Guide Onimusha: Warlords - All Decoder Box Solutions
How to unlock every Decoder Box
Guide Onimusha: Warlords - All Number Puzzle Solutions
How to unlock every Trick Treasure Box
Talking Point What Free February 2019 PS Plus Games Do You Want?
When will February 2019's PlayStation Plus lineup be revealed?
Guide How to Back Up and Restore Your PS4 HDD to a USB Drive
Also how to remove backed up PS4 data
News Jump Force Open Beta Test Available for Pre-Load Now on PS4
Download ahead of time
News - January, 2019
Thursday31st Jan 2019
Guide Can You Play Kingdom Hearts 3 Without Playing the Previous KH Games?
Is series knowledge required for KH3?
Can you play Kingdom Hearts III without playing the previous games in the series? The long-awaited game launches this week, and for many of you, it brings about the conclusion of a story that started way back in 2002. It's certainly a momentous occasion, but there's also equally just as many people who haven't...
Guide Kingdom Hearts 3 - How to Get to the Hundred Acre Wood World
Saying hello to Winnie the Pooh
Almost every one of Kingdom Hearts 3's worlds are mandatory if you want to make any progress, but one that's actually optional is Winne the Pooh's Hundred Acre Wood. Here's how to make sure you don't miss out on an opportunity to reunite with Tigger and Piglet. How to Get to the Hundred Acre Wood World in Kingdom...
News Is Subnautica: Below Zero Coming to PS4? Developer Says 'As Soon as Possible'
It's alright once you're in
If you're a fan of the cult hit underwater survival game Subnautica, you may have seen that developer Unknown Worlds has recently put its expansion, Below Zero, into early access on PC. Below Zero seems to be quite a hefty adventure, with its own story and an all new map filled with frigid waters and freaky new fish to...
News PS4 Firmware 6.50 Beta Invites Being Sent Out By Sony
Keep your eyes peeled
According to multiple reports, Sony is currently sending out beta invites for the PlayStation 4's next firmware update. Firmware 6.50 is live for testers right now, but don't get too excited just yet. Invites read: "The 6.50 update does not include any new major consumer-facing features." In other words, more system stability,...
Guide Kingdom Hearts 3 - How to Equip New Abilities
Using up your AP
You're constantly unlocking new skills and abilities in Kingdom Hearts III, but making sure they're active at all times isn't quite as simple. Here's how to manage your AP and make sure the abilities you hold dearest are always available. How to Equip New Abilities in Kingdom Hearts 3: From the pause screen, you can select the...
Guide Kingdom Hearts 3 - How to Take a Selfie
Say cheese
Kingdom Hearts 3 allows you to take pictures at pretty much every opportunity outside of cutscenes, but most importantly, it also lets you snap a selfie via the Gummiphone. How do you do that exactly? Here's how. How to Take A Selfie in Kingdom Hearts 3: Firstly, you're going to have to get your hands on the Gummiphone. This happens...
News EA's Posted One of Those Awful Early Access Information Charts for ANTHEM
When can you play?
The internet's found a new punching bag, and it's a tweet from EA's official support account. As with many big budget releases these days, ANTHEM is playable early under specific circumstances. For example, Origin users on PC have the option of jumping in on the 15th February -- a week before the game launches elsewhere. There's...
Nicht gut
If you're in the market for a new PlayStation 4 controller but don't want to fork out the full retail price, you may want to catch the next flight over to Germany. GameStop's got a deal going on over there that throws in a free copy of Fallout 76 when you nab a grimy console pad. Considering the fact that both of them may not function as...
News Bus Simulator PS4 Gameplay Stops Off Ahead of Spring Launch
Fare enough
This author unironically loves simulation games, and Bus Simulator is looking like a fare worth paying. Due out this Spring, the title sees you commandeer an up-and-coming public transport company, while simultaneously doing your best Otto impression and getting behind the wheel in a huge open world. No, it’s not exactly a looker, but...
Guide Jump Force - All Confirmed Characters
Don't force it
Which characters have been confirmed for Jump Force? Bandai Namco's upcoming brawler is perhaps one of the most ambitious anime and manga crossover events in gaming history, pulling from decades of Japanese fiction. As we approach the game's release date of 15th February 2019, the playable character roster is looking quite robust,...
News JoJo's Bizarre Adventure's Dio Is Joining Jotaro in Jump Force
That's more like it
You didn't think Jump Force was only going to have one JoJo's Bizarre Adventure representative, did you? Jotaro was confirmed for the arena fighter a couple of weeks back, and now the latest issue of Weekly Jump has outed that he'll be joined by his nemesis, Dio. If you're not familiar with JoJo's Bizarre Adventure, you may...
Guide Kingdom Hearts 3 - How to Access the Memory Archive
Catch up on the backstory
Kingdom Hearts 3's Memory Archive is essential viewing for any newcomers to the series, but how do you access it in-game? It's simple really, but here's how. How to Access the Memory Archive in Kingdom Hearts 3: This is how you access the Memory Archive in Square Enix's latest crossover. Download the game's latest...
News Dreams Isn't All Cartoon Characters and Brush Strokes
Take a look at some tech demos from the beta
Sony may not know how to market Dreams just yet, but creator DISARMED has been doing the platform holder’s job. You’ll recall the first-person shooter we posted earlier in the week, but if you wanted to see some of their more realistic creations in motion, then take a look at the video. Obviously, the...
Indie Bin Senran Kagura, Switchblade, FutureGrind
Also: At Sundown, Genesis Alpha One, and more
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...
News Sekiro Will Have Multiple Endings, Plenty of Replayability Reveals Interview with Miyazaki
"This game is an extremely difficult one"
It seems like some are still a little unsure exactly how Sekiro: Shadows Die Twice will compare to FromSoftware's other action games. We know that the Activision-published adventure bears some similarities, but it does differ from the likes of Dark Souls in several ways. A new interview with Hidetaka...
News BioWare Still Working on Improvements for the ANTHEM Public Demo
Let's hope it works
BioWare's reiterated that it's still busy working on improving the "player experience" for the ANTHEM public demo, which goes live tomorrow. Following on from the disastrous VIP demo last weekend, the developer's put out a number of statements over the last five days or so, all of them basically amounting to "we'll try and fix...
News Cities: Skylines Lets You Go Eco-Friendly with New Green Cities Expansion on PS4
Out now
Are you still playing the decent city building game Cities: Skylines on PS4? If you are, you'll know that the title has received a ton of extra content since its launch in 2017, and that's not about to change. Another new expansion by the name of Green Cities is available now on PS4, and it does what it says on the tin. It adds more than...
News Dead or Alive 6 Will Get a Free-to-Play Version Post-Launch
Core fighters
Much like Dead or Alive 5, Dead or Alive 6 will be getting its own free-to-play version after the full game has released. The confirmation comes from director Yohei Shimbori, who told Siliconera that it's currently being planned. "We do have plans to make a free-to-play version, but we haven’t announced when it will be available. We...
News A Plague Tale: Innocence Devs Discuss Middle Ages Setting in New Video
The old world
Part of what makes A Plague Tale: Innocence an intriguing project is its bleak setting. The game takes places in a very dark period during the middle ages when France is falling prey to both war and disease. In this new dev diary, Asobo Studio speaks about its choice of setting -- the team wanted to find a time not often explored in...
Wednesday30th Jan 2019
Review Hitman: The Complete First Season - An Exemplary Assassination Sandbox
Phwoar-ty seven
Republished on Wednesday 30th January 2019: We're bringing this review back from the archives following the announcement of February's PlayStation Plus lineup. The original text follows. Hitman: Blood Money is the golden standard for IO Interactive's stealth franchise; we can all agree with that. Hitman: The Complete First Season,...
News The Last of Us: Part II Coming 'Very Soon' According to Composer
Could mean anything
When is The Last of Us: Part II coming out? People seem to be split on whether the hotly anticipated sequel will be arriving this year or next. Rumours and hearsay have suggested a 2019 release for Naughty Dog's latest, but it's almost impossible to call it one way or the other right now. The latest hint that the game will...
Review For Honor - Medieval Brawler Comes Out Swinging
'Tis but a scratch
Republished on Wednesday 30th January 2019: We're bringing this review back from the archives following the announcement of February's PlayStation Plus lineup. The original text follows. The back and forth of a mano-a-mano sword fight rarely gets encapsulated effectively in video game form, and even the likes of Nioh or Dark...
News Japanese Sales Charts: Kingdom Hearts III and Resident Evil 2 Rise Straight to the Top on PS4
PS4 hardware also gets a boost
It's been a big week for PlayStation 4 in Japan, where the platform's two latest and greatest heavy hitters have immediately topped the software charts. Straight in at number one with a whopping 610,000 copies is Kingdom Hearts III, while the Resident Evil 2 remake claimed second place with a very respectable 253,000...
News Sony Confirms February 2019 PS Plus Is the Final Update for PS3 and Vita
The end of an age
Sony has revealed February 2019's PlayStation Plus games, and with the announcement, the company has confirmed that Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the Patriots, Gunhouse, Rogue Aces, and Divekick are the service's last ever PlayStation 3 and Vita titles. This news shouldn't come as a surprise if you've been keeping up, as Sony first...
News You Can Get a Bunch of PS4 Games for $15 in New PlayStation Humble Bundle
Give a little, get a lot
Humble Bundle has been around a while now, and it's dipped its toes into console waters a few times before. It's now back with a bunch of PS4 indie games for you to purchase -- if you have a North American PSN account, that is. The best part is that some of the proceeds will go to charity, so you can feel good about adding...
News Man Gets Suspended Sentence for Trying to Pass Off PS4 as a Bag of Bananas
Fruit loop
A French man has been handed a four-month suspended prison sentence for trying to pass off a PlayStation 4 as a bag of produce. The 19-year-old had the crafty idea of putting Sony’s system on a weighing counter intended for fruit and veg, and then paying for it via a self-checkout till. It means that he ended up stumping up around €9...
News DriveClub Is PS4's Most-Played Racing Game to Date
How fast do you wanna go?
Let’s be honest: the PlayStation 4 is a pathetic platform for racing games, as our Best PS4 Racing Games guide indicates. Every time we take a moment to update that, we’re continuously flabbergasted by the poor selection of candidates vying for inclusion. To be fair, it’s an indictment of the genre as a whole, which...
News Sony First-Party Studios Now Mostly Focused on PS5
The future's happening
It comes as no real surprise to hear, but most of Sony's first-party studios have now shifted their focus to the PS5. This is according to industry analyst Daniel Ahmad, also known as ZhugeEX. Ahmad's been a reliable source of inside information for years now, so we've got little reason to doubt his claims over on
News Phoney PS5 Invites Are Being Sent Out to Press
They're fake
PlayStation Meeting invites are beginning to hit the inboxes of games media, but they’re completely fake. Sent from a standard Gmail account as opposed to an official Sony address, the emails promise a 20th February blowout, which will purportedly reveal the “future of PlayStation”. It’s similar to the correspondence the...
News Sony Increasing Cloud Storage for PS Plus Members to 100GB
Ten times the storage
Sony has just announced the PlayStation Plus games lineup for February, and it's a pretty strong month all things considered. However, that wasn't the only thing the platform holder had to say about its premium service today -- it's also revealed a positive change to its cloud storage offering. Up to now, PS Plus members have...
News Dragon Ball FighterZ Patch Notes for Season 2 Revealed, Full of Game-Changing Adjustments
Powered up
Bandai Namco hinted that it would be adjusting the core mechanics of Dragon Ball FighterZ with the game's first season 2 update, and that's exactly what the patch notes suggest. Alterations have been made across the board, in some cases changing how the anime-based brawler will be played at higher levels. To start with, health recovery...
News Power Rangers: Battle for the Grid Gets New Gameplay and Details
Mega
It's sort of strange to think that Power Rangers is still a thing, but here we are in 2019 with a new fighting game coming to PS4. Power Rangers: Battle for the Grid is due this spring, and developer nWay has just released a short new trailer showing off a snippet of gameplay footage. It's looking a little stiff with all those hit pauses, but...
Interview A Chat by the Campfire with Shadow of the Tomb Raider Composer Brian D’Oliveira
In the shadows of giants
We recently got the chance to sit down with composer Brian D’Oliveira to talk about his experiences working on Lara Croft’s newest adventure, Shadow of the Tomb Raider. During the interview, we discussed the legacy of Tomb Raider’s music, the Aztec death whistle, and why Mexican Volcanic rock was a perfect instrument...
News Looks Like a Free Update for Overcooked 2 Will Celebrate the Chinese New Year
Year of the pork
So far, the post-launch support for the brilliant Overcooked 2 has been pretty decent. In addition to premium DLC Surf 'n' Turf, the chaotic cooking game has snacked on free updates since its release, including some bonus Christmas content, New Game + mode, a practice mode, and more. It looks like the trend is set to continue, as...
News RAGE 2 Will Have Both Free Updates and Paid DLC to Keep Players Coming Back
Naturally
RAGE 2 will attempt to keep you engaged with both free content updates and paid DLC, confirms Tim Willets, studio director of id Software. Speaking to VG247, Willets lets slip: "We’ll have some post-launch updates that will add experiences so you keep playing... We’ll have some free content and we’ll have some paid content." As you...
News There's Probably Some Samurai Warriors News Coming Next Week
15th anniversary special
Koei Tecmo will be hosting a Samurai Warriors livestream next week, celebrating the series' 15th anniversary. It's worth assuming that something will be revealed or announced, or at least teased during the stream, otherwise we doubt that the publisher would bother doing it to begin with. That said, there is already a...
News Indie Horror Title Those Who Remain Is Back with a Monster-Filled Trailer
Are you afraid of the dark?
Last year, Sony shed some light on this creepy looking indie game, Those Who Remain. Though we haven't seen much of it since its debut trailer, it's looking suitably spooky, as you can see in the new video above. If you need a refresher, Those Who Remain takes place in a town named Dormont which is suffering from a...
Tuesday29th Jan 2019
Talking Point What Free February 2019 PS Plus Games Do You Want?
When will February 2019's PlayStation Plus lineup be revealed?
What’s the February 2019 PlayStation Plus lineup? And when will the February 2019 PS Plus lineup be revealed? The New Year is well underway, but PS+ remains a constant every month, and we're here to speculate about the next selection of free games. This is actually the penultimate...
News Where Can You Buy PlayStation Move Controllers for PSVR?
Sony's motion wands are rarer than stardust
Sony’s illuminating PlayStation Move motion controllers are a non-essential part of the PlayStation VR experience, but if you want to get the most out of the virtual reality headset, then you’re going to need to pick up a pair. Some of the peripheral’s best games, like Beat Saber and SUPERHOT VR,...
News Assassin's Creed Odyssey's Latest Lost Tales of Greece Quest Is Live Now
Another one
Yep, it's that time again. The latest additional quest in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is now live in the game, and just like its predecessors, it's free for all players. This new instalment of The Lost Tales of Greece is called A Poet's Legacy, and it sees your hero help out a poet whose performances are getting more and more risque...
News Why Is Sekiro Published By Activision? FromSoftware Speaks Up
A mutually beneficial partnership
Alongside EA, Activision is the other big publisher that often has its name dragged through the mud on gaming websites and forums across the internet. As such, there's been a slight air of doubt surrounding Sekiro: Shadows Die Twice since it was revealed. Another bloody action title from FromSoftware, just why is...
News You've Got to See This First-Person Shooter in Dreams
Project zero
We’ve been waxing lyrical about Dreams for weeks behind-the-scenes, but Media Molecule finally allowed us to share our first impressions on the title this week. The bottom line: it’s quite possibly the most impressive PlayStation 4 exclusive to date. But don’t just take our word for it, have a look on Twitter at what people have...
News PS Plus Members Save Big in US PlayStation Store Sale
Particular interest for PSVR owners
There are a new set of deals live on the North American PlayStation Store, with discounts exclusive to PlayStation Plus members. The savings – which span a selection of smaller, predominantly PlayStation VR titles – include Farpoint ($9.99), Resident Evil 7: Biohazard ($14.99), and Rise of the Tomb Raider...
News Pay a Premium for the PlayStation Logo on a Licensed Seagate PS4 Hard Drive
Or just get the unofficial one now
Sony’s teaming up with Seagate to bring a new officially licensed PlayStation 4 external hard drive to store shelves – or you can just pick up the unbranded version for a few bucks less. The new 2TB game drive – which has apparently been “rigorously tested and optimised” for the PS4 – plugs directly...
News New Batman Arkham Game Rumours Sound Like Absolute Nonsense
The Joker's having a laugh
Rumours of a new Batman: Arkham title being in development have been doing the rounds for years at this point, and we guess that it's time for another one. This latest "leak" comes from a supposed game tester over at Warner Bros., and that's more than enough to make you doubt it from the start. Of course, numerous websites...
