Round-based 4-player horror co-op Sker Ritual has a new PS5 demo

Upcoming open-world action adventure game Outcast – A New Beginning now has a demo available on PC, PS5 and Xbox Series X/S. The demo was released alongside a new trailer, which you can check out below.

A demo for third-person action adventure game Outcast: A New Beginning is now available for PlayStation 5, Xbox Series, and PC via Steam, publisher THQ Nordic and developer Appeal Studios announced.

The newly-released PC, PS4, and PS5 game Granblue Fantasy: Relink is already a big hit, having passed 1 million copies sold and enjoying an impressive 82 overall rating from critics. Granblue Fantasy: Relink is an action-RPG and the fourth game in the Granblue Fantasy series. The original game, 2014's Granblue Fantasy, was only ever released in Japan, so for many, Granblue Fantasy: Relink may be their introduction to the franchise.

Sony has prematurely revealed a demo for Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth, as part of a trailer uploaded early to the PS Store. The video – presumably intended to debut as part of an upcoming State of Play livestream – promises to let you “step into the shoes of either Cloud or Sephiroth during the Nibelheim episode”. It adds that you’ll be able to “uncover the opening chapter of the story and explore the world map”.

Final Fantasy VII Rebirth's playable demo is available now on PS5, and immediately, musically gifted players took the opportunity to show off for Tifa in the included piano minigame. Tifa's Theme is set as a challenge for players to overcome in-game, but rousing tributes to other tracks quickly appeared, a testament to the flexibility of its freeplay mode.

Leaked several days ago and now confirmed as part of Sony's latest State of Play broadcast, the playable demo for Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth is available to download from the PS Store. It weighs in at a whopping 48.6GB, which is huge for a pre-release peek.

Helldivers 2 developer Arrowhead Game Studios has confirmed that the «rapid patch» the team deployed to Steam yesterday is «now on PS5 as well».

Good news, star admirals with decent CPM! Gearbox and Blackbird Interactive's strategy escapade Homeworld 3 has a demo on Steam. It's been live for a few days, actually, but whether due to the bombardment of other Steam Fest goodies or my being led astray by the similar-but-nerdier Nebulous: Fleet Command, I didn't try it till last night. The demo includes a tutorial mission, four maps and the War Games mode, a one-to-three player affair which essentially turns Homeworld into a roguelike - pitching you up against unpredictable opposition while unlocking new fleets and doling out Artifacts that augment your vessels.

Cliff «CliffyB» Bleszinski says he's «down» to consult on the next Gears game, saying «if they were smart», Microsoft and Coalition would invite him to «give his two cents».

Ironmace says a court has dismissed its former publisher Nexon's request for an injunction following the publisher's claim that Dark and Darker has been written with stolen code from a game the team had been developing for Nexon.

Free «interactive study» Interaction Isn't Explicit is now available via the PlayStation Store.

Sony has quietly blocked the Cronus Zen from connecting to PS5 consoles via its latest firmware update, a device which lets players use, or modify, «any supported controller» on Sony's console.