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Thursday16th Jul 2026
News Irate PlayStation Fans Want You to Buy Games Anywhere But PS5
Disc debacle is really beginning to bite
Irate PlayStation fans are now encouraging their followers to buy great third-party and indie games elsewhere, as the fallout from Sony’s decision to stop manufacturing physical discs rumbles on. As we reported recently, every time the Japanese giant promotes a game on its social media accounts, it’s...
News God of War Laufey's Deborah Ann Woll Feels 'Totally Unbothered' by Online Haters
Faye enough
God of War Laufey is the next main entry in the beloved fantasy action series, and the first to not have you play as Kratos. Instead, you control Faye, his wife and Atreus' mother, and a powerful warrior and wielder of magic. The game picks up after her death, where she finds herself in the afterlife of gods and magical beings. While...
News 1 New PS Plus Extra Game Available to Download Now
For the US, UK, and Japan
Sony’s rejigged PS Plus Extra schedule means one of today’s newly announced games is available to download now – but only in the US, UK, and Japan. As you may recall, the Japanese giant is experimenting with a new format, which means games are added weekly in the aforementioned regions. If you’re from any other...
News Platforming Classic Rayman Origins Looks Fab in 4K on PS5
And features PS Vita exclusive content
Back when Ubisoft announced it was reimagining Rayman Legends for PS5, it also confirmed that 2011’s Rayman Origins would be getting an Enhanced Edition for modern hardware. And here’s our first look at it in full 4K – fancy! In truth, this looks a lot like I remember the PS3 original, which was a...
Wednesday15th Jul 2026
News PS3's inFAMOUS 2 Sees an Explosion of New Players with Platinum About to Become Unobtainable
The good Cole days
Sucker Punch’s classic PS3 superhero game inFAMOUS 2 will disable its online features on 31st August, sending players flooding back to New Marais to wrap up their Platinum Trophy pursuit. Trophy website PSN Profiles pegs the title as the 10th most played PlayStation game on its servers over the past week, and while this only...
News Halo's Physical PS5 Disc Won't Play without a Download
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 Anticipated RPG The Blood of Dawnwalker Goes Gold 7 Weeks Before PS5 Release
Dev's been working dusk till dawn
The release of The Blood of Dawnwalker on 3rd September signals the start of a hellish period for new games – heck, it’s out just 24 hours before Capcom’s new Onimusha effort. But it looks like dev Rebel Wolves is at least prepared for the chaos that’s about to ensue: the anticipated RPG has gone gold...
News Ratchet & Clank Mobile Game Is Gearing Up for Global Launch, Pre-Registration Open
Ranger Rumble coming soon
Sony has announced that its upcoming mobile game, Ratchet & Clank: Ranger Rumble, is making its global launch soon, with users of iOS and Android devices now able to pre-register. The game has been playable in specific territories like Canada, the Nordics, France, and Asia, but is almost ready to make its full launch. You...
News 9 PS Plus Extra, Premium Games for July 2026 Announced
Morphin time
Sony has unveiled the games heading to PS Plus Extra's catalogue and PS Plus Premium's classics range for the month of July 2026. A total of 9 titles are joining the subscription service across the two tiers, and as was the case last month, their releases will be spread out over the next couple of weeks. Here are the games you can...
Review Denshattack (PS5) - This Ridiculous Train Game Is Off the Rails in the Best Ways
The little game that could
Denshattack is exactly the sort of bold, unique, over-the-top nonsense that was rife in the PS2, Dreamcast era, and I love it for that alone. This silly arcade action title revels in its bonkers premise and frenetic style, and it's impossible not to get caught up in the fun. How could anyone resist a game in which you...
News 'We're Excited to Support the Dev of Memorable Experiences': Ex-Xbox Dev Looking for Work
Compulsion Games "expanding opportunities to collaborate"
It seems like South of Midnight maker Compulsion Games, formerly part of Xbox Game Studios and recently spun-off as an independent entity, will keep the lights on by offering support services for other devs. As part of a LinkedIn statement, the studio said it’s “expanding op
News New Tides of Annihilation Gameplay at Gamescom, PS5 Action Title to Go on Tour
Hands-on demo locks in Gamescom date
Tides of Annihilation will be playable in Europe for the first time next month, as Eclipse Glow Games has announced it'll have a hands-on demo for Gamescom attendees to play in Cologne, Germany. With slots open to press and it being publicly available on the show floor, you can expect a lot more gameplay to hit...
Desert discs
Sony’s own financial data may show the share of physical games compared to digital is dwindling, but it still represents a significant sum of money. And arguing in favour of retailers, UK trade group the Entertainment Retailer’s Association has predictably hit back at the platform holder’s plans to stop manufacturing physical...
