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There was skepticism when Konami announced Bloober Team was remaking Silent Hill 2 – it's one of the most beloved PS2 games of all time, after all. But this special episode of PS Underground, showcasing the game's iconic Flesh Lips boss battle, has left us with our jaws on the floor. The Polish...

Streaming platform Antstream Arcade recently launched on PS4 and PS5, bringing with it over 1300 vintage games to play via a subscription. There are already a selection of PS1 titles available on the service, but studio head Mike Rouse (who also runs the Retro Gamer Boy YouTube channel) has...

"What happens when you combine the world's most popular computer entertainment system with the number one mobile video system?" asks the official page for the Advent ADV10PS2 in-car mobile entertainment module, released in 2010. "Everybody wins!" We're sure many of you will be familiar with the...

There's been much reminiscing among PS5 owners of late, as Astro Bot stirred fond memories of a bygone PlayStation era for fans. Well, if you're the kind of person raised on a diet of Vib-Ribbon and Ape Escape, you absolutely should be playing Mister Mosquito, an outright barmy PS2 exclusive...

Cosmo Machia has announced via a new trailer that the expanded version of the arcade shoot 'em up TriggerHeart Exelica, Triggerheart Exelica Enhanced, will be coming to Switch in Japan in early 2025 (thanks Gematsu for the spot!). Cosmo Machia previously reissued the original 2006 arcade game...

The PS2 is the world's biggest-selling home console, and was a huge commercial success for Sony's PlayStation brand. However, its launch was a little more fraught than it needed to be, according to former Sony Computer Entertainment Europe president Chris Deering. Speaking to Simon Parkin on...

When you talk about the rarest PS2 games, Rule Of Rose always crops up in conversation. Developed by Japanese studio Punchline, Rule of Rose triggered something of a moral outrage in Europe, causing its UK release to be cancelled (the North American and Japanese releases were unaffected). The...

The National Museum of Nature and Science in Japan has announced that the PS2 will be among the 18 new additions selected to be part of its 'Future Technology Registry' (thanks VGC for the spot!). This makes it the first console to appear on the list of devices that have been chosen since the...

Remember the bank raid in Michael Mann's legendary 1995 crime caper, Heat? It's one of the most iconic shoot-outs in Hollywood history, and was so influential it even inspired a video game – one which never saw release and is only now becoming playable. As documented by Games That Weren't, The...

GTA III might be getting on a bit now, but it still has some impressive immersive tricks – one of which is the presence of litter, which blows around the city streets in a realistic manner. Former DMA Design and Rockstar staffer Obbe Vermeij is the man we have to thank for this little feature –...

A forgotten classic of the PlayStation 2 era has made a triumphant comeback on PlayStation 5 and we love to see it. One of the best perks of subscribing to PlayStation Plus Premium is gaining access to retro classics of yesteryear from the PS1, PS2, PS3 and even the handheld system, the PSP...

Hitmaker, the team behind games like Crazy Taxi, was at one point working on a survival horror game for the PS2 that was supposed to be Sega's answer to Resident Evil. That's according to a recent tweet from the Swiss Dreamcast researcher CombyLaurent. CombyLaurent has put a ton of hours into...

A brand new fan translation patch has just been released for Sega Rally 2006 for the PS2, making it easier than ever to play the Japan-exclusive title. Sega Rally 2006 is the third game in Sega's classic arcade racing series, following Sega Rally Championship and Sega Rally 2, and is the first...

Game Description: Tales of Destiny 2 is an action role playing game for the PlayStation 2. This is a direct sequel of Tales of Destiny. Not to be confused with the US released title of Tales of Eternia. Translation Description: Tales of Destiny 2 is the fourth main entry in Namco's "Tales"...

Description: This patch fixes the botched NegCon controls in Battle Gear 3 and allows you to play the game using the NegCon controller on the PS2. NOTE: DualShock 2 Config H must be selected in the controller options menu for this patch to function as intended. All relevant info contained the...

Hi! this is a HD texture pack for NFS HP2 they are not AI upscaled to avoid copyright issues with EA, pretty much all textures have been replaced but some far away. I uploaded an early version of this to some discords before and nfspolicehq. This is v1.1 it basically fixes all bad things and...

An all-time classic PlayStation 2 game is reportedly coming to PlayStation Plus, and we simply can't wait. PlayStation Plus has unlocked an entirely new library of bangers with the inclusion of PlayStation 2 games, kicking things off with Sly Cooper and the Thievius Raccoonus, Star Wars: The...

Getting a vintage console to output HDMI is one of the top priorities for many retro gamers, and to this end we've seen a wide array of external and internal solutions. The very best examples take the direct digital signal from your console, while other options – such as the Retrotink 5X – turn...

Description: This hack adds Demon Lord Digievolution to Lalamon Galaxy. When the game was released, the Digimon called Dark Lord was missing from being registered in the encyclopedia list, he is the only Digimon that cannot be obtained through Digievolution, with this hack it is now possible to...