Guide Where to Pre-Order Marvel's Spider-Man 2 PS5 Console and DualSense Controller
All the USA, UK pre-orders links you need
News PS Plus Extra, Premium Members Get This Anticipated PS5, PS4 RPG on Day One Next Month
Sea of Stars demo available now
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News - 2023, Week 30
Monday31st Jul 2023
News PS5, PS4's Superb Sim Racer Gran Turismo 7 Grows Again Next Month
Four new cars incoming
With the Gran Turismo movie right around the hairpin bend, Sony will be expecting sales of sim racer Gran Turismo 7 to increase. Polyphony Digital, reliable as ever, has announced that its next free update will release next month, on 7th August. Teased on series creator Kazunori Yamauchi’s social media feed, there’ll be...
Sunday30th Jul 2023
News Twisted Metal Surpasses All Expectations on Rotten Tomatoes
And its audience score is even higher
Wow, what a start for new subsidiary PlayStation Productions, which has crushed yet another project. Those of you who’ve been keeping a close eye on the division will have witnessed Uncharted become a Box Office success, HBO’s The Last of Us go on to become one of the biggest series of the year, and now...
News Lost Soul Aside Pushes PS5 to Its Limits, Likely Cancelled on PS4
But still no release date
Lost Soul Aside was one of the earlier Chinese indie games to really resonate globally, and its development cycle has been so protracted that it was originally revealed during the early days of the PS4. Several years later, a new trailer from the ChinaJoy convention suggests the game may have been cancelled on Sony’s...
News Assassin's Creed Mirage Nowhere Near the Length of Origins, Odyssey, Valhalla
Much closer to old Assassin's Creed
Assassin's Creed Mirage has been billed as a 'smaller' more traditional Assassin's Creed title since the day it was officially announced, and Ubisoft's still pushing that perspective as we creep closer to the game's October launch. In an interview with French YouTube channel Julien Chièze (as translated by...
News Mortal Kombat 1 Debuts Its Most Disgusting PS5 Fatalities Yet
Black hole
Another jaw-dropping trailer for Mortal Kombat 1 aired overnight, introducing Geras as one of All Confirmed Characters. As a Keeper of Time, his moveset revolves around his ability to freeze rivals in stasis, allowing him to unleash on them before restarting the clock and dishing out immense damage. His ridiculous Fatality, meanwhile,...
Poll Is Twisted Metal's TV Show a Win or a Write-Off?
Calypso needs to know
It’s been a few days since Twisted Metal’s oddball television show started streaming on Peacock. While first impressions were disastrous based on a now infamous Thong Song scene showcased during Summer Game Fest, the reception to the entire first season has been much warmer overall, with reviews still largely mixed but many...
Saturday29th Jul 2023
News Dreams Live Service Ending as Media Molecule Couldn't Find a 'Sustainable Path'
But the dream isn't over
In case you missed the news, developer Media Molecule is taking a step back from Dreams in the near future. Its highly ambitious creation suite is staying online and is going nowhere, but the studio's live service updates and events are coming to an end from 1st September. This was announced back in April, when Media...
News PS Plus Premium Adds Four-Hour Trial for One of the Best RPGs Ever Made
Geralt of here
If you've somehow never played The Witcher 3, then you may be interested in knowing that a trial for the landmark RPG is now available through PS Plus Premium. The four-hour sample can be played on both PS5 and PS4, but it's worth noting that the PS5 version is the much enhanced Complete Edition, which launched last year. Now, four...
Poll Are You Happy with Your PS Plus Essential Games for August 2023?
Plus or minus?
Your PS Plus Essential games for August 2023 have been confirmed, and we've already seen a lot of divided opinions out there in the wilds of the internet. As per usual, we're getting three titles on the first Tuesday of the month, and they are: golfing sim PGA Tour 2K23, Media Molecule's creativity-fueled Dreams, and indie darling...
News Yes, All Those Awesome Marvel's Spider-Man 2 PS5 Accessories Are Getting Scalped
Console covers fetching up to $200
Sony opened pre-orders for its collection of Marvel’s Spider-Man 2 accessories earlier this week, with its custom console covers and DualSense controller selling out pretty fast. While you can still purchase the hardware bundle, it seems scalpers have their eye on the prize when it comes to the aforementioned...
