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Wednesday24th Jan 2024
News SnowRunner Follow-Up Expeditions Gets Adventurous with New Overview Trailer
Adventure is out there
Announced in August of last year, Expeditions is the next vehicle simulation game from the team behind MudRunner and SnowRunner. With the arrival of this latest trailer, we've got a fresh look at how this new title differentiates itself from its predecessors. Rather than focus just on haulage, Expeditions takes a slightly...
News Devil Jin's Finally Got Drip in Tekken 8
Devil's in the details
Tekken 8 is just two days away at the time of writing, but Bandai Namco is still pushing these character-specific gameplay trailers. Devil Jin is the star of this final reveal, and he's sporting a stylish new look. That's right, Jin's malicious alter ego is no longer clad in edgy belt buckles — he's got himself a big...
News Madcap Action Game Wanted: Dead Gets an Update Almost One Year After Release
Not dead yet
Wanted: Dead, the frankly mental action game that released on PS5 and PS4 last February, is getting an update almost one whole year after its initial launch. Due to drop on the 25th January, this PS5 patch includes a number of fixes for specific issues, as well as adjustments to how an especially difficult Trophy is unlocked. The PS4...
News PS5 Audio Experience Upgraded with New Equalizer, Sidetone Features
Part of today's firmware update
A new PS5 firmware update available now is set to improve the console's audio experience when you're playing with the new Pulse Explore earbuds, and the Pulse Elite headset releasing next month. A new equalizer is designed to enhance overall sound quality while a sidetone feature lets you adjust how much of your own...
News Tekken 8's Trophy List Provides a Pretty Easy Platinum
No Rage required
The Trophy list for Tekken 8 has been made public (as per PSNProfiles, watch out for spoilers), and it looks to be rather straightforward. It's one of those 'do a bit of everything' lists, and none of the gongs are particularly difficult — although some of them require more time investment than others. A large chunk of Trophies...
Mini Review War Hospital (PS5) - Triage the Wounded in Grim Wartime Sim
Casualties of war
We seem to be experiencing a new era of bleak realism in management sims. The likes of This War of Mine and Frostpunk eschew optimistic growth in favour of grim survival at all costs. The latest in this cycle is War Hospital, a WWI-era triage-'em-up that has you overseeing a medical compound under relentless assault from enemy...
News The Latest PS5 Firmware Update Is Available to Download Now
What does version 24.01-08.60.00 do?
Our very favourite thing has once again come around: Sony has just dropped another firmware update for PS5. Coming in at about 1.1GB, what the devil does this new system software patch add to the party? Well, it's nothing huge, but it is more than the usual system performance update. You can now see Parties...
News Dragon's Dogma 2 Director Says Travel Isn't Boring, Your Game Is
Or, why Hideaki Itsuno isn't a fan of fast travel
Capcom's upcoming and expansive open-world RPG, Dragon's Dogma 2, is one we're eagerly anticipating getting lost in, due out on PS5 on 22nd March, and getting off the beaten path and following the road less travelled is part of the appeal of a game like this. Director Hideaki Itsuno isn't a...
News Legendary Metal Gear Solid Protagonists Snake, Raiden Now Live in Fortnite on PS5, PS4
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Skins allowing players to look and even act like legendary infiltrators Solid Snake and Raiden from the Metal Gear Solid series are now live in Fortnite. If you've ever found yourself dreaming of controlling the battlefield and thus getting to rewrite history, then now's the perfect chance to act. In addition to unlockable skins depicting Solid...
News Death Stranding 2 Reportedly Subtitled 'On the Beach', Re-Reveal Expected at State of Play
Life's a beach, and then you die
The reliable tipster billbil-kun, now working as an investigative reporter for French outlet Dealabs, reports that a re-reveal of Death Stranding 2 will take place in the next 15 days, during an as-yet-unannounced State of Play broadcast, no less. If that doesn't sound confident enough, they suggest that Kojima...
