Feature What Do You Want from a May 2026 State of Play Showcase?
PS5's first and third parties covered, and what about PS6?
- Sony
- PS5
- State of Play
- Talking Point
- Features
Round Up Forza Horizon 6 Pulls Incredible Launch Reviews, PS5 Version Still to Come
92 rating on Metacritic
- Xbox Game Studios
- PS5
- Forza Horizon
- Round Up
- Features
News This New PS5 Game Looks Like Sweet Catharsis
Break stuff
- PM Studios
- PS5
- Table Flip Simulator
- Release Dates
News Forza Horizon 6 Is the Highest Rated Game of the Year, But Will Anything Beat It?
A high bar to clear
- Xbox Game Studios
- PS5
- Forza Horizon
News Strong Opinions on 007 First Light's Younger James Bond? 'That's Great', Says Dev
"Everyone has their favourite Bond"
- IO Interactive
- PS5
- 007 First Light
News PS5 Will Reveal the Most Played Games with Steam-Like Player Numbers
Also, trending titles too
- Sony
- PS5
- Updates
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TodayFri, 15th May 2026
News This New PS5 Game Looks Like Sweet Catharsis
Break stuff
As Fred Durst once crooned, “Give me something to break!” And that’s the subject of this upcoming PS5 game, Table Flip Simulator, due out on 21st May. It’s a physics puzzler all about blowing off steam, which seems like an essential purchase considering the state of the world right now. Much like Limp Bizkit, one look at BBC...
- PM Studios
- PS5
- Table Flip Simulator
- Release Dates
News Forza Horizon 6 Is the Highest Rated Game of the Year, But Will Anything Beat It?
A high bar to clear
As things stand, Forza Horizon 6 is the highest rated game of the year. The open world racer, due out on the PS5 later in 2026, currently commands a 92 on aggregator Metacritic – the only title to achieve a score higher than 90 so far this year, although Resident Evil Requiem and Saros both came close.
- Xbox Game Studios
- PS5
- Forza Horizon
News Strong Opinions on 007 First Light's Younger James Bond? 'That's Great', Says Dev
"Everyone has their favourite Bond"
007 First Light is introducing a brand new James Bond when it arrives later this month, and as you'd expect, the younger take on the secret agent character has been somewhat polarising. Well, IO Interactive's perspective on this reaction to its Bond — played by Irish actor Patrick Gibson — is that it's a very...
- IO Interactive
- PS5
- 007 First Light
News PS5 Will Reveal the Most Played Games with Steam-Like Player Numbers
Also, trending titles too
Sony is about to surface more data about the PS5’s ecosystem than we’ve ever seen before, with a new Welcome Hub widget that’s currently in beta. While this isn’t identical to Steam’s concurrent player numbers, the new optional addition – spotted and shown by YouTuber Mystic here – reveals the top ten games...
- Sony
- PS5
- Updates
News Play These 8 PS Plus Games Before They Leave Next Week
Sand Land, Control, Mortal Shell gone on Tuesday
The monthly rotation of PS Plus Extra titles is scheduled to take place on Tuesday, 19th May 2026 next week, meaning you're about to lose access to eight PS5, PS4 games in the subscription service. This weekend represents your last chance to play them as part of your membership; once they leave,...
- PS5
- PS4
- PS Plus
News PS5, PS4 Racer LEGO 2K Drive Is Getting Bricked: PS Store Removal and Online Server Shutdown
Falling apart
2K Games has announced that its fun arcade racing game, LEGO 2K Drive, will soon be delisted from digital storefronts, with multiplayer servers being shutdown in future. The PS Store listing for the game has been updated with the following statement: This product will no longer be available for purchase as of 05/19/2026. NOTE: All...
- 2K Games
- PS5
- PS4
- LEGO 2K Drive
News Subnautica 2 Is the Biggest Game Around Right Now, But When Is It Coming to PS5?
