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TodayWed, 16th Sep 2026

  • News New PS5 Pulse Headsets Revealed by Sony with Better Sound and Comfort

    Pulse headset this year, Pulse Edge headset in 2027

    PlayStation has announced it's updating its line of PS5 Pulse headsets with two new models providing improved sound, comfort, and noise-rejection features for chat that filter out background noise. There will be two new models on offer supporting PS5 consoles and other devices: the Pulse Wireless...

    • Sony
    • PS5
    • Accessories
    • Headsets

YesterdayTue, 15th Sep 2026

  • News Marvel's Wolverine PS5 Launch Marked with Celebratory Art from Other PS Studios

    Congrats, bub

    What's that? A new first-party game from PS Studios has arrived? That must mean it's time for some fun launch day art work! As is the case with all games from Sony's developers, the launch of Marvel's Wolverine from Insomniac Games has been celebrated with fun art pieces from the studio's stablemates. There are just a handful so far,...

    • Sony
    • PS5
    • Wolverine
  • News 7 PS Plus Extra Game Removals for October 2026 Confirmed

    All leaving on 20th October

    Sony has today updated the Last Chance to Play section of the PS Plus tab on PS5 to reveal what games will be leaving PS Plus Extra and PS Plus Premium in October 2026. The following PS5, PS4 titles will leave the membership service on 20th October 2026: Silent Hill 2 (PS5) Yakuza: Like a Dragon (PS5, PS4)

    • PS5
    • PS4
    • PS Plus
  • Poll Are You Playing Marvel's Wolverine on PS5?

    The claws are out

    Marvel's Wolverine is out today on PS5, and if it feels like we've waited an age for this one to arrive, it's because it really has been a long time coming. Those of you with good memories may recall Insomniac's action game being announced all the way back in 2021, courtesy of a very brief teaser trailer centred around character's...

    • Sony
    • PS5
    • Wolverine
    • Polls
    • Features
  • News Multiple Music Artists Tease GTA 6 Collaborations

    Probably part of the radio station playlists

    Travis Scott has teased some kind of collaboration he has in the works with GTA 6 and Rockstar in an Instagram post. Scott has posted an image in the style of GTA 6 of a woman's feet in purple high heels that seem to be wrapped around a pole. The text accompanying the picture reads: Phase 1 NOW ITS...

    • Rockstar Games
    • PS5
    • Grand Theft Auto
    • GTA
  • News Give Barbie's Dreamhouse a Deep Clean in PowerWash Simulator 2's Next DLC Pack

    Doll it up

    One of the many things to love about the PowerWash Simulator series is that you can never really predict what its next crossover DLC pack will be, and I won't lie, I never expected Barbie. Alas, we are where we are; FuturLab has announced the Barbie pack for PowerWash Simulator 2, launching in late 2026. Here's the trailer: As you...

    • FuturLab
    • PS5
    • PowerWash Simulator
    • Trailers
    • DLC
  • News Control Resonant Designed Around 60fps Gameplay on PS5 and PS5 Pro

    Remedy details all graphics modes

    Now less than 10 days away from release, Remedy has taken to the PlayStation Blog to announce what graphics modes you can choose from in Control Resonant. First and foremost, the Finnish studio reveals the follow-up was built around 60 frames-per-second gameplay "from the beginning" and that the experience's "feel...

    • Remedy
    • PS5
    • PS5 Pro
    • Control
  • News Star Wars: Galactic Racer's PS5 Trophy List Will Push You to the Limit for the Platinum

    Now this is Trophy hunting

    The Trophy list for Star Wars: Galactic Racer has appeared online, and it looks like it'll force you to get good if you want that platinum. You can view the full list via PSNProfiles ahead of the game's PS5 launch on 6th October — not far away now. In the sci-fi racer's arcade mode, you'll need to beat 50 of its Gold...

