Mini Review Vampire Crawlers (PS5) - Just as Fiendishly Compelling as Vampire Survivors
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News April 2026 PS Plus Extra, Premium Games Available to Download Now
Eight more PS5, PS4, and Classic games to play
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- PS Plus
News Metal Slug Is Back! SNK Teases New PS5 Game for Series' 30th Anniversary
Mission reboot
- SNK
- PS5
- Metal Slug
News Wild Arms 4 Returns on PS Plus Premium, But Its PS2 Reviews Were Ruthless
"Should such calculating mediocrity be continually excused?"
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TodayTue, 21st Apr 2026
News April 2026 PS Plus Extra, Premium Games Available to Download Now
Eight more PS5, PS4, and Classic games to play
PS Plus Extra and PS Plus Premium members can now start downloading and playing the previously revealed lineup of PS5, PS4, and Classic games heading to the service. The selection of eight titles is available to download now in the UK and Europe, and availability will roll out to the USA later today...
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- PS Plus
News You Don't Need a Neo Geo AES+, These Games Are Already on PS5
A cheaper alternative
There’s a good chance the Neo Geo AES+ caught your attention this week, but you don’t actually need it to play many of its games. A large chunk of SNK’s classic catalogue is already available on PS5, often for a fraction of the price. Sure, the console is seriously cool: wh
- SNK
- PS5
News Metal Slug Is Back! SNK Teases New PS5 Game for Series' 30th Anniversary
Mission reboot
SNK is “reigniting and rebooting” its legendary run-’n’-gun series Metal Slug, as the classic celebrates its 30th anniversary. A special, celebratory website is online now teasing a “mission reboot”, and supporting material on the page says players should “strap in and stay tuned for what lies on the horizon”...
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- Metal Slug
News Wild Arms 4 Returns on PS Plus Premium, But Its PS2 Reviews Were Ruthless
"Should such calculating mediocrity be continually excused?"
Wild Arms 4, the 2005 entry in Sony’s long-running JRPG series, launches later this week on the PS5 and PS4 via PS Plus Premium. It’s a rare first-party addition to the platform holder’s emulation efforts, as recent releases have leaned heavily on the catalogues of Bandai Namco and...
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News Pragmata Looks Best on PS5 Pro, Say Tech Experts
"Another winning case"
The tech analysis from experts Digital Foundry is in, and Pragmata delivers another excellent experience on the PS5 Pro. Ever since Sony introduced its upgraded PSSR2 upscaler earlier this year, the supercharged console has been clearing the competition. And much like with Resident Evil Requiem, that remains the case with...
- Capcom
- PS5
- Pragmata
News Starfield Tops Weekly US Sales Charts Despite 'Disappointing' Early Estimates
For the first time since 2023
Starfield soared to the top of the US sales charts for the week ending 11th April according to Circana, with 95% of its full-price sales coming courtesy of the new PS5 version. The game officially launched on 7th April for Sony’s console. The result follows recent reporting from Alinea Analytics, which estimated soft...
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- PS5
- Starfield
- USA
- Sales
YesterdayMon, 20th Apr 2026
Feature Last Chance to Buy These 60+ PS5, PS4 Games in PS Store's Spring Sale
Recommended PS5 and PS4 games going cheap
The PS Store's latest offer, simply named the Spring Sale, is on right now, and it's running until 22nd April 2026, so there's not much time left to grab a bargain. With thousands of PS5 and PS4 games included in the sale, it can be difficult to browse through all that, which is where this guide comes in...
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- PS Store
- Deals
News 20-Year-Old Sony JRPG Makes Surprise Return to PS5, PS4 This Week, Free on PS Plus Premium
JRPGlee
Sony has, it seems, remembered to add some fresh software to PS Plus Premium’s glacially updated Classics Catalogue. Last week’s PS Plus Extra and Premium update confirms that Wild Arms 4, the 2005 PS2 JRPG from Media.Vision, will be emulated on both the PS5 and PS4 and available starting 21st April. The previous three Wild Arms games...
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Guide These 15+ New PS5, PS4, and PS Plus Games Are Coming Out This Week (20th-26th April)
Vampire Crawlers! Tides of Tomorrow! Saint Slayer!
After the hustle and bustle of previous weeks, this week's PS5 and PS4 lineup is a little more subdued. Among the highlights, we'd point to deck builder pseudo-sequel Vampire Crawlers and experimental multiplayer game Tides of Tomorrow. Here's everything coming out this week. New PS5, PS4 Games...
