Reaction Sony's Big State of Play Must Deliver as PS5 Perception Sinks to an All-Time Low
Don't mention live service
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News State of Play Confirmed for 2nd June, 60+ Minutes of Wolverine and PS5 Games
Sony confirms its big summer showcase
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- PS5
- State of Play
News PS Plus Price Increases Also Hit Extra, Premium Tiers - Here Are All the New Prices
This deal keeps getting worse
- PS Plus
- PS5
- PS4
News Did You Get In? Horizon Hunters Gathering PS5 Beta Invites Rolling Out
The hunt is on
- Sony
- PS5
- PC
- Horizon
- Betas
News Assassin's Creed: Black Flag Resynced's Instant HUD Toggle Should Be in Every Game
Screen cleaner
- Ubisoft
- PS5
- Assassins Creed
News We Have to Talk About Live Service, After Heavy Rain Dev's Online Gambit Is Scrapped
Under your spell
- Quantic Dream
- PS5
- Spellcasters Chronicles
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TodayWed, 20th May 2026
News PS Plus Price Increases Also Hit Extra, Premium Tiers - Here Are All the New Prices
This deal keeps getting worse
Sony has sneakily increased the price of its PS Plus Extra and PS Plus Premium membership tiers, despite this week’s communication implying only PS Plus Essential would be hit. The prices, which have now rolled ou
- PS Plus
- PS5
- PS4
News Did You Get In? Horizon Hunters Gathering PS5 Beta Invites Rolling Out
The hunt is on
Sony is sending out invites to co-op multiplayer game Horizon Hunters Gathering as we speak. If you’re part of the PS5 beta programme and were interested in this, maybe waddle over to your inbox and have a gander now. Did you get in? Dutch dev Guerrilla says the invites will go out in waves, so don’t be too disheartened if your...
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- PS5
- PC
- Horizon
- Betas
Reaction Sony's Big State of Play Must Deliver as PS5 Perception Sinks to an All-Time Low
Don't mention live service
It's been a console generation of serious ups and downs for PlayStation, and it feels like a lot of those downs have come over the last couple of years. It's not controversial to say that Sony's been taking Ls for quite some time — the general perception of PlayStation as a brand, and by extension the PS5, has nosedived...
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- State of Play
- Reaction
- Features
News Assassin's Creed: Black Flag Resynced's Instant HUD Toggle Should Be in Every Game
Screen cleaner
It does seem like Ubisoft's gone all-out with Assassin's Creed: Black Flag Resynced, given how it's overhauled so many of the original game's fumbles. But sometimes, it's the smaller things that really start to add up. Case in point, the upcoming remake will feature a one-button toggle for the entire user interface. Obviously,...
- Ubisoft
- PS5
- Assassins Creed
News We Have to Talk About Live Service, After Heavy Rain Dev's Online Gambit Is Scrapped
Under your spell
I’m not sure where we go from here with live service games, especially ones released within the crowded competitive shooter space. Quantic Dream has announced it's cancelling development of its free-to-play 3v3 online gambit Spellcasters Chronicles, less than three months after it launched in Early Access on Steam. In a...
- Quantic Dream
- PS5
- Spellcasters Chronicles
News PlayStation's Huge Days of Play Sales Begin Next Week, Reportedly No PS5 Console Discounts
27th May-10th June, says leaker
Sony's annual Days of Play promotion, where it discounts its PS5 consoles, accessories, and games both physically and digitally, is making its return soon. According to reliable leaker BillBil-Kun, we should expect the 2026 version of Days of Play to begin on 27th May 2026, and run until 10th June. While this is not...
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- PS5
- PS4
- Days of Play
- Leaks
News Apr 2026 USA Sales: Unremarkable Start for Saros on PS5, as Circana Adds Digital Projections
PS5 exclusive debuts in ninth
Circana is the most reliable sales tracker available for the United States, but I’m fascinated to see how digital sales projections alter its results. While most publishers share full data with the analytics firm, there are a few holdouts like Nintendo which keep that information private. That massively affects its...
