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  • News Capcom's Pragmata Uses Less Than Half the SSD Space as Resident Evil Requiem on PS5

    Pragmatic magic

    With storage space a potential headache when it comes to modern gaming, it's always nice to know how much of it any upcoming titles are going to eat up when you install them on your PS5. Obviously, some games are ridiculous, in some extreme cases taking up well over 100 GB. That's not ideal when Sony's console comes with about 825...

    • Capcom
    • PS5
    • Pragmata
  • Game of the Month Crimson Desert (March 2026)

    As voted by you

    As is usually the case every year, March was a super busy month for new game releases. The PS5's schedule was pretty much packed from beginning to end, and there were some very heavy hitters in the mix. One of 2026's most anticipated titles stole most of the headlines last month. We are, of course, referring to Crimson Desert, which...

    • Game of the Month
    • PS5
    • Polls
    • Features
  • News Assassin's Creed Shadows Patch 1.1.10 Pushes PSSR 2 on PS5 Pro, Unshackles the Bo Staff

    Bo selector

    Ubisoft has confirmed that patch 1.1.10 for Assassin's Creed Shadows will drop tomorrow (that's the 7th April), and it's an important one for PS5 Pro users. As promised, this update will allow Shadows to take advantage of PSSR 2 — the Pro's recently upgraded upscaling tech. This means that you should be getting even better quality...

    • Ubisoft
    • PS5
    • PS5 Pro
    • Assassins Creed
    • Patches
  • News 'I Think So': God of War Actor Hints at the Return of Sex Minigames in PS5 Remake

    Push circle to pleasure

    Kratos’ original voice actor TC Carson has hinted that God of War’s controversial sex minigames may return in Santa Monica Studio’s upcoming PS5 remake. This has been a big topic of conversation ever since the new versions were announced, as they were considered a little cringey even upon release, and may seem even...

    • Sony
    • PS5
    • God of War
  • News Ghost of Yotei's Brutal Raid Will Have No Matchmaking at Launch, So Bring Friends

    No time to be antisocial, samurai

    If you want to tackle Ghost of Yotei Legends’ endgame Raid this week, you’re going to need to find a few likeminded friends and fast. Sucker Punch has confirmed that, at launch on 10th April, the difficult mission will not support matchmaking. You will need a squad of four players to challenge it, however...

    • Sony
    • PS5
    • Ghost of Yotei
  • Feature The DNA Of Hideo Kojima, Video Gaming's Greatest Auteur

    Time Extension "So much can be offered only through the medium of games"

    There are few game developers as influential, internationally well-known, or renowned as Hideo Kojima. He transcends regional boundaries, languages, hardware platforms, and has a portfolio dating back nearly 40 years. Online, you will find innumerable interviews and thousands of deeply...

    • Features
    • Hideo Kojima
  • News 'The List Is Crazy': Starfield Support and Updates Will Continue Following PS5 Debut

    Space's the limit

    Bethesda has further "plans" for Starfield, putting to bed any doubt that support would be drying up after its landmark PS5 release. Speaking to GamesRadar, lead creative producer Tim Lamb doesn't beat around the bush, simply stating: "There's more to come for Starfield". How much more is up for debate, however. Lamb doesn't...

    • Bethesda
    • PS5
    • Starfield
  • News Stellar Blade's Eve Is Beginning to Appear Everywhere

    Master of her Krafton

    PUBG doesn’t get much coverage in the mainstream media these days, but it remains a juggernaut. Fortnite may have eaten the original Battle Royale’s lunch, but millions of players still drop in every day across PC, console, and mobile. Now there may finally be incentive for you to give the game another go, because Stellar...

    • Krafton
    • PS5
    • PUBG
    • Stellar Blade
  • Guide These 14+ New PS5, PS4, and PS Plus Games Are Coming Out This Week (6th-12th April)

    Starfield! People of Note! Tiny Bookshop!

    As April gets underway in earnest, this week is looking like a big one on the PS Store. The biggest new arrival is unquestionably Starfield, finally making its long-awaited PS5 debut. We'd also put a spotlight on musical RPG People of Note and the cosy game Tiny Bookshop. Here's everything coming out this...

    • Guides
    • PS5
    • PS4
    • Release Dates
    • Features
  • News Ni no Kuni Dev Level-5 Confirms New Vision Showcase for This Week

    Expect a DECAPOLICE re-reveal

    Level-5, the Ni no Kuni team that's made a bit of a revival over the past few years, has announced it'll share what titles it has planned next in its Level-5 Vision 2026 showcase at the end of this week. The livestream shall take place this Friday, 10th April 2026, and the studio president and CEO Akihiro Hino is not...

