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March2022
News PS4 Firmware Update 9.50 Available to Download Now
Now it's a party
The PlayStation 5 isn't the only Sony console getting a firmware update today. Yes, the PS4 has also received its latest system software, taking it to version 9.50. This new patch is ready to roll, available to download right now. Weighing in at 492MB, what does this PS4 firmware update do? Well, this update is mainly concerned...
Guide Marvel's Guardians of the Galaxy Guide: Tips, Tricks, and All Collectibles
Your ultimate Marvel's Guardians of the Galaxy resource
Marvel's Guardians of the Galaxy is a standalone, original take on the popular Marvel IP for PlayStation 5 and PS4. It is a third-person action-adventure game from Eidos Montreal. We awarded the game an 8/10 in our Marvel's Guardians of the Galaxy PS5 review, describing it as "an incredibly...
News DIRT Social Media Nuked for EA Sports Rally Account
Road hog
DIRT could very well be on the chopping block, as EA Sports has quietly rebranded the series’ social media accounts. The Twitter handle @DIRTGame has been abandoned, and replaced with a new one: EA Sports Rally, or @EASportsRally. For those of you who haven’t been following the news, Electronic Arts acquired DIRT developer Codemasters
News Dozens of New PS5, PS4 Games from Ubisoft Allegedly Outed
Prince of Persia 2D! Immortals 2! The Crew 3!
As many of us realised several years ago, E3 is dead. While organisers ESA continue to dilly-dally over the ongoing relevance of the obviously defunct convention, publishers are plotting their own independent alternatives. One of those companies, allegedly, is Ubisoft, as per industry know-it-all Tom...
Poll What Review Score Would You Give Gran Turismo 7?
Podium place?
Gran Turismo 7's been out for a good couple of weeks now, and you know what that means! Sony's latest driving simulator was met with glowing reviews just before launch, but it's fair to say that the PlayStation exclusive has had to endure a rough road since. We gave the game a hugely positive 9/10 in our Gran Turismo 7 PS5 review,...
News Cyberpunk 2077 Fans Left Wondering If the Game's Still Getting Two Expansions
"Expansion" without the s
When the brand new Witcher game was announced yesterday — developed using Unreal Engine 5 — CD Projekt Red also clarified that Cyberpunk 2077's upcoming expansion will still use the studio's in-house REDengine. However, the company's statement on the matter has raised some eyebrows because of its use of "expansion"...
News Who Ya Gonna Call?! Your PS5, PS4 Pals for Ghostbusters: Spirits Unleashed
Somethin' strange in your neighbourhood
We knew Friday the 13th and Predator: Hunting Grounds developer IllFonic was making Ghostbusters: Spirits Unleashed ever since the company’s CEO said so on a podcast. However, here’s the official confirmation – with a trailer to boot! It’s exactly what you’d expect it to be,
News Gran Turismo 7 Fans Fight Controversial Currency Nerfs with PS5, PS4 Farming Exploits
Car crash
This is getting a bit ridiculous now, and Polyphony Digital is going to have to act fast. Gran Turismo 7’s reputation is in the gutter following an extended outage last week and alterations to the racer’s economy which some fans feel is pushing them towards microtransactions. It currentl
News Cyberpunk 2077 Patch 1.520 Out Now on PS5, PS4, Fixes Bugs, Crashes, More
Lookin' for an upgrade
Cyberpunk 2077 has a new update on PlayStation 5 and PlayStation 4. Available to download right now, patch 1.520 doesn't really have any headline acts — it's more about fixing stubborn bugs and further optimising the experience, especially on PS5. It weighs in at around 6.5GB. It's assumed that Cyberpunk 2077's next major...
Guide When Is the Future Games Show: Spring Showcase?
Dates, times, and what to expect
When is the Future Games Show: Spring Showcase? GamesRadar+ runs its very own video game show every now and again, and the latest of these is right around the corner. While we know some games that will be present, much of the showcase remains a mystery. So, what can we expect from the Future Games Show? In this handy...
