TodayTue, 21st May 2024

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  7

  News Hunt: Showdown Ending Support on PS4, Will Be PS5 Only from August

  Won't be playable at all on PS4

  Crytek has confirmed plans to end support for Hunt: Showdown on PS4 from 15th August 2024, at which point the title will only be playable on PS5 and the last-gen version taken offline. The move allows the developer to take advantage of an engine upgrade to Cryengine 5.11, and a free PS4 to PS5 upgrade will be offered...

  • 2h ago
  • Koch Media
  • PS5
  • PS4
  • Hunt: Showdown
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  8

  News Helldivers 2 Updates Set to Slow Down as Dev Shares Concern Over Patch Quality

  Deep divers

  Helldivers 2 has obviously been a huge hit for both Sony and developer Arrowhead Studios, but without regular updates, any ongoing game will struggle to maintain a large audience in the current live service landscape. Fortunately, most would agree that the team's been doing a great job when it comes to keeping Helldivers 2 ticking —...

  • 2h ago
  • Sony
  • PS5
  • PC
  • Helldivers
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  12

  News Story Is the Focus of New Elden Ring: Shadow of the Erdtree Trailer

  Out for PS5, PS4 on 21st June

  FromSoftware has posted a new Elden Ring trailer focusing on a story introduction to next month's DLC Shadow of the Erdtree. Watchable above, the more than three minutes of new footage features new enemies, new dialogue, and fresh areas. The expansion launches for PS5, PS4 on 21st June 2024. Overall, the trailer...

  • 3h ago
  • Bandai Namco
  • PS5
  • PS4
  • Elden Ring
  • DLC
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  21

  News Tomb Raider 1-3 Remastered Earns Physical Edition, Out in September

  At retail, not just Limited Run Games

  Aspyr has confirmed it's producing physical versions of its Tomb Raider 1-3 Remastered collection, which first released for digital platforms earlier this year across PS5 and PS4. There'll be a standard edition and a Deluxe Edition offered at the usual retail outlets, then there's a Collector's Edition exclusive...

  • 4h ago
  • Aspyr
  • PS5
  • PS4
  • Tomb Raider
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  12

  Interview Capcom on Why Monster Hunter Stories Is Finally Coming to PS4

  Stories to be told

  Next month, two Monster Hunter spinoff games are coming to PlayStation for the first time. Both the original Monster Hunter Stories and its sequel, Monster Hunter Stories 2: Wings of Ruin, are being ported to PS4 — but why now? We were lucky enough to ask producer Yoshihiro Akira this very question, while also getting the scoop...

  • 5h ago
  • Capcom
  • PS4
  • Monster Hunter
  • Interviews
  • Features
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  23

  News PlayStation London Studio Shares a Farewell Message Following Closure

  A "wild and wonderful journey"

  PlayStation London Studio has posted a farewell message to fans following Sony's decision to close the UK developer amidst 900 job layoffs at the company. Confirmed back in February, the studio was shuttered entirely while there were job losses at other first-party teams such as Naughty Dog, Insomniac Games, and...

  • 5h ago
  • Sony
  • Industry
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  20

  News Rejoice! Vanillaware Is Recruiting for a New Fantasy RPG

  Fantastic news

  Vanillaware, the supremely talented Japanese studio behind games like the recent Unicorn Overlord and 13 Sentinels, is gearing up for another project. The news comes via a simple social media post, in which the developer reveals that it's looking to fill a variety of roles related to a new "fantasy action RPG". We're already hyped...

  • 6h ago
  • Vanillaware
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  17

  News UK Sales Charts: Gap in New Releases Means Business as Usual for Regular Bestsellers

  Can you guess the whole top 10?

  The UK's physical games chart often proves how unimaginative most British buyers are, especially when the new releases dry up. We're in one of those moments right now, where the top 10 is mostly full of the games you'd expect. For example, EA Sports FC 24 earns itself another number one, with nearly two thirds of the...