    • Level-5
    • Industry
  • Feature Last Chance to Buy These 70+ PS5, PS4 Games in PS Store's Huge Spring Sale

    Recommended PS5 and PS4 games going cheap

    The PS Store's latest offer, simply named the Spring Sale, is on right now, but only until 8th April 2026. You've only a couple of days left to grab a bargain. As always, the sale is massive, with thousands of PS5 and PS4 games reduced in price. It can be difficult to browse through all that, which is where...

    • Sony
    • PS5
    • PS4
    • PS Store
    • Deals

YesterdaySun, 5th Apr 2026

  • News 'We Were Forced to Change': Sony CEO Outlines Shift to Entertainment, and Says PS5 Must Be the Best Place to Play

    He's not a big gamer, though

    In a rare English language interview with Bloomberg, Sony CEO Hiroki Totoki has talked about his company’s transition from consumer electronics to entertainment. The Japanese giant is best known for its history making products like televisions and CD players, but recently it spun off its Bravia business as part of a...

    • Sony
    • PS5
    • Industry
    • Hiroki Totoki
  • News Sony Delists 100s More Crappy PS5, PS4 Games, Including Jesus Simulator

    Wonder if it'll rise again

    It’s becoming increasingly obvious that Sony is not playing around with poor quality software on the PS Store anymore. The company’s delisted thousands of cash grabs this year alone, and this morning it’s swept away hundreds more. News first emerged on PSNProfiles, but we’ve been able to corroborate the...

    • Sony
    • PS5
    • PS4
    • PS Store
  • News Leaked Elden Ring Movie Set Reveals Stunning Real-Life Limgrave

    Marika, is that you?

    To be honest, we’d forgotten A24 and director Alex Garland had been tasked with bringing the Lands Between to the big screen, but this looks killer. A couple of videos, captured by Throxtv on Tiktok, appears to reveal the set of Limgrave, including the infamous Church of Marika – complete with a statue inside.

    • Bandai Namco
    • PS5
    • PS4
    • Elden Ring
  • Feature I Played Kingdom Hearts for the Very First Time, Here's What I Liked and What I Didn't

    Gawrsh

    It's difficult to pinpoint the precise reason why I thought it would be a good idea to play Kingdom Hearts. Generally speaking, I've always found it hard to engage with RPGs, which I tend to put down to how long they take to play, and their often complex fantasy worlds that, to my mind, are quite cookie-cutter. That's how it feels from the...

    • Square Enix
    • PS4
    • Kingdom Hearts
    • Features
  • News 'Marathon Is Gonna Be Game of the Year': Actor Ben Starr Jokes It'll Beat GTA 6 Due to Jennifer English

    She's on a roll

    Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 actor Ben Starr believes Marathon could win Game of the Year – and it’s all due to its inclusion of co-star Jennifer English in the Bungie shooter’s all-star voice cast. GamesRadar reports on a

    • Bungie
    • PS5
    • Marathon
  • Retro Recap All The Classic Gaming News From The Past Week (April 5th 2026)

    Time Extension Ninja Gaiden! Evercade Nexus! Lego PSP!

    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. After A Decade Of Attempts, One Of The Hardest PlayStation Platinums Has Finally Been Achieved: A Japanese Ninja Gaiden Sigma 2 Plus player...

    • Retro Recap
    • Features

Saturday4th Apr 2026

  • News Crimson Desert Patch 1.02 Brings Big Quality of Life Improvements, Headgear Toggle, PS5 Pro Upgrade, and More

    Private storage gets a huge buff, too

    Another meaningful update for Crimson Desert has just dropped, and it features some very welcome improvements. While there's nothing here that we'd deem major, patch 1.02 — which weighs in at around 900MB on PS5 — should still make your life in Pywel more enjoyable. Highlights include a toggle for headgear...

    • Pearl Abyss
    • PS5
    • Crimson Desert
    • Patches
  • Feature Going Platinum: Leaving Superhot's Sequel Idle for Hours Might Be the Maddest Thing I've Done for a Trophy

    Mind Control Delete

    Platinum Trophy #19: Superhot: Mind Control Delete Date Earned: 16th July 2020 Dopamine Index: stars:3 Ah yes, Superhot: Mind Control Delete, another game I reviewed for Push Square. There's a pattern emerging in the games I've platinumed, isn't there? If you don't remember this one, I wouldn't be surprised. For as much as...

