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Thursday5th Feb 2026
News Super Bomberman Collection Available Now on PS5, Includes 7 Classic Games
Boom
Surprise! Out of pretty much nowhere, Konami has announced and simultaneously released Super Bomberman Collection. It's available to purchase right now on PS5, going for $19.99/£15.99. Here's a trailer, showing off all the games in this retro collection: Super Bomberman Collection includes the following seven titles: Super Bomberman...
News The Adventures of Elliot Release Date Locked in for 18th June on PS5
Your summer RPG has arrived
The Adventures of Elliot might be closely linked to Nintendo Direct livestreams, but it's still a multi-platform release with a PS5 version on the way. Therefore, as a result of today's showcase, we know the HD-2D action title will launch on 18th June 2026. Catch the latest trailer above. The summer release brings with...
News Monster Hunter Stories 3 Demo Out Now on PS5, with Saves Carrying Over to the Full RPG
Rath's more like it
Ahead of its release next month on the 13th March, a demo for Monster Hunter Stories 3: Twisted Reflection has dropped on PS5. It's a meaty 13GB on Sony's system. Download it, and you'll be able to play through the RPG's opening hours, which'll introduce you to its core mechanics and systems across exploration, turn-based...
News Sony Finally Confirms Horizon Co-Op Game, Horizon Hunters Gathering for PS5, PC
The one made by Guerrilla Games
We've known for years now that two Horizon co-op titles are in development, one from NCSoft and another being made internally at Guerrilla Games. Now, the latter has finally been unveiled as Horizon Hunters Gathering. It's coming to PS5 and PC, and you can get an extended look in the trailer above. Horizon Hunters...
News Try Pragmata's Hack-and-Shoot Action in Playable Demo, Available Now on PS5
High five
Capcom has announced the playable demo for its sci-fi shooter Pragmata arrives today on PS5. It's live right now on PS Store; the demo is about 6 GB in size. Called Sketchbook, the demo allows you to sample the game's much talked about action, which combines third-person shooting with a simple hacking minigame, which you must complete on...
News Trails, Ys Dev's New Action RPG Kyoto Xanadu Slashes to PS5 This Summer
From Tokyo to Kyoto
Falcom has finally announced its sequel to Tokyo Xanadu, which it's been working on for at least the last couple of years. It's called Kyoto Xanadu, and it's headed to PS5 this summer. You'll have to bear with the Nintendo Direct trailer for now, though. Like its predecessor, it's an action-based RPG centred around a colourful...
Rumour Starfield PS5 Release Date Is Set for 7th April
So says Polish leaker
It's basically a case of when, not if, Starfield is ported to PS5. And, according to Polish retail leaker Graczdari, the "when" is 7th April 2026. A new report from the leaker claims Starfield will get its PS5 version on that date, with a standard and Premium Edition on offer. The elephant in the room is this is the same...
News Pure Pool Pro Brings the Glossiest Balls You've Ever Seen to PS5 Next Week
Polished to perfection
Ripstone has announced the release date for Pure Pool Pro, its latest pool simulation game, and it's very close indeed. The title arrives on PS5 next week, on 12th February 2026, priced at $24.99/£19.99/€24.99. When it does turn up, it'll do so with some of the most polished-up visuals you'll find on Sony's current-gen...
News If Crimson Desert Wasn't Ambitious Enough, It Also Has a Mech and Two More Playable Characters
Second deep dive video talks combat and progression
For the vast majority of its Crimson Desert marketing up until now, developer Pearl Abyss has focused on pitching the bearded Kliff as the protagonist. However, did you know there are actually two more playable characters? Oh, and you can control a mech? The second of three deep dive videos...
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 Want a Head Start on Forza Horizon 6 PS5? Cross-Save Lets You Begin on PC and Xbox
New feature across PS5, Xbox, and PC
If Forza Horizon 5 is anything to go by, then this year's Forza Horizon 6 could well be a racing game worth playing in the years to come. Playground Games has proven it supports its titles well after launch, but with the delay to the PS5 version pushing it out of the initial May 2026 release window, you'll be...
