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Friday18th Aug 2023
News Highly Rated Indie Series Frog Detective Hops to PS5, PS4 This Year
All three games in one
Frog Detective: The Entire Mystery has been confirmed for a console release this year. The indie title was originally split between three games — or cases — on PC, but this upcoming port will bundle them all into one convenient package. Highly rated on Steam, Frog Detective is full of daft humour, colourful visuals, and,...
News Sonic Superstars Spin Dashes into Gamescom Opening Night Live
Gotta Gamescom fast
The lineup for Gamescom Opening Night Live is taking shape quite nicely now. Geoff Keighley's showcase, which kickstarts Gamescom proper, is teasing appearances from many highly anticipated titles, and the latest announcement brings SEGA into the fold. We'll get to see some more of Sonic Superstars during the show: As per...
News Project Mugen Is the Next PS5 Gacha Gunning for Genshin Impact's Crown
Gonna gacha good
A brand-new open world gacha game is coming to PS5, and it looks pretty promising so far. Project Mugen will be officially unveiled at Gamescom next week, on 24th August, for Sony’s new-gen console alongside PC and mobile. It’s being developed by a studio named Naked Rain, which is a subsidiary of NetEase’s Chinese-based...
News Lords of the Fallen Seriously Upgrades PS5 Sounds Prior to Launch
Sounding good
Lords of the Fallen, the Souls-like action RPG, has been shaping up nicely for some time now – as we pointed out in a recent preview. However, one thing that fans had been criticising on social media were the sound effects – particularly in a couple of IGN previews. To developer Hexworks’ credit, it’s responded swiftly, and...
News PS5's Meteoric Rise Underlined by Staggering German Sales Graph
A total explosion
We all know PS5’s sales have increased significantly around the globe this year. That’s because Sony resolved its stock issues at the start of the year, and more recently has been running price promotions, as it attempts to clear stock ahead of the alleged introduction of a revised hardware model. But this graph coming out...
News A Massive Armored Core 6 PS5, PS4 Update Will Drop Later Today
Mech sure you're ready
We’re now mere days away from the release of Armored Core 6: Fires of Rubicon on both the PS5 and PS4, but publisher Bandai Namco still has important information to share. Another showcase will air across YouTube and Twitch later today, 18th August, promising updates on lore, mission gameplay, and more. We’ve embedded the...
News Ghost of Tsushima Dev Sucker Punch Speaks of Its Studio Family
Family values
Sony has been releasing various studio profile videos on YouTube, presumably to help with recruitment in a stretched tech sector. This latest clip focuses on Seattle-based Ghost of Tsushima developer Sucker Punch, and digs a little bit into its background, before touching on its overall office culture. As is common with these kinds of...
News Is This Parody? Tom Holland, Chris Pratt Allegedly Lined Up for Jak & Daxter Movie
Wait, what?
No, that’s not an Onion headline! The word doing the rounds on social media is that Hollywood superstars Tom Holland and Chris Pratt have been targeted to star in a Jak & Daxter movie. According to a renowned Marvel tipster, Holland will play Jak and Pratt will play his boisterous weasel-like side-kick Daxter – although it feels...
News Smithing Indie While the Iron's Hot Strikes PS5, PS4 on 9th November
Reforge a blacksmith’s broken world
While the Iron's Hot is a crafting adventure game, and it's coming to PS5 and PS4 on 9th November. We got a trailer showing off what a blacksmith's journey looks like in a world where every problem can be solved through metalworking. In the tradition of Moonlighter and Potion Permit, players must walk the path...
News EA Shrugs Off Tiny FIFA Ultimate Team Gambling Fine Issued by Austrian Court
Pocket change
Electronic Arts will not be contesting the $11.7k USD (€10.8k, £9.2k) fine it got hit with after an Austrian court ruled that FIFA's loot boxes violate the nation's gambling laws. In 2023, after covering all operating expenses, EA reported a net income of $802 million and total assets amounting to $13.4 billion. Sony got wrangled...