News PS5, PS4 Action RPG Fate/Samurai Remnant Looks Great in First Raw Gameplay Demo
You're not alone
We've been keeping a close eye on Fate/Samurai Remnant for a while now, and we're comfortable saying that the upcoming action RPG looks very promising. Publisher Koei Tecmo hosted a presentation for the game at the recent Fate/Grand Order Fes in Japan, giving us our first look at raw gameplay. You can find said gameplay footage in...
Talking Point What Are You Playing This Weekend? - Issue 487
Summer holidays
Another week comes to its conclusion, and while it wasn't a vintage one for new PlayStation releases, no one could pretend there's nothing to play, could they? Aaron Bayne: I'll be dipping in and out of Remnant II across the weekend, since I now have a full squad to play with it. I'm having a lot of fun with the game, but it and
Interview How a Dreams Side Project Evolved into Media Molecule's Next Game
Talking Tren with its lead developer
John Beech Media Molecule is on the verge of launching Tren, a brand new game all about a wooden train set. It's due to be released in Dreams very soon, and after spending time playing the adorable title ourselves, we were eager to pick the brains of its creators. In order to learn more about Tren, where it came...
News Natsume's NES Classic Shadow of the Ninja Will Return on PS5, PS4 Next Year
Painstakingly recreated by Tengo Project
Natsume’s iconic NES side-scroller Shadow of the Ninja – also known as Blue Shadow in Europe – is being revived by Tengo Project, the team behind remakes like Pocky & Rocky Reshrined and Wild Guns Reloaded. Due out in Spring 2024, the release promises “painstakingly crafted pixel art graphics”...
Friday28th Jul 2023
Guide Best Puzzle Games on PS4
PS4's best puzzlers
What are the best puzzle games on PS4? It's a big question; there are so many of the darned things that it can be hard to narrow it down. If you enjoy a game that tests your grey matter, you're certainly well served on PS4. Puzzle games can take a few different forms. The classic examples of puzzlers are things like Tetris...
Guide Where to Pre-Order Marvel's Spider-Man 2 PS5 Console and DualSense Controller
All the USA, UK pre-orders links you need
Marvel's Spider-Man 2 launches for PS5 on 20th October 2023, but before then, you can get into the web-slinging mood by customising your PS5 and DualSense controller with some classy decals. Sony has announced the PS5 Console — Marvel's Spider-Man 2 Limited Edition Bundle as well as a special PS5 DualSense...
Poll Who's the Best Final Fantasy Protagonist?
There can only be one
Now that we've all had time to settle into a reality where Final Fantasy 16 exists, this is our chance to revisit a question that's reverberated around the Final Fantasy fandom for decades: just who is the series' best protagonist? Now, for the sake of this poll, we're going to streamline things and focus on mainline Final...
Rumour Tekken 8 Leak Confirms More Returning Characters
Six reveals seemingly incoming
This weekend marks the second phase of the Tekken 8 Closed Network Test, and this time around, it's available on PC as well as PS5. And in utterly unsurprising fashion, the PC build has already been pulled apart, with players taking a cheeky look inside the application's files in an attempt to learn more about the...
News Granblue Fantasy Versus: Rising Beta Is Open to All This Weekend on PS5, PS4
Features every character so far
If you want to give Granblue Fantasy Versus: Rising a go before its launch later this year, you're in luck. The title's open beta is available to download right now on PS5 and PS4, following two days of slightly earlier access for people who signed up. You'll be able to take on other players online and put the game's...
News Lara Croft, Nicki Minaj Coming to Call of Duty
Gun in my purse, b*tch, I came dressed to kill
Regardless of your stance on plundering graves, whether your anaconda does or not, Lara Croft and Nicki Minaj are coming to Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 and Warzone 2.0. It's the kind of straightforward, surreal video game news we enjoy indulging in, and it's just a small part of what's in store for...
News PS5 Sales Live Now in More Regions, Save $50/£75
Get the console at a discount
As Sony announces its sold more than 40 million PS5 consoles, the firm looks to want to ship a few more with haste as discounts on the system have gone live in more territories. In the UK, you can head to the likes of Amazon or
Dance with the one that brought you
While the focus is very much on Baldur's Gate 3 right now, developer Larian Studios has promised a return to its original fantasy universe, but after a well-earned break. The studio earned its spurs in the eyes of RPG fans with the Divinity: Original Sin series (mostly on PC), beginning something of a roleplaying...
