TodayWed, 5th Jun 2024

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  News Free Cristiano Ronaldo Backed Football Game UFL Kicks Off PS5 Test This Week

  Back of the net

  The free-to-play, Cristiano Ronaldo-sponsored PS5 football game UFL will get an open beta test on Sony’s system later this week. You’ll be able to try out the EA Sports FC 24 and eFootball competitor between 7th June and 9th June, and you won’t need to jump through any hoops to gain access. The title did receive a closed beta...

  • 37m ago
  • Strikerz
  • PS5
  • UFL
  • Betas
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  4

  News Hogwarts Legacy PS5, PS4 Summer Update Detailed in New Video

  Out on 6th June

  Avalanche Software has shared a new video detailing the Hogwarts Legacy summer update it has planned for PS5 and PS4, launching on 6th June 2024. Previously revealed in a Twitter post, it's now supporting the patch with video footage of an extensive Photo Mode and supporting content. You can catch that above. Once the patch is...

  • 3h ago
  • Warner Bros
  • PS5
  • PS4
  • Hogwarts Legacy
  • Updates

YesterdayTue, 4th Jun 2024

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  32

  News Octopath Traveler 1 Receives PS5, PS4 Age Ratings Ahead of SGF Show

  Only took you six years

  The original Octopath Traveler, first released as a Nintendo Switch exclusive in 2018 and then later ported to Xbox One and PC, has received PS5, PS4 age ratings in Taiwan. They've been given ratings alongside already confirmed ports of its sequel Octopath Traveler II for Xbox Series X|S, suggesting the late versions of the...

  • 8h ago
  • Square Enix
  • PS5
  • PS4
  • Octopath Traveler
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  6

  News Trails through Daybreak Demo Out Now, Progress Carries to the Full RPG

  The day breaks

  The Trails through Daybreak demo is available to download now on PS5 and PS4, weighing in at 12.7GB. It covers both the game's prologue and its first chapter, meaning that it's a fairly robust offering. What's more, the progress that you make can be carried over to the full release when it launches next month, on the 5th July. Just...

  • 9h ago
  • NIS America
  • PS5
  • PS4
  • Trails
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  24

  News FC 24's Free Euro 2024 Update Kicks Off This Week

  It's coming home

  Just over a week out from the actual tournament, EA Sports FC 24's promised Euro 2024 update is dropping on the 6th June. As was previously announced, this'll be a free update that adds the aforementioned competition to the game's existing roster of events. In typical EA Sports fashion, the whole thing is fully licensed, so you can...

  • 10h ago
  • EA Sports
  • PS5
  • EA Sports FC
  • Updates
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  76

  Poll Are You Hyped for Summer Game Fest 2024?

  Summer of love?

  We're just days away from Summer Game Fest 2024. Especially over the last few years, the event has become something of a replacement for E3, as numerous publishers now utilise the gathering as a means to flaunt their upcoming wares before a huge audience. Summer Game Fest may not boast the same kind of bombast that made E3 such a...

  • 10h ago
  • Summer Game Fest
  • Polls
  • Features
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  34

  Preview Elden Ring Promises a DLC Masterclass in Shadow of the Erdtree

  Our three-hour journey to The Land of Shadow

  They say it's possible to have too much of a good thing, but nobody knew of Elden Ring when they coined the phrase all those centuries ago. An outstanding winner of copious Game of the Year accolades, the experience remains relevant to this day — and that's even without this month's huge Shadow of the...

  • 12h ago
  • Bandai Namco
  • PS5
  • PS4
  • Elden Ring
  • DLC
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  18

  Review MultiVersus (PS5) - Fun Free-to-Play Fighter Is Finally Fit for Purpose

  Warner Smash Bros

  We originally reviewed MultiVersus back in July 2022 based on the version available at the time. This review is based on the latest version of the game available from May 2024. After a lengthy open beta, WB Games' free-to-play platform fighter MultiVersus went dark while developer Player First Games prepared it for a full,...

