PS4 News
YesterdayTue, 5th May 2026
News May 2026 PS Plus Essential Games Available to Download Now
Live until 2nd June
This month's selection of three PS Plus Essential games on PS5 and PS4 are available to download now in the UK and Europe, with the USA gaining availability later in the day. As long as you redeem the following games to your account by 2nd June 2026, you'll always have access to them while you maintain a subscription: EA FC 26...
News This TMNT Roguelike Is Cheaper Than It's Ever Been on PS5, PS4
A radical 90% off
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles fans, pay attention: bodacious roguelike TMNT: Splintered Fate is at its lowest price ever on the PS Store, with a radical 90% off. That means through 6th May, this game can be yours for just $2.99/£2.39. It’s the cheapest the game has ever been by some margin, with its last largest discount sitting...
News A Nail in PS4's Coffin, Call of Duty Will Finally Ditch Last-Gen Console
Call of Duty 2026 not coming to PS4
After 13 games on the PS4, publisher Activision has confirmed this year's Call of Duty release won't be launching on the last-gen system. That means last year's Black Ops 7 was its last, as one of the last remaining consistent franchises for the console stops its support in 2026. There was a rumour over the...
Collaboration live now
As a free-to-play game, eFootball has incentive to faff with its formula in order to attract the attention of potential new players. And one solution it’s found is to go full Captain Tsubasa with a new Naruto crossover that’s attracting a strong reaction from fans. The event introduces a bunch of stadium decals and...
Monday4th May 2026
Feature Last Chance to Buy These 45+ PS5, PS4 Games in PS Store's Big Games Big Deals Sale
Discounted PS5 and PS4 games we recommend
The latest sale on the PS Store is live now, but not for much longer; you have until 6th May 2026 to grab your bargains. Named the Big Games Big Deals sale, it has thousands of PS5 and PS4 games included, and that can make it tough to find the stuff you want. In this list, we've put together a smaller...
Feature Last Chance to Buy These 25+ PS5, PS4 Games in PS Store's Weekend Offer Sale (Europe)
Games going cheap this weekend
The European PS Store's Weekend Offer sale ends in a matter of hours, concluding just before midnight tonight, 4th May 2026, so you don't have long left to take advantage. This limited-time deal includes hundreds of PS5 and PS4 games brought down in price, and there are some great titles in there of all shapes and...
Guide These 12+ New PS5, PS4, and PS Plus Games Are Coming Out This Week (4th-10th May)
MOTORSLICE! Wax Heads! Mixtape!
Wow, slowest week of the year so far? It’s got to be! There’s really not a lot to look forward to this time around. We do think parkour platformer MOTORSLICE looks decent; Mixtape looks like a strong coming of age story, too. At least there’s your new PS Plus Essential games to download. Here's everything...
News Sony's Superhero PS5, PC Fighter Entering the 'Final Stages' of Development
Will there be Carnage?
Following its appearance at EVO Japan this weekend, dev Arc System Works has confirmed Marvel Tokon: Fighting Souls is entering the “final stages of development”. This follows confirmation of The Incredible Hulk and Shuri’s Black Panther, who will round out the Fighting Avenger
Sunday3rd May 2026
Saturday2nd May 2026
Poll Are You Happy with Your PS Plus Essential Games for May 2026?
Plus or minus?
As per usual, three PS5 and PS4 games are up for grabs through PS Plus Essential in May. Sony's entry-level subscription has been pretty solid in 2026 so far, and we think this is another decent selection — albeit with a caveat or two. For starters, EA Sports FC 26 is the headline act. Obviously, the annual football sim —...
News This New PS5, PS4 JRPG Was Written by a 5-Year-Old
No, seriously
Most games feel like they were written by five-year-olds, but this one actually was! Japanese-style turn-based RPG Axe Cop is launching on the PS5 and PS4 this week, from 4th May. And its big gimmick is that its story was penned by Malachai Nicolle, a “literal five-year-old”, as the press release puts it. Some of you may...
