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March2021
News Underwater 3D Puzzler Lumote Takes Control of the Deep Sea
Take over aquatic life
It worked in Super Mario Odyssey, so why can't it work for Lumote? The latest title from publisher Wired Productions sounds like it borrows somewhat heavily from Nintendo's famous plumber by allowing you to take over and control the inhabitants of the deep sea in order to solve puzzles. You'll dire
News PS Store Spring Sale Delivers Big Discounts This Wednesday
Wallets at the ready
PlayStation Store credit or your debit card on standby? Good, because you'll need it come Wednesday morning. Sony has confirmed the PS Store Spring sale will be returning on 31st March 2021 via email, bringing with it "big savings on a huge range of games, add-ons, and more". The Japanese giant took a week off from delivering...
News Assassin's Creed Valhalla's In-Game Store Will Soon Offer More for Less
A welcome improvement
Ubisoft is making some improvements to Reda's shop in Assassin's Creed Valhalla. The mysterious young man currently offers three different items on a weekly basis, with the selection changing every Tuesday. These items are taken from the various weapon, armour, and cosmetic packs that can be purchased from the Animus Store with...
News Vostok Inc Dev Announces Arcade Paradise with Over 35 Machines
Coming to PS5 and PS4
Vostok Inc developer Nosebleed Interactive is making a love letter to the arcade its next project, planned for release on both PlayStation 5 and PS4. Arcade Paradise packages together more than 35 classic machines, ranging from the vector-based titles of the 1970s right the way through to the 3D experiences of the mid-90s. The...
News Call of Duty: Warzone Finally Getting an Install Size Reduction
Up to 30GB smaller
And breathe, PlayStation 5 SSDs. Activision has confirmed that the install size of Call of Duty: Warzone will be reduced once an upcoming patch is downloaded. Arriving alongside a Season Two update for Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War, the Battle Royale shooter's file size will be reduced by as much as 30.6GB. It'll be available...
News Cyberpunk 2077 Patch 1.2 Available to Download Now on PS5, PS4, and It's a 44GB Monster
Patch notes reveal huge list of fixes
Update: Patch 1.2 for Cyberpunk 2077 is available right now on PS4. Following the release of an extensive list of patch notes, the update is now ready to roll. Fair warning, however — it's just over 44GB in size. Make sure you have plenty of storage space free so you can get it downloaded. For details on what...
News DOOM 3 VR Edition Brings a New Perspective to the FPS Classic Today
Gun game
Just a heads up, demon slayers: id’s classic first-person shooter DOOM 3 launches on PlayStation VR today. The throwback shooter has been adapted for Sony’s headset with full PSVR Aim Controller support, allowing you to physically handle the franchise’s oversized arsenal within your hands. Yes, that means you can wield your very own...
Mini Review Narita Boy (PS4) - 80s Soaked Action Adventure Is a Digital Delight
Narita Booooooy
Narita Boy is a side-scrolling, 80s VCR-soaked pixel adventure. You play as the titular Narita Boy, a chosen hero of sorts who's tasked with saving a digital dimension from its all-powerful creator. There's a lot more story here than you might think — most of it told through lengthy dialogue boxes — but the gist of it is that...
News UK Sales Charts: Just Two PS5, PS4 Games Make the Top 10 This Week
Nintendo dominance continues
Ouch, look away now Sony — the latest UK sales chart does not make for great reading from the Japanese company's perspective. Just two PlayStation games managed to make it into the top 10 of last week's list of the best-selling physical titles across the UK. Yes, only two. Those being Minecraft: Dungeons in fifth and...
Mini Review UnderMine (PS4) - Addictive Rogue-Lite Strikes Gold
Good work, peasant
Look, UnderMine might not be the most original game in the world, but it prospects the best bits from rogue-like classics and wraps it all up in a neat new way. The result is an addictive, challenging adventure we struggled to put down. The main thing that makes this rogue-lite so compelling is its steady progression. Playing as...
News PS5, PS4 Fans Are Seriously Hyped for This Boxing Game
Fight night
Back when eSports Boxing Club was announced about a year ago, we’ll admit we didn’t think UK developer Steel City Interactive could deliver an experience that would rival the old Fight Night games. Well, it’s looking like the studio is going to hit us with a TKO, because a year later the in-progress project is blowing our mind –...
News Anticipated Multiplayer Survival Game Rust Launches 21st May on PS4
Playable on PS5 through backwards compatibility
Rust’s long-in-development console port will embrace PlayStation 4 on 21st May, with pre-orders open now. The game – which will be playable on PS5 through backwards compatibility – has been a long time coming, but finally debuted gameplay footage earlier in the month. There will be several tiers...
Rumour Civilization VI Is an April PS Plus Game, But Evidence Is Shaky
April fools?
