Ghost in the machine
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Mini Review Missile Command Delta (PS5) - A Radically Different But Successful Series Reboot
Top bunker
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News Tekken 8 Fans in Tears of Laughter Over Low Effort Atelier Yumia Collab
Thunder only happens when it's Reina
- Bandai Namco
- PS5
- Tekken
- Atelier Yumia
News Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 Story Leaves The Last of Us Director 'In Awe'
Neil Druckmann weighs in
- Kepler Interactive
- PS5
- Clair Obscur
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TodayTue, 8th Jul 2025
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If you’re a frequent PS Store shopper, then you’re probably looking to save as much money as you possibly can. With so many great games launching across the PS5 and PS4 every single week, you’ll want to make the most your investment into Sony’s marketplace. Fortunately, we’re excited to offer a 5% discount on all PS Store...
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News Tekken 8 Fans in Tears of Laughter Over Low Effort Atelier Yumia Collab
Thunder only happens when it's Reina
Tekken 8’s been going through a tough time of late, but fans can’t help but laugh at the game’s collaboration with Konami counterpart Atelier Yumia. While developer Gust has done an incredible job creating a Reina-themed outfit for the protagonist of its recently released RPG, the Tekken team has settled...
- Bandai Namco
- PS5
- Tekken
- Atelier Yumia
YesterdayMon, 7th Jul 2025
News Romero Games Allegedly Met with Microsoft a Day Before Funding Was Pulled
"There was no mention of it"
An upcoming project from the legendary DOOM designer John Romero and his team has been cancelled as part of the wider Xbox cuts which have rocked the industry this week. The removal of funding – which Insider Gaming reports would have been published by Microsoft subsidiary Bethesda, presumably on PS5 as well as other...
- Bethesda
- PS5
- Romero Games
- Industry
News 'I Much Prefer PS Plus' Lifecycle Management Strategy': Devs Chime in on Xbox Game Pass Impact
Xbox allegedly excludes costs of first-party content
Microsoft laid off over 9,000 employees this week, with Xbox hit particularly hard. Various games were cancelled, one studio was closed, and too many now find themselves out of work. In the aftermath of the chaos, people have been looking for answers. In one report by the Seattle Times, it’s...
- Industry
- PS Plus
- Xbox Game Pass
Guide These 10+ New PS5, PS4 Games Are Coming Out This Week (7th-13th July)
Tony Hawk! College Football! More!
We're thick in the slow summer season now, so don't expect a whole lot of new releases to keep your PS5 company. There are a couple of major standouts, though: EA Sports College Football 26 for all you football fans, and Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 3 + 4 for everyone else. Here are all the new PS5 and PS4 games coming...
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News Publishers Pitch Sony on Adding Retro Classics to PS Plus
That's how Battle Engine Aquila got released
Exactly how do new retro titles get selected for PS Plus Premium? It’s a question we’ve been pondering for a while, as the rollout has been mixed since the service started a few years ago. While we’ve seen obvious first-party titles like Sly Cooper and Ape Escape added to the service, there’s so...
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- PS5
- PS4
- PS2
- PS Plus
News There's Unfinished Business in Robocop: Rogue City's Standalone Expansion on PS5
"I'd buy that for a dollar"
If you’ve already played RoboCop: Rogue City – and, honestly, you should have done – then you’ll have a good idea of what to expect from standalone expansion, Unfinished Business. Due out on 17th July, which is little over a week away, the game’s promising more of Teyon’s hyper-violent first-person action...
- Nacon
- PS5
- Robocop
- Trailers
Ghost in the machine
System Shock 2: 25th Anniversary Remaster is Nightdive Studio's tribute to the hugely influential 1994 original. Offering a much-needed technical upgrade, along with a bevvy of extras, System Shock 2 is still an impressive game, even if some of its forward-thinking mechanics feel quite quaint three decades later. Originally...
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News The Uncharted Vibes Are Off the Charts in New Mafia: The Old Country PS5 Gameplay
An offer you can't refuse?
If you’ve been longing for a linear narrative-style adventure inspired by Uncharted for PS5, then Mafia: The Old Country couldn’t be coming at a better time. This new 10-minute gameplay video – captured exclusively by IGN – looks like a long-lost Naughty Dog adventure, in a good way. While the production values...