Talking Point What Are You Playing This Weekend? - Issue 631
Come back stronger
Phew, it's been a big week in PlayStation, with Saros finally dropping a few days ago. Has the latest from Housemarque made its way onto your weekend itinerary at all? Aaron Bayne: I'm actually going to check out Replaced on my Steam Deck this weekend! Jamie O'Neill: I've been on holiday in Derbyshire during the last week,...
News Sony's ANIPLEX Announces PS5, PS4 Re-Release of Melty Blood: Type Lumina for 2027
Twi-Lumina incoming
Sony subsidiary ANIPLEX has officially announced Melty Blood: Twi-Lumina, an updated re-release of 2021’s PS4 fighter Melty Blood: Type Lumina. The game will launch on both the PS5 and PS4 in 2027. Aside from a short promo video, details are pretty scarce, but Japanese dev French-Bread is once again at the helm. The press...
Feature Going Platinum: I Replayed This PS4 Metroidvania on Hard Mode and Loved Every Second
Or should it be Mex-troidvania
Platinum Trophy #24: Guacamelee! 2 Date Earned: 18th November 2020 Dopamine Index: stars:3 You don't often hear the Guacamelee series come up in conversations about the best Metroidvania games nowadays, but I really think it deserves that recognition. I love both of these silly luchador adventures. They're both so...
News SNK Icon Mr. Karate Unmasked for PS5, PS4's Fatal Fury: City of the Wolves
Mystery character revealed
SNK icon Mr. Karate is Fatal Fury: City of the Wolves’ final mystery character, joining the excellent fighter later this month. The Art of Fighting final boss will arrive in South Town equipped with his infamous Tengu mask, and while we’re still waiting for details on his gameplay, it doesn’t look like we’ll have...
News Out of Nowhere, 4-Year-Old King of Fighters 15 Gets Surprise 2026 Patch
"Are you okay?!"
SNK is really killing it at the moment, specifically with its post-release support for Fatal Fury: City of the Wolves. But as it prepares for the SNK World Championship 2026, which has a staggering $4.2 million prize pool across multiple titles, it’s announced a July 2026 patch for the four-year-old King of Fighters 15. This...
Friday1st May 2026
News The Outer Worlds Will Offer Free PS5 Remaster Upgrade Amidst Delistings and Price Drops
Own the base game on PS4 before 27th May
Obsidian Entertainment has shared plans that detail how it's going to handle The Outer Worlds, the original RPG, going forward. They involve delistings of the base game on certain platforms and price drops, but on PS5 and PS4, the news is only positive. If you own the base version of The Outer Worlds on PS4...
News Never-Before-Seen Shenmue Concept Art Unearthed and Shared Online
Dates back to the Virtua Fighter RPG days
Shenmue will get a much-needed bump later this year, when the enhanced version of its threequel launches on PS5, alongside an awesome Collector’s Edition. (Which this author’s already pre-ordered, of course!) But while we wait to replay Ryo’s third adventure, the ever-industrious Shenmue Dojo has...
News Star Wars Invades Fortnite on PS5, PS4 with Three New Game Modes and Plenty More
Force-nite
Epic Games and Lucasfilm Games have announced and released a raft of new Star Wars content for the ever-popular Fortnite. Available to play now, the update is headlined by a trio of new Star Wars games within Epic's title, each in a different genre. First, there's Galactic Siege, a competitive 10v10 mode in which you engage in...
Thursday30th Apr 2026
News 'You Can Play Your Purchased Games As Usual': Sony Breaks Silence on PS5, PS4 Game Expiry DRM
"A one-time online check is required to confirm the game's license"
There’s been huge concern among PS5 and PS4 owners today regarding an alleged form of DRM introduced by Sony which appears to suggest owned software will expire within a period of 30 days. However, it’s important to caution that the reporting thus far is inconsistent, there’s...
News Atomfall Joins the Ranks of The Last of Us and Fallout with Its Own TV Series Adaptation
From team behind The Tourist
Atomfall, the very British post-apocalyptic adventure game, is getting its own TV show. Developer and publisher Rebellion is teaming up with Two Brothers Pictures to adapt the game for television. Atomfall has been a big hit for Rebellion with over 3.7 million players, and it also just won Best British Game at this...
