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YesterdayTue, 10th Feb 2026
News No More Yakuza Kiwami Games After Kiwami 3 Story Changes, New Series Could Happen
"Kiwami 3 will be the last one"
RGG Studio won't be making new Kiwami versions of Yakuza 4 or Yakuza 5, as it's bringing the series to an end after the changes it made to the story in Yakuza Kiwami 3. Instead, the controversial changes and additions to the narrative will likely lead to a new series of Yakuza games, studio head Masayoshi Yokoyama...
News Marvel Cosmic Invasion's Huge Update Includes Free New Colour Swaps on PS5, PS4
Available now
A new update for Marvel Cosmic Invasion is available to download and install now, and fans of the beat-'em-up will definitely want to check it out. Developer Tribute Games has not only fixed bugs and made improvements, but it's also thrown in new alternative colour palettes for each hero: These colour swaps are inspired by other...
PSA This Is Your Last Chance to Grab Yakuza 3 Remastered Before Its Ridiculous Removal
Extreme measures
Just in case you didn't already know, Yakuza 3 Remastered will be delisted from digital storefronts from the 12th February, as that's when Yakuza Kiwami 3 launches. To be clear, the remaster will still technically be available to purchase after this date — but only via the expensive Yakuza Complete Series Bundle, which is priced...
News The Best Soulslike Around, Lies of P Is a Big Sales Success
Base game and DLC sell four million copies
Ask anyone what the best Soulslike game not made by FromSoftware is, and Lies of P will always be amongst the first responses. The excellent quality of the base game and last year's Overture expansion has made it a big sales success, with publisher Neowiz reporting the title has now surpassed four million...
News Fear Effect 2 Raises Heart Rates on PS5, PS4 Later This Month
Have no fear
Limited Run Games, alongside developer Implicit Conversions, is readying a port of PS1 adventure Fear Effect 2: Retro Helix, and it's out very soon. Coming to PS5 and PS4, the game launches on 27th February 2026, as announced recently on socials: The original game was ported to modern platforms last year, so it makes sense to follow...
News PS Plus Extra Games for February 2026 Leaked
Big PS5 exclusive incoming
Sony is scheduled to reveal the lineup of PS Plus Extra and PS Plus Premium games for February 2026 tomorrow, 11th February, but a partial selection of what'll be on offer has been leaked early by Dealabs scribe BillBil-Kun. According to the leaker, the following three PS5, PS4 games will be in th
Monday9th Feb 2026
Guide PlayStation Studios: All Sony First-Party Developers and What They're Working On
Every game coming from PS Studios
Sony's first-party developers are known collectively as PlayStation Studios, and it's these teams that make all the games published by the company. Whether it's PS5, PC, or beyond, there are always new games in the works. While we don't always know everything about what's in development, we've done our best to...
Feature 70+ PS5, PS4 Games to Buy in PS Store's Critics' Choice Sale (North America/Europe)
Top PS5 and PS4 games going cheap
Sony has introduced its latest offer to the PS Store, and this time it's the Critics' Choice sale. It runs from now until 25th February 2026, and as always, it contains thousands of digital goodies to browse through. To make that experience a little easier to manage, we've put together a shorter list of games we...
Guide These 11+ PS5, PS4 Games Are Coming Out This Week (9th-15th February)
Yakuza! Reanimal! High on Life 2!
It took 2026 a month to get going, but we are now starting to see this year's heavier hitters launch on PS5. The calendar gets busy now, and we've got a packed week of launches coming up. The ones to look forward to the most are Yakuza Kiwami 3 and Reanimal. Here are all the new PS5, PS4 games coming out this week...
Saturday7th Feb 2026
Talking Point What Are You Playing This Weekend? - Issue 619
Brought to you by Rey Mysterio
It's now February, and big AAA releases are finally starting to emerge. With Nioh 3 and Dragon Quest VII Reimagined out now, you could be tempted by a new game or still clearing your backlog. Here's what we've got to play this weekend. Aaron Bayne: This weekend, I'm planning to wrap up SOMA. Somehow, it's completely...
