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Saturday14th Dec 2024
News Elden Ring: Nightreign Will Not Have Crossplay
Walled garden
Elden Ring: Nightreign has a huge focus on co-op, although you can technically play it offline and in single player if you like. Despite this, FromSoftware is not offering crossplay in the game. “Similar to the original Elden Ring, there will be cross-generational play but not cross-platform play,” director Junya Ishizaki told
Poll Are You Happy with Your PS Plus Extra, Premium Games for December 2024?
Plus or minus?
Are PlayStation Plus Extra and Premium ending 2024 with a bang? it's time to find out. As per usual, a slew of new games are coming to Extra, including the well received Sonic Frontiers. The Blue Blur's open world adventure might be worth a look, even if you're not keen on the SEGA mascot himself. Speaking of open worlds, Forspoken...
News Elden Ring Dev Doesn't Currently Know What's Happening with Sony Acquisition
"We're not privy to it"
Sony is poised to purchase Kadokawa, the Japanese media conglomerate spanning various businesses across gaming, manga, and anime. One of its most noteworthy subsidiaries is FromSoftware, a longtime PlayStation partner on projects like Demon’s Souls and Bloodborne. In the aftermath of co-op game Elden Ring: Nightreign’s...
Talking Point What Are You Playing This Weekend? - Issue 559
The weekend after The Game Awards
With the flurry of early December releases finally out, and The Game Awards in the rear-view mirror, we can officially relax and enjoy the holidays. We have so much gaming to catch up on that there's no shortage of things to play, so here's what we're kicking back with this weekend. Aaron Bayne: I recently picked...
Friday13th Dec 2024
Talking Point What Was the Best Game Announcement at The Game Awards 2024?
The best of the big one
Well, another year, another healthy dose of The Game Awards over and done with. Geoff Keighley went big with his tenth anniversary show, packing a shocking number of surprise announcements into a lengthy live event. But what was the pick of the bunch? What was the best game announcement at The Game Awards 2024? That's what...
Reaction The Game Awards' 10th Anniversary Special Was Its Biggest and Best Ever
A Keighley masterclass
We’ve been saying for a few years that The Game Awards is just about the best it can possibly be, but credit where credit’s due, host Geoff Keighley put on a barnstormer last night. There was talk of multiple “holy sh*t” moments prior to the event from those ITK, and we think
News Star Wars: Eclipse, Wonder Woman Comprised of 'Literally Nothing' When Revealed
The waiting game
According to Bloomberg journalist Jason Schreier, Quantic Dream's Star Wars: Eclipse and Warner Bros. Games' Wonder Woman were comprised of "literally nothing" when announced onstage at The Game Awards 2021. In light of Geoff Keighley's big show, Schreier's reminder is a good one, as it is always possible something just revealed...
News PS5 Pro Update on Its Way to Black Myth: Wukong, Arriving Tomorrow
Builds on previously confirmed PS5 patch
The update bringing a challenge mode, in-game maps, and new armour pieces revealed for Black Myth: Wukong earlier in the week has not actually gone live yet, but it's now received a patch itself to include PS5 Pro support. We now know the update goes live tomorrow, 14th December 2024, and works to improve the...
News Balatro's Friends of Jimbo Stars Ominous Ben Starr as Jimbo
"You can't spell 'collaboration' without 'Balatro'"
There is something decidedly unsettling about the card game Balatro, judging by its marketing and that strange doll that occasionally takes over the game's social media accounts (we don't play, preferring the more refined Queen's Blood). An eerie new trailer with
News Elden Ring: Nightreign Explained, Can Be Played in Single Player and Offline
Everything you need to know
The announcement of Elden Ring: Nightreign will have caught many FromSoftware fans, especially as the studio wasn't really expected to have any news to share having put out Shadow of the Erdtree earlier this year. It did, however: a co-op game for up to three players that uses the frameworks of Elden Ring for a different...
