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  • News Xbox to Put PS5 Logos in Future Showcases, Says Phil Spencer

    About being "honest and transparent", says Xbox boss

    Xbox boss Phil Spencer has stated that future livestreams and showcases from Microsoft shall feature PlayStation and Nintendo logos when they're relevant. Talking to XboxEra, Spencer explained that the company wants to be "honest and transparent about where the games are" shipping. So, when...

    • Microsoft
    • PS5
  • News Hunter x Hunter: Nen x Impact Brings the Uber Popular Manga to PS5 on 17th July

    "If you want to get to know someone, find out what makes them angry"

    Yoshihiro Togashi’s long-running and ridiculously popular manga Hunter x Hunter will make its PS5 debut on 17th July, when Bushiroad’s three-on-three fighter Nen x Impact deploys. Pre-orders are available now and include 48-hour Early Access on Sony’s system. Elsewhere,...

    • Bushiroad Games
    • PS5
    • Hunter X Hunter
    • Release Dates
  • News Street Fighter's Ken, Chun-Li Join Fatal Fury: City of the Wolves This Year as PS5, PS4 DLC

    Special Edition includes first Season Pass for $59.99

    Capcom put a lot of effort into adding Terry Bogard and Mai Shiranui to Street Fighter 6, and we already knew SNK would return the favour. But here’s further information: Ken and Chun-Li will be part of Fatal Fury: City of the Wolves’ first Season Pass, with the characters launching in...

    • SNK
    • PS5
    • PS4
    • Fatal Fury
    • DLC
  • Poll What Were Your Favourite PS5 Games from State of Play?

    Share your personal PS5 picks

    Now the dust has settled and everyone has had their say on the overall show, it's time to share what your favourite PS5 game was from this week's State of Play livestream. Opinion on the digital event was generally quite mixed, with some liking a handful of announcements while others struggling to find much to love. If...

    • PS5
    • State of Play
    • Polls
    • Features

Saturday15th Feb 2025

  • Poll Are You Happy with Your PS Plus Extra, Premium Games for February 2025?

    Plus or minus?

    This month's PS Plus Extra and Premium games were announced a little later than usual. Confirmed during PlayStation's latest State of Play, there are nine titles up for grabs across the two tiers, starting from the 18th February. Star Wars: Jedi Survivor is the obvious Extra headliner here; the big budget action adventure released on...

    • PS Plus
    • PS5
    • PS4
    • Polls
    • Features
  • Rumour One of Sony's Last PS5 Live Service Games Fairgames Out in 2026

    Will it get a fair shot?

    Following numerous cancellations, we're probably now at a point where you could count the number of PS5 live-service games Sony has in the works on one hand. Fairgame$ from Haven Studio and Bungie game Marathon are two of them, but it's been suggested the former needs more time. According to Giant Bomb journalist Jeff Grubb,...

    • Sony
    • PS5
    • PC
    • Fairgames
    • Rumours
  • News This PS Portal Commercial Is One of the Cutest Things You'll See Today

    Play finds a way

    We already know PS Portal has exceeded all expectations and become a big hit for Sony. The Remote Play handheld was the best-selling accessory in the United States last year, and its success is showing very few signs of slowing. It’s telling, then, that the Japanese giant is now making big-budget commercials for the peripheral...

    • Sony
    • PS5
    • PS Portal
    • Commercials
    • Marketing
  • Talking Point What Are You Playing This Weekend? - Issue 568

    Night reigns

    Another hectic week in the PlayStation sphere has come to a conclusion, and now we're eager to decompress with some good old fashioned gaming. Here's what we're playing. Aaron Bayne: After getting some hands on time at a recent preview event, I'm dying to try out Elden Ring Nightreign again, which has it's CNT this weekend! Echo...

    • Talking Point
    • PS5
    • PS4
    • What Are You Playing
    • Features

Friday14th Feb 2025

  • Guide Elden Ring Nightreign Beta Test: All Start Times and How to Access

    All 5 Elden Ring Nightreign beta test sessions detailed

    What are all start times and how do you access the Elden Ring Nightreign beta test? With a 30th May 2025 launch date now officially confirmed, FromSoftware is conducting a pre-launch beta test to let potential buyers try the game and the developer stress its online servers. In this Elden Ring...

