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News Expert+ Difficulty Arrives in New Update for Beat Saber on PSVR
Goodbye arms
We can all agree that Beat Saber is excellent fun. It even caused this author and editor Sammy Barker to lock horns in a high score battle, such is the addictive nature of this PSVR rhythm slasher. The only real trouble is the limited number of songs available to play; once you've mastered them all, what more is there to do? Well, you...
News Overcooked 2's Free Chinese New Year Update Adds Levels, Chefs, and a Brand New Game Mode
Available now
We hope you're hungry for more Overcooked 2, because Team 17 keeps bringing new courses to the table. The free Chinese New Year update is available to download now on PS4, and it brings a feast of new content to the culinary co-op title. There are seven new kitchens to play, in which you'll cook up two new recipes -- fruit platter and...
News Looks Like a Free Update for Overcooked 2 Will Celebrate the Chinese New Year
Year of the pork
So far, the post-launch support for the brilliant Overcooked 2 has been pretty decent. In addition to premium DLC Surf 'n' Turf, the chaotic cooking game has snacked on free updates since its release, including some bonus Christmas content, New Game + mode, a practice mode, and more. It looks like the trend is set to continue, as...
News Spider-Man PS4 Update 1.14 Adds Two Fantastic Four Suits for Free
Available now
Remember a while back when Marvel heavily hinted at some Fantastic Four related content coming to Marvel's Spider-Man? Well, the popular PS4 exclusive has just received an update, taking it to version 1.14. The patch, which weighs in at about 230MB, seems to be the promised Fantastic Four update, adding two new Spidey suits to the game...
News PUBG PS4 Update 1.06 Brings New Vikendi Map Today
Let it snow
PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds was a little late to the battle royale party on PS4, but the 100-player shooter remains a popular alternative to the likes of Fortnite. The game's latest update takes it to version 1.06, and aside from lots of performance and bug fixes, it comes with a major new addition. Joining the three existing maps in...
News Battlefield V's Second Multiplayer Chapter Kicks Off Later This Week
Co-op, gear, and Rush mode
Oh yeah, Battlefield V is still a thing. DICE's latest World War 2 shooter has been subject to multiple price cuts over the Christmas period, but that hasn't stopped the roll-out of the title's post-launch content in its tracks. Titled Lightning Strikes, the next free update brings with it a whole host of new modes spread...
News Monster Hunter: World's The Witcher Event Begins Early February
Geralt of Rivia, witcher
Capcom has attached a date to Monster Hunter: World's intriguing crossover event featuring Geralt from The Witcher. The event itself will see players assist the White Wolf and tackle new quests. Needless to say, we're looking forward to seeing what's in store. It all kicks off on the 8th February, so it'll be here before...
Don't rush it
Red Dead Online's first update of 2019 goes live today, according to Rockstar. It includes a new competitive mode called Gun Rush, which is basically the game's version of battle royale. "Today’s update to the Red Dead Online Beta introduces Gun Rush, where you’ll put your survival instincts to the test, gathering weapons and...
News Something Fantastic Four Related Is Heading to Spider-Man PS4 'Real Soon'
What will it be?
Insomniac Games finished off Marvel's Spider-Man on a high, delivering the final chapter of its entertaining City That Never Sleeps DLC story and providing patient fans with the much requested Sam Raimi suit free of charge. However, the new content for the 9 million-selling blockbuster doesn't end there. It app
It never ends
Ubisoft has outlined what players can expect from Assassin's Creed Odyssey in January 2019. The publisher's latest update video covers upcoming DLC as well as new features coming to the game this month. First off, the second episode of Legacy of the First Blade will be launching soon. The video says mid January, so that's probably...
News PlayStation Now January Update Adds Prey, Metro 2033 Redux, More
Streamable games library expanded
Last year saw Sony make a dramatic change to its game streaming service, PlayStation Now, allowing subscribers to download PS2 and PS4 titles direct to their consoles. While PS3 games don't benefit from this, nearly all other games on the service can be both streamed or downloaded, and more titles are being added...
News For Honor Is Crossing Blades with Assassin's Creed in Special In-Game Event
For the Creed
Ubisoft is a publisher that isn't shy about merging its games together in fun ways. We recall references to Assassin's Creed cropping up in other mainstays like Watch Dogs and Far Cry, but this latest example is perhaps the most direct crossover yet. A special, three-week event has just begun in medieval combat game For Honor, and it...
News The Much Requested Raimi Suit Is Available Now in Spider-Man PS4
Patch 1.13 released
Well, we weren't expecting this. After an ongoing barrage of requests from avid Spidey fans, it seems Insomniac Games has come through at last. The costume from the original Spider-Man movies, or the Raimi suit as it's known, has finally been added to Marvel's Spider-Man on PS4 with the latest patch. After downloading patch...
