Timeline
Saturday13th Jun 2026
Feature Going Platinum: Ratchet & Clank: Rift Apart Is Still One of PS5's Best-Looking Games
Warm and fuzzy
Platinum Trophy #28: Ratchet & Clank: Rift Apart Date Earned: 23rd June 2021 Dopamine Index: stars:4 Anybody paying attention may have noticed there's been a gap in the Going Platinum schedule. That mainly just comes down to recovering from a really nasty cold combined with an extremely packed week-or-so of gaming news. Geoff...
Wisageni Studio on working with K-pop songwriters and manhwa influences
With Lisa performing at the World Cup this week and K-pop Demon Hunters cementing itself as Netflix’s biggest ever movie release, K-culture is at an all-time global high. It’s a different world to 2010, when I was gliding my way around university listening to Girls’...
Poll Are You Happy with Your PS Plus Extra, Premium Games for June 2026?
Plus or minus?
Another month, another seemingly rock solid PS Plus Extra lineup — at least, from where I'm sitting. The headline act of June 2026 has to be Final Fantasy 16. Has it proven to be yet another divisive instalment in Square Enix's series? Yes, but it still feels like a big deal for it to be part of Sony's middle-tier subscription...
Game of the Month 007 First Light (May 2026)
As voted by you
You'll have to forgive me for being a little late with this Game of the Month poll for May 2026 — it was all down to those pesky summer gaming events, leaving no room for such a debate. But now that the excitement is over, it's time to look back on the month of May and ask ourselves... which PS5 release deserves to be crowned Game...
Talking Point What Are You Playing This Weekend? - Issue 637
Breathe
It's been a really busy couple of weeks here at Push Square Towers with all the livestreams and news, so we're all looking forward to a spot of downtime over the coming days. You can tell everyone on the team's been busy, because no one replied to my request for WAYP. Jamie O'Neill: My girlfriend treated us both to tickets to watch The...
News Wolverine PS5 Will Take You to Tokyo as Part of Its Globe-Trotting Campaign
A key story location
The recent Marvel’s Wolverine trailer showed off a montage of other levels right at the end, and I was quite taken with the city rooftop scene glimpsed for about one second. It’s clear this will be one of the headline moments in the upcoming PS5 exclusive’s globe-trotting story, and now dev Insomniac has confirmed it...
Friday12th Jun 2026
Review Gothic 1 Remake (PS5) - Cult Classic Returns, Warts and All
Embrace the jank
Gothic 1 Remake is an almost slavish reproduction of the original 2001 release developed by Piranha Bytes, an Eastern European open world RPG that was ahead of its time, notoriously hardcore, and seriously janky. Remade for a new era by Alkimia Interactive and published by THQ Nordic, this surprisingly dense experience has been...
News Stuntman: Hollywood PS5 Gameplay Is Popping Up Online, and It Looks Brilliant
Action!
One of my personal highlights from the Summer Game Fest season was the surprise announcement of Stuntman: Hollywood, a revival of a cult favourite I never thought would be coming back. It's an arcade driving game in which you have to carry out movie scenes to strict instructions; hit ramps, drift around corners, near-miss other cars, and so...
Feature 20 Under the Radar PS5 Games Still to Come 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 — take a look at the schedule for September and October, if you're brave — but now it's time to look at some upcoming PS5 games that are...
News PS5 Open World Racer Clutch Is Dividing Opinion with Its Story and Gadgets
Grappling with it
Clutch is a recently announced new racing game, being made by a team with former Forza Horizon developers on staff. You can definitely see some similarities to Xbox's beloved racing series, but it's the ways that Clutch differs from its competition that are proving to be the most divisive. Here's a video on the game, with...
News EA Is Shutting Down Online Services for This Forgotten PS5, PS4 Racing Game
What a legend
GRID Legends, a solid racing game from Codemasters, will soon have its online services shut down. Released in 2022, EA has announced this sim-cade racer will lose its online features from 11th September, 2026. Here's what the publisher says about it on the game's PS Store page: "Beginning September 11, 2026, we have taken the...
News Even with PS5 Ports, Many of Xbox's Games Have Been Underperfoming
Tough times
There’s been a spate of stories coming out of Xbox this week – an overwhelming amount, if you will. While not all of it is relevant, the Redmond firm finds itself tangled up in the PS5 ecosystem; even with the return of two console exclusives, the company announced several new PlayStation games during its Xbox Showcase last week,...
Gallery Still Can't Believe the Dragon's Dogma 2 DLC Is Real? Here's 38 Dark Arisen Screenshots
Snow joke
This past week has been like Christmas for fans of Dragon's Dogma 2. Not only were minds blown by the reveal of Dark Arisen, a massive expansion that's coming in October, Capcom's laid out a roadmap for two major updates that are set to improve the base experience to a significant degree. The first of those updates is out right now, by...
