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Monday24th Nov 2025
News Xbox Devs 'Thrilled' to Be Bringing Their Games to PS5
Happy days
Many of Xbox’s first-party studios are allegedly “thrilled” to be able to bring their games to the PS5, according to Bloomberg’s highly reliable Jason Schreier. Last year, Microsoft announced plans to bring “four” exclusive titles to Sony’s console. This eventually snowballed to the point where practically every tentpole...
- Xbox Game Studios
- PS5
- Industry
Guide These 16+ New PS5, PS4 Games Are Coming Out This Week (24th-30th November)
Street Racer Collection! Kill It with Fire 2! Project Motor Racing!
We’re right at the tail-end of the year now, but the release schedule rarely takes a break in this modern era. That means there’s still more than dozen new releases this week, although most of them are lower-profile we suppose. For this particular author, the biggest release is...
- Guides
- PS5
- PS4
- Release Dates
- Features
Poll What Review Score Would You Give Dispatch?
A heroic effort?
Now that all of its episodes are out — and we've had time to actually process AdHoc Studio's interactive superhero show — we want to know what you think of Dispatch. For those completely out of the loop, Dispatch is a pretty casual, choice-driven adventure based around a superhero dispatch service, and its story is spread...
- AdHoc Studio
- PS5
- Dispatch
- Polls
- Features
News Persona, Metaphor Director Says JRPGs Are on the Brink of a New Era
"JRPG 3.0"
It's a very interesting time for Japanese RPGs — and not just because Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 has sparked all sorts of arguments amongst genre enthusiasts. Indeed, it feels like we've been hitting some serious highs with JRPGs of late, with critically acclaimed titles like Metaphor: ReFantazio and Trails in the Sky 1st Chapter...
- Atlus
- PS5
- Metaphor
- Persona
News Expedition 33's Charlie Cox Credits Lesser-Known Actor for Game Awards Nomination
"It's really down to him"
The Game Awards 2025 has already broken records, as Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 takes the honour of being the most-nominated game in the show's history. Among the 12 nominations across numerous categories is one for Charlie Cox, the actor who lent his voice to the role of Gustave, a pivotal and fan-favourite character in...
- Kepler Interactive
- PS5
- Clair Obscur: Expedition 33
- The Game Awards
Mini Review Morsels (PS5) - This Gross Little Roguelike Is Tastier Than It Looks
Pet food
Morsels is one of those roguelike action games that feels impenetrable at first, but once you start learning its obscure language, it becomes more and more rewarding. You play as a mouse trying to fight back against the tyranny of feline overlords, and you do so with mysterious cards that transform you into various strange creatures...
- Reviews
- Annapurna Interactive
- PS5
- Morsels
- Mini Reviews
News The Much Maligned PS5 Shooter Marathon Returns for Another Playtest in December
Not a sprint
Bungie's sci-fi extraction shooter Marathon will soon be playable again for a limited time, and you can sign up to take part. The game has had a rough time of it, what with an art-related mishap and a general lack of interest, but the
- Bungie
- PS5
- Marathon
News Call of Duty: Black Ops 7 Just Had the Worst Japanese Retail Launch in Series History
Not gone well, then
It's been an unusually rocky ride for Call of Duty: Black Ops 7, which has been widely panned and appears to be selling below the series' usual pace. While Activision has yet to provide any official sales information itself (which is kinda telling on its own), some data has begun to emerge, including a weak UK launch and, now, a...
- Activision
- PS5
- PS4
- Call of Duty
- Sales
News Stellar Blade Is Sony's Most Successful Single-Player PC Game to Date, Says Shift Up
Putting in a good shift
Developer Shift Up has revealed some of its own data about Stellar Blade, the Sony-published action game that launched on PC earlier this year. The game, which features main character Eve on a quest to save the planet from monstrous forces, is reportedly the "best-selling PlayStation-exclusive launch IP in history",...
- Sony
- PC
- Stellar Blade
News Are Shadow Drops the Future? Bethesda's Betting on Them After Oblivion Remastered Success
Drop it
Oblivion Remastered was a hit for Bethesda — despite its dodgy performance issues — and the publisher's keen to repeat the level of hype that was swirling when the remake launched back in April. Basically, Bethesda's all-in on the idea of shadow dropping its games — that is, releasing them with no prior announcement and watching fans...
- Bethesda
- PS5
- Oblivion
News Marvel Cosmic Invasion Hypes Up Its Heroes with Stylish Opening Cinematic
Who are you playing?
