Tag: Announcements
News Sony's New First-Party Studio Working on Lighthearted Team-Based Action Game for PS5
Looking for group
Sony has officially announced a new first-party studio named teamLFG, which it’s spun out of Bungie. (The LFG stands for 'Looking for Group', by the way, which is an undeniably rubbish name.) You may recall this dev has been an open secret for a while. Back when Bungie went through a series of layoffs, it was speculated that...
News The Quintessential Quintuplets Become Failing Sorceresses in New PS5, PS4 Dungeon RPG
Phantasy Star with sorceress siblings
If you’re not familiar with The Quintessential Quintuplets, it’s a moderately popular romantic manga and anime series in which hopeless protagonist Futaro Uesugi is hired as a tutor for five identical sisters with various personalities. A new game – The Quintessential Princesses: Fantasy, the Abyss, and...
News Surprise Ecco the Dolphin Remasters Revealed for PS5, New Game on the Way
Fin
In a shock announcement, Ecco the Dolphin creator Ed Annunziata has nonchalantly revealed that remasters of the original SEGA Genesis games are currently in-development. Trademarks for the series were spotted earlier in the year. In even more exciting news, a new game is also in production, with the franchise’s official website currently...
News Gears of War: Reloaded Remasters the Original Game This August, Confirmed for PS5
There it is
Xbox has announced Gears of War: Reloaded, and it's coming to PS5. Posting on Xbox Wire, the game is confirmed for Sony's current-gen console, as well as PC and current Xbox systems. It's set for release on 26th August, 2025, retailing for $39.99, and can be wishlisted right now on PS Store. Gears of War: Reloaded is a remaster of the...
News Honkai: Star Rail Maker Teases Pokémon-Style Spin-Off
Gotta gacha ‘em all
That sound you can hear is Nintendo’s legal team tightening its collective belts. It’s going to take a whole lot more muscle to go head-to-head with Chinese titan HoYoverse than Palworld maker Pocket Pair, however. The company has announced a third game in the Honkai franchise, which looks from the trailer like a...
News Iconic 90s Dating Sim Remake Dokyusei Makes Surprise Appearance on PS4
Date everything
Dokyusei: Bangin’ Summer, the remake of an erotic 90s dating sim for PC-98, is out now worldwide on the PS4 for $24.99/£19.99. This version is based on old Windows port from 1999, which toned down the script significantly. Expect some light romantic drama, then – but none of the naughtiness of the original. “With mere months...
News Shovel Knight Dig Finally Excavates a PS5 Port This Month
Better late than never
We thought Shovel Knight Dig, the roguelite prequel to Yacht Club Games’ outstanding retro-style platformer, may never get a PS5 port – but it’s happening on 15th May. Due out alongside an all-new Wicked Wishes update – and all the previously released content as well – this sounds like a seriously meaty version of...
News It's Ridge Racer! Riiidge Racer! And It's Coming to PS5, PS4 Next Month
Namco arcade classic coming to Sony's consoles
Industrious Japanese emulation house Hamster is bringing a new line of its Arcade Archives catalogue to the Nintendo Switch 2, starting with Namco’s 1993 classic Ridge Racer. But the iconic System 22 outing will not be playable on the PS5, at least not initially, as the dev’s only announced support...
News The Beloved Duck Detective Is Getting a Sequel, Both Games Paddling to PS5 in May
Quack the case
If you're a fan of silly, short, animal-based detective games, you're in luck. The latest of these heading to PlayStation is Duck Detective, with both the original game and the recently announced sequel coming to PS5 soon. Duck Detective: The Secret Salami and Duck Detective: The Ghost of Glamping will both arrive on 22nd May 2025. A...
News Mirror's Edge Fans Might Want to Take a Look at Rooftops & Alleys: The Parkour Game on PS5
Flipping heck
Anyone nostalgic for the glorious freerunning action of Mirror's Edge might be interested in Rooftops & Alleys: The Parkour Game, which has now been confirmed with a release date for PS5. The game is scheduled for release on 17th June, 2025. Rooftops & Alleys has been in early access on Steam for almost a year, where it has...
News Star Wars Zero Company Is XCOM Meets Clone Wars, Comes to PS5 in 2026
Watch the reveal trailer
As teased earlier this week, EA has now officially unveiled Star Wars Zero Company, a single-player, turn-based strategy game. "Command an elite squad through a gritty and authentic story set in the twilight of the Clone Wars," reads the official blurb on the game's website. "You will step into the shoes of Hawks, a former...