News Glorbo Comes to Destiny 2, Pantsing Another AI Website Along the Way
Glorbo-mania sweeps the globe
While admittedly insufferable at times, an advantage that living, breathing video game journalists have over their relentless AI competitors is the fear of being wrong publicly, which is a powerful motivator for us fragile flesh bags. If you don't know what a Glorbo is, good, it means you passed the test. "Glorbo" is...
News Feast on Some Footage from PS5, PS4's Long Anticipated Lost Soul Aside
It's still coming
It’s been many, many years since we first wrote about the Devil May Cry-inspired character action game Lost Soul Aside, but we do now get the sense that the China Hero Project outing is nearing completion. The evidence is, erm, evident in this off-screen footage from convention ChinaJoy, which looks a lot more polished than any...
News Larian Employed Intimacy Coordinators to Aid in Developing Baldur's Gate 3's Sex Scenes
We've come a long way since Commander Shepard's awkward fumblings
Sex is a part of life, and it's a part of Baldur's Gate, as well. Heck, it's part of the roleplaying experience at this point, expected even, with Mass Effect's randy Commander Shepard's legendary exploits causing a scandal in at least two separate dimensions. Considering that the two...
News Final Fantasy 14's Free PS5, PS4 Trial Expands to Include Stormblood
Relinquish your life
Square Enix’s gigantic MMO smash hit Final Fantasy 14 will grow in 2024 with the release of its next major expansion Dawntrail, but for those eager to see what all the fuss is about, you may be excited to learn that the title’s gigantic free trial will grow yet again with the release of its 6.5 update, which is expected...
News PAYDAY 3 Skips Out on PS5 Closed Beta
Begins on Xbox and Steam in August
PAYDAY 3 is slated to score its biggest haul yet, with the high-stakes cooperative heist game coming to PS5 on 24th September. PlayStation players hoping to get in a job or two during the upcoming closed beta session (2nd-7th August) will have to look elsewhere, however, as publisher Deep Silver and developer...
News Anticipated RPG Sea of Stars Goes Gold Ahead of PS Plus Extra Launch Next Month
Stars power
Sea of Stars, the highly anticipated indie RPG coming to PS5 and PS4 on the 29th August, has just gone gold. In other words, it's now entered its final certification phase ahead of launch, and it should be ready to go next month. "Sea of Stars has gone gold!" writes Sea of Stars' official Twitter account. "The master build was submitted...
News PS5, PS4 Expansion Dawntrail Takes Final Fantasy 14 on Vacation Next Year
Summer holiday
The all-consuming full-time job, also known as Final Fantasy 14, will eat up more hours of your life next year, when it adds its fifth major expansion, named Dawntrail. Announced during a glitzy fan fest event earlier today, director Naoki Yoshida described it as “the very best summer vacation a hero could possibly have”. It’s...
Feature A Morning Inside Media Molecule
Stephen pays a visit one of his favourite devs
As you'll have (hopefully) read about recently, I spent some time at Media Molecule, playing its latest offering, Tren. This developer and its games mean quite a lot to me personally, but aside from anything else, I believe it's a team that remains one of the industry's most creative and most...
News Patapon Spiritual Successor Ratatan Is a Fan's Dream Come True in Debut Trailer
Kickstarter campaign starting soon
If you've grown tired of waiting for Sony to make another Patapon game, it seems the original creators are taking matters into their own hands. Named Ratatan, this spiritual successor is being helmed by staff who brought Sony's PSP series to life, and you can really tell in the debut trailer. This is Patapon in...
News Hot Wheels Unleashed 2 Gets Fast and Furious with First Crossover DLC
First car available at launch
Now, here's some crossover content that makes total sense. Hot Wheels Unleashed 2: Turbocharged is set to arrive on PS5 and PS4 in October, and Milestone has just announced the first DLC for the upcoming arcade racer. Various cars from the Fast and Furious movie series will be coming to the game, allowing you to drive...
Thursday27th Jul 2023
Guide Mortal Kombat 1: Beta Access Explained and How to Play
Early access
Do you need Mortal Kombat 1 beta access explained and how to play? Betas are imperative for online focused games as they allow the developer to stress test their servers. In addition, it also enables eager consumers to get hands on time with an anticipated title before it launches. On this page, as part of our Mortal Kombat 1 guide,...
