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News Solar Ash Is a New PS5 Game from the Makers of Hyper Light Drifter
Coming 2021
We were wondering what would come next from developer Heart Machine -- it wouldn't be easy to follow up the excellent Hyper Light Drifter. It turns out that game is Solar Ash, a PlayStation 5 title that looks like a natural evolution for the studio. It keeps a similar colour scheme to HLD, but Solar Ash adopts a smooth visual style in...
News NBA 2K21 Reveals Just How Much Sweat PS5 Can Render
It's a lot
You know damn well this is a next-gen NBA 2K21 trailer, because it’s got Zion Williamson bouncing a ball and sweating more than… No, we could have made a crude joke, but we’re not going to go there. The game’s due out this year on PlayStation 5.
News Kena: Bridge of Spirits Is a Stunning Action Adventure Coming to PS5
Developed by Ember Lab
Kena: Bridge of Spirits is a brand new game heading to PlayStation 5. It comes from indie studio Ember Lab, and the visuals on display are beautiful. It's an action adventure title starring the titular Kena, a girl who can befriend and command a small species known as the Rot. Cute name. Details are thin on the ground but...
News Bugsnax Is the Next Game from Octodad Dev, Coming to PS5
Half bug, half snack
There were blockbuster announcements during the PlayStation 5 reveal event, and then there were games like Bugsnax. Developed by Young Horses, the team behind the wonderful Octodad: Dadliest Catch, this bright-eyed, colourful game is heading to PS5, and it looks delicious. It has the same lighthearted tone as Octodad and looks...
News Pragmata Is a Brand New IP From Capcom, Coming to PS5 in 2022
That's a long way away
This seems like one for the future. Capcom has announced a brand new IP called Pragmata and it's coming to PlayStation 5 in the year 2022. The trailer above gives little away, but it appears to revolve around space as an astronaut takes a little girl to the moon. Yeah, your guess is as good as ours. Let's hope it doesn't turn...
News Sackboy: A Big Adventure Is a Full Blown Platformer Heading to PS5
All play, no create
Well, this was unexpected. We thought LittleBigPlanet was done, but it seems Sackboy will have a life outside that franchise. He's getting a brand new game for PlayStation 5, and it's called Sackboy: A Big Adventure. Unlike the LittleBigPlanet games, this appears to be a bonafide 3D platformer for up to four players. It's being...
News Horizon Forbidden West Brings Post-Apocalyptic Wonder to PS5
Aloy returns
It’s perhaps the most obvious of all PlayStation 5 reveals, but Horizon Forbidden West is the latest project from Guerrilla Games, bringing Aloy’s imaginative post-apocalyptic world to Sony’s next-gen console. The trailer shows the heroine embarking on an all-new adventure, filled with robo-dinos and some of the most vibrant grass...
News Resident Evil Village Confirmed for PS5, Coming 2021
The rumours were true
After months of rumours and speculation, Capcom lifted the lid on Resident Evil: Village. Yes, that is the official title and it's coming to PlayStation 5 next year. It represents a major departure for the series with witchcraft, mythical monsters, and more stalkers than ever before. The trailer we've embedded above concludes...
News Returnal Is a Brand New Game from Housemarque for PS5
Caught in a loop
We had a feeling Housemarque would show up at the PlayStation 5 reveal event, and we weren't disappointed. It's new game, Returnal, has been announced for PS5, and it looks like a bit of a departure from the studio's usual stuff. It stars a woman who appears to be stranded on an alien planet and caught in an infinite time loop. The...
News Ratchet & Clank: Rift Apart Brings the Duo Back on PS5
Insomniac returns to beloved series
The rumours were true: Ratchet & Clank are back. Announced during the PS5 reveal event, Ratchet & Clank: Rift Apart is a brand new adventure coming to PlayStation 5, and it looks stunning in the debut trailer above. There aren't too many details to go on right now, but it looks as though a big component...
News GTA V Is Coming to PS5 with an Enhanced Edition, GTA Online Free for PS Plus Members
The game that never ends
Grand Theft Auto V is coming to PlayStation 5. The very first announcement made during Sony's PS5 reveal event, the enormous Rockstar title is getting an "expanded and enhanced" edition on the next-gen machine in 2021. It started on PS3, survived the entire PS4 gen, and now it's hitting PS5 -- there's no stopping this...
News Gran Turismo 7 Is Real, Confirmed for PS5
Get driving
Yep, it's real. Gran Turismo 7 has been confirmed for PlayStation 5 with a lengthy trailer during Sony's next-gen game reveal event. It turns out that pulled logo was correct after all and gameplay looked absolutely fantastic in motion. We've embedded the announcement trailer above for your viewing pleasure, so make sure you let us know...
