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Thursday5th Sep 2024
Star Wars Outlaws, too
It's been a long time coming, but the PS5 has finally topped six million sales in Japan. The current-gen console's been heading towards that milestone for months, but a lack of notable system sellers has meant slow progress. Still, it's something for Sony to celebrate in its native country. For reference, the PS4 has sold...
News Baldur's Gate 3 Patch 7 Delayed Into October on PS5
Unlucky 7
Baldur's Gate 3's highly anticipated Patch 7 is out right now on PC — but unfortunately, the wait continues on PS5. Developer Larian had previously said that the update would take "a little longer" to roll out on consoles, but those who expected it to drop this month are going to be disappointed. It seems as though the studio's having to...
Review Astro Bot (PS5) - One of the Greatest PlayStation Platformers of All Time
Ace-tro Bot
PS5 pack-in Astro's Playroom was a taster dish, teasing players with a short but sweet experience; Astro Bot, then, is the full three-course meal. Developer Team Asobi has been delivering brilliant 3D platformers since PSVR's Astro Bot Rescue Mission, so it should come as little surprise that this latest entry in the young series is...
News Black Myth: Wukong's Sales Top 18 Million in Two Weeks on PS5, PC
Expansion is in development
There have been a number of breakout successes this year: Palworld got the ball rolling and Helldivers 2 picked up the mantle. But none compare to the absolutely outrageous story emerging around Black Myth: Wukong: the title has now topped 18 million sales across PS5 and PC in just two weeks. As previously reported,
News Ceramite-Armoured PS5 Looks Like a Worthy Space Marine 2 Relic
All Glory to the Emperor of Mankind
Developer Saber Interactive and publisher Focus Entertainment have joined forces to offer one lucky Warhammer 40,000: Space Marine 2 fan a chance to win a custom PS5, gloriously decked out in the blue ceramite power armour of the Ultramarines Chapter. This worthy relic could be yours; all you have to do is like...
News Star Wars Outlaws Director a 'Little Disappointed' with Critical Reception
Swimming in 7s
Star Wars Outlaws dropped last week to rather mild scores across the board (at least in terms of popular video games). We awarded the game 6/10, with its mediocre combat and stealth being prime detractors. Its Metacritic aggregate lies somewhere in the mid-70s (depending on the platform), which are respectable numbers, at least in our...
News Double Assassinations Will Return in Assassin's Creed Shadows After Almost a Decade
Fans have come up with a cool reason as to why
Assassin's Creed Shadow's protagonist, Naoe, wields both a Hidden Blade and a tanto in the game, and for the first time in nine years, marks a return to the classic double assassination technique from the bad old days. Beginning with Assassin's Creed II, and last seen in 2015's Syndicate, one fan came...
News Helldivers 2 Illuminate Faction Sighted, Arrowhead CEO Calls Reports 'Fake News'
Nothing to see here, folks
Helldivers 2 players have been clamouring to face the Illuminate since the game launched earlier this year, with the technologically advanced civilization posing a serious threat to Super Earth in the original Helldivers. Briefly, scanners picked up the presence of an unidentified force on the Galactic War map, but...
News Concord PS5, PC Scalpers Attempt to Cash In on 'Rare Collector's Item'
Mercenary life
With time running out and Concord servers set to switch off tomorrow, September 6th, scalpers seem to be attempting to make some quick money off of PlayStation's soon-to-be-unplayable multiplayer shooter. Spotted by IGN, while physical copies of Concord were quickly swept off retail shelves and the digital version is no longer...
News Hogwarts Legacy 2 One of Publisher's 'Biggest Priorities' for the Future
Warner Bros commits to a sequel
Warner Bros seems ready to greenlight a sequel to Hogwarts Legacy following its extreme sales success last year, with the firm stating a follow-up is one of its "biggest priorities" for the next few years. When speaking to its strategic outlook at a Bank of America Conference (via Variety) today, CFO Gunnar Wiedenfels...
