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Rumour Next Ghost Recon Game Is a Realistic, Tactical First-Person Shooter
Inspired by Modern Warfare
News - 2024, Week 10
Sunday10th Mar 2024
News Years Later, the New Digimon Story Game Is Still in Development
The story continues
We're not actually sure when the next Digimon Story game was first announced, but we do know that it was years ago. Back in early 2022, Bandai Namco reassured fans that the title was still in development, and now, two whole years later, we're getting that same comment again. As reported by Gematsu, the update was provided during...
Saturday9th Mar 2024
News Everyone's Talking About Eve's Outfits in PS5 Exclusive Stellar Blade
Parasite Eve
Sony accidentally released a demo yesterday for Nikke: Goddess of Victory developer Shift Up’s hotly anticipated console debut, PS5 exclusive Stellar Blade. While the platform holder has
Rumour Next Ghost Recon Game Is a Realistic, Tactical First-Person Shooter
Inspired by Modern Warfare
Apparently targeting a 2025 / 2026 release, the next game in Ubisoft's Ghost Recon series has been unveiled by Insider Gaming. The outlet cites anonymous sources, but its track record on all things Ubisoft is practically peerless, so we're sure there's a large degree of accuracy here. Off the back of 2019's Ghost Recon:...
News Sony Patches Mistakenly Released Stellar Blade PS5 Demo to Stop People From Playing It
Stellar work
Update: Well, even if you did manage to grab the Stellar Blade demo on PS5 (it was mistakenly released on the PS Store for roughly 25 minutes before being pulled), you probably won't be able to play it from this point on. Sony seems to have updated the demo's license, meaning that if your PS5 is connected to the internet, you'll now be...
Touching stuff
Manga icon Akira Toriyama’s untimely passing has led to an outpouring of emotion across the entire Internet, with tributes being paid all over social media. But one particularly poignant post that caught our attention is this clip of Dragon Ball XenoVerse 2, where fans all gathered in a lobby to pay their respects to the legendary...
So says Atlus
Episode Aigis, the paid expansion that's coming to Persona 3 Reload in September, was originally going to be included in the remake itself. This is according to a Famitsu interview with producer Kazuhisa Wada (as translated by Persona Central), who explains that development cycle difficulties forced the team to abandon its ambitions...
Poll What Review Score Would You Give Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth?
Buster groove
The second game in Square Enix's new Final Fantasy 7 trilogy, Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth has been out for just over a week on PS5 — and we want to know what you make of this highly praised sequel. At the time of writing, Rebirth is one of the highest rated Final Fantasy titles ever released (according to critics), so we're super...
News Exclusivity Is the Achilles' Heel of Huge Blockbusters, Says Former PlayStation Exec
Well-liked suit Shawn Layden chimes in on industry trends
There’s a huge amount of chatter about exclusivity in the aftermath of Microsoft’s decision to port select titles to PlayStation and choppy waters in the industry at large. This year alone has seen thousands of game developers laid off, as the industry
Talking Point What Are You Playing This Weekend? - Issue 519
You know the drill
With Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth already out, the busy release season is pausing for just a short period before Rise of the Ronin and Stellar Blade launch later in the month. Here's what we're playing in the meantime. Jamie O'Neill: Considering that the original Top Gear racing game was released on the SNES back in 1992, I'm...
Friday8th Mar 2024
Guide GTA Online Guide: Your Ultimate Wiki and Walkthrough Resource
Everything you need to know about GTA 5's multiplayer mode
Welcome to our GTA Online guide, your ultimate wiki and walkthrough resource for Rockstar's enormous open world multiplayer game. In our GTA 5 PS5 review, we awarded the release an 8/10 and concluded there's "nothing quite like the crime caper". In this guide, we'll help you get your Los...
Guide GTA Online: How to Start the Cluckin' Bell Farm Raid
Don't be chicken
Looking for how to start the Cluckin' Bell Farm Raid in GTA Online? The Cluckin' Bell Farm Raid is a type of Contact Mission or Job in Rockstar's multiplayer sandbox featuring Vincent Effenburger, who now works at the Vespucci Police Station. Once you've updated your game, he'll contact you about a new opportunity, which will start...
News Dragon's Dogma 2 Has Over 1,000 Unique NPCs, and If They Die, They're Dead
Just so you know
During the recent Capcom Highlights showcase, one particular quote from Dragon's Dogma 2 director Hideaki Itsuno caught everyone's attention. He stated: "Over 1,000 characters inhabit the world [of Dragon's Dogma 2], each with their own unique stories and motivations." That's a lot of NPCs. And apparently, you can forge...
News Dragon's Dogma 2 Character Creator Out Now on PS5, Transfers to the Full Game
Arise
Update: Just so you know, the character creator is out now on PS5. You can find it through the Dragon's Dogma 2 page on the PS Store. It's 4.4GB in size. Original Story: Capcom is releasing the character creator from Dragon's Dogma 2 as a free download on PS5 — and it's out today. You'll be able to sculpt up to five Arisen (your main...
