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Tuesday11th Nov 2025
Review Lumines Arise (PS5) - The Most Beautiful and Most Complete Lumines Game Ever
Block out the noise
In many ways, Lumines Arise represents the series reclaiming its own legacy. Tetris Effect is fantastic, of course, but its fancy lights and catchy music can be traced all the way back to 2004, when the original Lumines gave the PSP a puzzle game to rival the timeless classic. Lumines Arise, then, adopts a similar style and...
News PS5 'In the Middle' of Its Lifecycle, Claims Sony
"We are planning to expand it even further"
An interesting comment from Sony exec Lin Tao has PlayStation fans weighing up the potential of an expanded lifecycle for the PS5. As we all know by now, Sony's plans for the PS5 were significantly impacted by the pandemic, which disrupted production and effectively stalled the opening years of this...
News Sony Speaks on Bungie Acquisition Disaster, Takes an 'Impairment Loss'
Sales, user engagement fallen short of expectations
Sony's $3.6 billion purchase of Destiny 2 developer Bungie has, for all intents and purposes, been an utter disaster, and the PS5, PS4 hardware maker all but knows it at this point. Having bought the studio to assist its push into the live-service space, Sony has cancelled multiple multiplayer...
News PS5, PS4 Userbase Keeps on Getting Bigger, Attracts More Players Year-on-Year
Monthly Active Users count on the rise again
The graph charting Sony's userbase growth on PS5 and PS4 is only going up, as another fiscal quarter comes to a close with the number of Monthly Active Users on PSN higher than the same period of time last year. During the Q2 quarter for fiscal year 2025 (1st April — 30th June), the PlayStation Network...
Guide What Time Is PlayStation's State of Play Japan?
Dates, times, and what to expect
Sony's latest State of Play is on the way, and this one has a special focus on Japan. It should be an interesting watch for PlayStation fans, but when exactly is the livestream? On this page, we'll explain all you need to know about the upcoming State of Play Japan. What Time Is PlayStation's State of Play Japan...
News PS5 Sales Now Top 84.2 Million Units, Well on Way to 100 Million Milestone
Keep rollin'
PS5 shipped another 3.9 million units in the quarter ending 30th September, pushing the console above 84.2 million units lifetime and closer to its inevitable 100 million units milestone. Sales were up 100k units year-over-year, meaning the system’s performance remains flat, despite higher prices and a challenging economic...
News Ghost of Yotei PS5 Sales Surpass 3.3 Million Units, Crush Boycott Nonsense
Exactly Atsu expected
Ghost of Yotei has crushed any lingering social media narratives, selling 3.3 million units as of 2nd November. That’s the total number of copies sold through to consumers, and spans the full 32 days since the game’s release. By comparison, Ghost of Tsushima sold 2.4 million units in three days, and crossed five million...
News Call of Duty Continues to Handle PS5 Trophies in the Worst Way Possible
Black Ops 7 is another DLC Trophy list
It's another year, and because of the way Activision releases Call of Duty titles and their connection to the overall Call of Duty launcher, Black Ops 7 is another instalment classed as DLC without a Platinum Trophy on PS5. Ever since Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 launched in 2022, every Call of Duty release...
News 'It's Been a Dream': Marvel Boss Raves About PS5 Fighter's ArcSys and PlayStation Team-Up
Fighting goals
Marvel Games' general manager, Haluk Mentes, has shared his thoughts on the upcoming fighting game from Sony and Arc System Works, Marvel Tokon: Fighting Souls. In an interview with Game Informer, Mentes only has glowing comments for the collaboration between his team and the aforementioned publisher and developer. "Others have said...
Monday10th Nov 2025
News Silent Hill 2 Puts Incredible Survival Horror on More Platforms This Month
Set to drop on Xbox Series X|S on 21st Nov
One of the best horror games available on PS5, Silent Hill 2, looks to be venturing to new platforms later this month. On 21st November 2025, specifically, it looks like the Bloober Team remake will delight Xbox Series X|S owners. It's been common knowledge for some time now that Sony had a 12-month...