    • Guides
    • Elden Ring Nightreign
    • PS5
    • PS4
  • Reaction The PS5 Discourse Around State of Plays Is Becoming Draining

    The state of play

    We’re all for fair criticism, but the discourse around Sony’s State of Play livestreams is slowly beginning to grate. Before we get accused of being hypocrites, we’ll readily accept we’ve fed the narrative at times. We’ve opined the manufacturer’s overall lack of fan engagement, and the inconsistency between shows...

    • Sony
    • PS5
    • State of Play
    • Reaction
    • Features
  • News Tides of Annihilation Looks Like PS5's Next Big Thing in Outrageous Extended Gameplay

    Unbelievable, Jeff

    The great thing about the emerging Chinese development scene is that truly amazing titles can seemingly come from nowhere, and that’s certainly the case with Tides of Annihilation. This London-based character action title simply looks incredible, and is shaping up to be the PS5’s next big thing. An extended gameplay demo...

    • Eclipse Glow Games
    • PS5
    • Tides of Annihilation
    • Trailers
  • Reminder PS Plus Extra, Premium Lose These 8 Games Next Week

    It really is the Last Chance to Play

    While a new lineup of PS Plus Extra and PS Plus Premium games was confirmed earlier this week, the date they go live (Tuesday, 18th February 2025) also marks the moment a different list of eight PS5, PS4 titles leaves the service. It'll be an RPG exodus next week, with the following games taken off PS Plus:

    • PS5
    • PS4
    • PS Plus
    • Reminders
  • News Open World RPG Fantasy Life i Officially Announced for PS5, PS4, Alongside May Release Date

    Switch it up

    Fantasy Life i: The Girl Who Steals Time has been confirmed for a PS5 and PS4 release, having previously been leaked via a brief PS Store listing. Originally, this successor to 2012 3DS title Fantasy Life was going to be exclusive to the Nintendo Switch — but it's now coming to just

    • Level-5
    • PS5
    • PS4
    • Fantasy Life
    • Release Dates
  • News Sony Puts PS Plus Extra, Premium on Sale in the USA

    Discount live for 10 days

    Sony is running a sale on its PS Plus Extra and PS Plus Premium subscription tiers for the next 10 days in the USA, with a saving of up to 37 per cent on offer. The discount only seems to be applying for new sign-ups and returning members, so you can't stack your current membership this way. The sale actually makes both...

    • PS5
    • PS4
    • PS Plus
  • News The Tomb Raider 4-6 Remastered PS5 Trophies Are Once Again a Mess

    There is at least a Platinum Trophy this time

    Tomb Raider 4-6 Remastered releases for both PS5 and PS4 today, bringing back The Last Revelation, Chronicles, and The Angel of Darkness with modern visuals and enhancements. It's another great bundle on the face of it, but potential PS5 buyers should know of a second messy Trophy list, a flaw that also...

    • Aspyr
    • PS5
    • Tomb Raider
    • Trophies
  • News PS5, PS4 Kart Racer Sonic Racing: CrossWorlds' Rumoured SEGA Stars Could Be DLC

    To be this good takes AGES

    Look, we really like the Sonic kart racing games, but we’re particularly big fans of Sonic & All-Stars Racing Transformed. Why? Well, because we loved the gameplay – which appears to be present in Sonic Racing: CrossWorlds – but also because we enjoyed the character roster. There’s hope, however, that SEGA’s...

    • SEGA
    • PS5
    • PS4
    • Sonic
  • News PlayStation Vita Exclusive 'Mobile Suit Gundam SEED: Battle Destiny' Is Getting Remastered For Switch

    Nintendo Life Launching worldwide this May

    If you're looking for more Gundam action on the Switch, you might be interested in the upcoming release Mobile Suit Gundam SEED: Battle Destiny Remastered. This game originally made its debut on the PlayStation Vita in 2012 as a Japan exclusive and Bandai Namco today confirmed the remaster will be getting a worldwide...

    • Nintendo Switch
    • Switch eShop
    • Bandai Namco
    • Upcoming Releases
    • PlayStation
  • Game of the Month Ninja Gaiden 2 Black (January 2025)

    As voted by you

    It's been a long time coming, but our official Game of the Month series is back! As the name suggests, these articles allow us to peer into the past, celebrating the month that was by recalling its best PS5 games. But of course, we need your help to determine our Game of the Month winner. January 2025 wasn't a particularly busy...

    • Game of the Month
    • PS5
    • Polls
    • Features
  • News HBO's The Last of Us Will Likely Run for Four Seasons

    It can't be for nothing

    HBO's excellent adaptation of Naughty Dog's The Last of Us doesn't have a definitive end in sight, but "it's currently looking like four seasons" will be needed to tell the tale as we know it. That's according to a new interview from Deadline with HBO executive Francesca Orsi (thanks, Eurogamer). Potentially giving everyone...