April's PlayStation Plus games will be revealed next week (at the time of writing), and we already know that one of them is Oddworld: Soulstorm on PS5. But what about PS4? Well, there's a rumour going around that strategic world builder Civilization VI will be up for grabs — but the current evidence is a little shaky. Basically,...
News Looks Like XCOM: Chimera Squad Is Coming to PS4
PEGI rating spotted
The chances of XCOM: Chimera Squad making its way to PlayStation 4 in the near future appear to be very high as the PEGI ratings board has just finalised an appropriate age grading for a console port. Spotted by Final Weapon, the rating was made public yesterday. This tactical spin-off released
News Ace Infographic Is the Master of Unlocking 25 Years of Resident Evil X PlayStation History
As series celebrates 25 years
We’ve spoken to some of the biggest developers in gaming about what 25 years of Resident Evil means to them, but for PlayStation the survival horror is symbiotic with its brand. An awesome infographic produced by Sony and shared on social media details the key moments from the two-and-a-half-decade relationship, and...
Guide Upcoming PS5, PS4 Games for April and May 2021
MLB The Show! Returnal! Resident Evil Village!
We're a good way into 2021 now, and some of the more exciting games of the year are starting to show up. PlayStation 5 software has been a little on the quiet side, but over the next couple of months, some big titles are coming to give early adopters something to enjoy. So long as there are no more...
News Fire Commander Is XCOM with Flames for PS5, PS4
🔥
We’re not entirely sure how developer Atomic Wolf decided to make Fire Commander, a real-time strategy game featuring fire fighters – but well, we’re glad that boardroom brainstorming occurred. This is, from what we can see, effectively XCOM with flames, but as the title’s website explains: “Fight an enemy that you can’t kill or...
News You'll Age Each Time You Die in PS5, PS4 Kung-Fu Game Sifu
Older and wiser
Sifu appeared in the recent Future Games Show Spring Showcase, and while there was no new footage to enjoy, Sloclap’s co-founder Pierre Tarno did appear to discuss the gameplay in a bit more detail. Primarily, he explained that each time you die you’ll visibly age; this is designed to show how the mastery of martial arts takes...
News Final Fantasy Talent's New RPG Astria Ascending Levels Up on PS5, PS4 in 2021
A wild JRPG appears
We’ll let you decide whether a plot penned by the writer behind Final Fantasy X and Final Fantasy VII Remake is a selling point, but Kazushige Nojima is the biggest name behind Astria Ascending – a new JRPG for PlayStation 5 and PS4, set to release later this year. “In a world where chaos looms, players take control of the...
Talking Point What Are You Playing This Weekend? - Issue 369
Just the two of us
It’s been a quietly massive month for new PlayStation 5 releases – especially if you’ve been in the market for PS4 to PS5 upgrades. There’s a good chance that, if you own a next-gen console, you’ll have picked one of these ports up of late. And with Play At Home also adding nine new games, you should have plenty to keep...
Talking Point What Free April 2021 PS Plus Games Are You Hoping For?
When will April 2021's PlayStation Plus lineup be announced?
What’s the April 2021 PlayStation Plus lineup? When will the free April 2021 PS Plus games be announced? Sony’s subscription service has somewhat reinvented itself this year, with the quality of the monthly offerings escalating every four weeks. March 2021’s lineup of Final Fantasy...
News NASCAR, F1 Speed into Rocket League Season 3 Next Month
Gotta go fast
Rocket League is big business these days, which means it gets its pick of brand partnerships. With its upcoming Season 3 update – rolling out on 7th April – it’s partnering with two titans of the track: F1 and NASCAR. There’ll be new bundles inspired by each motorsport launching in May, but you can get a glimpse at the...
News Savior Is Fluid Action, Movement, and Gorgeous Pixel Art All at Once
Coming Q4 2022
Savior is what we love about indie games. Completely unknown to us before GamesRadar's latest Future Games Show, this successful Kickstarter project has burst onto our scene thanks to the seriously impressive developer presentation embedded above. Targeting a release in Q4 2022 for PlayStation consoles, it combines flexible and...
News Ghost of Tsushima Success Could Be Key to Yakuza Samurai Games Coming West
Kenzan and Ishin mentioned again
Western Yakuza fans have been hounding SEGA to localise historical spinoff titles Yakuza Kenzan and Yakuza Ishin for years now. The two games repurpose the characters and gameplay of the Yakuza series for a samurai era setting, but they've never been released outside of Japan and other Asian territories. Given that...
