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News The Elder Scrolls Online Is Totally Free to Play for a Full Week on PS5, PS4
Keep scrolling
Longstanding MMORPG The Elder Scrolls Online is completely free to play right now on PS5 and PS4. The free period, which lasts until Tuesday the 12th August, is down to QuakeCon 2025 taking place over the weekend. To be clear though, this limited time deal only covers the base game. That is to say, none of The Elder Scrolls Online's...
Rumour Xbox Exclusive Starfield Is Getting Some Hefty Gameplay Reworks for Its PS5 Release
The final frontier
Recent Starfield updates may hint towards the game getting some major improvements either ahead of, or at the time of, its long rumoured PS5 release. Upon trawling through the title's code, dedicated fans have uncovered numerous mentions of something called 'Cruise' in relation to space travel. The suggestion is that Bethesda's...
Rumour Starfield PS5 to Take Flight Alongside New Expansion Next Year
Patience of a saint
When is Starfield coming to PS5? And, whisper it, does anyone even care anymore? Of course they do – while it didn’t turn out to be the Skyrim-sized success Bethesda was perhaps hoping for, it’s still a generally well-liked game. We’re sure it’ll still comfortably find an audience on PlayStation. But it looks like you...
News Microsoft Reiterates It's the Top Publisher on PS5 in Earnings Call
No real surprises
As we reported earlier this week, six of the top ten PS5 games sold in Q2 2025 were published by Microsoft. With the exception of Forza Horizon 5, however – which has sold remarkably well on Sony’s system – the remaining five titles that topped the list were made by Bethesda or Activision – two historically multiformat fir
News Oblivion Remastered Still Broken and Buggy on PS5, Even After Patch 1.2
So says Digital Foundry
It sounds like Oblivion Remastered still has a ways to go before it is running in tip-top shape on PS5, as Digital Foundry reports the RPG continues to face severe problems despite a recent patch. Released just under two weeks ago, update 1.2 was designed to address a number of performance problems, UI issues, and various...
News In Unsurprising News, Even More Xbox Ports Are Allegedly En Route to PS5
Starfield? South of Midnight? Halo?
It used to be shocking when Xbox announced games for PS5, but it’s par for the course these days. We’ve seen titles like Forza Horizon 5 sell extraordinarily well on Sony’s system, and tentpole exlcusives like Gears of War Reloaded are on the way. Now a throwaway remark from The Game Business journa
News Oblivion Remastered Patch 1.2 Out Now, Adds New Difficulty Options, Improves Performance, More
It's about bloody time
A second major update for Oblivion Remastered has been revealed, and it's set to address some of the game's most glaring issues. Patch 1.2 is out now in beta form on Steam, but it'll (hopefully) be coming to PS5 soon enough. The headline for this one is the addition of new difficulty settings. Since its release back in...
News Bethesda to Put Oblivion Remastered on a PS5 Disc in New Physical Edition
Boxed copies out in October
News of an Oblivion Remastered PS5 physical edition has been made public by UK retailers, with The Game Collection confirming pre-orders for boxed copies will go live today ahead of a release in October 2025. In response to multiple fan queries, the website does not have information on whether the RPG will be complete on...
News DOOM: The Dark Ages' Berserker Trophy Finally Fixed, Platinum Now Obtainable
Back in sight
DOOM: The Dark Ages fans have been forced to rip and tear their hair out these past few months, as the Trophies have been busted. One gong in particular, Berserker, simply wouldn’t pop – and despite various updates and fixes from developer id Software, it’s gone overlooked. However, as part of v1.006, available now, the Trophy...
News Romero Games Allegedly Met with Microsoft a Day Before Funding Was Pulled
"There was no mention of it"
An upcoming project from the legendary DOOM designer John Romero and his team has been cancelled as part of the wider Xbox cuts which have rocked the industry this week. The removal of funding – which Insider Gaming reports would have been published by Microsoft subsidiary Bethesda, presumably on PS5 as well as other...
