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Look at PSN Store and PS+ resent offerings

So today a lot of new things were available in the PSN Store.

I started by trying the Blacklight: Tango Down. All I can say is that I laughed trough playing the 20 trial minutes, yes it was that terrible. Sound was terrible as there was no kick in the gunshot sounds. Also music bugged the first 2 times I tried to play the game. Graphics were bad even for a game with a price tag of 12,99 euros. Online mode was glitchy, laggy and in no way fun but this is my personal opinion and someone else might enjoy the game. Just saying that you should play the 20 minute trial before buying.

Then I tried the Castle Crashers and wasn't let down. If you like casual hack'n slash and nice hand drawn graphics it is worth your time. Music was good and enjoyable as was the gameplay. I think I could cash out the money needed without GoW 1&2 remake. If I decide to get Castle Crashers its true worth will mostly depend on the local multiplayer.

Then there is GoW HD remake bundle which I think I will enjoy as I never played the originals. This might seem odd but I just never got around it and didn't want to buy the third because I hadn't played the first two.

Then there is the Syphon Filter that brings back lot of good memories. It is what it is but I enjoy it as I did enjoy the Oddworld last month. Both are fun and different games compared to many todays games.

I can now say after playing trough the Sam & Max episodes that together they from one of the best resent download only games. Graphics were nice but didn't look so great from time to time. Music was sometimes little annoying but when it was it was really good in my opinion. Voice acting was over the top as expected but not in a bad way. Humor and characters were well done but some characters did feel not so well thought trough. Problems weren't too easy but usually pretty logic, there were few which got under your skin but there were only few.

I will be reviewing the GoW 1&2 HD remake bundle soon as I'm trough with it.

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Nintendo Switch 2 consoles are available at Argos and Asda right now

If you haven't pre-ordered a Switch 2 console ahead of time, several UK retailers have stock available on launch day.

__y2jb1d 7h ago

Confirmed beyond doubt that the Switch 2 did not sell out. People should vote with their wallet and not support £75 games imo.

ZycoFox1d 6h ago

I have one being delivered today, god only knows why, I also guessed it wouldn't sell out completely. The chip has been ready for years and Nintendo purposely held it back, unsurprisingly.

Not only is it late but Mario Kart looks mostly more of the same.. And the key cards piss people off, I shouldn't be supporting them at this point. I don't know but I just miss Rare's games from the 64, they consistently delivered top notch games better than Nintendo's efforts just about every time.. Sigh

Snookies121d 5h ago

Or, maybe they just made a ton of extras like they said they were going to in an effort to combat scalpers. Making sure there was enough stock for everyone. I am a big Nintendo complainer. I like their games but really dislike a lot of their company practices. (Just go look through my comment history on here...) I don't think this has anything to do with lack of sales though.

thorstein6m ago

This was exactly what they planned. Launch day was already set up with the following day being restocked.

(Source: my neighbor's son works at Walmart)

Neonridr1d 1h ago

good luck getting on here in NA if you didn't preorder. Also lots of retailers secured some extra stock for launch day for those who didn't get preorders. Guarantee those will sell out within a day or two.

MaximusPrime_1d ago

Hope Switch 2 will sell well despite the price.

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Black Myth: Wukong is coming to Xbox exactly one year after launching on PlayStation

One of the biggest coincidences of all time happens as Black Myth is finally coming to Xbox on August 20, 2025.

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Tacoboto9h ago

The coincidence was an exclusivity deal this whole time

RaidenBlack1h ago(Edited 1h ago)

Now my curiosity is ... can the final Witcher 4 build look better than Wukong, both running on a high end PC.
Obvious answer for now would be a solid 'yes' but by how much?
Wukong looks pretty jaw dropping on PC already but it too faced a slight visual downgrade compared to the initial reveal (remember the devs had to make a follow up video showing that its an actual early build of a game played real time and not a fake rendered gameplay video coz it looked that good).

darthv721h ago(Edited 1h ago)

Sony has to pay for these timed exclusives this gen because they quite literally have nothing new from their stable of 1st party devs. Even a game like Astrobot was initially not meant to be the big hit, it became that way because the fans were hungry for anything new. It's also why MS games on PS5 are doing so well... hungry fans want anything that isn't a rehash of something from just one gen ago.

Sony has really sucked hard this gen. And I'm saying "Sony"... not PS5. They had to resort to their old scummy ways because their leadership has done even worse than the XB Matrick era.

