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TodayThu, 20th Aug 2026

  • News Black Myth: Wukong's Follow-Up, Zhong Kui, Looks Absolutely Stunning in New Gameplay

    Game Science is cooking

    I remember all the videos of Black Myth: Wukong before the game eventually launched; all of them were spectacular. It seems developer Game Science has lost none of its ability to create compelling videos, as it's just released a brilliant 15-minute gameplay trailer for Black Myth: Zhong Kui, the second game in its series of...

    • Game Science
    • PS5
    • Black Myth Zhong Kui
    • Trailers
  • News Start Your Trails in the Sky 2nd Chapter Adventure Early with PS5 Demo, Out Now

    The search begins

    As has become tradition for Falcom games, a lengthy playable demo for Trails in the Sky 2nd Chapter is available to download right now on PS5. Naturally, if you're yet to play Trails in the Sky 1st Chapter, you should probably avoid jumping straight into this direct sequel. But for those who have been eagerly awaiting the story's...

    • GungHo
    • PS5
    • Trails
  • News Embrace Your Inner Akira with Namco's 1995 Cyber Cycles, Coming to PS5

    I wheelie like it

    Ready to do the Akira slide in Neo Yokohama like it’s 1995? Namco’s early arcade racer Cyber Cycles is launching on the PS5 on 20th August, courtesy of Hamster’s Arcade Archives line. There are two tracks in this game: the easy-peasy Green Hill (inspired by Suzuka 8 Hours, not Sonic the Hedgehog) and the abovementioned Neo...

    • Hamster
    • PS5
    • PS4
    • Arcade Archives
    • Cyber Cycles
  • News Don't Sleep on This Striking Korean Murder Mystery, Out on PS5 Now and Discounted with PS Plus

    This case shall be solved

    Acclaimed text-based Korean indie game No Case Should Remain Unsolved is out now on PS5, with a temporary 20% discount for all PS Plus members until 1st September. The game – which has an ‘Overwhelmingly Positive’ rating on Steam – deals with the disappearance of a little girl that’s never been resolved. As...

    • Playism
    • PS5
    • No Case Should Remain Unsolved

YesterdayWed, 19th Aug 2026

  • News GTA 6 Gameplay Leaks Continue as Group Makes Demands of Rockstar

    Update #2: Fourth gameplay clip posted online

    Multiple videos of what appear to be legitimate GTA 6 gameplay are currently being posted to the Internet by a leaker. I've seen two clips so far: the first depicts Jason at his house from the trailer playing some basketball, and the second features some driving and crimes that attract the attention of...

    • Rockstar Games
    • PS5
    • Grand Theft Auto
    • GTA
    • Leaks
  • Opinion Hermen Hulst Has Failed and PS Studios Needs a Change

    Dutch courage

    Trust me, I don’t take any pleasure writing an article like this, but I think Hermen Hulst may need to be ejected from the top job at PS Studios pronto. I’ve been circling this opinion for quite some time, but today’s bad news about Horizon Hunters Gathering is the final nail in the coffin for me. As I said, I don’t like...

    • Sony
    • PS5
    • Hermen Hulst
    • PS Studios
    • Opinion
  • News PlayStation Scaling Back Horizon Live Service PS5 Game as Sony Failures Continue

    Guerrilla has until December to impress Sony execs

    A new Bloomberg report claims that Sony has decided to scale back the new Horizon li

    • Sony
    • PS5
    • Horizon
    • Rumours
  • Preview 6 Ways PS5's Tides of Annihilation Blew Me Away After 2 Hours of Play

    The tide is high-ly impressive

    Eclipse Glow Games didn’t need to build a giant cathedral in the centre of Chengdu, China to convince of me of Tides of Annihilation’s ambition – but it certainly didn’t hurt. Ever since I got word of the dev’s decision to show off its hotly anticipated action game, the irony of travelling approximately...

