News 18 More Games Join PS Plus Extra, Premium Next Week
Huge July 2023 update revealed
News Sony's Massive PS Store Summer Sale Starts Next Week
Big PS5, PS4 savings incoming
News PS1 Platformer Tomba! Makes a Grand Return on PS5, PS4
Using new soundtrack from Fujita Harumi
News - 2023, Week 28
Sunday16th Jul 2023
News Sony and Microsoft Sign a 'Binding Agreement' to Keep Call of Duty on PlayStation
Update: Deal will last for 10 years
Update: Sony has now confirmed to outlet Axios that the "binding agreement" with Microsoft ensures the Call of Duty series will appear on PlayStation hardware for the next 10 years. Original article: With Microsoft's $69 billion acquisition of Activision Blizzard set to close in the coming days following an
News SEGA Plotting More Sonic the Hedgehog Reboots and Remakes on PS5, PS4
Aw yeah, this is happenin'
SEGA wants to bring “remakes and reboots” of older Sonic the Hedgehog games to contemporary consoles, like PS5 and PS4. President Yukio Sugino confirmed the tidbit in an interview with Famitsu, as spotted by DualShockers – but insisted its strategy wouldn’t prevent it from exploring new original ideas as well...
News PS5 Heist Shooter PAYDAY 3 Will Seemingly Require an Internet Connection At All Times
In cuffs
Always-online connections in games are becoming increasingly common, but rarely do they go down well with fans. We’ve seen enormous backlashes to the likes of Suicide Squad: Kill the Justice League, and despite its co-op focus, it looks like PAYDAY 3 may be next in line. Confirmed during a livestream with the game’s community manager...
News Accused GTA 6 Leaker Deemed Unfit to Stand Trial by Psychiatrists
Faces 12 charges for various computing no-nos
In one of the biggest bombshell moments of this generation thus far – and there’s been no shortage of them overall – a catastrophic leak saw dozens of work-in-progress GTA 6 videos and screenshots emerge online. Now the accused perpetrator of that crime, 18-year-old Arion Kurtaj, has been deemed...
Saturday15th Jul 2023
Feel the Assassin
An official Assassin’s Creed Mirage haptic feedback suit from manufacturer OWO promises to bring you closer than ever before to historical Baghdad – quite literally. Compatible with PS5 and PS4 – among other consoles and PC – the wearable suit will allow you to experience every bump and bobble as you physically embody...
Poll Are You Happy with Your PS Plus Extra, Premium Games for July 2023?
18 more PS5, PS4, and Classic titles join
Another month brings another long list of PS5, PS4, and Classic games to PS Plus Extra and PS Plus Premium, but are you excited or disappointed by the July 2023 lineup? Of the 18 titles on their way next week, the headliners include It Takes Two,
News FTC Fails to Delay Microsoft's $69 Billion Buyout of Activision Blizzard
"Another step closer to the finish line"
In expected news, the Federal Trade Commission has failed in its attempts to delay Microsoft’s eye-watering $69 billion buyout of Activision Blizzard. Earlier this week, the US regulator lost its court case against the trillion dollar tech titan, meaning it was unable to impose a temporary injunction on the...
News PlayStation's Rhythm RPG Sensation Patapon Primed for Spiritual Successor
Kickstarter campaign will get underway this month
The team behind PlayStation’s iconic rhythm RPG franchise Patapon will bring a spiritual successor to crowd-funding platform Kickstarter later this month. Ratatan – which was officially announced during Kyoto indie convention BitSummit overnight – is being helmed by Patapon creator Hiroyuki...
Talking Point What Are You Playing This Weekend? - Issue 485
Lost signals
Wimbledon 2023 comes to a conclusion this weekend, which is a sure sign we've reached the peak of the British summer. Naturally the forecast is rain. Jamie O'Neill: I've not booted up my PS3 in a while now, so presuming that everything is hunky-dory with my collection of games on its hard drive, I plan to return to Double Dragon:...
