Tag: Nacon
News Third Styx Game Set for PS5 Release in February 2026
On 19th Feb to be precise
Cyanide Studio has revealed the third instalment in the Styx stealth series, Styx: Blades of Greed, has been delayed out of 2025, and will now release for PS5 on 19th February 2026. From the perspective of Styx himself, the following was posted to the game's Steam page: "Yeah, yeah, I know, waiting isn’t your favorite...
Mini Review Rennsport (PS5) - A Sim Racer That Just Can't Match the Competition
Shifting down
As long as Polyphony Digital continues to release and refine Gran Turismo titles, simulation racers will always have a hard time competing on a Sony console. With Rennsport, developer Competition Company is looking to separate itself from the leader of the pack by creating a cross-platform sim experience that’s geared heavily...
Hardware Review RIG R5 Spear Pro HS - Entry Level PS5 Headset Has Surprisingly Great Audio
Big audio, small price
Over the last few weeks, we’ve been testing out the RIG R5 Spear Pro HS, a pair of affordable wired headphones by Nacon, officially licensed by PlayStation. But with a low price of $69.99, does it bring the audio goods? What Is The RIG R5 Spear Pro HS?: The RIG R5 Spear Pro HS is a wired gaming headset with 40mm...
News 'It Was a Little Callous': Hell Is Us Dev Bemoans Impact of Hollow Knight: Silksong
"A real pain in the ass"
“For sure it did,” Hell Is Us creative director Jonathan Jacques-Belletête said when asked if Hollow Knight: Silksong had impacted sales of his game. He was speaking as part of Skill Up’s Friends Per Second podcast, as spotted by Eurogamer.net, where he explained he felt it was
News RoboCop Collection Bundles Rogue City and Unfinished Business, Out Next Month on PS5
Plus all DLC
If you're yet to dive into the equally grimy and campy world of RoboCop: Rogue City, then you may want to check out this newly announced bundle. The suitably named RoboCop: Rogue City Collection packages both the aforementioned Rogue City and Unfinished Business together. It also includes all of the DLC, which has been purely cosmetic...
Review Hell Is Us (PS5) - One of the Best Mystery Experiences on PS5
The devil’s in the details
Hell Is Us may be one of the most unique games of 2025. Part Soulslike, part adventure game, part detective simulator, this gargantuan puzzler is dense, immaculately detailed, and devilishly dark. You won’t play anything else like it this generation. You play as Remi, a sociopath that has snuck his way into the war...
News Hell Is Us Free Playable Demo Is Available Now on PS5
Hell yeah
The very promising action adventure game Hell Is Us finally arrives on PS5 in about a month's time, launching on 4th September — but it appears as though you may get a chance to check it out beforehand. Social channels for the game have been teasing something with a fill-in-the-blanks puzzle, and a phrase that fits is "demo on...
News PS5's Hell Is Us Wants You to Figure Out Its Complex, Mysterious Dungeons for Yourself
New gameplay shown off
It's well documented how Hell Is Us foregoes player handholding in an effort to create a more immersive, rewarding experience — and that philosophy extends to its big, mysterious dungeons. You can get a look for yourself in the game's latest trailer, which shows off some of these areas, each one filled with varying levels...
"It's not representative at all"
In the media and on gaming communities of late, there’s been a humongous emphasis on Steam concurrent player numbers. This data is often used to deduce whether a game is selling well or not, even though it only reflects the total number of players logged into a game at any given time on a single platform. Now...
Review RoboCop: Rogue City - Unfinished Business (PS5) - Standalone Mini-Sequel Just Misses the Mark
Fun in the gun
When RoboCop's beloved police precinct is ransacked by a mysterious mercenary company, he has no choice but to hit up their hideout and put down the population of a small country. RoboCop: Rogue City is back, and it's still good fun — for the most part. Unfinished Business is basically a mini-sequel. It's actually entirely separate...
