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November2022
News Two Point Campus: Space Academy Prepares for Launch on 6th December
First DLC goes sci-fi
Two Point Campus arrived on PS5 and PS4 earlier this year, and while the base game is lots of fun, the developer isn't done with it just yet. SEGA and Two Point Studios have announced Space Academy, the first major DLC for the management sim, and it's coming very soon. Launching on 6th December, Space Academy is a new...
Rumour PS Plus Essential PS5, PS4 Games for December 2022 Leaked Early
Happy holidays?
It's that time of the month: European retail site Dealabs has leaked December's lineup of PS Plus Essential games. It's once again beaten Sony to the punch, with official confirmation due tomorrow, 30th November. What's on the agenda, then? It's another eclectic mix of games across PS5 and PS4. The headline act this time is
News PS5, PS4 Promo Showcases the Power of Sony's First-Party
Where will play take you?
It’s been a big, banner year for first-party PlayStation releases, and while the slate of upcoming software has dried up a little bit, Sony’s banking on its catalogue of critically acclaimed first-party exclusives to pull it through the holidays. This promo video centres on several of the firm’s biggest titles,...
News Crisis Core: Final Fantasy VII Reunion's Launch Trailer Is Packed with Nostalgia
Those wings...
With the remaster just over a couple of weeks away, Square Enix has released a launch trailer for Crisis Core: Final Fantasy VII Reunion. It's got a bit of everything: CG scenes, in-game cutscenes, combat footage — a lot has been squeezed into this relatively short three-minute video. But the deciding ingredient here is undoubtedly...
Preview Crisis Core: Final Fantasy VII Reunion Is a Great Remaster of an Awkward 2007 Spinoff
Zack in action
Crisis Core: Final Fantasy VII Reunion is a really good remaster. We've played through the game's first three chapters on PS5 for the purposes of this preview, and we're confident in saying that Square Enix has done a fantastic job of bringing the PSP title up to speed. Character models and environmental assets are a massive step up,...
News Yakuza's Addictive Cabaret Club Will Return in Like a Dragon Gaiden on PS5, PS4
Hostess with the mostess
The minigames are a massive part of the appeal in any Yakuza title, and it looks like SEGA will be bringing back a classic for the upcoming Like a Dragon Gaiden: The Man Who Erased His Name. Those of you who follow the series closely will know that Ryu Ga Gotoku Studio is currently holding a competition for models to appear...
News Marvel's Avengers' Cloning Lab Has Taken Two Years to Arrive
But it's coming tomorrow
Crystal Dynamics first started talking about Marvel’s Avengers’ Omega Level Threat mission the Cloning Lab all the way back in 2020, but it’ll finally arrive alongside the Winter Soldier, Bucky Barnes, from tomorrow, 29th November. As part of update 2.7, the end-game challenge will see MODOK resurrected in a massive...
Reaction Sony Poised to End 2022 without Major Press Conference
Show and tell
Sony is poised to end 2022 without a major press conference. Before we elaborate, it’s important to clarify what we mean here: we’re excluding shorter livestreams like State of Play or major events the platform holder has participated in, like Gamescom Opening Night Live or Summer Games Fest. We’re referring specifically to...
News Iconic PC Strategy Series The Settlers to Make PlayStation Debut Next Year
Settle down
We’re sure many of you will be familiar with The Settlers series, which got its start on the Commodore Amiga all the way back in 1993. A whopping 30 years later, legendary developer Blue Byte – now a subsidiary of French publisher Ubisoft – is reviving the franchise, and for the first time ever its poised to set up shop on a...
News God of War Ragnarok Gets Its First Game of the Year Award from TIME Magazine
It starts
With the end of 2022 approaching, conversation among gaming enthusiasts is turning to the awards season. What will be crowned Game of the Year? At this stage, we're willing to bet hobbyists are split between FromSoftware's beloved Elden Ring and Sony's fantastic sequel, God of War Ragnarok. The latter of these two huge action games has...
News PlayStation Picks Up Publishing Rights to Fantastical Third-Person Shooter
Sony signs Convallaria to roster
Sony is strengthening its Chinese game publishing efforts, and it’s picked up the rights to publish co-op shooter Convallaria worldwide. Scheduled to release on both PS5 and PS4, this one reminds us a little bit of Lost Planet – albeit without the snow. According to PlayStation’s official description, the title...
News These Decent PS5, PS4 Games Can Be Purchased for Pennies on Cyber Monday
Some you should consider
One of the advantages of the shift to digital is that games generally have a much longer lifespan, and as the PS Store’s library expands, so too do the scale of the discounts available. These days, you can pick up some pretty decent games for pennies – and that’s true of Sony’s latest sale. We’ve scoured through...
