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  • News Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth Sales Remain Muted in the USA, Compared to Past Games

    Reportedly well behind Remake

    There's been a lot of discussion surrounding the commercial success of Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth. The PS5 exclusive launched on the 29th February, but despite garnering near universal acclaim from critics, questions were quickly raised regarding sales numbers, with Square Enix yet to provide any official statistics (which...

    • Square Enix
    • PS5
    • Final Fantasy
    • Sales
  • News Ghost of Tsushima Freezing Fixed, No Update Required

    Sneak attack

    Update: Sucker Punch says it's put a stop to the freezing problem that's been plaguing Ghost of Tsushima since the release of its latest update. Patch 2.19 adds support for crossplay, but after installing it, players were quick to report a stuttering and hitching issue that occurred frequently during gameplay. For some, it was so bad...

    • Sony
    • PS5
    • PS4
    • Ghost of Tsushima
    • Patches
  • Guide Upcoming PS5 Games for May and June 2024

    Dragon Ball! Elden Ring! SMTV!

    On the hunt for some shiny new games for your PS5? Well, you're certainly in the right place! As always, we've been busy putting together a list of some particularly noteworthy physical releases headed to PlayStation 5 over the next few weeks, as well as a larger selection of games that could well be worth a look too...

    • Guides
    • PS5
    • Deals
    • Features
  • Poll Are You Playing Sea of Thieves on PS5?

    Raise the sails

    The highly rated co-op adventure that is Sea of Thieves has arrived on PS5, marking developer Rare's first ever release on PlayStation platforms, if you can believe it. The game first launched for Xbox One and PC back in 2018, and it's been heavily updated over the years, to the point where it's managed to maintain a very healthy...

    • Xbox Game Studios
    • PS5
    • Sea of Thieves
    • Polls
    • Features
  • News TopSpin 2K25 Is Being Slaughtered for Its Always Online Requirement, Even When Playing Solo

    Double fault

    The recently released TopSpin 2K25 is a fantastic tennis title, but the game's currently being blasted for its always online requirement. Yep, this is one of those games where you need a connection to the servers before you can actually play it — even if you just want to grind through career mode or enjoy a local match. Inevitably,...

    • 2K Sports
    • PS5
    • PS4
    • TopSpin
  • News PS Plus Essential Games for May 2024 Announced

    Four PS5, PS4 titles on offer

    Sony has today confirmed the three PS5, PS4 games PS Plus Essential members can look forward to playing as part of their subscription for May 2024. Available to download from Tuesday, 7th May 2024, they are: EA Sports FC 24 (PS5, PS4) | Review Ghostrunner 2 (PS5) | Review Tunic (PS5, P

    • PS5
    • PS4
    • PS Plus
  • News Mar 2024 USA Sales: Dragon's Dogma 2 Tops the Charts, Helldivers 2 Is Unstoppable

    Democracy at work

    March was a good month for new games, as a number of fresh releases walked straight into the USA software charts. As per Circana (formerly NPD) analyst Mat Piscatella, it was Dragon's Dogma 2 that caught fire in March, claiming the crown as the month's best-selling title. The action RPG sequel is also the third best-selling game of...

    • USA
    • Sales
    • Charts
    • PS5
    • PS4
  • News Brand New Batman: Arkham Game Is a VR Exclusive on Meta Quest 3

    Not like this

    After the disappointment that was Suicide Squad: Kill the Justice League, wouldn't an entirely new entry in the Batman: Arkham series go over nicely? Well, that wish has come true, but you won't find it on any PlayStation hardware. Batman: Arkham Shadow is a VR title exclusive to Meta Quest 3, releasing at the end of 2024. Catch it in...

    • Oculus Studios
    • Batman: Arkham
  • News PS4 Classic Horizon Zero Dawn Set to Leave PS Plus Extra

    Gone from 21st May

    The PS Store listing for Horizon Zero Dawn has been updated to state it's leaving PS Plus Extra on 21st May 2024. As a first-party title published by Sony and internally developed at Guerrilla Games, the move comes as a surprise as it was thought all the titles Sony holds the rights to would remain on the service in perpetuity...

    • Sony
    • PS4
    • Horizon
    • PS Plus
  • Talking Point What's Next for Xbox Games on PS5, PS4?

