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Poll Did You Buy One Piece Odyssey?
Luffing it
One Piece Odyssey is out now on PS5 and PS4, bringing the ultra-popular manga and anime series to Sony's systems as a turn-based RPG. Obviously, existing fans are the target audience here — but in its accessible mechanics and eternally entertaining characters, we dare say that One Piece newbies might want to check it out as well. We...
Mini Review Dragon Ball Z: Kakarot (PS5) - Accessible Action RPG Plays Best on PS5
Learn to fly
Whether you're an existing fan or completely new to the world of Dragon Ball, Dragon Ball Z: Kakarot remains a relatively accessible retelling of Akira Toriyama's timeless series. Taking the form of an action RPG spread across large, fully explorable maps, this is a mostly accurate adaptation of the source material, hitting all of the...
News One Piece Odyssey Gets a Great Launch Trailer Ahead of Friday's PS5, PS4 Release
Raise the sails
One Piece Odyssey is just days away from its release on PS5 and PS4, and so Bandai Namco's dropped a hype-inducing launch trailer. Despite clocking in at just over a couple of minutes, it's a really good showcase of the RPG's style, and features loads of character cameos that'll have fans excited. We've already played the game, by...
Review One Piece Odyssey (PS5) - Anime Dragon Quest Is Oh So Good
Odyssey, ya see!
If you ignore the One Piece: Pirate Warriors sub-series for a second, the last title fans of Luffy and his eccentric crew had to look forward to was One Piece: World Seeker. A disaster of an open world game, it felt unfinished with horrible gameplay and visuals — enough to make any enthusiast sceptical of future projects. However,...
Review Dragon Ball FighterZ (PS4) - One of the Best Anime Fighters Ever
Super Saiyan Godly
Republished on Wednesday, 11th January, 2023: We're bringing this review back from the archives following the announcement of January 2023's PS Plus line up. The original text follows. Ever since Dragon Ball FighterZ was revealed, it feels like the hype train has never stopped rolling – and for good reason. A Dragon Ball...
News Dragon Ball Z: Kakarot Goes Back in Time for Its Next Expansion, It Seems
Back when Piccolo was a baddie
We're just a few days from the release of Dragon Ball Z: Kakarot on PS5, alongside the game's first slice of Season 2 DLC in Bardock: Alone Against Fate. But just to keep the ball rolling, Bandai Namco is already teasing the next expansion. At the end of the new Bardock trailer, we get this image: As avid fans may...
News Tales of Symphonia Remastered Shows Off Some Crisp PS4 Gameplay
A sweeter symphony
It's not long until Tales of Symphonia Remastered arrives on PS4, so Bandai Namco's dropped a short (but still nostalgia-inducing) gameplay trailer ahead of the game's 17th February release date. The video actually provides a decent overview of the title's combat and character progression systems. Funnily enough, the trailer's...
News Dragon Ball Z: Kakarot's Bardock DLC Gets a Hype Trailer Ahead of Friday's Release
Saiyan blood
Dragon Ball Z: Kakarot may be two years old, but that isn't stopping Bandai Namco from splashing the cash on a big marketing push for the game's new season of DLC. The Bardock: Alone Against Fate expansion releases this Friday alongside Kakarot's PS5 version (which is a free upgrade if you already own the title on PS4). This DLC is the...
News One Piece Odyssey PS5, PS4 Demo Is Available Now
Begin your journey today
A demo for One Piece Odyssey is now live on the PS Store across the UK, Europe, and the USA, letting you play the first few hours of the JRPG. Weighing in at 7.75GB, it's a fairly small download and you can carry over your progress into the full game if you like what you play. The full title releases for PS5, PS4 on 13th...
News One Piece Odyssey PS5, PS4 Trophies Will Make You Grind for that Platinum
Several pieces
As if there was any doubt, the Trophy list for One Piece Odyssey might take you a while to complete. The full rundown of digital trinkets has been revealed via PSNProfiles, and it looks as though the JRPG may require a little grinding if you want that shiny Platinum. A lot of the Trophies are tied to story progression, but you'll...