  • 13h ago
  • Reviews
  • Warner Bros
  • PS5
  • MultiVersus
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  8

  News Stunning RPG Metaphor: ReFantazio Gets Another Full Showcase This Week

  All aboard the Gauntlet Runner

  We can't wait for Metaphor: ReFantazio, and our current excitement for the RPG largely stems from the game's first showcase, which aired back in April. With that in mind, another showcase sounds like a great idea, and that's exactly what we're getting. Set for the 7th June, this is another full presentation from...

  • 14h ago
  • Atlus
  • PS5
  • PS4
  • Metaphor
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  6

  News Remember When PS2 And Dreamcast Had Cross-Play In 2001?

  Time Extension You might not, as it was only in Japan

  Cross-play remains a hot topic even in 2024. While many of the most popular titles are available across multiple formats, it's not always a given that players from one platform will be able to compete with those on another – but what's truly amazing is that such barriers were being overcome as long ago as...

  • 15h ago
  • Sega
  • Dreamcast
  • PS2
  • PlayStation
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  8

  News The Talos Principle 2 DLC Seemingly Ready for Imminent Reveal

  Either at SGF or Devolver's show

  The Talos Principle 2 team Croteam appears to be building up to the announcement of new content for the PS5 puzzler, with multiple teases posted to Twitter. They started at the beginning of May with the studio quote tweeting its own post with the classic eyes emoji, and now a new upload teases there's "big news on...

  • 15h ago
  • Devolver Digital
  • PS5
  • The Talos Principle
  • Summer Game Fest
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  34

  News Breath of the Wild Meets Style Savvy in Whimsical PS5 Open World Infinity Nikki

  Dressed to kill

  With almost two million views, Infinity Nikki has established itself as the biggest title from Sony’s recent State of Play by a country mile. But if you’re still curious what the game’s about and how it works, this IGN preview based on a three-hour PC demo is well worth watching. It showcases how the release blends the best of...

  • 17h ago
  • Infold Games
  • PS5
  • Infinity Nikki
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  26

  News 3 New PS Plus Essential Games Are Available to Download Now on PS5, PS4

  Who lives in a pineapple...

  Today's the day for your monthly PS Plus Essential refresh, introducing another three PS5, PS4 titles for subscribers to play. The games are available to download now in the UK and across Europe, and will be live in the USA later in the day. Here's what you've got to play in the June 2024 lineup, with all titles available...

  • 17h ago
  • PS5
  • PS4
  • PS Plus
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  18

  News Newest Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth Patch 1.040 Applies Some Quick Fixes

  Get all the patch notes here

  Final Fantasy VII Rebirth has taken a simple update on PS5 today to fix some bugs and clear up game stability. It's now available to download, and applies the following changes: Fixes to bugs that would very occasionally prevent game progress under specific conditions. Fixes that allow the player to acquire photo...

  • 18h ago
  • Square Enix
  • PS5
  • Final Fantasy
  • Patches
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  41

  News Multiple Square Enix Rumours Spread Like Wildfire Ahead of Summer Game Fest

  Final Fantasy! Dragon Quest! Kingdom Hearts X Fortnite?

  A random assortment of Square Enix rumours have started to circulate on social media, stemming from the enigmatic Midori account. For those not up to date on their insider intel, Midori successfully leaked a number of Atlus and SEGA projects, before temporarily hanging up their rumourmonger...

  • 20h ago
  • Square Enix
  • PS5
  • PS4
  • Rumours
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  22

  News Ubisoft Calls in Second Studio for Prince of Persia: Sands of Time Remake

  Ubisoft Toronto answers the call

  Ubisoft has tasked another of its internal development studios, Ubisoft Toronto, to assist with developing the troubled Prince of Persia: Sands of Time remake, which has been under wraps at Ubisoft Montreal for some time now. Announcing its assistance on Twitter, Ubisoft Toronto revealed it would be joining forces...