News There's Unfinished Business in Robocop: Rogue City's Standalone Expansion on PS5
"I'd buy that for a dollar"
If you’ve already played RoboCop: Rogue City – and, honestly, you should have done – then you’ll have a good idea of what to expect from standalone expansion, Unfinished Business. Due out on 17th July, which is little over a week away, the game’s promising more of Teyon’s hyper-violent first-person action...
News Nacon Reclaims WRC Licence, Will Release Official Rally Games Starting in 2027
Back and forth
After a brief time away, the official WRC licence has landed back at publisher Nacon. The company has agreed terms with the FIA World Rally Championship, giving it exclusive rights to produce and publish officially licensed rally racing games from 2027 to 2032. Nacon previously held the licence for many years, with developer...
News RoboCop: Rogue City's Expansion Gameplay Is All Action, and We Ain't Complaining
Cop killer
RoboCop: Rogue City - Unfinished Business is promising a shoot first, ask questions later campaign — and that sounds good to us. As highlighted in a new gameplay video from IGN, which showcases the expansion's opening gunfights, this is clearly a combat-focused outing, as our intimidating cyborg blasts his way to the top of a dystopian...
Hardware Review RIG 900 MAX HS - Super Comfortable Headset Lacks Oomph
Praticality or immersion?
Over the last few weeks we’ve been testing out the RIG 900 MAX HS by Nacon, a pair of premium headphones made to easily connect to your PS5. But with a price tag of $250, what features does it come packed with to warrant the price? What Is the RIG 900 MAX HS?: The RIG 900 MAX HS (which we'll call RIGs from here on...
News RoboCop: Rogue City Expansion Unfinished Business Guns Down a July Release Date on PS5
Your move, creep
RoboCop: Rogue City - Unfinished Business now has a confirmed release date on PS5. The standalone expansion launches on the 17th July, and we've got a cool new story trailer to prove it. 2023's RoboCop: Rogue City does a great job of capturing the often crude and cheesy tone of the old RoboCop movies, so we're hoping Unfinished...
News This Niche PS5 Franchise Is Getting a Staggering Graphics Upgrade
It really is impressive
Nacon has been bringing Tour de France to the PS5 annually for a while now, but it’s always been a low-budget affair. With the latest iteration, however, developer Cyanide has really invested in the visuals – and it shows. Tour de France 2025 features massively overhauled presentation on the PS5, leveraging the...
News Don't Sleep on Promising PS5 Dark Fantasy Hell Is Us
One to watch
It’s incredibly difficult to make combat-orientated third-person character action games stand out in this day and age, but by hook and by crook, Hell Is Us has our attention. The game, which has been showcased at multiple State of Plays now, promises a semi-open sandbox in a hostile world. It blends dark fantasy with contemporary...
News Styx Returns for a Third Stealth Game on PS5, Blades of Greed Out This Year
Who needs Sam Fisher?
After a number of cycling titles — of both the management and Tour De France variety — Blood Bowl 3, and Werewolf: The Apocalypse - Earthblood, the French developer Cyanide Studios has announced it's returning to what it's probably best known for: the stealth-focused Styx series. A third entry in the franchise has been...
News Nacon's Not Giving Up on Test Drive Unlimited: Solar Crown for PS5
New modes, cars, and more
With the highly anticipated Forza Horizon 5 right around the hairpin bend, Test Drive Unlimited: Solar Crown is about to experience some pretty stiff competition on the PS5. But after a meek launch plagued with problems, Nacon is not pulling the plug on the racer. A revised roadmap will see two new game modes added in...
News Lovecraft Attempts 4-Player Co-Op in The Mound: Call of Cthulhu
Coming to PS5 in 2025
A second Lovecraftian and Cthulhu-centric game revealed as part of the Nacon Connect livestream, The Mound: Call of Cthulhu is a four-player co-op horror game inspired by the H.P. Lovecraft novella The Mound. It's coming to PS5 in 2025, and you can get the announcement trailer above. The developer behind it is Clash: Artifacts...
