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Thursday2nd Apr 2015
Weirdness This Copy of Bloodborne Is Getting Panned
Deck the store manager
Bloodborne's a terrifying game at the best of times – especially when the Blu-ray is replaced for a Christmas Pan Pipes compilation CD. We're squinting at the legitimacy of this NeoGAF post, but it seems authentic enough to warrant coverage here on Push Square. According to user Messofanego, he picked up a shrink-wrapped...
News Bloodborne's Game Breaking Bug Has Been Squashed with a Saw Cleaver
Item duplication also reportedly dumped
Bloodborne's no longer partially broken, as developer From Software has fixed the glitch which previously prevented you from progressing through the game if you'd participated in a multiplayer session in the Forbidden Woods. This is the only change listed in the patch notes, but reports suggest that the item...
Tuesday31st Mar 2015
News Someone Beat Bloodborne in Around 40 Minutes
Respect
Bloodborne takes at least 30 hours to complete, but if you're not a DualShock 4 sensei, you could end up exploring Yharnam for upwards of 65 hours. The fact that one person has beaten it in around 40 minutes is particularly impressive, then. Disclaimers: this person is a dirty cheat, using exploits to level up their character and skip most...
News Do You Want to Make Bloodborne Really Easy?
Unlock infinite Blood Echoes with item duplication exploit
Bloodborne's a great game, but it's not exactly the most accessible experience ever. While most titles go out of their way to include options for less experienced players, From Software's latest foray punishes at every given opportunity. In fact, the only way to make the release easier on...
News This Guy's Way Too Excited About Winning a Bloodborne Competition
A winner is you
Slow news day: have a video uploaded by SCEE which shows off a London Bloodborne community event that we totally weren't invited to. In it, the platform holder runs a quick competition, where there's a bunch of swag up for grabs. "It's something I will remember forever – it's amazing," said the winner. Calm down, dude – it's a...
Saturday28th Mar 2015
News PS4 Exclusive Bloodborne Is Selling Out in Some Tokyo Stores
Fast mover
Sony's exceptional PlayStation 4 lineup in Japan is now wrapping up, but it sounds like Bloodborne's sending it out with a bang. The next-gen system's been top-dog in the Land of the Rising Sun for several weeks now, due to a staggering lineup which has included Yakuza Zero, Final Fantasy Type-0 HD, and Dragon Quest Heroes. Things start...
News Of Course There's a Game Breaking Bug in Bloodborne
This is next-gen, after all
Bloodborne may be the best native PlayStation 4 exclusive to date, but following in the footsteps of a slew of broken games, it's launched with a nasty bug. The game-breaking glitch revolves around the Lunarium Key, which you're supposed to unlock after a specific boss fight. However, if you invite someone into your game...
Friday27th Mar 2015
News Death Should Be the Least of Your Worries in PS4 Exclusive Bloodborne
What happened to your face?
Bloodborne's so darned difficult that it managed to reduce this author to tears during the title screen, but you don't even need to own a copy to get a feel for the terror contained within. Some people are already having fun with the foray's character creation suite, which allows you to make some of the truly wretched...
Wednesday25th Mar 2015
News Planning to Buy a PS4? Amazon's Bundling Bloodborne in USA
Cheap, cheerful, and sure to make you cry
PlayStation 4 sales are already exceptional around the globe, but we get the sneaking suspicion that Sony may be rubbing its hands a little more than usual right now. The system's certainly been excelling on all fronts since launch, but one recent criticism pointed at the console revolved around the dearth...
Tuesday24th Mar 2015
News Bloodborne's Long Load Times Will Be Addressed in Future PS4 Patch
Stop the Yharnam yawn
Bloodborne is a smash hit, securing some seriously stellar review scores. However, as we reported last week, it does have some loading issues – and these have been mentioned in the reviews. In fact, according to Digital
Sunday22nd Mar 2015
News Bloodborne's PS4 Pre-Load Is Ready to Go in North America
Nothing in Europe yet
You're going to need all of the time that you can get with Bloodborne next week – especially with those terrifying loading screens. As such, it's nice that Sony's deployed the pre-load ahead of the title's 24th March launch, with enthusiastic consumers in North America noting that the release is being downloaded to their hard...
