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Wednesday23rd Aug 2023
News Sony Patent Plots Movie Theatre Co-Op Experiences for Hundreds
Massively multiplayer
Sony may be exploring a way it can bring co-op experiences to the masses in cinema-sized sessions for potentially hundreds of players. While the platform holder posts a lot of patents that rarely ever come to fruition, this massively multiplayer solution is interesting enough to warrant reporting on – even if it’s unlikely...
News Survive the Underworld with a Buddy in Hellsweeper VR's Co-Op Trailer
Hades awaits
Grimy underworld PSVR2 shooter Hellsweeper VR will feature a co-op mode at launch, with full crossplay across different headsets. Due out from 21st September, the co-op mode promises a “full roguelike experience” where you’ll need to strategize with your partner in order to make it through alive. The press release explains:...
News Assassin's Creed Mirage Will Feature Full Arabic Voiceover on PS5, PS4
Back to Baghdad
If you’ve ever found yourself sucked out of a deeply historical series like Assassin’s Creed due to its reluctance to adopt the mother tongue of its otherwise meticulously detailed backdrop, then Mirage may just win you back. As part of Gamescom Opening Night Live earlier this week, French publisher Ubisoft showcased a new...
News Persona-Inspired Eternights Launches a Little Earlier Than Planned on PS5, PS4
Gets out of September's busiest period
Eternights, the Persona-inspired action game (with a heavy emphasis on character relationships), has actually brought its release date forward. It was originally set for the 21st September, but now, it's launching nine days earlier, on the 12th September. And honestly, that's probably a good thing, because the...
News The 10th Annual Game Awards Is Scheduled in for 7th December
The big 1-0
Gamescom Opening Night Live just wrapped up, but Geoff Keighley rests for no one. The producer/presenter has three major beats every year, and next in his sights is The Game Awards. Keighley has announced the date for when 2023's big show takes place, and as expected, it's scheduled for just before the holidays on 7th December. This...
Mass Effect still in pre-production
Some unfortunate news from Mass Effect and Dragon Age developer BioWare: the studios has announced that it'll be "eliminating approximately 50 roles", in an attempt to reshape the company for the better. "In order to meet the needs of our upcoming projects, continue to hold ourselves to the highest standard of...
Mini Review Shadow Gambit: The Cursed Crew (PS5) - Pirate Strategy Will Shiver Your Timbers
Y'arrrrrr 8'y
What really elevates Mimimi's Shadow Gambit: The Cursed Crew compared to its previous titles, like Desperados III, is the complete abandonment of reality. Functionally, it's pretty much the same as those spiritual predecessors; you control a team from a top-down view, and stealthily make your way across a map disposing of guards on...
News Broken Sword: Parzival's Stone Announced Alongside Remaster of the First Game
Both projects coming to consoles
It's a good day to be a Broken Sword fan. Developer Revolution Software has just announced not one but two projects — the first is Broken Sword: Parzival's Stone, an all-new entry in the adventure series, and the second is Broken Sword: Shadow of the Templars Reforged, a remaster of the original. Both of these...
News Anticipated Gacha RPG Honkai: Star Rail Opens PS5 Technical Test Sign-Ups
Getting closer
Update: As previously announced, HoYoverse has opened sign ups for a technical test featuring the PS5 version of Honkai: Star Rail. It sounds like if you've already started on PC or mobile, cross-save will be supported, as long as your HoYoverse account is linked to your PSN. You'll also be able to continue your progress, on either PC...
News Final Fantasy 16 Sales Have Been 'Fine', Nothing More, Nothing Less
Fine, just... Fine
There's been a lot of debate over Final Fantasy 16 and its sales numbers. Whether it's because of tiresome fanboy wars on social media (Final Fantasy 16 is currently a PS5 exclusive, remember), Square Enix's long history of being disappointed in its products, expectations that have been set by previous Final Fantasy titles, or,...
Review Armored Core 6: Fires of Rubicon (PS5) - Great Mecha Action at Times Feels Stunted
Earth to Raven
Swapping swords and spells for mechs and missiles probably wasn't the first thing a FromSoftware accountant suggested following the absurd success of Elden Ring, but then the Japanese developer doesn't do things by the books. Having sold more than 20 million copies of the open world masterpiece, the studio has returned to a series it...
News PlayStation Reveals New Official Headphones and Earbuds, Pulse Elite and Pulse Explore
Sounds good to us
Alongside the newly named PlayStation Portal, Sony has also lifted the veil on some new official accessories. The company is introducing some premium wireless headphones named Pulse Elite, and a set of wireless earbuds named Pulse Explore. Pulse Elite is an over-ear headset that o
News PlayStation Portal Is Sony's PS5 Remote Play Handheld, Priced at $200 / £200
Launches later this year
Sony's recently revealed remote play handheld now has an official name and a price tag. It's called PlayStation Portal, and for $199.99 / £199.99 / €219.99, it'll let you stream your PS5 straight to the palm of your hands via WiFi. The eight-inch LCD screen boasts a 1080p resolution and supports up to 60...
Mini Review Red Dead Redemption (PS4) - Classic Open World Western Deserves Better
There's always a choice
Red Dead Redemption. What a classic. The treacherous tale of former outlaw John Marston helped define the PS3 generation, and the game's storytelling, complete with crazy characters and typically tense western vibes, still holds up today. From the dusty beginnings of Armadillo to the bear-infested forests of Tall Trees, this...
News All-Important Jukebox Mode Returns in Tekken 8 with Tracks from Every Previous Game
Tekken it higher
Tekken 8 just got a release date and confirmed a bunch of returning characters, but nobody in their right mind really cares about that stuff. The real news is that Tekken 8 will bring back the all-important Jukebox Mode (thanks,
News Mortal Kombat 1's Expansive Invasion Mode Plays Like a Board Game
World of Light
Mortal Kombat 1 will feature a full cinematic story mode like its predecessors – but it’s not the only single player option included in the game. NetherRealm Studios previously teased a new mode named Invasion, and now courtesy of the PS Blog, we’re getting our first taste of how it works. The headline? It sounds a lot like...
