Guide Best Open World Games on PS5
The best PS5 open world games ranked and rated
Guide Best Puzzle Games on PS4
PS4's best puzzlers ranked and rated
News PS5 Consoles, Controllers, and PSVR2 Discounts for Black Friday Seemingly Revealed
Not official prices, but as good as
News - 2024, Week 46
Sunday17th Nov 2024
News Legacy of Kain Fans Will Be Feasting on PS5, PS4 These Coming Weeks
Almost entire series available on modern hardware
Credit where credit’s due: this is undeniably cool, and a great example of game preservation done well. Hot on the heels of the Legacy of Kain: Soul Reaver 1 & 2 Remastered bundle – due out on both PS5 and PS4 from 10th December – Sony’s confirmed two other titles from the franchise will...
News Final Fantasy 7 Remake's Third Entry 'Won't Cheat' with the Airship
"We will take on the challenge"
While Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth – the second entry in Square Enix’s remake trilogy – offered a vast open world, fans of the original PS1 title will know the Highwind airship forms a crucial part of traversal in the closing act of the game. Speaking at G-Star 2024 in Busan this week, director Naoki Hamaguchi...
Guide GTA San Andreas: All Missions
A complete list of every mission in GTA San Andreas
Looking for a list of all missions in GTA San Andreas Definitive Edition? Helpful as a way to track your progress through the main story, this page will help you judge roughly how far into the game you are. In this GTA San Andreas Definitive Edition guide, we're going to provide a list of all...
Saturday16th Nov 2024
News PS5 Consoles, Controllers, and PSVR2 Discounts for Black Friday Seemingly Revealed
Not official prices, but as good as
Update: A second Billbil-Kun report has this weekend detailed the sort of discounts Sony is expected to make available across its range of PS5 DualSense controllers for Black Friday, including the DualSense Edge. According to the leaker, a "minimum" of €20 will be knocked off the price of PS5 pads. PS5...
News Dressing Eve as 2B Won't Be Free in Stellar Blade's PS5 DLC
How much would you pay?
Shift Up’s post-release support for Stellar Blade has been so strong many wondered whether the game’s forthcoming NieR Automata add-on would be free. It’s since confirmed on social media that this is a paid add-on, although it hasn’t confirmed how much it’ll cost just yet. Due out on 20th November, the Yoko Taro...
Interesting timing
Elden Ring: Shadow of the Erdtree, or any other DLC add-on, will be eligible to win Game of the Year at The Game Awards. An update to the FAQ on the event’s official website notes: “The Game Awards aims to recognise the best creative and technical work each year, irrespective of the format of that content’s release...
News In USA, the PS5 Pro Launched with Similar Sales to the PS4 Pro
Despite being much more expensive
Early indications are that the PS5 Pro is finding its audience as Sony intended. This week we learned that, despite costing twice as much, the PS5 Pro sold around 13k more units than the PS4 Pro at launch in Japan. And in the USA, the first data from Circana analyst Mat Piscatella is that it’s keeping pace with...
Talking Point What Are You Playing This Weekend? - Issue 555
Play on
It feels like we've reached that point of the year now where all the heavy hitters are out, and it's just a case of making the most of them. There are still some cool games to come, of course: Infinity Nikki, Marvel Rivals, and Power Rangers. But generally, we suspect WAYP is going to be mainly backlog stuff through to January now. Jade...
News Valve Celebrates 20 Years of Half-Life 2 with New Documentary
Two hours of developer insight
Half-Life 2 is widely considered one of the greatest video games of all time, and developer Valve is celebrating 20 years of the classic this weekend. Most of its celebrations are focused on PC with an anniversary patch for the original game, but everyone can enjoy a new two-hour documentary that explores the...
News Strong Fan Backlash Forces Treyarch to Reverse Black Ops 6 XP Token Erasure
Apparently a UI bug
Call of Duty: Black Ops 6 developer Treyarch has been forced to reverse its decision to remove legacy XP tokens from the game following a very heavy wave of fan backlash and criticism. Upon the launch of Season 1 on Thursday, players noticed the Black Ops 6 multiplayer menu screen had been updated to let them use the XP tokens...
Friday15th Nov 2024
The best PS5 RPGs, ranked and rated
What are the best RPGs on PS5? In this hopefully helpful guide, we're going to list the best RPGs on PS5 — as rated by the Push Square community. Over the years, the term 'role-playing game' has evolved to cover an incredibly wide range of experiences. From text-heavy, choice-driven RPGs like Disco Elysium and...
Guide Best Open World Games on PS5
The best PS5 open world games ranked and rated
What are the best open world games on PS5? An open world setting gives you the freedom to explore its map with no restraints. They're very popular and have been for years, the result being a tonne of large scale, free-roaming titles with lots to see and do. Open world games can come in all shapes and...
