News PS Plus Essential November 2022 Games for PS5, PS4 Announced
Wingardium Leakiosa
News Red Dead Redemption 2 Fans Still Hoping for a PS5 Patch
But Rockstar has moved on
News - 2022, Week 43
Sunday30th Oct 2022
News Santa Monica Studio Pleads for Minimal God of War Ragnarok Spoilers As Game Leaks
Boy, that's a shame
Update: Santa Monica Studio has shown as little of God of War Ragnarok as possible prior to release, so it’s a shame to see the game break street date and begin to leak. Subsequently, the developer has released a statement, pleading with fans to keep story information to themselves. It adds that it’s doing its best to...
Review Star Ocean: The Divine Force (PS5) - Space Age JRPG Barely Takes Flight
One small step for man. One smaller step for JRPGs
After forty-five hours, a few smiles, and one or two frowns, we walked away from Star Ocean: The Divine Force with a shrug. It’s a middle-tier Japanese role playing game that at no point, ever, threatens to get promoted to top-tier status nor sink so low that it ends up sandwiched between...
News The Witcher Will Return for a Fourth Season on Netflix, without Henry Cavill
The Hunger Games' Liam Hemsworth to pick up Geralt's gauntlet
Netflix’s wildly successful adaptation of The Witcher will return for a fourth season, but without Henry Cavill as iconic protagonist Geralt of Rivia. The role will instead be assumed by Australian actor Liam Hemsworth, who’s probably best known for his performances in The Hunger...
Saturday29th Oct 2022
Poll Are You Happy with Your PS Plus Essential Games for November 2022?
Plus or minus?
It's hard to believe that we're writing about November's PS Plus Essential offering, isn't it? The last few months of 2022 have absolutely flown by, but before we can look at Sony's subscription service as a whole for the year, we need to examine this newly announced line up, and gather some opinions on the matter. To recap,...
News Japan Simply Isn't Enough Anymore as Square Enix Calls Global Market a 'Critical' Priority
Times have changed
This industry really has changed, hasn't it? It's no secret that the big Japanese publishers — Capcom, SEGA, Square Enix, etc. — are largely looking to the West these days, as their home nation seems to distance itself more and more from traditional console gaming (well, outside of Nintendo, at least). Whether it's enforcing...
Talking Point What Are You Playing This Weekend? - Issue 450
This WAYP is RE:Versing
We don't know about you, but this week has gone quick on our end. Like, frighteningly quick. Oh well, the good news is it's the weekend again, which means plenty of time for plenty of video games. And there's absolutely loads to play on PS5 and PS4 right now. Sammy Barker, Editor: To be honest, I'm still hanging with a...
Friday28th Oct 2022
Guide SD Gundam Battle Alliance: All Mobile Suits and How to Unlock Them
All Blueprint locations
Looking for a list of All Mobile Suits in SD Gundam Battle Alliance? Well, you've come to the right place. For this guide, we've catalogued every suit that you can play as in the new action RPG, complete with details on how to actually unlock them. To unlock a suit, you'll need to find Blueprints, which are detailed below...
News PS Plus Essential November 2022 Games for PS5, PS4 Announced
Wingardium Leakiosa
Sony has officially announced the lineup of PS5, PS4 games heading to PS Plus Essential for the month of November 2022, confirming yesterday's leak was the real deal. Members can look forward to the following three titles joining the list of All PS Plus Games
News Red Dead Redemption 2 Fans Still Hoping for a PS5 Patch
But Rockstar has moved on
Red Dead Redemption 2 is currently trending at the top of the official PS5 sub-Reddit as fans continue to hope Rockstar Games will throw them a bone with a PS5 patch. Nearly 6,000 users have handed the post an upvote, which notes how the company's share price has dramatically increased, how many employees it has on staff,...
News Support to End for F1 Manager 2022 Less Than Two Months After Launch
How's that for a personal best?
Developer Frontier has announced that support for F1 Manager 2022 will cease less than two months after launch, with the next patch coming to the game to be it's last of any consequence. This decision has been made, apparently, to "ensure upcoming F1 Manager projects realise their potential". Considering that F1...
Saturday29th Oct 2022
News Persona 5's Huge Success Is Down to Western Sales, SEGA Report Reiterates
How the tables turn
SEGA recently disclosed its latest sales data, and the report makes for a fairly interesting read — especially when it comes to Persona. The property now sits at 15.5 million units sold worldwide, which means that it's moved around 500,000 additional units since this time last year. The headline here, though, is that Persona 5...
