Arrives later this month.

MultiVersus is about to gain another new character for its playable roster. Agent Smith has been confirmed for the game for a while, but this new trailer gives us our first look at how the character will play in WB Games' free fighter.

As with all the other characters in the game, Agent Smith looks to have a lot of references to his source material within his moveset. As well as using his hand-to-hand skills, he also makes use of pistols to attack opponents, and can even summon a clone of himself — his favourite trick from The Matrix Reloaded. You have to love his dodge animation too, which shows off his ability to dodge speeding bullets.

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Roll out.

Publisher Outright Games has announced Transformers: Galactic Trials, a new game starring everyone's favourite giant alien robots. It's a curious blend of genres, with the game's two halves dividing your time between arcade-style racing and third-person combat sequences with rogue-lite elements.

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Earn free outfits and weapons for launch.

Capcom is offering an extra incentive to play its newly launched Kunitsu-Gami: Path of the Goddess demo as finishing certain tasks will reward all players with items themed around the PS2 classic Okami at launch. The PS5, PS4 demo is available to download and play now, and you have got until the full game releases on 19th July 2024 to complete the special objectives that will unlock the items.

In "Mission 1", you must get one billion crystals to drop by defeating enemies. Doing so unlocks the Soh (Amaterasu) costume and Thunder Edge weapon from Okami. Then, in "Mission 2", you need to find 15 Lucky Mallets and take pictures of them to post in response to a tweet on the Kunitsu-Gami Twitter page. Completing this objective will unlock background music from Okami and the Yoshiro (Waka) costume. The bonus items will be delivered in-game once it fully launches in a few weeks if the objectives are completed.

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Major patch inbound.

WB Games' free-to-play platform fighter, MultiVersus, is imminently set to receive a huge game update, adding support for the latest playable character and making lots of adjustments and improvements. Agent Smith will be joining the fun this month, but there's plenty more to look forward to with this patch.

Agent Smith will go live for all players on 23rd July 2024, when you can purchase him using your Fighter Currency. However, he can be unlocked as early as 8th July if you complete enough Rifts in the 'Beat Rifts, Get Agent Smith Free' event.

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Like, follow, and obey.

PS Plus Essential members can look forward to another three PS5, PS4 titles to download and play when they next boot their system up, with the service's monthly game refresh now available. You have got until Tuesday, 6th August 2024 to claim the following:

• Borderlands 3 (PS5, PS4) | Review
• NHL 24 (PS5, PS4) | Review
• Among Us (PS5, PS4) | Review

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"That would be the dream".

It seems time heals all wounds, even the grievous ones that linger after a high-profile public breakup. Noriaki Okamura, producer of the upcoming Metal Gear Solid Delta: Snake Eater from Konami, has signalled that not only would he be up for working with auteur creator Hideo Kojima again, it's his heart's most fervent desire.

Okamura made the comments in the recently released Metal Gear Production Hotline video (thanks, Gematsu). Making sure to separate his stance from Konami's, the producer was asked if there was any chance that the original staff members would return to work on, co-develop, or supervise any Metal Gear games, to which he replied:

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WooHoo!

Love is in the air, at least for the amorous inhabitants of The Sims 4, with EA revealing that its upcoming Lovestruck expansion is all about romance and infatuation. A surprisingly raunchy trailer for the DLC offering shows off the kinds of moves inhabitants of the free-to-play social sim will be able to pull when it launches on 25th July, and preorders or purchases through until 5th September will be rewarded with the additional Heartbreak Happens Digital Content pack.

Players can look forward to customizing their Sim's Cupid's Corner dating app and meeting interested others for intimate interactions such as cuddling in bed or some steamy, seductive dancing. At an expensive $59.95 (or your local equivalent), we hope the offering is appropriately robust and that interested punters' most fervent desires are met.

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Flying in the face of Guilliman's sacred Codex.

Developer Saber Interactive and publisher Focus Entertainment have confirmed that Space Marine 2's public stress test, scheduled to take place before the games' 9th September release, will no longer be going ahead. Claiming to be entirely focused on optimisation, polish, and bug fixes, the powers that be say: "Space Marine 2 is almost ready... This means we will not run a public online beta, as it would take the development teams away from preparing for the full launch, and our priority is to ensure the best possible experience at release."

Acknowledging that this news may be disappointing, the unique Porphyr Shield Bolt Pistol skin will be made available to those who registered via online signup before 28th June, which is something at least. Space Marine 2 will ship with both PVP and PVE multiplayer modes, so testing those modes before launch, at scale, seems like good tactical sense to us. Still, we suppose the developers know best, and we hope the game's multiplayer servers can handle what we suspect will be many, many more Space Marines than are customarily allowed by Primarch Roboute Guilliman's sacred tome of strategy and military organisation, the Codex Astartes.

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Mostly Positive, soon to be Overwhelmingly so.

Frustrated Elden Ring players who jumped into the Shadow of the Erdtree expansion, ignored tutorial messages, and expected a cake-walk, vented their spleens by review bombing the DLC on Steam. This caused the critically acclaimed offering to drop to Mixed, although, in fairness, the PC version was also plagued by performance issues. Now, balance seems to have been restored to the Lands Between, as the wonderfully generous addition has recovered to a Mostly Positive rating.

Noted by Eurogamer, we like to think those who initially took part in the bombing campaign had a legitimate change of heart en masse and returned to right their wrongful reviews after taking time to appreciate the scale of FromSoftware's achievement. Alas, it's more likely the result of the massive influx of new players, which caused Elden Ring to appear not once but twice in the UK sales charts for the month of June.

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Don't look now.

A new species of eyeless spider has been discovered in China. While we don't think the discovery of another arachnid should ever be a cause for celebration, notably, the person responsible for bringing this nightmare to light has decided to name it after the worst of all Monster Hunter monstrosities.