News Godfall's PlayStation Console Exclusivity Ends in April
Godfall Ultimate Edition comes to Xbox
Godfall, the loot-heavy action RPG that was first announced and billed as a key PlayStation 5 launch title, is heading to Xbox 16 months after its debut — which means that it'll no longer be a PlayStation console exclusive. As a PlayStation-specific website, this Xbox announcement obviously doesn't mean much...
News Is the Dream of Online Competitive Quidditch Over for Hogwarts Legacy on PS5, PS4?
Single player only, we're afraid
Hogwarts Legacy is a staunchly single player focused adventure, but we had quietly hoped it would have a full-blown multiplayer Quidditch minigame to rival the standalone PlayStation 2 title, Quidditch World Cup. While the famous wizarding sport was momentarily teased in the title’s latest gameplay trailer, it...
News The Witcher 3's 'Final' Secret Uncovered Almost Seven Years Later
Blood, sweat, and wine
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt will be seven years old this May, but would you believe that its "final" secret has only just been discovered? The open world RPG is stuffed with all kinds of Easter eggs — but this particular oddity has taken players close to an entire console generation to track down. It all starts in the Blood...
News Fortnite Raises $36 Million in 24 Hours for Ukrainian Humanitarian Relief
Four charities to benefit
Update: Fortnite's income for the next two weeks will be pledged to help the people of Ukraine, but in the past 24 hours alone it's accrued an enormous $36 million to support charities like UNICEF, among others — an impressive and applaudable result! Even if you're not feeling the new season, consider picking up the...
Hands On LEGO Star Wars: The Skywalker Saga Massively Builds on Predecessors
The Force is strong with this one
The last LEGO Star Wars game to grace PlayStation was The Force Awakens, and that feels like a long time ago. Like most of its predecessors, and even later entries from TT Games, it's a very safe platformer that sticks to the established blueprint. As fun as they can be, the LEGO games have been making almost no...
News Tekken Crossover Costumes Coming to Virtua Fighter 5: Ultimate Showdown on PS4
Are they Tekken it too far?
Surely something is afoot for the Tekken franchise? In addition to a new animated series on Netflix, SEGA has announced crossover content is coming to Virtua Fighter 5: Ultimate Showdown on the PlayStation 4. Despite the brawler first launching in 2006, the publisher has partnered with Bandai Na
News Babylon's Fall Development to Continue As Planned Following Poor Reception
"No plans" to drop development
PlatinumGames isn't going to abandon Babylon's Fall anytime soon. Despite disappointing reviews and seemingly low player counts, the multiplayer action RPG is set to continue its live service ambitions, with multiple seasons of content already in the pipeline. In a lengthy development update, the studio confirms its...
News UK Sales Charts: Gran Turismo 7 Still Leading the Pack Following Online Issues
Got a race to win
Last week was a tough one for Gran Turismo 7. A big patch was released that caused the racing title some serious online connectivity issues, putting it out of commission for a couple of days. A hot fix was pushed out, and alongside it, the game caught extra heat for its stingy currency out
News Gran Turismo 7 PS5, PS4 User Score the Lowest in PlayStation Exclusive History
Road block
Update: Gran Turismo 7 has achieved the unfortunate accolade of having the lowest Metacritic user score in Sony exclusive history. The score of 2.2 – which is still falling – puts it below the likes of Cool Boarders 2001 on PS1. It’s a sharp message from fans (and, presumably, some trolls) that Polyphony Digital has work to do.
News Fortnite Chapter 3: Season 2 Removes Building, Adds Doctor Strange
New gameplay mechanics included
Wow, this is bold: Fortnite Chapter 3: Season 2 has launched, and building has been wiped out – for the next nine days, at least. Those of you who play Epic Games’ battle royale will know that construction is a key component of combat, as players use it as a means of makeshift defense. But this new season does...
News DNF Duel Drops in June for PS5, PS4
It's time to duel
The extremely promising DNF Duel has held our attention since its surprise announcement last year, and now it has a release date. The beat-'em-up, which is based on the Dungeon Fighter Online RPG, drops on the 28th June for both PlayStation 5 and PlayStation 4. Much like Arc System Works' current champion, Guilty Gear Strive, DNF...