PS Store Sales Charts Helldivers 2 Is Unstoppable, Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth Settles for Second
Persona 3 Reload struggles
At this point, the success of Helldivers 2 is staggering. The co-op-focused shooter topped the PS Store sales charts for February in both North America and Europe. Of course, it did have most of the month to secure the number one spot — releasing on the 8th — but it's still an impressive result for a game that seems to...
News Helldivers 2's Cutting Edge Premium Warbond Locked, Loaded for 14th March Deployment
Sending out an SOS
While today's top story remains the Liberation of Tien Kwan, Super Earth high command (developer Arrowhead) has revealed the Cutting Edge Premium Warbond, giving all loyal Helldivers a glimpse of the arsenal on the way to the forces of Democracy. Expect distribution to begin on 14th March in exchange for a lifetime of service and...
News Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth's 'Creepy' Moogles Are Giving Players the Ick
Square Enix wades into the discourse
A series constant, Final Fantasy's Moogle is a familiar sight to many, and along with the Chocobo, serves as a mascot of sorts for the franchise. But the busted-looking Moogle we got in the recently released Final Fantasy VII Rebirth has been rejected by a particular segment of the community, who are convinced...
News Dragon Ball Manga Icon Akira Toriyama Passes Aged 68
Created characters for Dragon Quest, Chrono Trigger, and more
Akira Toriyama, the artist behind iconic manga like Dragon Ball, has passed away aged 68. His death was confirmed by the official Dragon Ball website, which noted that he still had “several works in the middle of creation”. A statement added: “He has left many manga titles and works...
News Rise of the Ronin PS5 Trophy List Points Towards a Lot of Open World Work
Gonna need a horse
The Trophy list for soon-to-release PS5 exclusive Rise of the Ronin is now showing up on Sony's servers. There are 51 digital trinkets to collect, and after a brief analysis, we're pretty sure that unlocking the Platinum Trophy won't be a walk in the park. For starters, the action RPG expects you to complete basically all of its...
News PS5's Stellar Blade, Rise of the Ronin Headline New Montage Trailer
With a song by Genki Rockets
PlayStation Japan, as you’ll already know, loves a good montage trailer. And this latest clip – which has a bit of a road trip vibe to it – is a bit of a banger, spotlighting upcoming console exclusives like Rise of the Ronin and Stellar Blade. There’s also space to feature titles like Helldivers 2, Silent Hill...
Poll Are You Playing Unicorn Overlord?
Begin the march
Unicorn Overlord, the new strategy RPG from Dragon's Crown and 13 Sentinels developer Vanillaware, is out now on PS5 and PS4. While it certainly isn't the highest profile release of 2024 so far, there's simply no doubting the talents of the Japanese studio behind it. The game's been picking up some incredibly high scores, with our...
News Helldivers 2 PS5, PC Almost Matching Marvel's Spider-Man 2's Sales in UK
Launch aligned it's just 28 per cent behind
How big of a hit has Helldivers 2 been? Well, how about this: in the UK, across its first three weeks available, its sales are just 28 per cent lower than the immense juggernaut that is Marvel’s Spider-Man 2 across its first three weeks on the market. Now, there are some caveats to clarify here:...
News Please Stand By for Official Fallout Prime Video Trailer
War never changes
Amazon's upcoming TV take on Fallout continues to look incredible, and we appear to be on the precipice of a bold new world in which video game adaptations, like HBOs The Last of Us, don't have to be terrible. Over three minutes, the insanity and "vibe" of the bizarre post-apocalyptic setting are damn-near perfectly captured, and...
News Spider-Man 2's New Game+ Update Adds Access to Dev Menu That Could Corrupt Your Saves
Curiosity killed the cat
The eagerly anticipated New Game+ update is now available in Marvel's Spider-Man 2. It adds plenty of additions players have been asking for, and at least one no one had on their bingo card: access to a developer debug menu that messing around in could potentially corrupt your saves and disrupt Trophy progress. Developer...
News Super Destroyers Over Tien Kwan! Helldivers 2 Liberation of Mech Foundry World Begins
This not a drill
Priority orders have come down from Super Earth High Command (developer Arrowhead Game Studios), calling all available Helldivers to arms in response to the surprise, cowardly, and entirely predictable assault on the foundry world of Tien Kwan, located in the Theseus Sector. Until Liberty and Democracy are restored, production of...
News Trails, Ys Developer Falcom Confirms New Tokyo Xanadu Game
The action RPG returns
As has been speculated, Falcom is indeed working on a new Tokyo Xanadu title. The game doesn't have a name yet, or confirmed platforms, or a release window, but at least we know it's coming! Tokyo Xanadu is an action RPG that's set in modern Japan. In Persona-esque fashion, a bunch of teenagers find a way to enter a...
News Ancient Greece's Pantheon of Gods Leap into Fortnite's Latest Season on PS5, PS4
Oh, and Korra's here, too
The latest season of Fortnite content is upon us, and this time Epic Games has opened Pandora’s Box and introduced a bunch of mythological skins. You’ll be able to unlock the entire pantheon of Greek Gods, including – but not limited to – Zeus, Hades, Aphrodite, and Cerberus. In addition, new locations inspired by...
