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Round Up Call of Duty: Modern Warfare Reviews Suggest a Direct Hit
The Price is right
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare is out today on PlayStation 4, and as you might expect, the first batch of reviews have come online. While it seems many outlets are holding off to get time with the multiplayer, that hasn't stopped a handful of sites from throwing out some scores. Fortunately, they generally seem to be very positive...
Round Up All New PS5 Info from Sony - Name, Release Date, Controller, User Interface, and More
Sony spills the beans
Sony has dropped another PlayStation 5 information bomb out of nowhere, once again detailing the next-gen console in an exclusive Wired article. Although we're yet to see the machine, we now know quite a bit about it, including its official name, its confirmed release window, what its controller is like, what the console's user...
Round Up What Was Announced During Sony PlayStation's State of Play Livestream?
All the news
What was announced during Sony's latest State of Play broadcast? If you missed the 20 minute stream, don't worry -- we've got your back. Below, you'll find all of our State of Play coverage, including game announcements, a bundle reveal, confirmation of October's PlayStation Plus lineup, and, of course, a release date for The Last of...
Round Up Borderlands 3 Reviews Hit the Bullseye with Strong Scores
Gunning for glory
After years of waiting, Borderlands 3 is finally here. The first batch of reviews has gone live for Gearbox's hotly anticipated looter shooter, and they're starting off pretty strong. Most of them talk about a relatively familiar formula, and that point seems to be one of contention. By the sound of it, if you're a Borderlands fan...
Round Up What Was Announced at Gamescom Opening Night Live 2019?
All PS4 games at Gamescom Opening Night Live
What was announced at Gamescom Opening Night Live 2019? The inaugural event brought together a multitude of hardware manufacturers and publishers for a night of announcements, reveals, and gameplay - but what was there for PS4 owners specifically? Highlights included Death Stranding, SEGA's new IP...
Round Up What Was Announced During Sony's ChinaJoy 2019 Live Stream?
Joy con
ChinaJoy 2019 is far from the biggest event in the Western gaming calendar, but as Sony attempts to penetrate an historically stubborn market, it’s partnering with local developers in order to bring new projects to the PlayStation 4. Today’s stream won’t be rocking anyone’s world, but it included some neat titles that you may want to...
Round Up Wolfenstein: Youngblood Reviews are a Little Hit and Miss
Twin tales
Wolfenstein: Youngblood, the co-op enabled, lower-priced shooter sequel that sees B.J. Blazkowicz's twin daughters slaughter all kinds of Nazis, has received slightly mixed reviews. Most sites are calling it a perfectly competent and enjoyable shooter, but others are dinging it for lacklustre story elements and stunted character...
Round Up Sea of Solitude PS4 Reviews Drowned by Divided Opinions
The tide is high
It’s rare we get an “out there” release from EA these days, but Sea of Solitude has sailed onto the PlayStation 4 under a wave of muted anticipation. The title, which explores all kinds of emotional charged themes, is the latest game from Jo-Mei Games – and its setting is loosely inspired by Berlin. But what are critics...
Round Up All E3 2019 Press Conference Announcements
All PS4 reveals at E3 2019
What was announced at E3 2019? What were the new PS4 games at E2 2019? This year's show was very much an off year for the biggest video game event in existence, although there were a few neat announcements and reveals here and there. Highlights included Cyberpunk 2077, Watch Dogs Legion, DOOM Eternal, and Final Fantas
Round Up What Was Announced at Square Enix's E3 2019 Press Conference?
All PS4 games at Square Enix's presser
What was announced at Square Enix's E3 2019 press conference? As the last show of the two-day extravaganza to feature PS4 news, a lot was riding on the presser itself. Did the Japanese publisher deliver? We think so. Highlights include Final Fantasy VII Remake, Marvel's Avengers, Outriders, and Dying Light 2
Round Up What Was Announced at Ubisoft's E3 2019 Press Conference?
All the PS4 games at Ubisoft's presser
What was announced at Ubisoft's E3 2019 press conference? It was a bit of an off year for the French publisher, with not a lot of noteworthy reveals. Highlights include Watch Dogs Legion, Rainbow Six: Quarantine, and Gods & Monsters. Here's everything Ubisoft had to show for PS4. What Was Announced at...
Round Up What Was Announced at Microsoft's E3 2019 Press Conference?
All the PS4 games from Microsoft's presser
What was announced at Microsoft's E3 2019 press conference? Due to Sony skipping this year's show, Xbox went all out for 2019 with a wide range of announcements pertaining to games, streaming, and the next generation. Exclusive titles from Xbox Game Studios were a major focus, but there was a good chunk of...
Round Up What Was Announced at Bethesda's E3 2019 Press Conference?