    • Eclipse Glow Games
    • PS5
    • Tides of Annihilation
    • Previews
    • Features
  • News These 2 PS5 Classics Look Like They Could Be Delisted Soon

    A familiar story

    Earlier today, Sony confirmed the seven games that’ll be leaving the PS Plus Extra catalogue in September. However, I was surprised to see this selection expand to two PS Plus Premium games as well: the PS1’s Toy Story 2: Buzz Lightyear to the

    • Disney
    • PS5
    • PS4
    • Toy Story
  • News Wolverine PS5 Consoles, Accessories Available to Pre-Order Now

    Console Covers for PS5 Pro already sold out

    The range of limited edition PS5 consoles and accessories you can customise your gaming setup with, to suit Marvel's Wolverine, is available to pre-order now. They all come out on the same day as the game, 15th September 2026, but if you're interested in a particular item, you might want to get your...

    • Sony
    • PS5
    • Marvel's Wolverine
    • Consoles
    • Accessories
  • News Physical Disc Fans Must Wait to Play Control Resonant on PS5

    Boxed release delayed to 15th October

    Anyone who wants to own Control Resonant on a physical PS5 disc will have to wait a couple of weeks after the game's main launch, as boxed copies have been delayed into mid-October 2026. The digital version on PS Store remains locked in for a 24th September release, and Remedy today revealed the follow-up has...

    • Remedy
    • PS5
    • Control
  • News 'Tiny Team' Working on Next Horizon Single Player Game, Years Away from Release

    See you in the 2030s

    If you were looking forward to the next full-length single player Horizon game from Dutch developer Guerrilla, sit tight. As previously reported and reiterated in a

    • Sony
    • PS5
    • Horizon
  • News 'I Don't Understand If It's Such a Big Issue': Shuhei Yoshida Isn't Too Bothered About No More Discs

    Ex-PlayStation boss is all-digital these days

    In case you've somehow missed the news, Sony announced its intention to cease producing game discs for PlayStation consoles starting in 2028, meaning the platform will be digital-only going forward. It's a decision that has caused a lot of upset and raised many questions among consumers, and of course,...

    • Sony
    • PS5
    • Industry
  • News A Cult 16-Bit RPG May Finally Get an Official US Release on PS5

    It's been 30 years

    Super Nintendo’s Terranigma has never officially released in the United States, due to various issues involving its licensing rights. The 16-bit real-time RPG first released in Japan back in 1995, and was published by Nintendo in Europe a year later. But the closure of Enix’s US offices at the time mean Americans have never...

    • Clear River Games
    • PS5
    • Terranigma
    • Announcements of Announcements
  • News Majority of Naughty Dog Was Working on The Last of Us Online Before It Was Cancelled

    This wasn't a side project

    Naughty Dog’s standalone online multiplayer game, which was cancelled in late 2023, was the focus of the “majority of the studio” before it was axed. In a new video, Bloomberg journalist Jason Schreier reveals the anticipated Factions sequel was not a side hustle, and had the attention of the vast majority of the...

    • Sony
    • PS5
    • Naughty Dog
    • Industry
  • News Gran Turismo 7 Bolstered by Another 4 Cars in PS5 Update 1.71

    In addition to 3 new World Circuits

    The next monthly PS5, PS4 update for Gran Turismo 7 is rolling out worldwide within the next 24 hours, handing players a further four cars to race and three more World Circuits to drive them on. Having downloaded patch 1.71, the following four cars will be added to the game: '97 Toyota Chaser Tourer V '97...

    • Sony
    • PS5
    • PS4
    • Gran Turismo
    • Updates
  • News 'I Think We'll See That in the Next Year or Two': Days Gone Dev Could Reveal New Project Soon

    "They're surviving"

    Like so many other Sony first-party studios, it’s been a bad few years for Days Gone dev Bend. While the Oregon-based outfit keeps on trucking, its live service project was cancelled in 2025, alongside Bluepoint’s God of War game. But it’s been able to settle on a new title, and Bloomberg’s Jason Schreier says it’s...

