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Tuesday16th Apr 2024
News UK Sales Charts: Helldivers 2 Returns to Top 10 in Quiet Week for New PS5, PS4 Releases
Cooling off
Boy, those first few months of 2024 were crazy, right? The torrent of big, flashy new games is finally relenting, though, and the UK's physical games chart is beginning to settle into a groove. EA Sports FC 24 is number one, once again, and Hogwarts Legacy is equally consistent at number two. The remainder of the bestsellers has been...
News Stellar Blade Is a Better Game Than NieR: Automata, Yoko Taro Reckons
Praise from both game directors
Stellar Blade developer Shift Up quite clearly took a lot of inspiration from PS4 great NieR: Automata during the making of its soon-to-be-released PS5 exclusive, but in the case of Automata director Yoko Taro, he thinks that the student has already become the master. In an interview with IGN Japan (via Eurogamer),...
News Huge PS Plus Clearout Confirmed for May, 25 Games Leaving
Including some Final Fantasy classics
Sony has today updated the Last Chance to Play section of its PS Plus service, revealing far and away the biggest batch of PS5 and PS4 titles leaving at once. On 21st May 2024, a whopping 25 games will be taken off PS Plus Extra and PS Plus Premium, including some quality Fina
News S.T.A.L.K.E.R. PS4 Trilogy Fixes Save, Crash, and Bug Issues for All Games
Three title updates available now
GSC Game World has published PS4 patches for the three games that make up the S.T.A.L.K.E.R.: Legends of the Zone Trilogy. Following its surprise release last month, the developer has now updated the three titles with fixes that should address a variety of save, crashing, and bug-related flaws. The patch notes are...
News 14 More Games Land on PS Plus Extra, Premium Today
Another two in the coming weeks
Today is the day for April 2024's PS Plus Extra and PS Plus Premium game refreshes to come into effect, with 14 PS5, PS4 and Classic titles landing across the two tiers. The games are available now in the UK and Europe, and availability in the USA will be rolled out later on in the day. Day one title Dave the Diver...
News Prepare Yourself for Incoming Metaphor: ReFantazio Livestreams
ATLUS to provide an extensive update
ATLUS has revealed plans for what it is calling the "ATLUS Exclusive: Metaphor: ReFantazio" broadcast, with the publisher/developer promising approximately 30 minutes of never-before-seen gameplay. How's that for something to look forward to? Spotted by Gematsu, the broadcast will be available on YouTube on 22nd...
News Fans Resurrect LawBreakers Servers, Cliffy B Nods Approvingly
Don't call it a comeback
After LawBreakers developer Boss Key Productions shut down following the game's poor performance, it was thought that would be the end of the gravity-defying FPS. So traumatic was the entire ordeal that Cliff Blezinski, studio founder of Gears of War fame, swore off making video games for good. Now, years later, fans have...
Monday15th Apr 2024
News The Ultimate Crossover: Sand Land Snags Sandstorm by Darude in Its New Story Trailer
It works shockingly well
In what is a frankly unbelievable move, Bandai Namco has managed to secure iconic — and heavily memed — 2000 trance track 'Sandstorm' for its new Sand Land trailer. Honestly, it fits quite well, but we're still in disbelief that the marketing team actually went and got this done. We can only assume that Darude, the...
News Prepare for Fallout 4 PS5 with the PS Store Sale Live Now
Base game and all DLC going cheap
Fallout 4 launches its native PS5 version on 25th April 2024, but if you want to make that upgrade as cheap as possible, you might want to take a look at the current PS Store spring sale. Both the base PS4 game and all of its DLC are on sale at the cheapest prices they've ever been, and the offers expire the day...
News Whoa! Crash Bandicoot 4: It's About Time Has Sold More Than 5 Million Copies
Head spinning
It seems Toys for Bob's warmly received Crash Bandicoot sequel has been a huge success. Crash Bandicoot 4: It's About Time, the first numbered sequel in the series since 1998's Crash Bandicoot 3: Warped, has sold over five million copies, according to the studio's design director, Toby Schadt. It's About Time is a return to the...
