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Tuesday11th Nov 2025
Gogmazios, weapon buffs, and more
The next major update for Monster Hunter Wilds now has a confirmed date: the 16th December. Title Update 4 sees the return of series favourite creature Gogmazios, a colossal dragon capable of immense destruction. Capcom's already suggested that this'll be an especially difficult fight, even for veteran players...
- Capcom
- PS5
- Monster Hunter
- Patches
News ARC Raiders Is a Confirmed Live Service Hit as Sales Top 4 Million, Player Count Rockets
Suited and looted
Studios take risks with live service releases, but when they actually stick, they tend to be big. And things are looking rather rosy for ARC Raiders right now. As confirmed by both developer Embark Studios and parent company Nexon, the extraction shooter has smashed through 4 million sales since its launch at the end of last...
- Embark Studios
- PS5
- ARC Raiders
- Sales
News PS5, PS4 Userbase Keeps on Getting Bigger, Attracts More Players Year-on-Year
Monthly Active Users count on the rise again
The graph charting Sony's userbase growth on PS5 and PS4 is only going up, as another fiscal quarter comes to a close with the number of Monthly Active Users on PSN higher than the same period of time last year. During the Q2 quarter for fiscal year 2025 (1st April — 30th June), the PlayStation Network...
- Sony
- PS5
- PS4
- PSN
News Tokyo Xtreme Racer Makes Its Long Awaited Return to PS5 on 26th February
Gotta go fast
Tokyo Xtreme Racer was such an iconic piece of the PS2 library that we’re hyped to see its series reboot return to the PS5 next year. While this was confirmed at Tokyo Game Show in September, we now have a release date: 26th February, 2026. The press release reads: “Tokyo Xtreme Racer is a racing game set in a sealed-off...
- Genki
- PS5
- Tokyo Xtreme Racer
- Release Dates
News 'It's Been a Dream': Marvel Boss Raves About PS5 Fighter's ArcSys and PlayStation Team-Up
Fighting goals
Marvel Games' general manager, Haluk Mentes, has shared his thoughts on the upcoming fighting game from Sony and Arc System Works, Marvel Tokon: Fighting Souls. In an interview with Game Informer, Mentes only has glowing comments for the collaboration between his team and the aforementioned publisher and developer. "Others have said...
- Sony
- PS5
- Marvel Tokon Fighting Souls
News Elden Ring Nightreign DLC Revealed as The Forsaken Hollows, Out 4th December
Two new classes, two new bosses
FromSoftware announced its major Elden Ring Nightreign expansion during Sony's own State of Play Japan livestream today. Available for PS5, PS5 from 4th December 2025, it's called The Forsaken Hollows, and you can catch a glimpse in the trailer above. The DLC will introduce two new character classes and two...
- Bandai Namco
- PS5
- PS4
- Elden Ring
- DLC
Broadcasting next year
If you’ve spent more than a few days in Japan over the past few months, you’ll be aware of the cultural impact of Needy Girl Overdose – known as Needy Streamer Overload in the west – and its troubled protagonist OMGkawaiiAngel. You’ll find figurines and merch based on the visual novel’s heroine in most hobby...
- ANIPLEX
- WSS Playground
- Anime
- Needy Streamer Overload
News Brilliant Anime Fighter BlazBlue Is Finally Back... As a Cool Looking Roguelite Action Game
Bloodedge-ing it
BlazBlue Entropy Effect X is finally bringing Arc System Works' on-hiatus series back — but it's not a new fighting game. Instead, this is a "roguelite action" title featuring 14 playable characters from the previous BlazBlue games. The official description makes it sound like this'll be pretty in-depth affair, with systems like...
- Arc System Works
- PS5
- BlazBlue
- Release Dates
- Trailers
News inKONBINI Is One of the Cosiest Games You'll Play on PS5 Next Year
Come on inKONBINI
Set in and around a Japanese convenience store in the 1990s, inKONBINI: One Store, Many Stories is definitely a title to keep an eye on if you're into cosy little time sinks. You'll manage said store throughout the game, and as you go about the daily grind, you'll get to meet the inhabitants of the surrounding town and build...
- Nagai Industries
- PS5
- inKONBINI
- Trailers
News Huge Anime Hero Shooter Fate Trigger Will Launch in Early Access on PS5 Next Year
Eyes up, guns up
Juggernaut anime-style hero shooter game Fate Trigger will make a splash on PS5 in Early Access next year. The game – from Saroasis Studio – is a free-to-play competitive shooter with a very distinctive art style. Consider it a crossover of, say, Overwatch and Zenless Zone Zero. Crossplay with PC will be an option, but...