News RoboCop Returns in Unfinished Business, a Standalone Rogue City Expansion for PS5
Shoot first
Following on from the success of 2023's highly entertaining RoboCop: Rogue City, publisher Nacon has announced the perfectly named RoboCop: Rogue City - Unfinished Business. Aiming for a summer launch on PS5, Unfinished Business is a "standalone expansion" for Rogue City, which means that while it's technically an addition to the base...
News Gran Turismo 7 Gets a New PS5 Rival in Realistic Sim Racer Rennsport, Due Out in 2025
Renn and sim-py
There's a breed of racing game typically found on PC that takes the simulation sub-genre to the extreme, and Rennsport is one of them. It's now been announced for PS5, with Nacon publishing the title sometime in 2025. Rennsport is a realistic sim racing game co-developed by Teyon and Competition Company. It has an emphasis on...
News RPG Edge of Memories Looks Like a Melodramatic Marvel in PS5 Gameplay Teaser
The Corrosion affects all
The advent of French-made JRPGs looks set to be one of the biggest stories of the year, with Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 looking absolutely amazing – and Edge of Memories showing real promise, too. Developed by Midgar Studio, this is a sequel to Edge of Eternity with a more action-orientated combat system. This new...
News Experience The Fading of Nicole Wilson in Ghost-Hunting Horror Adventure on PS5
Feeling occult coming on
Nacon and Daedalic Entertainment have lifted the lid on The Fading of Nicole Wilson, follow-up to The Suicide of Rachel Foster. This first-person, story-driven horror adventure casts you as Brit, a teenager who's landed a ghost-hunting job, looking to capture footage that'll make her famous. However, things don't quite go...
News Story-Focused Cthulhu: The Cosmic Abyss Out on PS5 in 2026
From the team behind The Council
Big Bad Wolf, the developer behind story-centric titles The Council and Vampire: The Masquerade - Swansong, has today revealed its next narrative game for PS5. Cthulhu: The Cosmic Abyss was one of the headliners from today's Nacon Connect livestream, and it's slated to release in 2026. Check out the announcement...
News PS5 Lovecraftian Sequel The Sinking City 2 Plots Crowd Funding Campaign
Water surprise
Ukrainian developer FrogWares has used crowd funding to powerful effect once already, and it’s turning to the platform again with The Sinking City 2. As was the case with remake Sherlock Holmes: The Awakened, it’ll be using the funds to help get its sequel finished, and it looks like it’ll have a big development update to share...
News This Stunning New PS5 RPG from Nacon Needs More Attention
Edge of Eternity dev goes again
French publisher Nacon is teaming up with Edge of Eternity developer Midgar Studios on a new PS5 RPG, and it probably deserves more attention. Edge of Memories is an action RPG with an anime flavour, and it’s packing a soundtrack featuring singer Emi Evans (NieR: Automata) and composer Yasunori Mitsuda (Chrono...
News Nacon Connect 2025 Promises Exciting PS5 News on 6th March
Expect announcements and exclusive gameplay footage
Nacon is one of the more prolific PS5 publishers, but it’s a little underrated and often overlooked as a result. It’s upcoming Nacon Connect 2025 livestream will likely be worth watching nonetheless, as it promises updates on upcoming titles like Hell Is Us and Edge of Memories. According to...
News Brutal, Explorative PS5 Game Hell Is Us Confirmed for September Launch
$80 for the Deluxe Edition
The brutal, exploration-focused action title Hell Is Us may be part of the rumoured State of Play livestream that's widely speculated to take place later this week. The Xbox Store has pushed live a pre-order page for a Deluxe Edition priced at $80. Then, the Twitter account
News Architect Life: A House Design Simulator Breaks New PS5 Ground in June
I always wanted to pretend to be an architect
Architect Life: A House Design Simulator will allow players to experience all the stress of commercial project management on PS5. Deliverables will arrive in phases, beginning with launch on 5th June. From the initial schematics to on-site decision-making, if you ever wanted to pretend to be an architect...