Friday14th Jul 2023
Guide All PS5, PS4 Crossplay Games
Every PS5 and PS4 game you can play with other consoles
Which PS5 and PS4 games support crossplay with rival consoles Xbox Series S|X, Xbox One, and Nintendo Switch? Sony was under fire for a long time regarding its reluctance to support crossplay, but following an open beta featuring a handful of tentpole titles, the company now allows developers...
News Sony's Massive PS Store Summer Sale Starts Next Week
Big PS5, PS4 savings incoming
Sony has shared an early heads up that its mammoth PS Store summer sale will get underway next Wednesday, 19th July 2023. The firm is teasing "blazingly hot discounts on thousands of games across PS5 and PS4", so if you've been waiting on something in particular to get a price drop, it may finally happen next week. At...
News Baldur's Gate 3's Viral Druid Sex Scene a Potential Factor in RPG's Ascent to Steam Top-Seller
Give the people what they want
Earlier this week, we brought you news of Larian's Studios Panel from Hell, where we gleaned a bunch of new information regarding the eagerly-anticipated RPG Baldur's Gate 3. We also got the infamous/legendary viral
News EA Sports FC 24 Adds One of FIFA's Most Requested Features to PS5, PS4
Pro Clubs gets crossplay
EA Sports FC 24 will represent a new start for the long-running FIFA franchise, but fan favourite modes will return. Confirmed during an announcement livestream earlier this week, Ultimate Team will see the addition of women’s football players for the first time, creating new team building opportunities where you could...
News The Last of Us Composer Gustavo Santaolalla May Have Teased a New Version of Part 2
"In the new editions you can make me play certain themes"
Given the global popularity of The Last of Us following the TV show, it stands to reason we’ll probably get an updated version of The Last of Us: Part 2 at some point. This is because the game is currently only available on the PS4, and we suspect Sony is going to eventually want a native...
News Melee-Focused Battle Royale Naraka: Bladepoint Draws Steel on PS5
Slice and dice
Naraka: Bladepoint is out now on PS5, with the free-to-play Battle Royale getting a stylish launch trailer showing off the kind of melee-focused action that awaits. As promised, there's even a pack available for PS Plus subscribers with some in-game content to get you started. It's got quite a bit of
Hands On Exoprimal PS5, PS4 Shows Early Promise, But May Not Have Staying Power
Dino crisis
Capcom has been on a winning run with critically acclaimed releases like Street Fighter 6 and the recent Resident Evil 4 remake. Oddball dinosaur shooter Exoprimal always looked like a risk to its unflinching reputation, however: the publisher doesn’t have the best track-record with online shooters – just look at the dour Resident...
News HoYoverse Urges Recording Studio to Resolve Voice Actor Payment Issues
Update: After stars had claimed they'd gone months without pay
Update: Genshin Impact developer HoYoverse has issued a response to reports that some of its voice actors have gone months without being paid for their work. In a statement to Eurogamer.net, a spokesperson said: "We truly regret to learn about the ongoing situation. Genshin Impact...
News Try Out PS5's Weirdest New Game with a PS Plus Premium Trial
Commodore Perry's rolling in his grave
Ed-0: Zombie Uprising is apparently going for some kind of "craziest take on a real-world historical event" award, and we think it deserves to win (were one to exist). The best part is you can check it out stress-free with a three-hour-long PS Plus Premium trial. Even better, it's out today. Playing as either...
News Atlas Fallen 'Behind the Sand' Gameplay Offers Glimpses of an Expansive Fantasy World
Worthy wordplay
Deck 13 Interactive's Atlas Fallen is an upcoming PS5 action RPG, and in a behind-the-scenes reveal, we get a few tantalising glimpses of gameplay set in this sand-strewn fantasy world. It's a vast one, with a focus on locomotion and exploration, and its launch is sneaking up: Atlas Fallen launches on PS5 on 10th August. The...
Random PlayStation Pasta Proves It's Fine to Play with Your Food
U R Not Ravioli
If you’ve fallen out of love with lasagne and macaroni is making you miserable, then maybe this officially licensed PlayStation pasta can rekindle your enthusiasm for Italy’s signature dish. Available exclusively in the UK – and seemingly only from Ocado right now – these are spaghetti shapes for adults, with Sony’s...