Feature Going Platinum #11: Spyro the Dragon
Reignited childhood
Platinum Trophy #11: Spyro the Dragon (Reignited Trilogy) Date Earned: 18th November 2018 Dopamine Index: stars:4 As a child, I was very lucky to grow up with access to an original PlayStation, but the library of games we accrued was entirely down to the discernment of my parents. That meant our collection was a proper mixed...
Friday6th Feb 2026
Guide Best Local Multiplayer Games on PS4
The best couch multiplayer games on PS4 ranked
What are the best local multiplayer games on PS4? There are so many great options for some couch multiplayer goodness on PS4. While many titles offer great online experiences, nothing quite beats local multiplayer together with friends and family in the same room. Luckily, the PS4 has a plethora of...
The best couch co-op or online co-op on PS4
What are the best co-op games on PS4? Among the PS4's enormous library of games, there are many brilliant co-op experiences to be had, whether online or local. If you're after some top notch co-op PS4 games, you've come to the right place. Playing a game together with other people has been around since...
Guide Best Open World Games on PS4
PS4's best open world games ranked and rated
What are the best open world games on PS4? Many, many games these days opt for an open world structure, which gives players the freedom to explore at their own pace and, usually, cause a bunch of trouble. They're incredibly popular, and there are so many great examples on PS4. The range of open worlds is...
News The Arcade-Only Rave Racer Drifts onto PS5 This Month, Console Archives Also Coming Soon
Retro wave
If Bandai Namco won't make a new Ridge Racer, we might as well have as many of the old games on modern systems as possible. Hamster Corporation is making it happen thanks to its Arcade Archives series; last year saw the arrival of the Ridge Racer, the arcade original, on PS5 and PS4, and soon its sequel, Rave Racer, is to follow. This...
News Planet of Lana 2 Launches in March on PS5, PS4, and It Looks Gorgeous
Children of the Leaf coming soon
Publisher Thunderful and developer Wishfully have announced a release date for their sci-fi adventure sequel, Planet of Lana 2: Children of the Leaf. As stated in the below trailer, the game hits PS5 and PS4 very soon, on 5th March, 2026. Planet of Lana 2 follows on from the original game, telling a story about a...
News The Team Behind Train Sim World Is Making a Full Thomas and Friends Game for PS5, PS4
A really useful developer
People always talk about how IO Interactive and the James Bond licence are a match made in heaven, but we think there's a new pairing that takes the biscuit. Thomas & Friends: Wonders of Sodor has just been announced, and it comes from Dovetail Games, the studio behind Train Sim World. Here's the debut trailer, which is...
Thursday5th Feb 2026
News Granblue Fantasy: Relink - Endless Ragnarok Massively Expands the PS5 Action RPG in July
Existing players can upgrade
Announced during the latest Nintendo Direct, we had foolishly assumed that Granblue Fantasy: Relink - Endless Ragnarok was just a Switch 2 re-release of the 2024 action RPG — but it's actually a significantly expanded version of the game that's also coming to PS5 and PS4. It's set to launch on the 9th July. So,...
News An Obscure Telltale Game Comes to PlayStation for the First Time Ever Next Month
Poker Night at the Inventory returns
Developer Skunkape Games has announced a remaster of a unique, long lost Telltale Games adventure: Poker Night at the Inventory. Better yet, it's set to release on PlayStation for the first time ever, coming to PS4 on 5th March, 2026. Originally released in 2010 for PC and Mac, Poker Night at the Inventory is...
News Morrowind-Inspired Open World RPG Dread Delusion Adventures to PS5 This Spring
That feeling of dread
Weird and wonderful RPG Dread Delusion is making its way to PS5 and PS4 this spring, publisher DreadXP and UK-based developer Lovely Hellplace have revealed. This is a title that we've had our eye on since it arrived on PC back in 2024. It's a first-person, open world adventure inspired by the likes of The Elder Scrolls 3:...
Wednesday4th Feb 2026
News Help Vampires Find Mental Wellbeing in the BAFTA-Nominated Vampire Therapist on PS5, PS4
Counsellor Dracula
Developer Little Bat Games has announced a console port for its acclaimed visual novel, Vampire Therapist. Published by Ultimate Games, the game comes to PS5 and PS4 on 17th February 2026 after its debut on PC about a year and a half ago. Here's a trailer from the PC launch to give you the gist: You play as a reformed vampire...
Tuesday3rd 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...
