TodaySat, 25th May 2019

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  10

  News Bloodstained: Ritual of the Night Has a Post-Release Roadmap to Rival Service Games

  No, really

  Remember when ANTHEM was supposed to be the next big service game, and then BioWare fell off the face of the planet? Yeah, us neither. The good news is that Bloodstained: Ritual of the Night is right around the corner, and waiting to fill the third-person shooter's place. Wait, what? Obviously, the Koji Igarashi-helmed Castlevania clone...

  • 7 hours ago
  • 505 Games
  • PS4
  • Bloodstained
  • DLC
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  4

  News Oh, Five Nights at Freddy's VR Is Out Next Week

  Here's Freddy

  Did we know this? Seems like Sony is lining up the ultimate week for PlayStation VR owners, with Five Nights at Freddy's VR: Help Wanted accompanying Trover Saves the Universe and Blood & Truth. Due out on 28th May, the virtual reality adaptation of the smartphone smash will compile a collection of classic and original minigames...

  • 7 hours ago
  • Steel Wool Studios
  • PS4
  • PlayStation VR
  • Five Nights at Freddy's

YesterdayFri, 24th May 2019

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  13

  Feature Is Red Dead Online Worth Playing Now That It's Out of Beta?

  Red or dead?

  Is it safe to say that Red Dead Online has been a bit of a disappointment? The online component of Red Dead Redemption 2, we expected big things from the team at Rockstar -- especially given the developer's experience with the ridiculous ongoing success of GTA Online -- but a few weeks after Red Dead Online launched, it just kind of...

  • 15 hours ago
  • Rockstar
  • PS4
  • Red Dead Online
  • Red Dead Redemption 2
  • Features
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  27

  News Remember Ouya, the 'PlayStation Killer'? Well Now It's Dead

  Almost dead, anyway

  Ouya? More like Ounah! Right, guys? Ouya, the little console that couldn't, is now officially dead. You wouldn't be blamed for thinking it's been dead for years because the device itself was discontinued back in 2015, but now its digital game store is set to be closed next month, on the 25th June. The final nail in the coffin...

  • 12 hours ago
  • Ouya
  • Industry
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  2

  News Assassin's Creed Odyssey: The Fate of Atlantis Episode 2 Torments Hades in Early June

  A trip to the underworld

  Ubisoft's dished out a release date for the second episode in The Fate of Atlantis -- Assassin's Creed Odyssey's latest DLC saga. Titled Torment of Hades, the episode will launch on the 4th June. In case you missed it, the game's new patch adds support for said DLC along with some other bits and pieces. We don't know much...

  • 14 hours ago
  • Ubisoft
  • PS4
  • Assassin's Creed
  • DLC
  • Release Dates
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  22

  News Is Square Enix Teasing Its Avengers Game for E3 2019?

  It's got some stones

  As we know, Square Enix is set to appear at E3 2019 with its very own presentation. During Sony's last State of Play, it was revealed that more of Final Fantasy VII Remake will be shown off, presumably during the publisher's presser. That's all well and good, but what else is it cooking up for the LA show? Many have been...

  • 21 hours ago
  • Square Enix
  • PS4
  • Avengers
  • E3 2019
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  23

  News Sony: The Future Is Bright for PSVR, And We Won't Stop with PS4

  Company committed to virtual reality

  Sony’s already confirmed that PlayStation VR will work with PlayStation 5, and it sounds like it’ll be continuing to push the peripheral heavily as it moves into the next generation. Speaking at Collision 2019 in Toronto earlier this week, Dominic Mallinson who’s the senior vice president of R&D at the...

  • 18 hours ago
  • Sony
  • PS5
  • PS4
  • PlayStation VR
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  16

  News PSVR's Inevitable PS5 Successor Could Be a Dramatic Improvement

  Wireless! Higher resolution! Gaze tracking!

  Dominic Mallinson, the senior vice president of R&D at Sony, may have hinted at what we can expect from the next PlayStation VR headset during a speech at Collision 2019 in Toronto earlier this week. In addition to hinting that the Japanese giant will continue to invest in virtual reality into the next...

  • 18 hours ago
  • Sony
  • PS5
  • PlayStation VR
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  16

  Rumour Call of Duty: Modern Warfare Is the Name of This Year's Game

  A soft reboot, apparently

  Call of Duty: Modern Warfare is apparently the name of 2019’s entry in the long-running franchise. That’s according to reliable Kotaku scribe Jason Schreier, as press and influencers purportedly played the title this week. We’ve been told to expect an announcement of the “soft reboot” imminently, although...

