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Wednesday23rd Oct 2024
News PS5 Controller, Cover Set for Monster Hunter Wilds Exclusive to Japan, Asia
Sorry to the rest of the world
Capcom will let you play Monster Hunter Wilds next week in a PS5 open beta, but it's going further for its Japanese and Asian fans with two accessories exclusive to the territories: a limited edition DualSense controller and a set of PS5 Slim Covers. They will be available in limited quantities and available on the...
- Capcom
- PS5
- Monster Hunter
- Controllers
- Accessories
News Dragon Age: The Veilguard's Raunchy ESRB Description Needs to Relax
"Characters kissing, moaning, and straddling each other"
BioWare's Dragon Age: The Veilguard will continue the admittedly adult series when it arrives on 31st October on PS5, with its legions of adoring fans ready to return to the fantasy world of Thedas. Whoever wrote the game's Entertainment Software Ratings Board (ESRB) description certainly...
- EA
- PS5
- Dragon Age
News New No Man's Sky Event Gives You an Alien UFO for Halloween
PS5 Pro details also coming soon
Hello Games will celebrate Halloween in style this month in the form of a new time-limited No Man's Sky event known as The Cursed. It goes live today and will be available for three weeks, and sees space explorers turn their normal ship into an alien UFO to explore "haunted worlds" housing new enemies and boss...
- Hello Games
- PS5
- PS4
- No Man's Sky
- Updates
News Sep 2024 USA Sales: Astro Bot PS5 a Top Seller, Only FC 25 Above It
Outsells Zelda, NBA, and Space Marine 2
Astro Bot was the second best-selling game of September 2024 in the USA, only bettered by football simulator FC 25, one of the most popular releases of the entire year. The popular PS5 platformer launched on the 6th September, giving it the vast majority of the month to accrue as many sales as possible —...
- USA
- Sales
- Charts
- PS5
- PS4
News Soul Reaver 1 & 2 Remastered Reveals Baddies in PS5, PS4 Trailer
Raziel rising
Legacy of Kain: Soul Reaver I & II Remastered is real, and it's happening, with Raziel set to return on PS5 and PS4 on 10th December. Our memories of the first game largely revolve around attempting to impale vampires in creative ways and starving to death in The Spectral Realm, but if you are particularly nostalgic for the game's...
- Crystal Dynamics
- PS5
- PS4
- Soul Reaver
News PS Showcase Title Towers of Aghasba Enters PS5 Early Access Next Month
Costs £36 / $30 with exclusive PS5 bonuses
Originally confirmed during last year's PlayStation Showcase, studio Dreamlit has revealed its open world building game Towers of Aghasba will enter an Early Access phase on PS5 next month. From 19th November 2024, you will be able to sample a slice of the overall experience, including three ecosystems to...
- Dreamlit
- PS5
- Towers of Aghasba
News PS5 RPG Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 Sounds Even Better in French
Magnifique
You may recall hyped RPG Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 recently announced an all-star English voice cast for the game, but it’s amassed an equally impressive array of talent for its native French dub. Among the names involved here are Alexandre Gillet (Captain America) and Sarah Cornibert (Black Mirror). To announce the dub, developer...
- Kepler Interactive
- PS5
- Clair Obscur: Expedition 33
- Trailers
News The Wolf Among Us 2 PS5 Has Not Been Cancelled, Telltale Insists
Developer refutes Reddit rumour
Fans of Bigby Wolf will be glad to know that a murky report from the depths of Reddit (since deleted) has been refuted. Developer Telltale insists that the long-suffering The Wolf Among Us 2 is not in danger of being scrapped and that the game will be out when it's good and ready. Still, something is starting to feel...
- Telltale Games
- PS5
- PS4
- The Wolf Among Us
Live Watch the Monster Hunter Wilds Showcase Right Here (23rd October, 2024)
Wild thing
Want to watch the Monster Hunter Wilds showcase? At just a little over 10 minutes in length, we’re not expecting an enormous amount from this broadcast, but producer Ryozo Tsujimoto will be on hand to provide new details about the anticipated upcoming release. You can tune in live from 7AM PDT / 3PM BST. Monster Hunter Wilds Showcase...
- Live
- Capcom
- PS5
- Monster Hunter
- Live Chat
Tuesday22nd Oct 2024
News Sony's Guerrilla Sounds Completely Done with the Killzone Series
"We were done with it as a team"
If there ever is to be another Killzone title out of Sony in the future, you probably should not expect it to come out of the series' original developer Guerrilla Games. Having shifted focus to its more vibrant Horizon series following PS4 launch game Killzone: Shadow Fall, the studio's art director Roy Postma has...