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- Charts
- PS5
- PS4
News Hellraiser PS5's Latest Trailer Is Too Gruesome for Sony's YouTube Channel
Pushing the limits
It feels like Hellraiser: Revival is bubbling under the radar a little bit, and I’m not exactly sure why that is. I played the game for over an hour last year and was drawn in by its tense atmosphere and strong violence. This is a title that pushes so close to the edge of what age ratings will allow I think it could cause some...
- Saber Interactive
- PS5
- Hellraiser Revival
- Trailers
News State of Play Confirmed for 2nd June, 60+ Minutes of Wolverine and PS5 Games
Sony confirms its big summer showcase
Sony has today revealed its next State of Play livestream will take place on 2nd June 2026. It's going to be over an hour long, and Marvel's Wolverine will be there alongside "updates, announcements, and gameplay reveals from top studios around the world". As for Marvel's Wolverine, Sony says Insomniac will...
- Sony
- PS5
- State of Play
News God of War 3 Director's AAA Dungeons & Dragons Game Cancelled After Less Than a Year
A roll of the dice
A big budget Dungeons & Dragons project that was announced around this time last year has been canned, according to a report from Bloomberg. This thing was a single
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- Wizards of the Coast
- Dungeons & Dragons
News 'We're Not Standing Still': Returnal Director Forms New Studio to Make Games That Trust You
Harry Krueger establishes Cosmic Division
Harry Krueger, director of Returnal and a 14-year Housemarque veteran, has announced the formation of his new team. Cosmic Division is its name, and it’s already working on its first project: a single player “gameplay-first” experience packing “a story with strong emotional resonance”. It’s...
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- Industry
Guide Horizon Hunters Gathering Closed Beta #2: Start Times, How to Play, and What's Included
All you need to know about the Horizon Hunters Gathering beta
Horizon Hunters Gathering, the online co-op spinoff from Guerrilla Games, is due to release sometime later this year, but if you're lucky, you may get the chance to try it early. A closed beta test will soon take place, giving participants the opportunity to take the multiplayer take on...
- Sony
- PS5
- PC
- Horizon Hunters Gathering
- Betas
News Lord of the Rings RPG from Kingdom Come: Deliverance Dev Confirmed
Also making a third Kingdom Come game
Warhorse Studios, the developer behind the two Kingdom Come: Deliverance games, has today announced it is making an "open world Middle-earth RPG". The news confirms the rumours swirling around the studio, which were connecting the IP with the RPG team. Further, it also has "a new Kingdom Come adventure" in the...
- Warhorse Studios
- PS5
News 'Every Detail Matters': Sony Drops New Promo for $900 PS5 Pro
Monster machine
Sony’s dropped a new commercial for the PS5 Pro, revolving around the premise “every detail matters”. The video spotlights a handful of games, chiefly Ghost of Yotei, God of War Ragnarok, Horizon Forbidden West, and EA Sports FC 26. It alludes to some of the advantages you’ll get with the refreshed hardware, including...
- Sony
- PS5
- Marketing
YesterdayTue, 19th May 2026
News 5 PS Plus Extra Game Removals for June 2026 Confirmed
Departing on 16th June
Today's your monthly PS Plus Extra game rotation, and as the eight new titles for May 2026 become available, the next set of service departures for next month have been confirmed. Five games are on their way out, all set to leave on 16th June 2026. As per the Last Chance to Play section on PS5 consoles, they are: We Love...
- PS5
- PS4
- PS Plus
News Prominent PS5 Podcaster's Account Hacked, Social Engineering Concerns Amplified
Is nothing sacred?
