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  26

  News Japanese Gamers Just Picked The 30 Best PlayStation Games Of All Time

  Time Extension Can you guess what's top?

  Long-running Japanese video game publication Famitsu recently asked its readers to select their favourite PlayStation games to mark the 30th anniversary of the brand. Over 4000 votes were submitted, allowing the magazine to select the 30 best PlayStation games across all of Sony's consoles. Surprisingly, not a single...

  • Yesterday, 6:35pm
  • PlayStation
  • Japan
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  25

  Video Over 60 of the Most Essential PS5 Games So Far

  Play truly has no limit

  The PS5 is home to some truly unreal gaming experiences — from the delightful Astro Bot to the often overlooked Returnal. But if you’re new to the PS5 scene, then which titles should you have on your radar? Well, in a new video on our YouTube channel, we detail over 60 of the most essential PS5 games to check out. This...

  • Yesterday, 3pm
  • PS5
  • Videos
  • Features
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  51

  Rumour Ubisoft Turmoil Continues as Shareholders Consider Buyout

  Chinese giant Tencent in talks

  Ubisoft's tumultuous 2024 continues. Word of a potential buyout is starting to spread (again), as the publisher struggles to right itself following a series of poor decisions, layoffs, and general mismanagement. Back in October, it was reported that shareholders — including Chinese conglomerate Tencent — were...

  • Yesterday, 4pm
  • Ubisoft
  • Industry
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  36

  Poll Are You Playing Path of Exile 2?

  Loot, glorious loot

  Path of Exile 2 is probably the hottest game on the planet right now. The action RPG just launched into early access and it's already attracting a ridiculously large audience — but are you part of the hype? The first Path of Exile really struck a chord with genre enthusiasts, scratching a Diablo-like itch that Blizzard's own...

  • Yesterday, 6pm
  • Grinding Gear Games
  • PS5
  • Path of Exile
  • Polls
  • Features
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  110

  Talking Point What Are You Playing This Weekend? - Issue 558

  Free for all

  If you're feeling the pinch this month, you have more options than ever to play some games for free. Whether you're up for some superhero slugging or just fancy dressing up all pretty, you can check out some cool new games without breaking open the wallet. Can't argue with that! Aaron Bayne: I finally picked up Hunt: Showdown 1896 on...

  • Yesterday, 12pm
  • Talking Point
  • PS5
  • PS4
  • What Are You Playing
  • Features
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  19

  News Croc: Legend of the Gobbos Remaster Hit with Last-Minute Delay into 2025 on PS5, PS4

  Crocodile tears

  Having previously been confirmed for PS5 and PS4 back in October, Croc: Legend of the Gobbos won't be releasing before the year is out. The remaster was targeting a vague '2024' window, but developer Argonaut Games has decided to delay the game into early 2025. "This decision was not made lightly," the studio writes in an official...

  • Yesterday, 2pm
  • Argonaut Games
  • PS5
  • PS4
  • Croc
  • Release Dates

Friday6th Dec 2024

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  60

  Guide Path of Exile 2: All Release Times and How to Get Early Access

  Path of Exile 2's Early Access launch explained

  After much anticipation and rounds of promising betas, Path of Exile 2 will officially release into an Early Access phase in the coming days. To make sure you are fully prepared, this page will reveal the Path of Exile 2 release times and how to get Path of Exile 2 Early Access and Path of Exile 2...

  • Fri, 2pm
  • Guides
  • Path of Exile 2
  • PS5
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  257

  Review Indiana Jones And The Great Circle (Xbox) - A MachineGames Misfire

  Pure Xbox Indiana Groans

  Okay, look, let's get this out of the way right off the bat - Indiana Jones and the Great Circle feels very Indiana Jones, and you've got nothing to worry about if you thought those classic Indy vibes might be off with this new adaptation. The teams at Bethesda and MachineGames have nailed that aspect of this 2024 take on the...

  • Fri, 12am
  • Xbox
  • Reviews
  • Indiana Jones and the Great Circle
  • Xbox Series X
  • Xbox Series S
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  147

  Round Up Indiana Jones Reviews Are Live, Mostly Very Strong

  Xbox, PC ratings at an 86 on Metacritic

  Indiana Jones and the Great Circle won't launch on PS5 for roughly another six months, but we can get a good sense of its overall quality now as the Xbox Series X|S, PC versions release. The review embargo has lifted, revealing a Metacritc rating of 86. Below you'll find a selection of scores and conclusions...

