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November2023
Guide Cyber Monday 2023: Best Deals on PS5 Consoles, Games, Controllers, SSDs, and More
Black Friday savings are here!
Update: It's now Cyber Monday, which means new deals and more opportunities to grab a bargain. As before, we'll be updating this page throughout the day to highlight the best discounts available at retail. Looking for the best PS5 and PS4 Black Friday deals? This year's Black Friday is finally here, kicking off on...
News Euro 2024 Will Kick Off As a Free Update in EA Sports FC 24 Next Year
Building from the back
Despite the well-documented fallout between football’s governing body FIFA and publisher EA Sports, the company has partnered once again with UEFA to add the upcoming flagship international tournament Euro 2024 to EA Sports FC 24. The event, which will take place in Germany next year, will be added as a free update in the...
News Japan Sales Charts: PS5 Still Flying Off Shelves Despite Switch Software Dominance
Riding the wave
The PS5 has topped the Japanese hardware charts for a second week in a row, following on from the recent arrival of the PS5 'Slim' model. Sony's current-gen console claimed the number one spot (second in combined sales) with around 51,300 units sold; an expected drop-off from its previous tally, but still a good showing for a system...
Guide Best Yakuza / Like a Dragon Games Ranked: Which Yakuza Games to Play and Where to Start
That's rad!
SEGA's Yakuza or Like a Dragon series has been around since the days of the PlayStation 2, but only over the last half a decade or so has it really started to seep into the consciousness of a wider Western audience. This is largely thanks to 2017's Yakuza 0, which sparked a whole new wave of interest on PlayStation 4. It helped, of...
News 11 PS5, PS4 Games Are Leaving PS Plus Extra in December 2023
Out in the cold
Each month, Sony adds a bundle of new PS5 and PS4 games to PS Plus Extra and Premium, but a handful of titles leave the service too. In December, a total of 11 games are heading out the door, meaning there's not a lot of time left to play these via your subscription. On 19th December 2023, the following PS5 and PS4 games will leave...
News Jujutsu Kaisen's Cursed PS5, PS4 Cast Expands Yet Again
More characters confirmed for arena anime outing
Anime arena fighter Jujutsu Kaisen: Cursed Clash has got another cast trailer, as it sprints towards its 2nd February release date on PS5 and PS4. This time it confirms Kento Nanami, Mahito, and Eso & Kechizu – the latter of whom will battle as a pair, thus occupying a single roster slot...
News In Case You Missed It, the Real Slim Shady Is Coming to Fortnite
Lose yourself
Fortnite has transcended pop culture over the past several years, and we suppose an Eminem event seemed inevitable at some point. It’s happening as part of Chapter 4’s live finale, which will take place on 2nd December from 2PM ET. And you’ll be able to watch Eminem dressed as, er, Eminem, because there’ll be three Icon skins...
News Despite Crap Reviews, Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 Boasts of Engagement Records
Historic, allegedly
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 is not a good game – in fact, it may be one of the worst entries in the series, aside from spin-offs like the abysmal outsourced PS Vita release. With a Metacritic score of just 56 for the PS5, this dismal edition of the annual first-person shooter series is tussling with titles like The Lord of...
News Call of Duty 2024 Reportedly Set During First Gulf War
Desert Shield, Desert Storm
With the bloated, undercooked, and outdated Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 still fresh in our collective consciousness, it's only fitting that a new report would out next years offering well in advance. Developed this time by Treyarch, Call of Duty 2024 will reportedly be another entry in the Black Ops series, set during...
News Street Fighter 6? More Like Street Fashion 6 with These New PS5, PS4 Outfits
Lookin' good
Street Fighter 6, perhaps more than other entry in the franchise’s history, has really embraced how effortlessly cool the series can be. There was pent-up excitement for the title’s next batch of costumes, then – and here’s the full set, in all their glory. A lengthy trailer gives us a detailed look at Marissa’s wedding dress,...
'Micro'-transactions
As noted in our coverage of the reveal, Destiny 2's new, The Witcher 3-inspired crossover cosmetics look cool, but knowing the general state of microtransactions in live service games, they're probably going to cost a small fortune. Taking that thought and running with it, players are already dragging Bungie's plans through the...
