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News - August, 2024
Saturday31st Aug 2024
News Your Astro's Playroom Progress Will Transfer to Astro Bot on PS5
Make sure you collect your Special Bots
Have you found all four Special Bots in Astro’s Playroom yet? They’re all available now, and if you’re stuck, we reveal all Special Bots locations in our guide. There’s not just Trophies and some fun gameplay up for grabs here either: y
Poll Are You Happy with Your PS Plus Essential Games for September 2024?
Plus or minus?
Another month, another set of PS Plus Essential games for subscribers to (hopefully) enjoy. September's offering is made up of three PS5 and PS4 titles, one of which is a brand new release in the form of Harry Potter: Quidditch Champions. It's always nice to see a fresh title get dropped straight onto the service, but it goes without...
Guide Upcoming PS5 Games for September and October 2024
Astro Bot! EA Sports FC! Black Ops 6!
We're truly headed towards the business end of the year now, and if this current list of upcoming PS5 games is anything to go by, we're in for a real treat. As always, we've been busy putting together a list of some particularly noteworthy physical releases headed to PS5 over the next few weeks, as well as a...
Sunday1st Sep 2024
Mini Review Vampire Survivors (PS5) - Indie Icon Should Come with a Health Warning
Love at first bite
Vampire Survivors is banned in at least 12 countries. Not really, of course, but it should be – this plucky pixel art auto-battler is digital crack in its most distilled form, and those who’ve played it on the hundreds of platforms it’s already available for will know what we mean. This PS5 and PS4 version harbours no real...
Saturday31st Aug 2024
News Failing Manufacturers Are Pushing the Narrative That Consoles Are Dying, Says Ex-Xbox Exec
"They'll never die in my opinion"
There’s a strong sentiment among gaming enthusiasts and the industry at large that consoles are a failing product and nearing their death knells. This opinion has been pushed broadly on social media and across specialist websites, despite it never really aligning with reality. It’s true that profit margins have...
News Concord PS5, PC Sales Estimates Are Somehow Even Worse Than We Thought
An unbelievable 25,000 copies
It doesn't take a genius to realise that Concord has bombed. Sony's PS5 and PC hero shooter has, by all accounts, seriously struggled to attract players. At this point, it's common knowledge that the title almost immediately crashed and burned on Steam, where its frankly dismal user numbers are publicly available. It...
Quiz Test Your PlayStation General Knowledge - Astro Bot Special
A lot about a bot
How much do you know about PlayStation and the gaming industry that surrounds it? If you fancy yourself a walking PlayStation encyclopaedia, then why not put your brain to the test with our PlayStation General Knowledge Quiz? But of course, this is not one of our ordinary PlayStation quizzes. With the release of Astro Bot just...
News Harry Potter's New PS Plus Game Will Come with a Bonus for Hogwarts Legacy Owners on PS5, PS4
Sleepy Sallow
We wouldn’t describe the cast of Hogwarts Legacy as particularly memorable, but we do recall the sneering face of Slytherin student Sebastian Sallow. And he’ll be returning in upcoming PS Plus game Harry Potter: Quidditch Champions for anyone who’s owned and played both titles and connected them to their WB Games account. You can...
News Legendary Devil May Cry, Dragon's Dogma Director Hideaki Itsuno Leaves Capcom After 30 Years
"Please stay tuned for my next creation!"
Hideaki Itsuno has announced his departure from Capcom, over thirty years after he first joined the company. Itsuno is perhaps best known as the guy who got Devil May Cry back on track. He directed the awesome Devil May Cry 3, and much more recently, the superb Devil May Cry 5. He also brought us Dragon's...
Talking Point What Are You Playing This Weekend? - Issue 544
Feverrr
The release schedule has been hotting up for a little while now, but it truly enters overdrive over the coming couple of months. We don't know how we're going to have time to play all of the titles vying for our attention. Khayl Adam: I’ve been on the review train, and still am, so that gets priority. Add to that, Sunday is Father's Day...
Friday30th Aug 2024
Guide Astro's Playroom: All Special Bots Locations
Four the players
Looking for all Special Bots locations in Astro's Playroom? Special Bots were added as a post-release update to the PS5 pack-in as DLC in anticipation of new game Astro Bot's release. There are 4 Special Bots to find, each with their own riddle attached. On this page, as part of our Astro's Playroom guide, we're going to reveal all...
News Dramatic Conflicts as Sony Accused of Signing Secret PS5 Exclusivity with Black Myth: Wukong
First time?
Update #2: An interesting night of conflicting reports has brought no resolution to the idea Sony secretly paid for Black Myth: Wukong exclusivity. Neither the platform holder nor developer Game Science has commented on the speculation, but Giant Bomb’s Jeff Grubb has gone against the recent round of reports. Grubb said on a podcast...
News Final Fantasy 16 Was Temporarily Free on PS Plus Extra, Premium
Reports of downloads from PS Plus members
Update (30th August, 9am): The glitch in question has now been fixed overnight, returning a price point to Final Fantasy XVI on Sony’s digital marketplace. Original article: PS Plus Extra and PS Plus Premium subscribers have in the pa
Future imperfect
Despite launching just three years later and on the same hardware as TimeSplitters 2, TimeSplitters: Future Perfect looks like a title from a completely different console generation. This is both a good and a bad thing. Visually, things are substantially better, with far cleaner textures, more complex environments, and so on...
Start saving
The thorny issue of game prices always proves controversial. There are some, raised in the early 90s, who recall the hundred of notes they dropped on Super Nintendo cartridges like Street Fighter 2 Turbo. There are others, raised on a diet of PS2 in the noughties, who remember getting a full physical game for about $50, and it didn’t...
News Visions of Mana Dev Basically Shut Down Just as the RPG Releases
Chinese companies having doubts over Japan
Ouka Studios, the Tokyo-based team that just brought us Visions of Mana, is reportedly on the brink of being closed down. To be clear, the new Mana title is published by Square Enix, but Ouka Studios — the game's primary developer — is a subsidiary of Chinese colossus NetEase. The outfit was first...
Poll Are You Playing Star Wars Outlaws?
Vess or no
Star Wars Outlaws has landed on PS5. Ubisoft's open world adventure — developed by Massive Entertainment — has long promised freeform sandbox gameplay married to typical Star Wars vibes. It's one of the year's biggest releases in terms of potential widespread appeal, but have you decided to pick it up? Admittedly, though, we came...
Preview Cairn PS5 Proves Much More Impressive Than Just a Realistic Version of Only Up
See that mountain...
When you work as a journalist, you train yourself to not be too effusive about a preview build of a game. We’re not fanboys, we’re not here to hype your product. We’re professionals. We are here to play your game and evaluate it. That said, by the time we finished playing Cairn and left the tiny booth in the French...
News Let the Astro Bot PS5 Launch Trailer Tide You Over Until Release
Plus a behind-the-scenes gameplay deep dive
To mark next week's launch, Sony has today published the launch trailer for PS5 exclusive Astro Bot alongside a behind-the-scenes look at the platforming gameplay featured in the experience. Here's the launch trailer: And this is the behind-the-scenes deep dive, featuring commentary from studio director...
News Vibrant Magical School MMO Wizard101 Will Enchant PS4
First released in 2008
Kingisle Entertainment’s long-running magical MMO Wizard101 will launch on PS4 in the future, over 16 years after it first debuted on PC. The game, in which you enlist as a new student at the Ravenwood School of Magical Arts, will see you “unlock your inner-magic” as you face off against evil forces which have turned a...
Life on the Luofu
Unlike Genshin Impact, which just received its massive new sequel-sized update, Honkai: Star Rail is padding time ahead of its next important story update. That’s brought the Trailblazer back to the Xianzhou Luofu, where they’re currently dealing with a prison break involving a particularly problematic enemy. That storyline...
Thursday29th Aug 2024
Review Star Wars Outlaws (PS5) - Open World Pledge Produces a Superficial Space Outing
Villainous to the end
Star Wars Outlaws has been billed as the first-ever open world game set in the Star Wars universe; a claim that immediately puts developer Massive Entertainment on the back foot. Ignoring the fact Star Wars Galaxies did it first over two decades ago, it opens the game up to an extra layer of scrutiny: is it even open world in...
Rumour PS5 Pro Design Seemingly Leaked
Reveal in the first half of September
Former PS Plus leaker turned general insider Billbil-kun has today shared a sketch of what they believe Sony's rumoured PS5 Pro console will look like, having seen "a visual of the front of the final packaging box". They state the upgraded box is indeed called the PS5 Pro, and the official reveal is expected to...
News Black Myth: Wukong Patch 1.0.8 Promises Loads of Fixes on PS5, But No Performance Boosts
Paint it black
The first post-launch update for Black Myth: Wukong is available to download now on PS5. Patch 1.0.8 weighs in at a reasonable 1.1GB, but players hoping for improvements to technical performance will likely be left disappointed. The update focuses on fixes for a range of more specific issues, many of which are related to gameplay...
News More Tales Announcements Incoming for Series' 30th Anniversary
More Tales to tell
Earlier this week, Bandai Namco revealed Tales of Graces f Remastered. But what fans may not realise is that this was actually just one of multiple announcements that the publisher has planned, in celebration of the series' 30th anniversary. Officially, Tales turns 30 in December, so it sounds like we might be getting a staggered...
News Astro Bot 2 Hinted at in PS5 Platinum Trophy Description
"See you in Astro's next adventure!"
Ahead of its PS5 release next week, the Trophy list for Astro Bot has been posted to Exophase, and what is noteworthy is the Platinum Trophy description: "Earned all Trophies. Well done and see you in Astro's next adventure!" So, will Astro Bot 2 be out before the end of the PS5 generation? That's a question to...
News Players Complain of Lengthy PS5 Matchmaking Times As Concord Numbers Dwindle
Vicious cycle
In another worrying sign of Concord's ongoing viability, complaints of lengthy matchmaking times have begun to emerge as the already small player base seemingly contracts. After the game's launch weekend, one PS5 player reported waiting up to eight minutes to find a match outside of peak hours, which is obviously not ideal for a...
News Harry Potter: Quidditch Champions' Snitch Has Been Dramatically Nerfed on PS5, PS4
You Snitch
As a competitive sport, Quidditch is broken. Those of you who’ve read the Harry Potter novels will know that catching the elusive, winged ball will earn the Seeker’s associated team 150 points and conclude the match. This effectively renders everything else occurring within the arena irrelevant, and while the books do a good job of...
News Kratos Actor Chris Judge Claps Back at Amazon Exec's Gaming Dig
Those are fighting words
Legendary Teal'c actor Chris Judge is not known for his restraint. However, in his starring role as God of War's modern Kratos, it seems he's learned how to control the Spartan rage within. When Amazon Games boss Christoph Hartmann made the outrageous allegation that video games "don't really have acting", Judge quickly set...
News Astro Bot's Free DLC Will Add Speed Run Stages By the End of 2024 on PS5
Hit those leaderboards
Developer Team Asobi has already confirmed its upcoming platformer Astro Bot will receive free post-launch DLC, and now we know a little more about what some of it will entail. Apparently, the game will be updated with speed run stages, much like the ones featured in Astro's Playroom. The news comes via Famitsu magazine...
News Vampire Survivors Has a Whopping 221 Trophies to Collect on PS5, PS4
Getting them all simply a matter of survival
Vampire Survivors launches on PS5 and PS4 today, and it's bringing with it probably one of the largest, if not the largest, collection of Trophies for a single game. The smash hit indie title arrives on PlayStation with a list totalling 221, including the precious Platinum. It becomes a little easier to...
Mini Review Shadow of the Ninja Reborn (PS5) - Lovingly Restored Classic Shinobi Action
Back to the future
Shadow of the Ninja Reborn brings the classic Natsume side-scrolling ninja action game to modern audiences, and it remains a worthy experience even some 33 years later. It demands the level of challenge that games released in the 90s often do, but if you're okay with that, it looks better than it ever did and offers an enjoyable...
News The Witcher 4 Close to Full Production, Next Cyberpunk Progressing as Planned
Slow your role
It's been a good few months since we last heard from CD Projekt, but it sounds like the company's still got everything under control. As has been widely reported, it currently has two separate teams working on the next game in The Witcher series (commonly referred to as The Witcher 4), and the sequel to Cyberpunk 2077. The Witcher 4...
News Green Ranger Tommy Oliver Joins the Roster of Power Rangers: Rita's Rewind on PS5, PS4
Available to wishlist on PS Store
Green Ranger Tommy Oliver has [Update: apparently not] divided Power Rangers fans for decades, but there was next to no chance he’d be absent from upcoming PS5 and PS4 throwback brawler Mighty Morphin’ Power Rangers: Rita’s Rewind. You’ll actually unlock the character upon completing the campaign, so he’s...
Poll Are You Playing Visions of Mana?
Eyes open
Visions of Mana has arrived on PS5 and PS4. A brand new instalment in the long, long running RPG series, Visions looks to breathe some additional life into the beloved property, providing a sizable adventure across an incredibly pretty fantasy world. We awarded the game a 'good' 7/10 in our Visions of Mana PS5 review, concluding that,...
News Not Much Space for Dino Crisis After Monster Hunter Success, Creator Says
Mikami surprised that fans want another game
Dino Crisis creator Shinji Mikami has argued there's not a "whole lot of space" left for the series to occupy following the huge success of the Monster Hunter franchise. Despite the pretty clear differences between the two, Mikami feels that the "awesomeness of dinosaurs and the stuff you can do with"...
News Fill the Advance Wars-Shaped Hole in Your Heart with Warside on PS5, PS4
Rolling out!
Warside is a fast-paced 2D tactical strategy game that immediately evokes Nintendo's excellent Advance Wars series or the fantastic Wargroove (not to be confused with the unfortunately-named Wargasm, which is, as we all know, a 3D strategy game). It's planned for launch in 2024 and will be available on both PS5 and PS4. Warside will...
News Management Says Spiders Strike Allegations Are 'False and Even Defamatory'
They "don't reflect the reality" of working for the company
Yesterday, we brought you word of brewing trouble at Greedfall and Steelrising developer, Spiders. Staff have announced a strike, alleging poor working conditions at the Parisian studio. A French union helped broadcast a public letter that was signed by nearly half of the studios' almost...
News PS4 Players Won't Have to Wait Long for Lollipop Chainsaw RePOP
Can't stop thinking about the Nayeon song
Lollipop Chainsaw RePOP, the remastered version of Grasshopper’s kitsch character action, will launch first on PS5, from 12th September. However, if you’re yet to upgrade to Sony’s new-gen system, you won’t have to wait long for a PS4 version: it’s due out in November digitally. There’ll be no...
News Promising Persona-Inspired RPG Demonschool Hit with Hefty Delay
Now targeting 2025
Demonschool is a promising tactical RPG we've had our eye on for a while, and we were eager to get to grips with it imminently on 13th September. Alas, a last-minute delay has been announced by developer Necrosoft Games, with the game given a tentative release window of Q1, 2025. We suppose we'll just have to console ourselves...
News Clock Tower: Rewind Lands Halloween Launch in Asia, No Western Release Date Yet
Tick tock
Clock Tower: Rewind, the revamped release of Sunsoft's beloved horror classic, now has a release date — but only in Japan and Asia so far. The adventure game will very aptly make its Eastern debut on 31st October 2024, when it'll be available both digitally (PS5 and PS4) and physically (on PS5). Currently, there's no word on the game's...
Wednesday28th Aug 2024
News PS Plus Essential Games for September 2024 Announced
Snitches, scares, and strikes
Sony has today announced the lineup of PS5, PS4 games that PS Plus Essential members can look forward to playing in the month of September 2024. Harry Potter: Quidditch Champions was previously revealed as one of the titles, but now we have the complete selection. Available to download next week from Tuesday, 3rd...
News Cult Classic Platformer Croc: Legend of the Gobbos Getting the Remaster Treatment
Argonaut Games also returns
Remember Croc: Legend of the Gobbos? It's back! In remaster form! Yes, the cult hit PS1 platformer is officially making its long overdue return with a shiny remaster. Check out the teaser trailer above for your first glimpse at the game in action. The game, planned for release on PC and "all the current consoles", is...
Thursday29th Aug 2024
News PS5 Fans Who Paid $110 for Star Wars Outlaws Early Access Asked to Restart Saves
In-game trinket as compensation
Increasingly, we’re seeing publishers incentivise their expensive Deluxe and Ultimate Editions with early access. While these bundles generally include additional items, like DLC and cosmetics, many fans buy them because they’re excited to play an upcoming title as soon as possible. That’s certainly the case...
Wednesday28th Aug 2024
News Dealmania Hits PS Store with Around 1,300 PS5, PS4 Game Discounts
Nobody Wants to Die! Red Dead! Civ!
A new type of PS Store sale has gone live as of this morning: Dealmania. It's no different to any other in years past, but it has a new name, and that makes it a bit exciting. It's cutting the price of over 1,300 PS5, PS4 titles, all of which will be available until 11th September 2024. Below you'll find a list of...
News Incredible Looking Trails in the Sky Remake Is Real, But PS5, PS4 Players Will Have to Wait
Sky high
Classic PSP RPG Trails in the Sky — the first game in Falcom's now renowned Trails saga — is getting a full-on remake. The surprise reveal was part of yesterday's Nintendo Direct, where the project was afforded a bafflingly short amount of time during a montage of upcoming releases. Trails fans were left rubbing their eyes in disbelief...
News Konami 'Aware' That Metal Gear Solid 4 Is Still Stuck on PS3
As it's asked about Volume 2 of the Master Collection
Thanks to the recent Master Collection that brought back Metal Gear Solid, 2: Sons of Liberty, and 3: Snake Eater to PS5, PS4, the MGS series from Konami is easier to access than ever before. By way of PS5 backwards compatibility, Ground Zeroes and V: The Phant
News Mark Cerny's Feedback on PS5's Astro Bot: 'Now This Is a Game'
No notes
PS5's upcoming platformer Astro Bot is less than two weeks away, and ever since its announcement back in May, it's looked utterly delightful. After having played a portion of it at Summer Game Fest, we can confidently say it is exactly that. Still, it's one thing hearing it from us, and quite another to get feedback from one of the most...
News Bungie's Making Headlines for All the Wrong Reasons Yet Again
When it rains, it pours
When will it end for poor embattled developer Bungie? The iconic outfit – which Sony scooped up for billions to lead its floundering live service charge – went through an enormous round of layoffs earlier this year, with the PlayStation maker seemingly enforcing some management authority over the subsidiary. And
News Date More Beautiful Women Out of Your League in Ridiculous PS5 Romance Sim Superscout
Play it for the deep and emotional plot
If you enjoyed playing lothario in the outrageous Love Is All Around, then more PS5 dating awaits in upcoming FMV romance sim Superscout. Launched on Steam earlier this year and listed on the PS Store with no release date right now, this is another ludicrous Chinese effort, in which you’ll be winning the...
Preview Metaphor: ReFantazio Won't Blow You Away in Its First Hour
An odd Gamescom demo detailed
Huge JRPGs from Atlus are at their slowest and most basic at the very beginning, so playing the first hour of Metaphor: ReFantazio at Gamescom wasn't exactly the most impressive 60 minutes we've spent with the game pre-release. Full of tutorials and cutscenes, we wouldn't have encountered a single battle if we didn't...
News Turn-Based RPG Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 Gets 7 Minutes of Gorgeous New PS5 Gameplay
Obscur enough for ya?
Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 certainly caught the eye when it was first revealed a couple of months back. It's a 'realistic' looking turn-based RPG from French developer Sandfall Interactive, which follows a group of explorers as they delve into otherworldly locations. Conceptually unique and quite beautiful to behold in terms...
News Do You Want Astro Bot on PC? Creative Director Wants to Know
Well, do you?
Sony is bringing most of its first-party games to PC, and there’s a chance Astro Bot could be next in line. While the game is intrinsically linked to the PS5 hardware experience – the eponymous hero’s spacecraft is even shaped like a DualSense controller – creative director Nicholas Douchet hinted as part of a MinnMaxx...
Poll What's Your Favourite Harry Potter Game?
Wingardium rate-i-osa
Despite the book series concluding in 2007, the enduring popularity of Harry Potter lives on today. Venture forth into your local Diagon Alley (otherwise known as the high street) and you’re sure to find some form of Wizarding World display somewhere, stocking all kinds of related treats, spanning novels, notebooks,...
Preview Slitterhead Has Its Jank, But Also Promise and Heart
45 minutes of play at Gamescom
Enough time has passed that a reverence for the jankier, AA games of the PS3 generation is now starting to appear, and for the horror genre at least, Slitterhead is about to be its poster child. Gamescom provided us with the chance to check out 45 minutes of the debut title from Bokeh Game Studio, playing the full...
News PS1 Hagrid Will Be a Cosmetic in Harry Potter: Quidditch Champions on PS5, PS4
Terrible, yes, but great
Harry Potter: Quidditch Champions is right around the corner on PS5 and PS4, and the excitement around the game feels fairly muted. However, the devs may have just sealed the deal, and all it took was one brilliant Easter egg. PS1 Hagrid, otherwise known as Haggord or simply Meme Hagrid, will be represented in the...
News Workers at Greedfall, Steelrising Dev Spiders Are Striking, Calling Out Nacon in Public Letter
French devs are taking to the streets
Developers at the Paris-based studio Spiders, known for RPG GreedFall and revolutionary Soulslike Steelrising, have announced they will be going on strike in the coming days, starting 2nd September. A committee representing workers at the Nacon-owned studio has published an open letter alleging a litany of...
News Sword Art Online Fractured Daydream Announces Open Beta on PS5 in September
Raid ready
In case you hadn't heard, the next Sword Art Online game has a multiplayer co-op focus, as you and a bunch of other players tackle quests and giant monsters together. Sword Art Online Fractured Daydream is out for PS5 on the 4th October, but a couple of weeks before it drops, you'll be able to take the title for a spin thanks to a newly...
News Online RPG Blue Protocol Shutting Down, Western Release Cancelled
Goes offline in Japan on 18th January
Bandai Namco and Amazon Game Studios have announced their collaborative online RPG Blue Protocol will shut down in Japan, and the Western release has been cancelled entirely. Japanese users have until 18th January 2025 to keep on playing the game, at which point it'll be taken offline. In a post on the Blue...
News An Eternity of War Awaits as Space Marine 2's Post-Launch Roadmap Is Revealed
New maps, harder difficulty, Horde Mode
With all God-fearing servants of the Emperor of Mankind counting down the days until Warhammer 40,000: Space Marine 2 storms onto PS5, we've been further blessed with a post-launch content roadmap reveal, which promises additional Operation maps, harder difficulties, a Horde Mode, as well as all-new xenos...
News Coveted, One-of-a-Kind Final Fantasy 7 LEGO Set Sold for a Ridiculous Sum
Heist time
In January, Square Enix asked fans to vote on a scene from the legendary Final Fantasy VII to be transformed into LEGO form, and the iconic Sector 5 Slums Church, where Cloud fatefully encounters Aerith for the first time, won in a landslide. As far as we are aware, only two sets have ever been made: One is kept in a sealed vault inside...
Preview Capcom's Fighting Game Crossovers Will Take You for a Ride in 2024
Hands on with Terry Bogard in Street Fighter 6 and Marvel vs Capcom Fighting Collection
Capcom has always been one for a crossover battle, but the stars have now aligned in such a way that Capcom fighting games are crossover-central for the rest of 2024. We just had the re-release of SNK vs Capcom: SVC Chaos, and now SNK poster boy Terry Bogard is...
News The Last of Us 2's Dina Cited as Inspiration By Alien: Romulus Director
Romulus star will return in Season 2 of HBO's adaptation
As our world continues to get smaller, it probably shouldn't come as much of a surprise to learn that Alien: Romulus director Fede Álvarez took inspiration from a particularly dark and gritty video game released in recent years, namely The Last of Us: Part II. Brief, targeted spoilers for...
News Retro Inspired Rugrats Platformer Makes a Play for PS5, PS4 Next Month
Reptar awaits
Rugrats: Adventures in Gameland, the retro 8-bit platformer inspired by the iconic Nikelodeon cartoon, will crawl to PS5 and PS4 from 10th September. It’ll cost $24.99 so is a little on the steep side, but it’s worth remembering you’re effectively getting an old-school adventure and remaster in one, as you’re able to toggle...
Rumour Crysis Battle Royale Game Dumped So Dev Can Focus on Crysis 4
Nanosuits, son
We wouldn't be at all surprised if you've completely forgotten about it, but Crysis 4 was announced in January 2022. Developer Crytek dropped a teaser for the project that barely showed anything, and we've heard nothing about the game since. It's assumed to be in heavy development at this stage. It's interesting, then, that leaked...
News Sea of Stars Free DLC Throes of the Watchmaker Arrives in Spring 2025 on PS5, PS4
Coming full circus
The hit retro-flavoured RPG Sea of Stars has been teasing its upcoming DLC for a while now, but developer Sabotage Studio has finally given us a substantial update. Named Throes of the Watchmaker, this story DLC now has a release window of Spring 2025, and what's more, it'll be available free of charge for all players. Throes of...
News Brilliant Kaiju Brawler GigaBash Is Powering Up with More PS5, PS4 DLC
Mighty morphin'
Malaysian developer Passion Republic continues to iterate upon its likeable kaiju fighting game GigaBash, with more DLC plotted for 5th September. Hot on the heels of the studio’s licensed Godzilla and Ultraman packs, the company’s come up with a couple of original monsters to keep things feeling fresh, with some Mighty...
