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TodaySat, 29th Mar 2025
News We've Got the Best in the World at Finding Hidden Gems for PS5, Says Sony
Outgoing exec Phil Rosenborg speaks highly of Content Ventures team
PlayStation executive Phil Rosenborg is leaving the company after 20 years. The suit, who will retain his post until the end of 2025, currently serves as the SVP of Global Partner Development and Relations, meaning he’s a big deal when it comes to signing new titles and making...
- Sony
- PS5
- Industry
Guide These 9+ New PS5, PS4 Games Are Coming Out Next Week (31st-6th April)
Croc! Koira! Feudal Bros! More!
We’re rounding up all of the big new PS5 and PS4 games coming out this week. This is probably the quietest week of the year, with retro remaster Croc: Legend of the Gobbos probably the biggest highlight. Here are all the new PS5 and PS4 games coming out. New PS5, PS4 Games Next Week (31st-6th April):...
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- PS5
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- Features
Poll Are You Happy with Your PS Plus Essential Games for April 2025?
Plus or minus?
April's PS Plus Essential games have been revealed, and spoilers: not one, but two of Push Square's esteemed editorial team are positively livid that RoboCop: Rogue City is up for grabs, having just bought the bloody thing recently. You can thank us for that inclusion! Indeed, 2023's RoboCop game is a bit of a banger — one of those...
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- PS5
- PS4
- Polls
- Features
News Don't Forget About the New Game from One of GTA's Most Important People
Pre-orders are available now
MindsEye is in a strange spot. The upcoming PS5 game is undoubtedly a big deal – it’s the new project from Leslie Benzies, a legendary producer whose credits include GTA 3 through GTA 5. But due out on 10th June, we’re not sure developer Build a Rocket has done an adequate job of explaining what this game...
- IO Interactive
- PS5
- MindsEye
- Trailers
News Tekken 8 Walks Back Baffling Season 2 System Change After Player Protests
Throw it out
Tekken 8 is on course to introduce a mechanical change that no one saw coming as part of its massive Season 2 refresh. During the latest Tekken Talk, in which the game's lead developers gather in order to showcase upcoming changes, it was revealed that throws will now deal chip damage if they're broken. The instant reaction from...
- Bandai Namco
- PS5
- Tekken
- Patches
News Kids Aren't Dreaming of Owning a PS6, Says Netflix Games Boss
Exec weighs in on changing industry landscape
Netflix has been slowly pushing into the games industry, providing a catalogue of mobile software for subscribers to play. It’s actually assembled an impressive array of titles, with the focus generally on smaller-scale, pick-up-and-play experiences. And speaking with new publication The Game...
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- Industry
Talking Point What Are You Playing This Weekend? - Issue 574
Everything or nothing
The first blooms of spring are, well, springing – which is big news for fans of sunshine and warmer weather. Of course, with so many new games on the market, who’s even got the time to go outside? Aaron Bayne: This weekend I'll be diving into Hitman VR, with its new PSVR2 update. I've sunk a lot of time into the third...
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- PS4
- What Are You Playing
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YesterdayFri, 28th Mar 2025
Feature 37 Under the Radar PS5 Games to Watch Out for in 2025
What's a GTA?
Every year brings us a treasure trove of games to enjoy — some would say too many — and 2025 will be no exception. While a lot of eager gamers will be patiently awaiting the arrival of some true juggernauts, like Grand Theft Auto 6, Ghost of Yotei, and Death Stranding 2: On the Beach, countless more titles of all shapes and sizes...
- PS5
- Features
News Speculation About a Second Naughty Dog PS5 Game Starts to Circulate
Out of the kennel
Intergalactic: The Heretic Prophet is not expected to release until at least 2027, and that’s left Naughty Dog fans feeling disappointed and frustrated. But new speculation has started circulating about a second PS5 project from the first-party studio. The source seems to stem from entertainment insider DanielRPK, writing on his...
- Sony
- PS5
- Naughty Dog
Better than nothing
Sony has started licensing some of its dormant intellectual property to third-parties. While its relationship with Bandai Namco is most notable in the aftermath of this week’s Nintendo Direct, it’s a practice the platform holder has been engaging in for a little longer. Cast your mind back to 2023’s FantaVision remake,...
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- PS5
- Industry
- Reaction
- Features
News Genshin Impact Community in Flames as English Cast Turn on New Voice Actor
"This is diabolical"
We reported recently how two Zenless Zone Zero actors were replaced without prior knowledge, as they held back their services due to the ongoing SAG-AFTRA strike, where performers are seeking protection from their employers against AI exploitation. Now it’s Genshin Impact’s time to make the headlines, as a slew of...
