News - 2018, Week 52
Sunday30th Dec 2018
News Persona 5 R Announced for PS4, More Details Coming in 2019
Prepare your heart
And there it is. Atlus has officially teased Persona 5 R, a project that's long been rumoured following its website domain registration back in 2017. The trailer embedded above isn't very long at all, but it does confirm that the game is a PlayStation title. It also says that we'll be getting more information in March 2019, so...
News Evidence Mounts for Unannounced Uncharted Game
More recruitment at Visual Arts Services Group
Sony appears to be anchoring a new game development team to its Visual Arts Services Group division. For those of you who don’t know, the San Diego-based VASG has been leveraged by various first-party developers for motion capture work, but it’s been quietly recruiting talent from around the world...
News PlayStation Recaps 2018 with PS4's Best Games, Looks Forward to 2019
See you in 2019
Here’s a really cool trailer recapping all of the great titles that released on the PlayStation 4 in 2018. The video – which highlights exclusives like God of War – also includes a ‘See You in 2019’ message, confirming at long last that Sony will continue to publish video games in the New Year. We were worried for a second.
Game of the Year 2018 #3 - Marvel's Spider-Man
Spectacular
A lot of things could've gone wrong with Marvel's Spider-Man. Such a beloved character brings with it a massive list of expectations from millions of fans, and while the superhero's video game career has had its moments, there have been several titles that have left players a little cold. When you consider the pressure on Insomniac Games...
Game of the Year 2018 Rebecca's Personal Picks
Ink machine
The annual Push Square Towers tradition is back, as we sit down our scribes and pester them once more for their five favourite PlayStation games of the year. With such a strong assortment of software in 2018, it’s always tough deciding upon the cream of the crop. We confiscated Rebecca's Nintendo Switch before she handed in her list...
Game of the Year 2018 Best Story
Novel worthy
Alongside the usual top 10 countdown that culminates in the crowning of Push Square's game of the year, we've decided to expand our deliberations this year. On a select couple of days we will be celebrating different types of games, from smaller indie titles to those that push the boundaries of virtual reality. Today, we're celebrating...
Saturday29th Dec 2018
Soapbox PSVR Quietly Had an Outstanding Year
Sammy reckons 2018 has been strong for VR
Rightly or wrongly, Sony’s earned a reputation for scrapping unsuccessful products. I don’t think it’s always fair because, when you see the sales data on PS Vita’s software for example, you can’t really expect a company to keep throwing cash at a system that’s clearly never going to stick. That...
News Assassin's Creed Event Goes Live in Monster Hunter: World
Not-so-hidden blade
Monster Hunter: World's latest collaboration is live, with Assassin's Creed sneaking onto the scene. From now until the 10th January, you'll be able to take part in a new event quest that rewards you with layered armour sets and even an Assassin's Hood specialised tool. The two armour sets are based on Bayek and Ezio. Cool. Will...
Game of the Year 2018 Best Indie Game
Celebrating the one man teams
Alongside the usual top 10 countdown that culminates in the crowning of Push Square's game of the year, we've decided to expand our deliberations this year. On a select couple of days we will be celebrating different types of games, from smaller indie titles to those that push the boundaries of virtual reality. Today,...
Game of the Year 2018 #4 - Dragon Quest XI: Echoes of an Elusive Age
Best quest
What a game Dragon Quest XI: Echoes of an Elusive Age is. Just when you think it's over, there's another 50 hours left. Then maybe another 50. But somehow, throughout all that time, it still manages to keep you on your toes. Its overall plot may be cliche, but the way that it's told and the many twists that it conjures deserve a huge...
News Déraciné Easter Eggs Not Indicative of Bloodborne 2
Miyazaki reckons developer went overboard
As it’s wont to do, the Internet lost its mind last month when PlayStation VR exclusive Déraciné launched chock-full of Bloodborne Easter eggs. Many felt that it was evidence of an impending sequel, a sentiment reinforced by news that lauded Japanese developer From Software is work
Game of the Year 2018 Graham's Personal Picks
Moss Eisley
The annual Push Square Towers tradition is back, as we sit down our scribes and pester them once more for their five favourite PlayStation games of the year. With such a strong assortment of software in 2018, it’s always tough deciding upon the cream of the crop. We told Graham we'd burn his cassette collection if he didn't send us his...
Talking Point What Are You Playing This Weekend? - Issue 252
Once more in 2018
All that build up and anticipation, and Christmas is done and dusted already. Of course, there’s a chance that the bearded gift bearer may have left you some new games to play, and that’s why we’re here once again with your regularly scheduled WAYP – the last of the year, in fact. Sammy Barker, Editor: For the first time...