Guide Best Puzzle Games on PS4
PS4's best puzzlers ranked and rated
What are the best puzzle games on PS4? It's a big question; there are so many of the darned things that it can be hard to narrow it down. If you enjoy a game that tests your grey matter, you're certainly well served on PS4. Puzzle games can take a few different forms. The classic examples of puzzlers are things...
Guide Best Action Games on PS4
All the best PS4 action games, ranked and rated
What are the best action games on PS4? Action games let us feel like true heroes, taking us on thrilling rollercoasters from the comfort of our living rooms across a huge variety of scenarios. If that's the type of game you like to play, you're in luck, as there are endless examples of great action...
Review PS5 Pro - An Impressive Yet Inconsistent Upgrade
Pro price, pro performance
From day one, the PS5 Pro has lacked the clear cut sales pitch that its mid-gen predecessor had. It’s offering 4K, ray tracing, and higher frame rates, all of which are technically available on the base model. But the Pro part of PS5 Pro wants to bring all those features together so you don’t need to choose between...
News PS5 Pro Enhanced, PS Store Situation Devolves into Confusing Mess
It was always going to be this way
We love order, systems, and routines, everything in its proper place. Using the PS Store for anything meaningful, then, has always been an exercise in frustration. We allowed ourselves to think that perhaps in the age of the PS5 Pro, the PS Store page specifically set aside for games enhanced on Sony's new machine...
News UK Retailers Are All Discounting the PS5 Pro Already
Door busters
UK retail has gone to war over the price of the PS5 Pro, and if you’re swift enough, you could land a deal this weekend. We must caveat, you’re still looking at a huge chunk of change here given the £699.99 price point of the new Sony system, but savings can be made. Argos was the first to make an adjustment, plunging the price of...
News MGS Master Collection Update 2.0 Boosts Resolution on PS5, PS4
MGS2 and MGS3 up to 4K
Konami has released a new patch for Metal Gear Solid Master Collection Vol. 1, implementing new options to enhance the image resolution — depending on your setup. You can view the full breakdown through the link, and while it's somewhat complicated, it basically means you can fire up the latter two games with sharper quality...
News GTA Trilogy Dev Implies Rockstar Made a 'D*ck Move' Removing Its Name from PS5, PS4 Remasters
Grove Street Gone
Grove Street Games, the original developer of the GTA Trilogy, has unfollowed Rockstar on social media – and its boss has implied the company made a “d*ck move” removing its name from the splash screen of the bundle. <related ids="174373"> Thomas Williamson, perhaps trying to retain some semblance of professionalism,...
News PS5 Pro Gives Dying Light 2 Improved Graphics Modes, Better Resolutions
Coming to PS Plus Extra next week
Techland has provided details covering its recent PS5 Pro patch for Dying Light 2, revealing exactly how the open world zombie game takes advantage of the new console. It works to significantly enhance all four of the pre-existing graphics modes, either increasing their resolution or adding new features. No matter...
News Hot on the Heels of LEGO Horizon Adventures PS5, Official LEGO Horizon Set Leaks
We heard you like Horizon?
If LEGO Horizon Adventures wasn't enough Aloy in Danish block form for you, you're in luck: images of what sure looks like official LEGO Horizon sets have begun to crop up, just in case you did need more Horizon in your life. That's according to the Instagram account Brickreporter, anyway (thanks,
Realism vs absurdity
Call of Duty: Black Ops 6 is drawing increasingly heavy criticism from its community for pretty much instantly dropping the somewhat serious nature of its multiplayer skins for the absurd, unrealistic cosmetics that dropped yesterday with Season 1. Instead of standard military men and women seen in the campaign, Treyarch has...
News Assassin's Creed Shadows Will Not Have a Paid Battle Pass or Subscription on PS5
There'll be free content updates for everyone
A significant – and potentially damaging – leak earlier today appeared to reveal the contents for several Assassin’s Creed Shadows seasons, including Battle Passes and cosmetics. The goods, planned to be housed in a franchise wrapper named the Animus Hub (formerly known as Assassin’s Creed...
News See Mega-Man, Pac-Man, and Armored Core Like Never Before in Secret Level Official Trailer
Enter Secret Level?
The upcoming Amazon anthology series Secret Level is a pretty exciting prospect, adapting 15 video game universes and spanning the full spectrum of animation. It will put lesser-known IPs like Sifu, Armored Core, and yes, even Concord in front of eyeballs that would previously have never seen them, and we got our best look at the...
News PS5's Stellar Blade Sweeps All Seven Categories at Korea Game Awards
Shift Up stay winning
The wonderful Stellar Blade has secured top marks in its home market of Korea, with Shift Up's explosive debut into the console space sweeping all seven categories at the Korea Game Awards. Beginning in 1996, this home-grown award show recognises excellence and achievement from Korean developers, who are quickly becoming known...
