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Sony is clearing up space for new additions to the PS Plus Service. Unfortunately, that means PS Plus Extra and PS Plus Premium members will lose access to some incredible titles, including a number of Final Fantasy entries and popular indie hits.

Tales of Kenzera: Zau has been on many radars since its announcement at The Game Awards last December, and now, with its launch right around the corner, EA – which is publishing the indie title under its EA Originals label – has released a launch trailer to hype up its release. Check it out below.

It seems like there’s always a new promising Metroidvania game around the corner, and after Prince of Persia: The Lost Crown earlier this year, the next one that many have had their eye on is Sturgent Studios and EA’s Tales of Kenzera: Zau. Due out later this month, hands-on preview for the title were recently published by a number of outlets, following which new details have emerged on how long the game is going to be.

Sony has revealed the slate of games joining the PlayStation Plus Game Catalog in April. In the coming weeks, PS Plus Extra and Deluxe/Premium tier members will get access to deep-sea exploration RPG Dave the Diver, Metroidvania action title Tales of Kenzera: Zau, indie platformer Animal Well, open-world racing title Crew 2, action platformer Raji: An Ancient Epic and more. Most of these games will be available on the PS Plus catalogue on April 16. Tales of Kenzera: Zau and Animal Well, on the other hand, will join the service as day-one launch titles on April 23 and May 9, respectively.

Sturgent Studios 2.5D Metroidvania title Tales of Kenzera: Zau has looked increasingly promising with each of its showings since its announcement last December, and with its release fast approaching, more new details on it are continuing to be revealed.

Metroidvania fans have had their eyes on Tales of Kenzera: Zau ever since its announcement last December, and with its launch approaching, developer Sturgent Studios and publisher EA have made access to it even easier for those who wish to dive in.

Sony has announced the slate of free games arriving on PlayStation Plus in April. The PS Plus monthly games for next month include first-person spell shooter Immortals of Aveum, spinoff strategy title Minecraft Legends and roguelike-action platformer Skul: The Hero Slayer. All three games will be accessible to PS Plus subscribers across Essential, Extra and Deluxe/Premium tiers starting April 2. Sony had also confirmed the games coming to the PS Plus Game Catalog earlier this month, with NBA 2K24, Marvel's Midnight Suns and Resident Evil 3 leading the lineup.

The Aplril 2024 PlayStation Plus monthly games have been confirmed, with Sony pulling together a trio of games for all PS Plus subscribers – Essentials, Extra and Premium. Headlining this month’s selection is the magic-infused FPS Immortals of Aveum, but what else is coming down the pipe?

Which games are leaving PlayStation Plus in April 2024? It has been confirmed that no fewer than 11 titles will vanish from Sony’s massive on-demand library.

If there’s one thing PlayStation Plus Premium is missing it’s a good library of PS2 classics. Since Sony relaunched PS Plus in 2022 with multiple tiers, it feels like those paying top whack for the online service have been short-changed when it comes to the lineup of older PlayStation games being emulated on PS4 and PS5.

If there’s one thing PlayStation Plus Premium is missing it’s a good library of PS2 classics. Since Sony relaunched PS Plus in 2022 with multiple tiers, it feels like those paying top whack for the online service have been short-changed when it comes to the lineup of older PlayStation games being emulated on PS4 and PS5.

Sony has announced the slate of games coming to PlayStation Plus Game Catalog in March. Starting March 19, PS Plus Extra and Deluxe/Premium tier subscribers will get access to popular basketball sim NBA 2K24, tactical RPG Marvel's Midnight Suns, survival horror title Resident Evil 3, and more. March Game Catalog offerings follow the month's lineup of free games — available to all PS Plus members — that Sony announced in late February.

PlayStation Plus monthly games for March have been announced. The lineup of free games for the month includes racing simulator EA Sports F1 23, kung fu beat ‘em up Sifu, online shooter Destiny 2: The Witch Queen and survival horror title Hello Neighbor 2. All four titles will be available to PS Plus subscribers across Essential, Extra and Deluxe/Premium tiers starting March 5. Members can add the monthly free games to their library till April 1.

Here are the latest games leaving PlayStation Plus as we look at the list of departures for March 2024. There’s a small cluster of favourites being yanked from Sony’s more premium tiers, including a recent Bethesda open world horror and arguably one of the best indie gems of the past decade.

