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News The Novelty of PlayStation's PC Ports Does Appear to Be Dampening
Not so special anymore
God of War Ragnarok has released to a robust but rather unremarkable 25k concurrent players on Steam. That number is fluctuating and is likely to increase further over the weekend, but it’s a huge decline compared to the original God of War’s much more impressive peak of 73k concurrent players. It shows that the novelty of...
News Concord Dev Could Close After Director of PS5, PC Disaster Steps Down
Staff refreshing resumes as they anticipate job cuts
The silence following Sony's removal of Concord from sale could never last, and it appears there has been some movement at the embattled Firewalk Studios. According to multiple Kotaku sources, the developers feel like they are stuck in limbo, and last week, director Ryan Ellis told staff he would...
News God of War Ragnarok PC Lets You Reduce Puzzle Hints, Option Also Coming to PS5, PS4 Soon
Problem solved
While there are many things to love about God of War Ragnarok, one area that draws ire from players is how often your companions chime in to help with puzzles. Kratos is nearly always with an ally during his quest, and when you come to a brainteaser, the game can sometimes feel as though it doesn't give you the space to work it out...
News God of War Ragnarok's PC Launch Trailer Reminds You It's a Classic
Out tomorrow on Steam
Boy, how good was God of War Ragnarok? In an industry utterly obsessed with the Next Big Thing, we often forget about the great games that have already come and gone. Santa Monica Studio’s sequel was absolutely a modern classic: enormous in scale with jaw-dropping art direction and some truly memorable gameplay encounters...
Guide God of War Ragnarok: Is It Good on PS4?
Hands-on impressions of the last-gen version
What's God of War Ragnarok like on PS4? Sony revived God of War on PS4 with the excellent 2018 release, and now, the sequel is about to become one of the last first-party titles on the last-gen console. God of War Ragnarok is one of several cross-gen releases from the platform holder, tapping into the...
Guide God of War Ragnarok: Valhalla: How to Get Fleeting Echoes and What to Do with Them
Cough up
Looking for how to get Fleeting Echoes and what to do with them for God of War Ragnarok: Valhalla? Fleeting Echoes are a type of currency used in God of War Ragnarok's roguelike mode, which can be used to temporarily upgrade your gear and abilities at Tablets of Endeavor. On this page, as part of our God of War Ragnarok guide, we're going...
Guide God of War Ragnarok: Valhalla: How to Get Mastery Seals and What to Do with Them
No one man should have too much power
Looking for how to get Mastery Seals and what to do with them in God of War Ragnarok: Valhalla? Mastery Seals are a type of currency used in God of War Ragnarok's roguelike mode, which can be used to permanently improve Kratos' abilities within the mode. On this page, as part of our God of War Ragnarok guide,...
Guide God of War Ragnarok: Valhalla: How to Get Spirit Seals and What to Do with Them
Spirited away
Looking for how to get Spirit Seals and what to do with them in God of War Ragnarok: Valhalla? Spirit Seals are a type of currency used in God of War Ragnarok's roguelike mode, which can be used to permanently improve Kratos' abilities within the mode. On this page, as part of our God of War Ragnarok guide, we're going to explain how...
Guide God of War Ragnarok: Valhalla: How to Get Divine Triumphs and What to Do with Them
The most valuable currency in the mode
Looking for how to earn Divine Triumphs and what to do with them in God of War Ragnarok: Valhalla? Divine Triumphs are a type of currency used in God of War Ragnarok's roguelike mode, which can be used to purchase some of the most desirable permanent upgrades in Santa Monica Studio's roguelike mode. On this...
Guide God of War Ragnarok: Valhalla: How to Get Crests and What to Do with Them
Crest fest
Looking for how to get Crests and what to do with them in God of War Ragnarok: Valhalla? Crests are a type of currency used in God of War Ragnarok's roguelike mode, which can be used to permanently improve Kratos' rewards within the mode, as well as unlock new armours and cosmetics. On this page, as part of our God of War Ragnarok guide,...
Guide God of War Ragnarok: Valhalla: How to Find All 3 Boat Captain Keys
You again?
Looking for how to find all 3 Boat Captain Keys in God of War Ragnarok: Valhalla? Boat Captain Keys are a type of collectible discovered after you've completed the main story of Santa Monica Studio's roguelike mode. On this page, as part of our God of War Ragnarok guide, we're going to explain how to find all 3 Boat Captain Keys. How...
Guide God of War Ragnarok: Valhalla: How to Start the Valhalla DLC
Valhalla awaits
Looking for how to the start the Valhalla DLC in God of War Ragnarok? Valhalla is a roguelike mode inspired by games like Hades and Returnal, where you unlock different equipment and skills in each combat run, many of which are lost when you're defeated. Some permanent progression unlocks assist with your progress, and there's a...
