News - January, 2020
Friday31st Jan 2020
News Sony Exploring PS4 Remote Play on Nintendo Switch, Portable DualShock Controller
Big improvements seemingly in the pipeline
Sony’s doing some research into PlayStation 4’s popular Remote Play feature, potentially teasing some tantalising new ways to play. As part of a survey shared on Reddit, the manufacturer asks whether respondents would be interested in streaming their games to other devices like the Nintendo Switch or...
Poll Are You Happy With Your PS Plus Games for February 2020?
Plus or minus?
February 2020's PlayStation Plus games have been revealed. Subscribers are actually getting three PlayStation 4 games instead of two, but one of them does require PlayStation VR. The lineup includes BioShock: The Collection, The Sims 4, and PSVR title Firewall Zero Hour. We reckon that's a pretty good haul, and we've seen many people...
News Dragon Ball Z: Kakarot Patch 1.04 Improves Load Times, Out Now on PS4
Shenron has been summoned
Dragon Ball Z: Kakarot update 1.04 is available to download now on PlayStation 4. Weighing in at around 2.6GB, this isn't the previously reported patch that's supposed to add a time machine so that you can revisit old missions. Instead, it fixes a few nasty little issues and improves load times. Shorter load times are a...
News The Last of Us 2 Is the Latest PS4 Game to Get the Demake Treatment in Dreams
Bearly Regal strikes again
What if The Last of Us: Part II was a PSone game? One individual -- the talented Bearly Regal -- aims to answer that question with another incredible demake. Using the all-powerful Dreams to bring his vision to life, the creator has recreated a basic gameplay sequence starring a blocky Ellie in a polygonal, 32-bit...
We hope so
We want it. You want it. Electronic Arts knows the world wants it. A remaster of the Mass Effect trilogy might be the most in-demand project the publisher has ever had at its fingertips, and it feels like now or never for the return of Commander Shepherd. So, we've got four chances at this thing between now and the end of March 2021 as EA...
News Seven Years Ago Today, Sony Dropped Its PS4 Teaser and the Internet Lost Its Mind
The hype was real
Yep, it's been seven whole years since Sony released its PlayStation Meeting 2013 trailer, coming out of nowhere to tease the PlayStation 4. The incredibly stylish video -- which we've embedded above -- sent shock waves across the internet. As alluded, the trailer really did catch everyone off guard. Sony had infamously said that...
News EA: The Things We're Doing on PS5 Will Blow Your Mind
Publisher talks big
With all of the rumours and speculation and general excitement surrounding next-gen consoles here on the internet, it's easy to forget that we're not the only ones looking forward to seeing the future of gaming. Indeed, publishers and developers are also kicking into gear behind the scenes. Many companies will have had a taste...
News Carolina Panthers Running Back Christian McCaffrey Can't Catch Sonic the Hedgehog
Super Bowl commercial spins in
Sonic the Hedgehog is a big movie due out on 14th February, so of course it’s getting a Super Bowl commercial. As the Kansas City Chiefs dismantle San Francisco’s deadly defence, you’ll be able to catch a glimpse New Orleans Saints wide receiver Michael Thomas and Carolina Panthers running back Christian...
News Death Stranding Patch 1.10 Removes Repetitive BT Encounter Animation
Slow-mo warning now optional
Kojima Productions has just pushed out the latest update for Death Stranding. The PlayStation 4 postman simulator has had some decent changes made in various patches, but the latest one gives you the option to remove a particularly repetitive sequence in the game. Every time you wander into BT territory, the camera...
Review Patapon 2 Remastered - Familiar Beats, But Catchy as Ever
Little drummer boys
Patapon 2 Remastered has been in the works for what feels like an eternity, but the sequel has finally marched onto PlayStation 4. Much like Sony's other unusual PSP titles, the rhythm/strategy hybrid is now available on the flagship home console with updated visuals and 4K support for those with a PS4 Pro. Despite the first...
News Microsoft NieRly Stopped Platinum from Developing on PS4
Xbox was looking to buy Japanese dev
Platinum Games recently acquired significant investment from Chinese juggernaut Tencent, securing the Japanese studio’s future as it explores self-publishing. However, the outcome was almost very different, as Microsoft was allegedly looking to buy the Bayonetta developer last year. This tidbit comes courtesy...
News Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order Felt the Force of Retailers' Cash Registers
All in order
EA has had a pretty dismal generation in general, but Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order represents a rare success story for the firm. Not only has the PlayStation 4 title attracted plenty of critical acclaim, but it’s also been a big financial success for the publisher – proof that it’s still possible to produce a great single player...
Soundtrack of the Decade #1 - Journey Represents the Crowning Achievement in Game Music
Born for this
We’re listing the ten best Soundtracks of the Decade. These are the ten PlayStation scores released over the past decade that we believe left the biggest impression on our sonic palettes. Whether it’s Journey's Grammy nominated masterpiece or Destiny’s 8 movement symphony, these are the soundtracks that hit the best notes across...
News Drone Racing Is All the Rage on PS4 Right Now
Droning on
Drone racing on PlayStation 4 doesn’t begin and end with Judgment’s minigame, as there are two titles designed to depict the sport scheduled for release this year. The first of these, DCL: The Game, will see you racing through Torino and over the Great Wall of China in an authentic simulation of real drone piloting. It’s due out on...
News Final Fantasy VII Remake Trailer Shows New Theme Song, Honey Bee Inn, Red XIII, More
"Perfection"
Square Enix has just released a brand new trailer for Final Fantasy VII Remake, and it shows off a whole bunch of new bits and pieces. Titled the Theme Song trailer, the game's new main track plays in the background as we watch three minutes of new footage from the hotly anticipated remake. We see Cloud's crossdressing scene at the...
It can't all be for nothing
We’re listing the ten best Soundtracks of the Decade. These are the ten PlayStation scores released over the past decade that we believe left the biggest impression on our sonic palettes. Whether it’s Journey's Grammy nominated masterpiece or Destiny’s 8 movement symphony, these are the soundtracks that hit the best...
News Granblue Fantasy Versus Finally Gets a Western Release Date in March 2020
Just in time
With the Japanese launch of Granblue Fantasy Versus less than a week away, we've been anticipating a confirmed Western release date -- and now we've finally got one. The good news is that we won't have to wait too long for the title to land in North America. It's around one month out from its Japanese counterpart, launching on the 3rd...
Soundtrack of the Decade Honorable Mentions That Mustn't Be Ignored
The final cuts
Over the past few days, we've released a countdown of the best soundtracks to grace a PlayStation console. It's hard enough to whittle down a list to highlight the ten best scores in a year, let alone across an entire decade, so we wanted to spend some time highlighting a handful of soundtracks that didn't quite make the cut but were...
News Taipei Game Show 2020 Called Off Following Coronavirus Outbreak
Postponed to summer
The annual Taipei Game Show (which takes place in Taipei, Taiwan), was set to begin next week on the 6th February -- but the event has been cancelled and pushed back to an unspecified date in the summer of 2020. According to organisers, this is due to the recent outbreak of the coronavirus -- the potentially deadly illness that...
News Sakura Wars Western Release Date Could Be Coming Soon
SEGA "working hard"
Project Sakura Wars, the mecha action role-playing waifu simulator, released in Japan late last year, and as far as we know, it's always been on course for a 'Spring 2020' release date here in the West. As such, it's fair to assume that we'll hear more about it in the near future -- especially now that SEGA's Tetsu Katano (via
News Alien Hominid Invasion Is the Next Game from Castle Crashers Dev The Behemoth
A "reimagining" of Alien Hominid HD
Here's a blast from the past. Alien Hominid was originally a Newgrounds browser game that grew popular in the early 2000s, to the point it received console versions. This became Alien Hominid HD on Xbox 360 in 2007, and developer The Behemoth would go on to find more success with games like Castle Crashers. The...
News Kansas City Chiefs to Beat San Francisco 49ers in Super Bowl, Reckons Madden NFL 20
49ers are going Mahomes
Iron-armed Patrick Mahomes and the Kansas City Chiefs will bust through the San Francisco 49ers’ stubborn defence to win this weekend’s Super Bowl, believes Madden NFL 20. EA Sports has been collating data and running predictions based on its ranking data all week, and you can get a behind-the-scenes from what the...
Thursday30th Jan 2020
News Some Fans Reckon the PS5 Reveal Event May Be Announced Tomorrow
2013 flashbacks
Tomorrow is the 31st January 2020 (at the time of writing this article). What's so important about that, you may ask? Well, seven whole years ago, Sony announced the PlayStation Meeting out of nowhere, back when we were all waiting on information regarding the PlayStation 4. Ah, we remember the hype like it was yesterday. Indeed,...
News TrueTrophies Provides Breakdown of Every Trophy You've Earned Over the Past Decade
Getting on the podium
You had the PlayStation Wrap Up a few weeks back, except it’s now time to get to the really important stuff -- Trophies! The folks over at TrueTrophies have produced a page where you can get all the nitty and gritty facts which detail your hunt for Trophies and it's well worth checking out if you love adding Platinums to your...
News Resident Evil 3 Team Is 'Determined to Surpass' Mr X with Nemesis
Oh god
For our money's worth, Resident Evil 2's Mr X is one of the scariest and most intense villains in all of video games. Seriously, that tyrant had our blood pumping as soon as it arrived onto the scene inside the Raccoon Police Department. However, the Capcom team working on Resident Evil 3 claims it plans to better the emotionless monster with...
Review Kentucky Route Zero: TV Edition - An Adventure Unlike Anything Else in Video Games
Long journey home
Once in a while, you stumble upon a game that absolutely blows you away. Maybe the graphics set a new industry standard, maybe it’s really funny, or maybe it’s evocative of a mood you didn’t know you wanted in a game until it hit you. This is where dev Cardboard Computer comes in, with its fascinating journey more than seven...
News E3 2020 Will Be 'a New and Revitalized Experience' Filled with Celebrities and Insiders
New security firm for sign-ups
Remember when it sounded like E3 2020 would be drastically changing its image following a rebrand to a fan, media, and influencer festival? Well, it looks like that's exactly what's happening. The ESA (Entertainment Software Association) has issued a statement detailing its plans for this y
News Beat Saber Free Update Adds Three Songs from Camellia on PSVR
Complimentary pack now available for all players
When Beat Saber initially launched on PlayStation VR, it didn't have the biggest selection of tracks. Nowadays, through various updates and premium DLC packs, the virtual reality block-chopping rhythm game is looking much healthier. In fact, yesterday saw the release of three new songs to the game,...
Interview Hunt: Showdown Is Set to Be One of the Most Intense PvP Titles on PS4
The true Monster Hunter?
Online multiplayer games come in all shapes and sizes nowadays, but one that has caught our eye on a regular basis as it makes a name for itself on PC is Hunt: Showdown. The PvP experience is finally making its way to PlayStation 4 in just a couple of weeks time, bringing an intense search for clues while either avoiding...
One last job
We’re listing the ten best Soundtracks of the Decade. These are the ten PlayStation scores released over the past decade that we believe left the biggest impression on our sonic palettes. Whether it’s Journey's Grammy nominated masterpiece or Destiny’s 8 movement symphony, these are the soundtracks that hit the best notes across...
Random BBC Holds Interview on Watch Dogs Legion Within the Game Itself
Virtually real
Here's something you don't see every day. Marc Cieslak, reporter for BBC Click, has conducted an interview about Watch Dogs Legion from within the game's virtual London. The journalist paid a visit to Ubisoft in order to speak with creative director Clint Hocking, but in a brilliant twist, the pair carried out the interview inside...
News PUBG Season 6 Adds New 64-Player Map and Nukes, Out Now on PS4
"Higher tension, faster pace"
Despite not hearing too much from it anymore, PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds is still one of the biggest video games in the world. Better yet, those still playing the Battle Royale shooter on PlayStation 4 are invited to take part in Season 6 which adds another map to play on and a whole bunch of other goodies. The...
Review Sisters Royale: Five Sisters Under Fire - A Romantic and Replayable Shmup
Sister, sister
The real bummer about Sisters Royale: Five Sisters Under Fire is that it has a much better subtitle in Japan. The vertical shmup – inspired by the cult Castle of Shikigami series – goes by the illustrious name Sisters Royale: I’m Being Harassed by Five Sisters and It Sucks. Brilliant. It all plays into the plot, which sees a...
Deal Call of Duty: Modern Warfare Shoots Down to £35 in Limited Time Offer
Every little helps
Games are expensive, and something you're seeing more and more these days is heavy price cuts in the months after launch. Oftentimes it's better to wait and see if a game gets discounted in some sale. Case in point: Call of Duty: Modern Warfare has just had its (captain) price cut in some UK retailers. Amazon UK has the Infinity...
Soundtrack of the Decade #4 - Dark Souls Delivers a Soundtrack as Unforgettable as Its Gameplay
The Dark Souls of soundtracks
We’re listing the ten best Soundtracks of the Decade. These are the ten PlayStation scores released over the past decade that we believe left the biggest impression on our sonic palettes. Whether it’s Journey's Grammy nominated masterpiece or Destiny’s 8 movement symphony, these are the soundtracks that hit the...
Random Adorable Untitled Goose Game LEGO Set Could Become a Reality
Fan-submitted design reaches supporter goal
You know something's popular when you can buy a LEGO version. While Untitled Goose Game hasn't quite reached the same heights as Harry Potter, Batman, or any other major licence you care to think of, a LEGO set of the viral indie hit is actually closer than you might think. Over on the LEGO Ideas website,...
Wednesday29th Jan 2020
Rumour PS Plus February 2020 PS4 Game Outed By PlayStation Spain
Woah!
February 2020's PlayStation Plus games are set to be announced later today -- that's the 29th January for those of you reading this in the future -- but it's looking like one PS4 title has already been outed. Over on the official PlayStation Spain YouTube channel, a community post reads (translated from Spanish): "Tomorrow at 17:30 we'll...
Guide Is The Sims 4 Multiplayer on PS4?
Can you play The Sims 4 in multiplayer?
Is there multiplayer in The Sims 4 on PlayStation 4? The Sims is a series that has popped up on PS2, PS3, and PS4, so console fans are no strangers to these popular life management games. Traditionally, The Sims is a single player experience, but multiplayer isn't totally unheard of. The Sims 2 on PS2 had...
Review BioShock: The Collection - Return to Rapture and Columbia in This Solid Set of Remasters
As above, so below
Republished on Wednesday 29th January 2020: We're bringing this review back from the archives following the announcement of February's PlayStation Plus lineup. The original text follows. When it was released in 2007, BioShock was hailed as a masterpiece by the gaming press and remains to this day a high watermark for the...
Review The Sims 4 - A Decent Port of the Ever Popular Life Simulator
Better simulate than never
Republished on Wednesday 29th January 2020: We're bringing this review back from the archives following the announcement of February's PlayStation Plus lineup. The original text follows. You begin The Sims 4 by creating a Sim - an avatar of a person, perhaps based on yourself only thinner, more popular, and with cooler...