    • Secret Mode
    • PS5
    • Star Wars Galactic Racer
    • Trophies
  • News Josh Holloway Stars in First Episode of Live Action Ace Combat 8 Prequel Series

    Available to watch now

    Bandai Namco really is going all-out for Ace Combat 8: Wings of Theve. Not only is the title itself stepping things up with big jumps in visuals and the largest multiplayer component the series has ever seen, but the publisher is splashing the cash on things like this: a live action mini-series that acts as a prequel to the...

    • Bandai Namco
    • PS5
    • Ace Combat
    • Videos
  • Preview Stupid Never Dies Is a Hard Sell, But It Could Offer Weird Action Unlike Anything Else on PS5

    Stupid (me) does die

    Stupid Never Dies is a much deeper game than it initially seemed. I’d only briefly come across some promotional material for GPTRACK50’s zombie-based roguelike by the time I sat down to play it at Gamescom. So to say I was surprised when some of its developers walked me through its extensive gameplay system would be putting...

    • GPTRACK50
    • PS5
    • Stupid Never Dies
    • Previews
    • Features
  • News Get Indie Cracker 'The Alters' on a PS5 Disc in Physical Complete Edition

    Base game + Last Variable DLC for £35/$40

    11 Bit Studios has shared it's pressing The Alters onto a PS5 disc and selling a complete physical edition that contains the base game and its Last Variable expansion. Dubbed the Complete Edition, it releases in boxed form for PS5 on 20th November 2026, priced at £34.99 / $39.99, and is packaged "onto a...

    • 11 Bit Studios
    • PS5
    • The Alters
  • News Marvel Tokon Dev Apologises for PC Launch Woes, Outline Future Balance Updates

    Arc System working

    Developer Arc System Works has published a blog post about its recent fighting game, Marvel Tokon: Fighting Souls, touching on the PC version's issues before diving into a bunch of incoming updates. The game was released by Sony in early August on both PS5 and PC, and the latter version sadly had some teething troubles that meant...

    • Sony
    • PS5
    • PC
    • Marvel Tokon Fighting Souls
    • Updates
  • News 'We've Been 100% Listening': Insomniac Already Acting on Marvel's Wolverine Criticisms

    Devs are "cooking hard"

    Marvel's Wolverine launches exclusively on PS5 today, 15th September 2026, and it's already been through its fair share of online drama. Following the arrival of reviews from critics, much has been said about the superhero action adventure on social media, and it seems developer Insomniac Games is already working to remedy...

    • Sony
    • PS5
    • Wolverine
  • News 4 New September 2026 PS Plus Extra, Premium Games Available to Download Now

    Full lineup outside of UK, USA, and Japan

    PS Plus Extra and PS Plus Premium members have at least some fresh subscription titles to play as of today, with the main September 2026 refresh dropping now. If you're in the UK, USA, or Japan, you only get the four listed below today, as the rest are being saved for the coming weeks. If you live anywhere...

    • PS5
    • PS4
    • PS Plus
  • Guide Marvel's Wolverine Guide: 100% Collectibles Walkthrough

    The ultimate Wolverine PS5 collectibles resource

    In this Marvel's Wolverine guide, we will reveal a 100% collectibles walkthrough that documents where to find all of the Nightmare Doors, Material Crates, and Whisky Bottles in every Mission. We'll highlight all Suits and how to get th

    • Guides
    • Marvel's Wolverine
    • PS5

Monday14th Sep 2026

  • News Welcome to Steam Hype!

    Steam Hype Here comes a new challenger

    Gaming on PC is great. Better than it has ever been, and Steam Hype is here to make it even better. Between respectably powerful cheap laptops, handhelds like the Steam Deck and the new generation of mini-PCs like the Steam Machine means it’s easier than ever to dip your toes into the vast ocean that is PC games. The...

    • Site News
    • Steam Hype
  • News Sony Shuts Down The Last of Us 2 PC Multiplayer Fan Mod

    Nine months of work down the drain

    Sony has sent a letter to PC modder Speclizer requesting they don't release a multiplayer mod that they have had in the works for The Last of Us 2 for the past nine months. The modder shared the news on social media, stating: "Hey everyone, as you all know, the TLOU 2 Multiplayer mod that has been in development...

