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Thursday20th Feb 2025
News PS5's Secret to Growth in China: Make Local Devs Successful Worldwide
Special sauce
One part of the PlayStation puzzle that’s so often overlooked is how brilliant Sony has been at unlocking new markets. The platform holder’s success is built on reaching territories that its competitors don’t necessarily bother with, and it’s maintained that energy with the PS5 with initiatives like China Hero Project, India...
- Sony
- PS5
- China
- Industry
News PS5 Remake Yooka-Replaylee Revamps Rextro's Arcade in Latest Gameplay Trailer
New minigames to play
Yooka-Replaylee, the enhanced PS5 remake of Playtonic's throwback platformer, has just unveiled a new trailer that focuses on Rextro's Arcade, which has been reworked for this new version of the game. Rextro's Arcade is a collection of minigames you can play. Depending on your performance, you can earn medals, which can then...
- Playtonic Games
- PS5
- Yooka-Replaylee
- Trailers
Wednesday19th Feb 2025
News Indie Horror Hit Mouthwashing Is Set for PS5 This Year
Physical version available via Fangamer
Wrong Organ has confirmed a PS5 port of its hit horror game Mouthwashing will release later this year, both digitally on the PS Store and physically thanks to a boxed copy supplied by Fangamer. You can sign up to receive alerts relating to the latter, though a fixed release date hasn't been announced yet. The...
- Critical Reflex
- PS5
- Mouthwashing
- Announcements
Thursday20th Feb 2025
News MLB The Show 25 Ups the Immersion with First-Person Fielding on PS5
A new view
Sports games are generally highly competitive affairs that demand perfectly balanced gameplay to succeed. But sometimes you just want to experience the immersion of being a pro athlete. The new Road to the Show in MLB The Show 25 will add first-person fielding to the experience, allowing you to step into the cleats of your created player...
- Sony
- PS5
- MLB The Show
News Ironwood Studios' Pacific Drive Cruises Past 1 Million Copies Sold
Major update en route
Stressful survival driving sim, Pacific Drive, has passed an impressive sales milestone. Developer Ironwood Studios' debut release sold one million units, and considering that around 35 people worked on it during the peak of development, that's quite the upsell on the reasonably priced vehicle. Launching last February,...
- Kepler Interactive
- PS5
- Pacific Drive
News You May Not Be Ready for the Full-Throated Weirdness of Esophaguys on PS5
Bloomin' neck
We caught this new game trailer on PlayStation's YouTube channel, and had to share. Esophaguys is the name of this peculiar indie title, and it's a 2D action platformer for up to four players. You play as an elderly character with the inexplicable ability to extend their neck and latch onto the environment with their teeth. With...
- Esophaguys Team
- PS5
- Esophaguys
- Trailers
News Human Torch Already Has Marvel Rivals Players Calling for a Nerf
Johnny Storm has yet to be added to the game
In a seemingly unprecedented situation, hyper-engaged Marvel Rivals players are already calling for a nerf to Human Torch's high-flying, flame-slinging abilities, despite the character not even being added to the game until tomorrow, 21st February, alongside Ben "The Thing" Grimm. Even if you are...
- NetEase
- PS5
- Marvel Rivals
Wednesday19th Feb 2025
News Yoshida: I Played The Last of Us Online and It Was Great
Exec suggests teams aren't being forced to make live service
One of the biggest bummers of this entire generation was the cancellation of The Last of Us Online, or Factions as it’s perhaps better known. Naughty Dog announced it was working on a standalone version of its popular The Last of Us multiplayer prior to the release of The Last of Us:...
- Sony
- Industry
- The Last of Us
News Ex-Sony Exec Says PC Ports of Old PS5 Games Are Almost Like Printing Money
"That money helps us invest in new titles"
Sony has bringing many of its older games to PC, and some PlayStation fans have been wondering why. While initial ports like Horizon Zero Dawn and God of War sold relatively well, the novelty has been declining, with recent release Marvel’s Spider-Man 2 performing particularly poorly. To be fair, that...
- Sony
- PS5
- PC
News Assassin's Creed Shadows' 'Canon Mode' Makes Fans Ponder the Point of RPG Options
Historically accurate
Previously rumoured and then officially hinted at, it's now been confirmed that Assassin's Creed Shadows will ship with a 'Canon Mode' option. As is the case with Assassin's Creed Odyssey and Assassin's Creed Valhalla, Shadows has a dialogue system that lets you make key decisions during certain quests, and, to a limited...
