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TodayFri, 23rd Oct 2026

  • News Leaked Mass Effect 5 Trailer Is Real, Offers Glimpse of Cancelled Game

    "We were making a great game"

    A Mass Effect 5 trailer, made using “pre-production assets”, appears to have leaked on Reddit following dev BioWare’s closure this week. While it’s difficult to corroborate the validity of the footage, it does not initially appear to be AI. It was also reported by

    • EA
    • BioWare
    • Mass Effect
    • Rumours

YesterdayThu, 22nd Oct 2026

  • News Promising Sci-Fi RPG Exodus Changes Its Main Character's Face After Fan Criticism

    Mugged

    It's still a good six months or so until Exodus releases on PS5, so developer Archetype Entertainment's got plenty of time to tweak its Mass Effect-style RPG. And that's exactly what it's done with the game's main character, Jun. In a fairly surprising update from the studio, general manager Chad Robertson reveals that the team has actually...

    • Wizards of the Coast
    • PS5
    • Exodus
    • Trailers
  • News Cyberpunk 2077 PS5 Update 2.5 Live Now, Get the Patch Notes Here

    Get the full list of updates and changes here

    CD Projekt Red has announced it's got yet another Cyberpunk 2077 patch on the way, this time in collaboration with the second season of its anime TV show spin-off, Edgerunners. The developer will update the RPG to version 2.5 on 22nd October 2026, and tomorrow it will have a REDstream to share what's in...

    • CD Projekt Red
    • PS5
    • Cyberpunk
    • Updates
  • News Sony Exits UHD Blu-ray Player Market as Pull Back from Physical Media Continues

    Won't be restocked with no replacement on the way

    Sony is seemingly exiting the UHD Blu-ray player market, as it ends shipments of its UBP-X700/K device with no replacement in sight. If accurate, it means Panasonic is the only recognisable consumer electronics manufacturer still making UHD Blu-ray players, although some Chinese companies are...

    • Sony
    • Industry
  • Feature Is Cyberpunk 2077 Patch 2.5 Worth Returning to Night City For?

    The huge Edgerunners 2 update

    CD Projekt Red shocked everyone when it announced that a major new Cyberpunk 2077 update would be dropping around the same time as the Edgerunners 2 anime. While I imagine some fans might have expected a small surprise to coincide with the show, the scale of Patch 2.5 is pretty crazy — it's far bigger than it ever...

    • CD Projekt Red
    • PS5
    • Cyberpunk
    • Hands On
    • Features
  • News Cyberpunk 2077 Has Over 50 Mods on PS5, Including New Quests, Improved Romance, Cut Content, and More

    V good

    With the release of Patch 2.5, Cyberpunk 2077 players on PS5 now have access to user-created mods — and there are 52 of them to choose from at launch. Just like The Witcher 3 Remastered, downloading and installing mods is really easy: you just click the new 'Mods' option on the title's main menu, and then you're just a button press away...

    • CD Projekt Red
    • PS5
    • Cyberpunk
  • News Phantom Blade Zero Physical Version Set for 2027, 3 PS5 Editions Revealed

    Own it on a PS5 disc next year

    S-GAME has announced a physical version of Phantom Blade Zero will be available next year. The developer shared the news as a stinger at the end of its new launch trailer, with the full title launch via digital means coming next week, 29th October 2026. Check it out above. When the physical launch rolls around,...

    • S-Game
    • PS5
    • Phantom Blade Zero
  • News Do Not Miss This PlayStation All-Timer While It Costs Less Than a Frothy Coffee

    An all-time low for an all-time great

    If you’ve never played Fumito Ueda’s iconic Shadow of the Colossus, you really have no excuse now: Bluepoint’s brilliant PS4 remake of the PS2 all-timer currently costs less than a frothy coffee. The game’s 75% off in the US, making it just $4.99; in the UK it’s an even-better 88% off, meaning you can...