Saturday21st Mar 2015
News Uh Oh, Watch PS4 Exclusive Bloodborne Take Over 40 Seconds to Reload After Player Death
Bloody hell
Okay, nobody panic, but we've got footage of one of Bloodborne's loading screens, and it ain't pretty. One of our very own users, TOMBOY25, managed to get his hands on the game early, and he's uploaded some direct gameplay footage to YouTube straight from his PlayStation 4. Unfortunately, a good quarter of this video is the loading...
Friday20th Mar 2015
News You'll Be Able to Buy PS4's Bloodborne with Blood in Denmark
Blood money
Don't worry – one-time Kickstarter curio Blood Sport is not plotting a comeback. Making us queasy this time is PlayStation Denmark's honourable blood donor drive, which it's cunningly tying in to the release of Bloodborne next week. Essentially in response to a real dearth of crimson in the country, the platform holder will be offering...
Tuesday17th Mar 2015
News Watch a Japanese Actor Desperately Try to Survive in PS4 Exclusive Bloodborne
Just believe
From what we can tell, this newest Japanese promotion for upcoming action role-playing game Bloodborne sees celebrities tackle the tough-as-nails title for our entertainment. Better them than us, we say. It's up to Nobuaki Kaneko, an actor and apparently a rock drummer, to survive an early segment of the game, and surprisingly, he...
Monday16th Mar 2015
News Some People Are Already Getting Battered by Bloodborne on PS4
An early beating
From Software's hotly anticipated PlayStation 4 exclusive Bloodborne has already started to sink its claws into some (un)lucky gamers, as retailers in Toronto have begun selling the game early. Posting on the PlayStation Trophies forum, user rmchiva925 proudly uploaded some shots of his copy, which isn't due out until next week...
Friday13th Mar 2015
News PS4 Exclusive Bloodborne's Launch Trailer Will Send a Shiver Down Your Spine
Title also goes gold
Brrrr - did anyone else feel that chill? No? Well you might after watching Bloodborne's launch trailer. With the game just under two weeks away, we can practically smell the iron. Bloodborne's producer thinks that shields might be 'crap' Featuring some rather nightmarish imagery and a good lump of gameplay, we reckon that the...
Thursday12th Mar 2015
Weirdness Sony's Shuhei Yoshida Shows His Dark Side
Out for blood
Good old Shuhei Yoshida's never one to turn down some social media fun. Sony's likeable executive almost always wears a smile on his face, but it would seem that he's also got a bit of a dark side. Posing in front of a Japanese Bloodborne stand, the usually cheery Worldwide Studios president attempts to pull a menacing expression...
News This Bloodborne PS4 Is Sadly Not for Sale
But it should be
There are so many personalised PlayStation 4s available in Japan that it's hard to keep count, but this Bloodborne console is a real museum piece. Sony was flaunting the one-of-a-kind system in Japan earlier today, where it held a special event for From Software's forthcoming foray. The game's now gone gold, by the way...
News Who Wants a Free PS4 Bloodborne Theme?
Yharnam you want it
You can't beat a free PlayStation 4 theme to personalise your platform with, and Sony's giving out a deadly Bloodborne design as a reward for completing the game's interactive trailer. Of course, if you don't want to spoil yourself with the audio visual experience, we've compiled the giveaway codes for you on this very page...
News Bloodborne's New Game Plus Will Test Your Skills Even Further
Back for more
Much like its spiritual predecessors, Bloodborne will feature a New Game Plus mode, which ramps up the challenge after you've already seen the game through. The news comes from game director Hidetaka Miyazaki, who told MCV that "yes, there will be a New Game Plus mode - we're having trouble beating it, though." We bet that all you...
