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News Stellar Blade Half-Second Input Delay Due to 'Game's Style of Animation', Says Director
Parrying is the price that must be paid
Stellar Blade is out today, and fans can finally play the full game to see what all the fuss is about. If you didn't get a chance to try the demo or just wanted to go in fresh, it is worth knowing that the half-second input delay when parrying or dodging is a feature, not a bug, as the game's director recently...
News Story-Heavy Stellar Blade PS5 Launch Trailer Prepares You for Release
Spoiler warning
Sony and Shift Up have put out a new Stellar Blade trailer to mark the PS5 exclusive's launch, with the release date set for tomorrow, 26th April 2024. Like a lot of launch trailers, the two-minute slice of footage features a lot of cutscenes and stretches of gameplay we haven't seen before, so you might want to skip it given the...
News Stellar Blade Gets New Game+ Mode in Day One Update on PS5
Stellarer Blade
The PS5 exclusive action game Stellar Blade launches tomorrow, 26th April, and as with most game launches these days, a day one update will arrive alongside it. While the patch will no doubt fix some bugs and get the title in better shape for release day, this one also throws in a big new feature: New Game+ mode. New Game+ is a...
News Gran Turismo 7 Update 1.46 Adds New Exclusive Car to PS5, PS4 Racer
Plus extra vehicles, events, and menus
Gran Turismo 7 has been freshly updated to version number 1.46 on PS5 and PS4, with the update adding a new car to the game you won't find anywhere else: the Škoda Vision Gran Turismo. Designed entirely around the Polyphony Digital racer, it's Škoda's first appearance in the franchise and is seen as a...
Review Stellar Blade (PS5) - A Stellar PS5 Debut Destined to Become a Fan Favourite
Would you Adam and Eve it?
Debuts don’t get much stronger than Stellar Blade. Korean developer Shift Up – already financially flush from the success of its saucy smartphone gacha NIKKE: Goddess of Victory – has chosen the path of most resistance, turning its hand to AAA territory with this rambunctious action-adventure outing. Despite the...
News New PS5 Firmware Update Adds Community Game Help Feature, Here Are All the Patch Notes
What does version 24.03-09.20.00 do?
Sony has just released the latest PS5 system software update — always a glorious day on Planet PlayStation. Coming in at just over 1GB, it's available to download and install now. The question is, as always, what does the update do? As per the official patch notes, there are a few improvements, mostly...
News Over 1,500 PS5, PS4 Games Discounted in New PS Store Sale
May the force be with you
A wallet busting array of PS5 and PS4 games have been discounted in Sony’s latest PS Store sale, with over 1,500 titles up for grabs at up to 80 per cent off. Highlights include Monster Hunter Rise and Resident Evil 4 for record lows of just £8.24 and £15.05 respectively. The offers will run through 8th May. Other...
News Prepare for Stellar Blade PS5 Launch with Online Comic
Eve vs. Tachy
Sony and Shift Up have published an online comic book for Stellar Blade that appears to serve as a quick prequel to the events of the main game. Available to read through this link, it sees protagonist Eve and another character called Tachy sparring together, and then speaking of an upcoming mission to reclaim Earth. This is what you...
News EA Japan Exec Criticises Rating Board for Apparent Stellar Blade Special Treatment
"What’s going on CERO?"
Just yesterday, we brought you word that the upcoming PS5 exclusive, Stellar Blade, would be released in all regions entirely uncensored, including Japan, which developer ShiftUp seemed especially pleased with. An executive at Electronic Arts Japan has called out what they see as a double standard with the Japanese Computer...
News Shift Up Reveals 'Secrets' of Stellar Blade's Physical PS5 Packaging
We're not complaining
It seems we aren't the only ones counting down the hours until the release of the PS5 exclusive Stellar Blade. Developer Shift Up has posted an impossibly drawn-out clip of the "secrets" contained within the game's PS5 physical box, which, as far as we can tell, amounts to a reversible cover/dust jacket and a download code for...
