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Tuesday26th Sep 2023
News Honkai: Star Rail's Pivotally Important Pre-PS5 Livestream Will Air This Week
All aboard
Honkai: Star Rail will officially launch on PS5 this coming 11th October, but as the title has already been available for several months on PC and smartphone, it’ll be disembarking alongside v1.4. As is the cadence for all HoYoverse titles, the titanic Chinese developer will host a livestream later this week, on 29th September, to...
Random Baldurs Gate 3 Companions Get the FRIENDS Treatment
ORIGINS
While most Baldur's Gate 3 players are still blissfully making their way through Larian's lavish and expansive world, others are taking it upon themselves to do the essential work of memeing its memorable cast of characters. Case in point: Vtuber Sho-VT went to the wonderful effort of corralling the game's core cast of Origin characters,...
News Final Fantasy 7 Remake Trilogy Will 'Link Up' with Advent Children
Finally
Set two years after the climactic events of the original Final Fantasy VII, for gamers of a certain vintage, the 2006 CG film Final Fantasy VII: Advent Children was really all we had in the way of closure, if you can call it that. Visually stunning, if narratively nonsensical, it contained insane action sequences that are still incredible...
Monday25th Sep 2023
News The Last Case of Benedict Fox Comes to PS5 in a Definitive Edition
Visual and gameplay improvements
Side-scrolling platformer The Last Case of Benedict Fox will be ported to PS5 as a Definitive Edition, it's been confirmed. First released for Xbox Series X|S and PC in April, this updated version sports combat and platforming improvements, better visuals and an updated UI, enhanced enemy AI, and further gameplay...
News 3DS RPG The Legend of Legacy Gets a PS5, PS4 Remaster
Out next year
NIS America has announced it's remastering the Nintendo 3DS RPG The Legend of Legacy for PS5 and PS4, with a view to release the enhanced version early next year. Catch the trailer above to see it in action. Details covering how the RPG will run better on Sony's consoles or any resolution upgrades haven't been shared. Officially...
News Cyberpunk 2077: Phantom Liberty File Size Is Chunky on PS5
Over half the size of the base game
CD Projekt Red has revealed the file size for Cyberpunk 2077: Phantom Liberty, and in terms of DLC, it's a big one. On PS5, the expansion (which releases on the 26th September) weighs in at a chunky 33GB. For context, that's over half the size of the base game, which is roughly 56GB. Put them together, and...
News Free PS5 Game Offered to New Console Buyers in the USA
Pick from 12 different PS5 titles
Sony has unveiled a new promotion in the USA that allows anyone who purchases and then activates a new PS5 by 20th October 2023 to redeem a free PS5 game. Those who qualify will need to turn the console on and button over to the PS Store, where a banner will take you to a page listing the 12 PS5 titles you can pick...
Review Resident Evil 4: Separate Ways (PS5) - Ada Wong Fronts More Sublime RE Action
She did it her way
This year's Resident Evil 4 is one of the greatest remakes of all time, but purists — or at least those who had already played the PS2 version — will tell you it was still missing something. When the Nintendo GameCube original was ported to Sony's second home system, it came bundled with new campaigns all about side character...
News UK Sales Charts: Surprise Hit Lies of P Makes an Impressive Third Place Debut
Mortal Kombat 1 scores a flawless victory
Lies of P, the unusual Souls-like action RPG, has made a strong debut on the UK's boxed games chart. The game's Pinocchio-meets-Bloodborne premise had always seemed strange, but it's clearly struck a chord, as it's arrived at number three in the bestsellers in its launch week. Less surprising is a number one...
News PAYDAY 3's Chaotic Launch Experience Prompts CEO Apology
Caught in the act
Multiplayer heist sim PAYDAY 3's launch has been anything but smooth, with massive numbers of players unable to access the game. Plagued by server and matchmaking issues, the always online nature of the title is exacerbating the situation still further. Problems began for PS5 players when the title's "early access" period started...
