customers right...
News Persona 5 Leaves PS Plus Collection in May for Unknown Reasons
Get up, get out there
An intriguing note stuck to the end of today's PS Plus update on the PlayStation Blog: superb PS4 RPG Persona 5 will be removed from the PlayStation Plus Collection on the 11th May 2022. No reason for its removal has been
Guide Elden Ring: How to Complete Road's End Catacombs
Raya Lucaria Soldier Ashes location
Road's End Catacombs is a location in the Liurnia of the Lakes in Elden Ring and the dwelling place of the Spiritcaller Snail. These catacombs also contain a rare
Guide Elden Ring: How to Complete Cliffbottom Catacombs
Erdtree Burial Guardian boss location
Cliffbottom Catacombs is a location in the Liurnia of the Lakes in Elden Ring and the home of an
News Sony Recruits Japanese Retailers for PS5 Scalping Prevention Scheme
Your fate is sealed
As you probably already know, the PlayStation 5 is not an easy console to find — and this is just about as true in Japan as it is here in the West. Naturally, Sony's doing all that it can to sell as many current-gen consoles as possible — but because of ongoing chip shortages and other persistent manufacturing issues (largely...
News Buying PS Plus Subs on PS3, PS Vita Won't Be an Option When Service Re-Launches in June
Just so you know
While we doubt that there are many people in 2022 using a PS3 or PS Vita as their main PlayStation console, it's still worth pointing out that Sony has updated its policy with regards to the all-but-defunct devices. Following its reveal of the new PS Plus tier system earlier in the week, the company has confirmed that when the...
Thursday31st Mar 2022
News Next-Gen PSVR2 Games in Production at Virtual Reality Specialists nDreams
Frackin' 'ell
Fun fact: Farnborough-based games developer nDreams got its start making content for PlayStation Home, including the virtual world’s first ever augmented reality game, Xi. Since then, it’s become a bit of a PSVR powerhouse, creating titles like Fracked and The Assembly. And, having secured a substantial round of funding, it’s now...
Wednesday30th Mar 2022
News The Stanley Parable: Ultra Deluxe Finally Launches This April on PS5, PS4
Stanley was pleased about this
It's been such a long time since the announcement of The Stanley Parable: Ultra Deluxe, we were beginning to think it was pure vaporware. Fortunately, this notion has just been dashed by developer Crows Crows Crows — the game finally has a release date, and what's more, it's coming to both PlayStation 5 and PS4. So,...
News Fast & Furious Crossroads Becoming a Vintage Vehicle Following Delisting Next Month
This old hunk o' junk
Fast & Furious Crossroads, everyone's favourite licensed racing game, is set to be removed from sale soon. The game, which received a rather mixed reception when it launched in 2020, will disappear from digital shelves such as PlayStation Store come 29th April 2022. The news comes directly from the game's official website...
Random Guilty Gear's Beef with Former US President Bill Clinton Concludes 23 Years Later
Mankind blamed the beasts
The year is 1999, and Bill Clinton is president of the United States of America. The ever-growing popularity of video games is causing a stir, and Clinton decides to highlight the potential dangers of our favourite hobby during a now much-memed speech. He presents a number of 'violent' video game magazine ads to onlookers,...
News Wattam Studio Funomena Forced to Close if Funding Isn't Secured
Following People Make Games exposé
Funomena, the Californian studio behind Wattam, will be forced to close if it fails to secure a round of investment in the short term. Talks were up and running prior to GDC, but the deal in question has not closed at the time of writing. "Last week we let everyone know that if we do not successfully finish the...
Tuesday29th Mar 2022
Rumour PS Plus PS5, PS4 Games for April 2022 Leaked Early
Dealabs strikes again
Three things are certain in life: death, taxes, and Dealabs leaking the PlayStation Plus lineup each month. Yes, once again, the French retailer has apparently gained early knowledge of Sony's PS Plus games, meaning we now know April's lineup with near certainty. So, what are they? According to Dealabs, April 2022's PS Plus...
News PS Plus, PS Now Merged Service Revealed, Goes Live in June
PS Plus Essential, Extra, and Premium
After months of speculation and rumours, Sony has officially unveiled its plans for merging its PlayStation Plus and PS Now services under one roof. This new subscription service will retain the PS Plus branding bu
News PS Now Members Upgraded to PS Plus Premium at No Extra Cost
Look who's laughing now
The big winners today? Well, it’s PS Now subscribers! If you’ve got an active membership to Sony’s soon-to-be-defunct streaming service, then you’re going to get upgraded to PS Plus Premium at no extra cost. This upgrade will last the duration of your existing PS Now subscription, and then you’ll obviously have to...
News PS Plus Premium Brings PS1, PS2, PS3, and PSP Games to PS5, PS4
Legacy platforms live again
In case you've somehow missed it, Sony has announced a huge overhaul to PlayStation Plus. It's transitioning to a multi-tiered system, with three subscriptions offering extra value the more you choose to pay. At the top of the pile is PS Plus Premium which, among other things, adds games from legacy PlayStation platforms...
How do platform subscriptions compare?