Guide Mortal Kombat 1: Release Date and All Pre-Order Details
Get over here and pre-order
Looking for the release date and all pre-order details for Mortal Kombat 1? NetherRealm Studios' upcoming fighter is one of the biggest games of the year, introducing all-new Fatalities and combat options, including Kameos. In this Mortal Kombat 1 guide, we'll share the release date and all pre-order details...
Preview Sony's Next Great First-Party Game Is Media Molecule's Tren, Made in Dreams
All aboard the hype Tren
Media Molecule might be taking a step back from Dreams in the near future, but it's going out on a high note. One of the team's last major contributions to its community-driven platform is Tren, a game about a wooden train set that packs the same warmth, whimsy, and charm as any of its previous works. Spearheaded by...
News New Red Dead Redemption Logo Fuels More Remake Rumours
Also a new RDR codename
Suggestions a Red Dead Redemption remake or remaster is in the works from Rockstar are doing the rounds again as Internet sleuths have uncovered a new logo for the PS3 title recently uploaded to the developer's website. First spotted by Twitter user Tez2, a site update from earlier today included a new reference within the...
Random Take 'Baldur's Day' Off, Stay Home and Play Baldur's Gate 3
A festivus for the rest of us
Imagine, if you will, Half-Life 3 is announced. Better, it will be developed by a best-in-class AAA studio. Not the original creators, mind, but the next best thing, and more appropriate, given the modern context and how much time has passed. That's kind of how momentous it feels to be an old-school RPG fan on the...
News Dreams Is Coming to PS Plus Extra as Well as PS Plus Essential in August
Don't sleep on it
Media Molecule's PS4 exclusive create-'em-up, Dreams, is having a bit of a moment right now. Not only has the developer revealed Tren — its next original game within Dreams, which you can read more about through the link — it's also been announced the title will be joining PS Plus Essential's lineup for August. As it turns out,...
More than token replaya-Billy-ty
Speaking to Push Square during Double Dragon Gaiden: Rise of the Dragons' July 2023 release, developer Secret Base's Raymond Teo described adding highly replayable roguelite elements to create a brawler with an ingenious way of counteracting the beat-'em-up genre's innate repetitiveness. It takes just under two...
News Open World PS5, PS4 Gacha Tower of Fantasy Is a 12-Month Console Exclusive
Sony signs up online adventure
You can already play Tower of Fantasy on PC or a smartphone, but Sony has been heavily promoting the PS5 and PS4 port, and that’s because the open world gacha is a timed console exclusive. The small print at the end of the game’s latest launch trailer notes that the PlayStation version is deploying “at least 12...
News PS5 Console Sales Surpass 40 Million, Sony Confirms
Over 2,500 games already available
PlayStation boss Jim Ryan has announced more than 40 million PS5 consoles have now been sold since its release in November 2020. With any PS5 Stock issues now completely rectified, Ryan said: "With the support of PlayStation fans, we have reached a milestone of 40 million PS5 consoles sold through to gamers since...
News PS5 Action RPG The God Slayer Could Be Incredible, But Is Not Due Until 2027
A long wait ahead
Sony announced a new, potentially jaw-dropping addition to its China Hero Project overnight – but don’t expect to play it until at least 2027 at the earliest. The God Slayer, in development at My Time at Sandrock maker Pathea Games, is being billed as an action RPG – and judging by the first images, it looks like a stark...
News Told You So! Ratchet & Clank: Rift Apart Really Wouldn't Have Worked on PS4
Rock-solid PC port, though
Much hay has been made of Insomniac's pre-release claim that Ratchet & Clank: Rift Apart "would not have been possible without the Solid State Drive of the PlayStation 5," with ourselves contributing a bale or two. Now, the PC iteration is out in the wild, and the wizards over at Digital Foundry have been able to put...
News Latest Like a Dragon May Have Really Erased Its PS5, PS4 Retail Release
Just like that
First rumoured, and now apparently confirmed, it seems Like a Dragon Gaiden: The Man Who Erased His Name will be released digitally in the West on PS5 and PS4, with SEGA all but erasing our hopes for a physical release. RGG Studio posted an update to Twitter, seemingly just to remind us that the Kiryu-centric caper was still slated...