News PS1 FPS Star Wars: Dark Forces Returns on PS5, PS4 in 2023
Classic getting resurrected
The classic PS1 first-person shooter Star Wars: Dark Forces is being resurrected on the PS5 and PS4 – almost 30 years after it first released. The game – which originally launched on MS-DOS – is being remastered by Nightdive Studios, which is using its proprietary KEX Engine to rebuild the original in 4K resolution...
A day after Granblue Fantasy: Relink
RPG fans will be eating good early next year, as Persona 3 Reload just got a confirmed release date. The remake will launch on the 2nd February, 2024 — just a day after the long-awaited Granblue Fantasy: Relink hits. That's a deadly combination already, but then you realise that Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth will be...
News Iconic N64 Shooter Turok 3: Shadow of Oblivion Will Aim at PS5, PS4
Dino crisis
The iconic noughties first-person shooter Turok 3: Shadow of Oblivion will roar to PS5 and PS4 later this year, on 14th November, as part of an ongoing preservation effort from retro remaster specialists Nightdive Studios. The game – which first launched on Nintendo 64 almost 23 years ago – will use the latest version of the...
News Hellboy Web of Wyrd Punches Up a PS5, PS4 Release Date in October
Hell yeah
October continues to fill up. The latest game entering this particular month is Hellboy Web of Wyrd, the roguelite brawler with an art style to match Mike Mignola's comics. It's coming to PS5 and PS4 on 4th October 2023, as revealed in this new trailer. The video shows Hellboy (voiced by the late Lance Reddick) fighting his way through...
News Sonic Frontiers: The Final Horizon Story DLC Arrives for Free in September
Super Duper Sonic
SEGA and Sonic Team have been doing a pretty great job with Sonic Frontiers. The open zone platformer has been receiving a steady flow of updates and DLC, filling out the game with new things to see and do. The latest effort, called The Final Horizon, is very nearly here, releasing on 28th September, and it'll be free for everyone...
Round Up What Was Announced at Gamescom Opening Night Live 2023?
All the PS5, PS4 reveals
Gamescom Opening Night Live remained relatively lowkey this year, with host Geoff Keighley promising mostly updates on announced projects rather than reveals of brand-new ones. As such, it's probably not much of a surprise if you didn't tune in live. To get you up to speed on all the event's PS5, PS4 announcements, please...
News Dark Fantasy Side-Scroller Mandragora Storms onto PS5 in 2024
Entropy machine
Mandragora is a 2.5D sidescrolling action RPG set in a dark fantasy world, featuring a painterly art style and a stamina-based combat system. It dodge-rolls its way onto PS5 in 2024. Set in a vast, interconnected world, you'll encounter dangerous enemies and terrifying boss encounters while playing as one of Mandragora's unique...
News That Time Already? Diablo 4's Season of Blood Revealed at Gamescom
Need a top-up?
Revealed as part of Gamescom's Opening Night Live showcase, Blizzard has unveiled Diablo 4's second season of live content, called the Season of Blood. While it doesn't actually begin until October 17, we did get a trailer outlining what we can expect from the game's next post-launch offering. Diablo 4's current Season of th
News Dustborn's Weaponised Words Hit Home on PS5, PS4 in Early 2024
Sticks and stones
Dustborn is a single-player story-driven action adventure game developed by Read Thread Games and published by Quantic Dream. It was first revealed back in 2020 and is now targeting a release in early 2024, and we got a new trailer at Gamescom's Opening Night Live. Taking a page out of the Skyrim playbook, words are your weapons...
News Enjoy 9 Minutes of Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 Campaign Gameplay
Ready for deployment
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 is locked and loaded for a 10th November release, and it’s Sledgehammer's turn in the spotlight. At Gamescom, we were treated to a "campaign premiere", which looks predictably slick and may entice us for that aspect alone, just as last year's Modern Warfare 2 managed to do. We're shown the...
News Warhammer RTS Realms of Ruin Looking Good in PS5 Gameplay, Marches 17th November
We do not fear death. Fight on!
It's a mouthful, but Warhammer Age of Sigmar: Realms of Ruin is looking like a solid real-time strategy game for PS5 players, and it takes the field on 17th November. We got a new trailer and a better look at gameplay, with Realms of Ruin being developed in tandem for both PC and console. Realm of Ruin's...
Preview The RPG High Will Endure in Granblue Fantasy: Relink
Our first impressions of the PS5 demo
With Baldur's Gate 3, Final Fantasy XVI, and next month's Starfield in its back pocket, the RPG genre is on something of a tear at the moment. Enthusiast gamers could be losing 100 hours of their free time to a number of different universes right now, and the best part is there's always another enticing...
Tuesday22nd Aug 2023
News Slick PS5, PS4 Shooter The First Descendant Gets Another Great Looking Gameplay Trailer
Gunning it
The First Descendant is busy ramping up hype for its open beta — which is dropping on the 19th September — and so we're being treated to a new 4K gameplay trailer. You can catch glimpses of different playable characters, their loadouts, and their unique abilities, as well as huge boss enemies that'll require teamwork to bring down...
Poll Was Gamescom Opening Night Live Any Good?
Did Keighley deliver?
The main thing Geoff Keighley was doing in the lead-up to his Gamescom Opening Night Live event was tempering fan expectations rather than raising them — a rare change in approach for the host. Although, this is a video game show, so someone out there was still probably expecting to see Half-Life 3 and Bloodborne 2. The...