Guide God of War Ragnarok: Valhalla: How to Change the Difficulty
Hard knocks
Looking for how to change the difficulty in God of War Ragnarok: Valhalla? You'll be able to select your preferred difficulty when starting a new game of Santa Monica Studio's new roguelike mode, but it's not obvious how to change it at a later date. On this page, as part of our God of War Ragnarok guide, we're going to explain how to...
Guide God of War Ragnarok: Valhalla: How to Save and Quit
Suspend your progress
Looking for how to save and quit in God of War Ragnarok: Valhalla? The roguelike structure of Santa Monica Studio's new gameplay mode is designed to be played in bitesized sessions, but sometimes life comes calling and you just need to save an quit. On this page, as part of our God of War Ragnarok guide, we're going to explain...
Guide God of War Ragnarok: Valhalla: How to Unlock Sanctuary Barriers
Sands of time
Looking for how to unlock Sanctuary Barriers in God of War Ragnarok: Valhalla? Sanctuary Barriers are swirling sand-like blockades you find in realm sanctuaries in non-combat areas. They can be permanently unlocked using Sanctuary Barrier Keys, and usually contain high-value rewards on the other side. On this page, as part of our God...
Guide God of War Ragnarok: Valhalla: How to Fight at The Forum
Formidable foes await
Looking for how to fight at The Forum in God of War Ragnarok: Valhalla? The Forum is an arena in Santa Monica Studio's roguelike mode that's part of the Greece area found in upper Valhalla. On this page, as part of our God of War Ragnarok guide, we're going to explain how to fight at The Forum. How Do You Fight at The Forum...
Guide God of War Ragnarok: Valhalla: How to Change Kratos' Appearance
Lookin' good
Looking for how to change Kratos' appearance in God of War Ragnarok: Valhalla? Giving Santa Monica Studio's skin-headed antihero a new look is a large part of the franchise's appeal, and there are lots of cosmetic options to unlock in the title's roguelike mode. On this page, as part of our God of War Ragnarok guide, we're going to...
Guide God of War Ragnarok: Valhalla: How to Play as Young Kratos
Classic Kratos
Looking for how to play as young Kratos in God of War Ragnarok: Valhalla? A skin inspired by the Greek version of God of War's protagonist is unlockable in Santa Monica Studio's roguelike mode, and can be used instead of his more modern, bearded look. On this page, as part of our God of War Ragnarok guide, we're going to explain how...
Guide God of War Ragnarok Guide: Walkthrough, All Collectibles, and Wiki
Your ultimate 100% completion guide for God of War Ragnarok
God of War Ragnarok is an action adventure game created by PS Studios developer Santa Monica Studio for PS5, PS4, and PC, and is the sequel to 2018's critically acclaimed God of War. In our God of War Ragnarok review, we described the title as "phenomenal" and awarded it a 10/10. In this...
Guide God of War Ragnarok: Full God of War Story Recap
God of lore
God of War Ragnarok is here, and continues the tale of Kratos and his son, Atreus. The previous game was a fresh slate for the Ghost of Sparta who, after conquering the Greek pantheon in the original trilogy, travels to the Norse realms to start a new life. Of course, things don't stay peaceful forever, and Kratos is forced to engage...
News Horizon Zero Dawn's PS5, PC Remaster Is Very Much the Real Deal
This will go down well
There had been rumours of a remaster of Guerrilla’s 2017 open world adventure Horizon Zero Dawn for quite some time, but following the unexpected announcement of LEGO Horizon Adventures earlier this year, some speculated that insiders may have got their wires crossed. Actually, it turns out the PS4 re-release is real, as...
News Sony Boss Says 'PCs Are Difficult to Set Up', Firm Will Focus on PS5
Still committed to some ports to grow business
It feels like, at least among enthusiasts, PCs are growing in popularity at a remarkable rate. Many balked at the price of the PS5 Pro this week, with some arguing they’d rather just build a really good PC instead. While there’s been much handwringing over whether an equivalent computer can be...
News You Can't Buy Concord on PS5, PC Anymore, But You Can Buy the Official Merch
Every cloud
As you will no doubt have heard, Sony's multiplayer shooter Concord has been removed from sale indefinitely, with no confirmation of when, or if, it'll return. The sci-fi FPS failed to find a sizeable audience, with sales numbers estimated to be shockingly low, resulting in a shutdown just days after its initial release. A disastrous...
News Freelance Artist Attempts to Redesign PS5, PC Flop Concord's Cast
Better or worse?
Concord, the ill-fated first-person shooter from Firewalk, failed for a multitude of reasons. We’ve documented many of these, but one thing PlayStation fans have latched onto are the character designs. As we pointed out in our review, they’re not all bad – but some of them do struggle to standout in a saturated market. Compare...