- HoYoverse
- PS5
- PS4
- Genshin Impact
News One of the Strangest Games Ever Made Appears to Be Coming to PS5, PS4
Shame it's pants
Panty Party Perfect, a kind of dating game crossed with underwear combat, appears to be poised for the PS5 and PS4. The eagle-eyed Gematsu spotted a Taiwanese rating for the release earlier today, and that’s usually sign an announcement is imminent. It’s probably worth pointing out this is unlikely to get a Western release...
- COSEN
- PS5
- PS4
- Panty Party Perfect
Poll What Review Score Would You Give Assassin's Creed Shadows?
Work in the dark to serve the light
It's been just over a week since the release of Assassin's Creed Shadows, and as always, we want to know your thoughts on the latest PS5 blockbuster. Granted, many of you may not have actually finished the open world adventure just yet. Ubisoft had said that Shadows was going to be a smaller instalment compared...
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- PS5
- Assassins Creed
- Polls
- Features
News PS Plus Essential Is Quietly Having a Great Year on PS5, PS4
Already offered over $350 of value
Paying to play online is obviously a controversial practice introduced by consoles, but we’ve always felt Sony has sweetened the deal with its “free” monthly games. These PS Plus Essential titles remain part of your account for as long as you retain your membership, and don’t get removed like on PS Plus...
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- PS5
- PS4
- PS Plus
News Animus Hub to Bridge Assassin's Creed Shadows to Modern Day Story
Desmond if you do, Desmond if you don't
We were initially bewildered by the Animus Hub when first booting up Assassin's Creed Shadows. The Hub chronologically links a bunch of the more recent games in the series, and if you have the associated games installed, it allows you to launch them. It seemed like standard Ubisoft launcher chicanery, but it...
- Ubisoft
- PS5
- Assassins Creed
News Baby Steps Previews Describe a Wacky But Engrossing Open World Excursion on PS5
One foot in front of the other
We've finally had some more details on Devolver Digital's upcoming PS5 console exclusive, Baby Steps. This quirky game is literally a walking simulator, in which you control a 35-year-old slacker named Nate who's transported to a strange realm where he has to learn to walk again. Announced back in 2023, it's currently...
- Devolver Digital
- PS5
- Baby Steps
News WB Games Reportedly Cancels Unannounced Hogwarts Legacy PS5, PS4 DLC
Thought you ought to know
Warner Bros Games has reportedly cancelled an unannounced game expansion to Hogwarts Legacy, its smash-hit Harry Potter RPG. The DLC was planned to be released alongside an expanded version of the base game. News comes to us via a
- Warner Bros
- PS5
- PS4
- Hogwarts Legacy
News RPG Fans 'Very Sensitive to Feeling Like They Wasted Time,' Says Atlus Battle Designer
Kids these days
Atlus' lead battle planner, Kenichi Goto, who was involved in crafting the meticulous, turn-based combat in immaculate titles like Person 4, Persona 5, and Metaphor: ReFantazio, is quite good at balancing disparate elements. Perhaps the greatest balancing act is ensuring that players are challenged without feeling like their time is...
- SEGA
- PS5
- PS4
- Metaphor
News PSVR2 Owners, It's Time to Immerse Yourself in the Headset's Best New Game
The world of assassination got a lot more fun
Regular readers will know we’re huge fans of Hitman World of Assassination. For our money, it’s one of the best games you can currently play on the PS5 – and now it’s one of the best games you can currently play on PSVR2 as well. While the original version of Hitman 3 shipped with PSVR support,...
- IO Interactive
- PS5
- PSVR2
- Hitman
News Upcoming PS5 Action RPG Blades of Fire Has God of War 2018 Vibes in Uncut Gameplay
Hot stuff
Announced for PS5 last month, Blades of Fire has just debuted five full minutes of uncut gameplay footage. The clip covers a bit of exploration around a fairly open environment, some early combat encounters, and a touch of the title's storytelling. Developer MercurySteam (of Castlevania: Lords of Shadow fame) stresses that this is still...
- 505 Games
- PS5
- Blades of Fire
News Sony's Live-Action The Legend of Zelda Movie Will Launch 26th March, 2027
We hope it Hyrules
It’s a little weird to think of Sony and Nintendo collaborating, as the pair have largely been at loggerheads ever since the Super Mario maker infamously stabbed the electronics manufacturer in the back. Nevertheless, the pair will join forces on a live-action adaptation of The Legend of Zelda, which is slated to release on...
