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The role-playing game Clair Obscur: Expedition 33, developed by French studio Sandfall Interactive, continues to impress players and critics alike. In the third week after its release, it climbed to number one in physical sales in the UK, with 94% of copies sold on the PS5 version. This is a rare occurrence for a JRPG in the UK market, where such games usually lose ground quickly.

Sony is offering a great opportunity for gamers in the UK with a new bundle on the official PlayStation Direct website that includes a PlayStation 5 Slim with a disc drive and a two-year PS Plus Premium subscription at a great price.

Death Stranding 2: On the Beach has officially gone gold, and ahead of its release in June 2025, the developers have shared details about the new game mechanics. One of the most interesting novelties is the day and night cycle, which not only decorates the world but also adds new tactical opportunities for players.

Sony has quietly added a new payment option to the PlayStation Store on PS5, and that's good news for iOS owners. You can now use Apple Pay to purchase digital games, which adds convenience.

Actress Tati Gabrielle, known for her roles in Uncharted and The Last of Us, will be the protagonist of Naughty Dog's new sci-fi project Intergalactic: The Heretic Prophet. She said that she received not only acting training but also psychological support from the studio's creative director Neil Druckman, preparing for the challenges of the online community's reaction.

Death Stranding 2: On the Beach is getting closer to release. The PlayStation 5 exclusive offers players two modes - Quality with a focus on detail and Performance mode with a smooth 60 frames per second, so everyone can choose the optimal balance between beauty and performance.

Fans of DOOM: The Dark Ages on PlayStation 5 are in for an unpleasant surprise: it has officially become known that physical copies of the game are almost empty, containing only about 85 MB of data, and the remaining 84 GB will have to be downloaded from the Internet. This practice has already caused outrage among players who expected a full Blu-ray disc with the game.

Despite high expectations, DOOM: The Dark Ages demonstrates performance issues on PlayStation 5 and especially on PS5 Pro. Digital Foundry's technical experts found that both Sony consoles suffer from frame rate drops during active scenes, while Xbox Series X provides more stable and smooth gameplay.

The new remaster of The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion, despite the enthusiastic feedback from fans of the classic, is facing serious technical problems on all platforms. Digital Foundry experts have found that the game's performance gradually deteriorates during long gaming sessions, which is likely due to a memory leak.

PlayStation 5 users now have another convenient way to pay for games and content - the console now supports Apple Pay. This became possible thanks to the new payment method that Apple introduced with the release of iOS 18 and iPadOS 18.

The first two chapters of Deltarune are already available for free on Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4, and PC via Steam and itch.io. The new edition, which will be released in the summer, will combine the first four chapters in one package for $25. It will include free updates with chapters 5, 6, and 7, which Toby Fox plans to release at a later date.

In Europe and Asia, Xbox has long since lost its significance, while in the US, the competition between Sony and Microsoft remains fierce. However, new data shows that PlayStation is gradually strengthening its advantage in Microsoft's home market, increasing the gap in the number of active players to 10 million.

The new import tariffs imposed by the Donald Trump administration in 2025 could lead to a significant increase in the price of game consoles and other electronics, which would hit gamers and the entire industry hard. According to analysts, the cost of consoles could rise by almost 70%, and overall consumer spending in the US could fall by $69 billion.

Forza Horizon 5 has become a real gift for arcade racing fans - the release on PlayStation 5, which took place on 29 April 2025, brought more than 1.2 million sales in the first week. This demonstrates the huge demand for the game, even considering that it was released on Sony consoles almost four years after its launch on Xbox.

Gears of War: Reloaded, a large-scale remaster of the cult shooter, will be available for the first time not only on Xbox but also on PlayStation 5 on 26 August. But the news from European retailers was even more unexpected: physical copies of the game have been confirmed for PS5 and PC only, while the Xbox version seems to be a digital-only title.