Review God of War: Sons of Sparta (PS5) - Series' Boldest Bet Is Also Its Slowest Burn
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Opinion The Euphoric Reaction to PS6's Rumoured Delay Really Confuses Me
Momentum killer
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Review Avowed (PS5) - Overlooked Xbox RPG Arrives with Some Big Upgrades
Green with Envoy
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Poll Should God of War Trilogy Remake Adopt the Gameplay Style of Ragnarok?
God of more
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Review High on Life 2 (PS5) - Slick Skateboarding and Shooting Suffocated by Poor Performance
It'll be excellent after a few patches
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TodayWed, 18th Feb 2026
News Here's Why Shawn Layden Thinks Sony 'Can't Get Away' with Making PS6 Digital Only
Disc world
There are many question marks hovering over the PS6 right now, not least of which is when it will finally emerge. While it appears to be a possibility it won't launch for another couple of years, maybe more, it's still worth thinking about what a next-gen PlayStation will offer. One factor worth considering is whether it'll be available...
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Review God of War: Sons of Sparta (PS5) - Series' Boldest Bet Is Also Its Slowest Burn
For Sparta
For a while, the God of War series was incredibly tired. The straw that broke the camel's back was God of War: Ascension — a perfectly fine hack-and-slasher in its own right, but it was so similar to what came before it that fatigue for Kratos' angry adventures really started to settle in. It's exactly why the Norse games took a very...
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News Zanerdin: The Unbound Promises to Be a PS5 Gacha RPG Without Any In-Game Purchases
Are you in-Zanerdin
Describing itself as a "collectible turn-based RPG", Zanerdin: The Unbound has been announced for PS5. This is a title that's trying to appeal to the gacha crowd without actually being a gacha game. It's a paid, single player adventure where you can unlock a sizeable roster of playable heroes, and they're all attainable in-game...
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News Sony's Really Trying to Position PS5 as a Destination for Indie Games
11 titles highlighted on PS Blog
The truth is, PlayStation has always been a good place to play indie games, but for a lot of people, the console of choice in that regard is Nintendo Switch 2. Still, that doesn't mean there aren't hundreds of brilliant smaller titles to enjoy on PS5, and Sony has taken the time to highlight 11 such games coming in...
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News Dead or Alive 6: Last Round Is Sounding More and More Like a Rough Deal
No upgrade path and missing characters
Interest in Dead or Alive 6 seems to have spiked a little following the reveal of a brand new Dead or Alive project, and so it's a shame that Dead or Alive 6: Last Round is starting to sound like an unnecessarily shoddy deal. Last Round is the upcoming PS5 port of Dead or Alive 6, but via an official press...
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News Battlefield 6 Season 2 Adds Loads of New Stuff in an Effort to Revitalise the Game
New maps, modes, and more
If you're still playing Battlefield 6, you'll probably know that Season 2 has just begun, and it's bringing lots of new stuff to the popular first-person shooter. The gameplay trailer below gives you a glimpse at what's coming as the season continues: Season 2 is being split into three phases, with the first of these...
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News Xbox RPG Avowed Snubs PS5 Pro Support
An otherwise solid PS5 port
Avowed is out now on PS5, and the good news is that the Xbox-published RPG runs pretty well on Sony's system. The port's been put through the wringer by our friends over at Digital Foundry, and they've found it hard to fault — although it is, overall, a rather unremarkable release in terms of technical prowess. The...
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News These 4 Major PS5, PS4 Games Will Be Delisted in February and March
Heads up
In this digital era of PlayStation gaming, content is becoming more ephemeral, with titles pulled on and off the PS Store as a publisher pleases. That will affect several games over the next couple of months, with some major names among them. Here’s everything you need to know: Genshin Impact (PS4): 25th February (Delisted); 8th April...
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News 'We Need to Focus on Improving the Game': Highguard Dev Explains Why Website Is Offline
Mysterious investor revealed
While a select few on social media are revelling in the failure of Highguard, we can’t help but feel sad to see another title crash and burn. But following some heavy layoffs last week, things aren’t looking particularly positive for Wildlight Entertainment’s latest. Fans noticed yesterday morning that the...
