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Sony is taking away your guaranteed free monthly PS4 PlayStation Plus games, but not until next year The PlayStation 4 is old enough now that Sony has announced that its games will soon be excluded from the monthly PlayStation Plus line-ups. Image credit:VG247/PlayStation This may not surprise many of you who are tuned in to everything video games, but the PlayStation 4 will turn 12 later this year . This is likely why Sony no longer sees offering PS4 games as a core benefit of PlayStation Plus ....

Sorry, Austin Butler lovers, but American Psycho author Bret Easton Ellis says the Dune actor’s casting in the new movie is “fake news” “From various sources that I have, this is just fake news that was put out there to see how an audience is going to react.” Image credit:Warner Bros. Despite previous reports, it’s sounding like Austin Butler taking on the role of Patrick Bateman in Luca Guadagnino’s American Psycho is just “fake news....

Sounds like that Tom Hardy Splinter Cell movie you all definitely forgot about has bit the dust An animated series from Netflix is coming next year, though. Image credit:Ubisoft Sorry, Splinter Cell fans, but that long in development movie appears to be dead and buried. Way back in 2012, a Tom Clancy’s Splinter Cell movie was announced with Tom Hardy attached to play protagonist Sam Fisher. If you aren’t the best with dates, an entire 12 years has passed since then, and obviously said movie never materialised....

Star Wars Jedi: Survivor devs are reportedly working on a Mandalorian game Respawn is currently working on a first-person shooter set in the world of Star Wars. It looks like Star Wars Jedi: Survivor developer Respawn Entertainment is working on a Mandalorian game. Mandalorians have been a part of Star Wars canon for a long while now, though it’s obviously thanks to the Disney+ series The Mandalorian that propelled them into the popularity they have....

Starfield bugs range from funny to outright body horror From laughs to screams, Starfield’s got it all. A game as big as Starfield was bound to have some funny bugs, but it has some that are just horrible to look at in equal measure. Earlier this year, Microsoft said that Starfield has the fewest bugs that any Bethesda game has ever shipped with . It was a bold claim, but for the most part it seems to be holding up, with not a huge amount of reports of game breaking bugs....

State of Play September 2023: All the trailers and news you may have missed Miss the presentation? We’re here for you. Sony hosted its latest State of Play earlier this evening, and it focused on updates for previously announced games coming to PlayStation. We’ve already updated you on the Resident Evil 4 Remake DLC Separate Ways, gave you the release dates for Helldivers 2 and Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth , and showed you a deep-dive into Marvel’s Spider-Man 2 - but there was more shown during the presentation as you will see below....

Stay calm, OG Final Fantasy 7 fans, Remake Part 3 won’t “betray” you, but like the first two, don’t expect everything to go the way you think “There are these things that we feel we can only do now in the remake project that can bring a new happiness.” Image credit:Square Enix It’s still a bit unclear how Final Fantasy 7 Remake Part 3 will end, and the game’s producer hasn’t made that much clearer in a recent interview....

Steam Deck, Nintendo Switch, and… An Xbox handheld? Microsoft says it’s happening, even if it is ‘years away’ You can wait a little while, right? Image credit:Microsoft/ Xbox The rumours are true: Xbox is following in Nintendo and Valve’s footsteps, as Phil Spencer confirms that a handheld is on the way. Way back in March of this year, it was reported that Xbox was developing its own handheld , something that’s wholly unsurprising given how successful the Nintendo Switch has been (it’s the third best selling console of all time), with the Steam Deck proving plenty popular too....

Still curious about Dragon’s Dogma 2? Zoomer Morrowind’s just gotten a big patch and you can currently play the start of it for free There’s a big long list of changes and everything, you know you want to! Image credit:Capcom Do you remember March this year, a period of time that simultaneously feel like it took place both five minutes and and entire century ago? Dragon’s Dogma 2 came out during it, and it might be worth giving a go now of you haven’t thanks to to a big patch and free trial....

Sucker for Love: Date to Die For review - ’90s anime-inspired romantic horror keeps things short and sweet The Sucker for Love series continues to play with your expectations for its second outing, rebelling against the genre devices it also lovingly spoofs. <img loading=“lazy” src=“https://assetsio.gnwcdn.com/sucker_for_love_date_to_die_for_review_header__1_.jpg?width=690&quality=85&format=jpg&dpr=3&auto=webp" onerror=“this.onerror=null;this.src=‘https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhe7F7TRXHtjiKvHb5vS7DmnxvpHiDyoYyYvm1nHB3Qp2_w3BnM6A2eq4v7FYxCC9bfZt3a9vIMtAYEKUiaDQbHMg-ViyGmRIj39MLp0bGFfgfYw1Dc9q_H-T0wiTm3l0Uq42dETrN9eC8aGJ9_IORZsxST1AcLR7np1koOfcc7tnHa4S8Mwz_xD9d0=s16000';" alt=“Rhok’zan rolls her eyes at the Sucker for Love: Date to Die For logo above the review template. 4-stars, caption: “A stylish visual novel that finds the right balance between horror and love story”....