    • Sony
    • PS5
    • Days Gone
  • News I'm Hyped This Unknown Irem Beat-'em-Up Is Making a PS5 Comeback

    Home run

    I’ve personally never played Ninja Baseball Bat Man, but I’m vaguely familiar with the 1993 Irem beat-’em-up. I’m pretty over-the-moon with this upcoming revival, then, which is coming to the PS5 on 10th December. Ninja Baseball League-Man: Bases Loaded will repurpose the original arcade release, but sprinkle in some new features,...

    • Irem
    • PS5
    • Ninja Baseball League-Man: Bases Loaded
    • Announcements
  • News The Binding of Isaac: Repentance+ Online Is the Only Game Brave Enough to Launch the Same Day as GTA 6

    Online co-op making its debut on consoles

    There has been a lot of noise made about the state of the release schedule for games over the next few months, with many titles big and small doing their utmost to avoid GTA 6. In case you hadn't noticed, there's a pretty wide radius around 19th November, 2026 — the day Rockstar is set to launch its...

    • Nicalis
    • PS5
    • The Binding of Isaac
    • Announcements

Tuesday18th Aug 2026

  • Feature 50+ PS5, PS4 Games to Buy in PS Store's Ready, Set, Play Sale (North America/Europe)

    Recommended games going cheap

    PS Store's latest sale has begun, and this time it's called Ready, Set, Play. The offer runs from now through to 26th August, 2026, and as always, it includes thousands of PS5 and PS4 games with reduced prices. Browsing through all of that can take a while, so we've put together a list of games we recommend you check...

    • Sony
    • PS5
    • PS4
    • PS Store
    • Deals
  • News 7 PS Plus Extra, Premium Game Removals for September 2026 Confirmed

    Say goodbye to Toy Story and Shadowrun

    Your latest lineup of PS Plus Extra and PS Plus Premium games is available now (or just some of them if you live in the UK, USA, or Japan), which is also the signal for next month's selection of PS Plus game removals to be confirmed. There are seven titles due for removal on 15th September 2026, and the list...

    • PS5
    • PS4
    • PS Plus
  • Preview After Online Storm, Here's the Truth About Wolverine PS5

    Sharing a clear view of the next PS5 exclusive

    Playing video games is a hobby designed to be enjoyable, so why has a wave of new Marvel's Wolverine previews been met with ridicule and slander? Despite the fact such pre-release verdicts were generally very positive, inaccurate videos have spread claims about the next PS5 exclusive that simply aren't...

    • Sony
    • PS5
    • Marvel's Wolverine
    • Previews
    • Features
  • News 4 New PS Plus Extra, Premium Games Available to Download Now

    Full lineup outside of UK, USA, and Japan

    A wave of new PS Plus Extra and PS Plus Premium titles is now live for subscribers, as detailed in last week's monthly update. The full lineup for August 2026 is available for most members now, but those in the UK, USA, and Japan only get access to four of the 10 today. Sony is continuing to split the...

    • PS5
    • PS4
    • PS Plus
  • News Rumoured Phantom Blade Zero PS5 Demo Nowhere to Be Seen After State of Play Deep Dive

    Zero'd

    The dedicated Phantom Blade Zero State of Play broadcast has come and gone, and there was no mention whatsoever of a playable demo hitting PS5. This is despite reports of the demo popping up on the PS Store last week. Many assumed that an official demo reveal and release was all but guaranteed for this showcase. Okay, so there's no demo...

    • S-GAME
    • PS5
    • Phantom Blade Zero
  • News Irate Physical Game Fans Prepare for Their Big PS5 Blackout

    It all starts this weekend

    Angry physical game fans are preparing to unplug their PS5s this week as the widely reported “blackout” is set to get underway. Protesters frustrated at Sony’s decision to stop manufacturing discs in 2028 have been encouraged to turn off their consoles and not play from 23rd August through 30th August. The idea is...