News PS4 Exclusive Bloodborne Will Batter You for Over 40 Hours
Brace yourself
There was plenty of pre-release scepticism pointed in the direction of The Order: 1886 after its relatively short running time was revealed, but fellow PlayStation 4 exclusive Bloodborne will face no such criticism. According to an upcoming issue of EDGE – which bears From Software's fearsome foray on the cover – the title will...
Wednesday11th Mar 2015
News Shields in Bloodborne 'Might Be Crap', Says Producer
Unblockable
Taking the time to answer some questions on the PlayStation Blog, European producer of Bloodborne, Jun Yoshino, has unleashed a few juicy details about the upcoming PlayStation 4 exclusive. For starters, the executive points out that shields in the game "might be crap". In other words, unlike its spiritual predecessors, Bloodborne's...
Friday6th Mar 2015
News This Is How PS4 Exclusive Bloodborne's Multiplayer Works
Three's a charm
Details have been a little bit scarce regarding Bloodborne's multiplayer mechanics, but thanks to some ever-reliable translation from Gematsu, we can finally peruse the juicy innards of the upcoming action role-playing game. You Can Play Bloodborne at EGX Rezzed Next Week Starting off with co-op, you'll be able to join up
Tuesday3rd Mar 2015
News Play Bloodborne on PS4 Before It Curdles Store Shelves at EGX Rezzed
Oodles of awesome indie games, too
Sony's brilliant PlayStation 4 exclusive action role-playing release Bloodborne will be repulsing retail in the not too distance future, but if you can't wait to lay your fingers on From Software's fearsome foray, don't worry – as it'll be on display at EGX Rezzed next week. The UK-based convention – which is...
News Bloodborne Begins the Hunt with Inviting PS4 Commercial
This game's going to cut you down
We all know that Bloodborne's going to be tougher than a reinforced ginger nut, but Sony's clearly banking on bringing in some more casual players with this TV spot. The clip includes foul beasts, a rambling narrator stuck in staccato mode, and some light rock to round things out. It's nice to see the firm actually...
Friday27th Feb 2015
News Bloodborne's New Boss Will Cause You Grievous Bodily Harm
Bone crusher
No, that's not an Iron Maiden album cover – it's actually the latest boss to be revealed for PlayStation 4 exclusive Bloodborne. Imaginatively named the Darkbeast, the malformed monster consists mostly of electricity and bones. He also appears borderline impossible to beat. Par for the course for From Software's forthcoming release,...
Friday13th Feb 2015
News Bloodborne's Soundtrack Has Stolen Our Hearts
Love song
Okay, so maybe we're jumping the gun a bit early with Valentine's Day jokes, but with Studio Japan sharing live footage of one of Bloodborne's musical tracks entitled "Cleric Beast", we've been swept off our feet. London based Air Studio provided the performance with choir and orchestra in full form, ready to send shivers down your spine...
Monday2nd Feb 2015
News Drown Yourself in the Grim Anticipation of Death with the First 18 Minutes of Bloodborne
Ghastly, in a good way
Can you feel that? That ominous, bleak feeling when you just know that around the next corner, you're probably going to get ripped to shreds by hordes of really creepy creatures with rusty weapons? No? Must just be us, then. Or perhaps you just need to watch the first 18 minutes of PlayStation 4 exclusive Bloodborne to really...
Friday30th Jan 2015
News Bloodborne's PS4 Bundle Will Inaugurate Newcomers
Cry baby
If you've ever tried out for a college or university sports team, then you'll know a thing or two about the inauguration process – namely that it separates the men from the boys. And we like to think of this forthcoming Bloodborne bundle in a similar way, as it should introduce PlayStation 4 newcomers to the world of next-gen with a bit...
Friday23rd Jan 2015
News These Japanese PS4 Bloodborne Bundles Are Disastrously Dull
The borne identity
PlayStation 4 exclusive Bloodborne is well on its way, which obviously means custom console bundles, and as you can see, Sony has gone all out. Indeed, these Japanese super machine's have been adorned in arguably the laziest possible way – by essentially copy and pasting the title's box art onto the hard disk cover. Truly...
