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News God of War Ragnarok Update 4.01 Available Now on PS5, PS4, Here Are All the Patch Notes
Patching up NG+
Hot on the heels of the last major update, Santa Monica Studio has released a new patch for God of War Ragnarok. Aimed at issues introduced alongside New Game Plus and other extra content, this seems like a small but important update if you're going through Kratos' journey once again. The patch (version 4.01) fixes a bunch of bugs...
News Gran Turismo 7's 120fps Options are 'Game-Changers', Says Digital Foundry
They're certainly frame rate-changers
In case you missed it, the latest game update for Gran Turismo 7 introduced a handful of new visual options that let you really crank up the frame rate on PS5. With the new patch installed, the driving game now supports 120 frames-per-second as well as VRR, letting you push performance beyond the traditional...
News Celebrate Easter with Two Point Campus' Spring Update on PS5, PS4
Hop to it
It's the Easter season, and that means decorated eggs, chicks, and chocolate rabbits start appearing in video games. Well, some of them. One such game is Two Point Campus, which has just received its Spring update on PS5 and PS4. This free update does roughly what you'd expect, with plenty of seasonal goodies with which to cheer up your...
News God of War Ragnarok's Huge New Game Plus Update Out Now on PS5, PS4
Surprise update adds extra mode
God of War Ragnarok has just received a major update on PS5 and PS4, introducing the long-awaited New Game Plus mode. The update is available to download and install right now. New Game Plus is a mode that allows you to carry over certain progress and items from a completed playthrough into a new one. To compensate...
News C-Smash VRS Demo Update Fixes Online Issues, Improves Frame Rate on PSVR2
Take another swing at it
If you're into PSVR2, odds are you've checked out the playable demo for C-Smash VRS. This free trial version of the game has been available for a little while, and provides a great outline of what to expect from this stylish reimagining of Cosmic Smash. One or two issues held it back, but developer Wolf & Wood has issued...
News No Man's Sky's Latest Major Update Improves PSVR2 Version, Adds Corrupted Worlds
Interceptor update available now
No Man's Sky only had the Fractal update a few weeks ago, coinciding with the launch of PSVR2, but Hello Games is already back with another massive update. Named Interceptor, this latest free expansion is now available for all versions of the game, and it introduces yet more improvements and new features. The...
News Goat Simulator 3 Adds Lots of Eggs-tra Content in Free Easter Update on PS5
Available now
We're coming up to the Easter weekend in a couple of days, and what better way to celebrate than with one of PS5's silliest games? Yes, Goat Simulator 3 has just received a major free update that throws in all sorts of Easter-themed treats. Check them out in the above trailer. The headline addition is Operation Crackdown, a new...
News Saints Row Teases 'Huge' Combat Overhaul in Next Update
Gang warfare
We don't really know what it means right now, but Saints Row is getting a "huge" combat overhaul in its next update, which is currently scheduled for a May release. This patch was actually announced last week, as developer Volition outlined the game's roadmap through to August. <related ids="147221"> Although said roadmap did...
News Redemption Reapers Will Try to Redeem Itself with Free PS5 Upgrade, Big Updates
Redemption arc
Many had fairly high hopes for Redemption Reapers — a strategy RPG with a lot of big names attached to it, including a Fire Emblem veteran. However, the PS4 title, which released back in February, failed to meet those lofty expectations. It currently sits at a lukewarm 63 critic average over on OpenCritic, with our own sister site
News Horizon Call of the Mountain Update 1.04 Available Now, Here Are the Patch Notes
Call of the accessibility improvements
PSVR2's flagship game, Horizon Call of the Mountain, has just received a pretty decent update. Available to download and install now, the patch (version 1.04) makes a number of nice accessibility improvements, as well as fixing a whole bunch of bugs. To start with, subtitles now have more options; you can add...
News DualSense Edge PS5 Controller Is Now Compatible with Apple Devices
Software updates add support
Following a series of software updates across Apple's range of devices, the PS5's DualSense Edge controller now works with them. The regular DualSense has been compatible with iPhones and co. for a good while, and now its premium stablemate is joining the fray. Support for DualSense Edge is just one patch note in the...
News Goat Simulator 3 and CATAN Butt Heads with Crossover Content in Both
No fooling ewe
What do the silly sandbox game Goat Simulator 3 and tactical board game CATAN have in common? Some element of livestock, of course! And there's no better day for the two disparate licences to cross paths. Yes, Coffee Stain's bonkers bleat-'em-up and the console edition of the iconic multiplayer game are coming together for some...
