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News It Took PS5 Longer Than PS4 to Pass 4 Million Units Milestone in the UK, But There's Context

The PS5 has officially crossed the four million units milestone in the UK, but it’s achieved it 31 weeks slower than its predecessor, the PS4. There’s crucial context here that needs to be observed, however: the PS5 wasn’t readily available for the first two years of the generation, as the aftermath of... Continue reading...

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News The Exit 8 Ripoff Changes Its Name and Logo on PS5 Following Original Game's Release

Update: Well, the arrival of The Exit 8 on PS5 and PS4 has clearly had an impact. As reported in the original article below, the PS Store was already home to a title called The Exit 9 — a blatant ripoff of The Exit 8, which was quite clearly designed to try and fool users into thinking that it was related to the horror-tinged... Continue reading...

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News Shooting on the Twisted Metal TV Show's Second Season Is Underway

Against all expectations, the Twisted Metal television show was an absolute riot. The show, starring Anthony Mackie and Stephanie Beatriz, opted for a dark comedy vibe – and it was genuinely laugh-out-loud funny, with kooky storylines and oddball characters. It went on to become a big hit on streaming platform Peacock, and was... Continue reading...

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News Splitgate 2 First Gameplay Footage Emphasises New Factions Feature

Free-to-play shooter sequel Splitgate 2 has unveiled the very first look at its gameplay, which you can watch for yourself above. This follow-up to the original, which was a breakout success, is built in Unreal Engine 5 and makes some big changes, such as the main subject of the video: factions. While the main USP of... Continue reading...

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News Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Red Rescue Team (GBA) - Robust Roguelike Rescuing

This review was originally published in February 2016. We're updating and republishing it to mark the game's arrival in the Nintendo Switch Online + Expansion Pack GBA library. It's also worth noting that a 2020 Switch remake of Red/Blue Rescue Team exists: Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Rescue Team DX. As well as the regular series... Continue reading...

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News More LEGO Zelda Deku Tree Pre-Orders Appear With Tempting Bundle Discount (UK)

The very first Legend of Zelda LEGO set is just weeks away from release, with the Great Deku Tree 2-in-1 shipping from 1st September. After initially selling out rather quickly, pre-orders are once again available with some new options appearing courtesy of the My Nintendo Store UK & Ireland. The set – which contains... Continue reading...

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News The Texas Chain Saw Massacre Dev Doesn't Rule Out A Return To Xbox Game Pass

In just a few days time, The Texas Chain Saw Massacre will leave Xbox Game Pass, having been on the service for roughly one year since its day one arrival in 2023. Despite us being less than a week away from its departure, the dev team has already opened the door to its potential return one day... Continue reading...

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News Xbox Attracts Controversy Over New McDonald's Ad On The Dashboard

The fact that we get ads on the Xbox dashboard doesn't come as a surprise these days, but a new ad for McDonald's has attracted a bit of controversy - with almost half a million people viewing a complaint about it on social media. On the likes of "X" and Reddit, we've seen irritations that Microsoft is... Continue reading...

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News Astro Bot PS5 DualSense Controller Pre-Orders Are Now Live

If you've been keen to get your hands on the glorious Astro Bot-themed PS5 controller ever since it was announced at the end of last month, you're in luck. Pre-orders are now open in the UK (with US coming soon)! We're sharing links to all the places you can get your hands on one below (US stores will be... Continue reading...

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News LocoRoco: Midnight Carnival (PSP) - A Frustrating Yet Jubilant Jamboree

LocoRoco: Midnight Carnival, a spin-off entry in the series from Japan Studio, released on the PSP in 2009 to mixed reviews. So it comes as a pleasant surprise to see it revitalised for PS5 and PS4 in the form of an enhanced emulation, with up-rendering, rewind, quick-save, Trophies (including a Platinum) and custom video filters. For... Continue reading...

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News Metroid Prime Samus Gravity Suit Statue Pre-Orders Are Now Open

Update: Pre-orders for First 4 Figures' glorious Metroid Prime Samus Gravity Suit statue are now open. The Collector's Edition is available for $179.99, while the Exclusive Edition – which adds a deluxe box and an LED light-up function that illuminates Samus' suit – is currently reduced as part of an Early Bird... Continue reading...

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News Sega's Gamescom 2024 Line Up Includes 'Global Premier' Of Unannounced Project

Sega has announced its video game line up for this year's Gamescom, which is taking place in Germany later this month. It will lead with the October 2024 release Sonic X Shadow Generations. This game will be publicly playable in Europe for the first time and is being joined by the Atlus fantasy RPG... Continue reading...

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News Space Marine 2 Serves Up Worthy Look at Meaty Multiplayer Modes

Warhammer 40,000: Space Marine 2, in addition to its lengthy single-player offering, comes fully equipped with some backup multiplayer modes as well. In a gore-soaked new trailer, we get a look at some of the multiplayer shenanigans you can dive into when the game drops from orbit onto PS5 on... Continue reading...

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News DOOM Is Getting A New And Improved Definitive Release On Super Nintendo

As part of this year's QuakeCon celebrations, physical distributor Limited Run Games has surprised Doom fans with a new "definitive" experience for Super Nintendo. It's releasing a "new" and "improved" version of the SNES cartridge, including all four Doom episodes (including Thy Flesh Consumed), circle-strafe,... Continue reading...

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News Zelda: Echoes Of Wisdom Official Website Shows Off The Game's Support Cast

There's still a fair bit of mystery surrounding the upcoming Switch exclusive Zelda: Echoes of Wisdom. Nintendo is drip-feeding us information here and there, and now it seems the official Japanese game site has lifted the lid on some of the supporting cast. If you're sensitive to spoilers, our advice is to... Continue reading...

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News Final Fantasy Pixel Collection Getting Physical Anniversary Reprint on PS4

There is something undeniably comforting about Square Enix's Final Fantasy Pixel Remaster collection, which preserves the first six entries in the legendary series on PS4. You can take further comfort in the upcoming physical Anniversary Edition; tangible copies were quite limited initially and are getting a reprint, ensuring... Continue reading...

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News Pour One Out for PS4 Exclusive WiLD, No Longer in Active Development

In a development that shouldn't come as a surprise but still stings on some level, remember that promising PS4-exclusive WiLD, shown off at Gamescom (a decade ago), and Michel Ancel was involved? Yeah, its no longer in active development. Dredging through the Push Square archives, it seems like it was sort of happening in Continue reading...

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News Sony Appears to Be Dabbling with Written User Reviews on the PS Store

Reviewing a video game is a sacred act that previously only a select few individuals were called to, but it seems like all of that could be about to change. Reports of civilian PlayStation users being sent an email link to pen a review of a game purchased digitally have begun to trickle in. This could mean... Continue reading...

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News Nintendo Expands Switch Online's GBA Library With Pokémon

Update [Fri 9th Aug, 2024 02:05 BST]: Following last week's announcement, Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Red Rescue Team is now available to Switch Online + Expansion Pack subscribers. To access this game, you'll need to have the Game Boy Advance app installed on your system. Nintendo has also released a... Continue reading...

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News Bungie to Reveal the Future of Destiny and Its Next Multi-Year Journey Soon

It’s not been the best few weeks for legendary developer Bungie, as it’s seen its studio downscaled, one of its teams spun-off, and its management underfire. Now fans of Destiny 2 are beginning to ponder what’s next for the game they love – and the company that made it. All will be revealed in the near future,... Continue reading...

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