- Sony
- Killzone
Review New World: Aeternum (PS5) - Full-Bodied Action MMO Will Devour Your Free Time
Just when you thought you were safe on console
New World: Aeternum is an expanded re-release of Amazon Games' promising MMO New World, bursting at the seams with new content, and available now on PS5. Completely reborn, the game is in a very different place than the bug-riddled state in which it first launched, and has grown into a behemoth in the...
- Reviews
- Amazon Game Studios
- PS5
- New World: Aeternum
News Crimson Desert Dev Found PS5 Exclusive Opportunity Appealing
But thought it could make more money by self-publishing
Update: An English transcript of Pearl Abyss’ investor relations report has now been shared, shedding more like on Sony’s approach to publish Crimson Desert. As reported previously, the platform holder has been sniffing around South Korean devs, and saw potential in the upcoming RPG. It...
- Pearl Abyss
- PS5
- Crimson Desert
News LEGO Pitched the Brilliant LEGO Horizon Adventures to Sony
Not the other way around
There’s a strange, recurring sentiment within the PlayStation community that Horizon is getting too many games – but it’s LEGO who came up with the idea of LEGO Horizon Adventures. You may recall Guerrilla and the Danish brick manufacturer collaborating on an awesome Tallneck set a few years ago; this sparked an idea...
- Sony
- PS5
- LEGO
- Horizon
News Naughty Dog's Next Game Will Reportedly Put More of a Focus on 'Player Freedom'
Spoiled for choice
In huge news for fans tired of its cinematic schtick, developer Naughty Dog's next game will reportedly feature "a lot of player freedom". That's according to a tantalising tidbit from MinnMax founder Ben Hanson and "somebody very in the know, who worked on the game". Transcribed by VGC, Hanson relayed word of one of the several...
- Sony
- Naughty Dog
- Industry
Mini Review Kong: Survivor Instinct (PS5) - A Repetitive Cinematic Side-Scroller
Not particularly ape-pealing
Following last year's abysmal Skull Island: Rise of Kong, the King of the Beasts is back in unexpected form with Kong: Survivor Instinct. Canonically set after 2021's Godzilla vs. Kong movie, this 2.5D cinematic side-scroller offers a more human-driven story instead of the kaiju beat-'em-ups we're more accustomed to...
- Reviews
- 7Levels
- PS5
- Kong Survivor Instinct
- Mini Reviews
News Assassin's Creed Shadows Collector's Edition Cheaper After Its Season Pass Cancellation
Ubisoft knocks $50 off the price
Ubisoft has reduced the price of its Assassin's Creed Shadows Collector's Edition by $50 after it revealed plans to delay the game and redesign its approach to post-launch support. The French publisher is no longer doing a season pass and an early access phase, both of which was included in the price of the...
- Ubisoft
- PS5
- Assassin's Creed
News PS5 Pro Patch for The Last of Us 2 Remastered Already Available Now
You just can't use it yet
Naughty Dog has dropped its PS5 Pro patch for The Last of Us 2 Remastered a whole two weeks before the upgraded Sony system is even available, updating the game to version number 1.2.0. Of course, you're not going to actually feel the effects of the patch if you download it to a base PS5, but there are some tweaks and fixes...
- Sony
- PS5
- PS5 Pro
- The Last of Us
- Patches
News Heavy Metal GOATs Gather for Unholy Cult of the Lamb Tribute Album
Engage the Killswitch
The unholy triumvirate of Massive Monster, Devolver Digital and Laced Records have joined forces, looping in some demons of the heavy metal scene for a six-track Cult of the Lamb tribute album. It's called Cult of the Lamb: Hymns of the Unholy and features the smooth, musical stylings of members, past and present, of the likes...
- Devolver Digital
- PS5
- PS4
- Cult of the Lamb
News PlayStation, Bungie Still Going Ahead with Internal Live Service Team
Will support all of Sony's live-service titles
There's been little mention of the "SIE Live Service Centre of Excellence" since Sony acquired Destiny 2 team Bungie a few years ago, but it still sounds like the initiative is going ahead in some form. Bridget O'Neill, a lead figure at Bungie Creative Studios, has shared her team will be joining...
- Sony
- Bungie
- Industry
Review NHL 25 (PS5) - Another Season Mired in Mediocrity
Puck me up
In life, there are three certainties: death, taxes, and underwhelming, incremental upgrades to annual sports titles. Enter NHL 25, EA Vancouver’s latest iteration of the greatest game on ice. While EA’s hockey titles tend to fare better year-to-year than Madden or EA Sports FC, that doesn’t mean the title is always able to escape...