    Phase one complete

    Following yesterday's launch of Sea of Thieves on PS5, Microsoft has now delivered on its initial multi-platform promise to bring some of its exclusive Xbox experiences to new consoles. Having made the surprise announcement in February, the firm has brought Pentiment, Hi-Fi Rush, Grounded, and the aforementioned seafaring...

    • Microsoft
    • Xbox Game Studios
    • PS5
    • PS4
    • Talking Point
  • News Earth Defense Force 6 Heads West on PS5, PS4 This July

    PS Plus members get a 10% discount

    D3 has confirmed it'll be bringing Earth Defense Force 6 to Western shores on PS5, PS4 from 24th July 2024, just shy of two years after its original Japanese release. A tongue-in-cheek news bulletin trailer has been posted online to mark the update and pre-orders are live on the PS Store now. The release date means...

    • D3 Publisher
    • PS5
    • PS4
    • Earth Defense Force
    • Release Dates
  • Guide PS Stars Guide: All Campaigns and Solutions (May 2024)

    Your ultimate guide to Sony's loyalty scheme

    PS Stars, or PlayStation Stars, is a free loyalty program for PS5 and PS4 which enables you to earn PS Store credit, free games, and Digital Collectibles. If you're a PS Plus subscriber, then you'll earn additional Points based on each PS Store purchase you make. In this PS Stars guide, we're going to...

    • Guides
    • PS Stars
    • PS5
    • PS4
  • News Stellar Blade Dev Is Plotting Boss Rush Mode for PS5 Smash Hit

    Run it back

    Stellar Blade’s boss battles are among its most memorable moments, so it’s perhaps no surprise to learn that developer Shift Up is plotting a kind of boss rush mode for its PS5 debut. Teased by director Hyung-Tae Kim in an interview with Korean publication Nate, he revealed that some kind of arcade-style back-to-back boss challenge...

    • Sony
    • PS5
    • Stellar Blade
  • News Deliver Us Mars Dev Lays Off Team Due to Lack of Publishing Options

    Publisher's purse strings pulled tight

    Deliver Us the Moon, Deliver Us Mars developer KeokeN Interactive has laid off its entire team due to a lack of publishing options — a worrying sign of things to come. Co-founder and CEO Koen Deetman warned last month that this might be the case following the frosty reception many smaller studios seeking...

    • KeokeN Interactive
    • Industry
    • Deliver Us Mars
  • News Stellar Blade's PS5 User Score Keeps Getting Higher and Higher

    Shifting up

    Update: Since publishing this article earlier in the week, Stellar Blade's user score rating has increased another point, up to 9.3 from the Metacritic community. That makes it one of the highest rated PS5 games of all time. Original Article: Stellar Blade has proven a hit with critics, achieving a very respectable Metacritic score of...

    • Sony
    • PS5
    • Stellar Blade
  • News Alan Wake 2 Yet to Recoup Dev, Marketing Expenses as Tencent Raises Stake

    Further proof of why we don't deserve nice things

    Despite the love it received from core gamers and critics alike, Remedy's recent effort, Alan Wake 2, has yet to make back its development and marketing budget. This surprising situation has plenty of contributing factors, which we first covered in December, but the reality is that sales are soft. No...

    • Epic Games
    • PS5
    • Alan Wake
  • News Diablo 4 Season 4 Ditches Content Model, Will Rework Loot Instead

    "Loot Reborn" arrives 14th May

    Diablo IV's upcoming Season 4 promises to be transformative. Blizzard has decided to forgo the usual swathe of service content, instead using the opportunity to rework how itemisation builds crafting work and introduce improvements and fixes requested by the player base. Arriving on 14th May, Loot Reborn will...

    • Blizzard
    • PS5
    • PS4
    • Diablo
  • News 'Americana Naivete' Essential to Fallout, Series Will Remain in US

    "Keep mysterious lands mysterious!”

    Whether exploring the irradiated monuments of Washington D.C. in Fallout 3 or gambling away your last couple of Caps on The Strip in Fallout: New Vegas, the series' North American setting is an essential piece of the puzzle. And while players have previously been given tantalising glimpses of how the rest of...

