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News - March, 2017
Saturday1st Apr 2017
News Star Ocean: Till the End of Time Is Looking Tasty on PS4
Out now in Japan
It looks like Sony has subtly reminded publishers that it launched a PS2 Classics program a few years back, as we're starting to see a steady trickle of enhanced ports arrive on the PlayStation 4 again. One that's just come out in Japan is Star Ocean: Till the End of Time, and you can see how it's made the transition courtesy of the...
News Peripherals Manufacturer Mad Catz Has Used Up Its Nine Lives
Company files for bankruptcy
Peripherals maker Mad Catz has been bagged up and tossed in the river of bureaucracy like a litter of new-born kittens: the struggling company has filed for bankruptcy and all of its directors have resigned. The firm's been in dire financial trouble for a while after it threw all of its eggs in the Rock Band 4 basket –...
News Hyper Light Drifter Hooks a Super Limited Retail Run
But only 9,000 copies are being made
Tasty looking PlayStation 4 title Hyper Light Drifter has received an equally tasty looking limited edition retail run courtesy of iam8bit. The package includes a reversible cover with gold foil, a retro-style instruction manual, a fold-out world map, and a copy of the game on Blu-ray for $29.99 – but there are...
News Drawn to Death Has Weaponised Games Systems and Sh*tting Monkeys
Free with PlayStation Plus next week
Drawn to Death has always looked crazy – from its story-telling Trophies to its hand-drawn art style – but this is the first time we've actually sat down to actually consume a hearty slice of gameplay and… Oh my God, it's off its rocker. So this
Friday31st Mar 2017
Guide April 2017 PS4 Games Release Dates
Upcoming PlayStation 4 releases in April 2017
With the ordinarily slow month of April representing a brand new fiscal year, you may be forgiven for thinking that the PlayStation 4's purple patch may be coming to an end. But as our April 2017 PS4 games release dates guide shows, there's lots to look forward to over the Easter period and beyond. The...
Video Can Harvest Moon Still Promise a Wonderful Life on PS4?
The best barn none?
Poor old Harvest Moon's had its thunder stolen by Stardew Valley somewhat, hasn't it? A Wonderful Life launched as a PS2 Classic on the PlayStation 4 this week, and we captured the super slow first 15 minutes so that you can see how it looks on Sony's new-gen console. It's definitely dated, but it's got a certain charm don't you...
Nuketown
Korix is a real-time, strategy, tower defence PlayStation VR title. Your world has been destroyed and your race is on the brink of extinction, so you must rally your troops, rebuild your defences, and launch a revenge attack. The game's campaign is level based, each beginning by laying out a different landscape, which consists of a large...
News The Witcher Series May Not Be Done Yet, Says CD Projekt Red
The Witcher without Geralt?
At this point just about everyone is aware of The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt's success, both critically and commercially. It's very much set the bar for role-playing games going forward, but will we ever see another Witcher title now that Geralt's story is over? Developer CD Projekt Red can't seem to give a definitive answer...
News Latest Tekken 7 PS4 Build Gameplay Shows Eddy, Kuma, Panda, and Surprise Stages
It's all kicking off
A load of fresh Tekken 7 gameplay has hit YouTube today following a Bandai Namco livestream late last night. In the footage that we've embedded above, we get to see recently revealed characters Eddy, Kuma, and Panda in action for the first time. What's more, it's worth mentioning that this latest build is all running on PS4 Pro...
News Senran Kagura's Water Pistol Game Is Getting Dead or Alive DLC
A match made in heaven
Senran Kagura: Peach Beach Splash – the Splatoon-esque multiplayer water pistol shooter from Marvelous – is getting Dead or Alive downloadable content because of course it is. The pervey soak-'em-up will see Marie Rose, Honoka, and Ayane join the fray in Japan for ¥700 a pop or ¥1,800 for the full set. You'll also...
Podcast Episode 24 - Does Persona 5 Make Up For Mass Effect: Andromeda?
And fresh info from the rumour mill
Somehow it's been nearly a month since we treated you last to some fine Push Square Podcast Shenanigwans in the form of NieR: Automata and Horizon: Zero Dawn (Don't know what I'm talking about? Check this out). But we're back with what might just be our largest show ever when we get down and dirty with both
News Sony Will Publish Destiny 2 for PS4 in Japan
Platform holder to bring shooter overseas
Much like the first game, Sony will act as Destiny 2's publisher in Japan. The platform holder's said that it will fully localise the first-person shooter on Activision's behalf, adding both subtitles and voiceover in the nation's native tongue. It's obviously no surprise that it's going the extra mile given...
News Telltale's Guardians of the Galaxy Takes a Shot at Mass Effect's Elevators
Only a decade late
There's plenty to mock about Mass Effect right now, but Guardians of the Galaxy being a Telltale Game, it's probably right to avoid Andromeda's wonky animations. Instead it's gone for the original's infamously long elevator rides. We all love a bit of self-referential, meme humour, right? Right? Destiny 2's trailer taught us that.
News PlayStation VR Shooter StarBlood Arena Goes Gold
And there'll be a retail release
PlayStation VR powered first-person shooter StarBlood Arena has gone gold ahead of its 11th April release date. The high-octane virtual reality experience promises to deliver a variety of modes, pilots, and weapons when you strap yourself in to the action. You'll obviously be able to snap this one up from the...
Live Get a Better Look at The Elder Scrolls Online: Morrowind's Warden Class
Bearing it all
The Elder Scrolls Online: Morrowind launches this summer, bringing a massive, and for many, nostalgic, land to the MMO. But new adventures aren't the only thing to look forward to, as the release also features the game's first additional character class: the Warden. The Warden is apparently quite versatile, and you can get a better...
News Trippy PS4 Puzzler GNOG Gets Inside Your Head on 2nd May
The miniaturist
Bizarre PlayStation 4 and PlayStation VR puzzler GNOG will get inside your head on 2nd May, publisher Double Fine has revealed. The trippy title essentially tasks you with tinkering with the heads of giant celestial space beings – or something like that, to be honest we're not entirely sure. The game will cost £12.99/$14.99, but...
Thursday30th Mar 2017
Deals The Best Cheap PS4 Slim and PS4 Pro Bundles
Get a great deal today
There's never been a better time to buy a new PlayStation 4, whether it's the light as a feather PS4 Slim or super-powered PS4 Pro. With the opening months of 2017 bringing a cavalcade of quality software releases, now is the right time to either upgrade your system or pick up your very first. And just for you, we've put...
News Keep an Eye Out for Gran Turismo Sport Beta Codes
Polyphony waves the checkered flag
Gran Turismo Sport's beta started a little while back, but only a very small selection of people got in. Now it seems developer Polyphony Digital is ready to expand the starting grid, as we're seeing lots of reports of Americans who are suddenly getting access to the 13GB server stress test. You'll know you're in...
News WipEout Omega Collection's Pre-Order Theme Is a Thing of Beauty
Omega
There are no shortage of terrible PlayStation 4 dynamic themes, but this WipEout Omega Collection pre-order bonus is not one of them. On the bottom panel it shows anti-grav vehicles zooming around a hairpin bend, while the top section includes models of some of the franchise's most iconic jets. And it's all set to the sound of ear-shattering...
News Atlus Blocks PS4 Share Button in Persona 5 to Avoid Spoilers
No changing this heart
Persona 5 isn't just an outstanding game - it's also a gorgeous work of art. However, if you were planning on flooding your various social media accounts with cool screenshots, then we're afraid that you're out of luck, as Atlus has confirmed to Polygon that the entire game disables the PlayStation 4's Share button. When we...
You shall snake pass
Ah, the age of the 3D platformer. Things were simpler back then: we had Crash Bandicoot, Spyro, and – of course – Gex. Oh, how we laughed along with the latter little scamp through his adventures – one of them containing Red Dwarf actor Danny John-Jules and a former Playboy model in FMV. Truly a game that could've only...
Review Final Fantasy XV: Episode Gladiolus (PS4)
All muscle
Final Fantasy XV's first real slice of downloadable content, Episode Gladiolus details a part of the story from the main game that was left frustratingly vague. A decent way into the adventure, burly bodyguard Gladiolus - Gladio for short - up and leaves the party with little explanation. He comes back later brandishing a fresh scar on...
News Gwent: The Witcher Card Game Shows Its Hand on PS4 This Weekend
House of cards
We've no idea why it's taking The Witcher developer CD Projekt RED so long to put out a collectible card game, but Gwent: The Witcher Card Game will finally get its first technical test on the PlayStation 4 this weekend. All you'll need to do to participate is download the 3GB client from the PlayStation Store for free, and you'll...
Game of the Month Top 4 PlayStation Games of March 2017
Robot dinosaurs, giant demons, more robots, and truth bullets
March has been another great month for Sony's current-gen console, a machine which seems to be keen on completely stripping us of our free time. Back at the end of February, we were forced to point out that PlayStation 4 exclusive Horizon: Zero Dawn would be, if anything, featured in this...
News WipEout Omega Collection's Anti-Grav League Opens 6th June
4K, 60 frames-per-second on PS4 Pro
It's the one many of us have been waiting for: WipEout Omega Collection will release on the PlayStation 4 on 6th June in North America and 7th June in Europe, with pre-orders rolling out on the PlayStation Store as we type. The compilation – a collection of remastered versions of WipEout HD, WipEout HD Fury, and...
News Destiny 2's Full Reveal Trailer Makes a Last Stand
PS4 beta also confirmed
Destiny 2 is happening folks, and its first full trailer is here as promised. It isn't gameplay - we're sure plenty of that will be coming later - but it's a pretty rousing video all the same. With the Earth's last city destroyed and all of your resources gone, Guardians must join together to stop the Cabal onslaught. It's do...
News BioWare Will Share Plans For Mass Effect: Andromeda Based on Feedback Next Week
Repairing the damage
It's safe to say that Mass Effect: Andromeda is a divisive title. Some are happy with it while others think it's a disappointment - but as is usually the case with developer BioWare, it's more than happy to listen to feedback. With that in mind, the studio has tweeted out an official statement regarding its current position...
News Destiny 2 Will Have an Open Beta Later This Year
Gameplay reveal also incoming
Now that the Destiny 2 talk can take place without having to tiptoe around rumours and speculation, we should be hearing much, much more about Bungie's sequel over the coming months. The developer is promising a gameplay reveal on the 18th May, and later this year, you'll be able to try the shooter out for yourself...
News Nioh Is Koei Tecmo's Most Successful Western Release
Die by the sword
Regular readers will know that associate editor Robert Ramsey is a big fan of Koei Tecmo's output, from the various Warriors games right the way through to Toukiden. But something we always discuss here at Push Square Towers is how the publisher's business can possibly be viable: it deploys dozens of games every year and rarely do...
News Injustice 2 Unmasks Scarecrow, Captain Cold
Cold as ice
Who doesn't love a bad boy, eh? Warner Bros has released the latest in a long string of Injustice 2 trailers, this time focusing on some nasty men like Gorilla Grodd and Bane. But look closely and you'll spy two additional nemeses: Captain Cold and Scarecrow. Terror just got taken to a whole new level in NetherRealm's upcoming brawler.
News Dragon Quest Heroes II Hits Hard with Two More Playable Characters
Stand and fight
We're starting to lose track of all these Dragon Quest Heroes II trailers, but that hasn't stopped Square Enix from pumping out another one. This time, we get a look at two more playable characters - both of whom hail from Dragon Quest VI. Those of you who played the first Heroes game will probably recognise Terry as he makes his...
Wednesday29th Mar 2017
Steal yourself
Persona 5 is a difficult game to review – not because of its quality or lack thereof, but because it's such an intricate release. It's a role-playing title made up of many different parts, and explaining each and every one of them in detail would take way too long. With that in mind, we'll try to be brief: Persona 5 is a Japanese...
News April PlayStation Plus Games Revealed
Here we go again
Sony's revealed April's full PlayStation Plus lineup, and we can already see people sharpening their pitchforks. First off, we have the previously confirmed Drawn to Death on PlayStation 4. It'll be joined by the quirky Lovers in a Dangerous Spacetime. Cross-buy titles include 10 Second Ninja X and Curses 'n Chaos, so you can nab...
Review Fated: The Silent Oath (PS4)
Silent but deadly
The launch of Sony's virtual reality headset served up an impressively strong start for the as-of-yet unproven technology. A large number of games, offering a rather impressive variety alongside some quality exclusives, made for an intriguing entry into the VR space. Unfortunately, since the exceptional launch, the PlayStation VR...
News Destiny 2 Will Have Timed Exclusive Content on PS4
Marketing partners
As expected, Destiny 2 will secure exclusive content on the PlayStation 4. Sony appears to once again be the primary marketing partner for Bungie's upcoming first-person shooter, which means you can probably expect bundles and much more. It's not clear which goodies will be exclusive to the PS4 version of the game, but the...
Review The Walking Dead: A New Frontier - Episode 3: Above the Law (PS4)
Brotherly love
For as quickly as characters come and go in The Walking Dead titles, you've got to give Telltale Games credit for continuing to pull together a compelling cast. Ex-baseball star Javier Garcia's only been around for three instalments, but already he feels like part of the fettered furniture: his complex family dynamic once again the...
News Breathing Intensifies in Final Fantasy XV: Episode Prompto's Trailer
Boy to man
Oh Prompto, you're supposed to be the sensitive quarter of Final Fantasy XV's party, so what the heck are you doing with a loaded gun? This extended Episode Prompto trailer has popped up online, and it asks more questions than it answers. But that's the point of a good teaser, right? To get the ol' juices flowing? Maybe someone stole his...
News Japanese Sales Charts: PS4 Steady in Slow Week for PlayStation
Nintendo Switch got new stock this week which pushed its hardware and software numbers up significantly, but despite the new console on the block, the PlayStation 4 continues to sell steady. The system racked up another 30,000 or so units between the PS4 Slim and the PS4 Pro this week – an uneventful but sturdy statistic for the system. Horizon:...
Tuesday28th Mar 2017
Review Zero Escape: The Nonary Games (PS4)
A wild twosome
In the past ten or so years, the visual novel genre has found success in the West thanks to attempts to localise games you'd usually only find in the Japanese market. But one series that has never really had its time to truly shine is the set of Zero Escape games, which have been spread across multiple consoles. Fortunately, efforts...
News Yep, Final Fantasy XV's Most Tedious Boss Can Now Be Killed in One Hit
See ya
Final Fantasy XV has a new patch out on PlayStation 4 which brings some rather interesting alterations to the table. One of the update's most notable changes is that it buffs the Ring of the Lucii - a special weapon that Noctis obtains during the main story - to the point where it now has a chance to kill the game's most tedious boss in a...
