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Tuesday7th Oct 2025
News Sony's Acquisition of Bungie Continues to Be Questioned as Destiny 2 Falls Off a Cliff
Again
Destiny 2, the ongoing live service shooter from Bungie, is seriously struggling to retain players right now. To be fair, the game does have a fairly sizeable DLC coming up in December — you know, the Star Wars one — but at the time of writing this article, there's some real doom and gloom surrounding Destiny 2 as a whole. A particularly...
- Sony
- Bungie
- PS5
- Destiny
News Oblivion Remastered's Physical PS5 Release Will Include the 'Base Game on Disc'
But we still have questions
If you’ve been eagerly anticipating the physical version of The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion Remastered, due out on 13th October, may we recommend you exercise some caution. As spotted by notorious social media mogul Wario64, the box art for the PS5 version has been updated to include an ‘Internet Required’...
- Bethesda
- PS5
- The Elder Scrolls
- Oblivion
News PlayStation Gear Merch Store Closing Down, Sale Live Now
Going offline on 31st December
PlayStation's official merchandise store, PlayStation Gear, will shut down on 31st December 2025, it's been shared. The UK, EU, and USA homepages for the website now have the following message at the top: Thanks for visiting PlayStation™Gear Store. This site will be closing December 31st. Our Customer Service team...
- Sony
- Merchandise
News Metaphor: ReFantazio One-Year Anniversary Event Announced, 'Special Message' Teased
Re-ReFantazio
We're very quickly approaching the one-year anniversary of Metaphor: ReFantazio. Crazy, huh? Well, maybe not that crazy, but the game still feels fairly fresh in our minds. Anyway, in order to celebrate the occasion, Atlus and its in-house development team Studio Zero will be hosting an anniversary live stream this week, on the 10th...
- Atlus
- PS5
- PS4
- Metaphor
News Sony Reveals Icon Blue PS5 DualSense, Quite Possibly the Bluest Controller Ever
Blue team
If you're a big fan of blue — the colour, that is, not the early 2000s boy band — then you'll be over the moon to hear that Sony's got the perfect premium product for you. Just unveiled, the 'Icon Blue' DualSense PS5 controller is very blue. It's a limited edition pad, and it's launching later this month. There is a catch, however...
- Sony
- PS5
News Remember the Indie Game Furi? Well, It's Getting a Live Action Series, and It Looks Bad
One to skip, perhaps
The boss rush bullet hell action game Furi from French studio The Game Bakers is a memorable 2016 release for the PS4. Such was its popularity, it was later even ported to the PS5. And now it’s getting a miniseries starring Barty Shepherd and Yanick Ghanty, releasing straight to streaming from 8th November. We’ll be...
- Midnight Embers Productions
- TV
- Furi
A strong start
There’s still a market for physical games on the PS5, and Ghost of Yotei has done particularly well. The Game Business’ Chris Dring reports that early indications for the samurai sequel are “really, really good”, with the physical release topping the UK sales charts this week. It beat out the eternal juggernaut EA Sports FC...
- Sony
- PS5
- Ghost of Yotei
- UK
- Sales
News Battlefield 6 PS5 Physical Copies Break Street Date, Full Game on Disc
But online seemingly required, even for campaign
Twitchy Battlefield 6 players are already beginning to receive their physical PS5 copies of the game ahead of its release later this week, on 10th October. And there’s good news for fans of boxed copies: the full game is included on the disc. Now, this excludes any inevitable day one patches, so...
- EA
- PS5
- Battlefield
News Wolverine PS5 Actor Was Allegedly Paid a 'Hefty Sum' to Star in Xbox's Answer to Uncharted
He'd eventually end up in Gears of War 4
A thoroughly researched video essay from Did You Know Gaming? reveals that Microsoft wanted to create a rival to Uncharted on the Xbox One – and Marvel’s Wolverine star Liam McIntyre was hired to portray the protagonist. The story dates back all the way to the late PS3 days, when Sony found enormous...
- Industry
- Uncharted
- Xbox Game Studios
News Beloved PS1 Adventure Broken Sword 2 Is Getting the Reforged Treatment, Out Next Year on PS5
Gorgeous George
When it comes to point and click adventures, Broken Sword 2: The Smoking Mirror is an all-time classic — and it's being remastered in early 2026 for PS5. This will be the second time developer Revolution Software has 'reforged' a title from the iconic series, having released Broken Sword: Shadow of the Templars Reforged around...
