Silent Hill 2 is now back from the dead thanks to Bloober Team and despite a few shortcomings, it is actually a pretty solid remake. Like in the old days, we have recorded the first 30 minutes of James Sunderland's adventure in the hellish town of Silent Hill so if you want to immerse yourself into one of the most depressingly memorable psychological horror game, you know what to do.

Until Dawn is back on PlayStation 5 and after playing the prologue and the first chapter, we must say we are pretty disappointed by it from a technical standpoint. The game's lighting effects have been overhauled but it changes the atmospheres of certain scenes and some fans might not like it. We don't really mind to be honest, but we do feel it is a shame to see that this new version does not have a steady framerate, despite running at 30 fps. The implementation of ray tracing might be to blame, if there really is ray tracing in there, but when you consider that the original PS4 version can run at a smooth 60 on PS5 (and is much cheaper), it is a bit of a disappointment. Not that you need 60 fps to enjoy the adventure mind you, but framerate should be perfectly steady. Let's hope the PC port will fix this issue, as we firmly believe that the game is mostly aimed at PC players who have never owned a PlayStation console. Supermassive's first game is the best to us, though we also enjoyed The Quarry, Little Hope and House of Ashes, so if you have never played it, you definitely should. Now which version should you choose clearly depends on where you want to play it.
Note: A real gameplay video will be added as soon as it's encoded but we played the prologue in a French Gamersyde Offline video if you want to see some footage now.
Update: Gameplay video added.

Almost ten years after its original release, Until Dawn is about to return on PlayStation 5 and PC. As soon as tomorrow, we'll finally be able to see if this UE5 remake was actually really necessary. Until then, don't hesitate to check out the YouTube launch trailer inside.

Saber Interactive just released a new video for the upcoming A Quiet Place: The Road Ahead and the game seems a bit more ambitious than we expected considering its price tag (about $30/€30). To be honest, we didn't think there would me much of a story, so it's a nice surprise to see that the studio has apparently given the characters a lot of attention.

We met Jonathan Jasques-Belletête twice, back in 2011 and in 2015, for Deus Ex: Human Revolution and Deus Ex: Mankind Divided. We didn't know he was part of the team behind Hell is Us, that we saw a trailer of in Sony's State of Play last week. To see more gameplay and find out what the game is all about, check out this new official video.

The Smurfs - Dreams is the new game in the famous franchise and it will come out on October 24 on basically every system out there. This time, it has been developed by Ocellus Studio, that you may know for the Marsupilami game back in 2021, which was actually pretty nice (though short). Their attempt at making a game featuring the Smurfs seems like a good idea as it is inspired by the likes of Sackboy: A Big Adventure and can be played co-op with a friend (or a child). A demo is now available on Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S and PC if you want to give it a go.

It is the end of September so it's quite logical to see a new football game by Electronic Arts hit the shelves. Since FIFA is no more since last year, we welcome EA Sports FC 25, which has been available for a few days now. Inside, you'll find a gameplay video of the Xbox Series X version featuring the first half of a match opposing Real Madrid and Paris Saint-Germain and the first half of a women's international match between France and the USA. Enjoy!

Metal Gear Solid Δ: Snake Eater is shaping up to be a very respectful remake of the 2004 cult classic, as proven by the new trailer release by Konami earlier today. Still no release date announced, which is a shame, but it is safe to say that it should not come out before next year now.

Yesterday's State of Play was actually pretty nice with lots of games, some of them we're really curious to see more of. The good news is we also got lots of release dates, including some for 2024. We even had a few PlayStation VR2 titles to ease the announcement of the three remasters that were featured during the presentation. The show's highlight was without a doubt the announcement of Sucker Punch's Ghost of Yotei for next year.
Note: For some reason, the embedded versions of the trailers of Fear the Spotlight and the Stellar Blade DLC featuring Nier- Automata don't work, hence their absence in the list.
Update: Downloadable 4K trailer of Monster Hunter Wilds added.

#DRIVE Rally has not convinced us at all, but the good news is that it will hit early access tomorrow, so there's still much room (and time) for improvement. For starters, we don't understand why the devs would punish players for barely touching the barrier tape by giving them a time penalty when they're not even cutting corners. Sometimes, hitting a solid barrier and losing time gets you a penalty. It makes the game very frustrating, almost forcing you to turn very slowly each time to make sure you don't touch anything. Also, for now, there is absolutely no difference in grip when going from gravel to asphalt and the lack of rumble in the controller means the sensations are poorer than they should. Last but not least, the cars do not seem to drift much, even when using the handbrake. More powerful vehicles seem better in that regard, but it still does not feel satisfying enough compared to arcade or simcade rally games out there. We like the visuals though, as well as the number of stages, which is quite high. There are only four different destinations but more then twenty stages in each so when gameplay is improved, the game should keep players busy for a while.