Wednesday29th Apr 2026
News PS Plus Essential Games for May 2026 Announced
Available from Tuesday, 5th May
Sony has today revealed the lineup of PS5 and PS4 games heading to PS Plus Essential for the month of May 2026. All available to download from Tuesday, 5th May 2026, PS Plus subscribers can look forward to the following: EA FC 26 (PS5, PS4) | Review Wuchang: Fallen Feathers (PS5) |
News Mortal Kombat Legacy Kollection Adds Crossplay, PS5 VRR Support, More in Massive Free Update
Get over here
Developer Digital Eclipse has just issued a free game update for Mortal Kombat Legacy Kollection, and it's a big one. Available now, the update's headline feature is the implementation of cross-platform multiplayer, or Krossplay to use the game's parlance. This allows all players to engage in online multiplayer battles regardless of...
Tuesday28th Apr 2026
Guide All PS Plus Games Available Now
Every PS Plus game, updated in one place
We’re tracking every PS Plus game available now, so you always know exactly what’s included in your tier of Sony’s subscription service. This page lists all current PS Plus Essential, PS Plus Extra, and
News Like a Dragon's Majima Brings Another Yakuza Icon to Sonic Racing: CrossWorlds on PS5, PS4
Arrives tomorrow
The next free content update for Sonic Racing: CrossWorlds is almost here, and it brings another playable character into the fold. Namely, Goro Majima, in his Like a Dragon: Pirate Yakuza in Hawaii guise, joins the fun when the update arrives tomorrow, 29th April 2026. The Mad Dog of Shimano joins Ichiban in the kart racer,...
Monday27th Apr 2026
News These 6+ PS5, PS4 Games Will Be Delisted in May and June
Sorry to see you go
After a spate of delistings and server shutdowns in March and April, the next couple of months are looking a lot more relaxed on the PS Store. Of course, as is pretty much always the case, there are half-dozen or so things you need to be aware of. Here’s the upcoming schedule of potential disruption you should know about:...
Guide These 23+ New PS5, PS4 Games Are Coming Out This Week (27th-3rd May)
Saros! Invincible VS! NTE!
It’s an absolutely gigantic week on the PS5 and PS4 this week, but two titles will probably take the bulk of the headlines. We’re obviously talking about first-party giga-hit Saros and fighting game Invincible VS. Spare a moment for the GTA-inspired gacha game NTE, too. Here's everything coming out this week. New...
Game was redone from scratch
We all know Uncharted 4: A Thief’s End was a troubled project. You may recall the game was originally announced alongside the launch of the PS4, with Amy Hennig at the helm. But she left Naughty Dog several years later, and The Last of Us duo Neil Druckmann and Bruce Straley were parachu
News Final Fantasy X Turns 25 This Summer, as Square Enix Opens Special Website
Blitzballin'
Here's one that's got to make you feel old: Final Fantasy X is celebrating its 25th anniversary this summer. The beloved RPG, which first launched for the PS2 back in 2001, will be a quarter of a century old on the 19th July. And to help drum up some hype, Square Enix has opened a new website. At the time of writing, said website's...
Sunday26th Apr 2026
News All-Time Great Ultra Street Fighter 4 on Sale for the First Time in 5 Years, Lowest Ever Price
Shoryuken resist it?
Capcom’s all-time great fighter Ultra Street Fighter 4, often credited with reviving the genre, is on sale on the PS4 for the first time in five years. You’re not reading that incorrectly: the title was last reduced in June 2021, when it dropped to $12.49/£9.99. It’s not been on sale once in the subsequent five years...
Saturday25th Apr 2026
Talking Point What Are You Playing This Weekend? - Issue 630
Take your pick
It's raining games again, and we're all busy playing various different things here at Push Square Towers. That means we've got a pretty varied WAYP this week. Graham Banas: A big ol' VR weekend for me this time out. Between working on the new Little Nightmares game and finally pulling the trigger on Metro: Awakening on the heels of...
