Round Up What Was Announced in Sony's State of Play Livestream for November 2025?
All the PS5 reveals from State of Play Japan
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Poll How Would You Rate State of Play for November 2025?
Share your thoughts on the latest PS5 showcase
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Review Lumines Arise (PS5) - The Most Beautiful and Most Complete Lumines Game Ever
Block out the noise
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- Enhance
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News DAMON and BABY Is a PS5, PS4 Twin-Stick Shooter Like You've Never Seen Before
An unlikely alliance
- Arc System Works
- PS5
- PS4
- DAMON and BABY
- Trailers
News Coffee Talk Tokyo Props Up a 5th March PS5 Release Date
There's a latte to like about it
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- PS5
- Coffee Talk Tokyo
- Release Dates
News Highly Rated Open World RPG Wandering Sword Journeys to PS5 in February
Wander no more
- Spiral Up Games
- PS5
- Wandering Sword
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Round Up What Was Announced in Sony's State of Play Livestream for November 2025?
All the PS5 reveals from State of Play Japan
In an unexpected State of Play livestream, Sony decided to focus the entire show on its Japanese and Asian audiences, presenting PS5 titles fit for their tastes. These are still global announcements, though, so the reveals will make their way to Western shores too. Below, you will find all PS5...
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Poll How Would You Rate State of Play for November 2025?
Share your thoughts on the latest PS5 showcase
Completely out of the blue, Sony announced it would be hosting a State of Play livestream with a twist. Rather than the standard setup, this showcase would focus on "games created in Japan and across Asia, alongside a few other exciting updates". For just over 40 minutes, this resulted in announcements...
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News DAMON and BABY Is a PS5, PS4 Twin-Stick Shooter Like You've Never Seen Before
An unlikely alliance
It’s always fun to see a title take a twist on a tried and trusted gameplay staple, and DAMON and BABY looks to be exactly that. The upcoming Arc System Works effort – due out on both the PS5 and PS4 in early 2026 – takes the twin-stick shooter concept in an unexpected direction, fusing outright action with adventuring...
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- PS5
- PS4
- DAMON and BABY
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News Coffee Talk Tokyo Props Up a 5th March PS5 Release Date
There's a latte to like about it
The latest instalment in Toge’s people watching visual novel series Coffee Talk Tokyo has brewed up a 5th March release date. The game – which will see you assume the role of a Tokyo barista – will see you spark conversations with your thirsty customers, with each cup harbouring a secret. Here’s the blurb:...
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- PS5
- Coffee Talk Tokyo
- Release Dates
YesterdayTue, 11th Nov 2025
News Highly Rated Open World RPG Wandering Sword Journeys to PS5 in February
Wander no more
Wandering Sword is making the jump from PC to PS5 next year. This is Chinese martial arts-inspired RPG in the visual guise of Octopath Traveler, but it encourages player freedom when it comes to exploration and progression. As such, the game's got a slight focus on replay value, as your actions can alter the story's outcome. The...
- Spiral Up Games
- PS5
- Wandering Sword
News Digimon Story Time Stranger's First DLC Revealed, Has New Quests and Mega 'Mons
Time marches on
The first DLC for Digimon Story Time Stranger has been revealed, and it's coming to PS5 at some point "this winter". The lack of a confirmed release date is a bit disappointing, but it does sound like a decent slice of content. Titled 'Alternate Dimension', the DLC features a new questline that, as the name suggests, will take you...
- Bandai Namco
- PS5
- Digimon
- Trailers
News Tokyo Xtreme Racer Makes Its Long Awaited Return to PS5 on 26th February
Gotta go fast
Tokyo Xtreme Racer was such an iconic piece of the PS2 library that we’re hyped to see its series reboot return to the PS5 next year. While this was confirmed at Tokyo Game Show in September, we now have a release date: 26th February, 2026. The press release reads: “Tokyo Xtreme Racer is a racing game set in a sealed-off...
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News Huge Anime Hero Shooter Fate Trigger Will Launch in Early Access on PS5 Next Year
Eyes up, guns up
Juggernaut anime-style hero shooter game Fate Trigger will make a splash on PS5 in Early Access next year. The game – from Saroasis Studio – is a free-to-play competitive shooter with a very distinctive art style. Consider it a crossover of, say, Overwatch and Zenless Zone Zero. Crossplay with PC will be an option, but...
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- PS5
- Fate Trigger
- Announcements
Gogmazios, weapon buffs, and more
The next major update for Monster Hunter Wilds now has a confirmed date: the 16th December. Title Update 4 sees the return of series favourite creature Gogmazios, a colossal dragon capable of immense destruction. Capcom's already suggested that this'll be an especially difficult fight, even for veteran players...
