TodayWed, 29th May 2024

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  7

  News Stellar Blade Maker Promises More Outfits for Eve on PS5

  Hey, good lookin'

  One of the most fun things to do in Stellar Blade is collect outfits and equip protagonist Eve with a variety of different looks and styles. It’s perhaps no surprise, then, that developer Shift Up is plotting even more costumes for the fashionable heroine. Speaking with Famitsu, director Kim Hyung-Tae said: “We plan to add more...

  • 52m ago
  • Sony
  • PS5
  • Stellar Blade
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  11

  News PSVR2's Anticipated PC Adaptor Appears Imminent

  Sony submits certification in Korea

  Sony said a little while back that it was exploring ways to expand PSVR2’s compatibility with PC, and it looks like it may be nearing a solution. An eagle-eyed user on social media site Twitter (or X, depending on which name you prefer) noticed that in Korea, the Japanese giant has submitted certification for an...

  • 2h ago
  • Sony
  • PC
  • PSVR2
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  9

  News Stellar Blade Dev Currently Making Photo Mode for Hit PS5 Game

  Capture every moment

  Stellar Blade is an outrageously beautiful game – and no, we’re not just referring to protagonist Eve and her many outfits. There are some artistically stunning moments throughout the campaign, and as is tradition for big PS5 titles, fans want to capture them all. Fortunately, developer Shift Up is busy beavering away on a...

  • 4h ago
  • Sony
  • PS5
  • Stellar Blade
  • Updates
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  37

  News PS5, PS4's Brand New PS2 Emulator Features Up-Rendering, Rewind, Quick Saves, More

  Quality of life

  Sony’s already revisited a number of the classics from PS2’s catalogue on PS4, but the emulator was a bit of a disaster and the platform holder eventually pulled support. Following a successful string of PS1 and PSP re-releases, however, the Japanese giant is now bringing more PS2 titles to both the PS5 and PS4 – and it’s...

  • 5h ago
  • Sony
  • PS5
  • PS4
  • PS2
  • PS Plus
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  19

  News Over 500 Massive PS5, PS4 Games Discounted As Days of Play Gets Underway

  Lots of lowest ever prices

  Sony has plunged the price of some of PS5 and PS4’s biggest games, as its annual Days of Play event gets underway. Many titles are enjoying their lowest ever prices, with relatively new releases like Suicide Squad: Kill the Justice League available at an enormous 60 per cent off, making the Rocksteady affair just...

  • 5h ago
  • Sony
  • PS5
  • PS4
  • PS Store
  • Deals
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  6

  News Skull and Bones Season 2 Offers Boatloads of New Features, Booty, and a Really Big Shark

  Blood in the water

  The second season of Ubisoft's nautical service game, Skull and Bones, is now live, introducing many limited-time events for enterprising captains to take advantage of. Chorus and Havoc offer new antagonists, a Megaladon to slay, the ability to manage a fleet and expand your piratical empire, as well as shiploads of new cosmetic...

  • 7h ago
  • Ubisoft
  • PS5
  • Skull and Bones
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  5

  News Destiny 2 Comes Full Circle as The Final Shape Draws Near

  The end of an era, one way or another

  The climactic conclusion to Destiny 2 is almost upon us, with Bungie's eagerly anticipated expansion, The Final Shape, just days away, touching down on PS5 and PS4 on 4th June. It brings to a close the current Light and Darkness story saga, which began back in 2017. A suitably cinematic trailer has been released...

  • 8h ago
  • Bungie
  • PS5
  • PS4
  • Destiny
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  21

  News CD Projekt Red Wants to Release Major Games More Frequently

  Acceleration protocols

  CD Projekt Red, the publisher and developer of The Witcher and Cyberpunk, wants to release major games more frequently. The rapidly expanding company revealed its ambitious plans during its quarterly earnings call on Tuesday (thanks, VGC), intending to make its release schedule "less lum

  • 9h ago
  • CD Projekt Red
  • Industry
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  7

  News Conscript Musters Retro WW1 Survival Horror for PS5, PS4

  War is hell

  Conscript is a retro-inspired survival horror that takes place in a truly terrifying setting, World War One's infamous Battle of Verdun. You play as a French soldier searching for his missing brother, employing a variety of WW1-era armaments to clear trenches overflowing with the restless dead. Developed by Catchweight Studio and...

