PS4 News
March2021
News Balan Wonderworld's Day One PS5, PS4 Patch to Address Some Demo Issues
Balanced Wonderworld
Balan Wonderworld is quite something, and while we were putting a brave face on our recent hands on preview… Well, let’s just say we’re not overly optimistic about the final product. There is some reason to be positive, though: an update from producer Noriyoshi Fujimoto has promised improvements will be made as part of the...
News Read Only Memories: NEURODIVER Returns to Neo-San Francisco on PS5, PS4
Another ROMp
The sequel to retro-style PlayStation 4 and PS Vita adventure game 2064: Read Only Memories will investigate PS5 and PS4 this year, developer Midboss has announced. While already planned for release on Sony’s last-gen console, the studio has added the company’s next-gen system to the mix, as Read Only Memories: NEURODIVER plots a...
News Watch Dogs Legion PS5, PS4 Update Will Add Crossplay
DedSec on the case
Tourists returning to Watch Dogs Legion’s futuristic reimagining of London have been disappointed to learn that the title’s new online mode lacks crossplay – and even cross-generational play. This means, if you’re playing on the PlayStation 5, then you can’t even partner up with players on the PS4 – let alone Xbox...
News GTA Online Fan Fix to Be Implemented by Rockstar
Amateur programmer paid $10,000 for discovery
Holy moly, this is mental! You may recall a little while back we reported on a GTA Online fan fix which, despite being detailed in ridiculously complicated language, effectively reducing the title’s infamous loading times on PC. Rockstar has now acknowledged the alteration – and will be implementing...
News Murder Mystery Machine Connects the Dots on PS4 This Year
Who dunnit?!
Who doesn’t love a good murder mystery? UK readers will be able to relate: a drizzly Saturday evening is nothing without a mug of Bovril and an old episode of Midsomer Murders on the box. Good news, then: ex-Apple Arcade exclusive Murder Mystery Machine will investigate PlayStation 4 later this year, with Microids on publishing...
News Bloodborne, Tokyo Jungle Executive Producer Masami Yamamoto Leaves Sony
As expected, unfortunately
It’s no surprise anymore, given the effective closure of Japan Studio, but external production director and executive producer Masami Yamamoto has left Sony after 25 years with the company. The veteran has worked on titles like Bloodborne, Soul Sacrifice, Freedom Wars,
News Surreal Psychological Thriller The Signifier Signal Boosts PS5, PS4
Director's cut includes new content
Psychological thriller The Signifier, which first launched on PC last October, is getting an extended director’s cut on PlayStation 5 and PS4 this year, which will feature new narrative content, including “new memories, dialogue, and voiceover, three additional story endings, and a new epilogue giving greater...
News CDPR's Blockbuster RPG Cyberpunk 2077 Now Nearing Three Months Missing from PS Store
Cyberpunk'd
We’ve never seen anything quite like the Cyberpunk 2077 debacle – and, honestly, we’ll probably never see anything quite like it again. The title, anticipated as one of the biggest releases of 2020, is now approaching three months absent from the PlayStation Store. Sony removed the role-playing game from
News DOOM Eternal: The Ancient Gods Part Two Teased in New Trailer
Full trailer to follow
As promised, a teaser trailer for DOOM Eternal's next DLC, The Ancient Gods - Part Two, has been unveiled. The video is only about 20 seconds long, but the expansion looks to build off what came in The Ancient Gods - Part One. We rather liked the previous DLC,
News Outriders Is Going to Be a Commercial Crater on PS5, PS4
Full price versus subscription fee
Ah, good ol’ Outriders: a PlayStation 5 and PS4 shooter that we, well, didn’t like when we played the demo earlier this month. Our resident looter shooter boffin Robert Ramsey suggested that the release is in for a “rough launch” when it deploys on 1st April – well, as far as PlayStation platforms go, how...
News Feast Your Eyes on the Launch Trailer for Stubbs the Zombie
Dig in
Aspyr's latest classic port is lurching ever closer into view, as Stubbs the Zombie in Rebel Without a Pulse comes crawling onto the PlayStation 4. A frankly bizarre third-person action game with a bit of a cult following, Stubbs was originally released all the way back in 2005 on the original Xbox, but this newest incarnation will actually...