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- Monster Hunter
- Patches
News Try Octopath Traveler 0 Today in Free PS5, PS4 Demo
Sample the first three hours of the story
If you're curious about Octopath Traveler 0 ahead of its PS5 and PS4 release on 4th December 2025, then Square Enix is giving you the chance to try the new JRPG today in a free demo. Available today, the demo allows you to play the first three hours of the prequel entry, and then carry your progress over to...
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- PS4
- Octopath Traveler
- Demos
News PS5 Is Getting an Official 27" Monitor with DualSense Charging Functionality
Screen it all before
Sony is all-in on the PS5’s product family, so it’s really not a major surprise to see it reveal a new 27-inch gaming monitor. Due out next year in the “US and Japan”, the panel follows the same design philosophy of the console, and will feature a DualSense charging hook which will allow you to store away your...
- Sony
- PS5
- Hardware
News Brilliant Anime Fighter BlazBlue Is Finally Back... As a Cool Looking Roguelite Action Game
Bloodedge-ing it
BlazBlue Entropy Effect X is finally bringing Arc System Works' on-hiatus series back — but it's not a new fighting game. Instead, this is a "roguelite action" title featuring 14 playable characters from the previous BlazBlue games. The official description makes it sound like this'll be pretty in-depth affair, with systems like...
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- PS5
- BlazBlue
- Release Dates
- Trailers
News No New Characters Revealed for Marvel Tokon, PS5 Beta Returns in December
X-Mansion added as new stage
An uninterrupted Marvel Tokon: Fighting Souls beta will get underway from 5th December, and will run for 72 hours without any breaks or pauses. If you participated in the previous beta, then you’ll be eligible to play this one as well. Similarly, if you registered and were unsuccessful last time, you may be selected...
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- PS5
- Marvel Tokon Fighting Souls
- Betas
News Gran Turismo 7 Gets First Paid DLC in the Power Pack, Out 4th December
It's only for PS5, no PS4 version
More than three and a half years after its PS5 and PS4 release, Polyphony Digital is launching the first paid DLC for Gran Turismo 7 to go alongside its free Spec III update. Called the Power Pack, it's out on 4th December 2025 and will only be available on PS5. It's said to be designed for "racing purists", where...
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- PS5
- PS4
- Gran Turismo
- DLC
News inKONBINI Is One of the Cosiest Games You'll Play on PS5 Next Year
Come on inKONBINI
Set in and around a Japanese convenience store in the 1990s, inKONBINI: One Store, Many Stories is definitely a title to keep an eye on if you're into cosy little time sinks. You'll manage said store throughout the game, and as you go about the daily grind, you'll get to meet the inhabitants of the surrounding town and build...
- Nagai Industries
- PS5
- inKONBINI
- Trailers
News Elden Ring Nightreign DLC Revealed as The Forsaken Hollows, Out 4th December
Two new classes, two new bosses
FromSoftware announced its major Elden Ring Nightreign expansion during Sony's own State of Play Japan livestream today. Available for PS5, PS5 from 4th December 2025, it's called The Forsaken Hollows, and you can catch a glimpse in the trailer above. The DLC will introduce two new character classes and two...
- Bandai Namco
- PS5
- PS4
- Elden Ring
- DLC
News Major Dynasty Warriors: Origins DLC, Visions of Four Heroes, Marches to PS5 in January
Be Lu Bu's bestie
Previously teased by Koei Tecmo but not officially announced, Dynasty Warriors: Origins - Visions of Four Heroes is a major expansion for the largely fantastic action title, which launched near the beginning of this year. The DLC is releasing on the 22nd January 2026, and will let you team up factions outside of the Three...
- Koei Tecmo
- PS5
- Dynasty Warriors
- Release Dates
- Trailers
News Sony to Stimulate Japanese PS5 Sales with Cheaper, Language Locked Model
A massive price cut
Sony will attempt to get PS5 sales moving in its domestic Japan with a new cheaper language locked model. The system will only work with Japanese PSN accounts and will only support Japanese as a language. It will include 825GB of storage space. The new-gen PlayStation console has been struggling against Nintendo’s family of...
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- PS5
- Hardware
- Japan
Live Watch Sony PlayStation's State of Play Japan Here (November 2025)
40+ minutes of Japan, Asia reveals
Probably the most unusual of any State of Play livestreams up until now, Sony today plans to share 40+ minutes of PS5 news and reveals designed for the Japanese and Asian markets. This will result in announcements for "games created in Japan and across Asia, alongside a few other exciting updates". There'll also be...
