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News PS Plus Premium Gets Five Ratchet & Clank Games on 15th November
Ratchet up
To mark the 20th anniversary of the Ratchet & Clank series, Insomniac Games is bringing five of the entries released on PS3 to PS Plus Premium. Available for streaming from 15th November 2022, the games are: Ratchet & Clank Ratchet & Clank: Going
News God of War Ragnarok Is Now Sony's Highest Rated PS5 Game
Metacritic rating of 94
With the God of War Ragnarok reviews from critics now in, the sequel from Santa Monica Studio is now officially Sony's highest-rated PS5 game so far. With a Metacritic rating of 94, it is also the second-best-rated game of 2022 overall — only Elden Ring has it beat by two points. Compare Kratos' latest adventure to other...
News Hold On, PS5 Just Outsold Switch in Japan
Somehow
Regular readers will know all too well that we don't tend to cover Japanese sales charts these days because Nintendo is just so utterly dominant that it barely counts as PlayStation-related news. But today, things are different. The latest Japanese hardware charts are in, and, shockingly, the PS5 actually managed to outsell the Nintendo...
Review God of War Ragnarok (PS5) - A Dazzling Crown Jewel in Sony's Catalogue
The boy is back in town
At one point or another, Santa Monica Studio was thinking about spreading Kratos' new saga across three games — a trilogy that would mirror the original adventures of the vengeful god. This is worth bringing up because God of War Ragnarok feels like it could have been split in half and sold as two separate pieces. It...
News PS Studios Teams to Stream All Day for Extra Life
Aim is to raise $10,000 for charity
Top-tier PS Studios teams like Insomniac Games, Guerrilla, and Bend Studio will come together to host an all-day charity stream this coming Saturday, 5th November. The event, part of Extra Life, will see the studios streaming a variety of PlayStation games, in an attempt to raise $10,000 for Children’s Miracle...
News PS1 Classic Syphon Filter 3 Could Be a New PS Plus Premium Game
Korean age rating spotted
PS1 game Syphon Filter 3 could be on its way to PS Plus Premium in the future as the classic shooter has been handed a new age rating in Korea. It adds to the list of older titles that appear ready to be rolled into the service, which includes
News Official God of War Ragnarok PS5, PS4 Graphics Modes Revealed
Six on PS5, two on PS4 Pro
After news circulated last week following a round of previews for God of War Ragnarok, developer Santa Monica Studio has now revealed the official graphics modes for PS5, PS4 Pro, and PS4. The team doesn't quite commit to the highs of 120 frames-per-second in its official infographic; instead, it says many modes will...
Poll Will You Pay the PSVR2 Launch Price?
Pound stretcher
Sony has announced its next-gen PSVR2 headset will cost £529.99/$549.99/€599.99, which is more than a PS5. It's a lot of money to see written down, but when you start to consider the technology you're getting in exchange, the picture starts to become clearer. As detailed in our Full Specs Comparison guide including the
News The Last of Us HBO Show Confirmed to Premiere on 15th January 2023
They're going through with this
Naughty Dog has announced its TV adaptation of The Last of Us will premiere on HBO Max on 15th January 2023. In a tweet, the studio says: "You have no idea what loss is. #TheLastofUs premieres January 15 on HBO." The accompanying poster can be viewed below, which displays the logo and Joel and Ellie — played by...
News Horizon Call of the Mountain Is a PSVR2 Launch Game
Seemingly costs £40/$40
Horizon Call of the Mountain will launch alongside the PSVR2 headset on 22nd February 2023, Sony has announced. It will be available as a standalone game or bundled in with the device for an extra £40/$40. Given the pricing difference between the two bundles, it would suggest Horizon Call of the Mountain costs £40/$40 on...
News PSVR2 Launches 22nd February 2023, Costs $550
Pre-orders go live on 15th November
Sony has today announced its PSVR2 headset will launch on 22nd February 2023 at a price of $549.99/£529.99. You'll get the device, PSVR2 Sense controllers, and stereo headphones. Pre-orders will begin on 15th November 2022 on the PlayStation Direct online store and other participating retailers. Horizon Call of...
News This Japanese God of War Ragnarok Ad Is an Absolute Must Watch
Don't worry: no spoilers here
Yesterday saw Ben Stiller cosplaying as Kratos, but the advert specific to Japan for God of War Ragnarok is, well, quite a bit different. Instead of LeBron James and John Travolta, Japan has Mr Sato singing and dancing along to "Goddo Obu Woragnaroku no Uta". It's an utter delight and makes for essential viewing as we...
