Author: Max Longhurst

Max Longhurst is a keen gamer, avid writer and reader, and former teacher. He first got into gaming when, at the age of 8, his parents bought him a PS2 and Kingdom Hearts for Christmas, and he’s never looked back. Primarily a PlayStation fan, he loves games with a rich single-player experience and stories with unexpected twists and turns. You can probably find him writing about anything PlayStation or FromSoftware.

Marvel’s Spider-Man 2 Releases 20 October, Pre-Orders Go Live Next Week

Marvel’s Spider-Man 2 Releases 20 October, Pre-Orders Go Live Next Week

PlayStation 5’s biggest game of the year finally has an official release date. Developer Insomniac Games has revealed that Marvel’s Spider-Man 2 will release on 20 October, 2023, exclusively for the PS5 console. Several editions of the game...

Why Star Wars Games Should Embrace the High Republic

Why Star Wars Games Should Embrace the High Republic

The pre-Episode IV niche most Star Wars games find themselves in is iconic for a reason, but it needs to change. Star Wars thrives on sowing fans worlds and creatures they had never before dreamed of. This is where the High Republic comes i...

Resident Evil 4 Remake: How to Unlock the Chicago Sweeper and Other Bonus Weapons

Resident Evil 4 Remake: How to Unlock the Chicago Sweeper and Other Bonus Weapons

This guide will tell you exactly what you need to do to unlock Resident Evil 4 Remake's version of the Chicago Typewriter, the Chicago Sweeper. As well as the other three Bonus Weapons available in the game. The Chicago Sweeper may be the m...

Alone in the Dark Reboot Releases Free Playable Prologue Today

Alone in the Dark Reboot Releases Free Playable Prologue Today

The upcoming reboot of the 1992 survival horror Alone in the Dark has released a free playable prologue across all platforms. The prologue acts as a gameplay demo, letting players experience a snippet of what the full game has to offer, whi...

Alan Wake 2 Will be Digital Only

Alan Wake 2 Will Be Digital Only

Remedy’s upcoming sequel, Alan Wake 2, will be released as a digital download only across all platforms. The developers have stated this is in an effort to reduce costs and keep the game under $70. A greater shift towards to digital downloa...

Mortal Kombat 1 Revealed, Will Reboot Series This September

Mortal Kombat 1 Revealed, Will Reboot Series This September

NetherRealm Studios has officially announced the latest instalment in their long-running fighting games series, Mortal Kombat 1, with a gory new trailer. The game will serve as a reboot of the series, taking fans new and old to a “reborn” u...

PlayStation Showcase Coming 24 May With a Hour of New PS5 Games

PlayStation Showcase Coming May 24 With an Hour of New PS5 Games

Sony has recently announced that this year’s PlayStation Showcase will air worldwide on May 24. Fans have been promised one hour of tantalising announcements, including updates and new looks at already announced titles, as well as a slate o...

Harry Potter: Quidditch Champions Announced

Harry Potter: Quidditch Champions Announced

Harry Potter: Quidditch Champions will be a brand-new standalone title from WB and Portkey games, and developed by Unbroken Studios. The game is currently in development for PC and consoles, but has no set release window. Limited playtest s...

Resident Evil 4 Remake: How to Unlock Special Accessories

Resident Evil 4 Remake: How to Unlock Special Accessories

This guide will walk you through how to unlock each one of Resident Evil 4 Remake’s fetching Accessories, as well as which offer special bonuses and buffs to Leon and the player. Resident Evil 4 Remake has more customisation options than an...

20 Minutes of Final Fantasy XVI Gameplay to be Shown in Thursday’s State of Play

20 Minutes of Final Fantasy XVI Gameplay to Be Shown in Thursday’s State of Play

Sony’s PlayStation State of Play returns this Thursday (April 13), boasting “more than 20 minutes” of new Final Fantasy XVI footage. The footage will focus on the new battle system, as well as flesh out more of the game’s story and world. T...

Players Must Finish Horizon: Forbidden West Before Accessing its DLC

Players Must Finish Horizon: Forbidden West Before Accessing Its DLC

Horizon: Forbidden West’s upcoming story DLC ‘Burning Shores’ will be released later this month, but only those players who have beaten the game’s lengthy campaign will be able to access it. The PS5-only DLC will also make use of updated cl...

Sony is Adding Accessibility Tags to the PlayStation Store

Sony is Adding Accessibility Tags to the PlayStation Store

Soon players will be able to see all of the accessibility options a game offers before they purchase it through the PlayStation Store’s new Accessibility Tags features. Sony has announced that these new tags will be rolled out across its li...