News PowerWash Simulator Tackles Shrek's Disgusting Swamp in Next PS5, PS4 DLC
Absolutely putrid
Square Enix has revealed the next PowerWash Simulator mess in need of tidying, and it's probably the most vile-smelling of all: the fairytale swamp of the antisocial and highly territorial ogre Shrek. This one has no firm release date but expect it sometime in autumn. PowerWash's Shrek Special Pack promises five fantastical maps...
News RGG Summit 2024 Will Give Us the Latest from the Like a Dragon Team in September
Maybe they'll announce summit
Ryu Ga Gotoku Studio, the development team behind the Yakuza/Like a Dragon series, has announced the date and time for its next RGG Summit. These broadcasts come along whenever the studio has some news to share, and the next one will be going live in a matter of weeks. RGG Summit 2024 takes place on 20th September...
News Genshin Impact's Sequel-Sized Natlan Expansion Is Out Now on PS5, PS4
A whole new world
If gacha game Genshin Impact wasn’t a live service, it’d be on its fourth or fifth sequel by now. Of course, HoYoverse has instead opted for an ever-expanding open world, which is up there with the biggest you’ll find on PS5 and PS4 these days. And today it’s got even bigger, with the release of the Pyro region, Natlan...
Tuesday27th Aug 2024
News Lies of P Sequel Jumping Straight to Elden Ring, Neowiz Seeks Open World Experience
In the belly of the beast
Lies of P emerged fully formed into a world full of Soulslikes and, even then, still managed to stand out. It should be no surprise that developer Neowiz is working on a sequel, as the game thankfully sold quite appreciably, too. Still, the studio looks like it will jump several stages on the FromSoftware evolutionary...
News A New Day, a New Bloodborne PS5 Rumour
Rumours all over the shop
A new Bloodborne game is in the works. Apparently. That's right, there's another Bloodborne rumour doing the rounds, and yet again, some people are losing their minds over the whispers of a so-called insider. This time, it's known leaker DanielRPK who's stirring the pot, stating (on his paywalled Patreon): "I hear there's...
Talking Point Can PS5, PC Shooter Concord Be Saved?
Respawn
Concord is not a bad game, but if we’re being generous, it’s also not looking like a particularly successful one. Early indications suggest the title has flopped catastrophically on PC storefront Steam, and while it’s likely doing a lot better on PS5, it’s not going to be breaking records any time soon. Sony, of course, will have...
Mini Review Crypt Custodian (PS5) - Metroidvania Great Proves Cats Do It Better
Infinite lives on Pluto
Some say there are too many Metroidvania games for this world, yet when one as good as Crypt Custodian comes along, it serves as a reminder of exactly why so many developers chase that addictive fusion of explorative action. With shades of Death's Door and Tunic, brotherly duo Kyle and Eric Thompson have made an approachable...
Review Visions of Mana (PS5) - Classic RPG Series Returns with Good But Flawed Intentions
Branching out
There's always a degree of trepidation when a classic franchise returns with a brand new release. Down the years, we've seen countless properties attempt to reinvent themselves, either in a bid to reclaim a faded legacy, or to establish a fresh audience. Visions of Mana, however, feels like it's gunning for neither of these goals...
News Japan Hit with Yet Another PS5 Price Increase
PS5 accessories also going up in cost
Sony has confirmed the cost of both PS5 console models will increase once again in Japan, effective from Monday, 2nd September 2024. The standard PS5 with a disc drive will be priced at ¥79,980 (~$550) while the digital version is going up to ¥72,980 (~$500). This represents a ¥13,000 (~$90) price increase...
Poll What Review Score Would You Give Black Myth: Wukong?
Straight to monkey business
Black Myth: Wukong turned out to be a real game after all, and it launched on PS5 one whole week ago. We're hoping that most of you will have been able to form a functional opinion on the action title at this point, and so as always, we want you to give it an official Push Square rating. In case you're curious, we gave...
Plus Haunted Castle Revisited
Well this is a nice surprise. The impressively named Castlevania Dominus Collection is out now on PS5. It bundles all three of the Nintendo DS Castlevania titles together into one package, complete with reworked controls to make up for the obvious lack of a touch screen. In case you need a refresher on the DS trilogy,...
News Sony Itself May Have Leaked LEGO Horizon Adventures' Release Date on PS5
On the horizon?
LEGO Horizon Adventures, though rumoured beforehand, was an unexpected announcement from Sony earlier in the year. Combining the popular PlayStation action RPG series with the casual, colourful fun of LEGO, this is an action platformer from Studio Gobo and Guerrilla Games. It's been pencilled in for late 2024 since its unveiling, but...
News Capcom Fighting Collection 2 Is the PS4 Compilation of Your Dreams
Power Stone! Project Justice! Capcom vs SNK!
The only game missing from Capcom Fighting Collection 2 is the original Rival Schools – but it’s hard to complain too heavily when you’re talking about a bundle featuring the two Power Stone titles and Capcom vs SNK 2: Millionaire Fighting 2001. Due out in 2025, this is another insane PS4 retro...
The humans behind the hunt
It is hard to describe how excited people were for Monster Hunter Wilds at Gamescom in Köln last week. If you have attended the show as a member of the public, you will know that lines to play anything can get pretty damn long. Up until this year, the longest we had ever heard of was the infamous four-hour queue to play...
News Forgotten PS Plus Shooter Foamstars Goes Free-to-Play in October
There's a Legacy Gift Pack for current owners
Square Enix has confirmed Foamstars, its online multiplayer game all about shooting foam, will be free-to-play from 4th October 2024. The title first launched as a PS Plus Essential offering in February, but it failed to generate and hold on to an audience that could support it in the long term. Now,...
News Tales of Graces f Remastered Slashes to PS5, PS4 in January 2025
Goodness Graces
Rumours of remastered Tales games have been doing the rounds for a while now, and one of them's just been confirmed. 2010's Tales of Graces f — originally an enhanced PS3 re-release — is being revived on modern consoles next year as Tales of Graces f Remastered. It's coming to both PS5 and PS4 on the 17th January. According to...
Wednesday28th Aug 2024
News Don't Worry, Tales of Graces f Remastered Is 60FPS on PS5, PS4
Ageing Graces-fully
Good news, everyone: Tales of Graces f Remastered won't be following in the very disappointing footsteps of Tales of Symphonia Remastered. That is to say, it'll be a 60 frames-per-second revival on PS5 and PS4 — something that Symphonia's re-release couldn't manage on Sony's last-gen console, or the PS5 when played via...
Tuesday27th Aug 2024
News Indiana Jones Devs Are Hyped the Game's Coming to PS5
"Hurray," devs exclaim
MachineGames, the makers of the upcoming Indiana Jones and the Great Circle, are over the moon the game is coming to the PS5, as was announced at Gamescom last week. In an interview with Eurogamer.net, design director Jens Andersson cheered when asked about the port, which will
News We're Already Mourning the GTA Tokyo Game on PS2 That Never Was
The Japanese dream
Did you know that Rockstar briefly considered releasing a Grand Theft Auto game set in Tokyo? Speculation about a Japanese edition of the crime sandbox caper has been rife for several years, especially after Take-Two famously filed trademarks for a game based in the city shortly after the release of GTA: San Andreas in 2004...
News DualSense Edge Fully Customisable on PC with New App
PlayStation Accessories app available now
Sony has published a new PlayStation Accessories app for PC that allows DualSense Edge owners to access the entire suite of features the high-end controller has to offer. Available to download now, it's a redesigned application that used to work as a firmware updater for PS5 controllers on PC. The DualSense...
News Stunning Crossover Compilation Marvel vs Capcom Makes Its PS4 Digital Debut Next Month
Physical copies to follow in November
The frankly flabbergastingly fantastic Marvel vs Capcom Fighting Collection: Arcade Classics will make its digital debut on PS4 from 12th September, with a physical release scheduled to follow on 22nd November. The latter may be worth the wait, as it’ll ship with an exclusive 32-page comic book featuring...
He may be edgy, but without him we wouldn't have I am... All of Me
Let's just get it out of the way: Sonic Generations is the best game in the series, and if you disagree, you're a coward (or just have a different opinion than us, either works). The 2011 entry into the series was a celebration of the blue blur's best and worst adventures across nine...
News Marvel vs Capcom Fighting Collection Still Includes Its Bizarre Comedian Crossover
Marvel Super Heroes vs Street Fighter vs Noritake Kinashi?
The Marvel vs Capcom series has been going on since the 90s and has included all manner of legends from Capcom and Marvel's past. While there have been joke characters during its tenure, it’s mainly been confined to t the likes of Phoenix Wright, Servbot, and Dan Hibiki. However, what some...
News Tetris Forever Brings Over 15 Versions Together in PS5, PS4 Retro Collection
Digital Eclipse's latest
Can't get enough Tetris? Well, Digital Eclipse is on hand to make sure you never run out. It's just announced Tetris Forever, a compilation of past Tetris titles, and it's heading to PS5 and PS4 later this year. In celebration of its 40th anniversary, Tetris Forever features over 15 iterations of the timeless puzzle game...
News Hori to Release PS5 Drum Controller for Taiko no Tatsujin: Rhythm Festival
Port drumming up 120fps performance
Update: We promised we’d get confirmation, and now we have the official details on a PS5 drum controller for Taiko no Tatsujin: Rhythm Festival. Scheduled to be released by Hori alongside the game, the wired peripheral will also work on PS4 and Windows PC. The official blurb reads: “Based on the popular...
News Worms Armageddon: Anniversary Edition Confirmed for PS5, PS4 Release in September
You won't regret that
Update: Worms Armageddon: Anniversary Edition has now been confirmed, and it's a collaboration between Team17 and Digital Eclipse. Marking the 25th anniversary of the beloved strategy game, this version of the game features numerous quality-of-life improvements, an overhauled UI, and more. As well as optimised controller...
News Sonic the Hedgehog 3 Movie's Debut Trailer Shows Off Shadow, Voiced by Keanu Reeves
Ultimate lifeform
Ow, the edge! Sonic the Hedgehog 3 is speeding to cinemas on 20th December, 2024, and Paramount Pictures has just released the movie's first trailer. Confirming reports from earlier in the year, the film, which introduces Shadow the Hedgehog, will star Keanu Reeves as Sonic's new rival. Sonic, Tails, and Knuckles — now...
News Turn That Frown Upside Down with Colourful The Smurfs: Dreams Gameplay on PS5, PS4
We think about those miserable beasts every minute, of every single day
Smurf fans, rejoice, as Microids has blessed us with our best look yet at the upcoming The Smurfs: Dreams, an action platformer Smurfing its way to PS5 and PS4 on 24th October. We have a new trailer that's guaranteed to stop you from feeling blue with some dreamy, jump-filled...
Random The Inevitable Black Myth: Wukong Goku Mods Have Arrived
Monkey magic
Black Myth: Wukong has only been with us for a short while, but we'd be willing to bet modders on PC have been chomping at the bit to implement the inevitable Son Goku reskins. Thankfully, it only took a few days, and now we can all imagine the Dragon Ball game we didn't know we needed. IGN highlighted the above reskin mod, and it just...
News Composer Akira Yamaoka Remade All of the Music for Silent Hill 2 PS5
In my restless dreams, I see that town
The upcoming Silent Hill 2 sounds increasingly appealing, with the revelation that original composer Akira Yamaoka remade the original soundtrack for Bloober Team's remake, adding some all-new tracks this time. Silent Hill 2 will wander PS5's fog-filled streets from 8th October. Observed by GamesRadar+ on
News Suikoden 1 & 2 HD Remaster Assembles an Army in March 2025 on PS5, PS4
Unification at last
The dreadfully named Suikoden I & II HD Remaster: Gate Rune and Dunan Unification Wars is now launching in 2025 — but at least we've finally got a confirmed release date to look forward to. The two-game collection arrives on PS5 and PS4 on the 6th March. That PS5 version is new, by the way — the remastered package had...
News Atelier Yumia Staffs Up in The Alchemist of Memories & the Envisioned Land on PS5, PS4
Potion master
Atelier Yumia: The Alchemist of Memories & the Envisioned Land is bringing an all-new protagonist – and an all-new vibe, judging by this debut trailer. Due out early 2025 on PS5 and PS4, the above clip will give you an early taste of the title, ahead of a dedicated livestream hosted by developer Gust on 2nd September. We’ll...
News Annapurna Interactive Reveals Morsels, a Creature-Collecting Roguelite Coming to PS5
Cheesy does it
The next game from publisher Annapurna Interactive is Morsels, a strange roguelite action game heading to PS5 in February 2025. Developed by Furcula, you can take a look at the game in action with the above trailer. Playing as a small mouse trying to fight back against those menacing cats, things quickly go awry; by collecting...
News Legacy of Kain Fans Turn Up for Soul Reaver Prequel Comic, Smashing Kickstarter Goal
Crystal Dynamics hears you loud and clear
Legacy of Kain fans have been starved of precious, life-sustaining blood for some time now, with really just the rumour of Soul Reaver remasters to subsist on in recent years, and even that was seemingly denied us. IP holder Crysta
News Balatro Collaborates with The Witcher 3, Vampire Survivors, More in Free Update
Available today on PS5, PS4
Card game sensation Balatro has just unveiled a free update that sees it cross paths with various popular titles. Named the Friends of Jimbo update, this freebie DLC will be available today as part of a game update on PS5 and PS4. As you can see in the above trailer, several games are being converted into cards in the...
News Fairy Tail 2 Avoids Packed Schedule with a December Release Date on PS5, PS4
Tail end
One look at the current release schedule will tell you that September, October, and November are looking pretty stacked for new PlayStation games. It's good news, then, that upcoming RPG sequel Fairy Tail 2 has opted for a 13th December launch on PS5 and PS4. It could end up being a fun choice for the holidays. As previously revealed,...
News Gorgeous Narrative Adventure Neva Releases on PS5 in October
Neva gonna give you up
Devolver Digital has announced a release date for its picturesque action adventure, Neva. Coming from Nomada Studio, the makers of GRIS, the game is set to launch on PS5 on 15th October, 2024. As a refresher, Neva is a side-scrolling narrative game in which player character Alba forms a strong emotional bond with a wolf cub...
Monday26th Aug 2024
News Kingdom Come: Deliverance 2 Collector's Edition Is a Medieval Masterpiece
12 inches of Henry & Pebbles
Pretty much any time a Collector's Edition gets a dedicated trailer, you know it's going to have the goods. Case in point: Players willing to shed a few extra dollars for Kingdom Come: Deliverance 2's premium physical offering can expect a few worthy relics of their own. It will cost you the princely sum of USD $200 (or...
Round Up Star Wars Outlaws PS5 Reviews Are Hit and Miss
Just o-Kay
Reviews for Star Wars Outlaws have started dropping ahead of the open worlder's 30th August release on PS5. Generally speaking, the game seems solid enough. Plenty of reviews praise the title's vast environments, and the way that it captures the typical vibe of Star Wars. The visuals are also a point of positivity, with Massive...
Rumour PS5 Pro Still Planned to Release in 2024, State of Play Coming in September
Sony gearing up?
There've been a lot of rumours flying around for what feels like a long time concerning some unconfirmed-but-likely Sony stuff, and Jeff Grubb has just provided the latest word. Discussing PS5 Pro on his Game Mess Mornings show, the reliable Giant Bomb cohort has said the upgraded console is still heading our way before the year is...
Preview PS5's Metal Gear Solid Delta: Snake Eater Is a Fiercely Loyal Remake
Hands on with the Virtuous Mission
There are faithful remakes, and then there's Metal Gear Solid Delta: Snake Eater. A full one-to-one re-release of the PS2 stealth masterpiece from 2004, Konami and co-developer Virtuos are going so far as to re-use the original voice lines in their visual refresh 20 years later. It's an example of how the two...
Staying camouflaged for now
One of the many hotly anticipated games on the horizon is Metal Gear Solid Delta: Snake Eater, a remake of the third title in the stealth action series. We know it's heading to PS5, but as of right now, we don't know when. Fortunately, it seems we won't be waiting too much longer for an answer. At the very end of PS...
Site News Where's Our Star Wars Outlaws PS5 Review?
Gamescom delays our coverage
Right about now, other outlets across games media will be publishing their reviews of the next Ubisoft game, Star Wars Outlaws. We plan to do the same, but we're going to need quite a bit more time before that can happen. While we did receive PS5 review code at the same time as everyone else, assistant editor and Star...
News Spare a Thought for Secret Level's Concord Episode
Hindsight is everything
Secret Level, a new Amazon Prime anthology show inspired by the universes of 15 different games, will debut on 10th December – but spare a thought for the episode dedicated to Firewalk Studios’ first-person shooter Concord, which producers must have thought would be a bigger deal. There’ll be an entire episode dedicated...
News Crash Bandicoot 5 Reportedly Cut in Favour of More Live Service Games
The Crash, Spyro teamup that could have been
In news that will likely come as a gut punch to fans of precocious marsupials, a new report from gaming historian Liam Robertson (thanks, VGC) alleges that Crash Bandicoot 5 was in development at Toys for Bob but was cancelled after Activision pulled funding in favour of live-service multiplayer...
Tuesday27th Aug 2024
News Yep, Indiana Jones' PS5 Trailer Just Got Uploaded to the PlayStation Channel
A better outcome than Metaphor: ReFantazio
There’s very little beyond pure novelty to point out here, but Indiana Jones and the Great Circle’s latest trailer just got uploaded to PlayStation’s official YouTube channel. This is pertinent in a way because the MachineGames developed adventure was originally being built as a multiformat title,...
Monday26th Aug 2024
Preview Civilization 7 Makes Some Bold Changes, and They're Probably for the Best
A new Civilization revolution
Sid Meier’s Civilization has remained a constant across its 33-year run; each of the mainline games has been at the very least pretty great. Even spinoffs like Civilization Revolution were excellent for what they were. But there is an argument that when you’re that consistent, it’s pretty easy to play it safe, and...
Poll What PS5 Game Had the Best Showing at Gamescom 2024?
The games of Gamescom
Well, that's another Gamescom in the bag. Granted, it wasn't the most bombastic event we've ever covered, but as predicted, there were plenty of updates on a wide range of anticipated PS5 titles. Trailers, gameplay demonstrations, developer interviews, previews... There's been a lot of information to take in. But as always,...
Mini Review Monster Jam Showdown (PS5) - Familiar, Enjoyable Monster Truck Madness
Show off your skills
The Monster Jam series is no stranger on PlayStation, with many entries. However, after Rainbow Studios developed the middling MTX vs ATV Legends, the licence landed with Milestone, which produced the recent Hot Wheels Unleashed series. With Monster Jam Showdown, the studio has brought its experience and racing finesse to the...
News Retro Homage Power Rangers: Rita's Rewind Will Make a Late Play for Game of the Year
Go, go
There’s somehow very little gameplay from the Gamescom showfloor of Power Rangers: Rita’s Rewind, but this video preview from GameSpot hits the spot. In addition to excitable commentary, we get a few minutes of direct-feed gameplay, which shows off the retro beat-‘em-ups delicious pixel art and tight combat mechanics. Developed by...
News Here's Your First Look at Call of Duty: Black Ops 6's Chaotic Competitive PS5, PS4 Multiplayer
Will you become a Prestige Master?
We’ve seen the single player campaign in action. We know all about the returning Zombies mode. So now it’s time to learn about Call of Duty: Black Ops 6’s chaotic multiplayer suite. For now, it’s just a montage trailer, but boy does it look like a return to form! There’ll be 16 all-new maps available at...
News Star Wars Outlaws Smuggler Makes the Kessel Run, Beware Spoilers
Don't everybody thank me at once
Ubisoft's imminent Star Wars Outlaws arrives on 30 August, but that hasn't stopped one particularly enterprising smuggler from procuring a physical copy of the unreleased game and broadcasting the entire thing on the suitably less-regulated streaming platform, Kick. Given the act's brazen nature and the game's...
News Starship Troopers: Extermination Details Galactic Front Operations, Single Player Campaign
Come on you apes, you wanna live forever?
Starship Troopers: Extermination is gearing up for an all-out assault on PS5 in October, and in a fascinating Deep Impact, Armageddon twist of fate, will compete for the hearts and minds of Freedom and Liberty lovers already engaged with Helldivers 2. That Helldivers is so proudly inspired by Starship...
News Fatal Run 2089 Revives Atari's Classic Combat Racer on PS5
Vroom for one more
Publisher Atari continues its mission to bring back its classic games with the just-announced Fatal Run 2089. Developed by MNSTR Studio, this is an arcade combat racer set in a post-apocalyptic world, and it's drifting onto PS5. Made using Unreal Engine 5, the game has you racing across four regions and 20 levels, each with...
News Manic Twin-Stick Shooter Kill Knight Reveals PS5, PS4 Release Date in Frankly Stressful Trailer
Let's all just calm down
There's a flashing images warning at the beginning of this trailer, but it moves on pretty fast, so we'll reiterate — this is a very flashy trailer. Kill Knight, a twin-stick shooter coming to PS5 and PS4, has a bold style, and that's shown off to full effect as it reveals its 3rd October 2024 release date. Playing as the...
News Prep for The Veilguard with Eight-Part Dragon Age Narrative Podcast
You heard right
While Dragon Age: The Veilguard doesn't drop until 31st October on PS5, companionship-starved fans can get a taste of the friendship to come in an eight-part narrative podcast series. The series serves as a prequel to the game and an introduction to its companion characters. Dragon Age: Vows & Vengeance kicks off in just a few...
News Things Are Getting Worse for Floundering PS5, PC FPS Concord
Update: Steam audience gradually evaporating
Update: The weekend has not brought any signs of improvement to Concord’s performance on PC, where it’s now officially floundering on Steam. While the title peaked at a pitiful 697 concurrent players upon launch, it’s not passed that number since, and its daily highs have been getting lower...
Sunday25th Aug 2024
Make like a banana and split
The first-person shooter has gone through many changes over the years. It took a long time to perfect the formula on consoles; we didn’t receive Call of Duty right out of the gate, oh no. There were fundamental experiences that shaped the course of history for the genre, be it Wolfenstein 3D, GoldenEye, Halo, or...
Rumour PS5 Pro Was Allegedly Being Talked About Openly at Gamescom
We know you know
Enough about the PS5 Pro has leaked now for us to know it’s coming. Of course, the current Sony climate means it won’t tell us about the system until the last possible second – probably unexpectedly, in the most matter-of-fact way possible, during a random Tuesday lunchtime. Anyway, it sounds like developers are expecting it...
Monday26th Aug 2024
Rumour Sony Paying Close Attention to Handheld Market After PS Portal's Shock Success
"So you're saying there's a chance?"
Sony is allegedly keeping a close eye on the handheld market, following the surprise success of the PS Portal. Despite being panned pre-release in public opinion polls on sites like Push Square, the Remote Play accessory has gone on to become a bit of a sensation,
Sunday25th Aug 2024
Preview As Uncharted Rests, Xbox Provides PS5 Adventure in Indiana Jones
We tune in for the Gamescom briefing
So, here we are: because of Microsoft's expanding multi-platform efforts, we're now in a position where we can provide an official Preview of an upcoming first-party game before it's even released on Xbox Series X|S. Indiana Jones and the Great Circle launches for current Xbox systems and PC this December, and...
News Lust Over 16 Minutes of Unedited Metaphor: ReFantazio Gameplay
Bellissimo
There are still many big games scheduled to release this Christmas, and Metaphor: ReFantazio from Atlus is one of them. While the SEGA subsidiary really doesn’t want you to know the game is coming to PS5, it is on 11th October. This gameplay demo appears to be based on the Xbox Series X|S release judging by the button prompts, but...
News Sony Makes a Fashion Statement with Japanese Streetwear Collection Based on Fake Football Team
Really
Today we learned Japanese streetwear brand SOPH created an imaginary football team named FC Real Bristol [Seriously – Ed] as a means to flog pricey threads. It’s since partnered with PlayStation to bring gaming’s most iconic format into the fold. As part of a new collection, you can pick up training gear, retro kits, and jackets all...
Saturday24th Aug 2024
Review Concord (PS5) - Live Service Debut Beats the Hate with Stellar Presentation and Good Gameplay
Squad goals
Concord is not the disaster the discourse around it would lead you to believe. This online first-person shooter – a debut effort from Sony studio Firewalk – has outrageous production values, a fair business model, and a genuinely entertaining gameplay loop. Its biggest issue is its lack of identity: there’s no denying the developer...
News Atlus Really Doesn't Want You to Know Metaphor: ReFantazio Is Coming to PS5
Lost like tears in the rain
Metaphor: ReFantazio is of course coming to PS5, as Atlus would be absolutely insane to exclude the platform where the majority of its fanbase exists. The SEGA subsidiary would rather you didn’t know about it, however. Following the release of yet another trailer at Gamescom 2024 this week – seriously, perhaps it’s...
News Dragon Age: The Veilguard Drops Loads of PS5 Gameplay, Action Combat Details
Warrior, come out to play
Having previously promised to bring us way more information on the action combat system in Dragon Age: The Veilguard, BioWare has gone ahead and dropped a bunch of gameplay trailers, each of which outline a different part of the experience. The video at the top of this article details pre-combat preparation, giving us a...