News Cal Kestis Actor Cameron Monaghan Confirms Star Wars Jedi 3 Is Coming
Jedi mind tricks
Cameron Monaghan, the actor behind Cal Kestis, the protagonist of both Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order and Star Wars Jedi: Survivor, has confirmed that a third game is currently in the works. VGC reports that during a panel at Ocala Comic Con, Monaghan said: "We’re working on a third, and we’re in the process of doing that ri
News Unity Apologises, Partially Walks Back Contentious Monetization Scheme
"I am sorry"
After doing a terrible job of communicating a controversial new pricing scheme (which culminated in an allegedly self-inflicted bomb threat), Unity Technologies has again apologised for the "
Random The Essential Work of Modding Armored Core 6 Maps into Elden Ring
Putting things in perspective
Finally, someone has gotten around to modding maps from FromSoftware's recent mech epic Armored Core VI: Fires of Rubicon into Elden Ring, the studio's magnum opus. While it might seem silly (unnecessary even) to zip around environments designed for massive mechs in human form, fans were quick to note the surprising...
News Sand Land Story Trailer Sets the Scene For an Unlikely Adventure on PS5, PS4
Tank you very much
Sand Land is an upcoming PS5 and PS4 RPG published by Bandai Namco and developed by ILCA (I Love Computer Art), which is how you know we're in good hands. Previous efforts include excellent turn-based titles like Dragon Quest XI: Echoes of an Elusive Age and One Piece Odyssey, which has been eschewed here for something more...
Saturday23rd Sep 2023
Preview Dragon's Dogma 2 Feels Like a Remake of the First Game, in a Good Way
Heartfelt
Dragon's Dogma 2 sticks with the Dark Arisen template to a pleasant but almost surprising degree. Sequels often walk a fine balancing act as significant departures can alienate existing fans, whereas repeating the established gameplay often feels too safe. Capcom's anticipated sequel easily falls into the latter category but when the...
News Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth Gets Over 30 Minutes of Open Area PS5 Gameplay
Plus a card minigame
Square Enix hosted a Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth stage presentation at Tokyo Game Show overnight, providing over 30 whole minutes of raw gameplay footage from the upcoming sequel. Most of said gameplay gives us a good look at a very open area called the Grasslands — the countryside beyond Midgar's borders. The footage starts...
Talking Point What Are You Playing This Weekend? - Issue 495
Chippin' in
We're nearly into The Spooky Month, otherwise known as October, otherwise known as the month with all the games. There's a lot of stuff on the horizon to be excited about, but what are we playing in the meantime? Time to find out. Khayl Adam: I'm still on a review, but I found a bit of time to boot up the revamped Cyberpunk 2077 2.0,...
News Nightmare Simulator Smalland: Survive the Wilds Scuttles onto PS5 in December
Kill it with fire
Likely to fuel many future night terrors, Smalland: Survive the Wilds is a multiplayer open world survival game on a minuscule scale. It supports up to 10 players and could be lurking behind your PS5 from 7th December. Now that the Giants are gone, after centuries of living underground, the Smallfolk have emerged from their...
News Anticipation Meownts as Mineko's Night Market Creeps Ever Closer
Purfection
Mineko's Night Market is a gorgeous little indie on the way to PlayStation platforms next month, and we can't wait to finally sink our claws in on 26th October. There's even a physical edition for collectors, and we got another look at this whimsical celebration of Japanese culture and cats in action. We've been anticipating this feline...
News Idris Elba's All In for Cyberpunk 2077 2.0, Phantom Liberty Hype Trailer
Stronger, faster, better
Cyberpunk 2077 is finally here, or at least it feels like it. CD Projekt Red seems to have done what many thought impossible and turned the ambitious RPG from a burning wreck (at launch) into something exemplary. It took nearly three years, mind you, but we're feeling the hype, and Phantom Liberty (which we hailed as
News Unrelated to Facebook, Free-to-Play Metaball Looks Like Hoops of Fun on PS5
Jump in
Metaball is a free-to-play futuristic sports game based on basketball but in the style of Rocket League. It's played on hoverboards, and teamwork seems even more essential. Dunks, lay-ups, and bombastic special moves make this seem like a frantic good time, provided the fundamentals are solid. We might have to fire this one up and find out;...
