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Friday23rd Aug 2024
News Floatopia Could Surpass Animal Crossing on PS5
NetEase is going all in
Considering the unprecedented success of Animal Crossing, we’ve never quite understood why more developers haven’t tackled the concept – especially as there’s no real alternative on PlayStation, beyond Disney Dreamlight Valley. It seems like NetEase has finally picked up the mandate – and in many ways, Floatopia...
News Photorealistic The Sims Rival inZOI Will Eventually Settle on PS5
EA should be very scared
Many have been pondering the purpose of the strongly speculated PS5 Pro, but perhaps it’ll exist purely to ensure ambitious Korean life sim inZOI runs adequately on console. The upcoming rival to The Sims has largely looked too good to be true until recently, when a bunch of YouTubers and streamers have been going hands on...
News Sony Expands Its Global Game Dev Support Initiative with MENA Hero Project
A heroic endeavour
Sony has announced MENA Hero Project, the next step in its game development support program. The Hero Project initiative is a way for the company to seek out and support new video game talent in underrepresented regions. Now, it's extending that to the Middle East and North Africa — MENA for short. Included countries are Saudi...
News Hideo Kojima to Host Special Death Stranding 2 Presentation at TGS 2024
With numerous guest appearances
As part of Sony's plans for Tokyo Game Show 2024, it's playing host to a presentation all about Death Stranding 2: On the Beach. The highly anticipated sequel from Kojima Productions is getting the spotlight on Sony's stage at the Japanese expo, featuring Hideo Kojima and a number of guests. The show will be led by...
More to be confirmed later
Sony has announced some of its plans for Tokyo Game Show 2024, and so far, it's more or less what you'd expect. PlayStation will be present at the Japanese gaming expo, which takes place between 26th and 29th September, and if you're attending in person, it sounds like you'll be in for a treat. Confirming its initial...
Round Up What Was Announced During Gamescom Opening Night Live 2024?
All the PS5, PS4 news from Gamescom ONL
Geoff Keighley is going back underground for another few months, as he wraps up his latest video game showcase. Gamescom Opening Night Live 2024 is over, and of course, it brought us all sorts of new trailers, announcements, and games to get excited about. If you're looking for all the PS5 and PS4 news from...
News Sony to Short-Change PS Stars Members with PS Plus Renewals Starting Next Year
This deal's getting worse all the time
Sony is sending out emails to PS Plus subscribers, notifying them that the Terms of Service for the rewards program PS Stars is being updated, which probably means it's actually online. Starting from 24th October, you must accept these updated terms to continue to be a PS Stars member, and from then onwards,...
News Magic Takes Flight in Nostalgic Harry Potter: Quidditch Champions PS5, PS4 Gameplay
Neville will play Quidditch for England before Hagrid lets Dumbledore down
We've been putting a lot of our hopes and dreams for happiness and fulfilment into the Harry Potter: Quidditch Champions basket ever since it was announced. With its release right around the corner (3rd September), it's starting to get real. Warner Bros. has summoned a...
News Expect New, Stronger Tifa in Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth Sequel, Says Director
Improving on perfection
Almost universally acknowledged as the best party member, it seems Final Fantasy VII's actual star, Tifa Lockhart, will get even more of the spotlight in the as-yet-unnamed sequel to Rebirth and the conclusion of the Remake trilogy (we still tear our hair thinking about how Square Enix squandered the opportunity to call it...
Random Larian Fondled Cream-Filled Oreos to Get Baldur's Gate 3 Tentacle Scene Just Right
Here, watch
While Halsin's bear-form druid scene rightly gets a lot of attention, Baldur's Gate 3 features other, less conventional sex scenes, including one with an interplanar, tentacled being. To properly simulate this act and its stroking, a developer at Larian used a sleeve of cream-filled Oreos. Beware, targeted spoilers for Baldur's Gate 3...