Friday28th Oct 2022
News Cyberpunk 2077, Mass Effect, Ubisoft Games on Sale This Weekend
More PS Store Weekend Offers
A new set of PS Store Weekend Offers is now live, available until midnight on 31st October 2022. There's a fairly good range of PS5, PS4 games part of the sale, including bigger Ubisoft titles and RPGs. Listed below are all the games included in the latest PS Store Weekend Offer. Cyberpunk 2077 —...
News PlayStation Discord Integration Reportedly Coming in March 2023
Provided everything goes according to plan
The long-awaited integration of the popular VoIP and instant messaging social platform Discord with our own beloved PlayStation is reportedly coming in March 2023, and to be more precise, on the 8th. That's according to sources familiar with the subject, who spoke to industry insider Tom Henderson of...
News Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 Unveils More PlayStation Exclusive Bonus Content
Battle Pass Bundle, baby
Activision has revealed some more exclusive content coming to PlayStation players jumping into Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2. It's nothing too crazy, just some cosmetics, XP boosts and two additional loadout slots. But considering the contentious climate we currently exist in, in regards to console exclusivity, well, we are...
Poll What Review Score Would You Give Gotham Knights?
Give it a rating, Bats
Now the dust has somewhat settled on Gotham Knights following a very interesting release period, it is time for you to share what review score you'd give it. Presuming you've at least played its opening hours, how are you feeling about the open worlder one week after launch? The latest Push Square poll is designed to sample...
News Assassin's Creed Valhalla Reaches an Impressive 20 Million Players
Odin is with us
We've known for a while that Assassin's Creed Valhalla is the property's most commercially successful instalment, but we've never been told how many units it's actually sold. However, Ubisoft has just confirmed that the open world title has surpassed 20 million players — an impressive feat, and a figure that suggests sales numbers...
News PS1 Classic Glover Is Getting PS5, PS4 Versions Soon
The ball and glove return
PS1 classic Glover is making a comeback by way of PS5, PS4 versions released by QUByte. No release date has been shared just yet, but the title will be part of the QUByte Classics line the company has been doing recently. The titles are generally priced between £3.99/$4.49 and £6.49/$7.99, so expect Glover to cost roughly...
Mini Review Saturnalia (PS5) - An Engrossing Terror
It’s always a village, isn't it?
As heavy darkness permeates the discomforting town of Gravoi, Saturnalia dares you to survive it long enough to unveil the village’s hidden skeletons. Harkening back to the good ol’ survival horror games of the 90s, this artsy but quite disturbing indie horror manages to rattle your bones after the credits hit...
News Embark on a Perilous Journey in Action RPG Stray Blade on PS5
A new adventure begins
Stray Blade is an upcoming action RPG in which you play as The Adventurer, a wandering warrior seeking to restore balance to a war-torn world. In this venture, you will be joined by the Xhinnon wolf, Boji, a wise-cracking little fellow who will serve as guide and companion. Developed by Point Blank Games, Stray Blade features...
News Gorgeous Indie Game Sable Dated for 29th November on PS5, PS4
But will you have time to play it?
Raw Fury has announced by way of a Sony tweet that Sable will release for PS5 and PS4 on 29th November 2022. First put out on Xbox Series X|S, Xbox One, and PC last year, the indie title was handed a Metacritic rating of 76, with a lot of critics praising its beautiful art style. Now PS5, PS4 users can enjoy it for...
News Dissect the Brutality of Great Horror in The Callisto Protocol Docuseries
A history of violence
It's no secret that violence will be a prevailing factor in the upcoming horror title The Callisto Protocol, so much so, in fact, that the game has had its Japanese release cancelled following a classification review. In the first episode of a three-part docuseries, director Glen Schofield, members of Striking Distance's...
Thursday27th Oct 2022
News Just 70MB of Data Contained on the Modern Warfare 2 Disc
The disc makes for a good coaster
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 is already a massive download on PS5 and PS4, and choosing the physical route to try to get around any updates won't work either. It's been revealed just 72.23MB of data is on the Modern Warfare 2 disc itself, meaning it's essentially useless on its own and requires you to download the...
Friday28th Oct 2022
Random Chloe Grace Moretz Is Eager for Sony to Make a New PSP
"That thing was so fun"
It turns out actress Chloe Grace Moretz is a closet PSP fan! The actress, perhaps best known for her role as Mindy McCready in Kick-Ass, took to Twitter to ponder why PlayStation hadn’t made another handheld. “That thing was so fun,” she exclaimed. Depressingly, many replies pointed to the disastrous performance of the...