- Saroasis Studio
- PS5
- Fate Trigger
- Announcements
News Digimon Story Time Stranger's First DLC Revealed, Has New Quests and Mega 'Mons
Time marches on
The first DLC for Digimon Story Time Stranger has been revealed, and it's coming to PS5 at some point "this winter". The lack of a confirmed release date is a bit disappointing, but it does sound like a decent slice of content. Titled 'Alternate Dimension', the DLC features a new questline that, as the name suggests, will take you...
- Bandai Namco
- PS5
- Digimon
- Trailers
News Stellar Blade Success Helps Korean Games Thrive, Ex PlayStation Boss Believes
Shu Yoshida praises Shift Up title
The success of PS5, PC action title Stellar Blade is the sort of catalyst that could propel the Korean games industry into the mainstream, former PlayStation president Shuhei Yoshida believes. In an interview with Minimap at the G-Star games exhibition in Busan, Korea, the former PlayStation lead discussed the...
- Sony
- PS5
- PC
- Stellar Blade
- Industry
News Promising PS5 Story Game Mixtape Is Delayed to 2026
It's just putting the knobs on
The Artful Escape studio Beethoven & Dinosaur has pushed back its next promising PS5 game, Mixtape, to 2026, it was confirmed today. A social media post from the developer shared the following: "While developing Artful Escape, our 3D artist Mikey, made an oven asset. It was a nice oven - the work of a true pro. He...
- Annapurna Interactive
- PS5
- Mixtape
- Delays
News Try Octopath Traveler 0 Today in Free PS5, PS4 Demo
Sample the first three hours of the story
If you're curious about Octopath Traveler 0 ahead of its PS5 and PS4 release on 4th December 2025, then Square Enix is giving you the chance to try the new JRPG today in a free demo. Available today, the demo allows you to play the first three hours of the prequel entry, and then carry your progress over to...
- Square Enix
- PS5
- PS4
- Octopath Traveler
- Demos
News No New Characters Revealed for Marvel Tokon, PS5 Beta Returns in December
X-Mansion added as new stage
An uninterrupted Marvel Tokon: Fighting Souls beta will get underway from 5th December, and will run for 72 hours without any breaks or pauses. If you participated in the previous beta, then you’ll be eligible to play this one as well. Similarly, if you registered and were unsuccessful last time, you may be selected...
- Sony
- PS5
- Marvel Tokon Fighting Souls
- Betas
Monday10th Nov 2025
Guide Fallout 4 Anniversary Edition: All New Content, All Creation Club DLC Listed
Every Creation included in Anniversary Edition
What's new in Fallout 4 Anniversary Edition? Fallout 4 Anniversary Edition includes the base Fallout 4 game complete with its three main expansions: Automaton, Far Harbour, and Nuka World. Also included are its three workshop DLCs: Contraptions, Vault-Tec, and Wasteland. However, Anniversary Edition...
- Guides
- PS5
- PS4
- Fallout 4
Hands On PS Portal Is a Whole New Device with Cloud Streaming Update
To the cloud
The PS Portal is one of Sony’s biggest surprise hits. Released back in 2023, this remote player — which lets you remotely control your PS5 from anywhere with an internet connection — has continued to improve itself with countless updates. The latest, and potentially greatest, is the ability to stream games that are in your PS5...
- Features
- Sony
- PS5
- PS Portal
- Hands On
News State of Play Announced for 11th November, Focus on Japanese PS5 Games
Over 40 minutes of news and reveals
Sony has confirmed it's hosting a new State of Play livestream tomorrow, 11th November 2025. This will be a showcase focusing on PS5 games from Japan and Asia, dubbed "State of Play Japan", and will run for more than 40 minutes. It'll focus on "games created in Japan and across Asia, alongside a few other...
- Sony
- PS5
- State of Play
Guide These 15+ PS5, PS4 Games Are Coming Out This Week (10th-16th November)
Call of Duty! Inazuma Eleven! Lumines!
It's not the biggest week on the PS Store, but there are some big names launching. Among them is Call of Duty: Black Ops 7, which will probably steal the most attention. But spare a thought for soccer RPG Inazuma Eleven: Victory Road, making its PlayStation debut at long last. These are all the PS5 and PS4...
- Guides
- PS5
- PS4
- Release Dates
- Features
News Fallout 4 Anniversary Edition Upgrade Costs a Whopping $40 / £36, Out Now on PS5
Fallout of your mind
Celebrating the open world RPG's 10th birthday, Fallout 4 Anniversary Edition is out now on PS5. This is what Bethesda is calling the "definitive" edition of the game. It includes all of the DLC and expansions, plus "over 150" Creation Club items. If you're familiar with Skyrim Anniversary Edition, you'll know what to expect...