News Hunter x Hunter Game Confirmed as a 2D Fighter Punching to PS5
The hunt begins
The Hunter x Hunter video game project that was announced earlier in the year is now officially coming to PS5 — and we've also got confirmation that it's a 2D fighting game, and not some kind of arena brawler, as was speculated by some fans. To give its full title, Hunter x Hunter: Nen x Impact is being developed by Eighting — a...
Thursday7th Mar 2024
News Japan Sales Charts: Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth Tops, But Doesn't Even Come Close to Remake
Behind Final Fantasy 16, too
We've said it once and we'll say it again: direct sequels are a harder sell than most people realise. The latest Japanese sales numbers are in, and Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth is the big talking point. Unsurprisingly, the RPG has immediately topped the charts with 263,000 copies sold — but that total, which may seem fairly...
News Ghost of Tsushima's Anticipated PC Port Launches an Assault on Steam Charts
Steamy in the hot springs
So far, Sony’s fledgling PC strategy has seen mixed results. The earlier conversions, like Horizon Zero Dawn and God of War, came with a degree of novelty which saw them stand out. Subsequent efforts, like Sackboy: A Big Adventure, didn’t possess the same appeal. But one game PC users have been eagerly anticipating is...
Review Unicorn Overlord (PS5) - An Utterly Brilliant Strategy RPG
Follow the white horse
Vanillaware doesn't miss. We've been spouting that line for ages, but with the arrival of Unicorn Overlord, it rings truer than ever before. Following up on the superb 13 Sentinels was never going to be easy, but the Japanese studio has somehow manged to produce an equally excellent game three years later — and it's not even...
News Stellar Blade's Physical PS5 Pre-Order Bonuses in Korea Are Stunning
Viral vinyl
Pre-orders for physical copies of the PS5’s upcoming Stellar Blade have opened in South Korea, and the goodies are stunning. As spotted by a Shift Up fan account, buyers can choose between a vinyl soundtrack or a themed USB stick, with the former sporting some particularly fetching artwork. In fact, we’re not sure why this isn’t...
News Spider-Man 2's Massive New Game+ Update Is Finally Here, Mission Replay and More Included
Crime never sleeps
It's taken a good few months, but the highly anticipated New Game+ patch for Marvel's Spider-Man 2 is upon us. This is a meaty update that goes far beyond the headline act, boasting additional accessibility options, and even the ability to replay individual story missions. For the uninitiated, New Game+ lets you play through the...
News Get Your First Glimpse of Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutants Unleashed on PS5, PS4
Sequel to Mutant Mayhem spotted
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutants Unleashed is an upcoming 3D action platformer and the sequel to the latest animated film, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutant Mayhem, picking up the story several months later. It's due out on PS5 and PS4 in Q4 of 2024, and we got our first glimpse of it in screenshots and...
News Full Price Remake Persona 3 Reload Will Be 'Complete' with Episode Aigis DLC, Says Producer
Interesting choice of words
Persona 3 Reload is a full price remake of a PS2 game that released in 2006. On one hand, it's an excellent revival. On the other, you'd probably expect such a game to definitive — but it isn't, because it's missing additional content that was added through re-releases. A slice of that content, originally titled The...
Mini Review As Dusk Falls (PS5) - Creative Character-Driven Drama
From dusk until dawn
Interior Night has taken pages from the books of Don't Nod, Supermassive, Telltale, and Quantic Dream to craft a choice-driven character drama with As Dusk Falls. The game's stylistic flourishes take time to acclimatise to, but it provides a unique tone and perspective that still stand out in a genre that’s becoming...
News Like a Dragon: Infinite Wealth Dev Reveals Three Cut Job Classes, Praises Dondoko Island
Basketball player, courier, pest exterminator
The year kicked off with a bang, with the eagerly anticipated Like a Dragon: Infinite Wealth, the ninth mainline entry in developer RGG Studios' long-running crime melodrama, released in January. We loved it, and it was so crammed full of content that it always felt like there was something new to do or...
News Valiant Hearts Comes Home to PS4 After Netflix Exclusivity
War games
Ubisoft’s narrative tear jerker Valiant Hearts: The Great War first debuted to critical acclaim on the PS4 almost a decade ago, but it’s taken a long time for its successor to arrive. Developed by Old Skull Games, sequel Valiant Hearts: Coming Home launched exclusively for Netflix subscribers last year. It’s now finally available for...
News WWE 2K24 Blurs Out Archival Vince McMahon Footage
Former CEO remains prominently featured
Former WWE chairman and CEO Vince McMahon remains embroiled in a sexual misconduct lawsuit alleged by former employee Janel Grant. As a result, 2K has decided to partially censor McMahon's face in WWE 2K24, in archival footage featured in the game's Wrestlemania Showcase mode. While McMahon denies Grant's...
News Fans Discover Overlooked Elden Ring Shadow of the Erdtree Reference
Could the Candletree faction be the last piece of the puzzle?
