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News PS5 Open World Crimson Desert Gets 7 Minutes of Raw Gameplay, and It Looks Ridiculous
Snow joke
Ahead of its showing at Gamescom this week, we've been handed seven whole minutes of Crimson Desert gameplay. Just to refresh your memory, this is the open world action adventure from South Korean developer Pearl Abyss. When it was first revealed all the way back at The Game Awards in 2020, many questioned the project's legitimacy — and...
News Never Has a Game Looked So Good Yet So Jank as PS5's Neo Berlin 2087
Cyberdunk 2087
When we first wrote about Neo Berlin 2087 last year, we highlighted just how strange the project seemed to be — a sentiment that was shared across countless YouTube comments and social media posts. A PS5 shooter from German indie developer Elysium Game Studio, it boasts the kind of graphical fidelity that you'd associate with AAA...
News Arizona Sunshine Remake Resurrects the Zombie Shooter on PSVR2 This October
Dead man walking
Less than a year after the release of Arizona Sunshine 2, Vertigo Games has announced its next project. Arizona Sunshine Remake brings back the original zombie shooter on modern hardware, coming to PSVR2 on 17th October, 2024. You can get a glimpse at the remake in the announcement trailer above. This is a ground-up remake of the...
News PSVR2 Action Game Vendetta Forever Has Big Superhot Energy, Launches in October
Shoot to kill, kill to move
Virtual reality specialist nDreams has announced its next project, and it reminds us very strongly of Superhot. Developed by Meat Space Interactive, the game is called Vendetta Forever, and it's coming to PSVR2 in October 2024. Inspired by cult action movies, Vendetta Forever is a stylish action game in which you must...
News FlatOut Returns with PSVR2 Title Now in Development
Not so flat
Bombastic arcade racing series FlatOut hasn't had a new entry since 2017's Total Insanity, but now it's coming back — albeit in a very different way. Simply titled FlatOut, development has begun on a new game in the series for virtual reality devices, including PSVR2. Unfortunately, there aren't too many details, but we do have an...
News PSVR2 Action Adventure Behemoth Scales Things Up with November Release Date
This is big
Skydance Games has announced a release date for its promising virtual reality action title, Behemoth. As you can see in this new trailer, the game is lumbering onto PSVR2 on 14th November, 2024. As a recap, Behemoth casts you into the Forsaken Lands, where civilisation has been brought to its knees, and huge monsters roam the landscape...
News The Plucky Squire Launches on PS5 This September, Day One on PS Plus Extra
Release date confirmed
Publisher Devolver Digital and developer All Possible Futures have finally announced a release date for their upcoming 2D/3D hybrid action platformer, The Plucky Squire. Revealed back in 2022 with a delightful debut trailer, the game is launching at last on 17th September, 2024. What's more, it's also been confirmed that The...
News Elsie Is a Stylish Roguelike Action Game Shooting for PS5 in September
Play it or els(i)e
Publisher Playtonic Friends and developer Knight Shift Games have announced a release date for their roguelike side-scrolling action title, Elsie. It releases on 10th September 2024 as revealed by this trailer, which starts with a stylish animation before showing off some gameplay, and it looks pretty promising. The game looks...
News SEGA Announces Two Point Museum for PS5
This is an artefact
We've had Two Point Hospital and Two Point Campus — what's next for this fun series of management sims? Well, SEGA and Two Point Studios have just announced their next game: Two Point Museum. Confirmed for PS5, Two Point Museum looks like exactly what you'd expect from the developer. You'll be able to create, curate, and...
News 'Rebuilt' Until Dawn Comes to Haunt PS5, PC This October
Comparison trailer highlights improvements
Though there doesn't seem to be much hype surrounding it, part of Sony's first-party slate for 2024 is the PS5 and PC release of Until Dawn. This fan favourite horror adventure game released nearly a decade ago, and now, it's coming back on modern hardware, with a pretty significant overhaul to boot. We now...
