News - 2018, Week 29
Sunday22nd Jul 2018
News Sony Removes $5 Requirement from PlayStation Store
Whey
Someone tag rjejr into this article to make sure he sees it because he’s been ranting about this on Push Square for as long as we can remember: Sony has removed the $5 funding charge from the PlayStation Store. This used to be a thing in Europe as well, but it was dropped in most countries at the start of the generation. So for those of you...
News Ni no Kuni II's Season Pass DLC Is Nowhere to Be Seen Four Months After Release
Radio silence from all involved
It has been four months since Ni no Kuni II: Revenant Kingdom released, and for most, the milestone means very little. A chance to reflect on what are most likely positive memories of a lovely JRPG experience, sure, but with the year's biggest hitters on the horizon, a look to the past may not be what most of you had...
News Another Digimon RPG Is Heading to PS4
Digimon are the champions
Hooray for Digimon and our childhood nostalgia! Although the PlayStation 4's actually had its fair share of Digimon games thus far, we won't say no to another one, especially after the success of Digimon Story: Cyber Sleuth and its sequel. Recently revealed in the latest issue of Japanese magazine...
News Uncharted's Laura Bailey Joins Spider-Man Cast as Mary Jane
Almost obligatory at this stage
It wouldn’t be a PlayStation exclusive without Laura Bailey, would it? Insomniac Games has announced that the veteran voice actress has joined the cast of Spider-Man as Mary Jane Watson; she’s also voiced Nadine in Uncharted 4: A Thief’s End and Uncharted: The Lost Legacy, Fetch in inFAMOUS: Second Son and...
Saturday21st Jul 2018
News Sly Cooper Animated Series Starts October 2019
52 episodes planned
Sly Cooper’s long-awaited animated series will start in October 2019, with a whopping 52 episodes commissioned. Each instalment will be 11 minutes in length, with the ‘toon targeting both boys and girls aged between 6-years-old and 10-years-old. Of course, that means that the real audience will be long-time fans in their late...
Soapbox Playing The Persistence As My First Ever PSVR Experience
Jamie and the magic torch
I felt well situated to visit Firesprite to play its PlayStation VR stealth horror game The Persistence for Push Square recently. I’m local to Merseyside, so travelling from my home to its Liverpool office took twenty minutes in total. I’m also a keen retro gamer, and once I had the fascinating opportunity to talk to...
News Of Course Spider-Man PS4's Getting a Line of Funko Pops
In a spin
Nothing makes us feel older than the popularity of Funko Pops, but given that our local GAME may as well be renamed after the vinyl figurines these days, we suppose it’s no surprise that Insomniac Games’ upcoming Spider-Man adaptation will be getting its own line of models. There’ll be four characters available starting from...
Talking Point What Are You Playing This Weekend? - Issue 229
Summer gamin'
Well, the World Cup is over and there’s no Wimbledon, so looks like it’s back to the good ol’ games we go this weekend. The release schedule is looking scarily slight at the time of typing, but that makes this period all the more important for backlog clearance. What are you playing? That’s the question. Sammy Barker, Editor:...
Review Far Cry 5: Lost on Mars (PS4)
Spaced out
Far Cry 5, like a few of Ubisoft's high profile releases, has come with the promise of a weird and wonderful DLC schedule that takes the base game and places it in increasingly strange scenarios. Lost on Mars is the latest bizarre excursion for the open world shooter, and it's probably about what you're expecting. It doesn't take itself...
Friday20th Jul 2018
News No Man's Sky Creator Sean Murray Finally Addresses Game's Vitriolic Reception
"It was as bad as things can get"
No Man's Sky is a far different game now than when it first launched on PS4 almost two years ago, but that initial release was met with an incredibly mixed response. Many were furious, because features that Hello Games' Sean Murray spoke about during interviews were missing, but it didn't end at simple complaints...
Feature How Sony's First-Party Turned Critical Success into Commercial Success
On the up
It’s almost been ten years since LittleBigPlanet released, a PlayStation 3 exclusive that would record a 95 on Metacritic and eventually go on to sell around 4.5 million units as of 2010. It was a success, but like so many of Sony’s games at the time, its numbers didn’t really match its reception. Uncharted 2: Among...