News Harvest Moon Sows a Wonderful Life on PS4
PS2 Classic arrives on PS4
Poor old Harvest Moon – we'd be doing cartwheels over the re-release of A Wonderful Life on the PlayStation 4 as a PlayStation 2 Classic if it hadn't been gazumped by Stardew Valley. As it happens, this isn't quite the hype-inducing release that Natsume perhaps may have been hoping for. Nevertheless,
News PlayStation Japan Still Has Faith in the PS Vita
And it's working on a new IP
Sony's not given up on the PlayStation Vita – well, not in Japan at least! The handheld still sells reasonable numbers in the platform holder's home territory, and that means that the Asian arm of Sony Interactive Entertainment is not ditching the device just yet. Speaking with Trendy Nikkei, gaffer Atsushi Morita...
News Final Fantasy XIV Online Is Now Totally Free to Play Until Level 35
Time restrictions removed
Generally considered the best MMO on PlayStation 4, Final Fantasy XIV Online: A Realm Reborn provides a near endless supply of adventure - for a price. For those who don't know, A Realm Reborn makes use of a subscription model, so naturally, Square Enix is always trying to bolster the game's user base by hooking new...
Mega Drive melting pot
With a sequel already announced and well into development, it's fair to say we PlayStation folk are a little behind in playing Freedom Planet. Nearly three years after its initial launch on PC, the Kickstarted retro sidescroller has finally arrived to provide some pixelated platforming action. The good news is that,...
Site News We Need You to Complete Our Readership Survey
There's a Jammie Dodger in it for you
Anyone else derive a perverse kind of pleasure from filling in surveys? Good news, then – it's that time of the year yet again where we thrust a questionnaire in front of your bemused faces and beg you to fill it in. Pretty please? With a cherry on top? Seriously, though, this survey comes from our...
News Wow, Destiny 2's Brilliant Teaser Trailer Tells a Better Story Than Destiny Itself
Pew pew
Now we're cooking, Bungie! Out of nowhere, the developer's dropped a teaser trailer for Destiny 2. The short clip is funny, charming, and has certainly piqued our interest - three things that the story of the original Destiny didn't manage to pull off. Has the property finally found its voice and tone? We sure hope so. The full, official...
Hands On Is Snake Pass Sssuper or Snake P*ss on PS4?
Snake?! SNAAAKE!!
It'sss all about the controlsss. Alright, we'll stop with the annoying sibilance, but it's true: Snake Pass sounds like a recipe for disaster – but it works perfectly when you've got the DualShock 4 in your hands. And the reason for that is because developer Sumo Digital has clearly invested hours and hours into tuning the inputs...
Store Update 28th March 2017 (Europe)
Home run
Goddammit man, we swear these European PlayStation Store updates get bigger every week. There are no less than 27 new items this time – and that doesn't include DLC. Alright, some of the new releases are duplicates – like the multiple versions of MLB The Show 17 – but it just goes to show you how popular the PS4 is for developers...
Round Up Have MLB The Show 17's PS4 Reviews Hit a Home Run?
Out of the park
It's one of Sony's most commercially successful exclusives every single year, but we rarely give Sony San Diego's acclaimed baseball series the time of day here at Push Square. That's because we're British and are waiting for London Studio to put together Rounders The Show 17. Anyway, while we're not entirely sure whether we're going...
News Tomb Raider Movie Shots Show Lara Croft in Action
Rise of the tomb raider
Here are the first official screenshots from the Tomb Raider movie reboot which is set to release in theatres next year. The shots show Alicia Vikander in the iconic Lara Croft role, sporting a costume that must have cost the production company all of… Ooh, $40 at absolute most. As we reported previously, this is obviously...
News Give Mafia III a Shot For Free with Its New PS4 Demo
Bite-sized revenge
Mafia III may not have set the open world genre alight as was intended, but by most accounts, it's not that bad overall. The game's obviously been out for a while now, but coinciding with the release of its first expansion, a playable demo has hit the PlayStation Store. If you've had your eye on Mafia III but the lukewarm...
News Groot News! Guardians of the Galaxy Debuts 18th April on PS4
Like a rocket
Telltale Games' take on Guardians of the Galaxy will rocket to the PlayStation 4 starting 18th April, the developer has announced. It'll be followed by a retail release – including digital access to all episodes – on 2nd May in North America and 5th May in Europe. The first episode, Tangled Up in Blue, will cost you $4.99 if you...
News Rocket League's Incredible Popularity Has Resulted in Ongoing Server Issues
Developer issues statement and apologises
Push Square overlord Sammy Barker may have predicted Rocket League's success a long time before it actually released, but we don't think that even the most optimistic onlooker could have guessed that it would become this popular. Almost two years after its summer 2015 launch, the game is still selling well,...
Monday27th Mar 2017
Review Dark Souls III: The Ringed City (PS4)
At the world's end
The Ringed City is the end of many things. While it marks the final instalment of Dark Souls III's short run of downloadable content, it also marks the potential end for Dark Souls as we know and love it. Oh, and it also marks the end of the world. Found within endless fields of ash, The Ringed City plays host to an array of new...
News Emma Stone May Be in Death Stranding, But This Isn't Proof
Fake image emerges
Emma Stone is rumoured to be one of the characters in Hideo Kojima's upcoming Death Stranding – you can read the original report here if you want to know more. This weekend, however, an image has been doing the rounds purporting to show the award-winning actress' in-game character model. This is what it looks: The picture...
Singin’ in the rain
The second title of Sony's indie Spring promotion, Rain World offers a drastically different experience from Everything, the initiative's first offering. Developed by Videocult and published by Adult Swim, this newest in the long enduring Metroidvania genre offers something rather unique from its ilk: Rain World is more a...
Talking Point Which Free April 2017 PlayStation Plus Games Do You Want?
Drawn to death
We already know one of April 2017's free PlayStation Plus games: it's David Jaffe's notebook-based shooter Drawn to Death. But we're expecting Sony to announce the remainder of April's offering later this week, and that begs the question: what do you want? There are a smattering of new titles due out on 4th April – when the free...
News Final Fantasy XV March Update Improves Infamous Chapter 13, Adds Other Stuff
Too little, too late?
Those of you who have been keeping track will know that Final Fantasy XV's first downloadable content episode launches on the 28th March, but that's not all Square Enix has planned for this month. Detailed in the video that we've embedded above, the game's March update will - at long last - make improvements to the title's...
News Is Sony Prepping a Slimmer PS4 for Release This Year?
One report reckons so
Three years into the cycle, Sony refreshed its entire PlayStation 4 hardware line with the PS4 Pro, PlayStation VR, and, of course, the PS4 Slim. But tech site Digitimes believes that the Japanese giant may now be planning an even smaller version of its uber-successful system. But is there any truth to the report? As part of...
News A Bunch of Mass Effect: Andromeda Bugs Are Being Worked On
Face off
Only adding fuel to the 'wait six months before you buy it' debate, Mass Effect: Andromeda launched in a sorry state last week. The game's not outright broken, but it's easily one of the buggiest big-budget titles that we've played on PlayStation 4. Fortunately, EA and BioWare are on the case. A list of known bugs has been posted over on...
News Destiny 2 Just Got Officially Announced By the Way
In case you missed it
This, folks, is what we call in the industry an 'anti-climax'. Activision has officially announced Destiny 2, though it basically just uploaded a logo to the franchise's official Twitter account. Yes, the '2' really is as big as on the leaked poster – like we said at the time, we assume that the publisher wants to clearly...
Video Does Yooka-Laylee Delight on the PS4?
Early impressions of Playtonic's platformer
Snake Pass is kick-starting a retro platformer renaissance this week, but Yooka-Laylee is right around the corner. We've been playing the Banjo-Kazooie throwback for a good few weeks now, and we figured it was worth pulling together a bit of gameplay footage (under strict pre-release guidance from...
News UK Sales Charts: Mass Effect Andromeda Sits Behind Predecessors
Fails to outsell second and third entry
Mass Effect: Andromeda has topped the UK sales charts, but it's only managed to outsell the first title in the series. The game enjoyed the third best debut in the four game Mass Effect series, with both Mass Effect 2 and Mass Effect 3 netting better week ones. It's perhaps worth noting that the industry has...
News Valkyria Revolution Deploys from 27th June on PS4, Vita
A new chronicle
It may not be the console sequel to Valkyria Chronicles that many asked for, but action role-playing game Valkyria Revolution will arrive on Western shores on 27th June in North America and 30th June in Europe. The game will be available both physically and digitally on the PlayStation 4, while you'll be able to purchase a digital...
News Mad Sports Game Lethal League Aims for Your Face in May
Bat crazy
We feared that futuristic sports games died with Speedball 2100, but they're making something of a resurgence between Rocket League and various others right now. And the good news is that Team Reptile's zany Lethal League has been officially confirmed for a 10th May release on the PlayStation 4, so add another to the list. The game...
Saturday25th Mar 2017
Rumour Call of Duty: WWII Images and Art Leak
D-day
Remember when Activision said that this year's Sledgehammer Games developed Call of Duty would take the series back to its roots? Well, hot on the heels of Destiny 2, a slew of posters and even steelbook case covers have leaked apparently revealing that the new entry in the popular first-person franchise will be named Call of Duty: WWII...
News Get Your Crash Bandicoot Idle Animation Idea in the N. Sane Trilogy
Downtime
Crash Bandicoot is one of the most animated protagonists in games – it's part of the reason we all love him so much. And one of the best things about upcoming PlayStation 4 remaster N. Sane Trilogy is that it appears to have captured the irreverent hero's mannerisms for a brand new generation. But now Activision's giving you the...
Talking Point What Are You Playing This Weekend? - Issue 161
Sun is shining
The sun's actually come out here in the UK and it feels like Spring for the first time in forever. To recycle a tired old joke, then, you better pull your curtains shut and lock yourself inside for some games. It's the weekend so it's time for some WAYP – but what are you playing? Sammy Barker, Editor: I've started Mass Effect:...
Friday24th Mar 2017
Guide Mass Effect: Andromeda Character Builds
Skill and profile recommendations
Mass Effect: Andromeda may not be BioWare's best game overall, but there is one area where it excels, and that's combat. Gunfights are punchy and full of cool abilities - and its these skills and powers that we're focusing on with this guide. Unlike Commander Shepard of the original Mass Effect trilogy, Ryder isn't...
Guide How to Change Weapons and Armor in Mass Effect: Andromeda
Equip your new gear
Changing your weapons and armor in Mass Effect: Andromeda takes a little more effort than you might think. You can pick weapons and armor up from defeated enemies or find bits and pieces stored away in containers, ripe for the taking. However, unlike most other games that have some sort of loot system, you can't simply equip...
Guide How to Reset Skill Points in Mass Effect: Andromeda
How to find the re-spec station
There are a lot of skills to toy with in Mass Effect: Andromeda. From combat techniques to biotic powers to tech abilities, the numerous skill trees that are available to you right from the beginning of the game can seem incredibly daunting. As such, it's reasonably easy to pump your skill points into areas that you...
Review Mass Effect: Andromeda (PS4)
In space, no one can hear you meme
About half an hour into our Mass Effect: Andromeda playthrough, squadmate and cocky Londoner Liam snapped into a t-pose – arms in the air as if he was being crucified – and refused to come out of it until we reloaded our game. We had heard that BioWare's latest was buggy, but we couldn't have imagined just how...
News Gran Turismo Sport's Nurburgring Is PS4's Most Beautiful Thing
How is this even possible?
Polyphony Digital may take an age to make a game, but you know what they say: greatness awaits. If you thought that Gran Turismo Sport's recreation of Brands Hatch was spectacular, then wait until you feast your eyes on its Nurburgring. This is obviously replay footage so the visuals are turned up to eleven, but even at...
Guide Mass Effect: Andromeda Romance Walkthrough - All Male, Female Relationship Options
We'll bang, okay?
Ah, so you're eager to bang some aliens, eh? Staples of any good Mass Effect title, relationships and romance make a return in Mass Effect: Andromeda. Whether you choose to play as male or female Ryder, there are several potential love interests for you to peruse. In this guide, we'll be detailing all of your romantic options and...
News NA PlayStation Store Flash Sale Pulls Down Prices on PS4
PS3 and Vita part of the party, too
It's the tenth anniversary of the PlayStation Store this week so you're seeing lots of sales popping up all over the world. And of course North America is here with another Flash Sale, this time spanning the PlayStation 4, PlayStation 3, and Vita. So what's looking good? Well, Dangerous Golf is surely worth...
News Recent PS4 Games Get Cheaper For the Weekend in EU PlayStation Store Sale
Ghost Recon! Resi 7! Final Fantasy!
If you've had a tough week and you're looking forward to settling down for a nice, lazy weekend of gaming, you may want to check out the PlayStation Store's latest sale. They're certainly not the biggest discounts that we've ever seen, but four recently released titles are up for grabs at reduced prices. Again,...
News Kratos' New Voice Actor Thinks God of War's Coming to PS4 in 2017
Chaos awaits
First there were the Father's Day ads in Spain, and now Kratos' new voice actor has listed God of War for 2017 release. Obviously this shouldn't be taken as gospel, but Christopher Judge's Twitter profile does allude to the game coming this year, and there must be some reason he believes that to be the case. [image:
Poll Are You Enjoying Mass Effect: Andromeda?
Star wars
Another Friday, another poll. With Mass Effect: Andromeda now sitting comfortably inside many a PlayStation 4, it's time for us to ask what you think of the game so far. From what we can tell, opinions seem to be very split on BioWare's latest release; some veteran fans love it, others think it's a huge disappointment, and we've seen...
Guide Mass Effect: Andromeda Tips and Tricks for Rookie Pathfinders
Side quests, combat, and co-op tips
The quest to find humanity a new home in an entirely new galaxy is a tough one, and rookie Ryders will likely need all the help that they can get. Mass Effect: Andromeda is a reasonably deep and often complex game; its combat can be quite brutal and its numerous role-playing systems can be difficult to wrap your...
News JonTron's Yooka-Laylee Cameo to Be Patched Out by Playtonic
In the aftermath of controversial comments
Playtonic has announced that it will patch out popular YouTube personality Jon 'JonTron' Jafari's cameo from platformer Yooka-Laylee as part of an update. The game – which recently went gold ahead of its 11th April launch date – has presumably already been submitted to platform holders for printing and...
News Hideo Kojima's Been Meeting with PlayStation's Big Wigs
Talking time
E3 2017 preparations or just a progress report? According to his Twitter account, Hideo Kojima spent the day in meetings with some of Sony's big wigs, including PlayStation 4 architect Mark Cerny and the ridiculously likeable marketing chief Asad Qizilbash. We bet you could almost smell the talent filtering out of the meeting room...
News Phwoar! Fall in Love with Persona 5's Retail Packages
They'll take your heart
We may be slowly tip-toeing towards a digital gaming future, but retail still very much has its place – and no more is that true than with Persona 5's frankly gorgeous physical packages. This video takes a look at both the steelbook version and the stunning 'Take Your Heart' premium edition. Both look well worth the money...
News Drawn to Death's Trophies Compose an Angsty Short Story
Emo
Drawn to Death is nothing if not bursting with personality, and its Trophies are no different. Each of its 28 trinkets forms part of a short story, which we assume has been ripped from the pages of the protagonist's sketchbook – which is, of course, where the game takes place. Here are some excerpts: "Amy keeps looking at me and smiling...