    • Sony
    • PS5
    • Industry
  • Review Mortal Shell 2 (PS5) - An Ingeniously Playful Take on the Dark Souls Formula

    A soulslike with shotguns

    Mortal Shell 2 is an expanded soulslike sequel that packs a lot into a focused experience. It took me just 30 hours to roll credits, but across that time I explored multiple biomes, fought dozens of bosses, and delved into an abundance of dungeons. From the outset, I think there's so much about Mortal Shell 2 that feels...

    • Reviews
    • PlayStack
    • PS5
    • Mortal Shell 2
  • News PlayStation's Official Desktop Speakers Arrive in November for $220

    Pulse Elevate speakers coming soon

    Sony has announced the price and release date for its first-ever line of official PlayStation desktop speakers. Pulse Elevate, as they're known, will come in your choice of black or white, and will set you back $219.99 / €219.99 / £199.99, per an updated PS Blog post. The speakers are scheduled to arrive on...

    • Sony
    • PS5
    • Accessories
    • Release Dates
  • News You'll Want the Japanese Version of a New PS Plus Classic Out Today

    For a better difficulty experience

    Onimusha: Dawn of Dreams, a PS2 action classic, is out today on the PS Store for normal purchase (£7.99/$9.99) and on PS Plus Premium for subscribers. It means that the Onimusha series is almost entirely available on PS5 and PS4, but fans are raising an interesting quirk about this release: you should get the...

    • Capcom
    • PS2
    • Onimusha
    • PS Plus
  • News Crazy Taxi's Gena Now Looks Like a Life Is Strange NPC on PS5

    What a downgrade

    I’m really excited for Crazy Taxi: World Tour – I genuinely am! It’s been one of my most wanted games for years, after I scratched up the surface of my original Dreamcast disc from playing it so damn much. But in the aftermath of the dev’s AI admissions, I did just want to quickly write about how much of a downgrade the...

    • SEGA
    • PS5
    • Crazy Taxi
  • Review Starsand Island (PS5) - This Anime Life Sim Should Be Your Next Cosy Game

    My neighbour Totoro

    After a long wait since our preview last year, Starsand Island is finally here. This cosy life simulator with its gorgeous anime-style art direction sends you to a magical island where you are free to explore, build, craft and farm to your heart's content. The game begins with designing your character and I enjoyed taking the...

    • Reviews
    • Seed Sparkle Lab
    • PS5
    • Starsand Island
  • News The Big Marketing Push for PS5 Exclusive Marvel's Wolverine Has Begun in Style

    Advert-mantium

    We're less than a month away from the launch of Marvel's Wolverine, the next major superhero action title from Insomniac Games, and it's going to be tough to avoid it during this period. Not only have there been a handful of previews lately, but it seems Sony and Marvel are firing up the marketing machine in a pretty major way. Our...

    • Sony
    • PS5
    • Wolverine
  • News Brilliant PS5 Beat-'Em-Up All-In on Avengers: Doomsday Hype in New DLC

    "An all-new game mode"

    I really enjoyed Marvel Cosmic Invasion last year, and I’ve been looking for an excuse to replay it. (I didn’t end up going back for Cyclops and The Thing, released as DLC earlier this year.) But it looks like there’ll be ample incentive to return this fall in the form of a new major expansion: The Siege of Castle Doom.

    • DotEmu
    • PS5
    • PS4
    • Marvel Cosmic Invasion
    • DLC
  • News PS5's Most Promising Anime Open World Will Re-Emerge Next Week

    Another reason to tune in to Gamescom Opening Night Live

    It still boggles my mind that I’ve gone hands-on with Ananta, NetEase’s wildly ambitious anime open world. The free-to-play effort – planned for PS5 – is one of the most extraordinary productions I’ve played in recent memory, blending a dizzying array of different gameplay elements...