News Silent Hill 2 PS5 Remake Is Quite a Bit Longer Than the Original
For me, it's always like this
Considered one of the great horror games of all time, Silent Hill 2 on PS2 packed in plenty of scares per square inch but was a relatively short game, clocking in at around 8-9 hours for a standard playthrough. To give you some idea of how much bigger Bloober Team's remake is, the developer has revealed that a...
Guide New PS5 Games Release Dates in 2024
All 2024's upcoming PlayStation 5 launch dates
What new PS5 games release dates in 2024 are coming up? If you're after a full list of 2024 PlayStation 5 release dates, you've come to the right place. With the PS5 now in its third year, the number of games heading its way is growing larger and the quality is getting better. We'll be keeping you...
Guide New PS4 Games Release Dates in 2024
All 2024's upcoming PlayStation 4 launch dates
What new PS4 games release dates in 2024 are coming up? If it's a full list of 2024 PlayStation 4 release dates you need, look no further. As usual, we'll be updating this article throughout the year, refreshing it with new titles and release dates so you can be clear which new PS4 games are on the...
Guide New PSVR2 Games Release Dates in 2024
All 2024's upcoming PlayStation VR2 launch dates
What new PSVR2 games release dates in 2024 are coming up? If you're looking for a full list of 2024 PSVR2 release dates, then we've got you covered. Sony's headset is off to a strong start in its first year on the market, with virtual reality developers both big and small committing their support to...
Preview Crimson Desert Is Real, Complex, and Potentially Great
One hour with the promising PS5 open worlder
After various "too good to be true" showcases during livestreams in the past, we can now officially confirm that Crimson Desert is an actual, real video game. In a 60-minute session on the Gamescom showfloor, we pressed all the buttons on a PS5 controller connected to a PC and things happened on-screen...
News TimeSplitters Trilogy Will Ping a Fresh Set of PS5, PS4 Trophies in the Future
PS2 titles likely to get updated
We all know the deal with PS Plus Premium’s retro releases: Trophies are optional, and while that’s sometimes disappointing, if it ultimately means more games get emulated for contemporary consoles, then we’re largely fine with it. Of course, Sony has generally been adding trinkets to its titles for launch –...
Thursday22nd Aug 2024
News You'll Need This Crucial Vampire Survivors Guide Before Picking It Up Next Week on PS5, PS4
Tipped for success
Vampire Survivors is freakin’ finally coming to PS5 and PS4 next week (29th August, to be precise), and if you’ve never played the game before, we highly recommend this guide. This beginner’s tip comes in at just 20 seconds, so we don’t want to hear anyone complaining they don’t have time to prepare appropriately. So,...
News Indiana Jones PS5 Is a Huge Game with Many Secrets to Uncover
You can return to previous locations to explore more
It sounds like it’s going to take you dozens upon dozens of hours to complete Indiana Jones and the Great Circle on PS5, as the game will have many secrets to discover beyond the beaten path. While it sounds like it’ll be possible to mainline the title if you prefer, filling Indy’s notebook...
News Someone At Sony Has Got to Get DeathSprint 66 on PS5
Share this on your Strava
Calling Shuhei Yoshida and all third-party developer outreach executives at PlayStation: you need to get on the phone to Secret Mode and Sumo Digital and get DeathSprint 66 on PS5. Like, right now. This game has been going viral lately because the gameplay looks freakin’ awesome: it’s due out on 12th September for PC,...
News Okay, Max's Powers in the New PS5 Life Is Strange Game Look Awesome
Exposed
Personally, we’ve always felt Life Is Strange is at its best when it’s being grounded, but we appreciate a big part of the franchise is how its characters’ powers intertwine with the storyline. And we reckon heroine Max Caulfield’s evolved dimension hopping abilities could be the best conceit the series has come up with yet, as it...