    • HBO
    • TV
    • The Last of Us
  • News PlayStation First-Party Cleans Up at the DICE Awards 2025

    Flawless victory

    If The Game Awards is the MTV Awards, then the DICE Awards is the Grammys. Or something like that. Either way, Sony’s first-party absolutely cleaned up at the event overnight, which is voted on by industry professionals. Astro Bot won five awards, including Game of the Year, while Helldivers 2 grabbed four gongs. MLB The Show 24...

    • Sony
    • PS5
    • PS4
    • DICE Awards 2025
  • News Assassin's Creed Shadows Pre-Orders Are 'Solid', in Line with Odyssey

    "Together, we will be unstoppable"

    Ubisoft says that pre-orders for its upcoming Assassin's Creed Shadows are "solid". While specifics weren't forthcoming, they are currently "in line with those of Assassin's Creed Odyssey, the second most successful entry of the franchise". Players who do pre-order will gain the Claws of Awaji expansion in the...

    • Ubisoft
    • PS5
    • Assassins Creed
  • News Dynasty Warriors: Origins Carves Through a Deserved 1 Million Sales

    A true warrior

    It's official: Dynasty Warriors: Origins has been a hit for Koei Tecmo, surpassing 1 million sales in the space of a month, or thereabouts. The Dynasty Warriors series has never been a commercial juggernaut. Back in the days of the PS2 and PS3, the games used to sell especially well in Japan — but the property rarely caught on in...

    • Koei Tecmo
    • PS5
    • Dynasty Warriors
    • Sales
  • News It Takes Two Film Flailing, Even Josef Fares Is in the Dark

    "Hollywood, there's so much bulls***"

    Remember when, around three years ago, it seemed like every game under the sun was getting a film or TV adaptation? One such film was based on Hazelight's extremely successful co-op outing; It Takes Two. But since its Amazon-funded, The Rock-led existence was revealed, we've heard nothing. According to outspoken...

    • EA
    • Movies
    • It Takes Two
  • News Liege-Lord Embracer Pleased with Kingdom Come: Deliverance 2's Continued Success

    Fuedal obligations

    We hadn't heard from the once-flailing Embracer Group in a minute, but with the success of Kingdom Come: Deliverance II, developer Warhorse Studios' liege-lord has come forth to take the glory and gold due it by feudal right, as the parent company of its publisher, Deep Silver. Nearing two million sales in just two weeks, Embracer...

    • Embracer Group
    • Industry
  • News Paradox Interactive Adds Jagged Alliance 3 Dev to Its Strategic Arsenal

    A.I.M. is back online

    Probably the largest publisher of admittedly niche strategy games in the industry, Paradox Interactive has acquired all shares in Bulgarian developer Haemimont Games, perhaps best known as the developer of Tropico 5 and, more recently, the revival of the mercenary tactical series with Jagged Alliance 3. In a press release,...

    • Paradox Interactive
    • Industry

Thursday13th Feb 2025

  • Guide Astro Bot Guide: Full Walkthrough and All Collectibles

    A 100% walkthrough for Astro Bot

    In this Astro Bot guide, we have a full walkthrough of the game, pointing out where to find all the collectibles in every level. This includes the locations of all Bots, all Puzzle Pieces, and all Lost Galaxy Warp Portals. On top of that we have pages on cosmetic items

    • Guides
    • Astro Bot
    • PS5
  • Round Up What Was Announced During Sony's State of Play Livestream for February 2025?

    All the PS5 reveals

    Five months after its last outing, Sony has returned to the digital stage with a bumper State of Play show housing over 40 minutes of PS5 news, reveals, and game announcements. To have your say on the showcase, click on through to our latest Push Square Poll. Below you'll find a complete list of all the announcements from Sony's...

    • PS5
    • State of Play
    • Round Up
    • Features
  • News PS Plus Copies of Days Gone Won't Offer Cheap $10 Upgrade to New PS5 Version

    A wheel shame

    If you’re one of the millions who redeemed Days Gone as part of your PS Plus subscription all the way back in April 2021, you won’t be eligible for a cheap $10 upgrade to the new PS5 version of the game. While everyone who purchased Days Gone on the PS4 will be able to upgrade to Days Gone Remastered for the aforementioned price,...

