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Wednesday14th Aug 2024
News Arrowhead Unveils 60-Day Plan to Placate Rebellious Helldivers 2 Fans
Surrounded, outgunned
Developer Arrowhead has announced a 60-day plan with which it hopes to calm the currently riotous Helldivers 2 community, a vocal number of whom are unhappy with the current state of the game. The recently released Escalation of Freedom update itself was supposed to be something of a make-good but has instead served as an...
Tuesday13th Aug 2024
News Don't Worry, Gamescom Opening Night Live Will Feature New Game Announcements
Geoff reassures
God of gaming events Geoff Keighley has confirmed that next week's Gamescom Opening Night Live will feature fresh announcements. The organiser and host has felt the need to make this clear after listing off a bunch of known games that are set to put in an appearance during the presentation. Naturally, these unannounced titles will...
News Concord Pre-Load Available Now on PS5, Post-Launch Roadmap Revealed
Buckle up
Things have gone a little quiet, but Sony is on the verge of launching its next big online multiplayer game. Concord, its 5v5 first-person shooter, launches very soon; the "proper" launch date is 23rd August, while those who've pre-ordered the digital deluxe edition will gain access starting on 20th August. Whichever version you've plumped...
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...
Embalm for the soul
Whether you enjoy claustrophobic horror, or you simply always wanted to work in a morgue (no judgement), The Mortuary Assistant has something for you. Developer Darkstone Digital’s atmospheric puzzler has you engage in the macabre monotony of the embalming process, with added supernatural terror. You play Rebecca Owens, fresh...
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...
Preview Dead Rising Plays and Looks Like a Dream in PS5 Deluxe Remaster
To be Frank, it's excellent
In the near two decades since Dead Rising helped define the early years of the Xbox 360, there's never been anything else quite like it — not even Capcom's three follow-ups. All deviated from the structure set by Frank West in some way, whether it was removing the critical time mechanic or placing less emphasis on a...
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 Sony Seemingly Leaks PC Port for Red Dead Redemption in PS Store Listing
Okay then
News can be sourced from practically anywhere, but it's not too often that one gaming platform will leak information about another. Today, though, Sony's digital storefront PS Store appears to have revealed that Rockstar Games is planning to bring Red Dead Redemption to PC at long last. Earlier today, the PS Store page for Red Dead...
News Terminator Survivors Delayed, Will Be Back in 2025
Surviving
Publisher Nacon has announced a delay for its upcoming survival action title, Terminator Survivors. In a statement made on social media yesterday, it's been confirmed that the early access PC launch of the game has been pushed back to 2025. The delay has been made in order for Nacon and developer Nacon Studio Milan to "realize our...
BioWare is going big
Dragon Age: The Veilguard has a lot of expectations riding on it, and BioWare appears to be going all out to meet them, promising an ambitious RPG of rare scale. In fact, the developer says that the game's opening is bigger and more bombastic than the conclusion to 2014's Dragon Age: Inquisition, which was pretty impressive in...
News 10 Years Ago, Hideo Kojima's P.T. Scared the Hell Out of Us on PS4
The darkest timeline
It seems like just yesterday that the Hideo Kojima-directed demo P.T. ("playable teaser") arrived on PS4. On 12th August 2014, in collaboration with Guillermo del Toro, the world was given a terrifying glimpse at the world of Silent Hills, and it seems we aren't the only ones wondering where all the time went. On X, Kojima got...
News Baldur's Gate 3's Lae'zel Combat Stance Literally the Stuff of Ancient Samurai Dreams
Divine inspiration
Larian Studio's animation game was extremely on point in Baldur's Gate 3. The ludicrous number of unique interactions each character has gives each so much personality, and as it turns out, inspiration struck one of the developers from an unexpected angle. In an illuminating new series looking at mocap in BG3, Larian's...
News Cancellation of The Last of Us Online Was 'Not a Bloodless Endeavour'
Someone had to pay the butcher's bill
The cancellation of Naughty Dog's anticipated multiplayer offering, The Last of Us Online (colloquially known as Factions, originally meant to ship as part of The Last of Us: Part II), is a situation we still haven't quite recovered from in an industry seemingly beset by bad news. For better or worse, more...
News Ubisoft Suggests More Development Time Required for Future Assassin's Creed Games
Four years is just right
With Assassin's Creed Shadows set to spring out of the bushes on the unwary in November, Ubisoft says that dev cycles between titles must be longer to find the "right balance". At four years in the oven, Shadows has had the most development time of any title in the series to date, including massive open-world epics...
Monday12th Aug 2024
News Cult N64 Classic Glover Grabbing Physical PS5, PS4 Release
Single handed
Glover wasn’t the best 3D platformer on a system that was home to several all-timers in the genre, but it was memorable for its four-fingered hero. The game – which is coming to PS5 and PS4 courtesy of Brazilian IP hoarder QUByte – will be available to pre-order physically on PS5 from Limited Run Games, starting tomorrow, 13th...