News Guilty Gear Strive Season 2, Cross-Play Between PS5, PS4, PC Announced
Better together
To the surprise of no one, Guilty Gear Strive is getting a second season of DLC and updates. The freshly announced Season 2 begins later this year, and will include four additional DLC characters and balance updates. But perhaps the biggest news here is that the game's getting cross-play support across PlayStation platforms and PC...
News Testament Returns as Guilty Gear Strive's Final Season 1 DLC Character
Out this month
The final Season 1 DLC character for Guilty Gear Strive has been revealed — and it's none other than Testament. Another returning fighter from previous Guilty Gear titles, Testament still wields a lethal looking scythe, but has received a bit of a makeover. Strive's animation still blows us away. Testament will be available to...
News Marvel's Avengers Will Rework War Table in PS5, PS4 Patch Next Week
Command centre
Marvel’s Avengers is not dead… Well, not yet. Crystal Dynamics has committed a new patch for the PlayStation 5 and PS4 brawler, which is due out on 24th March. This was previously communicated, and will revise the way the War Table works. For those of you unfamiliar with the superhero game, the War Table is what you use to launch...
Talking Point What Are You Playing This Weekend? - Issue 418
Games galore
It’s been a fun few months, hasn’t it? We’ve had livestreams, including that huge Hogwarts Legacy reveal, and massive new releases like Elden Ring and Horizon Forbidden West to name just two. Hopefully you’re all enjoying your gaming right now, because we know we are! Sammy Barker, Editor: Of course I'm still playing Elden...
News Elden Ring Community Shocked by New Fake Wall Revelation
Were those messages real..?
Well, well, well. Elden Ring, you can't do this to us! Fake, illusory walls have been a staple of FromSoftware titles since 2009's Demon's Souls, hiding bonus items and weapons behind seemingly stable surfaces you need to hit in order to have them melt away. It's only ever taken one attack to make them disappear, but this...
Poll Did You Buy Stranger of Paradise: Final Fantasy Origin?
CHAOS is here
Arise, Jack Garland and your weird friends — the time has come to embark on a potentially hilarious adventure named Stranger of Paradise: Final Fantasy Origin. The action RPG is out now on PlayStation 5 and PS4, but as always, we want to know if you've snagged a copy. Honestly, it's hard to judge just how well Stranger of Paradise...
Gallery Hogwarts Legacy PS5, PS4 Screenshots Reveal a Wonderful Wizarding World
A beautiful brew
Well, it took a little while, but here are some new official screenshots from Hogwarts Legacy. We’d expected publisher Warner Bros to share these shortly after yesterday’s gameplay reveal, but it held onto the assets tighter than a Seeker’s broomstick. Fortunately, we can now share the PlayStation 5 and PS4 screenshots, which...
Currency adjustments convey value and rarity of real-world vehicles
Gran Turismo 7’s servers have been restored after an unexpected and unprecedented 24 hours of downtime. Due to the PlayStation 5 and PS4 exclusive requiring an Internet connection in order to save gameplay progress, the entire experience was largely unplayable over the past day...
Everything you need to take the fight to Chaos
Stranger of Paradise: Final Fantasy Origin is the new action RPG from Square Enix and Team Ninja, available now on PlayStation 5 and PS4. While it comes up short in some areas, we think it just about redeems itself with its fun combat, awarding the game a 6/10 in our Stranger of Paradise: Final Fantasy...
News Hogwarts Legacy PS5, PS4 Has the Unforgivable Avada Kedavra Killing Curse
Cast off
One of the surprises from Hogwarts Legacy’s big reveal this week is that, despite being a fifth year student, you’ll be able to cast Avada Kedavra – otherwise known as the Killing Curse. Pottermaniacs will know that this is considered one of three Unforgivable Curses, and is the incantation used by Lord Voldemort on Harry’s parents,...
News Gran Turismo 7 PS5, PS4 Offline and Unplayable for Over 24 Hours
Still no word from Polyphony Digital
Update #2: An enormous 24 hours have passed and Gran Turismo 7's servers remain offline on the PlayStation 5 and PS4, rendering the simulation racer largely unplayable. There's been no update from developer Polyphony Digital about what's happened or when it will be resolved. Rival racing game franchises are, at...