News More Tales Remasters Could Happen, Says Bandai Namco
Retelling Tales
With Tales of Symphonia Remastered dropping next month, Bandai Namco has published a frequently asked questions section on the Japanese Tales website. It's pretty standard stuff — as you'd expect from official press materials — but one query in particular has caught the attention of franchise fans. When asked about the...
Random Streamer Beats Two Elden Ring Runs at the Same Time, Complete with a Dance Pad
Never give up
Just when you thought you'd seen it all, someone goes and beats two copies of Elden Ring at the same time, while playing simultaneously on a DualSense controller and a...dance pad. No, we're not kidding. Swedish Twitch streamer MissMikkaa has a history of taking on challenge runs, but this one probably takes the cake. Just to clarify:...
News Elden Ring Dominates God of War Ragnarok in GOTY Awards, Breaks The Last of Us 2's Record
Ohhhh, Elden Ring
Elden Ring has apparently topped The Last of Us: Part II as the most Game of the Year-awarded game ever. This is according to an in-depth study on ResetEra, which has been tallying Game of the Year wins for years now, taking all kinds of gaming publications into account. Despite dividing a lot of opinions, The Last of Us: Part II
Poll Have You Completed Elden Ring?
Never give up
There's no doubt that Elden Ring was one of 2022's biggest deals. The open world RPG released all the way back in February (which somehow feels like an age ago now), but it managed to be a conversational centrepiece throughout the entire year. This was, of course, down to the title's overall quality, but it was also thanks to game's...
News One Piece Odyssey Looks Like a PS5, PS4 Must Play for JRPG Fans
You Luffy to see it
Sometimes you just want a classic JRPG experience, and One Piece Odyssey looks poised to scratch that itch from 13th January, 2023. While this trailer is an epic 11 minutes in length, we can summarise it in a sentence: this is Dragon Quest with a Straw Hat skin. Okay, that’s a little reductive as there are some fresh ideas on...
News Try One Piece Odyssey in Free PS5, PS4 Demo from 10th January
Just prior to launch
One Piece Odyssey is taking the long-running anime in a new direction next year, adopting a turn-based combat system as opposed to the action that Straw Hat Pirate aficionados may be accustomed to. You’re probably going to want to try it out for yourself then, yeah? Well, fortunately publisher Bandai Namco has got your back,...
News Dragon Ball Z: Kakarot's Bardock DLC Drops Alongside PS5 Version in January
Saiyan blood
Bandai Namco has confirmed that the next DLC for Dragon Ball Z: Kakarot — the first DLC in Season Pass 2 — will release on the same day as the game's PS5 version. You'll be able to embark on Saiyan adventure in Bardock - Alone Against Fate on the 13th January. It's also worth reiterating that if you already own Kakarot on PS4,...
Gallery Meet Tekken 8's Grizzly PS5 Roster So Far with Official Art
They've seen a thing or two
A ton of Tekken 8 characters were confirmed in the title’s anticipated The Game Awards trailer, but some of the appearances were blink and you’ll miss it affairs. In the aftermath of Geoff Keighley’s big event, here’s official artwork of the eight announced characters so far: Jin Kazama, Jun Kazama, Kazuya...
News Armored Core 6 Won't Adopt Elden Ring, Bloodborne Style Gameplay
But it will have a massive budget
FromSoftware is one of the biggest and best developers on the planet right now, and so it can be easy to forget the studio’s more humble beginnings. Franchises like King’s Field feel like a lifetime ago, and even Armored Core – a series upon which renowned auteur Hidetaka Miyazaki made his directorial debut...
News Tekken 7 Smashes 10 Million Sales as Tekken 8 Looms
7 heaven
Tekken 8 may have just received a rather stunning gameplay-based trailer, but it's actually time to write about Tekken 7 again. The ever-popular brawler has now surpassed a very impressive 10 million sales, which is frankly outstanding for a fighting game these days. Granted, Tekken 7's been around for a long time — the console version is...
