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Feature Koch Media Announces New Publishing Label, Prime Matter, with 12 Upcoming Games
Here's everything you need to know
Koch Media isn't a well-known name like EA, Activision, or Ubisoft, but it's a major player in the gaming space. Part of Embracer Group, a conglomerate that also includes THQ Nordic, the company is a leading European distributor and publisher, with its own suite of IPs you'll probably have played before. Under the...
News Salt and Sacrifice Confirmed for PS5 and PS4, Out Next Year
From Ska Studios
Salt and Sanctuary developer Ska Studios is making a sequel to its hit 2D Souls-like, titled Salt and Sacrifice. Confirmed through a trailer at Summer Game Fest: Kickoff Live, it'll hit PlayStation 5 and PS4 at some point next year. Check out the reveal trailer above. Salt and Sacrifice is the upcoming follow-up to the hardcore...
News Battlefield 2042 Goes Near Future on PS5 and PS4, Out in October
Check out the reveal trailer
Update: Following the leak earlier today, DICE has officially unveiled Battlefield 2042 with an announcement trailer. The gameplay reveal will take place on 13th June 2021. Check it out above, with extra information and screenshots available below. The game will not have a singleplayer campaign, and neither will there...
News Big Rumble Boxing: Creed Champions Puts You in the Ring with Rocky on PS4
Your nose is broken
Creed: Rise to Glory, the popular PSVR boxing game from Survios, is getting a pancake screen sequel. Due out later this year on the PlayStation 4, Big Rumble Boxing: Creed Champions promises an “arcade boxing experience set in the most renowned boxing film franchise of all time”. The press release explains: “Rise through...
News Sonic Origins Brings the Genesis Classics Back in a New Collection
Including Sonic 3
The Sonic Central broadcast didn't contain too much in the way of new games, but what is exciting is the promise of a new retro collection. Sonic Origins is pencilled in to release next year, and contains all the Genesis Mega Drive classic platformers you'd expect — and that finally includes a constant absentee. The collection...
News Sonic Colors: Ultimate Speeds onto PS4 This September
Ex-Wii exclusive coming to PlayStation
Sonic Colors, one of the more well-liked games in the franchise's recent history, is making a comeback. Previously exclusive to Nintendo Wii (sort of), the game will make its PlayStation debut with Sonic Colors: Ultimate, a remaster of the 2010 action platformer. If you're unfamiliar with the game, it's a 3D...
News Another Dev Is Doing a Fast & Furious Game on PS5, PS4
Based on the Netflix show
We still have the odd nightmare here and there about Fast & Furious Crossroads, so forgive us when we wince a little upon seeing the big-budget movie branding associated with a PlayStation game once more. Confirmed for both PS5 and PS4, Fast & Furious Spy Racers: Rise of SH1FT3R will release this November. It's most...
News Lies of P Is a Pinocchio-Inspired Souls-Like Action RPG Coming to PS5
Didn't see that one coming
Well, we don't think anyone was expecting this. Lies of P is a freshly announced, Souls-esque RPG that takes inspiration from the classic tale Pinocchio. Not the Disney movie — we doubt your sword-swinging escapades in this game will be accompanied by Jiminy Cricket. Anyway, you can watch the announcement trailer above...
News The Falconeer: Warrior Edition Soars onto PS5, PS4 This August
We interview one-man team Tomas Sala
After making a name for itself last year around the launch of the Xbox Series X, The Falconeer: Warrior Edition will make its way to both PlayStation 5 and PS4 on 5th August 2021. This enhanced version of the game will include every piece of DLC and update released so far as well as an upcoming expansion named...
News Welsh Horror Game Maid of Sker Gets PS5 Upgrade Next Week
Free upgrade for PS4 owners
Not very good Welsh horror game Maid of Sker is receiving a native PlayStation 5 version next week that brings with it lots of new modes, enemies, and weapons. There will be support for the PS5 DualSense controller and 10 new Trophies to unlock, while load times are said to have been reduced to just one second and a 4K...
News PlayStation Talents Brings Aeterna Noctis to PS5, PS4 in December
Localised for eight languages
PlayStation Talents is a relativity low-profile scheme run by Sony that helps the smallest developers across Spain bring their games to consoles, and the initiative has now revealed its latest endeavour. Aeternum Game Studios will be releasing Aeterna Noctis for both PS5 and PS4 on 15th December 2021, bringing with it a...
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 Beautiful Desolation Is a Story-Driven Sci-Fi Game Set in South Africa
Set to release 28th May
Beautiful Desolation is an oxymoron if ever we’ve heard one, but it’s also the name of an upcoming PlayStation 4 sci-fi adventure set in a post-apocalyptic South Africa. This is an isometric exploration game similar in style to the old Fallout titles, although the developer is important to note that it’s not an RPG...
