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Monday17th Nov 2025
News The Lost Soul Aside Redemption Arc Starts in Tomorrow's Feature-Packed PS5 Update
Wave-based Surge of Voidrax mode included
Lost Soul Aside developer UltiZero Games will be hoping to pull a No Man's Sky as it works to update and improve its rather mediocre PS5 action game released a few months ago. That all begins tomorrow, 18th November 2025, with a comprehensive patch that adds a new mode and a handful of extra features to the...
- Sony
- PS5
- PC
- Lost Soul Aside
- Updates
News PS5 RPG Where Winds Meet Makes a Strong Start with Two Million Players
Manages it inside 24 hours
The newly released PS5, PC online RPG Where Winds Meet attracted over two million players during its first 24 hours of availability, marking a successful launch for the free-to-play title. Everstone Studios shared the milestone on social media, and included some further stats like: One of the top 7 sellers on Steam One...
- NetEase
- PS5
- Where Winds Meet
News Superhero Adventure Dispatch Projected to Hit Three-Year Sales Target in Three Months
Super speed
Developer AdHoc Studio has shared that its debut game Dispatch is seriously outperforming its sales expectations. As reported by Gamesindustry.biz, the episodic adventure game, which combines workplace comedy with superheroes, is projected to hit its three-year sales target in its first three months on the market. While we don't know...
- AdHoc Studio
- PS5
- Dispatch
- Sales
News Call of Duty: Black Ops 7's Controversial AI Use Is Even Attracting Attention of US Politicians
"We need regulations"
The recently launched Call of Duty: Black Ops 7 has come under heavy fire for its usage of AI-generated artwork, and it's causing such a stink that US congressmen are speaking out against it. Ro Khanna, who represents California's 17th congressional district, responded to one of the many social media posts about the game,...
- Activision
- PS5
- PS4
- Call of Duty
News Resident Evil Requiem's Leon Kennedy 'Leaks' Are Fake News, Says Capcom
Don't believe it
Any Resident Evil fans will know that rumours have been swirling about Leon Kennedy making an appearance in Resident Evil Requiem, and it's now reached a point where a producer has commented on the matter. Ever since the horror game's announcement, it's been speculated by many that Leon Kennedy, star of several previous entries,...
- Capcom
- PS5
- Resident Evil
Sunday16th Nov 2025
News Mobile MMO Horizon Steel Frontiers Seems to Have Captured Lots of Attention Already
Millions watch first trailer
Despite leaking around 12 hours earlier than expected, Horizon Steel Frontiers’ announcement trailer has now topped 2.5 million views on YouTube, three days after it debuted. Meanwhile, its gameplay trailer has managed a further 217k views. We expect some of these views have been generated by pre-roll ads, but it’s...
- NCSOFT
- Sony
- Horizon
- Mobile
- PC
Saturday15th Nov 2025
News Embarrassing AI Art Plagues Call of Duty: Black Ops 7 Launch
Activision confirms use of AI tools
If the utterly ridiculous co-op campaign wasn't bad enough, another negative dominating the chatter around the release of Call of Duty: Black Ops 7 is its seeming use of AI artwork in-game. In the multiplayer customisation menu, some of the Calling Cards you can attach to your profile closely resemble AI filters,...
- Activision
- PS5
- PS4
- Call of Duty
- AI
News 'Very Vague' Rumour Claims Sony May Scale Back PC Ports of PS5 Games
Maybe, anyway
It’s a complicated time for PlayStation fans. This week saw the announcement of Ratchet & Clank: Ranger Rumble and Horizon Steel Frontiers, two flagship first-party Sony titles which won’t be available on the PS5. There’s context that’s getting lost in the social media overreaction, of course: PlayStation has wanted to...
- Sony
- PS5
- PC
- Rumours
Poll Are You Happy with Your PS Plus Extra, Premium Games for November 2025?
Plus or minus?
November's PS Plus Extra and Premium games have been officially revealed, but are Sony's two most expensive subscription tiers still carrying their weight? Let's find out. Admittedly, things do not get off to a positive start on Extra. Grand Theft Auto 5 is, somehow, the headline act, as if there are still people out there who...
- PS Plus
- PS5
- PS4
- Polls
- Features
News Sony Trying to Silence Concord Revival Project After Fans Brought PS5, PC Disaster Back
But why?
Even a year removed from its release, it’s still difficult to process just what a disaster Concord was. It was a flop on a scale we’ve never seen before – a true unprecedented catastrophe. But – and stick with us here – it wasn’t the worst game ever made. Yes, its character designs were questionable and its overall concept...