Preview Directive 8020 a 'Huge Step Forward' for the Dark Pictures Series on PS5
Narrative IP levels up for next entry
Supermassive Games generally releases its trademark style of story-focused horror games at such a consistent rate that it might come as a surprise its premier franchise, the Dark Pictures Anthology, has now been missing in action for two years. That's normal for any other developer, but the Guildford studio...
Talking Point What Are You Playing This Weekend? - Issue 543
It's a Mythtery
Black Myth: Wukong launched this week, signalling the start of a heavy period of new releases. It's just one of the games we imagine you'll be enjoying this week. A little later than usual, shall we WAYP? Graham Banas: This weekend I'll be waist deep in reviewing a trio of games from one of my childhood favorite series:...
Gallery Touring the Gamescom 2024 Showfloor
Have a look around the world's biggest gaming expo
Personally speaking, one of my favourite pieces of content to come out of video game expos has always been a tour of the public showfloor. I love seeing all the extravagant booths that publishers have put together, what free merch you can get, and the neat activities there are to do on the side. So,...
Friday23rd Aug 2024
Review Black Myth: Wukong (PS5) - A Spectacularly Creative Action Romp
Shock the monkey
Black Myth: Wukong is, ultimately, a game about boss fights. Tense, dynamic boss fights that'll have you gawking in awe one minute, and potentially spiking your controller the next. This is a challenging action title — a constant push against increasingly complex and deadly opponents, and there are no difficulty settings to fall...
Round Up What Was Announced During Gamescom Opening Night Live 2024?
All the PS5, PS4 news from Gamescom ONL
Geoff Keighley is going back underground for another few months, as he wraps up his latest video game showcase. Gamescom Opening Night Live 2024 is over, and of course, it brought us all sorts of new trailers, announcements, and games to get excited about. If you're looking for all the PS5 and PS4 news from...
News Sony to Short-Change PS Stars Members with PS Plus Renewals Starting Next Year
This deal's getting worse all the time
Sony is sending out emails to PS Plus subscribers, notifying them that the Terms of Service for the rewards program PS Stars is being updated, which probably means it's actually online. Starting from 24th October, you must accept these updated terms to continue to be a PS Stars member, and from then onwards,...
Shoot your shot
Sony's latest PS5 (and PC) release is here. It's called Concord, and it's a player-versus-player hero shooter. Yeah, it's not the kind of title that we've all come to expect of PlayStation Studios, but then this is part of the firm's relatively fresh foray into the world of live service gaming. At the time of writing, we're still...
News Black Myth: Wukong Has Sold an Astonishing 10 Million Copies in Three Days on PS5, PC
Monkey doing business
It's official: Black Myth: Wukong is a huge hit. Game Science's Journey to the West-inspired action RPG has now sold an incredible 10 million copies across PS5 and PC platforms. The studio shared the news today on its social channels: For it to reach sales of 10 million would be more than enough of an accomplishment, but...
News Floatopia Could Surpass Animal Crossing on PS5
NetEase is going all in
Considering the unprecedented success of Animal Crossing, we’ve never quite understood why more developers haven’t tackled the concept – especially as there’s no real alternative on PlayStation, beyond Disney Dreamlight Valley. It seems like NetEase has finally picked up the mandate – and in many ways, Floatopia...
Site News Where's Our Concord PS5, PC Review?
Holding out for a hero
Update: Just as an update to this, we’ve put over ten hours into Concord’s Early Access period now, but still have more to unlock and explore. With the title officially out for everyone, we’ll now be testing the public servers and aiming to bring you a review towards the latter half of the weekend. Original Article: As...
News Photorealistic The Sims Rival inZOI Will Eventually Settle on PS5
EA should be very scared
Many have been pondering the purpose of the strongly speculated PS5 Pro, but perhaps it’ll exist purely to ensure ambitious Korean life sim inZOI runs adequately on console. The upcoming rival to The Sims has largely looked too good to be true until recently, when a bunch of YouTubers and streamers have been going hands on...
News Expect New, Stronger Tifa in Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth Sequel, Says Director
Improving on perfection
Almost universally acknowledged as the best party member, it seems Final Fantasy VII's actual star, Tifa Lockhart, will get even more of the spotlight in the as-yet-unnamed sequel to Rebirth and the conclusion of the Remake trilogy (we still tear our hair thinking about how Square Enix squandered the opportunity to call it...
News This Is Your Last Chance to Get Dying Light 2's Ultimate Edition on PS5
Getting delisted as it includes The Beast
Techland will be delisting Dying Light 2: Stay Human’s Ultimate Edition from the PS Store on 30th September. Why? Well, because when the package was originally announced, the Polish developer promised it’d bundle in an upcoming DLC pack. That’s ultimately evolved into Dying Light: The Beast, a...
News Atlus, It's Time to Stop Spoiling Metaphor: ReFantazio
Here's yet another trailer
Not content with its previous 500 trailers for Metaphor: ReFantazio, Atlus has dropped yet another look at the upcoming RPG in celebration of its presence at Gamescom 2024. We don't know about you, but we've seen more than enough of Metaphor. We were pretty much sold on the project as soon as it was revealed, given the...
News Hideo Kojima to Host Special Death Stranding 2 Presentation at TGS 2024
With numerous guest appearances
As part of Sony's plans for Tokyo Game Show 2024, it's playing host to a presentation all about Death Stranding 2: On the Beach. The highly anticipated sequel from Kojima Productions is getting the spotlight on Sony's stage at the Japanese expo, featuring Hideo Kojima and a number of guests. The show will be led by...
News Silent Hill 2 PS5 Remake Is Quite a Bit Longer Than the Original
For me, it's always like this
Considered one of the great horror games of all time, Silent Hill 2 on PS2 packed in plenty of scares per square inch but was a relatively short game, clocking in at around 8-9 hours for a standard playthrough. To give you some idea of how much bigger Bloober Team's remake is, the developer has revealed that a...
Saturday24th Aug 2024
Preview Double Exposure Stretches Life Is Strange Across Two Gripping PS5 Timelines
Max returns in 30-minute Gamescom demo
The Life Is Strange franchise is at its best whenever Max Caulfield is around, so Double Exposure already has a leg up on its predecessors. The latest narrative entry on PS5 marks only the second time the popular protagonist has played the lead role, and Deck Nine Games isn't purely leaning on her welcome...
Friday23rd Aug 2024
News Two Point Museum Has Way More Depth on PS5 Than We Ever Imagined
Aquariums! Exhibit expeditions! More!
We’ve always loved tycoon titles, and grew up enviously eyeing the Japan-exclusive Theme Aquarium as a result. We never expected Two Point Museum to have an entire aquarium aspect bundled in, on top of all the other exhibits you can curate. But speaking as part of a Gamescom livestream, captured and uplo
More to be confirmed later
Sony has announced some of its plans for Tokyo Game Show 2024, and so far, it's more or less what you'd expect. PlayStation will be present at the Japanese gaming expo, which takes place between 26th and 29th September, and if you're attending in person, it sounds like you'll be in for a treat. Confirming its initial...
News Fate/Stay Night's Archer Looks Like a Lock for PS5 RPG Honkai: Star Rail
Bullseye
HoYoverse has boarded the hype train early for its Fate/Stay Night: Unlimited Blade Works crossover, as it’s not set to launch for another year. But this new Honkai: Star Rail trailer – largely designed to tease impending original character Feixiao – is filled with Easter eggs, suggesting that Archer will be the PS5 RPG’s first...
News Sony Expands Its Global Game Dev Support Initiative with MENA Hero Project
A heroic endeavour
Sony has announced MENA Hero Project, the next step in its game development support program. The Hero Project initiative is a way for the company to seek out and support new video game talent in underrepresented regions. Now, it's extending that to the Middle East and North Africa — MENA for short. Included countries are Saudi...
News Magic Takes Flight in Nostalgic Harry Potter: Quidditch Champions PS5, PS4 Gameplay
Neville will play Quidditch for England before Hagrid lets Dumbledore down
We've been putting a lot of our hopes and dreams for happiness and fulfilment into the Harry Potter: Quidditch Champions basket ever since it was announced. With its release right around the corner (3rd September), it's starting to get real. Warner Bros. has summoned a...
News Clamp Down on Football Hooligans in Soccer Tycoon Title Copa City on PS5
Tailgate tycoon
This is a cool idea: Copa City is an upcoming tycoon title due out on PS5 in 2025 where you’re in charge of everything that unfolds off the pitch. You’ll need to make decisions relating to security, facilities, and transport to ensure fans can get to and from the game safely, without any obstacle or obstruction. You may want to...
Random Larian Fondled Cream-Filled Oreos to Get Baldur's Gate 3 Tentacle Scene Just Right
Here, watch
While Halsin's bear-form druid scene rightly gets a lot of attention, Baldur's Gate 3 features other, less conventional sex scenes, including one with an interplanar, tentacled being. To properly simulate this act and its stroking, a developer at Larian used a sleeve of cream-filled Oreos. Beware, targeted spoilers for Baldur's Gate 3...
News Popular Free PS5 Action RPG Zenless Zone Zero Teases New Region in Trailer
Back to the Wild Wild West
The fun never stops with HoYoverse, to be honest. If you’re playing any one of its three PS5 games – regardless of whether it’s Genshin Impact, Honkai: Star Rail, or Zenless Zone Zero – there’s always something new to look forward to. And while this trailer for the studio’s urban fantasy action RPG leans...
News Master Detective Archives: Rain Code Plus Will Bundle a Free Novel with First-Run PS5 Copies
Included with physical and digital editions
Those of you planning to pick up Nintendo Switch port Master Detective Archives: Rain Code Plus on PS5 may be interested to know that first-run physical copies of the game will bundle in a free printed novel. This book serves as a prequel to the main game, and thus is free from spoilers and can be read...
News Side-Scrolling Action Sequel Tails of Iron 2 Comes to PS5, PS4 in February 2025
Whiskery business
Tails of Iron 2: Whiskers of Winter now has a release window on PS5 and PS4. Though the exact date is still a mystery, we now know it's due to launch sometime in February 2025. A new trailer has been released to share the news. Following on from the events of the first Tails of Iron, the sequel is set in a different region of the...
Thursday22nd Aug 2024
News Black Myth: Wukong Is Eating Your Inputs on PS5, and It's a Problem with Performance Mode
What's in a frame
Earlier this week, we reported on the PS5 version of Black Myth: Wukong, and how it seems to hold up from a technical perspective. Our impressions were based on roughly six hours of playtime, and our main takeaway was that while none of the game's three graphical modes are perfect, the performance mode in particular seemed fairly...
News People Are Already Freaking Out Over Monster Hunter Wilds' PS5 Frame Rate
Wild world
And so it begins. With Monster Hunter Wilds sporting a playable demo at Gamescom 2024, impressions of Capcom's heavy hitter are really starting to rack up online. The vast majority of players seem to be walking away from the demo very impressed — which isn't surprising, given just how promising the game looks — but of course, there's...
Friday23rd Aug 2024
News TimeSplitters Trilogy Will Ping a Fresh Set of PS5, PS4 Trophies in the Future
PS2 titles likely to get updated
We all know the deal with PS Plus Premium’s retro releases: Trophies are optional, and while that’s sometimes disappointing, if it ultimately means more games get emulated for contemporary consoles, then we’re largely fine with it. Of course, Sony has generally been adding trinkets to its titles for launch –...
Thursday22nd Aug 2024
News Indiana Jones PS5 Is a Huge Game with Many Secrets to Uncover
You can return to previous locations to explore more
It sounds like it’s going to take you dozens upon dozens of hours to complete Indiana Jones and the Great Circle on PS5, as the game will have many secrets to discover beyond the beaten path. While it sounds like it’ll be possible to mainline the title if you prefer, filling Indy’s notebook...
Reaction It's Time for Xbox to Tell Us Which Games It's Bringing to PS5, and Which Games It Isn't
We still don't really know
We’re knee-deep into another gaming convention with no further clarification from Xbox about which games it plans to make multiformat. Arguably the biggest story coming out of Gamescom Opening Night Live was the unveiling of Indiana Jones and the Great Circle for PS5, which will launch just a few short months after its...
Friday23rd Aug 2024
Preview Crimson Desert Is Real, Complex, and Potentially Great
One hour with the promising PS5 open worlder
After various "too good to be true" showcases during livestreams in the past, we can now officially confirm that Crimson Desert is an actual, real video game. In a 60-minute session on the Gamescom showfloor, we pressed all the buttons on a PS5 controller connected to a PC and things happened on-screen...
Thursday22nd Aug 2024
News Phantom Blade Zero Dazzles with Chaotic Combat in PS5 Gameplay Video
Bright spark
Splashy action games are in at the moment, with the likes of Stellar Blade and Black Myth: Wukong proving to be big hits. The latest title to enter the no man's land between Dark Souls and character action fare like Devil May Cry is Phantom Blade Zero, from Chinese studio S-GAME. Coming to PS5, albeit with no firm release date yet, the...
News Joy as Capcom Ditches Gendered Armour in Monster Hunter Wilds, a Series First
Fashion over function, always
Monster Hunter Wilds will be the first game in the series' long history to ditch the idea of gendered armour sets, with Capcom confirming that "all characters can wear any gear". Predictably, this was met with rapturous applause and celebration from the Monster Hunter community. From what we understand, this doesn't...
News Over 12 Million Fans Have Pre-Registered to Play PS5 Fashion RPG Infinity Nikki
That's a lot
Infinity Nikki, the free-to-play fashion RPG directed by an ex-Breath of the Wild designer, is drawing huge crowds. Infold Games opened pre-registration for the title this week, a practice common with mobile games that promises rewards in return for your email address. And it’s already attracted over 12 million entries. That means...
News PS5, PC Hero Shooter Concord Was in Development for 8 Years
A long flight
It’s a sign of the times: live service shooter Concord took an enormous eight years to develop. The tidbit was confirmed on X (or Twitter) by lead character designer Jon Weisnewski. He wrote: “Today Firewalk Studios launched Concord. The game has been in development for around eight years and I’ve been there for almost five of...
News Someone At Sony Has Got to Get DeathSprint 66 on PS5
Share this on your Strava
Calling Shuhei Yoshida and all third-party developer outreach executives at PlayStation: you need to get on the phone to Secret Mode and Sumo Digital and get DeathSprint 66 on PS5. Like, right now. This game has been going viral lately because the gameplay looks freakin’ awesome: it’s due out on 12th September for PC,...
News Redacted Is a PS5 Roguelike Dungeon Crawler Set in The Callisto Protocol's Black Iron Prison
Launches this Halloween
Krafton and Striking Distance Studios have announced a brand new game set within the universe of The Callisto Protocol, and it's quite a departure from the survival horror title. It's called Redacted, and it's an isometric, roguelike dungeon crawler set within Black Iron Prison. Check out the announcement trailer above...
News Friendly Fire Expected in 16-Player Starship Troopers: Extermination PVE Action
Helldivers? Never heard of 'em
Starship Troopers: Extermination will compete directly with Arrowhead's Helldivers 2, landing under fire on PS5 on 11th October, and it looks absolutely sick. Johnny Rico, of the legendary Rico's Roughnecks (and your commanding officer in-game), called Helldivers 2 a
News Lara Croft's Working on Her Sh*t in Netflix Animated Show
A new hope
Tomb Raider: The Legend of Lara Croft is bringing gaming’s iconic heroine into all-new medium this October, when the series’ first animated show debuts on Netflix. The story will take place after the events of the most recent games, and will cast Hayley Atwell as the buxom British adventurer. And in an interview with Nerdist,...
News Dave the Diver Joins Forces with Mxmtoon, Balatro, and Potion Craft in October
This game is nuts
The big appeal of Dave the Diver is the way it constantly evolves itself as you make progress through the story, and it seems like Mintrocket wants to keep the ball rolling, even this far after launch. During Gamescom's Opening Night Live presentation, a new trailer announced a trio of collaborations coming to the sushi-'em-up...
News The Stone of Madness Is a PS5 Tactical Stealth Game from the Makers of Blasphemous
Coming in 2025
Publisher Tripwire Presents and developer The Game Kitchen, known for its Blasphemous series, have announced The Stone of Madness. Coming to PS5 in early 2025, it's a real-time stealth strategy title set in 18th century Spain, about a group of asylum inmates attempting to escape. As you can see from the debut trailer, it has quite a...
News Okay, Max's Powers in the New PS5 Life Is Strange Game Look Awesome
Exposed
Personally, we’ve always felt Life Is Strange is at its best when it’s being grounded, but we appreciate a big part of the franchise is how its characters’ powers intertwine with the storyline. And we reckon heroine Max Caulfield’s evolved dimension hopping abilities could be the best conceit the series has come up with yet, as it...
News Surreal Turn-Based JRPG Bloomtown: A Different Story Begins in September
Stranger things have happened
Bloomtown: A Different Story is a turn-based social JRPG set in a surreal world with a dark twist, from the makers of the excellent Graveyard Keeper. Think Stranger Things, by way of Stardew Valley, but with turn-based combat, and it arrives on PS5 and PS4 next month, on 24th September. Set in a "seemingly pleasant...
News Dune: Awakening Gets Gameplay Epic, 25 Minutes of Fremen Action
We are not worthy
We thought we'd been spoiled yesterday with a five-minute look at the frankly stunning Dune: Awakening, a survival MMO headed for PS5 in 2025. Imagine our surprise to find 25 minutes of developer-led gameplay, fresh from Gamescom, awaiting us today. In the presentation, we see the early-game experience, a tutorial jaunt before...
News Lara Croft Continues Her Tour of Other Titles in Naraka: Bladepoint on PS5
Royale rumble
Lara Croft is one of those characters that’s quite comfortable appearing anywhere, whether it’s Fortnite or Dead by Daylight. It’s not massively surprising to see the buxom British adventurer appear in Battle Royale game Naraka: Bladepoint, then, where she’ll feature as an alternative skin for existing character Matari...
News You'll Need This Crucial Vampire Survivors Guide Before Picking It Up Next Week on PS5, PS4
Tipped for success
Vampire Survivors is freakin’ finally coming to PS5 and PS4 next week (29th August, to be precise), and if you’ve never played the game before, we highly recommend this guide. This beginner’s tip comes in at just 20 seconds, so we don’t want to hear anyone complaining they don’t have time to prepare appropriately. So,...
News The First Berserker: Khazan Is Really Starting to Shape Up Ahead of Its PS5 Beta
Kick axe
We've been up and down on The First Berserker: Khazan recently. Some gameplay footage from a couple of weeks back looked a bit jank, but its Gamescom trailer — complete with a gruff Ben Starr voiceover — made a much better impression. Fortunately, we've now got a rather good gameplay deep dive, which looks to outline the action RPG's...
News Monster Hunter Wilds Confirms NPC Hunters, Perfect for Solo Players
Hunting in packs
First introduced through Sunbreak, the Monster Hunter Rise expansion, NPC hunters are returning in Monster Hunter Wilds. These AI-driven companions can be called in to help with quests, even when you're playing alone and offline — which can be a real boon when you can't be arsed dealing with other players. Confirmation of NPC...
News Wait! Why Didn't You Tell Us They're Making Lonely Mountains: Snow Riders?
Add it to the list
We’ve got a bone to pick with you: it appears that Lonely Mountains: Snow Riders was announced – and none of you told us! We were obviously big fans of the original Lonely Mountains: Downhill, the cycling game which came out of nowhere and took us by surprise. This sequel looks quite a lot less lonely, as it’s got an online...
News Lost in Random: The Eternal Die Announced, a Rogue-Lite Sequel Coming to PS5 in 2025
More random than ever
Lost in Random, the cult hit, Tim Burton-style action adventure, is getting a sequel. Named Lost in Random: The Eternal Die, it's being developed by Thunderful (which studio Zoink Games is now a part of) and is coming to PS5 sometime in 2025. Interestingly, the sequel explores a new genre, putting the realm of Random within a...
News King of Meat Is a PS5 Co-Op Action Game Where the Players Build the Dungeons
Insane in the brain
A Gamescom announcement that got away from us was King of Meat — a four player co-op action game in development at British studio Glowmade. Backed by Amazon Games and coming to PS5, it looks like utter chaos in its debut trailer above. King of Meat is a gameshow of sorts, tasking your team with getting through nefarious...
News Gwendoline Christie Cast as Civilization 7's Evocative Narrator
Brienne of Tarth picks up where Ned Stark left off
While nominally a long-running, legendary strategy series, Civilization is also immensely quotable, which you can't say about many other 4X games. Getting lost in the minutiae of empire-building while Sean Bean drops some of the hardest, most hilarious lines from history was a highlight of Civ VI,...
Wednesday21st Aug 2024
Preview Broken Sword Is Back in the Most Passionate Remaster Possible
Charles Cecil guides us through the labour of love
While there can be some variation, video game previews are generally handled in one of two different ways: we're either left to our own devices whilst playing or a developer will sit alongside us acting as a guide. The former is preferred, but sometimes, the latter can be handled with such genuine...
News Xbox Renegotiated Indiana Jones Deal to Exclude PS5, Then Ported It Anyway
Well that was a waste of time
If you want an insight into the shifting strategy at Xbox, then look no further than this: a little over a year ago, in June 2023, Bethesda boss Pete Hines told the Federal Trade Commission in court that his company had renegotiated its Indiana Jones deal with Disney to exclude the PS5. The Great Circle, originally
News Xbox on Bringing Exclusives to PS5: The Industry Is Changing for All of Us
Spencer continues to talk
Xbox boss Phil Spencer never misses an opportunity to speak publicly, and at Gamescom today he’s been chatting as part of an official livestream. Asked specifically about his company’s decision to bring Indiana Jones and the Great Circle to PS5,
News Over 1,000 Discounts on PS5, PS4 Games in Latest PS Store Sale
PS offering
The PS Store is playing host to yet another sale. While the big August offer is still ongoing, a new sale has begun, named PlayStation Indies, reducing prices on a vast array of PS5 and PS4 games and their associated add-ons. There's a wide range of titles included here, including some we wouldn't necessarily label as indies, but...
News Black Myth: Wukong Prompts PS5 Sales Explosion in China
Sony won't Myth its projections
As you’re probably already aware, Black Myth: Wukong has exploded in China and other Mandarin speaking countries such as Taiwan. On launch day, the title peaked at almost 2.5 million concurrent players on PC platform Steam – before settling at a much less remarkable 200k when the region went to sleep. It’s...
News Explore an Apocalyptic Britain in Atomfall on PS5, PS4 Early Next Year
Fall, Britannia
You’ll be able to explore the Britain the Tories want from March 2025, when Oxford-based dev Rebellion releases Atomfall on PS5 and PS4. You may remember this one being quietly announced earlier in the year; it’s the same developer from the Sniper Elite series, although it depicts a dystopian northern England, ruled by robots in...
Poll Are You Playing Black Myth: Wukong?
A myth no more
There was a time when many (including ourselves, at points) questioned whether Black Myth: Wukong was an actual, real game. A lengthy development cycle and a series of stunning trailers contributed to this perspective, but here we are, four years after the title's initial announcement, and Wukong has arrived on PS5. The action RPG...
News Genshin Impact Boss Cries on Stage Following Harsh Fan Feedback
"We're just like you"
Liu Wei, better known to HoYoverse fans as Da Wei, is a billionaire – but that hasn’t stopped him from weeping like a baby on stage at a recent fanfest in Shanghai. While most company executives quietly pull the strings from their Ivory Towers, the boss of Genshin Impact and Honkai: Star Rail is surprisingly forward-facing,...
News Embracer CEO Says PC, Console Segment the 'Bad Guy', Video Games a 'Volatile' Business
Points to unavoidable "lumpiness"
Embracer Group CEO Lars Wingefors has always had a way with words and graced us with some choice ones during the company's latest investor Q&A. Wingefors said that the "volatile" PC / Console segment of the company was "the bad guy" and that the "lumpiness" of the video game industry makes the future hard to...
News Stellar Blade Dev Expects to Sell More Copies on PC Than PS5
The mods will be mad
Stellar Blade has been a huge success on PS5, but Shift Up is expecting to sell even more copies when the title eventually comes to PC. While Sony played an instrumental role in bringing the release to market, supporting the title with advertising and development assistance, the Korean studio has always said it plans to bring...
Preview Dying Light: The Beast Pulls a Lost Legacy as DLC Turned Full PS5 Game Impresses
30-minute Gamescom demo detailed
While it only has a single marketing beat to its name in the form of a Gamescom Opening Night Live reveal trailer, studio Techland might be selling its Dying Light 2 DLC turned full game a little short. Based on a demo played to us live at the German expo, Dying Light: The Beast wouldn't raise many eyebrows if it had...
News Monster Hunter Wilds Gets 1 Hour of PS5 Gameplay Fresh from Gamescom
The hunt is on
Finally, Capcom has given us live, unedited gameplay from Monster Hunter Wilds — and it looks outrageously good. The action RPG got a big demonstration at Gamescom 2024, in which the developers run us through a full hunt in the desert region that's featured heavily in previous trailers. The gameplay starts at around the 27 minute...
Thursday22nd Aug 2024
News Faaast Penguin Is Chaotic PS5 Multiplayer Fun from Japan
And it's free-to-play
We don’t expect Faaast Penguin to set the world alight – but boy does it look fun! Created by storied Japanese studio Historia, the team behind titles like The Caligula Effect, this is a chaotic free-to-play racing game in a similar vein to Fall Guys – albeit somehow even zanier! It reminds this author of the iconic slide...
