TodayMon, 10th Jul 2023

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  3

  News UK Sales Charts: Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom Fends Off Final Fantasy 16

  And everything else

  There's no getting around it: The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom is killing it in the UK. Sales of the physical edition have kept it at the top of the chart since its launch — the only exception being the week in which Final Fantasy 16 launched. Square Enix's action RPG has been doing well, but it's now moved down to...

  • 29 mins ago
  • UK
  • Sales
  • Charts
  • PS5
  • PS4
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  8

  Random Final Fantasy 16 Theme Song's Official Music Video Equal Parts Sombre, Melodramatic

  As it should be

  Final Fantasy XVI is currently making a home within millions of PS5s, even if sales appear to have slackened quite severely in recent days. One of the highlights of the game (we thought) was its soundtr

  • 5 hours ago
  • Square Enix
  • PS5
  • Final Fantasy
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  26

  News Larian Studios Gets TikTok Ban for Bear-Form Druid Sex Scene in Baldur's Gate 3

  To the cheers of rapturous fans

  You might be surprised to learn that Baldur's Gate 3 is the kind of game in which you can have sexual relations with a druid shape-shifted into animal form, specifically, into that of a bear (a Grizzly, to our discerning eye). You shouldn't be, though, considering Commander Shepard's own amorous adventures; a decade...

  • 6 hours ago
  • Larian Studios
  • PS5
  • Baldurs Gate
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  10

  News Asobo Studio Fuels Hope for Verminous Sequel as The Plague Team Bulks Up

  Dreaming of rats again

  Developer Asobo Studio, which put out the flea-ridden (but well-received) A Plague Tale: Requiem most recently, is hiring for its Plague Team, giving us a flicker of hope for future content in its grimdark medieval world. That's according to a job ad posted by the developer itself on LinkedIn, where it was promptly spotted and...

  • 7 hours ago
  • Focus Entertainment
  • PS5
  • A Plague Tale
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  6

  News SEGA Backtracks on Blockchain, Believes Play-to-Earn Games Are Boring

  But never say never

  SEGA, once intrigued by the power of the Blockchain, appears to have changed course, with the company's COO Shuji Utsumi declaring that "the action in play-to-earn games is boring. What’s the point if games are no fun?" Speaking to Bloomberg, Utsumi said that SEGA doesn't want to devalue the strength of its biggest IPs, like...

  • 8 hours ago
  • SEGA
  • Industry
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  33

  News Square Enix Plotting More Retro Revivals After Final Fantasy Pixel Remaster Success

  Nothing final about it

  Final Fantasy fans, give yourselves a round of applause; Square Enix says it's "considering" remastering more titles from its expansive back catalogue following the success of the Final Fantasy Pixel Remaster collection released earlier in the year. Some interesting comments were made at the company's

  • 9 hours ago
  • Square Enix
  • Final Fantasy
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  13

  News This Year's Call of Duty Has Been Secretly Shown Off to NBA Stars

  And yes, it's being demoed on PS5 still

  A bunch of basketball players at the NBA Summer League in Las Vegas have gotten an early glimpse at 2023’s new Call of Duty game, suggesting a public announcement may be imminent. While this may seem unusual, it’s actually not the first time Activision has engaged in this kind of activity prior to a new...

  • 11 hours ago
  • Activision
  • PS5
  • PS4
  • Call of Duty

YesterdaySun, 9th Jul 2023

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  153

  Guide New PS5, PS4 Games This Week (10th July to 16th July)

  Primal living

  What new PS5 and PS4 games are releasing in physical retailers and as part of the PS Store update this week? The release schedule is slim this week, but there are flickers of life with the release of pretty major titles like Exoprimal and Oxenfree 2. Click through the links for a full list of all new PS5 games release dates in 2023,

  • 1 day ago
  • PS Store
  • PS5
  • PS4
  • Release Dates
  • Guides
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  14

  News EA Sports UFC 5 Will Break Noses, Drop Jaws on PS5

  Full reveal in September

  EA Sports UFC 5 – not to be confused with renamed soccer series EA Sports FC – will be officially announced in September 2023, after it was teased on Twitter earlier today. No platforms were confirmed, but this series – along with Fight Night – has routinely pushed presentation boundaries, so PS5 is practically...

