Review Dragon Quest VII Reimagined (PS5) - A Tip-Top Remake of a Once Tedious RPG
Gone fishing
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Review Arknights: Endfield (PS5) - Automation Turns Busywork into Bliss
Come for the waifus, stay for the workflows
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- GRYPHLINE
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News Cars Feels Like a No-Brainer Addition to Free-to-Play Racer Disney Speedstorm
Ka-chow
- Disney Interactive
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- Disney Speedstorm
News Sony Signs K-Pop Superstar Kim Chaewon to Promote PS5 for Lunar New Year
Perfect Night (for PS5)
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News The Division: Definitive Edition Out Now, But Not on PS5
It's just a PS4 complete edition
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- PS4
- The Division
News February 2026 PS Plus Essential Games Available to Download Now
Redeem before 3rd March
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TodayTue, 3rd Feb 2026
News Cars Feels Like a No-Brainer Addition to Free-to-Play Racer Disney Speedstorm
Ka-chow
Of all the movie series that could potentially make an appearance in Disney Speedstorm, a free-to-play kart racer, you'd think Pixar's Cars would be near the top of the list. Well, 18 seasons of post-launch content and updates later, it's finally coming. Here's a teaser trailer, confirming Lightning McQueen as a new playable character:...
- Disney Interactive
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- PS4
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News Sony Signs K-Pop Superstar Kim Chaewon to Promote PS5 for Lunar New Year
Perfect Night (for PS5)
Sony has signed k-pop group LE SSERAFIM’s Kim Chaewon to promote PS5 across Asia this Lunar New Year, rounding out a trio of collaborations with Korean idols. Fans will remember the platform holder partnering with BLACKPINK’s Lisa as part of a global campaign last year; it followed that up with a music video featurin
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- Asia
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News The Division: Definitive Edition Out Now, But Not on PS5
It's just a PS4 complete edition
Without any official Ubisoft announcements or marketing push, The Division: Definitive Edition has quietly gone live on the PS Store as of today. It's available now for £44.99 / $49.99, but it quickly becomes clear why there has not been any excitement from the publisher about the release. As suspected, this new...
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- PS4
- The Division
News February 2026 PS Plus Essential Games Available to Download Now
Redeem before 3rd March
All members of the PS Plus service — no matter the tier — have access to another four new PS5, PS4 games from today as part of the PS Plus Essential monthly refresh. Live now in the UK and Europe, with availability rolling out to the USA later in the day, here's a reminder of the February 2026 lineup: Undisputed (PS5) |
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YesterdayMon, 2nd Feb 2026
Guide These 10+ PS5, PS4, and PS Plus Games Are Coming Out This Week (2nd-8th February)
Dragon Quest! Nioh! Carmageddon!
The longest month of the year, January, is now over. And as we've been warning you for a while, the release schedule gets really hectic from here. This week, the big new arrivals are of course Dragon Quest 7 Reimagined and Nioh 3. But games like Carmageddon: Rogue Shift may also be worth keeping an eye on. Here are...
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Review Dragon Quest VII Reimagined (PS5) - A Tip-Top Remake of a Once Tedious RPG
Gone fishing
An infamously long RPG, Dragon Quest 7 has never quite been held up alongside the series' most revered instalments, but it's always been deserving of a second — or technically third — chance. Dragon Quest 7 Reimagined sets out to rework the adventure for a modern audience; many of its biggest alterations to the original formula...
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- Square Enix
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- Dragon Quest VII Reimagined
News Fans Hope This Mysterious PS Store Listing Points to a PS Stars Replacement
What are Wallet Credits?
Last year, Sony quite suddenly dropped support for its PlayStation rewards program, PS Stars. While it had its flaws, the system gave customers the opportunity to earn back a bit of money in the form of PS Store credit. Unfortunately, now PS Stars is no longer active, we're back to there being no reward scheme at all. Now,...
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- PS Store
News PS5 Climbing Game Cairn Is the First Success Story of 2026
Sells 200,000 copies in a few days
Newly released PS5 mountaineering game Cairn looks to have made a strong start to life sales-wise, with developer The Game Bakers confirming it's sold over 200,000 copies since launch last week. It released on 29th January 2026, meaning the milestone has been reached in just four days. "We couldn’t be happier to...