What are the differences between PlayStation Plus, Xbox Game Pass, and Nintendo Switch Online? Is PS Plus better than Game Pass and NSO? If you happen to be weighing up the subscription services offered by Sony, Microsoft, and Nintendo, potentially to help you decide which console to purchase, you might be...
News Marvel's Spider-Man, Returnal Coming to PS Plus Extra, Premium
Miles Morales and Death Stranding, too
Sony has revealed its new revamped PS Plus subscription service, which is set to launch in June. While the company is still keeping many of the specifics close to its chest, it has confirmed several of the games that will be available at launch: Death Stranding, God of War, Marvel’s Spider-Man,
Mini Review Crusader Kings III: Console Edition (PS5) - Strategic Royalty Rewards Patient Players
King me
Crusader Kings III is the kind of game that you could quite easily lose days, weeks, or even months to once you've wrapped your head around its many, many systems. It's a ridiculously in-depth strategy title — the kind that you rarely see on consoles — but port studio Lab42 has done a solid job of making the whole thing manageable on...
Come on, Jim
Sony may have just unveiled its new PS Plus subscription tiers, but the reality is that there's still a lot that we don't know — especially with regards to PS Plus Premium. The service's most expensive option is attempting to sell itself on promises of backwards compatibility; Premium subs get access to PS3 game streaming alongside a...
News Every Major Publisher Signed Up for PS Plus Revamp
"A lineup that ticks all sorts of boxes"
Sony will have no problem populating its revamped PS Plus subscription service with content it seems. The new tiers, which include a catalogue of on-demand games, will be supported by “every major publisher” according to bigwig Jim Ryan, with conversations allegedly going well across the board. He told...
News PS5's PS Plus Collection Not Going Anywhere
Will be part of PS Plus Essential
The PlayStation 5's PS Plus Collection, which grants subscribers access to a range of great titles at no extra cost, won't be disappearing when the service transitions to its new three-tier system in June. The added bonus will become part of PS Plus Essential, which is the base offering that all current PS Plus...
News PS Vita the Only Console Snubbed in Sony's New PS Plus Premium Subscription
Vita vetoed
Ah, the poor old PS Vita. Sony's second generation handheld was largely abandoned just a few years into its life following rather dismal sales and a lack of dedicated software support. But as with any gaming system, the Vita certainly has its hardcore fans — and for what it's worth, we always thought that it was an especially slick...
News MLB The Show 22 Has One of the Easiest PS5, PS4 Platinum Trophies Ever
Will take you a couple of hours
If you ignore the games that exist purely for easy Trophies, like My Name Is Mayo and Mr Massagy, then MLB The Show 22 looks to have one of the simplest Platinums on PlayStation 5 and PS4. The trinkets, which leaked ahead of the title’s release overnight, include Gold gongs such as “Promote to Rookie pitching...
News PS5, PS4 Exclusives May Get Worse if Free with PS Plus Day One
"That's not something gamers want"
Sony is levelling up PS Plus by dividing it into three tiers and offering additional perks. For the new PS Plus Extra tier, you’ll get access to a catalogue of approximately 400 games on-demand, while the PS Plus Premium tier will add in a ton of retro titles on top. It’s a huge and necessary upgrade,...
News Everybody's Golf Falls Victim to Sony Online Server Cuts
Taken offline in September
Sony's insistence on taking the servers of its past multiplayer games offline continues as Everybody's Golf is confirmed to be the scheme's next unfortunate victim. The delightful putter will lose all its online functionality on 30th September 2022, leaving you with exactly six months to enjoy its internet-focused modes...
Poll Will You Subscribe to Sony's New PS Plus Tiers?
Essential, Extra, or Premium?
We've had to endure months of social media teasing from industry "insiders", but we're finally here: the newly tiered PlayStation Plus subscription service has been officially announced. Thank god. But it's safe to say that initial impressions have been mixed — as you'd probably expect. If you haven't actually seen...
Reaction PS Plus, PS Now's Makeover a Necessary and Positive Step for Sony
But Sony still has plenty to prove
There was no way on God’s green earth Sony could convey today’s PS Plus paradigm shift without a hearty helping of criticism. Microsoft – the second largest company on the planet with a warchest in the trillions – has changed the game with its Xbox Game Pass business model, and there’s nothing that...
News Apex Legends PS5 Version Out Today, More Updates Soon
120fps, DualSense support coming later
After a few months of internet chatter, Respawn Entertainment has revealed the PlayStation 5 version of Apex Legends will release today. Battle Royale players must download a patch for the PS4 edition via its Game Hub, while new users should be able to simply grab the PS5 version from the PS Store. Today's...
News PS5, PS4 Exclusives Not Coming to PS Plus at Launch
First-party games not joining service straight away
Amid all the news surrounding Sony's upcoming changes to PlayStation Plus is a snippet that's flying under the radar. According to PlayStation's CEO Jim Ryan, the platform holder's first-party exclusives won't be joining PS Plus day-and-date with the regular launch. This is of course a big point...
News Deliver Us the Moon Lands on PS5 in May, Free Upgrade for PS4 Owners
Physical copy also available
Space epic Deliver Us the Moon, which just announced a sequel in the form of Deliver Us Mars, will come to PlayStation 5 via a native version available on 19th May 2022. Owners of the PS4 version will receive a free PS4 to PS5 upgrade, but physical PS5 copies are still being made for £19.99/$24.