    • Bethesda
    • Fallout
  • News Terminids Bust Loose While Helldivers 2 Community Debates Alleged Fun Nerf

    Just another day under Managed Democracy

    Helldivers 2's latest patch, 01.000.300, dropped yesterday. It introduced sweeping balancing changes to the game and announced in-universe that the previously placid Terminids had broken free of their humane enclosures. While these once-captive sources of E-710 (which Socialists will suggest is just "oil"...

    • Sony
    • PS5
    • Helldivers

YesterdayTue, 30th Apr 2024

  • News Square Enix Game Cancellations Likely as Publisher Records $140 Million Loss in 'Content Disposal'

    Revised approach to HD game development formed

    Square Enix appears to have cancelled or at least rescoped the size of multiple unannounced games as a result of an internal review into its development process, with a "content disposal" loss totalling 22.1 billion yen, or $141 million. As a result of the investigation, the publisher shall "revise the...

    • Square Enix
    • Industry
  • News Fallout 4 PS5 Now Available for PS Plus Collection Owners

    All PS Plus members covered

    The PS5 version of Fallout 4 should now be available to all PS Plus members no matter how you first claimed the game, as Bethesda has confirmed the edition provided by the now defunct PS Plus Collection will offer the free upgrade. There were some initial issues surrounding PS Plus Extra users gaining access, which were...

    • Bethesda
    • PS5
    • Fallout
    • PS Plus
  • News Stellar Blade Is a Best-Seller in the UK After Launch PS5 Sales

    Stellar performance

    Stellar Blade was the best-selling physical game in the UK last week, with its launch sales on PS5 being enough to see it top sales charts in the region. Sony and Shift Up haven't shared any official sales data just yet, but this marks a good start for the title, which holds the potential to sell well long-term. TopSpin 2K25 was...

    • UK
    • Sales
    • Charts
    • PS5
    • PS4
  • News Rise of the Ronin PS5 Sales Beating the Nioh Series

    "High valuation by players"

    Koei Tecmo has shared a brief sales update for recent PS5 exclusive Rise of the Ronin, revealing "sales are surpassing the Nioh series". Without posting any hard numbers, it goes on to say the game has a "high valuation" amongst players and the company is now looking at "mid to long-term growth" for the title. Released...

    • Sony
    • PS5
    • Rise of the Ronin
    • Sales
  • News Xbox Confirms June Showcase, Bound to Feature Some PS5 Games

    The summer's heating up

    Microsoft has announced that it'll be hosting its 'Xbox Games Showcase 2024' on the 9th June, which, under previous circumstances, wouldn't necessarily be a huge deal for us here on the PlayStation side of the fence. However, with Microsoft's now obvious push towards more and more multiplatform titles, it's all but guaranteed...

    • Xbox
  • News Ghost of Tsushima Patch 2.19 Prepares the Game for Crossplay

    Honing the blade

    Well, it's been quite some time since we wrote about Ghost of Tsushima updates, but the open world action game has a new patch on PS5 and PS4. As outlined by developer Sucker Punch, update 2.19 tweaks the title for crossplay support, ahead of the PC version's release on the 16th May. PlayStation users will be able to team up with PC...

    • Sony
    • PS5
    • PS4
    • Ghost of Tsushima
    • Patches
  • News Returnal Artbook and Graphic Novel Mark PS5 Game's Third Anniversary

    88-page novel out on 22nd October

    Housemarque is celebrating the third anniversary of PS5, PC title Returnal by revealing a new artbook and graphic novel called Fallen Asteria. 88 pages in length, the latter can be previewed above in an animated version of the first issue. The graphic novel goes on sale from 22nd October 2024 and will cost $19.99...

    • Sony
    • PS5
    • PC
    • Returnal
  • Preview Luna Abyss Is the Thrilling Bullet Hell Demonspawn of DOOM and Returnal

    Bullet heaven

    It feels like it's been a while since we've had an exciting new single-player FPS on PS5. Sure, there've been a few releases here and there, like last year's Warhammer 40,000: Boltgun, but nothing has really had the same impact as when DOOM Eternal or Metro Exodus released. However, Luna Abyss could be that next game with its...

