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News Demeo Looks Like Digital Dungeons & Dragons on PS5, PSVR2
D20s at the ready
PSVR2 has another game confirmed for 2023, and this one takes cues from tabletop RPGs. Demeo initially launched on other VR platforms last year, but is now making the jump to Sony's new headset — as well as PS5 with a regular, flat screen version. The elevator pitch is a D&D-style game that's all about rolling dice and...
News Star Wars: Tales from the Galaxy's Edge Gets Enhanced Edition on PSVR2
Coming in 2023
Star Wars fans rejoice! The well-liked VR adventure is getting a souped up release on PSVR2, aptly named Star Wars: Tales from the Galaxy's Edge - Enhanced Edition. Originally released back in 2020, this virtual reality title puts players on the planet of Batuu, with a story inspired by the Disneyland attraction, Galaxy's Edge...
News Wii Exclusive Fatal Frame: Mask of the Lunar Eclipse Heads West on PS5, PS4 Next Year
First time released outside of Japan
Fatal Frame: Mask of the Lunar Eclipse is making its way to western shores for the first time after it was first released for Nintendo Wii all the way back in 2008. This is a remastered version for PS5 and PS4 that improves the visuals with better shadows and lighting, and the in-game movies and character models...
News Octopath Traveler 2 Revealed for PS5, PS4, Out February 2023
Just forget about the first one
Square Enix has announced Octopath Traveler II, and quite surprisingly, it's getting PS5 and PS4 versions. The original game never released for Sony systems, so this is the first time PlayStation gamers will have the chance to experience the RPG series. Check out the reveal trailer above, which confirms a 24th...
News EA Publishing AAA Feudal Japan Title from Koei Tecmo's Omega Force
"The next great hunting game"
EA, the publisher of FIFA and Mass Effect, has signed a publishing partnership with Koei Tecmo and Dynasty Warriors developer Omega Force for the “next great hunting game”. The title will release under the EA Originals label, which has already helped ship critically acclaimed projects like It Takes Two, a Game of...
News You Don't Care, But Just Dance 2023 Is Strutting to PS5
Shake it till you make it
Look, you probably don’t care – we’re not even sure we care – but Just Dance 2023 Edition is coming to PS5 on 22nd November, where it’ll be lucky to move even 10 per cent of the copies it sells on Nintendo Switch. The game will feature artists like Dua Lipa and Justin Timberlake. To be honest, the confirmed...
News Assassin's Creed Finally Goes to Japan as Ubisoft Takes on Ghost of Tsushima
And there's Hexe too
To conclude its Assassin's Creed Showcase, Ubisoft shared a look at what the future holds for the series with the reveal of two more upcoming games: Codename Red and Codename Hexe. The former finally takes the franchise to feudal Japan — a setting fans have been clamouring for for years now — and the latter appears to be...
News The Free-to-Play Trackmania Boosts onto PS5, PS4 in Early 2023
Welcome to the club
Trackmania Turbo was the last time we saw Ubisoft's zany arcade racer on PlayStation, but after a stint exclusive to PC, the next instalment is ready to burst onto PS5 and PS4. The simply titled Trackmania has been announced for console and cloud platforms, arriving in early 2023. This version of the game is free-to-play, with...
News Iconic 90s SEGA Genesis Game Gargoyles Getting Remastered
A gargoyle roars
Update: We have more details on Gargoyles Remastered now, although admittedly there’s still not much to go on. Empty Clip Studios, the team behind projects like NHL 94 Rewind, has got the nod to make this, with "updated visuals and controls". Unfortunately, that’s the bulk of the information for now. Original Story: Buena...
News Football Manager Gets a PlayStation Console Port for the First Time Ever
Out for PS5 on 8th November
Football Manager 2023 has been announced for PS5, marking the first time the series has ever appeared on a Sony home console. Portable platforms PSP and PS Vita received their own versions of the sporting management simulator, but this year's edition makes its way across to the PS5. It releases on 8th November, 2022...
