Poll What Review Score Would You Give Split Fiction?
It Takes Two/10
- EA
- PS5
- Split Fiction
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News Tifa's Eternal Appeal Down to More than Just Appearance, Says Tetsuya Nomura
Lockhart secures Famitsu's "best character" award
- Square Enix
- PS5
- Final Fantasy
News Yooka-Replaylee Narrows Release Window, Still Wide on PS5
Be prepared to wait a little longer
- Playtonic Games
- PS5
- Yooka-Replaylee
News Saints Row Team Thrown Under the Bus: 'They Didn't Know What They Were Building'
Deemed "so expensive" and lacked "direction"
- Deep Silver
- PS5
- PS4
- Saints Row
News Horror Adventure Classic I Have No Mouth, and I Must Scream Is Coming to PS5, PS4 This Month
AM looking forward to it
- Nightdive Studios
- PS5
- PS4
- I Have No Mouth and I Must Scream
- Announcements
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TodayTue, 18th Mar 2025
News Tifa's Eternal Appeal Down to More than Just Appearance, Says Tetsuya Nomura
Lockhart secures Famitsu's "best character" award
We all know that Final Fantasy VII's dependable brawler, Tifa, is the best girl (for Cloud), despite what developer/ publisher Square Enix says, but did you know she was also the best character? By this, we mean Tifa has just been awarded the prestigious "best character" award at the Famitsu Dengeki...
- Square Enix
- PS5
- Final Fantasy
News Yooka-Replaylee Narrows Release Window, Still Wide on PS5
Be prepared to wait a little longer
Yooka-Replaylee, Playtonic's "love letter to our love letter to classic 3D platformers", is a remixed and remastered version of Yooka-Laylee, and it's inching ever closer to release on PS5. There is still no firm date on this one, but it has been pledged for release later in 2025. Thankfully, we got a bunch of...
- Playtonic Games
- PS5
- Yooka-Replaylee
News Saints Row Team Thrown Under the Bus: 'They Didn't Know What They Were Building'
Deemed "so expensive" and lacked "direction"
Matt Karch, the CEO of Saber Interactive, has made some scathing comments about the now-closed Saints Row studio Volition, after he worked with Embracer Group when Saber Interactive was temporarily acquired. As part of an interview (paywalled) with Stephen Totilo of Game File, Karch is asked about...
- Deep Silver
- PS5
- PS4
- Saints Row
YesterdayMon, 17th Mar 2025
News A New PlayStation Studio Just Got Confirmed on a Podcast
Of all places
Sony would usually make a song and dance about adding a new developer to its roster of teams at PlayStation Studios, but today we turn to an external podcast from Jeff Gerstmann. To be fair, it sounds like Dark Outlaw Games, as it's been named, is very early in the production of a new title, but we now have confirmation that Jason...
- Sony
- Industry
News Horror Adventure Classic I Have No Mouth, and I Must Scream Is Coming to PS5, PS4 This Month
AM looking forward to it
I Have No Mouth, and I Must Scream is a classic PC adventure game based on the short but terribly bleak sci-fi story, and it's now heading to PS5 and PS4. First released in 1995, Nightdive Studios is bringing the point and click adventure to modern consoles on 27th March, 2025. For the uninitiated, the game has you...
- Nightdive Studios
- PS5
- PS4
- I Have No Mouth and I Must Scream
- Announcements
Poll What Review Score Would You Give Split Fiction?
It Takes Two/10
Split Fiction, the latest co-op escapade from Hazelight, has been out for a couple of weeks now, and so we want to know what you think of it. Cast aside your potentially ruined relationships and take a moment to consider the game's overall quality! This one was met with plenty of incredibly positive reviews — most of which seemed...
- EA
- PS5
- Split Fiction
- Polls
- Features
News This PS1 Logo Stand Plays the Console's Iconic Startup Sound, and Now We Want One
Power on
The original PlayStation has arguably the best boot up sequence of any console — it comfortably won our poll on the subject — and it seems you'll soon be able to play it whenever you want at the touch of a button. Bandai has announced a new miniature stand featuring the PlayStation logo in its iconic original colours, and the base...
- Sony
- Bandai
- Merchandise
Guide PS Stars Guide: All Campaigns and Solutions (March 2025)
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...