All the PS4 games at Bethesda's presser
What was announced at Bethesda's E3 2019 press conference? Starfield and The Elder Scrolls VI weren't in attendance, but the RPG experts still put on a good enough show. Highlights included DOOM Eternal, Wolfenstein: Youngblood, and Ghostwire Tokyo. Her
Round Up What Was Announced at EA Play 2019?
Updates, updates, updates
What was announced at EA Play 2019? Well, the show was completely devoid of new game reveals, instead focusing on gameplay for upcoming games and updates on current titles. Highlights included Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order, Apex Legends, and Battlefield V. Here's a full round up of everything EA had to show. What Was...
Round Up RAGE 2 Reviews Aren't All Rock and Roll
Not quite all the rage
RAGE 2 reviews are beginning to roll out, and it looks as though the critical reception has been a little lukewarm. The open world shooter is largely being praised for its bombastic combat, but its plot, story length, and side content are being dinged. About what we all expected? In any case, we've compiled a number of...
Round Up What Was Announced During Sony PlayStation's State of Play Livestream?
Everything from the 9th May instalment
Sony reloaded State of Play today with a 10 minute stream dedicated to a handful of upcoming PlayStation 4 games, including the reintroduction of Final Fantasy VII Remake ahead of E3 2019. As previously confirmed, the broadcast was brief, but it packed much more content than even we were expecting – and...
Round Up Everything We Know About PS5 So Far
All of the next-gen headlines
Sony took the entire industry by surprise today, effectively announcing the PlayStation 5 as part of a Wired exclusive on an otherwise ordinary Tuesday afternoon. The super-charged console, which is promising revolution rather than evolution, has been built using the same blueprints as the PlayStation 4 – meaning that...
Round Up What Was Announced During Sony PlayStation's State of Play Livestream?
Everything from Sony's inaugural PlayStation Direct
Sony’s first ever State of Play livestream is done and dusted, and the broadcast played host to several announcements, including Iron Man VR and No Man's Sky VR. Feel free to let us know what you thought of the overall event through here, but in case you missed it, we’ve rounded up all of the...
Round Up Sekiro: Shadows Die Twice PS4 Reviews - Another From Software Classic?
The scores are in
The first round of reviews for From Software's Sekiro: Shadows Die Twice are here, and it looks like we have another top-tier action game on our hands. The title is a bit of a departure from the studio's last few games, but it seems the posture-based combat, increased mobility, and heavier focus on story and characters has...
Round Up The Division 2 PS4 Reviews Start Relatively Strong
First critics weigh in
Tom Clancy’s The Division 2 has come in hot, and that means there aren’t really any reviews available right now. We’ve been busy playing the game and we’re enjoying it so far, but some critics have started to publish their own opinions on the title. Seeing as verdicts are in short supply, we figured we’d run a Round...
Round Up ANTHEM PS4 Reviews Falter
Middling reception to massive release
ANTHEM’s not off to a particularly impressive start, we’re afraid. We wrote in our pre-release preview that BioWare’s big budget loot shooter needs to be much, much better at launch – and despite the pledge of patches, critics aren’t exactly enamoured with what the
Round Up Jump Force PS4 Reviews Bring the Manga Mash-Up Down to Earth
A hop rather than a leap
The release of Jump Force is just around the corner, but how's the critical reception? This anime brawler brings together a wide range of manga heroes to do battle in climactic clashes, and the reviews have started coming in. While there are a few positive write-ups, the reception is decidedly luke warm, with plenty of...
Round Up Far Cry: New Dawn PS4 Reviews Reveal a Familiar Adventure with a Few New Tricks
It's a new dawn
The embargo has just been lifted on Far Cry: New Dawn, the nuclear-flavoured sequel to Far Cry 5. The colourful post-apocalypse arrives with a bang, garnering largely positive reviews from all the usual suspects, with some lower scores in the mix too. By the sound of it, New Dawn is mostly business as usual when it comes to this...
Round Up Kingdom Hearts III Reviews Signal the End of a Long, Long Saga
Finally
The embargo has lifted on reviews for Kingdom Hearts III -- a game over a decade in the making. We imagine that most fans of the series will be grabbing a copy regardless of critical reception, but we've gone ahead and listed some review scores anyway. It's looking pretty great for Sora and the gang so far, with most scores edging into 8...
Round Up All of the Announcements from The Game Awards 2018
Every major reveal from Geoff Keighley's big night
The Game Awards 2018 delivered another slick stage show, packed to the figurative brim with new software, speeches, and some cleverly disguised commercials. There were some meaningful reveals during the event’s epic 3.5 hour running-time, and we’ve rounded up all of the important bits for you...
