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Saturday15th Aug 2026

  • Poll Are You Hyped for These 10 New PS Plus Games?

    Plus or minus?

    Split between PS Plus Extra and PS Plus Premium, 10 new games are being added to Sony's subscription service next week — but are you happy with what's being offered? I think August's lineup is fairly strong, and there's a good amount of variety on display. Indeed, there's a gigantic difference between Extra headliners Helldivers 2...

    • PS Plus
    • PS5
    • PS4
    • Polls
    • Features
  • News Matt Groening Himself Says The Simpsons: Hit & Run Is 'Coming Back in Some Form'

    And who are we to question him

    There has been an awful lot of rumour and speculation about the potential return of The Simpsons: Hit & Run, a firm fan favourite game from 2003. Well, it seems like we might have finally gotten some sort of confirmation, and it comes straight from the creator of The Simpsons, Matt Groening. In a D23 panel, which...

    • Activision
    • PS5
    • The Simpsons
  • News Pixar's Coco Confirmed for Kingdom Hearts 4, Launching on PS5 in Late 2027

    Brand new trailer revealed

    Expectant Kingdom Hearts 4 fans have been rewarded at this year's D23 expo, as Disney and Square Enix have released a new trailer for the highly anticipated action RPG. The trailer, which you can watch below, confirms a couple of things. Firstly, Sora will be travelling to the world of Pixar's Coco, and you can see him...

    • Square Enix
    • PS5
    • Kingdom Hearts 4
    • Trailers
  • News After Several PS Store Knock-Offs, the Real TCG Card Shop Simulator Hits PS5 Next Month

    Hit PC game coming soon

    It's a pattern we've seen a few times now: A game arrives on PC, makes a splash, and the PS Store is flooded with cheap copycat clones trying to cash in on the hype. This is eventually followed by an official console port, and all becomes right with the world. Well, that's exactly the scenario we find ourselves in with TCG...

    • OPNeon Games
    • PS5
    • TCG Card Shop Simulator
    • Release Dates
    • Trailers
  • Talking Point What Are You Playing This Weekend? - Issue 646

    Weekend warriors

    Another week is all done and dusted, which means we can look forward to another weekend of gaming. Here's what we're playing. Jamie O'Neill: I noticed on Time Extension that there's a sale of Arcade Archives' Namco titles, so since I've mainly spent time with the PC Engine port, I figured I'd treat myself to 30% off Namco's...

    • Talking Point
    • PS5
    • PS4
    • What Are You Playing
    • Features
  • News A Kingdom Hearts Animated Series Is 'Coming Soon' to Disney Channel, Disney Plus

    Gawrsh

    Disney has announced an animated TV series based on Kingdom Hearts. The news comes via the company's D23 expo, which is currently underway in California. "An original Kingdom Hearts anime series inspired by the beloved video game franchise is coming soon to Disney Channel and Disney Plus," reads the announcement. A report on Variety...

    • Disney
    • Square Enix
    • Kingdom Hearts
    • TV
    • Announcements

Friday14th Aug 2026

  • News Mafia Remake Joins The Old Country on PS5 in Full Series Collection with 60FPS, Visual Upgrades

    Update: No free PS5 upgrade for PS Plus owners

    A new bundle containing every Mafia game to date will launch tomorrow to coincide with the release of Mafia: The Old Country expansion Man of Honor. The Omertà Collection bundles together all three Definitive Editions of the original Mafia trilogy, The Old Country, and the Man of Honor DLC. Most...

    • 2K Games
    • PS5
    • Mafia
  • News Gritty Action RPGs Will Soon Have Big Budget Competition from One of the World's Most Popular Devs

    Another one

    If you're a fan of Soulslikes or just fantasy-themed action RPGs in general, then you might want to keep an eye out for 'The Weavers' (as it's currently known). Based on numerous leaks up until this point — which have suddenly spiralled out of control — this is a gritty action RPG from HoYoverse, currently in development for...