News Neo Berlin 2087 Story, Gameplay Shown Off in Gamescom Trailer
"Maybe I can stop this city from falling into chaos"
Neo Berlin 2087 is kind of an odd duck, dropping out of the clear blue sky on PlayStation's YouTube channel one day looking like Unreal Engine 5's first bargain bin inhabitant. Well, we got another trailer, again on PlayStation's channel and ostensibly for Gamescom (despite ONL still being a few...
News Larian Studios Unveils Baldur's Gate 3 Update Roadmap, 1,000+ Fixes and Tweaks Incoming
Plans to change how future patches are handled
Developer Larian Studios has revealed the short-term update roadmap for the monstrous RPG Baldur's Gate 3 on PC. This is relevant for the PlayStation faithful as the plan is for parity between the two platforms at launch and beyond. Larian Boss Swenn Vincke provided an update on X and, in keeping with...
News Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 Gameplay Revealed, Features Open World Zombies Map
Adapt or die
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3, after much teasing, has been laid bare, with Activision releasing an explosive gameplay reveal trailer. A direct sequel to last year's Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2, we got a good look at what the next COD looks like, with a helpful writeup over on the
Thursday17th Aug 2023
News The Crackpet Show: Happy Tree Friends Edition Adds Noughties Nostalgia to Roguelite Shooter
Coming to PS5 and PS4
The Crackpet Show is a roguelite shoot-'em-up we'd honestly never heard of before today, but it looks to share a lot in common with Happy Tree Friends. That web series from yesteryear about cutesy animals meeting their maker in deeply upsetting ways is crossing paths with this indie game for its console debut, and it really...
News Cyberpunk 2077: Phantom Liberty Gameplay Will Blast Its Way into Gamescom Opening Night Live
Preem
Another game's been confirmed for Geoff Keighley's Opening Night Live event at Gamescom next week, and it is, of course, Cyberpunk 2077: Phantom Liberty (yes, we know it's technically an expansion, and not a game). Keighley's promising "a world premiere new look at gameplay", while Cyberpunk 2077's official social media account clarifies that...
Poll Did You Buy Red Dead Redemption's PS4 Port?
Dead eye to eye
Out now on PS4 (and PS5 via backwards compatibility, of course), Red Dead Redemption rides again. Rockstar's open world western was a game that helped define the PS3 generation, and 13 years later, it's still held in extremely high regard. It is nice, then, to see such a classic finally be unshackled from last-last-gen hardware —...
News Shadow Gambit: The Cursed Crew Launch Trailer Provides Hearty Gameplay Overview
Out now on PS5
It feels as though Shadow Gambit: The Cursed Crew is sneaking out on PS5 without much noise, but we've no doubt this is something worth checking out. Developed by the team behind Shadow Tactics: Blades of the Shogun and Desperados 3, this is another real-time stealth strategy game, this time focusing on a gaggle of cursed pirates with...
News NBA 2K24 PS5, PS4 Introduces Paid Battle Pass in Franchise First
Hall of shame?
In a franchise – and, to our knowledge, sports game – first, NBA 2K24 will introduce a paid Battle Pass, which builds upon the existing Seasons feature. For the first time, progression will be unified across MyCAREER and MyTEAM, so you won’t have to earn rewards individually. All of the existing unlockable items – a total of...
Hands On Red Dead Redemption PS4 Port Seems Solid, But Should Be So Much More
A remaster, but only just
The source of much criticism since its announcement, Red Dead Redemption — the freshly released PS4 port — admittedly isn't as half-arsed as we feared it would be. But at the same time, it's far from the remaster that such a beloved PS3 classic deserves. We've ran through the open world epic's opening hours in order to...
News Alan Wake 2 Gets Small Delay, Now Releases a Week After Spider-Man 2
To provide "more space" for players
Epic Games and Remedy Entertainment have announced a delay to the release of the hotly anticipated survival horror sequel, Alan Wake 2. Initially planned to launch on 17th October, the game is now coming out 10 days later, on 27th October 2023. A statement on its social channels explains the move: In a...
