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Tuesday19th May 2026
News 'PS5 Is for the Payers': Just 18% Think PS Plus Essential Is Good Value for Money in 2026
Tough crowd
Later this week, Sony will make some small pricing adjustments to its one-month and three-month PS Plus Essential tiers, which will see the price increase marginally for new customers. As I noted in an article overnight, I think this move is designed to make the annual subscription
- Sony
- PS5
- PS4
- PS Plus
News No PS5, PS4 Trophies for Time Crisis as Bandai Namco Continues Its Classics Losing Streak
Take cover
You can now play Time Crisis on PS5 and PS4, and that's certainly cause for celebration. The arcade shooter remains an all-timer, and you can either grab it from the PS Store standalone, or claim it through a PS Plus Premium subscription. But it's just such a shame that publisher Bandai Namco simply refuses to add Trophy support to its...
- Bandai Namco
- PS5
- PS4
- PS1
- Time Crisis
News PS5's Kusan: City of Wolves Is Basically Hotline Miami But Somehow Even More Extreme
Smelling blood
Hotline Miami fans will definitely want to keep an eye on Kusan: City of Wolves, which has just been confirmed for a PS5 release on the 30th July. As you've probably already guessed, this is a top-down action-shooter caked in blood and brutality. It's from a Korean outfit called CIRCLEfromDOT, and it's been catching people's...
- PQube
- PS5
- Kusan
- Release Dates
- Trailers
News Finally, I Have a Reason to Play as My Street Fighter 6 Avatar on PS5, PS4 Again
Free modes add tons more to do
Street Fighter 6 really does feel like a throwback in many ways, because it actually takes its single player seriously. Don’t get me wrong, this is a game that revolves around esports, but Capcom hasn’t abandoned casuals who just want to interact with the fun gameplay. The excellent World Tour mode is an obvious...
- Capcom
- PS5
- PS4
- Street Fighter
- Updates
News Find Out What's Next for PS5's GTA-Like Anime Open World Later This Week
NTE's v1.1 is coming
If you’re new to the world of free-to-play gacha games, then you may not know they’re on a strict update cycle. What does that mean? Well, the day one offering is just the start – these games update every six weeks or so, adding new characters, quests, and activities over time. So if you’re just wrapping up...
- Perfect World Games
- PS5
- NTE
- Neverness to Everness
Monday18th May 2026
News PS Plus Price Increase Announced by Sony for New Members
From 20th May 2026
Sony has today confirmed it's raising the price of PS Plus Essential, the service's base tier, for new subscribers. The increase comes into effect from this Wednesday, 20th May 2026 due to "ongoing market conditions", and raises the prices of one-month and three-month memberships. It seems the 12-month option isn't impacted. If...
- Sony
- PS5
- PS4
- PS Plus
Review LEGO Batman: Legacy of the Dark Knight (PS5) - Brick Gaming at Its Joyful Best
Batman Begin
When making LEGO Batman: Legacy of the Dark Knight, I like to think developer TT Games agreed to one phrase, and one phrase alone: if it’s not fun, scrap it. The veteran studio has created an experience with an uncompromising commitment to having a good time. Using the framework of the Batman universe and its deep lore, a campaign...
- Reviews
- Warner Bros
- PS5
- LEGO Batman: Legacy of the Dark Knight
Guide These 24+ New PS5 and PS Plus Games Are Coming Out This Week (18th-24th May)
LEGO Batman! Bubsy 4D! Warhammer!
It’s a big week this week for PS5 owners and PS Plus subscribers alike, with tons of new titles launching. Among the highlights, we’d obviously point to LEGO Batman: Legacy of the Dark Knight. But spare a thought for Bubsy 4D and Warhammer 40k: Speed Freeks, both of which could be pleasant surprises. There’s...
- Guides
- PS5
- PS4
- Release Dates
- Features
News Until Dawn Dev Still Going with Dark Pictures Series, Next Entry Teased
The Ring vibes in this one
As is customary for The Dark Pictures Anthology games, the next entry in the horror series has been revealed by way of a secret teaser video hidden in the latest release. With Directive 8020 now in the hands of the public, what's up next has made its way online. The video upload of the trailer calls the game The Craven...
- Bandai Namco
- PS5
- The Dark Pictures Anthology
News Sony Reportedly Confirms Shift Back to PS5 Single Player Exclusive Games
Hermen Hulst said so in an internal meeting
PlayStation Studios lead Hermen Hulst confirmed to staff in an internal meeting today that first-party single player titles made by the company will now remain exclusive to PS5 and won't be ported to PC, Bloomberg journalist Jason Schreier reports. Following up on his report from March, Schreier said on...