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- PS Stars
- PS5
- PS4
News Star Wars Goes Tactical for New PS5 Game Reveal from Former XCOM Staff
On 19th April at Star Wars Celebration
EA will reveal the next Star Wars game, a turn-based tactics experience from Respawn Entertainment and Bit Reactor, at Star Wars Celebration next month. The announcement will take place on 19th April 2025, as confirmed by the new panel schedule. The description explains: "Join Bit Reactor, along with Respawn...
- EA
- PS5
- Star Wars
News Next Metro PS5 Game Reworked to Tell Darker Story as Series Turns 15
As a result of Russian invasion of Ukraine
Metro developer 4A Games has shared a new update on the next mainline franchise in its FPS series as it celebrates 15 years since the release of the original, Metro 2033. Expanding on what it said in 2022, the Ukrainian studio has changed the story of the next game as a result of the Russian invasion of its...
- Deep Silver
- PS5
- Metro
Guide Last Chance to Buy These PS5, PS4 Games in PS Store's Weekend Offer Sale
Ladies and gentlemen, the weekend
Every so often, Sony will throw out a Weekend Offer on the PS Store, a sort of miniature sale bringing prices down on a smaller selection of PS5 and PS4 games. This weekend is one of those occasions, with a handful of discounts you might want to take a look at. We've compiled a list of all the full games included...
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- PS5
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- PS Store
- Deals
News SAG-AFTRA Still 'Frustratingly Far Apart' from Big Game Studios, Publishers on AI Protections
AI continues to divide
The Screen Actors Guild-American Federation of Television and Radio Artists, or SAG-AFTRA, a union representing more than 160,000 industry professionals, says it's still "frustratingly far apart" from reaching common ground with many prominent video game developers and publishers on "fundamental AI protections for all...
- Industry
News Disc Rot Already Afflicts Your Physical Game Collection
Damned if you do, damned if you don't
With the Console Wars officially being over, gamers need something to debate endlessly, and the digital vs physical argument makes for as good a fight as any other. Both positions have clear upsides and downsides, and you're either in one camp or the other. However, some fresh fuel has just been dumped on the...
- Culture
News FragPunk Dev Apologises For Making Fun of Spectre Divide Shutdown
Poor form
In a situation you don't see very often, mainly for solidarity and decency reasons, Bad Guitar Studio (FragPunk) has publicly apologised to Mountaintop Studios (Spectre Divide) after mocking the imminent shutdown of its debut title. Bad Guitar said its since deleted comment, which took the form of a Captain America meme (thanks,
- NetEase
- PS5
- FragPunk
News The Day Before Dev Reportedly Sues Website for Calling Game a 'Scam'
Yakutia.info refuses to delete the associated articles
Fntastic, the developer behind The Day Before (we'll be careful in our phrasing), one of 2023's more disappointing video game releases, is reportedly suing a Russian media outlet for calling the game a "scam", which it claims hurt the firm's reputation. At this rate, we're starting to doubt...
- Fntastic
- Industry
News Square Enix Takes 'Large Loss' on Life Is Strange: Double Exposure
Doesn't sound so strange
Life Is Strange: Double Exposure's disconnect between critics and fans previously perplexed Square Enix, but it has since revealed what was probably obvious to many: Max Caulfield's return failed to meet the firm's financial expectations, and sales of the game were a "large loss" for the company. That's according to Square...
- Square Enix
- PS5
- Life is Strange
Feature PS5's Welcome Hub: Everything You Need to Know
All the Welcome page's new features
What can you do with the Welcome hub on PS5? In a 2024 system software update for PS5, a major new addition arrived on the console's home screen. A tile, simply titled Welcome, is the first thing you see when you log into your account, and it's a great feature that can show you a lot of information about your PS5,...
- Sony
- PS5
- Features
Sunday16th Mar 2025
News After Gobbling Two Publishers, Now Xbox Has Been Sniffing Around Ubisoft's IP
According to a disgruntled shareholder
Microsoft has spent close to $100 billion on historically third-party publishers and developers over the past few years, but now it’s been sniffing around Ubisoft’s intellectual property as well. A disgruntled shareholder of the embattled French firm recently accused the company of failing to disclose...
- Ubisoft
- Xbox
- Industry
News Even Silent Hill F's PS5 Steelbook Is Horrible to Look At
But you're gonna want it
Silent Hill F, the brutal new PS5 survival horror from Konami, comes with an unprecedented content warning. It’s not a game for the faint of heart, then – and neither is its steelbook. Available as an exclusive physical pre-order item in the UK, with more details to be announced in due course, it depicts protagonist...