Thursday27th Oct 2022
News PS5 Players Don't Want to See 60fps Die Out
Smoothly does it
In case you missed it, there was a bit of a furore a couple of weeks back when two new PS5 releases — A Pllague Tale: Requiem and Gotham Knights — skipped support for 60 frames-per-second on Sony's current-gen system. We're now almost two years into this console generation, and at the very least, an optional 60fps performance...
Friday28th Oct 2022
News Hitman 3's Free PS5, PS4 Freelancer Mode Looks Phenomenal
Good work, 47
Hitman 3’s free new Freelancer mode is getting a closed technical test early next month on PC, ahead of its PS5 and PS4 release date on 26th January. And as part of that, Danish developer IO Interactive has treated us to an extensive look at how the roguelike-inspired extra is structured. To cut a nine-ish minute video short, it...
Thursday27th Oct 2022
News Hideo Kojima Says Next Project Will Transcend Video Games, 'It's Almost Like a New Medium'
Go big or go home
Auteur game developer Hideo Kojima has made some bold comments regarding his next project, which he claims will change not only the video game industry but also the film industry irrevocably. We'd warrant tempering expectations on that front slightly, as singular creatives have made similarly grandiose claims in the past and are...
News God of War Ragnarok Launch Trailer Builds the Hype for Release Day
Short but oh so sweet
God of War Ragnarok releases for PS5, PS4 in less than two weeks, so with real-life marketing already doing the rounds, Sony has published the game's launch trailer. It's a very short one — clocking in at exactly 30 seconds — but it teases just enough to get us excited all over again. The vast majority of the clips we've...
News The Callisto Protocol Cancels Japanese Release After Refusing to Censor Violence
Bound by blood
Fast-approaching PS5 and PS4 horror title The Callisto Protocol has called off its release in Japan just over a month from launch. The announcement comes via the title's official Japanese Twitter account, which states that the game has been refused classification by the country's CERO rating system. In order to be released in Japan,...
Poll What Review Score Would You Give A Plague Tale: Requiem?
Share your own verdict
It's been just over a week since A Plague Tale: Requiem launched for PS5, so now it's time to share your own views and final review score, presuming you've finished the rat-infested adventure. As a direct follow-up to 2019's A Plague Tale: Innocence, it's mightily impressive what Asobo Studio has managed to achieve in just...
News Atari Jaguar Is the Star of Atari 50: The Anniversary Celebration on PS5, PS4
Locked for 11th November launch
You’ve played janky old Atari 2600 games on your PlayStation before, so the real star of the upcoming Atari 50: The Anniversary Celebration is the Atari Jaguar. The reality is, many of you will never have touched the so-called 64-bit system’s calculator controller, so this should prove a real treat for those of...
News George R.R. Martin Is Too Busy Writing The Winds of Winter to Play Elden Ring
A likely story
George R.R. Martin, the celebrated author of the Song of Ice and Fire series, has been too busy writing the Winds of Winter, the long-awaited next entry in the epic series of fantasy novels, to find time to play Elden Ring. Martin had a hand in crafting the lore and backstory of FromSoftware's magnum opus, which is the presumptive...
News PS London Studio Making a Fantasy-Based Online Co-Op Game
No name yet, but it's set in London
PlayStation London Studio, the developer of Blood & Truth and The Getaway, has today announced it's making an online co-op game set in a fantasy-based version of London, England. While the project does not have an official name yet, the concept art above should give you an idea of what to expect. In a change...
News Assassin's Creed Origins Is Five Years Old Today
It's good to be Bayek
Assassin's Creed Origins first released five years ago today on PS5 (that's the 27th October, at the time of writing). Ubisoft's open world adventure is credited with changing the franchise's fortunes for the better, following on from a string of underwhelming instalments. Origins essentially reinvented the series, paving the...
News New Forspoken Trailer Is All About Magical Parkour
Ride the waves
Square Enix has released a new trailer for its upcoming PS5 console exclusive Forspoken that focuses entirely on how you'll navigate the open world of Athia using Frey's magical abilities. Governed by a stamina meter, you can dash through the air, ride a magical skateboard, and glide safely down to the ground. The game will be out for...
News CRPG Pathfinder: Wrath of the Righteous Is Getting a Major Injection of DLC Content
The adventure has only just begun
Pathfinder: Wrath of the Righteous was released on PS4 at the end of September, and if you have somehow managed to blaze through all the content contained in the Enhanced Edition in the weeks since, well, you are in luck. Developer Owlcat Games has detailed the second season of content coming to the game, with...
