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May2024
Guide Best PS5, PS4 Games Like Super Mario
Plumber-like platformers on PS5 and PS4
What are the best PS5, PS4 games like Super Mario? No matter whether you're a hardcore gaming fanatic or just dipping your toe into video games, Mario is almost unanimously regarded as the king of platformers. However, you can't play Mario games just anywhere. They're exclusive to Nintendo's consoles, meaning...
Planet of junk
Looking for a Wasteland walkthrough in Stellar Blade? This page will demonstrate how to discover every collectible and resource in the large sandbox area, which represents one of the bigger maps in Shift Up's console debut like the Great Desert. As part of our Stellar Blade guide, our Wasteland wal
Guide Stellar Blade: All Outfits and How to Get Them
Dressed to impress
Looking for all outfits and how to get them in Stellar Blade? Costumes, or Nano Suits, are a big part of Shift Up's console debut, with over 30 outfits to unlock. Many of the outfits are discovered within the world as Design Patterns which need to be crafted, although you'll also unlock others by completing quests or purchasing...
News At Least Two Expansions Planned for Assassin's Creed Shadows
Could the Infinity hub bring more?
The Assassin's Creed series is essentially a single player live-service offering at this point, and with the introduction of a franchise hub in Assassin's Creed Infinity, those efforts at Ubisoft are only being furthered. You can still keep your DLC consumption to a traditional standard in the newly unveiled...
News Gargantuan Gacha Wuthering Waves Targeting PS5 At a Later Date
"We're still working on it"
Wuthering Waves is looking like the next big thing. The upcoming gacha is getting an absolutely colossal push in Asia, with bus liveries, subway station takeovers, and enormous banners. In the west, the title recently rebranded Times Square, in a marketing event that must have cost developer Kuro an enormous chunk of...
News Iconic PS1 Sci-Fi Flight Sim G-Police Coming to PS5, PS4 with PS Plus Premium
Gee whiz
Psygnosis’s iconic PS1 flight combat game G-Police is the latest classic to get ported to PS5 and PS4 as part of Sony’s PS Plus Premium emulation efforts from 21st May. The title, originally released all the way back in 1997, sees you commandeering a VTOL in a futuristic, Blade Runner-inspired futuristic environment. While it largely...
News Hi-Fi Rush Director 'Emotional' As Xbox Shutters Acclaimed Tango Gameworks Team
"You are all rockstars"
A final update for Hi-Fi Rush released this week: a gift from developer Tango Gameworks before it closes its doors for good. The update fixes a selection of minor bugs on PS5, and will be the final title update, as Xbox has decided to shut down the decorated Japanese developer. The studio, founded by industry icon Shinji...
News Publisher Nexon Investigating Cause of The Finals' 'Lower-Than-Expected' Performance
Just one more big score
The Finals, the fast-paced free-to-play shooter shadow dropped back in December, initially drew huge crowds, but retention has waned. Publisher Nexon just reported substantial revenues across the board, partially offset by the "lower-than-expected" performance of the live service punt. In Nexon's Q1 2024 earnings letter...
News New PS2 Emulator Appears to Be Imminent on PS5, PS4
Uprendering! Rewind! Quick saves!
Here’s some potentially huge news, unearthed by the eagle-eyed Gematsu: a new PS2 emulator appears to be imminent for PS5 and PS4. As many of you will already know, Sony has been gradually deploying PS1 and PSP titles on the PS Store as part of its PS Plus Premium subscription, with all releases boasting video...
News Physical Version of Assassin's Creed Shadows Needs Online Connection for Installation
Out of the shadows
Players who opt for a physical copy of the newly revealed Assassin's Creed Shadows will require an Internet connection to complete installation. We can't imagine this will be a problem for the vast majority of Ubisoft fans, but it follows a trend worth noting, falling in line with a requirement first implemented in 2023's Avatar:...
News Sunny Souls-Like Enotria: The Last Song Debuts Lengthy PS5 Gameplay Overview Trailer
Plus, eight-hour demo inbound
Enotria: The Last Song is a sun-dappled Souls-Like inspired by the mythology of the ancient Enotrians, a wine and theatre-loving people who thrived in Southern Italy two millennia ago. It stands out compared to other entries in the increasingly crowded genre thanks to its sunny aesthetic, and courtesy of
News Kingdom Come: Deliverance 2 Actor Wraps Up 508 Hours of Studio Time
Henry of Skalitz putting in work
Tom McKay, the actor behind Kingdom Come: Deliverance 2 protagonist, Henry of Skalltz, has been putting in some serious studio time. Due out sometime in 2024 on PS5, developer Warhorse Studios revealed that his lines in the sequel are now locked and loaded, the work of 508 hours of recording time, or three whole...
