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Let me see your face
The Elder Scrolls 4: Oblivion was a landmark release for open world games in 2006, and although it was soon bettered by other titles both mechanically and technically, it never lost its own magic. Funnily enough, internet memes became a significant factor in keeping people's love and nostalgia for Oblivion intact. It's no...
News Oblivion Remastered Updates in the Oven, Bethesda Wants Your Feedback for Improvements
Remastering Remastered
When Oblivion Remastered was shadow dropped last week, questions were being asked of the game's post-launch support. Was it just going to be a one-and-done that Bethesda and Virtuos would immediately leave behind? Fortunately not, as it turns out. Bethesda is actually being surprisingly hands-on with the whole thing, going as...
News A PS5 Exclusive DOOM: The Dark Ages Trailer Isn't Sitting Well with Xbox Fans
"Are we doing exclusive YouTube videos now?"
A new PS5 trailer for DOOM: The Dark Ages – described as “something special for PlayStation fans” – appears to have irked Xbox owners, who are baffled Microsoft subsidiary Bethesda is giving Sony additional marketing support. It’s not a big deal in the grand scheme of things – the level it...
News Oblivion Remastered PS5 Patch in Limbo as Xbox Users Get a Performance Boost
Anytime now
Late last week, a new update for Oblivion Remastered launched on Xbox and PC — but there's still no sign of said patch on PS5. Interestingly, Bethesda didn't release any patch notes for the update, and so some players have spent the weekend trying to work out what it actually does. As it happens, this seems to be an update aimed at...
News Not Everyone Loved Oblivion Remastered's Shadow Drop
Indie games lose attention and mindshare
Shadow drops (when a game is revealed and released on the same day) are generally pretty exciting for the developer in question and the fans. However, what if you're a smaller studio that's put months of work into a release date you end up sharing with Oblivion Remastered? That's the fate Post Trauma...
News Oblivion Remastered Tops 4 Million Players in Just a Few Days
Remember the Emperor
Oblivion Remastered has absolutely dominated the recent news cycle, and so it's no surprise to hear that the remade RPG has attracted a massive number of players. Remember, this thing was a shadow drop — a shadow drop that leaked all over the place for months, admittedly — and so it never had the benefit of a full marketing...
News Indiana Jones PS5 Is Selling Faster Than on Xbox and PC, Claims Analysts
The great seller
Indiana Jones and the Great Circle, which debuted on PS5 earlier this month, is off to an impressive start on Sony’s system. According to an in-depth report by data analyst firm Alinea Analytics, the title has already sold over 100k copies on PlayStation, and is outperforming its Steam counterpart launch aligned. While the firm...
News DOOM: The Dark Ages Reveals Cosmic Realm, a Lovecraftian Area with New Weapons, Enemies
Beyond hell
In DOOM: The Dark Ages, you won't just be mowing your way through hordes of Hell demons — you'll also be taking the fight to the newly unveiled Cosmic Realm. A new trailer shows off a brand new area for the DOOM series, introducing a "cyclopean realm" filled with otherworldly monsters. According to game director Hugo Martin, Hell and...
Poll What Review Score Would You Give Indiana Jones and the Great Circle?
Whip it good
Indiana Jones and the Great Circle has been out for a full week on PS5 now, and so as always, we want to know if you've been enjoying the latest blockbuster. The MachineGames adventure was already met with impressively positive reviews when it first launched on Xbox and PC last year, and featured in plenty of Game of the Year...
Hands On Oblivion Remastered Is Still Oblivion in All Its Glory, Crap Frame Rate Aside
By the Nine frames-per-second
We've played around 25 hours of Oblivion Remastered since it shadow dropped earlier in the week, and we've come to one key conclusion: Oblivion is still really good fun. The original game is almost 20 years old, but the core gameplay loop still holds up extremely well. Seriously, Bethesda's knack for creating...
News Bethesda Shows Solidarity with Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 After Oblivion Remastered Launch
Handshake emoji
Not one but two big RPGs have launched this week, and the publishers are exchanging pleasantries on social media. Bethesda of course made a huge splash by shadow-dropping The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion Remastered, but it's released just a couple of days before the launch of Clair Obscur: Expedition 33, a brand new RPG. The latter...
Poll Are You Playing Oblivion Remastered?
By Azura, by Azura, by Azura
Well, it really did happen: Oblivion Remastered was shadow dropped on the 22nd April, following months of leaks and rumours. The hype really started to build last week, as the weekend crept closer and closer. Nostalgia for the open world RPG whipped many fans into an absolute frenzy, and we'd be more than willing to bet...