Rumour Call of Duty Returns to World War II for This Year's Game
Apparently titled WW2: Vanguard
According to reports from Modern Warzone, which have been verified by Eurogamer sources, the Call of Duty franchise will be returning to the trenches as this year's instalment takes place in World War II. Sledgehammer Games is the team behind what is being called Call o
News Life of Delta Takes the Point and Click Genre to the Sci-Fi Future
Wall-E x Fallout
What do you get when you mix together Wall-E, the vibes and visual aesthetics of Fallout, and the point and click genre? Life of Delta. Announced during last night's Future Games Show, this Airo Games project is a fascinating one. It looks beautiful for a start, but appears to also allow you to build and modify fellow robots while...
News Arctic Awakening Looks Like Episodic Firewatch, But in the Cold
And there's a robot
We're rather surprised that the mechanics and aesthetics of Firewatch weren't emulated by all manner of indie studios following its release all the way back in 2016, so it actually feels like Arctic Awakening has been a long time coming. It does have quite a lot to call its own though, with the most obvious being a wintery...
News Cooking Mama: Cookstar Suddenly Available on US PlayStation Store
Okay then
Man, remember the whole Cooking Mama: Cookstar saga? If you don't, here's the short version. Last year, the latest instalment in the popular cookery series was announced and released on Nintendo Switch, but was quickly pulled from sale due to a dispute between the developer and publisher. It then came to light that the studio had been...
News MLB The Show 21 Adds Over 180 Broadcast Videos to Road to the Show
Build a true two-way player, too
MLB The Show 21 will make your Road to the Show career more realistic with the addition of over 180 podcast episodes, spanning your rise from the Minor Leagues all the way to the big time. These dynamic broadcasts – which will utilise full video on PlayStation 5 – will acknowledge feats you achieve in your...
News Train Sim World 2 Travels to Switzerland in Idyllic PS4 Add-On
Swiss special
We’ve already been to the Isle of Man in Train Sim World 2, but the addition of the scenic Arosalinie may just make for the best virtual tourism available in Dovetail’s simulator to date. In this borderline fantasy setting, you’ll be travelling from Arosa to Chur, winding your way through the alps while crossing viaducts and...
News PS5, PS4 Horror Shooter Quantum Error Returns with 4 Minute Gameplay Trailer
Alone in the dark
Quantum Error has been hanging around in the background for quite a while now. It was originally announced for both PlayStation 5 and PS4 almost a full year ago, but it's been months since we've seen it in action. For those out of the loop, this is first-person shooter with heavy horror elements, as you can clearly see in the new...
News Assassin's Creed Valhalla Patch 1.020 Out Now, Finally Fixes Decorations and Festival Crashes
Party time?
Update 2: Assassin's Creed Valhalla patch 1.020 is available to download now on both PS5 and PS4. Thankfully, it's only a very small download. Hopefully the Ostara Festival is finally working as intended! Update: Ubisoft has confirmed that the next patch for Assassin's Creed Valhalla will deploy on Friday the 26th March. As predicted,...
News Stellar Strategy Title Shadow Tactics: Blades of the Shogun Gets Standalone Expansion
Sneaking into 2021
Shadow Tactics: Blades of the Shogun is a highly rated strategy game that released for PlayStation 4 back in 2017. Set in Edo period Japan, it sees a small group of specifically skilled characters tackle a variety of high risk missions for the shogun. We called it "a serious tactical treat" in our 9/10 review. And now, almost...
News Balan Wonderworld Contains Potentially Dangerous Flashing Imagery Before Day One Patch
Make sure it's installed before playing
Oh dear. Balan Wonderworld can't catch a break, can it? The game, helmed by Sonic the Hedgehog co-creator Yuji Naka, is a colourful 3D platformer about donning different outfits to use various abilities, but it's been widely panned in early previews. A day one patch has promised to address some of the feedback...
News Outriders Will Brand Cheaters with an In-Game Watermark
Plus other severe punishments
Developer People Can Fly shall be clamping down hard on cheaters in Outriders when it launches next week, but not by immediately banning them. Those identified as having cheated will have a "discreet but visible watermark" placed on their HUD at all times, meaning any gameplay they share online can immediately be...
News Embr Lights Up PS4 with Silly Firefighting Multiplayer This Summer
Fight fire with hire
What happens when a growing gig economy discovers emergency services? That's the question posed by Embr, a daft game about fighting fires for hire, either alone or with three others. It's just been confirmed for release on PlayStation 4, backwards compatible on PS5. Using the titular in-game app, you'll pick up jobs from...
News Nine Free PS4 Games Are Available to Download Now
Play At Home initiative returns
Sony's Play At Home initiative is back and it really is better than ever. After giving away Ratchet & Clank completely free of charge last month (you've got another six days to claim it), the hardware manufacturer has nine more PlayStation 4 games for you to download and keep forever. You don't need a PS Plus...
