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News PS5, PS4 Shooter Atomic Heart Gushes Gameplay Details in Lengthy New Trailer
Everything you need to know
If you're still on the fence about Atomic Heart, or you're just not sure what the game actually is, then you might want to give this new trailer a watch. At around nine minutes long, it's a full overview of what the upcoming PS5 and PS4 shooter has to offer. It covers the world, characters, story, combat, and gameplay...
News Mental PS5, PS4 FPS Atomic Heart Goes Gold Ahead of February Release Date
Locked and loaded
Atomic Heart's got work to do if it wants to stand out in what is a packed release schedule, but at least the game's ready to rock. The intriguing first-person shooter, which has looked potentially fantastic in some of its gameplay trailers, has officially gone gold, meaning that it's ready to ship. The game will blast its way to...
News Mad FPS Atomic Heart Alters Visuals to Hit 60fps on PS5
Different between dungeons and open world
The graphical resolution of Atomic Heart will be changed on the fly to ensure it always runs at 60 frames-per-second, developer Mundfish has revealed. Responding to a fan on Twitter, the team says that inside "dungeons", the game will run at 4K, 60fps. When you leave those closed environments for the open...
News Atomic Heart Sure Looks Sick on a Superpowered PC
Likely won't look as hot on PS5 and PS4, though
Atomic Heart – the unusual first-person shooter which is blending a bit of everything, from DOOM to BioShock – sure looks pretty on a supercharged PC. Developer Mundfish has released this footage exclusively as part of a cross-promotion with NVidia, showcasing the game’s crazy raytracing, powered...
News Warhammer 40K: Space Marine 2 Debuts PS5 Gameplay in Bombastic Trailer
Another 2023 game
Earlier this year, Focus Entertainment and Saber Interactive announced Warhammer 40,000: Space Marine 2, a sequel to the cult-hit PS3 shooter. Now, the game has debuted alpha gameplay in a brand new. trailer. As you'd expect, it looks pretty darn fun, with big weapons, bigger explosions, and legions of enemies to smack. There...
News Atomic Heart Continues to Look Crazy in Action-Packed Gameplay Trailer
Still on track for February
It feels like this was announced a lifetime ago, but we're glad Atomic Heart is finally on the approach. This unusual FPS rewrites the history books, presenting an alternate, sci-fi tinged Soviet Russia, and it strikes an unsettling tone with its creepy robots and retro tech. The game recently received a 21st February...
News Banishers: Ghosts of New Eden Is Ghostbusters in the 17th Century for PS5
Who ya gonna call?
Focus Entertainment attracts a certain type of project, and this latest from Life Is Strange developer Don’t Nod, Banishers: Ghosts of New Eden, certainly fits the bill. Described as an action RPG, you’ll play as “two proficient ghost hunters and lovers, faced with impossible choices”. Set in the late 17th century,...
News Evil West PS5 Performance Disappoints for a Cross-Gen Game
Hopefully it'll improve
Ah, we've been waiting for this one. The team over at Digital Foundry has put the recently released Evil West to the test on PS5, and the results are a bit disappointing. As was confirmed before the game's release, Evil West has two graphical settings on PS5: a quality mode which boasts 4K resolution at 30 frames-per-second,...
News Atomic Heart Hype Reaches Critical Mass in IGN First Preview Gameplay
Be still my irradiated heart
It's hard not to be hyped for Atomic Heart if you are a fan of the Bioshock franchise, as the upcoming immersive sim wears its influences proudly on its sleeve. And while the former's alt-history Soviet setting is worlds away from the nightmarish libertarian dystopia that is Rapture, it looks like there will be a lot to...
Embracing evil
We doubt that Evil West was on many people's must-buy lists at the start of this year, but the unashamedly 'AA' action game has actually made a bit of a splash — at least in hardcore circles. We gave the comically gruesome title a rock solid 7/10 in our Evil West PS5 review, concluding: "Evil West is one of those really enjoyable...
