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Saturday6th Dec 2025
News Train Sim World 6's First Japanese Railway Route Looks Breathtaking in PS5, PS4 Teaser Trailer
And breathe
Train Sim World 6’s first Japanese railway route the Tadami Line was announced all the way back for Train Sim World 4, so there are certainly criticisms that can be levelled at dev Dovetail and its partner Union Workshop for taking this long to get the content out. But this teaser trailer does confirm the content is coming together at...
- Dovetail
- PS5
- PS4
- Train Sim World
- DLC
News Major Monster Hunter Wilds News Expected Next Week
Livestream planned for Monday
Capcom will provide an update on flagship game Monster Hunter Wilds and its upcoming RPG spin-off Monster Hunter Stories 3: Twisted Reflection during a livestream next week. Scheduled to get underway on 8th December on YouTube, the livestream will include news about Wilds’ highly anticipated Title Update 4, which is...
- Capcom
- PS5
- Monster Hunter
Friday5th Dec 2025
News Starship Troopers: Ultimate Bug War Turns Helldivers 2 into a Retro, PS2-Era FPS
Complete with FMVs
Satirical sci-fi is in at the moment, with Helldivers 2 taking off massively last year, and its direct inspiration, Starship Troopers, is getting in on the action. Starship Troopers: Ultimate Bug War is a freshly announced single player first-person shooter set within the universe of the much-loved sci-fi action movie. It's not...
- Dotemu
- PS5
- Starship Troopers Ultimate Bug War
- Announcements
News Banjo-Kazooie Creator Rare Heaps Praise on PS5, PS4 Fan Game Made in Dreams
Grunty's impressed
We've not checked in on Dreams for a while, but it seems the community is still plugging away at the PS4 create-'em-up. As it so happens, this week saw the release of Banjo-Kazooie: Mumbomania, an unofficial but very good 3D platformer from one of Dreams' best creators, Eupholace. The game is a short but very well-made 3D...
- Sony
- PS4
- Dreams
Preview Avatar PS5 Is Transformed in Third-Person, Expanded in From the Ashes DLC
An evolving Pandora
Avatar: Frontiers of Pandora - From the Ashes is a bigger deal than we initially thought. The third paid DLC for Massive Entertainment’s 2023 movie tie-in offers up a 25-hour campaign, a new region, and the highly requested third-person mode. But what really struck us was a greater sense of what was described as “brand...
- Ubisoft
- PS5
- Avatar
- Previews
- Features
News New PS5 Controllers Said to Be Optimised for Better Battery Life
Making the most of it
Sony has allegedly optimised the internals of the DualSense controller in order to ensure longer lasting performance. A whole heap of testing from a Polish console modder and so-called controller technician reveals that the latest model of the PS5 pad (CFI-ZCT2W) optimises performance for longer play sessions. He points to...
- Sony
- PS5
- DualSense
Guide Marvel Tokon: Fighting Souls Beta: All Start Times, How to Play, and What's Included
All you need to know about the Marvel Tokon beta
Marvel Tokon: Fighting Souls, Sony's superhero fighting game, comes out sometime in 2026, but fans will be able to give it a try very soon with the second closed beta test. The closed beta will give you a chance to play the Arc System Works tag-team fighting game, but what are all the details? In...
- Guides
- Sony
- PS5
- Marvel Tokon Fighting Souls
- Betas
News Hogwarts Legacy, Mortal Kombat Publisher Warner Bros Bought for $82 Billion by Netflix
Harry Potter, Game of Thrones IPs included
Netflix has entered into an agreement to acquire Warner Bros Discovery for $82.7 billion, which includes the publisher's video game developers and IPs. This means that, should the deal go through, the ownership of Mortal Kombat team NetherRealm Studios, the Hogwarts Legacy developer Avalanche, and other...
- Netflix
- Warner Bros
- Industry
News Sony's All-In on Exciting PS5 Action RPG The God Slayer, Despite an Xbox Version Existing
An unusual re-reveal
There was confusion this week when steampunk action RPG The God Slayer was announced for Xbox Series X|S as well as PS5 and PC. The game had been revealed as part of Sony’s China Hero Project programme, but there was no mention of the scheme in the title’s latest trailer. This led us to assume that the project had expanded...
