TodayTue, 15th Aug 2023

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  8

  News Destiny 2 Will Try to Win Back Some Positivity with Its Annual Showcase Next Week

  Taking shape

  Bungie has announced that it'll be hosting its annual Destiny 2 Showcase next week, on the 22nd August. Naturally, it'll feature fresh info on The Final Shape — the shooter's next expansion — Season 22 of the game, the next reprised raid, and "more". If you've been keeping up with Destiny 2, you'll know that things have been more...

  • 1 hour ago
  • Bungie
  • PS5
  • PS4
  • Destiny
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  1

  News NBA 2K24 Targets More Casual Players, Reveals ProPLAY for PS5

  Animations based on real-world stars

  The headline feature for NBA 2K24 this year, which is admittedly only available in the PS5 version, is ProPLAY. On paper, this sounds a little bit like the new HyperMotion Volumetric technology that’s being added to EA Sports FC this year: in a nutshell, it’s allowing Visual Concepts to create animations...

  • 2 hours ago
  • 2K Sports
  • PS5
  • PS4
  • NBA 2K
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  35

  News Final Fantasy 16 Producer Reckons One Gaming Platform Would Be Better for Everyone

  Devs and players

  In a recent appearance on a Taiwanese gaming channel (as translated by IGN), outspoken Final Fantasy 16 producer Naoki Yoshida lamented fact that there are multiple platforms (PlayStation, Xbox, Nintendo, etc.). Given Yoshida's penchant for making headline-worthy comments, we think the Square Enix veteran is being

  • 2 hours ago
  • Square Enix
  • PS5
  • Final Fantasy
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  1

  News Bus Simulator 21 Goes Back to School on PS5, PS4 Later This Month

  Three little words

  No one under the age of 18 wants to think about going back to school, but Bus Simulator 21’s upcoming expansion will make the event a pastime for millions of players across PS5 and PS4. Officially licensed by real-world US school bus manufacturer Blue Bird, the add-on will incorporate numerous new public transport missions –...

  • 3 hours ago
  • Astragon Entertainment
  • PS5
  • PS4
  • Bus Simulator
  • DLC
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  8

  News UK Sales Charts: PS5 Sale Keeps LEGO Star Wars: The Skywalker Saga at the Top

  Most impressive

  The UK's boxed games chart always shifts around whenever a big promotion takes place, and that's no different here. Sony's been pushing the PS5 and its games pretty hard the last couple of weeks, and it's brought back some bestsellers. LEGO Star Wars: The Skywalker Saga was number one last week, and it remains there now, selling most...

  • 8 hours ago
  • UK
  • Sales
  • Charts
  • PS5
  • PS4
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  34

  News Gamescom Opening Night Live Less About Announcements, More About Big Updates

  Geoff Keighley sets expectations

  Gamescom Opening Night Live is just around the corner, and as you'd expect, organiser and host Geoff Keighley is busy building hype ahead of the event. However, just to ease expectations ever so slightly, Keighley has said that this year's show is "less about announcing brand new projects, and more about giving fans...

  • 9 hours ago
  • Gamescom
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  8

  News Tekken 8 Release Date Reveal Could Be Closer Than You Think

  PS5 fighter gets rated

  At this point, a release date is really all that Tekken 8 is missing. While it's widely believed that the PS5 fighting game will launch in 2024 — preferably before Evo 2024, which takes place at the end of July — Bandai Namco hasn't been dropping any hints. What's more, the current Tekken World Tour — based around the...

  • 10 hours ago
  • Bandai Namco
  • PS5
  • Tekken
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  39

  News You Can Now Buy PS Plus Premium Classics Tekken 2, Ridge Racer Type 4, More

  Bandai Namco will take your money

  In case you weren't aware, the majority of retro games on PS Plus Premium are available for individual purchase. This means that, if you buy them, you won't need to remain a Premium member in order to play them. Playing them at no extra cost is great of course, but if you want the extra security, it's nice that most...

  • 11 hours ago
  • Sony
  • PS5
  • PS4
  • PS Plus
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  0

  News Bizarre PS2 Rhythm Game About Dancing Furries Getting English Fan Patch

  Time Extension Dog of Bay is an obscure Japanese game from 2000

  Yesterday, Hilltop (a developer behind countless Japanese-to-English fan patches) announced they would be revealing their latest localization patch over the next couple of hours. This inevitably caused many to speculate on what Japanese curiosity they would be bringing to English audiences next. We...

  • 11 hours ago
  • News
  • Fan Translations
  • PS2
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  5

  News Meet the Cast That Will Consume All Your Cash in Genshin Impact This Week

  A kind of magic

  Genshin Impact’s hugely anticipated 4.0 update will release later this week, bringing with it the all-new Hydro region of Fontaine. Of course, the underwater city is not the only major addition, with two new characters available to recruit in the form of the magical double-act, Lyney and Lynette. Ahead of the latest content drop,...