New “God of War Style” Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtle Game in the Works

New “God of War Style” Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtle Game in the Works

Based on “The Last Ronin” graphic novel mini-series, a brand-new Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtle game is currently in development. Still “several years off”, according to reports, this new title will explore a darker and grittier take on the fr...

Hogwarts Legacy: How to Unlock the Broom and Other Mounts

Hogwarts Legacy: How to Unlock the Broom and Other Mounts

If you’re against fast-travel but are in need of a speed boost, or wish to explore Hogwarts from a new perspective, then this is the guide for you. Read on to find out all you need to know about Hogwarts Legacy’s brooms and mounts, includin...

Hogwarts Legacy: How to Open Locked Doors

Hogwarts Legacy: How to Open Locked Doors

This handy guide will walk you through the ins and outs of magical lockpicking by telling you all you need to know about the unlocking spell, Alohomora. The halls of Hogwarts are filled with pesky locks blocking access to secret areas and t...

Hogwarts Legacy: How to Solve the Arithmancy Doors

Hogwarts Legacy: How to Solve the Arithmancy Doors

You will find out everything you need to know about the Arithmancy Doors located throughout Hogwarts Legacy in this guide, including: what the symbols mean, where to find each door, and their solutions. This is for those students who need a...

Five New Lord of the Rings Games Reportedly Set to Release Before 2024

Five New Lord of the Rings Games Reportedly Set to Release Before 2024

A financial report from Embracer Group has confirmed plans to release five brand-new Lord of the Rings games before the end of 2024. These are likely a mix of mobile games, online titles, and full-scale releases, some of which may have been...

First Hogwarts Legacy Patch is Out, but Not for PS5

First Hogwarts Legacy Patch Is Out, but Not for PS5

The first official patch for Hogwarts Legacy has been released by developer Avalanche Software, aiming to resolve a number of bugs and performance issues. However, an “unforeseen issue” means the patch is only available on Xbox Series X/S a...

Hogwarts Legacy: How Gear Works

Hogwarts Legacy: How Gear Works

This guide will run you through the different types of Gear in Hogwarts Legacy; how to sell, destroy, or upgrade them; and how to increase your character’s total Gear slots - everything you need to know to become the most powerful witch or ...

EA’s New Iron Man Game Starts Production

EA’s New Iron Man Game Starts Production

Announced back in September 2022, EA Motive has officially announced they have started production on their brand-new Iron Man game. The single-player-focused action game is aiming to ape the care and attention for the source material that w...

Sony’s PlayStation Plus Collection Closing in May

Sony’s PlayStation Plus Collection Closing in May

The PS5-exclusive collection of nineteen of the best backwards-compatible PS4 games is closing down for good on May 9, 2023. However, members who redeem any or all of these games before that date will be able to continue playing them free o...

Star Wars Jedi: Survivor Delayed until April 28

Star Wars Jedi: Survivor Delayed Until April 28

Sequel to the fantastically received Fallen Order, Star Wars Jedi: Survivor has been delayed by six weeks. The game is now scheduled to release on April 28, 2023. Publishers EA and developers Respawn have assured fans that the delay is nece...

Marvel’s Avengers Will Be Delisted in September

Marvel’s Avengers Will Be Delisted in September

Crystal Dynamics struggling live-service game, Marvel’s Avengers, is coming to an end a little over two years after its launch. With sales figures and player numbers never reaching developer or publisher goals, the decision has been made to...

1v1 Gulag Set to Return to Warzone 2

1v1 Gulag Set to Return to Warzone 2

Season 2 of COD: Warzone 2 is set to see the return of the fan-favourite 1v1 Gulag. Players were very vocal about their disdain for Al Mazrah’s experimental 2v2 Gulag fights, and developers Infinity Ward have heard their cries loud and clea...

Returnal Launches on PC February 15

Returnal Launches on PC February 15

The latest in the long list of Sony first-party games making their way from PlayStation to PC, third-person bullet-hell shooter Returnal makes the jump next month. Full requirements have also been revealed, from minimum to ultra, along with...

Simon Pegg is Hogwarts Legacy’s New Headmaster

Simon Pegg is Hogwarts Legacy’s New Headmaster

Revealed in a brand-new trailer, British comedic actor Simon Pegg will voice Headmaster Phineas Nigellus Black in the upcoming game, Hogwarts Legacy. Playing quite possibly the worst headmaster in the school’s long and storied history, Simo...

God of War Ragnarök: Top 5 Relics and Sword Hilts

God of War Ragnarök: Top 5 Relics and Sword Hilts

With Fimbulwinter here and Odin’s forces on their way, you'll need to know about the very best Relics and Sword Hilts you can find. We'll show you the 5 best Relics and Sword Hilts you can find in God of War Ragnarök. The Nine Realms are fu...