News Ex-Telltale Talent Announces Dispatch, a Superhero Comedy Adventure Game
Another day at the office
AdHoc Studio, a team including former Telltale Games writers and directors, has just announced Dispatch — a comedy narrative adventure about working the desk behind a team of superheroes. Citing previous work on beloved games like The Wolf Among Us and Tales from the Borderlands, this new game is looking great in its...
News Multiplayer Mil-Sim Arma Reforger Has Finally Arrived on PS5
The Cold War is about to get much hotter
Making the legendary military simulation series's debut on PlayStation, Arma Reforger is now available on PS5. Boasting large-scale, combined arms warfare powered by the new Enfusion Engine, fans of the old Battlefield games and the excellent Hell Let Loose will want to check this out. Originally launching...
News Dave the Diver DLC Takes Us on a New Adventure In the Jungle on PS5, PS4
Coming late 2025
Dave the Diver, the wonderfully variable fishing/restaurant sim, is getting a meaty new DLC expansion in "late 2025". It's called In the Jungle, and as the name suggests, it'll see Dave and his crew leaving the mysterious Blue Hole behind and exploring a whole new location. Little else is known about the DLC for now, but we can...
News Astro Bot's Free Festive DLC Level, Winter Wonder, Is Now Available on PS5
Jolly holiday
You thought Astro Bot's run of free DLC updates was finished? Developer Team Asobi has just announced one last treat for fans of PS5's plucky platformer, and it launches free for all players tomorrow, 12th December. This special new DLC is a festive-themed level named Winter Wonder. Accessible once you complete the main game, Winter...
News Warren Spector's Multiplayer Stealth Game Thick As Thieves Sneaks onto PS5 in 2026
Thiefs
Dev team Otherside Entertainment has announced Thick As Thieves, a multiplayer stealth game heading to PS5 in 2026. The studio is founded by legendary designers Warren Spector and Paul Neurath, who brought us classic, stealthy immersive sim series such as Thief and Deus Ex. The big difference is that, instead of a single player experience,...
Ready?
A new Virtua Fighter game is in-development now at Yakuza maker Ryu ga Gotoku Studio – and we’ll see more of the release in action during a VF Direct imminently. We’ll update this article once the new information is shared, but for now all we have to go on is a new look for series star Akira in a clip where he’s battling fellow...
News Intergalactic PS5 Is Naughty Dog's Wildest, Most Creative Story Yet
Inspired by Akira, Cowboy Bebop, more
Now the curtain has closed on The Game Awards, we finally have a moment to reflect on the big announcements, including, of course, Naughty Dog’s new game, Intergalactic: The Heretic Prophet. Neil Druckmann, writing on the
Round Up What Was Announced at The Game Awards 2024?
All the PS5, PS4 reveals
The Game Awards is just as much about those coveted gongs as it is the reveals these days, and given this year marks the 10th anniversary of the show, Geoff Keighley has gone bigger and better than ever before with the latter. This 2024 edition played host to multiple major announcements, and you can find all the ones...
Poll How Would You Rate The Game Awards 2024?
Have your say on TGA's 10th anniversary show
And that's The Game Awards for another year! The 10th-anniversary show has just concluded, crowning Astro Bot the 2024 Game of the Year and making a bunch of big announcements. You find All The Game Awards 2024 Winners and What Was Announced at The Game Awards 2024 through
Guide All The Game Awards 2024 Winners
Every category winner revealed
The 10th and biggest version of The Game Awards to date has now come to a close, meaning all the category winners have been announced and the big reveals made. While you can learn all about the latter in our What Was Announced at The Game Awards 2024 round up article, below you'll find a list of all The Game Awards...