Thursday13th Jul 2023
News Jurassic Park Classic Games Collection Finds a Way on PS5, PS4
Well, there it is
A compilation of the highly memorable 8-bit and 16-bit Jurassic Park games will release on PS5 and PS4, with pre-orders for physical copies beginning on 1st September through 15th October. The package will feature three versions of the original Jurassic Park game, originally released for NES, SNES, and Game Boy. You’ll also get...
News Twisted Metal Completes Grand Comeback with PS Plus Premium Pair Ahead of TV Show Debut
For those with a Sweet Tooth
Love it or loathe it, Twisted Metal is one of Sony’s oldest first-party franchises. It’s also the platform holder’s earliest hit: while the series didn’t catch on quite the same in Europe, it spawned multiple sequels during the PS1 era, and would go on to receive various entries across PS2, PSP, and even most...
Site News Where's Our Exoprimal PS5, PS4 Review?
Embrace, extend, extinction
Exoprimal launches tomorrow, 14th July, on PS5 and PS4 – but our review won’t be live to mark the occasion. Capcom’s latest shooter is a heavily online co-op focused game, and while we’ve had code for a few days, the servers have only just gone live. This means outside of the various pre-release betas, we’re yet...
News PS5 Access Controller Costs $90, Out on 6th December
Pre-orders open next week
Sony has today announced its PS5 Access Controller will release on 6th December 2023 at a price of $89.99 / £79.99 / €89.99. Pre-orders will be taken from Friday, 21st July 2023 on the official PlayStation Direct website and participating retailers. Check out the new trailer above to see what the PS5 Access Controller...
News The FTC Officially Files an Appeal Against Microsoft-Activision Court Victory
Not over 'til it's over
The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) isn't giving up without a fight, it seems. After losing its courtroom battle for a preliminary injunction against Microsoft's intended purchase of Activision Blizzard, the government body has officially filed an appeal. The court's decision in favour of the Redmond corporation's acquisition...
News The Sublime Hitman: World of Assassination Is Getting a Physical PS5 Release
Boxed up
Fans eager to persist with physical media may be excited to learn that Hitman: World of Assassination – which includes content from all three of Agent 47’s adventures – is getting a boxed release on PS5, available from 25th August. The package includes a PS5 Blu-ray and a PS4 download code, so you’ll still benefit from cross-buy if...
PS Store Sales Charts Final Fantasy 16 Can't Stop Diablo 4 from June Number One
Raising hell
As has been said many times, June was a crazy month in video game land, with several major games heading to both PS5 and PS4. The trifecta of Street Fighter 6, Diablo 4, and Final Fantasy 16 is an exciting lineup all on its own, but which of these rose to the top of the PS Store's download charts? The headline's a clue: Blizzard's...
Friday14th Jul 2023
News Destruction AllStars Dev Gobbled Up by Tencent Subsidiary
Light speed
Lucid Games – the developer of PS5’s well-intentioned but ultimately ill-fated destruction derby-style outing Destruction AllStars – has been gobbled up by LightSpeed Studios, a subsidiary of Chinese behemoth Tencent. The latest in a long, long line of gaming acquisitions, the Liverpool-based outfit says it’ll continue to operate...
Thursday13th Jul 2023
News Sony Is Increasing R&D Costs to Fuel Live Service Games, Report Claims
10% increase this financial year
A new report from Nikkei claims Sony will be increasing its monetary investments into Research & Development sectors by around 10 per cent this financial year to aid its push into the live service space. This investment will total around 300 billion yen ($2.13 billion) and represents roughly 40 per cent of the...
News PS5 Was the UK's Best Selling Console in June, Biggest Games Perform Best Digitally
82% of major new releases bought digitally
PS5’s momentum continued unabated in June 2023, where the console topped the UK’s best-selling hardware list after briefly being nudged aside by the Nintendo Switch and The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom. The Mario maker’s machine slipped 20 per cent month-over-month, while Sony’s system saw...
