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Friday13th Dec 2024

  • News Dave the Diver DLC Takes Us on a New Adventure In the Jungle on PS5, PS4

    Coming late 2025

    Dave the Diver, the wonderfully variable fishing/restaurant sim, is getting a meaty new DLC expansion in "late 2025". It's called In the Jungle, and as the name suggests, it'll see Dave and his crew leaving the mysterious Blue Hole behind and exploring a whole new location. Little else is known about the DLC for now, but we can...

    • Mintrocket
    • PS5
    • PS4
    • Dave the Diver
    • DLC
  • News Like a Dragon Dev RGG Studio Announces Brand New Game Set in 1915 Japan

    Project Century

    RGG Studio, the team behind the Like a Dragon / Yakuza franchise, has announced a brand new game set in 1915 Japan. Its working title is Project Century, and it stars a rather violent man. What else is new for this developer? Right off the bat, this looks like a real step-up from the Like a Dragon games in terms of setting; there's...

    • SEGA
    • Project Century
  • News Okami Sequel Announced by Capcom

    Hideki Kamiya as game director

    18 years after the PS2 original, Capcom has announced it's developing a sequel to Okami, with Hideki Kamiya as game director. Check out the trailer above. All of the official details from Capcom are as follows: "Okami sequel project is underway!! Okami is a game critically acclaimed for its unique world, heartwarming...

    • Capcom
    • Okami
    • Announcements
  • News SEGA Is Betting Big on Its Legendary Virtua Fighter Franchise As the Yakuza Team Plots an All-New Entry

    Ready?

    A new Virtua Fighter game is in-development now at Yakuza maker Ryu ga Gotoku Studio – and we’ll see more of the release in action during a VF Direct imminently. We’ll update this article once the new information is shared, but for now all we have to go on is a new look for series star Akira in a clip where he’s battling fellow...

    • SEGA
    • PS5
    • Virtua Fighter
    • Announcements
  • News Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth Casts Arise, Arrives on PC in January 2025

    Sweet Ramuh, the mods

    Square Enix's excellent continuation of the Final Fantasy VII Remake trilogy, Rebirth, is officially coming to PC just under a year after its initial release on PS5. If you want to appreciate every last follicle and fibre, ensure you properly update those drivers on 25th January 2025. Cloud and companies' ongoing adventure on...

    • Square Enix
    • PS5
    • PC
    • Final Fantasy
  • News Take a Closer Look at Borderlands 4 on PS5, the 'Most Ambitious Entry' Yet

    Unvaulted

    Borderlands 4 is the “most ambitious” entry in the looter shooter series yet, according to a Gearbox post on the PS Blog. The anticipated sequel got an all-new trailer during The Game Awards, and you can watch it above. In addition to showcasing the new world of Kairos, it also introduces a nefa

    • 2K
    • PS5
    • Borderlands
    • Trailers
  • News Turok: Origins Brings the Series Back on PS5 as a Co-Op Third Person Shooter

    Clever girl

    An old school favourite is returning with Turok: Origins, a brand new entry in the series. It's coming to PS5, though there's no release date in place yet — all we have to go on for now is the above announcement trailer and some basic details. In development at Saber Interactive, Turok: Origins changes things up by ditching the...

    • Saber Interactive
    • PS5
    • Turok Origins
    • Announcements
  • News It Takes Two Dev Confirms Next Game Is Split Fiction, Coming to PS5 in March

    Fantasy and sci-fi combine

    Following a couple of (accurate) leaks, Hazelight Studios has unveiled its next game, Split Fiction. Published by EA Originals, Split Fiction is a two player co-op action adventure about two aspiring writers who get sucked into their own universes. It looks to be even more varied and imaginative than It Takes Two, as the...

