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Thursday21st May 2026
Talking Point Sony, Don't Re-Reveal Fairgames at the Next State of Play
It's not going to end well
I don’t want to be that guy, but I’m going to give Sony some free advice: do not, under any circumstances, attempt to reintroduce Fairgames at next month’s State of Play. It doesn’t matter how good the game looks and how much confidence you have in Haven’s work, I’m telling you right here and now: it’s not...
News Destiny 2 Support Ending After 9 Years, Sony Dev Bungie to Focus on a 'New Beginning'
And that's the end of that
After almost a decade of support, Destiny 2 is done. The game – first released in 2017 – has gone through a number of highs-and-lows, adding a ton of expansion packs and eventually becoming free-to-play. It became a PS5 first-party game when Sony bought Bungie for $3.6 billion in 2022. But now, it’s over. The...
News Marvel's Wolverine PS5 Game Gets Cool Comic Book Cover Tribute
They Snikt it from the 90s
A special variant cover of Marvel’s current Wolverine comic run will be made available later this year, celebrating the release of Insomniac’s new game. The cover, featuring artwork from the PS5 exclusive, will grace Vol 8 Issue #25 of Saladin Ahmed’s stint. It’s styled like a document folder, with a message...
News Sony Trademarks New PS5 Game 'Break In', Registers Several Social Media Accounts
Fairgames, is that you?
Sony’s filed a trademark for a new PS5 game named Break In, which will presumably be revealed during next month’s State of Play. The document, submitted in both the US and Europe, doesn’t include any additional information about the projec
Review Luna Abyss (PS5) - Don't Skip This AA DOOM-Like Shooter
The Red Moon rises
When I first started playing Luna Abyss, I really wasn’t sure about it. Admittedly, I can be a bit of a snob when it comes to shiny graphics and gameplay feel, and from my first moment with the game, I could tell that Luna Abyss was firmly AA. However, across my 10+ hours with the game, I was steadily won over by a shooter that...
News Copycat Gran Turismo Games Now Ripping Off PS5 Racer's Marketing
No, that's not Gran Turismo 7
No, the YouTube thumbnail for the video you see above is not Gran Turismo 7. It is actually for Project Motor Racing, but when it landed in my subscriptions box today, it absolutely fooled me. Did the lead image of this article fool you too? If it did, I suppose what developer Straight4 Studios is doing works. This...
Review Bubsy 4D (PS5) - The Best of a Bad Bunch
Woolie or won't he
It's pretty remarkable how Bubsy has bounced back time and time again, despite numerous games that, by rights, ought to have seen him never return. However, cats are said to have nine lives, and with Bubsy 4D — game number seven — he may have finally landed on his feet. Well, sort of. It's complicated. I think this is almost...
News New Virtua Fighter PS5 Footage Leaks, and It's Blowing My Mind
Holy animation, RGG Studio
If this leaked Virtua Fighter footage is real – and I certainly have no reason to doubt it – then we’re potentially looking at a true next-gen fighting game here. The video, labelled Virtua Fighter Crossroads, shows over 90 seconds of gameplay featuring a number of characters, including previously announced stars...
THQ Nordic offers a no comment response
The random PS5 upgrade for Darksiders: Warmastered Edition, which in itself is a PS4 remaster of a PS3 game, is now available. It's packing a few enhancements and updates, but what current owners of the PS4 version might be surprised to learn is they have to pay to access the new PS5 version. That is despite...
Osiris Reborn, reborn
The male main character in The Expanse: Osiris Reborn will be completely recast ahead of the game's eventual launch next year. The sci-fi RPG recently received a closed beta — essentially a demo — across all platforms, including PS5, with the intention being that developer OwlCat Games could farm as much feedback as...
