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TodayFri, 8th Aug 2025

  • News Now It's Being Sued, Blatant Horizon Rip-Off Removes Copycat Artwork

    Light of Motiram scrubs public evidence

    It's almost as if Tencent predicted it would face a lawsuit over its Horizon knock-off Light of Motiram. Just a week after it was made public Sony plans to sue Tencent over the similarities between the two games, the Light of Motiram Steam page has been overhauled with entirely ne

    • Tencent
    • PS5
    • Light of Motiram
  • News Metal Gear Solid Delta's Online Fox Hunt Mode Not Ready for PS5 Launch

    Coming out in the Fall instead

    Metal Gear Solid Delta: Snake Eater won't ship with its recently revealed online Fox Hunt mode when it releases for PS5 at the end of the month. Instead, publisher Konami says it'll arrive in the Fall / Autumn. The news was confirmed in social media posts from the company, where it said: "Our new online multiplayer...

    • Konami
    • PS5
    • Metal Gear Solid
  • News One Piece: Pirate Warriors 4 Sails Away with Surprise PS4 Patch as New DLC Looms

    Official PS5 port can't be far away

    One Piece: Pirate Warriors 4 is over five years old at this point, but when it comes to Bandai Namco’s anime success stories, it rarely drops support. Earlier this year, the publisher confirmed that it will be extending the musou sequel’s lifespan like Luffy’s limbs, with a PS5 port and a new

    • Bandai Namco
    • PS5
    • PS4
    • One Piece
    • DLC

YesterdayThu, 7th Aug 2025

  • Guide Battlefield 6 Beta: All Early Access Start Times and Server Queue Wait Times

    The ultimate Battlefield 6 beta guide

    EA has announced it'll be hosting a number of beta tests for Battlefield 6 in the lead-up to launch, allowing you to try the new FPS before release in October. This guide is designed to cover everything relating to the beta, such as all Battlefield 6 beta start times and the server queue wait times for the...

    • Guides
    • Battlefield 6
    • PS5
  • News "We Answer To Nobody But You, The Audience" - Digital Foundry Is Now Fully Independent

    Nintendo Life Richard Leadbetter's tech channel has separated from IGN owner Ziff Davis

    Digital Foundry, a massively popular tech and gaming YouTube channel which we feature regularly on this site, has announced today that it is 100% independent. Founded by industry veteran Richard Leadbetter – who has worked on magazines such as CVG, Mean Machines, Maximum...

    • Digital Foundry
    • Industry
  • Round Up Total Lack of Mafia: The Old Country PS5 Reviews Is a Red Flag

    PC version is very hit and miss

    The reviews for Mafia: The Old Country are in, and while the scores are somewhat positive overall, there's an obvious elephant in the room: only the PC version of the game has been reviewed. We don't want to immediately jump to any concrete conclusions, but a total lack of console review code is usually a red flag...

    • 2K Games
    • PS5
    • Mafia
    • Round Up
    • Features
  • Site News Where Is Our Mafia: The Old Country PS5 Review?

    Leave the gun, and the review code

    By now, you’re probably expecting to read our verdict on Mafia: The Old Country on PS5. We’re huge fans of the 2K Games franchise, dating all the way back to the PS2 original, and we’ve been looking forward to this smaller-scale, single player adventure from Hangar 13. Unfortunately, despite our best...

    • 2K Games
    • PS5
    • Mafia
    • Site News
  • News A Quote from a Sony Exec Is Causing a Hubbub Among PS5 Fans Again

    "We're moving away from a hardware-centric business"

    An out of context quote from Sony Senior Vice President Sadahiko Hayakawa has sent shockwaves through the PS5 fan base yet again. In the aftermath of the Japanese giant’s latest earnings report, Hayakawa answered a question from newspaper Nikkei involving the company’s recent investment in

    • Sony
    • PS5
    • Industry
  • News PS3's Store Has Been Broken for a Day, Forcing Fans to Fear the Worst

    It'll be okay

    Sony has tried to shut down the PS3’s creaking PS Store before, but it was met with such a ferocious backlash it reversed its decision. The system is almost 20­ years old at this point, though, so whenever it breaks, fans always fear the worst. And that’s what’s happened this week: the last-last-gen console’s storefront has...

