News - 2022, Week 17
Sunday1st May 2022
Guide Bugsnax: All Bugsnax and How to Catch Them
How to capture every species of Bugsnax
How do you catch all the Bugsnax in, er, Bugsnax? How many Bugsnax species are there? As part of our Bugsnax guide, we're going to tell you about every creature in the game and how to catch them all. Below is a list of every Bugsnak, organised by where they appear on the map, and how to capture each one...
Guide Bugsnax: How to Access The Triplicate Space and Catch the Cappucceetle
How to catch Cappucceetle
How do you get into The Triplicate Space in Bugsnax? What is in The Triplicate Space and how do you catch the Cappucceetle? The Triplicate Space is a super secret area in Bugsnax that contains a particularly elusive Bugsnak. As part of our Bugsnax guide, we're going to tell you how to find The Triplicate Space and how to...
Guide Bugsnax: The Isle of Bigsnax: How to Catch All Bugsnax in Broken Tooth
All Bugsnax in Broken Tooth and how to catch them
How do you catch all the Bugsnax in Broken Tooth in Bugsnax: The Isle of Bigsnax? What are all the Bugsnax in Broken Tooth, and how do you capture them? As part of our Bugsnax guide, we're going to tell you all about the Bugsnax found in Broken Tooth, and how to catch them. Bugsnax: The Isle of...
Monday2nd May 2022
News Don't Forget to Grab Your PS Plus Games for April 2022
Last chance
We’re nearing a new era for PS Plus but some things never change. Case in point: as of the time of publication, you have little over 24 hours until April 2022’s selection of PS Plus games are removed forever, therefore you know what you need to do. Remember, you don’t have to actually download the games to your console: just hit...
Saturday30th Apr 2022
Poll Are You Happy with Your PS Plus Games for May 2022?
Plus or minus?
Another month, another PlayStation Plus games announcement. May's selection is bound to divide opinion thanks to FIFA 22 being its headline act. The footballing sim is obviously massively popular — a global best seller year in, year out — and so its inclusion on a service like PS Plus is questionable. You would think that those...
Guide Upcoming PS5, PS4 Games for May and June 2022
Sniper Elite 5! The Quarry! Disgaea 6!
We might be going through a bit of a quieter period for huge Sony blockbusters right now, but there are plenty of cracking games heading to PlayStation 5 and PS4 over the coming months – you just have to know where to look. Thankfully, that's where we come in. Below, we've been busy preparing our usual...
Quiz Test Your PlayStation General Knowledge - Issue 8
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 8 of our PlayStation General Knowledge Quiz. You can have a crack at our previous...
News Until Dawn's Spiritual Successor The Quarry Has Gone Gold on PS5, PS4
Smells like teen spirit
The Quarry, developer Supermassive Games’ spiritual successor to PS4 favourite Until Dawn, is finished and ready for manufacturing. The developer confirmed on Twitter that the game has gone gold, which for those who aren’t up-to-date with industry lingo, means a final build has been submitted to platform holders like...
News PS Plus Game FIFA 22 Appears to Be Targeting EA Play with Battlefield 2042 on PS5, PS4
New signings
With the end of the football season approaching, and the frightening prospect of Liverpool winning a quadruple – save our souls, Karim Benzema! – it seems like EA Sports wants to get FIFA 22 in as many hands as humanly possible. The game, one of All PS Plus Games for May 2022, also appears to be joining EA Play’s
News Returnal Celebrates a Year Since PS5 Release
What a year
Returnal, comfortably one of the Best PS5 Games, is now a year old. Time flies when you’re having fun, and boy have we had fun with this deep-space third-person shooter! The game, a punishing roguelike, went on to become a fan favourite – and has won a slew of awards over the past 12 months, including the top gong at the recent...
Talking Point What Are You Playing This Weekend? - Issue 424
It's a big'un
This week has been predominantly dominated by Sony's PS Plus mishaps, as the release schedule continues to be on the dry side. Fortunately, our backlog is overflowing with goodness, so we'll be ticking some titles off this weekend. Sammy Barker, Editor: I'm actually really enjoying the new Battle Royale game, Vampire: The Masquerade...
Friday29th Apr 2022
News PS Plus PS5, PS4 Games for May 2022 Announced
Back of the net?
The PS Plus games for May 2022 have been officially announced, and, you won't believe it, but the leak was right. Who saw that one coming?! As per usual, subscribers are getting three games across PS5 and PS4. The selection is as follows... FIFA 22 (PS5, PS4) Tribes of Midgard (PS5, PS4)
News Sony Confirms PS Plus Subscription Stacking Has Been Blocked
Conversion rates for consumers with pre-paid codes revealed
Update: We’ve finally got access to the conversion scheme that Sony’s put in place for active members looking to redeem a pre-paid PS Plus or PS Now voucher they’ve purchased. To reiterate, if you’re already a PS Plus or PS Now member, you won’t be able to redeem this code until...