News PS Store Sees Even More PS5, PS4 Games Reduced for Cyber Monday
Oh go on then
Thought you’d escaped the clutches of Black Friday with your wallet still intact? Well, don’t celebrate too soon, because Cyber Monday has arrived to test you once more. In addition to our full (and extensive)
News UK Sales Charts: Black Friday Weekend Deals Keep Sony Games Afloat
Wheelin' and dealin'
This past weekend saw all the Black Friday sales kicking off, and as we saw with early deals last week, the discounts mean some of Sony's first-party software is back in the physical charts. The Last of Us: Part I holds onto 38th, while The Last of Us: Part II falls back to 37th. Moving up are Gran Turismo 7, now in 29th, and...
News Ferrari's Vision GT Is Pure, Unadulterated Filth
Italian stallion
Phwoar! Ferrari, in collaboration with Polyphony Digital, has revealed its Vision GT concept car – and as you’d expect from the Italian giant, it’s a looker to say the least! The vehicle was unveiled in Monaco as part of this weekend’s Gran Turismo World Finals, where Spain’s Coque Lopez walked away with the top prize. As...
News Gran Turismo 7 Could Be the Next PS5, PS4 Exclusive Ported to PC
Rolling start
Sony’s gradually been porting large chunks of its catalogue to PC, and it even acquired Dutch developer Nixxes to expedite its efforts. With rumours of Returnal coming to storefronts like Steam soon, developer Polyphony Digital has hinted that
News Street Fighter 6 Has Been Rated for Release in Korea
Does the Juri have a verdict?
As it stands, we know Street Fighter 6 will Hyper Combo Finish our PS5 and PS4 consoles in 2023 – but we don’t know exactly when. Well, a classification on Korea’s ratings board provides hope we may not have to wait too long for the hotly anticipated fighter. Eagle-eyed industry fanatics spotted official...
News Here Comes a New Challenger! Fall Guys Adds Street Fighter's World Warriors
Ready, fight
Since Epic Games’ acquisition, Fall Guys has increasingly been embracing its inner-Fortnite with crossover collaborations aplenty. And here’s its latest effort: World Warriors Ryu, Cammy, and Akuma are entering the fray in the Fall Guys Store. All three characters can be purchased right now, alongside some other extras, including...
Talking Point What Are You Playing This Weekend? - Issue 454
The world is in motion
The World Cup is in full swing, and frankly taking up the majority of this author's free time. But when there isn't live football on the television, there are video games! And looking at the state of the weather of late, why would you want to go outside anyway? Sammy Barker, Editor: I freely admit I've had a week off from...
News Sifu's Next Big Update Lets You Create Your Own Martial Arts Movies
Kung fun
Sifu is getting another significant free update in December, developer SloClap has confirmed. The so-called 'Fall' patch will add a replay editor to the game, which lets you follow, capture, and edit your gameplay. Basically, you can make your own martial arts movies, utilising things like camera angles and effects to add cinematic flair...
News Assassin's Creed Valhalla Leaves PS Plus Extra on 20th December
Setting sail
Assassin's Creed Valhalla will be removed from PS Plus Extra next month, on the 20th December, 2022. This realisation comes straight from the game's PlayStation Store page, which now features the aforementioned Extra expiry date. It's a relatively significant removal, given that Valhalla has been highlighted as a key game for the...
Deal Black Friday Is the Best Time to Extend Your PS5's Storage
Making room
One of the best things about the PS5 is that its storage space is so easily extendable, as Sony’s opted against a proprietary solution for its new-gen system, instead allowing owners to either attach a bog-standard external HDD for PS4 storage or an NVMe SSD for PS5 storage. While both options are falling in price rapidly, this Black...
Deal Big UK Black Friday Savings on PS Store Wallet Top-Ups for PS5, PS4 Games and PS Plus
Bag an even bigger discount
Black Friday has already been pretty good to us this year – have you had a browse through the PS Store's Black Friday offerings? – but now there's even more to cheer about, as PlayStation Gift Cards have been discounted by a very welcome 15 per cent in the UK. The discounted cards can be picked up right now from...
News Sonic Frontiers Update 1.10 Available Now on PS5, PS4, Here Are the Patch Notes
Bug-squishing time
While Sonic Frontiers is largely a step in the right direction for the franchise, the game isn't without its flaws. Many players are running into trouble with some remaining bugs causing crashes and other issues. Thankfully, Sonic Team has said it's listening to feedback and will be updating the game for the foreseeable. Today, a...
News Take the Legendary Orient Express Out for a Spin in Train Life - A Railway Simulator
Watch out for murders, though
Simulation games are becoming increasingly more eccentric, it would seem, with developers romanticizing mundane and back-breaking manual labour as some kind of escapist fantasy. We find it endlessly fascinating when they do succeed, however, as anyone who has played PowerWash Simulator can attest. Here's a new one for...
