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Mini Review Sprawl Zero (PS5) - A Fun Blast of PS2 Shooter Nostalgia
A pixelated blast from the past
Sprawl Zero is a Y2K tactical shooter that pays homage to the console classics like Halo and F.E.A.R, bringing that old-school shooter design to the modern age with slick controls. It’s so committed to the nostalgia factor that it sports this de-rezzed graphical style, so that it wouldn’t look out of place on the...
News Sick PS2-Style Shooter Sprawl Zero Unloads on PS5 in September
2000s FPS fans need to see this
If you've got a nostalgia for PS2 era shooters, then you should definitely take note of Sprawl Zero. This is a cyberpunk-themed blast-'em-up that wears its early 2000s influences on its sleeve. It promises "fast-paced but grounded" combat, complete with crunchy gunplay and brutal melee attacks. Your super solider...
News Just Weeks After Launching Highly Rated PS5 Game Luna Abyss, the Team Has Been Laid Off
Kwalee Labs is gone
Kwalee Labs, the development team behind the recently released Luna Abyss, has just been made redundant. The team was only made up of nine people, but all of them suddenly find themselves out of work despite launching the aforementioned game, which has been received very well by critics and players. The news comes from...
Review Luna Abyss (PS5) - Don't Skip This AA DOOM-Like Shooter
The Red Moon rises
When I first started playing Luna Abyss, I really wasn’t sure about it. Admittedly, I can be a bit of a snob when it comes to shiny graphics and gameplay feel, and from my first moment with the game, I could tell that Luna Abyss was firmly AA. However, across my 10+ hours with the game, I was steadily won over by a shooter that...
News Call of the Elder Gods, a Sequel to Call of the Sea, Hits PS5 Next Month
First game available on PS Plus Extra
Spanish developer Out of the Blue has announced its follow-up to Call of the Sea, a solid, stylised puzzler from 2021 will release on PS5 next month. Call of the Elder Gods comes to PS5 on 12th May 2026, and you can get the latest look in a trailer above. Once again focusing on puzzle-solving, the sequel is...
News PS5 Police Sandbox The Precinct Gets Huge K-9 Companion Update
Top dog
Another major update for The Precinct has dropped on PS5, allowing players to team up with their very own K-9 unit while patrolling the sandbox city. We're big fans of Fallen Tree Games' police sim, so it's nice to see it receive such a significant patch almost seven months since its release. The update also boasts "key improvements", but...
News Action JRPG Lost Hellden Could Be One to Watch on PS5 as New Gameplay Is Revealed
See you in Hellden
The lovely looking Lost Hellden has carved out a new gameplay trailer, and although RPG still doesn't have a PS5 release date, it does show plenty of promise. Described as an "action JRPG" by developer Artisan Studios, the game's a blend of punchy action-based combat and intriguing exploration across striking sci-fi environments...
Review The Precinct (PS5) - GTA-Style Sandbox Is a Dynamic, Addictive Cop Movie Homage
Reach for the sky
The Precinct is an indie game with ambition. Its fictional 1980s setting of Averno City is an enjoyably complex little sandbox, presenting players with an endless supply of procedurally generated crimes that need to be stopped from a top-down perspective, reminiscent of old Grand Theft Auto games. You play as rookie cop Nick...
Preview Being the Good Guy Is Fun for Once in Classic GTA Police Sim The Precinct on PS5
Beat it
You’ve heard the saying: good guys finish last. While that’s usually the case, we had a soft spot for doing the right thing in Fallen Tree’s new isometric cop sim The Precinct. The UK studio, you may recall, previously had a hit with American Fugitive, a top-down PS4 crime sim that appealed to that rose-tinted era of PS1 GTA games...
Interview Learning All About The Precinct, PS5's Super Promising Sandbox Cop Game
Have a seat
We've been keeping an eye on The Precinct for a while now. It's an indie game where you play as a cop, fighting crime on the streets of a sandbox city. It's always sounded like a really cool concept to us, and so we caught up with Lewis Boadle — the title's art director and co-founder of developer Fallen Tree Games. We asked Lewis...
News PS5 Police Sandbox The Precinct Gets Hit with a Delay into Fall 2024
Stop right there
The Precinct, the very promising police-based indie we've reported on a few times now, has been pushed back from its previously announced 15th August release date. The PS5-bound title is now targeting a less specific autumn / fall launch, with developer Fallen Tree Games offering an explanation through the game's Steam page. "This...
News Sandbox Cop Game The Precinct Could Be a GTA-Inspired Indie Gem, Out on PS5 in August
Hit the streets
It's always nice to highlight a really promising indie project, and we like to think that The Precinct fits the bill. We actually wrote about this one a whole 12 months ago, but now it has a PS5 release date. The top-down police sim arrives on the 15th August. Basically, you play as a cop in a city that's made up of procedurally...
News UK Studio Kwalee Announces Layoffs to Make Room for New Hires
Saying the quiet part out loud
UK studio and publisher Kwalee has revealed recent staff cuts were made to "reshape" the company's business around "significant growth opportunities." The company has layed off approximately 10% of its workforce, around 40 people, in recent months. Despite that, Kwalee stressed it expects to grow its headcount...
News GTA Inspired Isometric Police Game The Precinct Arrests PS5
You have the right to remain silent
Well, this looks cool! American Fugitive developer Fallen Tree Games has announced The Precinct, a new isometric, Grand Theft Auto-inspired sandbox police game that’s coming to the PS5. Unfortunately, there’s no release date attached to this just yet, so you’ll just need to sit back and enjoy the trailer for...
News Live Life on the Razor's Edge in Unique Swordfighter Die by the Blade
While you were partying, we studied the blade...
Die by the Blade is a weapon-based fighting game with a somewhat unique twist: you defeat your enemy with a single blow, and its coming to PS5 and PS4 on 3rd November. Featuring a story-driven single-player campaign set in a samurai-punk world, there are no health bars in Die by the Blade, and a...