News GreedFall 2 May Not Be the Game You Think It Is
It's now like Dragon Age: Origins
GreedFall II: The Dying World is the first sequel Spiders Studio has ever made, but based on a new IGN preview, the RPG still appears to be very much its own thing. Not only is it actually a prequel to the first game, but the combat system has been completely changed. Taking inspiration from BioWare RPG Dragon Age:...
News Seasons in Assassin's Creed Shadows Change Gameplay, Setting
Map similar in size to AC Origins
Pushing through the Assassin's Creed Shadows campaign will be reflected in the changing of the seasons, mixing up gameplay and the overall Japanese setting, a new deep dive into the open world game reveals. Via IGN, it's confirmed the single player story will move from spring and summer and into autumn and winter as...
News Ubisoft Cancels Free-to-Play Shooter The Division Heartland
So that XDefiant and Rainbow Six get more resources
In a bid to redeploy "resources to bigger opportunities such as XDefiant and Rainbow Six", Ubisoft has today announced the cancellation of its free-to-play spin-off of The Division series, The Division Heartland. The move arrives as part of a bigger restructuring within the French publisher that's...
News Assassin's Creed Shadows Dated for 15th November in First Trailer
Play as Naoe and Yasuke in feudal Japan
Ubisoft has shared the full reveal of Assassin's Creed Shadows with a nearly four-minute cinematic trailer, announcing a PS5 version and the release date of 15th November 2024. You can catch the trailer above. The pitch is as follows: "Live the intertwined stories of Naoe, an adept shinobi Assassin from Iga...
News 13 New Games Joining PS Plus Extra, Premium Next Week
Red Dead! Cat Quest! G-Police!
Sony has today revealed the list of PS5, PS4, and Classic games landing on PS Plus Extra and PS Plus Premium for the month of May 2024. Available to download and play from Tuesday, 21st May 2024, the full list of games is as follows:
News Hi-Fi Rush PS5 Physical Edition Is Still Happening Despite Studio Closure
One final patch drops today
Hi-Fi Rush developer Tango Gameworks has confirmed the upcoming physical version for PS5 and Xbox Series X|S will still be released via Limited Run Games despite Microsoft's plans to close the studio. In addition, one last update for the game will be available later today "to address some minor issues". In the team's...
News Sony Increasingly Focused on PS5 Playtime Alongside Hardware Sales
Following shift in the PS4 era
Businesses nowadays consider engagement and interest in their product line to essentially be just as important as hard sales numbers, and Sony is no different. During yesterday's conference call with investors to mark the end of Fiscal Year 2023, the general manager of finance at Sony, Sadahiko Hayakawa, explained how...
News Superb PS5, PS4 Brawler Street Fighter 6 Is Getting a Big Balance Update
The good fight
Capcom’s knockout brawler Street Fighter 6 is getting some big balance changes alongside the release of Akuma on 22nd May. A brand-new trailer, embedded above, teases the tweaks, with the headline being a new wakeup Drive Reversal mechanic. This effectively gives you a new tool to counter combos, especially when you’re trapped in...
News Another 2,000 PS5, PS4 Games Discounted in Epic Sale
Don't stop spending
Wednesdays wouldn’t be the same without a ginormous PS Store sale to sink your teeth into, and this week is no different. Sony has plunged the price on another 2,000 titles today, with offers good through 29th May, 2024. Discounts top out at up to 95 per cent off, like Killing Floor 2, which can be yours for just £1.24...
Reaction Why You Shouldn't Worry Too Much About PS5's Year-on-Year Decline
Context is key
The games industry is caught in a tidal wave of negativity, and if you pay attention to social media, you may be forgiven for thinking the sky is falling. Sony posted a pretty positive financial report earlier this week, but the headlines that have come out of it run counter to that: PS5 declined 29 per cent year-over-year, is...
News Sony Shipped 4.5 Million PS5's Last Quarter, Almost Five Times More Than Xbox Series X|S
Estimates indicate enormous gap
As the industry digests the latest deluge of earnings reports, attempting to parse the information and present a clearer picture, one piece of news is likely to fuel more than a few pointless arguments on social media: despite marginally missing its own revised target, Sony shipped 4.5 million PS5s last quarter,...
News Strategy Legend Jake Solomon Explains Where Marvel's Midnight Suns Went Wrong
“I think cards were a major problem"
The announcement that Jake Solomon, first amongst the legendary Sid Meier's pupils, had left Firaxis to start his studio, Midsummer Studios, comes as a surprise, especially with the switch from strategy to the life sim genre. Looking towards the opportunity to create something entirely different, Soloman...
News Shift Up Director Puts Stellar Blade, Sony Costume Conspiracy to Bed
Were we misled?
With Stellar Blade now out in the wild, impressing players with its action combat and plethora of cosmetic options for protagonist Eve, Shift Up director Kim Hyeong-tae has put a particular conspiracy to bed. Kim says that the redesigns of some Stellar Blade outfits were always intended to be the "final result" and not because of an...
