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Preview Arc Raiders Could Be the Definitive Extraction Shooter on PS5
Heads on a swivel
- Embark Studios
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News Sea of Stars: Throes of the Watchmaker Adds 8 Hours of Free DLC in May on PS5, PS4
Like clockwork
- Sabotage Studio
- PS5
- PS4
- Sea of Stars
- DLC
News Highly Acclaimed Roguelite City Builder Against the Storm Is Coming to PS5, PS4 in June
Building at random
- Hooded Horse
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News The Beloved Duck Detective Is Getting a Sequel, Both Games Paddling to PS5 in May
Quack the case
- Happy Broccoli Games
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News Monster Hunter Wilds' Deadly Rey Dau Event Quest Is Live, New Armour Set Included
Rey to go
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TodayWed, 30th Apr 2025
News Sea of Stars: Throes of the Watchmaker Adds 8 Hours of Free DLC in May on PS5, PS4
Like clockwork
Sabotage Studio has just shared a release date and a few more details about Sea of Stars' upcoming DLC, Throes of the Watchmaker. The add-on, which will be made available for free to all players, comes to PS5 and PS4 on 20th May, 2025. As the DLC's title suggests, this post-story adventure revolves around the Watchmaker, the...
- Sabotage Studio
- PS5
- PS4
- Sea of Stars
- DLC
News Highly Acclaimed Roguelite City Builder Against the Storm Is Coming to PS5, PS4 in June
Building at random
Against the Storm is heading to consoles, bringing the acclaimed roguelite city builder to PS5 and PS4 on 26th June 2025. Released on PC to very strong reviews (and a Steam user rating of Overwhelmingly Positive), the game will soon be on Sony's systems, bringing over its unique spin on the genre. Essentially, the game is about...
- Hooded Horse
- PS5
- PS4
- Against the Storm
News The Beloved Duck Detective Is Getting a Sequel, Both Games Paddling to PS5 in May
Quack the case
If you're a fan of silly, short, animal-based detective games, you're in luck. The latest of these heading to PlayStation is Duck Detective, with both the original game and the recently announced sequel coming to PS5 soon. Duck Detective: The Secret Salami and Duck Detective: The Ghost of Glamping will both arrive on 22nd May 2025. A...
- Happy Broccoli Games
- PS5
- Duck Detective
- Announcements
- Trailers
News Monster Hunter Wilds' Deadly Rey Dau Event Quest Is Live, New Armour Set Included
Rey to go
Following on from the introduction of Monster Hunter Wilds' first seasonal festival, players can now test their skills against a fearsome new foe. Available to fight right now through its own event quest, Arch-Tempered Rey Dau is a much more powerful version of the lightning-based creature. And, if you're able to bring it down, you'll be...
- Capcom
- PS5
- Monster Hunter
News Expedition 33 Dev Working Around the Clock to Re-Stock Boxed PS5 Copies
Sold out in many regions
Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 is exceeding all expectations, both critically and commercially. That means it’s selling out at retail, with many fans unable to get their hands on a physical PS5 copy. Writing on X (or Twitter), developer Sandfall Interactive has acknowledged the issues, and says it’s working hard to rectify...
- Kepler Interactive
- PS5
- Clair Obscur: Expedition 33
News Infinity Nikki's Biggest Ever PS5 Update Prompts a Grovelling Apology, Free Compensation
You're getting 30 free pulls
Infinity Nikki’s new v1.5 update, available on PS5 right now, is comfortably the game’s biggest yet. It’s also been a bit of a disaster. Infold Games, who had promised massive improvements to the overall experience alongside a hearty helping of new content, has been forced to release a grovelling apology. Before...
- Infold Games
- PS5
- Infinity Nikki
- Updates
Oregon trail
Remasters usually get lower review scores than the games they’re based on. Without getting too insider baseball on this stuff, that’s because when a publisher re-releases a title, the climate tends to have changed. Gameplay, for example, will have been pushed forward by more contemporary titles – and the element of surprise will...
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- Days Gone
News GTA 6 Release Date Has Nothing to Do with Borderlands 4 Change
Randy Pitchford pours cold water on rumours
As the wait for GTA 6’s release date rumbles on, fans are reading into anything and everything to get an indication of when the hotly anticipated sequel might release. In lieu of any meaningful information from Rockstar, players have started investigating the release dates of other titles, as no one...
- Rockstar Games
- PS5
- GTA
- Borderlands
News Xbox's Forza Horizon 5 Adds Almost One Million PS5 Players in Just a Few Days
Arcade racer looking like a massive hit on Sony's system
It looks like the PS5 release of Forza Horizon 5 has already added almost one million players to Microsoft’s mammoth arcade racing game. Quick thinkers on ResetEra took a screenshot of the game’s leaderboards around 12 hours before its Early Access release on Sony’s system late last...
