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TodayThu, 18th Apr 2024 News Baldur's Gate 3 Dev Making Two New Games, Its 'Best Work Ever' Also details BG3 Patch 7 Baldur's Gate 3 team Larian Studios has confirmed it has two new games in the works as it looks to moves on from the Baldur's Gate IP. Having put together one of the greatest RPGs in a generation last year, the Belgian developer won't be making any new narrative content for the third iteration or creating a Baldu News Darkest Dungeon 2 Revealed for PS5, PS4 with a 15th July Release Date PS Plus members get a discount Red Hook Studios has today confirmed Darkest Dungeon 2 will be releasing for PS5 and PS4 on 15th July 2024. Its DLC, The Binding Blade, is also being ported across to Sony systems, though you'll need to buy it on top of the base game. A discount is being offered to PS Plus members, and there'll also be an Oblivion... News Fallout 4 Sales Up 7,500% in Europe as Bethesda Series Dominates Four Fallout games in the top 10 Bethesda has managed to successfully spread Fallout fever off the back of Amazon Prime's well-received TV show, with sales of Fallout 4 increasing by a whopping 7,500 per cent in Europe. It was the continent's best-selling game last week, accounting for both physical and digital purchases. Other titles in the RPG... Preview Tails of Iron 2 Adds Monster Hunting, Undead Bats in Scaled Up Sequel Fight fur survival The original Tails of Iron was quietly a big success for developer Odd Bug Studio. The action RPG about a kingdom of rats has drawn in a lot of fans thanks to its sketch-like art style, deliberate combat, and explorable world. We suppose the fact it's narrated by Doug Cockle — voice of Geralt in The Witcher series — may have... News Imagine Earth Promises Sustainable Sci-Fi City Building on PS5, PS4 in May Earthly desires Imagine Earth, a city building strategy title that launched a few years back on PC and Xbox, is making the jump to PS5 and PS4 on the 9th May. The game takes place in 2084, and tasks you with creating sustainable civilisation on various alien planets, following on from the greed-driven ruin of humanity's original home. We think... News PSVR2 Rhythm Game Synth Riders Adds Choice 80s Hits with Upcoming DLC Pack Available 23rd April Synth Riders' impeccable slate of DLC just doesn't seem to have an end in sight, does it? Well, here we are once again, as the team at Kluge Interactive has cooked up something really special for this latest DLC: 80s Mixtape - Side A.
Hot off the heels of the marvellous Electro Swing Essentials 2 pack, Synth Riders is tapping... News You Can Now Unbrick Any Sony PSP Time Extension "Turn your worthless brick into your precious handheld device" The Sony PlayStation Portable was a fantastic handheld during its active lifespan, but it's arguably an even more exciting one today thanks to the fact that it's so easy to hack it with custom firmware, opening up homebrew and emulation possibilities.
Indeed, many people still swear by... News Acclaimed RPG Shop Sim Potionomics Brews Up PS5 Masterwork Edition in 2024 Tincture perfect Publisher Marvelous and developer Voracious Games have unveiled a console port of their well-received shopkeeping sim, Potionomics. Coming to PS5 this autumn as Potionomics: Masterwork Edition, this is a souped-up version of the game that adds various new features to the experience.
Playing as Sylvia, a young witch who's... Rumour 2K Gearing Up for Mafia Announcement But don't go snitching A rumour is currently doing the rounds, suggesting that we could learn more about 2K's plans for the Mafia series' future (or perhaps past) in the days ahead. A new game was confirmed to be in development back in 2022, potentially a prequel, and we've heard virtually nothing since. But the source says the reveal could just as... News Take Back King City in Super-Powered Tactics Game Capes on PS5, PS4 Save the day from 29th May Capes is a turn-based superhero tactics game set in a world where the villains have already won. We've had our eye on this one for a little while now, as it looks like it could be quite special. Here's hoping it won't be received as tragically as Firaxis' excellent News Braid: Aniversary Edition Briefly Delayed, But Will Boast 40 New Levels Fair trade Braid: Anniversary Edition has been hit with a brief delay, but the blow was softened by the news that the anticipated package will come packing some 40 additional levels. Developer Jonathon Blow revealed that the anticipated enhanced re-release will now arrive two weeks later than anticipated, on 15th May for PS5 and PS4.