PlayStation's backwards approach to Early Access to blame
Subnautica 2’s road to release may be more interesting than the game itself. Unless you’ve been living under water, you’ll know ex-publisher Krafton and maker Unknown Worlds got caught up in a bitter dispute, resulting in the ejection of the dev’s CEO and so much more. Eventually, a...
- Unknown Worlds
- PS5
- Subnautica
News One Year Later, DOOM: The Dark Ages DLC Is Nowhere to Be Seen
But it is meant to be substantial, says dev
Today marks exactly one year since the release of DOOM: The Dark Ages, but for some owners of the PS5 game, they're still waiting on content thay paid for at launch. Alongside the PS5 title, id Software sold a Premium Edition promising a "campaign DLC". 12 months on, that expansion hasn't launched and is...
- Bethesda
- PS5
- DOOM
- DLC
News Saros PS5 Making Of Video Reveals the Relatable Reason Behind Arjun's Rage
"I was so worked up and angry"
Sony and Housemarque have debuted the first episode of a behind-the-scenes documentary about the making of Saros, PS5's newest exclusive game. The video, which you can watch below, focuses on lead actor Rahul Kohli and his experience bringing main character Arjun Devraj to life: Perhaps the most interesting detail...
- Sony
- PS5
- Saros
- Videos
News Crimson Desert Gets Second PS5 Patch in a Week, Update 1.07 Out Now
More boss fight replays, new combat skills added
Pearl Abyss has been delivering its weekly Crimson Desert content updates with such consistency that they feel normal at this point, but to put out a second PS5 patch in the space of five days really is going above and beyond. Only five days after patch 1.06 was published on PS5 at the start of this...
- Pearl Abyss
- PS5
- Crimson Desert
- Updates
News Starfield PS5 Gets Yet Another Crash-Fixing Patch, Over a Month and Two Updates Later
Do it again
It's been over a month since Starfield launched on PS5, and the game still suffers from crashing issues. Up until now, Bethesda has delivered two patches specifically targeting Sony's console. Based on our own testing, these updates did seem to fix a number of crash-related problems, but the title remains a bit of a mess on a technical...
- Bethesda
- PS5
- Starfield
- Patches
News PlayStation Shutting Something Else Down, But It's Not a Studio This Time
Tournament website Repeat.gg closing down
Sony and developer closures have gone hand in hand recently, and the PS5 hardware maker still isn't done. Yet another closure under PlayStation's wing has been confirmed, but this time, it's not a games studio; it's on a much smaller scale. The company acquired a tournament website called Repeat.gg way back...
- Sony
- Industry
Round Up Forza Horizon 6 Pulls Incredible Launch Reviews, PS5 Version Still to Come
92 rating on Metacritic
Forza Horizon 6 releases for Xbox Series X|S and PC next week, and the reviews for the initial launch version of the title suggest anyone picking up the PS5 version later in the year is in for a proper treat. From over 60 critic reviews, a Metacritic average of 92 considers it a "must play" following "universal acclaim"...
- Xbox Game Studios
- PS5
- Forza Horizon
- Round Up
- Features
YesterdayThu, 14th May 2026
News Halo PS5 Spotted in Stores, And It's Making Everyone Feel Weird
"This is still very insane to see"
Halo: Campaign Evolved is coming to the PS5 later this year, and the appearance of dummy boxes in US retailer GameStop is making everyone feel a bit weird. In a Reddit post spotted by Windows Central, one user uploaded a photo of the box in their local store, noting that it’s “still very insane to see”.
- Xbox Game Studios
- PS5
- Halo
Feature What Do You Want from a May 2026 State of Play Showcase?
PS5's first and third parties covered, and what about PS6?
Unless it breaks around seven years of tradition, Sony will host a State of Play showcase in the next couple of weeks. It usually packs its showcases taking place in May (or the very start of June) with the biggest reveals the program has to offer, so excitement is generally high...