News Gran Turismo 7 Officially Details Huge PS5, PS4 1.31 Update, Out Today
Super Formula cars in April
Update: After last night's accidental leak, Sony has officially detailed the big PS5, PS4 1.31 update for Gran Turismo 7. All the details you see below are now confirmed, but we've also got a look at the new cars being added to the game for free. They are the Audi RS 5 Turbo DTM ‘19, Porsche 959 ‘87, Porsche Carrera...
News Saints Row Outlines Three Expansions, Three Major Updates Through August 2023
That's a lot of support
Love it or hate it, the new Saints Row is getting a glut of post-launch support over the next few months. Developer Volition has revealed a roadmap for upcoming content, which includes three (paid) expansions and three (free) major updates. Things really get going in May, with the first expansion, titled The Heist and the...
News MultiVersus Going Offline in June, Full Launch Planned for Early 2024
Open beta coming to an end
MultiVersus is a strange case; it's been available to play for about eight months, but technically, only in an open beta capacity. This prolonged phase of the game's development has allowed developer Player First Games to gather a vast amount of information and feedback, and it'll soon be implementing all that data ahead...
News Five Free Cars Coming to Ever Expanding PS5, PS4 Sim Racer Gran Turismo 7
This sports car never stops
Gran Turismo 7 may have got its biggest update yet last month, with its gigantic and critically acclaimed PSVR2 patch – but nothing stops this sports car. Right on time, series creator Kazunori Yamauchi has taken to social media to confirm that another five free vehicles are en route, and will be added a
News Elden Ring Update 1.09 Adds Ray Tracing on PS5, Here Are All the Patch Notes
Ray tracing-a Lucaria
Bandai Namco and FromSoftware have just released the latest major patch for Elden Ring, the massively popular open world RPG. It brings the game up to version 1.09, and the update is available now on all platforms, of course including PS5 and PS4. The main headline addition here is the implementation of ray tracing for the...
News Sonic Frontiers’ Sights, Sounds, and Speed Free Update Is Available Now
Gotta go fast
Sonic Frontiers' first free DLC is now available, and you can now dive into the Sights, Sounds, and Speed update on PS5 and PS4 at your leisure. Curate your audio experience with iconic tracks from across the series by finding Sound Memories, which can be found scattered across the game. There is also a Photo Mode, allowing you to...
News Sonic Frontiers Gets Its First Free DLC Expansion This Week
Sights, sounds, and speed
Update: SEGA has released more information about this Sonic Frontiers DLC pack. The Jukebox feature allows you to play various Sonic music from across the series while you're exploring the islands. There are 53 songs in total, with 13 being unlocked immediately. To get the rest, you'll need to collect Sound Memories, which...
News Wo Long: Fallen Dynasty Update 1.04 Available Now, Here Are All the Patch Notes
Wo, it's a long list
A fresh patch has been deployed for the excellent action RPG, Wo Long: Fallen Dynasty. At just 194.4MB on PS5, it'll only take a minute to download and install, but it brings with it a raft of adjustments and bug fixes. There are a number of minor changes to certain features that should make things just that little bit...
News FPS Far Cry 5 Upgraded to 60fps with PS5 Patch
USA! USA!
Update: As expected, Far Cry 5 will now run at 60 frames-per-second on PS5, as part of a patch that optimises the PS4 game on Sony's new-gen console. The update is available to download now, and is deplying ahead of a free weekend for the release, scheduled to run 23rd March through 27th March. <related ids="105982"> Original...
News Disco Elysium Is Getting a Sort of Photo Mode on PS5, PS4 Soon
Collage Mode incoming
When it isn't having a legal spat with its former employees, developer ZA/UM is continuing work on its much beloved game, Disco Elysium. The narrative RPG is widely celebrated for a number of reasons, among them its unique art style and witty writing. Interestingly, you'll soon be able to toy with these aspects when the Collage...
News Need for Speed Unbound Volume 2 Brings New Events, Features in Major Update
Fuel injection
Need for Speed Unbound is a highly entertaining arcade racer, but let's be honest, the online multiplayer and post-game experience isn't particularly interesting. That looks set to change pretty soon, though, as developer Criterion has just announced the first post-launch update, called Volume 2. This free game update is a pretty big...
News PSVR2 Launch Game What the Bat Now Playable in Stationary Standing Mode
Roomscale requirement eliminated
We had quite a bit of fun with What the Bat, a silly PSVR2 launch title that's well worth a go. The biggest criticism we had of the game is that it would only let you play in Roomscale mode. Roomscale — which allows you to walk around in a defined space — requires at least two square metres of room, but the...
News The Witcher 3 PS5 Patch 4.02 Improves Performance, Fixes Bugs
Available now
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt has had a rough ride so far on PS5. The current-gen edition of the beloved RPG has struggled with its performance in particular, and CD Projekt RED has been hard at work to get the game ship-shape. Now, patch 4.02 is available to download and install, weighing in at just over 2GB. As the official patch notes...