News Square Enix Layoffs Underway in US and Europe as Restructure Begins
The hits just keep on coming
With the industry in a crisis and Square Enix's marquee titles Final Fantasy XVI and Final Fantasy VII Rebirth failing to meet sales expectations, the storied publisher/developer is restructuring to " aggressively" pursue a multiplatform strategy. Sadly, this will necessitat
News Elden Ring Shadow of the Erdtree Enemy Brings Back Traumatic Bloodborne Memories
Miyazaki, you monster
Elden Ring players already know they're in for it when DLC Shadow of the Erdtree drops next month, on the 21st of June, on PS5 and PS4. Developer Fromsoftware has been cooking, going by what we've seen so far, and now the sadistic studio is teasing an enemy ripped straight from our most persistent Bloodborne nightmares. On...
News Crossplay in Ghost of Tsushima Co-Op on PC Starts as a Beta
Fully playable on Steam Deck
When it launches on PC later this week, the online co-op Legends mode in Ghost of Tsushima Director's Cut will carry a beta tag when you wish to play with PS5, PS4 friends via crossplay. Rather than the final version of what port specialist Nixxes Software intends to ship, the developer is soliciting feedback so it can...
News PS Portal Still Going Strong, Demand in USA Exceeds Supply
The handheld that could
Sony's handheld streaming device, the PS Portal, continues to defy the company's expectations as it's revealed demand for the machine has "exceeded supply for several months" in the USA. Responding to a question on Twitter, executive director at Circana (formerly NPD) Mat Piscatella said that while Sony isn't shifting...
News Free-to-Play Battle Royale Party Game Stumble Guys Is Now Available on PS5, PS4
Fall in
Stumble Guys, a free-to-play, Fall Guys-like knockout platformer, is now available to download and play on both PS5 and PS4. Check out the trailer above to get an idea of what to expect. Structurally, the game is very similar to Mediatonic's smash hit battle royale party game; tens of players go through numerous varied rounds, each one...
The Casting of Frank Stone also debuts new trailer
Enormous asymmetrical horror outing Dead by Daylight is showing no signs of slowing, with its eighth anniversary ushering in some enormous collaborations. Dungeons & Dragons is the latest intellectual property to invade the series, with an upcoming expansion adding iconic villain Vecna as a new...
News Sony Committed to Better First-Party Games, 'Richer' Experiences, More PS5 Users
All part of a three-year plan
Sony is focusing on expanding its PS5 install base, the "enhancement of first-party software and PC deployment", and giving players "richer gaming experiences" as part of a three-year plan detailed in its latest financial results. The mid-term focus was quickly covered during the earnings call, revealing that Sony is...
News UK Sales Charts: Indie Hit Sea of Stars Breaks into a Top 10 Full of Juggernauts
Just about
Developer Sabotage Studio and iam8bit have teamed up to bring the beloved Sea of Stars to physical retail, and it's squeaked into a top 10 that's otherwise filled with the games you'd expect. Debuting at number 10, it's a pretty solid result for the delayed physical release of a small, throwback RPG, but obviously it'll struggle to really...
Mini Review Paper Trail (PS5) – Unique Origami-Style Puzzles Set in a Gorgeous World
Fold the line
Paper Trail is a puzzle game which takes a simple premise, folding and unfolding paper, to create a unique experience. You play from the perspective of Paige, a young woman who leaves home to pursue her academic dreams whilst meeting some weird and wonderful characters along the way. One of the first things you’ll notice about Paper...
News Sony Attracting More PSN Users Year-on-Year Despite Quarterly Dip
An extra 10 million online players
Sony's online PSN service is growing year-on-year at the moment, as 118 million monthly active users for the Q4 period of fiscal year 2023 represents an increase of 10 million compared to Q4 FY2022. The result beats all totals in the past fiscal year, with the only blemish on the record being it could have been...
News PS Plus Revenue Is on the Up Following 2022's Multi-Tiered Overhaul
That's a nice extra
PS Plus is back on the rise after a slightly rocky time following the service's big overhaul in 2022. As per Sony's latest financial results, the network services category — which comprises revenue from PS Plus and advertising — is up quarter-on-quarter and year-on-year, meaning it's comfortably improved since moving to the...
News PS5 Sales Reach 59.3 Million as Sony Falls Just Short of Fiscal Year Forecast
Happy new (financial) year
The PS5 is doing fantastically overall, although the console's results for the final quarter of Sony's fiscal year 2023 means it's fallen slightly behind the company's already-lowered forecast. The machine managed to ship 4.5 million units in the three-month period ending 31st March, 2024, bringing its total for FY23 to...
