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TodayMon, 13th Apr 2026
Guide These 18+ New PS5, PS4 Games Are Coming Out This Week (13th-19th April)
Pragmata! Mouse P.I.! Hades 2!
It's another fairly big week on the PS Store this week, headlined by one huge addition in Pragmata. But that's not the only game deserving of attention. We'd also point you towards rubber hose FPS Mouse P.I. For Hire and roguelike sequel Hades 2. Here's everything coming out this week. New PS5, PS4 Games This Week...
Feature 60+ PS5, PS4 Games to Buy in PS Store's Refreshed Spring Sale (North America/Europe)
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 been extended through to 22nd April 2026. What's more, it's been refreshed with a whole new set of thousands of PS5 and PS4 games. It can be difficult to browse through all that, which is where this guide comes in. We've...
YesterdaySun, 12th Apr 2026
News This Is Your Last Chance to Claim a Free PS4 Game, No PS Plus Required
Yours to keep forever
If you fancy adding a free PS4 game to your library, no strings attached and no PS Plus required, then you can do so right now. Lazy Bear Games is giving away the original Graveyard Keeper for free on the PS Store until 13th April, and if you claim it, it’ll be yours to keep forever. You can nab it
Saturday11th Apr 2026
Talking Point What Are You Playing This Weekend? - Issue 628
Fatal cutie
Last week was a bit of a busier WAYP while we enjoyed the Easter weekend, but things are quieter this time out. Fortunately, there are no shortage of games to be playing right now, so we're sure there'll be a flurry of activity in the comments. Jamie O'Neill: The variety of Game Gear games in Sonic Origins Plus have been grabbing my...
Ninja go
Platinum Trophy #20: The Messenger Date Earned: 19th October 2020 Dopamine Index: stars:4 I was trying to figure out what exactly I wanted to say about The Messenger, so I checked out my personal Trophy list for the game and remembered: I played this thing at least twice through. That's a rarity for me these days. When I was younger, I...
Friday10th Apr 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...
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
Feature 10 PS5, PS4 Space Games to Play After Artemis 2's Big Moon Mission
Lunar tick
In case you weren't aware, NASA has sent a squad of astronauts on the first manned flight to the Moon in over 50 years, and it's cool as hell. The Artemis II mission is approaching its conclusion; the crew launched on 1st April 2026, spent about four days flying to and around the Moon, and is now on its return trip, landing back on Earth...
News 'We Did It': No Man's Sky's Crazy Pokémon Update Fulfils a Fan's 2-Year-Old Wish
Not-quite-instant gratification
Sometimes, your wildest dreams really can come true; just ask streamer Gothalion, who just had a near-two-year-old request become reality. The creator posted on X in September 2024 about a new feature he wanted to see in No Man's Sky, and developer Hello Games made it real in the game's most recent update. "The only...
Thursday9th Apr 2026
"This is a big disappointment"
If you’ll cast your mind back to the origins of free-to-play PES successor eFootball, publisher Konami promised Master League would return one day. That was almost five years ago, and it’s finally been brought back in some form today – albeit as part of a week-long event, available until 16th April. Needless to...
Wednesday8th Apr 2026
News No Man's Sky Becomes Pokémon in Latest Free Game-Changing Update on PS5, PS4
Xeno Arena update available now
Where the heck could No Man's Sky possibly go after almost 10 years of massive post-launch updates? Turns out the answer is Pokémon. Available starting today with the latest game update, No Man's Sky introduces the ability to raise alien creatures and battle them in the new Xeno Arena: All that weird and...
News Genshin Impact No Longer Playable on PS4 as Support Officially Ends
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Genshin Impact, one of PlayStation’s biggest success stories, is no longer playable on the PS4. With the release of the open world RPG’s ‘Luna VI’ update today, HoYoverse has concluded support for the game on Sony’s last-gen console. It telegraphed this long in advance, as far back as 10th September last year, so fans...
Split Fiction hits new milestone
Hazelight Studios has tapped into something pretty special with its two-player-only action adventure games, with all three titles being big success stories. The developer, led by outspoken director Josef Fares, has just announced it has reached cumulative sales of over 50 million units across A Way Out, It Takes...
Tuesday7th Apr 2026
News April 2026 PS Plus Essential Games Available to Download Now
Live until 5th May 2026
Sony has made the newest lineup of monthly PS Plus Essential games available today, with the selection live now in the UK and Europe. The USA will gain access later in the day, and as a reminder, here are the PS5, PS4 titles for April 2026: Lords of the Fallen (PS5) | Review Sw
News Unseen Miquella Scene Unearthed in Elden Ring Datamine Years After Release
Gimme gimme lore
Such is the vast nature of Elden Ring and the fanaticism of FromSoftware’s fanbase, secrets are still being eked out of the iconic action RPG, several years after its release. Lance McDonald, a known name in the Souls community, has discovered a new, never-before-seen cutscene showing demigod Miquella planting the Haligtree with...