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News PS5 Age Verification Coming to UK and Ireland, Needed for Messages and Voice Chat
Get your phone out
In what is a rather sudden development, PS5 players are being sent notifications about age verification. At the time of writing, this is limited to players in the UK and Ireland. The message says that in "compliance with global regulations", users will need to verify their age "later this year" if they want to continue using...
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- PS5
- UK
News PS5 Players Flock to Free Game for Ridiculously Easy Platinum Trophy
Check, mate
The sanctity of the Trophy system was eroded long ago, so it’s no real surprise to see thousands of PS5 players downloading the free game Chess Mate. The Platinum here, if you’ll excuse the pun, is a piece of cake. Estimates peg it at around five minutes if you already know how to play chess, and only slightly more if you don’t...
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News With Pragmata Out, This Vapourware Indie Title Is the Only Unreleased Game from PS5's Reveal
Devil's in the details
The PS5 was unveiled in a live streamed video presentation in the summer of 2020, building hype with a wide range of games from PS Studios heavy-hitters to obscure indie titles. With the release of Capcom's Pragmata last week, all but one of the games featured in that old showcase are now available. The one remaining game?...
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News 'I Didn't Listen to Him': Ex PlayStation Boss Shu Yoshida on Why Jim Ryan 'Fired' Him
"He asked to do some ridiculous things"
The former PlayStation lead Shuhei Yoshida has revealed more on the story behind his switch from the President of SIE Worldwide Studios to bossing an indies initiative within Sony. Speaking during an ALT: Games panel, an Australian video games festival, Yoshida recounted his career and shared that he was...
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- Jim Ryan
- Industry
News 'Shimmering-Free 4K at a Silky-Smooth 60fps': Anime Open World NTE Will Push PS5 Pro
Leveraging PSSR2 and more
Upcoming anime open world NTE: Neverness to Everness will take full advantage of the PS5 Pro, supporting PSSR2 to ensure a “shimmering-free, stable 4K output at a silky-smooth 60Hz”. That’s according to a new PS Blog post on the upcoming PS5 console exclusive, which also reveals the title will leverage Sony’s...
- Perfect World Games
- PS5
- NTE
- Neverness to Everness
- Trailers
News Free PS5 Content Update Hands Nioh 3 a New Lease of Life
Out on 27th April with new features
There will be reason to return to Nioh 3 from 27th April 2026, as Team Ninja announces it's deploying a new update with fresh features and gameplay improvements for free. Team Ninja is leaning into the difficulty of the open zone Souls-like by adding new Battle Scrolls described as "high difficulty" to the game,...
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Mini Review Vampire Crawlers (PS5) - Just as Fiendishly Compelling as Vampire Survivors
Cardfax
Vampire Crawlers is unusual; it's simultaneously just like Vampire Survivors and completely different from it. It's similar because it's effortlessly compelling to play, time evaporates while you do, and it shares many items, characters, and presentational cues. It's different because, well, it's a whole other genre. The magic is in...
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News Dragon Ball: Sparking! Zero DLC Invites 30+ New Characters in Massive Expansion
New stages! New modes! More!
Bandai Namco is going freakin’ bonkers with Dragon Ball: Sparking! Zero’s first major expansion pack, the delightfully wordy Super Limit-Breaking NEO. Due out this summer, the bundle will feature more than 30 new playable characters, four stages, gameplay adjustments, and even an RPG-lite mode where you’ll level...
- Bandai Namco
- PS5
- Dragon Ball
- DLC
News 'We Haven't Forgotten You': No Rest for the Wicked Dev Teases Action RPG's PS5 Release
Two years later
If you can believe it, No Rest for the Wicked has now been in early access for two whole years on PC, but it's been a long time since its once-promised console release was officially acknowledged. The grimy action RPG, which is from developer Moon Studios of Ori and the Blind Forest fame, has been racking up positive feedback since...
- Moon Studios
- PS5
- No Rest for the Wicked
News Akira Toriyama Worked on PS5's Dragon Ball XenoVerse 3 Before His Passing
AGE 1000 awaits
The late, great Akira Toriyama contributed directly to the creation of Dragon Ball XenoVerse 3, making the latest entry in Bandai Namco’s juggernaut anime RPG sub-franchise one of his final works before he passed in 2024. Coming to the PS5 next year, fans may remember this project was previously teased as an AGE 1000 title,...
