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Saros delivers Returnal 2 in all but name

Housemarque's Returnal remains one of the best PS5 games. Built to kill, raised to die, and fine-tuned to annoy the shit out me while dragging me back in for yet another go at  2AM.  Not-a-sequel Saros ropes in my one of my favourite actors Rahul Kohli into the mix with proper shields, greater weapons freedom, Indian-styled visuals, and borrowing  Xenon 2: Megablast's palette and violence.  Saros is set on Carcosa, a shape-shifting, hostile alien planet. It changes on every death, where a total eclipse changes everything (very Pitch Black!). The video shows the first biome, hopefully the others shift up the palette more than Returnal did.  Along his journey he finds Nitya Chandran (Shunori Ramanthan), adding some depth to the Returnal-mayhem. The stunning environment Arjun explores is that of a lost ancient civilization fueled by the twisted enlightenment of the eclipse.  Saros lands in March 2026, check out the PlayStation blog post for more details on w...

PSP Dominates in a Quiet Week of Japanese Sales

The PSP sold nearly 35,000 units last week in Japan, handily trouncing all the opposition, with many hitting their lowest ever sales. Does this mark the point when people start waiting for the next generation of consoles?

Similarly, while the PSP holds six of the top 10 games in Japan, there was little in the way of exciting chart movement and depressed sales, although PSP games were relegated to No's. 4 to 8 and No. 10.

    1 Dragon Quest Monsters: Joker 2 – Professional (DS) – 20,722
    2 Suzumiya Haruhi no Tsuisou (PS3) – 18,831
    3 Steel Diver (3DS) – 17,408
    4 Suzumiya Haruhi no Tsuisou (PSP) – 14,953
    5 Patapon 3 (PSP) – 12,959
    6 Pro Baseball Spirits 2011 (PSP) – 10,166
    7 Planetarian: Chiisana Hoshi no Yume (PSP) – 9,222 (new)
    8 Final Promise Story (PSP) – 6,915
    9 Pro Baseball Spirits 2011 (PlayStation 3) – 6,586
    10 Dai-2-Ji Super Robot Wars Z: Hakai-hen (PSP) – 6,290

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