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The Cradle, a massive lunar base that serves as the setting for third-person hacking shooter Pragmata, is a dangerous place to be. It’s crawling with killer robots, often popping up with little warning as you explore its many facilities and passageways. Luckily, there’s the Shelter, a tucked-away location that provides a place where you can build your arsenal, restock, heal up, and take a break. The Shelter is more than just a place to prepare, though — it’s also where you can build the relationship that develops between protagonist Hugh and Diana, an android in the form of a young girl he discovers in the Cradle. Their bond is Pragmata’s heart, both in its hacking-and-shooting gameplay and in its narrative. Expanding the Shelter, powering up its facilities, and making it a little homier is a big part of Pragmata’s gameplay. Here’s everything you’ll want to know about your home on the moon. Upgrade Hugh and Diana at the Firmware Updater At the center of the Shelter are its two main stations: the Firmware Updater and the Unit Printer. The Firmware Updater is where you can enhance Hugh’s suit and primary weapon, increasing his HP and the damage of his gun. You can also enhance Diana’s hacking abilities so that enemy armor stays open longer on a successful hack. The Firmware Updater makes you stronger overall, so visit it early and often. Expand and enhance your arsenal at the Unit Printer The Shelter’s other main station is the Unit Printer, where you can spend all the blue Lunafilament you find as you explore the Cradle. Each time you find a new weapon unit or hacking node, you can then spend Lunafilament to unlock it permanently in the Shelter, which allows you to add it to your loadout whenever you visit. Unlocking weapons and hacking nodes early means if you run up against a tough challenge or boss, you can double back to the Shelter and change your loadout to better fit what you’re facing. Travel around the Cradle fast You’ll find and open entrances to the tramway that lead back to the Shelter all over the Cradle. These locations serve as checkpoints where you can heal up and rearm, as well as a means of fast travel — when you open a new entrance, you can use the Tram in the Shelter to return to that spot, or any other that you’ve unlocked. As you gain new abilities that can open up new portions of areas you previously explored, the Tram system becomes invaluable. Meet Cabin, get bingos Once you get far enough exploring the Cradle, you’ll gain licenses that expand the Shelter’s capabilities and summon Cabin, a robotic assistant who controls some of those systems. The friendly bot introduces you to the Cabin Stamp Club, where you can trade in Cabin Coins you find around the Cradle to stamp Cabin’s bingo cards. As you fill in the cards and rack up bingos, you’ll unlock new features in the Shelter, upgrades and outfits for Hugh and Diana, and more. Beat Simulations to earn Cabin Coins One of the first things you’ll unlock with Cabin is the Simulation Pod, where you can play through simulated challenge levels to earn more Cabin Coins. Each simulation has three challenges, so it’s possible to earn three coins in each one. The Stamp Club hides some significant upgrades, as well as hacking nodes and weapons, so you’ll want to fight through those levels and unlock some big boosts. You can also unlock rare upgrade resources by completed challenges, so don’t miss out. Unlock more story in the Data Library Among the rewards you’ll earn from the Stamp Club are secret data files that fill out the hidden side of the Cradle’s story. You can start reading them at the Data Library kiosk that Cabin unlocks after you’ve earned your first file. Learn about your adversaries in the Bot Database If you’re looking for more information on the bot enemies you’re facing in the Cradle, you’ll want to check out the Bot Database. You can unlock files on each bot type through the Stamp Club. Flex your fashion sense at Outfit Storage The more bingos you rack up on a Stamp Club sheet, the better the rewards. Stamp enough squares on a single sheet and you can unlock new cosmetic outfits for Diana and spacesuits for Hugh. You can change up their looks at the Outfit Storage kiosk. Spruce up the place with Mini-Cabin collectibles Hidden throughout the Cradle are miniature statues of Cabin, each with a different, fun look and pose. Shoot them when you find them and you’ll collect them for display in the Shelter. Listen for the Mini-Cabin to call out when you’re near it, and look for them in hard-to-reach, hidden spots. Build Hugh and Diana’s relationship While upgrading your gear is important, maybe the most engaging thing you can do in the Shelter is interact with Diana. You can talk to her any time, and she and Hugh will usually chat about recent events they’ve experienced or what their next move is. As you find collectible Read Earth Memories, or REMs, across the Cradle, you can install them in the Shelter to give Diana different toys to play with and to create whole new rooms and scenes for her. Diana will also sometimes have a question mark or exclamation mark icon over her head, which means she has something new to talk about, and after a while, you can even play hide-and-seek with her. If you engage with Diana enough and on different topics, you’ll make her happy, enhancing her bond with Hugh. As Diana and Hugh’s relationship deepens through their conversations, she’ll even make drawings for Hugh about their different adventures. Spending a little time in the Shelter with Diana does a lot to expand on and deepen the emotional core of Pragmata, and it’s always worth the investment. Pragmata launches on PS5 April 17. View the full article