News 2016's Ratchet & Clank Reboot Gets Fan-Favourite Gun in Free Update
Where does the time go?
Insomniac's excellent Ratchet & Clank reboot, released in 2016, has received a surprise update. The update adds a fan-favourite weapon for free, just in time for the eighth anniversary of the game's launch. If you already own the game, simply navigate to the PSN store page, and you can play around with the Bouncer...
News Fallout Player Counts Skyrocket After Amazon Adaptation Drops
Fallout: New Vegas, Fallout 4, and Fallout 76 in particular
Following the incredibly strong launch of Amazon's critically acclaimed adaptation of Fallout, lapsed fans craving some V.A.T.S. have returned to the series in droves, proving there is still an insatiable demand for the series. According to SteamDB
Saturday13th Apr 2024
Poll Are You Happy with Your PS Plus Extra, Premium Games for April 2024?
Plus or minus?
16 more games are heading to PS Plus through the Extra and Premium tiers this month, and as is often the case, there's quite a lot of variety on show. April's offering is headlined by not one, not two, but three brand new releases on PS5 and PS4: the incredibly highly rated Dave the Diver, the promising
News Rockstar's GTA+ Membership Putting Its Price Up
As new offers and games are bundled in
Rockstar Games has announced it's joining EA in raising the price of its GTA+ subscription service, from £4.99 / $5.99 per month to £6.99 / $7.99. Representing a 40 per cent increase in the UK, new users will immediately be charged the new price while existing members will begin paying extra from 11th June...
Talking Point What Are You Playing This Weekend? - Issue 524
Must be Fate
The release schedule is really slow right now, after a mad dash to the end of the fiscal year. It means this is a good opportunity to catch up on titles from your backlog, or revisit a favourite from yesteryear. Aaron Bayne: On top of my continued Ghost of Tsushima playthrough, I'm considering dipping back into Destiny 2 this weekend...
Friday12th Apr 2024
News PS Stars Rewards Now Include Top PS5 Games Rise of the Ronin, Helldivers 2, More
Good point(s)
If you regularly use a PS5 or PS4, there's very little reason not to be using PS Stars. This rewards programme, currently only accessible via the PlayStation mobile app, rewards users with points for PS Store purchases, as well as neat little digital collectibles for completing simple campaigns. Part of the service also allows you to...
PS Store Sales Charts Helldivers 2 Dominates Once Again, Dragon's Dogma 2 in Third
Marching on
Helldivers 2 continues its winning streak over on the PS Store. Arrowhead's co-op shooter was February's most downloaded PS5 title, and now it's done the same for March too. It's in first place on both the US and EU charts, seeing off hot competition in the weeks since it launched. Second place differs between North America and Europe,...
News PS5, PS4 RPG Visions of Mana Aims Straight for Your Nostalgia in Touching Japanese Trailer
The adventure continues
Square Enix has released a new Japan-only trailer for upcoming action RPG Visions of Mana — and it's specifically designed to play on the nostalgia of longtime Mana fans. The video depicts the life of a man who's grown up with the franchise, from grabbing his first Mana title as a kid, to watching the games evolve over the...
News Tomb Raider Trilogy Remaster Updated on PS5, PS4, Here Are the Patch Notes
New outfit, lots of bug fixes
Tomb Raider 1-3 Remastered Starring Lara Croft (we're still not quite over that title) has just received a meaty new patch, and it's available to download now on PS5 and PS4. The headline addition is a new outfit for Lara, but beyond that is a huge laundry list of fixes and improvements. A new 'Nightmare in Vegas'...
News PS Plus Premium Brings Back Classic Alone in the Dark Horror for PS5, PS4
Available from Tuesday, 16th April
If the new Alone in the Dark PS5 reboot has given you a classic survival horror itch, then Sony's subscription service PS Plus Premium is looking to scratch it. Available from Tuesday, 16th April 2024, the old PS1 terror Alone in the Dark: The New Nightmare will be available to members on the top tier, complete...
