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October2023
News Get Alan Wake 2 Ready with Alan Wake: Flashback, Created in Fortnite
Classic Remedy
With Alan Wake 2 at long last launching on 27th October, players in need of a primer on the events of the first game have a few options to hand: Play the excellent original in the form of Alan Wake Remastered, recap the story via Youtube videos or Wiki entries, or (most exciting of all), dive into the Alan Wake: Flashback limited-time...
News Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth's Team Attacks Could Push Combat Above and Beyond
Better together
Not everyone will agree, but we really, really like the combat system in Final Fantasy 7 Remake. A punchy mix of action and menu-based commands, we reckon it's a highlight of the experience — and it's starting to sound like Square Enix has put a lot of effort into making it even better in the sequel. As demonstrated in the first...
News Diablo 4 Season of Blood Is Live on PS5, PS4 After a Slight Delay
Bloody hell
Update: Diablo 4's second seasonal affair, the Season of Blood, is now live across all platforms, including PS5 and PS4. The whole thing was slapped with a several-hour delay at the last minute, but we got there in the end. Just in case you don't know, the new season features fresh vampiric challenges and abilities. Hopefully it's all...
"For the best experience"
If you're buying a boxed copy of Marvel's Spider-Man 2 this week, developer Insomniac Games wants you to know that the game's "playable with no patch or online requirement" straight from the disc — which is nice to hear. But the studio also strongly recommends grabbing the day one update, which should be available to...
Random Marvel's Spider-Man 2 Branded Wheaties Is the True Breakfast of Champions
With great cereal comes great responsibility
Sony's marketing budget for Marvel's Spider-Man 2 would probably make your eyes water. Not only has PlayStation partnered with Adidas for some Spidey-branded attire, it's also just unveiled a collaboration with North American cereal, Wheaties. Staring at you from your kitchen table in the near future...
Poll Will You Be Buying a PS5 'Slim'?
Size matters
Now that we've all had a little bit of time to think about it, we want to know if you plan on nabbing the refreshed PS5 model. Announced last week after months of consistent leaks and rumours, the reworked console is set to release in November. It's 30% smaller in terms of volume — which could be quite noticeable considering how much...
News The Horror! Phasmophobia's Console Release Delayed Indefinitely
Dev promises "it will be worth the wait"
Smash hit ghost-hunting horror game, Phasmophobia, has been delayed once again on consoles. Developer Kinetic Games made the announcement via an update on Steam, where it says it needs more time to get the console versions running optimally. Initially planned to arrive in August, the game was pushed back...
News Roblox Is Already Tangling with Call of Duty, Fortnite as the Most Played Game on PS5, PS4
Mega blox
An utterly colossal entity in the wider gaming space, Roblox finally arrived on PlayStation platforms roughly one week ago, and it's already proving to be an absolutely massive hit. The difficult-to-define title — which is essentially a vehicle for player-created games — is currently fighting it out with Call of Duty and Fortnite at...
News PS Plus Extra Cutting a Few More PS5, PS4 Games in November
Seven more games leaving
Today saw both the arrival of October's new PS Plus Extra and Premium games as well as the exit of several other PS5 and PS4 titles. This sort of cycle is pretty normal; some games leave the subscription service, and others are added in their place. Well, now that October's been sorted out, we can look ahead to November —...
News PS5's Dead Space Remake Floats onto EA Play Later This Month
No extra cost to (dis)members
One of 2023's earliest successes was Dead Space, a remake of the beloved PS3 survival horror game. Launching at the end of January, it's a super faithful retelling of Isaac Clarke's terrifying escapades aboard the USG Ishimura, with an expanded story and some new areas to boot. Soon, you'll be able to check it out at no...
Mini Review Lil Gator Game (PS5) - A Heartfelt Adventure That's Fun for All Ages
Don't stop believing
Lil Gator Game is a feel-good indie that'll take just a few hours of your time to get through. You play as the titular little gator, on a quest to convince your older sister to close her laptop and enjoy some fantastical playtime — just like in the good old days. It's not exactly subtle, but the game's all about growing up,...
Interview Learning More About Project Mugen, a New PS5, PS4 Game That Looks Too Good to Be True
The beginning of a Mugen?
Project Mugen dropped our collective jaws when it was announced prior to Gamescom earlier this year. The upcoming NetEase effort, developed by Thunder Fire subsidiary Naked Rain, appears to have everything: a compelling anime art style, an enormous open world, impressive combat, and even a multitude of traversal options,...
News Real Madrid's Vini Jr, Popstar Rina Sawayama Designing Spider-Man 2 Suits
Partnering with trendy apparel creator KidSuper
Update: It looks like Real Madrid’s Vinicius Jr won't be the only celebrity designing suits for Marvel’s Spider-Man 2, as popstar – and John Wick 4 actress – Rina Sawayama has also been tapped to bring her exclusive flair to the release in a future update. Given the London-based singer’s...
