Tag: Updates
News Wuthering Waves Gameplay Trailer Gives Us Our First Taste of Massive Upcoming PS5 Update
Biker waifus
Back when Wuthering Waves released on the PS5 earlier this year, it did so alongside its massive v2.0 update, which introduced the all-new region of Rinascita. Now, a year later, v3.0 looms, and the fantastical landscape of Lahai-Roi. And here’s your first look at the location, alongside new 5-Star characters Lynae and Mornye in...
News Gran Turismo 7's Biggest Update Yet Available to Pre-Load on PS5, PS4 Now
Spec 3 update, Power Pack DLC both imminent
Polyphony Digital is planning a significant Gran Turismo 7 overhaul for PS5 and PS4 players later this week, as it is now confirmed the free Spec III update will launch the same week as the game's first paid piece of DLC, the Power Pack. The racing title's first paid-for expansion, the Power Pack,...
News Hit PS5 Roguelike Ball X Pit Reaches One Million Sales, Free Content Updates Inbound
More balls please
Ball X Pit, Devolver Digital's addictive roguelike action title, has surpassed one millions copies sold. The publisher made the announcement on its socials today, alongside a teaser promising three major updates coming to the game in 2026: The updates (which will be free of charge) will add new ball types, evolutions,...
News PS5 Open World Where Winds Meet Teases Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom Vehicle Building Mechanics
Testing underway in China
If you enjoyed building simple (or complex) vehicles to solve puzzles in The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom, then you’ll absolutely love what PS5 open world Where Winds Meet is cooking. The game, which launched globally last month, is getting a massive update in China which will see it incorporate mechanics where...
News Dying Light: The Beast Gets New Game+, Legend Levels, Much More in Massive Update on PS5
Update 1.4 makes hundreds of improvements
Techland has unveiled update 1.4 for Dying Light: The Beast, an enormous update for the action title that incorporates brand new features and hundreds of improvements. Largely based on feedback from the community, update 1.4 brings fixes, improvements, and features requested by players. Here's a quick...
News Skate Improves Replays, Adds New Tricks, Party Voice Chat, More in Season 2 on PS5, PS4
Early access continues
The early access, free-to-play revival of Skate has been met with a mixed reception so far, but it seems developer Full Circle is keen to turn things around with some significant updates in Season 2. The major update to the sandbox skating sim starts on 2nd December, and you can get a rough idea of what to expect in this daft...
News Open World Dress-Up Game Infinity Nikki's Biggest Ever PS5 Update Is Out Now
'Shroom for more
Infinity Nikki is, believe it or not, a full year old – and that means its enormous v2.00 update is almost upon us. Due out on 25th November – or 26th November, depending on your time zone – this free update will dramatically expand upon the dress-up open world. Among the new inclusions are several outfits augmenting the...
News Genshin Impact Buffs Some of Its Oldest Characters in Upcoming PS5 Update
Venti nice
You’ve probably heard the phrase “power creep” before. It’s an issue pretty much exclusive to gacha games, where tempting you to invest in new characters means older ones can get left behind. Recently we’ve seen HoYoverse’s various titles attempt to tackle this problem, with popular characters from Honkai: Star Rail and even...
News Eminem Hires Agent 47 to Kill Slim Shady in Hitman's Weirdest Elusive Target Yet
Would the real Slim Shady please fall down?
We thought Hitman’s time-limited Elusive Targets had peaked with the addition of Casino Royale’s Le Chiffre recently, but this new one takes the metaphorical cake. As hip-hop fans will know, in Eminem’s most recent album, The Death of Slim Shady, he attempted to lay his alter-ego to rest. But it...
News A Technical Mess without It, STALKER 2's Day 1 PS5 Patch Is Critical
Make sure you're on version 1.7 on PS5
S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2 is now available on PS5 after one year of Xbox Series X|S and PC exclusivity, and much like that original launch, the hardcore title comes with a long list of technical faults on PS5. We have had access to the open world game for a few weeks now for review purposes, but have encountered...