    • Sony
    • PS3
    • PS Store
  • News PlayStation the Driving Force Behind Xbox's Helldivers 2 Port

    "It was all PlayStation"

    PlayStation management has been credited as the ones pushing to get Helldivers 2 on Xbox Series X|S, rather than the lead developers within Arrowhead Studios. In response to fans on Discord (via Windows Central), the developer's CEO Shams Jorjani said any praise for making the Helldivers 2 port onto Xbox Series X|S a...

    • Sony
    • Xbox
    • Helldivers
  • News Sony Controlling More of Marathon Dev Bungie, Will Be Integrated into PS Studios

    Marathon to launch by April 2026

    Sony has reiterated its intentions to take more ownership and control of Bungie as it looks to fully integrate the Destiny 2, Marathon developer into PS Studios. Following a string of controversies and failures, the studio update was shared by Sony CFO Lin Tao in the Q&A section of the company's latest financial...

    • Sony
    • Bungie
    • Industry
  • News PS5 Console Sales Surpass 80 Million Milestone, Closing in on PS3

    80.3 million systems sold

    Sony announced, as part of its latest financial results, that the PS5 console has now reached 80.3 million console sales. 2.5 million PS5 systems sold in the Q1 quarter of fiscal year 2025 (April to June), helping it to reach the milestone. The update means the PS5 is now closing in on the PS3's lifetime sales of roughly...

    • Sony
    • PS5
    • Sales
    • Hardware
  • News Bonus Characters in Street Fighter Alpha 3 Upper Now Available with Free Capcom Fighting Collection 2 Update

    Eagle! Maki! Yun! Ingrid!

    Big news for fans of the absolutely exceptional fighting game compilation, Capcom Fighting Collection 2: the game’s getting a free update on 7th August, patching the four previously PSP exclusive characters into Street Fighter Alpha 3 Upper. So for those of you who don’t know, Street Fighter Alpha 3 was ported to the...

    • Capcom
    • PS4
    • Capcom Fighting Collection
    • Updates
  • Game of the Month Ninja Gaiden: Ragebound (July 2025)

    As voted by you

    Man, if you thought June was quiet, wait until we recap the PS5 games that came out in July! Okay, that's a bit harsh. July actually had a fairly busy release schedule — it's just that there were very few heavy hitters in the mix. As such, last month was a good time to be a fan of indie titles, with a glut of smaller games...

    • Game of the Month
    • PS5
    • Polls
    • Features
  • News Holy Sh*t! 90s Hack 'n' Cast Classics Heretic and Hexen Launch on PS5, PS4 Today

    Iconic FPS games repackaged on modern hardware

    The retro renaissance continues with Heretic + Hexen on PS5 and PS4 today. Heretic first released in 1994 and was published by id Software. This updated re-release will mark the first time the game’s been playable on PlayStation hardware. Its sequel, Hexen: Beyond Heretic, first launched in 1995 –...

    • Bethesda
    • PS5
    • PS4
    • Heretic + Hexen
    • Announcements
  • News PS5's Profit Margin Problems Are a Thing of the Past as Division Tops $1 Billion Operating Income for Q1 2025

    Astonishing earnings plot growth in every metric

    In every conceivable measure, the PlayStation business is absolutely thriving. While there’s been a huge amount of chatter about the trajectory of consoles in 2025, Sony’s latest financial report paints a completely different picture. Over the last few years, one criticism that’s been levelled...