Review Firewall Zero Hour - Tactical PSVR Shooter Has Awesome Action, But Not Enough of It
You've been Tango'd
Republished on Wednesday 29th January 2020: We're bringing this review back from the archives following the announcement of February's PlayStation Plus lineup. The original text follows. We’re not sure whether they’re brave or stupid, but developers will insist on releasing online-only multiplayer games for PlayStation VR...
Talking Point Why Don't More PS4 Games Use Gyro Aiming?
Fine tune
Motion controls were a big part of the previous generation, but they carried a bad reputation into the PlayStation 4 era. While the Nintendo Wii was massively successful at first, its sales plummeted once it had peaked, as players realised that pack-in Wii Sports had already extracted much of its potential. Microsoft’s Xbox Kinect...
News Free Animal Crossing Inspired PS4 Game Pledges Profits for Charity
Nook here
There’s a new free-to-play PlayStation 4 game named Paraiso Island, and its proceeds will be going to charity. Creator (and philanthropist) Luc Bernard tells us that 30 per cent of the title’s profits will be donated to the All Hands and Hearts organisation, which is helping the Caribbean to rebuild after recent tragedies. There’s a...
News Desert Island Survival Game Stranded Deep Revived for Release on PS4
Choppy tides
Stranded Deep has been in early access on PC for years and years. It's a game about being marooned on an island with nothing but the sea in all directions, and it's up to you to gather materials in order to survive. If it sounds at all familiar, that's because a PlayStation 4 port was announced back in 2018 before things went quiet...
News Dying Light: Bad Blood on PC Is Free to All Owners of Dying Light on PS4
But is Dying Light: Bad Blood coming to PS4?
What is Dying Light: Bad Blood? Well, in a nutshell, it's Techland's take on battle royale. It's been in development for quite some time -- we first learned about it roughly two years ago. Bad Blood puts 12 players in one map, and pits them against the hordes of infested as well as each other in order to...
News Code Vein’s Hellfire Knight DLC Is Out Now on PS4
Two more expansions incoming
Remember Code Vein? The anime take on Dark Souls supposedly sold surprisingly well, however, we haven’t heard a word about the title ever since its September 2019 launch. That’s all about to change as the game’s first DLC is available to download now on PlayStation 4 with two more expansions planned for the...
News Travel to 1920s Norway in Picturesque PS4 Adventure Draugen
Ole's at the wheel
Games have the power to take us to places we’ve never been before, and upcoming PlayStation 4 adventure Draugen has certainly picked a unique setting for its story. Pitched as a “fjord noir mystery”, the title takes place in 1920s Norway, as American protagonist Edward Charles Harden travels to the picturesque nation in...
News Dead Cells: The Bad Seed DLC Adds New Areas, Weapons, and More in February on PS4
Back to life
Dead Cells arrived on PlayStation 4 back in 2018, and gave the roguelike genre a shot in the arm. If you've yet to play it, expect a side-scrolling action game with ultra-responsive controls, endlessly replayable random maps, and Metroidvania-style level design. It's already a jam-packed game, but the Bad Seed DLC is almost here to add...
News Underhero Is a Turn-Based RPG Platformer That Turns the Genres Upside-Down
Turn the other cheek
How about this, then? Underhero is pitched as a turn-based RPG platformer… Without the, er, turns. The gameplay is a fusion of timing-based combat and side-scrolling, but you should still expect genre staples such as levelling mechanics, puzzles, and lush pixel art. “Underhero is an RPG platformer where the chosen hero has...
Soundtrack of the Decade #5 - Transistor’s Music Was an Unforgettable Part of an Unforgettable Game
Is that you, Red?
We’re listing the ten best Soundtracks of the Decade. These are the ten PlayStation scores released over the past decade that we believe left the biggest impression on our sonic palettes. Whether it’s Journey's Grammy nominated masterpiece or Destiny’s 8 movement symphony, these are the soundtracks that hit the best notes...
Soundtrack of the Decade #6 - RiME's Emotionally Powerful Score Was Also One of the Best
Written in the stars
We’re listing the ten best Soundtracks of the Decade. These are the ten PlayStation scores released over the past decade that we believe left the biggest impression on our sonic palettes. Whether it’s Journey's Grammy nominated masterpiece or Destiny’s 8 movement symphony, these are the soundtracks that hit the best notes...
Tuesday28th Jan 2020
"No hidden agendas"
Update: Cyberpunk 2077 developer CD Projekt Red has responded to this rumour, which originally suggested that the game's recent delay to September was due to significant issues with the current-gen versions of the title. Posting on the official forums, Benzenzimmern of CD Projekt Red says: "Of course we're optimizing for the...
Talking Point What Free February 2020 PS Plus Games Are You Hoping For?
When will February 2020's PlayStation Plus lineup be announced?
What’s the February 2020 PlayStation Plus lineup? And when will the February 2020 PS Plus games be announced? January 2020's lineup is done and dusted, and many were disappointed with the selection of Uncharted: The Nathan Drake Collection and Goat Simulator, even when the former in...
News Yeah, That Rumoured 5th February PS5 Reveal Event Ain't Happening
Sony still silent
Remember when multiple rumours said that Sony would be holding a PlayStation 5 reveal event on the 5th February? Well, we hate to burst the bubble, but it isn't happening. It's now the 28th January at the time of writing, and Sony's said nothing. Events like this obviously take a lot of time and effort to plan ahead for, and based...
Review Pillars of Eternity II: Deadfire - Technical Problems Derail an Otherwise Superb Sequel
Pillar talk
Push Square die-hards will doubtless recall that back in 2017 we gave Pillars of Eternity: Complete Edition a glowing review, bestowing upon it a well earned 9/10 to take home for its mum to put on the fridge. It was both a love letter to old school, all-time classic role players like Baldur's Gate and Planescape Torment, and a title...
Rumour Resident Evil 8 Has Zombies and Werewolves, First-Person, Chris Redfield Returns
Ethan Winters is back
Update: Reliable new source Nibel on Twitter has now corroborated the rumour by stating: "It matches with stuff I've been hearing which is why I went forward with it. The info in the video is all coming from a playtest that Capcom had some time ago apparently." Is there some truth to this after all? Original story: You're...
News Days Gone Patch 1.61 Reduces the Game's File Size
That's a solid
Sony Bend's impressive, free support of PlayStation 4 exclusive Days Gone is set to continue today by doing it's community a real solid. Patch 1.61 should be available to download on your console right now, and it actually reduces the game's overall size -- leaving you with more room for other PS4 title's to take up. Detailed over on...
News The Walking Dead: Saints & Sinners Releases to Glowing Reviews Ahead of PSVR Launch
81 on Metacritic
With upcoming PlayStation VR titles drying up as of late, we're now more than ever relying on third-parties to deliver the goods when it comes to Sony's headset. We've got Marvel's Iron Man VR, Paper Beast, and now it looks like you can add The Walking Dead: Saints & Sinners to the list of PSVR games you should be excited about...
News Konami Confirms a New Silent Hill Game Is Being Considered
Publisher is thinking about it
Last week, a number of rumours got out about the possible revival of the Silent Hill franchise with reports of a soft reboot and an Until Dawn-style title in the works. Those projects haven't been confirmed to actually be a thing just yet, although publisher Konami has now spoken out on the subject -- teasing that the...
News One Piece: Pirate Warriors 4 Introduces 4-Player Online Co-Op and Exclusive Missions
A pirate's life for we
Jump online with One Piece: Pirate Warriors 4 and you'll be able to play with up to three other players, Bandai Namco has confirmed. In a first for the series, there'll be exclusive online missions that you can tackle alongside fellow One Piece enthusiasts. According to the press release, said missions present a real...
News Fresh PS5 Trademark in Switzerland Is Yet Another Hint at Imminent Reveal Event
The calm before the storm
You know it, we know it, Sony knows it -- PlayStation 5 will be revealed in the coming weeks. It feels like everyone is holding their breath in anticipation of a first glimpse at the next-gen console, and all signs point to a reveal event in February. The PS4 was unveiled at its own event back in 2013, and Sony will be...
News Nioh 2 Expands Co-Op Support to Three Players, Avatar Creation Revealed
Bring some friends along
The original Nioh has always allowed you to summon a friend to help out during a particularly difficult boss fight or to simply offer extra support, although co-operative functionality was restricted to just two players for the vast majority of the experience. The game did allow you to team up with two players once you tried...
News Yakuza: Like a Dragon Sales Aren't So Disappointing in Japan After All
Huge increase in digital sales
When last week's Japanese sales charts arrived, it was looking like Yakuza: Like a Dragon had been a bit of a flop. It didn't do terribly, but it also didn't appear to spark a resurgence for the series in its homeland. However, according to SEGA's Toshihiro Nagoshi -- who oversees the Yakuza franchise -- the latest...
News Tekken 7 Patch 3.20 Attempts to Balance Overpowered Leroy, Out Now on PS4
As you wish
We all knew it was coming, and here it is. DLC character Leroy Smith has been dominating Tekken 7 since he released near the end of last year, and now it looks like he's being nerfed rather heavily. The balance update arrives as part of patch 3.20, which also adds 'My Replay and Tips' functionality, allowing players to watch their...
News Acclaimed Rhythmic Shooter Pistol Whip Is Coming to PSVR
Murder on the dance floor
We like to think we have our finger on the pulse here at Push Square, but some things are bound to pass us by -- especially with so many games around these days. One such example is Pistol Whip, a virtual reality on-rails shooter set to music. It's out now for PC VR formats, and is in development for PlayStation VR. Give...
Mini Review Coffee Talk - A Charming Visual Novel That Goes Down Like a Good Cup of Coffee
A damn fine cup of coffee talk
At first glance, it’s practically impossible to think of anything but VA-11 Hall-A when booting up Coffee Talk. A visual novel experience where you play as someone in charge of making drinks for customers while discussing societal taboos makes for a pretty similar description. Indeed, you play as a barista making a...
Book it
Who doesn't love a big fancy art book on their favourite video game? Naughty Dog certainly seems to understand the desire for coffee table tomes to leaf through from time to time, releasing huge and beautiful books for each of its more recent releases. The Last of Us: Part II is of course the latest to get this same treatment, and it's...
News Cory Barlog Wants to See a God of War Netflix Series
But it probably won't happen
The Witcher has been a booming success on Netflix, providing the streaming service with one of its most watched first seasons ever. Though the series is based on the books, a side effect of its popularity is the conversation surrounding other video game properties, and whether they could find similar success in the world...
We definitely asked for this
We’re listing the ten best Soundtracks of the Decade. These are the ten PlayStation scores released over the past decade that we believe left the biggest impression on our sonic palettes. Whether it’s Journey's Grammy nominated masterpiece or Destiny’s 8 movement symphony, these are the soundtracks that hit the...
Fulfilling our Destinies
We’re listing the ten best Soundtracks of the Decade. These are the ten PlayStation scores released over the past decade that we believe left the biggest impression on our sonic palettes. Whether it’s Journey's Grammy nominated masterpiece or Destiny’s 8 movement symphony, these are the soundtracks that hit the best...
News Two Point Hospital Deep Dive Is 11 Minutes of Informative Goodness
Get a look at the simulator
Two Point Hospital is slowly approaching its 25th February 2020 release date on PlayStation 4, so developer Two Point Studios has attempted to bridge the gap by taking a deep dive into what interested players should expect from the simulator. It's an 11-minute video where two members of the team essentially build a...
News Zombie Army 4: Dead War's Hordes Arise in Full Season of Post-Launch Content
Hell Cult campaign
Zombie Army 4: Dead War's release on PlayStation 4 is just around the corner, and the huge amount of content you'll be able to play on day one is just the beginning. Developer Rebellion has revealed some of its plans for the title's first season of post-launch content, including another campaign, more weapons, and new skins...
News Don't Worry, Resident Evil Resistance Isn't Considered Canon
Phew
Resident Evil 3 might be the hot upcoming title from Capcom, but don't let that make you forget about its pack-in title -- Resident Evil Resistance. Originally revealed to a wealth of disappointment, we've come around on the project to the point where we're mildly interested in checking out its multiplayer offerings. It looks to be fairly deep,...
Monday27th Jan 2020
Review Journey to the Savage Planet - A Shallow But Easy Going Sci-Fi Escapade
Journey to the Average Planet
As you fire up Journey to the Savage Planet, its theme music begins to play. With plenty of banjo and slide guitar riffs, you'll get an idea of what to expect from this game before you even push a button. It's fair to say this sci-fi action adventure isn't taking itself very seriously, but don't expect to be bowled over...
News Sony's Shuhei Yoshida Describes Dreams as a 'Ten Year' Project
"I cannot wait to see how this platform develops"
In case you weren't aware, last night played host to the very first Impy Awards -- an awards ceremony celebrating the very best creations made in Dreams. Media Molecule built a stage, an audience, cute animations, and fake commercials for its glitzy awards show, and it was an utter delight. If you...
Giveaway Grab Free Access to the Disintegration Closed Technical Beta on PS4
Reboot humanity
A first-person shooter from a new studio founded by the co-creators of Halo and SOCOM: US Navy SEALs was always guaranteed to attract attention, and now you can try the upcoming Disintegration for yourselves. Courtesy of publisher Private Division and developer V1 Interactive, we’ve got 150 European PlayStation 4 beta codes for the...
Mini Review Hardcore Mecha - Story-Based Ode to Gundam Is a Fantastic Slice of Mecha Action
Shoot for the stars
Developer RocketPunch Games displays a clear love of all things mecha with Hardcore Mecha, a side scrolling mission-based action shooter that tells a surprisingly engaging story. Taking obvious inspiration from the likes of Gundam and just about any other mecha anime that you can think of, it's a tale that's packed with cliches...
Close to breaking top 10
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt is currently enjoying an impressive revival off the back of the recent Netflix series. The highly rated role-playing title is almost five years old at this point, but age doesn't matter when people are going gaga for Geralt. Indeed, the latest UK sales charts give us a glimpse into just how popular...
News Wait, Apex Legends' Next Character Isn't Actually Forge at All
Hang on, that's Revenant
Folks, we've just been bamboozled by Respawn Entertainment. The developer announced last week that Apex Legends' fourth season would bring with it a new Legend named Forge, except it not. Like, at all. You're going to have to watch the trailer above for more context before we talk more -- let's reconvene in a minute. Yes,...
Mini Review FoxyLand 2 - A Bright and Bushy Side-Scroller
No fox given
Where the fox have you been? This is indie developer BUG-Studio’s second crack at its foxy FoxyLand series, with the previous edition carefully marshalled onto the PlayStation 4 and PS Vita by the ever-industrious Ratalaika Games. A vibrant side-scrolling platformer, this version boasts over 40 levels and co-operative play – though...
Soundtrack of the Decade #10 - Death Stranding’s Meditative Strangeness Gave Way to Amazing Music
The first strand type soundtrack
We’re listing the ten best Soundtracks of the Decade. These are the ten PlayStation scores released over the past decade that we believe left the biggest impression on our sonic palettes. Whether it’s Journey's Grammy nominated masterpiece or Destiny’s 8 movement symphony, these are the soundtracks that hit the...
