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Tuesday25th Jul 2023
News Tekken 8 Gameplay Will Be 'Heavily Tuned' Following 'Bare-Bones' Network Test
Harada turns down the Heat
The first weekend of the Tekken 8 Closed Network Test (not a beta, as noted by Bandai Namco numerous times) has come and gone. Roughly 40,000 players got to sample the upcoming fighter during this PS5 exclusive phase, with the dev team welcoming any and all feedback. But you know how these things go. The test period only...
Preview Blue Protocol Might Be the Competition Genshin Impact Needs
We go hands on with Bandai Namco's online RPG
For as unfathomably popular Genshin Impact has been all these years, you could argue it's always had things a bit easy. There is nothing else quite like it on consoles, and consistent content updates along with new waifus to metaphorically marry every other month have turned a lot of fans' free time into...
News Watch the Best Bits from Marvel's Spider-Man 2's Amazing Comic-Con Panel
Come out swingin'
We were expecting last week’s San Diego Comic-Con to be big for Marvel’s Spider-Man 2 – but it ended up being even more exciting than we were anticipating. In addition to showcasing a jaw-dropping new story trailer, Insomniac Games also announced a
News You Could Own the Gran Turismo Movie's Nissan GT-R Racing Car with Upcoming Auction
Onscreen motor going up for sale
If you're a big car fanatic (and have a vast amount of cash burning a hole in your proverbial pocket), you may be interested to know about this upcoming opportunity. An upcoming auction could see you drive away with a Nissan GT-R Nismo GT3. In fact, it's not just any GT-R — it's the same one used in the...
News UK Sales Charts: Pikmin and Horses Overtake Most PS5, PS4 Games in the Top 10
A classic combo
The UK's bestselling physical games usually don't move much beyond the usual suspects, but this year's steady stream of big new releases has seen it jump around a fair bit. The latest chart is a good example, which sees another Nintendo exclusive debut at number one with Pikmin 4, while EA has made an impact with The Sims 4: Horse...
News Exoprimal Attracts One Million Players, Free Skin to Celebrate
Part of 16th August title update
Capcom has confirmed its co-operative dinosaur shooter Exoprimal has been booted up by more than one million users since the 14th July 2023 launch across PS5, PS4, Xbox Series X|S, Xbox One, and PC. The game was released straight into Xbox Game Pass — and our findings suggest the subscription service will be doing...
News Infinity Strash: Dragon's Quest Characters Detailed Along with 16 Minutes of Gameplay
Strash bash
The name seems to get longer every time we see it, but we don't begrudge Infinity Strash: Dragon Quest The Adventures of Dai a thing. Square Enix has published a bunch of new information concerning the combat styles of our core cast of characters. In addition, Japanese media has shared a total of 16 minutes of new gameplay (thanks,...
News Make Sense of Immortals of Aveum's Magical PS5 World in Comic-Con Cinematic Trailer
Jak was right to keep the Binding Stone
We're still trying to get a read on the first-person sorcerer simulator Immortals of Aveum, and it's proving resistant to our scrying. The gameplay looks promising enough, but the fairly generic fantasy setting still gives a little pause (we got enough of that for the year in the mediocre Forspoken,
News Marvel's Spider-Man 2 PS5's Best Suit May Have Been Teased by a Toy
OP, will probably need a nerf
Marvel's Spider-Man 2 is shaping up to be a super-hero power fantasy for the ages, with players able to play as both Peter Parker and Miles Morales, and with the infamous alien Symbiote suit AKA Venom in the offing. Well, it looks like Insomniac wanted to one-up even themselves, and we got a glimpse at something quite...
News Keep Your Eyes Peeled for a Ton of Armored Core 6 PS5 Gameplay Footage
Brace for impact
FromSoftware's eagerly-anticipated mech action game Armored Core VI: Fires of Rubicon is out this time next month, but prospective pilots won't need to wait that long to get their next gameplay briefing. The cagey developer is teasing some fresh gameplay, and it's expected in the hours to come. Keep an eye out for incoming...
Fool me once
In yet more Diablo 4 live service drama, developer Blizzard has been accused of "malicious design" by fans for the apparent shocking ease with which the game parts players from their hard-earned money, whether they intended it or not. Streamer
Monday24th Jul 2023
News Of Course Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3's Logo Leaks from a Pack of Monster Energy Drinks
2023's most on-brand leak
In perhaps the most on-brand leak of the modern era, the logo for this year's Call of Duty game has made its way online on the back of a cardboard box containing Monster Energy drinks. Activision's FPS franchise has had a long-standing partnership with the energy drink, offering the likes of double XP if you buy a can, and...
Preview Tekken 8's Hyper Aggressive Gameplay Has Glorious Potential
Feeling the Heat
We only got to play it for a weekend, but the Tekken 8 Closed Network Test has us drooling over the potential of Bandai Namco's heavy hitting fighter. This sequel has been a long time coming — it's easy to forget that Tekken 7, although still quite popular, is over six years old on PS4 — and at first glance, the eighth...
News Waka Waka! Pac-Man Chows Down with Fall Guys Crossover Costumes
Fruitful endeavour
Fall Guys is on a good run of crossovers lately. It was only last week that Death Stranding's Sam Bridges was made available as a costume in the free-to-play battle royale title, and it's being quickly followed up by video game royalty. Bandai Namco's iconic arcade hero, Pac-Man, is the latest to join the fun. Here's what he...
News Dying Light Studio Techland Set to Be Acquired by Tencent
Will become majority shareholder
Dying Light 2 developer Techland has announced Chinese firm Tencent is setting itself up to become the studio's main shareholder, effectively acquiring the Polish team. Confirmed by founder Pawel Marchewka in a website post, he says the buyout allows Techland "to move full speed ahead with the execution of the vision...
