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Astro Bot's Little Legs Carry It Back into Japan's Sales Charts

Bot the bug.Released almost two years ago, you wouldn’t expect to find Astro Bot charting in Japan right now. But with an extra 3,460 physical copies tacked on to its tally, the PS5 exclusive trotted into tenth in this latest Famitsu sales update, tracking the week ending 7th June.The game has now sold 103,717 boxed units domestically, which isn’t especially remarkable – but it ain’t bad either. At last count, the title had sold 1.5 million units worldwide within nine weeks.Read the full article on pushsquare.com

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PS5's God of War Laufey Dominated Summer Game Fest

Topped engagement index by a mile.According to analytics firm Level Up, spin-off God of War Laufey dominated Summer Game Fest by some margin.Just for clarity, in this context ‘Summer Game Fest’ is being used as a catch-all for all of last week’s showcases, including the State of Play and Nintendo Direct.Read the full article on pushsquare.com

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We Finally Know Why Korea 'Leaks' So Many Unannounced Games

Goodness GRAC-ious.Ah, the good old GRAC, South Korea's video game ratings board. It's short for Game Rating and Administration Committee.For years now, this organisation has been "leaking" unannounced games of all shapes and sizes. Basically, when the GRAC lists something, you know it's real — and it's probably only a matter of time until it's officially revealed.Read the full article on pushsquare.com

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Tearaway's Companion Site Is Shutting Down, So Browse Its Adorable Content While You Can

Truly heartwarming stuff.Remember Tearaway? One of Media Molecule's best games, the papery platformer was released first on PS Vita in 2013 and followed by a PS4 rendition a couple of years later.Well, you may not know this, but its companion website, Tearaway.me, is still active. Unfortunately, that won't be the case for much longer.Read the full article on pushsquare.com

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Kingdom Hearts 4 PS5 Release Date Hopium Hits New High

Is it closer than we think?When is Kingdom Hearts 4 coming out? Next year, if you believe some particularly optimistic copy published by a variety of Australian retailers.In their product listings for the newly announced Kingdom Hearts Collection 1-3, both JB Hi-Fi and EB Games included text alluding to a 2027 launch for the latest game.Read the full article on pushsquare.com

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PS5 Fans Think Sony Is Pushing God of War Laufey Harder Than Wolverine

Most of the focus is on Laufey.Marvel's Wolverine launches for PS5 in just over three months, on 15th September 2026, while God of War Laufey is not expected to release until next year — but you could be forgiven for thinking it's the other way around based on how Sony has promoted the two games since State of Play.PlayStation fans have picked up on how the platform holder has been pushing God of War Laufey hard on social media.Read the full article on pushsquare.com

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Saros Adds Photo Mode and New PS5 Trophies to Make You Use It

Patch 1.005.1 available to download now.Housemarque has updated Saros to version number 1.005.1 with a Photo Mode that also adds a DLC Trophy Pack to its roguelike shooter. The new update is available to download now.On the team's website, the patch notes speak of a Photo Mode with the usual camera controls, lens, lighting, and image tweaks, and various effects and decorations you can apply to your shot. To encourage you to use it, nine Trophies have been added as a DLC pack separate from the base game.Read the full article on pushsquare.com

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Add It to the Pile: Crunchy Action RPG Crimson Moon Confirms September Release on PS5

Another one.Remember Crimson Moon? The action RPG was announced during a State of Play broadcast back in February, and although it looked cool, the reveal did end up getting buried beneath more high profile news.And it's about to get buried all over again!Read the full article on pushsquare.com

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Crimson Desert Hits Six Million Sales Milestone Inside Three Months

Another one million purchases since last sales update.Pearl Abyss has confirmed Crimson Desert sales have reached six million since the ambitious open worlder's release in March 2026.Having instantly sold two million copies on release day, it managed to sell five million units within its first month on the market. Now, as it nears three months of availability, the total sales stand at six million. The title has been transformed during that time, as the developer puts out weekly updates to improve the experience and expand it with new content.Read the full article on pushsquare.com