News HoYoverse Teases What's Next for PS5 Gacha Hits Honkai: Star Rail, Zenless Zone Zero
Lots to look forward to
Two new trailers for PS5 gacha sensations Honkai: Star Rail and Zenless Zone Zero were released during The Game Awards, although for some reason Chinese juggernaut HoYoverse has failed to share the videos on its official channels. Nevertheless, we’ve sourced a couple of mirrors for you to watch. First up is a new look...
News PS5, PS4 Series Reboot Double Dragon Revive Is Actually Ages Away
Pre-orders available now
We don’t know why, but we expected Double Dragon Revive to be nearer to release than this. The title’s actually targeting a 23rd October, 2025 release date, which is almost a year away. Nevertheless, pre-orders for the title are available now. <related ids="175687"> There are two options: a $34.99 standard...
News Wuthering Waves Is Ready for Its Long Awaited PS5 Debut
And here's a trailer to prove it
Too much gacha? Nah, you can never get enough gacha, in our humble opinion. Kuro Games has released a new trailer for Wuthering Waves at The Game Awards, showcasing more of the new region being added as part of v2.0, which will launch simultaneously alongside the game on the PS5, from 2nd January. While the trailer...
News One Move Away on PS5 Is Like Unpacking Except You're Actually Moving House
You're crying
Unpacking must have proven so popular that it’s getting a kinda unrelated pseudo-sequel from a different developer, where your goal is to actually move house. Described as a first-person puzzle game, you need to stack up your worldly belongings as you embark on a new chapter in your life in One Move Away. “Whether you’re the...
News Shadow Labyrinth Makes Pac-Man a 2D Action Platformer on PS5
You need to see this to believe it
Of all the shocks and surprises at The Game Awards, Shadow Labyrinth may just be the most unusual of them all. It’s a side-scrolling action platformer in a similar style to something like, say, Dead Cells – except it’s inexplicably also a Pac-Man game. Here’s the press release overview: “As Swordsman No...
News Screamer May Be the Most Unexpected Racing Game Reboot for PS5 Ever
30-year franchise gets a sci-fi anime makeover
For those of you who don’t know, Screamer first launched for MS-DOS operating systems in 1995, and was quite ground-breaking for its presentation at the time. It required an Intel Pentium processor due to its advanced graphics, and running it effectively was a flex for PC players at the time...
News Take a Closer Look at Borderlands 4 on PS5, the 'Most Ambitious Entry' Yet
Unvaulted
Borderlands 4 is the “most ambitious” entry in the looter shooter series yet, according to a Gearbox post on the PS Blog. The anticipated sequel got an all-new trailer during The Game Awards, and you can watch it above. In addition to showcasing the new world of Kairos, it also introduces a nefa
News SEGA's Not Telling Us Much About Sonic Racing: CrossWorlds for PS5, PS4
New road awaits
A new Sonic Racing game is in development, but here’s the briefest of hints from The Game Awards. We basically get to see a few seconds of Shadow the Hedgehog’s fist, as he jumps into a black-and-red sports car. <related ids="175687"> Unfortunately, there’s no release date or no mention of gameplay mechanics or roster...
News Ridiculously Ambitious PS5 Open World Crimson Desert Confirms 2025 Release
Seeing red
When Crimson Desert was confirmed for The Game Awards, just about everyone thought it'd get a release date — but that's not quite the case. Developer Pearl Abyss has dropped a new trailer — in which the open world PS5 title continues to look ridiculously ambitious — but we're left with a release window rather than a date. The...
News Special Edition Helldivers 2 DualSense PS5 Controller Is Official, Pre-Orders Open Soon
Hell yeah
As well as announcing a big new update for Helldivers 2, Sony has quietly unveiled the game's official DualSense PS5 pad. The special edition controller is mostly black, but is covered in yellow and grey details, and the Helldivers emblem on the touch pad. It'll be available to pre-order on PlayStation Direct and other retailers starting...