News Metal: Hellsinger Is a Rhythm FPS Coming to PS5 and PS4 Next Year
Slay to the beat
It's not every day you see a heavy metal rhythm game posing as a DOOM-style first person shooter, but here we are. Metal: Hellsinger is basically exactly that -- a game about murdering countless demons to the beat of a heavy metal soundtrack. Fortunately, it's one of those games that makes sense the moment you see it in action. In...
News Alex Kidd Returns to Miracle World on PS4 in 2021
No kidding
The current generation is rife with retro remakes and remasters, but they don't get much more retro than this. Alex Kidd in Miracle World DX has been announced for PlayStation 4, and it's a full remake of the character's very first game. It dates back to 1986 on SEGA's Master System, and it's now getting a major facelift for a modern...
News Become Both Man and Beast in Werewolf: The Apocalypse - Earthblood on PS4
Based off tabletop RPG
Who doesn't want to be a werewolf? We're sure there's a couple amongst you who would turn your nose up, but for those who do take a fancy to the taste of blood, Werewolf: The Apocalypse - Earthblood appears to be right up your alley. This supposed action RPG is coming to PlayStation 4 and we've embedded the announcement...
News Project CARS 3 Cuts Corners on PS4 This Summer
Publisher issues update
Update: Bandai Namco, the publisher of Project CARS 3, has issued an update as to what happened here. The PlayStation Europe YouTube channel was the only place this announcement trailer was initially uploaded, and that's because the team wanted to delay the reveal in support of the Black Lives Matter protests. Bandai Namco...
News Sherlock Holmes: Chapter One Is Frogwares' Next-Gen Detective Game
Launching 2021
After creating its own IP with The Sinking City, developer Frogwares has announced that it will be returning to what it does best with a new entry in the Sherlock Holmes saga. It's titled Sherlock Holmes: Chapter One and it's coming to both PlayStation 5 and PlayStation 4 next year. Check out the reveal trailer above.
News Street Power Soccer Will Style Up Your Summer on PS4
'Ave it
The lack of arcade sports games has been one of the real downsides of this generation. Fortunately, developers are beginning to pay attention to the growing gap in the market. Street Power Soccer promises to resurrect the oft-underserved genre, with a mixture of freestyle football-inspired modes that “incorporate rhythm, precision, street...
News Paradise Lost Is a PS5 Game Where World War II Doesn't End
The last story on Earth
Publisher All In! Games has today announced another game to add to the growing list of confirmed PlayStation 5 titles. Named Paradise Lost, it's scheduled for release later this year on next-gen platforms and tells the tale of a 12-year-old-boy caught up in a world where World War II never ended in 1945. It doesn't give too...
News Tennis World Tour 2 Attempts to Avoid a Double Fault
Due out in September
Tennis World Tour’s shortcomings have been well documented since its original release in 2018, but Nacon is going to serve up a second helping of bat-and-ball action this coming September on the PlayStation 4. It follows the release of the likeable AO Tennis 2 earlier this year, which interestingly was also published by Nacon...
News Multiplayer Game Flea Madness Makes Leap to PS5
To flea or not to flea
Flea Madness, a “maddening multiplayer melee” game, will be making the leap to PlayStation 5 in 2021. The title – which is currently hosting a free pre-alpha weekend on PC – sees you “join a team of alien fleas” and “hunt, eat, and squash your friends and frenemies in team play – or Flea for All, where there...
News RIDE 4 Is the Latest Motorbike Sim from Milestone, Arrives on PS4 This October
Ride or die
MotoGP 20 just released last month on PlayStation 4, but developer Milestone ain't finished yet. In addition to the officially licensed racing series, the company has been producing the RIDE series, an attempt at a two-wheeled Gran Turismo. RIDE 4 is the latest entry, just unveiled with the above trailer, and it's not looking too shabby...
News Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 1 and 2 Remakes Confirmed for PS4, Launches This September
Full remakes inbound
Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 1 + 2 are skating back onto PlayStation 4 for their glorious return. Following a curious leak just moments before the official announcement, Activision has confirmed the original two games are being given the remake treatment on PS4. You can check out the first trailer above -- it looks great. The...
Live Watch the Summer Game Fest Sunrise Game Announcement Right Here
What will it be?
Geoff Keighley's Summer Game Fest marches on, and the latest broadcast is Sunrise #1, a surprise game announcement. It's scheduled to go live 30 minutes after this article is published -- that is to say, 9am PDT / 12pm EDT / 5pm BST. What the heck could this announcement be, then? Well, we're not really sure. We do know what it...
News Bubble Bobble 4 Friends Is the Jolt of Cute Your Monday Needs
Bob job
It’s a pretty bleak Monday morning wherever you are in the world, with global pandemics and whatnot dominating the headlines. Take a moment to cheer yourself up with this Bubble Bobble 4 Friends trailer, then, which promises a “greatly expanded” version of Taito’s co-op platformer this winter on the PlayStation 4. The game – which...