- Ubisoft
- PS5
- Assassins Creed
News Sony Japan Studio Closed Because AA Market 'Disappeared', Says Shu Yoshida
No place for Puppeteer, Gravity Rush
The former PlayStation executive Shuhei Yoshida has said that one of the main contributing factors behind the closure of Sony's Japan Studio was the disappearance of the AA market. Speaking on the Sacred Symbols+ podcast (via VGC), Yoshida said that one of his failures during his tenure as the Head of Worldwide...
- Sony
- Industry
- Shuhei Yoshida
News Highly Anticipated PS5 Console Exclusive Lost Soul Aside Officially Confirms Boxed Release
Pre-orders open now
Character action title Lost Soul Aside has been one of the most anticipated PlayStation games for close to a decade, so it’d be desperately disappointing if it didn’t get a physical release. Fortunately, after initial confusion over whether it’d be available digitally only or not, trusted tipster billbil-kun has...
- Sony
- PS5
- Lost Soul Aside
News CD Projekt Red Staffing Up for Studio's First Original Game
"Project Hadar needs an extraordinary crew"
CD Projekt Red currently has quite a few irons in the fire. The Witcher IV has been officially announced, and then there's the sequel to Cyberpunk 2077; more than enough for any studio to worry about, we would have thought. But then there's the mysterious Project Hadar, which will mark the
- CD Projekt Red
- Industry
News PC Users Furious Over Lost Soul Aside Being Blocked from Sale in 130 Countries
Sony at fault once again
PC enthusiasts are once again venting their anger at Sony over the restrictions the firm places on the local availability of its games, with the promising Lost Soul Aside the latest victim. While the platform holder does not own UltiZero Games, it is publishing the game on PS5 and PC under the PlayStation Studios banner. As...
- Sony
- PC
- Lost Soul Aside
News Xbox Games on PS5 Is a Win for PlayStation Owners, Says Yoshida
"I suspect Microsoft is the biggest publisher on PlayStation"
Shuhei Yoshida, fresh from his departure from PlayStation after an illustrious 30-plus year career, has commented on Xbox’s decision to port its first-party games to PS5. “I suspect Microsoft is the biggest publisher on PlayStation,” he laughed, as part of an interview with Sacred...
- Xbox Game Studios
- PS5
- Shuhei Yoshida
News Must Own PS5, PS4 Games Discounted in Smaller PS Store Sale
Ghost of Tsushima! Uncharted! More
Hot on the heels of the Planet of the Discounts promo, Sony has plunged the price of hundreds more PS5 and PS4 games on the PS Store. This latest round of offers includes some must-own first-party games, which if you haven’t picked up yet, you simply must as soon as possible. Here are the highlights (we’ll...
- Sony
- PS5
- PS4
- PS Store
- Deals
News Marvel Rivals Maker Reassures Fans PS5 Hit Will Not Be Affected by Layoffs
NetEase investing more into game
Not even instantly becoming one of the most popular live-service games on the market is enough, apparently, as now a support studio that worked with NetEase on Marvel Rivals has been laid off. To be clear: this seems to be a USA-based team that's been supporting the main NetEase development studio, and not the game's...
- NetEase
- PS5
- Marvel Rivals
News Marvel's Spider-Man 2's Performance on PC Has Not Been Amazing
PS Studios, PC players make for uneasy bedfellows
It's been nearly three weeks since Insomniac's excellent Marvel's Spider-Man 2 was released on PC to what might optimistically be described as a lukewarm reception. Well, now that the dust has had time to settle, it's clear that the powers that be at PlayStation need to put on their thinking caps and...
- Sony
- PS5
- PC
- Marvel's Spider-Man
Rumour Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 3 + 4 Will Launch on PS5 During Xbox's Summer Showcase
Shadow drop incoming?
There's no smoke without fire, and it seems the blaze is getting bigger. We're now hearing rumours about the unannounced Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 3 + 4, which will allegedly be simultaneously announced and released in June. This comes from known leaker eXtas1s, speaking in a recent YouTube video. According to eXstas1s, Tony...
- Xbox
- Activision
- PS5
- Tony Hawk
- Rumours
News Bad Handling of Demon's Souls PS3 Meant Sony Missed Out on Dark Souls Publishing
Dev disappointed with how it was treated
The way Sony — and former executive Shuhei Yoshida in particular — handled the PS3 release of Demon's Souls is fairly well documented at this point, with Yoshida claiming he didn't understand the game at the time and calling it "crap". The original effort went on to spawn the massively successful Dark...