News Spider-Man Will Also Score a Special PS4 Slim Bundle
And several Jet Black options, too
You’ve all seen the stunning Spider-Man PS4 Pro bundle, but in Europe there’s actually a PS4 Slim option as well. The console design is identical, boasting the web-slinger’s white chest emblem across its cover. The 1TB console comes in ‘Amazing Red’, ships with a matching DualShock 4 controller, and...
Saturday21st Jul 2018
News Resident Evil 2's Cover Channels Classic Key Art
Collector's Edition also announced
Resident Evil 2, the anticipated survival horror remake announced just weeks ago at E3 2018, hosted a prominent panel at San Diego Comic Con earlier today, where Capcom revealed the box art for the title. The image, which shows protagonists Leon S. Kennedy and Claire Redfield standing back-to-back, is clearly...
Friday20th Jul 2018
Poll Will You Be Playing No Man's Sky NEXT?
Space race
No Man's Sky NEXT launches next week on PlayStation 4. The update is set to add to the game rather dramatically, with the highlight being the introduction of full multiplayer functionality. It only took around two years, but yes, it's finally here. Well, almost. We need to know, though: is NEXT going to be enough to get you playing No...
News Hello Games to Continue Supporting No Man's Sky with Weekly Updates
To infinity and beyond
As you may be aware, No Man's Sky is set to receive a substantial content update entitled NEXT on 24th July, adding multiplayer, a third person camera, new missions, and more to the gigantic space exploration game. However, this isn't the last of Hello Games' plans for support. The teensy studio will be delivering miniature...
News Brawlout Steps into the Ring on PS4 in August
Plus a new guest character announced
It feels like Brawlout has been heading to PS4 for an insanely long time. The party fighting game, which quite clearly follows the template laid down by Super Smash Bros., finally has a release date, and you'll be scrapping with your mates from 21st August 2018. The game includes a couple of guest characters...
News Another Big Ghost Recon: Wildlands Patch Sneaks into View Next Week
The mission continues
One of those games that you don't hear too much about here on the 'net but has been a huge success story, Ghost Recon: Wildlands is receiving another large, feature-rich update next week. Ubisoft's been diligent in its support for the co-op-based stealth shooter, and this upcoming patch boasts yet more welcome additions. To...
News Dragon Ball FighterZ Beats Street Fighter V to Be Evo 2018's Biggest Game
New blood
The final entrant numbers for Evo 2018 are in, and Dragon Ball FighterZ is at the top of the pile. For years, Street Fighter has been the king of the world's largest fighting game tournament, but Bandai Namco's anime-based brawler has managed to knock Street Fighter V off its throne. According to the numbers provided by head Evo...
News Voldo Scuttles into SoulCalibur VI
[Insert Voldo noise here]
Voldo's always creeped us the hell out in past SoulCalibur games, and it's safe to say that he'll be doing it again in SoulCalibur VI. As has become something of a habit, Voldo's been leaked ahead of an official announcement from Bandai Namco, with Xbox Israel somehow managing to post his reveal trailer early. Oops. The...
Thursday19th Jul 2018
News A Fallout: New Vegas Situation Is Unlikely to Happen Again, Says Bethesda
The studio's grown
Following on from the huge success of Fallout 3 back in 2008, Bethesda looked to capitalise on the series' rebirth with Fallout: New Vegas, which launched around two years later. However, Bethesda saw fit to give the spin-off project to legendary role-playing game studio Obsidian, so that it could concentrate on upcoming titles...
News PS4 Firmware 6.00 on the Way as Sony Opens Beta Sign-ups
Register now
It appears that PlayStation 4 is set to receive its next milestone firmware update in the coming weeks. You can now register to take part in a beta test for firmware 6.00. Currently, you can only sign up with a Japanese or North American PSN account through the respective links. The page for Eu
Soapbox The Elder Scrolls Online Is an Underappreciated RPG Experience on PS4
Ramsey's still loving Tamriel
The Elder Scrolls Online has come a long way since it first launched on PlayStation 4 back in 2015. The development team over at ZeniMax Online Studios has done a solid job in keeping the MMORPG relevant, with regular updates and huge expansions continually improving and expanding the overall experience. It's this...
