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Friday16th Jan 2026
News NES Fans Won't Want to Miss Chaotic 8-Bit Platformer Lovish on PS5
Out on 5th February
Look, you may very well own a PS5 for those graphically intensive, AAA experiences – but that doesn’t mean you can’t enjoy a good throwback platformer from time-to-time. Shovel Knight proved eons ago that there’s always an appetite for a good 8-bit adventure, and Lovish looks like it may be worth your attention...
News Yes, RPG Arknights: Endfield Is Absolutely Looking Like PS5's Next Big Gacha Hit
Tops an obscene 35 million pre-registrations
An impressive 35 million players have pre-registered to play GRYPHLINE’s upcoming open world RPG, Arknights: Endfield. To be clear, this number includes PC and mobile as well as PS5. Pre-registering doesn’t cost any money, but generally shows some intent from participants that they plan to play...
News Woah! Yet Another SEGA Arcade Oddity Confirmed for Yakuza Kiwami 3 on PS5, PS4
And full Game Gear list, too
Forget about the core remade campaign starring Kazuma Kiryu and new side-story involving Yoshitaka Mine: the upcoming Yakuza Kiwami 3 & Dark Ties on PS5 and PS4 is shaping up to be one helluva retro compilation as well. We’ve already reported on the inclusion of arcade gems Emergency Call Ambulance and
News In a Satisfying Announcement, Ace Combat 7 Has Sold 7 Million Copies in 7 Years
Flying high
You’ve got to love when the universe aligns for milestones like this: the excellent arcade air combat game Ace Combat 7: Skies Unknown has now sold over seven million copies since its release on 18th January, 2019. In fact, it’s sold one million copies in the last year alone, as publisher Bandai Namco previously announced the title...
News You'll Be Able to Try Yakuza Kiwami 3 Before You Buy It on PS5, PS4
Demo announced with more details to follow
Many of you will have fallen in love with the Yakuza franchise because of Yakuza 3, as it was the first PS3 entry to release overseas. But regardless of your relationship with the game, you’ll be able to try out Yakuza Kiwami 3 & Dark Ties courtesy of a demo prior to release. There’s no word just yet...
Guide All PS Plus Games Available Now
Every PS Plus game, updated in one place
We’re tracking every PS Plus game available now, so you always know exactly what’s included in your tier of Sony’s subscription service. This page lists all current PS Plus Essential, PS Plus Extra, and
News Stunning Action Platformer Majogami Sheds Switch Console Exclusivity for PS5
Cuts up a 28th May release date
Inti Creates’ vibrant action platformer Majogami will shed its Switch console exclusivity and strike PS5 on 28th May, the Japanese dev has announced. The title first launched late last year, but will be ported to Sony’s console alongside a major update, which will add 12 combat trials to extend the replayability...
News 'We Will Give Our Utmost': The Seven Deadly Sins Dev Delays PS5 Release to Make Improvements
Now due in March
The Seven Deadly Sins: Origin – a gacha reimagining of the popular Nakaba Suzuki manga – has been delayed from its original 28th January release date into a nebulous March window. Netmarble cited robust feedback from a recent player test as the reason for the delay, noting that “while some areas could be addressed relatively...
News Resident Evil Requiem Reveals More Horror, Action Gameplay in Low-Key Showcase
See more of Grace and Leon in action
Capcom has shared some further gameplay clips and details for Resident Evil Requiem as part of the newest Resident Evil Showcase, as it works to show off the differences between playing as Leon and Grace in the campaign. Watch the whole show above. Overall, the livestream was very light on any meaningful...
Thursday15th Jan 2026
News Amazon's PS5 MMORPG New World: Aeternum Delisted, Will Be Shut Down in 2027
The end of the New World
New World: Aeternum arrived on PS5 back in October 2024 — and now, developer Amazon Game Studios has confirmed that it's being delisted today across all platforms (that's the 15th January, 2026). The delisting means that the title will no longer be available to purchase, and then the MMORPG will be taken offline...
News PS5 Horror Reanimal to Offer Friend's Pass, Just Like It Takes Two
Two people play for the price of one
Tarsier Studios has announced Reanimal will include a Friend's Pass with every purchase of the game, meaning that the owner can invite anyone to play with them, even if they don't have a copy themselves. Just like in It Takes Two and Split Fiction, you can invite a friend to play in co-op with you, and only one...
News Japanese PS5 Sales Continue to Improve Following Launch of Cheaper Model
Sells as much as Switch 1
The Japanese games market is pretty much cornered by Nintendo and has been for a while, but Sony's still plugging away with PS5, and it's slowly getting better for the console. Late last year, a new, Japan-exclusive PS5 model launched with a reduced retail price and support for the Japanese language only. It's proven to be...