    • Sony
    • PS4
    • Shadow of the Colossus
    • Deals
  • News Gears of War: E-Day, Cancelled Last-Minute for PS5, May Have Cost Half a Billion to Make

    Fenix down

    Gears of War: E-Day may be one of the most expensive games ever made, making Microsoft’s decision to cancel an almost-complete PS5 version of the game even more bemusing. Kotaku started the speculation earlier today when it cited sources who claim the third-person shooter cost

    • Xbox Game Studios
    • PS5
    • Gears of War
    • Rumours
  • Feature These 20 PS5, PS4 Exclusives Are Cheaper Than Ever on PS Store

    PS Studios games slash prices

    As is always the case, the PS Store has a sale on right now — but it seems Sony has been feeling extra generous, as many of its first-party games are currently at their lowest ever prices. In the Planet of the Deals sale, running from now until 4th November 2026, a number of Sony-published titles are at their deepest...

    • Sony
    • PS5
    • PS4
    • PS Store
    • Deals
  • News PS5 Exclusive Marvel's Wolverine Is Sony's Biggest Launch Since Helldivers 2

    Gone berserk

    Marvel's Wolverine has clearly done well for itself in terms of sales, with new data from PS Store charts as well as Circana painting a very positive picture. The recent superhero action title from Insomniac Games launched last month exclusively for PS5, and in terms of the PS Store, it was September's number one game in North America,...

    • Sony
    • PS5
    • Wolverine
    • Sales
  • News PS5 Beats Switch 2 in Strongest US Sales Month Since May 2025

    On the back of the blackout

    Consumers responded to social media’s big PS5 blackout campaign by rewarding Sony with its best US dollar share of the hardware market since May 2025, as the price hiked console outsold the Switch 2 in units and dollar sales in September. Unit sales of the PS5 increased 22% year-over-year, while the Xbox Series X|S...

    • USA
    • Sales
    • Charts
    • PS5
    • Circana
  • News Dawnwalker PS5 Patch 1.1 Is Available to Download Now, 13GB Update with Over 1,100 Improvements

    Get all the patch notes here

    As promised by developer Rebel Wolves last week, a new Dawnwalker update has gone live today that marks the PS5 game's first major overhaul and slate of enhancements. The patch is 12.882GB on PS5, and you can download it now. Since the studio already published some of the highlights in a social media graphic last week,...

    • Bandai Namco
    • PS5
    • Dawnwalker
    • Updates
  • Reminder Pre-Orders Go Live Today for Gran Turismo's Gorgeous PS5 Controller

    New model

    In case you missed it, Sony announced a special, limited edition DualSense PS5 controller that celebrates the Gran Turismo series' 30th anniversary. It's a really nice-looking controller, with go-faster stripes on the touchpad, carbon fibre-like detailing, and a bunch of racing-inspired decals. Pre-orders for the pad begin today, 22nd...

    • Sony
    • PS5
    • Gran Turismo
    • Controllers
  • News Star Wars: Galactic Racer Doubles Online Party Size in First Major PS5 Update

    Even more friendly

    Developer Fuse Games has pushed a new game update for Star Wars: Galactic Racer, and it makes a much-requested improvement to the game's online multiplayer. As promised a while ago, the studio has doubled the size of parties you can form with friends; with this new update installed, you're able to party up with groups of up to...

    • Secret Mode
    • PS5
    • Star Wars Galactic Racer
    • Updates
  • News Sony's Marketing the Hell Out of PS5 Console Exclusive Phantom Blade Zero in China

    It's gonna be big

    PC and mobile undoubtedly rule the gaming market in China, but Sony is putting up an impressive fight. Earlier in the generation, it built a successful campaign around console exclusive Black Myth: Wukong, and now it’s poised to repeat the feat with next week’s Phantom Blade Zero. I’ve been following posts by Shenzhen-based...

    • S-GAME
    • PS5
    • Phantom Blade Zero
  • News Hellraiser 'Performing Extremely Well' Says Saber Boss in Bid for Return of AA Games

    Calls them "the future to maintaining growth and momentum"

    Saber Interactive's CEO, Matthew Karch, believes the double-A game space, which has long been absent in the push towards major triple-A productions, is key to survival in a turbulent industry. He has pointed to the recent release of Hellraiser: Revival as evidence that mid-budget titles can...