News Tearaway's Wonderful Music Coming to Streaming Services as Series Turns 10
Sounds good on paper
Between LittleBigPlanet and Dreams, Media Molecule made Tearaway — a brilliant, whimsical platformer where everything was made of paper. Initially released for PS Vita and eventually ported to PS4 in Tearaway Unfolded, the game is a truly joyous adventure, each version making the most of its hardware to provide a super tactile...
News Lauded Visual Novel Tsukihime: A Piece of Blue Glass Moon Comes West in Summer 2024
Summer of blood
Tsukihime: A Piece of Blue Glass Moon was confirmed for a western release earlier in the year, and now we have an official launch window. Publisher Aniplex (essentially Sony's anime arm) has the title pencilled in for summer 2024, and a 'Physical Limited Edition' will be available priced at $79.99. Digital editions, meanwhile, will...
News 'Development Is Progressing' on Ubisoft's Troubled Prince of Persia Remake
If only we could control time
Prince of Persia fans, rejoice — Ubisoft Montréal is still chipping away at Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time Remake. The project was announced back in 2020, and while the idea of a remake of a true Ubisoft classic was enticing, the art direction left a lot to be desired. The game's development has been turbulent...
News Ace Combat 7: Skies Unknown Soars Ever Higher, Clears 5 Million Sales Milestone
Flying first class
The Ace Combat series is not the most well-known name in video games, but the latest game has flown further than any of its predecessors. As we approach its fifth anniversary, Ace Combat 7: Skies Unknown has just reached a new sales milestone — it's now topped 5 million units sold. Bandai Namco's fighter jet action game has...
Sony now faces trial
First reported on back in August 2022, a consumer rights campaigner named Alex Neill set out to sue Sony for £5 billion (roughly $6.7 billion). The basis of the class action lawsuit alleged that the PlayStation-maker charges "excessive" amounts of money for digital content through the PS Store — something that it can...
News Alright, Destiny 2's Witcher 3 Crossover Armour Is Cool
Make a wish
We'll admit, it's been quite some time since we wrote anything genuinely positive about Destiny 2, but we're willing to give it up for this newly revealed crossover. Bungie's teamed with CD Projekt Red to craft some really cool looking cosmetics based on The Witcher 3, which decks out Titans, Warlocks, and Hunters in armour that...
News PS Plus Extra, Premium Games for November 2023 Available Now on PS5, PS4
14 games added in total
Last week, Sony officially announced the latest lineup of games coming to PS Plus Extra and Premium, adding to the game catalogue and range of classics as usual. In total, 14 more PS5 and PS4 titles are joining the fun, including Teardown, which has been available on Extra since its launch on the 15th. Today, 21st November,...
News Forget Kong, GameMill's The Walking Dead: Destinies Could Be Amongst 2023's Worst
So far, anyway
GameMill Entertainment is a publisher that rose to notoriety last month with Skull Island: Rise of Kong, an abysmal offering so bad it beggared belief. The Walking Dead: Destinies, which GameMill quietly released last week, plumbs new depths, an impressive achievement in its own right.
Talking Point Like Japanese Games? Early 2024 Is Going to Destroy You
Your wallet's already dead
We think 2024 is already shaping up to be another ridiculous year for gaming, but more specifically, early 2024 now looks utterly insane if you happen to enjoy Japanese games in particular. Now obviously, 'Japanese games' is an incredibly broad term, but Japanese publishers really do seem hellbent on releasing all of their...
News Ultra Promising RPG Unicorn Overlord Gets Eight Minutes of Gorgeous PS5 Gameplay
On the march
Following a fresh information blowout last week, we were left wondering when we'd see Unicorn Overlord in action. Vanillaware's upcoming strategy RPG has already shown huge promise, but it's always best to wait on actual gameplay footage before getting carried away with the hype. Fortunately, Japanese publication Famitsu has released...