News Trine 5: A Clockwork Conspiracy Locks In August Release Date on PS5, PS4
Pontius the Knight gets his own trailer
The latest entry in Frozenbyte's co-op fantasy series is just around the corner. Trine 5: A Clockwork Conspiracy was announced earlier this year, and now publisher THQ Nordic has confirmed when we'll all get to play it. The game is just a few weeks away, launching on PS5 and PS4 on 31st August 2023. In...
News PlayStation's Skipping Gamescom, But It's Showing Up for ChinaJoy 2023
Games lineup revealed
For a number of years now, Sony has brought PlayStation to ChinaJoy, one of the largest gaming exhibitions in Asia. It's set to take part yet again in 2023, with the event scheduled between 28th and 31st July at Shanghai's New International Expo Center. So, what's Sony bringing to the showfloor? A fair amount, actually. The...
Review Remnant II (PS5) - Dark Souls with Guns Still Has Room to Grow
Ashes tests
For every sequel that manages to pull an Assassin's Creed II, there are many more that almost make it. Whether it's a result of not quite realising a project's full potential or introducing issues the original never had, these games are just as enjoyable as they are disappointing. Remnant II, a follow-up to the unexpectedly good Remnant:...
News Somerville Is the Next Xbox, PC Exclusive Plotting PS5, PS4 Ports
Trophy list spotted
Hot on the heels of PS5, PS4 ports for High on Life, it appears indie game Somerville will also be making the jump to PlayStation in the near future. Trophy listing site Exophase has picked up a set of PS4 Trophies for the 2.5D adventure game, essentially confirming ports are planned by developer Jumpship.
News Enjoy 12 Minutes of Soft, Smooth Sand Land PS5 Gameplay, Fresh from SDCC 2023
Yowza
While sand can, at times, be coarse, rough, and irritating (getting everywhere), this couldn't be further from the case with the upcoming RPG, Sand Land. Courtesy of IGN, we got a look at 12 minutes of silky-smooth, buttery-soft PS5 gameplay from San Diego Comic-Con that's just brimming with Akira Toriyama's trademark charm. We see our...
News Armored Core 6: Fires of Rubicon Reportedly Supports 6-Player PvP
Spectator sport
Armored Core VI: Fires of Rubicon is out this time next month, and in typically iron-clad FromSoftware fashion, we know shockingly little about it. This is a welcome reprieve in a year in which nothing is seemingly sacred, and everything leaks in advance. That said, in what is technically not a leak, pictures of the game box taken...
News 200 Evacuated from Genshin Impact Event Following Bomb Threat
Officials found no evidence of explosives
A Genshin Impact event in South Korea had to be evacuated after an anonymous Twitter user posted a picture of a supposed homemade explosive device, implying it had been planted inside Seoul's Olympic Park arena. No one was injured. Police and firefighters evacuated around 200 people from the Genshin Impact...
News Star Wars Outlaws Director Teases Galaxy's Most Unappealing Cooking Mechanic
Luke Skywalker > Bear Grylls
Ever wondered what kind of nightmarish, extraterrestrial smoothy you could whip up with the disgusting liquids that barbarian Luke Skywalker was always chugging down? It might not actually taste that bad; as dedicated fans well know, George Lucas had a bad habit of making things sound worse than they actually are (see...
News Insomniac Games May Have a Third AAA PS5 Exclusive in Development
Unannounced project in production now
There’s simply no question that Insomniac Games is carrying this generation for Sony. We’re not belittling the efforts of PlayStation’s other first-party studios, but it’s worth acknowledging that Marvel’s Spider-Man 2 will be its third release for the PS5 thus far – fourth if you factor in the...
Sunday23rd Jul 2023
News PS5 Open World Star Wars Outlaws Will Let You Work for Jabba the Hutt
And you can betray him
Ubisoft knows its way around compelling open worlds, but Star Wars Outlaws is shaping up to be one of its biggest and most densely detailed yet. As previously announced, each planet in the release will be fully explorable, with enough open space to give you a meaningful sense of adventure. And the French publisher is...
News All of a Sudden, High on Life Is Out Now on PS5, PS4
Full price release at £49.99 / $59.99
The comical FPS with a talking gun High on Life has been shadow-dropped onto PS5, PS4 at a price of £49.99 / $59.99. It's available to download now, marking a pretty high-profile port that's come with literally no marketing whatsoever. The announcement seems to have been made at a San Diego Comic-Con panel,...
Saturday22nd Jul 2023
Review Nobunaga's Ambition: Awakening Review (PS4) - The Demon King of Owari Rises
No-man's fool
Nobunaga’s Ambition: Awakening is the sixteenth entry in the venerable strategy franchise (which celebrates its 40th Anniversary this year) from Koei and its most accessible yet. While still convoluted compared to even another strategy title of this scale, the love and dedication to Japan’s iconic Sengoku era and the...
Poll What Review Score Would You Give Trails into Reverie?
The beginning and the end
Calling all Trails fans: we need your help. As regular readers may know, we have our own Best Trails Games guide, which ranks each title in Falcom's RPG series, and it's all user rated. With that in mind, we need some ratings for the latest game, Trails into Reverie — and that's why we've constructed this poll. Now,...
First DLC drop in September
As teased earlier in the week, One Piece: Pirate Warriors 4 is getting an unexpected second Character Pass – despite the game originally releasing over three years ago! The DLC drop will consist of three packs in total, adding an impressive nine new characters to the game. It’ll all get underway in September with The...