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BUBBLE BURST Stellar Blade’s combat takes a lot from Sekiro, so why does it feel different?

Stellar Blade is a fun action game, except when you try to play it like Sekiro: Shadows Die Twice.

FUTURE NOT FORBIDDEN Horizon Forbidden West on an Nvidia RTX 4070 Super highlights the gulf between PC and console

The PC version of Horizon Forbidden West is fantastic way to peer into the future of game rendering tech on every platform.

CAN YOU FLY, RONIN? How to use and upgrade the glider (Avicula) in Rise of the Ronin

Rise of the Ronin’s air glider will quickly become your most-used way of traversal, and it’s not even close.

PICTURE THIS How to get the camera in Rise of the Ronin

Taking photographs of people, things and beautiful scenery is one of the big mechanics in Rise of the Ronin.

TIME TRAVEL How to get the pocket watch and advance time in Rise of the Ronin

You can control time in Rise of the Ronin. And no, that sadly doesn’t mean bullet time.

NO HORSIN’ AROUND How to get and upgrade your horse in Rise of the Ronin

Rise of the Ronin’s open world may not be massive compared to most modern games, but you’ll nevertheless be happy you have a horse you can call on.

KEEP RONIN RONIN 17 things I wish I knew before starting Rise of the Ronin

Rise of the Ronin is Team Ninja’s most accessible action game yet, but it still manages to hide a lot of mechanics that evolved from the Nioh games.

SOUP SANDWICH Rise of the Ronin review - Team Ninja without the bite, or the Nioh heights

Rise of the Ronin is undeniably an evolution of everything Team Ninja has made before, it just picked the wrong path to evolve.

NOPE No, Sony has not acquired the developer of Helldivers 2

Helldivers 2 may be breaking records, but its maker has not been bought by PlayStation.

INVERSE Helldivers 2 has done something most other games couldn't, and they'd kill for it

Helldivers 2 is a very popular game, but it's how it achieved this popularity that is turning heads in the industry.

GET IN THERE Oh god, Nioh's weapon stances are reborn in Rise of the Ronin's combat styles

These Rise of the Ronin combat styles very much look like Nioh's stances. You're not fooling anyone, Team Ninja!

HELLISH PAST Want to know where Helldivers 2 is going? Just look back at the original game

As exciting and packed with content as Helldivers 2 is, it's actually missing quite a bit from the original game.

NO MORE BLACK SCREEN Helldivers 2 patch fixes the dreaded black screen issue, adds GOAT feature to quickplay

Patch 1.000.10 is here for all Helldivers 2 players, and it's one that will hopefully ease the game's matchmaking and quickplay pains.

CLOGGED Helldivers 2 queue times are driving players so out of their minds that they're now squatting servers

Helldivers 2 players are doing the most ridiculous things to stay logged into the game's servers, just so they don't hit a log-in screen.

PERFECTLY BALANCED Helldivers 2 weekend patch made defence missions easier, but Suicide, Impossible and Helldive a lot harder

The ever-busy developers of Helldivers 2 managed to deliver one more patch over the weekend to tackle a few issues.

NO DIVING ON XBOX Phil Spencer gets why Helldivers 2 isn’t on Xbox, but doesn’t see who benefits from it being PlayStation exclusive

The Xbox gaming chief believes you'd have to twist yourself to justify keeping Helldivers 2 off Xbox consoles.

CLEVER RESET Helldivers 2's Automatons are now the major threat, and everyone is asked to quell their invasion

Helldivers 2 players are being asked to divert their attention from fighting Terminids to deal with a new Automaton invasion.

GOOD CALL Don't count on Helldivers 2 ever getting PvP, for a very valid reason

Helldivers 2 is a game made to be played in co-op, and it won't even flirt with the idea of PvP.

MYSTERY BOX Intergalactic The Heretic Prophet may be the next big PS5 game, but to YouTube it’s just priest beef and memes

To be fair, I’d be down for a game featuring Colombian metal, religious chat, and Warhammer jokes.

REVERSE HELLDIVE Helldivers 2 rolls back PC patch due to performance issues, but don't worry, there's a new one already

The first Helldivers 2 patch sadly had to be rolled back, but most of the good stuff it brought is part of a new one that just came out.

HELLDIVING-READY 11 things I wish I knew before starting Helldivers 2

We’ve rounded up a few basic, and very advanced Helldivers 2 tips for veteran divers, and newcomers alike.

HELL DEBATE Is Helldivers 2 pay-to-win? The creative director has some strong thoughts about that

Helldivers 2 is a solid co-op shooter that sadly flirts with paying for power, but that's not how the studio CEO and creative director sees it.

NO MORE BUGS! Helldivers 2's first patch fixes missing rewards, adds log-in countdown timer

Arrowhead has addressed some of the most annoying issues that popped up in the first days of Helldivers 2 with this update.

