Each month, Sony adds a number of titles to its PlayStation Now game subscription service. For the month of February, subscribers will be able to stream and download half a dozen new titles, including Detroit: Become Human, Call of Duty: Black Ops 3, and more. The new games joining PlayStation …
Read More »Yakuza spin-off ‘Judgment’ gets next-gen remaster; Xbox release
The Yakuza series has seen a recent resurgence in popularity ever since the launch of Yakuza 0 back in 2015. Since then, the long running franchise has seen its expansion to a number of different platforms through remasters and remakes. Judgment is a spin-off of the Yakzua series which launched …
Read More »God of War gets PS5 patch
With the release of the new generation of consoles, developers and publishers have been going back to their previous works and updating these titles with enhancements to take advantage of the new consoles’ increased power. Perhaps one of the most requested games to receive such a patch was 2018’s God …
Read More »An Avengers Hawkeye-focused War Table announced
Square Enix’s Avengers game has struggled to get the attention that the publisher had hoped since its launch back in August of 2020. Being a live-service title, the game’s developers ‘Crystal Dynamics’ is betting on its many promised updates to bring the game back into the limelight. Despite the slow …
Read More »PS5 exclusive ‘Returnal’ delayed from March to late April
Sony has a few excellent looking PS5 exclusives lined up for 2021. Returnal from Housemarque Studios is one of them, but to give the team some extra time to polish the experience, the game has been delayed from its original March 19th release date. In a tweet this afternoon, the …
Read More »February’s PlayStation Plus Games announced
Each month Sony offers a number of titles for free to all those who are subscribed to the console manufacturer’s PlayStation Plus service. For the month of february, subscribers can get their hands on a number of major titles, including Control Ultimate Edition and the brand new Destruction AllStars. With …
Read More »Control Ultimate Edition’s next-gen version detailed
Control tested the limits of the PlayStation 4 and Xbox One in many ways when it launched in 2019. With the release of the PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X|S, console players can now experience the story of Jesse Faden in a way much closer to that of PC players. …
Read More »The Division 2 is getting enhanced for Xbox Series X/S and PS5 next month
The developers behind The Division 2 have been a bit quiet over the last few months but it looks like the game is going to start 2021 off strong. While there won't be a ‘State of the Game' update this week, The Division 2's next big update is coming in …
Read More »Hitman 3 on consoles will receive ray-tracing in a future update
One of the biggest selling points of the PlayStation 5 and the Xbox Series of consoles are their ability to ray trace reflections, shadows and more. That being said, only a handful of ‘next-gen’ titles currently offer the functionality. While the recently released Hitman 3 launched with no ray-tracing support, …
Read More »A sequel to Ghost of Tsushima has seemingly been confirmed
Ghost of Tsushima surprised many when it released last year, becoming the PS4’s fastest selling original IP debut and selling over 5 million copies to date. Following this success, it was safe to assume that Sucker Punch Productions would work on a sequel, however this has yet to be confirmed. …
Read More »New PlayStation studio “assembled to expand upon existing franchises”
Back in 2018, Sony opened a new studio in San Diego with the intent of creating new AAA titles for PlayStation. Since then, little has been spoken of the studio officially, though rumours did suggest that they are working on an Uncharted title. Though previously unsubstantiated, a new LinkedIn post …
Read More »Many PlayStation exclusives get updated release windows
CES 2021 is currently underway, and while the video games industry tends to stay away from the consumer electronics show, Sony often makes its presence known in order to showcase its many other products. Despite this, some PlayStation news did in fact come out of the show, as b-roll footage …
Read More »Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order gets free next-gen update
During this transitionary period between the new generation and the – now old – generation of consoles, many publishers have gone back to update their library of games to take greater advantage of these new consoles and their extra power. The latest game receiving a next-gen patch is Star Wars …
Read More »Questionnaire suggests Microsoft may add DualSense-like features to Xbox
While the PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series of consoles arrived with a leap in CPU and GPU performance that is expected of a net-gen system, Sony opted to focus on also adding a number of new and unique features to its new console. Since launch, many users have praised the …
Read More »Sony begins discontinuing several PS4 models in Japan
We are in the first year of a brand new console generation and as a result, last-gen consoles have a limited amount of time left in production. Over in Japan, Sony is getting a jump on cutting back the number of PS4s it produces, discontinuing a few different models. Sony …
Read More »Shadow of the Tomb Raider, GreedFall and Man Eater free on PS Plus this month