News Resident Evil 2 Players Picked Leon Kennedy's Campaign First
Must be the hair
A whopping 80 per cent of Resident Evil 2 players started their journey in Raccoon City with Leon Kennedy, statistics from the series’ official website have revealed. Capcom’s scarily deep stat-tracking site reveals that thus far the campaign has been completed 500k times with the floppy-haired rookie cop, while Claire...
News BioWare 'Humbled' By ANTHEM Demo Feedback, Is Working on Improvements for the Public Demo
Also teases an in-game surprise
The ANTHEM VIP Demo has come and gone, and it's left many with divided opinions, including ourselves. There's clearly potential in BioWare's shared world loot shooter, but countless technical issues have put a dampener on the hype -- at least to some extent. The developer says that it's working hard on fixing things...
News Quantic Dream Focusing on PS5 After Investment from NetEase
But going multiformat
Chinese giant NetEase has purchased a minority stake in French developer Quantic Dream, as the Detroit: Become Human maker turns its attention to the “development and creation of next-gen games”. The independent Parisian outfit has been a close partner of PlayStation for over a decade now, but
News EA Buckles Under Microtransaction Pressure in Belgium
Someone call Jim Sterling
Put the publisher under enough pressure and it seems that EA will buckle eventually. The company has announced that it plans to stop selling FIFA Points in Belgium, after the government declared loot boxes to be a form of gambling last year. For those of you who don’t know, FIFA Ultimate Team is an extremely popular mode...
News Resident Evil 2 Ships Three Million Units in Its First Week
Ada go
Resident Evil 2’s excellent PlayStation 4 remake has shipped three million units worldwide, meaning that it’s already closing in on the 1998 original’s cumulative sales of 4.96 million units. Shipment figures aren’t necessarily representative of stock sold through to consumers, but given the survival horror’s performance in the UK...
Store Update 29th January 2019 (Europe)
Got heart
There are a dozen or so new games on the PlayStation 4 this week, but we suspect the majority of you will be looking at one: Kingdom Hearts III. The long (long) awaited sequel is accompanied by Team17’s Genesis Alpha One and the public ANTHEM demo. Here’s everything that’s new this week. PS4 Games: KINGDOM HEARTS All-In-One...
Monday28th Jan 2019
News ANTHEM Microtransaction Controversy Starts Early, BioWare Says Pricing Isn't Finalised
And so it begins
An image of ANTHEM's microtransaction store has surfaced on Reddit, prompting more than a few raised eyebrows. At first glance the pricing seems extortionate, with various cosmetic items going for around $20 a pop. Shards are the game's premium currency, and based on what we know, 100 shards is roughly $1. The picture shows Javelin...
Hands On Dreams Is Arguably PS4's Most Impressive Exclusive Yet
Media Molecule's made a social network for your imagination
Dreams is going to win awards, and we don’t just mean gongs of the Geoff Keighley kind. No, we’re talking real-world innovation awards – the likes of which Media Molecule’s going to have to collect in tuxedos as opposed to its usual hipster threads. The game’s been a long time...
News Spider-Man PS4 Update 1.14 Adds Two Fantastic Four Suits for Free
Available now
Remember a while back when Marvel heavily hinted at some Fantastic Four related content coming to Marvel's Spider-Man? Well, the popular PS4 exclusive has just received an update, taking it to version 1.14. The patch, which weighs in at about 230MB, seems to be the promised Fantastic Four update, adding two new Spidey suits to the game...
News UK Sales Charts: Resident Evil 2 Sells Best on PS4 by a Mile
But can't outperform RE7
Resident Evil 2 has topped the UK sales charts – over 20 years since it last achieved the same feat. Capcom’s critically acclaimed remake couldn’t outperform the excellent Resident Evil 7: Biohazard, although it did still fare admirably at retail – especially when you consider that the 2017 survival horror launched...
News Make Your Voices Heard if You Want More Resident Evil Remakes, Says Capcom
For the fans
It's fair to say that the reaction to Resident Evil 2 has been overwhelmingly positive. A staggeringly good remake of a classic horror title, it's been another hit for Capcom. However, without fan demand, it may never have happened, and the publisher says further remakes will ultimately start with requests from players. Speaking with...
News ANTHEM VIP Demo Isn't Extended, Public Demo Still Set for This Weekend
That's a wrap
Well, it's safe to say that the ANTHEM VIP Demo didn't go exactly to plan. It launched last Friday but it was essentially unplayable for many due to numerous technical issues. Things straightened out as the weekend progressed, but infinite loading screens and other game-ending bugs continued to cause problems. There was some...
News StarBlood Arena No Longer Playable Past July 2019
Online functionality terminated
StarBlood Arena, the online only PlayStation VR title from developer WhiteMoon Dreams, will no longer be playable once its online functionality is terminated on 25th July 2019. The game's product page confirmed the shut down: "Multiplayer and all online features for this product will be terminated and will no longer...
Review The Hong Kong Massacre - Hotline Miami's Chinese Knock-Off
Wrong number
We were ready to like The Hong Kong Massacre from Swedish indie studio Vreski, but unfortunately it disappoints at almost every turn. This top-down, twin-stick shooter is clearly inspired by the excellent Hotline Miami, a game with brutally fast action, instant restarts, and an addictive rhythm to its gameplay. This title has attempted...
News Dragon Ball Action RPG Retells The Story of Dragon Ball Z on PS4 in 2019
Go go, Goku
We got our first look at the recently announced Dragon Ball action role-playing game at the Dragon Ball FighterZ World Tour Finals. The title's first trailer shows both cutscenes and gameplay, although there's more of the former. What we know for sure is that it's penned in for a 2019 release on PlayStation 4, and it'll retell the story...
And there it is
Oh dear, Bandai Namco. The Dragon Ball FighterZ World Tour finals are happening right now (at the time of writing), and someone's only gone and leaked the big announcement early. A trailer for the second season pass of Dragon Ball FighterZ was uploaded to YouTube and then swiftly removed -- but not before all the necessary...
News Mortal Kombat 11 Fans Really Want Scooby-Doo's Shaggy as DLC
It wasn't me
At the time of writing, almost 50,000 Mortal Kombat 11 fans have pledged their name to a campaign petitioning for Scooby-Doo’s Shaggy to be added to the game. Apparently this is a meme, but being old men, we’re not sure we fully understand it. Nevertheless, that’s a lot of people and the number of signatures has increased by about...
News Beat Saber DLC Not As Easy to Implement As Expected, But Coming Soon
Deep cuts incoming
We can probably all agree that Beat Saber is the best thing since sliced bread, but its paltry 18 song soundtrack is arguably the worst thing about it. It’s a testament to the strength of the moment-to-moment gameplay that it makes such terrible songs entertaining to play, but there’s always been the promise of DLC on the way...
Hands On ANTHEM Shows Promise in VIP Demo, But the Finished Game Needs to Be So Much Better
Rough around the edges
The ANTHEM VIP Demo weekend was a train wreck. Any hype for the thing was quickly buried beneath a mountain of technical issues, from connection errors and constant lag to infinite loading screens and game-breaking bugs. That said, EA and BioWare had managed to straighten stuff out -- at least partially -- by Sunday, and so we...
News Resident Evil 2 Expands on 15th February with Trio of Free Stories
What if?
Resident Evil 2 has been a critical hit on the PlayStation 4, but don’t think that because you’ve wrapped up Claire and Leon’s campaign that’s the end of the game. Capcom has confirmed that its free Ghost Survivors expansion pack will include three new side-stories, featuring Robert Kendo (the gunshop owner), Katherine Warren (the...
News Final Fantasy XIII's Snow Punches His Way into Dissidia Final Fantasy NT
Nice hair
Dissidia Final Fantasy NT's next DLC character has been revealed, and it's everyone's favourite punching bag Snow Villiers from Final Fantasy XIII. He's assuming his Lightning Returns: Final Fantasy XIII form here, complete with his crystal arm thing. Hey, give us a break, it's been years since we played that one. Anyway, he'll be...
News The PlayStation Classic Is Free with This UK iPhone XR Deal
After a new mobile?
Mobile contracts have bolted on extra goodies for years now, enticing customers with some modern tech to go with their flashy new smartphone. If you're after one of Apple's latest devices, the iPhone XR, there's a UK deal that might be of interest. Plumping for this particular offer will net you a PlayStation Classic for free...
Sunday27th Jan 2019
News Spider-Man PS4 Sequel Speculation Begins
Creative director sharing story drafts
Bryan Intihar, the creative director on the wildly successful Marvel’s Spider-Man, has prompted speculation that Insomniac Games is about to get started on a sequel. Writing on Twitter this week, he posted a famous GIF, alongside the caption: “Few things are more nerve-wracking than sharing your first story...
News Kingdom Hearts III Pre-Load Is Available Now on PS4
Download ahead of time
The wait is almost over. Fans have been clamouring for Kingdom Hearts III for years, and it's now just a week away from launch on PS4. For a title of this size, some may still opt for a physical version of the game, but there will be many eager players who've put in a digital pre-order on the PlayStation Store. If you're in...
News More 'Realistic' Earth Defense Force: Iron Rain Invades the West on PS4 in April
Enough of your ant-ics
Earth Defense Force: Iron Rain is the next chaotic shooter from one of Japan's jankiest properties. With a slightly altered graphical style and a more serious tone (well, not entirely), Iron Rain is a "realistic" take on blowing giant ants to bits with laser beams. The gist of it is that this is still Earth Defense Force as...
News Most Common ANTHEM VIP Demo Issues Are Being Fixed, No Word on Extended Times
Not the most promising demo
EA and BioWare are working on fixing the most commonly reported issues in the ANTHEM VIP demo, a post on the official help website reveals. For those of you who haven't been keeping up with the demo, it's been a bit of a disaster. Although most players can now actually log in and get past the initial menu screen, many are...
Review Life Is Strange 2: Episode 2 - Rules Is Spirited But Slow
Smells like teen spirit
Life Is Strange 2 sure is living up to its name, with the direct sequel to DONTNOD’s surprise episodic smash bumbling under-the-radar like it doesn’t even exist. Since the release of the follow-up’s debut, Roads, popular developer Telltale Games has shut down, and the third instalment in The Walking Dead: The Final...
Saturday26th Jan 2019
News Bandai Namco Announces New Dates and Times for Jump Force Open Beta Test
Round two
Last weekend, the open beta for Jump Force took place, and it was a bit of a disaster. Only two of the four scheduled sessions went ahead after widespread networking issues forced Bandai Namco to postpone the rest of the test. Of course, betas are primarily testing for these sort of problems, but it still left participants disappointed...
News ANTHEM VIP Demo Immediately Crumbles Under Server Stress
That was fast
Pre-order ANTHEM and you get exclusive access to this weekend's demo... Or not, as the case may be. The so-called VIP demo was supposed to go live at 17:00 UK time today, but the servers have already crumbled. At the time of writing, it's impossible for some to play the ANTHEM VIP demo because they simply can't connect. Many are being...
News ANTHEM VIP Demo Still a Mess for Many Thanks to Endless Load Screens and Frequent Disconnects
Please try again later
The ANTHEM VIP Demo is a lot smoother than it was when it launched yesterday, but that's only because you can actually make it past the title screen now. Most of the time, anyway. Yep, the demo's still plagued by connectivity issues and load screens that simply never end, forcing you to quit out of the application and try...
News Days Gone's Amazon UK Exclusive Steelbook Looks Sexy
Dead good
Days Gone’s latest batch of trailers have really renewed interest in the long-awaited PlayStation 4 exclusive, so it’s probably a good time for Amazon UK to reveal its exclusive steelbook case. The crimson red box includes a silhouette of protagonist Deacon St. John, as well as the game’s logo faded over the top. Here’s a better...
Talking Point What Are You Playing This Weekend? - Issue 256
This is the ANTHEM throw all your hands up
And just like that, there are dozens of video games vying for your attention. Resident Evil 2 is out now, while Ace Combat 7: Skies Unknown has been flying around for a few days. And right around the corner? Kingdom Hearts III. In fact, retailers are breaking the street date all over the world – which is...
Friday25th Jan 2019
News Ubisoft Is Making Changes to Controversial Assassin's Creed Odyssey DLC Ending
Fair play
The ending to Assassin's Creed Odyssey's second DLC episode certainly didn't please everyone. Without spoiling anything, your character is essentially forced into a relationship -- player choice is thrown out the window. Some thought the conclusion was fine -- great, even -- while others saw it as poorly implemented, or little more than an...
News Sony's New Website Lets North American Users Check Their PlayStation Gaming Stats for 2018
Who doesn't love some good stats
Last year, Sony opened a webpage where European PS4 owners could create a video, describing various interesting statistics about their gaming habits over the console's lifespan. Those in North America unfortunately missed out on this, but now, another website enables US users to get their very own batch of stats...
Round Up Kingdom Hearts III Reviews Signal the End of a Long, Long Saga
Finally
The embargo has lifted on reviews for Kingdom Hearts III -- a game over a decade in the making. We imagine that most fans of the series will be grabbing a copy regardless of critical reception, but we've gone ahead and listed some review scores anyway. It's looking pretty great for Sora and the gang so far, with most scores edging into 8...
News South Korea Goes Crazy for Cut-Price PS4
Stock selling out as Sony slashes prices
No, these aren’t photographs from the PlayStation 4’s launch – they’re from this week in South Korea, where a price cut has seen local gamers lining up to get their hands on Sony’s cut-price goods. The platform holder’s discounted its entire line of hardware in the country, so a PS4 Pro can now be...
News Dead or Alive 6 Can't Shed Hyper-Sexualisation Or Fans Will Leave
Director explains "maturer" sequel
Dead or Alive 6 was supposed to be tamer than its predecessors, but Eurogamer.net reports that it’s just as lewd as ever. While default costumes show characters like the 18-year-old Honoka all covered up, you can unlock alternative outfits that reveal a dizzying degree of skin. Breast physics are also back, but...
Poll Did You Buy the Resident Evil 2 Remake?
The dead have risen
It feels like a lifetime ago that we sat down and joined Leon and Claire on their jaunt through Racoon City on the PSone. The original Resident Evil 2 was considered a masterpiece at the time and it's been thought of as a stone cold classic ever since, but somehow, those lunatics over at Capcom have actually gone and recaptured...
News Here's a Quick Look at Jump Force's Story Mode
Everyone's here
Uh oh, bad guys from throughout the Jump universe are wreaking havoc right here in reality, and it's up to you and all your favourite anime and manga heroes to stop them. We have no doubt that the story mode in Jump Force will simply act as an excuse to have all of these characters kick the absolute snot out of each other, but seeing...
News WRC 8 Announced, Kicks Up Dust on PS4 in September
Rally the troops
For a while, Bigben Interactive's official World Rally Championship games have released annually, with Kylotonn Entertainment on development duties. However, the studio has taken an extra year to work on the latest entry in the series, WRC 8. The game was announced yesterday, and you can watch the reveal trailer above. In a press...
News Latest Dreams Beta Live Stream Features Comets, Skeletons, and Llamas
Dreams coming true
Another week, another Dreams beta live stream from Media Molecule. Each week, the studio has been highlighting some of its favourite creations from the community, and each week, we've been left impressed. The last stream, which you can watch above, once again shows off some great stuff with boundless variety. Comet Grab is a cool...
News Sci-Fi Shooter Atomic Heart Looks Brilliantly Creepy in 10 Minutes of Gameplay Footage
No Russian
Last year, you may remember a weird and wonderful trailer for an open world, first person action game set in an alternate history Soviet Russia. It's called Atomic Heart, and that video came out of left field and blew us away with its BioShock-like vibe and creepy robotic foes. Fast forward eight months, and we have our first real look at...
News Netflix Is Reportedly Producing a Resident Evil TV Series
TV-irus
Following all the positive press surrounding the brilliant remake of Resident Evil 2, news has broken out regarding a Netflix Original Series adaptation of the franchise. The website Deadline reports that the company is currently working on an original Resident Evil show alongside the German production company, Constantin Film, which is also...
Thursday24th Jan 2019
News Sony's Not-So Secret Unannounced Studio Attracts More Talent
Team yet to be confirmed
Sony’s not-so secret San Diego studio – which is expected to be continuing the Uncharted series – has been bulking up for a good few months now, and Senior Game Designer Quentin Cobb tweeted about a new addition this week. James Martinchek is joining the team as Lead Animator, having previously worked on Uncharted 4: A...