News Just Days from Release, Promising PS5 RPG Wandering Sword Delayed into 2027
The wandering continues
In what has got to be one of the most bizarre delays I've seen in a long time, Wandering Sword has been pushed back to the 21st January, 2027. It was previously planned to release next week, on the 28th May. It's one hell of a twist just days from launch, but in a way, you could see it coming. The RPG, which has a similar...
News PS Plus Price Increases Also Hit Extra, Premium Tiers - Here Are All the New Prices
This deal keeps getting worse
Sony has sneakily increased the price of its PS Plus Extra and PS Plus Premium membership tiers, despite this week’s communication implying only PS Plus Essential would be hit. The prices, which have now rolled ou
News Sony to Show Latest State of Play in Theatres for First Time Since 2018
Big screen broadcast
Next month’s State of Play will be broadcast in theatres around the United States, marking the first time Sony’s beamed one of its presentations to the big screen since E3 2018. Alama Drafthouses around America will open their doors for select fans to enjoy the festivities, where there’ll be “a themed menu of...
Wednesday20th May 2026
News Did You Get In? Horizon Hunters Gathering PS5 Beta Invites Rolling Out
The hunt is on
Sony is sending out invites to co-op multiplayer game Horizon Hunters Gathering as we speak. If you’re part of the PS5 beta programme and were interested in this, maybe waddle over to your inbox and have a gander now. Did you get in? Dutch dev Guerrilla says the invites will go out in waves, so don’t be too disheartened if your...
Reaction Sony's Big State of Play Must Deliver as PS5 Perception Sinks to an All-Time Low
Don't mention live service
It's been a console generation of serious ups and downs for PlayStation, and it feels like a lot of those downs have come over the last couple of years. It's not controversial to say that Sony's been taking Ls for quite some time — the general perception of PlayStation as a brand, and by extension the PS5, has nosedived...
News Assassin's Creed: Black Flag Resynced's Instant HUD Toggle Should Be in Every Game
Screen cleaner
It does seem like Ubisoft's gone all-out with Assassin's Creed: Black Flag Resynced, given how it's overhauled so many of the original game's fumbles. But sometimes, it's the smaller things that really start to add up. Case in point, the upcoming remake will feature a one-button toggle for the entire user interface. Obviously,...
News We Have to Talk About Live Service, After Heavy Rain Dev's Online Gambit Is Scrapped
Under your spell
I’m not sure where we go from here with live service games, especially ones released within the crowded competitive shooter space. Quantic Dream has announced it's cancelling development of its free-to-play 3v3 online gambit Spellcasters Chronicles, less than three months after it launched in Early Access on Steam. In a...
News PlayStation's Huge Days of Play Sales Begin Next Week, Reportedly No PS5 Console Discounts
27th May-10th June, says leaker
Sony's annual Days of Play promotion, where it discounts its PS5 consoles, accessories, and games both physically and digitally, is making its return soon. According to reliable leaker BillBil-Kun, we should expect the 2026 version of Days of Play to begin on 27th May 2026, and run until 10th June. While this is not...
News Apr 2026 USA Sales: Unremarkable Start for Saros on PS5, as Circana Adds Digital Projections
PS5 exclusive debuts in ninth
Circana is the most reliable sales tracker available for the United States, but I’m fascinated to see how digital sales projections alter its results. While most publishers share full data with the analytics firm, there are a few holdouts like Nintendo which keep that information private. That massively affects its...
News Hellraiser PS5's Latest Trailer Is Too Gruesome for Sony's YouTube Channel
Pushing the limits
It feels like Hellraiser: Revival is bubbling under the radar a little bit, and I’m not exactly sure why that is. I played the game for over an hour last year and was drawn in by its tense atmosphere and strong violence. This is a title that pushes so close to the edge of what age ratings will allow I think it could cause some...
News State of Play Confirmed for 2nd June, 60+ Minutes of Wolverine and PS5 Games
Sony confirms its big summer showcase
Sony has today revealed its next State of Play livestream will take place on 2nd June 2026. It's going to be over an hour long, and Marvel's Wolverine will be there alongside "updates, announcements, and gameplay reveals from top studios around the world". As for Marvel's Wolverine, Sony says Insomniac will...