News Disco Elysium PS5, PS4 Release Date Reveal Coming This Week
Phew
And breathe a sigh of relief, everyone. Disco Elysium: The Final Cut will be officially dated for release on PlayStation 5 and PS4 at some point this week. Coming to both consoles at some point later this month, budding buyers had started to become a bit worried the game wouldn't hit its original March release window. That doesn't appear to be...
News Fall Guys Season 4 Trailer Teases Futuristic New Levels, Among Us Crossover
Yellow team sus
Fall Guys is just one week away from the launch of Season 4. The upcoming update brings the game into a futuristic setting, complete with neon lights and electronic beats. A new cinematic trailer has just arrived to get us all in the mood. The new season promises seven brand new rounds, a new line of cosmetics to unlock, and new...
News Severed Steel Looks Like Bullet Time Heaven on PS4
Out this summer
Fans of the Max Payne series will most certainly want to keep their eye on this one. Severed Steel is a newly-announced PlayStation 4 game that's all about bullet time. Also seemingly taking inspiration from SUPERHOT, the first-person shooter focuses on parkour and taking down enemies in style, all while time passes by in slow...
News PS4's Communities Feature to Be Shut Down, Sony Confirms
That's the end of that
One of PlayStation 4's more unique features is Communities, a social system whereby you can find groups of like-minded players to talk to and play with. Sony introduced the feature to the console back in 2015, so it's part of the PS4 furniture for many users. Unfortunately, it seems the number of active users isn't high enough...
Mini Review Star Renegades (PS4) - Rogue-Lite RPG Is Complex But Compelling
Breaking the timeline
Star Renegades is another rogue-lite indie game, but it differentiates itself in some interesting ways. It's a turn-based RPG where you fight a threat that spans multiple alternate realities with a ragtag group. Sporting a lovely pseudo-3D pixel art style, it certainly looks the part, and its multifaceted gameplay is complex...
News Just Die Already Is a Chaotic Sandbox Game About Rebellious Pensioners Coming to PS4
Grand Dad Auto
There are "simulators" for almost everything these days, so why not one for the elderly? Just Die Already is a wacky sandbox game in which you'll play as an angry old man, causing all kinds of chaos in the hopes of winning a spot at a prestigious retirement home. It's developed by DoubleMoose Games, co-founded by a designer who...
News Over Half of Players Completed Ghost of Tsushima's Campaign
Average playthrough clocks 30 hours
There’s always been chatter about how many players actually finish games – particularly long ones, like Ghost of Tsushima. Sony has certainly stumbled on some secret sauce when it comes to its first-party software, however, as completion rates are through the roof for many of its titles. The statisticians over...
News #EAGate Investigation Uncovers 'Questionable Activity' in FIFA 21's Ultimate Team
FUT off
EA Sports has released a longer, updated statement outlining the ongoing #EAGate scandal that has rocked the FIFA 21 community. You may recall earlier in the week, the publisher said it was investigating social media claims which appeared to insinuate that an employee had sold some of the rarest cards in the Ultimate Team mode for €1,0
News Dying Light 2 Developer Admits Game Was Announced Too Early
But it's not in development hell
After a prolonged period of absence – and some concerns raised about its working environment – Techland will divulge new details about Dying Light 2’s “development process” as part of a stream next week. The update – announced on the game’s social media page – seems like it’ll focus more on internal...
Talking Point What Are You Playing This Weekend? - Issue 367
Talkin' 'bout
Another relatively drab week has concluded in the PlayStation Nation, but hopefully things are looking up as we edge towards the busy Spring period. Here's what's keeping us busy this weekend. Sammy Barker, Editor: To be honest, I just want to mess about with FIFA 21 this weekend and relax a little bit. I did start Bugsnax earlier in...