  • 11 hours ago
  • HoYoverse
  • PS5
  • PS4
  • Genshin Impact
  • Trailers
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  7

  News PS Plus Extra, Premium Games for August 2023 Available Now

  Sea of Stars arriving later

  As revealed last week, PS Plus Extra and PS Plus Premium have both received another meaty update to their respective catalogues. With the exception of Sea of Stars, which releases into PS Plus Extra on the 29th August, the new lineup is available to download right now on PS5

  • 12 hours ago
  • PS5
  • PS4
  • PS Plus
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  9

  News New PSP Trio All Feature Platinum Trophies on PS Plus Premium

  Gong hunting

  How do you feel about PS Plus Premium now then? There’s no question it’s got a lot, lot better than it used to be – and most first-party games are even launching with full Trophy sets right now. That includes the latest trio of PSP titles added to the service today: Ape Escape: On the Loose, Pursuit Force: Extreme Justice, and...

  • 13 hours ago
  • Sony
  • PS5
  • PS4
  • PSP
  • PS Plus
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  12

  News PS Plus Premium Poised to Add Tekken 6, SoulCalibur: Broken Destiny

  Fighting fever

  PS Plus Premium’s growing selection of emulated classics looks set to expand yet again in the near-future, with the Taiwanese ratings board classifying two retro PSP titles for PS5 and PS4. Listings for both Tekken 6 and SoulCalibur: Broken Destiny appeared overnight, with the latter obviously being a handheld exclusive. The former...

  • 13 hours ago
  • Bandai Namco
  • PS5
  • PS4
  • PSP
  • Tekken
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  2

  News NHL 24 Pulls Back The Curtain on PS5, PS4 Cover Athlete

  All hail Cale

  With the autumn approaching, it's time for information about this year's edition of the NHL franchise to start trickling in. And the first thing out of the gate is course the cover athlete. Last year, we saw not one, but two firsts, with Trevor Zegras making the first member of the Anaheim Ducks to appear on a cover, as well as...

  • 14 hours ago
  • EA Sports
  • PS5
  • PS4
  • NHL
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  5

  News Green Hell's PSVR2 Port Offers Next Level Terror for Survival Enthusiasts on PS5

  Into the wild

  Green Hell was already widely available, but at long last, players can experience the literal nightmare of being lost in the Amazon rainforest for themselves on PSVR2, and it's out today. Green Hell first launched back in 2019 but eventually charted a course to PS4 in 2021. Green Hell VR is the PSVR2 iteration, and likely not for the...

  • 16 hours ago
  • Incuvo
  • PS5
  • PSVR2
  • Green Hell
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  14

  News Embracer's Broken $2 Billion Verbal Agreement Was Reportedly with Saudi-funded Savvy Games

  No reasons, only more questions

  Embracer Group is currently undergoing major internal reorganisation after apparently overextending, with hard-working employees bearing the cost in the ensuing layoffs and closures. This restructuring has already begun, but a new report has shed some further light on how the situation all came about.

  • 17 hours ago
  • Embracer Group
  • PS5
  • PS4
  • Industry
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  17

  News Larian Studios Still Cooking the Ability to Change Baldur's Gate 3 Character Appearance

  In hindsight, the mohawk was a bold choice

  While the wait for Baldur's Gate 3 has been an interminable one, an advantage to having to endure a month of PC players tearing it apart is that aspects of the game that really need improving are being detected and actioned by developer Larian Studios. One quite baffling missing feature is the ability to...

  • 18 hours ago
  • Larian Studios
  • PS5
  • Baldurs Gate
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  14

  News Lords of the Fallen PS5 Equips Performance, Quality Mode

  Good

  Lords of the Fallen is looking like a good bet for players seeking their grimdark fix on PS5. With there still no sign of a solid release date for Elden Ring's Shadow of the Erdtree expansion, the dark fantasy epic is shaping up to be a real treat for masochists seeking a mechanical challenge. It's been confirmed to feature the performance and...

  • 19 hours ago
  • CI Games
  • PS5
  • Lords of the Fallen
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  17

  News Next! Crash Team Racing Gets Unofficial 60fps Patch on PS5

  Illusion back at it again

  As predicted, the dominoes have begun to fall, and modder Illusion has apparently spent the weekend unlocking the frame rate of Crash Team Racing Nitro-Fueled. This joins a rapidly growing list of games that have achieved that glorious 60fps on a modified retail PS5, thanks to their efforts. For those keeping score at home,...