A prominent PS5 podcaster’s PSN account has been hacked, amplifying ongoing concerns of “social engineering” which have been circulating within the PlayStation fanbase. Colin Moriarty, the founder and creator of the Sacred Symbols podcast and ex-IGN PlayStation editor,
- Sony
- PS5
- Industry
Feature 'It Should Be Free to Play Online Games': PS Plus Price Squeeze Taken to Task by PS5 Owners
"I'll just play on PC I guess"
I think you can learn a lot about PS Plus Essential’s latest price hike by looking at which options are going up. Sony is only increasing the one-month and three-month subscriptions; it’s not making any changes to the annual option. Furthermore, this change will only affect new or lapsed customers; if you’re...
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- PS5
- PS Plus
- Reaction
- Features
News May 2026 PS Plus Extra, Premium Games Available to Download Now
Another eight PS5, PS4, and Classic titles to play
First revealed last week, Sony has today made available the full lineup of PS Plus Extra and PS Plus Premium titles for May 2026 to active subscribers. The eight new games are available to download now in the UK and across Europe, and will be available to USA members later in the day. As the...
- PS5
- PS4
- PS Plus
News Xbox Fans Flock to Online Suggestions Box to Tell Microsoft to Keep Games Off PS5
"BRING EXCLUSIVES BACK PLEASE!!!"
Time is a flat circle, and in lockstep with Phil Spencer’s tenure back in 2014, new Xbox CEO Asha Sharma has introduced a community suggestions box for fans to submit their ideas for the brand. (By the way, I’m not going to feed Microsoft’s tedious engagement activities and write XBOX here, because that’s...
- Xbox Game Studios
- PS5
- Industry
Poll Sony's Killing Its PS5 PC Ports - But Do You Agree with Its Decision?
Single player games will be fully exclusive again
It’s been a tumultuous day for PS5, underpinned by a PS Plus price increase and confirmation that Sony’s cancelling PC ports of its single player games. While the company hasn’t made a statement, word comes by way of Bloomberg journalist Jason Schreier, reporting
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- PC
- Polls
- Features
News Free on Xbox, PS5 Owners Made to Pay $10 for New Darksiders Upgrade
$10 charge on PS5, free on Xbox
The random PS5 upgrade for Darksiders: Warmastered Edition, which in itself is a PS4 remaster of a PS3 game, is now available. It's packing a few enhancements and updates, but what current owners of the PS4 version might be surprised to learn is they have to pay to access the new PS5 version. That is despite the fact...
- THQ Nordic
- PS5
- Darksiders
News 'It's a Clear Upgrade': Why 007 First Light Will Look and Play Best on PS5 Pro
Took the team 24 hours to implement PSSR2
PS5 Pro will be the best console to play IO’s upcoming James Bond sim 007 First Light, and the studio has delved a little deeper into what you can expect. Writing on the PS Blog, Senior Global Communications Manager Yann Roskell confirmed that the title will take advantage of PSSR2 out of the box, the...
- IO Interactive
- PS5
- 007 First Light
Hands On The Adventures of Elliot Fixes My Biggest Problem with Square Enix's Modern RPGs
Pace race
A lot of you reading this won't agree, but I think almost every single 'smaller' RPG that Square Enix has released over the last decade or so suffers from the same problem: bad pacing. To be fair, this isn't just a Square Enix problem. Modern gaming in general seriously struggles to tell well-paced stories thanks to the rise of open world...
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- PS5
- The Adventures of Elliot
- Hands On
- Features
News 'PS5 Is for the Payers': Just 18% Think PS Plus Essential Is Good Value for Money in 2026
Tough crowd
Later this week, Sony will make some small pricing adjustments to its one-month and three-month PS Plus Essential tiers, which will see the price increase marginally for new customers. As I noted in an article overnight, I think this move is designed to make the annual subscription
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- PS4
- PS Plus
Guide LEGO Batman: Legacy of the Dark Knight Guide: 100% Collectibles Walkthrough
The ultimate LEGO Batman collectibles resource
In this LEGO Batman: Legacy of the Dark Knight guide, we are going to share a 100% collectibles walkthrough focusing on the campaign missions. We'll talk you through how to find all the collectibles and Red Bricks. LEGO Batman: Legacy of the Dark Knight Guide: Walkthrough: In this section of our...