News Red Dead Redemption 2 Is Now the Fourth Best Selling Game Ever, Still Chained to PS4 at 30FPS
Rather be red
Red Dead Redemption 2 has just claimed the fourth spot on the list of all-time best selling video games. According to publisher Take-Two's latest financial report, Rockstar's open world Western is now sitting pretty at a frankly ridiculous 79 million copies sold, taking it above Mario Kart 8 / Mario Kart 8 Deluxe. And yet, the...
News You Can Live the Death Stranding Experience with This Awesome Real Life Exoskeleton
Lift with your legs
One of the most useful bits of equipment in Death Stranding 1 and 2 is the exoskeleton, a set of fancy leg braces that allow Sam to hike faster and for longer, as well as carry much more cargo. If you've ever wanted to experience what it feels like to wear this bit of gear, well, they're real — and one company has collaborated...
Poll Is Fallout 4 Underrated, 10 Years Later?
Fall in, Fallout
Without wanting to make everyone feel horrifically old all of a sudden, Fallout 4 released 10 whole years ago today. Yes, Bethesda's open world RPG is officially one decade old — and we still haven't had a Fallout 5! But we're not here to bang on about potential sequels. We're here to ask for your thoughts on Fallout 4, now that...
News New Hollow Knight: Silksong Update Coming Soon to PS5, PS4 Makes a Fan Mod an Official Thing
Get all the patch notes here
Team Cherry has today deployed its fourth Hollow Knight: Silksong post-launch patch for PC, with PS5 and PS4 players gaining access "soon". This new update provides another round of bug fixes as well as the official implementation of a fan mod offering a Simplified Chinese language translation. Done by Team Cart Fix,...
Guide Fallout 4 Anniversary Edition: All New Content, All Creation Club DLC Listed
Every Creation included in Anniversary Edition
What's new in Fallout 4 Anniversary Edition? Fallout 4 Anniversary Edition includes the base Fallout 4 game complete with its three main expansions: Automaton, Far Harbour, and Nuka World. Also included are its three workshop DLCs: Contraptions, Vault-Tec, and Wasteland. However, Anniversary Edition...
Random Last Week's GTA 6 Delay Made It All the Way to the Polish Government
Called a "huge scandal" by one MP
Updates surrounding the Grand Theft Auto series are one of the very few examples of video game news that can break into the mainstream, and last week's six-month delay to GTA 6 was no different. It was so impactful, in fact, that one Polish MP felt it was noteworthy enough to bring up in parliament. On the day of...
Hands On PS Portal Is a Whole New Device with Cloud Streaming Update
To the cloud
The PS Portal is one of Sony’s biggest surprise hits. Released back in 2023, this remote player — which lets you remotely control your PS5 from anywhere with an internet connection — has continued to improve itself with countless updates. The latest, and potentially greatest, is the ability to stream games that are in your PS5...
News You've Still Got Years to Wait Until The Elder Scrolls 6 Is Out
It's "still a long way off," says Bethesda boss
If you had any hopes of playing The Elder Scrolls 6 in the next few years, you may want to boot up Oblivion Remastered or Skyrim again to pass the time a little more. Perhaps not even a PS5 game at this point, Bethesda boss Todd Howard has said the sixth entry is "still a long way off". Speaking in an...
News Fallout 4 Anniversary Edition Upgrade Costs a Whopping $40 / £36, Out Now on PS5
Fallout of your mind
Celebrating the open world RPG's 10th birthday, Fallout 4 Anniversary Edition is out now on PS5. This is what Bethesda is calling the "definitive" edition of the game. It includes all of the DLC and expansions, plus "over 150" Creation Club items. If you're familiar with Skyrim Anniversary Edition, you'll know what to expect...