    • HoyoVerse
    • Leaks
  • News 'The Game Feels Super Smooth': Wolverine Will Run at 60fps with Ray Tracing on Base PS5

    Insomniac wizardry

    Insomniac is one of the best developers in the business, and certainly among the strongest studios under Sony’s umbrella. It’s not massively surprising to learn the studio is aiming to deliver an unprecedented experience with Marvel’s Wolverine, then: 60fps with ray tracing enabled – all on base PS5 at launch! This...

    • Sony
    • PS5
    • Marvel's Wolverine
  • News You'll Have to Wait Until 2028 to Play PS5's Shiniest, Jankiest Sci-Fi Adventure

    New Neo Berlin 2087 trailer just dropped

    You may remember Neo Berlin 2087, a game that's been mystifying PS5 fans since its announcement back in 2023. Well, this cyberpunk detective thriller has just released a new trailer ahead of Gamescom, and unfortunately, there's still quite a wait before we get to experience it; the game's slated for launch...

    • Elysium Game Studio
    • PS5
    • Neo Berlin 2087
    • Trailers
  • News System Shock, High on Life, More Are Breathing New Life into PSVR2

    Several PSVR2 games announced

    PSVR2 is a fantastic bit of kit, and while there have been some great games that take advantage of the tech over the years, the release schedule has definitely felt a little lighter recently. It'll come as very welcome news to virtual reality fans, then, that the headset has just had multiple new games announced and/or...

    • Sony
    • PS5
    • PSVR2
    • Announcements
    • Trailers
  • News Modest Sales Predicted for Sony's Critically Acclaimed New Fighter

    Room for improvement

    Marvel Tokon: Fighting Souls isn’t setting cash registers alight if new predictions from Alinea Analytics are to be believed. The industry observer predicts the licensed superhero fighter sold 485k copies across the PS5 and PC in its first week, amounting for an estimated $33 million revenue. It reckons 74% of the copies were...

    • Sony
    • PS5
    • PC
    • Marvel Tokon Fighting Souls
  • News Halo: Campaign Evolved PS5 Update Lands Next Week with Tech Fixes

    A better Sgt. Johnson and updates to Jackals

    Halo Studios has announced a new PS5 update for Halo: Campaign Evolved will go live next week that includes a raft of fixes and technical improvements. There'll be more to the patch, but the developer has shared some of the biggest things it's fixing with the update: Improvements to Sgt. Johnson to...

    • Xbox Game Studios
    • PS5
    • Halo
    • Patches
  • News Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 4's PS5 Beta Includes Campaign Mission for the First Time

    Try out Entrenched level in PS5 beta

    Activision has revealed its upcoming PS5 beta for Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 4 will include a single player campaign mission to try for the first time in series history. Alongside a selection of multiplayer modes and maps, and the new Warzone Resurgence map (called Zodiac), the beta will let you sample...

    • Activision
    • PS5
    • Call of Duty
  • News On the Cusp of Kingdom Hearts 4 Blowout, Disney Says Series Is a Billion-Dollar Brand

    About to get even bigger

    It’s pretty much expected that Kingdom Hearts 4 will feature heavily at this weekend’s bi-annual D23 convention. Disney will host a livestream of its scheduled Kingdom Hearts panel, which will take place on 15th August from 4:30PM PT. And now in anticipation of the event, the company’s described the Square Enix...

    • Square Enix
    • PS5
    • Kingdom Hearts
  • News Netflix Shuts Down Oxenfree Dev Night School Studio as It Downscales In-House Game Teams

    Moonloot Games also closed

    Netflix has shuttered two development studios as it shrinks its internal video game operations. One of them is Night School Studio, best known for its Oxenfree series of narrative adventures with an innovative conversation system. Acquired by the company in 2021, its most recent release was a game named Unhinged, which...

    • Netflix
    • Industry
  • News Sonic Frontiers Surpasses 5 Million Copies Sold as Fans Await What Comes Next

    Hedgehog fund

    SEGA has announced that Sonic Frontiers has now officially sold over 5 million copies. The news came via social media yesterday: To celebrate the sales milestone, the publisher has unlocked the Sonic Adventure 2 shoes for all players, so you can run around the Starfall Islands proper noughties style. The game reached 2.5 million...