Soundtrack of the Decade #9 - Persona 5's Brilliant Sense of Style Gave Way to Quite the Soundtrack
Steal your ears
We’re listing the ten best Soundtracks of the Decade. These are the ten PlayStation scores released over the past decade that we believe left the biggest impression on our sonic palettes. Whether it’s Journey's Grammy nominated masterpiece or Destiny’s 8 movement symphony, these are the soundtracks that hit the best notes...
News Playable Persona 5 Scramble Demo Coming to PS4 in Japan
Get up, get out there
During the latest Persona 5 Scramble: The Phantom Strikers livestream (which we've embedded above), Atlus revealed that the upcoming action RPG will be getting a playable demo in Japan. Due on the 6th February -- that's two weeks before the game launches in Japan -- the demo will give players a taste of what's to come. If you...
News Metro Exodus: Sam's Story DLC Is in Search of the USA, Out Next Month
The journey ends
Metro: Exodus is probably a game you haven't heard about or thought of in quite some time. The much forgotten 2019 PlayStation 4 title didn't live up to the expectations it set itself last year, and the first piece of DLC that makes up its season pass continued that trend. Let's hope then that its final expansion, titled Sam's...
News Terminator Invades Ghost Recon: Breakpoint in Game's First Live Event
I am back
Ubisoft is doing its best to turn around the fortunes of its tactical third-person shooter Ghost Recon: Breakpoint with a slew of free updates and patches alongside its season pass. The developer has proven in the past that it can manufacturer a success story thanks to the likes of Rainbow Six: Siege, and an upcoming live Terminator event...
News Persona 5 Royal's Western Marketing Is Getting Into the Swing of Things
Wear the Mask
One small positive to take from all the recent PlayStation 4 game delays is that we're going to have so much more time for Persona 5 Royal, and developer ATLUS is doing a good job of pushing that point as its marketing cycle for the Western market kicks into gear. What we have here is a new trailer for the game featuring old footage...
News UK Sales Charts: Call of Duty and Dragon Ball Z Duke It Out for First Place
Who came out on top?
Dragon Ball Z: Kakarot got off to a flying start in UK retail last week, debuting in number one and knocking Call of Duty: Modern Warfare off its perch. Activision's ever-popular shooter has made a swift recovery, however, and has returned this week to reclaim the top spot once more. Goku's RPG still lands in second place,...
News Patapon 2 Remastered Finally Has a PS4 Release Date, and It's Right Around the Corner
Pata pata pata done
Sony went through a brief phase of remastering a bunch of PSP games, including Patapon 2 Remastered. Unlike LocoRoco Remastered and the rest, this particular game has been missing in action for what feels like an eternity, with no word from the publisher as to its whereabouts. Well, out of absolutely nowhere, Sony has at last...
News Don't Worry, There Are No Microtransactions in DOOM Eternal
Eternally grateful
In case you were ever worried DOOM Eternal might employ such hellish practices as microtransactions, fear not. The upcoming FPS will have some unlockable items, but you won't be able to pay for them; you have to earn them. This information comes straight from the title's creative director, Hugo Martin. Responding to a fan...
News Here's Our First Look at Samurai Shodown's Haohmaru in SoulCalibur VI
Still no date, though
The fighting game genre is going crossover crazy right now, and previously announced SoulCalibur VI DLC character Haohmaru has finally shown up in the title's latest trailer. Slicing his way into Bandai Namco's brawler "soon", the Samurai Shodown star looks like a great fit for the weapon-based fighter. His stage is a treat for...
Sunday26th Jan 2020
News Heartbreak as Japanese Hero Can't Save Disastrous Tekken 7 Tournament
It was all Leroys
This weekend played host to Evo Japan 2020 -- one of the country's largest fighting game events. Pro players from all over the world gathered to compete in the likes of Street Fighter V, SoulCalibur VI, and Samurai Shodown -- but without a doubt, the most talked about tournament of the weekend belonged to Tekken 7. You see, Tekken...
Random Resident Evil: Code Veronica X Fans Produce Their Own Promo Material for a PS5 Remake
Get yourself an item box
With Resident Evil 2 already being a masterful remake of the PSone original and Resident Evil 3 plotting its path to PlayStation 4 in a few months time, fans of the series are wondering what will get the Capcom treatment next. One very popular pick is Resident Evil: Code Veronica X and some supporters have even come up with...
News Ah, Crap - The Uncharted Movie Has Been Delayed Again
Drake's misfortune
The Uncharted movie, better known as the Un-started movie (high five), has been delayed. Sony has made the decision to push back the doomed film adaptation of its hit game series, and this should come as no surprise to anyone. The delay comes fairly soon after the departure of yet another director, and sees the projected release...
News Watch Media Molecule's Inaugural Dreams Impy Awards Right Here
For the dreamers
If, like us, you're a big fan of Dreams on PlayStation 4, what better way to spend your Sunday than watching the first annual Impy Awards? Developer Media Molecule is hosting a live event to celebrate the very best community creations in its PS4 exclusive play-create-share title. That's right -- Dreams has its very own version of...
Saturday25th Jan 2020
News Call of Duty: Modern Warfare Patches Are Getting Completely Out of Hand
Too much of a good thing
Look, we're all for developers who consistently update their games with worthwhile content here at Push Square, but please, please don't go and break the foundations you've already laid down in the process. That's the problem Call of Duty: Modern Warfare on PlayStation 4 is facing right now as players repeatedly download...
News PS5 Startup Sequence Is Likely Fake, But Still Lovely
Fully loaded
Up until the PlayStation 4 and PS Vita, Sony used to invest a lot of time and resources into its consoles’ start-up sequences. We suppose the PSone is the most iconic of these, but the PS2, PS3, and even PlayStation Portable had great intro scenes which are etched into our collective memories. So which direction will the upcoming...
News Bluepoint Games' PS5 Project 'Aims to Define the Visual Benchmark' for Next-Gen
Website refresh reveals
Remake masters Bluepoint Games is talking a very, very big game when it comes to its mysterious PlayStation 5 title. Through various comedic Twitter teases and comments published alongside fresh next-gen details in Wired articles, the Austin-based studio suggests that it is cooking up something hot. It's probably Demon's...
News Former SIE Chairman Considers Insomniac Purchase One of His Best Achievements at PlayStation
Shawn Layden weighs in
We're most likely never going to find out the reasoning behind Shawn Layden's departure from Sony last year, but at least we can rest easy in the knowledge that the two parties parted ways on good terms. The former chairman of PlayStation Worldwide Studios has consistently tweeted about Sony's efforts since his surprise exit,
Talking Point What Are You Playing This Weekend? - Issue 308
Nioh em gee
February is fast approaching, but there’s still plenty of gaming left for you in January yet. Whether you’re trying something new or dipping into your backlog this weekend, we want to know about. So let us know what you’re playing in the comments section below. Robert Ramsey, Deputy Editor: Look, I'll take any excuse to play...
Friday24th Jan 2020
Reminder Stunning Ghost of Tsushima PS4 Dynamic Theme Is Only Free for Another Week
Phwoar
Update: As Sucker Punch has thoughtfully pointed out on Twitter, you only have a week left (31st January) before that great looking Ghost of Tsushima dynamic PS4 theme is gone. All you need is one of the codes that we've posted below. Original story: Ghost of Tsushima is going to be one of the very best looking games on PlayStation 4 when...
Poll How Much Does PS5 Backwards Compatibility Matter to You?
Back to the future
Sony has confirmed that the PlayStation 5 will be backwards compatible with PlayStation 4 games, but that's all we know right now. Rumours have been swirling for months that the next-gen console -- set to launch later this year -- will also be able to play old PS3, PS2, and PSone titles as well, but there's very little evidence to...
Random Officially Licensed Real Life Swords from The Witcher 3 are Masterworks
Get your coin purse, Geralt
Just look at these swords. They're based on the Mastercrafted Wolven set from The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt, and yes, they're 100 per cent real. Created by swordsmith Artur Wysocki, these handmade blades are officially licensed by CD Projekt Red -- the developer behind the games -- under the guise of Kaer Mohren Forge. The...
Review Kingdom Hearts III Re Mind - Grandiose DLC for Hardcore Fans, and That's About It
Kingdom Hearts III.1
If there was ever a piece of media so utterly devoted to confusing its dedicated fan base and actively pushing away those who didn’t choose to invest their time in playing nine previous instalments, it's Kingdom Hearts III Re Mind. The base game's one and only piece of major DLC is probably the least accessible expansion of...
News PlayStation Fans Are the Most Loyal, According to a Recent Study
Sony ponies
Console wars aren't going away anytime soon, especially with Sony and Microsoft introducing their new consoles later this year. Forums will be set ablaze by passionate fans of one platform or the other, and will fight to the death on behalf of these billion-dollar corporations. Which fans are the most loyal, though? If you're a...
News Call of Duty Marketing Seemingly Sticks with Sony in PS5 Launch Year
Call of Duty League partner
Ownership over the marketing of the Call of Duty franchise might not be quite as important as it was at the beginning of the PlayStation 4 generation, but it's still something worth having under your belt. Sony has held the rights to advertising Activision's mammoth first-person shooter series for more than four and a...
News Is Mortal Kombat Kollection Online Bringing Retro Remasters to PS4?
Out of its Johnny Cage
Mortal Kombat Kollection Online was a bundle of remasters in development at Blind Squirrel Games, but the project was canned last year. However, a rating for a PlayStation 4 release has been spotted on European classifications
Gallery Alleged Images of a Canned The Last of Us Animated Movie Leak Online
It was for nothing
You have to imagine that Sony has at least entertained the idea of a Last of Us movie, but given that it can't seem to make an Uncharted flick work, perhaps it's best left alone. If you were curious what a Last of Us film might look like, however, these images may surprise you. A batch of stills from an alleged animated short...
News Can Captain Tsubasa's First PS4 Gameplay Pass FIFA Off the Park?
Got some Pep
While it’s great to have a new arcade-inspired sports game to look forward to, anime adaptation Captain Tsubasa: Rise of New Champions doesn’t look like a title contender in this first PlayStation 4 gameplay footage. While the artstyle – inspired by the classic 1981 manga – appears to be on point, the actual action seems...
News Sonic Movie Gets Theme Song and Retro Music Video from Wiz Khalifa
Speed Me Up
The world is now only three weeks away from the Sonic the Hedgehog movie, and we'd by lying if we said we weren't excited. Whether it's a train wreck or surprisingly good, we can't wait to see the reactions to this flick -- especially given the reaction to the first trailer that led to Sonic getting a revised look. The film is back on...
News Latest Dreams PS4 Trailer Highlights Even More Amazing Community Creations
Three weeks to go
Update: Well, PlayStation UK has deleted the tweet since we wrote this story. We'll replace it when the trailer makes its way back online. Original Story: Dreams, the latest first-party exclusive title from Media Molecule, is due for full release in just three weeks' time. Many people have already been playing the game for dozens...
News Monster Hunter World's Weird and Wonderful Grand Appreciation Fest Is Now Live on PS4
Happy Birthday
Monster Hunter World's latest limited time event, the Grand Appreciation Fest, is now live on PlayStation 4, although it's worth noting that you'll need Iceborne in order to experience the event to its fullest. Celebrating the second anniversary of the game's release, you can take on a number of new quests and forge some weird weapons...
News SOMA, Amnesia Developer Teases Its Next Game with ARG
Box 52, Tape 16
Developer Frictional Games is due a new title after releasing SOMA back in 2015, so this latest update from the Swedish team will be most welcome for horror fans. It looks like the gears are turning as the official website for the studio's next game has started a new ARG (Alternate Reality Game) linking to all manner of obscure...
News Apex Legends Season 4 Starts 4th February, New Legend, Battle Pass, and Weapon
Assimilation
The Apex Legends Grand Soirée event might be coming to a close in a couple of days time, but that doesn't mean the new content coming from developer Respawn Entertainment is coming to an end. Season 4 kicks off shortly, bringing with it an entirely new Legend to play as, another Battle Pass to rank up, and a new weapon to get your...
Thursday23rd Jan 2020
News No, PS5 Backwards Compatibility with PS3, PS2, and PS1 Games Has Not Been Confirmed
Only PS4
Will the PlayStation 5 be backwards compatible? Yes. Will it be backwards compatible with all PlayStation games? We don't know (and we have our doubts). This is a topic that's been bouncing back and forth around the web for months — maybe even years — and now it's blown up all over again. Perhaps it's to be expected with the PS5's...
News DOOM Eternal Is Pushing the PS4 Hardware to Its Limit
"The best technology we've ever made"
DOOM Eternal is shaping up to be a real looker on PlayStation 4, so much so that id Software executive producer Marty Stratton reckons the game pushes Sony's current-gen console to its absolute limit. The trip to hell and back already sounds like an incredible experience following a new round of previews earlier...
News Innocuous Gag Drives Fresh PS5 Reveal Rumours
The thirst is real
The rumour mill has officially reached fever pitch, and some PlayStation fans on social media are beginning to lose their heads. Sony will be thrilled to see the pent-up demand for fresh PlayStation 5 information – after all, it’s this kind of anticipation which led to the next-gen system’s predictable logo becoming the most...
Not so super, Saiyan
When Bandai Namco announced that it was going to be making a role-playing game that covers the entirety of Dragon Ball Z, fans seemed somewhat torn. On one hand, developer CyberConnect2 was going to be at the helm -- the studio behind the largely fantastic Naruto Storm titles. On the other, it's hard to get genuinely excited...
News European Survey on Next-Gen Suggests Gamers Want Better Graphics Above All Else on PS5
What a shocker
What features are most important to you when it comes to PlayStation 5? If you live in Europe, you're statistically most likely to want better graphics more than anything else. That's probably a given in most parts of the world, but a recent survey spanning some of Europe's major countries has thrown out some interesting results...
News US PlayStation Store's Totally Digital Sale Brings Down Prices on a Massive Range of PS4 Games
Small digits
Just yesterday, the European PlayStation Store was updated with a brand new Totally Digital sale, and now it's arrived in North America. The offer is much the same across the Atlantic, bringing savings on all kinds of PS4 titles and DLC. There's an emphasis on indie games here, and there are some absolute corkers going cheap. Hyper...
News Housemarque Puts Stormdivers Development on Ice for Big AAA Game, Announcement Soon
PS5 event reveal?
Housemarque, the developer of PlayStation 4 classics such as Resogun and Alienation, has been working on a Battle Royale title for the past couple of years called Stormdivers. The project has looked suitably okay every single time it has been shown to the public, but now the developer has announced that development of the title has...
Mini Review Music Racer - Slick Synthwave Visualiser Lacks Selling Point
Night rider
As far as visualisers go, Music Racer is a particularly eye-popping option. This synthwave auditory experience is baked in neon colours and bloom, and features vehicles inspired by 80s classics like Knight Rider and Tron. You can customise your car’s colours, unlock increasingly trippy tracks, and… Well, that’s about it...
