Mini Review 1348 Ex Voto (PS5) - An Intriguing But Disappointing PS5 Console Exclusive
Broken vow
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- Dear Villagers
- PS5
- 1348 Ex Voto
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Mini Review Rushing Beat X: Return of Brawl Brothers (PS5) - Revival Turf
Final delight
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- City Connection
- PS5
- Rushing Beat X Return of Brawl Brothers
- Mini Reviews
Review Marathon (PS5) - Bungie's Extraction Shooter Is Truly Brilliant, and It Only Gets Better
It's a marathon, not a sprint
- Reviews
- Bungie
- PS5
- Marathon
Review Screamer (PS5) - Finally, a Racing Game Doing Something Interesting
In its own lane
- Reviews
- Milestone
- PS5
- Screamer
News PlayStation's Disastrous First-Party Leadership Culminates in Yet Another Studio Closure
Dark Outlaw Games dead
- Sony
- PS5
- Industry
Hands On Secretlab Titan Evo Cyberpunk Edition - Johnny Silverhand Would Be Proud
The netrunner's throne?
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- Cyberpunk
- Gaming Chairs
- Secretlab
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TodayTue, 24th Mar 2026
News PlayStation's Disastrous First-Party Leadership Culminates in Yet Another Studio Closure
Dark Outlaw Games dead
In an increasingly dark day for video games, Sony’s disastrous leadership of first-party studios has taken yet another casualty. Dark Outlaw Games, led by Treyarch veteran Jason Blundell and officially acknowled
- Sony
- PS5
- Industry
Hands On Secretlab Titan Evo Cyberpunk Edition - Johnny Silverhand Would Be Proud
The netrunner's throne?
Back in 2022, we had a look at Secretlab Titan Evo gaming chair, a reassuringly expensive premium-grade seat that "you're unlikely to regret sinking the money into." We stand by that verdict, save for one key point – if you're tempted but yet to pull the trigger, it might be worth opting for the Cyberpunk 2077-themed...
- Hands On
- Cyberpunk
- Gaming Chairs
- Secretlab
News Sublime PS4 Racer Will Be Delisted Due to Epic Layoffs Debacle
Game will remain in your library
Horizon Chase Turbo, the sublime PS4 arcade racer, will be delisted as part of the ongoing Epic layoffs. While it’s not entirely clear why the excellent outing will be removed from sale, a statement on the game’s official social media page says it’ll “no longer be available to download” starting 1st June...
- Aquiris
- PS4
- Horizon Chase
- Delistings
News Crimson Desert Storms the Physical UK Charts, and Almost All Copies Sold Were for PS5
King of the hill
Earlier today it was revealed that Crimson Desert has now surpassed total sales of three million, so it's no wonder that it's dominated the UK's physical games chart. Pearl Abyss' popular action game has immediately caused a stir among more established bestsellers, debuting straight at number one. A whopping 90 per cent of the...
- UK
- Sales
- Charts
- PS5
- PS4
News The Company Behind Evercade Just Teased A New Console
Time Extension Enter the Nexus
Evercade maker Blaze has just teased a new piece of hardware called the 'Evercade Nexus'. Adopting a similar approach to the one used when the company announced its Evercade Alpha series of bartop arcades, Blazed has teased nothing but a name and predictably triggering plenty of speculation. "Evercade Nexus is coming soon," says...
- Evercade
News Fortnite Is Ditching Several Modes Including Rocket Racing Amid Layoffs and Cost-Cutting
The race is over
Epic Games has just announced that it's laying off more than 1,000 employees, and it's all part of a big push to cut costs. Fortnite itself will feel some of the impact from these changes, too, as it's now been confirmed that several modes are being shut down. Fortnite Ballistic, Fortnite Festival Battle Stage, and Rocket Racing...
- Epic Games
- PS5
- PS4
- Fortnite
Not epic
Epic Games, the company behind Fortnite, has announced mass layoffs, affecting over 1,000 people. In a note sent to employees today, 24th March 2026, the firm says these cuts are being made in light of a "downturn in Fortnite engagement that started in 2025", which has resulted in the company "spending significantly more than we're...