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- Forza Horizon
News Returnal, One of This Gen's Best Games, Gets a Massive PS5 Pro Upgrade
More than 2.5x the pixels
Returnal, still one of the finest games of the current generation, has received an unexpected PS5 Pro upgrade to celebrate its fourth anniversary. The all-time Housemarque roguelike classic now features up to 2.5x more pixels on Sony’s supercharged system than it does on the base machine. The original game used a...
- Sony
- PS5
- Returnal
News Sony's Long Anticipated Lost Soul Aside Has Been Delayed Again on PS5, PC
"We are going to take some additional time"
It’s taken an entire console generation for promising character action game Lost Soul Aside to get ready for release, so one more delay isn’t going to hurt anyone. The game, originally due out on 30th May, has now been officially pushed to 29th August. You can catch a Japanese pre-order trailer, with...
- Sony
- PS5
- PC
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YesterdayTue, 29th Apr 2025
News Days Gone PS5 Is a 'Really Good Piece of Work', Say Tech Experts
"A lot of effort has gone into it"
Back when Days Gone Remastered was announced, many fans were squinting to see the differences between the excellent original PS4 version and its PS5 re-release. But now with the game readily available – and our 8/10 review declaring it the “definitive version of a fan favourite” – we’re beginning to get...
- Sony
- PS5
- Days Gone
Let me see your face
The Elder Scrolls 4: Oblivion was a landmark release for open world games in 2006, and although it was soon bettered by other titles both mechanically and technically, it never lost its own magic. Funnily enough, internet memes became a significant factor in keeping people's love and nostalgia for Oblivion intact. It's no...
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- Bethesda
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News State of Play Set for Wednesday, 20 Minutes of Borderlands 4 Gameplay
PS5 release date brought forward
Announced a few months back, Sony has now confirmed the State of Play livestream for Borderlands 4 will take place tomorrow, 30th April. It'll feature over 20 minutes of gameplay covering "missions, killer weapons, exciting Action Skills, new and returning characters, and more". The show starts at 10pm BST / 2pm PT /...
- 2K Games
- PS5
- Borderlands
- State of Play
News This Is One Way for PS5 Sensation Marvel Rivals to Print Money
Fun in the sun
If you’ve followed the fandom around PS5 hero shooter Marvel Rivals, you’ll know it can tend to get a bit… Well, y'know, horny. NetEase will be laughing all the way to the bank with the game’s upcoming swimsuit outfits, then, which have been teased as part of an upcoming comic book. The Marvel Swimsuit Special was an annual...
- NetEase
- PS5
- Marvel Rivals
News EA Confirms Heavy Layoffs, Titanfall Game Cancelled
300-400 employees lose their job
EA has confirmed a round of layoffs across its development studios, with Star Wars Jedi team Respawn Entertainment seemingly the hardest hit. According to
- EA
- Industry
News Far Cry 4 Gets Surprise 60fps Patch for PS5, Update Available Now
Cry, Cry again
Ubisoft seems determined to get its Far Cry franchise boosted on PS5, as it's just released yet another update for one of the older titles in the series. Far Cry 4 is the latest game to receive an update; the PS4 version has today gotten a patch that upgrades the game to run at 60 frames-per-second when played on PS5. The game...
- Ubisoft
- PS5
- PS4
- Far Cry
- Updates
News PS5 RPG Expedition 33 Has Some of the Highest User Ratings Ever
Like, of all time
People love Clair Obscur: Expedition 33. Like, really love it. Not content with attracting a 92 on Metacritic from media – powered by our very own 9/10 review score – the turn-based RPG has attracted some of the highest user ratings in the history of the website. Now, we all know user ratings don’t account for much on the...
- Kepler Interactive
- PS5
- Clair Obscur: Expedition 33
News Oblivion Remastered Updates in the Oven, Bethesda Wants Your Feedback for Improvements
Remastering Remastered
When Oblivion Remastered was shadow dropped last week, questions were being asked of the game's post-launch support. Was it just going to be a one-and-done that Bethesda and Virtuos would immediately leave behind? Fortunately not, as it turns out. Bethesda is actually being surprisingly hands-on with the whole thing, going as...
- Bethesda
- PS5
- Oblivion
- Patches
News Fast-Paced Free-to-Play Shooter FragPunk Is Now Available on PS5
Heart of the cards
After a last-minute delay to the console versions, popular free-to-play shooter FragPunk is finally available to play on PS5. Publisher NetEase has brought its twitchy, unique FPS to PS5 today, with both cross-platform play and cross-progression supported. This means you can play with those on PC, and even continue your progress...