News Call of Duty Wants to Remix Your National Anthem in Honour of the World Cup
Yes, really
Activision has found a rather fun way of cashing in on World Cup hype; right now, players can vote in Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 and Warzone 2.0 for which team they think will win in upcoming matches, and if you guess correctly, expect to be rewarded with a bunch of XP the winning countries flag as a Calling Card, and a remix of its...
News The Elden Ring Board Game Has Us Ready to Become Maidenless Once More
Or continue to be, let's be honest
A couple of months back, we brought you word that an Elden Ring board game was in the works. Well, the Kickstarter is now live (and actually has been for a couple of weeks, whoops) and still has another week to go. In news that should surprise absolutely no one, the project has already raised more than ten times...
News The Callisto Protocol Gets a Spooky Live-Action TV Spot, Building Hype Ahead of Launch
Survive
Like a nightmarish biophage monstrosity creeping up under cover of darkness, the release of the anticipated Dead Space-like survival horror The Callisto Protocol draws near. Today we got a spooky live-action TV spot to get those hype juices flowing ahead of launch on 2nd December. On Callisto, Jupiter's second-largest moon, players will...
News Hogwarts Legacy's Autumnal ASMR Will Keep Your Thanksgiving Cosy
Fall or nothing
Warner Bros has published another ASMR video from upcoming open world wizarding outing Hogwarts Legacy. This time the footage has a crisp autumnal theme, with leaves rustling in a gentle breeze, and a hazy colour palette overall. Once again, the ambient sound effects and overall mixing is excellent, although we’re still uncertain...
News SpongeBob SquarePants Collab Brings Bikini Bottom to Fall Guys Season 3
Synchronised swimming
Fall Guys has recently kicked off its latest seasonal update, the nautically themed Sunken Secrets. It comprises a number of new stages and, of course, plentiful new cosmetics to unlock, from mermaid costumes to sailor hats to lobster claws. However, it wouldn't be Fall Guys without some sort of crossover, and this next one is...
News 25% of Players Have Beaten God of War Ragnarok, Two Weeks After Release
Not a bad start
You can get a surprising amount of information from Trophy data, so we thought it'd be interesting to check in on God of War Ragnarok. Sony's latest blockbuster released roughly two weeks ago at the time of writing, and the Trophies show that a decent number of players have beaten the game. More specifically, 24.8 per cent of fans...
News Dead Island 2 Gameplay Showcase Announced for 6th December
HELL.A. yeah
Just a week or so after a delay was confirmed for Dead Island 2 — pushing it back to April next year — a showcase has been announced, promising new gameplay. The broadcast will take place on the 6th December at 8PM GMT / 9pm CET / 1pm PT, and the big draw is "an exclusive first look into the game and its features". We've actually...
News Prepare for the Launch of Marvel's Midnight Suns with 'Special' Livestream
Rise up
We're getting very close to the release of Marvel's Midnight Suns at this point. The turn-based strategy game from Firaxis combines XCOM-style missions with superheroes we all know and love, and it's looking pretty promising. Before the 2nd December launch, the team is gearing up for one more showing. The developer has announced a "special...
News Things Are Coming to a Climactic End in Fortnite's Fracture Finale Event
All good things must come to an end
Love it or hate it, you do have to take your hat off to the team over at Epic Games for keeping Fortnite so relevant and for constantly finding ways to keep dedicated fans engaged in the ongoing meta-narrative. Case in point, Season 3 Chapter 3 is winding up, and so we all know what that means; a one-time,...
News Dark Envoy Is a Classic CRPG Adventure Coming to Console in 2023
Gather your party before venturing forth
Dark Envoy is a classical-style CRPG that comes equipped with all the latest bells and whistles the genre has to offer, including multiple ways of experiencing its real-time battles. It's gearing up for an all-new adventure on console in 2023. Following in the wake of the new-school entries in the genre,...
News Battlefield 2042's Escalation Battle Pass Introduces All-New Implements of Destruction
Loaded for bear
Battlefield 2042's latest season of content, Escalation, is live and brings an entirely new Battle Pass for veterans and newcomers alike to work their way through. We got a new trailer showing off of the rewards awaiting players, and some are surprisingly awesome. Featuring more than 100 unlockables, both free and premium, the...
News Dragon Ball Z: Kakarot's Next Expansion Will Explore the Tragic Fate of Bardock
You can find someone else to do your dirty work!
The tragic tale of Bardock, Goku's father, is one of the more poignant episodes in the entire run of Dragon Ball Z. The next DLC for Dragon Ball Z: Kakarot will explore the character, taking place slightly before those fateful final moments, and will instead follow the Saiyan invasion of the planet of...
