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Wednesday10th Jun 2026
News Capcom Responds to Criticism of Onimusha's PS5 Demo, Says the Full Game Is 'Tougher'
Parried
I bloody love the Onimusha: Way of the Sword demo — as expressed in my Hands On feature — but it is, arguably, a bit too easy. This concern has been echoed by many potential players since the demo's release last week, but the good news is that Capcom's already acknowledged the feedback. In a quick video posted to social media, producer...
News 'I'm So Happy I Didn't Get It': Ben Starr Auditioned for 007 First Light's James Bond
Patrick Gibson is "unbelievable"
Ben Starr, best known for his roles in Final Fantasy 16 and Clair Obscur: Expedition 33, reveals that he auditioned for the part of James Bond in the recently released 007 First Light. Obviously, he didn't get the job, as the role ended up going to Patrick Gibson. However, it sounds like he's very pleased with how...
What a mess
If you dared to look at any YouTube or Twitch chat during any of last week’s livestreams, you’ll have seen people mention Destiny 3. Unironically, I think it may have been the most talked about title of the past week – even though it’s not even in development. Bungie released the last ever update for Destiny 2 yesterday, and...
News Final Fantasy 7 Revelation Will Address Rebirth's Excessive Minigame Problem
"Improvements aimed at minimising frustration"
Even though it's one of the most highly rated games of the entire generation, Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth still receives criticism for its unapologetic focus on side content. More specifically, the second game in the remake trilogy is utterly packed with minigames — activities that can, on occasion, sap...
News Dragon's Dogma 2 Patch 3.1 Out Now, Big Improvements Prepare for Dark Arisen DLC
Huge patch notes revealed
Capcom plans to release two major updates for Dragon's Dogma 2 in the very near, and relatively near future. This news comes off the back of Dragon's Dogma 2: Dark Arisen being announced — a huge expansion that's dropping in October. The first patch releases tomorrow at the time of writing — that's the 10th June...
Tuesday9th Jun 2026
News Deltarune's Free Chapter 5 Update Drops Later This Month
"Let's have one more fun adventure"
I really need to catch up on Deltarune, because its unorthodox release rollout has somewhat passed me by. Take the announcement of Chapter 5 – it’s racking up views on Nintendo’s YouTube channel almost as fast as Ocarina of Time, despite not really showing anything at all. Dev Toby Fox says that’s on...
News You May Have Missed Atelier Karia's Reveal, Coming to PS5 in 2027
Brewing something special
I feel a bit sorry for Koei Tecmo, because its new Atelier game absolutely was included in the latest Nintendo Direct – it just got buried among one of those montages. Surely it deserved a brief moment of its own?! To be fair, there aren’t many details for the time being, with a full reveal planned during
News Bonus PS Plus Extra Game Available to Download Now
Begin your Legacy at the end of Destiny 2
Today marks the end of Bungie's content support for Destiny 2, and with it, the team is making a big Legacy Collection — that includes the base game and many of its expansions — available on PS Plus Extra. As per the PlayStation Blog, the 2025 version of the Destiny 2: Legacy Collection is due to be...
Round Up All the PS5 Reveals from the Nintendo Direct for June 2026
Kingdom Hearts! Final Fantasy! Dragon's Dogma!
That’s pretty much the end of not-E3 week, folks – well, unless something unexpected happens over the next few days. Nintendo capped things off with its annual summer Nintendo Direct earlier today, bringing a mixture of third-party and first-party reveals. While we’ll refer you to our friends at...
News For the First Time in Decades, Dragon Quest Monsters Is Coming to PlayStation
The Withered World out on PS5 in December
We already knew Dragon Quest Monsters: The Withered World was coming to PS5, but now we have a release date. Thankfully, this one's managed to avoid the September and October nightmare schedule, and is set for the 3rd December. As the headline of this article alludes, this is the first time in decades that...
News Classic Action RPG Tales of Eternia Is the Series' Next Remaster, Enhanced on PS5
Another one for October
Bandai Namco's dipping way back into the past for its next Tales remaster. As was leaked a few weeks back, Tales of Eternia is getting the re-release treatment. It'll be the first non-3D Tales title to be revived. And guess what? It's another game for October, launching for PS5 and PS4 on 16th. Eternia first released for...
News While You Wait for Kingdom Hearts 4, Play the Entire Saga with New Collection on PS5
Wouldn't you think my collection's complete
In case you missed it, Square Enix has just shown off Kingdom Hearts 4 for the first time in years, with a fresh look at gameplay and cutscenes in the upcoming action RPG. There's still no telling when it'll arrive, though. In the meantime, you'll be able to play pretty much every other Kingdom Hearts...
