Tag: Updates
News Lovely Live Service Infinity Nikki's First Major PS5 Update Approaches
Wish upon a shooting star
If Infinity Nikki is your first live service gacha game, then welcome, the work never ends. While you may still be making your way through the initial eight chapters of the main storyline, the release’s first major update is close, and scheduled to release on 30th December. There’s a ton to get through here, so let’s...
News Palworld's Biggest Ever Update Is Available Now on PS5
Here are all the patch notes
An absolutely enormous update for embattled monster collecting game Palworld is available now. The title has been the subject of intense scrutiny since Nintendo and The Pokémon Company aimed its legal team at the indie outing, claiming it infringes on the companies’ patents. It’s since made some slight adjustments
News Tetris Forever Adds Welltris to Playable Collection, More Updates in the Works
Well, well, well
Tetris Forever, the latest retro compendium from Digital Eclipse, has just received an extra playable version of everyone's favourite falling block puzzler. Once you've installed the latest game update, you'll be able to play Welltris — a game previously covered in the interactive documentary, and now you can check it out for...
News Genshin Impact's New Best Girl Rides a Motorcycle Through Teyvat on PS5, PS4
Tons to look forward to in next major update
Natlan’s main storyline will come to a conclusion in Genshin Impact’s next enormous update, scheduled to release on 1st January for both PS5 and PS4. The new content will make the motorcycle riding Pyro Archon, Mauvika, playable for the first time. She’ll headline the first phase of the banner,...
News Alan Wake 2's Latest Update Tackles PS5 Pro Problems, Includes Toggle for PSSR
Here are the patch notes
Developer Remedy has released an update for Alan Wake 2, and it addresses the issues people are having with the game on PS5 Pro. Alan Wake 2 is one of a handful of games that have struggled with teething troubles on Sony's souped-up console. With this latest patch, however, the team hopes to smooth some things out. Perhaps...
News Eve Is a Festive Firecracker in Stellar Blade's Surprise Xmas Update, Out Now on PS5
New minigame and seasonal rewards
The ever-industrious Shift Up is back with another unexpected Stellar Blade update, this time ahead of the holidays. Available from tomorrow, hub town Xion is getting a wintery glow-up, complete with Christmas trees and seasonal decorations. But that’s not all! A new minigame will be added to the area, with...
News PS5 Pro Update on Its Way to Black Myth: Wukong, Arriving Tomorrow
Builds on previously confirmed PS5 patch
The update bringing a challenge mode, in-game maps, and new armour pieces revealed for Black Myth: Wukong earlier in the week has not actually gone live yet, but it's now received a patch itself to include PS5 Pro support. We now know the update goes live tomorrow, 14th December 2024, and works to improve the...
News Test Drive Unlimited: Solar Crown Takes Us Back to Ibiza in Huge Season 2 Update
A whole new world
Test Drive Unlimited: Solar Crown has just received a major update, taking the open world racer into Season 2. The most significant addition is an all-new map to explore: Ibiza. A returning location from TDU 2, you'll be able to enjoy a totally different vibe to the main game with a new city and its surroundings to cruise...
News The Plucky Squire's Heavy-Handed Tutorials Reduced in New Streamlined Mode
Coming soon to consoles
Devolver Digital has announced a new mode for its charming action adventure, The Plucky Squire. Dubbed Streamlined Mode, this new way to play essentially strips out some of the tutorials, hand-holding, and less necessary dialogue, taking control away from players less often. The game is clearly geared towards a family...
News Zenless Zone Zero's Next PS5 Update Transforms the Flow of the Game
And adds more events than you can imagine
We liked Zenless Zone Zero a lot when it launched in July, and we’ve stuck with it in the five or so months since. But HoYoverse said it was committed to fan feedback, and it wasn’t kidding – it’s effectively transformed the game in the five or so months since. <related ids="175658"> One...