    • Sony
    • PC
    • The Last of Us
  • News PS5 Blackout Protest Made 'No Significant Change at All' to Player Counts, Says US Data

    The state of play

    The recent PS5 blackout campaign, which made waves on social media a few weeks back, appears to have had very little impact on the console's usage rate — at least in the US. This is according to ever-informative Circana analyst Mat Piscatella, who writes that "there was no significant change at all in player count or engagement"...

    • Sony
    • PS5
  • Guide These 35+ PS5 and PS Plus Games Are Coming Out This Week (14th-20th September)

    Wolverine! RuneScape! Trails!

    We're properly in the thick of the September madness now. Next week on PS Store sees the release of another 25 or so games, coming off the back of last week's list of 20-odd titles. There are a couple of big ones in the crowd to watch out for, most notably Marvel's Wolverine, but there's also the likes of RuneScape:...

    • Guides
    • PS5
    • PS4
    • Release Dates
    • Features
  • News Marathon's Future Questioned as Bungie Delays Big Update and Scraps Seasonal Schedule

    Don't shoot

    Marathon's viability as a live service product is once again under scrutiny, as Bungie has revealed its plans to effectively reduce the frequency at which it'll update the game. The developer delivered the news in a blog post, which also confirms that the shooter's next big update has been delayed. Said update was meant to drop next...

    • Sony
    • Bungie
    • PS5
    • PC
    • Marathon
  • Mini Review Mewgenics (PS5) - The Best Roguelike Since The Binding of Isaac

    "Can I pet your kitties?"

    In this day and age with the large AAA game budgets, you'd never expect a team of just two developers to come out with a GOTY-contending indie title. Mewgenics, from The Binding of Isaac creator Edmund McMillen and The End Is Nigh programmer Tyler Glaiel, is a 100+ hour, cat breeding, turn-based, roguelike strategy game...

    • Reviews
    • Nicalis
    • PS5
    • Mewgenics
    • Mini Reviews
  • News The First GTA 6 Actor Has Confirmed Their Involvement, and Nobody's Surprised

    Your voice is familiar, Brian

    GTA 6 is on the horizon, and as we draw ever closer to the biggest game of the year, it seems some actors are starting to let slip their involvement with the project. Namely, Stephen Root has confirmed his role in the game, per an interview with the Associated Press — though as he notes, it's not much of a surprise...

    • Rockstar Games
    • PS5
    • GTA 6
  • News Diablo 5 and a New Starcraft Game Revealed, But Will They Be on PS6?

    Diablo 5 in 2029, Starcraft in 2030

    Over the weekend, veteran studio Blizzard hosted its annual BlizzCon fan event and announced two new games: Diablo 5 and an open world StarCraft shooter. The former is coming in 2029 while the latter is slated for 2030, so from a home-system perspective, these are next-gen games that'll be targeting the next set...

    • Activision
    • Blizzard
    • PS6
    • Diablo
    • Starcraft
  • Preview The Expanse: Osiris Reborn Is What Fans of the Books and Show Have Been Waiting For

    Remember the Cant

    The Expanse: Osiris Reborn is an upcoming PS5 RPG that I’ve been keeping an eye on for a while. That’s mainly down to being a fan of The Expanse TV show – I’m even the owner of a dusty, unopened copy of the first book, Leviathan Wakes. I’m really keen to see how developer Owlcat Games brings this universe to life. Well,...

    • Owlcat Games
    • PS5
    • The Expanse: Osiris Reborn
    • Previews
    • Features
  • Poll 10 Years Later, Is Persona 5 a True JRPG Masterpiece?

    Take your heart

    10 years ago tomorrow (technically today in Japan), on the 15th September 2016, Persona 5 was first unleashed upon the world. At the time, I don't think anyone quite knew how big of an impact the game would have. Persona 3 and Persona 4 had propelled Atlus' series beyond its Shin Megami Tensei niche, but their successor would go on...