News Hotel Life: A Resort Simulator Plots the Perfect PS5, PS4 Getaway from 26th August
New horizons
Earlier this week, when Nacon announced its new range of “life simulation” games, we assumed they were just entering development. It turns out the first release, Hotel Life: A Resort Simulator, will launch on PlayStation 5 and PS4 from 26th August. To be fair, we could all do with a summer holiday, couldn’t we? Unfortunately,...
Live Watch the Future Games Show Spring Showcase Right Here
Oddworld! Sifu! The Lord of the Rings!
With real-world conventions still very much a no-no, publishers and developers will increasingly be looking to livestreams to get the message out about their upcoming games. Hot on the heels of last year’s Future Games Show, presented by GamesRadar, a Spring Showcase awaits – including games like Oddworld:...
Feature Why You Should Download These Free Play At Home Games
Nine top-notch PS4 titles up for grabs
Sony’s awesome Play At Home initiative will see the addition of nine free new PlayStation 4 games today – you can find out exactly when the titles will be available in your region through here. These are completely complimentary: you don’t need an existing PS Plus or PS Now
News The Absolutely Stunning Hoa Has Been Confirmed for PS5, PS4
Coming this July
Forget about Returnal going gold and Sony confirming a Ghost of Tsushima movie is in production. This is by far the best PlayStation announcement you're gonna get today. PM Studios has confirmed that the utterly beautiful
News Knockout City Explains Its Dodge-Brawl Gameplay in New Trailer
Open beta coming soon
Knockout City didn't have the best debut trailer in the world, but after seeing some gameplay, it's looking pretty good. In case you don't recall what the game's all about, it's a multiplayer action game from Velan Studios and EA Originals in which you'll, well, knock out other players with dodgeball style action. In this new...
News Manage Your Own Alchemy Store in Potion Party on PS4
It's a kind of magic
The PlayStation Blog loves detailing upcoming indie games, and the latest of these is Potion Party. Coming to PlayStation 4 next month, the game looks like a neat little management game where you run an alchemy shop, with the aim of growing the business into the epic potion emporium of your dreams. Gameplay looks to be fairly...
News Ghost of Tsushima Has Sold a Staggering 6.5 Million Copies
For Tsushima!
Rarely do new intellectual properties become sales sensations, but Sony has struck gold with Ghost of Tsushima. The PlayStation 4 exclusive, which launched in July 2020, has now surpassed 6.5 million copies — which is seriously impressive. Almost as impressive is the fact that the open world adventure has been completed by more than...
News Back 4 Blood Delays Zombie Killing Action to October
Open beta this summer
Turtle Rock Studios has made the difficult decision to delay Back 4 Blood until 12th October 2021 on both PlayStation 5 and PS4. The game, originally scheduled to hit both platforms this June, needs more time for it to become "the best game it possibly can be at launch". The developer will instead use those summer months to run...
News PS Plus Game Oddworld: Soulstorm Gets Physical Release This July
For both PS5 and PS4
You won't have to pay a penny to play Oddworld: Soulstorm on PlayStation 5 next month if you're a PS Plus subscriber, but we know there's some amongst you still committed to a completely physical collection. Good news for that slowly dying community then because the latest title from developer Microids will receive a physical...
News Outriders PS5 Trophy List Rewards Grinding and Experimentation
Back on the grind
While its chances of posting impressive sales numbers on PlayStation platforms are now somewhat slim, Square Enix's Outriders will still have hardcore players placing the game's Platinum Trophy in their sights. Like other looter shooters, however, it'll require some grinding to unlock the 43 other trinkets that build up to that...
News PS4 Owners Are Worried Their Games Won't Work if a Clock Battery Fails
But a number of factors would need to align
Concerns about PlayStation’s approach to game preservation have been ripe following a report that suggested the manufacturer plans to disable the storefronts on some of its legacy consoles, including PlayStation 3. While we’re still waiting for official confirmation of that – and Sony will need to...
News Latest BioMutant Trailer Showcases Combat and Style
Martial arts master
Ahead of its release on 25th May 2021 for PlayStation 4, BioMutant is proving itself to be worth the long wait with this new trailer focused on its martial arts-based combat system. It's short but sweet, clocking in at exactly 68 seconds. That's just enough time to see the protagonist strut their stuff with some fancy moves which...
News Asterix & Obelix: Slap Them All! Brings Cartoon Beat-'Em-Up Mayhem to PS4 in 2021
Hand drawn brawler coming this fall
A brand new game set in the world of Asterix and Obelix is on the horizon. The popular European comic has been adapted to video games before, but Asterix & Obelix: Slap Them All! looks like it could be a step up. It's a 2D beat-'em-up in which you play the titular heroes, and going by the short teaser...