- Pathea Games
- PS5
- The God Slayer
News PS5 Sci-Fi Action RPG SOL Shogunate Is Samurai in Space, and It Looks Awesome
Moon knights
SOL Shogunate has just been announced for PS5, and it looks like the most video game-y video game you could hope to see. In development at independent studio Chaos Manufacturing, the game is a single player sci-fi action RPG all about samurai in space: The game is set in an alternate future in which humanity has spread across...
- Chaos Manufacturing
- PS5
- SOL Shogunate
- Announcements
Big Blue World
Avatar: Frontiers of Pandora is hoping to make a big splash with its upcoming tie-in DLC, From the Ashes, a full-blown expansion that we recently got to try out. Between flying the skies on our Ikran and taking out the new Na’Vi Ash Clan enemies, we sat down to speak with From The Ashes’ narrative director, Aoife O’Friel, to...
- Ubisoft
- PS5
- Avatar
- Interviews
- Features
News GTA 5 Protagonist Michael Returns in GTA Online Mansions Update
Out on 10th December for free
Michael, one of the three main characters from the single player story in GTA 5, will return to the GTA Online part of the experience next week in a free update. You can get a bit of visual context in the trailer above. Across a new series of missions featuring the protagonist, you shall work towards earning your very...
- Rockstar Games
- PS5
- PS4
- Grand Theft Auto
- GTA
News Resident Evil Requiem Is at The Game Awards with a 'New Look'
Now less than one week away
The Game Awards host Geoff Keighley has confirmed Resident Evil Requiem will be part of the announcements in next week's show. Capcom is bringing a "new look" at the PS5 game, which will presumably be another trailer. Keighley's tweet revealing the game's inclusion also comes with a slightly new piece of key art,...
- Capcom
- PS5
- Resident Evil
- The Game Awards
News PS5 Metroidvania MIO: Memories in Orbit Launches in a Post-Silksong World in 2026
Hopefully it's memorable
You may have forgotten about MIO: Memories in Orbit, a Metroidvania action platformer announced earlier this year. Well, publisher Focus Entertainment has finally announced a release date; it comes to PS5 very soon, on 20th January 2026. MIO is the name of the little robot you play as. They've lost their memories, and...
- Focus Entertainment
- PS5
- MIO Memories in Orbit
- Release Dates
News Romeo Is a Dead Man Will Be One of PS5's Craziest Action Games When It Launches in February
Release date announced
One of the more interesting games on the horizon is Romeo Is a Dead Man, the next effort from Suda51's studio, Grasshopper Manufacture. Announced during a State of Play, the game now has an official release date, and it's surprisingly soon. The game comes out on 11th February, 2026: You play as Romeo, a man who very nearly...
- Grasshopper
- PS5
- Romeo Is a Dead Man
- Release Dates
News One of 2025's Most Beloved and Adorable Games Is Setting Up Shop on PS5
Tiny Bookshop is on the way
Tiny Bookshop, a highly acclaimed indie title that released earlier this year on PC and Switch, is confirmed for release on PS5. The cute and cosy adventure trundles onto Sony's console on 10th April 2026, both physically and digitally. In the game, you run a mobile bookshop you can take to different areas, setting up...
- Neoludic Games
- PS5
- Tiny Bookshop
News Splitgate 2 Is Being Renamed as Well as Relaunched, Arrives Later This Month on PS5, PS4
Meet Splitgate: Arena Reloaded
Splitgate 2 is coming back to PS5 and PS4 very soon, and not only has it been given a total overhaul, it's also got a new name. Now called Splitgate: Arena Reloaded, the free-to-play multiplayer FPS relaunches on 17th December 2025: The above trailer showcases some gameplay before design director Josh Watson gives...
- 1047 Games
- PS5
- PS4
- Splitgate
- Release Dates
News We Didn't Have a New Carmageddon on Our 2026 PS5 Bingo Card
And it's a roguelite this time
Oh wow, we didn’t expect to see a new Carmageddon game get announced before Christmas. Obviously, the controversial vehicular combat franchise has a long history, with the second game in particular proving somewhat popular on the PS1, despite attracting dreadful reviews. The franchise got a bit of a soft reboot on...
- 34BigThings
- PS5
- Carmageddon
- Announcements
News About Fishing Is an Angling Game with an Awesome Retro Aesthetic
Silent gill
All is not quite as it seems in upcoming angling sim About Fishing, which creator The Water Museum says has been “made out of love for Shenmue and SEGA Bass Fishing”. We can certainly see the Dreamcast vibes. The trailer starts out light-hearted enough, as two polygonal characters share a portion of curly fries next to a misty lake...