- NetEase
- PS5
- FragPunk
Preview Arc Raiders Could Be the Definitive Extraction Shooter on PS5
Heads on a swivel
Arc Raiders is an extraction shooter that wants you to pay attention. It wants you to scan the horizon and really listen to its soundscape, and that makes it one of the most exciting multiplayer games heading to PS5 this year. We've had our eyes on Arc Raiders since its announcement back in 2021. However, once developer Embark...
- Embark Studios
- PS5
- Arc Raiders
- Previews
- Features
News Pawsome Open World Little Kitty, Big City Brings Cosy Cat Vibes to PS5, PS4 At Last
Purr-anormal cativity
Little Kitty, Big City has had Xbox, PC, and Nintendo Switch players feline fine for quite some time – but now it’s PS5 and PS4’s turn to get the open world outing. Due out on 9th May, this cosy cat game sees you exploring an urban sandbox from the perspective of a four-legged furball. While you will have objectives –...
- Double Dagger Studio
- PS5
- PS4
- Little Kitty Big City
- Release Dates
News This Magical PS5 MMO Is Massively Flying Under the Radar
Magicpunk mayhem nears
Crystal of Atlan, a self-proclaimed magicpunk MMO from Nuverse, is coming to the PS5 in less than a month – and no one’s paying attention to it. The anime-style free-to-play game features over 20 character classes, all unlocked from the off, with tons of skill combinations for you to experiment with. You’ll find co-op...
- Nuverse
- PS5
- Crystal of Atlan
- Release Dates
News Promising Soulslike WUCHANG: Fallen Feathers Tickles PS5 from 24th July
You'll no doubt need a Phoenix Down
Soulslike action RPGs may be dime a dozen these days, but WUCHANG: Fallen Feathers does legitimately look like it’s worth paying attention to. The game, developed by Chinese studio Lenzee Games and published by 505 Games, will release on 24th July, with pre-orders including the following bonus items: Night...
- 505 Games
- PS5
- WUCHANG: Fallen Feathers
- Release Dates
News Baldur's Gate 3 Didn't Get Big DLC Because It's 'Boring' to Make
Larian Studios has no "passion" for it
Baldur's Gate 3 developer Larian Studios has offered new insight into its decision not to expand its landmark RPG with big DLC packs. After failed attempts in the past, the studio finds expansions "boring" to create and lacks the "passion" for them. The comments come from a GameSpot video interview with...
- Larian Studios
- PS5
- Baldur's Gate
- DLC
News One of the Best Star Wars Games Ever Is Getting a Manga Adaptation
Cal on duty
Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order, the excellent Respawn Entertainment character action game, is getting a full manga adaptation. While there’s no release date attached to the comic, we know Disney Publishing will be handling the series, with its cover revealed at last week’s Star Wars Celebration in Tokyo. A couple of preview pages...
- EA
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- Manga
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News Resident Evil 4 Remake Is the Fastest Selling Game in the Series, Now at 10 Million
Capcom celebrates with comical video
Capcom has announced its remake of Resident Evil 4 has now sold over 10 million copies since release in March 2023, making it the fastest-selling game in the horror series to date. To mark the occasion, the publisher posted a funny video with party hat-wearing Garnados and the famous chainsaw-wielding Doctor...
- Capcom
- PS5
- PS4
- Resident Evil
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News Capcom Remembers PS1 Classic Rival Schools for Free Comic Book Day
Art book also on the way
Just what is going on with Rival Schools right now? The legendary PS1 fighter is enjoying a bit of a moment, with Dreamcast sequel Project Justice included on the upcoming Capcom Fighting Collection 2 and a new Udon Entertainment comic on the way. Street Fighter vs Rival Schools will feature as part of the lineup for this...
- Capcom
- Comics
- Street Fighter
- Rival Schools
News Despite Babylon's Fall Failure, More Online Games Could Be Coming from PlatinumGames
Dev seeking hires with experience of online titles
The monumental flop that was Babylon's Fall doesn't appear to have deterred PlatinumGames from making more online games, as newly spotted job listings suggest the developer is still experimenting with the crowded space. Tech4Gamers has uncovered a job listing for a Game Designer at PlatinumGames,...
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Monday28th Apr 2025
Guide Oblivion Remastered: Everything New and All Changes Compared to the Original Oblivion
All the differences in the Oblivion remake
Looking for a list of everything new and all changes in Oblivion Remastered? In this Oblivion Remastered guide, we're going to document all of the adjustments that developer Virtuos has made to the classic RPG, ranging from graphical overhauls to gameplay reworks. We'll be updating this guide as often as...