    • Sony
    • PS5
    • Industry
    • Sales
  • News Terminator 2D Is a Dream Come True for Retro Gamers on PS5, PS4

    Our body is ready

    We’ve already waxed lyrical about Terminator 2D: No Fate from retro specialists Bitmap Bureau, but our thoughts bear repeating: this game looks absolutely outstanding. In a new trailer ahead of the title’s 31st October release date, the d

    • Reef Entertainment
    • PS5
    • PS4
    • Terminator
    • Trailers
  • News Sony Admits PS5 Live Service Push Is Not Going Smoothly

    But live service games contributed over 40% of revenue

    An executive within Sony has admitted the company's expansion into the live service sector with recent PS5, PC titles is "not entirely going smoothly". During the firm's latest financial earnings call, Sony CFO Lin Tao commented on PlayStation's latest efforts in the sector, saying the...

    • Sony
    • PS5
  • News Simple Death Stranding 2 PS5 Patch 1.08 Fixes Camera Issues

    925.1MB in size

    Kojima Productions has pushed a new Death Stranding 2 patch on PS5 live today, updating the game to version number 1.08. You can download the update now, with it weighing in at 925.1MB. The Sony XDEV Twitter account has the patch notes, and it says to expect "an issue where the camera / environment would appear to stutter when in...

    • Sony
    • PS5
    • Death Stranding
    • Patches
  • News Call of Duty 'Too Big to Fail' as Activision Braces for Massive Battlefield 6 Hype

    This means war

    We don't know if you've noticed, but there's a lot of buzz around Battlefield 6 right now — although Call of Duty publisher Activision apparently isn't worried. Hyped as a grand return to what made Battlefield... well, Battlefield, the military shooter is racking up serious support from those who have grown weary of the...

    • EA
    • Activision
    • PS5
    • Battlefield
    • Call of Duty
  • News Critically Acclaimed Compilation UFO 50 Is Skipping PS5 For Now

    Timed Switch exclusive

    If you're paying attention to indie games, you've probably heard about UFO 50 — a compilation of 50 original games, developed by the people behind Spelunky, Downwell, and much more. Well, it seems the game is coming to PS5 — just not yet. The highly acclaimed collection launches today, 7th August 2025, on Nintendo...

    • Mossmouth
    • PS5
    • UFO 50
  • News Persona-Inspired Tactical RPG Demonschool Heads to Class Next Month on PS5, PS4

    Back to school

    Demonschool finally has a firm release date, and it's coming to PS5 and PS4 very soon indeed. As confirmed by this new trailer, the long-delayed tactical RPG arrives on 3rd September 2025: Originally announced way back in 2022, Demonschool combines elements of turn-based tactical RPGs and social aspects from titles such as

    • Ysbryd Games
    • PS5
    • PS4
    • Demonschool
    • Release Dates
  • Poll Are You Playing the Battlefield 6 Beta?

    Locked and loaded

    It's a big day for Battlefield fans, as the once revered first-person shooter series makes its anticipated return. Battlefield 6 has an awful lot going for it. Many would say that the franchise has had more downs than ups in recent years, but this new entry already seems to have plugged a huge hole in the military shooter market...

    • EA
    • PS5
    • Battlefield
    • Polls
    • Features
  • Preview PowerWash Simulator 2 Is Bigger, Better, and as Satisfying as Ever

    Now you're washing with power

    For a certain type of player, PowerWash Simulator is about as satisfying a game experience there is. Sweeping a high-pressure jet of water across absurdly filthy surfaces, carving cleanliness into objects big and small bit by bit, is a strangely meditative, rewarding way to spend your time. There's already dozens of...

    • FuturLab
    • PS5
    • PowerWash Simulator 2
    • Previews
    • Features
  • News EA Sports Skates into NHL 26 with Tkachuk on the Cover and Big Promises

    Drops on 12th September

    EA Sports revealed NHL 26's cover athlete a couple of days ago, which was a sign that a trailer wouldn’t be far off, and sure enough, it’s time! Matthew Tkachuk was revealed to be this year’s cover athlete, the first Panther since John Vanbiesbrouck all the way back on NHL 97 – not counting a special edition cover of...