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News Here's Why Decima Engine Was the Top Choice for Death Stranding and Kojima Productions
Chief tech officer explains
Kojima Productions utilises the Decima game engine to produce the Death Stranding games, and the studio has achieved some astounding results across both titles. Decima is an engine built by Guerrilla Games and used to develop the Horizon games, which are also notable for their impressive visuals and performance in large...
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News Sony Will Offset Soaring RAM Prices by Further Monetising PS5 Players
RAMping it up
As we all know by now, the tech industry is in a real bind. Demand from AI companies has disrupted the global supply chain of RAM, pushing prices sky high. It’s affecting everyone: from hobbyists shopping for PC components to giant consumer electronics companies like Sony. Last year we reported that the Japanese giant had obtained...
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Guide All PS Plus Games Available Now
Every PS Plus game, updated in one place
We’re tracking every PS Plus game available now, so you always know exactly what’s included in your tier of Sony’s subscription service. This page lists all current PS Plus Essential, PS Plus Extra, and
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News Despite Big Multiformat Push, Square Enix's Acclaimed New Visual Novel Will Skip PS5
Consistently inconsistent
Square Enix is often eager to remind us it’s a multiformat publisher now. The firm, perhaps feeling burned by the Sony exclusivity deals it signed off on, is courting Nintendo and Xbox fanbases hard with the Final Fantasy 7 Remake series. The third instalment will release on all platforms at once, presumably without...
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News Marathon's Collector's Edition May Have the Best Packaging We've Ever Seen
This is wonderful
Whatever your thoughts on the game itself, Marathon’s aesthetic is being universally lauded. It’s the kind of game you will want to buy the art book for, because it’s so distinctive and unique. Everything from the colours to the character designs to the little world details sing, and that’s all represented by the...
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News PS5's Retro God of War Game Gets the Worst Reviews in the Series
But the franchise has basically been all bangers
Reviews are beginning to trickle in for God of War: Sons of Sparta, the new retro-inspired side-scroller from Mega Cat Studios. The verdict: this is a good but not great Metroidvania, and given the sheer number of alternatives in the genre, that may not be enough to cut it. The release currently has...
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YesterdayTue, 17th Feb 2026
Crimson alert
It's starting to sound like Crimson Desert will offer up a stern challenge when it launches on PS5 next month. There are still plenty of questions surrounding the hugely ambitious open world title, but developer Pearl Abyss is at least starting to answer some of the bigger ones. Case in point, marketing and PR director Will Powers...
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Opinion The Euphoric Reaction to PS6's Rumoured Delay Really Confuses Me
Momentum killer
Sony may delay the PS6 until as late as 2029, and PlayStation power users are partying all over social media. Maybe I’m increasingly out of touch, but honestly I find it a bemusing state of affairs. Should this all come to pass, it would make the PS5 era the longest PlayStation generation by some margin. And yet, instead of...
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Review Avowed (PS5) - Overlooked Xbox RPG Arrives with Some Big Upgrades
Green with Envoy
Avowed first released on Xbox and PC just over a year ago, and now having played through it ourselves on PS5, we can't help but think that it deserves a bit more recognition. This was Obsidian's attempt at making an RPG that would appeal to the Elder Scrolls crowd — a no doubt easy sell to the suits at Microsoft, especially with...
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News Sorry Haters, But Marathon Is Looking Real Good Right Now
Saucy
We’ll all get a chance to make up our mind on Marathon when the Server Slam gets underway in a little over a week, from 26th February. But tell you what: the game is looking real good right now. This extended gameplay clip shows a squad fighting against the AI, before getting embroiled in a PvP battle against another team. The video...