News UK Sales Charts: Hogwarts Legacy Apparates Back to the Top Spot
It's like magic
All it needed was a port to Nintendo Switch, and now Hogwarts Legacy is back on top of the UK's physical games chart. It's been in the top 10 more or less since it launched on current-gen consoles, and now it's knocked Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 from the number one slot. Activision's shooter is now in second, with EA Sports FC 24...
News Arguably PS5's Best and Worst Games of 2023 Now Have Trials on PS Plus Premium
Roll the dice, precious
PS Plus Premium members can sample a selection of full games in time-limited trials, and the group of titles in that range has just folded in what are arguably this year's best and worst. If you're on PS Plus' highest tier subscription, you can now take Baldur's Gate 3 and The Lord of the Rings: Gollum for a test run. The...
News Embrace Your Inner Landlord In The Sims 4 For Rent Official Gameplay
Daylight robbery
The Sims 4's next expansion, For Rent, explores the exhilerating world of property management and grows wealthy on the rents of others. You, too, can live out your dreams of being a realtor when For Rent moves in on 7th December on PS4. New gameplay mechanics will allow players to set up additional passive revenue streams, allowing...
News Emotionally Prepare for Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth with Red XIII-Narrated Story So Far Trailer
Is history truly doomed to repeat?
Final Fantasy VII Rebirth represents the second chapter in a trilogy, retelling the legendary story of Final Fantasy VII for a new generation. Square Enix has already proven very willing to play with players' expectations, with veterans and new fans alike in the dark on this one. We got a new trailer today,...
Talking Point What Are You Playing This Weekend? - Issue 503
Backlog attack
It finally feels like we're clear of the recent release schedule, and now we're all looking towards end-of-year celebrations — and big old backlog battles! Still, we need to appreciate the relative calm before early 2024 and its ridiculous games lineup destroys us all. Aaron Bayne: Now that Control is out of the way, it’s onto...
Poll Are You Playing Persona 5 Tactica?
Strategically speaking
The Phantom Thieves are back yet again, only this time, they're testing their strategic skills in tactical RPG Persona 5 Tactica. Another spin-off based on the themes and characters of Atlus' seemingly eternal masterpiece, we want to know if you're sticking with Joker and the gang through their latest adventure. Honestly, we...
News Like a Dragon: Infinite Wealth Details Its Much-Needed Turn-Based Combat Improvements
A wealth of upgrades
We think Yakuza: Like a Dragon is great, but in a lot of ways, it really did feel like RGG Studio's first attempt at turn-based combat. The system was fun, but it had some obvious flaws, like dodgy character movement, abusable attacks that made others completely redundant, and enemy types that were far too tanky for their own...
News Spyro the Dragon Is Back... in Crash Team Rumble
Part of the game's third season of content
Believe it or not, the mostly forgotten PS5, PS4 multiplayer Wumpa Fruit collecting game Crash Team Rumble is closing in on its third season of content, and the big thing studio Toys for Bob has to talk about this time is Spyro the Dragon becoming a playable character. Coming on 7th December 2023, the...
News Huge PS Store Black Friday Sale Live Now, 1,000+ PS5, PS4 Games on Offer
Final Fantasy! Diablo! Mortal Kombat!
As revealed at the start of this week, the big PS Store Black Friday sale is live now. More than 1,000 PS5, PS4 games are part of the promotion, including big hitters like Final Fantasy XVI, Diablo 4, and Assassin's Creed Mirage. Below you will find a selection of the most significant games on sale, with all of...
News More Classic PS Plus Premium Games Look to Have Leaked Early
Disney support goes hard
Off the back of Up receiving an age rating and then immediately being announced for PS Plus Premium, another three classic games look to be following the same process. All handed a Taiwanese age rating (the same as Up), it looks like PS1 title Buzz Lightyear of Star Command and PSP games
News PS Plus Subscriptions on Sale Now, But There's a Big Catch
Save 30%... if you upgrade
Along with the big PS Store Black Friday sale, Sony is offering up to 30 per cent off the price of 12-month memberships to its three PS Plus tiers. This rare offer is available until 27th November 2023, and covers new subscriptions as well as those looking to extend their current one. The huge catch, though, is that it...
