Review Far Cry 3: Classic Edition (PS4)
The definition of insanity
Talking Point What Free July 2018 PlayStation Plus Games Do You Want?
When will July 2018's PS Plus lineup be revealed?
News - 2018, Week 26
Sunday1st Jul 2018
News Fans Want to Play Ghost of Tsushima in Black and White
Glorious greyscale
Ghost of Tsushima is essentially a love letter to old Japanese samurai movies, and while its recent gameplay reveal trailer demonstrated some stunning use of colour, there are a growing number of fans calling for the game to have a black-and-white filter to add to its authenticity. One fan even re-coloured the E3 2018 trailer to...
Monday2nd Jul 2018
Feature Best PS4 Music of June 2018
Hit the high note
There was a lot to love with May’s slate of game music, including a couple games we may well be discussing when the end of the year rolls around (Detroit!), but June was no slouch either. Another solid month of games brought with it a solid lineup of music! Unravel Two: When Unravel released in 2016, it ended up being a...
Saturday30th Jun 2018
News Sony Explains Its First, Best, Must Philosophy to PS4 Exclusives
Layden shares the company's secret
Sony’s first-party output has been very strong since the PlayStation 3 days, but thanks to the success of the PlayStation 4, it’s starting to see the commercial rewards. And speaking as part of a Game Lab panel in Spain this week, exec Shawn Layden outlined the organisation's “first, best, must” mantra,...
News Today Is the Last Day You'll Be Able to Play Starhawk Online
Server shutdown
For the few of you out there still playing an online multiplayer game on the PlayStation 3, your hours are numbered when it comes to accessing the online portion of Starhawk. The 2012 follow-up to Warhawk is set to have its servers turned off at the end of play today, as noted in its PlayStation Store description. As noted in
Talking Point What Are You Playing This Weekend? - Issue 226
Hot as hell
Is it hot enough for you? With the World Cup in full swing, it’s a good opportunity to melt in front of some football this weekend – but maybe not all of you are so keen on the drama in Russia. Either way, you’re going to want to avoid that burning beacon in the sky, so let us know what you’re playing in the comments section...
Friday29th Jun 2018
News Drake's New Record Has a Final Fantasy Jam on It
Bahamut's plan
A slow news day story to kickstart your Friday: Drake dropped his new album Scorpion overnight which includes a song named Final Fantasy and appears to sample the legendary video game franchise. Listen carefully to the first portion of the song and you’ll hear a harp, which seems to be lifted from Final Fantasy’s legendary prelude...
News Crash Bandicoot Update Adds New Level and HDR Support on PS4
Play Future Tense now
An update for Crash Bandicoot N. Sane Trilogy is now available on PS4, bringing a couple of interesting additions to the nostalgic package. First and foremost is a new level named Future Tense, an entirely original creation from Vicarious Visions. As for where it's located, it's been added to Crash Bandicoot Warped's hub...
Feature The Promising PS4 Games of July 2018
Summer sessions
Look, we're not gonna lie: July is a bit of a dry month for PlayStation 4 games. Must be that sweltering heat, eh? Still, we've gone ahead and highlighted several titles that we think are worthy of your attention. And hey, if you don't like them, you can always get cracking on that backlog. Red Faction Guerrilla Re-Mars-tered:...
News Amy Hennig Leaves EA, Goes Independent
"Ragtag" Star Wars game now open world
With EA closing Visceral Games last year and its Amy Hennig-fronted Star Wars game, codenamed "Ragtag", being handed over to EA Vancouver, it appeared that the future of the project was in doubt. Now, in an interview with Eurogamer at this year's Gamelab conference, Hennig has announced that she left EA in...
Poll What Are Your Summer Gaming Habits?
Fun in the sun
Summertime can a weird period for gaming. Traditionally, big publishers don't bother launching their blockbusters during the summer months, although this trend has started fizzling out over the last few years or so. Still, looking at a list of 2018 release dates shows an absolutely packed latter half of the year, leaving June,...
Thursday28th Jun 2018
Guide Fortnite Week 9 Challenges, Battle Pass, Blockbuster and Carbide Challenges Explained
Royale with cheese
Fortnite challenges provide a perfect reason to play even more Fortnite. You know, besides the fact that it's intensely addictive stuff. You'll need a Battle Pass to get the most out of it, which costs real money unless you know how to get yourself some free V-Bucks, but a Battle Pass lasts an entire season of Fortnite, which is...
