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YesterdayTue, 3rd Feb 2026
The best free to play games on PlayStation 4
What are the best free games on PS4? If you want to try something new without whipping your wallet out, there are lots of great free-to-play titles on PS4 that pose no risk to your bank balance. The era of free-to-play games got properly started on PS4, with many examples popping up over the years...
Feature Last Chance to Buy These 30+ PS5, PS4 Games in PS Store's New Year Deals Sale
Discounted PS5 and PS4 games we recommend
The PS Store's latest sale is named New Year Deals, and it's another offer stacked with thousands of discounted games and add-ons for PS5 and PS4. It runs until 4th February 2026, so there's not long to go before it's over. To make browsing the sale a little easier, we've put together a list of...
News The Division: Definitive Edition Out Now, But Not on PS5
It's just a PS4 complete edition
Without any official Ubisoft announcements or marketing push, The Division: Definitive Edition has quietly gone live on the PS Store as of today. It's available now for £44.99 / $49.99, but it quickly becomes clear why there has not been any excitement from the publisher about the release. As suspected, this new...
News February 2026 PS Plus Essential Games Available to Download Now
Redeem before 3rd March
All members of the PS Plus service — no matter the tier — have access to another four new PS5, PS4 games from today as part of the PS Plus Essential monthly refresh. Live now in the UK and Europe, with availability rolling out to the USA later in the day, here's a reminder of the February 2026 lineup: Undisputed (PS5) |
News Cars Feels Like a No-Brainer Addition to Free-to-Play Racer Disney Speedstorm
Ka-chow
Of all the movie series that could potentially make an appearance in Disney Speedstorm, a free-to-play kart racer, you'd think Pixar's Cars would be near the top of the list. Well, 18 seasons of post-launch content and updates later, it's finally coming. Here's a teaser trailer, confirming Lightning McQueen as a new playable character:...
Monday2nd Feb 2026
Guide These 10+ PS5, PS4, and PS Plus Games Are Coming Out This Week (2nd-8th February)
Dragon Quest! Nioh! Carmageddon!
The longest month of the year, January, is now over. And as we've been warning you for a while, the release schedule gets really hectic from here. This week, the big new arrivals are of course Dragon Quest 7 Reimagined and Nioh 3. But games like Carmageddon: Rogue Shift may also be worth keeping an eye on. Here are...
News Sonic Racing: CrossWorlds Initial Sales Didn't Meet SEGA's Expectations
You're too slow
In a report from November 2025, SEGA revealed a little bit more about the sales performance of its big kart racer, Sonic Racing: CrossWorlds. At the time, the game had reached a worthy milestone of 1 million units sold, but it seems the publisher had higher hopes. "We recently announced that worldwide cumulative sales have...
Saturday31st Jan 2026
Poll Are You Happy with Your PS Plus Essential Games for February 2026?
Plus or minus?
What?! It's February already?! No, we're being serious — and we've got the PS Plus Essential games to prove it. The second Essential offering of 2026 is almost here, and as always, we want to know if you're actually happy with what's up for grabs. So, first up, we've got Undisputed, the eye-catching boxing sim that came out...
Talking Point What Are You Playing This Weekend? - Issue 618
Take off
These weekends come around quick, don’t they? Not that we’re complaining! It’s another opportunity to spend a couple of days cuddled up with our favourite consoles. What are you playing? Aaron Bayne: I reckon I'll chip away a little at Cairn this weekend, but me and the lads have also been playing Left 4 Dead 2 on our Steam Decks...
Feature Going Platinum #10: Jazzpunk: Director's Cut
Funny business
Platinum Trophy #10: Jazzpunk: Director's Cut Date Earned: 7th October 2018 Dopamine Index: stars:3 Comedy is incredibly difficult to get right, and that goes double for video games. When the player is in control of the action, the developer essentially relinquishes most of its control over a game's carefully constructed jokes...