News Former Capcom Producer on Ghost of Tsushima, Resident Evil, and Cross-Cultural Creation
Global appeal
In terms of gameplay, the methodical survival horror of the Resident Evil franchise couldn't be more dissimilar to the open-world samurai action of Ghost of Tsushima. But they have at least one thing in common: both are set in countries and cultures that are not their creator's own. Speaking to IGN, former Capcom producer Hiroyuki...
News New God of War Ragnarok Footage, Concept Art Shown in Latest Dev Diary
A look at character design
God of War Ragnarok is getting extremely close now, yet fans have had very little to go on ever since the game's announcement. Fortunately, Sony's Santa Monica Studio has put together a few developer diary videos, which give a little more detail and show off a teensy bit more footage before launch. The latest video is all...
News The Last of Us: Escape the Dark Is an Official Board Game, Kickstarter Next Week
From Escape the Dark Castle makers
Not only is The Last of Us being adapted for a TV show early next year, but it's also getting an official board game from the makers of Escape the Dark Castle. Themeborne is known for creating black-and-white board games that prioritise "cooperative and easy-to-understand gameplay", and it's take on the world of...
News God of War PS4 Sells 23 Million Units Ahead of Ragnarok's Release
Good job, boy
God of War has now sold a total of 23 million copies across its PS4 and PC versions, Sony confirmed earlier today. This means the title has sold roughly 3.5 million more units since August 2021, when Sony issued its previous sales update. Of course, with the release of God of War Ragnarok now just days away, interest in the series is...
News Ben Stiller Is Kratos in God of War Ragnarok Ad with John Travolta, LeBron James
You read that right
What in the pits of Muspelheim’s lava pools is this? Sony has spent big on God of War Ragnarok’s latest commercial, which sees Ben Stiller dressed as Kratos for a group therapy session with John Travolta and LeBron James. We think the commercial’s trying to play into the complicated relationship between the aforementioned...
News PS Plus Lost Two Million Members in the Last Three Months
But revenue increased by 10%
Sony has lost 1.9 million PS Plus subscribers in the past three months, its Q2 fiscal year 2022 financial results reveal. It means the service's member count drops to 45.4 million, down from 47.3 million in the previous quarter. This is the first full quarter since PS Plus underwent a revamp and introduced two new tiers...
News The Last of Us HBO Show Reportedly Premieres on 15th January
Date appears in HBO Max app
HBO's adaptation of The Last of Us will release on 15th January 2023, according to the company's HBO Max app in the USA. This lines up with an earlier suggestion from UK distributor Sky that the TV show will premiere a day later due to time zone differences. Officially, the series has been handed a 2023 release, but a...
News PS5 Shipments Reach 25 Million, But Still Well Short of Yearly Target
Sony wants to ship 18 million consoles this fiscal year
Sony confirmed in its Q2 fiscal year 2022 results that it has now shipped 25 million PS5 consoles as of 30th September 2022. Shipments covering the previous quarter reached 3.3 million, which matches the same period of Sony's previous fiscal year. That brings this year's total to 5.7 million...
News God of War Ragnarok to Feature a Transmog Armour System Due to Popular Demand
Looking good, boy
God of War Ragnarok is shaping up to be a groundbreaking video game; that much is obvious from the time we've spent exploring the Nine Realms so far. It improves on many aspects of its predecessor, 2018's God of War, and in some ways, exceeds them. Case in point, the inclusion of a transmog armour system, a feature fans were...
News Sony Accidentally Sends God of War Ragnarok PS5 Bundle to Customer
They'd actually ordered Modern Warfare 2
If it's not independent retailers breaking the release date of God of War Ragnarok, it's Sony itself! @RasheedaASmith on Twitter has posted in response to a
News Sackboy: A Big Adventure Has Proven Very Unpopular on PC
A peak of just 610 people played it
After the PC port of the Uncharted: Legacy of Thieves Collection set the record for the lowest player count of any Sony game at launch, Sackboy: A Big Adventure has come along and beat it by an alarming margin. Across its first weekend on sale, the highest number of players it had at any one time was just 610...
News Naughty Dog and Sony's Newest Studio Are Co-Developing Project Based on a 'Beloved Franchise'
The smart money says Sully is making a comeback
Last week we brought you word that Sony is building a new internal development team in partnership with PSS Visual Arts. Based in San Diego, this secretive support studio previously contributed to the recently released The Last of Us: Part I, fro
News Santa Monica Studio Pleads for Minimal God of War Ragnarok Spoilers As Game Leaks
Boy, that's a shame
Update: Santa Monica Studio has shown as little of God of War Ragnarok as possible prior to release, so it’s a shame to see the game break street date and begin to leak. Subsequently, the developer has released a statement, pleading with fans to keep story information to themselves. It adds that it’s doing its best to...
