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Wednesday22nd Oct 2025
News Battlefield 6 Gets Even Better on 28th October, New Maps, Modes in Season 1 Update
Say hello to Blackwell Fields
EA has today shared a first look at the sort of content that'll keep you coming back to play Battlefield 6 now that it's out on PS5, Xbox Series X|S, and PC. Just over two weeks after the release, from 28th October, the game's Season 1 batch of content begins to roll out. The overall roadmap is split into three...
- EA
- PS5
- Battlefield
- Updates
- Trailers
News No Man's Sky Grows Yet Again with Another Free Content Update, Available Now on PS5, PS4
Breach update launches today
It probably shouldn't be surprising at this point, but No Man's Sky has just received yet another free update, adding more new content to the space exploration game. This update is named Breach, and it's out now on all platforms, including PS5 and PS4: Breach's big new addition is space wrecks — dilapidated old...
- Hello Games
- PS5
- PS4
- No Mans Sky
- Updates
News Pixel Art Angling JRPG Sea Fantasy Reels in a Surprise PS5 Release Date
What a catch
Adorable pixel art angling JRPG Sea Fantasy has netted a 24th October release date on the PS5, after launching on pretty much every other platform earlier this year. The game looks like it’s stepped straight out of the 16-bit Super Nintendo era, with a nostalgic overhead look, but its big twist is that a lot of its gameplay revolves...
- Metasla
- PS5
- Sea Fantasy
- Announcements
News Marvel Cosmic Invasion May Be the Perfect PS5, PS4 Beat-'Em-Up to Round Out Your 2025
Final two characters confirmed
Too many cool games, too little time. Right? Are you keeping up? Well, whether you are or aren’t, add another PS5 and PS4 must play to your list: Marvel Cosmic Invasion, the awesome throwback beat-‘em-up from DotEmu, will drop on 1st December. Developed by TMNT: Shredder’s Revenge maker Tribute Games, the...
- DotEmu
- PS5
- PS4
- Marvel Cosmic Invasion
- Release Dates
All in good time
Much has been said about the return of Dragon Quest 7 thanks to Reimagined — the full remake that's releasing in February — with some onlookers questioning Square Enix's decision to "streamline" the game's massive story. But producer Takeshi Ichikawa thinks that the narrative might actually resonate a lot better with a modern...
- Square Enix
- PS5
- Dragon Quest
News Tales of Xillia 2 Remaster Confirmed in Development, Still No Word on a Xillia Bundle
Xillia and Xillia 2 will release separately
Tales of Xillia Remastered is out on PS5 in just over a week, and we're looking forward to it — but will Tales of Xillia 2 get the same treatment? The answer to that increasingly popular query is yes, according to a new Famitsu interview with series director Yusuke Tomizawa (as reported by...
- Bandai Namco
- PS5
- Tales
News Switch 2 Port Marks Addition of New Persona 3 Reload Songs on PS5, PS4
Update on 23rd October
Atlus has confirmed that it's adding a selection of Persona 3 and Persona 3 FES tracks to its PS5, PS4 remake Persona 3 Reload tomorrow, 23rd October. The free update coincides with the release of the RPG's port to Nintendo Switch 2, and there'll be eight additional tracks in total, coming to all platforms. The new songs are...
- Atlus
- PS5
- PS4
- Persona
- Updates
News PowerWash Sim 2 Will Continue to Team Up with Other IPs for DLC Packs
At least three IP-based expansions confirmed
One of the best things about the first PowerWash Simulator title was how its post-launch DLC leaned into other gaming and general media IPs. You could scrub clean locations and items from Final Fantasy VII Remake or take a trip to Bikini Bottom for a SpongeBob SquarePants expansion. Now, developer...
- FuturLab
- PS5
- PowerWash Simulator
- DLC
Tuesday21st Oct 2025
"They can't do the same thing"
Conversations about the next generation of consoles have already begun, with lots of rumours about PS6 and its supposed arrival in 2027. However, many are satisfied with what current-gen machines are capable of, and the diminishing returns offered by new, technically more powerful consoles are becoming so minute that...