News Free Mafia PS5 Update Adds Open World Mode, Gear, and Challenges Tomorrow
First-person driving, Photo Mode too
Hangar 13 has announced its previously promised Free Ride update for Mafia: The Old Country finally goes live on PS5 tomorrow, 20th November 2025. This all-new mode opens up the map for free roam and populates it with new activities and rewards. Learn all about it in the trailer above. Free Ride works separately...
News Huge Ghost of Yotei PS5 Patch Drops Next Week, Adds New Game+, Items, and More
Available on 24th November
Sony has confirmed a significant PS5 update for Ghost of Yotei will go live next week on 24th November that adds New Game+, an additional vendor and cosmetic items, stat tracking, and more. Updating the title to version number 1.1, the New Game+ option is the headliner. You can start up a second playthrough from the main...
News The Lost Soul Aside Redemption Arc Starts in Tomorrow's Feature-Packed PS5 Update
Wave-based Surge of Voidrax mode included
Lost Soul Aside developer UltiZero Games will be hoping to pull a No Man's Sky as it works to update and improve its rather mediocre PS5 action game released a few months ago. That all begins tomorrow, 18th November 2025, with a comprehensive patch that adds a new mode and a handful of extra features to the...
News Assassin's Creed Mirage Update 1.1.0 Adds Major Free DLC, Patch Notes Revealed
Includes the Saudi Arabia-funded expansion
Ubisoft has today revealed exactly what to expect from its Saudi Arabia-funded DLC for Assassin's Creed Mirage, which releases for free on PS5, PS4 tomorrow. After a 22.6GB patch on PS5 and a 16.6GB one on PS4, all players will gain access to a new expansion named Valley of Memory, promising six hours of...
News New Heroes, Modes, and Maps Revealed for Marvel Rivals Season 5, Starts 14th November
Love is a Battlefield
Marvel Rivals continues to go from strength to strength as NetEase keeps up with its post-launch support. The free-to-play game is about to enter Season 5: Love is a Battlefield, which will introduce at least two new playable characters. The first of these will be Gambit, who will be available when Season 5 begins on 14th...
News Classic SEGA Characters NiGHTS, AiAi to Join Sonic Racing: CrossWorlds on PS5, PS4
SpongeBob SquarePants sinks in next week
We’re not sure about you, but all we personally want out of Sonic Racing: CrossWorlds is more classic characters from SEGA’s back catalogue. And that’s exactly what we’re getting in a slew of free content updates, including: NiGHTS (December 2025) NiGHTS Dream Sleeper Vehicle Super Monkey Ball...
News The Real Star of Gran Turismo 7's Free PS5, PS4 Update Is a 312km/h Minivan
A place in Espace
Abu Dhabi’s iconic Yas Marina circuit is coming to Gran Turismo 7 as part of its free Spec 3 update next month, where it’s sure to dazzle in Polyphony Digital’s hands. But the return of a fan favourite vehicle teased in an all-new trailer is what’s got fans talking: the ludicrous Renault Espace F1. The car previo
News Sonic Racing: CrossWorlds Adds Like a Dragon Lead Ichiban Kasuga for Free
Available in PS5, PS4 update now
Like a Dragon protagonist is now officially a playable character in the Sonic Racing: CrossWorlds roster following a free PS5, PS4 update that went live earlier today. Having downloaded it, you'll be able to play as Ichiban himself, use his Dragon Brave vehicle, and access an additional set of custom emotes and...
News Battlefield 6 Challenges Made Much Easier Following Community Feedback
Less challenging
If you've been playing Battlefield 6 and feeling frustrated by the challenges, it seems the developers have heard you. In a community post, the game's official accounts have outlined some sweeping changes to in-game challenges, making them easier to attain pretty much across the board. The post says over 90 challenges have been...