It's not long before we can finally get our hands on Marvel Cosmic Invasion, a pixel art beat-'em-up from the team behind the great Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Shredder's Revenge. Launching on 1st December 2025, publisher Dotemu has released the full opening animation to keep fans excited in the run up to release: Those...
- Dotemu
- PS5
- PS4
- Marvel Cosmic Invasion
- Trailers
News 'We Want to Innovate': The Witcher 4 Dev Finds Inspiration in Baldur's Gate 3
Talk the talk
When you think of landmark western RPGs of the modern era, it's likely that two games immediately come to mind: The Witcher 3, and Baldur's Gate 3. It's obviously the latter that's had more impact in recent times, setting a new benchmark for choice-driven adventures — to the point where it's now being named as an inspiration for The...
- CD Projekt Red
- Larian Studios
- PS5
- The Witcher
- Baldur's Gate
News Don't Forget, You Can Now Upgrade the 5-Year-Old One Piece: Pirate Warriors 4 to PS5 for Free
May as well
If you happened to buy One Piece: Pirate Warriors 4 for your PS4 at any point over the past five years, you can now upgrade the manga-inspired musou to the PS5 for free. Alongside new DLC which sees the addition of Rob Lucci, S-Snake, and one of this author’s favourites Jewelry Bonney, you’ll also be able to take advantage of...
- Bandai Namco
- PS5
- One Piece
Rumour Paramount to Collab with Fortnite for Some Fun New Sidekicks
Likely Nickelodeon-based
There are only a few Sidekicks available in Fortnite as of right now, but that may change in the near future, and they may all come from Paramount-owned IPs. That's according to a new rumour currently doing the rounds among Fortnite leakers. One of them is SamLeakss, as you can see below: They stop short of saying...
- Epic Games
- PS5
- PS4
- Fortnite
- Rumours
Sunday23rd Nov 2025
News Valve Won't Subsidise Steam Machine, Expected to Be Pricier Than More Powerful PS5
"It's more in line with current PC market"
We don’t know the price of Valve’s new Steam Machine and that means it’s difficult to determine just how competitive it’ll be against the PS5. But a report that’s doing the rounds via Linus Tech Tips suggests the new console-like hardware won’t necessarily be going head-to-head with Sony’s...
- Valve
- Steam Machine
- PS5
- Industry
News PS5 Testing Slideshow Wallpapers for Popular Welcome Hub Feature
Using your favourite screenshots
The Welcome Hub has become an important part of the PS5 experience, offering customisable widgets which allow you to show “at a glance” info that’s pertinent to you. A recent update added a section for your most recently played release, detailing how many sessions you’ve launched in total and how long...
- Sony
- PS5
- Welcome Hub
Saturday22nd Nov 2025
News Quick Thinking from Sony Should Shield PS5 from RAM Shortages for Now
But Xbox expected to increase prices again
According to reliable hardware leaker Moore’s Law Is Dead, some quick thinking from Sony should prevent the PS5 from being impacted by impending RAM shortages. The YouTuber claims the Japanese company gobbled up a large supply of GDDR6 RAM while prices were low, shielding it from potential scarcity...
- Sony
- PS5
- Hardware
News 'I'm So Happy': Japanese Players Rejoice Over Finally Buying Cut-Price PS5
"We've finally arrived"
Sony released a language-locked cut-price PS5 in Japan this week, and social media is full of excited players posting pictures of their purchases. While the system started out fairly strong domestically, the weakening yen paired with soaring hardware costs has killed the machine’s momentum locally. Reports suggest previous...
- Sony
- PS5
- Hardware
- Japan
News 'Terrible' Call of Duty: Black Ops 7 European Sales Are a Devastating 63% Below Battlefield 6
Ouch
According to GSD sales data for Europe – which covers both physical and digital game sales across a number of key countries, including France, Germany, and the UK – Call of Duty: Black Ops 7 is enduring a difficult launch. The reports suggests that its debut week is an eye-popping 63% below Battlefield 6, and more than 50% down compared to...
- Activison
- PS5
- PS4
- Call of Duty
- Europe
News Dispatch's Latest PS5 Update Fixes Bugged Trophy, Platinum Now Finally Possible
Hacked by Robert
If you've been enjoying Dispatch on PS5, you might've been considering going for the Platinum Trophy. Unfortunately, one of the other Trophies on the list is currently bugged — though it sounds like a patch is on the way. The Trophy named H4ck3d by R0b3rt currently refuses to unlock for those that have met its requirements, and...
