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Wednesday2nd Aug 2023
News Lords of the Fallen Boss Fights Take Centre Stage in New Gameplay Video
Brothers fight till the end
Building on last week's 18-minute gameplay demonstration, Lords of the Fallen studio Hexworks has published another video via IGN that this time focuses exclusively on two boss encounters. Titled Tancred, the Master of Castigations and Reinhold the Immured, they're brothers who you'll have to fight one after the other...
News EA Sports College Football Is Making 'Incredible Progress' on PS5
"The gameplay is really coming together"
EA Sports College Football was announced all the way back in 2021, several years after the publisher’s last NCAA football game. But the project is taking its sweet time to be realised, and the last we heard it’s scheduled to release in 2024. Most recently,
News Don't Worry, Activision Totally Has the Source Code for Those Awesome PS3 Transformers Games
"When a company eats a company that eats a company, things get lost"
As reported by our sister site Time Extension earlier in the week, the whereabouts of hard drives containing the all-powerful source code for a number of Transformer games was initially in dispute, with both Activision and Hasbro representatives pointing the finger at the other...
News Veteran FromSoftware Composer Yuka Kitamura Departs to Begin Freelance Adventure
Phone likely ringing off the hook
Yuka Kitamura has an impressive resume (and plenty of fans), having composed music for games noted for having great music, such as Bloodborne, Dark Souls 3, Sekiro: Shadows Die Twice, and Elden Ring, to name a few. The composer made an announcement earlier on
Additional accoutrements
Once rumoured and since formally announced, Sony Interactive Entertainment's take on the Earbud still doesn't have a release date. FCC filings might shed some more light on the device in question, however, and it looks like active noise cancellation is on the cards, as well as a USB transceiver for lossless audio and...
News Gunfire Games Set to Full-Auto, Fires Off a Million Copies of Remnant 2 in Four Days
A blistering salvo
Shooty Soulslike Remnant 2 is a bonafide hit, both critically and commercially, with developer Gunfire Games declaring the game moved more than a million units in just its first four days on the market. In a statement (thanks, Gematsu), Gunfire Games CEO David Adams said: “To everyone who helped us achieve this amazing...
News Diablo 4's Dev Is Hiring a Season Lead Designer After a Disastrous First Effort
Better late than never
It's already Wednesday, and we haven't had any Diablo 4 drama this week (in fact, we got some good Treasure Goblin-related news). Not that this exactly counts, but Blizzard is hiring (or has already hired) a lead season designer to hopefully
News Star Wars Jedi: Survivor Is Being Ported Backwards to Decade-Old PS4
In "early stages" of development
In a move that seems a bit strange, EA will be bringing Star Wars Jedi: Survivor to last-gen consoles at some point in the future. The publisher dropped this bombshell during its latest business briefing, stating that the port is in the "early stages" of development. Okay then. Survivor released for the PS5 earlier...
Tuesday1st Aug 2023
News Patapon's Spiritual Successor Closing on Console Funding in Just a Day
Beat it
Update: After just 24 hours, Ratatan is now closing on its console conversion Stretch Goals. The developer is seeking ¥75,000,000 (~$523,000), but has already passed over ¥63,000,000 (~$439,000) at the time of typing. Obviously there’s still a little way for the studio to go, but with 30 days left to raise the money, we wouldn’t bet...
Guide Upcoming PS5, PS4 Games for August and September 2023
Madden! Mortal Kombat! EA Sports FC!
Summer's usually a quieter time of the year for new game releases, but August and September seem to be packed full of new titles heading to PlayStation 5 and PS4. As always, we've been busy putting together some highlights headed to both systems over the next few weeks, as well as a larger selection of games...
News Sony Seemingly Forces Nintendo to Remove Rubbish The Last of Us Ripoff from Switch's Store
Was it all for nothing?
Nintendo Switch’s shameless – and abhorrently awful – The Last of Us knockoff has been removed from the eShop, as Sony has lodged copyright strikes against the game. The Last Hope attracted mainstream attention
News Tower of Fantasy Debuts PS5, PS4 Exclusive Bonus Items
Early Access gets underway this weekend
It’s less than a week now until Perfect World’s hit online open world Tower of Fantasy debuts on PS5 and PS4, as a timed console exclusive for at least 12 months. The developer is marking the occasion with a set of PlayStation exclusive items, many of which can be obtained by pre-ordering the Deluxe...
News Fans Vote Clive the Second Best Final Fantasy Protagonist
Guess the winner
Wow, people really like Clive Rosfield. The main character of the recently released Final Fantasy 16, the leather-clad hero seems to have really struck a chord with players, as he was voted the second best protagonist in Square Enix's mainline series. That's according to several thousand Final Fantasy fans, all of whom voted in our...
News Alien's Iconic Xenomorph Is Coming to PS5, PS4's Dead by Daylight
Lucky, lucky, lucky
Wow! Dead by Daylight continues to expand at an impressive rate, and it’s somehow surpassed the addition of Nicolas Cage as a survivor. Teased earlier today, with a full announcement to follow on 8th August, developer Behaviour Interactive has confirmed that it’s partnering with 20th Century Studios to bring Alien to the ga
News Will There Be a Twisted Metal Season 2? No Idea, Says Showrunner
"But I would love to do more"
Twisted Metal’s television adaptation has defied all expectations, becoming a mild critical success and a huge hit with audiences. Despite its low budget, the show has plenty of action and some genuinely touching moments between its cast – all set against a backdrop of crass, indulgent, grindhouse gore. With the...
