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TodayThu, 16th Apr 2026
News Rumoured PS5 State of Play Looking Impossible This Week
Cross it off your calendar
Very reliable sources had hinted a State of Play could take place this week, on 16th April, but we’ve now comfortably passed the window where it looks likely to take place. While there is a slim possibility of Sony announcing and hosting the show on the same day, this would be out of character for th
- Sony
- PS5
- State of Play
YesterdayWed, 15th Apr 2026
News 20-Year-Old Sony JRPG Makes Surprise Return to PS5, PS4 Next Week, Free on PS Plus Premium
JRPGlee
Sony has, it seems, remembered to add some fresh software to PS Plus Premium’s glacially updated Classics Catalogue. Today’s PS Plus Extra and Premium update confirms that Wild Arms 4, the 2005 PS2 JRPG from Media.Vision, will be emulated on both the PS5 and PS4 and available starting 21st April. The previous three Wild Arms games are...
- Sony
- PS5
- PS4
- PS2
- Wild Arms
Rumour Ubisoft to Give Prince of Persia: The Lost Crown's Core Dev Team Another Chance
Lost and found
Prince of Persia: The Lost Crown was one of those games that seemed to go down really, really well with everyone who played it — but it just couldn't shift enough copies to satisfy its corporate overlords. The very highly-rated side-scrolling action game released back in January 2024, and by the end of the year, we had confirmation...
- Ubisoft
- PS5
- Prince of Persia
Sisterly love
Alex is less sure of the biological relationship between his Mum and adopted father Tom in a new Street Fighter 6 update. Capcom promised it’d make the wrestler’s backstory less incestuous in a patch, and now we can appreciate the changes. In the original version, Alex described his adopted father Tom as “a cousin of my Mum and...
- Capcom
- PS5
- PS4
- Street Fighter
- Updates
News Hades 2 Gets Game-Changing Free Update Following PS5 Launch, Available to Download Now
Quality-of-life updates, balance changes, new content
The brilliant Hades 2 has just launched on PS5 at long last, and topping it off is a huge update from developer Supergiant Games. Available now, the free game update makes a long list of changes, fixes, and improvements to the roguelike dungeon crawler, and what's more, there's some brand new...
- Supergiant Games
- PS5
- Hades
- Updates
News Star Trek Fans, Buy This PS5, PS4 Game Now Before It's Delisted
Get a move on
If you’re a Star Trek fan and you have even a passing interest in the Telltale-inspired Star Trek: Resurgence, we’d recommend you drop everything and buy the game for your PS5 or PS4 right now. You can do so through here. Despite only releasing in 2023, the narrative-driven adventure has just been axed from Steam, mere hours after...
- Bruner House
- PS5
- PS4
- Star Trek
- Delistings
News 8 PS Plus Extra, Premium Games for April 2026 Announced
A trio of titles revealed
Sony is due to make its official announcement about additions to the PS Plus Extra and Premium catalogues later today, 15th April 2026, but as is usually the case, a selection of those games have been leaked early. The ever-reliable Billbil-kun reports on Dealabs about three of the games heading into PS Plus Extra's game...
- Sony
- PS5
- PS4
- PS Plus
News Red Dead Redemption Appears to Be Getting a PS5 Physical Edition
First game's PS5 version on a disc
It looks like the PS5 version of Red Dead Redemption will be released on a disc in physical form next month, according to a new retailer listing from Spanish store Wakkap. Portal Viciados picked up and reported on the store page, sharing a release date of 7th May 2026 for the boxed version and a €32.90 (~$38)...
- Rockstar Games
- PS5
- Red Dead Redemption
News Starfield PS5 Sales Estimates Leave Much to Be Desired
Wish upon a Starfield
According to newly released estimates, Starfield may not have had the strongest opening sales on PS5. Bethesda's sci-fi RPG released just last week on the 7th April, and for a while ahead of launch, it was ranking very highly on PS Store pre-order lists — and even topped them at one point. But initial estimates frame the...
- Bethesda
- PS5
- Starfield
News Highly Suspicious Dragon's Dogma 2 Update Adds to Heavily Rumoured DLC Hype
Heartbeats
It's all kicking off for fans of Dragon's Dogma 2 lately, as longstanding dreams of a DLC announcement are seemingly becoming more and more of a reality. Just overnight, players picked up on a huge backend update to the game on Steam. Now, generally speaking, Dragon's Dogma fans have learned not to put too much stock into these...