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Ubisoft Shutting Multiple Studios, as the News Just Keeps Getting Worse

Winnipeg, Belgrade gone.There’s no way around it, folks: these are tough times for the industry – and, honestly, the world.Reports claim Ubisoft is shutting its Winnipeg and Belgrade studios, while restructuring its Barcelona unit to focus on Rainbow Six. VGC says as many as 380 jobs could be lost.Read the full article on pushsquare.com

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Xbox Planning Major Layoffs Next Month, Could Involve a Studio Closure

Employees shocked by Gears of War's cancellation on PS5.It’s been a crazy few days for Xbox, a major publisher of PS5 games.It announced several new titles for Sony’s system on Sunday, including State of Decay 3 and Senua.Read the full article on pushsquare.com

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Play the Most Ambitious Sword Art Online Game to Date with a PS5 Demo Next Week

Echoes of echoes.Based on everything that's been shown so far, it's fair to say that Echoes of Aincrad: Sword Art Online is the most ambitious Sword Art Online game yet. At the very least, it's got the biggest budget of the bunch.And so it'll be interesting to see how well its playable demo is received. Said demo's going to launch for PS5 next week, on Tuesday the 16th June.Read the full article on pushsquare.com

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Street Fighter 6 Has Been Trying to Get Tifa for 3 Years

Ready, fight.Conversations between Capcom and Square Enix over Tifa’s inclusion in Street Fighter 6 started three years ago, around the time of the fighter’s acclaimed release.That’s according to an IGN interview between director Takayuki Nakayama and producer Shuhei Matsumoto, who say they share a mutual friend at the Final Fantasy firm.Read the full article on pushsquare.com

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'It Looks Amazing and It's Coming Along Well': The Elder Scrolls 6 Is Making Progress

Don't expect it for years.The Elder Scrolls 6, announced absolutely eons ago to creator Todd Howard’s chagrin, isn’t releasing any time soon.But a Variety interview with Xbox boss Matt Booty – who oversees all the publisher’s developers, including Bethesda Game Studios – has shed the smallest of lights on the highly anticipated RPG.Read the full article on pushsquare.com

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Halo's PS5 Debut Can Be Played Entirely in Third-Person if You Want

Cheers, Chief.Halo is the quintessential console first-person shooter, let’s be honest. Yes, games like DOOM released on the PS1 and GoldenEye 64 teased what was possible, but Halo: Combat Evolved refined the formula and made the genre finally feel at home on a controller.But us PS5 players really do like our third-person shooters, eh? And upcoming remake Halo: Campaign Evolved has us covered, with a third-person toggle that allows you to play the entire game over Master Chief’s shoulder.Read the full article on pushsquare.com

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Oxygen Levels, Shoe Types, Cigarette Butts: GTA 6's Most Unhinged Fan Is Investigating Rockstar

And it's madness.If you thought you were obsessed with the incoming GTA 6, you've got nothing on the person currently investigating Rockstar North in the most ridiculous ways.Reddit user Then-Pomegranate-625 has spent the last week or so outside the development studio's premises, hoping to gather any and all information they can, with a view to learning more about the massively anticipated crime sandbox.Read the full article on pushsquare.com

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Unlike Its Reveal Trailer, Resident Evil Veronica on PS5 Will Be Fully Third-Person

A different perspective.Geoff Keighley kicked off his stacked Summer Game Fest show with Resident Evil Veronica, a remake of the fan-favourite Code Veronica that's due out on PS5 next year.The trailer for the survival horror title was presented as gameplay from a first-person perspective, but apparently, this was done as a deliberate misdirect to keep people guessing.Read the full article on pushsquare.com

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Fable PS5's Innovative Life Sim Loop Has Me Smitten

