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  • News Japanese Game Development Is Now Riddled with Generative AI, Industry Survey Finds

    A massive surge since 2025

    The mere mention of generative AI prompts an immediate backlash these days, but there's no escaping the reality that it's now a recognised tool across the video game industry. The fingerprints of gen-AI have been found throughout numerous projects over the last few years, sparking all kinds of discussions about creative...

    • Japan
    • Industry
  • Preview I'm One of the First People in the World to Play Lollipop Chainsaw 2 on PS5, But You Don't Need to Be Jealous

    Bittersweet

    Even though I don’t think its PS5 re-release is very good, I’ll always have a soft spot for Lollipop Chainsaw on the PS3. Written by James Gunn and directed by Suda51, the crass Grasshopper Manufacture bubblegum beat-’em-up had an intoxicating identity – with an inexplicable budget from Warner Bros to match its ambitions. Now...

    • Dragami Games
    • PS5
    • Lollipop Chainsaw
    • Previews
    • Features
  • News With the 'Quality, Fidelity, and Play Time' of a $70 PS5 Game, Valor Mortis Asks for $40

    Recognises the competition for your cash

    Valor Mortis team One More Level believes it's created a first-person Soulslike with the "quality, fidelity, and play time" of a full-priced PS5 release, so it's decided to price its upcoming game at $39.99 instead. In a statement posted to social media, the developer talks up the quality of Valor Mortis,...

    • Lyrical Games
    • PS5
    • Valor Mortis
  • News Zero Parades Lands on PS5 in Director's Cut Form on 3rd November

    Extra story, dialogue, modes, and more

    ZA/UM has shared the PS5 version of Zero Parades: For Dead Spies will launch on 3rd November 2026 as an expanded Director's Cut containing new content, dialogue, modes, and additional improvements. This will build on the well-received original version, which in itself was one of many spiritual successors to...

    • ZAUM
    • PS5
    • Zero Parades
    • Release Dates
  • News Fortnite's Kingdom Hearts Crossover Is Live Now, and There's Plenty for Fans to Discover

    What the heart wants

    Fortnite's current season, entitled Override, is celebrating numerous games and characters with many crossovers, and a major player in the season is Kingdom Hearts. Epic Games has now officially unveiled how Sora will look in its massively popular shooter with the below video: Sora joins Fortnite Override "this week",...

    • Epic Games
    • PS5
    • PS4
    • Fortnite
  • News Delayed to 2027, Bloodstained: The Scarlet Engagement Is Looking Good in New Trailer

    Seeing red

    Castlevania fans are eating good, aren't they? Not only is an official new entry on the way in the form of Castlevania: Belmont's Curse, but Bloodstained: The Scarlet Engagement — from Castlevania royalty Koji Igarashi — is on the way too. The latter game was recently delayed into 2027, but a new trailer from Tokyo Game Show 2026...

    • 505 Games
    • PS5
    • Bloodstained
    • Trailers
  • News 'It's Hard to Go Back': CDPR Says The Witcher 3 Remastered Should Feel Like a Current Release

    CDPR wants it to "shine again"

    The Witcher 3 Remastered's announcement took everyone by surprise at Gamescom, especially since CD Projekt Red appears to be packing it with so many improvements (while also making it a free upgrade for existing owners). The developer's already detailed most of these additions and adjustments, but why has the team...

    • CD Projekt Red
    • PS5
    • The Witcher
  • Movie Review Resident Evil - The Best Resident Evil Film Ever

    Barbarian Biohazard

    I already know what you're thinking: after six Milla Jovovich-led movies and Welcome to Raccoon City, calling something "the best Resident Evil film ever" isn't exactly saying very much. The flicks based on Capcom's iconic horror series have been fun but ultimately poor for almost 25 years now. As the games have only gotten...