Committed Concordians
At approximately 9AM PT on 3rd September, Firewalk Studios and PlayStation announced that Concord would be removed from sale immediately and the servers would be shut down just three days later on 6th September. This sent all Trophy hunters who were chasing the game’s Platinum and some fans of the game into a state of panic...
News PS5, PC Disaster Concord Is Now Officially Offline Indefinitely
Gone and likely forgotten
And just like that, two weeks after it launched, Concord is officially offline indefinitely. A 1.3GB patch has been deployed confirming that Sony has pulled the plug on the first-person shooter, and you can no longer connect. The release – arguably the biggest flop in PlayStation first-party history – sold an estimated...
News Concord PS5, PC Scalpers Attempt to Cash In on 'Rare Collector's Item'
Mercenary life
With time running out and Concord servers set to switch off tomorrow, September 6th, scalpers seem to be attempting to make some quick money off of PlayStation's soon-to-be-unplayable multiplayer shooter. Spotted by IGN, while physical copies of Concord were quickly swept off retail shelves and the digital version is no longer...
News Players Take the Easy Way Out in Pursuit of Concord's Coveted Platinum PS5 Trophy
We're here if you need to talk
Fresh off the news of the game's unprecedented flop and subsequent removal from sale, Concord's remaining player base appears to be taking the easy way out; in pursuit of the game's Platinum Trophy and easy XP gains, Concord players are now committing suicide en masse, resulting in darkly humorous scenes. On
News Internal Sony Fairgame$ PS5, PC Chatter Is Reportedly Quite Positive
Haven's turn in the spotlight
With all the Concord doom and gloom going around today, why don't we try a different tact? With Firewalk Studios seemingly in a precarious position, the spotlight now shifts to Sony's other PS5, PC shooter punt, the unfortunately titled Fairgame$, from the Jade Raymond-led first-party studio, Haven. While it's
News Sony Flop Concord Axed Two Weeks After PS5, PC Release
Dead practically on arrival
Setting what has to be a new record for a game of its size and budget, Concord is officially being taken offline just two weeks after its launch on PS5 and PC. This is a frankly unprecedented move, but one that doesn't come as a massive shock, which speaks volumes about the game's utterly disastrous levels of appeal...
News Concord Devs Maintain Radio Silence, Which Isn't Helping Matters
No news is good news, right?
Concord has only been out for just over a week, but it feels like aeons, especially for those brave few who are actually playing and enjoying Sony's latest foray into the competitive multiplayer space. Amidst the headlines decrying shrinking player numbers and abysmal sales figures, players have certainly taken not
News How Long Does It Take to Find a Match in Concord on PS5, PC?
A little while
How long does it take to find a match in Concord right now? The problem Sony’s new first-person shooter is facing is that it’s an online-only experience, designed to be played in games of up to ten players. This is all well and good when a title has a huge community, but with Steam figures totalling in the hundreds and speculation...
News Concord PS5, PC Sales Estimates Are Somehow Even Worse Than We Thought
An unbelievable 25,000 copies
It doesn't take a genius to realise that Concord has bombed. Sony's PS5 and PC hero shooter has, by all accounts, seriously struggled to attract players. At this point, it's common knowledge that the title almost immediately crashed and burned on Steam, where its frankly dismal user numbers are publicly available. It...
News Players Complain of Lengthy PS5 Matchmaking Times As Concord Numbers Dwindle
Vicious cycle
In another worrying sign of Concord's ongoing viability, complaints of lengthy matchmaking times have begun to emerge as the already small player base seemingly contracts. After the game's launch weekend, one PS5 player reported waiting up to eight minutes to find a match outside of peak hours, which is obviously not ideal for a...
News Do You Want Astro Bot on PC? Creative Director Wants to Know
Well, do you?
Sony is bringing most of its first-party games to PC, and there’s a chance Astro Bot could be next in line. While the game is intrinsically linked to the PS5 hardware experience – the eponymous hero’s spacecraft is even shaped like a DualSense controller – creative director Nicholas Douchet hinted as part of a MinnMaxx...
Talking Point Can PS5, PC Shooter Concord Be Saved?
Respawn
Concord is not a bad game, but if we’re being generous, it’s also not looking like a particularly successful one. Early indications suggest the title has flopped catastrophically on PC storefront Steam, and while it’s likely doing a lot better on PS5, it’s not going to be breaking records any time soon. Sony, of course, will have...
News DualSense Edge Fully Customisable on PC with New App
PlayStation Accessories app available now
Sony has published a new PlayStation Accessories app for PC that allows DualSense Edge owners to access the entire suite of features the high-end controller has to offer. Available to download now, it's a redesigned application that used to work as a firmware updater for PS5 controllers on PC. The DualSense...