- Bethesda
- PS5
- Fallout
Livin' the stream
PS Portal is a purpose-built Remote Play device, so it’s no surprise to see it become the most popular platform for the feature. But it does speak to the overall success of the accessory, which is now owned by approximately 5% of all PS5 owners in USA. Sony recently upgraded the capabilities of the wildly popular handheld, al
- Sony
- PS5
- PS Portal
- Peripherals
News The UK Government Shoots Down 'Stop Killing Games' Campaign in Official Debate
At least the words "Crash Bandicoot" were spoken in parliament
Last week, the UK's governing body held an official debate about the Stop Killing Games campaign, and it seems nothing will change — for now, at the very least. Stop Killing Games is a consumer rights campaign that, broadly, asks for alternative ways to play online games once they...
- UK
- Industry
News New Hollow Knight: Silksong Update Coming Soon to PS5, PS4 Makes a Fan Mod an Official Thing
Get all the patch notes here
Team Cherry has today deployed its fourth Hollow Knight: Silksong post-launch patch for PC, with PS5 and PS4 players gaining access "soon". This new update provides another round of bug fixes as well as the official implementation of a fan mod offering a Simplified Chinese language translation. Done by Team Cart Fix,...
- Team Cherry
- PS5
- PS4
- Hollow Knight
- Patches
News Red Dead Redemption 2 Is Now the Fourth Best Selling Game Ever, Still Chained to PS4 at 30FPS
Rather be red
Red Dead Redemption 2 has just claimed the fourth spot on the list of all-time best selling video games. According to publisher Take-Two's latest financial report, Rockstar's open world Western is now sitting pretty at a frankly ridiculous 79 million copies sold, taking it above Mario Kart 8 / Mario Kart 8 Deluxe. And yet, the...
- Take-Two
- Rockstar Games
- PS5
- Red Dead Redemption
- Sales
Random Last Week's GTA 6 Delay Made It All the Way to the Polish Government
Called a "huge scandal" by one MP
Updates surrounding the Grand Theft Auto series are one of the very few examples of video game news that can break into the mainstream, and last week's six-month delay to GTA 6 was no different. It was so impactful, in fact, that one Polish MP felt it was noteworthy enough to bring up in parliament. On the day of...
- Rockstar Games
- PS5
- Grand Theft Auto
- GTA
- Random
News Phantom Blade Zero PS5 Release Date Could Finally Be Announced This Week
State of Play awaits
Phantom Blade Zero could finally be blessed with a release date within the next 30 hours or so. Eager PlayStation fans are suddenly wondering about what could be shown during this week's State of Play, which was announced earlier today. Naturally, we've found ourselves pondering potential reveals as well — and then we...
- S-GAME
- PS5
- Phantom Blade Zero
News Clair Obscur: Expedition 33's Beloved Soundtrack Snubbed in Prestigious Music Awards
How obscur
The nominees for the next Grammy Awards ceremony have been revealed, and one of the year's best video game soundtracks has not made the cut. Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 has captured the attention of many players for myriad reasons, but its music is an extremely common one. The orchestral score has been lauded in gaming circles since the...
- Kepler Interactive
- PS5
- Clair Obscur: Expedition 33
- Music
Poll Is Fallout 4 Underrated, 10 Years Later?
Fall in, Fallout
Without wanting to make everyone feel horrifically old all of a sudden, Fallout 4 released 10 whole years ago today. Yes, Bethesda's open world RPG is officially one decade old — and we still haven't had a Fallout 5! But we're not here to bang on about potential sequels. We're here to ask for your thoughts on Fallout 4, now that...
- Bethesda
- PS5
- PS4
- Fallout
- Polls
Site News Where's Our Inazuma Eleven: Victory Road PS5, PS4 Review?
Goal-den
It’s been a long and arduous journey to the (victory) road, but Inazuma Eleven will make its PlayStation debut this week. Inazuma Eleven: Victory Road will be available in advanced access within the next few hours, so you may be wondering where our PS5 and PS4 review is. Unfortunately, developer LEVEL-5 did not make pre-release review...
- LEVEL-5
- PS5
- PS4
- Inazuma Eleven
- Site News
News Dispatch Season 2 Seems Inevitable, But Dev's Only Just Starting to 'Think About' It
Flying high
Given just how popular Dispatch has turned out to be, we would have bet on a seemingly inevitable Season 2 being announced in the not-too-distant future. But apparently, developer AdHoc Studio hasn't actually thought that far ahead. Yet. Speaking on the most recent Friends Per Second podcast, studio co-founders Nick Herman and Pierre...