Wednesday21st Aug 2024
News PS5 RPG Kingdom Come: Deliverance 2 Looks Bloody Brilliant in Full 25 Minutes of Gameplay
I FEEL QUITE HUNGRY
Kingdom Come: Deliverance 2 developer Warhorse Studios had promised a gameplay deep dive fresh from Gamescom 2024, and it's delivered. The studio's graced us with 25 minutes of footage, which covers so many of the RPG's core systems and mechanics. We kick things off with a rather mundane quest, before things take a turn and...
Thursday22nd Aug 2024
News Incredibly, Mafia: The Old Country Will Feature a Full Sicilian Dub on PS5
Mark of authenticity
Some games really bug us with their lack of authenticity when it comes to voice acting, but Mafia: The Old Country is going the extra mile. The game is set in 1900s Sicily, and it’ll feature a full Sicilian dub to boot. While you can safely assume English will also be available as an option, this may be the best way to play if...
Wednesday21st Aug 2024
News PS5 Open World Crimson Desert Unleashes Even More Gameplay, Big Boss Battles Look Crazy
That's boss
Pearl Abyss has really lifted the lid on Crimson Desert at Gamescom 2024, handing us yet more gameplay footage from the upcoming open world action title. We get to gawk at not one, not two, but three boss battles, as protagonist Kliff fights for hits life against a roster of vastly different foes. The first clash involves a giant...
News Concord Probably Best Played on PC, According to Official Features Trailer
Uncapped framerate, 4K, Nvidia DLSS 3.7, oh my
With Concord dropping simultaneously on Friday on PS5 and PC, Sony is now detailing the PC version, which comes with all kinds of additional bells and whistles. You'll need a rig capable of taking advantage of those extras, obviously, but it's hard not to see the list of PC-exclusive extras and feel a...
News PS5 Is Selling Twice As Fast As PS4 in China
On the move
While there’s a lot of doom and gloom surrounding consoles lately, largely due to flattening growth and spiralling costs, it’s perhaps worth remembering that there are still plenty of success stories that can be attributed to the PS5. One of which pertains to the Chinese market, where Sony’s system is selling two times faster than...
News Xbox's Sea of Thieves Has Apparently Shipped Over 1 Million Copies on PS5
Tharrr she blows
Rare’s live service sailing sim Sea of Thieves has proven a humongous hit on PS5, frequently appearing on sales charts and now apparently topping one million sales. Word comes by way of a Windows Central article spotted by forum
News Bidding Begins with Dark Auction: Hitler's Estate on PS5
Führer road
Narrative adventure game Dark Auction: Hitler’s Estate – which is being written by Gangsta creator Kohske in collaboration with Hotel Dusk: Room 215 scribe Rika Suzuki – is coming to the PS5, according to a Gematsu translation of a Japanese press release. The game, now due in 2025, went through a round of crowdfunding late last...
News Free-to-Play MOBA Predecessor Is Now Available on PS5
MOBA meets third-person shooter
Predecessor has just launched its full 1.0 version on PS5, and you can download and play it right now. This is a free-to-play multiplayer game that combines the typical three lane MOBA setup with a third-person view. The news came via a new trailer shown during Gamescom Opening Night Live. The video mixes in some...
News Sci-Fi Shooter Sequel Revenge of the Savage Planet Announced, Coming 'Early-ish' 2025
Can planets be vengeful?
A few years ago, Journey to the Savage Planet released on PS4, a sci-fi survival shooter with a tongue-in-cheek tone. Now, developer Raccoon Logic (previously Typhoon Studios) returns with the sequel, Revenge of the Savage Planet. Check out the announcement trailer above. Playable solo or in two-player co-op (on or...
News The First Berserker: Khazan Hits PS5 Early 2025, Shows Real Promise in New Gameplay Trailer
Closed beta in October
The First Berserker: Khazan has always looked pretty great, and it continues to do so in this latest gameplay trailer. Nexon's action RPG, set within the DNF franchise, also now has a rough release window of early 2025, when it'll release on PS5. The game sports a cel-shaded look, which allows for all kinds of flashy effects...
News Little Nightmares 3 Focuses on Co-Op Gameplay in Latest PS5, PS4 Trailer
It takes two
Bandai Namco has shared a new trailer for Little Nightmares 3, the next entry in the series being developed by Supermassive Games. Focusing on the gameplay between the two main characters, the trailer hones in on co-op as they explore another dark and unsettling world. The game can be played solo (with an AI companion) or in two-player...
News Call of Duty: Black Ops 6 Goes Hitman in Glitzy Campaign Gameplay on PS5, PS4
Most wanted
Activision has shown off a decent chunk of gameplay from its upcoming FPS, Call of Duty: Black Ops 6. Focusing solely on the campaign in this year's entry, the six-minute video takes us through the highlights of a single mission, 'Most Wanted', and it looks like a raucous good time. It all goes a bit Hitman to start with; playing as an...
Hell yeah
Helldivers 2 has been reigning supreme as the USA's top-selling game of 2024, but just like that, it's now playing second fiddle. EA Sports College Football 25 has trumped Sony's sci-fi co-op shooter, touching down in first place on July's software chart and now the year's best-selling title. According to analyst Mat Piscatella, the game's...
News Persona 3 Reload: Episode Aigis Has a New Boss Fight You'll Never See Coming
Behind the mask
For the most part, Persona 3 Reload: Episode Aigis is going to be a one-to-one remake of the original Persona 3 FES epilogue, but that doesn't mean Atlus can't have fun with optional boss battles. As the DLC's new trailer reveals, you'll be able to test your might against the one and only Joker — Persona 5's daring protagonist. In...
Tuesday20th Aug 2024
Hands On Black Myth: Wukong PS5 Performance Isn't Perfect, But It's Perfectly Fine
No monkeying around
We've finally got our grubby hands on the PS5 version of Black Myth: Wukong. And while it'll still take us some time to construct a review, we can at least report on the game's PS5 performance, which has become a bit of a concern for potential buyers over the last few days or so. Just to reiterate, PS5 review code was not...
News PS5 Gets a Staggering, Officially Licensed 8TB SSD
The price is pretty staggering too
Western Digital has added a brand new SSD to its officially licensed lineup, this time offering PS5 owners the chance to upgrade their system with a whopping 8TB of extra storage – the most that PS5 consoles allow. The 8TB WD_BLACK SN850P NVMe SSD is the latest product in the company's partnership with Sony,...
News They Finally Made an Animal Crossing Clone for PS5
Well, kinda
Disney Dreamlight Valley is about as close as you can get to Animal Crossing on PS5 right now, but Floatopia looks even closer. The game, announced by NetEase during Gamescom Opening Night Live, promises all of the “beloved” elements of life simulation games: farming, fishing, logging, and decora
News 12 Major PS5, PS4 Games Leaving PS Plus, Including Horizon Forbidden West
We hardly knew you
With the arrival of a ton of new PS Plus Extra and PS Plus Premium games today comes the announcement of some departures – and there are some major titles leaving the service on an undisclosed date. <related ids="170455,130617"> Listed in the Last Chance to Play section of the
News Sadly, PS Plus Premium's TimeSplitters Trilogy Doesn't Have Trophies on PS5, PS4
But probably just a matter of time
Free Radical's beloved TimeSplitters series is now available on PS5 and PS4, purchasable individually or as part of your PS Plus Premium subscription. These PS2 first-person shooters are synonymous with the console, with their zany sci-fi campaigns and signature multiplayer shootouts, and you can enjoy them all...
News Black Myth: Wukong Becomes Steam's Biggest Ever Single Player Launch
PS5 numbers also expected to be high
Update: Just as an update to this article, Black Myth: Wukong has now peaked at 2.2 million concurrents on Steam, making it comfortably the biggest-ever single player launch on the PC platform. As mentioned below, we don’t have PS5 player numbers, but it’s safe to assume they’re high too. Analysis suggests...
Guide What Time Is Gamescom Opening Night Live 2024?
All the dates, times, and what to expect
When is Gamescom Opening Night Live 2024? Geoff Keighley is ready to take the stage once again this year to deliver a wave of video game announcements and reveals, this time from Cologne, Germany. Generally the weakest of the three shows he presents, you may want to keep your expectations for the event in...
News Mafia: The Old Country Takes Gangster Series Back to Its Roots on PS5
1900s Sicily awaits
The Mafia games are fantastic. While they’ve always been unfairly compared to Grand Theft Auto, it’s the franchise’s thick atmosphere that makes it memorable. The latest instalment, Mafia: The Old Country, may just be the most moody yet, as it promises a “gritty mob story set in the brutal underworld of 1900s Sicily”...
News 15 New PS Plus Extra, Premium Games Available to Download on PS5, PS4 Now
Cult of the Wild Hunt
The latest batch of PS Plus Extra and PS Plus Premium games are available to download and play on PS5 and PS4 right now, including CD Projekt RED’s seminal action RPG The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt and Free Radical’s trio of PS2 first-person shooters TimeSplitters. <related ids="130617"> If you missed the official...
Live Watch Gamescom Opening Night Live 2024 Right Here
Open your hearts
Looking to watch Gamescom Opening Night Live 2024? Europe's biggest video game expo is about to get started, and kicking things off, as always, is the Opening Night Live presentation, hosted and produced by none other than Geoff Keighley. The two-hour showcase will be packed with new game announcements, updates on upcoming releases,...
News Xbox's Indiana Jones and the Great Circle Comes to PS5 in Spring 2025
Whip-smart
It was rumoured shortly before Gamescom Opening Night Live, and now it's official: Indiana Jones and the Great Circle is coming to PS5. The news was confirmed just after the airing of the above new trailer for the game, which gives us a brief look at the gameplay of this first-person action adventure. While the Xbox version of...
News Borderlands 4 Announced, Coming to PS5 in 2025
Who could have four-seen it?
As teased recently by acclaimed movie producer Randy Pitchford, Borderlands 4 is real, and has just been announced with the above teaser trailer. Details on the project are slim as of right now, though going by the official description on YouTube, it sounds like we'll be exploring somewhere other than Pandora. "In this...
News PlayStation, Concord to Feature in Amazon Prime's Secret Level
An episode dedicated to beloved PS Studios titles
Secret Level, the upcoming Amazon Prime anthology show executive produced by Deadpool’s Tim Miller, will feature episodes dedicated to PlayStation and hero shooter Concord. There’ll be 15 episodes in all, each inspired by a different game. Other recognised properties include Pac-Man, Spelunky,...
Poll What Did You Think of Gamescom Opening Night Live 2024?
Live and kicking
Another Gamescom Opening Night Live has come and gone. Geoff Keighley's two-hour event gave us plenty of updates on existing titles — alongside a handful of surprises — but as always, we want to know what you thought of this year's presentation. Admittedly, though, the Push Square community hasn't been hot on Geoff's recent...
News Kong: Survivor Instinct Is the Most Unexpected PS5 Side-Scroller of the Year
It's all gone Kong
Where did this come from? Polish studio 7LEVELS has unexpectedly announced Kong: Survivor Instinct, a PS5 side-scroller set shortly after the events of the Godzilla vs Kong movie. As the name suggests, the game casts you as a survivor, searching for your daughter as Titans unleash chaos upon a city’s innocent citizens. The...
Gallery PS5, PS4's The Thing Remastered Looks Gnarly as Ever in Fresh 4K Screenshots
Just the thing we need
In case you missed it, retro revival specialists Nightdive Studios are bringing back The Thing — a cult classic PS2 shooter that follows the events of the 1982 horror film. The Thing Remastered is set to release on both PS5 and PS4 later this year, and a batch of new screenshots has been released to give you an idea of how...
News Sony Highlights Unbeatable's Rockin' PS5 Rhythm Adventure Gameplay
You treat me like a criminal
Further light has been shed on the upcoming, excellent-looking Unbeatable, an anime-inspired rhythmic adventure game. It follows Beat and her band as they evade the fun police in a world where music has been strictly outlawed. On the PlayStation Blog, Wout van Halderen from publisher PlayStack provided a little more...
News Sniper Elite: Resistance Delves into Occupied France on PS5, PS4 Next Year
Boom
Rebellion has announced the next entry in its long-running Sniper Elite series. Sniper Elite: Resistance is its name, and it's coming to PS5 and PS4 sometime in 2025. Interestingly, Resistance has a story that runs parallel to the events of Sniper Elite 5. Set in occupied France during WWII, you play as special operations executive Harry...
News Survival MMO Dune: Awakening Almost Too Good to Be True in Immersive Gameplay
Lisan al-Gaib!
Funcom has given us our best glimpse yet at the incredible-looking Dune: Awakening during Gamescom's Opening Night Live. A survival MMO set on the most dangerous planet in the galaxy, it launches on PC in early 2025, cautiously sandwalking to PS5 sometime afterwards. In the reveal, we see some low-level gameplay, showing the various...
News Fatal Fury: City of the Wolves Confirms 17 Characters, April 2025 Release on PS5, PS4
Feel the fury
Fatal Fury: City of Wolves now has a confirmed release date on PS5 and PS4. SNK's classic franchise returns next year, on the 24th April, 2025. You can catch this anticipated fighter in action via its new trailer, which we've embedded above. We've also got confirmation that the base game will feature 17 playable characters at launch...
News PS Plus Premium Classic Herc's Adventures Retrofitted with Trophies on PS4
But not PS5 yet
Another retro game in PS Plus Premium's classics range has received Trophy support. Herc's Adventures, the LucasArts PS1 action game, became part of the collection last year, but now has a selection of Trophies to collect. The catch is that, currently, only the PS4 version has the list of gongs. Presumably, the PS5 version will also...
News PSVR2 Becomes Your Personal Facehugger for Alien: Rogue Incursion
You're already dead
It’s been a bloody good month for PSVR2 announcements, and here’s another one which somehow slipped between the cracks of the Push Square news desk: Alien: Rogue Incursion will attach itself to your face from 19th December. Pre-orders for the Survios developed shooter are available on the PS Store now for $39.99, with a...
News Unknown 9: Awakening's Release Date Now Known to Be October on PS5, PS4
Unknown not unknown anymore
Bandai Namco has announced a release date for its upcoming action adventure, Unknown 9: Awakening. This game, a big part of an ambitious cross-media series, will come to PS5 and PS4 on 18th October, 2024. Alongside the release date news comes the above new trailer, which starts live action (featuring the lead character's...
News Reanimal Is the Next Horror Adventure from the Creators of Little Nightmares
Nightmare creatures
Tarsier Studios, the originators of Bandai Namco's beloved Little Nightmares series, has announced its next game, and it looks to be building on that formula with another unsettling journey. Called Reanimal, this is a dark horror adventure game centred around an island filled with gnarly, twisted animals. Fully playable solo...
News Geoff Keighley Teases 'The Beast', Fans Find Dying Light Connection
Beast mode activated
With Gamescom 2024 almost upon us, hype man Geoff Keighley is doing what he does best: drumming up hype. The presenter and producer tweeted out an ominous teaser for something potentially spooky, with an eerie live-action trailer heralding the coming of "The Beast." As chronicled by IGN, it didn't take long for internet sleuths...
News Civilization 7 Confirmed for February on PS5, PS4 with First Look at Gameplay
Tale as old as time
As leaked earlier today, it's now been confirmed that Sid Meier's Civilization 7 will be available on 11th February, 2025. It's coming to both PS5 and PS4, and along with the release date, we have this first look at the game in action. While the footage shown in the above trailer is from PC, it's a fair representation of what...
News Beloved PS2, PS1 Sports Series Backyard Making Shock PS5 Comeback
We're so Backyard
There’s a good chance you own one of the Backyard Sports games somewhere in your collection; the series was arguably at its peak on platforms like the Game Boy Advance, but there were multiple entries on the PS2 – and Backyard Soccer even launched on the PS1 all the way back in 2001. In the rare instance you’re not familiar...
News Space Marine 2 Hype Trailer Arrives, Heed the Call of War on PS5
"Absolutely rules"
Warhammer 40,000: Space Marine 2 is just under three weeks from launch, available on 9th September on PS5, and it's safe to say we are feeling the hype. With glowing preview coverage, it could be another surprise multiplayer hit ala Helldivers 2, in addition to the embodiment of our wildest childhood imagination in its cooperative...
News Concord's Platinum Trophy Looks Very Approachable on PS5
Putting in work
Concord is out on Friday, and the list of accompanying Trophies has just gone live, and it looks like a very doable Platinum for those who partake in PlayStation's ongoing metagame. From what we can tell, there isn't anything random or particularly skill-based to worry about, but dinging this particular gong still requires a bit of...
News Monster Hunter Wilds Continues to Look Incredible Ahead of PS5 Release in 2025
Still no date, though
Capcom's dropped another impressive trailer for Monster Hunter Wilds, and we think it's probably the most excitement-inducing preview yet. The video covers new locations, and a couple of new, surprisingly threatening monsters. It's also clear that the company's pumping a lot of resources into this one — the sheer quality of...
News Directive 8020 Is the Next Dark Pictures Horror from Supermassive Games, Coming to PS5
Sci-fi so good
The Dark Pictures Anthology continues with Directive 8020 from Supermassive Games. Taking the studio's penchant for horror into the realm of sci-fi, the game's announcement trailer can be viewed above. The trailer introduces us to an optimistic young cosmonaut ready for adventure (played by Lashana Lynch), before hard cutting to a...
News Civilization 7 PS5 Release Date Leaked Ahead of Gamescom Appearance
Not so civilised
Sid Meier's Civilization 7, the next major entry in the storied strategy franchise, has had its release date leaked. This comes just hours before the game is set to appear during Gamescom Opening Night Live where, presumably, the date is due to be officially announced. Coming to PS5, the game has thus far been confirmed for 2025,...
News Return to That Special Place with Silent Hill 2 PS5 Story Trailer
You always were so forgetful
Proving the power of a positive preview cycle, the conversation has seemingly shifted overnight, and developer Bloober Team's eagerly-anticipated Silent Hill 2 remake appears to be on the upswing. Publisher Konami has struck while the proverbial iron is still hot, dropping a banger story trailer for the reimagined...
News Standalone Spin-Off Dying Light: The Beast Stars Kyle Crane on PS5
Beastly
Dying Light protagonist Kyle Crane is back for a new standalone spin-off game named Dying Light: The Beast, developed by series creator Techland. The title, set between the original and its sequel Dying Light 2: Stay Human, will feature its very own compact open world – and new stories within it. The return of the release’s original...
News PS5 RPG Kingdom Come: Deliverance 2 Stuns in Short Gameplay Trailer
Awright, Henry?
Sometimes a game's trailer hits just right — and we'd argue that the latest gameplay glimpse from Kingdom Come: Deliverance 2 is a great example. The tone, the visuals, the music, the dialogue... it's exactly what you want if you're already looking forward to this action RPG sequel. Just recently, Kingdom Come: Deliverance 2 was...
News Lost Records: Bloom & Rage Charms with First Gameplay Trailer, Release Split into Two Parts
Two sides to the story
Don't Nod has given us a fresh look at its upcoming narrative adventure, Lost Records: Bloom & Rage. Channeling some real Life Is Strange energy, the game looks like it has real promise with its charming group of characters. The game follows a group of friends who form a band — Bloom & Rage — in the 90s, spending...
News Fashion Fantasy RPG Infinity Nikki Nabs a Musical PS5 Trailer
In the Nikki of time
With The Legend of Zelda veteran Kentaro Tominaga at the helm, fashion fantasy gacha game Infinity Nikki is looking to bring something a little different to the PS5 – as this trailer attests. A new trailer debuted during Gamescom Opening Night Live, confirming pre-registration is available on mobile, with a closed beta set to...
News Marvel Rivals Will Make All Future Superheroes Free on PS5
Captain America and the Winter Soldier arrive
Look, let’s not beat around the bush: Marvel Rivals is going to be huge. Unfathomably huge. Let’s consider the facts: it’s free-to-play, it features some of the most recognisable characters on the planet, and it’s pretty fun. The closed beta test was already massive, but once this opens up to the...
News Larian Teases Baldur's Gate 3's Cruel New Dark Urge Ending
Get down with your bad self
Developer Larian Studios has teased the promised new Dark Urge ending for Baldur's Gate 3, offering fans a glimpse at the depravity they can get involved in, provided they are willing to play through the massive game again. At over 50 seconds long, this "teaser" suggests the genuine article will be rather girthy. This...
News Diablo 4 Unveils Its CPU Companions as Vessel of Hatred's PS5, PS4 Release Creeps Closer
Stronger together
Diablo 4: Vessel of Hatred, the game's first expansion, is out on the 8th October — and so it's no surprise to see Blizzard bring some news to Gamescom Opening Night Live. In case you haven't heard, a selection of 'Mercenaries' are being added via the DLC — CPU-controlled companion characters who'll fight by your side. The new...
News Mega Man's Finally Appearing in a New PS5, PS4 Game, But Not the One You Expected
Funko, huh?
Video game icon Mega Man will finally appear in a new PS5 and PS4 game, but it’s probably not the one you expected. While fans have been holding out hope for a new title featuring the Capcom mascot, they’ll have to make do with a crossover appearance in the upcoming Funko Fusion. You can catch the character, alongside his faithful...
News Cult Hit Bleat-'Em-Up Goat Simulator Gets Remastered on PS5 Later This Year
Goat milk
Believe it or not, the original Goat Simulator turns 10 years old this year. Following oodles of DLC and a full-blown sequel — the confusingly named Goat Simulator 3 — the first game is making a comeback on PS5. Goat Simulator Remastered has just been announced, and it's due to release sometime in 2024. The announcement comes via a...
News ARC Raiders Will Compete for Your PS5 Eyeballs in 2025
Extraction shooters are the new meta
ARC Raiders, an upcoming multiplayer extraction shooter from The Finals dev, Embark, will attempt to get out with the goods on PS5 in 2025. Of course, it will need to compete in an increasingly competitive space, and has opted for the premium route, after first flirting with being a free-to-play title. As...
News Train Sim World 5 Checks Tickets on PS5, PS4 from 17th September
But New York VR game will be exclusive to Meta Quest
Update: We didn’t have access to the livestream prior to publishing this article, which was embargoed, but we’ve just watched through it and have a few additional details to share. For starters, there’ll be a Starter Pack available to download for free for 30 days following Train Sim World...
News Terry Bogard Looks Both Rad and Mad in Street Fighter 6 PS5, PS4 Gameplay Reveal
Okay
King of Fighters star Terry Bogard is joining Street Fighter 6’s roster on 24th September, and here’s an extended look at him in action. In addition to a short clip from World Tour mode, we also get to see his combat style, which seems largely reminiscent of the character’s source material. There are a lot of familiar moves here for fans...
News Shadow's Doom Powers Look Awesome in Sonic X Shadow Generations on PS5, PS4
New trailer shows them off
Sonic X Shadow Generations seems to be hitting all the right notes, doesn't it? This remaster of the beloved Sonic Generations is going above and beyond with lots of new features, mostly surrounding Shadow the Hedgehog, and the whole package is, so far, looking really promising. SEGA's latest update about the game focuses...
Monday19th Aug 2024
News Sonic X Shadow Generations Goes Nostalgia Overload with Dreamcast-Heavy Collector's Edition
You could call it adventurous
SEGA has partnered with Limited Run for a special collector's edition of Sonic X Shadow Generations, the upcoming remaster of the beloved platformer, and it's laser-targeted to get fans all nostalgic. With a heavy emphasis on the Dreamcast, we've not seen something so perfectly aimed at editor Sammy Barker in a long...
News Judge for Yourself with Official PS5 Black Myth: Wukong Gameplay
PS5 version is no myth
Journey to the West-inspired Soulslike, Black Myth: Wukong, releases imminently, on 20 August for PS5. Our own review of the game will have to wait a while longer, as developer and publisher, Game Science, appears to have only sent out PC code so far. In the meantime, courtesy of IGN China, we at least have some official PS5...
News PS5 Open World Crimson Desert Gets 7 Minutes of Raw Gameplay, and It Looks Ridiculous
Snow joke
Ahead of its showing at Gamescom this week, we've been handed seven whole minutes of Crimson Desert gameplay. Just to refresh your memory, this is the open world action adventure from South Korean developer Pearl Abyss. When it was first revealed all the way back at The Game Awards in 2020, many questioned the project's legitimacy — and...
Rumour Xbox's Indiana Jones Game Coming to PS5 in First Half 2025
Update: Some media have allegedly signed NDAs
Update: Insider Gaming is reporting that some media is already aware of Indiana Jones and the Great Circle’s target platforms, which include PS5. Writer Tom Henderson, citing unnamed media sources, claims NDAs on the subject have been signed, but it’s unclear if this information will be revealed...
Preview Silent Hill 2 PS5 Grows in the Right Ways for Anticipated Remake
Going hands on with Bloober Team's PS5 remake
Bloober Team has asked fans of the PS2 classic Silent Hill 2 to give it a chance, as it looks to remake what's considered to be one of the greatest horror games ever made. The fanaticals' fears are based on the studio's previous titles (Layers of Fear, The Medium), where it's been accused of poorly...
Poll What PS5 Games Do You Most Want to See at Gamescom 2024?
The games of Gamescom
At the time of writing this article, we're just 24 hours (or thereabouts) from Gamescom Opening Night Live. Geoff Keighley's showcase is expected to be quite meaty, clocking in at around two hours in length, and promising new game announcements, fresh trailers, and big updates. But once Geoff's presentation is over, we'll have...
