PS4 News (Page 7)
Monday20th Oct 2025
Feature Last Chance to Get These 25+ Essential PS5, PS4 Games in Player's Choice Sale
Cheap PlayStation games we recommend this week
Sony's current PS Store sale is coming to an end. The Player's Choice promotion is an absolutely colossal offering, spanning almost 5,000 different games, available only until 22nd October. However, there's a lot of filler making up the numbers here, so we're going to focus on the absolute essential...
Guide These 27+ New PS5, PS4, PS Plus Games Are Coming Out This Week (20th-26th October)
Jurassic World Evolution 3! Ninja Gaiden 4! Dispatch!
After a slower week on the PS Store last time, we're back to another absolutely mammoth offering. The big new arrivals this week include Jurassic World Evolution 3, Ninja Gaiden 4, and Vampire: The Masquerade - Bloodlines 2 — among many. These are all the new PS5 and PS4 games coming out this...
News PS Store Quietly Adds Crucial New Feature for PS5, PS4 Deals
Price is right
Sony’s been quietly making crucial new improvements to the PS Store, like the recent addition of user reviews – and it’s just rolled out a very nice feature that’s long overdue, as first spotted by Reddit. Fans browsing discounted games may now spot a ‘Lowest Price in the Last 30 Days’ tab, which will tell y
Saturday18th Oct 2025
Poll Are You Happy with Your PS Plus Extra, Premium Games for October 2025?
Plus or minus?
A total of eight new games have been confirmed for this month's PS Plus Extra and Premium update, and it's actually a very fitting selection for what is unquestionably the spookiest time of the year. Break out the distant screams and tormented cackling whenever you're ready... October's Extra lineup is full of horrible outings,...
News Tomb Raider: Anniversary Will Not Be Part of Next Week's PS Plus Update
Mystery solved
We know Tomb Raider: Anniversary will be added to PS Plus Premium at some point, as Sony already confirmed that during a recent State of Play. But there’s confusion after uber-reliable rumour-monger billbil-kun touted it for next week’s update, scheduled for 21st October. Ultimately, it wasn’t includ
News There Are Big Concerns About Plants vs Zombies' PS5, PS4 Re-Release
Dead man walking
Plants vs Zombies Replanted is out next week on the PS5 and PS4, and should be cause for celebration. After all, it’s arguably one of the greatest tower defence games ever made. But rumours are beginning to swirl about the quality of the port, which is allegedly based on an old Windows Phone (?) build that’s been ported into...
Talking Point What Are You Playing This Weekend? - Issue 603
There's lots to choose from
It’s that time of the week yet again, folks – it’s time for us to talk about all the games we’re playing. Obviously, the release schedule has been absolutely stacked lately, so there’s no shortage of titles to choose from. Here’s what we’re playing. Aaron Bayne: The Arc Raiders Server Slam kicks off this...
Friday17th Oct 2025
News Call of Duty's Future Under Xbox Leaves Former Director 'Immensely Worried'
He doesn't think they're any good anymore, either
A former Call of Duty director has laid out his concerns about the state of the series in a recent interview. Glen Schofield is a name you may or may not be familiar with, but he's one of the minds behind Dead Space and the more recent Callisto Protocol. More pertinent to this story, though, is his...
News The Crew 2 Will Be Playable for 'Years to Come' with New Fan Demanded Offline Mode
Stop killing games
The Crew has been at the centre of a storm for many, many years now, with the first game’s server shutdown ultimately leading to the Stop Killing Games campaign. While the original release could be played solo, it required an Internet connection in order to be enjoyed. Hence, when its servers were shutdown, it rendered the...
News From NASCAR to New Islands, The Crew Motorfest Is Going All-In for Year 3 on PS5, PS4
Another impressive update
Ubisoft has revealed the future of The Crew Motorfest, and frankly it’s impressive how much content the company’s got coming up. The Ivory Tower racer obviously now finds itself in a head-to-head race with Forza Horizon 5 on the PS5, but it seems to be responding to the challenge well. Year 3 will get underway from...
