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April2021
News Curse of the Dead Gods Will Add Dead Cells Crossover Content in New Update
Curse of the Dead Cells
We've not thought about Dead Cells for a while, but it's a corker of a game, isn't it? A really satisfying rogue-lite with cool weapons and items, and meaningful progression. Another rogue-lite that's worth your time is Curse of the Dead Gods, a brutal but engaging dungeon crawler which released recently on PlayStation 4. Why...
News Rival Schools' Akira Kazama Returns in Street Fighter 5
School's out for Street Fighter
Hoping for a new Rival Schools game? Well, you’re unlikely to ever get one of those – but character Akira Kazama is making a shock comeback as part of an upcoming Street Fighter 5 update. The badass biker got her first gameplay during a Capcom livestream earlier today, and will added to the game as part of the...
News Sony Suggests MLB Made the Decision to Include MLB The Show 21 on Xbox Game Pass
But doesn't have any words for PS5, PS4 owners
As previously speculated, Sony has inferred that MLB is behind the decision to include first-party game MLB The Show 21 on Game Pass at no extra cost – despite the manufacturer
News Assassin's Creed Valhalla's Ostara Festival Event Extended Following Bug Fixes
Was meant to end this week
Originally set to end on the 8th April, the Ostara Festival event in Assassin's Creed Valhalla has been extended. The festival was essentially rendered unplayable for a number of days following its launch, thanks to a nasty bug that was causing crashes. Ubisoft fixed this issue with a update, but players had already missed...
News Cutesy Robot Strategy Sim The Colonists Builds a Home on PS4 on 4th May
Wall-E, Floor-E, Roof-E
It wasn't long ago that The Colonists was announced for PlayStation 4. The city-building strategy game, starring a line of self-cloning robots, was first unveiled last month, and now we have a release date for the console port. You'll be settling a peaceful planet on PS4 from 4th May 2021. The main game will have you...
News Star Wars Republic Commando Is Back, and Here's The Launch Trailer
Engage tactical visor
After announcing back in February that Star Wars Republic Commando would be the latest title resurrected on the PlayStation 4 by Aspyr, the day to actually play it is upon us. You can check out the launch trailer above. The tactical FPS about a squad of clone commandos originally released all the way back in 2005, on Xbox and...
News Cooking Adventure Epic Chef Serves Up a PS4 Release This Summer
Watch the (very brief) trailer
Epic Chef was announced a while ago, but was initially only coming to PC via Steam. However, it was recently revealed that the cooking/crafting/life sim title will indeed be heading to consoles, and that includes PlayStation 4. The announcement trailer for the console port is incredibly brief, so here's a quick...
Massive effect
It seems as though BioWare has really put some work into the upcoming Mass Effect Legendary Edition. In case you don't already know, this is a collection of all three games from the original Mass Effect trilogy, remastered and enhanced for PlayStation 4 (and PlayStation 5, via backwards compatibility). Legendary Edition is out in...
News Making a Game in Dreams? It Could Feature in Upcoming Day of the Devs Presentation
Home grown talent
For those who might not know, Day of the Devs is a yearly event, usually hosted by Double Fine, that showcases games of all shapes and sizes, with an emphasis on independent studios. It's set to make its return alongside Geoff Keighley's Summer Game Fest in June, and submissions are currently open for developers to put their games...
Mini Review Star Wars Republic Commando - One of Star Wars’ All-Time Classics Has Still Got It
Initiate radical restructuring, commando
When Star Wars Republic Commando launched in 2005, it was ahead of its time. It found a perfect balance between the tactical, detail-intensive gameplay of shooters like Rainbow Six and the cinematic bombast of Call of Duty. It nailed this so well, that now, 16 years later, the game holds up shockingly well...
News Fall Guys Teases Crossover with Fellow Indie Hit Shovel Knight
Digging deep
Fall Guys, the game everyone wants to collaborate with. Any game worth its salt has a crossover of some sort with the 60-player platformer — Portal 2, Cuphead, and Among Us are just some of the titles represented. So, what's next in line to be immortalised in jelly bean fashion? Well, if our headline didn't give it away, this teaser...
Hands On Knockout City Is One Game You Shouldn't Dodge in 2021
A true underdog story
We'll be honest, expectations for Knockout City were fairly low as we booted up the recent open beta. This next game from the EA Originals program is an online multiplayer title from a small indie team, and we've seen enough of those come and go to be just a little wary. However, this dodgeball-inspired action game really...
News Gran Turismo Championships Gears Up for 2021 Season
Launch control
The FIA Certified Gran Turismo Championships has quietly become a very prestigious eSporting event. Starting off in 2018, drivers have been using Polyphony Digital's PlayStation 4 racing sim Gran Turismo Sport to compete in official tournaments, and the studio has confirmed it'll be returning very soon for the 2021 season. Kazunori...
