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Tuesday4th Aug 2026

  • News August 2026 PS Plus Essential Games Available to Download Now

    On the PS Store until 31st August

    A trio of new PS Plus Essential games can be downloaded at no extra cost from the PS Store right now, including one all-new day one debut. The three titles are available as of the publication of this article in the UK and Europe, with the PS Store expected to be updated later in the day in the USA. As a reminder,...

    • PS5
    • PS4
    • PS Plus
  • Review Beast of Reincarnation (PS5) - Pokémon Dev's Flower Power Action RPG Is Nearly in Full Bloom

    Plantses with wolves

    Beast of Reincarnation presents itself like a Souls-like action RPG, and it definitely shares some traits with games of that ilk, but I think labelling it that way isn't quite accurate. It is an action RPG, but it's not as intimidatingly difficult as FromSoftware's efforts, and it's doing enough stuff of its own that makes it...

    • Reviews
    • Fictions
    • PS5
    • Beast of Reincarnation
  • Reminder The PS5 Release Schedule Is About to Become the Busiest It's Ever Been

    GTA 6 is to blame

    We're now a few days into August 2026, which means that the pre-GTA 6 games avalanche is underway. It only gets more and more insane from here, folks. I've written about this before, but now that it's actually here, I think it's worth reiterating just how mental the PS5 release schedule is over the next three months or so. It's...

    • PS5
    • Release Dates
  • News Mafia: The Old Country's PS5 DLC Will Expand on Sicily's Scope

    Salieri's back

    Mafia: The Old Country was a solid single player story game – but releasing as a cheaper game did clip its wings a little at launch. Hangar 13’s hugely improved on the endgame offering with its Free Ride content a little after launch, and it looks like upcoming expansion Man of Honor is going to seriously bolster the amount of...

    • 2K Games
    • PS5
    • Mafia
    • DLC
    • Trailers
  • News Announced for PS5 at State of Play, Gothic Action RPG Crimson Moon Finally Has a Release Date

    And it's soon

    Crimson Moon, a cool-looking, gothic-styled action RPG that was announced for PS5 during February's State of Play broadcast, has finally locked in its release date. Previously, the title was down for a vague 'September' launch, but now it's fully committed to the 1st September. It'll be here before you know it. Developer...

    • ProbablyMonsters
    • PS5
    • Crimson Moon
    • Release Dates
    • Trailers
  • News Retro Beat-'Em-Up Bros, This PS5 Brawler Based on The Walking Dead Looks All Right

    Streets of survival

    I’ve always enjoyed retro beat-’em-ups, and the genre has enjoyed a bit of a renaissance in the last few years, with games like Marvel Cosmic Invasion and TMNT: Shredder’s Revenge. I don’t expect The Walking Dead: Streets of Survival to be anywhere near as good as those two, but it does look like it’ll scratch an itch,...

    • Trailmark Games
    • PS5
    • The Walking Dead Streets of Survival
    • Release Dates
  • News This Year's EA Sports FC Is Definitely Different, and I'm Eager to See How It's Received

    Grounds-breaking

    EA Sports invited me to watch its various preview presentations for FC 27, which is launching officially on 25th September. But among all the usual buzzwords about advanced defensive AI and improved off-the-ball runs, I was most compelled to learn about The Grounds, the game’s new social sandbox mode, which will only be available...

    • EA Sports
    • PS5
    • EA Sports FC
  • News If You Missed Them, Marvel's Wolverine, God of War Laufey's Comic-Con Panels Are Now Online

    Playing catch-up

    Not long ago, PlayStation hosted a handful of panels at San Diego Comic-Con, and if you missed them, they're now officially available to watch online. The event focusing on Marvel's Wolverine has been out for around 10 days or so, but the God of War Laufey panel has finally also been uploaded, giving you the opportunity to get...

