PS4 News (Page 7)
Tuesday14th Oct 2025
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...
News Marvel Cosmic Invasion's Unannounced Final Characters Have Leaked Online
Find out who rounds out the roster
Promising comic book beat-'em-up Marvel Cosmic Invasion has been drip-feeding its roster of playable characters for months, and with just two more to reveal, the surprise has unfortunately been spoiled early by leaks. Spoilers: The unannounced characters are named below. A demo recently released on PC has been...
News KPop Demon Hunters Show Fortnite How It's Done with Special Mode, Outfits, More
Live right now
Unless you've been living under a rock, you're probably at least aware of KPop Demon Hunters — a Netflix movie from Sony Pictures Animation that's taken the world by storm. Well, it looks as though it'll soon be crossing paths with the ever-popular everything game, Fortnite. First, the official account for Fortnite replied to Rei...
Wednesday1st Oct 2025
News PS Plus Extra Loses Two More PS5, PS4 Games in October 2025
Last Chance to Play section gets a refresh
In addition to the four PS5, PS4 games set to leave PS Plus Extra in October 2025, the Last Chance to Play section of the service has been updated with a further two titles. A total of six games now leave PS Plus Extra on 21st October, which are as follows: The Dark Pictures Anthology: House of Ashes...
News PS Plus Looks Better Than Ever After New Xbox Game Pass Price Rises
Xbox 360 dollars per year
How would you feel about paying $30 per month for PS Plus Premium? While the two subscription services aren't exact copies of one another, with Xbox Game Pass offering considerably more day one titles, that's now how much a monthly subscription to Xbox Game Pass Ultimate will cost as of today. Microsoft has confirmed that...
Guide Sonic Racing: CrossWorlds: All Confirmed Characters and Tracks
Drifting around at the speed of sound
As the name suggests, Sonic Racing: CrossWorlds is a kart racer that's leaning into a colourful multiverse, bringing in a diverse range of locations and characters from SEGA and beyond. If you're wondering which characters and what locations have made the cut, you're in luck; this guide will let you know all...
Tuesday30th Sep 2025
Guide Call of Duty: Black Ops 7 Beta: Start Times, How to Get Early Access, and What's Included
A full overview of the Black Ops 7 beta
Ahead of the full release in November, you have the chance to try Call of Duty: Black Ops 7 in a beta offering a few days of multiplayer action. In this Call of Duty: Black Ops 7 beta guide, we are going to reveal all start times, how to get Early Access, and what's included. <toc expand="none"> What...
News Terminator 2D Delayed, Now Fated to Release Late November on PS5, PS4
It'll be back
Publisher Reef Entertainment has announced another delay for its very promising-looking retro action title, Terminator 2D: No Fate. The game, developed by Bitmap Bureau, is now due for release on 29th November 2025 — a delay of just under a month from its previous launch date. The publisher released a short statement, outlining the
News The Finals' In-Game Energy Drink OSPUZE Just Became a Real Thing You Can Buy
"A magical explosion of fiction meeting reality"
With the recent release of The Finals Season 8 – along with the Stockholm Grand Major – excitement for the game has been steadily brewing, and Embark doesn't plan on allowing it to simmer down anytime soon. The Swedish studio has just announced a collaboration with the drink brand PXL to create a...
News Another SEGA Baddie Has Been Revealed for Shinobi: Art of Vengeance's Villain DLC
Contemptuous Musashi grunt
Shinobi: Art of Vengeance is a great revival of the classic SEGA series, and next year a DLC pack will bring fresh reasons to hop back in. Announced back in August, the side-scrolling action game is set to receive the SEGA Villains Stage DLC, which will bring a trio of iconic bad guys to fight from across different SEGA...
News The Studio Behind Absolum's Gorgeous Art Is Now Producing an Animated TV Adaptation
Supamonks go all-in on Absolum
Publisher Dotemu and studios Guard Crush Games and Supamonks are soon to release Absolum, the roguelite beat-'em-up with a great hand-drawn style. The latter team is responsible for that art direction as well as the game's animation, and it's always lookd impressive in trailers. Well, we hope you aren't tired of it,...
Monday29th Sep 2025
Guide These 23+ New PS5, PS4 Are Coming Out This Week (29th-5th October)
Ghost of Yotei! Digimon Story Time Stranger! Final Fantasy Tactics!
Good luck to the games launching on 30th September, there's only about 15 to choose from. The big new release this week is Ghost of Yotei, although also spare a thought for Final Fantasy Tactics: The Ivalice Chronicles and Digimon Story Time Stranger as well. These are all the new...
Tuesday30th Sep 2025
Preview It's Mine's Time to Shine in Yakuza Kiwami 3 & Dark Ties
We play the all-new expansion included with SEGA's remaster
You never forget your first. And when it comes to Ryu ga Gotoku, many of you will have taken your first taste of the franchise with Yakuza 3. That’s because, in the West at least, it was the first entry in the series to release on Sony’s next-gen system at the time, the PS3...
Saturday27th Sep 2025
Poll Are You Happy with Your PS Plus Essential Games for October 2025?
Plus or minus?
October's always an interesting time for PS Plus, as subscribers tend to be looking towards increasingly busy release schedules and, of course, Halloween celebrations. Fortunately, Sony's understood the assignment on that latter point, as Alan Wake 2 is the undisputed headline act of next month's offering. Remedy's often insane...
Talking Point What Are You Playing This Weekend? - Issue 600
Celebrate good times
Y'know what? We've been so busy this week we forgot it was a milestone edition of WAYP this week. Well, drat! We were going to do something special as well! Oh well, we'll put the festivities on pause for another 100 issues. See you in 2027, folks! Craig Reid: After a long week, I fancy getting my teeth into Black Myth:...
Friday26th Sep 2025
News PlayStation's New 'Rewards' Program Goes Down Like a Lead Balloon
Is it a reward if you have to pay for it?
PS Stars was by no means the best rewards program there's ever been, but at least there was an obvious benefit to investing your time into it. You could earn PS Store credit, and now Sony is in the process of killing it off. Earlier this week, the platform holder confirmed a new rewards system in Franchise...
News The Last of Us 2 Is Now Available on PS Plus Extra on PS5, PS4
Happy Last of Us Day
Today is 26th September, otherwise known as The Last of Us Day — an annual celebration of Naughty Dog's series. To mark the occasion this year, Sony has added The Last of Us: Part II (PS4) and The Last of Us: Part II Remastered (PS5) to PS Plus Extra's game catalogue. They're both available to download now. The Last of Us...
Thursday25th Sep 2025
News Black Ops 7 Has Turned Down 'Big, Big Brands' for Crossovers After Fan Backlash
Upcoming Call of Duty will cool it with collabs
Call of Duty: Black Ops 6 pushed the boundaries of what fans deemed acceptable when it came to crossover content, with recent additions becoming more and more incongruent with the shooter franchise. Particularly after the arrival of American Dad and Beavis & Butt-Head, among others, players pushed...