News Post-Apocalyptic Action RPG Chernobylite 2 Goes Open World on PS5 in 2025
That's rad
Update: Developer The Farm 51 has confirmed that Chernobylite 2: Exclusion Zone is coming to PS5. Original Story: Roughly three years on from the PS4 debut of the original Chernobylite (a PS5 version also dropped in 2022), Polish developer The Farm 51 has announced a full-blown sequel. The big news here is that Chernobylite 2: Exclusion...
News Halloween, Ash vs. Evil Dead Getting 16-Bit Platformers, Launching This October
Collab between WayForward and Boss Team Games
Following up on yesterday's news about new titles based on the Halloween movie series, developer Boss Team Games has now also announced two more games. In collaboration with WayForward, RetroRealms is a series of 2D, 16-bit style action platformers, and the announced pair are based on Halloween and Ash...
News The Cell Saga Looks Glorious in New Dragon Ball: Sparking! Zero Gameplay
Perfect
If we had to pick a favourite Dragon Ball saga, it would probably be the Cell Saga. The storyline has everything: a mysterious stranger with a sword who's capable of obliterating Frieza all over again, a plot that involves cool time travel elements, immense character development for Vegeta, Gohan's ascent as a warrior, and a roster of...
News Sandbox Detective Title Shadows of Doubt Sleuths on PS5 in September
Open case
Shadows of Doubt now has a confirmed release date. The sandbox detective title — which features procedurally generated crimes that can offer up some truly crazy situations — is currently in early access on PC. That testing period comes to an end on the 26th September, as that's when version 1.0, and the recently announced PS5 version,...
News Quidditch Champions Will Depict Never-Before-Seen Harry Potter Schools on PS5, PS4
School daze
Harry Potter: Quidditch Champions will feature a number of arenas for you to compete in, and a couple of them will be based upon schools never seen before. Obviously, those familiar with the source material will be familiar with Beauxbatons Academy of Magic and Durmstrang Institute, both of which are referenced in the books – but here...
News Splitgate 2 First Gameplay Footage Emphasises New Factions Feature
Live gameplay airing next week
Free-to-play shooter sequel Splitgate 2 has unveiled the very first look at its gameplay, which you can watch for yourself above. This follow-up to the original, which was a breakout success, is built in Unreal Engine 5 and makes some big changes, such as the main subject of the video: factions. While the main USP of...
News Highly Rated, P.T.-Like Walking Sim The Exit 8 Has Suddenly Arrived on PS5, PS4
Going underground
Well this is a nice surprise. The Exit 8, a horror-tinged walking sim that released on PC last year, has suddenly popped up on PS5 and PS4. It's available to buy right now, priced at £3.29 / $3.99. "You are trapped in an endless underground passageway. Observe your surroundings carefully to reach "The Exit 8", reads the official...
News The Smash Hit Vampire Survivors Finally Comes to PS5, PS4 Later This Month
This is surviving
Vampire Survivors, the massively popular title from indie developer Poncle, has a firm release date on PS5 and PS4 at last. Already out on basically everything else, the hit game comes to Sony's consoles on 29th August, 2024. The news comes alongside the above trailer which, to be honest, is not particularly helpful in telling you...
News Lollipop Chainsaw RePOP Pre-Orders Live Now on PS5
Watch the new gameplay trailer
Developer and publisher Dragami Games has opened up pre-orders for its upcoming remaster, Lollipop Chainsaw RePOP. You can now pre-purchase the game for PS5 on the PS Store for $44.99 / £39.99, with a 10 per cent discount for PS Plus members. To mark the beginning of the pre-order period, the company has released a...
News Black Myth: Wukong Builds the Hype with Stunning Final Trailer
Not long to wait now
Black Myth: Wukong has looked brilliant since its debut years ago, and it continues to do so in the last trailer before release. The game launches on 20th August on PS5, and to whet our appetites before then, we have this nearly five-minute video to drum up more hype. The trailer is all in-game footage, firstly showcasing...