    • Sony
    • PS5
    • Wolverine
    • God of War
  • News This Famicom Era Shooter, Coming to PS5, Looks Like It Totally Slaps

    Out this week

    Changeable Guardian ESTIQUE released for the Famicom in 2024, so it’s an all-new game designed specifically for 8-bit hardware. But if you don’t want to deal with Nintendo’s 80s appliance and would rather just play this title on a contemporary console you own, it’s coming to the PS5 this week, with some bells-and-whistles like...

    • AMATA
    • PS5
    • Changeable Guardian ESTIQUE
    • Announcements
  • News As Trails in the Sky 2nd Chapter Looms, Falcom Boss Explains One of the Craziest Cliffhangers in Gaming

    One kiss

    The Trails series is no stranger to cliffhangers. In fact, you could argue that developer Falcom's a little too keen on them, given how many of its games end on a truly insane note. But there's always been one particular cliffhanger that's stayed with longtime fans of the franchise. Obviously I'm going to veer into spoiler territory here,...

    • GungHo
    • Falcom
    • PS5
    • Trails
  • News Rumours of an Unannounced Elder Scrolls Game Have Been Debunked

    Tell me lies

    Some fans of The Elder Scrolls got a bit carried away over the weekend when a former developer's LinkedIn profile had supposedly outed an unannounced project. Rumours started swirling on social media and Reddit, before a number of gaming websites picked it up. However, the owner of said profile quickly debunked all of the speculation...

    • Bethesda
    • The Elder Scrolls
  • News Hot Wheels: Infinite Rush Highlights Its Open World Islands in New PS5 Gameplay Trailer

    Toy town

    Developer Milestone is unveiling new gameplay and details for Hot Wheels: Infinite Rush in the run-up to the game's launch, just over a month from now on 10th September. Building on the Hot Wheels Unleashed series, Infinite Rush's big point of difference is its open world structure, and the below video goes into a bit more detail on this...

    • Milestone
    • PS5
    • Hot Wheels
    • Trailers

Monday3rd Aug 2026

  • Guide These 12+ PS5 and PS Plus Games Are Coming Out This Week (3rd-9th August)

    Marvel Tokon! Beast of Reincarnation! More!

    It's a quieter week on the PS5 this week in terms of volume of releases. But there are some heavy hitters here. The majority of you will probably be paying attention to Marvel Tokon: Fighting Souls, the new four-vs-four fighter from Arc System Works. But spare a thought for Game Freak's Beast of...

    • Guides
    • PS5
    • PS4
    • Release Dates
    • Features
  • News Sony's New Spider-Man Movie Secures Biggest Domestic Box Office Debut in History

    With great results come great responsibility

    Fresh off some great financial results, Sony will be kicking back and sucking in the fresh air this weekend, as its new Spider-Man movie battles with Avengers: Endgame for the biggest Box Office opening in history. Brand New Day reportedly pulled $168 million domestically on Friday, with Sony Pictures...

    • Sony Pictures
    • Movies
    • Spider-Man
    • Box Office
  • News These New Xbox Prices Are Truly Terrifying for PS6

    This is just getting silly now

    Sony indicated in its most recent financial report that the PS5’s price should hold until at least April 2027, as it’s secured the memory inventory required to fulfil its hardware targets for the current fiscal year. If that’s the case, then despite prices soaring dramatically earlier this year, it’s going to...

    • Microsoft
    • Xbox
    • Sony
    • PS6
    • PS5
  • News 'Evie Was Created by Our Talented Artists': Stellar Blade Dev Responds to 'AI Slop' Accusations

    "View the work with this understanding in mind"

    Stellar Blade maker Shift Up is getting utterly roasted on social media for releasing an AI generated music video based on its upcoming sequel, Blood Rain. The music video for ‘Wanna Be in Love’ shows new protagonist Evie belting out a pleasant pop number in the upcoming game’s China-inspired...