  • 7h ago
  • UK
  • Sales
  • Charts
  • PS5
  • PS4
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  66

  Guide Elden Ring Guide: Walkthrough, Tips and Tricks, and Boss Strategies

  Your ultimate Elden Ring resource

  Elden Ring is the newest RPG developed by FromSoftware for PS5, PS4, Xbox, and PC. Following on from popular titles like Demon's Souls, Dark Souls, Bloodborne, and Sekiro: Shadows Die Twice, it builds on the formula with a fully open world setting. These sorts of games are known for their hard difficulty, and Elden...

  • 8h ago
  • Guides
  • Elden Ring
  • PS5
  • PS4
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  226

  Guide New PS5, PS4 Games This Week (20th May to 26th May)

  Nep nep

  What new PS5 and PS4 games are releasing in physical retailers and as part of the PS Store update this week? The slower release season steps up a little bit with the addition of XDefiant and System Shock. 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,

  • 9h ago
  • PS Store
  • PS5
  • PS4
  • Release Dates
  • Guides
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  13

  News Street Fighter 6's PS5, PS4 Soundtrack Is About to Get a Huge Upgrade

  Elite beats

  While we generally liked Street Fighter 6’s soundtrack, there’s no denying it lacked the earworms of its predecessors. Fortunately, Capcom continues to be on the pulse of players, as tomorrow’s big update – which will plot the return of Akuma as well as implement some major balance tweaks – will introduce a brand-new feature: a...

  • 9h ago
  • Capcom
  • PS5
  • PS4
  • Street Fighter
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  19

  News 13 PS Plus Extra, Premium Games Are Available to Download Now

  Have some goddamn faith

  The latest PS Plus Extra and PS Plus Premium monthly updates are now live on PS5 and PS4, bringing 13 new games to the two tiers of Sony's subscription service. UK and European users have access to them now, and USA readers can grab them later on in the day. If you've forgotten any of the additions, here's the complete list:...

  • 10h ago
  • PS5
  • PS4
  • PS Plus
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  10

  News Need for Speed Unbound Drift & Drag Adds NFS Underground Modes Today

  Drift, Drag, and League modes revealed

  As confirmed when the game was added to PS Plus Extra earlier this year, Need for Speed Unbound is being supported for a second year, and the first free content drop inspired by a past entry will be available today on PS5. With the theme of "Drift & Drag", Need for Speed Underground fuels three new modes:...

  • 12h ago
  • EA
  • PS5
  • Need for Speed
  • Updates
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  9

  News PS Plus's New PS1 Classics Both Have Platinum Trophies

  Blue pot luck

  Sony hasn’t mandated Trophies for the PS1 games it’s deploying as part of PS Plus Premium, but it’s done an excellent job patching them in to first-party titles. New releases G-Police and 2Xtreme will both have Platinum gongs to grab, then, and you’ll be able to earn them starting today, when the emulated outings arrive...

  • 13h ago
  • Sony
  • PS5
  • PS4
  • PS1
  • Trophies
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  13

  News Larian CEO Says Baldur's Gate 3 Sequel Dev Must 'Do Their Own Thing'

  Swen Vincke doesn't want to "poison the well"

  Baldur's Gate 3 developer Larian Studios is one-and-done, crafting one of the greatest RPGs of our time before bouncing. They are working on two new games, which the masterful studio claims will be even better. Earlier, we brought you word that the Belgium-based developer had just

  • 14h ago
  • Larian Studios
  • PS5
  • Baldur's Gate
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  40

  News Senua's Saga: Hellblade 2 Dev Ninja Theory's Next Game Has Reportedly Been Greenlit

  It's too soon to say goodbye

  Senua's Saga: Hellblade 2 releases exclusively on Xbox Series X|S today, 21st May. With a PS5 port reportedly being pondered, anticipation is high to see how the sequel to the previously PS4 console exclusive Hellblade: Senua's Sacrifice is received. While some feared that developer Ninja Theory's celebratory

  • 15h ago
  • Xbox Game Studios
  • PS5
  • Hellblade
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  17

  News Death Stranding 2 Enters 'Adjustment Phase', Filming and Recording Complete

  Unlikely to launch until the back half of 2025

  We inch ever closer to the release of Death Stranding 2, with production on the eagerly anticipated sequel reportedly clearing a vital milestone: motion capture filming and recording are now complete, and the project will now enter an "adjustment phase", which we presume is the part where auteur creator...