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- LEGO Batman: Legacy of the Dark Knight
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News Play One of Square Enix's Most Promising PS5 RPGs Right Now with a Free Demo
Sword and hopefully not bored
I absolutely hate the name, but there's no denying the potential within The Adventures of Elliot: The Millennium Tales. If you haven't been keeping up, this is a new action RPG from Square Enix, which boasts that (admittedly quite tired) HD-2D graphical style. It's from the same team that made the Octopath Traveler...
- Square Enix
- PS5
- The Adventures of Elliot
Hands On It's No GunCon, But I'm Having a Blast with Time Crisis' PS5 Gyro Controls
Clock off
I’ll be brutally honest, I was a Virtua Cop guy growing up. Don’t get me wrong, I had a lot of fun playing Time Crisis in the arcade, but I didn’t actually have it at home. I had the Virtua Gun for the SEGA Saturn y’see, so a lot of my youth was spent blasting through AM2’s rails shooter. I bought a GunCon and Time Crisis off...
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- PS5
- PS1
- Time Crisis
- Hands On
News No PS5, PS4 Trophies for Time Crisis as Bandai Namco Continues Its Classics Losing Streak
Take cover
You can now play Time Crisis on PS5 and PS4, and that's certainly cause for celebration. The arcade shooter remains an all-timer, and you can either grab it from the PS Store standalone, or claim it through a PS Plus Premium subscription. But it's just such a shame that publisher Bandai Namco simply refuses to add Trophy support to its...
- Bandai Namco
- PS5
- PS4
- PS1
- Time Crisis
Time Extension "I promise you guys, I’m gonna rescue him"
After sitting in an abandoned arcade for years, a one-of-a-kind Spyro statue dating all the way back to E3 2000 has just been located and rescued by a member of the game’s community, after a real-life treasure hunt. The statue, which is estimated to be “12 feet long, 5 to 6 feet tall (including the...
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- Spyro
- PS1
- Game Preservation
News PS5's Kusan: City of Wolves Is Basically Hotline Miami But Somehow Even More Extreme
Smelling blood
Hotline Miami fans will definitely want to keep an eye on Kusan: City of Wolves, which has just been confirmed for a PS5 release on the 30th July. As you've probably already guessed, this is a top-down action-shooter caked in blood and brutality. It's from a Korean outfit called CIRCLEfromDOT, and it's been catching people's...
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- PS5
- Kusan
- Release Dates
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News Finally, I Have a Reason to Play as My Street Fighter 6 Avatar on PS5, PS4 Again
Free modes add tons more to do
Street Fighter 6 really does feel like a throwback in many ways, because it actually takes its single player seriously. Don’t get me wrong, this is a game that revolves around esports, but Capcom hasn’t abandoned casuals who just want to interact with the fun gameplay. The excellent World Tour mode is an obvious...
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- PS4
- Street Fighter
- Updates
News Find Out What's Next for PS5's GTA-Like Anime Open World Later This Week
NTE's v1.1 is coming
If you’re new to the world of free-to-play gacha games, then you may not know they’re on a strict update cycle. What does that mean? Well, the day one offering is just the start – these games update every six weeks or so, adding new characters, quests, and activities over time. So if you’re just wrapping up...
- Perfect World Games
- PS5
- NTE
- Neverness to Everness
Monday18th May 2026
Feature 25+ PS5, PS4 Games to Buy in PS Store's Next Level Savings Sale (North America/Europe)
Recommended PS5 and PS4 games going cheap
The latest sale on the PS Store is live now (after an unusual hiatus), and it's the Next Level Savings sale, running from now until 27th May. As always, there are thousands of PS5 and PS4 games included in the offer, which means it can be a bit laborious browsing through it all. In this list, we've put...