News Horizon: Zero Dawn's Aloy Looks Incredible in Hama Beads
Beaded brilliance
Remember that gorgeous side-scrolling Horizon: Zero Dawn demake that we posted about a few days ago? Well, now hama bead extraordinaire Dan Silver has transformed it into a glorious work of pixel art hobbycraft. Incredible, right? This isn't the first piece of pixel art that Dan's brought to life using beads, and you can check out...
News Mass Effect: Andromeda Multiplayer Already Has a New Character
That was fast
Mass Effect: Andromeda only launched yesterday in Europe, but its multiplayer mode is already seeing support in the form of a new playable character and mission. The newcomer is the Krogan Gladiator, who likes nothing more than to smash her enemies with her hammer. You can unlock her via the usual card packs. We've played a few hours...
Guide Mass Effect: Andromeda Walkthrough - Everything You Need to Know
Tips and tricks! Character builds! Romance options!
Mass Effect: Andromeda has boarded the Tempest and crash landed on Earth, and we daresay a fair few of you are playing it. If you're just embarking on your intergalactic adventure, then you may want to pay attention to our various Mass Effect: Andromeda guides, spanning character builds,
News Salt and Sanctuary Invests its Souls into PS Vita Next Week
Will be completely cross-buy
Ska Studios' outstanding Dark Souls-inspired sidescroller Salt and Sanctuary will finally arrive on the PlayStation Vita next week, the two-person team has announced. Ported by Sickhead Games – the very same team behind the likes of Stardew Valley on the PlayStation 4 – this portable version will be cross-buy with...
News New Tekken 7 Trailer Doubles Down with Rage Arts and Story Mode Footage
Rage against the Mishima
There's a new Japanese Tekken 7 trailer that shows off a load of Rage Art and Rage Drive gameplay. The newly introduced attacks apply to each and every character, and are essentially super moves that can be used when your health drops below a certain threshold. Some of them look downright glorious. The video also features...
News Dark Souls III: The Ringed City Readies You for One Last Fight
Burn out brightly
If this really is the end of the Dark Souls franchise, then let's hope that The Ringed City goes out with the bang. The final DLC expansion for Dark Souls III is set to release next week, and you can watch its moody launch trailer above. Will you be whipping out your armour one last time?
Thursday23rd Mar 2017
News FFS! Sony's E3 2017 Press Conference Schedule Hasn't Leaked
Stop believing everything you read
We've noticed that there's a screen-grabbed spreadsheet doing the rounds purporting to contain the secrets of Sony's rapidly approaching E3 2017 press conference. The problem is that it's merely an updated prediction by a NeoGAF user, and absolutely not a leak in any way shape or form. Why are we posting this...
Rumour Destiny 2 Beta Blasts onto PS4 Around June
Just in time for an E3 announcement
Leaked earlier today via a legit-looking poster, Destiny 2 will apparently launch on the 8th September. A second poster has also suggests that PlayStation 4 beta access will be yours if you pre-order the upcoming sequel. Again, it all seems pretty legitimate. Weighing in on the leak over on Twitter,
Rumour Destiny 2 Drops on 8th September Claims Leaked Poster
Update: Announcement proably not incoming today
Destiny 2 will gear up and form a strike team starting 8th September if a leaked retail poster is to be believed. The image shows artwork of three Guardians alongside the game's logo and an 8th September release date. That's a Friday, and while big new games sometimes drop earlier in the week to...
News This Isn't the Destiny Trailer We Were Hoping For
Not so triumphant
Leaks from earlier in the day suggested that an official Destiny 2 reveal was incoming, but instead, Bungie's dropped a launch trailer for the Age of Triumph event, which goes live in the original Destiny on the 28th March. Bah! Still, it's a pretty rousing trailer. The Age of Triumph sees the return of past Raids with new...
News Need for Speed, Star Wars Battlefront 2 Will Be at EA Play 2017
Well, duh
EA's not-E3-2017-but-totally-still-E3-2017 satellite event at the Hollywood Palladium in June will play host to Star Wars Battlefront 2 and the next Need for Speed game. With both games slated to release later this year, this news shouldn't come as a massive surprise, but there it is in black-and-white all the same. Woohoo? Other titles...
News Shiness: The Lightning Kingdom Snatches an April Release Date on PS4
Zap
Colourful action role-playing game Shiness: The Lightning Kingdom will hop onto PlayStation 4 next month, its latest trailer reveals. Said trailer shows off a bunch of different environmental footage accompanied by a twinkly musical score. The title certainly looks interesting, so here's hoping that the gameplay lives up to the presentation...
News Dragon Quest Heroes II Is Wheeling Out the Classic Characters
Dragon Quest VII fans rejoice
Dragon Quest Heroes II has another new character trailer, this time introducing two party members from a past game that fans may recognise. Hailing from Dragon Quest VII, Mirabel and Ruff bring some youth to the group, although judging by the gameplay footage, they're still a monster's worst nightmare. Will you be...
Wednesday22nd Mar 2017
News Capcom's Quest to Get Every Resident Evil Game Ever on PS4 Continues
Simply Redfield
Capcom won't rest until you can play every single Resident Evil game ever made on the PlayStation 4, and next up in its quest appears to be Dreamcast entry Resident Evil Code Veronica. The port's been spotted on the German ratings board, which isn't in the habit of classifying games that don't exist. We're assuming this will be...
News PS4 Exclusives Go Cheap in Latest European PlayStation Store Sale
Cash in
As is the case in North America, Sony's rolled out a sale on many PlayStation 4 exclusives in Europe. The discounts – which include The Last Guardian for £19.99 and Uncharted 4: A Thief's End for £15.49 – span everything from digital releases to big name blockbusters. There's also DLC and
News Horizon: Zero Dawn Still Looks Amazing in Pixel Art
Focus on this
Horizon: Zero Dawn is hands-down one of the best looking video games ever released, but what if it opted for an almost Game Boy Advance-esque aesthetic? That's what this mock-up by Japanese artist Toyaken21 aims to illustrate – and it's got us drooling over some kind of side-scroller starring Aloy as a result. What do you reckon?...
News Finally Some Direct-Feed Footage of Gran Turismo Sport's PS4 Beta
Holy moly
We've been posting about Gran Turismo Sport's recently released PlayStation 4 beta for a few days now, but most of the footage has come courtesy of compressed livestreams. Finally, a YouTube user has taken the time to whip out their capture card and grab a few minutes of footage running in 1080p at 60 frames-per-second, though. And the...
News PlayStation Presents a Ton of Games from the China Hero Project
Including the promising Lost Soul Aside
As you probably already know, China is a fledgling market for console gaming, but PlayStation is trying to cultivate a market by working with local developers to create home-grown content. And in this China Hero Project video it's showcased the burgeoning fruits of its efforts, as a dozen or so developers...
News Japanese Sales Charts: Monster Hunter Makes a Peach Beach Splash
Beast mode
There are no surprises in this week's Media Create chart as Nintendo 3DS exclusive Monster Hunter XX topped the software charts with a frightening debut of almost 850k units. We wonder whether Capcom will use the success as a means to justify another couple of years of PlayStation Portable assets, or whether it's panicking over the fact...
News The Occupation Is a Politically Charged Adventure Set in 80s England
Fake news
Well, this sure sounds fascinating. Ether One developer White Paper Games has announced its next project The Occupation, and it's set in the North-West of England during the late 80s – a testing time in British history due to Margaret Thatcher's spell as Prime Minister. The title will see you play as a whistleblowing journalist, and your...
News MLB The Show 17 Is Kinda Like an RPG Now
Play ball
Sony San Diego iterates on its baseball series every single year, and with MLB The Show 17 it's bringing some basic role-playing game systems to the fore. In the new Road to the Show mode you'll commandeer a rookie to the role of MVP by selecting dialogue options and hitting home runs. All is explained in intricate detail courtesy of the...
Tuesday21st Mar 2017
Oni you can save mankind
Toukiden 2 begins with a huge battle in Yokohama. Monsters known as Oni have wreaked havoc across the world of man and are advancing down from the North. There is a plan to stop their advance in Yokohama by leading a force of Demon Slayers against them. However, things aren't looking good as the Oni are on the rampage and...
News Diablo III Patch 1.18 Brings Seasons to PS4, Out Now
We're going to win the league
Diablo III's popular seasons game mode has arrived on PlayStation 4 as part of a new update. Patch 1.18 is available to download now on Sony's console, bringing with it a number of improvements - but obviously, the big talking point here is the aforementioned seasons. In a nutshell, seasons allows players to...
Mind blowing
If there's one truth that can be guaranteed in this universe it's that Everything will divide opinion like few other games. The scientific simulation comes courtesy of Mountain maker David OReilly and promises the impossible: the ability to control everything in the universe – including the very fabrics of space itself. But can such...
Review This Is the Police (PS4)
911 is not a joke
Weappy Games' strategy-cum-noir adventure This Is the Police has you inhabit the day-to-day drudgery of retiring police chief Jack Boyd, grinding out his last 180 days on the force and trying to keep things running smoothly for the city of Freeburg's corrupt mayor. Dogged by allegations of corruption and a career full of regret, we...
2Bad
In 2Dark you play as Smith, a man with a tortured past. On a camping trip many years ago his wife was murdered and his two children kidnapped. In response to these tragic events, he dedicates his life to not only finding his own children, but also saving other kidnapped youngsters. To this end, the game will see you sneak into various areas of...
News PlayStation Exclusive Prices Plunge in NA PS Store Sale
Only on PlayStation
PlayStation exclusives are the focus of the latest North American PlayStation Store sale, as the prices plunge on some of Sony's biggest releases. Starting today you'll be able to get the likes of God of War III Remastered for $5.99 and Until Dawn for $9.99, and honestly if you haven't played either of those then you really...
News Dovetail Games Euro Fishing Bags a Big'un on PS4
All about that bass
Dovetail Games Euro Fishing will reel-ease on the PlayStation 4 on 11th April, the simulation maker has revealed. Available to pre-order in Europe today at 20 per cent off, the title hopes to lure you in with the promise of angling excellence, as you work your way through the fishing big leagues across five different modes. In...
News Dark Souls III Is Getting a Better Framerate on PS4 Pro
In before 'Bloodborne'
Dark Souls III's getting fresh content in the form of The Ringed City imminently, and From Software has released the patch notes for an update coming to the PlayStation 4 later this week. And among improvements to the PvP portion of the game and a bunch of bug fixes is the promise of "increased framerate for gameplay on the...
Feature Don't Forget About Gravity Rush 2's Free DLC
Raven's time to shine
Poor, poor Gravity Rush: it really is the black sheep of Sony's first-party. We'd forgotten all about Gravity Rush 2's side-story until a poster here on Push Square mentioned it, prompting us to think it may have been delayed. Not true: it's just arrived with so little fanfare that you may be forgiven for forgetting all about...
Store Update 21st March 2017 (Europe)
Deep space
Whey! After a slow week, the European PlayStation Store is back to its monstrous best, bringing everything from Mass Effect: Andromeda to Toukiden 2 to a console near you. Other notable additions include Gravity Rush 2's free DLC and the existential awesomeness that is Everything. PS4 Games: Goat Simulator: Waste of Space Bundle 21st...
News Digimon Story: Cyber Sleuth - Hacker's Memory Comes West on PS4, Vita in 2018
Prodigious
It's only just been announced in Japan, but Digimon Story: Cyber Sleuth - Hacker's Memory already looks like it could be heading West. Publisher Bandai Namco has trademarked the name "Hacker's Memory" in Europe, suggesting that it's planning on bringing the latest game overseas at some point. It'll be available on PlayStation 4 and Vita...
News Dragon Quest XI Will Soon Have a Confirmed Japanese Release Date
Time to get your hopes up
We've seen very little of Dragon Quest XI since it was announced last year, but that won't be stopping Square Enix from slapping it with a Japanese release date. Previously, the highly anticipated role-playing game was scheduled for a vague '2017' launch, but the Japanese publisher has confirmed that it'll be getting a...
Monday20th Mar 2017
Hands On Is Mass Effect: Andromeda Really That Bad?
No, not quite
We've spent around 20 hours with Mass Effect: Andromeda, and within that time, our belief that the internet can make things seem much, much worse than they actually are has been greatly reinforced. BioWare's latest intergalactic tale is nowhere near perfect, but from what we've played so far, we reckon that the series' spacefaring soul...
Review FlatOut 4: Total Insanity (PS4)
Safety car
It's a miracle that FlatOut 4: Total Insanity exists at all really. The previous instalment in this smashtastic series – 2011's irreparably awful FlatOut 3: Chaos & Destruction – is widely regarded as one of the worst racing games of all time, sitting just a position ahead of the notoriously appalling Big Rigs: Over the Road...
Round Up Mass Effect: Andromeda PS4 Reviews Fail to Set the Universe Alight
Ticket to Ryder
Mass Effect: Andromeda's reviews are out, and while it's by no stretch a bad game, it's not the inspired action RPG that many fans may have been hoping for. We pointed out plenty of flaws in our hands on impressions piece – a full review will follow here on Push Square in due time – and it seems we aren't alone with our thoughts...
Review Momodora: Reverie Under the Moonlight (PS4)
It's a supernatural fright
Momodora: Reverie Under the Moonlight is a 2D side-scrolling platformer that firmly plants its feet in the Metroidvania genre. Stop us if you've heard that one before. But what is a debut on consoles is actually a fourth entry in a series that dates back to 2010 on the PC, with the game in question debuting back in 2016...
News Gran Turismo Sport Is Sounding So Much Better Now
Va va voom
That delay to Gran Turismo Sport seems to have done the game the world of good. Not only does its beta look absolutely mind-blowing from a visual perspective, but those who got in have been commentating on how much better the sound is, too. Obviously long-time fans will know that the franchise has been criticised for its vacuum cleaner...
Hands On Ruiner’s Challenging Cyberpunk World Shines Bright
Repli-can
One of the more exciting publishers on the gaming scene is Devolver Digital, a company that always seems to have a slate of interesting looking games on the way. And one of those games is cyberpunk shooter Ruiner. From developer Reikon Games, the title that appears to be a Hotline Miami clone at first glance is anything but. We got to sit...
News Uncharted: The Lost Legacy Will Have the Largest Area in the Series
An Indian adventure
Uncharted's still a hyper-linear game, but there were signs in A Thief's End that Naughty Dog wanted to blow out the scale of the release. And it's going to go one bigger in spin-off The Lost Legacy, confirming in a PlayStation Blog post that it's included the largest area in the series' history in the standalone story. "The...
Video Handcuff Yourself to An Hour of This Is the Police on PS4
What you gonna do when they come for you?
Anticipated adventure strategy game This Is the Police will begin its beat on the PlayStation 4 this week, so we dug out our baton and streamed the first hour or so live on our YouTube channel. You can witness all of the action via the archive embedded above.