    • Atlus
    • PS4
    • PS5
    • Persona
    • Polls
  • News Lies of P Sequel Name Potentially Outed in Trademark Filing

    It'll follow through on that ending tease

    The name of the Lies of P sequel Round8 Studio has in the works may have made its way online from a trademark filing made by publisher Neowiz. For those who have finished the excellent Souls-like title, what the follow-up might be about has already been teased in an ending cutscene, so the name of the...

    • Neowiz
    • Lies of P
  • News Rayman Legends Retold Now Out in December, PS5 Remake Delayed Two Months

    More polish and shining from Ubisoft needed

    Ubisoft has decided to push back its PS5 remake of Rayman Legends so it can receive extra polish, despite the fact the game has already gone gold. A delay after going gold is a rarity; the only other time I can remember it happening was in the leadup to Cyberpunk 2077. I'm sure Rayman Legends Retold will...

    • Ubisoft
    • PS5
    • Rayman
    • Delays
  • News SEGA's Going Nuts with Crazy Taxi Movie, Another Sonic TV Series, and More

    Multimedia madness

    SEGA and Netflix are partnering up on several new adaptations of the game publisher's properties into movies and TV shows. That's according to a report from Variety, which states the companies are working together on a trio of new projects. The first is something I certainly wasn't expecting: a Crazy Taxi movie. The film is set...

    • SEGA
    • Netflix
    • TV
  • News Ace Combat 8's New Trailer Is Awesome, But Maybe Avoid It if You're Already In

    A spoiler-free flight

    Publisher Bandai Namco is just weeks away from the launch of Ace Combat 8: Wings of Theve, and it's really pushing hard for this to be a big success. You only need to see the company's live-action mini-series that serves as a prequel to understand that, but a brand new trailer for the game itself has recently come online, and...

    • Bandai Namco
    • PS5
    • Ace Combat
    • Trailers
  • News As a Gundam Nut, I'm Happy to Report Rogue Orbit Looks Fantastic in New PS5 Gameplay Footage

    Mobile suit fun-dam

    Over the weekend, a bunch of Gundam Rogue Orbit previews dropped from various YouTube channels, giving us our first proper look at the game in action. Indeed, there's now loads of gameplay footage to pick through, and while I think Rogue Orbit has shown plenty of promise in its official trailers up until this point, these fresh...

    • Bandai Namco
    • PS5
    • Gundam
  • News Here's Your First Look at Kingdom Hearts' Sora as He Joins Fortnite 'This Week'

    What the heart wants

    Fortnite's current season, entitled Override, is celebrating numerous games and characters with many crossovers, and a major player in the season is Kingdom Hearts. Epic Games has now officially unveiled how Sora will look in its massively popular shooter with the below video: Sora joins Fortnite Override "this week",...

    • Epic Games
    • PS5
    • PS4
    • Fortnite

Sunday13th Sep 2026

  • Retro Recap All The Classic Gaming News From The Past Week (September 13th 2026)

    Time Extension Amico! Retroid Pocket Duo! Project Dream! Neo Geo AES+!

    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. "It Could Have Been Awesome" - The Nightmare Before Christmas Sequel You Never Got To Play: Recently, concept artist Ken...

    • Retro Recap
    • Features

Saturday12th Sep 2026

  • Poll Are You Hyped for These 10 New PS Plus Games?

    Plus or minus?

    10 new games are being added across PS Plus Extra and PS Plus Premium this month, but compared to August's super strong offering, I can see September's lineup being met with some criticism. Honestly I'm not quite sure what the headline act is for Extra this time around. Co-op survival RPG

    • PS Plus
    • PS5
    • PS4
    • Polls
    • Features
  • Talking Point What Are You Playing This Weekend? - Issue 649

    Cool kids

    There's loads to play on PS5 right now, and even more is right around the corner. Here are the games that are keeping all of us entertained this weekend. Jamie O'Neill: I'm carving my way through UEP Systems' PS1 Cool Boarders on my PS Vita to belatedly celebrate the Japanese release's 30th anniversary, which landed recently during late...

