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Friday19th Sep 2025
"I'm not gonna steal Leon"
Sony’s upcoming Resident Evil movie reboot, which will be produced by PS Productions, has started to make casting announcements. The industrious Paul Walter Hauser, who just starred in The Fantastic Four: First Steps and Naked Gun, will join the previously announced Austin Abrams in this new take on Capcom’s iconic...
- Sony
- PS Productions
- Movies
- Resident Evil
News Stylish Beat-'Em-Up Absolum Is Looking Fantastic in Gameplay Overview Trailer
Absolum-ely marvellous
Streets of Rage 4 was a collaboration between two studios, and one of them, Guard Crush Games, is on the verge of launching its next project, Absolum. Coming to PS5 and PS4 on 9th October, publisher Dotemu has released a new gameplay trailer for this very promising-looking beat-'em-up, and it gives us a great look at what to...
- Dotemu
- PS5
- PS4
- Absolum
- Trailers
Thursday18th Sep 2025
Review Sonic Racing: CrossWorlds (PS5) - PS5's Best Kart Racer Is Robust, Chaotic Fun
Can you feel the sunshine?
Sonic's aptitude for speed makes him a perfect candidate for a racing game, but it's fair to say his motorsport career has been through some highs and lows over the years. Sonic Racing: CrossWorlds feels like a concerted effort to get the spin-off series back on course, and while it isn't perfect, it's probably the...
- Reviews
- SEGA
- PS5
- Sonic Racing CrossWorlds
News Dragon Quest 7 Remake Graphics Comparison Shows Just How Far This Classic RPG Has Come
Use your reimagination
The original Dragon Quest 7 on the PS1 was the last mainline instalment to feature 2D, sprite-based visuals exclusively — and so it's really cool seeing how Square Enix has revamped the entire game for the upcoming Dragon Quest 7 Reimagined. While this isn't some kind of total transformation like Final Fantasy 7 Remake —...
- Square Enix
- PS5
- Dragon Quest
News Fall Guys Dev Fails to Allay Fears About the Future of the Game with Uninspiring Statement
Fallin' down
Fall Guys has fallen off a lot since its enormous debut in 2020 – and now fans fear it may be stumbling towards some sort of shut down. While there’s been worries about the release for a while due to its dwindling player count, fans are particularly concerned about its latest update, which includes files for the outing’s sixth...
- Epic Games
- PS5
- PS4
- Fall Guys
News Battlefield 6's Lack of Console-Only Crossplay Suddenly a Sticking Point for PS5 Players
A new field of battle
Battlefield 6 is just three (and a bit) weeks from launch, and it feels like the game's been picking up wins for a while. The general consensus is that Battlefield is back, baby. However, a potential sticking point has only just been made apparent: the shooter will not feature console-only crossplay. This news has come as a...
- EA
- PS5
- Battlefield
News Microsoft Flight Simulator 2024 Tipped to Take Off on PS5 This November
That'd be pretty fly
Of all the Xbox games that have made the transition to the PS5, this author has been anticipating Microsoft Flight Simulator 2024 more than any other. The game was one of the first to be tipped for Sony’s system, but a shaky launch last year potentially grounded plans for the port while developer Asobo Studio performed some...
- Xbox Game Studios
- PS5
- Microsoft Flight Simulator 2024
- Rumours
"An improper attempt to fence off a well-trodden corner of popular culture"
Sony’s lawsuit against Horizon rip-off Light of Motiram has just taken a dramatic twist, as Tencent has fired back by claiming the platform holder “seeks an impermissible monopoly on genre conventions”. The barbed response from the Chinese titan, read by The Game...
- Tencent
- Sony
- PS5
- Horizon
- Light of Motiram
News PS5 Exclusive Ghost of Yotei Is Just Two Weeks Away, So Here's a Gorgeous Cinematic Trailer
The hunt begins
Wow, Sony's really going all out with the Ghost of Yotei marketing. For at least a few weeks now, we've had a new trailer what feels like every other day — but this one's somewhat special. This is the PS5 exclusive's cinematic launch trailer, and the CG footage that you see here will almost certainly show up in imminent...
- Sony
- PS5
- Ghost of Yotei
- Trailers
News Damn, This 'Advanced' Ninja Gaiden 4 Gameplay Is Absolutely Nuts
Bloody hell
We're about one month out from Ninja Gaiden 4's release, but if you're not quite sold on the game's manic brand of action, we'd recommend watching the above video. This is an "advanced" gameplay demonstration that Team Ninja's been keeping under wraps since Gamescom. It features new character Yakumo, whose blood-drenched style of...