  • 21h ago
  • Ubisoft
  • PS5
  • PS4
  • Prince of Persia
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  40

  News Surprise! Live-Action Like a Dragon: Yakuza Punches Amazon Prime This October

  That's rad

  Did you know Amazon Prime was making a live action adaptation of the Yakuza franchise, now known as Like a Dragon? There was a Japanese movie in 2007, but this new television series will covet worldwide appeal, as it loosely plots the events of the original game across six episodes. The first part of the story will launch on 25th October,...

  • 22h ago
  • Amazon Prime
  • SEGA
  • Like a Dragon
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  25

  News Don't Expect GTA 6, Judas, Beyond Good and Evil 2, or Josef Fares at Summer Game Fest

  Keighping hype in check

  It's almost that most magical time of the year again: Not-E3, the colloquially-known week the industry has organically hermit-crabbed inside of, now that the legendary video game consumer event is officially dead. It seems like it might be a slightly more muted affair this year at Summer Game Fest, in particular, with host...

  • 22h ago
  • Industry
  • Community
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  13

  Random Tekken 8 Director Still Fixated on Waffle House, Wonders 'What Kind of Culture is This?'

  Good Food Fast 2: Electric Boogaloo

  Having had several months to ponder why legions of fans keep requesting the series add a Waffle House level, Tekken 8 director Katsuhiro Harada still has questions regarding the American Southern Diner chain. Famous for the wild brawls and fisticuffs between staff and patrons that often go viral on social media,...

  • 23h ago
  • Bandai Namco
  • PS5
  • Tekken
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  8

  News Netflix's Animated Tomb Raider: The Legend of Lara Croft Starts in October

  The story of the Survivor continues

  Netflix's animated Tomb Raider: The Legend of Lara Craft has a release date, with the globetrotting treasure hunter venturing to the streaming service on 10th October. We got a brief look at the legendary character in the action, teasing the kinds of high-action antics to come, and it looks pretty damn slick...

  • 1d ago
  • Netflix
  • TV
  • Tomb Raider
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  19

  News Just Cause Developer Avalanche Announces Closure of Two Studios, Layoffs

  New York, Montreal

  Avalanche, the developer behind the Just Cause franchise, has announced the closure of two of its five studios and layoffs amounting to some 9% of its global workforce, a reduction of around 50 employees. With its Montreal and New York offices closing, Avalanche Studios Group will retain offices in Stockholm and Malmo in Sweden...

  • 1d ago
  • Avalanche
  • Industry

Monday3rd Jun 2024

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  33

  Preview Gran Turismo Meets NFS in Test Drive Unlimited: Solar Crown

  Two hours spent racing across Hong Kong

  Gran Turismo and Need for Speed are two opposing extremes of a spectrum that, on the whole, isn't that wide. Yet, Test Drive Unlimited: Solar Crown appears to have found a pleasing middle ground between the two. The first series entry in 13 years, the upcoming open world game blends a fairly arcadey approach...

  • 2d ago
  • Nacon
  • PS5
  • Test Drive Unlimited
  • Previews
  • Features
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  83

  Random What Happens to Your Digital PSN Library When You Die?

  Banished to the void

  What happens to gamers' digital games when they inevitably shuffle off this mortal coil? We've pondered this question many times in the dark hours before dawn, and it seems we aren't the only ones. A debate has picked up steam on Steam and other platforms about what happens to these increasingly valuable libraries we all collect...

  • 2d ago
  • Sony
  • Industry
  • Community
  • PS5
  • PS4
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  91

  News Summer Game Fest Will Focus on Existing Games, Not Massive Announcements

  Geoff Keighley sets expectations

  Just days ahead of the big Summer Game Fest showcase, organiser and host Geoff Keighley is attempting to set expectations. As we all know, people can get carried away when it comes to anticipated gaming events, and it's usually around this time when the speculation starts to peak — but Keighley's warning against...