  • 10h ago
  • Team17
  • PS5
  • PS4
  • Conscript
  • Announcements

YesterdayTue, 28th May 2024

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  227

  Guide New PS5, PS4 Games This Week (27th May to 2nd June)

  Nep nep

  What new PS5 and PS4 games are releasing in physical retailers and as part of the PS Store update this week? The big new release this week is the revival of mascot brawler MultiVersus. Click through the links for a full list of all new PS5 games release dates in 2024, all new PSVR2 games release dates in 2024, and

  • 1d ago
  • PS Store
  • PS5
  • PS4
  • Release Dates
  • Guides
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  99

  News PS Plus Essential Games for June 2024 Announced

  Plus bonus PS Plus Extra, Premium games

  As part of this year's Days of Play promotion, Sony has revealed the lineup of PS Plus Essential games for June 2024 a day early. Available to download from Tuesday, 4th June 2024, the PS5, PS4 titles are as follows: SpongeBob SquarePants: The Cosmic Shake (PS5, PS4) | Review AEW Fight Forever (PS5, PS4)

  • 23h ago
  • PS5
  • PS4
  • PS Plus
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  63

  News Sly Cooper, Tomb Raider, Star Wars Revealed as Surprise PS2 Games on PS Plus Premium

  Slyly does it

  As part of its annual Days of Play promotion, PlayStation has revealed that three PS2 games are heading to PS Plus Premium next month — and one of them's bound to go down well with fans of a certain platforming franchise... That's right, Sly Cooper is finally coming to PS5, kind of. Sucker Punch's 2002 title Sly Cooper and the...

  • 23h ago
  • PS Plus
  • PS5
  • PS4
  • PS2
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  49

  News Big Discounts on PS Plus Subs, PS5 Consoles, and PSVR2 in Days of Play Promotion

  Days of pay

  Sony has dropped details on this year's Days of Play promotion. As has become tradition, PlayStation fans can look forward to rather sizeable discounts across a range of potential purchases. This includes PS Plus subscriptions, actual consoles, and additional platforms like PSVR2. All of the deals come into effect from the 29th May. So,...

  • 22h ago
  • Sony
  • PS Plus
  • PS5
  • PSVR2
  • Days of Play
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  16

  News MultiVersus Is Now Available on PS5, PS4, Free Pack for PS Plus Members

  Free-to-play fighter has returned

  MultiVersus, the free-to-play platform fighter from WB Games and Player First Games, makes its grand return today on PS5 and PS4. It's now available to download from PS Store or, if you still have the old version on your console, you'll be able to download the update. Servers are being opened up gradually to prevent...

  • 1d ago
  • Warner Bros
  • PS5
  • PS4
  • MultiVersus
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  46

  News Capcom Making Resident Evil 0, Code Veronica Remakes Next, Reports Say

  IGN and VGC corroborate

  Resident Evil Zero and Resident Evil Code Veronica are what Capcom plans to bring back next as its remaking efforts continue, new reports claim. First reported by insider Dusk Golem, they claim the two remakes are "in development right now". Since their Twitter post yesterday, both IGN and

  • 21h ago
  • Capcom
  • Resident Evil
  • Rumours
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  96

  News Call of Duty: Black Ops 6 Live-Action Trailer Revealed

  Releases on Xbox Game Pass day one

  Activision has today posted the first piece of promotional material for Call of Duty: Black Ops 6, in the form of a black and white live-action trailer. More of a mood piece than anything else really, the big news here is Microsoft has indeed committed to releasing the game on Xbox Game Pass straight away now it...

  • 21h ago
  • Activision
  • PS5
  • PS4
  • Call of Duty
  • Trailers
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  39

  News Heist Shooter Fairgame$ on Track to Deliver AAA Multiplayer Experience for PS5, PC

  "Evolving world will keep players entertained for years"

  Haven Studios, the Canadian first-party outfit established by Assassin’s Creed veteran Jade Raymond and immediately inducted into the PS Studios family, is “on track” deliver a “AAA multiplayer experience” with its debut project Fairgame$. That’s according to a job listing for the...

  • 1d ago
  • Sony
  • PS5
  • PC
  • Fairgame
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  28

  News Ubisoft Free-to-Play Shooter XDefiant Is Actually Off to a Strong Start

  XDefied

  It's incredibly easy to be cynical when it comes to new live service titles. So many of them seem to appear and then disappear in the blink of an eye, but contrary to many a pre-launch prediction, Ubisoft's recently released XDefiant is actually posting decent player numbers. According to Insider Gaming — who consistently get the scoop on...