- AdHoc Studio
- PS5
- Dispatch
News Silent Hill 2 Puts Incredible Survival Horror on More Platforms This Month
Set to drop on Xbox Series X|S on 21st Nov
One of the best horror games available on PS5, Silent Hill 2, looks to be venturing to new platforms later this month. On 21st November 2025, specifically, it looks like the Bloober Team remake will delight Xbox Series X|S owners. It's been common knowledge for some time now that Sony had a 12-month...
- Konami
- PS5
- Silent Hill
News You've Still Got Years to Wait Until The Elder Scrolls 6 Is Out
It's "still a long way off," says Bethesda boss
If you had any hopes of playing The Elder Scrolls 6 in the next few years, you may want to boot up Oblivion Remastered or Skyrim again to pass the time a little more. Perhaps not even a PS5 game at this point, Bethesda boss Todd Howard has said the sixth entry is "still a long way off". Speaking in an...
- Bethesda
- PS5
- The Elder Scrolls
News FromSoftware Still Has Major Elden Ring Nightreign DLC to Release, Out by April 2026
Game also beat sales expectations
Elden Ring Nightreign, the co-op-focused spin-off to FromSoftware's biggest game to date, appears to have been an all-around success for the developer and its parent company, Kadokawa Corporation. Having recorded more than five million sales back in July, the firm has revealed the game "performed well beyond...
- Bandai Namco
- PS5
- PS4
- Elden Ring
- DLC
News Key Kingdom Come: Deliverance 2 Writer and Designer Joins The Witcher 4 Team
Things are getting Cirious
A prominent member of Kingdom Come: Deliverance developer Warhorse Studios has just joined CD Projekt Red to work on The Witcher 4. Karel Kolmann was part of the Czech outfit for just over eight years, and took on some important roles during that time. Primarily, he was a gameplay designer, but also acted as a writer and...
- CD Projekt Red
- Warhorse Studios
- PS5
- The Witcher
- Kingdom Come
News You Can Live the Death Stranding Experience with This Awesome Real Life Exoskeleton
Lift with your legs
One of the most useful bits of equipment in Death Stranding 1 and 2 is the exoskeleton, a set of fancy leg braces that allow Sam to hike faster and for longer, as well as carry much more cargo. If you've ever wanted to experience what it feels like to wear this bit of gear, well, they're real — and one company has collaborated...
- Kojima Productions
- Death Stranding
Sunday9th Nov 2025
News The Real Star of Gran Turismo 7's Free PS5, PS4 Update Is a 312km/h Minivan
A place in Espace
Abu Dhabi’s iconic Yas Marina circuit is coming to Gran Turismo 7 as part of its free Spec 3 update next month, where it’s sure to dazzle in Polyphony Digital’s hands. But the return of a fan favourite vehicle teased in an all-new trailer is what’s got fans talking: the ludicrous Renault Espace F1. The car previo
- Sony
- PS5
- PS4
- Gran Turismo
- Updates
News Halo Infinite Is in Fact Finite, Dev Focusing on Campaign Evolved for PS5
"Whole team's combined focus to deliver new experiences"
Halo: Campaign Evolved – the remake of Halo: Combat Evolved coming to PS5 next year – will be the focus of dev Halo Studios moving forwards. As part of a community update, the team has confirmed that it’s ceasing content updates for the existing Xbox and PC exclusive Halo Infinite,...
- Xbox Game Studios
- PS5
- Halo
Saturday8th Nov 2025
News After GTA 6 Delay, Wolverine PS5 Doubles Down on Fall 2026 Release Date
Not going anywhere, bub
Rockstar’s decision to delay GTA 6 to 19th November will have led to some high-pressured publisher meetings these past few days. One game that seems unaffected by the announcement is Marvel’s Wolverine, however. The title had already thrust its claws into a Fall 2026 release date, and it doesn’t look like that’s...
- Sony
- PS5
- Marvel's Wolverine
News The Best BioWare Can Do on N7 Day Is Insist Mass Effect PS5 Is Still in Dev
But here's some new artwork at least
It’s been a rough year or so for BioWare, with Dragon Age: The Veilguard underperforming so hard it was almost immediately added to PS Plus Essential. The studio was then downsized – but, crucially, not closed – with its efforts placed on the next Mass Effect. This game was announced
- BioWare
- Mass Effect
- PS5
Talking Point What Are You Playing This Weekend? - Issue 606
Holiday
November has arrived, which means the busy release schedule is about to subside, and we're moving swiftly into the festive season. Here are the games keeping us busy this weekend. Jamie O'Neill: We now have eight WAYP weekends left in the year, so I'm continuing to focus on new releases, although admittedly with a retro tint. This means...