News Ex-PS5 Exclusive Stellar Blade Will Let You Goon on the Go with Switch 2 Port
Shifting up
Korean dev Shift Up has been saying for quite some time it wants to release Stellar Blade everywhere, and it looks like its publishing arrangement with Sony is now officially over. While PlayStation published the PS5 version of this excellent hack-and-slash as a timed console exclusive, it came to PC last year. And now the dev itself...
News Stunning PS Vita Action RPG Muramasa Is Being Reborn on PS5 Next Year
Vanillaware never misses
If you remember Muramasa on the Nintendo Wii, or its PS Vita port, then congratulations — you've got taste. Vanillaware's typically stunning action RPG is being remade as Muramasa: Revenant Blades, and it's coming to PS5 in early 2027. Indeed, this is more of a reworked re-release than a simple remaster. For starters,...
News They Blended Jujutsu Kaisen with Vampire Survivors for PS5, and It's Peak
Sure, why not?
Game of the Nintendo Direct? You can keep your Fire Emblem and Ocarina of Time – it’s all about the latest spin on Vampire Survivors, folks! What if I told you Jujutsu Kaisen Rumble: Survivaton is a Battle Royale game b
News Kingdom Hearts 4 Magically Returns in New PS5 Gameplay Trailer
Embrace the light
Who had this on their Nintendo Direct bingo card, then? Kingdom Hearts 4 lives, but there’s still no release date attached. Square Enix showed off some new gameplay footage of the highly anticipated title, showing protagonist Sora in the downtown Tokyo-style environment it’s been teasing ever since this project was first...
News Dragon's Dogma 2 DLC Is Real, Huge Dark Arisen Expansion Releases on PS5 in October
No, really
Oh my god, it's actually happening. Following on from a rather blatant tease earlier in the year, Capcom has announced Dragon's Dogma 2: Dark Arisen — a huge expansion for the 2024 action RPG. Much like the original Dragon's Dogma: Dark Arisen, the sequel's equivalent adds a whole new, explorable, seemingly endgame-focused region to...
News A Brand New Final Fantasy RPG Has Been Announced for PS5
Crystal chronicle
So, Square Enix finally decided to stop making HD-2D RPGs with crap names and just name its latest one Final Fantasy. Final Fantasy Resonance is the iconic series' first HD-2D instalment, and it looks pretty promising. But, you'll have to get your head around the fact that this is actually based on the now defunct mobile gacha...
News First PS Plus Essential Game for August 2026 Announced
You can go for a Big Walk
If you were watching today's Nintendo Direct, did you catch the first PS Plus Essential game for August 2026 was quite sneakily announced? Big Walk was previously confirmed to be a PS Plus Essential game whenever it launches, and now we have a release date: 4th August 2026. This is a Tuesday, and it lines up completely...
News PS5 Fans Ponder Whether Kena: Scars of Kosmora Has Been Delayed
Very likely, yes
When it was announced during February’s State of Play, dev Ember Lab attached a 2026 release window to sequel Kena: Scars of Kosmora, which is being published on PS5 and PC by Sony. However, not-E3 week has concluded without even a whisper about the release, suggesting it may now
News Assassin's Creed Shadows Isn't Done Yet, Teases 'One Last Update'
Coming next week
Assassin's Creed Shadows will receive "one last update", according to a teaser posted on the game's official social media channels. This is despite Ubisoft claiming that support for the game had all but wrapped up roughly one year after its initial release. The teaser for Update 1.1.11 doesn't give anything away; all we know for...
News Wolverine Isn't Out Until September, But It's Already One of PS5's Best-Selling Games
Claws out
If you ever needed more evidence of why Insomniac has become a bit of a Marvel factory of late, look no further than the best-selling PS5 games following last week’s State of Play. We already reported on how Marvel’s Wolverine was topping the pre-order charts, but it’s beginning to trend on the
News 'There Is Only One Ending': Final Fantasy 7 Revelation Director Confirms Linear Story
Sorry, story ghosts
Despite the twisting and turning of Final Fantasy 7 Remake and Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth, the third game in the trilogy will be sticking to just a single, linear path. Over the years, some fans have wondered whether the games would eventually branch off from the original events of Final Fantasy 7 — perhaps in a way that's...
News 'We're Going to Be Smart About This': Amazon Games Boss Addresses 007 First Light Concerns
"The game's doing great"
In the wake of 007 First Light's release, the head of Amazon Games caused some confusion online about the future of the series. IO Interactive developed and published the James Bond game, which launched at the end of May, and it's been a big success, with great reviews and strong sales. However, Jeff Gattis
News Now Spyro Is Back, Dev Wants Him to Stay for 'Many New Games'
Will stay faithful and then experiment
18 years after his previous entry, Dawn of the Dragon, the fan-favourite PS1 character Spyro the Dragon has returned. A very welcome comeback for the purple dragon, he's starring in Spyro: A Realm Beyond for PS5, launching in 2027. That's enough for me, but developer Toys for Bob is not seeing the release as a...