News The Final Guest Character in Shinobi: Art of Vengeance's Villain DLC Has Been Revealed
Eggman, Death Adder, and...?
The brilliant Shinobi: Art of Vengeance is set to receive a DLC pack in 2026, themed around villains from other classic SEGA franchises. The SEGA Villains stage will include a trio of new adversaries to conquer, with the first two having already been announced. Now, we know the third and final villain going up against...
Thursday16th Oct 2025
News Highly Rated, Overlooked Stealth Strategy Game Shadow Tactics Gets Free PS5 Upgrade
All part of the plan
Shadow Tactics: Blades of the Shogun now has a PS5 version — and it's a free upgrade if you already own the game on PS4. It's been a long time since this strategy title made any headlines, so here's a quick refresher: Shadow Tactics first launched for Sony's last-gen system in 2017, and it was met with seriously strong...
Wednesday15th Oct 2025
News All 8 New PS Plus Extra, Premium Games Confirmed for October 2025 on PS5, PS4
Spooky
Sony has officially announced October 2025's new PS Plus Extra and PS Plus Premium games, which are headlined by the excellent Silent Hill 2. The software will be available to download from Tuesday, 21st October, and incudes the following across both tiers. They are: New PS Plus Extra Games: October 2025: Silent Hill 2 (PS5) |
Stockman syndrome
What does the future of Saints Row actually look like? Well, let's be honest, there probably isn't one at this point — not after the 2022 reboot bombed — but at least the series' original design director is up for giving it another chance. In an especially large interview with Esports Insider, Chris Stockman — who again,...
News Summer Game Fest Will Reveal 'What's Next for Video Games' on 5th June, 2026
Save the date
The hype cycle is underway for next year’s Summer Game Fest, which will stream live from 5th June, 2026. The event will be hosted from a new location this time: the Dolby Theatre in Los Angeles. Previous broadcasts have been presented from the YouTube Theatre, which has double the audience capacity. While it’s far too early to...
News Here Comes a New Challenger! C. Viper Struts into Street Fighter 6 on PS5, PS4
Flame haired fighter arrives
Anticipated Street Fighter 6 addition C. Viper is available now. The character comes with a cavalcade of new content, including World Tour quests, Battle Hub events, and of course new combat trials and story in Fighting Grounds. You can get a glimpse of all what’s on offer in the trailer embedded below. In...
Tuesday14th Oct 2025
The best couch co-op or online co-op on PS4
What are the best co-op games on PS4? Among the PS4's enormous library of games, there are many brilliant co-op experiences to be had, whether online or local. If you're after some top notch co-op PS4 games, you've come to the right place. Playing a game together with other people has been around since...
Guide Best Open World Games on PS4
PS4's best open world games ranked and rated
What are the best open world games on PS4? Many, many games these days opt for an open world structure, which gives players the freedom to explore at their own pace and, usually, cause a bunch of trouble. They're incredibly popular, and there are so many great examples on PS4. The range of open worlds is...
Monday13th Oct 2025
Guide These 10+ New PS5, PS4 Are Coming Out This Week (13th-19th October)
Reach! Ball X Pit! NASCAR 25! More!
Finally, it's a slower week on the PS Store, after over a month of 25-plus new releases every single week. This time we'd say the big new arrivals are probably PSVR2's cinematic shooter Reach and acclaimed indie Ball X Pit. You may also be interested in NASCAR 25, which is being made by the iRacing team. These...
News Battlefield 6 Is a Smash Hit in First Sales Report, Selling Best on PS5
Dominates UK's physical chart
As was perhaps expected, Battlefield 6 has made a strong impact; the first-person shooter has made a number one debut on the UK's physical games chart. EA's bombastic multiplayer FPS is top of the table, and at physical retail, 82 per cent of copies sold were the PS5 version. The game knocks Ghost of Yotei off its...
