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Mini Review Onimusha 2: Samurai's Destiny (PS4) - Basic Remaster Keeps That PS2 Charm
Oni kiss is all it takes
As Capcom readies Way of the Sword for next year, there's never been a better time to get into Onimusha. To make that transition from newcomer to fanatic as easy as possible, the Japanese publisher has brought back what many consider to be the franchise's current peak: Onimusha 2: Samurai's Destiny. Just as it did six years...
News Rockstar Quietly Increases Prices of Red Dead Redemption Games on PS4
Small price increase in the UK
The prices of both Red Dead Redemption and Red Dead Redemption 2 have quietly increased on the UK PS Store in the past few weeks, resulting in a £10 price hike for the former and a £5 jump for the latter. First spotted by our sister site Pure Xbox concerning the Xbox One version of the sequel and the ba
News Raidou Remastered Reintroduces a Cult Classic Atlus RPG in PS5, PS4 Gameplay Overview
Demon days
Due out in just under a month from now, Raidou Remastered: The Mystery of the Soulless Army is pushing ahead with some more in-depth marketing material. The game's new trailer is basically six whole minutes of gameplay explanations, giving curious onlookers a fairly effective overview of the RPG. It covers the title's general structure,...
News Another 6 PS Plus Extra Games Leave the Service in June
Goodbye to Monster Hunter Rise
With the latest monthly selection of PS Plus Extra and PS Plus Premium games now playable through the service, Sony has updated the service's Last Chance to Play section to reveal what's being removed next month. The following six games will expire and be removed for all members on 17th June 2025: Monster Hunter...
News Build Life on the Back of a Giant Creature in The Wandering Village, Confirmed for PS5, PS4
They call me the wanderer
The Wandering Village, a lovely looking indie city builder, has been confirmed for a PS5 and PS4 release on the 17th July. The key selling point here is that you're tasked with building a thriving civilisation on the back of a colossal, constantly wandering creature. The game's been in early access on Steam since 2022,...
News These Awful PS5, PS4 Shovelware Games Are Getting More and More Shameless
Keep digging
The PS Store has a pretty serious problem with shovelware — but you probably knew that already. Granted, you typically have to go beyond the front page of Sony's digital marketplace to find the rot, but if you spend just a few minutes scrolling through the latest discounts, it won't take you long to stumble across some truly...
News Fortnite's AI Voiced Darth Vader Is Causing More Chaos in the Games Industry
"Don't be too proud of this technological terror you've constructed"
If you’ve played Fortnite over the past few days, you may have recruited Darth Vader to your team. Pretty cool, huh? Even cooler is that you can actually talk to him, as the game experiments with chat bot technology trained on the late actor James Earl Jones’ voice, with...
News Here Comes a New Challenger! Street Fighter's World Warriors Invade Overwatch 2 on PS5, PS4
Perfect
Overwatch 2 is no stranger to a cool crossover, and its latest collab with Capcom should draw some of you back to the hero shooter, starting 20th May through 2nd June. According to Blizzard, this isn’t “simply cosplay”, with many of your favourite characters given new animations and visual effects inspired by Street Fighter 6. So,...
Guide 25+ PS5, PS4 Games You Must Buy Cheap in PS Store's Indie Sale (North America/Europe)
Here's what we recommend
Sony’s plunged the price of 1,000s of PS5 and PS4 indie games today, and once again we’re here to round up the titles you should be paying attention to. Below you’ll find a list of 25 titles we either highly recommend, or which have received a rating of 7/10 or higher on our site. Pretty much all of these are at their...
News 10 More PS Plus Extra, Premium Titles Out Now on PS5, PS4
12 down but not out
PS Plus has today been refreshed (and downsized) with the addition of 10 new PS5, PS4, and Classic games to play on the PS Plus Extra and PS Plus Premium tiers. All the titles are available to download now and play in the UK and across Europe, and availability will expand to the USA later in th
Monday19th May 2025
Guide Last Chance to Get These 60+ PS5, PS4 Games in PS Store's Next Level Savings Sale
Discounted PS5 and PS4 games we recommend
As inevitable as taxes, Sony has begun a new sale on the PS Store, this time titled Next Level Savings. The promotion begins today, 7th May 2025, and runs through until 21st May. You know the drill: there are literally thousands of potential deals to be had in the Next Level Savings sale, and in an effort...
