Starfield launched in September last year to somewhat mixed reviews, with the perception surrounding the game being increasingly soured as time went on. That said, Todd Howard and the team at Bethesda Game Studios have been cooking a massive update – though one which arguably should’ve been available at launch. …
Read More »Horizon Zero Dawn is leaving PlayStation Plus Extra
A couple years ago Sony revamped its PlayStation Plus subscription service with new tiers including PS Plus Extra – which serves essentially like Xbox’s Game Pass. Though day-one first-party additions are absent, a good number of PlayStation games have been added over time. Surprisingly, Guerrilla Games’ Horizon Zero Dawn is …
Read More »Ghostrunner 2, Tunic and more coming to PS Plus Essential
As they do each month, Sony gives away a number of titles to all those with a PlayStation Plus subscription. Available to keep forever and play as long as you are actively subscribed, May’s monthly PS Plus titles have now been revealed. Making the announcement on the PlayStation Blog, the …
Read More »Helldivers 2 already 7th highest-grossing PlayStation game in the US thanks to PC
Back in February, Arrowhead Studios hit it big with Helldivers 2, reaching the top of both the Steam and PlayStation charts. In the months since, the team have continuously updated the game with new and free content. It therefore comes as little surprise that Helldivers 2 has already become the …
Read More »Future SEGA/ATLUS remakes all coming to Switch 2 claims insider
In the past we have seen SEGA and ATLUS in particular release its games in a staggered manner, with the likes of the Persona series previously arriving first on PlayStation – and Nintendo having a similar deal for the SMT games. That said, recently this structure has changed, with more …
Read More »Housemarque celebrates Returnal’s 3rd anniversary with new announcements
3 years ago, Returnal released on PS5 – a fast-paced action-heavy arcadey and mysterious 3rd person rogue-lite shooter. Since then, Housemarque have updated the game with a ton of new features, content and even a co-op multiplayer option. Celebrating the game’s 3rd anniversary, the team have announced a bunch of …
Read More »Sales for PS5 exclusive Rise of the Ronin are “surpassing the Nioh series”
Team Ninja have had a pretty close relationship with Sony over the years, developing console exclusives Nioh and its sequel Nioh 2 – both of which were published by PlayStation. Their latest release – Rise of the Ronin – has been out now for just over a month, and according …
Read More »Switch version of Hi-Fi Rush rated by PEGI
Earlier this year, leaks and rumours sprung up suggesting that the Xbox console exclusive Hi-Fi Rush would be coming to more platforms, specifically PS5 and Nintendo Switch. Of course, Microsoft did wind up announcing that Hi-Fi Rush was coming to more platforms – though only PS5. One month on from …
Read More »KitGuru Games: Why Ghost of Tsushima Hits DIFFERENT – Choices
Sucker Punch Productions has always been one of PlayStation studios’ lesser-appreciated dev teams, with the Washington-based company releasing some of the most underrated games over the past many generations – including the excellent InFamous series. The team finally received their well-deserved flowers with the release of Ghost of Tsushima back in 2020 for the PlayStation 4. With the title finally set to come to PC, I wish to share with you just some of the MANY reasons as to why even in 2024, Ghost of Tsushima just hits DIFFERENT.
Read More »Helldivers 2 gets another massive patch
Since its release (and surprising success) earlier this year, the team at Arrowhead Studios have been continuously updating and supporting Helldivers 2 with all manner of new content, as well as major balance tweaks. The latest update for the game is available now, and brings with it a very long …
Read More »Housemarque teases impending announcement
Housemarque is one of the more out-there first-party PlayStation studios, with the Finnish developers known best for their work on 2021’s excellent 3rd person rogue-lite shooter Returnal. Since the title’s last major update in 2023 the team have been relatively silent…until now. Teasing fans on Twitter, the team at Housemarque …
Read More »Fallout 4’s next-gen update woes on PS Plus finally fully fixed
After much anticipation and a great deal of waiting, Fallout 4’s ‘next-gen’ update finally released last week. The ‘free’ update had issues on PlayStation Plus Extra however – though this was eventually fixed. Those who owned FO4 through the PS Plus Collection however were still unable to upgrade. Fortunately, this …
Read More »Tencent triples its investment in Remedy Entertainment
Remedy Entertainment is one of the most unique (and previously-underrated) AAA studios currently around, with the Finnish developers only recently seeing major commercial success with the likes of Control and Alan Wake 2. Following all the recent buzz surrounding Remedy, shareholder and video game holding company Tencent has now almost …
Read More »Fallout 4’s next-gen update issues on PS Plus ‘mostly’ resolved
Late last week, Bethesda finally released their long-awaited ‘Next-Gen’ update for Fallout 4 – bringing native PS5 and Series X|S support for the 2015 title. Unfortunately, the free update appeared to be unavailable to PlayStation Plus players. Bethesda has now responded and ‘mostly’ rectified the situation. Announced to be a …
Read More »Shinji Mikami reveals why he left Tango Gameworks
Shinji Mikami is a legend in the games industry, Known best for his work on the original Resident Evil and its equally as revolutionary RE4, Mikami has a long and varied history in game development. In 2023, he left his studio Tango Gameworks, with a non-compete clause forcing him to …
Read More »PlayStation-published Lost Soul Aside might finally be coming out soon
Starting development all the way back in 2016 as a one-man project, Lost Soul Aside has been eagerly anticipated by many thanks to its Final Fantasy Versus XIII (later FFXV) inspired visuals and flashy action combat. Over the years, the game’s ambitions grew, and so did the team, sitting at …
Read More »Resident Evil 9 internally delayed according to leaker
DuskGolem is well known within the leaker community, offering a ton of details on future Capcom releases – in particular Resident Evil. Previously claiming that there were 5 separate RE titles in the works, the leaker now revealed that one of these (Resident Evil 9) has been delayed internally, though …
Read More »KitGuru Games: mClassic – an Upscaler for the Discerning Eye
With the rapid rate of technological progress over the decades, many older games no longer hold up to current day TVs and monitors both technically and technologically. In some instances, even modern systems are far behind the curve of video output, with a number of Nintendo Switch titles turning into a bit of a blurry/aliased mess when blown up on a big screen. This is where the mClassic comes in: a HDMI-based hardware upscaler offering “Real-Time Redrawing of Each and Every Pixel.”