News World of Goo 2 Brings a Cult Classic Series to PS5 Later This Month
Oh, goo on then
We haven't thought about World of Goo in what feels like an eternity, but now its direct sequel is bringing the series to PlayStation for the first time very soon. Yes, World of Goo 2 has now been confirmed for release on PS5, and it's right around the corner, launching on 25th April, 2025. Much like the original, this sequel is...
News Deduce Friend or Nightmarish Foe in PS5 Horror Game No, I'm Not a Human
Creature features
No, I'm Not a Human is the name of this freshly announced horror adventure game, and it looks pretty darn bleak. Coming to PC this Fall and consoles later, the game is set in the aftermath of a disaster that's left Earth infested with horrifying creatures pretending to be human beings. With a surreal, stylised aesthetic, it's...
News Void Breaker Is a Breakneck, Fully Destructible FPS Coming to PS5 This Year
From the maker of The Entropy Centre
Publisher Playstack has announced Void Breaker, the next game from Stubby Games, the solo developer behind The Entropy Centre. Void Breaker is a fast-paced first-person shooter with a roguelike structure and destructible environments, and it shows a lot of promise in its first trailer (above). The main hook is...
News Starseeker Is the Follow-Up to Astroneer, Heading to PS5 in 2026
A new frontier
Devolver Digital has announced Starseeker: Astroneer Expeditions, the next game from the makers of the popular sci-fi survival title, Astroneer. Coming to PS5 in 2026, the follow-up focuses on "discovery, cooperative expeditions, and camaraderie". You can watch the teaser trailer above. It looks like the game will allow for many...
News Free The Sinking City Remaster for All Existing PS5 Owners
Cthulhu'd have thought they'd be so generous?
Embattled Lovecraftian open world The Sinking City – originally released in 2019 and caught in countless courtroom dramas since – is finally under the ownership of its original creator Frogwares. And with a sequel on the horizon, the Ukrainian team has announced a full free remaster. This will be...
News PS5, PS4 the Last Consoles to Unbox Action Figure Shooter Hypercharge Later This Year
They've been toying with us
Let’s be honest, as PlayStation owners, it’s not often we get games last. Publishers and developers usually prioritise Sony’s systems, as the market is too large to ignore. In the case of uber-popular action figure shooter Hypercharge: Unboxed, the PS5 and PS4 platforms have been made to wait. The title – which...
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...
News Acclaimed Puzzle Series Monument Valley Coming to PS5, PS4, 1 and 2 Arrive in April
Third game releasing later
The highly acclaimed mobile puzzle series Monument Valley is finally coming to consoles, including PS5 and PS4. All three isometric adventures will arrive on Sony's platforms, with the first two games coming first on 15th April 2025. Monument Valley 3 will follow later in the year. All three games feature unique stories...
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...
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...
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:...
News EA Sports F1 25 Ditches Last Gen, Brings Back Braking Point This May on PS5
Lewis Hamilton the cover star of special edition
EA and Codemasters have announced EA Sports F1 25, this year's iteration of the annual motorsport sim. It seems this will be an important one, as it's the first F1 game to drop PS4, releasing only on current-gen hardware like PS5. It'll also be PS5 Pro Enhanced, though there are no details on this...
News Slenderman Makes His Horrifying Arrival on PSVR2 Next Month
Cult horror classic coming soon
A modern cult classic among horror fans is Slender: The Arrival, a first-person adventure in which you're tormented by the sinister Slenderman as you explore the woods. Now, it's been confirmed the game will be getting the PSVR2 treatment. Developers Blue Isle Studios and Perp Games have joined forces for the port,...
News Cult Classic FPS Painkiller Returns in 'Modern Reimagining' on PS5
DOOM slayer?
Co-publishers Saber Interactive and 3D Realms have announced Painkiller, a reboot of the highly acclaimed 2004 first-person shooter. Coming to PS5 later this year, this is a "modern reimagining" of the cult classic FPS from developer Anshar Studios. Painkiller is a high octane shooter cut from the same cloth as DOOM and Serious Sam,...
News Bloober Team Announces New Horror Label, I Hate This Place Its First Game
Coming to PS5 in late 2025
Silent Hill 2 developer Bloober Team has announced the creation of a new horror label, through which it will help other studios publish their games. The label is called Broken Mirror Games, and the first project under it is called I Hate This Place. It'll come to PS5 in late 2025 and you can catch the reveal trailer above...