- Sony
- PS5
- PC
Round Up Disco Elysium's Controversial 'Sequel' Met with Rave Reviews
Zero Parades: For Dead Spies reviews are in
Zero Parades: For Dead Spies is out this week on PC, and so critic reviews are starting to trickle in. It was always going to be interesting to see how this one's received, since it's technically the successor to Disco Elysium — one of the most highly regarded RPGs of the last decade or so. However,...
- ZAUM
- PS5
- Zero Parades
- Disco Elysium
- Round Up
News Gravity Rush 2 Fans Find a Way to Play Sony's Neglected PS4 Classic at 4K, 60fps
Katnip
Gravity Rush 2 always deserved better, so I was quite excited to see Kat’s topsy-turvy sequel trending on social media this weekend. One talented coder, Junmin Lee, has created a new fork for the ShadPS4 emulator, allowing the PS4 exclusive to run in 4K at up to 60fps on the PC. It’s worth noting you will need an original copy of the...
- Sony
- PC
- Gravity Rush
- Culture
News Mixtape Isn't Going Anywhere, Won't Be Delisted Over Music Licenses
Licenses agreed in perpetuity
Mixtape team Beethoven & Dinosaur and publisher Annapurna Interactive have both confirmed the excellent PS5 game won't face any potential delisting issues over its licensed soundtrack in the future. This is because, rather than only setting up temporary music licenses for the title, agreements in "perpetuity" have been...
- Annapurna Interactive
- PS5
- Mixtape
News GTA 6 Trailer 3 Unlikely Today After Erroneous Pre-Order Emails
I'm six to death of this
It’s been over a year since GTA 6’s last trailer, and fans are clinging to any scrap of information. Rockstar said it will start marketing the game this summer, but last week’s Game Informer cover reveal turned out to be unrelated. However, there was hope in some pockets of the comm
- Rockstar Games
- PS5
- GTA
- Grand Theft Auto
News PS5 Fans Vote Jak & Daxter As Their Most Wanted PlayStation Revival
Jak to the future
I’ve never particularly liked Jak & Daxter, so the PlayStation fanbase’s enthusiasm for the Naughty Dog franchise always takes me by surprise. Don’t get me wrong, I think The Precursor Legacy is a fine PS2 platforming game, and it’s got a pinch of that Sony magic with its seamless sandbox world. But the sequels are, in my...
- Sony
- PS5
- Culture
News Latest PS5 Lawsuit Claims Sony Could 'Double Dip' on Trump's Tariffs
Aw sh*t, here we go again
My god, Sony’s legal team is earning its (significant) coin right now, huh? I feel like there’s a new suit emerging every day, and let me tell you, I have the headaches to prove it. (Seriously, have you ever tried reading legal documents? They suck.) This one pertains to what I’ll colloquially refer to as Trump’s...
- Sony
- PS5
- USA
- Legal
Game is 18 months behind original schedule
Only days after one false alarm, the hardcore GTA community has convinced itself that pre-orders for GTA 6 will go live soon. Affiliates part of the Best Buy program have had emails claiming their links for GTA 6 pre-orders shall be available today, thus fuelling more fan theories. There's been a lot to...
- Rockstar Games
- PS5
- Grand Theft Auto
- GTA
News 'Pretty Awesome, Huh?': Even the Father of Final Fantasy Can't Avoid AI Drama
Final Fantasy 6 fingers
Hironobu Sakaguchi, the legendary game developer most commonly known for the creation of Final Fantasy, has somehow found himself caught in the middle of a debate about AI on social media. Sakaguchi himself sparked all of this off when he responded to an AI-generated video on X (also known as Twitter). Said video was making...
- Final Fantasy
News Marvel Cosmic Invasion Is Adding One of My Fave Heroes Today, And a New Mode in 2026
"To me, my X-Men"
I was the perfect age to enjoy the X-Men animated series, so I’ve always been a big fan of Cyclops. Indulge me for a moment, then, while I enthuse about Scott Summers’ impending addition to PS5 and PS4 beat-’em-up, Marvel Cosmic Invasion. This is shaping up to be a big year for the character, as Netease has also been...
- DotEmu
- PS5
- PS4
- Marvel Cosmic Invasion
- DLC
News Don't Worry, PS5 RPG Dawnwalker's Got a Range of Difficulty Options Despite Its Hardcore Design
Darkest before dawn
The Blood of Dawnwalker is set to be a fairly hardcore role-playing experience, promising meaningful choice and consequence across a time-sensitive structure. It's also supposed to have some rather challenging combat encounters. But if, for whatever reason, that all sounds a bit too demanding for your tastes — or simply not...
