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Poll Are You Happy with Your PS Plus Essential Games for June 2024?
Plus or minus?
June's PS Plus Essential games were actually announced a little earlier than usual, with Sony choosing to tie the reveal into its Days of Play promotion. But aside from the timing, this is very much business as usual, with three PS5 and PS4 titles up for grabs starting next week. We suppose comical and colourful platformer SpongeBob...
Talking Point What Are You Playing This Weekend? - Issue 531
Hit and run
And just like that, an epic week is behind us, one which saw us play host to yet another State of Play livestream, as well as mark the re-release of MultiVersus. Here's what we're playing this weekend. Aaron Bayne: I'm busy chipping away at The Finals battle pass as well as prepping for Destiny 2: The Final Shape. But after going to...
Friday31st May 2024
News Classic PS1 Platformer Tomba! Arrives on PS5 in August
Pigs will fly
Announced almost a whole year ago, PS1 platformer Tomba! is being revived as Tomba Special Edition — and now it's got a confirmed release date. It arrives for PS5 on the 1st August, with a promised PS4 version coming later. The original game launched way back in 1997, and is fondly remembered to this day. It may not have had the...
News Little Nightmares 3 Delayed into 2025, Quality a 'Top Priority'
What a nightmare
Bandai Namco and developer Supermassive Games have announced Little Nightmares 3 won't be making it out in 2024 after all. The new entry in the cult hit horror platformer series has been pushed back to 2025. This announcement comes via social media, with a statement from the team explaining why the delay is happening: "As much...
Guide New PS5, PS4 Games This Week (3rd June to 9th June)
Nep nep
What new PS5 and PS4 games are releasing in physical retailers and as part of the PS Store update this week? A pretty meaty summer week sees the arrival of Destiny 2: The Final Shape and Killer Klowns from Outer Space: The Game. Click through the links for a full list of all new PS5 games release dates in 2024,
News Viral Hit Horror Series Garten of Banban Is Now Available on PS5, PS4
Child's play
There are certain indie horror games that just skyrocket in popularity on PC, in part thanks to YouTubers and streamers hopping aboard the bandwagon. A lot of them have made their way to PS5 and PS4, with the likes of Five Nights at Freddy's, Bendy and the Ink Machine, Choo-Choo Charles, Poppy Playtime, and more making the jump to...
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...
Poll What Did You Think of Sony's State of Play for May 2024?
Did it deliver?
Sony's latest State of Play livestream has just concluded, giving us a glimpse at what's heading to PS5 and PSVR2 in the near future. Expectations have been all over the place for this one; protracted rumours about the show may have somewhat heightened the hype of fans, while others saw the words 'State of Play' and instantly reined...
Thursday30th May 2024
Live Watch the Silent Hill Transmission Livestream Right Here (31st May, 2024)
The fog is clearing
Looking to watch the Silent Hill Transmission livestream? This is the second edition of Konami’s horror broadcast, with updates promised on games, movies, merchandise, and more. Many will no doubt be tuning in for more on Bloober Team’s Silent Hill 2 remake, but hopefully there will be a handful of surprises, too. The...
Live Watch PlayStation's State of Play Livestream Right Here (30th May, 2024)
Astro Bot! Concord! More?
Looking to watch PlayStation’s State of Play livestream? This is the big one – apparently. Sony’s big summer showcase is upon us, although the days of glitzy 90-minute stage shows from the E3 era are long in the past. The Japanese giant will instead be conducting a tight, half-hour show with an emphasis on 14 upcoming...
News Hogwarts Legacy Summer Update Revealed with Photo Mode and More
School's in for summer
Last year's open world Harry Potter RPG Hogwarts Legacy is getting a 'Summer Update' on the 6th June. The patch will introduce a full photo mode — always a nice addition — alongside a bunch of cosmetic bits and pieces. The 'Haunted Hogsmeade Shop' quest is also heading to non-PlayStation platforms, and a way to reset your...
News Big Trails through Daybreak Demo Drops a Month Before Release, Progress Carries Over
A Trails trial
A fully playable demo for Trails through Daybreak will drop on the 4th June, giving eager fans just over a month to test the RPG out before its full release on the 5th July. Daybreak is coming to both PS5 and PS4, but it should be noted that this demo is releasing on PS4 only. We don't exactly know why that's the case, but PS5 owners...
Preview Trails through Daybreak Is Set to Push Falcom's Fantastic RPG Series Forward
Ad-Van-tage
It seems to be a universal rule that whenever we write about the Trails games, there's at least one person in the comments asking where they should begin with Falcom's long-running RPG series. Naturally, the ideal answer to this query is "with the first game", but not everyone has the time — or patience — to play through at least...
News Fallout Franchise Sales Explode Like Megaton in Amazon Show Aftermath
Every entry is up
Curious about the kind of profound effect a popular television show can have on the sales of video game franchise? Just look at these latest numbers for the Fallout series in the aftermath of Amazon’s enormous adaptation. In the United States, sales of all titles in the post-apocalyptic property jumped significantly...
News PS Plus' Higher-Priced Extra, Premium Tiers Command 35% of Overall Subs
Increasing share year-over-year
How many PS Plus members are subscribed to the higher-priced PS Plus Extra and PS Plus Premium tiers? Well, accurate as of 31st March, 2024, around 35 per cent of all subscribers are paying additional money for the more expensive subscription options. In fact, the breakdown looks like this: PS Plus Extra has 16 per...
News PS5 Players Are Buying Fewer New Games, But Spending More Than Ever Overall
Microtransactions making the moolah
One difference between the PS5 and PS4 is the rise of live service games. A dirty word among the most engaged enthusiasts, this is not a genre but merely a business model; it means titles are designed to evolve and improve over time, as opposed to offering one-and-done experiences. And it’s changing consumers’...