- Xbox Game Studios
- PS5
- Ninja Gaiden
News Sony Puts PS5 on Sale for Once, a £90 Saving in the UK
Offer live until 1st October
Sony has revealed it's putting base PS5 systems on a limited-time sale in the UK, which knocks up to £90 off the current price. From now until 1st October, you can get a base PS5 Digital Edition for £339.99. Here's how the temporary sale affects PS5 pricing in the UK: Base PS5 Digital: £339.99 (-£90) Base PS5 w/...
- Sony
- PS5
- UK
News PS4 Is Still Getting Firmware Updates Too, Here Are the Patch Notes
What does version 13.00 do?
You will have seen that Sony released a new PS5 firmware update this week, but did you know it's updated the PS4 as well? Yes, Sony's last-gen console recently got its own system software update. Available to download and install now, the PS4 has been updated to version 13.00, which is a pleasingly round number. So,...
- Sony
- PS4
- Firmware Updates
News In Spain, the PS5 Is Starting to Outsell the Switch 2 Again
Back on top
Many of PlayStation’s most passionate fans live in Europe, and the region’s always been a bit of a stranglehold for Sony. Now, according to an episode of Spanish podcast Vandal Radio, as translated by ResetEra, the PS5 is beginning to assert its dominance over the Switch 2 following the Ninten
- Sony
- PS5
- Sales
- Spain
News Dual Katanas Are Lethally Fast in Ghost of Yotei's Latest PS5 Gameplay Clip
It takes two
You might have missed it, but there were actually two Ghost of Yotei videos released yesterday. The first was a new trailer, with a broad view of the game and what's in store for Atsu on her journey. The second is a short gameplay snippet, focusing on the dual katanas: It's the latest in a series of videos highlighting each weapon...
- Sony
- PS5
- Ghost of Yotei
- Videos
News Crazy Sandbox Detective Game Shadows of Doubt Snags a Huge 'Modifiers' Update
Permadeath! Film Noir! Rat Detective!
Shadows of Doubt, the often deeply intriguing (and comically chaotic) sandbox detective game that launched on PS5 last year, just got a big ol' update. Suitably titled 'Modifiers', the patch adds a bunch of... well, modifiers to the title, which can spice up your playthrough in various ways. One tweak adds a...
- Fireshine Games
- PS5
- Shadows of Doubt
- Patches
News There's a New Dragon Quest Game Coming Out in 2026, But...
It's a mobile roguelite
Square Enix has announced a new Dragon Quest game, due for release in 2026 – but the catch is it’s a mobile roguelite named Dragon Quest Smash/Grow. Looking at the gameplay videos, it vaguely resembles Vampire Survivors to us, where you nimbly manoeuvre a hero across the screen, dodging enemies and automatically sending...
- Square Enix
- Dragon Quest
- Mobile
News Borderlands 4 Dev 'Exploring' FOV Sliders on PS5 Following Player Feedback
Tunnel vision
Do you think the field of view in Borderlands 4 is a bit too narrow on PS5? Well, you're not the only one, because widespread player feedback has pushed developer Gearbox towards some kind of fix. This news is actually a few days old at this point, but the details did seem to get buried beneath the hubbub of the game's launch (and...
- 2K Games
- PS5
- Borderlands
"There's a bomb on the play"
The spirit of SEGA Genesis sports games is alive and well, with sequel Mutant Football League 2 targeting a 10th December release on the PS5. You may recall the original Mutant Football League, released in 2017 on the PS4, was created by Michael Mendheim, a veteran from the 16-bit Mutant League Football and Mutant...
- Digital Dreams Entertainment
- PS5
- Mutant Football League
- Release Dates
Wednesday17th Sep 2025
News The First Silent Hill F Review Score Is Now Live
Famitsu shares its praises
Ahead of its release next week, Silent Hill F has bagged its first official review score: a 36/40 from Japanese outlet Famitsu. The rating is the result of four 9/10 scores, which culminates in the highest rating the magazine has ever awarded a Silent Hill game. It awarded both the PS1's Silent Hill and the PS2's Silent...
- Konami
- PS5
- Silent Hill
News PS5 Firmware Update Out Now, Brings Power Saver Mode, DualSense Controller Pairing
Leaves beta phase and enters full release
Sony has announced the PS5 firmware update containing DualSense controller pairing it's been testing for the past few months will leave the beta phase and be available to everyone in a system patch tomorrow. It sounds like you'll need to push the PS5 patch through manually rather than it being an automatic...