News PS Vita's Worrying PS Store Issues All Resolved
Working as intended again
Update: Sony has promptly solved problems with the PS Vita’s PS Store, which worryingly suggested that content was “no longer for sale”. As of the time of reporting, service has been resumed, and is operating as intended again. Original Story: PS Vita’s built-in PS Store is busted, and there’s been no word from...
News Is Rogue Legacy 2 Coming to PS5, PS4? Dev Taking Things 'One Step at a Time'
Cellar Door Games responds to pleas for PS ports
In case you didn't know, Rogue Legacy 2 was recently released on PC and Xbox consoles, and it appears to be a smash hit. Critics are loving the rogue-lite sequel to the dangerously addictive original, praising its wealth of options and possibilities as well as its tight gameplay. The bad news — at...
Mini Review The House of the Dead: Remake (PS4) - Faithful Arcade Recreation Is a Bit of a Misfire
Goodbye, Curien
Playing the likes of Point Blank and Time Crisis on PS1 was a novelty unlike any other. Bringing these predominantly arcade experiences, often replicated immaculately, into your living room felt incredible at the time – especially if you were lucky enough to own a G-CON 45 or any of its alternatives. That magic was often enough to...
News Just an FYI, PS5 VRR Doesn't Work on PS4 Games
New-gen only
Put your pitchforks down, because Sony has been reasonably clear that PlayStation 5’s new VRR feature will only work with new-gen titles, but now we have real-world evidence confirming that’s the case. With the functionality rolling out this week, people have been putting it through its paces, and, just to confirm, it doesn’t work...
News Skull & Bones Finally Resurfaces Thanks to Leaked Gameplay Footage
Someone will be walking the plank for this
Remember Skull & Bones? That pirate game Ubisoft announced at E3 2017 which we've seen very little of in the last five years? Well, we've just gotten our best look at how the game is shaping up, and it's arrived via a leaked tutorial video. The multiplayer title that sees players battle each other and...
News Rejoice! Final Fantasy 16 in 'Final Stretch' of Development, Says Producer
Release date coming soon?
We haven't seen the bloody thing in what feels like an eternity, but fear not: Final Fantasy XVI is, apparently, in "the final stretch" of its development. That's according to producer Naoki Yoshida, quoted in Japanese clothing company Uniqlo's free in-store magazine for Final Fantasy's 35th anniversary. Not necessarily a...
Mini Review Samurai Bringer (PS4) - The Price Is Right for This Randomised Roguelike
Bring it
Samurai Bringer exceeded our expectations. It's a fairly simple roguelike at its core, tasking you with hacking and slashing through procedurally generated stages. But in its skill system, which promotes a near ridiculous level of experimentation, Samurai Bringer can flourish into something that's seriously addictive. Defeated enemies drop...
Video Bloodhunt Tips and Tricks for Beginner Vampires
Sharpen your fangs
This week, a new battle royale joined the pack in the form of Vampire: The Masquerade Bloodhunt. This is a third-person shooter fused with vampiric abilities set in the vertically diverse city of Prague. And of course, as you can expect with any new BR game these days, Bloodhunt comes with its own series of challenges for players,...
News Noguchi's Bell Episode 2 Continues to Push the Potential of Dreams on PS4
Available to watch now
Dreams is still going strong thanks to its dedicated community of creators and players, and there are always new impressive sights and sounds in the Dreamiverse. A particularly ambitious project from Cyber Sheep Film is Noguchi's Bell, a series of animated short movies being produced entirely within Media Molecule's game. The...
News Sci-Fi Oddity Exo One Gathers Momentum with PS5, PS4 Release This Summer
Space hopper
Sometimes, just moving around in games can be enough to drive the experience. If the mechanics are strong enough, you might find yourself just traversing the world aimlessly, satisfied solely by how the character moves. There are many examples of this, and Exo One looks like it's banking hard on that idea. Announced for a PlayStation 5...
Thursday28th Apr 2022
Guide Bugsnax Guide: Tips, Tricks, and How to Catch Every Bugsnak
Where and how to find all Bugsnax and more
Bugsnax is a PS5 and PS4 adventure game from the creators of Octodad: Dadliest Catch. Announced at the PS5 reveal event, this bizarre indie title is a real treat, earning a 7/10 in our review. In this Bugsnax guide, we'll be going over absolutely everything in the game. Here, you'll find
Guide Bugsnax: How to Catch All Bugsnax in Simmering Springs
All Bugsnax in Simmering Springs and how to catch them
How do you catch all the Bugsnax in Simmering Springs in Bugsnax? What are all the Bugsnax in Simmering Springs, and how to you capture them? As part of our Bugsnax guide, we're going to tell you all about the Bugsnax found in Simmering Springs, and how to catch them. How to Catch All Bugsnax...