    • Sony Pictures
    • Movies
    • Resident Evil
    • Movie Reviews
    • Features
  • News There's a New Ni no Kuni Game, Kind of, and It's Now Confirmed for PS5

    Bloomwalker drops Xbox exclusivity

    Bloomwalker, a Studio Ghibli-looking adventure from South Korean developer Netmarble, was announced for Xbox and PC last year — and now we've got confirmation that it's also coming to PS5. The game's a mix of exploration and crafting, as you clean away a kind of corruption from its open world. You'll also enlist...

    • Netmarble
    • PS5
    • Bloomwalker
    • Trailers
  • News GTA 6: The Album Announced, Pre-Orders Available Now

    Several tracks revealed

    Rockstar Games has announced the official GTA 6 album, and it's now available for pre-order via Atlantic Records. Via the official site, you can pre-purchase the album on CD or vinyl, with the latter available in two options — a standard edition and a limited edition. You can also pre-save the album on music services like...

    • Rockstar Games
    • PS5
    • GTA
    • Music
  • News 'It's Devastating': Hyper Light Drifter Dev Lays Off Nearly All Staff After Publisher Pulls Funding

    Future of Heart Machine uncertain

    Alx Preston, head of developer Heart Machine, has announced some unfortunate news for the studio. Via a post on LinkedIn, he has shared that "nearly everyone" at Heart Machine has been laid off, and the developer's future is uncertain. The reason for the sudden job cuts comes down to funding; a publisher was...

    • Heart Machine
    • PS5
    • Industry
  • Feature PlayStation Is the Only Platform Holder at TGS 2026, and It's Putting on a Show

    Inside Sony's enormous booth

    Ever since it broke up with E3, lodging one nail in the convention’s coffin, Sony has shied away from big public displays of affection. The cynics among you would perhaps say it’s reflective of this modern era of PlayStation, where it wants as little to do with its community as possible – but it’s had this...

    • Sony
    • Tokyo Game Show
    • Gallery
    • Features
  • News Crazy Taxi: World Tour Goes Big in Japan as New Location Revealed

    Tokyo drift

    SEGA has officially unveiled the third location you'll be visiting in Crazy Taxi: World Tour, and it's one that comes as no real surprise. Japan is set to feature in the arcade driving game, and you get a decent look at it in this new trailer: Japan joins Germany and the original San Francisco-based map, with two more global spots...

    • SEGA
    • PS5
    • Crazy Taxi
    • Trailers
  • News Lollipop Chainsaw 2 Officially Announced for PS5, Early Gameplay Looks Rough as Heck

    Juliet returns

    As expected, Nada Holdings and Dragami Games have officially unveiled Lollipop Chainsaw 2 Back2Back, a sequel to the cult favourite PS3 action game. Dragami Games revived the original with the remake Lollipop Chainsaw RePOP, and it's now working on a direct follow-up. The sequel once again stars Juliet Starling, who must navigate a...

    • Nada Holdings
    • PS5
    • Lollipop Chainsaw
    • Announcements
  • Rumour Media Molecule's Next Game Is Out Next Year and Unlike Anything It's Made Before

    New horizons

    If you're anything like me, you'll have been dying to know what's going on over at Media Molecule since it wound down active development on Dreams. Well, a new report from MP1st claims to know what it's making, and when it's coming. According to the report, which cites "sources familiar with the project", Media Molecule's next game...

    • Sony
    • PS5
    • Rumours
  • Preview Silver Palace Is a Gorgeous Gothic PS5 RPG, But So Far I've Played It Before

    London's burning

    Oh no, here I am again writing about another upcoming free-to-play RPG that’s sure to attract some sensible comments. Well, look, I pressed pause on Silver Palace for over a week so you’ve had plenty of time to recover from my Ananta and Honkai: Nexus Anima reports. Furthermore, the team was gracious enough to give me a...

    • Happy Elements
    • PS5
    • Silver Palace
    • Previews
    • Features

Wednesday16th Sep 2026

  • Feature 50+ PS5, PS4 Games to Buy in PS Store's Tokyo Game Show Sale (North America/Europe)

    Recommended games going cheap

    It's time for Tokyo Game Show 2026, and Sony's latest sale promotes the show while dropping prices on thousands of games. Live until 23rd September, the Tokyo Game Show sale includes a boatload of PS5 and PS4 games going cheap, and it's a lot to look through. To get to some of the good stuff, we've put together a list...

