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Wednesday26th Jul 2023
Random Spruce Up Your Musty Hangout with These Persona 5 Royal Scented Candles
Notes of rebellion and loyalty
Ever wondered what abstract concepts like rebellion or loyalty smell like? We neither, but the list of products Atlus hasn't yet managed to shoehorn the cast of Persona 5 into grows shorter every day. Case in point, this collaboration between the publisher and gaming candle maker Wick & Skull offering officially...
News Diablo 4's Seasonal Battle Pass Doesn't Contain Enough Platinum to Buy Literally Anything
We live in a society
Reaping the live service whirlwind, Blizzard is in yet more hot water with Diablo 4 players after it was realised the popular action RPGs Battle Pass only pays out 666 Platinum upon completion, in keeping with the title's hellish marketing. This is not enough to purchase the next Season's Battle Pass or any cosmetic item, with...
News Full Evo 2023 Showcase Confirmed, Featuring Live Game Announcements and Updates
Tekken! Street Fighter! Guilty Gear! Granblue!
Over the years, Evo has become more than just the world's biggest fighting game event: it's now a prime venue for publishers and developers to get the word out about their latest projects. It's a bit like E3, but with a specific focus on fighting games. And with Evo 2023 — which begins on the 4th...
News PS Plus Members Can Watch the Gran Turismo Movie Early
But still only in cinemas
Sony is hosting advanced screenings of the Gran Turismo movie for PS Plus subscribers, but only at select cinemas. A promotional email sent out to UK members includes a link to reserve tickets on 8th August at various Showcase, Vue, and Cineworld theatres across the country, a day ahead of the film’s British release on...
Tuesday25th Jul 2023
News We Might Finally Be Getting a Granblue Fantasy: Relink Release Date
From fantasy to reality
The advent of a country's certification rating doesn't always mean that a release date announcement is imminent, but when it comes to the elusive Granblue Fantasy: Relink, we'll take anything we can get. Cygames' PS5 and PS4 action RPG has been in launch date limbo for nigh on an eternity, but an official rating in Australia...
News PS5 MMO Blue Protocol Brings Big Anime Energy in New Trailer
Class time
You’ve read our huge Blue Protocol hands on preview – and now you want to see a little more of the game in action, right? Well, this new trailer’s got you covered. For those of you who don’t know, this title is being developed by Bandai Namco in collaboration with Amazon Game Studios – although there has been a little
News Sonic Superstars Info Incoming as Game Informer Reveals Latest Cover Story
Chaos control
Later this year, SEGA is set to launch a brand new Sonic the Hedgehog game — one that combines an old-school feel with modern, 2.5D presentation. Sonic Superstars shows a lot of promise, and was pretty good fun in our brief hands-on time back in June, but there's still a lot about the game that's unknown. Enter
News Sony Will Announce New PS5, PS4 Games During Chinese Press Conference This Week
Here's when to watch live
Sony is plotting a press conference in China this week, which it promises will reveal the third phase of its ongoing China Hero Project. The Japanese giant has been nurturing developers all across the country, pledging funding, marketing, and publishing support for a variety of games, including FIST: Forged in Shadow Torch...
Rumour Immortals Fenyx Rising Sequel Canned by Ubisoft
Clipped wings
A supposed sequel to 2020's Immortals Fenyx Rising has been cancelled, according to multiple VGC sources. The open world action title was spearheaded by the team behind Assassin's Creed Odyssey, and while it did come with a lot of the bloated baggage you'd expect from a Ubisoft sandbox, it was a really fun game if you were looking for...
Preview Armored Core 6 Could Give Newer FromSoftware Fans Whiplash
Our findings after three hours of play
After gaining absurd popularity in the hardcore space with its Dark Souls series and then capitalising on that with Elden Ring sales up the wazoo, FromSoftware had the Monty Python's Flying Circus thought process: "And now for something completely different." With five mainline instalments under its belt, the...
