Tag: Announcements
News You May Have Missed Atelier Karia's Reveal, Coming to PS5 in 2027
Brewing something special
I feel a bit sorry for Koei Tecmo, because its new Atelier game absolutely was included in the latest Nintendo Direct – it just got buried among one of those montages. Surely it deserved a brief moment of its own?! To be fair, there aren’t many details for the time being, with a full reveal planned during
News While You Wait for Kingdom Hearts 4, Play the Entire Saga with New Collection on PS5
Wouldn't you think my collection's complete
In case you missed it, Square Enix has just shown off Kingdom Hearts 4 for the first time in years, with a fresh look at gameplay and cutscenes in the upcoming action RPG. There's still no telling when it'll arrive, though. In the meantime, you'll be able to play pretty much every other Kingdom Hearts...
News They Blended Jujutsu Kaisen with Vampire Survivors for PS5, and It's Peak
Sure, why not?
Game of the Nintendo Direct? You can keep your Fire Emblem and Ocarina of Time – it’s all about the latest spin on Vampire Survivors, folks! What if I told you Jujutsu Kaisen Rumble: Survivaton is a Battle Royale game bl
News Crazy Taxi: World Tour PS5 Only Used Generative AI for 'Reference', Insists Series Creator
Ya ya ya ya ya?
Sammy and I have been clamouring for this game reveal all week long, and it's finally happened. After a teaser a few weeks back, Crazy Taxi: World Tour has been officially unveiled. While the initial impression is very strong, with The Offspring's All I Want blaring in the announcement trailer, there's an unfortunate twist that...
News Stealth Royalty Thief: The Dark Project Steps Out of the Shadows Remastered on PS5
That snuck up on us
Nightdive Studios, one of the teams dedicated to reviving old classic games, has just announced Thief: The Dark Project Remastered, and it's coming to PS5 and PS4 this winter. Here's the (suitably dark) announcement trailer: Thief: The Dark Project is the first entry in what would become a legendary series of stealth games...
News Create Your Own Cult in the Tongue-in-Cheek PS5 Survival Game Join Us
Cult of the man
Developer Wolf Haus Games has announced its cult-'em-up survival game, Join Us, is heading for consoles (as well as PC) in March 2027, and that includes PS5. Here's the trailer: Join Us is a survival action game that can be played solo or in up to four-player co-op. You're tasked with building up a cult from scratch, recruiting...
News Magicians: The Devil's Deal Takes BioShock and Blends It with Houdini for PS5
Got your card
One of the cooler announcements at today’s Xbox Showcase was Magicians: The Devil’s Deal, an awkwardly named first-person shooter that looks like a blend of BioShock and Houdini. Looking at the trailer, the game appears to swap out guns and grenades for card tricks, allowing you to affect the world in a variety of interesting...
News Spyro Returns on PS5 in A Realm Beyond, His First Original Game in Nearly 20 Years
Breath of fiery air
It's official: Spyro the Dragon is coming back in a whole new game. Developed by Toys for Bob, Spyro: A Realm Beyond is heading to PS5 in Spring 2027. Here's the announcement trailer: It's been about eight years since Spyro: Reignited Trilogy, and close to 20 years since the last original game, 2007's The Legend of Spyro:...
News Hellblade Returns in 2027 with New Game Senua on PS5
Look who's back
A new Hellblade game will release on PS5 in 2027, named simply Senua. This one follows on from PS4 game Hellblade: Senua’s Sacrifice and its sequel Senua’s Saga: Hellblade 2, which was ported to the PS5 shortly after its original Xbox and PC launch. You can check out a trailer above. The press release says: "A Celtic warrior...
News Xbox Revives State of Decay 3 for PS5 in 2027
Dead rising
Xbox has announced that Undead Labs’ zombie shooter threequel State of Decay 3 will launch on PS5 in 2027. It’ll mark the first time a State of Decay game has launched on Sony’s console. Check out a new trailer above. The video blurb reveals: "The zombie apocalypse nearly wiped out humankind. Years after the initial outbreak,...