- Sony
- Demon's Souls
- Dark Souls
- Industry
Random The Ultimate Git Gud FromSoftware Challenge, Completed
To the sound of a cottage industry collapsing
FromSoftware broke the brains of an entire generation of streamers with its masochistic series of Soulslike games, beginning with Dark Souls, spanning everything in between, before reaching peak ridiculous with Elden Ring. The difficulty inherent in the developer's games and additional self-imposed...
- Random
News Epic Games Names and Shames Fortnite Cheater, Gives Prize Money to Charity
Making an example
In a stunning display of corporate retribution, Epic Games has sent a clear message to anyone considering cheating in Fortnite. After RepulseGod, real name Morgan Bamford, attempted to cheat their way to victory in a multi-million dollar tournament, Epic successfully sued, received a monetary settlement, banned Bamford for life,...
- Epic Games
- PS5
- PS4
- Fortnite
News Ubisoft 'Confident' Assassin's Creed Shadows' Imminent March Release Date Will Stick
No more delays (hopefully)
Just several weeks away from its 20th March release date, Ubisoft is reportedly "confident" that Assassin's Creed Shadows won't be hit with another last-minute delay. According to Insider Gaming, unnamed sources say that both the publisher and Shadows' developers are now ramping up for launch — to the point where review...
- Ubisoft
- PS5
- Assassins Creed
News Annapurna Interactive Showcase Will Reveal What's Next Following Mass Staff Walkout
Airs next week
Publisher Annapurna Interactive has announced the Annapurna Interactive Showcase 2025, a video broadcast set to take place in a few days. It's scheduled to go live on 24th February at 9am PST / 12pm EST / 5pm GMT. The publisher has mentioned updates for several upcoming games during the presentation. These include Wanderstop, Wheel...
- Annapurna Interactive
- PS5
- PS4
- Events
News Fortnite Gives First Taste of Chapter 6 Season 2, Featuring Sub-Zero
Finish him
While it hasn’t been fully announced just yet, the feedback to Fortnite’s forthcoming Chapter 6 Season 2 hasn’t been amazing. Due out on 21st February, Lawless appears to have a GTA-style theme, with gangsters and criminals running wild on the Battle Royale map. Perhaps the biggest highlight for the Battle Pass is the inclusion...
- Epic Games
- PS5
- PS4
- Fortnite
News Shuhei Yoshida 'Really Appreciated' Indie Game Role Created by Jim Ryan
"He was worried about the situation with indies"
There’s been an outpouring of support on social media this week for former PS Studios boss Shuhei Yoshida, after he said in an interview with VentureBeat that he had “no choice” but to take his role as indie games champion within Sony. In comments which went viral – much to the executive’s...
- Sony
- Shuhei Yoshida
- Jim Ryan
News HBO's The Last of Us Season 2 Locks in 13th April Release
Every path has a price
HBO has now confirmed its TV adaptation of The Last of Us will return for a second season on 13th April 2025. Looking to cover at least some of the events that take place in The Last of Us 2, three new posters have been revealed to mark the occasion. They feature Joel, Ellie, and Abby along with an "every path has a price"...
- HBO
- TV
- The Last of Us
News Marvel Rivals Trailers Distract with Human Torch, The Thing Gameplay
“It's clobberin' time!”
Hot off the news that NetEase just laid off the US support team for the ridiculously successful Marvel Rivals, the marketing machine continues to roll forward relentlessly. Get a look at both Human Torch and The Thing in gameplay reveal trailers, as well as an overview of the upcoming Central Park map, set to arrive on...
- NetEase
- PS5
- Marvel Rivals
Tuesday18th Feb 2025
Guide Best Trails Games Ranked: Which Trails Games to Play and Where to Start
A guide to Falcom's huge RPG series
Over the last few years, the Trails series has started to find some footing in the West, largely thanks to the localisation of the Trails of Cold Steel saga on PS4. And now that publisher NIS America is committed to bringing the franchise overseas, we finally have enough Trails games to warrant a guide like this...
- Features
- Trails
- PS5
- PS4
- Guides
News 10 PS5, PS4 Games Removed from PS Plus Extra, Premium Next Month
Resident Evil, Final Fantasy, Life Is Strange all gone
As the PS Plus Extra and PS Plus Premium game lineups for February 2025 go live, Sony has also announced via the Last Chance to Play section of the service on PS5 what's leaving next month. There are 10 PS5, PS4 titles set to depart on Tuesday, 18th March 2025, and they are: Monster E
- PS5
- PS4
- PS Plus
Review Like a Dragon: Pirate Yakuza in Hawaii (PS5) - Madcap Majima Does the Job
Noah's arc
RGG Studio hasn’t been entirely upfront about Like a Dragon: Pirate Yakuza in Hawaii. More of a side game in a vein similar to 2023’s The Man Who Erased His Name, the developer has suggested in the lead-up to launch it’s quite a bit bigger than Kazuma Kiryu’s tear-jerking interlude. Every bit of that is indeed true, but it still...