News PS4 Exclusive WiLD Hasn't Gone Feral Just Yet
Developer recruiting
WiLD was announced very early into the PlayStation 4’s lifecycle, but we’ve only really seen one gameplay demo in the years since. Rayman maker Michel Ancel – who’s also beavering away on Beyond Good & Evil 2 – works at his own pace, but has repeatedly pointed out that the project is still very much in production...
News Spider-Man PS4 Pro Bundle Announced
Amazing
Sony has just announced a Spider-Man PS4 Pro bundle via the PlayStation Blog. As you might expect, the console is a vivid red colour and bears the white spider emblem from Spidey's outfit in the game. The PS4 Pro included in the package is a 1TB model, and you'll also get a matching red and white DualShock 4, as well as a copy of the...
News Gravity Rush 2's Servers Unceremoniously Shut Down After 18 Months
Acrobatic adventure's online didn't even get two years
Despite a significant social media campaign from vocal fans, Sony shut down Gravity Rush 2’s servers overnight. The title was originally meant to go offline in January, just a year after its original release. However online pressure prompted the platform holder to reconsider, and fans were...
News The Third Spider-Man Pre-Order Suit Has Been Revealed
Introducing the Velocity Suit
Many suspected that the third and final pre-order outfit for Spider-Man on PS4 would be revealed at San Diego Comic-Con, and that's exactly what happened during today's panel. It's called the Velocity Suit, and you can see it in action in the above trailer. The Velocity Suit is a totally original creation, and was...
News PS Store Flash Sale Arrives in Time for the Weekend in North America
No Joker
A swift heads up: there’s a new PlayStation Store Flash Sale live in North American right now. Set to conclude on 23rd July, the promotional period’s packing discounts of up to 70 per cent across a range of PlayStation 4 games, including Batman: Arkham Knight ($7.99), Just Cause 3 ($5.99), and Life Is Strange ($3.99). You can also snag
Friday20th Jul 2018
News The Culling 2 Flopped So Badly That It's Been Scrapped After a Week
And the dev's returning to work on the original game
The Culling 2 released on the PlayStation 4 last week, and it’s been removed from the PlayStation Store this week. The game, a kind of Battle Royale, was basically a disaster – and developer Xaviant Games has been forced to address its community on YouTube. In a refreshingly frank video,...
Thursday19th Jul 2018
News Monthly Daily Bugle Issues Detail Events Leading Up to Spider-Man PS4
Read all about it
Sony is sure to be ramping up its marketing efforts for Spider-Man on PS4 over the next few weeks, but it's already made an interesting start that you may not know about. The platform holder has been publishing monthly issues of the famous New York newspaper from the Spidey universe, The Daily Bugle. Only two have been released so...
Friday20th Jul 2018
News Spider-Man PS4's Soundtrack Will Be Even Sweeter on Vinyl
Pre-orders open now
Okay, so Spider-Man’s soundtrack is probably going to sound great on your iPhone as well, but audiophiles rely on vinyl to enrich all their music with mystical “warmness”, so we’ll leave our headline intact. Regardless of whether that previous sentence triggers you or not, we can probably all agree that John Paesano's...
Thursday19th Jul 2018
Guide Fortnite Basketball Court Locations - Where to Score a Basket on Different Hoops
Slam dunk
Finding the basketball courts locations and scoring a basket on different hoops is one of the week two Battle Pass challenges in season five of Fortnite. You'll need a Battle Pass to take this challenge on, but complete it and you'll earn Battle Stars that will help fire you up the Battle Pass tiers to quicker earn those awesome cosmetic...
In space, she wore the brown pants
Push Square recently visited the Liverpool city centre base of the independent studio Firesprite in the sunny North West of England to discuss The Persistence, which in the words of Game Director Stuart Tilley is a “brutal, sci-fi, stealth horror roguelike” game releasing on PlayStation VR next week. We sat...
