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Thursday8th Jun 2023
News Mortal Kombat 1's Breathtaking First PS5 Footage Stains Summer Game Fest
Get over here and watch it
The gruesome first PS5 gameplay footage of Mortal Kombat 1 has debuted as part of Geoff Keighley’s Summer Game Fest livestream, and it’s not for the faint of heart. In the glimpse, we see a few story mode cinematics, a bunch of gameplay, and, of course, some Fatalities. The grisly gameplay footage also gives us our...
News GTA Online Update Will Enable You to Track Your Criminal Rise Through the Ranks on PS5
Part of Rockstar's effort to tidy up multiplayer hit
There’s so much to do in GTA Online these days that it can be borderline impossible for new players to wrap their heads around – unless they’re using our GTA Online guide, of course. Fortunately, a new update incoming next week will streamline your criminal career, allowing you to observe...
News Lords of Exile Looks Like a Long Lost NES Era Castlevania for PS5, PS4
8-bit excellence
Look, we appreciate 8-bit era platformers have become dime a dozen during the recent PS Store boom, but sometimes an indie effort still manages to stand out from the crowd. Lords of Exile is very much one of those titles – it looks like a long lost Castlevania game for the NES from Konami, with its imposing gothic architecture and...
News Here's the Stellar Lineup You Can Expect at Capcom Showcase Next Week
Dragon's Dogma 2! Exoprimal! Ghost Trick!
Capcom’s been on fire for a while, so it’s understandable if you’re excited for next week’s Capcom Showcase. The publisher was originally quite vague about the contents of the show, but it’s since followed up with some firm confirmation of what we can expect to air during the event: Exoprimal,...
News Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth PS5 Gameplay at Summer Game Fest? Nomura Promises More Soon
Latest daily update is light on details
Square Enix’s week-long trolling exercise appears to have concluded with the vaguest Twitter update on Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth yet: “More information will be revealed soon.” That it! That’s the sole confirmation from creative director Tetsuya Nomura, following previous Earth-shattering reveals about...
News First-Person Puzzler Viewfinder Launches Next Month on PS5, Demo Available Today
Take a picture
We've been mesmerised by Viewfinder since it was announced, and thanks to this brief new trailer, we know when we can finally play it ourselves. The first-person puzzle adventure launches on 18th July, 2023 for PS5. In case you're unaware, the game's main hook is taking or finding photographs, and then stepping into them. It's one of...
News EA Sports Accused of Exploiting College Football Stars Over Low Pay for New PS5 Game
Athletes urged to boycott upcoming game
It’s been over ten years since the last NCAA Football game, so there was understandable excitement when EA Sports announced that it was actively developing EA Sports College Football for new-gen consoles, like the PS5. However, the tricky tightrope of player likenesses continues to prove a sticking point, as...
News Capcom's Meteoric Rise Underlined by Resident Evil Village Sales Milestone
On fire
Capcom, in its current guise, is like a footballer that’s on a hot streak and has scored a goal every game for the past couple of months. The publisher – colloquially coined Capgod here on our internal Slack chat – is absolutely on fire, releasing hit after hit after hit. (Its latest effort, Street Fighter 6, netted a perfect score in...
News PS Plus, Game Pass Subscription Growth Has Totally Stalled in USA
Graph has levelled off
At the beginning of the generation, gaming subscriptions were considered by most to be an enormous disruptor to the status quo, however as time progresses it’s becoming more apparent that consumers maybe don’t see the same value in them that enthusiasts do. A lot of the discussion about the benefits of the business model...
News Animalistic Roguelite AK-xolotl Lets You Weaponise Your Offspring on PS5, PS4
Axolotls are weird
You've got to differentiate your roguelite indie game somehow, right? AK-xolotl, an upcoming top-down shooter from Playstack and 2Awesome Studio, was announced earlier this year, has just received some new details over on the PS Blog, including a gameplay trailer that looks suitably hectic. Playing as an axolotl
Guide What Time Is Summer Game Fest Live?
