Tag: Updates
News All Your Favourite PS5 Live Service Games Are Getting Big Updates
Everything you need to know
It wouldn’t be an Xbox Showcase without update trailers for a variety of different Microsoft owned games, almost all of which are available on the PS5. We’re talking Microsoft Flight Simulator 2024, The Elder Scrolls Online, Age of Empires – you name it, they’re all here. Rather than split all this stuff up,
News Sea of Thieves Season 20 Puts You at the Helm with Custom Seas Mode on PS5
Make your own fun
Sea of Thieves is introducing Custom Seas, a new set of tools that allow players to turn the online pirate game into whatever they want. Launching as part of Season 20 on 18th June, here's a trailer that gives an overview of what you can do: Custom Seas will let you make your own modes, or spawn in whatever objects and enemies...
News Zenless Zone Zero v3.0 Adds New City, New Form, and Free Pulls on PS5
Update arrives on 17th June
An entirely new city, and all the subsequent activities that entails, will debut when Zenless Zone Zero’s free v3.0 update arrives on 17th June. With the stakes ever-rising for Phaethon, the protagonist will finally unlock their combat alter-ego Pyoris in this version, with its full Mindscape and signature W-Engine set...
News 007 First Light Teases New Mission and Lots of Updates in First Year of Post-Launch Support
Nice work, Bond
IO Interactive has announced the first post-launch chapter coming to 007 First Light, and on top of that has revealed its roadmap for Year One of support. Here's the teaser trailer for what's to come: "The King of Aleph needs MI6 and has personally requested Bond's help," reads the description. It seems we'll be heading back to...
News Zenless Zone Zero's Gorgeous New City Revealed Early After Major Leak
Roscaelifer awaits
An extremely unfortunate leak has forced HoYoverse to upend its carefully coordinated marketing plans for new Zenless Zone Zero region, Roscaelifer. Those of you on social media will know one website accidentally published a 10-minute gameplay demonstration of the “city in the sky” earlier this week, which immediately went...
News Crimson Desert Has Pinball After PS5 Patch 1.10, Because of Course It Does
Plus an Orb Roll minigame
Crimson Desert studio Pearl Abyss must have seen my article covering the game's 1.08 update, because at this point, it really is just adding new features and mechanics for the fun of it. Having downloaded today's new patch 1.10 on PS5, you'll be able to play a pinball minigame within the open worlder. You shall find the...
News Crimson Desert DLC in Development, Second Content Roadmap Revealed
New additions between July and September
Pearl Abyss has today shared another roadmap detailing the free content updates it has planned for Crimson Desert in the coming months. Having delivered on everything it promised to now, a second timeline reveals what it's got in store from now until September. In addition to the free updates, an official...
News Wuthering Waves' Cyberpunk: Edgerunners Collab Looks Stunning
Once more to Night City
If anything’s going to draw you towards gacha game Wuthering Waves, surely it’s this stunning Cyberpunk: Edgerunners collaboration, due out on 8th June as part of v3.4. Inspired by Netflix’s anime spin-off, you’ll be able to pull for 5-Star crossover Resonators Lucy and Rebecca, who look they’ve stepped right out...
News Crimson Desert's PS5 Feature Set Has Been Expanded in Latest Patch
Full controller remapping option added
The latest weekly Crimson Desert update from Pearl Abyss has taken a slightly different direction compared to previous patches, but it's still just as important. Instead of a content addition, it's a new feature: controller button remapping. At launch, the game's control scheme was heavily criticised for being...
News Sorry, Astro Bot's New PS5 Update Doesn't Have Anything to Do with State of Play
Unless...
One of PS5's best games, Astro Bot, has today received a small update, but any hope it's related to the impending State of Play must unfortunately be cast aside. The update takes the title to version 1.019.000, and is only 400 MB in size. Team Asobi hasn't released any official patch notes, but a bit of research on X suggests there's...
News No Man's Sky Players Face a Whole New Threat in Yet Another Free Major Update
The Swarm is available now
No Man's Sky has received another major update, free for all players, and it adds an entirely new enemy that threatens the whole universe. The update is named The Swarm, and it introduces a large scale antagonistic force, the Hive of Glass, capable of destroying freighter fleets, and possibly even space stations. It's...