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- PS5
- Dragon Ball
- Announcements
News Elden Ring Becomes a Movie in March 2028, Cast Revealed
Designed for IMAX theatres
A24 has revealed the Elden Ring film adaptation from Alex Garland will hit theatres on 3rd March 2028, and production is underway now. It's being "filmed for IMAX". The official update comes after some of the set was spotted in a UK park, where fans could catch a glimpse of the film's version of Limgrave and a Church of...
- Bandai Namco
- Movies
- Elden Ring
News New Capcom IP Pragmata an Instant Success, Sells 1 Million Copies
Manages it inside two days
Capcom has confirmed that Pragmata, having released only three days ago, has surpassed one million sales worldwide. The official statement from the publisher announced the fresh PS5, Xbox Series X|S, Nintendo Switch 2, and PC release managed to reach the milestone in just two days. It said the title's "highly innovative...
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- PS5
- Pragmata
- Sales
News Assassin's Creed: Black Flag's PS5 Remake Will Be Officially Revealed This Week
A pirate's life
It's finally official: Ubisoft will fully lift the lid on Assassin's Creed: Black Flag Resynced in just a few days, on the 23rd April. The long, long, long rumoured remake of the beloved PS4 and PS3 title will get its own "Worldwide Reveal Showcase" on the above date, which will be streamed live on YouTube. It starts at 5PM BST /...
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- PS5
- Assassins Creed
News Granblue Fantasy: Relink's Expanded PS5, PS4 Re-Release Adds an Actual Story Intro
Good news for newbies
A reworked and expanded version of the 2024 action RPG, Granblue Fantasy: Relink - Endless Ragnarok actually takes a pretty important step in the direction of welcoming new players. It may not seem like much, but Cygames has confirmed that the upcoming re-release will feature a proper introduction, in which you'll be given a...
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- Granblue Fantasy
News After 8 Unbeatable Years, Dragon Ball FighterZ Adds New DLC This Week
DAIMA in the rough
Dragon Ball FighterZ, the unbeatably well-supported fighting game from Arc System Works, will add new DLC on 22nd April in the form of Goku’s strongest Super Saiyan form. As announced moments ago at the Dragon Ball Games Battle Hour 2026, Dragon Ball DAIMA’s Super Saiyan 4 Goku will be available on both the PS5 and PS4 as...
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- PS4
- Dragon Ball
- DLC
News Robert Pattinson Is Charlie Cox's Choice for Gustave in Expedition 33 Movie
Not the voice, though
Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 has been such a booming success that, yes, a film adaptation is in the works — and the voice of Gustave already has someone in mind to play the part. Charlie Cox, who lent his voice acting talents to the character in the game, reckons Robert Pattinson is the right choice to play him in the mo
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- Clair Obscur: Expedition 33
Rumour Suspicions of Persona 1 and 2 Remasters Grow Stronger as Soundtrack Reappears
Keep dreaming of butterflies
Is Atlus really cooking up some kind of Persona and Persona 2 re-release? Some fans are becoming more and more convinced that it's happening. A couple of weeks back, series enthusiasts — including ourselves — caught on to a new line of merchandise, suspiciously focused on the first two Persona titles. Sold through...
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- Persona
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Sunday19th Apr 2026
Retro Recap All The Classic Gaming News From The Past Week (April 19th 2026)
Time Extension Neo Geo+! Polymega! Zelda!
Welcome to Retro Recap, a regular feature we run each and every weekend which rounds up all of the best retro gaming news and content of the past week in one place. Polymega Gets An Upgrade As 'Remix' Units Complete Mass Production: Polymega maker Playmaji has revealed that it is giving its modular emulation system an...
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News PS5's NTE Blows Up Gacha Norms with 470 Free Pulls and No 50/50
Here's everything you need to know
Anime open world NTE’s pre-launch livestream has concluded, confirming fans can earn an eye-watering 470 free pulls when v1.00 launches for PS5 on 29th April. As the Perfect World outing is eliminating 50/50s from its gacha system, that’s enough to unlock five free characters, including the Standard Board,...
- Perfect World Games
- PS5
- NTE
- Neverness to Everness
Saturday18th Apr 2026
News Crimson Desert's Next PS5 Patch Could Be Its Biggest Yet
Dev skips weekly update cycle for polish
Uber-industrious Korean outfit Pearl Abyss is taking a week off from its unprecedented update cycle this weekend while it takes extra time to test Crimson Desert’s next PS5 patch, which could be its biggest yet. Fans have gotten used to a game-changing update every Saturday since the open world adventure...
