YesterdayMon, 8th Mar 2021

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  Guide Best PS5 Open World Games

  The best sandbox titles on PS5

  What are the best PS5 open world games? In this PS5 list, we'll be counting down our favourite sandbox titles on Sony's current-gen console. The genre has come a long, long way over the course of the last generation, and even more powerful hardware should ensure that open world games become even more impressive over...

  • 4 hours ago
  • Guides
  • PS5
  • Open World
  • Features
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  16

  News Famitsu, Dengeki, and Japanese Fans Give Ghost of Tsushima All Kinds of Awards

  The Ghost with the most

  Ghost of Tsushima's staggering success in Japan is well documented at this point. Not only did the PlayStation 4 exclusive break sales records for Sony, it also inspired the real island of Tsushima to make Sucker Punch studio heads Nate Fox and Jason Connell permanent ambassadors. A huge honour, and it's just got even better...

  • 6 hours ago
  • Sony
  • PS4
  • Ghost of Tsushima
  • Japan
  • Industry
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  12

  Guide Best PS5 Local Multiplayer Games

  The best offline multiplayer games on PlayStation 5

  What are the best PS5 local multiplayer games? PlayStation 5 hasn't been around for too long, but that doesn't mean there aren't plenty of offline multiplayer games worth playing. Whether it's kid-friendly platforming or bloodthirsty battles, there's a wide range of local multiplayer titles to play...

  • 7 hours ago
  • Guides
  • PS5
  • Local Multiplayer
  • Features
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  43

  Hardware Review PS5 Pulse 3D Wireless Headset - A Sturdy All-Rounder with Above Average Audio

  Sound

  Video games are an inherently visual medium – the clue, after all, is in the name. And yet sound can make or break an experience: when it’s good, like in The Last of Us: Part II, it sucks you into your surroundings, providing a sense of presence – but when it’s bad, like in the tinny Assassin’s Creed Valhalla, it only serves to...

  • 8 hours ago
  • Pulse 3D Wireless Headset
  • Hardware Review
  • Features
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  50

  News Shin Megami Tensei III: Nocturne HD Remaster Rated in US, Western Release Date Could Be Incoming

  Wake up

  Finally, we have some movement on the localisation of Shin Megami Tensei III: Notcturne HD Remaster. As spotted by Gematsu on Twitter, the title has been rated by the ESRB — the organisation that applies age ratings to video games in the US. This suggests that an official Western release date announcement may be just around the corner...

  • 11 hours ago
  • Atlus
  • PS4
  • Shin Megami Tensei
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  47

  News Marvel's Avengers Dev Doubles Down on Level Progression Nerf

  Attempts to explain reasoning

  Those still playing Marvel's Avengers and the wider gaming community did not react well to last week's news that developer Crystal Dynamics will be nerfing the game's level progression once the PlayStation 5 version launches on 18th March 2021. The studio has confirmed it will increase the amount of XP needed to...

  • 12 hours ago
  • Square Enix
  • PS5
  • PS4
  • Avengers
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  129

  News Microsoft's Bethesda Bid One Step Closer to Completion as European Union Approves Acquisition

  Money money money

  Microsoft's 7.5 billion dollar acquisition of ZeniMax Media — of course including Bethesda Softworks — has met the approval of the European Union. As VGC reports, the EU's antitrust regulator has given the green light to the historic merger, which will see Microsoft become the parent company of all Bethesda's development teams...

  • 15 hours ago
  • Microsoft
  • Bethesda
  • PS5
  • PS4
  • Industry
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  23

  News UK Sales Charts: Spider-Man: Miles Morales Remains Sony's Hero in the Top 10

  Still swingin'

  The UK's physical game sales for the week are in, and it's Marvel's Spider-Man: Miles Morales doing the business for Sony yet again. It appears as though this performance was driven by replenished PlayStation 5 stock, as the game sold 83 per cent of its copies on the new console. It remains in second place. The Last of Us: Part II,...

  • 15 hours ago
  • UK
  • Sales
  • Charts
  • PS5
  • PS4
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  25

  Guide New PS5, PS4 Games This Week (8th March to 14th March)

  Crash Bandicoot 4! Monster Truck Championship!

