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Poll Are You Playing Alan Wake 2?
Step into the light
It's been a long time coming, but Alan Wake 2 is actually here. The survival horror sequel promises a crazy level of cinematic quality, coupled with intense psychological scares. It's been getting some seriously impressive review scores, and much like Marvel's Spider-Man 2 did a week or so ago, it's stormed the ongoing Game of...
Poll What Review Score Would You Give Marvel's Spider-Man 2?
Swing and a hit
Marvel's Spider-Man 2 has been out on PS5 for about a week now, and so the time has come to pass definitive judgement on Sony's latest blockbuster (if you're actually ready to do so, that is). The sequel was met with a tidal wave of super positive reviews, quickly cementing its place amongst the highest rated games of 2023. And with...
News Stunning PS5 Open Worlder Star Wars Outlaws Has Seemingly Been Delayed
Pushed beyond March 2024
It wowed a lot of people with its full reveal back in June, but it sounds like Star Wars Outlaws won't be making the jump to PS5 in early 2024 after all. To be clear, the open world title was never given a firm release date, but publisher Ubisoft had it pencilled in for this fiscal year. In other words, it was targeting —...
News Fate/Samurai Remnant Will Only Get Better with New Battle Mode, Difficulty Settings Update
Free content patch incoming
We were unfortunately a little slow with our Fate/Samurai Remnant PS5 review, so we'll take this opportunity to reiterate that it's a really good action RPG — and it's about to get even better. Post-launch support in the form of a DLC pass (which will bring additional playable characters in the future) and free content...
News Sony on PS Plus Price Increase: We Want to Make PlayStation Plus Great
"We have to adjust to market conditions"
Back in August, Sony announced price increases for all tiers of PS Plus. Naturally, the news wasn't especially well received by subscribers, and even now, months later, it's still a touchy subject — especially since you could argue that the overall quality of PS Plus, in terms of game offerings, hasn't...
Poll Do You Like Metal Gear Solid Delta's New Graphical Style?
Let's delta
Konami unveiled official in-engine footage of Metal Gear Solid Delta: Snake Eater earlier this week, in a bid to show off the remake's technically impressive visuals. Crafted with Unreal Engine 5, this yet-to-be-dated revival is clearly hoping to wow in terms of graphics, but the reaction to said footage has been a little more divided...
PS5 stock + Spidey = $$$
Sony seems to have incredibly high hopes for PlayStation over the coming months. In a new interview with financial and investment publication Barron's, Sony Interactive Entertainment's SVP and head of global marketing Eric Lempel sets the stage: "We’ve had consoles a bit here and there over the last three holidays, but...
News Star Ocean The Second Story R Really Is an Impressive Looking Remake
R you ready?
If you're a fan of the original Star Ocean: The Second Story, or its expanded PSP remaster, then you're probably keeping a very close eye on Star Ocean The Second Story R — a full remake of the classic RPG. Based on everything that we've seen of the PS5 and PS4 title so far, it's a faithful recreation of the original adventure, but...
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Update 2.02 for Cyberpunk 2077 is available to download now on PS5. Despite being a relatively 'minor' patch when compared to something like the colossal 2.0, it actually contains a lot of important gameplay adjustments and bug fixes. For example, the update rebalances the (often ridiculous) time limits for vehicle courier missions,...
News Spider-Man 2 Is Already Doing an Amazing Job of Keeping People Playing on PS5
25% have already beaten the story
Trophy statistics don't necessarily tell the whole tale, but they can be a fairly accurate indicator of how much engagement a game is getting from its players. And in the case of Marvel's Spider-Man 2, the PS5 title is seemingly doing a fantastic job of keeping people glued to their controllers. As pointed out by...
Rumour There's a Chance Dragon Quest X Offline Could Be Coming West
Maybe, just maybe
Ah, Dragon Quest X. Originally an MMO for the Nintendo Wii (eye-opening, in hindsight), the game never made it west despite years and years of rumours and 'insider' whispers. However, in 2021, Square Enix announced Dragon Quest X Offline — a reimagined, entirely offline version of the game, as the name suggests. It released in...
News What the **** Is This Insane Animal Crossing-Style Game in Like a Dragon: Infinite Wealth?
Must be seen to be believed
Just when you thought Like a Dragon: Infinite Wealth couldn't get any more mental, RGG Studio unveils 'Happy Resort Dondoko Island'. This ludicrously in-depth side activity, which basically looks like a game in itself, sees protagonist Ichiban ride a dolphin (!) to an idyllic island, which he's then tasked with...