Read More »Cities: Skylines II patch brings DLSS support
Last week, we reported on the current troublesome state of Cities: Skylines II. Though the devs warned players ahead of launch, the 2023 title has been and continues to be plagued with all manner of performance issues – leading to a recent apology from the devs and publishers. Promising to …
Read More »Persona 3 Reload soundtrack available now on music streaming services
Music can play a major role in elevating video games from being a good game, to a great one. Sadly, access to video game music – especially from Japan – has historically been limited. Fortunately, SEGA has been much more proactive with bringing its OSTs to music streaming services in …
Read More »Gran Turismo 7 update adds Sony’s own real-life prototype car
The Gran Turismo series is no stranger to adding odd or unique vehicles to its games. From concept cars to a moon rover, Polyphony Digital manages to show its appreciation to vehicles of all sorts. As part of GT7’s latest update, Sony’s own currently-unreleased Afeela Prototype can now be driven. …
Read More »Fallout 4’s free ‘next-gen’ update is unavailable for PS Plus players; fine on Game Pass
As part of the PlayStation 5’s launch, Sony offered 20 PS4 titles for free to all those with a PlayStation Plus subscription. One of the included games was Fallout 4 (since then also finding its way onto PS Plus Extra). With FO4’s next-gen update finally available to download and play, …
Read More »Final Lords of the Fallen update introduces ‘Advanced Game Modifier System’
Lords of the Fallen is an interesting case where both entries in the series were promoted on their utilisation of new tech – only to then receive a rather mild response from players. Fortunately, 2023’s Lords of the Fallen has seen a decent amount of post-launch support – with the …
Read More »Embracer CEO apologises for the company’s current state
Over the past few years, the Embracer Group has risen and fallen at a surprisingly rapid rate. From acquiring companies left, right and centre, to then selling those same companies off just a few years later – all the while cancelling projects and firing employees. Embracer has received backlash from …
Read More »Valve announces new ‘Advanced Access’ label for games like Starfield and Suicide Squad
Throughout the years, we have seen many different methods used by publishers in order to squeeze that little bit extra cash from players. Such techniques have included DLC, microtransactions, loot boxes and battle passes. The latest trend to begin hitting the industry sees publishers charging extra for a couple days …
Read More »Media Molecule’s next game will be an original IP
Media Molecule is one of PlayStation’s most unique studios, focusing on highly artful/experimental titles, with an emphasis on creativity. Unfortunately, their most recent endeavour – Dreams – seemingly failed to perform, leading to the recent shutdown of all support. Fortunately, it looks like the team are once again working on …
Read More »Fortnite finally adds Guitar controller support
Last year Epic Games surprised many when they quadrupled the scope of their Fortnite Battle Royale game, adding a LEGO building mode, a racing mode, and the Guitar Hero-esque Fortnite Festival. As part of Fortnite Festival’s 3rd Season, Guitar controllers are now supported. Making the announcement on their blog alongside …
Read More »Fallout London creators might “be forced to release” their previously-delayed mod
Fallout London is an interesting total conversion mod created by Team FOLON which has been in the works for years now. Initially planned to release on the 23rd of April, the game-sized mod was delayed due to the surprise announcement of Fallout 4’s ‘next-gen’ update. Depending on how many complications …
Read More »Ex-Fortnite head reveals why Nintendo characters aren’t in the game
Over the years, Fortnite has added tons of characters and skins into their game from across the world’s industries: from PlayStation and Xbox mascots to 3rd party IPs; successful shows; anime; athletes and artists. Despite this, one major omission has been Nintendo characters. Though rumours suggesting that Samus Aran would …
Read More »Avatar: Frontiers of Pandora adds surprise 40fps mode on PlayStation and Xbox
Avatar: Frontiers of Pandora released late last year to a somewhat mixed reception, with critics and fans alike praising the game’s visuals but lamenting its relative mundanity when it came to gameplay and exploration. Fortunately those who enjoyed the former on consoles will now be able to experience the world …
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