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Tuesday27th Jan 2026
News Awesome Beat-'Em-Up Absolum Slaps February Release Date on Huge PS5 Patch
Reaches 500,000 sales
Absolum was one of our favourite games of 2025, and so it's great to see the somewhat overlooked beat-'em-up schedule a huge update for the near future. Titled 'Threads of Fate', the patch is due out on the 12th February, and as alluded, it's packed with new content and various improvements. Here's a quick summary of the...
News One of PS5's Most Promising Adventure Games Gets a Playable Demo
Lost in the dark
Dark Auction now has a playable demo on PS5, if you're interested. The adventure title's been in our periphery for a while, having originally been targeting a 2025 release date. It was, of course, pushed back, but we're now just days away from its launch on the 29th January. Based on everything we've seen of it, Dark Auction has...
News MLB The Show 26 PS5 Release Date, Cover Star Officially Revealed
Play ball
Traditionally, each new entry in Sony's MLB The Show series features a new baseball player on its cover. However, things will be different for the upcoming game, MLB The Show 26. A few days ago, the game's official social accounts stated there would be no new cover athlete for the next game, leading to all sorts of responses from fans...
Out Today Rebellion Revives Retro Arcade Sports Game Speedball on PS5
Bitmap Brothers favourite returns
Developer and publisher Rebellion has launched its reimagined rendition of the classic sports game Speedball on PS5 today, 27th January 2026. Following a lengthy stint in early access on PC, the game has finally arrived on consoles, and the studio has marked the occasion with a new trailer: Speedball is an...
Poll Are You Playing Highguard?
On your guard
Highguard is the talk of the town right now, but if the initial player feedback is anything to go by, it might not be for much longer. This is the title that infamously closed out The Game Awards 2025 — on host Geoff Keighley's recommendation, apparently. And now the free-to-play shooter is here, tempting people in with its...
News PS3 Game Streaming Still Broken and Sony Draws Criticism
Is Sony quietly shutting down PS Plus Premium's PS3 library?
Could the library of streamable PS3 games offered on PS Plus Premium be in the process of being quietly shut down by Sony? That's what some users believe as the issues surrounding the feature continue a week later. Conspiracy theories on the Reddit page for PS Plus highlight how PS3 title...
News Highguard Doesn't Do a Concord, But Reception Is Lukewarm
Gets 97K concurrent players on PC
As we said in our Highguard Hands On article: "Highguard is, in fact, real". After more than a month of silence, the fresh PvP raid shooter did indeed release on PS5 yesterday, combined with a developer showcase sharing what it's all about. Will it still be around in a year or two, though? That's the question...
News Phantom Blade Zero Destined to Be a Worldwide Hit as Anticipation Grows
Over 50% of wishlists outside China
Phantom Blade Zero looks like it will be another landmark moment for the Chinese games industry, but interestingly, its potential appears to also be resonating with PS5 and PC players worldwide, too. More than 50% of the game's wishlists are from outside of China, developer S-Game has revealed. While it was a...
News Monster Hunter Wilds Sells 11 Million in Just Under a Year, But May Lack World's Momentum
Capcom updates numbers
Despite the game's ropey reputation, Monster Hunter Wilds has been another big success for Capcom. In a new financial report covering the company's third quarter of its financial year 2025, the publisher states the game has now surpassed 11 million units sold. It's reached that figure in about 11 months, putting it roughly on...
"I've dedicated the last three years to this"
An actress who appeared to work on Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time’s now cancelled PS5 remake said she found out about the situation through WhatsApp. In a new YouTube video, Eman Ayaz talks at length about the “grief” she’s facing following the scrapping of a project she worked on for three...
News Blackmail Is at the Centre of This Potentially Unsettling PS5 Game
Demo available now
There’s a glut of FMV games available on the PS5 these days, many of them stemming from British companies like Wales Interactive or various Chinese studios who make titillating romance titles. Hacked: The Streamer is the first project by Istanbul-based Buttons Interactive, and it’s teasing a potentially unsettling story set...
News Bloody PS5 Brawler Invincible VS Adds Two New Characters to Its Growing Roster
"2026 is going to be a huge year for the Viltrumites"
Comic book fighter Invincible VS will launch in around three months, but its roster keeps growing as we edge closer to release. Now dev Quarter Up has confirmed Anissa and Lucan will be playable characters in the title come launch on 30th April. To acknowledge the announcement, series...
News Final Fantasy 7 Remake Dev Explains Why It's Not Upgrading to Unreal Engine 5 for Third Chapter
"We've made a lot of modifications"
It’s really rather fascinating how open Square Enix is being about the third and final chapter of its Final Fantasy 7 Remake project. We know, for example, that the game now has a name. And we also know that, like its predecessors, it will be built using Unreal Engine 4. There had been some debate recently...