News Save the Last Human by Playing Rogue-Like Dungeon Crawler Void Terrarium 2
Coming to PS4 in 2023
Void Terrarium, available on both PS5 and PS4, is an intriguing mix of bleak post-apocalyptic scenery, rogue-like dungeon crawling, and a sort-of virtual pet — only it's the last remaining human instead. Published by NIS America, the game is getting a direct sequel, and it appears to be sticking to the formula for the second...
News Firewall Ultra Is a Huge PSVR2 Sequel to Zero Hour
Takes full advantage of PSVR2
First Contact Entertainment has announced it's developing a sequel to PSVR game Firewall Zero Hour. Called Firewall Ultra, it's being made exclusively for PSVR2 and will take advantage of every feature the headset has. A quick teaser trailer can be
News Sam & Max Save the World, Beyond Time and Space Remasters Confirmed for PS4
Hot dog
Just yesterday, consistent leaker of gaming news, The Snitch, stated Sam & Max would be coming to PlayStation. Now, we have official confirmation by way of the above new trailer. So, to be clear: Sam & Max Save the World Remastered and Sam & Max: Beyond Time and Space Remastered are coming to PS4. There isn't long to wait,...
News Arcade Racer Sequel Horizon Chase 2 Speeds to Consoles in 2023
New horizons
Horizon Chase Turbo made its way to PS4 following the original game's big success on mobile, and it remains a robust retro-tinged racer. Now, developer Aquiris has announced the sequel, Horizon Chase 2, with the above trailer. Horizon Chase 2 looks to be mostly more of the same colourful, satisfying racing, but with some new twists of...
News Blacktail Lets You Live the Legend of Baba Yaga on PS5 This Winter
Good witch or bad witch?
You don't often hear about Slavic folklore inspiring a video game, so it's refreshing to learn about Blacktail, a game based on the legend of Baba Yaga. Announced at Gamescom for PS5, the game is heading our way this Winter, so it's not too far off. In it, you play as a teenage girl named Yaga, "accused of witchcraft and...
News Salvage Derelict Spaceships in Hardspace: Shipbreaker, Floating to PS5 Soon
Chop shop in spaaaace
Simulation games are popping up for basically every profession you can think of, so it was a matter of time before developers would invent new jobs to digitally recreate. Hardspace: Shipbreaker whisks you into the harsh vacuum of space and tasks you with scrapping abandoned spaceships using a variety of tools — all in zero...
News Go Under the Waves in New PS5, PS4 Aquatic Adventure
Out next year
Heavy Rain and Detroit: Become Human developer Quantic Dream has announced it will be putting out Parallel Studio's Go Under the Waves via its publishing arm next year. Planned for release on PS5 and PS4, it's an adventure that's said to explore the human psyche in the depths of the North Sea. Check out the reveal trailer above...
News Lick a Stick with Killer Klowns from Outer Space on PS5, PS4
What in tarnation is going on?!
The asymmetrical multiplayer boom has reached its peak with Killer Klowns from Outer Space – The Game! That’s right, the cult 1988 B-movie is being transformed into a 7vs3 competitive online experience, where you’ll need to team-up with pals as either Killer Klowns or hapless humans. We love how out of...
News Phantom Hellcat Is a Stylish, Nier-Like Action Game from a Brand New Studio
Nier, far
All In! Games is known as a small indie games publisher, with its label on titles such as Ghostrunner, Chernobylite, and Tools Up!, but it's now branching into development too. Announced at Gamescom is the company's fresh-faced internal studio, Ironbird Creations, and its debut game looks pretty interesting. Phantom Hellcat, a...
News The Surge Dev Brings Atlas Fallen to PS5 Next Year
Hunt creatures in the sands
Atlas Fallen is the next game from The Surge developer Deck 13 Interactive. Announced at Gamescom Opening Night Live, it's planned for release on PS5 next year; get a first look at it in the trailer above. The game can be played alone or with a friend, and you'll hunt creatures, create custom weapons, and use custom...
