Poll Are You Happy with Your PS Plus Essential Games for November 2026?
Plus or minus?
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Guide These 28+ PS5 and PS Plus Games Are Coming Out Next Week (2nd-8th November)
Godzilla: Destroy All Monsters! CRYMELIGHT! Zero Parades!
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- Release Dates
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Guide Phantom Blade Zero: Best Weapons and Where to Find Them
All weapons tested
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Review Phantom Blade Zero (PS5) - One of the Generation's Greatest Action Experiences
I got Soul but I'm not a Soulslike
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- Phantom Blade Zero
Talking Point What Are You Playing This Weekend? - Issue 656
Raise hell
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- PS4
- What Are You Playing
- Features
Review Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 4 (PS5) - Same Old Multiplayer Drags Down Stellar Package
Duty is still calling
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TodaySun, 1st Nov 2026
Rumour Alleged Persona 1 Remake Gameplay Leaks Online
But is it real?
Atlus apparently can’t keep a secret. Alleged footage of a Persona 1 Remake has emerged online, although in this age of AI generated content it’s incredibly difficult to ascertain whether this is legit or not. My jerk reaction is that it’s probably real, as it appears to include reused animations from the unreleased Persona 4...
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- Persona
- Rumours
Rumour Days Gone Dev to Announce and Launch New PS5 Game in 2027
Third-person game with co-op, it's reported
Bend Studio, the first-party team best known for Days Gone, plans to reveal and potentially even release its next game in 2027. That's according to a new MP1st report, which shares more details on the project. The outlet claims an announcement will take place next year and it's "much further along in...
- Sony
- PS5
- Rumours
YesterdaySat, 31st Oct 2026
Poll Are You Happy with Your PS Plus Essential Games for November 2026?
Plus or minus?
November's PS Plus Essential games were revealed earlier this week, and I think it's quite an interesting selection. That's because all three games offer something completely different. We've got a fairly big-name headliner, a collection of remastered adventures, and a highly-rated indie on our hands. Dead Island 2 is up first. This...
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News PS5 Dynamic Pricing Concerns Revived by New Sony Job Listing
Company looking for someone to lead initiative
A new PlayStation job listing has sparked a fresh wave of fan concerns regarding dynamic pricing on the PS Store. Spotted by The Game Post, the role – for a Senior Director of Digital Games Monetisation – includes some phrases which have spooked gamers, including a reference to “intelligent...
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- PS Store
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Guide These 28+ PS5 and PS Plus Games Are Coming Out Next Week (2nd-8th November)
Godzilla: Destroy All Monsters! CRYMELIGHT! Zero Parades!
We’re fast approaching the GTA 6 evacuation zone, so expect the number of new releases to dip dramatically in November. There are some noteworthy titles this time, though, with highlights including the PS5 version of Zero Parades as well as Alice in Wonderland roguelite CRYMELIGHT. Here's...
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Talking Point What Are You Playing This Weekend? - Issue 656
Raise hell
Another week has come to a close, and that means it's time for us to WAYP together. I love how eclectic these articles have become over the years; it's always interesting to see what everyone's playing. Aaron Bayne: I recently started Zero Parades: For Dead Spies Director's Cut, since I fancied something a bit slower-paced. Really...
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Time Extension "Taito would give us money. But the games were never published"
Given that Halloween is upon us, now is the perfect time to examine Japan's first survival horror, and how it evolved from the first-ever stealth game. Along the way, we'll also take on the role of Doctor Frankenstein and revive the missing link between them, an unreleased title thought...
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News PS5 Adds Another Free Open World Game to Your Rotation with Surprise Silver Palace Release Date
A console exclusive for now
Victorian-inspired free-to-play open world game Silver Palace will release worldwide on 14th December, which has really shocked me. I played this stylish effort at Gamescom earlier in the year, but assumed it was still quite a way away. But in a shock reveal overnight, publisher Elementa has confirmed the title will...
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- PS5
- Silver Palace
- Release Dates
News Meet Marvel Tokon's Newest Fighting Soul in Full Phoenix Cyclops Character Guide
Sweet Scott Summers child
Ahead of his release next week on 2nd November, Sony’s dropped a full character guide for the upcoming Marvel Tokon: Fighting Souls addition, Phoenix Cyclops. Like similar videos prior to the game’s launch, this runs through the combatant’s full roster of moves, including his ability to transform into Dark Phoenix...