News Meditative Racer Art of Rally Styles Up PS5, PS4 This Summer
They see you slidin'
After being announced for practically every other console platform under the sun, stylish low-poly racer Art of Rally has now been confirmed for PlayStation 5 and PS4, with a release window slated for this summer. “The PlayStation version of Art of Rally will benefit from all previous updates published on its PC counterpart,...
News Surprise! Cult 90s Platformer Flashback Is Getting a Sequel
Fade to black
Hold your horses! Before you all rush angrily to the comments, we know 1992 platformer Flashback already received a PS1 sequel in the form of Fade to Black – but publisher Microids is literally calling this new game Flashback 2. There’s even a logo with the number on it, so don’t shoot the messenger, okay? Now we’ve got that...
News The Great Ace Attorney Chronicles Brings Historical Court Battles to PS4 This Summer
Take that!
The Ace Attorney series finally came to PlayStation with the Phoenix Wright Trilogy, but what do you do once you've finished those off? If you're looking for more courtroom drama, you're in luck: Capcom has just announced The Great Ace Attorney Chronicles for PS4, coming to the system worldwide on 27th July. This doesn't come as a huge...
News Grotto Is a Narrative Adventure All About Reading the Stars, Coming to PS4
It was foretold
Grotto has been announced for PlayStation 4, the next game from indie publisher Digerati. As with the company's other projects, this game is pretty unique — it casts you as the Soothsayer, a figure capable of reading the stars and providing guidance to an animal tribe. The hook is that your divinations and what you tell the...
News That Ghosts 'n Goblins Resurrection Game Is Coming to PS4
Masochistic title comes our way
It turns out the exclusivity period for Ghosts 'n Goblins Resurrection on Nintendo Switch was very short-lived because the game has now been confirmed for PlayStation 4. A new trailer above confirms the port, but doesn't go so far as to reveal a release date. Footage shares the typical gameplay sequences alongside...
News Change Time and History in PSVR Adventure Game Wanderer
Out Q3 2021
Sony's PlayStation VR headset has housed some of the most unique gaming experiences on offer over the past couple of years, and Wanderer looks to be another one for that impressive list. Scheduled for release later this year for the first PSVR device, meaning it'll operate as a PS4 title, the fascinating game from developer Oddboy places...
News F1 2021 Races Onto PS5, PS4 This Summer, Free Upgrade Path Confirmed
New story mode, next-gen visuals, more
Codemasters has been making official Formula One games for quite some time now, and they're universally excellent. It makes sense, then, that the first game the studio has announced since its acquisition by EA is F1 2021, the next instalment in the series. As you'd expect, this latest iteration will feature...
News Aztech Forgotten Gods Remembers PS5, PS4 This Year
Billed as a Latinx-Futurism cyberstone colossus fighter
There’s room for one more god slayer on PlayStation 5 and PS4 it seems, as Mulaka developer Lienzo readies Aztech Forgotten Gods for release later this year. “In Aztech’s alternate history, European powers never arrived on the shores of ancient Mesoamerica,” the press release explains...
News Become the Next Viral Sensation When Youtubers Life 2 Arrives in 2021
Whew, this blew up
Ever thought of trying to make it big on YouTube? Here's the thing: you don't need expensive microphones, cameras, and lights — you just need a copy of Youtubers Life 2. From the safety of this upcoming sequel to the popular content creator sim, you can discover if you have what it takes to blow up online. The original game had...
News Call of the Sea Confirmed for PS5, PS4 Release Next Month
Highly praised adventure game receives port
After teasing the port last week, developer Out of the Blue has now confirmed that Call of the Sea will indeed be coming to PlayStation systems. It's scheduled to release at some point next month for both PS5 and PS4, but the studio has not locked down a specific day just yet. Confirmed on Twitter, the...
News Astro Aqua Kitty Aims to Be One of the Last Great PS Vita Games
RPG shoot-'em-up also available on PS4
PS Vita’s storefront may be shutting in August, but the software support keeps on coming. Tikipod is aiming to release one of the last great games for the handheld in the form of Astro Aqua Kitty – an intergalactic shooter with RPG elements. “It’s [a bit] sad to see the store closing soon, but we hope...
News PS5 Exclusive Survival Game Abandoned Borders on Photorealism
Next-gen stunner survives PS5 this year
Survival games like No Man’s Sky and Valheim are huge these days, so Abandoned could become a key title in PlayStation 5’s software library. In production at Dutch developer Blue Box Game Studios, the upcoming exclusive due out later this year promises a “cinematic, first-person horror survival shooter...