News Evan's Remains Developer Returns with RE:CALL
Launching in 2023
Evan's Remains was a truly beautiful 2D puzzle-platformer that released last year on PlayStation 4, so we were always going to be interested in what developer Maitan69 Studios does next. That project just so happens to be RE:CALL, announced today as part of publisher Whitethorn Digital's online showcase. The presentation also...
News Beasts of Maravilla Island Is Pokémon Snap on PS4
Say cheese
If you're craving New Pokémon Snap on Nintendo Switch but you haven't bought the system itself just yet, an upcoming PlayStation 4 release may satisfy your needs in the meantime. Announced as part of Whitethorn Digital's publisher showcase, Beasts of Maravilla Island is coming to Sony's last-gen console and it
News New Life Is Strange Protagonist Teased Ahead of Square Enix Stream
Hella hype
Here’s our first look at the next Life Is Strange protagonist: albeit a mysterious image that doesn’t reveal a lot. There’s already speculation, due to the way the shot is framed, that the character could be disabled or an amputee – of course, it’s also possible that they may just have their right arm hugging their chest. We...
Feature Best PlayStation Music of February 2021
Taking the month off?
Sure, no month is going to go by without a couple of noteworthy games, but this February was very much on the lighter end. Where’s all the awesome new music, you might be asking. Well, there just wasn’t very much of it, really. February was... let’s just say it was thin. Not to say there was nothing at all, but don’t be...
News LittleBigPlanet Servers Reportedly Taken Offline by Upset Fan
DDOS attack brings games down
The online functionality for LittleBigPlanet titles currently isn't available right now, and according to Eurogamer, it's all because one fan isn't happy with how Sony has treated the franchise. The person in question is said to have brought servers to their knees through orchestrated DDOS attacks, forcing them to be...
Random Here's a Graphic of Every PS4 Game Published Physically by Sony
An embarrassment of riches
While there may be a next-gen console in town, PlayStation fans are looking back at the PS4 era fondly – and what a generation it was! Reddit users have compiled a gigantic graphic, which shows every game published physically by Sony on the last-gen console – it’s a bounty of riches, we’re sure you’ll agree...
News Second Immortals Fenyx Rising DLC Out in Just a Few Weeks on PS5, PS4
New area, character, and story
The second of three planned pieces of DLC for Immortals Fenyx Rising will launch for both PlayStation 5 and PS4 on 25th March 2021. This latest slice of content, titled Myths of the Eastern Realm, introduces a brand new open-world area to explore, a new character to play as named Ku, and a new narrative including a...
News February 2021 NPD: PS5 Is Fastest Selling System in US History
Miles Morales holding strong
Sony may be keeping things concerningly close to its chest, but make no mistake: the PlayStation 5 is a runaway freight train that’s going to be difficult to slow down. February’s NPD report, which tracks hardware and software sales in the United States, reveals that the next-gen PlayStation is now the fastest...
News 13 Sentinels: Aegis Rim Sales Surpass 400,000, Still Deserves More
Keep it going
Publisher Atlus has issued a second sales update for 13 Sentinels: Aegis Rim, now pegging the gorgeous PlayStation 4 title at just over 400,000 units across physical shipments and digital purchases. This represents an increase in sales of 100,000 compared to early January 2021. Not bad going for the latest game from Vanillaware, but it...
News Rust Gameplay Video Shows Off the Game Running on PS4 Pro
Survival of the fittest
Rust has been a long time coming on PlayStation 4, but publisher Double Eleven has just posted video proof that the port exists. Embedded above, you can watch 17 minutes of PS4 Pro gameplay, in which two groups of players are engaged in a prolonged shootout. If you ask us, it looks pretty rough, but it's at least relatively...
News Resident Evil Village, Final Fantasy VII Remake Intergrade to Feature in Sony Japan Livestream
Play! Play! Play!
On PlayStation, there are usually a few big Japanese games to look forward to. On the horizon for PS5, we have Resident Evil Village and Final Fantasy VII Remake Intergrade — to name just two — and they're only a couple of months away. It seems Sony is looking to share more on these titles; PlayStation Japan has just announced...
