TodayWed, 10th Jul 2024

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  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...

  • 2h ago
  • Trialforge Studio
  • PS5
  • Deathbound
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  4

  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...

  • 3h ago
  • Bandai Namco
  • PS5
  • PS4
  • Tekken
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  4

  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...

  • 4h ago
  • Ubisoft
  • PS5
  • PS4
  • Assassin's Creed
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  6

  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...

  • 5h ago
  • Studio Wildrose
  • Kickstarter
  • PS5
  • Penny Blood
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  2

  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...

  • 6h ago
  • Warner Bros
  • PS5
  • Suicide Squad

YesterdayTue, 9th Jul 2024

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  187

  Guide PS Stars Guide: All Campaigns and Solutions (July 2024)

  Your ultimate guide to Sony's loyalty scheme

  PS Stars, or PlayStation Stars, is a free loyalty program for PS5 and PS4 which enables you to earn PS Store credit, free games, and Digital Collectibles. If you're a PS Plus subscriber, then you'll earn additional Points based on each PS Store purchase you make. In this PS Stars guide, we're going to...

  • 20h ago
  • Guides
  • PS Stars
  • PS5
  • PS4
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  44

  News 6 PS Plus Extra, Premium Games for July 2024 Leaked Early

  Remnant! No More Heroes!

  Sony is set to fully announce the lineup of PS5, PS4, and Classic games heading to PS Plus Extra and PS Plus Premium tomorrow, but known leaker

  • 13h ago
  • PS5
  • PS4
  • PS Plus
  • Leaks
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  54

  News PS Stars Is Back Online in Europe, Asia, Australia So Far

  North America still to go

  Sony's PlayStation loyalty program, PS Stars, has made its return in several major regions. Fans residing in Asia, Australia, and Europe should now have access to the service once again. The Americas still appear to be offline, but should follow suit soon. PS Stars went offline over a month ago, with Sony engineer

  • 21h ago
  • Sony
  • PS5
  • PS4
  • PS Stars
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  13

  News Star Wars Outlaws Delivers Deep Dive into Its Vast PS5 Open World

  Fewer icons, more discovery

  The marketing behind Star Wars Outlaws is leaning hard into the fact it is the "first" open world Star Wars game, despite the fact Star Wars Jedi: Survivor was basically that anyway. Still, the experience from The Division 2 developer Massive Entertainment is doing it all seamlessly, which is probably where it would tell...

  • 9h ago
  • Ubisoft
  • PS5
  • Star Wars
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  15

  News BioShock Developer 'Ramping Up' for Next Entry in Series

  A decade on from BioShock Infinite

  Cloud Chamber, the studio tasked with continuing the legendary BioShock series, is now "ramping up", with over 30 positions open at the 2K developer. Work on a BioShock successor has been shunted about for over a decade now, stopping and starting work at multiple development studios. On LinkedIn, senior cinematic...

  • 1d ago
  • 2K
  • Cloud Chamber
  • BioShock
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  23

  News CYGNI: All Guns Blazing Set to Light a Fire Under Shoot-Em-Ups on PS5

  Scottish dev's debut launches in August

  CYGNI: All Guns Blazing takes flight on PS5 next month, promising high-octane bullet hell action for players starved of shoot-em-ups. Offering classic arcade thrills with modern production values for one or two players, we got a PS5 "immersion" trailer to whet our collective whistles. Taking advantage of the...

  • 1d ago
  • Konami
  • PS5
  • CYGNI: All Guns Blazing
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  38

  PS Store Sales Charts GTA 5 Manages to Dethrone Elden Ring in Shadow of the Erdtree Release Month

  June 2024's best-selling game in Europe and USA

  Despite the new Shadow of the Erdtree expansion fuelling fresh sales of Elden Ring, it was Rockstar's Grand Theft Auto V that's been named the best-selling game of June 2024 on the PS Store across both the USA and Europe. The 11-year-old game continues to top sales charts worldwide, with anticipation...

  • 16h ago
  • PS5
  • PS4
  • PS Store
  • Sales
  • Charts
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  26

  News German Dev Piranha Bytes Latest Studio to Close Under Embracer

  Unable to find a partner, the studio was in a "difficult situation"

  German developer Piranha Bytes is the latest studio to close under Embracer, and it is best known for RPGs like Gothic, ELEX, and Risen. The closure comes less than six months after the studio took to Twitter to seek a publisher for its next title as it worked through a "difficult...

