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Monday12th Jun 2023
News Mortal Kombat 1 Is Coming to PS5 Soon, But Injustice 3 Isn't Out of the Question
Ed Boon weighs in
For the past generation or so, fighting game developer NetherRealm Studios has interchanged between Mortal Kombat and Injustice. This year, however, it’ll release Mortal Kombat 1 – the second successive entry in the series after 2019’s Mortal Kombat 11. So, why did it make that decision? Series creator Ed Boon explained in an...
News Kingdom Hearts, NieR Automata Teams Assisted on Final Fantasy 16 for PS5
Calling in the big guns
We know that Sony has helped Square Enix optimise Final Fantasy 16 for the PS5, and now we have confirmation that both PlatinumGames and also SE Creative Business Unit 1 were involved. During yesterday’s pre-launch livestream, it was confirmed that Takahisa Taura of NieR Automata fame led a team from within PlatinumGames to...
Live Watch the Ubisoft Forward 2023 Livestream Right Here
Star Wars Outlaws! Assassin's Creed Mirage! More!
Looking to watch the Ubisoft Forward 2023 livestream? Then you've come to the right place! The French publisher's had an uncharacteristically slow year or so thus far, but it's aiming to up the ante today with the first gameplay footage of Star Wars Outlaws, as well as updates on Assassin's Creed...
News BMX-Based Deliveroo Outing Parcel Corps Pedals to PS5, And We Want It Now
Dystopian cycling title looks great
We’ve always said we’d happily do a couple of shifts for Deliveroo, winding through busy city streets on a bicycle to get a Wicked Zinger Meal to its destination in record time. Now we may actually have the opportunity, in the distinctly tongue-in-cheek Parcel Corps, a dystopian extreme sports deliver-‘em-up...
News PS5's Final Fantasy 16 Marketing Onslaught Has Started with Sick London Buses
The marketing wheels go round
Sony may be frustrating beyond belief at times, but when it’s got a big game in its portfolio, you can bet your bottom dollar it’s going to make sure you know about it. Final Fantasy 16 is the next major PS5 console exclusive on the horizon, and with the release of today’s demo, the marketing onslaught is well...
News Street Fighter 6's Battle Pass Brings the Heat with Retro Games, Classic Music, and More
On fire
After a brief delay towards the tail end of last week, Capcom has launched Street Fighter 6’s first Battle Pass – or Fighter Pass, as the publisher has named it. Structured exactly the same as in games like Fortnite, the Early Summer Vibes season will run until 2nd July, so you don’t have an enormous amount of time to complete it...
Guide What Time Is Capcom Showcase 2023?
Dates, times, and what to expect
When is Capcom Showcase 2023? The Japanese publisher is one of the last major players in this summer's games industry blowout. With several exciting games on the way (and, presumably, more that are unannounced), this one should have a few morsels of gaming goodness for us. So, when's it all happening? On this page,...
News Open World Gacha Tower of Fantasy Grabs Exclusive PS5, PS4 Pre-Order Bonuses
Time sink incoming
Gacha game Tower of Fantasy is free-to-play, but that’s not stopping publisher Perfect World from opening pre-orders for the PS5 and PS4 version from 20th June. We’re going to assume these will come with various in-game bonuses like virtual currency, but it’s not specifically explained on the PS Blog what those who purchase...
News Sony's Partnership with Square Enix Has Never Been Stronger, Says Jim Ryan
He values "everything we do together"
PlayStation bigwig Jim Ryan made a surprise appearance during Final Fantasy 16’s pre-launch livestream overnight, where he said that his company’s relationship with publisher Square Enix has “never been stronger”. In the brief speech, he mentioned that Sony’s collaboration with the company “goes back...
Lookin' sharp, V
CD Projekt Red has unveiled a collection of in-game items that you can claim once Cyberpunk 2077: Phantom Liberty launches this September. Part of the company's ongoing GOG rewards scheme, you'll need to sign up to the platform and then link your account via the game in order to claim your goodies, but you may think that's a small...
