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Over the last couple of weeks, some wild rumors have been floating around suggesting that PlayStation 5 dev kits are already in the wild, with the console set to release either this year or next year. We chose to abstain from talking about it at the time because a PS5 …

Early No Man's Sky buyers had their fair share of issues with the game. Many were left unhappy with the content available at launch, but over the last year, Hello Games has kept at it, with new updates every so often. This year, No Man's Sky will be getting its …

Since the launch of the Xbox One and PS4, there has been much speculation over when these consoles will be able to be emulated, or even hacked and modded. In January we got some news on that front after some console modders were able to crack an older version of …

While PUBG spent most of 2017 being the dominant Battle Royale game, Epic's Fortnite has been giving it some serious competition. Now with the latest 3.0 update, Fortnite will be keeping the pressure on too, bringing 60 frames per second to the console versions of Battle Royale. PUBG began expanding …

It has been many years since Criterion moved on from the Burnout series. Since then, the franchise has been dormant, with the last entry coming in 2011 in the form of Burnout Crash. Now in 2018, Burnout is making a small comeback, with Burnout Paradise now being officially announced. We …

The PlayStation 4’s next major update has entered beta for those that opted in to trial it back in January. Firmware v5.50 introduces several changes to the user interface and makes the PS4 Pro updates to some games useful for those who don’t own a 4K resolution display. One of …

At the end of December, Sony revealed that it had managed to surpass the 70 million PS4 sales milestone, bolstered by the PS4 Pro and a strong lineup of games. These results were counted somewhat in the middle of the Christmas rush, so how did the final month of 2017 …

Back when the PS4 and Xbox One were announced as x86 consoles, the internet became rife with speculation over potential hacks and swifter emulation. So far, not much has surfaced on that front, but this week console modders did manage to put a dent in the PS4's armor, paving the …

Sony's next installment in the God of War series has been teased since 2014, confirming its departure from Greek mythology into Norse. Fans have been waiting to know the release date aside from the “early 2018” window given to them at last year's E3 and now we have it, as …

Since the Nintendo Switch launched back in March last year, it has dominated console sales and approached milestones at a rapid pace. It was thought to be at the expense of Sony’s PlayStation 4 and Microsoft’s Xbox One, however both consoles are still on track for record sales over their …

Update (15/1/18): Back in early December, an early Playstation Network store page listing pointed towards a March release date for God of War. Now, the March release date looks even more likely, with a Portuguese retailer listing the game, albeit with a slightly adjusted release date. In December, PSN listed …

On Friday, the folks at 4A Games treated us to a brand new trailer for Metro Exodus, adding that the game is due out in ‘Autumn 2018'. However, it turns out that this trailer may have been hiding a more specific release date all along, pointing to the game launching …

This time last year, Sony revealed that it had managed to sell over 50 million PS4s so far this generation. This announcement closely followed the launches of the PS4 Pro and PSVR, so how has Sony's hardware been doing since then? Well unsurprisingly, it is still selling at an incredibly …

The Xbox One X went out on sale today and while initial sales predictions were fairly low, it looks like pre-order numbers and talk of demand outstripping launch supply has boosted forecasts. Two notable analysts have updated their 2017 sales predictions for the Xbox One X, bumping expectations up a …

After stating that E3 was only half the story, Sony had a lot to show today at PlayStation’s Paris Games Week conference. One of which was Insomniac’s upcoming Spider-Man game, which now has a brand new teaser for the 2018 title. We saw Insomniac’s Spider-Man showcased back at E3, complete …

Team NINJA had a hit on its hands earlier this year with the launch of Nioh. While the game has been shackled to the PlayStation 4 platform since its launch in February, that will be changing relatively soon, as it has just been announced that the Samurai-focussed action game is …

At E3 earlier this year, long-time fans of the series were pleased to see Monster Hunter: World presented live on the Sony stage. Now at TGS, more of the game has been revealed, with a world wide release date planned for the 26th of January 2018 for consoles, with PC …

Over the weekend, plenty of Fortnite players on PS4 discovered that they were being matched up in games with Xbox One players. This was particularly strange as so far this generation, Sony has been a roadblock for developers looking to implement cross-play between PS4 and other consoles. Now, Epic Games …

There has been a lot of debate surrounding Sony's stance on cross-platform play between the Xbox One and PS4. For a while now, Microsoft has been completely open to it, with Sony being the roadblock when it comes to Minecraft, ARK: Survival Evolved, Rocket League, Gwent and more. However, it …

Last year, Sony expanded PlayStation Now compatibility to include Windows PC, effectively paving the way for PC-only gamers to enjoy some of last generation's console exclusive games, like The Last of Us, or Infamous. Now this week, Sony is expanding PlayStation Now even further, with plans to add 50 PS4 …

It looks like Sony has managed to tap into the nostalgia gold mine as over the weekend, the Crash Bandicoot N.Sane Trilogy for PS4 topped charts. In-fact, the game didn't just outsell other games, it also had the biggest launch of any platform exclusive this year, making it a bigger …

EA held its quarterly earnings call last night and as usual, some interesting information came out about the publishers plans and view of the market. We already know that Bioware's new IP has been pushed back of FY 2019, but it seems EA has also been surprised by growth in …

It looks like things are still going strong over at Sony's PlayStation division as the PS4 had its best year yet, with 20 million consoles shipped between April 1st 2016 and March 31st 2017. In all, the Sony ‘gaming' division (consoles, software, online services) managed to increase sales by more …

It looks like Sony is updating the hardware it uses to run the PlayStation Now service as soon, you will be able to stream PS4 games too. Given that the service launched on PC last year, this also has the add-on effect of allowing PC-only gamers to get their hands …

If you are a bigger fan of frame rates than you are visual fidelity, the new patch for Final Fantasy XV will give you a chance to hit something a little smoother than the 30 FPS you've been used to. On PS4 Pro consoles, gamers can now expect to hit …

To celebrate the upcoming launch of action adventure game, Nier: Automota, Sony is launching a special edition of its PlayStation 4 console with a creepy looking cover. The large, smiling, moon face covers one whole side panel of the console and comes with a downloadable wallpaper to make the carpet …

It looks like Microsoft isn't the only bearer of bad news this week as it turns out that Sony has made the decision to close down Guerrilla Cambridge, the UK branch of Guerrilla Games as part of a restructuring of its European studios. All of the employees will be laid …

It looks like the holiday season has been kind to Sony as around 6.2 million PS4 units were sold during the final months of 2016, bringing the total amount of PS4 sales up to 53.4 million. The additional bump in sales followed on from the launches of the PS4 Slim …

While Microsoft has been putting the pressure on this year with the the launch of the Xbox One S, Sony still has a clear lead in the console market and this month, the PlayStation 4 managed to hit the 50 million sales mark. The PS4 is three years old this …

Last month, Bethesda let PlayStation 4 owners know that Sony wasn't playing ball when it came to bringing mods to the console. Given that Bethesda has had mods running for Fallout 4 on the Xbox One for months now, this news didn't go down well. Fortunately, it didn't take long …