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  Talking Point What Are You Playing This Weekend? - Issue 528

  May this journey lead us starward

  Another week has come to a premature conclusion, so it's time to discuss what we're playing this weekend. There's tons to choose from, so here's what's keeping us busy. Aaron Bayne: I'm on the final boss of Stellar Blade so the aim is to get through that. Hopefully with a bit more ease than the last couple of...

  • 18h ago
  • Talking Point
  • PS5
  • PS4
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Friday10th May 2024

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  Guide New PS5, PS4 Games This Week (13th May to 19th May)

  Nep nep

  What new PS5 and PS4 games are releasing in physical retailers and as part of the PS Store update this week? It's a really slow week where you may need to dig into your backlog. Click through the links for a full list of all new PS5 games release dates in 2024, all new PSVR2 games release dates in 2024, and all n

  • 1d ago
  • PS Store
  • PS5
  • PS4
  • Release Dates
  • Guides
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  89

  News Founders, Long-Time Employees Reportedly Say Xbox Now Effectively Microsoft Gaming

  Doesn't really hit the same way

  It's been a torturous week for Microsoft, but we aren't quite at the weekend yet. New reporting suggests that longtime employees and even some of the brand's founders agree that things have shifted so dramatically at Xbox since the bad old days that, effectively: "It's no longer Xbox, but Microsoft Gaming." That's...

  • 2d ago
  • Microsoft
  • Industry
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  News Fallout 4 PS5 Patch Dropping Next Week, with New Graphics Settings and Improvements

  Fixes, too

  Bethesda will once again be updating a near decade-old game next week. It's currently prepping a Fallout 4 patch that promises "new options for graphics and performance settings", for release on Monday the 13th May. The update will also feature "further fixes and improvements", but we don't have the full patch notes yet. Currently, the...

  • 1d ago
  • Bethesda
  • PS5
  • PS4 Fallout
  • Patches
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  37

  News Vengeful Fallout 76 Players Keep Nuking Xbox Boss Phil Spencer's Camp

  Everyone liked that

  Following a devastating week of Bethesda studio closures, which coincides with the Fallout franchise's recent bump in popularity (thanks to Amazon's excellent adaptation), it was only natural for the pressure to erupt somewhere. In a legitimately hilarious turn, vengeful Fallout 76 players have been vent

  • 2d ago
  • Bethesda Softworks
  • PS4
  • Fallout
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  15

  News Smartphone Spin-Off Persona 5: The Phantom X May Launch Worldwide

  SEGA plotting further expansion of gacha game

  Persona 5: The Phantom X, a smartphone spin-off of Atlus’ iconic RPG series, launched last month in China, Taiwan, and Korea – and it’s received an enormous marketing push to say the least. In addition to bus liveries, we’ve seen entire subway station takeovers here in Taipei – and there have...

  • 2d ago
  • SEGA
  • Mobile
  • Persona
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  36

  News Capcom Now Considers Dragon's Dogma a 'Key Brand' Following Substantial Sales

  Alongside Monster Hunter, Street Fighter, Resi

  The year is 2024, and we now live in a world where Capcom considers Dragon's Dogma to be one of its "key brands". According to the publisher's latest financial report, the action RPG series currently sits alongside the likes of Monster Hunter, Resident Evil, and Street Fighter as a pillar property...

  • 2d ago
  • Capcom
  • PS5
  • Dragon's Dogma
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  56

  Rumour SEGA Wants Persona to Be an Annual Franchise Alongside Like a Dragon, Sonic

  And so it begins

  It doesn't come as a huge surprise, but SEGA reportedly wants Atlus to pump out a new Persona release every year. This is according to well-known leaker Midori, who claims that the publisher now places the Persona series alongside Like a Dragon and Sonic as one of its big three. Really, it's testament to how far Persona has come,...

  • 1d ago
  • SEGA
  • Atlus
  • Persona
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  15

  News 'Negative Sentiment' Prompts Helldivers 2 Dev to Put Releasing Polar Patriots to a Vote

  "Democracy has spoken!"