News Honkai: Star Rail's Kafka, Blade Coming to Fortnite in Future Update
A new type of Trailblazing
Fortnite is planning to add more gaming characters this year, as it continues to find ways to cross-promote the Epic Games Store. You may have seen recently, for example, that Resident Evil Requiem’s Grace Ashcroft and Crimson Desert’s Kliff are both coming to the B
Friday30th Jan 2026
Guide New PS4 Games Release Dates in 2026
All 2026's upcoming PS4 launch dates
What new PS4 games release dates in 2025 are coming up? PS4 is certainly getting towards the end of its life, but there's still plenty of software on the way, and we'll be tracking all 2026 PS4 release dates on this page. Please keep in mind that this information is accurate to the best of our knowledge, and is...
News Yakuza Kiwami 3's Dodgy Visuals Will Be Fixed in a Launch Day Patch
Look out for update 1.11 on PS5, PS4
RGG Studio will have a PS5, PS4 update ready for the launch day of Yakuza Kiwami 3 to fix the graphical flaws and bugs that have been going viral across social media for the past week. A social media post from the developer confirms that version 1.11 — which will be available for launch on 12th February 2026...
News Voting Is Now Open on Mega Man: Dual Override's Boss Design Competition
Pick your favourite robot master
Capcom is busy plugging away at its upcoming action platformer Mega Man: Dual Override, but it's delegated one job to the fans. You may recall the publisher has continued a long-held tradition in which it holds a design competition for one of the game's bosses. Submissions closed a while ago, and now, Capcom has...
Thursday29th Jan 2026
News Capcom Compilation Disney Afternoon Collection Getting Two New Games, But Not on PS4
One of them an early effort from Shinji Mikami
Excellent Capcom retro compilation The Disney Afternoon Collection is getting two new games – but they’ll both be exclusive to Nintendo platforms. Atari has picked up publishing rights to this release, and is bringing it to both Switch and Switch 2 next month. But as part of the process, it’s...
News This New PS5, PS4 School RPG from Persona's Co-Creator Might Tide You Over
Launching 25th May in Japan
Persona co-creator Kouji Okada has now officially announced his previously teased school RPG, which is being developed by Compile Heart. Villion: Code, as reported by Gematsu, will launch on 25th May in Japan. There’s currently no word on a Western release, but we’d be shocked if this doesn’t make its way oversea
News The Division: Definitive Edition Might Not Be the Big PS5 Upgrade You're Hoping For
Apparently more of a Gold Edition replacement
A new Definitive Edition of PS4 game The Division very much seems to be real, but new findings and leaks now suggest this may not be a huge, native PS5 enhancement as first expected. Currently, on the PS Store, Ubisoft sells a Gold Edition of the original game. This packages the base game with its three...
News Unique Twin-Stick Shooter DAMON and BABY Takes Aim at PS5, PS4 in March
Demon soul
Developer and publisher Arc System Works has revealed the release date for its upcoming twin-stick shooter action adventure game, DAMON and BABY. The unique-looking title is coming to both PS5 and PS4 on 26th March, 2026, just under two months from now. DAMON and BABY was announced at the tail end of last year alongside the below...
Wednesday28th Jan 2026
News PS Plus Essential Games for February 2026 Announced
Boxing! Diving! Flying!
Sony has today revealed the lineup of PS Plus Essential games for February 2026, of which one PS5 game leaked over the weekend. The announcement shares that Undisputed is indeed part of next month's selection, alongside three other titles. Available from Tuesday, 3rd February 2026, the February 2026 lineup on PS Plus...
News Sony's Sending Messages to PS4 Players Encouraging Them to Upgrade to PS5
"It's time"
A new message being sent out to PS4 owners is encouraging them to upgrade to the PS5. The notification, sent out by PlayStation in late January, was snapped by user Sahil Shaw and has since been shared around social media, as below. It says: “Whether you’re catching up with hits from 2025 like Clair Obscur: Expedition 33, ARC...
Random Someone Made Their Very Own Portable PS4 Handheld Console
Mod nation
With Nintendo's continued success with Switch, the rise of handheld PC devices, and the PS Portal finding surprising popularity, it seems the desire to play games on the go is still present. We're past the days of dedicated, standalone portable consoles like the PS Vita, but as mentioned, Nintendo has proven there's an appetite for home...