Guide These 17+ New PS5, PS4 Games Are Coming Out This Week (19th-25th May)
Blades of Fire! Onimusha 2! RoadCraft! More!
It's time to round up all of the big new PS5 and PS4 games coming out this week. There are two big new additions this time: MercurySteam's promising new action game Blades of Fire and Capcom's remaster of Onimusha 2: Samurai's Destiny. Here are all the new PS5 and PS4 games coming out. New PS5, PS4...
Poll 10 Years Later, What Are Your Thoughts on The Witcher 3?
The way the wind howls
Ten years is a long time. An awful lot can happen in such a span, but we think one constant has remained since this day all the way back in 2015: The Witcher 3 is still an incredible video game. First released on the 19th May 2015, the third title in CD Projekt Red's series took the gaming world by storm. It was met with rave...
News All Your Base Are Belong to Toaplan as 16 Arcade Classics Target PS5, PS4
With modern improvements
Toaplan’s catalogue of arcade shooters is largely legendary, with platforms like Evercade bringing them back into the limelight more recently. Now the defunct developer’s portfolio will be able to reach even more players, courtesy of the Toaplan Arcade Collection Vol. 1 and Toaplan Arcade Collection Vol. 2. Compiled by...
News Sonic Wings Reunion Resurrects a Classic Shmup Series for PS5, PS4
Mile-high club
Sonic Wings, perhaps better known as Aero Fighters, is a legendary shmup which some of you may have played on the Super Nintendo. It made its PlayStation debut courtesy of Sonic Wings Special, a kind of mash-up title which combined all of the content from the franchise’s first three games, and squeezed them onto Sony’s console...
Saturday17th May 2025
Poll Are You Happy with Your PS Plus Extra, Premium Games for May 2025?
Plus or minus?
Look, we don't want to colour your opinion right off the bat, but we've seen more than a few people calling this PS Plus Extra and Premium update one of the worst yet. More specifically, subscribers really don't seem to be pleased with Premium's offering of just one PS2 port in Battle Engine Aquila — a game that most paying...
Talking Point What Are You Playing This Weekend? - Issue 581
Ray to go
Another relatively action-packed weekend has come to a conclusion. It's time to unwind with some good old fashioned video games. Here's what we're playing. Aaron Bayne: Now that I've wrapped up DOOM: The Dark Ages and Clair Obscur: Expedition 33, I have a somewhat quiet weekend of gaming ahead of me. Naturally, that has me thinking it...
Friday16th May 2025
Guide New PS4 Games Release Dates in 2025
All 2025's upcoming PlayStation 4 launch dates
What new PS4 games release dates in 2025 are coming up? If it's a full list of 2025 PlayStation 4 release dates you need, look no further. As always, we'll be updating this article throughout the year, adding and amending with new games and release dates so you're in the know about upcoming PS4 titles...
Reminder 22 PS Plus Games Expire on Tuesday, Replaced with One of Service's Worst Updates
You lose 22 games, you get 10 back
They say things sometimes have to get worse before they can get better, so let's hope that's the situation PS Plus finds itself in. Tuesday, 20th May 2025 represents a double whammy of negatives for the subscription service: 22 games are leaving and they're being replaced with one of the membership's worst updates...
News Despite Unfathomable Marketing Spend, Fatal Fury Appears to Have Flopped
CEO steps down
SNK, bankrolled by Saudi Arabia, made a play for Fatal Fury: City of the Wolves to be the biggest fighting game on the planet. It doesn’t appear to have worked. The company added the most famous athlete on the planet, Cristiano Ronaldo, to the release’s roster; it sponsored boxing matches and got
News Sony to Focus on PS5 Engagement, First-Party Showing Greater Financial Discipline
Monthly active users key to company's ambitions
Sony has gone through a series of leadership changes of late, with hardware bigwig Hideaki Nishino promoted to PlayStation CEO and temporary boss Hiroki Totoki taking the top job at the Japanese giant overall. Ex-SIE exec Lin Tao has also been given a seat at the big table, assuming the role of Chief...