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- PS5
- Cairn
- Sales
Rumour MindsEye Dev Splits From Hitman Publisher, Seeks to Fix 2025's Biggest Flop
Hitman crossover cancelled
We honestly didn't think that we'd still be writing about MindsEye here in 2026, but apparently, the drama surrounding one of last year's most prominent flops simply never ends. According to an Insider Gaming scoop, MindsEye developer Build a Rocket Boy will soon announce that it's parting ways with IO Interactive — the...
- Build a Rocket Boy
- IO Interactive
- PS5
- MindsEye
- Rumours
Review Arknights: Endfield (PS5) - Automation Turns Busywork into Bliss
Come for the waifus, stay for the workflows
Did the PS5 need another all-encompassing live service gacha game? Probably not, no – and so our expectations for Arknights: Endfield prior to release were relatively low. While we’ve always appreciated its industrial aesthetic, we simply didn’t feel we had enough time in our schedule for another...
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- GRYPHLINE
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- Arknights: Endfield
News Resident Evil Requiem PS5 Goes Live-Action for New Short Film Trailer
Starring Maika Monroe of Longlegs, It Follows fame
With its release now just weeks away, Capcom has taken a different approach to its Resident Evil Requiem marketing push today in the form of a live-action short film. The three-minute film depicts a mother living in Raccoon City on the day of the zombie outbreak, with the mum played by Maika...
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- PS5
- Resident Evil
- Trailers
News Sonic Racing: CrossWorlds Initial Sales Didn't Meet SEGA's Expectations
You're too slow
In a report from November 2025, SEGA revealed a little bit more about the sales performance of its big kart racer, Sonic Racing: CrossWorlds. At the time, the game had reached a worthy milestone of 1 million units sold, but it seems the publisher had higher hopes. "We recently announced that worldwide cumulative sales have...
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- PS5
- PS4
- Sonic Racing CrossWorlds
- Sales
Far from DOOMed
2026 marks the 35th (!) anniversary of storied developer id Software, and it sounds like the studio's got something up its sleeve for the year ahead. In a celebratory video posted to the company's social media accounts, studio director Marty Stratton and game director Hugo Martin acknowledge all of the support that id's received...
- id Software
- DOOM
News Trails, Ys Developer Falcom Confirms 'Major' Game Announcement for February
Xanadu, finally?
Falcom has a "major" game announcement up its sleeve, and its happening this month. The Japanese developer is behind both the Trails franchise and the Ys series, but it's widely believed that this announcement may not be related to either. Indeed, it's about time that the company revealed its new Tokyo Xanadu title — the...
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Rumour Ace Combat 8 Online Beta Test Inbound, Pre-Order May Include a Whole Other Game
Flight of fancy
Real ones will know that Ace Combat 8: Wings of Theve is one of the most exciting games of 2026, and it seems fans of the franchise will be in for a treat. Bandai Namco announced the latest entry in its arcadey fighter jet action series during The Game Awards 2025, and we've yet to hear much else about it. However, eagle
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Sunday1st Feb 2026
Feature 6 PS5 Games That Cut Through the Noise at Taipei Game Show
Nan-gangnam style
The packed halls of Taipei’s Nangang Exhibition Center play host to one of the lower-profile conventions of the gaming calendar every year. But while the Taipei Game Show may not be on your radar quite like Gamescom or Tokyo Game Show, where major announcements flow in droves, it still represents an exciting four days for all...
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- PS5
- Features
News Tekken 8 Season 3 Gameplay Balance Goes 'Back to Basics' as Kunimitsu, Bob, and Roger Return
A "fresh start" for the fighter
Season 3 for Tekken 8 has been officially announced, and Bandai Namco wants it to be a "fresh start" for the fighter. As you may already know, the game's big Season 2 update — which launched in the spring of last year — made controversial changes to the game's balance, buffing systems and mechanics that some...
- Bandai Namco
- PS5
- Tekken
Retro Recap All The Classic Gaming News From The Past Week (February 1st 2026)
Time Extension Sonic R! Banjo: Recompiled! Beavis and Butt-Head!
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. Lost Beavis And Butt-Head Title Resurfaces On PS1: Beavis and Butt-Head are back in more ways than one, it would seem. The dimwitted...
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News Trails in the Sky 2nd Chapter Gameplay Comparison Is Absolutely Crazy
2nd time around
Ahead of its release later this year — it's currently scheduled for a vague 'fall' launch on PS5 — western publisher GungoHo has dropped a gameplay trailer for Trails in the Sky 2nd Chapter. If you're already familiar with the Trails games then you'll know exactly what to expect from this anticipated remake — but the real...