News PS2 Fan Favourite Simpsons Hit and Run Almost Had a Sequel
D'oh
The Simpsons hasn't had too many great video games in its long history, but Hit and Run is arguably the best. The GTA-like adventure with open world areas was packed to the rafters with familiar characters, jokes, and references to the show. You could play as Homer, Marge, Bart, Lisa, and Apu, while accepting missions and side activities from...
News The Witcher Tracking to Be Biggest Netflix Season One Ever
Toss a coin
Given the dramatic resurgence of the game, it’s hardly surprising to learn that The Witcher is on track to become Netflix’s most-watched Season One of all-time. The streaming juggernaut claims that 76 million households have now tuned in to at least two minutes of the adaptation, which may sound like a strange metric, but it’s...
News Don't Get Your Hopes Up, Kingdom Hearts Game 'Coming Surprisingly Soon' Is for Mobile
What a buzzkill
Project Xehanort is the next spin-off game in the Kingdom Hearts franchise and you won't be able to play it on either your PlayStation 4 or even the upcoming PlayStation 5. After revealing yesterday that it has multiple projects in the works, Square Enix has pretty much killed off all hype by announcing that the Kingdom Hearts game...
News Nioh 2 to Expand with Extensive PS4 Post-Release Add-On Plans
Satisfying samurai
Nioh 2’s going to be a significant time sink when it deploys on 13th March, but don’t expect your journey through a demon-infested Japan to end there. Team Ninja has announced plans for extensive post-release support, with three major expansions in the pipeline. Each add-on pack will focus on “a different storyline that...
News Granblue Fantasy Versus Opening Movie Is a Treat for the Eyes
Granblue Fantastic
Granblue Fantasy Versus looks bloody lovely, doesn't it? The next fighter from Arc System Works, the game's opening movie is a delight, and you can watch it above. Granblue Fantasy Versus is out very soon in Japan -- it's set to launch on the 6th February -- but we still don't have a Western release date, despite being tagged as...
News Nioh 2 Story Trailer Is an Atmospheric, Magical Mystery
War is unending
After teasing yesterday that it would drop a new trailer for Nioh 2, Sony has delivered with an all-new look at the game -- this time placing a large emphasis on its story. The title is a prequel to the 2017 original so no prior knowledge is required for those interested in checking out the experience launching March 2020. Take a...
News Overcooked 2 Celebrates the Chinese New Year with Free Spring Festival Update on PS4
Year of the rat
In the era of ever-evolving video games, who would've thought Overcooked 2 would be among them? Team 17 has been keeping the co-op cooking title simmering since its release back in 2018, and it's showing no signs of slowing down. The result is a game that's only become more flavoursome over time, with a wide range of DLC thrown into...
Mini Review Gravity Error - Puzzling Potential Scuppered by Dreadful UI and Controls
Poor landing
Gravity Error has its heart in the right place. It wants to serve up a compelling puzzling experience rivalling the likes of Super Meat Boy with tough, quick-fire challenges that put you back in the action before you’ve even had chance to register failure. You could say it just about manages to achieve that, but then that would be...
News Bloober Team Teases Observer Sequel on Twitter
Daniel, are you there?
Developer Bloober Team, best known for its work on Layers of Fear, Blair Witch, and Observer, has taken to Twitter to tease its next project by way of a 30-second video. It doesn't give too much away besides an incoming call, but everything appears to be pointing towards a sequel to Observer. The footage continuously loops,...
Wednesday22nd Jan 2020
Guide Dragon Ball Z: Kakarot Soul Emblems - All Soul Emblems and How to Get Them
How to unlock Soul Emblems
How do you get Soul Emblems in Dragon Ball Z: Kakarot? Soul Emblems are an important part of the game, granting you access to stat bonuses and other extras as you collect them. You get many of them by simply progressing through the story, but there are some Soul Emblems that you can miss out on if you're not careful. In...
News Multiple Kingdom Hearts Games Now in Development, One 'Coming Surprisingly Soon'
This train doesn't stop
If you thought last year's Kingdom Hearts III and tomorrow's Re Mind DLC would put a stop to all things Kingdom Hearts then boy do you need to reconsider things. This train is set to keep on trucking as director Tetsuya Nomura has now confirmed that multiple new entries in the franchise are now in development. The legendary...
News Yakuza: Like a Dragon Fails to Spark Series Resurgence in Japan as Lacklustre Sales Continue
Launch numbers are in
SEGA knew it was taking a bit of a risk with Yakuza: Like a Dragon -- or Yakuza 7, as it's known in Japan. The latest entry in the long running series does away with its trademark action-based combat, replacing it with a turn based battle system that has been, at least in part, designed to appeal to Japan's love of traditional...
News Dragon Ball Z: Kakarot Update Will Let You Travel Back in Time to Complete Missed Quests
Handy
Dragon Ball Z: Kakarot is a pretty big game. Alongside the main story of Dragon Ball Z, there are loads of side quests to undertake, as well as various optional activities. And with that in mind, it can be surprisingly easy to miss out on certain adventures, especially since many of them are only available until the overarching plot moves...
News Sony's Latest Wave of Godfall Marketing Begins, PS5 Event Speculation Grows
For Godfall's sake
Godfall was announced back at the Video Game Awards last December, and hype for the so-called 'looter-slasher' has been bubbling away based on the fact that it's the first confirmed PlayStation 5 title that we've seen. And if rumours are to be believed regarding a big PS5 reveal event in February, an extended look at Godfall seems...
News Descenders Is an Extreme Mountain Biking Game Riding onto PS4 This Year
All downhill from here
Descenders has actually been around in one form or another for a good few years, but now it's finally making the leap onto PlayStation 4. If you aren't aware, it's a game all about riding your trusty mountain bike all the way down to the bottom of a treacherous trail. The key twist here is that stages are procedurally...
News Huge EU PlayStation Store Sale Discounts Some of the Best PS4 Indie Games
Best in class
Another week brings with it another PlayStation Store sale for European territories, and this is one you'll probably want to pay attention to. The Totally Digital sale is available right now, serving up discounts for some of the PlayStation 4's very best indie titles through until 5th February 2020. Independent gems such as Return of...
Rumour Silent Hill Reboot in the Works Alongside Telltale-Style Game
Two games planned
Ignoring the PlayStation 5 rumours for a few seconds, we don't think we've come across a leak we've wanted to be true more than this one. According to a very reliable Resident Evil leaker, Konami has plans to bring back the Silent Hill franchise with a soft reboot and another title to accompany it which draws inspiration from...
Hands On Shenmue III's Battle Rally Is Bad in the Best Possible Way
Race to the bottom
What the flying Fuku-san is this? Shenmue III’s first post-release expansion pack Battle Rally launched this week, and it’s stranger than turtle racing. Somehow, this extraordinary add-on does its best Outrun impression, aping the logo of Yu Suzuki’s high-speed arcade hit. And yet we’ve never experienced anything quite...
Going dark
We haven't heard a single word from PlayStation VR project Star Child ever since it was indefinitely delayed back in December 2018 so when something to do with the game finally cropped up, this wasn't the news we were hoping for. Publisher Playful Studios has let go of a significant portion of its full-time staff -- casting further doubt...
Random Don't Worry, Everything Is Fine at Media Molecule
Nothing to see here
One thing is for absolute certain: you don't need to worry one jot about the fine folks at Media Molecule. The studio behind the PlayStation 4 exclusive Dreams has always seemed like a great place to work. Comfy furniture, open plan working space, an awesome kitchen, you name it -- the developer seems to have everything pretty...
News YouTube TV Is Now Available on PS4 in the US
What is YouTube TV?
Every company on the planet is getting into the streaming game, and here comes Google with YouTube TV. The service, which launched back in 2017 in select areas of North America, is an alternative to traditional cable or satellite television. With YouTube TV, you're able to stream live TV from a wide variety of channels. The good...
News 7th Sector PS4 Teaser Trailer Tells Us Absolutely Nothing
Come on lads
We get it, it's a teaser trailer intended to invoke mystery and intrigue, but we're gonna have to see more than just a window. A new trailer has just hit the official PlayStation YouTube channel for an upcoming PlayStation 4 game named 7th Sector and your guess is as good as ours when it comes to trying to actually work out what sort of...
News Nioh 2 to Receive a Brand New Trailer Tomorrow, Sony Teases
War is unending
Are you ready to see more Nioh 2? The upcoming sequel from Team Ninja is looking pretty great so far, and we know the game has been rebalanced since the brutal PlayStation 4 beta. It seems as though we're about to get a fresh look at the game, as the PlayStation Twitter account is teasing a new trailer. As mentioned in the image...
News Lost Words Brings a Diary to Life in Upcoming PS4 2D Platformer
Dated for Spring 2020
When Modus Games isn't publishing Remothered: Broken Porcelain, it's dipping its toes in the more artistic side of the video game industry. The publisher's next title, from developer Sketchbook Games, attempts to bring the diary entries of a young girl to life in a gorgeous 2D fashion. As you can tell from the trailer above,...
News MLB The Show 20 Teases Tweaks in Gameplay Premiere
Struck out
Well, as promised, here’s your first look at MLB The Show 20’s gameplay. As was the case last year, the developer’s packed the trailer with teases of tweaks, and it’s up to the community to uncover them. We noticed some adjustments to the fielding, as well as what looks to be a new Showdown mode – although we’re not entirely...
Tuesday21st Jan 2020
News PS5 Slogan Change Actually Doesn't Give Weight to Massive Next-Gen Leak
PS5 price, reveal event, games, and more
Update (21st January): It's been brought to our attention that there's actually nothing new about the slogan "It's Time to Play", as it was used in a PlayStation marketing campaign late last year. Sony may be in the process of revamping its commercials ahead of the PS5, and this may be the first sign of that,...
News Check Out a Leaked Gameplay Trailer for Godfall on PS5
Looter slasher
Update (21/1/20): The full version of the Godfall PS5 trailer has now been leaked on Reddit from the same user. To reiterate, this is allegedly a gameplay trailer from early last year, only meant for internal use. This could mean the footage is quite outdated, but it's still our best look yet at the next-gen action game. Check it out...
News Release Date Leaked for SpongeBob Rehydrated, and It's Going Up Against The Last of Us 2
Sorry about this, calendar
Nintendo is a water-tight operation most of the time, but no publisher is perfect. Via an infographic from the company, the release date for SpongeBob SquarePants: Battle for Bikini Bottom Rehydrated has been inadvertently revealed. According to this timeline, the remaster of the fan favourite PlayStation
News A New Gundam VS. Game Is Coming to Western PS4s in 2020
Gundam fight!
We were just about due a new Gundam game announcement, and here's Bandai Namco to tell us that it's bringing Mobile Suit Gundam Extreme VS. Maxiboost ON to PlayStation 4. What's more, it's coming West at some point in 2020. The Gundam VS. series has walked a long and winding road. Usually starting life in Japanese arcades, each entry...
News Is a New PSVR Launching Alongside PS5 This Year?
New version incoming, apparently
We already know that PlayStation VR will be compatible with the PlayStation 5, but will Sony have a new headset in stores alongside its next-gen system? Given the potential price tags involved, it seems unlikely, but the company behind immersive virtual reality experiences like Titanic VR seems to know something we...
News Little Town Hero Ditches Nintendo Switch Exclusivity for PS4 Release
Pokémon dev on PS4
PlayStation 4 exclusives might be about to make the jump to PC, but now the Sony platform has gone and nabbed a game previously only available on Nintendo Switch. Little Town Hero, from Pokémon developer Game Freak, is heading to PS4 on 23rd April in Japan. A western launch is yet to be announced, but we're sure it won't be too...
News Captain Tsubasa: Rise of New Champions Brings an Anime Alternative to FIFA on PS4
Back of the net
Ever wished you could summon a tiger before pulling the trigger in FIFA 20 on the PlayStation 4? We’d probably win more matches of Ultimate Team online if we could, but EA Sports’ soccer sim prefers to keep proceedings a little more, shall we say, grounded. Captain Tsubasa: Rise of Champions doesn’t care much for realism,...
News Godfall Dev on Leaked Trailer: It's a Year Old and Not the PS5 Build
Internal PC footage
There's been a buzz surrounding Godfall since it was revealed last year. It is, after all, the first confirmed PlayStation 5 title that we've seen. A leaked trailer has only added to the hype, showing off some cool looking hack and slash action -- but now the developer has warned against paying too much attention to the...
Random Super Smash Bros. Creator Played 242 PlayStation Games in 2019
Not bad, not bad
Masahiro Sakurai, the infectiously enthusiastic creator of Super Smash Bros., has revealed on Twitter that he played 242 different games on PlayStation 4 in 2019. He's pulling that stat from the PlayStation 2019 Wrap-Up webpage that Sony launched last week. Not bad, Sakurai. Not bad at all. Sadly, the charismatic developer didn't...
News Fortnite's TikTok Emote Contest Is the Most 2020 Thing Ever
Hello, fellow kids
Social media sensation TikTok and Battle Royale phenomenon Fortnite go together like, well, Dairy Milk and Cheese & Onion crisps – or peanut butter and jelly if you’re looking for a more relatable simile. It’s not overly surprising that Epic has announced a partnership with the juggernaut app, then, encouraging wannabe...
News Persona 5 Soundtrack Steals Hearts in Yakuza: Like a Dragon
Life will change
Well this is pretty cool. The new Yakuza game, Yakuza: Like a Dragon, has a jukebox that can play music from Persona 5. It's a neat crossover given Yakuza's new direction with turn based battles -- something that Persona fans will already be very familiar with. Said jukebox can be found in a bar where the game's main characters...
News Ex-Splinter Cell Director Reportedly Returns to Ubisoft
A hint of things to come?
The idea of a modern Splinter Cell game has been flying around for what feels like an eternity. The series has been MIA since Blacklist on PlayStation 3, and that released nearly seven years ago. Aside from a surprising cameo appearance in Ghost Recon: Wildlands, Sam Fisher has been out of action for the whole PS4...
News Sony to Reveal the Magic of MLB The Show 20 This Week
Strike one
MLB The Show 19 is the best-selling baseball game ever made, but Sony San Diego’s not sitting still. MLB The Show 20 will launch in a couple of months, and the developer’s got a world gameplay reveal lined up for 22nd January. Presumably, this will centre on all this year’s new features and updates, so fans will want to keep an eye...
News Journey Dev thatgamecompany Reiterates Upcoming PS4 Port of Sky, Cross-Play Confirmed
Interact with other consoles
The latest video game from Flower and Journey developer thatgamecompany, titled Sky: Children of Light, has always had confirmation of an eventual PlayStation 4 port, but the California-based studio has now sought to promise that the game is still on its way to Sony's current-gen machine. It makes sense too since we...