News EA Sports FC 24 Adds Women's Football Players to Ultimate Team on PS5, PS4
Manchester City superstar Erling Haaland is global cover star
As part of a glitzy Amsterdam announcement event, EA Sports rolled out the red carpet for footballing royalty, as it revealed EA Sports FC 24 with the help of Luis Figo, Ronaldinho, and Erling Haaland. The superstar Manchester City striker will be the global cover star of the game. Asked...
News Arzette Is a New PS5, PS4 Sidescroller Inspired by the Infamous Zelda CD-i Games
With the original voice talent
You’re no doubt familiar with the notoriously bad The Legend of Zelda games released for Philips’ ill-fated CD-i system. Despite being among the worst games ever released, their distinct look and style carry a distinct nugget of nostalgia for some – and that’s where Seedy Eye Software’s side-scrolling homage...
News TMNT: Shredder's Revenge Shows Off Totally Tubular Survival Mode for PS5, PS4
Lookin' real radical
If you’ve been looking for reasons to replay the DotEmu’s bodacious beat-‘em-up TMNT: Shredder’s Revenge, then you’re about to get your wish with the addition of DLC expansion Dimension Shellshock. Due out later this year, the developer’s
News Banishers: Ghosts of New Eden Dated for 7th November in New Trailer
Priced at £54.99 / $59.99
DON'T NOD has announced its next game Banishers: Ghosts of New Eden will launch for PS5 on 7th November 2023. In a new trailer, a simple story setup is revealed alongside the release date and a Collector's Edition. The standard version costs £54.99 / $59.99, or you can opt for the pricier edition at £179.99. It will...
News Silent Hill: Ascension Comic-Con Panel Set for Next Week
New content and details expected
There are a lot of questions surrounding what Silent Hill: Ascension really is at the moment, so fans will be tuning in for next week's San Diego Comic-Con panel in the hope of concrete news and details. What we do know is it's a TV series where fans can have their say and shape the conclusion of the story, but it's...
News Brilliant PS Plus Puzzler Humanity Expands Its Level Editor in Latest Update
More toys
Humanity, which launched on PS Plus Extra back in May, is a surreal but wonderful puzzle game that we definitely recommend. While the main campaign is the major draw, little has been said of its robust level creation mode, which lets players construct their own stages and share them online. Developer Enhance Games has just released a new...
News Synth Riders Celebrates 5th Anniversary With New DLC
New synthwave coming in hot
With its compelling gameplay loop, incredible soundtrack, and constant support by devs Kluge Interactive, Synth Riders is one of the best games you can play on PSVR or PSVR2. And now, if you boot the title up, there'll be even more music to try out in the game's extensive library of tunes, as there is new DLC available...
Wednesday12th Jul 2023
News 18 More Games Join PS Plus Extra, Premium Next Week
Huge July 2023 update revealed
Sony has today revealed the lineup of PS5, PS4, and Classic games joining its PS Plus Extra and PS Plus Premium tiers next week. A total of 18 titles hit the service, including It Takes Two, Sniper Elite 5, and
Thursday13th Jul 2023
News PS1 Platformer Tomba! Makes a Grand Return on PS5, PS4
Using new soundtrack from Fujita Harumi
As part of a Limited Run Games showcase, it's been revealed the classic PS1 platformer Tomba! is being ported to PS5 and PS4. Using the publisher's Carbon Engine, it'll use a new soundtrack from Fujita Harumi, who composed the original back in 1997. With a digital version for the PS Store announced alongside a...
News Gex Is Back! The Complete PS1 Trilogy Comes to PS5, PS4
Kept you waitin'
All the classics are coming back today! Not only is WayForward porting Clock Tower to PS5 and PS4, but the same is happening for PS1 platforming series GEX. Dubbed the Gex Trilogy, it brings GEX, Gex: Enter the Gecko, and Gex 3: Deep Cov
Wednesday12th Jul 2023
News Final Fantasy 16 DLC Is Now an Option Being Considered by Square Enix
Yoshi-P more open to the idea
Final Fantasy XVI producer Naoki Yoshida has stated DLC is now something under consideration at Square Enix as the company looks to support its latest title after launch. Prior to last month's release, Yoshida described the experience as a "one-off game" that would only be built upon if "players around the world want to...