Officially... News Helldivers 2 Players Encountering Factory Striders in Unprecedented Numbers Automatons back AT-AT again Helldivers 2 players have recently managed to blunt the advance of the oncoming Automaton invasion fleet, with the conflict again devolving into a grinding stalemate. However, it seems the machines never rest on their laurels, as reports of the lumbering Factory Striders being deployed in unprecedented numbers begin to... News Fallout Series Timeline Adds Up, Says Todd Howard "Everything that happened in the previous games, including New Vegas, happened" The release of Amazon's adaptation of Fallout has sparked a resurgence in the series and increased focus on the alt-history that binds it all together. Some fans recently raised concerns that events in the TV show seemingly retconned the events of the black sheep of the... YesterdayWed, 17th Apr 2024 Video Is Fallout 76 Worth Playing in 2024? (Vault) dwelling in the past If, like us, you've been watching the new Fallout show on Amazon Prime, then you've likely turned to PS Plus Extra and PS Plus Premium to download or stream one of Bethesda's iconic RPGs. For us, we skirted the mu News Sony Reveals PlayStation Overlay for PC Ports, Supports Trophies, Friends List Ghost of Tsushima the first to use it Sony has today confirmed a new PlayStation overlay that will ship on its PC ports, with next month's Ghost of Tsushima Director's Cut being the first to use it. You'll be able to access it from Windows PCs from either the in-game menu or by pressing "Shift + F1", which will pull up a new screen housing your PSN... News Ubisoft Responds to Star Wars Outlaws Exclusive Jabba the Hutt Boondoggle This deal is getting worse all the time Since unveiling the eye-watering $130 Ultimate Edition of Star Wars Outlaws last week, Ubisoft has been under fire from fans furious a full-priced single-player game would even warrant a Season Pass in the first place. Worse, acquiring the Season Pass is the only way to "play the exclusive Jabba's Gambit... News GTA Publisher Laying Off 5% of Workforce and Cancelling 'Several' Games Around 600 people will lose their jobs Grand Theft Auto owner Take-Two has announced it's laying off around five per cent of its more than 11,500-employee-strong workforce in an effort to save $165 million annually. Around 600 full-time workers will be affected by the layoffs, and some unannounced games within the publisher are to be cancelled as a... News Wizards of the Coast Already Courting Multiple Studios to Develop Next Baldur's Gate The heart needs time to heal Baldur's Gate fans, new and old, will remember where they were when they first heard that dark horse Larian Studios would not be developing the next game. How could any dev walk away from an achievement like Baldur's Gate 3, a masterpiece which teased a vanishingly rare "10" out of this stingy scribe, one of only t News It Takes Two Devs Will Show Us What's Next This Year, and It's 'Real Good' We believe them Hazelight Studios, Josef Fares' development team responsible for It Takes Two and A Way Out, is teasing its next project. As the studio turns 10 years old, it's promising a look back at its history, but promises we'll be seeing what comes next sometime later this year.
The team shared the tease in a post on social media:
It tells... News UK Studio Kwalee Announces Layoffs to Make Room for New Hires Saying the quiet part out loud UK studio and publisher Kwalee has revealed recent staff cuts were made to "reshape" the company's business around "significant growth opportunities." The company has layed off approximately 10% of its workforce, around 40 people, in recent months. Despite that, Kwalee stressed it expects to grow its headcount... News Star Wars Outlaws Will Feature Galaxy's Most Infamous Card Game "You have an awful Sabacc face" Star Wars Outlaws has been in the headlines recently for some less-than-ideal reasons. Still, one thing we are genuinely looking forward to is the inclusion of Sabacc, the blackjack/poker hybrid popular among rogues like Han Solo and Lando Calrissian. Strangely, despite the rules being first revealed in 1989, its... News A New Rayman Game Is Coming This Year, But Not in the Way Everyone Wants Board game launching in Q3 Ubisoft needs to sort us all out with a new Rayman video game, because the last two main entries have been absolute bangers. Instead of following up on the excellent Rayman Legends, though, everyone's favourite armless hero is getting his very own board game, imaginatively named Rayman: the Board Game.