News Mature, Story-Driven Star Trek Game Sets Phasers to Stun on PS5
Explore. Investigate. Survive
An edgy new Star Trek game from industrious Polish dev Bloober Team has been confirmed for the PS5 in 2027. Star Trek: Shadow Frontier is described as a “mature, story-driven, third-person action-adventure set in the expansive Star Trek universe”. Playing as Ro Laren, you’ll find yourself trapped on a planet...
News Godzilla vs GTA 6: Retro Remake Makes PlayStation Debut on PS5 This November
A first time for everything
A big story of both State of Play and Summer Game Fest is that no games want to go head-to-head with GTA 6. We’ve seen software evacuate November entirely, which has resulted in ridiculous crowding throughout September and early October. But a remaster of 2002’s
News This New Digital Eclipse Joint Could Be the Coolest Retro Compilation for PS5 Yet
Barbieee, cool
Digital Eclipse has made its name making digital museums for retro games like Atari 50 and the Mortal Kombat Legacy Kollection, but I love its approach with Barbie Rewind. Rather than a virtual gallery, this is presented as a pixel art PlayHouse, where you’ll be able to decorate Barbie’s home with furniture and accessories from...
News Experience Agent 47's Initial Outings All Over Again with New PS5 Remasters
Good job, 47
Saber Interactive is porting Agent 47’s original outings to the PS5 next year, as part of the Hitman Classic Trilogy Remastered bundle. The package will feature three games: Hitman: Codename 47 Hitman 2: Silent Assassin Hitman: Contracts
News Prepare for 2027's The Wolf Among Us 2 with a PS5 Remaster of the Original
Coming later this year
I suppose there are two stories here really. First and foremost, Telltale’s long-awaited The Wolf Among Us 2 is coming to the PS5 in 2027 at long, long last. Inspired by the comic book series Fables, of course, here’s the blurb: “Set after the events of the original game, The Wolf Among Us 2 returns players to the...
News Crossfire Is a Single Player PS5 Shooter with Soul from Ex-Naughty Dog Devs
Friends close, enemies closer
What if the next military shooter didn’t have to be beige? That’s the question Crossfire attempts to answer, a PS5 third-person shooter from ex-Naughty Dog and Infinity Ward devs. The pitch is simple: “Enemy operators, Layla and Cross, must form a fraught alliance against a lethal threat neither could overcome...
News Guild Wars 3 Will Make Its Console Debut on PS5, Beta Due in Fall 2027
MMO-kay then
Here’s one I sure as hell didn’t have on my bingo card for SGF tonight: Guild Wars 3 is coming to the PS5. Just to be clear about this: this marks the first time any Guild Wars game has ever launched on console, so it’s a big deal. Obviously, this one is quite a long way away – in fact, the first beta will not take place until...
News One of the Best 2D Platformers Returns in 2027 with a Focus on Online Multiplayer
N Plus Infinity Times Two announced
If you're a real one, you'll know that N++ is one of the best platformers on PS4. Well, developer Metanet Software is finally ready to reveal what comes next. The next game from the studio is called N Plus Infinity Times Two, and it's coming to PS5 in 2027: As with all the games in the N series, this new entry...
News Mighty Cuphead Adventure Is a Retro Action Platformer for PS5 and... SEGA Master System
Yes, really
Mighty Cuphead Adventure is a brand new game from Studio MDHR, and it's a retro action platformer that's about as authentic as it gets. You can check out the teaser trailer below: It's a side-scrolling game in which you run, jump, and shoot your way through an 8-bit adventure. It's coming to modern consoles and PC, but what's...
News Nidhogg, Wheel World Devs Are Back with a Vampire Survivors-Inspired Platformer
Blood Dungeon announced
Messhof, the developer behind the Nidhogg games as well as the more recent Wheel World, has announced its latest project: Blood Dungeon. This smaller game is described as a mix of Vampire Survivors and Spelunky — in other words, it's a bullet heaven, auto-attacking game, but it's also a 2D platformer. You run around...