- Sony
- PS5
- PC
- Concord
Talking Point Will PlayStation's Mobile Push Be a Success or a Flop?
The power of the cell
We all knew this was coming, but PlayStation's efforts in the mobile space are beginning to show at last. The platform holder has been building up a mobile division of PS Studios, and it's taken several years to really get off the ground, but following this week's announcements, we're finally starting to see the investment...
- Sony
- Mobile
- Talking Point
- Features
Talking Point What Are You Playing This Weekend? - Issue 607
Keeping it indoors
The UK is currently under siege from a storm, ushering in what feels like the start of winter and cold temperatures. As a result, there's never been a better time to fire up the PS5 and stay inside. Here's what'll keep us occupied this weekend. Jamie O'Neill: I'm on a retro Namco fix after last week, and with seven weekends...
- Talking Point
- PS5
- PS4
- What Are You Playing
- Features
Friday14th Nov 2025
Poll Does the Steam Machine Pose a Threat to PS5?
Dream machine?
Just in case you missed it, Valve announced the (admittedly well-named) Steam Machine earlier this week. And no, it's got nothing to do with Daft Punk. It's an enticingly small box that's designed to kind of bridge the gap between PC and console. Basically, you can hook this thing up to your TV and use it as a Steam-based console,...
- Valve
- Sony
- Steam
- PS5
- Polls
News Call of Duty: Black Ops 7's Single Player Campaign Is Being Torn Apart
Worst one yet?
Call of Duty: Black Ops 7 is out today, 14th November 2025, and players are not happy, with its campaign being a particularly thorny issue. Many of the problems fans are having with the single player story are technical ones, mainly relating to the game's always online nature. For example, even when playing solo, you cannot pause...
- Activision
- PS5
- PS4
- Call of Duty
News Here's Why Sony Is Making a Japan-Specific PS5 Console
The sales numbers don't lie
The headline announcement out of this week's State of Play Japan livestream was a new PS5 console that's specific to the country. It only operates in the Japanese language, and it only works with Japanese PSN accounts. By doing this, Sony is able to offer the system at a vastly reduced price of ¥55,000 ($350), which...
- Sony
- PS5
- Japan
Nice town, I'll take it
Age of Empires 4: Anniversary Edition is another excellent real-time strategy game from the now venerable series that popularised the subgenre back in the late 90s and early 2000s (with 'popular' being a relative term). Developed by Relic Entertainment and initially published by Xbox Game Studios in 2021, it's now the turn...
- Reviews
- Xbox Game Studios
- PS5
- Age of Empires 4
- Mini Reviews
News Steel Yourselves: The Game Awards Nominees Are Being Announced Imminently
Here comes Geoff
It's that time once again, everyone. The Game Awards, Geoff Keighley's big, year-ending awards ceremony and pseudo-E3 conference, in nearly upon us. However, before we get there, we need to know which games are up for what awards. On Monday 17th November, all the nominees will be revealed in a special announcement presentation:...
- PS5
- PS4
- The Game Awards
News PS Plus Members in the UK Now Get Money Off Purchases from PlayStation Direct
Every little helps
Here's a little bit of good news for any UK-based PS Plus members: Sony has introduced a new perk on its PlayStation Direct online store exclusively for subscribers. Essentially, members of PS Plus can save 5% on purchases across the site, the only exceptions being pre-orders and Flex leasing plans. Obviously 5% isn't huge,...
- Sony
- PS5
- PS4
- PS Plus
News Ratchet & Clank Mobile May Be Okay Actually, First Gameplay Revealed
20+ minutes of gameplay now online
The thought of a Ratchet & Clank game on mobile phones instead of a big-budget Rift Apart PS5 sequel will have had some PlayStation fans turning their noses up, but give the new game a chance, and its debut gameplay videos actually look more than acceptable. Above you'll find 22 minutes of Ratchet & Clank: Ranger...
- Sony
- Mobile
- Ratchet & Clank
News Sony Flexes Its Almighty Marketing Muscle with PS5 Promos Around the World
It happens on PS5
You could accuse PlayStation of a lot of things, but a lazy marketer is not one of them. While pundits will often reductively refer to Sony’s successes as fortuitous or by accident, the company invests millions upon millions of dollars into ensuring the general public knows about its brand. And with its new worldwide campaign...
- Sony
- PS5
- Marketing
News 'We'd Love to Do It': Sounds Like NCSOFT Wants Horizon Steel Frontiers on PS5 as Much as You
Up to Sony, then?