News Gollum May Not Be the Worst PS5, PS4 Game of the Year After All
It's all gone King Kong
The Lord of the Rings: Gollum turned out to be not-so precious when we awarded it a terrible 2/10 earlier this year, but it may actually have strong competition for the gaming Golden Raspberries. Footage of the newly released Skull Island: Rise of Kong from GameMill is beginning to proliferate online – and it honestly...
News 15 More PS5, PS4 Games Are Available Now on PS Plus Extra, Premium
Too many games
Just as a bunch of games are exiting the subscription service, Sony's previously announced October additions for PS Plus Extra and PS Plus Premium are now available for members. We have 15 more games
News It's Probably Too Late for You to Play These 16 PS Plus Games
Missing out
If you were hoping to play any of the following 16 PS Plus games, like Far Cry 5 or The Quarry, then you may be sh*t out of luck. As part of Sony’s ever-rotating catalogue of PS5 and PS4 releases, a total of 16 titles will leave the service today. In fact, depending on your region, by the time you read this, they may already be gone...
Gallery PlayStation Studios Boss Hermen Hulst's X Avatars Are Just the Best
A man of many faces
It's no secret that PlayStation's top dogs aren't particularly active on social media. If you follow the likes of Hermen Hulst, Mark Cerny, and other higher-ups, you won't spot a whole lot of posts from them, in general. Shuhei Yoshida is the exception to the rule, but Jim Ryan, soon-to-be ex-CEO of the company, doesn't seem to...
News More Platinum Trophies for PS Plus Premium Retro Releases
Trophy unlocked
PS Plus Premium hasn’t quite delivered on the value Sony perhaps promised prior to the top-tier’s release, but in the manufacturer’s defence, it has continued to iterate upon its PS1 and PSP emulator – and pretty much all of the first-party games it’s ported have Trophies these days. That continues to be true with the...
News It's True! Lies of P Sales Surpass One Million Units
Everybody nose it's a good'un
There are no extended noses here: acclaimed Souls-like Lies of P’s sales have topped one million units worldwide, a little under a month after the title’s debut. It’s important to underline that this figure only includes copies sold, and is not bundling in Xbox Game Pass downloads. As such, it’s a pretty...
News Class Clown Junpei Iori Steps Up to the Plate in Persona 3 Reload Trailer
That's the game!
In what has quickly become the high point of our week, Atlus has again made good on its threat to release a Persona 3 Reload character trailer every week, which must mean its a Tuesday. This time, everybody's favourite class clown, Junpei Iori, steps up to the plate. Persona 3 Reload is out on 2nd February for PS5 and PS4, in what...
News Call of Duty Serving Up Scares in Modern Warfare 2, Warzone Halloween Event
Fight or fright
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 and Warzone players can look forward to some Halloween-themed fun, with a free content update kicking off a limited-time event called The Haunting on 17th October. Serving as a mid-season refresh, The Haunting introduces new game modes, balances guns and quashes bugs. Operation Nightmare offers a...
News Standalone Strategy Kingdom Eighties Does Stranger Things on PS5
Really takes you back
Kingdom Eighties is the next standalone strategy experience in the now-prolific series from Raw Fury, which generally revolves around playing some monarch in a 2D setting. It pedals nostalgically onto PS5 today, and we got a retro trailer to celebrate. Players step into the well-heeled Converse shoes of a camp counsellor known...
News Blizzard Yanks Error-Riddled Diablo 4 Season of Blood Trailer
Timing is everything
Publisher Blizzard has pulled a trailer for Diablo 4's imminent Season of Blood (launching 17th October) after players pointed out a few glaring issues, a prime example of why you should never show your mathematical workings. Ostensibly meant to build excitement, the live service's laser-focused community quickly tore into its...
News Gorgeous Roguelite Astral Ascent Soars onto PlayStation Platforms in November
Heavens above
Astral Ascent is a lovely-looking roguelite in the action platformer tradition, and it's been announced for PS5 and PS4, beginning its own ascent on 14th November. Coming out of Steam Early Access, this one jumps to console with its 1.0 launch; check out the trailer below for a better sense of gameplay. Players can choose from one of...
News Sky-High Marvel's Spider-Man 2 PS5 Review Scores Make It One of the Top Rated Games of 2023
With great power
Marvel's Spider-Man 2 is doing incredibly well in terms of critic review scores. With the review embargo having lifted earlier today (the 16th October at the time of writing), the PS5 exclusive currently sits at a hugely impressive 91 on Metacritic, based on a whopping 120 reviews. As the headline states, that score puts it amongst...
News Tekken 8's Single-Player Arcade Quest Looks Weird and Wonderful in 16 Mins of Gameplay
Get ready for the next battle
New gameplay footage of Tekken 8's 'Arcade Quest' mode has surfaced courtesy of IGN. The single-player mode will see your custom character rise through the ranks of competitive Tekken, as you battle across a world map made up of arcades and esports events. It's a pretty cool premise that's clearly a nod to the more...