Guide Fortnite - Where to Search Between an Oasis, Rock Archway, and Dinosaurs
There be treasure
Searching between an oasis, rock archway, and dinosaurs is one of the week two challenges in season five of Fortnite. You'll need a Battle Pass to take this challenge on, but complete it and you'll earn Battle Stars that will help fire you up the Battle Pass tiers to quicker earn those awesome cosmetic rewards. In this guide,...
News Just Cause 4's Apex Engine Trailer Takes Itself Very Seriously
It will literally blow your mind
Avalanche has thrown out a new trailer designed to showcase Just Cause 4’s amped up Apex Engine, and it sounds like cool technology. The open world game will be capable of more mad physics than ever before, and it will even boast dynamic weather just to add to the insanity. This video needs to be seen to be...
News Brand New Story Trailer for Spider-Man PS4 Introduces Silver Sable
Our spidey sense is tingling
Sony has just revealed a new story trailer for the PS4 exclusive Spider-Man during a panel at San Diego Comic-Con. Check it out above. The trailer is chock full of action, and introduces a new character to the game: Silver Sable. She was heavily hinted back...
Friday20th Jul 2018
News Spyro: Reignited Trilogy Will Let You Pick Your Preferred Soundtrack
Something old, something new
God, just chill out September, yeah? There are some great games set to release in just a couple of months, and right on the back of the brilliant new Spider-Man trailer and bundle, Activision has followed up with a pretty cool confirmation of its own: the anticipated Spyro: Reignited Trilogy will let you choose between...
Thursday19th Jul 2018
News Pittsburgh Steelers Wide Receiver Antonio Brown Fronts Madden NFL 19
Made of Steeler stuff
The Pittsburgh Steelers’ superstar wide receiver Antonio Brown will be the face of Madden NFL 19, on the back of a season where he registered over 100 receptions for around 1,600 yards. The six-time Pro Bowler is one of seven players with a 99 rating in the game, and is the first star to be featured without his helmet on...
Wednesday18th Jul 2018
News Horizon: Zero Dawn Dev Guerrilla Expanding, Moving to New Five-Floor Office
Studio targeting 400 full-time employees
Guerrilla Games has always been one of Sony’s most important developers, but with the release of Horizon: Zero Dawn its stocks have risen dramatically. The studio is now one of the most recognised games companies in the world, working on one of the most promising new intellectual properties. The problem? It...
News God of War Developer Seemingly Recruiting for Sequel
Please sir, can we have some Thor?
God of War is one of the biggest success stories of 2018, so of course there’s more on the way. And a job listing on developer Sony Santa Monica’s website suggests that the studio is ready to start work on the inevitable sequel. The company is currently looking for a concept artist to “help create high...
News Destiny 2 Update 1.2.3 Is a Step in the Right Direction, Out Now on PS4
Keep going
The July update for Destiny 2 is out now on PlayStation 4, and it's one of the more important patches that Bungie's shooter has received in quite some time. Ahead of Destiny 2: Forsaken's launch in September, the developer is trying to lay the groundwork for change, and with update 1.2.3, things seem to be heading in the right direction...
News Japanese Sales Charts: New Nintendo Titles Dominate as PS4 Numbers Drag
The usual
PlayStation remains in a bit of a rut when it comes to the Japanese market, as the PS4 and PS4 Pro continue to hover around a combined 17,000 units. A distinct lack of big new releases is preventing Sony's consoles from pushing up, and all in all, it's been a very quiet summer for the company so far. Two new Nintendo titles have stormed...
Poll Ultimate PlayStation Character Tournament: Grand Final
Final round! Fight!
This is the thirty-ninth week of our Ultimate PlayStation Character Tournament, and the Grand Final. 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 through here...
News Base Form Goku and Vegeta Confirmed as Next Dragon Ball FighterZ DLC Characters
Back to basics
One of the most iconic fights in the entirety of Dragon Ball is the first real clash between Goku and Vegeta in Dragon Ball Z. So with that in mind, the confirmation of base form Goku and Vegeta as the next downloadable content characters in Dragon Ball FighterZ makes some sense. Although having said...
