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Monday8th Jun 2026
News PS5 Store's Shovelware Purge Is Getting More Interesting by the Week
One publisher yoinks library before Sony can act
More and more games are getting the axe from the PS Store, with some publishers seemingly starting to act before Sony’s eye of Sauron falls on them. In a social media statement late last week, Xeneder Team announced that it had made the “utmost difficult decision to delist a significant portion...
News Persona 4 Revival Story and Gameplay Blowout Airs Next Week
Don't touch that dial
Following on from its big re-reveal over the weekend, Persona 4 Revival will be returning to our screens in the very near future. Atlus has confirmed that a deep dive into the remake's story, characters, and gameplay systems will be broadcast next week, on Thursday the 18th June. For eager fans, this showcase should...
Random This Publisher's Promoting Its PS5 Lineup with Retro Box Art
This is neat
Here’s a cool little thing coming out of Summer Game Fest’s press adjacent Play Days event: boutique publisher Annapurna Interactive is promoting its upcoming PS5 lineup with press packs inspired by retro PlayStation box art. As photographed by YouTuber and ex-Nintendo employee Kit Ellis (hi, Kit!), we can see a PS2 version of...
News Stealth Royalty Thief: The Dark Project Steps Out of the Shadows Remastered on PS5
That snuck up on us
Nightdive Studios, one of the teams dedicated to reviving old classic games, has just announced Thief: The Dark Project Remastered, and it's coming to PS5 and PS4 this winter. Here's the (suitably dark) announcement trailer: Thief: The Dark Project is the first entry in what would become a legendary series of stealth games...
Guide These 7+ PS5 Games Are Coming Out This Week (8th-14th June)
NBA The Run! Sportal! More!
I'm going to be straight with you: we are in the summer doldrums now. There's really not a lot of anything coming out this week, although I think NBA The Run will be worth a look if you want to round out the ongoing NBA Finals with a game inspired by the classic PS2 NBA Street titles. Here's everything coming out this...
Round Up All the PS5 Reveals from the Xbox Showcase 2026
What's Microsoft got in store for Sony?
The curtain has fallen on Microsoft’s annual Xbox Showcase, with the brand going through a bit of a reinvention under new CEO Asha Sharma. Still, as is always the case for any livestream, there was plenty of PS5 news throughout, and we’ve compiled all of the headlines below for your convenience. If...
News Stellar Blade Dev Explains New Hero Design, Praises Sony's Publishing Support
"She fights in a very tough manner"
In the aftermath of Stellar Blade: Blood Rain’s reveal this week, Shift Up boss Hyung-Tae Kim has been chatting with Korean media about the game. Among the most interesting quotes, he discussed the design of new heroine Evie, who’s replacing established character Eve. (Although I suspect the latter will still...
More questions raised than answered
In an interview with Gamertag Radio, Xbox boss Matt Booty has shed a little more light on Microsoft’s ever-changing approach to exclusivity. In case you missed the news earlier today, the Redmond firm said both Gears of War: E-Day and Clockwork Revolution will be
Port cancelled very recently
How recently did Microsoft cancel the PS5 version of Gears of War: E-Day? Apparently very recently. We all saw earlier today the release’s PEGI rating go live with Sony’s console listed among the platforms. There’s also a SKU for a physical PS5 version rattling a
News Persona 6 Details Confirm Japanese School Setting, 'Supernatural Adventure', and 'Bold Story'
Unbreakable bonds are back
Additional details on Persona 6 have emerged via the game's listing on the Xbox store. Which is nice, because the game's teaser trailer basically told us nothing about anything. To be fair, the title's official description doesn't offer up any real surprises, but it does confirm a few things. For starters, Persona 6 is...
Sunday7th Jun 2026
Round Up All the PS5 Reveals from Summer Game Fest 2026
All the PS5 reveals from SGF
Following on from this week's State of Play livestream, Geoff Keighley has made another bunch of game reveals public, this time from his LA stage show. Summer Game Fest is a multi-platform livestream, so while not everything pertained to PS5, there was still plenty of PlayStation news at the show. Below, you'll find a...
Round Up All the PS5 Reveals from Sony's State of Play for June 2026
All the PS5 reveals from State of Play
Sony has kick-started the summer season of gaming announcements with a major State of Play livestream that, in the build-up, promised over an hour of PS5 news. On the other side of the show, we're here to run you through every single reveal from the showcase. Below, you'll find all PS5 announcements from the...
Poll Who Had the Best Not-E3 Livestream This Week?
Take your pick
And with the conclusion of Microsoft’s Xbox Showcase, that’s a wrap on what we’re colloquially calling not-E3. Obviously there’s still a Nintendo Direct to come – rumoured for next week – but with the Mario maker as unpredictable as ever, we’re running our poll right now: who, in your opinion, had the best livestream...