News UK Sales Charts: New Releases Don't Trouble EA Sports FC 24 and Assassin's Creed Mirage
Business as usual
There's not much of a shake-up at the top of the latest boxed games chart in the UK. The top two, EA Sports FC 24 and Assassin's Creed Mirage, are unchanged from the previous week, in first and second respectively. That's despite the arrival of a couple of new releases, which have to settle for a debut further down the top 10. The...
Review Marvel's Spider-Man 2 (PS5) - A Familiar But Fantastic Superhero Sequel
Heal the world
With Marvel's Spider-Man, Insomniac Games knocked it out of the park on its first try. While structurally it's a fairly standard open world action adventure, it's elevated by a great cast of characters, a solid story, and some of the best traversal in the business. It ticked all the boxes, and Marvel's Spider-Man: Miles Morales is a...
Rumour Assassin's Creed Red Could Go Head to Head with Rise of the Ronin on PS5 in 2024
Seeing red
The next big Assassin's Creed game, tentatively titled Assassin's Creed Red, could be releasing sooner than some people think. According to a LinkedIn post by a business development and brand manager at Ubisoft (as spotted by PCGamesN), the Japan-based title is set to be the "biggest blockbuster for 2024". Hmmm. To be honest, though,...
News Naruto Storm Connections Is Selling Dangerous Levels of Nostalgia as Anime Opening Song DLC
Fighting dreamers
Bandai Namco has revealed the suitably named 'Nostalgic Anime Song & Item Pack' for Naruto x Boruto Ultimate Ninja Storm Connections. The DLC contains five different tracks that were used as opening songs for the long, long running Naruto and Naruto Shippuden animes. And if you happened to watch the anime back in the day, then...
Review Hot Wheels Unleashed 2: Turbocharged (PS5) - A Fast and Furiously Fantastic Follow-Up
Magnificent modifications
We remember as kids setting up our Hot Wheels Octoblast and Shark Park race tracks every weekend, launching cars round them at high speeds while avoiding the giant creatures. It always brought such joy to our young selves back in the day, and so it's great to see that Milestone has captured the essence of that nostalgia and...
News Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth's Vincent Valentine Finds His Voice
Matt Mercer lined up to play favourite
Final Fantasy 7 favourite Vincent Valentine will be played by Matt Mercer in the PS5’s upcoming remake sequel, Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth. The tidbit was announced to rapturous applause during a New York Comic Con panel over the weekend, and the moment was captured on camera below. While we have heard a...
News Alan Wake 2 Free DLC Will Be 'Pretty Significant', Says Sam Lake
Two paid expansions planned
Alan Wake 2 is out at the end of the month, with the surreal sequel hitting PS5 on 27th October. For those planning on picking it up, Remedy Entertainment creative director Sam Lake is here to assure you that "pretty significant" free additional content is on the way, which is rarely a bad thing. During an
News Lothario Yuya Fungami Fights Back in JoJo's Bizarre Adventure: All Star Battle R on PS5, PS4
Highway Star speeds in this week
The ever-expanding JoJo’s Bizarre Adventure: All Star Battle R, itself a remaster of a popular PS3 game, will add to its roster once more this week, with the arrival of Diamond Is Unbreakable antagonist-turned-ally Yuya Fungami. Those familiar with the manga will know the lothario utilises his Highway Star stand to...
News Evidence of PlayStation Trophy Support on PC Mounts
Fingers crossed
While we're obviously massive fans of the PlayStation ecosystem, particularly its peerless stable of first-party studios, there are plenty of things Sony Interactive Entertainment could do to engender further goodwill. One thing we've been wanting for a while now is Trophy support for PS5 games on PC, something which appears to be...
News Like a Dragon: Gaiden Won't Have an English Dub on PS5, PS4 At Launch
It's coming post-release
Those who fell in love with the Yakuza series during the PS3 era will be familiar with playing the games in Japanese, but newcomers may have become accustomed to English voiceovers. If you’re intending to play the upcoming Like a Dragon Gaiden: The Man Who Erased His Name with a dub, however, you may want to sit tight for...
News The Plot Thickens in Murder on the Orient Express PS5, PS4 Gameplay
Magnificent!
Arguably Hercule Poirot's most famous case, fans of mystery and moustaches can look forward to Agatha Christie: Murder on the Orient Express in a fresh adaptation coming to PS5 and PS4 on 19th October. A classic whodunit, this iteration has some major new twists, the least of which is its modern-day setting. Players must assist the...
News Marvel's Spider-Man 2 Gets Overly Revealing PS5 Hype Trailer
Viewer discretion advised
Marvel's Spider-Man 2 is out later this week, launching exclusively on PS5 on 20th October, which still feels like an eternity away. We've got a new trailer today, which has only exacerbated the situation, providing blessed relief, if only for a moment. Heroically sacrificing ourselves once again for you, dear reader, we...