Here are the latest games leaving PlayStation Plus as we look at the list of departures for March 2024. There’s a small cluster of favourites being yanked from Sony’s more premium tiers, including a recent Bethesda open world horror and arguably one of the best indie gems of the past decade.

Sony announced February's slate of games coming to PlayStation Plus game catalogue for Extra and Deluxe/Premium tier members last week. This month's PS Plus offerings, announced on the PlayStation blog, are headlined by Need for Speed: Unbound, The Outer Worlds, Tales of Arise and Assassin's Creed Valhalla. The full list of games arriving to the PS Plus game catalogue this month will be playable starting February 20. Sony had also announced February's three free games coming to PS Plus across all membership tiers late last month.

The next batch of games coming to Sony’s premium subscription services, PS Plus Extra and PS Plus Premium, have been revealed.

The next batch of games coming to Sony’s premium subscription services, PS Plus Extra and PS Plus Premium, have been revealed.

Sony has announced the pack of free games coming to PlayStation Plus in February. The monthly games lineup includes the new 4v4 online party shooter Foamstars, shooter-skater hybrid Rollerdrome and the Soulslike action-RPG Steelrising. The three titles will be playable for PS Plus Essential, Extra, and Deluxe/ Premium members starting February 6. PS Plus subscribers can add the free games to their game library till March 4. Once added to the library, all three titles will be accessible as long as users have an active PS Plus subscription.

The first February PlayStation Plus monthly game has been announced, with Square Enix confirming that Foamstars will be launching exclusively for PS5 and PS4 on 6th February as one of the three games included for all PS Plus subscribers.

Foamstars, Square Enix's Splatoon-like 4v4 online party shooter announced last year, is coming next month. The PlayStation exclusive will release February 6 as a day-one launch title on PS Plus, Sony and Square Enix confirmed Tuesday. The game will be available to download for free on PS5 and PS4 as part of the PlayStation Plus Monthly Games lineup for next month, starting February 6 through March 4. Foamstars was announced at a PlayStation Showcase in May last year, showing off soapy shooting and colourful characters, both heavily inspired by Nintendo's Splatoon games. A PS Plus release will likely attract more players to the multiplayer title in its early days.

The first February PlayStation Plus monthly game has been announced, with Square Enix confirming that Foamstars will be launching exclusively for PS5 and PS4 on 6th February as one of the three games included for all PS Plus subscribers.

2024’s first batch of games coming to Sony’s premium subscription services, PS Plus Extra and PS Plus Premium, have been revealed.

The PlayStation Plus monthly games for January 2024 has been confirmed by Sony. These monthly games are the games that are available to all PlayStation Plus subscribers, regardless of membership tier.

The PlayStation Plus monthly games for January 2024 has been confirmed by Sony. These monthly games are the games that are available to all PlayStation Plus subscribers, regardless of membership tier.

Sony has insisted multiple times over the years that Microsoft’s Game Pass-centric model is not one that would work for PlayStation. The company has made it abundantly clear that it has no plans in the foreseeable future to start putting all of its games on a subscription service day and date, believing that that would have an adverse impact on sales (something that Microsoft itself has also admitted). Now, leaked internal documents emerging from the recent Insomniac Games data breach have revealed data that seems to lend weight to that notion.

Sony has revealed the next set of games coming to their premium subscription services, PS Plus Extra and PS Plus Premium.

Sony has revealed the next set of games coming to their premium subscription services, PS Plus Extra and PS Plus Premium.

December is at the door, which means so are the free PlayStation Plus monthly games. The PS Plus free games for the final month of the year have been announced. Starting Tuesday, December 5, PS Plus member will get access to open-world Lego driving adventure Lego 2K Drive, clean ‘em up sim Powerwash Simulator and indie exploration title Sable. All three titles will be available to PS Plus subscribers across Essential, Extra, and Deluxe/ Premium plans. The free games can be added to PS4 and PS5 game libraries until Monday, January 1. You'd of course have to keep your PS Plus subscription to continue playing the titles.

While it’s swiftly becoming the season for Christmas gift-giving, sometimes it’s hard to work out what to get for the gamers in your life. There’s so many peripherals, platforms and pricey deluxe editions that it can be a confusing time for anyone, especially if you have no idea how to tell the difference between an XStation and a Nintendo Twitch, and a Fortnite is something you hope to have off at the end of December. TheSixthAxis is here to help though, with a batch of different Christmas gifts for gamers that should match any budget.

