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TodayFri, 17th Jul 2026
Guide All PS Plus Games Available Now
Every PS Plus game, updated in one place
We’re tracking every PS Plus game available now, so you always know exactly what’s included in your tier of Sony’s subscription service. This page lists all current PS Plus Essential, PS Plus Extra, and
YesterdayThu, 16th Jul 2026
News Fatal Fury's Season 3 Starts Next Week, Includes Two Mystery Characters on PS5, PS4
Rick Strowd first out of the blocks
Fatal Fury: City of the Wolves’ insane DLC cadence looks set to continue now Season 2 is complete, with a new animated trailer teasing at least four more characters. The video hints at Rick Strowd, Laocorn Gaudeamus, Duck King, and Kim Kaphwan – two of which have already been hinted at in various other...
Wednesday15th Jul 2026
Feature 60+ PS5, PS4 Games to Buy in PS Store's Massive Summer Sale
PS5 and PS4 games going cheap we recommend
The PS Store has embarked on its latest offer: the Summer Sale. Running from now until 12th August, this is another gigantic sale with thousands of PS5 and PS4 games going for reduced prices. In this guide, we've compiled a select list of games going cheap that we think are worth considering. Discounted...
News 9 PS Plus Extra, Premium Games for July 2026 Announced
Morphin time
Sony has unveiled the games heading to PS Plus Extra's catalogue and PS Plus Premium's classics range for the month of July 2026. A total of 9 titles are joining the subscription service across the two tiers, and as was the case last month, their releases will be spread out over the next couple of weeks. Here are the games you can...
News Heavy Rain Dev's PS2 Classic Indigo Prophecy Getting PS5 Re-Release
Included with PS Plus Premium this month
Heavy Rain maker Quantic Dream will re-release its wildly ambitious PS2 adventure game Indigo Prophecy – better known as Fahrenheit in Europe – on the PS5 later this month. The game, already available on the PS Store as part of Sony’s PS2-to-PS4 program, will be updated in the platform holder’s new...
Tuesday14th Jul 2026
Guide GTA Online Guide: Your Ultimate Wiki and Walkthrough Resource
Everything you need to know about GTA 5's multiplayer mode
Welcome to our GTA Online guide, your ultimate wiki and walkthrough resource for Rockstar's enormous open world multiplayer game. In our GTA 5 PS5 review, we awarded the release an 8/10 and concluded there's "nothing quite like the crime caper". In this guide, we'll help you get your Los...
News PS5's Call of Duty: Black Ops Port Reportedly Riddled with Hackers
Blooper
If there’s one thing well-known about the original Call of Duty: Black Ops, it’s that it’s hacked to bits on the PS3. While it hasn’t put a whole lot of effort into the port, one positive of Activision re-releasing the title on PS5 and PS4 is that it promised new servers – and surely some fixes to those old exploits, right? Nah,...
News Refunds for Dying Light 2 PS4 Users as The Beast Is Cancelled for Last-Gen System
Was originally promised in Dying Light 2 season pass
Techland has shared it will be providing some form of refund to owners of the PS4 version of Dying Light 2, as the team has cancelled the last-gen port of Dying Light: The Beast. This is because when Dying Light 2 originally launched, it sold a season pass promising two pieces of DLC. The first...
Guide GTA Online: How to Start the Kortz Center Heist
Art attack
The Kortz Center Heist is the latest, and potentially last, major update for GTA 5 before GTA 6 launches. This is another heist mission, where your objective is to hit the Kortz Center and rob it of precious artwork. On this page, as part of our GTA Online guide, we're going to explain how to start the Kortz Center Heist. How Do You...
Monday13th Jul 2026
Feature Last Chance to Buy These 60+ PS5, PS4 Games in PS Store's July Savings Sale
Cheap PS5 and PS4 games we recommend
The PS Store's big July Savings sale is now live, though only for a couple more days until 15th July 2026. As is always the case, this offer is enormous, with thousands of PS5 and PS4 games available at discounted prices. Picking through all of that can be tough, so we've compiled this list of games that we...