News LEGO Fortnite Expands with Social Sim Brick Life, Launches This Week on PS5, PS4
LEGO city uncovered
LEGO Fortnite is undergoing some pretty major changes and expansions, and chief among it all is the arrival of Brick Life. This is a brand new game mode in which players explore and hang out in an open world LEGO cityscape, working jobs, socialising, and decorating their own space with furniture. You can get a taste of it in the...
News Suicide Squad Season 4 Will Be Its Last, Offline Mode Coming Tomorrow
Online servers remain live
Batman: Arkham studio Rocksteady will finally be free of its Suicide Squad torture next month as it has been confirmed Season 4, launching in January 2025, is the game's final content drop. The online servers shall remain live and all of the post-launch content stays along with the base experience, but no new episodes will...
News C-Smash VRS Celebrates PlayStation's 30th Anniversary with WipEout-Themed Update
3-2-1-Go
PlayStation's big 30th anniversary is upon us, and to celebrate, C-Smash VRS has received a free update for both the PSVR2 version and the recent, flat PS5 edition. With this latest game update, the futuristic racket sport title features new music and a new Time Attack mode. The music consists of two new tracks from Pizza Hotline, while...
News Fortnite Attracts 14 Million Concurrent Players to Hip-Hop Concert Event
A new record for the release
The curtain has just closed on another epic Fortnite event, featuring performances from Snoop Dogg, Eminem, Ice Spice, and Juice Wrld. The finale to the current Remix season paves the way for Chapter 6, which has a Japanese theme to it. The concert attracted over 14 million concurrent players, a new record for the...
News Yes, Godzilla Roams the Map in Fortnite's Japan-Themed Season
Update: Cinematic trailer shows off even more
Epic Games has showcased the first trailer for Fortnite’s anticipated Chapter 6 Season 1 update, which is named Hunters and has a Japanese theme. The big takeaway from the trailer is that Godzilla will be roaming the map, which should lead to some exciting set-piece moments during Battle Royale...
News Fans Frustrated with Avatar's Disappointing PS5 Pro Patch
PSSR reducing image quality
Ubisoft has today patched official PS5 Pro support into Avatar: Frontiers of Pandora, allowing it to run at 60 frames-per-second in its Quality Mode. The internal resolution has been increased when running on Sony's enhanced system, and PSSR is also in effect. PS5 Pro owners will experience "better quality and...
News Despite Nintendo Litigation, Palworld Gets Its Biggest Ever Update on PS5
Due in December
Palworld is embroiled in a fierce legal battle with Nintendo, and if the Japanese console maker gets its way, the survival game will be removed from sale. That’s not stopping developer Pocketpair from soldiering on, though, as it’s announced the biggest update yet for the open world monster taming title – and it’s due out in...
News Remedy Still Working on Alan Wake 2 PS5 Pro Patch Enhancements
As normal PS5 update goes live
A new Alan Wake 2 update has been deployed today on PS5, though you won't find any PS5 Pro-specific enhancements in its patch notes. Remedy has said it needs more time to research "a few things on the Pro when it comes to improved performance" as the update available at the PS5 Pro's launch made the Performance Mode...
News Godzilla, Baymax Front Fortnite's Japanese-Themed Hunters Season
Yes, Godzilla
We’re days away from a gigantic concert event in Fortnite, concluding the current hip-hop themed Remix season. After that, a new arc will begin, with Chapter 6 Season 1: Hunters from 1st December. As has been rumoured, this will have a Japanese theme, and the first look at the Battle Pass confirms Godzilla and Baymax will be...
News Virtua Fighter 5: Ultimate Showdown Fighting Back with Big PS4 Balance Update
But Steam secures even better version
After effectively confirming a new Virtua Fighter is planned, SEGA has also announced a big balance update to Virtua Fighter 5: Ultimate Showdown, the e-sports leaning version of the classic brawler released on the PS4. This update will deploy in the winter on Sony’s console, alongside a massively im
News Honkai: Star Rail Teases Enormous Amphoreus Story Update for PS5
Travel to a new planet early next year
Honkai: Star Rail has been spinning its wheels for several updates now, but we’re finally on the home straight before major single player update Amphoreus arrives. Fans of the game will know the Nameless selected the planet as its next Trailblazing expedition earlier in the year, and here’s our very first...