- GungHo
- PS5
- Trails
News New PlayStation Patent Could Let You Put Controller Buttons Where You Want
All positioned on a touch screen
Sony has been issued a new patent in the USA for a controller with most of its surface covered by a touch screen, which would allow users to position and alter the buttons to their wants and needs. This would allow you to change the location and size of the D-pad, thumbsticks, and buttons on the controller face to...
- Sony
- PS5
Saturday31st Jan 2026
Poll Are You Happy with Your PS Plus Essential Games for February 2026?
Plus or minus?
What?! It's February already?! No, we're being serious — and we've got the PS Plus Essential games to prove it. The second Essential offering of 2026 is almost here, and as always, we want to know if you're actually happy with what's up for grabs. So, first up, we've got Undisputed, the eye-catching boxing sim that came out...
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- PS5
- PS4
- Polls
- Features
News The Last of Us TV Show Might Be Over After Season 3
"It certainly seems that way"
HBO's TV adaptation of The Last of Us may come to an end after its third season, a quote from the firm's CEO suggests. As part of a Deadline article, chairman and CEO Casey Bloys is asked if The Last of Us (and Hacks) will be finished once season three has been released. Bloys responded: "It certainly seems that way,...
- HBO
- TV
- The Last of Us
News Highguard Already Trying Something Different as Player Numbers Plummet
New 5v5 time limited mode live now
After a fairly strong start for the free-to-play release, the number of active Highguard users has dropped dramatically (at least on PC, where the stat is trackable). One of the big complaints is how large the maps are, which, combined with the fact that the only mode is 3v3, means there's a lot of empty space. To...
- Wildlight Entertainment
- PS5
- Highguard
News God of War TV Casting Continues with Mimir, Brok, and Sindri Actors
Alastair Duncan reprises as Mimir
Amazon is dropping actors set to star in its TV adaptation of God of War every few days at this point, as it has revealed another three castings overnight. It's confirmed Alastair Duncan will reprise his role as Mimir, the comical and knowledgeable head Kratos carries around with him. Then, the dwarven blacksmiths...
- Amazon
- TV
- God of War
Talking Point What Are You Playing This Weekend? - Issue 618
Take off
These weekends come around quick, don’t they? Not that we’re complaining! It’s another opportunity to spend a couple of days cuddled up with our favourite consoles. What are you playing? Aaron Bayne: I reckon I'll chip away a little at Cairn this weekend, but me and the lads have also been playing Left 4 Dead 2 on our Steam Decks...
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- PS4
- What Are You Playing
- Features
Community Challenge How Fast Are You On Ridge Racer's Most Difficult Course?
Time Extension "SOMEBODY'S RIGHT ON YOUR TAIL"
With the 1995 PlayStation version of Ridge Racer launching on the PS4/PS5 earlier this month, I thought it might be worth trying something slightly different with this week's Community Challenge. Growing up, I don't know about you, but I always used to love seeing people's high scores published in old video game...
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- Community Challenge
- Ridge Racer
Including a free monthly pass
All the way back when Zenless Zone Zero first released, HoYoverse teased idol group Angels of Delusion. And now, some 18 or so months later, they’re here. The next update, Encore for an Old Dream, will launch from 6th February. The group, who’ve appeared in recent events, will feature as part of a new lower-stakes...
- HoYoverse
- PS5
- Zenless Zone Zero
- Updates
Feature Going Platinum #10: Jazzpunk: Director's Cut
Funny business
Platinum Trophy #10: Jazzpunk: Director's Cut Date Earned: 7th October 2018 Dopamine Index: stars:3 Comedy is incredibly difficult to get right, and that goes double for video games. When the player is in control of the action, the developer essentially relinquishes most of its control over a game's carefully constructed jokes...
- Necrophone Games
- PS4
- Jazzpunk
- Going Platinum
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News Honkai: Star Rail's Kafka, Blade Coming to Fortnite in Future Update
A new type of Trailblazing
Fortnite is planning to add more gaming characters this year, as it continues to find ways to cross-promote the Epic Games Store. You may have seen recently, for example, that Resident Evil Requiem’s Grace Ashcroft and Crimson Desert’s Kliff are both coming to the B
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- PS5
- PS4
- Fortnite
- Honkai: Star Rail
Friday30th Jan 2026
Guide New PS5 Games Release Dates in 2026
All 2026's upcoming PS5 launch dates
What new PS5 games release dates in 2026 are coming up? There’s never a shortage of new games to play, but if you want to plan out your purchases, we’re keeping tabs on all 2026 PS5 release dates on this page. Please keep in mind that this information is accurate to the best of our knowledge, and is updated...