The January line-up of free games for PlayStation Plus subscribers has been revealed. Starting on the 5th of January, there will be three games up for grabs – one for PS5 owners and two more for PS4 owners. On the PS5 side, PS Plus subscribers will get access to the …
Read More »Sony targets 18m PlayStation 5 sales in 2021 following increased TSMC production
While sales of Sony’s brand new PS5 console have been hampered by significant chip supply issues, the Japanese giant is looking forward to a much better year in 2021 with PS5 shipments targeting 18 million units. As partners like TSMC make promises to allocate much more 7nm wafer capacity, the …
Read More »Cross-gen games on PlayStation 5 are now much less confusing
While Microsoft has focused on cross-compatibility for the past few years with its Xbox consoles, Sony has only recently begun to offer a more robust system for cross-generational titles. As such, the system for playing cross-gen games on PS5 has suffered slightly. Thankfully, Sony has now updated its method for …
Read More »Control’s next-gen console enhancements coming in February
Remedy Entertainment announced that it would be bringing enhancements to Control: Ultimate Edition for next-gen consoles earlier this year. Unfortunately, the upgrade was pushed out of 2020 and into 2021. However, we do get our first look at the upgrade today thanks to a new teaser video. Control: Ultimate Edition …
Read More »Fortnite adds 120fps mode on PS5 and Series X|S
With the release of the PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X|S, console players can now for the first time experience 120fps gaming. Despite 30fps typically being the standard on consoles, a surprising number of titles have seen 120fps support added to its games. Following the latest update, those with a …
Read More »Sony removes Cyberpunk 2077 from PlayStation Store and offers full refunds
In a surprising move, Sony Interactive Entertainment pulled Cyberpunk 2077 from the PlayStation Store last night and is now offering refunds to anyone who purchased the game digitally. Here is the statement from Sony: “SIE strives to ensure a high level of customer satisfaction, therefore we will begin to offer …
Read More »UK MPs call for legislation to crack down on console and PC component scalping
We've had a few big launches ruined by scalpers this year, starting with Nvidia's RTX 30 series graphics cards and eventually impacting the Xbox Series X/S and PS5 launch. Now it would seem that politicians in the UK want to crack down on these practices. As reported by Video Game …
Read More »Disco Elysium: The Final Cut announced
Last night Geoff Keighley took to the virtual stage to present the 2020 Game Awards. Alongside the awards ceremony itself, as is typical, a number of games were announced including the console release of last year’s critically acclaimed Disco Elysium. That’s not all however, as PC players will also enjoy …
Read More »Miles Morales update adds 60fps with ray-tracing mode
When Spider-Man Miles Morales launched on the PS5, the open world title offered two different graphical modes: a 30fps mode with ray-tracing, and a 60fps one without. Now, in an update, Insomniac Games has added a third option, allowing players to experience the game at 60fps with ray-tracing on – though …
Read More »Gran Turismo 7 will be a next-gen exclusive
While Sony initially claimed that it believed in distinct and separate generations, the console manufacturer later retconned this somewhat when announcing that a number of its PS5 games would also be coming to the now previous-gen PS4. While they have since doubled-down on this cross-gen period, it would seem as …
Read More »Square Enix’s ‘Project Athia’ will be a PlayStation exclusive for 2 years
When Sony announced the PlayStation 5, one of the most intriguing titles announced alongside the machine was Project Athia. Published by Square Enix, the game was positioned as a PlayStation 5 exclusive. Though we still don't know much about the game itself, we do know that when it does release, …
Read More »PlayStation CEO feels “responsibility” to keep making PS4 games
PlayStation suffered from a slight controversy when it was first revealed that a number of PS5 launch titles would also be coming to the – now last gen – PS4. This was doubly the case following the announcement that Horizon Forbidden West would also come to PS4. It seems this …
Read More »Ubisoft still working on missing PS5 game upgrades
Ubisoft has been supporting free current-gen to next-gen upgrades on its games this holiday season but unfortunately, the system seems to be having some issues on PlayStation. Since the PS5’s release in the UK, some users have found that they are missing the PS5 version of games like Watch Dogs …
Read More »PS5 has best launch sales of any console in UK history
Though the next generation in many ways has stumbled out of the gate due to the sheer fact that there is not enough supply to meet demand, the next-gen consoles are in fact bigger than ever. According to reports, the PlayStation 5 has had the biggest launch of any console …
Read More »Metal Gear Solid Remake rumoured to be in development by Bluepoint Games
Following on from the release of the Shadow of the Colossus remake in 2018, many fans speculated as to what franchise Bluepoint Games would remake next. The two frontrunners were Demon’s Souls and Metal Gear Solid. We now know that Bluepoint Games was working on the former. That being said, …
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