News Immortals Fenyx Rising: Myths of the Eastern Realm Expansion Is Out Now on PS5, PS4
Rise again
Immortals Fenyx Rising's second and arguably most exciting expansion is out today on both PlayStation 5 and PS4. Titled Myths of the Eastern Realm, it doesn't have much to do with the main game. Instead, it's essentially a whole new adventure based on Chinese mythology, featuring a fresh hero named Ku. The story isn't as long as what you...
News Here's When You Can Download Nine Free PS4 Games
The exact times you need
Today is the day for Sony's gigantic Play At Home initiative update, adding nine PlayStation 4 games to the roster that can all be downloaded completely free of charge. No PS Plus subscription is needed and you keep the titles forever. However, you may be searching the PS Store right now to find there are still price tags...
Interview Sony San Diego on MLB The Show 21 and Bringing Baseball to More Players in a Pandemic
Plus, adding alien spaceships to Stadium Creator
After a season like no other, in which the LA Dodgers walked away with the World Series, a new baseball campaign beckons to bring a sliver of the ordinary back to extraordinary times. And with Spring Training edging towards its conclusion, Sony’s flagship sports simulation MLB The Show 21 is on...
News PS4 Masterpiece Bloodborne Turns Six Years Old Today
Fear the old blood
Widely considered to be one of the very best PlayStation 4 exclusives, today is the day that Bloodborne turns six. It was one of the titles that truly helped to kickstart the previous generation into gear, arriving in somewhat close proximity to The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt and Batman: Arkham Knight. Everything about the FromSoftware...
News One Handed Swords are Coming to Assassin's Creed Valhalla Following Months of Fan Requests
Live by the sword
There's a chance that the headline of this article is going to come off as entitled if you're not familiar with Assassin's Creed Valhalla, but this is a surprisingly big deal. The open world adventure features a range of melee weapon types that you can play around with, including axes, spears, and two handed swords. But one handed...
News Yakuza: Like a Dragon Cosplay Performance Is Impressively Accurate
I'm walkin' here
Hugely talented cosplayer Enyen has recently been making waves with a very impressive adaptation of Yakuza: Like a Dragon — and we just had to write about it. Enyen's Twitter posts have been going viral over the past few days, with the cosplayer taking to the streets as protagonist Ichiban Kasuga. With the help of fellow...
News Scarlet Nexus Stream Is Peppered with New Combat and Exploration Gameplay
Psychic analysis
You know, the more we see of Scarlet Nexus, the more we like the look of it. During its most recent Japanese livestream, Bandai Namco spotlights a number of short gameplay demonstrations, showing off various combat scenarios as well as some general exploration. The above video is littered with bits and pieces, so it's well worth...
News Hitman 3 Reveals Seven-Part DLC Campaign, Starting Next Week
Resist the seven deadly sins
IO Interactive clearly has big plans for Hitman 3 as its post-launch support continues following two months of updates and content additions. The Danish studio has now announced a seven-part DLC campaign for the series' third entry, which tasks Agent 47 with resisting each of the seven deadly sins. The first piece will...
News Samurai Warriors 5 Slashes into Action with First Uncut Gameplay
Nobunaga and friends
Koei Tecmo just hosted a livestream for upcoming hack and slasher Samurai Warriors 5, giving us our first proper look at extended gameplay footage. If you played Samurai Warriors 4, it'll look fairly familiar, but we definitely think that the new art style helps keep things fresh. Special attacks have simply never looked better,...
Soapbox Why Must Assassin's Creed Valhalla Still Be So Glitchy?
Just let me be anonymous
I feel like my struggle to find a game to truly invest in for the first couple of months of 2021 is becoming fairly common knowledge. I'm set once Returnal launches, but I've been absent from our What Are You Playing This Weekend weekly Talking Point most of the time and I can't bring myself to replay games. I feel like I've...
News Watch Dogs Legion Will Be Free-to-Play This Weekend on PS5, PS4
Viva La London
Unlike in real-life under current coronavirus lockdown restrictions, London will be free to explore in Watch Dogs Legion this weekend, as Ubisoft launches a trial scheduled to run from 25th March to 29th March. As part of the promotional period you’ll be able to explore half of the city’s boroughs, progress the story “up to the...
News 13 Sentinels: Aegis Rim Soundtrack Remix Available Now
-The Branched-
Fans of 13 Sentinels: Aegis Rim will want to pay attention because the remix of the game's soundtrack is available now for all to download. You can listen to previews of all 14 songs released on the album over on Apple Music, including an all-new battle theme. Composed by Yoshimi Kudo, physical CDs are being sold across Japan while...