News Physical Copies of Survivor - Castaway Island Wash Ashore for PS5, PS4
Outwit. Outplay. Outlast
Survivor - Castaway Island brings the iconic reality TV show's action, drama and tantrums to PS5 and PS4. Do you have what it takes to become the sole Survivor? Publisher Microids has partnered with Banijay Brands, owner of the Survivor IP; physical copies of the game are now available for PS5 and PS4, a must-have for any...
News Fortnite Fans Aren't Happy About Age-Gated Cosmetic Restrictions
If looks could kill
Fortnite has been experiencing a renaissance lately, with the OG map drawing back a staggering 45 million players in a single day. However, that love streak seems set to end as Epic Games has unveiled a controversial new age-gating system. This system restricts cosmetics and even islands for minors, causing consternation among...
News The Last of Us Gets the Final Fantasy Treatment with Gorgeous Yoshitako Amano Print
Finally
In a beautiful marriage between two seminal series, legendary Final Fantasy artist and character designer Yoshitaka Amano, in partnership with Naughty Dog, has turned his hand to The Last of Us, blessing us with the resultant print. Created using pencils and watercolours, mediums with which Amano is intimately acquainted, the print depicts...
News Under Night In-Birth 2 Open Beta Is Live on PS5, PS4 with Online and Offline Versus
Tonight's the Under Night
The open beta for Under Night In-Birth 2 (yes, we do have to check that name every single time we type it out) is now live on PS5 and PS4. It runs from today (the 16th or 17th depending on your timezone) until the 19th / 20th November — and even if you aren't keen on playing against other people online, the beta might...
News The Hype Is Real for Unicorn Overlord as Vanillaware's RPG Gets New Info
Unicorn Overload
We've said it once and we'll say it again: Vanillaware doesn't miss. The Japanese developer behind fantastic titles like 13 Sentinels, Dragon's Crown, and Odin Sphere is currently putting the finishing touches on its next game, Unicorn Overlord. The fantasy RPG was announced back in September, and it's set to release on the 8th...
Poll What Review Score Would You Give Like a Dragon Gaiden?
The glorious return of Kazuma Kiryu
Like a Dragon Gaiden: The Man Who Erased His Name has been out for a week now on PS5 and PS4. The intriguing return of Kazuma Kiryu seems to have gone down especially well with fans of SEGA's series, and so we're interested in knowing what you think of this shorter, arguably more focused Like a Dragon title. We...
News Japan Sales Charts: PS5 Rockets to the Top as 'Slim' Model Arrives
Like a Dragon Gaiden also sells well
Just in case there was any doubt about why PS5 sales plummeted in Japan over the last few weeks, Sony's current-gen console has now rocketed to the top of the hardware charts thanks to the arrival of fresh stock. The new PS5 model, commonly referred to as the 'Slim', is now readily available in the region, and...
News 900 People Laid Off from Embracer Group During Its Second Quarter of 2023
Company confirms impact
As has already been reported, Embracer Group is among the many businesses in the industry cutting back its workforce in 2023. However, we now have a figure; during its second quarter, ending with September, the holding company has let go of 900 employees. To put that in perspective, this number represents just five per cent...
News Metal Gear Solid: Master Collection's Latest Patch a Step in the Right Direction
But there's still a long way to go
Konami has released the latest patch for the Metal Gear Solid: Master Collection Vol. 1, which addresses various issues and bugs afflicting the controversial port. The Master Collection bundles together some of the most iconic games in the series, a blessing for fans, but not one without flaws. Konami does seem to...
News SEGA Interested In Adapting Persona, Like a Dragon into Movies
"We're thinking of reviving other classical SEGA IPs too"
SEGA's stable of IP remains ripe for further exploration, which the company is interested in pursuing. Following Sonic the Hedgehog's mammoth success on the big screen, it should be no surprise that the Like a Dragon/Yakuza and Persona series would be next in line for adaptations. Speaking...
News New Game+ on Its Way to Assassin's Creed Mirage Next Month
Part of a December update
Ubisoft has announced a New Game+ option will be part of a PS5, PS4 update for Assassin's Creed Mirage arriving at some point in December. The update will also add a new permadeath mode across all difficulties in the game, making your assassination attempts that little bit more intense. The series' Twitter account then...