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- Crimson Desert
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Random Lana Del Rey Papped Buying a PS5 Ahead of Her 007 First Light Appearance
Lana Del Blu-Rey
She may have famously crooned about video games, but it seems Lana Del Rey is only just getting around to upgrading to the PS5. A photograph circulating on social media shows the singer with her husband Jeremy Dufrene wielding a freshly purchased PlayStation console. We can’t quite make out which model it is, but we don’t...
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Poll Are You Happy with Your PS Plus Extra, Premium Games for April 2026?
Plus or minus?
April's PS Plus Extra and PS Plus Premium offerings have been announced, and as always, we want to know if you feel like you're getting enough bang for your subscription buck. Extra has, at least from our perspective, given us another set of intriguing titles. Horizon Zero Dawn Remastered leads the charge as the most recognisable...
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Feature Going Platinum: I Didn't Want This Clever, Cosy PS4 Game to End
Carto network
Platinum Trophy #21: Carto Date Earned: 25th October 2020 Dopamine Index: stars:4 Carto is the sort of indie game that brings me a lot of joy; not only is it adorable to look at, it features a unique gameplay hook, and does just enough with it to make a fulfilling experience before rolling the credits. Job done. Actually, I don't...
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- Carto
- Going Platinum
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Talking Point What Are You Playing This Weekend? - Issue 629
Pragmata pragmatists
And so we've reached the weekend once again, which can only mean one thing: time to play some games! Here's what's keeping us occupied. Aaron Bayne: Excited to say that I'm playing Saros this weekend! I've been dying to get my hands on this one! Jamie O'Neill: I can't decide whether to buy the digital release of Spica...
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News It's Your Last Chance to Play Dave the Diver, Disaster Report 4, and More on PS Plus Extra
6 PS5, PS4 games leave the service on Tuesday
There are only a couple of days left to play the six PS5, PS4 games leaving PS Plus Extra for the month of April 2026, so consider this your last chance to give them a go before you have to pay to access them. Six games depart the middle tier of PS Plus Extra on Tuesday, 21st April, 2026, at which point...
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- PS Plus
News Dua Lipa Music Pack Dances into PSVR2 Gem Synth Riders
Future nostalgia
Exactly a month after the last major update to PSVR2 darling, Synth Riders, yet more content is on the way. While the last update added a more robust stat and XP system, this time out, we're getting more music courtesy of the Dua Lipa Music Pack. While the game has incorporated dancier pop music in the past, it's not really been...
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- PS5
- PSVR2
- Synth Riders
- DLC
News Krauser Joins Fatal Fury: City of the Wolves, Big Anniversary Update Teased
"You're not fit to shine my shoes"
SNK’s excellent – and robustly supported – Fatal Fury: City of the Wolves will receive a “major update” on 24th April to celebrate its first anniversary. All of the details will be outlined during a YouTube livestream on 23rd April, but we certainly wouldn’t rule out new modes and content given just...
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- PS4
- Fatal Fury
- DLC
Friday17th Apr 2026
News Gran Turismo Copycat Forced to Change Its Name for Release on PS5, PS4
Gran Carismo no more
Sony has been battling the PS Store's infestation of shovelware lately. It's been wiping thousands of low-quality, low-effort games from its digital storefront in a bid to keep the quality bar that bit higher. Unfortunately, while it's a valiant effort on the company's part, more and more of them pop up all the time, but Sony...
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News Low-Poly Stealth Throwback Revives PS1 Metal Gear Solid Vibes for PS5
Imposter syndrome
The original Metal Gear Solid will forever remain a masterpiece, but its unique isometric stealth action gameplay is a relic in this era of more sophisticated adventures. Spy Drops, an indie game already available on Steam and Switch, isn’t interested in advancing the genre; it’s taking us right back to 1998, when Hideo...
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News The Dev of This GTA-Style Anime Open World Really Understood Its Assignment
City livin'
The makers of NTE: Neverness to Everness have been busy these past few years, as this brand new PS5 gameplay trailer illustrates. Paired with some pulpy pop music, here we get a glimpse of the full range of activities you can expect from the upcoming free-to-play open world game, which is due out on 29th April as a console exclusive...