    • SEGA
    • PS5
    • PS4
    • Sonic Frontiers
    • Sales

Thursday13th Aug 2026

  • News Still Not Sold on Dawnwalker? Dev Presents 'Everything You Need to Know' About the Open World RPG

    Night by night

    The Blood of Dawnwalker is probably the most anticipated RPG coming to PS5 right now, and with its 3rd September release date fast approaching, it's time for developer Rebel Wolves to orchestrate one last marketing push. To be fair, the studio's already marketed the hell out of Dawnwalker in partnership with publisher Bandai Namco up...

    • Bandai Namco
    • PS5
    • Dawnwalker
    • Trailers
  • Round Up Marvel's Wolverine Sounds Like Another Great Superhero Blockbuster in PS5 Previews

    The best there is?

    Hands-on previews have begun coming in for Marvel's Wolverine, Sony's big PS5 exclusive launching in just over a month's time. The game has looked pretty promising in the few glimpses we've seen so far, and these write-ups are largely very positive, painting a picture of another superhero blockbuster action adventure from...

    • Sony
    • PS5
    • Wolverine
    • Round Up
    • Features
  • News Ghost of Yotei's PS5 Complete Edition Will Get a Physical Disc, But There Are Already Concerns

    Amid disc-based games controversy

    Sony may have made the controversial decision to kill physical games in January 2028, but it remains committed to the medium in the interim. Fans pondered whether Ghost of Yotei’s Complete Edition – the newly announced expanded repackaging of Sucker Punch’s historical open world – would be getti

    • Sony
    • PS5
    • Ghost of Yotei
  • News Promising PS5 Sim Rideshare Rocked by Crazy AI Controversy, as CEO Crashes Out in Public

    Gonna take you for a ride

    In what has been one of the craziest industry sagas I've seen in a long time, PS5 driving simulator Rideshare "Stimulator" — which looked fun during its debut last month — is now being berated for its use of generative AI. It all started with former Saber Interactive writer Stella Sacco posting on social media

    • Saber Interactive
    • PS5
    • Rideshare
  • News This Ain't Yakuza! SEGA Showcases Stranger Than Heaven's Complex Combat with Live Gameplay Demo

    The Stabbin' of Dojima

    One of the most interesting things about Stranger Than Heaven is that developer RGG Studio isn't just repurposing the action combat of its previous games. Instead, the Japanese studio's crafted a new system that sees players control the individual limbs of protagonist Makoto Daito. It appears to be a much more technical take...

    • SEGA
    • PS5
    • Stranger Than Heaven
  • News There's a New Indie Publisher, and It's Bringing All Its Games to PS5

    The folks behind Phamophobia expand

    First and foremost, I must apologise to Kinetic Publishing: it gave me advanced access to all of its announcements earlier in the week, but life has been so hectic lately I wasn’t able to put together a story in time for its showcase. Some of you may have already seen the news, then: the new UK-based indie...

    • Kinetic Publishing
    • PS5
    • Announcements
  • News We All Knew It Was Happening, But Hogwarts Legacy 2 Is Now Officially in the Works

    An inevitability

    This is maybe the least surprising news of the week, but it's noteworthy all the same: Warner Bros. has officially acknowledged it's working on the next game in the Hogwarts Legacy series. This comes via an earnings report to shareholders, which directly mentions "the second installment of Hogwarts Legacy" when talking about ways...

    • WB Games
    • PS5
    • Hogwarts Legacy
  • News Mafia: Definitive Edition Is Potentially Set for a Native PS5 Version

    Age rating on the ESRB website spotted

    Six years after its PS4 release, the remade and enhanced Mafia: Definitive Edition might be on its way back thanks to a new native PS5 version. A new age rating on the ESRB website for a PS5 edition of the game — along with an Xbox Series X|S version — has now appeared, which usually suggests some kind of...