News Sol Cresta, PlatinumGames' April Fools Joke from Last Year, Is Being Made a Reality
Just FYI
This bit of news sort of slipped us by last week as we searched for definitely-not April Fools news. We'll admit to being certified Slowpokes in this case. Still, in case you hadn't heard, Sol Cresta is currently in development at PlatinumGames. The Japanese studio "announced" this shoot-'em-up title last year on 1st April, but it turned...
News PS Now April 2021 Update Includes Marvel's Avengers and Borderlands 3
Squad up
Sony's been doing pretty well lately with the software lined up for PlayStation Plus and PS Now, and April is no different. For the cloud streaming service, there are just three games joining the fray, but they're pretty big ones. Marvel's Avengers, Borderlands 3, and The Long Dark will be streamable and downloadable on PS Now starting...
News Outriders' People Can Fly to Post-Mortem PS5, PS4 Server Woes
Try again
Outriders has proven more popular than perhaps we expected, moving over 50 per cent of its physical copies on PlayStation 5 in the UK – and setting some impressive concurrent records on Steam. It would seem, perhaps, that not even Polish developer People Can Fly accounted for this kind of success, as its servers have been up and down...
News Cyberpunk 2077 Patch 1.2 Runs Much Better on PS4 Pro, But There Are Sacrifices
Sadly, PS4 is still pretty bad
Cyberpunk 2077’s big v1.2 patch was billed as the big one by CD Projekt RED, and as we noted in our PlayStation 5 hands on, it’s unquestionably improved the experience. But what about PS4 Pro consoles? Well, a full analysis has been uploaded by Digital Foundry, and the bott
Reminder Today Is Your Last Chance to Get March 2021's PS Plus Games for PS5, PS4
Final fantasies
Man, March was a good month for PlayStation Plus. Members could download the intriguing PS5 puzzler Maquette, Souls-esque shooter Remnant: From the Ashes, PSVR action game Farpoint, and of course, Final Fantasy VII Remake. In addition, Destruction AllStars has been available free on PS Plus for two months now. However, April is here,...
News UK Sales Charts: Physical Outriders Sales Over 50 Per Cent on PS5
Movers and shakers
Hold on, there are things to talk about with the UK's physical games chart? What is this, April Fool's Day? Right, guys? Sorry. Anyway, yes, there's finally some movement in what has been a pretty immovable chart for the last month or two. After several weeks of fluctuation, FIFA 21 finds itself back in the top spot thanks to...
Poll Are You Happy with Your PS Plus Games for April 2021?
Plus or minus?
April 2021's PlayStation Plus games have been officially announced, and as always, we want to know what you think of them. In case you missed it, the lineup includes Oddworld: Soulstorm on PS5, and it's joined by Days Gone and Zombie Army 4: Dead War on PS4. No, we haven't somehow time-jumped to October by accident, and no, we don't...
News Virtua Fighter 5 Could Be Making a Comeback on PS4
Rated in Korea
Fantastic PlayStation 3 fighting game Virtua Fighter 5: Final Showdown could be returning to the ring, if a recently registered rating in Korea is anything to go by. The brawler was originally released for Sony's last-last-gen system all the way back in 2012, and that was pretty much the last we saw of SEGA's long running series on...
Soapbox My Colleagues Bet on How Far I'd Make It Through Final Fantasy VII Remake
Stephen recounts his time with Cloud and Co.
Note: This feature contains some spoilers for a very old game and a remake of that very old game. Any fans of Final Fantasy might want to stop reading at this point. That's right, the first sentence. Admission time: I never played Cloud Strife's seminal adventure on the original PlayStation, nor any...
Talking Point What Are You Playing This Weekend? - Issue 370
Easter edition
Happy Easter, everyone! We hope you have an extra restful weekend, with lots of games and chocolate eggs. Just try not to eat all those dairy delicacies at once – you’ve got to at least save some for next weekend, right? Sammy Barker, Editor: Sean Murray finally convinced me to give No Man’s Sky another crack, and it’s...
News Resident Evil Village Still Looks Stunning on PS4 Pro
And running at 60 frames-per-second
Not got a PlayStation 5 yet? No problem: forthcoming flagship Resident Evil Village also looks stunning on a PS4 Pro, as this exclusive first footage reveals. Like its predecessor Resident Evil 7: Biohazard, the survival horror runs at 60 frames-per-second, and while it’s outputting at a much lower resolution on...
Broken bat
“Putting into a subscription model on day one, for us, just doesn't make any sense,” Sony bigwig Jim Ryan told GamesIndustry.biz prior to the launch of the PlayStation 5, when asked about Xbox Game Pass. “For others in a different situation, it might well make sense, but for us it doesn't. We want to expand and
News PS Plus Free PS5, PS4 Games for April 2021 Announced
Hope you like zombies!
