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TodayTue, 14th Nov 2023
News Atlus Announces Inevitable Day 1 DLC for Persona 5 Tactica
Repaint Your Heart
Being a spinoff of the almost unimpeachable Persona 5 Royal, specifically, it was only a matter of time before developer Atlus and publisher SEGA would unveil the inevitable onslaught of premium DLC. In a Japanese trailer, we learn that Kasumi Yoshizawa, a new companion added in Royal, would be coming to Tactica as premium content...
News Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth ESRB Rating Teases Swearing, Alcohol, Impalement
"The words sh*t, a*shole, and pr*ck appear in the game"
As we inch ever closer to Final Fantasy VII Rebirth's inevitable 29th February release on PS5, a clearer picture of what kind of game it will be begins to emerge. According to the title's newly published ESRB summary, a character will utter the line: "Just admit it. You're obviously captivated...
YesterdayMon, 13th Nov 2023
News Baldur's Gate 3 PS5 Physical Version Set to Be Announced This Week
"It's going to be a busy week"
Fans of discs, boxes, and the occasional manual, rejoice: Larian Studios is set to officially confirm a physical version for Baldur's Gate 3 this week. Having been teased by the studio's director of publishing Michael Douse, the official Twitter account for the developer said this is going to be a busy week for "fans...
A Grend old time
The year is 2023, and formulative 1970s anime UFO Robot Grendizer has just been revived as a modern action game. Developed by French studio Endroad, UFO Robot Grendizer: The Feast of the Wolves has a clear reverence for the source material, and although it's an undeniably rough product in terms of technical performance, fans of...
News Become a Suicide Squad Insider with Story, Gameplay Details This Week
PS5 title resurfaces with livestream
Rocksteady appears ready to allow Suicide Squad: Kill the Justice League back into the public conscience as it has announced the first instalment in a video series all about the upcoming PS5 game. Set to debut this Wednesday, the initial episode will cover the story and gameplay of the title slated for release on...
News Remedy Ditches Free-to-Play Model for Upcoming Multiplayer Game
Project Kestrel now a "premium" title
Alan Wake 2 developer Remedy has today announced the online multiplayer project it's making with Tencent won't be a free-to-play release anymore. Instead, it'll launch as "a premium game with a strong, cooperative multiplayer component" now known as Kestrel (previously Vanguard). Besides the fact it takes place...
News Sony's Big PS Store Black Friday Sale Starts This Week
PS5, PS4 deals stay for 10 days
Sony has announced its huge PS Store Black Friday will get underway this Friday, 17th November 2023, with thousands of PS5, PS4 titles expected to be discounted. Lasting for 10 days, the PlayStation Blog highlights recent releases like EA Sports FC 24, NBA 2K24, and Assassin's Creed Mirage as just a few games you'll...
Talking Point As PS5 Turns 3, How Are You Feeling About It?
Toddler years
Believe it or not, we're now three years into the PS5 generation — about a third of the way (probably more) through its lifespan before the inevitable PS6. Sony's system has come a long way in that time, and the platform holder is determined to see it a success, aggressively pushing hardware and crafting top tier games to justify a...
News All The Game Awards 2023 Nominees Announced, Baldur's Gate 3 and Alan Wake 2 Lead the Way
Spider-Man 2 up for seven awards
Geoff Keighley has today announced all the nominated games for this year's The Game Awards ceremony, which takes place on Thursday, 7th December 2023. Across many different categories, the likes of Baldur's Gate 3 and Alan Wake 2 appear the most, both with eight nominations, including the overall Game of the Year...
News PS Plus Gets Heavy Discounts for Black Friday
For both new and existing subs
Sony has outlined its plans for Black Friday, confirming that there'll be a whole range of discounts going live in the near future. This includes price cuts on its own PlayStation Direct website, as well as at participating retailers. However, details on what the deals will actually entail are light at the time of...
Rumour Dragon Age Dreadwolf Really Is Set to Release in 2024
Dreading it
We're yet to actually see the game in action — if you can believe it — but it's widely believed that Dragon Age: Dreadwolf is targeting a 2024 release date (barring any big delays). And now, that theory's being backed up by a recent discovery on a BioWare dev's LinkedIn profile. Said profile specifically states that Dreadwolf is a...
News Here's How PS5 Will Help You Become Na'Vi in Avatar: Frontiers of Pandora
'Av a look at this
It’s hard to tell whether Avatar: Frontiers of Pandora is going to be big or not. On the one hand, the upcoming Ubisoft adventure is based on one of the biggest movie franchises on the planet (at least when it comes to Box Office results, anyway). On the other, well, it largely looks like a Far Cry reskin if we’re being...
News Sony's PlayStation Replay Patent Could Be a Genuine Game Changer
Just give me moments
Whenever Sony patents its (often wacky) ideas, the news spreads fast, even though we rarely see these concepts become a reality. However, this latest patent to make headlines (as spotted by eXputer), actually sounds like something Sony could push ahead with. The documents reveal a kind of 'replay' system, which would basically...
Review Jagged Alliance 3 (PS5) - Dormant Series Returns with a Solid Tactical Offering
Honour among thieves
The Jagged Alliance series still has an imposing reputation in strategy gaming circles, despite the last mainline entry launching 24 years ago and the spin-offs being generally not great. Jagged Alliance 3, thankfully, does an excellent job of modernising the series while introducing engaging new elements, crafting a genuinely...
Hardware Review PS Portal Is the Perfect PS5 Companion (For Some)
A great product at the mercy of your Internet connection
When the PS Portal was first announced, we were endlessly sceptical about Sony's sort of return to the handheld market. We've spent the best part of a decade clamouring for a new PS Vita, so the PS Portal understandably feels like a half-measure, rather than the real deal. However, after...