    • Sony
    • PS5
    • Days Gone
    • PS Plus
  • Poll What Did You Think of Sony's State of Play for February 2025?

    Have your say on the latest PS5 show

    The first State of Play livestream of the year from Sony is now over, having provided us with a fairly decent glimpse at what 2025 has in store for PS5 owners. In the leadup to these showcases, it's always difficult to properly align your expectations as the State of Play branding can be so unpredictable. As...

    • PS5
    • State of Play
    • Polls
    • Features
  • News The GTA 6 2025 Release Window May Have Just Gotten Smaller

    We have to thank Borderlands 4 for something

    Rockstar Games currently has GTA 6 slated to launch in the Fall 2025 window, but last night's State of Play event could have inadvertently reduced that timeframe by a little. From the same company putting out GTA 6, it was confirmed that Borderlands 4 will release for PS5 on 23rd September 2025. In...

    • Rockstar Games
    • PS5
    • Grand Theft Auto
    • GTA
  • News 5 More Astro Bot PS5 Levels Coming for Free, First Is Out Today

    PS5 Pro update also included

    Team Asobi has today announced another batch of new levels for its PS5 platformer Astro Bot. All completely free, an additional five levels will be rolled out over the coming weeks, with the first going live today. PS5 Pro owners can also look forward to a patch that'll allow the game to take advantage of Sony's upgraded...

    • Sony
    • PS5
    • Astro Bot
  • News PS Plus Members Are Upgrading to Higher Tiers on PS5, PS4

    Revenue per user is rising

    Sony’s successfully encouraging its PS Plus Essential subscribers to upgrade to the more expensive PS Plus Extra and PS Plus Premium tiers. You may remember, under immense pressure from Xbox Game Pass, the Japanese giant rebranded its subscription and added more expensive options to its offering. PS Plus Ex

    • Sony
    • PS5
    • PS4
    • PS Plus
  • News Sony Reiterates Major PS5 First-Party Games Will Launch in 2025, Anticipates High Performance

    A good year ahead

    Sony enjoyed a record-breaking holiday with PS5, but it believes business could improve even further as it edges towards a new fiscal year. As part of its financial presentation, it reiterated that major first-party titles Death Stranding 2: On the Beach and Ghost of Yotei are slated to release this year. <related...

    • Sony
    • PS5
    • Industry
  • News New Bungie Game Targeting PS5, PC, and Switch Skips State of Play Reveal

    Despite rumours, it wasn't confirmed

    With the next State of Play livestream now less than 12 hours away, rumours and speculation are rampant as to what Sony will have to share during the digital showcase. The likes of Metal Gear Solid Delta: Snake Eater, Lost Soul Aside, and Hell Is Us all seem like locks, but a fresh rumour suggests another game...

    • Sony
    • PS5
    • State of Play
    • Rumours
  • News Death Stranding 2 Edges Closer to PS5 Release with More Age Ratings

    Tune in to SXSW next month for more

    If there really is to be a State of Play livestream taking place next week, then Death Stranding 2 looks increasingly likely to be the headline act. A new age rating for the PS5 title has been published by the South Korean board GRAC. While an age rating doesn't always indicate a release date is near —

    • Sony
    • PS5
    • Death Stranding
  • News Housemarque's New PS5 Game Will Be a Little Less Punishing Than Returnal

    "Every death is valuable"

    Returnal is comfortably one of the best PS5 games, but it wasn’t everyone’s cup of coffee. <related ids="178092"> Some fans didn’t like how punishing the roguelike was, as while there were tiny elements of progression, you were generally forced to start from scratch with each new run. While plenty of people...

    • Sony
    • PS5
    • Saros
  • News Consoles Are Alive and Well As PS5 Hits Over 75 Million Units Shipped Worldwide

    Huge numbers after a massive quarter

    Sony has shipped over 75 million PS5 consoles worldwide. The number comes courtesy of the company’s financial report, where it confirmed it shipped 9.5 million units during its third quarter, which ended on 31st December, 2024. This actually means that the PS5 closed the gap on the PS4 launch aligned by around...

    • Sony
    • PS5
    • Hardware
    • Sales
  • News MGS Delta: Snake Eater's Ape Escape Mode Is a PS5, PC Exclusive, But Xbox Also Has a Mode of Its Own

    Xbox version teases Bomberman mode

    Now officially confirmed for 28th August 2025, Konami has also revealed the Ape Escape mode it has bundled with PS5 versions of Metal Gear Solid Delta: Snake Eater. It's a mode exclusive to PS5 and PC, returning from the original PS2 version, but seemingly due to the ties it has with Sony, the Xbox Series X|S...