- Perfect World Games
- PS5
- NTE
- Neverness to Everness
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News Pokémon, Palworld Rip-Off in Hot Water as Publisher Intervenes and Takes It Off Steam
Wants to ensure a "controversy-free experience"
PocketGame has returned to social media a couple of weeks after going dark, following the reveal of its clear Pokémon and Palworld rip-off game Pickmon. What's different this time, though, is the clone carries a new name: Pickmos. Yes, that is indeed a single letter change: Pickmon has become...
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What a horrible night to have a curse
While there are no shortage of Metroidvanias flooding the PS Store these days, Castlevania’s side-scrolling era is a well that remains largely untapped. Saint Slayer: Spear of Sacrilege unashamedly draws inspiration from Konami’s 1987 NES classic, delivering a mostly delightful action platformer with fun...
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Time Extension Tomb Raider: Side Scroller Edition is out next month
As originally spotted by Eurogamer, a talented fan developer has just released a brilliant video of a Tomb Raider 2 project, which shows the classic 3D action-adventure game transformed into a 2.5D sidescroller. The creator of the video, Delca, shared
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News 007 First Light's Pitch Perfect Title Sequence Suggests James Bond Is in Safe Hands
Chess-splosion
Earlier this week, IO Interactive unveiled the theme song for its James Bond action adventure, 007 First Light. Now, we've seen the title sequence that'll play alongside it when you begin the game, and it's about as Bond as you could expect. Obviously, some might want to watch it for the first time when they play the game itself, but...
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- PS5
- 007 First Light
News Wuthering Waves Gives Away Free Rewards and Resident Evil Collab Items for PS5
20 free pulls and top-up resets
Wuthering Waves’ big second anniversary update is coming 30th April, bringing with it enough rewards to keep its core players engaged. Among the offerings are new licensed motorcycle liveries inspired by a slew of popular properties, including Resident Evil and Pragmata from Capcom, as well as animes Kaiju No 8 and...
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- PS5
- Wuthering Waves
- Updates
News Astro Bot's Adorable Set of 'Surprise' Figurines an Essential for PS5 Fans
They're so damn cute
Look, Astro Bot may just be the best mascot PlayStation's ever had, and you only need to look at how much merch there is of the little guy to see that. The little robot platforming hero adorns various T-shirts, mugs, and accessories, but he's also perfect for toys, as we've already seen with various figurines. Well, that trend...
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- PS5
- Astro Bot
- Merchandise
News Repair a Broken Android and Unlock Her Memories in This Lo-Fi PS5 Game
One man's scrap is another man's treasure
Lo-fi games like World of Horror and Needy Streamer Overload have really grown in popularity over the past few years, and Save My Scrap looks like a haunting take on the booming genre. This puzzle-based visual novel is based on a free game named Fix My Junk, but it’s a heavily expanded version confirmed...
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- PS5
- Save My Scrap
- Announcements
News More Cronos: The New Dawn Content Incoming, Teaser Suggests
Protagonist is also going in Fortnite
Bloober Team may have more from the world of Cronos: The New Dawn to share, if a new social media post is anything to go by. The developer has posted two cryptic messages over the past 24 hours, with the first captioned: "The loop persists." It's now just followed that up with a second post: "The mystery...
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- PS5
- Cronos: The New Dawn
News Monster Crown: Sin Eater Needs to Be on Your Retro RPG Radar, Rides to PS5 This Month
Monster mash
If you've got a hankering for a retro-styled RPG with bags of in-depth gameplay potential, then you need to keep an eye on Monster Crown: Sin Eater. This is the follow-up to the first Monster Crown, which launched for PS4 back in 2022. It's another creature taming adventure, complete with a lovely old school art direction, turn-based...
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- PS5
- Monster Crown
- Release Dates
- Trailers
News Trails in the Sky 2nd Chapter Puts the Remade JRPG Classic on PS5 This September
Continue the story later in 2026
Nihon Falcom has announced Trails in the Sky 2nd Chapter will launch for PS5 on 17th September 2026, continuing the story it brought back with the remake of the first Trails in the Sky game. You can catch a new trailer above. There are physical and digital PS5 versions available, and a special Collector's Edition
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- PS5
- Trails
- Release Dates
Reminder Save the World in Fortnite's Original Co-Op Mode, Now Free-to-Play on PS5, PS4
What's old is new again
Announced last month, Fortnite's Save the World mode is now free-to-play on PS5, PS4, and all other platforms. Save the World is the PvE co-op campaign the game initially launched with, and it's where Fortnite's signature build feature originated. It was the Battle Royale mode that secured the longevity of Epic's shooter,...
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- PS5
- PS4
- Fortnite
- Reminders