    • Saber Interactive
    • PS5
    • Hellraiser
  • News All PS Plus Deluxe Members in Korea Get a Free Upgrade as Cloud Streaming Arrives

    From Deluxe to Premium

    I think Sony’s commitment to cloud gaming remains a footer for most PlayStation enthusiasts, but its PS Plus Premium solution is actually pretty good. Based on my own experiences, the image quality and latency is up there with the best services from the likes of Nvidia, and most games support it now – either ones in your...

    • Sony
    • PS5
    • PS Plus
    • Korea
  • News Dispatch PS5 Marks First Anniversary with New Commentary, Storyboard Modes

    Free for Deluxe Edition owners

    PS5 story game Dispatch turns one year old today, 22nd October 2026. Happy birthday to Dispatch! To celebrate the occasion, Adhoc Studio has released new DLC that adds new commentary and storyboard modes to the experience. Anyone who owns the Deluxe Edition of Dispatch gets the content for free, while base game owners...

    • AdHoc Studio
    • PS5
    • Dispatch
  • News Alice in Wonderland Roguelite Is Free to Try on PS5 Now

    Give it a go

    Regular readers will know I’m pretty Alice in Wonderland obsessed, so I’ve been keeping a keen eye on CRYMELIGHT. This is the latest bishoujo effort from dev FuRyu, and I actually went hands-on with it at Gamescom. I was impressed how dense and interesting it all was. But now you can get a taste for it yourself on the PS5, as

    • FuRyu
    • PS5
    • CRYMELIGHT
    • Demos
  • News Despite BioWare Closure, Mass Effect TV Series Is Reportedly Still in Development

    The show must go on

    In a bombshell announcement, publisher EA confirmed it's closing the celebrated RPG developer BioWare amid an eye-watering 400-person layoff. The studio's next game, a fourth Mass Effect entry, has been cancelled as a result — but it seems we haven't seen the last of the franchise just yet. According to a new report from IGN,...

    • Amazon
    • TV
    • Mass Effect
  • News Disgaea Creator Wants to Make 66 More Games Before He Turns 75, But There's a Catch

    "Consider it a form of crowdfunding"

    I really enjoy reading Sohei Niikawa’s posts on social media. While I find a lot of the content on X miserable, there’s an earnestness to the Disgaea creator’s messages which I genuinely enjoy. Recently, ahead of the release of his new game Demons’ Night Fever, he’s been talking about his goal of...

    • Arc System Works
    • PS5
    • Demon's Night Fever

Wednesday21st Oct 2026

  • Guide All PS Plus Games Available Now

    Every PS Plus game, updated in one place

    We’re tracking every PS Plus game available now, so you always know exactly what’s included in your tier of Sony’s subscription service. This page lists all current PS Plus Essential, PS Plus Extra, and

    • Guides
    • PS Plus
    • PS5
    • PS4
  • Guide Stage Tour Setlist: All Confirmed Songs and Artists

    Every song revealed so far

    Stage Tour is basically Guitar Hero and Rock Band reborn on PS5, complete with a brand new set of plastic instrument peripherals and a giant setlist of songs to play. Set for release on 10th December, 2026, you might be wondering which tunes you'll be able to jam along to, and in this guide, we've listed every artist and...

    • RedOctane Games
    • PS5
    • Stage Tour
    • Guides
    • Features
  • News Sony Said Xbox Game Pass Isn't Sustainable, Now It Seems the Gravy Train Is Almost Over

    Sweeping changes to Microsoft subscription in 2027

    Sony’s been criticised for a lot this generation, but to its credit it looks like it’ll be proved correct about Xbox Game Pass. It feels like a long time ago now, but I remember at the start of the PS5 era, the manufacturer was under intense pressure to follow Microsoft’s business model. If...

