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News The Lord of the Rings: Gollum Studio Clarifies 'Paywalled' Voice Acting DLC
More for background NPCs, not main characters
A piece of DLC for the £54.99/$59.99 version of The Lord of the Rings: Gollum drew some ire this past weekend as it appears to lock Elven voice acting behind a paywall. The Precious Edition bundles in a "Sindarin VO" bonus with the base game along with three other DLC packs, and a press release says it...
News The Lord of the Rings: Gollum Will Actually Come Out Next Month on PS5, PS4
Much delayed game goes gold
After multiple delays, The Lord of the Rings: Gollum will actually hit its PS5, PS4 release date of 25th May 2023. It has been confirmed the game has gone gold today, meaning launch day is locked in — unless Daedalic Entertainment pulls a Cyberpunk 2077. With work on the base game complete, the developer's attention...
News Nacon Knocks Up Cricket 24 for PS5, PS4 in June
The Ashes await
After a somewhat successful first attempt at a next-gen cricket game on PS5 and PS4, long-time partners Nacon and Big Ant Studios are back to bowl up another serving of virtual bat-and-ball action. The press release confirms that Cricket 24 will build upon the foundations of the previous game, although it’s promising the “most...
News The Lord of the Rings: Gollum Protects the Precious in May on PS5, PS4
Release date finally announced
A couple of weeks ago, The Lord of the Rings: Gollum got its best trailer yet, but fans have been kept in the dark when it comes to the release date. Until today, that is — publisher Nacon has finally announced when the action adventure will make its debut. The game comes to PS5 and PS4 on 25th May 2023. Playing as...
News Tend the Wounded in WW1 Medical Management Sim War Hospital on PS5
Hacksaw Ridge DLC when
War Hospital is a survival management sim in which you are charged with running a particularly grisly field hospital during the Great War. It was initially revealed a ways back, but finally, it's coming to PS5 on 31st August. Like Papers, Please before it, War Hospital looks like it will make the simple act of administration...
News TT Isle of Man: Ride on the Edge 3 Looks Fast, Furious in New Gameplay
Crotch rocket
The Isle of Man Tourist Trophy races are widely regarded as the most dangerous motorsport event in the world. While playing the official video game — TT Isle of Man: Ride on the Edge 3 — is infinitely safer, you can feel the intensity of the racing in the above gameplay footage. This motorcycle racing game is the third iteration...
News Rugby 24, Tour de France 2023 Coming to PS5, PS4 This Year
Nacon bringing more sports
While the big sports are pretty much tied up with EA Sports and 2K Sports, we respect Nacon’s ambition to cover some of the less popular events. This year will see it release three sports titles on PS5 and PS4, with the previously discussed Tiebreak tennis simulation among them. The other two? Rugby 24 and
News Survival Horror Ad Infinitum Explores a Spooky Mansion and WW1 Trenches in New Gameplay
Psychological warfare
Ad Infinitum looks pretty grim, doesn't it? This survival horror game is heading to PS5 in September 2023 — delayed from the previously announced April release date — and this new footage tells us we're in for a very bleak adventure. Playing as a young German soldier, the game is split into two worlds. The first has you...
News Tennis World Tour 2 Dev Returns to the Court with Tiebreak for PS5, PS4
You love to see it
It was far from perfect, but we felt Tennis World Tour 2 came closest to recapturing the feel of PS3 classic Top Spin 4 on modern consoles. Now Australian developer Big Ant Studios is having another crack, with Tiebreak: Official Game of the ATP and WTA coming to PS5 and PS4 later this year. Announced by French publisher Nacon,...
News Gangs of Sherwood Puts a Multiplayer Spin on Robin Hood on PS5
Check out the gameplay reveal
Funnily enough, it wasn't that long ago we saw a co-op multiplayer game based on the tale of Robin Hood. Called Hood: Outlaws & Legends, it was a team-based competitive game about grabbing treasure before the other teams. This game, Gangs of Sherwood, is more of an action adventure that has you and up to three...
News Promising Co-Op Roguelike Ravenswatch Launches on PS5, PS4 in 2024
Early access on PC only
If you've played Curse of the Dead Gods, you'll know developer Passtech Games has a firm grasp on roguelike dungeon crawling. Its next game, Ravenswatch, was announced last summer, putting a dark twist on many famous fairytale faces, and it's looking pretty strong already. A new gameplay overview trailer has been unveiled,...
News RoboCop: Rogue City Could Be the RoboCop Game We've Always Wanted
Gameplay trailer has the feel
If you've been dreaming of a proper RoboCop game for the last three decades, then you might finally be in luck. RoboCop: Rogue City has a new trailer courtesy of publisher Nacon, and it's almost all gameplay. It shows cyborg officer Alex Murphy take down a gang that's hiding out below an old arcade, complete with a bit...
