TodayMon, 14th Aug 2023

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  News Genshin Impact Boss Remembers the Backlash Which Prompted Irate Breath of the Wild Fans to Smash Their PS4s in Protest

  Team was in tears

  Gacha game Genshin Impact has gone on to become one of the most profitable projects on the planet, but this wasn’t always the case. Back when it was first announced, its comparisons to The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild seemed so strong that many accused it of being a copycat. While these turned out to be surface...

  • 9 mins ago
  • HoYoverse
  • PS5
  • PS4
  • Genshin Impact
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  News Final Fantasy Creator Believes Latest Instalment Is Ultimate Entry in Franchise

  Levelled up

  Final Fantasy 16 attracted plenty of plaudits and critical acclaim, but series creator Hironobu Sakaguchi may have endorsed it with its most important yet, describing it as the “ultimate” entry in the franchise. The ex-Square Enix director – who left the company in 2003 – posted the comments on Twitter, which will come as music...

  • 54 mins ago
  • Square Enix
  • PS5
  • Final Fantasy
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  News Texas Chainsaw Massacre's PS5, PS4 Adaptation Won't Get Gutted Like Friday the 13th

  No slashed expectations

  Friday the 13th, the asymmetrical adaptation of the classic slasher horror franchise, is at the end of its life, with the developer even unlocking everything for all players before the title is delisted. The Texas Chainsaw Massacre, however – due out later this week on the PS5 and PS4 – will not fall to the same fate...

  • 3 hours ago
  • Gun Interactive
  • PS5
  • PS4
  • The Texas Chainsaw Massacre
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  News Gritty Strategy Game Gord Gets Dark Fantasy Gameplay Trailer

  Gord-amn

  Gord is a grimdark "adventure-strategy" game coming to PS5 on 17th August, and we got a new look at it in motion, thanks to an Xbox-flavoured gameplay trailer. We see the kind of horrors (inspired by Slavic folklore) that will inevitably assail our cheerful townsfolk once the sun goes down. The settlement management in Gord looks...

  • 3 hours ago
  • Team17
  • PS5
  • Gord
  • Trailers
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  News Scintillating PS5 RPG Black Myth: Wukong Will Allegedly Feature Heavily at Gamescom

  Fully playable on dozens of machines

  German convention Gamescom is just days away, but there’s still strong speculation about what will be on display at the show. Black Myth: Wukong, a previously announced “next-gen” action RPG from Chinese developer Game Science, is one such title setting tongues wagging; according to Insider Gaming sources,...

  • 3 hours ago
  • Game Science
  • PS5
  • Black Myth: Wukong
  • Gamescom
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  News Tekken 8 Boss Katsuhiro Harada Hits Back at 'Silly Threats' from Irate Eddy Gordo Fans

  For every action, a reaction

  Veteran developer of the series and director of Tekken 8, Katsuhiro Harada, has spoken up about the toll trolling and harassment takes, causing real damage to team morale and even incurring additional financial costs on the larger FGC (fighting game community) in extreme cases. Harada shared an image where one...

  • 4 hours ago
  • Bandai Namco
  • PS4
  • Tekken
  • Sales
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  4

  News Rockstar Hires Team of Previously Banned GTA 5 Modders

  The ultimate heist, that of the mind

  Rockstar Games has taken to X to announce the hiring of Cfx.re, the team of modders behind Grand Theft Auto 5's popular

  • 5 hours ago
  • Rockstar
  • Grand Theft Auto
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  News Overwatch 2 Swiftly Branded Steam's 'Worst Game of All Time'

  That was quick

  Overwatch 2 was released on PS5 and PS4 back in October of 2022, and the shift to free-to-play drew massive crowds initially, but deeper issues were quickly discovered. The player base has been declining ever since, which is fairly normal for service games, but what's new for Blizzard is the great equaliser: Steam. Launching i

  • 6 hours ago
  • Blizzard
  • PS5
  • PS4
  • Overwatch
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  13

  News Larian Studios CEO Responds to ‘Raised Standards’ Concerns: ‘Standards Die Every Day'

  "In video games there's so much free space to explore, still, in the creative tree"

  Baldur's Gate 3 represents a shift for AAA RPGs that's hard to put into words without sounding overly trite but needs must. If Breath of the Wild was an event horizon for exploration in open worlds, then BG3 does the same for depth and character choice in RPGs. It's...