News Jason Momoa Is Reportedly No Longer Involved with the Upcoming Helldivers Movie
No mo' Momoa
There aren't many things we know about the Helldivers movie, but one is that Jason Momoa is attached to star in the film. Well, according to a new report, that's no longer the case. According to Deadline, anonymous sources have said the actor is no longer set to appear in the Helldivers flick. No reason for his departure was provided...
News How About One More Game for Your September Schedule? Valheim Gets Full PS5 Release
Popular survival game enters 1.0
A number of games have already reserved your free time 10 times over during September, so yet another new release couldn't hurt, right? Valheim, with its full 1.0 version, has added to the list with a PS5 launch now set for 9th September 2026. It's leaving early access after five years, and brings the fully...
News Mina the Hollower Well on Its Way to Saving Dev, Sells Half a Million Copies
After reports the game was make or break
Indie darling Mina the Hollower has now sold more than 500,000 copies since its release last month, further helping to ensure Yacht Club Games has a future in the games industry. Reports from late last year suggested the developer was in financial trouble, to the point where it had to let go of staff. The...
Guide PlayStation Studios: All Sony First-Party Developers and What They're Working On
Every game coming from PS Studios
Sony's first-party developers are known collectively as PlayStation Studios, and it's these teams that make all the games published by the company. Whether it's PS5, PC, or beyond, there are always new games in the works. While we don't always know everything about what's in development, we've done our best to...
News Whoops! Xbox Accidentally Uploads Gears of War PS5 Trailer
You couldn't make this up
We now have definitive proof that the PS5 version of Gears of War: E-Day was cancelled last minute before the Xbox Showcase this weekend. In a delisted Xbox Podcast video, spotted by fans on
News Two Classic Call of Duty: Black Ops Games Seem Poised for PS5
The numbers, Mason
Movement on the PS Store suggests PS3 classics Call of Duty: Black Ops and Call of Duty: Black Ops 2 could be coming to the PS5 and PS4 any day now – potentially as soon as tomorrow, after the Nintendo Direct. Both games – released in 2010 and 2012 respectively – were
Monday8th Jun 2026
Feature Last Chance to Get These 40+ PS5, PS4 Games in PS Store's Days of Play Sale
Cheap PS5 and PS4 games we recommend
The Days of Play sale is now on PS Store, running from now until 10th June 2026. Not much time left! As always, there are many, many PS5 and PS4 games going cheap, which means it can be a bit laborious browsing through it all. In this list, we've put together a smaller selection of PS5 and PS4 games we...
News Don't Expect Persona 6 News Until P4 Revival Is Out
Wait your turn
As much as we might want to know more about Persona 6 following its teaser trailer yesterday, Atlus has suggested it's going to remain tight-lipped on the project until after Persona 4 Revival releases. P Studio director Kazuhisa Wada says as much in a press release sharing the latest surrounding the Persona series (via GamesRadar
Rumour Halo PS5 Trailer Was Planned for State of Play, Sony Allegedly Angered by Removal
What a twist
After all that transpired over the past 24 hours, it’s odd to see a new Halo: Campaign Evolved trailer captured on PS5 Pro hardware today. But online scuttlebutt suggests this video may have actually been planned for last week’s State of Play, before last-minute changes saw Microsoft pull the plu
Random There's a New Killzone Game, and It's Only on Nintendo Switch
Don't get too excited though
If you've been waiting for a new Killzone game to turn up, you're in luck — sort of. It's true, a game by the name of Killzone Extraction is now available for purchase, but a) it has nothing to do with PlayStation's fan-favourite first-person shooter series, and b) it's only available on Nintendo Switch. Published by...
News This Is the Most Intriguing and Unsettling Game About Fishing Coming to PS5
Reeling us in
Publisher Playstack and developer The Water Museum have released a new trailer for About Fishing, an upcoming adventure game that looks brilliantly strange. Check it out for yourself: I don't know about you, but I'm super curious to learn all this game's secrets. It looks as though fishing is a big part of the gameplay, as you'd...
News Latest PS5 State of Play Now Sony's Second Biggest Livestream Ever
Flawless victory
I was miffed by our poll results last week when only 36% of you said you thought yesterday’s State of Play would be the most watched ever. I was so confident in this episode breaking the record, I would have put money on it. (In fact, I wish I had now.) The June 2026 instalment blew past the previous record
Reaction Mealy-Mouthed Microsoft Takes Us Back to 2023 with Mixed Messaging on Xbox Exclusivity
Aw sh*t, here we go again
2023 called, it wants its ambiguity back. I got a lot of criticism earlier in the year for describing Microsoft’s indecisive approach to exclusivity as tiring, but in the aftermath of last night’s Xbox Showcase, it looks like we have months of mixed messaging ahead of us. Actually, I was reluctant to even write this...