News Need for Speed: Most Wanted Remake Seemingly Outed by Voice Actor
Simone Bailly says so
A remake of Need for Speed: Most Wanted looks to have been publicly outed ahead of any official announcement from EA, if a now-deleted tweet is to be believed. Simone Bailly, who plays Sgt. Cross' partner in the original title, said: "Need for Speed: Most Wanted Remake is being released in 2024, LIKE & comment if you want...
News The Last of Us HBO Showrunner Quietly Removes Name from Troubled Borderlands Flick
Back away, not today
It's never a good sign when your writer, who in this case happens to be one of Hollywood's hottest, takes steps to obfuscate their involvement with your project. That's precisely the case with the long-in-development Borderlands film, the original script for which was penned by Craig Mazin (The Last of Us, Chernobyl), who just...
News UK Regulator 'Still Stands' by Decision to Block Xbox's $69 Billion Activision Blizzard Buyout
Talks with Microsoft in their infancy
It feels like, one way or another, Microsoft will now acquire Activision Blizzard for an eye-watering $69 billion, following the outcome of US regulator the Federal Trade Commission’s failed temporary injunction attempt earlier this week. In the immediate aftermath of this week’s court ruling, the UK’s...
Thursday13th Jul 2023
News Scissorman Returns in an Enhanced Clock Tower on PS5, PS4
Out in early 2024
WayForward has announced it's bringing an upgraded version of survival horror classic Clock Tower to PS5, PS4 in early 2024. This is still the original Japanese SNES version — it's not a remaster or a remake — but it will be packing updated animations and cutscenes, a bonus art gallery, and save states. Officially translated...
Wednesday12th Jul 2023
News Guerrilla's PS5, PS4 Horizon Multiplayer Game Is a Massive Shift for Studio
Plans for franchise expansion in full effect
Development on Guerrilla’s multiplayer adaptation of Horizon represents a “massive shift” for the studio “almost on the same level as doing the first [game in the series]”. That’s according to studio director Jan-Bart van Beek, who was talking at a keynote during the Develop:Brighton...
Review Oxenfree II: Lost Signals (PS5) - Solid Sequel Feels Finely Tuned
Stranger pings
Generally put on a pedestal and welcomed by all, new IPs are what keep the gaming industry fresh. While other publishers create sequel after sequel, it's those new experiences — particularly in the indie space — that start to live longer in the memory. Night School Studio managed something memorable with 2016's Oxenfree, but what...
News Explore Hong Kong in Test Drive Unlimited: Solar Crown's First Gameplay, Beta Coming Soon
Release window shifts to 2024
Nacon and KT Racing announced Test Drive Unlimited: Solar Crown several years ago, and now, they're finally ready to show off a chunk of gameplay footage. In a 30-minute presentation, team members and influencers join rival racing factions, the Sharps and the Streets, to battle on the roads of Hong Kong Island. Before...
News Hellboy: Web of Wyrd Looks Like a Comic Book Fan's Dream for PS5, PS4
Get Wyrd with it
Hellboy: Web of Wyrd tells an original story written by Hellboy creator Mike Mignola in the format of a roguelike action-adventure brawler. We got a new trailer (that forgot to tell you this one is coming to PlayStation platforms) in which we see Hellboy solving problems the best way he knows how, and is ably voiced by the
News The Last of Us TV Series Handed 24 Nominations at The Emmy Awards
Pascal, Ramsey, and more all nominated
After becoming a bigger hit than anyone ever expected, HBO's TV adaptation of The Last of Us has been nominated for 24 Emmy Awards. With the ceremony set to take place across 9th and 10th September 2023, the show itself as well as many of its leading actors are in contention to win big. Just some of the...