  • 16h ago
  • Ubisoft
  • PS5
  • XDefiant
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  8

  News Infinity Knights: Xross Is a Co-Op Action RPG Inspired By 90s Classics, Coming to PS5

  Heading to Kickstarter soon

  Heavily inspired by classic Japanese RPGs from the 90s, Infinity Knights: Xross is a newly announced adventure targeting a PS5 release in 2025 (pending a successful Kickstarter campaign, which isn't live just yet). Developed by three brothers from Australia — who unsurprisingly grew up playing those aforementioned...

  • 20h ago
  • Timesea Studio
  • PS5
  • Infinity Knights
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  9

  News Legendary Phantom Thief Arsene Lupin Plots Stylish Heist on PS5, PS4

  Maurice Leblanc's iconic character returns

  Arsene Lupin: Once a Thief puts players in the well-tailored shoes of the legendary gentleman thief himself. The investigative adventure game will be available on PS5 and PS4 sometime in 2024, retelling some of the cunning criminals' most infamous heists. Once a Thief examines enduring Leblanc tales like...

  • 1d ago
  • Microids
  • PS5
  • PS4
  • Arsene Lupin
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  15

  News SEGA 'Flat Out Rejected' Initial Pitches for Yakuza/Like a Dragon

  Criminal

  SEGA's now legendary Yakuza/Like a Dragon series almost didn't happen, with the Sonic the Hedgehog publisher initially hesitant to produce something so outside of its family-friendly wheelhouse. That's according to series creator Toshihiro Nagoshi, who said it was a struggle to get the first game off the ground. In an interview with Weekly...

  • 1d ago
  • SEGA
  • Industry
• 

  11

  News UK Sales Charts: System Shock Just Misses Out on Top 10 as Paper Mario Leads

  Shock to the system

  A pair of new releases means a bit of a shake-up on the UK's physical games chart, but only one of them has cracked the top 10. Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door, Nintendo's remake of its beloved RPG, has hopped right to the top. Unfortunately, it's less of a big debut for the console release of System Shock, which arrives at...

  • 1d ago
  • UK
  • Sales
  • Charts
  • PS5
  • PS4
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  16

  News Second Silent Hill Transmission Invites Imminent 'Game Updates, a Deeper Look at the Film'

  As well as new merch

  Konami has extended an open invitation to the second Silent Hill Transmission, a showcase where the publisher has pledged to provide "game updates, a deeper look at the film, and new merch". The ominous invitation was posted on Twitte

  • 1d ago
  • Konami
  • Industry
  • Silent Hill
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  4

  Random Baldur's Gate 3 Masochist Overcomes Nightmarish Solo Run

  "Next challenge, we will have to make it harder"

  Approachable to newcomers and almost endlessly engaging for die-hards, Baldur's Gate 3 offers various difficulty options, but there will always be those who crave more. Honour Mode is there if you want your save file deleted when you die, but streamer Luality has taken things to another level...

  • 1d ago
  • Larian Studios
  • PS5
  • Baldur's Gate
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  25

  News Dragon's Dogma 2 Tops an Impressive 3 Million Sales

  The Arisen has arisen

  Two and a bit months after its release, Dragon's Dogma 2 has now sold 3 million copies. Last we heard, the open world RPG had topped 2.5 million in one week or so, which means it's managed an additional 500,000 sales since. Given that the original Dragon's Dogma took years to really take off in a commercial sense, the...

  • 23h ago
  • Capcom
  • PS5
  • Dragon's Dogma
  • Sales
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  4

  News Story-Focused Indie Game Until Then Hits PS5 on 25th June

  Inspired by the Philippines

  Polychroma Games has announced its Philippines-inspired PS5 story game Until Then will launch next month on 25th June 2024. Releasing slap bang between Elden Ring: Shadow of the Erdtree and Final Fantasy XIV DLC Dawntrail, the experience offers something different in the aftermath of a worldwide tragedy. It's not new, but...