Rumour Diablo 4's First Expansion Has Been Unearthed
Let the hate flow through you
References to what seems to be the first expansion for Diablo 4 have been datamined from the game's latest test build. According to YouTube channel YbuBaKa (as summarised by Strakt on ResetEra), the yet-to-be-announced DLC will revolve around Mephisto — a demonic lord who already plays a pivotal role in the game's...
News Final Fantasy Creator Makes Yoshi-P Cry Live on Stage with Heartfelt Praise
Final Fantasy's "even better"
Naoki Yoshida — commonly known by his nickname Yoshi-P — has been a key figure in getting Final Fantasy as a brand back on track over the last decade or so. He heads the team that rebuilt Final Fantasy 14 and eventually turned it into the juggernaut that it is today, and he's the producer on the very well received...
News PS1 FPS Star Wars: Dark Forces Remaster Lands on PS5, PS4 in February
29 years after the original
Originally targeting a 2023 release date, Star Wars: Dark Forces Remaster is now on course for a PS5 and PS4 launch on the 28th February, 2024. If you're not sure what Dark Forces even is, it's a traditional DOOM-esque first-person shooter that originated on the MS-DOS in 1995, and was ported to the PS1 a year later. The...
News The First PS5 Slim Has Been Spotted, Release Date Likely Imminent
Modern Warfare 3 bundle appears
The PS5 'Slim' is expected to launch in the very near future — the 8th November if the most recent report is to be believed — and now, the new model has been spotted out there, somewhere in the real world. A picture of a Modern Warfare 3 PS5 bundle has surfaced on social media, and it quite clearly features the...
Poll Are You Playing Metal Gear Solid: Master Collection Vol. 1?
The wait is over
Out now on PS5 and PS4, Metal Gear Solid: Master Collection Vol. 1 bundles together three iconic PlayStation titles. Many would say it's about damn time, but we want to know if you've been eagerly awaiting these fresh ports. While it's nice to finally have these classics on current consoles, the Master Collection's packaging is a...
Poll Spider-Man 2 PS5 Bugs are Apparently a Real Problem, But Have You Had Any?
Oh bugger
Marvel's Spider-Man 2 has been out for a few days now on PS5. Sony's latest blockbuster has already enjoyed record-breaking sales and incredibly positive critic reviews — but there's a new topic of conversation unfolding around the superhero sequel. In short, there are a lot of people saying that the game
News Metal Gear Solid 4, 5, Peace Walker Ports are Almost Certainly Planned, Says New Evidence
Vol. 2 when?
Metal Gear Solid: Master Collection Vol. 1 is out now on PS5 and PS4, and it hasn't taken dedicated fans very long at all to unearth evidence of yet more Metal Gear ports. According to Timo635 on Reddit, there are clear references to Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the Patriots, Metal Gear Solid: Peace Walker,
News A New Dynasty Warriors Game Has Finally Been Announced... For Mobile
And it's basically Dynasty Warriors 9
It's been almost six years since the last mainline Dynasty Warriors game — and that was the disastrous Dynasty Warriors 9, which itself took a lengthy five years to arrive after Dynasty Warriors 8. Clearly, Koei Tecmo's once flagship series has taken a nasty fall, and it's hard to say whether it'll ever regain...
News Smooth Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth Development Down to So Many Remake Devs Sticking Around
Better together
Square Enix has long been saddled with a reputation for taking far too long to develop its games — especially when those games are called Final Fantasy — but it does feel like the company's turned a bit of a corner over the last console generation or so. And while the third game in the Final Fantasy 7 Remake trilogy is probably...
News Another Look at Like a Dragon: Infinite Wealth Is Coming Our Way This Week
Thanks to Xbox, mind
It's becoming increasingly easy to forget that there's a different Like a Dragon game coming out just a few weeks, because SEGA just won't shut up about the next mainline entry, Like a Dragon: Infinite Wealth. Indeed, Like a Dragon Gaiden: The Man Who Erased His Name drops on the 9th November, but the marketing push for...
News Like a Dragon: Infinite Wealth's Mature Age Rating Description Is Hilarious
Who's arseking?
As you'd probably expect of the series at this point, Like a Dragon: Infinite Wealth will be rated 'Mature' in North America. The ESRB's summary of the upcoming RPG paints a familiar picture, with mention of graphic violence and sexually suggestive content. But we couldn't help but chuckle at the description as a whole, and thought...
News Well-Received Souls-Like Lords of the Fallen Tops 1 Million Sales
Fall in
Lords of the Fallen, the fairly well-reviewed Souls-like that launched just over a week ago on PS5 and other platforms, has sold more than 1 million copies. Not a bad result at all considering how busy the recent release schedule has been, plus the fact that it feels as though the Souls-like genre is teetering on the edge of oversaturation...