Review Evil West (PS5) - Dumb Vampire Slaying Fun Certainly Doesn't Suck
Full-blooded
While there has been something of a resurgence in 'AA' titles over recent years, games like Evil West still don't come around all that often. Schlocky, violent, and just dumb fun, it's a linear action game with a heavy focus on an ever-expanding combat system. It's also got big early 2000s vibes, with characters that have cartoonishly...
News Lovely Watercolour Game Dordogne Confirmed for PS5, PS4
Out in spring 2023
Revealed during yesterday's Nintendo Indie World livestream, the pretty watercolours of Dordogne will also be coming to PS5, PS4 in the spring of 2023. From publisher Focus Entertainment (A Plague Tale: Requiem, Evil West) and French team UN JE NE SAIS QUOI, the narrative adventure explores childhood memories, love, and family as...
News Saddle Up, Partner, Cowboy Shooter Evil West Shows Off Online Co-Op in New Trailer
Yee-haw!
Gloriously gory shooter Evil West has shown off its online co-op mode in a new trailer, and it looks like a good old bit of rootin' tootin' demon shootin' fun. We recently got an overview trailer for the title, which solidified this game as one to keep an eye on. Evil West is set in a vampire-filled twist on the classic old western...
News Otherworldly Adventure Game Blacktail Explores 15th December Release Date on PS5
The darker the night, the brighter the stars
Blacktail is a surreal action-adventure game set in a grim fairy-tale world inspired by Slavic folklore and based on the legend of Baba Yaga. You play as Yaga, a young girl accused of witchcraft, who must learn to survive in the wilderness by mastering the art of potion craft and by honing her skills with...
News Atomic Heart Goes Nuclear with 10 Minutes of Bombastic Boss Gameplay
Duck and weave
The more we see of Atomic Heart, the more we can't wait to dive into the Bioshock-esque shooter. With its Soviet setting and bombastic gameplay style, it certainly looks unique, if nothing else. We got an extended look at a boss fight courtesy of IGN's First coverage, which will continue throughout November, so if you are looking...
News GreedFall Another PS4 Game Leaving PS Plus Extra Soon
Six PS4 games depart on 15th November
Spiders RPG GreedFall has been added to the list of PS4 games leaving PS Plus Extra on 15th November 2022, bringing the total up to six titles set to depart the service. First spotted by Twitter account PS Play
News Rat-Infested Sequel A Plague Tale: Requiem Surpasses 1 Million Players in Just One Week
Maybe 30fps isn't such a deal breaker after all?
A Plague Tale: Requiem was released last week to positive reviews, and publisher Focus Entertainment has announced that the rat-filled adventure has racked up more than one million players in the days since, and has released a hype-inducing accolades trailer to celebrate. This might not surprise the...
News Atomic Heart Confirmed for February 2023 Release on PS5, PS4
Joins crowded release schedule
Update: Mundfish has now confirmed Atomic Heart will indeed release for PS5, PS4 on 21st February 2023 in a new, explosive trailer. A standard version has been confirmed alongside the Premium Edition, which packages in a season pass, weapon skins, and a digital art book. Original story: Developer Mundfish
News Alternate History FPS Atomic Heart to Get PS5, PS4 Release Date Tomorrow
Beat it
It’s been a long time coming, but Mundfish’s oddball alternate history first-person shooter Atomic Heart will finally get a PS5 and PS4 release date tomorrow. Confirmation comes courtesy of a scheduled IGN First video, which will air at 6AM PT / 1PM GMT on Wednesday, 2nd November. There’ll also be additional information on the game...
News Evil West Still Shows Promise in New Overview Trailer
Four minutes of fun
We're once again closing in on the PS5, PS4 release of Evil West after its delay out of September and into November, so developer Flying Wild Hog has returned to remind us what the shooter's all about. We likened it to God of War with guns
Poll What Review Score Would You Give A Plague Tale: Requiem?