    • Talking Point
    • PS5
    • PS4
    • What Are You Playing
    • Features
  • Feature Going Platinum: I've Still Not Played Anything Else Quite Like Paradise Killer

    A unique case

    Platinum Trophy #36: Paradise Killer Date Earned: 22nd March 2022 Dopamine Index: stars:4 I feel like I use the word "unique" far too much when covering games; the honest truth is many of them simply are not. However, one game that really was unique when it launched, and remains so today, is the brilliant Paradise Killer. It comes...

    • Fellow Traveler
    • PS5
    • Paradise Killer
    • Going Platinum
    • Features

Friday11th Sep 2026

  • News Sony Stopped Physint Development Over Budget, Exclusivity Concerns

    Project missed deadlines and on track to go over budget

    Missed deadlines, being on track to go over budget, and a lack of permanent exclusivity are reportedly the reasons Sony decided to stop development of Physint, a

    • Sony
    • Physint
    • Industry
  • News Moss PSVR2 Dev Polyarc Closed After 12 Years of Games

    "Our work is now finished"

    Polyarc, the studio behind PSVR classics Moss and its Book II sequel, has shut down as of today, 11th September 2026. The developer's LinkedIn page broke the news, stating: "After nearly 12 years riding the joyous rollercoaster of emotions that is making video games, our time together has come to an end. As we wind down...

    • Polyarc
    • Industry
  • News This PS5 Gameplay Trailer Is Our Best Look Yet at Fairgames

    Project Espresso playtest incoming

    A trailer has been doing the rounds for a game known only as Project Espresso, which is the codename for Sony's live service multiplayer shooter, Fairgames. Fairgames — which might have changed its name to Break In — was announced during a State of Play years ago, but we've heard nothing about it since. Now,...

    • Sony
    • PS5
    • PC
    • Fairgames
  • News Multiplayer Shooter Wardogs Confirmed for PS5 as Early Access Launch Goes Nuclear

    Boom

    Publisher Team 17 and developer BULKHEAD have confirmed console versions of Wardogs, which is proving to be extremely popular in its early stages. The game launched into Early Access on Steam yesterday, 10th September 2026, and it has already sold more than 1.25 million copies. That's not the only impressive number it has to boast about; at...

    • Team 17
    • PS5
    • Wardogs
  • News You Can Get Phantom Blade Zero's PS5 Platinum Trophy on Its Easiest Difficulty

    Hard mode optional

    If you've been wondering about the Trophies for upcoming action game Phantom Blade Zero, it's been revealed it won't be as tough to complete as you may have thought. The PS5 console-exclusive will of course have a full set of trinkets to unlock, including the all-important platinum, and director Qiwei Liang (aka Soulframe) says...

    • S-GAME
    • PS5
    • Phantom Blade Zero
    • Trophies

Thursday10th Sep 2026

  • News Wolverine PS5 Is One of the Lowest Rated First-Party Sony Games of the Generation

    How Logan you go

    Reviews for Marvel's Wolverine have dropped, and it's fair to say that many of them are a bit disappointing. At the time of writing, Insomniac Games' big budget action title sits at an eyebrow-raising 77 on Metacritic, based on just over 100 evaluations. Now I should stress that a 77 is not a bad score, despite the growing...

    • Sony
    • PS5
    • Wolverine
  • Review Marvel's Wolverine (PS5) - The Ultimate Wolverine Simulator

    Bloody nora, bub

    Marvel’s Wolverine is a great video game. If such a thing could be looked up in the dictionary, you’d find Logan and his bared claws staring back. In fact, I can’t remember a time when our own review scoring policy has described a game better: "An accomplished experience, these titles excel in crucial areas, mitigating any...