News Konami Is Creating a New Silent Hill Production Team
The rebirth of Team Silent?
Konami appears to be laying the foundations for a successor to its former internal studio Team Silent, which developed the first four Silent Hill games. A recruitment page is advertising roles for a newly formed Silent Production Team, and is giving those picked the "chance to be involved in game production in a...
News UK Sales Charts: Everyone Hates Modern Warfare 3, But It's Still Number One
Later, haters
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 is the worst-received game in the series in a very long time, maybe ever, but that hasn't stopped it debuting at number one in the UK's physical charts. It may be a below par Call of Duty, but it's still a Call of Duty — a name that's too big to fail. It sold the vast majority of
News A Whopping 80% of Modern Warfare 3's Physical UK Sales Were on PS5, PS4
Domination
A contractual obligation means Call of Duty will remain on PlayStation for at least ten years, despite Microsoft’s acquisition of Activision Blizzard. But if numbers continue to trend like this, we could foresee the series remaining on Sony’s consoles for a lot longer: an enormous 80 per cent of Modern Warfare 3’s physical copies...
News Get Ready for the Next Battle! Reina Rounds Out Tekken 8's Roster
Purple Reina
The announcement of purple-haired temptress Reina has completed Tekken 8’s release day roster, and you can view the full list of All Confirmed Characters through the link. Officially unveiled during a tournament livestream overnight, the trendy newcomer wields an acrobatic style loosely inspired by contemporary martial arts technique...
News Larian's Xbox Series S Optimization Efforts May Benefit Baldur's Gate 3 on PS5
Better together
Baldur's Gate 3 was released on PS5 back on 6th September. Still, issues regarding performance and parity have prevented the game's release on Xbox platforms, primarily due to split-screen co-op struggling on the less powerful Series S, and our friends over at Pure Xbox have been keeping tabs on the situation. However, a recent...
News Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 Has Some of the Worst PS5, PS4 Review Scores of the Year
Gollum's still got it beat, though
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 is being described by critics as one of the most cynical PS5 and PS4 releases in quite some time, and it’s getting battered by reviews. While we’re still taking our time to work through the campaign and multiplayer maps, the release’s Metacritic score currently sits at just 50,...
News Like a Dragon Gaiden Is So Confusing Even RGG Studio Got Mixed Up
Judgement day
Like a Dragon Gaiden: The Man Who Erased His Name is a mouthful, a hell of a title hailing from a series known for confusing naming conventions, made worse since the Yakuza franchise rebranded as Like a Dragon in the West. It's so confusing that even developer Ryu Ga Gotoku Studio appears to have gotten mixed up in its latest game and...
Black Friday 2023 Early PS5, PS4 Deals on Consoles, Games, Controllers and More
Black Friday savings are here!
Looking for the best PS5 and PS4 Black Friday deals? This year's Black Friday is fast approaching – the event kicks off on Friday 24th November – and some retailers are already going live with a variety of deals ahead of the day itself. Last year saw some great discounts on games, DualSense controllers, PS Plus...
News Activision Pulling Modern Warfare 3 Maps Already Due to Grim Spawns
Lovely camping weather
The new Call of Duty, Modern Warfare 3, was released on Friday, and already multiple maps have been pulled from the game's multiplayer suite after players en masse were gunned down thanks to some truly miserable spawn points. The primary culprit was the map Quarry, which, when played in the Hardpoint game mode, would...
News AI Could Make Grand Theft Auto NPCs 'Really Interesting and Fun', Says Take-Two CEO
Traditional scripted NPCs "not very interesting"
Take-Two boss Strauss Zelnick has apparently sided with the machines in the ongoing AI debate currently consuming the entertainment industry. He thinks the innovative new technology could improve the next Grand Theft Auto by adding more variety to dialogue trees to entice lapsed players back...
News Gravelly-Voiced Geralt Voice Actor to Reprise Role in The Witcher: Sirens of the Deep
Doug Cockle is back on deck
Fellow walkers of The Path rejoice: the gravelly voice of Geralt you know and love from The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt is reprising the role in an animated movie coming to Netflix called The Witcher: Sirens of the Deep. The inimitable Doug Cockle will return sometime "late" next year in the film, which will see Geralt...
Sunday12th Nov 2023
News Yes, You Can Attach the New PS5's Detachable Disc Drive to Another Console
Sony's feeling flexible
Swapping disc drives with the new PS5 is easy, and while you will need an Internet connection in order to verify the hardware, you’ll easily be able to swap between different devices. This is demonstrated in the video embedded above, as YouTuber TronicsFix registers a single disc drive with various consoles, and then swaps...
News PS5 Fans Think They've Found Marvel's Wolverine's Release Year
And it could be close
Insomniac Games is, in some ways, carrying Sony’s first-party this generation – and it may not be done just yet. Fresh from the release of Marvel’s Spider-Man 2 just a few weeks ago, fans think they’ve discovered the release year of Marvel’s Wolverine: 2024. That would make back-to-back tentpole AAA titles from the...
Guide New PS5, PS4 Games This Week (13th November to 20th November)
Dead or alive
What new PS5 and PS4 games are releasing in physical retailers and as part of the PS Store update this week? The release schedule is hitting overdrive ahead of the holidays, even if there aren't exactly any major titles launching this week. Persona 5 Tactica is arguably the biggest, a strategy spin-off of the popular RPG. Click through...
News PS Plus Premium Poised to Add Another Classic Disney Game
Rating emerges for another PSP port
While not every publisher has been supportive of Sony’s drive to bring emulated PS1 and PSP games to PS Plus Premium, Disney has been a surprise ally. And it looks like another of its old tie-ins could be coming to PS5 and PS4 in the near future, as Gematsu spotted the Taiwanese ratings board has added a listing...