News Dead Cells' Lead Developer Goes Solo with Firefighting Adventure Nuclear Blaze
Coming to PS5 and PS4 next year
Dead Cells is an excellent rogue-like side-scroller with fluid controls and intricate design. While it was developed by several talented people at studio Motion Twin, Sébastien Bénard spearheaded much of the process, credited as lead game designer and lead developer. Now, he's broken away from the larger team to...
News Disco Elysium Fans Should Keep an Eye on New PS5, PS4 Game Broken Roads
Out in 2023
Disco Elysium: The Final Cut is widely considered to be one of the best RPGs of the past few years — probably even more so when you dig into its sub-genre of computer RPGs. The problem is there aren't too many games like it on consoles, but that's about to change on PS5, PS4 with a new title named Broken Roads hitting the two systems...
News Journey Dev Finally Porting Its Latest Game Sky to PS5, PS4
With full cross-play support
It has been more than a long time coming, but Journey developer thatgamecompany has confirmed it's finally bringing Sky: Children of the Light to PS5, PS4 in the future. Work on the port is currently underway following an original launch on Apple devices in 2019, before Android smartphones received the title a year later...
News Disney & Marvel Games Showcase to Spotlight New and Upcoming PS5, PS4 Releases
But no word on Spider-Man 2 or Wolverine
We’re still waiting – hoping? – for word of Sony’s seemingly non-existent annual livestream, but looks like the Disney & Marvel Games Showcase will come first. Scheduled for 9th September, 2022 at 1PM PDT, the broadcast promises “all-new announcements” as well as “new reveals from titles...
News Burnout and Trackmania Collide in Wreckreation, a Racer You Build as You Drive
Three Fields Entertainment returns
We've been wondering what happened to Three Fields Entertainment. The indie studio, founded by ex-Criterion staffers from the Burnout days, released a handful of titles on PS4, but none quite captured the same energy as that beloved arcade racing series. After going dark for what feels like years, the studio has...
News Alone in the Dark's PS5 Reimagining Is a Real Resident Evil Rival
Written by SOMA and Amnesia scribe
While the original Resident Evil ultimately popularised survival horror on PS1, it wouldn’t exist without Infogrames’ scrappy Alone in the Dark. The game – first released in 1992, and later ported to consoles like the 3DO – was a remarkable feat: it depicted a pre-rendered 3D environment, where you had to...
News Sprawling Footie RPG Soccer Story Kicks Off on PS5, PS4
You'll get a kick out of it
There simply aren’t enough sports RPGs these days, but Soccer Story looks set to plug the gap. Kicking off on PS5 and PS4 later this year, the sprawling pixel art open world will see you solving puzzles and saving the world with a magic football. “Can you remind everyone why there's just no substitute for soccer, or...
News Train Sim World 3 Extends Routes, Adds New Weather Dynamics on PS5, PS4
Fully compatible with Train Sim World 2 content
The delightfully relaxing Train Sim World 2 is about to get a whole lot more intense, with the addition of new weather effects in a vastly improved sequel, Train Sim World 3. Due out on the PS5 and PS4 from 6th September – with early access available to those who pre-order – the new release will...
News Tactics Ogre: Reborn Is Finally Official, Watch the Reveal Trailer Now
Comes to PS5 and PS4 in November
After weeks of age ratings going live and the PS Store basically leaking the whole thing, Tactics Ogre: Reborn has finally been announced. Square Enix took to social media to officially unveil the project at last, and it did so with the above launch trailer. "Arise, and revive your legacy," reads the pu
News What if DOOM and Minecraft Had a Baby? Meet Your Maker for PS5, PS4 Is the Answer
Super Mario Maker for metalheads
Dead by Daylight developer Behaviour Interactive is back – and it’s transforming Super Mario Maker into a head-banging first-person shooter inspired by 90s classics like DOOM. Due out next year on the PS5 and PS4, Meet Your Maker mixes Minecraft-esque user-generated content with fist-pumping FPS combat to create...