News Tour de France 2021 Dons the Yellow Jersey on PS5, PS4
A peleton of fun
Cycling simulation Tour de France 2021 will pedal to PlayStation 5 and PS4 from 3rd June, with Nacon and Cyanide Studio once again pairing up on the official “video game of the third most followed sporting competition in the world”. That’s wording direct from the official press release – we’re not making this up!...
News Underwater 3D Puzzler Lumote Takes Control of the Deep Sea
Take over aquatic life
It worked in Super Mario Odyssey, so why can't it work for Lumote? The latest title from publisher Wired Productions sounds like it borrows somewhat heavily from Nintendo's famous plumber by allowing you to take over and control the inhabitants of the deep sea in order to solve puzzles. You'll dire
News Vostok Inc Dev Announces Arcade Paradise with Over 35 Machines
Coming to PS5 and PS4
Vostok Inc developer Nosebleed Interactive is making a love letter to the arcade its next project, planned for release on both PlayStation 5 and PS4. Arcade Paradise packages together more than 35 classic machines, ranging from the vector-based titles of the 1970s right the way through to the 3D experiences of the mid-90s. The...
News Lift Off Granted for PS5 Version of Deliver Us The Moon
Free upgrade for PS4 owners
Deliver Us The Moon was a space explorer worth remembering when it launched on PlayStation 4 back in April 2020, so news of an updated version for modern consoles is most welcome. The game will be receiving a native PS5 version at some point in the near future, and anyone who owns it on PS4 will be getting a free upgrade...
News Play God in Hellish PS5 Medical Strategy War Hospital
Cursed nurse
War Hospital, an upcoming PlayStation 5 strategy game from Brave Lamb Studios, sure sounds poignant. Set in a British field hospital on the Western Front of World War I, you’ll not only need to protect your patients, but also decide where to use your dwindling resources as your list of injured increases. How do you decide the value of...
News Fire Commander Is XCOM with Flames for PS5, PS4
🔥
We’re not entirely sure how developer Atomic Wolf decided to make Fire Commander, a real-time strategy game featuring fire fighters – but well, we’re glad that boardroom brainstorming occurred. This is, from what we can see, effectively XCOM with flames, but as the title’s website explains: “Fight an enemy that you can’t kill or...
News Rogue Company Teams Up with 4K, 60 Frames-Per-Second PS5 Port
Squad goals
Hi-Rez Studios’ team-based multiplayer shooter Rogue Company will ready up on PlayStation 5 from 30th March, with a native next-gen port. This version, unlike the backwards compatible PS4 client, will support 4K resolution at 60 frames-per-second – and those with compatible televisions will be able to play at a silky smooth 120...
News Life of Delta Takes the Point and Click Genre to the Sci-Fi Future
Wall-E x Fallout
What do you get when you mix together Wall-E, the vibes and visual aesthetics of Fallout, and the point and click genre? Life of Delta. Announced during last night's Future Games Show, this Airo Games project is a fascinating one. It looks beautiful for a start, but appears to also allow you to build and modify fellow robots while...
News Arctic Awakening Looks Like Episodic Firewatch, But in the Cold
And there's a robot
We're rather surprised that the mechanics and aesthetics of Firewatch weren't emulated by all manner of indie studios following its release all the way back in 2016, so it actually feels like Arctic Awakening has been a long time coming. It does have quite a lot to call its own though, with the most obvious being a wintery...
News Hotel Life: A Resort Simulator Plots the Perfect PS5, PS4 Getaway from 26th August
New horizons
Earlier this week, when Nacon announced its new range of “life simulation” games, we assumed they were just entering development. It turns out the first release, Hotel Life: A Resort Simulator, will launch on PlayStation 5 and PS4 from 26th August. To be fair, we could all do with a summer holiday, couldn’t we? Unfortunately,...
News The Absolutely Stunning Hoa Has Been Confirmed for PS5, PS4
Coming this July
Forget about Returnal going gold and Sony confirming a Ghost of Tsushima movie is in production. This is by far the best PlayStation announcement you're gonna get today. PM Studios has confirmed that the utterly beautiful
News Asterix & Obelix: Slap Them All! Brings Cartoon Beat-'Em-Up Mayhem to PS4 in 2021
Hand drawn brawler coming this fall
A brand new game set in the world of Asterix and Obelix is on the horizon. The popular European comic has been adapted to video games before, but Asterix & Obelix: Slap Them All! looks like it could be a step up. It's a 2D beat-'em-up in which you play the titular heroes, and going by the short teaser...
News Nacon Announces Suite of Life Simulators, Including Restaurant and Hotel Games
Grafter
Franchises like Farming Simulator have grown in stature over the past five or so years, and we’re big fans of titles like Train Sim World 2 as well. It’s not massively surprising to see Nacon recognise the potential of this fledgling category, then – and announce an entire suite of software that it’s putting under the umbrella of...