  • 1 day ago
  • EA Sports
  • PS5
  • EA Sports UFC
  • Announcements
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  16

  Hardware Review Nacon Daija Arcade Stick - A PS5, PS4, and PC Fighting Game Dream

  Arcade heaven

  We’re in a golden era for fighting games right now. Following the critical success of the sublime Street Fighter 6, publisher Capcom recently revealed there’ll be a prize pool of over $2 million up for grabs in the latest iteration of its Capcom Pro Tour. And with the likes of Tekken 8 and Mortal Kombat 1 also on the horizon,...

  • 16 hours ago
  • Nacon
  • PS5
  • PS4
  • Daija
  • Arcade Sticks

Saturday8th Jul 2023

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  19

  News Meet the Master Assassin Basim from PS5, PS4's Assassin's Creed Mirage

  Ubisoft deep dive introduces protagonist

  As the release of Assassin’s Creed Mirage draws closer, publisher Ubisoft has been digging into the game’s finer details, and that’s continued this weekend with an insight into protagonist Basim. Long-time fans of the franchise will know that the character previously featured in sprawling Viking...

  • 2 days ago
  • Ubisoft
  • PS5
  • PS4
  • Assassin's Creed
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  15

  News Honkai: Star Rail's Story Expands Significantly Prior to PS5 Launch

  Even immortality ends

  Those of you who’ve been playing Honkai: Star Rail since its release earlier in the year will know that the story ended on a significant cliffhanger, with the Trailblazer and Astral Express member Dan Heng searching for each other on the Xianzhou Luofu. After the last major update lacked any new story missions, the next major...

  • 2 days ago
  • HoYoverse
  • PS5
  • Honkai: Star Rail
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  102

  Talking Point What Are You Playing This Weekend? - Issue 484

  Sun's out, fun's out

  The sun is out, strawberries and cream are in season, and Wimbledon is on the television. This is peak summer now, and as anticipated, there's no video game news. Go outside and recharge your batteries, the holiday months are looking jam packed. Jamie O'Neill: I've been enjoying going back to the roots of the Double Dragon...

  • 2 days ago
  • Talking Point
  • PS5
  • PS4
  • What Are You Playing
  • Features

Friday7th Jul 2023

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  49

  Guide New PS5 Games Release Dates in 2023

  All 2023's upcoming PlayStation 5 launch dates

  What new PS5 games release dates in 2023 are coming up? If you're after a full list of 2023 PlayStation 5 release dates, you've come to the right place. With the PS5 now in its third year, the number of games heading its way is growing larger and the quality is getting better. We'll be keeping you...

  • 3 days ago
  • Guides
  • PS5
  • Release Dates
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  16

  Guide New PS4 Games Release Dates in 2023

  All 2023's upcoming PlayStation 4 launch dates

  What new PS4 games release dates in 2023 are coming up? If it's a full list of 2023 PlayStation 4 release dates you need, look no further. As usual, we'll be updating this article throughout the year, refreshing it with new titles and release dates so you can be clear which new PS4 games are on the...

  • 3 days ago
  • Guides
  • PS4
  • Release Dates
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  55

  Guide New PSVR2 Games Release Dates in 2023

  All 2023's upcoming PlayStation VR2 launch dates

  What new PSVR2 games release dates in 2023 are coming up? If you're looking for a full list of 2023 PSVR2 release dates, then we've got you covered. Sony's headset is off to a strong start in its first year on the market, with virtual reality developers both big and small committing their support to...

  • 3 days ago
  • Guides
  • PS5
  • PSVR2
  • Release Dates
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  90

  News SEGA Survey Suggests Persona 3 Reload to Retail for $69.99

  Persona fans know Tartarus well

  Perhaps we shouldn't be surprised at this point (considering how many times we've purchased different iterations of Persona games previously), but Persona 3 Reload is looking like it will retail for $69.99. That's despite being based on the initial PS2 version of the game, which may not include

  • 3 days ago
  • Atlus
  • PS5
  • PS4
  • Persona
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  12

  News Expect Big Marvel's Spider-Man 2 PS5 Reveals on 20th July

  Symbiotic relationships

  Comic book giant Marvel teased it earlier in the week, and now developer Insomniac Games has confirmed it: Marvel’s Spider-Man 2 will have a panel at San Diego Comic-Con on 20th July, 2023. The roundtable, named Symbiotic Relationships, will feature staffers from the Burbank studio as well as actors from the game. Exact

  • 3 days ago
  • Sony
  • PS5
  • Marvel's Spider-Man
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  40

  News Capcom's Online Shooter Exoprimal Gets One Last Showcase Before Launch on PS5, PS4

  Everybody walk the dinosaur

  Publisher Capcom has announced it'll be hosting one last look at Exoprimal prior to launch. The online multiplayer shooter, which pits teams of mechs against enormous hordes of dinosaurs, is scheduled to arrive on PS5 and PS4 on 14th July 2023. If you've yet to be persuaded into trying it out, the company is making one...