News July 2026 PS Plus Premium Game Has Already Been Confirmed
You can uncover The Mindgate Conspiracy next week
Sony will be revealing the lineup of PS Plus Extra and PS Plus Premium games for July 2026 this week, on Wednesday, but you don't need to wait for the official announcement to know the Classic title coming this month. The platform holder actually already confirmed what July 2026 has to offer on PS...
Guide These 13+ PS5 Games Are Coming Out This Week (13th-19th July)
Denshattack! eBaseball! Cthulhu! More!
We're still not quite into the thick end of the release schedule just yet, but there's a few games coming this week that are worth paying attention to. I'm particularly looking forward to the Dreamcast-style train game Denshattack and the musical management sim K-Pop Idol Stories: Road to Debut. Your mileage...
Saturday11th Jul 2026
Back in black
Sources of Call of Duty fansite Charlie Intel claim there are more people playing the “bare bones” ports of Black Ops 1 and 2 on the PS5 than the latest game Black Ops 7 across all consoles. While I haven’t been able to corroborate that information, it’s not a huge surprise. Engagement on the games has been through the roof...
Talking Point What Are You Playing This Weekend? - Issue 641
Hot and heavy
We're in the midst of another heat wave here in the UK, but temperatures are projected to drop this weekend. Let's hope that happens sooner rather than later, because it's pretty unbearable here. Aaron Bayne: The Finals just launched its 11th season, Galaxy Masters, so the seasonal grind starts all over again. I'm loving the new map...
Friday10th Jul 2026
News Prepare for GTA 6 by Robbing an Art Gallery in GTA Online on PS5 Next Week
Fake it until you take it
GTA Online’s next major update sounds like a doozy for art lovers, and it’s dropping as early as next week, 14th July, on PS5 and PS4 – with free upgrades available now on next-gen consoles. The Kortz Center Heist will be playable in both single player and co-op, and will require you to own a Mansion, upgradeab
Thursday9th Jul 2026
News Call of Duty: Black Ops 1 and 2 Out Now on PS5, PS Plus Members Get 50% Discount
They're £35 / $40 without PS Plus
Activision has shadow-dropped Call of Duty: Black Ops and its Black Ops 2 sequel; they're available right now on the PS Store for PS5 and PS4. They both cost £34.99 / $39.99 each, but PS Plus members can get them at a 50% discount until 6th August 2026. This brings the prices down to £17.49 / $19.99 for a...
News Open World RPG Project Awakening Still in Development, 8 Years After Stunning PS4 Reveal
There's even new footage, apparently
I certainly didn't expect to be writing about Project Awakening today, but I'll take it! You've got a good memory if you remember this one. Project Awakening was first announced all the way back in 2016, but it really caught people's attention when it popped up during the PlayStation LineUp Tour two years later,...
Wednesday8th Jul 2026
News Call of Duty: Black Ops 1 and 2 Will Get Native PS5 Versions
PS3 shooters ported to both PS5 and PS4
Activision’s recently announced Call of Duty: Black Ops ports will be available across PS5 and PS4, as confirmed by new Trophy lists on Sony’s servers. The publisher revealed its intent to bring these classic first-person shooters to contemporary consoles
Tuesday7th Jul 2026
News July 2026 PS Plus Essential Games Available to Download Now
On the PS Store until 4th August
Sony hasn't messed with the rollout of its PS Plus Essential games (for now), so today marks when you can get all your subscription titles for July 2026. The three fresh efforts are available now in the UK and Europe, and shall roll out to the USA later in the day. As a reminder, here's what's available from today...
News The Elder Scrolls Online's Future Looks Bleak as Dev 'Decimated' by Xbox Layoffs
Previously revealed roadmaps will change
If you’re a fan of The Elder Scrolls Online, then you may want to brace yourself for a bleaker future, as the team at Zenimax Online Studios has been “decimated” by Xbox’s recent layoffs. As we reported earlier with regards to both Obsidian and id Software, Microsoft may hav
Monday6th Jul 2026
Guide These 15+ PS5 and PS Plus Games Are Coming Out This Week (6th-12th July)
Assassin's Creed! College Football! Sword Art Online!