    • EA Originals
    • PS5
    • Split Fiction
    • Announcements
    • Trailers
  • News Sifu Dev Is Making a Crazy Online Football Game Called Rematch, for PS5 in 2025

    FIFU

    Well, Sifu developer SloClap promised a surprise, and that's certainly what we got. Revealed during The Game Awards' preshow, Rematch is a multiplayer football (soccer, for you Americans) game that features crazy acrobatic gameplay. Think martial arts with a ball, and you're on the right track. Rematch is coming to PS5 in 2025, and you can...

    • SloClap
    • PS5
    • Rematch
    • Trailers
  • News Screamer May Be the Most Unexpected Racing Game Reboot for PS5 Ever

    30-year franchise gets a sci-fi anime makeover

    For those of you who don’t know, Screamer first launched for MS-DOS operating systems in 1995, and was quite ground-breaking for its presentation at the time. It required an Intel Pentium processor due to its advanced graphics, and running it effectively was a flex for PC players at the time...

    • Milestone
    • PS5
    • Screamer
    • Announcements
  • News Ninja Gaiden: Ragebound Takes Series Back to 2D Action Roots on PS5, PS4

    From the makers of Blasphemous

    Ninja Gaiden: Ragebound is the first game to be unveiled at the 2024 Game Awards, and it looks like it could be a winner. Published by Dotemu and developed by The Game Kitchen — the team behind the Blasphemous series — this winds back the clock on Koei Tecmo's historic action franchise, taking it back to its roots...

    • Dotemu
    • PS5
    • PS4
    • Ninja Gaiden Ragebound
    • Announcements
  • News Balatro's Friends of Jimbo Stars Ominous Ben Starr as Jimbo

    "You can't spell 'collaboration' without 'Balatro'"

    There is something decidedly unsettling about the card game Balatro, judging by its marketing and that strange doll that occasionally takes over the game's social media accounts (we don't play, preferring the more refined Queen's Blood). An eerie new trailer with

    • Playstack
    • PS5
    • PS4
    • Balatro
  • News Helldivers 2's Much-Anticipated Illuminate Faction Are Already Here

    And it's about dang time

    Helldivers 2's long-awaited Illuminate faction has finally arrived, in a major update announced from The Game Awards stage. In addition to a raft of extras, Helldivers can now get around in style, thanks to the FRV, which will afford your squad some mobile firepower. Inspired by classic alien stories like War of the Worlds,...

    • Sony
    • PS5
    • Helldivers
  • News Sorry Tifa Fans, Final Fantasy 16's Clive Joins Tekken 8 on 17th December

    We knew it

    You wanted Tifa in Tekken 8? Well tough flippin' luck, you're getting Clive Rosfield from Final Fantasy 16! Hey, we're not really complaining. The gruff Dominant of Ifrit should be a blast to play as in Bandai Namco's fantastic fighter, and he's out on the 17th December for those who own the game's first Season Pass. Those who don't get...

    • Bandai Namco
    • PS5
    • Tekken
  • News HoYoverse Teases What's Next for PS5 Gacha Hits Honkai: Star Rail, Zenless Zone Zero

    Lots to look forward to

    Two new trailers for PS5 gacha sensations Honkai: Star Rail and Zenless Zone Zero were released during The Game Awards, although for some reason Chinese juggernaut HoYoverse has failed to share the videos on its official channels. Nevertheless, we’ve sourced a couple of mirrors for you to watch. First up is a new look...

    • HoYoverse
    • PS5
    • Honkai: Star Rail
    • Zenless Zone Zero
  • News Overcooked Dev Announces Stage Fright, a New Co-Op Game Published By Hello Games

    They've been cooking

    Ghost Town Games, the tiny development studio behind the Overcooked series, has just announced its brand new title. It's called Stage Fright, it's another co-op experience, and it's being published by Hello Games. Two players can play together locally or online, and while it's quite different to the chaotic cooking sim, it...

    • Hello Games
    • PS5
    • Stage Fright
    • Announcements
    • Trailers
  • News PS5, PS4 Series Reboot Double Dragon Revive Is Actually Ages Away

    Pre-orders available now

    We don’t know why, but we expected Double Dragon Revive to be nearer to release than this. The title’s actually targeting a 23rd October, 2025 release date, which is almost a year away. Nevertheless, pre-orders for the title are available now. <related ids="175687"> There are two options: a $34.99 standard...