News Xbox's Phil Spencer 'Not Retiring' After Dark Day of Cancellations and Job Cuts
At least someone's safe
Microsoft Gaming CEO Phil Spencer is “not retiring anytime soon”, after overseeing a disastrous day of layoffs which have devastated the Xbox division. The executive – who oversees publishers like Bethesda and Activision Blizzard following their unprecedented acquisitions – had been tipped to quit earlier in the day...
News Mass Layoffs at Xbox Expected to Be Confirmed on 2nd July
Entire studios could be axed
Industry whispers suggest Microsoft could be poised to layoff up to 2,000 employees across Xbox as soon as next week. Bloomberg’s extremely reliable Jason Schreier first reported on the “major job cuts” earlier this week, when he cited sources familiar with the company’s plans. According to his write-up...
News Oblivion Remastered Patch 1.511 Out Now on PS5, Big Download Includes Crash and Bug Fixes
One small step
It's been more than a month since the release of Oblivion Remastered. Players have been waiting weeks for word on an update — something to address the game's numerous performance issues and bugs — and the silence has finally been broken. Patch 1.1 is set to launch next week, on the 11th June. A second update has also been...
News Indiana Jones DLC Order of Giants Out in September on PS5
Explore the ancient streets of Rome
The excellent Indiana Jones and the Great Circle will be expanded later this year with an expansion named Order of the Giants, releasing for PS5 on 4th September 2025. Catch the reveal trailer above. "An all new story chapter takes Indiana Jones to the ancient streets of Rome where forgotten catacombs twist into...
Poll What Review Score Would You Give DOOM: The Dark Ages?
DOOMed?
The third game in the so-called modern DOOM trilogy, DOOM: The Dark Ages has been out for just over a week now, and we want to know what you think of this brutal shield-driven shooter. id Software's latest was met with rock solid reviews prior to launch, with critics praising its typically punchy gunplay and satisfying flow. However, The...
News Starfield Should Still Come to PS5 in 2025, and It'll Be in Its Best Shape Yet
Short turnaround between reveal and release
With Senua's Saga: Hellblade 2, Gears of War: Reloaded, and The Outer Worlds 2 already announced for a PS5 release later in the year, Microsoft's multi-platform efforts are now in full swing. One of the long-rumoured Xbox to PS5 ports is Starfield, and according to new claims, the Bethesda RPG is still on...
News Analytics Firms Predict Pitiful Full-Price Sales for DOOM: The Dark Ages on PS5
Skewered
DOOM: The Dark Ages has attracted three million players in approximately one week, per publisher Bethesda’s recent announcement. But it’s always worth remembering that players don’t necessarily correlate to full-price purchases, especially when a game is included in a subscription like Xbox Game Pass. Now, data firm
News Oblivion Remastered Updates Still Nowhere to Be Seen a Month After Release
The Zero of Kvatch
It's now been a full month since the shadow drop release of Oblivion Remastered, and players are still waiting on some much needed improvements. For the record, we've enjoyed playing through Oblivion again and allowing the sheer nostalgic overload to carry our interest — but there's absolutely no question that the game launched...
News Oblivion Remastered Sales Prove the Power of Nostalgia and Shadow Drops
Totally outsells the original game
The original Oblivion was an undeniable hit back when it launched in 2006 — an open RPG that set a lot of new standards for the genre. However, its initial success has seemingly been completely overshadowed by Oblivion Remastered, almost two decades later. The PS5 revival, which was shadow dropped on the 22nd...
News DOOM: The Dark Ages Attracts 3 Million Players, Over 2 Million Estimated on Xbox
Doing far better than DOOM Eternal
DOOM: The Dark Ages has been played by more than three million users since its release last week, which makes it the biggest launch for developer id Software in its entire history. Bethesda shared the news in a tweet, where it also confirmed the new release had reached the milestone seven times faster than the...