Horizon is spreading its wings with a full blown MMO action RPG, with the caveat that it's only coming to mobile and PC. Yes, Horizon Steel Frontiers won't be released for PS5, much to the disappointment of fans. More than anything else, this seems to be the biggest bone being picked with this game; how come it's skipping PS5?...
- Sony
- Mobile
- PC
- Horizon
News Tomb Raider Dev Loses Another 30 Staff in New Round of Layoffs
Crystal Dynamics shrinks again
Crystal Dynamics, the development studio currently working on a new Tomb Raider game, has announced a round of layoffs hitting the company. The news comes via a post on the company's LinkedIn page, where it states just under 30 job cuts "across various departments and projects" in a bid to "restructure the company and...
- Crystal Dynamics
- PS5
- Industry
News Hi-Fi Rush Now Officially in the Hands of 'AI-First' Publisher Krafton
Yay?
Hi-Fi Rush fans, rejoice! Beginning today, publishing rights are transferring from Bethesda to Krafton following the latter's revival of Tango Gameworks. The development studio would otherwise have been shuttered, but it was scooped up by Krafton at the last minute, along with the Hi-Fi Rush IP. Now, it officially belongs to the South Korean...
- Krafton
- PS5
- Hi-Fi Rush
Thursday13th Nov 2025
News First PS Plus Extra Game for December 2025 Announced
Available from 2nd December
Rockstar Games has announced a PS5 version of Red Dead Redemption is releasing on 2nd December 2025, and it will also join the PS Plus Extra lineup for that month on the same day. This now gives us the first PS Plus Extra title for next month, with many other PS5, PS4 titles set to join it. For anyone who already owns...
- PS5
- PS4
- PS Plus
News Red Dead Redemption 1 Confirmed for PS5, Out 2nd December
Free upgrade for PS4 owners
All the rumours and speculation over the past 12 months have pointed towards Red Dead Redemption 2 finally getting a native PS5 upgrade, but what if it's actually the first game receiving the treatment? A new age rating from the ESRB board suggests so. Red Dead Redemption, the first game, has received an ESRB age rating...
- Rockstar Games
- PS5
- Red Dead Redemption
Review Dispatch (PS5) - Interactive Superhero Show Is a Damn Good Time
Cape diem
It only takes playing through one or two episodes of Dispatch to realise that this superhero comedy-drama has bags of potential. But spread between a total of eight instalments, does it stick the landing? The thing about Dispatch is it's not really much of a game in the traditional sense. This is more about watching than interacting, and...
- Reviews
- AdHoc Studio
- PS5
- Dispatch
News The Next Horizon Game Is an MMO for Mobile and PC, Prompting Fury from PS5 Fans
Watch the first gameplay footage
Sony’s fledgling mobile strategy is slowly coming into focus. Earlier this week, it announced Ratchet & Clank: Galaxy Rangers, an arena-based multiplayer shooter for mobile. And now, ahead of G-STAR in Korea, the long-rumoured MMO from NCSoft Horizon Steel Frontiers has been revealed. It’ll be available on PC...
- Sony
- PC
- Mobile
- Horizon
Mini Review Rennsport (PS5) - A Sim Racer That Just Can't Match the Competition
Shifting down
As long as Polyphony Digital continues to release and refine Gran Turismo titles, simulation racers will always have a hard time competing on a Sony console. With Rennsport, developer Competition Company is looking to separate itself from the leader of the pack by creating a cross-platform sim experience that’s geared heavily...
- Reviews
- Nacon
- PS5
- Rennsport
- Mini Reviews
News Horizon Dev Guerrilla Won't Abandon PS5, Has 'More' Games Coming
"More on that to come"
Horizon Steel Frontiers, a new MMO set in Aloy's universe, won't be launching on PS5. Instead, the Guerrilla Games and NCSOFT collaboration is targeting the PC and mobile phone market. This marks the first time a video game attached to the Horizon IP will not have any kind of presence on PlayStation, but that doesn't mean the...
- Sony
- PS5
- Horizon
News Promising PS5 RPG The Blood of Dawnwalker Looks Way More Polished in Huge Gameplay Demo
A new dawn
Developer Rebel Wolves has given us a fresh look at its upcoming dark fantasy RPG, The Blood of Dawnwalker. This is a particularly meaty gameplay demo, with the video clocking in at just under 29 minutes. The whole thing's narrated, giving some interesting insight into the studio's ambitions. As you'd expect, there's a lot to cover...