News Hogwarts Legacy Will Be Free of Microtransactions
Official website confirms
After a fantastic showcase, excitement for Hogwarts Legacy has skyrocketed. The action RPG set within the wizarding school looks like the game fans have wanted for a long time, and we're excited to explore every inch of the castle. However, some concerns remain — including the potential inclusion of microtransactions...
News Hogwarts Legacy PS5, PS4 Behind the Scenes Drops Invisibility Cloak
Concept art and inside baseball
Imagine reading Harry Potter as a child and then working on an original story in the series. That’s the reality for a lot of people at Avalanche, who are quite literally bringing dreams to life with Hogwarts Legacy. This author played and loved titles like Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone on the PS1, but...
News Rummage Through Common Rooms in Future Hogwarts Legacy Reveals
Better be... Gryffindor!
The healthy rivalry of the four houses at Hogwarts provides much of the backbone to excelling at the school, as proud Gryffindors try and claim house points in their pursuit of the House Cup while Hufflepuffs are just happy to get one or two on the board. It appears Hogwarts Legacy will very much embrace the competition when...
Poll Will You Buy Hogwarts Legacy?
Did State of Play convince you?
Roughly 18 months after its first reveal back at Sony's second PlayStation 5 presentation, Avalance Software has finally lifted the lid on Hogwarts Legacy with a State of Play showcase. We now know so much more about the magical game set before the Harry Potter era, including that it'll launch at the end of this year...
News Hogwarts Legacy Gameplay Demo Shows the Harry Potter Game We've Always Wanted
Launches this holiday season
We've all been patiently waiting to see what Hogwarts Legacy is all about, and with today's State of Play presentation, Warner Bros. has really delivered. Developer Avalanche Software has shown off its open world RPG set within the walls of the beloved magical school, and it looks like everything we've been hoping for...
Live Watch the Hogwarts Legacy Sony PlayStation State of Play Livestream Right Here
Expecto Patronum
Well, we don’t know about you lot, but for the Pottermaniacs at Push Square Towers this is the big one: an open world Harry Potter universe-inspired adventure coming to the PlayStation 5 and PS4. Sony first announced this alongside its new-gen console, and now we’re about to be treated to approximately 15 minutes of footage...
News Don't Even Attempt to Outrun Slipstream on PS4
OutRunners
Sometimes you just can’t beat the classics. Yes, we know Gran Turismo 7 just launched on the PlayStation 5 and PS4, but if you’re looking for a racer you can play sideways then Slipstream may be more your bag. Look, there’s no beating around the bush here: this has been heavily inspired by Yu Suzuki’s arcade classic OutRun,...
News Escape Academy Captures the Puzzling Co-Op Fun of Escape Rooms on PS5, PS4
Get outta there
Escape rooms are popular the world over, and while there are one or two similar video game experiences, Escape Academy seems like the first one inspired by the real-world puzzles. This new game from iam8bit Presents (the company's brand new publishing label), Skybound Games, and Coin Crew Games is all about solving environmental...
News The Quarry Is a $70 PS5 Title from Supermassive Games
Save a teen campout this June
Following on from yesterday's teaser, Until Dawn developer Supermassive Games has fully unveiled The Quarry, its new IP that this time will be published by 2K Games. Announced for PlayStation 5 and PS4 with a release date of 10th June 2022, check out the full announcement trailer above. The game is available for...
News New Gran Turismo 7 Patch Lowers Currency Rewards, Fuelling More Microtransaction Criticism
Some events have rewards cut in half
A new update for Gran Turismo 7 went live today, patching the PlayStation 5, PS4 title to version 1.07 and making many minor adjustments along with the introduction of Broadcast Mode. However, one certain patch note is already causing controversy within the racing simulator's community as it's become apparent a...
News Trek to Yomi Trailer Shows Off Brutal Side-Scrolling Combat
Blood and steel
Trek to Yomi is looking very promising indeed. The 2D samurai action adventure clearly has oodles of atmosphere, thanks to that Kurosawa movie-inspired, black and white aesthetic. It just needs to nail some satisfying gameplay to marry up with that look, and we should be onto a winner. With this latest trailer, it looks as though the...