News The Walking Dead: Destinies Lets You Rewrite the Timeline of the TV Show on PS5, PS4
The Walking... Alive?
If you've ever watched seasons one to four of The Walking Dead and wished certain things had panned out differently, GameMill Entertainment sure has a game for you. The Walking Dead: Destinies has just been announced, an official game based on the popular AMC series that lets you relive and rewrite iconic scenes. Coming to PS5...
News Everhood: Eternity Edition Brings Highly Acclaimed Musical Adventure to PS5, PS4
Brand new musical battles included
We'll be honest: Everhood is a game that completely passed us by back in 2021. Releasing on Switch and PC, this indie title, which melds together rhythm action with an RPG-like adventure, received glowing reviews at the time. Now, developer Foreign Gnomes has teamed up with BlitWorks Games to bring it to PS5 and...
Review Blasphemous 2 (PS5) - A Marvellously Macabre Metroidvania
The bigger the better
Since Elden Ring secured its position as one of 2022's best games, Soulslikes have seen another huge spike in popularity, with a plethora of titles already released or in the pipeline for this year. Wo Long: Fallen Dynasty, Remnant 2, Lies of P, The Lords of the Fallen, Hollow Knight: Silksong, The Last Faith — the list goes...
News Acclaimed Puzzler Humanity Crosses 1 Million Players Milestone
One in a million
In a year so full of amazing games, it'd be easy to forget Humanity, the unique puzzle game from Enhance. It launched in May to critical acclaim, with the PS5 and PS4 versions available on PS Plus Extra from day one. Now, about three months down the line, the developer has announced the game has been downloaded more than one million...
News Red Dead Redemption Runs at 4K, 30FPS on PS5
PS4 port tested
If you're wondering how Rockstar's just-released port of Red Dead Redemption runs on current-gen hardware, the answer has arrived pretty swiftly. The 13-year-old open world Western is now available for PS4 via PS Store, and is of course backwards compatible on PS5. Prior to launch, the publisher provided little information about the...
News Marvel's Spider-Man 2's PS5 Accessibility Options Will Allow You to Significantly Slow Combat
Every little helps
Sony is taking accessibility seriously with the launch of its PS5 Access Controller later this year, but great work continues to be invested on the software side as well. Marvel’s Spider-Man 2 is the next tentpole title from PlayStation Studios, and unsurprisingly Insomniac Games has committed to continuing to advance the suite...
News Red Dead Redemption PS4 Port Becomes Top Ranking Title on PS Store
Far from dead
Update: Well, that didn't take long. Red Dead Redemption's somewhat controversial PS4 port is now the top ranking title on the PS Store, as once again spotted by Rockstar ultra-fan @videotechx on Twitter. Despite the high $50 asking price, expect this one to sell really well. <products id="24518"> Original Article: The...
News Baldur's Gate 3 PS5 Publishing Rights Snagged by Spike Chunsoft in Japan
And there'll be a physical release
The critically acclaimed Baldur’s Gate 3 – seriously, have you seen those reviews! – will release later this year in Japan, courtesy of publisher Spike Chunsoft. The firm has snagged the rights to the ridiculously popular PS5 version, and domestic retailers have already started making product pages for...
News Promising PS5, PS4 Racer The Crew Motorfest Crosses the Development Finishing Line
Gear head
Sony’s systems have become notorious for their lack of legitimately great arcade racers, but The Crew Motorfest could be about to plug the gap. The Ubisoft open world racer – which has clearly been inspired by Forza Horizon – potentially represents the best the genre’s going to get on PS5 and PS4, so it’s exciting to see...
News NHL 24 PS5, PS4 Gameplay Trailer Puckers Up with Improvements
The times are a changin'
Fresh off announcing the cover athlete for NHL 24, EA Vancouver has offered a glimpse at what to expect from this year’s hockey title with a breakdown trailer showing off changes as well as a peek at the gameplay. Annual sports titles in the industry have a tendency to fixate on changing three or four things per release,...
