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Wednesday10th Apr 2024
News Battle Royale Platformer Stumble Guys Is Now in Open Beta on PS5, PS4
Nobody mention Fall Guys
If you're a big fan of the highly entertaining Fall Guys, you might be interested in this other battle royale platformer. Stumble Guys is a free-to-play knockout party game that bears a lot of similarities to Mediatonic's smash hit title, but has its own set of rounds to enjoy and crossover updates. If you're curious to see...
News Gorgeous Indie Game Animal Well Joins PS Plus Extra Day One on PS5
Well well well
Sony has today announced that Animal Well, a picturesque, pixelated platformer, will be joining PS Plus Extra the same day it launches on PS5. From 9th May, 2024, you'll be able to check out this curious title as part of your subscription. In case you're unaware, Animal Well casts you as a small character that finds themselves in the...
News 16 More Games Coming to PS Plus Extra, Premium in April
Let's dive in
Sony has announced the full lineup of PS5 and PS4 games hitting PS Plus Extra and PS Plus Premium this month. A varied selection of titles will be joining the catalogue, starting from 16th April — with the exception of Tales of Kenzera: ZAU, which launches into PS Plus Extra on the 23rd, and Animal Well, launching on 9th May.
News A Further 2,000 Major PS5, PS4 Games Are on Sale Right Now
Spring to life
The second stage of Sony’s massive Spring Sale has launched on the PS Store, bringing with it over 2,000 more must-have deals. Some of these prices are truly outrageous, like UFC 5 Deluxe Edition, which can now be yours for a record low of £19.99/$59.99. Suicide Squad: Kill the Justice League is also available half-price, costing...
News Prince of Persia: Sands of Time Remake Reportedly 'Completely Redone', Still a Ways Off
Adopting "more realistic approach"
Video game outlet Insider Gaming has managed to get its hands on some in-development footage of Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time Remake. The project was initially announced in 2020, but was met with heavy criticism thanks mostly to the direction of its visuals. The backlash was so strong that Ubisoft decided to
News $130 Version of Star Wars Outlaws Under Fire as Ubisoft Prices Increase
Battle Pass vs. Season Pass confusion
Ubisoft revealed yesterday that Star Wars Outlaws will launch for PS5 on 30th August 2024, but what's got its potential community talking just as much is the eye-opening price of its Ultimate Edition. Up for pre-order now on the PS Store, the publisher has slapped a £120 / $130 price point on the most expensive...
News Mortal Kombat 1's Ermac Is Mere Days Away on PS5
Mavado also shows some bravado
Mortal Kombat 1 hasn’t quite exploded like previous entries in the franchise, which will perhaps leave developer NetherRealm and publisher Warner Bros wondering why. Still, there’s promised post-release content to be produced, and next in line is Ermac, who’ll be available from 16th April for Kombat Pack owners...
News TopSpin 2K25 Brings Crossplay Courts to PS5, PS4
A franchise first
A new TopSpin 2K25 trailer has introduced the features and modes fans can expect from the upcoming tennis sim, and there’s a tiny tidbit buried in the online gameplay overview: crossplay. That’s right, for the first time in franchise history, you’ll be able to compete across PS5, PS4, and all other platforms the title is...
News Players of PS5, PS4 Racer Disney Speedstorm Are Seething with Road Rage
And perhaps with good reason
The gaming industry is no stranger to a spot of exaggerated anger, but fans of Disney Speedstorm may be entitled to be irritated. The free-to-play racer, despite some sturdy kart racing gameplay, has been on a rocky road for a while, due to the way its gacha system works. Effectively, you need to collect shards to unlock...
News Star Wars Outlaws to Feature Emilia Clarke's Solo Character, Lady Qi'ra
Sadly, Clarke will not be reprising the role
Ubisoft's upcoming Star Wars Outlaws connects to the larger galaxy far, far away in some intriguing ways, one in particular. Remember Emilia Clarke's enigmatic character Qi'ra in the standalone Solo: A Star Wars Story? Considering how that movie ended, it should come as little surprise that the character...