    • Sony
    • Microsoft
    • Industry
  • Feature 40+ PS5, PS4 Games to Buy in PS Store's Planet of the Deals Sale

    Recommended games going cheap

    Planet of the Deals is the PS Store's latest sale, running from now until 4th November, 2026. As always, there are thousands of PS5 and PS4 games on offer, and that's an awful lot of potential purchases to scroll through. To try and help out, we've compiled a smaller list of great games that we think are worth...

    • Sony
    • PS5
    • PS4
    • PS Store
    • Deals
  • News EA Shutting Down RPG Dev BioWare, Next Mass Effect Game Cancelled

    400 job cuts at EA in total

    EA is closing RPG studio BioWare. The maker of Mass Effect and Dragon Age will shut down as EA cuts "around" 400 roles within the company, which will include roughly 50 at BioWare. As a result, the next Mass Effect game has been cancelled. Earlier today, a letter to EA staff was distributed by chief operating officer...

    • EA
    • BioWare
    • Industry
  • News Sony's Revamped PS5 Pulse Headset Launches Alongside GTA 6, on 19th November

    Price and pre-order details confirmed

    If you’re looking to upgrade your audio experience for GTA 6, Sony has confirmed that it will launch its new revamped PlayStation Pulse headset alongside Rockstar’s highly anticipated game on 19th November. Pre-orders will open on PS Direct next week, from 10AM local time on 29th October. The

    • Sony
    • PS5
    • Accessories
    • Peripherals
  • News PS5 Firmware Update 26.07-14.20.00 Available to Download Now

    What does version 26.07-14.20.00 do?

    Sony has today pushed live a new PS5 firmware patch that updates the console to version number 26.07-14.20.00. The new firmware is live now, so you should be prompted to download it shortly. As per the official PlayStation website, the single patch note for update 26.07-14.20.00 is as follows: We've improved...

    • Sony
    • PS5
    • Firmware Updates
  • News Xbox to Slash Even More Jobs This Month, with Further Cuts in November and January

    The cuts continue

    Xbox’s unprecedented job cuts will continue this month, November, and January, according to a fresh Fortune article, focusing on CEO Asha Sharma. In yet another executive profile, reporter Sebastian Herrera reveals that Sharma has slashed 1,868 jobs so far, with 3,200 total planned. It sounds like we’ll get more news about...

    • Xbox Game Studios
    • Activision
    • Bethesda
    • Industry
  • News One of PS5's Best Exclusive Games Is at an All-Time Low Price

    Gaming for the Soul

    There are vanishingly few true PS5 exclusive games, and I suppose you could say Demon’s Souls doesn’t technically count as it’s a remake. Nevertheless, this is one of the titles Sony never officially ported to PC, and it’s a masterpiece. While dev FromSoftware has undoubtedly iterated on the formula it introduced in...

    • Sony
    • PS5
    • Demon's Souls
    • PS Store
    • Deals
  • News Peak Isn't the Only 'Friendslop' Game Coming Soon to PS5

    Peak-aboo

    In case you missed it, one of 2025's biggest hits — Peak — is heading onto PS5 at last. As it turns out, this isn't the only so-called "friendslop" game bound for Sony's console in the near future. Friendslop is a term coined to describe a particular brand of online co-op games, with Peak being a great example. Others might include...

    • Nuggets Entertainment
    • Daedalic Entertainment
    • PS5
  • News PS6 Costs $200 Less to Make Than Xbox Helix, Snoop Claims

    But how much will it matter?

    Following rumours that Microsoft’s next-gen Xbox Helix could cost as much as $1,800, noted hardware snoop KeplerL2 says the PS6 currently costs Sony around $200 less to manufacture. Given current trends that number could change, but it’s always been expected that Sony’s new system would be leaner and

    • Sony
    • PS6
    • Xbox
    • Industry
  • News Crimson Desert Reveals Just How Big Its PS5 DLC Really Is in New Trailer

    Get a full overview of Charting the Unknown

    Crimson Desert studio Pearl Abyss doesn't do things by halves; it's demonstrated how it's the literal embodiment of the phrase "go big or go home" in the video game industry. After a stupidly large base game and an absurd amount of post-launch patches, the developer is delivering its biggest update yet in...