News Yep, Minecraft Dungeons 2 Is Coming to PS5 in September
Bricking it
Jot another one down for September, officially the busiest month in PS5 (and, let’s be real, PlayStation) history. This time it’s Minecraft Dungeons 2, the more action orientated take on the brick-stacking franchise. The blurb reads: “Prepare to brave the unknown – Minecraft Dungeons 2 arrives on September 29, 2026! Drop the...
News All Your Favourite PS5 Live Service Games Are Getting Big Updates
Everything you need to know
It wouldn’t be an Xbox Showcase without update trailers for a variety of different Microsoft owned games, almost all of which are available on the PS5. We’re talking Microsoft Flight Simulator 2024, The Elder Scrolls Online, Age of Empires – you name it, they’re all here. Rather than split all this stuff up,
News Create Your Own Cult in the Tongue-in-Cheek PS5 Survival Game Join Us
Cult of the man
Developer Wolf Haus Games has announced its cult-'em-up survival game, Join Us, is heading for consoles (as well as PC) in March 2027, and that includes PS5. Here's the trailer: Join Us is a survival action game that can be played solo or in up to four-player co-op. You're tasked with building up a cult from scratch, recruiting...
News Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 4 Guns for ARC Raiders with Tense PS5 Extraction Mode
Many will infil, not many will exfil
Xbox closed out its press conference earlier today with a look at Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 4’s extraction mode, DMZ. This is one of those “fake gamer” trailers, with overlaid dialogue meant to make it seem like a real person is playing. But it looks like a massive improvement over Activision’s...
News Magicians: The Devil's Deal Takes BioShock and Blends It with Houdini for PS5
Got your card
One of the cooler announcements at today’s Xbox Showcase was Magicians: The Devil’s Deal, an awkwardly named first-person shooter that looks like a blend of BioShock and Houdini. Looking at the trailer, the game appears to swap out guns and grenades for card tricks, allowing you to affect the world in a variety of interesting...
News Metro 2039 Returns to the Series' Horror Roots in February 2027 on PS5
Check out the new trailer
Developer 4A Games has shared a fresh look at Metro 2039, its upcoming new entry in the Metro series, and it's looking very dark and very spooky. Check out the new trailer below, which includes some more footage of gameplay: The original game, Metro 2033, was a linear survival horror FPS, and it seems that 2039 has a...
News Konami's New Castlevania Casts a Curse on PS5 This October
Just in time for Halloween
You’ll get your fix of Castlevania ahead of the holidays, as Konami has attached a 15th October release date to Castlevania: Belmont’s Curse. The game, first announced during Sony’s State of Play in February, marks the first new game in Konami’s storied franchise since 2014. And it looks like it’s been well...
News First-Person Soulslike Valor Mortis Adds to PS5's September of Dread
You're already dead
The highly anticipated first-person Soulslike Valor Mortis is just another game you’ll have to contend with coming to the PS5 on 24th September. To put things into perspective: Control Resonant, Silent Hill: Townfall, and Hot Wheels: Infinite Rush are all currently scheduled to come out on the same day. That’s not to...
News Sea of Thieves Season 20 Puts You at the Helm with Custom Seas Mode on PS5
Make your own fun
Sea of Thieves is introducing Custom Seas, a new set of tools that allow players to turn the online pirate game into whatever they want. Launching as part of Season 20 on 18th June, here's a trailer that gives an overview of what you can do: Custom Seas will let you make your own modes, or spawn in whatever objects and enemies...
News Resonance: A Plague Tale Legacy's PS5 Release Date Narrowly Avoids September Madness
But it's basically part of it, let's be real
There are so many games releasing in September, I’m genuinely considering taking a lie down in a bath tub full of water with my plugged in toaster. No but seriously, while the prequel Resonance: A Plague Tale Legacy is coming out on 27th August, it’s so close to the September madness that it’s...
News Fable Gets PS5 Release Date and Hayley Atwell in Latest Gameplay Trailer
Is this just fantasy
Xbox and Playground Games have announced the full release date for the upcoming fantasy RPG, Fable. Revealed at the end of this new trailer, the game comes to PS5 on 23rd February, 2027: As well as the release date, the trailer also reveals that Hayley Atwell is set to star in the game, playing the part of the game's...
News Koei Tecmo Just Can't Stop Making Action RPGs, Announces Wo Long 2 for PS5
Releasing early 2027
It feels like Nioh 3 only just released, but that hasn't stopped publisher Koei Tecmo from announcing another action RPG sequel. This time, it's the hectic Wo Long: Fallen Dynasty that's getting a successor, with Wo Long 2: Wings of Ember confirming an 'early 2027' launch on PS5. Much like the first game, there seems to be a...