News Streets of Rage 4 Major Update Adds Over 300 Improvements, Co-Op Moves, More
Fine tuning
Out of seemingly nowhere, Streets of Rage 4 has received a major update for both the base game and its DLC, Mr. X Nightmare. Publisher Dotemu says the free patch adds more than 300 improvements and new features. Chief among the additions is co-op moves. These are special new attacks that can be pulled off when you're playing with a pal...
News Forspoken PS5 Update Improves Performance, Tweaks Gameplay Options, More
Available now
A new game update for PS5 console exclusive Forspoken is now available to download. Taking the RPG to version 1.10, this does more than fix a few bugs — it's a pretty big patch that introduces some much requested improvements and enhanced performance. Many of the major bullet points are outlined in this blog post, but we'll go...
News Sifu Expands Yet Again with New Arena Battles and Challenges on 28th March
Arenas of violence
Another big update for Sifu is on the way, and it just got a confirmed release date. Launching on the 28th March, the action title's 'Arenas Expansion' adds a new range of combat challenges. "With 9 new locations and 45 merciless challenges spread over 5 game modes, the Arenas Expansion is packing up to 10 extra hours of gameplay...
News PSVR2 Must Play Pistol Whip Is Plotting a Season of Free Content
Five months of free updates
If you haven’t snagged PSVR2 rhythm shooter Pistol Whip just yet, then perhaps this announcement will push you over the edge. Canadian developer Cloudhead Games has been supporting the title with free content updates for years now – but it ain’t done yet, with its Overdrive add-on set to get underway on 1st May...
News No Man's Sky Fractal Update Available Today, Adds Full PSVR2 Support Plus Lots More
Another stellar update
No Man's Sky has a well-documented history of huge, game-changing updates, and that record continues with Fractal, the latest major (and free) expansion. Released today on all platforms, you can download this patch now and enjoy everything it brings to the table. The headline act this time around is full support for PSVR2, but...
News Chrono Cross PS4 Update Is Available Now, Frame Rate Fixed
Now running reliably
Square Enix has released the all-important update for Chrono Cross: The Radical Dreamers Edition just as quickly as it confirmed it following almost a year of silence: it's available now on PS4. You're looking for version number 1.0.1.0; the patch notes are as follows: Framerate improvements Changes to the growth system for...
News Massive Gran Turismo 7 PSVR2 Patch Available Now
Also includes classic track and superhuman AI
Update: The gigantic Gran Turismo 7 patch, featuring PSVR2 support and much more, is available now. It weighs in at 7.35GB on PS5, and includes multiple cars as well as a new track. If you're still playing on PS4, then the update is around 7.4GB. If full PSVR2 support and four extra cars weren't enough...
News Almost One Year Later, Square Enix Will Fix Chrono Cross PS4 Remaster
Patch will have a "wide range of changes"
After nearly a full year on the market, Square Enix has finally confirmed it will be patching PS4 remaster Chrono Cross: The Radical Dreamers Edition. The game has lied dormant since release in April 2022, with the base version featuring frame rate issues and input delay. These problems will now be addressed...
News Gran Turismo 7's Huge PSVR2 Update Comes Alongside Four New Cars
New content for non-VR players
Gran Turismo 7 will get a big new lease of life next week with a PSVR2 patch that makes it playable in virtual reality, but there's still content to look forward to if you're not buying Sony's new headset. Polyphony Digital CEO Kazunori Yamauchi has done his usual thing of teasing the PS5, PS4 update the weekend before...
News The Dark Pictures Anthology: The Devil in Me Gets Friend's Pass, Curator's Cut in Free Update
Frights with friends
The Dark Pictures Anthology: The Devil in Me kind of came and went, it feels like. We weren't enormous fans of the entry ourselves, but it's still worth checking out if you truly believe in Supermassive Games' formula. That process just got both easier and more appealing, with a Friend's Pass and Curator's Cut added in the most...
News Disney Dreamlight Valley's Festival of Friendship Is Sure to Put Some Pep in Your Step
Friendship = Magic
Childhood dream simulator Disney Dreamlight Valley just got its third major update in the form of the aggressively wholesome-sounding Festival of Friendship. It's available right now on both PS5 and PS4. Introducing new friends (yay), features, and even some frost, the Festival of Friendship update brings Frozen's frigid snowman...
News Tetris Effect: Connected Receives New Modes When it Launches on PS5, PSVR2
Endless
Tetris Effect (or Tetris Effect: Connected if you want to get serious about it) is a magnificent falling block puzzler that we've played a lot on PS4 and PSVR. However, we're itching to get acquainted with the game all over again when it launches on PS5 day and date with PSVR2. It's going to look so good with the spangly new hardware. The...