News Next Gran Turismo 7 PS5, PS4 Update Poised to Drop Next Week
PS5 Pro support potentially included
Gran Turismo creator Kaz Yamauchi has teased the next big Gran Turismo 7 update will be made available across PS5, PS4 consoles next week. He has done the usual thing of posting an image to Twitter of the new cars in black and white silhouettes, allowing superfans like GTPlanet to guess what they are. According...
News Game of Thrones Star Sophie Turner Might Play Lara Croft in Tomb Raider TV Show
Two parties now negotiating
Sophie Turner, best known for her work as Sansa Stark in Game of Thrones, is reportedly taking strides towards playing the role of Lara Croft in the upcoming live-action Tomb Raider TV series from Amazon Prime. Deadline reports the two parties are "in negotiations" to hash out a deal that would see Turner star as the...
News Like a Dragon: Pirate Yakuza in Hawaii on PS5, PS4 Looks Mad, Dog
Sea it to believe it
SEGA’s really gone off the deep end with Like a Dragon: Pirate Yakuza in Hawaii. A new info dump and a couple of short gameplay clips reveal what we mean, as they introduce Assassin’s Creed-esque naval battles and protagonist Majima’s new mythical sea creature special moves. As was the case in Like a Dragon Gaiden: The...
News Helldivers 2's Democratic Super Weapon Now Fully Operational
You may fire when ready
Helldivers 2's Death Star-esque Democracy Space Station is now fully operational, ready to deliver cosmic amounts of destruction to both bug and bot. This vaunted "Weapon of Mass Liberation" has already successfully been used to destroy "a small moon" and awaits new firing solutions. Super-patriots will be able to cast their...
News SMT 5: Vengeance PS5 Demo Up Now on PS Store
PS4 misses out on the demo
Atlus has uploaded a new PS5 demo for Shin Megami Tensei V: Vengeance to the PS Store, allowing those interested to sample the expanded version of the Nintendo Switch original released earlier this year. This is not tied to a PS Plus Premium subscription; it's free and available for everyone. Howev
News Ghostface Looks Like a Scream in Mortal Kombat 1 Gameplay Trailer
Dude with a knife
Mortal Kombat 1 has been trucking along since its launch last year, adding a bunch of DLC fighters as well as the Khaos Reigns pack. The next character in line is Ghostface from the Scream movie series, and you can see him in action in the new trailer above. Ghostface's move set is very stabby and has various moves involving other...
Thursday14th Nov 2024
News Veteran Trophy Hunter Hakoom Quits PlayStation Over Alleged Account Suspension Storm
Drama
Well-known Trophy hunter Hakoom, at one point a Guinness World Record holder for his obscene number of PlayStation gongs, has quit Sony amid an alleged account suspension storm. While the specific details are unclear and we’ll try to get clarification, it appears Hakoom is claiming his account was hacked, leading to a suspension. After...
News Guerrilla's Next Horizon Game May Launch Sometime in 2025 on PS5
Horizon online game seemingly coming soon
The Horizon franchise has had a very busy year in 2024, with the arrival of Forbidden West on PC in March, Zero Dawn Remastered in October, and LEGO Horizon Adventures having just launched today, 14th November. This momentum looks set to continue into 2025, if a recent job listing is to be believed. On...
News DOOM, Elder Scrolls, Fallout Devs Strike in Protest of Parent Company, Microsoft
Xbox boss says business "has never been more healthy"
Hundreds of unionised ZeniMax staff have walked off the job and are striking today, fed up with parent company Microsoft dragging its feet. Developers from Bethesda's various studios are downing tools due to Microsoft's alleged refusal to act in good faith at the bargaining table. The one-day...
Guide Astro Bot: Stellar Speedway - All Collectibles: Bots
All collectibles in Stellar Speedway
Looking for a Stellar Speedway walkthrough in Astro Bot? This page will show you where to find all the collectibles in Stellar Speedway, a world housing several speedrun levels accessible after you clear the game. As part of our Astro Bot guide, our Stellar Speedway walkthrough will show you where to find all...
News Resistance's Release on PS Plus Premium Proves There's Still a Fanbase for the FPS
Hale to the king
This week’s PS Plus Premium update announcement temporarily stopped the heart of this author – and the hearts of thousands of PlayStation fans around the world. When we saw PS3 launch title Resistance: Fall of Man and its sequel Resistance 2 listed alongside other PS1 classics like Blood Omen: Legacy of Kain, we thought Sony had...