Hey, at least it got some kind of ending given the troubled life it’s led. Image credit:Rocksteady Yep, the game that came out last year, was either kinda ok with potential to maybe be more than that or a bit crap depending on how much you personally enjoyed what it offered has reached the end of a run that’s reportedly contributed to just some of the many layoffs in the games industry over the last little bit....

That’s a lot of Tarnished: over 30 million maidenless masochists have purchased Elden Ring since its launch in 2022 A milestone not many games reach, a pantheon of absolute bangers. Image credit:FromSoftware From Software has announced that Elden Ring has sold over 30 million copies worldwide since the game’s release back in 2022. This places it among some of the best selling games of all time, among classics like Borderlands 2 and Call of Duty: Black Ops , and Diablo 3 ....

The Elder Scrolls reborn: TESRenewal offers fresh look at Skyblivion and Skywind - two beloved classics reimagined in Skyrim’s engine Have we really been wanting to get our hands on these since 2012? That long? Seriously? Image credit:TESRenewal TESRenewal has provided an update on Skyblivion , its fan-made experience that brings The Elder Scrolls 4: Oblivion into the newer engine of the Skyrim. In development since 2012, Skyblivion is expected to arrive in 2025 and the developers want to show you how well things are progressing....

The new Astro Bot game will feature over 150 classic PlayStation characters and zero microtransactions Details about the game can be uncovered on the PlayStation website, including a lack of microtransactions for this PS5 game. Image credit:PlayStation If you liked the look of the upcoming Astro Bot game shown off during the recent Sony State of Play livestream, you’ll be excited to learn about some of the included (and perhaps not included) features revealed on the official PlayStation website ....

The Pale Beyond will task you with surviving a long winter trapped in ice Hard decisions will need to be made. But, please keep the dogs alive at all costs. The Pale Beyond is an indie title that releases in February, and it puts you in the shoes of an unwilling captain whose seafaring vessel becomes trapped in ice. This rather interesting-looking game tasks you with keeping yourself and your crew alive while stranded on the ice....

The Sims 4 Enchanted by Nature gets an official reveal trailer confirming that fairies are so back As promised, Maxis has dropped the first trailer for the next major expansion to The Sims 4, coming this July. Image credit:EA / Maxis Our first look at Enchanted by Nature, the new expansion coming to The Sims 4 next month, has officially arrived. Maxis and EA previously confirmed that the first trailer would be dropping today, before we get a deep look at gameplay on June 26 ....

The Witcher 3: Crime and Punishment walkthrough Bit of a tricky one, this. Oh no, not the combat - the ehtical issues. Your main trouble with the Crime and Punishment quest in The Witcher 3 is finding where to start it. After that, the quest itself is yet another short but simple side job that’ll net Geralt some bonus EXP. That said, the quest may be short, but it definitely provides some food for thought when it comes to the people of Skellige and how they choose to handle crime....

The Witcher 3: Following the Thread walkthrough Help a witcher buddy out with a tricky situation. It’s not super often that Geralt gets to hang out with his fellow witchers in The Witcher 3 , but the Following the Thread quest sees him do just that. During it, Geralt will be meeting up with Lambert, who is after someone known as Karadin. And of course, Geralt winds up helping his friend....

There’d be no Mario Kart 8 Deluxe without Mario Kart Wii – here’s why Often overlooked, but never without influence, Mario Kart Wii is a more important part of the series’ history than you might think. Mario Kart 8 Deluxe is one of the best-selling games of all time. The little plumber and his ragtag bunch of unlikely friends have convinced over 50 million people to empty their wallets and purses for his tarmac-based exploits since the game launched in 2017....

They can’t keep getting away with this - getting all Berserk event cosmetics in Diablo 4 will cost you a cool $150 The Berserk event has officially graced the world of Diablo 4, and though you can earn some cheap cosmetics as part of it, the real stuff will cost you dearly. Image credit:Blizzard Entertainment. Right on schedule, Diablo 4 ’s first-ever cross-over event has officially kicked off in-game, just a few days after it arrived in Diablo Immortal ....