Come on now, Nomura
What's the best thing to do when your game gets leaked ahead of its official release date? Why, it's to tell everyone that for future games, you might scrap the idea of a worldwide launch entirely. Makes perfect sense to us. In a new Famitsu interview, Kingdom Hearts III director Tetsuya Nomura is asked about the situation that...
News ANTHEM Goes Gold Ahead of Demo Release and Next Month's Launch
Sing it loud
ANTHEM has gone gold, BioWare's Michael Gamble has revealed rather casually over on Twitter. That means the game is ready to ship ahead of its launch next month, on the 22nd February. Hurrah! The news also comes just ahead of the playable demo's arrival on PlayStation 4. The title's so-called 'VIP Demo' goes live this weekend, from the...
News Cyberpunk 2077 Creative Director Leaves for Blizzard, Sparks Speculation
But of course
After spending six years working on Cyberpunk 2077 -- and almost 13 years at developer CD Projekt Red -- creative, narrative, and setting director Sebastian Stepien has moved on to pastures new. The veteran has left the company to join Blizzard in order to work on a currently unspecified project. It goes without saying that this...
News New Days Gone Video Highlights the Importance of Your Drifter Bike
Riding the broken road
From the moment Days Gone was announced, Deacon's motorbike was highlighted as an important part of the gameplay. It's your only means of transportation in the hostile open world, so you're going to want to take good care of it. In the latest trailer for the PS4 exclusive, we learn a little more about how to do this...
News Fallout 76 Is Not Going Free-to-Play, Says Bethesda
Publisher debunks rumour
Recently, rumours have been swirling that the maligned online multiplayer title Fallout 76 will be made free-to-play. This all seems to have stemmed from a short supply of the game in Australian stores, which is a rocky basis for such a rumour anyway. Still, the word spread, and as always, fans were whipped into a frenzy...
News BioWare Adds Online Player Hub to ANTHEM Following Fan Feedback
Got your back
Good news, ANTHEM will have an online player hub after all. A much requested feature, lead producer Mike Gamble has confirmed that it's been added after receiving feedback on the matter from fans. Previously, ANTHEM had a system where, after completing a mission with other people, you'd return to Fort Tarsis alone. The fort acts as...
Site News Where's Our Kingdom Hearts III Review?
Broken hearts
The time has come for games critics to reveal their reviews for Kingdom Hearts III, but unfortunately, you won't be getting a review from us here at Push Square just yet. Obviously Kingdom Hearts III is a big deal -- this is a sequel that people have literally been waiting over an entire decade for -- but as you may have already...
News Co-Op Action Platformer Unruly Heroes Looks a Lot Like Rayman in Latest Trailer
PS4 version on the way
We're big fans of Rayman Origins and Rayman Legends, and not just because they're both brilliant platformers. Part of what makes them great is their sumptuous visuals, the UbiArt engine creating a look that ensures both titles are constantly a joy to look at. It's a style we don't see all that often, but indie title Unruly...
News A Plague Tale: Innocence Release Date Announced, Coming to PS4 in May
New dev diary released
We've had our eye on A Plague Tale: Innocence for a while, as it looks like a fairly promising survival/adventure title from Focus Home Interactive. Playing as Amicia, a young girl accompanied by her little brother Hugo, you must survive in 14th century France at a time rife with war and disease. Hordes of bloodthirsty rats...
News Open World Action Title Generation Zero Gets a March Release Date, Budget Price Point
Mech it happen
That slightly odd sounding open world title from Avalanche Studios, Generation Zero, has been given a release date. The game, which sees you take down mechanical baddies with or without other players, launches for PlayStation 4 in March. It's also got a confirmed budget price point of $39.99/€39.99. Generation Zero was first...
News Get a Taste of Kingdom Hearts III Gameplay in New Overview Video
Become a keyblade master
The wait for Kingdom Hearts III is almost over, and early reviews indicate that it's been worth the wait. Fans have just a few more days to wait until they can explore the long awaited sequel in the Disney/Square Enix series. To tide you over, the publisher has released a new video, going over some of the core gameplay...
News God Eater 3 Trailer Provides a Brief Rundown on the Game's Basics
Bite size
God Eater 3's out on PlayStation 4 in just over a couple of weeks, and as you'd expect, Bandai Namco's busy pumping out gameplay trailers. This latest one is all about the basics of the game, giving you a feel for character creation, combat, and story. It's a brief video, but it might just clue you in as to what God Eater is all about if...
News PlayLink Puzzler Melbits World Marches onto PS4 in North America on 5th February
Cute, colourful, co-op
PS4 owners in Europe have had the chance to enjoy the cutesy co-op PlayLink title, Melbits World, since the middle of November, but the little critters are finally making their way to North America. From 5th February 2019, those in the US can give this Lemmings-esque puzzle game a try. Using your smartphone, you'll manipulate...
Wednesday23rd Jan 2019
News Japanese Sales Charts: Ace Combat 7 Roars into Number 1 on PS4
Target locked
Ace Combat 7: Skies Unknown has started strong in Japan, shooting straight to the top of the software charts on PlayStation 4. The high-flying release shifted just over 202,000 copies on Sony's system, an impressive amount that was more than enough to secure first place. Elsewhere, the PS4 remaster of Yakuza 4 didn't do so hot, only...
News The ANTHEM Pre-Order Demo Is Available to Pre-Load Now on PS4
It's quite hefty
If you've pre-ordered ANTHEM you should find that the demo is now available to download on PlayStation 4. However, you won't be able to play it just yet, as it's set to go live on the 25th January. Still, you'll probably want it pre-loaded and ready to go, because it reportedly weighs in at over 20GB. Those who haven't pre-ordered...
News Death Stranding Will 'Push Boundaries' Says Control Dev Remedy Entertainment
Another studio left impressed
Recently, industry icon Hideo Kojima has been in Europe visiting other game studios. Earlier in the month, he could be found in Helsinki, dropping in on Remedy Entertainment, the developer behind the Max Payne series as well as the upcoming Control. Of course, a visit from Kojima wouldn't be complete without something...
News PlayStation Now Coming to More European Countries This Year, Beta Test Arrives in February
PS Now branching out
PlayStation Now has come on leaps and bounds since its initial launch early in the generation, boosted significantly by the introduction of the ability to download games as well as stream them. With a gigantic and growing catalogue of games to choose from, it's the most popular game subscription service right now. Unfortunately,...
News December 2018 NPD: PS4 Pipped at the Post by Smash Bros and Switch
But year-on-year gain for Sony's system
It took the last month of the year for the Nintendo Switch to topple the PlayStation 4, but Sony’s system was forced to settle for second place in the United States’ hardware hierarchy for 2018. While the PS4 had been leading NPD for the vast majority of the year, the Japanese giant opted not to offer any...
News FromSoftware's Hidetaka Miyazaki Not Opposed to Demon's Souls Remaster
But it'd have to be handled by another studio
There’s been strong speculation for some time that Sony is working on some kind of Demon’s Souls remake or remaster, although nothing’s ever been made official. That said, it sounds like original director and current FromSoftware president Hidetaka Miyazaki is not opposed to the idea – as long as...
News Sweet Looking Strategy RPG Wargroove Is Coming to PS4 'Soon'
Begin the march
Colourful strategy title Wargroove has held our attention for some time now, and it's finally been given a confirmed release date... On every platform but PlayStation 4. Unfortunately for us here in the PlayStation Nation (are we really still using that?), publisher and developer Chucklefish can only say that it's coming to Sony's...
Soapbox I Didn't Get a Dreams Beta Code, and I'm Fine with That
Stephen's not upset at all about his missing beta code
It's okay, Media Molecule. I forgive you. With Dreams, the studio is creating something truly special -- essentially a game engine that practically anyone can use. A new play, create, share experience that's far and away more advanced than the wonderful LittleBigPlanet titles. I once made an...
News SteamWorld Quest Brings Fantasy RPG Fun to Versatile Franchise
Card to beat
We’ve had two action platformers and a strategy title, so we suppose it’s time for the alarmingly versatile SteamWorld series to try its hand at a turn-based role-playing game. Due out first on Nintendo Switch, with other platforms to follow at a later date, SteamWorld Quest: Hand of Gilgamech will see you leading a “party of...
News Life Is Strange 2: Episode 2 Launch Trailer Shows Crossover with Captain Spirit
Out tomorrow
The second episode of Life Is Strange 2 has taken quite a long time to emerge, but it's very nearly here. Launching tomorrow, Square Enix has put out a new trailer to mark the occasion, and you can watch it above. This episode is named 'Rules' and, going by this video, it's pretty easy to understand why. As with the first
News Stellaris Brings Sci-Fi Grand Strategy to PS4 in February
The final frontier
Real time strategy games and consoles have a checkered history. A genre usually designed to be played with a keyboard and mouse, few games have genuinely made a successful leap to a console and controller setup. Of course, it isn't impossible, and Paradox Interactive is bringing its ambitious space-faring title Stellaris to PS4 on...
News Far Cry: New Dawn's Story Trailer Has Blood, Baddies, and a Familiar Face
Sowing the seed
This story trailer for Far Cry: New Dawn is just about everything that you'd expect. A bit of melodrama, a touch of violence, and... Wait, is that...? Yeah, a familiar face if you've played Far Cry 5. We won't spoil it here, though. New Dawn's still slated for release on the 15th February, so it's closing in quick. Is this...
Tuesday22nd Jan 2019
Review Resident Evil 2 - An Admirable Re-Imagining of the 1998 Classic
You've got Redfield on you
Attempting to remake what is considered one of the greatest video games of all time has to be both an incredibly exciting and intimidating prospect, but just over three years ago, that’s the exact promise Capcom made. Many consider Resident Evil 2 to be the pinnacle of survival horror after it capitalised on the...
News There's a Sad Story Behind Ace Combat 7's Beloved 'JPEG Dog'
Good boy
Ace Combat 7: Skies Unknown released last week, and like clockwork, it wasn't long before the internet discovered something it could turn into a meme. During one or two cutscenes in Bandai Namco's arcadey flight action game, a dog makes an appearance, but look closely and you'll notice it's simply a 2D photograph embedded into the scene...
News Assassin's Creed Odyssey's New Cyclops Boss Fight Has Arrived
Hammer time
As promised, Ubisoft has dropped another mythical monster into the world of Assassin's Creed Odyssey. Upon booting up the game you should have a new bounty quest for Arges the Cyclops. Hunt him down, beat him, and get your hands on a legendary heavy blunt weapon. Sounds simple enough, right? Previously, Ubisoft has said that it wants to...
Rumour SoulCalibur VI Code Hints at Who the Other DLC Characters Are
Sould
Those cheeky code diggers have been picking their way through the latest patch for SoulCalibur VI, and fans reckon that they've found references to upcoming DLC characters. Several lines of code seem to refer to character codenames, and there are six of them in total. Reportedly, we've got Stone, Yell, Star, Snow, Reptile, and Yellow...
News The Ghost Survivors Is a New Mode Coming to Resident Evil 2 Post-Launch
Going rogue
It looks like Capcom is going the extra mile with its remake of Resident Evil 2. The publisher has announced during a live stream that a brand new mode will be making its way to the game at some stage after launch, called The Ghost Survivors. Details are thin on the ground, but we do know the free update allows players to experience the...
News The Division 2 Gets Almost 2 Hours of Gameplay Footage and Details on PvP
Locked and loaded
Ubisoft hosted a livestream for The Division 2 earlier today, and we've embedded the footage above. There's almost two hours of gameplay here, as the developers talk us through the title's new Dark Zones and player versus player modes. From where we're sitting, it looking pretty good. The Division 2 is still slated for its 15th...
News Retro Resident Evil 2 Skins Will Feed Your PSone Nostalgia
Fashionable in '98
Resident Evil 2 is already a nostalgic treat, reviving a 1998 survival horror classic for an all-new era. But Capcom wants to give your rose-tinted spectacles a rub with some post-release skins that are sure to have retro fans salivating like a zombie. New skins for protagonists Leon Kennedy and Claire Redfield will resurrect...
News PUBG PS4 Update 1.06 Brings New Vikendi Map Today
Let it snow
PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds was a little late to the battle royale party on PS4, but the 100-player shooter remains a popular alternative to the likes of Fortnite. The game's latest update takes it to version 1.06, and aside from lots of performance and bug fixes, it comes with a major new addition. Joining the three existing maps in...
Review A Fisherman's Tale - A Tale That's Short But Sweet
Who lives in a fish shanty over the sea?
Fishing in VR would be great, wouldn't it? While fishing video games have been around for decades, there’s a spirit to the sport that only VR could truly capture. Lounging around in a little wooden fishing boat and basking in nature while waiting for your next catch to nibble at your line would be made that...
News 10 Minutes of New ANTHEM Gameplay Shows Off Freeplay Exploration Events
Tussles with Titans
Our old buddy Arekkz has posted new gameplay footage for ANTHEM, this time detailing some of the title's 'freeplay' elements. As reported previously, when you're not on a dedicated mission, you can leave your hub at Fort Tarsis and explore the game's world at your leisure. BioWare has said that in doing so, you may come across...
News Incoming ANTHEM Demo Is Indicative of Finished Gameplay, But Has Some Key Differences
BioWare's tempering expectations
Those of you who have pre-ordered ANTHEM will probably already know that you're getting an exclusive demo at the end of the week. Set to launch on the 25th January (1st February for everyone else), BioWare has previously said that the demo will be representative of the final game in terms of general gameplay, but...
News Realm Royale Arrives on PS4 Today with Open Beta
Battle royale with a fantasy twist
Battle royale games are growing in numbers by the day, it seems. PS4 players have several options to choose from if they fancy some last-man-standing multiplayer, and today, another title has launched on the system. Realm Royale is a free-to-play battle royale shooter, and it's launched on PS4 with an open beta...
News Far Cry: New Dawn Pushes 'Light RPG Approach' with Weapon Ranks and Base Resources
Of course
In a quick video posted to the game's Twitter, Far Cry: New Dawn creative director Jean-Sebastien Decant explains a couple of fresh features. Decant starts off by saying that the upcoming open world shooter pushes "the light RPG approach", meaning that various little RPG elements have been added to the Far Cry formula. No surprise there...
Store Update 22nd January 2019 (Europe)
Redfield redemption
Crikey! This is a bloody good week on the European PlayStation Store, with all eyes firmly fixated on one title in particular: Resident Evil 2. It’s barely been six months since this was officially unveiled at E3 2018, so while development was confirmed a few years ago, it doesn’t feel like the wait has been all that...
Monday21st Jan 2019
News Bandai Namco Cancels Second Half of Jump Force Open Beta due to Network Issues
Publisher rescheduling sessions
Over the weekend, Bandai Namco hosted an open beta test for its anime brawler, Jump Force. Unfortunately, many players reported connectivity problems and other issues. In fact, it became so bad that the publisher has pulled the latter two gameplay sessions entirely. Split across four three-hour sessions, the beta...
News Dreams' Potential Finally Exposed, But Media Molecule Wants to Shut Sharing Down
All it took was a broken NDA
We’ve been saying for years and years now that Dreams’ beta would be the thing that sold the masses on the potential of Media Molecule’s upcoming PlayStation 4 exclusive. Unfortunately, a very strict NDA has left participants unable to publicly share their hard work, but someone decided to break that over the...
News Dragon Ball Action RPG Hints at 'Nostalgic and New Dragon Ball World'
Artwork shared
Just what is this new Dragon Ball project? Announced last week, nothing of this supposed action role-playing game has actually been shown, but the tease was more than enough to make fans conjure up countless theories. And now, a new tweet from the official Dragon Ball games account -- as translated by Gema
News UK Sales Charts: Ace Combat 7 Flies High with Biggest UK Launch for the Series
Not quite number one though
Ace Combat 7: Skies Unknown made a safe landing last week, and it's off to an impressive start in the UK chart. Though it misses out on the top spot, Bandai Namco will be happy with its second place debut, particularly as it comes with news of the biggest UK launch in the series' history. According to GamesIndustry, the...
Review Wandersong - A One-Note Adventure That Sings from the Heart
The little bard that could
A bard isn't the likeliest of heroes where saving the world is concerned, least of all one with such childlike optimism as the main character of Wandersong. In this side-scrolling adventure, you'll guide the nameless protagonist on his journey to stop a god from destroying the planet. Instead of searching for a weapon or...
News The Resident Evil 2 1-Shot Demo Has Been Played Over 2.3 Million Times
One shot's all it needs
The Resident Evil 2 '1-Shot' demo has proven to be incredibly popular, according to statistics provided by Capcom. The publisher reckons that it's been downloaded and played 2.38 million times, which certainly sounds impressive. Of course, we'll never know how many people tried the limited-time demo across multiple accounts,...