News Oblivion Remastered Out Now on PS5, Price and Download Size Revealed
The one from my dreams
As many of the recent leaks suggested, The Elder Scrolls 4: Oblivion Remastered is out now on PS5, following its official reveal. It may bear the 'Remastered' title, but this revival definitely leans towards the remake side of things. Built on Unreal Engine 5, this is a ground-up graphical overhaul, complete with numerous...
Live Watch the Oblivion Remastered Reveal Right Here
The jaws open
It's almost time for the long-rumoured Oblivion Remastered to be officially revealed. Recent leaks have really built up the hype for this one, especially since it's supposed to be shadow dropping as soon as the announcement is over. We'll obviously have to wait and see if that immediate release actually happens, but either way, this...
News Official Oblivion Remastered Announcement Coming Today
Proceed to Oblivion
By the Nine it's actually happening: The Elder Scrolls 4: Oblivion Remastered is getting an official announcement today (that's the 22nd April, just to be clear). The tease comes from Bethesda's own social media accounts, which point towards YouTube and Twitch. The announcement is happening at 11am ET / 8am PT / 4pm BST...
News DOOM: The Dark Ages Doubles Down on Story in Badass New Gameplay Trailer
Launch the Slayer
DOOM: The Dark Ages is coming up super fast, launching in less than a month's time on 15th May, and Bethesda has just released a new trailer. The emphasis this time is on the game's narrative, which is much more of an important factor than it was in previous DOOM titles. Set before either of the past two modern games, Dark Ages...
Poll Are You Playing Indiana Jones and the Great Circle on PS5?
Circling back around
Indiana Jones and the Great Circle has arrived on PS5, months after its original release on Xbox and PC. But it was really well received back then, and we doubt it'll be much different with players on Sony's current-gen system now. A story-driven action adventure starring the whip-wielding explorer himself, this is a title that...
News Oblivion PS5 Remaster Expected to Have Overhauled Gameplay, Based on Older Leaks
Better than ever
Now that we know the Oblivion remake is real (technically it's a remaster, according to the leaked materials), plenty of overhyped onlookers have been asking whether the revival will feature improved gameplay systems and mechanics. Oblivion is, after all, approaching its 20th anniversary, and in terms of character progression and...
News Oblivion PS5 Remaster Is Real as New Screenshots Leak
Image files found on Virtuos website
The imminent reveal of a remastered version of The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion has now leaked via Virtuous' website; the heavily rumoured edition is now — without doubt — a real thing. Screenshots and marketing materials have been found. Its official name is The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion Remastered, and...
News PS5's Worst Kept Secret Could Now Be Days Away
Bitter Oblivion
You’ve already heard about Bethesda’s Oblivion remake because we’ve written about it several times at this point. Several relatively reliable industry insiders have teased an April release for the title, and now Giant Bomb’s Jeff Grubb has said we can expect it at some point during the week commencing 21st April. That’s...
PS5 whips Indy adventure into shape
Indiana Jones and the Great Circle has finally landed on PS5, after a brief period of Xbox, PC exclusivity. We’ve been keen to get our hands on the latest from MachineGames, the team behind the Wolfenstein series, and now with DualSense haptics and even a PS5 Pro enhanced version, PS5 is the best place to...
News Microsoft Short Changes Indiana Jones PS5 by Only Putting 20GB on the Blu-ray
Physical copies won't work without a download
Indiana Jones and the Great Circle takes up a whopping 125GB of PS5 SSD storage space, so squeezing it onto a single Blu-ray was never going to happen. Discs for Sony’s system can hold up to 100GB, and some developers have worked around these limitations by shipping their software on two discs...
News Microsoft Makes PS5 Pro the Best Place to Play Indiana Jones
Xbox also posts the PS5 launch trailer
Sony's upgraded PS5 Pro system will be the best place to play Indiana Jones and the Great Circle on console hardware from next week, as Microsoft has shared the sort of support owners can look forward to when the PS5 port releases on 17th April 2025. In addition to the new PS5 launch trailer (embedded above),...
Talking Point What Do We Actually Want from the Oblivion Remake?
You are the one from my dreams
Look, we're sick of writing about the rumours and you're probably sick of reading about them, but with the seemingly inevitable announcement incoming, we wanted to take a step back and ask: what it is that we actually want from the Oblivion remake? Originally released for the Xbox 360 and PC all the way back in 2006...
News Indiana Jones and the Great Circle Download Size Is Still Massive on PS5
A great big circle
If you were expecting the PS5's compression tech to work wonders on Indiana Jones and the Great Circle, we've got bad news for you. The action adventure weighs in at a whopping 132GB on Xbox Series X, and it ain't much better on PS5. As per the ever-reliable PlayStation Game Size on X (formerly Twitter), it's a 125GB download on...