- PlayStack
- PS5
- About Fishing
- Announcements
News Cairn, the Dark Souls of Climbing Games, Finally Nails Down a Release Date on PS5
And it's not too far away
Cairn, the mountaineering survival game, has a release date at last. It's coming to PS5 very soon, releasing on 29th January, 2026, as revealed in its latest trailer: The game is from the team behind Furi and Haven, and is something entirely different yet again. Playing as expert climber Aava, your goal is to reach the...
- The Game Bakers
- PS5
- Cairn
- Release Dates
Thursday4th Dec 2025
Let it die?
We’re not sure there was an enormous amount of interest in upcoming roguelike Let It Die: Inferno anyway, but publisher GungHo Interactive may have torpedoed interest in the game with its latest Steam page update. Valve now requires developers to disclose whether their games use generative AI, and in the case of the aforementioned, it...
- GungHo
- PS5
- Let It Die
A steampunk stunner
When the stunning PS5 action RPG The God Slayer was first announced, it was part of Sony’s China Hero Project. But its re-reveal for various formats, including PC and Xbox Series X|S, suggests its no longer part of the PlayStation incubation programme. The good news is it’s still planned for the PS5 and looks great,...
- Pathea Games
- PS5
- The God Slayer
- Trailers
News This RAM Crisis Is Looking Like a Nightmare for the PS6
RAMpage
It’s not been an easy generation for console manufacturers like PlayStation. Sony has had to contend with the coronavirus pandemic and the impact that subsequently had on supply chains. Then it’s had to deal with rising component costs and US tariffs. And now it’s navigating a RAM crisis. While word is the platform holder has...
- Sony
- PS6
- PS5
- Industry
News PS5 Outsold by an Unexpected Rival in the Run Up to Black Friday
Well bam, there it is
An interesting datapoint from Circana analyst Mat Piscatella reveals the PS5 was outsold by an unexpected US-based rival in the run up to Black Friday last week. While the Switch 2 being top-selling hardware SKU for the week ending 22nd November won’t come as a massive surprise, the NEX Playground Interactive Gaming System...
- Sony
- PS5
- USA
- Hardware
- Sales
News Sony London's Cancelled PS5 Game Seemingly Revived as Cast Outs
Early access beta in 2027 on PS5
At least some of the work, ideas, and inspiration that went into the now-cancelled PS5 game from shuttered PlayStation developer London Studio have found their way into Cast Outs, a newly announced game from a team containing eight former London Studio developers. Cast Outs is an online co-op game set in an urban...
- Twisted Works
- PS5
- Cast Outs
- Announcements
Shoot them in the foot
IO Interactive has published a new behind-the-scenes presentation delving into the gameplay of upcoming stealth action game, 007 First Light. The trailer includes a few snippets of new gameplay, but mostly focuses on the presentation from the release’s recent State of Play. But there’s one intriguing snippet we pulled...
- IO Interactive
- PS5
- 007 First Light
- Trailers
Game of the Month Dispatch (November 2025)
As voted by you
November has come and gone, if you can believe it, and we're now hurtling towards the beginning of 2026. It feels as though the last month went by in the blink of an eye... Which is weird from a gaming perspective, because if we're being honest, November was uncharacteristically light. Don't get us wrong, there were plenty of new...
- Game of the Month
- PS5
- Polls
- Features
News Japan's New PS5 Model Suffers Sales Slump in First Full Week of Data
17,400+ new PS5 model sold last week
PS5 sales in Japan remain steady when accounting for all versions of the console, but the new region-specific model of the system has dropped in sales during its first full week on the market. From the period of 24th November to 30th November, which accounts for the system's first full week of sales, Sony sold...
- Sony
- PS5
- Japan
- Sales
News After a Rocky Launch, the Entire Team Behind PS5 Racer Wreckreation Might Be Laid Off
"Making this decision has been unbelievably painful"
Three Fields Entertainment, the small development studio behind THQ Nordic's Wreckreation, has made a pretty bleak public statement about its future. The game, an open world arcade racer in which you can remix and build anywhere, got off to a rocky start and, despite swift updates, additions, and...
- THQ Nordic
- PS5
- Wreckreation
News PlayStation to Publish New PS5, PC Co-Op Game from Left 4 Dead Creator
Mike Booth to make another co-op game
Sony and Bad Robot Games have today announced an agreement for PlayStation to publish the team's next title on PS5 and PC. With Left 4 Dead creator Mike Booth at the helm, the project will be a four-player co-op shooter. With more details from PlayStation and the developer to come, CEO at Bad Robot Games, Anna...