News Turok: Origins Brings the Series Back on PS5 as a Co-Op Third Person Shooter
Clever girl
An old school favourite is returning with Turok: Origins, a brand new entry in the series. It's coming to PS5, though there's no release date in place yet — all we have to go on for now is the above announcement trailer and some basic details. In development at Saber Interactive, Turok: Origins changes things up by ditching the...
News Astro Bot Dev Pays Tribute to Nintendo As PS5 Exclusive Wins Game of the Year
A big night for PlayStation
Sony said 2024 would be a dry year for PS5, but Astro Bot’s just walked away with Game of the Year at The Game Awards – and three others. Helldivers 2 also took home two gongs, rounding out a big night for PlayStation. During his acceptance speech for Game of the Year, director Nicolas Doucet – a PlayStation...
News The Last of Us 2 Remastered Announced for PC, Makes the Jump in April 2025
Double clicker
The Last of Us: Part II Remastered has been announced for release on PC. The spruced up Naughty Dog sequel will be arriving on Steam and Epic Games Store on 3rd April, 2025. Being developed jointly by ND, Nixxes, and Iron Galaxy Studios, the port will be "newly optimized and enhanced" for PC, with more details on specific...
News Naughty Dog's New PS5 Game Is Finally Announced, Sci-Fi Action Title Intergalactic
Naughty
In development since 2020, the next game from Naughty Dog has finally been announced. It's called Intergalactic: The Heretic Prophet, and much like the longstanding rumours have suggested, it's a sci-fi action game for PS5. You can already feel the budget oozing out of the screen for this one. The game's clearly shooting for a kind of retro...
News Helldivers 2's Much-Anticipated Illuminate Faction Are Already Here
And it's about dang time
Helldivers 2's long-awaited Illuminate faction has finally arrived, in a major update announced from The Game Awards stage. In addition to a raft of extras, Helldivers can now get around in style, thanks to the FRV, which will afford your squad some mobile firepower. Inspired by classic alien stories like War of the Worlds,...
News Okami Sequel Announced by Capcom
Hideki Kamiya as game director
18 years after the PS2 original, Capcom has announced it's developing a sequel to Okami, with Hideki Kamiya as game director. Check out the trailer above. All of the official details from Capcom are as follows: "Okami sequel project is underway!! Okami is a game critically acclaimed for its unique world, heartwarming...
News Mafia: The Old Country PS5 Launch Window Set for Summer 2025
Full trailer now live
Mafia: The Old Country is set to be a part of The Game Awards tonight, but it appears a YouTube advert accidentally set live early has shared probably the key bit of information from its appearance: a release window. You'll find the video and launch window below, so this is your last chance to click away if you want to catch...
News Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth Casts Arise, Arrives on PC in January 2025
Sweet Ramuh, the mods
Square Enix's excellent continuation of the Final Fantasy VII Remake trilogy, Rebirth, is officially coming to PC just under a year after its initial release on PS5. If you want to appreciate every last follicle and fibre, ensure you properly update those drivers on 25th January 2025. Cloud and companies' ongoing adventure on...
News Overcooked Dev Announces Stage Fright, a New Co-Op Game Published By Hello Games
They've been cooking
Ghost Town Games, the tiny development studio behind the Overcooked series, has just announced its brand new title. It's called Stage Fright, it's another co-op experience, and it's being published by Hello Games. Two players can play together locally or online, and while it's quite different to the chaotic cooking sim, it...
News Stylish Free-to-Play Shooter FragPunk Confirmed for PS5, Launches March 2025
The card is mightier than the gun
NetEase has confirmed its stylised free-to-play FPS, FragPunk, is also heading to PS5. Initially revealed at this summer's Xbox Showcase, FragPunk is a 5v5 competitive shooter in which players can use special cards to transform the rules of combat. At the start of each round, players can activate Shard Cards that...