Feature Going Platinum: I Went Full Trophy Sicko and Got the Bugsnax Platinum Twice on PS5 and PS4
Bunger king
Platinum Trophy #22 (and #23 I guess): Bugsnax Date Earned: 4th November 2020 (and also 25th November 2020) Dopamine Index: stars:4 I think it's here, with Bugsnax of all things, where I'm really beginning to let my inner Trophy hunter come to the fore. This is an interesting and odd one for a few reasons. Firstly, I reviewed Bugsnax...
Friday24th Apr 2026
News PS Plus Retro Games Studio Snapped Up by Atari
Implicit Conversions acquired
Atari has announced its acquisition of Implicit Conversions, a studio specialising in bringing retro games to modern systems, as reported by GamesBeat. Notably, Implicit Conversions is the team responsible for many of the classic titles made available on PS5 and PS4 as part of PS Plus Premium's range of old games. The...
News Fatal Fury PS5, PS4's Massive Anniversary Update Is Free to Download Now
SNK going all-out
SNK’s superbly supported Fatal Fury: City of the Wolves is going above and beyond with its first anniversary update, adding a visual novel-style story mode for free on 24th April. Available alongside DLC character Wolfgang Krauser, the new single player Wolves’ Destiny mode will depict the aforementioned emperor’s return to...
Thursday23rd Apr 2026
News Vampire Survivors Dev Doesn't Need to @ Us, It's Working on 15 Projects
Definitely not 15 games
Poncle, the maker of Vampire Survivors, released its new card-based game Vampire Crawlers this week – and we love it. But the studio has a lot more in the pipeline, 15 projects to be precise. Those of you on social media may have noticed earlier today that The Game Business published a report saying the studio was working...
News Metal Slug Classics Are Dirt Cheap on PS5, PS4 Right Now
Reload your retro collection
As the series celebrates its 30th anniversary, there’s never been a better time to stock up on classic Metal Slug games for your PS5 and PS4. Right now, SNK is running a sale across most of the run-’n’-gun classic’s library, including Hamster’s ACA Neo Geo line and a handful of its own ports. Valid through...
News Ingrid Brings Barmy Magical Girl Energy to Street Fighter 6 on PS5, PS4
She's out at the end of May
This is the one we’ve all been waiting for, then: Ingrid is coming to Street Fighter 6 on 28th May, and here’s your very first taste of her barmy, galaxy hopping gameplay. In terms of her kit, she’s got a similar, almost balletic-style to newcomer Manon, as she bops around the stage, dancing out of the way of...
Wednesday22nd Apr 2026
News Tekken 8 Fans Furious as Tifa Tipped for Street Fighter 6 Instead
Don't go breaking my Lockhart
Tekken 8 fans have been in a bloody brawl with maker Bandai Namco for years now, but if these Street Fighter 6 rumours come true, blood is going to boil. Many of you will know that Tifa Lockhart from Final Fantasy 7 has been one of the most requested Tekken 8 characters ever since its release in 2024. And now in what...
News Mar 2026 USA Sales: Pokémon-Powered Switch 2 Finally Beats 5-Year-Old PS5
A wild Pokopia appears
After beating the Switch 2’s sales in January and February, the five-year-old PS5 could not complete the hat-trick in March. New US sales data from Circana reveals that while Sony’s console enjoyed a 3% increase year-over-year, it fell behind Nintendo’s new hybrid in both units and dollar sales for the period spanning...
News Free Gran Turismo 7 Update Adds Everything from Supercars to a Twingo
Plus, new content for Power Pack expansion
Sony’s live service strategy has been mixed to say the least, but regardless of how the company actually defines Gran Turismo 7, there’s no denying its on-going support remains unparalleled. This week will see an all-new update released for the racing sim, adding a trio of new cars, a Café collection...