Friday28th Oct 2022
News No, EA Will Not Stop Shipping Physical Games in Germany
Not saying auf wiedersehen to boxed copies just yet
Earlier today, stories were swirling regarding EA’s alleged decision to stop shipping physical games in Germany, Austria, and Switzerland. The news, which first surfaced on German website Games Wirtschaft, was picked up by many major gaming websites. Our initial assumption was that something had...
Thursday27th Oct 2022
News Nioh Franchise Ships More Than 7 Million Units Worldwide
In just five short years
Developer Team NINJA has announced that the combined sales of both Nioh and Nioh 2 have exceeded more than seven million units worldwide. Perhaps the most successful Soulslike competitor on the market, the Nioh series combines mechanics popularised in FromSoftware's Dark Souls franchise with a fantastical, feudal Japanese...
News Director Glen Schofield Already Thinking About a Sequel to The Callisto Protocol
Forward thinking
The Callisto Protocol is set to launch on 2nd December, with the upcoming survival horror game shaping up to be an excellent outing, if our time going hands-on with the title is anything to go by (it is). But director Glen Schofield is already looking towards the future and what comes next. In an interview with Inverse, Schofield...
News Synth Riders Adds New Song with a Halloween Update
Spooky music incoming
Well, it's been a couple of months since the last song pack from Synth Riders, so you know what that means. That's right, it's time for Kluge Interactive to release new content for its incredible PSVR rhythm title. Following the release of the League of Legends Song Pack in September, you can look forward to an additional song,...
Wednesday26th Oct 2022
News PS Plus Expiry Dates Return to the PS Store, Because Sony
Rez Infinite gone completely
Sony just doesn't like to keep things simple, does it? First it launches revamped a PS Plus service complete with a Last Chance to Play section and expiry dates attached to game listings. Then we report those have been removed, and now they've made a comeback just days later. GTA: Vice City - Definitive Edition has no
News The Witcher 3 PS5 Version News Coming 'Soon', Says a Cheeky CDPR
;)
If it feels like we've been waiting on more information and — gasp! — a release date for The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt - Complete Edition for way too long, it's because we have. Last we heard, the enhanced PS5 version of the beloved RPG is still scheduled for a 2022 release, but CD Projekt Red has been super secretive on the subject — perhaps...
News The Witcher Remake Announced, Rebuilt in Unreal Engine 5
Geralt of here
CD Projekt Red has revealed that it's actually remaking the first The Witcher game, and it'll be built "from the ground up" in Unreal Engine 5. This is the true identity of the company's previously announced 'Canis Majoris' project. CDPR stresses that the suitably titled The Witcher Remake is still early in development, and the...
News Modern Warfare 2 Balloons to 150GB Ahead of PS5, PS4 Launch
It's not Warzone 2's fault either
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 is taking up a whole 151.4GB of space on PS5 SSDs after its day one patch was applied earlier today. The game was a somewhat reasonable file size during the one week of early access to its campaign, but a 40.156GB update to get it ready for Friday's launch has changed things. PS5 users...
News Nearly 2,000 PS5, PS4 Games Going Cheap in New PS Store Sale
Tales of Arise! Trails of Cold Steel! ANNO!
PS Store sales are still important if you're not subscribed to PS Plus Extra or PS Plus Premium, so Wednesday marks a big day for bargain hunters. The latest set of promotions puts almost 2,000 PS5, PS4 games on sale, along with a lot of DLC. These deals will
Round Up Star Ocean: The Divine Force Reviews Say It's Pretty Good
Perhaps better than we thought
The Star Ocean: The Divine Force review embargo lifted earlier today, and we do not have our own PS5 verdict to share with you. That's because we received access two days ago, which is quite clearly nowhere near long enough to finish a JRPG and then finalise some thoughts for a review. As such, we will share our...
Hands On Crunchy Combat Shines in PS5, PS4's Wildly Impressive The Callisto Protocol
Prison break
You’ve got to feel a semblance of sympathy for Striking Distance Studios. Fronted by Dead Space’s executive producer Glen Schofield, the team has clearly designed The Callisto Protocol in direct response to the clamours for a return to EA’s iconic sci-fi horror. But on the eve of the gruesome debut’s release, Motive has started...
News God of War Ragnarok's Mammoth Marketing Onslaught Underway in Mumbai
On rails
There’s no stopping Sony once it puts its marketing muscle behind a project, and God of War Ragnarok looks like it’ll receive the bulk of the manufacturer’s marketing budget this holiday. Kratos’ sophomore sojourn through Norse mythology has already taken over Twitter, and now the sequel has infiltrated Mumbai’s metro. These...
