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  • News Cyberpunk 2077 Patch 2.01 Expected to Drop Tomorrow, Addressing PS5 Save Corruption and More

    Better radio, better performance promised

    Patch 2.01 for Cyberpunk 2077 (and Phantom Liberty) will be available to download from tomorrow (that's the 5th October), if all goes to plan. That info comes courtesy of always informative community director Marcin Momot. These updates usually arrive around the afternoon in the UK and Europe — which is...

    • CD Projekt Red
    • PS5
    • Cyberpunk
    • Patches
  • News Turns Out EA Sports May Never Have Needed FIFA After All

    In the game

    Early access sales of EA Sports FC 24, the renamed FIFA game, are up 25 per cent year-over-year, according to a paywalled Financial Times article. While it’s still early days for the title, it means more than 6.8 million players tested out the rebranded released during its initial launch week – and many will have podded out for the...

    • EA Sports
    • PS5
    • PS4
    • EA Sports FC
  • News Now Cancelled, Hyenas Was Reportedly SEGA's Biggest Budget Game Ever

    Mo money mo problems

    In case you missed the recent news, SEGA has cancelled Hyenas, its online multiplayer shooter that was in development at Creative Assembly. This was a surprising move, given the game had been in the works for a long time, and was very close to completion. It's also reported that layoffs will occur at the studio. Now, new details...

    • SEGA
    • PS5
    • PS4
    • Hyenas
  • News Looks Like Horizon Forbidden West's Complete Edition Will Ship on Two PS5 Discs

    A first for the format

    Horizon Forbidden West is a monstrous game, and when you toss in its excellent Burning Shores expansion, it reaches an entirely different scale. It’s perhaps unsurprising, then, that the exclusive’s imminent Complete Edition – which bundles both parts of the package together – will become the first PS5 title to ship on...

    • Sony
    • PS5
    • Horizon
  • News Red Dead Redemption Remaster Update 1.03 Adds 60FPS Option on PS5

    About damn time

    Update: It's been confirmed that the PS4 version of Red Dead Redemption only offers the new 60fps setting when played on PS5 via backwards compatibility. (Thanks to everyone who contacted us in order to confirm this.) Original Story: The PS4 version of Red Dead Redemption has just received a new patch. Weighing in at only a few...

    • Rockstar
    • PS4
    • Red Dead Redemption
    • Patches
  • News Housemarque to Establish 'the Nordics' Most Advanced Gaming Headquarters' in 2024

    Home sweet home

    Developer Housemarque, the makers of the excellent Returnal, is set to move into a very swanky-sounding new studio by the end of next year. The team is Finland's longest-standing game developer, founded in 1995 and operating out of Helsinki ever since. In a new blog post on its website, Housemarque says it's looking to relocate to...

    • Sony
    • PS5
    • Housemarque
  • Guide New PS5, PS4 Games This Week (2nd October to 8th October)

    Open the gate

    What new PS5 and PS4 games are releasing in physical retailers and as part of the PS Store update this week? Assassin's Creed Mirage is easily the biggest new release this week, but fans may also want to keep an eye out for Disgaea 7. Click through the links for a full list of all new PS5 games release dates in 2023,

    • PS Store
    • PS5
    • PS4
    • Release Dates
    • Guides
  • News Persona 5 Tactica Gameplay Puts the Phantom Thieves in the Spotlight

    Time to shine

    Persona 5 Tactica is patiently moving into position for release on PlayStation platforms, with 17th November being the appointed date the tactical spin-off comes to PS5 and PS4. A few months back, we were introduced to the leaders of the Phantom Thieves and how they operate in Tactica. Atlus has blessed us with another gameplay...

    • Atlus
    • PS5
    • Persona
  • News Do a Barrel Roll in Project Wingman: Frontline 59 on PS5, PSVR2

    Who dares wins

    Do you dream of high-flying feats of derring do? If yes, then perhaps we could tempt you with a revamped Project Wingman in the form of Frontline 59, which comes with all-new content and specific PSVR2 enhancements, and it's out today. You play as a mercenary in an alternate-history Earth engulfed by war, selling your services as an...