    • Sony
    • PS5
    • PS4
    • PS Store
    • Deals
  • News PS5's New Firmware Update Available to Download Now, Here's What It Does

    What does version 26.06-14.00.00 do?

    Sony has announced version 26.06-14.00.00 of the PS5 system software has begun rolling out, and should be available to download to your console within the next 24 hours or so. This update is more than just a stability improvement, so let's take a look at the full list of patch notes, as per Sony: PS5 Firmware...

    • Sony
    • PS5
    • Firmware Updates
  • News New PS5 Pulse Headsets Revealed by Sony with Better Sound and Comfort

    Pulse headset this year, Pulse Edge headset in 2027

    PlayStation has announced it's updating its line of PS5 Pulse headsets with two new models providing improved sound, comfort, and noise-rejection features for chat that filter out background noise. There will be two new models on offer supporting PS5 consoles and other devices: the Pulse Wireless...

    • Sony
    • PS5
    • Accessories
    • Headsets
  • Review Trails in the Sky 2nd Chapter (PS5) - Quite Possibly One of the Best RPG Sequels Ever Made

    Pole position

    How do you follow up on one of the best RPG remakes I've ever played? Well, apparently, you just make another one. Trails in the Sky 2nd Chapter doesn't attempt to do anything vastly different from its predecessor — it basically plays like the second half of one giant adventure. For many properties that might be a problem, but for...

    • Reviews
    • GungHo
    • PS5
    • Trails in the Sky 2nd Chapter
  • News The Disastrous MindsEye Saga Comes to a Close as Studio Is Reportedly Shutting Down

    MindsEye for an eye

    MindsEye, the deeply troubled PS5 action-shooter that launched back in June of last year, will soon be laid to rest. That's according to a number of new reports from people who very recently lost their jobs at developer Build A Rocket Boy, which is said to be on the cusp of shutting down completely. Unfortunately, the writing...

    • Build A Rocket Boy
    • PS5
    • MindsEye
    • Industry
  • News Dragon's Dogma 2 Fans Will Froth at the Mouth with This New Look at Dark Arisen

    The dark before dawn

    Capcom has granted us rabid Dragon's Dogma 2 fanatics a fresh look at Dark Arisen — the expansion that's coming out in just under a month, on the 9th October. Although it's a fairly short trailer, there's an awful lot to see. New enemy types can be spotted throughout — including the returning Evil Eye! — alongside new...

    • Capcom
    • PS5
    • Dragons Dogma
    • Trailers
  • News Try Team Ninja's Next PS5 Action RPG, Wo Long 2, Six Months Early with New Playable Demo

    Wings of Ember launches in March

    Publisher Koei Tecmo and developer Team Ninja have announced the release date for their next big action RPG, Wo Long 2: Wings of Ember. The game was officially revealed just a few months ago, and it's now slated for launch on PS5 on 4th March, 2027. The news comes alongside a new trailer, which you can watch below:...

    • Koei Tecmo
    • PS5
    • Wo Long
    • Release Dates
    • Demos
  • News This New Community Activity Widget Tells You What's Hot Right Now on PS5

    Let's take a look

    In case you missed it, today saw the arrival of a new PS5 system software update, and one of the more interesting additions is the Community Activity widget for the console's Welcome page. Basically, it gives you a small glimpse at what is trending on Sony's machine, providing a little bit of insight as to what the general public...

    • Sony
    • PS5
    • Updates
  • News Bayonetta Will Join Sonic Racing: CrossWorlds in a Free Update 'Soon' on PS5, PS4

    More year two details teased

    SEGA has announced the next freebie character joining the playable roster in its ever-growing kart racer, Sonic Racing: CrossWorlds. Bayonetta, sporting her original design, will be coming "soon" to the game in a future update, free to all players, as is the case with all SEGA characters. The news comes via this new...

