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Each month, Sony adds a number of titles to its 3 tiers of PlayStation Plus. Similarly, each month a select number of games leave the service. In May however, Sony appears to be culling quite a few more titles than usual – removing over two-dozen. In going to the PlayStation …

NieR: Automata released back in 2017 on PlayStation to a wave of success, far surpassing publisher Square Enix’s expectations and reviving what is now a popular multi-media franchise. Stellar Blade is in a similar spot, coming first to PS5 while exhibiting many similarities to Yoko Taro’s own work. Interestingly, the …

Though it still feels in many ways as though the current generation of video game consoles only just released, the PS5 and Xbox Series X|S are now well over 3 years old. Sony looks set to update its system with a PS5 Pro – the leaks and rumours of which …

There have been a few PlayStation 5 Pro leaks recently. At this point, all signs are pointing to the upgraded console arriving later this year, featuring an overclocked CPU and a beefer GPU with greater ray-tracing abilities. Now, a new report has added to all of this, corroborating the specs, while also confirming game developer's plans to support the updated hardware. 

Each month, Sony updates its PlayStation Plus Extra/Premium libraries with a bunch of new games. For the month of April, players can get their hands on a number of day-one additions – including Dave the Diver and Tales of Kenzera: Zau. Making the announcement on the PlayStation Blog, April’s PlayStation …

Stellar Blade is an interesting looking fast paced spectacle fighter which feels like a cross between NieR Automata and Bayonetta. Set to launch exclusively for PS5 on the 26th of April, the game has now officially gone Gold – concluding a relatively long development period. Making the announcement on Twitter, …

To the surprise of many, Microsoft announced earlier this year that they would be bringing 4 of their exclusive Xbox games to other platforms – namely PlayStation and Switch. The next Xbox title set to drop onto Sony’s system is Sea of Thieves. Ahead of the game’s 30th of April …

First announced back in 2021, the much-anticipated Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic remake has suffered from a number of setbacks including a change in development studio, rumours of its cancellation and more. While the game was recently confirmed to be “alive and well” it seems as though Sony no longer have any interest in the project.

The last PlayStation Showcase took place in January, giving us new looks at upcoming PS5 titles like the Until Dawn remake, Stellar Blade and Death Stranding 2. Things have been quiet since then, but that looks set to be changing soon.  Sony typically likes to hold its Summer showcase towards …

Back during the 2023 Game Awards, Tales of Kenzera: Zau was announced: A “story-driven action-exploration game inspired by Bantu tales”. Despite being the studio’s debut title, it has garnered a great deal of attention – so much so that it is being added to PlayStation Plus on the day of …

The PlayStation 2 has sat at the top of the video game console best-sellers list ever since the system was first introduced, with the decades-old console managing to sell over 155 million units. That said, this figure has remained more of an estimate for years now – with official and …

We've known for a while now that Sony is planning a PlayStation 5 Pro, a mid-generation refresh with more powerful hardware, capable of running games at better settings. The purported specs have already been covered, but now we have information on what games will need to do in order to …

Sony has been working on a number of ‘live service' projects at its studios for a while now. Some of these have been cancelled, like Naughty Dog's TLOU Factions 2, or Insomniac's promising-looking Spider-Man: The Great Web. Others have lived on, like the upcoming Horizon Zero Dawn multiplayer game. It …

Stellar Blade is an interesting looking fast paced spectacle fighter which feels like a cross between NieR Automata and Bayonetta. Following the accidental release of the upcoming game’s demo a couple weeks ago, the team at SHIFT UP have now announced its official release. Making the announcement on the PlayStation …

As they do every month, Sony is set to remove a handful of titles from its PlayStation Plus Extra game subscription service in April. Fortunately, the console maker offers plenty of heads-up, with subscribers having a solid three weeks to give these titles a whirl. Updating its ‘Last Chance to …

A little under a year ago, Media Molecule announced that they would be ceasing support for their inventive game-creation toolset known as Dreams, with no updates planned for the future. The game is now taking a further step into its grave, with live curation support soon set to end. In …

While Sony executives have insisted that PlayStation VR2 sales have been fine, analysts have been claiming the opposite since launch. Some new evidence of the souring situation has surfaced this week with Sony reportedly pausing production of the headset due to an overabundance of stock.  According to Bloomberg, Sony has …

We first heard about plans for a PS5 Pro last year, a more powerful model with a beefed up GPU for improved ray-tracing performance to sell alongside the standard PS5 system, which underwent a redesign late last year to introduce a detachable disc drive. The latest leak includes some extra details on specs, as well as some information on a new Super Resolution technology for improved visuals. 

We already knew that Helldivers 2 has been a huge success so far. One look at the game's high concurrent player counts on Steam proves that. The story got more impressive when we learned that sales of the game were growing week to week, avoiding the usual decline many other …

Last month, Sony released a PS5 firmware update via their beta branch, bringing with it a notable set of improvements across the board – including DualSense enhancements. Now, the firmware has graduated out of beta and is available for all. Available right now to download and install, the latest PS5 …

Just yesterday, a gameplay trailer for Insomniac's cancelled multiplayer game, Spider-Man: The Great Web, appeared online. Many sources of this video have now been removed, but just 24 hours later, a second trailer for the game has leaked. 

Back in 2020, former Call of Duty: Black Ops leads, Jason Blundell and Dave Anthony, formed a new studio, Deviation Games, and swiftly signed a publishing deal with Sony for a new multiplayer game. Unfortunately, that game will no longer see the light of day, as Deviation Games is now …

It's official, Ghost of Tsushima is finally coming to PC, just as leaks earlier this week had claimed. Today, Sony has officially announced Ghost of Tsushima: Director's Cut for PC, complete with a new trailer. The port has been in development for over a year at Nixxes, a PC port …

Horizon Forbidden West is the next PlayStation game to make the transition to PC. The sequel to Horizon: Zero Dawn, offers up an even larger open world, a range of visual and gameplay upgrades, as well as a new campaign for players to dig through. On PC, we'll be getting …

Start brushing up on your Samurai lore, Ghost of Tsushima looks to finally be releasing on PC...

Sony announced earlier this week that it would be laying off hundreds of staff members across the PlayStation business, including some team members at esteemed studios like Insomniac Games, Naughty Dog and Guerrilla Games. With Guerrilla being hit, many were wondering if the long in-development Horizon multiplayer game had been …

Just as has been the case with pretty much every game publisher, Sony recently announced a massive number of layoffs – including the closure of PlayStation’s London Studio. Though safe for now, it seems as though Media Molecule was very close to also getting the chop. As revealed by the …

Earlier this week, a leak revealed that Sifu would be amongst the games coming to PlayStation Plus in March. Now, Sony has confirmed the full line-up, with PS+ subscribers set to get four games next month rather than the usual three.  Sony has announced that EA Sports F1 23 (PS4/PS5), …

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 …

As part of a multi-media franchise revival, Sony had been pushing to see the return of the classic PlayStation destruction derby series Twisted Metal. Last year’s Peacock-distributed live-action adaptation was well-received, with a 2nd season confirmed to be on its way. Unfortunately, it seems as though the long-in-development Twisted Metal …