News God of War 3 Director's AAA Dungeons & Dragons Game Cancelled After Less Than a Year
A roll of the dice
A big budget Dungeons & Dragons project that was announced around this time last year has been canned, according to a report from Bloomberg. This thing was a single
News 'We're Not Standing Still': Returnal Director Forms New Studio to Make Games That Trust You
Harry Krueger establishes Cosmic Division
Harry Krueger, director of Returnal and a 14-year Housemarque veteran, has announced the formation of his new team. Cosmic Division is its name, and it’s already working on its first project: a single player “gameplay-first” experience packing “a story with strong emotional resonance”. It’s...
Guide Horizon Hunters Gathering Closed Beta #2: Start Times, How to Play, and What's Included
All you need to know about the Horizon Hunters Gathering beta
Horizon Hunters Gathering, the online co-op spinoff from Guerrilla Games, is due to release sometime later this year, but if you're lucky, you may get the chance to try it early. A closed beta test will soon take place, giving participants the opportunity to take the multiplayer take on...
News Lord of the Rings RPG from Kingdom Come: Deliverance Dev Confirmed
Also making a third Kingdom Come game
Warhorse Studios, the developer behind the two Kingdom Come: Deliverance games, has today announced it is making an "open world Middle-earth RPG". The news confirms the rumours swirling around the studio, which were connecting the IP with the RPG team. Further, it also has "a new Kingdom Come adventure" in the...
News 'Every Detail Matters': Sony Drops New Promo for $900 PS5 Pro
Monster machine
Sony’s dropped a new commercial for the PS5 Pro, revolving around the premise “every detail matters”. The video spotlights a handful of games, chiefly Ghost of Yotei, God of War Ragnarok, Horizon Forbidden West, and EA Sports FC 26. It alludes to some of the advantages you’ll get with the refreshed hardware, including...
Tuesday19th May 2026
News PS5's Kusan: City of Wolves Is Basically Hotline Miami But Somehow Even More Extreme
Smelling blood
Hotline Miami fans will definitely want to keep an eye on Kusan: City of Wolves, which has just been confirmed for a PS5 release on the 30th July. As you've probably already guessed, this is a top-down action-shooter caked in blood and brutality. It's from a Korean outfit called CIRCLEfromDOT, and it's been catching people's...
Hands On It's No GunCon, But I'm Having a Blast with Time Crisis' PS5 Gyro Controls
Clock off
I’ll be brutally honest, I was a Virtua Cop guy growing up. Don’t get me wrong, I had a lot of fun playing Time Crisis in the arcade, but I didn’t actually have it at home. I had the Virtua Gun for the SEGA Saturn y’see, so a lot of my youth was spent blasting through AM2’s rails shooter. I bought a GunCon and Time Crisis off...
News 'PS5 Is for the Payers': Just 18% Think PS Plus Essential Is Good Value for Money in 2026
Tough crowd
Later this week, Sony will make some small pricing adjustments to its one-month and three-month PS Plus Essential tiers, which will see the price increase marginally for new customers. As I noted in an article overnight, I think this move is designed to make the annual subscription
Hands On The Adventures of Elliot Fixes My Biggest Problem with Square Enix's Modern RPGs
Pace race
A lot of you reading this won't agree, but I think almost every single 'smaller' RPG that Square Enix has released over the last decade or so suffers from the same problem: bad pacing. To be fair, this isn't just a Square Enix problem. Modern gaming in general seriously struggles to tell well-paced stories thanks to the rise of open world...
News 'It's a Clear Upgrade': Why 007 First Light Will Look and Play Best on PS5 Pro
Took the team 24 hours to implement PSSR2
PS5 Pro will be the best console to play IO’s upcoming James Bond sim 007 First Light, and the studio has delved a little deeper into what you can expect. Writing on the PS Blog, Senior Global Communications Manager Yann Roskell confirmed that the title will take advantage of PSSR2 out of the box, the...