Guide Best Upcoming PS4 Games in 2018
There's more where that came from
Crikey! 2018 has already been a stonking year for PlayStation 4, and we're only six months in. Games like Monster Hunter: World, Dragon Ball FighterZ, Shadow of the Colossus, God of War, Detroit: Become Human, and many more already make this year one of PS4's best, but what about the second half? The release...
News Sony Japan Puts Out Another Ridiculous PS4 Games Advert
Error code
Those lunatics over in Japan have done it again, crafting a suitably mental video advertising the PlayStation 4's current games lineup. As with past campaigns, this latest insanity features actor and singer Takayuki Yamada, only this time, he's taken on a digital form. The video actually starts off quite normal, but as it goes on,...
Review The Elder Scrolls Online: Summerset (PS4)
Have you heard of the high elves?
Ah, Summerset. The picturesque island home of the high elves. Vibrant in colour and steeped in magic, it's a wondrous Elder Scrolls setting that's yet to be properly explored in video game form, and The Elder Scrolls Online: Summerset does a great job of bringing it to life. Like last year's Morrowind...
News Cyberpunk 2077 Still in Pre-Alpha Stage
E3 demo is "the most polished part"
Despite recent news that CD Projekt Red's Cyberpunk 2077 will release on PS4 and not next generation, by the sounds of things it's still a long way off. In an interview with Polish website Bankier (translation provided by WCCFTech) studio president Adam Kicinski claim
Guide Fortnite Haunted Hills Treasure Map Location - How to Follow the Treasure Map
What to do to complete Fortnite's new challenge
You'll need to follow the Haunted Hills treasure map to complete one of Fortnite's Week 9 challenges. Doing so will earn you valuable XP, which will contribute towards your Battle Pass rewards. This guide will reveal the Haunted Hills treasure map's location, while also showing how you can follow it...
News Firewall Zero Hour Turns Tactical on 28th August
4v4 action in virtual reality
Developer First Contact Entertainment has announced that its tactical PlayStation VR shooter Firewall Zero Hour will release on 28th August, alongside a slew of pre-order exclusives and a bundle that packs in the PlayStation VR Aim Controller. Pitched as a 4v4 tactical team-based shooter, you'll work together to either...
Wednesday27th Jun 2018
News July PlayStation Plus Games Announced
Summer lovin'
Sony's revealed what games PlayStation Plus subscribers can get their hands on in July -- and it's not a bad looking month. On PlayStation 4, members get Quantic Dream's Heavy Rain and online-based fighter Absolver. Elsewhere, Vita users nab Zero Escape: Zero Time Dilemma and Space Overlords (the latter is...
Knockout?
Republished on Wednesday 27th June 2018: We're bringing this review back from the archives following the announcement of July's PlayStation Plus lineup. The original text follows. As we looked away from the screen to make some review notes, another player rounded the corner and started beating our motionless avatar. Not wanting to stand...
Review Super Bomberman R (PS4)
Bombs away
With over 30 entries in the Bomberman series, you’d be excused for thinking the formula would be getting stale and running out of ideas. However, Super Bomberman R proves that there are still a few tricks up those bomb-filled sleeves. Recent years have seen a plethora of spin-offs released, but this year’s entry is a return to the...
News Sony Confident of Cross-Console Play Solution
"We're looking at a lot of the possibilities"
The whole cross-console saga has been rumbling for over a year now, and whichever side of the fence you sit on, it’s perhaps fair to say that Sony’s response hasn’t been great to date. Veteran executive Shawn Layden, talking to Eurogamer.net at Gamelab i
News Animal Crossing Inspired Castaway Paradise Hits the Beach on PS4 Next Month
Summer holiday
If you're a fan of doing favours for cute little animal people then you may want to check out Castaway Paradise, which is coming to PlayStation 4 next month, on the 31st July. The game's inspired by Nintendo's Animal Crossing series, and it's been available on PC since 2015. Over on Steam it's got very positive user reviews, so...
News Destiny 2 Is Free to Download and Play This Weekend on PS4
Worth a shot?
