PS5 News (Page 2)
Monday22nd Dec 2025
Will you cop it?
The Tokyo-based dev behind bitesized management sims like Game Dev Story has announced its next PS5 and PS4 project, inspired by the long running manga KochiKame. This isn’t particularly new territory for the dev, as it recently released a dorayaki shop strategy sim featuring Doraemon, so KochiKame seems like a natural fit for...
Sunday21st Dec 2025
Draws over two million monthly active users
The trajectory of virtually every game – even wildly successful live service ones – is that they’ll start strongly and slowly tail off. We’re not writing anything revolutionary here: this is a trend practically everyone is familiar with, and we see it all the time with the data made publicly...
News Embattled Divinity Dev to Host Q&A with Fans After Tough Week
"A lot has become lost in translation"
It should have been a killer end to the year for Baldur’s Gate 3 maker Larian Studios. It got top billing at The Game Awards just a little over a week ago, which saw it announce a new Divinity game as part of a statue stunt which captured the industry’s attention for days. But
Saturday20th Dec 2025
News PSVR2's Highly Anticipated Aces of Thunder Locks in a 3rd February Release Date
Fly high
Aces of Thunder, one of the most anticipated upcoming PSVR2 games, has locked in a 3rd February release date at last. Although the game can be played without Sony’s virtual reality headset, the dogfighting game from Gaijin Entertainment has been “made specifically with capabilities of the latest generation VR helmets in mind”. It...
Talking Point What Are You Playing This Weekend? - Issue 612
The final countdown
‘Twas the weekend before Christmas, when all through Push Square, you couldn’t find an editor – neither hide nor hair. That’s because everyone’s playing PS5, and here’s what’s on our list. Aaron Bayne: This week, I reckon I'm going to finish off Resident Evil 4. This has taken me an age to beat despite it not...
News PS5 Enjoys a Decent November in the UK, Even Excluding Black Friday
But still down year-over-year
After some pretty apocalyptic console sales in the US this November, there were a few heart attacks this week when The Game Business initially erroneously reported some dreadful results for the UK. Fortunately, it was an error, and PS5 did decent for the month overall – even if it was down year-over-year. According...
Friday19th Dec 2025
Sony review incoming
PlayStation Studios developer Naughty Dog has reportedly been enforcing mandatory overtime for its employees, as it attempts to get its next game, Intergalactic: The Heretic Prophet, "back on track". This is according to Bloomberg's Jason Schreier, who writes that the project has missed "several" deadlines up until this point...
It's still getting trounced
Reports suggest new PlayStation CEO Hideaki Nishino couldn’t stand to see Sony’s floundering status in its native Japan, and so rushed through approval of a cut-price language locked model in order to stimulate sales domestically. Under previous management, the manufacturer had purportedly accepted its status in its...
News Claim 8 Free PS5 Avatars from Ghost of Yotei Dev Sucker Punch This Holiday
We Atsu a Merry Christmas
It’s the season of giving, and Ghost of Yotei dev Sucker Punch has a special treat in store for you. You can claim eight free PS5 avatars right now, inspired by the Seattle studio’s award winning exclusive. All you need to do is enter one of the codes below into the PS Store, depending on your region: Americas:...
News PS Plus Members Get Dibs on PS5, PS4's Humongous January Sale
First course
Long-time PS5 and PS4 players will know the January sale is usually the PS Store’s flagship annual promotion, often plunging the price of thousands of games. As the current End of Year promotion comes to its conclusion, PS Plus subscribers can get dibs on the best of the January sale early, ahead of its full roll out on Monday, 22nd...
News Two Trails beyond the Horizon Demos Out Now, and One Is Exclusive to PS5, PS4
Van gang
Trails beyond the Horizon releases in just under a month, but you can jump in early thanks to not one, but two playable demos. It's a slightly strange way of doing things, but to be clear, these are two separate demos, each requiring their own download. The 'Story' demo (5.4GB) lets you play through the RPG's prologue, and you'll be able...
News Dave the Diver's In the Jungle DLC Around 10 Hours Long, Turns it into Animal Crossing
Dear villagers
Developer and publisher Mintrocket has peeled back the curtain a little more on its upcoming DLC expansion for its hit debut game, Dave the Diver. In a new dev diary, the team reveals some new details about In the Jungle, which is due for release in early 2026. In the video, it's said the DLC contains approximately 10 hours of new...
News Zenless Zone Zero's Milestone Update Is One of the Most Generous in Gacha Gaming History
This is gooner be good
Zenless Zone Zero does appear to be the ugly duckling of HoYoverse’s gacha trilogy, often losing out to juggernauts Genshin Impact and Honkai: Star Rail on the Sensor Tower revenue charts. But for the game’s many millions of fans that just means more and more rewards, and v2.5 – launching on 30th December – is a bit...
