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05 Sep

Did Sony just reveal the PS5 Pro design in its 30th Anniversary announcement?

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Today, Sony shared a first at what it has planned to celebrate the 30th anniversary of the PlayStation and it seems likely that a PS5 Pro will be a part of the party. Hidden in the marketing material is what may be an image of the rumored upgrade to the current-gen PS5 console. Zoom in between the "S" of the PlayStation logo and the "3" of 30th and you'll see a console similar to a PS5 that doesn't quite match the look of any past or present PlayStation product.This is obviously not an official announcement or confirmation about the PS5…

02 Sep

Thank Goodness You’re here is a vibrant, funny, unashamedly silly game

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Thank Goodness You’re Here is here; a gravy-flavored palate cleanser from all the action-adventures, Souls-likes and Metroidvanias I’ve played the last few months.Published by Panic Inc., the same company that unleashed Untitled Goose Game into the world, there’s a certain throughline, even if the aesthetic and tone is very different. Presented in cartoon style somewhere between Cartoon Network and educational ‘toons for preschoolers, it’s an aggressively English, charmingly northern “slap-former”, where you play as an unnamed tiny man, who’s come for a job interview at town hall. After being fobbed off by the receptionist, he has to kill time in…

29 Aug

Concord aside, PlayStation is having a great year

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By all accounts, Concord has landed with a heady thud.The team-based shooter is one of a scant few new first-party PlayStation games that's coming out this year. Sony released it on both PS5 and PC on August 23. The company doesn't typically reveal detailed player numbers for its own platforms. However, Steam does. The numbers there are not pretty.A Steam player count isn't entirely reflective of a game's success, Still, it’s a key data point from which we can extrapolate some assumptions. In its first weekend, Concord failed to break 700 concurrent players on Steam. That's a dismal figure for…

28 Aug

Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 is a turn-based RPG with beautiful artistic flair

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Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 first appeared with an intriguing trailer as part of Microsoft's summer showcase, teasing a dream world where squads of adventurers fight in a bid to defeat “The Paintress” who is gradually shaving years off the maximum life that people could live.It’s a very JRPG-sounding premise. It’s the first title from new French studio Sandfall Interactive, set in a bleak, ethereal world inspired by Belle Époque-era France (spot the twisted Eiffel Tower), adding slightly more reason to battle this powerful, mysterious Paintress. You’ll play a team of Expeditioners, exploring fantastical landscapes and fighting monsters to defeat the…

25 Aug

The 26 best couch co-op games to play with a partner

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Available for: Switch, PS4 & PS5, Xbox, PC | Length: 14 hours Chicory: A Colorful Tale is an open-hearted adventure game set in a world of talking animals, where the wielder of a magic paintbrush is tasked with literally filling the land with color. You play as a sprightly dog who becomes that wielder. What follows is a cozy adventure in the vein of Zelda, but with a twist: You can use the brush to paint over the environment, at any point, anywhere you want, in various colors and patterns. This turns a somewhat familiar game into something of a…

23 Aug

The best gaming handhelds for 2024

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Handheld gaming systems are having a moment. While gaming on the go has been a thing since the Game Boy, the success of the Nintendo Switch and a string of ever-improving processors have brought an eruption of devices that let you play all sorts of games anywhere you want. Because new models seem to arrive every week, however, figuring out the best gaming handheld for you can be complicated. You already know that the Switch is great, but depending on what else you want to play, the right handheld could range from a $100 emulation machine to a $700 portable…

21 Aug

The best PS5 games for 2024: Top PlayStation titles to play right now

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Read our full Stray review If you love cats, you’ve got to play Stray. If you don’t, Stray might change your mind. It’s a short, fairly simple game that excels at atmospheric detail. You control a little stray cat who gets separated from his crew and tossed into a creepy, retro-future city. The environment is exquisitely rendered, the music sets the mood perfectly and, most importantly, your cat is adorable. They’re also perfectly animated, with spot-on classic cat behaviors like scratching rugs, flopping over to play, or… riding in a bucket through a dystopian underground wasteland. There’s even a dedicated…

21 Aug

Indiana Jones and the Great Circle hits Xbox and PC on December 9, PS5 in spring 2025

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Indiana Jones and the Great Circle is coming to Xbox Series X/S and PC on December 9. It'll be available on Game Pass Ultimate day-one. Indiana Jones and the Great Circle is also coming to PlayStation 5, but it's taking the scenic route to Sony's console: It'll hit PS5 in spring 2025.It's been rumored for a while that The Great Circle — a game developed by Xbox subsidiary MachineGames and published by Xbox — would also come to PS5. Just in February, Microsoft Gaming CEO Phil Spencer said The Great Circle was not heading to PS5 or Switch, though a…

20 Aug

Don’t Nod’s Lost Records: Bloom & Rage will launch in two parts starting February 18, 2025

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Don't Nod's spiritual successor to its popular video game series Life is Strange, Lost Records: Bloom & Rage, is confirmed to launch in two parts, and the first gameplay trailer is being revealed. The first part, Tape 1, will launch on February 18, 2025. You can expect Tape 2 to come out exactly one month later, on March 18, 2025.Earlier this year, Don't Nod decided to from late 2024 to early 2025. The primary reason is Square Enix and Deck Nine Games are working on , a new game in the series. It’s planned for an October release on PC,…

16 Aug

The Plucky Squire expertly transforms old ideas into something new

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It feels like The Plucky Squire has been popping up at game events forever. It first came onto my radar during one of , and was instantly appealing. Yesterday, Devolver announced it would be coming out in just over a month, on September 17. After playing through a few hours of the game over two sessions, I’m happy to say this is one to keep an eye out for.The Plucky Squire is the first game from All Possible Futures, a studio founded by Jonathan Biddle and James Turner. Turner is an artist best known for his work on Pokémon at…