Tuesday14th Jul 2026
News Sony's FlexStrike PS5 Fight Stick Delayed Indefinitely, Now Launches After Marvel Tokon
Fight to make it right
FlexStrike, PlayStation's official fight stick peripheral, has been delayed indefinitely. In an update to a PS Blog post on the upcoming hardware, Sony confirms the fight stick will no longer launch on 6th August, 2026 — crucially, the same day as Marvel Tokon: Fighting Souls. "Due to unexpected production delays,...
Guide GTA Online Guide: Your Ultimate Wiki and Walkthrough Resource
Everything you need to know about GTA 5's multiplayer mode
Welcome to our GTA Online guide, your ultimate wiki and walkthrough resource for Rockstar's enormous open world multiplayer game. In our GTA 5 PS5 review, we awarded the release an 8/10 and concluded there's "nothing quite like the crime caper". In this guide, we'll help you get your Los...
News One of 2026's Most Addictive PS5 Games Is Even Bigger and Better with Latest Free Update
Vampire Crawlers improved and expanded
Vampire Crawlers, the dungeon-crawling, card-battling spin on Vampire Survivors, is getting a bunch of new content throughout the rest of the year, Poncle and Nosebleed Interactive have announced. Following the game's launch in April, the dev team has now released a content roadmap for 2026, teasing a wide...
News Sony's Social Media Still Toxic Two Weeks After PS5 Discs Debacle
What a mess
It’s been two weeks since Sony announced its intent to stop manufacturing physical discs, a story which has undeniably dominated the games industry – even in the wake of mass layoffs at Xbox. And the storm is beginning to reach its partners, none of which can promote their games without seeing a wave of responses from irate fans...
News Refunds for Dying Light 2 PS4 Users as The Beast Is Cancelled for Last-Gen System
Was originally promised in Dying Light 2 season pass
Techland has shared it will be providing some form of refund to owners of the PS4 version of Dying Light 2, as the team has cancelled the last-gen port of Dying Light: The Beast. This is because when Dying Light 2 originally launched, it sold a season pass promising two pieces of DLC. The first...
Wild times
Publisher Capcom has announced some changes coming to its digital offerings of Monster Hunter Wilds. The main thing that'll be of interest to most is that the base game is getting its price permanently reduced. It currently goes for $69.99/£64.99 on the PS Store, but as of 4th August, 2026, this price tag will shrink. Capcom hasn't yet...
News Mouse: P.I. For Hire Surpasses One Million Copies Sold as It Launches Physical Edition on PS5
Should squeak out a few more
Mouse: P.I. for Hire is a hit; it's now been announced by publisher PlaySide that the black-and-white detective adventure has exceeded sales of 1 million units. Developer Fumi Games celebrated this milestone with a social post, complete with new art: "From the bottom of our grinning hearts, thank you so much for all...
News Gawrsh! Kingdom Hearts 'Deep Dive' Locked for D23 Next Month
Commemorating 25 years of Square Enix franchise
Disney’s biennial D23 fan event will offer a “deep dive into Kingdom Hearts” on 15th August, potentially hinting at new info on the upcoming Kingdom Hearts 4. While the blurb doesn’t explicitly mention the latest instalment in the Square Enix RPG, the timing fits given the re-emergence of the...
News PS5's Call of Duty: Black Ops Port Reportedly Riddled with Hackers
Blooper
If there’s one thing well-known about the original Call of Duty: Black Ops, it’s that it’s hacked to bits on the PS3. While it hasn’t put a whole lot of effort into the port, one positive of Activision re-releasing the title on PS5 and PS4 is that it promised new servers – and surely some fixes to those old exploits, right? Nah,...
Monday13th Jul 2026
News Halo Ready for PS5 Debut, Campaign Evolved Goes Gold
Ahead of 28th July release
Master Chief is ready to make his very first appearance on a PlayStation console, as it's been revealed Halo: Campaign Evolved has now gone gold ahead of its 28th July 2026 release on PS5. The phrase "going gold" means Halo Studios has finished work on the 1.0 version of the game, and can now turn its full attention to...
News 'Overwhelmingly Positive' Korean Detective Game Coming to PS5 Next Month
Can you solve the case?
Korean indie game No Case Should Remain Unsolved is coming to the PS5 on 19th August, having already received “overwhelmingly positive” reviews on PC and Switch a couple of years ago. The game, made by Somi, is a “story-driven” narrative adventure where you must “piece together scattered testimonies like a jigsaw...
News Staff Protest as MindsEye Studio Hosts 'Extravagant' Fan Playtest Following Mass Layoffs
"A kick in the teeth"
Build A Rocket Boy, the development studio behind MindsEye, is in hot water with staff after hosting a playtest for fans. Over the weekend, current and former staff members of the developer protested outside its Edinburgh headquarters. According to the Independent Workers Union of Great Britain (IWGB), the company organised an...