News More Licensed 16-Bit Classics Are Coming to PS5 This Week
Preservation banquet
This year has already plotted the arrival of the Earnest Evans Collection and the Fighting Force Collection, but Limited Run Games is not stopping there with its retro revivals. From 30th January, you’ll be able to purchase the Nickelodeon Splat Pack digitally, which features three 16-bit classics based on Saturday morning...
Hands On Highguard Is Real and Potentially Great on PS5
Get off your high horse
Highguard is, in fact, real, and we’ve played it. Wildlight Entertainment, a collective of ex-Respawn developers, has launched a free-to-play PvP raid shooter, and after a couple of matches, we’re intrigued to sink some more time into it. This is, admittedly, our very early impressions, but like many, we wanted to know...
Review Code Vein 2 (PS5) - Repetitive Vampiric Soulslike May Still Sate Your Bloodlust
Mostly mediocre
Code Vein 2 is the latest in a long line of action RPGs chasing the lofty heights of FromSoftware's immortal Dark Souls series, and like so many others before it, falls well short of the mark. Bland visually and uninspiring narratively, Bandai Namco's latest soulslike foray (previously publishing the aforementioned Souls series,...
News Resident Evil Requiem Sounds Like a Proper PS5 Pro Showpiece
Ray tracing dictates the frame rate
Capcom looks to be shipping Resident Evil Requiem with two different graphical modes on a PS5 Pro, with one offering ray tracing and the other 120 frames-per-second. From a new interview with director Akifumi Nakanishi on the Japanese PlayStation Blog, it is explained that whether you have ray tracing turned on...
Monday26th Jan 2026
News Arguably the Worst Final Fantasy Game on PlayStation Turns 20 Years Old
Should have stayed in the mansion
Dirge of Cerberus: Final Fantasy 7 released for the PS2 20 years ago today, if you can believe it. The action shooter, which is a sequel to one of the most beloved RPGs ever made, is widely regarded as one of the worst Final Fantasy titles in the entire franchise. So why are we bothering to highlight its...
News Blizzard Teases 'The Next Chapter' with Dedicated Diablo, Overwatch Showcases
Storm's brewing
Blizzard's set to reveal what's next for its major properties via separate showcases, all of which are airing over the next couple of weeks. Here on the PlayStation side of things, there are only two showcases that really concern us: the Overwatch event on the 4th February, and the Diablo one on the 11th February. Overwatch is...
Rumour GTA 6 Might Not Launch Physically at First to Avoid Leaks
Could be digital only for a while
The question on everybody's lips right now is whether Grand Theft Auto 6 really will launch on 19th November, 2026, or if it'll be delayed again. Here's another question, though — how will it launch? One would presume, for a game of this magnitude, a simultaneous physical and digital release would be appropriate...
News Starfield 2.0 Overhaul Mentioned Yet Again as Wait for PS5 Announcement Continues
Reading the stars
The inevitable PS5 port of Starfield must be close, because word of the game's supposedly huge 2.0 update is doing the rounds yet again. All of this 2.0 talk started last year, when reports of a significant overhaul to the title's space traversal system began to surface. Then, the rumours evolved into this being part of an even...
Preview Resident Evil Requiem Is the Ultimate PS5 Horror Game
We play three hours of Grace and Leon's adventure
Believe it or not, Resident Evil 7: Biohazard is a decade old this time next year. An instalment that changed the game for Capcom's survival horror series, it made first-person the standard for mainline titles and brought proper terror back after the failings of Resident Evil 6. It's fascinating,...
News Sony Set to Delay PS6 Release Date, Claims Financial Report
PS5's life could be extended
Buried in a new financial report, a senior analyst strongly suggests that Sony is planning to delay its PS6 release plans. Said analyst is David Gibson of MST Financial, who's reported on Sony's recent performance via a Japan-facing company
News Comedy TV Classics Inspire Fable PS5 with Interview Cutscenes
The Office! Peep Show! The IT Crowd!
Ever since the 2004 original released on the first Xbox, the Fable series has always embraced British comedy. So, as the franchise transfers hands from Lionhead Studios to Playground Games, that legacy continues. In the trailers released prior to the announcement that Fable is coming to PS5, footage showed...
News Ubisoft May Have Put Watch Dogs Down for Good
Aiden know where we go from here
Don’t hold your breath for more Watch Dogs games, as rumour is French publisher Ubisoft is completely done with the franchise. The embattled organisation – which is going through a real period of turmoil as its stock prices have plunged – has apparently quietly killed the franchise behind closed doors,...
News PlayStation State of Play Is Locked in for February, It's Claimed
So says NateTheHate2
Sony has hosted a State of Play livestream every February for the past five years, so the chances it would have another for next month were always high. However, the reliable leaker NateTheHate2 has now shared word one is indeed taking place in February 2026. In response to a simple question of whether there'll be a State of...