Friday28th Dec 2018
News Bloodborne and Dark Souls Developer From Software has Two Unannounced Projects in the Works
You know what we want
From Software, the now revered Japanese developer behind the Dark Souls series and PlayStation 4 exclusive Bloodborne, has not one, but two unannounced projects in the works. The news comes directly from studio boss Hidetaka Miyazaki, who, speaking to 4Gamer, revealed that the developer is perhaps a lot busier behind the scenes...
News Days Gone Multiplayer Was Pitched, But Sony Said No
Single player only
Days Gone is a single player open world game, and like so many of Sony’s exclusive games, it has a huge focus on storytelling. But speaking with GamesBeat, the CEO of World War Z developer Saber Interactive has revealed that his company actually pitched a multiplayer mode for the Bend Studio title, which it ultimately rejected...
Game of the Year 2018 Best PSVR Game
The headset elite
Alongside the usual top 10 countdown that culminates in the crowning of Push Square's game of the year, we've decided to expand our deliberations this year. On a select couple of days we will be celebrating different types of games, from smaller indie titles to those that push the boundaries of virtual reality. Today, it's the turn...
News Ubisoft Was Working on a New Splinter Cell at One Point
Please continue
There comes a point in a popular franchise’s life where fans want it to make a comeback, and pretty much everyone is pulling for Splinter Cell right now – especially in the wake of Metal Gear Solid’s expected absence. Jade Raymond, who most recently worked for EA but is perhaps best known for her time at Ubisoft, has revealed...
Game of the Year 2018 #5 - Detroit: Become Human
Paranoid androids
Quantic Dream has never been a studio to shy away from moral dilemmas and the big questions. Just look at its previous two releases, Heavy Rain and Beyond: Two Souls. While Heavy Rain used a detective story to explore loss and desperation, Beyond: Two Souls considers fitting in and finding your place in the world. Detroit: Become...
News Streets of Rage 4 Continues to Look Rad in New Screenshots
Call the cops
Oh right, there’s a Streets of Rage 4 game in development! Wow, what a crazy year 2018 has been! Anyway, to celebrate the New Year, publisher Dotemu and developer Lizardcube have released a bunch of hot off the press screenshots as part of an IGN First article – and the project’s looking really good.
Game of the Year 2018 Sammy's Personal Picks
Become human
The annual Push Square Towers tradition is back, as we sit down our scribes and pester them once more for their five favourite PlayStation games of the year. With such a strong assortment of software in 2018, it’s always tough deciding upon the cream of the crop. We threatened to send Sammy a truckload of physical press kit tat before...
Thursday27th Dec 2018
News Persona 5 R Announcement Could Be Coming as Atlus Updates Website
Thou art I
An updated or enhanced version of Persona 5 has long been rumoured, and now an official announcement is starting to look more and more likely. A while back Atlus registered a website domain for 'P5R', and the company has just moved that domain over to its own servers. This suggests that whatever P5R is, Atlus is preparing to push the...
News Persona 5 B, Persona 5 M, Persona 5 S Website Domains Registered by Atlus as Mystery Deepens
Games, anime, music? Who knows
Okay, now things are getting a little more complicated. Following on from the news that Atlus had moved its P5R (Persona 5 R) website domain to its own servers -- prompting speculation of an imminent game announcement -- the company has now gone and registered several more domains through a marketing company. The new...
News Japanese Developers Sure Do Love the PS4
Industry professionals big on PlayStation blockbusters
Look, there’s no question that the Nintendo Switch has brushed the PlayStation 4 aside in Japan, but Eastern developers still have a lot of love for Sony and its games. The latest issue of Famitsu magazine includes a poll voted on by 128 Japanese developers and industry professionals, and it...
News Serious Sam Collection Seemingly Screaming to PS4
Sam, I am
Croteam’s been eating off the success of Serious Sam since the start of time, so it’s perhaps no surprise that the Serious Sam Collection has been rated for release on the PlayStation 4. This compilation previously deployed on the PlayStation 3, and included Serious Sam HD: The First Encounter, Serious Sam HD: The Second Encounter,...
News Japanese Sales Charts: Dragon Quest Builders 2 Sells Best on PS4, But Can't Beat Smash
Sony hardware momentum holds
The latest Japanese charts are in, and the one new entry worth talking about is Dragon Quest Builders 2. Square Enix's sequel entered the software charts in fourth place with 110,000 copies, and the PlayStation 4 version of the game beat out the Switch version by around 13,000 copies. A respectable total, but the PS4...
Game of the Year 2018 #6 - Hollow Knight: Voidheart Edition
A trinket worth keeping
Considering the plentiful buffet of new games catered throughout this year, it is easy for one to miss the indie repertoire of 2018. From witnessing an arduous father and son journey in the realm of Midgard to trotting the lands of the Wild West, avid gamers were sure to have been in a race against time to experience the...