- Sony
- PS5
- Firmware Updates
News Another 4 PS Plus Extra Games Leave the Service Next Month
Just a short list for October 2025
Following yesterday's PS Plus Extra and PS Plus Premium library refresh, the next set of PS5, PS4 departures has been confirmed via the Last Chance to Play section. On 21st October 2025, the following four titles will no longer be available on the service: Battlefield 1 (PS4) Gho
- PS5
- PS4
- PS Plus
It's all about performance
Battlefield 6 is shaping up to be the most optimised the series has ever been on a PlayStation console. After the popular PS5 beta, we sat down with Ripple Effect’s Technical Director Christian Buhl and Senior Console Combat Designer Matthew Nickerson to talk performance, PS5 Pro enhancements, and how this game was...
- EA
- PS5
- Battlefield
- Interviews
- Features
News Yakuza Kiwami 3 Seemingly Leaked on Dev Website
Could it be a State of Play reveal?
RGG Studio appears to have Yakuza Kiwami 3 in the works, as it's been spotted that the developer's website temporarily sported a reference to the remake in its Categories section. The mention has since been scrubbed, but was captured on social media, as seen below: It's been quite a few years since the Japanese...
- SEGA
- PS5
- Yakuza
News Latest Ghost of Yotei Trailer Is a Quick Hit Before PS5 Launch
Summed up in 90 seconds
There have been enough trailers and gameplay reveals for Ghost of Yotei now that you almost certainly know what you are going to get with the Sucker Punch sequel, but this new trailer sums everything up nicely in 90 seconds. It's all about combat, exploration, parkour, and looking cool while you're doing it. Catch the trailer...
- Sony
- PS5
- Ghost of Yotei
- Trailers
Naoe's not the time
Only accessible after you've completed the main story of Assassin's Creed Shadows, Claws of Awaji is a post-game expansion that'll take you somewhere between five and ten hours to complete, depending on how thoroughly you explore the island setting. In terms of narrative, the DLC wraps up several loose ends that were left...
- Reviews
- Ubisoft
- PS5
- Assassin's Creed Shadows: Claws of Awaji
- Mini Reviews
News Marvel Cosmic Invasion Reveals Another Pair of Playable Characters in Latest Gameplay Trailer
Still no date though
We love a good retro-style beat-'em-up, and Marvel Cosmic Invasion is looking like another cracker. Developer Tribute Games, which previously brought us TMNT Shredder's Revenge, has unveiled two more playable characters in the latest trailer: Yes, Black Panther and Cosmic Ghost Rider are now part of the roster. Black...
- DotEmu
- PS5
- PS4
- Marvel Cosmic Invasion
- Trailers
News Already Great RPG Raidou Remastered Gets a Huge Quality of Life Update on PS5, PS4
Raidou rides again
Following on from its release a few months back, Raidou Remastered: The Mystery of the Soulless Army just got a rather significant update. The remastered RPG (which is really more of a remake) has been blessed with a long list of enhancements, many of which improve the game's general quality of life. As the headline of this...
- SEGA
- Atlus
- PS5
- PS4
- Raidou
News Your Progress Carries Over When You Play the New Sonic Racing: CrossWorlds Demo on PS5
Rolling start
SEGA's colourful kart racer Sonic Racing: CrossWorlds is only a week away, but you can get a head start by checking out the newly available demo. Playable on PS5 only (the full game will release on PS4 as well), the free demo focuses on single player features and modes, and the best bit is that your save data will carry over to the...
- SEGA
- PS5
- Sonic Racing CrossWorlds
- Demos
News Three 16-Bit Cartoon Classics Compiled in Nickelodeon Splat Pack for PS5
90s niceties
Retro compilations are becoming more and more prolific, so at this point we’re not surprised to see the Nickelodeon Splat Pack revealed for the PS5 by Limited Run Games. This collection features a trio of 16-bit titles inspired by some of the most popular Saturday morning cartoons from the 90s. Unfortunately, there’s no Ren &...
- Limited Run Games
- PS5
- Nickelodeon Splat Pack
- Announcements
News Vampire: The Masquerade - Bloodlines 2 Adds DLC Clans to Base Game Following Backlash
Bloody good show
Following a widespread backlash against Vampire: The Masquerade - Bloodlines 2 and its paywalled clans, publisher Paradox Interactive and developer The Chinese Room have officially ditched their DLC plans. Two clans — which basically act as your character's class — were set to be locked behind a paid DLC pack, or the game's...