- Epic Games
- PS5
- PS4
- Fortnite
- Industry
News One of PS5's Most Graphically Intensive Games Patched to Support Low Power Mode
Forbidden power
Horizon Forbidden West may also be available on the PS4, but it’s still one of the PS5’s most graphically impressive games. There’s just no doubt about it. Now the Guerrilla console exclusive has been patched to support the system’s new low power mode, making it one of a few titles to actually support the feature. Sony
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- PS5
- Horizon
- Patches
Guide All PS5 Games with Power Saver Support
Scale back your electricity consumption
Power Saver is a new performance profile added to the PS5 as part of its memorably named 25.06-12.00.00 update on 17th September, 2025. While it can be selected in the console's settings, it also needs to be individually supported by games in order to work. On this page, we're going to explain a little more...
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- PS5
News If You're Playing Final Fantasy Games on PS5, There's a Good Chance You're Old
Old man yells at Cloud
Square Enix always attaches absurd expectations to its Final Fantasy franchise, and rarely ever seems to be happy with how the series sells. Recently it completely overhauled its business to prioritise multiformat publishing, even if its plan doesn’t appear to apply to series like Bravely Default. (Seriously,
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- PS5
- Final Fantasy
- USA
Sure, go on then
Love them or loathe them, live service games lend themselves well to digital downloads because, well, they constantly change. Take a game like Zenless Zone Zero: at launch it was a kind of roguelike-style menu-based visual novel with action segments. These days it’s more like a traditional adventure game. But that’s not...
- HoYoverse
- PS5
- Zenless Zone Zero
Red hot
No matter how you feel about the game, it seems Crimson Desert has been a massive hit. The single-player, open world action adventure, from MMO studio Pearl Abyss, launched last week to a fairly mixed critical reception, but in less than a week, it's achieved more than three million copies sold. That figure comes from a recent update...
- Pearl Abyss
- PS5
- Crimson Desert
- Sales
Mini Review Rushing Beat X: Return of Brawl Brothers (PS5) - Revival Turf
Final delight
Even in its compromised home console format, few would disagree that Final Fight was the king of Super Nintendo brawlers. But the 16-bit system was bursting with beat-’em-ups, and we’ll always harbour a fondness for Jaleco’s kooky 1992 effort, Rival Turf – or Rushing Beat, as it was known in Japan. The title spawned two...
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- City Connection
- PS5
- Rushing Beat X Return of Brawl Brothers
- Mini Reviews
News We Didn't Expect This Minecraft Spin-Off to Get a PS5 Sequel
Dungeons and voxels
Minecraft Dungeons must have been a pretty successful experiment for Microsoft-owned studio Mojang, because it’s getting a sequel in 2026. Quietly teased this weekend during Minecraft Live, the new RPG-style adventure will bring more brick breaking and Diablo-inspired adventuring to Sony’s console. Here’s the blurb:...
- Mojang
- PS5
- Minecraft
- Announcements
News Sony's Lost Breaking Bad PSVR Project Unearthed in New Report
Walter must have wilted
Sony’s been very strong in the television space for some time now, but Breaking Bad was undoubtedly one of the firm’s biggest successes. You may recall all the way back in 2017, it announced plans to produce a PSVR game, in collaboration with the show’s creator Vince Gilligan. Now new research from
- Sony
- PS4
- PSVR
- Breaking Bad
News Guilty Gear Strive 2.00 Reworks the Whole Game Five Years After Release
Jam packed
Guilty Gear Strive update 2.00 will arrive on the 9th April, essentially refreshing the entire game. In a move that's reminiscent of re-releases like Guilty Gear Xrd: Rev 2, Strive 2.00 will see the introduction of a new mechanic and a significant rework of existing characters. 2.00 will also pave the way for Season 5, which of course...
- Arc System Works
- PS5
- Guilty Gear
- Trailers
News Marathon's Cryo Archive Locks Out a Lot of Players, But Bungie Is Listening to Feedback
Developer "watching and ingesting" player concerns
If you're playing Marathon, you may have gotten to try out Cryo Archive this past weekend, the shooter's big, raid-like endgame mode. Or, maybe you didn't, due to its fairly restrictive requirements. Cryo Archive is a focal point for dedicated players of the sci-fi extraction shooter, and...
- Bungie
- PS5
- Marathon
News PS4 Police Game Battlefield Hardline to Be Delisted from PS Store in May
Behind bars
Battlefield Hardline, the police-themed series spin-off, will be delisted from the PS Store on 22nd May, with its servers scheduled to be taken offline a month later. Writing on its official X (or Twitter) communications account, an EA spokesperson announced the news with the following statement: “On Friday, May 22nd, Battlefield...