News PS5, PC Live Service Concord Will Launch in 2024
Expect much more information soon
Concord, the PS5 and PC shooter from new Sony team Firewalk Studios, will deploy in 2024 – at least, that’s the plan according to a business briefing from the Japanese giant. While the firm notes that release schedules are always subject to change, it included the title’s tentative launch window in a live...
News Helldivers 2 on PS5, PC Is Sony's Fastest Selling Game of All Time
Did you do your part?
This author’s got to put his hands up: there are Slack chat records of me saying Helldivers 2 would be a total and utter sales flop. As it happens, the release has now cemented itself as Sony’s fastest selling first-party title of all time, netting 12 million units in 12 weeks across PS5 and PC, accurate as of 5th May. That...
News MultiVersus' Joker Looks Like a Hoot on PS5, PS4
Powerpuff Girls teased yet again
MultiVersus will get its big re-release later this month, and it’ll be bringing a brand-new character to the brawl: the Joker, voiced by Mark Hamill. Following the character’s initial cinematic unveiling, here’s a better look at his gameplay, along with some unique dialogue between him and his face-painted bae,...
Guide New PS5, PS4 Games This Week (13th May to 19th May)
Nep nep
What new PS5 and PS4 games are releasing in physical retailers and as part of the PS Store update this week? It's a really slow week where you may need to dig into your backlog. Click through the links for a full list of all new PS5 games release dates in 2024, all new PSVR2 games release dates in 2024, and all n
News Final Fantasy 16, Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth Fail to Meet Expectations on PS5
Foamstars also not setting the world alight
Square Enix announced earlier this week that it will aggressively pursue a more multiformat-focused strategy, after its big PS5 console exclusives failed to meet expectations. According to Bloomberg journalist Takashi Mochizuki, sales of Final Fantasy 16 did open in line with the company’s targets –...
News Assassin's Creed Shadows the Actual Name of AC Red, Reveal This Week
Update: Out for PS5 on 15th November
Update: It's been noticed in one of the YouTube descriptions for the cinematic trailer that Assassin's Creed Shadows releases on 15th November 2024 for PS5. There's no PS4 version. <products id="26674,26675"> Original story: Ubisoft has today confirmed the next entry in the Assassin's Creed series, which...
News Religious Indie Game INDIKA Handed Final PS5 Release Date of 17th May
After minor console delay
Following a short delay that pushed the console versions past the original PC launch, it has been confirmed INDIKA will release for PS5 later this week on 17th May 2024. An experience steeped in religious faith mixed with platforming and puzzle solving, the unusual game can be seen in action in the trailer above. Since the...
Review Braid, Anniversary Edition (PS5) - A Gorgeous Revisit of an Indie Classic
Back and back and back again
It feels oddly surreal to be reviewing a classic like Braid in the year 2024. If one were to rewind back to 2008 when it first released onto Xbox Live Arcade, the video game landscape would look far different than it does today. Braid, alongside other indie classics like Super Meat Boy and Fez, reshaped the entire indie...
News New Fallout 4 PS5 Update Is Available to Download Now
A small 189.4MB patch
As promised by Bethesda at the end of last week, the developer has today released a new PS5 patch for Fallout 4 that works to improve its suite of graphical options alongside "further fixes and improvements". The update is available to download now on PS5, weighing in at a tiny 189.4MB. You'll have it downloaded and installed...
News PS Plus Adds Two Hour Trial for PS5's The Last of Us Part 2 Remastered
Joining the club
If you’re yet to sample one of PlayStation’s greatest ever games, there’s no excuse for PS Plus Premium members: Sony has added a two hour trial of The Last of Us: Part 2 Remastered to the top-tier of its subscription service. That 120 minutes should give you just enough time to see the title’s controversial twist, which...
News Alan Wake 2's Haunting Soundtrack Out Tomorrow, Includes 35 Tracks
Available for streaming and purchasing
The official Alan Wake 2 soundtrack, composed by Petri Alanko, will be made available across a variety of platforms for streaming and purchase from tomorrow. 35 music tracks designed to capture "the emotion, tension, and mystery of the game’s story" will be streamable on Spotify, Apple Music, Amazon Music,...
News Among Us Is Getting More Roles, Better Lobbies, More Later This Year
New roadmap lays it all out
You don't see or hear too much about Among Us these days, but it remains a popular social deduction game. As it turns out, developer Inner Sloth is far from done with the title — it recently highlighted all its plans for the remainder of 2024, with some pretty big changes incoming. Over on the studio's website, it's...
News Next Week's Huge PS Plus Purge Now Extended to 35 PS5, PS4 Games
Update: Teardown taken off the list
Update: In a change made to the Last Chance to Play section on PS5, Teardown has been removed from the list, suggesting it was mistakenly listed as leaving the service. As such, 34 games are now marked for removal on 21st May 2024. Original story: Sony is having a significant clearout of PS Plus Extra and PS...