News Two More Fate/Stay Night Characters Are Coming to PS5 RPG Honkai: Star Rail
The crossover continues
Honkai: Star Rail’s collaboration with Type-Moon’s legendary visual novel Fate/Stay Night will continue this summer, with the addition of two new crossover characters: Rin Tohsaka and Gilgamesh. You’ll be able to claim the latter (or Archer) for free just by logging in, which is a nice bonus for longtime players. More...
News Nobody Is Doing PS5 Updates Like Crimson Desert Dev Pearl Abyss
Update 1.08 available to download now on PS5
Pearl Abyss has updated Crimson Desert so much since its PS5 launch earlier this year that its latest set of patch notes read like the developer is already at a point where it's just adding stuff for the fun of it. How about a pond to put your fish in? Sure, there's now one at Howling Hill and another at...
News Finally, I Have a Reason to Play as My Street Fighter 6 Avatar on PS5, PS4 Again
Free modes add tons more to do
Street Fighter 6 really does feel like a throwback in many ways, because it actually takes its single player seriously. Don’t get me wrong, this is a game that revolves around esports, but Capcom hasn’t abandoned casuals who just want to interact with the fun gameplay. The excellent World Tour mode is an obvious...
News PS5 Will Reveal the Most Played Games with Steam-Like Player Numbers
Also, trending titles too
Sony is about to surface more data about the PS5’s ecosystem than we’ve ever seen before, with a new Welcome Hub widget that’s currently in beta. While this isn’t identical to Steam’s concurrent player numbers, the new optional addition – spotted and shown by YouTuber Mystic here – reveals the top ten games...
News Crimson Desert Gets Second PS5 Patch in a Week, Update 1.07 Out Now
More boss fight replays, new combat skills added
Pearl Abyss has been delivering its weekly Crimson Desert content updates with such consistency that they feel normal at this point, but to put out a second PS5 patch in the space of five days really is going above and beyond. Only five days after patch 1.06 was published on PS5 at the start of this...
News Saros Squashes Trophy Bugs and Other Nasty Issues in Latest PS5 Patch, Available Now
Exterminator
Developer Housemarque has been keeping on top of its latest game, Saros, with pretty regular patches since its launch a couple of weeks ago. A new update has been released, taking the game to version 1.004.002, and it’s mostly concerned with squashing a few errant bugs. A couple of Trophies have been fixed, namely Untouchable and...
News Crimson Desert PS5 Update Streak Continues in Patch 1.06, Out Now on PS5
New mounts! Extraction feature!
While it just missed the usual weekend slot the developer has been working to, Pearl Abyss has this morning rolled out one more Crimson Desert patch on PS5. It's available to download now, updates the game to version number 1.06, and adds more mounts and a new Extraction feature. Having installed the patch, you will...
News Leon Must Die Forever Is Resident Evil Requiem's New Mini Game, Out Now on PS5
Time attack mode can be downloaded now
Capcom has revealed and released its promised new mini game for Resident Evil Requiem. Available to download now on PS5, it is named Leon Must Die Forever. It takes the shape of a time attack mode where Leon needs to work his way through stages and make use of enhancer abilities while racing against the clock...
News Wuthering Waves Is Giving Away Rebecca for Free in Cyberpunk: Edgerunners Collab on PS5
Joining alongside Lucy in June
Wuthering Waves’ highly anticipated Cyberpunk: Edgerunners collaboration will get underway in June – and you’ll be getting 5-Star Resonator Rebecca for free! The crossover with CD Projekt RED’s wildly popular anime spin-off was confirmed well over a year ago, but this is our first look at both Lucy and Rebecca...
News RC Cars in The Crew Motorfest Looks Like the PS5, PS4 Racer's Most Fun Event Yet
RC Frenzy arrives today
The Crew Motorfest is an open world racer that doesn't always get the recognition it deserves, but we reckon its new RC Frenzy update is well worth a look. As the name suggests, the game's newest premium event introduces a handful of RC cars, with unique handling and features that make them stand out from the regular...
News Out of Nowhere, 4-Year-Old King of Fighters 15 Gets Surprise 2026 Patch
"Are you okay?!"
SNK is really killing it at the moment, specifically with its post-release support for Fatal Fury: City of the Wolves. But as it prepares for the SNK World Championship 2026, which has a staggering $4.2 million prize pool across multiple titles, it’s announced a July 2026 patch for the four-year-old King of Fighters 15. This...