News Marathon Art Director Departs Bungie as the Game Enters Its Final Stretch
"I'll be enjoying playing the game as a fan"
Joseph Cross, the art director on Bungie's upcoming shooter Marathon, has announced his resignation from the company. Originally reported by Kotaku, Cross has now made this move official with a brief statement on social media: This comes just after Marathon's recent reintroduction following heavy...
News Don't Forget to Unwrap Your Winterfest Free Gifts in Fortnite Every Day
The most wonderful time of the year
Fortnite’s annual Winterfest has returned for another year, bringing back the Cosy Cabin and an array of free cosmetic presents for you to unwrap. But there’s a catch! This year, any days you miss won’t stack, so you need to login daily and open your presents to get everything. There are 14 gifts this...
Thursday18th Dec 2025
Feature Last Chance to Get These 65+ PS5, PS4 Games in PS Store's End of Year Deals Sale
The best games in the current sale
We're into the next big sale in PS Store's never-ending carousel of offers. The current sale is named End of Year Deals, and it runs from now until 22nd December 2025, so there's not much time left to take advantage. Somehow, it's an even bigger sale than usual, with over 4,500 items included. That's a crazy...
News Starfield PS5 Announcement Imminent as Bethesda Shows Big Changes Behind-the-Scenes
In a galaxy not-so far away
It looks like Starfield’s long rumoured PS5 port will finally be announced in 2026, as speculation suggests Bethesda recently held some kind of event for content creators to outline upcoming expansions and improvements. The game, as many of you will know, was announced for Sony’s system eons ago. But when Microsoft...
News Western Sales Have Saved the Trails Series, Falcom Boss Suggests
Beyond the horizon
It's no secret that Falcom's Trails series has flourished in the west over the last decade or so, with the Cold Steel saga introducing a whole new wave of players on PS4. In previous interviews, company CEO Toshihiro Kondo has confirmed that western sales now routinely eclipse Japanese sales of the same games — but it actually...
News PS5 Wins a Nightmarish November for All Console Hardware in the US
The worst on record since 1995
PS5 may have won the big Black Friday battle in the US this November, but the hardware market is in a bit of a mess. The latest Circana industry report reveals that hardware spending dropped 27% year-over-year, with just 1.6 million consoles being sold in total. That number combines all devices from all...
News 2016's The Division Now Runs Smoother Than Ever on PS5
Almost decade old shooter updated to 60fps
For as much criticism as Ubisoft gets, we’ll always commend the publisher for its post-release support. It really does do a brilliant job of keeping the communities of its games alive, and this story is yet another example of that. Tom Clancy’s The Division – the original New York instalment,...
News The First PowerWash Simulator 2 DLC Pack Has You Cleaning Up Adventure Time on PS5
What time is it?
PowerWash Simulator 2 has been out for a couple of months or so now, giving dedicated cleaners a good amount of time to hose down the game's lengthy campaign. Now, developer FuturLab has announced the first premium DLC for its relaxing pressure washer sim, and it's collaborating with Cartoon Network to bring players to the land of...
News Ghost of Yotei Wins Big in PS Blog's Game of the Year Awards
Big surprise there
The results are in for the PlayStation Blog's Game of the Year awards, and Sucker Punch's PS5 sequel Ghost of Yotei walks away with lots of wins. The open world action adventure scoops up Best PS5 Game, along with awards for Best New Character, Graphical Showcase, Art Direction, Audio Design, Accessibility, and Use of DualSense...
News Run a Motorcycle Gang During Your Downtime in Yakuza 3's PS5 Remake
Holding out for a hero
When he’s not stitching clothes and helping out with homework at his Morning Glory Orphanage, seasoned Yakuza hero Kazuma Kiryu will be running his own motorcycle gang. Another side activity announced for upcoming remake Yakuza Kiwami 3 & Dark Ties includes a mode named Bad Boy Dragon, where you’ll recruit a motley crew...
News Super Smash Bros' Oddball Precursor The Outfoxies Finally Gets Its PlayStation Port on PS5, PS4
30 years later
Namco’s platform fighter The Outfoxies was planned for PS1 some 30 years ago, and that PlayStation port has finally emerged this week courtesy of Hamster’s ongoing Arcade Archives series. If you’re not familiar with this 1995 title, you may be forgiven. Designed by Masateru Umeda for the NB-2 arcade hardware, many consider...
News Trails in the Sky 2nd Chapter Set to Be One of Falcom's Greatest Games in Fall 2026
Sky's the limit
Developer Falcom and western publisher GungHo Online Entertainment have confirmed a release window for Trails in the Sky 2nd Chapter on PS5. Given that Trails beyond the Horizon is out in just over a month from now (with NIS America publishing), we fully expected 2nd Chapter to hit later in 2026 — and that's exactly what's...