News Onimusha: Way of the Sword Brings Capcom's Iconic Action Series Back on PS5
Capgod
If you can actually believe it, Capcom's making a new Onimusha game. Finally! Titled Onimusha: Way of the Sword, it's coming to PS5... in 2026. Okay, so it's not the release window we would have liked, but you know Capcom's cooking based on this reveal trailer. The game already looks very promising. Are you a big Onimusha fan? Are you hyped...
News It Takes Two Dev Confirms Next Game Is Split Fiction, Coming to PS5 in March
Fantasy and sci-fi combine
Following a couple of (accurate) leaks, Hazelight Studios has unveiled its next game, Split Fiction. Published by EA Originals, Split Fiction is a two player co-op action adventure about two aspiring writers who get sucked into their own universes. It looks to be even more varied and imaginative than It Takes Two, as the...
News Like a Dragon Dev RGG Studio Announces Brand New Game Set in 1915 Japan
Project Century
RGG Studio, the team behind the Like a Dragon / Yakuza franchise, has announced a brand new game set in 1915 Japan. Its working title is Project Century, and it stars a rather violent man. What else is new for this developer? Right off the bat, this looks like a real step-up from the Like a Dragon games in terms of setting; there's...
News Sorry Tifa Fans, Final Fantasy 16's Clive Joins Tekken 8 on 17th December
We knew it
You wanted Tifa in Tekken 8? Well tough flippin' luck, you're getting Clive Rosfield from Final Fantasy 16! Hey, we're not really complaining. The gruff Dominant of Ifrit should be a blast to play as in Bandai Namco's fantastic fighter, and he's out on the 17th December for those who own the game's first Season Pass. Those who don't get...
News Shadowy Multiplayer Game Midnight Murder Club Coming to PS5, Open Beta Out Now
A flashlight and a gun
Velan Studios, the team behind the criminally underplayed Knockout City, has revealed its latest game is heading to PS5 — and you can play a beta right now. It's called Midnight Murder Club, and it's an online multiplayer title in which participants are placed in a large, pitch black mansion. Armed only with a flashlight...
News The Outer Worlds 2 Confirmed for PS5, Out Next Year
Microsoft announces PS5 version
Microsoft has confirmed it'll be producing a PS5 version of The Outer Worlds 2 alongside the usual PC and Xbox Series X|S versions, releasing next year. Check out the comical gameplay trailer above. Just like the first one, this is an RPG with a comedic twist that'll combine combat, conversations, and choices into one...
News Shadow of the Colossus Dev Returns with an Insane Robot Game on PS5
Mech some noise
The team behind iconic PlayStation titles ICO, Shadow of the Colossus, and The Last Guardian is making a new game for PS5. The project is tentatively titled Project Robot, and we've got a brief in-game trailer to get us hyped. It's about giant robots, apparently! It's probably going to be quite some time until we see more of this...
News Elden Ring: Nightreign Announced, a Co-Op Game for PS5, PS4
Releasing in 2025
FromSoftware has announced a new, standalone Elden Ring with the subtitle Nightreign, releasing in 2025 for PS5 and PS4. Elden Ring: Nightreign is a co-op game that appears to pull in bosses from other FromSoftware experiences, with The Nameless King from Dark Souls 3 appearing in the footage. Rise Together – Join forces with...
News Ninja Gaiden: Ragebound Takes Series Back to 2D Action Roots on PS5, PS4
From the makers of Blasphemous
Ninja Gaiden: Ragebound is the first game to be unveiled at the 2024 Game Awards, and it looks like it could be a winner. Published by Dotemu and developed by The Game Kitchen — the team behind the Blasphemous series — this winds back the clock on Koei Tecmo's historic action franchise, taking it back to its roots...
News The Witcher 4 Announced Starring Ciri
Are you Cirious
The next The Witcher game from CD Projekt Red has been officially revealed. It's called The Witcher 4 (that was easy!) and it stars a more mature Ciri — the woman Geralt effectively raised as his daughter, and tracked down in The Witcher 3. All we've got right now is this pretty great CG trailer. No release window has been...