News Christmas Comes to Red Dead Online with Festive Saloon Music
Not so silent night
It's nearly Christmas, in case you hadn't noticed, and any games worth their salt will be celebrating right along with us. Seasonal updates aren't uncommon these days, due to the ease with which games can be updated, and it seems Rockstar is feeling festive. In Red Dead Redemption 2's multiplayer side, Red Dead Online, you'll now...
News Red Dead Redemption 2 Patch 1.05 Released, Contains More Fixes for Red Dead Online
Plus, claim some free in-game currency
Hot on the heels of patch 1.04, Red Dead Redemption 2 has been updated once again, this time bringing some more stability improvements and fixes to Red Dead Online. "Title Update 1.05 has been released addressing general improvements to fix game stability, save data and to address exploits," Rockstar says in a...
News Free Update for Overcooked 2 Brings Festive Levels, Recipes, and More
Tis the seasoning
Earlier in the week, Team 17 teased a new update to its beloved co-op cooking game, Overcooked 2. We now know what it's been preparing for us, as the publisher has announced Kevin's Christmas Cracker, which you can take a look at in the above trailer. Team 17 has donned its Santa suit and is handing out this update free of charge...
News New Dinosaur Pack Brings Three More Beasts to Jurassic World Evolution on PS4
Cretaceous World
If you're still enjoying the dino-park building fun to be found in Jurassic World Evolution, you'll be pleased to hear about the latest additions. A trio of creatures from the cretaceous period will be joining the roster of dinosaurs, further expanding your options for making your ideal reptilian resort. Say hello to the Iguanodon,...
News Red Dead Redemption 2 Updated with Patch 1.04, Squashes a Whole Mess of Bugs
Get outta here, ya varmints
Rockstar is continuing its quest to vanquish bugs and glitches from the Old West with the latest update to Red Dead Redemption 2. The new patch takes the game up to version 1.04, and includes a bunch of fixes for both Red Dead Online and the single player story mode. The main issue this patch seems to fix is several...
News Operation Absolute Zero Is the First Big Update for Call of Duty: Black Ops 4
Coming first to PS4
Last week, we got a pretty obvious teaser for some sort of new content heading to Call of Duty: Black Ops 4's popular Blackout mode, and now we know what it's all about. Operation Absolute Zero is what Activision is calling the first major update to the battle royale experience, and as you can see from the trailer, it introduces...
News Final Monster Hunter: World Content Update Due Spring 2019 with Arch-Tempered Nergigante
The big baddie's back
After almost a full year of high quality support from Capcom, the developer has confirmed that Monster Hunter: World's final free content update will arrive in Spring 2019. Arch-Tempered Nergigante is the last update that Capcom has planned, but there are a few things arriving before that. First up, Arch-Tempered Kulve Taroth...
News Red Dead Online Updated With Better Economy Balance, More Money, Lower Costs
$$$
As promised, Rockstar has adjusted the economy in Red Dead Online. In the first of what the developer says is a series of alterations to the game, it's increased the amount of money and the rewards that players get from all activities. It's also balanced the general economy so that you can sell items for more and buy stuff for less. According...
News Treyarch Teasing First Major Update to Blackout Map in Call of Duty: Black Ops 4
Arriving next week?
Blackout has been a pretty big success for Treyarch. Creating a new battle royale experience for Call of Duty: Black Ops 4 can't have been an easy thing to do, especially for a series with traditionally much smaller maps and player counts. The mode seems to have landed on its feet, offering a last man standing mode that can...
News The First Major Update for Battlefield V Has Been Delayed
Overture arriving a little later
Battlefield V seems to have been facing an uphill battle since it arrived at the end of November. Its sales are low for the series, and it's faced criticism regarding its lacking gameplay options on release. Of course, there's plenty of new content on the way for the WW2 shooter, and the first, Overture, was...
Economy adjustments incoming
Red Dead Online's obviously a huge deal for Rockstar, and the beta's been going on for about a week now. As such, the developer's looking to keep things ticking with consistent updates, the next of which will launch as early as this week. In a statement on Twitter, Rockstar writes "Your feedback from these early days...
News No Man's Sky Visions Update Adds Further Planet Variation, Community Missions, More on PS4
Expanding universe
The post-launch support for No Man's Sky has been pretty unbelievable all things considered, and as promised, Hello Games is continually bolting on new features and upgrades to keep the divisive experience fresh. The latest major update for the game, Visions, is out tomorrow on PS4, taking the game up to version 1.75, and it...