    • EA Sports
    • PS5
    • NHL
    • Announcements
    • Trailers
  • News It's Almost Time for a LEGO Party When It Launches on PS5, PS4 in September

    Mario not invited

    If you've ever wanted a Mario Party-like game to play with friends and family on PlayStation, LEGO Party may be a great option — and it launches pretty soon. The game comes to PS5 and PS4 on 30th September 2025, as announced via this new trailer: Obviously the LEGO-style humour is off the charts here, and it looks like lots...

    • Fictions
    • PS5
    • PS4
    • LEGO Party
    • Release Dates
  • News Tekken Boss Wanted 'Muscular' Pac-Man as a Character, But the Idea Was Brutally Shot Down

    It was deemed "reckless"

    Tekken series boss Katsuhiro Harada has shared some cracking stories over the years, but this latest one has truly tickled us. It involves a "muscular" version of Pac-Man being a playable fighter in the original Tekken, which sounds like one hell of a gimmick. In a new interview with Japanese outlet 4Gamer (as translated...

    • Bandai Namco
    • PS5
    • PS1
    • Tekken
    • Pac-Man
  • News Anime Crossover RPG Super Robot Wars Y Snags PS5 Demo, Progress Carries to Full Game

    That's Y

    A demo covering the full first chapter of Super Robot Wars Y will launch on PS5 this week, Bandai Namco has confirmed. Out on the 8th August, the demo should give you a decent idea of what this long-standing series is all about. Super Robot Wars has always been a pretty big deal in its native Japan, but this is the first time it's been...

    • Bandai Namco
    • PS5
    • Super Robot Wars
  • News Injustice: Gods Among Us Comic Gets an Affordable DC Compacts Reprint

    Compiles entirety of Year One for $9.99

    The new DC Compacts line may not be the absolute best way to enjoy your favourite comics, but it’s an affordable and convenient one. There’s no surprise it’s proving an enormously popular format for the publisher, then, with ten new books announced this week. And of interest to Push Square readers is...

    • DC Comics
    • NetherRealm Studios
    • Injustice
    • Comics
  • News Promise Mascot Agency Adds New Features, Challenges, More in Huge Free Update on PS5

    Pinky swear

    One of the more unique games to launch on PS5 this year is Promise Mascot Agency, and while it's great in its original form, a massive update makes it even bigger and better. Launching today, the free game update adds all sorts of new features, challenges, and fixes. Here's a trailer that provides a broad overview: The update is...

    • Kaizen Game Works
    • PS5
    • Promise Mascot Agency
    • Updates
  • News Devolver's Bullet Hell Roguelite Ball X Pit Confirmed for PS5, Launches in October

    A load of balls

    Publisher Devolver Digital has unveiled a release date for its upcoming bullet hell roguelite game, Ball X Pit — and what's more, it's now confirmed for PS5. The news comes via the recently released trailer: The game looks like a combination of Breakout and Vampire Survivors, in which you fire balls at enemies descending...

    • Devolver Digital
    • PS5
    • Ball X Pit
    • Release Dates
  • News Peaceful Creature-Wrangling Adventure Herdling Plods onto PS5 Later This Month

    Herd good things

    Herdling is the next game from Okomotive, the team behind FAR: Lone Sails and FAR: Changing Tides. While it's quite different from its predecessors, the new game shares their peaceful, somewhat melancholy atmosphere. In Herdling, your job is to guide a herd of bovine-like creatures called Calicorns as you cross a picturesque...

    • Panic
    • PS5
    • Herdling
    • Release Dates

Wednesday6th Aug 2025

  • News Mortal Kombat Legacy Kollection Has More Games to Reveal, But Don't Hold Your Breath for PS2 Era

    More announcements at Gamescom and PAX

    Digital Eclipse’s upcoming documentary-like Mortal Kombat Legacy Kollection still has more games to reveal, but perhaps don’t expect the PS2 era of games to make the grade. Speaking with IGN at Evo this weekend, Head of Production Stephen Frost revealed: “We try to include as many games as we can, and...