News Naughty Dog to Partner with PSS Visual Arts for Unannounced AAA Title
The Last of Us: Part 2... remake?
It looks like Sony is building a new internal game development team in partnership with PlayStation Studios Visual Arts and Naughty Dog. PSS Visual Arts is a company specialising in motion capture cinematics and animation. Naughty Dog, meanwhile, is a first-party video game developer that specialises in bringing joy...
News Dragon Age: Dreadwolf Now Playable from Start to Finish
BioWare completes alpha phase
Dragon Age: Dreadwolf is now playable from beginning to end following the completion of the alpha phase at BioWare, the studio has confirmed. Described as a big milestone for the developer, it can now "see, hear, feel, and play everything as a cohesive experience". Now it's time for the developer to focus on the RPG's...
News UK Sales Charts: Gotham Knights, A Plague Tale: Requiem Make Decent Sales Debuts
Place in second and fifth
It's all change at the top of the UK's list of best-selling physical video games as new entries like Gotham Knights and A Plague Tale: Requiem push most of last week's winners down the pack. While FIFA 23 still claims top spot, Gotham Knights debuts in second place and the rat-infested sequel from Asobo Studio takes fifth...
News Get Your Very First Look at Amazon's Upcoming Fallout TV Series
The beginning, and the end
Amazon has thrown the curtains back on its upcoming Fallout TV series whilst simultaneously celebrating the franchise's 25th birthday with... a single image. That's it. But what an evocative image it is! Shocking absolutely no one, the series looks to concern itself with a Vault, one of the eponymous structures built to...
News Rocksteady Co-Founders Depart, But Suicide Squad 'Nearly Finished'
To pursue "new adventure in gaming"
Rocksteady co-founders Sefton Hill and Jamie Walker have today announced that they will be leaving the studio at the end of this year to pursue a "new adventure in gaming". Best known for their work on the Batman: Arkham series, Hill served as the director of all the mainline entries while Walker was studio...
News Stranger of Paradise's Gilgamesh Difficulty Will Test Your Skills and Reward You Appropriately
Chaos 2.0
Stranger of Paradise's Wanderer of the Rift DLC is now available, and it introduces a swathe of new content, most of which revolves around the titular wanderer himself, the interdimensional swordsman known as Gilgamesh. Along with new story content, enemies, gear, and the Blue Mage job class, Wanderer of the Rift will also introduce the...
News Ryu Ga Gotoku Director Credits Subscription Services for Yakuza's Popularity in the West
Rise, like a dragon
The Yakuza franchise, which will be known as Like a Dragon going forward, has experienced an explosion of popularity in recent years, and studio Ryu Ga Gotoku credits subscriptions services like PlayStation Plus and Game Pass for this success. In a new interview with Twinfinite, Ryu Ga Gotoku director and executive producer...
News God of War Ragnarok Is Getting Photo Mode, But Not Until After Launch
Live in the moment
Sony Santa Monica has today confirmed that God of War Ragnarok, the eagerly anticipated sequel to 2018's God of War, will be getting a photo mode, but it wont be ready in time for launch. The developer announced the news on Twitter in response to a preview from virtual photographer TheFourthFocus, which noted the absence of the...
News Deadpool, Venom, Morbius, Storm All Part of Midnight Suns Season Pass
Plus new story missions, upgrades, and skins
Firaxis Games has announced that Deadpool, Morbius, Venom, and Storm will all be heading to Marvel's Midnight Suns after launch thanks to the game's season pass. This follows Deadpool's takeover of the title's Twitter account, where he scribbled over screenshots and revealed some of the DLC characters by...
News Beloved RPG Fallout: New Vegas Was First Meant to Be Fallout 3 DLC
Quickly realised it couldn't be
Fallout: New Vegas was originally designed as a huge expansion to Fallout 3, it's been revealed. Spotted by Eurogamer in a video celebrating Bethesda's 25th anniversary, executive produ
News Team Ninja's Wo Long: Fallen Dynasty Release Date Set for March 2023 on PS5, PS4
Season Pass also mentioned
Koei Tecmo and Team Ninja have announced that anticipated action RPG Wo Long: Fallen Dynasty will release for PS5 and PS4 on the 3rd March, 2023. Previously, the title had a vague 2023 window — but with the recent limited time demo showcasing what seemed to be a fairly complete product, most of us were expecting this...