News Test Drive Unlimited: Solar Crown Takes Us Back to Ibiza in Huge Season 2 Update
A whole new world
Test Drive Unlimited: Solar Crown has just received a major update, taking the open world racer into Season 2. The most significant addition is an all-new map to explore: Ibiza. A returning location from TDU 2, you'll be able to enjoy a totally different vibe to the main game with a new city and its surroundings to cruise...
News Explore Hell Is Us PS5 in Extensive Developer-Led Gameplay Trailer
Don't say Soulslike
Revealed during Sony's recent State of Play showcase, the atmospheric Hell is Us is due out on PS5 in 2025. Jonathan Jacques-Belletete, both creative director and art director at developer Rogue Factor, takes us through an extended gameplay trailer. Centred on the hermit state of Hadea, a nation in which no one enters or leaves,...
News Surreal Adventure Hell Is Us Debuts Otherworldly Gameplay on PS5
We are, all of us, monsters
Debuting gameplay during Sony's State of Play showcase, Hell is Us is an action-adventure game set in a war-torn nation. In addition to the civil war, players will need to contend with the mysterious supernatural creatures plaguing the land, which are proof against modern weapons. This one is due out on PS5 in 2025. With...
Beta Test Drive
Test Drive Unlimited: Solar Crown isn’t just a racing game, it’s a lifestyle game. Developer Kylotonn has endeavoured to recreate Hong Kong Island along with its opulent luxury and underground street scene, and while the driving is where Solar Crown truly shines, it's the lifestyle and technical aspects of the game hold it back...
News Test Drive Unlimited Developer Joins Spiders in Strike Against Nacon
Both studios encountering similar issues
The developer behind the upcoming Test Drive Unlimited: Solar Crown and past titles in the WRC series has confirmed it's joining GreedFall studio Spiders in a strike against their publisher, Nacon. Citing similar issues with the company, the studio said it's "expressing our solidarity with our colleagues at...
News Management Says Spiders Strike Allegations Are 'False and Even Defamatory'
They "don't reflect the reality" of working for the company
Yesterday, we brought you word of brewing trouble at Greedfall and Steelrising developer, Spiders. Staff have announced a strike, alleging poor working conditions at the Parisian studio. A French union helped broadcast a public letter that was signed by nearly half of the studios' almost...
News Workers at Greedfall, Steelrising Dev Spiders Are Striking, Calling Out Nacon in Public Letter
French devs are taking to the streets
Developers at the Paris-based studio Spiders, known for RPG GreedFall and revolutionary Soulslike Steelrising, have announced they will be going on strike in the coming days, starting 2nd September. A committee representing workers at the Nacon-owned studio has published an open letter alleging a litany of...
News Terminator Survivors Delayed, Will Be Back in 2025
Surviving
Publisher Nacon has announced a delay for its upcoming survival action title, Terminator Survivors. In a statement made on social media yesterday, it's been confirmed that the early access PC launch of the game has been pushed back to 2025. The delay has been made in order for Nacon and developer Nacon Studio Milan to "realize our...
News Tennis Sim Tiebreak Has Almost 100 Tournaments on PS5, PS4
That's a lot
For a while, Nacon was making the only tennis games in town – but that’s not the case now TopSpin 2K25 has returned to the arena. The French publisher has been looking for ways to differentiate its latest title, Tiebreak, then. And the solution: it just has way more content, with over 120 officially licensed players and almost 100...
News Tiebreak Aims to Topple TopSpin 2K25 with a Huge Licensed Roster on PS5, PS4
Everyone's here
Perhaps the biggest criticism that’s been aimed at TopSpin 2K25, apart from perhaps its microtransactions, is that it has a very limited selection of licensed players. Tiebreak: Official Game of the ATP and WTA believes it has an advantage in that department, with over 120 professional players included in its roster. As the title...