News Latest Dreams Beta Live Stream Shows Off Top Down Shooters, Isometric Platformers, and Golf
Variety is the spice of life
Aside from the fact Media Molecule is cracking down on leaks from the Dreams beta test, people seem to be having a wonderful time with it, making all kinds of weird and wonderful things. The studio has been hosting weekly live streams where it shows off some of its favourite creations, and it's well worth watching to see...
News New Layers of Fear 2 Trailer Blends Cinematic Styles with Psychological Scares
Time waits for no one
From fine art to the art of cinema, Layers of Fear 2 looks like a promising sequel to the psychological horror title. It's looking suitably creepy in this new trailer, narrated by Tony Todd, and shows off how the game will make use of various cinematic styles to portray its story. You play as an actor shooting a movie aboard...
Sunday20th Jan 2019
News Days Gone Puts a Frightening Number of Freakers on Screen
More than 300 is considered small
Here’s a Days Gone demo played by a member of Sony Bend’s development team, as protagonist Deacon St. John is tasked with taking out a gigantic horde of the undead – or Freakers, as they’re known in the title’s lore. This is an old build – the same as the one shown to Game Informer earlier in the year...
News Jump Force Characters Accidentally Leaked Via Advertisements
Here comes a new challenger
Bandai Namco’s brand new brawler is currently playable on the PlayStation 4, and you can find out all about Jump Force’s open beta dates and times through the link. It seems that a couple of new characters have leaked courtesy of social media ads, however, with new promotional art showcasing Jotaro Kujo from JoJo’s...
Saturday19th Jan 2019
News Overkill's The Walking Dead Delayed on PS4 After Critical Mauling
No new date announced
Overkill’s The Walking Dead got mauled by critics when it released on PC last year, and it’s forced Payday developer to find sanctuary while it overhauls the project for PlayStation 4 and other consoles. Originally due out in February, the studio’s now said that it’s “currently evaluating and reviewing the...
Hands On The Grand Tour Game Puts a New Spin on Episodic Gaming
“It’s like playing a film!”
Not long after being forcibly removed the BBC and its insanely popular car show Top Gear, Jeremy Clarkson, Richard Hammond, and James May, along with their producer and apparently most of the behind-the-scenes talent, started a new show of the same ilk on Amazon Prime called The Grand Tour. It takes all of the crazy...
Soapbox PSVR Bargain Adventure - One Man's Attempt to Reclaim His Gaming Glory Days
"I've gone from has-been to has-it-all"
Last autumn, my wife went away for a while. I got to thinking: What if I bought a massive pile of PlayStation VR kit on eBay, spent every waking hour catching up on years of missed gaming, then sold everything again before she came back, as if nothing ever happened? Would that even be possible? How much would...
News Jiren Confirmed for Dragon Ball FighterZ Via Leaked Magazine Scan
There he is
Well, it was inevitable, wasn't it? Confirmed via a leaked magazine scan, Jiren is going to be the next additional character in Dragon Ball FighterZ, presumably as the first DLC fighter of the game's second season pass. The big muscly alien from Universe 11 can be seen clashing with Super Saiyan Blue Goku in said scan, which we've...
Talking Point What Are You Playing This Weekend? - Issue 255
Skies unkown
Ace Combat 7: Skies Unknown is here and Resident Evil 2 is right around the corner, so 2019 has started in earnest now. That means that it’s time for your weekly WAYP to get a little livelier, as those backlogs get pushed to the background once more. Here’s what we’re playing. Sammy Barker, Editor: I’ve got two of my most...
Friday18th Jan 2019
Review Ace Combat 7: Skies Unknown - Explosive In-Flight Entertainment
Aced it
It's been a while since we last made a trip to Strangereal on PlayStation. The Ace Combat series has a long and relatively complicated history of releases scattered across a wide range of formats, resulting in a somewhat fragmented state. Fans largely agree, however, that the PlayStation 2 entries - 4, 5, and Zero - are the collective high...
News Games Under €20 Offer Replaces January Sale on EU PlayStation Store
Never stop spending
As the epic January Sale draws to a close today on the PlayStation Store, you bet your bottom dollar Sony's already replaced it with a new round of discounts. The Games Under €20 (£16 for us Brits) sale has begun on the European Store, and if you have any cash left over, it's well worth a quick look. With nearly 100 items in...
News Bungie Pledges Long-Term Commitment to Destiny
It must be destiny
Following on from Bungie and Activision's separation, there's been a lot of speculation over the now independent developer and the future of Destiny. Would Bungie keep it all going, or would it gradually turn its gaze to something new? Well, going by the studio's latest statement, it sounds like it's prepared to stick to its guns...
News Mortal Kombat 11 PS4 Beta Announced, Access Locked to Pre-Orders
Fatality
In addition to that predictably gory gameplay trailer, NetherRealm Studios' Mortal Kombat 11 stream also revealed some details regarding pre-orders. A special Kollector's Edition, which seems to be exclusive to GameStop in North America, is now available, including the premium version of the game, a steelbook case, an MK logo magnet, and a...
Hands On Ace Combat 7: Skies Unknown in PSVR Passes with Flying Colours
More please
For some, a huge part of the appeal for Ace Combat 7: Skies Unknown is its additional PlayStation VR mode. Much has been made of the VR content in Bandai Namco's aerial arcade action title, as the idea of dogfighting among the clouds sat in the virtual cockpit is a perfect fit. Luckily, Project Aces hasn't hastily slapped something...
News The Hong Kong Massacre Shoots for a January Release Date on PS4
It's finally here
Remember The Hong Kong Massacre? It debuted during Sony's showcase at Paris Games Week 2017, but news regarding the title has been slim to none since then. Developer Vreski has finally stepped out of the shadows, announcing that the game will arrive on PS4 on 22nd January 2019. The Hong Kong Massacre, as you can see in above...
Soapbox Ubisoft Has Earned The Division a Second Shot
Lloyd's been left impressed by the publisher
Cast your mind back to just before the start of this console generation. At E3 2013, there was a game that had the industry abuzz: Ubisoft’s closer to its press conference, a new Tom Clancy title called The Division. Promising engaging co-op play amidst a backdrop of chaos and the fall of Manhattan’s...
News Get Games for Less Than $20 in US PlayStation Store Weekend Flash Sale
Deal or no deal
In addition to the European PlayStation Store getting a new sale, Sony's started a new flash sale for its North American players. The hook is a wide selection of games with their prices cut below $20, and there are lots of titles worth having here. Most of the titles in this sale are indies or smaller games, but that's not to say...
Review Vane - Exploration Has Never Been Less Fun
You're so vane I'll bet you think this review is about you
We were something like six hours into Vane when we glanced down at our phone to see what time it was, and realised that we'd only been playing the game for forty-two minutes. How was this even possible? It was like when Matthew McConaughey visited Dr. Miller's Planet in Interstellar: a world...
Poll Do Developers Betray Fans When Player Choice Suddenly Doesn't Matter in an RPG?
Pick your dialogue option
With the release of Assassin's Creed Odyssey's latest DLC earlier this week, a heated debate has been reopened regarding player choice in role-playing games. To quickly get you up to speed, Odyssey forces your character into a certain situation that you have no control over, despite the rest of the game being built upon the...
News Power Rangers: Battle for the Grid Morphs onto PS4 in April
Bagsy the red one
Following a recent leak, a new Power Rangers game has been announced, and it's heading to PS4. Called Power Rangers: Battle for the Grid, the game appears to be a budget one-on-one fighter, featuring characters old and new from across the franchise's many iterations. It's developed by nWay, a studio known for its mobile titles...
News First Mortal Kombat 11 Gameplay Is More Brutal and Cinematic Than Ever
Bloody hell
Here's your first look at Mortal Kombat 11 gameplay, courtesy of the title's big reveal event. The trailer confirms a number of returning characters, and it looks absolutely brutal. Obviously Mortal Kombat as a series is seeped in violence, but this next instalment seems to be taking it to the next level. Needless to say, if you're not a...
News Ed Boon Talks Through All the Gory Details in Mortal Kombat 11 Gameplay Video
Not for the faint hearted
Of course, we come to expect over the top violence from NetherRealm Studios' iconic fighting game series, but Mortal Kombat 11 looks like it's really stepping things up. This clip from yesterday's reveal live stream shows a couple of matches while series co-creator Ed Boon talks through new features and, well, it speaks for...
News The Division 2 Details Dedicated PvP Modes and All New Dark Zones
Darker
The Division 2 seems to be expanding upon the first game's idea of competitive multiplayer. The sequel will see the return of the Dark Zone, or rather Dark Zones due to the fact that there'll be three of them instead of just one. On top of that, more traditional player versus player modes will be added through 'Domination' and 'Skirmish'. You...
Thursday17th Jan 2019
News Jump Force Open Beta Test Available for Pre-Load Now on PS4
Download ahead of time
Bandai Namco is holding an online beta for its manga mashup brawler, Jump Force, and it all gets started from tomorrow. However, if you want to ensure you're prepped and ready for when the beta kicks off, you'll want to download it as soon as possible. Fortunately, you're able to pre-load to your PS4 right now. If you head to...
News Days Gone PS4 Pre-Order Bonuses and Special Editions Detailed
Extras, extras
We haven't heard all that much about Days Gone since Game Informer's gameplay blowout, so it's about time Sony started talking about its upcoming PS4 exclusive. Not only have we been treated to a decent new trailer for the game, but Sony has gone through all the pre-order details
News Days Gone Gets the Rockstar Trailer Treatment with Open World Overview
You're not a tourist
And just like that, the Days Gone marketing machine has snapped into life. Sony’s released the first of a series of Rockstar-esque overview trailers, with this initial instalment exploring the open world. The clip showcases the various districts you’ll encounter in the game, from dense forests to icy rivers and everything in...
News In-Depth ANTHEM Trailer Aims to Tell You Everything You Need to Know
Part 1 of a new series
Not quite clued up on ANTHEM? Well you're in luck, because the game's just dropped an in-depth new trailer that covers a number components present in the upcoming release. From the basics of the story to character progression, it's well worth a watch if you're undecided on whether BioWare's latest is for you. ANTHEM's due out...
Unfair in love
Adding another several hours of content and continuing the story that started in Episode 1, Assassin's Creed Odyssey: Legacy of the First Blade - Episode 2: Shadow Heritage (good lord!) is a solid follow-up. New quests, a new ability, and a couple of new legendary weapons await, but once again, don't go into this DLC expecting any...
Review Smoke and Sacrifice - Dark and Rueful Survival RPG
Captivating amid chaos
Solar Sail Games steps forward with a new open-world action RPG called Smoke and Sacrifice. Dark and repentant but aesthetically pleasing, Smoke and Sacrifice is more than just a survival game. In fact, it’s a story about the unabridged love of a mother and her child. As bleak as it may be, this world captivates you like no...
News Sony's Manchester Studio Is Small But Highly Experienced
Seemingly paired with London Studio
Do you remember Manchester Studio – or North West Studio, as it was originally named? The British-based first-party developer was established years ago and immediately attached to PlayStation VR, but we haven’t heard a peep out of it since. Well, job digging from Upload VR reveals that the team is still very...
News God Eater 3 Outlines the Controlled Chaos of Online Multiplayer
Dinner time
A new trailer for God Eater 3 is here to show off the game's online multiplayer. You can team up with either three other players or seven, depending on the type of mission, and computer controlled characters will jump in to make up the numbers if there aren't enough real people. We gave the multiplayer a shot in the recent playable...
News God of War Sweeps Official PlayStation Game of the Year Awards, as Voted by Fans
Surprise!
The Official PlayStation Blog has tallied up its Game of the Year 2018 votes and announced the winners. At this point it doesn't come as much of a surprise, but God of War took the top gong in almost every category that it was nominated for, including Best PS4 Game, Best PlayStation Exclusive, Best Performance, Best Soundtrack, Best Sound...
News Trails of Cold Steel III Is Coming West on PS4 Later This Year
The trio should be complete
Trails of Cold Steel fans rejoice, for NIS America has confirmed that The Legend of Heroes: Trails of Cold Steel III will be coming to Western PlayStation 4s in the latter half of 2019. You can catch the announcement trailer above. If all goes to plan, this means that the first three Trails of Cold Steel games will be...
News Media Molecule Extending Dreams PS4 Creator Beta to Meet Demand
More invites being sent out too
As we mentioned last week, the beta test for the create-anything PS4 exclusive Dreams hasn't quite been up to scratch -- well, in some ways, at least. A vast number of fans (including this humble scribe) have thus far failed to receive an invitation to the beta, and outside of a couple of live streams from M
News EA: 'We're Fully Committed to Making More Star Wars Games'
Just not that open world one
Yesterday, Kotaku reported that EA Vancouver's open world Star Wars title had been cancelled by the infamous publisher. Three sources claimed this to be true, and the project, codenamed Orca, has apparently been shelved in favour of something on a smaller scale. In response to these reports, EA has sent out a statement...
Live Get Over Here for the Mortal Kombat 11 Reveal Event
It promises to be big
You saw that headline coming, didn't you? Mortal Kombat 11 was announced at The Game Awards last year, and now we're just minutes away from the game's big reveal event. You can watch the whole thing via the stream that we've embedded above, which begins at 10:30 Pacific. That's 18:30 UK time, and 30 minutes from the publishing...
Wednesday16th Jan 2019
News Shadow of the Tomb Raider Plots a Nightmare for Lara Croft
Croft Manor turns creepy
Shadow of the Tomb Raider’s extensive (and, some might argue, expensive) DLC schedule trots on with a nightmarish expansion fittingly named, well, The Nightmare. Due out on 22nd January, the DLC pack will challenge players to “explore Croft Manor in a harrowing trial unlike anything Lara has experience before”. We...
News Ubisoft Apologises for Assassin's Creed Odyssey DLC Ending as Fan Backlash Continues
Says Episode 3 will tie it together
The second episode for Assassin's Creed Odyssey: The Legacy of the First Blade dropped yesterday (at the time of writing), and within hours, the DLC had pissed off many a player. We won't go into all the details here for spoiler reasons, but be sure to check out our article on the matter if you want to know more...
News Sony Reportedly Sending Out Player Survey Emails Regarding the 'Future of PlayStation'
Time for PS5?
From time to time, Sony will email its consumers with surveys in order to gather information on a certain subject. In the past, we've seen questionnaires regarding the DualShock 4, PSN name changes, and PSVR -- it's something every company does to gauge how users are feeling about particular products or services. According to the...
News Guerrilla Games Speechless Over 'Masterful' Death Stranding Demo
Kojima shows exclusive off
Guerrilla Games and Kojima Productions have the best bromance in games, with the former famously lending veteran director Hideo Kojima and his team Horizon: Zero Dawn’s acclaimed Decima Engine for use in Death Stranding. It means that the companies have a water-tight relationship, and spend a lot of time visiting each...
News Assassin's Creed Odyssey Patch 1.13 Out Now on PS4
Manual save crashing fixed
A new update has launched for Assassin's Creed Odyssey, and you can go ahead and download now on PlayStation 4. Don't go expecting new quests and loads of other bits and pieces, though, as patch 1.13 has been deployed to fix one specific issue. We're not entirely sure how widespread the issue has been, but we've seen...
News Japanese Sales Charts: Tales of Vesperia Sells Best on PS4, But PlayStation Hardware Plummets
Win some, lose some
Only one new release made it into the latest Japanese sales charts, and that was Tales of Vesperia: Definitive Edition. The role-playing remaster sold best on PlayStation 4, moving around 42,000 copies as opposed to 27,000 on Nintendo Switch. An interesting wrinkle, given that reports suggest that the Switch version sold best...
News Death Stranding Release Date Potentially Teased by Troy Baker Tweet
Ten year challenge harbours secrets
If you’ve been on Twitter or Instagram this past week, you’ll have seen this insufferable ten year challenge meme, where people post side-to-side pictures that are a decade apart. It’s become so popular that there have already been plenty of riffs on it, with veteran voice actor Troy Baker perhaps posting...
News Resident Evil 2 Video Highlights Some Impressive Details in the PS4 Remake
Zombies have never looked so good
If you've played the Resident Evil 2 demo, then you probably already know how much effort Capcom has put into the upcoming remake. From blasting off zombie limbs to watching the undead trip and fall over one another, it's set to be an immensely detailed game. And YouTube user Crowbcat's new video highlights some of...
News PSVR Gets New Downloadable Demo Disc for 2019
Try before you buy
Demo discs don’t really exist anymore, but we still have fond memories of the compilations which came affixed to magazines and in new console boxes. Sony’s keeping the spirit alive with PSVR Demo Collection 3, a brand new selection of samplers which you can download for free from the European PlayStation Store right now. As...