News Focus Entertainment Inexplicably Rebranding to PulluP Entertainment in April 2024
It's a palindrome!
The French publisher, soon to be formerly known as Focus Entertainment, has announced it will be rebranding in April 2024, changing its name to PulluP Entertainment. Using an annoying combination of capital letters, PulluP is a palindrome and can thus be spelt both forwards and backwards, if needed. We think the news is some...
News Final Fantasy 7: Advent Children Screening in Select U.S. Theatres Ahead of Rebirth on PS5
The Planet is crying out in pain
For the longest time, Final Fantasy VII: Advent Children was the coolest thing Final Fantasy fans had ever seen. One of the ways Square Enix is promoting the impending PS5 exclusive Final Fantasy VII Rebirth is almost equally cool. In partnership with Fathom Events and Sony Pictures, the company is screening the...
Tuesday23rd Jan 2024
News Hogwarts Legacy Beats Modern Warfare 3, Spider-Man 2 as Most Downloaded PS5 Game of 2023
Baldur's Gate 3 makes top 10
Hogwarts Legacy broke sales records last year, and guess what? It was also a colossal hit on the PlayStation Store. In North America, the spell-slinging action RPG was the most downloaded PS5 title of 2023, while in Europe, it was topped only by EA Sports FC 24. This means that the Harry Potter tie-in beat out the likes...
News Helldivers 2 PS5 Gameplay Overview Trailer Gives Us Our Best Look Yet
Do your bit in the Galactic War
If you've been waiting for more information about Helldivers 2, you'll want to give the above video a watch. The co-op shooter is very nearly here, and developer Arrowhead has divulged some more details about the game's general structure, progression, and more. To summarise: you'll go out on Operations in order to...
News Freedom Planet 2 Finally Fights Its Way to PS5, PS4 in April
Speedy sequel on the way
It was in the works for a very long time, but Freedom Planet 2 made its debut on PC in 2022 to a great reception. Us console peasants have had to wait even longer, but at last, the side-scrolling sequel has a firm release date on PS5 and PS4. The game finally lands on 4th April 2024. Freedom Planet 2 looks like a bigger,...
Review Like a Dragon: Infinite Wealth (PS5) - The Best Yakuza Game Ever Made
Finish the fight
If Yakuza: Like a Dragon was SEGA setting up a baton toss so legendary protagonist Kazuma Kiryu could finally retire after eight games' worth of story, then receiver Ichiban Kasuga needs to work on his handling technique. The new kid on the block doesn't just require the Dragon of Dojima to handle a few side stories as his hair...
Mini Review Immortality (PS5) - An Exceptional FMV Mystery
Two thumbs up
What happened to Marissa Marcel? That's the central crux of the splendid video-game-slash-interactive-movie(s), Immortality. It's a rare treat, anchored by an exceptional lead performance from the actor Manon Gage, in which you attempt to solve the mystery of what happened to a promising actress who starred in three movies, none of...
Review Tekken 8 (PS5) - Next-Gen Tekken Is a Modern Fighting Game Masterclass
Heat haze hype
Tekken 8 has been a long time coming. Its predecessor, the unprecedentedly popular Tekken 7, launched what feels like an age ago; the original arcade release happened all the way back in 2015, before a much-updated version came to consoles in 2017. However, its shockingly long life cycle — perpetuated by an incredibly strong...
News Big RoboCop: Rogue City Patch Adds New Game +, New Difficulty Option, and More
Justice never sleeps
As teased earlier this month, RoboCop: Rogue City has a fresh patch on PS5 (or at least, it's set to release today at the time of writing). It's a fairly major update, adding New Game + to the crime-fighting experience alongside an extra hard difficulty level — the idea being that you'll be able to tackle this challenge with...