Thursday19th Jul 2018
News Hear the Call of Cthulhu from 30th October on PS4
The Great Dreamer doth stir
Lovecraftian love-in Call of Cthulhu – the story-driven role-playing game from Cyanide Studio – will meander to the mountains of madness from 30th October, publisher Focus Home Interactive has revealed. For those of you who don’t know, you’ll play as private eye Edward Pierce, as he explores the mysterious island...
Wednesday18th Jul 2018
News New South Park: The Fractured But Whole DLC Is Called Bring the Crunch, Out This Month
New campaign and class
South Park: The Fractured But Whole is set to receive its second post-launch DLC at the very end of this month, Ubisoft has announced. Entitled Bring the Crunch, the add-on brings a brand new campaign and hero class to the game. Here's Ubi's description of the new campaign: "In Bring the Crunch, your newest buddy, Mint-Berry...
Tuesday17th Jul 2018
Better left dead
The Left 4 Dead franchise was one of the defining reasons for the rise in popularity of co-operative multiplayer shooters during the previous generation, and looking back on things, it’s kind of crazy to think that neither instalment ever made its way onto the PlayStation 3. However, the genre has taken a bit of backseat in recent...
Review Adventure Time: Pirates of the Enchiridion (PS4)
A pirate's life for me
Adventure Time has been a juggernaut series for Cartoon Network since debuting way back in 2010. Its 10-season run is about to come to an end, and over this span the escapades of Finn the Human and Jake the Dog have spawned six video game entries covering a wide variety of genres. The latest entry, Adventure Time: Pirates of...
Mug shot
Our time with Mugsters has been short, it has been simple, and it has been sweet. Mugsters is the newest game from the publisher behind Overcooked, The Escapists 2, Yooka-Laylee, and most recently Yoku’s Island Express. Knowing all that, Mugsters has some big shoes to fill. Can it keep up with the endless wonder of Yooka-Laylee? Can...
Soapbox Five Years On, Warframe Is Something Special
Lloyd is loving Warframe
2013 was a simpler time. The Last of Us had just blown people’s socks off on the PlayStation 3, people were anticipating The Order: 1886, and the PlayStation 4 was new. In among such launch classics as Call of Duty: Ghosts and Knack, a free-to-play title called Warframe launched. Warframe, in it’s launch state, was...
What's past is prologue
Back when Atari’s attorneys rocked up on Jeff Minter’s farm and issued one of his prize llamas with a cease and desist letter, it seemed unlikely that Tempest 4000 would ever release on consoles. The eccentric industry veteran had planned on porting the PS Vita’s agonisingly underappreciated TxK to the PlayStation 4,...
News Uncharted Fan Film Sparks Digital Series Discussions
Something further could happen
Nathan Fillion’s turn as Naughty Dog’s wise-cracking rogue Nathan Drake has set tongues wagging right throughout the industry, and after amassing almost two million views in just 24 hours, there’s understandably some discussions taking place about what this means moving forwards. According to director Allan...
News Hitman's Summer Pack Makes Marrakesh Available for Free on PS4
Download it now
Have you been enjoying the hot weather? We here at Push Square Towers have been slowly melting for most of the summer, but IO Interactive wants to turn up the heat. The studio has announced the Hitman Summer Pack, which essentially gives you access to the game's third level, Marrakesh, for free. Also included is the ICA Training...
Wednesday18th Jul 2018
News Your Heart Will Go on in Call of Duty: Black Ops IIII's Co-Op Mode
Near, far
If you haven’t been paying attention to Call of Duty’s co-op Zombies modes then know one thing: they’re utterly insane now. As announced earlier in the year, Black Ops IIII is going all in, with a mode that will start out on the Titanic and then take you to a Roman coliseum. Why not, eh? This year’s instalment doesn’t have a...
Tuesday17th Jul 2018
News No Man's Sky NEXT Trailer Shows Off Multiplayer Space Exploration on PS4
Out NEXT week
We've known about the massive NEXT update for No Man's Sky for a while now, but the launch is nearly upon us. On 24th July, you'll finally be able to explore the game's unfathomably large space sim with your friends, and Hello Games has released a trailer to get you in the mood. No Man's Sky's main man, Sean Murray, took to the
News Huge Content Update Brings New Mode, Combat Style to Absolver on PS4
Round two
The feisty online fighting game Absolver is one of July's PlayStation Plus titles. With the number of online players bolstered by Plus members, now seems like a great time to announce a major update, right? Developer Sloclap seems to think so. This expansion is set to bring a raft of new stuff to the game when it launches in...
