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No Twingos this time.Gran Turismo 7 has announced its June 2026 update – and no, this isn’t a false alarm if you were recently fooled by a rival game’s trailer.The update – due out on 11th June and announced earlier today at the Gran Turismo World Series in Milan – includes the following five cars:Read the full article on pushsquare.com

The crossover continues.Honkai: Star Rail’s collaboration with Type-Moon’s legendary visual novel Fate/Stay Night will continue this summer, with the addition of two new crossover characters: Rin Tohsaka and Gilgamesh.You’ll be able to claim the latter (or Archer) for free just by logging in, which is a nice bonus for longtime players. More details will be revealed later in the year.Read the full article on pushsquare.com

Plus, in-game social media! New island! Mario Kart mode! More!Free-to-play open world game NTE’s first major update is coming 3rd June, and here’s the biggest news: you’ll be able to mute irritating otter Taygedo if you, like me, are sick of his sh*t.Chinese dev Hotta probably got a lot of feedback about this particularly irritating critter, and so moving forward you won’t need to hear his repetitive voice lines. Thank god for that!Read the full article on pushsquare.com

007 First Light! Mina the Hollower! Poppy Playtime!We’re slowly approaching the cool summer period, but there’s still a ton of games coming out in the last week of May.The big’un this time is 007 First Light, of course, but spare a thought for Mina the Hollower. Personally, I’m really looking forward to both.Read the full article on pushsquare.com

Mwah!Only the hardest of hardcore PS Vita fans will have heard of the incredibly awkwardly named EXSTETRA.This is a turn-based RPG from 2013, which was only released in Japan on Sony's aforementioned handheld.Read the full article on pushsquare.com

Bright and breezy.I’m not sure about your part of the world, but the weather’s finally turning here in the UK. It was hail last weekend, and bright sunshine this one. Of course, I’ll be staying inside playing video games – but what about you?Jamie O'NeillI'm staying with family for a while, but I was sure to pack my ever reliable PS Vita, and Sumo Digital's rambunctious racer, Sonic & All-Stars Racing Transformed from 2012.Read the full article on pushsquare.com

Social engineering scam uncovered.A major PSN security vulnerability has been exposed, and any one of us could become a victim unless Sony tightens up its processes.Earlier this week, I wrote a story about Sacred Symbols host Colin Moriarty, who was the victim of a social engineering scam which almost resulted in his PSN account being stolen from him.Read the full article on pushsquare.com

Back to the future.I’ve been playing PlayStation for practically my entire life, and I’ve been earning Trophies on the PSN since they were added to Super Stardust HD back in 2008.I don’t mean to make anyone here feel ancient, but that’s over 18 years, folks. My first Trophy is old enough to vote!Read the full article on pushsquare.com

"It has to stop".Gothic 1 Remake is the latest in a long line of PS5 physical releases to ship with a Game Key Disc – although maker Alkimia Interactive seems to have honourable intentions which have backfired.Earlier today, the X (or Twitter) account Does It Play dramatically told its followers to “cancel your pre-orders”, after early physical copies of the old-school action RPG had started to make their way out into the wild.Read the full article on pushsquare.com

The Abyss stares back.In response to an aggressive post-release patching schedule from dev Pearl Abyss, we’re giving Crimson Desert a second shake.With the game transformed from its 19th March release date, we felt it was important to revisit the title and provide an updated assessment of the open world adventure as it exists today.Read the full article on pushsquare.com

For your eyes only.Uh oh! It seems MI6 has some leaks to plug, because 007 First Light has broken containment, with some physical copies being sent out before the official release date.Usually, this is a problem for many people eagerly awaiting a game's release, because it can lead to swathes of spoilers appearing online before they have a chance to play for themselves.Read the full article on pushsquare.com

Screamer from the rooftops.If you're a racing game fan, odds are you're either playing Forza Horizon 6 already, or you're patiently waiting for that PS5 version to drop later in the year.Those in the latter category may be interested to know that one of the generation's most interesting racers now has a playable demo available, and we'd definitely encourage you to give it a shot.Read the full article on pushsquare.com

Now considers it "excessive" in hindsight.Don't worry, Balaam_, the Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth director Naoki Hamaguchi hears you: the requirements for the game's Platinum Trophy were far too unreasonable.In an interview with Restart.Run, Hamaguchi was asked what he wished he'd done differently during the development of the game, and the Trophy list was his surprising response. The director explains how Square Enix created an experience with a vast range of activities for you to engage with, and yo

Grand purchase manual.Grand Theft Auto 5 has sold an ungodly number of copies, and at this point, the only game that can catch it is its direct follow-up, Grand Theft Auto 6.In Take-Two's latest earnings report, it has a newly revised total of units sold for the open world sandbox; it now sits at "nearly" 230 million units sold, cementing its status as one of the best-selling games of all time (not that it wasn't already).Read the full article on pushsquare.com

One-shot announced and 20 promo variant covers.The world of Sony’s superhero fighting game Marvel Tokon: Fighting Souls will be fleshed out with a 10-hour story mode, presented like an interactive comic book with battles in between.But if you really want to delve deeper into the game’s lore, Marvel is plotting a one-shot comic book which will expand on some of the release’s squads, and its universe at large.Read the full article on pushsquare.com

Ratings point to imminent release.There’s confusion about whether Xbox is going to backtrack on its commitment to PS5, after it said it would “re-evaluate” exclusivity under its new leadership.But whatever it decides, Playground’s upcoming Fable reboot will release on Sony’s console, with a date presumably coming this summer, during the Xbox Showcase.Read the full article on pushsquare.com

See you Starside, Guardian.This week we learned that the summer update for Destiny 2 will be its last. And as I read through Bungie’s blog, I couldn’t help but feel a mixture of conflicting emotions, namely sadness and relief.Read the full article on pushsquare.com

Update 1.08 available to download now on PS5.Pearl Abyss has updated Crimson Desert so much since its PS5 launch earlier this year that its latest set of patch notes read like the developer is already at a point where it's just adding stuff for the fun of it.How about a pond to put your fish in? Sure, there's now one at Howling Hill and another at the Pailune Camp.Read the full article on pushsquare.com

PlayStation studio to focus on Marathon.Following word that Bungie plans to wind down its content support for Destiny 2 in June, a Bloomberg report shares the "new beginning" the developer is working towards is not a third Destiny game.Jason Schreier says — having spoken to sources on the matter — Bungie does not have a fresh project for the Destiny 2 team to immediately focus on once development on the looter shooter winds down next month. Staff are now "looking to pitch and begin development o

Just a few days left.Here’s your last look at 007 First Light before the game’s big PS5 launch next week, on 27th May.The video holds few surprises really: it shows Bond getting a dressing down by his superiors, while he performs superhero-esque feats.Read the full article on pushsquare.com