- Sony
- PS5
- State of Play
- Talking Point
- Features
News Of Course There's Already a New GTA 6 Pre-Orders Conspiracy Theory
At least the evidence is believable this time
It's not even been 48 hours since the hardcore GTA community convinced itself Rockstar would be releasing the third GTA 6 trailer and setting pre-orders live, and already it's moved on to a new theory. The evidence attached to this new one is at least slightly more convincing, but still, it cannot be...
- Rockstar Games
- PS5
- Grand Theft Auto
- GTA
News Upgrading to Granblue Fantasy: Relink's Huge PS5 Re-Release Ain't Cheap
But there is a lot of new stuff
We already know that Granblue Fantasy: Relink - Endless Ragnarok is big — it being an expanded re-release of the already sizeable Granblue Fantasy: Relink. But up until now, we haven't known how much it's going to cost, despite developer Cygames confirming that existing owners will be able to take advantage of a...
- Cygames
- PS5
- PS4
- Granblue Fantasy
News Overseas Trails in the Sky 1st Chapter Sales Propel Falcom Profits to Insane Heights
Just a 1227% increase
Falcom's year-on-year operating profit has seen a simply staggering 1227% increase, which is the kind of figure that makes everyone — including us — do a double take. But no, it's true. According to the Japanese developer's latest financial report (as per Automaton), its results for the first half of the current fiscal...
- Falcom
- PS5
- Trails
- Sales
Wednesday13th May 2026
Feature 25+ PS5, PS4 Games to Buy in PS Store's Next Level Savings Sale
Recommended PS5 and PS4 games going cheap
The latest sale on the PS Store is live now (after an unusual hiatus), and it's the Next Level Savings sale, running from now until 27th May. As always, there are thousands of PS5 and PS4 games included in the offer, which means it can be a bit laborious browsing through it all. In this list, we've put...
- Sony
- PS5
- PS4
- PS Store
- Deals
News 8 PS Plus Extra, Premium Games for May 2026 Announced
Available from 19th May
Sony has today confirmed the lineup of PS Plus Extra and PS Plus Premium games subscribers can look forward to for the month of May 2026. All available from Tuesday, 19th May 2026, the PS5, PS4, and Classic titles are as follows: PS Plus
- PS5
- PS4
- PS Plus
News GTA 6 Trailer 3 a No Show, After Fans Got into a Frenzy Over Wrong Day
Hopium overload
Can you believe it’s been over a year since GTA 6’s last trailer? Rockstar marches to the beat of its own drum, of course, and it doesn’t need to follow conventional marketing patterns. But a year with no real new information is unique – especially as the game was originally due out this month, on 26th May. Now it’ll...
- Rockstar Games
- PS5
- GTA
- Grand Theft Auto
News Saros PS5 Sales Estimates at 300k, Selling Slower Than Returnal on a Bigger Install Base
Come back stronger
Saros is off to a slow start according to sales estimates from Alinea Analytics, which predict the title has sold around 300k copies since it launched approximately two weeks ago. It’s important to underline that this data is not an official number, and comes courtesy of a source whose data has come under scrutiny. Some of its...
- Sony
- PS5
- Saros
News PS5 Fighter Marvel Tokon Actually Does Have Gameplay During Its 10-Hour Story
And full DualSense support
Well, this is going to be divisive. If you’re a single player gamer hoping for a robust story mode for PS5 fighter Marvel Tokon: Fighting Souls, then you may be expecting something similar to Street Fighter 6’s World Tour or even Mortal Kombat 1’s cinematic narrative. But now Arc System Works has confirmed in an...
- Sony
- PS5
- PC
- Marvel Tokon
News Monster Hunter Wilds Sales Really Have Fallen Off a Cliff
Sells just 1.32 million units in whole fiscal year
Monster Hunter Wilds might have set new records for Capcom around its launch in February 2025, but since then, sales have been on a considerably negative trajectory. It has now sold over 11.4 million copies, which is still a huge success for any video game release. However, in Capcom's entire 2026...