  • 16h ago
  • Sony
  • PS5
  • Death Stranding
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  12

  News Leaker Claims Black Myth: Wukong Features 160 Enemy Types, 80 Bosses

  Monkey magic?

  Game Science's imminent PS5 action game, Black Myth: Wukong, is out in August, and anticipation is rising for this Journey to the West-inspired adventure. We've seen quite a lot of enemy variety in trailer footage so far, and the game is the developer's first console outing; still, it's being claimed that the game might be more...

  • 17h ago
  • Game Science
  • PS5
  • Black Myth: Wukong
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  2

  News Helldivers 2 Players Embrace Eagle Sweat, the Perfume of Heroes

  Eau de Liberté

  Helldivers 2 players, in between liberally applying Freedom and Democracy to the bugs and bots, respectively, have been known to engage in some light meme-crafting, with developer Arrowhead often getting in on the game. One such case is that of Eagle Sweat, the most patriotic perfume in existence, which may or may not be coming to...

  • 18h ago
  • Sony
  • PS5
  • Helldivers

YesterdayMon, 20th May 2024

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  6

  Guide Ghost of Tsushima Guide: An Ultimate Resource

  A full guide to Tsushima and Iki Island

  Ghost of Tsushima is an open world action game from Sony first party developer Sucker Punch. It's a new property that's set on the Japanese island of Tsushima in 1274, as the Mongol Empire invades. We gave the title an 'Excellent' score of 9/10 in our Ghost of Tsushima PS4 review, describing it as "one of the...

  • 1d ago
  • Guides
  • Ghost of Tsushima
  • PS5
  • PS4
  • PC
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  182

  News Assassin's Creed Shadows Reveal Trailer Is Already the Most Disliked in Series History

  Out of the shadows

  The cinematic announcement trailer for Assassin's Creed Shadows has been — and is being — utterly bombarded with dislikes on YouTube across basically every channel it's appeared on. The most viewed version of the video is on Ubisoft's official channel — breaking 7 million views in roughly four days — but it's fair to say...

  • 1d ago
  • Ubisoft
  • PS5
  • Assassin's Creed
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  36

  Review System Shock (PS5) - A Faithful Remake That's Showing Its Age

  Systemically shockless

  They just don’t make ‘em like they used to, huh? 30 years since its launch on PC, the holy grail of immersive sims, System Shock, has made its way to PS4 and PS5 with this slick remake. This is the first opportunity us PlayStation players have had to check out the game that inspired the likes of PREY, Deus Ex, and...

  • 1d ago
  • Reviews
  • Prime Matter
  • PS5
  • System Shock
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  31

  News Black Myth: Wukong Still Looks Bananas in New Trailer, Out 20th August on PS5

  So close, yet so far

  After going silent for a while, Black Myth: Wukong has resurfaced with a new trailer, unveiled at the recent WeGame showcase and courtesy of IGN. The PS5 action game continues to look bananas, and we won't have much longer to wait to get our grasping paws on it, as it's out on the 20th August on PS5. Developed by Game Science,...

  • 2d ago
  • Game Science
  • PS5
  • Black Myth: Wukong
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  19

  Random Stellar Blade Has Reached Peak Marketing with a Limited Edition Burger

  Only available in Australia

  Sony has been pushing the PS5 exclusive action game, Stellar Blade, pretty hard both before and after its launch back in April, but this new collaboration is next level. An Australian restaurant chain has joined forces with the game to cook up a special edition burger, available only for a limited time. Gami Chicken...

  • 1d ago
  • Sony
  • PS5
  • Stellar Blade
  • Random
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  65

  News Assassin's Creed Shadows Pre-Orders Already 'Looking Very Strong'

  "No one in the know is disappointed"

  Ubisoft's newly revealed Assassin's Creed Shadows has already struck a chord with the gaming audience, with pre-orders "looking very strong" despite the title only being officially unveiled last week. That's according to Tom Henderson of Insider Gaming, who made the positive pronouncement on

  • 2d ago
  • Ubisoft
  • PS5
  • Assassin's Creed
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  47

  News Stellar Blade Sequel Is Under Serious Consideration as Dev Eyes AAA Franchise Success

  PC version also seems likely

  Talk of a Stellar Blade sequel was already doing the rounds back in March, but now it's being mentioned in a more official capacity. As per a new public report from developer Shift Up (thanks Gematsu), the South Korean studio is "exploring the possibility" of a follow-up to the recently released action title. It's also...