Guide Bugsnax: How to Catch All Bugsnax in Frosted Peak
All Bugsnax in Frosted Peak and how to catch them
How do you catch all the Bugsnax in Frosted Peak in Bugsnax? What are all the Bugsnax in Frosted Peak, and how to you capture them? As part of our Bugsnax guide, we're going to tell you all about the Bugsnax found in Frosted Peak, and how to catch them. How to Catch All Bugsnax in Frosted Peak:...
Guide Bugsnax: How to Catch All Bugsnax in Flavor Falls
All Bugsnax in Flavor Falls and how to catch them
How do you catch all the Bugsnax in Flavor Falls in Bugsnax? What are all the Bugsnax in Flavor Falls, and how to you capture them? As part of our Bugsnax guide, we're going to tell you all about the Bugsnax found in Flavor Falls, and how to catch them. How to Catch All Bugsnax in Flavor Falls:...
Guide Bugsnax: How to Catch All Bugsnax in Sizzlin' Sands
All Bugsnax in Sizzlin' Sands and how to catch them
How do you catch all the Bugsnax in Sizzlin' Sands in Bugsnax? What are all the Bugsnax in Sizzlin' Sands, and how to you capture them? As part of our Bugsnax guide, we're going to tell you all about the Bugsnax found in Sizzlin' Sands, and how to catch them. How to Catch All Bugsnax in Sizzlin'...
Guide Bugsnax: How to Catch All Bugsnax in Boiling Bay
All Bugsnax in Boiling Bay and how to catch them
How do you catch all the Bugsnax in Boiling Bay in Bugsnax? What are all the Bugsnax in Boiling Bay, and how do you capture them? As part of our Bugsnax guide, we're going to tell you all about the Bugsnax found in Boiling Bay, and how to catch them. How to Catch All Bugsnax in Boiling Bay: Here's...
Guide Bugsnax: How to Find and Scan the Snaxsquatch
How and where to scan the Snaxsquatch and get the Candid Cryptid Trophy
How do you locate the Snaxsquatch in Bugsnax? Where is the Snaxsquatch, and how can you scan it? As part of our Bugsnax guide, we're going to explain what the Snaxsquatch is, and how and where to find it. You'll need to find and scan the Snaxsquatch in order to earn the Candid...
Rumour PS Plus Premium's PS1, PS2, PSP Games Have Started to Leak
Riiiiidge Racer!
Update #2: A further round of PS1 titles have been found on Sony's servers: Worms Armageddon and Worms World Party. That takes the total up to five leaked games thus far, but only PS1 and PSP are represented right now. Update #1: Assets for PS1 title Mr. Driller have now been discovered as well. That means we've got three Namco...
Guide Bugsnax: All Trophies and How to Get the Platinum
A walkthrough for all the Trophies in Bugsnax
In this Bugsnax Trophy roadmap, we're going to tell you how to get the Platinum Trophy in this viral indie title. As part of our main Bugsnax guide, we'll reveal every Trophy along with their descriptions, and some strategies for how to get them. Note: There may be some Trophies and information listed...
Guide Bugsnax: How to Catch All Bugsnax in Sugarpine Woods
All Bugsnax in Sugarpine Woods and how to catch them
How do you catch all the Bugsnax in Sugarpine Woods in Bugsnax? What are all the Bugsnax in Sugarpine Woods, and how to you capture them? As part of our Bugsnax guide, we're going to tell you all about the Bugsnax found in Sugarpine Woods, and how to catch them. How to Catch All Bugsnax in...
Guide Bugsnax: How to Catch All Bugsnax in Scorched Gorge
All Bugsnax in Scorched Gorge and how to catch them
How do you catch all the Bugsnax in Scorched Gorge in Bugsnax? What are all the Bugsnax in Scorched Gorge, and how to you capture them? As part of our Bugsnax guide, we're going to tell you all about the Bugsnax found in Scorched Gorge, and how to catch them. How to Catch All Bugsnax in Scorched...
Guide Bugsnax: How to Catch All Bugsnax in Garden Grove
All Bugsnax in Garden Grove and how to catch them
How do you catch all the Bugsnax in Garden Grove in Bugsnax? What are all the Bugsnax in Garden Grove, and how to you capture them? As part of our Bugsnax guide, we're going to tell you all about the Bugsnax found in Garden Grove, and how to catch them. How to Catch All Bugsnax in Garden Grove:...
Guide Bugsnax: How to Defeat All Legendary Bugsnax
How to beat and catch every legendary Bugsnak and get the Bossy Bugs Trophy
How do you beat all the legendary Bugsnax in Bugsnax? What are the legendary Bugsnax, and how can you catch them? As part of our Bugsnax guide, we're going to explain how to defeat and capture each of the legendary Bugsnax. Defeating all the legendary Bugsnax rewards you...