- Sony
- PS5
News Future Total War Games Will Finally Invade PlayStation
This means war
The Total War series has long been at the centre of all things strategic in gaming — but the franchise has always maintained a PC focus. That's going to change with future titles, however. During the property's 25th anniversary showcase, British developer Creative Assembly basically confirmed the new direction, stating that Total...
- Creative Assembly
- Total War
News Black Ops 7 Dominates PS5 Downloads Despite Backlash
Arc Raiders and Dispatch climb
Despite all of the negativity that's surrounded the launch of Call of Duty: Black Ops 7 — the middling reviews, the bafflingly bad campaign, the AI art accusations — Activision's latest shooter has still managed to top the PS5 down
- PS Store
- Sales
- Charts
- PS5
News We'll Soon See Whether Heavy Rain Dev's Live Service Multiplayer Gamble Pays Off
Spellcasters Chronicles' beta is live
Quantic Dream, the French studio behind the likes of Heavy Rain, Beyond: Two Souls, and Detroit: Become Human — games that have all been very closely tied to PlayStation — has just launched its first beta for Spellcasters Chronicles on PC. If you haven't been keeping up, Spellcasters Chronicles marks a...
- Quantic Dream
- Spellcasters Chronicles
News The Game Awards Hype Video Is a Nice Reminder It Isn't All About the Trailers
Even though it kinda is
In case you hadn't noticed, The Game Awards is almost upon us once again. Geoff Keighley's annual show celebrates the present and the future of the medium, and in about a week's time, we'll all be gathered around our screens watching to see what trailers are there, and which new games are announced. While the trailers and...
- PS5
- The Game Awards
News Prince of Persia PS5 Remake Won't Be at The Game Awards, Despite Rumoured Release Date
Keighley hopes crushed
Don’t expect to see Ubisoft’s highly anticipated Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time remake at The Game Awards. The title – which is apparently due out on 16th January, according to reliable snoop Tom Henderson – had been touted for an appearance during Geoff Keighley’s event next week, largely because it seems...
- Ubisoft
- PS5
- Prince of Persia
- The Game Awards
News Wuthering Waves Gameplay Trailer Gives Us Our First Taste of Massive Upcoming PS5 Update
Biker waifus
Back when Wuthering Waves released on the PS5 earlier this year, it did so alongside its massive v2.0 update, which introduced the all-new region of Rinascita. Now, a year later, v3.0 looms, and the fantastical landscape of Lahai-Roi. And here’s your first look at the location, alongside new 5-Star characters Lynae and Mornye in...
- Kuro Games
- PS5
- Wuthering Waves
- Updates
News One of PS5, PS4's Cosiest Games Doubles in Size with Major Expansion Pack in February
Lil Gator Game: In the Dark out soon
Lil Gator Game, one of the cutest action adventure titles available on PS5 and PS4, is about to get a whole lot bigger. Publisher Playtonic Friends has announced a release date for its major expansion DLC, In the Dark, by way of a new trailer: It's due out on 12th February 2026, meaning it's just a couple of...
- Playtonic Friends
- PS5
- PS4
- Lil Gator Game
- DLC
News Don't Worry That the Helldivers Film Director Hasn't Played the Game
"I trust Justin"
Justin Lin, the director behind multiple Fast & Furious movies, is now leading the Helldivers film adaptation, but he has not played either of the games. That's not a problem for Arrowhead Studios, though some fans have kicked up a small fuss on the series' Discord. In the Hollywood Reporter article confirming Lin will direct the...
- Sony
- Movies
- Helldivers
News The Battle Bus Is Returning to Fortnite, and a Nostalgic Nicktoon Is Along for the Ride
New collab incoming
Fortnite is in a transitional phase right now, with Chapter 6 drawing to a close and Chapter 7 beginning in earnest in the coming days. However, in the interim, something unusual happened: the Battle Bus that normally drops players into the vast Battle Royale map was destroyed. The good news is that, thanks to players working...
- Epic Games
- PS5
- PS4
- Fortnite
Search results
Google has revealed the most searched-for video games of 2025, and the top 10 makes for a pretty interesting read. Now, obviously, search engine trends aren't everything — but they do offer meaningful insight into what the general public's actually bothering to investigate. And in terms of gaming, they can suggest the ebb and flow...