News FromSoftware Reveals Armored Core 6 for PS5, PS4, Out Next Year
From the Elden Ring developer
Previously leaked via a survey, FromSoftware has now officially unveiled Armored Core VI: Fires of Rubicon for PS5 and PS4. It's out at some point next year, and you can get your first look in the trailer above. What do you make of this sixth entry? Let us know in the comments below.
News Tekken 8 Is Jaw-Dropping In First Gameplay Trailer, Complete with Character Reveals
Tekken it to the next level
Tekken 8 is an absolute stunner in its new trailer, which debuted at The Game Awards 2022. It's our first glimpse of actual gameplay, and we're still reeling (in a good way) from the visual style. Compared to Tekken 7, which is now over seven years old, this is easily a full generation ahead. The power of Unreal Engine 5,...
News Bandai Namco Announces Sand Land Project, Based on Dragon Ball Creator's Short Series
Just add water
Well this could be interesting. All the way back in 2000, Dragon Ball artist Akira Toriyama created a short series called Sand Land. It's just eight chapters in length, fitting neatly into one manga volume that can still be bought today. It tells the story of a world where water is in incredibly short supply, and the people are ruled...
News Tales of Arise Beyond the Dawn Trademarked by Bandai Namco in Europe
DLC? Sequel? Port?
Bandai Namco has trademarked something called 'Tales of Arise Beyond the Dawn' in European territories, as per a fresh page on the European Union Intellectual Property Office's website. The trademark doesn't give us much information beyond the title, but everyone's already thinking the same things: is Tales of Arise getting an...
News Elden Ring Adds Competitive Colosseums for Free This Week
You're already dead
Competitive Elden Ring players may want to sharpen their swords, as a free update incoming on 7th December will open the gates to the colosseums of Limgrave, Leyndell, and Caelid. This new PvP-themed content will allow you to battle in duels, free-for-alls, and even team skirmishes, putting your chops in combat to the ultimate...
News Neat Visual Novel Digimon Survive Sells Half a Million Copies
Saving the digital world
Bandai Namco has revealed its visual novel meets tactical RPG Digimon Survive has sold more than half a million units since its release in late July. First announced all the way back in 2018, the title was delayed multiple times and then was suddenly dated for July of this year. Considering the less than organised...
News F2P Squad Shooter Gundam Evolution Out Now on PS5, PS4
Suit up
Gundam Evolution, a six-on-six shooter that's always being compared to Overwatch, has landed on PS5 and PS4 following a fairly successful early access stint on PC. As the name suggests, this team-based blast-'em-up is based on Gundam, with playable mobile suits acting as the game's 'heroes'. Each suit has its own weapons and abilities...
News Tekken 8 Will Flex Its Unreal Engine 5 Muscles at The Game Awards
Tekken it higher
Tekken 8 will be at The Game Awards in some capacity, as per a tweet from Twitch streamer and fighting game commentator Aris. The PS5 brawler, which was revealed during a State of Play broadcast earlier in the year, doesn't have a release date or a release window at the time of writing — but there have been whispers that it's...
News Tales of Symphonia Remastered's Story Trailer Brings Back Some Classic JRPG Memories
Regenerate the world
If you're already familiar with Tales of Symphonia, then this new story trailer for Tales of Symphonia Remastered is bound to stir some old memories. It features footage from a bunch of the game's character-driven cutscenes, with mentions of regenerating the world and all of that malarkey. If you haven't actually played...
News The Elden Ring Board Game Has Us Ready to Become Maidenless Once More
Or continue to be, let's be honest
A couple of months back, we brought you word that an Elden Ring board game was in the works. Well, the Kickstarter is now live (and actually has been for a couple of weeks, whoops) and still has another week to go. In news that should surprise absolutely no one, the project has already raised more than ten times...