News Things Are Getting Worse for Floundering PS5, PC FPS Concord
Update: Steam audience gradually evaporating
Update: The weekend has not brought any signs of improvement to Concord’s performance on PC, where it’s now officially floundering on Steam. While the title peaked at a pitiful 697 concurrent players upon launch, it’s not passed that number since, and its daily highs have been getting lower...
Shoot your shot
Sony's latest PS5 (and PC) release is here. It's called Concord, and it's a player-versus-player hero shooter. Yeah, it's not the kind of title that we've all come to expect of PlayStation Studios, but then this is part of the firm's relatively fresh foray into the world of live service gaming. At the time of writing, we're still...
Site News Where's Our Concord PS5, PC Review?
Holding out for a hero
Update: Just as an update to this, we’ve put over ten hours into Concord’s Early Access period now, but still have more to unlock and explore. With the title officially out for everyone, we’ll now be testing the public servers and aiming to bring you a review towards the latter half of the weekend. Original Article: As...
News PS5, PC Hero Shooter Concord Was in Development for 8 Years
A long flight
It’s a sign of the times: live service shooter Concord took an enormous eight years to develop. The tidbit was confirmed on X (or Twitter) by lead character designer Jon Weisnewski. He wrote: “Today Firewalk Studios launched Concord. The game has been in development for around eight years and I’ve been there for almost five of...
News Concord Probably Best Played on PC, According to Official Features Trailer
Uncapped framerate, 4K, Nvidia DLSS 3.7, oh my
With Concord dropping simultaneously on Friday on PS5 and PC, Sony is now detailing the PC version, which comes with all kinds of additional bells and whistles. You'll need a rig capable of taking advantage of those extras, obviously, but it's hard not to see the list of PC-exclusive extras and feel a...
News Black Myth: Wukong Becomes Steam's Biggest Ever Single Player Launch
PS5 numbers also expected to be high
Update: Just as an update to this article, Black Myth: Wukong has now peaked at 2.2 million concurrents on Steam, making it comfortably the biggest-ever single player launch on the PC platform. As mentioned below, we don’t have PS5 player numbers, but it’s safe to assume they’re high too. Analysis suggests...
News Concord's Platinum Trophy Looks Very Approachable on PS5
Putting in work
Concord is out on Friday, and the list of accompanying Trophies has just gone live, and it looks like a very doable Platinum for those who partake in PlayStation's ongoing metagame. From what we can tell, there isn't anything random or particularly skill-based to worry about, but dinging this particular gong still requires a bit of...
News Final Fantasy 16's PS5 Exclusivity Ends in September as PC Launch Is Locked Down
Feeling hot hot hot
We've known for a while that Final Fantasy 16 would eventually launch on PC, and now we have a confirmed release date. It drops next month, on the 17th September, ending the game's spell of total PS5 exclusivity, which has been in place since the action RPG first launched on the 22nd June, 2023. What's more, there's a demo...
News Concord Fires Off Another Salvo of PS5, PC Character Trailers
Home stretch
We've got another round of Concord character trailers to luxuriate in, and this time, it's Roka, Duchess, and Kips' turn to shine. Previously, we got a look at Jabali, Teo, and It-Z, and then it was Lennox, Haymar, 1-0FF, and Star Child. With a total of 16 Freegunners promised at launch (on PS5 and PC on 23rd August), we've just passed...
News 'Rebuilt' Until Dawn Comes to Haunt PS5, PC This October
Comparison trailer highlights improvements
Though there doesn't seem to be much hype surrounding it, part of Sony's first-party slate for 2024 is the PS5 and PC release of Until Dawn. This fan favourite horror adventure game released nearly a decade ago, and now, it's coming back on modern hardware, with a pretty significant overhaul to boot. We now...
News Concord Pre-Load Available Now on PS5, Post-Launch Roadmap Revealed
Buckle up
Things have gone a little quiet, but Sony is on the verge of launching its next big online multiplayer game. Concord, its 5v5 first-person shooter, launches very soon; the "proper" launch date is 23rd August, while those who've pre-ordered the digital deluxe edition will gain access starting on 20th August. Whichever version you've plumped...
Random You'll Wish Scrolling Beat-'Em-Up Resident Evil: Survive Was a Real PS5, PS4 Game
SuperS.T.A.R.S.
Resident Evil: Survivor on PS1 proved the versatility of Capcom’s franchise, as it transformed the series into a lightgun shooter. That gameplay loop was later repurposed for the PS Move titles The Umbrella Chronicles and The Darkside Chronicles. We’ve also seen the series transformed into a team-based shoo
Guide How to Play PSVR2 on PC with the PC Adapter
Significantly expand your VR library
Looking for how to play PSVR2 on PC with the PC adapter? The PSVR2 PC adapter is available now, allowing you to live out your dreams of finally playing Half-Life: Alyx with Sony's headset. However, this experience isn’t quite plug-and-play on PC in the same way it is on PS5. On this page, as part of our PSVR2...
