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TodaySun, 19th Apr 2026
News PS5's NTE Blows Up Gacha Norms with 470 Free Pulls and No 50/50
Here's everything you need to know
Anime open world NTE’s pre-launch livestream has concluded, confirming fans can earn an eye-watering 470 free pulls when v1.00 launches for PS5 on 29th April. As the Perfect World outing is eliminating 50/50s from its gacha system, that’s enough to unlock five free characters, including the Standard Board,...
YesterdaySat, 18th Apr 2026
Guide These 15+ New PS5, PS4, and PS Plus Games Are Coming Out Next Week (20th-26th April)
Vampire Crawlers! Tides of Tomorrow! Saint Slayer!
After the hustle and bustle of previous weeks, next week's PS5 and PS4 lineup is a little more subdued. Among the highlights, we'd point to deck builder pseudo-sequel Vampire Crawlers and experimental multiplayer game Tides of Tomorrow. Here's everything coming out next week. New PS5, PS4 Games...
News Crimson Desert's Next PS5 Patch Could Be Its Biggest Yet
Dev skips weekly update cycle for polish
Uber-industrious Korean outfit Pearl Abyss is taking a week off from its unprecedented update cycle this weekend while it takes extra time to test Crimson Desert’s next PS5 patch, which could be its biggest yet. Fans have gotten used to a game-changing update every Saturday since the open world adventure...
Random Lana Del Rey Papped Buying a PS5 Ahead of Her 007 First Light Appearance
Lana Del Blu-Rey
She may have famously crooned about video games, but it seems Lana Del Rey is only just getting around to upgrading to the PS5. A photograph circulating on social media shows the singer with her husband Jeremy Dufrene wielding a freshly purchased PlayStation console. We can’t quite make out which model it is, but we don’t...
Poll Are You Happy with Your PS Plus Extra, Premium Games for April 2026?
Plus or minus?
April's PS Plus Extra and PS Plus Premium offerings have been announced, and as always, we want to know if you feel like you're getting enough bang for your subscription buck. Extra has, at least from our perspective, given us another set of intriguing titles. Horizon Zero Dawn Remastered leads the charge as the most recognisable...
Talking Point What Are You Playing This Weekend? - Issue 629
Pragmata pragmatists
And so we've reached the weekend once again, which can only mean one thing: time to play some games! Here's what's keeping us occupied. Aaron Bayne: Excited to say that I'm playing Saros this weekend! I've been dying to get my hands on this one! Jamie O'Neill: I can't decide whether to buy the digital release of Spica...
News It's Your Last Chance to Play Dave the Diver, Disaster Report 4, and More on PS Plus Extra
6 PS5, PS4 games leave the service on Tuesday
There are only a couple of days left to play the six PS5, PS4 games leaving PS Plus Extra for the month of April 2026, so consider this your last chance to give them a go before you have to pay to access them. Six games depart the middle tier of PS Plus Extra on Tuesday, 21st April, 2026, at which point...
News Dua Lipa Music Pack Dances into PSVR2 Gem Synth Riders
Future nostalgia
Exactly a month after the last major update to PSVR2 darling, Synth Riders, yet more content is on the way. While the last update added a more robust stat and XP system, this time out, we're getting more music courtesy of the Dua Lipa Music Pack. While the game has incorporated dancier pop music in the past, it's not really been...
News Krauser Joins Fatal Fury: City of the Wolves, Big Anniversary Update Teased
"You're not fit to shine my shoes"
SNK’s excellent – and robustly supported – Fatal Fury: City of the Wolves will receive a “major update” on 24th April to celebrate its first anniversary. All of the details will be outlined during a YouTube livestream on 23rd April, but we certainly wouldn’t rule out new modes and content given just...
Friday17th Apr 2026
News Gran Turismo Copycat Forced to Change Its Name for Release on PS5, PS4
Gran Carismo no more
Sony has been battling the PS Store's infestation of shovelware lately. It's been wiping thousands of low-quality, low-effort games from its digital storefront in a bid to keep the quality bar that bit higher. Unfortunately, while it's a valiant effort on the company's part, more and more of them pop up all the time, but Sony...