April's free PlayStation Plus games lineup has been officially announced. We already knew that Oddworld: Soulstorm would be on the docket for PS5, but what else can subscribers look forward to? Well, on PS4, we've got a rather surprising zombie theme going on. Days Gone, Sony Bend's open world adventure, is up for grabs...
News LEGO Star Wars: The Skywalker Saga Delayed Beyond Spring 2021
Force pushed
Anticipated LEGO title LEGO Star Was: The Skywalker Saga was aiming for a Spring 2021 release on both PlayStation 5 and PlayStation 4, but it's been delayed to an unspecified date. The news comes via developer TT Games, which states that it simply needs "more time". Given the scope of The Skywalker Saga — it covers every mainline...
News Sony Game MLB The Show 21 Will Be Free with Game Pass on Xbox, Full-Price on PS5, PS4
Three and out
We’re not even sure what to say anymore, to be honest. In a year of bad optics for PlayStation, this may be the worst yet: a game developed by Sony, the upcoming MLB The Show 21, will be free at launch for Game Pass subscribers on both Xbox Series X|S and Xbox One – while it’ll be sold full-price for PlayStation 5 and PS4. It’s...
News PS5 Open World Watch Dogs Legion Will Run at 60 Frames-Per-Second in the Future
Refresh
Watch Dogs Legion is getting a 60 frames-per-second update on PlayStation 5, a Ubisoft representative has confirmed in a Reddit question-and-answer. While there’s currently no window attached to this performance upgrade, a spokesperson said that the feature is in development now, and “we’ll announce the exact release dates with our...
News NHL 21 Puckers Up to EA Play from 12th April, FIFA 21 Wins As One in May
Through on goal
As previously promised, ice hockey sim NHL 21 will pucker up to EA Play starting 12th April, meaning subscribers will be able to download the full game as part of their membership. The title had been available as a free 10 hour trial on the service, but now you’ll be able to play for as long as you like – assuming your...
Mini Review Root Film (PS4) - An Enjoyable, If Standard, Visual Novel
Lights! Camera! Inaction!
While it might not be as compelling as its predecessor, Root Letter, Kadokawa Games’ follow-up visual novel Root Film is still worthy of your time. You’ll visit a bevy of locations and witness the culture of Shimane Prefecture while trying to solve an ever-increasing number of murders. As the title of the game suggests,...
News Earth Defense Force: World Brothers Brings Block-Based Bugs to PS4 in May
EDF! EDF! EDF!
Earth Defense Force will return to the front lines next month. The latest entry in D3Publisher's hysterical series is Earth Defense Force: World Brothers, which boasts a block-based, 'voxel' art style. This is still the EDF that we know and love, but it's set in a much more colourful world. It looks like a ton of fun in the gameplay...
News Shark RPG Maneater Returns to Sea with Truth Quest DLC
£12.99/$14.99 on PS5 and PS4
Maneater will return to the deep blue ocean this summer with newly announced DLC pack Truth Quest. Priced at £12.99/$14.99 and coming to both PlayStation 5 and PS4, the expansion will pick right up where the story of the base game left off. Actor Chris Parnell will reprise his role as Maneater's investigative...
News Sam & Max: This Time It's Virtual Confirmed for PSVR Release in 2022
Mystery solved
As you may recall, a new Sam & Max adventure was announced last year, taking the Freelance Police to VR. Sam & Max: This Time It's Virtual is in development at HappyGiant, and will have you fighting crime alongside the rabbit and dog duo. When it was announced, there was a question about platforms. Which virtual reality...
March2021
News Dodgebrawler Knockout City Catches Cross-Play Beta This Weekend
Throw down
Looking for something to keep you occupied this long Easter weekend? Dodgebrawler Knockout City’s cross-play open beta will run from 2nd April to 4th April, so you’ll have something to soak up all that chocolate with. “Knockout City brings intense battles to players as they master the art of throwing, catching, passing and dodging...
News The Binding of Isaac: Repentance Coming to PS5, PS4 This Summer, Adds Loads of New Content
The "final chapter" is coming
The Binding of Isaac: Repentance is the latest expansion of the enduring rogue-like adventure. This new version of Edmund McMillen's creepy twin-stick shooter is out now on PC, and is making its way to both PlayStation 5 and PS4 in the third quarter of 2021. Repentance isn't a sequel, but for as much as it adds to the...
News Tour de France 2021 Dons the Yellow Jersey on PS5, PS4
A peleton of fun
Cycling simulation Tour de France 2021 will pedal to PlayStation 5 and PS4 from 3rd June, with Nacon and Cyanide Studio once again pairing up on the official “video game of the third most followed sporting competition in the world”. That’s wording direct from the official press release – we’re not making this up!...