News Stellar Blade: Blood Rain Is the PS5 Sequel You've Been Waiting For
Early in development
Shift Up has officially unveiled its Stellar Blade follow-up, and it's packing a new protagonist and a melee-based combat system. It's called Stellar Blade: Blood Rain, it's early in development, and you can catch the debut trailer above. Stellar Blade: BLOOD RAIN marks the next chapter in the acclaimed action adventure...
News Hot Wheels: Infinite Rush Is Official, an Open World Racer on PS5 This September
Don't toy with me
One of the most reliable video game leakers, billbil-kun, has revealed the existence of a new, unannounced Hot Wheels game. Likely to be announced during Geoff Keighley's Summer Game Fest showcase in a matter of hours, the game is reportedly named Hot Wheels Infinite Rush, and it's developed by Milestone — the same team that ma
News Resident Evil Veronica Confirmed for PS5, Out in 2027
Capcom's latest Resident Evil remake is official
It's been rumoured, and now it's official: Capcom is remaking Resident Evil: Code Veronica for PS5, and it's coming out in 2027. The remake has dropped the "Code" from the title to make it Resident Evil Veronica. Watch the reveal trailer above. Resident Evil Veronica is a remake of 2000's Resident...
News Dave the Diver PS5 Prequel Puts the Spotlight on Bancho the Chef, and It Looks Cool as Hell
Cool as a cucumber
One thing I certainly wasn't expecting to see during Sony's recent State of Play was a prequel to Dave the Diver, but here we are. The game is called Bancho the Chef, and as the name suggests, it follows the journey of Bancho and how he becomes the highly-skilled culinary master we see in the original. Adopting a sort-of low...
News Stuntman: Hollywood Revives a PS2 Fave for PS5, Adds Actual Movie Licenses Like Fast & Furious
Back to the Future! Knight Rider! More!
If, like me, you loved the old Stuntman games on the PS2 and PS3, then the all-new entry Stuntman: Hollywood may be a dream come true. This revisits the same old gameplay dynamic, where you need to drift and jump your car at the right moments in order to score points – but it actually incorporates real-life...
News God of War Laufey Is the Next Main Entry in the Saga, 'Coming Soon' to PS5
Revealed in 23 minutes of gameplay
The rumours and leaks might have spoiled the surprise, but the next game from Santa Monica Studio is official: it'll be a Faye-focused God of War game called God of War Laufey. The studio revealed the new PS5 instalment in a 23-minute gameplay showcase, all of which you can watch above. In a PlayStation Blog post,...
News Rayman Returns in a Stunning Modern Retelling of Legends on PS5
Origins remaster also announced
These games leaked like nobody's business, but Ubisoft has now officially announced a duo of new Rayman projects for PS5. The first and most prominent is Rayman Legends Retold, a reimagining of the beloved side-scrolling platformer with new, 3D visuals. It seems to be largely still a 2D game, albeit with...
News 11 Years Later, Until Dawn 2 Is Official and Coming to PS5 in 2027
Die for likes
Finally, over a decade after the first game, Until Dawn 2 has been confirmed. Horizon Call of the Mountain developer Firesprite Games is making it, and it's coming to PS5 next year. Unrelated to the original, the sequel is "a standalone experience, featuring a brand new cast, a whole new world to explore, and true to form, a modern...
News There's a Dino Crisis in The Lost Wild, Out on PS5 in 2027
Survival horror dinosaur game confirmed for PS5
Indie heavyweight Annapurna Interactive has revealed The Lost Wild, a "first-person survival horror game" that focuses on dinosaurs. Check out the announcement trailer above, with a PS5 version launching next year. Rather than behave like monsters, the idea behind The Lost Wild is the dinosaurs act...
News One of the Best Retro Action Games on PS5 Is Getting a Sequel
Short circuit
Retro side-scrolling fans, listen up: the superb Gravity Circuit is getting a PS5 sequel in 2027. Made once again by Finnish studio Domesticated Ant Games – I have to say, that’s one helluva developer name – the release promises more pitch-perfect action platforming, with two protagonists allowing you to pick your playstyle...