News SEGA Trademark Has People Talking About a Judgment Sequel, But We're Not Convinced
Yagami is on the case
SEGA recently registered a trademark for 'Lost Judgment' in Japan, as spotted by Gematsu. There's no clear indication of what 'Lost Judgment' could be, but that hasn't stopped people from connecting the dots; is this a potential sequel to Judgment, the Yakuza spin-off which released in 2019? We can certainly see the...
Guide When Is the Future Games Show Spring Showcase?
Dates, times, and where to watch
What time is the Future Games Show Spring Showcase? When can you watch the Future Games Show livestream, and what will be shown? After its inaugural showing last year, Future Games Show makes its return in 2021, with the first broadcast coming very soon. So, what are all the details? In this guide, we'll give you the...
News This Sherlock Holmes: Chapter One Gameplay Trailer Has More Combat Than Clues
The edgy origin story
We don't know about you, but we never thought of Sherlock Holmes as a ruthless killer. The famous figure has always struck as the silent but deadly type, using words to get his way instead of guns. Apparently not, however, if this new gameplay trailer for Sherlock Holmes: Chapter One is anything to go by. The detective shoots...
News Call of Duty: Warzone, Black Ops Cold War Both Packed with Double XP This Weekend
Level everything up
If you need to get your overall level up, boost the current season's Battle Pass, or rank up a certain weapon in either Call of Duty: Warzone or Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War, this coming weekend is most certainly the time to do it. The two games are offering Double XP across virtually every progression system they have to...
News Praey for the Gods Aiming for Late April Release on PS5, PS4
No Matter Studios issues update
Praey for the Gods developer No Matter Studios announced in late October of last year that it was targeting a Q1 2021 launch for its Shadow of the Colossus-like title, but that sort of hasn't happened. The game hasn't hit either of Sony's platforms just yet, so the team
News Nacon Announces Suite of Life Simulators, Including Restaurant and Hotel Games
Grafter
Franchises like Farming Simulator have grown in stature over the past five or so years, and we’re big fans of titles like Train Sim World 2 as well. It’s not massively surprising to see Nacon recognise the potential of this fledgling category, then – and announce an entire suite of software that it’s putting under the umbrella of...
News A Hat in Time Doffs Its Cap at 60 Frames-Per-Second PS5 Update
Hat trick
Throwback platformer A Hat in Time is getting a PlayStation 5 patch, which will see its framerate bumped to 60 frames-per-second on Sony’s next-gen console. This is all part of a big update on 31st March, which will finally see its add-on packs – Seal the Deal and Nyakuza Metro – released for the PlayStation 4 version. Gears for...
News Realistic Carpet Tile Rendered in Dreams on PS4 Goes Viral
We're all floored
Things we didn’t expect to go viral this weekend: a realistic carpet tile rendered in Dreams on PlayStation 4. The image – which shows a square of cheap office flooring caught in the sunlight, complete with discarded lint and hair detailing – looks like a photograph at first glance, and we initially thought the watermark had...
News Fallout 76 Unlocks the Vault with 2021 Content Roadmap
Rad
Bethesda may be gone, but Fallout 76 is not! The publisher’s committed continued support for the online RPG on PlayStation 4, and that means you’ll be able to enjoy its entire suite of 2021 content. The firm has released a roadmap today, which outlines a little bit of what you can expect, beginning with Season 4 this coming Spring. The...
Actual murder on the dancefloor
The Outer Worlds: Murder on Eridanos is the game's second and final expansion. Just like Peril on Gorgon, it's another solid adventure that takes you to a whole new location. This time around, the crew of the Unreliable find themselves on the Grand Colonial — essentially a massive hotel complex that orbits the...
News MLB The Show 21 Cinematic Trailer Is a Game Changer in 4K, 60 Frames-Per-Second
Pittsburgh Pirates right fielder Roberto Clemente teased
The marketing cycle for MLB The Show 21 has been intense for a few weeks now, but it’s just stretching to full stride. This new cinematic trailer showcases the game’s visuals on PlayStation 5 in 4K at 60 frames-per-second – and it’s certainly looking clean. If we’re nit-picking, you...
News Is RPG Octopath Traveler Coming to PS5, PS4?
Square Enix unable to provide comment
Octopath Traveler, the retro-style role-playing game originally developed for Nintendo Switch, has followed a curious release schedule. The title was billed as a big exclusive for the hybrid console, before eventually launching on PC and later Google Stadia. This week it’ll be added to Microsoft’s Xbox Game...
News Resident Evil Re:Verse Grabs Open Beta on PS4 Next Month
Capcom ID needed
Capcom isn't letting the multiplayer failures of the past get it down as the Japanese publisher readies up an open beta for Resident Evil Re:Verse on PlayStation 4. The online pack-in (free with a purchase of Resident Evil Village) will allow anyone who registers their interest to test the game starting 8th April 2021. This beta...