Dates, times, and what to expect
When is Summer Game Fest Live? Every year, presenter and producer Geoff Keighley brings us Summer Game Fest, and the main event is a big, live presentation full of game announcements and updates. With E3 cancelled, this has become the focal point of the summer's season of gaming events. It'll be well worth watching...
News Sony Will Celebrate Horror Series Siren's 20th Anniversary, Raising Hopes of a PS5 Revival
Back from the dead
Longtime PlayStation fans will recognise the name Siren, developed by a long-defunct offshoot of Japan Studio (Project Siren) and responsible for the three survival horror stealth games that comprise the trilogy. Sony is celebrating the series' 20th Anniversary, which has caused some to hold out hope for a revival. PlayStation...
News Japanese Gaming Institution Famitsu Awards Street Fighter 6 on PS5, PS4 a Perfect Score
The official nod
Street Fighter 6 is a pretty big deal, if you haven't noticed, and has been selling like gangbusters in the days since it launched. Fans seem content-ish (at least, for the time being), and critics loved this reinvention of the iconic classic, although none so much as the venerable Japanese outlet Famitsu, which has awar
News Vampire: The Masquerade - Bloodlines 2 Publisher Is Refunding All Physical PS5, PS4 Pre-Orders
An eternity of waiting
The publisher behind Vampire: The Masquerade - Bloodlines 2, coming to PS5 and PS4, will be automatically refunding all physical preorders, with refunds for digital preorders available on request. This comes as Paradox Interactive posted a development update for the game on its website. While refunding preorders is usually a...
News Square Enix Doesn't Think You've Seen Enough Final Fantasy 16 PS5 Gameplay
Make them stop
At this point, Square Enix appears to have taken several chapters out of the Jim Ryan Marketing Playbook, inundating fans with so much Final Fantasy XVI gameplay it appears that the Japanese firm aims to achieve Total Mindshare. Despite politely requesting an end
News Persona 3 Remake Rumours Intensify Yet Again with Updated Web Domain
Evoking hope in our hearts
Those pernicious Persona 3 remake rumours are doing the rounds once again, which is equal parts exciting and exhausting. A web domain has been updated in line with previous Atlus releases and following the same format, leading to speculation that an announcement is imminent. It has been speculated (including by the...
News Monochrome PSVR2 FPS Synapse Sounds Like a Roguelite to Add to Your Wishlist
Take on this telekinetic shooter in July
Some games just don’t show well in trailers. Synapse, the upcoming PSVR2 shooter from virtual reality specialists nDreams, may be one of those games. The title has anchored two PlayStation presentations recently, and has barely elicited a whimper from unimpressed onlookers. This is despite it being the...
Wednesday7th Jun 2023
News In a Shock Twist, Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth Will Have Music on PS5
Bizarre development updates continue
Oh, this is just getting silly now. We were willing to entertain the idea of these daily Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth updates when the development team was vaguely discussing the release’s progress, but now we have the Earth-shaking confirmation that the title will have music in it. The
News Monster Hunter Rise: Sunbreak Wraps Up on PS5, PS4 This August
Final patch will bundle together multiple title updates
Monster Hunter Rise: Sunbreak only launched on PS5 and PS4 this year, but those who didn’t originally play on the Nintendo Switch or PC have had plenty to do. And there’ll be another enormous content drop on 24th August, as Capcom rolls up all of the title’s remaining post-release content...
News Autobot Leader Optimus Prime Will Roll Out in Fortnite Wilds on PS5, PS4
To any surviving Autobots taking refuge among the stars
Update: It was heavily rumoured towards the tail-end of last month, but now it's official: Autobot leader Optimus Prime will roll out in the latest season of Fortnite, which is set to get underway later this week. We're still awaiting confirmation of whether or not he'll be able to...