News CM Punk Joins the WWE 2K24 Roster in DLC Pack This Wednesday
Alongside the Dudley Boyz and more
Returning WWE fan-favourite CM Punk is the headline addition of the first WWE 2K24 DLC pack, releasing this coming Wednesday, 15th May 2024. His first appearance in the games since WWE 2K15, the wrestler will be part of the ECW Punk Pack, which also includes tag-team partners Bubba Ray Dudley, D-Von Dudley, and...
News EA Exploring 'Thoughtful Implementations' of In-Game Advertising
Ad-ded value
Electronic Arts, the publisher everyone loves to hate, isn't doing itself many favours among already-jaded onlookers. The company's CEO, Andrew Wilson, has already talked about implementing generative AI into its development processes, but that same earnings call saw him discuss another contentious idea: in-game ads. Asked directly...
Guide Stellar Blade: All Camp Locations
Carry on campin'
Looking for all Camp locations in Stellar Blade? Camps are a recurring resource throughout all levels in Shift Up's outing, where you can rest to replenish health, purchase key items, and spend your skill points. Supply Camps include other modules, including a Repair Console where you can upgrade your equipment and a phone box for...
Guide Stellar Blade: All Ark's Puzzle Locations
Raiders of the Lost Ark
Looking for all Ark's puzzle locations in Stellar Blade? You'll need to track down the Ark's puzzle in order to complete the Lost Ark Mission. There are six computer panels you'll need to find, and they're all located in and around Xion. On this page, as part of our
Guide Stellar Blade: All Passcode Specialists Locations
Shrine time
Looking for all Passcode Specialists locations in Stellar Blade? Collecting any of the Chapter of Trial documents will prompt a new Bulletin Board request to appear, requesting you open a container aboard a ship in the Wasteland. First, you'll need to learn the
Guide Stellar Blade: All Passcode Locations
Pass the test
Looking for all Passcode locations in Stellar Blade? Passcodes can typically be obtained by scanning bodies around the world of Shift Up's apocalyptic world, but sometimes you'll need to kill robots or read documents, too. You can then enter these Passcodes into door panels or chests to open them. On this page, as part of our Stellar...
News Single Player Animal Well Has a Secret Puzzle That Requires 50 Players to Solve
Of course, the community is all over it
Surpise-hit indie Animal Well was released late last week and already seems to have trapped a sizable number of players with its gorgeous pixel aesthetic and world full of secrets to uncover. Despite being a single player game, one particular secret puzzle will supposedly require 50 players working in concert...
News Fans Positively Review Bomb Hi-Fi Rush in Wake of Xbox’s Closure of Tango Gameworks
Good?
In a development you don't see every day, following the closure of Hi-Fi Rush developer Tango Gameworks, swarms of fans have expressed their outrage by positively review bombing the game on Steam. This reverse review bombing campaign has resulted in several thousand Positive new reviews rising to the top since the news of Bethesda's...
News Helldivers 2 Players Given Second Chance to Secure New Anti-Tank Stratagem
Ask not what Super Earth can do for you...
With the week Helldivers 2 players just went through IRL, distracted by Sony's regrettable own-goal and subsequent reversal, it should be no surprise that the ongoing Galactic War effort has suffered similarly, with the situation looking worse all the time. Having failed to contain the Terminid Supercolony...
News Switch's Demon Slayer Board Game Rolls a PS5, PS4 Port in July
Launched on Switch last month
The board game adaptation of goliath manga and anime series Demon Slayer is coming to PS5 and PS4, after debuting meekly on Nintendo Switch last month. The title couldn’t top 20,000 sales in Japan during Golden Week, and so Sony subsidiary Aniplex will be hoping the CyberConnect2 title sells a little better on...
Rumour Is LEGO Horizon Aloy's Next Big PS5 Adventure?
Bricked
An unexpected rumour has surfaced this weekend regarding the possibility of a LEGO-themed Horizon game. In truth, the speculation is vague, and it’s not clear at this stage whether the collaboration involves a full-blown PS5 title or a physical set, similar to the one featuring the Tallneck which sold out around the world last year. In...
Talking Point What Are You Playing This Weekend? - Issue 528
May this journey lead us starward
Another week has come to a premature conclusion, so it's time to discuss what we're playing this weekend. There's tons to choose from, so here's what's keeping us busy. Aaron Bayne: I'm on the final boss of Stellar Blade so the aim is to get through that. Hopefully with a bit more ease than the last couple of...
Poll Years Later, How Do You Feel About PlayStation's PC Strategy?
Mastering the master race
PlayStation has been porting its titles to PC for years now. The landscape has changed quite dramatically in the last decade or so, and companies like Sony have seen a need to expand their reach, even if it means sacrificing the more traditional concept of exclusive games. Even now, we're witnessing a significant shift in...