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- Movies
- Zelda
News Ghost of Tsushima Is Sony's Biggest Western Hit in Japan Since Crash Bandicoot 3
So says Shuhei Yoshida
Now he's left PlayStation, former exec Shuhei Yoshida is dropping all kinds of anecdotes and knowledge from his three decades at the company. A recent example concerns Ghost of Tsushima and its sales performance in Japan. Speaking to AV Watch in an interview (thanks, Genki), Yoshida says Sucker Punch's open world action RPG...
- Sony
- PS5
- PS4
- Ghost of Tsushima
- Japan
News There's Real Concern Over Tekken 8's Season 2 Overhaul as Players Nervously Await Patch Notes
Things are heating up
Tekken 8 is on the brink of becoming a much changed game. The title's huge Season 2 update is imminent; it's out next week on the 1st April (the jokes write themselves with that one), and the potential overhaul has a lot of players worried for the fighter's future. In a nutshell, Season 2 seems to be bolstering aggressive,...
- Bandai Namco
- PS5
- Tekken
- Patches
News Trails Fans Win 2025 as Trails beyond the Horizon Is Confirmed for Fall Release on PS5, PS4
The party continues
Fans of Falcom's long-running Trails series will probably end up remembering 2025 as one of the all-time greats. Trails through Daybreak 2 already dropped back in February. Trails in the Sky 1st Chapter — a full-on, fantastic looking remake of the original game — is scheduled for the autumn / fall. And now, we've just had...
- NIS America
- PS5
- PS4
- Trails
- Trailers
News Have Faith, Space Marine 2 Isn't Being Abandoned Just Yet
Space Marine 3 reveal had unintended consequences
Warhammer 40,000: Space Marine 2 was one of our favourite 2024 releases, but we can't help but feel for developer Saber Interactive, which, along with publisher Focus Entertainment, appears to be stuck between a rock and a hard place. Perhaps too hastily, the two announced Space Marine 3 is in the...
- Focus Entertainment
- PS5
- Warhammer
- Space Marine
News Druckmann 'Excited and Curious' to See How The Last of Us HBO Audience Will React to Season 2
Shock and delight, but mostly shock
We can't help but feel a little apprehensive as we inch closer to the start of Season 2 of HBO's adaptation of The Last of Us. As we are now officially entering The Last of Us 2 territory, it's almost time for the much larger TV audience to discover one specific reason why that game was so controversially...
- HBO
- TV
- The Last of Us
Follow the Path
Grinding Gear Games has spilled the beans on the first major update for Path of Exile 2 — and there are a lot of beans. The action RPG is still in its early access phase, having launched in December of last year, but this massive update — titled Dawn of the Hunt — is poised to add so much to the existing experience. The...
- Grinding Gear Games
- PS5
- Path of Exile
- Patches
News Expanded SaGa Frontier 2 Remaster Is Out Now on PS5, PS4, By the Way
The SaGa continues
A tasty little nugget of news that may have gotten overlooked during all the Nintendo Direct hubbub yesterday, Square Enix has announced and released SaGa Frontier 2 Remastered on PS5 and PS4. It's priced at $29.99 / £24.99. Longtime Japanese RPG fans may well be familiar with the original game, which launched for the PS1 all...
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- PS5
- PS4
- SaGa
- Release Dates
News Disney Villains Cursed Café Is Coffee Talk with Iconic Antagonists, Out Now on PS5
Talk that talk
The barista / bar manager genre is booming, and it’s getting its biggest title yet: Disney Villains Cursed Café is a visual novel where you’ll need to serve some of the most notorious ne’er-do-wells in entertainment history. That includes the likes of Ursula, Gaston, Jafar, and many more. Here’s the overview: “Step into a...
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- PS5
- Disney Villains Cursed Cafe
- Announcements
News Overlooked PS5, PS4 Roguelite Warriors: Abyss Gets a Big Crossover Update with the Atelier RPGs
Fresh ingredients
Warriors: Abyss is a really solid (and satisfyingly chaotic) roguelite action RPG that released back in February — and we must admit, the post-launch support has been surprisingly good so far. The game's second major update is out now, and it adds three new playable characters from Koei Tecmo's Atelier series. More specifically,...
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- PS5
- PS4
- Warriors
- Patches
News PS5 RPG Honkai: Star Rail Celebrates Its Anniversary with an Abundance of Free Pulls
Old favourites getting big buffs in the future
Believe it or not, juggernaut turn-based RPG Honkai: Star Rail will celebrate its second anniversary next month – and it’ll be marking the occasion with an abundance of free pulls. Fans will be able to earn 20 Star Rail Special Passes just for logging in, while you’ll be able to pick a companion...