News Shin Megami Tensei III Remaster Story Trailer Brings the Nocturne Nostalgia
Demon days
It's been an age since we first played through Shin Megami Tensei III: Nocturne on the PlayStation 2, but this new story trailer for the HD Remaster has stirred our nostalgia for the cult classic JRPG. With the revival due out on the 25th May, it's time to start thinking about all of those lovely demons that you'll be bending to your...
News PS5, PS4 to Get Homebrew When Brewmaster Gets a Round In Next Year
Cheers, lads
There's a simulator for everything. If it doesn't exist yet, it will in time. Did you think a beer brewing sim would be coming to PlayStation? Of course not, but it is, because there's a simulator for everything. Brewmaster has been announced for both PS5 and PS4. It's a game all about concocting your very own craft beers, learning...
News Crash Bandicoot 4 PS5, PS4 Sales Boosted by Smartphone Spinoff
Spinoff is a pun, by the way
Crash Bandicoot 4: It’s About Time is climbing the US sales charts, as smartphone spinoff Crash Bandicoot: On the Run explodes in popularity. The mobile app – which according to Sensor Tower has amassed an eye-popping 25 million downloads since launching last week – is driving new interest in Activision’s...
News Cyberpunk 2077 Is 'Closer' to PlayStation Store Return, Says CDPR
It's all up to Sony, though
In an unprecedented move, Sony delisted Cyberpunk 2077 from the PlayStation Store back in December of last year. In just a few weeks, we'll have hit four whole months of being unable to buy the game digitally on PS4 (and PS5 via backwards compatibility). However, developer CD Projekt Red now believes that it's getting...
News No Man's Sky Continues Redemption Arc with Free Expeditions Expansion on PS5, PS4
A community-focused seasonal update
No Man’s Sky has gone from people’s chump to people’s champ, with outstanding post-release support by developer Hello Games over the past five or so years. Just six weeks on from the addition of pets – and a bunch of other features! – the UK studio is rolling out an entire new game mode, named...
Review Zombie Army 4: Dead War (PS4) - Rebellion's Best Game Yet
Fast and Führious
Republished on Wednesday 31st March, 2021: We're bringing this review back from the archives following the announcement of April 2021's PS Plus lineup. The original text follows. For the best part of the PlayStation 4 generation, UK-based studio Rebellion has been improving, tweaking, and fine-tuning its co-operative offering...
Review Days Gone (PS4) - Open World Comfort Food with a Survival Horror Spin
Decent St. John
Republished on Wednesday 31st March, 2021: We're bringing this review back from the archives following the announcement of April 2021's PS Plus lineup. The original text follows. The world comes for you is an incredibly apt slogan for Bend Studio’s apocalyptic sandbox. The latest in a long line of Sony-published story-driven...
News PS Store Spring Sale Goes Live with 500 PS5, PS4 Deals
Ghost of Tsushima! The Last of Us! Yakuza!
After taking a quick bit of time off last week, the PlayStation Store is back with another sale. And this one just so happens to be a big one. It's the bumper range of Spring discounts that will see us through until midnight on 28th April 2021, but not all of the games listed below will stick around until...
Hands On Touring London, Marseille, and the Alps During Lockdown in Train Sim World 2
Rail nice
Lockdown has been a desperately depressing period for everyone, with many of us barely venturing a few kilometres from our front door for the past 12 months. Being stuck inside for such long stretches of time has proved a strain on our mental health, but it’s also helped us to recognise and appreciate the escapism enabled by video games...
News Ratchet & Clank Boosted to 60 Frames-Per-Second on PS5 with New Patch
And it's out now
Update: The new Ratchet & Clank patch which boosts the release's performance to 60 frames-per-second on PS5 is available to download now. The update weighs in at 87.17MB, so shouldn't take too long to pull depending on your Internet speed. Will you be checking the title out on Sony's next-gen console? Original Story: Ratchet...
News Marvel's Avengers Dev Clarifies That You'll Need to Buy MCU Outfits
No free ride
At what point should we start feeling sorry for Square Enix and Crystal Dynamics? Even the scheduling of this article, posted directly after Insomniac Games’ free Marvel’s Spider-Man: Miles Morales update, feels like a kick in the ion thrusters. Nevertheless, the company has confirmed that, contrary to the wording of a social media...
News Marvel's Spider-Man: Miles Morales Adds the Advanced Tech Suit on PS5, PS4 for Free
And muscle deformation on next-gen
There’s no stopping Insomniac Games right now it seems. Fresh from announcing a 60 frames-per-second update for its 2016 remake of Ratchet & Clank, it’s also released a free patch for Marvel’s Spider-Man: Miles Morales, which adds the Advanced Tech Suit to both the PlayStation 5 and PS4 versions of the...
News Disco Elysium: The Final Cut Out Now on PS5, PS4
But where's our review?