- Talking Point
- PS5
- PS4
- What Are You Playing
- Features
News Genshin Impact, Honkai: Star Rail Dev Turns to Unreal Engine 5 Realism for Next Project
Mentioned on recruitment website
Genshin Impact and Honkai: Star Rail maker HoYoverse is on top of the world right now, and it’s releasing new games at a steady pace. Long-time fans will note two new titles were revealed recently: the Animal Crossing-inspired Petit Planet (which is curr
- HoYoverse
- Industry
News All's Justice Looks Like the Most Fully Featured My Hero Academia Game on PS5 Yet
All Might would be proud
The first two My Hero Academia games – or My Hero One’s Justice, as they were inexplicably renamed – were your bog-standard Bandai Namco anime brawler affairs. But the publisher appears to be going all-in with this third entry, My Hero Academia: All’s Justice. Designed to depict the final battles from the manga,...
- Bandai Namco
- PS5
- My Hero Academia
- Trailers
Friday7th Nov 2025
Poll Is Ghost of Yotei Better Than Ghost of Tsushima?
The Ghost with the most
Sequels are be better than their predecessors. Or at least, they should be. This is expected in video games — especially modern video games. Big budget sequels in particular are usually iterative; they build on what the last game got right, and on paper, that leads to a better overall experience. Sony has done a lot of...
- Sony
- PS5
- PS4
- Ghost of Yotei
- Ghost of Tsushima
News First PS Plus Extra Game for November 2025 Leaked
Chances are you won't be pleased
Sony is scheduled to share the lineup of PS Plus Extra and PS Plus Premium games for November 2025 on Wednesday, 12th November, but as is becoming increasingly common again, Dealabs leaker Billbil-Kun has leaked one of the titles included. According to them,
- PS5
- PS4
- PS Plus
"Rockstar can't get away with this"
Rockstar management was underfire last week after sacking approximately 30-40 employees across its UK and Canadian offices. Labour leaders alleged that the firings were related to the staffers’ attempt to unionise, but the GTA giant has hit back at the claims. In a statement to Bloomberg, the firm said it took...
- Rockstar Games
- GTA
- Industry
News GTA 6 Delayed Again, Pushed Back to November 2026
New release date of 19th November 2026
Rockstar Games has made the decision to delay GTA 6 for a second time, pushing the PS5, Xbox Series X|S game back to 19th November 2026. This is a six-month delay, with the game originally slated for a May 2026 release. In a social media statement, the studio said: "We are sorry for adding additional time to...
- Rockstar Games
- PS5
- Grand Theft Auto
- GTA
- Delays
News Sony Cracks Down on Fake PS5 Gear, Sues eBay Seller for $2 Million
Objection
Sony is waging a war against counterfeit PlayStation products, and one particular eBay seller has found itself in the company’s crosshairs. The Game Post – which has recently reported on the platform holder’s legal battle against Tencent – reveals the organisation filed a lawsuit on 24th October against one specific retailer on...
- Sony
- PS5
- Industry Legal
News Don't Expect Any PS5 Exclusives from Square Enix in the Future
That era is over
We know Square Enix is deeply invested in its new multiformat strategy, but new documentation from the publisher reveals just how much its banking on the initiative. In a presentation part of its latest financial results, it dedicated a slide to “strengthening consumer contact points”, which in essence shows a list of PS5...
- Square Enix
- PS5
- Industry
Guide Arc Raiders: How to Solve Harvester Puzzle and Earn Great Loot
Harvester puzzle location and how to solve it
With the explosive release of ARC Raiders, everyone is searching for the best ways to get their hands on the best loot, and fast. This Arc Raiders guide will reveal how to solve Harvester puzzle and earn great loot. Arc Raiders Harvester Puzzle: Finding The Harvester: The ARC Harvester event...
- Guides
- PS5
- ARC Raiders
News Mafia PS5 Was a Success, Beats Sales Expectations
Called the "perfect result" for publisher
In a win for smaller-scope titles below the $70 price point, Mafia: The Old Country publisher 2K has considered the PS5 game a success, having beaten its internal sales expectations. As part of its latest financial earnings call, where it was also confirmed GTA 6 has been delayed to November 2026, the...
- 2K Games
- PS5
- Mafia