    • SEGA
    • PS5
    • PS4
    • Sonic Racing CrossWorlds
    • Updates
  • Preview Crazy Taxi: World Tour's Beta Test Transported Me Back to a Bygone Era of Online Multiplayer

    It's a fare cop

    This past weekend, SEGA hosted a closed network test for its upcoming arcade driving game, Crazy Taxi: World Tour. This was my first opportunity to get my hands on it — a revival of a true arcade classic, and exactly the kind of game I want to see making a return. As a big fan of the original, I couldn't resist taking the network...

    • SEGA
    • PS5
    • Crazy Taxi
    • Features
    • Previews
  • News Dragon Quest Reaches 100 Million Total Sales, 40 Years on from the Iconic Series' Debut

    The quest continues

    One of the most iconic and timeless properties in gaming, Dragon Quest has officially topped 100 million total sales. This is across all Dragon Quest titles — both mainline and spin-off, including remakes and remasters — dating back to the very first game's release over four decades ago in 1986. To mark the achievement,...

    • Square Enix
    • Dragon Quest
    • Sales

Tuesday15th Sep 2026

  • News 'We've Been 100% Listening': Insomniac Already Acting on Marvel's Wolverine Criticisms

    Devs are "cooking hard"

    Marvel's Wolverine launches exclusively on PS5 today, 15th September 2026, and it's already been through its fair share of online drama. Following the arrival of reviews from critics, much has been said about the superhero action adventure on social media, and it seems developer Insomniac Games is already working to remedy...

    • Sony
    • PS5
    • Wolverine
  • News 7 PS Plus Extra Game Removals for October 2026 Confirmed

    All leaving on 20th October

    Sony has today updated the Last Chance to Play section of the PS Plus tab on PS5 to reveal what games will be leaving PS Plus Extra and PS Plus Premium in October 2026. The following PS5, PS4 titles will leave the membership service on 20th October 2026: Silent Hill 2 (PS5) Yakuza: Like a Dragon (PS5, PS4)

    • PS5
    • PS4
    • PS Plus
  • Poll Are You Playing Marvel's Wolverine on PS5?

    The claws are out

    Marvel's Wolverine is out today on PS5, and if it feels like we've waited an age for this one to arrive, it's because it really has been a long time coming. Those of you with good memories may recall Insomniac's action game being announced all the way back in 2021, courtesy of a very brief teaser trailer centred around character's...

    • Sony
    • PS5
    • Wolverine
    • Polls
    • Features
  • News 4 New September 2026 PS Plus Extra, Premium Games Available to Download Now

    Full lineup outside of UK, USA, and Japan

    PS Plus Extra and PS Plus Premium members have at least some fresh subscription titles to play as of today, with the main September 2026 refresh dropping now. If you're in the UK, USA, or Japan, you only get the four listed below today, as the rest are being saved for the coming weeks. If you live anywhere...

    • PS5
    • PS4
    • PS Plus
  • Guide Marvel's Wolverine Guide: 100% Collectibles Walkthrough

    The ultimate Wolverine PS5 collectibles resource

    In this Marvel's Wolverine guide, we will reveal a 100% collectibles walkthrough that documents where to find all of the Nightmare Doors, Material Crates, and Whisky Bottles in every Mission. We'll highlight all Suits and how to get th

    • Guides
    • Marvel's Wolverine
    • PS5
  • News Marvel's Wolverine PS5 Launch Marked with Celebratory Art from Other PS Studios

    Congrats, bub

    What's that? A new first-party game from PS Studios has arrived? That must mean it's time for some fun launch day art work! As is the case with all games from Sony's developers, the launch of Marvel's Wolverine from Insomniac Games has been celebrated with fun art pieces from the studio's stablemates. There are just a handful so far,...

    • Sony
    • PS5
    • Wolverine
  • News Multiple Music Artists Tease GTA 6 Collaborations

    Probably part of the radio station playlists

    Travis Scott has teased some kind of collaboration he has in the works with GTA 6 and Rockstar in an Instagram post. Scott has posted an image in the style of GTA 6 of a woman's feet in purple high heels that seem to be wrapped around a pole. The text accompanying the picture reads: Phase 1 NOW ITS...

