PS5 News (Page 2)
Saturday13th Dec 2025
Publisher denies considering studio mergers
While you should expect Call of Duty: Black Ops 7 to remain one of the better selling games of the year, all signs suggest it’s seriously underperformed by series standards. That prompted notorious franchise snoop The Ghost of Hope to make some startling revelations on social media this week. As part...
"Like taking a cold shower after a hot sauna"
As was strongly rumoured for some time, Resident Evil Requiem will feature two protagonists, then. Previously announced heroine Grace Ashcroft will be joined by seasoned veteran Leon S. Kennedy, as their two stories overlap and intertwine. It’s worth noting that structurally the game will be s
News Star Wars: Fate of the Old Republic Director Rubbishes 2030 Release Date Claims
"Game will be out before then"
Star Wars: Fate of the Old Republic will release before 2030, according to the game's director Casey Hudson. Following the RPG's reveal at The Game Awards earlier this week, a tweet from Bloomberg journalist Jason Schreier suggested it's still very, very far away from releasing since developer Arcanaut Studios was...
Talking Point What Are You Playing This Weekend? - Issue 611
Two weeks to go
It's now just a couple of weeks to Christmas, and the release schedule has really started to slow down. That's good news for those of you with backlogs, because it means there's finally an opportunity to catch up. Aaron Bayne: I'm getting withdrawal from The Finals (it's been four weeks), so with the launch of Season 9 this...
Friday12th Dec 2025
Round Up What Was Announced at The Game Awards 2025?
All the PS5 news and reveals
Just as much about the game reveals as it is the speeches, The Game Awards has grown to a point where genuinely big announcements take place in between the celebrations. You can catch up on All The Game Awards 2025 Winners using the link, while this page will focus on what was announced at The Game Awards 2025. For any...
News Lara Croft Returns in Two New Tomb Raider Titles on PS5
That's a lot o' Lara
Amazon Games is bringing not one but two new Tomb Raider games to the PS5, releasing in 2026 and 2027. The first of the games, Tomb Raider: Legacy of Atlantis, is a reimagining of the original PS1 game, developed by Crystal Dynamics and Flying Hog Studios. Designed to celebrate the series’ 30th anniversary, the release...
Live Watch The Game Awards 2025 Livestream Here
Winner takes all
With E3 little but a distant memory and Summer Game Fest a little like a dress rehearsal, whether you like it or loathe it, The Game Awards has become that annual moment in the gaming calendar where everyone comes together. This year’s show is expected to break records yet again, as host Geoff Keighley pulls together a slew of...
Review Terminator 2D: No Fate (PS5) - A Brief Blast of 16-Bit Nostalgia
You'll be back for more
Terminator 2: Judgement Day is one of those pop culture moments that may never fully die off. Since 1991, it's been endlessly referenced in all kinds of ways, and is probably the biggest reason why the series has gotten as many other movies and television shows as it has. The strength of that one film has endured long...
News Total War: Warhammer 40k Was SEGA's Big, Unmissable Game Awards Reveal
Not quite what fans expected
The Game Awards is just hours away as we write this, and several publishers and developers have teased their involvement with Geoff Keighley's awards show. Now, even SEGA is getting in on the fun, with a tease that it's also going to be part of the proceedings. On YouTube, the publisher reposted the official livestream...
News Control Resonant from Remedy Revealed, Out in 2026 for PS5
Focus on melee combat with Dylan Faden as the lead
The next entry in the Control universe, named Control Resonant, has been announced by Remedy. It's coming to PS5 in 2026, and you can catch the reveal trailer above. This time around, Dylan Faden takes the lead role, and the combat will be melee-focused. You can catch some gameplay clips in the...
Poll Vote for Your PS5 Game of the Year 2025
Help decide Push Square's GOTY
What is arguably the most important poll of the calendar year is here. It's time for you to help decide Push Square's official Game of the Year. An annual tradition, the votes that you cast here today will be tallied alongside our own staff voting system that's currently running behind the scenes. The top five titles...