    • Bonsai Collective
    • PS5
    • Luna Abyss
    • Previews
    • Features
  • News Stellar Blade Wanted Its Collectible Cans to Be Based on Real Brands Like Pepsi

    But couldn't get a collaboration

    There are a lot of things to discover in Stellar Blade, but the primary type of collectible is cans. As you explore the PS5 console exclusive’s Naytiba-inhabited world, you’ll discover all sorts of tins, ranging from iced coffee to soda. All of these brands, however, are fictional – because Korean developer...

    • Sony
    • PS5
    • Stellar Blade
  • News Funko Fusion Is Either Your Dream or Nightmare, Out This September

    PS5, PS4 game playable alone or in online co-op

    You're either utterly obsessed with Funko Pops or you can't stand the sight of them, and there's no in-between. As such, newly announced PS5, PS4 game Funko Fusion is already facing an uphill battle with some console owners. Using what appears to be a similar structure and approach to the LEGO games,...

    • 10:10 Games
    • PS5
    • PS4
    • Funko Fusion
    • Announcements
  • Random One-Button Tekken 8 Bot Attracts Thousands of Viewers as It Beats Real Players Online

    Tekken the p*ss

    Now this is the kind of crazy gaming scheme that we can get behind. Over the last few days, a Twitch channel called JimMashima (very good) has been attracting thousands of viewers to its Tekken 8 livestreams — but a real person isn't behind the action. Indeed, this is a bot with a singular purpose: to mash just one button and see...

    • Bandai Namco
    • PS5
    • Tekken
    • Random
  • News The Elder Scrolls, Fallout Dev Wants to Shorten Time Between Games

    Better late than never

    Skyrim was 2011. Fallout 4 was 2015. Starfield was 2023. Development cycles are growing longer all across the industry, but for Bethesda in particular, it's felt like the company has really struggled to create a consistent pipeline — especially in the last decade or so. This is even more apparent when you factor in projects...

    • Bethesda
  • News Jackbox Naughty Pack Is an M-Rated Entry in the Popular Party Game Series

    Adults only

    We don't know about you, but anytime we've ever played Jackbox Party Pack, it's only ever been with people in their late 20s or older. While the successful series of party titles are typically aimed at a broad audience, featuring games suitable for all ages, it seems as though a lot of players are treating it like a game purely for...

    • Jackbox Games
    • PS5
    • PS4
    • Jackbox Naughty Pack
    • Announcements
  • News Another Stunning Dragon Ball: Sparking! Zero PS5 Trailer Confirms Future Gohan, Trunks, Beerus, and More

    The one-armed warrior

    Another gameplay trailer for upcoming fighter Dragon Ball: Sparking! Zero has arrived, showcasing a further glut of characters. The theme of this video is 'Master and Apprentice', so we've got the likes of Piccolo and Kid Gohan putting in an appearance, as well as Master Roshi and his Turtle School pupils Krillin and Yamcha...

    • Bandai Namco
    • PS5
    • Dragon Ball
    • Trailers
  • Random Someone's Porting PS1 Classic WipEout to the Playdate

    Why not?

    If you’re not familiar with the Playdate, it’s the dinky yellow handheld with a crank that’s actively coveting a hobbyist, indie game development crowd. It’s home to a number of unique experiences already, but for PlayStation fans, this may be the most intriguing outing yet: Psygnosis’ legendary PS1 racer WipEout, rendered in...

    • Random
    • WipEout
    • Playdate
  • News Sea of Thieves Season 12 Is Out Today Alongside PS5 Version

    New weapons, tools, and traversal methods

    Today marks a momentous occasion for Sea of Thieves: it expands to all-new platforms with a PS5 release, Season 12 content expands the game for all players (Xbox Series X|S, Xbox One, and PC), and developer Rare makes its debut on a PlayStation console. Early access players have been testing the PS5 version...

    • Xbox Game Studios
    • PS5
    • Sea of Thieves
  • News PS5, PS4 Action RPG Tails of Iron 2 Is Looking Like a Perfect Sequel

    Ironed out

    A new gameplay trailer for Tails of Iron 2: Whiskers of Winter has dropped, and those who are already familiar with the first game will be happy to know that it looks great. This is one of those sequels that's more about evolution than revolution — but we're not complaining when Tails of Iron got so much right to begin with. Still,...