    • 2K Games
    • PS5
    • Mafia
  • News Darksiders 4, Next Kingdom Come Game Both Planned to Launch Before March 2028

    Plenty of time to catch up

    Two big games from publisher THQ Nordic are on the way within its financial year 2027/28, meaning they should arrive by March 2028 at the latest. The two titles in question are Darksiders 4 and the next Kingdom Come title, which is likely to be named Kingdom Come Salvation. Both are mentioned in Embracer Group's latest

    • THQ Nordic
    • PS5

Wednesday12th Aug 2026

  • News 10 PS Plus Extra, Premium Games for August 2026 Announced

    This month's full lineup revealed

    Sony has today shared the lineup of PS Plus Extra and PS Plus Premium titles members can look forward to playing for the month of August 2026. Here's what will be on offer in the coming weeks, as the selection continues to be stretched across different Tuesdays in the UK, USA, and Japan: PS Plus Extra: August 2026:...

    • PS5
    • PS4
    • PS Plus
  • News Ghost of Yotei: Complete Edition Announced, Includes New Expansion, Game Mode, More

    Launches in October

    Sony has just announced Ghost of Yotei: Complete Edition, a new version of the open world action game that contains a bunch of brand new single player content. Available to purchase now, Complete Edition grants access to a single player DLC entitled Echoes of Sekigahara, as well as a new roguelike survival game mode titled Most...

    • Sony
    • PS5
    • Ghost of Yotei
    • DLC
  • News Final Fantasy Resonance Shows Off 11-Minute Shiva Battle and Squall Summon on PS5

    Whatever

    Square Enix has just dropped a 16-minute gameplay video for Final Fantasy Resonance — the upcoming turn-based RPG that's been built on the bones of the old mobile title, Final Fantasy Brave Exvius. But you're not getting a broader view of the overall adventure with this footage. Instead, it shows off a full, uncut boss battle with Shiva,...

    • Square Enix
    • PS5
    • Final Fantasy
  • News More Classic Lord of the Rings Games Are Coming Back, Dev Confirms

    Back to Helm's Deep

    Yesterday saw the surprise re-release of The Lord of the Rings: War in the North on PS5 in a new Legacy Edition, and it sounds like developer Aspyr isn't stopping there: the studio plans to bring back even more classic The Lord of the Rings games. In the press release that revealed the update to War in the North for modern...

    • Aspyr
    • The Lord of the Rings
  • News Phantom Blade Zero PS5 Demo Leaks Before Next Week's State of Play

    The PS Store strikes again

    Eager Phantom Blade Zero fans have been practically begging for a playable demo for years, and now it looks like we're finally getting one. Just before the game's dedicated State of Play broadcast was announced early this morning, eagle-eyed PS5 users somehow managed to spot a demo on the PS Store. As far as I'm aware,...

    • S-GAME
    • PS5
    • Phantom Blade Zero
  • News State of Play for Phantom Blade Zero Announced for Next Week, 11-Minute Trailer Revealed

    A $60 PS5 game with pre-orders live now

    Sony and S-GAME have confirmed the State of Play deep dive into Phantom Blade Zero will debut next week, across the late evening or early morning of 17th August and 18th August, depending on your time zone. The showcase will feature almost 20 minutes of gameplay, as it goes deeper on what's teased in a brand...

    • S-Game
    • PS5
    • Phantom Blade Zero
    • State of Play
  • News 2 More Truly Fascinating Retro Games Are Coming to PS5 This Week

    Pick your poison

    I’m loving writing about all these retro releases coming to the PS5, which are getting more and more interesting by the week. This time, on 13th August, we have a PS1 game from Console Archives I’ve personally wanted for an eternity: the all-girl fighter Touki Denshou Angel Eyes. Developed by Tecmo, this fighter first launched...

