Tag: Announcements
News Splinter Cell Remake Officially Announced, Not Open World
Ziaowww
It’s actually happening! The rumours have persisted for years, but now Ubisoft has made Splinter Cell official – and it’s a remake of the original. We think. To be honest, the wording seems very carefully selected, leading us to believe this could draw from a multitude of older titles from the brand, rather than the first game...
News Dakar Desert Rally Maps Out a PS5, PS4 Release in 2022
SnowRunner developer Saber Interactive behind the wheel
The off-road endurance event, Dakar Rally, is the perfect fit for video games – and, subsequently, we were largely impressed with Dakar 18, which depicted the 2018 incarnation of the annual event. SnowRunner developer Saber Interactive is now picking up the mantle with Dakar Desert Rally, a...
News Redout 2 Fills the WipEout Hole in Our Hearts on PS5, PS4 Next Year
Check out the gameplay trailer
While WipEout Omega Collection remains a fantastic entry in Sony's sci-fi racing series, it's made up of the same content we've been playing since the PSP games — albeit majorly prettied up. We've not had a truly new game in the series for a long time, and indie teams have been filling that time with some pretty...
News Rebellion Goes Loud with Sniper Elite 5's PS5, PS4 Reveal
Targeting 2022 release window
Do you think Karl Fairburne’s voice actor gargled gravel before reading the script for Sniper Elite 5’s reveal trailer? The special agent is sounding distinctly haggard in this short 60-second gameplay clip, but then again, he’s probably sick of all the Nazi resistance he keeps coming up against. Rebellion...
News Star Trek: Resurgence Sets Phasers to Stun on PS5, PS4
Live long and prosper
Outside of the ever-popular Star Trek Online, there’s alarmingly little for Trekkies to dig into on consoles these days. We quite enjoyed the co-operative PSVR title Star Trek: Bridge Crew, but it’s been slim-picking beyond that. Dramatic Labs’ upcoming narrative adventure Star Trek: Resurgence will stir attention, then;...
News Life Is Strange: True Colors Dev Adapting The Expanse for Telltale Games
We'll remember that
Acclaimed sci-fi show The Expanse will be getting a prequel, courtesy of the resurrected Telltale Games and Life Is Strange: True Colors developer Deck Nine. The game – which currently has no platforms attached, but is expected to release on the PlayStation 5 and PS4 – will serve as a prequel to the television series, and...
News The Texas Chainsaw Massacre Is Another Asymmetrical Horror Game
This time inspired by the film
Ever since Dead by Daylight exploded in popularity, there have been a number of asymmetrical horror games. The Texas Chainsaw Massacre is the latest attempt: a multiplayer title from Sumo Digital Nottingham inspired by the iconic 1974 movie. There’s no word on platforms just yet, but it’s probably safe to assume...
News Rumbleverse Is a Free-to-Play Battle Royale Brawler for PS5, PS4
Epic Games on publishing duties
Epic Games’ metaverse will expand next year with Iron Galaxy’s free-to-play Battle Royale brawler, Rumbleverse. An early access beta is planned for 8th February on the PlayStation 5, but this title will also eventually release on the PS4 once development has wrapped up. You can check out the announcement trailer...
News Warhammer 40K: Space Marine Is Getting a Sequel on PS5
Ten years after original
Wow, remember Warhammer 40K: Space Marine? It was a really well-liked third-person shooter that released on the PlayStation 3 about a decade ago. Well, ten years later, Saber Interactive and Focus Entertainment are building a sequel. There’s not much meat to this trailer – despite its two-minute running time – but you...
News Former Silent Hill Developers Announce Slitterhead
And it looks crazy
Slitterhead looks mental. Give it to us immediately. Obviously, that can't actually happen, but boy are we in the mood for what Bokeh Game Studio is cooking up after its lead designers left Sony. No platforms were announced for this one, but we'll buy whichever ones it comes to based on the announcement trailer embedded above.