Feature Celebrating 10 Years of PS4 with Our Favourite Games
The best of the best
The PS4 is officially ten years old. We've had a whole decade of Sony's last-gen console, and if you can believe it, games are still being released on the bloody thing. But we're not here to complain — we want to take this opportunity to celebrate a fantastic system. There's no doubt about it, the PS4 has an outstanding...
News Sand Land Still Looks Great in Side Quests and Dungeons Reveal
Tank it
Sand Land continues to look like a surprisingly inspired adaptation in its latest promotional video. Producer Keishu Minami is back for a second developer diary, which reveals the existence of side quests and explorable dungeons. Completing side quests can help you recruit people for your base — more information on that's coming in the...
News 14 PS Plus Extra, Premium Games Coming Next Week
November 2023 line-up revealed
Sony has today announced the selection of PS5, PS4, and Classic titles heading to PS Plus Extra and PS Plus Premium next week. In total, there'll be 14 titles on offer, with day one PS5, PS4 game Teardown available today. The rest will be rolled into the service on Tuesday, 21st November 2023, and the complete list...
News October 2023 Circana: Spider-Man 2, PS5 Both Chart-Toppers as the Sony Streak Continues
Fourth best-selling game of 2023 already
Sony certainly won't mind, but its continued dominance over the USA's gaming sales data makes us sound like a broken record: the PS5 was the best-selling console in the country across both units purchased and dollar sales for yet another month. With the release of Marvel's Spider-Man 2 boosting it, the system...
News Twitter Wants to Dramatically Improve PS5, PS4's Integration
Stay tuned
X, the artist formerly known as Twitter, has reached out to PlayStation to improve its integration of the social network – following its removal earlier in the week. Outspoken owner Elon Musk had previously said he’d personally look into the matter, and now a developer account h
News PS Store Plummets the Price of Over 1,000 PS5, PS4 Games
PS Plus subscribers save even more
We know PS5 and PS4’s huge Black Friday sale is imminent, but Sony’s filling the time between now and Thanksgiving with over 1,000 discounts – primarily on indie games. Right now, you can net some pretty meaningful savings on titles like Cult of the Lamb: Cultist Edition (£14.99/$17.99), Dredge...
News Players Want Modern Warfare 3's Wonderfully Camouflaged 'Groot' Skin Pulled
You can't catch what you can't see
In addition to some of the grimmest spawns we've seen in recent days, Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 appears to have a "Groot" problem. As players can transfer content from Modern Warfare 2 to its sequel, the controversial limited-time Gaia Operator skin
News Koromaru Remains Persona 3 Reload's Best Boy on PS5, PS4
Woof!
Something that the surprisingly volatile Persona community can unanimously agree on is Koromaru's status as Persona 3's best companion character. Sure, some might prefer Yukari's company to Mitsuru's when ascending the more dangerous levels of Tartarus, and
News The Long Lost Shantae Advance: Risky Revolution Resurfaces on PS5, PS4 in 2024
Wishes do come true
Shantae, WayForward's well-liked action platformer series, started life on Nintendo's Game Boy Colour in the early noughties, and a sequel for the Game Boy Advance started production but was never finished. Now, 20 years later, the game is finally set to see the light of day; Shantae Advance: Risky Revolution is heading to...
Rumour Persona 6 Targets 2025 Release While Metaphor's on Track for 2024
Atlus is busy
Atlus has the inevitable Persona 6 pencilled in for 2025. That's according to @MbKKssTBhz5 on Twitter, who has a particularly good track record when it comes to leaking Atlus' plans. They also state that 2024 belongs to Metaphor: ReFantazio — the fantastical RPG that was announced back in June. Apparently, it'll be accompanied by a...
News Acclaimed Indie Game Planet of Lana Makes the Leap to PS5, PS4 in 2024
Should be a Lana fun
Publisher Thunderful Games has announced its hit side-scrolling adventure, Planet of Lana, is heading to new platforms, including PS5 and PS4. Previously a console exclusive on Xbox, the game takes a running jump onto Sony's consoles in Spring 2024. If you're unfamiliar with this one, Planet of Lana is a 2D puzzle platformer...