News Cruddy Arena Brawler Jujutsu Kaisen: Cursed Clash Grabs a Big PS5, PS4 Content Drop
Shibuya spirit
We really weren’t impressed with Bandai Namco’s arena brawler adaptation of Jujutsu Kaisen on PS5 and PS4, but credit where credit’s due, the publisher continues to update the game with new content. For those of you who don’t want to spend more money on the title, a free update available now will add four new stages to the...
News Five More Cars, New Events, and More Cruises into Gran Turismo 7 with Latest PS5, PS4 Update
Update 1.54 now available
Gran Turismo 7 has just received its latest game update, adding yet more new vehicles and events to the ever-expanding racer. Update 1.54 is available to download and install now on PS5 and PS4. It's more of the usual, really, though a bunch of new cars to enjoy is always a highlight. This time, we're getting: Ford...
News PS Portal Will Allow Cloud Streaming in New Beta Update
PS Plus Premium users beta test the feature
Sony has announced the most significant PS Portal update since the handheld streaming device launched: a fresh beta test will allow for cloud streaming of PS Plus games. Current PS Plus Premium members can beta test the feature, with it set to launch worldwide within the next 24 hours. You'll be able to...
News The Largely Forgotten Need for Speed Unbound Is Still Getting Big Updates on PS5
Lockdown mode coming soon
We feel a bit sorry for Need for Speed Unbound; it launched back in December 2022 with almost no fanfare at all, despite being arguably the best game in the series in years. Still, while it's flown way under the radar, it's quietly been receiving great post-launch support all this time, with the next big update coming very...
News Next Gran Turismo 7 PS5, PS4 Update Poised to Drop Next Week
PS5 Pro support potentially included
Gran Turismo creator Kaz Yamauchi has teased the next big Gran Turismo 7 update will be made available across PS5, PS4 consoles next week. He has done the usual thing of posting an image to Twitter of the new cars in black and white silhouettes, allowing superfans like GTPlanet to guess what they are. According...
News MGS Master Collection Update 2.0 Boosts Resolution on PS5, PS4
MGS2 and MGS3 up to 4K
Konami has released a new patch for Metal Gear Solid Master Collection Vol. 1, implementing new options to enhance the image resolution — depending on your setup. You can view the full breakdown through the link, and while it's somewhat complicated, it basically means you can fire up the latter two games with sharper quality...
News Black Ops 6, Warzone Season 1 Is Live Now with New Maps, Battle Pass
Plus more to come in Season 1 refresh
Following one of the strongest launches in the series' entire history, Call of Duty: Black Ops 6 has been updated with its first season of content. Also covering Battle Royale spin-off Warzone, Season 1 provides fresh multiplayer and Zombies content, as well as the game's first Battle Pass to work through...
News Astro Bot PS5 Update Available Now, Adds Final Speedrun DLC Level
Rising Heat
The fifth and final DLC level for Astro Bot is now available to play. Coming as part of the latest game update, the free new stage, Rising Heat, rounds out Team Asobi's collection of time trial stages. The level has you racing through a lava-filled environment as you clamber up a cliff using Astro's monkey power-up to climb handholds...
News Dead Rising Remaster Adds PS5 Pro Support, Casual Mode
Reflections never looked better
A recent update for the Dead Rising Deluxe Remaster has added PS5 Pro support to the undead mall explorer, with the most notable feature being ray tracing. A new toggle in the options menu lets you activate "more realistic reflections on glass and water surfaces", of which there are many in the game. The official Dead...
