Tag: 505 Games
News 505 Games Parent Company Digital Bros Cuts 30% of Global Workforce
"With the predominant portion concentrated within the studios"
Digital Bros, which publishes games under its subsidiary brand, 505 Games, is laying off roughly 30% of its global workforce. The company has 442 employees and offices in Italy, the United States, the UK, France, Spain, Germany, the Czech Republic, China, Japan, Australia, and Canada...
Review Ghostrunner 2 (PS5) - Slash-Happy PS5 Sequel Is a Bit Choppy
A Ghostbummer?
Ghostrunner 2 is a perplexing experience. Its predecessor, which was released at the tail end of 2020, provided us with a fast-paced, stylish, cyber-ninja-themed action platformer that managed to rival other games attempting a similar thing. However, with the sequel, developer One More Level has designed an entry that seemingly...
News Ghostrunner 2, Eiyuden Chronicle, More to Feature in 505 Games TGS Showcase
Mark your calendars
Publisher 505 Games is preparing to spotlight several upcoming titles in a Tokyo Game Show presentation. The showcase is set to take place tomorrow, Thursday 21st September, 2023, at the following times: <time style="list">3AM PDT 21st Sep 2023</time> It'll be streamed live on YouTube and Twitch through the...
News Eiyuden Chronicle: Hundred Heroes Gets Tactical on PS5, PS4 in April 2024
Rally the troops
We had Eiyuden Chronicle: Rising last year, but the main event, Eiyuden Chronicle: Hundred Heroes, is now on the approach. Coming from some of the creators behind the Suikoden series, this tactical turn-based RPG now has a release date, lining up for release on PS5 and PS4 on 23rd April, 2024. Kickstarted back in 2020, this...
News Slick Action Sequel Ghostrunner 2 Has a Demo Available Right Now on PS5
Vertical slice
Publisher 505 Games has announced and released a playable demo for its upcoming action game, Ghostrunner 2. If you have a PS5 and a taste for high-octane, slice-and-dice action, it's available right now on the PS Store. Weighing in at about 5GB, the demo provides a taster of the cyberpunk adventure, giving you access to some of...
News Ghostrunner 2 Brings Insane Cyberpunk Speed to PS5 in Late October
Run for it
Anticipated sequel Ghostrunner 2 now has a confirmed release date on PS5. The adrenaline-fueled action-platformer will dash to Sony's current-gen console on the 26th October, and you can get a better look at its brand of cyberpunk violence in the new gameplay trailer, embedded above. If you're interested in playing the game a little...
News Panned Co-Op Shooter Crime Boss: Rockay City Avoids Final Fantasy 16's PS5 Release Date
Out on console imminently
There were rumours that the critically maligned co-op shooter Crime Boss: Rockay City would release on PS5 on the exact same day as Final Fantasy 16. Fortunately for publisher 505 Games and developer In Game Studios, it’s avoided that outcome, officially confirming a 15th June launch date for the embattled outing. The...
News Ghostrunner 2 Resurfaces with Sleek PS5 Gameplay Trailer
Releases later this year
Publisher 505 Games announced the existence of Ghostrunner 2 way back in 2021, and now we've finally seen it. The sequel to the high-octane cyberpunk action game looks just as cutthroat and fast-paced, and that's before we consider the new motorbike. Ghostrunner 2 is set one year after the events of the original, and has...
Review Miasma Chronicles (PS5) - A Frustratingly Uneven But Mostly Rewarding Tactical RPG
Kicking My-Ass-Ma
Miasma Chronicles is a tactical role-playing game set in a post-apocalyptic America in which the disparity between the haves and have-nots has grown to an unfathomable degree. The country is ruled by The First Family; an untouchable, self-serving elite born from the ashes of big corporation in the post-cataclysm world. They've got...
Rumour Trashed FPS Crime Boss: Rockay City's PS5 Release Date Clashes with Final Fantasy 16
Rockay road
Crime Boss: Rockay City is aiming for a 22nd June release on PS5, according to super reliable leaker billbil-kun. If correct, this means that the dismal first-person shooter will launch on the same day as Final Fantasy XVI. Can you imagine? In case you didn't know, Crime Boss is already out on PC, and has been since March. It also got...