    • Superhot Team
    • PS4
    • Superhot Mind Control Delete
    • Going Platinum
    • Features
  • News Remember Those PC Icons on PS5? Sony Removed Them

    Going through changes

    Do you remember last November one industrious PlayStation fan fuelled speculation by uncovering unused icons in the PS5’s operating system? The symbols prompted discussion about a potential PC launcher, as they alluded to things like ‘Cross-Buy’ and ‘PS5/PC’. Of course, this story has developed since, because it’s...

    • Sony
    • PS5
    • PC
  • Poll Are You Happy with Your PS Plus Essential Games for April 2026?

    Plus or minus?

    Well, this should make for an interesting poll! We don't want to colour your opinion right out of the gate, but we think it's more than fair to say that April 2026's PS Plus Essential lineup will be divisive. In a nutshell, we've got a Soulslike, an anime action RPG, and a remastered collection. We'll start with Lords of the...

    • PS Plus
    • PS5
    • PS4
    • Polls
    • Features
  • Talking Point What Are You Playing This Weekend? - Issue 627

    April fool

    Already April?! It's frightening how quick this year is moving. But there's already been some absolute bangers on the PS5, and the coming month is looking even crazier. Jamie O'Neill: Pre-ordering a physical copy of Marvel MaXimum Collection from Limited Run Games, and re-reading Sammy's recent review are all part of my Easter weekend's...

    • Talking Point
    • PS5
    • PS4
    • What Are You Playing
    • Features

Friday3rd Apr 2026

  • News Fans Reckon PS Studios Website Adjustments Hint at Sony's Move Away from PC

    Plus: Bluepoint removed

    Fans have spotted some recent changes to PlayStation's official webpage for its first-party developer group, PS Studios. As pointed out by X user Zuby_Tech, there are some small but potentially meaningful adjustments. It's previously been reported that Sony is set to move away from the PC market and concentrate on its...

    • Sony
    • PS5
  • News Here's Why Starfield Will Be Best on PS5 When It Finally Releases Next Week

    Bethesda going all-out

    In an era where multiformat games tend to be available everywhere, Sony loves a good ‘PS5 Features’ trailer from third-party publishers. The purpose of these is to highlight some differentiating features which make the PlayStation version stand out. In the case of Starfield, this is particularly pertinent given its...

    • Bethesda
    • PS5
    • Starfield
  • News This PS1 Emulator Will Let You See Metal Gear Solid In A Whole New Light

    Time Extension VR support is coming soon

    A new PS1 emulator is in development which will enable VR support in certain titles. VRified Games has shown off footage of Metal Gear Solid running in an emulator and says it will offer both first- and third-person modes, stereoscopic 3D, and 6 DOF head tracking. The project is still very much a work in progress; the...

    • VR
    • Metal Gear Solid
    • Emulation
    • PS1
  • News Everyone's Talking About DriveClub Again, PS4's Underappreciated Racer

    Are you part of the Club?

    In this day and age, it’s rare we experience a warm fuzzy feeling when we boot up X (formerly known as Twitter, of course). But the past few days have been lovely: our feed is full of people talking about DriveClub again. The discussion started when someone posted a clip of the game and its infamous rain effects. The...

    • Sony
    • PS4
    • DriveClub
    • Culture
  • News Echoes of Aincrad Is a Totally New Take on Sword Art Online, as Massive PS5 Gameplay Demo Shows

    Fight for your life

    If you've been waiting for a better look at the recently announced Echoes of Aincrad: Sword Art Online, you've come to the right place. Alongside a fresh story trailer — which in itself shows off a surprising amount of stuff — Japanese publication Dengeki Online just hosted a very lengthy live stream that's packed with...

    • Bandai Namco
    • PS5
    • Sword Art Online
    • Trailers
  • News Uncharted Fans Think a Social Post Is Evidence of New PS5 Entry

    "Research..."

    Uncharted fans have dug up a six-week-old Instagram post from a Naughty Dog developer, and are now contemplating whether it's subtly teasing a new game in the series. Back in February, Uncharted: The Lost Legacy director Shaun Escayg made a seemingly innocent post about doing a bit of "research". The image in question features a...