News Latest Sony Patent Wants to Take the Grind Out of Games by Playing Them For You
Auto-play, anyone?
Sony loves filing patents for gaming ideas that'll, more than likely, never come to fruition. It's done it again with a recent listing that focuses on the idea of "auto-playing portions of a video game". Essentially, an auto-play feature would mean a game takes over control and plays itself during segments that a player might...
News Fear Not, PS5 Exclusive Stellar Blade Remains Uncensored in All Regions
All of them
If you were concerned that the PS5-exclusive Stellar Blade, out 26th April on PS5, might run afoul of Sony's censors, fear not. Developer ShiftUp is advertising that the game will remain entirely uncensored in all regions, including Japan. We'll be honest: this wasn't something we'd even considered could be a problem (or a prospective...
News Sony Reportedly in Talks to Team Up for Paramount Bid
Sony Pictures Entertainment on the prowl
News has been quiet on the acquisition front in recent days, at least when it comes to video game IP. However, according to a new report, Sony is currently in talks with a monied ally to acquire storied picture-house Paramount and all the cross-media potential such an addition would bring. That's according...
News Super Earth Demands Helldivers 2 Players Slaughter 2 Billion Terminids
To replenish precious supplies of E-710
Helldivers 2 players have been issued a new directive as the Galactic War effort again devolves into a grinding stalemate. The Automatons have deployed increasing numbers of Factory Striders to break the impasse, but for now, the line holds. To amass the necessary fuel to fire a Super Earth counterattack,...
News Helldivers 2 Players Encountering Factory Striders in Unprecedented Numbers
Automatons back AT-AT again
Helldivers 2 players have recently managed to blunt the advance of the oncoming Automaton invasion fleet, with the conflict again devolving into a grinding stalemate. However, it seems the machines never rest on their laurels, as reports of the lumbering Factory Striders being deployed in unprecedented numbers begin to...
News Sony Reveals PlayStation Overlay for PC Ports, Supports Trophies, Friends List
Ghost of Tsushima the first to use it
Sony has today confirmed a new PlayStation overlay that will ship on its PC ports, with next month's Ghost of Tsushima Director's Cut being the first to use it. You'll be able to access it from Windows PCs from either the in-game menu or by pressing "Shift + F1", which will pull up a new screen housing your PSN...
News Sony Takes Down PS5 Pro YouTube Leak, Suggesting It's All Legit
More fuel for the fire
As if there was much doubting it at this point, the copyright claim of a YouTube video, which has resulted in its removal, points towards all of the PS5 Pro leaks being accurate. The video in question was posted by the channel Moore's Law Is Dead, and it had a hand in kickstarting the leaks that have since surrounded Sony's...
News Fresh PS5 Pro Report Reiterates Sony Demands for Upgraded Games
An "ultra-boost mode" is detailed
Building on an article published overnight, The Verge has another post that largely reiterates past reporting from Insider Gaming covering what Sony has planned for its PS5 Pro and the upgrades it will bring to current games. Reported first at the star
News Stellar Blade Is a Better Game Than NieR: Automata, Yoko Taro Reckons
Praise from both game directors
Stellar Blade developer Shift Up quite clearly took a lot of inspiration from PS4 great NieR: Automata during the making of its soon-to-be-released PS5 exclusive, but in the case of Automata director Yoko Taro, he thinks that the student has already become the master. In an interview with IGN Japan (via Eurogamer),...
News Transmog System 'Doesn't Make Sense' in Helldivers 2, Says CEO
"Like having an apple that tastes like bacon or the other way around"
We doubt we were alone in wondering whether some kind of transmogrification system could reach fashion-conscious Helldivers 2 players grasping hands, but sadly, that won't be the case. Arrowhead CEO Johan Pilestedt put this particular pipe dream to bed, definitively stating, "We...