Mini Review Stray Blade (PS5) - Solid Entry Level Souls-Like Adventure
No Amygdala here
Stray Blade is a Souls-like, RPG title from indie developer Point Blank Games. You play as Farron West, a self-proclaimed adventurer, who meets an untimely demise when stumbling across The Lost Valley of Acrea. You awaken to find yourself bound to Acrea by a crystal that has been pushed into your chest by Boji, a magical talking...
News Upcoming PS5 Shooter Crime Boss: Rockay City Opens to a 55 Metacritic Rating
Not much of a boss
The PS5 release of Crime Boss: Rockay City is not until June 2023, but the PC version released today to some rather underwhelming reviews. With a Metacritic rating of just 55, you probably shouldn't put much faith in this star-studded FPS being much better on PS5. Danny Glover, Danny Trejo, Vanilla Ice, and Chuck Norris may be...
News Strategy RPG Miasma Chronicles Oozes onto PS5 on 23rd May
At long last
Miasma Chronicles, from Mutant Year Zero developer The Bearded Ladies, is a game we have been keeping an eye on for a while now. We finally have a release date, and its coming to PS5 on 23rd May 2023. Constantly outnumbered, mastering the art of the ambush will be essential to survival and every edge that can be gained will be...
News Post-Apocalyptic SRPG Miasma Chronicles Gets 17 Minutes of Alpha Gameplay
Headed in the right direction
Miasma Chronicles, from developer The Bearded Ladies, is a turn-based tactical SRPG in the style of the studio's previous title, Mutant Year Zero: Road to Eden. Today we were treated to 17 minutes of pre-alpha gameplay. It still needs some polishing but already looks like a worthy successor to what came before. In a...
News Cooperative FPS Crime Boss: Rockay City Looking Limp in Lost Candy Trailer
Cocaine cowboy
Cooperative FPS Crime Boss: Rockay City got a new gameplay trailer, and it's just fine. Serviceable but kind of flat, which is a shame because the cutscenes themselves look like they could tell a schlocky crime caper and have the star power to back it up. The action we do see involves some gunplay and reclaiming your lost pills, but...
News Journey to the Savage Planet Coming to PS5 with Employee of the Month Edition
Free upgrade if you own it on PS4
Publisher 505 Games has announced an enhanced version of its cult hit sci-fi adventure game, named Journey to the Savage Planet: Employee of the Month Edition. The title is a mouthful, but it's a straightforward release, heading to PS5 on 14th February, 2023. Employee of the Month Edition, which was a Stadia...
News Crime Boss: Rockay City Enjoys Its Payday with First PS5 Gameplay
Crimewave edition
With a cast featuring the likes of Kim Basinger, Chuck Norris, and Michael Madsen, we had hoped 90s-inspired organised crime outing Crime Boss: Rockay City would be some kind of story-driven GTA-esque adventure. Unfortunately, the reality is that it’s a Payday-esque co-op first-person shooter, although there will also be a single...
News Crime Boss: Rockay City Is a Star-Studded FPS Heist Game Shooting for PS5
Michael Madsen! Kim Basinger! Vanilla Ice!
It took us a moment to work out what Crime Boss: Rockay City actually is, but it's actually pretty simple. The game sounds a bit like the Payday series, only with famous people in it. It's a first-person shooter that's all about pulling off big heists and working your way up the ladder of organised crime...
Random Michael Madsen Teams Up with 505, Epic for The Game Awards Reveal
Lost property
We’ve reached the crusty celebrity sketch phase of The Game Awards’ marketing cycle, with Michael Madsen cameoing in this toe-curling clip to promote a new title from 505 Games and Epic Games. As vague as the video is, we don’t actually know if this will release on PlayStation at all, but the QR code glimpsed in the video points...