    • Humble Games
    • PS5
    • Project Wingman
  • News Assassin's Creed: Mirage PS5, PS4 Global Unlock Times Revealed

    Waiting for the right moment

    Assassin's Creed: Mirage is the next instalment in Ubisoft's long-running stealth series and returns to the simpler, sneakier gameplay stylings of earlier entries. Predictably, anticipation is high, so it's a good thing we've been provided with the exact global unlock times for PlayStation platforms so you can get the...

    • Ubisoft
    • PS5
    • PS4
    • Assassin's Creed
  • News SpellForce: Conquest of Eo's PS5 Invasion Begins on 7th November

    Sound the charge

    SpellForce: Conquest of Eo is a turn-based strategy game with light RPG and 4X elements, and it's been announced for a PS5 launch. March to battle from 7th November in perfectly ordered ranks, wielding arcane powers like lesser beings would wield cooking utensils. In the realm of something like Civilization VI, SpellForce has a...

    • THQ Nordic
    • PS5
    • SpellForce
    • Trailers
  • News Square Enix Answers Age-Old Question of How to Say Cait Sith in Final Fantasy 7

    It's pronounced Cait Sith

    Ever since RPGs began in 1997 with the launch of Final Fantasy VII, players have argued about the correct pronunciation of Cait Sith, the name of a potential party member in a game full of better options. As there was no audio dialogue, only text, players came up with creative fiction and dug their heels in, like our one...

    • Square Enix
    • PS4
    • Final Fantasy

YesterdayTue, 3rd Oct 2023

  • News Your PS Plus Essential Monthly Games for October 2023 Are Available Now

    Harvest time

    Happy October, everyone! It's a bit like September except it's getting a little cooler and the western world pretends it's Halloween for several weeks. A fresh batch of PS Plus Essential games is also upon us, and one of the new trio is perfect for the spooky season. October's PS Plus Essential games are starting to roll out right now...

    • Sony
    • PS5
    • PS4
    • PS Plus
  • News Sony Partners with Adidas for an Awesome Marvel's Spider-Man 2 Collection

    Launches alongside the game

    Sony's marketing machine for Marvel's Spider-Man 2 is in full force. We've just seen a cinematic promo that'll likely be popping up on TV, and now, clothing brand Adidas has unveiled a new range of apparel and shoes inspired by the upcoming game. The only item we've been able to get a proper look at is the Peter...

    • Sony
    • Adidas
    • PS5
    • Spider-Man
    • Merchandise
  • News The Last of Us Multiplayer Game Is 'Basically on Ice' Right Now

    Progress more or less halted

    It has recently been reported that Naughty Dog is cutting ties with many of its contract workers amid a huge wave of industry layoffs. However, one detail in Kotaku's report that admittedly passed us by pertains to the state of the developer's only known project — its multiplayer The Last of Us game. According to...

    • Sony
    • PS5
    • PS4
    • The Last of Us
  • News PlayStation's Push for Live Service Games Hasn't Been Going Smoothly

    Report examines growing pains for PS Studios

    PlayStation fans have mostly come to want and expect AAA single-player blockbusters from Sony's studios. These titles have been the platform holder's bread and butter for a long time, with record-breaking series like Horizon, The Last of Us, Marvel's Spider-Man, and God of War selling by the bucketload...

    • Sony
    • PS5
    • PS4
  • News Spider-Man 2 PS5 Will Empower You to Make the Swinging Much Tougher

    The floor is lava

    If you’re an experienced web head in need of a greater challenge, Marvel’s Spider-Man 2 will enable you to up the difficulty significantly. Among the game’s suite of accessibility options, Insomniac Games has incorporated a setting which will actually make the sequel more difficult overall – a Swing Assistance slider...

    • Sony
    • PS5
    • Marvel's Spider-Man
  • News Demand for PlayStation Portal Sky High in Japan, Pre-Orders Reportedly Sold Out

    Thinking with portals

    The PlayStation Portal has been met with raised eyebrows and shrugged shoulders among enthusiasts in the West, but it seems as though Japan is very much onboard with the Remote Play handheld. Pre-orders for the device recently went live at various retailers, and over in Sony's homeland, demand is reportedly high; PS Portal is...