News Madden NFL 24 Makes Players More Anatomically Accurate on PS5, Revives Superstar Mode
Buffalo Bills quarterback Josh Allen on the cover
EA Sports has brought out all the buzzwords for the announcement of Madden NFL 24, which is now officially confirmed and will release worldwide on 18th August, with a three-day Early Access period for those who purchase the more expensive Deluxe Edition. This year’s game will once again improve...
News Scrolling PS5, PS4 Beat-'Em-Up Sensation TMNT: Shredder's Revenge Reveals DLC
Radical
The superb 16-bit era beat-‘em-up tribute TMNT: Shredder’s Revenge is back for another bite of action this year, with the announcement of the Dimension Shellshock expansion. Due out later this year, the add-on will feature a veritable smorgasbord of extras, including a new character – Usagi Yojimbo, the steely rabbit samurai – as...
Rumour Payday 3 Will Allegedly Cash Out in September on PS5, PS4
Money must be funny
Looks like we may be getting a Payday 3 release date at Summer Game Fest or any of its adjacent events, assuming the timing of an apparent leak is to be believed. A 21st September launch date was surfaced by notorious Microsoft Store scraper Aggiornamenti Lumia, suggesting some kind of announcement may be imminent – either...
News Acclaimed PS5, PS4 RPG Sequel Octopath Traveler 2 Tops One Million Sales
Milestone maker
There were concerns that Octopath Traveler 2 may have underperformed, despite it receiving a stellar reception from critics, but news today confirms that title has topped one million units. Obviously, we’ll need to wait and see whether that measures up to Square Enix’s notoriously aggressive targets, but it certainly paints a...
News After Attracting One Million Players, Street Fighter 6's Sales Have Now Passed a Milestone
You can guess
Capcom confirmed earlier this week that Street Fighter 6 had attracted one million players, and it’s since followed up with confirmation that the critically acclaimed sequel has now sold one million copies. With one million players under its belt, it was always likely the title was close to selling one million copies to consumers...
News PS Studios, Kojima Productions Announce Hideo Kojima Documentary Film
Connecting worlds
Well, we suppose this was inevitable, wasn’t it? PS Studios and Kojima Productions have announced a documentary film named Hideo Kojima: Connecting Worlds, which promises to take you “on a journey into the creative mind of the most iconic video game creator in the world”. The film appears to revolve around the establishment...
News PS5 Console Sales Up an Impressive 81% This Year in the UK
But May represented a slight decline
PS5 console sales are up an impressive 81 per cent year-over-year in the UK so far, reflecting Sony’s ability to overcome manufacturing issues which have plagued the platform since launch. Component shortages enforced by the coronavirus pandemic led to severe stock issues, but those problems have since been...
News PS Store's Double Discounts Sale Crashes PS5, PS4 Prices for PS Plus Subscribers
That's a plus
Sony just can't get enough PS Store sales right now. In addition to the huge Days of Play offer, which is currently ongoing, it's introduced a new Double Discounts sale. This semi-regular deal brings prices down on PS5 and PS4 software, and if you're a PS Plus member, the discounts, as the name suggests, are doubled. It means you can...
News The Latest PS5 Firmware Update Is Available to Download Now
What does version 23.01-07.40.00 do?
It's everyone's favourite news story: Sony has just released a new firmware update for PS5. It's been a little bit since the last one, but before you get too excited, this is just a small one. Nothing too crazy here. So, what does PS5 system software version 23.01-07.40.00 do? Here are the full patch notes for...
News Attention! Dr Fetus' Mean Meat Machine on PS5, PS4 Gets into Gear on 22nd June
Hardcore Puzzle Action
Dr. Fetus' Mean Meat Machine is spinning up on PS4 and PS4 on 22nd June, something we learned in a delightfully wicked new trailer. Developed by the independent wizards over at Team Meat, best known for their revolutionary, tough-as-ham platformer, Super Meat Boy, expect pain and extremely tight mechanics. Ostensibly Tetris...