- Revolution Software
- PS5
- Broken Sword
- Trailers
News Peter Molyneux Very Nearly Became a First-Party PlayStation Dev
"One of our best kept secrets"
Sony wanted to buy Bullfrog, the legendary UK studio founded by Peter Molyneux. As part of a 30th anniversary piece published by The Game Business, veteran PlayStation producer Martin Alltimes revealed that the platform holder came incredibly close to adding the Theme Park maker to its stable of studios. He revealed:...
- Sony
- PS1
- Bullfrog
- Peter Molyneux
- Industry
News Bungie's Maligned FPS Marathon Makes Its Return in Closed Technical Test This Month
We go again
Sony’s got a lot riding on Marathon. It needs the game to be a success. It’s such a shame, then, that the title’s been a bit of a disaster so far. Aside from the drama involving stolen assets, the extraction shooter just hasn’t captured all that much mainstream attention. Look, we
- Bungie
- PS5
- Marathon
News Vampire Survivors Online Co-Op Confirmed, Will Probably Crash Your Game in Record Time
No survivors
Devilishly addictive roguelike Vampire Survivors has a big update on the horizon, and one of its key additions will be online co-op. Yep, it's finally happening: you'll be able to gang together with up to three other players and — potentially — reduce the game's frame rate to ruins at a faster rate than ever before. And we mean...
- Poncle
- PS5
- PS4
- Vampire Survivors
- Patches
News Zelda-Like Mina the Hollower Pushed Back for Last-Minute Improvements
Delayed just weeks before PS5 release
Yacht Club Games has made the decision to delay its Zelda-esque PS5 game Mina the Hollower, only weeks before the Halloween launch was scheduled to take place. In a post on the developer's official website, it's explained that despite the developer "working tirelessly day and night to finish development for...
- Yacht Club Games
- PS5
- Mina the Hollower
- Delays
News Devil Jam Puts a Heavy Metal Riff on Vampire Survivors for PS5
Head bangin'
We’ve reached the point of Vampire Survivors’ popularity where various other developers are copying it. Not all of these are worth reporting on, but we do think Devil Jam has some “juice”, so to speak. The game is a fairly shameless riff on the iconic auto-battler, but it finds a sliver of its own identity through its heavy...
- Rogue Side
- PS5
- Devil Jam
- Announcements
News Sonic Goes for Gold with New Multi-Year Marketing Alliance with the Olympic Games
Gotta go fast
We tend to always associate SEGA with the Olympic Games, perhaps because of its various licensed tie-ins over the years – and, of course, the Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Games series. But at Paris in 2024, the publisher stepped away from the event, leaving something of a hole. Now, the Japanese publisher has announced a new...
- SEGA
- Olympics
- Sonic
News PowerWash Simulator 2 Will Wash Away Your Worries Later This Month on PS5
Water relief
PowerWash Simulator 2 will spray you with a dose of easy-going gaming this 23rd October, when the sequel releases on PS5 for £19.99/$24.99. And what else is there to say on this game? Well, we have a word quota to fill, so we better keep typing. (There’s not really a word quota, but we can’t just post a single sentence, can we?)...
- FuturLab
- PS5
- PowerWash Simulator
- Release Dates
News Minecraft Builds a Road to Sonic Racing: CrossWorlds on PS5, PS4 This Week
"I am Steve"
SEGA seems set on ensuring Sonic Racing: CrossWorlds fans have plenty of reasons to boot up the release. Hot on the heels of last week’s Hatsune Miku Festival – where you could unlock various themed goodies inspired by the Vocaloid star – the publisher has announced that Steve and Alex et al from Minecraft will be reaching the...
- SEGA
- PS5
- PS4
- Sonic Racing CrossWorlds
- DLC
Monday6th Oct 2025
News PS6 May Go Uncontested as Rumours of Next-Gen Xbox Cancellation Force Microsoft to Comment
What would that mean for Sony?
The web is, perhaps tediously, once again awash with speculation of Xbox’s unclear future. A tough week for the Redmond firm – in which it raised Game Pass prices by 50%, causing its cancellation website to crash – has culminated in fresh speculation that its next-gen console may be cancelled. The source is not...
- Microsoft
- Sony
- PS6
- Industry
- Rumours
Feature Last Chance to Get These 50+ PS5, PS4 Games to Buy in PS Store's Tokyo Game Show 2025 Sale
Cheap PS5 and PS4 games we recommend
To celebrate this year's Tokyo Game Show, which recently came to a close, Sony has organised a Tokyo Game Show 2025 sale on PS Store. Running until the end of 8th October, the sale includes, as always, thousands of PS5 and PS4 games. If you don't have time to browse through that many discounts, we have some...