News The Callisto Protocol's DLC Death Animations Haven't Been Made Yet
Pay to lose
Update: There’s been a bit of a kerfuffle surrounding The Callisto Protocol’s upcoming Season Pass, as outlined in the article below. Specifically, some fans are aggrieved that developer Striking Distance Studios could be holding back content – in this case, bonus death animations – in order to rake in additional cash. That,...
Report FTC Could File an Antitrust Lawsuit to Block Xbox's Activision Buyout
And that's Jenga
A day dominated by stories involving Microsoft’s proposed $69 billion purchase of Activision Blizzard has concluded with an exclusive story by Politico, which claims the Federal Trade Commission could be poised to file an antitrust lawsuit against the acquisition. The website cites “three people with knowledge on the matter”,...
News Ys 8 Back on PS Plus Extra After Backend Issues Are Solved
JRPG adventure back on the table
The PS4 version of Ys VIII: Lacrimosa of Dana has returned to PS Plus Extra after it disappeared from the service this past weekend. Following an investigation by publisher NIS America, it found "some issues on the backend" that have now been fixed. Unfortunately, the company was
News PlayStation Says Activision Blizzard Simply Must Remain Independent
Throws the gauntlet at regulators to block the acquisition
Sony and Microsoft are embarrassing themselves publicly to extreme levels, which perhaps demonstrates just how much is on the line with Xbox’s proposed near-$70 billion acquisition of Activision Blizzard. The platform holders have bickered, back-talked, and are one step away from arranging...
News Sony Throws EA's Battlefield Under the Bus to Make a Point on Call of Duty
Whatever it takes
Sony thinks it can’t compete without Call of Duty. That’s the long and short of an enormous 20-page document it’s submitted to the UK government, as it seeks a block on Microsoft’s proposed buyout of Activision Blizzard. One argument that’s been suggested is that PlayStation can just make its own first-person shooter...
News Trails into Reverie Has an Upgrade Path from PS4 to PS5, But Saves Won't Carry Over
Bonuses and VR also detailed
Trails into Reverie is due out in the summer of 2023 for both PS5 and PS4, acting as an epic epilogue to a number of series storylines, including the Trails of Cold Steel saga. It first released in Japan in 2020, but back then, there was no PS5 version. As such, the game's Western publisher, NIS America, has clarified...
News Sony: Xbox Wants Us to Be Like Nintendo, a Less Effective Competitor
Nintendo, meanwhile, is counting its Pokémon cash
Sony and Microsoft’s very public war of words continues, with paperwork published by the UK government today outlining PlayStation’s stance against Xbox’s unprecedented near-$70 billion acquisition of Activision Blizzard. In the document, the Japanese giant’s legal team responds to a point...
News PS Plus Is Losing to Xbox Game Pass, And Sony Fears Call of Duty Would Make It Worse
Bruised and broken
As industry titans Sony and Microsoft continue to play the victim in an attempt to influence regulators regarding the latter’s outrageous near-$70 billion acquisition of Activision Blizzard, we’re beginning to see both companies openly acknowledge their weaknesses. Earlier today, the Redmond firm effectively admitted that its...
News God of War Ragnarok Is the Fastest-Selling First-Party Sony Game Ever
5.1 million copies sold
Sony today confirmed God of War Ragnarok sold 5.1 million PS5, PS4 copies during its launch, making it the company's fastest-selling first-party title of all time. The news was revealed in a tweet, which marks a brand new record for the God of War franchise. It means God of War Ragnarok has already comfortably sold more...
News Quirky RPG The Outbound Ghost Floats to PS5, PS4 Next Week
Ooooooo
The Outbound Ghost first caught our eye when it was announced for PS5 and PS4 back in March, and now its release date is very quickly closing in. Publisher Digerati has confirmed that the Paper Mario-style RPG will spook Sony's consoles on the 30th November — which is just one week away at the time of writing. "The Outbound Ghost is an...
News New Track, Four More Cars Part of Gran Turismo 7's November Update
Raceway Road Atlanta
The next free Gran Turismo 7 update is looking slightly more substantial than usual as Polyphony Digital confirms the Michelin Raceway Road Atlanta track will be making its way to the racer tomorrow. Available from tomorrow, four cars will also be part of the PS5, PS4 patch. You can see them all hit the track in the trailer...
News God of War Ragnarok Update 2.04 Is Available Now, Here Are All the Patch Notes
Every little helps
The latest patch for God of War Ragnarok has now arrived on PS5 and PS4. While we've been pretty lucky and seen next to no issues with the game at all, there are naturally a few bugs affecting some players. Update 2.04 is out right now, and it's on the smaller side, but does fix a couple of nasty problems. Weighing in at 221.4MB,...