News Your PS5 Controller Could One Day Charge Your Wireless Earbuds
Patent hints at potential feature
A new PlayStation patent, spotted and shared by GameRant, may be alluding to the possibility of a new PS5 controller with wireless earbud charging functionality. Sony, of course, intends to release its own PlayStation-branded wireless earbuds in the near future, and while they’ll ship with their own charging case...
News Here's Your First Look at Mortal Kombat 1's Omni-Man DLC on PS5
Launching in November 2023
The dust has slowly started to settle on Mortal Kombat 1, which has been available for a few weeks now. With the title slowly stepping out of its release window, developer NetherRealm Studios has debuted the first footage of DLC crossover character Omni-Man in action. Due out in November 2023, the newcomer will be voiced...
News Marvel's Spider-Man 2 Webs Up a Pre-Release PS5 Patch
Swing like you mean it
Marvel’s Spider-Man 2 is available to pre-load ahead of its launch on 20th October, and if you’ve already downloaded the digital version, there’s a further pre-release patch to install now. Weighing in at 1.831GB, the latest update will likely include a handful of launch day bug fixes and improvements. If you’re...
News Sony's Allegedly Testing a Super-Secret Soulsborne for PS5
Market research conducted in London this week
Sony may have hosted tests for a super-secret Soulsborne game, presumably for PS5, this week. The mysterious release was discovered by Reddit, as part of a submission by a market research firm in the UK. According to the listing, the event was scheduled to take place in Oxford Circus between 10th October...
Poll Are You Happy with Your PS Plus Extra, Premium Games for October 2023?
Plus or minus?
A total of 15 PS5 and PS4 games are coming to PS Plus Extra and PS Plus Premium next week, and as per usual, we want to know if you're pleased with the selection. There's an undeniable Halloween-inspired tinge to Extra's batch this month, with titles like Alien Isolation,
Talking Point What Are You Playing This Weekend? - Issue 498
Infinite wealth
We're just days away from the release of Marvel's Spider-Man 2, which means our WAYP is likely to take a very consistent shape for the first time in eons. We should make the most of the variety this time, then, eh? Aaron Bayne: I'm off to Alton Towers this weekend, so no gaming for me! Although I'm tempted to bust out the Nintendo...
News PS5 Game Empire of the Ants Will Be Riddled with Bugs
It's the whole point, actually
Empire of the Ants is certainly not a game we expected to be announced for the PS5, but now we’ve seen it in action, we’re intrigued. The Microids outing – officially due out in 2024 – promises to take you on an “extraordinary journey through the infinitesimally small” as you “guide your colony towards a...
Review Sonic Superstars (PS5) - A Solid 2D Sonic Game, If You Play It Solo
Sonic Superstar
Sonic Superstars arrives as the iconic SEGA mascot is on an upswing. This brand new side-scrolling platformer follows Sonic Mania, a great throwback adventure that mixes old and new, and Sonic Frontiers, the best 3D entry in the series in a long time. The less said about Sonic Forces, the better. The point is, the character has had a...
News Tekken 8 Was Originally Due Out Day and Date with Street Fighter 6
Postponed to avoid a clash
It's a great time for fighting games, with the excellent Street Fighter 6 and the solid Mortal Kombat 1 launching this year. Of course, Tekken 8 is only a couple of months away too, and that appears to be shaping up very nicely indeed. Interestingly, Katsuhiro Harada, aka the face of Tekken, recently noted the game was due...
News Spider-Man 2 PS5 Is So Close Now You Can Already Pre-Load It
Swing time
There’s just a week until Marvel’s Spider-Man 2 releases on PS5, and that means it’s time to start pre-loading the anticipated exclusive ahead of its launch. Insomniac Games has confirmed on Twitter that those who’ve pre-ordered the title digitally can begin pulling its data now, meaning that it’ll be ready to play on 20th...
News Lollipop Chainsaw's PS5 Revisit Now a Remaster Rather Than Remake
Based on your requests, apparently
A confusing Twitter post by Dragami Games president Yoshimi Yasuda has revealed that Lollipop Chainsaw RePOP, the PS5 re-release of the twee PS3 cult classic, will now be a remaster as opposed to a remake. “We have changed the game design based on your requests,” the executive bafflingly declared. Exactly...
News Take Advantage of Magical Co-Opportunities in Wizard with a Gun on PS5
Bullets, my only weakness, how did you know?
Wizard with a Gun is a game about practitioners of the arcane arts who also acknowledge the usefulness of firearms, and it's coming to PS5 fairly imminently. We got a gameplay trailer that highlights some of the magical co-opportunities players can look forward to on 17th October. Developed by Galvanic...
News Marvel's Spider-Man 2 Brooklyn 2099, Kumo Suits Unveiled at New York Comic-Con
Which is actually where Spider-Man lives
New York City is home to both Spider-Man and one of the more significant comic book events in the world, New York Comic-Con, which is on right now in the Big Apple. With the eagerly anticipated Marvel's Spider-Man 2 out this time next week (on 20th October), it was practically inevitable we'd see something...