News Low-Poly Stealth Throwback Revives PS1 Metal Gear Solid Vibes for PS5
Imposter syndrome
The original Metal Gear Solid will forever remain a masterpiece, but its unique isometric stealth action gameplay is a relic in this era of more sophisticated adventures. Spy Drops, an indie game already available on Steam and Switch, isn’t interested in advancing the genre; it’s taking us right back to 1998, when Hideo...
News The Dev of This GTA-Style Anime Open World Really Understood Its Assignment
City livin'
The makers of NTE: Neverness to Everness have been busy these past few years, as this brand new PS5 gameplay trailer illustrates. Paired with some pulpy pop music, here we get a glimpse of the full range of activities you can expect from the upcoming free-to-play open world game, which is due out on 29th April as a console exclusive...
News Pokémon, Palworld Rip-Off in Hot Water as Publisher Intervenes and Takes It Off Steam
Wants to ensure a "controversy-free experience"
PocketGame has returned to social media a couple of weeks after going dark, following the reveal of its clear Pokémon and Palworld rip-off game Pickmon. What's different this time, though, is the clone carries a new name: Pickmos. Yes, that is indeed a single letter change: Pickmon has become...
What a horrible night to have a curse
While there are no shortage of Metroidvanias flooding the PS Store these days, Castlevania’s side-scrolling era is a well that remains largely untapped. Saint Slayer: Spear of Sacrilege unashamedly draws inspiration from Konami’s 1987 NES classic, delivering a mostly delightful action platformer with fun...
News 007 First Light's Pitch Perfect Title Sequence Suggests James Bond Is in Safe Hands
Chess-splosion
Earlier this week, IO Interactive unveiled the theme song for its James Bond action adventure, 007 First Light. Now, we've seen the title sequence that'll play alongside it when you begin the game, and it's about as Bond as you could expect. Obviously, some might want to watch it for the first time when they play the game itself, but...
News Wuthering Waves Gives Away Free Rewards and Resident Evil Collab Items for PS5
20 free pulls and top-up resets
Wuthering Waves’ big second anniversary update is coming 30th April, bringing with it enough rewards to keep its core players engaged. Among the offerings are new licensed motorcycle liveries inspired by a slew of popular properties, including Resident Evil and Pragmata from Capcom, as well as animes Kaiju No 8 and...
News Astro Bot's Adorable Set of 'Surprise' Figurines an Essential for PS5 Fans
They're so damn cute
Look, Astro Bot may just be the best mascot PlayStation's ever had, and you only need to look at how much merch there is of the little guy to see that. The little robot platforming hero adorns various T-shirts, mugs, and accessories, but he's also perfect for toys, as we've already seen with various figurines. Well, that trend...
News Repair a Broken Android and Unlock Her Memories in This Lo-Fi PS5 Game
One man's scrap is another man's treasure
Lo-fi games like World of Horror and Needy Streamer Overload have really grown in popularity over the past few years, and Save My Scrap looks like a haunting take on the booming genre. This puzzle-based visual novel is based on a free game named Fix My Junk, but it’s a heavily expanded version confirmed...
News More Cronos: The New Dawn Content Incoming, Teaser Suggests
Protagonist is also going in Fortnite
Bloober Team may have more from the world of Cronos: The New Dawn to share, if a new social media post is anything to go by. The developer has posted two cryptic messages over the past 24 hours, with the first captioned: "The loop persists." It's now just followed that up with a second post: "The mystery...
News Monster Crown: Sin Eater Needs to Be on Your Retro RPG Radar, Rides to PS5 This Month
Monster mash
If you've got a hankering for a retro-styled RPG with bags of in-depth gameplay potential, then you need to keep an eye on Monster Crown: Sin Eater. This is the follow-up to the first Monster Crown, which launched for PS4 back in 2022. It's another creature taming adventure, complete with a lovely old school art direction, turn-based...