News The Lord of the Rings: Gollum Gets Its Best Trailer Yet, But Still No Release Date
Don't mention the ring
We've been up and down on The Lord of the Rings: Gollum ever since its initial reveal a few years back, but we're going to go ahead and say that this is probably the game's best trailer so far. There's actually some story intrigue here, coupled with glimpses of fantastical environments. We're still not sure why we'd want to...
Live Watch the Nacon Connect 2023 Livestream Right Here
RoboCop! Gollum! Much more!
Looking for the Nacon Connect 2023 livestream? The publisher jumped on the Nintendo Direct bandwagon a few years ago, and is back with another broadcast from 1PM ET/6PM GMT. The French firm's portfolio is pretty eclectic these days, spanning sports games, simulations, and more. Expect updates on RoboCop: Rogue City and...
Mini Review Chef Life: A Restaurant Simulator (PS5) - Fun But Not Quite Masterchef
You'll always find me in the kitchen at parties
You'd think given the countless hours we've spent watching Gordon Ramsay's Kitchen Nightmares that we'd have picked up a thing or two about running a successful restaurant. Alas, it seems the only thing we've picked up is his proclivity for foul-mouthed tirades, which we discovered a mere couple of...
News Transport Fever 2 Could Be the Most Dense Tycoon Title on PS5, PS4
And it's arriving soon
Are you a fan of tycoon titles? Then you may want to add Transport Fever 2 to your wishlist, because this is shaping up to be one of the densest management sims you’re likely to find on PS5 and PS4. Due out imminently, on 9th March, the console port of this highly rated PC release will see you managing transportation...
News Intense PS5 Co-Op Roguelike Ravenswatch Gets Action-Packed Gameplay Trailer
Quoth the Raven
Ravenswatch is an upcoming cooperative roguelike from the developers of Curse of the Dead Gods, and it launches on PC on 6th April, with a PS5 release to follow soon after. Playing as dark imaginings of classic fairy tale characters like Little Red Riding Hood and the Pied Piper, creating a strong build on the fly will be essential...
News RoboCop, Gollum Games Publisher Announces March Livestream Event
"Exclusive updates" incoming
Publisher Nacon has announced that it'll be hosting its own livestream event on the 9th March at 7PM Central Europe / 6PM UK / 1PM Eastern / 10AM Pacrific. The suitably titled 'Nacon Connect' is promising "exclusive updates" on a number of games that it plans on releasing in 2023. This includes the likes of RoboCop:...
News Death Sports and Fantasy Football Collide in Blood Bowl 3, Kicking Off 23rd February
Puts the "fantasy" in fantasy football
Blood Bowl 3 is a violent take on American football set in a pocket dimension of the greater Warhammer universe, where crushing the opposition has a more literal meaning. Today, we got an overview trailer describing how the game adapts rules from the tabletop system it's based on. Blood Bowl 3 kicks off on PS5...
News PS5, PS4's The Lord of the Rings: Gollum Will Finally Launch by September 2023
This time for sure, maybe
God, it feels like we've been writing about The Lord of the Rings: Gollum for about 100 years. The PS5 and PS4 fantasy adventure, in which you play as the titular freak, has been delayed more times than we care to remember, but it's apparently, finally locked in for release at some point between April and September 2023...
News TT Isle of Man Rides on the Edge for a Third Time on PS5, PS4
A good engine
There are three certainties in life: death, taxes, and motorcycle sims from Milestone. But TT Isle of Man: Ride on the Edge 3 is not in fact by the industrious Italian developer, and is instead being built by Milan-based team RaceWard Studios – a genuine surprise! For those of you who don’t know, the Isle of Man is a tiny British...
News Take the Legendary Orient Express Out for a Spin in Train Life - A Railway Simulator
Watch out for murders, though
Simulation games are becoming increasingly more eccentric, it would seem, with developers romanticizing mundane and back-breaking manual labour as some kind of escapist fantasy. We find it endlessly fascinating when they do succeed, however, as anyone who has played PowerWash Simulator can attest. Here's a new one for...
News Uncover Cagliostro's Secrets in Revolutionary Soulslike Steelrising's Latest DLC
Keep your head on your shoulders
Steelrising's first DLC is now available; it's called Cagliostro's Secrets, and it introduces a swathe of content, expanding the base game with new side quests, weapons, and enemies and adding an entirely new location, the Hôpital Saint Louis. To start this new quest, budding revolutionaries must have visited the...
News Adepta Sororitas DLC Announced for Warhammer 40,000: Inquisitor - Martyr
The Sisters of Battle join the fray
A new class is coming to Warhammer 40,000: Inquisitor - Martyr, an inquisitor with an Adepta Sororitas background, or the Sisters of Battle, for the uninitiated. Purifying heresy with the aid of blessed flames, sanctified steel and unshakeable faith in the God-Emperor of Mankind, these warrior-nuns are some of the...