- AdHoc Studio
- PS5
- Dispatch
- Trophies
News Don't Expect Intergalactic PS5 to Launch Until at Least 2027
Rule out any 2026 hopes
Sony is letting the likes of Saros, Marvel's Wolverine, and Marvel Tokon headline its 2026 output on PS5, and is leaving the next Naughty Dog game, Intergalactic: The Heretic Prophet, until 2027, Bloomberg journalist Jason Schreier claims. Earlier this weekend, rumours of Intergalactic appearing at The Game Awards next month...
- Sony
- PS5
- Intergalactic
News Genshin Impact Buffs Some of Its Oldest Characters in Upcoming PS5 Update
Venti nice
You’ve probably heard the phrase “power creep” before. It’s an issue pretty much exclusive to gacha games, where tempting you to invest in new characters means older ones can get left behind. Recently we’ve seen HoYoverse’s various titles attempt to tackle this problem, with popular characters from Honkai: Star Rail and even...
- HoYoverse
- PS5
- PS4
- Genshin Impact
- Updates
Talking Point What Are You Playing This Weekend? - Issue 608
Dispatched
Wow, we've quickly arrived at the business end of the year, huh? The Black Friday sales are in full force, and December is almost upon us. Here's what we're playing this weekend. Jamie O'Neill: I'm still trying to play a variety of new 2025 games each week, and as the calendar shows there are six weekends left in the year, I want to...
- Talking Point
- PS5
- PS4
- What Are You Playing
- Features
Friday21st Nov 2025
News 'We Believe It's Feasible': Emulation Studio Working on PS3 Support for Modern Consoles
But it's not a priority
Implicit Conversions, the studio behind emulating some of your favourite PS1 and PS2 games as part of PS Plus Premium, is quietly working on a PS3 emulator. While boss Bill Litshauer insists improving its support for PS2 is his company’s current focus, he revealed in an interview with Mystic that he believes it will be...
- Implicit Conversions
- PS3
- Retro
News PS5 Sales Collapse in Japan as Sony Readies Overdue Rescue Plan
Language locked model launches today
Sony’s new language-locked PS5 console launches in Japan today, and it couldn’t arrive at a better moment. The latest Famitsu sales data for Japan reveals the manufacturer’s machine sold just 5,855 units last week. While sales likely slowed in anticipation for the new cut-price model, the number looks...
- Sony
- PS5
- Japan
- Sales
News Huge PS Store Black Friday Sale Live Now with 1,900+ PS5, PS4 Offers
DS2! Astro Bot! Silent Hill F! MGS Delta!
Right on cue and as previously revealed by Sony, the PS Store Black Friday sale is going live as your timezone ticks over to midnight. The sale offers more than 1,900 PS5, PS4 game discounts, and is live in the UK now. All available until 2nd December 2025, here are some of the highlights to look out for:...
- PS5
- PS4
- PS Store
The challenges of bringing back classics
Since reinventing its PS Plus tiers, the selection of retro content available on the PS5 and PS4 has improved dramatically – there’s no doubt about that. But it’s still not really as good as it should be. For large parts of this year, PS Plus Premium subscribers have been treated to just one new title...
- PS Plus
- Retro
- PS5
- PS4
News Genshin Impact, Honkai: Star Rail Maker Reveals Next-Gen Open World Powered by Unreal Engine 5
The next big thing
You could be forgiven for thinking HoYoverse is pretty busy right now. That’s because it is! In addition to its established titles like Genshin Impact and Honkai: Star Rail, it’s also recently announced Animal Crossing-like Petit Planet and auto-chess battler
- HoYoverse
- Varsapura
- Announcements
News Expedition 33, Ghost of Yotei Have Started Scooping Up GOTY Awards
Clair Obscur wins Ultimate Game of the Year
Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 and Ghost of Yotei were two of the big winners at today's Golden Joystick Awards, with the Sandfall Interactive game earning seven awards in total, including Ultimate Game of the Year. The fan-favourite RPG also won the following categories: Best Storytelling, Best Visual...
- Sony
- Kepler Interactive
- PS5
- Ghost of Yotei
- Clair Obscur: Expedition 33
News You're Going to Want Marvel Cosmic Invasion's Physical PS5 Release
Shelf life
Marvel Cosmic Invasion looks like a belting beat-‘em-up, and you’ll be playing it as soon as next month. But if you have a bit of patience, you may want to hold out for its physical release, which is coming to PS5 on 13th March, 2026. The retail package will be available in two guises: Standard Edition ($39.99) and Deluxe Edition...