    • United Label
    • PS5
    • PS4
    • Tails of Iron
    • Trailers
  • News Latest SMT 5: Vengeance Trailer Is All About the New PS5, PS4 Story

    As positive previews drop

    Atlus has shared another Shin Megami Tensei V: Vengeance trailer focusing entirely on the new story branch featured in the expanded PS5, PS4 re-release. Also releasing for Xbox systems and Nintendo Switch, you can see exactly what the fresh content has to offer over the original release in the trailer above. An expanded...

    • Atlus
    • PS5
    • PS4
    • Shin Megami Tensei
    • Trailers
  • News All You Need Is Help to Play This Cute Co-Op Game from the PixelJunk Devs

    Q-Games returns

    We're still patiently waiting for that PlayStation port of PixelJunk Eden 2 to arrive, but it's good to see that Q-Games is keeping itself busy with multiple projects. While we wait for the zen gardening platformer to turn up, take a look at All You Need Is Help, a brand new co-op game from the PixelJunk team. The game has four...

    • Q-Games
    • PS5
    • All You Need Is Help
    • Announcements
    • Trailers
  • News Umamusume: Pretty Derby Spin-Off Gallops to PS4 in August

    Minigame compilation launching worldwide

    Runaway waifu horse racing sensation Umamusume: Pretty Derby will make its PlayStation debut on 30th August, when minigame spin-off Party Dash gallops to PS4 in Japan and around the world. Unlike the main mobile game – which isn’t available in the west yet – this console outing centres on the Slapdash...

    • CyGames
    • PS4
    • Umamusume: Pretty Derby
    • Release Dates
  • News PSVR2 Sports Hit C-Smash VRS Gets Time Attack Mode, More in Free May Day Update

    May as well

    C-Smash VRS is easily one of the best-supported PSVR2 games on the platform. We already know it's due to get a flat-screen version for PS5 later in the year, but the game as we know it is also due a major update — and it's coming very soon. Tomorrow, 1st May, the futuristic racket sports arcade title will get yet another free major...

    • RapidEyeMovers
    • PS5
    • PSVR2
    • C-Smash VRS
    • Updates

Monday29th Apr 2024

  • Review Fallout 4 (PS5) - Timeless Gameplay Loop Stuck in an Outdated RPG

    Radioinactive

    Nearing a decade after its original release, Bethesda has ported Fallout 4 to PS5, promising the kind of improved technical performance that you'd expect from a generation-jumping upgrade. But does the once highly-rated, open world RPG still hold up in 2024? That's a surprisingly difficult question to answer. Some would argue that...

    • Reviews
    • Bethesda
    • PS5
    • Fallout 4
  • Guide Stellar Blade Guide: A Full 100% Walkthrough

    Your ultimate resource to ridding the world of Naytibas

    Stellar Blade is Korean developer Shift Up's console debut, focusing on buxom heroine Eve in her battle against the nefarious Naytibas. Available from 26th April 2024 on PS5, we awarded the outing an 8/10 in our Stellar Blade review. "Eve’s inaugural outing is largely excellent across the...

    • Guides
    • Stellar Blade
    • PS5
  • News Fallout 4 PS5 Next-Gen Update Now Unlocked for PS Plus Owners

    PS Plus Collection owners are out of luck

    Last week, we brought word of confusion among the ranks of eager Fallout fans trying to dive into the native PS5 port of Fallout 4, all fired up from watching Amazon's excellent adaptation. Those with access to either PS Plus Extra or

    • Bethesda
    • PS5
    • Fallout
    • PS Plus
  • Review Sea of Thieves (PS5) - Xbox's Multiplayer Pirating Is Swashbuckling Fun with Friends

    It's a pirate's life for us

    Sea of Thieves has finally dropped its anchor in PS5 waters, bringing with it years of content updates, quality of life improvements, and some of the best-looking water in a video game. But is this now former Xbox exclusive still worth playing six years after its initial launch? And how friendly is it to newcomers like...