News Spyro Returns on PS5 in A Realm Beyond, His First Original Game in Nearly 20 Years
Breath of fiery air
It's official: Spyro the Dragon is coming back in a whole new game. Developed by Toys for Bob, Spyro: A Realm Beyond is heading to PS5 in Spring 2027. Here's the announcement trailer: It's been about eight years since Spyro: Reignited Trilogy, and close to 20 years since the last original game, 2007's The Legend of Spyro:...
The plan is the plan, etc
Xbox has released a statement clarifying that Gears of War: E-Day and Clockwork Revolution, announced as console exclusives earlier today, are not timed exclusives. They will be available only on Xbox Series X|S and PC. In a statement on
News Immersive Sim Clockwork Revolution Joins Gears of War in Skipping PS5
No chance saloon
InXile’s ambitious immersive sim Clockwork Revolution will join Gears of War: E-Day in skipping PS5, as Microsoft’s unclear strategy begins to formulate. It seems the Redmond firm is going to pick and choose the odd title here and there to bolster its platform, while making the bulk of its other titles available everywhere...
News DOOM: The Dark Ages' Campaign DLC Looks Sick, and It's Out Very Soon on PS5
What a Revelations
DOOM: The Dark Ages' long-promised DLC has been fully revealed, and not to be confused with Final Fantasy 7 Revelation, it's called DOOM: The Dark Ages - Revelations. The big news here is that it's out very soon indeed — it's just a month off, releasing for PS5 on the 7th July. The above trailer makes it look like a rather...
News Persona 6 Finally Announced for PS5 with a Surprisingly Dark Reveal
Hope you like logos
Persona 6 is real! But we knew that already. No, what I'm trying to say is that Persona 6 has been officially announced. Finally. It's crazy to think that Persona 5 originally launched almost a full decade ago. But don't get excited just yet; Atlus has given us a logo and not much else. The above teaser trailer sets an...
News Hellblade Returns in 2027 with New Game Senua on PS5
Look who's back
A new Hellblade game will release on PS5 in 2027, named simply Senua. This one follows on from PS4 game Hellblade: Senua’s Sacrifice and its sequel Senua’s Saga: Hellblade 2, which was ported to the PS5 shortly after its original Xbox and PC launch. You can check out a trailer above. The press release says: "A Celtic warrior...
News Persona 4 Revival Includes P4G Content, Confirms February 2027 Release Date on PS5
Truth story
Persona 4 Revival has finally been given its re-reveal, courtesy of a brand new trailer. As you were probably expecting, this remake very much falls in line with Persona 3 Reload; it's a ground-up re-imagining of a classic, rebuilt using Unreal Engine. The footage is a mix of dialogue scenes and battle, and highlights a few interesting...
News Xbox Revives State of Decay 3 for PS5 in 2027
Dead rising
Xbox has announced that Undead Labs’ zombie shooter threequel State of Decay 3 will launch on PS5 in 2027. It’ll mark the first time a State of Decay game has launched on Sony’s console. Check out a new trailer above. The video blurb reveals: "The zombie apocalypse nearly wiped out humankind. Years after the initial outbreak,...
News Halo PS5 Finally Brings Master Chief to Sony's System Next Month
Halo, goodbye
Xbox flagship franchise Halo will make its PS5 debut in just seven weeks. Microsoft has attached a 28th July release date to Halo: Campaign Evolved, the remake of the single player mode from Bungie’s iconic first-person shooter, Halo: Combat Evolved. While there’ll be no competitive multiplayer in this version of the game, the...
News Gears of War: E-Day Is Not Coming to PS5, Xbox Confirms Console Exclusivity
Purportedly was planned for Sony's console until recently
Gears of War: E-Day was in development for the PS5 up until very recently, but Xbox has allegedly made the decision to cancel the port. Giant Bomb’s Jeff Grubb revealed the tidbit on a livestream overnight, ahead of today’s Xbox Showcase, where the third-person shooter is expected to...
News Mature, Story-Driven Star Trek Game Sets Phasers to Stun on PS5
Explore. Investigate. Survive
An edgy new Star Trek game from industrious Polish dev Bloober Team has been confirmed for the PS5 in 2027. Star Trek: Shadow Frontier is described as a “mature, story-driven, third-person action-adventure set in the expansive Star Trek universe”. Playing as Ro Laren, you’ll find yourself trapped on a planet...
News 'Impeccable' Sci-Fi Horror Cronos Adds New PS5 Story DLC This Year
"Experience a faster, more aggressive style of combat"
Fans of last year’s Cronos: The New Dawn – the Bloober Team sci-fi horror we described as “impeccable” in our review – will be excited to learn that a new slice of story-focused DLC is planned for later this year. Cronos: Lazarus, as the DLC is named, promises to put you in “the...