Game of the Year 2018 Robert's Personal Picks
There be dragons
The annual Push Square Towers tradition is back, as we sit down our scribes and pester them once more for their five favourite PlayStation games of the year. With such a strong assortment of software in 2018, it’s always tough deciding upon the cream of the crop. Rob spent a whole week "finding himself" up in the mountains before...
Indie Bin Crayola Scoot, Dakar 18, Farming Simulator 19
Also: Hellfront: Honeymoon, RAZED
From the embers of the Push Square Podcast rises Indie Bin – a feature that draws attention to some of the smaller games in PlayStation's busy release schedule. Once the Indie Bin is full, we'll put it out for collection in these consolidated articles featuring several pint-sized reviews. The metric here is...
Wednesday26th Dec 2018
News PlayStation Plus January 2019 Games Announced
Winter is coming
Sony you swines, this is supposed to be a day off! Like you, we’ve spent the afternoon stuffing our faces with turkey and cranberry sandwiches, but here’s the January 2019 PlayStation Plus update to sink your teeth into. The headline games on the PlayStation 4 are chill winter sports title Steep and Portal Knights, a likeable...
Guide Best PS4 Boxing Day 2018 Deals
Big savings
Ah, good ol’ Boxing Day, eh? It was the big shopping holiday here in the UK before Black Friday took to these shores like a particularly poisonous plague. These days it’s not such a big deal, but you can never rule out a festive offer or three. And now you’ve got that cash that grandma put in your Xmas card, you may actually be...
Review Portal Knights - Likeable Minecraft-Esque Action RPG
Knight and day
It's no surprise that a global phenomenon like Minecraft has inspired countless other games in a similar style. Portal Knights is another title that borrows Minecraft's blocky art style and crafting system, but it manages to put a fresh spin on many things and in some ways outdoes those that have come before it. The most obvious way...
News Call of Duty: Black Ops 4 Deals Ramp Up on Boxing Day
BlOps to it
Call of Duty: Black Ops 4 has been a big hit, but Activision is eager to get more and more players through the door. The online-centric first-person shooter has hit its lowest price point yet on the PlayStation 4, available for just £25.99 at some retailers this Boxing Day 2018. <products id="9048" style="list" region="UK"> We...
News PS Classic Less Than $60/£50 in Boxing Day Sales
Retailers clearing stock
While the PlayStation Classic met our expectations by delivering a jolt of nostalgia earlier this month, it made a lot of people very angry indeed. In fact, it doesn’t seem like it’s sold anywhere near as well as it should have, meaning that retailers are beginning to clear stock. So if you too would like to make your...
Review Steep - Chill Open World Winter Sports
Peak performer
Extreme sports of the wintry variety clearly aren't for the faint-hearted, and anyone that partakes in snowy slopes that have more in common with the vertical than the horizontal need their head examined. Not only is it dangerous but it also happens to be bloody expensive to boot, which means that most of us will only ever be exposed...
News PSN Survives Christmas Day without Completely Collapsing
Slow but sturdy
Remember at the start of the generation when the PlayStation Network felt like it was held together with duct tape and prayers? It’s been pretty stable of late, and Christmas Day appears to have come and (almost) gone without a hitch. The service has been a little slow for those attempting to download and install enormous patches,...
Feature The PS4 Games You Already Forgot Were Released in 2018
Oh yeah, that came out
The Christmas tree is still up, presents are discarded around the house, the tins of Celebrations are half empty, and Push Square scribes are penning articles that celebrate the very best of everyone's favourite hobby. That's right folks, we hope you're enjoying Game of the Year 2018! However, you won't find any of those...
News Inazuma Eleven Ares' Release Date Given a Yellow Card
Soccer RPG not due before May 2019
Inazuma Eleven Ares has been delayed multiple times already, and it’s been pushed back yet again. As part of a 15-minute broadcast, Level-5 boss Akihiro Hino explained the reasons behind the frequent set-backs, and there’s a full summary that you can read on
Game of the Year 2018 #7 - Ni No Kuni II: Revenant Kingdom
All cel and good
Aside from the thoroughly charming cel-shaded aesthetic and good-natured storytelling, Ni No Kuni II: Revenant Kingdom bears little resemblance to its 2011 predecessor: the cast of characters is entirely new, the battle system has been completely revamped, and there’s huge focus placed on a city building minigame. It’s one of...