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- PS4
- PS Store
- Deals
News PS Plus Price Increase Announced by Sony for New Members
From 20th May 2026
Sony has today confirmed it's raising the price of PS Plus Essential, the service's base tier, for new subscribers. The increase comes into effect from this Wednesday, 20th May 2026 due to "ongoing market conditions", and raises the prices of one-month and three-month memberships. It seems the 12-month option isn't impacted. If...
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- PS5
- PS4
- PS Plus
Guide These 24+ New PS5 and PS Plus Games Are Coming Out This Week (18th-24th May)
LEGO Batman! Bubsy 4D! Warhammer!
It’s a big week this week for PS5 owners and PS Plus subscribers alike, with tons of new titles launching. Among the highlights, we’d obviously point to LEGO Batman: Legacy of the Dark Knight. But spare a thought for Bubsy 4D and Warhammer 40k: Speed Freeks, both of which could be pleasant surprises. There’s...
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- PS4
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Review LEGO Batman: Legacy of the Dark Knight (PS5) - Brick Gaming at Its Joyful Best
Batman Begin
When making LEGO Batman: Legacy of the Dark Knight, I like to think developer TT Games agreed to one phrase, and one phrase alone: if it’s not fun, scrap it. The veteran studio has created an experience with an uncompromising commitment to having a good time. Using the framework of the Batman universe and its deep lore, a campaign...
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- Warner Bros
- PS5
- LEGO Batman: Legacy of the Dark Knight
News Until Dawn Dev Still Going with Dark Pictures Series, Next Entry Teased
The Ring vibes in this one
As is customary for The Dark Pictures Anthology games, the next entry in the horror series has been revealed by way of a secret teaser video hidden in the latest release. With Directive 8020 now in the hands of the public, what's up next has made its way online. The video upload of the trailer calls the game The Craven...
- Bandai Namco
- PS5
- The Dark Pictures Anthology
News Sony Reportedly Confirms Shift Back to PS5 Single Player Exclusive Games
Hermen Hulst said so in an internal meeting
PlayStation Studios lead Hermen Hulst confirmed to staff in an internal meeting today that first-party single player titles made by the company will now remain exclusive to PS5 and won't be ported to PC, Bloomberg journalist Jason Schreier reports. Following up on his report from March, Schreier said on...
- Sony
- PS5
- PC
Round Up Disco Elysium's Controversial 'Sequel' Met with Rave Reviews
Zero Parades: For Dead Spies reviews are in
Zero Parades: For Dead Spies is out this week on PC, and so critic reviews are starting to trickle in. It was always going to be interesting to see how this one's received, since it's technically the successor to Disco Elysium — one of the most highly regarded RPGs of the last decade or so. However,...
- ZAUM
- PS5
- Zero Parades
- Disco Elysium
- Round Up
Feature How Did Resident Evil's Tyrant Become Mr. X? I Decided To Investigate
Time Extension "I think Mr. X was in the very early version of the in-game text."
Last year, while covering a Resident Evil-related story, I received a comment on the site that opened my eyes to a strange mystery in the Resident Evil fanbase I had never really thought about much before: the origin of "Mr. X", the official nickname for the T-00, from Resident Evil...
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- News
- Capcom
- Resident Evil
News Mixtape Isn't Going Anywhere, Won't Be Delisted Over Music Licenses
Licenses agreed in perpetuity
Mixtape team Beethoven & Dinosaur and publisher Annapurna Interactive have both confirmed the excellent PS5 game won't face any potential delisting issues over its licensed soundtrack in the future. This is because, rather than only setting up temporary music licenses for the title, agreements in "perpetuity" have been...