News Bully Receives New Taiwanese Rating for PS5, PS4 Ahead of Imminent GTA+ Release
School's in
Rockstar's beloved boarding school adventure Bully has been awarded fresh ratings in Taiwan. With new ratings for numerous modern platforms, including PS5 and PS4, they've sparked conversation online about what they could possibly be for. While a remaster or remake would be very welcome, it's much more likely these ratings are referring...
News Helldivers 2 Community Fractures, Traitor 'Chaosdivers' Want to See Super Earth Burn
There is no peace amongst the stars
With the always-rowdy Helldivers 2 community more upset with the state of the game currently than ever before, it really was only a matter of time before a splinter group of extremists would secede from Super Earth. Dubbed "Chaosdivers", this small but extremely vocal faction is mostly posting memes for now, but...
News 15 Minutes of Astro Bot PS5 Footage Has Leaked Online
Loose lips crash spaceships
Astro Bot's eagerly anticipated PS5 outing is almost upon us, launching on September 9th. However, it seems someone just couldn't wait that long, and around 15 minutes of gameplay has leaked online. Like last time around, the video itself has been pulled from YouTube (although you can still find it if you go looking), but...
News Death Stranding 2 Seems Like a Lock for Gamescom Opening Night Live
Kojima teasing DS2 once again
Gamescom Opening Night Live is the big kick-off event for Germany's huge gaming exhibition, with the one and only Geoff Keighley producing and presenting it each year. 2024's ONL is no different, and is very close indeed, being broadcast live in less than 48 hours. While we know a handful of the games that'll be making...
News Final Fantasy 16's PS5 Exclusivity Ends in September as PC Launch Is Locked Down
Feeling hot hot hot
We've known for a while that Final Fantasy 16 would eventually launch on PC, and now we have a confirmed release date. It drops next month, on the 17th September, ending the game's spell of total PS5 exclusivity, which has been in place since the action RPG first launched on the 22nd June, 2023. What's more, there's a demo...
News Skies of Arcadia Inspired RPG Sky Oceans: Wings For Hire Swoops onto PS5 in October
Sky's the limit
It's been buzzing around for quite a while, but Sky Oceans: Wings for Hire now has a confirmed release date on PS5. In case you haven't been keeping up with this one, it's an RPG with turn-based dogfights. You'll recruit a number of colourful pilots to your cause over the course of the title's campaign, which has been heavily...
News UK Sales Charts: EA Sports FC 24 the Best Selling PS5, PS4 Game in Stagnant Top 10
The usual, please
It shouldn't come as much of a surprise (if any at all), but EA Sports FC 24 is, once again, number one on the UK's physical games chart. Unfortunately, the rest of the top 10 is similarly predictable, which largely comes down to a slower pace of new releases, leaving us with the usual suspects. A handful of Switch software leads...
News The Plucky Squire Getting Physical PS5 Edition, But Won't Be Ready in Time for Launch
That unbeatable, tactile feel
The Plucky Squire is a promising upcoming action adventure game, a dimension-defying storybook quest with a whole lot of heart. Developer All Possible Futures has revealed that the colourful indie will get a physical release on PS5, which is good news for all you collectors; however, this version won't be ready in time...
News Geoff Keighley Says No Silksong at Gamescom Opening Night Live
Before and after are still possibilities
Geoff Keighley claims the ever-elusive Hollow Knight successor, Silksong, will not be at Gamescom's Opening Night Live, setting rampant fan expectations in check, if only slightly. Developer Team Cherry "is still cooking," according to Keighley, so we must continue to speculate in agony. It's been a few...
News Monster Hunter Wilds Bundles Gameplay from All 14 Weapons Into One Big, Glorious Video
What are you maining?
Over the last couple of weeks, Capcom's been releasing daily Monster Hunter Wilds gameplay videos, each one of them dedicated to showcasing one of the game's 14 weapon types. But if you haven't been keeping up, we've got good news: Capcom's bundled all of the gameplay footage together into one big video, ahead of Wilds'...
News As Hohokum Turns 10, the Game's Developers Celebrate with Special Anniversary Livestream
Tune in today
Update: The stream is over, but you can watch the VOD on YouTube, embedded above. Original story: Somehow, Hohokum is now 10 years old. This artsy, zen-like game released for PS3, PS4, and PS Vita back in 2014, and though it isn't everyone's cup of tea, its laid-back design and timeless art direction mean there's little else like it...
Sunday18th Aug 2024
Quiz Test Your PlayStation General Knowledge - Issue 25
It's time to PlayStation
How much do you know about PlayStation and the gaming industry that surrounds it? If you fancy yourself a walking PlayStation encyclopaedia, then why not put your brain to the test with our PlayStation General Knowledge Quiz? This is Issue 25 of our PlayStation General Knowledge Quiz. You can have a crack at our previous...
News Until Dawn PS5 Is Priced at $60 / £60
A new dawn
We know Sony likes its premium price points, but the upcoming PS5 version of Until Dawn — which is effectively a one-to-one remake of the PS4 original — is asking a lot. According to ever-reliable leaker billbil-kun on Dealabs, the re-release will demand a full $60 / £60 / €70. Comparisons are being drawn to The Last of Us: Part...
News Black Myth: Wukong Is Another Game Over 100GB on PS5
That's no myth
It's not exactly a rarity these days, but it can still be jarring to see a game's file size weigh in at three digits. Releasing for PS5 in a matter of days, the preload for Black Myth: Wukong reveals that it'll gobble up 104GB of your console's storage space. It's a big one. The size doesn't come as a huge surprise, though. As we've...
Saturday17th Aug 2024
Poll Are You Happy with Your PS Plus Extra, Premium Games for August 2024?
Plus or minus?
15 more games are being added across PS Plus Extra and PS Plus Premium this month, and as always, we want to know what you think of the lineup. At a glance, August's selection is what we'd call... interesting. Extra starts off strong with the all-time great RPG that is The Witcher 3, which includes the much enhanced PS5 re-release...
Talking Point What Are You Playing This Weekend? - Issue 542
The big leagues
Here in sunny England, club football returns this weekend for a brand new season. The nerves are kicking in over sporting events that we can't possibly control, and so some worry-free gaming may be on the menu for many of us. Here's what we're playing over the next couple of days... Khayl Adam: September is shaping up to be very...
Friday16th Aug 2024
Hands On Black Myth: Wukong Is Brilliant, But We Have PS5 Concerns
Monkeying around
Black Myth: Wukong is easily one of our most anticipated games of the year, and after spending over 10 hours with it, we’re glad to see that our hype is warranted. Game Science’s action RPG, which is steeped in Chinese mythology, is a whirlwind of finely tuned combat and exemplary graphics, but it may have put too many eggs in...
Site News Where's Our Black Myth: Wukong PS5 Review?
Monkey business
By the time you read this, the first wave of reviews for Black Myth: Wukong will be online. You'll also have noticed we haven't got a full review of the action RPG ourselves yet, and there's a pretty good reason: PS5 codes have yet to be distributed. Yes, if you're looking for an assessment of the PS5 version in particular, you'll...
News Never Has a Game Looked So Good Yet So Jank as PS5's Neo Berlin 2087
Cyberdunk 2087
When we first wrote about Neo Berlin 2087 last year, we highlighted just how strange the project seemed to be — a sentiment that was shared across countless YouTube comments and social media posts. A PS5 shooter from German indie developer Elysium Game Studio, it boasts the kind of graphical fidelity that you'd associate with AAA...
Rob it Raccoon
Sly Cooper returns! Everyone's favourite kleptomaniac raccoon is finally here on PS5, albeit in port form rather than in a brand new title. Still, we'll take what we can get when it comes to Sly, and so it's a pleasure to see the first game in the series, Sly Cooper and the Thievius Raccoonus, as a PS2 Classic, available for a...
News Hunt: Showdown Banishes PS4 Version, Boasts Unreal Engine 5 Visuals on PS5
Now Hunt: Showdown 1896 is my best friend
Hunt: Showdown has banished its PS4 version to the dustbin of history, launching the Unreal Engine 5-enhanced PS5 iteration called Hunt: Showdown 1896. In addition, it brings the new Mammon's Gulch map for players to get lost in, boasting some 16 unique compounds scattered across its vast alpine biome. In...
Poll Are You Hyped for Gamescom 2024?
Play the Gamescom
It's that time of year again folks, as the gaming industry descends on the city of Cologne in Germany. That's right, Gamescom 2024 is upon us, kicking off next week with Geoff Keighley's Gamescom Opening Night Live show on Tuesday the 20th August. But are you feeling excited about this year's convention? Historically, Gamescom has...
News Eliminate Them All in Slitterhead's Official PS5, PS4 Story Trailer
Soon
The upsettingly named Slitterhead, from Silent Hill creator Keiichiro Toyama and the team at Bokeh Game Studio, continues to writhe towards a November 8th release on PS5 and PS4. We got a story trailer to shed some light on this mysterious, monster-infested world. Players will explore the futuristic streets of Kowlong as the Hyoki, a being...
News PSVR2 Action Adventure Behemoth Scales Things Up with November Release Date
This is big
Skydance Games has announced a release date for its promising virtual reality action title, Behemoth. As you can see in this new trailer, the game is lumbering onto PSVR2 on 14th November, 2024. As a recap, Behemoth casts you into the Forsaken Lands, where civilisation has been brought to its knees, and huge monsters roam the landscape...
News FlatOut Returns with PSVR2 Title Now in Development
Not so flat
Bombastic arcade racing series FlatOut hasn't had a new entry since 2017's Total Insanity, but now it's coming back — albeit in a very different way. Simply titled FlatOut, development has begun on a new game in the series for virtual reality devices, including PSVR2. Unfortunately, there aren't too many details, but we do have an...
News Quantic Dream's Troubled Star Wars Eclipse Just Lost Its Lead Writer
Game remains MIA
First announced at The Game Awards in 2021 with an impressive, but ultimately quite meaningless CG trailer, Star Wars Eclipse has been missing in action ever since. Just in case your memory needs refreshing, this is the Star Wars project from Quantic Dream — the studio behind interactive story titles like Detroit: Become Human,...
News Persona 3 Reload Dev Says P3P's Female Protagonist 'Likely Never Going to Happen'
Mass Destruction
It was always a slim hope; even then, it would have come with a premium price tag. Still, our dreams of Persona 3 Portable's female protagonist coming to remake Persona 3 Reload have been dashed against cruel, hard reality, seemingly for good. Producer Kazuhisa Wada let us down gently but firmly: "It is likely never going to...
News Arizona Sunshine Remake Resurrects the Zombie Shooter on PSVR2 This October
Dead man walking
Less than a year after the release of Arizona Sunshine 2, Vertigo Games has announced its next project. Arizona Sunshine Remake brings back the original zombie shooter on modern hardware, coming to PSVR2 on 17th October, 2024. You can get a glimpse at the remake in the announcement trailer above. This is a ground-up remake of the...
News Rockin' Cyberpunk JRPG Keylocker Sticks it to the Man in September
You dig?
Keylocker is a stylish cyberpunk JRPG with turn-based and rhythmic combat. It caught us by surprise and looked like an exciting change of pace. It's out relatively soon, too, launching next month, 18th September, on PS5. Players inhabit the neon shoes of B0B0, a singer/songwriter who can harness the electric power of music to increase the...
News PSVR2 Action Game Vendetta Forever Has Big Superhot Energy, Launches in October
Shoot to kill, kill to move
Virtual reality specialist nDreams has announced its next project, and it reminds us very strongly of Superhot. Developed by Meat Space Interactive, the game is called Vendetta Forever, and it's coming to PSVR2 in October 2024. Inspired by cult action movies, Vendetta Forever is a stylish action game in which you must...
News Of Course Dragon Ball: Sparking! Zero Will Be Blowing Up at Gamescom Opening Night Live
Holding out for a zero
Set to release on the 11th October, the marketing machine for Dragon Ball: Sparking! Zero has been in full flow for months now, as Bandai Namco pumps out trailer after trailer on a near weekly basis. As such, it's no surprise whatsoever to hear that the anticipated fighter will be featured during Gamescom Opening Night Live...
News Feast Your Eyes on Dark Horse's Imposing Dragon Age: The Veilguard Hardcover Art Book
If looks could kill
Ready or not, Dragon Age: The Veilguard is coming in hot, detailing the onslaught of media fans can expect ahead of launch (which was confirmed to be 31st October on PS5 in a much better trailer). But if your gaming-adjacent tastes lie in a more tangible direction, then perhaps the reaso
News Viral Hit Rhythm Game Trombone Champ Gets Unflattened on PSVR2 This Fall
Toot sweet
We've been hoping Trombone Champ would make it onto PS5 ever since we first caught wind of it, and it's finally happening — but not quite in the way we expected. Holy Wow Studios and Flat2VR Studios have announced Trombone Champ: Unflattened, a virtual reality adaptation of the viral rhythm title, and it's heading to PSVR2 later this...
Thursday15th Aug 2024
Guide Kena: Bridge of Spirits: All Meditation Spot Locations
Where to find every Meditation Spot in Kena: Bridge of Spirits
Where are all the Meditation Spots in Kena: Bridge of Spirits? How do you find all the Meditation Spots, and where are they? Meditation Spots are secluded spaces where Kena can meditate, and doing so increases your health permanently. As part of our Kena: Bridge of Spirits guide, we're...
Guide Kena: Bridge of Spirits PS5, PS4 Trophy Guide: All Trophies and How to Get the Platinum
How to get all the PS5 and PS4 Trophies in Kena: Bridge of Spirits
With this Kena: Bridge of Spirits roadmap, we will be outlining how to unlock the Platinum Trophy in this PS5 and PS4 indie adventure. As part of our Kena: Bridge of Spirits guide, we'll be going through all the Trophies in the game, detailing their descriptions and how to unlock...
Guide Kena: Bridge of Spirits: All Spirit Mail Locations
Where to find all the Spirit Mail in Kena: Bridge of Spirits
Where are all the Spirit Mails in Kena: Bridge of Spirits? How do you find all the Spirit Mail, and where are they? Spirit Mail can be found and then delivered to its intended destination, unlocking new areas when you do. As part of our Kena: Bridge of Spirits guide, we're going to outline...
Guide Kena: Bridge of Spirits: What Are the Differences Between PS5 and PS4 Versions?
All differences between PS5 and PS4 versions of Kena: Bridge of Spirits
How are the PS5 and PS4 versions of Kena: Bridge of Spirits different from each other? What are the main differences, and in what ways are they the same? Kena: Bridge of Spirits is out on both PS5 and PS4, but there are a couple of notable differences between consoles. As part...
Rumour Xbox to Announce a 'Big' Game Coming to PS5 at Gamescom
Might be Forza Horizon 5
A big gaming event is just around the corner, and as usual, rumours have begun appearing from every direction. The latest scuttlebutt doing the rounds online starts with Shinobi602, a notable source currently working at Keywords Studios; apparently, Xbox will reveal the next of its first-party titles going multiplatform...
News Dragon Age: The Veilguard Confirms October PS5 Release Date in a Much Better Trailer
Behind the veil
Update: It's official: Dragon Age: The Veilguard launches for PS5 on the 31st October. You can catch the date and a lot of brand new footage via the game's new trailer, which we've embedded above. We don't think it's a particularly amazing video, but it's a heck of a lot better than that initial reveal trailer that got everyone so...
News Stone-Cold Classic Broken Sword: The Shadow of the Templars' PS5 Remaster Releases in September
Out of the shadows
Broken Sword: The Shadow of the Templars Reforged now has a confirmed release date on PS5. This 4K remaster of the classic 1996 adventure title arrives next month, on the 19th September, and promises some impressive-sounding enhancements. For starters, we've got that aforementioned 4K resolution, which is likely going to seem...
Guide Kena: Bridge of Spirits: How Long Does It Take to Beat?
How many hours long is Kena: Bridge of Spirits?
How long does Kena: Bridge of Spirits take to beat? You might be wondering how long Ember Lab's colourful action adventure is. As part of our Kena: Bridge of Spirits guide, we're going to tell you roughly how long it takes to beat this indie title. Kena: Bridge of Spirits: How Long Does It Take to...
Guide Kena: Bridge of Spirits: How Do You Unlock Master Spirit Guide Difficulty?
How to get Master Spirit Guide for the Trophy
How do you unlock Master Spirit Guide difficulty in Kena: Bridge of Spirits? In Ember Lab's debut game, there are several difficulty levels when you start it up, but the toughest is locked off. If you want to get the Trophy Master Spirit Guide, you'll need to unlock it. As part of our
News The Plucky Squire Launches on PS5 This September, Day One on PS Plus Extra
Release date confirmed
Publisher Devolver Digital and developer All Possible Futures have finally announced a release date for their upcoming 2D/3D hybrid action platformer, The Plucky Squire. Revealed back in 2022 with a delightful debut trailer, the game is launching at last on 17th September, 2024. What's more, it's also been confirmed that The...
Guide Kena: Bridge of Spirits: All Cursed Chest Locations
Where to find every Cursed Chest in Kena: Bridge of Spirits
Where are all the Cursed Chests in Kena: Bridge of Spirits? How do you find all the Cursed Chests, and where are they? Throughout the game are chests, but some are cursed, requiring you to pass a challenge before you open them. As part of our Kena: Bridge of Spirits guide, we're going to...
Preview Persona 3 Reload's Episode Aigis Remake Will Still Divide Opinion
Persona-l taste
Recently, we were given early access to a preview build of Persona 3 Reload: Episode Aigis on PC. And if there's one thing that we've learned about the upcoming expansion, it's that, just like Reload itself, this will be another incredibly faithful remake. Those expecting any kind of deviation from the rather divisive original will...
News Get a BFG of Your Very Own with Physical DOOM Anthology Preorder on PS5, PS4
BFG stands for big, fun games
The DOOM Anthology is currently up for preorder, offering three decades of demon slaying in one convenient bundle on PS5 and PS4, and the physical edition comes with a nifty five-inch BFG replica, replete with LED lights and a stand. Sadly, its currently only shipping to addresses in the US and Canada, and expected in...
Random Divisive Dark Souls 2 Is Seeing a Resurgence and Some Revisionist History
Actually, we always thought it was good
Dark Souls II is something of an odd duck. Following the breakout success of the original Dark Souls, FromSoftware boss Hidetaka Miyazaki supervised the sequel but turned his attention to Bloodborne, which was developed in parallel. Love it or loathe it, the perception that Dark Souls 2 is somehow lesser,...
News Take Your First Steps in New World: Aeternum with Open Beta on PS5
A new fantastic point of view
Amazon Games' upcoming online action RPG New World: Aeternum brings the series to PS5 for the first time in October, but you won't need to wait that long to play it. The publisher has announced an open beta, allowing everyone to get a taste for the game about a month before launch. You'll be able to fire up the New...
White lies
In White Day 2: The Flower That Tells Lies, you step into the shoes of Korean high-schoolers as they investigate the cause of a fire. The puzzles are challenging and the web of mystery surrounding everything is intriguing, but a lack of direction and several technical issues make the game more frustrating than scary. There are three...
News Kingdom Come: Deliverance 2 Delayed to February 2025 Ahead of Gamescom Blowout
Let's hope it delivers
Warhorse Studios has officially announced the release date for its anticipated sequel, Kingdom Come: Deliverance 2. While initially pencilled in for 2024, the medieval RPG has been pushed back, but at least now has a firm release date: 11th February, 2025. The news comes as part of a wider announcement about the developer's...
News Forget Yasuke, Assassin's Creed Shadows' Naoe Has Parkour Tricks and a Grappling Hook
Playing favourites
Assassin's Creed Shadows features two protagonists, Naoe and Yasuke. Yasuke has certainly gotten the lion's share of attention, but in a brief clip, Ubisoft has reminded us that Naoe has some cool tricks up her ninja sleeve, including parkour flips and a sick, physics-based grappling hook. On X, we got a short clip showing the...
News Concord Fires Off Another Salvo of PS5, PC Character Trailers
Home stretch
We've got another round of Concord character trailers to luxuriate in, and this time, it's Roka, Duchess, and Kips' turn to shine. Previously, we got a look at Jabali, Teo, and It-Z, and then it was Lennox, Haymar, 1-0FF, and Star Child. With a total of 16 Freegunners promised at launch (on PS5 and PC on 23rd August), we've just passed...
News Promising 2025 Extraction Shooter Exoborne Plans Explosive Escapades on PS5
A storm is coming
Promising open world extraction shooter Exoborne has locked in a 2025 launch on PS5, and we got a pretty darn exciting look at gameplay in a new trailer courtesy of Gematsu. Expect to see more from this one at Gamescom next week, and a closed beta test has been promised for the coming months. Described as a tactical open world...
News Elsie Is a Stylish Roguelike Action Game Shooting for PS5 in September
Play it or els(i)e
Publisher Playtonic Friends and developer Knight Shift Games have announced a release date for their roguelike side-scrolling action title, Elsie. It releases on 10th September 2024 as revealed by this trailer, which starts with a stylish animation before showing off some gameplay, and it looks pretty promising. The game looks...
Wednesday14th Aug 2024
Guide Best 4K TVs for PS5 in 2024
Our top TV picks for use with PS5
What are the best 4K TVs for PS5 in 2024? Sony has ushered in the start of a brand new console generation with PlayStation 5, and with that comes new technology to be taken advantage of. No matter what television set you currently own, you're going to notice a big upgrade the moment you boot up the new console...
Thursday15th Aug 2024
Guide Kena: Bridge of Spirits: All Village Collectibles
All the Collectibles in Village in Kena: Bridge of Spirits
Where are all the collectibles in Village in Kena: Bridge of Spirits? What collectibles are in Village, and where can you find them? As part of our Kena: Bridge of Spirits guide, we're going to outline where to find all the collectibles in Village. Kena: Bridge of Spirits: All Village...
Guide Kena: Bridge of Spirits: All Rusu Mountain Collectibles
All the Collectibles in Rusu Mountain in Kena: Bridge of Spirits
Where are all the collectibles in Rusu Mountain in Kena: Bridge of Spirits? What collectibles are in Rusu Mountain, and where can you find them? As part of our Kena: Bridge of Spirits guide, we're going to outline where to find all the collectibles in Rusu Mountain. Kena: Bridge of...
Guide Kena: Bridge of Spirits: All Forgotten Forest Collectibles
All the Collectibles in Forgotten Forest in Kena: Bridge of Spirits
Where are all the collectibles in Forgotten Forest in Kena: Bridge of Spirits? What collectibles are in Forgotten Forest, and where can you find them? As part of our Kena: Bridge of Spirits guide, we're going to outline where to find all the collectibles in Forgotten Forest...
Guide Kena: Bridge of Spirits: All Fields Collectibles
All the Collectibles in Fields in Kena: Bridge of Spirits
Where are all the collectibles in Fields in Kena: Bridge of Spirits? What collectibles are in Fields, and where can you find them? As part of our Kena: Bridge of Spirits guide, we're going to outline where to find all the collectibles in Fields. Kena: Bridge of Spirits: All Fields...
Guide Kena: Bridge of Spirits Guide: Tips, Tricks, and All Collectibles
Where to find everything in Kena: Bridge of Spirits and more
Kena: Bridge of Spirits is a PS5 and PS4 indie action adventure game from developer Ember Lab. It's a lighthearted adventure with combat, platforming, and puzzles. We really enjoyed our time with it, awarding the game a solid 7/10 in our review. In this Kena: Bridge of Spirits guide, we...
Wednesday14th Aug 2024
News 15 PS Plus Extra, Premium Games Announced for August 2024
Time to split
Like clockwork, the new selection of games heading to PS Plus Extra and PS Plus Premium have been announced by Sony today. Available to download and play from Tuesday, 20th August 2024, a total of 15 titles are being added to the subscription service's game catalogues. Here's what you're getting: PS Plus Extra: August 2024: The...
Thursday15th Aug 2024
Guide Kena: Bridge of Spirits: All Village Heart Collectibles
All the Collectibles in Village Heart in Kena: Bridge of Spirits
Where are all the collectibles in Village Heart in Kena: Bridge of Spirits? What collectibles are in Village Heart, and where can you find them? As part of our Kena: Bridge of Spirits guide, we're going to outline where to find all the collectibles in Village Heart. Kena: Bridge of...
Guide Kena: Bridge of Spirits: All Taro's Tree Collectibles
All the Collectibles in Taro's Tree in Kena: Bridge of Spirits
Where are all the collectibles in Taro's Tree in Kena: Bridge of Spirits? What collectibles are in Taro's Tree, and where can you find them? As part of our Kena: Bridge of Spirits guide, we're going to outline where to find all the collectibles in Taro's Tree. Kena: Bridge of Spirits:...
Guide Kena: Bridge of Spirits: All Rot Locations
Where to find every Rot creature in Kena: Bridge of Spirits
Where are all the Rot creatures in Kena: Bridge of Spirits? How do you find all the Rot, and where are they? The Rot is the race of small creatures that help out Kena in many ways throughout the adventure. As part of our Kena: Bridge of Spirits guide, we're going to outline where to find...
Guide Kena: Bridge of Spirits: All Hat Locations
Where to find all Hats in Kena: Bridge of Spirits
Where are all the Hats in Kena: Bridge of Spirits? How do you find all the Rot Hats, and where are they? There are lots of Hats to find in the game, and once found, you can buy them at Hat Carts to customise your Rot. As part of our Kena: Bridge of Spirits guide, we're going to outline where to find...