  With all the "negative sentiment" in the air and Helldivers 2 developer Arrowhead keen to keep its riotous fanbase calm, the release of the premium Polar Patriots Warbond presented something of a PR issue for the Finnish studio. Not wanting to appear "tone deaf," the dev did just about the most on-brand thing ever, putting

  • 2d ago
  • Sony
  • PS5
  • Helldivers
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  112

  Poll Years Later, How Do You Feel About PlayStation's PC Strategy?

  Mastering the master race

  PlayStation has been porting its titles to PC for years now. The landscape has changed quite dramatically in the last decade or so, and companies like Sony have seen a need to expand their reach, even if it means sacrificing the more traditional concept of exclusive games. Even now, we're witnessing a significant shift in...

  • 1d ago
  • Sony
  • PS5
  • PS4
  • PC
  • Polls
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  32

  News God of War Ragnarok Set for PC, New Report Claims

  Announcement possibly this month

  God of War Ragnarok is amongst the next batch of first-party titles Sony plans to port to PC, a new report from PS Plus leaker Billbil-Kun claims. They say the official announcement could be made as soon as this month, which could line up with a potential PlayStation Showcase taking place in May. Sony has been happy...

  • 2d ago
  • Sony
  • PC
  • God of War
  • Rumours
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  12

  News Minor GTA 6 Website Update Pushes Community Closer to the Brink

  Screenshots coming in hot

  Perhaps the most anticipated game of all time, and considering developer Rockstar's secretive nature, even the most minor GTA 6 morsels can send the series' legions of starving fans into a tizzy. Case in point: GTA 6 has been added to Rockstar's website database, with placeholders for four screenshots, cover art, and a...

  • 2d ago
  • Rockstar
  • PS5
  • Grand Theft Auto
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  10

  News Visions of Mana Release Date Likely Incoming as Action RPG Gets Age Rated

  A clearer vision

  First announced in December of last year, Visions of Mana has been stuck with a vague 'summer' release window for months — but now, it seems highly likely that a confirmed date is heading our way in the near future. The action RPG has just been age rated by the ESRB in North America, which is usually a surefire sign that news is...

  • 1d ago
  • Square Enix
  • PS5
  • PS4
  • Mana
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  7

  News Beep Announces Rainbow Cotton Reboot! High Tension! In Japan

  Time Extension Coming Spring 2025 to PS4, PS5, and Switch

  Earlier today, the retailer/video game distributor Beep announced on social media that it will be making a follow-up to 2021's Cotton Reboot! called Cotton Reboot! High Tension! According to the game's website, it will be a side-scrolling shooter similar to its predecessor and is planned to be released...

  • 2d ago
  • News
  • Cotton
  • Nintendo Switch
  • PS4
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  5

  News Jurassic World Management Sim Under Construction at Frontier Developments

  Along with two mystery games

  Frontier Developments, the studio behind fine management sim series like Planet Zoo and F1 Manager, isn't looking to break the mould. The studio announced that it has three titles in this style currently in development, one of which has been confirmed to be a Jurrasic World game, with the developer inking a deal with...

  • 2d ago
  • Frontier Developments
  • PS5
  • Jurassic World
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  6

  News SMT 5: Vengeance Gets a Super Detailed 13 Minute Video on All Its New Stuff

  A crazy number of improvements

  If you've been wondering what Shin Megami Tensei 5: Vengeance actually does differently compared to the original Nintendo Switch title, then you've got to give this exhaustive new video a watch. Clocking in at over 13 minutes, this official, step-by-step guide on Vengeance's various additions and improvements is robust...

  • 1d ago
  • Atlus
  • PS5
  • PS4
  • Shin Megami Tensei
  • Trailers
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  News Whimsical Chibi RPG WitchSpring R Casts a Spell on PS5 This August

  Bewitched

  Those itching for a dose of whimsical, old-school Atelier-esque RPG action may want to add WitchSpring R to their wishlist, a colourful, cosy outing from developer KIWI WALKS due out on 29th August. This game promises an eclectic mix of “training, collecting, and exploring” as you battle beasts in the overworld by day and enhance your...