Okay, so Destiny 2's going through some rough times, but why not form your own opinion of Bungie's shooter by taking it out for a spin this weekend? That's right, Destiny 2 is free to download and play starting this Friday (that's the 29th June) on PlayStation 4. You can even go ahead and pre-download it right now. Any progress you...
Review Lumines Remastered (PS4)
Lumines beings are we
Rhythm games have a long and storied history throughout gaming, and Tetsuya Mizuguchi is one of the most important creators tied to it, having created such masterpieces as Rez, Child of Eden, the upcoming – and incredible looking – Tetris Effect, and of course Lumines. So it’s cause for celebration that the...
News New Sale Brings More Digital Discounts to European PS Store
Indie bargain bin
Another week, another round of offers on the PlayStation Store. In addition to the brilliant Dragon Ball FighterZ becoming Deal of the Week at £34.99, the ongoing Digital Zone sale has been refreshed, and there are some great titles included that you may want to check out. Included this time are games like Celeste, The Swords of...
News PUBG Corp Withdraws Copyright Lawsuit Against Epic Games and Fortnite
Victory royale
About a month ago, we reported that PUBG Corp, the company behind PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds, had issued a copyright violation lawsuit against the creators of Fortnite, Epic Games. Well, the studio now seems to have suddenly dropped all legal action. PUBG Corp has been making a case against Epic since January 2018, and planned to...
Poll Ultimate PlayStation Character Tournament: Top 8 - Match 124
Ready? Fight!
This is the thirty-sixth week of our Ultimate PlayStation Character Tournament, and the final week of top 8 matches. 128 characters enter, but only one will be crowned champion -- and you decide who that champion will be. If you want to know more about the Ultimate PlayStation Character Tournament, be sure to click...
News Unravel Two Demo Available This Week on PS4
It takes two
Unravel Two was one of EA's only real surprises at its EA Play press conference, announcing that the sequel would be ready to purchase immediately. Now the publisher has released a demo on the PlayStation Store, so you can try your hand at this cutesy co-op adventure before you buy. The demo consists of the game's first two levels, and...
News Cat Quest II: The Lupus Empire Leaps onto PS4 in 2019
Purrfect
The Gentlebros has announced a sequel to Cat Quest, its well-liked feline fantasy RPG. Cat Quest II: The Lupus Empire is making its way to PS4 early next year, and from the above teaser, it looks like it'll offer a similarly twee experience. The major difference, however, is the addition of two-player co-op. You'll be able to play...
Tuesday26th Jun 2018
Review Far Cry 3: Classic Edition (PS4)
The definition of insanity
We have to say, it's rather pleasant to play Far Cry 3 again. There's a simplicity to it that we appreciate -- the wildlife is present but less malicious, the main antagonist is still wonderfully unstable, and the Rook Islands still make for an enjoyable, picturesque backdrop. That we are playing this entry through again...
Talking Point What Free July 2018 PlayStation Plus Games Do You Want?
When will July 2018's PS Plus lineup be revealed?
What’s the July 2018 PlayStation Plus lineup? And when will the July 2018 PS Plus lineup be revealed? With the madness of E3 2018 all over, Sony's selection of free PS+ titles for July 2018 are destined to be the biggest story of next week. In this article, we’re going to round up all...
Taste the Rainbow
It’s taken six years for us to finally get our hands on the sequel to Rainbow Moon and thankfully the wait has been very much worth it. Rainbow Skies is bigger and better than its predecessor in pretty much every way. There's a much stronger narrative this time round and you can tell that a lot more effort has been poured into...
News Pokémon-Like MMO Temtem Is Coming to PS4
I choose you
Temtem, a role-playing title from Spanish developer Crema Games, is heading to PlayStation 4. The studio turned to Kickstarter around a month ago in order to help fund the game's development, and it wasn't long before its goal was smashed. If you've watched the trailer that we've embedded above, you'll already know that it looks a...
Review LEGO The Incredibles (PS4)
No capes
The licensed LEGO games have covered plenty of cinematic ground - especially if you include the now defunct LEGO Dimensions line - and at this point they’ve become a bit of a video game institution. While you’d think the well would’ve run dry over the last decade or so, the arrival of LEGO The Incredibles, to coincide with the release...