News Dynasty Warriors 3 Remake Hit with Indefinite Delay Just Two Months from PS5 Release
Dynasty worriers
Koei Tecmo has announced that Dynasty Warriors 3: Complete Edition Remastered has been delayed. The remade hack-and-slasher was meant to launch on the 19th March for PS5, but it's now been pushed back to an unconfirmed date. The publisher says that the delay is in service of "further improving the quality of the game" — but with...
News In a Sea of PS5 Gacha Games, Wuthering Waves Brings Another Big Update Next Month
This one ain't withering soon
The thing with gacha games is that the fun truly never ends, and so after its milestone v3.0 update on Christmas Day, the excellent Wuthering Waves is back with another update, due out on 5th February. For You Who Walk in Snow, as v3.1 is named, will continue Rover’s main quest on Lahai-Roi, this time taking the...
News Bananas! Super Monkey Ball Is Now Playable in Your Web Browser
Goodbye, productivity
Fully functional, console perfect ports of Super Monkey Ball and its sequel Super Monkey Ball 2 are now playable in your web browser. Anyone who experienced the originals – which first launched in 2001 and 2002 respectively – will instantly be familiar with the level layouts, music, and ball physics. Whi
News PS5 Fans Just Can't Wait to Play Xbox's New Fable Game
Teaser trailer tops one million views
Fable looks like it’s going to be a big hit when it makes its PlayStation debut later this year, day-and-date on PS5. The game’s teaser trailer, which was released late last week, has now topped more than one million views on the official PlayStation YouTube channel, with more than 26k likes. It’s more...
Guide These 12+ PS5, PS4 Games Are Coming Out This Week (26th-1st February)
Code Vein 2! Highguard! Cairn!
We're closing on February, where an outrageous number of new releases will arrive. But the last week in January still has some heavy hitters, like Code Vein 2. All eyes will be on Highguard as well, which has endured an unusual road to release. Here are all the new games coming out this week. New PS5, PS4 Games...
News Sony Is Still Patching Trophies into Retro PS Plus Premium Games
Off the rails
There’s hope for the likes of SoulCalibur 3 yet, as Sony is continuing to update retro games added to its PS Plus Premium subscription with Trophies. Thrillville: Off the Rails – the 2007 PSP sequel to Frontier’s rollercoaster tycoon title – is the latest of the organisation’s emulation efforts to unexpectedly add gongs,...
News Today, You'll Finally Get to Form Your Own Opinion on PS5 Shooter Highguard
Download for free later on
After close to a month of silence, following a controversial reveal at The Game Awards, you’ll finally be able to form your own opinion of embattled first-person shooter Highguard later today, when it releases on the PS Store for free. It’s difficult to determine exactly why the game – developed by an all-star...
News Xbox Will Try to Deliver PS5 Ports on Launch Day More Consistently
"We're going to work on that"
Playground Games will have a PS5 version of Fable ready to go on its launch day along with Xbox Series X|S and PC, but Forza Horizon 6 won't. The reason for that is purely down to development timelines and changes in strategy. Though, Microsoft is aware of the inconsistencies in its PS5 ports and is actually looking to...
Sunday25th Jan 2026
News PS Plus Essential Game for February 2026 Leaked
Available from 3rd Feb
Sony is scheduled to reveal its lineup of PS Plus Essential games for February 2026 on Wednesday, but Dealabs leaker BillBil-Kun has — as usual — beaten the company to the punch by leaking the headline game. According to them, one of the three PS Plus Essential titles for next month is: Undisputed (PS5) |
News Mysterious New Dragon Ball Game AGE 1000 Announced
A new AGE
As part of the property's 40th anniversary celebrations, Bandai Namco has announced a brand new Dragon Ball 'Game Project', currently named 'AGE 1000'. Details are practically nonexistent right now — we don't even have any confirmed platforms — but the game's due in 2027, and we'll hear more about it at the Dragon Ball Games Battle...
News Dragon Ball: Sparking! Zero Is Going All-Out in 2026 with 'Major' DLC, New Modes, and More
0 to 100
Bandai Namco is set to continue supporting Dragon Ball: Sparking! Zero in a big way this year, and as it turns out, the fighter's first update of 2026 is just around the corner. Launching on the 26th January, the free update will add a new mode called 'Mission 100'. As the name suggests, this is a collection of 100 single player battles,...
Saturday24th Jan 2026
News PS1 Classic Rayman Looks Set for 30th Anniversary Release on PS5
Age rating appears in Australia
The original PS1 game Rayman will receive a PS5 re-release to mark its 30th anniversary, according to a new Australian age rating listing. The page covers a Rayman 30th Anniversary Edition for PS5 and Nintendo Switch, with Atari listed as the publisher and developer, and U&I Entertainment as the applicant. The latter...
