PlayStation coverage: console releases, platform policy and the image-quality questions that follow new hardware.
Editorial verdicts
Shadow of the Erdtree is an astounding expansion that elevates FromSoftware’s open-world design through staggering vertical architecture, unforgettable legacy dungeons, and punishing combat encounters that demand tactical patience.
Balatro is a sublime, dangerously addictive poker roguelike that transforms the simple rules of traditional card play into an electrifying playground of mathematical cascades and Joker synergies.
Helldivers 2 is an intoxicating cooperative tactical shooter that blends cinematic warfare with chaotic slapstick emergent comedy and a captivating community-driven galactic war.
Alan Wake 2 is an audaciously inventive survival horror experience that daringly blends live-action film, meta-narrative detective work, and oppressive atmospheric dread.
Catalogue
Larian Studios · RPG
A generational Dungeons & Dragons tactical role-playing game that sets a new industry standard for player agency, reactivity, and companion storytelling.
FromSoftware Inc. · Action
A sprawling expansion that plunges players into the Land of Shadow, introducing complex vertical level design, grueling boss encounters, and an independent Scadutree blessing progression system.
LocalThunk · Indie
A hypnotic poker roguelike deck-builder where illegal hands, game-breaking Joker cards, and cascading multipliers combine into a masterclass of mathematical fun.
Remedy Entertainment · Horror
A psychological survival horror masterpiece bridging two realities through FBI agent Saga Anderson and trapped novelist Alan Wake.
CD PROJEKT RED · RPG
A gritty spy-thriller expansion set in the walled combat zone of Dogtown, featuring overhauled perk progression, vehicle combat, and complex moral dilemmas.
Arrowhead Game Studios · Multiplayer
A third-person cooperative extraction shooter built on relentless chaos, hilarious friendly fire, and a dynamic community-driven Galactic War.
FromSoftware Inc. · Action
High-octane omnidirectional mech combat on the ruined industrial planet Rubicon 3, emphasizing tactical garage assembly and blisteringly fast boss battles.
Square Enix · RPG
Cloud and company escape Midgar into a sprawling planet, offering vast regional exploration, strategic synergy combat, and the acclaimed Queen's Blood minigame.