  • 1d ago
  • Shift Up
  • PS5
  • Stellar Blade
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  4

  News Atari's Revived Racer NeoSprint Revs Up a June Release Date on PS5, PS4

  Summer drive

  The latest game in Atari's retro revival plan is just around the corner, and it's approaching pretty fast. NeoSprint, a modern spin on the old school arcade racing series, is due for release on 27th June 2024. Check out the brief new trailer above. NeoSprint is an isometric, top-down racing game with colourful visuals and various ways...

  • 1d ago
  • Atari
  • PS5
  • PS4
  • NeoSprint
  • Release Dates
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  29

  News Ghost of Tsushima PC Is Now PlayStation's Biggest Single Player Launch on Steam

  Jin is making a din

  Ghost of Tsushima is comfortably one of PlayStation’s biggest franchises these days, even if it perhaps doesn’t have the legacy of God of War or prestige of The Last of Us. The original PS4 release sold exceptionally well, and it’s continued to perform strongly with its subsequent Director’s Cut update and PS5 re-release...

  • 1d ago
  • Sony
  • PC
  • Ghost of Tsushima
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  31

  News Ubisoft's Free-to-Play Shooter XDefiant Has No Platinum in Pretty Weak PS5 Trophy List

  Buzzkill

  XDefiant is finally due for release tomorrow, 21st May 2024. It's been a long time coming, but Ubisoft's free-to-play arena shooter is ready to roll on PS5 at last. We hope you weren't excited to Platinum the game, though, because you literally can't. Yes, the game has no Platinum Trophy, as revealed by the full list over on PSNProfiles...

  • 1d ago
  • Ubisoft
  • PS5
  • XDefiant
  • Trophies
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  18

  News PS5 Action RPG V Rising Snags June Release Date Alongside PS Plus Discount

  Rise from your grave

  V Rising, the hit vampire action RPG that was announced for PS5 earlier this year, now has a confirmed release date. Following on from months of gameplay trailers and the title's full 1.0 launch on PC, V Rising bites into Sony's current-gen console on the 11th June. Yep, it's only a few weeks out. The game's proven to be...

  • 1d ago
  • Stunlock Studios
  • PS5
  • V Rising
  • Release Dates
  • Trailers
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  16

  News New Game from Dan Houser's Absurd Ventures Reportedly Set in Expanded Sci-Fi Universe

  GTA, Red Dead Redemption writer blasts off

  Just Friday, we brought you word that Rockstar co-founder Dan Houser's new outfit, Absurd Ventures, was developing an open world action-adventure game. In an intriguing turn, IGN turned up some new information on the in-development title, suggesting that whatever the next game from the

  • 2d ago
  • Absurd Ventures
  • Industry
• 

  18

  News Agent Smith, Jason Voorhees Revealed in MultiVersus Cinematic Launch Trailer

  New launch, new characters

  WB Games has just unveiled its CG launch trailer for MultiVersus, the free-to-play platform fighter from Player First Games. The game is due to make its grand return on 28th May on PS5 and PS4, and when it does, it's bringing with it several brand new playable characters. As the trailer reveals, Agent Smith from The...

  • 1d ago
  • Warner Bros
  • PS5
  • PS4
  • MultiVersus
  • Trailers
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  20

  News GTA 5 Makes Up Almost Half of Series' Sales, 200 Million Copies Sold

  Heist of the century

  Rockstar continues to print money through GTA 5, with publisher Take-Two revealing that the open world crime caper has sold over 200 million copies across all platforms since launching in 2013. This lovely round milestone is second only to Minecraft, which has an incredible 100 million copy lead on Michael and company. Take-Two...