News Clair Obscur: Expedition 33's Beloved Soundtrack Snubbed in Prestigious Music Awards
How obscur
The nominees for the next Grammy Awards ceremony have been revealed, and one of the year's best video game soundtracks has not made the cut. Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 has captured the attention of many players for myriad reasons, but its music is an extremely common one. The orchestral score has been lauded in gaming circles since the...
News Phantom Blade Zero PS5 Release Date Could Finally Be Announced This Week
State of Play awaits
Phantom Blade Zero could finally be blessed with a release date within the next 30 hours or so. Eager PlayStation fans are suddenly wondering about what could be shown during this week's State of Play, which was announced earlier today. Naturally, we've found ourselves pondering potential reveals as well — and then we...
News Dispatch Season 2 Seems Inevitable, But Dev's Only Just Starting to 'Think About' It
Flying high
Given just how popular Dispatch has turned out to be, we would have bet on a seemingly inevitable Season 2 being announced in the not-too-distant future. But apparently, developer AdHoc Studio hasn't actually thought that far ahead. Yet. Speaking on the most recent Friends Per Second podcast, studio co-founders Nick Herman and Pierre...
News Key Kingdom Come: Deliverance 2 Writer and Designer Joins The Witcher 4 Team
Things are getting Cirious
A prominent member of Kingdom Come: Deliverance developer Warhorse Studios has just joined CD Projekt Red to work on The Witcher 4. Karel Kolmann was part of the Czech outfit for just over eight years, and took on some important roles during that time. Primarily, he was a gameplay designer, but also acted as a writer and...
Site News Where's Our Inazuma Eleven: Victory Road PS5, PS4 Review?
Goal-den
It’s been a long and arduous journey to the (victory) road, but Inazuma Eleven will make its PlayStation debut this week. Inazuma Eleven: Victory Road will be available in advanced access within the next few hours, so you may be wondering where our PS5 and PS4 review is. Unfortunately, developer LEVEL-5 did not make pre-release review...
News State of Play Announced for 11th November, Focus on Japanese PS5 Games
Over 40 minutes of news and reveals
Sony has confirmed it's hosting a new State of Play livestream tomorrow, 11th November 2025. This will be a showcase focusing on PS5 games from Japan and Asia, dubbed "State of Play Japan", and will run for more than 40 minutes. It'll focus on "games created in Japan and across Asia, alongside a few other...
News The UK Government Shoots Down 'Stop Killing Games' Campaign in Official Debate
At least the words "Crash Bandicoot" were spoken in parliament
Last week, the UK's governing body held an official debate about the Stop Killing Games campaign, and it seems nothing will change — for now, at the very least. Stop Killing Games is a consumer rights campaign that, broadly, asks for alternative ways to play online games once they...
News FromSoftware Still Has Major Elden Ring Nightreign DLC to Release, Out by April 2026
Game also beat sales expectations
Elden Ring Nightreign, the co-op-focused spin-off to FromSoftware's biggest game to date, appears to have been an all-around success for the developer and its parent company, Kadokawa Corporation. Having recorded more than five million sales back in July, the firm has revealed the game "performed well beyond...
Livin' the stream
PS Portal is a purpose-built Remote Play device, so it’s no surprise to see it become the most popular platform for the feature. But it does speak to the overall success of the accessory, which is now owned by approximately 5% of all PS5 owners in USA. Sony recently upgraded the capabilities of the wildly popular handheld, al
Guide These 15+ PS5, PS4 Games Are Coming Out This Week (10th-16th November)
Call of Duty! Inazuma Eleven! Lumines!
It's not the biggest week on the PS Store, but there are some big names launching. Among them is Call of Duty: Black Ops 7, which will probably steal the most attention. But spare a thought for soccer RPG Inazuma Eleven: Victory Road, making its PlayStation debut at long last. These are all the PS5 and PS4...