News Moss: Book II Squeaks Out a March Release Date for PSVR, New Gameplay Revealed
Hopefully it Quill be good
Back when PlayStation VR was just getting started, Moss was an early winner of hearts with its super-cute protagonist and innovative platforming gameplay. Guiding Quill the mouse through fantastical environments remains a joy, even if it does end all too quickly. Fortunately, Moss: Book II is right around the corner...
News Hideo Kojima's New Project Getting Lots of Sony Love
MADO world
Hideo Kojima is working on his next project, and he’s getting a lot of love from Sony yet again. The auteur has been handed a prototype of the Japanese giant’s teleconferencing technology MADO, which he’s using to oversee motion capture sessions taking place in the United States. This is not publicly available kit yet, so Kojima has...
News Gran Turismo 7 Update 1.07 Available Now, Here Are All the Patch Notes
Broadcast Mode added and lots of issues fixed
Polyphony Digital pushed out patch 1.06 for Gran Turismo 7 only a week ago, but it's now moved things forward with another update. Version 1.07 is available to download and install right now on PlayStation 5 and PS4, and it makes a whole host of fixes and improvements. This patch appears to be mostly...
News Returnal the Frontrunner at BAFTA Games Awards with Nine Nominations
Update: Performer categories added
2022's BAFTA Games Awards is next on the seemingly never-ending awards calendar, and the nominees have just been announced. The ceremony itself is a month away on 7th April, but for now, we have the below list of nominations to chew on. Sony's champion in this case is Returnal, which is nominated in the most...
News Elden Ring Patch 1.03 Out Now, Get All the Patch Notes Here
NPC additions, map changes, and nerfs
The first post-launch update for Elden Ring has arrived, bringing with it some pretty big changes to the experience. That includes nerfs to what has been some of the game's best items so far and the addition of new features to help track NPCs. The patch is live now on PlayStation 5 and PS4, weighing in at 1.4GB...
News Remember Free PS5, PS4 Shooter XDefiant? It's No Longer a Tom Clancy Game
Author now absent from name
Ex-Tom Clancy free-to-play shooter XDefiant is notable for having an emoji as part of its title, but it’ll no longer be tethered to the name of the late espionage author. A glance at the game’s official website merely refers to the release as XDefiant now, with no mention of Tom Clancy anywhere. (We even tried CTRL +...
News Dreams' Community Awards Show, The Impys, Returns Later This Month Following Delay
Trophy time
The third annual Impy Awards was due to take place in February, but Media Molecule was forced to push back the Dreams community show to a later date. Fortunately, we now have a date and time to write on our calendars. If you're into Dreams and want to see which creators have earned themselves a trophy, you'll want to keep 27th March...
News Sniper Elite 5 Scopes Out a 26th May PS5, PS4 Release Date
On target
Sniper Elite 5’s ludicrous long-range action will take aim at the PlayStation 5 and PS4 from 26th May – perhaps sooner than anticipated! Rebellion’s reliably excellent ballistics bonanza will take place in France this time, as immaculately groomed Karl Fairburne wages war on a mysterious Nazi plot known as Project Kraken. One twist...
News Still Playing Fall Guys on PS4? You'll Need to Re-Download It via the New Launcher
A free costume for your trouble, though
Fall Guys remains a popular online multiplayer game, which is no surprise given it was (and still is) the most downloaded PlayStation Plus game ever. In the time since those crazy first couple of weeks, developer Mediatonic has been scooped up by Epic Games, which also took over publishing duties from Devolver...
News Horizon Forbidden West Patch 1.08 Is Out Now, Here Are the Patch Notes
Fixes main quests, side content, and more
The updates just keep on coming for Horizon Forbidden West as Guerilla Games deploys patch 1.08, fixing many main quests, side activities, graphical issues, and performance flaws. The download weighs in at 677.9MB on PlayStation 5, so it won't be too long until you're back up and running in-game again. And...