- Sony
- PS6
- Shuhei Yoshida
News These 7+ Games Will Be Axed from PS Plus Extra in November 2025
Your last chance to play
Sony will trim its PS Plus Extra service of seven more games next month, as it’s announced the small gaggle of titles which will leave its service in November 2025. The lineup is as follows: Alternate Jake Hunter: Daedalus The Awakening of Golden Jazz (PS4) Battlefield 5 (PS4) Digimon Survive (PS4)
- PS Plus
- PS5
- PS4
News October 2025 PS Plus Extra, Premium Games Available to Download Now
Eight more PS5, PS4, and Classic titles out today
Another eight PS5, PS4, and Classic titles are now available for PS Plus Extra and PS Plus Premium members, as Sony rolls out its October 2025 update. The games are live now in the UK and Europe, and shall roll out to the USA later on in the day. Here's what's on offer from today: New PS Plus Extra...
- PS5
- PS4
- PS Plus
News PSN Services Stabilise After Global AWS Outage Caused Chaos Around the World
Fortnite, Roblox, and Gran Turismo 7 affected
If you’re having issues connecting to PSN right now, you’re not alone. An Amazon Web Services (AWS) outage is currently impacting dozens upon dozens of online systems, including Sony’s gaming network. While we’re currently connected, the service does seem shaky in our neck of the woods...
- Sony
- PS5
- PS4
- PSN
Mini Review Tekken 3 (PS1) - PlayStation's Definitive Fighter Is Still King
Enter the Tekken
Tekken was already a big deal before Tekken 3 came along, but the third instalment rocketed Bandai Namco's series to truly awesome heights. It was both a revolutionary 3D fighting game and a commercial juggernaut, helping define an entire console generation. But perhaps the most impressive thing about Tekken 3 is that, over three...
- Reviews
- Namco
- PS1
- Tekken 3
- Retro
News Surprise Days Gone Remastered Update Takes Advantage of New PS5 Feature
Freaky deaky
Days Gone Remastered has become the latest PS5 game to take advantage of Sony’s new Power Saver feature. Sony’s gradually been rolling out support for this profile, after it was added to its console in a recent firmware update. While we haven’t been able to test out the feature in Bend Studio’s apocalyptic open world just yet,...
- Sony
- PS5
- Days Gone
- Patches
News Avatar: Frontiers of Pandora's Third-Person Update Practically Makes It a New PS5 Game
Time to play
For as much criticism as Ubisoft gets, its post-release support is often absolutely extraordinary. One case in point is Avatar: Frontiers of Pandora’s upcoming third-person update – it was one of the game’s most requested features at launch, and it’s coming for free. That’s right, if you already own the game – or plan to...
- Ubisoft
- PS5
- Avatar
- Updates
- Trailers
News Xbox Shortchanges PS5 Fans Yet Again with Another Shoddy Physical Release
The Outer Worlds 2 has just 1.32GB on its Blu-ray
In another low for physical game releases from Microsoft, it has been discovered there's only 1.32GB of data on the PS5 disc for The Outer Worlds 2, which launches on 29th October 2025. Word comes from Does It Play?, where an early physical PS5 copy reveals there's just 1.32GB of data on the actual...
- Xbox Game Studios
- PS5
- The Outer Worlds
Let's talk about Rex, baby
The Jurassic World Evolution series' greatest strength has always been how it sits comfortably in the sweet spot between serious park building mechanics and the giddy wonder of dinosaur related mayhem. Jurassic World Evolution 3 is the best yet — not revolutionary by any stretch of the imagination, but a game that knows...
- PS5
Guide All PS5 Games with Power Saver Support
Scale back your electricity consumption
Power Saver is a new performance profile added to the PS5 as part of its memorably named 25.06-12.00.00 update on 17th September, 2025. While it can be selected in the console's settings, it also needs to be individually supported by games in order to work. On this page, we're going to explain a little more...
- Guides
- PS5
News Disappointment As Tekken 3 Is the Latest PS1 Classic to Launch without Trophies
As expected, unfortunately
For whatever reason, Bandai Namco does not want Sony to add Trophies to its emulated PS1 games. While most of the platform holder’s own classic games have been updated to add in gongs – either at launch or later – Bandai Namco’s selection of re-releases remain Trophy-less. And unfortunately, the highly...
- Bandai Namco
- PS5
- PS4
- PS1
- Tekken
News Yes, Licensed Manga Hero Gon Is Still Included in Tekken 3 on PS5, PS4
We were worried he may be Gon for good
Tekken 3 rarely gets re-released, with some speculating it may be due to its inclusion of licensed manga character Gon. To be fair, the legendary fighter did feature on Sony’s ill-fated PS Classic micro-console (albeit the PAL version), and publisher Bandai Namco was releasing licensed Gon tie-ins as...