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News 6 More PS5, PS4 Games Will Be Removed from PS Plus Extra Next Month
Get them before they're gone
The lord Sony giveth, and the lord Sony taketh away. As many of you will no doubt know by now, as the new PS Plus Extra games release, the subscription will usually be updated with selection of upcoming departures. In this instance there are six titles listed in the ‘Last Chance to Play’ section on the PS Store, so...
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News February 2026 PS Plus Extra, Premium Games Available to Download Now
10 more PS5, PS4, and Classic titles to play
The selection of 10 new PS Plus Extra and PS Plus Premium games for the month of February 2026 are now available to download for active subscribers. Revealed just after Sony's latest State of Play livestream, here's the full lineup if the announcement passed you
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Poll Should God of War Trilogy Remake Adopt the Gameplay Style of Ragnarok?
God of more
We currently know next to nothing about God of War Trilogy Remake. It's in development and it's seemingly years away from release — and that's pretty much it. But while people can't stop banging on about the potential return of sex minigames, we're sitting here with a much more important question on our minds: just how much of a...
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News Konami Cruelly Delists Several Metal Gear Solid Games on PS3, PSP without Notice
Not like this
Were you hoping to grab either Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the Patriots or Metal Gear Solid: Peace Walker HD from the PS Store this week? Probably not, right? But tough luck if you were, because Konami has ripped them from Sony’s PS3 storefront without any prior notice. Word has spread across social media about the delistings, and...
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News God of War Dev's Next Big PS5 Exclusive Plotted for 2027 Release
"Unless a major delay happens"
As we reported on recently, Santa Monica Studio has another unannounced PS5 project in-development alongside its newly announced God of War Trilogy Remake. This game has been spearheaded by veteran director Cory Barlog for several years, and is expected to “feel” like a new IP. T
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Review High on Life 2 (PS5) - Slick Skateboarding and Shooting Suffocated by Poor Performance
It'll be excellent after a few patches
High on Life was a Marmite game back when it launched in 2022. Your enjoyment of the game was almost entirely dependent on whether you enjoyed the Rick and Morty-style humour from Squanch Games’ now disgraced founder Justin Roiland. He resigned from the studio in 2023, but Squanch Games hasn’t lost any of...
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News PS5 Is Becoming a Really Great Place to Play Retro Games
Ren & Stimpy compilation dated
It’s been a great year for fans of retro games on PS5. Already we’ve seen the arrival of Hamster’s Console Archives, the infamous NES adaptation of Jaws, and the original Rayman to celebrate the series’ 30th anniversary. But things aren’t slowing down with City Hunter on the way, as well as the digital...
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News Huzzah! PS Plus Premium's Latest Retro Release Has a Platinum Trophy
A reason to replay
With only Bandai Namco and Disney putting any real third-party support behind Sony’s PS Plus Premium subscription, it’s frustrating that of the two, it’s just the House of Mouse commissioning Trophies for its titles. But the PS2 version of WALL-E has released today, with a Platinum Trophy in tow. There are 21 gongs in...
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News 'Finally, RAM I Can Actually Afford': Players Poke Fun at PC Building Simulator 2 on PS5
"Y'all got any more of that there, RAM?"
With the rising prices of RAM, there’s never been a worse time to build a PC really. In fact, some fans believe the upcoming PS5 release of PC Building Simulator 2 should belong in the “fantasy” genre, because only the very rich can afford multiple sticks of the previous component these days. This...
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Monday16th Feb 2026
Guide These 17+ PS5, PS4, and PS Plus Games Are Coming Out This Week (16th-22nd February)
Avowed! Calamity Angels! Star Trek! More!
We’re into the thick of things now, folks. Oh yes! There are a ton of new PS5 and PS4 games vying for your attention this week, including some heavy hitters, like Avowed. The latest batch of PS Plus games are also coming out, featuring Marvel’s Spider-Man 2. Here’s everything on the way. New PS5,...
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News Sony Considering PS6 Delay to 2028 or Even 2029, New Report Says
Thanks to chip demand and RAM prices
Sony is considering delaying the launch of the PS6 to 2028 or even to 2029, a new Bloomberg report claims. Adding to growing speculation of the past few months, the outlet states Sony is "considering pushing back the debut of its next PlayStation console to 2028 or even 2029, according to people familiar with...