Almost 18 months after the project was announced, the day has arrived: Disco Elysium: The Final Cut is now available on PlayStation hardware. The game can be downloaded on the PS Store at a price of £34.99/$39.99 (there's a limited-time 20% discount), with PS5 players treated to 60 frames-per-second support at 4K resolution...
Random Cyberpunk 2077 Patch 1.2 Makes V Sleep Like a Normal Person (Kind Of)
Real pillow talk
Ever since Cyberpunk 2077 launched in December of last year, players have been making jokes about how main character V sleeps. For whatever reason (it's almost definitely to do with the developer not having time to polish the game before release), V used to take to their bed in a very awkward manner. They'd climb onto the mattress...
News Play Hitman 3 for Free with a Starter Pack Until Monday
Access to Dubai and more
Those of you who have been itching to play Hitman 3 but haven't yet decided to splash the cash are in luck. Developer IO Interactive is offering a free starter pack on the PlayStation Store starting today through until Monday 5th April 2021 that will grant you access to the Dubai map alongside a few other locations...
Mini Review I Saw Black Clouds - Interactive Thriller Won't Be Winning Any Oscars
Thank you for supporting interactive drama
I Saw Black Clouds begins with a warning that tells you that the game features graphic depictions of suicide and then about four seconds later someone commits suicide. The deceased is a troubled girl named Emily and we move swiftly on to her funeral where we're introduced to Kristina and Charlotte who are...
News Twin-Stick Shooter Tiny Troopers: Global Ops Takes Aim at PS5, PS4
Gun ho
Hands up if you remember Tiny Troopers: Joint Ops on PS Vita? One of you? Fair enough. Well, the twin-stick shooter is getting a sequel this year, Tiny Troopers: Global Ops, for PlayStation 5 and PS4, which will see you lead an “elite squad of Tiny Troopers on action-packed missions to take down hordes of unscrupulous enemies from all...
Rumour Cyberpunk 2077 Free DLCs Leaked, Suggest Multiple System Expansions and More
Hello Night City
Nine free pieces of Cyberpunk 2077 DLC have supposedly been leaked via the Epic Game Store. Following the release of the game's latest update, patch 1.2, Reddit user PricklyAssassin managed to sneak a quick look at Cyberpunk 2077's recently registered add-ons. All we have to go on right now is a set of DLC names, but each one of...
Meanwhile, in Night City
Cyberpunk 2077 update 1.2 is here. The long awaited patch is gigantic, promising to fix a veritable catalogue of stability issues, bugs, and other problems. But is it the update that finally transforms Cyberpunk 2077 into a game that doesn't crash every couple of hours on PlayStation consoles? We returned to Night City in...
News Underwater 3D Puzzler Lumote Takes Control of the Deep Sea
Take over aquatic life
It worked in Super Mario Odyssey, so why can't it work for Lumote? The latest title from publisher Wired Productions sounds like it borrows somewhat heavily from Nintendo's famous plumber by allowing you to take over and control the inhabitants of the deep sea in order to solve puzzles. You'll dire
News PS Store Spring Sale Delivers Big Discounts This Wednesday
Wallets at the ready
PlayStation Store credit or your debit card on standby? Good, because you'll need it come Wednesday morning. Sony has confirmed the PS Store Spring sale will be returning on 31st March 2021 via email, bringing with it "big savings on a huge range of games, add-ons, and more". The Japanese giant took a week off from delivering...
News Assassin's Creed Valhalla's In-Game Store Will Soon Offer More for Less
A welcome improvement
Ubisoft is making some improvements to Reda's shop in Assassin's Creed Valhalla. The mysterious young man currently offers three different items on a weekly basis, with the selection changing every Tuesday. These items are taken from the various weapon, armour, and cosmetic packs that can be purchased from the Animus Store with...
News Vostok Inc Dev Announces Arcade Paradise with Over 35 Machines
Coming to PS5 and PS4
Vostok Inc developer Nosebleed Interactive is making a love letter to the arcade its next project, planned for release on both PlayStation 5 and PS4. Arcade Paradise packages together more than 35 classic machines, ranging from the vector-based titles of the 1970s right the way through to the 3D experiences of the mid-90s. The...
News Call of Duty: Warzone Finally Getting an Install Size Reduction
Up to 30GB smaller
And breathe, PlayStation 5 SSDs. Activision has confirmed that the install size of Call of Duty: Warzone will be reduced once an upcoming patch is downloaded. Arriving alongside a Season Two update for Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War, the Battle Royale shooter's file size will be reduced by as much as 30.6GB. It'll be available...
News Cyberpunk 2077 Patch 1.2 Available to Download Now on PS5, PS4, and It's a 44GB Monster
Patch notes reveal huge list of fixes
Update: Patch 1.2 for Cyberpunk 2077 is available right now on PS4. Following the release of an extensive list of patch notes, the update is now ready to roll. Fair warning, however — it's just over 44GB in size. Make sure you have plenty of storage space free so you can get it downloaded. For details on what...