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- PS5
- Marvel Tokon
- DLC
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Friday30th Oct 2026
News Quirky RPG Resonance of Fate Is Back with an 'Enhanced Remaster' for PS5
$10 upgrade for current PS4 owners
Who had the PS3 role-playing game Resonance of Fate receiving a second remaster for PS5 on their 2026 bingo card? Having already been enhanced on PS4, the quirky RPG has been treated to an "enhanced remaster", out today on PS5. This latest version features two additional enhancements over the PS4 remaster: even...
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- PS5
- Resonance of Fate
News Inspired by Classic FromSoftware, Queen's Domain Looks a Fascinating PS5 Adventure
Out now for $20 on PS5
There are far too many promising indie games releasing every week to keep up, but this one, Queen's Domain, has really caught my eye. It releases onto PS5 today for £15.99 / $19.99, and it's inspired by King's Field, the series FromSoftware made before Demon's Souls. Essentially, it's an RPG blending retro visuals and the...
- Future Friends Games
- PS5
- Queen's Domain
Feature BrickStation Turns the Lego PlayStation into a Console You Can Actually Play
Time Extension You can even rip your original discs and use your old memory cards
Remember the BrickBoy? It was an unofficial kit which turned the Lego Game Boy into a playable console, raising a whopping €1 million to date on Kickstarter – and the team behind it has its sights set on the recently-released
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- Lego
- PlayStation
News New Call of Duty to Remove 'Appalling' Footage of Real-Life Tragedy
Families criticised Activision for including videos
Activision has apologised and promised to remove footage of a real-life tragedy from Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 4. Victims’ families understandably reacted angrily when it emerged that news footage from 2022’s Itaewon disaster was included in the game to illustrate a fictional invasion from...
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- PS5
- Call of Duty
News The Wolf Among Us Remastered Hit with PS5 Upgrade Pricing Issues
Promised discounts not appearing
The launch of The Wolf Among Us Remastered has not gone as smoothly as TellTale Games would have liked, as many fans are reporting not being able to access the discounted upgrade offer they were promised. Last week, the developer shared price discounts that owners of the PS4 version of The Wolf Among Us could take...
- PM Studios
- PS5
- The Wolf Among Us
News The Scale of Crimson Desert Just Got Even More Absurd After New PS5 DLC
A scarily big map after Charting the Unknown
Crimson Desert has always been a ridiculously huge open world game, but now this week's new Charting the Unknown DLC has launched, its sheer size has reached new levels. The base game becomes just a corner of the map once you've got Charting the Unknown installed. A video has helped put its size into...
- Pearl Abyss
- PS5
- Crimson Desert
News Death Stranding Isolations Anime TV Series Gets First Trailer, Out in 2027
My mom became a crater
Revealed almost a year ago, Kojima Productions and Disney+ have today debuted the teaser trailer for Death Stranding Isolations, a new anime TV series set in the universe of the two PS5, PS4 games. Catch the short clip above. Under the tagline "My mom became a crater", the TV show takes place just after Sam Bridges connects...
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- TV
- Death Stranding
- Trailers
News New Mass Effect Cancelled So EA Can Focus on Star Wars Battlefront 3
So says new Bloomberg report
The next Mass Effect game was cancelled and BioWare shut down because publisher EA wished to focus on a new Star Wars: Battlefront title instead of bringing both to market. That is according to a
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- Star Wars
- Industry
News This New PS5 Visual Novel Is Absolutely Bursting with Style
No word on a western release just yet
Those of you reading the re-release of Steins;Gate this week may want to keep a close eye on Japanese dev MAGES’ latest effort, Seeker Eye. The game’s due out in Japan on 25th February, and while there’s no word on an English localisation just yet, I’m pretty confident it’ll make its way overseas...
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- Seeker Eye
Thursday29th Oct 2026
News 'It Hasn't Made Any Difference': Gears of War PS5 Cancellation Fails to Boost Xbox
"In fact, it keeps getting worse"
During its summer livestream earlier in the year, Xbox CEO Asha Sharma made a big song and dance about her company’s return to console exclusivity. Many first-party titles, like Halo: Campaign Evolved, released on the PS5 under previous boss Phil Spencer’s leadership. New management, however, decided to...