- 2K Games
- PS5
- Mafia
News Final Fantasy 9 Celebrates 25th Anniversary, But the Rumoured Remake Is Nowhere to Be Seen
Just a Fantasy
Widely regarded to be one of the absolute best games in the series — and perhaps one of the greatest RPGs ever made — Final Fantasy 9 celebrates its 25th Anniversary today (the 7th July). Back in 2000, the PS1 title was something of a throwback to the older, more traditional fantasy stylings of the franchise. After Final Fantasy...
- Square Enix
- PS1
- PS4
- Final Fantasy
Game of the Month Death Stranding 2 (June 2025)
As voted by you
June marked what was probably the quietest month of the year so far in terms of new releases. Outside of the obvious event that was Death Stranding 2, big budget titles were basically nonexistent. But to say that June lacked quality would be doing it a disservice. Rematch, for example — the addictive arcade-y soccer sim from Sifu...
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- PS5
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News Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 Story Leaves The Last of Us Director 'In Awe'
Neil Druckmann weighs in
It feels like Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 has wowed just about everyone at this point, but receiving especially prominent praise from Naughty Dog boss Neil Druckmann feels like a fairly big deal. Druckmann is obviously no stranger to emotional storytelling, having been a key writer on both The Last of Us titles and numerous...
- Kepler Interactive
- PS5
- Clair Obscur
Round Up Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 3 + 4 PS5 Reviews Say Shove-It to the Sceptics
A worthy grind
If you grew up with a PlayStation in the late 90s and early 00s, then chances are you had a Tony Hawk game. For this author, it was the original Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater, but many of you may have jumped in with Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater 3 on the PS2. Wherever you did your first virtual kickflip, there’s a good chance this franchise...
- Activision
- PS5
- PS4
- Tony Hawk
- Round Up
"We welcome the opportunity to discuss our position"
Stop Killing Games, the consumer campaign designed to put a stop to publishers rendering their software unplayable once support has been terminated, has really picked up pace over the past week. You may recall we reported on the campaign surpassing one million signatures, which if legitimate...
- Industry
- Europe
News Gunslingin' Shooter Call of Juarez Rumoured to Be Revived After Over a Decade
Rootin' tootin'
Call of Juarez probably isn’t the first franchise that springs to mind when you think of first-person shooters, but this author has fond memories of Techland’s gunslingin’ series. The 2009 sequel Call of Juarez: Bound in Blood was a truly underrated Western escapade on the PS3, and its smaller scale 2013 reboot Call of Juarez:...
- Techland
- PS5
- Call of Juarez
- Rumours
News Final Fantasy 9 Picture Book Will Flesh Out Vivi's Backstory
Picture perfect
Well, it's not quite the remake announcement many have been hoping for, but Square Enix has revealed a new Final Fantasy 9 picture book that'll expand upon Vivi's backstory. One of the game's most beloved and visually iconic party members, Vivi is a young, inexperienced mage who sets out on a journey of self discovery. His character...
- Square Enix
- Final Fantasy
News Impossibly Hard PS3 Cute-'Em-Up Gets a Modern Revamp This September
Panic at the yokai disco
Yokai blasting vertical cute-‘em-up Mamorukun ReCurse first launched in arcades all the way back in 2008, but was eventually ported to the PS3 a few years later. And now the impenetrably old-school shooter is making its way to PS5 and PS4 on 25th September. For those unfamiliar, here’s how the blurb introduces this...
- Clear River Games
- PS5
- PS4
- Mamorukun ReCurse
- Release Dates
Mini Review Missile Command Delta (PS5) - A Radically Different But Successful Series Reboot
Top bunker
Missile Command Delta is a big departure from the original game that Atari fans are familiar with, and while we're sure purists won't enjoy the drastic changes, this modern spin brings the concept forward in a refreshing and imaginative way. A group of adventurous teenagers plans to spend the night in a creepy, disused bunker, only to...
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Sunday6th Jul 2025
News Free PS5 Fashion Platformer Infinity Nikki Seeks Redemption in Blue Tears Update
Da ba dee
For those of you still playing Infinity Nikki, a gacha platformer which was largely beloved upon release, you’ll know it’s been going through a difficult time. To cut a long story short, in a milestone update recently, the developer meddled with the gacha system, inexplicably retconned the story, and basically broke the whole game...
- Infold Games
- PS5
- Infinity Nikki
- Updates
News Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 3 + 4's PS5, PS4 Trophies Look Like Less of a Grind Than 1 + 2
Manual labour
The Trophy list for Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 3 + 4 has popped up online, and upon inspection, it looks like it won't be quite as tough as the previous game's list. Don't get us wrong, the game's Platinum gong will still be pretty hard to obtain, but some of the more grindy Trophies in THPS 1 + 2 aren't present, so it shouldn't cause...