News Gather Adorable Flying Creatures in Flock, a Chill Co-Op Flight Game for PS5, PS4
From the makers of Hohokum and I Am Dead
Who doesn't want to just float about in dreamy landscapes and look after some cute flying sheep? That's the natural question we're sure developers Richard Hogg and Hollow Ponds asked themselves before cracking on with Flock, a game that lets you do exactly that. This new title from Annapurna Interactive is...
News Mech a Living in Bounty Star, a Mech Combat Game with Farming and Base Building
Coming to PS5 and PS4 in 2023
Bounty Star seems like an interesting combination of ideas. Just announced by Annapurna Interactive, this title from studio DINOGOD blends mech-based action with farm management and base building. Set in a post-apocalyptic version of the American southwest, you play as Clementine McKinney, an ex-soldier and talented...
News Thirsty Suitors Brings Messy Relationships and Sick Skateboarding Tricks to PS5, PS4
Unique adventure game arrives 2023
Back when Thirsty Suitors was announced, it was only confirmed for PC, but now publisher Annapurna Interactive has confirmed the project for PS5 and PS4, among other console platforms. Good thing, too, because this unique-looking adventure game from Outer Loop seems like a winner. You play as Jala, a young woman...
News Sherlock Holmes The Awakened Will Be Remade for PS5, PS4
Originally a PC, Wii release from 2007
Frogwares has announced its remaking the 2007 PC, Nintendo Wii title Sherlock Holmes The Awakened for PS5, PS4. It will be a complete overhaul that doesn't use any assets or code from the original game, which was a crossover between the Sherlock Holmes universe and Lovecraft's Cthulhu. This game is what was...
News Uncharted, The Last of Us' Bruce Straley Making Game Unlike Any Before
Founds new studio Wildflower Interactive
Naughty Dog veteran Bruce Straley departed the company almost five years ago, having burned out on AAA development following the release of Uncharted 4: A Thief’s End. The co-director is perhaps best known for his collaboration with Neil Druckmann on The Last of Us, which went on to become one of Sony’s...
News Taxi Life Brings an Open World Barcelona to PS5
With over 200 famous landmarks
Nacon has been quietly expanding its range of in-development simulation games, with Train Life already in Early Access and the Michelin-endorsed Chef Life coming soon. The next entry in its fledgling sub-brand is Taxi Life, which is currently in development at Polish studio Simteract and is aiming to flag down a 2023...
News Let's Build a Zoo! No, Seriously, Let's Do It on PS5, PS4
Attractions open in September
It’s been a big day for new releases, but this might just be the most exciting of them all: pixel art tycoon title Let’s Build a Zoo is coming to the PS5 and PS4 in September, following a successful stint on PC last year. The game – developed by Springloaded and published by No More Robots – sees you creating...
News Open World, Survival Terminator Game Will Be Back
Connor believe it
The pièce de résistance during today’s Nacon Connect is that an open world, survival Terminator game is in development. While there’s no date – or, indeed, even any platforms – attached to the project yet, it’s being helmed by Nacon Studio Milan, and takes place in a “post-apocalyptic world and features an original...
News Inscryption Announced for PS5, PS4 with Full DualSense Support
More than a deck-building roguelike
Following an unfortunate leak by the way of the Australian age ratings board, popular indie game Inscryption has been confirmed for a PS5, PS4 release. A release date wasn't attached to the PlayStation Blog news blast, but it
News Schim Emerges from the Shadows with PS5, PS4 Release Next Year
Schimmy to the left
There are many games that toy with the idea of light and dark, but Schim presents things in a fresh way. You play as a lost little shadow creature, and you need to leap from shadow to shadow in order to find your way back to where you belong. The game takes you through familiar scenery like parks and towns, tasking you with...