Eonjay44m ago

The biggest problem in gaming is acting like Sony have commited some great evil by having some timed exclusives when all platforms have had them this gen. When the Warhammer remake was announced for Xbox I got crickets from you. If you don't have a problem with anyone else doing it, no one is going to take you serious if you get yourself worked up when Sony does it. You are being fake. You either don't like the practice or you don't care. If you only dislike it when Sony does it, you aren't being real.

Lightning779h ago

Coincendence indeed August 20th exactly 1 year after release. Not a random staggered month but 1 year exactly. That's still suspicious.

Eonjay1h ago

I know this narrative is trying to be forced on us but I still don't buy it because I don't understand why Sony wouldn't announce the exclusivity. Neither Sony or Microsoft are shy about annoncing timed exclusive deals. Why would this be different?

lelo2play8h ago(Edited 8h ago)

This proves Black Myth Wukong had an exclusivity deal. The developers lied... Sony lied... and Sony fanboys gobbled it all up without question.
Now, let's see if the fanboys that made up excuses a year ago, are men enough to apologise for being d**k's...

Lightning778h ago

They're gonna run in hide and pretend like nothing ever happened. I apologized for no reason. GS played me. Never again will no be played or manipulated by game devs again...

RauLeCreuset12m ago

""I apologized for no reason. GS played me. Never again will no be played or manipulated by game devs again..."

Sure. Says the person who has flip-flopped multiple times between asserting that there was or wasn't a deal.

I told you early on to let things play out. Your problem isn't devs manipulating you. Your problem is your insistence on rushing online to post like you know what you're talking about while being belligerent to people who disagree.

You still don't know. This is the latest thing to have you guessing. Your current position is that releasing exactly a year later is evidence that the devs lied. It's possible that the devs would go so far as to lie to hide the deal only to invite suspicion by releasing on Xbox exactly a year later. It's also possible they fixed the issues with Series S and chose that date because it's the anniversary of the original release. You're still guessing.

Tacoboto8h ago

PS fanboys never had a spine anyway, it's nothing new. They hit the down arrow then run to the next Xbox article

1Victor48m ago(Edited 45m ago)

@taco: “PS fanboys never had a spine anyway, it's nothing new. They hit the down arrow then run to the next Xbox article”
Why waste time responding to someone with their hand covering their ears and their head in the corporation sewer pipe drainage?
Now watch all the disagree without comments pop up on this comment.
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Oops forgot the article
Whatever the case might be be it’s been released on Xbox and if it was a time exclusive what benefits would the developer gain from denying it and putting the other console down.

Bathyj1h ago

So what if they did?
You think you're deserved an explanation?

Lightning778h ago(Edited 8h ago)

Before you fanboys start because I know y'all will.

https://n4g.com/news/266012...

"Content Ventures team led by Christian Svensson. There’s nobody better in the world than Christian and Shawne Benson at finding hidden gems and nurturing up-and-coming companies that are probably off the radar for most of us. They get tons of support from the third-party account management team and the partner development team, who are often the very first points of contact.

[This team worked with] Annapurna Games very early on games like Stray. The same approach also led our support of Genshin Impact, Black Myth: Wukong and Stellar Blade for example."

So do these deals include taking games off previously announced multiplat titles like WK? SB was multiplat until Sony took over publishing. Noticed how the other "gems" were timed also. Not a coincidence in the least bit.

I know y'all gonna try and fight and defend hard but I Dare anyone. Y'all better bring your your best logic.

Matter of fact let me get start it off because I already know.

"where is the deal!"

It's clearly a cover up using the S as a crutch but GS couldn't say there was a deal. The guy openly said he seeks out "gems" for PS. These gems were all timed or taken off Xbox. Again, Which clearly includes previously announced games that were announced on Xbox. It's not hard to see.

gold_drake4h ago

i wonder if they took the exclusivity deal to work on the xbox s version

i remember vaguely that t they had some issues with it.

but u know. bo one has to disclose anything to anyone.
we all knew it was a exclusivity deal.

Neonridr2h ago(Edited 2h ago)

the devs flat out said the game wouldn't work on the S with it's 10GB of RAM and that's why the game hadn't released yet. But guess what, it's coming out on the S.

Neonridr2h ago

lol, I can't wait to hear the defense force spin this. Totally could be a coincidence that the game will release exactly 1 year after it launched on the PS5, right?

We were told that getting this game to work on the Series S with only 10 GB of RAM was impossible.. so what changed suddenly?

The jokes just right themselves here.

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to a T Review: You Are the Perfect Shape - Power Up Gaming

to a T is the latest title from uvula LLC and explores a teenager's life with an interesting bodily condition.

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