News PS5 Gigaflop Mindseye Gets a Permanent Price Reduction, Free Update and PS Plus Premium Trial
Don't call it a comeback
Build a Rocket Boy, the bizarre Scottish studio behind 2025’s gigaflop MindsEye, is not giving up. You’ve got to give the company some degree of credit for that. For starters, it’s permanently reducing the price of the game to $34.99/£29.99. The Deluxe Edition will drop to $47.99/£34.99. And there’s now a full...
Available now
Frontier has released the latest major update for its theme park building sim, Planet Coaster 2, and it includes a really neat new feature. Available now on PS5, the free update implements the ability to build video game arcades within your amusement parks. There are a total of 14 cabinets you can place in your arcade, and that...
News Mortal Kombat Legacy Kollection Adds Crossplay, PS5 VRR Support, More in Massive Free Update
Get over here
Developer Digital Eclipse has just issued a free game update for Mortal Kombat Legacy Kollection, and it's a big one. Available now, the update's headline feature is the implementation of cross-platform multiplayer, or Krossplay to use the game's parlance. This allows all players to engage in online multiplayer battles regardless of...
News Like a Dragon's Majima Brings Another Yakuza Icon to Sonic Racing: CrossWorlds on PS5, PS4
Arrives tomorrow
The next free content update for Sonic Racing: CrossWorlds is almost here, and it brings another playable character into the fold. Namely, Goro Majima, in his Like a Dragon: Pirate Yakuza in Hawaii guise, joins the fun when the update arrives tomorrow, 29th April 2026. The Mad Dog of Shimano joins Ichiban in the kart racer,...
News ARC Raiders Will Soon Look Even Better on PS5 Pro with New PSSR Support in Latest Update
Brings "significant improvements"
PS5's hit online multiplayer title ARC Raiders is set to receive a major update soon, and with that comes support for PS5 Pro's upgraded PSSR tech. Tomorrow, 28th April 2026, Embark Studios is releasing update 1.26 for its popular extraction shooter, and a big part of the patch is concerned with boosting the game's...
Major region Snezhnaya arrives in August
Genshin Impact is no longer playable on the PS4, and HoYoverse is plotting a “truly noticeable leap in visual quality” as it focuses all its attention on the PS5. Earlier today, the studio released a behind-the-scenes video about the open world RPG’s long anticipated region, Snezhnaya. The headline...
News Zenless Zone Zero's Next PS5 Update Adds New Characters and Teases Major Mechanics
As second season wraps
Zenless Zone Zero is getting ready for its second anniversary, but with looming competition from NTE, it’s not treading water with its next update. Due out on 6th May, the elaborately named New Eridu Sunset will keep the urban RPG alive with a surprising amount of content, including a Bangboo-themed adventure mode which...
Available now
It's been a full year since the release of Clair Obscur: Expedition 33, a turn-based RPG that quickly became a phenomenon. To celebrate the game's first anniversary, developer Sandfall Interactive has just released a new patch that, as well as some fixes and adjustments, introduces some brand new content for fans to enjoy. It's...
News Fatal Fury PS5, PS4's Massive Anniversary Update Is Free to Download Now
SNK going all-out
SNK’s superbly supported Fatal Fury: City of the Wolves is going above and beyond with its first anniversary update, adding a visual novel-style story mode for free on 24th April. Available alongside DLC character Wolfgang Krauser, the new single player Wolves’ Destiny mode will depict the aforementioned emperor’s return to...
The game's biggest update yet
Crimson Desert developer Pearl Abyss has this morning deployed the PS5 open world title's most significant update yet and players are already loving its additions, changes, and tweaks. Update 1.04 is available to download now on PS5, and it's around 29GB in size. The headline additions are difficulty options, boss...
News Free Gran Turismo 7 Update Adds Everything from Supercars to a Twingo
Plus, new content for Power Pack expansion
Sony’s live service strategy has been mixed to say the least, but regardless of how the company actually defines Gran Turismo 7, there’s no denying its on-going support remains unparalleled. This week will see an all-new update released for the racing sim, adding a trio of new cars, a Café collection...
News Infinity Nikki's Free PS5 Pro Update Poised to Make It Even Prettier
Glow up
Whimsical open world dress-up RPG Infinity Nikki is poised to get even prettier on the PS5 Pro, with the release of its upcoming v2.5 update. Due out on 23rd April, completely free, the fresh patch promises to “enhance performance and image quality” across all Sony consoles – but especially the manufacturer’s supercharged model...