Wednesday17th Dec 2025
News Divinity Dev's Comments on Generative AI Trigger a Total Social Media Sh*tstorm
"Holy f*ck, guys"
Wow, if you were on social media overnight, you’ll have witnessed an unholy sh*tstorm surrounding comments made by Larian gaffer Swen Vincke. As part of a much bigger Bloomberg interview – where he confirmed the new Divinity game will be turn-based and released potentially sooner than expected – he commented on his com
News Sony Makes PS5 Music Video with Award-Winning Korean Girl Group QWER
No fake idols detected
Fresh from scooping the best band gong at this year’s Asia Artist Awards, rising Korean stars QWER have been signed by Sony to promote PS5 this Christmas. A brief trailer shows the gals powering up a DualSense and exchanging holiday gifts, before a magical blue ticket flies past the screen with the message: “Be Happy...
Got your card
Credit where credit’s due: Capcom has been doing a wonderful job of making many of its classic titles available on modern hardware. Mega Man Star Force Legacy Collection is next in its preservation effort, bringing seven Nintendo DS titles to the PS5 and PS4 on 27th March. That date appears to have been leaked by Sony, because at...
Talking Point With Expedition 33 Winning Best Indie Game, What Does 'Indie' Mean to You?
An old debate returns
What does "indie game" really mean these days? Questions about this terminology have been circulating for years, but as the video game landscape evolves, they return every so often as people continue to wrestle with it. Cut to The Game Awards 2025, where — among many others — Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 picked up the...
News Just Like Vampire Survivors, Vampire Crawlers Is Going to Destroy Your Free Time
Careful out there
Developer Poncle is following up its brilliantly compelling bullet heaven game Vampire Survivors with something slightly different, but it looks no less addictive. Vampire Crawlers, announced earlier this year, is a dungeon-crawling, deck-building spin on the original, and in this new gameplay trailer, it looks like it has just as...
News Terminator Survivors Delayed Indefinitely, Drops Co-Op Multiplayer
Don't know when it'll be back
Terminator Survivors, a survival action game from Nacon, has been indefinitely delayed. The last we heard was that the game was planned for release in 2025, but seeing as there's about two weeks to go, that's not happening. In a statement on the game's Steam page, developer Nacon Studio Milan announces the delay, with...
News Hogwarts Legacy Tops an Absurd 40 Million Copies Sold
Not even including subscriptions
Warner Bros has confirmed that Hogwarts Legacy has now sold more than 40 million units since its release in 2023. The last reported sales update came in March 2025, when the game had surpassed 34 million copies sold. This means Hogwarts Legacy has shifted another six million units since then. The post confirming the...
Black sheep?
Circana analyst Mat Piscatella has once again provided a breakdown of the USA's video game market, this time for the month of November, and it makes for interesting reading regarding Call of Duty: Black Ops 7. The good news for Activision is the FPS continues the series' streak of being the bestselling game in its launch month...
News Yakuza Kiwami 3 & Dark Ties Gameplay Deep Dive Announced for Next Week
That's rad
Developer RGG Studio will host a 'Direct' livestream for Yakuza Kiwami 3 & Dark Ties next week, showcasing gameplay systems and mechanics. If you're already interested in the upcoming remake, then this should be a decent watch. We already know that Kiwami 3 is making changes to how Kiryu fights — he's got a whole new weapon-based...
Tuesday16th Dec 2025
News Disappointment as PS2 All-Timer SoulCalibur 3 Launches on PS5, PS4 without Trophies
A scourge on history
Bandai Namco seems to be one of the few publishers willing to entrust its catalogue to Sony’s emulation efforts, but the catch is its titles are launching without Trophies. PS2 fighting game all-timer SoulCalibur 3 – which is absolutely superb, despite its legacy being overshadowed by its immediate predecessor – is the...
News December 2025 PS Plus Extra, Premium Games Available to Download Now
The last one for 2025
The final PS Plus refresh of 2025 — and more specifically for PS Plus Extra and PS Plus Premium — has arrived, adding nine additional PS5, PS4, and Classic titles to the top two tiers of the service. The games are available to download now in the UK and across Europe, and will roll out to
News These 4 PS Plus Games Will Leave the Service in January 2026
Farewell, Kazuma Kiryu
The final update for PS Plus goes live today, and is already available in some territories, which means we now also have the list of PS5, PS4 titles leaving the service in January 2026. The following four games leave PS Plus Extra on 20th January 2026, as per the Last Chance to Play section: Like a Dragon Gaiden: The Man...
News An Open World Spaghetti Western Survival Game for PS5? Sign Us the Hell Up Right Now
Kickstarter planned for early 2026
We’ve always had a soft spot for Western games, long before Red Dead Redemption made the genre mainstream. One title that always sticks with us is GUN on the PS2, an underappreciated title which actually pre-dated Red Dead Redemption by a few years. (Yes, we know there was Red Dead Revolver, but that was a very...