News Turn-Based RPG Final Fantasy Resonance Is Not a Port or Remake of Shuttered Gacha Game
More like a reimagining
Square Enix announced Final Fantasy Resonance recently, the first turn-based RPG in the long-running franchise for years. But the news may have come as a monkey’s paw moment for many of you: it’s based on the 2015 mobile game Final Fantasy Brave Exvius, which ceased service in 2025 after a ten year run in its native...
News Out in Late October, Phantom Blade Zero Dev Doesn't Care How Close It Is to GTA 6
"We don't even think of the competition"
One of the running themes from last week's gaming events was how everyone is trying to avoid October and November release dates, in order to give themselves as much breathing space as possible before GTA 6 arrives. What that's actually resulted in is an absurd September 2026 release schedule, with multiple...
Feature 15 PS5 Games from Last Week's Livestreams We're Dying to Play
All our faves from not-E3
Between all of the major livestreams last week, there are more great PS5 games than anyone reasonably has time to play. In truth, we probably could have made a list of titles we’re hyped for that’s triple or even quadruple this length, but instead we’re focusing on the 15 that really rustled our jimmies. (Admittedly,...
News Starfield Patch Promises to Fix Its Biggest Crashing Issue on PS5, Two Months After Launch
Better late than never
Starfield has received yet another update on PS5, in the hope of finally addressing the game's remaining crash-related issues. It's been over two months since Bethesda's sci-fi RPG launched on Sony's system, and while the developer has done a lot to fix the game's most glaring performance woes in that time, it's only now just...
Reminder PS Plus Extra Adds Sonic X Shadow Generations in USA, UK
Shadow of the colossus
As part of Sony’s experimental new PS Plus Extra rollout, subscribers in the US and UK – and Japan, although I don’t think there are many of you reading – can download and play Sonic X Shadow Generations now. Readers from around the rest of the world will need to wait until 16th June, although don’t be too...
News PS5's Crazy Dreamcast Train Game Denshattack Delayed to July
Mind the gap
Denshattack, the very promising and very colourful action game about driving a train very dangerously, has been delayed. Developer Undercoders confirmed the news a while ago, but amid all the Summer Game Fest news, it got a bit lost in the shuffle. Anyway, instead of launching on 17th June, it'll instead arrive a month later on 15th...
Thursday11th Jun 2026
News Dave the Diver Dev's New Game Bancho the Chef Will Make 'Extensive Use' of PS5's Controller
Let them cook
One of my personal highlights from Sony's latest State of Play is Bancho the Chef, a prequel to the beloved Dave the Diver that tells the story of how the cook became a legendary seafood expert. In a new dev diary, developer Mintrocket briefly touches on this new game, going into slightly more detail on what to expect. Jaeho Hwang,...
News Fascinating PS5 Sales Estimates Peg Ghost of Yotei as a Triumph
But less success elsewhere
Alinea Analytics has returned with more insight into the industry, based on its own proprietary methodology. Some sources say this data is relatively reliable, others point to errors within its results that demand more scrutiny. I think it’s interesting, assuming we all understand we’re looking at estimates and not...
News 'AI Can Help Our Team Get to the Right Answers Faster': Tomb Raider PS5's Controversy Explained
"We'll make sure the finished content is human-crafted"
I think this last week, more than any other, has proved to me that AI – and specifically generative AI – is an issue in gaming we’re increasingly going to need to confront head-on. Now I think it’s important to underline that everyone has their own moral compass here: some of you may...
News The First PS5 Game Delay Out of September 2026 Has Been Confirmed
Valor Mortis pushed back to October
It had to happen, and sure enough, it is: the first PS5 game delay out of September 2026 has been shared. Valor Mortis, from Ghostrunner developer One More Level, revealed less than a week ago it was releasing on 24th September 2026. That meant it would release on the same day as Hot Wheels: Infinite Rush,...
Round Up Stranger Than Heaven Makes a Strong Impression with Its Unique Melee Combat
Previews live now
SEGA and developer RGG Studio are taking some pretty wild swings with Stranger Than Heaven, an upcoming action adventure coming to PS5 early next year. You'll probably have heard about recent additions to the cast; this crime thriller, set in Japan across five decades, will feature not only Snoop Dogg but also the late Tupac...
News Resident Evil Veronica PS5 Remake in Demand with One Million Wishlists
It's a Code to success
Even though it's not a numbered entry, Resident Evil: Code Veronica was every bit a mainline game on the PS2, and now its upcoming remake Resident Evil Veronica is primed for more Capcom success. While it may have dropped the Code part of the title, Resident Evil Veronica has now picked up over one million wishlists after its...