News PS Plus Pre-Paid Cards Don't Work, Subs Can't Be Purchased on PS Store
Functionality temporarily deactivated according to customer support
Update #3: Customer support for Shop To, one of the few retailers to cease selling digital PS Plus subscription codes, made the following statement in response to a customer query: “It appears that with the new integration of PS Plus Premium, Sony have temporarily disabled the...
Guide Bugsnax: All Lizbert's Video Diaries Locations
Where to find all video diaries and get Documentarian Trophy
Where are all of Lizbert's video diaries in Bugsnax? How do you find and watch all the video diaries? As part of our Bugsnax guide, we're going to explain how and where to find all of Lizbert's video diaries. Finding all the video diaries and watching them unlocks the 'Documentarian'...
Mini Review Chernobylite (PS5) - This Dark, Oppressive Survival Shooter Radiates Quality
Exclusion Zone, Act 1
Survival is difficult enough as it is, but doing so within the heavily irradiated grounds of the Chernobyl Exclusion Zone? That's a whole different kettle of fish, and you don't even have a kettle in Chernobylite. Or, indeed, any fish. And you're also able to open wormholes and travel through time in order to change the past...
Guide Bugsnax: How to Feed and Transform Gramble
How to give Gramble Bugsnax and unlock Midnight Snak Trophy
How do you transform Gramble in Bugsnax? Is there a way to feed Bugsnax to Gramble? As part of our Bugsnax guide, we're going to explain how you can give the creatures to Gramble in order to transform him. You'll need to fully transform him and the rest of the game's characters if you want...
News The New Era of Call of Duty Awaits in Modern Warfare 2
And here's the logo
As influencers apparently flock to developer Infinity Ward in order to get hands-on time with Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2, Activision has revealed the game’s logo. Obviously there’s very little to glean from this, but the company’s contracted graphic designer has got a lot of juice out of the MW letters, which are joined...
News Ace Combat 7 Squads Up with Top Gun: Maverick for Crossover DLC on PS4
It's because both of them are about planes
One game that flies under the radar, funnily enough, is Ace Combat 7: Skies Unknown, a great instalment in the series that deserves a bit more love. The dogfighting action game focuses on fragging bogeys while piloting kickass fighter jets, as well as telling a story that's as cheesy as they come. It seems...
That's a lot of Trails
If you're a fan of Japanese RPGs and you haven't yet discovered the magic of Falcom's The Legend of Heroes franchise, then a bundle like this offers up hundreds of hours of entertainment. Only just announced, The Legend of Heroes: Trails of Cold Steel I ~ IV & Trails into Reverie Complete Box is exactly what it says on...
News Unbelievably, Narrative Horror The Quarry Will Have 186 Endings on PS5, PS4
You read that right
We sincerely hope there’s not a Trophy for seeing all of the endings in upcoming teen horror The Quarry, because there’s a whopping 186 of them. No, that’s not a typo: one-hundred-and-eighty-six. The developer Supermassive Games explained in an interview with IGN just how it managed to cram so many conclusions into the...
News Anticipated PS5, PS4 Indie Stray Seemingly Chasing Summer Release Date
Sony outs some indie windows
Stray, commonly known as that game where you play as a cat, is seemingly taking aim at a summer 2022 release window. The updated information comes from a short PlayStation social media video, which attaches the window to footage of the anticipated PS5 and PS4 title. Stray recently received a rating in South Korea,...
News Next-Gen PSVR2 Announcement from nDreams Incoming
We can dream
UK developer nDreams is fast establishing itself as one of the busiest names in virtual reality, having recently announced Ghostbusters VR for Meta Quest – among many others. Now the Fracked creator has started to tease its next title: a next-gen virtual reality release for PSVR2. “Are you ready?” it asks. The studio says that...
News Tales of Arise Tops an Impressive 2 Million Sales
Arise!
Tales of Arise has been a hit for Bandai Namco. The largely fantastic action RPG, which released for PlayStation 5 and PlayStation 4 in September of last year, has now topped 2 million copies sold. That's an impressive return in the current market — a figure that makes it one of the most successful Japanese-developed RPGs of the last decade...
News Cartoonish Co-Op Shooter Glitch Busters: Stuck On You Looks Like Magnetic Fun
Coming to PS4 later this year
This looks like a breath of fresh air. Glitch Busters: Stuck On You might not have the most eye-catching name, but as you can see in the reveal trailer, this co-op shooter certainly has style, and it looks like it's trying some interesting new things, too. You and up to three others control little characters that are...