    • Digital Eclipse
    • PS5
    • PS4
    • Mortal Kombat
  • News Claim a Bunch of Free PS Plus Avatars with These PSN Codes

    God of War, Cyberpunk, Twisted Metal, and more

    As shared in last week's PS Plus Essential game announcement for August 2025, the free pack of avatars for your PSN account is now available. To redeem the pack, use the correct code for your region on the PS Store: USA: JGE9-RHJ3-3DLC Europe: PEDN-MARA-T2M9 Australia: PEDN-MARA-T2M9 Asia:...

    • PS5
    • PS4
    • PSN
    • PS Plus
    • Free
  • Rumour Xbox Exclusive Starfield Is Getting Some Hefty Gameplay Reworks for Its PS5 Release

    The final frontier

    Recent Starfield updates may hint towards the game getting some major improvements either ahead of, or at the time of, its long rumoured PS5 release. Upon trawling through the title's code, dedicated fans have uncovered numerous mentions of something called 'Cruise' in relation to space travel. The suggestion is that Bethesda's...

    • Bethesda
    • PS5
    • Starfield
    • Rumours
  • News Outer Banks Star Madelyn Cline Has Exceptional Video Game Taste

    I know what she played last summer

    Whenever a celebrity is asked about their favourite video game, they tend to give the stock answer. Unless it’s Henry Cavill on the other side of the microphone, you’re usually going to hear the same responses: Super Mario Bros, Fortnite, Call of Duty, and so on. But for Outer Banks star Madelyn Cline, her...

    • Sony
    • PS5
    • Returnal
    • Madelyn Cline
    • Random
  • News GTA 6 Might Require Age Verification, as GTA Online Checks Leak

    Starting in the UK, potentially elsewhere

    GTA 6 might make you pass an age verification check to access its PS5 online features, if a newly leaked update for the current GTA Online client is anything to go by. Posted online by Rockstar leaker Tez2, the multiplayer portion of GTA 5 will soon ask players to verify their age. Last week, the leaker...

    • Rockstar Games
    • PS5
    • Grand Theft Auto
    • GTA
  • Guide When Is Gamescom Opening Night Live 2025?

    Dates, times, and what to expect

    When is Gamescom Opening Night Live 2025? Yes, it's nearly Geoff o'clock again, as Mr. Keighley's mid-year showcase kicks off the huge German video game expo once more. You can expect plenty of game announcements and updates during Opening Night Live, including many titles heading to PS5. But when is the show itself...

    • Guides
    • Gamescom
    • PS5
    • PS4
    • Features
  • News Marvel Tokon Will Be Supported into PS6 Generation and Beyond

    "We plan to keep making the best experience ever"

    Arc System Works is aiming to keep uber-exciting PS5 brawler Marvel Tokon: Fighting Souls alive for at least 10 years, meaning it’ll almost certainly be supported into the PS6 generation and beyond. Speaking on stage at Evo this weekend, producer Takeshi Yamanaka said, as translated by PS...

    • Sony
    • PS6
    • PS5
    • PC
    • Marvel Tokon Fighting Souls
  • News Media Molecule's Last Remaining Co-Founder Resigns After Nearly 20 Years

    David Smith exits

    Media Molecule's David Smith, the last co-founder still at the studio, has announced he's leaving the company. The developer shared the news on its socials today, with a statement from Smith himself. He says he's leaving Media Molecule to pursue "personal creative projects". Here's the full statement: 20 years ago I founded Mm...

    • Sony
    • Media Molecule
    • PS5
    • PS4
  • News Sony CEO Hiroki Totoki Visited Hideo Kojima as Attention Turns to Physint

    Strengthening relationships

    Hiroki Totoki, the current CEO of Sony, has spent a lovely afternoon with Hideo Kojima in Tokyo. The executive, who briefly served as PlayStation’s CEO while he learned about the business, took an obligatory photo with the Death Stranding maker in his studio’s iconic hallway. He then signed the developer’s wall...