News Gran Turismo 7's Free Updates Keep on Coming After First Paid DLC, New Cars This Week
PS5, PS4 patch out in the next 24 hours
The most significant Gran Turismo 7 post-launch update ever dropped only last month, combined with a paid PS5 add-on called the Power Pack. That's not stopping team Polyphony Digital from continuing its regular free patches, though, as another drops for the PS5, PS4 title inside the next 24 hours. Update 1.67...
Monday26th Jan 2026
Guide Best PS4 Exclusive Games
PS4's best exclusives ranked and rated
What are the best PS4 exclusive games? Whether you're just starting your PS4 journey or have had one for since the beginning, you'll no doubt want to play the absolute best games exclusive to the console. Well, the PlayStation 4 has plenty of those, covering a wide range of tastes. PS Studios really came into...
Guide These 12+ PS5, PS4 Games Are Coming Out This Week (26th-1st February)
Code Vein 2! Highguard! Cairn!
We're closing on February, where an outrageous number of new releases will arrive. But the last week in January still has some heavy hitters, like Code Vein 2. All eyes will be on Highguard as well, which has endured an unusual road to release. Here are all the new games coming out this week. New PS5, PS4 Games...
News Sony Is Still Patching Trophies into Retro PS Plus Premium Games
Off the rails
There’s hope for the likes of SoulCalibur 3 yet, as Sony is continuing to update retro games added to its PS Plus Premium subscription with Trophies. Thrillville: Off the Rails – the 2007 PSP sequel to Frontier’s rollercoaster tycoon title – is the latest of the organisation’s emulation efforts to unexpectedly add gongs,...
Sunday25th Jan 2026
News PS Plus Essential Game for February 2026 Leaked
Available from 3rd Feb
Sony is scheduled to reveal its lineup of PS Plus Essential games for February 2026 on Wednesday, but Dealabs leaker BillBil-Kun has — as usual — beaten the company to the punch by leaking the headline game. According to them, one of the three PS Plus Essential titles for next month is: Undisputed (PS5) |
Saturday24th Jan 2026
Talking Point What Are You Playing This Weekend? - Issue 617
No Joker
It's the last week in January, and let us tell you, things are about to get crazy with new releases in February. Utterly insane. Aaron Bayne: More of the same for me this week: review embargoed games on PS5 and No Rest for the Wicked on PC. Jamie O'Neill: Out of all of the winter settings I've played in video games this January, my...
Feature Going Platinum #9: Marvel's Spider-Man
Big swing
Platinum Trophy #9: Marvel's Spider-Man Date Earned: 16th September 2018 Dopamine Index: stars:4 I think it probably says a lot that I got the platinum for Marvel's Spider-Man within 10 days of launch. I looked back at the dates I earned each Trophy, and between launch and getting the platinum, I progressed the list almost every day...
Friday23rd Jan 2026
News Yakuza Fan Concerns Come to a Head Over Dodgy Kiwami 3 Graphics
PC demo review bombed for a variety of issues
Next month's Yakuza Kiwami 3 will almost certainly be a solid remake of the PS3 original when all is said and done, but some small issues and flaws are starting to attract the attention of its hardcore fanbase. In the recently released demo, one street in particular has fans worried. The graphics look...
News Dec 2025 USA Sales: Industry Rebounds from One of the Worst Months on Record
All the best-selling software from the last year
Console sales looked apocalyptic last month, reaching an all-time November low since records began in 1995. But December 2025 was a much healthier month for the industry overall, with hardware sales increasing six per cent year-over-year – although this was largely propelled by the Switch 2, which...
Thursday22nd Jan 2026
News Call of Duty Sales Hit 17-Year Low with Black Ops 7
Lowest US ranking since World at War
Throughout December of last year, we heard a lot of reports on how Call of Duty: Black Ops 7 was underperforming in a commercial sense — and Circana's breakdown of 2025 software sales in the US certainly backs them up. As relayed by Circana's Mat Piscatella, Black Ops 7 ranked fifth in dollar sales for the...