    • Reviews
    • Xbox Game Studios
    • PS5
    • Sea of Thieves
  • News High-Quality Crossover Between PS5's Stellar Blade and NIKKE: Goddess of Victory Incoming

    "Something to look forward to"

    The worlds of PS5’s hot new console exclusive Stellar Blade and gacha mobile sensation NIKKE: Goddess of Victory will collide in the near future. Director Hyung-Tae Kim already teased the possibility of a collaboration in an interview with

    • Sony
    • Shift Up
    • PS5
    • Stellar Blade
    • NIKKE
  • News Returnal Studio Housemarque Teases News for Tomorrow

    Three years later

    Returnal developer Housemarque has this morning posted a cryptic tweet teasing... something for tomorrow. The team out of Finland uploaded a black and white image seemingly featuring Returnal protagonist Selene's eyes reflected onto broken shards of glass, then teasing news "tomorrow" in a yellow font. You can view the tweet below...

    • Sony
    • Housemarque
  • News Chrono Trigger, Final Fantasy 7 Inspire New Indie RPG Beyond Galaxyland

    Out for PS5, PS4 later this year

    Classic RPGs Chrono Trigger and Final Fantasy VII have been referenced as inspirations behind a new galaxy-spanning RPG set for release on PS5, PS4 later this year. Beyond Galaxyland, from individual developer Sam Enright, is "an all-new take on the beloved RPG adventures of old" with an active turn-based combat...

    • United Label
    • PS5
    • PS4
    • Beyond Galaxyland
    • Announcements
  • Rumour Kingdom Hearts 4 Slated for 2025 Release

    So says DanielRPK

    Kingdom Hearts IV will grace PS5 boxes next year, according to the increasingly reliable online tipster Daniel Richtman (DanielRPK). The TV and film leaker posted to his Patreon that he's heard about a 2025 release date for Kingdom Hearts IV, just days after his claim Sonic Frontiers 2 is in development was backed up by another...

    • Square Enix
    • PS5
    • Kingdom Hearts
    • Rumours
  • News Gothic Remake's PS5 Collector's Edition a Leather Lovers Delight

    The geniune article

    Gothic fans already know the original 2001 open-world RPG is getting the remake treatment, which is expected to arrive on PS5 sometime in 2024. Publisher THQ Nordic and developer have revealed that a Collector's Edition of the game will be available, with some appropriately leather-bound goodies. Expensive at $199.99 / £169.99,...

    • THQ Nordic
    • PS5
    • Gothic
  • News Bloober Team Says Silent Hill 2 Remake Its 'Most Important Test'

    Studio remains "very confident about the final result"

    All eyes are on Bloober Team as we inch closer to the developer's PS5 remake of Silent Hill 2, a pressure the studio is well aware of. Expected sometime in 2024, and despite a public spat with publisher Konami in February, Bloober Team remains "very confident about the final result”. The...

    • Konami
    • PS5
    • Silent Hill
  • News Final Fantasy 16 New Game+ Bug Preventing Progress, Square Enix Offers Temporary Fix

    Just when you thought it was safe to start over

    Square Enix has warned Final Fantasy XVI players that it's aware of a potentially progress-impeding bug, specifically affecting players trying to boot up a New Game+ run. The good news is that the developer is prioritising a fix and will push out a patch once a resolution is found. On

    • Square Enix
    • PS5
    • Final Fantasy
  • News Co-Op Platformer The Smurfs: Dreams Has Some Mario 3D World Vibes in Debut Trailer

    Let's a-smurf

    Microids has announced The Smurfs: Dreams, another 3D platformer starring the small Belgian blue folks. Coming to both PS5 and PS4 later this year, the game is giving off strong Super Mario 3D World/Sackboy: A Big Adventure energy, as you can see in the announcement trailer above. Playable solo or co-op, the game has you exploring the...

    • Microids
    • PS5
    • PS4
    • The Smurfs
    • Trailers
  • News Fallout TV Show Marks Huge Success with 65 Million Viewers

    Second most-watched Amazon Prime show ever

    The Fallout TV adaptation continues to go from strength to strength as Amazon has revealed the series has received 65 million viewers, making it the second most-watched show in the streaming service's history. It's also the most popular series on the platform since The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power...

    • Amazon
    • TV
    • Fallout
  • News You've Never Seen a PS5, PS4 Game Like Promise Mascot Agency Before

    Paradise Killer dev’s next game coming 2025

    Kaizen Game Works, the studio behind the cracking detective adventure Paradise Killer, has just revealed its second game, and it looks every bit as bizarrely intriguing. Titled Promise Mascot Agency, this unique indie title is heading to PS5 and PS4 in 2025, and based on the debut trailer we're so on...