Wednesday14th Aug 2024
News Square Enix Has Got Fans Talking About a Final Fantasy 13 Remake, Not a Remaster
Lightning strikes
Whether you're a lover or a hater of the incredibly divisive Final Fantasy 13 trilogy, you've got to wonder why Square Enix has never remastered the whole thing and bundled the games together for modern consoles. Fans have been asking after a trilogy collection for years, but the three titles remain trapped on the PS3 to this day...
News PS Store's August Savings Sale Drops Some Big Discounts on PS5, PS4 Games
Persona! Final Fantasy! Kingdom Come!
What, you thought the summer sale would carry through August? Don't be absurd! In typical PlayStation fashion, the company's simply dropped a new PS Store sale, appropriately called August Savings. Loads of games across both PS5 and PS4 have been hit with fresh discounts, including a handful of bangers that...
Deals PS5 Price Cuts Continue with Savings on Consoles, Games, and Accessories (Europe)
Update: £40 off PS5 Slim, up to 60% off games
Update: Today is the final day of PlayStation Direct's UK and EU sale – deals end at midnight tonight, 14th August 2024. Consider this your final chance to grab anything that takes your fancy below! Original Article (30th July, 2024): This summer has been a pretty spectacular time for savings on...
Thursday15th Aug 2024
Guide Kena: Bridge of Spirits: All Flower Shrine Locations
Where to find every Flower Shrine in Kena: Bridge of Spirits
Where are all the Flower Shrines in Kena: Bridge of Spirits? How do you find all the Flower Shrines, and where are they? Flower Shrines throughout the land have been corrupted, and need to be restored to their former glory. As part of our Kena: Bridge of Spirits guide, we're going to...
Guide Kena: Bridge of Spirits: All Ruins Collectibles
All the Collectibles in Ruins in Kena: Bridge of Spirits
Where are all the collectibles in Ruins in Kena: Bridge of Spirits? What collectibles are in Ruins, and where can you find them? As part of our Kena: Bridge of Spirits guide, we're going to outline where to find all the collectibles in Ruins. Kena: Bridge of Spirits: All Ruins Collectibles:...
Guide Kena: Bridge of Spirits: All Storehouse Collectibles
All the Collectibles in Storehouse in Kena: Bridge of Spirits
Where are all the collectibles in Storehouse in Kena: Bridge of Spirits? What collectibles are in Storehouse, and where can you find them? As part of our Kena: Bridge of Spirits guide, we're going to outline where to find all the collectibles in Storehouse. Kena: Bridge of Spirits: All...
Wednesday14th Aug 2024
Mini Review Sam & Max: The Devil's Playhouse Remastered (PS4) - Another Adventure Game Win
Play it again, Sam
The third and final season of Telltale's Sam & Max titles is back. The Devil’s Playhouse launched all the way back in 2010 on the PS3, but thanks to Skunkape Games, a group of early-days Telltale devs, the title lives once more. And what a glorious return it is. When the evil Lord Skun-ka'pe — hey, that name sounds...
News Arrowhead Unveils 60-Day Plan to Placate Rebellious Helldivers 2 Fans
Surrounded, outgunned
Developer Arrowhead has announced a 60-day plan with which it hopes to calm the currently riotous Helldivers 2 community, a vocal number of whom are unhappy with the current state of the game. The recently released Escalation of Freedom update itself was supposed to be something of a make-good but has instead served as an...
News SEGA Announces Two Point Museum for PS5
This is an artefact
We've had Two Point Hospital and Two Point Campus — what's next for this fun series of management sims? Well, SEGA and Two Point Studios have just announced their next game: Two Point Museum. Confirmed for PS5, Two Point Museum looks like exactly what you'd expect from the developer. You'll be able to create, curate, and...
Poll Rate Your Favourite PS5 Roguelike Games
Run it back
What are the best roguelike games on PS5? That's a question that we want to answer, but we need your help in order to do so. As regular Push Square readers may know, our best games lists are determined by user ratings — and our goal is to make a new list specifically for roguelike titles. 'Roguelike' itself is a fairly modern term,...
News 'Rebuilt' Until Dawn Comes to Haunt PS5, PC This October
Comparison trailer highlights improvements
Though there doesn't seem to be much hype surrounding it, part of Sony's first-party slate for 2024 is the PS5 and PC release of Until Dawn. This fan favourite horror adventure game released nearly a decade ago, and now, it's coming back on modern hardware, with a pretty significant overhaul to boot. We now...
If you know, you know
Fans of the franchise heading out to see Alien: Romulus this weekend and Creative Assembly's truly terrifying PS4 punt, Alien: Isolation, will have a subtle advantage over their non-game playing kin in a cool nod from director Fede Álvarez. If you want to go into the film without meta-spoilers (we haven't seen it), read no...
Announcement of an announcement of an announcement
The Dragon Age: The Veilguard release date is finally here! Well, almost. BioWare's confirmed that it'll be handing eager fans a full date roughly 24 hours from the posting of this article. Just to be clear, it'll be announced on the 15th August at 9pm Pacific / 12pm Eastern / 5pm UK / 6pm Central...
News Space Marine 2 Analyses Tactical, Sniper Classes from Aboard Imposing Gothic Battle Barge
Only in death does duty end
Warhammer 40,000: Space Marine 2 is powering towards a 9th September launch on PS5, and the wait is proving difficult for the Emperor's faithful. Thankfully, publisher Focus Home Entertainment has been drip-feeding us a nutrient-rich gruel of gameplay clips to tide us over in the meantime, detailing the Tactical and...
News Borderlands Movie Appears to Have Caused a Spike in Player Population, Which Is Something
Every cloud has a silver lining
With the Borderlands film roundly deemed a commercial and critical failure, we can't help but feel comforted by this nostalgic return to bad video game adaptations. The movie might not have made any money (and lost a bunch besides), but along with Gearbox boss Randy Pitchford having a real one on X, another upside is...
News Baldur's Gate 3 Still Winning, Adds Coveted Hugo Award to List
The most prestigous award in sci-fi, fantasy literature
Despite being released over a year ago and having already secured just about every award possible, Baldur's Gate 3 continues to win, this time securing an extremely prestigious, much-coveted Hugo Award for Best Game or Interactive Work. The Hugo Awards have been around since 1953, which...
Tuesday13th Aug 2024
Preview Dead Rising Plays and Looks Like a Dream in PS5 Deluxe Remaster
To be Frank, it's excellent
In the near two decades since Dead Rising helped define the early years of the Xbox 360, there's never been anything else quite like it — not even Capcom's three follow-ups. All deviated from the structure set by Frank West in some way, whether it was removing the critical time mechanic or placing less emphasis on a...
News Don't Worry, Gamescom Opening Night Live Will Feature New Game Announcements
Geoff reassures
God of gaming events Geoff Keighley has confirmed that next week's Gamescom Opening Night Live will feature fresh announcements. The organiser and host has felt the need to make this clear after listing off a bunch of known games that are set to put in an appearance during the presentation. Naturally, these unannounced titles will...
Guide MultiVersus: All Free Characters You Can Play Right Now
MultiVersus' current free character rotation schedule
Looking for all free characters you can play right now in MultiVersus? Despite being a free-to-play game, you'll need to unlock most of the characters using Fighter Currency or some other method. However, four characters are made available to everyone for free without the need to purchase them...
News Cancellation of The Last of Us Online Was 'Not a Bloodless Endeavour'
Someone had to pay the butcher's bill
The cancellation of Naughty Dog's anticipated multiplayer offering, The Last of Us Online (colloquially known as Factions, originally meant to ship as part of The Last of Us: Part II), is a situation we still haven't quite recovered from in an industry seemingly beset by bad news. For better or worse, more...
Embalm for the soul
Whether you enjoy claustrophobic horror, or you simply always wanted to work in a morgue (no judgement), The Mortuary Assistant has something for you. Developer Darkstone Digital’s atmospheric puzzler has you engage in the macabre monotony of the embalming process, with added supernatural terror. You play Rebecca Owens, fresh...
News Ubisoft Suggests More Development Time Required for Future Assassin's Creed Games
Four years is just right
With Assassin's Creed Shadows set to spring out of the bushes on the unwary in November, Ubisoft says that dev cycles between titles must be longer to find the "right balance". At four years in the oven, Shadows has had the most development time of any title in the series to date, including massive open-world epics...
News Sony Seemingly Leaks PC Port for Red Dead Redemption in PS Store Listing
Okay then
News can be sourced from practically anywhere, but it's not too often that one gaming platform will leak information about another. Today, though, Sony's digital storefront PS Store appears to have revealed that Rockstar Games is planning to bring Red Dead Redemption to PC at long last. Earlier today, the PS Store page for Red Dead...
News 10 Years Ago, Hideo Kojima's P.T. Scared the Hell Out of Us on PS4
The darkest timeline
It seems like just yesterday that the Hideo Kojima-directed demo P.T. ("playable teaser") arrived on PS4. On 12th August 2014, in collaboration with Guillermo del Toro, the world was given a terrifying glimpse at the world of Silent Hills, and it seems we aren't the only ones wondering where all the time went. On X, Kojima got...
News Concord Pre-Load Available Now on PS5, Post-Launch Roadmap Revealed
Buckle up
Things have gone a little quiet, but Sony is on the verge of launching its next big online multiplayer game. Concord, its 5v5 first-person shooter, launches very soon; the "proper" launch date is 23rd August, while those who've pre-ordered the digital deluxe edition will gain access starting on 20th August. Whichever version you've plumped...
News Post-Apocalyptic Action RPG Chernobylite 2 Goes Open World on PS5 in 2025
That's rad
Update: Developer The Farm 51 has confirmed that Chernobylite 2: Exclusion Zone is coming to PS5. Original Story: Roughly three years on from the PS4 debut of the original Chernobylite (a PS5 version also dropped in 2022), Polish developer The Farm 51 has announced a full-blown sequel. The big news here is that Chernobylite 2: Exclusion...
BioWare is going big
Dragon Age: The Veilguard has a lot of expectations riding on it, and BioWare appears to be going all out to meet them, promising an ambitious RPG of rare scale. In fact, the developer says that the game's opening is bigger and more bombastic than the conclusion to 2014's Dragon Age: Inquisition, which was pretty impressive in...
News Halloween, Ash vs. Evil Dead Getting 16-Bit Platformers, Launching This October
Collab between WayForward and Boss Team Games
Following up on yesterday's news about new titles based on the Halloween movie series, developer Boss Team Games has now also announced two more games. In collaboration with WayForward, RetroRealms is a series of 2D, 16-bit style action platformers, and the announced pair are based on Halloween and Ash...
News Baldur's Gate 3's Lae'zel Combat Stance Literally the Stuff of Ancient Samurai Dreams
Divine inspiration
Larian Studio's animation game was extremely on point in Baldur's Gate 3. The ludicrous number of unique interactions each character has gives each so much personality, and as it turns out, inspiration struck one of the developers from an unexpected angle. In an illuminating new series looking at mocap in BG3, Larian's...
News The Cell Saga Looks Glorious in New Dragon Ball: Sparking! Zero Gameplay
Perfect
If we had to pick a favourite Dragon Ball saga, it would probably be the Cell Saga. The storyline has everything: a mysterious stranger with a sword who's capable of obliterating Frieza all over again, a plot that involves cool time travel elements, immense character development for Vegeta, Gohan's ascent as a warrior, and a roster of...
News Terminator Survivors Delayed, Will Be Back in 2025
Surviving
Publisher Nacon has announced a delay for its upcoming survival action title, Terminator Survivors. In a statement made on social media yesterday, it's been confirmed that the early access PC launch of the game has been pushed back to 2025. The delay has been made in order for Nacon and developer Nacon Studio Milan to "realize our...
Monday12th Aug 2024
Guide PSVR2 Guide: Your Ultimate Resource for PS5 Virtual Reality
Next-gen escapism
PSVR2, also known as PS VR2 or PlayStation VR2, is Sony's next-generation virtual reality headset for the PS5. The system succeeds the original PSVR, which launched on 13th October, 2016 for the PS4. While the original PSVR is also compatible with the PS5, the new PSVR2 includes a suite of improvements, including a more effective...
News Randy Pitchford Teases Borderlands 4 After Tirade Over Flop Movie Adaptation
Pitch unperfect
Randy Pitchford must feel quite conflicted at the moment. As the boss of Gearbox, the studio behind the Borderlands franchise, it must be quite mind-blowing to see the series you helped create get a big budget movie adaptation. However, considering the catastrophic opening weekend sales figures, we reckon it’s probably quite...
News PS Portal Is By Far the UK's Most Popular Gaming Accessory Right Now
A massive success
Back when Sony’s streaming handheld PS Portal was announced, an enormous 33 per cent of you polled on Push Square said you had zero interest in the device. Well, as it turns out, you’re in the minority, because the Remote Play portable is proving a runaway hit for the platform holder. In the UK,
News Dino Shooter Son and Bone Achieves Peak Video Game in PS5 Gameplay
Things that make you go boom
Son and Bone is an unabashed video game fever dream, the kind of thing a non-gamer probably thinks the medium is actually full of. A bombastic boomer-shooter, players take on the role of Sam Judge, a sheriff on the trail of an infamous bandit, who unexpectedly finds himself on an alien world inhabited by dinosaurs. In a...
Random You'll Wish Scrolling Beat-'Em-Up Resident Evil: Survive Was a Real PS5, PS4 Game
SuperS.T.A.R.S.
Resident Evil: Survivor on PS1 proved the versatility of Capcom’s franchise, as it transformed the series into a lightgun shooter. That gameplay loop was later repurposed for the PS Move titles The Umbrella Chronicles and The Darkside Chronicles. We’ve also seen the series transformed into a team-based shoo
News Shuttered Xbox Dev Tango Gameworks to Be Revived, Hi-Fi Rush IP Acquired
Krafton breathes life back into team
Following Microsoft's high-profile, "emotional" shuttering of Hi-Fi Rush developer Tango Gameworks, it seemed like that would be the end of the series and seemingly the end of the story. Like a bolt out of the blue, today it's been announced that Krafton, the Korean publisher behind PUBG, has acquired the IP and...
News PS5's Lack of Tentpole Exclusives Isn't Hurting Engagement, Says Sony
Breaking records despite alleged drought
While some enthusiasts would strongly disagree, Sony doesn’t feel like the lack of “tentpole” exclusive titles have impacted engagement with its PS5 console this year. While the platform holder has published titles like Rise of the Ronin and Stellar Blade, it hasn’t released a major sequel since...
Guide How to Play PSVR2 on PC with the PC Adapter
Significantly expand your VR library
Looking for how to play PSVR2 on PC with the PC adapter? The PSVR2 PC adapter is available now, allowing you to live out your dreams of finally playing Half-Life: Alyx with Sony's headset. However, this experience isn’t quite plug-and-play on PC in the same way it is on PS5. On this page, as part of our PSVR2...
News More Spicy Helldivers 2 Drama as Freedom's Flame Backlash Boils Over
Flamethrower nerf results in review bomb reprisals
None of us are truly happy, not really, but it seems Helldivers 2 players are even less so, judging by the predictably volatile response to balancing changes introduced as part of the anticipated Escalation of Freedom update. Nerfs to flamethrowers ahead of the release of the fire-focused Freedom's...
News Beware! Scalpers Reselling Astro Bot PS5 Controllers for Ridiculous Prices
Astro not
Astro Bot is due to arrive on PS5 in just under a month's time, and when it does, a limited edition DualSense controller will launch alongside it. The pad is probably the best custom controller PS5 has received yet, and pre-orders have sold out across multiple retailers very swiftly. Unfortunately, it seems a portion of those sales have...
Slime to grind
Aside from being a total pain in the arse to type, That Time I Got Reincarnated as a Slime: Isekai Chronicles is an action RPG based on the popular anime of the same name. The adaptation offers a brief introduction to the source material, before plopping you into one of the property's later story arcs. Those unfamiliar with the...
News 'We're Back, Baby,' Exclaims Acclaimed Tango Gameworks Director
The story goes on
John Johanas is just one of many staff reprising his role at Tango Gameworks following the Tokyo-based studio’s shock resurrection under Korean publisher Krafton. After being understandably “emotional” following the company’s closure in May, the creative director’s emotional rollercoaster has swung back upwards, as he’s...
News Capcom Wants All of Its Legacy Fighting Games to Be Re-Released on PS5, PS4
Did someone say Rival Schools?
Between compilations like Capcom Arcade Stadium and its sequel, Capcom Beat ‘Em Up Bundle, and Capcom Fighting Collection, the Japanese publisher has being doing an amazing job making its renowned brawlers playable on contemporary hardware, like PS5 and PS4. That strategy will reach its zenith with the release of the...
News Halloween Is Getting a Pair of Games, Including Unreal Engine 5 Title from John Carpenter
Trick or treat
Halloween, the legendary slasher movie franchise, is getting not one but two video game adaptations. As reported by IGN, Evil Dead: The Game developer Boss Team Games is on development duties for both projects. According to the report, both games are being worked on alongside the producers of the films. One of the titles will be made...
News Sandbox Detective Title Shadows of Doubt Sleuths on PS5 in September
Open case
Shadows of Doubt now has a confirmed release date. The sandbox detective title — which features procedurally generated crimes that can offer up some truly crazy situations — is currently in early access on PC. That testing period comes to an end on the 26th September, as that's when version 1.0, and the recently announced PS5 version,...
News PS5 Continues to Dominate a Slow UK Games Industry in July
Despite a slow month for games
PS5 once again was the best-selling console in the UK for July, despite it being a weak month for the industry overall. Approximately 77,000 consoles were sold overall, with the PS5 moving the bulk of those machines. Sony’s system was down 30 per cent year-over-year, while the Nintendo Switch and Xbox Series X|S...
News Geralt Voice Actor Confirms Role in The Witcher 4, White Wolf Will Be 'Part of the Game'
This world needs a professional, not a hero
While The Witcher trilogy has primarily followed the adventures of Geralt of Rivia, all of that will change in the next entry in CD Projekt Red series', colloquially known as The Witcher 4. However, this transition will be eased by one Doug Cockle, the voice actor responsible for bringing Geralt to life,...
News CrossCode Creator Reveals Gorgeous Pixel Action RPG Alabaster Dawn
Radical Fish back on the grind
Radical Fish Games, the team behind the excellent CrossCode, has revealed its next title, Alabaster Dawn, which looks to be as chock-full of incredible combat and acerbic wit. But where its previous game expertly converted the MMO experience into a single-player narrative, its next looks like a more traditional RPG...
News PS5 Hero Shooter Hit Marvel Rivals Will Reveal New Characters and More at Gamescom
Rivals cool
If, like millions of others, you’re still enjoying the Marvel Rivals closed beta, then you’ll want to pay attention to Gamescom Opening Night Live for the reveal of new characters and content. Host Geoff Keighley confirmed that there’ll be key updates during the German convention’s opening salvo, and you can find out when to...
News Cult N64 Classic Glover Grabbing Physical PS5, PS4 Release
Single handed
Glover wasn’t the best 3D platformer on a system that was home to several all-timers in the genre, but it was memorable for its four-fingered hero. The game – which is coming to PS5 and PS4 courtesy of Brazilian IP hoarder QUByte – will be available to pre-order physically on PS5 from Limited Run Games, starting tomorrow, 13th...
News Uniqlo Introduces Make-Your-Own Monster Hunter Merch Range
But it's Japan only for now
Clothing retailer Uniqlo has unveiled a new line of merchandise for Monster Hunter, and it lets fans make custom items with a variety of stamps. Unfortunately only available in Japan right now, the website allows you to choose from dozens of Monster Hunter designs and apply them to t-shirts, hoodies, and tote bags however...
Sunday11th Aug 2024
Getting there
Alan Wake 2 is one of the finest games money can buy on the PS5, but developer Remedy’s still not seen a penny of profit from the release. The title’s financial toils have been well documented for a little while now; effectively, it needs to make back its development and marketing budget before it can start generating royalties for...
Monday12th Aug 2024
News Unsurprisingly, the Borderlands Movie Has Completely Bombed
Bored-er-blands
With Marvel’s extremely popular Deadpool & Wolverine dominating the Box Office, and It Ends Up with Us sucking up any remaining audience interest, Lionsgate’s panned Borderlands adaptation is on course to be one of the biggest Box Office busts in recent memory. The movie, made on a production and marketing budget of...
Mini Review Valorant (PS5) - A Fantastic, One of a Kind Competitive Shooter
For the hardcore
At the end of June, we shared some impressions of Valorant on PS5 after it launched in closed beta. In those thoughts, we said that the game felt "unlike anything else on console" and that "a few more changes feel needed in order to really replicate that PC experience on consoles", but we were looking forward to how Valorant would...
Sunday11th Aug 2024
News Fortnite's Next Season Will Make Unthinkable Sums of Money on PS5, PS4
Marvel-ous
Disney promised big gaming news at its D23 convention this weekend, but there was no Kingdom Hearts or Marvel’s Wolverine – just Fortnite. To be fair, the entertainment giant has invested billions of dollars into Epic Games, and is building a new experience within the Battle Royale that will sit alongside adjacent modes like Fortn
Mini Review Love Is All Around (PS5) - Dumb Dating Sim Is Laugh Out Loud Funny
You love to see it
Gu Yi must be the luckiest man alive. The protagonist of FMV dating sim Love Is All Around is up to his eyeballs in debt, a bit of a creep, and a personality black hole – but he still has a group of drop-dead gorgeous girls competing against each other to pay his bills and invite him to stay in their multi-million dollar homes...
Saturday10th Aug 2024
News Dead Rising's PS5 Remaster Will Strip Bonus Points for Erotic Photos
Laid bare
Dead Rising Deluxe Remaster – the forthcoming Capcom remake of its legendary PS3-era undead roguelike – will strip the release of its ‘Erotica’ feature, which awarded bonus points for titillating photographs. In the original version, you’d earn PP (or Prestige Points) for capturing shots of ladies’ cleavage or underwear, but...
News GTA 6 Won't Be on Subs Like PS Plus at Launch Because Take-Two Makes 'Rational' Decisions
Zelnick doesn't think much to the model
Microsoft has changed consumer’s perceptions on Xbox Series X|S. By committing all first-party games to its Game Pass Ultimate membership, including the upcoming Call of Duty: Black Ops 6, it’s cultivated an audience less likely to pay full-price for new games. This has affected software sales on its...
Talking Point What Are You Playing This Weekend? - Issue 541
A kinda rush
The Olympics are slowly drawing to a close, the summer is heading towards its premature conclusion, and – guess what! – video games will start releasing again soon. Here’s what we’re playing this weekend. Aaron Bayne: I think it's time to finally go back to Helldivers 2, since the new Escalation of Freedom update just dropped...
Friday9th Aug 2024
News The Exit 8 Ripoff Changes Its Name and Logo on PS5 Following Original Game's Release
Emergency exits
Update: Well, the arrival of The Exit 8 on PS5 and PS4 has clearly had an impact. As reported in the original article below, the PS Store was already home to a title called The Exit 9 — a blatant ripoff of The Exit 8, which was quite clearly designed to try and fool users into thinking that it was related to the horror-tinged...
Poll Have You Pre-Ordered an Astro Bot PS5 DualSense Controller?
You wish
In case you didn't know, the anticipated Astro Bot PS5 DualSense controller went up for pre-order today, resulting in a surprising amount of hubbub. Indeed, the special edition pad ended up selling out across a number of websites, and even Sony's own PlayStation Direct store had to bring back its dreaded queueing system in a bid to quell...
News Pour One Out for PS4 Exclusive WiLD, No Longer in Active Development
WiLD
In a development that shouldn't come as a surprise but still stings on some level, remember that promising PS4-exclusive WiLD, shown off at Gamescom (a decade ago), and Michel Ancel was involved? Yeah, its no longer in active development. Dredging through the Push Square archives, it seems like it was sort of happening in
News Sony Appears to Be Dabbling with Written User Reviews on the PS Store
With great power comes great responsibility
Reviewing a video game is a sacred act that previously only a select few individuals were called to, but it seems like all of that could be about to change. Reports of civilian PlayStation users being sent an email link to pen a review of a game purchased digitally have begun to trickle in. This could mean...
News It Took PS5 Longer Than PS4 to Pass 4 Million Units Milestone in the UK, But There's Context
It costs a helluva lot more for starters
The PS5 has officially crossed the four million units milestone in the UK, but it’s achieved it 31 weeks slower than its predecessor, the PS4. There’s crucial context here that needs to be observed, however: the PS5 wasn’t readily available for the first two years of the generation, as the aftermath of...
News Final Fantasy Pixel Collection Getting Physical Anniversary Reprint on PS4
Save it for a rainy day
There is something undeniably comforting about Square Enix's Final Fantasy Pixel Remaster collection, which preserves the first six entries in the legendary series on PS4. You can take further comfort in the upcoming physical Anniversary Edition; tangible copies were quite limited initially and are getting a reprint, ensuring...
News Dragon Age: The Veilguard Won't Let You Control Companion Characters
"I will admit that, on paper, that might feel like something was taken away"
Dragon Age: The Veilguard is starting to sound like a proper Dragon Age game. Mechanically speaking, each release is radically different, tied together by thematic and recurring elements, kind of like Final Fantasy (with templars in place of moogles). Put another way,...