News PS5 Hero Shooter Hit Marvel Rivals Will Reveal New Characters and More at Gamescom
Rivals cool
If, like millions of others, you’re still enjoying the Marvel Rivals closed beta, then you’ll want to pay attention to Gamescom Opening Night Live for the reveal of new characters and content. Host Geoff Keighley confirmed that there’ll be key updates during the German convention’s opening salvo, and you can find out when to...
Random You'll Wish Scrolling Beat-'Em-Up Resident Evil: Survive Was a Real PS5, PS4 Game
SuperS.T.A.R.S.
Resident Evil: Survivor on PS1 proved the versatility of Capcom’s franchise, as it transformed the series into a lightgun shooter. That gameplay loop was later repurposed for the PS Move titles The Umbrella Chronicles and The Darkside Chronicles. We’ve also seen the series transformed into a team-based shoo
Guide How to Play PSVR2 on PC with the PC Adapter
Significantly expand your VR library
Looking for how to play PSVR2 on PC with the PC adapter? The PSVR2 PC adapter is available now, allowing you to live out your dreams of finally playing Half-Life: Alyx with Sony's headset. However, this experience isn’t quite plug-and-play on PC in the same way it is on PS5. On this page, as part of our PSVR2...
Guide New PS5, PS4 Games This Week (12th August to 18th August)
Football time
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 Madden NFL 25, although it'll be interesting to see how it performs so close to the release of EA Sports College Football 25. Click through the links for a full list of all new PS5 games release...
Slime to grind
Aside from being a total pain in the arse to type, That Time I Got Reincarnated as a Slime: Isekai Chronicles is an action RPG based on the popular anime of the same name. The adaptation offers a brief introduction to the source material, before plopping you into one of the property's later story arcs. Those unfamiliar with the...
News Uniqlo Introduces Make-Your-Own Monster Hunter Merch Range
But it's Japan only for now
Clothing retailer Uniqlo has unveiled a new line of merchandise for Monster Hunter, and it lets fans make custom items with a variety of stamps. Unfortunately only available in Japan right now, the website allows you to choose from dozens of Monster Hunter designs and apply them to t-shirts, hoodies, and tote bags however...
News Beware! Scalpers Reselling Astro Bot PS5 Controllers for Ridiculous Prices
Astro not
Astro Bot is due to arrive on PS5 in just under a month's time, and when it does, a limited edition DualSense controller will launch alongside it. The pad is probably the best custom controller PS5 has received yet, and pre-orders have sold out across multiple retailers very swiftly. Unfortunately, it seems a portion of those sales have...
News PS5's Lack of Tentpole Exclusives Isn't Hurting Engagement, Says Sony
Breaking records despite alleged drought
While some enthusiasts would strongly disagree, Sony doesn’t feel like the lack of “tentpole” exclusive titles have impacted engagement with its PS5 console this year. While the platform holder has published titles like Rise of the Ronin and Stellar Blade, it hasn’t released a major sequel since...
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 Capcom Wants All of Its Legacy Fighting Games to Be Re-Released on PS5, PS4
Did someone say Rival Schools?
Between compilations like Capcom Arcade Stadium and its sequel, Capcom Beat ‘Em Up Bundle, and Capcom Fighting Collection, the Japanese publisher has being doing an amazing job making its renowned brawlers playable on contemporary hardware, like PS5 and PS4. That strategy will reach its zenith with the release of the...
News Halloween Is Getting a Pair of Games, Including Unreal Engine 5 Title from John Carpenter
Trick or treat
Halloween, the legendary slasher movie franchise, is getting not one but two video game adaptations. As reported by IGN, Evil Dead: The Game developer Boss Team Games is on development duties for both projects. According to the report, both games are being worked on alongside the producers of the films. One of the titles will be made...
News Randy Pitchford Teases Borderlands 4 After Tirade Over Flop Movie Adaptation
Pitch unperfect
Randy Pitchford must feel quite conflicted at the moment. As the boss of Gearbox, the studio behind the Borderlands franchise, it must be quite mind-blowing to see the series you helped create get a big budget movie adaptation. However, considering the catastrophic opening weekend sales figures, we reckon it’s probably quite...
News PS Portal Is By Far the UK's Most Popular Gaming Accessory Right Now
A massive success
Back when Sony’s streaming handheld PS Portal was announced, an enormous 33 per cent of you polled on Push Square said you had zero interest in the device. Well, as it turns out, you’re in the minority, because the Remote Play portable is proving a runaway hit for the platform holder. In the UK,
Guide PS Stars Guide: All Campaigns and Solutions (August 2024)
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...