  • 1d ago
  • Embracer Group
  • Industry
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  10

  News The First Descendant's In-Game Icons Seem Strikingly Similar to Those of Destiny 2

  "Barely-changed" icons raise eyebrows

  The First Descendant has barely been out a week, but it didn't take that long for players familiar with Bungie's Destiny 2 to see some striking similarities between the in-game icons used in both games. Forbes writer Paul Tassi (thanks, VGC) highlighted the issue, as well as n

  • 1d ago
  • Nexon
  • PS5
  • PS4
  • The First Descendant
  • Trailers
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  8

  Mini Review Spin Rhythm XD (PS5) - Superbly Slick Arcade Rhythm Action

  Positive spin

  Spin Rhythm XD feels like the cool younger sibling of rhythm classics like Amplitude. With its bright presentation and smooth, satisfying gameplay, this indie arcade rhythm title has both style and substance, always leaving us wanting to play one more song. Notes head towards you on a track, and you control a wheel featuring two...

  • 17h ago
  • Reviews
  • Super Spin Digital
  • PS5
  • Spin Rhythm XD
  • Mini Reviews
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  4

  News There's More Than Meets the Eye to Overwatch 2's Transformers Crossover on PS5, PS4

  Rolling out now

  Update: Blizzard has rolled out its previously announced Transformers crossover content for Overwatch 2, with each of the four skins outlined in the original article below available for 2,500 Coins a pop, which translates to around ~$25/£20. Alternatively, you can buy all four skins together in one giant bundle for 5,900 Coins, or...

  • 9h ago
  • Blizzard
  • PS5
  • PS4
  • Overwatch
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  5

  News Retro GBA RPG Shmup Sigma Star Saga Is Making a Comeback

  It's the WayForward

  Here’s a deep cut for the Game Boy Advance enthusiasts among you: retro RPG-cum-shmup mash-up Sigma Star Saga is plotting a comeback on modern platforms. While no specific consoles have been announced just yet, this is part of Limited Run Games’ Carbon Engine initiative, so it seems fairly safe to assume that at least PS5...

  • 20h ago
  • Limited Run Games
  • Sigma Star Saga
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  News UK Sales Charts: British GP Catapults F1 24 into Top 10

  Up 23 places on the sales grid

  The excitement surrounding this past weekend's British Grand Prix has translated into a dramatic sales boost for F1 24, with the Codemasters simulator jumping up 23 places in the UK sales charts. In 31st position previously, the game was the eighth best-selling physical game for the week of the Silverstone race, which...

  • 19h ago
  • UK
  • Sales
  • Charts
  • PS5
  • PS4
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  7

  News Relief as Helldivers 2 Players Unearth Anti-Tank Stratagem That Isn't Mines

  RIP MD-17 Anti-Tank Mines

  In the process of unearthing plans for an interplanetary battle station that could change the Galactic War's face forever, Helldivers 2 players have unwittingly stumbled upon a fearsome new anti-tank support stratagem. Early testing seems to indicate the MLS-4X Commando Rocket Launcher is quite a cracker, but mostly,...

  • 1d ago
  • Sony
  • PS5
  • Helldivers
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  7

  News Dead Rising Deluxe Remaster Won't Leave Its Licensed Music Behind

  Gone Guru's back, baby

  The opening beats of Gone Guru by Lifeseeker as you step out into Leisure Park has to be one of the most iconic bits of the original Dead Rising, and thankfully, that moment of dread as the criminals aboard their jeep come speeding at you won't be lost in this year's Deluxe Remaster. Capcom has revealed the licensed music will...

  • 21h ago
  • Capcom
  • PS5
  • Dead Rising
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  4

  News Space Marine 2 Going Gold Ahead of PS5 September Launch

  Locked and loaded

  Warhammer 40,000: Space Marine 2 has essentially locked in and guaranteed its 9th September 2024 release date of coming to fruition as Saber Interactive has announced the game has gone gold. This means the studio has completed work on the 1.0 version, allowing it to be pressed to physical discs. The attention of the team will now...