News The Making of Karateka Is the First in a Series of Playable PS5, PS4 Documentaries
That's new
The Making of Karateka is a playable documentary dedicated to Karateka, a game designed by Prince of Persia creator Jordan Mechner while he was still in college and released in 1984. It was incredibly ahead of its time in terms of narrative design, and this intriguing take on the documentary will allow players to experience multiple...
News New Usage Terms Let You Use Creations Outside of Dreams as End of Live Service Approaches
Update 2.60 available now
Media Molecule is on the verge of sunsetting live service for Dreams, but until that time, the creation sandbox is still getting updates. The latest of these has just arrived, and is available to download and install now. Version 2.60 is about 455 MB in size, and includes several bug fixes as well as some interesting new...
News Street Fighter 6's Stars Looks a Little Off in PUBG: Battlegrounds Cameo
There's a bug going around
Street Fighter 6’s most famous faces have already appeared in Fortnite, so now they’re teaming up with the PS4’s other Battle Royale game, PUBG: Battlegrounds. Beginning 26th July through 20th September – as part of the game’s Survivor Summerfest season – Ryu, Luke, Cammy, and Chun-Li will all be competing for...
News Sony to Showcase Big PS5, PS4 Indies at Kyoto Convention
BitSummit Let's Go!!
With Sony's most recent Showcase dividing fan opinion, to put things mildly, we could at least see some indie gems out of Kyoto, which would be nice. Japan's largest indie game festival is BitSummit, or "BitSummit Let's Go!!" if you prefer, and it is being held over the weekend, from 14th-16th July. Shuhei Yoshida, as Sony...
Plus, insight into its bangin' K-hip-hop soundtrack
With its high-octane arcade gameplay and strong Korean influences, Tiger Blade caught our attention when it was announced for PSVR2 recently. In development at Parisian outfit Ikimasho, the game sees you slashing and blasting your way through waves of hoodlums as you're tasked with stealing a...
News Tune into Saturday Morning Roguelike MythForce on PS5, PS4 from 12th September
Keep them busy, my pets
MythForce is certainly an eye-catching game, with its cartoon-inspired aesthetic tapping into a specific nostalgia centre in our brains. It's a good thing, then, that the cooperative melee roguelike is coming out even sooner than we'd expected: step into a classic Saturday morning cartoon from 12th September on PS5 and PS4...
Tuesday11th Jul 2023
Reaction What Happens to PlayStation if Microsoft Buys Activision Blizzard?
The question we're all pondering
Well, then – here we are. As perhaps even eternal optimists may have anticipated, US regulator the Federal Trade Commission has lost its case against Microsoft, meaning there’ll be no preliminary injunction to prevent its Activision Blizzard acquisition from closing before its 18th July deadline. And in dramatic...
News Another Six-Month Apple TV+ Free Trial Available Now on PS5, PS4
PS4 owners get three months
Apple and Sony have once again teamed up to offer another free six-month trial to streaming service Apple TV+ for PS5 and PS4 owners. If you own a PS5, you'll get half a year of access, and that includes current members or anyone using a previous free trial. On PS4, the free trial only lasts for three months, and it's...
News Microsoft Beats US Regulator FTC in Activision Blizzard Buyout Battle
Update: Xbox maker agrees to "stay of litigation" with UK regulator
Update: In a rapidly developing update in this snowballing story, Microsoft president Brad Smith has revealed that his company have agreed to a “stay of litigation” with UK regulator, the CMA. An appeal hearing with the CAT had been scheduled to get underway on 28th July, but it...
News Stranded Deep PS4 Update Inadvertently Causes Platinum Trophy Domino Effect
Not like this!
Stranded Deep is a survival crafting game that takes place in that most horrific of all locales: the desert island. You wouldn't expect such a remote setting to be fertile soil for Trophy farmers, and yet the game's latest update makes it just that, thanks to what appears to be a viral bug. The story begins, as so many worth telling...