News Sea of Stars Now Has Combat System Its Developer Always Wanted
Free update also adds co-op
Sea of Stars has today received its free Dawn of Equinox update across PS5 and PS4 consoles, which seeks to provide a "definitive edition" of the RPG's combat system, implement co-op features, and enhance other aspects. It's available to download now, and you can see it in action in the trailer above. Combat and co-op...
Boy, this sounds like a good update
A new patch for Santa Monica Studio’s outstanding God of War Ragnarok is available to download right now, and it introduces PS5 Pro performance improvements for everyone who purchased the system today. There are few surprises here, but some nice little additional toggles. Enhanced Mode, the flagship new...
News Black Ops 6 Gets One of the Biggest Call of Duty Updates Ever in Season One
Six multiplayer maps, new Zombies map, and new Resurgence map
Call of Duty: Black Ops 6 will be treated to one of the series' biggest-ever seasonal updates on 14th November 2024 as Season One begins across both the new game and Warzone. Some of the content will be available on day one and other bits will be rolled out throughout the season. In...
News Helium Heights Hands Astro Bot PS5 Its Fourth Speedrun Level
Playable now via PS5 update
The fourth of five free Astro Bot speedrun levels is available now on PS5, titled Helium Heights. Download the new PS5 update and you'll be able to start recording times to the online leaderboard for this new stage, which is based around the balloon device Astro uses to temporarily float up in the air. You can catch a...
News PS5 Pro Has One of Its First 8K Games in No Man's Sky
8K at 30FPS, plus a 4K 60fps mode
Sony might not be shipping the PS5 Pro with an 8K logo on its outer packaging, but that doesn't stop a handful of titles from supporting the 7680 x 4320 resolution. Gran Turismo 7 was previously announced as one game with an 8K mode on PS5 Pro, and now Hello Games has added No Man's Sky to the list. At launch, from...
News Three New Black Ops 6 Maps Teased for Season One
Hideout, Extraction, and Heirloom
Treyarch has now teased the first three post-launch maps coming to Call of Duty: Black Ops 6 as part of its Season One content update. Set to arrive on 14th November 2024, the three maps arriving for free are Hideout, Extraction, and finally Heirloom. All of them support 6v6 player matches, and Heirloom is also...
News Third Astro Bot PS5 Speedrun Level Spring-Loaded Run Out Now
Launch yourself through the stage
Right on schedule, Team Asobi has dropped the third speedrun level for Astro Bot on PS5, this one called Spring-Loaded Run. You'll need to download the latest patch to play it, and then you can get to rescuing the Special Bots and recording a fast time for the online leaderboard. As the post from PlayStation on...
News Tower Raid Back in Dying Light 2 for Halloween, New Control Scheme in Patch 1.19
New levels, new characters, new rewards
Techland has announced in its latest Dying 2 Know More livestream that the Tower Raid mode will be returning to Dying Light 2 for a Halloween event that also introduces a new, optional control scheme in patch 1.19. Tower Raid is available in its Halloween form from 30th October until 20th November, and this...
News Soulslike Lords of the Fallen Resurrects with 40% Higher Pixel Density on PS5 Pro
Oh lordy
Here's yet another game to throw onto the PS5 Pro pile. Lords of the Fallen — that is, last year's action RPG from CI Games and Hexworks — is being treated to some PS5 Pro enhancements, officially announced in a new press release. Players with the new console will be able to enjoy the game with 40 per cent higher pixel density,...
News Nuketown Map, Infected Mode on the Way to Black Ops 6 This Week
Infected mode today, Nuketown on Friday
Call of Duty: Black Ops 6 developer Treyarch confirmed the first batch of post-launch updates for the FPS will arrive as soon as today, less than one week after launch. The zombie-focused Infected mode, which makes players turn into the undead once they're killed by other human-controlled zombies, arrives...