    • Sony
    • PS5
    • Physint
  • News PS Plus Overloads DayZ's Servers and Causes Connectivity Issues

    Your servers are already dead

    DayZ is free on PS Plus Essential, and it doesn’t look like dev Bohemia Interactive was particularly prepared. Both the game’s Reddit page and official forums are filled with “BIOS Error” notifications, which have been preventing players from connecting to the release’s servers and playing the surviva

    • Bohemia Interactive
    • PS4
    • PS Plus
    • DayZ
  • News PS5 Pro Will Upgrade and Enhance This Week's Mafia: The Old Country

    Boosts to Performance, Quality modes

    2K and Hangar 13 have finally confirmed Mafia: The Old Country will have official PS5 Pro support when it launches this Friday. The title's social media account says the PS5 Pro will offer "higher dynamic resolution in both Quality and Performance modes", VRR support, and 120Hz TV display support. Up until now,...

    • 2K Games
    • PS5
    • PS5 Pro
    • Mafia
  • News Halo, Power Rangers Headline Helldivers 2 Tinged Fortnite Season on PS5, PS4

    Suit up

    Fortnite probably should have called in a couple of Helldivers – or at least the Earth Defense Force – to deal with its latest pest problem. Ah, no worries – it’s got the UNSC Spartan of Halo fame and the Power Rangers on its side. Oh, and by the way, that includes Megazord if you complete his quests, starting 16th September. The...

    • Epic Games
    • PS5
    • PS4
    • Fortnite
    • Updates
  • News Free-to-Play Juggernaut Genshin Impact Is Delisting and Shutting Down PS4 Version

    PS5 version unaffected

    Hoyoverse has announced the PS4 version of its free-to-play RPG Genshin Impact will soon be delisted and eventually shut down. In a post on its official site, the company has detailed its plan to remove the PS4 game from PS Store, disable in-game purchases, and ultimately discontinue all support. "Thank you for your...

    • Hoyoverse
    • PS4
    • Genshin Impact
  • News Sick Sci-Fi Shooter Metal Eden Secures September Release Date on PS5

    Human after all

    Metal Eden, a first-person sci-fi shooter we've had our eye on for months now, has locked in a release date on PS5. It arrives in just under a month, on the 2nd September. If you haven't been keeping up, this is the new game from Ruiner dev Reikon Games. It features punchy gun-based action and hectic movement options, and should...

    • Deep Silver
    • PS5
    • Metal Eden
    • Release Dates
    • Trailers
  • News Clair Obscur Director Says Turn-Based JRPGs Are Still Seen as 'Uncool'

    Turn the tide

    The success of Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 has sparked all kinds of conversations surrounding turn-based RPGs, with many onlookers suggesting that Japanese developers could learn a lot from Sandfall Interactive's debut. Of course, Clair Obscur director Guillaume Broche has been outspoken about his appreciation for Japanese RPGs; the...

    • Sandfall Interactive
    • PS5
    • Clair Obscur: Expedition 33
  • News Lost Soul Aside Shouldn't Be Delayed Anymore, PS5 Game Goes Gold

    Ready for 29th August launch

    Unless it pulls a Cyberpunk 2077, then 29th August 2025 really is the day you'll finally get to try out Lost Soul Aside. The PS5 and PC title has gone gold today, meaning all work on the 1.0 version of the game is complete. In a translated post on WeChat, team UltiZero Games said the game will go on sale "as scheduled"...

    • Sony
    • PS5
    • PC
    • Lost Soul Aside
  • News The Elder Scrolls Online Is Totally Free to Play for a Full Week on PS5, PS4

    Keep scrolling

    Longstanding MMORPG The Elder Scrolls Online is completely free to play right now on PS5 and PS4. The free period, which lasts until Tuesday the 12th August, is down to QuakeCon 2025 taking place over the weekend. To be clear though, this limited time deal only covers the base game. That is to say, none of The Elder Scrolls Online's...

    • Bethesda
    • PS5
    • PS4
    • The Elder Scrolls