    • Sony
    • PS5
    • PS Portal
    • Japan
  • News Now Naughty Dog Is Reportedly Downsizing, Cutting Multiple Contract Jobs

    Core team apparently unaffected

    Unfortunately, it looks like the recent tidal wave of redundancies isn't done sweeping through the games industry. In a new report from Kotaku, it appears Naughty Dog is laying off dozens of contractors. Sources "familiar with the situation" have told Kotaku that Naughty Dog informed those affected of the job cuts...

    • Sony
    • Naughty Dog
    • Industry
  • Feature Tokyo Game Show Was Everything I Expected, And Somehow More

    Dream land

    Growing up as a video game magazine bookworm through the 90s, there were two events I experienced vicariously every year: E3 and Tokyo Game Show. These euphoric, exotic nerd gatherings captivated me from an early age, and I used to imagine myself stepping inside the glossy coloured pages of Official PlayStation Magazine and attending in...

    • PS5
    • PS4
    • Tokyo Game Show
    • TGS
    • Travel
  • Poll What Review Score Would You Give Cyberpunk 2077: Phantom Liberty?

    Pogtown

    It's been roughly one week since the launch of Phantom Liberty — the big expansion for Cyberpunk 2077. CD Projekt Red's RPG is in a better position than it ever has been: the DLC's been a hit with critics and fans, while the accompanying Update 2.0 has significantly improved the gameplay and flow of the base game. It feels like Night...

    • CD Projekt Red
    • PS5
    • Cyberpunk
    • Polls
    • Features
  • Guide Upcoming PS5, PS4 Games for October and November 2023

    Spider-Man! Assassin's Creed! Call of Duty!

    It's spooky season (and almost holiday season!) which means that there are lots of fantastic games heading our way over the next couple of months. Did someone say Spider-Man? As always, we've been busy putting together a list of some particularly noteworthy physical releases headed to both PlayStation 5...

    • Guides
    • PS5
    • PS4
    • Deals
    • Features
  • News Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 Reveals Incoming PS5, PS4 Beta, Begins This Weekend

    Go time

    Ahead of a full reveal scheduled for later in the week, publisher Activision is drumming up hype for the upcoming Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3. As part of this, we got the briefest of peeks at the eagerly anticipated new map for Warzone 3, Activision's anticipated battle royale offering. Brief glimpses of what each pillar of modern Call...

    • Activision
    • PS5
    • PS4
    • Call of Duty
  • News Marvel's Spider-Man 2 Cinematic Teaches Us to Be Greater Together

    Never say never

    Just as the wait for Marvel's Spider-Man 2 began to feel interminable, a new cinematic trailer dropped seemingly out of the ether. In it, we are reminded that no matter the odds, together, we can overcome anything. It's a surprisingly sad scene, replete with flashbacks to tragic moments from each respective Spider-Man's past. As the...

    • Sony
    • PS5
    • Marvel's Spider-Man
  • News Sonic Frontiers' Final Horizon DLC Proving to Be Surprisingly Difficult

    Slow your roll

    In an unexpected development, Sonic Frontier's third and last free DLC update, The Final Horizon, is frustrating some players with its high level of difficulty. Some go so far as to say it's the most difficult gameplay they've ever experienced in a Sonic game. In a GameFaqs forum post called "This DLC is way too hard" (thanks

    • SEGA
    • PS5
    • PS4
    • Sonic the Hedgehog
  • News Open World Action RPG Tainted Grail Is Adventuring to PS5 Next Year

    It's... tainted

    Tainted Grail: Fall of Avalon has been confirmed for a PS5 release late next year. The open world action RPG, which is played from a first-person perspective, has been in early access since March on PC, where it's racked up mostly positive reviews. "Step into a dark reimagination of Arthurian legends in this first person, open world...

    • Awaken Realms
    • PS5
    • Tainted Grail
    • Trailers
  • News PAYDAY 3 Servers Settle as Starbreeze Unveils Content Roadmap

    New beginnings

    After a chaotic launch experience, it seems the digital seas have begun to settle for developer Starbreeze. PAYDAY 3's rocky start has the studio investigating an offline mode, but for now, at least, the heists must go on. In a statement on its website, Starbreeze states that the "scheduled maintenance carried out last week has fixed...