News Warner Bros. Announces Wonder Woman Game for PS5
Developed by Monolith Productions
The world is obsessed with super heroes at the moment, so it follows that we're getting all the movies and video games we can handle. Cue Warner Bros., which has just announced another one to get excited about: Wonder Woman. Beyond this short teaser trailer, we know Monolith Productions is on dev duty here, the...
News Alan Wake II Announced for PS5, Coming 2023
Writer got back
Alan Wake Remastered wasn't just about bringing back an undisputed classic; it is also designed to catch PlayStation fans up with the story ahead of the newly announced sequel. Alan Wake II has been officially announced at The Game Awards, coming to PS5 in 2023. The famous writer returns in a teaser trailer, which we've embedded...
News Quantic Dream's Star Wars Game Revealed, Named Eclipse
In early development
Following many rumours and speculation, Quantic Dream has confirmed it is indeed making a Star Wars game. Set in the new High Republic era, it's titled Star Wars Eclipse. The game is said to be in early development and the footage above isn't gameplay, but here's the announcement trailer from The Game Awards. "Set during the...
News Serious Sam 4 Launches on PS5 Today, Looks Utterly Ridiculous
Surprise!
Here's a surprising new arrival on PlayStation 5 — well, sort of. Serious Sam 4 was recently rated for release on consoles last month, which probably took some of the wind out of this announcement's sails. Still, here we are: the game has not only been announced for PS5, it's available right now. As you can see in the above gameplay...
News Rural Japanese Mystery Nostalgic Train Coming to PS5, PS4
Set in photo-realistic scenery
Nostalgic Train, a mystery game set in the rural Japanese countryside, will release on the PlayStation 5 and PS4 on 25th November, after attracting interest on Steam and Nintendo Switch. Described as a walking simulator, the release includes two modes: the story and a “free roam” option where you can explore the...
News Pac-Man Museum+ Chomps PS4 with 14 Games Next Year
Wakka-wakka
There’s a lot of Pac-Man about to (Pac-)Land on the PlayStation 4: a whopping 14 games, in fact. Pac-Man Museum+, which is due out next year, includes (almost) every Pac-Man game ever released, in one tidy bundle. As you progress through the games, you’ll unlock cosmetics and extras, making this a true celebration of the iconic pill...
News Warner Bros Announces MultiVersus, a Free-to-Play, Smash-Like Platform Fighter
Beat up Bugs Bunny on PS5, PS4
This has been rumoured for a little while, but now it's official: MultiVersus is Warner Bros' answer to Super Smash Bros. The game is a platform fighter, meaning you'll secure victory by knocking opponents off-screen, and it's set to feature a varied range of well-known characters. The likes of Batman, Tom &...
News SteamWorld Headhunter Moves the Series to 3D in Third Person Co-Op Adventure
Follows the events of SteamWorld Dig 2
The SteamWorld games have always taken place on a 2D plane, but for the next entry in the series, the developer is literally adding a new dimension. SteamWorld Headhunter has just been announced by publisher Thunderful, and you can watch the teaser trailer above. There's very little information about the game...
News The Devil In Me Will Be Dark Pictures Anthology's Season One Finale
Ghoul trouble
You may have already caught a glimpse of this having finished The Dark Pictures Anthology: House of Ashes, but Supermassive Games has now issued the official announcement trailer for the fourth entry in the series, titled The Devil In Me. This is being pitched as the anthology's Season One finale, of which there was originally supposed...
News A Quiet Place Movie Getting a Single Player Horror Game Adaptation
Coming in 2022
The A Quiet Place movie series is being adapted into a new single player horror game due for release next year, it's been confirmed. While platforms haven't been announced, Saber Interactive is at the helm of "an original story and gameplay that captures the compelling suspense, emotion and drama" the big-screen franchise is known...