News Life Is Strange: Double Exposure's Caledon University Looks Like a Hotspot for Hipsters on PS5
Hip hip hooray
It’s really rare we get grounded settings in games. No seriously, think about – most games are set in fantasy worlds or space. There are exceptions, of course: Hitman is one of this author’s favourites for its virtual tourism, and series like GTA offer relatively familiar sandboxes – even if they are cartoonish and...
News Cult of the Lamb Entices New Converts with Interactive Odyssey The Pilgrim's Pack
We want to believe
Cult of the Lamb is getting a big, free update next week in the form of Unholy Alliance, which, among other things, adds couch co-op to the game. But if you're the sort of deviant who craves even more of the dark arts, then perhaps The Pilgrim's Pack's enticing brand of comic book-style interactive fiction is for you. This p
News The Monster Hunter Wilds Marketing Machine Kicks into Gear with New Gameplay Videos
Focus
Capcom seems to be gearing up for a blowout on Monster Hunter Wilds. The highly anticipated action RPG is currently targeting a vague '2025' release window, but we wouldn't be at all surprised to see it land in the first few months of the year, so that the publisher can have a potential juggernaut on its fiscal year reports. With that kind of...
News NBA 2K25 Takes Real-Life Basketball Footage and Makes It PS5 Gameplay
Early Tip-Off moves the release date forward to 4th September
Much like the HyperMotion technology in EA Sports FC 25, developer Visual Concepts is implementing a similar system for NBA 2K25, which will transform real-life basketball footage into PS5 gameplay. The technology, named ProPLAY, analyses professional NBA footage and translates it into...
News Unusual Management Sim Promise Mascot Agency Showcases Its Unique Gameplay
Watch the new gameplay trailer
Promise Mascot Agency, the next game from the makers of Paradise Killer, looks very unique in this gameplay deep dive trailer. Announced earlier this year, the game is a management sim of sorts, with the main goal being to build up the titular agency and turn it into a profitable business. Add on top a story about the...
News Damn, the Saiyan and Namek Sagas Look Good in New Dragon Ball: Sparking! Zero Gameplay
Classic clashes
Another week, another Dragon Ball: Sparking! Zero trailer. This time, we're taking a look at storylines that most Dragon Ball Z fans will be incredibly familiar with at this point: the Saiyan and Namek sagas. Featured in countless Dragon Ball games up until now, Sparking! Zero seems to be doing these classic tales justice, flaunting...
News Highly Rated, Choice-Driven RPG Wildermyth Quests to PS5, PS4 in October
A myth no more
Originally released for PC back in 2021, Wildermyth is finally making its PlayStation debut this year. This is a very story-focused, fantasy RPG where the narrative is shaped almost entirely by your created characters and their actions. It also boasts a tactical, turn-based combat system and a charming papercraft art direction...
News Bleach: Rebirth of Souls Reveals Ichigo, Rukia, Uryu in Stylish Gameplay Trailers
And so it begins
Bandai Namco has released not one, not two, but three new gameplay trailers for Bleach: Rebirth of Souls. They provide character-specific looks at the upcoming fighter, with Ichigo Kurosaki, Rukia Kuchiki, and Uryu Ishida taking to the stage. They're pretty stylish trailers, and give us some insight into how each character will...
News Visions of Mana Looks Like Fantastic Action RPG Fun Ahead of August Release on PS5, PS4
Elementary
Square Enix has dropped a deep dive trailer for Visions of Mana, as we creep closer to its 29th August release date on PS5 and PS4. This might just be our best look at the RPG's gameplay mechanics to date, as the video breaks down the various elemental powers that Val and his party are able to wield. Basically, Elemental Vessels give you...
News Here's Your First Look at the Like a Dragon: Yakuza Television Show
Sick ink
You won’t extract a whole lot from this teaser trailer for Amazon Prime’s television adaptation of Like a Dragon: Yakuza, but we suppose it sets the scene. The 70-second clip shows protagonist Kazuma Kiryu getting his trademark ink before cutting to a couple of shots of seedy Shinjuku ward Kabukicho, which of course will be presented as...