Interview Wild Bastards Dev on Why You Should Be Gunning for This Slick Sci-Fi Shooter on PS5
You bastards
Following up on 2020's Void Bastards — a moreish first-person shooter with a distinctly tactical edge — the talented team at Blue Manchu is back with more, er, bastards. Its new title, Wild Bastards, should be a hoot if the studio's previous work is anything to go by, and so we caught up with game designer Jonathan Chey to learn all...
News Tennis Sim Tiebreak Has Almost 100 Tournaments on PS5, PS4
That's a lot
For a while, Nacon was making the only tennis games in town – but that’s not the case now TopSpin 2K25 has returned to the arena. The French publisher has been looking for ways to differentiate its latest title, Tiebreak, then. And the solution: it just has way more content, with over 120 officially licensed players and almost 100...
News Quidditch Champions Will Depict Never-Before-Seen Harry Potter Schools on PS5, PS4
School daze
Harry Potter: Quidditch Champions will feature a number of arenas for you to compete in, and a couple of them will be based upon schools never seen before. Obviously, those familiar with the source material will be familiar with Beauxbatons Academy of Magic and Durmstrang Institute, both of which are referenced in the books – but here...
News Expect Big Fortnite News at Disney's D23, And Livestream It All in the PS5, PS4 Game
A kind of magic
As many of you already know, Disney has invested billions of dollars into Epic Games and Fortnite, and the giants are collaborating on all-new experience which will exist within the platform. We may learn more about that this weekend at D23, as the duo have teased big news direct from the show floor. Don’t worry if you’re not in...
News Shooting on the Twisted Metal TV Show's Second Season Is Underway
Here comes chaos
Against all expectations, the Twisted Metal television show was an absolute riot. The show, starring Anthony Mackie and Stephanie Beatriz, opted for a dark comedy vibe – and it was genuinely laugh-out-loud funny, with kooky storylines and oddball characters. It went on to become a big hit on streaming platform Peacock, and was...
News Space Marine 2 Serves Up Worthy Look at Meaty Multiplayer Modes
In the grim darkness of the far future, there is only war
Warhammer 40,000: Space Marine 2, in addition to its lengthy single-player offering, comes fully equipped with some backup multiplayer modes as well. In a gore-soaked new trailer, we get a look at some of the multiplayer shenanigans you can dive into when the game drops from orbit onto PS5 on...
Mini Review LocoRoco: Midnight Carnival (PSP) - A Frustrating Yet Jubilant Jamboree
Bouncing back
LocoRoco: Midnight Carnival, a spin-off entry in the series from Japan Studio, released on the PSP in 2009 to mixed reviews. So it comes as a pleasant surprise to see it revitalised for PS5 and PS4 in the form of an enhanced emulation, with up-rendering, rewind, quick-save, Trophies (including a Platinum) and custom video filters. For...
News Splitgate 2 First Gameplay Footage Emphasises New Factions Feature
Live gameplay airing next week
Free-to-play shooter sequel Splitgate 2 has unveiled the very first look at its gameplay, which you can watch for yourself above. This follow-up to the original, which was a breakout success, is built in Unreal Engine 5 and makes some big changes, such as the main subject of the video: factions. While the main USP of...
Thursday8th Aug 2024
News PS Plus Extra Loses Five More Noteworthy PS5, PS4 Games
Ten in total for August
A further five games will be removed from PS Plus Extra later this month, although the exact date remains unconfirmed. It takes the total to ten for August, as we previously reported on five titles set to be booted from the service imminently. The full updated lineup listed on the PS5’s Last Chance to Play section is as...
Movie Review Borderlands - As Bland As the Brand It's Based On
Craptrap
Borderlands isn’t an especially funny franchise, so it’s perhaps fitting this Eli Roth (Hostel) adaptation lacks laughs. The most puzzling thing about this picture is how it managed to assemble such an all-star cast: Cate Blanchett, Kevin Hart, Jack Black, and Jamie Lee Curtis all unite to attempt to bring character to some of the most...
News Highly Rated, P.T.-Like Walking Sim The Exit 8 Has Suddenly Arrived on PS5, PS4
Going underground
Well this is a nice surprise. The Exit 8, a horror-tinged walking sim that released on PC last year, has suddenly popped up on PS5 and PS4. It's available to buy right now, priced at £3.29 / $3.99. "You are trapped in an endless underground passageway. Observe your surroundings carefully to reach "The Exit 8", reads the official...
News Black Myth: Wukong Builds the Hype with Stunning Final Trailer
Not long to wait now
Black Myth: Wukong has looked brilliant since its debut years ago, and it continues to do so in the last trailer before release. The game launches on 20th August on PS5, and to whet our appetites before then, we have this nearly five-minute video to drum up more hype. The trailer is all in-game footage, firstly showcasing...
News Iconic 90s FPS DOOM Adds All-New Campaign in PS5, PS4 Bundle
And it'll be free for many of you
Two of the greatest games of all time have been re-released on PS5 and PS4 – alongside a brand-new, original campaign created by id Software, Nightdive Studios, and MachineGames. Available right now, DOOM + DOOM 2 is free to download if you’ve ever purchased DOOM or DOOM 2 individually on PS4 before. For...
All Borderlands games on PlayStation, ranked and rated
Looking for the best Borderlands games? Since the series' inception on PS3 in 2009, Gearbox's cel-shaded co-op shooter has become a household name, merging Diablo-like loot gathering with chaotic first-person gunplay. To date, the series has spawned multiple instalments, some offering completely...
News Suicide Squad the Villain Behind Warner Bros Gaming Revenue Drop
But Hogwarts Legacy is a tough act to follow
Warner Bros. Discovery has reported its Q2 2024 earnings, and in fairly unsurprising news, a lot of fingers are being pointed at Suicide Squad: Kill the Justice League. The villainous service game is largely taking the wrap for a precipitous 41% year-over-year revenue drop experienced by the WB Games...
Mini Review Ratchet & Clank: Size Matters (PSP) - Passable 2007 Debut of Series on PSP
Grind derails
Notable as the series' debut on the PSP, as well as for being developed by High Impact Games — and not by Insomniac Games — Ratchet & Clank: Size Matters stumbles slightly by slowing the pace of progression through the franchise's classic weapon and gadget upgrade structure. With a humdrum story set after Ratchet: Deadlocked,...
News Elden Ring Squashes Shadow of the Erdtree Bugs in Latest Update, Here Are the Patch Notes
Available now
A new game update for Elden Ring is now ready to download and install on PS5 and PS4. Bandai Namco and FromSoftware announced the new patch earlier today, taking the smash hit action RPG to version 1.13.2. It's far from the biggest update the game has ever seen, but it makes a handful of notable bug fixes to Shadow of the Erdtree. A...
Friday9th Aug 2024
News Bungie to Reveal the Future of Destiny and Its Next Multi-Year Journey Soon
A Marathon, not a sprint
It’s not been the best few weeks for legendary developer Bungie, as it’s seen its studio downscaled, one of its teams spun-off, and its management underfire. Now fans of Destiny 2 are beginning to ponder what’s next for the game they love – and the company that made it. All will be revealed in the near future,...
Thursday8th Aug 2024
News Helldivers 2's Next Stratagem Seemingly Revealed During Dev Livestream
Whoopsie daisy
Helldivers 2 developer Arrowhead has seemingly leaked a fiery future stratagem during a PlayStation Access livestream. We love the sound of an Orbital Napalm Barrage and hope to deploy it against bugs liberally in the future. Chronicled by GamesRadar+, PlayStation Access hosted a livestream to mark Helldivers 2's big Escalation of...
News The Smash Hit Vampire Survivors Finally Comes to PS5, PS4 Later This Month
This is surviving
Vampire Survivors, the massively popular title from indie developer Poncle, has a firm release date on PS5 and PS4 at last. Already out on basically everything else, the hit game comes to Sony's consoles on 29th August, 2024. The news comes alongside the above trailer which, to be honest, is not particularly helpful in telling you...
News God of War Ragnarok PC System Requirements Revealed Ahead of September Launch
Some good Intel
Sony is nearing the launch of the excellent God of War Ragnarok on PC, scheduled to arrive on 19th September 2024. For everyone rocking a hefty gaming PC, the platform holder has just unveiled the tech specs required to run the action RPG sequel. We've embedded the whole lot below, so prepare yourselves for tables and numbers: And...
News Baldur's Gate 3's Honour Mode Responsible for More Than a Million Failed Playthroughs
Ultimate bragging rights
Developer Larian Studios has released another fun trove of fascinating player statistics garnered from Baldur's Gate 3. It has come to light that the game's much-vaunted Honour Mode has prematurely ended over 1.2 million playthroughs, with just 141,000 successfully completed, which we should camp out on for a se
News You'll Be Able to Play Call of Duty: Black Ops 6's Zombies in Third-Person
A new perspective
Call of Duty is, as you all know, a first-person shooter. But the highly anticipated Zombies mode for Black Ops 6 will allow you to toggle to a third-person perspective, so you can get your undead slaughtering fix from behind the back of your character as opposed to down the barrel of your gun. It’s part of a suite of...
News PlayStation's Domination of Europe Set to Continue with Renewed Champions League Sponsor
The champiiiiiioooooons
As we all know, PlayStation has long dominated the console market in Europe. More specifically, Sony's systems are nigh untouchable in countries like France and Germany — hugely important regions that often get overlooked, while so much emphasis is put on commercial trends in English-speaking markets, like the USA and the...
News Lollipop Chainsaw RePOP Pre-Orders Live Now on PS5
Watch the new gameplay trailer
Developer and publisher Dragami Games has opened up pre-orders for its upcoming remaster, Lollipop Chainsaw RePOP. You can now pre-purchase the game for PS5 on the PS Store for $44.99 / £39.99, with a 10 per cent discount for PS Plus members. To mark the beginning of the pre-order period, the company has released a...
News Monster Hunter Wilds Marketing Suggests Early 2025 Release Window as Fans Speculate
The hunt is on
Officially, Monster Hunter Wilds is targeting an incredibly vague '2025' release. But unofficially, fans are starting to believe that the action RPG is dropping sooner rather than later. This is primarily because of Capcom's current marketing flurry, which has seen the publisher release a steady supply of gameplay videos, day by day,...
News Meet Metis in Fresh Persona 3 Reload: Episode Aigis Gameplay Trailer
Sister act
Persona 3 Reload is getting its Episode Aigis - The Answer expansion on 10th September, which focuses on everyone's favourite clockwork companion. In a new trailer, Atlus introduces us to Aigis' sister of sorts, Metis, and gives us a glimpse of the kind of dungeon-delving players can expect to undertake. The Answer was first released in...
News Castlevania Sinks Teeth Into August Dead By Daylight Collaboration
Dracula and Belmont, together again
It seems like Konami wants Castlevania everywhere but in its own dedicated game, judging by the slew of collaborations we've seen in recent days. First, it was Dead Cells, then V Rising, and now Dead by Daylight will play host to Dracula himself, in addition to Trevor Belmont. Previously
Guide Does the Borderlands Movie Have a Post-Credits Scene?
Sticking around
Those of you planning to see Borderlands in the cinema this week may be wondering if you should stick around until the credits finish. Many movies, especially those from Marvel, have popularised post-credits scenes, which add bonus context and content to the film you’ve just seen. Borderlands, however, isn’t one of them, and...
Wednesday7th Aug 2024
Reaction PS5 Needs a Price Cut
Sticker shock
Don’t let the discourse tell you otherwise: the PS5 is doing very well. Tagging another 2.4 million units to its total in the quarter concluding 30th June, the system now sits at 61.7 million units sold. That’s a phenomenal feat when you consider all the chaos Sony has had to circumnavigate: the coronavirus pandemic and subsequent...
Preview Space Marine 2 Is a PS5 Blockbuster That's Worth the Hype
I crave a bloodbath... or a blood shower
Warhammer 40,000: Space Marine 2 is easily one of the best co-op shooters we’ve played in years. If you had fun slaying Terminids with friends in Helldivers 2, then you’ll likely enjoy the bloodier and arguably more epic battles against Tyranids here. Where Space Marine 2 differentiates itself from...
News The Order: 1886 Dev Ready at Dawn to Close After VR Stint
Meta shutters studio with immediate effect
Ready at Dawn, the studio best known to PlayStation fans for the divisive PS4 exclusive The Order: 1886, will be closed by Meta effective immediately. Android Central reports the closure is related to ensuring Reality Labs can stay within its budgetary constraints and make a "better long-term impact" in VR...
News PS5 Sales Reach 60 Million Milestone, Now at 61.7 Million Consoles Sold
2.4 million PS5 systems purchased in Q1
Sony has shared in its first fiscal year 2024 financials report that 2.4 million PS5 consoles were sold during Q1, meaning the current-gen system has now sold 61.7 million units overall. This is a decrease of 900,000 purchases when stacked against the same period last year, though Sony did make gains in other...
News Baldur's Gate 3 Reveals Utterly Ridiculous Player Stats for One Year Anniversary
Down bad by the river
If you can believe it, it's (almost) been one whole year since the release of Baldur's Gate 3 on PS5. Crazy! But you know what's even crazier? The player-related stats that developer Larian Studios has just unleashed upon the world. Needless to say, they make for a richly entertaining read. Please note that spoilers for...
News Fortnite Adds Option to Buy Its Battle Pass Rewards After 18 Months
So skins based on real IP can come back
Epic Games has revealed a change to the way it delivers Fortnite rewards in its Battle Pass structure as it opens up the option to sell items in the Shop that were previously only available if you worked through an old Battle Pass. With a big focus on skins based on real-life IPs like Star Wars and Marvel...
News PS5 Action RPG The First Berserker Gets 15 Minutes of Fresh Gameplay
Bloody roar
Ahead of its showing at Gamescom later this month, The First Berserker: Khazan has decided to drop 15 whole minutes of gameplay footage. This is the most we've seen of the action RPG so far, with the video showcasing some exploration and a lot of combat. The action itself is definitely Souls-like, but with what seems to be a slightly...
News PS5 Journey-Like Sword of the Sea Reappears Over a Year After Its PlayStation Showcase Reveal
Ride the wave
Sword of the Sea caught the eye during the PlayStation Showcase that aired in May 2023. Clearly inspired by timeless PS3 and PS4 title Journey, its reveal trailer promised a visually striking adventure in which you surf across sands atop a big sword. Lovely stuff, but we've seen nothing of the game since its announcement. Fortunately,...
Random Alan Wake 2 Fan Detects Audible Scratch Foreshadowing, to the Relief of Dev Responsible
Listen closely
An Alan Wake 2 super fan with particularly acute hearing has picked up on an early and quite esoteric bit of foreshadowing, much to the relief of the Remedy dev responsible for its inclusion. Obviously, targeted spoilers for the 2023 survival horror title to follow! In an interaction chronicled by
News Larian's Channel From Hell Kicks Off with Salute to Baldur's Gate 3 Fans
And a look at some seriously cool office space
Baldur's Gate 3 developer Larian Studios recently launched a YouTube channel, fittingly enough, called the Channel from Hell. Fans can now follow along with what looks to be a fun journey, with Larian promising updates on the ridiculously ambitious
News Fans of Dishonored, Prey 'Will Be Happy' with Weird West Dev's Next Game
Arkane alum teases upcoming project
WolfEye Studios, the developer led by Arkane's founder Raphael Colantonio, is currently teasing its second game, and it sounds like fans of immersive sims should pay attention. The president and creative director of the team has said fans of Dishonored and Prey "will be happy" with its follow-up to Weird West...
News NISA Committed to Bringing Falcom's Trails and Ys Games West at a Faster Pace
Daybreak
It sounds like localisation speed is a key point of improvement for NIS America, as the publisher has reiterated its intent when it comes to bringing Falcom titles West. As you may already know, the American arm of NIS is responsible for translating, marketing, and publishing franchises like Trails and Ys, in place of Japanese developer...
News Balatro Creator Ensures IP Won't Ever Be Used for Gambling
Leave nothing to chance
The developer behind smash-hit indie deck-builder Balatro is really not a fan of gambling, potentially as a result of the bizarre episode in which their game was pulled from console stores at launch due to a ratings board blunder. In any case, solo creator LocalThunk, who probably has a lot of money to worry about, recently...
News Concord's Animated Freegunner Adventures Continue as PS5, PC Launch Draws Closer
If you animate it, they will come
Like clockwork, the next exciting instalment of the Concord - Freegunner Adventures, the bi-monthly animated accompaniment to Concord (which isn't out until 23rd August), has arrived, whether you were ready or not. This time, Freegunners Vale, Bazz, and Emari take on a perilous water valve delivery. It's cool to...
News Smash Hit Roguelike Balatro Has Sold Over 2 Million Copies, Free Major Update Incoming
Cashing in
Balatro, the devilishly addictive roguelike deckbuilder, has now passed the two million sales milestone across all platforms. The game, almost entirely made by someone known only as LocalThunk, has been a big success critically, and we can safely say it's been a commercial hit too. The game sees players drawing cards and playing poker...
News The Seemingly Inevitable Fortnite, Fall Guys Crossover Is Now Upon Us
Buckle up, Beans
In what seems like something that should have definitely happened already, Fall Guys has come to Fortnite in a riotous, colourful explosion of service multiplayer goodness. Combining two of the biggest free-to-play offerings in one absurd package, a bunch of Fall Guys content will be available in Fortnite for the next week, ending...
Tuesday6th Aug 2024
News Silent Hill 2 Remake Dev Asks Fans to Give It 'a Chance'
Following fan concerns
Bloober Team, the studio helping Konami to remake its PS2 survival horror classic Silent Hill 2, has asked fans of the original game to "give us a chance" as it nears the October release date. The appeal comes from a new interview with Rolling Stone, where the developer's CEO Piotr Babieno speaks of his own emotional...
News PS Plus Essential Has 3 More PS5, PS4 Games to Download Now
August 2024 selection live on PS Store
The latest PS Plus Essential monthly refresh is now live, making a further three PS5, PS4 games available for all active members. The titles can be redeemed between now and Tuesday, 3rd September 2024, but will remain playable until your subscription runs out. The three games are as follows: LEGO Star Wars:...
News Lollipop Chainsaw RePOP Brought Forward Two Weeks, Priced at $45
Now out for PS5 on 12th September
Dragami Games has made the welcome announcement it's bringing forward the PS5 release date for Lollipop Chainsaw RePOP in the West by two weeks. It's now launching on 12th September 2024, and will cost $44.99. In terms of the upcoming spree of PS3 remasters, this now means Lollipop Chainsaw RePOP releases first,...
News Overlooked PS5 RPG Atlas Fallen Just Got Its Game-Changing Reign of Sand Update
"The ultimate version"
Atlas Fallen seemed to just come and go when it first launched this time last year, but the action-focused RPG was still fairly well received. Those who gave it a shot seemed to think it was pretty solid, and while critic reviews leaned into lukewarm territory with 6s and 7s, developer Deck13 decided to stick with the title...
News Sony Apparently Planned PSVR2 for PC from the Beginning
Focused on PS5 experience first
Sony will release an adapter for PSVR2 this week which allows the headset to be connected to a PC. This will effectively transform the proprietary PS5 headset into an accessory for computers, enabling connectivity to Steam where titles like Half-Life Alyx can be played. There are drawbacks: flagship features like...
News Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth PS5 Sales Still a Secret as Square Enix Reports Year-on-Year Decline
Final Fantasy 14 is still a monster, though
Square Enix has released its latest earnings report, and unfortunately, those still wating on official sales numbers for Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth will be left disappointed. The sequel's commercial success remains shrouded in mystery while the publisher reveals a year-on-year decline for game sales over the...
Review Cat Quest 3 (PS5) - Fun, Seafaring RPG Doesn't Quite Match Its Pawesome Predecessor
A whisker away
A new entry in The Gentlebros' all-ages action RPG series, Cat Quest 3 opts for a pirate-themed escapade, in which you play as a fearless seafaring feline. In search of a legendary treasure known only as the North Star, you'll explore an open map made up of ocean and islands, often aboard your trusty tub. As we've come to expect, this...
News Star Wars Jedi: Survivor Studio Really Will Try and Port the Game to PS4
Confirmed for a September release
While the PS5 version of Star Wars Jedi: Survivor has been in a solid state for some time now, it was anything but at its release last year, so the Digital Foundry verdict of the now-dated last-gen PS4 edition is going to be a fascinating watch. Respawn Entertainment has announced Star Wars Jedi: Survivor will make...
News Elden Ring 'Really the Limit' for How Large FromSoftware's Games Can Be
Size matters
Elden Ring is a monstrous beast by most video game metrics, but according to developer FromSoftware, the size and scale on display are about the limit of what the studio can manage without compromise. We should all probably keep this in mind whenever the title that has to follow the Elden Ring act is inevitably revealed. That's...
News Dragon Age: The Veilguard October Release Date Rumours Backed Up By Removed Art Book
Dragon it out
A now removed product listing for the official Dragon Age: The Veilguard art book has given weight to recent rumours. Indeed, there have been whispers that the RPG is aiming for an October launch, and this art book — which was spotted by Reddit users — was set for the 30th October. Again, the listing has since been taken down,...
News Anticipated PS5 Action Adventure Black Myth: Wukong Goes Gold Ahead of August Release
It's finally happening
We're just a couple of weeks away from the launch of Black Myth: Wukong on PS5, so it's nice to see developer Game Science confirming that the action title has gone gold. A social media statement says that the game's now ready to go, and that everything's locked in for the big 20th August release date. It's actually a huge...
News Half-Life: Alyx Conveniently Discounted Ahead of PSVR2's PC Adapter Launch
Fancy that
Sony's previously announced PC adapter for PSVR2 is available imminently, launching on 7th August. In a fortuitous coincidence, Half-Life: Alyx, widely regarded as the finest VR game on the market (and exclusive to Steam), is steeply discounted, and so if you plan on adapting like Sony, the two together should make for an incredible...
Poll Are You Playing Helldivers 2: Escalation of Freedom?
Time to dive
The first big update for Helldivers 2 has dropped, with the hope being that it generates some renewed hype around the highly rated co-op shooter. Titled Escalation of Freedom, the update is jam-packed with new game modes, objectives, and enemy types. There's even a new difficulty setting to tackle, and just about every aspect of...
News Oh No, PS Plus Email Spam Has Suddenly Returned
No, you haven't been hacked
August's PS Plus Essential games are available to download now, and subscribers are in for a nostalgic treat when they check their email inboxes. You may recall that PlayStation used to send out individual email receipts for every single PS Plus title that you added to your library from the PS Store. Well, thankfully, the...
News Free EA Sports FC 25 Rival UFL Kicks Off on 12th September
Big leagues
You’ve got to give credit to developer Strikerz Inc: it’s decided to take on one of the biggest brands in gaming, and it’s almost at the finish line. Free-to-play football game UFL has enjoyed several wildly successful betas – and now it’s officially due out on 12th September, with full crossplay support across PS5 and Xbox...
Wednesday7th Aug 2024
News This Call of Duty: Black Ops 6 Zombies Trailer Is Stupidly High Budget
All the money
Can anyone honestly say they’re following the story of Call of Duty’s Zombies mode? We’ve been tangentially aware of the lore for some time now, but we couldn’t tell you the first thing about it. The upcoming Black Ops 6 will apparently continue the so-called Dark Aether plot, but we don’t really know what that is Here’s...
Tuesday6th Aug 2024
Mini Review Pepper Grinder (PS5) - Sprightly Platformer Is Well-Drilled
Drilling into the detail
What would you do if a load of pirates stole your hard-earned booty and the only tool you could find to get your stuff back was an oversized drill? Well, Pepper Grinder proffers an answer: you'd turn that drill into a sort of weapon-cum-vehicle and chase them down. Over the course of a short runtime, across four worlds that...
News Don't Expect to See Kazuma Kiryu or Goro Majima as Guest Fighters in Tekken, Street Fighter
Wouldn't really be fair, anyway
Legendary, beloved Like a Dragon / Yakuza characters such as Kazuma Kiryu and Goro Majima are unlikely to appear as guest fighters in series like Tekken or Street Fighter. That's despite developer RGG Studios getting plenty of offers for such combative crossovers, which would much prefer the path of transmedia...
News Fresh Hell for Diablo 4 Detectives as Long Search for Cow Level Continues
Moo Moo Farm forever
The cow level is a recurring secret that Blizzard first included in Diablo 2. This addition had a surprisingly large impact, being referenced in pop culture and subsequent releases from the developer. Requiring some esoteric action to unlock, Diablo 3 had its own pony level and boss encounter with The Cow King. Naturally, fans
News PS5, PS4 Players Will Have to Wait for Descenders Next
A slow descent
Extremely entertaining downhill cycling title Descenders is getting an enormous sequel – although it’ll launch first on Xbox and PC in 2025, with a PS5 and PS4 port plotted afterwards. That means you’ll need to wait a little longer for your extreme sports fix on Sony’s system – a little disappointing considering how popular...
News Retro 80s SUNSOFT Releases Receive First-Ever English Translations on PS5
SUNSOFT is back
As we’ve repeated on several occasions now, one of the best things about the current generation of consoles is that we’re starting to see a lot of retro releases resurrected and made readily available on modern hardware. The SUNSOFT Is Back! Retro Game Selection package for PS5 celebrates that fact, offering a trio of 80s titles...