  • 2d ago
  • PM Studios
  • PS5
  • WitchSpring R
  • Release Dates
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  Random Get Crafty with These Cool Horizon Forbidden West Papercraft Models

  Creasing up

  Fans of papercraft may be interested to know there are a couple of official Horizon Forbidden West paper models. Over on the series' official site, scroll down on the community page and you'll find altogether more flimsy versions of two of the game's machines, waiting for you to fold them into shape. You can freely download and print...

  • 1d ago
  • Sony
  • PS5
  • PS4
  • Horizon
  • Random
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  News Fallout 4 Continues Sales Momentum in the UK, April's Best-Selling Game

  New Vegas and 76 also in top 10

  Fallout 4 was the UK's best-selling game last month, as the popularity of the TV adaptation from Amazon Prime keeps on fuelling sales. Combined with deep discounts across the entire series, Christopher Dring of GamesIndustry.biz said the Bethesda RPG earned top spot "comfortably", with the second-placed EA Sports FC...

  • 2d ago
  • Bethesda
  • PS5
  • PS4
  • Fallout
  • Sales
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  News India Hero Project Game Fishbowl Now Has a Free Demo Available on PS5

  Dip your toes in

  Fishbowl is one of the indie games highlighted by Sony in its India Hero Project program, and you can now play a portion of it with a free playable demo. Available on PS5 now via the PS Store, this demo allows you to play one in-game day in this slice-of-life adventure, which takes place over the course of one month. The game...

  • 2d ago
  • Imissmyfriends Studio
  • PS5
  • Fishbowl
  • Demos
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  News Mysterious Narrative Puzzler Eternal Threads Is Finally Coming to PS5, PS4

  Delayed console launch happening at last

  Publisher Secret Mode and developer Cosmonaut Studios has just announced the long-awaited console port of its intriguing puzzle adventure, Eternal Threads. Initially announced for PS4 back in 2022, the game is now finally coming — with a PS5 version too — on 23rd May, 2024. If you're unaware, Eternal...

  • 1d ago
  • Secret Mode
  • PS5
  • PS4
  • Eternal Threads
  • Release Dates

Thursday9th May 2024

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  65

  News Helldivers Turn on Arrowhead Following Undemocratic Firing of Community Manager

  Justice for General Spitz

  If history has taught us anything, it's that when faced with tyranny, lovers of both Liberty and Democracy will fight in their defence to the last round of ammunition, the final drop of blood. In a bombshell development, it looks like developer Arrowhead may have a revolution on its hands, as outraged Helldivers 2 players...

  • 3d ago
  • Sony
  • PS5
  • Helldivers
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  36

  News Japan Sales Charts: Stellar Blade Has a Slightly Disappointing PS5 Debut, Eiyuden Chronicle Sells Best on Switch

  PS5 creeps closer to 6 million

  The latest Japanese software charts are in, giving us a look into the sales figures of recent releases like Stellar Blade and Eiyuden Chronicle: Hundred Heroes. To start with, Stellar Blade, the PS5 exclusive from South Korean developer Shift Up, debuted at the summit, selling just over 67,100 physical copies...

  • 2d ago
  • Japan
  • Sales
  • Charts
  • PS5
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  70

  News Xbox Pondering PS5 Port of Ninja Theory's Senua's Saga: Hellblade 2

  Sequel could come to Sony's system

  The original Hellblade: Senua’s Sacrifice was billed as a big indie for PS4, launching as a console exclusive on Sony’s system all the way back in 2017. It was later ported to various other platforms, and Cambridge-based developer Ninja Theory was eventually scooped up as part of Microsoft’s acquisition...

  • 3d ago
  • Xbox Game Studios
  • PS5
  • Hellblade
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  28

  Mini Review Animal Well (PS5) - Mysterious Metroidvania a Pure Puzzle Box on PS Plus

  Deeper and deeper

  Animal Well tells you almost nothing. This retro-styled puzzle platformer is bursting with layers and layers of secrets, and it leaves you to pick it all apart in some of the most purely explorative gameplay we've experienced in a while. After emerging from a flower, you play as a small blob, able only to run and jump. You're...

  • 3d ago
  • Reviews
  • Bigmode
  • PS5
  • Animal Well
  • Mini Reviews
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  News Akimbot Looks Like a Ratchet & Clank Knock-Off for PS5

  Is that you?