- Bandai Namco
- PS5
- The Blood of Dawnwalker
News 'They're Not Just Filler': Edward Actor Hypes Assassin's Creed: Black Flag's New Story Scenes
"What a joy to come back"
When it was revealed that Assassin's Creed: Black Flag Resynced would sport brand new story content in the form of both character-driven outings and an expanded main plot, questions were raised amongst fans. There have been some slight concerns over the remake's reworked pacing, for example, but Matt Ryan, the actor behind...
- Ubisoft
- PS5
- Assassins Creed
Sunday17th May 2026
Just two months since release
Sucker Punch will not add any more content to its free Ghost of Yotei update, Legends – and not everyone is taking the news well. The mode, which we described as “fantastic” in our initial hands on, launched on 10th March. Now just two months later, the Seattle studio has revealed it won’t be adding any more...
- Sony
- PS5
- Ghost of Yotei
Poll Would You Buy an inFAMOUS Collection for PS5?
It'd be electric
The first two inFAMOUS games are classics in the PS3 library, and there’s no great way to play them on modern hardware. Rumour has it that Sony is working with an unnamed developer to bring them to the PS5, although the source says he’s only received word from one person in particular, and hasn’t been able to corroborate the...
- Sony
- PS5
- inFAMOUS
- Polls
- Features
News 'There's Truth to It': Sony 'Considering' Bringing Back Your Fave Franchises on PS5
Dreams do come true
Perception of PlayStation is at an all-time low, even as the PS5 itself closes on 100 million units sold. Fans feel frustrated with Sony’s stand-offish approach to its community and its ill-fated investment into live service games. But there may be some light at the end of the tunnel, with rumours of inFAMOUS remakes...
- Sony
- PS5
- Rumours
Feature 15 Years Ago Today, We All Pushed Square to Doubt
Remembering detective game L.A. Noire
L.A. Noire, the innovative 1940s PS3 crime caper from Australian studio Team Bondi, is 15 years old today. The classic detective game – eventually published by Rockstar in 2011, but originally announced by Sony as a PS3 exclusive several years earlier – leaned heavily into its groundbreaking (at the time)...
- Rockstar Games
- PS3
- L.A. Noire
- Features
Saturday16th May 2026
News PS5's New Weekly Player Tracker Has Revealed Some Brutal Truths for Fans
You won't find Saros here
Sony’s new weekly player tracker is giving us some fascinating insight into the PS5 playerbase – and it seems to have taken fans by surprise. Currently in beta, the new Welcome Hub widget surfaces the top ten most played games in each country, complete with total weekly player numbers. It’s similar to the data...
- Sony
- PS5
- Culture
News New inFAMOUS PS5 Project Rumours Give Fans Fresh Hope
Might not be made by Sucker Punch
An inFAMOUS project, be it a new game or remakes of old ones, is currently in development at PlayStation, according to VGC scribe Jordan Middler. Speaking during the website's latest podcast episode, Middler said he's "under the impression that there is an inFAMOUS thing happening somewhere else in PlayStation at...
- Sony
- PS5
- inFAMOUS
- Rumours
News You'll No Longer Need a Pricey Headset to Play Two of PSVR2's Best Games
Quill you finally buy it?
If you’ve played the original on PSVR or its sequel on PSVR2, then you’ll know: Moss is an extraordinary experience. A platformer designed around virtual reality, this series embeds you in its fantasy worlds with cutesy protagonist Quill, an adorable mouse armed with a sword. Like the original Astro Bot Rescue...
- Polyarc
- PS5
- Moss
- Announcements
Poll Are You Happy with Your PS Plus Extra, Premium Games for May 2026?
Plus or minus?
The general consensus around PS Plus Extra seems to be that Sony's middle-tier subscription is actually really good, offering up a consistently strong lineup of PS5 and PS4 software. And we can't see that perception changing this month, as the games for May 2026 range from genuinely great to "hmmm, I should give that a go". Red Dead...
- PS Plus
- PS5
- PS4
- Polls
- Features
Feature Going Platinum: I Legit Forgot This Tiny, Unique PS4 Game Exists
It's called Arrog
Platinum Trophy #26: Arrog Date Earned: 4th February 2021 Dopamine Index: stars:1 This is probably the most common platinum Trophy I have. I just looked at the list on my console, and 80.4% of players have earned the plat in Arrog. What the heck is Arrog, I hear you ask? Well, if I'm being completely honest with you, I had...