Round Up DOOM Eternal Sounds Like a Worthy Trip to Hell in New Previews
DOOM cranked to 11
DOOM Eternal has already been delayed once on PlayStation 4 so it can't be pushed back any further than its March 2020 release date, right? We certainly hope that's the case, so much so that this new set of previews fills us with confidence that id Software's next first-person shooter is going to be something special. We've...
News Hidden Through Time Is a Cute Hand-Drawn Hidden Object Game Coming to PS4 in 2020
Where's Waldo without the Waldo
Here's a neat little game announcement to cheer up your Tuesday. Hidden Through Time is the latest game from Crazy Monkey Studios, a team probably best known for the Guns, Gore & Cannoli series. As the name suggests, this is a hidden object puzzler in which you're tasked with locating specific things in each...
News Narrative Adventure Game Mutazione Receives Zen-Like Garden Mode in Free PS4 Update
Green thumbs up
Mutazione is secretly one of 2019's better games. A small narrative-driven adventure game from Die Gute Fabrik, it's also one of PlayStation 4's most relaxing titles, with a slow pace and cosy characters you'll get to know pretty well. One of the game's more interesting ideas is a gameplay feature allowing you to grow special gardens...
News Yooka-Laylee and the Impossible Lair Getting Free Demo on PS4 This Month
Try before you buy
The original Yooka-Laylee was an okay attempt at reviving the 3D collectathon platformer, but Playtonic Games scaled down its ambitions for the follow-up, delivering a far better executed side-scroller. Yooka-Laylee and the Impossible Lair is well worth playing, but if you've yet to dive in, we'd suggest holding off until the end...
Monday20th Jan 2020
Rumour GTA 6 Development for PS5 Supposedly Outed by UK Tax Return
A "Culturally British" product
Who would have thought we would find a video game rumour inside a UK tax return? Well, that's the nature of the video game industry right now folks. Grand Theft Auto developer Rockstar North may have just accidentally revealed that development of the sixth mainline entry in the blockbuster franchise is well underway...
News Cyberpunk 2077 on PS5? Dev Says 'Nothing Has Changed' Following Lengthy Delay
Hmmm
Last week, CD Projekt Red announced that it was delaying Cyberpunk 2077. It's a hefty delay, too -- the open world role-playing game has been pushed all the way into September when it was originally planned for an April release. Time and again, the Polish developer has said that the game is only planned for current-gen consoles, but now that...
News SEGA Will Announce Sonic the Hedgehog News Every Month in 2020
That's a lotta hog
Here's something that you'll probably either love or hate -- SEGA has launched a new campaign in which it will share Sonic the Hedgehog news on the 20th day of every month this year. Aptly named 'Sonic 2020', the publisher will be making Sonic-related announcements each month, starting with the reveal of the initiative itself...
News UK Sales Charts: Dragon Ball Z: Kakarot Goes Super Saiyan with Number One Debut
Over 9,000
Dragon Ball Z has been around for a long time, but its enduring popularity remains extraordinary. Bandai Namco recently released a game that follows the story of this evergreen anime, named Dragon Ball Z: Kakarot, and it seems Goku still has plenty of fans in the UK. A lot of them seem to own a PlayStation 4, too; Sony's platform...
News The Last of Us 2 Job Listing Asks for PC Experience, Has Some PlayStation Fans in an Uproar
But let's be reasonable
Last week, a report outed that Horizon: Zero Dawn is coming to PC in 2020. This sparked a wave of outrage among some hardcore PlayStation fans -- many of them upset that Sony appears to be keen on moving into the PC market, and that it's potentially willing to take its biggest exclusive games with it. The argument is that...
The Starfields align
So, what's going on behind the scenes at Bethesda Game Studios? At E3 2018, studio head Todd Howard confirmed that the developer has two projects in the works: Starfield and The Elder Scrolls VI. However, we've barely heard a peep about either of them since. And while we do know that Starfield is coming first, we've never really...
News Sony Insists PS4 Is Still the Best Place to Play with Montage Trailer
Who needs PS5?
We all know that PlayStation 5 is going to be the headline story of 2020, but Sony still has plenty of PlayStation 4 titles to flog. The platform holder’s launched a new trailer showcasing its immediate lineup, with The Last of Us: Part II, Ghost of Tsushima, and Final Fantasy VII Remake taking centre stage. There’s also a quick...
News Dying Light 2 Is Yet Another PS4 Game to Suffer From a Major Delay
Pushed past Spring 2020 window
We were hoping that the delays of major PlayStation 4 games would be left behind in the previous week, but unfortunately, they keep on coming. Dying Light 2 is the next casualty, pushed from its original Spring 2020 launch window to an unspecified date. Could developer Techland now be lining up a PlayStation 5 version...
Review Red Bow - Pixel Art Horror That Will Tie You in Knots
Bow constrictor
Pixel art horror has been all the rage ever since platforms such as the PlayStation Store ushered the industry into something of an indie boom. Red Bow is effectively a Japanese horror movie in Super Nintendo-style 16-bit form, putting you in the place of the immaculately dressed Roh as she explores a nightmare world filled with...
Interview How Remothered: Broken Porcelain Defies Horror Tropes in the Light of Day
Here's Stormind Games
Alongside Resident Evil 3, there's one more survival horror experience on its way to PlayStation 4 later this year that we're hotly anticipating here at Push Square. Remothered: Broken Porcelain is the sequel to a game which showed so much promise upon its summer 2018 launch on Sony's console -- delivering on a lot of fronts...
News Tactical Sci-Fi Shooter Disintegration Gets Multiplayer Beta Next Week on PS4
Take to the skies
Disintegration doesn't appear to be much in the public consciousness, but it's looking fairly promising. It's a sci-fi shooter with Halo alumni on staff, mixing first person action with strategic commands and aerial vehicular combat. It's a real mish-mash, so it seems it will need some hands on time to prove itself. Luckily, that's...
News Faust Can Eat His Opponent in Guilty Gear Strive and It's Freaked Us Out
Doctor doctor
Guilty Gear is packed with weird and wonderful characters, but we dare say that none are quite as strange (or as creepy) as Faust. The bag-wearing surgeon is back in Guilty Gear Strive, with his debut trailer giving us a quick look at his various powers. That one where he eats his opponent? Genuinely quite terrifying. Meanwhile,...
News Death Come True Teaser Trailer Has Us Hoping for a Western PS4 Release
Next game from Danganronpa creator
We're big fans of the FMV genre here at Push Square, so you can certainly consider us interested when the creator of the Danganronpa franchise comes along with his next title within the medium. Death Come True is its name and the new teaser trailer above is well worth 55 seconds of your time. The story takes p
Sunday19th Jan 2020
News PS Store Is Selling Two PS4 Games for Less Than 20p Each
Bargain bin
Update (19th January): They're not quite under 20p, but it's also worth pointing out that Reus is £0.54 and Real Farm is £0.24. Original Article: There are bargains, and then there are the two deals we've just come across on the EU PlayStation Store. Right now, you can add two PlayStation 4 games to your library for a combined price...
News Futuristic PS5 Fan Design Is so Stylish
Phwoar
Who wouldn’t want to make this a part of their setup come the end of 2020? Another enthusiastic PlayStation 5 fan has shared their interpretation of the next-generation console following one more series of fake leaks, and it’s a design with a real look to the future. As you can see in the images below, from Twitter user @FalconDesign3D,...
News NHS Wants Devs to Think of the Children as Loot Boxes Prep Kids for Gambling Addiction
Never-ending story
The loot box back-and-forth rumbles on, with British health organisation NHS urging game developers to think more carefully about so-called “surprise mechanics” which could lead children into gambling addictions. A strongly worded statement from mental health director Claire Murdoch called for a crackdown on loot boxes in...
Deal Start Reading The Witcher Novels with The Last Wish at a Low Price
Here we go, Yen
Well, you can’t say Amazon doesn’t have its head screwed on. The juggernaut retailer has reduced the price of the first The Witcher novel to just £3.00 in the UK, making it an impulse purchase for those looking to get into author Andrzej Sapkowski's fantasy fiction. <products id="11646" style="list"> The Last Wish is a...
Saturday18th Jan 2020
News Even More Sony Bigwigs Spotted in San Francisco as PS5 Reveal Nears
All good in the neighbourhood
Update (18th January): In addition to the executives outlined in the original article, Naughty Dog staffers Arne Meyer and Scott Lowe have also been spotted at PlayStation HQ, as the Japanese giant is clearly holding a summit ahead of the PS5's reveal. Original Article: Excuse us while we go gossip colum
News Ubisoft Wants to Avoid Its PS5 Games Playing Like Copy and Pastes
Shake up at French firm
While you can rarely fault the final products, many criticise the building blocks that go into each Ubisoft release. The French firm’s distinctive approach to open world design may be effective, but it can be difficult to ignore the similarities that its various series share – whether it’s Assassin’s Creed or The...
Talking Point In a Week Full of PS4 Game Delays, Are You Disappointed?
DelayStation 4
It's been a bit of a strange week in the world of video games, hasn't it? In amongst Sony's withdrawal from E3 2020 and all but confirmation of Horizon: Zero Dawn heading to PC with more PlayStation 4 exclusives set to follow, two of the year's biggest games were delayed. Final Fantasy VII Remake was pushed back by a month while...
Talking Point What Are You Playing This Weekend? - Issue 307
Mid-January blues
After all of the delays this week, you may be looking for a little something to console yourself with. Fortunately, there’s a huge new sale on the PlayStation Store and no doubt a bunch of software in your backlog. Here’s everything we’re playing this weekend. Sammy Barker, Editor: I'm thoroughly enjoying Judgment at the...
Friday17th Jan 2020
Guide Dragon Ball Z: Kakarot Maristone - Where to Find Maristone
Tourists in Trouble
Where is Maristone in Dragon Ball Z: Kakarot? You need to find this rare material in order to complete the 'Tourists in Trouble' side quest during the Frieza Saga. However, Maristone is particularly tricky to find. Where to find Maristone in Dragon Ball Z: Kakarot During your time on Namek during the Frieza Saga, you'll only...
Guide Dragon Ball Z: Kakarot Dragon Balls - How to Get Dragon Balls and How Dragon Balls Work
How to summon Shenron
Where do you find the Dragon Balls in Dragon Ball Z: Kakarot? How do you use the Dragon Balls? In this guide, we'll explain how to unlock the Dragon Balls and how they can be used to grant various wishes. Dragon Ball Z: Kakarot Dragon Balls - Where to find the Dragon Balls First thing's first: you won't be able to actually...
News Google Stadia Will Pay to Postpone 10 Games on PS4
Searching for subscribers
Google Stadia’s not got off to the greatest of starts, and the search engine giant appears to appreciate that it has its work cut-out. As part of a press release today revealing a roadmap for the platform, the organisation has admitted that it plans to release 10 timed exclusives by July 2020, meaning it’ll pay...
Round Up Dragon Ball Z: Kakarot Reviews Don't All Live Up to the Potential
Majin Buu hoo
Dragon Ball Z: Kakarot arrives on PlayStation 4 tomorrow, but critic reviews are starting to hit the internet right now. We're not quite ready to pen a full review just yet so you can read our thoughts on the game in a new Hands On piece, but it looks like various other outlets are in the same predicament as Push Square deputy editor...
Guide Dragon Ball Z: Kakarot - How to Get a Car
How to race
How do you get a car in Dragon Ball Z: Kakarot? It's a question that you may be asking yourself early on in the game, as you'll probably notice little racing icons dotted around the map. Visit them and the guy will tell you that you need a car in order to enter the competition. But how the heck do you get one? A quick word of warning...
Rumour The Order: 1886 Will Make a Triumphant Comeback with PS5 Sequel
Cor blimey
Ready at Dawn's The Order: 1886 was a graphical showcase on PlayStation 4, but ultimately fell flat with critics and some players. The developer moved onto other projects following the reception to this PS4 exclusive, but it clearly poured a huge amount of time and effort into what remains a visually impressive adventure. It would be nice...
News PS4 Exclusive Days Gone Makes the List of 2019's Best-Selling Games
Gridlock on the broken road
Sony’s been conspicuously quiet when it comes to Days Gone’s overall sales, but everything we’ve observed is that the Bend developed undead open worlder was a bit of a secret smash hit. And that’s reflected by NPD’s report on the best-selling games of 2019, where Deacon St. John’s debut landed in 19th...
Hands On Dragon Ball Z: Kakarot Is Good Fun, But It's Far from Perfect
Kicked in the head cha-la
Dragon Ball Z: Kakarot could have been amazing. Its heart is in the right place and it has plenty of neat ideas, but the finished product feels disappointingly rushed. While it's not a bad game, and there are certainly elements that Dragon Ball fans will love, there are just so many issues holding back its potential. For...
Poll Will PlayStation Exclusives on PC Affect Your PS5 Purchasing Intent?
A new Horizon
Reports emerged overnight that Guerrilla Games’ huge open world role-playing hit Horizon: Zero Dawn will launch on the PC at some point this year. This author has to hold his hands up: it’s something we never thought would happen. And while we’re still waiting for official confirmation from the Japanese giant, it sounds like more...
News Dragon Ball FighterZ Is Getting Yet Another Goku as a DLC Character
That's six Gokus
If you think Dragon Ball FighterZ already has way too many Gokus in its character roster, then we've got some bad news for you. The game's next additional fighter has been confirmed ahead of the game's big competitive finals event in Paris next month. Yep, it's Ultra Instinct Goku from Dragon Ball Super. To be fair, Ultra Instinct...
News EU and US PlayStation Store's Latest Sale Brings Dozens of PS4 Games Under $20
Or under €20
As the epic PlayStation Store January sale draws to a close, Sony has filled the void with yet another offer. On both the North American and European storefronts, you'll be able to browse through a selection of PS4 games going for less than $20 / €20, and as usual, there's a huge variety of titles up for grabs. The games mostly...
Random Bored Man Hijacks Airport Screen to Play Some Apex Legends on His PS4
Gaming on the go
We can't imagine too many people are taking their PlayStation 4 with them when they travel, but we bet there are even fewer who lug it around in a backpack, just in case. One such individual has made his presence known in a bizarre story about hijacking an airport display to play his PS4. Alrighty then. A man, waiting at Portland...
Random Rejoice! The Knack King Remains PS4 Exclusive as Google Stadia Rules Out Port
Breathe a sigh of relief
Horizon: Zero Dawn, Dreams, and a couple more PlayStation 4 exclusives might be heavily rumoured to be headed to PC in the future, but don't worry, the console's true system seller and biggest title of the lot isn't going anywhere. We know you were all waiting with bated breath and now we can officially confirm that Knack...
News Crash Team Racing Nitro-Fueled Celebrates Victory at The Game Awards on Main Menu
Show-off
This is a neat little thing, isn't it? Crash Team Racing Nitro-Fueled won the award for Best Sports/Racing Game at The Game Awards 2019 and Crash Bandicoot is commemorating victory by being a bit of a show-off on the game's main menu. Host Geoff Keighley shows off the addition in a tweet below, which goes live tomorrow. It's a small...