News Haunted Chocolatier Is the Next Game from the Creator of Stardew Valley
In development now
Eric Barone, also known as ConcernedApe, has announced his next game. The developer behind the wildly successful indie farming sim Stardew Valley, many fans have been waiting to hear what his new project might be. It's called Haunted Chocolatier, and you can get a look at early gameplay in the above teaser. Writing on the game's...
News Backbone Brings Anthropomorphic Investigations to PS5, PS4 on 28th October
A "post-noir" adventure game starring a private eye raccoon
A good mystery is sometimes just what the doctor ordered, but what about one starring a bunch of animals? Backbone, a self-described post-noir narrative adventure, puts you in control of Howard Lotor, a private eye who's also a depressed raccoon. The game has just been announced for...
News The Solitaire Conspiracy Is a Blend of Cards, Espionage, and Greg Miller
Coming to PS5 next month
Bithell Games makes some pretty unusual stuff, which is probably to be expected from a team that brought us Thomas Was Alone. One of its recent efforts, The Solitaire Conspiracy, put a neon-tinged twist on a classic card game, not only creating a unique suit-matching puzzle, but embellishing it with a dramatic story about...
News Dungeon Encounters Puts the Square in Square Enix with Grid-Based RPG
Coming to PS4 this month
There are only so many ways you can present a turn-based RPG, but it seems Square Enix is making attempts to find new ones. We've already had the announcement of Voice of Cards: The Isle Dragon Roars, which puts a playing card twist on the JRPG, and now, the publisher has announced Dungeon Encounters. This newly unveiled...
News Disney Classic Games Collection Completes the Compilation with SNES Aladdin
Not for Virgins
The already comprehensive Disney Classic Games: Aladdin and The Lion King compilation for PlayStation 4 is getting a re-release, which includes the Shinji Mikami directed SNES version of Aladdin for the first time. As you can probably guess from the title, Disney Classic Games Collection: Aladdin, The Lion King, and The Jungle Book...
News JUMANJI Tie-In Getting PS5 Exclusive Re-Release
The re-release you didn't expect
Fans of iffy film tie-in titles may be excited to learn that JUMANJI: The Video Game – the 2019 adaptation of the modern movie series – is getting a PlayStation 5 exclusive re-release on 22nd October. The next-gen refresh will add “faster loading times, 4k dynamic resolution, HDR, and framerates of up to 120...
News First Class Trouble Is Among Us for Society's Elite
Coming to PS5 and PS4
Among Us may look like a game for kids, so if you're someone a little more wealthy and planning to at least match expectations, why not go for something a little more highbrow? First Class Trouble will likely suit those expensive tastes, coming to PlayStation 5 and PS4 in the future. It's obviously heavily inspired by...
News Destroy All Humans! 2 Remake Probes PS5
Full remake of PS2 sequel
The original Destroy All Humans! 2 is getting a full-scale PlayStation 5 remake, named Destroy All Humans! 2: Reprobed. While there’s no release date right now, as the trailer illustrates, you’ll be travelling all around the globe, to the UK, USA, Russia, Japan – and even the moon. The game’s set during the swinging...
News SpongeBob SquarePants: The Cosmic Shake Exploring PS4
Are ya ready, kids?
There’s a new SpongeBob SquarePants game on the way! SpongeBob SquarePants: The Cosmic Shake, the latest tie-in from THQ Nordic and developer Purple Lamp Studios, will see the eponymous hero exploring the “infinite expanses of the cosmos” where “there might even be a reality where mayonnaise isn’t an instrument”...
News Bloodshore Is an FMV Take on The Hunger Games, Coming to PS4
Launches in November
Interested in another FMV game on PlayStation 4? Of course you are. Bloodshore is the next title from full-motion video masters Wales Interactive, and it's essentially The Hunger Games on a bigger scale. 50 participants are dropped onto an island and tasked with surviving by any means necessary, while people watch the event on...