News You'll Never See This Potential TV Mass Effect Commander Shepard Pick Coming
"Takin' over Earth and still kickin' in Uranus"
With Fast & Furious 9 writer Daniel Casey signed on to pen Amazon's upcoming Mass Effect TV adaptation, things could really go in any direction. One future we never would have predicted, however, was the potential inclusion of one John Anthony Felix Cena, presumably as Commander Shepard, who you...
News Astro Bot PS5 Update Available Now, Adds Final Speedrun DLC Level
Rising Heat
The fifth and final DLC level for Astro Bot is now available to play. Coming as part of the latest game update, the free new stage, Rising Heat, rounds out Team Asobi's collection of time trial stages. The level has you racing through a lava-filled environment as you clamber up a cliff using Astro's monkey power-up to climb handholds...
News LEGO Horizon Adventures Sets Odd Precedent, Lacking PS5 Pro Support
A brave new world
Sony's latest first-party release, LEGO Horizon Adventures, is now available, but curiously, it lacks support for the firm's shiny new box, the PS5 Pro. While the spirited Horizon adaptation isn't necessarily a graphical powerhouse (like the recently upgraded Horizon Zero Dawn Remastered), it's still not a very promising start...
News Japan Sales Charts: PS5 Pro Gets Stronger Start Than PS4 Pro Despite Being Twice the Price
A Pro move
The first sales figures for PS5 Pro in Japan are in (thanks, Gematsu), and it's a very healthy start for the beefed-up console. In its launch week, the machine has sold 78,086 units, which is far and away the best-selling hardware for that period. This is a pretty impressive number, especially when you start thinking about its price. PS5...
News The Game Awards Will Confirm 2024 Nominees on Monday
Back your picks after the weekend
Geoff Keighley has confirmed the nominees for the 2024 edition of The Game Awards will be revealed on Monday, 18th November 2024. A particularly special year as the show celebrates its 10th anniversary, you will be able to find out what titles are up for the big Game of the Year award at 5pm GMT / 9am PT / 12pm ET...
News Conspiratorial Fans Think PS5 Ad Teasing December State of Play, PlayStation Showcase
Grubb says hold your horses
Just yesterday, we brought you word of Sony's jazzy new PS5 ad, reminding us that Play Has No Limits. Apparently, we weren't operating on a high enough level to catch Sony clearly telegraphing a PlayStation Showcase or State of Play for 3rd December 2024, which is what some conspiratorial fans now believe. In a...
Guide Astro Bot: Rising Heat - All Collectibles and How to Go Faster
All collectibles in Rising Heat
Looking for a Rising Heat collectibles walkthrough in Astro Bot? This page will show you where to find all the collectibles in Rising Heat, a speedrun challenge level located in Stellar Speedway. We'll also give you some tips and tricks on how to get faster times. As part of our
News Atomfall Sets Up a British Quarantine Zone on PS5, PS4 from 27th March
Priced at £54.99 / $59.99
Rebellion has announced its British, conspiracy theory-filled PS5, PS4 sandbox title Atomfall will release on 27th March 2025 in a new trailer. Little of note really happens in the 68 seconds of footage, but the reveal has given way to PS Store pre-orders, confirming a launch price of £54.99 / $59.99. This marks the...
News Infinity Nikki and Jessie J Confirm PS5 Release Date in Joyous Musical Trailer
Fashionably on-time
Infinity Nikki, the free-to-play dress-up adventure game, is now confirmed to release on PS5 on 5th December, 2024. This date was previously shown on a listing for a PS Store pre-order bundle, and now we have official word from Infold Games and Papergames. A new trailer shows off a bunch of gameplay alongside a toe-tapping theme...
News Black Ops 6, Warzone Season 1 Is Live Now with New Maps, Battle Pass
Plus more to come in Season 1 refresh
Following one of the strongest launches in the series' entire history, Call of Duty: Black Ops 6 has been updated with its first season of content. Also covering Battle Royale spin-off Warzone, Season 1 provides fresh multiplayer and Zombies content, as well as the game's first Battle Pass to work through...
News Unique Puzzler Lorelei and the Laser Eyes Seems Set for PS5, PS4
New age ratings from PEGI spotted
It appears Lorelei and the Laser Eyes will be making its way to PS5 and PS4 following an initial Nintendo Switch launch earlier this year, with PEGI now providing age ratings for PlayStation versions. The updated PEGI page was spotted by Gematsu, which suggests a PS5, PS4 release date of today, 14th November 2024...
News Devil-Filled Baldur's Gate 3 Has Fans in Vatican City
"Wish I could see their mod list. Bet it’s absolutely gnarly"
Revolutionary RPG Baldur's Gate 3 kicks off with an unforgettable jaunt aboard a Mindflayer Nautiloid, with the interplanar vessel fatefully arriving in Avernus, the Dungeons & Dragons' equivalent of biblical hell. Developer Larian Studios has revealed that two copies of the game...
