PlayStation Plus is getting ten new games in its May update, including Bandai Namco’s Sand Land, Battlefield V, and more. On May 20, nine new titles will be added toPlayStationPlus Premium and Extra, with one classicPS2title joining Premium. That includesAtlusRPG Soul Hackers 2, S.T.A.L.K.E.R.: Legends of the Zone Trilogy,Segastrategy game Humankind,Harvest Moonremake Story of Seasons: A Wonderful Life, and more. Sonyrecently announcedplans to shift away from providing PS4 gamesas part of its monthly PlayStation Plus offerings....

UK retailerArgoshas pulled Nintendo Switch Lite from its website after users discovered a glitch that allowed them to purchase consoles for free. The website loophole, which was discovered on Thursday and shared on popular reseller groups, involved adding a particular carry case to the website basket, in addition to a Switch Lite, to apply an erroneous discount covering the entire cost of the order (£206.98). This meant that users exploiting the trick only had to pay a delivery charge of £3....

Forza Horizon 4 was generally regarded to be not only one of the best racing games ever made, but one of the best games of the entire console generation. It would take a notable degree of skill to be able to better this then, and yetForza Horizon 5effortlessly pulls it off, taking over the first place podium and adding another essential must-have title toPlayground Games‘ already impressive string of successes....

Riot Games has provided an update on its League of Legends MMO, which is still being worked on but remains years from release. In a lengthy thread on X, studio co-founder Marc MerrillsaidRiot is committed the project, which was announced in December 2020, but that it went back to the drawing board with it at some point in the last few years. “After a lot of reflection and discussion, we’ve decided to reset the direction of the project some time ago,” he wrote....

For the longest time it looked like the Scott Pilgrim game was simply going to be another chapter in the long story of gaming’s abandoned past. Originally released on thePS3andXbox 360’s digital stores in 2010, the game was eventually pulled from both storefronts at the end of 2014, most likely due to the expiry of the licence. Since then, it’s been impossible to buy the game, meaning to all intents and purposes it had been abandoned....

Sega has announced that Two Point Hospital is coming to PlayStation 4, Xbox One and Nintendo Switch, both physically and digitally, in “late” 2019. The spiritual successor to classic simulation Theme Hospital was released onPCin August 2018, created by Bullfrog alumniGary Carr,Mark Webleyand Ben Hymers. Segasaid the console version will include “many” of the features added to the PC game post-launch, including Interior Designer, copy-paste room layouts and character customisation....

Elden Ring: Shadow of the Erdtree is the highest-rated DLC of all time, according to Metacritic. Reviews for the expansion, which will be released on Friday, were published on Tuesday. At the time of writing, the expansion has aMetacritic score of 95 based on 56 reviews.This putsElden RingShaow of the Erdtree at 36th place in Metacritic’s overall list of the highest-rated games of all time. The base gamehas a score of 96, based on 93 critic reviews....

Nintendo will reveal Super Smash Bros. Ultimate’s fifth DLC fighter during a live stream on Thursday. Kicking off at 6am PT / 9am ET / 2pm UK / 3pm CET, the 35-minute broadcast will feature “an in-depth look” at the upcoming fighter with theSwitchgame’s director,Masahiro Sakurai. UPDATE:Super Smash Bros. Ultimate’s fifth DLC fighter is Fire Emblem: Three Houses’ Byleth, game director Masahiro Sakurai announced on Thursday. ORIGINAL STORY CONTINUES:The presentation will be hosted onNintendo‘s YouTube channels, but we’ve embedded the stream above so you can watch it here....

Sony has announced three special editions of The Last of Us Part II, including one $249.99 bundle which includes a backpack and a bracelet. ThePS4exclusive re-emerged on Tuesday witha February 2020 release date and new trailer. The Special Edition (pre-order on Best Buy) includes a steel book case, mini art book and digital rewards including a dynamic theme for $79.99. The Collector’s Edition ($159.99) includes a 12” Ellie statue, a life-sized replica of Ellie’s bracelet, a custom SteelBook case, 48-page mini art book from Dark Horse, a set of six enamel pins, lithograph art print, and a set of five stickers....

Sony has cancelled two unannounced live service PlayStation games, one of which is believed to have been a God of War game. Bloomberg’s Jason Schreier reportsthatSonycancelled live service games in development atBend StudioandBluepoint Games, a report which was confirmed by a Sony spokesperson. While Schreier’s article doesn’t describe the games in detail, he then took to BlueSky to confirm that the game Bluepoint was working on was a live serviceGod of Wartitle....

Sony Interactive Entertainment has removed Cyberpunk 2077 from the PlayStation Store and is offering refunds to players who purchased it through the online marketplace. The company’s social media channels are publicising the news with a link to arefund pageon thePlayStationwebsite. “SIE strives to ensure a high level of customer satisfaction, therefore we will begin to offer a full refund for all gamers who have purchasedCyberpunk 2077via PlayStation Store,” it said....

Sony has confirmed a partial list of games that will be made available as part of its revamped PlayStation Plus subscription service, which is due to launch in Asia next week. PS Plus’s new Extra and Premium tierswill include a library ofPS4andPS5games that will includeAssassin’s Creed Valhalla,Demon’s Souls,Ghost of TsushimaDirector’s Cut, NBA 2K22 and more,Sonysaid on Monday. In addition, the platform holder confirmed some of the PSOne andPSPgames coming to its Premium tier....

Sony reportedly hasn’t decided whether to hold its annual PS5 showcase this summer, or a smaller scale State of Play. According to Giant Bomb journalist Jeff Grubb,Sony Interactive Entertainmentis currently debating internally between the two models, the latter of which typically focuses more on third-party games and smaller announcements. “They could still have some fun announcements and they could still start bolstering expectations for 2026,” Grubb said, of Sony’s marketing plans for the rest of the year....