News Huge Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 Update Out Now on PS5, with New Areas, Fights, Photo Mode
Fresh paint
Fresh of its big win at The Game Awards, Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 has dropped the mega update that it's been promising for a while now. The lovingly named 'Thank You Update' is available to download now on PS5, and as alluded, it's a big one. It features a brand new area to explore — a colourful hideout that belonged to Verso when...
News Open World RPG Shooter No Law Announced for PS5
Grey area
No Law is a new open world, first-person RPG-shooter from Neon Giant — the team behind isometric cyberpunk shooter The Ascent — and it's coming to PS5. No Law doesn't have a release window yet, but it does show gameplay in its debut trailer. You play as a grizzled ex-military man named Grey Harker, who just so happens to reside in a...
News PS5 Exclusive Saros Delayed, But Pre-Orders Are Live Right Now
Watch the new trailer
Sony has pushed back the release of Housemarque's arcade shooter Saros, but pre-orders are now live on PS Store. The game was originally slated for 20th March, but it's now slipped to 30th April. The update comes at the end of a new trailer, which focuses on the game's narrative side: On PS Blog, Housemarque's Gregory...
News Capcom's Pragmata Is Out 24th April on PS5, Demo Coming Soon
Another Capcom game for 2026
Capcom has revealed that Pragmata will release for PS5 on 24th April 2026, and you'll be able to sample it yourself in a demo coming to the PS Store soon. Catch the new trailer above, which features city gameplay for the first time. Capcom’s newest IP—PRAGMATA. An all-new Science Fiction action adventure with its...
News PS5 Players Will Want to Watch Xbox's Developer Direct, Confirmed for January
Playground Games a key participant
Microsoft has very quietly announced an Xbox Developer Direct, taking place in January 2026. This comes via a report from Variety, in which Xbox suit Matt Booty talks about the upcoming showcase. He not only confirms the presentation, but also reveals one of the company's studios showing off its work. "I can’t...
News Sony Announces 4Loop, the Next Co-Op Game from the Creator of Left 4 Dead
Bad Robot's game revealed
Sony and Bad Robot Games have announced 4Loop, a new sci-fi co-op shooter coming "soon" to PS5 and PC. The game is described as a tactical, four-player title "crafted for endless replayability and infinite ways to build the ultimate team". There aren't too many details out there about the game right now, but it looks...
Poll How Would You Rate The Game Awards 2025?
Award the Awards
And there we have it, another Geoff Keighley event in the bag, and another four hours of our lives we'll never get back. But hey, don't let our misery get you down — you might have really enjoyed The Game Awards 2025. And even if you didn't, you should still let your voice be heard in our poll. While we do still think this...
News Last Chance to Play These 10 PS Plus Games
All gone on 16th December
If you are looking to play any of the 10 PS5, PS4 games below via your PS Plus Extra or PS Plus Premium membership, then you have only got a handful of days left until they expire. From Tuesday, 16th December 2025, the following games leave the service: Battlefield 2042 (PS5, PS4)
News Ace Combat 8: Wings of Theve Revealed, Soars onto PS5 in 2026
Flying high
Fans already knew Bandai Namco and Project Aces were working on it, but now it's officially official: Ace Combat 8: Wings of Theve has been announced. The arcade action flight sim is coming to PS5 in 2026, as revealed in the debut trailer: The presentation looks excellent and more cinematic than usual, immersing you in a first person...
News Leon Kennedy Really Is in Resident Evil Requiem, New Trailer Confirms
Two intertwining stories
The PS Store might have let the cat out of the bag a few days ago with its updated art leak, but we now have the official confirmation that fan-favourite character Leon S. Kennedy will play a large role in Resident Evil Requiem. He appeared during a new trailer that debuted at The Game Awards, which you can catch above. It...