    • Starbreeze
    • PS5
    • PAYDAY
  • News Persona 3 Reload Character Tribute Trailer Pays Homage to the Hero

    Burn the last of our dread

    Persona 3 Reload is becoming more real by the day, as evidenced by a new trailer introducing us to S.E.E.S's fearless protagonist, voiced by Aleks Le. In fact, Atlus has promised weekly character tributes, so please be excited about that. We get an appropriately awesome introduction to our stoic protagonist, who we can...

    • Atlus
    • PS5
    • PS4 Persona
  • News Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 Gets Flashy Multiplayer Trailer Ahead of Livestream

    Open beta soon

    Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 is coming, and it's looking a lot like a Call of Duty game in this new trailer. Emphasising the game's multiplayer, which will be the major draw for many, the video comes as anticipation grows for a full multiplayer reveal at a livestream later this week. There aren't too many details to unpack here,...

    • Activision
    • PS5
    • PS4
    • Call of Duty
    • Trailers
  • Feature Lost In Cult On Books, Vinyl And Working With PlayStation, Naughty Dog And HarperCollins

    Time Extension "The past year has been indescribable"

    When we launched Time Extension over a year ago, we ran an interview with Lost in Cult founder Jon Doyle. Just like us, Doyle's creative studio was still something of a baby at that point; it had produced a few issues of the excellent periodical and was working on A Handheld History, its first crowdfunded...

    • Features
    • Books

Monday2nd Oct 2023

  • News DriveClub at 60FPS on PS5 Has Us Mourning the Loss of Evolution Studios All Over Again

    Just look at it

    DriveClub was the last game produced by Sony's fantastic racing game specialist Evolution Studios. While its launch was scuppered, it blossomed to become a brilliant sim-cade racer, with incredible visual fidelity that's, honestly, still impressive today. Now, a modder has managed to get the early PS4 title running at a smooth 60...

    • Sony
    • PS5
    • PS4
    • DriveClub
    • Videos
  • Random Push Square Was a Question on a UK Quiz Show

    And they got the answer wrong

    Push Square has gone mainstream – well, at least as mainstream as you can get when it comes to UK quiz shows. As spotted and shared by reader BlaizeV (seriously, we’d never have known about this without you), our humble PlayStation community was referenced in a 29th September episode of Tipping Point. In the show,...

    • UK
    • Quiz Show
    • Push Square
    • Random
  • News Assassin's Creed Is All About Stealth Again, as New Mirage Gameplay Shows

    He was all sneaky-like

    Ubisoft has been very keen to remind everyone that Assassin's Creed Mirage is, first and foremost, a stealth action game. This is instead of it following the open world RPG blueprint of the series' most recent outings, and the title's latest promotional video is perhaps a perfect example of what Basim's adventure through...

    • Ubisoft
    • PS5
    • PS4
    • Assassin's Creed
    • Trailers
  • Mini Review Scorn (PS5) - A Brilliantly Disgusting Puzzler with Gameplay Woes

    Its structural perfection is matched only by its hostility

    Scorn was announced by Ebb Software way back in 2014, so we've been waiting a while. After a successful (if critically mixed) launch on Game Pass last year, the game is ready for PS5, but is that a good thing? The answer to that is mostly a "yes". Inspired by the visual style of legendary...

    • Reviews
    • Kepler Interactive
    • PS5
    • Scorn
    • Mini Reviews
  • Review The Expanse: A Telltale Series (PS5) - Solid Sci-Fi Showing Signals Course Correction

    Artemis ascending

    The Expanse: A Telltale Series is a positive step in the right direction for the newly reconsecrated developer, capturing the essence of what made its initial efforts so successful in the first place. It's sharp, well-paced interactive media that delivers on the expected premise, telling an original story set in an established...

    • Reviews
    • Telltale Games
    • PS5
    • The Expanse
  • News Warm Snow Aims to Be Hot as Hades on PS5, PS4

    Master the art of flying swords

    Warm Snow is an action roguelike in the style of Hades that was initially released in January on Steam to solid reviews. Set in a dark fantasy universe inspired by Chinese folklore, prepare to take repeated runs at this one when it comes to PS5 and PS4 from 20th October. It might not look as flashy as Supergiant...

