Gaming
Is Planet Zoo 2 worth it? Aquariums wow, but wait for one thing
Frontier's sequel adds flying birds, fish and wildlife reserves for $49.99. Reviews love the building but flag fiddly menus, thin reserves and early bugs.
PS5
How-To & Tips
How to see who is talking on PS5, and turn down the loud one
A hidden PS5 setting puts the speaker's name on screen during party chat. Here's how to switch it on, move it out of the way and tame a noisy mic.
Gaming
Phantom Blade Zero reviews: an 88 score and one big complaint
Critics call S-Game's kung fu action game one of the year's best, but nearly all flag the same flaw in its story. Here's what to know before Oct. 28.
Gaming
GTA 6 behind the scenes: an 11-year map, tighter roads, a PS5 hack
With GTA 6 due November 19, new details from Rockstar North explain why driving will feel different, why the weapon wheel survived and what hackers are up to.
Gaming
Ken Kutaragi backs Sony killing discs: what it means for your games
The man who created PlayStation says anger over Sony's 2028 disc cutoff is a mindset problem. Here's what is changing and how to protect your game library.
Gaming
PS6 price: memory costs may top $680 per console, leaker claims
A leaker says RAM and storage alone for Sony's next console now cost more than a PS5, and Sony says it won't sell hardware at big losses.
Gaming
PlayStation Plus Extra adds nine games in October, led by Mafia
Sony's October Game Catalog adds the latest Mafia, Horizon Forbidden West and seven more, with most arriving Oct. 20 and a second wave on Oct. 27.
Gaming
Street Fighter 6 welcomes Arjun as a new fighter with fresh arcade content
Arjun, a framed Indian police officer who fights with breath and pillars of earth, is live in Street Fighter 6. Here is how to unlock him and what else arrived.
Gaming
PS5 jailbreaking AI speeds up hacks that run PS2 and PS3 games
AI coding tools are speeding up PS5 hacks and game decompilation. Sony has answered with two firmware updates in October, and GTA 6 is raising the stakes.
Gaming
Valor Mortis PS5 release brings Napoleonic soulslike on Oct 13
The Ghostrunner studio's first-person soulslike launched October 13 on PS5, Xbox and PC for $39.99, with a free PS Plus trial and day-one Game Pass access.
Gaming
Neon Abyss 2 lands on PS5 with neon-soaked roguelike runs
The run-and-gun sequel left Steam Early Access on October 8 and arrived on PS5, Xbox and Switch the same day, with four-player online co-op and more than 600 new items.