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- PS5
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Guide New PS4 Games Release Dates in 2026
All 2026's upcoming PS4 launch dates
What new PS4 games release dates in 2025 are coming up? PS4 is certainly getting towards the end of its life, but there's still plenty of software on the way, and we'll be tracking all 2026 PS4 release dates on this page. Please keep in mind that this information is accurate to the best of our knowledge, and is...
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- PS4
- Release Dates
Guide New PSVR2 Games Release Dates in 2026
All 2026's upcoming PSVR2 launch dates
What new PSVR2 games release dates in 2026 are coming up? Sony's virtual reality headset has been receiving a steady stream of releases since launch, and we'll be keeping tabs on all 2026 PSVR2 release dates on this page. Please keep in mind that this information is accurate to the best of our knowledge, and...
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- PSVR2
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News Promising Chinese God of War Game Will Be 'Optimised for PS5 in Collaboration with Sony'
Another console exclusive
Suzhou-based Chinese studio Genigods Lab has announced GeniGods: Nezha, a new single player action RPG with clear and obvious God of War inspirations. According to the press release – and a behind closed doors presentation, attended by Push Square – the game will be built in Unreal Engine 5 and will be “optimised for...
- Genigods Lab
- PS5
- GeniGods Nezha
- Announcements
Rumour PS Portal OLED Version Coming This Year
Seeing (better) is believing
Sony is planning to release a new model of its PS Portal streaming device with an upgraded OLED screen, according to the latest online speculation. Via KeplerL2, who has shared various reports in the past, Sony is apparently looking to put out a PS Portal OLED version later this year. It's not stated whether there'll be...
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- PS5
- PS Portal
- Rumours
Review Highguard (PS5) - Jack of All Trades PS5 Shooter Is Fine
Master of none
Have you ever played a game that has a nugget of something special in there, but just isn’t quite hitting the mark? That basically sums up our time with Wildlight Entertainment’s Highguard. This is a PvP raid shooter, which may sound like something new, but in reality, there’s a little something of most popular shooters stuffed...
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- Wildlight Entertainment
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News God of War TV Show Recruits Its Thor and Odin Actors
Ólafsson as Thor, Patinkin as Odin
The cast for the upcoming God of War TV series is starting to properly take shape now, as Amazon has shared who will be playing another two roles, this time for Thor and Odin. Ólafur Darri Ólafsson plays Thor while Mandy Patinkin takes the role of Odin. The former is known for roles in Severance and The Secret...
- Amazon
- TV
- God of War
News GDC Survey Reveals Developers Are Twice as Interested in Making Games for PS5 Than Xbox
PC is king, though
In this year's State of the Game Industry survey, held by the Game Developers Conference, developers were asked which platforms they prefer to make games for, and the results are quite interesting. Over 2,300 individuals were questioned in the survey, and were asked which platforms interest them most as a developer. Respondents...
- PS5
- Industry
News Yakuza Kiwami 3's Dodgy Visuals Will Be Fixed in a Launch Day Patch
Look out for update 1.11 on PS5, PS4
RGG Studio will have a PS5, PS4 update ready for the launch day of Yakuza Kiwami 3 to fix the graphical flaws and bugs that have been going viral across social media for the past week. A social media post from the developer confirms that version 1.11 — which will be available for launch on 12th February 2026...
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- Yakuza
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News Snow Bros Classic Collection Brings a Trio of Frosty Faves to PS5
Cool
Toaplan’s iconic 90s fixed screen platform action game Snow Bros will ball up on PS5 next month, from 6th February. The Snow Bros Classic Collection will feature three versions of the classic, including its original 1990 arcade release, as well as its notorious NES port and Game Boy edition. The three titles included are as follows: Snow...
- Limited Run Games
- PS5
- Snow Bros Classic Collection
- Release Dates
News Voting Is Now Open on Mega Man: Dual Override's Boss Design Competition
Pick your favourite robot master
Capcom is busy plugging away at its upcoming action platformer Mega Man: Dual Override, but it's delegated one job to the fans. You may recall the publisher has continued a long-held tradition in which it holds a design competition for one of the game's bosses. Submissions closed a while ago, and now, Capcom has...