News Oblivion PS5 Remake Rumours Are Relentless, Claims of April Shadow Drop
Reveal and release all at once
Claims of a PS5 remake for RPG classic The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion simply won't go away, as another rumour adds to the speculation of an April 2025 announcement and release all at once in the form of a shadow drop. Discussing on his daily gaming news podcast, Giant Bomb member Jeff Grubb (via VGC) added to the...
Rumour Oblivion Remake About to Be Revealed as Old Oblivion Listings Are Updated
Here we go
We've going to be very happy when the supposed Oblivion remake is finally announced. Not because it's actually real, but because we won't have to cover these increasingly tedious rumours. The latest 'insider' information to do the rounds originates on social media (of course). A user by the name of Detective Seeds — who, to be fair,...
Round Up DOOM: The Dark Ages Previews Hype Up a Slower But Bigger PS5 Prequel
Stand and fight
A batch of hands-on previews have arrived for the hotly anticipated DOOM: The Dark Ages, and it sounds like it'll be worth the wait. This prequel to the modern DOOM series is set for launch on 15th May, 2025, and while that's not very long to wait, these previews have us counting down the days. Overall, sentiment is very positive...
News Starfield Could Have Released on PS5 Already, Work Has Been Ongoing for a While
May this journey lead us Starfield
Bethesda’s epic space opera Starfield, a game which was once described as “one of the most important RPGs ever made”, could have released on PS5 already. At least that’s according to well-connected Microsoft reporter Tom Warren, who was speaking as part of the Xbox Two Plus One podcast, where he implied...
News Bethesda, Xbox Played to the PlayStation Crowd with Indiana Jones PS5's Reveal
They knew what they were doing
We didn’t expect Indiana Jones and the Great Circle’s full PS5 reveal to be quite so big budget. But credit to Bethesda and Xbox: it knew exactly what it was doing with this. The trailer, for those of you who haven’t seen it, features Harrison Ford stand-in Troy Baker and Uncharted actor Nolan North. Throughout...
News Indiana Jones PS5's Physical Release Requires You to Download the Game
Blank discs
In apocalyptic news for those concerned about game preservation, Indiana Jones and the Great Circle will require an Internet connection – even if you purchase the physical PS5 release, due out on 17th April. Small print for the game’s Collector’s Bundle – which includes the Premium Edition version of the game alongside an actual...
News Indiana Jones and the Great Circle Officially Out for PS5 on 17th April
PS5 Pro offers visual upgrades
Bethesda has revealed Indiana Jones and the Great Circle will launch for PS5 on 17th April 2025. The release date was announced in a new trailer starring Nolan North and Troy Baker, with the latter voicing Indiana Jones in the game. Check it out above. Pre-orders are now live on the PS Store, with the standard edition...
Full announcement due later today
We’ll get the full lowdown on the PS5 version of Indiana Jones and the Great Circle as early as tomorrow, 24th March. That’s according to uber-reliable Dealabs tipster billbil-kun, who’s rarely ever wrong about these things. On social media, he posted pictures of the game’s various retail editions,...
News Embrace the Ghoul Within with Fallout 76's Latest Update on PS4
Season 20 will melt your face off
Incredibly, Season 20 of continued support for Fallout 76 on PS4 went live today. In a first for Bethesda's storied franchise, players will be able to shrug off some of that necessary skin to become rad-loving Ghouls if they wish. After undergoing "Ghoulification", players will need to make some adjustments to how...
News Ex-Xbox System Seller Starfield Edges Ever Closer to PS5
PlayStation logo discovered on website
Prior to the release of Starfield, Xbox bigwig Sarah Bond described the game as “one of the most important RPGs ever made”. The latest from Bethesda would go on to receive a lukewarm reception, but hype for it ahead of launch was out of this world. There were rumours that Sony had been trying to sign the...
Rumour Oblivion PS5 Remake Releasing Next Month Appears More and More Likely
Update: Original leaker shares more
A PS5 remake of The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion from Bethesda appears to be an inevitability at this point, and according to leaker NateTheHate and VGC, we won't have to wait long to play it. Rumours surrounding the project from earlier this year pointed towards a June 2025 launch, but in a new VGC report, it is...
News April Could Be a Colossal Month from Xbox on PS5
Almost too many games
There were rumours at the beginning of the year that April was looking like a good month for Xbox games on PS5, and that’s certainly beginning to look like the case. We already know Forza Horizon 5, the acclaimed open world racer, will make its PlayStation debut on 29th April, but there are also
News Indiana Jones and the Great Circle PS5 Release Date, Pre-Order Info Seemingly Leaked
Update: Apparently launching next month
Indiana Jones and the Great Circle has been confirmed for PS5 since last summer, and a recent age rating suggests it may finally be on the horizon. Released on Xbox and PC in December 2024, the PS5 port of MachineGames' first-person adventure title has now been rated by the ESRB, as pointed out by Wario64:...