News Fall Guys Season 4 Arrives Today, Adds New Levels, Squads Mode, Daily Challenges, More
Huge update available to download now
Fall Guys Season 4 officially starts today. The latest update to the ongoing battle royale platformer is a big one, adding a truckload of new levels and features. Game version 1.18 is available to download now on PlayStation 4, and the patch notes are pretty impressive. Once you've downloaded the patch —...
News UK Sales Charts: Marvel's Spider-Man: Miles Morales Takes Third in Slow Week for PlayStation
Switching it up
It's impossible to ignore at this point: the UK is absolutely loving Nintendo exclusives right now. The company's games always do well of course, but the latest chart (which only includes physical sales data, we should add) shows that six of the top 10 best-sellers can only be bought on Switch. That's a pretty impressive result...
News New Tekken 7 Character Lidia Revealed, Out This Week Alongside Island Paradise Stage
For the people of Poland
Tekken 7's previously teased Polish fighter has been full revealed. She's called Lidia Sobieska, and going by this gameplay trailer, she looks like a satisfyingly crunchy combatant. Lidia will launch on the 23rd March, alongside the brand new 'Island Paradise' stage, which comes complete with a lovely looking beach. It's...
Party's over
It hasn't been a smooth ride for Assassin's Creed Valhalla since its launch last year. On top of the game being riddled with all kinds of bugs on PlayStation 4, it took Ubisoft at least a couple of months to properly polish the experience on PS5 — and there's still a laundry list of issues that Ubisoft keeps track of in an official...
Mini Review Can't Drive This (PS5) - Chaotic Fun That Ends Too Quickly
The truck that couldn’t slow down
There’s an interesting concept behind Can’t Drive This. Developed by Pixel Maniacs — last seen with 2017’s ChromaGun — imagine Speed, but someone set the Bus route with a real-time level editor, and you’ve got the idea. Designed as a co-op experience, player one drives a customisable monster truck,...
News MLB The Show 21 Debuts PS5 Gameplay in Fielding Spotlight
Off the wall
MLB The Show 21’s fielding gameplay has been massively overhauled, with developer Sony San Diego adding thousands of animations. As part of another fascinating livestream, the team details how it’s incorporated new mechanics like strafing to help you better position yourself to catch balls off the wall – and completely reinvented...
Talking Point What Are You Playing This Weekend? - Issue 368
Unwind
This week saw Sony purchase Evo the fighting game tournament and unexpectedly reveal its next-gen PSVR controllers, which we don’t think anyone expected really. We also got updates on a ton of indie games, as well as the announcement of Life Is Strange: True Colors. We’ve definitely earned a weekend of gaming after all that. Sammy...
News SMT III: Nocturne HD Remaster Dated for 25th May on PS4
There's the western date
Lovely jubbly, here's the western release date for Shin Megami Tensei III: Nocturne HD Remaster on PlayStation 4. It'll be out on 25th May 2021, with the game available for pre-order on the PS Store right now. The base version will cost £44.99/$49.99 while a Digital Deluxe Edition, which includes four days of early access,...
Deal New PS Now Subscribers Get Free PS Store Credit
When buying 12-month membership
If you're already a PlayStation Plus member and thus can't take advantage of the current deal that nets you some PS Store credit, how about a PlayStation Now subscription instead? Sony is currently running a very similar promotion for its streaming and download service whereby those who sign up for
Poll What Free PS4 Games Are You Most Excited to Play?
Reasons to Play At Home
Earlier this week, Sony announced it will be heavily bolstering its Play At Home initiative offering by serving up another 10 free PlayStation 4 games for everyone to play. The vast majority will be available to download starting 25th March 2021 while one more follows in a month's time. The list of free titles spans quite a...
News Shotgun Farmers Is a Daft Multiplayer Game Where Missed Shots Grow New Weapons
Out now on PS4
Despite what you may have heard, creativity isn't dead. As long as games like Shotgun Farmers come along every so often, humanity's ability to concoct new ideas cannot be called into disrepute. What the heck is this thing, then? It's a new online multiplayer PlayStation 4 game, out today in the USA, and it has an interesting concept...
News Ninja Gaiden: Master Collection Gets Digital Deluxe Edition, Pre-Order Bonuses
Ninja'd
Koei Tecmo is gearing up for the return of Ryu Hayabusa with some digital goodies. Ninja Gaiden: Master Collection is coming in a few months' time, and pre-orders are already live on PlayStation Store. For the most dedicated ninja fans, the publisher has just announced a digital deluxe edition with some extra bits and bobs. This deluxe...