Wednesday27th Apr 2022
Guide NBA 2K22: Best Builds for MyPlayer and MyCareer
How to build the best NBA 2K22 player in all positions
What are the best builds for MyPlayer and MyCareer in NBA 2K22? A large part of the NBA 2K22 experience revolves around creating your own NBA player, which you'll then use in the MyCareer mode, and in The City and the Neighborhood. Before creating your MyPlayer, you should think about what type...
Guide NBA 2K22: All Music Trivia Answers in MyCareer
How to complete the daily Music Scene: Marvin's Room quest
What are all music trivia answers in MyCareer in next-gen NBA 2K22? Every day in the City, after you've picked between Palmer Athletic Agency or Berry & Associates in MyCareer, you'll get a new daily Quest called The Music Scene: Marvin's Room. This will require you to head to the record...
Guide NBA 2K22: College or G League in MyCareer
The best path to the NBA
Should you pick College or G League in MyCareer in next-gen NBA 2K22? At the very beginning of your MyCareer campaign, Ricky will encourage you to choose how you're going to start your basketball career: at College or in the G League. You'll then need to meet with some familiar faces from the franchise, including Che and...
The best buffs in basketball
What are the best Badges in NBA 2K22? Whether you're creating the Best Builds for MyPlayer and MyCareer, creating a Hall of Famer in The W, or upgrading your roster of stars for MyTeam, you're going to want to ensure you're using the best Badges. For those new to the series, Badges are essentially perks which buff a...
Guide NBA 2K22: How to Earn VC without Spending Money
Get rich with VC and make your millions
How do you earn VC without spending money in NBA 2K22? VC, or Virtual Currency, is the primary form of in-game currency in 2K Sports' basketball simulation. You'll need VC in order to upgrade the Attributes of your MyPlayer in MyCareer (See Also: Best Builds for MyPlayer and MyCareer). You can also use VC to...
Guide NBA 2K22 Guide: Tips, Tricks, and How to Master the Court
Your ultimate NBA 2K22 resource
NBA 2K22 is the latest basketball simulation in 2K Sports' long-running series, developed by Visual Concepts. Inspired by the 2021-22 NBA season, the game features all of the official teams and players from the National Basketball Association, as well as the WNBA. In this NBA 2K22 guide, we're going to introduce the...
Guide NBA 2K22: Palmer Athletic Agency or Berry & Associates in MyCareer
Pick the right agent for your MyPlayer
Should you pick the Palmer Athletic Agency or Berry & Associates in MyCareer in next-gen NBA 2K22? Following your decision to pick College or G League in MyCareer, your next big choice will come as part of The Come Up: Draft Day Quest. Here, you'll need to pick between two Agents: Palmer Athletic Agency or...
News Sony's Game Preservation Team May Not Be Quite as Exciting as It Sounds
New engineer explains
Update (27/4/22): This story has of course done the rounds this week, with many PlayStation fans excited about the prospect of game preservation meaning more legacy games hitting PS Plus Premium. In response, Garrett Fredley has made attempts to clarify his new role at the company. The senior build engineer has provided a...
Unlock all the Trophies in The Stanley Parable: Ultra Deluxe
In this The Stanley Parable: Ultra Deluxe Trophy guide, we will be going through the game's full list of Trophies, explaining each one and telling you how to unlock them. If you're looking for help with Trophies, this Trophy roadmap can be used to track your progress towards unlocking the...
News British Gas Blasted for Advising Customers to Turn Off Consoles Like PS5, PS4
Quoted numbers don't add up
Whether you live in the UK or anywhere else in the world, energy prices are rising at an unprecedented rate. The costs – which have skyrocketed in recent weeks – threaten to plunge millions of families into poverty, and energy firms like British Gas have been releasing “advice” to help soften the squeeze on...
Review FIFA 22 (PS5) - Football Sim Makes Meaningful Strides on the Pitch
Beautiful game
Republished on Wednesday 27th April 2022: We're bringing this review back from the archives following the announcement of May's PlayStation Plus lineup. The original text follows. The biggest compliment you can pay FIFA 22 is that it feels like real football for once. EA Sports’ soccer simulator still has its fair share of quirks,...
News Microsoft Bigwig Implies PS5 Is Losing Marketshare to Xbox
Naa-naa-na-naa-Nadella
As the latest round of NPD results in the United States already underlined, Sony has a serious headache when it comes to PS5 stock – or the lack thereof. While, ironically, things have started to improve in the past few days, the dream of transitioning PS4 players at “
News PS Plus Premium Demo Requirement Puzzling Publishers, Devs
Companies apparently won't see a cent from perk
Shocking news: Sony is just as bad at communicating with business partners as it is consumers. At least, that very much appears to be the case! Earlier this week, an update to the PlayStation developer portal – a kind of official forum for partners – revealed that moving forward it will require all...