News MLB The Show 21 Dissects Gameplay in Extended Livestream
Perfect perfect
As promised earlier in the week, Sony San Diego has completely deconstructed all of the gameplay tweaks it’s making for MLB The Show 21’s hitting and pitching systems, and while this livestream is unlikely to appeal to anyone but the most engaged fan – it’s a really interesting watch. The video details everything from...
News Future Bethesda Games Will Ship 'Where Game Pass Exists'
So not on PS5 or PS4
We don't think it gets much clearer than this. After Xbox head Phil Spencer stated that "some" future Bethesda titles would be exclusive to Xbox Series X|S and PC, the man leading the team in green has now clarified that this essentially means the publisher's entire line-up. Revealed as part of a roundtable discussion between...
News Answer Lamar and Madrazo's Calls in GTA Online This Week
Both are promising double rewards
The weekly GTA Online update is upon us and, frankly, it’s a pretty drab one this time. Nevertheless, regulars will want to know that there are double rewards on Lamar and Madrazo missions right now, so don’t ghost them. If that’s not your cup of tea, then you can double up in Transform Races, Hunting Pack,...
News Next Life Is Strange Game to Be Announced During New Square Enix Livestream
40 minutes of news and reveals
The next entry in the Life Is Strange series will be revealed during a new Nintendo Direct-style online presentation from Square Enix on 18th March 2021. The game will feature an entirely new cast, a new power, and a new story (that last one is sort of obvious). That's not all, however, as the new title will form only...
Soapbox How I Would Handle The Last of Us Factions
Liam makes his pitch
At some point over the next year, Naughty Dog is presumably going to finally unveil the multiplayer offering it has in the works. Supposedly too big and ambitious to ship with The Last of Us: Part II, expectations have understandably risen as Neil Druckmann and co keep us guessing as to what it might entail. A reveal during some...
News The Outer Worlds Expansion Solves a Murder on PS4 Next Week
Game's final expansion pegged for 17th March
Obsidian may be sheltered under Microsoft’s umbrella these days, but The Outer Worlds continues to be supported on the PlayStation 4, with the title’s second major expansion Murder on Eridanos officially confirmed for a 17th March release. The plot will revolve around the murder of renowned actress...
News Stealth Sequel Aragami 2 Delayed to Q3 2021
For both PS5 and PS4
We've seen absolutely nothing of Aragami 2 since it’s announcement in August of last year, so it hardly comes as a surprise that developer Lince Works needs more time to get the game into shape. Originally due to launch in the first few months of this year, the stealth sequel is now slated for Q3 2021 on PlayStation 5 and PS4...
News #EAGate Erupts as FIFA 21 Employee Is Alleged to Have Sold FUT Cards for €1,000s
Own goal
FIFA 21’s controversial Ultimate Team mode is already in hot water with various governments around the world, but now its most dedicated community is up in arms as a scandal has erupted on social media today. EA Sports has already issued a strong statement in an attempt to calm tensions, after it was alleged that an employee sold some of...
News Here's Your First Sneak Peek at Fall Guys Season 4
New level Skyline Stumble revealed
Fall Guys Season 4 is right around the corner, and the game's social channels are up to their usual shenanigans. Today, we've had a brief glimpse at the fresh mayhem this futuristic season will offer, and we also have a name for one of the new stages. Here's a quick look at Skyline Stumble, a new obstacle course...
Soapbox One Year Later, Call of Duty: Warzone Has Consumed Me
Liam reflects on 12 months of Battle Royale action
Looking back on the comments I made in my Hands On piece for Call of Duty: Warzone, which celebrates its one year anniversary today, is a strange experience. While I thought what Infinity Ward had to offer at the time was completely fine in its own right, I was concerned by its overt simplicity and...
News Outriders Demo Was a 'Rollercoaster of Emotions' for People Can Fly
Developer reflects on demo learnings
The Outriders demo has been out for nearly two weeks now, meaning PlayStation players have had the chance to get a good grasp of what this looter shooter will have to offer and form a solid opinion based on that experience. Some users have loved it, while others aren't so excited about what they played. We happen...