- Capcom
- PS5
- Dragons Dogma
Mini Review Mouse: P.I. for Hire (PS5) - Elite Art with FPS Action to Match
Simply brie-lliant
It's efforts like Cuphead, and now MOUSE: P.I. for Hire, that provide the video game indie scene an everlasting attraction and curiosity: you'd never see a big-budget game dare go near such a striking art style. Polish studio Fumi Games has taken the rubber hose animation style of the 1930s and made a shooter out of it, placing...
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- Playside
- PS5
- MOUSE: P.I. for Hire
- Mini Reviews
Rumour A God of War PS5 Prequel Not Starring Kratos Will Take Us to Multiple Mythologies
Myth busters
There have been a lot of rumours circulating about the future of the God of War franchise, and one concerning a spinoff prequel refuses to die down. Outlet MP1st has reported several key details about a supposed new game in the series, one that has previously been described as "a new franchise within the God of War universe"...
- Sony
- PS5
- God of War
- Rumours
News Crimson Desert Sells 5 Million Copies in Less Than a Month
Another milestone reached for Pearl Abyss
Pearl Abyss has issued another sales update for its PS5 open world title Crimson Desert, confirming it's now sold more than five million copies. It achieved the milestone in less than a month, having launched on 19th March 2026. The game's social media profiles celebrated the new sales update with a post,...
- Pearl Abyss
- PS5
- Crimson Desert
- Sales
News Bloodborne Returns in Major Animated Movie, and Producer Jacksepticeye Couldn't Be More Excited
Top of the 'borne-ing
Bloodborne fans, you've finally been fed. While it may not be quite the news you're looking for, it seems there are still some at Sony who remember the hardcore action RPG exists. At CinemaCon, Sony Pictures has announced it's developing a Bloodborne animated movie, alongside PlayStation Productions and Lyrical Animation...
- Sony
- PlayStation Productions
- Bloodborne
- Movies
News US PS5 Hardware Sales Hit a 2026 High Prior to Huge Price Increase
The peak before the collapse
Unsurprisingly, US consumers flocked to stores to pick up PS5 hardware prior to the console’s enormous price increase earlier this month. Circana analyst Mat Piscatella reveals that Sony’s console enjoyed its highest sales of 2026 so far during the week ending 4th April. The system’s price increase officially...
- Sony
- PS5
- Hardware
- Sales
News He-Man's Bad Ass PS5 Brawler Just Got Delayed Two Weeks Before Release
Everyone blame Skeletor
Oh no! Bitmap Bureau’s beautiful retro beat-’em-up He-Man and the Masters of the Universe: Dragon Pearl of Destruction was due out in just two weeks, on 28th April. But now it’s been delayed until a nebulous date in the summer! Writing on X (or Twitter), publisher Limited Run Games said while the licensed brawler is...
- Limited Run Games
- PS5
- PS4
- He-Man
Tuesday14th Apr 2026
Rumour Xbox Debating Whether to Make Its Games Exclusive Again
Internal talks at Microsoft reportedly underway
Microsoft is reportedly weighing up the idea of making Xbox games exclusive to its platform again, as fresh leadership evaluates the brand and looks to release Project Helix onto the market. Jez Corden of Windows Central makes the claim, stating on a recent podcast there's a "very very very big...
- Microsoft
- Xbox
- Rumours
Poll Do Crimson Desert's PS5 Patches Put Other Devs to Shame, or Is the Game Simply Unfinished?
Crimson with envy
Let's be real, the release cadence for Crimson Desert patches has been insane. In all of our years writing about video games, we've basically never seen such meaningful updates drop so quickly. Since its launch on the 29th March, Crimson Desert has pretty much received one big patch every week or so — and there are no signs of...
- Pearl Abyss
- PS5
- Crimson Desert
- Polls
- Features
News Seems Like American, Euro Truck Simulator 2 PS5 Releases Are Gonna Be a While Yet
Keep on trucking
You may recall that SCS Software announced both of its popular titles — American Truck Simulator and Euro Truck Simulator 2 — for consoles a while ago, including PS5. Since then, the games have been available to wishlist on PS Store, but we've not hea
- SCS Software
- PS5
- Euro Truck Simulator
- American Truck Simulator
Live-action movie wraps filming
It still feels a little funny to say Sony Pictures is helping make a Legend of Zelda movie, but we are where we are. The company is partnering with Nintendo on the live-action adaptation of the beloved action adventure series. Sony Pictures recently announced at CinemaCon that filming has now wrapped on the project,...