News Warzone 2 Notches More Than 25 Million Players in First Five Days Alone
Rack em' up
Warzone 2.0 is currently the shooter de jure, setting a new benchmark for polish and AAA fidelity in the now-familiar battle royale genre. As a free-to-play title, and one bearing the Call of Duty moniker, it was always going to attract a massive player base, and publisher Activision has confirmed that Warzone 2.0 drew in more than 25...
News Atomic Heart Hype Reaches Critical Mass in IGN First Preview Gameplay
Be still my irradiated heart
It's hard not to be hyped for Atomic Heart if you are a fan of the Bioshock franchise, as the upcoming immersive sim wears its influences proudly on its sleeve. And while the former's alt-history Soviet setting is worlds away from the nightmarish libertarian dystopia that is Rapture, it looks like there will be a lot to...
News Elden Ring Wins Ultimate Game of the Year Award at Golden Joysticks
Stray named best PlayStation game
Elden Ring has been crowned 2022's Ultimate Game of the Year during this evening's Golden Joystick Awards. It won the Best Visual Design and Best Multiplayer Game categories too, and FromSoftware took the award for Studio of the Year. With the overall top five revealed, God of War Ragnarok was second while Horizon...
News God of War Ragnarok Director on DLC: 'I Wouldn't Count on It'
The Ragnarok prophecy
Will God of War Ragnarok get an expansion? According to game director Eric Williams, it's probably not happening. On Kinda Funny Games' spoilercast for the newly released PS5 and PS4 blockbuster, Williams is asked about potential DLC, and he replies: "I dunno man, [God of War Ragnarok] is big. I think we put everything we had...
Embracing evil
We doubt that Evil West was on many people's must-buy lists at the start of this year, but the unashamedly 'AA' action game has actually made a bit of a splash — at least in hardcore circles. We gave the comically gruesome title a rock solid 7/10 in our Evil West PS5 review, concluding: "Evil West is one of those really enjoyable...
News God of War Ragnarok Director Would Love to Work on Castlevania Next
"Make it happen"
God of War Ragnarok has only been out for a week or two, but studios will always be working on something. For the game's director, Eric Williams, he's hoping a future opportunity will see him and the team working on Konami's iconic action series, Castlevania. Speaking to Kinda Funny in a spoiler-filled Ragnarok video, the director...
News Arika's Arcade Deep Cut Tetris: The Grand Master Stacking Up a PS4 Port
Galaxian also imminent
Hamster will commemorate 300 weeks of consecutive releases in its Arcade Archives and ACA NeoGeo series with the release of two special titles: Galaxian on 24th November and Tetris: The Grand Master on 1st December. The former shooter from Namco marks its first 70s release, while the latter from Arika represents its inaugural...
News Sony to Pump More Money into Chinese PS5, PS4 Game Projects
As it promises huge China Hero Project reboot
Sony has been coveting Chinese game developers for some years now, and its approach is beginning to bear fruit. Genshin Impact, a title playable on both the PS5 and PS4, has become one of the biggest releases in the world – and fellow China Hero Project productions, like FIST: Forged in Shadow Torch,...
News Learn About the Art of Horizon Forbidden West in Gorgeous New Book
Concept art, developer insight
Sony's output this year has been pretty stellar, releasing four major games on PS5 and PS4 (and that's to say nothing of its many PC ports). The earliest arrival of these was Horizon Forbidden West, kicking 2022 off strong back in February. Of the many things we like about Aloy's sophomore journey, one of its strongest...
News Sony Will Publish Spectacular Action RPG Lost Soul Aside in 2024
Unsheathed at last
Lost Soul Aside has had a long journey to release. The Chinese developed action RPG, which originally went viral owing to an early concept demo, has been a mainstay of Sony’s fledgling China Hero Project since its inception – and has picked up a native PS5 version along the way. A new trailer reveals that it’s now targeting...
News The Callisto Protocol PS5, PS4 Trophies Will Make You Fight for That Platinum
And Jacob's life
The Callisto Protocol is almost here to whisk away players to a horrifying, off-planet prison full of terrible monsters. Yay! As the game is just over a week out from release, it's about time those gore-splattered Trophies showed up. Lo and behold, the full list is now ready for perusal over on Exophase. The Trophy list looks like...
Rumour Sony Clamping Down on PS Store Shovelware with New Regulations
Spam coming off the menu?
For a while now, the PS Store has been awash with dozens of cheap, reskinned "games". Produced solely to make a quick buck by offering easy Trophies in exchange for pennies, these titles have become a bit of a problem on the platform's storefront. They drown out more meaningful new software by popping up on a weekly basis,...
News Ys 8 Publisher Investigating Game's Sudden Removal from PS Plus Extra
Wasn't supposed to leave
Update: In a statement shared with Push Square, NIS America has confirmed Ys VIII: Lacrimosa of Dana has wrongfully been removed from PS Plus Extra, and the company will now investigate. Its statement reads: "Ys VIII: Lacrimosa of DANA not appearing PS Plus Extra was not planned and we are currently looking into the...