This looks incredible.Regular readers will know I love Shenmue – it’s my all-time favourite game.And one of the things I love most about it is the way it embeds you in a living, breathing world. Characters follow routines: they wake up for work in the morning; they head for dinner at the end of their shift. I’ve always been obsessed with this concept.Read the full article on pushsquare.com

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Xbox Will 'Try to Do More' Console Exclusives if the Health of Its Business Improves

"Our business isn't particularly healthy".In an interview with Fortune, new Xbox CEO Asha Sharma has said her company will “look to try and do more” console exclusives if the health of its business improves.Quizzed on the topic, the executive admitted the division “isn’t particularly healthy” and so that’s why it’s starting with “one or two signature exclusives”, Gears of War: E-Day and Clockwork Revolution as announced last week.Read the full article on pushsquare.com

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Round Up: Alien: Isolation 2 Previews Say It's More of the Brilliant, Terrifying Same

If it ain't broke.Alien: Isolation is one of the most beloved survival horror games of modern times, so seeing a teaser for the direct sequel, albeit a very brief one, during Summer Game Fest was a very exciting surprise for many.It seems SEGA and developer Creative Assembly had a little more to show than just the new trailer, however, as some lucky members of the press have recently gone hands-on with Alien: Isolation 2.Read the full article on pushsquare.com

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Halo: Campaign Evolved Is Another PS5 Disc That Requires a Download to Actually Play

Campaign devolved.If you were hoping to pick up a physical copy of Halo: Campaign Evolved on PS5, take heed: the game won't be playable straight off the disc.Another example of something that's becoming an increasingly common trend, you'll need to pull a "content download" before jumping into Master Chief's very first PlayStation excursion.Read the full article on pushsquare.com

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Sony 'Exploring New Ways' to Deliver PS Plus Games

Spreading things out.Sony is “exploring new ways” to deliver PS Plus Extra additions in its biggest territories: the US, UK, and Japan.The latest Game Catalogue update will roll out globally on 16th June as usual, but in the abovementioned territories, only select titles will be available on that day.Read the full article on pushsquare.com

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8 PS Plus Extra, Premium Games Announced for June 2026

And they're big ones.Sony has revealed the PS5 and PS4 games that'll be included with PS Plus Extra and PS Plus Premium for June 2026.Eight titles are up for grabs across the two subscription tiers. They are as follows:Read the full article on pushsquare.com

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'It's So Sad They're No Longer Around': Fumito Ueda Would Have Liked to Remake ICO with Shuttered Sony Studio Bluepoint

"I hoped there could be a chance to work with them".Bluepoint, the excellent remake studio behind Demon’s Souls and Shadow of the Colossus, no longer exists.Sony closed the studio earlier this year, after it was unable to settle on a project following the cancellation of its God of War live service game.Read the full article on pushsquare.com

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Wacky Action RPG Stupid Never Dies May, Ironically, Be Sent Out to Die with Fall Release Window on PS5

Dead cert.Stupid Never Dies, the weird (and potentially wonderful) zombie-filled action RPG that was announced last year, has confirmed an autumn / fall 2026 release window on PS5.We don't have a specific date yet, but I really hope developer GPTACK50 knows what it's getting into.Read the full article on pushsquare.com

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Gran Turismo 7's Excellent Post-Launch Support Continues with 5 New Cars in Latest Free Update

PS5, PS4 racer grows once more.Developer Polyphony Digital has been keeping Gran Turismo 7 updated at a regular pace for years now, and it's impressive to see the racing sim consistently grow over that time.The latest free update, available in a matter of hours, takes the game to version 1.70, and the headline addition is a selection of five new cars.Read the full article on pushsquare.com

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Capcom Responds to Criticism of Onimusha's PS5 Demo, Says the Full Game Is 'Tougher'

Parried.I bloody love the Onimusha: Way of the Sword demo — as expressed in my Hands On feature — but it is, arguably, a bit too easy.This concern has been echoed by many potential players since the demo's release last week, but the good news is that Capcom's already acknowledged the feedback.Read the full article on pushsquare.com