News Control 2 Is Official as Remedy Enters Publishing Agreement
505 Games is back on the job
Finnish studio Remedy has officially announced it's developing Control 2 for PS5, Xbox Series X|S, and PC after signing a publishing agreement with 505 Games. Using the team's own Northlight engine and tools, the game is currently in the concept stage. Control 2 only adds to the projects Remedy already has in production,...
News Embark on a Perilous Journey in Action RPG Stray Blade on PS5
A new adventure begins
Stray Blade is an upcoming action RPG in which you play as The Adventurer, a wandering warrior seeking to restore balance to a war-torn world. In this venture, you will be joined by the Xhinnon wolf, Boji, a wise-cracking little fellow who will serve as guide and companion. Developed by Point Blank Games, Stray Blade features...
News Eiyuden Chronicles: Hundred Heroes Shows Off Its JRPG Bonafides in TGS Trailer
We're not worthy
Suikoden spiritual successor Eiyuden Chronicle: Hundred Heroes is one of the most hotly anticipated JRPGs currently in development, and not to be outdone by the announcement of the Suikoden I & II HD Remaster, publisher 505 Games released a new trailer showing off some of the talent working on the title. Beginning life as a...
News Suikoden Successor Eiyuden Chronicle: Hundred Heroes Is Pixel Perfection
New trailer is the stuff JRPG dreams are made of
Eiyuden Chronicle: Hundred Heroes is the spiritual succesor to the classic Suikoden series of JRPGs, and it's coming to PS5 and PS4 in 2023. A new trailer was released at Gamescom, giving us a look at the game's gorgeous art style and some brief snippets of gameplay. The project began life as a...
News Strategy RPG Miasma Chronicles Welcomes You To Sedentary in New Character Trailer
Save what remains of New America
From the team that brought us Mutant Year Zero: Road to Eden comes Miasma Chronicles, another turn-based tactical RPG set in a post-apocalyptic world, which was revealed back in May. Today, we got a new trailer looking at the game's colourful cast of oddballs and misfits. Miasma Chronicles follows protagonist Elvis...
News What Year Is It? Bloodstained: Ritual of the Night Summons Journey Crossover
Didn't see that coming
For as cool as this crossover undoubtedly is, it feels a little odd in 2022. Bloodstained: Ritual of the Night, the Castlevania-inspired gothic adventure, is getting a Journey-themed crossover on 23rd August, 2022. To be clear, that’s the emotional indie game from thatgamecompany, and not the Don’t Stop Believin’ band...
News Sony Had 'No Involvement' in Death Stranding Deal with PC Game Pass
Tomorrow clearly ain't in PlayStation's hands
Update: Sony had “no involvement” with Death Stranding’s release on PC Game Pass, despite the platform holder owning the intellectual property and funding the development of the title. “Matters relating to the PC release of Death Stranding are managed by Kojima Productions and 505 Games,” a...
Rumour Sony's Death Stranding May Be Coming to Game Pass on PC
Err
In another bizarre twist, the Sony owned Death Stranding looks poised to be added to the PC Game Pass catalogue. It wouldn’t be the first PlayStation funded project to join Microsoft’s subscription service – actually, it’d be the third following the two most recent MLB The Show titles – but it’s certainly strange to see the Japanese...
News Mutant Year Zero Dev Announces Miasma Chronicles for PS5, Out in 2023
Another tactical title
The one noteworthy announcement to come out of the 505 Games Showcase for PlayStation owners is here: Miasma Chronicles, the next game from Mutant Year Zero: Road to Eden developer The Bearded Ladies. It's launching for PS5 in 2023 — there's no PS4 version — and will once again be a turn-based tactical experience that sees...
Mini Review Eiyuden Chronicle: Rising (PS5) - Attractive Action RPG Struggles to Rise Above
On Runebarrowed time
Eiyuden Chronicle: Rising acts as something of a prologue to the crowdfunded Eiyuden Chronicle: Hundred Heroes, which is aiming for a 2023 release on PS5 and PS4. It's a side-scrolling action RPG with an emphasis on character-switching combat, but it also dabbles in Metroidvania-esque exploration and even town building. An...