News PlayStation Discord Integration Reportedly Coming in March 2023
Provided everything goes according to plan
The long-awaited integration of the popular VoIP and instant messaging social platform Discord with our own beloved PlayStation is reportedly coming in March 2023, and to be more precise, on the 8th. That's according to sources familiar with the subject, who spoke to industry insider Tom Henderson of...
Random Chloe Grace Moretz Is Eager for Sony to Make a New PSP
"That thing was so fun"
It turns out actress Chloe Grace Moretz is a closet PSP fan! The actress, perhaps best known for her role as Mindy McCready in Kick-Ass, took to Twitter to ponder why PlayStation hadn’t made another handheld. “That thing was so fun,” she exclaimed. Depressingly, many replies pointed to the disastrous performance of the...
News God of War Ragnarok Launch Trailer Builds the Hype for Release Day
Short but oh so sweet
God of War Ragnarok releases for PS5, PS4 in less than two weeks, so with real-life marketing already doing the rounds, Sony has published the game's launch trailer. It's a very short one — clocking in at exactly 30 seconds — but it teases just enough to get us excited all over again. The vast majority of the clips we've...
News PS London Studio Making a Fantasy-Based Online Co-Op Game
No name yet, but it's set in London
PlayStation London Studio, the developer of Blood & Truth and The Getaway, has today announced it's making an online co-op game set in a fantasy-based version of London, England. While the project does not have an official name yet, the concept art above should give you an idea of what to expect. In a change...
News Nioh Franchise Ships More Than 7 Million Units Worldwide
In just five short years
Developer Team NINJA has announced that the combined sales of both Nioh and Nioh 2 have exceeded more than seven million units worldwide. Perhaps the most successful Soulslike competitor on the market, the Nioh series combines mechanics popularised in FromSoftware's Dark Souls franchise with a fantastical, feudal Japanese...
News Hideo Kojima Says Next Project Will Transcend Video Games, 'It's Almost Like a New Medium'
Go big or go home
Auteur game developer Hideo Kojima has made some bold comments regarding his next project, which he claims will change not only the video game industry but also the film industry irrevocably. We'd warrant tempering expectations on that front slightly, as singular creatives have made similarly grandiose claims in the past and are...
News God of War Ragnarok's Mammoth Marketing Onslaught Underway in Mumbai
On rails
There’s no stopping Sony once it puts its marketing muscle behind a project, and God of War Ragnarok looks like it’ll receive the bulk of the manufacturer’s marketing budget this holiday. Kratos’ sophomore sojourn through Norse mythology has already taken over Twitter, and now the sequel has infiltrated Mumbai’s metro. These...
News PS Plus Expiry Dates Return to the PS Store, Because Sony
Rez Infinite gone completely
Sony just doesn't like to keep things simple, does it? First it launches revamped a PS Plus service complete with a Last Chance to Play section and expiry dates attached to game listings. Then we report those have been removed, and now they've made a comeback just days later. GTA: Vice City - Definitive Edition has no
News God of War Ragnarok Is Getting Photo Mode, But Not Until After Launch
Live in the moment
Sony Santa Monica has today confirmed that God of War Ragnarok, the eagerly anticipated sequel to 2018's God of War, will be getting a photo mode, but it wont be ready in time for launch. The developer announced the news on Twitter in response to a preview from virtual photographer TheFourthFocus, which noted the absence of the...
News Naughty Dog to Partner with PSS Visual Arts for Unannounced AAA Title
The Last of Us: Part 2... remake?
It looks like Sony is building a new internal game development team in partnership with PlayStation Studios Visual Arts and Naughty Dog. PSS Visual Arts is a company specialising in motion capture cinematics and animation. Naughty Dog, meanwhile, is a first-party video game developer that specialises in bringing joy...
News DualSense Edge Controller Pre-Orders Are Live Now on PlayStation Direct
Grab your pricey pad now
Update: Just as a note, pre-orders for the DualSense Edge are now also live in the United States, so take a look if you want to add one of these pads to your PS5 arsenal: <products id="21013,21015"> Original Article: As promised, the DualSense Edge PS5 controller is
News Bloodborne Mobile Rated in Australia, But Don't Lose Your Mind Just Yet
Bloody hell
Well here's something that we didn't expect to see today: something called Bloodborne Mobile has been rated by the Australian Classification board. Immediately, people are questioning whether Sony is taking us all for a ride — but we would strongly recommend against jumping the gun for now. The rating is indeed for a video game, but...
News God of War Ragnarok Goes In-Depth on Combat with New Gameplay
Did I axe you?
God of War Ragnarok's release is just over a couple of weeks away now, and although we're sure that a lot of you would prefer a proper State of Play showing, Sony is at least giving us a series of developer-based videos. The latest of these has a strong focus on combat and enemy design, and features a lot of gameplay clips that should...