News Possessor(s) Is a Slick Action Game from Hyper Light Drifter, Solar Ash Dev on PS5
Releases this year
Announced in 2024, Possessor(s) is the next game from the makers of Hyper Light Drifter and Solar Ash, and it's now confirmed for PS5. As you can see from last year's trailer, this is a stylish side-scrolling action platformer about a character possessed by a demon. You explore a decrepit city called Sanzu, abandoned after...
News Skateboard Through Hell in Ultra Stylish Action Game Skate Story, Coming to PS5 This Year
Hell is a halfpipe
Publisher Devolver Digital and solo developer Sam Eng have announced their skateboarding game Skate Story is heading to PS5 in summer 2025. Previously only confirmed for release on PC, this game is a skateboarding title in which you play a demon made of glass on a mission to fulfil a contract for the devil. Unlike most skating...
News Missile Command Delta Is a Total Reinvention of Atari's Tactical Defence Classic on PS5
Commands your attention
Publisher Atari is continuing to revive its legacy game series with Missile Command Delta, which looks vastly different from the arcadey game of defence you may remember. Announced for PS5 in the above trailer, Missile Command Delta combines first-person exploration and puzzle-solving with a new, turn-based take on the...
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...
News Just Six Months After Space Marine 2's Launch, Space Marine 3 Has Been Announced
Warhammer 40k's hit shooter getting a follow-up
Warhammer 40,000: Space Marine 3 has been officially announced, only six months after the massively successful launch of Space Marine 2. Publisher Focus Entertainment is partnering with Games Workshop and Saber Interactive once again on the follow-up to the hit third-person shooter. On the...
News PowerWash Simulator 2 Announced, Scrubbing Up on PS5 in 2025
What a chore
Developer FuturLab has announced PowerWash Simulator 2, a direct sequel to its satisfying smash hit clean-'em-up. Due for release on PS5 sometime in 2025, the announcement comes via the above teaser trailer, showing the series' gnome mascots unveiling the title and brief glimpse of gameplay. Unlike the original game, PowerWash...
News GBA-Inspired Platformer Pipistrello and the Cursed Yoyo Announced for PS5, Demo Out Now
Sleeper hit
Pipistrello and the Cursed Yoyo has just been announced for PS5, a cute action platformer with presentation clearly inspired by Game Boy Advance. Published by PM Studios and developed by Pocket Trap, this charming 2D adventure casts you as Pippit, a bat on a quest to restore his family's honour after his aunt is kidnapped. "Using...
News Six Major PSVR2 Games Announced as Headset Gets Huge Price Drop
Life in the device yet
PSVR2 is getting more affordable than ever this month, with Horizon Call of the Mountain bundles plunging to just £399.99/$399.99. It’s the perfect moment for some new game announcements, then, and Flat2VR has delivered with six new reveals overnight. There are some really cool games here, so let’s recap them all: Out...
News Styx Returns for a Third Stealth Game on PS5, Blades of Greed Out This Year
Who needs Sam Fisher?
After a number of cycling titles — of both the management and Tour De France variety — Blood Bowl 3, and Werewolf: The Apocalypse - Earthblood, the French developer Cyanide Studios has announced it's returning to what it's probably best known for: the stealth-focused Styx series. A third entry in the franchise has been...
News Lovecraft Attempts 4-Player Co-Op in The Mound: Call of Cthulhu
Coming to PS5 in 2025
A second Lovecraftian and Cthulhu-centric game revealed as part of the Nacon Connect livestream, The Mound: Call of Cthulhu is a four-player co-op horror game inspired by the H.P. Lovecraft novella The Mound. It's coming to PS5 in 2025, and you can get the announcement trailer above. The developer behind it is Clash: Artifacts...
News Gran Turismo 7 Gets a New PS5 Rival in Realistic Sim Racer Rennsport, Due Out in 2025
Renn and sim-py
There's a breed of racing game typically found on PC that takes the simulation sub-genre to the extreme, and Rennsport is one of them. It's now been announced for PS5, with Nacon publishing the title sometime in 2025. Rennsport is a realistic sim racing game co-developed by Teyon and Competition Company. It has an emphasis on...
News Story-Focused Cthulhu: The Cosmic Abyss Out on PS5 in 2026
From the team behind The Council
Big Bad Wolf, the developer behind story-centric titles The Council and Vampire: The Masquerade - Swansong, has today revealed its next narrative game for PS5. Cthulhu: The Cosmic Abyss was one of the headliners from today's Nacon Connect livestream, and it's slated to release in 2026. Check out the announcement...
News Konami Announced a New Suikoden Game, But There's a Huge Catch
Monkey's paw
It’s been almost 20 years since the last mainline entry in the Suikoden series, so the time feels right for a new game. Suikoden Star Leap, announced during a glitzy livestream overnight, is in many ways exactly that – except there’s a big catch. As the publisher proudly proclaims, this is the “first title to be tailored for...