- Paradox Interactive
- PS5
- Vampire: The Masquerade
News Kratos Actor Christopher Judge Clueless About Rumours He'll Reprise His Role in TV Show
"I am?"
Filming for God of War’s live action adaptation will supposedly get underway early next year, but we still haven’t heard a peep about the project’s casting plans. We know Battlestar Galactica’s Ronald D. Moore is on deck as showrunner, with a writing room that includes various scribes from his Apple TV+ series For All Mankind. But...
- Amazon Prime
- TV
- God of War
News Try Out Little Nightmares 3 Ahead of Release with Free PS5, PS4 Demo
Sleep uneasy
If you’ve been itching for Little Nightmares 3, then its free PS5 and PS4 demo should give you a reason to stay up late today. You can download the demo through here. While your save progress won’t transfer to the full version, you’ll be able to experience the outing’s opening area: the Necropolis. The blurb teases:...
- Bandai Namco
- PS5
- PS4
- Little Nightmares
- Demos
Preview Dispatch's Superpower Is Its One-Two Punch of Management and Narrative Choice
Man in the chair
AdHoc Studio is a development team led by some ex-Telltale Games talent, and it really shows in its debut game, Dispatch. It's a workplace comedy starring superheroes, and by and large, it looks as though it plays out in much the same way as titles such as Tales from the Borderlands. Dispatch is a mostly linear, narrative-focused...
- AdHoc Studio
- PS5
- Dispatch
- Previews
- Features
News Team Cherry's Next Silksong PS5, PS4 Patch Won't Mess with the Difficulty
Just a lot of bug fixes this time
After adjusting the difficulty in select ways, the next Hollow Knight: Silksong update from Team Cherry is playing it safe with a simple enough list of bug fixes. The patch is actually available now on PC via the public beta branch, but the final version for all platforms is "close" to being finalised, so it could...
- Team Cherry
- PS5
- PS4
- Hollow Knight
- Patches
Tuesday16th Sep 2025
News September 2025's PS Plus Extra, Premium Games Available to Download Now
WWE! Persona! Legacy of Kain!
Today is the day for the monthly refresh of PS Plus Extra and PS Plus Premium titles, as eight additional PS5, PS4, and Classic games join the service. They're available to download now inthe UK and Europe, with availability across the USA rolling out later in the day. Here's the lineup of PS Plus Extra, Premium games...
- PS5
- PS4
- PS Plus
Review Trails in the Sky 1st Chapter (PS5) - This Is How You Remake a Classic RPG
Bracer yourself
The Trails franchise presents one of the biggest time commitments in modern gaming. Spread across a total of 13 (thirteen!) interconnected games at the time of writing this review, the series' density is both its greatest strength and its most talked-about curse. And so it makes a lot of sense for developer Falcom to revisit the...
- Reviews
- GungHo
- PS5
- Trails in the Sky 1st Chapter
News Rumoured PS5 Showcase Seems Set for Next Week
So says reliable leaker
Sony has hosted either a major State of Play or a PlayStation Showcase every September for the past six years, and it doesn't look like that's about to change in 2025. Reports over the past couple of weeks have suggested the PS5 maker has something in store between now and the end of the month, and now the incredibly reliable...
- Sony
- PS5
- Rumours
Out Today Skate Makes Its Big Return in Early Access on PS5, PS4, and It's Free to Play
Ollie in
Fans have been incessant about bringing back the beloved Skate series, and though it took some time, EA listened, and is today launching the latest entry in the skateboarding series in early access on PS5 and PS4. Developer Full Circle Studio has revived the franchise, turning it into a free-to-play skateboarding sandbox. Though it...
- EA
- PS5
- Skate
News Digimon Story Time Stranger Datamine Confirms Massive Roster of 452 Digimon
A monstrous undertaking
With the release of Digimon Story Time Stranger's demo last week, dataminers have done their thing and delved into the game's code. The big reveal? The upcoming RPG really does feature over 450 playable Digimon — a number that Bandai Namco had previously teased in the title's marketing materials. To be more precise, the...
- Bandai Namco
- PS5
- Digimon
News PS5's New Power Saver Feature Confirms Its First Supported Games
A trio of first-party titles
You may recall PS5’s new Power Saver feature, announced as a new option for Sony’s console. It’ll be included as a system toggle in a new firmware update, due out this week, as reported earlier today. But now we have confirmation of the first three games which will support it: Demon’s Souls
- Sony
- PS5
- Firmware Updates
News Nerfed PS5 Console Silently Releases with Less Storage Space
Say goodbye to 175GB
Sony hasn't said a word about it, but the rumoured base PS5 model sporting less SSD space has now been confirmed to be real, as it's available now across Europe. Instead of 1TB, the updated digital version of the base PS5 now comes with an 825GB SSD in Europe. This loss in storage space is said to combat the need for yet another...