  • Fri, 12:15am
  • Bethesda
  • PS5
  • Indiana Jones
  • Round Up
  • Features
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  13

  Guide Marvel Rivals Guide: The Ultimate Beginner's Resource

  An overview of Marvel Rivals for newcomers

  This comprehensive Marvel Rivals guide is designed to help beginners learn, understand, and master the all-new online multiplayer game from NetEase. We shall guide you through the very basics of the experience, explaining how matches work, the characters you can pick between, and much more. By the end of...

  • Fri, 1pm
  • Guides
  • Marvel Rivals
  • PS5
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  56

  News Insiders Are Already Hyping Up The Game Awards, Set to Be a 'Very Big' Show

  Here we go

  The Game Awards 2024 is less than a week away, and right on cue, the usual suspects are hopping on social media to leave cryptic posts about how good Geoff Keighley's event is going to be. Okay, we're being a bit cheeky with "the usual suspects"; it's the ever-reliable Andy Robinson who's currently conducting the excitement. "Expecting...

  • Fri, 5pm
  • The Game Awards
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  42

  News Path of Exile 2 Servers Starting to Hold as Player Queues Lessen

  Get in line

  Path of Exile 2 launches in early access later today on PS5, but honestly, you'll need to check your expectations if you've made plans to binge on the action RPG all weekend. Basically, this highly anticipated sequel is going to be a juggernaut. Through the night, developer Grinding Gear Games confirmed that the title has already...

  • Fri, 10:45pm
  • Grinding Gear Games
  • PS5
  • Path of Exile
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  49

  Poll What Are the Most Impressive Games You've Played on PS5 Pro?

  Pro-digious

  The PS5 Pro has been out for about a month now, and so we're just wondering... which updated games have impressed you the most on Sony's supercharged system? There are obvious frontrunners here — titles that have made headlines because of their clear improvements. Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth, which suffered from a shockingly low...

  • Fri, 9pm
  • PS5 Pro
  • Polls
  • Features
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  13

  News PS5 Gun Fu Action Game SPINE Is Looking Slick as Ever in Latest Trailer

  Spine tingling

  We've had our eye on SPINE for a while now, and it's still showing plenty of potential in this brief new glimpse at gameplay. Announced about a year ago, this is a stylish arcade action game that combines martial arts with firearms, or Gun Fu as it's become known. Set in a cyberpunk world, you play as Redline, who uses a new combat...

  • Fri, 3:30pm
  • Nekki
  • PS5
  • SPINE
  • Trailers
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  8

  News Revenge of the Savage Planet Brings Colourful Sci-Fi Chaos to PS5, PS4 in May 2025

  Watch the new trailer

  Revenge of the Savage Planet, sequel to the cult favourite Journey to the Savage Planet, has pencilled in a release window on PS5 and PS4. The silly sci-fi action title is preparing for launch in May 2025. Much like its predecessor, the sequel places players on a vivid, uncharted alien world, and it's down to you to explore it...

  • Fri, 11:15am
  • Raccoon Logic
  • PS5
  • Revenge of the Savage Planet
  • Trailers
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  7

  Rumour It Takes Two Dev's Unannounced Next Game Due for Release in March 2025

  Or is it just fiction?

  The ever-reliable leaker Billbil-kun claims to know the release date of the next game coming from Hazelight, the studio behind It Takes Two and A Way Out. Writing on Dealabs, they report that the next title directed by Josef Fares will be launching on "PC as well as consoles" on 6th March, 2025. Billbil-kun previously said...

  • Fri, 6pm
  • EA Originals
  • Hazelight
  • PS5
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  21

  News Dragon Quest 3 HD-2D Remake Ships 2 Million Worldwide, Japan Accounts for at Least Half

  Holding out for a hero

  Square Enix has revealed that Dragon Quest 3 HD-2D Remake has shipped and digitally sold more than 2 million copies worldwide. As regular readers will know, Square Enix doesn't share official sales figures very often — much to the frustration of Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth enthusiasts — so this remake must have done pretty...

  • Fri, 2:30pm
  • Square Enix
  • PS5
  • Dragon Quest
  • Sales
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  14

  News Dynasty Warriors: Origins Demo Has Been a Huge Hit, Tops 1 Million Downloads

  Back in the saddle

  Is Dynasty Warriors finally back? It's certainly starting to look that way, because the recent Dynasty Warriors: Origins demo has been downloaded over 1 million times. Said demo features a sizeable battle that takes place early on in the game, showcasing the action title's impressive scale and overhauled combat systems. From what...