  • 2d ago
  • Rockstar
  • PS5
  • Grand Theft Auto
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  5

  News Bandai Namco Reveals Familiar-Looking Elden Ring: Shadow of the Erdtree Foe

  Mother of Omens?

  Elden Ring's Shadow of the Erdtree expansion is out in a month, so it's time to start planning that next playthrough. Developer FromSoftware and publisher Bandai Namco are adding to the enthusiasm, again teasing some of the powerful foes that await players in the eagerly-anticipated offering, as well as the many exciting lore...

  • 2d ago
  • Bandai Namco
  • PS5
  • PS4
  • Elden Ring
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  9

  News Boss Rush Mode, Better Fast Travel in New Prince of Persia: The Lost Crown Update

  Track your best bouts on a leaderboard

  2024's best Metroidvania (so far) Prince of Persia: The Lost Crown has taken a patch today on PS5, PS4 that bundles in two new boss-related modes and some quality-of-life updates to make fast travelling across its vast map far easier. If you beat the challenge posed in the Boss Rush mode, you'll unlock a new...

  • 1d ago
  • Ubisoft
  • PS5
  • PS4
  • Prince of Persia
  • Updates
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  10

  Rumour Dragon Ball: Sparking! Zero Drops in October for PS5

  What does the scouter say

  First announced at The Game Awards back in December, we're still waiting on an official release date for Dragon Ball: Sparking! Zero — the spiritual successor to the well-liked Budokai Tenkaichi games. But going by a recent video from SergioM3R — who's datamined information on various Bandai Namco titles in the past —...

  • 1d ago
  • Bandai Namco
  • PS5
  • Dragon Ball
  • Rumours
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  1

  News Handy PS2 Camera Tool Lets You Have A Good Look Around The Console's Best Horror Titles

  Time Extension Avoid the jump scares?

  The PS2 is home to some amazing horror games, including Rule Of Rose, Silent Hill 2, and Kuon. If you're a fan of these titles and want to learn a little more about how they're so effective in scaring you witless, then you might be interested in trying out PS2 Cam Acolyte, a new Windows-based tool which allows you to fully...

  • 1d ago
  • PS2
  • PC
  • Modding
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  4

  News Baldur's Gate 3 Studio Expands to Poland in Seventh Office Opening

  Joins teams in Quebec, Dublin, and more

  Baldur's Gate 3 developer Larian Studios has announced the opening of a seventh office, this time in Poland. Out of the country's capital city Warsaw, the new sister team will join six others in Quebec, Dublin, Guildford, Barcelona, Ghent, and Kuala Lumpur. This is all designed to boost the overall developer's...

  • 1d ago
  • Larian Studios
  • Industry

Sunday19th May 2024

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  40

  News Yes, the Next Madden on PS5, PS4 Is Called Madden NFL 25 Again

  Are you Madden, bro?

  You may recall when the PS4 launched, EA Sports marked the occasion with Madden NFL 25, a game which dropped the expected title of Madden NFL 14 in favour of a wholly different number all together. The idea was to celebrate the series’ 25th anniversary, which got its start all the way back in 1989. Of course, it also raised...

  • 2d ago
  • EA Sports
  • PS5
  • PS4
  • Madden NFL
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  7

  News EA Sports Brings All the Pomp and Pageantry of College Football to PS5

  Dub

  Here’s your first look at the long-anticipated EA Sports College Football 25 on PS5, which looks to be bringing all the pomp and pageantry of the real-world university game. In this reveal trailer, ahead of the title’s 19th July launch, we get a glimpse of a number of different schools and their various unique rituals and ceremonies...

  • 2d ago
  • EA Sports
  • PS5
  • EA Sports College Football
  • Trailers
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  10

  News Fallout Is Coming to the Next Season of Fortnite on PS5, PS4

  Brace for the fall out

  It looks like the next season of Fortnite will feature Fallout in some capacity. Over the weekend, Epic Games tweeted an image of some Power Armour from the Bethesda franchise, which is enjoying a bit of renaissance right now in the aftermath of Amazon Prime’s enormously popular television show. Now a new teaser trailer...

  • 2d ago
  • Epic Games
  • Bethesda
  • PS5
  • PS4
  • Fortnite