News PS Plus Members Get a Free Trial Weekend for PSVR Shooter Firewall Zero Hour
Move, move, move
Firewall Zero Hour is a well liked tactical shooter for PSVR, but somewhat suffers from a relatively low number of players. As with any online multiplayer FPS, it lives or dies on its player base, and with only a fraction of the PS4's audience also owning Sony's virtual reality head gear, it was always going to be an uphill battle...
News EA Reportedly Cancels Open World Star Wars Game
The force isn't strong
Remember that supposed open world Star Wars game that was outed as EA shut down Visceral Games back in 2017? No? Maybe? Well it doesn't really matter either way, because Kotaku's reporting that the project has been cancelled. Apparently, this open world adventure started out as Visceral Games' linear Star Wars action title --...
Review YIIK: A Postmodern RPG - Party Like It's 1999
Let's all meet up in the year 2000
The '90s. It was a wonderful time to be alive. An era before TOWIE, before PewDiePie, and before Ed Sheeran. Sheffield United were in the Premier League (briefly). We had it all. Pulp Fiction at the cinema, Oasis and Blur being horrible to each other every day, Curly Wurly's were like twice the size. It was...
News The Division 2 Private Beta Dated, Sign Ups Open Now
Freedom fighters
Ubisoft's slapped a date on the private beta for The Division 2. As is usually the case these days, you can to pre-order the game to gain access, but you can also try your luck and sign up for it through here. You can do this using a Ubisoft account or a PlayStation Network account. The private beta runs for four days, from the 7th...
News Ace Combat 7 Devs Discuss Bringing the Series Into Virtual Reality with PSVR
Reach for the sky
On the brink of releasing Ace Combat 7: Skies Unknown on PS4, Bandai Namco has posted yet another video on the fighter jet action game. The topic this time is the PlayStation VR support included in the new title which, for some, is the real draw. Flying a supersonic plane, shooting bogeys out of the sky, and performing sweet air...
News Call of Duty: Black Ops 4's Battle Royale Mode Blackout Getting Free Trial Period on PS4
Play Blackout for free from tomorrow
Arguably, the biggest selling point for Call of Duty: Black Ops 4 is its take on the Battle Royale formula, Blackout. This last man standing multiplayer mode merges the shrinking play field and high player count made popular by PUBG and Fortnite with the tight shooting and refined gameplay of Call of Duty, and...
News Learn More About the Combat of Sekiro: Shadows Die Twice in New Gameplay Video
Hack and slash
We've been seeing and hearing a fair amount about Sekiro: Shadows Die Twice recently thanks to Game Informer's coverage, and it looks to be shaping up nicely. Perhaps the most obvious place to start when talking about the differences between this game and FromSoftware's older titles is the combat, which we know will feature some...
News A Dragon Ball Action RPG Is In Development
Outta nowhere
And just like that, Bandai Namco has revealed that a Dragon Ball action role-playing game is in development. The news comes via a single tweet, so there isn't much that we can do to flesh out this article. But hey, consider us interested. The mad thing is that with its rather pointless livestream last week, which was watched by more...
M'aiq ain't lying
The Elder Scrolls Online is getting another region-based expansion this summer. Following on from Morrowind in 2017 and Summerset in 2018, 2019 will be the year of Elsweyr, the Khajiit's homeland. You can catch the expansion's rather good cinematic trailer above. The Elder Scrolls Online: Elsweyr launches on the 4th June, so...
News A Warrior from Universe 11 Teased for Dragon Ball FighterZ
We know who we're betting on
Well, a second season of DLC characters for Dragon Ball FighterZ seems nailed on now. It was already pretty much confirmed by the game's producer during a livestream, and now, Bandai Namco is teasing the next additional character coming to the super stylish fighter. "More news coming to Dragon Ball Fighter Z! The...
News Cross-Platform Co-Op Stars in PSVR Sequel Dick Wilde 2
Buddy up with PC players
Dick Wilde was a pretty harmless PlayStation VR shooter, perhaps notable for featuring PSVR Aim Controller support during the peripheral’s early days. Playstack has now announced that a sequel is on the way, and it’ll feature cross-platform co-op across the PlayStation 4 and PC, as the titular red neck and his pair of...
News Release Date for Political Thriller The Occupation Pushed Back to March
Hopefully the last delay
We've been rather looking forward to White Paper Games' narrative adventure game, The Occupation, for quite some time now. Initially slated for an October 2018 release, the intriguing title was delayed to 5th February 2019 in order to apply some more polish. Now, the studio has had to push back the release date once again,...
News Hitman Developer IO Interactive Opening New Studio in Malmö
Zlatan approves
Hitman 2 may not have set cash registers on fire, but Danish developer IO Interactive is expanding to Sweden with a new studio. Based in Malmö – the birthplace of LA Galaxy striker Zlatan Ibrahimovic – the fresh team will “strengthen IO Interactive’s commitment to deliver exceptional content to the Hitman franchise,...
News Wandersong Belts Out a PS4 Release on 22nd January
Music to our ears
If you've not heard about Wandersong, it's a cutesy platformer about a travelling bard who can use his singing to help him on his journey. It released on other platforms towards the end of 2018, where it received pretty unanimous praise. Fast forward to today, and the game is all set to release for PS4 on 22nd January 2019. As you...
Tuesday15th Jan 2019
Guide Onimusha: Warlords - All Decoder Box Solutions
How to unlock every Decoder Box
Every so often, you're going to come across a Decoder Box in Onimusha: Warlords which asks you to come up with a phrase that answers the question upon the chest itself. Here's how to crack the code on every one of them, and in turn unlock the 'Decrypter, Table For One' Bronze Trophy. All Onimusha: Warlords Decoder...
Guide Onimusha: Warlords - All Number Puzzle Solutions
How to unlock every Trick Treasure Box
You're going to encounter numerous number puzzles, better known as Trick Treasure Boxes within the community, throughout your time with Onimusha: Warlords – but how do you unlock them? The spinning dials and the act of matching up numbers may have you in a bit of a mess, but we're on hand with a simple...
Guide How to Back Up and Restore Your PS4 HDD to a USB Drive
Also how to remove backed up PS4 data
How do you back up your PS4 HDD to a USB drive? Whether you're looking to switch out your PlayStation hard drive for something a little bigger or simply want peace of mind, the PS4's backup and restore feature will come in handy. This will essentially allow you to dump a mirror of your system's HDD onto an...
News Ubisoft Faces Fan Backlash as Assassin's Creed Odyssey DLC Totally Ignores Player Choice
Locked in
Note: This article contains spoilers further down the page. The first three paragraphs contain no spoilers. The second episode of Assassin's Creed Odyssey: Legacy of the First Blade has launched, and many who have completed the latest DLC instalment aren't happy. As it turns out, Episode 2: Shadow Heritage potentially ignores your...
Guide Onimusha: Warlords - All Magic & Power Jewel Locations
How to upgrade your health and magic
While making your way through Onimusha: Warlords, you're likely to encounter items known as Magic Jewels and Power Jewels. These are pick ups that permanently upgrade both your health and magic metres, and so naturally you're going to want to find as many as possible. In doing so, you will also unlock two Bronze...
Review Onimusha: Warlords - A Welcome Remaster That Doesn't Get It All Right
Blast from the past
Whenever someone raises the question of which dormant game franchises need to be resurrected from the dead, it’s never too long before Capcom’s PlayStation 2-centric Onimusha series comes back as an answer. The tales of a Japan overrun by the supernatural failed to put in an appearance anywhere outside of the sixth generation...
News PS4 Has a Very High Software Attach Rate, Average Player Owns Around Ten Games
That's a lot
About a week ago, Sony posted a press release containing a whole bunch of impressive numbers. The PS4 has sold 91.6 million units as of 31st December 2018, while Marvel's Spider-Man has sold a staggering 9 million copies since its September launch. However, something that passed us by was the overall situ
Guide Best PS4 Headphones and Headsets
Sound off
What are the best PS4 headphones and headsets? If you’re an online player, then you’re going to need some kind of communicator to keep in constant contact with your teammates. But even if you play single player, a good pair of headphones can be essential for your PlayStation 4, as playing late at night or when others are in the house...
Soapbox The Destiny Divorce - What Bungie and Activision's Split Could Mean for Destiny
Lloyd ponders the game's future
It happened. Bungie and Activision have parted ways prior to the end of what was a seismic ten year publishing deal for Destiny. While Bungie’s staff allegedly popped champagne and cheered the announcement, and Activision thanked the fans for their participat
News Fans of Dreams Are Devastated by Bizarre Beta Rollout
More like a nightmare
We’ve written many times about how the Dreams beta was supposed to be a slam-dunk, but it’s been a bit of a disaster so far. Don’t get us wrong, there’s some really cool content already being uploaded to the game’s servers, but we can’t tell you about those because there’s a non-disclosure agreement. For some...
News Fantastic Persona Dancing Dynamic PS4 Themes Free to Download for PS Plus Members
Get your groove on
If you're a PlayStation Plus member and a Persona fan, you'll definitely want to hit up the PlayStation Store and check out the two dynamic themes Atlus is giving away for free. One is based on Persona 5: Dancing in Starlight, and the other is based on Persona 3: Dancing in Moonlight. Both come with customised menu icons, sound...
Live Catch Bandai Namco's Big Dragon Ball Game News Right Here
The super showcase is here
Bandai Namco has been teasing "big" Dragon Ball news for a week or so now, and we're finally getting the details via the publisher's special livestream, which is happening right now. The stream will apparently be packed with news and interviews regarding both Dragon Ball FighterZ and Dragon Ball XenoVerse 2. We're...
News Sounds Like the Boss Fights in Sekiro: Shadows Die Twice Will Be Slightly Different
Much like the rest of the game
For many, the main attraction in any of FromSoftware's action RPGs is the selection of boss encounters. They serve up the biggest challenges in their respective games, and act as milestones for players to mark their progress. It's fair to say that FromSoft has become pretty adept at designing tough and intimidating...
News UK Sales Charts: FIFA 19 and Red Dead Redemption 2 Continue to Sell Well During Quiet Week
Update: chart corrected for accuracy
Update (15th January 2019): UKIE has updated its figures regarding the latest UK physical chart, making for some slight adjustments to the top 10. The up-to-date chart can be seen below. As the year's first major new releases loom on the horizon, the physical UK chart has somewhat plateaued. The top 10 is...
News You'll Rack Up a Lot of Air Miles Getting All the Trophies in Ace Combat 7 on PS4
Frequent flyer
We're now just a few days away from the release of Ace Combat 7: Skies Unknown on PS4, and it's about the right time to start thinking about its trophy offering. The list has found its way online, and Bandai Namco seems to have sky high expectations of players. You'll nab almost half of the trophies simply by playing through the...
News New ANTHEM Gameplay Takes Us on a Tour of the Main Hub
Home sweet home
When you're not out and about on missions, Fort Tarsis will act as your home in ANTHEM. Here, the camera will shift to a first person perspective, and you'll engage in conversation with various characters, pick up new quests, and generally just enjoy the atmosphere. IGN shows the place off in this latest gameplay video, and while it...
News Dr Eggman, Metal Sonic, and Zavok Form Team Eggman in Team Sonic Racing
Evil Knievel
SEGA has just revealed another trio of characters for its upcoming co-op kart racer, Team Sonic Racing. As you can see, Team Eggman features three of the hedgehog's adversaries -- Zavok (a villain from Sonic Lost World almost no one will recognise), Metal Sonic, and of course, Dr Eggman himself. As with the rest of the roster, each...
News Rockstar and Real World Pinkerton Agency in Legal Dispute over Red Dead Redemption 2
Detective mode
In case you weren't aware, Pinkerton Consulting & Investigations is a real life detective agency, founded all the way back in 1850. Then known as Pinkerton National Detective Agency, the company was apparently very active in tracking down real outlaws at the time, and the name has become more or less synonymous with Western media...
Well, that's advertising
Bandai Namco basically just baited around 30,000 people into watching a Dragon Ball livestream. The publisher had previously stated numerous times that the stream would feature "big news" related to Dragon Ball FighterZ and Dragon Ball XenoVerse 2, but there was a serious lack of, er, big news. Fans got one old DLC trailer...
News Episode 4 of The Walking Dead: The Final Season Releases at the End of March
Release date spotted in-game
The third episode of The Walking Dead's turbulent last season has finally arrived. This chapter, produced by Skybound Games after the sudden breakdown of Telltale Games, took some time to launch, with nearly a four month wait since Episode 2 released. Still, it's good that the game is back on track. What's more, it...
News Japanese Rail Management Sim A-Train Express Rated in the West
Pulling out all the stops
Here’s one for the eccentrics among you: uber-niche Japanese rail management simulation A-Train Express appears to be taking an international trip to North America, as the Degica Games developed title has been rated for release by the ESRB. The PlayStation 4 title – which is actually a port of an older PC game –...
News Indie Studio Behind Underrated Aer: Memories of Old Set to Shutdown
Old to new
Forgotten Key, the small indie developer behind 2017's Aer: Memories of Old is sadly shutting up shop in the very near future unless there's a "dramatic turn of events". "It’s with a heavy heart we have decided to prepare a shutdown of Forgotten Key, the place we have called home for the last 7 years," studio head Robin Hjelte writes...
News Degrees of Separation Devs Talk About Hot and Cold Gameplay in New Video
Warm reception
We've seen this type of game before, one in which you control two characters or objects simultaneously, but Degrees of Separation looks to turn up the heat -- and turn it down. This curious little game sees you guiding two characters in parallel worlds - single player or co-op - as they try to help each other out, and it looks like a...
News Battlefield V's Second Multiplayer Chapter Kicks Off Later This Week
Co-op, gear, and Rush mode
Oh yeah, Battlefield V is still a thing. DICE's latest World War 2 shooter has been subject to multiple price cuts over the Christmas period, but that hasn't stopped the roll-out of the title's post-launch content in its tracks. Titled Lightning Strikes, the next free update brings with it a whole host of new modes spread...
Monday14th Jan 2019
Fiery
Okay, deep breath before we say this one: Assassin's Creed Odyssey: Legacy of the First Blade - Episode 2: Shadow Heritage (phew) is out tomorrow on PlayStation 4. As its title suggests, this is the second episode in the game's first DLC series, with the third and final instalment set to launch in March. Ubisoft's released an informative new...
News That Amazing Looking PS4 Action RPG has Been Trademarked as Project Awakening: Arise in Europe
Wake up
Project Awakening, that seriously good looking action role-playing game from Japanese developer Cygames, has been trademarked in Europe. The project was first revealed last year as part of PlayStation's LineUp Tour, and the title's first trailer looked so promising that it demanded everyone's attention. We still know very little about...
News ANTHEM General Exploration Gameplay Detailed in New Video
Out and about
In ANTHEM, you're free to explore the game's world at your leisure in between missions. As is the case with Destiny, you can pick up smaller quests as you go, or your can just zoom around the map killing enemies and finding potential secrets. You can get a taste for exploration via IGN's new gameplay video, which we've embedded above...
News Less Than a Third of Players Have Reached the End of the Resident Evil 2 1-Shot Demo
Time's up
Have you played the 1-shot demo for Resident Evil 2 yet? Odds are that, if you have, you didn't beat it -- at least, that's according to Capcom. The publisher has made public a couple of interesting stats regarding the recent PS4 demo, which only provides 30 minutes in which to explore the Raccoon City Police Station. On the official...
Talking Point Could Sony Lease Out Its Dormant Franchises?
Want you back
Unlike its competitors, Sony reinvents itself with each subsequent generation. There are franchises that have stood the test of time, but generally we see the platform holder evolve as it transitions from console to console. Aloy, for example, will very likely be the poster child of the PlayStation 5 – a household name who only got...
Guide Best PS4 Controllers and Accessories
Take your PlayStation experience to the next level
If you are looking to take your PS4 experience to the next level, aside from buying some amazing games or a snazzy 4K television, the next best thing is picking up some lovely accessories to enhance your gaming experience. Perhaps you just need an extra DualShock controller so you can play some...
News ANTHEM Dev Reiterates No Loot Boxes as Game Creeps Closer to Launch
Let's keep it that way
ANTHEM is just over one month away from launch, and although developer BioWare has explained the game's microtransaction system numerous times before, many are finding it difficult to not be wary of publisher EA and its money-making tactics. To recap, BioWare has always said that ANTHEM's in-game purchases will feature...
News Yes, Resident Evil 2 Will Feature Tofu and Those Classic Unlockable Modes on PS4
Tofu or not tofu
Yep, you're seeing that lead image correctly: Resident Evil 2 will see the return of Tofu, and it's going to look even more ridiculous with these current-gen visuals. Fourth survivor and fan favourite Hunk will also be making a comeback. The two unlockable modes from the original Resi 2, which saw you play as the aforementioned...