Email us at PSPodcast@sony.com! Subscribe via Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or download here Hey, everybody! Tim and I are back this week to talk about the games they are playing, a busy news week, and some big contenders that are releasing soon. This week also features an interview with Darren Bridges, Lead Designer, Sucker Punch, for Ghost of Yōtei Legends. Stuff We Talked About Next week’s release highlights: Hades II | PS5 Mouse: P.I. For Hire | PS5 Cthulhu: The Cosmic Abyss | PS5 Pragmata | PS5 Wrath: Aeon of Ruin PS VR2 features — Get ready for the Brutal Edition dropping April 9, which amps up the carnage as you take down otherworldly foes with might and magic in this retro-style FPS inspired by Quake. Introducing The Playerbase — A unique opportunity for PlayStation’s biggest fans to step into some of the biggest game worlds by having their likeness scanned and appear within a PlayStation game. Cyberpunk 2077 PSSR update — The new PS5 Pro update is now live and brings 4K upscaling, powered-up performance, advanced ray tracing, and a host of other features that make Night City shine. 007 First Light DualSense — Check out the golden 007 First Light Limited Edition DualSense controller coming May 27 alongside the new game. Ace Combat 8: Wings of Theve dev diary — This latest title in the aerial combat series comes to PS5 later this year. Before you take to the skies, learn how the devs aim to push the boundaries of photorealism and introduce first-person story sequences. The Cast View and download image Download the image close Close Download this image Tim Turi – Content Communications Manager, SIE View and download image Download the image close Close Download this image O’Dell Harmon Jr. – Content Communications Specialist, SIE Thanks to Dormilón for our rad theme song and show music. [Editor’s note: PSN game release dates are subject to change without notice. Game details are gathered from press releases from their individual publishers and/or ESRB rating descriptions.] View the full article

Last week, we asked to share haunting (but spoiler-free) moments from Resident Evil Requiem using #PSshare #PSBlog. Here’s are this week’s highlights: Faerk7 shares Leon grimacing in the rain KevinFerna43259 shares Grace framed by broken glass AlagoaJon shares Leon readying his leg to attack PattyGnand shares Grace aiming at The Girl before she attacks ThomasCao13 shares Grace sneaking down a hallway Gemstarsjar shares the little girl Emily in her containment room Search #PSshare #PSBlog on Twitter or Instagram to see more entries to this week’s theme, or be inspired by other great games featuring Photo Mode. Want to be featured in the next Share of the Week? THEME: Resident Evil Requiem – Leon SUBMIT BY: 11:59 PM PT on April 15, 2026 Next week, Leon S. Kennedy takes the spotlight. Share spoiler-free portraits of Leon in Resident Evil Requiem using #PSshare #PSBlog for a chance to be featured. View the full article

In our upcoming genre-bending simulator, The Lift, players step into the shoes of a handyman and attempt to renovate an abandoned research facility riddled with the supernatural. We at Fantastic Signals have been working on this game for four years, and we’re excited to finally bring it to the PlayStation community. I’m Ivan Slovtsov, studio director at Fantastic Signals, and I’m excited to tell you more about The Lift, where we’re blending an intriguing sci-fi story with addictive handyman sim gameplay. In addition to our brand new trailer, I’ll share some insights into what makes our supernatural handyman simulator tick and what you’ll experience when it launches on PS5 in 2027. Play Video In The Lift, you play as a Keeper: a resourceful handyman tasked with restoring the Institute, a massive research facility that was abandoned after a mysterious catastrophic incident. In the process, you will uncover a mind-boggling conspiracy that left the Institute in ruins, and bring the facility back to its former glory with your trusty toolbox. With The Lift, we want to combine the satisfying gameplay of first-person “repairman” games (think House Flipper or PowerWash Simulator) with the deep storytelling and interconnected systems of immersive sims like Prey. Our team has previously worked on titles such as Pathologic 2 and Ori and the Will of the Wisps, and we’re bringing this narrative and worldbuilding prowess to create a truly memorable story-driven adventure. The Lift draws heavy influence from the works of the Strugatsky brothers, who were prolific Soviet science fiction authors. Their iconic novel, Roadside Picnic, inspired the “New Weird” literary movement and many fantastic games like S.T.A.L.K.E.R., Pacific Drive, Death Stranding, Disco Elysium, and Control. While we absolutely adore Roadside Picnic, The Lift instead turns to another book by the Strugatskys – Monday Starts on Saturday, a witty satire of the bureaucratic autocracy that explores the resourcefulness and grit of the human mind. In The Lift, we’re telling a story of brilliant people who achieve the impossible together, set in a retrofuturistic world where the most unimaginable, fantastical things have become the norm—studied and ‘solved’ by the scientific community. Your goal is to get the Institute back online by restoring its five major areas: the Post Office, the Communication