Legions of Elden Ring fans have been scouring The Lands Between in recent weeks ever since director Hidetaka Miyazaki let slip that something (secret, reference, or otherwise) remained to be unearthed. A newly discovered link between a shield in the base game and enemies in the upcoming...
News Looking for a New Metroidvania? Tales of Kenzera: ZAU Seems Fine on PS5
A poignant plot about the power of loss
Here’s the rub: Metroidvanias are dime a dozen these days. We’ve only just got done with the exceptional Prince of Persia: The Lost Crown, and now Surgent Studios is following it up with Tales of Kenzera: ZAU on 23rd April. This is being billed as a “heartfelt” adventure about the “transformative...
Mini Review Akka Arrh (PS5) - Next-Gen Port Brings a PSVR2 Mode to the Table and Little Else
If it ain't broke
If the visual insanity of Jeff Minter’s wild Akka Arrh slipped you by last year when it released, you’ve got a fresh opportunity. We rather enjoyed our time with the PS4 version when it launched, so we were more than happy to dive back into a next-gen port of the vibrant, exhilarating retro title. The core gameplay experience...
News Capcom Increases Starting Salary of Employees in Japan by Around 25%
Existing employees will get a bump, too
Resurgent developer and publisher Capcom has announced that it will increase the salary of starting employees in Japan by more than 25%, beginning at the start of its fiscal year 2025. In addition, current employees will receive a pay rise and a bonus as the company seeks to further invest in its most valuable...
News RPG Maker WITH Lets You Craft Your Own RPG on PS5, PS4 Next Year
Let's role
RPG Maker is a franchise that's largely steered clear of PlayStation consoles, but that trend is set to change with the release of RPG Maker WITH. Published by NIS America, it's headed to PC and Switch at some point in the autumn / fall, while PS5 and PS4 versions are locked in for 2025. If you're sat there wondering what RPG Maker even...
News Baldur's Gate 3, Marvel's Spider-Man 2 Lead the Way at the BAFTAs
Awards season never ends
Baldur’s Gate 3 and Marvel’s Spider-Man 2 will go head-to-head once more at the BAFTAs, with both titles leading the way for nominations at this year’s show. Larian Studios’ phenomenal RPG secured an impressive 10 nominations overall, while Insomniac Games’ superhero sequel isn’t far behind, with nine. The two...
News Monster Jam Showdown Motors to PS5, PS4 in 2024
Big rigs
The ever-industrious Italian outfit Milestone is back with Monster Jam Showdown, which is due out on PS5 and PS4 later this year. Pitched as a comprehensive monster truck experience, with 40 rigs included in the base game and more to follow through free and premium add-on packs, the developer is promising to leverage its “technology and...
Wednesday6th Mar 2024
Clouding over
Update: The author of the original article from The Washington Post has clarified that the entire Final Fantasy 7 Remake trilogy is not confirmed to be completely exclusive to PlayStation. Said article was amended after we had reported on it. So, er... That's the end of that, we suppose. Original Story: The Final Fantasy 7 Remake...
News Dragon's Dogma 2 PS5 Frame Rate Controversy Rumbles on as Previews Give Conflicting Reports
60fps? 30? Who knows
Update: We're glad Dragon's Dogma 2 is out soon, because this ongoing debate over the game's PS5 frame rate is already out of control. Yesterday, a bunch of fresh previews for the action RPG dropped — and just about every single one of them gushed over how good the game is shaping up to be. Some even went as far to call it a...
News Sounds Like PS5's Stellar Blade Will Be Playing Dress Up Long After Launch
Would you Adam and Eve it?
When we interviewed Korean developer Shift Up recently, it emphasised the point that Stellar Blade’s selection of 30 costumes would all be included in-game at launch, with no microtransactions or additional purchases necessary. However, speaking with Game Informer, director Hyung-Tae Kim has hinted more outfits could be...
News All Three STALKER Games Remastered and Out Now on PS4
In the zone
How's that for a shadow drop? Survival-shooter series STALKER has just arrived on PS4 (and PS5, via backwards compatibility). All three titles, which released for PC back in 2007, 2008, and 2009 respectively, are available to buy through the PS Store right now. You can either pick up STALKER: Legends of the Zone Trilogy to snag all three...
News Up to 90% Off Major PS5, PS4 Games in New PS Store Sale
Here we go again
Another week means another opportunity for major PS Store discounts, and unsurprisingly Sony’s dropped another 150 savings onto its virtual shopping mall. This time, you can save up to 60 per cent on the Deluxe Edition of Demon Slayer: The Honokami Chronicles, making it just £21.99. You’ll also find Bloodborne’s Game of the...
News Helldivers 2 Dev Pours Cold Water on PlayStation Acquisition Rumours
"This is fake"
Earlier today, rumours started swirling that PlayStation was moments away from announcing its acquisition of Arrowhead Game Studios, the Swedish team behind the wildly successful Helldivers 2. While the two parties already have a strong relationship – Sony has published both of the Helldivers titles – founder Johan Pilestedt was...