News Trails in the Sky 2nd Chapter Puts the Remade JRPG Classic on PS5 This September
Continue the story later in 2026
Nihon Falcom has announced Trails in the Sky 2nd Chapter will launch for PS5 on 17th September 2026, continuing the story it brought back with the remake of the first Trails in the Sky game. You can catch a new trailer above. There are physical and digital PS5 versions available, and a special Collector's Edition
Reminder Save the World in Fortnite's Original Co-Op Mode, Now Free-to-Play on PS5, PS4
What's old is new again
Announced last month, Fortnite's Save the World mode is now free-to-play on PS5, PS4, and all other platforms. Save the World is the PvE co-op campaign the game initially launched with, and it's where Fortnite's signature build feature originated. It was the Battle Royale mode that secured the longevity of Epic's shooter,...
News Phasmophobia, Alan Wake Excite Horror Fans with Mysterious Crossover Event on PS5
Wake up
Crossovers are relatively common these days, but sometimes they can still surprise. We couldn't have predicted this pairing, for example: Phasmophobia and Alan Wake. Yes, the two horror titles are crossing paths in an upcoming event. The ghost-hunting co-op game is playing host to the event, named Phasmophobia by Alan Wake, and it's set to...
Thursday16th Apr 2026
News PS5 State of Play Definitely Not Happening on 16th April as Unconfirmed Rumour Whiffs
Cross it off your calendar
Very reliable sources had hinted a State of Play could take place this week, on 16th April, but we’ve now comfortably passed the window where it looks likely to take place. While there is a slim possibility of Sony announcing and hosting the show on the same day, this would be out of character for th
News Red Dead Redemption PS5 Physical Edition Leaks, Out on 7th May
First game's PS5 version on a disc
It looks like the PS5 version of Red Dead Redemption will be released on a disc in physical form next month, according to a new retailer listing from Spanish store Wakkap. Portal Viciados picked up and reported on the store page, sharing a release date of 7th May 2026 for the boxed version and a €32.90 (~$38)...
News Starfield PS5 Crash Patch Out Now, But It Only Partly Fixes PS5 Pro
See you next week
Bethesda has (sort of) delivered on its promise to fix Starfield's frankly shocking crashing issues on PS5 and PS5 Pro. Patch 1.000.003 is available to download now on Sony's system, weighing in at 1.445GB. However, as alluded, this hotfix does not address all causes of the game crashing. In fact, it only targets crashes on PS5...
News PS5's Fairgames Is a Free-to-Play Extraction Shooter, and It's Not Dead Yet
Private playtest planned for this weekend
We’re trying hard not to be too cynical until we’ve seen fresh gameplay footage, but you’ve got to ask what’s going on with PS Studios’ portfolio building these days. Fresh from the muted release of Marathon – an extraction shooter with an eye-watering budget and Bungie talent behind it – Sony...
News Tekken 8's Turning Point Arrives Out of Nowhere, Devs Finally Listen with Patch 3.00.02
No longer Tekken the p*ss
Well, we didn't see this one coming. When Bandai Namco confirmed that Tekken 8 would be getting a mid-April patch, there were zero expectations — most players just assumed that it would include minor tweaks since it hasn't been billed as a key update. But as it turns out, patch 3.00.02 — the first patch since the big...
News How Could We Forget About SOL Shogunate, the PS5 Action RPG About Samurai on the Moon?
New dev diary released
We have to admit, SOL Shogunate completely left our collective brain, but its silly, fun premise is enough to get us back in. Samurai and feudal Japan, but on the Moon? Sign us up. Developer Chaos Manufacturing has put out a timely reminder of its crazy action RPG, by way of a dev diary video that goes over the lore and...
News PSN Down for Some, Service Mostly Now Restored
Down and out
There are widespread reports of a PSN outage circulating online, with PS5 and PS4 owners noting an inability to play multiplayer games. We just tested our console and were able to login, but did have some issues playing some of our online-only games. Sony has yet to officially acknowledge the downtime, but from what we’re seeing,...