News Life Is Strange Confirms Its Return Following Leak, Full Reveal Coming Next Week
Reunion?
The next game in the Life Is Strange series has softly been confirmed today, with a full unveiling taking place next week. The official socials for the franchise have posted a teaser, pointing fans toward a YouTube premiere dated for 20th January 2026: The teaser video sees two figures walk past the camera, presumably the protagonists...
Season 2 starts 22nd January
We’re not entirely sure whether SNK intended for this information to be published now, but six more characters will join Fatal Fury: City of the Wolves through June – with two mysterious additions touted. We already know one of those unannounced fighters is likely to be Kenshiro from First of the North Star...
News Here's Your First Look at Sophie Turner as Lara Croft for Amazon's TV Show
The Tomb Raider's look has been revealed
Amazon has shared the first official look at Sophie Turner as Lara Croft for its Tomb Raider TV show. See the wardrobe shot below: Amazon Prime Video uploaded the image with the caption: "Get your artifacts out. Lara's on her way..." Turner's outfit is a major callback to the classic PS1 games, with her...
News God of War Ragnarok Adds PS5 Power Saver Mode in Latest Update, Available Now
Here are the patch notes
In the tail end of last year, Sony introduced a new Power Saver mode for PS5 and PS5 Pro, the aim being to allow games to run on the consoles while consuming less energy. The list of games that support this functionality is small, but new titles are slowly joining the party. God of War Ragnarok is the latest to confirm...
News Action Fighter BlazBlue Entropy Effect X Gets PS5 Demo, But Only for a Limited Time
Blazing a path
If you're looking forward to BlazBlue Entropy Effect X — the stylish side-scrolling action game based on Arc System Works' anime fighter — then you'll be giddy to know that a playable demo has arrived on PS5. Available to download now, the demo lets you play as Ragna, Es, and Hibiki, as you attempt to, er, blaze through the...
News For the First Time Ever, the West Is Caught Up with Falcom's Massive Trails RPG Series
Beyond the horizon
Today is a genuinely momentous day if you happen to be a fan of the Trails franchise. The 15th January 2026 marks the release of Trails beyond the Horizon, the latest instalment in Falcom's long-running RPG series. But the bigger picture here is that with Horizon's arrival, the West is officially caught up with the entire...
News Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time Remake's Big Website Leak Appears to Be Fake
Update: Never mind
There's been a bit of buzz surrounding Ubisoft's remake of Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time lately, and it refuses to go away. The game has been in development for many years, and we've seen very little of it since its ropey debut back in 2020. Back in December of last year, Insider Gaming's Tom Henderson claimed the Sands of...
News Final Fantasy 7 Remake on PS5 Gets Bonus Switch 2, Xbox Features Next Week
PS5 patch on 22nd January
Square Enix has now confirmed the additional features and options coming in the imminent Nintendo Switch 2 and Xbox Series X|S ports for Final Fantasy VII Remake Intergrade will now also be patched into the PS5 version on the same day they release. The publisher previously shared with Push Square that the extra toggles and...
News Ecco the Dolphin Will Swim Again in Several Upcoming Games
Fin-tastic
You may recall last year, Ecco the Dolphin creator Ed Annunziata announced plans to remaster the franchise’s original two Genesis titles, and create a third all-new instalment. Now a new website has launched along with word that “several new Ecco the
News Artist Ilya Kushinov Teams Up with Atlus Alumni on Upcoming School RPG
"A final message to the next generation"
The outrageously talented Russian illustrator Ilya Kushinov will provide character designs for a new Compile Heart “school RPG”, with production led by Persona co-creator Kouji Okada. The development team includes a group of ex-Atlus alumni, including scenario designer Tadashi Satomi and sound composer...
News Arcade Beat-'Em-Up SlashOut Joins Emergency Call Ambulance in Yakuza Kiwami 3 on PS5, PS4
The successor to SpikeOut included
SlashOut, the hack-and-slash successor to the Toshihiro Nagoshi directed SpikeOut – most recently included in Like a Dragon: Infinite Wealth and Like a Dragon: Pirate Yakuza in Hawaii – will be fully playable in Yakuza Kiwami 3 & Dark Ties. It’ll join the previously announced
News Sony Nukes Thousands of Shovelware Games from PS5, PS4
The jumping crackdown
Sony has seemingly taken action against one of the PS Store’s most prolific shovelware makers. ThiGames – the purveyor of fine titles like The Jumping Burrito – was one of the PS5 and PS4’s most prolific publishers, with more than 1,000 games available. Many of these were reskins of the same core idea, like The...
Guide All PS5 Games with Power Saver Support
Scale back your electricity consumption
Power Saver is a new performance profile added to the PS5 as part of its memorably named 25.06-12.00.00 update on 17th September, 2025. While it can be selected in the console's settings, it also needs to be individually supported by games in order to work. On this page, we're going to explain a little more...