News Atlus Unmasks Demonic SMT V: Vengeance Collaboration with Slipknot
I push my fingers into my eyes
Atlus has fused a demonic collaboration in anticipation of the release of Shin Megami Tensei V: Vengeance, partnering with legendary heavy metal band Slipknot to produce some genuinely hellish masks. This partnership is to be continued, as the Persona publisher has promised a promotional video featuring band members is...
Wednesday29th May 2024
News Apr 2024 USA Sales: Stellar Blade Slashes Straight to Number 1, Helldivers 2 Is Still Insane
PS5 tops hardware yet again
Stellar Blade is the big winner of the latest US sales report from analytical company Circana (as outlined by the ever-informative Mat Piscatella). The current PS5 exclusive topped the charts for April, having released on the 26th of the month. Admittedly, it was a pretty quiet period for new releases, but it's still an...
News Five More Cars, New Events, More Come to Gran Turismo 7 in Latest Free Update
Beep beep
Gran Turismo 7 continues its slow but steady expansion with yet another free update from Polyphony Digital. Game version number 1.48 will soon be available, and it brings with it a handful of cars, new events, and more. The cars on offer are the Honda Civic SiR･II (EG) ’93, Honda NSX GT500 ’00, Nissan Skyline GTS-R (R31) ’87,...
News MultiVersus Makes a Grand Return with Over 114,000 Concurrent Players on Steam
Multi-hit
Player First Games seems to have successfully brought MultiVersus back, if its launch day player stats are anything to go by. After nearly a year of additional development to get the game in shape, it's now available once again, and it seems to have attracted most of its audience back for more. Over on Steam, the free-to-play fighter...
News No Man's Sky Adrift Introduces an Abandoned Universe Where You're Truly Alone
New expansion, new survival challenge
Developer Hello Games has just announced the latest free expansion to its ever-growing space exploration sim, No Man's Sky. This new update, named Adrift, introduces a whole new way to experience the game; it adds a new, abandoned, alternative universe in which you are the only intelligent life form. In this...
Rumour God of War Ragnarok's PC Announcement Is Imminent
Ragnarok is coming
It would be no surprise whatsoever to see God of War Ragnarok arrive on PC — but it might be dropping sooner than people realise. According to ultra-reliable leaker billbil-kun, the port's official announcement is coming "very soon", with the original PC version rumour doing the rounds earlier this month. Is this yet more...
News PS5, PS4's Brand New PS2 Emulator Features Up-Rendering, Rewind, Quick Saves, More
Quality of life
Sony’s already revisited a number of the classics from PS2’s catalogue on PS4, but the emulator was a bit of a disaster and the platform holder eventually pulled support. Following a successful string of PS1 and PSP re-releases, however, the Japanese giant is now bringing more PS2 titles to both the PS5 and PS4 – and it’s...
News Over 500 Massive PS5, PS4 Games Discounted As Days of Play Gets Underway
Lots of lowest ever prices
Sony has plunged the price of some of PS5 and PS4’s biggest games, as its annual Days of Play event gets underway. Many titles are enjoying their lowest ever prices, with relatively new releases like Suicide Squad: Kill the Justice League available at an enormous 60 per cent off, making the Rocksteady affair just...
News Destiny 2 Comes Full Circle as The Final Shape Draws Near
The end of an era, one way or another
The climactic conclusion to Destiny 2 is almost upon us, with Bungie's eagerly anticipated expansion, The Final Shape, just days away, touching down on PS5 and PS4 on 4th June. It brings to a close the current Light and Darkness story saga, which began back in 2017. A suitably cinematic trailer has been released...
News Conscript Musters Retro WW1 Survival Horror for PS5, PS4
War is hell
Conscript is a retro-inspired survival horror that takes place in a truly terrifying setting, World War One's infamous Battle of Verdun. You play as a French soldier searching for his missing brother, employing a variety of WW1-era armaments to clear trenches overflowing with the restless dead. Developed by Catchweight Studio and...
Tuesday28th May 2024
News Call of Duty: Black Ops 6 Live-Action Trailer Revealed
Releases on Xbox Game Pass day one
Activision has today posted the first piece of promotional material for Call of Duty: Black Ops 6, in the form of a black and white live-action trailer. More of a mood piece than anything else really, the big news here is Microsoft has indeed committed to releasing the game on Xbox Game Pass straight away now it...
News Sly Cooper, Tomb Raider, Star Wars Revealed as Surprise PS2 Games on PS Plus Premium
Slyly does it
As part of its annual Days of Play promotion, PlayStation has revealed that three PS2 games are heading to PS Plus Premium next month — and one of them's bound to go down well with fans of a certain platforming franchise... That's right, Sly Cooper is finally coming to PS5, kind of. Sucker Punch's 2002 title Sly Cooper and the...
News PS Plus Essential Games for June 2024 Announced
Plus bonus PS Plus Extra, Premium games
As part of this year's Days of Play promotion, Sony has revealed the lineup of PS Plus Essential games for June 2024 a day early. Available to download from Tuesday, 4th June 2024, the PS5, PS4 titles are as follows: SpongeBob SquarePants: The Cosmic Shake (PS5, PS4) | Review AEW Fight Forever (PS5, PS4)
News MultiVersus Is Now Available on PS5, PS4, Free Pack for PS Plus Members
Free-to-play fighter has returned
MultiVersus, the free-to-play platform fighter from WB Games and Player First Games, makes its grand return today on PS5 and PS4. It's now available to download from PS Store or, if you still have the old version on your console, you'll be able to download the update. Servers are being opened up gradually to prevent...