- EA
- PS4
- Battlefield
- Delisted
YesterdayMon, 23rd Mar 2026
News These 12 Major PS5, PS4 Games Will Be Delisted in March and April
You've been warned
With each passing the month, the number of impending PS Store delistings stack up. And this period is a particularly big one for imminent server closures and delistings. Here’s everything you need to be aware of for the remainder of March and the entirety of April: Firewall Ultra (PSVR2): 17th March (Delisted); 17th...
- PS5
- PS4
- Delistings
Feature Last Chance to Buy These 50+ PS5, PS4 Games in PS Store's Mega March Sale
PS5 and PS4 games going cheap we recommend
We're in the throes of March right now, and Sony's celebrating this revered part of the year with the Mega March sale on PS Store. The sale ends on 25th March, meaning you only have a couple of days to take advantage. As expected, the sale contains literally thousands of digital items going cheap. That...
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- PS5
- PS4
- PS Store
- Deals
Oh Alex, that's not right
Street Fighter 3: New Generation protagonist Alex is available now in Street Fighter 6, but it’s not necessarily his gameplay that’s got tongues wagging. Some bizarre lore changes have sent ripples through the Capcom community, as it turns out our favourite facepainted wrassler may be engaging in a spot of the ol’...
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- PS5
- PS4
- Street Fighter
Guide These 18+ New PS5, PS4 Games Are Coming Out This Week (23rd-29th March)
Life Is Strange! Screamer! Mega Man!
March continues to rumble on in earnest with another big week. Among the notable new releases is arcade racer Screamer, compilation Mega Man Star Force Legacy Collection, and sequel Life Is Strange: Reunion. Here's everything that's coming out this week. New PS5, PS4 Games This Week (23rd-29th March):...
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- PS5
- PS4
- Release Dates
- Features
News Sony's PSN Rebrand Is Well Underway, and the Clues Have Been There All Along
We just didn't notice them
Sony has apparently informed developers that it’ll be phasing out the PSN – or PlayStation Network – branding later this year, and the evidence has been staring us in the face all along. When the PSN briefly went offline last night, we turned to the
- Sony
- PS5
- PS4
- PSN
Time Extension "We used every card we had"
In the realm of retro gaming news in 2026, the announcement that 70's Robot Anime Geppy-X is getting a re-release certainly ranks pretty high on the 'shock-o-meter', not least because the game is considered to be a cult classic even in Japan, but also because it's getting a Western release for the first time ever...
- Interviews
- Features
Mini Review 1348 Ex Voto (PS5) - An Intriguing But Disappointing PS5 Console Exclusive
Broken vow
With Kingdom Come: Deliverance and its stellar sequel gathering a legion of fans, and the Plague Tale games offering epic dark fantasy on a double-A budget, the medieval genre has found fresh momentum. 1348 Ex Voto (from the Latin ex voto suscepto, meaning "from the vow made") rides that wave with a tale of revenge sweeping across the...
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- Dear Villagers
- PS5
- 1348 Ex Voto
- Mini Reviews
Will the publisher use the tech?
Generative AI's role in video game development is a thorny issue right now, and we expect it'll stay that way for a good while yet. Whether you like it or not, we presume developers and publishers at all scales are at least experimenting with the technology to see if it brings any value to their production...
- Capcom
- PS5
- Industry
News PS5 Players Will Definitely Want to Tune into Xbox's Partner Preview Later This Week
Stranger Than Heaven and more confirmed
Xbox has announced a Partner Preview showcase, and PS5 users will want to give it a watch. This is Xbox's third-party presentation, meaning the games featured will all be from external publishers. That means most if not all the games shown will be heading to PS5 too. Moreover, the company has announced a few...
- Xbox
- PS5
- Events
News PS5 Pro's Acclaimed PSSR 2 Upscaler Runs Faster Than Its Predecessor
Blast processing
Sony’s new PSSR 2 upscaler for the PS5 Pro is not only returning better results than its predecessor, but it’s also achieving them faster. As you may or may not know, everything you see outputted by your console has a computational cost, and this is sometimes measured in time. Take upscaling, for example: it takes time for the...
- Sony
- PS5
- Mark Cerny
Studio said it'd respond quickly
Two major Crimson Desert patches have released in quick succession on the PS5 today, solving critical errors in the open world game. Over the weekend, Korean dev Pearl Abyss promised that it would respond to feedback regarding the release’s “uncomfortable” controls. It also
- Pearly Abyss
- PS5
- Crimson Desert
- Patches
News There's a New Live Action Yakuza Adaptation, and You Can Watch It All for Free Now
With full English subtitles as well
There are now almost as many live action Yakuza adaptations as there are unexpected Kazuma Kiryu comebacks, but you can watch this one for free. Not to be confused with 2024’s critically maligned Amazon conversion, this one features actors from Japan’s long-running gangster drama series, Nihon Touitsu...