Wednesday13th Nov 2024
News GTA Trilogy Massively Upgraded on PS5, Patch Out on PS4 Now Too
Grove Games' name removed from project
Update #2: Players on PS4 are now reporting they too have received the new patch for the GTA Trilogy that implements the original art direction. It's a 4.054GB update on PS4. Update #1: While the GTA Trilogy has been massively upgraded on the PS5, restoring its original art direction, the patch is not...
News 17 Games Land on PS Plus Extra, Premium Next Week
PS3 series Resistance on Premium!
Sony has today confirmed the lineup of PS5, PS4, and Classic games coming to PS Plus Extra and PS Plus Premium for the month of November 2024. There are 17 titles in total, and they'll all be available to download and play next week on 19th November 2024. Here's what active members have to look forward to: PS Plus...
Review LEGO Horizon Adventures (PS5) - Dull Design Lets Down This Gorgeous Spin-Off
Abridged too far
Nobody could've expected LEGO Horizon Adventures, a playful, plastic take on one of PlayStation's most popular franchises. Aloy's main games are laden with thick sci-fi lore, serious themes, and complex mechanics; squeezing all of that into an all-ages spin-off has always felt like a tall order. The result is a game that delights us...
Review Dragon Quest III HD-2D Remake (PS5) - A Timeless RPG, and a Gorgeous Nostalgia Trip
Golden oldies
You always know what you're getting with a mainline Dragon Quest game. The series is pretty much the epitome of consistent, having stuck to its timeless Japanese RPG formula for decades. But that comfy feeling of familiarity somehow hits even harder with Dragon Quest 3 HD-2D Remake — a powerfully nostalgic rebuild of a true classic...
News Secret Level Creator Comments on Concord's Awkward Anthology Inclusion
“I honestly don’t understand why it didn’t work"
The brief but explosive saga of Sony's failed service punt, Concord, isn't over yet. Your favourite Freegunners will ride again in Secret Level from 10th December, the focus of one of the anthology series' 15 episodes. Secret Level's Tim Miller has noted the elephant in the room for the first...
News Six Months After Closing Tango Gameworks, Xbox 'In the Market' for Asian Studios
Phil Spencer talks possible acquisitions
Phil Spencer, Xbox's top dog, has made it clear that it remains interested in acquisitions, with one eye on the Asian games industry. Microsoft made history when it concluded its enormous $69 billion acquisition of Activision Blizzard King. Though this took a long time to close, it followed on from the...
News No Xbox Games Are Off the Table for Release on PS5, Says Phil Spencer
No "red lines"
Ever since Xbox's initial steps into multiplatform releases, fans have been wondering where the company will draw the line. Earlier this year, a quartet of previously Xbox-exclusive titles made their way to PS5 and PS4 (Sea of Thieves, Pentiment, Grounded, and Hi-Fi Rush), and with a new comment from top exec Phil Spencer, it sounds...
Guide Black Ops 6 Season 1: Release Times and All New Content
Full details on Black Ops 6 Season 1
What are the Black Ops 6 Season 1 release times? What new content is there in Black Ops 6 and Warzone? As Treyarch plans to deploy the first big batch of Call of Duty: Black Ops 6 post-launch content, you might be wondering when it all releases and what content is included. In this Black Ops 6 guide, we're going...
News Dead Rising Remaster Adds PS5 Pro Support, Casual Mode
Reflections never looked better
A recent update for the Dead Rising Deluxe Remaster has added PS5 Pro support to the undead mall explorer, with the most notable feature being ray tracing. A new toggle in the options menu lets you activate "more realistic reflections on glass and water surfaces", of which there are many in the game. The official Dead...
News Star Trek Actor Voices Sylens in LEGO Horizon Adventures
Tim Russ voices the character in LEGO form
Tim Russ, the actor best known for playing Tuvok in Star Trek, has been confirmed as the voice actor for Sylens in LEGO Horizon Adventures following the sad passing of Lance Reddick, the original voice for the character. It is not known yet whether Russ will be playing the role permanently for the eventual...
News Play Has No Limits in Sony's Latest Live-Action PS5 Ad
Push play to the max
Hearkening back to the PS5's original slogan, "Play Has No Limits," Sony has released a light-hearted, live-action ad to remind you of this. We don't know if it quite lives up to the drama and tension of Playtopia, and it certainly can't hold a candle to the PS3's legendary Long Live Play, but overall, it's pretty good. The...