News The First Berserker: Khazan Is Really Starting to Shape Up Ahead of Its PS5 Beta
Kick axe
We've been up and down on The First Berserker: Khazan recently. Some gameplay footage from a couple of weeks back looked a bit jank, but its Gamescom trailer — complete with a gruff Ben Starr voiceover — made a much better impression. Fortunately, we've now got a rather good gameplay deep dive, which looks to outline the action RPG's...
News Wait! Why Didn't You Tell Us They're Making Lonely Mountains: Snow Riders?
Add it to the list
We’ve got a bone to pick with you: it appears that Lonely Mountains: Snow Riders was announced – and none of you told us! We were obviously big fans of the original Lonely Mountains: Downhill, the cycling game which came out of nowhere and took us by surprise. This sequel looks quite a lot less lonely, as it’s got an online...
News Black Myth: Wukong Is Eating Your Inputs on PS5, and It's a Problem with Performance Mode
What's in a frame
Earlier this week, we reported on the PS5 version of Black Myth: Wukong, and how it seems to hold up from a technical perspective. Our impressions were based on roughly six hours of playtime, and our main takeaway was that while none of the game's three graphical modes are perfect, the performance mode in particular seemed fairly...
News Redacted Is a PS5 Roguelike Dungeon Crawler Set in The Callisto Protocol's Black Iron Prison
Launches this Halloween
Krafton and Striking Distance Studios have announced a brand new game set within the universe of The Callisto Protocol, and it's quite a departure from the survival horror title. It's called Redacted, and it's an isometric, roguelike dungeon crawler set within Black Iron Prison. Check out the announcement trailer above...
News Over 12 Million Fans Have Pre-Registered to Play PS5 Fashion RPG Infinity Nikki
That's a lot
Infinity Nikki, the free-to-play fashion RPG directed by an ex-Breath of the Wild designer, is drawing huge crowds. Infold Games opened pre-registration for the title this week, a practice common with mobile games that promises rewards in return for your email address. And it’s already attracted over 12 million entries. That means...
News Dave the Diver Joins Forces with Mxmtoon, Balatro, and Potion Craft in October
This game is nuts
The big appeal of Dave the Diver is the way it constantly evolves itself as you make progress through the story, and it seems like Mintrocket wants to keep the ball rolling, even this far after launch. During Gamescom's Opening Night Live presentation, a new trailer announced a trio of collaborations coming to the sushi-'em-up...
News Monster Hunter Wilds Confirms NPC Hunters, Perfect for Solo Players
Hunting in packs
First introduced through Sunbreak, the Monster Hunter Rise expansion, NPC hunters are returning in Monster Hunter Wilds. These AI-driven companions can be called in to help with quests, even when you're playing alone and offline — which can be a real boon when you can't be arsed dealing with other players. Confirmation of NPC...
News King of Meat Is a PS5 Co-Op Action Game Where the Players Build the Dungeons
Insane in the brain
A Gamescom announcement that got away from us was King of Meat — a four player co-op action game in development at British studio Glowmade. Backed by Amazon Games and coming to PS5, it looks like utter chaos in its debut trailer above. King of Meat is a gameshow of sorts, tasking your team with getting through nefarious...
News Lara Croft Continues Her Tour of Other Titles in Naraka: Bladepoint on PS5
Royale rumble
Lara Croft is one of those characters that’s quite comfortable appearing anywhere, whether it’s Fortnite or Dead by Daylight. It’s not massively surprising to see the buxom British adventurer appear in Battle Royale game Naraka: Bladepoint, then, where she’ll feature as an alternative skin for existing character Matari...
Reaction It's Time for Xbox to Tell Us Which Games It's Bringing to PS5, and Which Games It Isn't
We still don't really know
We’re knee-deep into another gaming convention with no further clarification from Xbox about which games it plans to make multiformat. Arguably the biggest story coming out of Gamescom Opening Night Live was the unveiling of Indiana Jones and the Great Circle for PS5, which will launch just a few short months after its...