News Tomorrow's Summer Game Fest Reveal Is a 'Cool and Fun' Title, Says Geoff Keighley
But it's not Batman
As you might be aware, we're being treated to a new game announcement tomorrow. As revealed on the schedule for Geoff Keighley's Summer Game Fest, a new title will be revealed on 12th May. We're on the brink of a new generation of console hardware, which naturally means there are all sorts of rumoured games floating about at the...
News Scarlet Nexus Confirmed for PS5, PS4
Anime goes next-gen
Announced for the Xbox Series X yesterday at Inside Xbox's third-party gameplay reveal, it was unclear whether or not Bandai Namco's Scarlet Nexus was exclusive to the next-gen platform. Thankfully, it has now been confirmed that the anime-style title will also be coming to PlayStation 5 and PlayStation 4. Business Wire of all...
News DIRT 5 Revealed, Cross-Gen Off-Road Racer Coming to PS5, PS4
Racing onto next-gen
After teasing the reveal earlier this week, Codemasters has announced DIRT 5. This new take on the off-road racing series looks to take things back to a more laid back setting -- a sim racer this ain't. You can get a feel for what this game is all about in its debut trailer, embedded above. It looks to have a wide variety of...
News Chorus: Rise As One Sings to PS5, PS4's Hymn Sheet in 2021
Perfect harmony
Announced during Inside Xbox but officially confirmed for PlayStation 5 and PlayStation 4, sci-fi title Chorus: Rise As One is a space combat shooter coming from developer Fishlabs and publisher Deep Silver. “Take control of Nara, once the Circle’s deadliest warrior, now their most wanted fugitive, on a quest to destroy the dark...
News Battle the Dark Side in Vader Immortal: A Star Wars VR Series This Summer
All content in one
You're probably already tired of hearing "May the 4th be with you", right? We certainly are, but at least Star Wars Day is playing host to some interesting announcements when it comes to games. Developer ILMxLAB has revealed that Vader Immortal: A Star Wars VR Series will be making its way to PlayStation VR during the summer of...
News Roots of Pacha Takes Animal Crossing to the Stone Age, Coming to PS5, PS4
Where's Tom Nook?
Over a month after its release, Animal Crossing: New Horizons is still far and away the most talked-about video game on social media. The impact its had during these uncertain times is astronomical, but unfortunately, there's nothing quite like it on PlayStation 4. Developer Soda Den is trying to change that with Roots of Pacha, an...
News Ion Fury Brings Old School Shooters Back with a Bang on PS4 Next Month
Gun gal
When was the last time you thought about 3D Realms, or Duke Nukem? Probably not since Gearbox forced the disastrous Duke Nukem Forever into being on PlayStation 3. For a time, these games were popular, though, and there's definitely an audience out there for these retro shooters. Enter Ion Fury, a brand new game developed within the studio's...
News Maid of Sker Proves There Are Scary Things in Wales
Diolch yn fawr
Update: The original version of this article included jokes which were deemed inappropriate. We apologise for any offence caused. Original Story: Maid of Sker is an upcoming PlayStation 4 survival horror inspired by Welsh folklore. It’s been penned by some of the people behind Don’t Knock Twice and SOMA, so there’s pedigree...
News WWE 2K Battlegrounds Is a Light-Hearted Take on Wrestling, Coming This Year
Why so serious?
Following the recent cancellation of WWE 2K21, publisher 2K was staring down the barrel of a year completely devoid of a wrestling video game. Considering how poor the TV product is right now, we wouldn't have exactly missed it, but plans have now been put in place to fill the gap left by the usual WWE simulator. WWE 2K Battlegrounds...
News GamesRadar to Host E3 Style Broadcast 'Future Games Show' in June
"Exclusives, deep dives and developer interviews"
Future Publishing, the company behind popular gaming website GamesRadar, is putting together a live showcase called the Future Games Show. The broadcast will go out live during what would've been E3 week in June. It's described as an "hour-long broadcast containing exclusive trailers, announcements,...
News The Adventures of Tintin Will Continue in a New Game from Blacksad Dev Microids
And that's Snowy joke
Who's asking for a game based on The Adventures of Tintin? Well, probably quite a few people, given over 250 million of the original comics have been sold through the years. Developer and publisher Microids is clearly a fan of the books, as it's just struck a deal with Moulinsart to create a brand new game based on the...
News Velocity 2X Developer FuturLab Is Making a Peaky Blinders Video Game
Welcome to Birmingham
Peaky Blinders is one of those TV shows our parents love that we've never actually bothered to watch. Who knows if we're missing out on anything, but now we'll be able to show them how it's really done in the form of a video game. In a matchup we never expected to see, Velocity 2X and Tiny Trax developer FuturLab is developing...