News Lords of the Fallen PS5 Shows Tons of Promise in 18-Minute Gameplay Deep Dive
Dual-realm footage revealed
With titles like Assassin's Creed Mirage, Alan Wake 2, and Marvel's Spider-Man 2 releasing around the same time, PS5 game Lords of the Fallen may not be something you pick up on day one. However, a new 18-minute gameplay deep dive from developer Hexworks is proof of why it should remain on your wishlist, as the...
News F.I.S.T. Dev Confirms The Winds Rising for PS5
Part of China Hero Project's third phase
F.I.S.T.: Forged in Shadow Torch studio TiGames has announced during Sony's latest ChinaHero Project showcase that its next title is a story-driven action RPG named The Winds Rising, releasing on PS5. The reveal trailer embedded above gives very little away, but it's said to sport a "grand adventure" all...
News Nickelodeon All-Star Brawl 2 Announced, New Characters Revealed in Debut Trailer
Futurrrre
Nickelodeon All-Star Brawl launched back in 2021 and was surprisingly decent — save for a lack of voiceovers. That would come along in a later update, but it seems GameMill Entertainment is taking another run at this platform fighter all the same. It's just revealed Nickelodeon All-Star Brawl 2 with the above gameplay trailer. This...
Mini Review LISA: Definitive Edition (PS5) - Joyful and Painful in Equal Measure
It’s the end of the world as we know it
LISA: Definitive Edition is the updated collection of LISA: The Painful, originally released in 2014 via RPG Maker, and its sequel, LISA: The Joyful. These new releases are extended with new quests, bosses, and secrets. There’s even a new difficulty mode alongside Normal and Painful; Painless, for those...
News Unconsecrated Sequel Blasphemous 2 Gets Gory PS5 Gameplay Trailer
Praise be
Blasphemous 2 continues the series' trademark blend of tough-as-nails 2D gameplay and unsettling Catholicism-inspired enemy design. Preorders are now live, with the game launching on PS5 next month, on 24th August, and we got a suitably gory gameplay snippet to tide us over in the meantime. The second scripture in the ongoing Blasphemous...
News Quantum Error PS4 Version Gets the Axe, PS5 Release Date Remains Unkown
Last-gen version murdered
Plans for a PS4 iteration of long-in-development cosmic horror FPS Quantum Error have been cancelled, with developer TeamKill citing qualitative issues in a statement that approaches humblebrag. In 2020, we wondered if this spooky shooter might be a PS5 launch title, and in the years since, it's been moulded into a...
News Here's When Mortal Kombat 1's PS5 Pre-Order Beta Starts
And all the characters you'll be able to play
You won’t have to wait long to try out Mortal Kombat 1 – in fact, the game’s pre-order beta is just weeks away. NetherRealm Studios has confirmed that the game’s promotional test will get underway from 18th August through 21st August, and you’ll just need to have a valid PS5 pre-order to...
News Elden Ring PS5, PS4 Patch 1.10 Offers PvP Balance Changes, Bug Fixes
Update split between PvP and PvE
Update 1.10 has been deployed today for PS5, PS4 versions of Elden Ring, making various balance changes exclusive to both the PvP and PvE sides of the game. When fighting another real-life player, you can look forward to better poise damage across all weapons and some spells as well as extended critical hit angles...
News Dhaba: Land of Watermarks Revealed as Another China Hero Game on PS5
From Sinner: Sacrifice for Redemption dev
As part of an overnight livestream, Sony revealed another PS5 title coming from its China Hero Project initiative: Dhaba: Land of Watermarks. It shall form part of the program's third wave of games out of the country, which also includes The Winds Rising from F.I.S.T. developer TiGames. Dhaba: Land of...
News Heavenly Bodies' Cleanup DLC Pack Is Nearly the Same Size as the Base Game
Available now on PS5 and PS4
Heavenly Bodies is an entertaining co-op indie game that's filled with potential for chaos, and if you're into that sort of thing, good news: there's now more of it. A DLC pack called Cleanup is available to purchase on PS Store for PS5 and PS4, and it sounds like a substantial addition to the zero-gravity physics...