News Vampire: The Masquerade - Swansong PS5 Upgrade Box Listing Was a 'Mistake', Says Publisher
Nothing to see here
Vampire: The Masquerade - Swansong was released in May, and despite saying you can do so for free on both the front and back of the game's box, you cannot upgrade the PS4 version of the game to PS5. Redditor Unfallener has warned other potential customers about the issue and shared the
News Glory to the Emperor! Warhammer 40,000 Inquisitor - Martyr to Get Native PS5 Release
Praise be
Warhammer 40,000 Inquisitor - Martyr is getting a native PS5 release, Emperor be praised, in the form of the Ultimate Edition, which is slated to launch on 27th October. It comes armed to the teeth with all 25 released DLC packs, along with the usual raft of enhancements we have come to expect. In addition to native 4K resolution and...
News WRC Generations Pumps the Brakes with Delay to November on PS5, PS4
Now day-and-date with PC release
WRC Generations is the latest officially licensed rally sim, coming to PS5 and PS4 soon — though not as soon as we'd hoped. Today, publisher Nacon has announced it's delaying the console release of the racer by a few weeks. Originally planned to launch on 13th October, the game will now cross the finish line on...
News PS Plus Premium Adds Two Hour Steelrising Trial for PS5
New Game+ coming next week
If our 7/10 Steelrising PS5 review didn’t convince you to buy Spiders’ French Souls-like just yet, PS Plus Premium members can enjoy some hands-on time as part of their subscription. Sony has quietly added a two-hour trial to the top tier of its subscription service, allowing you to get a feel for this industrial...
Mini Review Session: Skate Sim (PS5) - A Realism Focused Love Letter to Skating, For Better or Worse
Need's more CKY
This time five years ago, skateboarding games were in a rough place. The last major skateboarding game was the truly awful Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater 5 and EA’s Skate series had been dormant since 2010 despite fervent fan demand for a new entry. Around that time Montreal-based developer Creā-ture Studios first showed off Project...
Review Steelrising (PS5) - French Souls-Like Is Almost Great
Robotic revolution
After years of mediocre RPGs and second-rate detective titles, Spiders Studio finally began to realise its potential in 2019 with GreedFall. A genuinely good role-playing game with rich world building and solid combat, it was proof the French team had the capabilities to produce something special. Three years and a genre change...
News Skate Sick New Spots in Session's Depiction of Iconic San Francisco
Epic
Session is an upcoming skating simulation game developed by Crea-Ture Studios, set to kick-flip its way onto PS5 and PS4 on 22nd September. We got a new trailer scouting out some sick spots in the Bay Area, in iconic locations from San Francisco's rich skating history. Set up the ultimate line in China Banks, or annoy the tourists down at Pier...
News Storm the Bastille in New Steelrising Trailer, Closed Beta Live for PS5 Pre-Orders
Liberty, Equality, Fraternity
Steelrising is a soulslike set during a French Revolution which has gone awry, clockwork automatons wander the streets, and the mad king Louis XVI holds on to power. A closed beta is now available for players who have pre-ordered the game. The closed beta will give aspiring revolutionaries the opportunity to play the...
News The Lord of the Rings: Gollum Delays the Precious on PS5, PS4 a 'Few Months'
Spit and polish
Let's be honest: The Lord of the Rings: Gollum has been looking kinda rough, hasn't it? What little we've seen of the game, which casts you as the notorious character obsessed with the One Ring, has appeared to fall short of where we'd expect a game in this franchise to be. While the game was given a 1st September release date not...
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 WRC Generations Turbocharged with Rally1 Hybrid Cars on PS5, PS4
Battery management
Off-topic, but has anyone else noticed a real increase in electric cars out on the road of late? Feels like we see a Tesla every 10 minutes at the moment. Anyhoo, WRC Generations is including an interesting new gameplay wrinkle with the addition of Rally1 Hybrid cars. The press release reveals: “Experience driving sensations...
News Set During WWI, Ad Infinitum Gives New Meaning to the Horrors of War
Somme-thing wicked this way comes
Set during the apocalyptic final years of The Great War, Ad Infinitum tells the story of a German soldier no longer able to differentiate between the horrors of war and the supernatural monsters pursuing him through deserted trenches. Here is an overview of the title, from the game's official website: World War...
News Rob From the Rich to Arm Yourself in Gangs of Sherwood, Just Announced for 2023 Launch
We roam around the forest looking for fights!
Gangs of Sherwood is a cooperative action game set in the world of Robin Hood, in which the armies of the Sheriff of Nottingham have been enhanced by the power of the Philosopher's Stone, and it's up to Robin Hood and his band of Merry Men (and woman) to stop them. While we don't get a whole lot to go...