Share your own verdict
It's been just over a week since A Plague Tale: Requiem launched for PS5, so now it's time to share your own views and final review score, presuming you've finished the rat-infested adventure. As a direct follow-up to 2019's A Plague Tale: Innocence, it's mightily impressive what Asobo Studio has managed to achieve in just...
News No Plans for A Plague Tale: Requiem Sequel, But 'The Door Is Never Closed' Says Director
Never say never
A Plague Tale: Requiem is out in the wild, and while the fact that the PS5 title caps out at just 30fps seems to have ruffled some feathers, we thought the game itself was great, nonetheless. It remains to be seen how successful the follow-up to 2019's A Plague Tale: Innocence will ultimately end up being, but at least for right now,...
News A Plague Tale: Requiem Caps Out at Just 30fps on PS5, 40fps on 120hz TVs
Feel the power of PlayStation
Well, we were onto a good thing for a moment there, weren't we? Following the news that Gotham Knights, despite scrapping the PS4 version of the game would run at just 30fps on PS5, we learn that will also be the case for Asobo Studios' latest, A Plague Tale: Requiem. We noted this in
Review A Plague Tale: Requiem (PS5) - Asobo Studio Levels Up in Fantastic Narrative Treat
Pest control
A Plague Tale: Requiem is an excellent example of what a sequel should be: similar to its predecessor, but bigger and better in virtually every single way. Asobo Studio was so close to something quite special with 2019's A Plague Tale: Innocence, and its PS5 sequel turns that potential into reality. For fans of narrative-focused titles,...
News A Plague Tale: Requiem Dev Warns Players as Spoilers Begin to Circulate Online
Rats!
It's a tale as old as time; physical copies of a game are shipped early, and unscrupulous players begin uploading large segments of gameplay, which are then clipped out and circulated online. Such is the case with A Plague Tale: Requiem, with developer Asobo warning fans to be careful if they want to go into the experience fresh as a daisy...
News Lindsey Stirling's Performance Is Suitably Epic in A Plague Tale: Requiem Music Video
The stage is set
Famed violinist and master maestro Lindsey Stirling has lent her talents to an official A Plague Tale: Requiem music video, and the results are fantastic. Her particular style lends itself well to the game's 14th-century setting and its central theme, initially composed by Olivier Derivière. Stirling has gained well-deserved...
News Amicia Displays Her Deadly Crossbow Skills in A Plague Tale: Requiem's Latest Trailer
Take no prisoners
A Plague Tale: Requiem is set to drown us all in rats when it launches on PS5 on 18th October, an adventure which is reportedly quite meaty. The sequel makes some changes to the formula laid out by A Plague Tale: Innocence, chief
News A Plague Tale: Requiem Harnesses the Power of the PS5 to Bring Your Nightmares to Life
Capable of rendering 300,000 rats onscreen
It's been a good week for fans looking forward to A Plague Tale: Requiem, as we have had a gorgeous new story trailer, and learned how long a typical playthrough of the game will take. Let's keep the hype train rolling then, with a look at some of the ways in which developer Asobo Studio
News The World Is Drowning in Rats in A Plague Tale: Requiem's Latest Story Trailer
Beware the vermintide
A Plague Tale: Requiem will continue the cursed tale of Hugo and Amicia, and the next leg of their fraught journey of discovery promises to be a substantial one, almost half again as long as A Plague Tale: Innocence. We learn a little more about what is at stake in a new, rat-filled story trailer. The de Rune siblings set out...
News A Plague Tale: Requiem Average Playthrough Will Take 15-18 Hours, and 'There's No Filler'
Half again as long as the original
A Plague Tale: Requiem's 18th October release date is now just weeks away, and as the appointed date draws closer, anticipation builds. We were fans of predecessor A Plague Tale: Innocence, which featured a genuinely gripping narrative only somewhat let down by samey stealth sections. We learned a few notable new...