Tuesday25th Oct 2022
Rumour PS Plus Essential PS5, PS4 Games for November 2022 Leaked Early
Heavenly?
As is practically a routine monthly occurrence, the PS Plus Essential games for next month have leaked ahead of Sony's official announcement. The platform holder is due to unveil November's selection of complimentary titles tomorrow (26th October), but French retail site Dealabs has beaten them to the punch once again. So, what's in the...
Wednesday26th Oct 2022
News DualSense Edge Controller Pre-Orders Are Live Now on PlayStation Direct
Grab your pricey pad now
Update: Just as a note, pre-orders for the DualSense Edge are now also live in the United States, so take a look if you want to add one of these pads to your PS5 arsenal: <products id="21013,21015"> Original Article: As promised, the DualSense Edge PS5 controller is
News Spotify's PS5 App Upgraded to Native New-Gen Version
We like the sound of that
As was the case with Disney+ up until very recently, Spotify’s app on PS5 was actually running in PS4 backwards compatibility. While this had no material impact on the music service’s features and functionality – unlike with Disney’s aforementioned streaming service, which lacked native 4K streaming on Sony’s...
Tuesday25th Oct 2022
News Bloodborne Mobile Rated in Australia, But Don't Lose Your Mind Just Yet
Bloody hell
Well here's something that we didn't expect to see today: something called Bloodborne Mobile has been rated by the Australian Classification board. Immediately, people are questioning whether Sony is taking us all for a ride — but we would strongly recommend against jumping the gun for now. The rating is indeed for a video game, but...
Mini Review Signalis (PS4) - Last-Gen Release Has Its Feet in the Future
Stunning revival of classic survival (horror)
Keycard puzzles, limited inventory, scarce ammo. The survival horror formula may be nothing new, but the sheer tension of Signalis shows once again that if it ain’t broke, don’t fix it — just move it to an eerily abandoned mining colony on the edge of a Nazi-like galactic empire. Even more...
News Star Wars Eclipse 'Controlled Leak' Was Reportedly Intentional, Meant to Gauge Interest
Thinking outside the box
New details concerning Star Wars Eclipse have emerged. They were allegedly leaked intentionally to gauge community interest in the project and to drum up development talent for French studio, Quantic Dream, which was recently acquired by Chinese mega-corp NetEase. That's according to a new report from Sacred Symbols host...
News God of War Ragnarok Goes In-Depth on Combat with New Gameplay
Did I axe you?
God of War Ragnarok's release is just over a couple of weeks away now, and although we're sure that a lot of you would prefer a proper State of Play showing, Sony is at least giving us a series of developer-based videos. The latest of these has a strong focus on combat and enemy design, and features a lot of gameplay clips that should...
Random Marvel's Spider-Man PC Mod Lets You Play As... IGN's Gotham Knights Review Score?
Look out! Here comes the 5/10
Hardcore PC players sure do seem to have a sense of humour, that's for sure. With Sony bringing some of its first-party PlayStation games to Steam and Epic Games Store, it opens up the doors to the wild world of modding. Marvel's Spider-Man Remastered appears to be a popular target; not long ago, a mod was released that...
Random Every American PS2 Manual Has Been Preserved on the Internet
Pamphlet perfection
Back when we were little and we were lucky enough to be bought a new PS1 game by our parents, we’d spend the entire car ride home reading through the manual, trying to get a taste of the action that awaited us once we were reunited with our console. Those days are long gone, and while there are things to appreciate about the...
News New Sonic Frontiers Gameplay Explores a New Island in Six Minutes
Visit Chaos Island
We're getting scarily close to release of Sonic Frontiers, due out in just a couple of weeks or so. SEGA's fresh spin for its mascot's latest game looks to change up the formula quite a bit, with open areas to run around in and plenty of enemies to engage in combat. This new gameplay video from IGN takes us on a tour of Chaos...
News Sony's Forgotten PS4 Free-to-Play Game Guns Up Shuts Down Next Year
Guns down
Sony may have recently purchased developer Valkyrie Entertainment, but it’s closing down the team’s forgotten free-to-play PS4 game Guns Up. Also available on PC, this was part of the platform holder’s first foray into free-to-play, alongside San Diego Studio’s long dead Kill Strain. But while it’s enjoyed a longer lifespan, the...
Wednesday26th Oct 2022
News Need for Speed Unbound Has 10,000 Customisation Options on PS5
Pimp your own ride
Everyone loves customising their favourite cars, right? Well, what if we told you the upcoming Need for Speed Unbound has over 10,000 customisation options in total? From wraps and cutaways to rims, the new arcade racer from Criterion has got it all – and the art department’s gone a little crazy, with custom pizza wheels and a...