  • 10h ago
  • Focus Entertainment
  • PS5
  • Warhammer
  • Space Marine

Monday8th Jul 2024

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  News Huge Gran Turismo 7 Update Coming 25th July, Adds New Track and Cars

  Patch 1.49 for PS5, PS4 teased

  Polyphony Digital teased a significant Gran Turismo 7 PS5, PS4 update for the GT World Series livestream over the past weekend, and it delivered: update 1.49 is bringing a new track, lots more cars, new physics, and expanded GT Sophy AI compatibility to additional circuits. You can see all of it in action in the...

  • 2d ago
  • Sony
  • PS5
  • PS4
  • Gran Turismo
  • Updates
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  23

  Random PS5 Dev Kit Thinly Disguised as 'Pizza Kit' Sells on eBay for $6,500

  Pizza time

  A PS5 development kit, under the guise of pizza-cooking equipment, has been sold on eBay for €6,050 — about $6,500. First brought to light by X user consolevariations, somebody has sold off a PS5 dev kit for a handsome sum, dressing it up as some sort of kitchen appliance. As you can see in the below image, the dev kit's V-shaped...

  • 2d ago
  • Sony
  • PS5
  • Random
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  News Arcade Racer Distance Launches This Week on PS5, PS4 After 10-Year Wait

  Step on the gas

  We sort-of already knew this was coming, but now we have a firm release date for Distance, the racing game announced for PS4 almost a decade ago. As spotted by Gematsu, the intense arcade racer is scheduled to launch on both PS5 and PS4 on 9th July 2024. It's very nearly here. Announced at the tail end of 2014

  • 2d ago
  • Refract Studios
  • PS5
  • PS4
  • Distance
  • Release Dates
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  68

  News Next Like a Dragon Title a Surprise for Fans, RGG Studio Teases

  In terms of "what kind of game it is"

  RGG Studio has teased the next instalment in the Like a Dragon series will come as a surprise for fans in terms of "what kind of game it is", fans attending an Anime Expo panel report (via VGC). Fans at the Essence of Fandom event tweeted that the developer said: "We can't tell you what kind of game it is but I...

  • 2d ago
  • SEGA
  • Like a Dragon
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  25

  Feature Serving Up Aloy of Food with the Official Horizon Cookbook

  Making a meal of it

  There's a surprising number of cookbooks based on popular video games. Drawing inspiration from some of the biggest and best series in the medium, these instructional tomes extend their world-building into reality. These 4D experiences can transport your tastebuds to the frosty Norse landscapes of God of War, Stardew Valley's...

  • 2d ago
  • Sony
  • PS5
  • PS4
  • Horizon
  • Books
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  Random You've Been Pronouncing Elden Ring: Shadow of the Erdtree's 'Scadutree' Wrong

  Which is why we say "Skibidi Fragments"

  We regret to inform you that you've most likely been incorrectly pronouncing the name of Elden Ring: Shadow of the Erdrtree's controversial Scadutree scaling mechanic. The Scadutree Fragments scattered throughout The Shadow Lands are essential in powering up your charac

  • 2d ago
  • Bandai Namco
  • PS5
  • PS4
  • Elden Ring
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  News May 2024 USA Sales: Sucker Punch Classic Ghost of Tsushima Jumps 70 Places to Top Charts

  Jin and tonic

  It may be an indictment of a particularly slow period for big new releases, but it’s still no less impressive to see Ghost of Tsushima top the USA sales charts for the period spanning 5th May through 1st June. The legendary Sucker Punch title jumped 70 places month-over-month on the back of the game’s PC release, proving Sony’s...

  • 1d ago
  • USA
  • Sales
  • Charts
  • PS5
  • PS4
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  15

  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...

  • 2d ago
  • Guides
  • Concord
  • PS5
  • PC
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  News EA Sports College Football 25 May Just Be PS5's Next Best Sports Game

  Touchdown

  EA Sports’ old NCAA Football franchise holds a special place in the hearts of sports gamers because, freed from the NFL license, it allowed the publisher to experiment – ending up with some outstanding games. It’s been over a decade since the last instalment, but with EA Sports College Football 25 the company has really taken its...

  • 1d ago
  • EA Sports
  • PS5
  • EA Sports College Football
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  28

  News 'Unannounced Remake' In Development at 2K Has Fans Clamouring for the Classics

  Like BioShock, or Spec Ops: The Line

  2K is working on an "unannounced remake", spurring speculation about its identity. That's according to the LinkedIn profile of a motion capture animator currently employed by the studio. Spotted by MP1ST (thanks, Eurogamer), the developer in question cites experience working on a bunch of AAA titles that you'd...