News Dragon Ball Z: Kakarot's Next Expansion Will Explore the Tragic Fate of Bardock
You can find someone else to do your dirty work!
The tragic tale of Bardock, Goku's father, is one of the more poignant episodes in the entire run of Dragon Ball Z. The next DLC for Dragon Ball Z: Kakarot will explore the character, taking place slightly before those fateful final moments, and will instead follow the Saiyan invasion of the planet of...
News Elden Ring Wins Ultimate Game of the Year Award at Golden Joysticks
Stray named best PlayStation game
Elden Ring has been crowned 2022's Ultimate Game of the Year during this evening's Golden Joystick Awards. It won the Best Visual Design and Best Multiplayer Game categories too, and FromSoftware took the award for Studio of the Year. With the overall top five revealed, God of War Ragnarok was second while Horizon...
News One Piece Odyssey's Water 7 Is a City Ripe for JRPG Exploration
So much to do, so little time
One Piece Odyssey is slowly but surely gearing up for departure, with the epic JRPG based on the prolific anime setting sail on 13th January. Today we got a new gameplay trailer, again largely concerned with Water 7, the fabled City of Water. Veteran fans of the genre will no doubt expect to be running about, doing a...
News Free-to-Play Hero Shooter Gundam Evolution Opens Fire on PS5, PS4 Later This Month
Mobile Suits you
After what seems to have been a successful opening stint on PC, six-on-six shooter Gundam Evolution is ready for its PlayStation debut. To quickly recap, this is a free-to-play 'hero' shooter, where a range of Mobile Suits from throughout the Gundam franchise come equipped with their own weapons and abilities. It'll be available to...
News The Dark Pictures Anthology Is Going Sci-Fi in Next Entry Directive 8020
In space, no one can hear you scream
In what is now tradition, the teaser trailer for the next entry in Supermassive Games' Dark Pictures Anthology has been revealed during the closing moments of the previous one, The Devil in Me, which actually isn't even officially out yet, interestingly enough. The series is moving to a sci-fi setting for the...
Review The Dark Pictures Anthology: The Devil in Me (PS5) - One for the Fans Lacks Ambition
I want to play a game
With four instalments under its belt, The Dark Pictures Anthology from Supermassive Games feels like a roller coaster. Following an underwhelming start in Man of Medan, the horror series was getting better and better with Little Hope and House of Ashes. It appears, however, the latter may have been the peak o
News Ace Combat 7: Skies Unknown Reaches New Heights with 4 Million Copies Sold
Runway success
Ace Combat fans rejoice: the latest entry is doing very well indeed. The latest entry in Bandai Namco's jet fighter action series, Ace Combat 7: Skies Unknown, has been a big success. Not only did it receive a very warm reception from both critics and fans, it's the best selling game of the franchise. The publisher will be even...
News Tekken 8 Aiming for Release in Fiscal Year 2023, But Could Be Later
Tekken ages to make
To the relief of many fans, Tekken 8 was finally announced a couple of months back with a tantalising teaser trailer. Showing Jin and Kazuya duking it out with mightily impressive Unreal 5 visuals, the game leaves a good first impression. We've been told simply to "stay tuned" regarding more info, but it looks as though we could...
News Naruto Ultimate Ninja Storm Trademark Could Point to a New Game
It's all about Connections
Is it finally time for a new Ultimate Ninja Storm game? As spotted by Gematsu, publisher Bandai Namco has registered a trademark for something called 'Ultimate Ninja Storm Connections' in Europe, naturally leading fans to wonder whether CyberConnect2's popular Naruto fighting game series is about to be continued. The last...
News Tales of Symphonia Remastered Dated for 17th February on PS4
Another big JRPG for the new year
Bandai Namco will release Tales of Symphonia Remastered on 17th February 2023 for PS4, the publisher confirmed in a new trailer. Featuring clips of combat, cutscenes, and general gameplay, the footage is viewable above. The JRPG was first launched on Nintendo Gamecube in 2003 before being ported to PS2 (Japan only)...