News Spider-Man 2, Ratchet & Clank: Rift Apart PS5 Pro Updates Include Ray Tracing Toggles
The time is nigh
The ever-industrious Insomniac Games has joined a handful of other first-party PS Studios in releasing its PS5 Pro patches ahead of the console’s launch next month. Both the excellent Marvel’s Spider-Man 2 and Ratchet & Clank: Rift Apart have new updates available, incorporating support for Sony’s supercharged new system,...
News Gigantic Zenless Zone Zero PS5 Update Brings More Wallet-Busting Waifus, Tons of Events
Zzz not possible with these updates
In terms of content, we’ve never seen anything quite like Zenless Zone Zero. While the initial launch of Honkai: Star Rail was no slouch, developer HoYoverse is really putting in the overtime with its urban fantasy RPG, as there’s simply an insane amount of things to do in the upcoming v1.3, which will launch...
News Worms Armageddon: Anniversary Edition to Be Updated with Three More Games in 2025
Armageddon more value
Team 17 and Digital Eclipse have announced a content update for Worms Armageddon: Anniversary Edition. It seems the remaster will soon be joined by a handful of other classics from the series. On social media, it's confirmed that a content update in "early 2025" will add the following games to the Anniversary Edition: Worms...
News Balatro Deals More Free Crossover Cards Featuring Cyberpunk, Stardew Valley, More
Friends of Jimbo 2
Balatro, the hit roguelike card game, has just received another free update. Developer LocalThunk and publisher Playstack have announced and released the Friends of Jimbo 2 update, bringing a second round of cosmetic crossovers with other titles. Available now as a free game update on all platforms, you can now customise your...
News New No Man's Sky Event Gives You an Alien UFO for Halloween
PS5 Pro details also coming soon
Hello Games will celebrate Halloween in style this month in the form of a new time-limited No Man's Sky event known as The Cursed. It goes live today and will be available for three weeks, and sees space explorers turn their normal ship into an alien UFO to explore "haunted worlds" housing new enemies and boss...
News Alan Wake 2 Adds PS5 Gyro Aiming in Big Anniversary Update
Available to download tomorrow
Alongside tomorrow's Alan Wake 2: The Lake House DLC, Remedy has announced a large PS5 patch will also roll out on 22nd October 2024. Titled the Anniversary Update as the horror title nears one year on the market, the patch is designed to introduce many community requests. The biggest actually relates to the PS5...
News Astro Bot's First Speedrun Level Is Out Now in Free PS5 Game Update, More to Come Later
Building Speed is here
Update (17/10/24): Building Speed, the first speedrun DLC level for Astro Bot, is now available on PS5. You'll need to update your game to the latest version, installing a patch that's just shy of 2GB. A further four speedrun levels will be released on a weekly basis, as outlined below. Original Story: Team Asobi has...
News Helldivers 2 Concludes 60-Day Overhaul Plan with Latest Balance Update on PS5, PC
Restoring the balance
Helldivers 2 developer Arrowhead Game Studios has just dropped another substantial patch for its sci-fi co-op shooter, finishing its big push to improve the experience for all players. The new update is now available for both the PS5 and PC versions of the game, featuring an enormous list of fixes and changes. All of the patch...
Plus, become a band manager
The next Honkai: Star Rail update will mercifully move on from the Xianzhou Luofu, and take Trailblazers back to the more vibrant dream world, Penacony. Due out on 23rd October, v2.3 will introduce the Paperfold University, a prestigious academic academy “bustling with activity as it prepares for a new semester and its...
News Gran Turismo 7 PS5, PS4 Update 1.52 Adds Two Sports Cars and a Very Boxy Van
The only limit is your imagination
On 3rd October, 2024, Gran Turismo 7 players can enjoy the latest free update to the racing sim. Version 1.52 will bring a trio of new vehicles to drive, including the Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution VIII MR GSR '04, Nissan GT-R Premium edition T-spec '24, and Toyota Hiace Van DX '16. On top of finally being able to...