- Konami
- PS5
- Silent Hill
News PS5 Console Exclusive Star Wars Game Is Still Alive Allegedly
But no real updates
It’s been a while since we got a meaningful update on the Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic remake, a game originally announced as a PS5 console exclusive, with Sony supposedly set to step in as publisher. The game,
- Saber Interactive
- PS5
- Star Wars
Guide MLB The Show 25 Guide: How to Master Sony's Baseball Sim
Your ultimate MLB The Show 25 companion
MLB The Show 25 is the latest baseball simulation by PS Studios developer San Diego Studio, inspired and influenced by the 2025 season of Major League Baseball. The game is available on the PS5, in addition to the Xbox Series X|S and Nintendo Switch. Please do keep in mind that MLB The Show 25 is designed and...
- Guides
- MLB The Show 25
- PS5
Saturday15th Mar 2025
Guide These 9+ New PS5, PS4 Games Are Coming Out Next Week (17th-23rd March)
Assassin's Creed! Bleach! Atelier Yumia! More!
We’re rounding up all of the big new PS5 and PS4 games coming out next week. While there are fewer new titles this time, there are some massive names, like Assassin's Creed Shadows and Atelier Yumia. Here are all the new PS5 and PS4 games coming out. New PS5, PS4 Releases (17th-23rd March):...
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- PS5
- PS4
- Release Dates
- Features
Poll Are You Happy with Your PS Plus Extra, Premium Games for March 2025?
Plus or minus?
March 2025's PS Plus Extra and Premium games have been announced, with middle and top tier subscribers being given access to a total of 12 titles. Truth be told, this feels like a bit of a... well, we don't want to say weak month, but it's certainly not up to the standards of previous selections. Extra's lineup is all over the...
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- PS5
- PS4
- Polls
- Features
News Ex-Xbox System Seller Starfield Edges Ever Closer to PS5
PlayStation logo discovered on website
Prior to the release of Starfield, Xbox bigwig Sarah Bond described the game as “one of the most important RPGs ever made”. The latest from Bethesda would go on to receive a lukewarm reception, but hype for it ahead of launch was out of this world. There were rumours that Sony had been trying to sign the...
- Bethesda
- PS5
- Starfield
News Horizon Dev Promises It Isn't Trying to Replace Aloy Actress with AI
Ashly Burch weighs in
Sony has been working on an AI prototype of a technology allowing players to interact with virtual characters and have them respond to speech and engage in conversation. An example leaked online, and promptly nuked through various copyright strikes, showed a player chatting with Aloy from the Horizon franchise. Ashly Burch,...
- Sony
- Industry
- Horizon
- Ashly Burch
Talking Point What Are You Playing This Weekend? - Issue 572
Konami coin-op classics and more
The nights are drawing out and the weather is definitely, absolutely starting to improve. A little bit. Maybe. Well, it depends where you are. Who cares what's going on outside anyway, there's video games to play! Graham Banas: This weekend, it's time to dive into Split Fiction with one of my friends, and the...
- Talking Point
- PS5
- PS4
- What Are You Playing
- Features
Friday14th Mar 2025
News PS Plus Members Can Now Use Their PS Portal Like a Legit Retro Handheld
PS1 and PSP games available to stream
Sony has once again expanded the number of games available to stream on its PS Portal handheld, including support for over 50 PS1 and PSP titles. That means PS Plus Premium members can stream these titles directly to the peripheral, without necessarily needing a PS5. Among the games available are legitimate...
- Sony
- PS Portal
- PS Plus
News Sony Confirms PS Portal's Status as 'DadStation' in Accurate Ad
A love that lasts a lifetime
The PS Portal has, at this point, become an essential part of our gaming armory and continues to defy expectations to this very day, despite the majority of the PlayStation faithful initially raising their eyebrows at the seemingly redundant device. Sony has relea
- Sony
- PS5
- PS Portal
Review Octopus TR Fight Stick - You'll Never Need To Buy An Arcade Stick Again
Time Extension And at $450, it's just as well
Last year, I was lucky enough to go hands-on with a prototype of the Octopus TR Fight Stick, an all-in-one arcade stick which eventually raised over $150,000 via Indiegogo. That particular sample came in a 3D-printed case, but it nevertheless left a very positive first impression. I've now got my hands on the final...
- Reviews
News Silent Hill F Revealed for PS5 in Debut Trailer
First entry set in Japan
More than two years since its original announcement, Konami has fully unveiled Silent Hill F for PS5, the first new main entry in the series since 2012's Silent Hill Downpour. Marking a significant departure for the survival horror franchise, it represents the first time a Silent Hill game will be set in Japan rather than...