Mini Review New Star GP (PS4) - Refreshingly Modern Retro F1 Racing
Championship contender
New Star GP goes beyond a fitting tribute to SEGA's arcade classic, Virtua Racing. When tracks bear striking similarities to Interlagos, Silverstone, and more — never mind that you're fighting off-brand rivals like Michael Schildhauer and Niki Laube — New Star GP takes clear inspiration from Formula 1 to deliver a...
News Helldivers 2 PS5 Patch Adds Planetary Hazards, Rebalances Weapons, More
War has changed
Update: This patch is now live for PS5 as well as PC. Original Story: The latest patch for Helldivers 2 has just hit PC, and will soon be deployed on PS5 too. It's making some interesting changes to the popular co-op shooter, including a new feature that'll make some planets a more dangerous place to inhabit. New planetary hazards...
News Dragon's Dogma 2 Is Much Bigger Than the First Game, But the Main Story Will Respect Your Time
The heart of it all
For many, the promise of a game lasting upwards of 100 hours is no longer the selling point that it used to be. People who grew up with games may now find themselves with families or other responsibilities — and so, at least from what we see in comments sections and the like, there's a clear demand for shorter titles that offer...
News Helldivers 2's EXO-45 Patriot Exosuit Rolling Out, 'On the Battlefield Soon'
Tien Kwan's finest
Holdfast, Helldivers, developer Arrowhead Game Studios has confirmed the EXO-45 Patriot Exosuits have passed preliminary testing with flying colours. These colossal weapons of war represent a bold new phase in the ongoing struggle, giving our mobile infantry tried-and-tested armoured support, which passed all tests with flying...
News Horizon Forbidden West Complete Edition Demands a Futuristic PC
Burning motherboards
Horizon Forbidden West is coming to PC in the form of the Complete Edition on 21st March, where an entirely new audience of players can experience one of PlayStation's modern classics in even greater fidelity. Sony has released a trailer detailing some of the features, and some of Nixxes additions, which already has us...
News Ghost of Tsushima Director's Cut Finally Confirmed for PC, Launches This May
Island hopping
It's been a long wait, but it looks like those recent rumours were true — Ghost of Tsushima Director's Cut is now officially confirmed for PC. It'll be coming to Steam and Epic Games Store on 16th May, 2024. You can see it in action in the above trailer. This version of the game, developed by Nixxes, includes the full base game as...
News Persona 3 Reload: Episode Aigis Releases in September, Is Part of an Expansion Pass
Reload, reloaded
Persona 3 Reload is getting an 'Expansion Pass', and Episode Aigis is going to be part of it. To be clear, Episode Aigis forms the additional story scenario that was present in Persona 3 FES on PS2. It was called 'The Answer' here in the West, while 'Episode Aegis' was its Japanese name. Anyway, the Expansion Pass only includes...
News The Witcher's Anya Chalotra Is Haroona in Unknown 9: Awakening on PS5, PS4
Here's a first glimpse of the gameplay
An all-new trailer for Unknown 9: Awakening, the first entry in a cross-media franchise from Reflector, has given us our first proper glimpse of protagonist Haroona, portrayed here by The Witcher’s Anya Chalotra. The game’s due out on PS5 and PS4 this summer, which brings to an end a tumultuous development...
News Enjoy 18 Minutes of Dragon's Dogma 2 Magick Archer PS5 Gameplay
Alongside director Hideaki Itsuno
With the preview embargo lifting ahead of Dragon's Dogma 2's 22nd March release, the internet is awash with answers to our burning questions about Capcom's imminent action RPG. If that wasn't enough, courtesy of PS Un
News Tactical Turn-Based Sequel Darkest Dungeon 2 Rated for Release on PS5, PS4
Seeing the light
You may remember the cult hit indie game Darkest Dungeon, which arrived on PS4 and PS Vita back in 2016. In the years since, developer Red Hook Studios has been beavering away at Darkest Dungeon 2, which successfully launched on PC last year. If you've been waiting to see if the sequel would venture onto consoles, it's now all but...
News Pre-Orders for Unannounced S.T.A.L.K.E.R.: Legends of the Zone Trilogy Go Live in Japan
Likely to be announced at Xbox Partner Preview
Pre-orders for an unannounced PS4 collection of beloved post-apocalyptic PC S.T.A.L.K.E.R. games are currently live in Japan, indicating that the atmospheric shooters could be headed to console for the very first time. Spotted by the ever-watchful Gematsu, pre-orders are currently available at Japanese...
News Dune: Awakening Takes Place in Alternate Timeline, Devs 'Sort of Sidestep Religion'
The spice must flow
Hot on the heels of yesterday's gameplay reveal, we've learned more about Funcom's upcoming MMO, Dune: Awakening, which remains shrouded in mystery. Crucially, we knew the story would take place in an alternate universe set a few years before the events of the Frank Herbert books or Dennis Villeneuve films and would ignore one of...
News Amphibious Horrors Await in the Distorted World of The Sinking City 2 on PS5
Lovecraft would love it
After the public legal hubbub that surrounded the original The Sinking City, developer Frogwares is back to focusing on expanding the franchise – and it’s announced a sequel for PS5, which is currently slated for release in 2025. The Sinking City 2 is set in 1920s America, when a supernatural flood brings Eldritch-like...