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'I'm So Happy I Didn't Get It': Ben Starr Auditioned for 007 First Light's James Bond

Patrick Gibson is "unbelievable".Ben Starr, best known for his roles in Final Fantasy 16 and Clair Obscur: Expedition 33, reveals that he auditioned for the part of James Bond in the recently released 007 First Light.Obviously, he didn't get the job, as the role ended up going to Patrick Gibson. However, it sounds like he's very pleased with how things worked out.Read the full article on pushsquare.com

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Destiny 3 Isn't in Development, But It May Have Been the Most Talked About Game of the Last Week

What a mess.If you dared to look at any YouTube or Twitch chat during any of last week’s livestreams, you’ll have seen people mention Destiny 3.Unironically, I think it may have been the most talked about title of the past week – even though it’s not even in development.Read the full article on pushsquare.com

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Final Fantasy 7 Revelation Will Address Rebirth's Excessive Minigame Problem

"Improvements aimed at minimising frustration".Even though it's one of the most highly rated games of the entire generation, Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth still receives criticism for its unapologetic focus on side content.More specifically, the second game in the remake trilogy is utterly packed with minigames — activities that can, on occasion, sap the adventure of any and all intensity.Read the full article on pushsquare.com

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Astro Bot's Little Legs Carry It Back into Japan's Sales Charts

PS5's God of War Laufey Dominated Summer Game Fest

We Finally Know Why Korea 'Leaks' So Many Unannounced Games

Tearaway's Companion Site Is Shutting Down, So Browse Its Adorable Content While You Can

Kingdom Hearts 4 PS5 Release Date Hopium Hits New High

PS5 Fans Think Sony Is Pushing God of War Laufey Harder Than Wolverine

Saros Adds Photo Mode and New PS5 Trophies to Make You Use It

Add It to the Pile: Crunchy Action RPG Crimson Moon Confirms September Release on PS5

Crimson Desert Hits Six Million Sales Milestone Inside Three Months

Ubisoft Shutting Multiple Studios, as the News Just Keeps Getting Worse

Xbox Planning Major Layoffs Next Month, Could Involve a Studio Closure

Play the Most Ambitious Sword Art Online Game to Date with a PS5 Demo Next Week

Street Fighter 6 Has Been Trying to Get Tifa for 3 Years

'It Looks Amazing and It's Coming Along Well': The Elder Scrolls 6 Is Making Progress

Halo's PS5 Debut Can Be Played Entirely in Third-Person if You Want

Oxygen Levels, Shoe Types, Cigarette Butts: GTA 6's Most Unhinged Fan Is Investigating Rockstar

Unlike Its Reveal Trailer, Resident Evil Veronica on PS5 Will Be Fully Third-Person

Fable PS5's Innovative Life Sim Loop Has Me Smitten

Xbox Will 'Try to Do More' Console Exclusives if the Health of Its Business Improves

Round Up: Alien: Isolation 2 Previews Say It's More of the Brilliant, Terrifying Same

Halo: Campaign Evolved Is Another PS5 Disc That Requires a Download to Actually Play

Sony 'Exploring New Ways' to Deliver PS Plus Games

8 PS Plus Extra, Premium Games Announced for June 2026

'It's So Sad They're No Longer Around': Fumito Ueda Would Have Liked to Remake ICO with Shuttered Sony Studio Bluepoint

Wacky Action RPG Stupid Never Dies May, Ironically, Be Sent Out to Die with Fall Release Window on PS5

Gran Turismo 7's Excellent Post-Launch Support Continues with 5 New Cars in Latest Free Update

Capcom Responds to Criticism of Onimusha's PS5 Demo, Says the Full Game Is 'Tougher'

'I'm So Happy I Didn't Get It': Ben Starr Auditioned for 007 First Light's James Bond

Destiny 3 Isn't in Development, But It May Have Been the Most Talked About Game of the Last Week

Final Fantasy 7 Revelation Will Address Rebirth's Excessive Minigame Problem

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