    • Pearl Abyss
    • PS5
    • Crimson Desert
    • DLC
  • News You've Not Seen Anything Like This Bizarre PS5 Open World RPG, Ordinary Oddness

    Extraordinary

    I wasn't sure what to expect going into the announcement trailer for Ordinary Oddness, and it's left me with more questions than answers, but I think that's sort of the point. This is a new open world RPG from publisher Tencent and developer COSMICPUP, and its 22-minute debut video is quite something: Ordinary Oddness is calling...

    • Tencent
    • PS5
    • Ordinary Oddness
    • Announcements
    • Trailers
  • News First-Person Soulslike Valor Mortis an Official Success, Now Turning a Profit

    Game breaks even after one week

    Valor Mortis is now officially making a profit for developer One More Level and publisher Lyrical Games, as revealed by the latter on social media. It took just one week on the market for it to break even, meaning all the costs of the game's development have been recouped. Now, henceforth, Valor Mortis is turning a...

    • Lyrical Games
    • PS5
    • Valor Mortis
  • News Star Wars Battlefront 3 in Dev at DICE and Respawn, Multiple Sources Say

    In a galaxy hopefully not too far away

    EA will pull together its two top first-person shooter teams – Apex Legends’ Respawn and Battlefield’s DICE – to create a new Star Wars Battlefront game, Variety reports. The site cites “multiple sources” familiar with the publisher’s plans, although nothing has been officially confirmed.

    • EA
    • PS5
    • Star Wars
    • Battlefront
  • Preview 3 Hours with Stranger Than Heaven Left Me Partly Convinced, Partly Concerned, and Craving Gyudon

    Much Ado about everything

    Last week, SEGA invited me down to London to go hands-on with its upcoming historical action game Stranger Than Heaven one final time before its launch on 15th January, 2027. This was my third time playing the game, but while previous demos had focused solely on the combat, here I was able to get a taste of the wider...

    • SEGA
    • PS5
    • Stranger Than Heaven
    • Previews
    • Features
  • Rumour Beyond Good & Evil 2 Isn't Dead Yet, and It's Being Compared to PS5's Spider-Man Games

    If you can believe it

    Beyond Good & Evil 2 was announced 18 years ago. Eighteen! And apparently, the game still exists, despite all odds. Despite its completely wrecked development cycle(s), and despite the fact that Ubisoft's just recently gone through a massive company-wide restructuring. At this point, who knows how many different versions of...

    • Ubisoft
    • PS5
    • Beyond Good & Evil
    • Rumours
  • News One of the Creepiest Games of the Generation Is Finally Knocking on PS5's Door

    No, I'm Not a Human confirmed

    When it first arrived on PC last year, No, I'm Not a Human became a bit of a viral hit — and it's easy to see why. It's a very unique and downright creepy game, where the world's coming to an end. The sun's cooking everyone alive, and so your only hope of survival is to stay at home and try to enjoy the tranquillity...

    • Critical Reflex
    • PS5
    • No I'm Not a Human
    • Trailers
  • News Fans Have Done What SEGA's Scared to Do: Remaster the Craziest Yakuza Game

    Not-so-Dead Souls

    If you're at all familiar with Yakuza: Dead Souls, then congratulations, you're a True Fan (capitalised) of SEGA's long-running series. Unfortunately, the frankly insane spin-off, which sees series protagonist Kiryu and his pals shoot their way through a zombie-plagued Kamurocho, has been firmly locked to the PS3 ever since it was...

    • SEGA
    • PS3
    • Yakuza
    • Emulators
  • News You Won't Have to Wait Long for The Apothecary Diaries' PS5 Game

    Yes, you can play as Maomao the Cat

    Light novel, manga, and anime sensation The Apothecary Diaries is coming to the PS5 on 18th March, according to a new Japanese trailer. While I’m still waiting for English PR – and will update once Koei Tecmo sends that through – a new trailer confirms that characters Jinshi and Maomao the Cat will be...