Monday6th Apr 2026
Guide These 14+ New PS5, PS4, and PS Plus Games Are Coming Out This Week (6th-12th April)
Starfield! People of Note! Tiny Bookshop!
As April gets underway in earnest, this week is looking like a big one on the PS Store. The biggest new arrival is unquestionably Starfield, finally making its long-awaited PS5 debut. We'd also put a spotlight on musical RPG People of Note and the cosy game Tiny Bookshop. Here's everything coming out this...
Sunday5th Apr 2026
News Sony Delists 100s More Crappy PS5, PS4 Games, Including Jesus Simulator
Wonder if it'll rise again
It’s becoming increasingly obvious that Sony is not playing around with poor quality software on the PS Store anymore. The company’s delisted thousands of cash grabs this year alone, and this morning it’s swept away hundreds more. News first emerged on PSNProfiles, but we’ve been able to corroborate the...
News Leaked Elden Ring Movie Set Reveals Stunning Real-Life Limgrave
Marika, is that you?
To be honest, we’d forgotten A24 and director Alex Garland had been tasked with bringing the Lands Between to the big screen, but this looks killer. A couple of videos, captured by Throxtv on Tiktok, appears to reveal the set of Limgrave, including the infamous Church of Marika – complete with a statue inside.
Feature I Played Kingdom Hearts for the Very First Time, Here's What I Liked and What I Didn't
Gawrsh
It's difficult to pinpoint the precise reason why I thought it would be a good idea to play Kingdom Hearts. Generally speaking, I've always found it hard to engage with RPGs, which I tend to put down to how long they take to play, and their often complex fantasy worlds that, to my mind, are quite cookie-cutter. That's how it feels from the...
Saturday4th Apr 2026
Mind Control Delete
Platinum Trophy #19: Superhot: Mind Control Delete Date Earned: 16th July 2020 Dopamine Index: stars:3 Ah yes, Superhot: Mind Control Delete, another game I reviewed for Push Square. There's a pattern emerging in the games I've platinumed, isn't there? If you don't remember this one, I wouldn't be surprised. For as much as...
Poll Are You Happy with Your PS Plus Essential Games for April 2026?
Plus or minus?
Well, this should make for an interesting poll! We don't want to colour your opinion right out of the gate, but we think it's more than fair to say that April 2026's PS Plus Essential lineup will be divisive. In a nutshell, we've got a Soulslike, an anime action RPG, and a remastered collection. We'll start with Lords of the...
Talking Point What Are You Playing This Weekend? - Issue 627
April fool
Already April?! It's frightening how quick this year is moving. But there's already been some absolute bangers on the PS5, and the coming month is looking even crazier. Jamie O'Neill: Pre-ordering a physical copy of Marvel MaXimum Collection from Limited Run Games, and re-reading Sammy's recent review are all part of my Easter weekend's...
Friday3rd Apr 2026
News Everyone's Talking About DriveClub Again, PS4's Underappreciated Racer
Are you part of the Club?
In this day and age, it’s rare we experience a warm fuzzy feeling when we boot up X (formerly known as Twitter, of course). But the past few days have been lovely: our feed is full of people talking about DriveClub again. The discussion started when someone posted a clip of the game and its infamous rain effects. The...
News Street Fighter 6 Goes Batsh*t Crazy with Wild Ingrid World Tour Trailer
As long as she doesn't marry her brother, okay?
We don’t know what we expected from Street Fighter 6’s incarnation of Ingrid, but we didn’t have Alice in Wonderland references on our bingo cards. In this debut World Tour trailer for the Capcom Fighting Evolution character, she just goes batsh*t crazy, referencing all kinds of cosmic nonsense,...
Thursday2nd Apr 2026
Guide Best Remakes and Remasters on PS4
Best PS4 remakes and remasters ranked
What are the best remakes and remasters on PS4? Efforts to future-proof old classic games by updating them for modern platforms is better now than ever, resulting in a huge range of remakes and remasters to play. Remasters, such as The Last of Us Remastered, update a game's presentation to the highest modern...