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- PS5
News A PS5 Exclusive DOOM: The Dark Ages Trailer Isn't Sitting Well with Xbox Fans
"Are we doing exclusive YouTube videos now?"
A new PS5 trailer for DOOM: The Dark Ages – described as “something special for PlayStation fans” – appears to have irked Xbox owners, who are baffled Microsoft subsidiary Bethesda is giving Sony additional marketing support. It’s not a big deal in the grand scheme of things – the level it...
- Bethesda
- PS5
- DOOM
Review Days Gone Remastered (PS5) - The Definitive Version of a True Fan-Favourite
2,191 days later
Perhaps more so than any other Sony game of the PS4 generation, time has been kind to Days Gone. What was once a mocked, borderline broken open worlder is now stable, expanded, and backed by enthusiasts. The chances of those in love with Deacon St. John and his Oregon adventure ever receiving a sequel are pretty much rock bottom...
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- Sony
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News PS5's Newest Firmware Feature Is Not Getting Enough Attention
Sounds about right
A pretty neat new PS5 accessibility feature has been largely overlooked, as players focus on the return of classic console themes instead. Audio Focus, a fresh accessibility feature designed for headphones, allows you to boost specific audio frequencies, which may help your performance in online multiplayer games – or just get...
- Sony
- PS5
- Firmware Updates
News Ghost of Yotei's PS5 Price Provokes Fresh Switch 2 Fury
Perspective
It’s probably fair to say the Switch 2 reveal didn’t quite go how Nintendo had planned it. While we fully expect the system to be seriously successful, it’s attracted a wave of bad publicity for a variety of reasons, spanning its software prices, Game Key cartridges, and its premium tutorial, Welcome Tour. But the surprise...
- Sony
- Nintendo
- PS5
- Ghost of Yotei
News Oblivion Remastered PS5 Patch in Limbo as Xbox Users Get a Performance Boost
Anytime now
Late last week, a new update for Oblivion Remastered launched on Xbox and PC — but there's still no sign of said patch on PS5. Interestingly, Bethesda didn't release any patch notes for the update, and so some players have spent the weekend trying to work out what it actually does. As it happens, this seems to be an update aimed at...
- Bethesda
- PS5
- Oblivion
- Patches
Guide These 11+ New PS5, PS4 Games Are Coming Out This Week (28th-4th May)
Forza Horizon 5! Cooking Companions! FragPunk! More!
Once more, we’re rounding up all of the big new PS5 and PS4 games coming out this week. This is a pretty slow week after several enormous ones lately. Comfortably the biggest highlight is Forza Horizon 5's full release, but outside of that we'd probably point to visual novel Cooking Companions...
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- PS5
- PS4
- Release Dates
- Features
News UK Sales Charts: Expedition 33 Debuts in Second Place, Almost All Sales for PS5 Version
A strong start
The UK's physical sales charts for last week are here, and it's more good news for Clair Obscur: Expedition 33. The RPG has debuted at number two, only trumped by Hogwarts Legacy, which has been top for several weeks in a row. Furthermore, 96 per cent of the copies sold were for PS5 — perhaps not as shocking a statistic when you...
- UK
- Sales
- Charts
- PS5
- PS4
News PS Plus, Xbox Game Pass Are Not the Future of Gaming, Says US Analyst
Growth completely stagnant
For the first few years of this generation, a number of industry analysts argued Sony may need to add first-party games to PS Plus at launch in order to maintain pace with Xbox Game Pass. The Japanese giant, to its credit, always maintained its position that this was unsustainable. It later added tiers to its subscription...
- Sony
- PS5
- PS4
- PS Plus
- Industry
News Expedition 33's Sublime Success Sparks Chatter About Final Fantasy's Future
Your turn, Square Enix
Clair Obscur: Expedition 33’s breakout success has sparked fraught conversations on social media regarding the future of the Final Fantasy franchise. Some fans feel that Square Enix’s decision to transition the series in a more action-oriented direction, in search of attracting more mainstream players, has irreparably...
- Kepler Interactive
- Square Enix
- PS5
- Clair Obscur: Expedition 33
- Final Fantasy
News Persona-Like JRPG Varlet Announced for Worldwide PS5 Release in August
Back to school
Varlet is described as a 'school life RPG' in a similar vein to the Persona games. Basically, a bunch of teenagers have to balance their educations with otherworldly escapades. Heading to PS5 on the 28th August via a worldwide release, Varlet's from developer Aquria, which most recently crafted 2023's CRYMACHINA. The Japanese...