- Capcom
- PS5
- Monster Hunter
- Sales
News PS5 Boss Says He's Seen the Future of Gaming, and It's 'Unbelievably Positive'
"There are no dire times for the industry ahead"
There’s a malaise around the gaming industry right now that’s difficult to ignore, no matter how positive your personal outlook. Layoffs, rising prices, and consternation about where exactly the industry’s going have all understandably prompted cynicism among players. But Sony’s third-party...
- Sony
- PS5
- Industry
News As Xbox 'Reevaluates' Exclusives, Its Hellblade 2 PS5 Port Is Considered a Success
Dev now working on new games
Microsoft has confirmed that it's going to have another think about its stance on first-party Xbox games being ported to other platforms, as new lead Asha Sharma looks to improve the Xbox brand. However, for those titles it's already put on PS5, they're often considered a success. The latest one is Senua's Saga:...
- Xbox Game Studios
- PS5
- Hellblade
News Konami Successfully Revives Silent Hill with Strong Sales for 2 Remake, F
Silent Hill F now at two million units
Konami's efforts to revive the Silent Hill franchise seem to be paying off, as the Japanese publisher has posted a sales update revealing new milestones for Silent Hill F and Silent Hill 2. As of 22nd April 2026, Silent Hill F has sold more than two million copies since its September 2025 launch. Then, as of...
- Konami
- PS5
- Silent Hill
- Sales
News 007 First Light Now Ready for Action, James Bond PS5 Game Goes Gold
Out on 27th May 2026
Hitman developer IO Interactive has announced that its James Bond game, 007 First Light, has now gone gold ahead of the 27th May 2026 release date. In the games industry, something having "gone gold" means the studio has completed all the work needed for the 1.0 version of the game, and now that can be printed to physical...
- IO Interactive
- PS5
- 007 First Light
News Excellent Co-Op Brawler Absolum Now Has Full Cross-Play Support Across All Platforms
Cross up
Absolum, the fantastic side-scrolling beat-'em-up that launched on PS5 and PS4 last year, has now been updated with full cross-play functionality across all platforms. That's PS5, PS4, Xbox Series X|S, Nintendo Switch, and PC (via Steam). Absolum supports both local and online co-op for up to two players, and although you can play through...
- Dotemu
- PS5
- PS4
- Absolum
News Saros Squashes Trophy Bugs and Other Nasty Issues in Latest PS5 Patch, Available Now
Exterminator
Developer Housemarque has been keeping on top of its latest game, Saros, with pretty regular patches since its launch a couple of weeks ago. A new update has been released, taking the game to version 1.004.002, and it’s mostly concerned with squashing a few errant bugs. A couple of Trophies have been fixed, namely Untouchable and...
- Sony
- PS5
- Saros
- Updates
News Dead Rising Franchise Still Alive as Capcom Considers Sequels, Remakes
Far from dead yet
Dead Rising remains a series Capcom is actively considering for new entries and remakes despite the current period of dormancy it's fallen into. A remaster of the original game was released for PS5 in 2024, but besides that, you would have to go back to 2016 for the last mainline entry in Dead Rising 4. Now, the IP has appeared in...
- Capcom
- Dead Rising
News The Talos Principle 3 Revealed as the 'Grand Finale' to Great Puzzle Series
Coming soon to PS5
Croteam has today announced the "grand finale" to its first-person puzzling franchise, The Talos Principle. A third game, suitably titled The Talos Principle 3, is "coming soon" to PS5, and you can get a first glimpse in the trailer above. Details other than the teaser trailer are brief, but the studio is committed to sharing...