News Launch-Aligned, Ghost of Yotei PS5 Is Selling Better Than Tsushima
It's "exceeded" the sales in the "same period of time"
In the four months since its release, Ghost of Yotei has outsold Ghost of Tsushima when comparing the numbers to its own launch period. On a better sales trajectory than the original 2020 game, Sony said (via VGC) that Ghost of Yotei "exceeded the sales of the previous title in the same period...
News PS5 Officially Outsells PS3, Now at 92.2 Million Units
Sells nearly five million more consoles
With the data from its latest quarterly earnings call taken into account, it's now official: the PS5 has outsold the PS3. Sony sold eight million PS5 consoles in Q3 of fiscal year 2025 to bring the PS5's overall total to 92.2 million units, as of 31st December 2025. This sees the system outsell PS3, which...
Wednesday4th Feb 2026
News Overwatch Ditches the 2, Launches 5 New Heroes in Blizzard's Bid to Revive the Shooter
It ain't over(watch)
Blizzard's putting plans in motion to try and revive Overwatch 2 — or just simply Overwatch, as it'll now be named. Yep, the team's ditching the idea of this being a numbered sequel roughly three years after its initial launch. It's not quite accurate to say that Overwatch has been bombing since the arrival of Overwatch 2...
Rumour Final Fantasy 7 Remake Part 3 Skips PS5 Exclusivity, Will Be Multi-Platform Straight Away
Square Enix will "target everything" for Part 3
The final part of the Final Fantasy 7 Remake trilogy will not have any kind of PlayStation exclusivity tied to it whenever it comes out, a new report claims. Square Enix is in the process of bringing Final Fantasy 7 Remake and Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth to Nintendo Switch 2 and Xbox Series X|S, following...
News Another Key Assassin's Creed Dev Leaves Ubisoft
Leap of faith
Ubisoft has lost another veteran employee in Luc Couture, who had been at the company for roughly 24 years. Couture announced his departure on social media this week, having worked on numerous properties across his storied career at the publisher. Most notably, he had a huge influence on the structure of numerous Assassin's Creed...
News GTA 5 Gives ARC Raiders a Run for Its Money on the PS5 Download Chart
Still got it
You know the Grand Theft Auto 6 hype is getting to people, because GTA 5 is in the top three most-downloaded PS5 games for the month of January 2026. The PS5 port of the game is approaching four years old (GTA 5 originally launched on PS3 in 2013), so it's pretty impressive to see it going toe-to-toe with contemporary titles like ARC...
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...
Review Nioh 3 (PS5) - Superb Action Fronts a New Team Ninja Gem
Ninja in more than name
If FromSoftware can do it, then Team Ninja believes it can too. Having established one of the best Dark Souls copycats in the Nioh series, the Japanese developer is chasing its own Elden Ring moment. Nioh 3 isn’t quite that, but it still marks a new highlight for the franchise. This is all the best bits of the...
News MLB The Show 26 Pitches Lots of New Features and First PS5 Gameplay Footage
Hit ball with stick
Normally, this sort of thing is the remit of American sports enthusiast Sammy Barker, but he's off gallivanting, so it falls to this author to cover MLB The Show 26, which has just dropped a bunch of new info. San Diego Studio's annual baseball sim returns on 17th March 2026, and with just over a month to go, Sony has released...
News No, GTA 6 PS5 Physical Copies Won't Be Delayed
"That's not the plan"
One rumour floating around in relation to GTA 6 is that physical copies of the PS5 title will not arrive until 2027 in order to avoid leaks prior to release. That claim has now been debunked by Take-Two CEO Strauss Zelnick: "That's not the plan," he said in a new interview with Variety. As part of today's financial call, the...
News GTA 6 on Course for November 2026 Launch, Marketing Starts in Summer
At least that's what's being said
The proof will be in the pudding, but Take-Two and Rockstar Games have reaffirmed their intentions to release GTA 6 in November 2026, as part of the company's latest financial call. In a press release (via IGN), Take-Two states: "Our execution throughout Fiscal 2026 has been extraordinary and we are highly...
Tuesday3rd Feb 2026
News Helldivers 2 Adds a Tank in Major Update, More Hard-Hitting Weaponry in New Warbond
We march on Cyberstan
Arrowhead has today issued a major game update for its popular co-op shooter, Helldivers 2, and it comes with an explosive new addition to the arsenal. The Bastion tank headlines the update, a fondly remembered vehicle from the original Helldivers that makes its return in the sequel. Players will need to put it to good use...