    • Rockstar Games
    • PS5
    • Grand Theft Auto
    • GTA
  • News Control Resonant Designed Around 60fps Gameplay on PS5 and PS5 Pro

    Remedy details all graphics modes

    Now less than 10 days away from release, Remedy has taken to the PlayStation Blog to announce what graphics modes you can choose from in Control Resonant. First and foremost, the Finnish studio reveals the follow-up was built around 60 frames-per-second gameplay "from the beginning" and that the experience's "feel...

    • Remedy
    • PS5
    • PS5 Pro
    • Control
  • News Josh Holloway Stars in First Episode of Live Action Ace Combat 8 Prequel Series

    Available to watch now

    Bandai Namco really is going all-out for Ace Combat 8: Wings of Theve. Not only is the title itself stepping things up with big jumps in visuals and the largest multiplayer component the series has ever seen, but the publisher is splashing the cash on things like this: a live action mini-series that acts as a prequel to the...

    • Bandai Namco
    • PS5
    • Ace Combat
    • Videos
  • Preview Stupid Never Dies Is a Hard Sell, But It Could Offer Weird Action Unlike Anything Else on PS5

    Stupid (me) does die

    Stupid Never Dies is a much deeper game than it initially seemed. I’d only briefly come across some promotional material for GPTRACK50’s zombie-based roguelike by the time I sat down to play it at Gamescom. So to say I was surprised when some of its developers walked me through its extensive gameplay system would be putting...

    • GPTRACK50
    • PS5
    • Stupid Never Dies
    • Previews
    • Features
  • News Star Wars: Galactic Racer's PS5 Trophy List Will Push You to the Limit for the Platinum

    Now this is Trophy hunting

    The Trophy list for Star Wars: Galactic Racer has appeared online, and it looks like it'll force you to get good if you want that platinum. You can view the full list via PSNProfiles ahead of the game's PS5 launch on 6th October — not far away now. In the sci-fi racer's arcade mode, you'll need to beat 50 of its Gold...

    • Secret Mode
    • PS5
    • Star Wars Galactic Racer
    • Trophies
  • News Get Indie Cracker 'The Alters' on a PS5 Disc in Physical Complete Edition

    Base game + Last Variable DLC for £35/$40

    11 Bit Studios has shared it's pressing The Alters onto a PS5 disc and selling a complete physical edition that contains the base game and its Last Variable expansion. Dubbed the Complete Edition, it releases in boxed form for PS5 on 20th November 2026, priced at £34.99 / $39.99, and is packaged "onto a...

    • 11 Bit Studios
    • PS5
    • The Alters
  • News Marvel Tokon Dev Apologises for PC Launch Woes, Outline Future Balance Updates

    Arc System working

    Developer Arc System Works has published a blog post about its recent fighting game, Marvel Tokon: Fighting Souls, touching on the PC version's issues before diving into a bunch of incoming updates. The game was released by Sony in early August on both PS5 and PC, and the latter version sadly had some teething troubles that meant...

    • Sony
    • PS5
    • PC
    • Marvel Tokon Fighting Souls
    • Updates
  • News Give Barbie's Dreamhouse a Deep Clean in PowerWash Simulator 2's Next DLC Pack

    Doll it up

    One of the many things to love about the PowerWash Simulator series is that you can never really predict what its next crossover DLC pack will be, and I won't lie, I never expected Barbie. Alas, we are where we are; FuturLab has announced the Barbie pack for PowerWash Simulator 2, launching in late 2026. Here's the trailer: As you...

    • FuturLab
    • PS5
    • PowerWash Simulator
    • Trailers
    • DLC

Monday14th Sep 2026

  • News Welcome to Steam Hype!

    Steam Hype Here comes a new challenger

    Gaming on PC is great. Better than it has ever been, and Steam Hype is here to make it even better. Between respectably powerful cheap laptops, handhelds like the Steam Deck and the new generation of mini-PCs like the Steam Machine means it’s easier than ever to dip your toes into the vast ocean that is PC games. The...