  • 16 hours ago
  • Activision
  • PS4
  • Call of Duty
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  22

  News Apex Legends Revenue Has Reportedly Dropped Off a Cliff

  Analyst estimates huge decrease in earnings

  It feels like Apex Legends has been on a decline for a little while now, and new evidence sadly backs that up. The free to play battle royale shooter launched with a bang, attracting 25 million players in its first week. Nowadays, though, interest seems to have fallen dramatically, in part due to

  • 18 hours ago
  • EA
  • PS4
  • Apex Legends
  • Industry
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  6

  News First English Language Catherine: Full Body Gameplay Undressed

  Cop a feel

  Catherine: Full Body blurs the lines between remake and remaster, significantly expanding upon Atlus’ original PlayStation 3 relationship sim with the addition of new scenes, characters, and entire story arcs. Already available in Japan, the title’s due out on 3rd September in Europe and North America – and courtesy of IGN, here’s...

  • 1 day ago
  • Atlus
  • PS4
  • Catherine
  • Trailers
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  9

  Rumour Destroy All Humans to Return to Earth at E3 2019

  Something something Crypto-currency

  You know there isn't long to go before E3 when some ropey rumours start coming out of the woodwork. One that's starting to get a bit of attention is a questionable theory that the open world alien action series Destroy All Humans will be making a comeback, appearing at this year's LA show. This rumour harks back...

  • 15 hours ago
  • THQ Nordic
  • PS4
  • Destroy All Humans
  • E3 2019
  • Rumours
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  12

  News Free Action RPG Dauntless Pushes Past 4 Million Players Following Full Release on Consoles

  Slaying it

  Dauntless appears to have done well for itself following its launch on PlayStation 4 earlier this week. The free-to-play action role-playing game was previously in beta on PC for quite a while before hitting Sony's console as well as Xbox One. It seems to be a good result given that developer Phoenix Labs is happy to brag about it. We've...

  • 13 hours ago
  • Phoenix Labs
  • PS4
  • Dauntless
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  19

  News Hallelujah! The Sonic the Hedgehog Movie Has Been Delayed to February 2020

  Breathe a sigh of relief

  Well, there we have it: the Sonic the Hedgehog movie has been delayed to February 2020 following the severe backlash to the character design of everyone's favourite speedy, blue mascot. Director Jeff Fowler took to Twitter to announce the delay, which sees the film pushed back four months from its original late 2019...

  • 15 hours ago
  • SEGA
  • Sonic the Hedgehog
  • Movies
  • Sonic Movie
  • Delays
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  3

  News Ancestors: The Humankind Odyssey Goes Ape on PS4 a Little Late

  Monkeying around

  Ex-Assassin’s Creed creator Patrice Desilets’ upcoming prehistoric outing Ancestors: The Humankind Odyssey will launch on the PlayStation 4 in December – a whopping four months after it debuts on PC, via the controversial Epic Games Store. The developer Panache did not explain why it’s going to release late on consoles, but...

  • 1 day ago
  • Private Division
  • PS4
  • Ancestors: The Humankind Odyssey
  • Release Dates
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  3

  Random Satisfy Your Midday Munchies with a PlayStation Lunch Box

  Of course

  Today is serving up some choice gaming merchandise, isn't it? First we had a Crash Team Racing Nitro-Fueled incense burner, and now, PlayAsia is listing a lunch box for the hungry gamer. A box in the shape of the original PlayStation console can now be yours, direct from Japan. At last, you can keep your sarnies fresh and your cris

  • 14 hours ago
  • Sony
  • PSone
  • Merchandise
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  12

  News Crash Team Racing Nitro-Fueled Adventure Mode Gameplay Shows Off Cutscenes and Hub Worlds

  Survival of the fastest

  Just a few hours ago, a PlayStation Blog post from Beenox detailed the revamped Adventure Mode in Crash Team Racing Nitro-Fueled. Now, a new video courtesy of PlayStation Underground has made its way online, and it too focuses on the single player campaign. The 20-minute gameplay video shows off a bunch of brand new footage,...

  • 1 day ago
  • Activision
  • PS4
  • Crash Team Racing
  • Videos
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  7

  Random You Can Buy an Official Crash Team Racing Nitro-Fueled Incense Burner

  Woah!