- DotEmu
- PS5
- Marvel Cosmic Invasion
News Stellar Blade Fans Rejoice: Developer Shift Up Now Recruiting for 'Next Work' in the Series
Stellar Blade 2 incoming
South Korean studio Shift Up has begun recruiting for what seems to be a new game in the Stellar Blade series. Stellar Blade is a PS5 console exclusive action game that released last year, quickly becoming a fan favourite. Now, it looks as though the developer is openly hiring for people to work specifically on Stellar...
- Sony
- PS5
- Stellar Blade
News Ubisoft Is All In on Generative AI, Says It's as Big a Leap in Tech as the 'Shift to 3D'
Generative game
Publisher Ubisoft is making no secret of its plans to utilise generative AI tech — at least, it certainly sounds that way in new comments from CEO Yves Guillemot. The controversial technology has been a hot topic of discussion in the industry for a while now, and as it begins to feed into the games we're playing, it's rubbing some...
- Ubisoft
- PS5
- Industry
News Prince of Persia Remake Might Finally Launch in the Next Six Months
Out by April 2026, say financial earnings
Development on the remake of PS2 classic Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time may finally be nearing the finish line, as Ubisoft has reiterated its intentions to put the project out next year. In fact, it's actually narrowed the release window to the first three months of 2026. The publisher has included...
- Ubisoft
- PS5
- Prince of Persia
News New Report Finds Almost Half of US Kids Are After In-Game Currency for Christmas
Good luck wrapping that
In a sign of the times that makes us feel old, a new report has found that nearly half of the USA's children are planning to ask for in-game currencies this Christmas. A survey conducted by the Entertainment Software Association (ESA) asked over 700 kids about video game gifts, with nearly three out of five respondents...
- USA
- PS5
- Industry
News A Game About Digging a Hole Is the Next Viral PC Hit Burrowing onto PS5 Soon
Digging it
Earlier this year, those paying attention will have likely seen an unusual game cropping up on social media, all about digging a hole and seemingly nothing more. Well, that game is A Game About Digging a Hole, and after its huge success on PC, it's now coming to consoles. The viral hit indie title is tunnelling through to PS5 on 9th...
- Rokaplay
- PS5
- A Game About Digging a Hole
- Announcements
- Trailers
News Street Fighter 6's Sales Hit Another Noteworthy Milestone
The only way is up
Street Fighter 6 is a sublime fighting game, so it’s reassuring to see it continue to sell so well. The game has been steadily accumulating sales milestones since its release in 2023, and now it’s topped a very respectable six million units to date. The game previously topped 5.7 million units as of 30th September, so that...
- Capcom
- PS5
- PS4
- Street Fighter
- Sales
Thursday20th Nov 2025
News PS5 Welcome Hub Update Adds New Stat Tracking, Backgrounds
Give your PS5 a seasonal feel
Sony has pushed a new update live to the Welcome Hub app on PS5 that adds a new widget with extra stat tracking on it, as well as a seasonal animated background that changes throughout the year. On our UK PSN account, the update is live now and you'll be alerted to the new widget and background. When you add the...
- Sony
- PS5
News A Technical Mess without It, STALKER 2's Day 1 PS5 Patch Is Critical
Make sure you're on version 1.7 on PS5
S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2 is now available on PS5 after one year of Xbox Series X|S and PC exclusivity, and much like that original launch, the hardcore title comes with a long list of technical faults on PS5. We have had access to the open world game for a few weeks now for review purposes, but have encountered...
- GSC Game World
- PS5
- STALKER
- Updates
News Hellraiser PS5's Gameplay Trailer Is So Grisly We Can't Embed It Here
You've been warned
Apparently, we must warn you about the content of the latest gameplay trailer for Hellraiser: Revival, because it’s seriously graphic stuff. While there is a heavily edited version on YouTube, dev Boss Team Games is encouraging you to watch the red band version on its official website, which is much more explicit. Obviously,...
- Saber Interactive
- PS5
- Hellraiser
- Trailers
News Horizon Sales Update Cements It As One of Sony's Strongest Franchises
On the ascent
You can’t mention Guerrilla’s excellent open world RPG franchise Horizon without a bunch of weirdos coming out of the woodwork. “It’s an industry plant,” they reductively regale. “It’s being milked,” they add. Well, with only two mainline instalments to date, it turns out the franchise is pretty freakin’ popular...
- Sony
- Horizon
- Sales
Mini Review R-Type Delta: HD Boosted (PS5) - Glow-Up of PS1 Classic Shmup Still Has the Sauce
Don't let go of that trigger
R-Type Delta is a PS1 classic. One of the greatest shmups of its age, the title hasn’t received a port since 2009 on the PS3, so this has been a long time coming. As the first R-Type with 3D graphics, we were worried the title might not look great with proper HD graphics. This era of 3D gaming tends to look pretty...