News AI-Generated Audio Row Leads to Persona 5 Voice Actor Deleting Twitter Account
Apathy's a tragedy
Computers are back at it again, easing our lives while creating moral quandaries quicker than we can (ironically) process. 2023, it seems, is the year in which we contend with the rise of AI, as evidenced by the ongoing Writer's Guild of America strike, and now the voice-acting community finds itself at something of a digital...
Wednesday12th Jul 2023
News Naughty Dog Co-President Evan Wells Announces His Retirement
Will leave the studio at the end of the year
Naughty Dog co-president Evan Wells has announced he will be retiring from the developer after 25 years. Confirmed in a statement, he leaves Neil Druckmann as the sole president of the company along with the Studio Leadership Team, who Wells believes will "steer the studio into a successful future". He'll...
Tuesday11th Jul 2023
News Honkai: Star Rail Playable on PS5 for the First Time at Gamescom
Zenless Zone Zero, Genshin Impact also on display
Chinese juggernaut HoYoverse is bringing all of its biggest games – sorry, Tears of Themis – to Gamescom next month, including a fully playable PS5 build of turnbased RPG Honkai: Star Rail. The spacefaring smash hit is scheduled to release on Sony’s system later this year, but this is the first...
News Baldur's Gate 3's Dark Urge Origin Makes Being Evil Sound So Deliciously Good
Few mortals ever glimpse what you're about to see
Players looking for an engrossing new roleplaying experience in 2023 are spoiled for choice. With Baldur's Gate 3, PlayStation players are getting a real doozy, however: the kind of deep, all-encompassing CRPG experience that was once the exclusive providence of PC gamers. Case in point: over the...
News The Boys Come to Call of Duty Tomorrow in Violent, Comedic Crossover
I am done being persecuted for my strength
The Boys, it seems, are back in town and coming to Call of Duty with the launch of Season 4. Handsome heroes Homelander, Black Noir, and Starlight are all making their FPS debut tomorrow,12th July, and we got a fun, in-universe reveal straight from Vought International. The Boys in question will be added...
News Marvel's Spider-Man 2 Given a Quite Literal Hype Train
Ahead of SDCC panel
Insomniac Games is hosting its own Marvel's Spider-Man 2 panel at next week's San Diego Comic-Con, but it looks like the two web-slingers have reached the city ahead of schedule. Spotted on the city's subway system, carriages are being covered in promotional material for the upcoming PS5 game, featuring the key art and October...
News Silent Hill Composer Akira Yamaoka Making New Music for PS5, PS4 Game Stray Souls
Supposedly out this year
Legendary Silent Hill composer Akira Yamaoka has announced he's creating new music for a PS5, PS4 indie horror title revealed today: Stray Souls. Said to be inspired by the survival horror series out of Konami, it's apparently releasing later this year, and you can catch a first glimpse in the trailer above. The reason we...
News Exoprimal's PS5, PS4 Platinum Looks Time Consuming But Not Impossible
Gong hunting
The spangly set of Trophies from Capcom’s upcoming co-op shooter Exoprimal have started to shine on Sony’s servers, and this looks like a potentially attainable Platinum – assuming you’re willing to dedicate the time. Most of the pots pertain to killing dinosaurs – 100,000 in total for one Gold gong – and levelling up the...
News Exoprimal's Post-Launch Roadmap Portends Otherworldly Street Fighter, Monster Hunter Crossovers
You just love killing dinosaurs? Lights your fire, does it?
We learned a bunch about Exoprimal, Capcom's outrageous sci-fi dinosaur murder simulator, during the game's final showing ahead of launch this Friday, 14th July. Please be excited for a fairly-stacked post-launch roadmap, which includes a new game mode, Exosuit varia
Monday10th Jul 2023
News Larian Studios Gets TikTok Ban for Bear-Form Druid Sex Scene in Baldur's Gate 3
To the cheers of rapturous fans
You might be surprised to learn that Baldur's Gate 3 is the kind of game in which you can have sexual relations with a druid shape-shifted into animal form, specifically, into that of a bear (a Grizzly, to our discerning eye). You shouldn't be, though, considering Commander Shepard's own amorous adventures; a decade...