- HoYoverse
- PS5
- Honkai: Star Rail
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Thursday27th Mar 2025
Preview Being the Good Guy Is Fun for Once in Classic GTA Police Sim The Precinct on PS5
Beat it
You’ve heard the saying: good guys finish last. While that’s usually the case, we had a soft spot for doing the right thing in Fallen Tree’s new isometric cop sim The Precinct. The UK studio, you may recall, previously had a hit with American Fugitive, a top-down PS4 crime sim that appealed to that rose-tinted era of PS1 GTA games...
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- PS5
- The Precinct
- Previews
- Features
News Sony Licenses Everybody's Golf to Bandai Namco, Coming to PS5
Nice shot
Everybody’s Golf is getting its first new release in years, with the classic Clap-Hanz franchise coming to… Well, Nintendo Switch. The franchise, owned by Sony, is being licensed out to Bandai Namco, as part of a new trend which also saw Freedom Wars release on Nintendo’s console earlier this year. Patapon is also coming to the...
- Bandai Namco
- PS5
- Everybody's Golf
News Ubisoft Spins Off Assassin's Creed, Far Cry, Rainbow Six into New Subsidiary with Tencent
"A new chapter in Ubisoft's history"
In a complicated corporate move, Ubisoft has announced it’s creating a new subsidiary to house its most important intellectual properties: Assassin’s Creed, Far Cry, and Rainbow Six. The new company, valued at around €4 billion, will receive a €1.16 billion injection of cash from Chinese giant Tencent,...
- Ubisoft
- Tencent
- Industry
News New Batman Game Appears to Be Targeting PS6
It begins
With development cycles so long these days, and the PS5 generation already way beyond its half-way point, it’s perhaps not a surprise to see developers beginning to think about next-generation consoles like the PS6. It’s certainly something that’s on the mind of UK studio Rocksteady, as a new job listing for a Senior Core Engine...
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- PS6
- PS5
- Batman
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Review Bleach: Rebirth of Souls (PS5) - A Perfect Example of Style Over Substance
Rebirth of trolls
Bleach, one of the keystone manga and anime franchises of the early 2000s alongside Naruto and One Piece, has finally been given another chance at carving out some kind of legacy in the video game space. Bleach: Rebirth of Souls is a one-on-one fighting game that's easy to pick up and... well, truth be told, it's fairly easy to...
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- Bandai Namco
- PS5
- Bleach: Rebirth of Souls
News PS5 Exclusive Ghost of Yotei Still on Track for 2025 Release
No ghosting here
Just in case anyone was starting to worry about the fact that we've seen nothing from Ghost of Yotei since its reveal last year, a quick social media post has reiterated that the PS5 exclusive is still on course for its promised (if vague) 2025 release. Said post comes from developer Sucker Punch's communication manager, Andrew...
- Sony
- PS5
- Ghost of Yotei
News Druckmann on The Last of Us HBO Story Outpacing the Games: 'I Leave Nothing on the Line'
We don't want another Game of Thrones situation
We didn't know how badly we wanted a third entry in The Last of Us franchise, one more harrowing adventure in Naughty Dog's bleak world, until director Neil Druckmann cast doubt on it ever happening. He's so busy adapting the series for HBO, not to mention overseeing Intergalactic: The Heretic...
- HBO
- TV
- The Last of Us
Random You've Been Pronouncing Balatro Wrong (Probably)
"You dealt with that pretty well!"
In the same way that you've probably not been saying "gib" or "Scadutree" in the way their original creators properly intended, it's more than likely you've not been using the correct intonation when pronouncing "Balatro", the name given to the wildly successful poker-like from indie game dev, Localthunk.
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- Balatro
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News No Platinum Trophy in Croc: Legend of the Gobbos Remaster's Meagre PS5 Trophy List
What a crock
Croc: Legend of the Gobbos is set to make its grand return in a PS5 remaster very soon indeed, and the Trophy list has made its way online. Unfortunately, those looking for a bunch of digital trinkets to collect for their favourite old school platformer may be a little disappointed. The game will feature 20 Trophies in total, and...
- Argonaut Games
- PS5
- PS4
- Croc
- Trophies
News Intergalactic PS5 Is Playable Internally and Incredible, According to Naughty Dog
"I'm so excited to finally put gameplay out into the world"
Naughty Dog’s new game, Intergalactic: The Heretic Prophet, is not only fully playable internally – but it’s also “incredible”. That’s according to the project’s potentially biased creator Neil Druckmann, who was speaking with IGN on the red carpet ahead of the second season...
