Sony Interactive Entertainment has released October’s PlayStation Plus Game Catalog and Classics titles. They include Grand Theft Auto: Vice City – The Definitive Edition,Assassin’s Creed Odyssey,The Mediumand several Dragon Quest games. PlayStation Plus Premium also offers members a selection of PS1,PS2andPSPgames to download, andPS3games via cloud streaming. The latest additions, which are listed in full below, include severalYakuzaremasters, UltraStreet FighterIV and Castlevania: Lords of Shadow. Further reading PlayStation Plus Extra and Premium | Game Catalog | Available October 18...

Astral Chain director Takahisa Taura is working on a new project, PlatinumGames has confirmed. Speaking to VGC ina newly-published interview, studio headAtsushi Inabasaid he couldn’t say what the project was, but cryptically commented that “it would be nice” if the unannounced game was revealed soon. “We’ve got to keep the superstar busy!” he joked, adding: “He’s working on something, but we can’t say what it is.” 2019’sAstral Chainwas Taura’s directorial debut, after he acted as lead designer for 2017’s successful action game NieR: Automata....

The Pokémon Company has “deeply apologised” after allegations that the latest expansion in its Trading Card Game Pocket app features plagiarised art. The mobile game received its latest update, Wisdom of Sea & Sky, earlier today but before this some of the card artwork was shared online. This led to Chinese artist @lanjiujiu noting on X that artwork they had previously done of Ho-Oh appeared to have been used as the basis for one of the new cards in the expansion....

Sony has added the first PlayStation Plus PS1 title in Europe with the option to switch region formats. When the revampedPlayStationPlus launched in Europe this summer, several classic PlayStation games were discovered to be the 50Hz PAL versions, which run 20% slower than the NTSC 60hz versions used in the US and other regions. At the time,Sonyresponded to criticism from some users byclaiming that the option to switch to 60Hz was on the way....

Sony says it will release PlayStation 5’s “first major system software update” globally on Wednesday. The system update will add the ability to storePS5games on external USB drives (but not play from them), and cross-gen Share Play, meaning PS5 users can let friends onPS4remotely play their games. In addition,Sonysaid it’s made various improvements to the console’sControlmenu, including the ability to easily switch between Parties and Friends. Sony will also make additions to thePlayStationsmartphone app, it said, including the ability to join a multiplayer session on PS5 from the app, manage your PS5 console storage, compare trophy collections with friends, and sort and filter products shown in the PlayStation Store....

It’s probably a bad sign for your game if your player base would rather play recreations of previous entries in the series, instead of the new one. That’s the strange situation thatBattlefield 2042finds itself in. Because despite the strong visuals and mostly engaging gunplay of Battlefield 2042, had it not been for the excellentBattlefield Portalallowing players to access some of the best cuts from Battlefield 1942, Battlefield Bad Company 2 and many more, it would be a very dull package indeed....

We feel it necessary to start this review with a disclaimer: this writer is a fan of the original Deadly Premonition. This sort of thing shouldn’t always have to be declared, but given that the first game is notoriously one of the most divisive titles of all time, to the extent that it’s literally gota Guinness World Record for ‘Most Critically Polarising Survival Horror Game’(easily the most arbitrary award ever), it feels like we should make it clear....

It’s rare to have such uncomplicated feelings about a game. To finish something and think, “that’s one of the best games I’ve ever played.” But with Ragnarok, it felt obvious. Sony Santa Monica’s sequel is a high watermark for the medium and certainly surpasses all first-party games to date on PS5. It’s also a very difficult game to talk about, because Ragnarok’s greatest strength, is its ability to shock. There are large parts of this game, and many of the things that make it so incredibly special, that deserve to be experienced without the slightest hint that they’re about to happen....

Exercise is boring. Everybody understands the benefits of being active, but for many adults the real challenge is finding the mental determination to do so, let alone an accessible means should your lifestyle (or for those of a certain age, children) restrict you from visiting the gym. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wvHELogbm2E& This is whereRing Fit Adventuredifferentiates itself from past fitness games: theNintendo Switch’s answer to Wii Fit feels less like an extension of your daily chores, like a guilt-ridden Yoga Mat rolled up next to the sofa, and more like a unique and credible piece of entertainment that might also help you shift a few pounds....

Sable is a game where the gameplay feels at odds with the atmosphere it’s trying to create. While there are great moments of quiet reflection, stunning scenery and a colour palette that it’s hard to overpraise,Sableis let down by a central gameplay mechanic that disrupts any zen you might achieve. A confusing quest structure and performance issues also plague a game that’s an unending treat to look at in screenshots, but when the action begins, so do the problems....

It is a period of civil war. Or at least, it’s about to be. The Mantis crew scattered to the furthest reaches of the galaxy for unknown reasons, and we join “Jedi terrorist” Cal Kestis as he finds himself in handcuffs. Plunging deeper into the bowels of Coruscant on the back of an imperial ship, Cal, now older, gruffer, and showing the scars of war, is at an impasse, as is the fate of the galaxy itself....

Rockstar Games has published its first major post-release update for GTA Trilogy: Definitive Edition, admitting that the much-criticised remasters “did not launch in a state that meets our own standards of quality”. The remaster collection was released last week witha significant number of technical issues, as well as “unintended” documents within its game files such asunlicensed music and developer notes. Rockstar temporarilypulled the game from its PC storeand the console versions currently havethe worst Metacritic user score ever....

Sony is bringing LittleBigPlanet mascot Sackboy to PlayStation 5. Sackboy A Big Adventurewas revealed during Thursday’sPS5software reveal showcase. The game is in development at LittleBigPlanet 3 and LittleBigPlanetVitastudioSumo Digital. According to the official blurb, “Sackboy returns in an all-new 3D adventure with a deeply immersive and expressive control scheme. “Players can go on this epic platforming journey solo-style, or they can team up with friends for collaborative, chaotic multiplayer fun....