  • Fri, 7pm
  • Koei Tecmo
  • PS5
  • Dynasty Warriors
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  5

  News Wanderstop Looks Set to Subvert the Cosy Game, Brews Up a PS5 Launch in March 2025

  Time to unwind

  Wanderstop has just received a PS5 release date of 11th March, 2025, thanks to this new trailer. The game comes from Ivy Road, a studio headed up by Davey Wreden — best known for The Stanley Parable and PC title The Beginner's Guide. Wreden talks over this new trailer for the game, which is by-and-large a cosy sim-style game about...

  • Fri, 8pm
  • Annapurna Interactive
  • PS5
  • Wanderstop
  • Trailers
  • Release Dates
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  5

  News Brutal Action Sequel Tails of Iron 2 Arrives Earlier Than Expected, with January Release on PS5, PS4

  Axe more like it

  Great-looking sequel Tails of Iron 2: Whiskers of Winter has nailed down a release date on PS5 and PS4. The side-scrolling action title will actually launch sooner than anticipated, jumping ahead of its previous February window to the 28th January. The first Tails of Iron was really well received — and this follow-up is promising...

  • Fri, 10pm
  • United Label
  • PS5
  • PS4
  • Tails of Iron
  • Release Dates
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  5

  News Sci-Fi Sequel Citizen Sleeper 2 Plots a Course for PS5 in January 2025

  Starward Vector coming soon

  Back in 2023, publisher Fellow Traveller brought us Citizen Sleeper, a sci-fi adventure game with an engrossing narrative and a clever dice mechanic. Now, developer Jump Over the Age is back, with the sequel coming very soon to PS5. Citizen Sleeper 2: Starward Vector launches on 31st January 2025, continuing the tale of...

  • Fri, 4pm
  • Fellow Traveller
  • PS5
  • Citizen Sleeper 2
  • Trailers
  • Release Dates

Thursday5th Dec 2024

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  195

  Guide PS Stars Guide: All Campaigns and Solutions (December 2024)

  Your ultimate guide to Sony's loyalty scheme

  PS Stars, or PlayStation Stars, is a free loyalty program for PS5 and PS4 which enables you to earn PS Store credit, free games, and Digital Collectibles. If you're a PS Plus subscriber, then you'll earn additional Points based on each PS Store purchase you make. In this PS Stars guide, we're going to...

  • Thu, 3:45pm
  • Guides
  • PS Stars
  • PS5
  • PS4
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  12

  Guide Marvel Rivals: All Release Times and Preload Date

  All the key details for Marvel Rivals' launch

  After a hugely impressive and popular beta test earlier in the year, Marvel Rivals will have its full launch on PC, PS5, and Xbox Series X|S this week. To get you all up to date and prepared for the release, this guide will reveal the Marvel Rivals release times and Marvel Rivals preload date...

  • Thu, 4:45pm
  • Guides
  • Marvel Rivals
  • PS5
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  28

  News The Thing: Remastered Is Out Now on PS5, PS4

  Priced at £25 / $30

  Night Dive Studios has launched its latest classic remaster, The Thing: Remastered, bringing back an underappreciated PS2 classic horror game. The PS5, PS4 remaster is available now on the PS Store, and is priced at £24.99 / $29.99. The launch trailer can be viewed above. You can expect the campaign to run at up to 120...

  • Thu, 9:45pm
  • Night Dive Studios
  • PS5
  • PS4
  • The Thing
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  51

  News Your 2024 PlayStation Wrap-Up Will Be Available Starting Next Week

  Stat's a wrap

  Sony has confirmed that the annual PlayStation Wrap-Up will become available very soon. Each December, PS5 and PS4 players can login online and get their very own PlayStation Wrap-Up, providing all sorts of fun stats and information about your gaming habits and achievements for the year. From 10th December, you'll be able to get your...

  • Thu 5th Dec 2024
  • Sony
  • PS5
  • PS4
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  68

  News Foamstars Support Ends in January as Square Enix Drops Soapy Live Service Shooter

  Bubble's burst

  Square Enix is essentially ending support for Foamstars, the quirky live service shooter that launched for PS5 and PS4 in February. The game's final season — called 'The Party Goes On!' — begins on the 13th December, and runs through to the 17th January. After that, there'll be no more seasonal updates — although Foamstars...

  • Thu 5th Dec 2024
  • Square Enix
  • PS5
  • PS4
  • Foamstars
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  51

  Video 10 Games You Need to Play on PS5 Pro

  Enhance!

  Our intrepid video producer Aaron has been incredibly busy these past few weeks, putting all kinds of games to the test on PS5 Pro. The result of his adventures is this top ten list, made up of titles that have been given the most impressive upgrades on Sony's new system (so far). Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth, for example, finally gets a 60...