- SEGA
- Yakuza
- TV
News It Won't Be Much Longer Before We See More of PS5 Exclusive Marvel's Wolverine
Spring is upon us
We've known about Marvel's Wolverine since September 2021, when the game was announced with a short teaser trailer. This September — just over five years later — we'll all be playing the PS5 exclusive action adventure. In the meantime, things have been fairly quiet, but this will be coming to an end in the near future. So...
- Sony
- PS5
- Wolverine
News Embattled Publisher Nacon's Three Biggest Dev Teams Are Now in Trouble Too
Studios "placed in receivership"
Earlier this year, French publisher Nacon announced that it has filed for insolvency, and things are unfortunately getting worse for the teams involved with the company. While the publisher is undergoing a financial restructuring, the three largest studios under the Nacon umbrella have now also filed for insolvency...
- Nacon
- Industry
News While We Wait for a New 3D Sonic Game, PS5 Is About to Get the Next Best Thing
More Haste less speed
If you're a fan of Sonic the Hedgehog, chances are you enjoy games that play at intense speeds and provide a real sense of forward momentum. Well, a lesser-known game singing from that same hymn sheet is bound for PS5, and it looks like it's worth your attention. It's called Haste, and while it's yet to be officially announced...
- Landfall Games
- PS5
- Haste
- Trophies
Rumour Dragon's Dogma 2 DLC Heavily Hinted at in 2nd Anniversary Artwork
North facing
Are we seriously still writing about Dragon's Dogma 2 and its mythical DLC here in March 2026? You better believe it! Although it's never been officially acknowledged by Capcom, a potential expansion for the 2024 open world RPG has long stood at the heart of many rumours. And now, on the game's second anniversary, some fans are...
- Capcom
- PS5
- Dragons Dogma
News Sony's PS5, PC Fighter Will Generate Squad Names Depending on Which Marvel Heroes You Assemble
And the announcer will read them
Beyond the excitement of Peni Parker joining the roster of Marvel Tokon: Fighting Souls, dev Arc System Works announced a new feature for the game that’s gone under the radar. Obviously we know there will be “canon” squads in the game, like the newly announced Amazing Guardians. But you’ll of course be free...
- Sony
- PS5
- PC
- Marvel Tokon
News Yakuza Dev Gearing Up for Big Stranger Than Heaven Re-Reveal
2026 release incoming?
It looks like Stranger Than Heaven is about to return in a big way. In case you need reminding, this is the new property from Yakuza / Like a Dragon developer RGG Studio. It was first announced as 'Project Century' back at The Game Awards in 2024, and we've seen very little of it since. Anyway, the game's already been...
- SEGA
- PS5
- Stranger Than Heaven
Sunday22nd Mar 2026
Review Marathon (PS5) - Bungie's Extraction Shooter Is Truly Brilliant, and It Only Gets Better
It's a marathon, not a sprint
There’s been a lot of heat surrounding Marathon in the lead-up to its launch. Some say it’s not what they want from Bungie, others say it's a far cry from the glory days of Halo. But cutting through all of the noise, we think Marathon is actually a bold new adventure from Bungie. It may take you a little bit to...
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- Bungie
- PS5
- Marathon
Review Screamer (PS5) - Finally, a Racing Game Doing Something Interesting
In its own lane
Arcade racing games still exist, but only just. The only big budget series that's still around is Forza Horizon, which is fine if you're in the mood to zip around in a fairly safe open world. The full breadth of what arcade racers can be just isn't represented these days. Fortunately, Screamer is here to remind everyone that, yes,...
- Reviews
- Milestone
- PS5
- Screamer
Full internal audit underway
Crimson Desert dev Pearl Abyss has released a groveling apology after generative AI assets were discovered in the enormous PS5 open world game. In a statement posted to X (or Twitter) moments ago, it explained that it used the technology to help “explore tone and atmosphere” but always intended to replace them with...
- Pearly Abyss
- PS5
- Crimson Desert
Guide Marvel Tokon: Fighting Souls: All Confirmed Characters and Stages
Ready, fight
A fighting game is only as strong as its character roster, and with almost 100 years of comic book history to pull from, Arc System Works and PlayStation’s upcoming Marvel Tokon: Fighting Souls is sure to have one of the most hyped line-ups in recent memory. We’ll be updating and compiling this page with every announcement as it...