News You Share One Body With Multiple Souls in This Strange New PS5 Horror Game
UN:Settling
Unsettling Japanese horror, the awkwardly named UN:Me, will launch on the PS5 later this year. The game, from Tokyo-based dev historia, was previously only announced for PC, but will add Sony’s system to its launch slate when it arrives on an undetermined date in the future. The release puts you in control of a young girl who’s...
News All the Best Toy Story Games Are Coming Back with Retro Revivals on PS5
Reach for the sky
If you've any nostalgia for Toy Story's interesting history of video games, I have some great news for you. The retro experts at Digital Eclipse are reviving many of the best titles associated with the Disney/Pixar classics, with two projects set to release on PS5 and PS4 later this year. First up, we have Toy Story: Retro...
News Clutch Is a New PS5 Open World Racer from Ex Forza Horizon Devs
Full reveal at Summer Game Fest
Maverick Games, a new studio made up of former Forza Horizon developers, has announced its debut project: Clutch. This is a "cinematic open-world action-driving game" that'll feature both traditional circuit races and "action-packed underground race-and-chase sandbox gameplay where speed and style meet high-stakes...
News I Can't Believe I'm Writing This: Dr. Seuss' The Cat in the Hat Is Coming to PS5, PS4
Party game based on classic novel
Here’s a story I didn’t expect to write on this otherwise uneventful Friday afternoon: Dr. Seuss’ iconic children’s novel The Cat in the Hat is coming to the PS5 and PS4. Outright Games is making this one, which is described as a “party game” for up to four-players. It looks a lot like Mario Party to...
News PS5 Is Finally Getting One of PC's Biggest Cult Racing Games
Break stuff
I’ve got to be totally transparent with you: I’d never heard of the terribly named BeamNG.drive until today. However, after seeing the response to the racer’s PS5 announcement trailer, I decided to do a bit of research. It turns out this physics-based cult classic has been huge on PC for a decade, and squeezing it onto console is...
News Planet Zoo 2 Announced, Brings Flying Birds, Aquariums, and More to PS5 Later This Year
Going wild
Frontier has just announced Planet Zoo 2, the straightforwardly-named sequel to its popular zoo-keeping management sim. While there's not any raw gameplay, the in-engine announcement trailer at least sets the tone for this feel-good game: The headline new additions in Planet Zoo 2 are aviaries and aquariums, introducing lots of new...
News Standout PS5 Horror Title Perceptum Could Be Something Special
Coming to PS5 in 2027
Given the sheer amount of indie horror game trailers uploaded to the PlayStation YouTube channel on a weekly basis, it is very easy to glaze over them all. However, this one has caught my eye: Perceptum has you play as a Medium looking into a missing family inside an empty house. A case the police have given up on, you use a...
News One of 2026's Best Games Is Coming to PS5 Later This Year
Caught on camera
Taiwanese dev SIGONO’s photography-themed adventure OPUS: Prism Peak attracted rave reviews earlier this year on Switch and PC, making it among the top 15 highest-rated games of 2026. Now it’s been confirmed for the PS5, where it’ll launch later this year. Sony’s been showing off a version of the game at BitSummit in Kyoto...
News You'll No Longer Need a Pricey Headset to Play Two of PSVR2's Best Games
Quill you finally buy it?
If you’ve played the original on PSVR or its sequel on PSVR2, then you’ll know: Moss is an extraordinary experience. A platformer designed around virtual reality, this series embeds you in its fantasy worlds with cutesy protagonist Quill, an adorable mouse armed with a sword. Like the original Astro Bot Rescue...
News The Talos Principle 3 Revealed as the 'Grand Finale' to Great Puzzle Series
Coming soon to PS5
Croteam has today announced the "grand finale" to its first-person puzzling franchise, The Talos Principle. A third game, suitably titled The Talos Principle 3, is "coming soon" to PS5, and you can get a first glimpse in the trailer above. Details other than the teaser trailer are brief, but the studio is committed to sharing...