    • Arc System Works
    • PS5
    • PS4
    • Double Dragon Revive
  • News Shadow Labyrinth Makes Pac-Man a 2D Action Platformer on PS5

    You need to see this to believe it

    Of all the shocks and surprises at The Game Awards, Shadow Labyrinth may just be the most unusual of them all. It’s a side-scrolling action platformer in a similar style to something like, say, Dead Cells – except it’s inexplicably also a Pac-Man game. Here’s the press release overview: “As Swordsman No...

    • Bandai Namco
    • PS5
    • Shadow Labyrinth
    • Announcements
  • News SEGA's Not Telling Us Much About Sonic Racing: CrossWorlds for PS5, PS4

    New road awaits

    A new Sonic Racing game is in development, but here’s the briefest of hints from The Game Awards. We basically get to see a few seconds of Shadow the Hedgehog’s fist, as he jumps into a black-and-red sports car. <related ids="175687"> Unfortunately, there’s no release date or no mention of gameplay mechanics or roster...

    • SEGA
    • PS5
    • PS4
    • Sonic
    • Announcements
  • News Ex-Telltale Talent Announces Dispatch, a Superhero Comedy Adventure Game

    Another day at the office

    AdHoc Studio, a team including former Telltale Games writers and directors, has just announced Dispatch — a comedy narrative adventure about working the desk behind a team of superheroes. Citing previous work on beloved games like The Wolf Among Us and Tales from the Borderlands, this new game is looking great in its...

    • AdHoc Studio
    • Dispatch
    • Announcements
    • Trailers
  • News The Last of Us 2 Remastered Announced for PC, Makes the Jump in April 2025

    Double clicker

    The Last of Us: Part II Remastered has been announced for release on PC. The spruced up Naughty Dog sequel will be arriving on Steam and Epic Games Store on 3rd April, 2025. Being developed jointly by ND, Nixxes, and Iron Galaxy Studios, the port will be "newly optimized and enhanced" for PC, with more details on specific...

    • Sony
    • PC
    • The Last of Us
    • Announcements
    • Trailers
  • News Shadowy Multiplayer Game Midnight Murder Club Coming to PS5, Open Beta Out Now

    A flashlight and a gun

    Velan Studios, the team behind the criminally underplayed Knockout City, has revealed its latest game is heading to PS5 — and you can play a beta right now. It's called Midnight Murder Club, and it's an online multiplayer title in which participants are placed in a large, pitch black mansion. Armed only with a flashlight...

    • Velan Studios
    • PS5
    • Midnight Murder Club
    • Announcements
    • Trailers
  • News Stylish Free-to-Play Shooter FragPunk Confirmed for PS5, Launches March 2025

    The card is mightier than the gun

    NetEase has confirmed its stylised free-to-play FPS, FragPunk, is also heading to PS5. Initially revealed at this summer's Xbox Showcase, FragPunk is a 5v5 competitive shooter in which players can use special cards to transform the rules of combat. At the start of each round, players can activate Shard Cards that...

    • NetEase
    • PS5
    • FragPunk
    • Announcements
    • Release Dates
  • News One Move Away on PS5 Is Like Unpacking Except You're Actually Moving House

    You're crying

    Unpacking must have proven so popular that it’s getting a kinda unrelated pseudo-sequel from a different developer, where your goal is to actually move house. Described as a first-person puzzle game, you need to stack up your worldly belongings as you embark on a new chapter in your life in One Move Away. “Whether you’re the...

    • Playstack
    • PS5
    • One Move Away
    • Announcements
  • News Warren Spector's Multiplayer Stealth Game Thick As Thieves Sneaks onto PS5 in 2026

    Thiefs

    Dev team Otherside Entertainment has announced Thick As Thieves, a multiplayer stealth game heading to PS5 in 2026. The studio is founded by legendary designers Warren Spector and Paul Neurath, who brought us classic, stealthy immersive sim series such as Thief and Deus Ex. The big difference is that, instead of a single player experience,...