Tuesday25th Oct 2022
News Lead Creative Robert Kurvitz Files Lawsuit Against Disco Elysium Developer ZA/UM
Do it for the working class
The ongoing dispute between some of the key creative minds and the studio itself responsible for the inimitable RPG Disco Elysium continues, with lead writer and game designer Robert Kurvitz filing a lawsuit against his former company with the Estonian court. To get everyone up to speed in what is quickly becoming a...
News Pixelated 'Zeldavania' Infernax Gets Halloween-Themed Update, New Playable Character
The Stranger comes knocking
Incredibly gory "Zeldavania" game Infernax is getting a Halloween-themed update today, introducing a new playable character called The Stranger, who we get to see in shotgun-blasting action in a new trailer. We've certainly seen plenty of sidescrolling action games in this style in recent years, with excellent entries...
News Badass Brawler Marian Joins the Crew in River City Girls 2
Crush the competition
Bodacious brawler River City Girls 2 was recently delayed until "sometime after" Summer 2022, but that hasn't done much to reduce our excitement levels. Today we got a new trailer showing off the new character Marian and her intimidating abs of steel. In a pretty epic rebrand, Marian was the girlfriend of Billy Lee, whose own...
News Shazam! Black Adam Storms MultiVersus This Week in Major Update
Arcade mode also inbound
As was teased back in August, Black Adam is the latest character joining MultiVersus. The game isn't short of DC superheroes, but what's one more? Coinciding with the Dwayne Johnson movie, the anti-hero will be appearing in the game following the next major update. That's scheduled for later this week, so it'll all be...
News Apex Legends' Broken Moon Map Features Rollercoasting Zip Rails for Rapid Redeployment
Into the fray
Apex Legends Season 15, called Eclipse, is set to begin on 1st November, and it will introduce a new map called Broken Moon. Similar in size to the classic King's Canyon, Broken Moon is broken up between a colonized, inhabited zone and a barren wasteland, connected by high-speed roller coasting zip rails. We got a new trailer looking...
Monday24th Oct 2022
News Sony Seemingly Scraps PS Plus Game Expiry Dates
Can't see when games leave anymore
Sony appears to have made a change to its PS Plus service, making it no longer possible to view the exact date a game will be removed from the service. The Last Chance to Play tab is still part of the home page — viewed by scrolling down a fair bit on PS5 — but buttoning through to the games there no longer...
Tuesday25th Oct 2022
News You Won't Be Waiting Too Long for Silent Hill 2 on PS5
Fog yeah
Itching to re-enter Silent Hill 2’s iconic fog? Well, that scratch could be satiated by Pyramid Head’s massive blade sooner than you think, because developer Bloober Team has confirmed that its upcoming PS5 remake is in the final stages of development. Speaking at the GPW Innnovation Day in Poland, as reported by Game Spoof, boss Piotr...
Monday24th Oct 2022
News Fallout 4 Gets Free PS5 Update in 2023, Includes Creation Club Content
War does change
Update: A quick update on this one: Fallout 4 might not be getting a native PS5 version after all. The way it's now worded on Bethesda's blog, it seems as though this could just be a PS5 update which will be added to the PS4 version of the game. Still, it'll be a free update for anyone who already owns the game. Original Story:...
Tuesday25th Oct 2022
News God of War Ragnarok's PS5, PS4 Squeeze Gaps Spark Insight into Hidden Loading Screens
Lightening the load
Back when Sony first announced the PS5, with its uber-fast SSD, it was believed that the device would do away with disguised loading screens. This was ultimately demonstrated effortlessly by Ratchet & Clank: Rift Apart, where the titular duo were quite literally sent hurtling through portals, with the environment transforming...
Monday24th Oct 2022
Review Resident Evil Village: Shadows of Rose (PS5) - Creative DLC Is a Short But Sweet Send-Off
Goodbye Winters
For as good as the Resident Evil series is, Capcom has generally restricted it to one-and-done experiences. A few post-launch expansions have come and gone — in Resident Evil 5 and Resident Evil 7: Biohazard, for example — but they've never felt like a sure-fire thing. If anything, Resident Evil Village continues that...
News Uncharted PC Port Has Lowest Player Count of Any Sony Game at Launch
The stats aren't even close
The Uncharted: Legacy of Thieves Collection PC port recorded an all-time player count of only 10,851 after its very first weekend on the platform, which is significantly lower compared to Sony's previous efforts. It comes closest to the open worlder Days Gone, but even then, the Sony Bend game had over 27,000 players...