  • 20 hours ago
  • Activision
  • PS4
  • Crash Team Racing Nitro-Fueled

YesterdayMon, 14th Aug 2023

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  157

  Guide New PS5, PS4 Games This Week (14th August to 20th August)

  Expansive interest

  What new PS5 and PS4 games are releasing in physical retailers and as part of the PS Store update this week? The big new release this week is an annual one, in Madden NFL 24. Consider this the calm before the storm. Click through the links for a full list of all new PS5 games release dates in 2023, all new PSVR2 games release...

  • 2 days ago
  • PS Store
  • PS5
  • PS4
  • Release Dates
  • Guides
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  29

  News Larian Studios CEO Responds to 'Raised Standards' Concerns: 'Standards Die Every Day'

  "In video games there's so much free space to explore, still, in the creative tree"

  Baldur's Gate 3 represents a shift for AAA RPGs that's hard to put into words without sounding overly trite but needs must. If Breath of the Wild was an event horizon for exploration in open worlds, then BG3 does the same for depth and character choice in RPGs. It's...

  • 2 days ago
  • Larian Studios
  • PS5
  • Baldurs Gate
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  23

  News Assassin's Creed Mirage Release Date Pushed Forward as Game Goes Gold

  Looking sharp

  Good news for fans of stabbing corrupt historical figures: Assassin's Creed Mirage will now release a week earlier than anticipated. Alongside news that the game has gone gold — meaning that it's ready to be shipped — Ubisoft confirmed that the launch date has been pushed forward, to the 5th October, 2023. It was previously set for...

  • 1 day ago
  • Ubisoft
  • PS5
  • PS4
  • Assassin's Creed
  • Release Dates
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  17

  Guide When Is Gamescom Opening Night Live?

  Dates, times, and what to expect

  When is Gamescom Opening Night Live? The end of the summer means it's time for Gamescom, Europe's largest video game exhibition. Held as always in Cologne, Germany, the enormous convention gets started each year with a kick-off showcase named Opening Night Live, put together and hosted by the one and only Geoff...

  • 1 day ago
  • PS5
  • PS4
  • Geoff Keighley
  • Gamescom
  • Events
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  35

  News PS5 Pulling Ahead in the UK Thanks to Sony's Summer Sale

  Market leader leads market

  Details on the gaming market in the UK for the month of July have rolled in thanks to GamesIndustry.biz, and it looks like software and hardware discounts have stirred things up. The PS5 had its first big price cut recently, and that's contributed to a pretty healthy position for Sony's console compared to the competition...

  • 1 day ago
  • UK
  • Sales
  • Charts
  • PS5
  • PS4
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  84

  News Final Fantasy Creator Believes Latest Instalment Is Ultimate Entry in Franchise

  Levelled up

  Final Fantasy 16 attracted plenty of plaudits and critical acclaim, but series creator Hironobu Sakaguchi may have endorsed it with its most important yet, describing it as the “ultimate” entry in the franchise. The ex-Square Enix director – who left the company in 2003 – posted the comments on Twitter, which will come as music...

  • 2 days ago
  • Square Enix
  • PS5
  • Final Fantasy
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  19

  News Armored Core 6 PS5 File Size Isn't So Bad

  We'll take it

  The good news: it's looking like you won't be forced to delete several games in order to fit Armored Core 6 on your PS5. The bad news: FromSoftware's latest still isn't what we'd call 'small' in terms of file size. In fact, it's pretty much bang in the middle of what most players would deem reasonable, weighing in at a not-so-terrible...

  • 1 day ago
  • Bandai Namco
  • PS5
  • PS4
  • Armored Core
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  28

  News Play WipEout in Your Web Browser While Fans Pray for Sony to Bring the Series Back

  Play the PS1 original right now

  Regular readers will know that we're huge fans of WipEout. The futuristic racing series has long been ignored by Sony — much to our disappointment — but if you're yearning for a quick fix of eye-watering speed (and perhaps a healthy nostalgia hit) then you may be in luck. Programmer Dominic Szablewski has managed...

  • 1 day ago
  • Sony
  • PS1
  • WipEout
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  36

  News Genshin Impact Boss Remembers the Backlash Which Prompted Irate Breath of the Wild Fans to Smash Their PS4s in Protest

  Team was in tears

  Gacha game Genshin Impact has gone on to become one of the most profitable projects on the planet, but this wasn’t always the case. Back when it was first announced, its comparisons to The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild seemed so strong that many accused it of being a copycat. While these turned out to be surface...

  • 2 days ago
  • HoYoverse
  • PS5
  • PS4
  • Genshin Impact
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  32

  News PS Plus Premium Adds a Playable Perk for PSVR2 Owners

  Build it up

  The ever-expanding selection of playable PS Plus Premium demos has been boosted yet again with the addition of a one-hour trial for PSVR2 launch title Townsmen VR. The virtual reality city builder combines elements of Sim City and God games to make for a compellingly unique concoction – and you’ll be able to test drive it for...