News Strategic Shooter Void Bastards Finally Lands on PS4 Next Month
Galaxy brain
Previously only available on PC and Xbox One, Void Bastards is confirmed to be heading to PlayStation 4 on 7th May. The announcement was made last night via social media accompanied by the above clip. This follows on from a rating discovered earlier this year indicating the port's existence. For those who don't know what this game is,...
News The Inner Friend Brings a Fragmented Dreamscape to PS4 on 28th April
No adult
After its PC release in September 2018, developer and publisher Playmind has revealed that it intends on bringing its debut title The Inner Friend to PlayStation 4 a lot sooner than you might think. It'll be coming to Sony's current-gen console on 28th April 2020, complete with a new alternate ending and priced at $14.99. PlayStation Plus...
News F1 2020 Could Be the First Licensed PS4 Game for a Season Which Never Takes Place
Be the 11th team
The coronavirus pandemic has had a gigantic effect on the Formula One season which was supposed to start last month with the Australian Grand Prix. That, of course, never happened and neither did the races planned for Bahrain and Vietnam. The Dutch, Spanish, and Monaco Grand Prix have all been scrapped too. This means that when F1...
News PS5's First Announced Remaster Is Observer: System Redux
Reboot time
If you had a hunch that PlayStation 4 backwards compatibility on PlayStation 5 would effectively kill the concept of the remaster, think again. Before the console itself has even been revealed, the next-gen machine already has its first officially announced rerelease. Bloober Team is teasing a remaster of Observer on its Twitter account,...
News Mark Your Calendars, E3 2021 Dates Have Been Announced
See you next year
Let's all just forget about 2020, it's clearly a write-off. ESA seems to think so, having cancelled 2020's E3 show due to coronavirus, and it's now looking ahead to next year instead. With this year's expo out the window, the organisation has announced dates for E3 2021. As reported by GamesIndustry.biz, next year's "reimagined"...
News Rogue Legacy 2 Officially Announced, More Details to Come
A game with good genes
Finally, some good news on what’s otherwise been a relatively depressing Thursday: developer Cellar Door Games is working on Rogue Legacy 2. The studio’s refrained from revealing too much about its roguelite lineage-‘em-up, but it promises to share more information in the coming days. In the meantime, you’ll have to...
News Windbound, a Colourful Survival Adventure, Sails to PS4 in August
Nobody mention Zelda
Another indie game has just been announced over on the PlayStation Blog, and this time it's a stylised survival game named Windbound. You'll play as Kara, a girl who wakes up on a mysterious island, who will need to fend for herself as she begins to explore. With a storm keeping her trapped within the archipelago, she'll also...
News Battle Cursed Start-Up Companies in Going Under on PS4 This Year
Internships are heck
Tech-based start-up businesses can always arouse a bit of suspicion, so it's no wonder that Going Under from Aggro Crab Games is here to give us the chance to send the naughty ones bankrupt. This procedurally-generated dungeon crawler is planned for launch on PlayStation 4 later in the year, bringing with it a selection of...
News Boundary Is an Outer Space FPS Floating onto PS4 This Year
In space, no one can hear you frag
Zero gravity has existed in first person shooters before, but Boundary looks to be pushing the, er, boundaries. Just announced for PlayStation 4 on the PS Blog, this sci-fi FPS takes multiplayer bouts to outer space in a sort-of realistic setting, with free-flying debris, giant space stations, and space-age...
News Commandos to Make a Comeback on PS5
Bionic commandos
Real-time tactics series Commandos has attained cult status in recent years, and in addition to a PlayStation 4 remaster of fan favourite Commandos 2, publisher Kalypso Media has announced that it’s started work on an all-new instalment for PlayStation 5. Development will be tackled by a new German team named Claymore Game...
News Mortal Shell Is an Unforgiving Action RPG Coming to PS4 in 2020
And it looks great
If you're hankering for a new game in the vein of Dark Souls or Bloodborne, you should probably take a look at Mortal Shell. Newly announced from developer Cold Symmetry and publisher PlayStack, the game is a hardcore RPG that looks mightily impressive in its debut trailer. Check it out above. On the face of it, Mortal Shell...
News Turn Your Noggin Into a Balloon with Airhead on PS4 Next Year
Where's your head at
One of the best things about the independent scene is how it can come up with weird and wonderful experiences like it's nothing, and Airhead certainly seems to be fuelling that. The title from developer Octato is a 2.5D puzzle platformer that revolves around keeping your head inflated by air tanks to solve puzzles and cross...
News Team 17 Brings Chaotic Roguelite Neon Abyss to PS4 in 2020
All the colours
PlayStation 4 is a treasure trove of indie roguelite games, and it's about to get another one. If you're a fan of titles like Enter the Gungeon, Dead Cells, and Rogue Legacy, chances are you'll like the look of Neon Abyss, freshly announced for PS4 today. Publisher Team 17 is bringing the game to consoles after initially releasing on...