Preview Gran Turismo Meets NFS in Test Drive Unlimited: Solar Crown
Two hours spent racing across Hong Kong
Gran Turismo and Need for Speed are two opposing extremes of a spectrum that, on the whole, isn't that wide. Yet, Test Drive Unlimited: Solar Crown appears to have found a pleasing middle ground between the two. The first series entry in 13 years, the upcoming open world game blends a fairly arcadey approach...
News Open World Racer Test Drive Unlimited: Solar Crown Swerves onto PS5 in September
Final lap
Announced nearly four years ago, Test Drive Unlimited: Solar Crown is almost ready to roll out. The open world racer, developed by Kylotonn Games, will finally release 12th September 2024 for PS5. The release date news comes alongside the above new trailer, comprising in-engine footage of the racing game in action. Set on Hong Kong...
News GreedFall 2 May Not Be the Game You Think It Is
It's now like Dragon Age: Origins
GreedFall II: The Dying World is the first sequel Spiders Studio has ever made, but based on a new IGN preview, the RPG still appears to be very much its own thing. Not only is it actually a prequel to the first game, but the combat system has been completely changed. Taking inspiration from BioWare RPG Dragon Age:...
Mini Review Taxi Life: A City Driving Simulator (PS5) - Taxi Sim Stalls on Arrival
No es bueno
On paper, Taxi Life: A City Driving Simulator seems like a great time. Leisurely picking up fares in one of Europe’s most beautiful cities, Barcelona. Exploring and finding points of cultural interest, forming and customising your own taxi company — it all sounds like a relaxing experience, right? Wrong. While there’s no denying...
News Test Drive Unlimited: Solar Crown Will Require an Internet Connection on PS5
Shared social sandbox comes at a cost
You’ll need to be connected to the Internet to enjoy Nacon’s upcoming social racer Test Drive Unlimited: Solar Crown. This brand-new trailer, which shows the off-road areas of Hong Kong Island, demonstrates the breadth of experiences available in the upcoming game – and it also showcases its MMO aspects,...
News Terminator Survivors Announced for PS5, a Solo or Co-Op Survival Game
Set after the events of Judgment Day
The open world survival game set in the Terminator universe has been revealed as Terminator Survivors. It is coming to PS5, and you can play the game either on your own or in co-op with friends. The game is set four years after the events of Judgment Day as "you emerge from a shelter to attempt and reestablish...
News New GreedFall 2 Trailer Reveals a PS5 Prequel to Watch Out For
Set three years before the first game
Having officially announced the sequel was in production last year, developer Spiders has revealed the first proper look at GreedFall II: The Dying World. The follow-up is now confirmed to be a prequel that at least starts three years before the events of the first title, and has you play as a Teer Fradee native...
News New Terminator Game, GreedFall 2 Headline Nacon Connect Showcase
30-minute show on 29th February
The new open world survival game set in the Terminator universe, Test Drive Unlimited Solar Crown, and also GreedFall II: The Dying World will be three of the games publisher Nacon is set to reveal during its next Nacon Connect event. It'll take place on 29th February 2024 at 6pm GMT / 10am PT, with around 30 minutes...
News Test Drive Unlimited: Solar Crown Will Reportedly Launch Before End of March on PS5
Speeding up
If you've been patiently waiting for the arrival of Test Drive Unlimited: Solar Crown, it may be coming much quicker than you think. A recent report from The Loadout states that, in publisher Nacon's latest earnings report, the game is slated for release by 31st March 2024 at the latest. The racer will arrive before the end of the...
Mini Review War Hospital (PS5) - Triage the Wounded in Grim Wartime Sim
Casualties of war
We seem to be experiencing a new era of bleak realism in management sims. The likes of This War of Mine and Frostpunk eschew optimistic growth in favour of grim survival at all costs. The latest in this cycle is War Hospital, a WWI-era triage-'em-up that has you overseeing a medical compound under relentless assault from enemy...