Guide Best Trails Games Ranked: Which Trails Games to Play and Where to Start
A guide to Falcom's huge RPG series
Over the last few years, the Trails series has started to find some footing in the West, largely thanks to the localisation of the Trails of Cold Steel saga on PS4. And now that publisher NIS America is committed to bringing the franchise overseas, we finally have enough Trails games to warrant a guide like this...
News Elden Ring Dev's Armored Core 6 Looks Sublime in PS5, PS4 Gameplay Showcase
Mech a mess
Armored Core has never been a particularly fashionable franchise, but FromSoftware has never been more popular either. The upcoming Armored Core 6: Fires of Rubicon has commanded significant attention as a result – and, honestly, it looks outstanding in this 12-minute gameplay trailer. We get a glimpse of some combat, traversal, rig...
News PS Plus Extra, Premium Members Get This Anticipated PS5, PS4 RPG on Day One Next Month
Sea of Stars demo available now
Sony has today announced the retro-inspired PS5, PS4 RPG Sea of Stars will launch straight into PS Plus Extra and PS Plus Premium on its release date of 29th August 2023. It will be part of the August 2023 service refresh, arriv
News Shotgun King: The Final Checkmate Is Roguelike Chess with Guns Coming Soon to PS5, PS4
Dodge this
We've all been there — you're being trounced in a round of Chess, feeling frustrated, and want nothing more than to flip the table or swipe all your opponent's pieces off the board. One game that may offer some of this catharsis is Shotgun King: The Final Checkmate, which is making its way over to PS5 and PS4 on 24th August 2023. The...
News Tekken 8 Gameplay Will Be 'Heavily Tuned' Following 'Bare-Bones' Network Test
Harada turns down the Heat
The first weekend of the Tekken 8 Closed Network Test (not a beta, as noted by Bandai Namco numerous times) has come and gone. Roughly 40,000 players got to sample the upcoming fighter during this PS5 exclusive phase, with the dev team welcoming any and all feedback. But you know how these things go. The test period only...
Preview Blue Protocol Might Be the Competition Genshin Impact Needs
We go hands on with Bandai Namco's online RPG
For as unfathomably popular Genshin Impact has been all these years, you could argue it's always had things a bit easy. There is nothing else quite like it on consoles, and consistent content updates along with new waifus to metaphorically marry every other month have turned a lot of fans' free time into...
News Watch the Best Bits from Marvel's Spider-Man 2's Amazing Comic-Con Panel
Come out swingin'
We were expecting last week’s San Diego Comic-Con to be big for Marvel’s Spider-Man 2 – but it ended up being even more exciting than we were anticipating. In addition to showcasing a jaw-dropping new story trailer, Insomniac Games also announced a
News You Could Own the Gran Turismo Movie's Nissan GT-R Racing Car with Upcoming Auction
Onscreen motor going up for sale
If you're a big car fanatic (and have a vast amount of cash burning a hole in your proverbial pocket), you may be interested to know about this upcoming opportunity. An upcoming auction could see you drive away with a Nissan GT-R Nismo GT3. In fact, it's not just any GT-R — it's the same one used in the...
News UK Sales Charts: Pikmin and Horses Overtake Most PS5, PS4 Games in the Top 10
A classic combo
The UK's bestselling physical games usually don't move much beyond the usual suspects, but this year's steady stream of big new releases has seen it jump around a fair bit. The latest chart is a good example, which sees another Nintendo exclusive debut at number one with Pikmin 4, while EA has made an impact with The Sims 4: Horse...
News Exoprimal Attracts One Million Players, Free Skin to Celebrate
Part of 16th August title update
Capcom has confirmed its co-operative dinosaur shooter Exoprimal has been booted up by more than one million users since the 14th July 2023 launch across PS5, PS4, Xbox Series X|S, Xbox One, and PC. The game was released straight into Xbox Game Pass — and our findings suggest the subscription service will be doing...