- Sony
- PS5
- PS4
- PS Store
- Deals
News Red Dead Redemption 2 Still Coming to PS5, It's Claimed
Leaker says PS5, Xbox ports do exist
The previously rumoured current-gen ports of Red Dead Redemption 2 still "exist" and are still coming out, according to reliable leaker NateTheHate. Speculation surrounding upgraded console versions dates as far back as 2022, but the claims became significantly more legitimate earlier this year when the same...
- Rockstar Games
- PS5
- Red Dead Redemption
- Rumours
News Ninja Gaiden 4 Isn't Even Out on PS5 Yet, But Here's Its DLC
Weapons! Story! Combat trials!
Character action game Ninja Gaiden 4 won’t release until later this month, but Xbox Game Studios has already announced the first DLC for it. That’s probably because those who stump up for the Deluxe Edition or Deluxe Edition Upgrade will be entitled to the new content when it deploys in early 2026. So, what...
- Koei Tecmo
- PS5
- Ninja Gaiden
- DLC
- Announcements
News 'It's Selling Like Hot Cakes': Hokkaido Goes Crazy for Ghost of Yotei on PS5
Government hopes game will drive tourism
A local Japanese news report has spotlighted the importance of Ghost of Yotei to the Hokkaido region which inspired it. The PS5 exclusive – which launched last week – is “selling like hot cakes” according to one Yodobashi employee in Sapporo, with the anticipation being it’ll be one of the...
- Sony
- PS5
- Ghost of Yotei
- Japan
No more Strife
When Final Fantasy 7 Remake Intergrade was recently announced for Switch 2 and Xbox, Square Enix revealed that the port would make use of new "streamlined progression features" — basically cheats — allowing players to breeze through the game. As you'd expect, these difficulty-breaking options have divided opinion. Some have...
- Square Enix
- PS5
- Final Fantasy
News That New Digimon Game's Turning Out to Be a Huge Hit
Time stranger
Despite enjoying popularity primarily in the 90s, we’d probably rank Digimon in the niche category these days. But we’d be wrong, because new game Digimon Story Time Stranger is blowing up in a big way. While we’ll need to await a lot more information, fans have noticed that the game has peaked at over 70k concurrent players on...
- Bandai Namco
- PS5
- Digimon
News Assassin's Creed Mirage's Free, Saudi-Funded Expansion Launches in November
Hidden blade
As promised, Ubisoft has lifted the lid on Assassin's Creed Mirage: Valley of Memory — a free expansion that's arriving more than two years after the main game's release. It's been known for a while, but this is a joint project between Ubisoft and the Saudi Arabian Public Investment Fund. The latter has essentially funded the whole...
- Ubisoft
- PS5
- PS4
- Assassins Creed
- Release Dates
Guide These 25+ New PS5, PS4 Are Coming Out This Week (6th-12th October)
Battlefield 6! Little Nightmares 3! Panty Party Perfect?
There's only one big new release this week. That's right, Panty Party Perfect! Oh, you thought we were talking about Battlefield 6? Well, we suppose that's big too. And Little Nightmares 3. Geez, we guess. Oh, alright. These are all the new PS5 and PS4 games coming out this week. New PS5,...
- Guides
- PS5
- PS4
- Release Dates
- Features
News Remedy Upgrades Control with PS5 Pro Support, New Patch Out Now
Unlock the frame rate, PSSR support, and more
Remedy has pushed a new patch live for the PS5 version of Control that allows it to take advantage of the PS5 Pro and its feature set, as well as offering pre-order suits for everyone, and the ability to unlock the frame rate. The update, for the PS5 version specifically, is available to download now,...
- 505 Games
- PS5
- PS5 Pro
- Control
- Updates
Double down
The beauty of uber-promising PS5 shooter Pragmata is its “rub your tummy pat your head” gameplay gimmick, featuring dual protagonists Hugh and Diana. For those who don’t know – and you really should by now – this is a largely traditional sci-fi third-person shooter with a twist: each time you aim your weapon over an enemy,...
- Capcom
- PS5
- Pragmata
Poll What Are Your First Impressions of Ghost of Yotei on PS5?
Onryo own
We don't usually do polls for first impressions, but many of you reading this will have spent close to the whole weekend slicing through Ghost of Yotei — and so we think it's worth asking for your initial opinions. What makes Yotei an especially interesting subject is the different ways in which it had already been discussed ahead of...