News 505 Games Plotting Spring Showcase for New and Announced Games
The big five-oh-five
While we wait patiently for Sony’s next big showcase – will there even be one this summer? – publisher 505 Games is taking the opportunity to schedule its very own live event. Hosted by MTV’s Patrice Bouédibéla, the livestream promises a 60-minute glimpse into new and existing titles, and a “chance to get to know key...
News Suikoden Successor Shares Early Taste in PS5, PS4 Prequel Out in May
Hundred Heroes prequel less than a month out
10th May 2022 is the date to note in the diaries of Suikoden fans as the prequel to the franchise's spiritual successor hits PlayStation 5 and PS4. Eiyuden Chronicle: Rising, which is the prequel to Eiyuden Chronicle: Hundred Heroes, arrives on the aforementioned date for £12.99/$14.99. This is said to...
News Death Stranding Director's Cut Will Make Its PC Debut on 30th March
Hope you like hiking, too
As was expected – and previously announced – Death Stranding Director’s Cut will launch on PC from 30th March. Unlike other recent PC releases, such as God of War and Horizon Zero Dawn, this will not be published by PlayStation – despite it being a Sony game. Instead, 505 Games will publish it on Steam and Epic...
News Relaxing Sandbox Grow: Song of the Evertree Plants Some Fantastical Seeds on PS4 Today
Grow up
Prideful Sloth, the Australian-based developer that delivered the rather relaxing Yonder: The Cloud Catcher Chronicles back in 2017, has returned to PlayStation 4 with its next game. Out today (that's the 16th November 2021) on Sony's last-gen console, Grow: Song of the Evertree looks to expand upon the whimsical gameplay of its predecessor...
News Hellblade: Senua's Sacrifice Next-Gen Upgrade Skipping PS5
"No plans" to bring update to other platforms
Hellblade: Senua's Sacrifice has today received a free next-gen upgrade that adds ray tracing, higher frame rates, and a resolution boost. However, you needn't bother powering up your PlayStation 5 and looking for the update because it's exclusive to Xbox Series X|S for now, with a PC specific patch...
News Control Multiplayer Spin-Off Game Announced, Bigger Budget Sequel Also Planned
Four-player PvE title codenamed Condor
Developer Remedy and publisher 505 Games have today announced plans to make a multiplayer title set in the Control universe. With the codename of Condor, it will be a PvE experience based around four players. Details are, admittedly, scarce – although the Finnish firm did share a piece of concept art...
News Spiritual Suikoden Successor Eiyuden Chronicle Now Aiming for 2023 Release on PS5, PS4
A long journey ahead
Announced earlier this year as a project on Kickstarter, Eiyuden Chronicle: Hundred Heroes now has a vague 2023 release window. At least it seems like they're being honest! The Japanese RPG, which is headed by ex-Suikoden developers, is set to launch on PlayStation 5 and PlayStation 4. You can catch a better glimpse of the game...
News Ghostrunner PS5 Version Dated for September, Runs at 4K 120FPS
Free upgrade for PS4 owners
After confirming a sequel is on the way, publisher 505 Games has revealed the original Ghostrunner game will receive its native PlayStation 5 version on 28th September 2021. Anyone who already owns the game on PS4 will be getting a free upgrade, but if you don't, it'll cost £24.99/$29.99. The PS5 version will ship every...
News Ghostrunner 2 Revealed, First Game Still Coming to PS5
Initial budget of €5 million
Not only will a PlayStation 5 version of Ghostrunner be out by the end of 2021, but it's also getting a sequel. 505 Games confirmed the sequel is now currently in development, operating with an initial budget of €5 million from makers of the first game One More Level. The announcement comes as it surpasses 600,000...
News Ghostrunner Development Roadmap Confirms PS5 Version Release in Fall 2021
IP acquired by 505 Games
Ghostrunner kind of came and went, didn't it? The indie slash-'em-up was well received when it launched in the latter half of last year, but it sort of got lost among all the next-gen excitement. It was confirmed to be getting a PlayStation 5 version — complete with a free upgrade for owners of the PS4 game — so...