  • 1 day ago
  • Handy Games
  • PS5
  • PSVR2
  • Townsmen VR
  • PS Plus
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  News Scintillating PS5 RPG Black Myth: Wukong Will Allegedly Feature Heavily at Gamescom

  Fully playable on dozens of machines

  German convention Gamescom is just days away, but there’s still strong speculation about what will be on display at the show. Black Myth: Wukong, a previously announced “next-gen” action RPG from Chinese developer Game Science, is one such title setting tongues wagging; according to Insider Gaming sources,...

  • 2 days ago
  • Game Science
  • PS5
  • Black Myth: Wukong
  • Gamescom
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  News Texas Chainsaw Massacre's PS5, PS4 Adaptation Won't Get Gutted Like Friday the 13th

  No slashed expectations

  Friday the 13th, the asymmetrical adaptation of the classic slasher horror franchise, is at the end of its life, with the developer even unlocking everything for all players before the title is delisted. The Texas Chainsaw Massacre, however – due out later this week on the PS5 and PS4 – will not fall to the same fate...

  • 2 days ago
  • Gun Interactive
  • PS5
  • PS4
  • The Texas Chainsaw Massacre
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  News Tekken 8 Boss Katsuhiro Harada Hits Back at 'Silly Threats' from Irate Eddy Gordo Fans

  For every action, a reaction

  Veteran developer of the series and director of Tekken 8, Katsuhiro Harada, has spoken up about the toll trolling and harassment takes, causing real damage to team morale and even incurring additional financial costs on the larger FGC (fighting game community) in extreme cases. Harada shared an image where one...

  • 2 days ago
  • Bandai Namco
  • PS4
  • Tekken
  • Sales
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  20

  News Overwatch 2 Swiftly Branded Steam's 'Worst Game of All Time'

  That was quick

  Overwatch 2 was released on PS5 and PS4 back in October of 2022, and the shift to free-to-play drew massive crowds initially, but deeper issues were quickly discovered. The player base has been declining ever since, which is fairly normal for service games, but what's new for Blizzard is the great equaliser: Steam. Launching i

  • 2 days ago
  • Blizzard
  • PS5
  • PS4
  • Overwatch
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  6

  News Rockstar Hires Team of Previously Banned GTA 5 Modders

  The ultimate heist, that of the mind

  Rockstar Games has taken to X to announce the hiring of Cfx.re, the team of modders behind Grand Theft Auto 5's popular

  • 2 days ago
  • Rockstar
  • Grand Theft Auto
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  8

  News Blasphemous 2 Looks Like a Truly Sick Sequel in Raw Gameplay Footage

  Praise be

  Due to release in just over a week on PS5, Blasphemous 2 appears to be a pretty straightforward sequel to the already fantastic Blasphemous — and we're perfectly okay with that. The 2D action adventure just got 16 minutes of raw gameplay footage (thanks IGN), and it looks damn good. We've always loved the first game's art direction, and...

  • 1 day ago
  • Team 17
  • PS5
  • Blasphemous
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  1

  News Gritty Strategy Game Gord Gets Dark Fantasy Gameplay Trailer

  Gord-amn

  Gord is a grimdark "adventure-strategy" game coming to PS5 on 17th August, and we got a new look at it in motion, thanks to an Xbox-flavoured gameplay trailer. We see the kind of horrors (inspired by Slavic folklore) that will inevitably assail our cheerful townsfolk once the sun goes down. The settlement management in Gord looks...

  • 2 days ago
  • Team17
  • PS5
  • Gord
  • Trailers

Sunday13th Aug 2023

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  News PS5 Designer Mark Cerny Nerds Out About New Dolby Atmos Addition

  Letter to Digital Foundry digs into the details

  Mark Cerny, the lead architect of the PS5, has sent a candid letter to tech experts Digital Foundry, explaining exactly how Dolby Atmos works with the system’s upcoming firmware update. Fans had been hoping for the surround sound functionality to be supported from day one, but Sony instead emphasised...

  • 3 days ago
  • Sony
  • PS5
  • Firmware Updates
  • Mark Cerny
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  38

  News Amid Ongoing ActiBlizz Acquisition Saga, Modern Warfare 3 Will Be Playable First on PS5, PS4

  Marketing win

  In an amusing but inevitable twist considering Sony still holds the Call of Duty marketing rights, the upcoming Modern Warfare 3 will be playable first on PS5 and PS4 – despite Microsoft’s ongoing attempts to acquire publisher Activision Blizzard. By the time the title launches later this year, many are expecting the ink to be dry...

  • 3 days ago
  • Activision
  • PS5
  • PS4
  • Call of Duty