News Like a Dragon: Infinite Wealth Is So Long, It's Being Called 'Monster-Class'
"If you go at it continuously, you’ll get sick"
SEGA team RGG Studio has said in a new interview that Like a Dragon: Infinite Wealth is the largest game in the series so far. It's a fact that studio head Masayoshi Yokoyama is very conscious about, feeling the need to get fans sufficiently excited so they'll want to stick through the whole...
News Cyberpunk 2077 Quest Director Thanks Fans for Keeping the Faith After 'Heartbreaking' Launch
Thanks, Choom
The Cyberpunk 2077 redemption arc seems mostly complete at this point. While the state that the game was originally released in will likely live in our collective gamer mind, it's also true that Phantom Liberty was a rousing success, with developer CD Projekt finally delivering on its ambitious promise, albeit several years late...
News Atlus Announces Inevitable Day 1 DLC for Persona 5 Tactica
Repaint Your Heart
Being a spinoff of the almost unimpeachable Persona 5 Royal, specifically, it was only a matter of time before developer Atlus and publisher SEGA would unveil the inevitable onslaught of premium DLC. In a Japanese trailer, we learn that Kasumi Yoshizawa, a new companion added in Royal, will be coming to Tactica as premium content...
News Sony's Big PS Store Black Friday Sale Starts This Week
PS5, PS4 deals stay for 10 days
Sony has announced its huge PS Store Black Friday will get underway this Friday, 17th November 2023, with thousands of PS5, PS4 titles expected to be discounted. Lasting for 10 days, the PlayStation Blog highlights recent releases like EA Sports FC 24, NBA 2K24, and Assassin's Creed Mirage as just a few games you'll...
News UK Sales Charts: Everyone Hates Modern Warfare 3, But It's Still Number One
Later, haters
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 is the worst-received game in the series in a very long time, maybe ever, but that hasn't stopped it debuting at number one in the UK's physical charts. It may be a below par Call of Duty, but it's still a Call of Duty — a name that's too big to fail. It sold the vast majority of
News A Whopping 80% of Modern Warfare 3's Physical UK Sales Were on PS5, PS4
Domination
A contractual obligation means Call of Duty will remain on PlayStation for at least ten years, despite Microsoft’s acquisition of Activision Blizzard. But if numbers continue to trend like this, we could foresee the series remaining on Sony’s consoles for a lot longer: an enormous 80 per cent of Modern Warfare 3’s physical copies...
News Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 Has Some of the Worst PS5, PS4 Review Scores of the Year
Gollum's still got it beat, though
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 is being described by critics as one of the most cynical PS5 and PS4 releases in quite some time, and it’s getting battered by reviews. While we’re still taking our time to work through the campaign and multiplayer maps, the release’s Metacritic score currently sits at just 50,...
News Like a Dragon Gaiden Is So Confusing Even RGG Studio Got Mixed Up
Judgement day
Like a Dragon Gaiden: The Man Who Erased His Name is a mouthful, a hell of a title hailing from a series known for confusing naming conventions, made worse since the Yakuza franchise rebranded as Like a Dragon in the West. It's so confusing that even developer Ryu Ga Gotoku Studio appears to have gotten mixed up in its latest game and...
News Activision Pulling Modern Warfare 3 Maps Already Due to Grim Spawns
Lovely camping weather
The new Call of Duty, Modern Warfare 3, was released on Friday, and already multiple maps have been pulled from the game's multiplayer suite after players en masse were gunned down thanks to some truly miserable spawn points. The primary culprit was the map Quarry, which, when played in the Hardpoint game mode, would...
News PS Plus Premium Poised to Add Another Classic Disney Game
Rating emerges for another PSP port
While not every publisher has been supportive of Sony’s drive to bring emulated PS1 and PSP games to PS Plus Premium, Disney has been a surprise ally. And it looks like another of its old tie-ins could be coming to PS5 and PS4 in the near future, as Gematsu spotted the Taiwanese ratings board has added a listing...