News This Guy Didn't Understand MLB The Show 17's Commercial
Strike three
If there's one popular exclusive that no one ever talks about, it's Sony San Diego's uber-popular MLB The Show 17. The series sells gangbusters year-after-year in the United States, but no one bats an eyelid – and that looks likely to reoccur with the latest instalment. Still, we can't help but feel that the platform holder could...
News Don't Expect to Bump into Drake in Uncharted: The Lost Legacy
He's too busy playing Crash Bandicoot
Considering his story's over, we always thought a Nathan Drake cameo would be kinda crummy should it occur in Uncharted: The Lost Legacy, and fortunately developer Naughty Dog's ruled out the possibility. Speaking with the PlayStation Blog, writer Josh Scherr had the following to say regarding the potential...
News It's Almost April and Uncharted 4 Is Still Winning Awards
And rightly so
We've noticed that it's become cool to hate Uncharted 4: A Thief's End in some circles, but that's not stopping it from scooping up awards like they're going out of fashion. Naughty Dog's sequel netted another gong this weekend, taking home the coveted Game of the Year accolade from the 2017 SXSW Gaming Awards. It beat out Dishonored...
News UK Sales Charts: Ghost Recon: Wildlands Holds On
Horizon still selling strong
It's been an electric start to 2017 in many ways, but the industry's just quickly taking a breather before Mass Effect: Andromeda drops. It means that this week's UK sales charts aren't all that exciting, with Ghost Recon: Wildlands retaining its place at the top of the best sellers list. LEGO Worlds is already starting...
Sunday19th Mar 2017
News Mass Effect: Andromeda's Animation Thing Has Gone Too Far Now
Fans go on the offensive and force BioWare to respond
The Internet has an unfortunate habit of taking a joke too far, and that's exactly what's happened with Mass Effect: Andromeda's goofy animations. The title's weird expressions – which have tired faster than a certain crew member's face – have been ridiculed for several days now, but the...
News Here's a Better Look at Uncharted: The Lost Legacy's Chloe
Frazer
Uncharted favourite Chloe Frazer will star in this year's mini-story The Lost Legacy, and creative director Shaun Escayg has posted up a new screenshot to Twitter showing off the heroine. There's not really much to say other than… Well, the image sure looks like Chloe, eh? Escayg also posted up a picture of Nadine Ross, who will accompany...
Saturday18th Mar 2017
News Gran Turismo Sport's Really Looking Great in Beta
One hour of PS4 footage
It was supposed to release last year so it's no surprise to see Gran Turismo Sport's beta looking more polished than a showroom supercar. The sampler launched for a select number of players in North America today and already streams are starting to pop up around the web. While we're sure better quality footage will emerge...
Hands On FlatOut 4 Is Total Insanity on PS4
Car-nage
Tail between the legs time: we should really have a FlatOut 4: Total Insanity review live on the site already. Alas, we're not quite ready to publish our verdict just yet so you're going to have to make do with a brief hands on piece and a video. Sorry about that. Anyway, it's pretty good. Unlike its soul-sappingly bad predecessor, World...
News We Can't Stop Thinking About This Fixed MLB 17 Glitch
Strong trypophobia trigger warning
It's a funny old world, isn't it? You've got franchises like Resident Evil, Silent Hill, and Siren all striving to create the most gruesome enemies in gaming, but Sony San Diego has stumbled upon what is surely the most harrowing character model we've ever seen by accident. Below you'll see a glitch that the team...
Talking Point What Are You Playing This Weekend? - Issue 160
Business as usual
Ahhh, good – the weekend has arrived again. With the nights drawing longer but the weather still pretty poor, we reckon you can get away with another couple of days curled up on the couch with your PlayStation 4. Here's what we're playing this time. Graham Banas, Reviewer: The monster winter storm that we got has delayed me...
Friday17th Mar 2017
News Sonic Forces to Span Three Types of Gameplay
Modern, Classic, and...?
Sonic Forces was formally announced this week after being teased late last year. The title – which is coming to the PlayStation 4 this holiday care of Sonic Team's new Hedgehog 2 engine – will span three different types of gameplay: Modern Sonic, Classic Sonic, and one as of yet to be revealed. Any guesses what that...
Snow KONA
It's 1970 and Private Detective Carl Faubert is heading deep into the wilds of Northern Quebec on a job. Hired to investigate a spate of vandalism in a rural mining community, Carl's looking forward to getting out of Montreal so that he can do something that doesn't involve divorce and cheating spouses. Unfortunately, as soon as he arrives...
News Sonic Forces Is Looking Kinda Rad in First Footage
Full-blown Sonic set to release 2017 on PS4
Sonic Forces! That's the name of the game previously referred to as Project Sonic 2017 which was announced during that sh*tshow of a livestream last year. And the first gameplay footage shown at SXSW earlier this evening is looking… Pretty rad. It's a speedy, set-piece laden sequence – but the visuals...
Poll Has the Mass Effect: Andromeda Backlash Put You Off the Game?
Deep space, deeper trouble?
This has really blown up, hasn't it? Arguably the biggest story of the week, Mass Effect: Andromeda has some rather terrible animations - we're talking worse than usual BioWare animations kind of terrible. Naturally, the gaming sphere is currently flooded with gifs, videos, and clips of the game's shoddy human faces and...
News Mass Effect: Andromeda Performance Isn't Perfect on PS4
It's not quite a mass defect, though
Digital Foundry have got their hands on Mass Effect: Andromeda, so that can only mean one thing: plenty of performance analysis videos. In the one that we've embedded above, the publication goes over how the sci-fi title runs on both PlayStation 4 and Xbox One, but naturally, we're only here for the former. The...
News Sony Is Finally Killing Off the PS3 in Japan
It's been available for over a decade
Ah, the PlayStation 3. The last-gen machine launched over a decade ago in Japan, and even after the PlayStation 4 hit the market, it was still shifting units. Over the last couple of years, however, things have slowed dramatically; once the PS4 hit its stride in the East, PS3 sales fell off a cliff. With that in...
News February 2017 NPD: For Honor Ascends as Nioh Stabs Top Ten
But industry declines persist
You've got to give credit to Ubisoft: it may not make games that get NeoGAF giddy, but it sure knows the market well. For Honor has climbed straight to the top of NPD charts in the United States for the month of February, with Ghost Recon: Wildlands surely the frontrunner to pull the same party trick in March's report...
Review Atelier Firis: The Alchemist and the Mysterious Journey (PS4)
The Fast and the Firis
The Atelier series is one of the longest running and most prolific Japanese role-playing game franchises, with Atelier Firis: The Alchemist and the Mysterious Journey being the 18th instalment in the series' 20 year history. Atelier Firis is also, in many ways, the biggest leap forward the series has ever taken, implementing a...
News Sonic Mania Says Goodbye Spring, Hello Summer
Bad Eggman
The Year of Dreams™ has taken a temporary blow, as Sonic Mania has been pushed out of its Spring release window and into the Summer instead. It's only a matter of months, of course – and should result in an overall better product. The delay was confirmed at SXSW earlier today, where SEGA also showed off the first footage of Flying...
News No, Mass Effect: Andromeda's Questionable Animations Aren't Being Patched
At least not anytime soon
In case you haven't heard, Mass Effect: Andromeda has some rather dire animations. "Par for course as far as BioWare is concerned," you may say to yourself, but based on what we've seen, Andromeda is somehow worse than the developer's previous efforts. Some of it is just downright awful. Obviously, stuff like this isn't...
News Ubisoft Games Join DOOM in Latest EU PlayStation Store Sale
Not all doom and gloom
The latest PlayStation Store sale is going in hard on Ubisoft's back catalogue, with everything from golden oldie Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag to relative newcomer For Honor selling for cheap. Well, we say cheap, but admittedly, some of these reduced prices aren't that great. Still, if you've had your eye on Watch Dogs 2 or...
News Yooka-Laylee's Platinum Trophy Looks Reasonably Achievable
Bat crazy?
Yooka-Laylee is a collectathon at heart, so you're probably going to want to get all of its Trophies on the PlayStation 4. And fortunately it's looking like a relatively straight-forward Platinum to nab – you're just going to have to keep your eye out for all of those pesky pagies and quills. While it does seem like there's an awful lot...
News Persona 5 Sneaks a Stylish DualShock 4 Decal into Its Standard Edition on PS4
Stealthily does it
Let's end our Friday shift on a positive note, shall we? Atlus has revealed that those who buy the standard edition of Persona 5 on PlayStation 4 in North America will get a free decal for their DualShock 4 - but be aware that stock is limited. You can see infamous Atlus PR guy John Hardin and Ann Tamaki voice actress Erika...
News Fuuuuu! Flying Battery Zone's Music Makes Its Comeback in Sonic Mania
\m/
It's up there with the best music in the Sonic the Hedgehog series, so we're super excited to see Flying Battery Zone make its grand comeback with some remixed audio in Sonic Mania. Just listen to this masterpiece? Choon! Bwoydem light up the room!
News Action RPG The Surge Clanks onto PS4 in May
Heavy metal
The Surge, the action role-playing game from the developer behind Lords of the Fallen, has looked pretty solid in previous gameplay trailers. It's got exosuits, evil robots, and big bloody hammers. It's something a little different, then, and it's launching on the 16th May for PlayStation 4. It's also got a new, tone-setting cinematic...
News Freedom Planet Finally Spin-Dashes PS4 Next Week
Gotta go fast
With the Blue Blur back on everyone's mind following this week's updates to Sonic Mania and Sonic Forces, you may be looking for something similar to fill your time. Fortunately, it looks like the excellent Sonic the Hedgehog-esque Freedom Planet will be sprinting to the PS4 next week in North America, as confirmed via the PlayStation...
Hands On She Remembered Caterpillars Is A Wonderfully Clever Puzzle Game
And it’s headed to the PS4
The Indie Megabooth at PAX East 2017 was full of an abundance of cool indie games vying for everyone's attention on the show floor. While some of them went by unnoticed, one that stood way out to us during the convention was Jumpsuit Entertainment's She Remembered Caterpillars. She Remembered Caterpillars is a gorgeous...
News Sniper Elite 4 Sets Sights on First Story DLC Next Week
Free multiplayer content also coming
The very likeable Sniper Elite 4 will be receiving the first part in its Deathstorm mini-campaign story starting 21st March, with a further two instalments set to follow later in the year. Playable for up to two players, the first episode will whisk you away to the snowy setting of Northern Italy, where you must...
Thursday16th Mar 2017
Tonight, Mathew
Dying: Reborn's one of those games that, as a reviewer, makes you feel a bit rubbish. It's not a good game – in fact, it's pretty bloody bad – but you can tell that a tiny studio has tried its very best to make something cool. Also available on PlayStation VR and the Vita (either individually or as part of a three game bundle),...
News Is Emma Stone Going to Star in Death Stranding?
"That's a lovely rumour"
At this point, we can probably safely say that Hideo Kojima has been given a blank cheque by Sony to make Death Stranding. The auteur not only has one of the most stylish indie game offices in the universe, but he's also busy snapping up hot Hollywood talent like Norman Reedus and Mads Mikkelsen to star in the game. And one...
News Mass Effect: Andromeda Has Some Pretty Funny Scenes
But we don't think they're intentional
We jumped on Horizon: Zero Dawn for that cut-scene pretty quickly, so in the interests of keeping things fair, this Mass Effect: Andromeda clip that's doing the rounds probably deserves a post. If nothing else it had your humble host in stitches of laughter, so maybe it'll brighten up your day:
News Guerrilla Already Hard at Work on Expansion to Horizon's Story
No rest for the wicked
Horizon: Zero Dawn has sold incredibly well, becoming Sony's biggest new IP launch of the PlayStation 4 generation and Guerrilla Games' largest ever debut. But buried inside the celebratory press release is this little tidbit from managing director Hermen Hulst: "We're thrilled that Horizon: Zero Dawn has been embraced by...
News Horizon: Zero Dawn Has Been a Huge Commercial Hit for Sony
Guerrilla's biggest ever debut sells 2.6 million copies in two weeks
You're looking at the birth of a massive new PlayStation franchise here: Horizon: Zero Dawn has sold 2.6 million units in the two weeks since its release. Those numbers represent copies of the game in consumers' hands, rather than shipped to stores. It makes the game Sony's...
News Uncharted 4's Getting Free Savage Starlight Content
To infinity and beyond
One for the hardcore Naughty Dog fans here: Uncharted 4: A Thief's End is getting free Savage Starlight content in multiplayer. The fictional sci-fi series first appeared in The Last of Us, and has become one of the Californian studio's more popular Easter eggs in recent years. Starting from 17th March, you'll be able to kit...
Hands On Little Nightmares Is Primed for Greatness
Hungry for more
Of the many games that were playable on the show-floor at PAX East 2017, Tarsier Studios' Little Nightmares was one of the titles we were most excited to get our hands on. And we were lucky enough to get some time with the game as well as chat with level designer Matthew Compher about some elements of the title announced back in...
News Shenmue III Clears Some QTEs in Cruddy Dev Diary
Changed my mind
Shenmue III's supposed to release this year, but we'll save you the disappointment of a delay right here and now: it's not. Ys Net has uploaded its first developer diary in months today, and it's basically two minutes of next to nothing, as the team laugh and joke their way around the company's distinctively pokey office. There is a...
News Tekken 7 Will Kick the Crap Out of Two Crossover DLC Characters
But who could they be?
Bandai Namco has revealed the contents of Tekken 7's season pass today, offering up some juicy information. First off, pass owners will get access to a "brand-new game mode" and over 50 new characters costumes in the summer. There are no concrete dates to go on here, but we assume that this first pack will release not too long...
News Blizzard Shares a Little More Info on Diablo III's New Necromancer
Up and at 'em
At some point later this year, Diablo III will be getting a whole new playable character class in the form of the Necromancer. We don't have too much to go on when it comes to analysing this corpse-raising warrior, but at least Blizzard seems to enjoy drip feeding us new information. In an official blog post, the developer goes over...
News Blast Off with 40 Minutes of Mass Effect: Andromeda PS4 Pro Gameplay
Into the void
Hey, Mass Effect: Andromeda really isn't far off now, and if you're struggling to contain your intergalactic excitement, then you may want to keep yourself busy with the 40 minute gameplay video that we've embedded above. Running on PS4 Pro, the sci-fi role-playing release looks the part - although at this point we're still struggling...
News These Dragon Quest Heroes II Characters Sure Love Oversized Weapons
Don't mess
Dragon Quest Heroes II is back with another character trailer, this time introducing two party members who have a penchant for oversized armaments. The first is the delightfully named Desdemonda, who wields a giant axe - and she's just about as destructive as you'd expect. The second is Cesar, a prince who's more than happy to swing...