News Another Viral Roguelike Hit Is Coming to PS5 Very Soon
Slots & Daggers announced
Publisher Future Friends Games has announced the console release of Slots & Daggers, and it's coming to PS5 very soon. The game arrives on 15th May 2026, and you can get a taste for it in this new trailer: Developed by a single person, Slots & Daggers is an arcadey, slot machine-style roguelike game in which you spin in...
News Aliens Fireteam Elite 2 Goes Bigger in 4-Player Co-Op PS5 Sequel
An extra player, more mechanics, and new Xenomorphs
Cold Iron Studios has today revealed an expanded sequel to Aliens: Fireteam Elite that increases the co-op player count to four, bundles in many more Xenomorphs, and releases as a current-gen only game. It's out in the summer 2026 window, and you can catch your first glimpse of Aliens: Fireteam...
News Session: Skate Sim Dev Reveals Shapeshifting Werewolf PS5 Game
Rise from your grave
Session: Skate Sim dev crea-ture Studios is swapping shove-its for shapeshifting in its new top-down action game, Werewolf: The Apocalypse - Rageborn. This is loosely inspired by the tabletop role-playing game of the same name, although it’s anchoring its experience around the fact you can change forms at will. In the full...
News Dracula: The Disciple May Be the PS5's First Puzzlevania
Immersive sim sees you embody Bram Stoker's iconic villain
If you’ve tired of the abundance of Metroidvanias on the PS5, then may we tempt you with the world’s first Puzzlevania? At least, embattled publisher Nacon will be hoping that descriptor catches on. In truth, Cyanide’s newly announced Dracula: The Disciple sounds super cool. It’s in...
News New PS5 Survival Horror Game Takes Silent Hill Gameplay to the Future
Hollowbody gets PS5 release in June
Solo developer Headware Games has announced that it's bringing Hollowbody to PS5 next month following a strong PC release in 2024, where it garnered "very positive" reviews on Steam. The survival horror effort is pitched as Silent Hill set in the near-future, where "an unlicensed black market shipper" has to...
News If This PS5 Kaiju Game Doesn't Drop to 10fps, Then Frankly the Dev Has Failed
Frame it
Frame rate drops are always frowned upon, but when it comes to larger-than-life kaiju games like the upcoming BeastLink, we take an exception. Fans of the Earth Defense Force franchise (EDF! EDF!) will know that dev Sandlot hasn’t done its job properly if the gameplay doesn’t plunge to 10fps, and we feel similarly about Grove Street...
News Myst, Riven Remakes Officially Confirmed for PS5, with Full PSVR2 Support
And they're available soon
We already kinda knew this was happening, but it's now official. Developer Cyan Worlds has announced its remakes of Myst and Riven are coming very soon to PS5. This pair of stone cold classics will be available from 19th May 2026, and you can wishlist them now on PS Store.
News Sony's ANIPLEX Announces PS5, PS4 Re-Release of Melty Blood: Type Lumina for 2027
Twi-Lumina incoming
Sony subsidiary ANIPLEX has officially announced Melty Blood: Twi-Lumina, an updated re-release of 2021’s PS4 fighter Melty Blood: Type Lumina. The game will launch on both the PS5 and PS4 in 2027. Aside from a short promo video, details are pretty scarce, but Japanese dev French-Bread is once again at the helm. The press...
News This New PS5, PS4 JRPG Was Written by a 5-Year-Old
No, seriously
Most games feel like they were written by five-year-olds, but this one actually was! Japanese-style turn-based RPG Axe Cop is launching on the PS5 and PS4 this week, from 4th May. And its big gimmick is that its story was penned by Malachai Nicolle, a “literal five-year-old”, as the press release puts it. Some of you may...
News What if Dynasty Warriors Remained a Fighting Game? This New PS5 Title Tries It
Welcome to the stage of history
What if Omega Force made a successor to its original PS1 Dynasty Warriors game, released in 1997? Fans of the franchise will know, the first game in the series is actually a 1v1 weapons-based fighter like Soul Blade, featuring famous historical names like Lu Bu et al. But its successor, Dynasty Warriors 2 for the...