News Mind-Bending Puzzler Superliminal Will Make You Feel Foolish in 4K, with Free PS5 Upgrade
We give up
Don't let the Xbox branding in the above trailer fool you; perspective-bending puzzler Superliminal is now available on PS5 as well, with a free upgrade for PS4 owners. Along with the new Developer and Challenger modes, Superliminal on PS5 enjoys 4K resolutions running at a buttery-smooth 60fps. Fans of games like Portal 2 and The...
News Fall Guys Season 3 Begins, Takes Place 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea
Hold your breath, Beans
Season 3 of Fall Guys has officially begun, with the antics getting somewhat nautical this time around. Sunken Secrets will see players delving deep below the sea in search of fame and fortune, and finding new content in the process. Apparently, there is a kind of meta-narrative to Fall Guys, so for those not in the know,...
News Modern Warfare 2, Warzone 2.0 Invisibility Glitch Is Sure to Spike Your Blood Pressure
Pretty convenient excuse, though
Have you ever had one of those moments in Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 or Warzone 2.0 in which you are shot from seemingly nowhere and would have sworn the coast was clear just a moment before? It might not just be a convenient excuse, either, because, as it turns out, a glitch is apparently causing some players to...
News One Piece Odyssey's Water 7 Is a City Ripe for JRPG Exploration
So much to do, so little time
One Piece Odyssey is slowly but surely gearing up for departure, with the epic JRPG based on the prolific anime setting sail on 13th January. Today we got a new gameplay trailer, again largely concerned with Water 7, the fabled City of Water. Veteran fans of the genre will no doubt expect to be running about, doing a...
News Guilty Gear Strive Brings Sin Back This Week
Flagged
Sin Kiske is the next DLC character for Guilty Gear Strive, Arc System Works has confirmed. Sin was widely considered to be one of the strongest characters in the previous game, Guilty Gear Xrd: Rev 2, but we'll obviously have to wait and see what he's capable of in Strive. We won't have to wait very long, though. Sin will arrive as part of...
News Adorable Pet Pals Need Your Help in Animal Shelter Simulator on PS5, PS4
Match cats and dogs with their forever homes
If you can't bear to see even digital animals come to any harm, you may be interested in this latest management sim. Animal Shelter Simulator arrived on PC earlier this year, but it'll soon be finding a new home on consoles, with PS5 and PS4 versions pencilled in for Q1 2023. As you can see in the above...
News UK Sales Charts: Black Friday Hands Sony Games Big Sales Spikes
Ragnarok slips to fourth
Early Black Friday sales have caused multiple games from PlayStation Studios across PS5 and PS4 to re-enter the UK's physical sales charts. The Last of Us: Part II jumped up to 18th following offers that brought its price below £10, and then Marvel's Spider-Man: Miles Morales enjoyed a 292 per cent sales spike to take it to...
News Enjoy 10 Minutes of Uncut Samurai Maiden Sword-Fighting Action
Katana kawaii
Samurai Maiden is an upcoming action game in which a modern-day schoolgirl is transported back in time to the Sengoku period of Japanese history, forced to use her kendo skills to fight against an undead Oda Nobunaga and an army of skeletal samurai. It's just about the most anime thing ever, and we think it could be a good bit of...
News New Bros Are Coming to Broforce in 2023, Bro
You can't escape Freedom
Outrageous platform shooter Broforce is getting a final, massive update in the form of Broforce Forever, which promises new bros, new missions, and, most essential of all, new American freedoms. Broforce will ship its revamped and particularly violent brand of democracy to the rest of the world in early 2023. If you've...
News Battlefield 2042 Ups the Ante with Escalation Gameplay Ahead of Season 3 Launch
Not the only game in town
Not to be outdone by Modern Warfare 2 and Warzone 2.0's complete domination of the shooter space in recent days, Battlefield 2042 has debuted some Escalation gameplay ahead of the launch of Season 3 in a suitably bombastic trailer. Escalation will introduce quite a bit of content into 2042, even if, admittedly, much of it...
News Midway Legend Ed Boon Isn't Giving Much Away About NetherRealm's Next Move
It'll be Injustice or Mortal Kombat
The next game from NetherRealm Studios will be Injustice 3 or Mortal Kombat 12, according to a typically tongue-in-cheek creative director Ed Boon. Of course, while there were some brief (and presumably unfounded) rumours regarding the possibility of some kind of Marvel game – despite the developer being under...
News AEW: Fight Forever Is Channelling PS2, PS1 Era Wrestling Energy
Noughties nostalgia
There’s a nostalgia for old wrestling games these days. Specifically, the title we see most fans mention is WWF: No Mercy on the N64 – who didn’t own that one in the noughties? – but also the likes of WWF: SmackDown for PS1 are considered legendary today. Japanese developer Yuke’s, fresh from being kicked off the WWE 2K...
