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  • Talking Point What Are Your Thoughts on the Concord PS5, PC Beta?

    Fight or flight?

    Sony's online multiplayer shooter, Concord, is currently going through an open beta, allowing the public to check out the game prior to launch in August. Playable on both PS5 and PC, the team-based, 5v5 FPS is giving players the opportunity to put it through its paces. We're super curious to know, then — what do you think?...

    • Sony
    • PS5
    • PC
    • Concord
    • Betas
  • News Delayed Horror Title Phasmophobia Creeping Up on PS5 This Halloween

    Spooktacular

    Phasmophobia, the super-successful multiplayer horror game, has had a rough journey from PC to consoles. While it's seen its share of delays, developer Kinetic Games has now confirmed it's finally coming to PS5 later this year, "during our in-game Halloween Event". In a community update on Steam, Kinetic says it "shared the frustration...

    • Kinetic Games
    • PS5
    • Phasmophobia
    • Release Dates
  • Guide New PS5, PS4 Games This Week (15th July to 21st July)

    Tarnished time

    What new PS5 and PS4 games are releasing in physical retailers and as part of the PS Store update this week? It's a big week on PS5 and PS4, with several anticipated titles on offer, including EA Sports College Football 25, Kunitsu-Gami: Path of the Goddess, and Nobody Wants to Die. Click through the links for a full list of all new...

    • PS Store
    • PS5
    • PS4
    • Release Dates
    • Guides
  • News Romance of the Three Kingdoms 8 Is a PS5, PS4 Remake You Probably Didn't Anticipate

    Ancient geopolitics in 4K

    Where is Robert Ramsey when we need him? The cheeky git’s no doubt enjoying a spot of sunshine while we’re left reeling, contending with the release date for – checks notes – Romance of the Three Kingdoms 8 Remake. Next you’ll be telling us they’ve announced returning characters for The Legend

    • Koei Tecmo
    • PS5
    • PS4
    • Romance of the Three Kingdoms
  • News Poland's Prime Minister Lidia Sobieska Appeals for Four More Years in Tekken 8 on PS5

    Finest Polish exports

    Considering the UK just voted in pasty former lawyer Keir Starmer, we’re a little jelly Poland’s prime minister looks like Lidia Sobieska – well, at least in Tekken 8, anyway. The character is being added to the PS5 fighter’s roster from 22nd July for Year 1 Pass owners, while everyone else will be able to purchase her...

    • Bandai Namco
    • PS5
    • Tekken
    • DLC
  • News Genshin Impact Reveals a Smorgasbord of New Waifus for PS5, PS4 Players to Thirst Over

    Fire starter

    The drip marketing for Genshin Impact’s new Natlan region is well underway, but nothing is going to quench the thirst created by this new crop of characters. Our first taste of the storyline from this fresh open world area appears to be teasing some kind of Goblet of Fire, Hunger Games-esque tournament. Also, apparently everyone is...

    • HoYoverse
    • PS5
    • PS4
    • Genshin Impact
    • Trailers
  • News Metal Gear Solid's E3 Reveal Had The Syphon Filter Team "Despairing"

    Time Extension Konami "were doing everything that we were trying to do, better"

    While Hideo Kojima's PS1 masterpiece Metal Gear Solid has gone down in history as one of video gaming's greatest achievements, another PlayStation-based stealth action title, Syphon Filter, is somewhat less well-known – despite spawning several sequels and building its own devoted...

    • Metal Gear Solid
    • PS1
    • Syphon Filter
    • PlayStation
  • News PS Stars Finally Coming Back Online in North and South America

    Wish upon a star

    Sony's PlayStation loyalty program, PS Stars, appears to be rolling back out to those in North and South America. The service has gradually been reactivated region by region, and it seems the Americas are now finally rejoining the party. PS Stars was having issues, and was offline for a protracted period while Sony worked on fixing...