News Just 4% of PS5, PS4 Fans Think PS Plus Premium Represents Good Value for Money
Bleak
PS Plus Premium’s offering in May is awful, with forgotten PS2 first-person shooter Battle Engine Aquila the only new addition. In fact, subscribers are losing more this month than they’re gaining, with streaming support
Thursday15th May 2025
News PS Plus Premium Members Stunned at Dramatic Decline in Quality
Nonplussed
PS Plus Premium is slumping back into old habits. The top-tier subscription service, which arrived with the grand promise of cloud streaming and retro classics, had been on a bit of an upwards trajectory – but a series of subpar updates has since seen it come crashing down to Earth. This month’s sole new addition is PS2 first-person...
Review Capcom Fighting Collection 2 (PS4) - Deep Cuts and Cool Crossovers Make a Strong Combo
Capcom’s benchwarmers finally get playtime
Where its predecessor largely focused on DarkStalkers – including a couple of titles which never released outside of Japan – Capcom Fighting Collection 2 mostly turns its attention to SEGA’s infamous NAOMI arcade board, so we’re looking at a compilation of mostly Dreamcast-era brawlers here. If...
News Hope for Suikoden Fans as Suikoden 1 & 2 Remaster Sales Are 'Extremely Strong'
The stars shine on
All of a sudden, the future's looking a little brighter for Suikoden as a franchise. During a dedicated Suikoden livestream earlier today, publisher Konami stated that sales of Suikoden 1&2 HD Remaster have been "extremely strong", following its launch a couple of months back, on the 6th March. The enhanced revivals were met...
Wednesday14th May 2025
News 10 PS Plus Extra, Premium Games for May 2025 Announced
Oh dear...
Sony has announced the lineup of PS5, PS4, and Classic games on their way to PS Plus Extra and PS Plus Premium for the May 2025 refresh. There are 10 titles in total, which are: PS Plus Extra: May 2025: Sand Land (PS5, PS4) | Review Soul Hackers 2 (
News First Fantasy Life i Review Is Super Positive, PS5 RPG Can Take 100 Hours to Fully Complete
This is the Life
Fantasy Life i: The Girl Who Steals Time is just a week away from its PS5 release, and its first review is positively glowing. The Level-5 RPG's been a long time coming, given that the original Fantasy Life launched for the 3DS all the way back in 2014. And according to the latest issue of Japanese publication Famitsu, it's been...
News More Cars, More Events in Latest Gran Turismo 7 PS5, PS4 Update 1.59
New patch drops in the next 24 hours
Polyphony Digital has today confirmed the details of the latest Gran Turismo 7 update on PS5 and PS4, which will bring the racing game up to version number 1.59. The main additions are four new cars and three new events, most of which you can see in the trailer above. The patch implementing these new additions...
Tuesday13th May 2025
News Another PS Plus Premium Classic Game Adds Trophies on PS5, PS4
Get a Platinum Trophy in Up
The video game adaptation of Disney's fan-favourite movie Up has been updated to support Trophies on PS5, PS4. You can get the game as part of a PS Plus Premium subscription or buy it off the PS Store for £4.99 / $5.99. Exophase has pulled the Trophy list off Sony servers, and it reveals a fresh list of 21 gongs,...
Monday12th May 2025
Guide Last Chance to Grab These 25+ PS5, PS4 Games in PS Store's Weekend Sale
Our PS5 and PS4 recommendations
Sony has graced us with another Weekend Offer on the PS Store, lowering the prices on a select batch of PS5 and PS4 games for the duration of this weekend. The deals are live now and will last through until the end of 12th May, 2025. Weekend Offers are smaller in scale than the usual sales, such as the current Next...