News NBA 2K23 Leads with Michael Jordan Edition on PS5, PS4
Answer the call on 9th September
Here we go, then: the NBA 2K23 marketing cycle is officially underway. 2K Sports has announced that global icon and six-time NBA World Champion Michael Jordan will headline the game’s two special editions on PS5 and PS4: the Michael Jordan Edition and the Championship Edition. The press release teases: “For the...
News Anonymous;Code Officially Announced for Western Release, Launching on PS4 in 2023
Science Adventure is coming to the West
Anonymous;Code has been officially announced for a Western release, with the latest entry in the Science Adventure visual novel series coming to PS4 in 2023. A SteelBook launch edition of the game will be available to preorder on 5 July. Anonymous;Code is set in the year 2036, when an event called the "2036...
News Inspired by Danganronpa, the Social Thriller Game Inescapable Launches on PS5, PS4 Next Year
11 contestants compete for $500,000
Revealed today at Anime Expo 2022, Inescapable is a new "social thriller" game from Finnish developer Dreamloop that takes clear inspiration from Spike Chunsoft's visual novel series Danganronpa. The studio is wearing that on its sleeve, though, with an initial announcement that hopes to capture the attention of...
News Atari 50th: The Anniversary Celebration Brings 90 Classics to PS5, PS4 Later This Year
Compilation prize
We hope you're hungry for a retro treat, because Atari's just announced a massive collection heading to modern platforms. Atari 50th: The Anniversary Celebration is a compilation that charts the company's history, and it will include "more than 90 playable games". Going all the way back to the early 1970s, the collection will...
News Shmup Compilation Ray'z Arcade Chronology Firing to PS4
Ray'z from your grave
Shmup fans are in for a treat, as publisher Taito in conjunction with emulation specialists M2 have announced the Ray’z Arcade Chronology for the PS4 – well, at least in Japan. The package spans three different Ray shmups, but includes a couple of new remasters – including RayStorm NEO-HD and RayCrisis HD. RayStorm...
News RPG Time: The Legend of Wright Sets a Sprawling Adventure Inside a Kid's Notebook
Coming to PS4 this August
This is a game that completely passed us by. RPG Time: The Legend of Wright previously launched on Xbox earlier in the year, but it's now been confirmed for release on PS4, and it looks pretty good. Set within the notebook of an aspiring game designer named Kenta, this intriguing title has you tackling the adventure of the...
News Doraemon Story of Seasons: Friends of the Great Kingdom Planted on PS5 in 2022
Plow pals
Bandai Namco is planting Doraemon Story of Seasons: Friends of the Great Kingdom on the PS5 – as well as the previously announced Nintendo Switch. Due out later this year, the game will see “Doraemon, Noby, and their friends land on an unknown planet and decide to help a new friend fulfil his dreams: by farming!” The official blurb...
News Super Bomberman R 2 Blasts to PS5, PS4 Next Year
New Castle mode detailed
It turns out Konami is still making games, and Bomberman is the series getting all of the publisher's attention. Super Bomberman R 2 has today been announced for PS5 and PS4, following in the footsteps of Super Bomberman R and Super Bomberman R Online — that last one's actually
News SEGA Announces Hyenas, a Team-Based FPS About Stealing Merch in Space
Coming to PS5 and PS4
Hyenas has just been announced over on IGN. What the heck is Hyenas? Well, we're still figuring it out — but the basics are that it's a team-based, zero-gravity first-person shooter, developed by Creative Assembly, and it's coming to both PS5 and PS4. As you can see in the debut trailer, it's got a stylised, illustrated look...
News PSP's Crisis Core: Final Fantasy VII Remastered for PS5, PS4 This Year
Zack and pretty
As rumoured earlier in the week, PSP classic Crisis Core: Final Fantasy VII is making a comeback. The remaster, due out “this winter” will release on the PS5 and PS4, and will feature “updated 3D models, full voiceovers, and new music arrangements”. A trailer showcased a ton of gameplay, which retains the original's divisive