HELLDIVERS 2 POPPIN' Helldivers 2 is suffering from success right now

But Arrowhead has made a lot of progress, and continues to work on permanent solutions.

HELL OF A DIVE Helldivers 2 overtakes God of War to become PlayStation's biggest PC launch

Helldivers 2 has defeated the mighty foe that arrived on PC after loads of people had already played it on PlayStation.

MAD FOR MADS Sorry, Mads Mikkelsen fans, Kojima's best boy won't be in Death Stranding 2

"Mads' Cliff will remain in the story of Death Stranding and in your memories forever."

RONIN HAS RISEN Finally - a proper look at Team Ninja's PS5 exclusive, Rise of the Ronin

Rise of the Ronin has finally gotten its much-anticipated (and highly-requested) time in the spotlight, thanks to today's State of Play.

I FEEL THE RUSH Sony gives an early, and very rough, first look at its Gravity Rush film

Plus, a Patapon... animation?

TAKE A HIKE Death Stranding on iPhone walks slowly out of 2023 into 2024

Another delay? Colour me surprised.

CHIPPIN' IN The best cyberpunk games that aren't Cyberpunk 2077 to play in 2024

There's multiple, great big dystopian worlds out there for you to find.

THE VRY BEST The best PlayStation VR2 games to play in 2024

The games you absolutely must buy for your PS VR2 headset on PS5.

FAMILY FEUD Even Hideo Kojima's relatives didn't agree with him going independent after leaving Konami

"I was opposed by everyone."

WEIRD AF Expensive T-shirt seemingly confirms A24 and Hideo Kojima are joining forces for the Death Stranding movie

Now that's a twist.

SOCIAL SPOOKS OD might have some social horror-style elements to it, Kojima Productions trademarks seem to suggest

You mean like when I have to psyche myself up to order a takeaway?

TAKE A HIKE Ever self-indulgent, Hideo Kojima confirms the documentary all about him is coming to Disney+ next year

The game director also officially revealed his latest project at The Game Awards.

PERFECTLY BALANCED PS Plus Premium now lets you try out one of the best and one of the worst PS5 games

PlayStation Plus subscribers on the Premium tier have something very good, and something not good at all, to play today.

WHAT A RUSH 10 years on from the PS4, I'm lamenting the PlayStation that could have been

Should-a, would-a, could-a.

NO LONGER FORBIDDEN Horizon Forbidden West, once PS4/PS5 exclusive, comes to PC early 2024

After a couple of leaks, Horizon Forbidden West: Complete Edition has finally been officially announced.

NOT AGAIN! Sony and PlayStation allegedly hacked, Sony is investigating

Sony has allegedly fallen victim to a ransomware attack, which hackers say compromised "all of Sony systems."

ALMOST TIME Looks like Horizon Forbidden West is coming soon to PC

PC players may not have to wait too much longer to play Horizon Forbidden West.

ATMOS ARRIVES PS5 big summer update brings Dolby Atmos, support for larger SSDs and more Remote Play devices today

The latest firmware update for PS5 is here, having just gone out of beta.

ATMOS AND NVME PS5 beta firmware adds Dolby Atmos, support for bigger capacity SSDs

You can finally make use of that expensive Dolby Atmos soundbar you have with your PS5.

Sony announces PS5 sales milestone, but older PlayStation is still king

The PlayStation 5 has reached a major new sales milestone, but PS4 hasn't lost its crown.

WON'T SOMEBODY... This is why Roblox is not on PlayStation

Sony has a few concerns about Roblox that all have to do with kids, which is why the game has yet to be released PlayStation.

A MATTER OF? Is Bungie's new IP, Matter, releasing in 2025? Xbox seems to think so

The next original game from Bungie is seemingly just two years away, which potentially means a reveal is not far off.

SHARPIEGATE Poorly redacted court documents reveal how much Call of Duty is worth to PlayStation

Sony has been playing the Call of Duty exclusivity card from the beginning of Microsoft's proposed acquisition of Activision Blizzard, and now we know why.

GAME PASS RYANATOR Game publishers don't like Game Pass because it destroys value, claims PlayStation boss

According to PlayStation head, Jim Ryan, Game Pass is not popular with any of the publishers he spoke to.

SMOOTHBORNE Behold! Bloodborne running at 1080p 60fps on a PS5

Every time we see Bloodborne running at 60fps through unofficial means while Sony has yet to bring it to PC or PS5, two kittens die.

Very Direct Hideo Kojima isn't directing the Death Stranding movie, but he is "deeply involved" in it

Still no word on when we can hear something concrete, though.

GET YOUR FREEBIE ON Death Stranding returns as Epic Games Store freebie but with a full week of availability this time

Last time, it was only available for 24 hours as a freebie.