Guide These 16+ New PS5, PS4 Games Are Coming Out This Week (12th-18th May)
DOOM: The Dark Ages! Capcom Fighting Collection 2! The Precinct!
Once again, we're rounding up all of the big new PS5 and PS4 games coming out this week. It's another largely light week, with all of the attention likely to be consumed by DOOM: The Dark Ages. Capcom Fighting Collection 2 is also worth a shout for fans of fighting games, however...
News UK Sales Charts: Expedition 33 Parries the Competition to Claim Number One
Almost entirely the PS5 version
In its third week on the market, Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 has risen to the top spot on the UK's physical games chart. It debuted in third, moved down to fourth, and now resides in first position, with 94 per cent of the copies sold being the PS5 version. The game's breakout success continues apace. Astro Bot has...
Saturday10th May 2025
Talking Point What Are You Playing This Weekend? - Issue 580
Too hot
It's been another hectic week in the PlayStation Nation, with a new GTA 6 trailer and Death Stranding 2: On the Beach details. Here's what we're playing to round out the weekend. Aaron Bayne: I'm going all in on shooters this weekend, as I try to wrap up DOOM: The Dark Ages, and some mates and I delve back into Destiny 2 once more. Jamie...
Friday9th May 2025
News Shantae Advance: Risky Revolution Concludes a Decades Long Dev Saga on PS5, PS4 This Summer
Risky revolution
Already controversially available on GBA – where manufacturers Limited Run Games and Retro-Bit Gaming have been criticised for using recycled cartridge components – Shantae Advance: Risky Revolution will belly dance to PS5 and PS4 later this summer. For those of you who don’t know, this game was originally in development all...
Thursday8th May 2025
News Elden Ring and Dragon Ball Propel Bandai Namco to Almost 1,000% Profit Growth
Your wish is granted
Having endured a rough fiscal year 2024, Bandai Namco is back on top thanks to an almost 1000% increase to profits. There are two big factors to this growth, and both of them are video games. Firstly, Elden Ring's all-conquering expansion, Shadow of the Erdtree, was received extremely well. Not only did it rack up sales in its...
Wednesday7th May 2025
Feature 38 Under the Radar PS5 Games to Watch Out for in 2025
Fly lower, there's more to see
Every year brings us a treasure trove of games to enjoy — some would say too many — and 2025 has already been no exception. While a lot of eager gamers will be patiently awaiting the arrival of some true juggernauts, like Borderlands 4, Ghost of Yotei, and Death Stranding 2: On the Beach, countless more titles of...
News Diablo 4's Berserk Crossover DLC Costs an Insane $150
And there's no bundle
Berserk has landed in Diablo 4, and boy oh boy is it going to make headlines. Blizzard's been teasing this crossover for weeks now, with previous press releases confirming that the coolest stuff would be locked within the game's premium cosmetics shop. However, it's the eye-watering price tags that are causing a stir. Let's...
News Genshin Impact Players Must Verify Their Age or Risk Losing All Their Progress on PS5, PS4
Fail to comply and your account could get deleted
Due to government rulings, Genshin Impact players in the US will now need to verify their age or risk losing access to their account forever. A recent Federal Trade Commission (FTC) ruling concluded that the juggernaut gacha game is “misleading” children over the true cost of its characters. Fo
News Almost 2,500 Top-Notch PS5, PS4 Games Discounted in New PS Store Sale
Diablo 4! Silent Hill 2! Forspoken!
We’re knee-deep into May already, and that means Sony’s bringing some more pain to your wallet with another massive PS Store sale. Some of the featured games are enjoying their lowest-ever prices, like Diablo 4, which is 50% off. We’ve compiled some of the highlights below, and will follow-up with a full...
News Destiny 2 Travels to a Galaxy Far, Far Away in Star Wars Themed Expansion on PS5, PS4
Bungie lays out future of its first-person shooter
Bungie is not pulling the plug on Destiny 2, which at least relieves some of the pressure on its upcoming extraction shooter, Marathon. As part of a livestream this week, the Sony subsidiary revealed the full-extent of its plans for the first-person shooter, including two expansion packs – one of...