News God of War Ragnarok Dev Accused of Not Crediting Music Production Intern
Senior audio technical designer to investigate
A music production intern who worked on God of War Ragnarok says she’s feeling incredibly disappointed and discouraged, after she wasn’t credited for her work in the PS5 and PS4 exclusive game. Writing on Twitter, composer Jessica Mao revealed that she contributed to the editing, arrangement, and...
News Fan Disappointment as Assassin's Creed Valhalla Won't Get New Game+ After All
Eivor's story has an end
Ubisoft has quietly confirmed that Assassin's Creed Valhalla will not receive a New Game+ mode. This news comes after roughly two years of the developer telling fans that the ability to replay the game with all of your character progression intact was under investigation. If you've been keeping up with Valhalla throughout...
News God of War Ragnarok Team Not Making a Second Dev Documentary
Santa Monica Studio shoots down rumour
Santa Monica Studio has announced it will not be producing a follow-up to its Raising Kratos development documentary that focuses on God of War Ragnarok. Confirmation comes from the developer's Twitter account, where it responded to a tweet that claimed such a documentary actually is in the works. Twitter...
News Assassin's Creed Valhalla DLC Ends in Free Final Chapter Next Month
Finishes Eivor's story
Ubisoft has revealed its post-launch content support of Assassin's Creed Valhalla will end next month on 6th December 2022 as it releases a final chapter designed to conclude the story of Eivor. Available to all players for free, it shall "tie up some of the storylines developed throughout the game and offer closure to your...
Talking Point What Are You Playing This Weekend? - Issue 453
Drop in
The time passes quicker every week, doesn't it? Can you believe we're barely a month away from Christmas? Still, with tons of big titles to play and the Thanksgiving break right around the corner, we're edging towards a period of chill. And what better way to unwind than with video games?! Sammy Barker, Editor: I'll probably be playing...
News Heartbreaking God of War Ragnarok Quest Pays a Very Special Tribute
Across the realms
There’s lots to do in God of War Ragnarok, and it’s the kind of game where exploration is handsomely rewarded with all kinds of entertaining, amusing, and occasionally heart-breaking quests. The true story behind Across the Realms is particularly poignant, however, as it relates to a Santa Monica Studio developer who passed...
News Granblue Fantasy: Relink Gets Info, Public Demo in January Ahead of 2023 Release
At Granblue Fantasy FES
We've been waiting on Granblue Fantasy: Relink for years, but it's finally supposed to be releasing in 2023 — and the good news is that it seems to be moving towards a confirmed launch date. The PS5 and PS4 action RPG will actually be playable, for the first time ever, at Granblue Fantasy FES 2022 - 2023. The event is...
News Disgruntled PS Plus Premium Members Can't Downgrade for Black Friday Discount
A bad deal
PS Plus Premium has, if we’re being totally honest, turned out to be a huge disappointment. Sony’s top-tier subscription promised cloud streaming and classic games, and while it’s ultimately delivered on those vows, the lack of meaningful additions of late – along with the service’s seriously flawed logic
News Knockout City Season 8 Takes You on a High Society Heist on PS5, PS4
New poison ball incoming
Here's another reminder from us that Knockout City is a proper hidden gem of a multiplayer game. Now that's out of the way, let's talk about what's coming up next in the free-to-play dodgebrawler. Season 8, named High Society Heist, is kicking off soon, bringing a bit of film noir flair to the experience. The new season...
News PS Store Black Friday Sale Live, Here Are the Best PS5, PS4 Deals
PS5 exclusives! Gotham Knights! Plague Tale!
The big PS Store Black Friday is now live, discounting hundreds of PS5, PS4 games by up to 70 per cent. Every discount will be live until 28th November 2022. Listed below, you will find some of the best PS5, PS4 game deals the sale has to offer. The sale is live now across Europe and will roll out to the...
News Asymmetric Survival Horror Game Level Zero Stalks Its Prey on PS5, PS4
Are you afraid of the dark?
Asymmetric survival horror game Level Zero is a multiplayer title in which a team of scientists must attempt to repair various electrical sub-systems in order to survive, all the while being hunted down and devoured by hideous sci-fi monstrosities. Four players put on the scrubs of the scientists, whose main defence...
News Nomadic Roguelike As Far As The Eye Sets Forth on PS4
Wherever the wind takes you
As Far As The Eye is a turn-based roguelike resource-management game in which you guide a tribe of anthropomorphic animal people towards greener pastures and a better life, and it's available now on PS4. You play as the wind, guiding a tribe known as the Pupils towards the centre of the world as rising tides and...