    • Hamster
    • PS5
    • PS4
    • Arcade Archives
    • Console Archives
  • News Helldivers 2 Joins PS Plus Extra Today Ahead of Full August 2026 Reveal

    A bit of democracy on PS Plus

    Sony should be revealing the selection of PS Plus Extra and PS Plus Premium games for August 2026 later today, but in a PlayStation Blog post, it's already confirmed one new PS5 game joining the service: Helldivers 2. The popular co-op s

    • Sony
    • PS5
    • Helldivers
    • PS Plus
  • News Oblivion Remastered Could Finally Be Fixed on PS5 as Bethesda Promises 'Optimisations' Patch

    Take your time

    It's been roughly 16 months since The Elder Scrolls 4: Oblivion Remastered launched on PS5, and the open world revival still runs poorly on Sony's system. Although a couple of post-release updates did smooth performance to some extent, it remains a noticeably choppy game, plagued by frame rate issues and hitching as it loads assets...

    • Bethesda
    • PS5
    • The Elder Scrolls
    • Patches
  • News Crimson Desert DLC on Track for 2026 Release as Dev Ponders Multiplayer Modes

    "Significant potential for expansion"

    As Crimson Desert developer Pearl Abyss stated a couple of months back, a major DLC is currently in the works — and now we've got confirmation that it's targeting a release before the end of the year. Said confirmation comes courtesy of the company's latest financial report. It says: "[the DLC is] scheduled...

    • Pearl Abyss
    • PS5
    • Crimson Desert
  • News Hungry Fans Hopeful for Kingdom Hearts 4 Updates in Live Streamed D23 Panel

    Geoff Keighley isn't helping either

    Disney's big upcoming expo, D23, gets started very soon, and Kingdom Hearts fans already have something to be excited about in the form of a "Deep Dive" panel. This was announced about a month ago, but it's recently been confirmed that the panel will be live streamed, meaning you don't have to be in attendance in...

    • Square Enix
    • PS5
    • Kingdom Hearts

Tuesday11th Aug 2026

  • News PS3 Lord of the Rings Action RPG War in the North Suddenly Returns, Out Now on PS5

    Fly, you fools

    Out of nowhere, a remaster of The Lord of the Rings: War in the North has appeared on PS5. The original game, an action RPG, released for the PS3 back in 2011. This is apparently the 'Legacy Edition'. Again, it's available to purchase right now. It's priced at $19.99 / £18.99 with a 10% launch discount if you're a PS Plus...

    • Aspyr
    • PS5
    • The Lord of the Rings
    • Release Dates
    • Trailers
  • News Marvel's Wolverine Limited Edition PS5 Consoles, Controllers Announced, Pre-Orders Next Week

    Nice PS5, bub

    Sony has unveiled a series of limited edition Marvel's Wolverine PS5 hardware, including console bundles, cover plates, and DualSense controllers. You can get a glimpse of them in the video below: The bundle includes the PS5 Digital Edition in a yellow and black design, as well as a matching PS5 pad and digital game code for...

    • Sony
    • PS5
    • Wolverine
    • Hardware
  • News Hyped PS5 Soulslike Mortal Shell 2 Has an Easy Difficulty Mode, But There's a Catch

    For the Slayers

    Soulslike games tend to be quite difficult, demanding patience and knowledge of your often unforgiving opponents. But every now and then, a Soulslike comes along that lets you lessen the challenge. For example, Lies of P introduced difficulty options fairly recently via a patch. And as it turns out, Mortal Shell 2 will let you take...

    • PlayStack
    • PS5
    • Mortal Shell
  • News 'A Must-Have Day One Purchase': You Only Need to Buy Control Resonant in September, Remedy Reckons

    Of course it would say that

    Normally somewhat modest in its marketing and claims, Remedy has suddenly started talking a big game with Control Resonant, as it nears a PS5 release in a packed September month. The developer has confirmed the follow-up has amassed 1.5 million wishlists across PC, PS5, and Xbox Series X|S, and it's now positioning it as...

    • Remedy
    • PS5
    • Control
  • News Your Steam Deck Can Now Moonlight as a PS Portal, with PS Plus Cloud Streaming

    Other PC handhelds are available

    If you just want to Remote Play your PS5 games, then Sony’s PS Portal is a much cheaper alternative to the Steam Deck. But if you already own Valve’s handheld – or another Linux-based PC portable – you may be interested in a new app named Asobi, currently in testing. While we’ve praised the virtue of...