News PS5's James Bond Game 007 First Light Has Already Sold More Than 3 Million Copies
Made a lot of Moneypenny
IO Interactive and Amazon MGM Studios have announced new sales information for the super well-received revival of James Bond, 007 First Light. In its first week, the game has reached over 2.7 million copies sold, according to the companies. The figure has also been shared on socials: "Your support means the world to us,...
News PS5's Until Dawn 2 Has Been in Development for At Least 4 Years Already
Out in 2027
UK dev Firesprite’s been working on Until Dawn 2 for at least four years already, according to Stranger Things actor Dacre Montgomery, who’s part of the cast. Writing on Instagram, he said he joined the PS5 exclusive project in 2022 – although presumably the title was in pre-production long before then. The studio’s previous...
News Stellar Blade: Blood Rain's Reveal Is Allegedly Riddled with Generative AI
Not like this
As a massive fan of Stellar Blade I take no pleasure in writing this, but it does appear that the reveal trailer for new game Blood Rain and its associated key art is riddled with generative AI. Fans have pointed to various examples, from the look of protagonist Evie through to some nonsensical architecture in the key art, but Chinese...
Saturday6th Jun 2026
News Godzilla vs GTA 6: Retro Remake Makes PlayStation Debut on PS5 This November
A first time for everything
A big story of both State of Play and Summer Game Fest is that no games want to go head-to-head with GTA 6. We’ve seen software evacuate November entirely, which has resulted in ridiculous crowding throughout September and early October. But a remaster of 2002’s
News This New Digital Eclipse Joint Could Be the Coolest Retro Compilation for PS5 Yet
Barbieee, cool
Digital Eclipse has made its name making digital museums for retro games like Atari 50 and the Mortal Kombat Legacy Kollection, but I love its approach with Barbie Rewind. Rather than a virtual gallery, this is presented as a pixel art PlayHouse, where you’ll be able to decorate Barbie’s home with furniture and accessories from...
News PSVR2 Fave Arizona Sunshine Sheds Virtual Reality, Goes Third-Person on PS5
Buddy boy
I suppose the easiest way for Vertigo Games to decouple shooter Arizona Sunshine from PSVR2 would have been to just re-release it as a flat-screen FPS. In some ways, it’s gone the extra-mile with this third-person version then. Frustratingly for our game database, this new game is called Arizona Sunshine; the old versions have been...
News Zenless Zone Zero v3.0 Adds New City, New Form, and Free Pulls on PS5
Update arrives on 17th June
An entirely new city, and all the subsequent activities that entails, will debut when Zenless Zone Zero’s free v3.0 update arrives on 17th June. With the stakes ever-rising for Phaethon, the protagonist will finally unlock their combat alter-ego Pyoris in this version, with its full Mindscape and signature W-Engine set...
News The Alters Gets Over 20 Hours of New Content in Last Variable DLC
Out for PS5 on 13th July
The Alters will receive more than 20 hours of additional content when its first expansion, Last Variable, drops onto PS5 next month. The DLC follows an elderly Jan Scientist who stayed behind to pursue a "life-defining research opportunity". The fresh content explores this through "new mechanics, an underground base to...
News The Sinking City 2 Hands PS5 Detective Horror This August
Demo out now on Steam
Don't worry, developer Frogwares is avoiding the September 2026 release calendar by positioning The Sinking City 2 in August, on 18th August 2026 to be precise. The studio announced the release date today as part of the Future Games Show, and you can catch the accompanying trailer above. That means you'll be playing the full...
Reaction Some PS5 Fans Think SGF Showed Sony Losing Its Grip on Third-Parties
After major franchises skip State of Play
I thought yesterday’s Summer Game Fest was a brilliant broadcast for PS5 owners, and when paired with the State of Play, demonstrated Sony’s impressive command of the industry at large. I wasn’t counting, but to my memory there were only a handful of games during Geoff Keighley’s event not targeting...
The right thing to do
Bungie is never far away from a blunder, but I’m not entirely sure where the buck stops with this latest oversight. To cut a long story short, the dev is currently running a free trial week for first-person shooter Marathon, designed to coincide with its Season 2 update. Those who downloaded the trial noticed they could...
Talking Point What Are You Playing This Weekend? - Issue 636
Summer dreamin'
We're deep into not-E3 week right now, so there's more gaming news than usual floating around. But when you're not reading about upcoming games, hopefully you're playing some upcoming ones. Here's what we're playing. Jamie O'Neill: WB Games Montréal's 2022 Gotham Knights is still my current game of choice. I like playing as Red...
Poll How Would You Rate Summer Game Fest 2026?
Share your thoughts on Keighley's show
E3 is over, but Geoff Keighley truly is everlasting. He's once again taken his E3 substitute, Summer Game Fest, to the LA streets, promising two hours of new game reveals and announcements. This year, his big things were Final Fantasy VII Revelation, Resident Evil Veronica, Gen Atlas, and Stellar Blade: Blood...