News DOOM 3 VR Edition Brings a New Perspective to the FPS Classic Today
Gun game
Just a heads up, demon slayers: id’s classic first-person shooter DOOM 3 launches on PlayStation VR today. The throwback shooter has been adapted for Sony’s headset with full PSVR Aim Controller support, allowing you to physically handle the franchise’s oversized arsenal within your hands. Yes, that means you can wield your very own...
Mini Review Narita Boy (PS4) - 80s Soaked Action Adventure Is a Digital Delight
Narita Booooooy
Narita Boy is a side-scrolling, 80s VCR-soaked pixel adventure. You play as the titular Narita Boy, a chosen hero of sorts who's tasked with saving a digital dimension from its all-powerful creator. There's a lot more story here than you might think — most of it told through lengthy dialogue boxes — but the gist of it is that...
News UK Sales Charts: Just Two PS5, PS4 Games Make the Top 10 This Week
Nintendo dominance continues
Ouch, look away now Sony — the latest UK sales chart does not make for great reading from the Japanese company's perspective. Just two PlayStation games managed to make it into the top 10 of last week's list of the best-selling physical titles across the UK. Yes, only two. Those being Minecraft: Dungeons in fifth and...
Mini Review UnderMine (PS4) - Addictive Rogue-Lite Strikes Gold
Good work, peasant
Look, UnderMine might not be the most original game in the world, but it prospects the best bits from rogue-like classics and wraps it all up in a neat new way. The result is an addictive, challenging adventure we struggled to put down. The main thing that makes this rogue-lite so compelling is its steady progression. Playing as...
News PS5, PS4 Fans Are Seriously Hyped for This Boxing Game
Fight night
Back when eSports Boxing Club was announced about a year ago, we’ll admit we didn’t think UK developer Steel City Interactive could deliver an experience that would rival the old Fight Night games. Well, it’s looking like the studio is going to hit us with a TKO, because a year later the in-progress project is blowing our mind –...
News Anticipated Multiplayer Survival Game Rust Launches 21st May on PS4
Playable on PS5 through backwards compatibility
Rust’s long-in-development console port will embrace PlayStation 4 on 21st May, with pre-orders open now. The game – which will be playable on PS5 through backwards compatibility – has been a long time coming, but finally debuted gameplay footage earlier in the month. There will be several tiers...
Rumour Civilization VI Is an April PS Plus Game, But Evidence Is Shaky
April fools?
April's PlayStation Plus games will be revealed next week (at the time of writing), and we already know that one of them is Oddworld: Soulstorm on PS5. But what about PS4? Well, there's a rumour going around that strategic world builder Civilization VI will be up for grabs — but the current evidence is a little shaky. Basically,...
News Looks Like XCOM: Chimera Squad Is Coming to PS4
PEGI rating spotted
The chances of XCOM: Chimera Squad making its way to PlayStation 4 in the near future appear to be very high as the PEGI ratings board has just finalised an appropriate age grading for a console port. Spotted by Final Weapon, the rating was made public yesterday. This tactical spin-off released
News Ace Infographic Is the Master of Unlocking 25 Years of Resident Evil X PlayStation History
As series celebrates 25 years
We’ve spoken to some of the biggest developers in gaming about what 25 years of Resident Evil means to them, but for PlayStation the survival horror is symbiotic with its brand. An awesome infographic produced by Sony and shared on social media details the key moments from the two-and-a-half-decade relationship, and...
Guide Upcoming PS5, PS4 Games for April and May 2021
MLB The Show! Returnal! Resident Evil Village!
We're a good way into 2021 now, and some of the more exciting games of the year are starting to show up. PlayStation 5 software has been a little on the quiet side, but over the next couple of months, some big titles are coming to give early adopters something to enjoy. So long as there are no more...
News Fire Commander Is XCOM with Flames for PS5, PS4
🔥
We’re not entirely sure how developer Atomic Wolf decided to make Fire Commander, a real-time strategy game featuring fire fighters – but well, we’re glad that boardroom brainstorming occurred. This is, from what we can see, effectively XCOM with flames, but as the title’s website explains: “Fight an enemy that you can’t kill or...
News You'll Age Each Time You Die in PS5, PS4 Kung-Fu Game Sifu
Older and wiser
Sifu appeared in the recent Future Games Show Spring Showcase, and while there was no new footage to enjoy, Sloclap’s co-founder Pierre Tarno did appear to discuss the gameplay in a bit more detail. Primarily, he explained that each time you die you’ll visibly age; this is designed to show how the mastery of martial arts takes...