- Activision
- PS5
- PS4
- Tony Hawk
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News Anime Cyberpunk: Edgerunners 2 to Be 'Unlike Anything We've Done Before'
Teaser trailer released
We’ve known for a little while that a new Cyberpunk 2077 anime is in the works, but now we have more information: it’ll be a sequel to the outstanding Cyberpunk: Edgerunners – and yes, Japanese animation house Studio Trigger is once again at the helm. “Cyberpunk: Edgerunners 2 is in production,” an announcement on...
- CD Projekt RED
- Anime
- Cyberpunk
Saturday5th Jul 2025
Talking Point What Are You Playing This Weekend? - Issue 588
We go again
It's been an eventful week in the video game industry, so we could all probably do with a bit of a breather, couldn't we? Here's what we're playing. Jamie O'Neill: Since chatting with @playstation1995 about SEGA's classic beat-'em-ups in last weekend's WAYP, I've been hankering for Lizardcube's artwork to depict some Streets of Rage 4...
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- PS4
- What Are You Playing
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Friday4th Jul 2025
News Gran Turismo's Primary Console Competitor May Be No More
Rear view mirror
When it comes to the console wars, the skirmish between sim racers Gran Turismo and Forza Motorsport was once a key battleground. PlayStation’s flagship franchise has obviously always enjoyed enormous attention due to its legacy on the PS1 and PS2, but there was a period on the PS3 where it started to lose its edge. Many...
- Xbox Game Studios
- Turn 10 Studios
- Gran Turismo
- Industry
News PS5 Fans Divided Over Helldivers 2 on Xbox Pivot
"Get ready for irrelevance"
It’s been a bit of a rollercoaster week in the games industry, and for PS5 fans it’s been underlined by Sony’s sudden decision to publish Helldivers 2 on Xbox Series X|S. This is an unprecedented decision from the manufacturer: while it’s not the first PlayStation game to launch on Microsoft’s machine, it feels...
- Sony
- PS5
- Helldivers
News PlayStation Fans Want Diogo Jota PSN Avatar to Return After Footballer's Tragic Death
Given away during Days of Play 2024
PlayStation fans are calling on Sony to make a Diogo Jota PSN avatar available once again so they can commemorate the Liverpool footballer following his and his brother's tragic deaths earlier this week. The avatar was available for free in the Days of Play 2024 campaign, but it was only a limited release and is...
- Sony
- PS5
- PS4
Poll What Review Score Would You Give Death Stranding 2?
Special delivery
We hope you've been having fun trotting around the atmospheric landscapes of Death Stranding 2 over the last week or so, because it's time to give Kojima Productions' latest a rating of your own. Needless to say, this globe-trotting PS5 sequel has been really well received, both by critics and fans of the first game. The original...
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News Xbox's Promising MMORPG Sounds Like the Most Baffling Cancellation
Xbox execs "blown away by an upcoming game. Then they cancelled it."
Screenshot taken from The Elder Scrolls Online. As the dust settles on a devastating week of Microsoft layoffs and Xbox game cancellations, those in the know are now starting to share what they heard about the scrapped projects. The decision to cancel Everwild and Perfect Dark...
- Zenimax
- Xbox
News Smartphone Destiny Spin-Off Attracts Over 5 Million Pre-Registrations
Rise up
Destiny: Rising – a smartphone-focused spin on Bungie’s looter shooter series – will launch on 28th August, potentially giving Sony its first mobile hit. The Japanese giant has been eager to release its own suite of smartphone games for some time, poaching Apple Arcade talent and even acquiring developer Neon Koi – but it’s failed...
- NetEase
- Mobile
- Destiny
- Release Dates
News Wuxia Open World Where Winds Meet Will Be a PS5 Console Exclusive for Six Months
Sony has dibs on Chinese title
There’s a lot to breakdown about the confirmation that Where Winds Meet will be a PS5 console exclusive for at least six months, announced at the end of a new trailer for the game. Firstly, it follows the news that Sony’s own Helldivers 2 will be launching on Xbox Series X|S next month. Is there really any point...
- NetEase
- PS5
- Where Winds Meet
News The House in Fate Morgana Developer Confirms Next Game for PS5
It's currently called Project Code M
Novect, the studio behind the famous visual novel game The House in Fate Morgana, has revealed its next game is also destined for PS5 and will be published by genre veteran Aksys Games. It's currently referred to as Project Code M and lacks a release window, but you can catch the first trailer above. It sets up...