  Akimbot isn’t related to Ratchet & Clank in any way, but we don’t think it could look more like Insomniac’s series if it tried. Due out later this year on PS5, the Plaion-published platformer sees you assume control of a robot named Exe and his sidekick Shipset – is any of this sounding familiar yet? The gameplay, which...

  • 3d ago
  • PLAION
  • PS5
  • Akimbot
  • Announcements
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  73

  News More Xbox Layoffs Reportedly Inbound as Company Attempts to Cut Costs

  Microsoft execs aren't quite done yet

  In a week that has been something of a bloodbath for longtime rivals Microsoft and Sony, it appears that the dust hasn't quite settled yet for the Xbox platform holder, which just announced the closure of multiple internal studios. New reporting from

  • 3d ago
  • Microsoft
  • Industry
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  News This Year's Call of Duty May Not Be Included in Xbox Game Pass After All

  Microsoft keeping a close eye on the financials

  One of the big reasons Xbox fans were so eager for Microsoft to purchase Activision Blizzard was the promise of the juggernaut publisher’s output being included in subscription Game Pass at no extra cost. However, it appears the bean counters at the Redmond firm are reconsidering, and Xbox Series X|S...

  • 3d ago
  • Activision
  • PS5
  • PS4
  • Xbox
  • Call of Duty
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  61

  News Helldivers 2 Director Pushes PlayStation to Backtrack on 170 Steam Delistings

  Democracy doesn't sleep

  Helldivers 2 director and Arrowhead Studios CEO Johan Pilestedt is reportedly doing what he can to get the game fully relisted on PC. Following the whole PSN kerfuffle last week, in which it was revealed that players would soon need a PSN account in order to play, Sony and Valve — the company that owns Steam — went ahead...

  • 2d ago
  • Sony
  • PS5
  • PC
  • Helldivers
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  News Stylish Arcade Racer #DRIVE Rally Powerslides onto PS5 in 2025

  After a stint in PC early access

  We rather like the look of #DRIVE Rally, a stylised spin on rally racing that's heading onto PS5 in the future. Announced last year, we now know it's still a ways off, coming to consoles sometime in 2025, but it looks pretty promising. As the new trailer above shows, it'll be heading to PC before that, launching in...

  • 3d ago
  • Pixel Perfect Dude
  • PS5
  • Drive Rally
  • Trailers
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  PS Store Sales Charts Stellar Blade Loses Out to Sea of Thieves in Europe, Helldivers 2 Is Still King in US

  Hell yeah

  PlayStation has published the PS Store sales charts for April, and the rankings make for an interesting read. High-profile PS5 exclusive Stellar Blade did pretty well, rocking up to second in North America and fourth in Europe. That's not quite on par with what we'd expect from, say, a AAA PlayStation Studios title, but it's still a very...

  • 2d ago
  • Sony
  • PS5
  • PS4
  • PS Store
  • Sales
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  News Founder Shinji Mikami on Microsoft's Surpise Closure of Tango Gameworks

  "Sad"

  Legendary master of horror, Shinji Mikami, has commented on the surprise closure of the studio he founded, Tango Gameworks, shuttered in the latest round of Microsoft layoffs. Mikami, the creator of the Resident Evil series, spent many years at Capcom, co-founded Platinum Games, and seemed intent on training the next generation of creatives at...

  • 3d ago
  • Microsoft
  • Bethesda
  • Industry
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  News Enticing Action RPG REYNATIS Hits PS5, PS4 in September

  Shibuya scramble

  REYNATIS, the rather intriguing action RPG that was announced a couple of months back, now has a confirmed release date on PS5 and PS4. It's dropping on the 27th September, which is roughly two months after the game's Japanese launch. That's not a bad turnaround, really. Set in the towering Tokyo district of Shibuya, a cast of...

  • 3d ago
  • NIS America
  • PS5
  • PS4
  • REYNATIS
  • Release Dates
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  21

  News Tipsy Microsoft Exec Once Attempted to Steal LittleBigPlanet from Sony

  Media Molecule said the move would have been "morally corrupt"

  Media Molecule is best known these days as the developer behind Dreams. Still, the studio rose to prominence from the back of its LittleBigPlanet series, with mascot Sackboy becoming synonymous with PlayStation. According to studio co-founder Mark Healey, in the early days, Microsoft was...