News Ace Combat 7 Launch Trailer Prepares for Takeoff on PS4
In-flight entertainment
We're now just days away from the release of Ace Combat 7: Skies Unknown on PS4, and the obligatory launch trailer has arrived to mark the occasion. Bandai Namco has been busy with AC7 trailers recently, posting several new videos on the game in the last couple of weeks. This new one shouldn't surprise, then -- it's full of...
News Latest Dreams Beta Highlights Include Horror FPS and 2D Platformer with Raining Heads
The sky's the limit
For the second time, Dreams developer Media Molecule live streamed some of its highlights from the ongoing beta test, featuring a whole host of user-created goodies. The big takeaway is that there's already a wide variety of levels, objects, and characters to be discovered, and some of it is seriously impressive. One example is...
News New Area in Sekiro: Shadows Die Twice Shown Off in Gameplay Video
Hirata Estates
While we've seen a fair amount of gameplay from Sekiro: Shadows Die Twice already, most of it is taken from the same environment. We trust that FromSoftware will provide a varied and detailed game world to explore, as it has done with its previous action titles. This latest video from Game Informer reveals a portion of the map called...
News Left Alive Sets the Tone with a Suitably Bleak Trailer
War, what is it good for
Left Alive is a weird one, isn't it? The stealth-shooter-survival title is due out in early March, but you'll be hard pressed to find much excitement for it around the web. And to be honest, we don't think trailers like this one really help. The two minute clip constantly cuts to black and doesn't tell us much at all, even...
News Guess What? The Uncharted Movie Is Back On
Here we go again
The movie that will never get made is… Getting made again! You may recall director Shawn Levy departing the Uncharted movie project late last year, mercifully putting the non-starter on ice. Well, it’s back, with Variety reporting that 10 Cloverfield Lane maker Dan Trachtenberg has been brought on board to steer the adaptation...
News Cross-Console Play Arrives in Rocket League on PS4
Compete against all other systems
Remember cross-console play? It was a hot button topic in the gaming industry for all of five minutes, until Sony announced a Fortnite beta and no one ever mentioned it again. Well, Rocket League is the second game to join the programme, meaning that from today, players on “PlayStation 4, Nintendo Switch, Xbox...
News Free DLC Chapter for Celeste Is Coming Soon to PS4
She'll be coming round the mountain
One of last year's best loved indies is Celeste, a great 2D platformer from the makers of TowerFall Ascension. Aside from the sweet narrative, the game is recognised for its simple but well executed gameplay, providing a surprisingly stern challenge in later levels. With plenty of content to conquer in the base...
Sunday13th Jan 2019
Guide Best 4K TVs for PlayStation 4 and PS4 Pro
Which ultra high-definition display to buy for your PS4
Choosing a suitable 4K TV to get the most out of your PS4 Pro or regular PlayStation 4 is a bit of a minefield. Of course you'll want an effective HDR presentation, that goes without saying. But differences in colour gamut, backlight dimming, and peak brightness all play their part. In addition...
Feature 10 Under-the-Radar PS4 Games to Look Out for in 2019
Insane in the mem-Vane
2018 was a pretty good year for non-blockbuster games: Hollow Knight made our Game of the Year list, while other gems like Dead Cells and Celeste also released. We’ve already taken a look at last year’s more underrated releases, so now it’s time to look ahead to 2019 and unveil next year’s possible diamonds in the...
Saturday12th Jan 2019
The game that keeps on giving
Fallout 76 has been the butt of just about every joke imaginable since it launched in November last year, and we just can't help but laugh. It's been one comically inept blunder after another, and now players have found a way to gain access to an in-game room that houses both unreleased items and an actual human NPC who...
Hands On Resident Evil 2's Demo Is a Tantalising Preview of a Sure-Fire Hit
King Kennedy
We’ve played a bit of Claire Redfield’s campaign previously, but we weren’t going to turn down another 30 minutes of Resident Evil 2, were we? Capcom’s crafty 1-Shot demo gives you a full half-hour with its remade campaign, and while it’s nowhere near enough to offer any conclusions about the resurrected sequel, we really...
Review Megalith - A Run-of-the-Mill PSVR MOBA
Mega death
Virtual reality has a way of breathing new life into established genres by dropping you into the protagonist’s shoes or by transporting you into the game’s world. This has been the case for a variety of games that have found extensive success on the PlayStation VR platform, and Disruptive Games is trying to replicate that success with...
Talking Point What Are You Playing This Weekend? - Issue 254
Vanille ice cream
We’re all waiting for Resident Evil 2, aren’t we? January is looking like a great month for new releases, but it’s yet to really get going properly. As such, we suspect you may be tucking into your backlog for the time being – or perhaps trying some demos and betas to keep you occupied. Here’s your regularly scheduled...
Friday11th Jan 2019
News Sony Reveals PlayStation Store's Most Downloaded Games in 2018
Take a wild guess at number one
As we know, digital sales are becoming more and more important in the world of video games. We recently learned that, in the UK, roughly 80 per cent of the total consumer spend in 2018 was on digital games, which is a huge figure. With this in mind, Sony has just unveiled 2018's most downloaded games for the North...
News Destiny Devs 'Cheered and Popped Champagne' as Bungie Announced Break Up with Activision
Light without dark?
Bungie's broken up with Activision, if you haven't already heard. Coming to the conclusion that it was in the best interest of both parties not to continue their agreed contract over Destiny -- which saw Activision publish the property -- it's Bungie who now owns the sci-fi shooter. In other words, when it comes to Destiny,...
News Bandai Namco Teases Big News for Dragon Ball FighterZ and Dragon Ball XenoVerse 2
Rock the dragon
Bandai Namco's starting 2019 off with a bit of bang, it seems. A big bang, you might say. The publisher has revealed that it'll be hosting a Dragon Ball-based stream next week, titled the 'Dragon Ball Games Super Showcase'. Apparently, the stream will feature "big reveals, big news, and big interviews with the producers of Dragon...
News Resident Evil 2's Limited Time 1-Shot Demo Is Live Now
In some countries anyway
Can we just take a moment how freakin’ cool Capcom’s demos for the Resident Evil franchise have been lately? First we had PlayStation VR teaser Kitchen, which no one knew was even connected to Biohazard until later. Then we had the evolving sampler for Resident Evil 7
News Bungie Splits from Activision, Takes the Rights to Destiny
The light returns?
Destiny's ups and downs have been well documented, and judging from this breaking news, neither Activision nor Bungie were happy with how things were going. The publisher and developer have decided to put an end to their contract, with the rights to the Destiny property being transferred over to Bungie. Wow. "We have enjoyed a...
News Dead or Alive 6 Open Beta Test Available to Download Now
Starts later today
Seemingly out of nowhere, Koei Tecmo has dropped the online beta for Dead or Alive 6 onto the PlayStation Store in various countries. The file size weighs in at about 7.7GB. It's ready for download to your PS4, but you won't be able to play until midnight JST, which is in a few hours. Here are the start times for the beta test:...
News Limited Time God Eater 3 Action Demo Available to Download Now on PS4
Monster hunter
Bandai Namco has just released a demo for its upcoming action RPG, God Eater 3. You can download it now to your PS4, but the catch is that you'll only have a small window of time in which to play it. Oh, and you'll need PlayStation Plus, too. You can play it between now and 11pm GMT on Sunday 13th January -- in other words, you've...
Feature Push Square Readers' Top 10 Most Anticipated PS4 Games of 2019
As voted by you
Here we are again with another community-voted top 10, only this time, we're not looking back on the year that was, as we did with our readers' Game of the Year vote. Instead, we're looking ahead to the next 12 months, and so earlier this week, we asked you lot to vote for your most anticipated games of 2019. Below, you'll find the...
News Mortal Kombat 11's Cover Looks Like a Mortal Kombat Cover
Will Ronda Rousey voice Sonya?
This is Mortal Kombat 11’s box art – it looks like Mortal Kombat box art. You expected more from this article? Well, what do you want us to say? It’s got Scorpion on it. It’s yellow. It says Mortal Kombat 11 on it. It’s got the guy from The 1975’s tattoo in the background, which is a bit weird, but maybe Ed...
News Monster Hunter: World's The Witcher Event Begins Early February
Geralt of Rivia, witcher
Capcom has attached a date to Monster Hunter: World's intriguing crossover event featuring Geralt from The Witcher. The event itself will see players assist the White Wolf and tackle new quests. Needless to say, we're looking forward to seeing what's in store. It all kicks off on the 8th February, so it'll be here before...
News Another Music Track from Team Sonic Racing Appears Online
Ocean View
Continuing its trend of releasing new music every few weeks, SEGA has shared yet another song from the delayed Team Sonic Racing. Called Ocean View, this track is a remix of a song originally found in Sonic & All-Stars Racing Transformed named Sonic - You Can Do Anything. It's typically high energy stuff for a Sonic title. The...
Thursday10th Jan 2019
Guide Tales of Vesperia: Definitive Edition Combat Tips and Other Tricks for New Players
Advice for your adventure
Tales of Vesperia: Definitive Edition can be a surprisingly difficult game to truly grasp. As a traditional Japanese role-playing title it's easy enough to get into, but exploring the depths of the combat system, for example, takes time and a lot of practice. With this guide, though, the hope is that we can make the early...
Guide Resident Evil 2 Demo - How to Solve the Lion Statue Puzzle
Find the first of three medallions
How do you solve the lion statue puzzle in the Resident Evil 2 demo? With just 30 minutes to play through Capcom’s RE2 sampler, you’re going to want to ensure you avoid any potential stumbling blocks. As such, we’re going to show you the solution to the lion statue puzzle, which will reward you with one of...
News Assassin's Creed Odyssey Patch 1.12 Is a Big One, and It's Out Now on PS4
The odyssey continues
Another big update for Assassin's Creed Odyssey has landed on PlayStation 4, further improving Ubisoft's already impressive open world adventure. Patch 1.12 weighs in at just over 4GB on Sony's system. The highlights here are the additions of enemy scaling options and two new mercenary tiers. New mastery perks have also been...
News Catherine: Full Body Site Confirms PS4 Exclusivity in the West, No Vita Version
Full bodied
Catherine: Full Body will be a PlayStation 4 exclusive in the West, the game's official English site confirms. In Japan, the enhanced remaster is set to release on both PS4 and Vita next month, but that won't be the case elsewhere. Sorry, Vita fans. Full Body doesn't yet have a release date outside of Japan, but the English site says...
News Hitman HD Enhanced Collection Runs Higher Than 1080p on Standard PS4
Downscales for better image quality
Is this a first? Hitman HD Enhanced Collection releases tomorrow on the PlayStation 4, and developer io Interactive has been outlining the changes and improvements. The most interesting part? The game runs at a higher resolution than 1920x1080 on Sony’s standard console. If you’re playing on a 1080p television...
Feature Which Upcoming PS4 Exclusives Will Release in 2019?
When are PlayStation 4's biggest games launching?
With a large number of upcoming PlayStation 4 exclusives already announced, Sony may not have the element of surprise on its side anymore, but it sure has a huge catalogue of hotly anticipated titles on the horizon. The question is: how many of those games will actually release in 2019? With the...
News Gran Turismo Sport Shown at 8K on New Sony TV at CES 2019
4K is so 2018
Television manufacturers often play a demo reel on their brand new displays in order to best show off their products to the public. You know the ones -- there's usually footage of glitzy cityscapes, swimming polar bears, and fields of flowers, all of it beautifully crisp to entice shoppers. Well, Sony has been using Gran Turismo Sport...
News Dragon Ball FighterZ Season 2 Hinted at By Bandai Namco
Power up
Fans of Dragon Ball FighterZ have been questioning the game's future for some time now. Will there be a second season of DLC characters? How long will support for the title actually last? Is there some kind of sequel already in the works? And while we don't have definitive answers to these questions just yet, it's looking more and more...
Don't rush it
Red Dead Online's first update of 2019 goes live today, according to Rockstar. It includes a new competitive mode called Gun Rush, which is basically the game's version of battle royale. "Today’s update to the Red Dead Online Beta introduces Gun Rush, where you’ll put your survival instincts to the test, gathering weapons and...
Soapbox Beat Saber Has Brought Serious Beef to Push Square Towers
War never changes
There’s a battle brewing at Push Square Towers, and I’m not going to lose it. In lieu of having anything better to do on New Year’s Eve, I decided to buy Beat Saber – the extortionately priced rhythm sensation that sees you wielding lightsabers and chopping blocks to the sound of terrible electronic music. While the songs...
News Jump Force Open Beta Test Coming Soon to PS4
Jump in
Bandai Namco's anime crossover brawler, Jump Force, is just over a month away, but the publisher has just announced a way for eager fans to try the game early. An open beta is coming to PS4, the company has revealed on social media. As you can see in the above tweet, the open beta test will allow players to engage in online versus...
Poll Push Square Staff and Community Predict PlayStation's 2019
Can you beat 2019?
Can you predict 2019? Regular readers of Push Square will know that we're no strangers to predictions. Every E3 for the last four years or so, we've put together a beloved community quiz, but here in 2019, we're branching out. Below, you'll find 40 yes or no questions, all of them related to events that are supposedly happening...
Guide Resident Evil 2 Demo - Tips and Tricks to Maximise Your Time
How to see everything the 30 minute sampler has to offer
Resident Evil 2’s demo can only be played for 30 minutes. Once your time has elapsed, it’s Game Over until launch day. While we do recommend just using your time to soak up the atmosphere and familiarise yourself with the controls and structure, you may be hoping to maximise your spell...
News SNK 40th Anniversary Collection Heading to PS4 in March
Going retro
Retro fans rejoice: NIS America is bringing SNK 40th Anniversary Collection to PS4, and it's not too far away. The collection hits Sony's console on 19th March 2019, as announced via the above trailer. This retro package contains more than 20 early SNK titles, including classics such as Athena, Crystalis, and Ikari Warriors. You'll be...
News Ace Combat 7 Multiplayer Shown Off in New Trailer
Fox two
It's nearly time for Ace Combat 7: Skies Unknown, and it feels like Bandai Namco is putting out a new trailer pretty much every day in the run up to launch. The latest video on the arcadey flight action game focuses on multiplayer. We already know a bit about the game's online offerings, but it's neat to see it in motion too. The online...
News Japanese Sales Charts: PS4 Hardware Enjoys Solid End to 2018
But not much else
The Japanese charts for the final week of 2018 are in, and they make for... Well, pretty boring reading if you're not a fan of Nintendo. The big N absolutely dominated the software charts with only Dragon Quest Builders 2 and Judgement sticking around in the top ten on PlayStation 4. There were no new releases, either. At least on...
News PS4 Exclusives Lead the Charge in DICE Awards 2019 Nominations
God of War out in front
It's been said multiple times, but 2018 was a bumper year for PS4, and several exclusive titles helped push the platform with record-breaking sales and universal acclaim. This looks to be reflected at this year's DICE Awards, as the nominees have recently been announced, and Sony's biggest titles appear in a huge number of...
News You Can Upgrade Your Character and Practice Your Combat Skills in Sekiro's Hub Area
Dilapidated Temple
As with the Dark Souls series and Bloodborne, FromSoftware's latest action game Sekiro: Shadows Die Twice will feature a hub area, this time known as the Dilapidated Temple. After a certain point early in the game, you'll gain access to this place, and can travel to it from the game's equivalent of bonfires or lanterns, known as...
News THQ Nordic's Buying Spree Continues, Purchases Outcast IP
Not an outcast anymore
THQ Nordic spent a lot of time last year buying up studios and intellectual properties, and that trend looks set to continue in 2019. The latest purchase by the relentless publisher is Outcast, a cult hit adventure game that saw a PS4 remake a couple of years ago, named Outcast: Second Contact. The company acquired the...
News 13 Sentinels Seems to Be a Visual Novel of Sorts, Going By New Trailer
Chatterbox
Atlus has released a trailer for 13 Sentinels: Aegis Rim Prologue, the premium early look at 13 Sentinels: Aegis Rim. Given that we've seen very little of the game up until this point, we've never been quite sure what it's all about. Is it an action-based title like previous projects from developer Vanillaware? Or is it something totally...
Wednesday9th Jan 2019
Review Tales of Vesperia: Definitive Edition - Still One of the Very Best Tales Games
The star still shines
When the topic of classic Japanese role-playing games is brought up, people tend to focus on a set few titles. Final Fantasy VII will forever be etched into the history of the genre for obvious reasons -- as is the case with several other entries in Square Enix's beloved series -- and most would probably give nods to properties...