Mini Review Hardspace: Shipbreaker (PS5) - Slow But Satisfying Ship Scrapping
Job's a goodun
In these uncertain times of economic instability, what better way to unwind than to play a game in which you're an indentured labourer, working off an impossible debt? Hardspace: Shipbreaker has you scrapping gigantic vessels to chip away at a huge financial obligation to the Lynx Corporation. This clearly shady conglomerate has you...
News Hardspace: Shipbreaker Overview Trailer Explains the Art of Zero-G Salvage
Floating to PS5 soon
Hardspace: Shipbreaker is one of those simulator games that presents players with a fairly mundane job and turns out to be surprisingly engaging. The difference is this one is set in space, and you're scrapping derelict spaceships in zero gravity. The game was announced for PS5 recently, and publisher Focus Entertainment has...
News Evil West Impresses Again in Second Lengthy Gameplay Trailer
PS5 version up for pre-order
Developer Flying Wild Hog has uploaded a second extended gameplay trailer focusing on upcoming title Evil West. Due for release on PS5 and PS4 in November 2022, another 13 minutes of footage can be viewed above. Starting with what looks like a high-quality cutscene, it's not too long before the action kicks into gear...
News Mad FPS Atomic Heart Releases This Winter, Picks Up Publisher
Focus Entertainment lends a hand
The crazy-looking FPS from studio Mundfish Atomic Heart has today re-confirmed it'll release during the winter season and has picked up a publisher. Focus Entertainment will be helping the Russian team put the game out on PS5 and PS4, best known for story-focused games like A Plague Tale: Requiem. The wording from...
News A Plague Tale: Requiem Casts Voice Talent from Bloodborne
Amicia and Hugo actors reprise roles
Asobo Studio has revealed A Plague Tale: Innocence voice actors Charlotte McBurney and Logan Hannan are reprising their roles for next month's sequel, and will be joined by talent who have lent their voices to Bloodborne and the Netflix TV series Heartstopper. McBurney is once again Amicia while Hannan plays the...
News Atlas Fallen More Like Horizon, God of War Than Dark Souls
The Surge dev moves away from difficulty
The Surge developer Deck13 Interactive has likened its upcoming new IP Atlas Fallen to God of War and Horizon rather than Dark Souls. The comparison comes as the studio's prior titles, including The Surge 2, could safely call themselves Souls-likes thanks to borrowing many of the mechanic
News Blacktail Lets You Live the Legend of Baba Yaga on PS5 This Winter
Good witch or bad witch?
You don't often hear about Slavic folklore inspiring a video game, so it's refreshing to learn about Blacktail, a game based on the legend of Baba Yaga. Announced at Gamescom for PS5, the game is heading our way this Winter, so it's not too far off. In it, you play as a teenage girl named Yaga, "accused of witchcraft and...
News Salvage Derelict Spaceships in Hardspace: Shipbreaker, Floating to PS5 Soon
Chop shop in spaaaace
Simulation games are popping up for basically every profession you can think of, so it was a matter of time before developers would invent new jobs to digitally recreate. Hardspace: Shipbreaker whisks you into the harsh vacuum of space and tasks you with scrapping abandoned spaceships using a variety of tools — all in zero...
News The Surge Dev Brings Atlas Fallen to PS5 Next Year
Hunt creatures in the sands
Atlas Fallen is the next game from The Surge developer Deck 13 Interactive. Announced at Gamescom Opening Night Live, it's planned for release on PS5 next year; get a first look at it in the trailer above. The game can be played alone or with a friend, and you'll hunt creatures, create custom weapons, and use custom...
News Anticipated PS5 Game A Plague Tale: Requiem Goes Gold
Out 18th October 2022
The incredibly promising PS5 action-adventure game A Plague Tale: Requiem has gone gold ahead of its 18th October 2022 release date. This means work on the base 1.0 version is complete, allowing Asobo Studio to turn its attention to the day one patch for further polishing. "We can't wait for you to see what adventures await...