News Find Out What's Next for PS5's GTA-Like Anime Open World Later This Week
NTE's v1.1 is coming
If you’re new to the world of free-to-play gacha games, then you may not know they’re on a strict update cycle. What does that mean? Well, the day one offering is just the start – these games update every six weeks or so, adding new characters, quests, and activities over time. So if you’re just wrapping up...
News Finally, I Have a Reason to Play as My Street Fighter 6 Avatar on PS5, PS4 Again
Free modes add tons more to do
Street Fighter 6 really does feel like a throwback in many ways, because it actually takes its single player seriously. Don’t get me wrong, this is a game that revolves around esports, but Capcom hasn’t abandoned casuals who just want to interact with the fun gameplay. The excellent World Tour mode is an obvious...
News No PS5, PS4 Trophies for Time Crisis as Bandai Namco Continues Its Classics Losing Streak
Take cover
You can now play Time Crisis on PS5 and PS4, and that's certainly cause for celebration. The arcade shooter remains an all-timer, and you can either grab it from the PS Store standalone, or claim it through a PS Plus Premium subscription. But it's just such a shame that publisher Bandai Namco simply refuses to add Trophy support to its...
News 5 PS Plus Extra Game Removals for June 2026 Confirmed
Departing on 16th June
Today's your monthly PS Plus Extra game rotation, and as the eight new titles for May 2026 become available, the next set of service departures for next month have been confirmed. Five games are on their way out, all set to leave on 16th June 2026. As per the Last Chance to Play section on PS5 consoles, they are: We Love...
News Xbox Fans Flock to Online Suggestions Box to Tell Microsoft to Keep Games Off PS5
"BRING EXCLUSIVES BACK PLEASE!!!"
Time is a flat circle, and in lockstep with Phil Spencer’s tenure back in 2014, new Xbox CEO Asha Sharma has introduced a community suggestions box for fans to submit their ideas for the brand. (By the way, I’m not going to feed Microsoft’s tedious engagement activities and write XBOX here, because that’s...
News Play One of Square Enix's Most Promising PS5 RPGs Right Now with a Free Demo
Sword and hopefully not bored
I absolutely hate the name, but there's no denying the potential within The Adventures of Elliot: The Millennium Tales. If you haven't been keeping up, this is a new action RPG from Square Enix, which boasts that (admittedly quite tired) HD-2D graphical style. It's from the same team that made the Octopath Traveler...
News May 2026 PS Plus Extra, Premium Games Available to Download Now
Another eight PS5, PS4, and Classic titles to play
First revealed last week, Sony has today made available the full lineup of PS Plus Extra and PS Plus Premium titles for May 2026 to active subscribers. The eight new games are available to download now in the UK and across Europe, and will be available to USA members later in the day. As the...
News Prominent PS5 Podcaster's Account Hacked, Social Engineering Concerns Amplified
Is nothing sacred?
A prominent PS5 podcaster’s PSN account has been hacked, amplifying ongoing concerns of “social engineering” which have been circulating within the PlayStation fanbase. Colin Moriarty, the founder and creator of the Sacred Symbols podcast and ex-IGN PlayStation editor,
Poll Sony's Killing Its PS5 PC Ports - But Do You Agree with Its Decision?
Single player games will be fully exclusive again
It’s been a tumultuous day for PS5, underpinned by a PS Plus price increase and confirmation that Sony’s cancelling PC ports of its single player games. While the company hasn’t made a statement, word comes by way of Bloomberg journalist Jason Schreier, reporting
Feature 'It Should Be Free to Play Online Games': PS Plus Price Squeeze Taken to Task by PS5 Owners
"I'll just play on PC I guess"
I think you can learn a lot about PS Plus Essential’s latest price hike by looking at which options are going up. Sony is only increasing the one-month and three-month subscriptions; it’s not making any changes to the annual option. Furthermore, this change will only affect new or lapsed customers; if you’re...