Game of the Year 2018 Jacob's Personal Picks
The Revenant
The annual Push Square Towers tradition is back, as we sit down our scribes and pester them once more for their five favourite PlayStation games of the year. With such a strong assortment of software in 2018, it’s always tough deciding upon the cream of the crop. Jacob told us he'd barely played any games this year, but we gave him...
Tuesday25th Dec 2018
Talking Point What Free January 2019 PS Plus Games Do You Want?
When will January 2019's PlayStation Plus lineup be revealed?
What’s the January 2019 PlayStation Plus lineup? And when exactly will the January 2019 PS Plus lineup be revealed? We're entering a new era for PS+, as Sony will scrap PlayStation 3 and PS Vita support once March rolls around. That means that January 2019 represents one of the last...
News The Binding of Isaac: Afterbirth+ Final Booster Packs DLC Will Arrive Soon on PS4
Submitted for approval
Tyrone Rodriguez, one of the developers working on The Binding of Isaac: Afterbirth, has taken to Twitter to confirm that booster packs 4 and 5 for The Binding of Isaac: Afterbirth+ have been submitted to Sony for approval. These DLC booster packs, the last of which launched on PC in April this year, are a combination of...
Game of the Year 2018 Alex's Personal Picks
Big guns
The annual Push Square Towers tradition is back, as we sit down our scribes and pester them once more for their five favourite PlayStation games of the year. With such a strong assortment of software in 2018, it’s always tough deciding upon the cream of the crop. We told Alex he wouldn't be allowed to flip his Brazilian BBQ card until he...
Game of the Year 2018 Stephen's Personal Picks
By the gods
The annual Push Square Towers tradition is back, as we sit down our scribes and pester them once more for their five favourite PlayStation games of the year. With such a strong assortment of software in 2018, it’s always tough deciding upon the cream of the crop. We told Stephen that he'd have to spend the rest of his days in Slack...
Feature We Wish You a Merry Christmas
Compliments of the season to you
Wait, is this thing on? So wait, we keep the servers online even though no one’s actually here? What do you mean people are reading this article – aren’t you supposed to be squabbling with family members over pigs in blankets? Oh right, you wanted to read the latest Game of the Year entry – well, you’ll...
Monday24th Dec 2018
News Bethesda Is Handing Out Fallout Classic Collection to All Fallout 76 Players
Happy nuke year
Bethesda has had quite the uphill battle with Fallout 76, and it's doing its best to win back some much needed positive rep. Case in point: the publisher has said it'll be handing out free copies of Fallout Classic Collection to all those who played the buggy online title in 2018. The collection, which includes Fallout, Fallout 2,...
News UK Sales Charts: Red Dead Redemption 2 Closes Out 2018 as Christmas Number One
Arthur Christmas
Rockstar is sure to be pleased with how Red Dead Redemption 2 is doing in the UK charts -- it's officially the country's Christmas number one. While this is still purely based on physical sales, it's a great result for the smash hit western. According to GamesIndustry, it's Rockstar's second ever UK number one at Chrimbo, the first...
News PS Plus Members Received Over $1,500 in Free Games This Year
Still a no brainer
Yes, technically you pay for PlayStation Plus’ so-called “free” games, but a standard 12-month subscription for $59.99 landed members over $1,500 in software this year. There were some pretty bloody big games available as part of the lineup, too, including the likes of Bloodborne, Ratchet & Clank, Mad Max, and Yakuza:...
Soapbox I Would Never Have Played the Excellent Bloodborne if Not for PS Plus
Stephen tells the tale of how he joined the hunt
For those that aren't aware, I'm a proper wuss. I have an irrational fear of spiders and other creepy crawlies, and I'd much rather watch the works of Walt Disney than Tobe Hooper. The scariest film I've ever seen is probably Alien, and I'd say the scariest game I've ever played, until recently, was...
Game of the Year 2018 #8 - Shadow of the Colossus
They call me the wanderer
The odds are that if you have a conversation about the merits of video games as an art form, someone is going to bring up Shadow of the Colossus. Team ICO’s 2005 masterpiece is no stranger to re-releases, having been ported to the PlayStation 3 in an impressive package in 2011, but this time things were different. Rather...
Game of the Year 2018 John's Personal Picks
Boy!
The annual Push Square Towers tradition is back, as we sit down our scribes and pester them once more for their five favourite PlayStation games of the year. With such a strong assortment of software in 2018, it’s always tough deciding upon the cream of the crop. We threatened John with a David Cage shower scene before he dropped his list...
Poll What Games Do You Plan on Playing Over the Holidays?
'Tis the season
Ah, winter holidays. Is there any better time to just sit back, relax, and play some lovely video games? Well, we suppose the answer to that all depends on whether you actually have some free time, but we imagine that most of you reading this will have at least a couple of days to do as you wish over the next week or so. And so we...
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