News Lords of the Fallen PS5 Global Unlock Times Revealed
Unleash darkness
Lords of the Fallen is this week's Souls-like, hot off the grimdark presses, and we enjoyed our time with the game, awarding it 7/10 in our review. If you've been anticipating this one, you'll be glad to know that it launches fairly imminently, depending on what part of the world you call home, and preload is now live on PS5. CI G
News Bungie Is Giving Incorrectly Banned Destiny 2 Players Silver to Say Sorry
We sincerely apologize
Destiny 2 players who have found themselves out in the cold recently might want to check their emails, as it seems like a "small number" of players were banned through no fault of their own. Better, Bungie is making good with 5,000 Silver, the service title's premium currency, valued at nearly USD $50, or around £40. Spotted...
News Marvel's Spider-Man 2 Antagonist Lizard Inspired by Actual Lizards
Shocker
Marvel's Spider-Man 2 is so close now you can tase it in the air with the barest flick of your forked, reptilian tongue. In the lead-up to launch, Insomniac Games is highlighting how some familiar faces have evolved since the first game's events, and the studio's eagerly anticipated sequel crawls onto PS5 on 20th October. Over on the...
Poll What Review Score Would You Give Assassin's Creed Mirage?
Blast from the past
Assassin's Creed has had a lot of ups and downs over the years, but Ubisoft will be hoping that Assassin's Creed Mirage helps steady the ship after an impacted development schedule, and ahead of future instalments like Assassin's Creed Red. Mirage is a return to the series' more traditional formula, with a focus on stealth-based...
News PS5's Access Controller, Logitech Attachments Detailed in New Overview
Accessibility-friendly devices coming soon
Earlier this year, Sony announced the PS5 Access Controller, a brand new and highly customisable input device designed to allow anyone, regardless of ability, to enjoy PS5 games. It launches on 6th December and pre-orders are available now. If you're looking for more info on the controller and how i
Poll Are You Playing Honkai: Star Rail?
All aboard
Free-to-play colossus Honkai: Star Rail is out now on PS5 following a hugely successful stint on mobile devices. From HoYoverse, the developer behind Genshin Impact, the turn-based RPG is another free-to-play romp, so we want to know if you've been tempted into giving it a try. Our resident enthusiast (and closet weeb) Sammy Barker has...
News Earth Defense Force 6 Is Finally Coming West in 2024
EDF! EDF! EDF!
The next instalment in D3Publisher's long-running Earth Defense Force series has been available in Japan for well over a year, but Western fans of the bug-blasting shooter can finally look forward to checking it out too. The company has at last revealed when we can expect it to head our way — Earth Defense Force 6 is launching on...
Review Fate/Samurai Remnant (PS5) - Characters and Story Thrive in This Historical Action RPG
Saber toothed
There's an awful lot to like about Fate/Samurai Remnant — an action RPG set in 1600s Japan. With the country on the brink of unprecedented societal change, protagonist Miyamoto Iori finds himself at a loss. A diligent student of soon-to-be-outdated swordplay, Iori gets by on local busy work, but can't shake the feeling that his life...
Review Lords of the Fallen (PS5) - A Killer Mechanic Elevates This Average Souls-Like
It takes two (worlds) to tango
Imitating the infamous Souls-like formula is no small feat, and Lords of the Fallen knows it. You can’t just copy and paste Dark Souls and call it a day anymore, which is forcing developers to find new ways to innovate the genre. Already this year we’ve had the mechanically tinged take in the form of Lies of P, but...
Guide Honkai: Star Rail: All Herta Puppets in the Space Station Locations
Herta today, gone tomorrow
Looking for all Herta puppets in the space station locations in Honkai: Star Rail? Herta puppets are a type of collectible in HoYoverse's turn-based gacha RPG, and you'll find them across the Herta Space Station. On this page, as part of our Honkai: Star Rail guide, we're going to reveal all
Guide Honkai: Star Rail Guide: Your Ultimate Walkthrough and Wiki Resource
All aboard the Astral Express
Honkai: Star Rail is a free-to-play turnbased space fantasy RPG from Genshin Impact developer HoYoverse. Available now for PS5, PC, and smartphones — with a PS4 port also planned — this gacha game sees you assembling a squad of intergalactic warriors, all of whom fulfil a different combat role. In this Honkai: Star...
Guide Honkai: Star Rail: All Wanted Posters of the Express Crew in Belobog Locations
50 Credits!?
Looking for all wanted posters of the Express Crew in Belobog locations in Honkai: Star Rail? Wanted posters are a type of collectible in HoYoverse's turn-based gacha RPG, and you'll find them across the planet named Jarilo-VI. On this page, as part of our Honkai: Star Rail guide, we're going to reveal all wanted posters of the Express...