News 'I Feel Like I Just Got Started': The Last of Us' Troy Baker Says the Best Is Yet to Come at 50
He ain't done yet
Troy Baker, one of the most prolific actors in video games, has said he still feels as though he's "just got started" despite his impressive body of work. You could throw a dart at any number of notable games released in the last 15 years or so, and you'll have pretty good odds of hitting one featuring Baker's voice or performance...
News There Are Too Many PS5 Games, But You Should Try This RPG for Free
10% PS Plus pre-order discount if you decide to buy
With so many goddamn games coming out every single week, it’s tough for titles like NITRO GEN OMEGA to stand out. It’s a good thing that dev DESTINYbit has dropped a free demo on the PS Store, then, giving you a chance to put the RPG through its paces before it officially arrives on 12th May...
News PS5's Phantom Blade Zero Gets Even Better with Drunken Sword Gameplay, Insane Motion Capture
Drink up
Just when you thought Phantom Blade Zero couldn't get much cooler, developer S-GAME pumps out a behind-the-scenes video in which we get to see a drunken sword fighting style. And to be fair, that's just one part of what is a very interesting watch. The video's packing quite a lot of gameplay clips, showcasing combat, bosses, environments,...
News PSVR2 Will Take Off Again When Microsoft Flight Sim 2024 Arrives Later This Month
Support coming very soon
Asobo Studio, the developer behind Microsoft Flight Simulator 2024, has announced that the promised support for PSVR2 is coming very soon indeed. During a broader livestream covering a variety of updates on the game, the team discusses Sim Update 5, which sounds like a pretty major next step, particularly for those playing...
News Metro 2039 Goes Back to Its Roots for Series' Darkest Game Yet, Out on PS5 This Winter
Trailer, interviews, and gameplay in First Look showcase
Ukrainian studio 4A Games has shared a first in-depth look at its latest instalment in the Metro franchise: Metro 2039. Across a 15-minute deep dive, it shares the first trailer for the PS5 game, interviews with lead developers, and finishes with a brief slice of gameplay. With the title...
News Lana Del Rey Finally Gets Her James Bond Theme Song with 007 First Light on PS5
Title track officially revealed
Lana Del Rey, American singer-songwriter, is behind the theme song for 007 First Light, it's been announced. The title track, simply named First Light, has been released on streaming services, and you can listen to it right now: Written and composed by Del Rey and David Arnold, with the former performing the...
News LEGO Batman PS5 Is Looking More and More Like the Ultimate Batman Game
Customisable Batcave sounds brilliant
It feels like TT Games is making all the right calls with its upcoming title LEGO Batman: Legacy of the Dark Knight. From the initial announcement, it's always looked like a very smart way to evolve the series; the team has basically thrown as much into it as possible, but done so in a way that feels cohesive...
News Even Absolute Batman Is Included in LEGO Batman's All-Encompassing PS5 Game
Absolutely bricking it
LEGO Batman: Legacy of the Dark Knight is coming very soon to PS5, launching on 22nd May 2026, and it looks like a very promising plastic superhero romp. Its big hook is that it's a celebration of everything Batman, blending together elements from various stories to tell the broad-strokes tale of the caped crusader — in...
News MLB The Show Creators Are Eyeing a New PS5 Rival
Konami taking Japanese baseball brand global
MLB The Show will finally have a real rival in the form of Konami’s PS5 console exclusive eBaseball: Pro Spirit 2026, which will launch worldwide for the first time on 16th July. There’s been growing interest in this Japan-only baseball sim for some time now, with many content creators importing...
News Pokémon Dev's New PS5 Game Might Be Slightly Cheaper Than Expected
Reportedly a $60 game
Pre-orders for Pokémon developer Game Freak's newest PS5 title, Beast of Reincarnation, will supposedly go live in the near future, and you may not need to pay quite as much money for it as you were probably expecting to. The ever-reliable Dealabs leaker BillBil-Kun has shared some details ahead of the public reveal — which...