News MLB The Show 19 Is the Best-Selling Baseball Game of All Time
Home run
MLB The Show has always been a popular franchise, but the 2019 instalment is the best-selling baseball game in United States history. According to the NPD Group, which tracks both physical and digital game sales across the country, full-game dollar sales of the latest instalment in the baseball simulation series “have now surpassed those...
News Marvel's Iron Man VR the Latest PS4 Game to Receive Delay
Pushed back to May
The last few days have seen several of this year's key games get pushed back, and now it's time for another. Marvel's Iron Man VR, which up to now was scheduled to arrive on 28th February, has been delayed. As developer Camouflaj states above, the PlayStation VR exclusive will now launch on 15th May, just a couple of weeks...
News December 2019 NPD: Call of Duty, Star Wars Can't Soften Yearly Decline
Industry down 13% year-over-year
A whopping $3 billion were spent on video games in the United States last month, but not even juggernauts like Call of Duty: Modern Warfare and Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order could prevent the industry from succumbing to a 15 per cent year-over-year decline. This has been the tale of the tape all year, of course, as...
News Call of Duty Dominates Top 10 List of the Decade's Best Selling Games in the US
But guess who is top
The United States of America must really, really like the Call of Duty franchise. That's because the NPD group has just revealed the top 10 selling games of the previous decade across the US and entries in the Activision series take up a whopping seven of the top 10 places. The top 10 is as follows: Grand Theft Auto V Call of...
News To the Surprise of No One, PS4 Was the US' Best-Selling Console of the Decade
Big win
PlayStation 4’s success has already been very well documented, but just in case you needed a swift reminder: Sony’s system was the best-selling hardware in the United States for the past decade. That means no other device outsold it in the 2010s, despite the console not launching until November 2013. It’s hardly a surprise, of course:...
News Cyberpunk 2077 Multiplayer Most Likely Coming 2022
It's a ways out
We've only just started the new decade and we're already talking about games that won't release until we're a quarter of the way through the next 10 years. Cyberpunk 2077 has been delayed to September 2020, but you'll be waiting a lot longer if you're hotly anticipating its multiplayer mode. Developer CD Projekt Red has revealed that...
News Voting Is Now Open for Dreams' Community Driven Impy Awards Show
Trophy unlocked
Here's some news that may have passed you by: Dreams has its very own awards ceremony. The inaugural iteration of The Impy Awards is set to take place on 26th January, and it's a show that will highlight the best and brightest among the game's community of creators. As Media Molecule says on its website, the studio will be...
News Neko Ghost, Jump! Is a Cute Puzzle Platformer Where You Swap Between 2D and 3D
Dimension hopping
Do you like 2D platformers? What about 3D ones? Wherever you stand on this age-old genre of games, you may be interested in Neko Ghost, Jump! -- a cutesy action game that allows you to swap from one viewpoint to the other. As you can see in the gameplay video above, you can play the game in either a side-scrolling view or in three...
Thursday16th Jan 2020
News The Next God of War Is in Production as Developer Teases Motion Capture Session
The boy is back in town
Look, we all know God of War (2018) is getting a sequel. The return of Kratos was showered with near universal praise and it made Sony a heck of a lot of money -- the next game is all but confirmed to be in development for PlayStation 5. But you know what? It's still nice to be on the receiving end of a little tease now and...
News Zelda-Inspired PS4 Game That Made Nintendo Fans Irate Is Coming to Switch
Keep calm and carry on
A few months ago, Nintendo fans tossed their amiibo out of the pram when a Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild-inspired title was announced for the PlayStation 4. One particular player was so peeved by the existence of Genshin Impact that he smashed up Sony’s system in protest; others gathered at the Japanese giant’s...
News Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order Patch 1.07 Unlocks All Pre-Order Bonuses
Also nerfs Photo Mode
Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order developer Respawn Entertainment has done its community a solid by unlocking all the pre-order bonuses the game shipped with upon its November 2019 launch for free. You can get your hands on all those cosmetics right now by downloading patch 1.07 on PlayStation 4, but that's not all the update has...
News God of War and Twisted Metal Creator Reckons PS5 Reveal Is Definitely Happening in February
Rumours continue to swirl
Rumours of a PlayStation 5 reveal event happening in early 2020 have been rampant for months. Much like it did with the PS4, Sony is expected to unveil its next console in the very near future so that it's got almost a whole year to hype the thing up. And now God of War and Twisted Metal creator David Jaffe is adding...
News Final Fantasy VII Remake Delayed to 10th April
The reunion can wait
Uh oh, here come the delays. We've been saying for months that early 2020 is stacked and that things really kick off with Final Fantasy VII Remake on the 3rd March -- except the arrival of Cloud and the gang has now been pushed back over a month. Yep, Square Enix has confirmed that the game's release date is now set for the...
News PS5 Fans Are Having Fun Imagining the Console's Box Art
Case study
There’s a lot of chatter about what the PlayStation 5’s cases will look like. We’ve already done our own set of mock-ups, inspired by the PlayStation 4’s box art. Our theory is that Sony will want something that matches current retail displays but sets it next-gen system apart. Others believe the Japanese giant may opt for...
News Detroit: Become Human Dev Quantic Dream Has 'a Lot of Surprises' Planned for 2020
Be deviant
French studio Quantic Dream has spread its wings beyond Sony platforms in the past couple of years -- bringing its titles to PC after their PlayStation 3 and PlayStation 4 releases. Detroit: Become Human, the developer's flagship PS4 game, even made its way to the Epic Games Store recently. However, it looks like the team has even bigger...
News Cyberpunk 2077 Receives Hefty 5 Month Delay
Now arrives in September
Well, there it is folks. We had a feeling in the pit of our collective stomachs that Cyberpunk 2077 would be delayed, and now we have confirmation. CD Projekt Red is pushing the game back a whole five months. Originally set to release on the 16th April, it'll now launch on the 17th September. That's a hefty delay. The...
News PS5 Controller Will Work With PS4, According to PlayStation France
And it's called the DualShock 5
PlayStation France may have just given us some (admittedly unsurprising) PlayStation 5 details. More specifically, details about the next-gen console's controller. On the official PlayStation France support site, there's a page that lists the differences between available PlayStation 4 models. One column shows...
News PS4 Exclusive Horizon: Zero Dawn Will Come to PC in 2020, Says Report
Get Aloy of this
Horizon: Zero Dawn, the open world PlayStation 4 exclusive from Sony first-party studio Guerrilla Games, could be coming to PC at some point this year. This is according to a new report from Kotaku, which cites "three people familiar with Sony’s plans". Sony has placed exclusive games on PC before, of course. The likes of...
News Hunt: Showdown Finally Comes to PS4 on 18th February
Join the hunt
The PlayStation 4 version of Hunt: Showdown really has been a long time coming. Announced for Sony's console back in June 2019, it has spent a number of years in early access on PC where it harboured a community in love with the tense co-op dealings of having to track down monsters using clues while watching your back for other...
News Dreams Sounds Like the Next PC-Bound PS4 Exclusive
Let 'em Dream
It makes more sense than perhaps any other game in Sony’s portfolio, but it’s starting to sound like Dreams could be the next PlayStation 4 exclusive to make its way to the PC. Reports today emerged that Guerrilla Games’ epic open world opus Horizon: Zero Dawn would be making the jump to Steam and the Epic Games Store, and now...
News Ni no Kuni Animated Movie Is Available on Netflix Right Now
Very tidy
Heads up Ni no Kuni fans: the franchise's animated movie can be streamed on Netflix starting today. The film is available at the time of writing on the UK and US versions of the service, following a set of new characters on a journey within the same universe as the two games. Ni no Kuni comes with an English dub and tells the story of two...
News Latest Nioh 2 Screenshots Debut New Character and Guardian Spirits
New info every week
In the lead up to the game's PlayStation 4 release on 13th March, Nioh 2 will be revealing new information every single week. That's seven lots of content coming our way, and it all starts today with a new batch of screenshots which show off a new character and more Guardian Spirits. As you can see in a selection of the images...
Reminder Last Chance to Save Big on PS4 Games in Massive PS Store Sales
What're yer buyin'?
Just a heads up: this is your last opportunity to save big on Sony’s gigantic January sale on the PlayStation Store. Offers will run through 16th January in North America, and will end at 11:59AM on 17th January in Europe, meaning your shopping time is coming to a close. If you’d like to pick up any of the promoted titles,...
News You've Got to See the Joker's Fatality in Mortal Kombat 11
Dead good
NetherRealm Studios may have its own DC Universe-inspired brawler in the form of Injustice 2, but that’s not stopping Batman’s arch-nemesis the Joker from popping up in Mortal Kombat 11. Due out on 28th January in Early Access and 4th February for everyone else, the maniacal clown is at his brutal best, as he cracks skulls with his...
Wednesday15th Jan 2020
Guide Uncharted: Drake's Fortune Remastered PS4 - Where to Find All 61 Treasures
Strange relics
Where do you find all 61 treasures in Uncharted: Drake's Fortune Remastered on the PS4? Nathan Drake may also be a comedian and serial killer, but he's a treasure hunter at heart. There are a whopping 61 treasures for you to find in Uncharted: Drake's Fortune, and with Uncharted: The Nathan Drake Collection renewing interest in the...
News PlayStation 2019 Wrap-Up Provides a Brilliant Breakdown of Your PS4 Gaming Stats
Plus some cool freebies
We all want our PlayStation 4 consoles to track all our statistics, but until then, Sony has a treat in store. For both North America and Europe, the platform holder has created a brilliant webpage that will tell you all about your gaming habits in 2019. Called the PlayStation 2019 Wrap-Up, you can finally get a glimpse at...
Guide Best Uncharted Games Ranked
Drake believe
Uncharted is now over ten years old, and in that time series protagonist Nathan Drake has climbed his way up the gaming recognition ladder, from plucky pretender to PlayStation superstar. Starting life on the PlayStation 3 all the way back in 2007, Naughty Dog’s daring action adventure franchise has fast become one of Sony’s most...
News E3 Organiser Reacts to Sony's Absence with Empty Words
Not much of anything
Sony announced this week that it won't be attending E3 2020, marking the second year in a row that the hardware manufacturer has decided to skip the convention. In response to the move, the ESA -- the company known as The Entertainment Software Association which runs E3 -- has published a rather empty statement which doesn't...
Gallery Check Out the Free PlayStation 2019 Wrap-Up PS4 Dynamic Theme
Here's what your PS4 playtime gets you
Yesterday, Sony grabbed everyone's attention with a nifty look back at your PlayStation 4 stats for 2019. To recap: if you visit the website -- here for US and here for Europe -- and sign into your PSN account, you'll get a detailed breakdown of your gaming habits from last year
News Control DLC Is Heavily Discounted Before Any Content Is Released
A steal?
Control launched all the way back in August of 2019, and a couple of weeks after the fact, developer Remedy announced a Season Pass. This is relatively normal practice these days; a lot of games grow and change way beyond their initial state upon release. One interesting wrinkle, however, seems like it could put early buyers at a...
News Sony Scraps Annual Destination PlayStation Trade Event with PS5 Reveal Looming
Distributor will host instead
It sounds like Sony has scrapped plans to host its annual behind-closed-doors trade event Destination PlayStation, with speculation suggesting that its eyes are firmly focused on the PlayStation 5’s reveal event instead. According to journalist Mike Futter, the manufacturer will allow a “major distributor” to take...
News Rustland Grand Prix Brings Mad Max Vibes to Crash Team Racing Nitro-Fueled on PS4
Oh what a lovely day
We must say, the post-launch support for Crash Team Racing Nitro-Fueled is pretty great. Every month since it drifted onto PlayStation 4, the game has had new tracks, characters, vehicles, and more added into the fold. We hope it'll continue, as these Grand Prix events give everyone a reason to hop back into the driver's seat...
Feature Dreaming Up Sony's Own PlayStation Theme Park
For the thrill seekers
Nintendo recently revealed its very own theme park area to the world, dubbed Super Nintendo World at Universal Studios Japan. And, while Push Square is quite clearly a website focused on all things PlayStation, we'd be lying if we said we didn't want to go. In fact, we sort of desperately want to join our friends at Nintendo...
News Dreams Creator Releases Entire Album of Music Made in the Game on Spotify
Now that's impressive
Dreams is now less than a month away from its official launch on PlayStation 4, but the creations made in early access keep on coming -- continually impressing and astounding us here at Push Square. Yesterday, one creator on Twitter named @Byvsen revealed that they will be releasing a complete album of music they made in the...
News Top Fortnite Streamer Ninja Gets His Own Character Skin in Epic's Battle Royale Shooter
Sneaky
Epic Games has filled its battle royale shooter phenomenon, Fortnite, with tons of cosmetic goodies. You don't need to spend any money in order to play the 100-player deathmatch, but all kinds of outfits, character skins, and more are readily available if you want to look good on the battlefield. The game has crossed paths with licensed...
News Shenmue III Battle Rally DLC Turns Ryo Hazuki Into a Sprinter
I see
When we heard that Shenmue III would be getting multiple pieces of DLC after its November 2019 launch, this isn't exactly what we had in mind. The game's first slice of downloadable content comes to PlayStation 4 next week on Tuesday 21st January, and it literally has protagonist Ryo Hazuki competing in races. Announced on Twitter, the Battle...
News New Zombie Army 4: Dead War Trailer Is a Thorough Overview of the Undead
Zombies 101
"In 1945, Hitler summoned a Nazi zombie army and left Europe in ruins. He was defeated by the resistance and cast into the fires of hell." Yeah, that most certainly is Zombie Army 4: Dead War. The next co-op focused shooter from Rebellion is out on PlayStation 4 in just a few weeks, and this new trailer will give you a comprehensive...
Tuesday14th Jan 2020
News Sony and PlayStation Will Not Be at E3 2020
Second year in a row
Sony and PlayStation will not attend E3 2020, the company has confirmed to GamesIndustry. The annual convention, which will take place this summer, has been the biggest event in gaming for decades -- but there's no question that its influence has waned over recent years. Indeed, you may recall that Sony skipped the show in 2019...
News PS Vita Remains a Viable Platform in 2020
Not dead yet
People like to make the PS Vita means life gag, but it’s seemingly true as the portable seems poised to secure more support moving into 2020. Despite the device being over eight years old and purportedly discontinued, there are new titles for the system launching on the PlayStation Store this week – as there are virtually every...
Round Up PS4 Back Button Attachment Reviews Are Incredibly Positive
Feeling things out
The PlayStation 4's back button attachment doesn't release to the public for another couple of weeks, but it looks like certain outlets have already gotten the go-ahead on posting their impressions to the internet. Reviews are popping up all over the place, and the feedback generally seems to be overwhelmingly positive. The device...