News Monster Hunter Gets Its Mobile Spin-Off on 14th September
Pre-register now for more rewards
Niantic and Capcom have today jointly revealed Monster Hunter Now, a mobile spin-off similar in style to Pokémon GO, will launch on the iOS App Store and Google Play Store on 14th September 2023. Pre-registration across both platforms is available now, and the more players who do so, the better the rewar
News Truck Driver Experiences the American Dream on PS5 This Year
Big rigs
The original Truck Driver from SOEDESCO was a bit of a disaster: you may recall the publisher actually recruited a different developer to patch the title post-release, and while it was planned to be ported to PS5 on multiple occasions, it never actually happened. It’s a shame as well: Euro Truck Simulator 2 and American Truck Simulator...
Wednesday26th Jul 2023
News PS Plus Essential Games for August 2023 Announced
Living the dream
Sony has announced the next lineup of PS Plus Essential monthly games, and amazingly, it's done so without them leaking beforehand. August 2023's trio of treats have been revealed over on the PS Blog as usual, and here's what you're getting this time:
TV Show Review Twisted Metal - Car Crash Entertainment
Black humour
Of all the PlayStation properties ripe for adaptation, we’re going to hazard a guess that Twisted Metal wasn’t top of your list. And yet here we are, with Peacock’s ten episode series about to start streaming. We’ve watched the entire first season, and while the early trailers proved divisive, we’re happy to confirm that the...
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...
News Marvel's Spider-Man 2 Will Feature the Same Mary Jane Face Model, Insomniac Insists
PuddleGate 2.0
Uh oh, it must be nearly time for the release of another Insomniac game, as we have another overblown technical conundrum to unpack. However, it's not the puddles the overly-zealous PlayStation faithful are concerned about this time. Instead, fans, perhaps a little too eager for Marvel's Spider-Man 2's 20th October release date, have...
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 Don't Worry, Ubisoft Promises Star Wars Outlaws Won't Be a '300 Hour Epic Unfinishable RPG'
A festivus for the rest of us
If you were worried that Star Wars Outlaws was going to end up being an infinite Ubisoft timesink ala Assassin's Creed: Odyssey, the developers at Massive Entertainment want to put you at ease, noting that the experience will be "very manageable". The concern comes from a recent interview, in which one of the game's...
News PS5 Action RPG Atlas Fallen Has a Pleasingly Small File Size
Your PS5 will appreciate it
Headlines are made whenever a new game comes saddled with a huge file size, so it's nice to report on a title that's keeping things comparatively slim. Atlas Fallen may not be an all-encompassing AAA release, but its file size is still pleasingly light on PS5. The action RPG will reportedly weigh in at a slender 21GB on...
News 100 Layoffs at CD Projekt RED Amid Organisational Changes
Nearly 10% of its workforce
Polish studio CD Projekt RED has announced it'll be cutting "around 100" jobs in the very near future as part of a structural reshuffle. Adam Kiciński, CEO of the company, has put out a press release that goes over what's happening and why. "To meet our own high expectations and ambitions to create the best role-playing...
News Venom Co-Creator Todd McFarlane Approves of Marvel's Spider-Man 2 Interpretation
He's not a tongue guy, though
Comic Con has just swung by, and Insomniac Games was there to show off more of Marvel's Spider-Man 2, giving us our first proper look at Venom. The anti-hero is set to be a key part of the story in the sequel, and he's so beloved that it's important the studio gets it right. So, what does Todd McFarlane, one of the...
News Armored Core 6 Is Apparently Five Times the Length of Previous Games
60 hours of mech carnage
It doesn't come as a huge surprise, but Armored Core 6 is set to be a lot bigger than its predecessors. Not just in terms of environments — the upcoming mecha title boasts relatively open level design — but with regards to campaign length as well. According to a fresh video preview from Fextralife, Armored Core 6 is 50...
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 Shrek, Po, and Boss Baby Burn Rubber in DreamWorks All-Star Kart Racing
Hey now, you're an all-star
It seems everything is getting a kart racer lately, so why not DreamWorks? The animation studio has many memorable characters that star in its films, and you'll soon be able to send them drifting around bends in DreamWorks All-Star Kart Racing. It comes from GameMill Entertainment, the team that's previously brought us...
News Skate 4 Playtests Will Kickflip onto Console Eventually, EA Promises
Gnarly bro
Skate (or Skate 4, as it's colloquially known) is currently in development, with EA inviting the community in over the past year to kick its tiny, skate-board-sized wheels on PC. This has all been going swimmingly, apparently, but EA has thrown us console warriors a lifeline; we'll get the chance to have our say on PlayStation platforms,...