  • 7 hours ago
  • Larian Studios
  • PS5
  • Baldurs Gate

YesterdaySun, 13th Aug 2023

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  Guide New PS5, PS4 Games This Week (14th August to 20th August)

  Expansive interest

  What new PS5 and PS4 games are releasing in physical retailers and as part of the PS Store update this week? The big new release this week is an annual one, in Madden NFL 24. Consider this the calm before the storm. Click through the links for a full list of all new PS5 games release dates in 2023, all new PSVR2 games release...

  • 1 day ago
  • PS Store
  • PS5
  • PS4
  • Release Dates
  • Guides
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  53

  News PS5 Designer Mark Cerny Nerds Out About New Dolby Atmos Addition

  Letter to Digital Foundry digs into the details

  Mark Cerny, the lead architect of the PS5, has sent a candid letter to tech experts Digital Foundry, explaining exactly how Dolby Atmos works with the system’s upcoming firmware update. Fans had been hoping for the surround sound functionality to be supported from day one, but Sony instead emphasised...

  • 1 day ago
  • Sony
  • PS5
  • Firmware Updates
  • Mark Cerny
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  News Amid Ongoing ActiBlizz Acquisition Saga, Modern Warfare 3 Will Be Playable First on PS5, PS4

  Marketing win

  In an amusing but inevitable twist considering Sony still holds the Call of Duty marketing rights, the upcoming Modern Warfare 3 will be playable first on PS5 and PS4 – despite Microsoft’s ongoing attempts to acquire publisher Activision Blizzard. By the time the title launches later this year, many are expecting the ink to be dry...

  • 1 day ago
  • Activision
  • PS5
  • PS4
  • Call of Duty

Saturday12th Aug 2023

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  News Gritty TMNT: The Last Ronin PS5 Trailer Is a Teaser in Every Sense of the Word

  Shell, then - we're waiting

  There’s really not a lot we can say about this TMNT: The Last Ronin trailer, which debuted during THQ Nordic’s showcase yesterday. The game, which had previously been teased as influenced by favourites like Sony Santa Monica’s recent God of War reboot, is being developed by Destroy All Humans!’ Black Forest Games,...

  • 2 days ago
  • THQ Nordic
  • PS5
  • TMNT
  • Announcements
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  Poll Are You Happy with Your PS Plus Extra, Premium Games for August 2023?

  Another 17 games added

  It's time once again to weigh up another batch of games coming to PS Plus Extra and PS Plus Premium. 17 titles are making the jump to Sony's more expensive subscription tiers, and we'll go right ahead and say that there's a lot of variety to this month's selection. From super promising indie RPG Sea of Stars — which debuts...

  • 2 days ago
  • PS Plus
  • PS5
  • PS4
  • Polls
  • Features
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  News South Park: Snow Day! Is Not the PS5 Game You Were Expecting

  Snow way

  Back when THQ Nordic announced it was bringing South Park back to consoles, many fans perhaps expected another RPG in the vein of Stick of Truth. However, that’s not what developer Question has cooked up: this is instead a 3D four-player co-op game. Needless to say, we’re not all together convinced. “Join Cartman, Stan, Kyle, and...

  • 2 days ago
  • THQ Nordic
  • PS5
  • South Park
  • Trailers
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  Talking Point What Are You Playing This Weekend? - Issue 489

  The beautiful gaming

  A partial heatwave and the return of Premier League football should make for a big weekend here in the UK — but that certainly won't stop us from squeezing in some quality gaming sessions. Aaron Bayne: This weekend I’m heading to the Lands Between for a solid session on Elden Ring with some friends. Editing through our...

  • 2 days ago
  • Talking Point
  • PS5
  • PS4
  • What Are You Playing
  • Features
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  News Trine 5: A Clockwork Conspiracy PS5, PS4 Co-Op Trailer Shows Some Unlikely Alliances

  Getting a pizza the action

  If you need a fourth member for your weekly Trine team, maybe don’t rely on the pizza delivery guy. That’s the unlikely alliance depicted in this awkward Trine 5: A Clockwork Conspiracy trailer from the THQ Nordic livestream earlier this week. The video is designed to underline the game’s capacity as a couch co-op...

  • 2 days ago
  • THQ Nordic
  • PS5
  • PS4
  • Trine
  • Trailers