News Death Stranding 2 Hype at Fever Pitch as PlayStation Boss Jim Ryan Poses with Hideo Kojima
Fanning the flames
Update #2: Hideo Kojima has enjoyed visits from PlayStation’s marketing brass, PS Studios chief, and now PlayStation’s overall overlord, Jim Ryan. Concluding a flurry of office drop-ins, the auteur has posed with Jim Ryan, suggesting an announcement of Death Stranding 2 may be imminent. We assume this will be the last of...
Tuesday25th Oct 2022
News Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2's Photorealistic Amsterdam Goes Viral
Dutch courage
You can’t beat a bit of video game virtual tourism, can you? And Call of Duty, for all the criticism it gets, has been particularly good at it over the years. Infinity Ward may well have outdone itself with Modern Warfare 2’s frighteningly photorealistic rendition of Amsterdam, however – just take a look at this: Of course, it...
Monday24th Oct 2022
News Dog Lovers Left Devastated as Resident Evil 4 Remake Rewrites History for the Worse
Who's a good boy?
The Resident Evil 4 remake showing we got last week is still fresh in our minds; we got to go hands-on with the title and were spoiled afterwards with a second trailer, this time focusing on the story. And while RE4 on PS5 looks to remain faithful to the original in most things, one purported aspect has managed to get some fan's...
News Voice Actress Laura Bailey Keen to Reprise Role in Potential Sequel to The Last of Us: Part II
You don't get to rush this
In The Last of Us: Part II, new character Abby Anderson was introduced early on, and in dramatic fashion. The amount of focus placed on the deuteragonist proved controversial with some players, but despite it all, Abby's voice actress and prolific portrayer, Laura Bailey, would be eager to revisit the character in a...
News Resist Spartan Rage and Avoid God of War Ragnarok Spoilers Like the Plague
They're spreading already
Sigh, we suppose it was inevitable, wasn’t it? With the hotly anticipated God of War Ragnarok now in reviewers’ hands, some idiots are out to spoil the game for the rest of you. With a little over two weeks until the title officially launches, you’re going to need to tread very carefully on social media if you don’t...
News Resident Evil 4 Remake Roughly 'the Same Length' as the Original
Around 15-20 hours long
Next year's Resident Evil 4 remake should be "about the same length" as the PS2 original, suggesting it should take somewhere in the region of 15 to 20 hours to beat. Producer Yoshiaki Hirabayashi made the comment in an interview with PC Gamer after discussing what positive feedback Capcom took from the recent Resident Evil 2...
News A New Age Dawns as Anno 1800 Is Officially Announced for PS5 Release
Capital, my good fellow!
Golden Age strategy game Anno 1800 is coming to console, with a PS5 version of the large-scale settlement management sim officially announced. Called, fittingly enough, Anno 1800 Console Edition; more details will be announced in early 2023. A technical test will be held on PS5 in November, and you can sign up here to...
News Star Wars Jedi: Survivor Reportedly 'Still on Track' for March 2023 Release on PS5
Do, or do not, there is no "try"
Star Wars Jedi: Survivor is reportedly still on track for a March 2023 release on PS5. That’s according to journalist and industry insider Jeff Grubb, who let the tidbit loose on a recent episode of Giant Bomb's Game Mess Mornings podcast. As the conversation shifted to companies recognising the benefit of...
News Hidden Messages Found in Silent Hill: Townfall Trailer
References to Alessa, SOS messages
Secret messages have been found in the Silent Hill: Townfall announcement trailer that reference Alessa from the first game, and also share mysterious phrases and SOS codes. After converting the trailer's audio into an MP3 file, Reddit user MilkManEX found the following phrase in the spectogram: "Whatever heart...
News Lies of P Director Talks Game Length, Inspiration, Franchise Potential for the Edgy Soulslike
Timothée Chalamet DLC when?
The deliciously dark Lies of P is looking to fill that Bloodborne-shaped hole that exists in our hearts with its grimdark gothic aesthetic and a gory arsenal of steampunk-inspired weaponry. It has been revealed that the Pinnochio-inspired tale will be pretty substantial as we
News Raise the Dead in New Cult of the Lamb Event, Starts Today for Free
Available until 10th November
A new time-limited Cult of the Lamb event is allowing you to revive dead cultists in the new Blood Moon Ritual to mark Halloween. Available until 10th November 2022, this free update returns former cult members to the land of the living, and also comes packaged with three new follower forms, four more base decorations,...
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