Wednesday14th Jan 2026
News Amazon's God of War TV Series Casts Its Kratos, Story Setup Revealed
Ryan Hurst gets the lead role
Ryan Hurst has been cast to play Kratos in the upcoming God of War TV show from Amazon Prime, it's been confirmed. Following roles in Sons of Anarchy (Opie Winston), The Walking Dead (Beta), and Remember the Titans (Gerry Bertier), it will be Hurst that plays Kratos in the live-action adaptation. This is not actually...
News Most Downloaded PS5 Games of 2025 Revealed, as Xbox's Forza Horizon 5 Tops Ghost of Yotei
Times have changed
PlayStation has revealed the 20 most downloaded PS5 games of 2025, split between North America and Europe. In truth, there aren't many surprises here. Annual sports games took both top spots, with NBA 2K26 winning out in NA, and EA Sports FC 26 taking the crown in EU. In both regions, the champions were followed up by a very...
News Granblue Fantasy Dev Cygames Apologises for AI Studio Announcement Following Backlash
Cynicalgames
Having officially established 'Cygames AI Studio' just last week, Granblue Fantasy developer Cygames has now published an apology on social media. As you can imagine, the initial announcement went down incredibly poorly, given the heavy cynicism that currently surrounds generative AI use in video games. Without going into too much...
News Sony, Xbox, Nintendo Publish Shared Statement on Player Safety in Games
"Gaming is for everyone"
Sony, Microsoft, and Nintendo have today uploaded a shared statement that provides an update on the commitment the three companies made back in 2020 to improve player safety when playing games. The statement is repeated across the Sony Interactive, Xbox Wire, and Nintendo websites. Touching on the co
Hard times
It’s no secret Call of Duty is enjoying a particularly torrid time, but ex-Activision boss Bobby Kotick may have revealed just how badly latest entry Black Ops 7 is doing. In response to a lawsuit led by investors and funded by a Swedish pension fund named AP-7, he repeated multiple times that the newest Call of Duty is down 60%...
Feature 26 Under the Radar PS5 Games to Watch Out for in 2026
Fly low
There are a bajillion games coming out every day, give or take, and it can be difficult to know what's worth your attention. Obviously there are many big, high-profile releases to look forward to, and we've documented over 40 of them already, but now it's time to look at some upcoming PS5 games that are hovering under the radar. We may add...
News 9 PS Plus Extra, Premium Games for January 2026 Announced
It takes a Village
Following the recent partial leak, Sony has officially announced the full lineup of January 2026's PS Plus Extra and PS Plus Premium games. Set to arrive on 20th January, we have a number of PS5
News Forza Horizon 6 May Come to PS5 This Year as Xbox, PC Release Date Leaks
19th May for Xbox Series X|S and PC
A pop-up screen in Forza Horizon 5 has confirmed the franchise's sixth entry, Forza Horizon 6, will release on 19th May 2026, or 15th May if you buy the Premium Edition. This release date is for the Xbox Series X|S and PC versions, which Microsoft is putting out first. A PS5 edition follows afterwards at an...
Rumour PS5 Pro's Big PSSR Update Releasing by March, Improves Graphics and Performance
Pro-pare yourself
If fresh rumours are to be believed, Sony's big PS5 Pro update should be right around the corner. This is the PSSR enhancement that's been talked about for a couple of years now. The update will improve the AI-driven tech, which already allows for better image quality without sacrificing performance in certain PS5 games. Much of...
News Hytale on PS5? PC RPG Mega Hit Planning Console Release 'At a Later Stage'
Sky Hy
You may have noticed a bit of a storm gathering around a game called Hytale over the last week or so. Currently available on PC, the title's racking up some ridiculous player numbers — we're talking a reported 3 million concurrent users at one point — but is it coming to PS5? Well, apparently, that's the plan — but it sounds like it's...
Hardware Review Sony INZONE H9 II - The Perfect Gaming Headset?
Upgrading the bits that matter
For the last month, we’ve been trying out the new Sony INZONE H9 IIs, a pair of premium headphones from Sony (of course) that supposedly offer “unrivalled clarity”. Well, we put that to the test to find out if the H9 II is actually worth its £300 price tag. What Is The Sony INZONE H9 II?: The Sony INZONE H9...
News PS Plus Extra, Premium Games for January 2026 Leaked
Update: Seventh game leaked
Sony is scheduled to announce the selection of PS Plus Extra and PS Plus Premium games for January 2026 tomorrow, but reliable leaker Billbil-Kun has shared a partial list of the lineup ahead of time. According to the leaker, these are just some of the titles coming to
News Battlefield 6 Season 2 Coming Next Month as Season 1 Gets Extension
Reload
Battlefield 6 players were expecting the start of Season 2 this month, with Season 1 seemingly wrapping things up in December. However, it's now been announced that the timing for these seasonal updates has changed, meaning you'll have to wait a little longer for Season 2 to arrive. It's now scheduled for 17th February; Battlefield Studios...