I’m hesitant to say the release schedule is going wild this week, but there’s no doubt we’re getting a lot more PS5 games as we move into July. The highlight is obvious: Assassin’s Creed Black Flag Resynced will be a must for most PS5 owners. EA Sports College Football 27 will also be a...
News Black Ops 6 Finally Free of Infamous Call of Duty PS5 App
And now it gets a Platinum Trophy
Nobody likes the storage hog that is the Call of Duty app on PS5 and PS4, so there's always a reason to celebrate when a game no longer requires it. From tomorrow, 7th July 2026, the Call of Duty app will no longer be needed to play Call of Duty: Black Ops 6. The game will become a completely standalone download,...
Sunday5th Jul 2026
News These 10+ PS5, PS4 Games Will Be Delisted or Disabled in July and August 2026
Stop servers time
Oh boy, what a time for my bi-monthly article on delisted PS5 and PS4 games to drop. For the record, I’m genuinely not trying to stick the boot in here, as I’ve been tracking these all year. I think it’s important for us all to know when digital games will be delisted or disabled, so we can act before it’s too late...
Saturday4th Jul 2026
Poll Are You Happy with Your PS Plus Essential Games for July 2026?
Plus or minus?
This has been an incredibly rough week for Sony's reputation, and I seriously doubt that the PS Plus Essential lineup for July is going to reverse the Japanese giant's fortunes. Indeed, going by the comments on our announcement article, plenty of people think this might be one of the weakest months in a long time. But as always, I...
Talking Point What Are You Playing This Weekend? - Issue 640
And try to breathe
Phew! What a week, huh? Many of you may not feel like switching on your PS5 this weekend – that’s understandable – but remember a good gaming session always has the power to make you feel better. Aaron Bayne: I'm still slowly chipping away at BioShock 2, but I may also check out Empulse this weekend. Graham Banas: I've...
Wednesday1st Jul 2026
News PS Plus Essential Games for July 2026 Announced
Crossing the codes
Sony has announced the lineup of games heading to PS Plus Essential for the month of July 2026. They'll be available to members starting 7th July, 2026. There are three PS5/PS4 games in the monthly selection, and they include: Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 (PS5, PS4) | Review For the King II (PS5, PS4) CrossCode
Tuesday30th Jun 2026
Feature Last Chance to Buy These 40+ PS5, PS4 Games in PS Store's Mid-Year Deals Sale
PS5 and PS4 games going cheap we recommend
The PS Store's Mid-Year Deals sale will soon be over, coming to an end tomorrow, 1st July 2026. Check out our recommendations while there's still time. There are thousands of PS5 and PS4 games included in the offer, and navigating all those can be a tall order. That's where this list comes in: we've...
Monday29th Jun 2026
Guide These 7+ PS5 Games Are Coming Out This Week (29th-5th July)
Monopoly! Momento! More!
Remember when I said last week was looking like the slowest week of the year for PS5. Well, I mean, I guess I was right because there's more to choose from this time. That said, I'm really struggling to pull out a particular highlight. Perhaps Monopoly: Star Wars Heroes vs. Villains may take your fancy? Here's everything...
News This 4-Year-Old PS5, PS4 Fighter Is Getting a Big Balance Patch on 2nd July
"Are you okay?!"
SNK is really killing it at the moment, specifically with its post-release support for Fatal Fury: City of the Wolves. But as it prepares for the SNK World Championship 2026, which has a staggering $4.2 million prize pool across multiple titles, it’s announced a July 2026 patch for the four-year-old King of Fighters 15. This...
News Fist of the North Star's Kenshiro Is a Fatal Fury Character Right Now
You're already dead
Back when Fist of the North Star’s Kenshiro was showcased for Fatal Fury: City of the Wolves without a trailer earlier in the month, I suspected he’d be a shadow drop. And so here we are: he’s out right now if you want to give him a try. Mangaka Tetsuo Hara confirmed the news in a special video message, which I’ve...