News PS5 Pro Adds Frame Rate Option for Metal Gear Solid Delta
New multiplayer mode looks mad
Man, the new multiplayer mode for Metal Gear Solid Delta: Snake Eater is really scratching our MGO and Assassin’s Creed Brotherhood itch. This all-new online component – available as a free update for the PS5 remake from today – blends hide-and-seek gameplay with competitive deathmatch action. We think the...
News Even if You Don't Like Golf, You Need to See PGA Tour 2K25's Latest PS5 Update
Get the wedge out
Have you ever done a double-take at a gaming update before? Maybe today’s the first time. PGA Tour 2K25 has published the trailer for its Season 4 update, and it’s unexpectedly Borderlands 4 coded. The crossover makes sense to some degree: Take-Two publishes both the golf sim and the looter shooter, but they couldn’t be...
News Vampire Survivors Adds Balatro Themed Expansion in Latest Free Update on PS5, PS4
Ante Chamber available now
Two of the most dangerously compelling time-sinks released in recent years are Balatro and Vampire Survivors, so what happens when you combine the two? Well, developer Poncle has done just that, introducing a free, Balatro-themed expansion to its smash hit horde survival title. Named Ante Chamber, it's part of the...
News Sony's Rumoured Handheld May Be Years Away, But Ghost of Tsushima Is Steam Deck Verified Now
Jin-'n'-out
Sony has updated Ghost of Tsushima: Director’s Cut on PC to add Steam Deck compatibility. While verification isn’t necessarily required to run a release on Valve’s handheld, it does symbolise that additional work has been invested to ensure playability has been optimised. As part of the Patch Notes on the game’s Steam page,...
News Honkai: Star Rail Concludes Its Elongated Amphoreus Saga, Adds Permanent Game Mode
And that's the end of that chapter
When the stinger at the end of the most recent Honkai: Star Rail update warned its never-ending Amphoreus saga would be continued, we felt a little bit of our soul die. That is to say this overwritten beast of a plot hasn’t been our favourite to date, but it concludes in v3.7, due out on 5th November. At least...
News The Finals Gets Ready for Halloween with New Ghoul Rush Mode
Spooky stuff indeed
Season 8 of The Finals is now well into its stride, and this week's mid-season update brings a frighteningly good new game mode, a plethora of spooky rewards, a scarily good store update, and a spread of smaller fixes and improvements – all in time for Halloween. Mid-season update 8.6.0 introduces a new infection-based game...
News You Could Now Play Death Stranding 1, 2 with Worse Graphics on PS5
Both games get the Power Saver mode update
Death Stranding Director's Cut, the enhanced PS5 version of the original game, has been updated to take advantage of the console's new Power Saver mode. When played in this mode, the game's overall performance (graphics, frame rate, and potentially more) will be reduced, but it'll consume less power. In...
News Battlefield 6 Gets Even Better on 28th October, New Maps, Modes in Season 1 Update
Say hello to Blackwell Fields
EA has today shared a first look at the sort of content that'll keep you coming back to play Battlefield 6 now that it's out on PS5, Xbox Series X|S, and PC. Just over two weeks after the release, from 28th October, the game's Season 1 batch of content begins to roll out. The overall roadmap is split into three...
News No Man's Sky Grows Yet Again with Another Free Content Update, Available Now on PS5, PS4
Breach update launches today
It probably shouldn't be surprising at this point, but No Man's Sky has just received yet another free update, adding more new content to the space exploration game. This update is named Breach, and it's out now on all platforms, including PS5 and PS4: Breach's big new addition is space wrecks — dilapidated old...
News Switch 2 Port Marks Addition of New Persona 3 Reload Songs on PS5, PS4
Update on 23rd October
Atlus has confirmed that it's adding a selection of Persona 3 and Persona 3 FES tracks to its PS5, PS4 remake Persona 3 Reload tomorrow, 23rd October. The free update coincides with the release of the RPG's port to Nintendo Switch 2, and there'll be eight additional tracks in total, coming to all platforms. The new songs are...
