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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 …

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 …

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 …

Nvidia's DLSS technology is rapidly approaching a major milestone, having been included in nearly 300 games and apps. Nvidia inches closer to that goal this week, with three more games adding DLSS 2 support, and the recent PC version of Returnal is upgrading to DLSS 3. 

Returnal officially made its way to PC last week just over 18 months on from its debut on PS5. As the first PS5 exclusive to make its way over to PC, we were expecting a little more noise around its release, but there has been very little movement on the …

Sony has finally shared more details about the PC version of Returnal. Besides giving us the lowdown on PC-exclusive features and the game's system requirements, Sony revealed the Housemarque-developed title will be available for PC players on February 15th....

After months of leaks, Sony has finally announced that Returnal is coming to PC. We don't have an exact release date yet, but the game is now listed on Steam and should launch in early 2023. Thanks to the Steam listing, we also have an early look at PC system …

Returnal became a surprise hit when the 3rd-person shooter roguelike released exclusively for PlayStation 5 last year. Since its console debut, rumours and leaks sprung up suggesting that the game would be coming to PC. Finally, at The 2022 Game Awards, Returnal has officially been announced to be coming to …

Returnal remains one of the more unique PlayStation 5 exclusive games to have been released in the past few years, with the 3rd person roguelite bullet hell shooter seeing great success on Sony’s latest system. That being said, rumours have claimed that Returnal is set to come to PC in …

Returnal is a highly unique, fun and impressive 3rd-person roguelite bullet-hell shooter which was released exclusively for the PlayStation 5 back in 2021.  Following its launch, rumours popped up suggesting that the title would be making its way to PC platforms at some point in the future. While we have …

Finnish studio Housemarque saw its latest and greatest success with the release of the roguelite third-person bullet-hell Returnal back in 2021. A new job listing by the studio has offered some interesting details on the team’s “next big game.” Following the success of Returnal, Sony-owned studio Housemarque has already teased …

Returnal was a huge hit on PS5 at launch and now a year later, it looks like the game will be heading to PC. A SteamDB page for the game was discovered back in May, and recent updates indicate an imminent announcement.  While Sony has not yet announced Returnal for …

Returnal was a huge hit on PS5 at launch and now a year later, it looks like the game will be heading to PC. Returnal was already mentioned as a PC title during the GeForce Now leak, which has largely been accurate so far. Now, SteamDB shows that Returnal is …

The British Academy of Film and Television Arts is one of the oldest awards ceremonies in entertainment, this year celebrating their 75th anniversary. The gaming BAFTAs have now concluded – with Returnal sweeping the event. First founded back in 2004, the latest BAFTA Games Awards just concluded, celebrating its 18th …

Returnal was one of 2021’s surprise hits, offering highly fun and engaging gameplay all the while creating a world that was both visually interesting and fun to play through. While developers at Housemarque revealed that their next game will not be Returnal 2, it seems as though fans are getting …

Housemarque recently hit it big with the release of their PS5 exclusive, Returnal, ultimately concluding with the Finnish studio being acquired by Sony. Despite them having just created a new and successful original IP, it looks like Housemarque are going back to the drawing board for another new IP. VentureBeat …

Recently, a GeForce Now database leak revealed a ton of upcoming games heading to the PC platform. While Nvidia stated that the list of games was ‘speculative', publishers like Ubisoft confirmed the leak's legitimacy through efforts to supress the leak. Now, a second leak has seemingly occurred, this time with …

While returnal was initially celebrated as a major milestone for the team at Housemarque, one of the few issues that fans had with the game was the fact that you could not pause a game mid-run and save it. This was especially bad when considering the fact that the game …

Despite being early in the new console generation, both Microsoft and Sony are posting impressive sales statistics. Alongside the reveal that the PS5 has sold 10 million consoles – despite stock shortage issues – the console’s games are likewise performing well, with Spider-Man: Miles Morales selling over 6 million copies. …

In our latest KitGuru Games weekly column, I argue that many of the PS5’s features offer a noticeable step up from previous generations - such as the speed, graphics, frame rate and more - for me, the biggest game changer is the DualSense and the way in which it utilises haptic feedback and its triggers...

PlayStation recently announced that it had acquired Housemarque, the studio behind Returnal, Alienation, and Resogun – to name a few. While Returnal represented the company’s most ambitious title yet, the success of the game and the acquisition by Sony has seemingly allowed for their next project to be even bigger. …

Many titles released on the new generation of consoles have come with multiple graphics options, allowing players to prioritise certain aspects to the games. It would appear as though the upcoming PS5 exclusive Returnal may not need such options, as the game will reportedly run at 4K 60fps with ray-tracing …

Sony has a few excellent looking PS5 exclusives lined up for 2021. Returnal from Housemarque Studios is one of them, but to give the team some extra time to polish the experience, the game has been delayed from its original March 19th release date.  In a tweet this afternoon, the …