PlayStation Store Sales Charts PUBG Earns Itself a Chicken Dinner on PS4
Winner winner
Sony has released the December download charts for both the North American and European PlayStation Stores, and one key new release made an impact at the top. PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds took the top spot in the US and came in second in Europe, falling short of the almighty FIFA 19. Red Dead Redemption 2, which was number one in...
News Assassin's Creed Odyssey: Legacy of the First Blade Episode 2 Launches Next Week
The Order's at it again
Titled Shadow Heritage, the second episode of Assassin's Creed Odyssey's Legacy of the First Blade DLC saga will leap into view next week. We quite liked the first episode, Hunted, praising its well made quests and interesting character moments in our review. Hopefully this continuation is even better. "Continuing the story...
News Ace Combat 7 Opening Movie Has All the Cheesy Dialogue You Could Hope For
Ready for take-off
We've said it before, but Ace Combat 7: Skies Unknown not only needs to nail the frenetic arcade dogfighting action, but it also needs to match the unbelievably corny storylines the series is known for. From all that we've seen so far, it's looking promising on all counts. Bandai Namco has just released the opening cutscene for...
News Destiny 2 Streamers Have Been Trying to Solve an In-Game Puzzle for 24 Hours Straight
Bashing their heads against a wall
Destiny 2 is known for its weird, wonderful, and sometimes downright convoluted puzzles, but the one found in its latest activity has to take first prize. As part of the latest Black Armory update, players must group up into teams of three in order to beat a challenge that will unlock the final forge for all...
Talking Point What Should PlayStation Do to Replace E3 2019?
The biggest question of the New Year
Sony will not be attending E3 2019, which means the dynamics of this year are going to be very different for PlayStation. The platform holder, after being criticised for an extended period of silence, has promised that it’s going to reconnect with fans over the coming months – but how exactly it intends to go...
News FromSoftware Explains Decision to Exclude Online Multiplayer in Sekiro: Shadows Die Twice
Lone ninja
We've known for a while that FromSoftware's upcoming action game Sekiro: Shadows Die Twice won't have online features. From Demon's Souls to Bloodborne, the developer's major games have all featured the ability to play online, allowing players to team up to conquer bosses together, invade other games to cause some havoc, or simply leave a...
News Devil May Cry 5's Rough Campaign Length Revealed
How long to beat?
Devil May Cry 5 is coming soon, and director Hideaki Itsuno has been talking about the title at a South Korean media event. As part of a question and answer session translated by Gematsu, the project lead revealed that the development team has been taking about 15 to 16 hours to complete the campaign, which should give you a rough...
News Something Fantastic Four Related Is Heading to Spider-Man PS4 'Real Soon'
What will it be?
Insomniac Games finished off Marvel's Spider-Man on a high, delivering the final chapter of its entertaining City That Never Sleeps DLC story and providing patient fans with the much requested Sam Raimi suit free of charge. However, the new content for the 9 million-selling blockbuster doesn't end there. It app
News Another Ace Combat 7 PS4 Trailer Focuses on the Action
Fight and flight
Earlier today, we shared the recently uploaded opening cinematic for Ace Combat 7: Skies Unknown, which obviously makes a start on setting up the story for the arcade flight game. Now, another new trailer has appeared, and this time, the focus is squarely on the lightning speed dogfights and explosion heavy action. It's shaping up...
News PSVR Quarterback Sim 2MD Is Getting a Free Social Screen Multiplayer Mode
Blue eighty
Even if you don’t like American football, we really recommend Truant Pixel’s arcade-themed quarterback release, 2MD VR Football. The game – which sees you attempting to work a two-minute drill against an increasingly stubborn defence – has an alarmingly accurate throwing mechanic, and you can even design your own plays before a...
Tuesday8th Jan 2019
News PSVR Gets Its First Officially Licensed Foot Controller
No, really
Locomotion can be a real headache with PlayStation VR, let’s be honest. The PSVR Aim Controller is great because it comes with dual analogue sticks, but the PlayStation Move wands tend to rely on tilting or teleportation – a mechanic that not everyone’s fond of. Here comes a novel solution in the form of a foot controller called...
News God of War PS4 Director Says Plan for DLC Was 'Too Ambitious'
God of more
Lots of us have played and loved Santa Monica Studio's excellent God of War on PS4. While it's a generously sized game with plenty to see and do aside from the core story, many fans were left wondering whether any DLC would follow later down the line. Obviously, no extra content was released, aside from the Photo Mode and New Game Plus...
News New Assassin's Creed Odyssey Quest 'The Daughters of Lalaia' Is Live
The odyssey continues
Ubisoft has added a new quest to Assassin's Creed Odyssey. Like previous The Lost Tales of Greece quests, this latest escapade is free for all players. It's titled 'The Daughters of Lalaia' and it should give you something to do before the game's next DLC episode launches in the near future. Look, we've got to give Ubisoft...
News The Last of Us: Part II Release Date Speculation Intensifies
Coming this year?
When is The Last of Us: Part II coming out? The hotly anticipated sequel was recently featured in an “upcoming attractions” video published by PlayStation to celebrate 2019, raising speculation that it could launch this year. And rumours have intensified following comment from ex-IGN editor Alanah Pearce, who wrote on
News PSN's Monthly Active Users Increase to Eye Watering 90 Million
The biggest gaming network in the world
More people than ever are using the PlayStation Network, with monthly active users topping 90 million in November 2018 according to Sony. This means that almost 100 million accounts connected to the PSN at the tail-end of last year, and while the figure is bloated by multiple users from the same console or...
News Alien: Blackout Is Not the Isolation Successor You Dreamed Of
Not like this
Alien: Isolation protagonist Amanda Ripley is making a comeback in a new game – but it’s not what you were hoping for. Alien: Blackout is a survival horror game for smartphones, where you’ll need to guide the aforementioned character’s crew through the Weyland-Yutani across seven perilous levels. It sounds like Lemmings with...
News Spider-Man PS4 Has Sold More Than 9 Million Copies Worldwide, Says Sony
Pizza time?
We've been tracking the commercial success of Marvel's Spider-Man since its September launch, and as expected, it's been a sales juggernaut. In addition to becoming one of PS4's most beloved exclusives, the game has been performing extremely well at retail, whether that's via brick and mortar shops or the PlayStation Store. It toppled...
News 13 Sentinels: Aegis Rim Prologue Is Basically a Paid Demo Coming to Japan in March
What a weird project
13 Sentinels: Aegis Rim just gets more and more difficult to understand. It's been years since the project was announced and we've still barely seen it in action. Japanese developer Vanillaware has a proven track record of making spellbinding games, so most are prepared to cut the studio some slack, but this whole thing's...
It never ends
Ubisoft has outlined what players can expect from Assassin's Creed Odyssey in January 2019. The publisher's latest update video covers upcoming DLC as well as new features coming to the game this month. First off, the second episode of Legacy of the First Blade will be launching soon. The video says mid January, so that's probably...
News God of War Dev Could Not and Did Not Want to Make the Game Open World
Wide linear, baby
Back when it was in development, God of War director Cory Barlog was "adamant" not to make the game into an open world title. In an interview with Venture Beat, Barlog says that the team at Sony Santa Monica Studio couldn't possibly go toe-to-toe with existing open world blockbusters -- and it's not something that it wanted to do...
News Sony Wants Music, Gaming, and Movies to Collaborate
From consumer electronics to creative company
What kind of company is Sony? Historically, there was no debate over this question: the Japanese giant made consumer electronics. These days, with 47 per cent of its revenue driven by entertainment products, the answer is less obvious. Speaking at the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas, chief...
News Resident Evil 2 '1-Shot' Demo Lurches Onto PS4 This Week
One shot, one kill
And there's your confirmation. As speculated, the playable Resident Evil 2 demo will indeed launch this week on PlayStation 4. Officially dubbed the '1-Shot' demo, you'll be given 30 minutes to get through it. Once the time's up, the demo will end, and that's that. Already sounds intense, doesn't it? The demo hits the PlayStation...
News Sony: We'll Bring More Enhanced Experiences and Highly Anticipated Games in 2019
Company will continue to evolve
Sony’s plans for 2019 are pretty much shrouded in secrecy so far. We know that the company won’t be attending E3 2019 and we also know that it’s got Days Gone coming out in the near future, but beyond that – well, your guess is as good as ours. Among various pieces of corporate backslapping overnight, new...
News Sekiro: Shadows Die Twice Progression System Swaps Out Stats for Skill Trees
How to build a better shinobi
If you've played any of From Software's Soulsborne titles, you'll probably have come to expect the ability to swap currency for experience. Pouring your souls, or blood echoes, into individual stats for your character certainly allowed for a great degree of customisation. However, the studio's next game, Sekiro: Shadows...
Poll What's Your Most Anticipated PS4 Game of 2019?
The year ahead
And here we are again with another very important community poll. Last week, we asked what your Game of the Year for 2018 was, but this week, we're turning our gaze towards the year yet to come. Out of all the PlayStation 4 games releasing in 2019, what are you most looking forward to? Let's find out. But before we get stuck in, we...
News PlayStation Now January Update Adds Prey, Metro 2033 Redux, More
Streamable games library expanded
Last year saw Sony make a dramatic change to its game streaming service, PlayStation Now, allowing subscribers to download PS2 and PS4 titles direct to their consoles. While PS3 games don't benefit from this, nearly all other games on the service can be both streamed or downloaded, and more titles are being added...
News Sony Acquires Audio Engineering Firm Behind Multiformat Middleware Wwise
A Wwise decision?
Sony is purchasing Audiokinetic, the company behind the multiformat middleware technology Wwise. While you’re unlikely to have heard of this software, you will have seen its logo when booting up games before as it’s very popular. Despite the buyout – which will be completed by 31st January – the company will continue to...
News PS4 Edging Closer to 100 Million Units After Strong Holiday Season Sales
91.6 million units sold globally
Back in November, Sony boasted that its successful current gen console had sold over 86 million units. We know that 2018 was an incredible commercial year for PS4; somehow, the five-year-old machine has seen an increase in sales year-on-year. It's been looking rosy for the platform holder the last few months, in...
Store Update 8th January 2019 (Europe)
It's a Hit, man
Welcome back, everyone! How’s that first week back at work/school going? Not too awful we hope. Well, even if it’s going terribly, the good news is that the European PlayStation Store is updating again, and this week isn’t as barren as you may anticipate. PS4 Games: Megalith (Not in Middle East) 8th January Pic-a-Pix...
News Dead or Alive 6 Release Date Delayed to March
Still alive
Previously due to release in just over a month on the 15th February, Dead or Alive 6 has been pushed back into March, Koei Tecmo has announced. The anticipated fighting game still hits during a busy period, but developer Team Ninja says that the delay will allow the team to "further enhance and balance" the experience. In other words, it...
Rumour Resident Evil 2 PS4 Demo Could Release This Week
We'll bite
A Resident Evil 2 demo is coming -- Capcom confirmed that some time ago -- but could it be releasing later this week? From where we're sitting, the evidence is starting to add up. Back in December of last year, a listing for the Resident Evil 2 'One-Shot' demo was spotted on the Xbox store, and it was tagged with a release date of the...
News Sekiro Shadow Steps to Game Informer's February Cover
Shadows die twice
Sekiro: Shadows Die Twice, the samurai spiritual successor to the Souls series, will star on the front of February’s Game Informer – marking the first major blowout of the year. As is always the case with these cover stories, you can expect content right throughout the month, explaining the finer details of From Software’s...
News Metro: Exodus Takes You on a Journey in New Story Trailer
All aboard
Early 2019 is full of big game releases, not least of which is Metro: Exodus. We're just over a month away from the next game in the successful horror series, and it's taking things outside with an expansive open world to explore. However, at the heart of these games is the narrative, of course, and this latest trailer delves into this...
News FutureGrind Looks Like a Blend of Trials and Tron as it Flips onto PS4 Soon
Colour us intrigued
With some games, you know almost immediately whether or not they're for you, and we're pretty sure FutureGrind will have this effect. It's a neon-soaked, twitchy, 2D platformer in which you must match your coloured wheels with the corresponding rails, performing tricks in between. It's a pretty straightforward gameplay concept...
Monday7th Jan 2019
News Red Dead Redemption 2's Emotional 'Unshaken' Song Released on Spotify and Other Music Services
May I?
Those of you who have played through Red Dead Redemption 2's story will know the significance of Unshaken, an emotional, integral part of the soundtrack from artist D'Angelo. Fortunately, if you're looking to relive the impact of Arthur Morgan's adventure, you can now find the track on all major music services, including Spotify. We're not...
News Looks Like Resident Evil 2 Will Have Some Scarily Tough Trophies on PS4
The horror
The PS4 remake of Resident Evil 2 is just a few weeks away, and it's looking like a cracking remake of the classic PSone horror game. The trophy list emerged online recently, and while the original source has since disappeared, the full list is readily available for your perusal. Our main takeaway from the list is that the Platinum gong...
News Dingo Canyon Is Looking Good In Crash Team Racing Nitro-Fueled
Crikey
We don't want to immediately start wishing away 2019, but there's still about six months to go until we can get behind the wheel of Crash Team Racing Nitro-Fueled. This remake of Naughty Dog's PSone kart racer has looked great since its debut trailer at the Game Awards 2018, and the latest screenshot is no different. In a direct comparison...
News Borderlands: Game of the Year Edition for PS4 Spotted Again Via Ratings Listing
Bordering on suspicious
All the way back in May last year, a Korean ratings board listing for 'Borderlands: Game of the Year Edition' appeared. There was speculation over what the supposed title could be -- a simple remaster of the first Borderlands? Or maybe some kind of collection? -- but more information never followed. Until now, that is...
News Yaiba: Ninja Gaiden Z Might Be Coming to PS4
But why
Hey, remember Yaiba: Ninja Gaiden Z? No? Maybe? Oh, you remember the 43 Metascore it has over on Metacritic? Yeah, now that you mention it, it does ring a bell... Snark aside, Koei Tecmo may be thinking about bringing the Ninja Gaiden spin-off to PlayStation 4, supposedly as a remaster. The company filed a new trademark a few days ago for...
Feature Our Most Anticipated PS4 Games of 2019
Here we go again
Holy crap, it's 2019! We're living in the future! But before we start rambling about hoverboards and all that, we thought it'd be a good idea to gather the Push Square team and go over our most anticipated games of the year. For simplicity's sake, we (mostly) stuck to titles that have a confirmed 2019 release date, so you won't find...
News Devil May Cry 5 Demo Leaps to PS4 Next Month
Devil triggered
You'll be able to get a taste of Devil May Cry 5 on PlayStation 4 next month, Capcom has confirmed. A demo for the game was released on Xbox One last year, but thanks to the title's marketing deal with the Green Team, the demo remained exclusive to Microsoft's console. However, this second demo, due to launch on the 7th February,...
News Skyrim Composer Jeremy Soule 'Currently Not Involved' with The Elder Scrolls VI
From past to present
Jeremy Soule has been making the music for Bethesda's Elder Scrolls series since Morrowind, and his soundtrack for The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim is very highly regarded. It features some of the last generation's best music, and is a perfect score for the huge, and still popular, RPG. However, when it comes to The Elder Scrolls VI,...
News Dreams Beta Community Creations Highlighted by Media Molecule
And they're pretty impressive
The Dreams beta finally got started a couple of weeks before the end of 2018, granting certain players the chance to begin fooling around with the game's suite of tools. Unfortunately, participants currently need to agree to an NDA, meaning they can't share their experience or their creations. While this is still...
News The Walking Dead: Final Season Makes Miraculous Return Next Week
Broken toys
Telltale’s collapse was dramatic, fast, and put the final episodes of Clementine’s story in peril. Amazingly, though, The Walking Dead: The Final Season’s third episode, Broken Toys, will debut on 15th January – courtesy of Skybound Games. The fact that this is launching at all is a miracle, so count your blessings if you wanted...
News Hyper Jam Is an Arcade Arena Fighter Coming to PS4 Next Month
You just got Jammed
We hope you're not tired of 80s influences and synthwave music, because Hyper Jam certainly isn't. Just announced for PS4 via the PlayStation Blog, it's an intense arena brawler with online and offline multiplayer. Check it out in the above trailer. The objective appears to simply be to defeat your opponents in short matches...
News UK Digital Sales Chart Will Finally Debut This Week
Combined chart coming soon
It's been a long time coming, but the first ever digital game sales chart for the UK will be published later this week. For those out of the loop, the UK's sales charts have always counted retail numbers only, but with digital platforms like the PlayStation Store becoming more and more popular -- to the point where they're...
News UK Sales Charts: FIFA 19 Kicks Off 2019 in Number One Spot
An uneventful first week
Now the busy festive season is over, it's only natural that game sales will tail off for a while, and the UK's first physical chart of 2019 is almost entirely unchanged from last week. Perhaps the biggest difference is that FIFA 19 and Red Dead Redemption 2 have traded places at the top of the chart, with the ever popular...