News Astro Bot's Little Legs Carry It Back into Japan's Sales Charts
Bot the bug
Released almost two years ago, you wouldn’t expect to find Astro Bot charting in Japan right now. But with an extra 3,460 physical copies tacked on to its tally, the PS5 exclusive trotted into tenth in this latest Famitsu sales update, tracking the week ending 7th June. The game has now sold 103,717 boxed units domestically, which...
News PS5's God of War Laufey Dominated Summer Game Fest
Topped engagement index by a mile
According to analytics firm Level Up, spin-off God of War Laufey dominated Summer Game Fest by some margin. Just for clarity, in this context ‘Summer Game Fest’ is being used as a catch-all for all of last week’s showcases, including the State of Play and
News We Finally Know Why Korea 'Leaks' So Many Unannounced Games
Goodness GRAC-ious
Ah, the good old GRAC, South Korea's video game ratings board. It's short for Game Rating and Administration Committee. For years now, this organisation has been "leaking" unannounced games of all shapes and sizes. Basically, when the GRAC lists something, you know it's real — and it's probably only a matter of time until it's...
News Tearaway's Companion Site Is Shutting Down, So Browse Its Adorable Content While You Can
Truly heartwarming stuff
Remember Tearaway? One of Media Molecule's best games, the papery platformer was released first on PS Vita in 2013 and followed by a PS4 rendition a couple of years later. Well, you may not know this, but its companion website, Tearaway.me, is still active. Unfortunately, that won't be the case for much longer. This flew...
News Kingdom Hearts 4 PS5 Release Date Hopium Hits New High
Is it closer than we think?
When is Kingdom Hearts 4 coming out? Next year, if you believe some particularly optimistic copy published by a variety of Australian retailers. In their product listings for the newly announced Kingdom Hearts Collection 1-3, both JB Hi-Fi and
News PS5 Fans Think Sony Is Pushing God of War Laufey Harder Than Wolverine
Most of the focus is on Laufey
Marvel's Wolverine launches for PS5 in just over three months, on 15th September 2026, while God of War Laufey is not expected to release until next year — but you could be forgiven for thinking it's the other way around based on how Sony has promoted the two games since State of Play. PlayStation fans have picked...
News Saros Adds Photo Mode and New PS5 Trophies to Make You Use It
Patch 1.005.1 available to download now
Housemarque has updated Saros to version number 1.005.1 with a Photo Mode that also adds a DLC Trophy Pack to its roguelike shooter. The new update is available to download now. On the team's website, the patch notes speak of a Photo Mode with the usual camera controls, lens, lighting, and image tweaks, and...
News Add It to the Pile: Crunchy Action RPG Crimson Moon Confirms September Release on PS5
Another one
Remember Crimson Moon? The action RPG was announced during a State of Play broadcast back in February, and although it looked cool, the reveal did end up getting buried beneath more high profile news. And it's about to get buried all over again! Yes, you read the headline correctly: Crimson Moon is yet another PS5 title targeting a...
News Crimson Desert Hits Six Million Sales Milestone Inside Three Months
Another one million purchases since last sales update
Pearl Abyss has confirmed Crimson Desert sales have reached six million since the ambitious open worlder's release in March 2026. Having instantly sold two million copies on release day, it managed to sell five million units within its first month on the market. Now, as it nears three months of...
News Ubisoft Shutting Multiple Studios, as the News Just Keeps Getting Worse
Winnipeg, Belgrade gone
There’s no way around it, folks: these are tough times for the industry – and, honestly, the world. Reports claim Ubisoft is shutting its Winnipeg and Belgrade studios, while restructuring its Barcelona unit to focus on Rainbow Six. VGC says as many as 380 jobs could be lost. There’ll also be internal changes to the...
News Xbox Planning Major Layoffs Next Month, Could Involve a Studio Closure
Employees shocked by Gears of War's cancellation on PS5
It’s been a crazy few days for Xbox, a major publisher of PS5 games. It announced several new titles for Sony’s system on Sunday, including State of Decay 3 and Senua. But it also confirmed the return of console exclusives, something it’ll “try to do more” of if the health of its...
Wednesday10th Jun 2026
News Street Fighter 6 Has Been Trying to Get Tifa for 3 Years
Ready, fight
Conversations between Capcom and Square Enix over Tifa’s inclusion in Street Fighter 6 started three years ago, around the time of the fighter’s acclaimed release. That’s according to an IGN interview between director Takayuki Nakayama and producer Shuhei Matsumoto, who say they share a mutual friend at the Final Fantasy firm...