News Paradise Lost Extends World War II by 20 Years on PS4 This Month
Explore an old Nazi bunker
Paradise Lost is what happens when World War II lasts 20 years longer than it should have and Nazi Germany launches missiles on most of Europe. If that premise interests you, this new game from Polish developer PolyAmorous should be placed on your digital wishlist ready for its PlayStation 4 release on 24th March 2021. The...
News MLB The Show 21 Hits Back with Gameplay Q&A
Pitch perfect
With all of the main features – including the recently revealed Ballpark Creator – now out in the open, Sony San Diego is beginning to dig into the specifics of MLB The Show 21’s gameplay. This video is perhaps more targeted at long-time players who are familiar with the intricacies of the series, but it delves into some of the...
News Overwatch Skips PS5 with New Next-Gen Upgrades
Sony problem reveals itself again
Overwatch has received an update to help it take advantage of current-gen consoles, but the PlayStation 5 isn't a part of that line-up. Outlined in a long list of patch notes over on Battle.net, community manager Josh Nash documents enhancements designed for the Xbox Series X|S systems. They will be treated to three...
News Elden Ring Trailer Leak May Have Delayed the Official Reveal
Gameplay footage pushed back
Footage of an internal Elden Ring trailer leaked at the beginning of last week, sending those who have been waiting years for any nugget of information overboard (the game's official Reddit was a sight to behold at the time). Roughly two minutes of action was leaked onto the internet, giving us our first glimpses of the...
News PS Store Prequels & Sequels Sale Has Few Noteworthy PS4 Deals
Phoenix Wright! Spyro! Life Is Strange!
Sony has just about managed to continue its streak of weekly PlayStation Store sales, but this latest edition is hardly worth shouting about. Less than 100 deals have been uploaded to entice the big spenders amongst you into parting with any cash, meaning this week may feel like a bit of a dud if you’re...
Soapbox How Yakuza Proves Bigger Open Worlds Aren't Always Better
Size matters
Bigger is not always better – at least, that’s what I try to tell myself every time I hop in the shower. Alright, I’m probably lying to myself: after all, no one orders a single patty from Five Guys, do they? I do believe, however, that in the case of open world games, a smaller, denser environment is preferable to gigantic open...
News Free PS Plus Call of Duty Combat Pack Available to Download Now
Contains lots of cosmetics
Sony's ongoing marketing deal with Activision has seen PlayStation players provided with a ton of exclusive content within Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War and Call of Duty: Warzone free of charge, and today is no different. PS Plus subscribers can now treat themselves to another Combat Pack over on the PlayStation Store...
News Naughty Dog Recruiting Economy Designer for The Last of Us 2's Multiplayer Mode
To give players "rewards to strive for"
We know work is ongoing on The Last of Us: Part II’s long-anticipated multiplayer spin-off: Naughty Dog boss Neil Druckmann more or less admitted as much on Twitter last week, pleading for patience from fans. Still, while it’s unclear how close the Factions follow-up is to releasing, we do know that the...
News Lost Words: Beyond the Page Dated for 6th April on PS4
Following Google Stadia exclusivity
Lost Words: Beyond the Page will finally launch on PlayStation 4 next month following a period of timed exclusivity on Google Stadia. It hits Sony's last-gen platform on 6th April 2021, and PS5 players can get in on the action too through backwards compatibility. The trailer above will give you a taste of what to...
Kuro no Kiseki
Regular readers will know that we're big fans of Falcom's Trails of Cold Steel games, so we've been keeping a close eye on the developer's brand new project. As you might have already heard, The Legend of Heroes: Kuro no Kiseki (to give its full Japanese name, which translates to 'Trails in the Dark') runs on an overhauled engine,...