  • 3 days ago
  • Capcom
  • PS5
  • PS4
  • Exoprimal
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  50

  News Street Fighter 6 Tops 2 Million Copies Sold, Celebrates with In-Game Rewards

  Thanks a million

  Capcom's latest fighting title, Street Fighter 6, is just killing it, isn't it? On top of being a fantastic game that appeals to both casual and hardcore fighter fans, it seems to be selling pretty rapidly. Now, just over a month since launch, the game has reached a new milestone, topping 2 million copies sold. This updated...

  • 3 days ago
  • Capcom
  • PS5
  • PS4
  • Street Fighter
  • Sales
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  29

  News Diablo 4's Latest Patch Makes Unique Items Easier to Come By

  All aboard the Helltide train

  Diablo 4's latest patch is live now on PlayStation platforms, bringing with it a long list of bug fixes and improvements, but most crucially of all, makes the acquisition of Unique items easier. Blizzard posted the full list, which is available for your perusal, but for our purposes, it's the addition of Unique items...

  • 3 days ago
  • Blizzard
  • PS5
  • PS4
  • Diablo
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  11

  News Slitterhead Test Sessions Show Dev Continues Apace, Silent Hill Heritage Evident

  Although its still a long way out

  Bokeh Game Studio was founded by Keiichiro Toyama, the creator of Silent Hill, and the still very early in development Slitterhead is the team's debut project. In a developer diary, we get glimpses of early pre-alpha gameplay test sessions, interspersed with the team discussing the painstaking process of refining...

  • 3 days ago
  • Bokeh Game Studio
  • Slitterhead
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  6

  News Immortals of Aveum Gameplay Unpacked in Maximalist PS5, PS4 Overview Trailer

  Sigil up

  Immortals of Aveum is shaping up to be a big, bombastic AAA first-person shooter and a single-player one, at that. Generic fantasy setting or not, that's a rare enough treat these days, and so we were eager to learn more about it. Featuring different colours of magic that correlate to different combat situations, there are 25 spells total...

  • 3 days ago
  • EA
  • PS5
  • Immortals of Aveum
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  14

  News Diablo 4's Season of the Malignant Revealed, Raise Hell from 20th July on PS5, PS4

  Thank the High Heavens

  Diablo 4's first season has been revealed, and it kicks off rather imminently, on 20th July. It's called Season of the Malignant, and in a new post-campaign quest line, players will face off against Malignant monstrosities born of Lillith's corruption. Revealed as part of a developer live stream, a short trailer was revealed...

  • 3 days ago
  • Blizzard
  • PS5
  • PS4
  • Diablo
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  19

  News Yuji Naka Faces $1.2 Million Fine and Suspended Prison Sentence for Insider Trading

  Yuji knackered

  Reports coming out from Japan contain the final sentence for Yuji Naka, best known for his contributions to the Sonic the Hedgehog series. After pleading guilty to charges of insider trading, Naka has been sentenced to a prison term of two and a half years, suspended for a period of four years. Additionally, he faces two fines...

  • 3 days ago
  • Industry
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  8

  News PS5 Racer Test Drive Unlimited: Solar Crown Might Finally Show Gameplay Next Week

  Livestream announced

  Fun fact: Test Drive Unlimited: Solar Crown was announced exactly three years ago today, and we've yet to see any footage of the game itself. While it's had a couple of stylish CG trailers, the open world racer remains enigmatic — but it appears we may finally be getting our first look very soon indeed. Publisher Nacon has...

  • 3 days ago
  • Nacon
  • PS5
  • Test Drive Unlimited Solar Crown
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  13

  News NBA 2K24 Adds PS5, Xbox Series X|S Crossplay in Franchise First

  Tips off on 8th September

  After years of pleas from passionate fans, NBA 2K24 will introduce crossplay across PS5 and Xbox Series X|S in a franchise first when it releases on 8th September, 2023. To be clear, the crossplay functionality will only apply to Sony and Microsoft’s new-gen platforms – it won’t extend to last-gen consoles like PS4 or...

  • 3 days ago
  • 2K Sports
  • PS5
  • PS4
  • NBA 2K