- Indienova
- PS4
- Arrog
- Going Platinum
- Features
Talking Point What Are You Playing This Weekend? - Issue 633
Soft fantasy
It’s not been the most eventful week really, but you can’t knock a coconut down every time, eh? At least there are no shortage of games to play. Jamie O'Neill: Four years have flown by since Success’ Cotton Fantasy released on PS4 in May 2022, and it's worth a 45 minute blast through this cute-'em-up to rock out to its...
- Talking Point
- PS5
- PS4
- What Are You Playing
- Features
Friday15th May 2026
News PS5 Will Reveal the Most Played Games with Steam-Like Player Numbers
Also, trending titles too
Sony is about to surface more data about the PS5’s ecosystem than we’ve ever seen before, with a new Welcome Hub widget that’s currently in beta. While this isn’t identical to Steam’s concurrent player numbers, the new optional addition – spotted and shown by YouTuber Mystic here – reveals the top ten games...
- Sony
- PS5
- Updates
News Subnautica 2 Is the Biggest Game Around Right Now, But When Is It Coming to PS5?
PlayStation's backwards approach to Early Access to blame
Subnautica 2’s road to release may be more interesting than the game itself. Unless you’ve been living under water, you’ll know ex-publisher Krafton and maker Unknown Worlds got caught up in a bitter dispute, resulting in the ejection of the dev’s CEO and so much more. Eventually, a...
- Unknown Worlds
- PS5
- Subnautica
Round Up Forza Horizon 6 Pulls Incredible Launch Reviews, PS5 Version Still to Come
92 rating on Metacritic
Forza Horizon 6 releases for Xbox Series X|S and PC next week, and the reviews for the initial launch version of the title suggest anyone picking up the PS5 version later in the year is in for a proper treat. From over 60 critic reviews, a Metacritic average of 92 considers it a "must play" following "universal acclaim"...
- Xbox Game Studios
- PS5
- Forza Horizon
- Round Up
- Features
News PlayStation Shutting Something Else Down, But It's Not a Studio This Time
Tournament website Repeat.gg closing down
Sony and developer closures have gone hand in hand recently, and the PS5 hardware maker still isn't done. Yet another closure under PlayStation's wing has been confirmed, but this time, it's not a games studio; it's on a much smaller scale. The company acquired a tournament website called Repeat.gg way back...
- Sony
- Industry
News One Year Later, DOOM: The Dark Ages DLC Is Nowhere to Be Seen
But it is meant to be substantial, says dev
Today marks exactly one year since the release of DOOM: The Dark Ages, but for some owners of the PS5 game, they're still waiting on content thay paid for at launch. Alongside the PS5 title, id Software sold a Premium Edition promising a "campaign DLC". 12 months on, that expansion hasn't launched and is...
- Bethesda
- PS5
- DOOM
- DLC
News Crimson Desert Gets Second PS5 Patch in a Week, Update 1.07 Out Now
More boss fight replays, new combat skills added
Pearl Abyss has been delivering its weekly Crimson Desert content updates with such consistency that they feel normal at this point, but to put out a second PS5 patch in the space of five days really is going above and beyond. Only five days after patch 1.06 was published on PS5 at the start of this...
- Pearl Abyss
- PS5
- Crimson Desert
- Updates
News Strong Opinions on 007 First Light's Younger James Bond? 'That's Great', Says Dev
"Everyone has their favourite Bond"
007 First Light is introducing a brand new James Bond when it arrives later this month, and as you'd expect, the younger take on the secret agent character has been somewhat polarising. Well, IO Interactive's perspective on this reaction to its Bond — played by Irish actor Patrick Gibson — is that it's a very...
- IO Interactive
- PS5
- 007 First Light
News Starfield PS5 Gets Yet Another Crash-Fixing Patch, Over a Month and Two Updates Later
Do it again
It's been over a month since Starfield launched on PS5, and the game still suffers from crashing issues. Up until now, Bethesda has delivered two patches specifically targeting Sony's console. Based on our own testing, these updates did seem to fix a number of crash-related problems, but the title remains a bit of a mess on a technical...
- Bethesda
- PS5
- Starfield
- Patches
News PS5, PS4 Racer LEGO 2K Drive Is Getting Bricked: PS Store Removal and Online Server Shutdown
Falling apart
2K Games has announced that its fun arcade racing game, LEGO 2K Drive, will soon be delisted from digital storefronts, with multiplayer servers being shutdown in future. The PS Store listing for the game has been updated with the following statement: This product will no longer be available for purchase as of 05/19/2026. NOTE: All...