Sunday28th Jun 2026
News These 4 New Challengers Are Coming to Some of PS5's Best Fighting Games
Ready, fight
The annual EVO fighting game championships are taking place in LA right now, which means we’re seeing a bunch of announcements trickle out of the event. While I’d expect more major reveals on the final day later tonight, several new character announcements and gameplay trailers have dropped over the past 48 hours for a variety of...
Saturday27th Jun 2026
Guide GTA San Andreas Definitive Edition: All Cheats
All cheat codes for GTA San Andreas Definitive Edition
Looking for a list of all cheats for GTA San Andreas Definitive Edition in the GTA Trilogy? Rockstar's crime sandbox spanning the fictional state of San Andreas packs an engaging and entertaining story, but is arguably at its most fun when you're fooling around. Fortunately, the developer gives...
Guide GTA Vice City Definitive Edition: All Cheats
All cheat codes for GTA Vice City Definitive Edition
Looking for a list of all cheats for GTA Vice City Definitive Edition in the GTA Trilogy? Rockstar's cult classic gives you the keys to an 80s open world, and just like any Grand Theft Auto game, the release is packed full of cheat codes for you to fool around with. For more GTA cheats refer to...
Guide GTA 3 Definitive Edition: All Cheats
All cheat codes for GTA 3 Definitive Edition
Looking for a list of all cheats for GTA 3 Definitive Edition in the GTA Trilogy? The first 3D GTA game set in Liberty City is populated with plenty of things to do, but faffing about with its systems using cheat codes can give you the license to go a bit crazy. For more GTA cheats refer to our
News Sony Will Permanently Delete 550+ Movies You Already Paid For
"I won't be back"
If you own a movie on a Blu-ray, short of someone breaking into your house and running off with it, you own it forever. That’s not the case with digital purchases, of course, and this latest story is a timely reminder of why some PS5 fans are so frustrated with Rockstar’s decision to ship GTA 6 as a code in a box. If you’re...
Talking Point What Are You Playing This Weekend? - Issue 639
It's hot in here
I know us Europeans get a bad rep for complaining about seemingly modest temperatures in comparison to other parts of the world, but I have to say the UK heat just hits different. I’ve been to places like Singapore and Malaysia during peak highs, and I don’t think I sweated anywhere near as much as this last week. Geez! Jamie...
Friday26th Jun 2026
Feature 20+ PS5, PS4 Games to Buy in PS Store's Weekend Offer Sale
Something for the weekend
Sony has introduced a new sale on the PS Store, discounting a select batch of games in a Weekend Offer. As the name suggests, these discounts are only sticking around over this weekend, running from 26th to 29th June, 2026. We've put together a list of games you may be interested in while they're going cheap. Currently...
News Price Hiked PS5 Endures Sony's Worst May in Over 25 Years
A worrying month
Spiralling hardware costs look poised to do untold damage to the games industry, with the recently price hiked PS5 forcing Sony to endure its worst May since 2000 in the United States. According to Circana data shared by Mat Piscatella, PS5 registered a terrifying 58% slide in unit sales year-over-year, and a 43% drop in spending...
Thursday25th Jun 2026
The wheel of fate is turning
BlazBlue fans, Arc System Works has not forgotten you. Even after all of this time... BlazBlue: Central Fiction launched for the PS4 and PS3 way back in 2015, and now, over a decade later, it's actually getting a brand new DLC character. Nuts. The announcement was made during the developer's showcase earlier tonight,...
Wednesday24th Jun 2026
Guide GTA Online: All GTA+ Games and Benefits
Everything you need to know about GTA's subscription
GTA+ is a monthly subscription available to purchase within GTA 5’s multiplayer mode, GTA Online. The membership includes a variety of benefits, including a catalogue of downloadable PS5 games. As part of our GTA Online guide, we’re going to share everything you need to know about...