  Plenty of games have their own line of merchandise nowadays. Heck, even Hideo Kojima's development studio has a range of clothing, among other things. So it's no surprise to see that Crash Team Racing Nitro-Fueled is getting a healthy dose of merch, and you can pre-order a bunch of it over on PlayStation Gear. You have your typical items...

  • 20 hours ago
  • Activision
  • PS4
  • Crash Team Racing
  • Merchandise

Thursday23rd May 2019

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  21

  News Impressive GTA 5 Graphics Mod Is a Great Example of What Could Be Done with Ray Tracing on PS5

  Next-gen potential

  A very impressive Grand Theft Auto V PC graphics mod is currently doing the rounds in video form, and it's actually a great example of what we may come to expect from the PS5's ray tracing tech. For those out of the loop, ray tracing is a feature that Sony is already emphasising whenever it's talking about the PS5. Without...

  • 2 days ago
  • PS5
  • Ray Tracing
  • Grand Theft Auto
  • Videos
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  57

  News The PS Vita Is Dead, Long Live Playdate

  New handheld device announced out of the blue

  Is the handheld console market dying? Well, the PS Vita might have struggled, but that hasn't stopped small publisher Panic from branching out into this space. The company has gone from creating mobile games to publishing console releases, such as Firewatch, and it's now jumping into the icy cold waters...

  • 2 days ago
  • Panic
  • Playdate
  • Hardware
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  53

  Talking Point What Free June 2019 PS Plus Games Do You Want?

  When will June 2019's PlayStation Plus lineup be revealed?

  What’s the June 2019 PlayStation Plus lineup? And when will the June 2019 PS Plus lineup be revealed? Sony attracted a lot of criticism for May 2019's PS+ lineup, with Overcooked and What Remains of Edith Finch not really cutting the mustard for a lot of fans. We're going to get into all...

  • 2 days ago
  • PS Plus
  • PlayStation Plus
  • June 2019
  • PS4
  • Sony
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  19

  News PS4 Action Adventure Title Baldo Looks Like Ni no Kuni Meets Zelda in First Gameplay Trailer

  The main character is not bald

  We don't know much about Baldo, but what we do know is that it's coming to PlayStation 4 at some point, and it's being developed by Italian studio Naps Team. The gameplay trailer that we've embedded above caught our eye because it looks like a fusion of Zelda-like adventuring and a cel-shaded art style very similar to...

  • 2 days ago
  • Naps Team
  • PS4
  • Baldo
  • Trailers
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  9

  News Assassin's Creed Odyssey Patch 1.30 Out Now on PS4, Adds New DLC Support and Balances a Few Things

  Ikaros' talons are sharper

  With the second episode of Assassin's Creed Odyssey's Fate of Atlantis DLC saga due next month, the game's getting another big update on PlayStation 4. Patch 1.30 isn't going to steal many headlines, but it's still a pretty meaty download, weighing in at around 6.4GB on Sony's system. And yes, you can grab it right now...

  • 2 days ago
  • Ubisoft
  • PS4
  • Assassin's Creed
  • Patches
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  7

  Deal World War Z Is a Third Off Already on EU PlayStation Store

  Bargain bin zombies

  Well, that was pretty fast. The Deal of the Week is primarily reserved for PlayStation 4 titles that have been around a year or two, but the latest discount offers up World War Z, which came out just over a month ago. All this week, European PS4 users can grab the zombie shooter for 30 percent off, taking the price tag down to...

  • 2 days ago
  • Focus Home Interactive
  • PS4
  • World War Z
  • PlayStation Store
  • Europe
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  23

  News The Division 2 Dev Says It Won't Adjust Raid Difficulty on Consoles, Prompting Community Backlash

  The fall of D.C.

  Ever since The Division 2's raid first dropped earlier this month, many console players in particular have been vocal with regards to the immense difficulty of the eight-player activity. At the time of writing, thousands of teams have completed the raid on PC -- some of them in under an hour -- while on consoles, barely a few...

  • 2 days ago
  • Ubisoft
  • PS4
  • The Division
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  22

  News Cyberpunk 2077 Will Be Presented to the Public and Behind Closed Doors at E3 2019

  Presentations will vary

  Cyberpunk 2077 is set to take E3 2019 by storm in just a few short weeks, with CD Projekt Red stating that the show will be its "most important ever". It has now been confirmed that the upcoming RPG will once again be presented to the press, but the public will also get in on the action this time around. CD Projekt Red's...