- Annapurna Interactive
- PS5
- Mixtape
News GTA 6 Trailer 3 Unlikely Today After Erroneous Pre-Order Emails
I'm six to death of this
It’s been over a year since GTA 6’s last trailer, and fans are clinging to any scrap of information. Rockstar said it will start marketing the game this summer, but last week’s Game Informer cover reveal turned out to be unrelated. However, there was hope in some pockets of the comm
- Rockstar Games
- PS5
- GTA
- Grand Theft Auto
News Gravity Rush 2 Fans Find a Way to Play Sony's Neglected PS4 Classic at 4K, 60fps
Katnip
Gravity Rush 2 always deserved better, so I was quite excited to see Kat’s topsy-turvy sequel trending on social media this weekend. One talented coder, Junmin Lee, has created a new fork for the ShadPS4 emulator, allowing the PS4 exclusive to run in 4K at up to 60fps on the PC. It’s worth noting you will need an original copy of the...
- Sony
- PC
- Gravity Rush
- Culture
News Latest PS5 Lawsuit Claims Sony Could 'Double Dip' on Trump's Tariffs
Aw sh*t, here we go again
My god, Sony’s legal team is earning its (significant) coin right now, huh? I feel like there’s a new suit emerging every day, and let me tell you, I have the headaches to prove it. (Seriously, have you ever tried reading legal documents? They suck.) This one pertains to what I’ll colloquially refer to as Trump’s...
- Sony
- PS5
- USA
- Legal
News PS5 Fans Vote Jak & Daxter As Their Most Wanted PlayStation Revival
Jak to the future
I’ve never particularly liked Jak & Daxter, so the PlayStation fanbase’s enthusiasm for the Naughty Dog franchise always takes me by surprise. Don’t get me wrong, I think The Precursor Legacy is a fine PS2 platforming game, and it’s got a pinch of that Sony magic with its seamless sandbox world. But the sequels are, in my...
- Sony
- PS5
- Culture
Game is 18 months behind original schedule
Only days after one false alarm, the hardcore GTA community has convinced itself that pre-orders for GTA 6 will go live soon. Affiliates part of the Best Buy program have had emails claiming their links for GTA 6 pre-orders shall be available today, thus fuelling more fan theories. There's been a lot to...
- Rockstar Games
- PS5
- Grand Theft Auto
- GTA
News 'Pretty Awesome, Huh?': Even the Father of Final Fantasy Can't Avoid AI Drama
Final Fantasy 6 fingers
Hironobu Sakaguchi, the legendary game developer most commonly known for the creation of Final Fantasy, has somehow found himself caught in the middle of a debate about AI on social media. Sakaguchi himself sparked all of this off when he responded to an AI-generated video on X (also known as Twitter). Said video was making...
- Final Fantasy
News Marvel Cosmic Invasion Is Adding One of My Fave Heroes Today, And a New Mode in 2026
"To me, my X-Men"
I was the perfect age to enjoy the X-Men animated series, so I’ve always been a big fan of Cyclops. Indulge me for a moment, then, while I enthuse about Scott Summers’ impending addition to PS5 and PS4 beat-’em-up, Marvel Cosmic Invasion. This is shaping up to be a big year for the character, as Netease has also been...
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- PS4
- Marvel Cosmic Invasion
- DLC
News Don't Worry, PS5 RPG Dawnwalker's Got a Range of Difficulty Options Despite Its Hardcore Design
Darkest before dawn
The Blood of Dawnwalker is set to be a fairly hardcore role-playing experience, promising meaningful choice and consequence across a time-sensitive structure. It's also supposed to have some rather challenging combat encounters. But if, for whatever reason, that all sounds a bit too demanding for your tastes — or simply not...
- Bandai Namco
- PS5
- The Blood of Dawnwalker
News 'They're Not Just Filler': Edward Actor Hypes Assassin's Creed: Black Flag's New Story Scenes
"What a joy to come back"
When it was revealed that Assassin's Creed: Black Flag Resynced would sport brand new story content in the form of both character-driven outings and an expanded main plot, questions were raised amongst fans. There have been some slight concerns over the remake's reworked pacing, for example, but Matt Ryan, the actor behind...
- Ubisoft
- PS5
- Assassins Creed