- Reviews
- SEGA
- PS5
- Like a Dragon: Pirate Yakuza in Hawaii
News 9 New PS Plus Extra, Premium Games Yours to Download Now
Pata Pata Pata Pon!
Another nine PS Plus Extra and PS Plus Premium games are now available to download for active subscribers, including PS5, PS4, and Classic titles from yesteryear. The games are live now for the service in the UK and Europe, and availability in the USA will go live later in the day. Incase you need a reminder of what's on offer...
- PS5
- PS4
- PS Plus
News Embattled Publisher Embracer's Sales Tumble 22%
A lot riding on Kingdom Come: Deliverance 2's continued success
Embracer Group has released its latest financial results for the nine months ending 31st December 2024, and while not the total bloodbath we witnessed this time last year, the Swedish monolith still has a long way to go to return to some semblance of normality. It's important to note...
- Embracer Group
- Industry
News FromSoftware Plans to Flog Characters, Bosses as Elden Ring Nightreign DLC
Save your coins
Elden Ring Nightreign, the new online focused take on FromSoftware’s smash hit RPG, will take the franchise in a very different direction – and that also appears to the case with its DLC. Text uploaded to the release’s Steam page before being swiftly removed mentioned that “additional playable characters and bosses” will...
- Bandai Namco
- PS5
- PS4
- Elden Ring
- DLC
Review Lost Records: Bloom & Rage - Tape 1 (PS5) - Slow Burn Opener Means Part 2 Must Deliver
Stand by me
Lost Records: Bloom & Rage Tape 1 is the first in this intriguing two-parter, and an ambitious undertaking from the original creators of Life Is Strange. Establishing two timelines, both in the mid-90s and present day, Bloom & Rage is a return to Don’t Nod’s roots with a killer setting, lovable characters, and plenty of...
- Reviews
- DONTNOD
- PS5
- Lost Records: Bloom & Rage
News Despite Strong Criticism, Days Gone PS5 Is Climbing Up the PS Store Pre-Order Charts
All aboard the broken road
The announcement of Days Gone Remastered may have received a brutal reaction from disgruntled PlayStation enthusiasts, but the release has rocketed up the PS Store pre-order charts. At the time of writing, the revamped open world is sitting in tenth position in the US, behind various versions of Monster Hunter Wilds,...
- Sony
- PS5
- Days Gone
News Tides of Annihilation Boasts Four Weapon Types, Dozens of Bosses, Over 30 Hours of Playtime
"Black Myth: Wukong targeted the Chinese market; we targeted a Western audience"
Tides of Annihilation might have been the biggest genuine PlayStation surprise of Sony's recent State of Play, and according to our own essential Push Square
- Eclipse Glow Games
- PS5
- Tides of Annihilation
News GTA 6 Reportedly Wants to Be the Next Big PS5 Metaverse
Rockstar allegedly targeting Fortnite, Roblox creators
While the metaverse has generally become a nebulous Silicon Valley buzzword designed to raise investor capital, elements of it have been realised in releases like Roblox and Fortnite. These are colossal, cross-platform experiences predominantly played online, where you can engage in all kinds...
- Rockstar Games
- PS5
- GTA
- Grand Theft Auto
News Pro Skater Claims to Be in an Upcoming Tony Hawk Remaster That's 'About to Come Out'
3+4 happening after all?
A professional skateboarder has stated that he's set to appear in an upcoming Tony Hawk video game remaster project. In an appearance on the Breakfast Club podcast (embedded above), Tyshawn Jones claims he's going to be in a new game in the fan favourite skateboarding game series. "I'm in a Tony Hawk coming out, so, that's...
- Activision
- PS5
- Tony Hawk
News PS5 Has Narrowed the Gap on Switch's Indie Game Sales, Says Shu Yoshida
"Some games sold better on PlayStation than PC"
Sony’s relationship with indie developers has had some ups-and-downs over the last ten-and-a-bit years. Many of you may recall during the PS4’s initial E3 press conference, the platform holder took the unprecedented opportunity to spotlight a bunch of indie games coming to the console. This was a...