Wednesday4th Sep 2024
Mini Review Gundam Breaker 4 (PS5) - An Impressively Addictive Return to Form
Break it back down
How do you follow up on the disaster that was 2018's New Gundam Breaker? Well, in the case of Gundam Breaker 4, you simply return to the basics, and remind yourself of what made the series so much fun in the first place. This sequel goes out of its way to keep things focused: you grind out missions, collect parts, beef up your...
News Why Is No One Talking About 1950s Courier Game Deliver At All Costs on PS5?
Crazy Taxi with Cadillacs, kinda
Deliver At All Costs looks incredible. The upcoming isometric courier game, developed by Far Out and published by Konami, has been inspired by 1950s Americana – and sees you assume the wheel of a period appropriate whip, where you’ll be tasked with delivering unconventional cargo. It adopts a classic GTA-style...
Review Warhammer 40,000: Space Marine 2 (PS5) - Grimdark Shooter Is an Instant Co-Op Classic
Only in death does duty end
Warhammer 40,000: Space Marine 2 is a triumph of the storied universe in which it takes place, illustrating the grimdark setting in detail enough for even the most hardened veterans. It's an instant cooperative classic full of glorious, relentless combat; our only remaining question mark is how developer Saber...
News Minecraft's Weird Live Action Movie Is Going to Be Massive, Isn't It?
Momoa maker
Here’s your first look at Minecraft’s weird live action movie, which is a guaranteed money spinner from where we’re sitting. At just 90 seconds long, there’s very little in the way of story setup – but we’re not exactly expecting an Oscar winning script from this adaptation. It appears to be some kind of isekai, where Jason...
News PS Plus Extra's September Cull Has 4 More Great PS5, PS4 Games Added to It, 16 in Total
13 Sentinels and Unpacking among them
PS Plus Extra users will now lose access to 16 PS5, PS4 titles when the service receives its monthly update instead of the initial 12, as two more games have been added to the Last Chance to Play section on Sony's modern console. The four newly added games are Unpacking, 13 Sentinels: Aegis Rim, Sniper Ghost...
News Star Wars Outlaws, XDefiant Disappointments Pour Pain on Ubisoft's Share Prices
Nearing a ten year low
Ubisoft’s share prices have plunged and are edging dangerously close to their lowest point in a decade as investors worry about the performance of Star Wars Outlaws and flailing live service shooter XDefiant. While we don’t know how well Massive Entertainment’s open world adaptation has performed yet, reviews have been...
News New Fishing Mechanic the Highlight of Next No Man's Sky PS5, PS4 Update
Aquarius also brings fishing logs, equipment
Hello Games has today revealed another new feature for No Man's Sky, arriving in its next PS5, PS4 update: fishing. Due to the game's community really taking to the recently implemented water technology in the Worlds Part I content update — with fans posting pictures of themselves relaxing by the...
A neo dawn
Fantasian Neo Dimension is an updated version of the original Fantasian — an Apple Arcade release from a few years back. It's produced and written by Hironobu Sakaguchi, who's often referred to as the father of Final Fantasy — and so when we were handed an opportunity to interview the man himself, we couldn't possibly say no. Ahead of...
News Romancing SaGa 2 Remake's Overview Video Is How All RPG Revivals Should Be Marketed
What's the SaGa
Romancing SaGa 2: Revenge of the Seven is set to release on the 24th October for both PS5 and PS4, and if you're not quite sure about this completely remade RPG, we'd highly recommend giving this 'Primer' video a watch. As far as we're concerned, this five-minute overview is a perfect example of how to market an old-school revival...