- Sony
- Zelda
- Movies
News Wuchang PS5 Dev Team May Be Gone for Good
Shifted to outsourcing and other projects
The Wuchang: Fallen Feathers development team within Leenzee looks to have dissolved, according to Chinese outlets and sources. Also picked up by Eurogamer, the PS5 title's producer and director Xia Siyuan left the company at the start of this year. As a result of the departure, employees were reportedly...
- 505 Games
- PS5
- Wuchang: Fallen Feathers
News Inevitable PS5 Sequel Marvel's Spider-Man 3 Teased in a Quickly Deleted Social Post
IYKYK
Insomniac Games is one of Sony's busiest and best studios, and while it's currently on the final stretch with Marvel's Wolverine, it appears as though development is already in progress on another superhero action adventure. Ben Jordan, who acts as the face model for Peter Parker in the Marvel's Spider-Man series, recently posted an...
- Sony
- PS5
- PS6
- Marvel's Spider-Man
News Sony Announces High-End Gaming Monitor for the Uber Sweats
Get IN(the)ZONE
In the midst of reports that PlayStation is moving away from its PC strategy, Sony’s INZONE gaming line is doubling down with a selection of high-end gaming products taking aim at the PC market. INZONE, a brand of gaming products that include headphones and monitors, has released some pricey yet stellar products in the past,...
- Sony
- PS5
- INZONE
Round Up Reviews Make MOUSE: P.I. For Hire's Art the Star of the Show
80 on Metacritic
One of the most promising indie games of 2026 so far, MOUSE: P.I. for Hire launches on PS5 later in the week. Ahead of launch, critic reviews have now been published to a current Metacritic rating of 80 for the PC version. So far, the verdicts published constantly praise the 1930s rubber hose art style, but there are criticisms out...
- Playside
- PS5
- MOUSE: P.I. For Hire
- Round Up
- Features
News This Pragmata PR Gift Might Be the Most Insane Press Kit We've Ever Seen
Send it
Capcom is clearly going all out for its latest game, as it's sending creators one of the most elaborate gift boxes we've seen. Pragmata is due for release on 17th April 2026, and on top of reviews going live, the publisher is shipping out these big press kits to select streamers and influencers, and we've not seen anything quite like it...
- Capcom
- PS5
- Pragmata
News Capcom's Already the Year's Best PS5 Publisher, and It's Only April
Capgod
With strong reviews for Pragmata dropping earlier this week, Capcom has now published three extremely highly rated games in 2026 — and we're only in April. Capcom's been killing it for so long now that it feels like most people just take the company's output for granted, but we need to stress just how difficult it is to release one banger,...
- Capcom
- PS5
News Assassin's Creed Shadows Devs Explain One of the Best Open World Weather Systems in Gaming
'Tis the seasons
One of the best things about Assassin's Creed Shadows — and in our opinion, one of the most overlooked — is the game's extremely detailed weather system. It's easily one of the best in the biz. We suppose that it's the kind of thing many players won't even pay proper attention to, but Ubisoft really did create something special...
- Ubisoft
- PS5
- Assassins Creed
News PS5 Already Winning GTA 6 Battle as PlayStation Drives 64% of GTA Online Spend
Eye-watering numbers emerge
GTA 6 is going to be a juggernaut on the PS5, and we finally have some hard GTA 5 data to illustrate why. According to information obtained via a recent Rockstar ransom attack, more than 64% of GTA Online’s weekly revenue is generated by PlayStation. The report reveals that the multiplayer game accumulates almost $10...
- Rockstar Games
- PS5
- GTA
- Grand Theft Auto
News The Original Gothic RPG Trilogy Gets Three Separate 2026 Release Dates on PS5, PS4
Have you Goth the time?
Announced last year, ports of all three original Gothic games are headed to PS5 and PS4 in 2026 — and now we've got official release dates. And yes, we're using dates, plural, because the three titles are all launching separately. The first Gothic drops this summer, on the 28th July. Gothic 2 arrives on the 29th...
- THQ Nordic
- PS5
- PS4
- Gothic
- Release Dates
News Silent Hill Dev Bloober Team Is the Busiest Horror Studio in the Business Right Now
Anything but silent
It's all go at Bloober Team right now. The studio, which specialises in horror games and is perhaps best known for its remake of Silent Hill 2, is expanding its leadership, GamesIndustry.biz reports. It seems the main reason behind the growth is to evolve Bloober Team into a multi-game studio. According to the report, the...