- Devolver Digital
- PS5
- The Talos Principle
- Announcements
News Marvel Rivals Goes Wild with Ferocious New Character in Season 8 on PS5
Devil Dinosaur joins the fight
The latest addition to the ever-expanding roster of Marvel Rivals is almost here, and it's not your typical superhero. Devil Dinosaur is Season 8's first new playable character, and he's something a little different: Arriving alongside the debut of Season 8 on 15th May, Devil Dinosaur is a new Vanguard class...
- NetEase
- PS5
- Marvel Rivalsq
News Lies of P 2 Still at Early Stage, But the Potential Is Promising
Sequel now in "full development"
The anticipated Lies of P sequel sounds like it's still a number of years away from releasing, but Round8 Studio has now entered the "full development phase" of the project. Movement on the follow-up was shared as part of a financial report (via IGN), where publisher Neowiz revealed that the "prototype" for the next...
- Neowiz
- PS5
- Lies of P
News PS5 Soccer Sequel Captain Tsubasa Takes Its Shot Shortly After the World Cup
Blue lock
The sequel to Bandai Namco’s anime soccer game Captain Tsubasa 2: World Fighters will strike PS5 weeks after the World Cup concludes, with a 28th August release date announced. Pre-orders will include kits for the 2026 Japanese national team and World Youth jersey. You’ll also unlock early access to the Brazil youth team and a couple...
- Bandai Namco
- PS5
- Captain Tsubasa
Tuesday12th May 2026
News SEGA Cancels Super Game Project and Moves Away from Live Service
Classic franchise reboots are still alive
SEGA has announced the cancellation of its live service Super Game project and that it is lowering the priority of having Games as a Service in its portfolio for the future. The news was buried in the company's latest financial earnings results, and sees five years of work scrapped before any of it could...
- SEGA
- Industry
- Cancellations
News GTA 6 Fans Crushed as Next Game Informer Cover Revealed
Nothing to see here, folks
You’ve got to respect Game Informer’s hustle here. The print magazine made a big song-and-dance about its latest issue’s cover reveal – and somehow got caught up in the latest GTA 6 rumours. In defence of the magazine, it never promised it’d have news on Rockstar’s latest. But with fans expecting an update on...
- Rockstar Games
- PS5
- GTA
- Grand Theft Auto
News This New PS5 Controller May Solve DualSense's Stick Drift Issues, But It Comes with a $220 Cost
Scuf Omega available now
The PS5's DualSense is an excellent controller for many reasons, but it's not without its flaws, one of which is the thorny issue of stick drift. Stick drift is a wear-and-tear problem that essentially means a pad's thumbsticks stop behaving properly, with characters or cameras moving without you touching the controls...
- Scuf
- PS5
- Hardware
News With Stellar Blade 2's Reveal Near, Real-Life Eve Returned to Dev Shift Up
"The original is the best"
Korean model Shin Jae-eun has returned to studio Shift Up, with news about sequel Stellar Blade 2 due later this year. The star was famously scanned into the game as heroine Eve back in 2020, something we were able to exclusively confirm in our interview with boss Kim Hyung-tae prior to the original game’s release. Now...
- Shift Up
- PS5
- PC
- Stellar Blade
News How Rockstar Squeezed a Whole City into Your PS2
Wizardry
If you weren’t there at the time, it’s really difficult to put into words just how impressive GTA 3 was on the PS2. Sure, there’d been open world games before – Shenmue pre-dated it by a couple of years in Japan – but nothing on the scale of Liberty City, a living breathing sandbox where you could do anything and go anywhere...
- Rockstar Games
- PS2
- GTA
- Grand Theft Auto
"We have a responsibility to the whole industry"
While the PS5 and all PlayStations before it have some truly incredible first-party titles, they’ve never been Sony’s strength like Nintendo. The Switch 2 is sold on the strength of Mario and Pokémon; PS5 is all about GTA and Call of Duty. It’s something the company has openly acknowledged in...