News DOOM PS5 DLC Quietly Becomes One of 2026's Best-Rated Releases
Revelations gets a 90 on Opencritic
You might not have noticed, but a new piece of PS5 content currently rated higher than Resident Evil Requiem launched last week: the new DOOM expansion Revelations. The piece of DLC currently commands an Opencritic rating of 90, making it the sixth highest-rated title of 2026 so far on the site's Hall of Fame...
News Bully's Spiritual Successor Playing Truant on PS5, Console Release Date to Be Announced Later
"Remember the time we realised Thriller was our favourite song?"
Janky American Pie-inspired high school sim Agefield High: Rock the School will deploy on PC from 12th August, with a “console release date to be announced later”. This spiritual successor to Bully, inspired by the raunchy teen comedies of the late 90s and early 00s, will see you...
News You'll Need to Play Pokémon Dev's Beast of Reincarnation Twice for All the PS5 Trophies
Gotta catch 'em all
Game Freak, the dev studio behind the ever-popular Pokémon series, is gearing up to launch something entirely different on PS5 with Beast of Reincarnation, and the Trophy list has now emerged online. Via PSNProfiles, the list of digital trinkets is now viewable ahead of the action RPG's arrival on 4th August 2026, and it gives...
News Here Come the Lawsuits! Sony's Physical Disc Debacle Likely to Keep Its Lawyers Busy
Manufacturer already fighting multiple lawsuits
If you’re a lawyer working for Sony’s legal department, you may want to rest up while you have the opportunity – a multitude of lawsuits are coming your way. The platform holder – already battling various suits around the world regarding its control of the PS Store – is about to be faced...
News Bomberman's Brilliant Retro Compilation Adds an 8th Game for Free on PS5
Konami dropping bombs
Konami’s superb Super Bomberman Collection is already one of the best retro compilations you can buy on the PS5, but it’s about to get even better on 20th August. A free update on the aforementioned date will add an eighth game to the bundle: Panic Bomber W. This 1995 title was only available in Japan until 2017, when it...
Mini Review Call of Duty: Black Ops 2 (PS5) - Overcharged for a Multiplayer Classic
Rip-ops
If you haven’t already read my Call of Duty: Black Ops PS5 review, here’s the TL;DR: it’s a rip-off. Call of Duty: Black Ops 2 on PS5 is also a rip-off, carrying the exact same issues and drawbacks. It’s completely overpriced, the DLC is a separate purchase, and it’s a straight port of a 14-year-old game — you don’t get any...
Guide These 13+ PS5 Games Are Coming Out This Week (13th-19th July)
Denshattack! eBaseball! Cthulhu! More!
We're still not quite into the thick end of the release schedule just yet, but there's a few games coming this week that are worth paying attention to. I'm particularly looking forward to the Dreamcast-style train game Denshattack and the musical management sim K-Pop Idol Stories: Road to Debut. Your mileage...
Feature Last Chance to Buy These 60+ PS5, PS4 Games in PS Store's July Savings Sale
Cheap PS5 and PS4 games we recommend
The PS Store's big July Savings sale is now live, though only for a couple more days until 15th July 2026. As is always the case, this offer is enormous, with thousands of PS5 and PS4 games available at discounted prices. Picking through all of that can be tough, so we've compiled this list of games that we...
News July 2026 PS Plus Premium Game Has Already Been Confirmed
You can uncover The Mindgate Conspiracy next week
Sony will be revealing the lineup of PS Plus Extra and PS Plus Premium games for July 2026 this week, on Wednesday, but you don't need to wait for the official announcement to know the Classic title coming this month. The platform holder actually already confirmed what July 2026 has to offer on PS...
Sunday12th Jul 2026
News PS5's Physical Disc Debacle Will Attract More Anger if This Xbox Rumour Is True
Next week could be interesting
The initial wave of anger over Sony’s decision to cease manufacturing physical discs in 2028 has passed, and while the platform holder is still getting peppered with negative comments across all of its so
Hands On In Its Eleventh Season, The Finals Is Better Than Ever
You can't escape from progress
The Finals has been constantly improving over its recent seasons, focusing on the new player experience and quality of life changes that make playing the game all the more enjoyable, and with Season 11 recently being released, I can confidently say the game is in the best place it has ever been – not only the...
Saturday11th Jul 2026
News Marvel Tokon's Single Player Penned by Kieron Gillen, Features Five Stories and Boss Fights
Different artists drawing each plot
After some initial confusion about the nature of Marvel Tokon: Fighting Souls’ single player mode, we now know it’ll consist of five different stories, each featuring one of the game’s main teams. A new trailer, however, reveals each of these plots – presented like comic books with DualSense features...