  • 22h ago
  • Maximum Entertainment
  • PS5
  • Until Then
  • Release Dates
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  7

  News Frostpunk 2 Forecasts Post-Apocalyptic Survival Strategy and Cutthroat Politics

  Make the best of a bad situation

  Frostpunk 2 is the sequel to one of the most morally conflicting strategy games on the market, and it looks like more tough choices are on the horizon. It's coming first to PC and Xbox Series X|S on 25th July but has been pledged for PS5 sometime after. Courtesy of IGN, we got an extended look at 11 Bit Studios'...

  • 1d ago
  • 11 Bit Studios
  • PS5
  • Frostpunk
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  14

  News HoYoverse's Next Huge Gacha Zenless Zone Zero Launches 4th July on PS5

  Not-so sleepy Hollows

  Zenless Zone Zero, the urban fantasy gacha game from Genshin Impact and Honkai: Star Rail developer HoYoverse, will officially deploy day-and-date on PS5, from 4th July. In addition to Sony’s new-gen system, the vibrant title will also be available on PC and mobile, and there’ll be cross-save between all systems. Crucially,...

  • 1d ago
  • HoYoverse
  • PS5
  • Zenless Zone Zero
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  7

  News Rainbow Six: Siege Reveals Optional Subscription for Bonus Items, Skins

  A lot like Fortnite Crew

  Ubisoft has confirmed it will be introducing a new paid subscription service for its popular tactical shooter Rainbow Six: Siege. Very similar to the Fortnite Crew membership offered by Epic Games, signing up grants you access to exclusive bonus items on a monthly basis as well as the seasonal Battle Passes and some premium...

  • 1d ago
  • Ubisoft
  • PS5
  • PS4
  • Rainbow Six
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  3

  News Sloppy PS5, PS4 Anime Fighter Jujutsu Kaisen: Cursed Clash Getting New Content

  Free and paid characters enter the arena

  Jujutsu Kaisen is, without any shadow of a doubt, one of the biggest manga and anime series on the planet right now. That’s why it’s so immensely disappointing that publisher Bandai Namco and developer Byking botched its first attempt at a video game adaptation. While anime arena brawlers are dime a...

  • 1d ago
  • Bandai Namco
  • PS5
  • PS4
  • Jujutsu Kaisen
  • Updates

Monday27th May 2024

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  5

  Guide MultiVersus Guide: All Characters, Currencies, and Perks

  Everything you need to know about MultiVersus

  MultiVersus is the free-to-play platform fighter from Warner Bros Games and developer Player First Games. Available for PS5 and PS4, as well as other systems, this is a 2D brawler in the same vein as Super Smash Bros, with multiple fighters onscreen aiming to knock each other out of the arena. It...

  • 2d ago
  • Guides
  • PS5
  • PS4
  • MultiVersus
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  39

  News PS5's Sublime Stellar Blade Can Now Be Yours with PS Stars Points

  But you'll need a fair few

  If you’ve been banking your PS Stars points, then you may have incentive to spend them: Shift Up’s awesome character action Stellar Blade has been added as a 17,500 points reward. As a reminder, you get ten points for each $1 you spend on the PS Store, so you’re going to have to have coughed up a significant amount...

  • 2d ago
  • Sony
  • PS5
  • PS Stars
  • Stellar Blade
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  24

  Random Hideo Kojima Finds His Ideal Live-Action Solid Snake

  Prepare to be body scanned

  Hideo Kojima, the auteur creator of Metal Gear Solid, appears to have the legendary video game series on his mind. He's also a massive fan of George Miller's Mad Max franchise, and one face amongst the cast of post-apocalyptic characters introduced in Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga seems to have struck a chord with the developer...

  • 2d ago
  • Random
  • Industry
  • Culture
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  45

  News Mad Max Dev Fires Back Following Furioso Director George Miller's Kojima Comments

  "This is complete nonsense and just shows complete arrogance"

  On Friday, we brought you word that Mad Max franchise director George Miller, on the red carpet for the premiere of his latest film, Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga, tipped Hideo Kojima as his ideal candidate to develop another video game adaptation. In doing so, it seems he also cast aspersions...

  • 2d ago
  • Avalanche
  • IIndustry
  • Mad Max
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  29

  News Dragon Quest 3's HD-2D Remake Re-Emerges for PS5

  Could it be a trilogy?

  After eons in the wilderness, Square Enix appears ready to re-acknowledge the existence of Dragon Quest 3’s anticipated HD-2D remake – and could there be more to it? A new trailer to celebrate Dragon Quest Day says that “the legacy begins”, but there’s no mention of Dragon Quest 3 specifically, leading some to...