- Rebel Wolves
- PS5
- The Blood of Dawnwalker
News Sony Targeting Big Holiday Sales with New PS5 Fortnite Bundle, Includes Exclusive Cosmetics
PS5 is for life, not just for Fortnite
We already knew this, but recent sales reports have pegged PS5 as a major success. It's the second fastest-selling PlayStation in US history, and the console recently surpassed 84.2 million sales. Capitalising on this momentum, then, Sony has unveiled a new PS5 console bundle that includes exclusive goodies...
- Sony
- PS5
- Fortnite
- Hardware
News Another Horizon Online PS5 Game Is Coming Before Horizon 3, It's Claimed
Made to wait for Aloy
Anyone hoping to play the third instalment in the main Horizon series will have to wait for the rumoured online title from Guerrilla Games itself to release first. This is a second game that's separate from the newly confirmed Horizon Steel Frontiers for PC and smartphones. Both it and a second multiplayer Horizon project from...
- Sony
- PS5
- Horizon
News Horizon MMO Uses AI 'Extensively' in Development, Says NCSOFT
AI assistance in all areas "from coding to art"
Sony just announced a new Horizon game with Horizon Steel Frontiers, an MMO launching on mobile and PC, and it's not gone down all that well with fans. To make matters worse, developer NCSOFT has now stated the game has been built partially using AI assistance — a topic that's divisive, to say the...
- NCSOFT
- PC
- Mobile
- Horizon
News Silent Hill F Made Easier in Difficulty Overhaul, Adds Casual Mode
Get all the PS5 patch notes here
Konami and Neobards Entertainment have published a new Silent Hill F patch on PS5 today that works to slightly lower the difficulty throughout the game, and adds a new Casual Mode. The update tweaks the difficulty by making changes to enemy density, faster stamina replenishment, and reducing the damage taken from...
- Konami
- PS5
- Silent Hill
- Patches
News Lies of P Publisher Neowiz Going Big with 5 Upcoming Games
And publishing a further two titles
Lies of P publisher Neowiz looks to be on the rise off the back of the Soulslike's success, with the company announcing it has five projects in development internally, and then it's collaborating with another two external studios to publish the games they're making. The firm's plans were confirmed in an investor...
- Neowiz
- PS5
News Fallout Season 2 Heads to New Vegas in New Trailer, Debuts 17th December
The house always wins
Bethesda and Amazon Prime have shared the first proper trailer for season two of Fallout, which debuts on the platform from 17th December 2025. Check it out above. As was teased at the end of the first season, New Vegas forms part of the setting for the next batch of episodes, as the world deals with the fallout of last year's...
- Amazon
- TV
- Fallout
- Trailers
News You Had Your Fun with Umamusume, Now It's Time to Get Serious with Champions Stable
No more horsing around
Umamusume: Pretty Derby really left its mark on 2025, didn't it? While things have quietened down a bit now, for a while you couldn't move for anime horse girls. The game remains popular, of course, but what if you fancy something a bit more grounded in reality? Well, publisher Leonardo Interactive has announced Champions...
- Leonardo Interactive
- Champions Stable
- Announcements
- Trailers
News Death Stranding Isolations Is a Disney+ Anime Series That Tells an Original Story
Out in 2027
Kojima Productions is throwing everything at Death Stranding right now. There are not only two movie adaptations in the works, one live action and the other animated, but now an original anime series has also been revealed. Death Stranding Isolations is its working title, and it'll be streaming exclusively on Disney+ when it arrives in...
- Kojima Productions
- Death Stranding
News An Oversized Blade Is the Answer to All Your Problems in PS5, PS4 Metroidvania Gigasword
Out today, and there's a free demo too
Gigasword has kinda passed us by, but it looks pretty interesting. From publisher Akupara Games and developer Studio Hybrid, this is a 2D action game with a Metroidvania structure, and it looks like its namesake is the key to everything — literally, at times. With nice pixel art and chiptune music that...
- Akupara Games
- PS5
- PS4
- Gigasword
- Trailers
News The Brilliant Kingdom Come: Deliverance 2 Has Now Sold Over 4 Million Copies
That's a lot of Henrys
Warhorse Studios has announced that its ambitious and highly acclaimed sequel, Kingdom Come: Deliverance 2, has reached an impressive sales milestone. The medieval RPG has now surpassed sales of 4 million. The developer announced the sales update on its socials: "We can't thank you enough for helping us reach this...