Back in black
Sources of Call of Duty fansite Charlie Intel claim there are more people playing the “bare bones” ports of Black Ops 1 and 2 on the PS5 than the latest game Black Ops 7 across all consoles. While I haven’t been able to corroborate that information, it’s not a huge surprise. Engagement on the games has been through the roof...
News College Football 27 to Remove Single Player Microtransactions After Fans Threatened Boycott
"We've missed the mark"
EA Sports will remove all single player microtransactions from its latest College Football 27 game, after fans threatened to boycott the release. The franchise’s biggest followers were flabbergasted to find progression boosters in the title’s Dynasty and Road to Glory modes, which reflect the main solo content in the...
News Avowed 2 May Still Happen, Obsidian Skeleton Crew Continues Work
Until new Fallout game needs them
There's a chance the Avowed sequel Obsidian has been working on could still see the light of day, despite the fact it has been cancelled internally and the focus shifted to a new Fallout game. Earlier this week, Microsoft confirmed it's laying off 1,600 Xbox employees (and an
Talking Point What Are You Playing This Weekend? - Issue 641
Hot and heavy
We're in the midst of another heat wave here in the UK, but temperatures are projected to drop this weekend. Let's hope that happens sooner rather than later, because it's pretty unbearable here. Aaron Bayne: The Finals just launched its 11th season, Galaxy Masters, so the seasonal grind starts all over again. I'm loving the new map...
News Don't Worry, You'll Get to Own God of War Laufey on a PS5 Disc
Release in 2027 essentially confirmed
Santa Monica Studio has revealed God of War Laufey will beat the January 2028 deadline Sony has set for physical disc production, granting it a full and complete physical release. Earlier today, on social media, the team promoted the San Diego Comic-Con panel it has planned for later in July, where God of War...
Friday10th Jul 2026
Review Call of Duty: Black Ops (PS5) - One Big Rip-Off
The dollars, Mason
I’m all for ports, remasters, and remakes of old games, but even I’m struggling to rationalise why the first Call of Duty: Black Ops has landed on PS5 in 2026. A multiplayer legend of the PS3 days? Absolutely. It came at the peak of Call of Duty dominance and became a strong fan favourite. However, that was 16 years ago, and...
Rip and tear
A big theme of the Xbox layoffs this week has been just how hard they’ve hit several teams – and remember, this is just the first phase, with a further 1,600 job losses to come. By not closing any studios, Microsoft has broadly navigated the “
News 'Staff Are Being Asked to Do More with Less': Brutal Xbox Layoffs Leave Those Spared in Limbo
Remaining employees on tenterhooks
Xbox may have avoided the PR disaster of studio closures this week, but by extending its layoffs over the course of the coming fiscal year, it’s leaving any remaining staff to work under a cloud. The company cut 1,600 jobs across its division on Monday, with a further four first-party studios being spun-off or...
News Brazil Is Taking On Digital Games Ownership and Preservation After Sony Says No More Discs
The rest is politics
It appears that Brazil is concerning itself with matters relating to consumer rights when it comes to digital games. Federal deputy Jandira Feghali recently proposed a new bill, directly inspired by the Stop Killing Games movement, that aims to prevent online games from ceasing to exist when official support comes to an end...
News Underfire Sony Slowly Making Marvel Tokon Available in More Countries on PC
The right move
It has not been a good week for Sony, and things just keep getting worse and worse. Marvel Tokon: Fighting Souls fans have been complaining this weekend that the Japanese company has blocked the fighter’s PC release from a whopping 132 countries. This is the same issue which has reared its ugly head before: the PSN is technically...
News Prepare for GTA 6 by Robbing an Art Gallery in GTA Online on PS5 Next Week
Fake it until you take it
GTA Online’s next major update sounds like a doozy for art lovers, and it’s dropping as early as next week, 14th July, on PS5 and PS4 – with free upgrades available now on next-gen consoles. The Kortz Center Heist will be playable in both single player and co-op, and will require you to own a Mansion, upgradeab
News This Developer Wants You to Pay Less for PS5 Survival Horror
The Sinking City 2 set to be a $50 game
The Sinking City 2 will cost £41.35 / $49.99 when it releases on PS5 in August, as an effort to undercut other premium survival horror games on the market. Frogwares announced the price point today as it set pre-orders live on the PS Store, and said the decision behind the price is all about giving back to...
"It will need to focus on hardcore gamers who spend more than ever"
A brilliant post from Niko Partners director Daniel Ahmad has delved deeply into Sony’s decision to stop manufacturing physical discs. Amid the emotional backlash, the analyst sticks purely to the facts, outlining the thinking behind the Japanese giant’s approach – without...