Round Up Just Cause 4 Reviews Forecast Sunny Skies
Weathering the storm
The last major game release of 2018 is Just Cause 4, which launches on PS4 today. In terms of critical reception, it's doing fairly well for itself so far, amassing a metascore of 75 (for the PC release, anyway) and receiving praise for its new weather system and improvisational combat. We'll deliver our very own verdict soon,...
Round Up Spyro: Reignited Trilogy Reviews Are Hot, Hot, Hot
Fire
The Spyro: Reignited Trilogy reviews are coming in hot, and things are looking good for the little purple dragon. The game's being praised for its silky smooth controls, lush visuals, and faithful recreation of the original Spyro trilogy. Right now, it sounds like Activision's got another hit of Crash Bandicoot N. Sane Trilogy proportions on...
Round Up Battlefield V PS4 Reviews Begin to Breach Enemy Lines
War never changes
Battlefield V has the most convoluted, complicated release schedule of any game ever, which means that for some people on some platforms the first-person shooter is out now; for others you may be waiting as late as 20th November to get your hands on the DICE developed sequel. Yeah, it’s bizarre. It means that some reviews are...
Round Up Hitman 2 PS4 Reviews Boil Down to 'Good Work, 47'
Viva Tobias Reaper
Hitman 2 is flying under the radar, which is unfortunate given how great its predecessor is. Reviews are finally out for the assassination simulation, though – and it sounds like more top-notch Agent 47 action. While some critics have labelled the sequel a "fancy" expansion pack, that’s good news as far as we’re concerned,...
Round Up Red Dead Redemption 2 PS4 Reviews Set New Records
Highest scores in PS4 history
Red Dead Redemption 2 is the best reviewed PlayStation 4 game of all time, narrowly edging out the critical average of Grand Theft Auto V’s remaster, and toppling exclusives like The Last of Us Remastered, God of War, and Uncharted 4: A Thief’s End. Here’s a round-up of some of the reviews so far. Push Square
Round Up The Heist DLC for Spider-Man PS4 Gets Solid Reviews
Saving the day
If you've been wondering how the first DLC for Marvel's Spider-Man has shaped up, the first few reviews suggest it's a pretty decent add-on. There were some concerns over whether The Heist would add very much to the experience, and while it seems that may be true, what's included is of good quality. It also sounds like it sets the...
Round Up SoulCalibur VI PS4 Reviews Are Looking Sharp
Return to form?
It's looking like Bandai Namco's managed to bring SoulCalibur back with a bit of a bang. The reviews for SoulCalibur VI are coming in, and it's getting great scores across the board. Hopefully this latest entry in the weapon-based fighting game series can live up to the awesome SoulCalibur II. As for our own review, we'll have one...
Round Up Call of Duty: Black Ops 4 PS4 Reviews Are Killing It
CoD comes through
Call of Duty: Black Ops 4 is really, really good. At least, that’s the view of critics who’ve gone live with their reviews on launch day. We’ve decided to hold back our opinion until we’ve played more on retail servers, but we guess these lot are feeling confident in what they’ve seen so far. The scores are, across the...
Round Up Assassin's Creed Odyssey PS4 Reviews Paint an Epic Picture
Set sail
Assassin's Creed Odyssey is only a few days away, which can only mean one thing: reviews. Only a year out from Assassin's Creed Origins, there have been concerns over Odyssey, but going by what critics are saying, Ubisoft has pulled off another spectacular adventure. The game's being praised for its incredibly detailed open world, its...
Round Up FIFA 19 PS4 Reviews Aim for the Top Corner
What a hit
FIFA 19's out next week on PlayStation 4, and so the reviews have started filling the stands. All in all it's looking like another in-form year for EA Sports' wildly popular football sim, with high scores across most of the board. As for our own review of FIFA 19, we should have one for you in the near future. Twinfinite - 4.5/5:...
Round Up All the News from PlayStation's LineUp Tour Livestream
A trip worth taking
Sony kickstarted TGS 2018 season with a very agreeable PlayStation LineUp Tour livestream today, and we’ve compiled all of the news from the event in case you missed anything. The show – which was essentially a pre-recorded trailer montage with some light space-themed interludes – was cleverly presented, and while it lacked...
Round Up Shadow of the Tomb Raider PS4 Reviews Can't Make Up Their Mind
There's a Lara variety
Is it amazing or is it middling? Shadow of the Tomb Raider’s just-released PlayStation 4 reviews can’t really seem to make up their mind, so you may have to wait for our verdict in the near future to decide. Lara Croft’s latest seems to have really split opinion, with scores settling all over the shop. The consensus...
Round Up Dragon Quest XI PS4 Reviews Aim for Heavenly Heights
Best quest?