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- PS5
- Gears of War
Guide Phantom Blade Zero: Best Weapons and Where to Find Them
All weapons tested
What are the best weapons in Phantom Blade Zero? In this guide, I'm going to cover all of the game's weapons, detailing their strengths and weaknesses, while also giving them an overall rating. For the purposes of this guide, I've tested each weapon against both groups of enemies and singular bosses — although I'd argue that...
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- PS5
- Phantom Blade Zero
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News New GTA 6 Gameplay, Screenshots, Details Revealed as PS5 Launch Nears
GTA 6 briefly appears in South Park
In exactly three weeks' time, GTA 6 will be out on PS5. You have probably already seen enough to know whether you are playing it or not (and we have got details on the GTA 6 release times and preload date), but for anyone still on the fence, Rockstar has even more gameplay, screenshots, and gameplay details to...
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News Assassin's Creed Valhalla Gets New Game+ Patch, More Than Three Years After Its 'Final' Update
Its most requested addition
It's been more than three whole years since Assassin's Creed Valhalla got its "final" update, all the way back in February 2023. But somehow, and for some reason, Ubisoft has actually gone back to its best-selling instalment, and is about to deliver Valhalla's most requested patch. New Game+ will be coming to the open...
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- Assassins Creed
- Patches
News GTA-Inspired PS5 Open World Goes Full Tycoon in Upcoming Update
Manage city logistics in new mode
The real GTA 6 may be right around the corner, but Hotta Studio’s anime-inspired open world NTE is getting a big update on 11th November to keep you occupied in the meantime. And as has become customary for Heathereau, there’s a lot to look forward to here, including two new characters, story quests, and more...
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- NTE
- Updates
News This Classic PS1 Star Wars Game Just Got a Neat PS5 Enhancement
Go back to The Phantom Menace for a Platinum
The video game adaptation of Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace from the PS1 generation looks to be getting a facelift on PS5 and PS4 in the form of a new Trophy list. When it launched on PS Plus Premium a few years ago, The Phantom Menace came without a set of Trophies. Now, though, Exophase is...
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- PS1
- Star Wars
- Trophies
Rumour The Elder Scrolls 6 Reveal as Soon as Next Month, Named Sentinel
Big reveal might not be far away
Bethesda plans to make Sentinel the subtitle to The Elder Scrolls VI, and it could confirm the full name as soon as next month, says The Verge scribe Tom Warren. In a fresh report, the writer states that "sources familiar with Bethes
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News Silent Hill: Townfall Keeps Changing Difficulty, Patch 1.6 Adds Hard Mode
Plus more balance changes to general difficulty
Having just adjusted the behaviour of its worst enemy and made a baffling puzzle actually solvable, Silent Hill: Townfall is back with yet another round of changes and updates to its overall difficulty. Update 1.6 is available to download now on PS5, and first and foremost, it adds a hard difficulty...
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- PS5
- Silent Hill
- Patches
News Destiny 2 Content Unvaulting Won't Take Place Until 2028
Bungie needs 12 months for production and porting
PlayStation developer Bungie has confirmed it'll likely need until the first few months of 2028 to complete the unvaulting process of old Destiny 2 content it recently promised to bring back. A new community update post shares a predicted timeline for the content unvault, with the studio currently...
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- PS5
- Destiny
News Konami Records Strong Profit Having Made Excellent Games Again
Make good games, make good money
Konami is back to making new games in its catalogue of classic franchises, and the work is beginning to pay off. Within its latest financial report, the publisher has recorded a 75.1% increase in profit compared to the previous year, and from April to September 2026, it achieved a 44.3% increase in sales. So, what...
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- Industry
News PS5 Still Outselling PS4 in USA Despite Much Higher Price and Fewer Exclusives
Selling better by 1% lifetime to date
Even though it costs an arm and a leg, and it has far fewer exclusive games, the PS5 continues to outsell the PS4 in the USA when you compare the same point in their lifespans. Via analyst Mat Piscatella of Circana, we're currently in the 71st month of the PS5 generation. When you compare total sales in the USA...
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- PS5
- PS4
- Sales
- USA
News Virtua Fighter's 'Cocky Kid' Lionel Rafale Returns in Crossroads on PS5
Virtua Fighter 2's flamboyant Frenchie arrives
It’s been several months since our last update on Virtua Fighter Crossroads, the revival of SEGA’s long-running 3D fighting game franchise from RGG Studio. But it looks like the Japanese publisher is ready to peel back the curtain a little more, as it’s teasing a 29th October update on the title,...