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 PSVR2 Hit C-Smash VRS to Receive New Modes, Music in Major August Update
And it's free
One of the most striking, and best-received, PSVR2 titles to date is C-Smash VRS, a virtual reality reboot of SEGA's cult classic Dreamcast game, Cosmic Smash. While we really rather like it, one of our only criticisms is that it felt a little light on content at launch. However, it appears a big update arriving next month will go some...
News Off-Road Driving Game Overpass 2 Jumpstarts Release Date to September on PS5
Was previously October
Publisher Nacon has released a new trailer for its upcoming tough terrain driving title, Overpass 2. The game was announced a while back, but with this new video, it appears the release date has been brought forward. Initially scheduled for a late October date, the sequel will now be arriving on PS5 on 28th September. The...
Tuesday25th Jul 2023
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
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
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 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...
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...
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...
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 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 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...
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 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 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 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...
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...
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 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 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 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 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...
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Guide Honkai: Star Rail: Can You Play It on PS5, PS4?
Trailblazers
Can you play Honkai: Star Rail on PS5 and PS4? The latest game from Genshin Impact developer HoYoverse is creating quite a buzz in the gacha gaming community, following its release on 26th April, 2023 for PC and smartphones. But fans have been been wondering if the title will release on PlayStation consoles. As part of our Honkai: Star...
Guide Street Fighter 6: Best Gifts to Increase Bond Levels with All World Tour Masters
Strengthen your relationships with a sweetener
Looking for the best gifts to increase Bond Levels with all World Tour Masters in Street Fighter 6? A huge aspect of Capcom's new fighter is its RPG-like single player campaign, which allows you to befriend both classic and new characters from the franchise. Raising your Bond Levels with the various...
Guide Street Fighter 6: All World Tour Missions and Quests
A complete checklist for every main mission
Looking for a list of all World Tour missions and quests in Street Fighter 6? World Tour is an RPG-like mode in Capcom's fighting game, which takes you to the mean streets of Metro City, where you'll embark on a campaign to learn the meaning of strength. On this page, as part of our Street Fighter 6 guide,...
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...
Guide Honkai: Star Rail: All Operation Briefings and Rewards
An essential part of the Interastral Guide
Looking for all Operation Briefings and rewards in Honkai: Star Rail? Operation Briefings are, in essence, an in-game mechanism presented as part of the Interastral Guide to encourage players to explore all of the release's features and content. It's divided into a series of parts or chapters, each...
Review Remnant II (PS5) - Dark Souls with Guns Still Has Room to Grow
Ashes tests
For every sequel that manages to pull an Assassin's Creed II, there are many more that almost make it. Whether it's a result of not quite realising a project's full potential or introducing issues the original never had, these games are just as enjoyable as they are disappointing. Remnant II, a follow-up to the unexpectedly good Remnant:...
Guide Street Fighter 6: Total Number of Chapters in World Tour
The journey for strength
Looking for the total number of chapters in World Tour in Street Fighter 6? As you work your way through the RPG-inspired storyline in Capcom's new fighting game, you may be wondering how many main story missions there are. On this page, as part of our Street Fighter 6 guide, we're going to reveal the total number of...
Guide Street Fighter 6: All World Tour Masters' Locations
Meet your Masters
Looking for all World Tour Masters' locations in Street Fighter 6? You'll need to find Masters in Capcom's RPG-like single player campaign in order to increase Style EXP and Bond Levels with them. This will subsequently unlock new moves for you to learn, as well as Master
Guide Honkai: Star Rail: Is the Express Supply Pass Worth It?
Monthly accumulator
Is the Express Supply Pass in Honkai: Star Rail worth it? There are a number of ways to spend real-money while you're aboard the Astral Express, including on Oneiric Shards, but the Express Supply Pass represents a relatively low investment for some pretty significant rewards. On this page, as part of our Honkai: Star Rail guide
Guide Street Fighter 6: Where to Find Rashid in World Tour
The Turbulent Wind is waiting for you
Looking for where to find Rashid in World Tour in Street Fighter 6? The Turbulent Wind has arrived as a new DLC character in Capcom's critically acclaimed fighter, but you won't need to purchase him to enrol as his student in the game's single player campaign. You will, however, need to track him down. On this...