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News 'It's a Terrible First-Party Game': God of War Creator Expands on PS5 Side-Scroller Criticism
"It's an embarrassment"
After his outburst over the weekend, God of War creator David Jaffe has returned with a more measured critique of Sons of Sparta, the new Metroidvania side-scroller from Mega Cat Studios. To his credit, while this is still an expletives-laden tir
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News 'Partnering with PS Studios Has Empowered Us': Sony Steps Up Investment in Kena's PS5 Sequel
A bigger and better effort
The original Kena: Bridge of Spirits was positioned as a tentpole PS5 title, and Sony put a lot of marketing behind it to ensure its success. With its upcoming sequel Scars of Kosmora, announced during last week’s State of Play, the platform holder has upped its investment, adding the title to its PS Studios portfolio...
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News Fans Are Already Debating Whether God of War's PS5 Trilogy Will Cut the Series' Sex Minigames
Kiss and tell
Sony is remaking the original God of War trilogy and it’s already raising some interesting debates online. While the series mellowed out with the more recent Norse titles, the original PS2 and PS3 games – set within the Greek mythology – had a more cartoonish tone. For starters, they were incredibly violent, culminating in...
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News These Console Classics May Have the Laziest Trophy Lists in PS5 History
Great games, garbage gongs
Let’s get the rebuttal out of the way first and foremost, because we can already sniff the comments from here: Trophies are a nice added extra, but no, they’re absolutely not the be all and end all. A great game with bad Trophies is still a great game. However, it’s perfectly reasonable to expect PS5 games launching...
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News Metal Gear Solid 4 PS5 Has Assassin's Creed Content But No Online
Peace Walker will have online modes
The port of Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the Patriots to current-gen consoles raises a number of questions surrounding some of the more unique content in the game. It directly references the PS3 system, the Apple iPod is a named product, and crossover content lets Old Snake dress up as Altair from the original...
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News Assassin's Creed Shadows Update 1.1.8 Out Tomorrow, Get the PS5 Patch Notes Here
1.73GB download on PS5
Ubisoft has detailed patch 1.1.8 for Assassin's Creed Shadows, which goes live tomorrow, 17th February 2026. After the 1.73GB download on PS5, you'll gain access to new features like a manual jump option, more detailed loadout screens, and further bug fixes and tweaks. To enable the manual jump, you need to turn on the...
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News Resident Evil Requiem Is the Biggest Download in Series History on PS5
Set aside 72GB of space
You'll need to set aside a considerable amount of space when you go to download Resident Evil Requiem on PS5, as PS Store scraper PlayStation Game Size has leaked the title will be 72.88GB in size. This is the biggest install size of any Resident Evil game in history, comfortably beating the 58GB of space required to play...
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News Impressive Crash Bandicoot Level Made in Dreams Once Again Demonstrates Its Dashed Potential
Woah!
While ongoing support for Dreams has come to an end, it lives on with a small but dedicated community, and they're still creating some great stuff. BadRobo82, a longstanding member of the Dreams community who has created many visually impressive pieces, has gone viral with a video of their latest effort: a Crash Bandicoot level that, if...
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Random Sony Surprises Couple with Free PS5 Games to Celebrate Their Wedding
For the love of the game
An Instagram post is hitting huge numbers after PlayStation sent an engaged couple a gift to celebrate their upcoming wedding. After inviting Sony to their special day, the company responded by sending them a handwritten card alongside vouchers for several PS5 games: In the video, an envelope is opened to reveal a card...
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News Sony's Latest State of Play Now Officially the Most Watched Ever
Comfortably, as well
Sony’s latest State of Play is already comfortably its most watched ever, proving the format is growing in popularity. Despite only broadcasting days ago, on 12th February, the format holder’s latest livestream has already topped 3.2 million views. That’s more than 200,000 views more than the previous most-watched...