News Fans Discuss the Reason Behind DOOM: The Dark Ages' Lukewarm Opening
Rip and tear
DOOM: The Dark Ages hasn’t exactly got off to the strongest start if its Steam concurrent numbers are to go by. While the metric only gives us a small slice of the release’s overall performance, it’s currently topped out at 30,802 players, with the number looking unlikely to increase significantly over the weekend. To put things...
Poll Are You Playing DOOM: The Dark Ages?
Hell yes or Hell no?
The big games just keep dropping here in 2025, and DOOM: The Dark Ages is the latest potential blockbuster to grace us with its bloodied presence. It's been almost four whole years since DOOM Eternal let players shred through the forces of hell, and while The Dark Ages does introduce a number of new concepts and gameplay...
News Oblivion Remastered Runs Worse the Longer You Play on PS5
Worse frame rates after just 15 minutes
The longer your individual play session in Oblivion Remastered is, the worse the RPG performs, the tech experts Digital Foundry have claimed. In a post-launch test conducted across all platforms — including base PS5 and PS5 Pro — the outlet reveals a potential memory leak in the game is resulting in a...
Poll Which Bethesda RPG Needs an Oblivion-Style Remaster Next?
We dare you to say Skyrim
With the immediate success of Oblivion Remastered, there's absolutely no doubt that Bethesda will be contemplating similar projects for the future — that is, if they're not already in the works. Developer Virtuos has proven that it can be trusted with such a task, and so we're left wondering what's next. After all,...
News PS5 Fans Furious As Microsoft Ships DOOM: The Dark Ages with Just 85MB on the Disc
Stop us if you've heard this one before
DOOM: The Dark Ages, the upcoming medieval shooter from maker id Software, may be the latest Bethesda outing to enforce a download on its boxed copies. You may recall Indiana Jones and the Great Circle’s physical edition also required a significant download, with just 20GB of data included on the disc...
News Poor Showing for DOOM: The Dark Ages on PS5 Pro
Frame rate drops and few improvements
Tech experts Digital Foundry have shared their initial findings for DOOM: The Dark Ages, and it’s pretty disappointing for PS5 players – especially those with the more expensive PS5 Pro. Both of Sony’s consoles suffer from frame rate dips, slumping below the target 60fps during busy sequences. To make...
Review DOOM: The Dark Ages (PS5) - Medieval Mashup Slows Down for FPS Excellence
Mace us proud
DOOM: The Dark Ages is different, and whether that’s a good thing or not is dictated almost entirely by how you feel about id Software’s last game. After the breakneck DOOM Eternal, the developer has dialled its action back for a medieval prequel that feels reserved in comparison. The pace is slower and the platforming is gone,...
Poll What Review Score Would You Give Oblivion Remastered?
Close shut the jaws
Shadow dropped on the 22nd April, we would hope that you've now had enough time to get a good grip on Oblivion Remastered. The remake (yes, we know it's technically a remaster) seems to have gone down really well with critics and players alike. It obviously feeds on a lot of nostalgia amongst those who played the original...
News Oblivion Remastered Sales Explode in the US, Becomes Third Best-Selling Game of 2025
Shadow drop guide you
Despite launching straight onto Game Pass, Oblivion Remastered has racked up some very impressive sounding sales in the US. In just its first week on the market, the open world RPG became the region's third best-selling release of 2025 so far, with only Monster Hunter Wilds and Assassin's Creed Shadows ahead of it in terms of...
News Xbox's Multiformat Move to PS5 Seems to Be Working Out Very Well for Microsoft
CEO praises performance on PS Store
Microsoft’s gradual transition to multiformat publisher appears to be working out well for the platform holder, as its hardware sales continue to torpedo but software sales increase. The trillion-dollar tech titan announced a five per cent year-over-year increase in gaming revenue for the quarter ending 31st...
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...