News Infinity Strash: Dragon's Quest Characters Detailed Along with 16 Minutes of Gameplay
Strash bash
The name seems to get longer every time we see it, but we don't begrudge Infinity Strash: Dragon Quest The Adventures of Dai a thing. Square Enix has published a bunch of new information concerning the combat styles of our core cast of characters. In addition, Japanese media has shared a total of 16 minutes of new gameplay (thanks,...
News Make Sense of Immortals of Aveum's Magical PS5 World in Comic-Con Cinematic Trailer
Jak was right to keep the Binding Stone
We're still trying to get a read on the first-person sorcerer simulator Immortals of Aveum, and it's proving resistant to our scrying. The gameplay looks promising enough, but the fairly generic fantasy setting still gives a little pause (we got enough of that for the year in the mediocre Forspoken,
News Marvel's Spider-Man 2 PS5's Best Suit May Have Been Teased by a Toy
OP, will probably need a nerf
Marvel's Spider-Man 2 is shaping up to be a super-hero power fantasy for the ages, with players able to play as both Peter Parker and Miles Morales, and with the infamous alien Symbiote suit AKA Venom in the offing. Well, it looks like Insomniac wanted to one-up even themselves, and we got a glimpse at something quite...
News Keep Your Eyes Peeled for a Ton of Armored Core 6 PS5 Gameplay Footage
Brace for impact
FromSoftware's eagerly-anticipated mech action game Armored Core VI: Fires of Rubicon is out this time next month, but prospective pilots won't need to wait that long to get their next gameplay briefing. The cagey developer is teasing some fresh gameplay, and it's expected in the hours to come. Keep an eye out for incoming...
Fool me once
In yet more Diablo 4 live service drama, developer Blizzard has been accused of "malicious design" by fans for the apparent shocking ease with which the game parts players from their hard-earned money, whether they intended it or not. Streamer
Monday24th Jul 2023
News Of Course Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3's Logo Leaks from a Pack of Monster Energy Drinks
2023's most on-brand leak
In perhaps the most on-brand leak of the modern era, the logo for this year's Call of Duty game has made its way online on the back of a cardboard box containing Monster Energy drinks. Activision's FPS franchise has had a long-standing partnership with the energy drink, offering the likes of double XP if you buy a can, and...
Preview Tekken 8's Hyper Aggressive Gameplay Has Glorious Potential
Feeling the Heat
We only got to play it for a weekend, but the Tekken 8 Closed Network Test has us drooling over the potential of Bandai Namco's heavy hitting fighter. This sequel has been a long time coming — it's easy to forget that Tekken 7, although still quite popular, is over six years old on PS4 — and at first glance, the eighth...
News Waka Waka! Pac-Man Chows Down with Fall Guys Crossover Costumes
Fruitful endeavour
Fall Guys is on a good run of crossovers lately. It was only last week that Death Stranding's Sam Bridges was made available as a costume in the free-to-play battle royale title, and it's being quickly followed up by video game royalty. Bandai Namco's iconic arcade hero, Pac-Man, is the latest to join the fun. Here's what he...
News Dying Light Studio Techland Set to Be Acquired by Tencent
Will become majority shareholder
Dying Light 2 developer Techland has announced Chinese firm Tencent is setting itself up to become the studio's main shareholder, effectively acquiring the Polish team. Confirmed by founder Pawel Marchewka in a website post, he says the buyout allows Techland "to move full speed ahead with the execution of the vision...
News Trine 5: A Clockwork Conspiracy Locks In August Release Date on PS5, PS4
Pontius the Knight gets his own trailer
The latest entry in Frozenbyte's co-op fantasy series is just around the corner. Trine 5: A Clockwork Conspiracy was announced earlier this year, and now publisher THQ Nordic has confirmed when we'll all get to play it. The game is just a few weeks away, launching on PS5 and PS4 on 31st August 2023. In...