Random Get Crafty with These Cool Horizon Forbidden West Papercraft Models
Creasing up
Fans of papercraft may be interested to know there are a couple of official Horizon Forbidden West paper models. Over on the series' official site, scroll down on the community page and you'll find altogether more flimsy versions of two of the game's machines, waiting for you to fold them into shape. You can freely download and print...
News Fallout 4 PS5 Patch Dropping Next Week, with New Graphics Settings and Improvements
Fixes, too
Bethesda will once again be updating a near decade-old game next week. It's currently prepping a Fallout 4 patch that promises "new options for graphics and performance settings", for release on Monday the 13th May. The update will also feature "further fixes and improvements", but we don't have the full patch notes yet. Currently, the...
News Visions of Mana Release Date Likely Incoming as Action RPG Gets Age Rated
A clearer vision
First announced in December of last year, Visions of Mana has been stuck with a vague 'summer' release window for months — but now, it seems highly likely that a confirmed date is heading our way in the near future. The action RPG has just been age rated by the ESRB in North America, which is usually a surefire sign that news is...
News Mysterious Narrative Puzzler Eternal Threads Is Finally Coming to PS5, PS4
Delayed console launch happening at last
Publisher Secret Mode and developer Cosmonaut Studios has just announced the long-awaited console port of its intriguing puzzle adventure, Eternal Threads. Initially announced for PS4 back in 2022, the game is now finally coming — with a PS5 version too — on 23rd May, 2024. If you're unaware, Eternal...
News SMT 5: Vengeance Gets a Super Detailed 13 Minute Video on All Its New Stuff
A crazy number of improvements
If you've been wondering what Shin Megami Tensei 5: Vengeance actually does differently compared to the original Nintendo Switch title, then you've got to give this exhaustive new video a watch. Clocking in at over 13 minutes, this official, step-by-step guide on Vengeance's various additions and improvements is robust...
Guide Can You Play Hades 2 on PS5, PS4?
Is Hades 2 in early access on PlayStation?
Can you play Hades 2 on PS5, PS4? The first-ever sequel from Supergiant Games, the game can be played now in early access. Is it available on PlayStation consoles, though? In this Hades 2 guide, we'll answer your question: can you play Hades 2 on PS5, PS4? Can You Play Hades 2 on PS5, PS4?: Hades 2 is...
News India Hero Project Game Fishbowl Now Has a Free Demo Available on PS5
Dip your toes in
Fishbowl is one of the indie games highlighted by Sony in its India Hero Project program, and you can now play a portion of it with a free playable demo. Available on PS5 now via the PS Store, this demo allows you to play one in-game day in this slice-of-life adventure, which takes place over the course of one month. The game...
News Fallout 4 Continues Sales Momentum in the UK, April's Best-Selling Game
New Vegas and 76 also in top 10
Fallout 4 was the UK's best-selling game last month, as the popularity of the TV adaptation from Amazon Prime keeps on fuelling sales. Combined with deep discounts across the entire series, Christopher Dring of GamesIndustry.biz said the Bethesda RPG earned top spot "comfortably", with the second-placed EA Sports FC...
News Capcom Now Considers Dragon's Dogma a 'Key Brand' Following Substantial Sales
Alongside Monster Hunter, Street Fighter, Resi
The year is 2024, and we now live in a world where Capcom considers Dragon's Dogma to be one of its "key brands". According to the publisher's latest financial report, the action RPG series currently sits alongside the likes of Monster Hunter, Resident Evil, and Street Fighter as a pillar property...
News Whimsical Chibi RPG WitchSpring R Casts a Spell on PS5 This August
Bewitched
Those itching for a dose of whimsical, old-school Atelier-esque RPG action may want to add WitchSpring R to their wishlist, a colourful, cosy outing from developer KIWI WALKS due out on 29th August. This game promises an eclectic mix of “training, collecting, and exploring” as you battle beasts in the overworld by day and enhance your...
News Jurassic World Management Sim Under Construction at Frontier Developments
Along with two mystery games
Frontier Developments, the studio behind fine management sim series like Planet Zoo and F1 Manager, isn't looking to break the mould. The studio announced that it has three titles in this style currently in development, one of which has been confirmed to be a Jurrasic World game, with the developer inking a deal with...
News Minor GTA 6 Website Update Pushes Community Closer to the Brink
Screenshots coming in hot
Perhaps the most anticipated game of all time, and considering developer Rockstar's secretive nature, even the most minor GTA 6 morsels can send the series' legions of starving fans into a tizzy. Case in point: GTA 6 has been added to Rockstar's website database, with placeholders for four screenshots, cover art, and a...
News 'Negative Sentiment' Prompts Helldivers 2 Dev to Put Releasing Polar Patriots to a Vote
"Democracy has spoken!"