Dragon Quest XI: Echoes of an Elusive Age is out on PlayStation 4 early next month, and so the reviews have started trickling in. Many would consider Dragon Quest XI to be the biggest Japanese role-playing release of 2018, and there's no denying that its arrival is at least an important occasion for fans of the genre. After all,...
Round Up We Happy Few PS4 Reviews Aren't Smiling
Joy?
Not to be a Debbie downer, but critics aren’t exactly ecstatic about We Happy Few. Compulsion Games’ curious survival roguelike has been a long-time in the making, but now it’s finally ready for release this week – and it doesn’t look like reviewers have been taking their happy pills. While the scores are certainly not a...
Round Up All E3 2018 Press Conference Announcements
Every single PS4 headline
What was announced at E3 2018? Quite a lot as it turns out, so we’ve compiled every press conference reveal in one place to help you to ensure you didn’t miss a single thing. There’s a lot to get through here, so without further ado, let’s get stuck in. E3 2018 Press Conference Announcements Round Up: Sony The...
Round Up What Was Announced at Sony's E3 2018 Press Conference?
A few surprises
Sony’s closed the curtain on a curious E3 2018 press conference, which had more surprises than a certain editor predicted, but was paced in perhaps the most bizarre fashion imaginable. Nevertheless, here’s everything that was announced during the Japanese giant’s showcase. Sony PlayStation E3 2018 Press Conference Round Up:...
Round Up What Was Announced at Ubisoft's E3 2018 Press Conference?
Ubi doobie
The curtain’s just closed on Ubisoft’s E3 2018 press conference, and there were a heap of games on display during the 90 minute showcase. The highlights included Assassin’s Creed Odyssey, Beyond Good & Evil 2, and Skull & Bones – but there were several other titles on display, including The Division 2. Here’s a full...
Round Up What Was Announced at Square Enix's Press Conference?
Unlock your heart
Square Enix’s pre-recorded E3 2018 press conference was a brief affair, but it had a handful of interesting games in it. There were also a couple of new announcements. Here’s everything it had to show. All Square Enix E3 2018 Press Conference Announcements: Babylon's Fall Announced, Developed by PlatinumGames The Quiet...
Round Up What Was Announced at Bethesda's E3 2018 Press Conference?
Starfield! The Elder Scrolls VI! More!
Bethesda's E3 2018 press conference was both bumper in running time and reveals. The showcase had its fair share of lulls, but the publisher just about pulled things together with Fallout 76, Starfield, and The Elder Scrolls VI. Here's everything that was announced. Bethesda E3 2018 Press Conference Round Up:...
Round Up All PS4 Game News from Microsoft's E3 2018 Press Conference
A full recap of Microsoft's show
To be fair to the Xbox maker, Microsoft put on a rock solid press conference at this year's E3, showing off a whopping 50 upcoming games. While a bunch of them (15, in fact) were exclusive to the console, a ton more were just getting a world premiere. That means the vast majority of these games are also coming...
Round Up All Sony's E3 2018 Countdown Announcements
Five days of fire
Sony’s concluded its PlayStation E3 2018 Countdown, wrapping up five daily reveals across PlayStation 4 and PlayStation VR. Here’s a roundup of everything it had to show: All Sony's E3 2018 Countdown Announcements: Tetris Effect Brings a Trippy Take on a Classic to PS4, PSVR PS4 Exclusive Days Gone Sad
Round Up What Did EA Announce at Its E3 2018 Press Conference?
A full recap of Electronic Arts' show
What did EA announce at its E3 2018 press conference, then? Well, despite having a rather lengthy running time, the latest EA Play 2018 event was surprisingly short on software reveals and showcases. ANTHEM was, as you’d expect, the biggest game on stage – but here’s the full roster of reveals that the...
Round Up What Was Announced at Call of Duty: Black Ops 4's Reveal?
Special BlOps
Call of Duty: Black Ops 4 has been fully detailed as part of a brisk reveal event which focused on the foray’s three main modes: competitive multiplayer, co-operative Zombies, and a new Battle Royale-themed mode named Blackout. In case you missed the live stream, here are all the headlines you absolutely need to know: Call of Duty:...
Round Up A Way Out PS4 Reviews Stage a Prison Break
Co-op king?
A Way Out is one of the more interesting titles of the year; a story-driven set-piece laden spectacle played entirely in online or offline co-op. Published by EA and directed by Brothers: A Tale of Two Sons creator Josef Fares, this prison break escapade has always stood out from the crowd – even when Fares has been told to shut his...
Round Up Kingdom Come: Deliverance PS4 Reviews Split Critics
Does it deliver?
Kingdom Come: Deliverance brings unprecedented historical simulation to the PlayStation 4 this week, and its split critics right down the middle. While we’re still working through this behemoth buccaneer through the Middle Ages, our first impressions have been largely positive – even though we appreciate this experience is...