- Reviews
- EA Sports
- PS5
- NHL 25
Get in the Halloween spirit
Horror is something that Blumhouse does very well in its movies, so with its newly founded gaming branch, it stands to reason that its first release, Fear the Spotlight, would follow suit. From small gaming studio Cozy Game Pals, this is a love letter to a retro horror gaming genre from years past. Fear the Spotlight...
- Reviews
- Blumhouse Games
- PS5
- Fear the Spotlight
- Mini Reviews
News No Lies Detected! Loved Soulslike Lies of P Will Look and Run Better on PS5 Pro
Now you nose
It’s perhaps not a headline anymore to declare a game updated for the $700 PS5 Pro will look and run better, but Lies of P director Jiwon Choi has shared a nugget of new information after it was announced the title would be taking advantage of Sony’s new hardware. “At Round8, we always strive to deliver a polished and engaging...
- Neowiz
- PS5
- Lies of P
News Metaphor: ReFantazio, Persona Director Katsura Hashino Is Already Grinding Out a New JRPG
Master of time management
Katsura Hashino, who, after directing Catherine, Persona 3, Persona 4, Persona 5, and now Metaphor: ReFantazio, we consider to be one of the greats, is already back at work. Intriguingly, while details regarding Studio Zero's next game are exceedingly scant, we know it won't be another Persona; what direction Hashino...
- Atlus
- PS5
- PS4
- Metaphor
News Here's When to Watch the Monster Hunter Wilds Showcase Stream
Will last approximately 10 minutes
As previously announced, Capcom’s plotting a Monster Hunter Wilds showcase stream this week. The broadcast, which will run approximately 10 minutes, promises “new information” – and will be hosted by producer Ryozo Tsujimoto. You’ll be able to watch the broadcast from 7AM PDT / 3PM BST on Wednesday, 23rd...
- Capcom
- PS5
- Monster Hunter
News Space Marine 2 Story Set to Continue in Amazon's Secret Level Anthology
Post-human credit sequence
Warhammer 40,000: Space Marine 2 fans who can't get enough of the eternally-stoic Ultramarine Captain Titus will be glad to know actor Clive Standen will reprise the role in Amazon's upcoming Secret Level animated anthology series. Amazon and Games Workshop have now confirmed that the episode takes place after the game's...
- Amazon Prime
- TV
- Secret Level
News Metal Slug Tactics Not Far Away with 5th November PS5, PS4 Release Date
Physical version planned
Dotemu has announced Metal Slug Tactics is right around the corner with a PS5, PS4 release date of 5th November 2024. A new trailer accompanies the news — viewable above — which reveals three more playable characters for its tactical battles. Alongside the usual digital version, a physical edition is planned, with more...
- Dotemu
- PS5
- PS4
- Metal Slug
- Release Dates
News Dave the Diver Creator Teases DLC, 'Dave Cinematic Universe' of Games
Hope you like Dave
Underwater survival/sushi restaurant management sim Dave the Diver was a pleasant surprise for many. Since its launch, developer Mintrocket and publisher Nexon have occupied the unlikely hero with all manner of collaborations. Creator Jaeho Hwang teased more nourishing, substantive story DLC in the future at Gamescom Asia, and...
- Nexon
- PS5
- PS4
- Dave the Diver
News Tetris Time Warp Has You Clearing Lines Across Four Different Eras in Tetris Forever
Back to the future
If you're a fan of dropping blocks and clearing lines, Tetris Forever is shaping up to be a must-have. This next game from Digital Eclipse is the latest in its Gold Master "interactive documentary" series, charting the history of this storied puzzle game and its many iterations. Arriving on PS5 and PS4 next month, the game...
- Digital Eclipse
- PS5
- PS4
- Tetris Forever
- Trailers
Monday21st Oct 2024
News Like It or Not, This Is Why PS5 Pro Doesn't Have a Disc Drive
Digital ratio increases again on PS5
Update: Games Industry.biz’s Chris Dring has added to the US data points below with trends in Europe. While the methodology is not identical to the one employed by Mat Piscatella and excludes some countries like the UK, he reports that around 68% of “AA and AAA” PS5 game sales were digital in Europe this...
- Sony
- PS5
- Hardware
- Sales
News Horizon's Sylens Will Be Recast Following the Passing of Lance Reddick
Starting with LEGO Horizon Adventures
One of the most complex and beloved characters in Guerrilla Games' Horizon series is Sylens, whose alliances shift in his pursuit of knowledge. He's played by Lance Reddick in both Horizon Zero Dawn and Horizon Forbidden West, but after the actor's passing in 2023, fans have been left wondering what will happen...
