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Kind of crazy how quiet they've been on the anniversary front so far to be honest, I'm hoping it's just a case of TGS/September events maybe being closer to the actual anniversary date and a better way to spread the news in their eyes? Who even knows with them these days though Would love a dedicated Pro event, it has been far too long since the last Cerny talk! I've said it before but I just can't justify a Pro at this point with how the next-gen (well, current now) output has been so far on the PS5. I still feel like the only game to really push the console in a meaningful way for me was Final Fantasy XVI, besides the messes that were games like Jedi Survivor which pushed the console hard for all the wrong reasons. So fingers crossed super hard for some 30th anniversary goodness with some plates, controllers and the like to spend my money on towards the end of the year instead! Kind of hoping the combination of a Pro release and Black Friday sales means SSD prices drop a little so I can finally upgrade my PS5's internal storage, too

PlayStation will be returning to TGS this September – their first appearance at the event since 2019! Good stuff. TGS is tucked away right at the end of September this year, so I imagine we'll get the September Showcase or State of Play a week or two ahead of time. Got to imagine this is aligned with news for PS5 Pro, potential 30th anniversary goodies, and maybe a focus on some Japanese releases? DS2, Monster Hunter Wilds, and rumoured games like that Gravity Rush 2 remaster/remake/whatever it is would all make a lot of sense for an event like this.

7 titles are being added for NES Online...today!

Can confirm Also, can someone confirm how spoiler tags work now? I've had a look on my phone (in desktop mode too) and tried to click it like before, highlight the text after, etc., but can't seem to get it to work? Think some titles on previously posted spoiler tags have been lost to the aether too, from what I can figure.

Game gone gold: Woo

PlayStation have announced The Shapes Collection, a set of collectibles figures based on PlayStation Studios characters: No Naughty Dog representation is certainly a choice.

What a freaking save at the death from Mert. Holy crap. Turkey deserved to go through, but Austria can hold their heads high, they've been fantastic at this Euros. Really hope they qualify for the World Cup in two years and can push on – such a shame that they couldn't make it to their first quarter-finals at a major tournament, but Turkey are in their first since 2008!

Might be some life in this one yet! Wonderfully executed corner, game on?

Did the commentator really just say that Turkey got stuffed by Austria [back in March]? Lmao that's something I guess Missed the first half to finish off the Elden Ring DLC but came back to some awesome action by both sides. Austria had a golden opportunity with a peach of a through ball but Turkey seems to be rolling with the punches well enough. Absolutely awful behaviour from some of the fans in the stands, btw, with the sheer number of cups being thrown on the pitch.

Yep, very poor. Had a lot of wrong calls this tournament, many of them like that being small decisions which are going the wrong way. Think there'll be better uses for VAR yet if this tournament has been anything to go by. Yep, wonderful. Killed the game off fully. The Dutch vs Austria or Turkey could be a belter in the quarters.

Hahahaha never mind

Abysmal decision from the ref to not let Romania continue through there. Gets the ball, doesn't touch Dumfries, foot is at waist height at worst. Netherlands should be 4 or 5 ahead but they haven't scored and Romania look like they could still put it in the back of the Dutch net.

The funniest part to me is just how perfectly centred 'Europe' is...are we sure you weren't making a statement? H-o-T is purple now. All that grinding paid off and he evolved!

Literally just logged in – looks lovely! Thanks so much for getting it sorted Shorty Can see that tweets from X are embedding nicely now too, sweet! @Dcubed I saw the same, and our views here are 100% representative of the entirety of Europe, idk what you're talking about. Who knew that the majority of Europe hated Breath of the Wild?!

In case the Zelda: Echoes of Wisdom Switch Lite being bundled with NSO didn't already confirm what Nintendo's plan are for discounting the Switch lineup, Nintendo will be releasing a physical bundle of Splatoon 3 with the game's expansion pass and 3 month of NSO's Individual Membership. Absolutely wild. Of course the Pokémon games have been getting bundled with their Expansion Passes for a little while more (and like those physical releases boy oh boy does it make the case look ugly as sin), but the bundling with NSO just seems smart, what with the subscription model it gets the player into and how it keeps the value of the game at RRP. Really smart but weird, which I guess is par for the course to expect from Nintendo of all folks. I have to imagine we see more bundles like this as we head towards the holiday season.

Slovenia just don't have the know-how and cup experience to win a shootout like this out of the blue. Diogo Costa though, holy hot damn. Portugal will need to be better against France, though, that's for sure. That game is either going to be a goal fest or, more likely based on the tournament so far, boring as all heck – France have yet to score with their own players from open play, whereas Portugal haven't scored in two and a half matches since Fernandes scored the third for them against Turkey in the second game of the group stage (56'). France will be looking for revenge for the Euros 2016 final, if you'll remember. Felt like watching a Netflix episode on Ronaldo tonight with how much the camera was on him. Can understand his frustration against a "lesser" team and wanting to make the difference, but he's going to need to set that all aside against France next time out if Portugal are going to have a shout I think.

Absolutely. Diogo Costa pulling it out the bag so far though

Ilicic's pen was so telegraphed people on Mars could've called where it was going. Nice one from Ronaldo.

First penalty shootout of the tournament, then. That wasn't on my bingo card for tonight, I'll be honest. Excellent from Slovenia - deserved (and played for) the draw, but hard to argue that they deserved the win. Portugal on the other hand just had everything off by a head, a yard, a tangle. Very hard to call this one. Oblak is solid with pens if it wasn't already obvious, and Portugal have both the classier players but also the crippling pressure. Ronaldo needs to come out and take his first. Put it in the back of the net, make up for the one before and give his teammates a bar to hit. Hopefully not the crossbar, mind

Emi Martinez in the WC final vibes Absolutely should do better though. The keeper is a mile out from his goal, anything but trying to tuck it into a corner was a terrible idea.

WHAT. A. SAVE. They said Pepe was out on his feet. How has he not been subbed off? Take him off!

Great penalty save from Oblak. First sign that wasn't going in was Ronaldo positioning himself to take it head-on before stepping to the side. He's almost always at an angle, don't think I've ever seen his name and number so square on before. Didn't take his mandatory steps to assert dominance, either. Think the big question after this match is, if Portugal make it through, do they still hand these set-piece opportunities to Ronaldo? If I were Bernardo Silva or Bruno Fernandes, I'd certainly be asking questions. Yep, looks like one of those nights. Feels like he's trying to roll back the years and he's more than up against himself. Taking every free-kick, the one at the crazy angle too – he has scored from that sort of position before...but not for over a decade from what I can recall. Jumping too early for headers, being a bit out of position, or just not getting far enough off the ground. Heartbreaking a bit to see him pushed to emotions by it all. Feels like he might finally be getting to grips with the fact that the game's starting to get away from him now.

Linesmen have been absolutely abysmal this match. Waiting a day and an age to put their flags up (if they ever do), corners/goal kicks going the wrong way or not even going out, throw-ins being given when the ball is clearly still on the pitch. Tragic. Let's see this semi-automated VAR used more places like those please.

Four matches. Zero goals from their own players in open play. Through to the quarter-finals. Are France about to shithouse their way to a Euros win?