    • Site News
    • Steam Hype
  • News Sony Shuts Down The Last of Us 2 PC Multiplayer Fan Mod

    Nine months of work down the drain

    Sony has sent a letter to PC modder Speclizer requesting they don't release a multiplayer mod that they have had in the works for The Last of Us 2 for the past nine months. The modder shared the news on social media, stating: "Hey everyone, as you all know, the TLOU 2 Multiplayer mod that has been in development...

    • Sony
    • PC
    • The Last of Us
  • News PS5 Blackout Protest Made 'No Significant Change at All' to Player Counts, Says US Data

    The state of play

    The recent PS5 blackout campaign, which made waves on social media a few weeks back, appears to have had very little impact on the console's usage rate — at least in the US. This is according to ever-informative Circana analyst Mat Piscatella, who writes that "there was no significant change at all in player count or engagement"...

    • Sony
    • PS5
  • Guide These 35+ PS5 and PS Plus Games Are Coming Out This Week (14th-20th September)

    Wolverine! RuneScape! Trails!

    We're properly in the thick of the September madness now. Next week on PS Store sees the release of another 25 or so games, coming off the back of last week's list of 20-odd titles. There are a couple of big ones in the crowd to watch out for, most notably Marvel's Wolverine, but there's also the likes of RuneScape:...

    • Guides
    • PS5
    • PS4
    • Release Dates
    • Features
  • News Marathon's Future Questioned as Bungie Delays Big Update and Scraps Seasonal Schedule

    Don't shoot

    Marathon's viability as a live service product is once again under scrutiny, as Bungie has revealed its plans to effectively reduce the frequency at which it'll update the game. The developer delivered the news in a blog post, which also confirms that the shooter's next big update has been delayed. Said update was meant to drop next...

    • Sony
    • Bungie
    • PS5
    • PC
    • Marathon
  • Mini Review Mewgenics (PS5) - The Best Roguelike Since The Binding of Isaac

    "Can I pet your kitties?"

    In this day and age with the large AAA game budgets, you'd never expect a team of just two developers to come out with a GOTY-contending indie title. Mewgenics, from The Binding of Isaac creator Edmund McMillen and The End Is Nigh programmer Tyler Glaiel, is a 100+ hour, cat breeding, turn-based, roguelike strategy game...

    • Reviews
    • Nicalis
    • PS5
    • Mewgenics
    • Mini Reviews
  • News The First GTA 6 Actor Has Confirmed Their Involvement, and Nobody's Surprised

    Your voice is familiar, Brian

    GTA 6 is on the horizon, and as we draw ever closer to the biggest game of the year, it seems some actors are starting to let slip their involvement with the project. Namely, Stephen Root has confirmed his role in the game, per an interview with the Associated Press — though as he notes, it's not much of a surprise...

    • Rockstar Games
    • PS5
    • GTA 6
  • News Diablo 5 and a New Starcraft Game Revealed, But Will They Be on PS6?

    Diablo 5 in 2029, Starcraft in 2030

    Over the weekend, veteran studio Blizzard hosted its annual BlizzCon fan event and announced two new games: Diablo 5 and an open world StarCraft shooter. The former is coming in 2029 while the latter is slated for 2030, so from a home-system perspective, these are next-gen games that'll be targeting the next set...

    • Activision
    • Blizzard
    • PS6
    • Diablo
    • Starcraft
  • Preview The Expanse: Osiris Reborn Is What Fans of the Books and Show Have Been Waiting For

    Remember the Cant

    The Expanse: Osiris Reborn is an upcoming PS5 RPG that I’ve been keeping an eye on for a while. That’s mainly down to being a fan of The Expanse TV show – I’m even the owner of a dusty, unopened copy of the first book, Leviathan Wakes. I’m really keen to see how developer Owlcat Games brings this universe to life. Well,...

    • Owlcat Games
    • PS5
    • The Expanse: Osiris Reborn
    • Previews
    • Features