News Avatar: Frontiers of Pandora's Third-Person Update Practically Makes It a New PS5 Game
Time to play
For as much criticism as Ubisoft gets, its post-release support is often absolutely extraordinary. One case in point is Avatar: Frontiers of Pandora’s upcoming third-person update – it was one of the game’s most requested features at launch, and it’s coming for free. That’s right, if you already own the game – or plan to...
News Demon's Souls PS5 Patched to Take Advantage of Power Saving Feature
And it really does reduce power draw
Demon’s Souls, the PS5 launch remake, has been patched to take advantage of Sony’s new power saving feature. For those who don’t know, the power saving toggle was added to the new-gen console in a recent firmware update. It’s been advertised as part of PlayStation’s continued commitment to lowering...
News Marvel Rivals Is Going PvE with Zombies Mode Just in Time for Halloween on PS5
Marvel Zombies invasion
NetEase has announced the first PvE mode for its popular free-to-play shooter, Marvel Rivals. Collaborating with the recently released miniseries Marvel Zombies, the aptly named Zombies mode is coming to the game on 23rd October, 2025: In the above announcement video, we see Marvel Studios' Brad Winderbaum and Marvel...
News From NASCAR to New Islands, The Crew Motorfest Is Going All-In for Year 3 on PS5, PS4
Another impressive update
Ubisoft has revealed the future of The Crew Motorfest, and frankly it’s impressive how much content the company’s got coming up. The Ivory Tower racer obviously now finds itself in a head-to-head race with Forza Horizon 5 on the PS5, but it seems to be responding to the challenge well. Year 3 will get underway from...
News The Crew 2 Will Be Playable for 'Years to Come' with New Fan Demanded Offline Mode
Stop killing games
The Crew has been at the centre of a storm for many, many years now, with the first game’s server shutdown ultimately leading to the Stop Killing Games campaign. While the original release could be played solo, it required an Internet connection in order to be enjoyed. Hence, when its servers were shutdown, it rendered the...
News Critically Acclaimed PS5 JRPG Trails in the Sky 1st Chapter Updated with First-Person View
Experience Rolent like never before
Beloved JRPG remake Trails in the Sky 1st Chapter has deployed update v1.05 adding some new features to the fan-favourite release. Among the inclusions are a first-person view mode and the ability to hide the user interface. Here’s the commands you’ll need to use to take advantage of each feature:...
News New Game+ Headlines Indiana Jones PS5 Update, Out Tomorrow
All for MachineGames' 15th birthday
Wolfenstein, Indiana Jones developer MachineGames turns 15 this month, and to celebrate, it's releasing a new update for the latter that adds New Game+, additional voice language options, and the Cairo outfit. The Swedish studio shares more details in the video above. These additions answer community requests as...
News Next Expedition 33 Update Adds New Area, Bosses, Outfits for Free
As the RPG reaches five million sales
Sandfall Interactive today announced Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 has now sold five million copies in five months, and to celebrate, an upcoming update will add a new location, late-game bosses, and new character outfits for free. There's no word on when the PS5 patch will be released, but here's what it'll...
News Remedy Upgrades Control with PS5 Pro Support, New Patch Out Now
Unlock the frame rate, PSSR support, and more
Remedy has pushed a new patch live for the PS5 version of Control that allows it to take advantage of the PS5 Pro and its feature set, as well as offering pre-order suits for everyone, and the ability to unlock the frame rate. The update, for the PS5 version specifically, is available to download now,...
News Skate Season 1 Brings New Events, Challenges, More Next Week on PS5, PS4
Happy Skate-o-ween
Skate has been available in early access now for a couple of weeks or so, and soon it'll get its first major content update. On 7th October, the free-to-play skateboarding title will enter Season 1, running until 2nd December. Here's a trailer that gives a brief look at what it entails: The seasonal update will give San...
News The Finals Update Brings New Time-Limited 'Heaven or Else' Game Mode
Heavenly stuff
The Finals has just dropped with a new limited-time game mode as part of its 8.3.0 update that sees you fighting up in the clouds of the afterlife while knocking people to their demise – along with free rewards to earn from it, many of which look pretty heavenly. Known as 'Heaven or Else', this new time-limited mode consists of a...