- 2K Games
- PS5
- PS4
- LEGO 2K Drive
News Forza Horizon 6 Is the Highest Rated Game of the Year, But Will Anything Beat It?
A high bar to clear
As things stand, Forza Horizon 6 is the highest rated game of the year. The open world racer, due out on the PS5 later in 2026, currently commands a 92 on aggregator Metacritic – the only title to achieve a score higher than 90 so far this year, although Resident Evil Requiem and Saros both came close.
- Xbox Game Studios
- PS5
- Forza Horizon
News Play These 8 PS Plus Games Before They Leave Next Week
Sand Land, Control, Mortal Shell gone on Tuesday
The monthly rotation of PS Plus Extra titles is scheduled to take place on Tuesday, 19th May 2026 next week, meaning you're about to lose access to eight PS5, PS4 games in the subscription service. This weekend represents your last chance to play them as part of your membership; once they leave,...
- PS5
- PS4
- PS Plus
News This New PS5 Game Looks Like Sweet Catharsis
Break stuff
As Fred Durst once crooned, “Give me something to break!” And that’s the subject of this upcoming PS5 game, Table Flip Simulator, due out on 21st May. It’s a physics puzzler all about blowing off steam, which seems like an essential purchase considering the state of the world right now. Much like Limp Bizkit, one look at BBC...
- PM Studios
- PS5
- Table Flip Simulator
- Release Dates
News Saros PS5 Making Of Video Reveals the Relatable Reason Behind Arjun's Rage
"I was so worked up and angry"
Sony and Housemarque have debuted the first episode of a behind-the-scenes documentary about the making of Saros, PS5's newest exclusive game. The video, which you can watch below, focuses on lead actor Rahul Kohli and his experience bringing main character Arjun Devraj to life: Perhaps the most interesting detail...
- Sony
- PS5
- Saros
- Videos
Thursday14th May 2026
Feature What Do You Want from a May 2026 State of Play Showcase?
PS5's first and third parties covered, and what about PS6?
Unless it breaks around seven years of tradition, Sony will host a State of Play showcase in the next couple of weeks. It usually packs its showcases taking place in May (or the very start of June) with the biggest reveals the program has to offer, so excitement is generally high...
- Sony
- PS5
- State of Play
- Talking Point
- Features
News Halo PS5 Spotted in Stores, and It's Making Everyone Feel Weird
"This is still very insane to see"
Halo: Campaign Evolved is coming to the PS5 later this year, and the appearance of dummy boxes in US retailer GameStop is making everyone feel a bit weird. In a Reddit post spotted by Windows Central, one user uploaded a photo of the box in their local store, noting that it’s “still very insane to see”.
- Xbox Game Studios
- PS5
- Halo
News Of Course There's Already a New GTA 6 Pre-Orders Conspiracy Theory
At least the evidence is believable this time
It's not even been 48 hours since the hardcore GTA community convinced itself Rockstar would be releasing the third GTA 6 trailer and setting pre-orders live, and already it's moved on to a new theory. The evidence attached to this new one is at least slightly more convincing, but still, it cannot be...
- Rockstar Games
- PS5
- Grand Theft Auto
- GTA
News Upgrading to Granblue Fantasy: Relink's Huge PS5 Re-Release Ain't Cheap
But there is a lot of new stuff
We already know that Granblue Fantasy: Relink - Endless Ragnarok is big — it being an expanded re-release of the already sizeable Granblue Fantasy: Relink. But up until now, we haven't known how much it's going to cost, despite developer Cygames confirming that existing owners will be able to take advantage of a...
- Cygames
- PS5
- PS4
- Granblue Fantasy
News Overseas Trails in the Sky 1st Chapter Sales Propel Falcom Profits to Insane Heights
Just a 1227% increase
Falcom's year-on-year operating profit has seen a simply staggering 1227% increase, which is the kind of figure that makes everyone — including us — do a double take. But no, it's true. According to the Japanese developer's latest financial report (as per Automaton), its results for the first half of the current fiscal...
- Falcom
- PS5
- Trails
- Sales
Wednesday13th May 2026
News 8 PS Plus Extra, Premium Games for May 2026 Announced
Available from 19th May
Sony has today confirmed the lineup of PS Plus Extra and PS Plus Premium games subscribers can look forward to for the month of May 2026. All available from Tuesday, 19th May 2026, the PS5, PS4, and Classic titles are as follows: PS Plus
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