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- PS5
- PS4
- State of Play
News Stellar Blade Success Helps Korean Games Thrive, Ex PlayStation Boss Believes
Shu Yoshida praises Shift Up title
The success of PS5, PC action title Stellar Blade is the sort of catalyst that could propel the Korean games industry into the mainstream, former PlayStation president Shuhei Yoshida believes. In an interview with Minimap at the G-Star games exhibition in Busan, Korea, the former PlayStation lead discussed the...
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Feature In Theory: Could Sony's next-gen handheld run PS4, PS5 and even PS6 games?
Back compat paired with forward-looking features could be a game-changer.
The rumours persist and our own sources concur: Sony is working on a new handheld. Prospective specifications have been leaked, indicating that the machine is very forward-looking, while at the same time potentially offering an exciting range of backwards compatibility...
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Broadcasting next year
If you’ve spent more than a few days in Japan over the past few months, you’ll be aware of the cultural impact of Needy Girl Overdose – known as Needy Streamer Overload in the west – and its troubled protagonist OMGkawaiiAngel. You’ll find figurines and merch based on the visual novel’s heroine in most hobby...
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- WSS Playground
- Anime
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News Promising PS5 Story Game Mixtape Is Delayed to 2026
It's just putting the knobs on
The Artful Escape studio Beethoven & Dinosaur has pushed back its next promising PS5 game, Mixtape, to 2026, it was confirmed today. A social media post from the developer shared the following: "While developing Artful Escape, our 3D artist Mikey, made an oven asset. It was a nice oven - the work of a true pro. He...
- Annapurna Interactive
- PS5
- Mixtape
- Delays
News PS5 Fans Say Ghost of Yotei Plays Better, But Can't Match Ghost of Tsushima's Story or Hero
Jin wins over Atsu
At the end of last week, we published a public poll, asking Push Square readers to ruminate on Ghost of Yotei, and whether it really is a better game than its predecessor, Ghost of Tsushima. Nearly 10,000 users voted in our poll, making it one of the biggest we've ever ran here on the site. And with that in mind, the results are...
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- PS5
- PS4
- Ghost of Yotei
- Ghost of Tsushima
News ARC Raiders Is a Confirmed Live Service Hit as Sales Top 4 Million, Player Count Rockets
Suited and looted
Studios take risks with live service releases, but when they actually stick, they tend to be big. And things are looking rather rosy for ARC Raiders right now. As confirmed by both developer Embark Studios and parent company Nexon, the extraction shooter has smashed through 4 million sales since its launch at the end of last...
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- PS5
- ARC Raiders
- Sales
Review Lumines Arise (PS5) - The Most Beautiful and Most Complete Lumines Game Ever
Block out the noise
In many ways, Lumines Arise represents the series reclaiming its own legacy. Tetris Effect is fantastic, of course, but its fancy lights and catchy music can be traced all the way back to 2004, when the original Lumines gave the PSP a puzzle game to rival the timeless classic. Lumines Arise, then, adopts a similar style and...
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News PS5 'In the Middle' of Its Lifecycle, Claims Sony
"We are planning to expand it even further"
An interesting comment from Sony exec Lin Tao has PlayStation fans weighing up the potential of an expanded lifecycle for the PS5. As we all know by now, Sony's plans for the PS5 were significantly impacted by the pandemic, which disrupted production and effectively stalled the opening years of this...
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- PS5
News Sony Speaks on Bungie Acquisition Disaster, Takes an 'Impairment Loss'
Sales, user engagement fallen short of expectations
Sony's $3.6 billion purchase of Destiny 2 developer Bungie has, for all intents and purposes, been an utter disaster, and the PS5, PS4 hardware maker all but knows it at this point. Having bought the studio to assist its push into the live-service space, Sony has cancelled multiple multiplayer...
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- Bungie
- Industry
News PS5, PS4 Userbase Keeps on Getting Bigger, Attracts More Players Year-on-Year
Monthly Active Users count on the rise again
The graph charting Sony's userbase growth on PS5 and PS4 is only going up, as another fiscal quarter comes to a close with the number of Monthly Active Users on PSN higher than the same period of time last year. During the Q2 quarter for fiscal year 2025 (1st April — 30th June), the PlayStation Network...
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- PS4
- PSN
Guide What Time Is PlayStation's State of Play Japan?