News Helldivers 2 Continues Its Brilliant Run of Post-Launch Content with Another Warbond on PS5
Exo Experts inbound
If you're still playing Helldivers 2, good news: Arrowhead has another premium Warbond up its sleeve, bringing you a new box of toys to play with in the co-op shooter. It's called Exo Experts, and you can see what it's all about in the below trailer: Available starting 28th April, this Warbond is focused on introducing new...
News One of 2025's Best PS5 Roguelikes Set to Receive Another Huge Free Update Next Week
Ball X Pit expands again
Ball X Pit sort-of came out of nowhere last year and was a massive hit for Devolver Digital. It's no wonder the team has been building on that success with a series of big content updates to keep the momentum going. Released in October 2025, the game has already had the first of three planned updates, and now the second is...
News Free PS5 Content Update Hands Nioh 3 a New Lease of Life
Out on 27th April with new features
There will be reason to return to Nioh 3 from 27th April 2026, as Team Ninja announces it's deploying a new update with fresh features and gameplay improvements for free. Team Ninja is leaning into the difficulty of the open zone Souls-like by adding new Battle Scrolls described as "high difficulty" to the game,...
News Crimson Desert's Next PS5 Patch Could Be Its Biggest Yet
Dev skips weekly update cycle for polish
Uber-industrious Korean outfit Pearl Abyss is taking a week off from its unprecedented update cycle this weekend while it takes extra time to test Crimson Desert’s next PS5 patch, which could be its biggest yet. Fans have gotten used to a game-changing update every Saturday since the open world adventure...
News Krauser Joins Fatal Fury: City of the Wolves, Big Anniversary Update Teased
"You're not fit to shine my shoes"
SNK’s excellent – and robustly supported – Fatal Fury: City of the Wolves will receive a “major update” on 24th April to celebrate its first anniversary. All of the details will be outlined during a YouTube livestream on 23rd April, but we certainly wouldn’t rule out new modes and content given just...
News Wuthering Waves Gives Away Free Rewards and Resident Evil Collab Items for PS5
20 free pulls and top-up resets
Wuthering Waves’ big second anniversary update is coming 30th April, bringing with it enough rewards to keep its core players engaged. Among the offerings are new licensed motorcycle liveries inspired by a slew of popular properties, including Resident Evil and Pragmata from Capcom, as well as animes Kaiju No 8 and...
News The Sims 4's Controversial Marketplace Arrives on PS4 in Major Update for Console Players
Version 2.31 available now
EA has released the latest update for The Sims 4 on consoles, and it marks a fairly significant change with regards to community-made content. Version 2.31 is available to download and install now on PS4, and the headline news is that it introduces the Marketplace to the console version of the popular free-to-play life...
News PSVR2 Will Take Off Again When Microsoft Flight Sim 2024 Arrives Later This Month
Support coming very soon
Asobo Studio, the developer behind Microsoft Flight Simulator 2024, has announced that the promised support for PSVR2 is coming very soon indeed. During a broader livestream covering a variety of updates on the game, the team discusses Sim Update 5, which sounds like a pretty major next step, particularly for those playing...
Free bird
Sonic Racing: CrossWorlds is continuing to add to its already large and varied roster of playable characters, today bringing Red from Angry Birds to the beloved kart racer. It's easy to forget that SEGA acquired mobile game developer Rovio a little while back, but Red is indeed a SEGA character these days, so it makes sense for him to...
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...
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...
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:...
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...
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...
Aha
Honkai: Star Rail’s huge third anniversary update v4.2 will come with more than 30 free pulls when it releases on 22nd April, with many more earnable through the usual mix of gameplay events. Before we get too deeply into the patch itself, here are the latest redemption codes, which you can redeem for 300 Stellar Jade right now:...
News Huge Crimson Desert Updates Teased as Dev Plans Boss Fight Replays and Difficulty Settings
New features coming between now and June
The rate and scale at which Pearl Abyss has updated Crimson Desert since launch has been impressive, and it is clearly nowhere near done yet. In a new blog post, the team shared some of the new features and content plans it's got for the game between now and the end of June. At a quick glance, here's what it...