    • OtherSide
    • PS5
    • Thick As Thieves
    • Announcements

Thursday12th Dec 2024

  • News PlayStation Wrap-Up 2024 Finally Working After Over 24 Hours Offline

    Update: Finally find out what you played

    The Spotify Wrapped-esque platform, PlayStation Wrap-Up, is now available for all PSN users to check out their gaming stats for 2024. You can log in on the official website through the link, and you'll be treated to various statistics all about your year on PlayStation. The PlayStation Wrap-Up begins by...

    • Sony
    • PS5
    • PS4
    • PlayStation
  • Guide What Time Is The Game Awards 2024?

    All the dates, times, and info you need

    Geoff Keighley is set to celebrate the 10th anniversary of The Game Awards this year, preparing his usual slate of news and awards for a special night. This guide is designed to be your one-stop shop for the show, detailing the dates, times, and any additional information you need for The Game Awards 2024...

    • Guides
    • The Game Awards
  • News Physical Media Just Can't Catch a Break Right Now

    As Blu-ray loses another manufacturer

    Korean manufacturer LG has announced that it’s discontinuing the production of all its standalone Blu-ray and UHD Blu-ray players, following in the footsteps of Samsung and Oppo. The decision sounds yet another death knell for physical media, which has been on the decline for some years now. In a statement to...

    • Industry
    • Business
  • News Palworld Distances Itself from Pokémon Patent with Recent Update Amid Nintendo Lawsuit

    Patently different

    As the legal battle between Nintendo and Palworld developer Pocketpair continues, the game itself has received an update that seemingly sidesteps a patent related to Pokémon. As of patch 0.3.11, survival action game Palworld has adjusted the way creatures are summoned in battles. Before the patch, you could throw a Pal Sphere...

    • Pocketpair
    • PS5
    • Palworld
  • News Sony Pictures Seemingly Done with Terrible Spider-Man Spin-Off Flicks

    The "SSU" does not seem long for this world

    It looks like PlayStation's parent is done with Spider-Man spin-off films, which is probably for the best. We just learned that Sony's Spider-Man Universe is known as the "SSU" for short, comprising those almost universally-panned film and television spin-off projects, like Venom, Morbius, and the...

    • Sony
    • Movies
  • News Star Wars Outlaws Patches in PS5 Pro PSSR Toggle, Lets You Turn It Off

    Just like Avatar: Frontiers of Pandora

    Ubisoft has patched another PSSR toggle into the PS5 Pro version of one of its games: Star Wars Outlaws. Available via update 1.5.0, a new "Upscaler Type" option can be found in the settings that lets PS5 Pro owners switch between PSSR and FSR. The update also makes the three graphics modes from the base PS5...

    • Ubisoft
    • PS5
    • PS5 Pro
    • Star Wars
    • Patches
  • Rumour Kadokawa Employees Eager for Sony Buyout and Change in Management

    Tarnished

    Sony's potential buyout of Kadokawa — which has been widely reported on over the last few weeks — is apparently being encouraged by Kadokawa employees. That's according to a fresh article by Japanese publication Bunshun (as covered by Automaton). An anonymous "veteran" employee

    • Sony
    • Kadokawa
    • Industry
    • Rumours
  • Poll What Will Win Game of the Year at The Game Awards 2024?

    There can only be one

    We're just hours away from The Game Awards 2024, and so it's time to get your final predictions in. We simply have to ask: which nominee do you think will win the grand prize? Geoff Keighley's annual event has had some very worthy winners over the years. Baldur's Gate 3 — widely considered to be one of the greatest RPGs ever...