Monday18th May 2026
News Sony Reportedly Confirms Shift Back to PS5 Single Player Exclusive Games
Hermen Hulst said so in an internal meeting
PlayStation Studios lead Hermen Hulst confirmed to staff in an internal meeting today that first-party single player titles made by the company will now remain exclusive to PS5 and won't be ported to PC, Bloomberg journalist Jason Schreier reports. Following up on his report from March, Schreier said on...
News Latest PS5 Lawsuit Claims Sony Could 'Double Dip' on Trump's Tariffs
Aw sh*t, here we go again
My god, Sony’s legal team is earning its (significant) coin right now, huh? I feel like there’s a new suit emerging every day, and let me tell you, I have the headaches to prove it. (Seriously, have you ever tried reading legal documents? They suck.) This one pertains to what I’ll colloquially refer to as Trump’s...
News 'They're Not Just Filler': Edward Actor Hypes Assassin's Creed: Black Flag's New Story Scenes
"What a joy to come back"
When it was revealed that Assassin's Creed: Black Flag Resynced would sport brand new story content in the form of both character-driven outings and an expanded main plot, questions were raised amongst fans. There have been some slight concerns over the remake's reworked pacing, for example, but Matt Ryan, the actor behind...
News PS5 Fans Vote Jak & Daxter As Their Most Wanted PlayStation Revival
Jak to the future
I’ve never particularly liked Jak & Daxter, so the PlayStation fanbase’s enthusiasm for the Naughty Dog franchise always takes me by surprise. Don’t get me wrong, I think The Precursor Legacy is a fine PS2 platforming game, and it’s got a pinch of that Sony magic with its seamless sandbox world. But the sequels are, in my...
News 'Pretty Awesome, Huh?': Even the Father of Final Fantasy Can't Avoid AI Drama
Final Fantasy 6 fingers
Hironobu Sakaguchi, the legendary game developer most commonly known for the creation of Final Fantasy, has somehow found himself caught in the middle of a debate about AI on social media. Sakaguchi himself sparked all of this off when he responded to an AI-generated video on X (also known as Twitter). Said video was making...
News Marvel Cosmic Invasion Is Adding One of My Fave Heroes Today, And a New Mode in 2026
"To me, my X-Men"
I was the perfect age to enjoy the X-Men animated series, so I’ve always been a big fan of Cyclops. Indulge me for a moment, then, while I enthuse about Scott Summers’ impending addition to PS5 and PS4 beat-’em-up, Marvel Cosmic Invasion. This is shaping up to be a big year for the character, as Netease has also been...
News PS Plus Price Increase Announced by Sony for New Members
From 20th May 2026
Sony has today confirmed it's raising the price of PS Plus Essential, the service's base tier, for new subscribers. The increase comes into effect from this Wednesday, 20th May 2026 due to "ongoing market conditions", and raises the prices of one-month and three-month memberships. It seems the 12-month option isn't impacted. If...
News Don't Worry, PS5 RPG Dawnwalker's Got a Range of Difficulty Options Despite Its Hardcore Design
Darkest before dawn
The Blood of Dawnwalker is set to be a fairly hardcore role-playing experience, promising meaningful choice and consequence across a time-sensitive structure. It's also supposed to have some rather challenging combat encounters. But if, for whatever reason, that all sounds a bit too demanding for your tastes — or simply not...
News GTA 6 Trailer 3 Unlikely Today After Erroneous Pre-Order Emails
I'm six to death of this
It’s been over a year since GTA 6’s last trailer, and fans are clinging to any scrap of information. Rockstar said it will start marketing the game this summer, but last week’s Game Informer cover reveal turned out to be unrelated. However, there was hope in some pockets of the comm