News Watch Dogs Legion Taps Title Update as London Is Connected on PS5, PS4
High 5G
A new title update has released for Watch Dogs Legion, preparing the open worlder for its anticipated online update. The patch weighs in at 10GB on the PlayStation 4 and 2.3GB on the PS5 – that’s some impressive compression on the next-gen console, by the way – and bundles in a bunch of bug fixes to boot. The online experien
News Bethesda Says 'Some' Future Games Won't Launch on PS5, PS4
Wording continues to be vague
Microsoft has now officially acquired Bethesda, and the hardware manufacturer has celebrated the occasion with a new post on the Xbox Wire website. After welcoming the eight studios into the Xbox fold, head Phil Spencer then tackles the detail we've all wanted to be clarified for months. Will future Bethesda titles make...
News Check Out the Latest Trailer for Crazy Co-Op Game It Takes Two
Not long to go
Electronic Arts recently released another trailer for It Takes Two, the latest game from Josef Fares and his team at Hazelight Studios. The developer specialises in co-op experiences, having previously brought us Brothers: A Tale of Two Sons and A Way Out. This new title builds on what worked in its predecessor, but it looks like...
News Relaxing Indie Game Lake to Feature Gameplay in Publisher Showcase
Plus six new game announcements
One of our most anticipated indie titles will be at the forefront of Whitethorn Digital's publisher presentation this weekend, which will also include six brand new game reveals. We're talking about Lake, of course — a game that has swept us off our feet since its unveiling with the promise of laidback mail delivery...
News Popular Survival Game Rust Finally Coming to PS4 in Spring 2021
Staying alive
When is Rust coming to PlayStation 4? Well, it's been hotly anticipated for quite some time now. The survival game, which has seen a surge in popularity thanks to Twitch streamers, originally launched on PC a few years ago. In the meantime, the console port has been in the works, but it's been delayed and pushed back a few times along...
News Free FIFA 21 Ultimate Team Packs for Anyone Who's Logged In
Pack it up
EA Sports must be feeling generous this week, because it’s giving away free FIFA 21 Ultimate Team packs to anyone who’s logged into the game since its launch last year. Your reward will depend on your engagement, with goodies ranging from a Jumbo Premium Gold Pack all the way up to an Ultimate Pack; you’ll need to have played on at...
News Famitsu, Dengeki, and Japanese Fans Give Ghost of Tsushima All Kinds of Awards
The Ghost with the most
Ghost of Tsushima's staggering success in Japan is well documented at this point. Not only did the PlayStation 4 exclusive break sales records for Sony, it also inspired the real island of Tsushima to make Sucker Punch studio heads Nate Fox and Jason Connell permanent ambassadors. A huge honour, and it's just got even better...
Wake up
Finally, we have some movement on the localisation of Shin Megami Tensei III: Notcturne HD Remaster. As spotted by Gematsu on Twitter, the title has been rated by the ESRB — the organisation that applies age ratings to video games in the US. This suggests that an official Western release date announcement may be just around the corner...
News Marvel's Avengers Dev Doubles Down on Level Progression Nerf
Attempts to explain reasoning
Those still playing Marvel's Avengers and the wider gaming community did not react well to last week's news that developer Crystal Dynamics will be nerfing the game's level progression once the PlayStation 5 version launches on 18th March 2021. The studio has confirmed it will increase the amount of XP needed to...
News Microsoft's Bethesda Bid One Step Closer to Completion as European Union Approves Acquisition
Money money money
Microsoft's 7.5 billion dollar acquisition of ZeniMax Media — of course including Bethesda Softworks — has met the approval of the European Union. As VGC reports, the EU's antitrust regulator has given the green light to the historic merger, which will see Microsoft become the parent company of all Bethesda's development teams...
News UK Sales Charts: Spider-Man: Miles Morales Remains Sony's Hero in the Top 10
Still swingin'
The UK's physical game sales for the week are in, and it's Marvel's Spider-Man: Miles Morales doing the business for Sony yet again. It appears as though this performance was driven by replenished PlayStation 5 stock, as the game sold 83 per cent of its copies on the new console. It remains in second place. The Last of Us: Part II,...
News DOOM Eternal Will Tease Its Second DLC Episode Later This Month
On 15th March, to be exact
DOOM Eternal still has another DLC episode to release in its post-launch The Ancient Gods campaign, and we'll find out a little bit about it on 15th March 2021. Bethesda confirmed the teaser trailer drop after the expansion's achievement list leaked over the weekend, which indicated this presumably final drop of content is...