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- PS5
- Project Code M
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News It's All Sunshine and Rainbows in ZZZ's Summer Update, Here's the New Redemption Code
Fun in the sun
Zenless Zone Zero’s slathering on the sunscreen and heading to the Waifei Peninsula’s coastal Fantasy Resort for a spot of fun in the sun this 17th July. The next update for the gargantuan gacha will include two new playable characters, a slew of beach-themed minigames – including surfing! – and much, much more. But first,...
- HoYoverse
- PS5
- Zenless Zone Zero
News Sony's Aniplex Involved with Tactical Take on Resident Evil for Mobile
"Real-time strategy optimised for smartphones"
Sony’s very own Aniplex subsidiary, which sits under the Sony Music Entertainment umbrella, is working alongside Capcom and Korean developer JOYCITY to bring Resident Evil to mobile. A new game, subtitled Survival Unit, will be fully revealed during an online livestream from 3PM PDT/11PM BST on 10th...
- Capcom
- Aniplex
- JOYCITY
- Resident Evil
Thursday3rd Jul 2025
News Stop Killing Games Campaign Surpasses One Million Signatures, But There Are Issues
Sign it properly, folks
There have been a few instances recently of publishers rendering full-price games obsolete. The Crew is perhaps the most famous example: a game designed to be played online, which had its servers shutdown in 2023. This means if you own a copy of the release on Blu-ray, it’s utterly worthless these days, as you can’t...
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News Stunning Final Fantasy 9 Artwork Revealed as Rumoured Remake Date Fast Approaches
Party time
Square Enix has published some stunning new artwork based on Final Fantasy 9, and as you'd expect, its arrival has expectant fans in a bit of an uproar. This is because we're mere days away from the game's 25th anniversary date — the 7th July — and many are betting on the title's long-rumoured remake being officially announced as...
- Square Enix
- Final Fantasy
War does change after all
Sony is bringing Helldivers 2 to Xbox consoles roughly 18 months after its release, in a move that signals another unexpected strategy shift in an industry that never stands still. It’s not the first PlayStation game to launch on Microsoft’s machines, as MLB The Show ripped that band aid off earlier in the generation...
- Sony
- PS5
- Reaction
- Features
News Neil Druckmann Focused on Naughty Dog Games, Steps Away from The Last of Us TV Show
Update: Halley Gross also leaves the TV show
Naughty Dog studio head Neil Druckmann has today revealed he is stepping away from production of The Last of Us TV series on HBO so he can put his "complete focus" on game development. With the production of season two complete and no "meaningful work" done on the third season yet, Druckmann views this...
- Sony
- Naughty Dog
- Neil Druckmann
News PlayStation Is Bringing Helldivers 2 to Xbox, Out on 26th August
Port to Xbox Series X|S confirmed
Sony and Arrowhead Studios have revealed that they're porting their incredibly popular co-op game Helldivers 2 to Xbox Series X|S, due for release on 26th August 2025. This is a full version of Helldivers 2, costing $40, and is published by PlayStation Publishing on Xbox Series X|S. It's now available to pre-order...
- Sony
- Xbox
- Helldivers
- Announcements
News Digital Sales Make Death Stranding 2 PS5 Estimates Much Stronger
Said to have sold 1.4 million copies
Physical UK video game sales are almost dead in the water, but that does not stop early conclusions from being drawn from them. At the start of this week, Death Stranding 2 opened to a 66% drop in physical sales in the region compared to the first game. Now, via data firm Ampere, it's estimated the PS5 exclusive...
- Sony
- PS5
- Death Stranding
- Sales
All inFAMOUS games ranked and rated
What are the best inFAMOUS games? Before Sucker Punch Productions began its noble quest to Japan with the Ghost series, it made a series of open world superhero titles, and it remains a fan favourite franchise. Set in a world where a select few people possess superhuman powers thanks to a rare gene, the games use...
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- inFAMOUS
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News BioWare Flop ANTHEM Dies January 2026, Servers to Be Turned Off
PS4 game won't be playable after server switch-off
EA has announced it's taking the servers for BioWare flop ANTHEM offline on 12th January 2026. As a fully online game requiring an internet connection, this means it won't be playable in any shape or form beyond that date. It will remain online until then, but purchasable currency for use in the...