News Stellar Blade Ending Extended in New Epilogue Scenes
90 seconds of fresh Xion footage
Seemingly never quite done working on the game, developer Shift Up has pushed yet another free Stellar Blade update live to PS5 and PC today. This time, it has extended one of the three endings with a selection of short epilogue scenes. The clips don't amount to much; they're more comical than anything else and...
News Metal Gear Solid Delta's Delayed Fox Hunt Multiplayer Mode Arrives Next Month
Hide and seek
Konami's well-received remake Metal Gear Solid Delta: Snake Eater launched about a month ago on PS5, and it'll soon be expanded upon with a dedicated multiplayer mode, Fox Hunt. The online multiplayer feature was announced prior to the game's launch, but it was revealed recently that it would be coming in a post-release update. Now,...
News Gran Turismo 7 Gets Massive Free PS5, PS4 Update as Series Tops 100 Million Units
New tracks, cars, and more
Gran Turismo has surpassed an extraordinary sales milestone – it’s topped 100 million units across the entire franchise to date. To mark the occasion, creator Polyphony Digital is plotting a ‘Spec III’ update for Gran Turismo 7, which will launch for free in December. Here’s the full extent of what it will...
News Phoenix Wright Trilogy PS4 Update Brings It Up to Speed with the Other Ace Attorney Games
Gallery mode! Music player! More!
Capcom has announced a free content update for Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney Trilogy that will add a bunch of fun extra features. As shown in the trailer, the update will introduce several modes and features that are already present in later Ace Attorney collections: Back when the Phoenix Wright trilogy arrived...
News More Free Updates for PS5 Fan Favourite Stellar Blade Planned
New quests available later today
As previously teased, Stellar Blade is adding new quests on the PS5 today – and there’ll be a “small gift” available for those who complete them all. The new missions will be found on the Bulletin Board in Xion, but there’s no word at the time of writing about what they’ll actually entail. We’re...
News Gran Turismo 7's Latest Update Adds Yet More Cars and Events on PS5, PS4
Vroom for more
Gran Turismo 7 continues to plod along with regular updates on PS5 and PS4, and the latest of these will be available imminently. From 23rd September at 10pm PDT (24th September at 6am BST), you'll be able to download and install update 1.63, introducing another batch of vehicles and events to enjoy. This time, drivers can enjoy...
News Sony's Maligned PS5, PC Action Game Lost Soul Aside Improved Further with Latest Patch
Patch 1.009 available now
Sony and developer Ultizero Games have just pushed out a new patch for their widely panned action game, Lost Soul Aside. Taking the game to version 1.009, the patch includes a number of bug fixes, improvements, and optimisations to create a better all-round experience. As you can see in the patch notes above, the update...
News Destiny 2 Does Its Best Star Wars Impression with Renegades Expansion
A guardian far, far away
You can learn a lot about the public sentiment for Destiny 2 by reading the YouTube comments for this new Renegades expansion. “I’ll just keep playing Helldivers 2,” several of them say. And to think Sony spent $3.5 billion on developer Bungie for its live service expertise, eh? Look, with Marathon delayed it’s
News Elden Ring Nightreign Will Get Even Tougher in New Hard Mode
Out on PS5, PS4 in September
On top of its base difficulty and the Everdark Sovereign fights, Elden Ring Nightreign will become an even tougher game next month with the introduction of a new hard mode. Available from 11th September 2025 in a free update, Deep of Night will be "a high-difficulty challenge mode designed for seasoned players who have...
News Zenless Zone Zero Settles Down After an Action Packed Summer with Smaller PS5 Update
And breathe
The last Zenless Zone Zero update was a bit of a monster, with a new storyline, summer activities, and even an autochess minigame. Things are a little lighter in v2.2, which is scheduled to release on 4th September. We suppose the highlights are the two new characters: Seed and Orphie. The former is interesting because she travels...