News Free-to-Play FPS Highguard Closes Out The Game Awards, Coming to PS5 on 26th January
Overtrot
As host Geoff Keighley was so eager to explain, typically The Game Awards end with a teaser for a title from the far-flung future. This year, however, he picked a title launching in a few short weeks. Highguard is a new free-to-play FPS from Wildlight Entertainment, a team of Apex Legends and Titanfall veterans. The game’s described as...
News Mega Man: Dual Override Brings Back the Blue Bomber in 2027 on PS5, PS4
Mega, man
Capcom mentioned it was eager to bring Mega Man out of retirement, and here’s your first look at the Blue Bomber’s next game. It’s called Mega Man: Dual Override, and it’s launching on PS5 and PS4 in 2027. Sony’s last-gen console will still be kicking in a couple of years, it seems. Here’s the blurb: “Mega Man returns in...
News Expedition 33 Breaks the Game Awards Record for Most Gongs in a Single Show
For those who come after
There was a sense of inevitability to Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 setting a new record for The Game Awards last night. It took home nine of host Geoff Keighley’s ostentatious statues in the end. The release won virtually every gong it was nominated for, only missing out on the Best Audio Design trophy, which rightfully...
News PS5's Phantom Blade Zero Poised to Be the Next Big Thing from 9th September
Finally a release date
S-GAME promised it’d date its highly anticipated PS5 console exclusive Phantom Blade Zero at The Game Awards, and now we know what date to mark on our calendars. The action RPG will release on 9th September. In a new trailer, the Beijing-based studio showed off a bunch of crunchy combat and some spectacular cinematics...
News Star Wars Racing Games Are Back in Galactic Racer, Out for PS5 in 2026
From a new team of Criterion talent
Anyone with fond memories of PS1 classic Star Wars Episode 1: Racer will want to keep their eye on the newly-revealed Star Wars: Galactic Racer, a new racing title for PS5 that's releasing next year. Catch the reveal trailer above. In this all-new entry, you'll be racing across familiar locations like Jakku and...
News Xbox Game South of Midnight Comes to PS5 Next Year
During the Spring 2026 season
Compulsion Games has confirmed that South of Midnight will be ported to PS5 in Spring 2026, having released for Xbox Series X|S and PC earlier this year. The developer confirmed the PS5 version (along with a Nintendo Switch 2 edition) in a social media post: Compulsion Games' third game as a studio, it previously...
News Fans of Sony's Forgotten Hardware Franchise May Want to Take Note of TankRat on PS5
Tank you very much
Hands up if you remember Hardware: Online Arena on PS2 or Hardware: Rivals on PS4? Okay, anyone who’s got a palm above their head immediately earns our respect. TankRat kinda reminds us of that long-forgotten Sony series, but we suppose more recognisable reference points would include World of Tanks or even Crossout...
News Diablo 4: Lord of Hatred Loots April Release Date, New Paladin Class Playable Tonight
Hammer time
Diablo 4's next expansion, Lord of Hatred, will drop on the 28th April 2026 — but the bigger news is that the game's brand new class is playable tonight. Granted, we don't know exactly when "tonight" is, but the bottom line is that if you pre-order the aforementioned expansion, you unlock the Paladin now(ish). It'll obviously be...
Be the robin
LEGO Batman: Legacy of the Dark Knight has released a fun new trailer, showing off multiple heroes and villains featuring in the action adventure. Alongside the new gameplay, the trailer also clues us in on the release date; the game swoops in on 29th May, 2026: As well as Batman himself, this LEGO title keeps up the tradition of...
News John Carpenter's Gory Zombie Shooter Toxic Commando Lets Loose on PS5 in March
"Another f***ing zombie game"
Publisher Focus Entertainment has finally announced a release date for its over-the-top zombie shooter, John Carpenter's Toxic Commando. Announced all the way back in 2023, the co-op FPS will make its arrival on PS5 on 12th March, 2026. Here's a new trailer to get you in the mood: It's heavily inspired by 80s...