    • Sony
    • PS5
    • PS4
    • PS Stars
  • News Flintlock: The Siege of Dawn Sets the Scene in PS5, PS4 Story Trailer

    Always bring a gun to a god fight

    Flintlock: The Siege of Dawn drops on PS5 and PS4 next week, on 18th July, and to tide us over in the meantime, we've been besieged by a suitably epic story trailer. Developed by New Zealand-based studio A44 Games, Flintlock's narrative is one of vengeance. Playing as Nor, you are aided by a mysterious, foxlike...

    • Kepler Interactive
    • PS5
    • PS4
    • Flintlock
  • News Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutants Unleashed Kickflips onto PS5, PS4 in October

    Turtle time

    Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutants Unleashed is the sequel to the recent film reimagining, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutant Mayhem, and it finally has a release date. Order up a couple of tuna, peanut butter, and grape jelly pizzas for 18th October on PS5 and PS4. Set a few months after the movie's events, Mutants Unleashed will...

    • Outright Games
    • PS5
    • PS4
    • Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles
  • News Nudity Confirmed for Dragon Age: The Veilguard: 'This is a Mature RPG'

    The veil comes off

    The Veilguard, the next instalment of BioWare's Dragon Age series, will feature nudity in the style of similarly adult RPGs like Cyberpunk 2077 and Baldur's Gate 3. This is important for many reasons, immersion perhaps one of them, but it marks the first time a game developed by the studio will spice up its romance scenes by...

    • EA
    • PS5
    • Dragon Age
  • News Stellar Blade Dev Shift Up Goes Public, Makes a Huge Pile of Money

    Founder, CEO Hyung-Tae Kim now a billionaire

    South Korean developer Shift Up, responsible for PS5 exclusive Stellar Blade, has gone public, completing an initial public offering (IPO) worth some 435 billion won, or about $320 million. Founder and CEO, Hyung-Tae Kim remains the largest shareholder, with a stake worth an eye-watering $1.2 billion,...

    • Shift Up
    • Industry PS5
    • Stellar Blade
  • News Ridiculously Exhausted Man Laboriously Drags Limp Body Towards PS5, PS4

    We are all Exhausted Man

    Exhausted Man is a ludicrous physics game in which players must inhabit the role of someone who is absolutely knackered but refuses to sleep. In this delirious state, their body operates like a worm or snake, wriggling and writhing about (literally climbing the walls), struggling with the most basic of tasks, and it's coming...

    • Candleman Games
    • PS5
    • PS4
    • PlayStation
  • Guide New PS5 Games Release Dates in 2024

    All 2024's upcoming PlayStation 5 launch dates

    What new PS5 games release dates in 2024 are coming up? If you're after a full list of 2024 PlayStation 5 release dates, you've come to the right place. With the PS5 now in its third year, the number of games heading its way is growing larger and the quality is getting better. We'll be keeping you...

    • Guides
    • PS5
    • Release Dates
  • Guide New PS4 Games Release Dates in 2024

    All 2024's upcoming PlayStation 4 launch dates

    What new PS4 games release dates in 2024 are coming up? If it's a full list of 2024 PlayStation 4 release dates you need, look no further. As usual, we'll be updating this article throughout the year, refreshing it with new titles and release dates so you can be clear which new PS4 games are on the...

    • Guides
    • PS4
    • Release Dates
  • Guide New PSVR2 Games Release Dates in 2024

    All 2024's upcoming PlayStation VR2 launch dates

    What new PSVR2 games release dates in 2024 are coming up? If you're looking for a full list of 2024 PSVR2 release dates, then we've got you covered. Sony's headset is off to a strong start in its first year on the market, with virtual reality developers both big and small committing their support to...

    • Guides
    • PS5
    • PSVR2
    • Release Dates
  • News Bite-Sized Ratchet & Clank Will Prove Size Matters on PS5, PS4

    Another Clanker

    Spin-off title Ratchet & Clank: Size Matters, originally developed by High Impact Games, will be freed from its PSP and PS2 shackles next week, when it’s ported to PS5 and PS4 as part of Sony’s PS Plus Premium catalogue. The bite-sized adventure – which can be beaten in around five to six hours – takes Insomniac Games’...