- Deep Silver
- PS5
- Kingdom Come
- Sales
News Those Waiting for Portal 3 Might Be Interested in Colourful Puzzler ChromaGun 2 on PS5
Release date announced
Fans of first-person puzzle games know it doesn't get much better than the Portal series, but ChromaGun has always been a solid alternative. The sequel, ChromaGun 2: Dye Hard, looks like it's stepping things up in basically every way. The game's latest trailer reveals the release date, and it's not too far off: Much like...
- PM Studios
- PS5
- ChromaGun 2
- Release Dates
- Trailers
News Somehow, We're Already on the Sixth Game in Milestone's RIDE Series
PS5 motorcycle racer announced
Sometimes, specific things can catch you off-guard and make you feel as though time is moving much faster than it actually is; one of those for us is the RIDE franchise, which is about to get its sixth instalment. The series began all the way back in 2015; six games in just over 10 years (not including all the other...
- Milestone
- PS5
- RIDE 6
- Announcements
- Trailers
Wednesday12th Nov 2025
News New Ratchet & Clank Game Announced, But Not for the Platform You Want
Ranger Rumble coming soon to mobile
There's a new Ratchet & Clank game coming soon! Insomniac Games is involved! And it's coming to... mobile! Yes, Sony has just announced Ratchet & Clank: Ranger Rumble, a "free to download", mobile multiplayer shooter heading to Android and iOS. A collaboration between Insomniac and mobile dev studio Oh BiBi,...
- Sony
- Mobile
- Ratchet & Clank
- Announcements
Hands On Where Winds Meet PS5 Is Vast, Visionary, and on the Verge of Collapse
A free-to-play epic unlike anything we've encountered before
After approximately 20 hours of play, we’ve barely scratched the surface of Where Winds Meet. We’d considered publishing a Review in Progress, but it quickly became evident that the scale of this game far exceeds the playtime we had available prior to release. Furthermore, we have...
- Previews
- NetEase
- PS5
- Where Winds Meet
- Hands On
News 9 PS Plus Extra, Premium Games for November 2025 Announced
Available from 18th Nov
Sony has today revealed the lineup of PS5, PS4, and Classic games landing on PS Plus Extra and PS Plus Premium for the month of November 2025. There are 9 titles in total this time around, and they'll all be available from Tuesday, 18th November 2025. PS Plus Extra: November 2025: Grand Theft Auto V (PS5, PS4) |
- PS5
- PS4
- PS Plus
Round Up What Was Announced in Sony's State of Play Livestream for November 2025?
All the PS5 reveals from State of Play Japan
In an unexpected State of Play livestream, Sony decided to focus the entire show on its Japanese and Asian audiences, presenting PS5 titles fit for their tastes. These are still global announcements, though, so the reveals will make their way to Western shores too. Below, you will find all PS5...
- PS5
- State of Play
- Round Up
- Features
News PS5's Biggest Game Has Not Released Yet, PlayStation Boss Teases
Is that GTA 6 or something else?
As the PS5 turns five years old today, there's an increasing interest in what comes next from Sony. PS6 rumours have been rife over the past 12 months, and they all point to a more modest next-gen console with a portable device to go along with it. Sony isn't saying anything publicly just yet; in fact, it's doubling...
- Sony
- PS5
Poll How Would You Rate State of Play for November 2025?
Share your thoughts on the latest PS5 showcase
Completely out of the blue, Sony announced it would be hosting a State of Play livestream with a twist. Rather than the standard setup, this showcase would focus on "games created in Japan and across Asia, alongside a few other exciting updates". For just over 40 minutes, this resulted in announcements...
- PS5
- State of Play
- Polls
- Features
News Final Dispatch Episodes 7 and 8 Out Now on PS5
The end
Well, it's time to find out what happens at the end of Dispatch. The interactive superhero story has captivated players since its initial episodes launched a few weeks back. And now, its final two episodes — Episode 7 and Episode 8 — are available on PS5. As with previous instalments, the new episodes are added through an update...
- AdHoc Studio
- PS5
- Dispatch
News Palworld Dev Is Publishing a Metroidvania Action Game with Strong Silksong Vibes on PS5, PS4
Never Grave: The Witch and the Curse coming soon
While some might be growing weary of these artsy Metroidvania action games, Never Grave: The Witch and the Curse looks like it's doing things just differently enough to stand out. Brought to us by Pocketpair Publishing and developer Frontside 180, this is a roguelite action platformer that combines...
- Pocketpair
- PS5
- PS4
- Never Grave
- Release Dates