News Yakuza Dev 'Exploring a Solution' for Botched Kiwami PS5 Upgrade
"It will take some more time"
It’s been over a week since Yakuza Kiwami re-released on the PS5, and we finally have an update on the game’s botched upgrade path. For those who don’t know, anyone who owns the original digitally on the PS4 is supposed to be eligible for a $1.99 upgrade. But it doesn’t work, and SEGA has been silent about the...
News Dead Island 3 Officially Confirmed in the Least Interesting Way Possible
Won't be out for a while
Developer Dambuster Studios, the team behind the surprisingly solid Dead Island 2, has now confirmed Dead Island 3 is in development. Having already teased a new instalment in the series earlier this year, the developer has now made it official, albeit with the least fanfare one could imagine. The news comes via a
News 'This Is Going to Be Us Unleashed': Divinity Is Baldur's Gate 3 Dev at Its 'Next Level'
It will be a turn-based game
Larian Studios is talking a big game with its next RPG, Divinity. After hitting the mainstream with Baldur's Gate 3, at over 20 million copies sold, the developer is only aiming to make even bigger titles. It sees Divinity as such a significant leap, in fact, that it's describing the project as Larian Studios at its...
"The team is pushing forward"
The announcement of Marvel Tokon: Fighting Souls is one of the most memorable moments of 2025. But after a pretty positive first closed beta, enthusiast opinion on the PS5 and PC brawler is beginning to sour. Dig into any hardcore circles and you’ll see a lot of criticism pointed at the Sony published game, with...
News Assassin's Creed Shadows Finally Gets New Finisher Animations in Patch 1.1.7, Out Now
Killer moves
Patch 1.1.7 for Assassin's Creed Shadows has dropped just in time for the holidays. It's available to download now on PS5, weighing in at around 4.5GB. In truth, this isn't the kind of update that makes sweeping changes to the open world adventure — but it does include something that players have been asking after for months: new...
News Praise Be! Cult of the Lamb's Massive Expansion Woolhaven Launches Very Soon on PS5, PS4
Year of the lamb
Devolver Digital and Massive Monster have announced a release date for Cult of the Lamb's upcoming expansion pack, Woolhaven. The paid DLC will be available on PS5 and PS4 from 22nd January, 2026, meaning it's just over a month away. It seems like it's a very robust expansion, too. "Almost doubling" the base game, according to...
News Monster Hunter Wilds' Mega Title Update 4 Out Now on PS5
Thank Gog for that
Weighing in at a chunky 8.9GB on PS5, Title Update 4 for Monster Hunter Wilds is available to download now. This is arguably the game's biggest update yet, as it attempts to expand and improve the experience pretty much across the board. There's a new creature to fight — the elder dragon Gogmazios — the endgame grind has...
News Pragmata Seemingly Off to a Strong Start as It's Added to Over 1 Million Wishlists Worldwide
Are you day one?
A game’s success will pretty much always be determined by how many copies it sells, and subsequently how much money it makes its publisher. But these days, a good place for a title to start is by being added to a potential customer’s wishlist. And Capcom has announced today that its upcoming hack-‘em-up Pragmata has already...
Sequel has sold over seven million copies
Hollow Knight: Silksong was one of the biggest games of 2025, and dev Team Cherry has now announced the title has sold an outrageous seven million copies since launch. But for those of you who’ve (somehow) already eked every single secret out of Hornet’s adventure, there’s lots to look forward to: a...
News PS Plus Game Skate Story's Latest Update Aims to Fix Egregious PS5 Pro Issues
Smooth riding
Skate Story launched on PS5 earlier this month, and when it did, it landed straight into the PS Plus Extra game catalogue, meaning it fell into the hands of a lot of players. Obviously that's a great thing for developer Sam Eng, but it was quickly discovered that the game had pretty severe problems on PS5 Pro. While the game runs...
Monday15th Dec 2025
Guide New PS5 Games Release Dates in 2026
All 2026's upcoming PS5 launch dates
What new PS5 games release dates in 2026 are coming up? There’s never a shortage of new games to play, but if you want to plan out your purchases, we’re keeping tabs on all 2026 PS5 release dates on this page. Please keep in mind that this information is accurate to the best of our knowledge, and is updated...
Guide GTA Online: All Cars and Vehicles Compatible with Hao's Special Works Tuning Upgrades
Supercharge your fleet with HSW's new-gen upgrades
What are all cars and vehicles compatible with Hao's Special Works tuning upgrades in GTA Online? One of the new features in the PS5 and new-gen version of Rockstar's sandbox is Hao's Special Works, which allows you to add unique tuning upgrades to select vehicles in order to make them perform even...