News 007 First Light Unveils Lenny Kravitz as a Villain in New Trailer
Don't let him get away
In a move nobody expected, musician Lenny Kravitz is set to appear in 007 First Light as one of Bond's adversaries. He plays a villain named Bawma, who seems to be the criminal kingpin of a place called Aleph in Mauritania. Per the trailer, it seems Bawma will capture Bond in a very, well, James Bond fashion; we see the...
News Action RPG Lords of the Fallen 2 Absolved of Sin with Brutal PS5 Gameplay Trailer
Finish him
CI Games has provided us with a fresh look at its upcoming action RPG sequel, Lords of the Fallen 2. Check out the new gameplay trailer below: It marks the second year in a row that It's a Sin by Pet Shop Boys has appeared during The Game Awards, the first being Intergalactic: The Heretic Prophet. That doesn't really mean much, but it...
News Good Dog! Atmospheric Adventure The Free Shepherd Rounds Up a 2027 Release on PS5
'Herd you may like this one
We can’t believe no one’s made a shepherding sim before. This seems like such a no-brainer for a gameplay concept. To be fair, it does look like there’s more to The Free Shepherd than simply rounding up sheep. This debut trailer hints at a lingering mystery, but it’s one we won’t solve until 2027, when the...
News Pop Punk Action Abounds in Ex-Capcom Producer's Stupid Never Dies on PS5
Bring your bae back to life
What if Lollipop Chainsaw was less Britney Spears and more Avril Lavigne? That’s the question Stupid Never Dies from ex-Capcom producer Hiroyuki Kobayashi aims to answer. The premise is absolutely absurd, so we’re just going to let the press release do the talking for us: “In a world where monsters are part of...
News Mass Effect-Style Sci-Fi RPG Exodus Returns with an Early 2027 Release Date on PS5
Spacing out
The good news: we just got to see more of the very promising sci-fi action RPG that is Exodus at The Game Awards. The bad news: it's now scheduled for release in early 2027. It's gonna feel like a long wait. You may recall that Exodus was first revealed at The Game Awards 2023, so this one's been cooking for a while already...
News Unalive Milla Jovovich in Hitman's Next Celebrity Assassination Mission on PS5, PS4
Alice in murderland
Who knew Milla Jovovich was so bubbly and fun? She was certainly a hoot at The Game Awards last night. The actress – potentially best known among gamers for her turn as Alice in Paul W. S. Anderson’s Resident Evil movies – will appear as the next Elusive Target in Hitman: World of Assassination. The content is scheduled...
News SOMA, Amnesia Team Reveals Ontos for PS5, Out Next Year
Featuring Stellan Skarsgård as voice actor
Frictional Games has revealed its spiritual successor to SOMA, which is named Ontos and will launch for PS5 next year. Check out the announcement trailer above. Stellan Skarsgård of Andor will be a voice in the game, and here's some setup: What begins as a search for answers quickly spirals into...
News Eagerly Anticipated PS5 Arcade Racer Screamer Leans into Its Anime Influences in March
Screamer's almost here
Milestone’s utterly outstanding anime-inspired racer Screamer will boost to PS5 on 26th March, and here’s your first taste of its narrative. For those who don’t know, this game mixes arcade action with a throwback 90s-style story, where five teams of ragtag racers all go head-to-head in a futuristic tournament...
News Out of Words Is a Stunning Stop-Motion Co-Op Adventure Heading to PS5 in 2026
Mouthing off
Originally called Vokabulantis, Out of Words is a gorgeous co-op platformer adventure created using stop-motion animation and real-world models. Publisher Epic Games shared a fresh look at the game in this new trailer, and it looks quite promising: You and a second player take on the roles of Karla and Kurt, a young girl and boy...