News Telltale Chief Kevin Bruner Reportedly Steps Down
Telltale will remember that
Telltale gaffer Kevin Bruner has reportedly stepped down from his position of CEO this week, according to sources close to Kotaku scribe Jason Schreier. This is big news because Bruner actually helped found the company which has gone on to become a major household name, following its success primarily on The Walking Dead...
Wednesday15th Mar 2017
Tap happy?
The humble clicker will eventually kill productivity here at Push Square Towers. Following in the free-to-play footsteps of AdVenture Capitalist is the kinda crumby Clicker Heroes, a tap-'em-up in which the primary reward loop involves ever-increasing numbers. Its gameplay loop is about as entertaining as punching numbers into a...
News April PlayStation Plus Gets Drawn to Death on PS4
Drawn to life
And this is why we never doubt Push Square editor Sammy Barker. For weeks now, Sammy's been saying that mental PlayStation 4 shooter Drawn to Death has PlayStation Plus written all over it - and as it turns out, he's spot on. David Jaffe's latest creation is indeed heading to Sony's subscription service as part of the April's lineup of...
News The Disney Afternoon Collection Brings Childhood Classics to PS4
DuckTales! Chip 'n Dale Rescue Rangers! TaleSpin!
Phwoar, this was unexpected: Capcom has announced The Disney Afternoon Collection which, despite its frankly atrocious name, actually sounds super cool. Essentially it's a PlayStation 4 compilation of six classic games updated with 1080p visuals, and it's launching on 18th April for £15.99 in Europe...
News Everything Is Down Vote Bait for PlayStation's YouTube Channel
A game with one million years of gameplay
To be honest, we wrote that headline prior to looking at Everything's fulfilment bar on YouTube, and we're both surprised (and a little delighted) to see that it's been received fairly positively by PlayStation's five million plus subscribers. The game – which is part of Sony's awesome Spring-based Play...
News PAX East 2017: CD Projekt Red Panel Delves into the Premium Cards Featured In Gwent
They originated with a cat picture
CD Projekt came to PAX East this year to discuss the Gwent standalone game that was officially announced this past E3. While it had a panel to talk about Gwent last year as well, it expertly side-stepped any questions about a standalone project – and there were quite a few people that asked, too. It was free to...
News Get a Head Start with Toukiden 2's Free Demo on PS4, Vita
Carry over your save into the full game
If you plan on potentially grabbing Toukiden 2 later this month, then you may want to give its free demo a whirl. The download is available now on the North American PlayStation Store, while it'll arrive in Europe on the 17th March. Both PlayStation 4 and Vita users can get in on this one. The demo lets you...
Hands On Incredible Puzzle Game Gorogoa Needs to Come to PS4
Port begging
Publisher Annapurna Interactive brought four games with it to PAX East 2017, and the one that was by far the busiest all weekend was the incredible and unique puzzle game, Gorogoa. A hand-drawn point-and-click puzzle game, Gorogoa revolves around utilising four panels that function almost like a comic. You start with just one panel and...
Hands On What Remains of Edith Finch Offers a Somber Tale
A series of unfortunate events
Publisher Annapurna Interactive brought a spate of games with it to PAX East 2017. Among them is a game we've been waiting on patiently – that actually just received a release date – for four years now: What Remains of Edith Finch. The follow-up to developer Giant Sparrow's masterpiece The Unfinished Swan, Edith...
Hands On The Artful Escape of Francis Vendetti Is a Game You Probably Haven’t Heard About
But you really need to
Heading into PAX East 2017, there were quite a few games we headed to the convention for – and we got to play most of them. What we were not expecting was to be completely blindsided by a game we knew nothing about previously. And not just blind-sided, but blown away to such an extent that never before has a game made a...
Soapbox Is PAX EAST 2017 Proof That Annapurna Interactive Is the Next Big Indie Publisher?
Nothing but quality
There are tons of gaming companies that range in size and scope from the big guns like Sony and Bethesda to the smaller groups like Super Giant or Double Fine. But in between all of this is one type of publisher who's been gaining popularity of late: Annapurna Interactive. Annapurna was a film company founded in 2011 that worked...
News Intense PS4 Slash-'Em-Up Furi Returns For One Last Fight
DLC out today
Furi, the pulse-pounding boss rush title that launched on PlayStation 4 last year, has returned to the fray for one final fight thanks to its first and only downloadable content pack. The suitably titled 'One More Fight' is available now on the PlayStation Store priced at $3.99/€3.99. Naturally, the add-on features an extra madcap...
News Japanese Sales Charts: Ghost Recon: Wildlands Snipes Kingdom Hearts
Tango down
It's a bit weird to look at the latest Japanese software charts and see a new game like Ghost Recon: Wildlands sitting pretty at the top, but that's what we're dealing with this week. Ubisoft's open world stealth-shooter hybrid parachuted in at number one, selling a respectable 89,791 copies. It even managed to beat Kingdom Hearts HD 1.5...
News Okay, These Dead or Alive 5 Guilty Gear and BlazBlue Crossover Costumes are Kinda Cool
The wheel of fate is turning
According to the trailer that we've embedded above, Dead or Alive 5: Last Round is now on its sixth season pass, which is... Well, it's five season passes too many, isn't it? Questionable amounts of downloadable content aside, though, we're quite liking this new crossover costume pack, which features well realised...
News Archer Is Entering the Danger Zone in Rock Band 4
No, really
Yeah, we're just as bemused as you are. Sterling Archer, the egotistical agent from animated TV comedy Archer, will soon be a playable character in Rock Band 4. The cocky spy will naturally arrive alongside Kenny Loggins' Danger Zone as part of the game's March content update. So... That's that, we suppose. Feel free to shout out your...
Tuesday14th Mar 2017
Review Journey (PlayStation 3)
The road less travelled
Update (14th March, 2017): To celebrate the five year anniversary of Journey's release, we're bringing our original review back from the archives for one day only. A seminal moment in PlayStation history. Enjoy! Originally published (1st March, 2017): Journey is a seminal release; the kind of title that comes once in a...
Review Styx: Shards of Darkness (PS4)
Sticks and stones
Admission: we weren't the biggest fans of Styx: Master of Shadows. Despite showing a bit of potential here and there, it was impossible to look past how incredibly frustrating and repetitive the entire game was – there was simply no fun to be had. So going into the sequel, our scepticism was naturally at an all-time high. But we...
News Final Fantasy XV's Story Was Purposefully Left Incomplete
Noct like this
It probably doesn't come as a surprise, but we here at Push Square are divided on Final Fantasy XV and the story that it tries to tell. Some of us think it's done well enough to at least be enjoyable, while others reckon that it's a shambles. We could go on and on about the game's flaws and its inability to please everyone, but...
Brick it to the man
Upon its release in 2011, Minecraft drew plenty of comparisons to LEGO. It was like playing with everyone's favourite Danish export – no, not him – but virtually, and without the damage to your bank account. Hell, LEGO even made Minecraft sets, so you could play your favourite virtual LEGO game in real life with LEGO. So...
News Soak Yourself with 35 Minutes of NSFW Senran Kagura: Peach Beach Splash PS4 Gameplay
Wet wet wet
Due out in Japan in just four days, Senran Kagura: Peach Beach Splash is shaping up to be the most bonkers title in an already mental series. The game sees the cast of buxom female ninja head to the seaside in order to catch some rays and let loose with an arsenal of water guns. It's colourful, crazy, and not at all safe for work - and...
News God of War PS4's Marketing Is Starting Early
Or maybe it's right on time?
Here's a spot of culture for you: it's Father's Day this Sunday in Spain. Who cares, right? (Well, apart from our obviously sizeable audience from España.) Sony's started advertising God of War in Madrid. Spotted on the Metro, the ad shows Kratos and his son Atreus and basically says something along the lines of: "My...
News Sony's Spring Play Collective Initiative Is Its Best Ever
Rain World! PaRappa! Full Throttle! Edith Finch! More!
For years now Sony has loved a good Spring digital games promotion program, and this year's Play Collective may be its best ever. It spans six titles all set to release over the next six weeks with PlayStation Plus pre-order discounts and a bit of additional marketing muscle behind them. And it...
News PAX East 2017: Friday the 13th Panel Shows Off Graphic New Trailer
Not for the faint of heart
Just like PAX East 2016, Gun Media had a panel for its asymmetrical multiplayer game about everyone's favorite masked killer at PAX East 2017. We've been following the progress of Jason Voorhees' latest adventure with a rather large amount of excitement, and those in attendance this year were treated to a marvellous new...
Store Update 14th March 2017 (Europe)
Monokuma's waiting
The new releases never stop, with Styx: Shards of Darkness and Danganronpa 1/2 Reload vying for top billing this time. There's also Kona to look forward to, as well as a dozen or so other smaller indie titles. PS4 Games: Styx: Shards of Darkness 14th March Paladins Founder's Pack 14th March Death Squared 14th March Eekeemoo...
News You Can Spend Up to £80 on One Mass Effect: Andromeda Multiplayer Microtransaction
Co-op point prices confirmed
Mass Effect: Andromeda's multiplayer offering was always going to have microtransactions. EA's box-buying system seems to have spread to almost all of its properties over the last few years, and BioWare's latest is no different. Much like in Mass Effect 3, you'll be able to purchase packs of randomised items within the...
News Mass Effect: Andromeda Teams Up with a Multiplayer Gameplay Trailer
Best buds
It's safe to assume that most people who play Mass Effect: Andromeda won't be in it for the multiplayer component - and that's totally fine - but we were fans of Mass Effect 3's co-op offering, so we're actually quite looking forward to seeing whether this new entry in the series can live up to the legacy. Fortunately, things do look...
News Samurai Warriors: Spirit of Sanada Shows Off Its Minigames in New PS4 Trailer
Warriors need downtime, too
Samurai Warriors: Spirit of Sanada is a much more personal Warriors title, focusing on the life and times of Yukimura Sanada and his famous clan. As such, the game offers an in-depth look at the events that shaped the Sanada, complete with a castle town setting that expands and evolves as you progress. There are even...
Monday13th Mar 2017
News PlayStation Now Will Start Streaming PS4 Games This Year
Expanded horizons
Sony's announced the first major update to PlayStation Now since dropping a host of platforms earlier in the year: PlayStation 4 games are coming. In addition to the near 500 or so PlayStation 3 titles that can already be streamed with the Japanese giant's on-demand subscription service, new-gen releases will be added as part of a...
News UK Sales Charts: Wildlands Scores the Largest Launch of the Year
Surprise attack
Ubisoft has once again proven that it's the master of sleeper hits, as its Ghost Recon: Wildlands has secured the largest launch of the year so far. It didn't feel like there was anywhere near the same anticipation for the co-op shooter as the likes of Horizon: Zero Dawn or The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild, but it's sitting...
News Final Fantasy XII: The Zodiac Age Limited and Collector's Editions Detailed
The Inflated Age
Fresh off January's news that Final Fantasy XII: The Zodiac Age will be released on 11th July, publisher Square Enix has today detailed the various editions that are available for pre-order. Hold onto your DualShock 4s everybody - here we go. Collector's Edition First up is the Collector's Edition, which is now available for...
News Mass Effect: Andromeda Has a Crazy Amount of Dialogue
As you'd expect
Mass Effect: Andromeda will have "over 1,200" speaking characters, according to creative director Mac Walters. When you stop to think about it, that's a lot of chatty extraterrestrials. During a recent livestream, the BioWare boss said "when you look at the dialogue options, we're basically the equivalent of Mass Effect 2 and 3 put...
News Dropshot Is Rocket League's Latest New Mode
Update drops next week
Psyonix is readying up its latest content update for its evergreen multiplayer smash Rocket League. The headline addition this time around is Dropshot, an all-new game type that introduces yet another way to pit rocket cars against a giant ball. The objective in this new mode is to use the ball to deal damage to segments of...
News Mass Effect: Andromeda's Jaal Means Business in New Gameplay
What does the scouter say?
Mass Effect: Andromeda introduces a new race to BioWare's series: the Angara. Naturally, your perception of these new aliens will be shaped by a member of your squad - namely the rather serious Jaal. And, if you'd like to know a bit about this relatively strange looking ally, you may want to give IGN's new video a watch,...
Sunday12th Mar 2017
News PS4 Firmware Update 4.50 Massively Improves PlayStation Move
Shake it off
Perhaps the biggest criticism that's been levelled at PlayStation VR since launch is that the PlayStation Move controllers just aren't up to snuff. While they're fine for general play, pretty much anyone that's messed around in virtual reality will have noticed some wobble from time to time. This occurs when the PlayStation Camera is...
Review Deus Ex: Mankind Divided - A Criminal Past (PS4)
Playboy
The entirety of A Criminal Past is set in the Penthouse, a sophisticated, maximum security prison for augmented ne'er-do-wells. It's a perfect location for a Deus Ex playground: there are tons of restricted areas, guards, security cameras, and turrets all begging to be sneaked past, exploited, and eliminated. The DLC is set between Human...
News Final Fantasy XV: Episode Gladiolus Goes Shirtless in New Trailer
Cor, blimey
Here's your first proper look at Final Fantasy XV: Episode Gladiolus, the game's first full piece of DLC since its release last year. It shows how, upon breaking from the main party, the shirtless soldier embarks on a mission to pass Gilgamesh's trial alongside protector Cor Leonis. The content will apparently take between two and three...
Saturday11th Mar 2017
News Look at The Last of Us' Off-Camera Secrets
Breaking boundaries
The Last of Us is one of the most pristinely polished games in PlayStation history – but like any piece of visual entertainment, it's mostly an optical illusion. This brilliant YouTube video detaches the camera from behind Joel's shoulder to show you things that you aren't supposed to see – including spawn points, far-off...
News Final Fantasy XV: Episode Gladiolus DLC Takes 2-3 Hours to Complete
Are you glad-io?
Out later this month, Episode Gladiolus will be Final Fantasy XV's first real slice of downloadable content. As its name suggests, it stars Gladio as he goes off on his own adventure, and will supposedly shed some light on the party's burly bodyguard. Last month it was revealed that the add-on would only cost $4.99 without the...
Talking Point Could 2017 Be Gaming's Greatest Ever Year?
GoaT mad
So here's the thing: we've never known a start to the year quite as strong as what 2017 is turning out to be. Last year was a fine year for games, but it was by-the-numbers – few games exceeded expectations and even fewer will live long in the memory. The past two and a bit months have been the opposite, though: exciting, fresh, and so...
Talking Point What Are You Playing This Weekend? - Issue 159
Right on queue
A busy week here at Push Square has seen PS4 firmware update 4.50 release, as well as several big titles arrive in the office. We'll be letting our hair down this weekend with some good old fashioned gaming, then. Here's what we're playing. Sammy Barker, Editor: I really want to polish up my Horizon: Zero Dawn Platinum Trophy this...
Friday10th Mar 2017
Guide Ghost Recon: Wildlands' Best Weapons and Where to Find Them
Locations of the game's greatest guns
Guns across the board seem to be pretty well balanced in Ghost Recon: Wildlands, but we've stumbled across several choice picks that have made our lives as special agents that much easier. As such, we've put together this guide on where to find some of the best guns in the game. We'll be trying to add to this...