    • Konami
    • PS5
    • Metal Gear Solid
  • News After Astro Bot's Success, Expect More Family PS5 Games from PS Studios

    No kidding

    The brilliant Astro Bot released last year to universal acclaim, and it seems its success has validated Sony's decision to branch out into the family game space. Speaking in a recent earnings call, Sony head Hiroki Totoki talks about the game, specifically its multiple award wins at The Game Awards. "At The Game Awards 2024, our...

    • Sony
    • PS5
  • News Assassin's Creed Shadows Is Simply Stunning in New-Gen Features Trailer

    Seeing is believing

    Assassin's Creed Shadows’ 20th March release on PS5 is creeping ever closer, and to hold us over in the meantime, Ubisoft has released a new-gen features trailer that is, admittedly, primarily focused on PC. Still, all platforms will benefit from the features of its formidable Anvil Engine, which allows for impressive...

    • Ubisoft
    • PS5
    • Assassins Creed
  • Mini Review Tiny Terry's Turbo Trip (PS5) - A Simple, Delightfully Silly Sandbox

    Joyride

    Tiny Terry's Turbo Trip is a short but sweet open world adventure about one kid's ambition to drive into space. After acquiring a car to call his own, Terry's main objective is to make it go so fast it can escape his planet's gravity, and to do that, he'll have to explore every inch of his hometown and help out the locals. It's refreshingly...

    • Reviews
    • Super Rare Games
    • PS5
    • Tiny Terrys Turbo Trip
    • Mini Reviews
  • News PS5, PS4 Attracted the Most Players in PlayStation History in December

    That's impressive

    More people played PS5 and PS4 in December 2024 than they have since Sony started tracking the data. An incredible 129 million players logged in during the month, an increase of 5% year-over-year. What does this tell us? Well, despite the constant doom and gloom around home consoles, it means more people are playing PlayStation...

    • PS5
    • PS4
    • Industry
  • News Of Course Five Nights at Freddy's Is the Big Winner from State of Play

    It can't keep getting away with this

    We may never understand the excitement surrounding it, but there's a reason why Sony continues to include Five Nights at Freddy's games in its PS5 livestreams: they do big numbers. The latest State of Play showcase is evidence of that, as the new PS5 trailer for Five Nights at Freddy's: Secret of the Mimic is...

    • Steelwood Studios
    • PS5
    • Five Nights at Freddy's
    • State of Play
  • News Sony Will Publish PS5 Fan Favourite Stellar Blade on PC

    Stellar stuff

    Sony will publish Stellar Blade on PC, as it continues to ramp up its efforts on Steam and the Epic Games Store. While fellow console exclusive Rise of the Ronin is being published by Koei Tecmo, the Japanese giant is helping Korean developer Shift Up bring its character action hit to a new audience. <related ids="178093">

    • Sony
    • PC
    • Stellar Blade
  • News Picturesque British Setting Belies Atomfall's Post-Apocalyptic Dangers

    Fallout from the Windscale nuclear disaster

    Atomfall, from Sniper Elite and Zombie Army developer Rebellion, appears to be Britain's answer to Fallout and S.T.A.L.K.E.R., and it's almost upon us, out next month on 27th March on PS5. The rolling hills and green countryside make for a perfect counterpoint to the grim realities of post-apocalyptic...

    • Rebellion
    • PS5
    • PS4
    • Atomfall
  • News Jean Reno's Agent Says He "Would Be Pleased" To Return To Onimusha 3: Demon Siege

    Time Extension Your move, Capcom...

    After years in the wilderness, Capcom's Onimusha franchise has really kicked into life again recently, what with a new instalment (Onimusha: Way of the Sword) and a remaster (Onimusha 2: Samurai's Destiny) on the way. That begs the question, will we see more Onimusha titles get the remaster treatment in the future? 2004's...

    • Capcom
    • Onimusha
  • News Monster Hunter Wilds Isn't Out on PS5 Yet, But Capcom's Already Revealed Its First Free Updates

    Lots to look forward to

    Monster Hunter Wilds is going to be monstrous on PS5 this month, but even once you’ve worked through the presumably massive amounts of day one content, there’s more to look forward to. As part of yesterday’s State of Play, publisher Capcom confirmed the game’s first free post-release updates. “In the week after...

    • Capcom
    • PS5
    • Monster Hunter
    • Updates