News Pirate RPG Sea of Remnants Has Some Seriously Ambitious Post-Launch Plans
Do you sea what I sea
Ambition seems to be the name of the game when it comes to these high budget offerings from mega publisher NetEase, and developer Joker Studio has big plans upcoming pirate RPG Sea of Remnants. This one was revealed back in the summer of last year, and even at the time, it sounded busy. It's both a single player and online...
News PS5 Open Worlder Crimson Desert Seems Destined to Be a Hit, Tops 2 Million Wishlists
The chosen one?
While we're still not quite sure on where we stand with Crimson Desert, it's starting to look like it'll be one of the most popular releases of 2026 so far. The open world title, which has looked hugely ambitious since day one, has managed to rack up over 2 million wishlists across all platforms. Wishlists certainly aren't a...
News Highguard Player Count Is Actually Hanging in There as It Makes 5v5 Mode Permanent
Five alive
It really did look like the end was nigh for Highguard just a few days after its release, when its initial player count plummeted to concerningly low levels. However, based on the free-to-play shooter's current player tracking data via SteamDB, it's actually holding somewhat steady, averaging around 7,000 concurrent players over the last...
News Xbox's Obsidian Seemingly Kills The Outer Worlds, Third Game Not Planned
But more Avowed games are coming
It doesn't look like Obsidian Entertainment has any plans to make a third entry in The Outer Worlds series, as a sit-down interview with Bl
Rumour Kingdom Come: Deliverance PS5 Version to Release Within a Week or So
Kingdom Coming
The release of the rumoured PS5 port of Kingdom Come: Deliverance could be right around the corner, if fresh evidence is to be believed. As pointed out by PlayStation Game Size — the account that leaked the existence of this version in the first place — it seems highly likely that the PS5 edition will launch within the next week...
News Today in Weird Sony Patents: AI-Generated Podcasts Hosted by PlayStation Characters
Patently absurd
Like all companies of its size and scope, Sony is in the habit of acquiring patents for a wide range of new concepts, some of them more sensible than others. One that's been recently discovered presents the idea of bespoke gaming podcasts, generated by AI technology, hosted by characters from games you've been playing. Using a...
News You'll Want to Play Crimson Desert on PS5 Pro for Dedicated Enhancements
The best version on consoles
Pearl Abyss has revealed that Crimson Desert will offer PS5 Pro support through dedicated enhancements designed to make the ambitious title look and run better. It is yet to confirm any graphical modes, so frame rates and visual settings are currently unknown, but a recent interview with Destin shares the upgraded Sony...
News Sorry, PS3 Users, Netflix Is Dropping Support for Sony's 20-Year-Old Console Next Month
It only doesn't do Netflix
It's not often we get to report on PS3 news these days, but it seems Netflix hasn't forgotten about Sony's last-last-gen machine. As seen on Reddit, if you boot up the Netflix app on PS3, it now says it'll "no longer be available on this device" from 2nd March, 2026. The streaming service first came to PS3 via Blu-ray...
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:...
News Sony Signs K-Pop Superstar Kim Chaewon to Promote PS5 for Lunar New Year
Perfect Night (for PS5)
Sony has signed k-pop group LE SSERAFIM’s Kim Chaewon to promote PS5 across Asia this Lunar New Year, rounding out a trio of collaborations with Korean idols. Fans will remember the platform holder partnering with BLACKPINK’s Lisa as part of a global campaign last year; it followed that up with a music video featurin
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...
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 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) |
Monday2nd Feb 2026
Review Arknights: Endfield (PS5) - Automation Turns Busywork into Bliss
Come for the waifus, stay for the workflows
Did the PS5 need another all-encompassing live service gacha game? Probably not, no – and so our expectations for Arknights: Endfield prior to release were relatively low. While we’ve always appreciated its industrial aesthetic, we simply didn’t feel we had enough time in our schedule for another...
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...
News Fans Hope This Mysterious PS Store Listing Points to a PS Stars Replacement
What are Wallet Credits?