Mini Review Saltsea Chronicles (PS5) - A Seaworthy, Choice-Driven Adventure
L'eau pressure
Saltsea Chronicles is another narrative-driven adventure from the makers of Mutazione, only this time, you're playing a whole cast of characters, not just one. With their captain missing, a group of friends set sail across the Saltsea archipelago to find her, only for the mystery to steadily grow much larger. This visual novel...
News Don't Worry, You Can Still Upgrade the PS5 Slim's SSD
Space race
The new PS5, colloquially known as the PS5 Slim, will replace the original model next month – and its main selling point is its detachable disc drive. For Sony, this design tweak will streamline its manufacturing process – but for consumers, it’ll also provide flexibility. The remodelled machine will also come in 30 per cent smaller...
News PSN Suffered an Enormous Outage Over Night
Down and out
There’s a good chance if you were trying to play your PS5 last night, you may have been hit by some server issues. There was a widespread global outage during the middle of the night in the UK, which affected the peak evening window in the United States. All of the issues were resolved within a couple of hours or so, but obviously you...
News Get a Taste of Iwatodai Dorm Life in Persona 3 Reload
Evoking warm feelings
In addition to character-specific trailers, it looks like Atlus has decided to favour us with location-based clips as well. Today, we got a look at what dorm life will be like in Iwatodai this time around, the occasionally surreal setting for Persona 3 Reload. When not in class or exploring the nightmarish tower of Tartarus,...
News How Time Flies! Asterigos: Curse of the Stars Gets Free Aniversary Update on PS5, PS4
They grow up up so fast
Where does the time go? Asterigos: Curse of the Stars was released a year ago, and, fittingly enough, just got a meaty patch in the form of a free Anniversary Update, and we've got the trailer to prove it. Included in the update are a swathe of bug fixes and tweaks, but the big-ticket item here is the new Gauntlet of the...
News Overwatch 2's Tempting Diablo 4 Skins Trapped Behind Pricey $40 Ultimate Battle Pass Bundle
No Sanctuary here
Blizzard has once again earned the ire of its long-suffering Overwatch 2 player base, packaging a couple of eagerly-awaited Diablo 4 skins inside the game's pricey Ultimate Battle Pass Bundle for Season 7, which is now live on PS5 and PS4. The particular skins in question depict Moira as the demonic Lilith, Daughter of Hatred, and...
News Investigate a Techno-Death Cult in Dead Island 2 Expansion 'Haus' on PS5, PS4
See how the other half live
Zombie RPG Dead Island 2 is getting reanimated, and somewhat imminently, as its first expansion, "Haus", has been announced for a 2nd November release on PS5 and PS4. We got a brief glimpse of what's in store in some gameplay, courtesy of Gematsu. It looks like things will change slightly for the stranger, with publisher...
News Ubisoft Vague on Assassin's Creed Mirage Sales, But It's Been a Hit on PS5
Stick to the shadows
We're roughly one week removed from the release of Assassin's Creed Mirage, and Ubisoft has taken to social media in order to boast of the game's success. However, the publisher's statement is rather vague — it doesn't disclose any concrete sales numbers (a growing trend amongst just about every company), and instead focuses...
News Sand Land Is Shaping Up to Be a Super Promising Sandbox Adventure
Devil's in the details
Bandai Namco has debuted a new developer diary series for Sand Land, the upcoming sandbox action game based on Akira Toriyama's one-volume manga. Just about everything that we've seen of the title so far has shown promise, and the new gameplay that's on display here — along with explanations of mechanics from producer Keishu...
News PS Plus Premium Adds PS5 Cloud Streaming As a Perk This Month
Perked you up
Sony’s unexpected, last gasp announcements are continuing in earnest today, with confirmation that the previously announced PS5 cloud streaming is coming as a PS Plus Premium perk later this month. Depending on your region, you’ll be able to enjoy “supported” titles from the platform holder’s top streaming tier without...
News 15 PS5, PS4 Games Coming to PS Plus Extra, Premium in October 2023 Update
PSP and PS1 classics, too
October 2023's PS Plus Extra and PS Plus Premium games have been officially announced. We already knew about a chunk of this selection thanks to a leak earlier this week, but as is usually the case with Extra in particular, there are a bunch of titles that weren't mentioned. We're looking at 15 games in total across both...
News Dragon Ball XenoVerse 2 Support Simply Never Ends as Major Update, PS5 Version Announced
Celebrates 7th anniversary
Dragon Ball XenoVerse 2 is getting yet another major update on the 12th October — and as if that wasn't enough, Bandai Namco has announced that a PS5 version will release in 2024. If you can believe it, it's actually the game's 7th anniversary, and to say support for XenoVerse 2 has been impressive would be a serious...
News Diablo 4 Patch 1.2.0 Sounds Like Another Solid Step Forward for the Criticised Action RPG
As the new season looms
Blizzard has dropped the details on update 1.2.0 for Diablo 4, which is set to release next week, on the 17th October. All in all, this is looking like another step in the right direction, with a slew of positive changes coming to itemisation, character builds, and the structure of endgame content. It feels like Diablo 4 has...