- Bloober Team
- PS5
- Industry
News Free Content for All STALKER 2 PS5 Players in Newest Update
Venture into the X-Labs today
With its first major expansion scheduled for the Summer season, studio GSC Game World is getting STALKER 2 owners on PS5 back in the game from today with a free content drop. This PS5 update adds a new activity to the game centred around exploring the X-Lab. It's story-focused content, and the setup is as follows:...
- GSC Game World
- PS5
- STALKER
- Updates
News Upgraded Roblox Brings 'Smoother Gameplay' to PS5, Amid Increasing Scrutiny Over Child Safety
30% faster loading times and more
Unstoppable live service game Roblox is launching on the PS5 as a native app today, amid increased scrutiny over its approach to child safety. For those bemused by this news, the game has been available as a PS4 app since 2023, after Sony lifted longstanding restrictions on the game which originally prevented its...
- Roblox Corporation
- PS5
- Roblox
- Announcements
Monday13th Apr 2026
Feature 60+ PS5, PS4 Games to Buy in PS Store's Refreshed Spring Sale (North America/Europe)
Recommended PS5 and PS4 games going cheap
The PS Store's latest offer, simply named the Spring Sale, is on right now, and it's been extended through to 22nd April 2026. What's more, it's been refreshed with a whole new set of thousands of PS5 and PS4 games. It can be difficult to browse through all that, which is where this guide comes in. We've...
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- PS5
- PS4
- PS Store
- Deals
News Bethesda Now Aware of Starfield PS5 Crashing Issues, Aiming for a Fix This Week
Issues causing crashes identified
Something is causing Starfield to repeatedly crash on both PS5 and PS5 Pro — and no one's quite sure why. Before we go into the details, we should note that this doesn't appear to be a universal issue. When we played the game for the sake of our Starfield PS5 review, we didn't encounter any serious problems...
- Bethesda
- PS5
- PS5 Pro
- Starfield
Review Pragmata (PS5) - Brilliant Combat Is the Star of Yet Another Capcom PS5 Hit
To the moon and hack
We've known about Pragmata for nearly six years — or, to put it another way, since before the PS5 even launched. Announced during the initial PS5 showcase event, Capcom's sci-fi action game has been in the works for the console's entire lifespan so far. After such a lengthy development period, the question many will have is...
- Reviews
- Capcom
- PS5
- Pragmata
Guide These 18+ New PS5, PS4 Games Are Coming Out This Week (13th-19th April)
Pragmata! Mouse P.I.! Hades 2!
It's another fairly big week on the PS Store this week, headlined by one huge addition in Pragmata. But that's not the only game deserving of attention. We'd also point you towards rubber hose FPS Mouse P.I. For Hire and roguelike sequel Hades 2. Here's everything coming out this week. New PS5, PS4 Games This Week...
- Guides
- PS5
- PS4
- Release Dates
- Features
Review Hades 2 (PS5) - Godlike Sequel Is Pure Power Fantasy
Keep running up that hill
Hades 2 continues developer Supergiant Games' reign of isometric action dominance, which began with Bastion back in 2011 and was firmly cemented by Transistor in 2014. Building on the foundations of 2020's excellent original Hades, the sequel to that godlike roguelike features the studio's sublime music and art direction,...
- Reviews
- Supergiant Games
- PS5
- Hades 2
Naughty naughty
Naughty Dog, one of Sony's most highly valued development studios, is pretty notorious for its crunch culture, with extended working hours the norm during certain periods of a game's production. Crunch is a problem throughout the medium, but Naughty Dog is arguably one of the worst culprits, and that's because it's given up trying...
- Sony
- Naughty Dog
- PS5
- Industry
News Pokémon, Palworld Rip-Off Pickmon Returns with a New Name, You Won't Believe the Difference
One letter sorts it all out
PocketGame has returned to social media a couple of weeks after going dark, following the reveal of its clear Pokémon and Palworld rip-off game Pickmon. What's different this time, though, is the clone carries a new name: Pickmos. Yes, that is indeed a single letter change: Pickmon has become Pickmos. According to the...
- PocketGame
- PS5
- Pickmos
News PowerWash Simulator's Final Fantasy, Tomb Raider DLC Packs Are Going Down the Drain
About a month left to claim them
Developer FuturLab has announced that some DLC packs for the original PowerWash Simulator will soon be going away. The first game, which was published by Square Enix, received two free expansions based on Final Fantasy and Tomb Raider; these DLCs are set to expire in just over a month's time, on 19th May 2026...