- Sony
- PS5
- Christian Svensson
News Sony: PS Plus Gets 'Four to Six' Day One Games Per Year - And the Focus Is on Indies
Sony sturdy on subscription strategy
Unlike Xbox’s pricier Game Pass alternative, PS Plus doesn’t tend to include many day one games, whichever tier you subscribe to The cheapest option, PS Plus Essential, predominantly includes older games for you to add to your library. Meanwhile, the more expensive tier PS Plus Extra prioritises a large...
- Sony
- PS5
- PS4
- PS Plus
News No One Noticed Intergalactic's Hidden Naughty Dog Easter Egg
JAM
We barely know anything about Intergalactic: The Heretic Prophet, but actress Tati Gabrielle has revealed that her alter-ego’s name features a secret Naughty Dog Easter egg – and no one noticed. In an interview with JeuxActu for the Mortal Kombat 2 movie, clipped up and shared on X (or Twitter), she’s asked whether her character’s name...
- Sony
- PS5
- Intergalactic
- Naughty Dog
- Easter Eggs
News What a Twist! Ex-Tekken Boss Harada Opens New Studio Under Fatal Fury's SNK
Tekken the p*ss
When Katsuhiro Harada — commonly referred to the godfather of Tekken — announced his departure from Bandai Namco late last year, we were left wondering whether he'd remain in gaming. As it turns out, the answer to that question is a resounding 'yes'. Harada's gone on to establish a new development outfit named VS Studio — and...
- SNK
- VS Studio
- Industry
No, thank you
GameStop, the US physical games retailer, made bizarre advances on eBay last week – an organisation almost four times its size. That play has since been rejected by the online auction site, with Paul S. Pressler, the Chairman of the Board of Directors, describing the gaming store’s proposal as “neither credible nor...
- GameStop
- eBay
- USA
- Industry
News 'The Numbers Just Aren't There': Don't Count on a Dead Space 4, Says Former Series Producer
It's dead
If you had your hopes set on a new game in the Dead Space series, you might be out of luck. Chuck Beaver, former writer and producer for EA's beloved sci-fi horror franchise, has cast doubts on seeing a new entry in future. Speaking on the FRVR podcast, he says that what it comes down to is that the "numbers just aren't there", meaning...
- EA
- PS5
- Dead Space
Guide Horizon Hunters Gathering Closed Beta: Start Times, How to Play, and What's Included
All you need to know about the Horizon Hunters Gathering beta
Horizon Hunters Gathering, the online co-op spinoff from Guerrilla Games, is due to release sometime later this year, but if you're lucky, you may get the chance to try it early. A closed beta test will soon take place, giving participants the opportunity to take the multiplayer take on...
- Sony
- PS5
- PC
- Horizon Hunters Gathering
- Betas
News Crimson Desert's Massive Success Is Down to the US, Europe, and Strong Console Sales
Journey to the west
It's no secret that Crimson Desert has been a bit of a mega hit for Korean developer Pearl Abyss, selling over 5 million copies since its launch back in March of this year. But how are those sales actually broken down? That's what makes the company's latest financial report so intriguing, because there are some rather unexpected...
- Pearl Abyss
- PS5
- Crimson Desert
- Sales
News New Gears of War Could Go Head-to-Head with Sony's Wolverine, But Will It Be on PS5?
It's a beautiful E-Day
There’s compelling evidence to suggest Gears of War: E-Day, the latest entry in The Coalition’s bulky third-person shooter series, will release in September. That’d get it out of the way of GTA 6, of course, but potentially put it on a crash course collision with tentpole PS5 exclusive, Marvel’s Wolverine. The...
- Xbox Game Studios
- PS5
- Gears of War
Dare to dream
This year’s Tokyo Game Show will be its biggest ever, with organisers CESA describing it as the “longest five days of non-stop play”. Historically the convention, held at Chiba’s iconic Makuhari Messe, has consisted of two business days and two consumer days. But this year there’ll be a third public day, aligning with a...
- Tokyo Game Show
- Industry
- Japan