- Sony
- PS5
- Ghost of Yotei
- Polls
- Features
News Loads of PlayStation Concert Dates Cancelled Amid Rumours of Low Ticket Sales
Face the music
A whole series of PlayStation: The Concert dates appear to have been cancelled, effectively bringing the event's US tour to an unceremonious close. According to VGC's findings, just about every US tour date has been scrapped for the rest of 2025, with existing ticket holders only just finding out about the cancellations via email...
- Sony
- PlayStation
Tuesday7th Oct 2025
Preview Marvel Tokon's Biggest Battle Isn't in the Arena
Too mighty for mere mortals?
Marvel Tokon: Fighting Souls is without a doubt one of 2026’s most exciting PS5 releases. But the game, which has garnered a tremendous reception, has a challenging tightrope to walk: it needs to appeal to the pros who show up at events like Evo, while simultaneously sustaining the interest of casuals who don’t...
- Sony
- PS5
- PC
- Marvel Tokon Fighting Souls
- Previews
Monday6th Oct 2025
News Silent Hill 2's PS5 Console Exclusivity Is Coming to an End
Expect announcements this week
Silent Hill 2 was always announced as a timed PS5 console exclusive, and that period is coming to an end. In all the old promotional materials for the critically acclaimed Bloober Team release, the small print from Sony stressed that the ga
- Konami
- PS5
- Silent Hill
News Yakuza Kiwami 3 Has a 'Significant Number of New Scenes'
More than a remake
Recently revealed remake Yakuza Kiwami 3 is going to be much more than a graphical glow-up. We knew this would be the case, of course, since developer RGG Studio unveiled the revival alongside Dark Ties — an entirely new, packed-in expansion that charts main antagonist Mine's rise to prominence. On top of that, Kiwami 3's got...
- SEGA
- PS5
- Yakuza
News My Hero Academia: All's Justice Goes All-Out on PS5 from 6th February
Fight the good fight
A story that may have slipped through the cracks while yours truly was taking a time out is that My Hero Academia: All’s Justice is coming to PS5 on 6th February, 2026. And do you know what? It looks like a small step up in budget from your typical arena-based anime brawler. It’s definitely no Jujutsu Kaisen: Cursed Clash,...
- Bandai Namco
- PS5
- My Hero Academia
Sunday5th Oct 2025
Mini Review Dreams of Another (PS5) - A Disjointed, Abstract Curio and Little More
No creation without destruction
In Dreams of Another, you use multiple weapons intended to inflict harm, but in this realm they instead bring order to the world around you. This unusual new title from the team behind the PixelJunk series feels desperate to present its ideas about life, death, and the human condition, and while it certainly has a...
- Reviews
- Q-Games
- PS5
- Dreams of Another
- Mini Reviews
Saturday4th Oct 2025
"Dominant firms become too-big-to-care"
Everything that ex-FTC chair Lina Khan said would happen is happening. Those of you who followed the drama around Microsoft’s unprecedented near-$70 billion acquisition of Activision Blizzard will recall Khan was one of the few voices against the buyout. She argued, at the time, that consolidation would...
- Microsoft
- Xbox
- Activision
- Industry
News Xbox Squandered Over $300 Million Putting Call of Duty in Game Pass
At launch, 82% of full-price Black Ops 6 sales were on PlayStation
Xbox announced a remarkable 50% price increase to Game Pass this week, underlining an accusation it’s so frequently rebuffed – that the service is simply not sustainable. Now a report from Bloomberg, citing former employees who asked not to be identified, reveals tha
- Xbox Game Studios
- Activision
- Call of Duty
- Industry
Talking Point What Are You Playing This Weekend? - Issue 601
Home to Hokkaido
Welcome to October, the month of spooky times. It's a little while before Halloween arrives, but there's so much to play right now, including the newly released Ghost of Yotei. Don't forget our guide! Aaron Bayne: It's got to be Ghost of Yotei for me this weekend! Jamie O'Neill: The spooky month is upon us, and it's four years...
- Talking Point
- PS5
- PS4
- What Are You Playing
- Features
Friday3rd Oct 2025
Video These 20 Games Have the Best Graphics on PS5
As voted by you
Over the last few weeks, our intrepid video producer Aaron has been locked in a soundproof room buried deep beneath Push Square Towers. His only means of escape? To come up with a definitive list of the very best graphics available on PS5. Fortunately for him — and for you! — Aaron has delivered. The video above is his full,...