Feature Your Top 10 PS5, PS4 Games of 2023 So Far
An embarrassment of riches
2023 has already been an incredible year for games no matter what current-gen console you own, and the great thing is we are only halfway through. The likes of Marvel's Spider-Man 2, Alan Wake 2, Starfield, and Super
News Very Questionable Face Renders Are on the EA Sports FC Ultimate Edition Cover
Update: official trailer released
Update: EA has now posted the official announcement trailer for EA Sports FC 24, which you can catch above. The faces look a tiny bit better in motion footage, but this obviously isn't actual gameplay. Original article: EA has officially begun its marketing rollout for its big breakaway from FIFA, starting with...
News Total Final Fantasy Franchise Sales at 180 Million
FF 16, Pixel remasters putting in work
Square Enix has revealed by way of a musical theatre show announcement that the Final Fantasy series has now sold over 180 million copies worldwide. The confirmation page reads (via Google Translate): "Since its first release in 1987, the legendary role-playing game "Final Fantasy" series boasts over 180...
News Final Fantasy 9 Remake May Be Real, But Recent Leaks Aren't
Jeff Grubb clarifies
Spotted in an Nvidia leak all the way back in 2019, it seems Square Enix really is preparing a remake of PS1 classic Final Fantasy IX. Jeff Grubb of Giant Bomb backed the claim after receiving reassurance the project is still happening as of last month, bu
News Square Enix Plotting More Retro Revivals After Final Fantasy Pixel Remaster Success
Nothing final about it
Final Fantasy fans, give yourselves a round of applause; Square Enix says it's "considering" remastering more titles from its expansive back catalogue following the success of the Final Fantasy Pixel Remaster collection released earlier in the year. Some interesting comments were made at the company's
News UK Sales Charts: Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom Fends Off Final Fantasy 16
And everything else
There's no getting around it: The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom is killing it in the UK. Sales of the physical edition have kept it at the top of the chart since its launch — the only exception being the week in which Final Fantasy 16 launched. Square Enix's action RPG has been doing well, but it's now moved down to...
News Twisted Metal TV Show Looks Like Mindless Fun in New Trailer
Maybe it'll be alright?
Not many people seemed to be on board with this clip from Twisted Metal, the TV adaptation of Sony's car combat series. However, it's looking a little better in this new trailer, which gives a broader view of what we can expect. Starring Anthony Mackie as John Doe, he's enlisted to deliver a mysterious package across a...
News Black Panther Game from New EA Team Cliffhanger Games Revealed
Still early in development
EA has today confirmed a new internal studio its helped to set up as well as its first project: a third-person, single player Black Panther game. The team is called Cliffhanger Games and is based in Seattle, led by former VP and studio head of Monolith Productions (Middle-earth: Shadow of Mordor, Shadow of War) Kevin...
Random Final Fantasy 16 Theme Song's Official Music Video Equal Parts Sombre, Melodramatic
As it should be
Final Fantasy XVI is currently making a home within millions of PS5s, even if sales appear to have slackened quite severely in recent days. One of the highlights of the game (we thought) was its soundtr
News Asobo Studio Fuels Hope for Verminous Sequel as The Plague Team Bulks Up
Dreaming of rats again
Developer Asobo Studio, which put out the flea-ridden (but well-received) A Plague Tale: Requiem most recently, is hiring for its Plague Team, giving us a flicker of hope for future content in its grimdark medieval world. That's according to a job ad posted by the developer itself on LinkedIn, where it was promptly spotted and...
News SEGA Backtracks on Blockchain, Believes Play-to-Earn Games Are Boring
But never say never
SEGA, once intrigued by the power of the Blockchain, appears to have changed course, with the company's COO Shuji Utsumi declaring that "the action in play-to-earn games is boring. What’s the point if games are no fun?" Speaking to Bloomberg, Utsumi said that SEGA doesn't want to devalue the strength of its biggest IPs, like...
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