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TodayWed, 25th Mar 2026

  • News Sony and Honda Have Abandoned Their PS5-Integrated Electric Car Afeela

    Playtime's over

    The Afeela, an electric car being developed in a joint venture by Sony and Honda, is no longer coming to market. Both the Afeela 1 and the second model have been dropped, the companies have announced. This comes from a report via Asian outlet Nikkei, which says Sony and Honda have decided to "discontinue the development and launch...

    • Sony
    • PS5
  • News Despite PS5 Hits, Sony Sinks to 21st in Metacritic's Publisher Rankings

    A mixed Metascore bag

    Sony had a couple of outstanding games in 2025, namely Death Stranding 2: On the Beach and Ghost of Yotei. But a mixed slate meant it struggled to really make any kind of impact on Metacritic’s latest publisher rankings. Despite awkward naming conventions, the aggregator is looking at the Metascores of all titles released...

    • Sony
    • PS5
    • Industry
  • News PS5's Dynamic Pricing Debacle Appears to Extend to the US Now

    These are dark times

    Sony’s controversial new dynamic pricing appears to have rolled out in the US. While the practice originally seemed limited to a slew of regions in Europe, evidence is beginning to emerge of its implementation in the US, specifically with the new Spring Sale. Deals account Cheap Ass Gamer not

    • Sony
    • PS5
    • PS Store
    • USA
  • News New Free FIFA Game Pits Greek God Zeus Against Argentinian Icon Diego Maradona, Will Come to PS5

    Ready for the World Cup

    Football’s governing body FIFA promised it would make a new game after EA Sports announced its intention to rebrand, and here it is: the rather predictable FIFA Heroes. The game will initially launch on mobile, but a press release mentions plans to bring it to “PlayStation” at a later date. It’ll feature full...

    • FIFA
    • PS5
    • FIFA Heroes
    • Announcements
  • News God of War: Sons of Sparta's Latest Update Promises Fixes for Its Nasty Save Issues

    Here are the patch notes

    Sony's shadow-dropped spin-off God of War: Sons of Sparta has been selling surprisingly well, and that presumably leads to more feedback for developer Mega Cat Studios. The team has been dropping fairly regular updates for the game since its launch, aiming to stamp out remaining bugs and make the experience smoother for...

    • Sony
    • PS5
    • God of War Sons of Sparta
    • Updates
  • News Tekken 8 Dev Responds to Disastrous Season 3 Backlash, Confirms New Update Schedule

    Tekken it back

    Following on from what can only be described as a disastrous launch, Bandai Namco has opened up on Season 3 of Tekken 8, acknowledging that the update has fallen short. "We recognize that the battle experience we intended to deliver has not fully met your expectations," the developer writes in a new blog post. "Moving forward, we...

    • Bandai Namco
    • PS5
    • Tekken
    • Patches
  • Feature 70+ PS5, PS4 Games to Buy in PS Store's Huge Spring Sale

    Recommended PS5 and PS4 games going cheap

    The PS Store has just launched its latest offer, simply named the Spring Sale, and it runs from now through to 8th April 2026. 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 this guide comes in. We've put...

    • Sony
    • PS5
    • PS4
    • PS Store
    • Deals
  • Random The Internet Dunks On Ex-WWE CEO For Claiming PSP Was "The Beginning Of Life On The Go"

    Time Extension "What the f**k are you talking about, Linda"

    The handheld gaming industry has been a thing since the 1970s, when companies like Mattel and Waco experimented with crude electronic devices to create on-the-go entertainment. Later, Nintendo would evolve the concept with its Game & Watch series before revolutionising things with the incredibly popular...

    • Random
    • PSP
  • News PS Plus Essential Game for April 2026 Leaked

    Oh lords

    Ahead of the official announcement, a game from April 2026's PS Plus Essential lineup has been leaked. As per usual, the leak comes from the incredibly reliable Dealabs, who claim that Lords of the Fallen — the second Lords of the Fallen, not the first one with the bearded guy on the cover — will headline April's selection.