News Croc Platinum Edition Adds Trophies and Time Trials, Existing PS5, PS4 Owners Get it for Free
Six months later
Croc developer Argonaut Games has just announced Croc: Legend of the Gobbos - Platinum Edition for PS5 and PS4 — but there's some serious confusion surrounding the news. As you may recall, Croc: Legend of the Gobbos — a remaster of the PS1 platformer — released earlier this year. It was warmly received by nostalgic fans, but...
News Criticised House of the Dead 2 Remake Lurches to PS5, PS4 Just in Time for Halloween
Dead on arrival?
Released on Nintendo Switch and PC months ago, House of the Dead 2: Remake will finally stumble to PS5 and PS4 later this month. It hits Sony's current and last-gen systems on the 24th October, so you'll be able to snap it up just in time for Halloween. Nice timing. A word of caution, though: this remake didn't go down...
News Unexpected PS5, PS4 Fighting Game Based on Avatar the Last Airbender Revealed for 2026
Feel the elements
Bet you didn’t have this on your 2026 bingo card, huh? Gameplay Group has announced a new one-on-one fighter inspired by classic animated series Avatar the Last Airbender and The Legend of Korra, slated for release on both the PS5 and PS4. (Yes, Sony’s last-gen system is still getting new releases!) Here’s what the...
News Here's Another Reason to Return to South Town in Fatal Fury: City of the Wolves on PS5, PS4
Thai fighter
Fatal Fury: City of the Wolves was pretty generous with its launch edition, basically giving all players access to Season Pass 1 as part of the main game. So, you’ll probably want to plan a return to South Town, with returning character Joe Higashi now added to the roster. Here’s how dev SNK introduces him: “Muay Thai...
Sunday12th Oct 2025
News Marvel Tokon May Be Out Next Year, But ArcSys Is Not Done with Dragon Ball FighterZ Yet
New character next year, balance update imminent
In an extraordinary announcement, Dragon Ball FighterZ is getting a new character next year. The game, which first launched in 2018 on the PS4, was ported to the PS5 natively in 2025. But the addition of Goku (Super Saiyan 4, DAIMA) as DLC in Spring 2026 will mark the first roster expansion in over...
Saturday11th Oct 2025
News The Metaphor: ReFantazio Anniversary Event Was Just Atlus Trying to Sell a New Digital Edition
No metaphors here
Atlus celebrated the first anniversary of Metaphor: ReFantazio overnight, and quite frankly, we're glad that we didn't stay up until 5am to watch its 15-minute video. As is always the case with stuff like this, some eager fans were expecting a big announcement. DLC, an expanded re-release, a Nintendo Switch 2 port... But no, the...
Talking Point What Are You Playing This Weekend? - Issue 602
War never changes
The days are getting shorter and the temperature is beginning to drop, so it’s the perfect time to start snuggling up with video games again. Fortunately, there’s been a lot releasing over the last few months, so here’s what’s keeping us busy. Aaron Bayne: I'll be taking to the battlefields with the lads in Battlefield 6...
Friday10th Oct 2025
News Call of Duty Is Trying Everything It Can to Make You Play Black Ops 7 Over Battlefield 6
Treyarch puts an end to skill-based matchmaking
Activision executives reportedly aren't worried about the competition today's new release, Battlefield 6, poses to Call of Duty: Black Ops 7, but every move they have made in the past few months suggests they have at least one nervous eye looking over their shoulders. Treyarch is trying to please its...
News Fortnite's Long Anticipated The Simpsons Mini-Season Could Be One of Its Best
Kang and Kodos discovered in-game
We’re probably never getting another The Simpsons game which is a crying shame. But we are getting a Fortnite mini-season inspired by the show. This has been rumoured for months now, and while it still hasn’t been officially acknowledged by maker Epic, the leak of a glider featuring Kang and Kodos all but...
Thursday9th Oct 2025
Now you're the critic
Sony’s rolled out an update for the PS Store which allows you to write and submit full-length reviews. Only accessible on the web-based storefront for now, the new feature has been in testing for quite some time, but is now available to everyone. It allows you to submit a 4,000-character review to go with your rating, which...