News New One Piece Odyssey Trailer Revisits Water 7 with Fresh Gameplay
Water water everywhere
As previously reported, One Piece Odyssey will transport players back to various Straw Hat adventures from the source material — and the latest story arc to be featured is Water 7, when the gang visited the City of Water. This new trailer's got some fresh gameplay footage, as our heroes take a look around the aforementioned...
News A New Sword Art Online Action RPG Slashes to PS5, PS4 in 2023
Last Recollection
Update: As predicted, Bandai Namco has released an English version of the announcement trailer for Sword Art Online: Last Recollection. You can watch it above. Original Story: Bandai Namco's Sword Art Online series of action RPGs will continue in 2023. The next instalment will release on both PS5 and PS4, but all we have to go on...
News The Dark Pictures Anthology: The Devil in Me Introduces Cast of Potential Victims
Like lambs to the slaughter
The Dark Pictures Anthology: The Devil in Me release date is right around the corner, with the next instalment of the horror series set to scare our pants off on 18th November. It seems timely, then, that we should properly be introduced to the game's core cast of characters, whose fate will rest in our own capricious...
News Evidence of Elden Ring DLC Mounts as Patch Files Indicate New Bosses Are Incoming
Arise now, ye Tarnished
After the monumental success of Elden Ring, DLC is a no-brainer, yet developer FromSoftware has remained typically tight-lipped on the matter. Evidence has been mounting for some time now, but new files have been added following the title's v1.07 update last month, which adds further fuel to the fire. Dataminer
News Streamer Crowned Elden Lord After Beating Every Boss in Elden Ring without Taking a Hit
We are not worthy
Twitch streamer GinoMachino has completed the world's first all-bosses no-hit run of Elden Ring in what is a titanic achievement of endurance and skill. Elden Ring has 165 boss encounters in total, and some of them are an absolute nightmare featuring multiple phases, so this is some truly impressive stuff. The feat took...
News The Dark Pictures Anthology: The Devil in Me Was Inspired by the Saw Films, and It Shows
Once you're in hell, only the Devil can help you out
The Dark Pictures Anthology: The Devil in Me is releasing next month, on 18th November, and we got a new Halloween-themed trailer to celebrate. The gory Saw film franchise has been cited as influencing this particular outing, and it shows, with some of the nightmarish scenarios presented i
News George R.R. Martin Is Too Busy Writing The Winds of Winter to Play Elden Ring
A likely story
George R.R. Martin, the celebrated author of the Song of Ice and Fire series, has been too busy writing the Winds of Winter, the long-awaited next entry in the epic series of fantasy novels, to find time to play Elden Ring. Martin had a hand in crafting the lore and backstory of FromSoftware's magnum opus, which is the presumptive...
News One Piece Odyssey Opens Up with 7 Minutes of Gameplay
Side quests, combat, and more
One Piece Odyssey isn't that far off, so it's about time that we got some decent gameplay footage. This latest trailer gives us more insight into the title's structure, with Luffy and his crew taking on a couple of side quests and fighting some turn-based battles. While the side quests look rather...uninspired (gather...
Mini Review Dragon Ball: The Breakers (PS4) - Janky Casual Fun In Familiar Setting
Is it worth surviving?
Dragon Ball: The Breakers breaks into unfamiliar territory for the franchise — a realm that'll be more than recognisable to avid Dead by Daylight players. This 1v7 multiplayer game is more than just a reskin of its inspirations, however. While it falters in several game mechanics, it uses the beloved manga and anime property...
News Dragon Ball: The Breakers Remains Truly Bizarre in New Gameplay Trailer
Points for originality, though
Dragon Ball: The Breakers remains a truly bizarre entry in an admittedly already-odd franchise, and it's available now on PS4. Instead of the usual fighting fare found in previous games like Dragon Ball FighterZ, Breakers is actually an asymmetric multiplayer game in which you play as regular folk, just trying to get...