News Mafia III Leads PlayStation Now November Update on PS4
Collections feature also added
Each month, Sony throws a few more games at PlayStation Now, its subscription service that lets you stream - and with a recent overhaul, download - hundreds of titles past and present. In a new post on the North American PlayStation Blog
News Free Gran Turismo Sport Update Adds Nine Cars, Spanish Grand Prix
Muy bueno
Polyphony Digital may have shipped Gran Turismo Sport a year ago, but it hasn’t stopped working since. Another free update is set to release for the simulation racer on 6th November, bringing it up to v1.29 and adding nine new cars as well as the Spanish Grand Prix. You’ll want to know about the new vehicles first, though, right?...
News Helldivers Receives 'A New Hell' Update on PS4, Features New Weapons and Enemies
Hell yeah
Remember Helldivers? It's a fun, tough top-down shooter with a lot going for it, especially in co-op multiplayer. It launched all the way back in 2015, but three years later, a big update has arrived that adds some fresh new content. Called 'A New Hell', the update focuses on providing more challenges for veteran players to enjoy. The...
News Red Dead Redemption 2 Day One Patch Takes Up a Little More Room on Your PS4
For a few gigabytes more
We already know that Red Dead Redemption 2 will have a day one update - Rockstar confirmed as much earlier in the week - but it didn't tell us exactly how big the patch will be. Now, VG247 has cleared this up by revealing the size of the update, and it's not too bad in the grand scheme of things. The day one patch will be
News Yooka-Laylee's Retro 64-Bit Mode Coming Soon on PS4
Time for a downgrade
All the way back when Yooka-Laylee was nothing more than a hopeful Kickstarter campaign, one of the promised additions was a way to play the game with 64-bit graphics, in order to complete the obvious throwback to Rare's late 90s platformers. It's been a long time since then, but it looks like Playtonic Games is finally ready to...
News Battlefield V's Battle Royale Mode Firestorm Coming March 2019
Won't be there for launch
Battlefield V is set to arrive in just under a month's time on 20th November, and EA has mapped out some of the updates coming to the game post launch. Interestingly, this includes Firestorm, the WW2 shooter's equivalent of the wildly popular Battle Royale. The mode, which is largely being developed by Criterion, won't be...
News No Man's Sky: The Abyss Is a Spooky Free Update Landing Next Week on PS4
In deep
Since the launch of the massive NEXT update for divisive space exploration game No Man's Sky, Hello Games has been continually updating and improving the title every week. There's a lot of effort going into making the game the best it can be, with the small developer recently adding the ability to further customise your character and a brand...
News Hitman's Free Halloween Update Takes You to Colorado on PS4
Available today
The games industry is beginning to unveil its plans for Halloween, and Hitman is the latest game to be getting some creepy content this month. The Halloween Update for IO's excellent assassin sandbox makes its Colorado location freely available to all for a limited time, and includes everything the level has to offer -- the mission...
News Spider-Man PS4 Update 1.07 Arrives Tomorrow, Includes New Game Plus
Update: Not tomorrow after all
Update: Since publishing this article, the PlayStation Blog post regarding the New Game Plus patch for Marvel's Spider-Man has been updated. The information concerning update 1.07 has been removed. According to Insomniac's James Stevenson, this was posted in error, and the patch won't be going live tomorrow
News Elder Scrolls Online and More PS4 Games Added to PlayStation Now
7 day trial reset in North America
Sony has updated PlayStation Now for the first time since it introduced the ability to download PS4 and PS2 titles from the service. The total number of PS4 games now available has now reached 220 as 10 more are added to the lineup. Elder Scrolls Online leads the charge, but there are a few games worth a look, all...
News Onrush PS4 Update Adds Four New Tracks for Free
Smashing
Onrush, that fun but troubled arcade racer from Codemasters, has just received an update on PS4. It's available to download right now, and introduces four brand new courses to stampede around. There's not a huge amount of information, but a short video was put out on social media, providing a brief look at each new stage. It seems the...
News Overcooked 2 DLC Surf 'n' Turf Releases Today on PS4
New chefs, kitchens, and recipes
The original Overcooked received a couple of small DLC packs, so it's nice to see the sequel is getting the same treatment. Overcooked 2's first summery add-on, named Surf 'n' Turf, is out today on PS4, giving you another reason to hop back into this delightfully stressful co-op cooking game. Surf 'n' Turf brings 12...
News Ghost Town Games Is Teasing New Overcooked 2 Content for October
Delicious
The Overcooked games are a firm favourite when it comes to cooperative gaming, so whenever something new starts brewing, you know we'll be there to get a taster. Right now, it seems the developer, Ghost Town Games, is almost ready to reveal the first DLC for Overcooked 2, and it's looking very sunny indeed. Whatever it turns out to be,...