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- Marvel Tokon Fighting Souls
- PS5
- PC
Retro Recap All The Classic Gaming News From The Past Week (March 22nd 2026)
Time Extension DOOM! Devastators! Animal Crossing!
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. DOOM Star Says The Movie Was "Probably One Of The Worst Films Ever Made": Rosamund Pike, who starred in the live-action DOOM movie, doesn't...
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- Features
News Intergalactic PS5 Seemingly Adds The Last of Us Star to Its Cast
An intergalactic treasure
It looks like actress Merle Dandridge will be part of the cast for upcoming PS5 exclusive, Intergalactic: The Heretic Prophet. The star – best known by PlayStation fans for portraying Marlene in both The Last of Us game and its television adaptation – was photographed by Naughty Dog boss Neil Druckmann in a motion...
- Sony
- PS5
- Intergalactic
Feature Congratulations to Resident Evil, 30 Years Old Today and Better Than Ever
What's your favourite?
I was born in 1988 so I was still wet behind the ears when Resident Evil first released for the PS1, on 22nd March, 1996. I don’t recall my first time seeing the game, but I think Resident Evil 2 was probably the first one we owned. I distinctly remember being frightened by the opening CG cutscene, and even more terrified...
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- PS1
- PS2
- PS3
- PS4
News Peni Parker Is the Perfect Fit for PS5, PC Fighter Marvel Tokon
Introducing the Amazing Guardians
Given its anime style, Peni Parker always felt like a lock for upcoming PS5 and PC brawler Marvel Tokon: Fighting Souls. And here’s confirmation of her inclusion as part of the Amazing Guardians, which features previously announced characters Spider-Man, Ms Marvel, and Star Lord. Here’s a poster for the squad:...
- Sony
- PS5
- PC
- Marvel Tokon Fighting Souls
- Trailers
Saturday21st Mar 2026
News PSN Service Returning on PS5, PS4 as Brief Outage Took Service Offline
Taken offline for roughly two hours
It's a bit ironic that the weekend after it's reliably reported Sony will drop its PlayStation Network branding, the service experiences an outage. Reports are now flooding in worldwide that PSN is down and offline this Saturday, with issues surrounding PS5, PS4 consoles telling users they're offline. On the...
- Sony
- PS5
- PS4
- PSN
Crackdown on shovelware continues
Sony is getting more and more aggressive with shovelware on the PS Store. You may recall earlier in the year it delisted hundreds of titles from publisher ThiGames, the company behind “classics” like The Jumping Pizza. Now it’s axed hundreds more from two more publishers, with their entire catalogues nuked...
- Sony
- PS5
- PS4
- PS Store
News PS5 Spin-Off God of War: Sons of Sparta Has Been a Big Hit for Sony
Punching above its weight
Here’s some proof that not everything Sony publishes needs to have a nine figure budget, as side-scrolling spin-off God of War: Sons of Sparta has quietly been a big success. The Mega Cat Studios-developed Metroidvania, which was shadow dropped during a State of Play, quietly appeared in 14t
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- PS5
- God of War
- USA
- Sales
News Crimson Desert Dev to Patch PS5 RPG's 'Uncomfortable' Controls
Apologises for launch day issues
There’s a lot to love about PS5 RPG Crimson Desert, but its control scheme is not one of them. It takes cues from the worst of Rockstar’s releases, and is somehow even more cumbersome and complicated than even those. In a message on X (or Twitter), dev Pearl Abyss says it’s been listening to feedback and is...
- Pearl Abyss
- PS5
- Crimson Desert
News Saros Dev Explains How the PS5 Game Is More Approachable, Customisable Than Returnal
It'll still be hard, though
Housemarque, the development studio behind upcoming PS5 exclusive Saros, has released a new video that goes over some of the ways it differs from its predecessor, Returnal. The main thing the team focuses on here is the ways in which Saros is a more approachable experience overall: In Returnal, while there are some...
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- PS5
- Saros
- Videos
News You'll Want to Pre-Order the Art Book for Award Winning PS5 RPG Clair Obscur: Expedition 33
Out in English soon
You may recall last year, award winning RPG Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 announced a stunning French language art book. At the time, many people pondered if it would ever be released in English, and now we have confirmation courtesy of publishers Pix’n Love and Udon Entertainment. The stunning hardback boo
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- Pix'n Love
- Clair Obscur
- Art
- Books