News Life Is Strange: True Colors Confirmed for PS5 and PS4, Out This September
Developed by Deck Nine
Announced as part of the inaugural Square Enix Presents livestream, Life Is Strange: True Colors will be coming to both PlayStation 5 and PS4 on 10th September 2021. Development is being led by Deck Nine Games, who previously worked on Life Is Strange: Before the Storm. This news all but confirms a
News Piece Together 3D Scans of Real Locations in Puzzling Places, Coming to PSVR
The world's your jigsaw
Jigsaw puzzles can be a nice way to relax, but if you've ever felt they're a bit one-dimensional, perhaps Puzzling Places will be worth a look. Just announced on the PlayStation Blog, this new game for PlayStation VR challenges you to put together 3D puzzles using fragmented pieces of real world locations. It doesn't look as...
News Be the Hacker or the Spy in Co-Op Espionage Game Operation: Tango
Coming to PS5 and PS4
Operation: Tango has just been announced for both PlayStation 5 and PS4, and it looks pretty cool. It's an asymmetrical co-op game in which one plays a spy and the other supports as a hacker. With different gameplay and perspectives for each role, it seems like a really interesting way to team up with a buddy. With different...
News Cel-Shaded Strategy The Colonists Settles on PS4 This Year
Colony wars
Cel-shaded city builder The Colonists will settle on PlayStation 4 this year, following a successful launch on PC a couple of years ago. The title – billed as a “relaxing settlement building game” – has been optimised for consoles, which means it’s got a brand new control scheme and a reimagined user interface. “You take...
News UnderMine Is a Rogue-Lite Dungeon Crawler Finally Bombing Its Way to PS4
Releasing very soon
UnderMine is a rogue-lite dungeon crawler. We realise a thousand of these seem to release every day, but this particular example from developer Thorium Entertainment is very well-liked indeed. It released last year on PC and Xbox, arrived on Switch last month, and now it's finally PlayStation 4's turn. As you can see in the...
News Murder Mystery Machine Connects the Dots on PS4 This Year
Who dunnit?!
Who doesn’t love a good murder mystery? UK readers will be able to relate: a drizzly Saturday evening is nothing without a mug of Bovril and an old episode of Midsomer Murders on the box. Good news, then: ex-Apple Arcade exclusive Murder Mystery Machine will investigate PlayStation 4 later this year, with Microids on publishing...
News Surreal Psychological Thriller The Signifier Signal Boosts PS5, PS4
Director's cut includes new content
Psychological thriller The Signifier, which first launched on PC last October, is getting an extended director’s cut on PlayStation 5 and PS4 this year, which will feature new narrative content, including “new memories, dialogue, and voiceover, three additional story endings, and a new epilogue giving greater...
News Severed Steel Looks Like Bullet Time Heaven on PS4
Out this summer
Fans of the Max Payne series will most certainly want to keep their eye on this one. Severed Steel is a newly-announced PlayStation 4 game that's all about bullet time. Also seemingly taking inspiration from SUPERHOT, the first-person shooter focuses on parkour and taking down enemies in style, all while time passes by in slow...
News Just Die Already Is a Chaotic Sandbox Game About Rebellious Pensioners Coming to PS4
Grand Dad Auto
There are "simulators" for almost everything these days, so why not one for the elderly? Just Die Already is a wacky sandbox game in which you'll play as an angry old man, causing all kinds of chaos in the hopes of winning a spot at a prestigious retirement home. It's developed by DoubleMoose Games, co-founded by a designer who...
News Evan's Remains Developer Returns with RE:CALL
Launching in 2023
Evan's Remains was a truly beautiful 2D puzzle-platformer that released last year on PlayStation 4, so we were always going to be interested in what developer Maitan69 Studios does next. That project just so happens to be RE:CALL, announced today as part of publisher Whitethorn Digital's online showcase. The presentation also...
News Beasts of Maravilla Island Is Pokémon Snap on PS4
Say cheese
If you're craving New Pokémon Snap on Nintendo Switch but you haven't bought the system itself just yet, an upcoming PlayStation 4 release may satisfy your needs in the meantime. Announced as part of Whitethorn Digital's publisher showcase, Beasts of Maravilla Island is coming to Sony's last-gen console and it
News Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Shredder's Revenge Is a Brand New Side-Scrolling Beat-'Em-Up
Cowabunga!
Here's a pleasant surprise on a dreary Wednesday afternoon. Publisher Dotemu has announced Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Shredder's Revenge, a retro-style beat-'em-up coming to consoles. Clearly inspired by the classic Turtles in Time, this brand new game is a four-player side-scroller starring you as the titular turtles. It's in...