News Like a Dragon: Infinite Wealth Opening Movie Depicts a Day in the Life of Ichiban
Not long now
SEGA has released the opening movie for Like a Dragon: Infinite Wealth, so if you can't wait until the game launches on Friday, 26th January, to know what a day in the life of a ponytailed Ichiban Kasuga looks like, then we've got you covered. Infinite Wealth is set three years after the events of Yakuza: Like a Dragon and follows...
News CD Projekt Red Dabbling in AI, Considering Multiplayer for Cyberpunk 2
It's thematically appopriate
Having closed the book on Cyberpunk 2077 with the release of the Phantom Liberty expansion, Warsaw-based developer CD Projekt Red is looking towards the future. In addition to the next Witcher game, a Cyberpunk sequel (which we hope is called 2078) is officially underway, and, appropriately, the company has established a...
News Riot Games Is Laying Off 11% of Staff, Some 530 People
Riot Forge closing up shop
In a sobering sign of the times, Riot Games has announced it will be laying off around 530 people, an 11% reduction of the developer's headcount. Best known for its extremely popular League of Legends franchise on PC, which attracts more than 100 million active users monthly, it's a grim port
News British Army's Fortnite Recruitment Campaign Retreats in the Face of Gamer Backlash
That camouflage really works
Proving its ability to adapt, the British Army is keen on recruiting Fortnite players, or at least it was. Social media posts and a trailer promoting "Operation: Belong" appear to have been taken down following backlash to a recruitment drive aimed at the game's youthful audience. As reported by Eurogamer, Operation:...
News Shuhei Yoshida Eyes 'Pokemon with Guns' Phenomena Palworld for PS5
That is, if it survives Nintendo
Over the weekend, a game reductively described as "multiplayer Pokemon with guns" was released, shattering sales records and concurrent player numbers in a shocking upset. Palworld, as it's called, has become a bonafide phenomenon and one of the most popular games on the planet, all without the help of PlayStation...
Monday22nd Jan 2024
News Suicide Squad Episodes, Characters, and Locations Coming After Launch
Play as Joker in season one
Rocksteady has today revealed the sort of content you can expect from Suicide Squad: Kill the Justice League after its launch, with at least four seasons planned that'll introduce new playable characters, stories, and locations for free. You can hear about it from the studio in the video above, where the game is described...
News UK Sales Charts: The Last of Us 2 Remastered Beats Prince of Persia to the Podium
Lost Crown lost out
Some of early 2024's heavy-hitting new releases are launching, and as expected, they're making a decent impact on the UK's physical games chart. While first and second place seem to be perennially occupied by Hogwarts Legacy and EA Sports FC 24, The Last of Us: Part II Remastered takes a jolly good swing, making its debut in...
News Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth Now Has Its Own Official Sony TV
The definitive TV for Cloud and co
In one of the more bizarre marketing agreements, it's been revealed Final Fantasy VII Rebirth has its own official TV: the Sony Bravia XR. A press release from Sony Electronics suggests the television "is the official gaming TV for this release, offering the ultimate gaming experience to guide users who take on the...
News RPG Dev Piranha Bytes Struggling to Find a Publisher for Next Game
"We are in a difficult situation"
Elex, Gothic, and Risen team Piranha Bytes has taken to Twitter to share the news it's currently trying to find a publisher for its next game as it works through a "difficult situation". The statement comes after speculation the developer had been shut down following further cuts at the Embracer Group. This doesn't...
Here comes Justice
With Apollo Justice: Ace Attorney Trilogy, Capcom's mission to bring all the series' mainline games to modern platforms is finally complete. Continuing the storyline from the beloved original trio of adventures, this is arguably the best collection the publisher has put together yet, fleshing it out with a much fuller set of...
Rumour Assassin's Creed 4: Black Flag Remake Is Now In Active Development
Raise the sails
There's now evidence to suggest that the rumoured Assassin's Creed 4: Black Flag remake is in active development. Word of the supposed project spread last summer, when the title was said to be in its very early stages at Ubisoft Singapore — the studio behind Skull and Bones. However, relatively fresh updates on a lead artist's...