News Bloodhunt Is a Free Multiplayer Vampire Battle Royale Game Swooping onto PS5
Set in the Vampire: The Masquerade universe
Have you ever wished free-to-play battle royale games had more vampires and blood-sucking in them? Well, either way, Bloodhunt fills that unusual niche when it arrives on PlayStation 5. Set within the world of Vampire: The Masquerade, this multiplayer game gives you supernatural vampiric abilities across...
News Marvel's Spider-Man 2 Brings Venom to PS5 in 2023
Finally confirmed
Marvel's Spider-Man 2 was the most inevitable sequel in history, but it's now been finally confirmed. Insomniac Games is returning to its Spidey universe, obviously set after the events of Miles Morales. Peter and Miles are now working together, and it looks as though the duo will be facing off against one of the hero's most...
News Old School Anti-RPG Game Moon Has Been Confirmed for PS5, PS4
No release date yet
First released on the PlayStation 1 in Japan back in 1997, Moon is described as an "anti-RPG" without any battles. Later inspiring the likes of Undertale, it's had a cult following for a while, which resulted in a Nintendo Switch release in 2019. The game has now been confirmed to be returning home with a release on PS5 and PS4...
News Alan Wake Remastered Confirmed for PS5 and PS4, Coming This Fall
"The original experience you fell in love with"
Following online retail listings this past weekend, developer Remedy has confirmed Alan Wake Remastered is indeed a thing and will launch for PlayStation 5 and PS4 this fall. Writing on an Alan Wake fansite, Sam Lake said the remaster "is the original experience you fell in love with all those years...
News Alaskan Truck Simulator Pairs Haulage with Survival on PS5, PS4
Keep truckin'
We’re not entirely sure how Euro Truck Simulator hasn’t been ported to PlayStation yet, but other publishers are at least beginning to plug the gap. Alaskan Truck Simulator is one such game: scheduled to release in 2022 on PS5 and PS4, the title promises a fusion of haulage and survival. You’ll need to tend to your big rig,...
News Park Beyond Is a Theme Park Builder That Lets You Make Impossible Rides on PS5
Opens in 2022
Yes, we all like Theme Park and Planet Coaster, but what if you wanted to take your rides literally off the rails? Bandai Namco's new park builder, Park Beyond, looks to be taking the genre in an outlandish direction, allowing players to make super-crazy attractions. Check out the debut trailer above. It's a park management game that...
News Marvel's Midnight Suns Is XCOM Team's Take on the Superhero Universe
Coming to PS5, PS4 in March 2022
As previously rumoured, Marvel's Midnight Suns is the next game from XCOM team Firaxis Games. However, the developer's take on the superhero universe may not actually play quite so like the tactical series. The announcement trailer above introduces some of the famous faces appearing in the game, including Wolverine,...
News Valfaris: Mecha Therion Brings More Heavy Metal to PS5, PS4 Next Year
Side-scrolling shooter this time
Heavy metal headliner Valfaris was one of our favourite PlayStation 4 indie games back in 2019, and now developer Steel Mantis is back with a sequel that shifts the 2D shooter series into a slightly different genre. Instead of a normal action game, Valfaris: Mecha Therion will be more of a bullet hell shooter with an...
News Crusader Kings III: Console Edition Wages War Against PS5
Designed for console controllers from the ground up
The leak has certainly taken the sting out of this announcement, but Crusader Kings III: Console Edition has been confirmed for the PlayStation 5. The uber-hardcore strategy game first launched on PC in 2020, but is being carefully converted to Sony’s next-gen console, with “all-new gamepad...
News Skyrim Anniversary Edition Coming This November for PS5, PS4
Free upgrade for Special Edition owners
Here's yet another system for you to buy The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim on: PlayStation 5! Yes, Bethesda is re-releasing its behemoth RPG once more as The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim Anniversary Edition for both PS5 and PS4 on 11th November 2021. If you already own the Special Edition on PS4, that particular edition...