News PlayStation's Skipping Gamescom, But It's Showing Up for ChinaJoy 2023
Games lineup revealed
For a number of years now, Sony has brought PlayStation to ChinaJoy, one of the largest gaming exhibitions in Asia. It's set to take part yet again in 2023, with the event scheduled between 28th and 31st July at Shanghai's New International Expo Center. So, what's Sony bringing to the showfloor? A fair amount, actually. The...
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...
Guide Street Fighter 6: How Long to Beat World Tour
Your journey starts with a single step
Looking for how long to beat World Tour in Street Fighter 6? If you're playing the new RPG-inspired single player campaign in Capcom's fighter, you may be wondering how long it takes to reach the conclusion of the story. On this page, as part of our Street Fighter 6 guide, we're going to reveal how long to beat...
Guide Honkai: Star Rail: Nameless Honor Explained and How to Rank Up
Don't pass on the Battle Pass
Looking for Nameless Honor explained how to rank up in Honkai: Star Rail? Nameless Honor, despite its somewhat confusing name, is the Battle Pass in HoYoverse's turnbased RPG. Like most other Battle Passes, there are free and premium rewards, and you need to pay to unlock the latter. On this page, as part of our Honkai:...
Guide Honkai: Star Rail: How to Complete Daily Training
The daily grind
Looking for how to complete Daily Training in Honkai: Star Rail? Daily Training is a system in HoYoverse's hit turnbased RPG that rewards you with crucial resources, like Trailblaze EXP and Stellar Jade, for interacting with the game everyday. On this page, as part of our
News Somerville Is the Next Xbox, PC Exclusive Plotting PS5, PS4 Ports
Trophy list spotted
Hot on the heels of PS5, PS4 ports for High on Life, it appears indie game Somerville will also be making the jump to PlayStation in the near future. Trophy listing site Exophase has picked up a set of PS4 Trophies for the 2.5D adventure game, essentially confirming ports are planned by developer Jumpship.
News Enjoy 12 Minutes of Soft, Smooth Sand Land PS5 Gameplay, Fresh from SDCC 2023
Yowza
While sand can, at times, be coarse, rough, and irritating (getting everywhere), this couldn't be further from the case with the upcoming RPG, Sand Land. Courtesy of IGN, we got a look at 12 minutes of silky-smooth, buttery-soft PS5 gameplay from San Diego Comic-Con that's just brimming with Akira Toriyama's trademark charm. We see our...
News Star Wars Outlaws Director Teases Galaxy's Most Unappealing Cooking Mechanic
Luke Skywalker > Bear Grylls
Ever wondered what kind of nightmarish, extraterrestrial smoothy you could whip up with the disgusting liquids that barbarian Luke Skywalker was always chugging down? It might not actually taste that bad; as dedicated fans well know, George Lucas had a bad habit of making things sound worse than they actually are (see...
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 Armored Core 6: Fires of Rubicon Reportedly Supports 6-Player PvP
Spectator sport
Armored Core VI: Fires of Rubicon is out this time next month, and in typically iron-clad FromSoftware fashion, we know shockingly little about it. This is a welcome reprieve in a year in which nothing is seemingly sacred, and everything leaks in advance. That said, in what is technically not a leak, pictures of the game box taken...
News 200 Evacuated from Genshin Impact Event Following Bomb Threat
Officials found no evidence of explosives
A Genshin Impact event in South Korea had to be evacuated after an anonymous Twitter user posted a picture of a supposed homemade explosive device, implying it had been planted inside Seoul's Olympic Park arena. No one was injured. Police and firefighters evacuated around 200 people from the Genshin Impact...
Guide Honkai: Star Rail: All Current Events (July 2023)
Plan your play sessions
Looking for all current events and rewards in Honkai: Star Rail? Events are periodic in-game promotional activities that reward you for fulfilling certain objectives and goals in HoYoverse's turnbased RPG. Rewards can include anything and everything from Stellar Jade to Star Rail Special Passes, and thus it's i
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...
Guide Honkai: Star Rail: All Echoes of War Locations and Rewards
Boss rush
Looking for all Echoes of War locations and rewards in Honkai: Star Rail? Echoes of War allow you to exchange Trailblaze Power in order to replay boss battles from previous Trailblaze Missions throughout the campaign. Completing these unlocks Light Cones,
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...
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