Random Ratchet & Clank's Rivet Was Nearly Also Named Ratchet
Even just that headline is confusing
Ratchet & Clank: Rift Apart is great for many reasons, but the introduction of Rivet is probably the biggest one. The female Lombax from another dimension is an excellent new character in the series, and almost instantly became a fan favourite. As part of a GDC presentation, in which Insomniac Games' Mark...
News Indie Hit Unpacking Moves Home to PS5, PS4 Soon
Physical and digital releases on the way
There's always another lovely indie game to play, isn't there? They're flippin' everywhere these days, but you won't hear us complaining. Last year saw the arrival of Unpacking on other platforms, and the cosy, chilled out experience picked up a lot of praise. Fortunately, developer Witch Beam is bringing its...
Monday28th Mar 2022
News Temper Your Enthusiasm for Huge Week of PlayStation News
The state of play
Update: Well, well, well. As the infamous WaddleDeeKnows taught us recently, always consider pumping the brakes before you buy into the latest Twitter rumour. After huge hype on social media over the weekend – and throughout the morning, too – Kinda Funny Games host Greg Miller has ever so slightly walked back his tweet about...
News LEGO Star Wars: The Skywalker Saga Trophy List Is a Completionist's Dream
Hope you like collecting studs
To paraphrase the great Master Yoda: "Fear is the path to the dark side. Fear leads to anger. Anger leads to hate. Hate leads to suffering. Suffering leads to a Platinum Trophy." Developer TT Games has taken this to heart, as the Trophy list for LEGO Star Wars: The Skywalker Saga looks like it'll take a while, to say...
News PS5's DualSense Dubbed the Best Controller of All Time in Public Vote
BAFTA Games makes it official
What's the best video game controller of them all? You could probably make a case for many of them. It's a very subjective question, but you have to imagine Sony's various iterations of the DualShock would be in the running, given it's a design the company has reused multiple times. For our money, though, the DualSense...
News One Piece Odyssey RPG Announced for PS5, PS4
Setting sail in 2022
A brand new One Piece game has just been announced for both PlayStation 5 and PlayStation 4. One Piece Odyssey is an RPG and will feature an original story penned by One Piece author Eiichiro Oda. It's also set to release at some point in 2022, so we probably won't be waiting long for additional information. We're hoping that...
News Rust Developer Signed Up to Create More Fallout 76 Content
Part of five-year roadmap
Rust developer Double Eleven has been signed up by Bethesda to help create further Fallout 76 content alongside the main team back in Rockville, Maryland. Confirmed in a blog post on the company's website, the content the studio has worked on is planned to be released later this year after talks began in "late 2020". Even...
News UK Sales Charts: Tiny Tina's Wonderlands Settles for Second as Kirby Conquers
The Nintendo effect
Last week was a pretty busy one for new game releases, and the UK has responded in kind, putting a whole two of them in the top 10. The latest physical game chart is in, and Tiny Tina's Wonderlands is the main event for PlayStation users, debuting in second place. It loses out on a number one result thanks to Kirby and the...
News Sony Files New Trademark for the One and Only Knack
Back in Knack
Is Knack coming back?! PlayStation's most prodigious platforming hero hasn't been seen since the (honestly, rather good) Knack 2, which released back in 2017 — so we're coming up on five whole Knack-less years, if you can believe it. Anyway, Sony's filed a new Knack trademark in Japan, which has all of us Knackers on the edge of our...
News Oscar Nominee Jessie Buckley Leads the Cast of The Devil In Me
Keep the devil out of your mouth
Supermassive Games has a lot on its plate at the moment, most notably the Season One finale of its The Dark Pictures Anthology titled The Devil In Me as well as an all-new IP launching in June: The Quarry. Both games seem to be coming along nicely, though, as the developer announces the former's protagonist will be...
News Lost Judgment DLC The Kaito Files Out Now, Here's a Launch Trailer
Costs £24.99/$29.99
Lost Judgment expansion The Kaito Files is available now on PlayStation 5 and PS4, priced at £24.99/$29.99. Focusing on sidekick Kaito, the DLC is set after the events of the original game and explores the character's past as a teenager claims to be his and old flame Mikiko's son. Protagonist Takayuki Yagami is nowhere to be...
News Nobody Saves the World Seemingly Primed for PS5 Release
Latest from Guacamelee dev
Drinkbox Studios is quietly a very reliable developer. Best known for the Guacamelee series, its left-field projects are pretty much all great games. Its latest title is Nobody Saves the World, a top-down action game about a character who can transmute into various unorthodox forms. It released earlier this year on PC and...
News DNF Duel Is Back for Another Open Beta This Weekend on PS5, PS4
Round 2
Super stylish fighter DNF Duel is getting a second open beta on PlayStation 5 and PlayStation 4 — and the best part is that it's extremely close. The new network test will go live this very weekend, starting on Saturday the 2nd April and ending on Monday the 4th April. Much like the previous beta — which happened in December — this...