News NHL 22 Reveal Trailer Shows Off a New Look for the Franchise on PS5, PS4
NHL joins the Frostbite family in October
Things are certainly shaping up nicely for NHL 22, aren't they? While normally a generational transition for a sports title is something to be feared — we still haven't forgotten NHL 15 — NHL 22 seems poised to buck that trend. The last of EA's sports franchises to make the leap to the Frostbite engine,...
News Go Down to the Woods Today in Blair Witch: VR Edition, Available Now for PSVR
Pet Bullet in virtual reality
Bloober Team's Blair Witch game is spooky enough on a regular display, but for the real horror fans out there, how about experiencing it in PlayStation VR? Blair Witch: VR Edition brings the full game over to Sony's headset, allowing you to explore the forest alongside Bullet immersed in virtual reality. Oh, and the...
News Take A Short Hike on PS4 Later This Year
These boots are made for walkin'
Very highly regarded on other platforms, A Short Hike has now been confirmed for PlayStation 4. It will launch on Sony's last-gen console at some point later this year and can also be played on PS5 via backwards compatibility. Pitched as an exploration game about climbing up a mountain, you'll be able to tour the...
News Bewitching Fairytales Feature in Gothic PS5, PS4 Indie Wytchwood
Grimm
There aren’t many games based on famous fairytales really, which is a shame because there’s a treasure trove of awesome stories out there. Wytchwood, a kind of isometric adventure game, will at least dig into some of those tales, as it attempts to build a gothic campaign out of the work of the Brothers Grimm and various other pieces of...
News Oxenfree II: Lost Signals Tunes in a PS5, PS4 Release
Meet new character Riley
Previously announced during a Nintendo Nindies presentation, Oxenfree II: Lost Signals has been confirmed for release on PlayStation 5 and PS4. Launching next year, the sequel brings back the conversation system and radio tuning of the original title for a full-blown follow-up with a new character named Riley. She's...
News Port Royale 4 Sails to PS5 on 10th September, Free Upgrade from PS4
Boat load of improvements
Tropical trading sim Port Royale 4 will sail to PlayStation 5 from 10th September, and there’ll be a free PS4 to PS5 upgrade available for existing owners. The next-gen re-release will feature 4K visuals, real-time cloud rendering, and more. You’ll also have the ability to transfer your save data between versions. The...
News A Memoir Blue Is an Interactive Poem Devoid of Words, Hitting PS5 and PS4
Cloisters Interactive's first game
Could you tell this is an Annapurna Interactive joint based on the headline alone? We hope so, because this is the sort of unique experience the indie publisher has become known for. A Memoir Blue has been announced for PlayStation 5 and PS4 as part of the Annapurna Interactive Showcase, developed by Cloister...
News Dead Space Remake Confirmed for PS5 in Super Short Teaser
From EA Motive
After rumours swirled for a number of weeks, EA has confirmed a complete remake of Dead Space is currently in the works for PlayStation 5. It will not release on PS4. A very short teaser trailer confirmed the news at the very end of EA Play 2021 and didn't really show too much. What we do know is that it will feature "improved...
News GRID Legends Announced, Features Live Action Story, Multi-Class Races, and More
Codemasters' latest arrives next year
The GRID series kind of, erm, fell off the grid for a while, but it bounced back with a soft reboot in 2019. Now, Codemasters is taking another stab at the sim-cade racer with GRID Legends. Just announced during EA Play Live, this new racing title's main feature is its live action story mode. Built using a...
News District 9, Chappie Director Helping to Make Multiplayer Shooter on PS5
Gunzilla Games leading development
Sci-fi movie director Neill Blomkamp has joined a recently formed developer named Gunzilla Games to help produce a new AAA multiplayer shooter for PlayStation 5 and other platforms. Known for his work on District 9, Elysium, and Chappie, the director takes the role of chief visionary officer. He will lend a helping...