News Ravenswatch Is a Dark Fantasy Roguelike That Brings Fairy Tales to Life, Coming to PS5 in 2023
Fairy tales? More like scary tales
Newly announced for PS5, Ravenswatch is a roguelike action game that takes a grimdark approach to classic fairy tale characters, which admittedly isn't anything new. But cursed virtuoso, The Pied Piper, dancing as he leads swarms of rats into battle? That's a pretty novel concept. Ravenswatch is being developed by...
News While EA's Still Working on Skate, Session Gets Underway in September on PS5, PS4
Gnarly
Throwback skateboarding sim Session will beat Skate to the grind rail this year, when it tail-slides to PS5 and PS4 on 22nd September. This one has been in early access for a little while, but is all finished up now – and eager for your attention. Pitched as a celebration of 90s skating culture, you’ll be hitting up “iconic skating...
News Chef Life: A Restaurant Simulator Will Be an Acquired Taste for PS5, PS4 Owners
Serving up on 2nd February
Nacon clearly believes there’s an appetite for simulation games on the PS5 and PS4, because it’s established an entirely new sub-line of games named LIFE, which it hopes to capitalise on the lucrative market. Chef Life: A Restaurant Simulator blends the seriousness of series like Farming Simulator with the...
News Find Out if The Lord of the Rings: Gollum Is Preciousss from 1st September on PS5, PS4
Ring it up
It was one of the first games announced for the PS5, but licensed stealth action title The Lord of the Rings: Gollum will finally lurk onto Sony’s new-gen console (as well as PS4, of course) from 1st September. A new gameplay trailer gives a taste of what you can expect, including first-person deep-sea diving and lots of crawling...
News Try Not to Cringe At This Test Drive Unlimited Solar Crown PS5 Trailer
Passion merchant
What do you do when your publisher’s putting on a livestream and you don’t have any footage of your game to show? That’s probably the scenario KT Racing found itself in with Test Drive Unlimited Solar Crown, and how we’ve ended up with this. There’s a whole lot of hot air in this trailer, to be honest, but basically the...
News Unorthodox Alternate History PS5 Action RPG Steelrising Takes on Titans in New Trailer
Sacré bleu
As part of its livestream earlier today, Nacon showcased a few more seconds of developer Spiders’ flamboyant alternate history foray, Steelrising. The trailer focuses on some new, larger-than-life foes: the merciless Titans, which appear to resemble animated gallows and candelabras. We’ve still no idea how this game managed to pass...
News Shots Fired in First RoboCop: Rogue City PS5 Gameplay Trailer
Dead or alive, you're coming with me in June 2023
Here’s your very first look at Terminator: Resistance developer Teyon’s upcoming RoboCop: Rogue City, which is releasing on PS5 this coming June 2023. The game, a first-person shooter, is based on the original 1987 movie – and will see you assume the role of Alex Murphy, with original actor...
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...
Mini Review Tour de France 2022 (PS5) - Tactical Sports Sim Is Overly Familiar
It's two tired
While you may expect a title based on the historic three week, 3,000km Tour de France cycling tournament to be a little like a racing game, this adaptation is actually much more of a strategy experience. Those already familiar with Nacon and Cyanide’s biking excursions will know that, of course, as Tour de France 2022 is largely...
News Make Your Mark in Zorro: The Chronicles on PS5, PS4, Available Now
The Fox strikes again
Zorro: The Chronicles is a third-person action game (based upon the animated series of the same name) in which you don the iconic mask of Zorro, as either member of the brother/sister duo, Diego or Ines. We get an extended look at gameplay in this launch trailer, and Zorro: The Chronicles looks like a swashbuckling good time,...
News Extravagant RPG Steelrising Getting a Closed Beta in August
Access through PS Store pre-order
The unusual RPG Steelrising will be treated to a closed beta in August on PS5 before the game ships on 8th September 2022. You gain access through a pre-order on the PS Store, of which there are two versions to choose from. There's the standard edition for £49.99/$49.99, and then the Deluxe Edition that has the...
News Nacon Connect to Showcase Test Drive Unlimited: Solar Crown and More Next Month
Another one for the diary
E3 might be cancelled, but that hasn't stopped a handful of publishers sharing their latest efforts throughout the summer anyway. We've had Sony's State of Play, Geoff Keighley's Summer Game Fest, and a couple of others, with plenty more on the way. The latest addition to all this is Nacon Connect, going live on 7th July...
News The Lord of the Rings: Gollum Protects the Precious on PS5, PS4 This September
That's what I'm Tolkien about
Nacon and developer Daedalic Entertainment have been working on The Lord of the Rings: Gollum for some time now, and while it's yet to blow us away, Tolkien fans will surely be watching this game with interest. The game now finally has a firm release date on both PS5 and PS4, and it's just a few months away. The game,...