    • Microids
    • PS5
    • PS4
    • Warm Snow
    • Trailers
  • News Hunt: Showdown Gets Native PS5 Version, Engine Upgrade in April 2024

    PS4 players upgrade for free

    Hunt: Showdown is getting a native PS5 version in April 2024, developer Crytek has announced, along with an engine upgrade in line with the next CryEngine update. These technical ambitions and more were revealed in a lengthy roadmap video outlining the changes to come, which includes the cessation of support for the PS4...

    • Crytek
    • PS5
    • PS4
    • Hunt: Showdown
  • Reminder Last Chance to Claim Your PS Plus Essential PS5, PS4 Games for September

    All change

    A new month has begun, and that means the next batch of PS Plus Essential monthly games are incoming. October's lineup was announced last week, and will be available very soon, but there's still time to claim the previous games if you haven't yet. As a reminder, September's PS Plus Essential games are: Black Desert (PS4) Generation...

    • Sony
    • PS5
    • PS4
    • PS Plus
  • News UK Sales Charts: EA Sports FC 24 Scores Flawless Victory on Mortal Kombat 1

    Ball ball ball, footie footie footie

    Mortal Kombat 1 made a splashy entrance in the UK's boxed games chart last week, debuting at number one. However, its combo has been broken early by EA Sports FC 24 which, predictably, arrives right at the top. Just over half of the physical copies sold in UK stores over the launch weekend were for PS5...

    • UK
    • Sales
    • Charts
    • PS5
    • PS4
  • News Worms Publisher Team17 the Latest to Suffer Layoffs, CEO Exits

    UK company cutting jobs in restructure

    Team17, the UK-based developer of Worms and publishing label for the likes of Overcooked, Dredge, and Blasphemous, is the latest games company to be cutting jobs. Initially reported by Eurogamer and subsequently confirmed to

    • Team 17
    • PS5
    • PS4
    • Industry
  • News Mortal Kombat 1 Developer Teases Future Ghostface, Jigsaw DLC Villainy

    Dare to dream

    Beloved Mortal Kombat 1 developer Ed Boon is teasing some intriguing additions to the latest iteration of the now-venerable fighting franchise. The current roster was already a rogue's gallery of murderers and general villainy, but these latest are comprised of some of the worst monsters in all media. Boon tweeted an image showing the...

    • Warner Bros
    • PS5
    • Mortal Kombat
  • News Spider-Man 2's Story 'Packed with Surprises' as Dev Warns Against Potential Leaks and Spoilers

    Be careful out there

    It goes without saying that Insomniac Games doesn't want Marvel's Spider-Man 2 spoilers to appear online when we're just weeks away from release. At the time of writing this article, we don't think there have been any major leaks, but as we all know by now, you can never be too careful. Pre-launch spoilers for big games are...

    • Sony
    • PS5
    • Spider-Man
  • News Street Fighter 6's Spooky Party Fighting Pass Kicks Off on PS5, PS4

    Cat, zombie, clown, or toy

    To get the scariest month started off right, Capcom has revealed the Spooky Party Fighting Pass for Street Fighter 6, with free and premium unlocks for prospective pugilists to dress their avatars up in. The event kicks off nice and early (today) with some supposedly scary skins, Fighter Coins, and photo frames to unlock...

    • Capcom
    • PS5
    • PS4
    • Street Fighter
    • Trailers
  • News Fast-Paced FPS Gunhead Begins PS5 Boarding Action on 8th November

    Permission to come aboard

    Frenetic FPS roguelite Gunhead just locked in an 8th November release date, with its many implements of destruction spinning up for a PS5 launch. Get a good look at this fast-paced space pirate simulator in an aggressive new trailer. In Gunhead, play the part of a space privateer as you board procedurally-generated space...

    • Alientrap
    • PS5
    • Gunhead
    • Trailers
  • News Over 20 Years Later, 'Goemon Oedo Daikaiten' For PS1 Is Getting A Fan Translation

    Time Extension The game was originally released in 2001

    The Goemon series — also known as the Mystical Ninja series in the West — has built up a strong cult following outside of Japan, despite its developer Konami only ever localizing a handful of titles outside of the region. Because of this, fan translations of the series are pretty common, with groups of...

    • News
    • Goemon
    • PlayStation
    • Fan Translations

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