    • Reviews
    • Sony
    • PS5
    • Marvel's Wolverine
  • Guide Where to Pre-Order GTA 6 Controllers for PS5

    USA, UK links to pre-order GTA 6 limited edition PS5 controllers

    Ahead of the title's release on 19th November 2026, Sony and Rockstar have teamed up to offer two PS5 limited-edition controllers themed around GTA 6. There's a black one and a white one, with both sporting a blue / purple faceplate around the thumbsticks and touchpad. The GTA 6 logo...

    • Guides
    • GTA 6
    • PS5
  • News Sony Cancels Physint Development, Xbox Picks Up Project

    Hideo Kojima game now under Xbox's wing

    PlayStation has confirmed its decision to "step away" from the development of Physint, the new Metal Gear Solid-esque project from Kojima Productions that was announced a few years ago. In a statement posted to social media, Sony explained: "After careful consideration, we have made the difficult decision to...

    • Sony
    • Xbox Game Studios
    • Physint
    • Industry
  • Preview Final Fantasy 7 Revelation on PS5 Is So Huge I Got Lost in Its Demo

    Revelatory

    I’ve touched Final Fantasy 7 Revelation on PS5 Pro, but I’ll be brutally honest with you: I’m not entirely sure how to approach this preview. At an event in London last week, Square Enix put me in control of the Highwind and set me free to explore the concluding instalment in its well-regarded remake trilogy. I had an hour to...

    • Square Enix
    • PS5
    • Final Fantasy
    • Previews
    • Features
  • News LEGO PS1's Freebie Astro Bot Set Revealed in New Images, and Everyone Wants It Standalone

    Astro not

    Sony finally announced the much-leaked LEGO PS1 set recently, and included in the purchase is a separate set that lets you build a LEGO Astro Bot. This extra comes at no additional cost. It's a nice bonus for PlayStation fans, but after new images of the Astro set have emerged online, some wish it could be bought on its own. Here are the...

    • Sony
    • PS5
    • LEGO
  • News First Professor Layton Game Gets PS5 Remake, Curious Village Out in 2027

    Layton overload on PS5

    You'll be able to play the latest Professor Layton title, the New World of Steam, on PS5 this December as the character makes his PlayStation debut. However, also, the original title that started the series is being remade. Level-5 has announced today in its latest livestream that a full PS5 remake of Professor Layton and the...

    • Level-5
    • PS5
    • Professor Layton
    • Announcements
  • News Until Dawn 2 PS5 Price Is Lower Than Expected at £45

    Cheaper yet still high quality

    Pre-orders for Until Dawn 2 have gone live today, and they finally reveal the price you shall have to pay for the upcoming PS5 exclusive. And it's good news on that front: Until Dawn 2 is priced at £44.99 in the UK for the base digital version. That should translate to $49.99 in the USA, and we'll be able to confirm...

    • Sony
    • PS5
    • Until Dawn
  • News Romancing SaGa 3's PS5 Remake Looks Amazing, But Its Release Date Is a Problem

    Romance is dead

    Square Enix has announced a full-on 3D remake of Romancing SaGa 3, titled Romancing SaGa 3: Destinies United. Going by the above trailer and the associated press release, this is set to be a brilliant revival. It retains everything that made the 1995 original unique, while also bolstering the experience with modern design. The game...

    • Square Enix
    • PS5
    • Romancing SaGa
    • Release Dates
    • Trailers
  • News Vanillaware's 4K Remaster of Stone-Cold Classic Muramasa Carves Out February Release Date on PS5

    New gameplay revealed

    Announced for PS5 a few months back, Muramasa: Revenant Blades now has a confirmed 4th February release date. Yes, it's yet another game coming out in the first quarter of next year, but surely you can find the time for this Vanillaware masterpiece. To recap, this is an expanded and slightly reworked remaster of the classic...

    • Marvelous
    • Vanillaware
    • PS5
    • Muramasa
    • Release Dates