Dates, times, and what to expect
Sony's latest State of Play is on the way, and this one has a special focus on Japan. It should be an interesting watch for PlayStation fans, but when exactly is the livestream? On this page, we'll explain all you need to know about the upcoming State of Play Japan. What Time Is PlayStation's State of Play Japan...
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News PS5 Sales Now Top 84.2 Million Units, Well on Way to 100 Million Milestone
Keep rollin'
PS5 shipped another 3.9 million units in the quarter ending 30th September, pushing the console above 84.2 million units lifetime and closer to its inevitable 100 million units milestone. Sales were up 100k units year-over-year, meaning the system’s performance remains flat, despite higher prices and a challenging economic...
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- PS5
- Hardware
- Sales
News Ghost of Yotei PS5 Sales Surpass 3.3 Million Units, Crush Boycott Nonsense
Exactly Atsu expected
Ghost of Yotei has crushed any lingering social media narratives, selling 3.3 million units as of 2nd November. That’s the total number of copies sold through to consumers, and spans the full 32 days since the game’s release. By comparison, Ghost of Tsushima sold 2.4 million units in three days, and crossed five million...
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- PS5
- Ghost of Yotei
- Sales
News Call of Duty Continues to Handle PS5 Trophies in the Worst Way Possible
Black Ops 7 is another DLC Trophy list
It's another year, and because of the way Activision releases Call of Duty titles and their connection to the overall Call of Duty launcher, Black Ops 7 is another instalment classed as DLC without a Platinum Trophy on PS5. Ever since Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 launched in 2022, every Call of Duty release...
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- PS4
- Call of Duty
- Trophies
News 'It's Been a Dream': Marvel Boss Raves About PS5 Fighter's ArcSys and PlayStation Team-Up
Fighting goals
Marvel Games' general manager, Haluk Mentes, has shared his thoughts on the upcoming fighting game from Sony and Arc System Works, Marvel Tokon: Fighting Souls. In an interview with Game Informer, Mentes only has glowing comments for the collaboration between his team and the aforementioned publisher and developer. "Others have said...
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- PS5
- Marvel Tokon Fighting Souls
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Feature 45+ PS5, PS4 Games to Buy in PS Store's November Savings Sale (North America/Europe)
Grab these recommended games
PS Store's onslaught of offers never ceases, and the latest assault is live right now. It's the November Savings sale, and it runs through to 21st November. As always, the sale includes thousands of items across PS5 and PS4, making it kinda hard to find the good stuff. That's where this page will (hopefully) come in...
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- PS Store
- Deals
Hands On PS Portal Is a Whole New Device with Cloud Streaming Update
To the cloud
The PS Portal is one of Sony’s biggest surprise hits. Released back in 2023, this remote player — which lets you remotely control your PS5 from anywhere with an internet connection — has continued to improve itself with countless updates. The latest, and potentially greatest, is the ability to stream games that are in your PS5...
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- PS5
- PS Portal
- Hands On
News State of Play Announced for 11th November, Focus on Japanese PS5 Games
Over 40 minutes of news and reveals
Sony has confirmed it's hosting a new State of Play livestream tomorrow, 11th November 2025. This will be a showcase focusing on PS5 games from Japan and Asia, dubbed "State of Play Japan", and will run for more than 40 minutes. It'll focus on "games created in Japan and across Asia, alongside a few other...
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- PS5
- State of Play
Guide Fallout 4 Anniversary Edition: All New Content, All Creation Club DLC Listed
Every Creation included in Anniversary Edition
What's new in Fallout 4 Anniversary Edition? Fallout 4 Anniversary Edition includes the base Fallout 4 game complete with its three main expansions: Automaton, Far Harbour, and Nuka World. Also included are its three workshop DLCs: Contraptions, Vault-Tec, and Wasteland. However, Anniversary Edition...
- Guides
- Fallout 4
Livin' the stream
PS Portal is a purpose-built Remote Play device, so it’s no surprise to see it become the most popular platform for the feature. But it does speak to the overall success of the accessory, which is now owned by approximately 5% of all PS5 owners in USA. Sony recently upgraded the capabilities of the wildly popular handheld, al
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- PS Portal
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News Fallout 4 Anniversary Edition Upgrade Costs a Whopping $40 / £36, Out Now on PS5
Fallout of your mind
Celebrating the open world RPG's 10th birthday, Fallout 4 Anniversary Edition is out now on PS5. This is what Bethesda is calling the "definitive" edition of the game. It includes all of the DLC and expansions, plus "over 150" Creation Club items. If you're familiar with Skyrim Anniversary Edition, you'll know what to expect...