News Metro: Exodus Will Launch with a Photo Mode
Say cheese
Fancy risking life and limb in order to take a few snaps of some horribly mutated creatures? Well with Metro: Exodus you're in luck. The game's official Twitter account has confirmed that the title will launch with a photo mode, allowing survivors to pause the action and capture the horror whenever they like. Photo modes are fast...
Sunday6th Jan 2019
News Post-Apocalyptic Movie What Still Remains Has Nothing to Do with The Last of Us
The sincerest form of flattery
Here is a movie called What Still Remains – it has absolutely nothing to do with The Last of Us, despite similarities that we don’t need to point out. The post-apocalyptic thriller, available to stream on Netflix, stars Lulu Antariksa and Colin O'Donoghue – and it sees a young girl partner with an older gent...
News Is There a New Amanda Ripley Alien Game in the Works?
Ripley's believe it or not
Alien: Isolation doesn’t appear on many ‘Best Of’ lists these days, but it’s definitely one of those early generation PlayStation 4 titles that’s still worth playing. And it looks like its protagonist, Amanda Ripley, could be about to make a comeback. A new Twitter teaser claims that the character’s story...
News DOOM Eternal May Have a Choir of Heavy Metal Screamers
Bloody roar
DOOM Eternal’s soundtrack will potentially feature a choir of screamo singers, as composer Mick Gordon has put out a call for fans of Enter Shikari et al. While the musician doesn’t explicitly cite id’s upcoming sequel, it’s almost certain to be related to the Hellish shooter. “For this project, I don't want to record a regular...
Saturday5th Jan 2019
Game of the Year Push Square Readers' Top 10 PlayStation Games of 2018
As voted by you
The votes are in, the poll is closed, and it's time to reveal your top 10 PlayStation games of 2018. Unlike our staff Game of the Year and our forum Game of the Year, our reader Game of the Year is determined by public vote. Earlier this week, we asked you to take part in a poll that included 50 top-rated PlayStation titles -- the...
News ANTHEM Gets 15 Minutes of Uninterrupted Early Mission Gameplay
Shoot to kill
IGN's uploaded 15 minutes of ANTHEM gameplay, as a squad blasts its way through an early mission. We get to see a lot of traversal and a lot of combat. Graphically the game's looking incredible, but this particular demo appears to be running on a high end PC. With ANTHEM due to release next month, we're reasonably excited to get our...
News Hideo Kojima's Infamous PT Has Been Remade in Unreal Engine
Don't look in the basin
Before the inevitable Dreams remake emerges, here’s P.T. recreated in Unreal Engine 4 – because someone was always going to make it, right? This is an attempt at a total replica, considering Konami was so kind as to remove the original from the PlayStation Store. It features virtual reality support if you re
News Yu Suzuki Implies Shenmue III Will Be Larger Than Its Predecessors
Bigger and better?
The original Shenmue is not a particularly long game, but its successor takes the best part of 30 hours to complete if you’re playing it for the first time. It sounds like – despite being built on a wafer-thin budget – Shenmue III will be longer, however, as series creator Yu Suzuki has implied in a new interview that it...
News RPG Maker MV Goes Back into Development
Release date postponed
RPG Maker MV, the PlayStation 4-based game creation suite, will no longer launch on 26th February as originally planned. The title – which is already available in Japan – is experiencing “ongoing issues with development” according to publisher NIS America. The company wrote: “Until [the issues] are resolved, the...
Talking Point What Are You Playing This Weekend? - Issue 253
Sluggin' it
January has rolled around and we’re in a bit of a dry patch, but you’ve still got all those Christmas games to complete, haven’t you? Here’s everything we’re playing this weekend. Robert Ramsey, Deputy Editor: For the first weekend of 2019, I plan on lazing around with a classic Japanese RPG. Sadly I can't tell you what it...
Friday4th Jan 2019
News EU PlayStation Store January Sale Expanded with Even More Games
New year, new discounts
The first round of the European PS Store's ginormous January sale is coming to a close, but don't think for a second Sony's stopping there. If you've still got some PSN credit burning a hole in your pocket after the festive season, don't fret -- a few more games have been added to the offer today. The list of new titles...
News Hitman HD Enhanced Edition Plans a Perfect Murder Next Week on PS4
Blood Money and Absolution updated and remastered
If the excellent Hitman 2 didn’t give you enough Agent 47 action last year, then you may be excited to learn that IO Interactive has announced the Hitman HD Enhanced Collection – and it’s garrotting a console near you from next week, on 11th January. As previously rumoured, the double pack will...
News Diablo III's Retro Darkening of Tristram Event Is Back
Hell still burns
The Darkening of Tristram has returned to Diablo III, giving players a chance to play through the levels of the original Diablo. The annual event adds the explorable areas and bosses of the first game, complete with an optional pixelated visual filter. It's good fun, and it's live right now if you fancy busting some demon skulls...
News It Sounds Like Persona 5 Was a Bit of a Nightmare to Localise
Put your heart into it
Persona 5 has a lot of text, and obviously, all of it had to be translated from Japanese by a localisation team -- not the kind of job that we envy. The role-playing title was incredibly well received when it launched in 2017, but there were some criticisms made over its localisation, which is a little shaky in places. Again,...
News Dreams Beta Sign Ups Are Live Now for North America and Europe
It's nearly time
Media Molecule has finally opened sign ups for its Dreams creator beta test. Whether you're in the US or Europe, you'll be able to pop your name down for an invite to the elusive beta, which got started for some back before Christmas. In order to register for a chance to join the beta, simply click the link for either
Guide Dreams Creator Beta FAQ - How to Sign Up and Everything You Need to Know
When does the Dreams beta start?
At long last, Media Molecule has confirmed dates for its highly anticipated beta test for the upcoming PS4 exclusive, Dreams. This astonishing game lets players make more or less anything they want using a powerful set of user friendly tools. We can't wait to see what everyone will cook up during the beta -- it's...
News David Cage: We Have Plans to Make 2019 Very Exciting
What's cooking?
Quantic Dream appears to have something cooking, as this is the second time in the space of a week that it’s hyped up 2019. The French developer hinted at “great news” a few days ago, and now boss David Cage has followed up with a Happy New Year message, claiming that his company has “plans to make 2019 very exciting”. He...
News The Mage's Tale Brings Some Magic to PSVR in February
Abracadabra
If you've not heard of it before, The Mage's Tale is a virtual reality dungeon crawling adventure game that released on PC around 18 months ago. Set in the world of The Bard's Tale, this is a spin-off that's all about wielding magical powers in order to vanquish foes and solve puzzles. You'll get the gist from the above trailer, which...
News The Last of Us: Part II Job Listing Provides Snippet of Info on Multiplayer
Surviving on scraps
We don't know a whole lot about The Last of Us: Part II, but we arguably don't need to. It's going to be another hard hitting thriller from Naughty Dog, and for many, seeing the continued story of Ellie and Joel will be more than enough. Of course, one thing we do know is that multiplayer mode Factions will be making a return,...
News PSN Down for Some as Users Report Various Issues
Sign in problems and more
The PlayStation Network appears to be experiencing a few hiccups right now, particularly in the UK and Europe. Reports are varied, with some users saying that they simply can't sign in, while others say that they're just running into lesser network issues. Friends lists not loading properly, the PlayStation Store not...
News Cult Interactive Gag Desert Bus Is Taking the Long Road to PSVR
Endurance run
If you’ve never heard of Desert Bus, it was a minigame on the unreleased SEGA CD compilation Penn & Teller's Smoke and Mirrors which effectively sees you driving for eight hours straight – and then doing it all again. The title, which depicts the journey from Tucson to Vegas, finds you steering a bus which veers to the right at...
News Lovecraftian Adventure Game Conarium Heading to PS4 Next Month
Love Lovecraft
There has definitely been a resurgence of this type of atmospheric, psychological horror in recent years, and after Bloodborne and its eldritch aesthetic, it seems the works of H. P. Lovecraft are very much in. Conarium is the latest game to explore this particular brand of horror, and it looks suitably creepy in the above trailer...
News PS4 Exclusives Feature in UK's 2018 Best Sellers
You can probably guess which ones
Two of Sony’s big PlayStation 4 exclusives featured in the UK’s best-selling games of 2018, with Marvel’s Spider-Man pulling big numbers in particular. The data, courtesy of the Entertainment Retailers Association, only counts physical sales, so you can expect every title on this list to have attracted bigger...
Thursday3rd Jan 2019
News January 2019 PS Plus Games Live in North America and Europe
Download them now
Happy New Year, everyone! It’s technically a holiday in most parts of the world, but Sony’s in the process of putting January 2019’s free PlayStation Plus games live – in North America, at least. While the full lineup isn’t showing as available at the time of typing, if you manually add the titles to your basket, you...
News Call of Duty: Ghosts 2 Won't Be Infinity Ward's 2019 Game
In spirit only
Look, it’s only 2nd January so give us a break while the really juicy news breaks. Following a series of cryptic tweets from communications manager Ashton Williams, there was some speculation that Infinity Ward’s upcoming edition of Call of Duty could be a sequel to the oft-criticised Ghosts. That, according to
News Sony Highlights Biggest Upcoming PS4 Games in New Montage Trailer
The Last of Us Part II! Death Stranding! Ghost of Tsushima!
Sony has always been good at these hype-building sizzle reel trailers, and its latest 'Coming Attractions' video is no different. It takes a look at some of the games still to come on PS4, and it's hard not to get excited when they're all shown off like this. From Devil May Cry 5 to Death...
News UK Video Game Sales Are Now Dominated by Digital
Commands an incredible 80 per cent of consumer spend
Well, here it is: an astronomical 80 per cent of video game sales in the UK were made through digital outlets like the PlayStation Store in 2018. According to the Entertainment Retailers Association, of the £3.86 billion (~$4.8 billion) that the sector generated last year, £3.09 billion (~$3.9...
News Spider-Man PS4 Was the UK's Best Selling Exclusive in 2018
Games market massively boosted by digital
If you were ever curious about how important digital game sales have become, the UK is a good indicator. Of the £3.864 billion generated in 2018, about 80 per cent can be attributed to digital. GamesIndustry's latest report on the UK games market really highlights the rise of digital; it's up 12.5 per cent...
Wednesday2nd Jan 2019
News EU PS Store January Sale Wraps Soon, New Deals Incoming
Lock up your wallet
The first phase of the European PlayStation Store’s absolutely gigantic January sale will wrap up on 4th January, meaning this may be your last opportunity to save on big games. While some of the discounts – like FIFA 19 – are still set to run another week, may we recommend you double-check when the offers for titles...
News Don't Pay Too Much Attention to New SOCOM Speculation
New Year, same silliness
There’s a laundry list of franchises that fans would like Sony to bring back, but SOCOM probably sits somewhere near to the top. As it’s a New Year, then, we may as well pick up where we left 2018: with rubbish rumours. Our good friend Tidux is back, telling his followers that a new instalment in the multiplayer military...
News Ace Combat 7 Could Last You Up to 50 Hours on PS4
If you want to find everything
Hey, would you look at that? It's January 2019, and suddenly, Ace Combat 7: Skies Unknown is on the verge of release. In just a couple of weeks or so, the arcade flight combat game will be taking off on PS4 with some PSVR support, and we're pretty excited. One thing we didn't know, however, is that the game sounds like...
Soapbox Spending My Christmas with PlayStation VR
Stephen's seen the virtual reality light
My interest in virtual reality never really went away, but over the course of 2018, it definitely grew. This is most likely down to the fantastic drip feed of quality titles that lead to PlayStation VR having its best year yet -- WipEout Omega Collection got its free VR update, and we had several highly...
News PS4 Sales Up Year-Over-Year as Sony Tops UK Hardware Charts
Commands over 40 per cent of physical game sales, too
PlayStation 4 hardware sales increased year-over-year in 2018 in the UK – despite the console celebrating its fifth birthday in November. Sony’s system was once again the region’s best-seller, despite stronger competition from the Nintendo Switch this time. A whopping 42.2 per cent of...
News Two ANTHEM Demos Set to Launch on PS4 Soon
Target locked
If you're itching to get your hands on ANTHEM before its launch on the 22nd February, then you're going to be given two opportunities to do so before the big day. EA has two demos lined up ahead of the full game's release, giving everyone the chance to take the title for a test drive. Based on what the publisher says, both of these...
News Detroit Developer Quantic Dream Teases Great News Soon
Connor and Hank buddy cop spin-off, please
Detroit: Become Human developer Quantic Dream had a bit of a mixed year, with its PlayStation 4 exclusive launching to largely critical acclaim but the studio’s culture being called into question. Nevertheless, with
News Square Enix Boss Says Game Streaming and Subscription Services Will Be Key to Future Growth
Here we go again
Square Enix boss Yosuke Matsuda has issued a New Year message, outlining what the company aims to achieve as we move into 2019. Most notably, Matsuda mentions "rapid adaptation of new platforms", specifically video game streaming and subscription services. "The current generation of game consoles has entered the late stage, and the...
News UK Sales Charts: Red Dead Redemption 2 Remains at the Top as 2019 Arrives
Rockstar has a plan, it just needs money
After landing the Christmas number one in the UK last week, Red Dead Redemption 2 holds its lead as 2018 comes to an end. The rootin' tootin' open world western looks to be another sales powerhouse for Rockstar -- we imagine it'll be sticking around in the top 10 for a while yet. The top three games haven't...
News Amazon UK and US Best Selling Games of 2018 Include Red Dead Redemption 2 and Spider-Man on PS4
A good year for Sony
2018 was big 12 months for PlayStation 4 software with several blockbusters breaking all kinds of records. And Amazon's video game bestsellers lists for the year, which have just been published, certainly paint a pretty picture as far as Sony's system is concerned. On Amazon UK, PS4 titles claimed the top three spots, with Red...
Tuesday1st Jan 2019
Feature What to Expect from PlayStation in 2019
Games, services, and hardware
As 2018 ends, it's time to look towards the year ahead. 2019 is surely going to be one of the most fascinating sets of 365 days for the PlayStation brand, and there's a multitude of reasons why. Every man and his dog knows that the PlayStation 5 is on its way, but when will it be announced and subsequently released? How...
Guide New PS4 Games Releasing in January 2019
Every upcoming PlayStation 4 release date in January 2019
There’s no rest for the wicked, as January 2019’s new PS4 games include major releases like Resident Evil 2, Kingdom Hearts III, and Ace Combat 7: Skies Unknown. It’s a great start to the New Year, and when you factor in the release dates for remasters Onimusha: Warlords and Tales of...
News Sony Made a Bad Decision to Skip E3 2019, Says Pachter
They're fools, according to analyst
Infamous industry analyst Michael Pachter believes that Sony has made a mistake skipping E3 2019, and likened the organisation to a “child taking their ball home” after last year’s event didn’t quite go to plan. Speaking with Gaming Bolt, the Wedbush Securities employee said that he thinks this is a...
Game of the Year 2018 #1 - God of War
Kratos returns to his throne
God of War may just be the greatest comeback story of all time. After the by-the-numbers God of War Ascension, it felt like the curtain had closed on Kratos and Sony Santa Monica’s character action brand. But returning director Cory Barlog and his crew ripped up the franchise rule book, changing the camera perspective...
Game of the Year 2018 Our Top Ten Favourite PS4 Games of 2018
Montage time
Ten days of top notch Christmas content comes to a conclusion with a montage video made by yours truly. We’ve loved sharing our favourite PlayStation games of 2018 with you, and we thought that all of the titles deserved a video, so sit back and watch through our picks courtesy of the clip embedded above. We’ve also prepared a neat...
Poll Vote for Your PlayStation Game of the Year 2018
The big one
The Push Square staff have had their say and so have our lovely forum members, but now it's time for the rest of you to decide on your PlayStation Game of the Year for 2018. How exciting! Below, you'll find a poll that contains the 50 nominees that put together for our own vote, all the way from God of War and Red Dead Redemption 2 to...
Game of the Year 2018 Victor's Personal Picks
Dragon's dogma
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 Victor we'd take away his ban hammer if he didn't send us his...
Game of the Year 2018 Jamie's Personal Picks
New and old
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 confiscate Jamie's retro consoles before he sent us his...
Feature Happy New Year from the Push Square Team
Our mission statement for 2019
No way? No way! It’s surely not 2019 already? Man, the year is going to take some time to sink in – aren’t we supposed to be driving hover cars and living in neon cities by now? Anyway, one thing that’s not up for debate is that the past year was Push Square’s best ever, and as the site approaches its tenth...
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