News Frog Detective: The Entire Mystery Hops onto PS5, PS4 Later This Month
Amphibian investigations
Frog Detective, a beloved series of indie adventure games, was announced for PS5 and PS4 a little earlier in the year. In a collection called Frog Detective: The Entire Mystery, all three games are heading to consoles. Now, in a new trailer, the release date is upon us, and it's coming very soon indeed. The collection is...
Guide Amazon Big Deal Days: Best Deals on PS5 Consoles, Games, Controllers, SSDs, 4K TVs and More
Update: Day 2 deals are live!
Update: It's the second day of the Big Deal Days sale, which means new deals are live and ready to be snapped up. Check out the best PlayStation offerings below! Amazon's Big Deal Days event is now live, giving us a chance to pick up some discounted goodies for a limited time. Running from Tuesday 10th to Wednesday...
News PS Store Plunges the Price of Almost 3,000 More PS5, PS4 Games
Sure, why not?
In the market for something new to play on your PS5 and PS4? Well, you’re in luck, because Sony’s just plunged the price of almost 3,000 more games on the PS Store, across both consoles. These new deals have arrived to replace the outgoing Extended Play sale, which finishes later today, so make sure you’ve grabbed everything you...
Guide Honkai: Star Rail: Beginner's Tips, Tricks, and How to Play
Where to start on the Astral Express
Looking for beginner's tips, tricks, and how to play Honkai: Star Rail? HoYoverse's free-to-play turn-based RPG is one of the most compelling live services on the market, but it borders on impenetrable for the uninformed. Our comprehensive Honkai: Star Rail guide includes a crash course on everything you need to...
News Enlist in Sergeant Morgana's Persona 5 Tactica Bootcamp on PS5, PS4
Sir, yes sir!
Persona 5 Tactica takes the mainline Persona 5 combat and turns it on its head, eschewing the stylish yet traditional JRPG format for crunchier SRPG fare. Thankfully, the adorable Sergeant Morgana has put together a series of instructional videos so that you can get up to speed as quickly as possible once Tactica launches on PS5 and...
Guide Honkai: Star Rail: Jingliu - Best Builds
Ice queen
What are the best builds for Jingliu in Honkai: Star Rail? Jingliu is an Ice former Sword Champion of Luofu who subscribes to The Destruction Path Type. She's particularly effective at damaging individual targets. On this page,
News Lords of the Fallen PS5 Trailer Will Make a Blasphemer of You Yet
Immortal or not, the gods will feel our blades
Lords of the Fallen's release is imminent, and while we aren't there quite yet, we have a new trailer to tide us over in the meantime. Prepare to die or something like it from 13th October on PS5. Reputedly more than five times larger than the original 2014 Lords of the Fallen, this bleak fantasy world...
News PS5 Slim's Digital Edition Gets a Stealth Price Increase in USA
Play more, pay more
Sony is using the opportunity of the PS5’s smaller, slimmer relaunch to stealthily bump the price of the Digital Edition in the United States. While we already know you’ll need to pay extra for a standalone vertical stand, the organisation has also made the decision to hike the overall cost of the non-Blu-ray unit by $50...
Review Honkai: Star Rail (PS5) - Impeccably Executed Live Service Where the Best Is Yet to Come
Honkai dory
Genshin Impact sent ripples through the gaming industry in 2020, and Honkai: Star Rail has already successfully repeated the same feat. Currently the biggest gacha game on the planet per Sensor Tower revenue rankings, this turn-based RPG takes many of the same systems from HoYoverse’s fantasy open world and bends them into a more...
News Spooky Jack Skellington, Alan Wake Skins Might Give You Fortnitemares
This is Halloween
The spooky season must be upon us because, ready or not, Epic's seasonal Fortnitemares event is back. This year, fan-toms can look forward to wearing the skin of the Pumpkin King himself, Jack Skellington, as well as that of famed horror writer Alan Wake, for whom this kind of thing is commonplace. Michael Myer said he's stopping...
News Prescient RPG Long Gone Days Tackles the Horrors of Modern War on PS5, PS4
What is it good for?
Long Gone Days is a turn-based RPG with visual novel elements that explores the horrors of modern war, and it's out today on PS5 and PS4. It's been in development for years, with a demo first emerging on PC back in 2016. The official description reads as follows: "A modern-day RPG that imagines a world of war. Overcome language...
News Super Popular Free-to-Play RPG Honkai: Star Rail Is Out Now on PS5
Choo choo
Honkai: Star Rail has arrived on PS5, and we wouldn't like to guess how many people are hitting the download button right now. In case you don't know, this is another incredibly popular gatcha-based, free-to-play title from HoYoverse — the developer behind the colossus that is Genshin Impact. Honkai: Star Rail's been available on mobile...