News Songs of Silence Finds Harmony Between Real-Time, Turn-Based Strategy on PS5
Welcome back, Heroes of Might and Magic 3
Songs of Silence is a compelling blend of turn-based strategy with real-time combat, boasting a painterly, art-nouveau aesthetic. Fresh from Steam's Early Access, this daring blend of mechanics is available now on PS5. Reminding us, encouragingly, of our beloved Heroes of Might & Magic series (but with...
News Demonic RPG The Thaumaturge Bites PS5 Next Month, Demo Out Now
PS5 release date set for 4th December
The Thaumaturge developer Fools Theory has announced the PS5 port of its demonic, detective RPG will release on 4th December 2024, nine months after the original PC launch. In the fairly well-received isometric RPG, you shall play a well-seasoned thaumaturge who seeks to unravel their "troubled past" in Warsaw,...
News Stellar Blade Will Spread Its Wings to PC in 2025
Giving Nexus Mods time to increase server capacity
PS5 exclusive Stellar Blade was one of the standout releases of the year, with developer Shift Up commanding the attention of gamers with lightning-fast combat and scantily-clad heroine Eve. The game was considered a success, selling more than a million copies, and Shift Up expects to sell
News Street Fighter 6 Brings Ryu, Chun-Li, Cammy to Destiny 2 in Themed Items
Emotes, Ghost shells, and finishers from 19th November
Three classic Street Fighter characters will be used as inspiration for a set of newly themed items in Destiny 2. On 19th November 2024, Ryu, Chun-Li, and Cammy will be brought to the Bungie universe by way of new emotes, finishers, and Ghost shells, presumably purchasable using real money. You...
News ARC Raiders Unveils Promising Extraction Loop in Gameplay Reveal
Go big or go home
We haven't heard much from the Arc Raiders front recently, so we were pleasantly surprised to see a hefty chunk of gameplay emerge in the last few hours. The co-op shooter turned survival extraction game from Embark, the studio behind The Finals, looks to be coming along nicely. In the six-minute gameplay reveal, we get some...
News Monster Hunter to Take Over Phones as Well as PS5 with Outlanders Spin-Off
Coming to iOS and Android devices soon
Capcom has revealed you'll be able to hunt monsters on both your PS5 and mobile phones soon as it announces official spin-off game Monster Hunter Outlanders for smartphones in a debut trailer. Building on Monster Hunter Now, this is a fully open-world adaptation with an optimised battle system that shall launch...
Tuesday12th Nov 2024
News Stellar Blade's Eve Bags a New Body Double for PS5 Favourite's Upcoming Update
Yoon love to see it
Fans of Stellar Blade protagonist Eve will know developer Shift Up based the character’s body on real-life South Korean model Shin Jae-eun, but for the game’s upcoming update, it’s scanned a new star: cosplayer Yoon Seol-hwa. The model confirmed the news on
Reminder PS Plus Extra, Premium to Lose 18 Games in a Week
Kingdom Hearts, RDR2 on their way out
Sony will announce the full lineup of PS5, PS4, and Classic titles coming to PS Plus Extra and PS Plus Premium for its November 2024 refresh tomorrow, but what's just as noteworthy about this month's rotation is the number of games on their way out. As confirmed almost a month ago, it's been a while since the...
News Dragon Age: The Veilguard Sales Keep Pace with Dragon's Dogma 2, Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth in UK
"It's not earth shattering, but it isn't terrible"
Dragon Age: The Veilguard appears to mark the critical return of developer BioWare, but its commercial impact remains harder to parse almost two weeks after launch. At least in the UK (the seventh-largest individual market for games globally), The Veilguard reportedly performed comparably to...
News Sea of Stars Now Has Combat System Its Developer Always Wanted
Free update also adds co-op
Sea of Stars has today received its free Dawn of Equinox update across PS5 and PS4 consoles, which seeks to provide a "definitive edition" of the RPG's combat system, implement co-op features, and enhance other aspects. It's available to download now, and you can see it in action in the trailer above. Combat and co-op...
News Square Enix's New AAA Games Are Being Trounced by Final Fantasy 14
Profitable MMO segment still winning
The venerable MMO Final Fantasy XIV, once considered an abject failure, is now pointed to as an example of a video game redemption arc. Over the years, Square Enix has come to rely on the regular, predictable profits it draws from the title's vast player base, and the massively multiplayer game has become one of...
Hands On Spider-Man 2 All in on Ray Tracing for PS5 Pro
Fidelity Pro vs Performance Pro
Given that Insomniac Games only just released Marvel's Spider-Man 2 one year ago with fantastic graphics and options for frame rate enthusiasts, the chances the studio would be able to tap into an entirely new level of visual quality on PS5 Pro were slim. Therefore, it has taken a different route as it looks to...