News 'It Looks Amazing and It's Coming Along Well': The Elder Scrolls 6 Is Making Progress
But don't expect it for years
The Elder Scrolls 6, announced absolutely eons ago to creator Todd Howard’s chagrin, isn’t releasing any time soon. But a Variety interview with Xbox boss Matt Booty – who oversees all the publisher’s developers, including Bethesda Game Studios – has shed the smallest of lights on the high
News Halo's PS5 Debut Can Be Played Entirely in Third-Person if You Want
Cheers, Chief
Halo is the quintessential console first-person shooter, let’s be honest. Yes, games like DOOM released on the PS1 and GoldenEye 64 teased what was possible, but Halo: Combat Evolved refined the formula and made the genre finally feel at home on a controller. But us PS5 players really do like our third-person shooters, eh? And...
News Oxygen Levels, Shoe Types, Cigarette Butts: GTA 6's Most Unhinged Fan Is Investigating Rockstar
And it's madness
If you thought you were obsessed with the incoming GTA 6, you've got nothing on the person currently investigating Rockstar North in the most ridiculous ways. Reddit user Then-Pomegranate-625 has spent the last week or so outside the development studio's premises, hoping to gather any and all information they can, with a view to...
News Unlike Its Reveal Trailer, Resident Evil Veronica on PS5 Will Be Fully Third-Person
A different perspective
Geoff Keighley kicked off his stacked Summer Game Fest show with Resident Evil Veronica, a remake of the fan-favourite Code Veronica that's due out on PS5 next year. The trailer for the survival horror title was presented as gameplay from a first-person perspective, but apparently, this was done as a deliberate misdirect to...
News Fable PS5's Innovative Life Sim Loop Has Me Smitten
This looks incredible
Regular readers will know I love Shenmue – it’s my all-time favourite game. And one of the things I love most about it is the way it embeds you in a living, breathing world. Characters follow routines: they wake up for work in the morning; they head for dinner at the end of their shift. I’ve always been obsessed with...
News Xbox Will 'Try to Do More' Console Exclusives if the Health of Its Business Improves
"Our business isn't particularly healthy"
In an interview with Fortune, new Xbox CEO Asha Sharma has said her company will “look to try and do more” console exclusives if the health of its business improves. Quizzed on the topic, the executive admitted the division “isn’t particularly healthy” and so that’s why it’s starting with...
Round Up Alien: Isolation 2 Previews Say It's More of the Brilliant, Terrifying Same
If it ain't broke
Alien: Isolation is one of the most beloved survival horror games of modern times, so seeing a teaser for the direct sequel, albeit a very brief one, during Summer Game Fest was a very exciting surprise for many. It seems SEGA and developer Creative Assembly had a little more to show than just the new trailer, however, as some...
News Halo: Campaign Evolved Is Another PS5 Disc That Requires a Download to Actually Play
Campaign devolved
If you were hoping to pick up a physical copy of Halo: Campaign Evolved on PS5, take heed: the game won't be playable straight off the disc. Another example of something that's becoming an increasingly common trend, you'll need to pull a "content download" before jumping into Master Chief's very first PlayStation excursion. This...
News Sony 'Exploring New Ways' to Deliver PS Plus Games
Spreading things out
Sony is “exploring new ways” to deliver PS Plus Extra additions in its biggest territories: the US, UK, and Japan. The latest Game Catalogue update will roll out globally on 16th June as usual, but in the abovementioned territories, only select titles will be available on that day. That means yo
News 8 PS Plus Extra, Premium Games Announced for June 2026
And they're big ones
Sony has revealed the PS5 and PS4 games that'll be included with PS Plus Extra and PS Plus Premium for June 2026. Eight titles are up for grabs across the two subscription tiers, and there are some heavy hitters in this month's mix. They are as follows: PS Plus Extra Final Fantasy 16 (PS5) |
"I hoped there could be a chance to work with them"
Bluepoint, the excellent remake studio behind Demon’s Souls and Shadow of the Colossus, no longer exists. Sony closed the studio earlier this year, after it was unable to settle on a project following the cancellation of its God of War live service game. Now auteur Fumito Ueda, the ex-Japan...
Dead cert
Stupid Never Dies, the weird (and potentially wonderful) zombie-filled action RPG that was announced last year, has confirmed an autumn / fall 2026 release window on PS5. We don't have a specific date yet, but I really hope developer GPTACK50 knows what it's getting into. Indeed, the current release schedule from the end of August...
News Gran Turismo 7's Excellent Post-Launch Support Continues with 5 New Cars in Latest Free Update
PS5, PS4 racer grows once more
Developer Polyphony Digital has been keeping Gran Turismo 7 updated at a regular pace for years now, and it's impressive to see the racing sim consistently grow over that time. The latest free update, available in a matter of hours, takes the game to version 1.70, and the headline addition is a selection of five new...