  • Thu, 5pm
  • Sony
  • PS5 Pro
  • Videos
  • Features
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  Feature How X8's Contra: Super Wall Storm Is Taking Konami's Series Into The Realm Of VR

  Time Extension "These are all things you can only experience with VR"

  Konami has given Contra a real boost lately via the release of Contra: Operation Galuga, and the famous run-and-gun franchise is getting more exposure thanks to an upcoming collaboration with Japanese studio Thirdverse's free-to-play VR hero shooter X8 called Contra: Super Wall Storm. "As...

  • Thu 5th Dec 2024
  • Contra
  • VR
  • Interviews
  • Features
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  19

  News Black Ops 6 Is Going Free for a Whole Week on PS5, PS4

  Eyes on target

  If you've been on the fence about buying Black Ops 6, you may be interested in knowing that the game's going free to play all next week. The popular shooter launched for PS5 and PS4 back in October, and was met with very positive reviews from critics. The fan reception has been a bit up and down since then — as it always is when it...

  • Thu, 7pm
  • Activision
  • PS5
  • PS4
  • Call of Duty
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  33

  News Open World PS5 Game Ananta Looks Absolutely Insane in Latest Trailer

  Kitchen sink feeling left out

  NetEase's upcoming free-to-play gacha game, Ananta — previously called Project Mugen — is looking incredibly promising in this brand new gameplay trailer. The game is an urban open world action RPG, set in large cityscapes that are yours to explore as one of various playable characters. The main thing you'll be...

  • Thu 5th Dec 2024
  • NetEase
  • PS5
  • Ananta
  • Trailers
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  20

  News Sony's Really Pushing PlayStation Tournaments, First-Ever Live Event Announced

  And you can qualify now

  PlayStation Tournaments: XP has just been announced. It'll be the first-ever PlayStation Tournaments live event, and it's taking place in London on the 18th January. Naturally, you'll have to win some online competitions to actually get there. Qualifiers begin today on PS5, with Tekken 8 and FC 25 tournaments. Then, starting...

  • Thu, 8pm
  • Sony
  • PS5
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  13

  News Marvel Rivals' Premium Battle Passes Won't Expire Once Purchased on PS5

  Our hero

  If you're waiting for the launch of Marvel Rivals on PS5, you may be pleased to learn that the premium battle passes you buy will not have a time limit, as confirmed in a recent dev blog. The free-to-play multiplayer hero shooter launches 6th December, 2024, and as with most games of this type, it has a couple of ways for fans to spend...

  • Thu 5th Dec 2024
  • NetEase
  • PS5
  • Marvel Rivals
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  5

  News Moonlighter 2 Brings Back Blend of Shopkeeping and Dungeon Crawling on PS5 in 2025

  The Endless Vault announced

  Publisher 11 Bit Studios and developer Digital Sun have announced Moonlighter 2: The Endless Vault, a sequel to the acclaimed shopkeeping sim/roguelike dungeon crawler. Building on the fun mix of genres in the original, Moonlighter 2 sees the return of protagonist Will as he and his fellow villagers are caught up in a...

  • Thu, 10pm
  • 11 Bit Studios
  • PS5
  • Moonlighter
  • Announcements
  • Trailers
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  5

  News Kingdom Come: Deliverance 2 Shares Story Trailer, PS5 Pro Support

  PS5 Pro combines Fidelity and Performance

  Warhorse Studios has uploaded a new story trailer for Kingdom Come: Deliverance II that introduces the narrative of its RPG sequel, watchable above. The game picks up directly after the conclusion of the first game, but while knowledge of those events will obviously help your understanding, it's apparently...

  • Thu, 10:30pm
  • Deep Silver
  • PS5
  • Kingdom Come
  • Trailers
• 

  8

  News Anime Fighter Sequel Demon Slayer: The Hinokami Chronicles 2 Announced

  An inevitability

  Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba - The Hinokami Chronicles is getting a sequel — and we can't say that we're surprised. Released for PS5 and PS4 in 2021, The Hinokami Chronicles adapts the early story arcs of super-popular manga and anime property Demon Slayer into the form of an arena fighter. It was developed by CyberConnect2,...

  • Thu 5th Dec 2024
  • SEGA
  • Demon Slayer
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  8

  News PSVR2 Rhythm Game Synth Riders Adds Barbie Crossover, Featuring New Experience

  Come on Barbie, let's go party

  Synth Riders' amazing run of DLC seems to have no end. While we may still be waiting on 80s Mixtape - Side B after the incredible Side A, Kluge Interactive has returned with new content smaller in size but huge in recognition: Barbie. Available now for PSVR2, the Babie Dance

  • Thu, 6pm
  • Kluge Interactive
  • PS5
  • PSVR2
  • Synth Riders
  • DLC