Tuesday6th May 2025
News May 2025's PS Plus Essential Games Available to Download Now
Heart of the cards
Today is the day for your monthly PS Plus Essential refresh, bringing three more PS5, PS4 games to download. For May 2025, this is the lineup: ARK: Survival Ascended (PS5) Balatro (PS5, PS4) | Review Warhammer 40,000: Boltg
News Even Remastered PS2 Games Are Getting $250 Collector's Editions These Days
This is a Raidou
The fact that Raidou Remastered exists — and looks great! — is something to be celebrated, but we're still having a hard time wrapping our heads around this $250 package. Only just announced and now up for pre-order, the simply named Collector's Edition comes with an alternate foil cover for the game, a steelbook, a soundtrack...
News Two New Classes in Bonus Elden Ring DLC, Out with Switch 2 Port
Meet the Knight of Ides and the Heavy Knight
FromSoftware has revealed the bonus Elden Ring DLC pack it's preparing to coincide with the Nintendo Switch 2 version will include two new classes. Also coming to PS5 and PS4, there'll be the Knight of Ides and the Heavy Knight. The small expansion will be called the Tarnished Pack, and also includes...
News The Quintessential Quintuplets Become Failing Sorceresses in New PS5, PS4 Dungeon RPG
Phantasy Star with sorceress siblings
If you’re not familiar with The Quintessential Quintuplets, it’s a moderately popular romantic manga and anime series in which hopeless protagonist Futaro Uesugi is hired as a tutor for five identical sisters with various personalities. A new game – The Quintessential Princesses: Fantasy, the Abyss, and...
Monday5th May 2025
Guide Last Chance to Get These 60+ PS5, PS4 Games in PS Store's Big Games, Big Deals Sale
Discounted PS5 and PS4 games we recommend
Sony has replaced its huge PS Store Spring sale with the Big Games, Big Deals offer. This is live right now, but will only run until 7th May 2025, so get a move on! As always, there are thousands of games to pore over, and it can all be a bit much. That's why we're here to cut to the chase with a list of...
Guide These 14+ New PS5, PS4 Games Are Coming Out This Week (5th-11th May)
Age of Empires 2! The Midnight Walk! More!
Here we go again, rounding up all of the big new PS5 and PS4 games coming out this week. To be honest, this is another relatively slow one, with the biggest highlight perhaps being the release of Age of Empires 2: Definitive Edition on PS5, years after it was ported to the PS2. We'd also extend a special...
News Concern Call of Duty Could Be About to Paywall Gameplay Modes
Pay or play
A fresh rumour has Call of Duty fans concerned Activision could be about to lock certain gameplay modes behind a paywall. The speculation – which stems from serial series leaker TheGhostofHope – claims the company is planning to lock season time-limited modes behind its Battle Pass, meaning even if you own the game, you may not...
PS Store Sales Charts The Top Three Best-Selling Games on PS5 Are from Microsoft
Bring me the Horizon (and the Oblivion)
The monthly PS Store charts for April 2025 are here, and Microsoft's doing very well for itself on Sony's current-gen console. North America's top-selling title is The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion Remastered, followed by the ever-popular Minecraft in second, and then Forza Horizon 5 completes the podium. It's...
News The Witcher 3 Turns 10 This Month, CD Projekt Red Wants to 'Celebrate Together'
3's a magic number
Originally released on the 18th May 2015, The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt will celebrate its 10th anniversary in just a couple of weeks' time. Building up to said celebrations, developer CD Projekt Red has posted a reminder across social media, stating that it wants to "celebrate together". It's also handed us some lovely new artwork...
Sunday4th May 2025
News Star Wars: Grand Collection Has Three Fewer Games on PS5, PS4 Compared to Switch
Lightweight
It’s May 4th, which means Star Wars fans all around the world are celebrating LucasFilm’s iconic sci-fi series. If you’re playing on PS5 and PS4, however, the festivities will be a little more muted. That’s because Aspyr has released a new bundle of retro Star Wars games, although the package is significantly smaller on Sony’s...