Soapbox The Worst Thing About PS4 Firmware Update 4.50
Sammy reckons the new Notifications Menu sucks
We can all probably agree that PlayStation 4 firmware update v4.50 is a good update: the external hard drive support is welcome, the custom wallpapers feature is nice to have, and the addition of Boost Mode is great if you're a PS4 Pro owner. But there's one thing about the update that I can't wrap my...
Hands On Persona 5 Has Absolutely Stolen Our Hearts on PS4
Let us start the game
There's no point in beating around the bush: from what we've played so far, Persona 5 is utterly brilliant. We're around 20 hours in, and although we still have potentially triple that amount of playtime to go, we can't deny that we're absolutely enraptured with Atlus' latest. Even as we're sitting here right now, writing this...
News Farpoint's Full Experience Will Cost You a Pretty Penny
Start saving
From what we've played, PlayStation VR FPS Farpoint is pretty awesome – but we always felt that Sony needed to find a way to bundle the title with the PlayStation VR Aim Controller for the price of a standard retail game. Unfortunately, it's failed. While the game will cost £49.99/$49.99 without the peripheral, you'll need to pay...
News Steep Will Slope onto the PlayStation Store for Free This Weekend
Snow joke
Someone more cynical than this author may try to insinuate that Steep's impending free weekend on the PlayStation Store is a sign of slow sales… Wait a minute. Whatever the reason, Ubisoft has announced that starting Friday, 10th March from 18:00PM UK time, you'll be able to get a taste for the entirety of its winter sports simulation...
Video We Need a Full-Length Danganronpa VR Game
No objections
Not all series are well suited to PlayStation VR, but the Cyber Danganronpa VR: Class Trial demo that's available for free from the PlayStation Store right now proves that Spike Chunsoft's sleuth-'em-up absolutely is. The demo may only be short, but it captures the courtroom drama of its parent property perfectly, and while the YouTube...
Round Up Everything You Need to Know About PS4 Firmware Update 4.50
External HDD help! Boost Mode! More!
Sony was criticised last generation for far too many firmware updates so it's changed its tact with the PlayStation 4 – each patch marks a milestone moment for the machine. And that remains true of PS4 firmware update 4.50, which this week added external hard drive support, custom wallpapers, and much more...
Poll What Are Your Thoughts on PS4 Firmware Update 4.50?
Beast mode engaged
PlayStation 4 firmware update 4.50 has been out for a couple of days now, and the general consensus around the 'net seems to be that it's a solid improvement. We could easily start ranting on about what features are included and all that, but it'd be much easier to simply direct you through to our full round up, which you can find...
News Crash Bandicoot 2's Hang Eight Stage Is Looking Ace on PS4
Spot on
Champing at the bit for more Crash Bandicoot: N. Sane Trilogy gameplay? Of course you are, you Wumpa fruit loving lot! Sony's uploaded some brand new footage from Crash Bandicoot 2's 'Hang Eight' stage – and yes, it includes the hidden crystal and bonus level. Watch on below.
News Surprise! PS4 Wins the February NPD Report
Of course
Stop us if you've heard this one before: the PlayStation 4 won the February 2017 NPD sales report. This means that Sony's system has been the best-selling console in the United States fourth months in a row now, though its winning streak will come to an end in March due to the release of the Nintendo Switch. The PlayStation maker doesn't...
News 40% of UK's Game Industry Consider Relocation After Brexit
UKIE looks into the impact of the referendum
Britain remains in flux following last year's European Union referendum, and that impacts all industries – including the video games sector. Already challenged due to rising costs and attractive international tax breaks, we've seen many UK developers shut up shop in recent years, with Sony's own...
News Tera, Another Popular Free-to-Play Action RPG MMO, Is Coming to PS4 This Year
Tera-iffic
The games just refuse to stop this year, don't they? We're only three months into 2017 and we're already struggling - so when we see titles like popular PC MMO Tera announced for PlayStation 4, we wonder if we really should invest in building our own Hyperbolic Time Chamber. Tera launched on PC back in 2012, and it went free-to-play in...
News Mass Effect: Andromeda's Marketing Machine Finally Kicks Into Gear with a Good Trailer
And it's the launch one
Now you see, if Mass Effect: Andromeda had been revealed with a trailer like this, we wouldn't have had to rag on the game's marketing for the past year and a half. EA and BioWare have left it late, but we finally have a great trailer to get us hyped for the upcoming release. Why the heck has it taken this long? Head shaking...
News Free Sword Art Online: Hollow Realization Expansion Launches Next Week on PS4, Vita
Warriors of the Sky
We reckon Sword Art Online: Hollow Realization is the best Sword Art Online title on the market, so it's pleasing to hear that the game's long awaited free expansion is launching next week on PlayStation 4 and Vita. Dubbed 'Warriors of the Sky', the expansion will be available as an update, and will feature "extra characters,...
Thursday9th Mar 2017
Guide How to Create Custom Wallpapers on PS4
Set a beautiful background
The PlayStation 4 has got some fantastic pre-made themes, but what if you want something a little more personal? That's where PS4 firmware update 4.50 comes in. The software upgrade lets you make your very own backgrounds - but how do you create custom wallpapers on PlayStation 4? Allow us to quickly explain the process...
Guide How to Attach an External HDD to Your PS4
Increase your storage space with a USB hard drive
You can finally attach an external hard drive disk (HDD) to your PlayStation 4 as part of firmware update 4.50. There's one thing you'll need to keep in mind before you take advantage of this feature, though: your external HDD must support USB 3.0. If it's a USB 2.0 drive, then it won't meet Sony's...
Guide How to Change Your PSN Profile's Colour on PS4
Give your profile a lick of paint
Did you know that you can change the colour of your PSN profile on the PlayStation 4 as part of PS4 firmware update 4.50? You'll need to create a PS4 cover image first, but you can find out more information on how to do that through the link. Once you've got a cover image, we're going to show you how to change the...
Wind stammers
High Horse Entertainment, the tiny two-person team behind futuristic PlayStation 4 frisbee-'em-up, is a big fan of two things: Windjammers and Rocket League. It's hard not to compare the launch of this sphere slingin' sports title with Psyonix's soccer cars – it's launching as a PlayStation Plus freebie and is even structured...
Guide How to Update PlayStation VR's System Software
Virtual reality firmware updates
Just like the PS4, Sony is also releasing firmware updates for the PlayStation VR headset. But how you update the virtual reality device's system software? In this guide, we show you how. How to Update PlayStation VR's system software: Here's how to download the latest firmware update for PlayStation VR: Connect...
Divisive
Death Squared sees you playing as artificially intelligent robots under the supervision of robot tester David, a worker for the futuristic tech company Omnicorp. A co-op puzzle game for 2-4 players - although there is a "lonely co-op" mode for those who don't have a companion on hand - developer SMG Studios' first console outing is a solid...
News You Can Switch Between Characters in Final Fantasy VII Remake
You're not alone, Cloud
This probably won't mean a huge deal to many of you, but for some, this news will no doubt come as a relief. We admittedly know very little about Final Fantasy VII Remake - there are still countless elements that haven't been explained or shown - but it at least seems like you won't be forced to control Cloud at all times...
News Gran Turismo Sport's Closed PS4 Beta Goes Green from 17th March
Drive of your life
What madness is this? An update on Gran Turismo Sport? We'd assumed that Sony was just going to ride out the remainder of the generation saying nothing about the simulation racer which was due out months ago, but instead it's announced a closed beta is scheduled to get underway in little over a week. Oh, okay then. Starting from...
News PS4 Firmware Update 4.50 Is Live Right Now
Download festival
After an arduous wait and prolonged beta testing period, PlayStation 4 firmware update v4.50 is live now. The update weighs in at 339.9MB in size, so shouldn't take you long to download; either way, make sure that you have it installed before you sit down to play, because online functionality will be locked until you've updated...
News Diablo-Like Action RPG Victor Vran Overkills PS4 Soon
Welcome to the party
Originally a PC title that launched back in 2015, Victor Vran is now bringing its brand of non-stop action role-playing to the PlayStation 4. The so-called Overkill Edition will include the Motorhead - yes, that Motorhead - expansion, and the trailer that we've embedded above mentions a 'spring' release date. It should be out...
Guide How to Post Status Updates to PS4's Activity Feed
Tell the world what you're up to
Sony's always wanted the PlayStation 4 to feel a little bit like a social network, and it's edged ever closer to that goal with PS4 firmware update 4.50. Previously, the Activity Feed was the domain of auto-published content like Trophy unlocks and screenshot shares, but now you have a little more control over what...
News Middle-earth: Shadow of War May Let You Import Your Shadow of Mordor Save
Back to the battlefield
Following yesterday's huge 16-minute gameplay video, the details are starting to drip regarding Middle-earth: Shadow of War. When asked by GamesRadar whether the sequel could make use of your Shadow of Mordor save data, Monolith Produ
News Deals on Loads of Digital Titles Hit the EU PlayStation Store
Digital life
A slew of digital deals have been added to the European PlayStation Store as part of the 'Totally Digital' campaign. There are some decent discounts going on here, with the likes of ABZU, Firewatch, Inside, and Limbo all dropping below the £10 mark. If you've had your eye on some of the PlayStation 4's smaller titles, you'll want to...
News Wonderfully Animated Castlevania-Like Momodora Releases Next Week on PS4
Momodora the explorer
The sea of indies never stops rising on PlayStation 4, and next week sees the release of another promising looking download. Momodora: Reverie Under the Moonlight is a "Castlevania-inspired" sidescrolling adventure with a focus on combat. It's also really well animated, capturing that retro feel especially well. Momodora...
Push Share Photographing the Post-Apocalypse in Horizon: Zero Dawn
Say cheese
Push Share's been on hiatus for well over a year, but we simply had to bring it back for Horizon: Zero Dawn. We've been so hooked on photographing Guerrilla Games' gorgeous open world adventure that we've pulled together some of our best pictures for your viewing pleasure. Sammy Barker, Editor: Graham Banas, Reviewer: John...
News Naughty Dog Co-President Christophe Balestra Retires
Leaving the kennel
When Evan Wells and Christophe Balestra replaced founders Jason Rubin and Andy Gavin as the co-presidents of Naughty Dog, many commentated that they had big shoes to fill – but they still managed to turn the Californian studio into one of the greatest in the industry today. It's with sadness, then, that we can reveal that...
News Meet the Charming Main Characters of Dragon Quest Heroes II
Leave it to us, big man
Dragon Quest is all about two things: grand adventure and British accents. Fortunately, Dragon Quest Heroes II seems to be stuffed with both. The action role-playing game - which launches in April on PlayStation 4 - has nabbed a new character trailer which introduces Lazarel and Teresa, the title's two leads. The former's a...
Wednesday8th Mar 2017
Ys not?
Some eleven years after its original Japanese release, Ys Origin has been brought to PlayStation 4 by publisher DotEmu (via a PC localisation by XSEED back in 2006). Set 700 years before the events of the main Ys series, Origin steers away from the series' familiar protagonist Adol Christin in order to focus on the background of the series'...
Guide 5 NieR: Automata Questions You May Need Answering
Fast travel! Saving! Locked chests! More!
NieR: Automata doesn't care for convention in the slightest. Yoko Taro's madcap action RPG actively does its best to defy expectations, but that means that it can be confusing at times. Because we're lovely folks who just can't resist helping you out, we've put together a list of some of the most commonly...
Hands On Clicker Heroes on PS4 Is Going to Become a Problem
Oh no
Not this again! A handful of you may know that this author's addiction to so-called "clicker" AdVenture Capitalist became such a problem that we had to delete it from the office PlayStation 4. But now there's a new danger in town: Clicker Heroes. The premise is much the same: you start out smashing the square button in order to deal damage on...
News PS4 Firmware Update 4.50 Launches Tomorrow
Confirmed, this time
Disappointed that PlayStation 4 firmware update 4.50 didn't make the cut yesterday? Well despair no more, as Sony has slapped a confirmed release date on the software upgrade. You can expect the new firmware to go live tomorrow - that's the 9th March at the time of writing. So, what's included? To start with, we're finally...
News PlayStation Plus Members Save Up to 70 Per Cent on EU PS Store
March madness
It's easy to forget, but PlayStation Plus is about much more than merely the free games every month. One of the service's unsung benefits are all of the discounts that it provides, and SIEE's going mad this month with a bunch of March double discounts. Those of you without a membership will be able to get up to 35 per cent off select...
News No Man's Sky's New PS4 Update Will Let You Build Race Tracks
Also adds PS4 Pro support, photo mode, and much more
Hello Games has outlined all of the features you can expect to find in No Man's Sky's forthcoming Path Finder update – and we're not going to lie, it sounds kinda rad. The free download – which will build upon the features incorporated as part of last year's Foundation update – will...
News No Man's Sky Finds the Path to a Major PS4 Patch
Will add vehicular exploration
To be fair to Hello Games, the last update to No Man's Sky was a major one, adding base building and a bit more purpose to the deep space adventure. And now the small Guildford-based studio has announced a second major patch, named the 'Path Finder' update. According to the studio, this will add a vehicle which you'll...
News Call Of Duty: Modern Warfare Remastered Variety Map Pack Comes to PS4 Later This Month
You'll have to pay for it, of course
Activision has announced that the only piece of DLC that Call Of Duty 4: Modern Warfare received, the Variety Map Pack, is making its way to the remastered version on 21st March. The map pack includes: Killhouse, Broadcast, Creek, and Chinatown, and comes in at a price of $14.99. Purchasing the map pack will...
News Japanese Sales Charts: PS4 Numbers Hold Despite Switch Launch, Horizon Comes Second to Zelda
Expected results
The obvious talking point of the latest Japanese sales charts is the launch of the Nintendo Switch, which unsurprisingly rocketed to the top of the hardware charts. Ninty's newest moved 329,152 units, meaning that it surpassed the PlayStation 4's opening sales by around 20,000 units. Speaking of which, Sony's current-gen console...
News Sony Drums Down PaRappa, LocoRoco PS4 Port Release Dates
It's all in the mind
Sony's getting proper nostalgic this year with PlayStation 4 ports of PaRappa the Rapper and LocoRoco, and now the platform holder has revealed when you can expect to play them. Master Onion's up first, as you'll be able to kick punch your way through the Japanese giant's remastered PSone classic PaRappa the Rapper starting 28th...
News Middle-earth: Shadow of War Meets New Nemeses in First Gameplay
Lord of the rings
Blimey! We expected today's promised Middle-earth: Shadow of War gameplay trailer to spend two or three minutes showing off the game – but instead we've got a full 15 minute walkthrough. This delves into intricate detail, outlining pretty much all of the top-line features you can expect to encounter in the game – including the...