News Concord's PS5, PC Character Trailers Are Rolling Out
Meet Jabali, Teo, and It-Z
As announced earlier in the week, Concord is plotting a slew of individual character trailers for each of its 16 Freegunners, as it prepares for the FPS’ release in August. These short gameplay clips are designed to showcase the individual talents and gameplay abilities of each hero, which are as varied as you’d expect...
News Tiebreak Aims to Topple TopSpin 2K25 with a Huge Licensed Roster on PS5, PS4
Everyone's here
Perhaps the biggest criticism that’s been aimed at TopSpin 2K25, apart from perhaps its microtransactions, is that it has a very limited selection of licensed players. Tiebreak: Official Game of the ATP and WTA believes it has an advantage in that department, with over 120 professional players included in its roster. As the title...
News Highly Acclaimed Roguelike Deckbuilder Monster Train Finally Pulls Up on PS5
Better late than never
Surprise! The highly acclaimed roguelike deckbuilder, Monster Train, has reached its final platform; it's now available on PS5. Already released on basically everything else, the game can now be bought and played on Sony's current-gen console. Marking the occasion is the trailer above. For those who don't know, Monster Train...
News Bleach: Rebirth of Souls Gets First Real Look at Explosive Gameplay
This is my Bankai
Bandai Namco has released a new trailer for Bleach: Rebirth of Souls, which provides our first proper look at gameplay. If you missed the initial announcement, this is a one-on-one arena fighter with an emphasis on mechanics that escalate over the course of a battle. As demonstrated in the video, you can build up towards utterly...
News Fate/EXTRA Record Still Lives as Remade PSP RPG Teases August Announcement
EXTRA, EXTRA
A fresh teaser for Fate/EXTRA Record has arrived. The game was first announced in 2020, and while it's made brief appearances here and there over the years, it feels like the project is finally ramping up to some big news. We're getting more information on the 4th August, via this year's Fate/Grand Order Fes. For those totally out of...
News Fatal Fury's Terry Bogard Tips His Iconic Cap in Street Fighter 6 PS5, PS4 Teaser
Okay
Here’s your first look at Fatal Fury’s Terry Bogard kicking ass in Street Fighter 6. The iconic SNK character, equipped here with his legendary red-and-white cap, is shown taking down a muscle-clad pretender before pulling out his famous win pose. This appears to be a cut-scene from World Tour mode, so there’s no actual gameplay footage...
News Reports of Heihachi's Death Were Greatly Exaggerated in Tekken 8
Heihachi Mishima... isn't dead
Remember when Heihachi died in Tekken 7 and then his death was referenced throughout Tekken 8's story mode? Yeah, well, he's coming back as DLC! Bet you didn't see that one coming. Heihachi's penned in for fall / autumn 2024, and he'll also play a key role in the game's story mode expansion. The franchise figurehead...
News Guilty Gear Strive Announces Huge Season 4 Updates, Cyberpunk Edgerunners Guest Character
Chippin' in
Guilty Gear Strive is just over three years old at this point, but Arc System Works could be giving the game its most ambitious season yet. Season 4 has been announced as part of Evo 2024, and it'll include some super exciting stuff. For starters, Strive's getting a three-on-three team battle mode, which can be played online with three...
News SNK vs. Capcom: SVC Chaos Revived on PS4 with Rollback Netcode Next Week
Chaos controlled
If you're a fan of somewhat obscure fighting games, you may be overjoyed to learn that SNK vs. Capcom: SVC Chaos is coming back for another round. This crossover brawler originally released way back in 2003 — it was ported to PS2 after a stint in arcades — and features 36 playable characters. This updated version includes a...
News Unknown 9: Awakening Steps Up with New Gameplay Walkthrough Trailer
Less unknown now
Bandai Namco has released new gameplay footage of the upcoming action adventure title, Unknown 9: Awakening. In it, you get to see about eight minutes of the game, with an emphasis on combat and stealth encounters. The main hook is that lead character Haroona has the ability to "step" — a power that lets her temporarily...