    • Sony
    • PS5
    • PS4
    • PSP
    • PS Plus

Thursday11th Jul 2024

  • News The "Worst PlayStation RPG Ever" Has Just Got A Fan Translation

    Time Extension 'Ancient Roman - Power of the Dark Side' came out in Japan in 1998

    Update [Thu 11th Jul, 2024 15:00 BST]: The English translation patch for 'Ancient Roman - Power of the Dark Side' is now available, SnowyAria has revealed. The patch was released earlier today and is accompanied by an English translation of a drama CD that acts as a prequel to the...

    • News
    • PS1
    • Fan Translations
  • Guide Concord Beta: How to Access, Start Times, and What You Can Play

    All the Concord beta information you need

    Looking for a Concord PS5, PC beta guide revealing how to access it, the start times, and what you can play prior to the full launch? As one of Sony's first live-service shooters to hit the market, there is a curiosity surrounding Concord that is largely going to be satisfied by an upcoming beta available...

    • Guides
    • Concord
    • PS5
    • PC
  • News Forgotten PS2 Launch RPG Summoner Resurrected for PS5, PS4

    You could say it's been summoned

    What game did you get with your PS2? Tekken Tag Tournament, perhaps? Ridge Racer 5? FantaVision?! We’re going to go out on a limb and assume not many of you picked THQ’s Summoner, an ancient WRPG with a penchant for reams of text and some scruffy visuals. Developed by Volition, this is likely one of the forgotten...

    • THQ
    • PS5
    • PS4
    • PS2
    • PS Plus
  • News PS Plus Subscribers Can Play Concord PS5 Beta This Weekend

    Pre-load available today

    Sony has announced that this weekend's Concord beta — previously only accessible if you pre-order the game — is now open to all PS Plus members. As long as you have an active membership for any one of the three PS Plus tiers, you'll be able to download and play the PS5 beta during its early access weekend. The news...

    • Sony
    • PS5
    • PC
    • Concord
    • PS Plus
  • News You Simply Have to Play This Stone Cold PSP Tactics Classic on PS5, PS4

    Releasing officially in Europe for the first time

    Even at the point of its 2007 release, Jeanne d’Arc was considered a stone cold classic – and the passing of time has only elevated the tactics title’s standing in the eyes of fans. Developed by Level-5, during a period when everything the developer touched turned to gold, this is a strategy...

    • Sony
    • PS5
    • PS4
    • PSP
    • PS Plus
  • News Double Dragon Revive Is a New, 3D Beat-'Em-Up from Arc System Works

    New dimension

    Update (11th July 2024): Arc System Works has officially confirmed the project, named Double Dragon Revive. As you can see in the announcement trailer above, it is indeed a brand new beat-'em-up with a 3D art style. Going by the very end of the video, it appears to be in development at Yuke's; the team's previous game was AEW: Fight...

    • Arc System Works
    • PS5
    • PS4
    • Double Dragon
  • News Dragon Quest 3 HD-2D Remake Sure Is Pretty in Extended 4K Gameplay

    Famitsu has all the fun

    Dragon Quest 3 HD-2D Remake arrives on PS5 in November, providing players who missed this classic JRPG with the perfect excuse to check it out. Storied Japanese outlet Famitsu got to take an extensive look at the game and was even kind enough to upload 30 minutes of 4K gameplay for the rest of us to gawk at. Writing...

    • Square Enix
    • PS5
    • Dragon Quest
  • News Woo One of Six Beauties in Acclaimed Chinese Dating Sim Love Is All Around

    Ready your rizz

    Think you’ve got game? It’s time to put it to the test: acclaimed Chinese dating sim Love Is All Around appears to be PlayStation bound, following its surprise hit release on PC. The game – an FMV affair where you assume the role of apparent alpha male Gu Yi – will require you to use your new-found rizz, as you attempt to woo...