News Bubsy 4D Might Actually Be Good When It Pounces on PS5, PS4 in May
Purrfect or cat-astrophic?
Publisher Atari and developer Fabraz have announced a release date for the unlikely but very real Bubsy 4D. The 3D platformer is coming to both PS5 and PS4 on 22nd May 2026, as revealed in this new trailer: After getting a surprising amount of buzz after its announcement last year, the game is now just a few months...
News Wrestler Kenny Omega Brings Street Fighter 6's Alex to Life from 17th March on PS5, PS4
Star assisted with performance capture
Alex was supposed to be Street Fighter’s new poster boy when he was introduced in Street Fighter 3: New Generation almost 30 years ago, but he’ll get another shot at stardom when he arrives in Street Fighter 6 from 17th March. After teasing the Year 3 Pass addition late last year, Capcom has now shown off...
Wednesday21st Jan 2026
Guide Final Fantasy 7 Remake All Weapons: Character Builds and Best Materia
All weapon locations and materia recommendations
Looking for all of the weapons in Final Fantasy 7 Remake and their locations? Looking for character build ideas for each weapon, and materia recommendations? Well, you've come to the right place. In this Final Fantasy 7 Remake PS4 guide, we're going to go over where you can find every weapon in the...
Guide Final Fantasy 7 Remake: How Many Chapters Does It Have?
How many chapters in Final Fantasy 7 Remake?
How many chapters does Final Fantasy 7 Remake have? The original Final Fantasy 7 didn't have chapters, but Square Enix's PS4 remake decides to split its story into multiple titled acts, despite only covering the Midgar portion of the story. If you don't want to know the exact number of chapters, maybe...
Guide Final Fantasy 7 Remake Hard Mode Guide: Help, Tips, and Essential Advice for Beating Hard Mode
Hard difficulty hints and tips
How do you beat hard mode in Final Fantasy 7 Remake? In this Final Fantasy 7 Remake PS4 guide, we're going to cover what we think are essential pointers for playing on the game's often brutal hard difficulty — or 'hard mode' as it's usually called (see also: Final Fantasy 7 Remake: How to Unlock Hard Mode). Final...
Guide Final Fantasy 7 Remake: Corneo's Secret Stash Locations
How to open red doors in Final Fantasy 7 Remake
Where do you find all of Corneo's secret stashes in Final Fantasy 7 Remake? In this Final Fantasy 7 Remake PS4 guide, we'll cover the 'Corneo's Secret Stash' side quest. Where to find Corneo's Secret Stashes in Final Fantasy 7 Remake: In Chapter 14 of the main story, talk to the journalist outside...
Guide Final Fantasy 7 Remake: How Long To Finish The Game?
How long to beat Final Fantasy 7 Remake
How long is Final Fantasy 7 Remake? How long does it take to beat Final Fantasy 7 Remake? The original Final Fantasy 7 could last you anywhere from 40 to 90 hours or so depending on how much of it you wanted to see and do, but Remake covers just the first chunk of that original story. Still, Square Enix has...
Guide Final Fantasy 7 Remake: New Game +, Chapter Select, Endgame
What to do after beating Final Fantasy 7 Remake
Does Final Fantasy 7 Remake have new game +? What's Final Fantasy 7 Remake's endgame? And how does chapter select work in Final Fantasy 7 Remake? We'll be covering all of this and more in our Final Fantasy 7 Remake PS4 guide. Final Fantasy 7 Remake New Game +, Chapter Select, Endgame: Here's...
Guide Final Fantasy 7 Remake: How to Unlock Hard Mode
Hard difficulty in Final Fantasy 7 Remake
What does hard mode do in Final Fantasy 7 Remake? How do you unlock the hardest difficulty in Final Fantasy 7 Remake? In this Final Fantasy 7 Remake PS4 guide, we're going to detail the game's unlockable hard mode and the differences that it makes. How to unlock Final Fantasy 7 Remake hard mode Final...