    • Sony
    • PS5
    • Uncharted
  • News PS5 Power Saver Yet Again Tipped as PS6 Handheld 'Trojan Horse'

    More smoke

    Hands up if you’re using PS5’s Power Saver mode? We’re not seeing many raised palms. Sony implemented this feature in a recent firmware update, linking it to its carbon neutral goals. And as we’ve seen from various implementations, enabling it

    • Sony
    • PS6
    • PS5
    • Hardware
    • Rumours
  • News 'They Realised They Let Me Go Prematurely': God of War's OG Kratos Talks About Reprising His Role

    "I was down for it"

    Iconic actor TC Carson has reprised his role as Kratos, after the God of War protagonist was recast for the Norse saga. Long-time fans will recall Carson brought life to the anti-hero in the Greek games, before being replaced by Christopher Judge in the more sombre God of War (2018) and God of War Ragnarok. But starting with...

    • Sony
    • PS5
    • God of War
  • News Street Fighter 6 Goes Batsh*t Crazy with Wild Ingrid World Tour Trailer

    As long as she doesn't marry her brother, okay?

    We don’t know what we expected from Street Fighter 6’s incarnation of Ingrid, but we didn’t have Alice in Wonderland references on our bingo cards. In this debut World Tour trailer for the Capcom Fighting Evolution character, she just goes batsh*t crazy, referencing all kinds of cosmic nonsense,...

    • Capcom
    • PS5
    • PS4
    • Street Fighter
    • Trailers
  • News Following CEO's AI Doubts, Take-Two's AI Team Is Shrinking

    But we doubt the tech is gone for good

    Take-Two Interactive, publisher and parent company of Rockstar Games, has made layoffs among its team dedicated to researching and implementing artificial intelligence. Most notably, the head of AI at the company, Luke Dicken, has been let go, along with an undisclosed number of people within the division...

    • Take-Two
    • Industry
  • News 'We've Really Gone to Town': Control Resonant Dev Diary Focuses on Its Action RPG Gameplay

    PS5 sequel is looking great

    Remedy Entertainment has shared its latest dev diary for Control Resonant, and this one focuses on the sequel's gameplay and how it steps things up from the original. You can watch the video here: One interesting detail is that the team's goal with the Control series has been to figure out what an RPG made by Remedy...

    • Remedy
    • PS5
    • Control Resonant
    • Videos
  • News For All the Talk About Crimson Desert, Nothing Beats MLB The Show on the US PS5 Chart

    Home run

    It shouldn't come as much of a surprise to learn that Crimson Desert was one of the best-selling games on the PS Store for the month of March. The open world action game has been the talk of the town ever since its launch, and overall it's been selling like mad; it's over 4 million copies at this point. However, what we hadn't really...

    • Sony
    • PS5
    • PS Store
    • Charts

Thursday2nd Apr 2026

  • News 'The Solution Is to Get Rid of Consoles': Analyst Predicts $1,000 PS6 and a Transition to Game Streaming

    "Someone is gonna figure it out"

    We’re about to live in a world where the cheapest PS5 will cost $599.99, up from its launch price of $399.99 five years ago. The price of all consoles is rising, and it’s prompting predictions that

    • Sony
    • PS6
    • Industry
    • Michael Pachter
  • News Grab These Resident Evil PSN Avatars for Free This Month

    Mark the 30th anniversary on your PSN profile

    The iconic Resident Evil series has turned 30, and Capcom wants you to celebrate by updating your PSN profile picture to a character from the franchise. Available this month, a new collection of PSN avatars is available featuring some of the most memorable faces from the series. Unfortunately, though,...

    • PS5
    • PS4
    • PSN
    • Avatars
  • News 50% Off All PS Store Purchases with New Cash App Offer

    Save up to $50 on your purchase

    In the USA, a new offer on Cash App is handing users a 50% discount on PS Store purchases, allowing them to get PS5, PS4 titles for significantly cheaper than normal. Screenshots of the discount are doing the rounds on social media right now, and there are numerous reports of the offer working. This is a one-time use...

    • PS5
    • PS4
    • PS Store
  • News 'Did Not Work': The First Descendant Considered a Failure by Its Developer

    "Strong launch, no staying power"

    The First Descendant team Nexon has branded its saucy live-service title a failure less than two years after its PS5, PS4 release. A capital markets briefing from the developer earlier this week had the game appear in a presentational slide headlined "What Did Not Work". The First Descendant appears on the page in...

    • Nexon
    • PS5
    • PS4
    • The First Descendant
  • News Hardware Snoop Tips Rumoured PS6 Handheld to Be a Beast

    Too hot to handle

    Who knows what’s happening with Sony’s next-gen hardware plans at this point? The platform holder is going to have some big decisions to make if it really is still targeting a 2027 release. That’s because everything is getting more expensive, particularly in the tech space. A squeeze on components caused by AI companies, in...