- Konami
- PS5
- Silent Hill
News Stellar Blade Reveals Massive PC Frame Rate Improvements with Cutting-Edge Nvidia Tech
Up to 350fps in 4K on GeForce RTX 5090
Stellar Blade is coming to PC in June, with Sony acting as publisher on the smash Shift Up character action game. It’ll also be taking full advantage of Nvidia’s latest line of graphics cards, as this impressive gameplay demonstration showcases. In it, we see how DLSS 4 technology and frame generation can...
- Sony
- PC
- Stellar Blade
Atelier what I want what I really really want
While the Atelier series has been steadily evolving and tweaking its winning JRPG/craft-'em-up formula across 30 years and 20-plus games, Atelier Yumia: The Alchemist of Memories & the Envisioned Land perhaps represents the most radical shift yet. But that doesn't mean existing fans should be...
- Reviews
- Koei Tecmo
- PS5
- Atelier Yumia
News Silent Hill F's Content Warning Demands a Strong Stomach
Please read before playing
Silent Hill has always dealt with difficult topics, but new PS5 game Silent Hill F is shaping up to be the most disturbing entry in the long-running survival horror series yet. Its content warning, posted visibly on the game’s website and various product pages, is not for the faint of heart. Rather than sugar coat it,...
- Konami
- PS5
- Silent Hill
News The Last of Us-Themed PS5 Controller Available to Pre-Order Now
Priced at £74.99 / $84.99, out on 10th April
The Last of Us fans now have the chance to guarantee themselves a special PS5 accessory in the form of a DualSense controller themed entirely around the Naughty Dog series. Pre-orders for the pad are rolling out now, with its availability across the USA, UK, and select European countries going live at...
- Sony
- PS5
- The Last of Us
- Controllers
News PlayStation Employs Bulletstorm Dev to Make New PS5 Game Based on Sony IP
Say hello to Project Delta
People Can Fly, the team behind shooters like Bulletstorm and Outriders, has announced it's entered into an agreement with PlayStation to produce a new game based on a current, pre-existing Sony IP. No other details have been confirmed other than its codename: Project Delta. The technical speak confirms People Can Fly has...
- Sony
- People Can Fly
- Industry
News Sony Banned Jonah Hill from Playing PlayStation in Superbad
"Jonah can’t touch a PlayStation"
Superbad, perhaps the greatest teen coming-of-age film of our modern era, was co-financed by Sony. As it goes, one of the PlayStation platform holders' key stipulations was that Jonah Hill's "vile" character, Seth, could not physically touch or interact with one of its consoles onscreen. It's a pretty funny...
- Sony
- Movies
Get the Dark Odyssey Collection in-game
Santa Monica Studio has shared a new set of classic skins, weapons, and items will be added to God of War Ragnarok next week to celebrate the iconic series' 20th anniversary. For PS5 and PS4, a free patch will introduce a Dark Odyssey Collection that contains a skin inspired by one from God of War 2 that you...
- Sony
- PS5
- PS4
- God of War
- Updates
News Death Stranding 2 PS5 Collector's Edition So Impressive It Gets Its Own Trailer
Pre-orders open on 17th March
Everything that Hideo Kojima does conveys a "go big or go home" mantra, so it's really no surprise the Collector's Edition for Death Stranding 2 is a standout. It's so impressive, in fact, that Kojima Productions has deemed it suitable to give the special physical version its own trailer to detail everything the $230...
- Sony
- PS5
- Death Stranding
News Don't Worry, Forza Horizon 5 Won't Require All 165 Trophies for the Platinum on PS5
Driving you crazy
Trophy tracking website TrueTrophies claims to have the scoop on the full PS5 Trophy list for Microsoft's upcoming PlayStation port, Forza Horizon 5. The open world racer is set for launch on 29th April 2025; when it arrives, it'll reportedly bring with it a total of 165 Trophies to collect, though Platinum hunters won't need all...
- Xbox Game Studios
- PS5
- Forza Horizon 5
- Trophies
Reminder You Lose These 10 PS5, PS4 Games from PS Plus Extra Next Week
All leave on Tuesday, 18th March
We warned you the day the Last Chance to Play section was updated under the PS Plus header, and now we return with one final reminder you only have a few days left to play the list of 10 PS5, PS4 titles leaving PS Plus Extra next week. In case you've forgotten what's on the chopping block this month, here's the full...