    • PS5
    • PS Plus
    • Steam Deck
    • Linux
  • News GTA 6's $100 PS5 Ultimate Edition Is Getting More Pre-Orders Than the Cheaper Version

    But that's to be expected

    The single biggest game on the horizon is Grand Theft Auto 6, and while it's certainly stirred up some controversy in the run up to launch, it seems many are willing to spend big on it. Strauss Zelnick, CEO of Rockstar's parent company Take-Two Interactive, has not only said that pre-orders are "exceptional" so far, but it...

    • Rockstar Games
    • PS5
    • GTA
  • News Spider-Man 2's PS5 Sales Have Exploded After Brand New Day's Box Office Blowout

    Attracts over one million players last weekend

    Companies like Sony are desperate to build synergy between their divisions, and here’s why: Marvel’s Spider-Man 2, the Insomniac sequel, is estimated to have sold 316k copies since Spider-Man: Brand New Day’s historic box office opening. The data comes courtesy of sales prediction firm Alinea, so...

    • Sony
    • PS5
    • Spider-Man
    • Sales
  • News This Ace Combat 8 Trailer Looks at Fighter Jets the Way Gran Turismo Looks at Cars

    They are extremely cool to be fair

    This recent video for Ace Combat 8: Wings of Theve passed me by, but it's quite unlike anything else Bandai Namco has released about the upcoming game. It's a trailer that's all about showcasing a number of aircraft you'll be able to pilot when the flight action game launches on 2nd October, and it reminds me of...

    • Bandai Namco
    • PS5
    • Ace Combat
    • Videos
  • News Sick PS2-Style Shooter Sprawl Zero Unloads on PS5 in September

    2000s FPS fans need to see this

    If you've got a nostalgia for PS2 era shooters, then you should definitely take note of Sprawl Zero. This is a cyberpunk-themed blast-'em-up that wears its early 2000s influences on its sleeve. It promises "fast-paced but grounded" combat, complete with crunchy gunplay and brutal melee attacks. Your super solider...

    • Kwalee
    • PS5
    • Sprawl Zero
    • Release Dates
    • Trailers
  • News Dark Pictures Dev Forced into Layoffs to Ensure the Future of the Company

    Up to 75 workers to depart Supermassive

    Supermassive Games, the studio behind The Dark Pictures series and Until Dawn, has announced it will have to lay off up to 75 employees to "ensure the sustainability of the company". The developer has begun a redundancy consultation process, with as many as 75 workers losing their jobs as a result. "We know...

    • Supermassive Games
    • Industry
  • News PS Plus' Big Walk Hits Big Sales, Surpasses 1 Million Copies Sold in Under a Week

    No need to panic

    Publisher Panic has announced that Big Walk, the new game from the makers of Untitled Goose Game, has already sold more than one million copies. It's reached the milestone in six days, which is pretty fast work for an indie title like this: The post says the game has been bought by over a million people, so I don't think the...

    • Panic
    • PS5
    • Big Walk
    • Sales
  • News Sonic the Hedgehog Is Confirmed to Be Speeding into Fortnite in Upcoming Season

    Way past cool

    I guess it was inevitable, really, but yes, Sonic is officially crossing paths with Fortnite in the game's forthcoming season. Chapter 7 Season 4, named Override, appears to be themed around games and/or digital realms, and it seems Sonic the Hedgehog is part of the fun. Here's the teaser trailer: We see the character rolling...

    • SEGA
    • Epic Games
    • Fortnite
    • Sonic the Hedgehog

Monday10th Aug 2026

  • Feature Last Chance to Buy These 75+ PS5, PS4 Games in PS Store's Big Summer Sale

    PS5 and PS4 games going cheap we recommend

    The PS Store's massive Summer Sale has almost reached its end. Concluding in just a couple of days on 12th August, this gigantic sale contains thousands of PS5 and PS4 games at reduced prices. In this guide, we've compiled a select list of games going cheap that we think are worth considering. Discounted...

    • Sony
    • PS5
    • PS4
    • PS Store
    • Deals