- Reviews
- Clear River Games
- PS5
- R-Type Delta HD Boosted
- Mini Reviews
News Top-Notch Metroidvania F.I.S.T. Gets a PS5 Prequel in Zoopunk
Set decades before F.I.S.T.
TiGames has shared plans that it's making a prequel to the fantastic 2021 Metroidvania title F.I.S.T.: Forged in Shadow Torch called Zoopunk. Set decades before the events of F.I.S.T., you can get your first look in the trailer above, with the game confirmed for PS5. Zoopunk explore the origins of Torch City, which was...
- Tencent
- PS5
- Zoopunk
- Announcements
News Arthurian Action Game Tides of Annihilation Stuns in Staggering PS5 Boss Fight Trailer
Mirror on the wall
We’ve been itching for an update on the alternate universe Arthurian adventure Tides of Annihilation, and here’s our best look at the upcoming PS5 character action game yet. For those who don’t know, this game sees you play as Gwendolyn in a fractured recreation of London occupied by the Knights of the Roundtable. Her...
- Eclipse Glow Games
- PS5
- Tides of Annihilation
- Trailers
News PS5 Exclusive Ghost of Yotei Is One of the USA's Best-Selling Games of 2025
No masking it
There's been an unusual, negative narrative surrounding the sales momentum of Ghost of Yotei, but when it comes down to the hard facts, the PS5 exclusive is doing very well for itself. As revealed in Circana's USA sales data for the month of October, Ghost of Yotei came in as the third best-selling game of the month, behind...
- Sony
- PS5
- Ghost of Yotei
- Sales
- USA
News Dave the Diver Teases In the Jungle DLC Gameplay, Physical Edition Announced
What a catch
Mintrocket has made a splash with some updates on its cult hit fish-'em-up, Dave the Diver. In addition to shadow-dropping the game on Xbox, the below trailer teases the incoming DLC pack, In the Jungle, with new gameplay footage: In the Jungle was announced at the end of last year, and it takes Dave and the gang away from the Blue...
- Mintrocket
- PS5
- PS4
- Dave the Diver
News Returnal's Influence Expands with PS5 Roguelite Shooter ARMATUS
Viva la France
Returnal may not be the best-selling PS5 exclusive, but it’s attracted a slew of copycats. The latest of those looks to be ARMATUS, a roguelite third-person shooter launching in 2026. This game is set in the “demon-infested ruins of Paris”, which some would argue is just modern-day France. But we think the dev’s taking a few...
- Fictions
- PS5
- ARMATUS
- Announcements
News Fortnite Is Going Full Ready Player One in Chapter 6 Finale Event Next Week
Crossing over
Fortnite Chapter 6 is coming to a close very soon, and marking the occasion is a big, splashy finale event that looks very Ready Player One. Check out the trailer below, which features several disparate IPs that may make your head spin: In the video, we see Fortnite's own Jonesy moving through a chaotic battlefield, only to see...
- Epic Games
- PS5
- PS4
- Fortnite
News Eminem Hires Agent 47 to Kill Slim Shady in Hitman's Weirdest Elusive Target Yet
Would the real Slim Shady please fall down?
We thought Hitman’s time-limited Elusive Targets had peaked with the addition of Casino Royale’s Le Chiffre recently, but this new one takes the metaphorical cake. As hip-hop fans will know, in Eminem’s most recent album, The Death of Slim Shady, he attempted to lay his alter-ego to rest. But it...
- IO Interactive
- PS5
- PS4
- Hitman
- Updates
News You No Longer Have to Endure Call of Duty: Black Ops 7's Campaign to Unlock Endgame Mode
Starting tomorrow
Call of Duty: Black Ops 7 has some redeeming qualities, but its campaign is really dominating the conversation, with many players left baffled by it. Now, about a week after launch, developer Treyarch has announced a change that may come as welcome news to those looking to get to the good stuff. In a post on official Call of Duty...
- Activision
- PS5
- PS4
- Call of Duty
News Oct 2025 USA Sales: 2025's Best Seller Is Battlefield 6, the Biggest Game in Series History
The battle is won
There's no two ways about it: Battlefield 6 is a smash hit. According to Circana's October sales data for the USA, EA's first-person shooter has knocked it out of the park, already becoming the biggest game in the franchise's history and 2025's best selling game to date. As always, this stems from Circana's Mat Piscatella,...
- USA
- Sales
- Charts
- PS5
- PS4