    • Shift Up
    • PS5
    • Stellar Blade
    • AI
  • News Sony's Spider-Man Games Enjoy Player Boost on Back of Brand New Day's Box Office Success

    Bring home the bacon

    Sony’s various Marvel’s Spider-Man games are enjoying a renaissance on the back of new movie Brand New Day’s outrageous Box Office success. While we don’t have player numbers for PS5, Steam data shows Marvel’s Spider-Man Remastered, Marvel’s Spider-Man: Miles Morales, and

    • Sony
    • PS5
    • PC
    • Spider-Man
  • News AC Black Flag Resynced Improved with 5GB PS5 Patch This Week

    Blow off steam without the blowpipe

    The acclaimed – and best-selling – Assassin’s Creed Black Flag Resynced will get further PS5 improvements and refinement from tomorrow, 4th August, as part of a new 5GB patch, v1.0.6. Available to download from around 10AM ET / 7AM PT, the main improvement includes the ability to hide the blowpipe from...

    • Ubisoft
    • PS5
    • Assassins Creed
    • Patches
  • Round Up This PS Plus Game Is One of the Highest Rated Games of the Year

    Big Walk getting big talk

    It shouldn't come as an enormous surprise, but Big Walk — from the makers of Untitled Goose Game — is getting huge praise. This is a multiplayer adventure game in which you and up to 11 buddies are placed within a large open environment and set loose to explore it. It's set to release tomorrow, 4th August, 2026 on PS5...

    • Panic
    • PS5
    • Big Walk
    • Round Up
    • Features
  • News Black Ops 2's PS5 Port Receives Emergency Patch After Hackers Bricked Accounts

    "You may briefly see an account ban notice"

    Activision’s barebones Call of Duty: Black Ops ports have sold ridiculously well on the PS5, but they’ve been the subject of various legacy hack attacks which have been ruining the experience for everyone. This weekend, there were reports of hackers targeting unsuspecting players in

    • Activision
    • PS5
    • PS4
    • Call of Duty
    • Updates
  • News Attack on Titan 3 Avoids the GTA 6 Chaos on PS5, Locks in December Release Date

    Beyond the walls

    Attack on Titan 3 will indeed release this year — but it's not going to get into a fight with GTA 6, or any of the many PS5 games that are launching in September and October. Instead, it's opted for a 10th December date, which seems like a pretty wise decision to me. This upcoming adaptation from publisher Koei Tecmo and...

    • Koei Tecmo
    • PS5
    • Attack on Titan
    • Release Dates
    • Trailers
  • News Sounds Like Wolverine Gets His Arse Out in Insomniac's Upcoming PS5 Exclusive

    Put it away, Logan

    Marvel's Wolverine launches next month, which feels as though it's really crept up. In a few weeks' time, we'll be playing the next superhero adventure from Insomniac Games, which is quite exciting. While we've seen a bit of gameplay and a couple of decent trailers now, the action game is still wrapped in mystery. That being...

    • Sony
    • PS5
    • Wolverine
  • News Final Fantasy 7 Revelation's Surprise Job System Keeps Things Simple with Just Four Jobs Per Character

    FITS and starts

    Arguably the biggest surprise of Final Fantasy 7 Revelation's full reveal back in June was the confirmation of a job system, allowing players to customise Cloud and co. to better suit their needs on the battlefield. But we didn't learn all that much about said system. All we got was a brief explanation of 'FITS' — Function...

    • Square Enix
    • PS5
    • Final Fantasy
  • News Sony's Imminent Marvel Fighting Game Is Off to a Very Strong Start on the Competitive Scene

    X-Factor

    A healthy competitive scene can transform a good fighting game into something special. While not every fighter has to resonate with hardcore players in order to rack up sales — just look at the last couple of Mortal Kombat titles — games that manage to establish and cultivate a strong following of relatively serious players tend to be...

    • Sony
    • PS5
    • Marvel Tokon
  • News Street Fighter 6's New Season Is Underway on PS5 Now, Even if It All Feels a Bit Low-Key

    Balance changes also out now

    Perhaps it’s because my focus has been on Marvel Tokon: Fighting Souls of late, but I don’t feel like there’s much hype for Street Fighter 6’s new season at all. Yasmine is out today, kickstarting the uber-popular fighter’s Year 4 Character Pass, with more fighters to follow, including Final Fantasy’s Tifa...