  • 1d ago
  • Summer Game Fest
• 

  79

  News Xbox Series S Specs Limit the Scope of Kingdom Come: Deliverance 2

  The game is only 25% bigger as a result

  Medieval follow-up Kingdom Come: Deliverance 2 could only be about 25 per cent bigger than the original game due to the limitations imposed by the Xbox Series S console, Warhorse Studios has claimed. Speaking at the Game Access Conference, as reported by Czech outlet Zing.cz, producer Martin Klíma suggested...

  • 2d ago
  • Deep Silver
  • PS5
  • Kingdom Come
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  15

  News Keighley Sticks a Keyblade in Kingdom Hearts 4 at Summer Game Fest Speculation

  Sorry, Sora

  Unless he’s sneakily trying to throw fans off the scent, there’ll be no Kingdom Hearts 4 at this year’s Summer Game Fest event. Host and organiser Geoff Keighley said during a Twitch Q&A that “people are setting themselves up for failure” by expecting the next entry in the Square Enix and Disney crossover series, but he...

  • 2d ago
  • Square Enix
  • PS5
  • Kingdom Hearts
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  10

  News Unease as Helldivers 2 Players Succeed in Sucking Planet of Meridia into Black Hole

  Another victory for Super Earth

  Helldivers 2 players have succeeded in the Major Order set by Super Earth, deploying enough of the alien liquid known as Dark Fluid on Meridia to destabilize the entire planet, causing it to collapse into a black hole. Predictably, developer Arrowhead is positioning this as another victory, but an uneasy sense of...

  • 2d ago
  • Sony
  • PS5
  • Helldivers
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  95

  News PSVR2's PC Adapter Available on 7th August, Costs $60

  Play VR games on Steam

  Sony has announced it'll be launching a PSVR2 adapter that allows the VR headset to be played natively on a PC on 7th August 2024, costing £49.99 / $59.99. Connecting the device to a PC using the adapter will allow you to play VR games on Steam, like Half-Life Alyx and thousands of others. Along with the adapter, you'll need...

  • 2d ago
  • Sony
  • PC
  • PSVR2
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  11

  News Bungie Responds After Destiny 2's The Final Shape Was 'Accidentally Pushed Live on PS5'

  You hate to see it

  Destiny 2 developer Bungie has acknowledged its unfortunate situation ahead of the launch of the game's final DLC expansion, The Final Shape, tomorrow, on 4th June. In a stunning own-goal, The Final Shape was "accidentally pushed live on PS5's streaming service", and spoilers for this decade-spanning story arc are now being shared...

  • 2d ago
  • Bungie
  • PS5
  • PS4
  • Destiny
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  32

  News The Latest State of Play Was Completely Leaked, and It's a Growing Problem with YouTube

  Just a peek

  You may not be aware, but PlayStation's latest State of Play broadcast — the one that happened just last week — was leaked in its entirety just hours before it was publicly shown. We saw the leak ourselves but decided not to report on it for two reasons: the first being that we didn't know for sure if it was real, and the second...

  • 1d ago
  • Industry
  • Culture
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  63

  News It's 'A Truly Exciting Time' for PlayStation as New Sony CEOs Take Control

  "The PlayStation community is at the heart of everything we do"

  Having officially started in their roles as Sony Interactive Entertainment CEOs on the 1st June, Hideaki Nishino and Herman Hulst have issued a joint statement on the company's official website. In short, the pair see this as the beginning of a new era for PlayStation, and write that...

  • 1d ago
  • Sony
  • PS5
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  57

  News Naughty Dog Won't Be 'The Last of Us Studio Forever', Says Neil Druckmann

  Multiple single player games being made

  Naughty Dog studio head Neil Druckmann has reassured fans it won't be working on The Last of Us forever, sharing in a new interview with the LA Times the developer has "multiple single player projects" in production. He added: "I promise you, we will not be 'The Last of Us' studio forever." In its forty-year...