News Elden Ring IP to Expand 'Beyond the Realm of Games'
FromSoftware suggests a multimedia future for Elden Ring
You'll probably have heard the news by now, but Elden Ring has sold more than 12 million copies to date, which is a pretty astonishing figure for a game of its ilk. Publisher Bandai Namco and developer FromSoftware will be ecstatic with both the sales figures and the game's general reception...
News PS Store Mega March Sale Cuts Prices of Many PS5, PS4 Games
DMC! Resident Evil! Hitman!
Wednesday usually brings with it a new PlayStation Store sale, and this one is no different. The newest promotion is the Mega March theme, discounting loads of PS5, PS4 games. All the price cuts listed below will stick around until midnight on 30th March 2022, when a new sale will most likely take its place. Everything is...
News Elden Ring Has Sold a Staggering 12 Million Copies Worldwide Since Launch
Ahh, beautiful...
Bandai Namco and FromSoftware have announced the sales figures so far for Elden Ring, and we can probably now officially call it a hit. The open world action RPG has sold in excess of 12 million copies worldwide since launch, as of 14th March. The sales figure is made public in a new press release. The document also states that 1...
News GTA Online to Nerf Los Santos' Deadliest Vehicles
Oppressed
With the release of GTA 5 and, by extension, GTA Online on the PlayStation 5 this week, players are in a particularly irritable mood. While we found the community had mellowed a lot over the last few years on the PS4, we’re getting blown to pieces within seconds while minding our own business in Los Santos right now. We wouldn’t...
News Ten Second Hogwarts Legacy PS5, PS4 Taste Has Us Hyped
Ahead of State of Play
It’s a big week, readers – a big week! If there’s one game at Push Square Towers that has us utterly spellbound, it’s the upcoming Hogwarts Legacy. And after waiting well over a year for fresh gameplay footage following a spate of delays, here we have it: ten seconds of Gryffindor’s common room, as a character gets...
News Babylon's Fall Survey Asks for Player Feedback to Offer a 'Better Game Experience'
Focuses on graphics and presentation
Babylon's Fall has sadly gotten off to a very rocky start. It's been critically panned, and judging by Steam player numbers, it's not holding the attention of its audience, either. No one ever wants a game to fail, of course, and there have been some miraculous revivals through the years. It seems Square Enix...
News EA Play Members Get a New PS5, PS4 Game This Month
Vroom
EA Play’s vault continues to expand with the addition of a new PlayStation 5 and PS4 game this month. Subscribers will be able to download F1 2021 from 24th March, which is perfectly timed to coincide with the start of the new season this weekend. As always, you’ll get access to the entire game to play, as long as your membership doesn’t...
News More Parkour Challenges Heading to Dying Light 2 Soon
Flying Scorpion available now
One of the best things about Techland's Dying Light 2 is its parkour, so it's only right that the Nightrunner Trials make up some of the most enjoyable side content in the game. There were a decent number of them back at launch in February 2022, and the Polish developer is adding more very soon. In fact, one of them is...
News UK Sales Charts: WWE 2K22 Can't Pin Down Gran Turismo 7 for Number One
The race to the top
The UK's physical games chart isn't often one to change, but a raft of exciting new releases means things have been hotting up among the bestsellers. Gran Turismo 7 remains in the top spot for the second week in a row, while WWE 2K22 debuts in second, selling best on PlayStation 5. While the redeemed wrestling title can't topple...
News New Atlus JRPG Soul Hackers 2 Gets a Second Trailer
There's a rabbit
Push Square deputy editor and resident weeb Robert Ramsey is on holiday this week, so please forgive this scribe as he clumsily tries his best to cover the new Soul Hackers 2 trailer. Hot on the heels of the first trailer, our task is made even tougher by both the voiceover and YouTube description using Japanese. So, what's going on...
News Dino Crisis Producer Involved in Exoprimal Development
Hiroyuki Kobayashi lends a hand
It may not actually be a new Dino Crisis game, but at least one important member of the franchise's development team is involved in the production of Exoprimal. Hiroyuki Kobayashi, who is credited as a planner for the original game and a producer of Dino Crisis 2 and Dino Crisis 3, will
News Ashen Dev Announces Flintlock: The Siege of Dawn, Out This Year for PS5, PS4
Axes, guns, and magic
Ashen, which was originally released in 2018 before being ported to PlayStation 4 a year later, is one of the best Souls-likes not developed by FromSoftware. Go play it if you haven't already because it will serve as the perfect starter for A44 Games' next title: the newly announced Flintlock: The Siege of Dawn. Courtesy of an...