    • Kaizen Game Works
    • PS5
    • PS4
    • Promise Mascot Agency
    • Announcements
  • News PS Plus Game Animal Well Challenges You to Find All Its Secrets for the Platinum Trophy

    Wellity wellity wellity

    Sony seems to be putting more of an emphasis on day-one PS Plus game releases, with one of those being the upcoming Animal Well. This curious indie game has always looked like an intriguing, lo-fi platformer, and we can't wait to delve into it on 9th May as it arrives on PS5 and PS Plus Extra. The Trophy list is now available...

    • Bigmode
    • PS5
    • Animal Well
    • Trophies
  • News Akuma Brings the Pain to Street Fighter 6 in May on PS5, PS4

    Akuma matata

    The next playable character joining the fun in Capcom's Street Fighter 6 is a proper series staple. The powerful antagonist, Akuma, is next in line, and he'll be swinging his fists when he arrives on 22nd May, 2024. He's looking great in the gameplay video above, where he pulverises Ryu with some choice combos and mean-looking special...

    • Capcom
    • PS5
    • PS4
    • Street Fighter
    • DLC
  • News Tomorrow's Returnal News Is Likely a Comic Book Announcement

    "Tomorrow 👀"

    If you were hoping the news Housemarque has to share tomorrow is a Returnal sequel announcement, you may want to rein your expectations in by quite a significant amount. The Twitter account for Dark Horse Comics has retweeted the developer's post and added a simple sentence: "Tomorrow. 👀" This heavily suggests the company is...

    • Sony
    • PS5
    • PC
    • Returnal
  • News Tekken 8 Free Updates Add Photo Mode, New Story, and More as Lidia Returns

    Tekken it to the next level

    Bandai Namco has spiled the beans on what's next for Tekken 8. Throughout the rest of 2024, players can expect a bunch of free updates, and Lidia has been confirmed as the game's second DLC character. She arrives at some point this summer. Lidia debuted in Tekken 7 as one of its final DLC fighters. She was quite well...

    • Bandai Namco
    • PS5
    • Tekken
    • Trailers
  • News Elden Ring Fans Can Now Drop $400 on Life-Size Malenia Arm Replica

    "I am Malenia, Blade of Miquella, and I have never known defeat"

    Elden Ring players traumatised by too many losses to the Lady of Rot can now line up to purchase an admittedly quite excellent life-size replica of Malenia's arm. The polyresin prosthetic, which costs just $400, is guaranteed to be a conversation starter if hung over the mantle...

    • Bandai Namco
    • PS5
    • PS4
    • Elden Ring
  • News EA Sports F1 24's First Raw Gameplay Looks Typically Solid on the Tarmac

    Slippery when wet

    EA Sports F1 24 is fast on the approach, launching on PS5 and PS4 in a little over a month. To give players a glimpse at what the sim racer looks like in motion, we have the just-premiered video above, offering about 14 minutes of raw gameplay. In a nutshell, it looks like an F1 game from Codemasters which, from our experience,...

    • EA Sports
    • PS5
    • PS4
    • F1 24
    • Videos
  • News 90s Vibes and Summer Breaks in Lost Records: Bloom & Rage Trailer

    Coming to PS5 in late 2024

    Don't Nod has shared a fresh look at its next narrative adventure, Lost Records: Bloom & Rage. Releasing for PS5 at the end of this year, it looks to capture the feel of the mid-1990s as four friends spend the summer break together in Velvet Cove. Check out the lo-fi trailer above for more context. The game will be...

    • Don't Nod
    • PS5
    • Lost Records
    • Trailers
  • News MOBA Sequel Smite 2 Holding Closed Alpha Weekend on PS5

    By the gods

    Popular MOBA game SMITE is getting a sequel, and you’ll soon be able to play it yourself. While the release date for Smite 2 is still a ways off, developer Hi-Rez Studios is letting fans get an early look at the title with a closed alpha test. Yes, you can sign up for the alpha right now over on the official website. When you do, you...

    • Hi-Rez Studios
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