With all the "negative sentiment" in the air and Helldivers 2 developer Arrowhead keen to keep its riotous fanbase calm, the release of the premium Polar Patriots Warbond presented something of a PR issue for the Finnish studio. Not wanting to appear "tone deaf," the dev did just about the most on-brand thing ever, putting
News Warner Bros Revenue Plummets as Suicide Squad Falls Completely Short of Hogwarts Legacy
Q1 revenue falls off a cliff
Suicide Squad: Kill the Justice League was meant to be a smash hit for Warner Bros. The latest game from lauded Batman Arkham studio Rocksteady, it was in development for close to a decade, finally releasing a few months back, in February. But it goes without saying that things haven't gone to plan. Relative to the...
Hell yeah
PlayStation has published the PS Store sales charts for April, and the rankings make for an interesting read. High-profile PS5 exclusive Stellar Blade did pretty well, rocking up to second in North America and fourth in Europe. That's not quite on par with what we'd expect from, say, a AAA PlayStation Studios title, but it's still a very...
PS5 creeps closer to 6 million
The latest Japanese software charts are in, giving us a look into the sales figures of recent releases like Stellar Blade and Eiyuden Chronicle: Hundred Heroes. To start with, Stellar Blade, the PS5 exclusive from South Korean developer Shift Up, debuted at the summit, selling just over 67,100 physical copies...
News Master Detective Archives: RAIN CODE Gets an Updated 'Plus' Version on PS5 in October
Complete with DLC stories
And just like that, Master Detective Archives: RAIN CODE has a PS5 release date. Originally a Nintendo Switch exclusive which launched last year, this re-release is actually called Master Detective Archives: RAIN CODE Plus, signifying improvements like 4K resolution, "significantly reduced" load times, and the inclusion of...
News Helldivers 2 Director Pushes PlayStation to Backtrack on 170 Steam Delistings
Democracy doesn't sleep
Helldivers 2 director and Arrowhead Studios CEO Johan Pilestedt is reportedly doing what he can to get the game fully relisted on PC. Following the whole PSN kerfuffle last week, in which it was revealed that players would soon need a PSN account in order to play, Sony and Valve — the company that owns Steam — went ahead...
News Future Funk Season Adds New Maps and Events to Foamstars Later This Month on PS5, PS4
Yes, it's still alive
Square Enix's colourful multiplayer game, Foamstars, is reportedly quite a flop, but the show isn't over yet. The publisher has just announced the next themed season, this time named Future Funk, and it adds some more content to the sudsy shooter. The headline attraction this time around is the addition of three new maps...
News Enticing Action RPG REYNATIS Hits PS5, PS4 in September
Shibuya scramble
REYNATIS, the rather intriguing action RPG that was announced a couple of months back, now has a confirmed release date on PS5 and PS4. It's dropping on the 27th September, which is roughly two months after the game's Japanese launch. That's not a bad turnaround, really. Set in the towering Tokyo district of Shibuya, a cast of...
Mini Review Animal Well (PS5) - Mysterious Metroidvania a Pure Puzzle Box on PS Plus
Deeper and deeper
Animal Well tells you almost nothing. This retro-styled puzzle platformer is bursting with layers and layers of secrets, and it leaves you to pick it all apart in some of the most purely explorative gameplay we've experienced in a while. After emerging from a flower, you play as a small blob, able only to run and jump. You're...
News Capcom Hits Record High Profits for Seventh Year in a Row
Capgod
Japanese games publisher Capcom has been absolutely killing it for many years now, and with its latest annual financial results, it's done it yet again. Thanks to a series of top-selling games in its most popular franchises, the company has reached record high profits for the seventh consecutive year, and the 11th consecutive year of...
News Stylish Arcade Racer #DRIVE Rally Powerslides onto PS5 in 2025
After a stint in PC early access
We rather like the look of #DRIVE Rally, a stylised spin on rally racing that's heading onto PS5 in the future. Announced last year, we now know it's still a ways off, coming to consoles sometime in 2025, but it looks pretty promising. As the new trailer above shows, it'll be heading to PC before that, launching in...
News Akimbot Looks Like a Ratchet & Clank Knock-Off for PS5
Is that you?
Akimbot isn’t related to Ratchet & Clank in any way, but we don’t think it could look more like Insomniac’s series if it tried. Due out later this year on PS5, the Plaion-published platformer sees you assume control of a robot named Exe and his sidekick Shipset – is any of this sounding familiar yet? The gameplay, which...
Mini Review Imagine Earth (PS5) - Forge a Better Future in Cosy Yet Challenging City Builder
Pollution solution
Have you ever dared to dream of a better world? Imagine Earth makes one possible, but the road to paradise is far from straight. This planetary city builder offers a charming aesthetic with deceptively difficult gameplay that's sure to delight players who want a less cosy experience. Marrying its environmentalist themes with the...