News Tales of Arise: Beyond the Dawn Goes Big on Side Quests, Character Reunions, and Rebuilding
Rise again
A new trailer for Tales of Arise: Beyond the Dawn has arrived. The expansion is out in just under a month, and as the name suggests, it depicts a world that's busy rebuilding after the events of the main game. This latest video shows a bit more of what you'll be doing in the DLC outside of its central story, with quests that detail the...
News Jujutsu Kaisen: Cursed Clash Is Yet Another Japanese Game Launching in Early 2024
Same day as Persona 3 Reload
What's with Japanese publishers and early 2024?! At this point it's becoming a bit of a joke, because we've got yet another Japanese game coming to PS5 and PS4 in the first quarter of next year. Launching on the same day as Persona 3 Reload — that's the 2nd February — is Jujutsu Kaisen: Cursed Clash. The date's been...
News PS5 Slim Doesn't Come with a Vertical Stand, Needs to Be Bought Separately
$ony's at it again
The newly announced PS5 redesign — which everyone is casually referring to as the 'Slim' — will not ship with a vertical stand, it seems. This means that, unless you're okay with just balancing your console on its base — that's assuming this model is completely flat at the bottom — you'll need to buy a separate stand...
News PS5 Slim Officially Unveiled, Attachable Disc Drive, Launches November
There it is
Sony has announced and revealed the long-rumoured new PS5 model. Launching in November 2023 in the United States with other countries to follow, this updated SKU has a smaller form factor and, as expected, a disc drive which can be bought and attached separately. <products group-id="25642"> The new PS5 has been reduced in...
News Tekken 8's Upcoming Beta Will Boast Impressive AI Ghost Battles
Last chance to sign up
Set to begin on the 20th October, the closed beta test for Tekken 8 will be used to showcase the game's unique 'Super Ghost Battle' mode. First explained during a Tokyo Game Show presentation last month, these AI-based fights sound pretty cool, as player data is used to create incredibly accurate 'ghosts' that anyone can fight...
Guide Roblox: Can You Play It on PS5, PS4?
Is Roblox coming to PS5 and PS4?
Can you play Roblox on PS5 and PS4? The blocky, free-to-play online sandbox game is extremely popular, letting users create custom locations and game modes to enjoy with others. The question is: can you play it on PS5 and PS4? In this quick guide, we're going to delve into that, giving you as much info as we can...
News Pac-Man Goes Battle Royale in Mega Tunnel Battle: Chomp Champs
Chows down early 2024
Bandai Namco has announced Pac-Man Mega Tunnel Battle: Chomp Champs, which is essentially a battle royale spin on its iconic arcade series. While Pac-Man 99 has sort of already done that, this is a new take on the formula that's coming to a wider range of platforms — including PS5 and PS4. In this version, a group of 64...
Rumour PS5's Early 2024 Release Schedule May Get Even More Ridiculous Thanks to Elden Ring
DLC reportedly drops in early Feb
If you haven't been keeping an eye on early 2024, we'd encourage you to do so. The current release schedule is, quite frankly, absurd. In the space of just under two months, we're getting: Alone in the Dark - 16th January Prince of Persia: The Lost Crown - 18th January Like a Dragon: Infinite Wealth - 26th January
News UFO Robot Grendizer Brings Classic 1970s Mecha Action to PS5, PS4 Next Month
A grend old time
UFO Robot Grendizer is a classic sci-fi mecha anime that dates all the way back to the 1970s — and it's being revived as an action game in the very near future. UFO Robot Grendizer: The Feast of the Wolves lands on PS5 and PS4 on the 14th November, and going by its first proper gameplay trailer, it just looks like a damn fun time...
News Ubisoft Shooter XDefiant Delayed Once Again to Address 'Inconsistencies'
Preseason pushed back after public playtests
XDefiant just can't catch a break, can it? Ubisoft's upcoming free-to-play arena shooter seems like a promising game, but after a new round of public playtests, developer Ubisoft San Francisco has decided to push back the game's preseason to iron out some issues. The team released the following statement...
News PS1 Cult Classic Hogs of War Is Bringing Home the Bacon with a Crowd-Funded Remaster
Hogs of War Lardcore trotting to PS5, PS4
Hands up: who remembers Hogs of War? Published by Infogrames late in the PS1's life, this was a 3D, military-themed, turn-based strategy game, only instead of human soldiers, it was pigs at war with each other. Playing a little bit like a 3D Worms (before Worms 3D existed), it secured cult hit status thanks...
News UK Sales Charts: Assassin's Creed Mirage Sneaks Up on FC 24, But Doesn't Make the Kill
October madness begins
October's wave of new releases has begun in earnest now, with Assassin's Creed Mirage launching at the end of last week. It climbed near the top of the UK's boxed games chart, making a number two debut behind the predictably popular EA Sports FC 24. It isn't the only new release in the top 10 — Nintendo's Detective Pikachu...
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