News The PS5 Release Schedule for Fall 2026 Is Now Beyond a Joke
Thanks, GTA 6
We already knew that September's release schedule was bordering on absurd, but now that we're done with all of the summer gaming events — State of Play, Summer Game Fest, and the Xbox Games Showcase — it's basically the whole of the autumn / fall that looks insane. This is quite possibly the most packed period for new games I've...
News Crazy Taxi: World Tour PS5 Only Used Generative AI for 'Reference', Insists Series Creator
Ya ya ya ya ya?
Sammy and I have been clamouring for this game reveal all week long, and it's finally happened. After a teaser a few weeks back, Crazy Taxi: World Tour has been officially unveiled. While the initial impression is very strong, with The Offspring's All I Want blaring in the announcement trailer, there's an unfortunate twist that...
News Sea of Stars' Final PS5 Update Issued in Sunset Edition
Dev now working on Project Sparrow
Sabotage is tying a bow on its acclaimed turn-based title Sea of Stars and turning its attention to a new project with the release of a Sunset Edition for the RPG. Available now on PS5 and PS4, the new version adds a cinematic introduction to the start of the game, which the team says is its "biggest budget"...
News PowerWash Simulator 2's Next DLC Pack Has You Cleaning Up Star Wars Next Month on PS5
Mess Eisley
PowerWash Simulator 2 is about to get its biggest licenced DLC to date with Star Wars, and we now have a release date. Developer and publisher FuturLab has confirmed the Star Wars pack will launch on 16th July 2026, meaning it's just over a month away. Here's a new trailer, showing some of the stages you'll be hosing down: As you...
News As Xbox Returns to Exclusives, Halo Remake Embraces PS5 with PS5 Pro Gameplay Trailer
You Needler to see it
Still a little strange, isn't it? Halo on PS5. Especially now Microsoft is taking a step back towards console exclusivity. But we are where we are, with Halo: Campaign Evolved heading to Sony's console day and date with Xbox and Steam. What's more, we now have a glimpse of what it looks like on PS5 hardware. This latest...
News Senua's Saga: Hellblade 2 Is Now Hellblade 2: Senua's Saga
Now you know
Here’s a weird one: Ninja Theory has renamed its cinematic story game from Senua’s Saga: Hellblade 2 to Hellblade 2: Senua’s Saga today. (No, I’m not using roman numerals, they’re bad for SEO.) I assume this change is designed to separate the sequel from the new game Senua, which sounds like it’ll be more of a...
News Mass Effect Fans, Feast Your Eyes on a Full 20 Minutes of Exodus Gameplay
Still on track for early 2027
You can certainly tell that Exodus is being spearheaded by ex-Mass Effect developers, because it looks near identical to BioWare's beloved series in terms of structure. Much like fellow Mass Effect clone The Expanse: Osiris Reborn, Exodus has been floating around for a while. But as we steadily approach its 'early...
News Halo PS5 Collector's Edition Instantly Sells Out, and for Good Reason
It's a strong offering
Halo: Campaign Evolved has been available for pre-order on PS5 for less than 24 hours, and that was more than enough time for its considerable Collector's Edition to completely sell out. The physical Collector's Edition has been an exclusive offering on the Xbox Game Studios Shop, and both the listings in the USA and Europe...
News Fable DLC Already Confirmed for PS5, Adds New Region
It's called Fable: Order of the Hero
Playground Games has just wrapped up confirming Fable for a PS5 release on 23rd February 2027, and with it, PS Store pre-orders have gone live. There's a £60 / $70 base version and a £90 / $100 Premium Edition on offer, with the latter revealing the action RPG will be expanded beyond launch with DLC. One...
Rumour Insider Hints The Simpsons Hit & Run Remaster 'Is Happening'
Activision reportedly working on it
There has been a growing collective want for The Simpsons Hit & Run to make its grand return. Whether it happens is another matter, but word on the street is that a remake is indeed in the works. While discussing the freshly announced Spyro: A Realm Beyond, VGC's Jordan Middler, speaking on the publication's...
News Sony Steps Up Fraud Prevention After Major PS5 Security Vulnerabilities Exposed
Taking things seriously
A few weeks ago I reported on major PS5 security vulnerabilities which have been causing loyal PlayStation customers to lose access to their accounts. As exposed by Sacred Symbols podcaster Colin Moriarty, lax customer service has resulted in bad actors hijacking various PSN accounts using just a couple of pieces of publicly...
News Remember PS5 Launch Game Godfall? Its Developer Returns with a Slick Action Shooter
Armatus arrives this winter
Do you remember Godfall, the PS5 launch title that never really struck a chord with the console's early adopters? Well, its developer, Counterplay Games, has reappeared — and the team's bringing a new kind of action to Sony's system. The game's called Armatus, and it's a fast-paced action-shooter with an emphasis on...