News A Plague Tale: Requiem Shares Deep Dive into Gameplay
Goes full Rockstar
Ahead of its anticipated PS5 launch on 18th October 2022, Asobo Studio has uploaded a new A Plague Tale: Requiem gameplay video that takes a page from Rockstar's book with a bodiless voice explaining what's happening on screen in a calm and collected manner. Over five minutes of footage reveals new cutscenes, gameplay features,...
News Promising Shooter Evil West Delayed by Two Months
For further polish
Developer Flying Wild Hog has made the decision to delay its promising third-person shooter Evil West out of its original 20th September 2022 release date and into November. In order to give the studio more time for polishing, the game will now launch for PS5 and PS4 on 22nd November 2022. "We understand that game delays may be...
News A Plague Tale: Requiem Brings Back Rats on 18th October for PS5
Plus lengthy gameplay showcase
A Plague Tale: Requiem will release for PS5 on 18th October 2022, it's been confirmed. Publisher Focus Entertainment shared the news during a gameplay-focused livestream, giving us our latest look at the sequel to A Plague Tale: Innocence. Check it out above. Footage shows off some new characters, weapons, and...
News Evil West Gameplay Looks Like God of War with Guns
10 minutes of action-packed footage
If you're growing tired of AAA open world games, Evil West looks like it could be the perfect tonic. A third-person linear action game from publisher Focus Entertainment, it has a similar combat system to God of War, except replace the Leviathan Axe with cowboy weaponry. And then throw vampires into the mix. Out...
News A Plague Tale: Requiem Release Date to Be Announced on 23rd June
Part of the Focus Showcase
Here's why the A Plague Tale: Requiem release date wasn't announced yesterday: the reveal will actually take place on 23rd June 2022 in a short Focus Showcase. The official date will be accompanied by an "extended gameplay trailer" — presumably building off of what we saw yesterday — at 5pm BST / 9am PT / 12pm ET on...
News A Plague Tale: Requiem Still Set for 2022 in New Trailer
More combat and movement options shown
Asobo Studio is still saying A Plague Tale: Requiem will release this year for PS5 as the developer shares a new trailer as part of the Xbox & Bethesda Games Showcase. It was presumed we would get a final date as part of the livestream but a specific day and month weren't shared. At least the game itself...
News Command Your Squad in Aliens: Dark Descent, a Tactical Action Game Coming to PS5, PS4
Squad up
Aliens: Dark Descent is the latest in a long line of games based on the iconic film franchise. Coming from Focus Entertainment and Tindalos Interactive, it's a slightly different spin — a singleplayer, isometric shooter with a tactical twist. "Explore the horrors and wonders of the Alien universe like never before, immersing yourself...
News Cowboys Meet Horror in Evil West, Out on PS5, PS4 This September
Yee-hawror
Not to be confused with Weird West or West of Dead, Focus Entertainment has confirmed Evil West will release on PS5 and PS4 on 20th September 2022. From Shadow Warrior developer Flying Wild Hog, this is a very chaotic third-person shooter packed full of style and combat. The game's been knocking about for a little while now, meaning it...
News Warhammer 40,000: Boltgun Is a Retro-Style FPS with Big DOOM Energy
Coming to PS5 and PS4 in 2023
A trend that's been bubbling away in recent years is the boomer shooter — brand new first-person shooters that are stylised to look and play like 90s classics. These pseudo-retro titles aim to capture the frantic pace and OTT gore of DOOM, Unreal Tournament, or Wolfenstein 3D, and the results can be hit and miss...
Reminder SnowRunner Ploughs a Path to PS5 Today, Free Upgrade for PS4 Players
Just call Klondike 5-3226
Simulation titles like SnowRunner certainly aren't for everyone, but we're big fans of these oddly satisfying games. This one in particular is all about driving large haulage vehicles through extreme terrain and conditions, and while in some ways it's a chore, it can be a deeply compelling experience. Today, players will...