God of War Ragnarok: Top 5 Armor Sets

God of War Ragnarok: Top 5 Armor Sets

In this guide we will look at the very best armor sets to give the God of War the edge in any situation, as well as how to find or craft each piece. Ragnarök is coming, and if Kratos hopes to stand a chance against everything the Nine Realm...

World War Z Coming to PS5 and Xbox Series X/S

World War Z Coming to PS5 and Xbox Series X/S

Popular co-op zombie shooter World War Z is officially coming to the current gen when it receives a full PS5 and Xbox Series X/S makeover later this month. Making the most of the new hardware, the updated game will boast new modes with bigg...

Hitman 3 to be Renamed as World of Assassination

Hitman 3 to Be Renamed as World of Assassination

In an effort to rebrand the series and streamline content into one concise package, Hitman 3 is being rebranded as Hitman: World of Assassination. All content from all three recent Hitman games will soon be available in one single and simpl...

Gamers are Suing Microsoft Over Activision Merger

Gamers are Suing Microsoft Over Activision Merger

A group of ten self-described video gamers are taking Microsoft to court over their controversial deal to acquire Activision. This is but the latest in a series of setbacks and complaints levelled at the company for its proposed merger, cit...

Last-Gen Versions of Hogwarts Legacy Have Been Delayed

Last-Gen Versions of Hogwarts Legacy Have Been Delayed

In an effort to deliver the best possible experience of the game, Hogwarts Legacy has been delayed on PS4, Xbox One, and Switch. Fans eager to lose themselves in Hogwarts and a world of witchcraft and wizardry may find they have to wait a l...

The PC Version of Returnal Will Require 32GB of RAM to Run

The PC Version of Returnal Will Require 32GB of RAM to Run

As revealed in this year’s The Game Awards, PlayStation exclusive Returnal will be heading to PC in 2023. However, it seems that only those with the very latest hardware will be able to run it, as Steam recommends a staggering 32GB of RAM t...

Horizon Forbidden West’s DLC won’t release on PS4

Horizon Forbidden West’s DLC Won’t Release on PS4

In order to achieve the DLC the developers had envisioned, Horizon Forbidden West’s newly announced Burning Shores DLC will launch on PS5 exclusively. This means gamers still playing on PS4 will miss out on the next chapter of Aloy’s grand ...

The Best Weapons in Cyberpunk 2077

The Best Weapons in Cyberpunk 2077

In this guide we will be looking at the very best weapons Cyberpunk 2077 has to offer, as well as how to find or craft them. From handguns to shotguns, katanas to cybernetic mantis blades, Night City certainly has a lot to offer – so whethe...

Everyone Can Now Enjoy Free Double XP in Modern Warfare 2

Everyone Can Now Enjoy Free Double XP in Modern Warfare 2

Activision and Infinity Ward are hosting a three-day Double XP Event for all Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 and Warzone 2.0 players, with the first day held exclusively for players on PlayStation. Started yesterday on November 30 and finish...

Cyberpunk 2077 Sequel Won’t Start Pre-Production Until After 2023

Cyberpunk 2077 Sequel Won’t Start Pre-Production Until After 2023

Project Orion – CD Projekt Red’s Cyberpunk 2077 sequel – won’t even begin development until after next year. The Polish developer has a lot of other games, remakes, and expansions on their plate to get around to first, so fans will have to ...

God of War Ragnarök Officially the Fastest-Selling PlayStation Game Ever

God of War Ragnarök Officially the Fastest-Selling PlayStation Game Ever

Santa Monica Studio’s latest epic, God of War Ragnarök, has officially become the fastest-selling first-party exclusive ever to launch on PlayStation. With over 5 million copies sold in its first week since launch, and dozens upon dozens of...

Deus Ex Go, and Three Other Mobile Titles, to be Shut Down in January

Deus Ex Go, and Three Other Mobile Titles, to be Shut Down in January

Following the shutting down of its developer, Deus Ex Go, along with three other titles, is being permanently shut down on January 4. This means even those who already own these titles will be unable to play them. As a result, this is the l...

Cyberpunk 2077’s Phantom Liberty is Confirmed to be a Paid Expansion

Cyberpunk 2077’s Phantom Liberty is Confirmed to be a Paid Expansion

In contrast to all of the free updates CD Projekt Red has put out since Cyberpunk 2077’s launch, its first major expansion, Phantom Liberty, will cost money. This price has not yet been confirmed, but will likely be comparable to The Witche...

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