    • PS Plus
    • PS5
    • Leaks
  • News Looks Like SEGA Is Reheating PS5, PS4 Fan Favourite Sonic Frontiers in Definitive Edition

    An old frontier

    Those pesky age rating organisations are at it again, inadvertently leaking unannounced games. Over on the site for the Game Rating and Administration Committee of Korea, a listing has been discovered for a new version of Sonic Frontiers (thanks, Gematsu). It's called Sonic Frontiers Definitive Edition, and unfortunately that's all...

    • SEGA
    • PS5
    • PS4
    • Sonic Frontiers

YesterdayTue, 24th Mar 2026

  • News Always Online, Live Service PS5 Gacha Zenless Zone Zero Is Getting a Physical Release in the US, with More Regions to Follow

    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
  • 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
  • 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
  • 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...

    • Guides
    • PS5
  • News PS5 Players Seemingly Skip Marathon as Sales Estimates Look Very Weak

    Better hope it's a marathon

    Earlier today, analytics firm Alinea released its sales estimates for first-person shooter Marathon. They looked low to us, but double-sourcing from Forbes suggests they may be close to the truth. According to the report, the Bungie extraction shooter has sold 1.2 million copies since launching on 5th March, with the...

    • Bungie
    • PS5
    • Marathon
  • News 'I Have Done So Much for This Company': Axed Fortnite Dev Can't Believe He's Been Laid Off

    Unreal

    With over 1,000 jobs cut at Epic today, we’re beginning to hear from some of those affected. One startled employee has taken to X (or Twitter) to share their story, stating they’re “confused and bewildered” by the layoffs. Ex-Fortnite Principal Engineer Evan Kinney wrote: ??

    • Epic Games
    • PS5
    • PS4
    • Fortnite
    • Industry
  • 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 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,

    • Square Enix
    • PS5
    • Final Fantasy
    • USA
  • News 'We're Spending Significantly More than We're Making': Fortnite Publisher Epic Games Lays Off Over 1,000 Staff

    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 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
  • 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 Dev Pledges to Make Crimson Desert 'Even More Enjoyable' as It Sells Over 3 Million Copies in First Week

    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...

    • Reviews
    • City Connection
    • PS5
    • Rushing Beat X Return of Brawl Brothers
    • Mini Reviews
  • 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 Tekken 8 Season 3 Backlash Somehow Even Worse Than Season 2, Game Gets Review Bombed

    'Tis the season

    If you thought the player response to Tekken 8 Season 2 was bad, you ain't seen nothing yet. Nah, to be fair, the overwhelmingly negative response to Season 3 — which launched just days ago — is pretty much a continuation of the chaos that Season 2 caused. You may recall that many players — particularly those in hardcore...

    • Bandai Namco
    • PS5
    • Tekken
  • 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

    • Sony
    • PS5
    • Horizon
    • Patches
  • 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
  • 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
  • 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 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 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

Monday23rd 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...

    • Sony
    • PS5
    • PS4
    • PS Store
    • Deals
  • News 'Man, So That's Where They Went with It, Huh?': Street Fighter 6's Incestuous New Storyline Stuns Original Dev

    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’...

    • Capcom
    • 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):...

    • Guides
    • 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
  • Interview "I Won't Claim It's A Perfect Game" - This Japanese Cult Classic Worth Hundreds Of Dollars Is Getting A Second Chance

    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...

    • Reviews
    • Dear Villagers
    • PS5
    • 1348 Ex Voto
    • Mini Reviews
  • 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
  • News Capcom's Stance on Generative AI Is Interesting Following Resident Evil Requiem's DLSS 5 Makeover

    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 'The Jumping, Movement, and Attacks Are Way More Responsive': Crimson Desert PS5 Patches Fix Crashes and Controls

    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
  • 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
  • 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 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