Players will be... News Newest Zombie Army VR Trailer Is All About the PSVR2 Campaign Play alone or with a friend Rebellion has today published a fresh PSVR2 trailer for Zombie Army VR, a spin-off from the main Zombie Army series that marks its first foray into virtual reality. It delivers a fully-fledged campaign that can be played alone or with a friend, and charts a path alongside the main games telling the story of a Deadhunter... News Atari Hires WayForward to Make Yars Rising, Out for PS5, PS4 This Year Continues the Yars' Revenge storyline Atari has announced it's collaborating with Shantae and River City Girls developer WayForward to develop a new entry in the Yars' Revenge series, named Yars Rising. Slated to launch at the end of this year, the title was announced during today's Nintendo Indie World showcase, but will release also for PS5 and... News Charming Action RPG Cat Quest 3 Sails to PS5, PS4 In August The quest continues Formerly known as Cat Quest: Pirates of the Purribean, but now renamed Cat Quest 3, the third game in developer The Gentlebros' charming series is sailing to PS5 and PS4 on the 8th August. The title also has a new trailer that's stuffed with fresh gameplay footage — and if, like us, you're a fan of the first two games, then... News Strategy Sequel SteamWorld Heist 2 Sets Sail on PS5, PS4 This August Heist five SteamWorld Heist, the beloved turn-based tactical shooter, is getting a sequel. Launching on PS5, PS4, and basically everything else on 8th August 2024, SteamWorld Heist 2 is a direct follow-up to the original, swapping out spaceships for a sea-faring adventure but retaining the ricochet-based strategy fans know and love.
You play as... News Fate/Samurai Remnant's Second DLC Fully Revealed, a New Story with a Master Swordsman Looking sharp Koei Tecmo has fully revealed the second DLC for action RPG Fate/Samurai Remnant, ahead of its release on the 18th April (that's tomorrow at the time of writing). The 'Yagyu Sword Chronicles' features a new storyline that involves a newly introduced warrior spirit, the master swordsman Munenori Yagyu. Protagonist Iori and his faithful... News Wasteland DJ Three Dog Actor Wants in on Amazon's Fallout Adaptation "Because one dog ain't enough, and two is too low, it's me, Three Dog!" The actor behind the incredibly memorable Fallout 3 radio host, Three Dog, is interested in appearing in Amazon's excellent TV adaptation. Erik Todd Dellums, who lent his voice to the character in Bethesda's 2008 game, says he's got "something darker than Three Dog, but just as... News Adorable PSVR2 Game Toy Trains Will Double in Size with Huge Infinite Loop Update Arrives this week We rather liked Toy Trains when we reviewed it earlier in the year — a cute, if slight, experience all about putting together little tracks to deliver materials around each level. It won't be quite so small soon, though, as a massive free update is set to seriously scale things up.
Called the Infinite Loop update, developer... Tuesday16th Apr 2024 News Huge PS Plus Clearout Confirmed for May, 25 Games Leaving Including some Final Fantasy classics Sony has today updated the Last Chance to Play section of its PS Plus service, revealing far and away the biggest batch of PS5 and PS4 titles leaving at once. On 21st May 2024, a whopping 25 games will be taken off PS Plus Extra and PS Plus Premium, including some quality Fina News 14 More Games Land on PS Plus Extra, Premium Today Another two in the coming weeks Today is the day for April 2024's PS Plus Extra and PS Plus Premium game refreshes to come into effect, with 14 PS5, PS4 and Classic titles landing across the two tiers. The games are available now in the UK and Europe, and availability in the USA will be rolled out later on in the day. Day one title Dave the Diver... News Sony Takes Down PS5 Pro YouTube Leak, Suggesting It's All Legit More fuel for the fire As if there was much doubting it at this point, the copyright claim of a YouTube video, which has resulted in its removal, points towards all of the PS5 Pro leaks being accurate. The video in question was posted by the channel Moore's Law Is Dead, and it had a hand in kickstarting the leaks that have since surrounded Sony's... News The 2006 "PlayStation Experience" Trailer Can Be Yours For $70,000 Time Extension Has been "out of service for several years" Someone is selling the PlayStation Experience trailer used by Sony back in 2006 to promote its PSP handheld and PS2 home console (thanks, IGN).