    • NetEase
    • PS5
    • Ananta
  • News Trails in the Sky 1st Chapter Gets Surprise PS5 Patch, Hardcore Fans Celebrate Changes

    Coming to terms

    You'll never hear me say a bad word about Trails in the Sky 1st Chapter — it's a truly excellent remake and RPG in general — but it did ship with one undeniable issue. Indeed, the game's English localisation was just a little bit off. Certain terms that were established in other Trails games were essentially reworked with more...

    • GungHo
    • PS5
    • Trails
    • Patches
  • News Braid, The Witness Dev's Massive New Puzzle Game Comes to PS5 in October

    Order of the Sinking Star dated

    If you've been wondering what comes next from the team behind Braid and The Witness, the answer is a vast puzzle game named Order of the Sinking Star, which has been in the works for 10 years. It was announced for PS5 just a few weeks ago, but publisher Arc Games and developer Thekla have now revealed the game's...

    • Arc Games
    • PS5
    • Order of the Sinking Star
    • Release Dates
    • Trailers
  • Live Watch the Phantom Blade Zero PS5 State of Play Right Here

    Fun time blades hero

    It's time for a fresh look at the very promising action game Phantom Blade Zero in Sony's latest State of Play. Taking a deep dive into the gameplay of this stylish wuxia action title, we're in for about 20 minutes of brand new footage, and there could be some other news (like a demo?) thrown in for good measure. The State of...

    • Live
    • S-GAME
    • PS5
    • Phantom Blade Zero
    • State of Play
  • News Tekken 8's Former Director Rejoins Harada at His New SNK Fighting Game Studio

    Getting the band back together

    You may recall that the Tekken 8 development team has lost a couple of heavyweights in recent times, following on from ongoing struggles to manage the fighting game in the months after its launch. The most notable departure was that of Katsuhiro Harada, a producer and director that's been involved with the legendary...

    • VS Studio
    • PS5
    • Industry

Monday17th Aug 2026

  • Guide These 25+ PS5 and PS Plus Games Are Coming to PS5 This Week (17th-23rd August)

    The Sinking City 2! Starsand Island! Mortal Shell 2! Much more!

    I'm afraid to say we're now deep into the heavy release season, folks. That means there are loads of new PS5 games coming out this time, including The Sinking City 2, Mortal Shell 2, Starsand Island, and one I'm personally looking forward to: No Case Should Remain Unsolved. Your new...

    • Guides
    • PS5
    • PS4
    • Release Dates
    • Features
  • News Sony's New 'It Happens on PS5' Ad Has Gone Down Exactly as You'd Expect

    "Discs used to happen on PS5"

    It's now been well over a month since Sony's shock announcement, in which it confirmed that it would no longer be manufacturing discs for PlayStation platforms starting from January 2028. The immediate backlash was strong to say the least, and although the outrage has certainly started to dissipate across the last few...

    • Sony
    • PS5
  • News Until Dawn's Hayden Panettiere Tragically Passes Away Aged Just 36

    "She was an incredible light"

    Hayden Panettiere, best known for shows like Heroes and Nashville, has tragically passed away aged just 36-years-old. The US actress will be remembered among PlayStation fans for her role in PS4 horror game Until Dawn, alongside other high-profile stars like Rami Malek. She also played Kingdom Hearts’ Kairi in the...

    • Until Dawn
    • Hayden Panettiere
  • Review The Sinking City 2 (PS5) - An Admirable Resident Evil-Lite Experience

    Bring Her Back

    For over a decade now, the Ukrainian developer Frogwares has been expanding and improving its Mind Palace mechanic. A feature that connects clues and forms conclusions, it’s spearheaded all the recent Sherlock Holmes games and The Sinking City — a solid set of investigative titles. It’s probably what the studio is best known...

    • Reviews
    • Frogwares
    • PS5
    • The Sinking City 2
  • News No Sony Characters in Fortnite's Big Gaming Celebration Season

    Arriving on 20th August

    Fortnite’s big gaming celebration season arrives this week, on 20th August – but there’ll be no Sony characters involved. While the platform holder has shared Kratos and Aloy with the title in the past, neither feature at all in this trailer for Override. It’s possible they could return to the Item Shop at some...