News New PS5 Pro Leak Points to Significant Graphics Push from Sony
Back in the PSSR
Although we're still waiting on Sony's official announcement, the PS5 Pro seems to be all systems go behind the scenes. Following on from several leaks over the last few months, a new report from The Verge says that Sony is really starting to push its supercharged console, as it's currently asking development teams to make sure that...
News 2016's Ratchet & Clank Reboot Gets Fan-Favourite Gun in Free Update
Where does the time go?
Insomniac's excellent Ratchet & Clank reboot, released in 2016, has received a surprise update. The update adds a fan-favourite weapon for free, just in time for the eighth anniversary of the game's launch. If you already own the game, simply navigate to the PSN store page, and you can play around with the Bouncer...
News PS Stars Rewards Now Include Top PS5 Games Rise of the Ronin, Helldivers 2, More
Good point(s)
If you regularly use a PS5 or PS4, there's very little reason not to be using PS Stars. This rewards programme, currently only accessible via the PlayStation mobile app, rewards users with points for PS Store purchases, as well as neat little digital collectibles for completing simple campaigns. Part of the service also allows you to...
PS Store Sales Charts Helldivers 2 Dominates Once Again, Dragon's Dogma 2 in Third
Marching on
Helldivers 2 continues its winning streak over on the PS Store. Arrowhead's co-op shooter was February's most downloaded PS5 title, and now it's done the same for March too. It's in first place on both the US and EU charts, seeing off hot competition in the weeks since it launched. Second place differs between North America and Europe,...
News Stellar Blade Download Size Will Respect Your PS5 Storage
Would you Adam and Eve it
Unlike a lot of recently released blockbusters, Stellar Blade won't be taking up a massive chunk of your PS5's storage space. As per the ever-reliable PlayStation Game Size, the upcoming action title weighs in at a very reasonable 30.4GB, which is obviously a far cry from the 80GB and above downloads that players have...
News Stellar Blade's Demo Had Way More Daily Active Players Than Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth's
Nearly double at its peak
A recent analysis has revealed an interesting statistic about a pair of playable demos on PS5. According to Ampere, Stellar Blade's demo, at its peak, had almost twice the number of daily active players compared to the peak for Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth's demo. Apparently, the Korean action RPG's best day saw the demo accrue...
News Get a Glimpse of Stellar Blade's Fearsome Naytiba Bosses on PS5
Monstrous
Stellar Blade is just around the corner, with the eagerly-anticipated action game arriving exclusively on PS5 on 26th April. If the wait is proving too much to bear, we've been given a glimpse at some of the game's fearsome Naytiba, which will serve as climactic boss encounters in the game. While we only see the outlines of several...
News Helldivers 2 Players Can Now Requisition Level 4 Super Destroyer Modules
New ship upgrades for each section
Helldivers, in response to the increased threat presented by the massive, seemingly unstoppable Automaton invasion fleet pointed directly at Super Earth, requisition of Level 4 Super Destroyer Modules is now available. The added edge these permanent ship upgrades give might be enough to stem the mechanized tide...
News Stellar Blade Director Emphasises Importance of 'Single-Player Games with an Ending'
Variety key to market health
The video game landscape has changed dramatically over the last decade or so, with live, online, evolving experiences becoming more and more commonplace. While there are still plenty of meaty single-player titles being conjured up for players each year, there's definitely been an industry-wide pull, rightly or wrongly,...
News 16 More Games Coming to PS Plus Extra, Premium in April
Let's dive in
Sony has announced the full lineup of PS5 and PS4 games hitting PS Plus Extra and PS Plus Premium this month. A varied selection of titles will be joining the catalogue, starting from 16th April — with the exception of Tales of Kenzera: ZAU, which launches into PS Plus Extra on the 23rd, and Animal Well, launching on 9th May.
