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Back in September – ahead of the game’s launch – Insomniac Games shared a bunch of details surrounding the many accessibility options available within Spider-Man 2. At the time, the team revealed that not all features would be available at launch. Now, we know when these are arriving – and …

Each month, Sony updates its library of PlayStation Plus Extra/Premium titles, adding and removing games on a regular basis. In alignment with the recent announcement of GTA VI (and a new update to GTA Online), the PS5 remaster of 2013’s GTA V has now been added to the service. Making …

Despite being by far the best-selling game of all time with more than 300 million copies sold, Minecraft on consoles has fallen far behind when it comes to receiving any tech upgrades – so much so that on the latest and greatest Series X, the game was still limited to …

With 2023 coming to a close, service providers have begun to premiere their end-of-year wrap-ups, giving users a look at fun and interesting stats for the past year. Available right now, PlayStation’s annual wrap-up is now live; gifting players a unique avatar. Making the announcement on the PlayStation Blog, the …

Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic is for many the best video game based in the Star Wars universe. Developed by Bioware, the 2003 RPG was announced to be getting a remake a couple years ago – before ultimately seemingly being canned. Despite this, hope lives on thanks to …

As the year concludes, Microsoft (among many others) have published their annual Spotify-Wrapped-like experiences, letting you take a look back at all the games you played throughout the year – and any specific trends or patterns that you happened to engage with over the past 365 days. The Xbox 2023 …

During the 2023 Game Awards, Sony Santa Monica and Kratos made a surprising appearance, announcing a free rogue-like DLC in the form of God of War Ragnarok: Valhalla. Alongside the announcement, SSM revealed that the 2022 game has sold an impressive 15 million copies. Taking to the PlayStation blog to …

As with all game subscription services nowadays, titles are added and removed on a regular basis – typically monthly. While December’s PlayStation Plus Extra games have yet to even be removed, Sony has given subscribers a heads up on what is set to leave in January. As reported by PSXBrasil, …

Following the overwhelming success of 2022’s God of War Ragnarök, there had been rumblings that the team at Sony Santa Monica were cooking up some DLC for the game. Even so, it came as a great surprise when the studio revealed God of War Ragnarök: Valhalla, bringing a free rogue-like …

The announcement of The Last of Us Part II Remastered came with a surprising number of new included features. Among them was the ‘No Return’ game mode – a rogue-like which will offer highly replayable levels using Part II’s excellent gameplay loop. Ahead of the title’s launch early next year, …

With the release of the first GTA VI trailer, we have finally gotten an official look at Rockstar Games’ next tentpole release. Of course, the publishing of the trailer brings with it a great deal of new details – some good, some bad. Fortunately, the game looks to be a …

One month ago, PlayStation and Polyphony Digital released their biggest update yet for Gran Turismo 7. Dubbed the ‘Spec II’ update, GT7 introduced a whole host of new features including 4-player split-screen, 50 new challenges, additional events and so much more. According to the studio, Spec II has helped to …

Ever since Xbox Game Pass was first introduced, the game subscription service has become Microsoft’s primary strategy for the Xbox ecosystem, adding a bunch of games on a monthly basis – both first and third-party. Thanks to an interview with CEO of Gaming Phil Spencer, it has now been revealed …

The Xbox Series X is three years old now, which means we're finally starting to see meaningful holiday season sales for the system. For Black Friday this year, Microsoft has slashed the price of the Xbox Series X on Amazon, bringing it down from £480 to £359.  Unfortunately, you won't …

One of the biggest surprises to come out of the announcement of The Last of Us Part II Remastered was the reveal of its No Return rogue-like mode. While little is known about this new addition, the LinkedIn profile of an ex-Naughty Dog dev seems to suggest that it will be a rather meaty affair...

Ace Combat 7: Skies Unknown is the latest entry in the long-running combat flight simulation series. With the game nearing its 5th anniversary, the team at Bandai Namco have now revealed that the title has officially sold over 5 million copies – making it by far the best-selling entry in …

Last week, Sony announced the full list of titles set to be added to PlayStation Plus Extra and Premium. As always, Sony giveth and Sony taketh away – with nearly a dozen titles set to be removed from the service next month. With November’s PlayStation Plus additions now officially live …

2023 has been a massive year for games, and while this is undeniably a good thing for consumers, it has led to a whole bunch of different titles to fall to the wayside. One such victim was Immortals of Aveum – a brand new IP and the debut title of …

Returnal represents one of the most unique and interesting new IPs to come out of PlayStation Studios since the launch of the PS5, with the 3rd-person shooter rogue-like blending excellent gameplay with a mysterious world and narrative alongside an award-winning soundtrack. In bittersweet news, the Game Director for Returnal has …

One of the primary features advertised by Sony for the Premium tier of its revamped PlayStation Plus series was the ability to play limited trials for a number of games both small and large alike. Though still a relatively small list of titles, the service is set to get two …

Sony’s PlayStation Portal handheld is an interesting device which uses the company’s Remote Play service in order to stream titles from your home console to the portable peripheral. Despite requiring a constant internet connection, it seems as though there is a great deal of interest for some sort of handheld …

Each month, Sony updates its library of titles available to play through the platform’s PlayStation Plus Extra and Premium subscription tiers. While not the most exciting month, November’s line-up includes the day-one addition of the physics-based sandbox ‘Teardown’. Making the announcement on the PlayStation Blog, Adam Michel, the Director of …

Sony’s PlayStation Portal handheld is an interesting device which uses the company’s Remote Play service in order to stream titles from your home console to the portable peripheral. As of right now however, you cannot use the Portal for cloud-based streaming, meaning you need your PS5 and a strong upload …

So far, Xbox players have been missing out on one of the biggest games of the year, with Baldur’s Gate 3 initially not arriving on Microsoft’s console due to parity clauses surrounding the Xbox Series S. In working with Microsoft, Larian Studios have promised that an Xbox version of BG3 …

Insomniac Games have been on a roll, with the PlayStation studio releasing 4 titles for the PS5 generation so far. Despite Marvel’s Spider-Man 2 only having launched last month, it seems as though the studio’s next game – Marvel’s Wolverine – is planned to release in 2024; at least according …

While Valve is tight-lipped on specific numbers, the company has confirmed that it has sold at least two million Steam Decks ahead of the launch of the new OLED version.

Out of nowhere Valve announced a massive upgrade to the Steam Deck, with the handheld refresh featuring a bigger HDR OLED panel running at 90hz; improvements to battery life; increased storage and more. That said, a full-on Steam Deck 2 is also on the way – though don’t expect it …

Marvel’s Spider-Man 2 is undoubtedly one of the biggest titles of the year. Just 24 hours following the game’s launch on the 20th of October, it was announced that the PS5 exclusive had sold over 2.5 million copies. Now, we have gotten an update on the game’s success – with …

For many, Mario represents the face of video games, with pretty much any title featuring the Italian plumber set to be a sales success. Even so, the latest Super Mario Bros. Wonder seems to have captured the imagination of fans even more so than usual, with the latest 2D platformer becoming …

With Xbox being the only console manufacturer of the Big 3 to not originate from Japan, Microsoft has struggled in the past to gain any ground within the region. That said, Head of Xbox Phil Spencer has made a point of targeting the Japanese market – now revealing that PC …