- Bandai Namco
- PS5
- PS4
- PS1
- Tekken
News PS5 Has Been 'Special' Thanks to SSD, DualSense Features Rather Than Visuals
So says Astro Bot lead developer
Video game visuals have very comfortably hit the point of diminishing returns, making the traditional jump from the PS4 to a PS5 less obvious. To combat this, Sony invested in a meaningful SSD and DualSense controller features as differentiators, and the Team Asobi studio director Nicolas Doucet believes these are...
- PS5
News STALKER 2 Shows Off Its PS5 Version in New Gameplay Trailer
Ahead of November 2025 launch
GSC Game World is continuing to build up to the PS5 version of STALKER 2, this time with a new gameplay trailer. There is a heavy focus on combat, which is how you'll engage with much of the hostile open world. Check out the new footage above ahead of the 20th November 2025 release on PS5. "Anomalies, underground labs,...
- GSC Game World
- PS5
- STALKER
- Trailers
News Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth Was to Get DLC at One Point, Scrapped for the Third Game
Square Enix did have DLC plans
Square Enix won't be expanding Final Fantasy VII Rebirth with any DLC, but it did have plans to at some point during the development of the RPG. Game director Naoki Hamaguchi shared with Wccftech the developer had plans to make Final Fantasy VII Rebirth DLC, but after revisiting the topic, it ultimately decided to...
- Square Enix
- PS5
- Final Fantasy
News Xbox, PC Sci-Fi RPG Starfield Won't Be Revealed for PS5 Until Next Year
Still waiting
Starfield was seen as the flagship post-acquisition console exclusive for Xbox Series X|S when it launched in 2023, but it failed to really resonate with consumers to the level Microsoft had hoped. The game has been rumoured for PS5 ever since, but we’re now approaching the end of 2025 and it’s still not been confirmed for the...
- Bethesda
- PS5
- Starfield
- Rumours
Poll Are You Playing Ninja Gaiden 4?
Back for blood
It's taken over 13 years to get here, but Ninja Gaiden 4 is upon us. That's right, Team Ninja's hardcore action franchise is finally back in the spotlight, and by most accounts, it's a welcome return. The game's been given some really positive review scores, with many critics praising its all-out focus on unapologetically hectic...
- Xbox Game Studios
- PS5
- Ninja Gaiden
- Polls
- Features
News The Sinking City 2 Had Been Targeting a Surprise PS5 Release, Delayed Due to War in Ukraine
Will surface in 2026
Frogwares was hoping to release sequel The Sinking City 2 as a surprise in late 2025, but it’s delayed the game into 2026 due to the ongoing conflict in Ukraine. Sergiy Oganesyan, the studio’s head of publishing, explained: “Developing a game during a war isn’t something you can ever really prepare for, but something...
- Frogwares
- PS5
- The Sinking City
- Screenshots
News The Simpsons' Long Rumoured Mini-Season Includes Springfield Takeover, According to Leaks
Visit virtual Springfield in November
Fortnite aficionados may be aware of a bunch of rumours doing the rounds lately, all pointing towards The Simpsons making a big splash in the game in a future update. Well, known Fortnite leakers have doubled down on this, and it sounds like it'll be a pretty major event in Epic Games' everything-'em-up...
- Epic Games
- PS5
- PS4
- Fortnite
News Monster Hunter Wilds Is Going All-In for Halloween with Costumes, Quests, and More
Dreamspell begins
Honestly, Capcom's put more effort into Monster Hunter Wilds' imminent Festival of Accord than we thought it would. The latest seasonal event kicks off tomorrow at the time of writing, on the 22nd October. Subtitled Dreamspell, the spooky occasion will see the Grand Hub undergo another redecoration, and new event quests will be...
- Capcom
- PS5
- Monster Hunter
- Trailers
News Marvel Rivals' First Ever PvE Mode Gets Gameplay as Zombies Invade the Free PS5 Title This Week
Where's Deadpool when you need him?
Ahead of its Halloween event dropping later this week, on the 23rd October, Marvel Rivals has handed us a zombie-filled gameplay trailer. This is the free-to-play title's first ever foray into co-op PvE, as teams of heroes are tasked with taking down waves of undead enemies while completing set objectives. As...