- Sony
- PS5
- Horizon
Review Sonic X Shadow Generations (PS5) - Shadow the Star of This Splendid Platforming Package
Prickly business
Back in 2011, Sonic Generations was heralded as a return to form for SEGA's spiky mascot. After a spate of poorly-received games, Sonic Team finally brought the hedgehog back with this simple and reflective title, celebrating the character's 20th anniversary. 13 years later, this fan favourite has returned with a remaster on modern...
- Reviews
- SEGA
- PS5
- Sonic X Shadow Generations
Preview LEGO Horizon Adventures Is Looking Like the Best LEGO Game Yet
A-toy
LEGO, the versatile Danish toy, has been converted into dozens of great games. Most recently, we’ve enjoyed LEGO Star Wars: The Skywalker Saga and the Minecraft-inspired LEGO Fortnite. But if we’re being brutally honest, after just shy of 90 minutes of play, LEGO Horizon Adventures is already looking like a standout for the blocky brand...
- Sony
- PS5
- LEGO
- Horizon
- Previews
News Black Myth: Wukong Physical Version Now Official, PS5 Disc Included
Priced at $65, pre-orders go live soon
Update: Responding to a handful of concerns, PM Studios has confirmed the physical version of Black Myth: Wukong will include the full game on its Blu-ray, and you won't need an Internet connection to play. It's just the Deluxe Edition codes which will need to be redeemed optionally from the PS Store...
- Game Science
- PS5
- Black Myth: Wukong
News Wayfinder 1.0 Out Now on PS5, as the Overhauled Action RPG Begins Again
No microtransactions, no always online
Do you remember Wayfinder, the action MMORPG that dropped on PS5 and PS4 some time ago? The project always looked really promising, but it didn't quite set the world on fire when it launched, and it's struggled to make waves since, within such a competitive market. But developer Airship Syndicate has stuck...
- Airship Syndicate
- PS5
- PS4
- Wayfinder
- Release Dates
Video 2025 Is Shaping Up to Be PS5's Best Year Yet
We look at 30 awesome upcoming games
Contrary to common opinion, it’s been a quietly superb year for PS5 in 2024. While it’s been a little different for platform holder Sony, with a unique slate of titles to usual, it’s been excellent: from Stellar Blade to Black Myth: Wukong to Astro Bot to Silent Hill 2 and everything in between, we’ve...
- PS5
- Videos
- Features
News PS5 Pro Adds Ray Tracing to Alan Wake 2 in Big Tech Improvement
Performance and Quality modes both enhanced
Remedy has detailed the sort of technical enhancements future PS5 Pro owners can look forward to when playing Alan Wake 2 on Sony's upgraded console. The game will retain the same Performance and Quality modes available on base PS5 systems, but when run on a PS5 Pro, they'll look and run much better —...
- Epic Games
- PS5
- PS5 Pro
- Alan Wake
News Atomfall Shares First Gameplay Look, Out for PS5, PS4 in March
Meet post-apocalyptic Britain
Sniper Elite team Rebellion has shared the first in-depth glimpse at the gameplay, setting, and world of its next PS5, PS4 title: Atomfall. Scheduled to release for both of Sony's consoles in March 2025, it presents a post-apocalyptic version of northern England in the year 1962, following the real-life events of the...
- Rebellion
- PS5
- PS4
- Atomfall
News In Europe, 78% of Silent Hill 2 Copies Were Purchased on PS5
Just 22% on PC
Sony went to a lot of trouble promoting console exclusive Silent Hill 2 on PS5, and it looks like it’s paid off: according to GSD data, as shared on the GI.biz Microcast, a whopping 78% of the game’s European sales were purchased on the PlayStation platform. The remaining 22% were purchased on PC. This data incorporates both...
- Konami
- PS5
- Silent Hill
News Silent Hill 2 Dev Bloober Team Done with Making 'Sh*tty' Games
Polish dev feeling pretty chuffed
Silent Hill 2 remake developer Bloober Team is currently riding high, enjoying critical acclaim and over a million sales, pulling off the contentious project seemingly against all odds. Best known for such bangers as Blair Witch, The Medium, and
- Konami
- PS5
- Silent Hill
News UK Sales Charts: Lara Croft's Remastered Trilogy Raids New Release Jamboree
Chart raider
The UK's latest physical games chart is out, and as was the case last week, it's littered with numerous recent releases shaking up the norm. While Aspyr's Tomb Raider 1-3 Remastered isn't technically new, it is new to retail — and it's made a decent debut at number four. Nintendo has another winner with Super Mario Party Jamboree,...