News Love Is in the Air at Two Point Campus on PS5, PS4
You love to see it
PlayStation’s premier university tycoon title Two Point Campus has received a lovey-dovey update, just in time for Valentine’s Day. The free download includes a variety of romantic items and outfits, allowing you to give your schools a purrdy makeover ahead of the 14th February. <related ids="135094"> The update also...
News Knockout City Season 9 Will Be Its Last, Servers Shut Down on 6th June
Thanks for the memories
In a somewhat surprising announcement, it seems like dodge-brawler Knockout City's days are numbered after developer Velan Studios revealed that Season 9 of the F2P multiplayer will be the game's last. Servers will be switched off on 6th June, but game director Jeremy Russo says there is still a ton to look forward to before...
News Infants Expected in The Sims 4 from 14th March on PS4
Due date
The Sims 4 may be a little long in the tooth these days, but EA will be hoping its long-awaited infants update will bring some renewed vigour to the release. The social simulation – which recently went free-to-play – has been promising infants for a little while, but they’ll finally crawl to the PS4 on 14th March, bringing an entirely...
News Dead Space PS5 Patch v1.03 Eradicates Visuals Issues
The horror
Update: A new patch for Dead Space’s PS5 remake is now available to download, and it completely eradicates a bug which was previously affecting the release’s visuals. The game now looks and performs as intended, so if you're playing the sci-fi horror, make sure you get the update downloaded and installed. EA is plotting a patch for...
News Hitman 3's Huge Freelancer Update Is Out Now on PS5, PS4
Now the World of Assassination
The big Hitman 3 update that includes the new Freelancer mode and turns the game into one that encompasses both Hitman and Hitman 2 is available now on PS5, PS4. Weighing in at anywhere from one to 8GB, this patch rebrands the series as Hitman - World of Assassination. All the content from the two previous rebooted...
News Disney Dreamlight Valley Content Roadmap Teases New Characters, Features
Characters from Encanto and Frozen on the way
Developer Gameloft has unveiled its plans for its early access life sim, Disney Dreamlight Valley. A content roadmap for the first half of 2023 has been shown, giving some vague details about where the game is heading in the next few months. The next major update to the game arrives in February, when...
News The Callisto Protocol Gets New Game+ in New PS5, PS4 Update
Version 3.01 is a go
Striking Distance Studios has updated The Callisto Protocol on PS5, PS4 to version 3.01, which implements a New Game+ option and fixes a number of issues. The patch is available to download now, and allows you to carry over all your weapons, upgrades, and Callisto Credits into a second playthrough. They'll be at the first...
News The Witcher 3 Patch in 'Final Stages', Should Release Soon
By steel, by silver
Update: It's unclear whether CDPR is specifically referencing a PC update on social media. If it's a full-blown patch, we imagine that it'll be made available across all platforms, but it could be that it's designed to fix particular problems on PC. We've reached out to the developer for additional confirmation. Original story:...
News Forspoken PS5 Demo to Be Updated with New Features, Bug Fixes
Apparently patch is coming today
A now-deleted Twitter post has revealed the PS5 demo for Forspoken will soon be updated with new features and fixes for bugs and glitches. Caught by ResetEra, the patch will apparently include button mapping functionality, tweaks to the lock-on system, adjustments to text size, and then fixes "various technical...
News Trails from Zero on PS4 Misses Out on New Improvements Coming to PC, Switch
PS4 players ditched again
At this point it feels like PS4 players are being well and truly screwed over, doesn't it? You may remember that when Trails from Zero finally arrived here in the West last year, PC and Nintendo Switch users were treated to an enhanced version of the release. Meanwhile, PS4 players got a no-frills localisation of the...
News Trails from Zero PS4 Update Teased
Coming "soon"
Trails from Zero hasn't had an update on PS4 since its release back in September — and that's because it hasn't really needed one. The game runs perfectly fine on Sony's last-gen system, but as noted in our Trails from Zero PS4 review, it's a shame that additional improvements — upgrades available on PC and Nintendo Switch,...
News Synth Riders Closes Out the Year with Merry Synthmas Update
Yet another free song!
It sure feels like we were just talking about Synth Riders, doesn't it? The Groovin' Essentials pack launched earlier this month, but the team over at Kluge Interactive isn't content to have that close things out for the year. No, it still has some more content to drop before things roll over into 2023. The Merry Synthmas...
News God of War Ragnarok Will Receive New Game Plus Mode in Spring 2023
That's a plus
There are certain things players have begun to expect of PlayStation's first-party games, including photo mode, lots of accessibility options, and a New Game Plus mode. While this obviously varies from title to title, it was expected that God of War Ragnarok would eventually get the latter, seeing as its predecessor received the mode...