- SEGA
- PS5
- Virtua Fighter
News Crimson Desert's Huge DLC, Charting the Unknown, Out Now on PS5
Priced at £19.99 / $24.99
If Crimson Desert and all its post-launch additions weren't already enough, studio Pearl Abyss has released a mammoth expansion in Charting the Unknown, available now on PS5 for £19.99 / $24.99. You can catch the new launch trailer for the expansion above. First and foremost, the new DLC introduces three new questlines...
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- PS5
- Crimson Desert
- DLC
News No New Assassin's Creed Remakes in the Works at Ubisoft
But doesn't rule them out in the future
After the success of Assassin's Creed: Black Flag Resynced, publisher Ubisoft has confirmed it currently does not have any other remakes of previous entries in the series in development. As of mid-July 2026, we knew Black Flag Resynced had sold three million copies, and the number will have only gone up since...
- Ubisoft
- Assassins Creed
Wednesday28th Oct 2026
News PS Plus Essential Games for November 2026 Announced
Three new titles from 3rd November
Sony has today confirmed the lineup of PS5 games PS Plus Essential subscribers can look forward to for the month of November 2026. All available from Tuesday, 3rd November 2026, the selection looks like this: Dead Island 2 (PS5, PS4) | Review Tomb Raider 4-6 Remastered (PS5, PS4) |
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- PS Plus
Guide GTA 6 Release Times and Preload: When Can You Start Playing?
All the GTA 6 release info you need
Probably the most anticipated game of all time, GTA 6 is now just a few weeks away. As the launch draws closer, we're covering everything you need to know about its PS5 launch, including preload options and release times. In this GTA 6 guide, we cover the GTA 6 release times and preload. What Are the GTA 6...
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- GTA 6
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Feature How Difficult Is Phantom Blade Zero?
A helpful overview of the game's challenge
Ever since it was first announced, discussion around Phantom Blade Zero's difficulty has been rampant. Is it a Soulslike? Is it going to kick your arse over and over again? Are you going to be stuck on a specific boss for days on end? Well, now that I've played through it myself, I thought it would be...
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- PS5
- Phantom Blade Zero
- Features
News Anbernic Boldly Highlights PS4 Emulation in New RG DDS Demo Showcase
Time Extension Pre-orders still open for powerful new handheld
Developer Anbernic released a new demonstration video highlighting its newest handheld hardware, the RG DDS ("Dual Dream Screen"). The portable emulation console opened pre-orders last week, ahead of a currently planned shipping date of December 10. Continuing its bold/foolhardy (*delete as...
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News As Mass Effect Expires, Exodus Reveals 40 Minutes of Gameplay with the Protagonist's New Face
Paladin vs Immortal
If you're feeling down about the (disappointingly inevitable) demise of Mass Effect, then this new gameplay demo from Exodus may just ease the pain. In case you don't already know, Exodus is a sci-fi RPG action-shooter that takes obvious inspiration from BioWare's beloved series. It's a borderline spiritual successor at this...
- Wizards of the Coast
- PS5
- Exodus
News PS5 Revives Retro Transparent Hardware with 3 New Gorgeous Accessory Colours
The Prism collection announced
Sony has provided some really nice colourways for the PS5 console and DualSense controller, but I think this just-announced Prism collection might be my favourite. The Prism collection brings back transparent plastic, allowing you too peer through the shell and see the inner workings of your console and controller...
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- PS5
- Accessories
Review Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 4 (PS5) - Same Old Multiplayer Drags Down Stellar Package
Duty is still calling
By this point, Call of Duty fans are familiar with the fluctuating quality of the FPS giant’s yearly release schedule: it’s basically a constant cycle of proclaiming the series is dead, then confidently stating we’re so back. Modern Warfare 4, thankfully, lands in the latter. The conclusion to the rebooted Modern Warfare...
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- Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 4
News GTA 6's Original Soundtrack Is Going to Be Incredible, if This Leaked Song Is Anything to Go By
Justice prevails
Rockstar Games is going all-out for GTA 6, and that includes its original soundtrack. Alongside all the licensed music you'll hear throughout the game, an entirely new score is being produced by Justice, the French electronic duo. So far, only one of the tracks from the OST has been released (officially), and that's Flower in a...