  • 2d ago
  • Sony
  • Naughty Dog
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  15

  News Dragon's Dogma 2 DLC Speculation Intensifies Thanks to Summer Game Fest Promo

  Rock the dragon

  Some Dragon's Dogma 2 fans are starting to get their hopes up for a DLC announcement at this week's Summer Game Fest. As always, we'd be somewhat wary of such speculation, but there is decent enough reasoning behind this line of thinking. The event's promotional trailer — put together by host Geoff Keighley himself — heavily...

  • 2d ago
  • Capcom
  • PS5
  • Dragon's Dogma
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  7

  Mini Review Dragon Ball XenoVerse 2 (PS5) - An Insane Amount of Stuff in an Ageing Game

  Not quite super

  Still being updated and still being played by plenty of people, Dragon Ball XenoVerse 2 is a prime example of Dragon Ball's seemingly eternal appeal. The fighting-RPG is almost eight years old, and has just been handed yet another shot in the arm through this native PS5 port. It's even getting a brand new, four-part DLC saga over the...

  • 1d ago
  • Reviews
  • Bandai Namco
  • PS5
  • Dragon Ball XenoVerse 2
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  5

  News Surreal Stealth Adventure Paris Belle Epoque Announced for PS5, PS4

  Magnifique

  Paris Belle Epoque, fittingly developed by Monochrome Paris, is a surreal stealth adventure game boasting a striking art style and has been announced for release on PS5 and PS4. Players take on the role of whistleblower Anna as she flees from Paris police (with every citizen a potential informer), attempting to smuggle a lethal chemical...

  • 2d ago
  • Monochrome Paris
  • PS5
  • PS4
  • Paris Belle Epo
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  23

  News Baldur's Gate 3 Mods Are Coming to PS5, with Official PC Modding Tools Set for September

  Baldur's gateway

  Potentially huge news for Baldur's Gate 3 fans has dropped today, as Larian has confirmed that official modding tools for the game will be made available on PC starting this September. But what does this mean for PS5 players? Well, once things are up and running, you'll be able to download and install mods on console, in a similar...

  • 2d ago
  • Larian Studios
  • PS5
  • Baldur's Gate
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  17

  News Metal Slug Tactics Now Also Heading to PS5, PS4, Out This Year

  Fight on grids in the Fall

  Originally announced almost three years ago for Nintendo Switch and PC, Metal Slug Tactics has today been updated to a complete multi-platform release with PS5 and PS4 versions, and it's releasing towards the end of this year. The news coincides with a fresh gameplay trailer, which you can catch above. A tactical twist on...

  • 1d ago
  • Dotemu
  • PS5
  • PS4
  • Metal Slug
  • Announcements
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  16

  News Shogun Star Hiroyuki Sanada Reportedly in Talks for Role in Sony's Ghost of Tsushima Film

  We'll allow it

  Hiroyuki Sanada, hot off the success of FX's Shogun, is reportedly in talks for a role in Sony's upcoming Ghost of Tsushima film. While no further information was forthcoming, fans quickly decided which role the talented actor would best suit. That's according to DanielRPK (thanks, The Game Awards), an industry insider behind...

  • 2d ago
  • Sony
  • Movies
  • Ghost of Tsushima
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  13

  News Assassin's Creed, Rabbids, and Ghost Recon Characters Potentially Coming to XDefiant

  R6 Siege and Far Cry: New Dawn too

  Ubisoft's free-to-play shooter XDefiant has gotten off to a better start than many expected it to, and now it appears the French publisher has big plans for supporting it post-launch. According to datamining efforts that have looked into the game's files on PC, there are already plans for many more factions based...

  • 2d ago
  • Ubisoft
  • PS5
  • XDefiant
  • Rumours
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  0

  News Crash Team Racing Has Been Rebuilt By Fans For Online Play

  Time Extension The mod is playable on PC via Duckstation

  It is now possible to play the original Crash Team Racing online with up to 8 players (situated anywhere in the world), all thanks to the efforts of a talented collection of modders and testers. The news comes just one month after the same group worked together to release a brilliant new 60FPS &...

  • 2d ago
  • News
  • Crash Bandicoot
  • PS1
  • PC