    • Capcom
    • PS5
    • PS4
    • Street Fighter
    • Updates

Sunday2nd Aug 2026

  • Hands On HoYoverse's Pokémon Rival Won Me Over - I Just Need It on PS5

    Auto yes

    I’ve never played an auto chess game – or auto battler, as I think the parlance has settled upon. Despite this, I’m fairly familiar with the format of games like Teamfight Tactics, because it’s a genre one of my favourite developers HoYoverse seems utterly obsessed with. If you play Honkai: Star Rail with any regularity, you’ll...

    • HoYoverse
    • Honkai: Nexus Anima
    • Hands On
    • Features

Saturday1st Aug 2026

  • Poll Are You Happy with Your PS Plus Essential Games for August 2026?

    Plus or minus?

    August's PS Plus Essential update has been revealed, and the games themselves are just around the corner — but are you actually happy with what's on offer? As always, that's what I'm here to find out. This month's headliner has to be Dying Light 2. While Techland's gritty sequel didn't get off to a flying start back in 2022 — it...

    • PS Plus
    • PS5
    • PS4 Polls
    • Features
  • News Could Xbox Get Its Revenge on PS6 by Supporting Physical Games?

    "This is how you share your games on Helix"

    Even though it happened 13 years ago, I think there’s still a deep-seated resentment among some Xbox enthusiasts for Shuhei Yoshida’s infamous “game sharing” video. It was the PS4’s “finish him” moment on the Xbox One – a blow which truly turned the tides, and pushed PlayStation back out...

    • Sony
    • PS6
    • Microsoft
    • Xbox
  • Talking Point What Are You Playing This Weekend? - Issue 644

    Rootin' tootin'

    Another week has come to a concludion, which means it's time to kick back and unwind with some good ol' video games. Aaron Bayne: Another week of rootin' n' tootin' in Red Dead Redemption 2! Jamie O'Neill: Since it's part of July 2026's PS Plus Essential games, I want to download Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 before the next...

    • Talking Point
    • PS5
    • PS4
    • What Are You Playing
    • Features
  • News This Cutesy PS5 Cosy Game Really Stands Out in a Crowded Genre

    Anime-esque slice-of-life

    There is no shortage of cosy games on the PS5. You could probably exclusively play that genre, and still find enough content to keep you occupied until the end of the generation. But in a crowded market, I do think the Ghibli-inspired Starsand Island stands out. It’s launching on 18th August. This anime life sim has all...

    • Seed Sparkle Lab
    • PS5
    • Starsand Island
    • Trailers
  • News Dragon's Dogma 2 Dev Confirms Hard Mode Is Finally Coming

    Through the fire and flames

    Dragon's Dogma 2 will finally be handed a hard difficulty mode, hopefully putting one of the game's most prominent issues to rest. The game has a very uneven difficulty curve as you level up, to the point where the vast majority of enemies that you encounter become incredibly easy to defeat. The combat system itself is...

    • Capcom
    • PS5
    • Dragons Dogma
    • Patches

Friday31st Jul 2026

  • News These 8+ PS5, PS4 Games Will Be Delisted or Disabled in August 2026

    Stop servers time

    Oh boy, what a time for my bi-monthly article on delisted PS5 and PS4 games. For the record, I’m genuinely not trying to stick the boot in here, as I’ve been tracking these all year. I think it’s important for us all to know when digital games will be delisted or disabled, so we can act before it’s too late. Obviously in...