News PS5 Action RPG The First Berserker Looks Brutal and Bold in New Gameplay
Bloody hell
The First Berserker: Khazan just got a fresh gameplay trailer, and although it doesn't really offer up anything new, we do get a slightly better look at this bloody brawler. Set in the world of Dungeon Fighter Online — just like 2022's DNF Duel — The First Berserker describes itself as a "single-player hardcore action RPG". The...
News Capcom's PS5 Action Game Kunitsu-Gami: Path of the Goddess Continues to Show Promise
Lead the way
We're not betting on Kunitsu-Gami: Path of the Goddess to become one of Capcom's key properties, but the game continues to look pretty good in this new gameplay trailer. As previously reported, this is something of an action-strategy hybrid, in which you navigate intricate maps and deal with demonic threats as they attempt to overrun...
News Mascot Brawler MultiVersus Appears Poised to Make Its Big PS5, PS4 Comeback
Back for good?
MultiVersus was the biggest game in the world for about a week, before an iffy Battle Pass and tardy updates plunged its appeal, and prompted Player1stGames to unexpectedly pull the whole thing offline. The release was never meant to disappear entirely, of course, and the developer has been beavering away on some important updates...
News The Alters Looks Poised to Plunge You into Some Impossible Situations on PS5
Clone wars
Inspired by the heart-wrenching gameplay of This War of Mine, 11 Bit Studios’ latest effort will put you in a brand-new batch of impossible situations – this time on a faraway planet. Cast as a protagonist named Jan, you’ll need to operate a cutting-edge mobile base – with none of the knowledge or knowhow of how it works...
News House Flipper 2 Needs a Little More Sprucing Up for PS5 Launch, Now Moved to April
Moving date
House Flipper 2 is flipping onto PS5 a little later than initially planned. Developer Frozen District has confirmed the console port of its successful home-renovating sim has been delayed, now arriving on 10th April, 2024. That's a delay of just a few weeks, so it's far from the end of the world. In case you don't know, House Flipper 2...
News Smash Hit Indie Roguelike Balatro Has Sold Half a Million Copies in 10 Days
Playstack's fastest selling game
The wonderful Balatro's rise to stardom has been fascinating to see. Relatively obscure until close to launch, the indie, poker-based roguelike quickly ballooned in popularity, becoming publisher Playstack's fastest-selling title in just a few days. Now, 10 days after release on PC and consoles, the game has reached...
Tuesday5th Mar 2024
News PS Plus Essential's Monthly Games for March 2024 Available Now on PS5, PS4
Sifu and eat it
Each month normally brings PS Plus members a trio of treats, but March 2024 features a quality quartet instead. The PS Plus Essential games for this month are beginning to roll out on PS Store, all available to add to your library and download right now in Europe, with other regions to follow imminently. To recap, this time you're...
News Warner Bros' Reaction to Suicide Squad Flop Will Make You Question Your Sanity
More live service games needed
Suicide Squad: Kill the Justice League did not meet publisher Warner Bros' expectations — that much is abundantly clear. The live service shooter appeared to do okay at launch, but concerningly low player counts and an almost immediate, sharp decline in sales set the tone. Warner Bros piped up not long after, stating...
News Rise of the Ronin Is Another PS5 Exclusive with a Huge Download Size
On the rise
Rise of the Ronin may not be first-party project, but its download size certainly fits the bill. Following on from the enormity of fellow PS5 exclusive Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth (which sits at a whopping 145GB!), Team Ninja's action RPG with eat up a considerable chunk of your console storage. As reported by the ever-reliable PlayStation...
Reaction What Is Happening to the Video Games Industry and Why Are There So Many Layoffs?
The state of play
You could be forgiven for thinking the video game industry is collapsing, and you may be wondering why. Last week, PlayStation announced it was laying off over 900 employees and shutting its long-running London Studio, and it’s not alone. There have been thousands upon thousands of jobs cut across the entire industry, and...
News Significant Discounts Suggest Ubisoft's PS5 Pirate Game Skull and Bones Is Already Struggling
Sinking feeling
Skull and Bones, the live service pirate game that released just over two weeks ago on PS5, is already having its price slashed across the US and Europe. It was a full-price title at launch — your now-standard $69.99 / £69.99 — but it's currently down to as low as $44.99 / £49.85 (as reported by VGC). While that's certainly not...
News Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth Director Already Teasing What Comes Next
Gaga for Gongaga
Despite only just getting the eagerly-anticipated Final Fantasy VII Rebirth out the door, Square Enix is already hard at work on the conclusion of the Remake trilogy. And while we wouldn't expect to hear anything substantial for a few years yet, we're already anticipating what comes next, and it seems we aren't alone in these. In...
News Dune: Awakening Scorches in Stunning PS5 Survival Gameplay
The Spice Melange
The Spice is undoubtedly in the air, with Part Two of Dennis Villeneuve's Dune film adaptation of Frank Herbert's epic sci-fi series now in theatres. Striking while the iron is hot, we also got a stunning gameplay trailer from Funcom for the upcoming survival MMO Dune: Awakening, which was revealed in August 2022 and prophesied to...