- Sony
- PS5
- Intergalactic
News Japan Sales Charts: Assassin's Creed Shadows and Bleach: Rebirth of Souls Struggle on PS5
At least Yumia's done well
It's been a fairly big week for new PS5 games, but they've struggled to have any kind of meaningful impact on the latest Japanese sales charts. Although as always, we should stress that these rankings don't take digital sales into account. The headliner here has to be Assassin's Creed Shadows, which shifted a meagre...
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- Sales
- Charts
- PS5
- PS4
News Atlus Is Remastering a Fan-Favourite PS2 Shin Megami Tensei RPG for PS5, PS4 This Summer
The return of Raidou Kuzunoha
Often overlooked and forgotten as the years have passed, Devil Summoner: Raidou Kuzunoha vs. the Soulless Army was a strange PS2 RPG — even for genre powerhouse Atlus. Close to 20 years after its original release, the weird (but wonderful) adventure is being remastered as the aptly named Raidou Remastered: The...
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- PS5
- PS4
- Raidou Remastered
- Release Dates
News Enjoy Iconic US Magazine Game Informer's Back Catalogue for Free
Original editorial team restored
Game Informer, the long-running US gaming magazine unceremoniously shut down by retailer GameStop last year, is back. In one of the most unexpected announcements of the year thus far, Gunzilla Games has announced it’s acquired the publication from its previous owners, and has reassembled the entire original...
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- Magazines
- USA
News Patapon 1+2 Replay Marches to PS5, as Sony Licenses Series Out
Bandai Namco makes favourite multiformat
Are you noticing a pattern yet? Sony and Bandai Namco are enjoying a very fruitful relationship, with a number of Japan Studio’s old favourites getting licensed out. You may recall Freedom Wars Remastered releasing earlier in the year, and you’ve probably already read our story about Everybody’s Golf:...
- Bandai Namco
- PS5
- Patapon
- Announcements
News Marvel Cosmic Invasion Is Your Next Must Play PS5, PS4 Beat-'em-Up
TMNT: Shredder's Revenge dev on deck
Wow, it really is a wonderful era for retro-style beat-‘em-ups, isn’t it? Obviously, we recently had Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Shredder’s Revenge, as well as Power Rangers: Rita’s Rewind. But the next must play if you’re a fan of either of those is Marvel Cosmic Invasion, due out later this year...
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- PS5
- PS4
- Marvel Cosmic Invasion
- Announcements
News Cristiano Ronaldo's Inclusion in Fatal Fury PS5, PS4 Is Confusing Some Fans
Siuuu what they’ve done now
SNK’s decision to include soccer superstar Cristiano Ronaldo as a playable character in Fatal Fury: City of the Wolves is bemusing franchise fans. The former Manchester United and Real Madrid footballer is part of the upcoming PS5 and PS4 game’s base roster – this isn’t a pre-order bonus, unlockable costume, or...
- SNK
- PS5
- PS4
- Fatal Fury
- Trailers
Rumour New Trails Game Announcement Incoming as English 'Trails Beyond the Horizon' Name Is Leaked
NIS one
Falcom enthusiasts have reason to believe that a localisation announcement for Kai no Kiseki: Farewell, O Zemuria — the sequel to Trails through Daybreak 2 — is imminent. Kai no Kiseki has been available in Japan since last year, and its localisation here in 2025 would mean that the west will actually be caught up with the series. As...
- NIS America
- Falcom
- PS5
- PS4
- Trails
News Gradius Origins Collection Brings Legendary Shmup Series to PS5, Includes Brand New Game
We ship it
Publisher Konami has announced Gradius Origins, a retro collection featuring a bunch of titles in its classic shoot-'em-up series. Coming to PS5 on 7th August, 2025, Gradius Origins features the following titles: Gradius Gradius II: Gofer no Yabou Gradius III: Densetsu kara Shinwa e Life Force Salamander Salamander 2 Salamander...
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- PS5
- Gradius Origins
- Announcements
News CD Projekt Red Reports Third-Best Year of Net Profit without Releasing Any New Games
Cyberpunk 2077, Phantom Liberty worth the investment
Polish publisher and developer CD Projekt Red has just released its financial results for 2024, and incredibly, it's the outfit's third-best ever in terms of net profit, despite having no major releases. GamesIndustry.biz went over the numbers, and compared to 2023, CDPR saw a 17.9% drop in...
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- Industry