- PS5
- Videos
- Features
Talking Point Are You Getting Sick of Sony's Supposedly 'Samey' Approach to Story Telling?
Sad dad
A new IGN article about Sony’s approach to story telling in its first-party games has gone viral. The piece – entitled ‘I’m Getting Bored of Every PlayStation Game Telling the Same Story’ – has attracted both agreement and ire in equal measure, as any good op-ed should. But do you agree with it? The underlying thesis for the...
- Sony
- PS5
- Talking Point
- Features
Saturday4th Oct 2025
Guide New PS5 Games for October and November 2025
One last push
We're fast approaching the end of the year, but that doesn't mean the release schedule is slowing down. Quite the contrary, in fact, because October specifically is stacked. Obviously you already know about Ghost of Yotei (which is out now as we publish this), but Battlefield 6 is just days away and then the end of the month will mark...
- Guides
- PS5
- Deals
Friday3rd Oct 2025
News Halo: Combat Evolved Remake Could Be the Final Frontier for Xbox on PS5
Finish the fight
Xbox is Halo; Halo is Xbox. So, despite Microsoft’s multiformat efforts, there’s going to be some surprised faces when the firm inevitably confirms Master Chief is coming to PS5. We may not have to wait too long for a reveal either, because the recently renamed Halo Studios has been teasing an imminent announcement at the Halo...
- Xbox Game Studios
- PS5
- Halo
- Rumours
Poll What Review Score Would You Give Silent Hill F?
Silent contemplation
Silent Hill F has been out on PS5 for just over a week now, and for the sake of this poll, we're hoping that you've managed to roll credits on at least one of the game's endings. Yep, we want you to rate Silent Hill F — and we're super interested in seeing what kind of review scores it ends up getting. That's because this is...
- Konami
- PS5
- Silent Hill
- Polls
- Features
News Silent Hill F Enjoyed an Outstanding PS5 Debut in Japan
Retail sales rival Silent Hill 2 on PS2
There’s been a ton of talk this generation of PS5 being unable to support the ambitions of Japanese developers alone. (Capcom even recently alluded to the price of Sony’s console as being an obstacle to Monster Hunter Wilds’ success.) But when it comes to Silent Hill F, the title’s Japanese horror...
- Konami
- PS5
- Silent Hill
News You Can Now Pre-Order God of War's 20th Anniversary PS5 Controller
Special DualSense up for purchase now
God of War turns 20 this year, and to mark the occasion, Sony has produced a limited edition of the DualSense PS5 controller. If you're a fan of Kratos and his grisly journey through mythology, you'll be able to celebrate with this commemorative pad, as pre-orders are now live across various retailers. The...
- Sony
- PS5
- God of War
- DualSense
News Skate Season 1 Brings New Events, Challenges, More Next Week on PS5, PS4
Happy Skate-o-ween
Skate has been available in early access now for a couple of weeks or so, and soon it'll get its first major content update. On 7th October, the free-to-play skateboarding title will enter Season 1, running until 2nd December. Here's a trailer that gives a brief look at what it entails: The seasonal update will give San...
- EA
- PS5
- PS4
- Skate
- Updates
News The Finals Update Brings New Time-Limited 'Heaven or Else' Game Mode
Heavenly stuff
The Finals has just dropped with a new limited-time game mode as part of its 8.3.0 update that sees you fighting up in the clouds of the afterlife while knocking people to their demise – along with free rewards to earn from it, many of which look pretty heavenly. Known as 'Heaven or Else', this new time-limited mode consists of a...
- Embark Studios
- PS5
- PS4
- The Finals
- Updates
Thursday2nd Oct 2025
News Sounds Like Sony May Finally Be Starting to Wind Down PS4 Support
Certain services getting the axe
The PS5 has been around for nearly five years now, and throughout that time, the PS4 has still been a big part of the wider gaming landscape. With an enormous install base and more accessible price point, Sony's last-gen console has lived a much longer lifespan than most other machines, with many modern games still...
- Sony
- PS4
Poll Are You Playing Ghost of Yotei?
A mountain to climb
It's a damn good time to be a fan of tense sword fights and open world settings, because Ghost of Yotei has finally arrived on PS5. The sequel to 2020's Ghost of Tsushima, it's almost hard to believe that it's been more than five whole years since Sucker Punch gave us the story of Jin Sakai. Yotei opts for a more freeform...
- Sony
- PS5
- Ghost of Yotei
- Polls
- Features