Tuesday21st Apr 2026
News 8 PS Plus Extra Game Removals for May 2026 Confirmed
All leaving on 19th May
All of your PS Plus Extra and PS Plus Premium games for April 2026 are available now, but today's membership update also brings with it word of the titles on their way out next month. Eight PS5, PS4 titles will leave the PS Plus Extra tier on 19th May 2026, and those are:
News April 2026 PS Plus Extra, Premium Games Available to Download Now
Eight more PS5, PS4, and Classic games to play
PS Plus Extra and PS Plus Premium members can now start downloading and playing the previously revealed lineup of PS5, PS4, and Classic games heading to the service. The selection of eight titles is available to download now in the UK and Europe, and availability will roll out to the USA later today...
News Wild Arms 4 Returns on PS Plus Premium, But Its PS2 Reviews Were Ruthless
"Should such calculating mediocrity be continually excused?"
Wild Arms 4, the 2005 entry in Sony’s long-running JRPG series, launches later this week on the PS5 and PS4 via PS Plus Premium. It’s a rare first-party addition to the platform holder’s emulation efforts, as recent releases have leaned heavily on the catalogues of Bandai Namco and...
News Sony Does Its Latest Retro Release Justice with a PS5, PS4 Trophy List
28 Trophies in Wild Arms 4 to unlock
It can sometimes be a complete toss-up whether the retro releases coming to PS Plus Premium and the PS Store will ship with a Trophy list, but in the case of today's new addition, Wild Arms 4 thankfully does give you a Platinum Trophy to unlock. It's available now via a PS Plus Premium subscription, or you can...
Lost in Cult of the Lamb
Cult of the Lamb is Devolver Digital's biggest ever game, and while it's been expanded upon with numerous DLCs, it'll soon grow further beyond the digital realm. Partnering with Lost in Cult, the game is getting the Design Works treatment — a book providing behind-the-scenes stories of its development and plenty more...
Monday20th Apr 2026
Feature Last Chance to Buy These 60+ PS5, PS4 Games in PS Store's Spring Sale
Recommended PS5 and PS4 games going cheap
The PS Store's latest offer, simply named the Spring Sale, is on right now, and it's running until 22nd April 2026, so there's not much time left to grab a bargain. With thousands of PS5 and PS4 games included in the sale, it can be difficult to browse through all that, which is where this guide comes in...
News 20-Year-Old Sony JRPG Makes Surprise Return to PS5, PS4 This Week, Free on PS Plus Premium
JRPGlee
Sony has, it seems, remembered to add some fresh software to PS Plus Premium’s glacially updated Classics Catalogue. Last week’s PS Plus Extra and Premium update confirms that Wild Arms 4, the 2005 PS2 JRPG from Media.Vision, will be emulated on both the PS5 and PS4 and available starting 21st April. The previous three Wild Arms games...
Guide These 15+ New PS5, PS4, and PS Plus Games Are Coming Out This Week (20th-26th April)
Vampire Crawlers! Tides of Tomorrow! Saint Slayer!
After the hustle and bustle of previous weeks, this week's PS5 and PS4 lineup is a little more subdued. Among the highlights, we'd point to deck builder pseudo-sequel Vampire Crawlers and experimental multiplayer game Tides of Tomorrow. Here's everything coming out this week. New PS5, PS4 Games...
News PS5 Players Flock to Free Game for Ridiculously Easy Platinum Trophy
Check, mate
The sanctity of the Trophy system was eroded long ago, so it’s no real surprise to see thousands of PS5 players downloading the free game Chess Mate. The Platinum here, if you’ll excuse the pun, is a piece of cake. Estimates peg it at around five minutes if you already know how to play chess, and only slightly more if you don’t...
News Granblue Fantasy: Relink's Expanded PS5, PS4 Re-Release Adds an Actual Story Intro
Good news for newbies
A reworked and expanded version of the 2024 action RPG, Granblue Fantasy: Relink - Endless Ragnarok actually takes a pretty important step in the direction of welcoming new players. It may not seem like much, but Cygames has confirmed that the upcoming re-release will feature a proper introduction, in which you'll be given a...