News Capcom Confirms Two-Day Showcase, Featuring Dragon's Dogma 2 and More
Demo incoming?
Capcom will host a showcase spanning two days across the next week, the publisher has announced. Titled 'Capcom Highlights', the first event takes place on the 7th March at 3pm PT / 6pm ET / 11pm GMT, while the second show kicks off on the 11th March at 3pm PT / 6pm ET / 11pm GMT. The two programs will last 15-20 minutes each. So,...
News The Last of Us HBO Season 2 Announces Castings for Manny, Owen, Mel, and Nora
Filling in the blanks
HBO's TV adaptation of The Last of Us recently began filming for season two, which will of course delve into the plot of the second game. The Last of Us: Part II had a larger cast, with quite a few side characters filling out the wider picture, and this will be reflected in the show. A whole bunch of these characters have now...
News Sony's India Hero Project Reveals Five New Games Coming to PS5
Quintet of Indian games coming soon
After the successful China Hero Project helped bring several great PS5 and PS4 games to a global audience, Sony is doing the same in India, and it's ready to talk about the selected titles. The India Hero Project is aiding a set of five games from Indian developers, all of which are heading to PS5 as well as PC...
News Trails through Daybreak Release Date Set for July on PS5, PS4
The day breaks
NIS America has given Trails through Daybreak a confirmed release date. Previously, the Falcom RPG was simply slated for 'summer 2024', but now it's locked in for the 5th July. The title also has a new English trailer, which you can watch above. In Japan, Trails through Daybreak is known as Kuro no Kiseki — and it first launched...
News HoYoverse's First Honkai Hit Scores Massive Update, But There Are No Plans for PS5
Brace for Impact
As gacha game developer HoYoverse continues its pursuit of world domination, the developer has effectively rebooted its first gacha giga hit, Honkai Impact 3rd. Already over six years old, this wasn’t the first entry in the Honkai franchise, but it was the one that blew up and catapulted the Chinese company into the mainstream...
News Arthur Morgan Actor Narrates Upcoming Historical Red Dead Redemption Audiobook
“We’re thieves in a world that don’t want us no more.”
Arthur Morgan actor Roger Clark will narrate an upcoming audiobook called Red Dead's History, written by historian Tore Olsson, which looks at the history of the American West through the lens of Rockstar's masterful Red Dead Redemption series. Clark will narrate the book as the...
News Persona Series Sales Pass 22 Million, Atlus Celebrates with Special Trailer
Golden
Atlus has announced that the Persona series has slid past 22 million copies sold, releasing a special Persona 3 Reload trailer, "Promise", to celebrate. It's an impressive milestone, one which demonstrates how vast the gulf between the various players in the space remains; Final Fantasy, for comparison, has sold more than 180 million units...
News MLB The Show 24 Adds Female Ballplayers to RPG-Inspired Road to the Show
A different path
Not content with breaking boundaries with its incredible ongoing Negro Leagues mode, MLB The Show 24 will also introduce female ballplayers for the first time in its RPG-inspired Road to the Show. Selecting a lady will trigger a unique storyline where you’re accompanied by your childhood friend and fellow prospective superstar Mia...
News Synduality: Echo of ADA Gearing Up for Closed Beta Mech Test on PS5
Beginning on 28th March
Synduality: Echo of Ada is getting a closed beta on PS5, allowing players a chance to pilot armoured mechs to become Drifters and face off against the xenomorphic threat of the Enders after the world was washed away by a poisonous rain known as "The Tears of the New Moon". From 28th March through 1st April, players who sign...
News Chaotic Vehicular Sport Hybrid Turbo Golf Racing Tees Off on PS5 in April
April fore
Turbo Golf Racing has been in early access on PC and Xbox for a good while, but now it finally has a release date for the proper, 1.0 version launch. It's arriving on 4th April 2024, when it will also be making its debut on PS5. To recap, the game shares quite a few similarities to Rocket League, only instead of tiny vehicles playing...
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Guide Upcoming PS5 Games for March and April 2024
Resident Evil! Dragon's Dogma! Outcast!
On the hunt for some shiny new games for your PS5? Well, you're in luck! As always, we've been busy putting together a list of some particularly noteworthy physical releases headed to PlayStation 5 over the next few weeks, as well as a larger selection of games that could well be worth a look too. Have a...
News Some Promising PS5 Games Are Getting Big Updates This Week
Thanks, Xbox
A number of PS5-bound titles will be hitting the news cycle this week thanks to a freshly announced Xbox showcase. The 'Xbox Partner Preview' takes place on the 6th March (that's this Wednesday!), and across its 30-minute runtime, you can expect to see gameplay from the likes of The First Berserker: Khazan, Kunitsu-Gami: Path of the...
Review WWE 2K24 (PS5) - Another Confident Entry in 2K’s Robust Wrestling Series
Continuing the story
As the calendar rapidly approaches WrestleMania 40, the eyes of the world are once again trained on WWE’s big house of muscular lads and lasses. With The Rock’s involvement in this year’s shindig raising the event’s profile to even loftier heights, WWE and 2K have pulled out all the stops to try and ensure the latest...