News Sword Art Online's Darker Action RPG Revival Looks Sharp in New PS5 Gameplay
Aincrad is echoing
This latest peek at Echoes of Aincrad: Sword Art Online certainly confirms one thing: the game's looking better every time we see it. We were left intrigued by the title's initial reveal, which we wrote up a whole preview on — but what we saw was quite clearly an earlier build. What we're seeing now is much more polished in...
News Cinematic Specialist Blizzard Helping Out on Fable's Cutscenes
Xbox exec highlights studio collab
Diablo and Overwatch developer Blizzard, famed for creating some of the greatest cinematics in the gaming industry, is lending its expertise to Playground Games as it works on Fable. Xbox's chief content officer Matt Booty talked up the collaboration in a fresh Official Xbox Podcast episode, touching on how "the...
Free bird
Sonic Racing: CrossWorlds is continuing to add to its already large and varied roster of playable characters, today bringing Red from Angry Birds to the beloved kart racer. It's easy to forget that SEGA acquired mobile game developer Rovio a little while back, but Red is indeed a SEGA character these days, so it makes sense for him to...
Wednesday15th Apr 2026
News 8 PS Plus Extra, Premium Games for April 2026 Announced
A trio of titles revealed
Sony is due to make its official announcement about additions to the PS Plus Extra and Premium catalogues later today, 15th April 2026, but as is usually the case, a selection of those games have been leaked early. The ever-reliable Billbil-kun reports on Dealabs about three of the games heading into PS Plus Extra's game...
News 20-Year-Old Sony JRPG Makes Surprise Return to PS5, PS4 Next Week, Free on PS Plus Premium
JRPGlee
Sony has, it seems, remembered to add some fresh software to PS Plus Premium’s glacially updated Classics Catalogue. Today’s PS Plus Extra and Premium update confirms that Wild Arms 4, the 2005 PS2 JRPG from Media.Vision, will be emulated on both the PS5 and PS4 and available starting 21st April. The previous three Wild Arms games are...
News Star Trek Fans, Buy This PS5, PS4 Game Now Before It's Delisted
Get a move on
If you’re a Star Trek fan and you have even a passing interest in the Telltale-inspired Star Trek: Resurgence, we’d recommend you drop everything and buy the game for your PS5 or PS4 right now. You can do so through here. Despite only releasing in 2023, the narrative-driven adventure has just been axed from Steam, mere hours after...
Mini Review Mouse: P.I. for Hire (PS5) - Elite Art with FPS Action to Match
Simply brie-lliant
It's efforts like Cuphead, and now MOUSE: P.I. for Hire, that provide the video game indie scene an everlasting attraction and curiosity: you'd never see a big-budget game dare go near such a striking art style. Polish studio Fumi Games has taken the rubber hose animation style of the 1930s and made a shooter out of it, placing...
News Hades 2 Gets Game-Changing Free Update Following PS5 Launch, Available to Download Now
Quality-of-life updates, balance changes, new content
The brilliant Hades 2 has just launched on PS5 at long last, and topping it off is a huge update from developer Supergiant Games. Available now, the free game update makes a long list of changes, fixes, and improvements to the roguelike dungeon crawler, and what's more, there's some brand new...
Sisterly love
Alex is less sure of the biological relationship between his Mum and adopted father Tom in a new Street Fighter 6 update. Capcom promised it’d make the wrestler’s backstory less incestuous in a patch, and now we can appreciate the changes. In the original version, Alex described his adopted father Tom as “a cousin of my Mum and...
Rumour A God of War PS5 Prequel Not Starring Kratos Will Take Us to Multiple Mythologies
Myth busters
There have been a lot of rumours circulating about the future of the God of War franchise, and one concerning a spinoff prequel refuses to die down. Outlet MP1st has reported several key details about a supposed new game in the series, one that has previously been described as "a new franchise within the God of War universe"...