  • 2 days ago
  • CD Projekt Red
  • PS4
  • Cyberpunk 2077
  • E3 2019
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  13

  News Crash Team Racing Nitro-Fueled's Adventure Mode Is Getting Some Changes

  Souped up single player

  Crash Team Racing Nitro-Fueled wouldn't be a very faithful remake of CTR without Adventure Mode. The single player campaign we all know and love will indeed be present and correct in Activision's modern spin on the kart racer, and developer Beenox has revealed the first details. Thomas Wilson, creative director on the game,...

  • 2 days ago
  • Activision
  • PS4
  • Crash Team Racing
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  35

  News Sony: We Empower Our Studios to Push the Boundaries of Gaming

  The results speak for themselves

  Not every game in Sony’s first-party portfolio is a smash hit, but between projects like Dreams and God of War, it’s clear that the company gives its studios an unparalleled sense of freedom. Speaking at the Collision conference in Toronto yesterday, Worldwide Studios chairman Shawn Layden touched upon this a...

  • 2 days ago
  • Sony
  • Industry
  • Shawn Layden
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  30

  Soapbox Why 3D Audio Will Be PS5's True Game Changer

  Sound

  Stop me if you’ve heard this one before: diminishing returns. Whenever there’s a new console lurking around the corner, you can guarantee you’ll stumble upon at least one spoilsport, cynically proclaiming that video games have reached their peak. The insinuation is often that, even with all of the computational power in the world, it’s...

  • 1 day ago
  • Sony
  • PS5
  • Soapbox
  • Features
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  23

  News Feelreal VR Mask Hopes to Enhance Virtual Reality with Smells, Air, and Moisture

  Compatible with PlayStation VR

  We don't really want to imagine what Skyrim VR smells like - it looks like it stinks, let's be honest - but what if you could get your nose involved in the virtual reality experience? Moreover, would feeling the wind in your face or mist from a waterfall deepen your immersion? These multisensory experiences are what...

  • 2 days ago
  • Feelreal
  • PlayStation VR
  • Hardware
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  15

  News Worldwide Studios Head Shuhei Yoshida Has Paid a Visit to Housemarque

  But it's probably nothing

  Update (23rd May 2019): Sony XDev Europe, a support team within Worldwide Studios, has added a little fuel to the fire. Retweeting the below post from Shu, it appears to be hinting at something. It's only a couple of emojis, but it could potentially be a teensy bit more evidence to suggest Housemarque is working together...

  • 2 days ago
  • Housemarque
  • PS4
  • Industry
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  23

  Review Bubsy: Paws on Fire - Put a Paws on Buying This Platformer

  This kitty's got (no) claws

  After lying dormant for nearly two decades, 2017 saw the release of a new Bubsy title when The Woolies Strike Back released for the PlayStation 4. Much like the many other entries in the series, it was received rather poorly. In our review, it was referred to as probably the last entry in the series of underwhelming...

  • 2 days ago
  • Reviews
  • Accolade
  • PS4
  • Bubsy: Paws on Fire
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  3

  News Rise of the Giant DLC for Dead Cells Has Arrived on PS4, and It's Totally Free

  Die and die again

  Remember Dead Cells? This game from Motion Twin launched on PS4 last August, and it's easily one of the best rogue-lite action titles on the system. Since its release, the small studio has been hard at work updating the game, and it's just launched the first major DLC with the Rise of the Giant expansion. Even better, it's free of...

  • 1 day ago
  • Motion Twin
  • PS4
  • Dead Cells
  • DLC
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  7

  News Dead Island 2 Is 'Still Being Worked On' Says THQ Nordic

  Not dead yet

  It's been nearly five years since the announcement of Dead Island 2. Initially announced all the way back at E3 2014, the sequel to the cult hit zombie title has been MIA all this time. It's switched developers, with Sumo Digital taking over from Yager Interactive, but news since has been virtually non-existent.

  • 1 day ago
  • THQ Nordic
  • PS4
  • Dead Island
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  3

  News Seed of Evil Is an Upcoming Expansion for Mutant Year Zero: Road to Eden

  Releases in July

  Mutant Year Zero: Road to Eden released on PlayStation 4 late last year, bringing a unique spin to turn-based strategy games with its unusual characters and focus on story. It's been fairly quiet since release, but today, publisher Funcom has fully unveiled a major expansion for the game. Named Seed of Evil, the DLC brings a host of...

  • 2 days ago
  • Funcom
  • PS4
  • Mutant Year Zero
  • DLC