Feature 10 Under-the-Radar PS4 Games to Look Out for in 2020
Breaking into the top four
Cyberpunk 2077. Final Fantasy VII Remake. Ghost of Tsushima. The Last of Us: Part II. 2020 could be the best year of the PlayStation 4 generation thanks to those four games, but the best thing about the next set of 12 months is that there is so, so much more to be excited about. The battle for
News It's Pretty Obvious PlayStation Has Beef with E3's Organisers
Not seeing eye to eye
Sony will not be at E3 2020 in any capacity, but it will still attend hundreds of gaming conventions around the globe. Plans are currently underway for its presence at Taipei Game Show, while you can expect to find the platform holder present in some capacity at the likes of Paris Games Week, EGX,
Deal Make the Most of PS Store's January Sale with Cut-Price PSN Vouchers
Save big on digital credit
Hundreds of games are currently discounted on the PlayStation Store, with Sony’s big New Year bonanza entering its final few days. The savings are already impressive, with huge titles like Judgment and Shadow of the Tomb Raider available for less than £20. But what if you want to compound the deals? Shop To has you...
Gallery Latest Resident Evil 3 PS4 Screenshots Are a Sight to Behold
Get a good look at Nemesis
Resident Evil 3 is just three months away, and it's looking better and better with every piece of media that's released. The follow-up to Push Square's Game of the Year for 2019 is another remake of a PSone classic -- this time focusing on Jill Valentine's attempted escape of Raccoon City. Another batch of fantastic...
Review Atelier Dusk Trilogy Deluxe Pack - New Year, Same Old Alchemists
Another trip into the delightful Atelier back catalogue
The Atelier Dusk Trilogy Deluxe Pack consists of three RPGs: Atelier Ayesha, Atelier Escha & Logy, and Atelier Shallie. This is a re-release of the ‘Plus’ version of these games but with a few improvements. As well as improved graphics there are some quality of life improvements such as...
News Battle Royale Game Show Darwin Project Is Out Now on PS4
It's free-to-play too
The 2020 release schedule is looking slightly dry for January on PlayStation 4, so we're never going to say no to a shadow drop. Darwin Project is available right now on the PlayStation Store, a free-to-play battle royale shooter which comes with an interesting twist. Rather than reaching the triple digits, the game from...
Talking Point Is Sony Right to Skip E3 2020?
Jumping ship
Is Sony right to miss out on E3 for the second year in a row? The Japanese giant announced overnight that it won't be attending E3 2020, saying that the Los Angeles event simply isn't the right venue for PlayStation 5. The company's statement comes across as somewhat prickly, but it's been reasonably clear for a while now that there's...
News Square Enix Delays Marvel's Avengers to September 2020
Just before the PS5
It's a double whammy of delays all of a sudden -- Japanese publisher Square Enix has announced that it is delaying Marvel's Avengers to September 2020 on PlayStation 4 along with pushing back Final Fantasy VII Remake by a month. The Crystal Dynamics developed title will now release on 4th September, assumedly just a few months...
News Sony Suggests E3 2020 Is Not the Right Venue for PS5
Still has great respect for organisers
Ever since ex-PlayStation boss Shawn Layden went hard on E3 a few years ago, Sony’s seemed to be dead against the convention. Now it’s pulled out of the show entirely for a second year running, the platform holder is beginning to twist the knife on organisers, the ESA. It’s unclear exactly what the issue...
News Microsoft Confirms E3 2020 Attendance for Xbox After Sony Exit
Flying the flag
Sony has confirmed that it once again will not be attending E3, but you can still look forward to a show put on by the team in green. Xbox head Phil Spencer took to Twitter to put minds at rest by staying that Microsoft will be attending E3 2020. It's business as usual for the Redmond-based company then this June, assumedly joined by...
News Ahead of PS5's Launch, Sony Is Looking Forward to Celebrating with Fans
But not at E3 2020
Sony will not be at E3 2020, but it’s still looking forward to celebrating the impending launch of the PlayStation 5 with its fans. Speaking as part of a statement on the organisation’s stance, a spokesperson said: “Our focus is on making sure fans feel part of the PlayStation family and have access to play their favourite...
News New Resident Evil 3 Trailer Equips Nemesis with a Flamethrower
STTAAARRSSS
Resident Evil 3 sure is shaping up nicely and this latest trailer for the PlayStation 4 remake is proof of that. We get a proper look at Nemesis in the footage above as well as tons of gameplay clips featured alongside cutscenes. It's well worth checking out. Hunters also put in an appearance midway through while Carlos Oliveira...
News DOOM Eternal Rips and Tears Its Way to a New Trailer
The Doomslayer is back
Bethesda teased that it would be releasing an all-new DOOM Eternal trailer today, and of course, the publisher has delivered. The folks at id Software look set to launch one of 2020's most frantic, hellish, and downright fantastic experiences on PlayStation 4, so the latest footage showcased above is well worth checking out...
News UK Sales Charts: FIFA 20 Takes Charge as January Sales Shake Up a Stagnant Top 10
Tekken a look at the bargains
We were more than ready to roll our eyes at yet another copy paste chart, but there are some interesting additions to the latest UK physical top 10. FIFA 20 scores a number one, while Call of Duty: Modern Warfare and Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order also swap seats on the podium. However, a little further down is when we...
Mini Review Super Mega Space Blaster Special Turbo – A Sufficient, if Forgettable, Shoot 'Em Up
The little space ship that could
While a fairly pedestrian shmup, Super Mega Space Blaster Special Turbo does have a couple of features that make it worth a quick look. It doesn’t hurt that the title's price -- $4.99 at launch -- is rather low, too. The most unique aspect of the game is by far the weapon system. Shmups are generally focused around...
Monday13th Jan 2020
Guide Sea of Thieves PS4 - Is It on PlayStation 4?
Can you play Sea of Thieves on PS4?
Is Sea of Thieves on PS4? Is the swashbuckling simulator coming to PlayStation 4? Developed by legendary UK studio Rare, Sea of Thieves is an online multiplayer game where you’re able to commandeer your own pirate ships with pals. The title’s currently available on Xbox One and PC but cannot be purchased on...
News PS5 Will Have Exclusive Games You Can't Play Anywhere Else
As you'd expect
We’ve posted about this before, but in light of Microsoft’s recent comments regarding the Xbox Series X, it perhaps bears repeating that the PlayStation 5 will have exclusive games at launch. This is according to reliable Kotaku scribe Jason Schreier, speaking on the publication's
Rumour Sony to Announce PS5, E3 2020 Plans Very Soon
Ready or not
Update: Unfortunately, whatever this was doesn't seem to be happening today after all. That said, Ahmad is known to be a very reliable source. At this point we assume that something is coming very soon -- the timing of the rumour has just been a little off. We'll certainly be keeping our eyes peeled over the next few days. Original...
News 'Experience PlayStation' Event Taking Place as PS5 Reveal Rumours Heat Up
Will it coincide with PS5 event?
This is rather curious. On the quiet, Sony seems to have scheduled in an interesting event in New York City named Experience PlayStation. Taking place between 14th January and 16th February 2020, the event will allow fans to "Celebrate 25 Years of Play with a collection of titles on PS4 and PS VR". It's taking place...
News Reliable Source Rips Up Recent Assassin's Creed Ragnarok Rumours
"It's not even called Ragnarok"
Over the last couple of weeks or so, numerous rumours have popped up around the web with regards to the next Assassin's Creed. The majority of these rumours have lacked any kind of concrete evidence but most of them have at least sounded reasonable, and so they've been the source of much speculation. Enter ZhugeEX --...
News Latest PS5 Fanmade Design Is the Best One Yet
Black or white?
We don't know what Sony's PlayStation 5 is going to look like just yet. The Japanese giant may not even be sure itself at the time of writing, but that hasn't stopped excited fans from coming up with their own designs. This time last week we featured what we thought was our favourite PS5 console design yet, but one that has just hit...
News Microsoft Says Sony Is Doing a 'Fantastic Job' with PlayStation
Xbox tries to avoid head-to-head bouts
Microsoft’s public relations has changed significantly from the Xbox 360 generation, and it’s not afraid to compliment its competitor anymore. Chatting with MCV as part of a wide-ranging interview, Xbox Game Studios boss Matt Booty said that PlayStation’s doing a “fantastic job” and that he tries to...
Soapbox Sony Is Not Anti-Consumer for Making PS5 Exclusives
But do you agree?
There will be games that you can only play on the PlayStation 5 when Sony’s next-gen system launches this holiday, and that’s anti-consumer according to some enthusiasts. While the Japanese giant is merely following the natural order of all hardware transitions, Microsoft has thrown a spanner in the works by revealing that it...
Feature Push Square Readers' Top 10 Most Anticipated PS4 Games of 2020
Voted for by you
Following the incredibly successful community vote for Push Square Readers' Game of the Year 2019, we're back once again to look at the year ahead. It's been said time and time again, but 2020 truly is shaping up to be quite the year for PlayStation 4 thanks to a number of hotly anticipated games launching before the arrival of...
News Sony Fails to Infiltrate a Single Spot in Japanese Sales Charts
Nintendo Switch domination
Sony’s suggested that it will not delay the PlayStation 5 in Japan like it did the PlayStation 4, but it’s clear that the company’s going to have its work cut out as it plans to introduce a new stationary home console in a region that’s clearly moving away from them. Case in point: the latest Japanese software...
News Sword Art Online: Alicization Lycoris Brings Back Bedtime Boob Scenes
Naturally
Despite having previously said that bedtime scenes wouldn't be making a return in Sword Art Online: Alicization Lycoris, guess what? They totally are. Bandai Namco has revealed that these slightly steamy character bonding events -- also known as 'co-sleeping events' -- will be included in the upcoming role-playing title, no doubt much to...
Random Spider-Man PS4 Haunts Jared Leto in New Morbius Trailer
Thirty Seconds to Bars
Morbius is supposed to be the second entry in Sony's all-new cinematic universe after 2018's Venom outing, and the debut trailer for the film planned to release this summer dropped earlier today. That's cool and all, but did you spot the Marvel's Spider-Man easter egg hidden away in the footage? Exactly two minutes and four...
News Cyberpunk 2077 Gets the Retro Demake Treatment in Amazing Dreams Creation
Cyberpunk 1997
One aspect of Dreams that's incredibly impressive but also hard to convey is how diverse the things you make can be. Media Molecule's PlayStation 4 exclusive game about creation has such a flexible engine that you'll easily be able to find a ridiculously wide range of visual styles. You can swing all the way from photo-realistic...
News Death Stranding, Control Dominate DICE Game of the Year Nominations
Days Gone, Concrete Genie also present
For a game that’s apparently quite divisive, Death Stranding sure has been scooping up plenty of awards nominations. The console exclusive Kojima Productions developed transportation simulation has topped the number of nods for the 23rd annual DICE awards, sharing the acclaim with Remedy’s third-person...
News Persona 5 Scramble's Opening Animation Is Unsurprisingly Slick and Super Stylish
Looking cool, Joker
It's not at all surprising to learn that Persona 5 Scramble: The Phantom Strikers has a seriously cool opening movie. As with the Persona 5 intro, we're treated to sublime style, amazing colour combinations, and some extra smooth music. It's a joy to watch. If you're looking for more Persona 5 Scramble, it's worth mentioning...
Mini Review Flat Heroes - Just Pure, Challenging, Minimalist PS4 Platforming
Hip to be square
If you like your platformers 2D, no-nonsense, and tough as old boots, Flat Heroes is probably right up your alley. It strips away all the clutter and noise of the side-scroller and presents you with a gameplay gauntlet at its purest. This game tasks you with tackling hundreds of single-screen platforming challenges, and it does so...
News Bethesda Teases Next DOOM Eternal Trailer for Tomorrow
Back from hell
DOOM Eternal might no longer be one of the biggest PlayStation 4 releases of 2020, but if its 2016 predecessor is anything to go by then this sequel is set to be one hell of a good time. Better yet, Bethesda has confirmed that we'll get our next look at the trip to hell and back tomorrow in a new trailer. How many more times can we...
Sunday12th Jan 2020
News Is Rockstar Readying a PS5 Game Reveal?
And what could it be?
Rockstar could be getting ready to reveal a PlayStation 5 game, as a new job listing on the label’s website indicates that it’s searching for a video editor who can “communicate emotional content and excitement of a game within a 60-second format”. While this is not necessarily indicative of an imminent announcement at...
Saturday11th Jan 2020
Poll What PS5 Box Design Should Sony Adopt?
Make a case
Here’s food for thought: what design will the PlayStation 5’s boxes adopt? We already know that the device will include a Blu-ray player, so it’s unlikely you should expect a different shape or size of case to the PlayStation 4 – it’s not like it will have to accommodate Nintendo Switch-sized cartridges all of a sudden, for...
News Persona 5 Scramble Looks More and More Like a Full Sequel in 2 Hours of PS4 Gameplay
The Phantom Thieves are back
There's a certain lack of hype surrounding Persona 5 Scramble: The Phantom Strikers. Despite being billed as what is essentially a sequel to the hugely successful Persona 5, it just doesn't seem to be attracting much attention. Perhaps that'll change once the West gets its hands on Persona 5 Royal in March, but in the...
Talking Point What Are You Playing This Weekend? - Issue 306
An odyssey
We’re deep into January now, and the release schedule is starting to kick back into action, but chances are you’ll be digging into your backlog once again. What’s keeping you occupied this weekend? Here’s everything we’re playing. Sammy Barker, Editor: I'm on a real gaming binge right now, and I've ended up playing a bit of...
Friday10th Jan 2020
News The Last of Us Is the Best Game of the Decade, According to Metacritic Users
Not last, not least
As if Naughty Dog needed another claim to fame. Review database Metacritic has published its lists for the best entertainment of 2019 and of the decade, as voted for by its users. Resident Evil 2 -- the PlayStation 4 remake, that is -- was crowned the best video game of 2019, falling in line with our own Game of the Year staff...
News Microsoft's Xbox Series X Exclusive Game Strategy May Play Into Sony and PS5 Hands
No "true" exclusives for a year
It's been clear for a while that Microsoft is adopting a different approach when it comes to Xbox. From the rise of Game Pass to the unveiling of the Xbox Series X late last year, the company is keen on forging a fresh path, but this latest story from MCV has got people questioning Microsoft's next-gen strategy...
News Tales of Arise Release Date Could Be Surprisingly Close as Action RPG Gets Rated in Korea
On the rise
Tales of Arise, the next title in Bandai Namco's long running Tales series, was announced at E3 last year, but we still don't know much about it. All we really have to go on is a brief trailer that's honestly more proof of concept than anything else, but now the game's been rated in Korea. Eh? Here's the thing: when a game gets an age...
Rumour Xbox Not Expecting PlayStation to Be at E3 2020
Sony skipping another year?
We're right at the beginning of a new year, and that can only mean one thing in this industry: E3 rumours. The big talking point right now is whether Sony will actually attend the event after it skipped the show in 2019 -- but with no concrete evidence to go on, the gaming sphere can only speculate. It's interesting,...
News Resident Evil 3 Ditches Mercenaries Mode, Choice Events, and Extra Endings
Run or fight?