News State of Play Showcase for Hogwarts Legacy Coming This Thursday
Over 14 minutes of gameplay
It's been less than one week since Sony's last State of Play presentation, and now the company has already announced a new showcase for this Thursday. Once again lasting roughly 20 minutes, the livestream will focus on upcoming game Hogwarts Legacy. You really shouldn't expect any other games to show up as "over 14...
News Full Crossplay Support for Tiny Tina's Wonderlands Confirmed
"None of the platforms were designed for this"
Borderlands spin-off Tiny Tina's Wonderlands will support crossplay across every platform when it launches at the end of this month. Releasing for PlayStation 5, PS4, Xbox Series X|S, Xbox One, and PC, the feature lets you interact and play with friends no matter what box sits under their TV. The reason...
News Stranger of Paradise: Final Fantasy Origin PS5, PS4 Trophies Ask That You Defeat Chaos
Fire up those crystals
Stranger of Paradise: Final Fantasy Origin is just a few days out from release, and so it's almost time to kill Chaos for ourselves. This action RPG from Team Ninja looks like a daft spinoff, but we're absolutely here for its ridiculous edgy energy. Whether we unlock the Platinum Trophy is another thing entirely, after taking...
News Speedrunner Beats Elden Ring in Less Than 30 Minutes
Elden Ring, therefore no sleep
The speedrunning community works fast, which we suppose is to be expected. Elden Ring has been out for just over two weeks, and its large open world presented a stern challenge for those who aim to beat the game in the shortest time possible. We recall that the record for reaching the credits in FromSoftware's latest...
From original composer Austin Wintory
Journey is an impactful, meaningful game to a lot of people. And it happens to be 10 years old today. A transcendent voyage that speaks to so many disparate corners of the gaming world, even 10 years on, Journey never really left the sphere of discourse in the medium. And one of the most enduring components of...
News Timeless PS3 Title Journey Is 10 Years Old Today
Into the light
Ten years ago today, on the 13th March 2012, a little game called Journey went a long way in changing our perception of 'smaller' video games. At the time, when it originally launched on PlayStation 3, Journey was met with a tidal wave of praise from both critics and players. It was and still is a uniquely fulfilling title — only a...
News The Crew 2 Is Getting 60fps Support on PS5, Five Years After Release
Keep rollin', rollin'
Love it or loathe it, Ubisoft does right by its games. The French publisher almost always offers unprecedented support for its software, and The Crew 2 is no exception. Now nearing its fifth (!!!) anniversary, the open world racer is getting an entire year of additional support, which will span three unique seasons of content,...
Talking Point What Are You Playing This Weekend? - Issue 417
Another week in the dust
Poor old Assassin's Creed Valhalla: Dawn of Ragnarok, eh? Ubisoft's ridiculously big open world got a new expansion this week, but it's got a tough act to follow: Elden Ring, Gran Turismo 7, and Horizon Forbidden West are all still in our rotation. Ouch. Sammy Barker, Editor: I've somehow invested an unfathomable number of...
Random This Elden Ring Artwork Made in Dreams Is Simply Stunning
The Lands Between
Here's your semi-regular reminder that Dreams is amazing. The make-anything creation suite really does have very powerful tools, and you can create some truly breathtaking things if you know what you're doing. Case in point: this fantastic fan art for Elden Ring. The creation seen in the above video is the work of Martin Nebelong,...
News February 2022 NPD: Elden Ring Is the Best-Selling Game of the Year So Far
Horizon Forbidden West also in the running
With the game dominating the conversation everywhere you look, it's not a huge surprise to learn that Elden Ring is now the best-selling game of 2022 so far in the USA. Apparently, it's second only to Call of Duty: Vanguard in terms of launch month sales for games released in the last 12 months. It's doing...