Rumour PS Plus Essential PS5, PS4 Games for November 2022 Leaked Early
Heavenly?
As is practically a routine monthly occurrence, the PS Plus Essential games for next month have leaked ahead of Sony's official announcement. The platform holder is due to unveil November's selection of complimentary titles tomorrow (26th October), but French retail site Dealabs has beaten them to the punch once again. So, what's in the...
Random Every American PS2 Manual Has Been Preserved on the Internet
Pamphlet perfection
Back when we were little and we were lucky enough to be bought a new PS1 game by our parents, we’d spend the entire car ride home reading through the manual, trying to get a taste of the action that awaited us once we were reunited with our console. Those days are long gone, and while there are things to appreciate about the...
News Sony's Forgotten PS4 Free-to-Play Game Guns Up Shuts Down Next Year
Guns down
Sony may have recently purchased developer Valkyrie Entertainment, but it’s closing down the team’s forgotten free-to-play PS4 game Guns Up. Also available on PC, this was part of the platform holder’s first foray into free-to-play, alongside San Diego Studio’s long dead Kill Strain. But while it’s enjoyed a longer lifespan, the...
Random Marvel's Spider-Man PC Mod Lets You Play As... IGN's Gotham Knights Review Score?
Look out! Here comes the 5/10
Hardcore PC players sure do seem to have a sense of humour, that's for sure. With Sony bringing some of its first-party PlayStation games to Steam and Epic Games Store, it opens up the doors to the wild world of modding. Marvel's Spider-Man Remastered appears to be a popular target; not long ago, a mod was released that...
News Death Stranding 2 Hype at Fever Pitch as PlayStation Boss Jim Ryan Poses with Hideo Kojima
Fanning the flames
Update #2: Hideo Kojima has enjoyed visits from PlayStation’s marketing brass, PS Studios chief, and now PlayStation’s overall overlord, Jim Ryan. Concluding a flurry of office drop-ins, the auteur has posed with Jim Ryan, suggesting an announcement of Death Stranding 2 may be imminent. We assume this will be the last of...
News Resist Spartan Rage and Avoid God of War Ragnarok Spoilers Like the Plague
They're spreading already
Sigh, we suppose it was inevitable, wasn’t it? With the hotly anticipated God of War Ragnarok now in reviewers’ hands, some idiots are out to spoil the game for the rest of you. With a little over two weeks until the title officially launches, you’re going to need to tread very carefully on social media if you don’t...
News Sony Seemingly Scraps PS Plus Game Expiry Dates
Can't see when games leave anymore
Sony appears to have made a change to its PS Plus service, making it no longer possible to view the exact date a game will be removed from the service. The Last Chance to Play tab is still part of the home page — viewed by scrolling down a fair bit on PS5 — but buttoning through to the games there no longer...
News Uncharted PC Port Has Lowest Player Count of Any Sony Game at Launch
The stats aren't even close
The Uncharted: Legacy of Thieves Collection PC port recorded an all-time player count of only 10,851 after its very first weekend on the platform, which is significantly lower compared to Sony's previous efforts. It comes closest to the open worlder Days Gone, but even then, the Sony Bend game had over 27,000 players...
News Voice Actress Laura Bailey Keen to Reprise Role in Potential Sequel to The Last of Us: Part II
You don't get to rush this
In The Last of Us: Part II, new character Abby Anderson was introduced early on, and in dramatic fashion. The amount of focus placed on the deuteragonist proved controversial with some players, but despite it all, Abby's voice actress and prolific portrayer, Laura Bailey, would be eager to revisit the character in a...
News Prepare Your Tweets for God of War Ragnarok with a Trio of Special Emojis
Oh boy oh boy
God of War Ragnarok is getting very close now, and, well, that's rather exciting. We've even been hands on with the game, so be sure to check that out for our first impressions on Sony's big sequel. For everyone else, the big day is 9th November, and until then you'll have to simply express your anticipation on social media. You may...
News God of War Ragnarok on PS5 Runs at Up to 120fps, Four Graphics Modes
40fps mode included
Sony has today allowed media outlets (including ourselves) to share a sneak peek at the first five hours of God of War Ragnarok, but given how all anyone wants to talk about is frame rates at the moment, we figured it best to share what the game has to offer on PS5. There are two graphical modes to choose from, but two more are...
Hands On God of War Ragnarok on PS5, PS4 Is PlayStation At Its Pomp
Impressive, boy
After several hours with God of War Ragnarok there are some things we can tell you and much, much more we cannot, but we’ll begin with our overriding sentiment so far: this is why we love PlayStation. The reality is, biased as we may be, no one does it quite like PS Studios. Nintendo may be the kings of gameplay – and, to be...