News Players Take the Easy Way Out in Pursuit of Concord's Coveted Platinum PS5 Trophy
We're here if you need to talk
Fresh off the news of the game's unprecedented flop and subsequent removal from sale, Concord's remaining player base appears to be taking the easy way out; in pursuit of the game's Platinum Trophy and easy XP gains, Concord players are now committing suicide en masse, resulting in darkly humorous scenes. On
News Internal Sony Fairgame$ PS5, PC Chatter Is Reportedly Quite Positive
Haven's turn in the spotlight
With all the Concord doom and gloom going around today, why don't we try a different tact? With Firewalk Studios seemingly in a precarious position, the spotlight now shifts to Sony's other PS5, PC shooter punt, the unfortunately titled Fairgame$, from the Jade Raymond-led first-party studio, Haven. While it's
News Black Myth: Wukong's Xbox Delay Isn't Due to Platform Limitations, Says Microsoft
"We'd prefer not to comment on the deals made by our partners with other platform holders"
The case of Black Myth: Wukong's alleged Sony exclusivity is becoming curiouser and curiouser, with a spokesperson for Microsoft confirming that its indefinite delay has nothing to do with the assumed technical limitations of the Xbox Series S. Suddenly, those...
Random Gearbox Founder, CEO Compares Company to The Beatles, Gets Roasted
"The Beatles made bangers, you're currently making clangers"
Gearbox founder and CEO Randy Pitchford has defended recent Gearbox setbacks, like the catastrophic reception of the Borderlands film or the inexplicably poor state of Risk of Rain 2's latest DLC, Seekers of the Storm. Unfortunately for Pitchford,
News Enjoy 22 Minutes of Developer-Led Dragon Age: The Veilguard Gameplay
Ferelden fever
At long last, Dragon Age: The Veilguard is out next month, releasing on 31st October. IGN has an exclusive 22 minutes of developer-led gameplay to tide us over, showing off some of your hub area, The Lighthouse, as well as some light side-questing. We can't help but anticipate The Veilguard, which is really shaping up to be the big,...
News Dragon's Dogma 2 DLC Hopes Reignited By Suspicious Steam Updates
Through fire and flames
Capcom's been very, very quiet on all things Dragon's Dogma 2 for a few months now. With the game shifting as many copies as it did — and with the publisher bigging the property up just after launch — there was a widespread belief that the RPG would receive meaningful updates, followed by some kind of expansion down the...
Reaction PlayStation Needs to Take a Long, Hard Look at Itself
Disasterclass
In an unprecedented move, Sony will axe Concord on 6th September, just two weeks after the high-budget first-person shooter released. This multi-million dollar blunder goes beyond disaster – it’s an absolute embarrassment, and will forever be a stain on the format holder’s record. PlayStation’s always had first-party flops, but...
Tuesday3rd Sep 2024
Guide Harry Potter Quidditch Champions Guide: All Hero Skins and How to Unlock Them
How to unlock every Harry Potter character
What are all Hero Skins and how do you unlock them in Harry Potter: Quidditch Champions? As well as playing as your own custom character, you can swap your appearance out for many recognisable faces from the Harry Potter world. To play as them, you'll need to fulfil certain requirements for each one. In...
News Sony Flop Concord Axed Two Weeks After PS5, PC Release
Dead practically on arrival
Setting what has to be a new record for a game of its size and budget, Concord is officially being taken offline just two weeks after its launch on PS5 and PC. This is a frankly unprecedented move, but one that doesn't come as a massive shock, which speaks volumes about the game's utterly disastrous levels of appeal...
Hung jury
Ace Attorney games are traditionally composed of two types of gameplay. A crime is committed, and you investigate by collecting evidence, speaking to witnesses, and conferring with your partner. Then you go to court to defend your client by presenting evidence and finding contradictions in witness testimonies, before ultimately unravelling...
Mini Review The Casting of Frank Stone (PS5) - A Stripped Back Version of the Supermassive Formula
Dark Pictures on a budget
Dead by Daylight is one of the most popular multiplayer games around, but if you have little interest in the online gaming space, then its developer Behaviour Interactive may be a relatively unknown quantity to you. To combat this disconnect, the company has employed other studios to create their own, unique take on the...