- PS5
- PS4
- PS Plus
- Reminders
News Try Highly Recommended JRPG Atelier Yumia for Free on PS5, PS4 Next Week
Your save data will transfer
Atelier Yumia: The Alchemist of Memories & the Envisioned Land may be a bit of a mouthful, but the game is great. As we concluded in our PS5 review earlier today: “It's a fantastic jumping in point to the franchise for new players, and has enough tweaks to the established formula to provide a breath of fresh air...
- Koei Tecmo
- PS5
- PS4
- Atelier Yumia
- Demos
News Monster Hunter Wilds Player Shows Off Extent of Its Massive Open World
One loading screen in nine long minutes
Monster Hunter Wilds is a big game, packed to the brim with all sorts of nightmares of evolution to hunt down and slay to harvest their valuable hides and innards. One player has documented an impressive nine-minute-long jaunt across its vast, connected zones from the back of a Seikret. BrotherPig posted...
- Capcom
- PS5
- Monster Hunter
News Assassin's Creed Shadows Cinematic Trailer Sets Scene for Sengoku Action
Hope grows in shadows
Assassin's Creed Shadows is finally, at long last, almost within striking distance. After repeated delays and turmoil both inside and outside developer Ubisoft's c
- Ubisoft
- PS5
- Assassins Creed
Time Extension From the creators of the documentary FPS: First Person Shooter
Update [Fri 14th March 2025 15:05 GMT]: The filmmakers behind the upcoming 5-part docu-series Terrorbytes: The Evolution of Horror Gaming have just launched a new pre-sale campaign for the documentary ahead of its physical launch next month. So, if you consider yourself a diehard fan of...
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- Horror
- Documentaries
News DC x Sonic the Hedgehog Is the Comic Book Crossover We Never Knew We Needed
"An unprecedented crossover"
Next week will see the debut of DC x Sonic the Hedgehog, a new five issue comic book crossover we never knew we needed. The first issue is set to release on 19th March. Penned by veteran Sonic the Hedgehog writer Ian Flynn with art by Adam Bryce Thomas, the mini-series promises an “unprecedented crossover event where...
- DC Comics
- SEGA
- Sonic the Hedgehog
- Comics
News Helldivers 2 Liberates Your Tabletop with Official Board Game, Crowdfunding Begins Next Month
Dive in
If you and your squad mates can't get enough of Helldivers 2's brilliant co-op action, you'll be excited to learn there will be an all-new version to enjoy in future. Yes, an official Helldivers 2 board game is in the works, letting you keep the fight for Super Earth going on your tabletop. Developed by Steamforged Games, the board game...
- Sony
- PS5
- PC
- Helldivers 2
- Board Games
News Final Fantasy Series Surpasses 200 Million Total Sales, Pixel Remasters Reach 5 Million
Expectations met?
Square Enix has announced a duo of milestones for its ever-popular Final Fantasy franchise. The series as a whole has now reached an impressive 200 million sales worldwide. Meanwhile, the pixel remasters — which bring back games 1 to 6 on modern platforms — has now reached 5 million copies sold. The announcement comes via...
- Square Enix
- PS5
- PS4
- Final Fantasy
- Sales
News Disco Elysium to Be 'Reimagined' for Mobile and 'the TikTok User'
Real darkness has love for a face
In the latest in a long litany of insults and injuries fans of Disco Elysium, perhaps the most masterfully written game ever made, have been forced to endure, developer ZA/UM wants to "reimagine" the game for mobile, intended to "captivate the TikTok user". Completely missing the point and flying in the face of why...
- ZAUM
- Disco Elysium
Thursday13th Mar 2025
Guide Astro Bot Guide: Full Walkthrough and All Collectibles
A 100% walkthrough for Astro Bot
In this Astro Bot guide, we have a full walkthrough of the game, pointing out where to find all the collectibles in every level. This includes the locations of all Bots, all Puzzle Pieces, and all Lost Galaxy Warp Portals. On top of that we have pages on cosmetic items
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- Astro Bot
- PS5
Rumour Oblivion PS5 Remake Releasing Next Month Appears More and More Likely
Update: Original leaker shares more
A PS5 remake of The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion from Bethesda appears to be an inevitability at this point, and according to leaker NateTheHate and VGC, we won't have to wait long to play it. Rumours surrounding the project from earlier this year pointed towards a June 2025 launch, but in a new VGC report, it is...
- Bethesda
- PS5
- The Elder Scrolls
- Rumours