News PS5 Slim Price Drop Confirmed, $380 Until 24th December
Knocks $70 off until Christmas Eve
Sony has announced by way of a new PS5 advert that the base PS5 Slim console will be available on sale at $380 until 24th December 2024. It hasn't confirmed on what date the temporary price cut will take place, though previous rumours have suggested 22nd November, or around Black Friday, is when the sale will be...
News Black Ops 6 Drives Monthly PS5 Sales Growth in the UK, 75% of Players Purchase on PlayStation
Business as usual
Sales of the PS5 in the UK rose 27% month-on-month this October, propelled by the release of the Xbox-owned Call of Duty: Black Ops 6. An enormous 75% of the game’s full-price sales were made on PlayStation platforms, with the title’s Game Pass availability shrinking series owner Xbox’s share to just 11%. Sales of the Xbox...
News Sonic X Shadow Generations Producer Wants to Remake the Worst Game in the Series for PS5
06, here we go again
Sonic has enjoyed plenty of highs, but he’s also experienced some extreme lows. Chief among those was the PS3 game Sonic the Hedgehog, known colloquially by fans as Sonic 06. It was a disaster, earning a Metacritic rating of 43. But Sonic X Shadow Generations producer Shun Nakamura, speaking at a fan event in Indonesia,...
News Game Size Not as Important as It Used to Be, Says Yakuza Creator
Rather, it's about how you use the content
Yakuza/Like a Dragon creator Toshihiro Nagoshi says the era of games needing to be as big as possible is fast coming to an end. With the nonstop onslaught of game releases fighting for players' limited free time, Nagoshi says it's only natural that games will be judged less harshly on their size as the...
News Blizzard Hits Nostalgia Button, Overwatch: Classic Launches on PS5
"Heroes and balance from popular moments in the game’s history"
As the lifespan of certain games is increasingly measured in decades, an interesting play we keep seeing from developers is to revert to an earlier, presumably better state. World of Warcraft Classic found phenomenal success in this, as did Fortnite OG and Apex Legends' Season 23. It...
News Six Seconds of Long-Lost Adventure In the Valley of Gods Is All You Get
And you can thank Gabe for that
Remember In the Valley of Gods? The promising follow-up was being developed at Firewatch studio Campo Santo before it was acquired by Steam's parent company, Valve, in 2018. In 2019, the developer was put to work on Half-Life: Alyx instead. Its promising narrative adventure game was indefinitely delayed, seemingly...
News Survive in Style with Forever Skies Demo's PS5 Exclusive Airship Skin
Available to play now
Forever Skies, a PS5 console exclusive survival game, now has a free playable demo on the PS Store. Weighing in at about 10.5 GB, you can now download and play a sample of the sci-fi adventure, which is due to arrive in early 2025. It has you exploring a ruined Earth and staying alive inside your airship base, hovering above...
News Fortnite OG Sticks Around As Permanent Mode from 6th December
Back to the beginning
You won’t need to wait for an annual dose of Fortnite nostalgia, as Epic Games is bringing back Fortnite OG as a permanent mode from 6th December. Rumoured earlier in the month but officially confirmed today, the mode will take the popular Battle Royale back to its very origins, with a Season 1 that reverts the release back...
Monday11th Nov 2024
Guide PS Stars: All Rewards and How to Get Them
All digital collectibles, free games, and PS Store credit currently available
Looking for all Rewards and how to get them in PS Stars? The primary purpose of Sony's new loyalty scheme is to earn Points which can be exchanged for Digital Collectibles, free games, and more. On this page, as part of our PS Stars guide, we're going to list all Rew
News Australia's Planned Social Media Ban to Include PSN
Albo, you've got to be joking, mate
Australia's current Labor government, led by Prime Minister Anthony Albanese, plans to impose strict rules on teenagers' use of social media. With broad support from the states and both major parties in agreement, the Online Safety Act could pass before the end of the year, likely being introduced in 2025. It...
Hands On PS5 Pro Injects More Magic into Hogwarts Legacy
Ray tracing the star of PS5 Pro update
Due to the sheer amount of content open world titles generally have to render at any one time, it's a lot more difficult for them to be deemed visually spectacular. Many on PS5 are more than competent, but pit them against the linear, story-focused experiences of Sony's first-party teams and they will almost...
News Indiana Jones Looks Like an Adventure Worth Waiting for on PS5
Looking like a Great Circle
Indiana Jones and the Great Circle is the next title from MachineGames, and rather than blasting Nazis away with OTT weaponry in Wolfenstein, you'll be beating them up with shovels and rolling pins. Launching on PS5 next Spring after a brief period of Xbox exclusivity, publisher Bethesda has just put out a new gameplay...
Guide How to Enable PS5 Pro Modes and Settings
Where to find PS5 Pro options and settings
How do you enable PS5 Pro modes and settings? With the newly upgraded PS5 console from Sony now available, you'll want to know how to take full advantage of it. In this guide, we'll reveal how to enable PS5 Pro modes and settings. How Do You Enable PS5 Pro Modes and Settings?: In almost all cases, PS5...