News Media Molecule's E3 2018 Dreams Live Musical Performance Sure Is Something
Gig-abyte
You may recall from Sony's E3 2018 press conference that Dreams featured in very small snippets dotted throughout the show. Well, after the presser was over, Media Molecule stuck around for the after show party, where a few people from the studio performed a 15-minute set of music live just using this ambitious software. We've embedded...
Monday25th Jun 2018
Review New Gundam Breaker (PS4)
Gundamned
"More like New Gundam Broken" started out as a dumb joke that we slung around the Push Square office after spending just 20 minutes or so with this latest mech-'em-up from Bandai Namco, but here we are 20 hours later and nothing has changed. New Gundam Breaker is a disappointing wreck of a release, and yet another...
Hands On The Crew 2 PS4 Beta Is Big, Barren, and Boring
Sail away
After spending several hours behind the wheel of The Crew 2's open beta, one warning light kept flashing up on the dashboard: it's too big. The map, a truncated version of the entire United States, is enormous - impressively so - but it's dull as dishwater. One of the major changes to this sequel is the addition of planes and boats, and...
News Sony Steps in to Cancel PS4, Vita Title Omega Labyrinth Z in the West
That's that
Earlier in the year, we reported on the Video Standards Council Rating Board's decision to refuse Omega Labyrinth Z classification in the UK and other PAL regions. This was largely due to the game's depiction of underage girls, which was deemed sexual. Publisher PQube was quick to acknowledge the decision, and nothing more...
Review The Awesome Adventures of Captain Spirit (PS4)
The kids aren't alright
The Awesome Adventures of Captain Spirit is a free first glimpse into the extended universe of Life Is Strange 2, which is set to debut later this year. Starring a 10-year-old named Chris several years after the events in Arcadia Bay, the entire episode takes place during a lazy Saturday morning several miles away in a new...
News Life Is Strange 2 Will Set You Back $40
A significant increase
Life Is Strange is big business these days, with DONTNOD’s slice of life series spawning tons of merchandise and now multiple games. In the aftermath of last year’s prequel Before the Storm, all eyes are now on the franchise’s long-awaited sequel – and publisher Square Enix seems to recognise that it has a hit on its...
News UK Sales Charts: God of War Takes the Bronze in Uneventful Week for PlayStation
"Do not be sorry. Be better"
It seems everyone has been too busy watching the World Cup to go out and buy some new PS4 games. The latest UK sales chart is out, and for PlayStation at least, it's wholly unremarkable. God of War drops into third place, maintaining steady sales, and FIFA 18 is understandably holding firm in second. One of the week's...
News Final Fantasy VII Remake and Kingdom Hearts III Were Announced Too Early, Admits Dev
Wow, really?
In a rather open interview with Italian site Multiplayer -- as translated by Kingdom Hearts Insider -- Square Enix game director and artist Tetsuya Nomura admits that both Final Fantasy VII Remake and Kingdom Hearts III wer
News Voice Actor May Have Outed the Mystery Villain in Spider-Man PS4
Oops
Sony ended its E3 2018 press conference with a lengthy new trailer for Spider-Man, introducing us to not one but four new adversaries: Electro, Rhino, Scorpion, and Vulture. They join Mr Negative in the game's roster of baddies, with a mysterious figure looming over Spidey in the final shot. Who could it be? Well, one voice actor may have...
News Ni no Kuni II PS4 Patch 1.03 Adds Harder Difficulty Levels
And better loot
When it launched earlier in the year, Ni no Kuni II: Revenant Kingdom was criticised by many for being a tad too easy. Indeed, only a select few battles offered any real threat to players who were at least familiar with typical action titles. Although it seems a little late, Bandai Namco has addressed the complaint with the...
News Devil May Cry 5 Gameplay Blowout Set for Gamescom 2018
Devil triggered
So Devil May Cry 5 got a pretty cool announcement trailer during E3 2018, but we're yet to see uncut gameplay of Capcom's highly anticipated action title. That's set to change over the next few months, however, with director Hideaki Itsuno teasing a playable demo at Gamescom 2018. The Cologne-based convention begins on the...
News Enter the Zone With New Info on Tetris Effect's Gameplay
Doing lines
Some may have laughed at Sony's first Countdown to E3 announcement, but we here at Push Square Towers are extremely excited about Tetris Effect. Tetsuya Mizuguchi's penchant for entrancing players with audiovisual splendor paired with the timeless Tetris formula seems like a match made in heaven, and a new