- NetEase
- PS5
- Marvel Rivals
- Trailers
Monday20th Oct 2025
Guide Silent Hill 2 Guide: Full Walkthrough, Puzzle Solutions, and All Collectibles
The ultimate Silent Hill 2 resource
In this Silent Hill 2 guide, we'll reveal a complete Walkthrough that provides an in-depth, step-by-step guide through the whole game, pointing out Collectibles along the way. At times, we will branch out to specific
- Guides
- Silent Hill 2
- PS5
Feature Last Chance to Get These 25+ Essential PS5, PS4 Games in Player's Choice Sale
Cheap PlayStation games we recommend this week
Sony's current PS Store sale is coming to an end. The Player's Choice promotion is an absolutely colossal offering, spanning almost 5,000 different games, available only until 22nd October. However, there's a lot of filler making up the numbers here, so we're going to focus on the absolute essential...
- Sony
- PS5
- PS4
- PS Store
- Deals
Guide These 27+ New PS5, PS4, PS Plus Games Are Coming Out This Week (20th-26th October)
Jurassic World Evolution 3! Ninja Gaiden 4! Dispatch!
After a slower week on the PS Store last time, we're back to another absolutely mammoth offering. The big new arrivals this week include Jurassic World Evolution 3, Ninja Gaiden 4, and Vampire: The Masquerade - Bloodlines 2 — among many. These are all the new PS5 and PS4 games coming out this...
- Guides
- PS5
- PS4
- Release Dates
- Features
News PS Store Quietly Adds Crucial New Feature for PS5, PS4 Deals
Price is right
Sony’s been quietly making crucial new improvements to the PS Store, like the recent addition of user reviews – and it’s just rolled out a very nice feature that’s long overdue, as first spotted by Reddit. Fans browsing discounted games may now spot a ‘Lowest Price in the Last 30 Days’ tab, which will tell y
- Sony
- PS5
- PS4
- PS Store
Tuesday21st Oct 2025
Review Ninja Gaiden 4 (PS5) - A Bloodthirsty Action Game Ripped Straight from the PS3 Era
Stark raven mad
Ninja Gaiden 4 feels like a game that came out 15 years ago, and we mean that as a compliment. This blood-soaked, hard-as-nails action game eschews many contemporary design decisions, instead giving players a traditional, linear experience that's refreshingly straightforward. A collaboration between action specialists PlatinumGames...
- Reviews
- Xbox Game Studios
- PS5
- Ninja Gaiden 4
Monday20th Oct 2025
News The Possibility of Ghost of Yotei DLC Could Be Down to You
Sucker Punch wants to hear from its players
Beyond the previously confirmed Legends mode, it seems that what Ghost of Yotei developer Sucker Punch will do next is still very up in the air. The studio will soon decide what its next big project shall be, and it doesn't sound like any DLC or expansions for Ghost of Yotei have been locked in yet. In...
- Sony
- PS5
- Ghost of Yotei
News You'll Have to Be Damn Good at Ninja Gaiden 4 to Get Its Platinum Trophy on PS5
Master Ninja
Ninja Gaiden 4 is out on PS5 this week, and that means its Trophy list is already available to peruse right there on Sony's servers. Given the series' hardcore reputation, we wanted to take a peek at this list to see whether the game's going to be a nightmare to Platinum — and guess what? It is. Well, kind of. In truth, the Trophies...
- Xbox Game Studios
- PS5
- Ninja Gaiden
Final Fantasy 7 Redo
Love it or hate it, there's no denying that Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth is full of distractions. Minigames, side quests, typical open world-style busywork... there's a lot to chew on between main story sections. But it sounds like the third game in Square Enix's Remake saga will dial things back a bit. In an interview with Screen...
- Square Enix
- PS5
- Final Fantasy
Poll What Review Score Would You Give Battlefield 6?
Locked and loaded
So, now that we've all had a solid couple of weekends to really get stuck in, what do we actually think of Battlefield 6? Is it really the return to form that EA's series has needed? Or is it a little overrated? The shooter's been on the receiving end of many positive reviews, both from critics and players. Hell, it's got over...
- EA
- PS5
- Battlefield
- Polls
- Features
News PS5 Controller's Removable Battery Seemingly Debunked for Now
Not today, folks
Recent rumours said Sony was planning to roll out a revised version of the DualSense controller with a removable battery, but they may be incorrect – at least for now. The original rumour stemmed from Polish website PPE which has outed some a
- Sony
- PS5
- DualSense
News Former God of War Dev Says Major Studios Should Make Smaller Games to Complement the Big Ones
"Double-A and single-A, and then perhaps indie as well right?"
It's no secret that triple-A game development is becoming unsustainably expensive, so to support major titles, big studios should look to diversify the scale of their productions. That's according to Meghan Morgan Juinio, a producer who worked at Santa Monica Studio for 10 years on the...