News Grab These Resident Evil PSN Avatars for Free This Month
Mark the 30th anniversary on your PSN profile
The iconic Resident Evil series has turned 30, and Capcom wants you to celebrate by updating your PSN profile picture to a character from the franchise. Available this month, a new collection of PSN avatars is available featuring some of the most memorable faces from the series. Unfortunately, though,...
News 50% Off All PS Store Purchases with New Cash App Offer
Save up to $50 on your purchase
In the USA, a new offer on Cash App is handing users a 50% discount on PS Store purchases, allowing them to get PS5, PS4 titles for significantly cheaper than normal. Screenshots of the discount are doing the rounds on social media right now, and there are numerous reports of the offer working. This is a one-time use...
News 'Did Not Work': The First Descendant Considered a Failure by Its Developer
"Strong launch, no staying power"
The First Descendant team Nexon has branded its saucy live-service title a failure less than two years after its PS5, PS4 release. A capital markets briefing from the developer earlier this week had the game appear in a presentational slide headlined "What Did Not Work". The First Descendant appears on the page in...
All the best games on every PlayStation
What are the best PlayStation games? Well, this is a huge question; countless video games have been released across all of Sony's consoles, so picking just a handful of the very best is a tall order. Fortunately, we have plenty of guides that may help. If you're looking for the very best games you can play on...
Wednesday1st Apr 2026
News These 11+ PS5, PS4 Games Will Be Delisted in April
You've been warned
With each passing the month, the number of impending PS Store delistings stack up. And this period is a particularly big one for imminent server closures and delistings. Here’s everything you need to be aware of for April: Jurassic Park Classic Games Collection (PS5, PS4): 1st April (Delisted) Tower of Fantasy (PS4): 7th...
News PS Plus Essential Games for April 2026 Announced
Lordy lordy
Sony has officially announced its PS Plus Essential monthly games for April 2026. We already knew about two of them, as they were leaked several days before the company made its proper announcement. The pair of games, along with the rest of next month's complimentary games, will be available to claim starting Tuesday 7th April 2026. H
News Bring Down a Ring of Gold Diggers in PS5, PS4's Most Controversial Game Yet
Hope there's a happy ending
If you want to play the controversial Chinese FMV game Revenge on Gold Diggers, then we’d recommend you buy it right away before Sony gets cold feet and removes it from the PS Store. It’s available now for $14.99/£11.99 for both the PS5 and PS4. This live action effort went viral after topping PC sales charts last...
News Forgotten PSP Strategy Spin-Off Gets Expanded PS5, PS4 Revival This June
Good move
Did you ever play R-Type Tactics on the PSP? It offered a neat twist on the legendary franchise, transforming the series’ tried and trusted shmup gameplay into a kind of strategy experience. The first game launched globally, but its successor was only ever available in Japan. In this PS5 compilation, the frustratingly formatted R-Type...
News Remember When Call of Duty Said Its New Skins Would Be Sensible? Well, Here's Dave Chappelle
So much for that promise then
"In Black Ops 7, bundles and items will be crafted to fit the Black Ops identity. We hear the feedback. We need to deliver a better balance toward the immersive, core Call of Duty experience," a Call of Duty blog post explained in the lead-up to launch. Now, less than five months after release, the controversial...
Tuesday31st Mar 2026
News Here's Another Major PS5, PS4 Game Getting Delisted Soon
Rec Room goes offline on 1st June
The PS5, PS4 social game Rec Room has joined the list of titles about to be delisted from the PS Store, as confirmed by developer Against Gravity. The game will go offline on 1st June 2026, at which point Rec Room will be rendered unplayable, and the online servers turned off. The studio will slowly take steps to...
Monday30th Mar 2026
News Full List of PS Plus Extra Game Removals for April 2026 Confirmed
All departing on 21st April
A total of six PS5 and PS4 games will be taken off PS Plus Extra next month, as the membership's Last Chance to Play section has been updated with further removals. This is due to the way the weeks have landed this month, which has also seen April 2026's PS Plus Essential announcement pushed back. The following games...
Guide These 6+ New PS5, PS4 Games Are Coming Out This Week (30th-5th April)
South of Midnight! Legacy of Kain! Darwin's Paradox!
We're at the end of the fiscal year now, which means there aren't many new releases to look forward to this week. There are a couple of big names, though: South of Midnight is making the transition from Xbox, while Darwin's Paradox looks like an interesting endeavour from Konami. Here's...
News Epic to 'Solve' Life Insurance After Terminally Ill Employee Was Laid Off
"Sorry to everyone"
This weekend, a heart-breaking story started doing the rounds about an employee laid off from Epic as part of its big round of redundancies. For those who missed the story, the Fortnite maker cut over 1,000 jobs after it revealed it was struggling. The company said it was a necessary step to help it stop “spending...