- Sony
- PS5
News Second Trails in the Sky Remake Confirmed, Could Release a Lot Sooner Than People Think
2nd Chapter
It doesn't come as a huge surprise, but there will be a second Trails in the Sky remake, following on from Trails in the Sky 1st Chapter. Without spoiling anything, 1st Chapter features what is essentially a post-credits teaser for the sequel — and we've seen it for ourselves. Said teaser briefly shows characters and events from...
- GungHo
- Falcom
- PS5
- Trails
Wednesday17th Sep 2025
Rumour Assassin's Creed 4 Remake Makes Big Changes, Drops Modern Day Story and Adds RPG Elements
Plays more like newer Assassin's Creed entries
The worst-kept secret in the games industry right now, the remake of Assassin's Creed 4: Black Flag, is reportedly going to make major changes to the overall experience. According to French outlet Jeux Vidéo Magazine, Ubisoft is going so far as to completely remove the modern-day story sections and...
- Ubisoft
- PS5
- Assassins Creed
- Rumours
Tuesday16th Sep 2025
News Superhero Adventure Game Dispatch Confirmed for PS5, and It's Releasing Episodically
Time to clock in
Dispatch is a game that immediately caught our attention back when it was announced nearly a year ago, and now, we know when and where we can play the superhero narrative adventure game. Developer AdHoc Studio has officially confirmed its debut title is coming to PS5, and what's more, we have launch information — it's being...
- AdHoc Studio
- PS5
- Dispatch
- Announcements
- Release Dates
News Assassin's Creed Shadows' Claws of Awaji Expansion Has Arrived on PS5
Island life
Claws of Awaji, the first expansion for Assassin's Creed Shadows, is out now on PS5. The DLC promises to wrap up a few storylines that were left dangling by the end of the base game, while also whisking Naoe and Yasuke off to the titular island — a brand new location that's yours to explore. Ubisoft says that the expansion is roughly...
- Ubisoft
- PS5
- Assassins Creed
- Trailers
News Everyone's Talking About How Little Physical PS5 Games Contribute to Sony's Bottom Line
But some crucial context is required
A new corporate report reveals just 3% of PlayStation’s revenue in its most recent fiscal year came courtesy of physical sales. That means of the ~$31.5 billion the manufacturer made, just ~$945 million could be attributed to boxed PS5 and PS4 software. It’s not a drop in the ocean by any stretch – but it...
- Sony
- PS5
- PS4
- Industry
News Arcade Racer Wreckreation Finally Has a PS5 Release Date, and It's Not Far Off
Fasten your seatbelts
Publisher THQ Nordic and developer Three Fields Entertainment have finally announced a release date for their ambitious arcade racer, Wreckreation. Announced back in 2022, the game launches at long last on 28th October, 2025, as shown in the latest trailer: The game takes place within a large open "MixWorld", where you're...
- THQ Nordic
- PS5
- Wreckreation
- Release Dates
News 'It Was a Little Callous': Hell Is Us Dev Bemoans Impact of Hollow Knight: Silksong
"A real pain in the ass"
“For sure it did,” Hell Is Us creative director Jonathan Jacques-Belletête said when asked if Hollow Knight: Silksong had impacted sales of his game. He was speaking as part of Skill Up’s Friends Per Second podcast, as spotted by Eurogamer.net, where he explained he felt it was
- Nacon
- PS5
- Hell Is Us
News 'The Largest Game Launch in History': Rockstar Hypes GTA 6, and Who's Going to Argue?
All eyes on May 2026
Will Grand Theft Auto 6 enjoy the biggest launch in video game history? Let's be honest, most would be surprised if it didn't — and Rockstar knows this all too well. In a fresh job advertisement — of all things — the developer straight up calls this "the largest game launch in history". Not many companies could make such...
- Rockstar Games
- PS5
- Grand Theft Auto
News Creepy Viral Hit POOLS Takes the Plunge on PS5 in November, Playable Demo Out Now
The water's fine
POOLS, an unsettling horror experience that made a splash on PC in 2024, was officially announced for PS5 earlier this year, and now has a confirmed release date. What's more, a playable demo is available to play right now. The game is set to launch on PS5 on 25th November, and when it does, it'll be fully playable in PSVR2 as...
- Tensori
- PS5
- PSVR2
- POOLS
- Demos