News Arknights: Endfield Adds Another Game to the PS5 Gacha Apocalypse in January
That's two launching within days of each other
If you thought one January free-to-play open world epic in the form of The Seven Deadly Sins: Origin was already too many, then brace yourself for Arknights: Endfield, which is releasing as a PS5 console exclusive a few days prior. The title, which is getting its big PlayStation technical test this...
News Netmarble Serves Up a Gluttonous Helping of Gameplay from PS5's The Seven Deadly Sins: Origin
Free RPG out early next year
Who needs to add another gacha to their PS5 rotation? Honestly, not us, but we’ve played a chunk of Netmarble’s free-to-play manga adaptation The Seven Deadly Sins: Origin, and we can confirm it’s very high quality. This one is more closely aligned to, say, Genshin Impact and Wuthering Waves – although its open...
News Caitlyn Enters the Fray When 2XKO Pummels PS5 in January 2026
Ready up
Riot has revealed yet another new fighter for its League of Legends-inspired 2v2 fighter 2XKO, which will launch on the PS5 imminently, in January 2026. Caitlyn, the Sheriff of Piltover, is teased at the very tail-end of this trailer – complete with her ostentatious steampunk rifle and comically large top hat. The trailer also includes...
News Another Nioh 3 Demo Is On Its Way to PS5, Out 29th January
Includes progress transfer to full game
With the full release now only a few months away, Team Ninja has announced it'll be releasing another Nioh 3 demo to play on PS5. It'll be available from 29th January 2026, just a week before the game launches, and you'll be able to carry your progress over. The PlayStation Blog post detailing the demo...
News Zenless Zone Zero Teases Its Idol Faction Angels of Delusion in Game Awards Trailer
Aura farming
Ever since Zenless Zone Zero released last year, fans have been waiting patiently for the introduction of idol faction the Angels of Delusion. And here they are, glimpsed at the very end of this v2.5 teaser trailer. The trio will be introduced at some point in 2026, but won’t be playable just yet, as the title’s next update will...
News 2026 Looks Like a Big Year for PS5 Fighters, with Invincible VS Heating Up on 30th April
New Kirkman creation Ella Mental joins the roster
Between the likes of 2XKO, Avatar Legends, and, of course, Marvel Tokon: Fighting Souls, the rapidly approaching 2026 is looking like a big year for fighting games. But there’s one more we haven’t mentioned: Invincible VS, the new three-on-three fighter from Killer Instinct veterans Quarter Up,...
Thursday11th Dec 2025
Guide What Time Is The Game Awards 2025?
Dates, times, and what to expect
This year's edition of The Game Awards is almost here, with Geoff Keighley preparing another big, year-ending show combining awards and game announcements. To get ready for the event, we've put together this guide, giving you all the details — dates, times, and anything else you need to know ahead of time. Let's...
News Tomb Raider Game Reveals Seem to Leak Ahead of The Game Awards
A new game and a remake, potentially
The next Tomb Raider game will be officially unveiled at The Game Awards later this week, Geoff Keighley has revealed. In a tweet ahead of the show, Keighley said on social media we'll get "a look at the future of one of gaming's most iconic franchises" this Thursday. "This is one you won't want to miss." For...
News Deus Ex Remastered Delayed Indefinitely Following Fan Backlash
Full refunds incoming
Previously set to release for PS5 on the 5th February 2026, Deus Ex Remastered has been hit with an indefinite delay, with the news coming directly from publisher and developer Aspyr. Announced back in September during a State of Play broadcast, the revival was showcased via a brief gameplay trailer, which highlighted an...
News PS5's Welcome Hub Adds Its Cosiest Animated Wallpaper Yet, Complete with ASMR Audio
Warm and fuzzy
Sony’s been slowly adding to the functionality of its Welcome Hub starter screen, with new widgets and animated wallpapers. You may recall, it recently added a seasonal wallpaper which changes depending on the time of the year. But now, just in time for the holidays, it’s