News This Year's Call of Duty May Not Be Included in Xbox Game Pass After All
Microsoft keeping a close eye on the financials
One of the big reasons Xbox fans were so eager for Microsoft to purchase Activision Blizzard was the promise of the juggernaut publisher’s output being included in subscription Game Pass at no extra cost. However, it appears the bean counters at the Redmond firm are reconsidering, and Xbox Series X|S...
News Mark Hamill Reprises Role as The Joker for MultiVersus on PS5, PS4
"Get a load of me"
The relaunch campaign for MultiVersus has been strange to say the least. We’d expected Player First Games to go hard on all the new content it’s bringing to the title after it was unceremoniously taken offline several months ago, but outside of a 28th May release date, it’s not actually annou
News Xbox Pondering PS5 Port of Ninja Theory's Senua's Saga: Hellblade 2
Sequel could come to Sony's system
The original Hellblade: Senua’s Sacrifice was billed as a big indie for PS4, launching as a console exclusive on Sony’s system all the way back in 2017. It was later ported to various other platforms, and Cambridge-based developer Ninja Theory was eventually scooped up as part of Microsoft’s acquisition...
News Helldivers Turn on Arrowhead Following Undemocratic Firing of Community Manager
Justice for General Spitz
If history has taught us anything, it's that when faced with tyranny, lovers of both Liberty and Democracy will fight in their defence to the last round of ammunition, the final drop of blood. In a bombshell development, it looks like developer Arrowhead may have a revolution on its hands, as outraged Helldivers 2 players...
News Next Battlefield Is Being Made By the Series' Largest Ever Team, EA Boasts
Fieldwork
With support for Battlefield 2042 slowly coming to a close, both its players and publisher EA are looking towards the franchise's future. 2042 launched a few years back in 2021, and was pretty much panned for its lacking modes and approach to live service elements — but it's received a lot of updates since. Still, the shooter has never...
News There's a 'Real Hunger' for AI to Make Game Dev More Efficient, Says EA Boss
Andrew Wilson talks up the tech's potential
EA's head honcho, Andrew Wilson, sounds extremely excited about the potential of generative AI tools. Speaking in a Q&A session following its latest financial briefing (thanks, VGC), the Aussie CEO responded to a question about how the publisher is planning to utilise AI in the future, and he thinks...
News Brilliant Arcade Rhythm Game Spin Rhythm XD Comes to PS5, PS4, PSVR2 in July
Spin it to win it
Released last year on PC and Nintendo Switch, Spin Rhythm XD is a proper hidden gem. It'll be a little less hidden in just a matter of weeks, as it's heading to PS5 (with full PSVR2 support) and PS4 on 9th July 2024. It's an arcadey rhythm action game with unique mechanics, a colourful aesthetic, and lots of great electronic...
News Over 1,250 Massive PS5, PS4 Games Discounted Right Now
Aw sh*t, here we go again
It’s a Wednesday, which means you may want to put your bank on notice. Sony has launched yet another PS Store sale, with the deals good through 22nd May this time. Many titles are enjoying their lowest ever prices, like Final Fantasy 16’s Digital Deluxe Edition for £42.49/$44.99 and Like a Dragon: Infinite Wealth for...
Mini Review Crow Country (PS5) - Brilliant Retro Horror Wears Its Influences on Its Sleeve
Prepare to eat crow
Developed by SFB Games, survival horror adventure Crow Country sees you playing as Mara Forest, a young woman hell-bent on finding the now-missing Edward Crow, enigmatic owner of the recently-shuttered Crow Country amusement park. The game has a wonderful retro graphical style that evokes the likes of PS1 classics Resident Evil...
News Gundam Breaker 4 August Release Date Revealed in the Goofiest Trailer You'll See Today
Gundam Breakdown
Only announced back in February, Gundam Breaker 4 now has a confirmed release date. The action title, in which you build you own potentially crazy mobile suits, launches for PS5 and PS4 on the 29th August. Said date comes to us via the above trailer, and we'd recommend watching it purely for the incredibly goofy voiceover. We're not...
News The Big Dragon Age: Dreadwolf Reveal Is Incoming, 2024 Release Date Reportedly Set
Getting warmer
Earlier this year, reports of Dragon Age: Dreadwolf did the rounds, complete with claims that it would finally be releasing in 2024. And now, Eurogamer is backing that up. The BioWare RPG is one of two "unannounced" titles that publisher EA has lined up in for this financial year, and we already know a full Dreadwolf reveal is...
News Gaming Subs Like PS Plus, Xbox Game Pass Aren't Growing At All
Stagnant for several years now
There was immense pressure on Sony at the beginning of the generation to copy Xbox Game Pass’ model of day one first-party releases, but as time goes by, it’s beginning to look like the Japanese giant dodged a bullet. While it has significantly improved its PS Plus offerings, the platform holder has always argued...
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