News Final Fantasy Talent's New RPG Astria Ascending Levels Up on PS5, PS4 in 2021
A wild JRPG appears
We’ll let you decide whether a plot penned by the writer behind Final Fantasy X and Final Fantasy VII Remake is a selling point, but Kazushige Nojima is the biggest name behind Astria Ascending – a new JRPG for PlayStation 5 and PS4, set to release later this year. “In a world where chaos looms, players take control of the...
Talking Point What Are You Playing This Weekend? - Issue 369
Just the two of us
It’s been a quietly massive month for new PlayStation 5 releases – especially if you’ve been in the market for PS4 to PS5 upgrades. There’s a good chance that, if you own a next-gen console, you’ll have picked one of these ports up of late. And with Play At Home also adding nine new games, you should have plenty to keep...
Talking Point What Free April 2021 PS Plus Games Are You Hoping For?
When will April 2021's PlayStation Plus lineup be announced?
What’s the April 2021 PlayStation Plus lineup? When will the free April 2021 PS Plus games be announced? Sony’s subscription service has somewhat reinvented itself this year, with the quality of the monthly offerings escalating every four weeks. March 2021’s lineup of Final Fantasy...
News NASCAR, F1 Speed into Rocket League Season 3 Next Month
Gotta go fast
Rocket League is big business these days, which means it gets its pick of brand partnerships. With its upcoming Season 3 update – rolling out on 7th April – it’s partnering with two titans of the track: F1 and NASCAR. There’ll be new bundles inspired by each motorsport launching in May, but you can get a glimpse at the...
News Savior Is Fluid Action, Movement, and Gorgeous Pixel Art All at Once
Coming Q4 2022
Savior is what we love about indie games. Completely unknown to us before GamesRadar's latest Future Games Show, this successful Kickstarter project has burst onto our scene thanks to the seriously impressive developer presentation embedded above. Targeting a release in Q4 2022 for PlayStation consoles, it combines flexible and...
News Ghost of Tsushima Success Could Be Key to Yakuza Samurai Games Coming West
Kenzan and Ishin mentioned again
Western Yakuza fans have been hounding SEGA to localise historical spinoff titles Yakuza Kenzan and Yakuza Ishin for years now. The two games repurpose the characters and gameplay of the Yakuza series for a samurai era setting, but they've never been released outside of Japan and other Asian territories. Given that...
Rumour Call of Duty Returns to World War II for This Year's Game
Apparently titled WW2: Vanguard
According to reports from Modern Warzone, which have been verified by Eurogamer sources, the Call of Duty franchise will be returning to the trenches as this year's instalment takes place in World War II. Sledgehammer Games is the team behind what is being called Call o
News Life of Delta Takes the Point and Click Genre to the Sci-Fi Future
Wall-E x Fallout
What do you get when you mix together Wall-E, the vibes and visual aesthetics of Fallout, and the point and click genre? Life of Delta. Announced during last night's Future Games Show, this Airo Games project is a fascinating one. It looks beautiful for a start, but appears to also allow you to build and modify fellow robots while...
News Arctic Awakening Looks Like Episodic Firewatch, But in the Cold
And there's a robot
We're rather surprised that the mechanics and aesthetics of Firewatch weren't emulated by all manner of indie studios following its release all the way back in 2016, so it actually feels like Arctic Awakening has been a long time coming. It does have quite a lot to call its own though, with the most obvious being a wintery...
News Cooking Mama: Cookstar Suddenly Available on US PlayStation Store
Okay then
Man, remember the whole Cooking Mama: Cookstar saga? If you don't, here's the short version. Last year, the latest instalment in the popular cookery series was announced and released on Nintendo Switch, but was quickly pulled from sale due to a dispute between the developer and publisher. It then came to light that the studio had been...
News MLB The Show 21 Adds Over 180 Broadcast Videos to Road to the Show
Build a true two-way player, too
MLB The Show 21 will make your Road to the Show career more realistic with the addition of over 180 podcast episodes, spanning your rise from the Minor Leagues all the way to the big time. These dynamic broadcasts – which will utilise full video on PlayStation 5 – will acknowledge feats you achieve in your...
News Train Sim World 2 Travels to Switzerland in Idyllic PS4 Add-On
Swiss special
We’ve already been to the Isle of Man in Train Sim World 2, but the addition of the scenic Arosalinie may just make for the best virtual tourism available in Dovetail’s simulator to date. In this borderline fantasy setting, you’ll be travelling from Arosa to Chur, winding your way through the alps while crossing viaducts and...
News PS5, PS4 Horror Shooter Quantum Error Returns with 4 Minute Gameplay Trailer
Alone in the dark
Quantum Error has been hanging around in the background for quite a while now. It was originally announced for both PlayStation 5 and PS4 almost a full year ago, but it's been months since we've seen it in action. For those out of the loop, this is first-person shooter with heavy horror elements, as you can clearly see in the new...