News Dragon Ball FighterZ Gogeta SS4 Trailer Is Maximum Hype
Gogeta vs. Gogeta
Dragon Ball FighterZ has gone all-out for its Super Saiyan 4 Gogeta trailer, pitting the most powerful warrior in Dragon Ball GT against Super Saiyan God Super Saiyan Gogeta from Dragon Ball Super. We've now typed out 'super' so many times that the word has lost all meaning. Anyway, the point is that we're watching the game's two...
News PGA Tour 2K21 Swings Much Smoother with 60 Frames-Per-Second
Clean on the green
A clean swing is crucial if you’re going to dominate the green, and PGA Tour 2K21 just got a little smoother as part of a post-release update. The game now runs at 60 frames-per-second, and while we haven’t been able to test the performance on a standard PlayStation 4 or PS4 Pro, we can confirm that it’s transformative on...
News Tomb Raider: Definitive Survivor Trilogy Leaked, Releases 18th March
That's a lotta Lara
Ah, the Microsoft Store has done it again! Tomb Raider: Definitive Survivor Trilogy has appeared on the aforementioned storefront, complete with an 18th March release date. As its name suggests, the package will include all three games from the modern Tomb Raider trilogy: Tomb Raider: Definitive Edition, Rise of the Tomb Raider:...
News Bogus Leak Dupes Web with Purported PS4 to PC Ports
This ain't it
A bogus leak, published by some major publications, claims that Bloodborne, Ghost of Tsushima, Uncharted: The Nathan Drake Collection, and God of War are all poised to be published on PC. This follows
News Anticipated JPRG Tales of Arise Surfaces After Long Absence
An unforgettable Spring awaits
We last penned an article on Tales of Arise in December 2020, when Bandai Namco promised thirsty fans that the project was still progressing. In truth, it’s been over a year since we last saw fresh footage of the anticipated JRPG – but that changes today. As part of the Tales of Festival in Japan, the...
Talking Point What Are You Playing This Weekend? - Issue 366
Like a dragon
We appreciate it’s a cliché, but the weekend sure does come around quick lately. After the theatrics of last week’s State of Play – and the nonchalant announcement of a new PSVR headset – this week was practically glacial. Let’s hope things improve soon, eh? Sammy Barker, Editor: Well, I'm hooked on Yakuza: Like a Dragon...
Soapbox How I Hustled My Way Out of FIFA 21 Ultimate Team's Division 9
Born again winner
Since breaking my Madden NFL 21 duck earlier in the year, I’ve traded handegg for football, because I paid full-price for FIFA 21 at launch and I figured I should get my money’s worth. My relationship with EA Sports’ soccer simulation is a storied one: I lost countless lunchtimes to FIFA Football 2003 – the one with Roberto...
Poll Have You Played Yakuza: Like a Dragon, and What Review Score Would You Give It?
Enter the dragon
Yakuza: Like a Dragon finally launched on PlayStation 5 earlier this week, following the end of an Xbox exclusivity period on next-gen hardware. The often insane RPG runs better than ever on Sony's new system, and even though we had already played it to death on PS4, we've been enjoying it all over again on PS5. At its best, we...
PlayStation Store Sales Charts FIFA 21 Dominates Both Europe and the US
GTA 5 the best-selling PS4 game in USA
February 2021 was a very, very fruitful month for EA Sports' FIFA 21, topping the PlayStation Store sales charts for PlayStation 5 games across both Europe and the United States. It was also the best-selling PS4 game in the European region, while Grand Theft Auto V topped the chart for US players. Because of...
News Ghost of Tsushima Creators Made Ambassadors of the Actual Island
Nate Fox and Jason Connell awarded
The real-life island of Tsushima will be honouring the work of Sucker Punch Productions by making both the game director and creative director of Ghost of Tsushima permanent tourism ambassadors. Tsushima mayor Hiroki Hitakatsu said this is being done because the pair have "spread the name and history of Tsushima to...