- UK
- Sales
- Charts
- PS5
- PS4
News Black Ops 6 Another Call of Duty with No PS5 Platinum Trophy
A DLC list for Modern Warfare 2 again
Because of the way the Call of Duty franchise is handled on PS5, Black Ops 6 will be the second entry in a row missing a Platinum Trophy for the current-gen version. Instead, it will be added to your PS5 Profile page as a DLC list for 2022's Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2, as was last year's Modern Warfare 3...
- Activision
- PS5
- Call of Duty
- Trophies
News Saber Responds to Space Marine 2 Review Bombing, Promises to Patch Contentious Patch
Could arrive as soon as this week
Warhammer 40,000: Space Marine 2 developer Saber Interactive must still be suffering from severe whiplash. It went from the high of announcing an incredible 4.5 million sales on Thursday, teasing the promise of future content, and deploying a major patch the next day. This the community seemingly rejected out of...
- Focus Entertainment
- PS5
- Warhammer
- Space Marine
News Vampire Survivors Gets Huge Castlevania Crossover DLC, Arrives Halloween on PS5, PS4
Ode to Castlevania
Developer Poncle has announced the latest DLC for its smash hit passive action game, Vampire Survivors. It sees the team joining forces with Konami once again, and this time, it's crossing paths with Castlevania. The add-on, named Ode to Castlevania, looks enormous; it includes over 20 playable characters, more than 40 new...
- Poncle
- PS5
- PS4
- Vampire Survivors
- DLC
News Ubisoft Labour Woes Spread, Milan Office Strikes in Solidarity
European conflict
In solidarity with the 700 French Ubisoft employees who walked off the job across its Paris, Lyon, Montpellier, and Annecy offices last week, Ubisoft's Milan office downed tools as the unhappy company sentiment spread to Italy. The dispute began over a return-to-work mandate for French employees, with Milanese staff taking...
- Ubisoft
- Industry
News The Maker of It Takes Two Has Teased Its Next Game, and Its Name Possibly Just Leaked
S**** ******n
Hazelight Studios, the team behind the much-celebrated co-op platformer It Takes Two, has begun teasing its next project, and a notable leaker purports to know the game's title. Coming off the back of announcing 20 million sales for It Takes Two, and with the developer's 10th anniversary in sight, Hazelight and its founder Josef Fares...
- EA Originals
- Hazelight
- PS5
News Silent Hill 2 PS5 Patch 1.04 Fixes Lots of Small Glitches, Crashes
Available to download now
Bloober Team has deployed the first post-launch patch for Silent Hill 2 on PS5 and PC, where it addresses a long list of minor glitches and crashing issues. It's available to download now, updating the game to version number 1.04. Perhaps the most noteworthy fix would be the one applied to Brookhaven Hospital, where you can...
- Konami
- PS5
- Silent Hill
- Patches
News Alan Wake 2 Adds PS5 Gyro Aiming in Big Anniversary Update
Available to download tomorrow
Alongside tomorrow's Alan Wake 2: The Lake House DLC, Remedy has announced a large PS5 patch will also roll out on 22nd October 2024. Titled the Anniversary Update as the horror title nears one year on the market, the patch is designed to introduce many community requests. The biggest actually relates to the PS5...
- Epic Games
- PS5
- Alan Wake
- Updates
News Black Myth: Wukong's PS5 Physical Edition Is Coming 'Very Soon'
Potentially today
Black Myth: Wukong surprised many earlier this year when it impressed players, selling an astonishing 20 million copies and all but ensuring a sequel from developer Game Science. If you didn't pick it up, or you fancy a double-dip, word on the street is that PS5 physical editions are extremely imminent, potentially available as...
- Game Science
- PS5
- PC
- Black Myth: Wukong
News Tales of Kenzera: ZAU Dev Surgent Studios Puts Game Team on Hiatus
Funding bid fails to come together
Released in April of this year, the emotional Metroidvania Tales of Kenzera: ZAU's sales were not enough to sustain developer Surgent Studios. Around three months after launch, a round of layoffs was announced, and in a statement on social media on Friday, it was revealed that the studio's games division will go on...
- EA
- PS5
- Tales of Kenzera: ZAU
News Construction Complete on LEGO Horizon Adventures as Game Goes Gold
Available soon on PS5, Switch, and PC
Guerrilla Games has announced its latest title, LEGO Horizon Adventures, has now gone gold. Co-developed by Studio Gobo, the plastic retelling of Aloy's first quest is now ready to roll, as confirmed on social media: Going gold basically means that development of the base game is done, and it's ready for...
- Sony
- PS5
- LEGO Horizon Adventures