  • 2d ago
  • Square Enix
  • PS5
  • Dragon Quest
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  22

  News Light No Fire Seemingly Set for Summer Game Fest as No Man's Sky Dev Drops Cheeky Hint

  Light this fire

  A cheeky little tweet from Hello Games boss Sean Murray seems to hint that the developer's next game, Light No Fire, will put in an appearance during Summer Game Fest. Quoting a post from event host and organiser Geoff Keighley, in which the hype master writes "I love watching new video game trailers", Murray responds with "just as...

  • 2d ago
  • Hello Games
  • PS5
  • Light No Fire
• 

  24

  Mini Review Killer Klowns from Outer Space: The Game (PS5) - A Lacking Attempt on a Cult Classic

  Not as silly as it gets

  What’s so enduring about the 1988 comedy-horror movie Killer Klowns from Outer Space is its stalwart dedication to the bit. Almost every kill the klowns make refers to some comedy act or circus trick, from shadow puppets scarfing down a group of pensioners to a puppet show turning into a shootout. Unfortunately, Killer...

  • 2d ago
  • Reviews
  • Illfonic
  • PS5
  • Killer Klowns from Outer Space The Game
  • Mini Reviews
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  22

  News Three Years Later, Dragon Quest 12 Is Still Nowhere to Be Seen on Dragon Quest Day

  Yuji Horii provides a tiny update

  We're now three years on from the announcement of Dragon Quest 12: The Flames of Fate, and we still haven't seen anything of the game beyond its logo. There were whispers that the anticipated RPG would finally surface for this year's Dragon Quest Day — the 27th May — but it ain't happening. Instead, all we've...

  • 2d ago
  • Square Enix
  • PS5
  • Dragon Quest
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  14

  News In Case You Missed It, There Are Two Quintessential Quintuplets Games on PS4 Now

  They're exactly what you think they are

  Successful manga series The Quintessential Quintuplets has spawned a couple of anime series and even a movie, so video game adaptations were never going to be too far behind. Mages made a couple of visual novels, The Quintessential Quintuplets: Memories of a Quintessential Summer and The Quintessential...

  • 2d ago
  • Spike Chunsoft
  • PS4
  • The Quintessential Quintuplets
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  15

  News The Last of Us: Part 2 Actor Jeffrey Wright Reportedly Reprising Role in Season 2 of HBO's Adaptation

  As Isaac, the "quietly powerful leader of a large militia group"

  Following our first official look at HBO's The Last of Us adaptation's second season, another actor that players of The Last of Us: Part 2 will no doubt recall has reportedly been cast. Jeffrey Wright, who plays the enigmatic leader of the Washington Liberation Front (WLF) militia in...

  • 2d ago
  • PS Productions
  • HBO
  • The Last of Us
  • TV
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  3

  News Super Famicom's Rider's Spirits Revs Up a PS5, PS4 Release Next Week

  Previously only available in Japan

  We’re in a golden age of game preservation, with many retro titles getting unexpected PS Store revivals, and the latest to receive said treatment in Rider’s Spirits from Ratalaika. Previously only available in Japan for Super Famicom, the title will be available to download from the PS Store on PS5 and PS4 from...

  • 2d ago
  • Ratalaika
  • PS5
  • PS4
  • Rider's Spirits
  • Release Dates
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  17

  News Baldur's Gate 3 PS5 Deluxe Edition Delayed Again in North America

  Production issues persist

  The physical Deluxe Edition of the epic RPG Baldur's Gate 3 has hit another production snag in North America. Developer and publisher Larian Studios cite "certain processes specifically set by production companies when manufacturing the PS5 discs" as the culprit, noting that approvals in that region are taking longer than...

  • 2d ago
  • Larian Studios
  • PS5
  • Baldur's Gate
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  14

  News Baldur's Gate 3 Required Less Crunch Than Larian Studios' Previous RPGs

  "It would be a lie to say we didn't"

  Swen Vincke, founder and CEO of Larian Studios, says that the crunch on Baldur's Gate 3 was "certainly less" than the developer had experienced on its previous games, such as Divinity: Original Sin 2. Crunch, or "crunch culture", is the colloquially known overtime many developers are required to work as...

  • 2d ago
  • Larian Studios
  • PS5
  • Baldur's Gate