News Upcoming Gacha Sensation Zenless Zone Zero Plotting PS5 Technical Test
Sign up for a chance to participate
Good news, gacha fans: Zenless Zone Zero, the upcoming urban fantasy gacha from juggernaut developer HoYoverse, will receive a Technical Test on the PS5 in the very near future. This is important because it marks the first time the title will be playable on Sony’s new-gen system, suggesting it may launch...
News Stellar Blade Director Cites Taxi Driver Strike, Retro Sci-Fi as Inspirations
Wait, what?
The eagerly anticipated PS5 exclusive action game Stellar Blade is out at the end of the month, on 26th April. Ahead of the game's launch, Shift Up director Kim Hyung Tae has opened up about where the inspiration for the game came from. The usual suspects, anime and sci-fi from the '80s and '90s, including Alita: Battle Angel, were...
News Destiny 2: The Final Shape Introducing New Enemy Faction, Subclass Mixing
The shape of things to come
Destiny 2 players were treated to several welcome surprises during Bungie's The Final Shape developer gameplay preview, which seems to have injected the community with some much-needed hype. The first new faction the game has seen in years has been revealed, along with the Prismatic subclass, which will allow Guardians to...
News Helldivers 2 Players at LIBCON 1, Expected Automaton Invasion of Cyberstan Begins
Previous bot encounters mere skirmishes in comparison
A new Major Order has come down from Super Earth High Command (Arrowhead Studios), diverting all available Helldivers 2 players to the Valdis Sector. There, a massive Automaton invasion fleet consisting of tens of thousands of warships has emerged from FTL, swiftly overrunning multiple worlds...
Tuesday9th Apr 2024
News Sony Santa Monica Studio Seemingly Hiring for New God of War Game
God of more
If Santa Monica Studio suddenly announced that it was working on a new God of War game, there wouldn't be a shred of shock to be found amongst anyone even remotely familiar with PlayStation. But, it's still a nice thing to think about. As spotted by Portuguese site Geekinout, the PlayStation Studios developer is currently hiring for a...
News Rocket Racing's Neon Rush Update Adds Official and User-Made Tracks, New Quests, More
Night life
Rocket Racing, a surprisingly solid arcade racer found within Fortnite, has just received its first major update since launch. Dubbed Neon Rush, this update not only brings some neon-soaked vibes to the game, it adds plenty of additional content and features that fans will want to check out. The big headline here is the proper inclusion...
News Two Star Wars Outlaws Expansions Will Arrive After PS5 Launch
Narrative-focused DLC after release
Star Wars Outlaws releases for PS5 on 30th August 2024, but post-launch support will try to keep you coming back for more as Ubisoft has confirmed the title will receive two expansions after release. All we know for now is the two pieces of DLC will have a narrative focus, but you can get them both in a season...
News Horror-Tinged Fishing Hit Dredge Is Getting a Live-Action Movie Adaptation
Caught a whopper
Dredge is one of 2023's breakout indie hits, and for good reason. The fishing adventure has you catching and trading sea specimens, upgrading your boat, and interacting with the inhabitants of a mysterious archipelago. The twist is that it gradually weaves in elements of light horror; you'll find mutated fish, murky shadows beneath...
News Kingdom Hearts 4, Silksong, Dragon Ball Among Most Wanted Games at Summer Game Fest
What you got for us, Geoff?
E3 is no more, and in its place — sort of — is Summer Game Fest, an annual event held each June by none other than Geoff Keighley. It's all happening again in a couple of months, with a big, live showcase being the main draw for millions of online viewers. There's lots of potential for exciting updates and...
News Stellar Blade Goes Gold Ahead of Late April Release on PS5
Ready for 26th April launch
Good news: Stellar Blade won't suffer a delay at the final hour as the PS5 exclusive has now gone gold. This means that work on the base 1.0 version of the game is complete, so Shift Up can start printing the title onto PS5 discs. Between now and launch, the developer will likely work on a day one update to address any...