News Anime Sensation Jujutsu Kaisen Boards Fortnite's Battle Bus Next Week
Another popular anime arrives
Update: Epic Games has now officially confirmed the previously rumoured Jujutsu Kaisen crossover content coming to Fortnite. And yes, protagonist Yuji Itadori is part of the lineup. The skins will be available from 8th August. Original Story: We’re finally getting a Jujutsu Kaisen adaptation courtesy of Bandai...
News Earth Defense Force: World Brothers 2 Will Be a Bug Squashing Sequel on PS5, PS4
EDF! EDF! EDF!
Earth Defense Force: World Brothers released for PS4 back in 2020, and made its way West in 2021. It was a character-collecting spinoff that provided hours of mission-based entertainment, all wrapped up in eye-catching voxel visuals. It was great fun either alone or in co-op with friends, and now, a sequel has been officially...
News PS5, PS4's Sizzling Summer Sale Adds Over 2,000 Discounts
That's hot
It may feel like winter here in the UK right now, but things are heating up once more in the PS Store’s ongoing summer sale. Sony has unleashed a second wave of savings overnight, with more than 2,000 games and expansion packs included – many of which are at least 50 per cent off. This includes games like Sonic Frontiers at...
News Granblue Fantasy: Relink Set to Return with Big News This Month
Release date or death
Just a quick reminder for all of you RPG fans out there: we're supposed to be getting an update on Granblue Fantasy: Relink this month. The long, long awaited adventure still doesn't have a release date despite the fact that Cygames told everyone it's launching this year, but the time may finally be upon us. Back near the...
News PS5 Sales Absolutely Explode in the UK Following Price Cut
Up by an enormous 75 per cent
Price elasticity is an easy to understand concept: the price goes down and the sales go up. Sony has been enjoying an extraordinarily strong year with the PS5, and thus it was inevitable that the moment it cut prices, it’d see sales absolutely surge. And that’s exactly what’s happened in the UK, where a disc-based...
News Baldur's Gate 3 File Size Is Bloody Massive
Gonna need a bigger gate
Baldur's Gate 3 is set to be a truly huge RPG — especially when you take the sheer degree of replayability into account — and it looks like it's going to sport an equally huge file size. We only have the PC version to go off right now, but for most games, there usually isn't much of a difference on console. So, on PC,...
Feature Best Dreams Games to Play While It's on PS Plus
All our recommendations in one place
Since Dreams launched in February 2020, it's come a long way. The game arrived with a whole host of weird and wonderful creations from the early access period, but it's been populated with a steady stream of brilliant stuff in the intervening years. We've made many recommendations on what's worth playing within...
News Three New PS Plus Essential Games Can Be Downloaded Now on PS5, PS4
Bring your Dreams to life
PS Plus Essential members can get to downloading and playing three new PS5, PS4 titles as part of their membership, each of which brings something different to the table. From the elite golf courses of PGA Tour 2K23 to making games in Dreams, the cherry on top comes from the amazing indie experience Death's Door. UK and...
News Embrace the Mind Flayer Within Using Baldur's Gate 3's 'Hidden' Ilithid Skill Tree
Or, how to win friends and influence people
Much of the early plot of Baldur's Gate 3 will see your character dealing with an uninvited guest (an interdimensional tadpole), which is slowly turning you, specifically, into one of those most fearsome of all classic Dungeons & Dragons enemies: The Ilithid, better known as a "mind flayer". In its...
News Final Fantasy Pixel Remasters Could One Day Be Playable in Square Enix's PS5, PS4 MMO
Finally, a challenge
If you thought Square Enix's mega-MMO Final Fantasy XIV could be improved by Frankensteining the recently released Pixel Remasters into the Manderville Gold Saucer or something, you aren't alone. Naoki Yoshida, the producer of the popular game, wants the same thing. If you have the technical skills to make it happen, then...
News TMNT Add a Pinch of Extra Awesome to Session: Skate Sim
NO SKATEBOARDING IN THE LAIR
With Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutant Mayhem hitting cinemas on 2nd August, the Turtles are taking a page out of Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse's book and going with an animated, off-the-wall-outing. Fittingly enough, Leonardo, Donatello, Raphael, and Michelangelo are crossing dimensions themselves, popping up in...
News Cult of the Lamb PS5, PS4 Content Expansion Delayed, But Only Briefly
Are we still doing the sheep puns?
The next content expansion for indie darling and 2022 contender for Push Square Game of the Year, Cult of the Lamb, has been delayed, going from "Mid 2023" to "Late 2023???". The expansion purports to focus on Cult depth and additional story elements. Developed by Massive Monser, an independent Australian...
News Lady Dimitrescu Voice Actress Bringing Similarly Dominant Energy to Baldur's Gate 3 Antagonist
Keep your friends close, and your blades closer
Larian Studios' ludicrously epic Baldur's Gate 3 is so big that it needs three primary antagonists for players to contend with, its "unholy evil triumvirate". We've already met two of them, brought to life by a couple of the most brilliant actors of the age; Jason Is
Monday31st Jul 2023
News Bomb Rush Cyberfunk Pays Homage to Jet Set Radio on PS5, PS4 from 1st September
Understand
Imitation is the sincerest form of flattery, and in the case of Bomb Rush Cyberfunk, it’s got SEGA’s legendary graffiti sim Jet Set Radio on lock. It’s actually incredible how closely this latest trailer reflects the look of the Dreamcast original: the fonts, the heads-up display, the animations, the shading – it’s an immaculate...
News Microsoft Urges UK Regulator to Renege on ActiBlizz Block, Points to PlayStation Deal
"Industry's most powerful player will have the game it considers most important"
It’s been mercifully quiet on the Microsoft front these past two weeks, and may we underline how beautifully blissful it’s been! But of course, the Redmond firm’s well imbursed legal team hasn’t stopped putting in the overtime, as it seeks to overcome the final...