- Square Enix
- PS5
- PS4
- PowerWash Simulator
- DLC
News Metro 2039 Confirmed for Reveal in Xbox Livestream This Thursday
Fourth mainline entry incoming
4A Games will confirm the next entry in its Metro franchise, titled Metro 2039, in an Xbox First Look livestream later this week, it's been announced. The showcase will be streamed on YouTube and takes place on Thusday, 16th April 2026 at the following times:6PM BST 16th Apr 2026 The Xbox Wire post sharing the news...
- Deep Silver
- PS5
- Metro
News Beware: 007 First Light Gameplay Reportedly Leaks Online, Possibly Including the Ending
Abort mission
If you're looking forward to 007 First Light when it arrives at the end of May, be careful, as you may need to dodge some major spoilers in the meantime. According to a new report from VGC, over an hour of gameplay footage from IO Interactive's James Bond action adventure game has leaked online. Apparently, this comes from the...
- IO Interactive
- PS5
- 007 First Light
- Leaks
News Reported Physint Casting Call Looks for a Villain on a Hijacked Bus
"Mads Mikkelsen in Hannibal but with flair"
Kojima Productions appears to be starting work on Physint in proper soon, as reported casting calls for characters have been picked up by MP1ST. The outlet claims that the developer is currently searching for actors to fill a variety of roles aboard a hijacked bus, from a villain-esque character to...
- Sony
- Physint
Sunday12th Apr 2026
News This Is Your Last Chance to Claim a Free PS4 Game, No PS Plus Required
Yours to keep forever
If you fancy adding a free PS4 game to your library, no strings attached and no PS Plus required, then you can do so right now. Lazy Bear Games is giving away the original Graveyard Keeper for free on the PS Store until 13th April, and if you claim it, it’ll be yours to keep forever. You can nab it
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- Graveyard Keeper
News PS5's PS Store Is Getting a Netflix-Style Makeover Soon
Refit en route
In addition to redesigning the homepage of the PS5, it looks like Sony is also plotting some sweeping changes to the PS Store. An image circulating on social media from the system’s beta program shows a new-look layout for the storefront, complete with large Netflix-style tiles and a bunch of different filtering tags. You can see...
- Sony
- PS5
- PS Store
News Fable PS5 Reportedly Delayed, GTA 6 Could Push It to 2027
Jeff Grubb hears of an internal delay at Microsoft
Microsoft might have made the decision internally to delay Fable out of its Autumn 2026 release window, journalist Jeff Grubb of Giant Bomb claims. Speaking on his podcast earlier this week, Grubb said he's "heard that Fable has been pushed internally". A release this year still sounds like it is...
- Xbox Game Studios
- PS5
- Fable
- Rumours
News PS5 Construction RPG Arknights: Endfield Expands with Massive Free Update
New characters and content awaits
Arknights: Endfield’s launch is now in the rearview mirror, and it’s up to dev GRYPHLINE to retain interest in the release. That continues with update v1.2 ‘At the Wake of Spring’, which is launching on 17th April for PS5. As with all gacha games like this, you’ll be able to enjoy all of the new content...
- GRYPHLINE
- PS5
- Arknights
- Updates
News Viral Rhythm Beat-'Em-Up Dead As Disco Is 'Planned' for PS5
Eyyy
Brain Jar’s viral rhythmic brawler Dead As Disco is “planned” for consoles like PS5, a spokesperson told us following its Early Access announcement this week. The game blends elements of Hi-Fi Rush, Yakuza, and Sifu to make for a toe-tapping beat-’em-up where every strike you make syncs with the soundtrack. On the PC you’ll be able...
- Brain Jar Games
- PS5
- Dead As Disco
Saturday11th Apr 2026
Guide Best PS5 Fighting Games to Play in 2026
The best PS5 fighting games ranked and rated
What are the best PS5 fighting games to play in 2026? If you're looking for some challenging battles that'll really test your limits, fighting games take that to the extreme. On this page, we’re compiling the cream of the crop, from hardcore brawlers with a humongous learning curve through to more...
- Guides
- PS5
- Fighting
- Features
News Crimson Desert Update 1.03 Out Now on PS5, Get the Patch Notes Here
More new features and improvements
Crimson Desert studio Pearl Abyss has deployed yet another comprehensive PS5 patch for its recent open worlder, now bringing the title up to version number 1.03. Available to download now, the patch improves the viability of your Greymane camp, adds a weapon display option, and includes some additional graphical...
- Pearl Abyss
- PS5
- Crimson Desert
- Updates