Hardware Review Thrustmaster T128 - The Perfect Wheel for Beginners
Drift into the driving peripherals game with this killer wheel
It's no secret that games like Gran Turismo 7 or DIRT 5 are made all the better with a compatible racing wheel. Flicking your car in various directions with the DualSense controller, while still fun, will never reach the same heights of immersion and entertainment as heaving that wheel...
News Free-to-Play Hero Shooter Gundam Evolution Opens Fire on PS5, PS4 Later This Month
Mobile Suits you
After what seems to have been a successful opening stint on PC, six-on-six shooter Gundam Evolution is ready for its PlayStation debut. To quickly recap, this is a free-to-play 'hero' shooter, where a range of Mobile Suits from throughout the Gundam franchise come equipped with their own weapons and abilities. It'll be available to...
News The Dark Pictures Anthology Is Going Sci-Fi in Next Entry Directive 8020
In space, no one can hear you scream
In what is now tradition, the teaser trailer for the next entry in Supermassive Games' Dark Pictures Anthology has been revealed during the closing moments of the previous one, The Devil in Me, which actually isn't even officially out yet, interestingly enough. The series is moving to a sci-fi setting for the...
News eFootball's Festival of Football Adds National Teams Ahead of the World Cup
Season 2 kicks off with new Big Time cards
The World Cup is definitely not coming to free-to-play football sim eFootball – but, well, it also kinda is, right? Konami has announced the second season of soccer for its embattled Pro Evo reboot, which centres upon the International Cup Experience. This, along with the addition of 40 national teams,...
News Crisis Core: Final Fantasy VII Reunion Is Native 4K, 60fps on PS5, 30fps Only on PS4
Remaster's specs revealed
Square Enix has published the performance specs for Crisis Core: Final Fantasy VII Reunion, and you couldn't really ask for more — at least on PS5. The upcoming, impressively overhauled remaster will boast a native 4K resolution on Sony's current-gen system, while running at (a hopefully smooth) 60 frames-per-second. Very...
News PS5, PS4 Finally Shifts Some Software in Japan Again
Still got it
While the PS5 has attracted a somewhat sizeable install base in Japan, there has been concern about its software sales. We know the industry at large is gradually shifting towards digital, but Famitsu’s charts have painted a particularly bleak picture for PlayStation software of late, with the Nintendo Switch effectively steamrolling...
News Crisis Core: Final Fantasy VII Reveals How It's More Than a Remaster
Visuals, features, battle system all covered
Square Enix has posted a new Crisis Core: Final Fantasy VII Reunion trailer that compares many of the game's updated features and visuals to the PSP classic, revealing how it's "more than a remaster", according to the trailer's name. Catch it above ahead of the 13th December 2022 release date for PS5,...
News Modern Warfare 2, Warzone 2's Max Tokens Battle Pass Bug Under Investigation
Credit crash
Those of you frantically trying to claim your goodies from Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2’s spiffy new Battle Pass system may have been hit by a bug where you’re being told you’ve got Max Tokens. The way the system works is that you earn tokens through gameplay, which you can then trade in for unlocks on a combat map. Each sector...
News Ace Combat 7: Skies Unknown Reaches New Heights with 4 Million Copies Sold
Runway success
Ace Combat fans rejoice: the latest entry is doing very well indeed. The latest entry in Bandai Namco's jet fighter action series, Ace Combat 7: Skies Unknown, has been a big success. Not only did it receive a very warm reception from both critics and fans, it's the best selling game of the franchise. The publisher will be even...
News Embracer Group Has 234 Games Planned to Launch by March 2026
25 of which are AAA
Embracer Group is a huge holding company that owns countless publishing brands, studios, and video game IPs. Over the last few years, its rapid expansion has been fascinating to see. To name just a few, it has splashed cash on the likes of Perfect World Entertainment, 4A Games, Flying Wi
News Dead Island 2 Is the First Early 2023 Game to Be Delayed
Pushed back by three months
Dead Island 2 has been delayed out of the busy early 2023 release schedule. It will now launch for the PS5, PS4 on 28th April 2023. In a statement on Twitter, Dambuster Studios acknowledged the "irony" of pushing the game back yet again but stressed it needs a bit more time to get things right and release a "game we're...
News Sword of the Vagrant Slices Its Way Towards 30th November Release on PS5, PS4
Not all those who wander are lost
Sword of the Vagrant is an upcoming 2D action RPG in which players guide protagonist Vivian, the titular Vagrant, as she journeys through mysterious forests, ruined castles and haunted battlefields in search of the truth behind her own mysterious heritage. It's coming to PS5 and PS4 at the end of the month, on 30th...
News NieR Automata, Replicant Characters Join Rainbow Six Siege in Crossover No One Saw Coming
A YoRha soldier is approaching... Glory to Mankind
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