News PS Store Golden Week and Games Under Sales Slash Prices on Hundreds of PS5, PS4 Titles
Two new offers live now
It's new sale time! Sony has not one, but two new offers on PlayStation Store starting today. There's the Golden Week sale (which actually runs for two weeks) and the Games Under $20/£20 promotion, totalling about a thousand discounted items. Let's get some recommendations going, yeah? As you might expect, the Golden Week...
News Vampire Battle Royale Bloodhunt Available for Free on PS5 Now
You've got red on you
Does your life have time for another free-to-play Battle Royale game? Probably not, right? Hear us out, though: as annoying as the styling on Vampire: The Masquerade – Bloodhunt’s name may be, this game looks promising. And it’s available for free on the PlayStation 5 right now: the file weighs in at just shy of 17GB, so...
Mini Review Curse of the Dead Gods (PS4) - Dungeon Crawler Lights the Way with Unique Mechanics
A curse and a blessing
Republished on Wednesday 27th April 2022: We're bringing this review back from the archives following the announcement of May's PlayStation Plus lineup. The original text follows. In Curse of the Dead Gods, you explore randomly generated maps in a cursed dungeon. Light is your best friend, as you take more damage in the dark...
Mini Review The Stanley Parable: Ultra Deluxe (PS5) - A Surreal, Hilarious Trip into Madness
Meta quest
Reviewing The Stanley Parable: Ultra Deluxe is borderline impossible. Not without spoiling everything that makes the game so unique, at least. We'll do our best, but know that this is absolutely one of those things you should experience with no prior knowledge. Frankly, you should probably stop reading this and just play it for yourself...
Hands On Sniper Elite 5's PS5, PS4 Sandbox Design Has Us Hyped
Lone ranger
With open worlds larger than ever, we appreciate the developers designing denser sandbox levels. Ever since the excellent GoldenEye on Nintendo 64, we’ve been a fan of the sandbox format: the idea that a single stage can be approached in a dozen different ways, whether it’s stealth, full-on combat, or a combination of both. Hitman...
News Dying Light 2 Patch 1.3 Out Now, Adds New Game+, FOV Slider, Adjusts Gameplay, More
Not dead yet
As promised, there's a new Dying Light 2 update available to download right now on PlayStation 5 and PlayStation 4. Patch 1.3 is the sandbox title's most significant update yet, the headline act being the addition of New Game+, which lets you play through the campaign again with your character progression intact. It sounds like...
News GTA 5 Patch 1.56 Further Improves PS5 Loading Times, Here Are All the Patch Notes
Motion blur slider added to PS5
GTA 5 may be nearing its tenth anniversary (!!!), but Rockstar is continuing to optimise the title. A new update for the PlayStation 5 and PS4 has deployed this week, and it bundles in a number of optimisations and improvements, including a motion blur slider on Sony’s new-gen console and even faster loading times...
News Disney Dreamlight Valley Is a Free-to-Play Life Sim Starring Classic Characters on PS5, PS4
Early access coming soon
Well, this seems like a no-brainer, doesn't it? Disney Dreamlight Valley has just been announced, and it's a life-sim adventure game that lets you hang out with all your favourite characters. Oh, and it's free-to-play, releasing on every major platform, and lets you go fishing with Goofy. Just like indoor plumbing, this is...
News Virtua Tennis Star Tim Henman Returns for Matchpoint on PS5, PS4
Dropping just before the Wimbledon final
There’s a new tennis title rallying for your interest, and we hope with all our soul that it’s good. Matchpoint: Tennis Championships has a PlayStation 5 and PS4 release date: 7th July, 2022. That’s just at the very tail-end of Wimbledon, just prior to the finals weekend, so it couldn’t be better...
News Devil May Cry 5 Slashes Through 5 Million Sales
Definitely not Dismal
It's official: Devil May Cry 5 has been yet another modern blockbuster for Capcom. The excellent action title, which first launched for PlayStation 4 back in March 2019, has now topped 5 million sales worldwide. We assume that this figure includes sales of Devil May Cry 5 Special Edition, which released for PS5 roughly 20...
News Are You Smarter Than a 5th Grader? Find out on PS5, PS4
TV show tie-in coming this year
Game show spin-offs have historically been pretty popular on consoles in the past, and they’re enjoying something of a renaissance right now, with the likes of Wheel of Fortune and Jeopardy already available on the PS Store. Are You Smarter Than a 5th Grader? is the next TV show to get a digital remake, and judging...
Stacked up
Are you currently a PS Plus and PS Now member? Have you stacked PS Plus for several years? Well, you’re about to receive the deal of a lifetime. As we know, subscribers to PS Now will automatically be upgraded to PS Plus Premium when it releases in the coming weeks. However, if you have multiple years of PS Plus paid up as well,...