Center, the Archive, the Library, and the Reactor. The titular lift is your elevator-turned-HQ used to travel across the facility, craft items, and unlock new gear to enter previously inaccessible areas. You can also customize it with countless decoration items found in the Institute to make it your own cozy base of operations. As you revive the Institute, you will face a myriad of restoration tasks that only a master engineer can tackle. From fixing furniture, vacuuming cosmic goo, and rewiring electromechanical grids to awakening a sentient reactor, triangulating an interdimensional signal with a satellite dish, and operating a massive computing mainframe. There’s a lot of work to do! As you progress, you’ll unlock new tools and meet a cast of quirky characters who will help unveil the mystery behind the Institute’s demise. We can’t wait for the PlayStation community to experience The Lift. Our passionate team has been pouring everything into this world, and we hope players will enjoy utilizing the unique and strange tools available to them as they unravel the many curiosities. At launch, The Lift will support a variety of features across PlayStation 5 consoles, including DualSense controller haptics, adaptive triggers, and enhanced graphics on PS5 Pro, when it releases on PlayStation 5 in 2027. Stay tuned, as there’s a lot more of the Institute left to uncover. View the full article

Hello Survivors, we’re excited to share that Warhammer Survivors is coming to PlayStation 5! For those of you who haven’t been tuning into your hololithic projectors, Warhammer Survivors is a fast-paced roguelite survivors’ game. Choosing from a roster of iconic Warhammer characters, you’ll lead champions against endless tides of enemies from the Warhammer 40,000 and Warhammer Age of Sigmar universes. Today, in addition to announcing that the game will launch on PlayStation 5 later this year, we’re also revealing new playable characters, an arsenal of devastating weapons and a mighty menace in the form of the brutal and belligerent Orks. Play Video The universes of Warhammer 40,000 and Warhammer Age of Sigmar are rich with iconic characters, legends and lore, and it is no easy feat when it comes to choosing which champions we add to the game. We think Warhammer fans are really going to like who we’ve revealed today: we’ve introduced several war veterans (in the form of Commissar Yarrick and The Legend of Catachan), the indomitable Chapter Master of the Ultramarines (Marneus Calgar) and even a Leman Russ tank. Yep, that’s right. When Warhammer Survivors launches later this year, you’ll be able to command a Leman Russ Tank as Knight-Commander Pask. He is the largest Warhammer Survivors character we’ve revealed so far, and given the size of his indomitable battle tank, smaller enemies will easily be churned up under his tank treads. It’s a lot of fun to mow down fodder enemies while a voidship vaporises distant groups of enemies from above. Speaking of heavy-duty weaponry, let me tell you about some of my favourites from those we’ve announced today. The Warhammer 40,000 universe is beset by a whole manner of xenos threats, so it’s only appropriate that these champions come equipped with a devastating array of new weapons. The legendary Gauntlets of Ultramar call Marneus Calgar to your side. Not only does this evolved weapon crush enemies in an arc, but it also unleashes a torrent of bolter rounds that explode near and distant enemies. It really puts the bullet in bullet heaven. My favourite is the D6 Dice. This is a cross-universe weapon, usable in both Warhammer 40,000 and Warhammer Age of Sigmar universes. The D6 Dice weapon rains several red dice (the number of which can be increased with passive abilities) from the screen, bouncing onto enemies and exploding – inflicting damage dependent on the number on the dice face that was rolled. There’s nothing greater than seeing a bucket of dice rain from the screen. As a long-time tabletop fan (I play Orks), I love this weapon. The Orks are the second enemy faction we’ve revealed for the Warhammer 40,000 universe. This mob of boisterous bullies hurls a variety of enemy types at the player, from exploding Bomb Squigs to a giant conjured foot, which does not discriminate when it comes to crushing the player character or enemies alike. How many different Orks have you seen in our trailer? Leading the charge is the biggest and meanest Ork of all – Ghazghkull Thraka. The prophet of the Waaagh! is no average Ork and to bring him down requires more than might. You might be thinking: you’ve levelled up, upgraded your weapons, mercilessly slain hordes of enemies – you’ve won? Nope. At the end of every stage, you’ll be beset with an Extremis Boss (powerful enemy faction leaders), each with their own deadly attack patterns and mechanics. Ghazghkull, for example, slashes his Power Klaw in a telegraphed attack, shoots a hailstorm of dakka and calls tides of Orks to fight beside him in a great and raucous Waaagh. I don’t want to spoil too much… but to defeat them, you’ll need more than a combination of upgraded and evolved weapons; there are plenty of secrets to be uncovered in Warhammer Survivors. We’ve revealed new characters, weapons, and enemies. What’s next? Well, let’s just say we have a LOT more to show. Make sure you wishlist and follow our social channels to stay tuned for all the updates and reveals. Warhammer Survivors launches on PlayStation 5 this year, so wishlist now – you don’t have long to wait. See you next time. View the full article