    • Intiny
    • PS5
    • PS4
    • Love Is All Around
    • Trailers
  • Random Further Psychic Damage Inflicted on Bloodborne Fans, This Time via PS Stars

    "Beasts all over the shop... You'll become one of them sooner or later"

    It's lucky Bloodborne fans are such gluttons for punishment, as the latest cosmic joke at their expense has come from an unexpected angle, this time via the recently restored PS Stars. The Old Hunters DLC appears to have been mistakenly tagged as a PS5 game in the rewards...

    • Sony
    • PS4
    • Bloodborne
  • News Take the Edge Off with 10 Minutes of Nobody Wants to Die Gameplay

    New day, same city

    The slick, sci-fi detective game Nobody Wants to Die continues to impress, this time in 10 minutes of gritty gameplay, courtesy of IGN. Shockingly, it's out next week, launching on 17th July on PS5, and it looks like the kind of hard-boiled noir thriller we could see ourselves getting lost in. Developed by Critical Hit and...

    • Plaion
    • PS5
    • Nobody Wants to Die
  • News Huge Genshin Impact Rival Wuthering Waves Could Be Coming to PS5, PS4 Sooner Than Expected

    Riding the wave

    Wuthering Waves was announced for PS5 and PS4 long before it launched earlier this year, but unlike Zenless Zone Zero, its console version is coming at a later date. Now the gacha game appears to have established itself as a strong alternative to Genshin Impact, fans have been searching for scraps of evidence of the impending...

    • Kuro Games
    • PS5
    • PS4
    • Wuthering Waves
  • Preview The Outlast Trials Proves It's a Live Service Gem in First Content Update

    Going bonkers with Bambino

    Four months since its release, The Outlast Trials is getting its first dose of post-launch content in the form of Project Lupara. This co-op take on the traditionally single-player horror series is a surprisingly fun time with friends but with its first seasonal update since its launch, is it doing enough to keep players...

    • Red Barrels
    • PS5
    • The Outlast Trials
    • Previews
    • Features
  • News Lore Tome Grace Given: The Mythology of Elden Ring Looks Absolutely Stunning

    Oh, Elden Ring!

    Grave Given: The Mythology of Elden Ring is a stunning premium product for the most discerning FromSoftware lore fanatics. It's not an official offering and, as such, is not associated with either the developer or publisher Bandai Namco, but it is gorgeous, and we covet it in the same way Godrick does grafted limbs. Written by a...

    • Community
    • Elden Ring
  • News Planet Coaster 2 Adds Water Parks in PS5 Sequel Out This Year

    Splash landings on console

    Frontier has revealed a sequel to its PS5 launch title Planet Coaster will launch for Sony's current-gen console later this year. Planet Coaster 2 will expand on the theme park building simulation gameplay of the original and couple it with all-new water park construction. As well as roller coasters, you can put together...

    • Frontier
    • PS5
    • Planet Coaster
    • Announcements
  • News The Thaumaturge PS5 Out in the Next Few Months, Physical Copy Revealed

    Priced at £29.99

    Released for PC earlier in the year and still slated to arrive on PS5 in the Autumn season, The Thaumaturge is nearing a console launch as a physical version is revealed to go alongside the standard digital PS Store release. It comes via the Signature Edition website, with a normal boxed copy on offer alongside a special edition...

    • 11 Bit Studios
    • PS5
    • The Thaumaturge
  • News Sunsoft's Retro Platformer Aero the Acro-Bat Is Swinging onto PS5, PS4 in August

    It ain't trap-easy

    Aero the Acro-Bat, a cult classic 16-bit platformer from Sunsoft, is making its grand return on PS5 and PS4. Scheduled for release on 2nd August 2024, you can take a look at this retro title in the above announcement trailer. The original game released for SNES and Mega Drive back in 1993 and found praise for its soundtrack and...