Tuesday26th Apr 2022
Rumour PS Plus PS5, PS4 Games for May 2022 Leaked Early
Own goal
Why wait for official word from Sony when Dealabs always gets the scoop? Yes, it appears the French retailer has done it once again — the PlayStation Plus games for May 2022 have seemingly been leaked ahead of the usual PS Blog reveal. What are we allegedly (but almost certainly) in for this time, then? According to Dealabls, the trio of...
News Ubisoft Shuts Down Online Servers for Dozens of Old Games
Including PS3 and PS4 titles
Ubisoft has announced the termination of online services for nearly a hundred of its older games. The publisher is clearly doing a bit of housekeeping, shutting down online multiplayer servers for software that's, let's be honest, well past its sell-by date. Among the list of 90 games are 40 that appear on PlayStation,...
News PS Plus Extra, Premium Will Add New PS5, PS4 Games Every Month, Sony Confirms
A catalogue of up to 400 titles
Sony is busy sending out emails regarding the overhaul of PlayStation Plus. For the most part, the included information is nothing new — the email just goes over what the new tiers have to offer — but Sony does outright confirm that games will be added to PS Plus Extra and PS Plus Premium on a monthly basis...
News Ghost of Tsushima Merch Now Being Sold in Actual Tsushima Island's Tourism Shop
Island life
As we've reported on numerous times, Ghost of Tsushima has proven to be very popular with the Japanese — to the point where key employees at developer Sucker Punch were made official ambassadors of the actual Tsushima island. This was after the open world title received all kinds of awards fro
News Beloved Classics Will Comprise PS Plus Premium Catalogue
Emphasis on beloved
Sony will not be tossing random retro releases on its priciest PS Plus Premium subscription tier! New correspondence from the company confirms that the 340 additional games added to the most expensive membership will comprise a “catalogue of beloved classic games” from the PS1, PS2, and PSP era. These will be available to...
News Scores of PS Now Games Being Scrubbed from the Service
Hardly knew you
We’re weeks away from a wholesale reboot of Sony’s subscription services, with PS Now effectively getting the chop. Existing members of said service will soon be upgraded to the new PS Plus Premium tier, which will become the Japanese giant’s best available tier moving forwards. Of course, with seismic impending change, PS Now...
Guide Elden Ring: How to Complete Spiritcaller Cave
White Reed armour set location
Spiritcaller Cave is a location in the Mountaintops of the Giants in Elden Ring and the home of a Godskin Duo. This cave also contains
Guide Elden Ring: How to Complete Cave of the Forlorn
Golden Order Greatsword weapon location
Cave of the Forlorn is a location in the Consecrated Snowfield in Elden Ring and the home of the Misbegotten Crusader which drops the
News SEGA Delisting Classic Sonic the Hedgehog Games from PS Store
But only PS3 is affected
Much like Rockstar with the GTA Trilogy, SEGA is making the unsurprising move of delisting a bunch of classic Sonic the Hedgehog games from the PS Store – with the PlayStation 3 being the biggest victim. As of 20th May, 2022, it’ll remove the standalone versions of Sonic the Hedgehog, Sonic the H
News Unannounced Remake Project Added to Naughty Dog Employee's Resume
Worst kept secret in the world
When you’re a studio as gigantic as Naughty Dog, something’s going to slip. Case in point: the online resume of QA tester Corey Hong references an “unannounced remake project”. Of course, we know exactly what that game is: The Last of Us. Despite being less than 10 years old, it’s been known for some time now...
News Sifu Shares Free Update Roadmap for 2022, Difficulty Options Coming Next Week
This is kung fu
Sifu developer SloClap has finally spilled the beans on its plans for 2022. Four major updates are locked in for the PlayStation 5 and PlayStation 4 brawler, offering difficulty settings, gameplay modifiers, a new arena mode, and more. The first of these four updates arrives next week, on the 3rd May. It brings the aforementioned...
Rumour PS5, PS4 Games Over $34 Must Have PS Plus Premium Two-Hour Trials
Some games required to provide a demo version
While most of the chatter surrounding the new PlayStation Plus tiers has been about the huge library of games (that we still know very little about), it should be remembered there are other benefits as well. One of these for PS Plus Premium subscribers is access to "time-limited game trials", and it...
News Shin Megami Spinoff Soul Hackers 2 Gets First Uncut Gameplay Footage
Got soul
Soul Hackers 2 came out of nowhere back in February, when it was announced for PlayStation 5 and PlayStation 4, targeting August release dates. The Shin Megami Tensei spinoff is all about style, story, and slick turn based combat — but we've yet to really see the game in prolonged action. Fortunately, as picked up by Persona Central,...
News BBC Proms to Showcase Video Game Music for the First Time Ever This Summer
Sounds good to us
Video games have always contained excellent music, but up until relatively recently, it's not really been celebrated in the same way as other works. Outside of enthusiast circles, coverage of game soundtracks and scores has been rather slim. Fortunately, things have been trending upwards over the last year or two, and gaming music...