Tuesday23rd Jun 2026
News 2 More June 2026 PS Plus Extra Games Available to Download Now
For the USA, UK, and Japan territories
If you are a PS Plus Extra member in the USA, UK, or Japan, you can download and play another two PS5 games as part of your subscription from today. This only applies to the three regions listed; everyone else in the rest of the world already received the full lineup in one go last week. You can check out the...
News 'Absolutely Terrible Idea': Nobody Likes Sony's New PS Plus Experiment
If it ain't broke, don't fix it
PlayStation is currently experimenting with the way it delivers PS Plus Extra and PS Plus Premium titles in the USA, UK, and Japan, and the method it's adopted isn't going down particularly well with those affected. For years now, the monthly lineup of games has been delivered all at once on the Tuesday following the...
News Kynseed, a Life Sim Combining Stardew Valley and Fable, Is Coming to PS5 This Summer
From ex-Lionhead devs
The highly regarded life sim Kynseed is finally making its way to consoles, and that includes both PS5 and PS4. The game, which is loosely described as Stardew Valley meets Fable, hits Sony's machines on 4th August, 2026. Here's a trailer: Developed by PixelCount Studios, which includes former Fable developers among its top...
News SEGA Shares Lifetime Sales Update for Persona, Metaphor, and Like a Dragon
For the role-players
As part of its annual business report, SEGA has confirmed a bunch of lifetime sales figures for key titles, taking into account additional sales from across the last 12 months. The new numbers make for fairly interesting reading. The gist here is that the publisher's role-playing properties are looking pretty healthy across the...
News Sonic Racing: CrossWorlds, Shinobi: Art of Vengeance Sell Below SEGA's Expectations
Sell shading
SEGA's latest financial report sheds some new light on sales figures for many of its existing games, but two from last year were excluded from the chart. Sonic Racing: CrossWorlds and Shinobi: Art of Vengeance have not received public sales numbers, and have in fact been lumped together in the report
News Sonic Racing: CrossWorlds May Not Have Sold Well, But It Gets More Awesome by the Month
New characters, music, more
This is why we don’t deserve nice things! Sonic Racing: CrossWorlds is, by my money, one of the most fun kart racers on the market these days – but SEGA has reported it sold below expectations. Fortunately, it’s not giving up on the game, and has committed to three more free additions this year. They are:...
Monday22nd Jun 2026
Guide These 5+ PS5 Games Are Coming Out This Week (22nd-28th June)
Dead or Alive! Deer & Boy! A few others!
This week could end up being the slowest week of the year on the PS Store, but you have a backlog to get through, don't you? I suppose the biggest game this week is Dead or Alive 6: Last Round, which is coming to the PS5 after launching on the PS4 a few years ago. Here's everything coming out this week...
News The Call of Duty: Black Ops PS5 Ports Might Be $40 Each without Any DLC
Talk about a rip-off
How would you feel about paying $40 for the port of a PS3 title released in 2010, that doesn't come with any extra bells or whistles like its DLC packs? That's what Activision could be bringing to the table as it ports Call of Duty: Black Ops and its sequel to PS5 in July. The two FPS classics won't be getting Xbox Series X|S...
News 'Absolutely Sensational': Tom Holland and Zendaya Love the Marvel's Spider-Man Games
Spidey and MJ have been playing
Insomniac Games has produced a trio of great Marvel's Spider-Man adventures over the years, and they've of course been super popular. As it turns out, Tom Holland and Zendaya, who play Spidey/Peter Parker and MJ in the Marvel movies, are big fans too. In a brief interview with IGN Benelux about the upcoming...
Saturday20th Jun 2026
Feature Going Platinum: This PS5 Game Gave Me Something Better Than a Platinum Trophy
Dead good
Platinum Trophy #29: I Am Dead Date Earned: 24th August 2021 Dopamine Index: stars:5 I Am Dead. Joke alert! Not really! That's the name of the game. The look on your face! Nah, I'm very much alive. I'm writing a feature for Push Square dot com right now, and I think I'd probably struggle to do so in any other state. Sorry, I dunno...