News Lovely Looking Open World Title Yonder Launches This Summer on PS4
Nature's gifts
Late last year during the PlayStation Experience avalanche, we spied a neat looking little game called Yonder: The Cloud Catcher Chronicles. The open world title caught our eye with an attractive art style and a peaceful vibe - and it's looking every bit as pleasant in its latest trailer, which also gives us a release date. Yonder...
Podcast Episode 23 - Is Horizon Zero Dawn PS4's Best Exclusive?
And we get clear with NieR
Hello you fine people, the Push Square Podcast is back and transmitting straight to your ears with another great episode! This week it's all about Horizon: Zero Dawn as Lord Sammy Barker comes back onto the show to get into the nitty and gritty of Aloy's adventures. He also treats you guys to some stuff about NieR:...
News Interactive FMV Title Late Shift Comes to PS4 Next Month
Over 180 decisions and seven endings
Wales Interactive has announced its next title that will dip its toes into the full-motion video genre. Late Shift is described as "a cinematic FMV crime thriller" and it's scheduled to release next month. Written by Michael R. Johnson of the 2009 Sherlock Holmes, the game sees you play as Matt as he tries to...
News Resogun Maker's Eugene Jarvis Mash-Up Nex Machina Drops 23rd May
Run and gun
It's hard not to get excited for a new Housemarque game – especially one where Defender maker Eugene Jarvis has played a part in its production. Good news, then: Nex Machina will launch on 23rd May according to a PlayStation Store pre-order page in Europe. There's no date for North America just yet, but we assume that it'll be the...
News Ex-PS4 Exclusive RiME Finally Releases 26th May
About time
RiME is actually coming out, can you believe it? The intriguing Tequila Works title was first announced as a PlayStation 4 exclusive during a Sony press conference eons ago, but the platform holder eventually opted to drop the project, enabling a multiformat release. Of course, it's still coming to the Japanese giant's console, and you'll...
Tuesday7th Mar 2017
News PS4 Firmware Update 4.50 Release Ruled Out
Still no official date
There was strong speculation that PlayStation 4 firmware update v4.50 would roll out today, but the lack of a PlayStation Blog post always seemed suspect. Now Sony has clarified on its Ask PlayStation Twitter account, stressing that there's no official date for the upgraded system software announced yet. We'd h
Guide 10 Ghost Recon: Wildlands Tips and Tricks for Rookie Agents
Help for conquering cartels
With Bolivia under the control of druglords, gangsters, and corrupt military factions, it's safe to say that Ghost Recon: Wildlands' South American setting isn't exactly a prime holiday destination. Thankfully, the game doesn't put you in the shoes of a hapless tourist, instead opting to make you the squad leader of a...
News No, Final Fantasy VII Remake's Battles Aren't Turn Based
Nomura clarifies
In case you missed them, Square Enix released some Final Fantasy VII Remake screenshots last month, and the presence of an ATB gauge got people especially excited. Why? Well, such a thing suggests that the battle system is somewhat turn based much like the original, but according to director Tetsuya Nomura, that isn't the case...
News Ghost Recon Wildlands' PS4 Install Size Will Eat a Chunk of Your Hard Drive
How much space does Tom Clancy take?
Ghost Recon Wildlands is one of those games that you'll probably want installed on your PlayStation 4 at all times for when your co-op craving calls, but you may want to keep in mind the fact that its install size isn't small. The game will consume about 42.8GB with its day one patch installed. For those curious,...
Review Danganronpa 1&2 Reload (PS4)
The kids aren't alright
The Danganronpa series is built around a deliciously gruesome premise: a bunch of high schoolers are held captive - in a school in the first game, a tropical island in the second - and they're told that the only way they'll ever be allowed to go back to their normal life is if they kill one of the other members of the group...
News Persona 5 DLC Dated, Swimsuit Costumes Are Free
Costumes, music, and personas from past games
Atlus has published the release schedule for Persona 5's downloadable content, revealing when you can expect each add-on to drop once the game's on the market. The DLC mostly consists of costume packs based on past titles which are priced at $6.99, but there are also a few $2.99 persona bundles thrown...
News March's Free PlayStation Plus Games Are Available Now
Which will you play first?
Your free roster of PlayStation Plus games for March 2017 are available to download right now in Europe. Those of you in North America may need to wait a few hours following the publication of this article for the freebies to roll out in your region, but rest assured they're coming. The goodies this time include the...
News Ghost Recon Wildlands' Day One PS4 Patch Detailed
You'll need 2.8GB of space for v1.02
Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon Wildlands' day one patch has dropped today alongside the release of Ubisoft's open world co-op shooter. The update – named v1.02 for those keeping tabs – weighs in at a whopping 2.8GB, so you may want to set aside some time to download the band aid if you plan to get stuck in later...
News Kingdom Hearts Looks Slick at 60 Frames-Per-Second on PS4
Disney magic
The most complicated franchise in gaming will be (practically) complete on the PlayStation 4 this month, as Square Enix is remastering its last-gen remasters for Sony's new-gen system. Kingdom Hearts HD 1.5 + 2.5 Remix will include a whopping four games and two movies on one Blu-ray disc, and the publisher's dropped the first few...
News PlayStation Vue Will Give You More TV, TV, TV for Your Money
Watch this space
Remember when the Xbox One was revealed and Microsoft spent more time showing how you could snap Family Fortunes to the side of your screen than actually showing games? Sony was watching, as it's announced a new multi-view feature for the aptly named cord-cutting service PlayStation Vue, which will allow you to observe several...
News Plenty of Uncharted: The Lost Legacy News Is Coming Your Way Soon
Uncharted territory
Just when we were starting to wonder when we'd hear more about Naughty Dog's Uncharted spin-off, Game Informer has revealed the cover of its next issue, and guess what? It's Uncharted: The Lost Legacy. The PlayStation 4 exclusive was announced back at the PlayStation Experience last year, and will follow series favourite Chloe...
Store Update 7th March 2017 (Europe)
Ghost Recon! NieR Automata! More!
The good games are showing no signs of slowing, as Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon Wildlands is one of the headline additions on the European PlayStation Store this week. It'll be joined a few days later by the bizarre but brilliant NieR Automata, as well as a ton of PlayStation VR content including the free Danganronpa...
News Take a Tour of Mass Effect: Andromeda's Version of the Citadel
Home sweet home
Those lucky sods over at IGN have got another video first for Mass Effect: Andromeda, this time taking us on a tour of the Nexus, which is essentially this game's version of the Citadel from the trilogy. It's got everything you'd expect: social areas, research labs, and a commercial district, but the twist here is that the Nexus...
News Mass Effect: Andromeda Will Get Free Multiplayer DLC
Just like Mass Effect 3
It seems as though BioWare has some steady plans in place for Mass Effect: Andromeda's multiplayer component, as GM Aaryn Flynn has revealed that the co-op portion of the release will be "just like Mass Effect 3". That supposedly means free downloadable content in the form of new maps, equipment, and characters, as well as...
News Here's Your NieR: Automata Launch Trailer
Nines everywhere
Are you hyped for NieR: Automata? Of course you are! Even if you're not, this launch trailer should get you in the mood ahead of this week's release. The clip teases several of the set-pieces you can expect to find in 2B's campaign, but there's obviously so much more for you to discover in the final release. And if you're not sure...
Monday6th Mar 2017
News It Looks Like PS4 Firmware Update 4.50 Launches Tomorrow
The big one
PlayStation 4 firmware update 4.50 is set to release tomorrow, according to post over on Reddit. Said post sources a technical support email from Sony, which supposedly lets slip that the update is incoming. "With the release of System Software Update 4.50 tomorrow there will be a patch to version 2.40 of the PS VR firmware," it reads,...
Too good 2B true
We'll probably never write a harder review. NieR: Automata is an enigma: a game with such contempt for convention that we can't even talk about two-thirds of it without spoiling the surprises that await you. This is a game that defies all expectations, flourishing with frequent playthroughs and building to a crescendo that breaks...
Review The Incredible Adventures of Van Helsing (PS4)
Bram Joker
Abraham Van Helsing was first introduced to the world in Bram Stoker's 1897 novel Dracula. He's a Dutch vampire hunter with a vast array of skills and a practically never-ending sequence of letters after his name that highlight his various qualifications. While not a huge hit at the time, Dracula became more successful after Stoker's...
Round Up Ghost Recon Wildlands PS4 Reviews Are, Er, Wild
Wild thang
The ridiculous start to 2017 continues, as apparently Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon: Wildlands is a bit of alright. We haven't got our grubby mitts on the final game just yet, but rest assured we're itching to exercise our trigger finger and bring you a full review on public servers as soon as possible. Here are a handful of reviews that have...
News UK Sales Charts: Horizon: Zero Dawn Beats Zelda to Summit
Sony's biggest PS4 franchise debut to date
How well has Horizon: Zero Dawn sold? Exceedingly well – in the UK at least. Sony threw the entirety of its marketing muscle behind Aloy's inaugural adventure, and the results speak for themselves: the role-playing release apparently "comfortably" outsold The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild – and...
News Middle-earth: Shadow of War Takes the P*ss with a 5 Second Gameplay Teaser
Blink and you'll miss it, literally
Bloody hell, there are teaser trailers and then there are teaser trailers. Warner Bros. has released what is quite possibly the shortest clip we've seen in years, clocking in at just a few seconds before it cuts off. Of course, this is all to try and get you hyped for the Middle-earth: Shadow of War gameplay...
News Hideo Kojima Won't Stop Fultoning Konami Staff
Poached
We thought everyone hated Konami, so consider our surprise when we spotted £50 Bomberman smirking at us among the UK sales charts top ten today. Whatever. It seems that Hideo Kojima is still busy poaching staff from his ex-employer, as Horizon: Zero Dawn's credits list a number of names from the new Kojima Productions. Included in the...
News PS4 Is Still the UK's Biggest Ever Console Launch
Will it ever be beaten?
A new contender threatened to steal the PlayStation 4's console launch crown last week: the Nintendo Switch released in the UK – but it couldn't topple the Sony system's monster debut. According to Games Industry.biz, the Big N's hybrid moved a respectable 80,000 units over its opening weekend – double that of the Wii U...
Loot scootin' baby
There have been a lot of permadeath roguelikes released recently. In fact, the only thing more ubiquitous than permadeath roguelikes themselves are tedious and facile declarative sentences about how many permadeath roguelikes have been released recently. This writer should know - he's written a lot of them. They're usually...
iO, iO – it's off to work we go
iO is a 2D physics puzzle game where you are tasked with rolling a ball from A-to-B. The key to getting to the objective is keeping your momentum going by growing and shrinking in size, which directly affects your movement speed. Sounds simple enough, however there are multiple obstacles along the way that are...
News Rocking Persona 5 Trailer Kicks Things Up a Notch Ahead of Launch
Now it's personal
As if we needed to get any more excited for Persona 5's launch in just a few weeks, Atlus has released a rocking new trailer that's packed with gameplay and rad beats. As always, the title looks great, and we're now really starting to wonder whether 2017 will end up going down in history as one of the best years for games in...
News Crash Bandicoot PS4 Will Be Playable at PAX East 2017
N. Sane
Huge news for you Crash Bandicoot fans trekking out to PAX East 2017 this week: the N. Sane Trilogy will be playable on the PlayStation 4 in Sony's booth. It's one of dozens of titles that the platform holder's bringing to Boston, including Farpoint, Gran Turismo Sport, RIME, and Windjammers. Looks like a really great lineup this year. PAX...
News Outlast 2 Sprints from Danger 25th April on PS4
Alone in the dark
If last year was the year of deceased celebrities, then surely 2017 is the year of amazing video games. Everything seems to be exceeding expectations at the minute, and here's an opportunity for another hit: Outlast 2 releases on 25th April for the PlayStation 4. Red Barrels nonchalantly confirmed the date on Twitter moments ago,...
News Final Fantasy XV's Gladiolus DLC Will Be Playable at PAX East 2017
First look
We've barely seen more than a couple of seconds of Final Fantasy XV's first proper DLC add-on Episode Gladiolus, but expect a lot more this weekend as the title will be playable at PAX East 2017. The expansion will be joined by Dragon Quest Heroes II, Final Fantasy XII: The Zodiac Age, and NieR: Automata. Here's the full lineup: PAX East...
News Don't Forget to Download February's Free PlayStation Plus Games
Your last chance
Just a gentle reminder that this is your last chance to download February's free roster of PlayStation Plus games. Starting tomorrow, March's lineup – which includes Tearaway Unfolded and Disc Jam – will be made available, so you've got just about 24 hours left to claim the likes of LittleBigPlanet 3, No
Sunday5th Mar 2017
News Horizon: Zero Dawn Accused of Cultural Appropriation
Guerrilla's latest criticised
Horizon: Zero Dawn is one of the most progressive games that we've played in some time. We're not going to fawn over it for that reason alone – it also happens to be a brilliant adventure built around some incredibly compelling fiction – but its representation of genders, sexuality, and race is second to none as far...
News Nintendo Fans Allegedly Force Change to NieR: Automata Troll Item
NIN64
This is incredible. NieR: Automata is obviously a role-playing game at heart, and one of its minigames involves stopping at areas of water to fish for items using your robotic companion pod. However, while you can catch fish, sometimes you'll have to make do with junk items – one of which was named 'NIN64' in the original version of the...
Review Night in the Woods (PS4)
Gregg Rulz Ok
Night in the Woods, from developer Infinite Fall, is the newest in a line of successful Kickstarter stories. Funded back in late 2013, the game massively exceeded its initial goal, before finding its way into backers' – and consumers' – hands. It's an adventure game that sees you assume control of Mae, an anthropomorphic cat who...
Saturday4th Mar 2017
Feature The Promising PS4 Games of March 2017
Another big month incoming
A fantastic start to the year for the PlayStation 4 looks set to continue in March, which, on the face of it, looks like another really strong month for Sony's current-gen console. There's a good variety of titles on offer, from blockbusters to niche Japanese collections, and there are even a few promising little digital...
News PlayStation's Still Patting Nintendo on the Back
Corporate congrats
Sony congratulated Nintendo on the success of Zelda's reviews yesterday, and it's returned to acknowledge the release of the Switch today. Writing on its official Twitter account to over 13 million followers, it shared the following message: "Today's a big day for Nintendo! Congratulations on launch, we can't wa
Talking Point What Are You Playing This Weekend? - Issue 158
Taste for adventure
There's no shortage of great games this weekend, as many of you will be getting stuck into Horizon: Zero Dawn for the first time, while we hear a new console launched elsewhere. Still, whether you're Switching it up, battling bots, or playing something entirely different, we want to hear from you in the comments section below...
News Hellblade's Two Year Journey Nears An End As Ninja Theory Hits Alpha
Senua's sacrifice
It feels like we've been writing about Hellblade for a lot longer than two years, as the title's been re-tooled a couple of times since it was first announced. Still, developer Ninja Theory's been steadily making progress with the intriguing project, and it's announced on the PlayStation Blog today that it's finally hit alpha. This...