Hands On The Last of Us 2 Marries Visuals and Frame Rate in PS5 Pro Game Changer
Best of both worlds on offer
The very first game Sony chose to market its upgraded PS5 Pro console alongside during its short reveal video was The Last of Us Part II Remastered, which at the time, felt like a double-edged sword. Its outstanding quality means hardcore PS5 owners are always open to a replay of the Naughty Dog game, but from a visual...
News Grammy Nominees for Best Video Game Soundtrack Revealed
PlayStation Studios' stacking the field
Marking the third year that The Grammy Awards has recognised developers with its Best Score Soundtrack for Video Games and Other Interactive Media award, the nominees for 2025 have been revealed. PlayStation Studios-developed games have secured two of the five top spots; not too shabby at all! Marvel's...
News Single Player Western RPG from Lies of P Pub Will Be One to Watch on PS5
Neowiz sheriff-a
Korean publisher Neowiz demonstrated its commitment to interesting ideas with the excellent Lies of P, and it’s just signed a deal with Polish start-up Zakazane to publish its new single player western RPG. The game’s said to take place in a remote mining town, where you’ll assume the role of a sheriff tasked with solving a...
News NieR: Automata's Weird and Wonderful World Invades PS5 Hit Stellar Blade this Month
Tons of new outfits! Photo mode! Much more
Zany merchant Emil from NieR: Automata will set up shop in the world of Stellar Blade from 20th November, bringing 11 all-new cosmetic items to the title. This anticipated collaboration, announced earlier in the year, is being pitched as a crossover marked by the “mutual respect” between Shift Up’s...
News Black Myth: Wukong PS5 Physical Copies Available in December
No monkey business
Those of you holding out for Black Myth: Wukong's anticipated PS5 physical edition will soon feel relief, as boxed copies will hit shelves next month on 12th December. PM Studios is handling the logistical end of things and confirmed that the date will be the same for UK fans (thanks, Eurogamer). This release will mark the game's...
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Tetris was and is a global phenomenon that remains pick-up-and-play perfection to this day, and its history is lovingly chronicled in Digital Eclipse's latest: Tetris Forever. It charts the franchise's entire history, from the brainchild of Alexey Pajitnov to its popularity explosion as a Game Boy pack-in and beyond. A far cry from the...
News PS5 Pro Brute Forces Better Performance in Monster Hunter Wilds' Beta
But a native patch will be needed
Monster Hunter Wilds’ recent beta was, let’s be honest, wildly unfinished. Whether you enjoyed the demo or not, running on PS5 in Performance mode the game looked hideous, with some of the poorest image quality we’ve seen all generation. A new comparison test shows how the PS5 Pro may be able to improve the...
News Macaulay Culkin Confirmed for Season 2 of Amazon's Fallout Show
Former child star headed for the Mojave
Kevin McCallister himself, Macaulay Macaulay Culkin Culkin (yes, that is the actor's legal name, following a poll in 2019), has been confirmed to be joining Amazon's Fallout series. Culkin will apparently "play a crazy genius-type character." The series is headed towards the Mojave Desert next, the setting of...
News Younger Gamers Cited as One Reason for MGS Delta: Snake Eater Remake
So they know the stealth series exists
Konami has revealed that one of the reasons behind its upcoming remake of Metal Gear Solid 3: Snake Eater is to allow the "newer, younger" generation of gamers the chance to experience the stealth franchise on modern hardware. Spotted by GamesRadar in the 46th (and
News Someone's Definitely Gonna Rebuild PS5's LEGO Horizon Adventures in Real Life
If they have the right bricks
With LEGO Horizon Adventures, Studio Gobo and Guerrilla have made it pretty clear that the whole game has been constructed using true-to-life LEGO pieces. The result is a seriously impressive and consistent visual style, but a new video frames it another way. If you have the right bricks, you can rebuild anything you...
News NetEase Execs, Employees Arrested on Alleged Money Laundering and Bribery Charges
Marvel Rivals, Destiny: Rising developer embroiled
Nine staff members from the Chinese conglomerate NetEase have been arrested on charges of money laundering and bribery. Those detained include two of the company's executives: NetEase Games' general manager Xiang Lang and esports lead Jin Yuchen. Picked up by Chinese language outlet Leifeng and...
Sweep the new board
SEGA’s released a surprisingly generous update to the PS5 and PS4’s only real Mario Party alternative, Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba – Sweep the Board. Available now, for free, everyone who owns the game will be able to enjoy an entire new board, inspired by the Hashira Training Arc from the manga and anime. This includes...
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