News Final Fantasy 7 Remake Part 3 Has an Official Name at Square Enix
Life Is Strange has taken Reunion, so now what?
Square Enix has decided on a name for the final instalment of its Final Fantasy 7 Remake trilogy, the publisher has now confirmed. From the beginning of November 2025, it was reported Square Enix had narrowed its options down to two names, and a final decision would be made after Paris Games Week...
Feature Going Platinum #9: Marvel's Spider-Man
Big swing
Platinum Trophy #9: Marvel's Spider-Man Date Earned: 16th September 2018 Dopamine Index: stars:4 I think it probably says a lot that I got the platinum for Marvel's Spider-Man within 10 days of launch. I looked back at the dates I earned each Trophy, and between launch and getting the platinum, I progressed the list almost every day...
News Classic Assassin's Creed Games Could Get 60FPS PS5 Upgrades Next
Sounds like Unity is the first
Now that Ubisoft has enhanced a handful of Far Cry games on PS5, making them run at 60 frames-per-second, it is now reportedly turning its attention back to the Assassin's Creed franchise. Insider Gaming leaker Tom Henderson shared on the outlet's weekly podcast that he believes the publisher will give old Assassin's...
News All Signs Point to Resident Evil: Code Veronica PS5 Remake in 2027
First half of next year, says NateDrake
It increasingly looks like Resident Evil fans can safely expect a Code Veronica X remake to be next in line from Capcom, as reliable leaker NateDrake has added to the claims of the project being in active development. In fact, the leaker has gone one step further and claimed Capcom is currently targeting a...
Talking Point What Are You Playing This Weekend? - Issue 617
No Joker
It's the last week in January, and let us tell you, things are about to get crazy with new releases in February. Utterly insane. Aaron Bayne: More of the same for me this week: review embargoed games on PS5 and No Rest for the Wicked on PC. Jamie O'Neill: Out of all of the winter settings I've played in video games this January, my...
Friday23rd Jan 2026
News Highguard Finally Breaks Silence, Watch the Launch Showcase Next Week
Hi, guard
Highguard, the free-to-play shooter that closed out The Game Awards 2025, has been worryingly quiet ever since, but it's finally found its voice. Over on its official social channels, the game has suddenly sprung to life, announcing a "launch showcase" broadcast that'll go live as the game does on 26th January, 2026. The showcase will...
News Queen's Blood will Return 'Enhanced' in Final Fantasy 7 Remake Part 3
"Beloved" minigame will be back
Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth went a little crazy with the minigames and side activities, and the quality varies of course, but one that everyone seems to adore is Queen's Blood. The tactical card game has been a big hit among players, and it seems Square Enix likes it too, as it's set to make a return in the third game in...
News Amid Many Delays and Cancellations, Beyond Good and Evil 2 Is Still Alive at Ubisoft
Monkey business
This week, Ubisoft announced a huge reshuffle of its entire publishing business, and caught in the crossfire are many games, mostly unannounced, that have either been delayed or outright cancelled. One title that seems to have made it through the process unscathed is the elusive Beyond Good and Evil 2. That's according to Insider...
News Yakuza Fan Concerns Come to a Head Over Dodgy Kiwami 3 Graphics
PC demo review bombed for a variety of issues
Next month's Yakuza Kiwami 3 will almost certainly be a solid remake of the PS3 original when all is said and done, but some small issues and flaws are starting to attract the attention of its hardcore fanbase. In the recently released demo, one street in particular has fans worried. The graphics look...
News Dec 2025 USA Sales: Industry Rebounds from One of the Worst Months on Record
All the best-selling software from the last year
Console sales looked apocalyptic last month, reaching an all-time November low since records began in 1995. But December 2025 was a much healthier month for the industry overall, with hardware sales increasing six per cent year-over-year – although this was largely propelled by the Switch 2, which...
News Prepare Yourself for Nioh 3 with This 17-Minute PS5 Gameplay Video
My name is Nioh
Koei Tecmo and Team Ninja have released a lengthy gameplay video for their upcoming action RPG, Nioh 3. Set for launch in just a couple of weeks on 6th February, the game is looking reliably solid throughout the video, which you can watch here: Nioh 3 builds upon the first two games with more open ended environments and an...
News Make Your Code Vein 2 Character on PS5 Now, So You Can Get Straight to the Action Next Week
Optimise your time
It’s the eternal dilemma of any game with a character creator: you want to spend time making a protagonist you’ll love, but you also want to get straight to the action. Fortunately, publisher Bandai Namco has a solution: it’s released Code Vein 2’s character creator today, as part of a free download on the PS Store. You...