News Assassin's Creed Valhalla Patch 1.020 Out Now, Finally Fixes Decorations and Festival Crashes
Party time?
Update 2: Assassin's Creed Valhalla patch 1.020 is available to download now on both PS5 and PS4. Thankfully, it's only a very small download. Hopefully the Ostara Festival is finally working as intended! Update: Ubisoft has confirmed that the next patch for Assassin's Creed Valhalla will deploy on Friday the 26th March. As predicted,...
News Stellar Strategy Title Shadow Tactics: Blades of the Shogun Gets Standalone Expansion
Sneaking into 2021
Shadow Tactics: Blades of the Shogun is a highly rated strategy game that released for PlayStation 4 back in 2017. Set in Edo period Japan, it sees a small group of specifically skilled characters tackle a variety of high risk missions for the shogun. We called it "a serious tactical treat" in our 9/10 review. And now, almost...
News Balan Wonderworld Contains Potentially Dangerous Flashing Imagery Before Day One Patch
Make sure it's installed before playing
Oh dear. Balan Wonderworld can't catch a break, can it? The game, helmed by Sonic the Hedgehog co-creator Yuji Naka, is a colourful 3D platformer about donning different outfits to use various abilities, but it's been widely panned in early previews. A day one patch has promised to address some of the feedback...
News Outriders Will Brand Cheaters with an In-Game Watermark
Plus other severe punishments
Developer People Can Fly shall be clamping down hard on cheaters in Outriders when it launches next week, but not by immediately banning them. Those identified as having cheated will have a "discreet but visible watermark" placed on their HUD at all times, meaning any gameplay they share online can immediately be...
News Embr Lights Up PS4 with Silly Firefighting Multiplayer This Summer
Fight fire with hire
What happens when a growing gig economy discovers emergency services? That's the question posed by Embr, a daft game about fighting fires for hire, either alone or with three others. It's just been confirmed for release on PlayStation 4, backwards compatible on PS5. Using the titular in-game app, you'll pick up jobs from...
News Nine Free PS4 Games Are Available to Download Now
Play At Home initiative returns
Sony's Play At Home initiative is back and it really is better than ever. After giving away Ratchet & Clank completely free of charge last month (you've got another six days to claim it), the hardware manufacturer has nine more PlayStation 4 games for you to download and keep forever. You don't need a PS Plus...
News Hotel Life: A Resort Simulator Plots the Perfect PS5, PS4 Getaway from 26th August
New horizons
Earlier this week, when Nacon announced its new range of “life simulation” games, we assumed they were just entering development. It turns out the first release, Hotel Life: A Resort Simulator, will launch on PlayStation 5 and PS4 from 26th August. To be fair, we could all do with a summer holiday, couldn’t we? Unfortunately,...
Live Watch the Future Games Show Spring Showcase Right Here
Oddworld! Sifu! The Lord of the Rings!
With real-world conventions still very much a no-no, publishers and developers will increasingly be looking to livestreams to get the message out about their upcoming games. Hot on the heels of last year’s Future Games Show, presented by GamesRadar, a Spring Showcase awaits – including games like Oddworld:...
Feature Why You Should Download These Free Play At Home Games
Nine top-notch PS4 titles up for grabs
Sony’s awesome Play At Home initiative will see the addition of nine free new PlayStation 4 games today – you can find out exactly when the titles will be available in your region through here. These are completely complimentary: you don’t need an existing PS Plus or PS Now
News The Absolutely Stunning Hoa Has Been Confirmed for PS5, PS4
Coming this July
Forget about Returnal going gold and Sony confirming a Ghost of Tsushima movie is in production. This is by far the best PlayStation announcement you're gonna get today. PM Studios has confirmed that the utterly beautiful
News Knockout City Explains Its Dodge-Brawl Gameplay in New Trailer
Open beta coming soon
Knockout City didn't have the best debut trailer in the world, but after seeing some gameplay, it's looking pretty good. In case you don't recall what the game's all about, it's a multiplayer action game from Velan Studios and EA Originals in which you'll, well, knock out other players with dodgeball style action. In this new...
News Manage Your Own Alchemy Store in Potion Party on PS4
It's a kind of magic
The PlayStation Blog loves detailing upcoming indie games, and the latest of these is Potion Party. Coming to PlayStation 4 next month, the game looks like a neat little management game where you run an alchemy shop, with the aim of growing the business into the epic potion emporium of your dreams. Gameplay looks to be fairly...
News Ghost of Tsushima Has Sold a Staggering 6.5 Million Copies
For Tsushima!
Rarely do new intellectual properties become sales sensations, but Sony has struck gold with Ghost of Tsushima. The PlayStation 4 exclusive, which launched in July 2020, has now surpassed 6.5 million copies — which is seriously impressive. Almost as impressive is the fact that the open world adventure has been completed by more than...
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