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- PS4
- Mega Man
News Beyond Good & Evil 2 Director Passes Comment on Ubisoft's Major Reshuffle
"We remain committed and focused"
One of the first huge news stories of 2026 was Ubisoft's company-wide restructure, which saw it spread its various studios across specific sub-divisions, as well as cancel or delay numerous projects. To the surprise of many, Beyond Good & Evil 2 was not among the games affected. It was expected that it might be...
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- PS5
- Beyond Good and Evil 2
News New Website Celebrates Okami's 20th Anniversary as Work Continues on Sequel
A Capcom PS2 classic
The cult classic action adventure game Okami turns 20 this year, and publisher Capcom has opened a dedicated website to mark the occasion. Okami was originally released in Japan on 20th April, 2006, and while it didn't sell particularly well at the time, it's gone down in history as a classic of the era. It stands out for...
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- PS2
- Okami
Thursday29th Jan 2026
Review Cairn (PS5) - This Uniquely Tactile Climbing Adventure Is Summit Worth Playing
Lonely mountain: uphill
Next to jumping, shooting, and dodge-rolling, climbing is an activity we spend an awful lot of time doing in modern games. It's sometimes surprising how few adventures dedicate themselves solely to this act, overcoming obstacles big and small by hauling yourself over them. While it's not the only game to ever do it, Cairn is...
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- The Game Bakers
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Guide Best Co-Op Games on PS Plus
Best co-op PS5 games to find on PS Plus
What are the best co-op games on PS Plus? While there are countless excellent games to play solo on PS Plus, you can find many fantastic titles that feature co-op play in the service's catalogue. Playing a game alongside a friend or two is a completely different vibe to playing alone. It encourages teamwork...
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News Has PlayStation Found Its Own Black Myth: Wukong? New PS5 Console Exclusive Is One to Watch
From the China Hero Project
The games industry in China is thriving at the moment, thanks in part to the success of Black Myth: Wukong. This year's Phantom Blade Zero could be another big moment for the country's development scene, and now it appears Sony's own China Hero Project is bringing promising titles to the table. A Whisper of Fall:...
- CangMo Game Entertainment
- PS5
- A Whisper of Fall
- China Hero Project
News Crimson Desert Deep Dive Tries to Prove Its Crazy Potential Is Reality
15-minute gameplay video released
One of the most ambitious PS5 game set to launch this year, Crimson Desert developer Pearl Abyss has started a deep dive gameplay series that attempts to properly explain the core mechanics and features of the RPG. The first episode is available to watch now above. There will be three parts to the overview series,...
- Pearl Abyss
- PS5
- Crimson Desert
News Highguard Is Already Struggling to Hold Players' Attention
Steam concurrents have utterly collapsed
Highguard had a pretty enormous launch this week, but things already aren’t looking particularly good for Wildlight Entertainment’s debut project. As we reported earlier in the week, following the first-person shooter’s reveal at The Game Awards and subsequent social media silence, there was enormous...
- Wildlight Entertainment
- PS5
- Highguard
News Play Nioh 3 Now in Free PS5 Demo
Carry your save data over to the full game
Anyone looking forward to playing Nioh 3 next month can get ahead of the game by sampling it in a free PS5 demo that is available now. You'll get to experience the opening sequences of the next Team Ninja title, and upon completion, you'll be able to keep your save data and pick up at that exact point in...
- Koei Tecmo
- PS5
- Nioh
- Demos
News Capcom Compilation Disney Afternoon Collection Getting Two New Games, But Not on PS4
One of them an early effort from Shinji Mikami
Excellent Capcom retro compilation The Disney Afternoon Collection is getting two new games – but they’ll both be exclusive to Nintendo platforms. Atari has picked up publishing rights to this release, and is bringing it to both Switch and Switch 2 next month. But as part of the process, it’s...
- Atari
- Capcom
- PS4
- The Disney Afternoon Collection
News This New PS5, PS4 School RPG from Persona's Co-Creator Might Tide You Over
Launching 25th May in Japan
Persona co-creator Kouji Okada has now officially announced his previously teased school RPG, which is being developed by Compile Heart. Villion: Code, as reported by Gematsu, will launch on 25th May in Japan. There’s currently no word on a Western release, but we’d be shocked if this doesn’t make its way oversea
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