News Game of the Year Contender Indiana Jones and the Great Circle Targeting April PS5 Release
A big month ahead
Xbox has said that first-person adventure game Indiana Jones and the Great Circle will release this spring on PS5, but it hasn’t committed to a particular date. However, a throwaway line in a The Verge article published by connected scribe Tom Warren may have narrowed down the window. In it, he points out that Microsoft is...
News This Is Probably the Most You'll Hear About The Elder Scrolls 6 for a While
Become an NPC in the game
The Elder Scrolls 6 was announced almost seven years ago, and we’re unlikely to actually see it in action for several more. Bethesda Game Studios has been keeping itself busy with Starfield, but the upshot is at least owner Microsoft has now effectively gone third-party. Anyway, the Skyrim sequel is at least still in...
It's probably happening
Bethesda’s space opera Starfield, famously cancelled on the PS5 after Microsoft’s multi-billion-dollar acquisition of the publisher, could still release on Sony’s console in the future. Speaking with reporter Destin Legarie, Xbox bigwig Phil Spencer was asked if the intergalactic RPG would be “staying put for the...
News DOOM: The Dark Ages, Clair Obscur Will Be Enhanced on PS5 Pro
Ninja Gaiden 4 highly likely, too
Two of the upcoming titles showcased during Xbox’s big Developer Direct [No, we’re not using the underscore – Ed] will play best on PS5 Pro. Well, that’s assuming you prefer to play on console and don’t have a beefy PC rig loitering around. The PS Store pre-order pages for first-person shooter DOOM: The...
News DOOM: The Dark Ages Rips and Tears PS5 This May in Biggest Entry Yet
Prequel brings the biggest DOOM game ever
Bethesda has today revealed DOOM: The Dark Ages will release for PS5, Xbox Series X|S, and PC on 15th May 2025. As part of a deep dive into the game's development, ideas, and structure in the just finished Xbox Developer_Direct, it was confirmed this prequel to DOOM (2016) and DOOM Eternal is a completely...
Random DOOM Ported to a New Portal, Now Playable Inside a PDF
Wonders never cease
We don't know where, or even if, the inherent need to port seminal shooter DOOM to the most unlikely hardware imaginable will ever cease. In any case, a high school student has somehow managed to convert id Software's eternally influential game to Portable Document Format (PDF), playable in a web-based browser. The future boss...
Rumour Oblivion Remake Isn't Just a Graphics Upgrade, It's a Full Gameplay Overhaul
By Azura, by Azura, by Azura!
The Oblivion remake rumours just refuse to dissipate, and so it's starting to seem more and more likely that the project is real. Indeed, a whole new report is doing the rounds today, which says that this isn't just some graphical upgrade — it's a proper remake, with overhauled gameplay systems and mechanics. This...
News The Elder Scrolls 4: Oblivion PS5 Remake Gets a Little More Potential Evidence
Keep scrolling
Just before the holiday season, rumours began swirling about a possible remake of classic RPG The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion. Now, there's a bit of extra evidence that might back up this claim. Over on LinkedIn, a member of the Shanghai team at development company Virtuos has listed an "unannounced [Unreal Engine 5] PS5/XSX/PC...
Rumour The Elder Scrolls 4: Oblivion Is Getting an Unreal Engine 5 Remake in 2025
Stop right there criminal scum!
Before the all-encompassing juggernaut that was and still is The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim, there was The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion. A classic open world RPG experience — which has been the source of countless internet memes over the years — Oblivion is still great fun to actually sit down and play, despite its...
News Gamers Drawn to Troy Baker's Mesmerising Indiana Jones Like Moths to Flame
And Todd Howard's palpable disdain
A prestigious voice actor with incredible range, Troy Baker has dominated the video game voice acting industry for nearly two decades and keeps booking new gigs. But it's not just video game developers who are enamoured with the charismatic leading man; even during a blind casting for Indiana Jones and the Great...
Round Up Indiana Jones Reviews Are Live, Mostly Very Strong
Xbox, PC ratings at an 86 on Metacritic
Indiana Jones and the Great Circle won't launch on PS5 for roughly another six months, but we can get a good sense of its overall quality now as the Xbox Series X|S, PC versions release. The review embargo has lifted, revealing a Metacritc rating of 86. Below you'll find a selection of scores and conclusions...
News Indiana Jones PS5's Launch Trailer Will Make the Spring 2025 Wait That Little Harder
Indy end, it doesn't even matter
As you all already know, Indiana Jones and the Great Circle is coming to the PS5 next spring, which means many of you will have to wait a little longer to get your hands on the movie series spin-off. But obviously, with the Xbox Series X|S and PC release imminent, Bethesda has released a launch trailer to give you a...