- Sony
- PS5
- Indies
News Management Sim Classic RollerCoaster Tycoon 3 Takes a Ride on PS5, PS4 in March
Complete Edition coming soon
RollerCoaster Tycoon 3: Complete Edition, a classic management sim from the early noughties, is finally coming to PS5 and PS4 next month. Published by Atari, the game is set to release on Sony's consoles on 20th March, 2025, with an HD coat of paint. It made its way onto Switch several years ago, but will soon be...
- Atari
- PS5
- PS4
- RollerCoaster Tycoon 3
- Announcements
News Magic: The Gathering's Final Fantasy Crossover Boasts Truly Epic Artwork
Pure magic
While we've never particularly had an interest in competitive card games like Magic: The Gathering, all of that could change in light of its upcoming Final Fantasy crossover. Four full decks, built around and boasting gorgeous artwork from Final Fantasy's VI, VII, X, and XIV, have been revealed, and we covet them almost as desperately as...
- Square Enix
- Final Fantasy
News Another Disney Classic Looks Locked for PS Plus Premium in the Future
Don't be a Wall-E
The ever-eagle eyed Gematsu has spotted a Taiwanese rating for WALL-E, which will almost certainly be added to PS Plus Premium as an emulated classic in the future. It’s unclear whether this will be the PS2 or PSP version of the game, but judging by past releases, we’d put money on this being the portable edition. Based on...
- Disney
- PS5
- PS4
- PSP
- PS Plus
News PS Plus Classics Patapon 3, Dropship Add Full Trophy Support
Trophy hunters on notice
One of the highlights of Sony’s refreshed PS Plus Classics approach is that all first-party games tend to include Trophy lists. And the platform holder’s maintained that commitment with the addition of PSP threequel Patapon 3 and PS2 curio Dropship: United Peace Force today. Both games have Platinums to earn, and you...
- Sony
- PS5
- PS4
- PS2
- PSP
News Layoffs Confirmed at Liquid Swords, Avalanche Founder's New Studio
Following pledge to implement a "sustainable work model"
Liquid Swords, a studio started by Christofer Sundberg, who previously founded Avalanche Studios (Just Cause, Mad Max), has confirmed a round of layoffs following a financial review. The company cited "the present challenges of the video game industry" as the reason for the redundancies. The...
- Liquid Swords
- Industry
News Elden Ring Boss Pursues Tarnished Vendetta into Nightreign
"Someone must extinguish thy flame. Let it be Margit the Fell!"
Elden Ring Nightreign's recent network test sessions taught players many things about FromSoftware's experimental, excellent next offering. It also reminded them of a lesson that all Elden Ring players are taught early on: Margit, The Fell Omen's hatred for the Tarnished, whose very...
- Bandai Namco
- PS5
- PS4
- Elden Ring
Monday17th Feb 2025
News PS5 Fans Are Pondering the Point of Days Gone Remastered After Graphics Comparison Emerges
Seeing double
Horizon Zero Dawn’s rumoured remaster was roundly criticised until gameplay footage emerged. While the upgrade may have seemed unnecessary prior to it being revealed, developer Nixxes did an outstanding job upgrading the PS4 original, and it ended up attracting very strong reviews. Days Gone doesn’t look like it’ll enjoy the...
- Sony
- PS5
- Days Gone
Reaction Xbox Publishing More Games on PS5 Than Sony Is Not a Gotcha, It's Just a Sign of the Times
The new status quo
In the tedious and predictable aftermath to last week’s State of Play, a lot of column inches have been written about Xbox potentially
- Xbox Game Studios
- PS5
- Reaction
- Features
News Xbox Boss Says He's Given Up Trying to Convince PS5 Players to Switch Systems
"Let's just allow more people to play"
Talkative Xbox executive Phil Spencer says he’s given up trying to convince PS5 owners to switch to Microsoft’s machine, as his company increasingly becomes multiformat. “I’m not trying to move [PS5 players] over to Xbox anymore,” he told the XboxEra podcast. “We’re all so invested in where our...
- Xbox Game Studios
- PS5
- Phil Spencer
- Industry
Review Sid Meier's Civilization VII (PS5) - Legendary Strategy Series Builds a Brand New Foundation
Settle down
Firaxis' flagship series returns with Sid Meier’s Civilization VII, and, for the first time in the series’ history, it;s released simultaneously across all platforms, including the PS5. For the uninitiated, Civilization (Civ for short) is the quintessential 4X (eXplore, eXpand, eXplot, eXterminate) game where the objective is to...
- Reviews
- 2K Games
- PS5
- Sid Meier's Civilization VII