News Zangief's New Look in Street Fighter 6 Really Didn't Need to Go This Hard
Introducing Mech Zangie-F
We already knew Zangief would be getting his Outfit 4 at part of next week’s big Street Fighter 6 update, from 15th October. (Which also includes C. Viper as a new DLC character.) But man, Mech Zangie-F really didn’t need to go this hard. He looks like a cross between the Russian grappler and Jack-8 from Tekken 8...
News PS4's Record-Setting US Sales Pace Is Being Comfortably Beaten by Switch 2
5% ahead over first three months
PS4 is no longer the fastest-selling console in the US, according to Circana sales data. As we touched upon earlier in the week, over its first three months on the market, the Switch 2 has beaten Sony’s sales record by 5%. According to analyst Mat Piscatella, writing on
News This Year's Fortnitemares Has an All-Star Lineup on PS5, PS4
Scooby Doo! Doja Cat! Jason Voorhees! Ghostface! More!
If you haven’t played Fortnite for a while, then there’s truly never been a better time to get back into it. Alongside the recent addition of Kpop Demon Hunters – and the strongly rumoured Springfield map – Epic has announced the latest rendition of Fortnitemare
Wednesday8th Oct 2025
News Black Ops 6 Trial Will Let You Play the Full Single Player Story for Free on PS5, PS4
Why not?
You’d think Activision would be all-in on promoting Call of Duty: Black Ops 7 – especially after its relatively tame beta – but it’s actually putting a bunch of energy behind last year’s Black Ops 6 right now. Alongside a massive content drop as part of the pr
News Dead Space's Isaac Clarke Is Now in Skate, And He Costs More Than His PS5 Remake
Daily grind
Beloved Dead Space protagonist Isaac Clarke has joined the world of EA’s free-to-play Skate reboot as a skin – but he’ll cost you more than his recent PS5 remake to buy. The full bundle, available for around two weeks at the time of writing, includes the following in-game items: Engineer Rig Skin Slasher Deck Isaac’s...
News Almost 5,000 PS5, PS4 Games Discounted in Player's Choice Sale
Here we go again
Another gargantuan PS Store sale has hit Sony’s servers, with almost 5,000 games discounted this time. The deals – which will run through 22nd October – are part of the Player’s Choice promotion, which according to the PS Blog celebrates “award-winning adventures, cult classics, and fan-favourite franchises”. While you...
News Aug 2025 USA Sales: Massive Month for Single Player Games, PS5 Can't Catch Switch 2
Helldivers 2 doesn't chart on Xbox, but could be an error
August 2025 was a big month for single player games, with both Mafia: The Old Country and Metal Gear Solid Delta: Snake Eater charting third and fourth respectively on the all-formats best-sellers list. Neither game could overcome NBA 2K26 or Madden NFL 26 as you’d expect, but these are...
Tuesday7th Oct 2025
News First PS Plus Extra Game for October 2025 Leaked
It's another strong PS5 addition
Last year's excellent PS5 remake, Silent Hill 2, will headline the PS Plus Extra game lineup for October 2025, according to reliable leaker BillBil-Kun. Shared in a Dealabs report, they state the Bloober Team and Konami title is heading to PlayStation's middle subscription tier. This month's selection is scheduled...
News October 2025 PS Plus Essential Games Available to Download Now
Alan Wake 2 joins PS Plus today
You've been made to wait longer than usual because of the way the calendar has fallen over the past few weeks, but the three new PS Plus Essential games for October 2025 are now finally available to download now. It's actually been a while since the PS5, PS4 lineup was revealed, so here's a reminder of what you can...
News Metaphor: ReFantazio One-Year Anniversary Event Announced, 'Special Message' Teased
Re-ReFantazio
We're very quickly approaching the one-year anniversary of Metaphor: ReFantazio. Crazy, huh? Well, maybe not that crazy, but the game still feels fairly fresh in our minds. Anyway, in order to celebrate the occasion, Atlus and its in-house development team Studio Zero will be hosting an anniversary live stream this week, on the 10th...