    • PS5
    • PS4
    • Delistings
  • News 'We Are Not Seeing Any Impact on Our Business': Sony Says Physical Disc Backlash Is Having Zero Effect

    Hard truths

    Speaking during its latest earnings call, Sony addressed the backlash to its decision to stop manufacturing physical discs. While it acknowledged the criticism of enthusiast fans, CFO Lin Tao showed no signs of the company even considering changing course, saying it’s going to “cautiously move thi

    • Sony
    • PS5
    • Industry
  • Rumour LEGO Astro Bot Sweetens the Deal on Leaked PS1 Set

    Build a bot

    Earlier in the year, a rumour was doing the rounds that LEGO and PlayStation are partnering up for an official PS1 set, apparently launching in time for the holiday season. This has yet to be proven true, but now, an additional detail is fanning the flames once again. A LEGO news site called Brick Tap has apparently heard from...

    • Sony
    • LEGO
    • PS1
    • Rumours
  • News Sony Knows How You Feel About No More Discs, But It's Not Going to Reverse Course

    "We're going to cautiously move this forward"

    We've all been wondering whether Sony will make any sort of public comment following its plans to stop making PlayStation discs in the future. Now, we finally have some additional thoughts from the company, but they come via a question asked during a recent earnings call, rather than anything directed...

    • Sony
    • PS5
  • News PS5's Monthly Active Users Increased Again, PS Plus Making More Money Than Ever

    Things are looking pretty good

    Sony attracted 125 million monthly active users to PlayStation, accurate as of the end of Q1 2026, which ended on 30th June. That’s an increase of 2% year-over-year, when it achieved 123 million monthly active users during the same period in 2025. It’s actually down on the previous quarter, which hit 126 million...

    • Sony
    • PS5
    • PS Plus
    • Industry
  • News EA's Controversial $55 Billion Buyout to Close Next Week

    Yay?

    EA’s controversial leveraged $55 billion buyout will conclude next week, according to a document filed to the SEC earlier today. Variety reports that the EA Sports FC and Battlefield maker will be owned by a consortium consisting of the Saudi Arabian Public Investment Fund, Silver Lake, and Jared Kushner’s Affinity Partners from

    • EA
    • Industry
  • News PS5 Crawls Past 95 Million Units, Sales Down 36% Year-on-Year

    100 million on the horizon

    Sony has published its latest financial results, meaning we have new sales data for PlayStation based on the last quarter. As of 30th June 2026, PS5 has now reached lifetime sales of 95.3 million; the console sold 1.6 million units last quarter (Q1 of financial year 2026), which is a drop of about 36% versus the same...

    • Sony
    • PS5
    • Sales
    • Hardware
  • News Tom Holland Loves The Last of Us 2 So Much He Won't Watch the HBO Series

    His favourite game of all time

    We've been hearing a lot from Tom Holland lately, but I suppose that's makes sense considering he's in two of the summer's biggest movies. While doing press for Spider-Man: Brand New Day, he's probably been thrown every possible question, but it was Happy Sad Confused that asked him the most important one of all:...

    • Sony
    • PS5
    • PS4
    • The Last of Us
  • News Soulslike Enjoyers, the Open Beta for Action RPG Mortal Shell 2 Is Live Right Now on PS5

    Play it before you shell out

    Publisher Playstack and developer Cold Symmetry have released the open beta test for Mortal Shell 2, the second outing in the morbid Soulslike action RPG series. Check out the below trailer to get a taste of what you're in for: The open beta, which is accessible to everyone, gives you a chance to check out the...

    • Playstack
    • PS5
    • Mortal Shell 2
    • Betas
  • News Sony Has Secured Enough Memory to Meet PS5's Projected Sales Through March 2027

    More price increases unlikely in the short-term

    Reading between the lines, it doesn’t sound like the PS5 will face any more price increases in the short-term. In its latest earnings report, the manufacturer said it has procured the “quantity of memory necessary to meet our projected sales volume” for the period ending 31st March, 2027. The...

    • Sony
    • PS5
    • Industry
  • News PlayStation Expects Record Breaking Fiscal Year for PS5, Despite Economic Challenges

    Aims to beat Nintendo's pandemic record

    Sony has raised its forecast for PlayStation for the current fiscal year, predicting results that would set a new industry record. The company previously predicted its gaming division would achieve ¥600 billion (~$3.75 billion) in operating income for the 12-month period scheduled to end on 31st March, 2027...