Saturday28th Mar 2026
Talking Point What Are You Playing This Weekend? - Issue 626
Everyone exhale
Well, that was an eventful end to the week, wasn't it? We hope you've all got a working PS5 and won't be too affected by the recent price hikes. Let's try to unwind with some of our favourite games, eh? Jamie O'Neill: My intention to play 12 PS5 games that aren't available on PS4 as a gaming New Year's resolution has hit a snag...
News You're Already Dead! Fist of the North Star's Kenshiro Fights Back in Fatal Fury PS5, PS4 DLC
"What colour is your blood?!"
Whatever your thoughts on Fatal Fury: City of the Wolves, there’s no doubt its DLC has been absolutely superb. We’ve basically been getting a new character a month through 2026 so far, and June will include the game’s most awesome addition yet: Kenshiro from Fist of the North Star. Okay, so this was teased late...
Feature Going Platinum: SpongeBob's Battle for Bikini Bottom Rehydrated My Nostalgia for Old Tie-Ins
Not a Krusty Krab
Platinum Trophy #18: SpongeBob SquarePants: Battle for Bikini Bottom Rehydrated Date Earned: 21st June 2020 Dopamine Index: stars:3 Oh look, it's another game I both reviewed and guided. That's the main reason I have the platinum for SpongeBob Rehydrated, as I got almost all the Trophies for this remake of a fan favourite PS2...
Thursday26th Mar 2026
Oh Alex, that's not right
Street Fighter 3: New Generation protagonist Alex is available now in Street Fighter 6, but it’s not necessarily his gameplay that’s got tongues wagging. Some bizarre lore changes have sent ripples through the Capcom community, as it turns out our favourite facepainted wrassler may be engaging in a spot of the ol’...
Guide Sonic Racing: CrossWorlds: All Confirmed Characters and Tracks
Drifting around at the speed of sound
As the name suggests, Sonic Racing: CrossWorlds is a kart racer that's leaning into a colourful multiverse, bringing in a diverse range of locations and characters from SEGA and beyond. If you're wondering which characters and what locations have made the cut, you're in luck; this guide will let you know all...
Round Up Here's Every PS5 Game Announced in March 2026's Xbox Partner Preview
Stranger Than Heaven! Hades 2! The Expanse: Osiris Reborn!
With the inclusion of third-party games, Xbox livestreams have always held significant interest for PS5 players. But now Microsoft itself is a multiformat publisher, so they hold increased importance. Today, the manufacturer held one of its regularly scheduled Partner Previews, which...
Wednesday25th Mar 2026
News Looks Like SEGA Is Reheating PS5, PS4 Fan Favourite Sonic Frontiers in Definitive Edition
An old frontier
Those pesky age rating organisations are at it again, inadvertently leaking unannounced games. Over on the site for the Game Rating and Administration Committee of Korea, a listing has been discovered for a new version of Sonic Frontiers (thanks, Gematsu). It's called Sonic Frontiers Definitive Edition, and unfortunately that's all...
Tuesday24th Mar 2026
Guide Best Racing Games on PS4
The best PS4 racing games ranked
What are the best racing games on PS4? It's a tough question to answer, as there are a lot of options for car connoisseurs on Sony's super-popular console. No matter what style of racer you enjoy, there are plenty of games you can take for a spin. There are lots of ways to enjoy racing and driving on PS4; we're here...
Guide Best Sci-Fi Games on PS4
Best PS4 sci-fi games ranked and rated
What are the best sci-fi games on PS4? If you're in the mood to explore some otherworldly science fiction, PS4 has plenty to offer across a wide spectrum of genres. Sci-fi has been prevalent in video games since the very beginning, and it's as intriguing a setting as ever. Whether it's the far-flung future of...
News 'I Have Done So Much for This Company': Axed Fortnite Dev Can't Believe He's Been Laid Off
Unreal
With over 1,000 jobs cut at Epic today, we’re beginning to hear from some of those affected. One startled employee has taken to X (or Twitter) to share their story, stating they’re “confused and bewildered” by the layoffs. Ex-Fortnite Principal Engineer Evan Kinney wrote: ??
News Sublime PS4 Racer Will Be Delisted Due to Epic Layoffs Debacle
Game will remain in your library
Horizon Chase Turbo, the sublime PS4 arcade racer, will be delisted as part of the ongoing Epic layoffs. While it’s not entirely clear why the excellent outing will be removed from sale, a statement on the game’s official social media page says it’ll “no longer be available to download” starting 1st June...