Sunday9th Nov 2025
News Halo Infinite Is in Fact Finite, Dev Focusing on Campaign Evolved for PS5
"Whole team's combined focus to deliver new experiences"
Halo: Campaign Evolved – the remake of Halo: Combat Evolved coming to PS5 next year – will be the focus of dev Halo Studios moving forwards. As part of a community update, the team has confirmed that it’s ceasing content updates for the existing Xbox and PC exclusive Halo Infinite,...
News The Real Star of Gran Turismo 7's Free PS5, PS4 Update Is a 312km/h Minivan
A place in Espace
Abu Dhabi’s iconic Yas Marina circuit is coming to Gran Turismo 7 as part of its free Spec 3 update next month, where it’s sure to dazzle in Polyphony Digital’s hands. But the return of a fan favourite vehicle teased in an all-new trailer is what’s got fans talking: the ludicrous Renault Espace F1. The car previo
Saturday8th Nov 2025
Talking Point What Are You Playing This Weekend? - Issue 606
Holiday
November has arrived, which means the busy release schedule is about to subside, and we're moving swiftly into the festive season. Here are the games keeping us busy this weekend. Jamie O'Neill: We now have eight WAYP weekends left in the year, so I'm continuing to focus on new releases, although admittedly with a retro tint. This means...
News Genshin Impact, Honkai: Star Rail Dev Turns to Unreal Engine 5 Realism for Next Project
Mentioned on recruitment website
Genshin Impact and Honkai: Star Rail maker HoYoverse is on top of the world right now, and it’s releasing new games at a steady pace. Long-time fans will note two new titles were revealed recently: the Animal Crossing-inspired Petit Planet (which is curr
News After GTA 6 Delay, Wolverine PS5 Doubles Down on Fall 2026 Release Date
Not going anywhere, bub
Rockstar’s decision to delay GTA 6 to 19th November will have led to some high-pressured publisher meetings these past few days. One game that seems unaffected by the announcement is Marvel’s Wolverine, however. The title had already thrust its claws into a Fall 2026 release date, and it doesn’t look like that’s...
News The Best BioWare Can Do on N7 Day Is Insist Mass Effect PS5 Is Still in Dev
But here's some new artwork at least
It’s been a rough year or so for BioWare, with Dragon Age: The Veilguard underperforming so hard it was almost immediately added to PS Plus Essential. The studio was then downsized – but, crucially, not closed – with its efforts placed on the next Mass Effect. This game was announced
News All's Justice Looks Like the Most Fully Featured My Hero Academia Game on PS5 Yet
All Might would be proud
The first two My Hero Academia games – or My Hero One’s Justice, as they were inexplicably renamed – were your bog-standard Bandai Namco anime brawler affairs. But the publisher appears to be going all-in with this third entry, My Hero Academia: All’s Justice. Designed to depict the final battles from the manga,...
Friday7th Nov 2025
Poll Is Ghost of Yotei Better Than Ghost of Tsushima?
The Ghost with the most
Sequels are be better than their predecessors. Or at least, they should be. This is expected in video games — especially modern video games. Big budget sequels in particular are usually iterative; they build on what the last game got right, and on paper, that leads to a better overall experience. Sony has done a lot of...
News Mafia PS5 Was a Success, Beats Sales Expectations
Called the "perfect result" for publisher
In a win for smaller-scope titles below the $70 price point, Mafia: The Old Country publisher 2K has considered the PS5 game a success, having beaten its internal sales expectations. As part of its latest financial earnings call, where it was also confirmed GTA 6 has been delayed to November 2026, the...
Guide Arc Raiders: How to Solve Harvester Puzzle and Earn Great Loot
Harvester puzzle location and how to solve it
With the explosive release of ARC Raiders, everyone is searching for the best ways to get their hands on the best loot, and fast. This Arc Raiders guide will reveal how to solve Harvester puzzle and earn great loot. Arc Raiders Harvester Puzzle: Finding The Harvester: The ARC Harvester event...