- FuRyu
- PS5
- Varlet
- Release Dates
- Trailers
News Ghost of Yotei Has the 'Biggest Map' and 'Greatest Freedom' of Any Sucker Punch Game
The Ghost with the most
Having just received a release date (out of absolutely nowhere, it should be reiterated), Ghost of Yotei is starting to seep back into the news cycle — and that means fresh info on the PS5 exclusive. Indeed, some tasty new tidbits have been found in Famitsu's latest interview with directors Nate Fox and Jason Cornell (as...
- Sony
- PS5
- Ghost of Yotei
Opinion The PlayStation Concert Hits Some High Notes, But It's Missing a Few Strings
Greatness awaits?
I recently went to The PlayStation Concert, a live music event that Sony claims “redefines entertainment”. Featuring a live band and musical medleys from some of the biggest PlayStation franchises, I was keen as ever to hear the company’s storied history played out on stage as part of its 30th anniversary celebrations. To my...
- Sony
- PlayStation
- Opinions
- Features
- Music
TV Show Review The Last of Us (HBO) Season 2 Episode 3 - Setting the Stage for a Revenge Odyssey
What comes after
HBO’s The Last of Us deals with the aftermath of last week’s brutal events in its latest episode, setting the stage for a revenge-filled odyssey. While we’ve blown hot and cold on the show so far, we really appreciate this season’s slower pace, which is showcased most prominently in its latest episode, 'The Path'. This...
- The Last of Us
- HBO
- PlayStation Productions
- TV
- Features
News Listen to Ghost of Yotei's Epic Main Theme to Stay Hyped Ahead of October PS5 Launch
Available to stream now
Pretty much all of Sony's first-party games have great soundtracks, and it seems as though Ghost of Yotei will be no different. The game's main theme, composed by Toma Otowa, is available to stream now on all your usual music services. Here's a preview of the track via Spotify: While it's a track we've heard before, in...
- Sony
- PS5
- Ghost of Yotei
- Music
News Until Dawn Game Writers Aren't in the Movie's Credits, and Some Aren't Happy About It
Credit where it's due
The Until Dawn movie adaptation made its debut in theatres over the weekend, and while its reception has been mixed, an omission in the credits is riling some people up. Larry Fessenden and Graham Reznick, the pair who wrote the enormous script for the PS4 horror adventure and its branching narrative, are not mentioned in the...
- Sony
- Until Dawn
- PlayStation Productions
- Movies
New game could make you a millionaire
Fatal Fury: City of the Wolves is trying to entice competitive players to its game with a prize pot of $2.5 million at the SNK World Championships later this year. That eclipses the $2 million on offer at the Capcom Cup, which features the much more popular Street Fighter 6. It’s all part of a marketing ba
- SNK
- PS5
- PS4
- Fatal Fury
News Free-to-Play PS5 Sensation Wuthering Waves Reveals Cyberpunk 2077 Crossover Content
Making waves
Wuthering Waves, the open world action game from Chinese studio Kuro, is one of the biggest games you can play on the PS5 these days – and it’s plotting a crossover with anime spin-off Cyberpunk: Edgerunners in 2026. While the details are largely under wraps for the time being, this is being positioned as a major update for the...
- Kuro Games
- PS5
- Wuthering Waves
- Updates
News Elden Ring Sells 30 Million Units, and It's Still Not Done Yet
Switch 2 will give it another boost
The official Twitter account for Elden Ring announced today that FromSoftware's landmark open worlder has sold more than 30 million copies. This is the first sales update for the game since June 2024, when it was confirmed Elden Ring reached 25 million sales. As such, a further five million units have been sold...
- Bandai Namco
- PS5
- PS4
- Elden Ring
- Sales
Sunday27th Apr 2025
News PS Plus Essential Game for May 2025 Possibly Leaked Early
Perfect product promotion
The landing page for PS Plus on PS5 may have accidentally leaked an upcoming game addition for its base tier PS Plus Essential. The PS5 remaster of Until Dawn has been spotted as being promoted as a "Monthly Game", which means it's coming to PS Plus Essential. The PS Plus Essential lineup for May 2025 is scheduled to be...
- PS5
- PS Plus
- Rumours
News Not Everyone Loved Oblivion Remastered's Shadow Drop
Indie games lose attention and mindshare
Shadow drops (when a game is revealed and released on the same day) are generally pretty exciting for the developer in question and the fans. However, what if you're a smaller studio that's put months of work into a release date you end up sharing with Oblivion Remastered? That's the fate Post Trauma...
- Bethesda
- PS5
- The Elder Scrolls
- Industry