    • Ratalaika Games
    • PS5
    • PS4
    • Aero the Acro-Bat
    • Announcements
  • News Distance Hits Reverse on PS5, PS4 Launch, Rescheduled for 19th July

    Three-point turn

    Here's an odd one: Distance, an intense racing game that finally launched on PlayStation after nearly 10 years, has quickly been removed from sale. It was available on the PS Store from 9th July, but has subsequently been taken down, and now has a new release date of 19th July. It's unknown quite why this has occurred, but while...

    • Refract Studios
    • PS5
    • PS4
    • Distance
    • Delays
  • News Legendary Shmup Series Raiden Will Be Reborn As a Twin-Stick Shooter on PS5, PS4

    Guns up, funs up

    Raiden has a long and storied history as a vertical shooter in arcades, but now developer MOSS has announced a Super Stardust HD-style makeover for the series, which will see it adopt a twin-stick format. Due out in Japan on 31st October, there’s no word on a Western release just yet, but we’d be surprised if it didn’t make...

    • MOSS
    • PS5
    • PS4
    • NOVA
  • News Sonic Team Boss Would Love to Explore a Sonic RPG Someday

    Gotta level up fast

    Takashi Iizuka, head of SEGA's Sonic Team, wonders how we've come this far without a proper Sonic RPG. It remains a dream, and he is unwilling to commit to anything concrete, yet the thought remains an intriguing one. In an interview with Good Vibes Gaming (thanks, VGC), Iizuka was asked whether the studio might tackle a...

    • SEGA
    • Industry
    • Sonic the Hedgehog

Wednesday10th Jul 2024

  • News 13 New Games Land on PS Plus Extra, Premium Next Week

    Remnant! Crisis Core! No More Heroes!

    Following yesterday's leak, Sony has now announced the full lineup of PS5, PS4, and Classic games heading to PS Plus Extra and PS Plus Premium next week. Available to download and play from Tuesday, 16th July 2024, you have 13 titles to look forward to. They are: PS Plus Extra: July 2024: Remnant 2 (PS5) |

    • PS5
    • PS4
    • PS Plus
  • Talking Point Was Sony Right to Resist Adding PS5 Exclusives to PS Plus Day One?

    As Microsoft makes huge changes

    One of the major plot points from the opening exchanges of this generation was Sony’s resistance to adding first-party PS5 titles to PS Plus on day one. Whatever your personal opinion of the strategy, the Japanese giant was heckled and harried by both media and fans, repeatedly accused of ripping off its consumers...

    • Sony
    • PS5
    • PS4
    • PS Plus
    • Talking Point
  • News Metro Awakening the Subject of New PSVR2 Screenshots

    Still releasing later this year

    Upcoming PSVR2 game Metro Awakening has been treated to some new screenshots and a developer interview on the PlayStation Blog ahead of its release later this year. A spin-off of the Metro series, it's confirmed the story of Awakening was created by author Dmitry Glukhovsky, who penned the books the franchise is based...

    • Deep Silver
    • PS5
    • PSVR2
    • Metro
  • News Ubisoft Apologises for Using Re-Enactment Group's Flag in Assassin's Creed Shadows Art

    Don't mess with the Sekigahara Teppo-tai

    Ubisoft has apologised for using a historical re-enactment group's flag in Assassin's Creed Shadows concept art and the physical artbook that comes bundled with the Collector's Edition. As reported by Siliconera, the flag belongs to a historical re-enactment group called the Sekigara Teppo-tai (or Sekigahara...

    • Ubisoft
    • PS5
    • PS4
    • Assassin's Creed
  • News Party-Based Soulslike Deathbound Stunlocks PS5 on 8th August

    The forbidden city awaits

    Deathbound is an indie action RPG influenced by FromSoftware's take on the subgenre, but it adds its unique spin with the addition of party-based combat mechanics. Using the game's Morphstrike system, players will be able to dynamically transform between different fallen warriors, each with their own skills and abilities...