Rumour Assassin's Creed Red Is Starting to Sound a Lot Like Valhalla
Build 'em up
Assassin's Creed Red, the next game in Ubisoft's popular series, is starting to sound like it's a lot closer to Assassin's Creed Valhalla — at least in terms of structure — than people might realise. This is according to an exclusive report from Insider Gaming, which suggests that the upcoming title is very much built upon the...
News Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth Falls Short of Remake's Launch Sales in UK
But digital data isn't in yet
Early signs suggest that Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth will struggle to match Final Fantasy 7 Remake in terms of commercial success. Although admittedly, we don't have much data to work with right now. According to Games Industry's Christopher Dring, who often outlines key sales info, the recently released sequel is down 30%...
News Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth Is Getting Another Patch to Improve Performance Mode
Second time's the charm
Square Enix is lining up another patch for Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth, reports One More Game. As was the case with the previous update, the goal is to improve Rebirth's Performance mode, which has been heavily scrutinised since the game's demo launched last month. While the previous patch did make some positive adjustments, the...
News Sony's London Studio, Media Molecule Were Reportedly 'Highest on the List' for Closure
The latter remains open after layoffs
In case you missed the big news last week, PlayStation joined the rest of the industry in cutting hundreds of jobs across its business. What's more, the platform holder is closing one of its longest-standing developers, London Studio — but it seems another UK team may have been at risk, too. In the wake of...
News Guerrilla's Online PS5 Horizon Game Survives Sony Cull
Still in active development
Critics of Sony’s live service initiative are having their suspicions affirmed lately, as the platform holder struggles to get its projects off the ground. While the excellent Helldivers 2 has launched to great success, Naughty Dog’s standalone adaptation of The Last of Us has been unceremoniously scrapped, while...
News Helldivers 2 Sales Are Actually Increasing, Again
Rare sample detected
Helldivers 2 will just not stop selling, apparently. The co-op focused shooter is close to being a month old, and by this point, most games have seen their sales numbers fall off a cliff — but not Helldivers 2. In what is an extremely rare occurrence, sales figures have continued to rise in the US. "Helldivers 2 US sales went...
Rumour Gravity Rush 2 Remaster Dropping onto PS5, PC, Reveal Coming in May
Ups and downs
The cult classic Gravity Rush series might be getting another chance to shine on modern hardware. The PS4-exclusive sequel, Gravity Rush 2, is apparently being given the remaster treatment, bringing Kat's sophomore adventure to PS5 and, down the road, PC too. That's according to one source over on the Team Alua Gravity Rush Discord...
News UK Sales Charts: Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth Debuts at the Top, Helldivers 2 Holds Firm
Victory pose
This should come as no surprise, but Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth has launched straight to the top of the UK's physical chart. Square Enix's sequel is one of 2024's biggest releases and had a huge amount of pre-launch hype, so we'd expect nothing less. It forces EA Sports FC 24 into second place, and Hogwarts Legacy also slips one position...
Review The Outlast Trials (PS5) - Online Scares Work Well Enough
Night vision for four
Converting a traditionally single player IP into one meant for multiplayer too is a process with just as many hits as there are misses, so developer Red Barrels will be delighted it's landed on the right side of history. With up to three friends along for the ride, The Outlast Trials is a slightly different ballgame to its...
Mini Review Dragon Ball FighterZ (PS5) - Anime Fighter Is Still Godlike, Despite Dodgy Online
Your wish is granted
When Dragon Ball FighterZ first released in 2018 for PS4, it was hailed as one of the greatest anime fighting games ever made — and rightfully so. Crafted by the genre experts at Arc System Works, FighterZ was and still is a masterclass in how to adapt an existing franchise. The team-based brawler is both highly accessible on...
Rumour Ghost of Tsushima PC Port May Finally Be Unmasked Soon
Is the PS4 exclusive bound for PC?
According to new online murmurings, one of Sony's premier PS4 exclusives will soon be announced for its overdue PC port. Ghost of Tsushima has yet to make the jump from console to computers, but it's always been expected the open world action game would join other first-party efforts. If some new hearsay is to be...
News Astro Bot Joins the Party with Yet Another Free Sackboy: A Big Adventure Costume
Coming soon
Sackboy: A Big Adventure has been receiving continual post-launch support with countless free costumes, and it's wonderful. The 3D platformer is one of the overlooked stars of PS5's launch line-up, and whether you played it years ago or have yet to hop in, you'll be able to pick up a whole bunch of fun extra outfits for free —...
News Stylish Rhythm Game Melatonin Dreams Up a PS5 Release Later This Month
PillowStation 5
There aren't a tonne of rhythm action games on PS5 — unless you happen to have PSVR2, where the genre is doing just fine — but the well-liked indie effort, Melatonin, is right around the corner. Just announced for a PS5 port, the game is heavily inspired by Nintendo's excellent Rhythm Heaven series, which is enough to have us...
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