    • The Game Awards
    • Polls
    • Features
  • News Saber Angers the Omnissiah, Unannounced Space Marine 2 Research Centre Surfaces

    Hail to the Machine God, the Source of All Knowledge

    It seems the Machine God is angry with developer Saber Interactive, or perhaps the correct prayers to the Omnissiah were not invoked when Warhammer 40,000: Space Marine 2's meaty Patch 5.0 was deployed on Tuesday. In either case, an observant

    • Focus Entertainment
    • PS5
    • Warhammer
    • Space Marine
  • News Dragon Ball: Sparking! Zero Update Out Now, Adds All Stages to Versus Mode, Overhauls Combat

    Rock the dragon

    This week, Dragon Ball: Sparking! Zero will get its biggest update yet, and it features some highly requested improvements. It drops on the 12th December. Kicking things off on a very positive note, local versus mode is getting a welcome upgrade: all stages are going to be made available when playing offline with a friend...

    • Bandai Namco
    • PS5
    • Dragon Ball
    • Patches
  • News We Don't Want to Leave the Cosy Vibes of Japanese Shop Sim InKonbini on PS5

    Back to the 90s

    A new video all about InKonbini has made its way online via a recent Day of the Devs presentation, and for fans of cosy sims, it's looking extremely promising. If you missed it when it was announced earlier in the year, InKonbini is a slice-of-life shopkeeping sim based on konbini — small convenience stores found in Japan. As...

    • Nagai Industries
    • PS5
    • InKonbini
    • Videos
  • News Concord 'Didn't Bring Unique Value' to Players, Says Marvel Rivals Director

    Ouch

    According to Marvel Rivals director Thaddeus Sasser, Concord's problem was that it "didn't bring any unique value" to players, which is a hair harsher than we would put it. Still, we suppose Sasser would know, having enticed some 10 million players to his game this past week. Sasser spoke to VideoGamer ahead of Rival

    • NeatEase Games
    • PS5
    • Marvel Rivals
    • Concord
  • News Test Drive Unlimited: Solar Crown Takes Us Back to Ibiza in Huge Season 2 Update

    A whole new world

    Test Drive Unlimited: Solar Crown has just received a major update, taking the open world racer into Season 2. The most significant addition is an all-new map to explore: Ibiza. A returning location from TDU 2, you'll be able to enjoy a totally different vibe to the main game with a new city and its surroundings to cruise...

    • Nacon
    • PS5
    • Test Drive Unlimited Solar Crown
    • Updates
  • News Like a Dragon: Pirate Yakuza in Hawaii Has a Smorgasbord of Silly Side Activities

    There's no limits to what a pirate gets up to

    Like a Dragon: Pirate Yakuza in Hawaii does appear to be diving off at the deep end tonally – or should that be diving off the wooden plank? Nevertheless, it’s the side-content that tends to take the SEGA series in a particularly silly direction, and the latest entry will be no different. In...

    • SEGA
    • PS5
    • PS4
    • Like a Dragon
  • News Pac-Man Has a Secret, to Be Revealed at The Game Awards

    *Ominous wakka wakka sound*

    We've been attempting to keep our hype levels within acceptable margins, but you know Keighley's cooking when he's got the official Pac-Man account gassing up The Game Awards. Apparently, "they" (the Pac family, presumably) have a secret, and it's coming to the TGAs at precisely 4:30 PM PT tomorrow, Thursday 12th...

    • Bandai Namco
    • PS5
    • Pac-Man
  • News Sifu Dev Teases a Surprise for The Game Awards

    Step up

    Sifu developer SloClap appears to be teasing some kind of announcement for tonight's The Game Awards. Over on the social media nightmare known as X (and more commonly known as Twitter), the studio writes: "See you @thegameawards. Expect to be surprised!" Cheeky. Sifu released in February 2022 on PS5 and PS4, and SloClap's been supporting...

    • SloClap
    • Sifu
    • The Game Awards
  • News Indie Phenomenon Balatro Passes Another Impressive Sales Milestone

    Ace in the hole

    Roguelike poker revolution Balatro has passed another major sales milestone, with 3.5 million copies sold. The surprise hit has come an extremely long way since initially being removed from the PS Store following a PEGI rating dispute. Indie underdog stories are some of our favourites, and solo developer and artist LocalThunk...