Site News You Can Now View Push Square's Content as a Timeline
Options
Earlier this year we launched our new Push Square layout and we couldn't be happier with it. One of our goals was to better spotlight the breadth of content that we create every single day, without it obstructing general news consumption – and we reckon that we've done an excellent job. However, some regular readers commented that you'd...
Friday3rd Mar 2017
News PSN Purchases Will Be Taxed in Some US States Starting 1st April
Game over
As somewhat uneducated Brits, we find the US taxing system… Interesting to say the least. Anyway, Sony's announced that starting 1st April in certain states, PlayStation Store purchases will begin to be taxed. The charge will be determined by where you live, with New Jersey, Washington, and Texas some of the states affected by this...
Soapbox Why We Need Horizon: Zero Dawn DLC
Sammy reckons Guerrilla's RPG is ripe for expansion
Well, this is awkward, isn't it? As gaming enthusiasts we collectively rail on companies for Season Passes and day one downloadable content – and rightly so. But if you'll indulge me for just a few minutes, I'm going to be a complete and utter hypocrite, because I kinda want Horizon: Zero Dawn...
Guide Horizon: Zero Dawn Tips and Tricks All Beginner Hunters Should Know
Hints to help you get started
After plenty of build-up, Horizon: Zero Dawn finally releases on the PlayStation 4 this week – and we've put together six tips and tricks that you need to know before you get started with the game. These are spoiler-free suggestions that should help you to get off to the best possible start; recommendations that we...
News The Love Between The Witcher 3 and Horizon: Zero Dawn Continues
Guerrilla Games releases its own artwork
Awww, isn't this just lovely? As reported yesterday, The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt developer CD Projekt Red congratulated Guerrilla Games over Twitter, following the successful launch of Horizon: Zero Dawn. The Polish studio posted a rather nice drawing of Geralt and Aloy high-fiving each other, and now, the Dutch...
Guide Horizon Zero Dawn: All Banuk Figures Locations
Locate all of Arnak's figures
What are all Banuk Figures locations in Horizon Zero Dawn? There are just six of Arnak's figures hidden around the open world, and the surrounding area is usually well decorated so they are relatively easy to spot. If you do happen to get stuck, though, as part of our Horizon Zero Dawn guide, we're going to help you...
Poll Will Your PS4 Gather Dust Now the Nintendo Switch Is Out?
Will you be switching things up?
You may not have noticed, but the Nintendo Switch is dominating gaming headlines right now, to the point where non-Ninty news is especially hard to come by. Seeing as it's Friday, though, we thought that we'd crack out another community poll - this time to try and get a handle on what the PlayStation faithful think...
News Destiny 2 and Final Destiny Event Detailed By Bungie
A new age is upon us
Bungie's broken its silence on what's in store for Destiny - namely the shooter's final live event and, of course, Destiny 2, which is due out later this year. Let's get the former out of the way first: 'Age of Triumph' will be Destiny's last hurrah, an event that the developer will be explaining in further detail through a...
News The Bolivian Government Isn't Happy with Ghost Recon: Wildlands
Issues a formal complaint to France
Ghost Recon: Wildlands tells a fictitious story, but one that takes place in an existing nation. Ubisoft's open world shooter sees US Special Forces operatives known as Ghosts take the fight to Bolivia, where they're tasked with taking down gangsters and the country's corrupt government. Sounds like reasonably...
News Fire Pro Wrestling World Stone Cold Stunners PS4 This Year
King of the ring
Long-time readers will know that this particular author is not the biggest fan of sweaty beefcakes in Speedos, but the Fire Pro Wrestling series is a different proposition altogether. And the really good news is that it's making a comeback: Fire Pro Wrestling World will release on the PC in Early Access a little later this year,...
News Horizon: Zero Dawn's Stunning Soundtrack Can Now Be Streamed on Spotify
A storm is coming
Most of you already know that Horizon: Zero Dawn's a real looker, but it also sounds sensational, too. From the opening bars of Joris de Man's haunting main theme through to the glitch-rock that plays during combat, there's a lot of variety to the title's music – but it all seems to stitch together seamlessly. And now you can...
News Sine Mora EX Braves Bullet Hell on PS4 This Summer
Extreme
Who remembers Sine Mora, then? It was billed as a big deal once upon a time, releasing on the PlayStation 3 and Vita with input from Suda51 if our memory is correct. Anyway, it kinda came and went but still has a cult following in some circles, and now THQ Nordic has announced that an extended version will release on the PlayStation 4 this...
News So, They're Making a Sleeping Dogs Movie
We'd rather have a sequel but okay
The vast majority of video game movies are absolute guff, but there are times when you stop and think "hey, that could actually be pretty good" - and this is one of those times. According to Deadline, a big screen adaptation of Sleeping Dogs is in the works, and it'll apparently star popular actor and martial...
News New Mass Effect: Andromeda Trailer Is All About Exploration, the 'Heart of the Game'
The final frontier
Mass Effect: Andromeda has popped out another gameplay trailer, this time focusing on exploration and discovery - the "heart of the game", says the narrator. The video shows a load of new footage as Ryder and the team go about their business on an especially dusty planet. It looks like it'd be quite a nice place if it didn't bake...
News Here's the First 13 Minutes of Mass Effect: Andromeda
If you're into that kind of thing
IGN have uploaded another first look video, this time sharing the initial 13 minutes of Mass Effect: Andromeda. Obviously, there are early story spoilers here, so if you're looking to play the upcoming sci-fi title blind, then we'd advise against clicking that play button. For everyone else, though, you should find...
Thursday2nd Mar 2017
News Sony Temporarily Cuts PS4's Price in Europe to Counter Nintendo Switch
The battle begins
Looks like those amazing PlayStation 4 deals in the UK right now are part of a European-wide initiative to rain on the Nintendo Switch's parade. Alongside incredibly aggressive Horizon: Zero Dawn marketing, the platform holder seems eager to ensure that its competitor's new console doesn't catch-on too hard, announcing that the PS4...
News The Witcher 3 Developer Congratulates Horizon: Zero Dawn with Heartwarming Artwork
High five
As far as we're concerned, The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt and Horizon: Zero Dawn are two of the best open world titles on the market. Both of them offer settings that are just begging to be explored and are dripping with detail - the kind of virtual worlds that suck you in and refuse to spit you back out. Both games have rightfully been praised...
Review A King's Tale: Final Fantasy XV (PS4)
King Regis takes to the Streets of Rage
Final Fantasy XV is anything but straightforward, both in terms of its development and how it's been presented and released to the public. The Kingsglaive movie felt like a mandatory aspect of the main game – a separately packaged alternative to the traditional Final Fantasy opening sequence, and an...
News PlayStation Congratulates Nintendo on Zelda Success
Claims it's an "amazing time for gaming"
In the latest edition of advertising disguised as a pat on the back, PlayStation UK has publicly congratulated Nintendo on the success of The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild. The game, which has frankly set a Metacritic benchmark which will never be beaten in this editor's opinion, received a raft of...
News Star Wars Battlefront 2 Will Fire First Next Month
Debut expected at Star Wars Celebration
There are conventions for everything these days, so what made you think that Star Wars would be any different? It's been confirmed that EA Games will be in attendance at Star Wars Celebration between 13th April and 16th April, where it will "showcase the latest" from its Star Wars projects. Seeing as Star Wars...
News Mass Effect: Andromeda Beta Cancellation Explained, BioWare Apologises
Space race
In case you missed the earlier news, BioWare has cancelled the Mass Effect: Andromeda multiplayer beta. Potential participants signed up for the beta a while ago, but a confirmed starting date never came. The cancellation came as a bit of a surprise, but with the full release now only a few weeks away, we suppose that it makes some degree...
News No Man's Sky Controversially Wins Innovation Award at GDC 2017
Dev team skips ceremony for dinner
No Man's Sky was last year's most innovative game, according to an awards ceremony at GDC 2017 this week. The controversial space exploration title overcame Pokémon Go, The Witness, and Firewatch in order to scoop the gong. Bizarrely, no one from the British team was around to collect the Tim Schafer presented...
News By the Way, Mass Effect: Andromeda's Mutliplayer Beta Is Never Happening
Oh
Just like some of you, we've been patiently waiting to hear about the long awaited Mass Effect: Andromeda multiplayer beta, but our hopes and dreams have just been shot to pieces by a BioWare blog post. In said post, the Canadian developer casually writes "while we will have live multiplayer at PAX East, there will no longer be a multiplayer tech...
News Ubisoft's Going Big with Ghost Recon: Wildlands Post-Release Plans
PvP, expansions, and more
Ghost Recon: Wildlands promises to be a big game. It is, after all, host to Ubisoft's largest ever open world map - but the publisher has revealed that it'll only be adding to the release once it's on the market. Two paid expansions are in the works, and a free update which adds player-versus-player modes will be hitting...
News Toukiden 2's New Trailer Highlights Open World Gameplay, Multiplayer, and Story
Slayer
In a month that boasts Horizon: Zero Dawn (in Europe), NieR: Automata, and Mass Effect: Andromeda, it's admittedly going to be pretty tough for Toukiden 2 to stand out. It's a shame, too, because the demon-slaying sequel appears to be doing everything right, throwing open world exploration into the mix alongside a new cast of characters and...
News Overwatch's New Hero Is a Tank Named Orisa
Team player
Overwatch has an all-new hero: Orisa. The tank class character sports a weapon named the Fusion Driver, an automatic firearm that deals consistent damage but slows her movement speed. Her alt is Halt, a kind of charge that decelerates enemies and draws them towards the explosion. She also has abilities which reduce the amount of damage...
News Dr. Fate Fights into Injustice 2 on PS4
Who?
We're not going to lie: we barely know anything about Dr. Fate. NetherRealm Studios is really digging deep into the DC Comics archives with Injustice 2, and it's emerged with Kent Nelson's alter-ego – at least, that's what Wikipedia told us about the character. Y'know, we pride ourselves on adding value to each and every article that we...
News Eddy Gordo Confirmed For Tekken 7 in Thumping New Trailer
And he's looking sharp
Capoeira king Eddy Gordo has at last been confirmed for Tekken 7, following a leak last month. The kick-flipping fighter is a veteran of Namco's series, and he's looking every bit as deadly as you'd expect in his reveal trailer, which we've embedded above. Two new stages are also on show, but man, it's those sick beats that...
Wednesday1st Mar 2017
News Horizon: Zero Dawn Cost a Reported €45 Million to Make
That seems kinda cheap these days
Development budgets have soared so much over the past decade or so that we're sitting here surprised at the price tag that's been placed on Horizon: Zero Dawn's head. A report in a Dutch national newspaper claims that the PlayStation 4 exclusive cost over €45 million (~$47 million) to make, and while the exact...
News PlayStation Plus March Games Revealed
Marching on
Sony's revealed your PlayStation Plus games for March, and it looks like the leak was right. PlayStation 4 owners can look forward to Tearaway Unfolded and Disc Jam; not a bad lineup, considering the former's quality and the latter's enjoyable recent beta. PS4 also gets Lumo, which is cross-buy with Vita. Elsewhere, Sony's handheld is...
Guide Everything You Need to Know About Horizon: Zero Dawn
Every question answered
Horizon: Zero Dawn is comfortably the biggest PlayStation 4 launch of the year so far, and it's arguably the most important new intellectual property that the platform holder's created since The Last of Us. Naturally, we've put together tons of content to help ease you into the role-playing game – and we've included answers...
News Here's Your Shock First Look at Borderlands 3
Probably
Gearbox clearly should have prioritised Borderlands 3 ahead of Battleborn, but what's done is done, and the good news is that the studio is finally forging ahead with the loot shooter sequel. Boss Randy Pitchford took to the stage during an Unreal Engine panel at GDC 2017 today to reveal a little more about the title – much to the...
News A King's Tale: Final Fantasy XV Now Available For Free on PS4
King me
Previously only available as a pre-order bonus, A King's Tale: Final Fantasy XV can now be downloaded on PlayStation 4 for free. As you can see in the trailer that we've embedded above, A King's Tale is a sidescrolling hack and slasher, apparently boasting a deep combat system that features magic, summons, and crazy combos. UK users can...
Talking Point Are You Enjoying Horizon: Zero Dawn on PS4?
Totally Oseram
Even we're willing to admit that the build-up to Horizon: Zero Dawn has been intense. Sony sent us some branded biscuits today to celebrate the launch – that's a sign of how hard it's promoting the PlayStation 4 exclusive game. We're not going to lie, they were pretty tasty, too – but we digress. The release's now readily...
News Horizon: Zero Dawn PS4 Bundles Drop Below £200 in the UK
Cheap as chips
Sony's landing some haymakers right now in the UK. In addition to some incredibly aggressive Horizon: Zero Dawn advertising – it's even on freakin' buses here – the platform holder has also worked with retailers to reduce the price of the PlayStation 4 Slim. Up until recently, you could get the console alongside Guerrilla Games'...
News Japanese Sales Charts: NieR: Automata Gets Off to a Surprisingly Strong Start on PS4
Sliced and diced
The latest Japanese sales charts are in, and NieR: Automata has jumped straight in at number one. The PlayStation 4 console exclusive sold well, shifting almost 200,000 copies. That's a lot more than most new releases manage in their first week. It was followed up by the new Super Robot Wars game in second and third, on PS4 and Vita...
News Get Money Back from the European PlayStation Store This Month
Cash back
It looks like PlayStation Europe's been paying attention to its pals over the Atlantic, announcing an initiative that will see you rewarded with PlayStation Network credit for… Spending PSN credit. Confused? Allow us to explain: if you pump €50 (or a local currency equivalent) into the European PlayStation Store between now and 31st...
News Horizon: Zero Dawn Has One Helluva Training Montage
Rocky Bal-brilliant
We can pinpoint the exact moment we fell in love with Horizon: Zero Dawn: the training montage. The game very quickly goes all The Hunger Games on your ass, and you're rewarded with this brilliant cut-scene as Aloy readies herself for The Proving – a kind of coming of age event that's celebrated annually in Nora lore. If you...
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Hooked on Horizon: Zero Dawn? Want to get all of our updates on the game in one place? Well, we've just created a hub page for Guerrilla Games' role-playing franchise that will keep you abreast of all of the developments in the fledgling series. You can find the page through here; simply click 'Follow' and it will be added to...
News Ghost Recon: Wildlands Betas Brought in Over 6.8 Million Players
That's a lot of downed tangos
Ubisoft has revealed that the two Ghost Recon: Wildlands betas - that's the closed and open tests - managed to attract over 6.8 million players. That's a huge figure, eclipsing even For Honor's and The Division's pre-release efforts, making it the publisher's biggest ever beta phase. It'll be interesting to see how well...
News Here's 27 Uninterrupted Minutes of NieR: Automata PS4 Gameplay
Take the blindfold off
Whoa, it's March already, which means that NieR: Automata is out on PlayStation 4 very soon indeed. The anticipated action role-playing game has gathered a lot of steam over the last year or so, and if you've been wanting to learn more about what the title entails, from its design and structure to its pacing, then you may find...
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