    • Trialforge Studio
    • PS5
    • Deathbound
  • News Kickstarter Success Penny Blood Still Searching for Publishing Partner

    Developer attempting to increase value of the IP

    Penny Blood, billed as the spiritual successor to the iconic Shadow Hearts series, still seems like it's quite a ways out, judging from recent updates from developers Studio Wildrose and Yukikaze. Along with Armed Fantasia: To the End of the Wilderness, the dual-game pitch blew up on Kickstarter in...

    • Studio Wildrose
    • Kickstarter
    • PS5
    • Penny Blood
  • Guide Zenless Zone Zero Guide: Your Ultimate Companion

    A full resource to mastering New Eridu City

    Zenless Zone Zero, also known as ZZZ, is Chinese developer HoYoverse's latest major multiformat gacha game, following on from Genshin Impact and Honkai: Star Rail. Available from 4th July on PS5, PC, and mobile, the company describes the outing as an urban fantasy RPG with action-oriented gameplay. In...

    • Guides
    • Zenless Zone Zero
    • PS5
  • News Suicide Squad Season 2 Frozen Days From Launch, Defrosting 25th July

    You are not sending me back to the cooler!

    Suicide Squad: Kill the Justice League's Season 2 has been delayed mere days before the content was scheduled to go live. Rocksteady has posted the new launch date as 25th July, so players must wait a little longer to chill out with the incoming playable character, Mrs. Freeze. On X, the game's official...

    • Warner Bros
    • PS5
    • Suicide Squad
  • News Sony Music Japan Is Working to Make Palworld More Popular Than Ever

    That's despite the lack of a PS5 port

    Sony Music Entertainment Japan and Sony-owned subsidiary Aniplex have announced a joint venture forming Palworld Entertainment, which has become responsible for expanding the Palworld IP and its "commercial business endeavours" beyond the game. That is despite the fact the game itself isn't even available on PS5...

    • Sony
    • Pocketpair
    • Palworld
    • Industry
  • News Bandai Namco, Nike Tag-Team Special Tekken 8 Sneaker Designs

    Choose your footwear

    Tekken publisher Bandai Namco and Nike, purveyors of fine footwear, are teaming up for a sneaker collaboration. The fun throwdown is part of the franchise's 30th Anniversary celebrations, and a pair of your own will run you $250 or your local equivalent, likely much more on the sneakerhead black market. As reported by footwear...

    • Bandai Namco
    • PS5
    • PS4
    • Tekken
  • News Metal Gear Solid's Getting New (And Miniature) Tubbz Figures

    Time Extension Including a tiny Solid Snake

    Numskull Designs' TUBBZ range is expanding once again, with the latest round of additions set to include a new line of 'Mini' Metal Gear Solid figures. Four new options are now available for pre-order – Solid Snake, Revolver Ocelot, Gray Fox and the Genome Soldier. These Mini ducks are just two inches tall, so half...

    • Metal Gear Solid
    • Merchandise
    • Tubbz
  • News Boston Celtics Superstar Jayson Tatum Headlines NBA 2K25 on PS5, PS4

    Ballin'

    Boston Celtics superstar, and reigning NBA Champion, Jayson Tatum will be the cover star of NBA 2K25, which is scheduled to release on 6th September. The icon will front the standard edition of the game across both PS5 and PS4, but those who plump up for the more expensive All-Star Edition will find him accompanied by Las Vegas Aces’...

    • 2K Sports
    • PS5
    • PS4
    • NBA 2K
    • Announcements
  • News PSVR2 FPS Promises Award-Winning Gunplay While You Duke It Out in Onesies

    From the makers of Synapse and Fracked

    The creator of some of PSVR2’s best first-person shooters, including Synapse and Fracked, is returning to the well with a neon-soaked arena affair where you duke it out in onesies. FRENZIES – which is getting a closed alpha later this month – is a colourful five-round affair, where the rules are...

    • nDreams
    • PS5
    • PSVR2
    • FRENZIES
    • Announcements

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