    • Sony
    • PS5
    • Industry
  • News Six Years of Genshin Impact Support Culminates in Next Month's Sequel-Sized PS5 Update

    Third-person shooting! Trains! Snow!

    Ever since Genshin Impact first made its mark on the industry in 2020, it’s been building towards Snezhnaya, the seventh nation of open world Teyvat, and the homeland of the Fatui. And Travellers will finally arrive in the region next month, from 12th August, as part of v7.0. For those who don’t follow...

    • HoYoverse
    • PS5
    • Genshin Impact
    • Updates
  • News Recovering Balatro Players Should Probably Stay Away from CloverPit, Coming to PS5 Next Month

    Bit of a gamble

    If you're into endlessly replayable roguelikes that are all about racking up crazy high scores using various synergies and perks, CloverPit has probably been on your radar. It's been available on PC since September of last year, where it has over 12,000 "Very Positive" Steam reviews. It's since been ported to Xbox and mobile, and...

    • Future Friends Games
    • PS5
    • PS4
    • CloverPit
    • Announcements
  • News Marvel Tokon's Energetic Launch Trailer Will Get You Hyped for the PS5, PC Fighter

    It's showtime

    Sony's next big game launch is right around the corner. Marvel Tokon: Fighting Souls sees it step into the fighting game ring with a 4v4 tag fighter starring all your favourite superheroes (and villains), and it's looking great. The launch trailer has just been released, and if this doesn't sell you on the game, I'm not sure what else...

    • Sony
    • PS5
    • PC
    • Marvel Tokon Fighting Souls
    • Trailers
  • News You Can Now Play One of PSP's Best Games on Mobile

    Lumines Remastered available now

    Lumines Remastered, the 2018 re-release of a stone cold PSP classic, has now come to mobile devices. Available now for both iOS and Android, the game is free-to-start, and you can unlock the full thing for $7.99/£7.99 ($9.99/£9.99 after the launch discount). The free trial grants you access to the Basic Challenge...

    • Enhance
    • Mobile
    • Lumines

Thursday30th Jul 2026

  • News Your Next PS Plus Game Plans to 'Significantly Accelerate' Progression Across Its First 10 Hours

    Level up twice as fast

    If you’re interested in PS Plus Essential game Dying Light 2, but not sure if you can be arsed with another open world grind – well, there’s good news, courtesy of dev Techland. The Polish studio is plotting patch v1.29 on 3rd August, a day before the game’s addition to PS Plus Essential. And interestingly, this will...

    • Techland
    • PS5
    • PS4
    • Dying Light
    • Updates
  • Feature 8 Ways Sony Must Improve the PS Store for Our All-Digital Future

    It's time for PlayStation to up its game

    It’s been almost a month since Sony announced its decision to cease manufacturing physical games in 2028, and it hasn’t uttered a word since. While parts of the PlayStation community plot a blackout in protest, I think it’s also worth considering how the company could improve on its existing digital...

    • PS Store
    • PS6
    • PS5
    • Features
  • News In the Busiest Gaming Month of the Year, PS5's Control Resonant Will Take Up a Lot of Your Time

    Approximate length announced

    September is the apocalypse for new console releases, with games like Marvel’s Wolverine and The Blood of Dawnwalker all vying for your attention. If you were hoping Control Resonant would be a breezy campaign you could beat in around 10 hours like its predecessor, then – well, think again. In an interview with

    • Remedy
    • PS5
    • Control
  • News Blanka's Introduction in the Street Fighter Movie Is Just Perfect

    Jason Momoa makes his big entrance

    The live action Street Fighter movie continues to pass the sniff test, with this scene introducing Jason Momoa’s Blanka. Much like previous trailers for the upcoming film, it all looks absolutely ridiculous in the best possible way. The fight appears to take place in some kind of penitentiary, with David...

    • Paramount Pictures
    • Movies
    • Street Fighter