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- PS5
- Fallout
Guide These 15+ PS5, PS4 Games Are Coming Out This Week (10th-16th November)
Call of Duty! Inazuma Eleven! Lumines!
It's not the biggest week on the PS Store, but there are some big names launching. Among them is Call of Duty: Black Ops 7, which will probably steal the most attention. But spare a thought for soccer RPG Inazuma Eleven: Victory Road, making its PlayStation debut at long last. These are all the PS5 and PS4...
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- PS4
- Release Dates
- Features
News The UK Government Shoots Down 'Stop Killing Games' Campaign in Official Debate
At least the words "Crash Bandicoot" were spoken in parliament
Last week, the UK's governing body held an official debate about the Stop Killing Games campaign, and it seems nothing will change — for now, at the very least. Stop Killing Games is a consumer rights campaign that, broadly, asks for alternative ways to play online games once they...
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- Industry
Random Last Week's GTA 6 Delay Made It All the Way to the Polish Government
Called a "huge scandal" by one MP
Updates surrounding the Grand Theft Auto series are one of the very few examples of video game news that can break into the mainstream, and last week's six-month delay to GTA 6 was no different. It was so impactful, in fact, that one Polish MP felt it was noteworthy enough to bring up in parliament. On the day of...
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- PS5
- Grand Theft Auto
- GTA
- Random
News Red Dead Redemption 2 Is Now the Fourth Best Selling Game Ever, Still Chained to PS4 at 30FPS
Rather be red
Red Dead Redemption 2 has just claimed the fourth spot on the list of all-time best selling video games. According to publisher Take-Two's latest financial report, Rockstar's open world Western is now sitting pretty at a frankly ridiculous 79 million copies sold, taking it above Mario Kart 8 / Mario Kart 8 Deluxe. And yet, the...
- Take-Two
- Rockstar Games
- PS5
- Red Dead Redemption
- Sales
News New Hollow Knight: Silksong Update Coming Soon to PS5, PS4 Makes a Fan Mod an Official Thing
Get all the patch notes here
Team Cherry has today deployed its fourth Hollow Knight: Silksong post-launch patch for PC, with PS5 and PS4 players gaining access "soon". This new update provides another round of bug fixes as well as the official implementation of a fan mod offering a Simplified Chinese language translation. Done by Team Cart Fix,...
- Team Cherry
- PS5
- PS4
- Hollow Knight
- Patches
News Clair Obscur: Expedition 33's Beloved Soundtrack Snubbed in Prestigious Music Awards
How obscur
The nominees for the next Grammy Awards ceremony have been revealed, and one of the year's best video game soundtracks has not made the cut. Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 has captured the attention of many players for myriad reasons, but its music is an extremely common one. The orchestral score has been lauded in gaming circles since the...
- Kepler Interactive
- PS5
- Clair Obscur: Expedition 33
- Music
News Phantom Blade Zero PS5 Release Date Could Finally Be Announced This Week
State of Play awaits
Phantom Blade Zero could finally be blessed with a release date within the next 30 hours or so. Eager PlayStation fans are suddenly wondering about what could be shown during this week's State of Play, which was announced earlier today. Naturally, we've found ourselves pondering potential reveals as well — and then we...
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- PS5
- Phantom Blade Zero
Poll Is Fallout 4 Underrated, 10 Years Later?
Fall in, Fallout
Without wanting to make everyone feel horrifically old all of a sudden, Fallout 4 released 10 whole years ago today. Yes, Bethesda's open world RPG is officially one decade old — and we still haven't had a Fallout 5! But we're not here to bang on about potential sequels. We're here to ask for your thoughts on Fallout 4, now that...
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- PS4
- Fallout
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Site News Where's Our Inazuma Eleven: Victory Road PS5, PS4 Review?
Goal-den
It’s been a long and arduous journey to the (victory) road, but Inazuma Eleven will make its PlayStation debut this week. Inazuma Eleven: Victory Road will be available in advanced access within the next few hours, so you may be wondering where our PS5 and PS4 review is. Unfortunately, developer LEVEL-5 did not make pre-release review...
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- PS4
- Inazuma Eleven
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News Dispatch Season 2 Seems Inevitable, But Dev's Only Just Starting to 'Think About' It
Flying high
Given just how popular Dispatch has turned out to be, we would have bet on a seemingly inevitable Season 2 being announced in the not-too-distant future. But apparently, developer AdHoc Studio hasn't actually thought that far ahead. Yet. Speaking on the most recent Friends Per Second podcast, studio co-founders Nick Herman and Pierre...
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