News Top-Down Phenomena Vampire Survivors Confirms Platinum Trophy on PS5, PS4
Devs live in fear of dissapointing Greg Miller
Indie slam dunk Vampire Survivors has officially been confirmed for a PS5 and PS4 release and is expected to enthral millions when it arrives this Summer. Trophy Hunters will be glad to know the devs have confirmed a Platinum Trophy awaits those willing to undergo a true nightmare to obtain it...
Thursday11th Apr 2024
Guide Fallout 4 Guide: Help and Guidance for Your Wasteland Journey
Refresh yourself ahead of the PS5 version
Fallout 4 is an RPG from Skyrim studio Bethesda, first released for PS4 in 2015 and then updated for PS5 on 25th April 2024. In this Fallout 4 guide hub, we've gathered together our collection of pages and articles designed to help you with key features in the game and gather collectibles. Fallout 4...
News School Management Sim Let's School Teaches You a Lesson on PS5, PS4 This Summer
That's class
Ever wondered what it would be like to build your own school? Recruit teachers? Enrich the lives of hopeful youngsters? Well, unless you're already a headmaster on the brink of a mental breakdown, Let's School is probably for you. This is an impressively in-depth management sim in which you run your own place of education. Let's School...
News Pac-Man Mega Tunnel Battle: Chomp Champs Launches on PS5, PS4 in May
It'll take you until then to say the title
Bandai Namco is gearing up to launch its latest Pac-Man game into the world, and it's not far off at all. Launching on both PS5 and PS4 on 9th May 2024, Pac-Man Mega Tunnel Battle: Chomp Champs is bringing 64-player battle royale madness. While this isn't the first time Bamco's mascot has been placed in a...
News SMT 5: Vengeance Teases New Story, New Gameplay, and New Demons in Fresh Trailer
Sweet revengeance
Still set to release on the 14th June, Shin Megami Tensei 5: Vengeance is really starting to kick its marketing machine into gear. And today, we've been handed a new trailer the enhanced PS5 and PS4 re-release. It gives us a glimpse of new story stuff, new locations, new gameplay elements, and new demons that you'll be able to...
News Japan Sales Charts: Rise of the Ronin Rides Again, Refuses to Leave Top 3
All rise
Rise of the Ronin has once again done reasonably well for itself in the latest Japanese sales charts. The current PS5 exclusive launched a few weeks back, but unlike fellow action RPG Dragon's Dogma 2, it's been able to stick in the top ten since its release. It sold an additional 12,000 copies at retail, bringing its physical total up to...
News Vampire Survivors Contra Crossover DLC Will Come to PlayStation Later in the Summer
Operation Guns
In case you missed it, the popular indie title Vampire Survivors is finally making its way to PlayStation later this year. Upon launch in the summer, the game, along with all its DLC packs, will be available for purchase on PS Store, but there's one upcoming expansion that'll be coming a little later down the line. Operation Guns is...
News Test the Waters with Dave the Diver's PS5 Immersion Trailer
Dip your toes in
The ridiculously good Dave the Diver is coming to PS5 and PS4 in just a few short days, on 16th April, and available via PS Plus Extra, no doubt ensuring it will make a splash. If you still don't know what the fuss is abo
News Darkest Dungeon 2 Getting Back to Basics with Free Kingdoms Campaign Update
"Ruin has come to our family"
Darkest Dungeon 2 was recently rated for PS5 and PS4, with the grimdark rogue-lite recently finishing up a solid stint in Early Access on Steam. Tough-as-nails, with perhaps the best narrator in all of gaming, the sequel made some radical departures that didn't all land with fans of the original Darkest Dungeon...
News Physical Backers of Eiyuden Chronicle: Hundred Heroes Hit with Unexpected Shipping Costs
Rabbit & Bear Studios blames “misinformation"
Successful Kickstarter project and spiritual successor to the Suikoden series, Eiyuden Chronicle: Hundred Heroes is out in a couple of weeks, on 23rd April and it looks to be a true love letter to fans of classic JRPGs. It's unfortunate, then, that several backers have been met with unexpected and...