Mini Review Moonglow Bay (PS5) - Fishing RPG Not Quite Catch of the Day
Hook, line, and stinker
Previously released on Steam and now ported to consoles, Moonglow Bay is a slice-of-life fishing game set in 1980s Canada. After a devastating loss, the protagonist must move on with their life and help revive the town they live in: a struggling fishing port. Obviously, as a fishing-based game, there's a large amount of...
Talking Point What's Your Favourite PS5 Game of 2024 So Far?
It's been a wild few months
And just like that, the first quarter of 2024 is over. Done. Finished. But what a quarter it's been! The release schedule had us scrambling to review a crazy number of high profile titles, but now that we've emerged victorious, we'd like to take a moment to reflect on our favourite PS5 games of the year... so far. Now...
News New Star Wars Outlaws Trailer Confirms August PS5 Release Date
Fresh story footage revealed
Update: Ubisoft has now confirmed Star Wars Outlaws will launch for PS5 on 30th August 2024 as part of a new story trailer you can watch above. Original story: Ubisoft is planning on dropping a fresh story trailer for Star Wars Outlaws in a few hours, but the cat's already out of the bag by way of a Japanese premiere...
News Long Awaited PS5 Action Game Lost Soul Aside Is Still Alive, But Early 2024 Window Is Long Gone
Lost and still not found
Ah, Lost Soul Aside. Originally a one-man project that was picked up by Sony, the game's been in development for roughly seven years. In that time, the title has clearly undergone some dramatic changes — especially in terms of scope — and it's looked more and more promising with every showing. The game's most recent...
News Battlefield 2042 Support to End with Season 7 as Next Game Ramps Up
EA Motive developing what's next
EA DICE has announced it's winding down post-launch support of Battlefield 2042 as the publisher turns its attention to what is next for the FPS franchise. Server and gameplay maintenance will continue along with fresh events, challenges, and modes, but the seasonal strategy of delivering new content updates will end...
News Hooray, Helldivers 2 Players Can Unlock the Game's Platinum Trophy Again
The Automatons have returned
Good news, everyone! The Helldivers 2 Trophy list is working again, primarily because the Automaton enemy faction has returned to the game. For those out of the loop, a community event called Operation Swift Disassembly had tasked players with wiping out hordes of evil robots — and the troops actually pulled it off in...
News Will the Splinter Cell Remake Finally Step Out of the Shadows at Ubisoft Forward?
Sam Fishing for evidence
It's been well over two years since Ubisoft officially confirmed the return of Splinter Cell with a modern remake. In development primarily at Ubisoft Toronto, we've not seen a single second of the project, save for some concept art. However, fans are hopeful that Ubisoft Forward,
News It's 'Probably About Time' for a New Final Fantasy Tactics, Says Yoshi-P
We agree
It's fair to say fans of Final Fantasy Tactics are keen to see a new entry in the series. Demand for the strategic spin-off to return has only become louder with time, especially after the infamous Nvidia leak, which has named many games long before their official announcement — including a Tactics remaster. While hopes of a new game were...
News Stellar Blade Content for NIKKE Could Be Revealed During This Livestream
Taking the NIKKE
The next couple of weeks will be absolutely enormous for Korean developer Shift Up. Not only will it release its console debut Stellar Blade on 26th April, but it’ll also host a livestream for its uber-successful smartphone title NIKKE: Goddess of Victory a few days prior. The 1.5 Anniversary Special broadcast will air on 20th...
News What the Heck Is This New Neptunia Game for PS5, PS4?
Katamari on motorcycles
Like the sun rising and taxes, new Neptunia games are inevitable. The long-running game industry parody RPG has spawned all kinds of spin-offs, but its latest appears to be the most out-there yet. Curiously titled Neptunia VS Titan Dogoo, this entry appears to peg protagonist Neptune as a motorcycle rider who must gather up...