News Physint, OD Teams Are Staffing Up for Development of Anticipated Games
Kojima Productions on a recruitment drive
Kojima Productions appears set for a hiring spree in the coming months, as it's advertising numerous positions working on its upcoming projects in OD and Physint. The studio is advertising open positions across its programming, art, administrative, localisation, sound, marketing, and writing departments in...
News In Japan, Switch 2 Retail Sales Are Already Closing on PS5
Mind the gap
The release of Dragon Quest 1 & 2 HD-2D Remake in Japan last week was always going to be interesting, because the series is immensely popular and was available across Switch 2, Switch, and PS5. According to Famitsu sales data, the Switch version sold best on Nintendo’s enormous install base, shifting 232k copies. But the Switch 2...
News Real-Life Prague Becomes Raccoon City for Sony's Resident Evil Movie Reboot
Pr-aha
Filming is underway for Sony and PS Productions’ upcoming Resident Evil movie reboot, which will be directed by the acclaimed Zach Cregger. Set photos from Prague give us our first glimpse of a snowy Raccoon City, with some fans claiming it reminds them of Code Veronica’s occasionally glacial backdrop. Among the photos we see a map of...
News Don't Expect Any PS5 Exclusives from Square Enix in the Future
That era is over
We know Square Enix is deeply invested in its new multiformat strategy, but new documentation from the publisher reveals just how much its banking on the initiative. In a presentation part of its latest financial results, it dedicated a slide to “strengthening consumer contact points”, which in essence shows a list of PS5...
News First PS Plus Extra Game for November 2025 Leaked
Chances are you won't be pleased
Sony is scheduled to share the lineup of PS Plus Extra and PS Plus Premium games for November 2025 on Wednesday, 12th November, but as is becoming increasingly common again, Dealabs leaker Billbil-Kun has leaked one of the titles included. According to them,
"Rockstar can't get away with this"
Rockstar management was underfire last week after sacking approximately 30-40 employees across its UK and Canadian offices. Labour leaders alleged that the firings were related to the staffers’ attempt to unionise, but the GTA giant has hit back at the claims. In a statement to Bloomberg, the firm said it took...
News Sony Cracks Down on Fake PS5 Gear, Sues eBay Seller for $2 Million
Objection
Sony is waging a war against counterfeit PlayStation products, and one particular eBay seller has found itself in the company’s crosshairs. The Game Post – which has recently reported on the platform holder’s legal battle against Tencent – reveals the organisation filed a lawsuit on 24th October against one specific retailer on...
News Marvel 1943: Rise of Hydra Piles on PS5 Delay Misery
When it rains, it pours
It’s been a bad 24 hours for PS5 game delays, with GTA 6 pushed back to 19th November late last night. While no where near as impactful, Skydance Games has now confirmed that Marvel 1943: Rise of Hydra will not release in early 2026 as anticipated. The worry here is that the team didn’t provide an alternative launch...
News GTA 6 Delayed Again, Pushed Back to November 2026
New release date of 19th November 2026
Rockstar Games has made the decision to delay GTA 6 for a second time, pushing the PS5, Xbox Series X|S game back to 19th November 2026. This is a six-month delay, with the game originally slated for a May 2026 release. In a social media statement, the studio said: "We are sorry for adding additional time to...
Thursday6th Nov 2025
News Start Your MLB The Show 26 Journey Now, Ahead of PS5 Launch Next Year
Play ball
Like the sun rising and Shohei Ohtani finding himself on base, MLB The Show 26 has been announced. As was the case last year, San Diego Studio has revealed the game early, although this time it’s not having to do so with its bat between its legs. Fans may recall MLB The Show 25 was also unveiled early in response to scrutiny about its...
Poll What Review Score Would You Give ARC Raiders?
ARC your run
ARC Raiders really seems to have stuck the landing, and we'd be very interested in hearing what you think of Embark's extraction shooter. Earlier in October, Battlefield 6 was the headline act for multiplayer gaming. EA's longstanding series was back with a bang; it got great reviews and it sold like crazy. But it did feel as though...