Spotted by VG247, the little arachnid popped up on the Monster Hunter subreddit, dubbed the Otacilia Khezu, apparently honouring the classic Capcom monstrosity, the Khezu. Included in virtually every Monster Hunter game since the series' inception, the Khezu is horrible, a sightless wyvern whose pale, rubbery hide must remain relatively damp. Those who would instead rather check out the infinitely more appealing spider can find more details here.

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Being brought back in phases.

After nearly a full month of downtime, Sony has announced its PS Stars rewards program is "returning soon in phased regional rollouts". The mobile PS App is now displaying a new message when the PS Stars icon is selected on the home screen that reads: "PlayStation Stars will be returning soon in phased regional rollouts. Thank you for your patience and we look forward to welcoming you back."

According to the PS Stars page on Reddit, select Asian territories may already have regained access to the service. The USA, UK, and Europe will likely be given access once again in the coming days.

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Directed by Koshi Nakanishi.

The Resident Evil series is so consistent in its release schedule and overall quality that it hardly needs pointing out, but Capcom has revealed it has a new entry in the horror IP in active development. Resident Evil 7: Biohazard lead Koshi Nakanishi is returning as director for the production of the new game, which will presumably be the sequel to Resident Evil Village.

During the Capcom Next livestream, Nakanishi said: "We're making a new Resident Evil. It was really difficult to figure out what to do after . But I found it, and to be honest, it feels substantial. I can't share any details just yet, but I hope you’re excited for the day I can."

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Priced at £44.99 / $49.99.

Just days after its surprise announcement, Capcom has confirmed the Dead Rising Deluxe Remaster will launch for PS5 on 19th September 2024 via the PS Store. A physical version will follow in November. Priced at £44.99 / $49.99, the original game has been modernised, firstly with a 4K resolution running at 60 frames-per-second. Check out the trailer above to see the remaster in action.

As part of the Capcom Next livestream, the publisher covered lots of quality-of-life improvements to go alongside the visual overhaul. You'll now be able to move Frank West while aiming, there's an auto-save feature so you no longer need to find a bathroom anymore, NPC behaviour has been improved, and more control adjustments will upgrade things further. Real-time lighting and shadow effects will then change the look and general mood of the mall's locations based on the time of day. It's also now running on the RE Engine.

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Path to enlightenment.

If you're not quite sold on Capcom's upcoming action game, Kunitsu-Gami: Path of the Goddess, then you may be pleased to learn that a playable demo's out now on PS5 and PS4. The publisher's already shown plenty of gameplay footage for this one, but it does feel like one of those titles where actually playing it could make all the difference.

The demo doesn't have a time limit or anything like that, and it's set across several of the game's stages. Kunitsu-Gami got some glowing hands-on previews from Summer Game Fest 2024 — including our own — so we'd definitely recommend checking the demo out.

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Dead Rising! Kunitsu-Gami! RE7 on iOS!

Looking for the Capcom Next 2024 Livestream? The Japanese firm revealed last week it's putting on its own showcase to talk about three upcoming titles: the recently revealed Dead Rising Deluxe Remaster, this July's Kunitsu-Gami: Path of the Goddess, and an iOS port of Resident Evil 7: Biohazard. No other games will be part of the Capcom showcase.

The livestream will start 30 minutes after the publication of this Live article at 11pm BST / 3pm PDT / 6pm EDT. What do you want to know about the second Dead Rising remaster? Let us know in the Live Chat while you wait.

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You can even toggle death.

Upcoming RPG Dragon Age: The Veilguard will feature a full suite of customisable difficulty options. A new Game Informer article reveals that alongside your typical premade settings — Storyteller, Adventurer, and Nightmare — you'll be able to adjust individual values in order to create your own custom difficulty.

You can tweak fundamental stuff like incoming and outgoing damage, along with how aggressive enemies are in general. On top of that, you can rebalance the more skill-based elements — which is obviously a big deal given how action-focused The Veilguard's combat system is. Aim assist can be altered — complete with what sounds like a total auto-aim toggle — and parry windows can be shortened or extended to suit your needs.

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Ready? Fight!

Evo is going to be a truly massive gathering this year, having set a new record for registered players. But what do the numbers look like when you break them down by game? The PlayStation-backed event has revealed the figures for each tournament, and we're looking at some of the biggest competitions in Evo history.

Street Fighter 6 has once again attracted the most entrants. A whopping 5,265 players will battle it out with Ryu and the gang, and it'll actually be the second-largest Evo tournament ever — bettered only by Street Fighter 6's debut at Evo 2023.

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Some services were experiencing issues.

Update: Sony has now restored normal service to all aspects of the PlayStation Network, with the relevant page stating: "All services are up and running." The temporary outage across select parts of PSN lasted roughly two to three hours.

Original story: Sony is currently investigating a series of PSN errors that have taken some features of its online services offline, or are providing issues at the very least. The PSN network service status page is flagging errors across account management, gaming and social, PlayStation Video, and the PlayStation store on PS5 and PS4.

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Out this Wednesday, redesigned for consoles.

No other theme park management sim has ever quite managed to reach the highs of the classic Roller Coaster Tycoon games, but the attempts keep on coming as it's announced Parkitect will debut on PS5, PS4 later this week in a Deluxe Edition format.

The release bundles together the original title with two DLC packs (Booms and Blooms and A Taste of Adventure), and features new button mapping options and a redesigned UI to make the experience "comfortable" on consoles. You can see it in action in the trailer above, with the PS5, PS4 launch set for this Wednesday, 3rd July 2024. The Deluxe Edition on PC costs just under £40 / $45, so expect a similar pricepoint on PlayStation consoles.

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