News Classic Stages Return in Sonic X Shadow Generations Comparison Trailer
Generation leap
Sonic X Shadow Generations is still a good few months away, but SEGA is getting hedgehog fans excited with small updates here and there. The latest comes in the form of a comparison trailer, placing classic Shadow levels side by side with the revamped versions in the upcoming game. As you can see, stages from Sonic games in which...
News Horror Hit The Mortuary Assistant Creeping onto PS5, PS4 in August
It lives again
If you're into your horror games, you may be aware of The Mortuary Assistant — an indie adventure title that's been a huge success on PC and Nintendo Switch. Now, it's finally coming to PS5 and PS4, alongside a definitive edition update for all existing versions. As the name suggests, The Mortuary Assistant has you working a shift...
News Mortal Kombat 1 Unveils Takeda Takahashi as Next DLC Fighter in Flashy Trailer
Ferra joining the kameo roster
The next DLC character for Mortal Kombat 1 is Takeda Takahashi, WB Games and NetherRealm Studios have announced. The news comes alongside a splashy gameplay trailer, showing off the playable fighter and all his fancy moves. Takeda is a character first seen in Mortal Kombat X, a student of Scorpion and an adept fighter...
News Genshin Impact Reveals a Smorgasbord of New Waifus for PS5, PS4 Players to Thirst Over
Fire starter
The drip marketing for Genshin Impact’s new Natlan region is well underway, but nothing is going to quench the thirst created by this new crop of characters. Our first taste of the storyline from this fresh open world area appears to be teasing some kind of Goblet of Fire, Hunger Games-esque tournament. Also, apparently everyone is...
News Sunsoft's Retro Platformer Aero the Acro-Bat Is Swinging onto PS5, PS4 in August
It ain't trap-easy
Aero the Acro-Bat, a cult classic 16-bit platformer from Sunsoft, is making its grand return on PS5 and PS4. Scheduled for release on 2nd August 2024, you can take a look at this retro title in the above announcement trailer. The original game released for SNES and Mega Drive back in 1993 and found praise for its soundtrack and...
News Woo One of Six Beauties in Acclaimed Chinese Dating Sim Love Is All Around
Ready your rizz
Think you’ve got game? It’s time to put it to the test: acclaimed Chinese dating sim Love Is All Around appears to be PlayStation bound, following its surprise hit release on PC. The game – an FMV affair where you assume the role of apparent alpha male Gu Yi – will require you to use your new-found rizz, as you attempt to woo...
News The First Descendant's In-Game Icons Seem Strikingly Similar to Those of Destiny 2
"Barely-changed" icons raise eyebrows
The First Descendant has barely been out a week, but it didn't take that long for players familiar with Bungie's Destiny 2 to see some striking similarities between the in-game icons used in both games. Forbes writer Paul Tassi (thanks, VGC) highlighted the issue, as well as n
News Bleach: Rebirth of Souls Announced for PS5, PS4, and Yes, It's an Arena Fighter
It's about time
Despite its overall popularity, Bleach has always been severely underrepresented in video games — especially compared to the likes of Naruto and One Piece. That's about to change, however, with Bleach: Rebirth of Souls. Freshly announced at Anime Expo 2024, this adaptation covers a good chunk of the source material, through to the...
News Metaphor: ReFantazio Gets a Fantastic Story Trailer
Game of thrones
Assuming you haven't already seen enough of Metaphor: ReFantazio, the RPG just got a fantastic story trailer, fresh from Anime Expo 2024. In it, we get a bit more background on some of the main characters — including the protagonist — and a glimpse of the world-shattering stakes that form the core of the game's narrative. "Fight...
News Ys X: Nordics Carves Out an October Release Date on PS5, PS4
Ys please
Ys X: Nordics now has a confirmed release date on PS5 and PS4. Falcom's action RPG launches on the 25th October, which means that it's surrounded by heavy hitters like Metaphor: ReFantazio (11th October), Dragon Quest 3 HD-2D Remake (14th November), and Assassin's Creed Shadows (15th November). The last few months of 2024 are looking...