PlayStation is preparing for its Black Friday sale again, promising huge discounts on games and high-end hardware. The sale begins Friday, November 17 — a weeklong head start that lets you stock up on all your gaming needs for this winter. Sony India seems intent on exhausting its inventory of PS5 Cricket 24 Edition bundles, which were released last month in anticipation of the ICC World Cup. It will once again cost Rs. 47,990 — down from Rs. 57,990 — it was originally touted as a limited-time offer, and comes packaged with a 4K Bluray-equipped disc variant of the console and a voucher code for the titular sports game. The PlayStation Black Friday sale ends November 30.

Sony has given a rough outline of what they will be selling and discounting during Black Friday 2023, with what is one of the biggest sales bonanzas of the year kicking off on 17th November – technically the Friday before. What PS5 Black Friday deals will we be getting?

Sony has given a rough outline of what they will be selling and discounting during Black Friday 2023, with what is one of the biggest sales bonanzas of the year kicking off on 17th November – technically the Friday before. What PS5 Black Friday deals will we be getting?

Two of the free monthly games from the PlayStation Plus Essentials November 2023 line up have been announced by Sony with Aliens: Fireteam Elite leading the way for some online co-op alien blasting!

Two of the free monthly games from the PlayStation Plus Essentials November 2023 line up have been announced by Sony with Aliens: Fireteam Elite leading the way for some online co-op alien blasting!

Action-packed thrills and spooky chills await this month’s selection of games joining the PlayStation Game Catalog. All titles playable from Tuesday, October 17. Let’s get into it.

Sony has announced that PS5 cloud streaming will be launching for all PS Plus Premium subscribers later this month, giving remote access to full fat PlayStation 5 games from the PS Plus Game Catalog, support for Game Trials, as well as a selection of games that are owned by members.

Sony is launching cloud streaming for the PS5 console, later this month. The feature will be available to PS Plus Premium — highest-tier — members only, letting them stream select Game Catalog titles like Spider-Man: Miles Morales, Horizon Forbidden West, Ghost of Tsushima, and more, without having to download or actually own them. Unfortunately, it's getting a staggered rollout, first launching in Japan, Europe, and North American regions, promising ‘hundreds' of PS5 games in the future. The company confirmed the addition and testing of cloud streaming in June, as part of its pivot towards the technology, further solidified by its PlayStation Portal handheld device.

Since launching the all-new PlayStation Plus more than a year ago, we’ve seen such high engagement from our fans on our offerings – from the quality titles offered in the Game Catalog like Horizon Forbidden West and Sea of Stars, to new trophy features we’ve added to classic games like Legend of Dragoon and Syphon Filter. 

The PS Plus October Essential games have been confirmed by Sony, with the October line up having a suitably scary and weird feel. This follows last month’s though, as Sony announced PS Plus price increases that came into effect on 6th September, raising prices 20% in the UK, 26% in Europe and a staggering 33% in the US.

Sony has officially revealed the latest games joining the Monthly Games line-up for PlayStation Plus. Starting October 3rd and until November 6th, PlayStation Plus Essential subscribers can claim The Callisto Protocol, Farming Simulator 22 and Weird West for free. Of course, these will also be available for Extra and Premium subscribers.

A month hardly ever goes by where PlayStation Plus’ free offerings don’t get leaked ahead of time, and sure enough, over on Dealabs, serial leaker billbil-kun has spilled the beans – at least partially – on the free games that Sony will be offering to PlayStation Plus subscribers during the month of October.

Here are the games leaving PlayStation Plus in October 2023. Next month will the PS Plus library take a considerable hit with 16 games leaving, shortly after Sony announced a major price hike for their subscription-based service. Two major franchises are pulling fan-favourite titles, with a pair of recent horror hits also being untimely removed just before Halloween.

A new month means a fresh selection of games joining the PlayStation Game Catalog. All the titles will be playable from Tuesday, September 19. Let’s dive in.

There’s a nasty sting in the tail of Sony’s PS Plus monthly games announcement, as they have confirmed that the prices for all 12-month PS Plus subscription plans (Essential, Extra and Premium) will be increasing from 6th September 2023.