News Shadow Gambit: The Cursed Crew Drops Anchor on PS5 in August
Tactical piracy coming soon
Mimimi Games, the makers of Shadow Tactics: Blades of the Shogun and Desperados III, has unveiled the release date for its latest real-time strategy outing. Shadow Gambit: The Cursed Crew sees the studio turn its talents to the world of pirates, and it's sailing to PS5 on 17th August 2023. The above trailer features new...
News The Elder Scrolls Online: Necrom Brings Eldritch Magic and Mystery to PS5, PS4 This Month
New chapter begins very soon
If you're still playing The Elder Scrolls Online, good news — a major new update is just around the corner. Necrom is a new expansion that hits the game on 20th June, meaning it's just over a week away. The headline addition in this update is the Arcanist, which is an all-new class that's all about wielding dark...
Preview Cyberpunk 2077: Phantom Liberty Is the PS5 RPG You've Always Wanted
Jacking in again
It might have taken CD Projekt RED another two and a half years after release to get there, but Cyberpunk 2077 DLC Phantom Liberty is such a substantial addition to the PS5, PS4 RPG that it finally feels like it can meet those colossal expectations of 2020. This is more than just an expansion with a new story, quests, and characters...
Guide What Time Is Ubisoft Forward 2023?
Dates, times, and what to expect
Looking for when is Ubisoft Forward 2023? French publisher Ubisoft's output has been uncharacteristically low-key of late, but it'll look to revive its release schedule with its annual E3-style event. On this page, we'll include all the important dates, times, and confirmed titles you need to know about ahead of the...
News Final Fantasy 16 Demo Out Now on PS5, Progress Carries Over to the Full Game
Over two hours of gameplay
The highly anticipated demo for Final Fantasy XVI is out right now on PS5, giving everyone a chance to play through a generous chunk of the game's opening act ahead of its full release on the 22nd June. Just to be clear, the exact launch time for the demo is 9AM BST / 10AM CEST / 1AM PT / 4AM ET on the 12th June (today, at...
The weight of ages bearing down
Recreating the city of Baldur's Gate from the beloved CRPG of the same name is a Herculean task fraught with danger. It needs to be recognisable to venerable veterans of the 1998 classic and yet manage to conform to modern game design principles. With Baldur's Gate 3, developer Larian Studios describes the process as...
Any press is good press
After fans' surprisingly negative reception (we thought it looked cool) to the debut gameplay trailer of Ubisoft Montpellier's Prince of Persia: The Lost Crown, the developer hit back with a surprisingly open-handed rejoinder: "We welcome all your reactions, positive and negative." This follows
News Persona 3 Reload Won't Include FES or Portable Content, No Female Protagonist
The Darkest Hour
If a remake of Persona 3 sounded too good to be true, it kind of might be, depending on which version of the game you remember. Atlus has announced the recently revealed Persona 3 Reload (officially, at least) will be based on the original PS2 release and won't feature content from the FES or Portable incarnations of the game. Thi
News Cyberpunk 2077's Phantom Liberty Expansion Is So, So Much More Than PS5 DLC
A new dawn for Night City
Cyberpunk 2077's impending Phantom Liberty expansion (launching on PS5 on 26th September) is much more than simple DLC, instead being an overhaul of virtually every inch of Night City. It goes far beyond the scope of what some might expect and is a true expansion, according to comments made by creative director Pawel Sasko...
News Romantic Action RPG Eternights Adds to PS5's Already Stacked September
Save your date
Eternights is an intriguing blend of action RPG and dating sim, with a supernatural setting and some rather disturbing imagery. We now know when it's coming to both PS5 and PS4; Save your date, and save the world on 21st September. That is if you have the time. Consider that both the eagerly an
Roadmap will soon be required
The curtain has closed on what was, in this author’s partially informed opinion, probably the strongest Xbox Showcase in recent memory. This wasn’t a total knockout on par with some of PlayStation’s best ever E3 presentations – is such a thing even possible now we’ve effectively transitioned from live...