News A Further 2,000 Major PS5, PS4 Games Are on Sale Right Now
Spring to life
The second stage of Sony’s massive Spring Sale has launched on the PS Store, bringing with it over 2,000 more must-have deals. Some of these prices are truly outrageous, like UFC 5 Deluxe Edition, which can now be yours for a record low of £19.99/$59.99. Suicide Squad: Kill the Justice League is also available half-price, costing...
News Stellar Blade Director Cites Taxi Driver Strike, Retro Sci-Fi as Inspirations
Wait, what?
The eagerly anticipated PS5 exclusive action game Stellar Blade is out at the end of the month, on 26th April. Ahead of the game's launch, Shift Up director Kim Hyung Tae has opened up about where the inspiration for the game came from. The usual suspects, anime and sci-fi from the '80s and '90s, including Alita: Battle Angel, were...
News Helldivers 2 Players at LIBCON 1, Expected Automaton Invasion of Cyberstan Begins
Previous bot encounters mere skirmishes in comparison
A new Major Order has come down from Super Earth High Command (Arrowhead Studios), diverting all available Helldivers 2 players to the Valdis Sector. There, a massive Automaton invasion fleet consisting of tens of thousands of warships has emerged from FTL, swiftly overrunning multiple worlds...
News Sony Santa Monica Studio Seemingly Hiring for New God of War Game
God of more
If Santa Monica Studio suddenly announced that it was working on a new God of War game, there wouldn't be a shred of shock to be found amongst anyone even remotely familiar with PlayStation. But, it's still a nice thing to think about. As spotted by Portuguese site Geekinout, the PlayStation Studios developer is currently hiring for a...
News Stellar Blade Goes Gold Ahead of Late April Release on PS5
Ready for 26th April launch
Good news: Stellar Blade won't suffer a delay at the final hour as the PS5 exclusive has now gone gold. This means that work on the base 1.0 version of the game is complete, so Shift Up can start printing the title onto PS5 discs. Between now and launch, the developer will likely work on a day one update to address any...
News Long Awaited PS5 Action Game Lost Soul Aside Is Still Alive, But Early 2024 Window Is Long Gone
Lost and still not found
Ah, Lost Soul Aside. Originally a one-man project that was picked up by Sony, the game's been in development for roughly seven years. In that time, the title has clearly undergone some dramatic changes — especially in terms of scope — and it's looked more and more promising with every showing. The game's most recent...
News Hooray, Helldivers 2 Players Can Unlock the Game's Platinum Trophy Again
The Automatons have returned
Good news, everyone! The Helldivers 2 Trophy list is working again, primarily because the Automaton enemy faction has returned to the game. For those out of the loop, a community event called Operation Swift Disassembly had tasked players with wiping out hordes of evil robots — and the troops actually pulled it off in...
News Despite Flagging Physical Software Sales, PS5's Retail Presence Is Still Strong in Japan
We visited Yodobashi Akiba to find out first hand
During a recent trip to Tokyo, we were eager to observe PlayStation’s retail presence. A lot has been made of PS5’s flagging physical software sales, which look downright embarrassing compared to the biggest hits on Nintendo Switch. Titles like Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth and Dragon’s Dogma 2 have...
News Sony Hires Superstar Korean Cheerleader to Cosplay as Stellar Blade's Eve
A big name for a big game
Sony is sparing no expense on the promotion of upcoming PS5 exclusive Stellar Blade in Asia, as it’s hired Korean cheerleading sensation Lee Dahye to cosplay as protagonist Eve as part of a meet and greet in Hong Kong and Taiwan. Those who pre-order the game will have an opportunity to attend an event with the Dragon...
News MLB The Show 24's PS5, PS4 Live Service Support Is Getting Stronger
New single player Storylines and more
Sony doesn’t officially consider MLB The Show 24 and its annual contemporaries part of its live service strategy, but it absolutely is. San Diego Studio has been supporting its baseball sim with season-long content updates for several years now, and it looks like the latest game will be getting its best...