News Street Fighter's Blanka, Sakura Take on Fortnite
A new challenger approaches
A couple more Street Fighter characters are challenging Epic Games’ uber-popular Battle Royale to a brawl. Newcomers parachuting into Fortnite island include Blanka and Sakura – they’ll both be available within the release’s in-game Item Shop from 8PM ET on Thursday, 28th April. Blanka comes with a Rival Schools...
News Insomniac's Wizards Already Putting PS5 VRR to Work in Spider-Man, More
Plenty of optimisations for fancy TV owners
You’ll be able to apply the PlayStation 5’s fancy new Variable Refresh Rate technology to all of your new-gen games when it deploys later this week, but Insomniac Games has already pushed out patches for Marvel’s Spider-Man Remastered, Marvel’s Spider-Man: Miles Morales, and Ratchet & Clank:
News PS5 VRR Support Finally Coming This Week, Select Games Receiving Extra Optimisation
Next-gen is here
Variable Refresh Rate — VRR for short — has been a much-wanted feature for many PlayStation 5 users since the console's launch. The good news is that it's finally happening; Sony has announced that VRR support will arrive via a PS5 update this week. A handful of games will be updated specifically to take advantage of the...
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News Gran Turismo 7 Update 1.13 Available Now, Adds Three New Cars and Track Layout
All the patch notes right here
After teasing it on social media, Polyphony Digital has now unveiled its latest update for Gran Turismo 7. This free content drop is being referred to as the April update, which suggests we'll be getting a handful of new bits and pieces each month for the foreseeable. Anyway, the update is available from today, 25th...
News Free-to-Play Kart Racer Disney Speedstorm Confirmed for PS5, PS4 This Summer
A dream is a wish your kart makes
PlayStation is a little underserved when it comes to kart racers, so the announcement of Disney Speedstorm a few months back was pretty exciting. At the time, the game was confirmed for "PC and consoles", but precisely which consoles was not known. Fortunately, developer Gameloft has clarified where the game is...
Mini Review LEGO Builder’s Journey (PS5) - Popular Mobile Game Turned Pleasing Console Puzzler
Another (LEGO) brick in the wall
Under ordinary circumstances, we wouldn’t blame you for hearing “mobile game” and immediately fleeing to the nearest forest, but this is one mobile-game-turned-console-title that’s worth your time. A puzzle game making the most out of everyone’s favorite plastic bricks, LEGO Builder’s Journey is a puzzle...
News March 2022 NPD: PS5 Stock Problems Put Sony in Last Place
But software is connecting with consumers
PlayStation 5’s stock woes appear to be getting worse, not better, with Sony’s new-gen system landing dead last in the latest NPD report. While main competitor Microsoft was able to break a March record, and Nintendo Switch continued to perform as consistently as ever, the PS5 finds itself floundering in...
News Borderlands 3 on PS5, PS4 Will Join the Crossplay Party Very Soon
Play with other platforms
If you play Borderlands 3 on PlayStation 5 or PS4, you're actually missing out on a feature all the other versions have — crossplay. Upon its launch in 2019, playing the looter shooter on PS4 (and later PS5) wouldn't match you up with players on other platforms. With the feature becoming increasingly common in notable...
News Uncharted: Legacy of Thieves Collection Seemingly Swinging onto PC in June
A leak of Epic proportions
Back when Uncharted: Legacy of Thieves Collection was announced, it was confirmed simultaneously for both PlayStation 5 and PC. The remasters of the latest two adventures in the Naughty Dog series would see the debut of Uncharted on Steam and Epic Games Store, although no release date was nailed down at the time. Now, it...
News UK Sales Charts: Gran Turismo 7 Falls Behind While LEGO Star Wars' Reign Continues
Not a close race
The UK is really going crazy for LEGO Star Wars: The Skywalker Saga. While this chart only represents physical sales, it's clear that the game is doing the business for Warner Bros. right now. It's been in the number one spot for three weeks in a row, and with a quiet release schedule this week, we imagine it'll take a fourth win as...
News Unpacking Trophy List Suggests PS5, PS4 Release Coming Very Soon
Not much to unpack here
We've known that Unpacking is heading to PlayStation for a while now, but we never did get a concrete release date. The BAFTA-winning indie game is confirmed for PS5 and PS4, but developer Witch Beam stopped short of letting us know precisely when we get to check it out. While the date remains a mystery for now, the game's...
Video Apex Legends Officially Unveils Newcomer Newcastle
Keepin' it in the family
The new season of Apex Legends is steadily creeping up on us, and the wait just got all the more excruciating thanks to its first trailer. Respawn Entertainment has been building up the hype through a variety of in-game events and challenges, which are assuredly expanding its lore, with deeper character backstories and the...