News Metal Gear Solid Locked at 30fps in PS5, PS4 Master Collection
Sons of Liberty, Snake Eater still "target" 60
In sad news for stealth fans, it seems like Snake's inaugural mission through Shadow Moses will move slower than expected. Publisher Konami has revealed that Metal Gear Solid, alone amongst the treasured trilogy bundled in the upcoming Metal Gear Solid: Master Collection Vol. 1, will remain locked at 30...
Friday22nd Sep 2023
Random Cyberpunk 2077 2.0 Fixes the Game's Most Infamously Bad Moment
Cry me a River
At this point everyone knows just how much of a game-changer Update 2.0 for Cyberpunk 2077 is. Total gameplay system overhauls, fundamental changes to combat, etc., etc. But there's one adjustment that deserves to be singled out and paraded through the streets — an adjustment that finally fixes what is perhaps the most infamously...
News Dragon's Dogma 2 Dazzles in Raw PS5 Gameplay Demos
Fresh from TGS
If you've been dying to see more of Dragon's Dogma 2 after Capcom's official gameplay presentation, you're in luck — a lot of luck. There's now uncut gameplay footage coming out of Tokyo Game Show, with Japanese publications V Jump and IGN Japan each posting ten-minute captures of the action RPG runni
News HoYoverse's Action RPG Zenless Zone Zero Confirmed for Consoles
No specifics yet
The team behind super-popular games Genshin Impact and Honkai: Star Rail are working on a third game that's sure to go nuclear as well — Zenless Zone Zero. This action RPG has previously only been confirmed for PC and mobile platforms, but with the above broadcast from Tokyo Game Show, it's now also been announced for consoles...
Review PAYDAY 3 (PS5) - An Outdated Co-Op Heisting Experience
Clowning around
Payday 3 is the third entry in the always online, one-to-four-player, cooperative heist FPS series from Starbreeze Studios. Returning from retirement, the Payday crew have not only moved to terrorise a new city, from Washington DC to New York, but also moved game engine from Payday 2’s Diesel into the more robust Unreal Engine 4...
News Baldur's Gate 3 Patch 3 Is Gigantic, Out Now on PS5 with Improved Performance
Patch notes are colossal
Following a very short delay of roughly one day, Patch 3 for Baldur's Gate 3 is available to download now on PS5. And Larian Studios wasn't lying — it really is a massive update (that weighs in at just 8GB, thankfully), making all sorts of adjustments to gameplay systems, balancing, and technical performance. The patch...
News PS5, PC Pre-Orders for Helldivers 2 Are Available Now
Time to enlist
Attention, soldiers: Helldivers 2 is now available to pre-order. Published by Sony and developed by Arrowhead, this is a third-person sequel to the top-down original, and has you blasting away the bad guys in tactical four-player co-op. A new trailer has been released to give you the gist: cool weapons, aliens, robots, and friendly...
Take the L
Officially, in-development fighting game Project L hasn't been confirmed for a console release, but a social media mishap may have just outed the title for PS5. The PlayStation Europe Twitter account seemingly meant to post about Street Fighter 6 features — which is weirdly timed to begin with — but the tweet includes what is clearly...
News Huge Tekken 8 Showcase Has Story Mode Gameplay, Full Matches, and Much More
New training options are crazy
Bandai Namco hosted a huge Tekken 8 presentation at Tokyo Game Show, which basically gives us an overview of the entire game. It features gameplay footage from the story mode — which sees Jin and Kazuya duke it out over the fate of the world — full-blown matches from the latest build, and information on loads of...