News Survival Strategy Star Trek Voyager Targets PS5 Release Next Month
Demo available right now
In-depth sci-fi survival management sim Star Trek Voyager: Across the Unknown will emerge from a galaxy far, far away next month, from 18th February. Wrong series? Whatever. You’ll be able to find out if this release has set its phasers to fun in a demo that’s available on the PS5 right now. According to the press...
News 2XKO Prepares for Full PS5 Release with Caitlyn Gameplay Trailer
Hats off
It’s taken a long time to reach this point, but 2XKO will finally get its full PS5 release next week, from 20th January. And as previously announced, Riot will be kicking off Season 1 with the addition of Caitlyn, the so-called Sheriff of Piltover. As you’d expect, she relies on her sniper rifle to keep enemies at bay, although for...
News Deadpool Just Looks Perfect in Marvel Rivals on PS5
Triple threat
The Merc with a Mouth is one of the most popular characters in the Marvel universe, and NetEase has spared no expense when it comes to Deadpool’s introduction to online shooter, Marvel Rivals. As his introductory blurb reveals, “Wade Wilson is the full package – or so he claims”. And that means, rather than be consigned to one...
News Work Already Underway on Inazuma Eleven: Victory Road's Sequel
"I will do my best"
LEVEL-5 boss Akihiro Hino has confirmed he’s already working on the successor to Inazuma Eleven: Victory Road, which launched late last year and is closing on one million sales already. Speaking as part of a livestream earlier this week, as watched and translated by
News PS1 Ridge Racer Poised for PS5, PS4 via PS Plus Premium
When superior arcade version already exists
According to a notorious leaker, this month’s PS Plus Premium addition will be the PS1 port of Ridge Racer – a curious addition considering an arcade perfect port of the iconic Namco outing already exists, via the industrious
Tuesday13th Jan 2026
News PS3's Sly Cooper Team Shut in Oculus Layoffs, Two Other Devs Closed
So that Meta can focus on AI smart glasses
Sanzaru Games, the studio behind Sly Cooper: Thieves in Time on PS3 and The Sly Collection, has been shuttered as part of a round of layoffs at Oculus Studios. Following news that broke yesterday of Meta wishing to reduce its Reality Labs workforce by 10%, social media posts have appeared today from some...
Doesn't believe in chasing trends
Video games have never been more diverse than they are today, but at the top end, risk-averse publishers tend to get a glint in their eye whenever they spot a trend. It leads to periods of time dominated by very similar titles; just look at the rise of Souls-likes, or how many free-to-play shooters are chasing the...
In earnest
And just like that, three cult classic SEGA CD and Genesis games are heading to PS5 and PS4 this week here in the West. Officially titled the Earnest Evans Collection, the package includes Earnest Evans, El Viento, and Annet Returns — three Castlevania-style side-scrollers that'll almost certainly scratch any retro itch that you have...
News Ubisoft Cuts Jobs at Massive Entertainment, with The Division 3 Still in Development
Divide and conquer
Ubisoft has gone ahead with its plans to lay off a reported 55 employees across two studios, Including The Division developer Massive Entertainment. Said plans were confirmed last year, with the publisher pushing for a widespread restructuring of its assets. But in particular, layoffs at Massive raised eyebrows, given that the...
News Free Yakuza Kiwami 3 Costumes Up for Grabs Ahead of Release
Is that you, Ichiban?
If you're eager to have as many outfit options available to you as possible in Yakuza Kiwami 3, then you may want to check out SEGA's latest promotion for the game. The publisher's offering up two exclusive costumes for Kiryu in exchange for creating a SEGA account. Good news if you've already got one, we suppose. Said...
News Chunky Code Vein 2 Overview Has Everything You Need to Know About the PS5 Action RPG
Full blooded
If you're looking forward to getting your hands on Code Vein 2 later this month, then this new overview from Bandai Namco should help you maintain your hype. The video clocks in at just under nine minutes, making for an especially in-depth look at the action RPG. It covers background lore, story stuff, character customisation, game...
News Helldivers 2 Support Continues in the Latest Warbond Drop, Out Next Week
Redacted Regiment starts on 20th January
Arrowhead Studios has announced that the first noteworthy update to Helldivers 2 in 2026 will take place next week, as it puts out another Premium Warbond for players. With a dark and edgy aesthetic, the Redacted Regiment Premium Warbond comes out on 20th January 2026, containing new weapons, Stratagems,...