News Vampire Survivors Online Co-Op Confirmed, Will Probably Crash Your Game in Record Time
No survivors
Devilishly addictive roguelike Vampire Survivors has a big update on the horizon, and one of its key additions will be online co-op. Yep, it's finally happening: you'll be able to gang together with up to three other players and — potentially — reduce the game's frame rate to ruins at a faster rate than ever before. And we mean...
News Minecraft Builds a Road to Sonic Racing: CrossWorlds on PS5, PS4 This Week
"I am Steve"
SEGA seems set on ensuring Sonic Racing: CrossWorlds fans have plenty of reasons to boot up the release. Hot on the heels of last week’s Hatsune Miku Festival – where you could unlock various themed goodies inspired by the Vocaloid star – the publisher has announced that Steve and Alex et al from Minecraft will be reaching the...
Monday6th Oct 2025
Feature Last Chance to Get These 50+ PS5, PS4 Games to Buy in PS Store's Tokyo Game Show 2025 Sale
Cheap PS5 and PS4 games we recommend
To celebrate this year's Tokyo Game Show, which recently came to a close, Sony has organised a Tokyo Game Show 2025 sale on PS Store. Running until the end of 8th October, the sale includes, as always, thousands of PS5 and PS4 games. If you don't have time to browse through that many discounts, we have some...
News Assassin's Creed Mirage's Free, Saudi-Funded Expansion Launches in November
Hidden blade
As promised, Ubisoft has lifted the lid on Assassin's Creed Mirage: Valley of Memory — a free expansion that's arriving more than two years after the main game's release. It's been known for a while, but this is a joint project between Ubisoft and the Saudi Arabian Public Investment Fund. The latter has essentially funded the whole...
Guide These 25+ New PS5, PS4 Are Coming Out This Week (6th-12th October)
Battlefield 6! Little Nightmares 3! Panty Party Perfect?
There's only one big new release this week. That's right, Panty Party Perfect! Oh, you thought we were talking about Battlefield 6? Well, we suppose that's big too. And Little Nightmares 3. Geez, we guess. Oh, alright. These are all the new PS5 and PS4 games coming out this week. New PS5,...
Saturday4th Oct 2025
Talking Point What Are You Playing This Weekend? - Issue 601
Home to Hokkaido
Welcome to October, the month of spooky times. It's a little while before Halloween arrives, but there's so much to play right now, including the newly released Ghost of Yotei. Don't forget our guide! Aaron Bayne: It's got to be Ghost of Yotei for me this weekend! Jamie O'Neill: The spooky month is upon us, and it's four years...
Friday3rd Oct 2025
News Skate Season 1 Brings New Events, Challenges, More Next Week on PS5, PS4
Happy Skate-o-ween
Skate has been available in early access now for a couple of weeks or so, and soon it'll get its first major content update. On 7th October, the free-to-play skateboarding title will enter Season 1, running until 2nd December. Here's a trailer that gives a brief look at what it entails: The seasonal update will give San...
News The Finals Update Brings New Time-Limited 'Heaven or Else' Game Mode
Heavenly stuff
The Finals has just dropped with a new limited-time game mode as part of its 8.3.0 update that sees you fighting up in the clouds of the afterlife while knocking people to their demise – along with free rewards to earn from it, many of which look pretty heavenly. Known as 'Heaven or Else', this new time-limited mode consists of a...
Thursday2nd Oct 2025
News Sounds Like Sony May Finally Be Starting to Wind Down PS4 Support
Certain services getting the axe
The PS5 has been around for nearly five years now, and throughout that time, the PS4 has still been a big part of the wider gaming landscape. With an enormous install base and more accessible price point, Sony's last-gen console has lived a much longer lifespan than most other machines, with many modern games still...
News Rock Band 4 to Be Delisted from PS Store After 10 Years of Support
Party's over
Rock Band 4, Harmonix's legendary musical rhythm game, is soon to become unavailable. On the developer's Discord and the game's subreddit, the team confirmed to fans that the game will be delisted from digital storefronts, including PS Store of course, on 5th October 2025. This is due to music licences for the title's base soundtrack...