News Stellar Blade Difficulty Designed to Be 'Challenging' Yet Approachable
Story mode slows the action down
One of the more unexpected discoveries to come out of the recent Stellar Blade demo is the PS5 exclusive plays quite a bit more like Dark Souls than expected, with a lot of fans expecting an experience more akin to Bayonetta or Devil May Cry. This approach to difficulty is by design according to lead developers at...
News Helldivers 2 Is Selling at a Faster Rate Than Spider-Man 2 in the UK
Democracy trumps web-slinging
New sales tracking data from GSD — which accounts for both physical and digital purchases — has revealed Helldivers 2 is selling better than Marvel's Spider-Man 2 in the UK across its first eight weeks of availability. The multiplayer title's sales are trending better than what Insomniac's latest web-slinging epic...
News New MediEvil Trophy List Suggests PS1 Original Being Resurrected for PS Plus Premium
How Fortesque-itous
A classic first-party Sony series could be making yet another return to the limelight. MediEvil was brought back with a full-blown remake on PS4, but it looks as though the PS1 original may soon also be playable on modern platforms. On PSNProfiles, a site that scrapes Trophy information from PlayStation Network, a new list has...
News The End? Helldivers 2 Players Rid Galaxy of Automaton Menace
Another foe falls before the might of Super Earth
Operation Swift Disassembly was a total success, with casualties, while appalling, still well within acceptable margins. Helldivers 2 players crushed the vicious machines in an all-out assault over the weekend, landing on and liberating the last occupied planets offering any resistance. The Galactic...
News PS Plus Classic Resistance: Retribution Gets Infected Mode and More in Upcoming Update
Arrives next week
Bend Studio is going above and beyond for its PS Plus Premium classic title, Resistance: Retribution. Originally a spinoff developed for PSP, the game is now playable on PS5 and PS4 for members, complete with Trophies and all the other usual enhancements. Rather than leave it as it is, though, the developer is soon to release a...
News Cowardly Helldivers Turn on Malevelon Creek Veterans, Targeting Noble Cape Wearers
Keep your friends close, and your comrades, closer
Just yesterday, we brought you word of a commemorative cape being issued to all Helldivers 2 players in honour of the tragic loss and subsequent triumphant liberation of the Automaton-infested meme world, Malevelon Creek. But there's a darker side to this all-too-human story of vict
News 'Smaller' PS5 Exclusives Still Reportedly Coming Later This Year
Size doesn't matter, but exclusivity does
Reports from some familiar faces suggest that Sony still has some "smaller" PS5 exclusives set for the tail end of 2024. Insiders and various industry types agree that they'll likely be seen at next month's rumoured PlayStation event. The consensus seems to be that the long-awaited Silent Hill 2 remake will...
News Helldivers 2 Democratic Detonation Warbond Offers New, Explosive Peacekeeping Options
Spoiled for choice
Helldivers, additional help is on the way in the form of the Democratic Detonation Warbond, which comes loaded with the latest peace-keeping/pacification implements imported fresh from the forges of Super Earth, along with all-new armour sets. It drops next week, on 11th April. Primary weapons include the BR-14 Adjudicator Rifle,...
News Rise of the Ronin PS5 Patches 1.02, 1.03 Focus on Bug Fixes, No Performance Improvements Yet
You've been framed
Team Ninja has (rather stealthily) released two updates for Rise of the Ronin. The first of these patches (1.02) arrived on the 29th March, while the second (1.03) has only just dropped. However, if you were expecting the developer to address the title's disappointingly flexible frame rate, then you're out of luck. Indeed, these...
News Free Skins and New Game+ for Stellar Blade After PS5 Launch
Shift Up speaks on microtransactions
Stellar Blade developer Shift Up has shared what the studio has planned in terms of post-launch support for its soon-to-be-released PS5 exclusive. In a recent interview with bbs.ruliweb.com, it revealed the title will receive free updates that bundle in new costumes for protagonist Eve to wear alongside a New...