Interview Flipping Through the Yoku's Island Express Soundtrack with Jesse Harlin
Bouncing around
Hearing Yoku's Island Express described paints an interesting picture. It sounds like a weird game. A really weird game. Just listen to reviewer John Cal McCormick desribe the title: " Yoku's Island Express is a 2D, open world, Metroidvania, pinball game starring a dung beetle postman dragged into a battle for the fate of...
News Puzzle Platformer Candleman Lights a Path to PS4 in August
Wicked
We'd forgive you for having never heard of Candleman. It's a well-liked puzzle platformer that launched on PC and Xbox One last year, but it's now heading to PS4 in the form of Candleman: The Complete Journey. You play as a little candle who can only burn for 10 seconds at a time, and as you make your way through the game's gloomy...
Interview Checking in with The Spectrum Retreat Creator Dan Smith
Wake up call
The Spectrum Retreat is a neat narrative puzzle game we rather liked, thanks to a great setting and some very well conceived puzzles. It's a big achievement for Dan Smith -- a 20-year-old computer science student who built the game while balancing his university work. We were lucky enough to fire a few questions at the award-winning...
Monday16th Jul 2018
Deals Cheap PS4 Pro, PSVR, and PlayStation 4 Games in UK Amazon Prime Day Sale
PS Plus memberships also half-price
Amazon Prime Day 2018 is underway and it’s bringing with it some cheap PS4 Pro and PlayStation 4 deals in the UK. As mentioned, the highlight this year is the 1TB PS4 Pro, which can be yours for as little as £299.99 during the promotional period. The standard 500GB PS4 Slim is also available for £219.00, but...
Gun game
Mothergunship feels like it was created in a ‘Random Video Game Generator’. Procedurally generated levels? Yes. First-person shooter? Yes. Bullet-hell shooter? Somehow, also yes. Against all odds, however, it works. Telling the story of an unnamed soldier (that’s you), you’re thrown into a battle against aliens attacking the Earth;...
News Nathan Fillion Plays the Role He Was Born to in Uncharted Fan Movie
Watch the full thing now
Sony’s clearly never going to get the long-rumoured Uncharted movie off the ground, so leave it to Canadian director Allan Ungar to stick a 15-minute fan film online. Clearly a plea from the Gridlocked director to get given the full project, this is a slick clip that sticks closely to the blueprints of Naughty Dog’s...
News Germany Bans Pre-Orders for Games that Don't Have a Set Release Date
A good thing?
This is a pretty interesting story. Over in Germany, products that don't have a set release date -- including video games -- are no longer allowed to be pre-ordered. This means that, for example, you can't go ahead and pre-order something like The Last of Us: Part II, since it has a vague "coming soon" release date attached. The...
News UK Sales Charts: Crash Bandicoot Fends Off New Releases to Remain Number One
N. Sane
The latest UK all formats chart is in, and Crash Bandicoot N. Sane Trilogy runs away with another top result thanks to its multiplatform releases last month. It also bests a couple of new entries, with LEGO The Incredibles and the Switch exclusive Octopath Traveler having to settle for second and third respectively. God of War once again...
News Sonic Mania Plus Promo Apes Old SEGA Advert
A whole lot more for less
Sonic Mania Plus is out tomorrow, bringing the original game back to store shelves with a raft of extra content, such as long lost characters, Mighty and Ray. The wonderfully retro platformer leans heavily into 90s nostalgia, and the above new commercial for the game...
Deals Save Big on PS Plus Subs in the UK
Half-price on 15 month memberships
Amazon Prime Day 2018 has arrived amid much marketing melodrama, and you can learn about cheap PS4 Pro deals through the link. Perhaps the best offer, however, pertains to PlayStation Plus, where in the UK you can snag a 15 month membership for just £34.99. Remember you will need
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