Sunday11th Jun 2023
News Like a Dragon: Infinite Wealth Is the Next Mainline Game as Ichiban Goes Nude on a Beach
To Infinite and beyond
Update: Just in case there was any shred of doubt, Like a Dragon: Infinite Wealth has now been officially confirmed for PS5 and PS4 in the aftermath of Microsoft's event. Original Article: Well, this is not the trailer we expected to see for Like a Dragon 8 — or, as it'll be called here in the west, Like a Dragon: Infinite...
News Jusant Is a PS5 Puzzle Platformer with Some Uncharted Energy
Climb time
You know what, there aren’t enough games about climbing. We know some found it got a little long in the tooth as the Uncharted franchise dragged on, but we really enjoyed the recent Horizon Call of the Mountain, for example – a game where you spend most of your time simply fumbling your way to the peaks of cliff faces with PSVR2...
News Psychological Oil Rig Horror Still Wakes the Deep Plunges PS5 Next Year
Well, oil be damned
Everybody’s Gone to the Rapture developer The Chinese Room has returned to its psychological horror roots, with Still Wakes the Deep slated for an Early 2024 release on PS5. Announced earlier today during the Xbox Showcase, the title will see you assume the role of an off-shore oil rig worker, as he fights for his life through...
News PAYDAY 3 Scores a 24th September Release Date on PS5
Potentially cancelled on PS4
PAYDAY 3 will score its biggest haul yet from 24th September, as Starbreeze Studios has slapped a release date on the title at long last. The co-op shooter sequel has been a long time coming, but it’ll only cost $39.99 when it finally does arrive. It should be noted there’s no mention of PS4 for PAYDAY 3, so we’re...
News Cities: Skylines 2 Lays Foundations on PS5 from 24th October
Build 'em up
Well, one game that’s definitely not embargoed from the Xbox Showcase is Cities: Skylines 2, because even PlayStation has uploaded this pre-order trailer. The title’s due out on 24th October, and promises next-gen city building fun. You can get a glimpse of gameplay courtesy of the trailer embedded above; obviously these kind of...
News Cyberpunk 2077: Phantom Liberty Priced at £25 / $30 on PS5
CDPR's most expensive expansion
Ever since CD Projekt Red said that Cyberpunk 2077: Phantom Liberty would be its biggest ever expansion — in terms of developer resources, not scale — we've been wondering how much it's going to cost. Historically, the Polish company has placed enticingly low price points on its DLC offerings. The Witcher 3's two...
News Persona 5 Tactica Is Launching This Year, But No Mention of PS5, PS4 Yet
Sit tight
Who doesn’t love an Atlus announcement during an Xbox Showcase? Persona 5 Tactica was, unsurprisingly, revealed during Microsoft’s briefing earlier today – but as we observed earlier in the day, it looks like PlayStation confirmation is embargoed for the time being. We’ve contacted the company and will update when we get
News Ubisoft's Open World Star Wars Outlaws PS5 Gameplay Will Debut Tomorrow
Due out next year
Star Wars Outlaws, the first open world entry from Ubisoft in the legendary LucasFilm franchise, will launch in 2024 – and while there’s a lengthy CG trailer embedded above to whet your appetite, you won’t have to wait long for gameplay. The French firm promises that the first PS5 gameplay will debut during Ubisoft Forward...
News Persona Dev's Project Re Fantasy Finally Revealed as a Ridiculous Looking Turn-Based RPG
No mention of PS5, PS4 yet
Remember Project Re Fantasy, the big project Persona developer Atlus has had in development for years? Well, it's finally been re-revealed as the awkwardly named Metaphor: ReFantazio — a fantastical turn-based RPG that's very reminiscent of the Shin Megami Tensei games. It looks packed with potential in its debut...