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News This Is How PS Plus Premium's Time Crisis Will Play with PS5, PS4's Gyro Controls
Reload
Light gun classic Time Crisis is coming to PS5 and PS4 in May with gyro controls, and this is our first look at how it will play. Okay, so technically this isn’t official footage, but YouTube channel Andshrew used a jailbroken console to run the arcade classic’s PS1 ROM in Sony’s emulator. It seems the gyro functionality has been part...
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Poll What Review Score Would You Give Nioh 3?
You're a ninja now, Willy
Honestly, it doesn't feel like it's been almost five whole years since the release of Nioh 2, but developer Team Ninja has clearly used its time well, judging by the positive reception of Nioh 3. This third instalment's been out for just over a week now, and we're dying to know what you think of it. Again, immediate...
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News Brand New .hack Game Announced as CyberConnect 2 Revives Classic RPG Series
Starting from ZERO
As promised, longstanding Japanese developer CyberConnect 2 has announced its mysterious 30th anniversary project... and it's actually a brand new .hack game! Officially titled .hack//ZERO, it's apparently going to be an entirely fresh start for the classic series. Platforms are yet to be confirmed, but we're assuming this isn't...
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News Final Fantasy 7 Remake Part 3's Multiplatform Approach Won't Affect Graphics, and Here's Why
Director explains all
Square Enix's Final Fantasy 7 Remake project started life as a PlayStation-exclusive endeavour, but the games are now coming to every other major platform. The third instalment, which is yet to be given its full name, is the only game in the project that's being simultaneously developed for multiple platforms, following the...
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News Rayman: 30th Anniversary Edition Is Missing the Original Soundtrack, and Fans Aren't Happy
New music not up to snuff
While it was leaked a little before the big reveal, Ubisoft surprised fans with the announcement of Rayman: 30th Anniversary Edition last week, which subsequently launched the following day. Developed by Digital Eclipse, the game is a compilation of every version of the original Rayman, even including an early SNES...
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News Rainbow Six Siege's Metal Gear Solid Update Is a Match Made in Stealth Heaven on PS5, PS4
Kept you waiting, huh?
In the early-ish 2000s, dreams were made of this: Metal Gear Solid’s Solid Snake teaming up with Splinter Cell’s Sam Fisher. We’re sure you can find many a fan fiction written on archived GeoCities webpages. And now it’s a reality, courtesy of Ubisoft’s live service shooter Rainbow Six Siege, where the iconic...
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News Trails in the Sky 1st Chapter's Success Sees Falcom Profits Soar
Sky high
For our money, Trails in the Sky 1st Chapter was one of 2025's best RPGs — and so it's nice to see this amazing remake rack up some significant dough for longstanding developer Falcom. Recently, company president Toshihiro Kondo commented that the studio needed a break from the ongoing Trails timeline — and so a decision was made to...
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News Rayman's PS5 Bundle Has Some Bugs, But They Should Get Squashed Soon
Don't worry
As reported widely across social media, if you picked up the Rayman 30th Anniversary Collection, then you may be having some issues saving your game in the Atari Jaguar and MS-DOS versions of the compilation. However, while initial reports somewhat bizarrely suggested that support for the newly released bundle had already ended, this...
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News Layers of Fear 3 Is What Bloober Team Was Teasing All This Time
A third layer of fear discovered
Horror specialist Bloober Team has announced Layers of Fear 3, a new entry in its original series that began in 2016. In celebration of its 10th anniversary, the studio revealed the game via a couple of videos. There's this moody promo which unveils the title at the end: And a longer video, in which Bloober Team...
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News Anime Crossover Fighting Game Iron Saga VS Is Mech-ing Its Way to PS5 This Year
The saga continues
Iron Saga VS will be making the jump from PC to PS5 at some point this year, developer Gameduchy has confirmed. As the name implies, this is a fighting game that features playable mecha characters. It's actually a spinoff of Iron Saga - Epic Robot Battler — a free-to-play mobile title that's been around since 2019. One of the...
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