The trailer was spotted on Facebook Marketplace by Reddit user ArguingMaster, and is festooned with related branding, including posters for ATV Offroad Fury 4, News Fresh PS5 Pro Report Reiterates Sony Demands for Upgraded Games An "ultra-boost mode" is detailed Building on an article published overnight, The Verge has another post that largely reiterates past reporting from Insider Gaming covering what Sony has planned for its PS5 Pro and the upgrades it will bring to current games. Reported first at the star Random YouTuber Calculates Approximate Fallout TV Protagonist's Season 1 XP Gain It's a testament to the show it can be gamified so Amazon's genuinely great adaptation of Fallout really seems to have struck a chord, with fans flocking back in unprecedented numbers to various games in the series and theories and speculation already running rampant. It should also come as no surprise that at least one fan of the mechanically-heavy... Mini Review Planet of Lana (PS5) - A Gorgeous, Serene Platform Puzzler Lana-ly planet If you're looking for a quick and gorgeous game, one you can polish off in a couple of relaxed afternoons, Planet of Lana fits the bill. Previously an Xbox console exclusive, it's come to PlayStation now, and will speak to anyone who enjoyed the likes of Limbo or Inside.
It's in the same vein, with a small and powerless protagonist... News Stellar Blade Is a Better Game Than NieR: Automata, Yoko Taro Reckons Praise from both game directors Stellar Blade developer Shift Up quite clearly took a lot of inspiration from PS4 great NieR: Automata during the making of its soon-to-be-released PS5 exclusive, but in the case of Automata director Yoko Taro, he thinks that the student has already become the master. In an interview with IGN Japan (via Eurogamer),... News PS5, PS4 Ports of Xbox Survival Game Grounded Out Now Alongside the final Fully Yoked update Microsoft has today released the third of four Xbox games currently announced for PS5, PS4 boxes: the online survival title Grounded. You can grab a digital copy now from the PS Store for £32.99 / $39.99, granting you access to the final Fully Yoked Edition, which Obsidian Entertainment says is the last... News Transmog System 'Doesn't Make Sense' in Helldivers 2, Says CEO "Like having an apple that tastes like bacon or the other way around" We doubt we were alone in wondering whether some kind of transmogrification system could reach fashion-conscious Helldivers 2 players grasping hands, but sadly, that won't be the case. Arrowhead CEO Johan Pilestedt put this particular pipe dream to bed, definitively stating, "We... News Prepare Yourself for Incoming Metaphor: ReFantazio Livestreams ATLUS to provide an extensive update ATLUS has revealed plans for what it is calling the "ATLUS Exclusive: Metaphor: ReFantazio" broadcast, with the publisher/developer promising approximately 30 minutes of never-before-seen gameplay. How's that for something to look forward to?
Spotted by Gematsu, the broadcast will be available on YouTube on 22nd... News S.T.A.L.K.E.R. PS4 Trilogy Fixes Save, Crash, and Bug Issues for All Games Three title updates available now GSC Game World has published PS4 patches for the three games that make up the S.T.A.L.K.E.R.: Legends of the Zone Trilogy. Following its surprise release last month, the developer has now updated the three titles with fixes that should address a variety of save, crashing, and bug-related flaws. The patch notes are... News Sonic the Hedgehog 3 Film Casts Shadow, Voiced by Keanu Reeves Dark side of the same coin Two years after debuting in Sonic the Hedgehog 2, it seems a Hollywood leading man of sufficient talent has finally been found to portray the edgy Shadow the Hedgehog. Keanu Reeves, who needs no introduction but will get one anyway, is the star of film franchises like The Matrix and John Wick, and, of course, Cyberpunk... News UK Sales Charts: Helldivers 2 Returns to Top 10 in Quiet Week for New PS5, PS4 Releases Cooling off Boy, those first few months of 2024 were crazy, right? The torrent of big, flashy new games is finally relenting, though, and the UK's physical games chart is beginning to settle into a groove. EA Sports FC 24 is number one, once again, and Hogwarts Legacy is equally consistent at number two.
The remainder of the bestsellers has been... News Fans Resurrect LawBreakers Servers, Cliffy B Nods Approvingly Don't call it a comeback After LawBreakers developer Boss Key Productions shut down following the game's poor performance, it was thought that would be the end of the gravity-defying FPS. So traumatic was the entire ordeal that Cliff Blezinski, studio founder of Gears of War fame, swore off making video games for good. Now, years later, fans have...