News Cult of the Lamb Entices New Converts with Interactive Odyssey The Pilgrim's Pack
We want to believe
Cult of the Lamb is getting a big, free update next week in the form of Unholy Alliance, which, among other things, adds couch co-op to the game. But if you're the sort of deviant who craves even more of the dark arts, then perhaps The Pilgrim's Pack's enticing brand of comic book-style interactive fiction is for you. This p
News Life Is Strange: Double Exposure's Caledon University Looks Like a Hotspot for Hipsters on PS5
Hip hip hooray
It’s really rare we get grounded settings in games. No seriously, think about – most games are set in fantasy worlds or space. There are exceptions, of course: Hitman is one of this author’s favourites for its virtual tourism, and series like GTA offer relatively familiar sandboxes – even if they are cartoonish and...
News Yep, Filming Is Underway for the Until Dawn Movie
"Understand the palm of my hand, bitch"
Until Dawn pokes fun at schlocky horror movies, so it’ll be interesting to see Sony’s approach for the game’s official movie adaptation. That’s no longer just an idea that’s floating around by the way: shooting started this week for the film. Asad Qizilbash, head of PS Productions, posted a photo...
News Chill Exploration Game Caravan SandWitch Parks on PS5 in September
Hit the road
An indie project that's looked especially chill since it was first announced for PS5 back in May, Caravan SandWitch has now locked down a slightly less vague release window. The title's targeting a September launch on Sony's current-gen system. The latest press release sums the game up quite nicely: "With an emphasis on inclusivity and...
News A Quiet Place: The Road Ahead Wants to Make Some Noise for 17th October Release
Available physically and digitally
The whole point of the A Quiet Place series is to stay as silent as possible, but employing that strategy when it needs to sell some copies of A Quiet Place: The Road Ahead isn't going to work all that well. Saber Interactive will be looking to drum up a bit of buzz as its newly announced 17th October 2024 release...
Monday5th Aug 2024
News Larian Studios' Next Two RPGs Sound Ridiculously Ambitious
"The machine was meant to make large games"
Developer Larian Studios set the new benchmark for ludicrously detailed RPGs with its revolutionary Baldur's Gate 3, which was developed in a somewhat unique situation (given the time and resources to achieve the developer's vision, with input from the community). It should come as no surprise, then, to...
News Beloved, Sekiro-Inspired Action Platformer Nine Sols Rated for PS5, PS4 Release
Tao or never
Nine Sols is an especially stylish (and shockingly mature) action platformer that's been around on PC for a while. Its demo caused quite a stir a couple of years back because of how well made and engaging it was, and the full game released to gushing praise on Steam this May. It currently sits at an 'Overwhelmingly Positive' user...
News Phantom Blade Zero Dev Denies 'Nobody Needs Xbox' Quote as Outrage Over PS5 Exclusivity Brews
Phantom pain
Upcoming action game Phantom Blade Zero has once again found itself in a bit of an Xbox-related kerfuffle. Previously, fans of Microsoft's machine had bemoaned developer S-GAME's decision to launch Phantom Blade Zero as a PS5 console exclusive, despite having said that there was no exclusivity deal in place with Sony. And now, the...
Review Ghosthunter (PS2) - Overlooked Supernatural Shooter Should Be a Cult Classic
The ghost with the most
What a difference a twenty years makes. When Ghosthunter released in 2004 for PS2 it was met with poor sales and mixed reviews from the critics of the time. Generally, reviewers thought it looked great, but it was too linear and at a mere ten hours or so in length it was far too brief. Today, Ghosthunter looks like a bag of...
News God of War Dev's New PlayStation IP Sounds Like It's Taking Shape
War ever changes
We've known for a good chunk of time that God of War developer Sony Santa Monica Studio is working across multiple projects. One is supposedly another God of War game — no surprises there — and then there's a completely new IP, seemingly spearheaded by studio veteran Cory Barlog. It's the latter effort that's currently making...
Mini Review CYGNI: All Guns Blazing (PS5) - A Stunning, Short-Lived Shmup
Blazing squad
Konami’s history is steeped in shoot-‘em-ups, from the 1985 arcade classic Gradius to so-called cute-‘em-ups like TwinBee. As the Japanese publisher slowly begins to embrace its past again, it’s picked CYGNI: All Guns Blazing, a nostalgic nod to the blasters of the past – albeit one developed by KeelWorks, a studio based in...
News Queen's Blood Confirmed for Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth Sequel, CCG to Be Expanded
Draw
The fiendishly addictive collectable card game Queen's Blood, largely responsible for Final Fantasy VII Rebirth's incredible runtime (probably), will return in expanded form in the as-yet-unnamed sequel and conclusion to the Remake trilogy. That confirmation comes from the producer, Naoki Hamaguchi, who revealed the happy news at Otakon 2024,...
News The Last of Us Season 2 TV Teaser Trailer Revealed
"I saved her"
HBO has posted the first official glimpse at its second season of The Last of Us, which looks to adapt a portion of PS5, PS4 exclusive The Last of Us: Part II. Across just 24 seconds of footage — which first appeared in a video documenting what HBO Max has to offer between now and 2025 — we see the memorable dancing scene in...
News Gothic Remake Teases Reactive RPG Setting on PS5
Make the best of a bad situation
Gothic is coming back, expected to receive PS5 sentencing by the end of 2024, and we've got our first glimpse at the reactive, focused world in which it takes place. Originally released on PC back in 2001, players can look forward to once more being locked into a grim penal camp in a fantasy world wracked by war. In...
Catching the wind
The Cat Quest series has long impressed us with its all-ages take on the action RPG formula, and with Cat Quest 3 fast approaching, we wanted to check in with developer The Gentlebros. Luckily for us, studio CEO, artist, and designer Desmond Wong was willing to answer our questions, telling us all about the new game's additions,...
News Horrifying Extent of Helldivers 2 Game Master's Power Revealed
Joel = J.O.E.L.
Helldivers 2 players have long wondered what the extent of game master Joel's powers to influence the game's ongoing meta-narrative truly is. In a horrifying piece of found footage that has emerged from developer Arrowhead Game Studios, it seems we've been underestimating this shadowy being all along. In the brief clip, it is...
News Yakuza Wars May Be the 'Surprising' New Game from RGG Studio
SEGA registers the trademark
RGG Studio is ready to announce a new instalment in the Yakuza / Like a Dragon series at the Tokyo Game Show next month, with the entry's genre supposedly being a surprise for fans. Ahead of the reveal, a new trademark has surfaced for something titled Yakuza Wars, which may be the new title. Fans are speculating this...
News Two Star Wars Outlaws DLC Packs Set for Fall and Spring 2025
Wild Card and A Pirate's Fortune
Ubisoft has today shared more details surrounding the two post-launch expansions planned for Star Wars Outlaws, with the first being Wild Card (out in Fall 2024) and the second A Pirate's Fortune (Spring 2025). Both extend the base game with new stories, areas, and items, available either as part of the season pass...
News Kingdom Come: Deliverance 2 Locks in Gameplay Showing for Gamescom
Expect a PS5 release date too
The next PS5 title confirmed to be appearing during Gamescom Opening Night Live later this month is the RPG follow-up Kingdom Come: Deliverance 2. Geoff Keighley has revealed Warhorse Studios will be bringing fresh gameplay to the German stage on 20th August 2024, starting at 7pm BST / 11am PT / 2pm ET. Given the fact...
News Shadows of the Damned 2 Possible if PS5, PS4 Remaster Sells Well
Depends if people want it
A follow-up to PS3 fan-favourite Shadows Of The Damned is something Suda51 would consider making if the upcoming PS5, PS4 remaster of the original sells well enough, the creator has said. If "enough people really want it" and sales are high, then a sequel is "something we would at least consider working on in the future,"...
News Years After Its Reveal, PSP Remake Fate/Extra Record Re-Emerges for PS5, PS4
Fate no more
Fate/Extra Record, a remake of the PSP classic Fate/Extra, was announced eons ago – in 2020, to be precise. However, we’ve not heard a peep out of the project since – well, not until this weekend at least. During the Fate Grand Order Festival this weekend, developer Type-Moon released a new trailer, confirming the title for a 2025...
Mini Review Super Stardust Portable (PSP) - Single-Stick Shooting Falls Short
(Star)Dusting off retro titles
Housemarque's best known for its twin-stick shooters, with Resogun being a notable recent example. However, its space shooting series, Stardust, shouldn’t be forgotten. Originating back on the Amiga in 1993, it's been a huge inspiration for the modern twin-stick shooters we see today. Super Stardust Portable...
News The Monster Hunter Wilds Marketing Machine Kicks into Gear with New Gameplay Videos
Focus
Capcom seems to be gearing up for a blowout on Monster Hunter Wilds. The highly anticipated action RPG is currently targeting a vague '2025' release window, but we wouldn't be at all surprised to see it land in the first few months of the year, so that the publisher can have a potential juggernaut on its fiscal year reports. With that kind of...
News Anticipation as Larian Preps Fresh Channel From Hell, Baldur's Gate 3 Marks First Anniversary
Bear Sex 2: Ursine Boogaloo
Can you believe it's almost been a year since the release of Baldur's Gate 3? On PC, that is, the PS5 version's anniversary is next month. In some ways, we just never recovered, and are incredibly excited to learn what comes next for developer Larian Studios. The plucky independent studio has just unveiled a new YouTube...
Sunday4th Aug 2024
Quiz Test Your PlayStation General Knowledge - Issue 24
It's time to PlayStation
How much do you know about PlayStation and the gaming industry that surrounds it? If you fancy yourself a walking PlayStation encyclopaedia, then why not put your brain to the test with our PlayStation General Knowledge Quiz? This is Issue 24 of our PlayStation General Knowledge Quiz. You can have a crack at our previous...
Saturday3rd Aug 2024
Poll Are You Happy with Your PS Plus Essential Games for August 2024?
Plus or minus?
The PS Plus Essential games lineup for August has been announced, and as always, subscribers to Sony's base tier are getting access to three additional titles starting from next week. The question, though, is whether this month's trio will be better received than last month's rather disastrous combination. Over 50% of Push Square...
News Sony Subsidiary Aniplex Ignores PS5 for Fate/Stay Night Remastered
Based on the PS Vita version
Sony subsidiary Aniplex is bringing TYPE-MOON’s iconic visual novel Fate/Stay Night outside of Japan for the first time, but it won’t be available on PS5 at all. The sub-division of Sony Music Entertainment is instead releasing the visual novel on Nintendo Switch and PC, and it’ll be available as early as next...
News Epic Mickey Rebrushed Looks Magical, Has Gyro Controls on PS5, PS4
Hey Mickey
Epic Mickey was a highly anticipated title on Nintendo Wii, but it could never quite live up to its pre-release concept art. Incredibly, it’s been almost 15 years since the title first debuted, however, and thus there’s been ample time for nostalgia to build around this classic platformer. It feels like the right time for Epic Mickey...
News Streaming Superstar Kai Cenat Campaigns for Bloodborne on PS5, PC
You know what to do, Sony
Despite being almost a decade old, Bloodborne remains a mainstay in pop culture. The game is still widely enjoyed by enthusiasts, and there’s been demand for an updated PS5 and PC version for quite some time now. Streaming superstar Kai Cenat, dressed in full Yharnam garb, is aiming to raise awareness for the re-release...
Guide Zenless Zone Zero: All Codes and How to Use Them
Hollow victories
Looking for a list of all codes and how to use them in Zenless Zone Zero? HoYoverse will release new redeemable codes for its urban fantasy RPG right throughout the lifecycle of the title, with many of them including important items like Polychrome and more. On this page, as part of our Zenless Zone Zero guide, we're going to reveal...
Sunday4th Aug 2024
Shonen Jump to a blue square
Given its overwhelming popularity, it’s a surprise there aren’t more alternatives to Mario Party – especially on platforms Nintendo doesn’t support. Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba – Sweep the Board! may initially seem like a strange proposition, then, but it fills a niche on the PS5 that no one else has...
Saturday3rd Aug 2024
Talking Point What Are You Playing This Weekend? - Issue 540
Trialling Trails
With the Olympics in full swing and the sun shining there's not much time for gaming these days. Still, it's the weekend, and it wouldn't feel right without some regularly scheduled WAYP. Jaimie Ditchfield: I've been craving that Soulslike itch and have decided to go back and play some more Lies of P, which is excellent. Also, I'm...
News Two New Waifus, Selfies, and a Ton of Events Front Zenless Zone Zero's First PS5 Update
City livin'
Zenless Zone Zero has been out for almost a month now, and while it launched with a dozen characters and three full story chapters, it’s time to learn what’s next for the free-to-play RPG. During a livestream earlier today, developer HoYoverse spilled the figurative beans on the ‘Undercover R&B’ update, which is scheduled to...
Friday2nd Aug 2024
Guide Upcoming PS5 Games for August and September 2024
Astro Bot! Concord! EA Sports FC!
Things are starting to heat up as we enter the busy end of the year for game releases, with August and September serving up some delectable treats on PS5. As always, we've been busy putting together a list of some particularly noteworthy physical releases headed to PS5 over the next few weeks, as well as a larger...
News Bungie Accused of Overselling Itself to Sony, Promising Success It Couldn't Deliver
"Sony overpaid for Bungie"
It seems as though more and more in-the-know people are weighing in on the deeply unfortunate situation at Bungie. Following on from the news that the studio has shed 220 of its employees — with another 155 being integrated into positions at PlayStation — the Destiny developer has now been accused of overselling itself...
News Well-Liked Action Series Darksiders Will Ride Again in New PS5 Game
THQ Nordic ain't horsing around
Darksiders is not dead! During a livestream earlier today, THQ Nordic confirmed that it’s actively developing a new entry in the well-liked action series. While it stopped short of sharing any specific details, it simply said: “Be prepared to ride again.” Texas-based studio Gunfire Games is leading development...
News Outstanding Academic Open World Bully Being Added to PS5, PS4 Sub GTA+
Can't beat a bit of Bully
Bully, also known as Canis Canem Edit, is one of this author’s all-time favourite games – and now it’ll be exposed to a whole new audience as part of GTA+. For those not familiar with the Grand Theft Auto subscription, it’s actually a recurring revenue stream for GTA 5 which awards exclusive in-game items,...
News Kitana's Only Fan Leaks in First Mortal Kombat 2 Movie Image
Filth
A leaked photo of Kitana’s only fan has appeared online, shared by series creator Ed Boon. The image, taken from the upcoming Mortal Kombat 2 movie, shows the Princess of Edenia’s dirty fingers gripping her iconic accessory. “I recently saw an unfinished cut screening of the Mortal Kombat 2 movie,” teased Boon. “During the...
News Hand Animated PS5 Platformer The Eternal Life of Goldman Looks Incredible
Cuphead meets DuckTales
We’re surprised it’s taken this long since the release of Cuphead for a developer to have a stab at that game’s hand animated art; then again, we know it takes an unfathomable amount of time to produce something of substance in that style. Thank heavens for The Eternal Life of Goldman, then, an upcoming side-scrolling...
Review Summoner (PS2) - Ambitious RPG Remains a Relic of the Past
They sure don't make 'em like this anymore
Summoner is a party-based CRPG that launched on PS2 in 2000, and it was recently given a new lease on life thanks to a re-release on PS5 and PS4 via PlayStation's Classics push. Developed by Volition (later Deep Silver, of Saint's Row fame), the studio's ambitious and expansive effort was marred by a lack...
News Subscribe to EA Play for Less Than a Dollar on PS5, PS4
Just remember to cancel
A month’s subscription to EA Play will cost you just $0.99/£0.99 on PS5 and PS4 right now, with the deal good through 15th August. It usually costs $5.99/£5.99 for 30 days of access, so this is a pretty decent offer – although it should be noted that subscription renewal will be automatically activated, so you’ll need...
News Pour One Out for Iconic US Gaming Mag Game Informer
Magazine shuttered after 33 years
After an epic 33 year run, iconic US gaming tome Game Informer is no more. The magazine, which published its first issue all the way back in 1991, was shuttered today by parent company GameStop. There’ll be no final issue or fond farewells, as all current staff have been laid off effective immediately. At the time...
News A Big Bungie Project Has Been Cancelled, But It Wasn't Destiny 3
That's Payback
There’s turmoil at developer Bungie following another brutal round of lay offs which saw over 200 employees let go, and a further 150 or so reallocated roles within parent company Sony. Speaking about the drama on his Game Mess Mornings podcast this week, snoopster Jeff Grubb said that a major new project named Payback had been...
News Wreckfest 2 Plots a Crash Course with PS5
But no release date right now
Well-supported and well-liked banger racer Wreckfest is getting a PS5 sequel, and while there’s no release date attached just yet, you can check out a trailer embedded above. Developer Bugbear Entertainment is promising a “rebuild” of its “true-to-life physics simulation engine”, which it promises will take...
News Surprise! Valorant Is Officially Out Now for Everyone on PS5
Shadow drop
Well, that didn’t take long, did it? Following its announcement for PS5 at Summer Game Fest, Riot Games launched a closed beta for Valorant that’s been running for several weeks now. That very same online test entered open beta last week, and now the game’s officially released. If you want to play the hero shooter, have at it –...
New screenshots reveal all the designs
Square Enix has shared a fresh set of screenshots that showcases the Final Fantasy VII-themed clothing you can dress Max Caulfied up in if you buy the Ultimate Edition of Life Is Strange: Double Exposure. Including turtlenecks, hats, and jumpers, they feature chocobos, moogles, and an assortment of enemies from...
News Jun 2024 USA Sales: Kingdom Hearts Up 396 Places to Rival Elden Ring DLC Takeover
Steam bundle sends Kingdom Hearts into third
Elden Ring was the best-selling title of June 2024 in the USA thanks to the release of its Shadow of the Erdtree DLC, but the real story of the month comes from Square Enix's weird and wonderful crossover series Kingdom Hearts. Following ports to Steam — previously exclusive to the Epic Games Store —...
News Little Nightmares Maker Tarsier Will Reveal Something Terrifying at Gamescom
Pig sick
Little Nightmares maker Tarsier Studios is plotting something new, and it looks absolutely disgusting. While publisher THQ Nordic only showed a teaser trailer during a livestream earlier today, a full reveal will follow at Gamescom Opening Night Live on 20th August. You can catch the first footage embedded above. In the video, a pig...
News Ignore the Story and Card-en-Ciel May Be a Fun PS5, PS4 Deckbuilder
If you like that sort of thing
Deckbuilder roguelites are dime a dozen on PS5 and PS4, but Card-en-Ciel stands out due to its vibrant Mega Man Battle Network-esque presentation. The plot, as depicted in this trailer, is pretty dull: you take control of a character named Neon who’s tasked with restoring an in-development game which is under attack...
News You Won't Be-leat What's Coming to Pinball FX on PS5, PS4 Next
It'll get your goat
The original Goat Simulator may be getting an unexpected PS5 remaster, but its sequel, the confusingly named Goat Simulator 3, is also getting a Pinball FX adaptation. Due out on 29th August, the new table looks just as chaotic as the game it’s inspired by. Here are some of the key features listed in the press release: Guide...
Contrary to common opinion
There’s a common sentiment among PlayStation enthusiasts that Bungie waded into Naughty Dog’s offices, saw a finished version of The Last of Us 2’s long anticipated live service multiplayer game, and immediately started flipping over tables and ordered the acclaimed developer to cancel the whole thing. The reality...
Thursday1st Aug 2024
Pete Parsons in the firing line
Back when Sony acquired Bungie for $3.6 billion, the deal repeatedly stressed that the Destiny developer would continue to remain independent, and would operate adjacent to PS Studios, rather than underneath it. However, there were apparently performance targets in place which meant if the studio missed them,...
Review Tomba! Special Edition (PS5) - PS1 Oddity Remains a Fun, Fresh, and Unique Platformer
Pigs will fly
So, who remembers Tomba!? Also known as Tombi! in Europe, it was a distinctly Japanese platformer that charmed many a PS1 player all the way back in 1997. Often bizarre but almost always bright and cheery, Tomba! offered something very different to the genre's blockbusters, like Crash Bandicoot or Spyro. It was a curious blend of...
News This Could Be Your First Look at the PS5 Game from Sony's Newly Established PS Studio
"Inspired by several genres"
In the aftermath of lay offs at Sony subsidiary Bungie, one team that was previously being incubated by the Destiny developer is in the process of being spun off as a brand-new PS Studio. It’s making a game that is said to be a sci-fi action experience, and around 40 ex-Bungie staffers are being moved across to help...
Guide Best Simulation Games on PS5
PS5's best simulation games ranked and rated
What are the best simulation games on PS5? It's not an easy question to answer; the simulation genre is incredibly broad nowadays, with many sports, hobbies, chores, and occupations now represented in digital form. No matter what you feel like doing, odds are it's been gamified in some way. Simulation...
News Until Dawn PS5, PC Remake Is Still on Its Way as Age Rating Surfaces
Set to scare all over again this year
You'd be forgiven for forgetting a PS5, PC remake of PS4 horror classic Until Dawn is in the works — there has been very little chatter or promotion up until now — but a new age rating listed by the ESRB confirms the remake is still on the way. Since this is expected to be a one-to-one remake of the...
News Ghost of Tsushima Now Considered a Major Influence for Big Open World Games
Star Wars Outlaws dev's "biggest reference" point
First released for PS4 in 2020, Ghost of Tsushima has reached an age where it's now influencing the biggest open world games of today, which were given the green light from publishers around its original launch. Star Wars Outlaws creative director Julian Gerighty has cited the title as his "biggest...
Mini Review SteamWorld Heist 2 (PS5) - More Mechanical Tactical Magic
A life of delightment
Ditching the space exploration of the original, SteamWorld Heist 2 is a swashbuckling tactics adventure that places you in the shoes of Captain Leeway. He takes to the Great Sea with his ragtag group of Steambots to solve the water crisis, deal with the oppressive navy making things worse, and prove he can live up to his...
News NBA 2K25 Takes Real-Life Basketball Footage and Makes It PS5 Gameplay
Early Tip-Off moves the release date forward to 4th September
Much like the HyperMotion technology in EA Sports FC 25, developer Visual Concepts is implementing a similar system for NBA 2K25, which will transform real-life basketball footage into PS5 gameplay. The technology, named ProPLAY, analyses professional NBA footage and translates it into...
An essential part of development moving forwards
EA Sports College Football 25 already looks like a significant success for EA, with millions of players picking up the game despite only releasing partway through July. We enjoyed our time with the game, which was in development for almost a decade. Even with all that time, EA says that "in the...
News Another Wave of Concord PS5, PC Character Trailers Has Arrived
Thought you ought to know
Another round of character trailers for Concord has been released, taking a closer look at four more of the game's roster of 16 Freegunners ahead of launch in August. We previously got to know and see a bit of gameplay from Jabali, Teo, and It-Z, and now it's the turn of Lennox, Haymar, 1-0FF, and Star Child. You can check...
Poll Are You Playing Tomba! Special Edition?
Piggin' it
Tomba! Special Edition is out now on PS5, reviving what some consider to be a classic (and underappreciated) PS1 platformer. If you've never heard of Tomba! (or Tombi!, as it was known in Europe), then honestly, you're in for a bit of a treat. In our humble opinion, it still stands as a deeply charming and unique adventure — and if...
News Popular Survival Sim Green Hell Makes Contact with PS5 Port
Over 6 million survivors and counting
Fraught survival sim, Green Hell, is getting a native PS5 port with a free upgrade offered for players that already own the PS4 version of the game, which is the good news. The bad is that the PS4 version will no longer be supported with future updates, but we suppose that the world must invariably continue its...
News Like a Dragon: Yakuza Show Won't Have Time for Karaoke, But Singing 'May Come Eventually'
Sad ballad
Amazon's upcoming adaptation Like a Dragon: Yakuza will, tragically, not have the runtime to tackle Kazuma Kiryu's enduring passion for karaoke, it's been revealed. However, all hope is not lost as raucous, drunken singing "may come eventually". Unfortunately, the show's first offering will be just six episodes, so the sillier side of...
News Civilization 7 Gameplay Reveal Set for Gamescom 2024 Showcase
Plus a 20-minute developer deep dive
Gamescom Opening Night Live host Geoff Keighley has announced the first game set to take the expo's live event stage on 20th August 2024: it's Civilization VII. Keighley first revealed the game during Summer Game Fest, and now the first gameplay unveiling is set for the Cologne show. On the same day, two and a...
News Have Some Fun in the Sun with Street Fighter 6's Summer Samba Fighting Pass on PS5, PS4
Saturday Night Slam Masters is the available retro game
There’s new summer content to enjoy in the outstanding Street Fighter 6 this week, with a new Fighting Pass featuring a sunny samba theme. The premium tier comes with a ton of goodies, including some distinctly elaborate avatar gear, an emote, Mike Haggar’s theme, and much more. You’ll...
News After Three Years of Free Updates, Devs Say Chivalry 2 Is Complete
But Chivalry is far from dead
Developer Torn Banner Studios has announced that after three years of free updates for Chivalry 2, they now consider it feature-complete and will move on to other exciting multiplayer projects. The game will continue to be maintained, and matchmaking services will remain online. It's been quite a good run for Torn...
Preview Evidence Suggests Ace Attorney Investigations Collection Will Be a Good Time on PS4
But the jury is still out
We've played the first couple of cases in the Ace Attorney Investigations Collection on PS4 and we've walked away pretty impressed. The collection comprises two games originally released on Nintendo DS — Ace Attorney Investigations: Miles Edgeworth and Ace Attorney Investigations 2: Prosecutor's Gambit — now playable on...