News Marvel's Spider-Man PS4 Patch 1.06 Squashes Lots of Bugs and More
Spectacular
Still slinging webs across Manhattan in Marvel's Spider-Man? A new patch has arrived, taking the smash hit PS4 exclusive to version 1.06. It's just over 600MB, so it won't take you long to download before you can get back to beating up baddies. What does it do? Primarily, this update addresses a lot of bugs within the game, including...
News Black Ops 4's Blackout Beta Now Supports 100 Players on PS4, Extended to Later Today
Going out with a bang
Treyarch has been supporting the beta test for Call of Duty: Black Ops 4's Blackout mode almost daily, bringing new alternative ways to play, multiple gameplay tweaks and more to the Battle Royale experience. One update brought the player count up to 88 which, while an impressive number, doesn't match up to the 100-player...
News Blackout Private Beta Updated Again on PS4, New 'Close Quarters' Playlist Added
Keeping things fresh
It was only yesterday that Treyarch updated the beta for Call of Duty: Black Ops 4's Blackout mode, when it implemented the Fast Collapse playlist among several other tweaks. In the latest update, the developer is back with more changes, including a new match type to test out. It's called Close Quarters, and it pits solo...
News Treyarch Adds New 'Fast Collapse' Playlist to Call of Duty's Blackout Beta on PS4
Inner circle
Not content with testing Call of Duty: Black Ops 4's Blackout mode in its regular state, developer Treyarch is continually updating the beta with improvements and new additions. Earlier in the week, the player count moved from 80 to 88, and now a new playlist has been added, called Fast Collapse. As you might've guessed, the Fast...
News An Update for PixelJunk Monsters 2 on PS4 Promises Big Changes
Arrives tomorrow
PixelJunk Monsters 2 released to little fanfare earlier in the year, and although isn't without a few issues, still retains the satisfying, deceptively deep strategy that fans know and love. One of the major changes to the sequel is a much closer camera that follows your character across the map, which can make keeping an eye on all...
News Insomniac Confirms New Game + on the Way for Marvel's Spider-Man on PS4
A hero's work is never done
Have you finished Marvel's Spider-Man yet? The game has been out for just a few days, but we imagine a handful of people will have stormed through it over the weekend. If you've completed Spidey's adventure and are itching for more, good news: New Game + mode is on its way. Answering a fan question, Insomniac confirmed...
News Rainbow Six: Siege Update Operation Grim Sky Launches Today on PS4
Two new characters
The new season in Rainbow Six: Siege is set to begin very soon indeed with the launch of Operation Grim Sky. The update to the popular tactical shooter brings a whole host of new content to the game, including two new characters, an overhauled map, new weapons, and more. The new faces joining the ranks are Maverick, a fast mover...
News Rayman Punches His Way into Free-to-Play Fighter Brawlhalla
Legend
You may remember that, back in March, Ubisoft bought Blue Mammoth Games, the developer of Brawlhalla. The enjoyable and popular 2D brawler has been under the Ubi umbrella for several months now, but it's all been business as usual for the small team. However, during a live stream at PAX West, Matt Woomer, the head of Blue Mammoth, was visibly...
News Far Cry 5 Gains New Game + Mode in Latest Major Update
Visit Hope County once again
As has become the fashion recently, Far Cry 5 is the latest major game to receive a New Game + mode in a post launch update. It operates as you'd expect -- once you've finished the story, you'll be able to carry all your character's progression over to a new run. This includes, money, skills, equipment, weapons, and...
News GT Sport Adds Red Bull Ring, Eight Brand New Cars
All for free, of course
Gran Turismo Sport continues to grow on a monthly basis, and its August update is another bumper one. In addition to the Red Bull Ring, the PlayStation 4 exclusive will add eight new vehicles to its already substantial roster. These include some classics like the Shelby Cobra Daytona Coupé ’64 and the Mini-Cooper ‘S’...
News Enjoy a Second Helping of Overcooked 2 When New Game + Arrives on PS4
Michelin star
Overcooked 2 is a delightful, fun multiplayer game to enjoy with your friends, but it can also provide a very stern challenge, especially for those chefs looking to reach a three star rating in every kitchen. If you were able to breeze through the game's tricky levels, however, Team 17 has cooked up a New Game + mode, which will be...
News Onrush Ranked Mode Arrives on PS4 with Summer Slam Event
Drive to survive
Onrush, the bright and breezy team-based racer, may not have sold very well, but its loyal players have been clamouring for ranked online play. Fortunately, it's finally arrived, and a new Summer Slam event introduces the first batch of rewards available for taking part. As you climb the ranks, you'll be able to earn new...