  • 3d ago
  • Sony
  • Media Molecule
  • Industry
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  56

  News Warner Bros Revenue Plummets as Suicide Squad Falls Completely Short of Hogwarts Legacy

  Q1 revenue falls off a cliff

  Suicide Squad: Kill the Justice League was meant to be a smash hit for Warner Bros. The latest game from lauded Batman Arkham studio Rocksteady, it was in development for close to a decade, finally releasing a few months back, in February. But it goes without saying that things haven't gone to plan. Relative to the...

  • 2d ago
  • Warner Bros
  • PS5
  • PS4
  • Suicide Squad
  • Hogwarts Legacy
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  The Making Of Animal Well, 2024's Most Unique Metroidvania

  Time Extension "I took a vow that I would do this at some point in my life"

  In our experience speaking with passionate game creators big and small, one thing is a constant: they’re more than happy to tell you all about where the idea of their game came from. This is also true of Billy Basso (AKA: Shared Memory), the sole developer behind the hard-to-define...

  • 3d ago
  • Features
  • The Making Of
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  53

  News Capcom Hits Record High Profits for Seventh Year in a Row

  Capgod

  Japanese games publisher Capcom has been absolutely killing it for many years now, and with its latest annual financial results, it's done it yet again. Thanks to a series of top-selling games in its most popular franchises, the company has reached record high profits for the seventh consecutive year, and the 11th consecutive year of...

  • 3d ago
  • Capcom
  • PS5
  • PS4
  • Industry
  • Sales
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  7

  Mini Review Imagine Earth (PS5) - Forge a Better Future in Cosy Yet Challenging City Builder

  Pollution solution

  Have you ever dared to dream of a better world? Imagine Earth makes one possible, but the road to paradise is far from straight. This planetary city builder offers a charming aesthetic with deceptively difficult gameplay that's sure to delight players who want a less cosy experience. Marrying its environmentalist themes with the...

  • 3d ago
  • Reviews
  • Serious Brothers
  • PS5
  • Imagine Earth
  • Mini Reviews
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  14

  News Prey 2 Fan Account Falls Silent Following Arkane Studio Closure, Ending 2,560-Day Streak

  "This isn't a dream. It's a nightmare. (Day 2,560)"

  As we all come to terms with the news that Microsoft has shuttered several of its studios, including Arkane Austin, some are taking the news harder than others. Case in point: A Prey fan account that has been tweeting about the hoped-for sequel for 2,560 days straight has now fallen ominously...

  • 3d ago
  • Bethesda
  • PS4
  • Prey
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  News Mark Hamill Reprises Role as The Joker for MultiVersus on PS5, PS4

  "Get a load of me"

  The relaunch campaign for MultiVersus has been strange to say the least. We’d expected Player First Games to go hard on all the new content it’s bringing to the title after it was unceremoniously taken offline several months ago, but outside of a 28th May release date, it’s not actually annou

  • 3d ago
  • Warner Bros
  • PS5
  • PS4
  • MultiVersus
  • Trailers
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  News Master Detective Archives: RAIN CODE Gets an Updated 'Plus' Version on PS5 in October

  Complete with DLC stories

  And just like that, Master Detective Archives: RAIN CODE has a PS5 release date. Originally a Nintendo Switch exclusive which launched last year, this re-release is actually called Master Detective Archives: RAIN CODE Plus, signifying improvements like 4K resolution, "significantly reduced" load times, and the inclusion of...

  • 2d ago
  • Spike Chunsoft
  • PS5
  • Master Detective Archives
  • Release Dates
  • Trailers
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  3

  News Future Funk Season Adds New Maps and Events to Foamstars Later This Month on PS5, PS4

  Yes, it's still alive

  Square Enix's colourful multiplayer game, Foamstars, is reportedly quite a flop, but the show isn't over yet. The publisher has just announced the next themed season, this time named Future Funk, and it adds some more content to the sudsy shooter. The headline attraction this time around is the addition of three new maps...

  • 2d ago
  • Square Enix
  • PS5
  • PS4
  • Foamstars
  • Updates