Last year, Sony quite suddenly dropped support for its PlayStation rewards program, PS Stars. While it had its flaws, the system gave customers the opportunity to earn back a bit of money in the form of PS Store credit. Unfortunately, now PS Stars is no longer active, we're back to there being no reward scheme at all. Now,...
News Resident Evil Requiem PS5 Goes Live-Action for New Short Film Trailer
Starring Maika Monroe of Longlegs, It Follows fame
With its release now just weeks away, Capcom has taken a different approach to its Resident Evil Requiem marketing push today in the form of a live-action short film. The three-minute film depicts a mother living in Raccoon City on the day of the zombie outbreak, with the mum played by Maika...
Far from DOOMed
2026 marks the 35th (!) anniversary of storied developer id Software, and it sounds like the studio's got something up its sleeve for the year ahead. In a celebratory video posted to the company's social media accounts, studio director Marty Stratton and game director Hugo Martin acknowledge all of the support that id's received...
Review Dragon Quest VII Reimagined (PS5) - A Tip-Top Remake of a Once Tedious RPG
Gone fishing
An infamously long RPG, Dragon Quest 7 has never quite been held up alongside the series' most revered instalments, but it's always been deserving of a second — or technically third — chance. Dragon Quest 7 Reimagined sets out to rework the adventure for a modern audience; many of its biggest alterations to the original formula...
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...
Rumour MindsEye Dev Splits From Hitman Publisher, Seeks to Fix 2025's Biggest Flop
Hitman crossover cancelled
We honestly didn't think that we'd still be writing about MindsEye here in 2026, but apparently, the drama surrounding one of last year's most prominent flops simply never ends. According to an Insider Gaming scoop, MindsEye developer Build a Rocket Boy will soon announce that it's parting ways with IO Interactive — the...
News Trails, Ys Developer Falcom Confirms 'Major' Game Announcement for February
Xanadu, finally?
Falcom has a "major" game announcement up its sleeve, and its happening this month. The Japanese developer is behind both the Trails franchise and the Ys series, but it's widely believed that this announcement may not be related to either. Indeed, it's about time that the company revealed its new Tokyo Xanadu title — the...
Rumour Ace Combat 8 Online Beta Test Inbound, Pre-Order May Include a Whole Other Game
Flight of fancy
Real ones will know that Ace Combat 8: Wings of Theve is one of the most exciting games of 2026, and it seems fans of the franchise will be in for a treat. Bandai Namco announced the latest entry in its arcadey fighter jet action series during The Game Awards 2025, and we've yet to hear much else about it. However, eagle
News PS5 Climbing Game Cairn Is the First Success Story of 2026
Sells 200,000 copies in a few days
Newly released PS5 mountaineering game Cairn looks to have made a strong start to life sales-wise, with developer The Game Bakers confirming it's sold over 200,000 copies since launch last week. It released on 29th January 2026, meaning the milestone has been reached in just four days. "We couldn’t be happier to...
Sunday1st Feb 2026
Feature 6 PS5 Games That Cut Through the Noise at Taipei Game Show
Nan-gangnam style
The packed halls of Taipei’s Nangang Exhibition Center play host to one of the lower-profile conventions of the gaming calendar every year. But while the Taipei Game Show may not be on your radar quite like Gamescom or Tokyo Game Show, where major announcements flow in droves, it still represents an exciting four days for all...
News Tekken 8 Season 3 Gameplay Balance Goes 'Back to Basics' as Kunimitsu, Bob, and Roger Return
A "fresh start" for the fighter
Season 3 for Tekken 8 has been officially announced, and Bandai Namco wants it to be a "fresh start" for the fighter. As you may already know, the game's big Season 2 update — which launched in the spring of last year — made controversial changes to the game's balance, buffing systems and mechanics that some...
News Trails in the Sky 2nd Chapter Gameplay Comparison Is Absolutely Crazy
2nd time around
Ahead of its release later this year — it's currently scheduled for a vague 'fall' launch on PS5 — western publisher GungoHo has dropped a gameplay trailer for Trails in the Sky 2nd Chapter. If you're already familiar with the Trails games then you'll know exactly what to expect from this anticipated remake — but the real...