PlayStation Plus is getting a price hike soon. Sony has confirmed plans to raise the prices for its PS Plus yearly subscriptions, starting September 6, across all three tiers. The news was buried underneath their monthly blog post, which lists the new free games coming to the service. As D-day nears, the base PS Plus Essential plan will cost $79.99 (about Rs. 6,611) for a 12-month subscription, going up from the current $60 (about Rs. 4,959) price tag. Due to regional pricing, however, Indian prices should be significantly lower — currently, a yearly plan of PS Plus Essential costs Rs. 2,999 in the country. The increase hasn't been announced in INR, so to get a good estimate, I think it'd be best to compare it to the Japanese cost, which will soon rise to JPY 6,800 (about Rs. 3,850).

The PS Plus Essential Games for September 2023 have been announced with a fresh trio of bundled in games that are headlined by the 2022 reboot of Saints Row.

The PS Plus Essential Games for September 2023 have been announced with a fresh trio of bundled in games that are headlined by the 2022 reboot of Saints Row.

Sony has planned yet another promotional sale for the PS5 in India, promising a discount of Rs. 7,500. The offer is only applicable on the 4K Bluray-equipped disc version of the console, and goes live Thursday, August 24, at select online and brick-and-mortar retailers. The sale is slated to run for nine days, going into September 2, and will cut the price down to Rs. 47,490. The drop is exactly the same as the July sale, so in case you missed that one, now would be a good time to snag a PS5. While supply shortages are certainly not an issue anymore, we'd suggest being a little prepared since flocks of gamers coming together to buy the console (online) could cause server loads.

Sony has annoucned the PlayStation Plus Game Catalogue update for August 2023, adding a bunch of games, new and old, to the game libraries included with PS Plus Extra and PS Plus Premium subscriptions.

Today we’re happy to reveal the PlayStation Plus Game Catalog for July 2023. The lineup includes two hotly anticipated indies available with Game Catalog on their respective launch days – Sea of Stars and Moving Out 2. Sea of Stars will be available when it launches on Tuesday, August 29, with all other titles available starting Tuesday, August 15. Let’s dive in.

Sony has annoucned the PlayStation Plus Game Catalogue update for August 2023, adding a bunch of games, new and old, to the game libraries included with PS Plus Extra and PS Plus Premium subscriptions.

Sony has reportedly begun rolling out public beta access for cloud gaming on the PS5. As per ResetEra user ArashiGames, chosen PS Plus Premium members will be able to stream select games at up to 4K resolution. While the company confirmed the addition of cloud streaming in June, it's only now that we're learning about the supported resolution. That said, it's unclear whether the maximum resolution refers to the in-game graphical fidelity or the streaming resolution, but a screenshot suggests that available resolutions are entirely dependent on the player's internet connection. The core idea is that you can play games from the cloud without actually owning or downloading any of them.

The PS Plus Essential Games for August 2023 are now available to download, fresh trio of bundled in games that are headlined by the golf-tastic action of PGA Tour 2K23.

With our latest Mm Original, Tren, out today in Dreams, we decided to catch up with Media Molecule creative director (and BeechCorp CEO) John Beech. Here, he talks to us about bringing his personal project in-house to Mm, how his childhood experiences of play inspired the toy train game, and how his relationship with toys and play has changed as he’s grown from a little kid into a big one.

The PS Plus Essential Games for August 2023 are now available to download, fresh trio of bundled in games that are headlined by the golf-tastic action of PGA Tour 2K23.

The PS Plus Essential Games for August 2023 have been announced with a fresh trio of bundled in games that are headlined by the golf-tastic action of PGA Tour 2K23. But you might have other hopes and dreams of what you’ll get to play before you pass through death’s door, and this month is sure to deliver.

The PS Plus Essential Games for August 2023 have been announced with a fresh trio of bundled in games that are headlined by the golf-tastic action of PGA Tour 2K23. But you might have other hopes and dreams of what you’ll get to play before you pass through death’s door, and this month is sure to deliver.

Today we’re happy to reveal the PlayStation Plus Monthly Games for August. The Monthly Games lineup of PGA Tour 2K23, Dreams and Death’s Door will be available to PlayStation Plus members on Tuesday, August 1 until Monday, September 4. 

Though 2023 has been dominated by major AAA releases that have enjoyed widespread critical and commercial acclaim, there’s no shortage of games to be excited about on the indie side of things as well. Sabotage Studio’s retro RPG Sea of Stars is one that a great many people have had their eye on for years now, and ahead of its launch just a little over a month from now, it’s been confirmed that PlayStation Plus subscribers (but not all) will get access to the game at no additional cost.

More games are set to leave PlayStation Plus Extra in August 2023, including a few major fan favourites, Sony have quietly revealed.