News Here's Disco Elysium Running on PS5
Nine minutes of gameplay
After talking for so long about Disco Elysium: The Final Cut coming to PlayStation 5 and PS4, it's now finally time to see it in action. The lucky lot over at PlayStation Access have gotten their mittens on the game well ahead of time, providing us with nine minutes of PS5 gameplay. The video works as a great introduction to...
Mini Review Kaze and the Wild Masks (PS4) - A Tough But Fun 2D Platformer
Driving me Kaze
Kaze and the Wild Masks is a 2D platformer described by developers PixelHive as '90s inspired'. This is definitely accurate, as there’s a majorly nostalgic vibe, from the slightly retro feeling artwork and music to the lack of dialogue. It simultaneously feels years old and brand new. The titular Kaze, an anthropomorphic bunny,...
News Cyberpunk 2077 Details First Fixes Coming With Patch 1.2, Including Overhauled Police System
It's a start
CD Projekt Red has rolled out the first details of the next big Cyberpunk 2077 update, which is supposedly launching in the relatively near future. However, before we get into things, we'd caution against getting your hopes up. These initial improvements appear to be minor at best, but we assume that the developer is working on a lot...
News Gotham Knights the Latest PS5, PS4 Game to Be Delayed into 2022
Another day, another delay
We told you this would happen! 2021 has already been littered with delay announcements up until this point, and the latest project to be pushed back is Gotham Knights — the co-op enabled action title that's very reminiscent of the Batman Arkham games (although
News Excellent Roguelike Dead Cells Tops Five Million Sales
Coming back for more
Dead Cells is one of the very best roguelikes available on PlayStation 4, and the market appears to have recognised that. Developer Motion Twin has confirmed sales of the game have now surpassed five million across all platforms, with one-fifth of that impressive statistic sourced from the recent mobile port released in China...
News PS5 Makes a Mockery of Marvel's Avengers' Long PS4 Load Times
Plus a load of other improvements
The PlayStation 5 version of Marvel's Avengers just launched, and according to Digital Foundry, improvements over the PS4 edition are immediately noticeable. Most impressive is the fact that load times have been significantly reduced — to the point where the difference seems crazy. On PS4 Pro, some load times can...
News Refunds Assured for Call of Duty Players Who Bought Crossbow After Accidental Release
Progress will be reset
For a time yesterday, players of Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War were able to get their hands on a weapon that shouldn't have been there. Not part of any patch notes released for the game, the Crossbow could be either purchased as part of a bundle in the in-game store or unlocked by completing challenges. However, Activision...
News Lovely Looking Life Sim Cozy Grove Makes a Home on PS4 in April, PS5 a Bit Later
Walking with a ghost
Cozy Grove is a hand drawn island-based life sim, and it's coming to PlayStation platforms, starting with PS4, on the 8th April. A native PS5 version has also been promised, but it'll be arriving a little later (and you'll be able to transfer your save between consoles). Anyway, as our headline states, the game looks lovely...
Soapbox PGA Tour 2K21 Has Quietly Become One of PS4's Best Sports Games
Hole in one
2K Sports’ recent acquisition of HB Studios encouraged me to revisit PGA Tour 2K21 this week, a game which I liked a lot when I reviewed it last year but felt was still one iteration away from excellence. To be honest, I’ve been blown away by many of the improvements made, and while there are still obvious weak areas, I think the...
News Disco Elysium: The Final Cut Refused Australian Classification
May not launch in the territory
Disco Elysium: The Final Cut is hurtling towards its anticipated release date of 30th March 2021, but those of you in Australia who want to play the game should put on the brakes. The Australian Classification Board has refused to provide the game with an official rating, meaning a PlayStation 5 and PS4 launch in the...
News Assassin's Creed Valhalla Gets Combat Focused 'Mastery Challenge' Update This Spring
Forged in battle
Ubisoft has revealed a more in-depth content roadmap for Assassin's Creed Valhalla, confirming that the game's first expansion, Wrath of the Druids, will launch on the 29th April. But what's beyond Eivor's trip to Ireland? Well, another free update — much like the ongoing Ostara Festival — is planned for late spring. It's called...
Back from the dead
At its most basic level, Stubbs the Zombie is a relatively simple game. You play the titular monster, and you need to eat your way through the art deco utopia of Punchbowl. Sounds simple enough, right? Well, after the first couple of levels, you’ve been introduced to all the abilities and powers that Stubbs has at his disposal...
News In Rays of the Light Looks Like a Creepy, Atmospheric Adventure on PS5, PS4
Out now
Here's a little game that may have passed you by. In Rays of the Light released on PlayStation 5 and PS4 earlier this week on 17th March, and going by this trailer, it looks as though it might be worth a shot. As far as we can tell, it seems to be an eerie, exploration based title that has you solving puzzles in the ruins of a nuclear...
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