Wednesday3rd Dec 2025
News Gran Turismo 7's Biggest Update Yet Available to Pre-Load on PS5, PS4 Now
Spec 3 update, Power Pack DLC both imminent
Polyphony Digital is planning a significant Gran Turismo 7 overhaul for PS5 and PS4 players later this week, as it is now confirmed the free Spec III update will launch the same week as the game's first paid piece of DLC, the Power Pack. The racing title's first paid-for expansion, the Power Pack,...
- Sony
- PS5
- PS4
- Gran Turismo
- DLC
Mini Review Old School Rally (PS5) - Don't Cut This Retro Rally Throwback
Smooth ride
Old School Rally does what it says on the tin, and it does it well. Mimicking the look and feel of a PS1 rally racing game, it combines retro presentation and design with some modern touches for a fun, nostalgic drive. The visuals intentionally ape the original PlayStation's jaggedy, polygonal look very well, and coupled with some music...
- Reviews
- Astrolabe Games
- PS5
- Old School Rally
- Mini Reviews
News New PS5 Firmware Update Available from Today, Here's What It Does
Stability is the best ability
Sony is in the process of launching a new PS5 firmware update globally, although you may not have access to it yet. The platform holder says that version 25.08-12.40.00 will deploy in a “phased release”, so it may take a little time to appear in your region. Fortunately, you’re not missing out on a massive...
- Sony
- PS5
- Firmware Updates
Review Octopath Traveler 0 (PS5) - Perfectly Fine JRPG Action
Gacha made good
Now on its third entry in seven years, the Octopath Traveler series and the HD-2D art style it pioneered have quickly become RPG stalwarts. They entertain with retro charm, engaging battles, and cute storylines. On that basis, prequel game Octopath Traveler 0 is another solid dose of turn-based action destined to please — just...
- Reviews
- Square Enix
- PS5
- Octopath Traveler 0
News No Cyberpunk 2077 Update Planned for RPG's 5th Anniversary
Not so preem
Cyberpunk 2077 developer CD Projekt Red might be teasing something for the game's imminent fifth anniversary. We've written about this before, but it wouldn't surprise us in the least if the company has plans. After all, third-party developer Virtuos is — as far as we know — still working on updates for the open world title, having...
- CD Projekt Red
- PS5
- Cyberpunk
News Sounds Like Saudi Arabia Will Own Almost All of EA After Buyout
And the publisher will be saddled with debt
EA will be acquired by a consortium including Saudi Arabia’s Public Investment Fund, alongside US-based investment firms Silver Lake and Affinity Partners. This much we already know. However, an exclusive report from the
- EA
- Industry
News PS5 Exclusive Dino Shooter Code Violet Has Gone Gold, Delayed to January 2026
Life finds a way
In the absence of Dino Crisis, TeamKill Media's upcoming shooter Code Violet looks set to fill the void. The PS5 exclusive sci-fi action horror title has been on the radar all year, and was expected to launch back in November. Unfortunately, it hasn't hit its launch plans, and has been delayed to 10th January 2026. However, with...
- TeamKill Media
- PS5
- Code Violet
- Release Dates
- Delays
News PS5 Players Ponder Avowed Port as Xbox RPG Delays Its 'Biggest Update Yet'
First anniversary plans in motion
Will Avowed eventually come to PS5? Nothing has been made official up until this point, but a port of the Xbox RPG has been speculated upon for an age, given the Team in Green's continued multiplatform push. And now we might have an inkling as to when Avowed could jump the fence. Developer Obsidian — which very...
- Xbox Game Studios
- PS5
- Avowed
News Gran Turismo 7's Power Pack DLC Is a $30 PS5 Add-On
Out tomorrow with Spec 3 update
Releasing for PS5 tomorrow alongside the free Spec 3 update, it's been announced the Power Pack expansion for Gran Turismo 7 will cost $29.99. You get five million credits instantly for purchasing the DLC, and you can get a full overview of the new content in the trailer above. What we're looking at here is a new...
- Sony
- PS5
- Gran Turismo
- DLC
News PS Plus Won't Be Required for PS5, PS4 Online Multiplayer This Weekend
Free for all
If you’re itching to play one of your favourite games online this weekend but don’t have an active PS Plus subscription, then you’re in luck: Sony’s running a free multiplayer weekend. The promotion will get underway from 00:01AM local time on Saturday, 6th December and will run through 23:59PM local time on Sunday, 7th...
- Sony
- PS5
- PS4
- PS Plus