- PS5
- Industry
News Resident Evil 0 PS5 Remake Rumours Persist, Could Still Be Years Away
As new details reportedly leak
Suggestions of a Resident Evil 0 remake are doing the rounds again after a newly published report claims to have found casting details and a project codename. Gaming outlet MP1ST starts by corroborating the claims from May 2024, when IGN and VGC reported that Capcom has remakes of Resident Evil 0 and
- Capcom
- PS5
- Resident Evil
- Rumours
News The Awesome Absolum Smashes Through 200,000 Sales in Its First Week
Impact hit
Absolum, the fantastic beat-'em-up that launched on PS5 earlier this month, has smashed through 200,000 sales. That's according to publisher Dotemu, which, based on the existence of such a press release, is clearly over the moon with how the game's performed. This level of success is very much deserved, as far as we're concerned...
- Dotemu
- PS5
- Absolum
- Sales
News Grammy Winner Lana Del Rey Potentially in Line to Sing 007 First Light's Theme Song
Video Games star may find herself in a video game
Lana Del Rey’s voice is a perfect fit for James Bond, and she may have been recruited to croon the theme tune to IO Interactive’s upcoming 007 First Light. We’ll be frank with you: there’s a lot of speculation doing the heavy lifting here. But here is the fact: Lana Del Rey has registered a...
- IO Interactive
- PS5
- 007 First Light
- Lana Del Rey
Saturday18th Oct 2025
Poll Are You Happy with Your PS Plus Extra, Premium Games for October 2025?
Plus or minus?
A total of eight new games have been confirmed for this month's PS Plus Extra and Premium update, and it's actually a very fitting selection for what is unquestionably the spookiest time of the year. Break out the distant screams and tormented cackling whenever you're ready... October's Extra lineup is full of horrible outings,...
- PS Plus
- PS5
- PS4
- Polls
- Features
News Tomb Raider: Anniversary Will Not Be Part of Next Week's PS Plus Update
Mystery solved
We know Tomb Raider: Anniversary will be added to PS Plus Premium at some point, as Sony already confirmed that during a recent State of Play. But there’s confusion after uber-reliable rumour-monger billbil-kun touted it for next week’s update, scheduled for 21st October. Ultimately, it wasn’t includ
- Embracer
- PS5
- PS4
- PS2
- Tomb Raider
News Ghost of Yotei Continues to Iron Out Its Minor Flaws with PS5 Patch
Smooth as butter
Sucker Punch has been cleaning up some minor bugs in its acclaimed PS5 open world game Ghost of Yotei, with v1.10 available now. The patch largely focuses on some very small flaws, like a “rare crash that could occur when ray tracing is enabled” and other progression hiccups. The full list of fixes, as provided by the Seattle...
- Sony
- PS5
- Ghost of Yotei
News There Are Big Concerns About Plants vs Zombies' PS5, PS4 Re-Release
Dead man walking
Plants vs Zombies Replanted is out next week on the PS5 and PS4, and should be cause for celebration. After all, it’s arguably one of the greatest tower defence games ever made. But rumours are beginning to swirl about the quality of the port, which is allegedly based on an old Windows Phone (?) build that’s been ported into...
- EA
- PS5
- PS4
- Plants vs Zombies
Talking Point What Are You Playing This Weekend? - Issue 603
There's lots to choose from
It’s that time of the week yet again, folks – it’s time for us to talk about all the games we’re playing. Obviously, the release schedule has been absolutely stacked lately, so there’s no shortage of titles to choose from. Here’s what we’re playing. Aaron Bayne: The Arc Raiders Server Slam kicks off this...
- Talking Point
- PS5
- PS4
- What Are You Playing
- Features
News Football Manager 26 Will Officially Add the World Cup as Part of Deal with FIFA
It's in the game
Even those of you who don’t follow football will know EA Sports has abandoned its contract with FIFA, renaming its series EA Sports FC. While that doesn’t materially change much to its games, it does mean the World Cup rights are up for grabs. And SEGA’s snagged them for Football Manager 26. Just to be crystal clear for...
- SEGA
- PS5
- Football Manager
Friday17th Oct 2025
You're Phyred
Over its first couple of hours, Vampire: The Masquerade - Bloodlines 2 does its best to convince you that it might actually be pretty good. Against all odds, this deeply troubled project could rise above expectations. But as the game's structure becomes more and more apparent, the real Bloodlines 2 shapes up to be a bit of a disaster...
- Reviews
- Paradox Interactive
- PS5
- Vampire: The Masquerade - Bloodlines 2