News PS5 Sci-Fi FPS La Quimera Confirmed by Former Metro Series Devs
New breakaway studio formed
New video game studio Reburn has announced its first project to be PS5 title La Quimera, a sci-fi FPS set in the exosuit-fronted future of Latin America. Playable alone or in two-player co-op, you can catch the reveal trailer above. La Quimera comes from a rebranded developer called Reburn. It was formally known as 4A...
News Acclaimed Castlevania, Metroid Dev Reveals Blades of Fire for PS5
Forge the love of god
MercurySteam, the Spanish studio behind games like Castlevania: Lords of Shadow and the critically acclaimed Metroid Dread, has announced its next tentpole title: action adventure outing Blades of Fire. It’ll launch on the PS5 from 22nd May for $59.99/£49.99. The press release reveals: “Step forward Aran de Lira, the last...
News Terminator 2D: No Fate Looks Like a Modern Day Mega Drive Game for PS5, PS4
This will blow your mind
Where the heck did this come from?! Reef Entertainment has announced Terminator 2D: No Fate, a modern Mega Drive-style side-scrolling shooter based on the iconic 1991 movie. The art style and gameplay very much reminds us of the classic RoboCop Versus Terminator game from 1993, which we played on SEGA’s aforementioned...
News Breakout Beyond Brings Brick-Breaking Back on PS5, PS4 Next Month
From the makers of Bit.Trip
Atari has announced yet another retro series to be brought back in modern style. Breakout Beyond revives the classic brick-busting arcade title, and it's coming to PS5 and PS4. Developed by Choice Provisions, the team behind the Bit.Trip series, Breakout Beyond's main point of difference is its orientation. Instead of...
News Anthropomorphic Band Management RPG Rockbeasts Revealed for PS5
And the crowd goes wild
We love a good tycoon game but pair it with a story-driven RPG and our ears prick up immediately. Rockbeasts looks to blend the best of both, delivering a kind of fly-on-the-wall documentary about a group of anthropomorphic musicians who rose to stardom under your tutelage. As manager, you’ll be making decisions that...
Here weeb go again
Hands up if you played Psychic Force on PS1? The Taito title was a bit pants, but it had an awesome 90s anime aesthetic, so there’s a good chance it somehow made its way into your collection anyway. Veteran designer Hiroshi Aoki – who’s also worked on the likes of Dariusburst and Rune Factory – is back with a new...
News Indie Horror Hit Mouthwashing Is Set for PS5 This Year
Physical version available via Fangamer
Wrong Organ has confirmed a PS5 port of its hit horror game Mouthwashing will release later this year, both digitally on the PS Store and physically thanks to a boxed copy supplied by Fangamer. You can sign up to receive alerts relating to the latter, though a fixed release date hasn't been announced yet. The...
News Management Sim Classic RollerCoaster Tycoon 3 Takes a Ride on PS5, PS4 in March
Complete Edition coming soon
RollerCoaster Tycoon 3: Complete Edition, a classic management sim from the early noughties, is finally coming to PS5 and PS4 next month. Published by Atari, the game is set to release on Sony's consoles on 20th March, 2025, with an HD coat of paint. It made its way onto Switch several years ago, but will soon be...
News No, We Don't Really Know What the Next PixelJunk Game Is Either
Dreams of Another announced for PS5
Developer Q-Games, makers of the fan favourite PixelJunk series, has announced its next title, Dreams of Another — and it's all a bit of a mystery so far. Coming to PS5 with PSVR2 support this year, this is a "third-person exploration-action game" built around a particular theme: "There is no creation without...
News Octopus Platformer Darwin's Paradox Isn't the Next Game We Expected from Konami
But we'll take it
Publisher Konami has announced its next game, and it's not quite what you might have in mind. Darwin's Paradox is a platformer about a silly little octopus, and it's coming to PS5 in 2025. Playing as the titular cephalopod, you're scooped out of the sea and into a strange food factory. You'll need to use Darwin's innate abilities,...
News Hit Survival Crafting Game Abiotic Factor Announced for PS5, Will Be Day One on PS Plus
Factor it in
Publisher Playstack has announced that its survival crafting experience, Abiotic Factor, is coming to consoles, including PS5. The game made a decent splash on PC when it launched in early access last year, and when it hits its 1.0 final version in Summer 2025, it'll arrive on PS5 — day one on PS Plus Extra. This is a first-person,...