  • 2d ago
  • 2K Games
  • Industry
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  11

  News Ubisoft Unveils Beyond Good & Evil: 20th Anniversary Edition's Physical Offerings

  The Collector's Edition comes fully stacked

  The anticipated remaster Beyond Good & Evil: 20th Anniversary Edition is out now digitally, and we quite enjoyed it. However, if you demand a physical copy, preorders for both disc copies and its elegant Collector's Edition open in just a few short days, on 12th

  • 2d ago
  • Ubisoft
  • PS5
  • PS4
  • Beyond Good & Evil
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  19

  News Apex Legends Demands More Cash in New, Dodgy Battle Pass Strategy

  Now you can buy two every season

  Instead of just one premium Battle Pass, how would you feel about paying for two... per season? Oh, and you can't use the currency accused from the previous Battle Pass to buy it. That's the new strategy Apex Legends is taking from the beginning of Season 22, which has drawn heavy criticism from the Battle Royale's...

  • 2d ago
  • EA
  • PS5
  • PS4
  • Apex Legends
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  News Indie Hit El Paso, Elsewhere Revealed for PS5, Out This Year

  With a physical version to boot

  Developer Strange Scaffold has announced it's porting last year's indie favourite El Paso, Elsewhere to PS5, with a view to launching the new version later this year digitally on the PS Store and physically with a boxed copy. The new physical version will include the game on a disc along with an exclusive poster and a...

  • 2d ago
  • Strange Scaffold
  • PS5
  • El Paso Elsewhere
  • Announcements
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  News Official Elden Ring: Shadow of the Erdtree Strategy Guide Now Available for Preorder

  Seek audience with the Three Fingers

  Players currently struggling through Elden Ring's Shadow of the Erdtree expansion can look forward to a new volume in Future Press's Books of Knowledge series, FromSoftware's officially licensed line of hardcover strategy guides. The base game warranted two books of its own,

  • 2d ago
  • Bandai Namco
  • PS5
  • PS4
  • Elden Ring
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  News Gundam Breaker 4's Pac-Man Event Is Unexpectedly Awesome on PS5, PS4

  Pac it up

  The fun thing about long-running franchises is they often have a license to go a little crazy. Collaborations are common, because they pull in punters and get eyeballs on a game that may have otherwise been looking elsewhere. Take, for example, this crossover between arena mech battler Gundam Breaker 4 and legendary arcade game Pac-Man...

  • 2d ago
  • Bandai Namco
  • PS5
  • PS4
  • Gundam Breaker
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  News Cities: Skylines 2 PS5 Delayed Further to Meet Stability, Performance Aims

  There are "unresolved issues" remaining

  Paradox Interactive has made the decision to push the console versions of Cities: Skylines 2 even further back — likely into 2025 — in order to meet the stability and performance targets it has set for itself. Detailed in a post on the studio's forums, it's revealed the devel

  • 2d ago
  • Paradox Interactive
  • PS5
  • Cities: Skylines
  • Delays
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  News Final Fantasy 14: Dawntrail Puts Up Biggest Player Numbers Since A Realm Reborn

  An MMO Rennaissance

  The future seems incredibly bright for Final Fantasy XIV. Dawntrail hype caused a record number of players to swarm back to the game, with Square Enix boasting its most significant player count since its 2013 relaunch, A Realm Reborn. Spotted by IGN, director Naoki Yoshida thanked players for their continued support in a

  • 2d ago
  • Square Enix
  • PS5
  • PS4
  • Final Fantasy
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  4

  News Bullet Hell Meets Tactics in Touhou Spell Carnival on PS5, PS4

  A fine blend

  An unexpected blend of genres will headline Touhou Spell Carnival on PS5 and PS4 later this year, as the release fuses bullet hell chaos with cerebral tactics. The press release reveals: “Touhou Project is a bullet hell shoot-’em-up game created by ZUN’s group, Team Shanghai Alice. Set in the isolated land of Gensokyo, various...

  • 2d ago
  • Idea Factory International
  • PS5
  • PS4
  • Touhou Spell Carnival