    • Koei Tecmo
    • PS5
    • The Apothecary Diaries
    • Release Dates

Tuesday20th Oct 2026

  • News 11 PS Plus Extra Game Removals for November 2026 Confirmed

    Rockstar drops PS Plus support again

    This month's PS Plus Extra and PS Plus Premium game update is now live for PS5, PS4 players (or some of it is, if you are in the UK, USA, or Japan), which means it's time to learn what titles will be taken off the service in November 2026. We already know that GTA 5 is leaving PS Plus Extra, as per a message...

    • PS5
    • PS4
    • PS Plus
  • Review Final Fantasy Resonance (PS5) - Square's Series Returns to Its Roots to Fantastic Effect

    Crystal clear

    For well over a decade now, some Final Fantasy fans have been demanding a return to a more traditional gameplay structure. And while Final Fantasy Resonance is a far cry from being a mainline AAA Final Fantasy game, it provides a glimpse of what a modern instalment could look like, if it adhered to old-school sensibilities. Resonance...

    • Reviews
    • Square Enix
    • PS5
    • Final Fantasy Resonance
  • News Shrek 2 Remastered Takes PS5 to a 'Nostalgic Era of Gaming' This November

    It's so ogre

    Back when basically every movie got a tie-in game, Shrek 2 released on PS2, and it's fondly remembered by fans despite its rough edges. Well, if you want to feel all nostalgic, here's some good news: the co-op brawler is making its grand return in Shrek 2 Remastered. The game is all but confirmed thanks to an Xbox store page that's...

    • Aspyr
    • PS5
    • Shrek
    • Announcements
  • News Mortal Shell 2 Gets Even Better in Big Free Content Patch, Live Now on PS5

    15 new dungeons, 10 extra tarstones, and more

    Cold Symmetry has announced and launched a new Mortal Shell 2 update all at once that enhances the Souls-like with more content, items, and base game tweaks. The free patch is out now on PS5. Dubbed the Rotten Autumn update, the trailer above teases what's in store, but for a complete rundown, here are...

    • Playstack
    • PS5
    • Mortal Shell
    • Updates
  • News Worried About PS6 Price? Next Xbox Could Be as Much as $1,800

    And a PS6 could be priced similarly

    No matter how well they run games or how much better they make them look, the chatter surrounding the next-gen PS6 and Xbox Helix will almost certainly be dominated by their price points. Video game technology has reached a point where graphical leaps aren't so obvious anymore, meaning manufacturers have to...

    • PS6
    • Xbox
    • Industry
  • News PS Store Must Copy Steam If PC Players' Campaign Against AI Content Succeeds

    Steam Next Fest is a disaster

    There's currently a huge push for an all-encompassing Steam filter that would allow users to disqualify any game that uses AI-generated assets from their search results. The campaign, which is underway across all of the usual social media platforms like Reddit, X (formerly Twitter), and Discord, has gained serious...

    • Sony
    • Steam
  • News A New PlayStation Promo Suggests Sony's Bought the Kena IP from Ember Lab

    Is it true?

    Sony recently released a new promotional sizzle reel trailer, starring Thai performer and PlayStation ambassador Lisa. There's not much to write home about on first appearance; the video goes through several current and upcoming PS Studios titles, such as Marvel Tokon: Fighting Souls, God of War Laufey, and Kena: Scars of Kosmora. Here...

    • Sony
    • PS5
    • Kena Scars of Kosmora
  • News PS Plus Discounts Announced for The Wolf Among Us Remastered PS5

    Up to 50% off $24.99 game

    Telltale Games has revealed a range of price discounts for The Wolf Among Us Remastered based on whether you own the original PS4 version and if you're a PS Plus subscriber. Launching next week on 29th October 2026, the remastered PS5 version has a new story trailer (viewable above), which should set the scene nicely for...

    • PM Studios
    • PS5
    • The Wolf Among Us
    • PS Plus