    • Epic Games
    • PS5
    • PS4
    • Fortnite
  • News Sony Still Hasn't Decided When to Launch PS6, Says CEO

    When will PS6 come out?

    Many PlayStation players will tell you that the PS5 generation feels like it's barely gotten started, but we're nearly six years in; traditionally, the next console should be on the horizon. Apparently, though, it might not be as close as you'd expect. According to the Wall Street Journal (paywalled), Sony's CEO, Hiroki...

    • Sony
    • PS6
    • Industry
  • Guide When Is Gamescom Opening Night Live 2026?

    Dates, times, and what to expect

    When is Gamescom Opening Night Live 2026? It's that time once again, when Geoff Keighley awakens for his second annual show of the year: Gamescom Opening Night Live, getting the massive German expo started with a bang. What are all the details, then? When exactly can you tune in to watch the show, and what's gonna...

    • Guides
    • Gamescom
    • PS5
    • Features
  • Guide What Time Is the Phantom Blade Zero State of Play?

    Dates, times, and what to expect

    Sony's latest State of Play is very nearly here, and this time, it's focusing wholly on a single game: Phantom Blade Zero. The Chinese action game has looked extremely promising for a long time now, and as it approaches its October launch date, developer S-GAME has prepared a new showing of its stylish action title...

    • Guides
    • State of Play
    • PS5
    • Phantom Blade Zero
  • News Sony's Purge on PS5 Shovelware May Now Have Hit a Legit Indie Dev

    Stonks-9800 stomped

    Sony has been ridding the PS Store of shovelware, erasing entire publisher catalogues from its virtual plaza. While I think this news has been broadly well received, I’ve always cautioned that legit devs may one day get caught up in the crossfire. And it looks like that’s happened to Ukrainian outfit Ternox, who’s

    • Ternox
    • PS5
    • Industry
  • News Joji "Screaming Mad George" Tani, The Man Behind The PS1's Oddest Game, Has Passed Away

    Time Extension "Thank you for remembering him, his work, and the extraordinary world he created"

    The official social media account of Joji "Screaming Mad George" Tani has revealed that he sadly passed away earlier this year at the age of 69. Tani has multiple claims to fame, first coming to the attention of people in Japan via his work as a punk musician. His...

    • PS1
    • PlayStation
    • Japan
  • News You'll Never Play This Cancelled Star Wars Action RPG, Appearing Online Following Studio Closure

    Codename Magellan

    It's a bit scary to think about, but there must be dozens of dream game projects that get shut down each year that we'll simply never know about. In a rare example of an unannounced, cancelled game becoming public knowledge, it's emerged that Echtra Games, closed in 2025, was working on a big Star Wars action RPG, alongside the...

    • Zynga
    • PS5
    • Star Wars

Sunday16th Aug 2026

  • Retro Recap All The Classic Gaming News From The Past Week (August 16th 2026)

    Time Extension KONKR Pocket Advance! Zelda mods! CeX Retro Store!

    Welcome to Retro Recap, a regular feature we run each and every weekend which rounds up all of the best retro gaming news and content of the past week in one place. Donkey Kong Land For The Game Boy Has Just Got An SNES-Style Fan Remake, Inspired By Donkey Kong Country: Donkey Kong Land Remake...

    • Retro Recap
    • Features
  • News You'd Have to Be Heartless to Hate on This Extended Kingdom Hearts 4 Trailer

    Nomura says 2027 release is "100% certain"

    Following its confirmation for a late 2027 release yesterday, Square Enix has now deployed a full-length Kingdom Hearts 4 trailer. While the footage primarily focuses on the new Coco-inspired world, we also get a glimpse of the real-world Shibuya location that’s made up a chunk of the title’s marketing...

    • Square Enix
    • PS5
    • Kingdom Hearts
    • Trailers