Guide Final Fantasy 7 Remake Guide: How to Master FF7 and Save Midgar
An AVALANCHE of information
Final Fantasy 7 Remake is the first part of Square Enix’s modern retelling of the PS1’s classic RPG Final Fantasy 7, which has been built from the ground up for the PlayStation 4 and earned an 8/10 in our Final Fantasy 7 Remake PS4 review. Our Final Fantasy 7 Remake guide includes information on the endgame,...
Guide Final Fantasy 7 Remake: Chocobo Search Side Quest Locations
Where to find the chocobos in Final Fantasy 7 Remake
Where are the chocobos in Final Fantasy 7 Remake? This Final Fantasy 7 Remake PS4 guide covers the 'Chocobo Search' side quest (Side Quest 14) that's available in Chapter 14. You'll be tasked with finding three chocobos out in the field, and this particular side quest is well worth doing...
News Fortnite Crosses Paths with Fall Guys in New Limited-Time Mode Crown Jam
How sporting
Epic Games has announced a new, limited-time game mode for its everything game, Fortnite. Crossing over with the battle royale party game Fall Guys, the new mode is named Crown Jam. It's a 3v3 competitive arcade sport, and no, we don't know why it isn't called Ball Guys either. Crown Jam sees two teams of three enter an arena with...
Tuesday20th Jan 2026
Guide Best Action Games on PS4
All the best PS4 action games, ranked and rated
What are the best action games on PS4? If that's the type of game you like to play, you're in luck, as there are endless examples of great action titles on PS4. If you enjoy some samurai slashing in Ghost of Tsushima, bone-crunching fisticuffs in Yakuza 0, or epic mythological battles in God of War,...
News PS Plus Loses These 8 Games in February 2026
Get 'em while they're still hot
The lord Sony giveth, and the lord Sony taketh away. As is typically the case for PS Plus Extra update day, the Japanese giant has updated the ‘Leaving Soon’ section of its subscription service. This time there are nine games scheduled to be axed from the service on 17th February. They are as follows: Carto
News January 2026 PS Plus Extra, Premium Games Available to Download Now
RE Village! Infinite Wealth! Riiiiidge Racer!
Today's the day for the first PS Plus Extra and PS Plus Premium game update of 2026, with nine more titles coming to the two subscription tiers. They're all available to download now across the UK and Europe, and will be rolled out to the USA later in the day. Here's a complete recap of everything...
News Two Classic PS1 Beat-'Em-Ups Will Throw a Punch at PS5, PS4 This Week
Down for the count
Two legendary PS1 beat-‘em-ups, 1997’s Fighting Force and its 1999 successor Fighting Force 2, will launch as part of a compilation on PS5 and PS4 this week, from 23rd January. The Fighting Force Collection from Limited Run Games bundles the two 3D brawlers together into one neat package on contemporary consoles. Developed...
News 'Could You Tell at the Time?': Ex-Producer Defends BioWare's Decision to Make ANTHEM
"BioWare has always been changing"
ANTHEM ended up being an undeniable failure for BioWare, but suggestions that the once great studio should never have even followed through with its development are incorrect, according to the game's executive producer. Indeed, BioWare veteran Mark Darrah has come out and defended the company's initial decision to...
News Keep Your Hitman Progress Across All Platforms from 3rd February
Cross progression update just weeks away
IO Interactive has announced the cross progression system for its trilogy of PS5, PS4 Hitman games shall go live on 3rd February 2026. An updated look for the IOI Account system will help to facilitate the feature, which lets you carry over all your Hitman progress between consoles and PC, and have all the...
Monday19th Jan 2026
Guide Best Horror Games on PS4
Best PS4 horror games ranked and rated
What are the best horror games on PS4? The good news (or the terrifying news for the scaredy-cats among you) is that PS4 is home to a wealth of creepy releases. Horror is a theme that's really bounced back in a major way the last 10 years or so, and there's evidence everywhere — including a wide range of...