    • Sony
    • PS6
    • Hardware
    • Rumours
  • News The Last of Us Multiplayer Was 80% Complete Before Cancellation, Spent 7 Years in Development

    It was that or Intergalactic

    The standalone multiplayer game for The Last of Us was around 80% complete, having been in development for roughly seven years before its cancellation, the title's game director has now revealed. Speaking on a Lance E. Lee podcast, Vinit Agarwal recounted his time at Naughty Dog and the events surrounding The Last of Us...

    • Sony
    • PS5
    • The Last of Us
  • News PlayStation Acquires Machine Learning Specialist to Achieve 'New Levels' of Game Visuals

    Cinemersive Labs

    Sony Interactive Entertainment has announced its plan to acquire Cinemersive Labs, a UK-based outfit that specialises in machine learning and computer vision. This isn't a new game studio; it's a team that'll be joining the company's R&D division, Visual Computing Group, which is predominantly concerned with neural networks,...

    • Sony
    • PS5
    • Industry
  • News PS5 Price Increases Start, Live Now at Some Retailers

    GAME and Argos already up their costs

    Today's the day Sony's latest round of PS5 console price increases go into effect, and some retailers in the UK do reflect those hikes on their websites already. We've scanned a range of websites typically associated with video game and console sales, and GAME and Argos seem to be the first retailers upping...

    • Sony
    • PS5
  • Poll Do You Think PS5 Can Outsell PS4 with Its New Price Point?

    The race is on

    Whatever your thoughts on Sony this generation, the company deserves some credit for navigating a laundry list of global issues. From the pandemic to semi-conductor shortages to tariffs to

    • Sony
    • PS5
    • PS4
    • Polls
    • Features
  • News Assassin's Creed Unity's PS5 Patch Is Put to the Test, with Some Surprising Results

    4K-ing hell

    Last month, Ubisoft delivered a major update for Assassin's Creed Unity — a PS4 title that's over a decade old — and it went down really, really well with fans. The patch adjusted the game's technical performance when running on PS5 via backwards compatibility. It removed the frame rate cap and provided a noticeable boost to...

    • Ubisoft
    • PS5
    • Assassins Creed
  • News "A Flood Of Happy Memories" - This Fanmade LEGO PSP Needs Your Help To Become The Real Deal

    Time Extension The 333 piece set is an "almost 1:1" recreation of the PSP 1000

    Ever wanted to own a LEGO version of the PlayStation Portable? Well, now could be your chance to make your voice heard. That's because a PSP fan called yakyah has just submitted an amazing 333-piece concept to the LEGO Ideas website (h/t: Retro Dodo), which replicates the handheld's...

    • News
    • PSP
    • LEGO
  • News Tell You What, This Parkour Platformer for PS5 Looks Sublime

    It's giving Mirror's Edge, Uncharted, and Shadow of the Colossus

    Have you heard of MOTORSLICE? Nah, us neither – but it looks brilliant. So, we know it’s reductive when games writers pull a bunch of popular names together to describe a new release, but this definitely looks like a mix of Mirror’s Edge, Uncharted, and maybe even Zenless Zone...

    • Top Hat Studios
    • PS5
    • MOTORSLICE
    • Announcements
  • Rumour Halo's PS5 Debut Launches in June, According to Fanta-Related Fan Theory

    Fanta-sy?

    In case you needed a reminder, Halo will soon no longer be an Xbox-exclusive franchise, as a remake of the original is plotting a course to PS5 later this year. Halo: Campaign Evolved brings the seminal first-person shooter (sans its beloved multiplayer) to Sony's console as Microsoft's gaming company continues its multi-platform push...

    • Xbox
    • PS5
    • Halo
    • Rumours
  • News PS5's Brilliant Ghost of Yotei Legends Expands with 'Hardcore' Raid Next Week

    Four players required

    Developer Sucker Punch Productions has confirmed the release date for a big new challenge coming to Ghost of Yotei Legends. The multiplayer mode is already a generous package, but soon it'll also feature an endgame raid that sounds like a tough challenge for dedicated players. It arrives on 10th April, and the team has teased...

    • Sony
    • PS5
    • Ghost of Yotei Legends
    • Updates

Wednesday1st Apr 2026

  • News These 11+ PS5, PS4 Games Will Be Delisted in 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 April: Jurassic Park Classic Games Collection (PS5, PS4): 1st April (Delisted) Tower of Fantasy (PS4): 7th...

    • PS5
    • PS4
    • Delistings