    • Playstack
    • PS5
    • PS4
    • Balatro
  • News It's a Good Time to Be a Visual Novel Fan on PS5, PS4

    Death Match Love Comedy! brings its brand of slapstick comedy overseas

    While we don’t think PS5 or PS4 present the perfect place to play visual novels, the improvements to Remote Play and release of the PS Portal have tipped the scales somewhat. Death Match Love Comedy! may be one worth keeping an eye on in 2025, then. The title first launched on...

    • PQube
    • PS5
    • PS4
    • Death Match Love Comedy
  • News K-Pop Idol Stories Is the PS5 Management Sim You've Been Waiting For

    We wonder what's its ETA

    Given the global popularity of k-pop, we’re surprised it’s taken this long for K-Pop Idol Stories: Road to Debut to be revealed. The game will see you working as a manger to assemble the next crop of superstars, although hopefully you won’t end up embroiled in a legal fallout like the one happening with NewJeans...

    • PQube
    • PS5
    • K-Pop Idol Stories
    • Announcements

Wednesday11th Dec 2024

  • News 12 New PS Plus Extra, Premium Games Arrive Next Week

    Not the biggest bang you can go out with

    Sony has today confirmed the lineup of PS Plus Extra and PS Plus Premium games coming to the service for the month of December 2024. Arriving next week on Tuesday, 17th December 2024, the PS5, PS4, and Classic titles are as follows: PS Plus Extra: December 2024: Sonic Frontiers (PS5, PS4) |

    • PS5
    • PS4
    • PS Plus
  • Guide Best PlayStation Christmas Gifts 2024 - PS5 Consoles, Games, Gift Cards, Accessories & More

    The best PlayStation presents and stocking fillers

    If you're on the lookout for the best Christmas presents for PlayStation fans, we've got you covered right here on this page. The holiday season is right around the corner, so we've been busy tracking down some of the best gifts for your friends and family. Below, you'll find excellent present...

    • Guides
    • PS5
    • PS4
    • Christmas
    • Deals
  • News PS5, PS4 Users Over-Represented in 2024 Pornhub Console Traffic Share

    Play has no limits

    It's that wonderful time of year again - wrap-up time, when all of the data corporations harvest from their users is presented back to them in a new and occasionally insightful fashion. Case in point, overwhelmingly, PS5, PS4 and yes, some tiny fraction of PS Vita users are responsible for driving the majority of console traffic...

    • Industry
    • Culture
  • News Sly Cooper Proves Sony's PS2 Emulator Is Stealthily Getting Better

    On the sly

    If you've been paying attention, you might have already realised this, but Sony's PS2 emulator for its classic PS Plus Premium re-releases appears to be improving. Eagle-eyed fans of Sly Cooper have spotted a better image quality in the game since the latest update. With the most recent patch installed, the original Sly adventure does...

    • Sony
    • PS5
    • PS4
    • PS Plus
  • News Stop-Motion Action Figure Fighting Game Knock Off Looks Awesome, Coming to PS5

    Toy glory

    Knock Off has just been revealed with the above trailer, and it leaves a strong first impression. It's a one-on-one, 2D fighting game, only it features action figures duking it out in toy-sized arenas. The animation looks to be all stop-motion, too, and the effect is brilliant. The playable toys themselves appear to be, well, knock offs...

    • Mechaghidora
    • PS5
    • Knock Off
    • Announcements
  • News Black Myth: Wukong PS5 Patch Adds Challenge Mode, Maps, Free Armour

    Version 1.0.12.16581 available to download soon

    Game Science is pushing a new Black Myth: Wukong update for PS5 live today that includes a challenge mode, new in-game maps, and free armour pieces for the popular action title. It'll be rolled out within the next 24 hours, updating the game to version number 1.0.12.16581. The challenge mode takes the...

    • Game Science
    • PS5
    • Black Myth: Wukong
    • Patches