  What new PS5 and PS4 games are releasing in physical retailers and as part of the PlayStation Store update this week? Crash Bandicoot 4: It's About Time, with its free PS4 to PS5 upgrade, is the highlight this week. For a full list of all new PS5 game release dates in 2021 and

  • 1 day ago
  • PlayStation Store Update
  • PS5
  • PS4
  • Release Dates
  • Guides
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  21

  News DOOM Eternal Will Tease Its Second DLC Episode Later This Month

  On 15th March, to be exact

  DOOM Eternal still has another DLC episode to release in its post-launch The Ancient Gods campaign, and we'll find out a little bit about it on 15th March 2021. Bethesda confirmed the teaser trailer drop after the expansion's achievement list leaked over the weekend, which indicated this presumably final drop of content is...

  • 1 day ago
  • Bethesda
  • PS5
  • PS4
  • DOOM
  • DLC

Sunday7th Mar 2021

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  48

  News Tomb Raider: Definitive Survivor Trilogy Leaked, Releases 18th March

  That's a lotta Lara

  Ah, the Microsoft Store has done it again! Tomb Raider: Definitive Survivor Trilogy has appeared on the aforementioned storefront, complete with an 18th March release date. As its name suggests, the package will include all three games from the modern Tomb Raider trilogy: Tomb Raider: Definitive Edition, Rise of the Tomb Raider:...

  • 1 day ago
  • Square Enix
  • PS4
  • Tomb Raider
  • Leaks
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  29

  News PGA Tour 2K21 Swings Much Smoother with 60 Frames-Per-Second

  Clean on the green

  A clean swing is crucial if you’re going to dominate the green, and PGA Tour 2K21 just got a little smoother as part of a post-release update. The game now runs at 60 frames-per-second, and while we haven’t been able to test the performance on a standard PlayStation 4 or PS4 Pro, we can confirm that it’s transformative on...

  • 1 day ago
  • 2K Sports
  • PS4
  • PGA Tour 2K
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  21

  News Dragon Ball FighterZ Gogeta SS4 Trailer Is Maximum Hype

  Gogeta vs. Gogeta

  Dragon Ball FighterZ has gone all-out for its Super Saiyan 4 Gogeta trailer, pitting the most powerful warrior in Dragon Ball GT against Super Saiyan God Super Saiyan Gogeta from Dragon Ball Super. We've now typed out 'super' so many times that the word has lost all meaning. Anyway, the point is that we're watching the game's two...

  • 1 day ago
  • Bandai Namco
  • PS4
  • Dragon Ball
  • DLC
  • Trailers

Saturday6th Mar 2021

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  38

  News Anticipated JPRG Tales of Arise Surfaces After Long Absence

  An unforgettable Spring awaits

  We last penned an article on Tales of Arise in December 2020, when Bandai Namco promised thirsty fans that the project was still progressing. In truth, it’s been over a year since we last saw fresh footage of the anticipated JRPG – but that changes today. As part of the Tales of Festival in Japan, the...

  • 2 days ago
  • Bandai Namco
  • PS4
  • Tales of Arise
  • Trailers
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  45

  News Bogus Leak Dupes Web with Purported PS4 to PC Ports

  This ain't it

  A bogus leak, published by some major publications, claims that Bloodborne, Ghost of Tsushima, Uncharted: The Nathan Drake Collection, and God of War are all poised to be published on PC. This follows

  • 2 days ago
  • Sony
  • PS4
  • PC
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  61

  News Guerrilla's New Amsterdam Office Will Leave You Green with Envy

  Wonder work

  Remember offices? They were communal spaces that allowed you to collaborate with colleagues in the pre-pandemic era, but they’re mostly abandoned open floors these days. Guerrilla Games, having purchased one of the more famous work spaces in Amsterdam, is sure hoping it’ll be able to occupy its spangly studio soon, as it looks...

  • 2 days ago
  • Guerrilla Games
  • Industry
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  93

  Talking Point What Are Your Expectations for PSVR 2 on PS5?

  A new dimension

  Credit where credit is due: Sony is fully committing to virtual reality. While it could easily have dropped the burgeoning technology after a very slow start, it seems the platform holder is busy building on what it achieved with the first iteration of PlayStation VR. It was announced last week that a second PSVR device is in the...

  • 2 days ago
  • Sony
  • PS5
  • PlayStation VR
  • Talking Point
  • Features
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  Talking Point What Are You Playing This Weekend? - Issue 366

  Like a dragon

  We appreciate it’s a cliché, but the weekend sure does come around quick lately. After the theatrics of last week’s State of Play – and the nonchalant announcement of a new PSVR headset – this week was practically glacial. Let’s hope things improve soon, eh? Sammy Barker, Editor: Well, I'm hooked on Yakuza: Like a Dragon...

  • 3 days ago
  • Talking Point
  • PS5
  • PS4
  • What Are You Playing
  • Features