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- PS5
- GTA 6
- Music
News No Man's Sky Adds Creepy New Items, Big Quality-of-Life Changes in Latest Major Update
Out now
Hello Games has just revealed and released its latest major free update for the ever-evolving No Man's Sky. This update, named Forsaken, launches in line with the game's arrival on iOS, and it throws in some seasonally spooky new things to see and do — and plenty more besides. As mentioned, the update brings in "rare haunted tech or...
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- PS5
- PS4
- No Mans Sky
- Updates
News PS5's Most Addictive Game Since Balatro Is Right Around the Corner
Cash panda
Oh no, I'm in trouble. Raccoin: Chaos Max Edition — the console version of the addictive arcade roguelike game — has a release date on PS5, and it's not far off at all. The title, which apes the dopamine-inducing highs of a coin pusher arcade machine, hits Sony's console in a few weeks' time, on 10th November 2026. Here's a trailer...
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- PS5
- Raccoin
- Release Dates
News Alien Isolation 2's PS5 Release Window May Have Been Narrowed
Sequel will get a physical release
Alien Isolation 2 will get a physical disc, implying a 2027 release window could be on the table for the anticipated sequel. As you all know, Sony will cease manufacturing games on disc in January 2028, which means publisher SEGA wouldn’t be able to release a boxed version for the PS5 beyond that date. While...
- SEGA
- PS5
- Alien Isolation
News PS5 Exclusive Astro Bot Outfit Revealed for Rayman Remake
Out on 3rd December
Ubisoft and Sony have announced a collaboration for the PS5 remake of Rayman Legends that sees the fan-favourite character Astro Bot appear in the game. The little guy that could will be an outfit you can customise Rayman with, and it only appears in the PS5 version of the game. This is a free costume that's built into the game,...
- Ubisoft
- PS5
- Rayman
- Astro Bot
News Solo Leveling: Arise Overdrive Brings the Hit Webtoon to PS5 Next Week
Did it level up?
November’s release schedule is starting to fill out, and NetMarble has quietly added another title to the calendar: its action RPG adaptation of the hit Korean webtoon, Solo Leveling: Arise Overdrive. Already available on PC, this is a retelling of the original material – with some bonus scenarios for good measure. It’s...
- Netmarble
- PS5
- Solo Leveling
- Release Dates
News Former Fall Guys Devs Are Bringing Their Co-Op Platformer Frog Sqwad to PS5 Today
Hoppers
Developer Panic Stations has just launched its debut game, Frog Sqwad, on PS5, a few months following its initial release on PC. Available now, Frog Sqwad is an online co-op multiplayer game in which a group of up to eight players dive into the sewers, gather what they can, and hope to fulfil a quota from the Swamp King. It's a very...
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- PS5
- Frog Sqwad
News Play a Full Cronos PS5 Prequel in New $10 Lazarus DLC, Out 3rd December
Discover the events before The New Dawn
Bloober Team has today confirmed its Cronos: The New Dawn expansion, which serves as a prequel to the main game, will launch on 3rd December 2026 for PS5. Cronos: Lazarus will be $9.99 when it releases, and you can get a new look at the DLC in the trailer above. Having met them in the base game, the Lazarus...
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- Cronos: The New Dawn
- DLC
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News Nearly a Decade in the Making, Magical Life Sim Witchbrook Finally Has a PS5 Release Date
And it's not far off
The last time we wrote about Witchbrook was back in 2020, before the launch of PS5, when the game was re-revealed — though with no confirmed platforms. We're now about six-and-a-half years down the line, and developer/publisher Chucklefish has finally nailed down a release date. What's more, it's coming to PS5. Witchbrook is...
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- PS5
- Witchbrook
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News Will the Resident Evil Series Be Over in the Next 10 Years? Of Course Not
Producer's comments don't line up with the headlines
Headlines based on a Capcom producer's comments this week have suggested the Resident Evil series may end within the next decade. Setting aside the fact the actual quotes don't quite suggest that, the suggestion would mean the firm is saying goodbye to its best-selling IP — and that is not...
- Capcom
- Resident Evil
News Golf Has Never Been More Chaotic Than in This Viral Multiplayer Hit, Coming to PS5 in 2027
Super Battle Golf coming to consoles
You may have missed this game earlier in the year, but over in PC Land, a multiplayer title named Super Battle Golf made quite an impact back in February. Well, it's finally making its way to consoles; the game is hitting up PS5 on 25th March, 2027. Here's a trailer: Super Battle Golf was actually confirmed...
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- PS5
- Super Battle Golf
- Release Dates
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