Talking Point What Are You Playing This Weekend? - Issue 502
Once more with feeling
The big new release this weekend is Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3, but it feels like interest in the franchise is at an all-time low, doesn’t it? That doesn’t exactly mean the title will be flop – far from it – but we’re not exactly expecting to see it pop up too frequently in this week’s WAYP. Aaron Bayne: I'll...
Video Modern Warfare 3 Maps Lack Character In Side-By Side Comparison
More pixels, more problems?
Modern Warfare 3 just landed on PS5, bringing with it the 16 original maps from 2009’s Modern Warfare 2. From Terminal to Wasteland, some of the best Call of Duty maps ever made have received a facelift — definitively bringing them into the modern gaming era. But how much has Infinity Ward actually changed with these...
News Baldur's Gate 3 Dominates Golden Joystick Awards, Wins Game of the Year
The first of many
This year's Golden Joystick Awards are over, and Baldur's Gate 3 has walked away the big winner. The superb RPG snagged the all-encompassing 'Ultimate Game of the Year', beating out the likes of Alan Wake 2, Marvel's Spider-Man 2, Final Fantasy 16, and many more. Larian's universally acclaimed title also scooped the win in six...
Poll What Review Score Would You Give Star Ocean The Second Story R?
Star crossed
Considered by many to be one of, if not the best game in the series, PS1 and PSP classic Star Ocean The Second Story was revived last week in a very well received fashion. Star Ocean The Second Story R is a remake of the beloved RPG, bringing modern sensibilities to an old school adventure. We awarded it a 'great' 8/10 in our rather...
News A New Trails Game Will Launch in Japan Next Year as the West Continues to Catch Up
Kuro 3 all but confirmed
Falcom's latest financial report reveals that a new Trails title is set to release before September 2024. It's highly likely that it'll end up being the third game in the series' latest saga, following on from Kuro no Kiseki and Kuro no Kiseki 2: Crimson Sin. The latter hit Japan in 2022, as Falcom focused on Ys X: Nordics...
News The Excellent Persona 5 Strikers Has Sold Two Million Copies
Go team
Persona 5-2 in all but name, it's been confirmed Persona 5 Strikers has sold two million units worldwide. It's unclear whether PS Plus redemptions from January 2022 count towards the milestone, but producer Daisuke Kaneda is still pleased with the achievement. On the Persona Channel, he said: "This work P5S was released on February 20,...
News LEGO 2K Goooal Is PS5, PS4's Worst Kept Secret
2KGoaldn
LEGO 2K Goooal, a soccer-based take on Denmark’s most famous bricks, may be the worst kept secret on PlayStation – especially now previous frontrunner Nickelodeon All-Star Brawl 2 has released. The title, which has been rumoured for eons, has now popped up on the PS Store’s back-end under the name Build Up, complete with officia
News Legendary Dev LEVEL-5 Will Continue Its Resurrection This Month
DECAPOLICE, Inazuma Eleven, and more expected
LEVEL-5 had all but disappeared up until recently, but the legendary Japanese developer is making a big comeback right now. The studio has announced multiple promising projects, including the highly anticipated detective RPG DECAPOLICE and the PlayStation debut of Inazuma Eleven. And we’ll find out...
Half the time normally allotted to Call of Duty titles
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 is out today, and critics and players in Early Access have been hammering the game's underbaked single-player campaign. Wouldn't you know it, it turns out the title was churned out in less than half the time generally allotted to such an undertaking, which would go...
News Sony Has Stopped Updating PS Plus' Subscriber Numbers
In the dark
For the past two quarters, Sony has failed to provide an update on PS Plus’ total number of subscribers. The platform holder is not required to reveal this statistic, of course, but it’s always provided an interesting point of reference as the figure fluctuates throughout the year. Generally the service has hit a ceiling of around 50...
News Overwatch League Confirmed Dead as Blizzard Heads in 'New Direction'
Cheers, love
The ambitious Overwatch League, the most expensive esports bet ever floated, is seemingly no more, with Blizzard confirming that it will take competitive Overwatch "in a new direction." An OWL spokesperson released a statement to GGRecon, which announced the news in no uncertain terms: "We are transitioning from the Overwatch League...