- EA
- PS4
- ANTHEM
Mini Review Anger Foot (PS5) - Chaotic Kick-'Em-Up Satisfies from Head to Toe
Foot you
You may have seen Anger Foot described as a first-person Hotline Miami — and that's probably a good comparison to, er, kick things off. Playing as the titular Anger Foot himself, you'll kick and shoot your way through the superbly named Shit City in search of your beloved sneakers. It's an unapologetically punk setting where just about...
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Random Kojima Hyped to See Fan Playing Death Stranding 2 on PS Portal at London Launch Event
In the crowd, no less
During a launch event for Death Stranding 2: On the Beach in London this week, auteur Hideo Kojima was hyped to see a fan in the audience playing on his PS Portal. “You’re playing right now – that’s cool,” he shouted, spotting the fan holding up their Remote Play handheld in the crowd. “Wow, he really is...
- Sony
- PS5
- PS Portal
- Hideo Kojima
- Death Stranding
News Dying Light Team Reportedly Cancels Two Games
One might be its fantasy RPG
Dying Light franchise developer Techland has reportedly cancelled two unannounced games, resulting in a loss of 130 million Polish złoty (~£26.3 million / $36 million). The claim comes from Polish outlet Puls Biznesu, where it's said the monetary losses are attributed to "our decision to discontinue further work on...
- Techland
- Industry
Rumour PS5 Disaster MindsEye Wants 'Redemption Arc' Despite Hundreds of Jobs Being 'At Risk'
MindsEyefulness
Some kind of comeback attempt for MindsEye could be on the cards, following the game's dismal launch on PS5 and other platforms last month. This is according to a new report from IGN, which paints a bleak picture of what's going behind the scenes at developer Build A Rocket Boy. Sources say that around 300 employees at the studio...
- Build A Rocket Boy
- PS5
- MindsEye
- Industry
News Are Ya Ready, Kids? SpongeBob: Krusty Cook-Off Serves Up Today on PS5, PS4
Help wanted
SpongeBob fans, rejoice — one of the character's games has suddenly arrived on PS5 and PS4. A port of SpongeBob: Krusty Cook-Off is now available for Sony's consoles, releasing unceremoniously on 2nd July 2025. So, what is this? Well, here's the extremely brief launch trailer for the Nintendo Switch version: Essentially,...
- Tilting Point
- PS5
- PS4
- SpongeBob
News Death Stranding 2 and Rematch Trade Blows in PS Store's Top Selling PS5 Games of June
Thing about Sam Bridges is he'll always try and walk it in
Two games you wouldn't expect to see in the same sentence are Death Stranding 2: On the Beach and Rematch, but it turns out they were two of the best-selling PS5 games on PS Store last month. In fact, they trade places exactly in the North American and European charts; Kojima Productions'...
- Sony
- PS5
- PS4
- PS Store
- Sales
News PS5 Bags One More Popular PC Game, Once Human Out in 2026
Free-to-play title ported to consoles next year
Starry Studio has announced plans to port its open world survival game Once Human to PS5 and Xbox Series X|S next year, following a successful and popular debut on PC in 2024. The free-to-play title has you build up your own safehouse and surrounding territory to fight back against the monsters of the...
- Starry Studio
- PS5
- Once Human
- Announcements
News Busted's James Bourne Bleats Out Sonic Racing's Cheesy Theme Tune
It's what he went to school for
We didn’t have to wait till the Year 3000 to hear Busted’s James Bourne belt out the theme tune for a Sonic the Hedgehog game. The former Son of Dork singer, who UK readers will remember for his bleached blonde hair and nasal American accent, has been signed by SEGA to sing the opening vocals for Sonic Racing:...
- SEGA
- PS5
- PS4
- Sonic Racing CrossWorlds
- Trailers
Wednesday2nd Jul 2025
Guide 65+ PS5, PS4 Games to Buy in PS Store's July Savings Sale
Discounted PS5 and PS4 games we recommend
Sony has set live its latest PS Store offer, giving you access to a wide range of bargains in the July Savings sale. Running now until 16th July, there are thousands of potential bargains to be had — but to save you some browsing time, we've picked out a selection of PS5 and PS4 games we highly recommend...
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- PS4
- PS Store
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News What the Hell Has Happened to Call of Duty?
"This sucks more than anything that has ever sucked before"
Fortnite’s vibrant art style works lends itself well to the pop culture blender Epic Games has created. Call of Duty’s grey, hyper-realistic art style does not. That’s why it’s so weird seeing Beavis & Butt-Head sprinting around with AK-47s in this bizarre new Premium Event...
- Activision
- PS5
- PS4
- Call of Duty