News Control Demake Returns to the Roots of PS1
No April Fools here
Yeah, Control is a pretty good game on modern consoles, but what about if we got to experience it a few decades back on PlayStation 1 instead? Principle gameplay designer Tommi Saalasti at Remedy has made it a reality with a demake that takes the Federal Bureau of Control and protagonist Jesse Faden back to the 1990s. 51 seconds...
News How Is Control: Ultimate Edition Improved on PS5?
And can you transfer your PS4 save file?
Update: As pointed out in the comments section, there's an error with 505 Games' website that has been clarified by Remedy's Communications Director Thomas Puha. Control: Ultimate Edition targets 1440p whichever graphical option you select. Here's a full explanation: Original Story: If you didn’t see...
News Control Fans Bemused by Free PS Plus Version for PS5, PS4
After drama surrounding next-gen upgrade
What should have been a public relations slam-dunk for Control publisher 505 Games is already turning sour, as fans ponder why they were encouraged to purchase the Ultimate Edition if it’s being given away day-and-date with PlayStation Plus next month. You may recall a big brouhaha when the next-gen...
Review Control - Remedy's Return to PlayStation Is Worth the Wait
Take back control
Republished on Wednesday 27th January, 2021: We're bringing this review back from the archives following the announcement of February 2021's PS Plus lineup. The original text follows. Control could, and probably should, have been something worth shouting about. It’s been 16 years since Remedy Entertainment last released one of...
News Control Ultimate Edition Levitates to PS Store on 2nd February, Features Graphical Options
Retail release coming a month later
Control, the mysterious psychological superhero shooter, will receive its long-awaited PlayStation 5 release on 2nd February – initially only on the PS Store. Those of you looking to buy a physical copy will have to wait until 2nd March, when it’ll be available on Blu-ray as well. Remember, if you already own...
News Control's Controversial PS5 Upgrade Slips to Early 2021
To improve the final quality
Remedy has decided to delay the PlayStation 5 version of Control: Ultimate Edition to early 2021 as the studio wants to improve the final quality of the product. This in turn means the developer wants more time for polish and production. It needs no introduction, however, as the re-release of Control caused controversy a...
Functionality now turned off
If the fact that CD Projekt Red is already managing to offer free PlayStation 5 upgrades to owners of The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt, which is a five-year-old game, this latest revelation only makes the whole situation even worse for 505 Games and Remedy. You cannot upgrade your PlayStation 4 copy of Control to the next-gen...
Review Control: AWE - An Intriguing Must for Alan Wake Fans, But No One Else
It’s not a lake, it’s a CONTROLcean
Alan Wake is a property of Remedy’s that has a pretty hardcore, dedicated fanbase. There have been promising signs by way of the spin-off American Nightmare or the more recent instance of Remedy buying back the right to the IP, but Control: AWE is by far the best indicator yet. Much like Control: The...
News 505 Games Attempts to Explain Control's PS5 Upgrade Scandal
It all comes down to cash
Control publisher 505 Games caused controversy last week when it revealed that only owners of the third-person shooter’s new Ultimate Edition would be able to upgrade to the PlayStation 5 version for free. If you own the original, regardless of whether you have the Season Pass or not, you’ll be bang out of luck...
News Control Locks Free PS5 Upgrade Behind Ultimate Edition
Original owners lose out
We've known for a while that Control from Remedy would be coming to PlayStation 5 at some point in the future, but now the developer has chosen to detail what that means exactly. And, well, it does not make for the best of readings. Control: Ultimate Edition bundles together the base game, all its DLC, and every update and...
News Control's Alan Wake-Inspired DLC Arrives on PS4 Later This Month
Stay in the light
Even though Alan Wake has never come to a PlayStation system, the character of the same name takes centre stage in the second piece of DLC for Control. It's out on 27th August 2020 and you can catch a glimpse of it in the announcement trailer above. We get to see the man himself along with protagonist Jesse Faden doing what she...