While Resident Evil 2 was a remake that remained impressively faithful to the source material, Capcom has already gone on record stating that it'll be making some big changes to its next survival horror remake. Resident Evil 3 comes to PlayStation 4 in less than three months, but it does indeed look like the experience is going to be...
Poll What's Your Most Anticipated PS4 Game of 2020?
Place your votes now
We've had our say, so now we turn the question over to you. It is time for the Push Square community to once again select the PlayStation 4 games it is most excited about for the year of 2020. It's a bit of a weird one this time around, what with the PlayStation 5 and its selection of launch games looming on the horizon, but...
Rumour Next Star Wars Video Game Coming 2021, Kicks Off New Film Saga
Feel the Force
You could say that the Star Wars franchise is taking a little bit of a break following the theatrical release of Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker, but we all know that machine is always chugging along in the background. Fans of the galaxy far, far away have been wondering where the series will head to next and during what time period,...
News Official PlayStation Blog Users Vote The Last of Us as Game of the Decade, Top 20 List Revealed
Naughty God
The Official PlayStation Blog has released the results for its Game of the Decade community poll. Naturally, only games that have featured on PlayStation platforms count, and we reckon that it's a pretty solid top 20. Here's the full list: The Last of Us God of War (2018) The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt Grand Theft Auto V Red Dead Redemption...
News Insomniac Games Is Starting 2020 Strong with a Swanky New Office
Moving up
It isn't very often we get an inside look at our favourite video game studios, so it's a fun treat when we do. We've seen glimpses into the premises of Insomniac Games, the latest addition to Sony's fleet of first-party developers, but the California studio has recently moved into a new space. Thankfully, it's not being shy about sharing...
News Will Sony Attend E3 2020? PlayStation Remains Quiet
Another show no-show?
Sony had outlined its plans for E3 2019 as early as November 2018, when it confirmed that it would not be attending the Los Angeles convention at all. True to its word, the organisation completely skipped the famous show, allowing third-party partners like Square Enix to do the talking for it. Consequently, exclusives such as...
News Yakuza: Like a Dragon Goes Dark Souls in Japanese Commercial
Lost the plot
Who doesn’t love a good Japanese commercial to round out their slow Friday afternoon? This one for Yakuza: Like a Dragon will certainly wake you up, as it proudly squeals about the series’ transition to fully-fledged role-playing game. There’s even a brief glimpse of what appears to be a Dark Souls-inspired summon, just to...
News Apex Legends Sees in the New Decade with Seven Exciting Limited-Time Modes
Grand Soirée
Apex Legends is still a massively popular Battle Royale game, so to celebrate the turn of a new decade developer Respawn Entertainment is introducing seven brand new modes on a rotating basis. Each and every one will be available for two days across a two-week span, all of which put an exciting spin on the genre formula. Starting next...
News Mosaic Is a Surreal Dystopian Adventure Marching onto PS4 This Month
The daily grind
Mosaic looks like a game about the boy from Inside as an adult in a dead end job he hates. It's not related at all, of course; developed by Krillbite Studio and published by Raw Fury, this is a new adventure title coming to PlayStation 4 in just a couple of weeks. As you can tell from the above trailer, it's all about the monotony...
Thursday9th Jan 2020
News Sony Reveals PS Store's Most Downloaded Games in 2019
Don't expect any surprises
Sony’s revealed the PlayStation Store’s most downloaded games of 2019, and there are few surprises when it comes to the biggest winners. Over in North America, Call of Duty: Modern Warfare was the hottest title on the Japanese giant’s digital plaza, followed by Minecraft: PS4 Edition and NBA 2K19. In Europe, Grand...
News Random Twitter Account Claims Sony Is About to Reveal a 'Major Studio Acquisition'
Don't believe his lies
The thirst for new information on the PlayStation 5 is at an all-time high, to the point where even a random Twitter account posting complete nonsense can make its way to the top of a Reddit page. A tweet from a user named @foxygames_uk claims that Sony is on the verge of revealing "a major studio acquisition" to the world,...
Review AO Tennis 2 - A Smashing Improvement
Winner
AO Tennis 2 could have been named Nick Kyrgios: The Game and we doubt anyone would have batted an eyelid. The controversial Australian superstar is a compatriot of developer Big Ant, and has clearly inadvertently influenced the studio’s sophomore Australian Open tie-in. With a morality system allowing you to react positively or negatively...
News Gran Turismo Sport with PS5's Controller Is a 'Completely Different Experience'
"There's no going back"
Sony may not have officially unveiled the PlayStation 5 yet, but it’s having a lot of fun keeping the next-gen console in the headlines with the teensiest of tidbits. Jim Ryan, the brand’s current bigwig, is proving himself to be a bit of a master tease – and speaking with Business Insider Japan, as translated by...
News Dragon Ball Z: Kakarot Story Length Is Around 40 Hours, Up to 100 Hours to Do Everything
That's a lot of monkey business
According to the latest issue of Famitsu -- as reported by Japanese blog hokanko-alt.com -- Dragon Ball Z: Kakarot takes a hefty chunk of time to complete. The action role-playing title, which is due out next week on PlayStation 4, has a main story that supposedly lasts 40 or so hours. However, if you want to see and...
News Final Fantasy VII Remake Demo Release Date Is Still an Unknown Quantity
Gamespot retracts statement
Update: It looks like this was a goof-up from Gamespot, as the 3rd March 2019 release for Final Fantasy VII Remake's demo has now been pulled. The article now simply states that the demo's launch date is unknown -- the error marked down as an "incorrect assumption" by one of the site's editors. Therefore, the search for a...
News Sony Explains PS5 Logo's Similarities to PS4
Consistent thinking
The humble PlayStation 5 logo, nestled on a plain black background, has become the most liked Instagram image ever uploaded by a gaming company – in 48 hours. Clearly the reveal at CES 2020 resonated with the wider public, but it has attracted some ridicule for its similarity to
News Devil May Cry 3 on PS4 Loses Out to Switch Exclusive Feature
No love for PlayStation?
Widely considered to be the best entry in the franchise, Devil May Cry 3 is launching on Nintendo Switch next month. That's all well and good for owners of the portable system, but the game will also be packaged with an exclusive feature which never made its way to the PlayStation 4 version of the game. We're feeling a...
News PS5 Is a Key Influence on Sony's Upcoming Range of TVs
New 8K and 4K displays designed with PS5 in mind
We'll be honest, we don't know a whole lot about the technical side of televisions. However, we do know that a lot of modern displays aren't built around console gaming. Depending on your TV, you could run into some pretty hefty input lag, imbalanced colours, or other issues while using your...
News 10th January Could Be a Big Day for Cyberpunk 2077, Fans Speculate
Wake the **** up
Tomorrow is the 10th January 2020, at the time of writing this article. Why is that worth mentioning? Well, it's a date that, in hindsight, appears to be important when it comes to Cyberpunk 2077. As pointed out on Reddit, the infamous "beep" tweet was posted on the 10th January 2018
News PS5's Most 'Unique Elements' and 'Biggest Changes' Have Yet to Be Announced, Says Sony
Much more to come
Despite the fact that we haven't actually seen the console, we know a decent amount about the PlayStation 5. Sony has already shared information on a number of features, including hardware-based ray tracing, 3D audio, and the console's ultra-high speed SSD. But how much don't we know about the next-gen system? According to Sony...
Feature Our Most Anticipated PS4 Games of 2020
Going out with a bang
It's the PlayStation 4's last year in the spotlight, but to say it's going down fighting would feel like an understatement. A seemingly incredible line-up of titles is set to land on Sony's system before it heads to a retirement home as the next-generation PlayStation 5 takes over, meaning we've got a whole lot to look forward...
News Unannounced Batman Game Teased on Social Media Again by WB Montreal
Capture the Knight
This upcoming Batman game has to be the worst kept secret in the video game industry following months of teasing from publisher WB Games Montreal. It still hasn't been officially announced as The Game Awards 2019 came and went, but a reveal must surely be closer than ever now that two more hints have just cropped up on social...
News Classic FPS Games DOOM and DOOM 2 Updated on PS4
Slayer
They may have originally released in 1993 and 1994 respectively, but DOOM and DOOM 2 have just received a beefy update on the PlayStation 4. The headline addition is 60 frames-per-second support, upping the framerate from its original (and, by modern standards, unusual) 35 frames-per-second. Bethesda’s also making a curated list of add-ons...
News PS5 Unlikely to Launch Late in Japan
"It wasn't a good idea"
You may recall that the PlayStation 4 launched in most major territories in November 2013, but Sony’s home region Japan was forced to wait until February 2014 to get its hands on the console. This was a bold move from the organisation, considering the company’s past systems have historically launched first in the Land of...
News Most of Yakuza's Kick-Ass Soundtracks are Now on Spotify
Yakuza 3, 4, 5, 0, and more
The Yakuza series has always had some absolutely banging beats courtesy of SEGA's super talented sound team, and now you can listen to most of them on music streaming service Spotify. The album titles are largely in Japanese, so the best way to find them is to search for 'SEGA Sound Team'. At the time of writing, the...
News Latest Persona 5 Scramble Trailer Is Four Minutes of Anime Excellence
Take your heart
Phwoar, just look at this game. If there was any doubting that Persona 5 Scramble: The Phantom Strikers was pretty much a full sequel to Persona 5, this latest trailer should put that claim to bed. From the dramatic story beats to the cheeky number two which transforms itself into the letter S once we reach the title card, this Dynas
Wednesday8th Jan 2020
News Black Boxes for PS5 Games? Fanmade Art Has Us Convinced
Back in black
With the reveal of the official PlayStation 5 logo, a lot of fans have been wondering whether black is going to be the PS5's signature colour -- much like blue is the signature colour of the PS4. While we're not convinced that the freshly unveiled logo is indicative of the next-gen console's colour scheme, we love the look of this...
Soapbox Why You Must Play Uncharted: The Nathan Drake Collection While It's Free on PS Plus
God's plan
Have you played Uncharted: The Nathan Drake Collection? It seems absurd to be asking this question on a website with a readership dominated by PlayStation enthusiasts, and yet I know one or two of you exist. Yes, that includes you sheepishly reading this article – exactly why haven’t you finished Naughty Dog’s critically acclaimed...
News PS5 Logo Is the Most Popular Instagram Image Ever Posted by a Games Company
Don't forget to like
How insane is this? PlayStation now holds the record for the most popular Instagram image ever posted by a video games company. The official PlayStation 5 logo -- which was posted just a day ago at the time of writing -- has amassed a ridiculous 5 million likes on the popular media-sharing platform, along with a whopping 136,000...
Random This Real Life Recreation of God of War's Mimir Is Creepy But Incredibly Cool
Start talking, head
We've always thought it must feel great to see fans put so much effort into creating art based on your games, and we imagine that the team over at God of War developer Sony Santa Monica Studio were blown away when they saw this. Shared on Twitter, this is an animatronic recreation of Mimir, the incredibly wise head that Kratos...
News Is Shenmue IV in Development? Ys Net Support Studio Seems to Think So
"We look forward to working on Shenmue IV very soon"
It took nearly two decades for Shenmue III to finally see the light of day on PlayStation 4 after the series was abandoned following the SEGA Dreamcast's second entry, but could a fourth instalment be coming sooner than we think? One of the Ys Net support teams who worked on Shenmue III, Lakshya...
News Development on Resident Evil 3 PS4 Remake Is Almost Complete, Say Producers
Capcom promising no delays
The turnaround on Resident Evil 3 seems insanely fast, doesn't it? The follow-up to the excellent remake of Resident Evil 2 is scheduled to arrive just over a year later, which feels very quick. A lot of the groundwork for this next instalment will have come from 2019's entry, but it's still an impressive achievement...
News Dragon Ball Z: Kakarot Shows Off RPG Elements as Goku and the Gang Get Stronger
We gotta power
With the game set to launch next week on PlayStation 4, Bandai Namco has released a new trailer for Dragon Ball Z: Kakarot. As an action role-playing adventure, you'll be tasked with levelling up Goku and his pals through a variety of activities, all of which are detailed in this latest video. It's looking like Kakarot aims to keep...
News PlayStation Brazil Tweets a 2020 Release for Overwatch 2, But Quickly Deletes It
PS4 or PS5?
Overwatch 2 has been a rather controversial sequel ever since its announcement at BlizzCon, bringing with it a PvE campaign and working in unison with the original game's multiplayer offerings. When is it going to release, however? The PlayStation Brazil Twitter account reckon it's launching on PlayStation 4 this year, but it's either...
News The Surge 2 Kraken DLC Comes to PS4 Next Week, Early Access for Season Pass Owners
Something for the kids
The Surge 2 was a somewhat decent iteration on its Souls-like predecessor, but we still felt like it was lacking a little something when it launched last year. It's worth checking out if you're starved of From Software experiences, but the game's first major piece of DLC looks a whole lot more interesting. In the same vein as...
News PS4 Owners May Be Forced to Wait for Wargroove Fix Once More
DLC potentially delayed
Wargroove’s late PlayStation 4 release felt like an anti-climax last year, and now it looks like Sony fans will be once again be forced to wait for the strategy title’s upcoming expansion pack. A post on the title’s official website reveals that add-on Double Trouble will deploy on 6th February for various formats,...
News Exit the Gungeon When Roguelike Shooter Follow-Up Comes to PS4 in 2020
Apple Arcade title coming to consoles
Enter the Gungeon has been around for a fair while now. If you hold any interest in roguelike games such as The Binding of Isaac, Spelunky, or Rogue Legacy, chances are you've given this game a shot at some point. It's a great example of the genre that's been kept alive with all kinds of updates and free DLC...
Monday6th Jan 2020
News PS5 Devkit Leaks Again with New Images of the Console and Controller
Cleaner reveals all
In case you were still suspicious of the presumed PlayStation 5 development kit shots that have been doing the rounds across the internet these past couple of months, one more leak may tip you over into becoming a believer. That's right, even more images of the console developers are using across the globe to make PS5 games on...
Tuesday7th Jan 2020
Round Up What Was Announced During Sony's CES 2020 Press Conference?
Every PlayStation detail from the trade show
Sony's press conference at CES 2020 has now concluded, and PlayStation featured a little more heavily than we thought. We didn't get the anticipated PS5 console reveal many were hoping for, but Jim Ryan gave us plenty of fresh information on current and next-gen hardware. Below is every...
News PS5 Logo Officially Revealed at Sony CES 2020 Press Conference
The future is now
And there it is, the official logo of the PlayStation 5, or PS5 for short. What, did you expect anything else? Sony's sticking with the brand's trademark font for its next-gen console, which will release in late 2020. There's really not a whole lot else we can say, is there? The logo was proudly unveiled by PlayStation CEO Jim...
News PSN Surpasses 100 Million Monthly Users, More Than a Third Subscribed to PS Plus
Just think of the moolah
We weren't expecting too much to come out of Sony's CES 2020 press conference, but as it turns out, Jim Ryan took to the stage to share some juicy details on PlayStation and what the future holds. The PlayStation Network is going to play a large part in all of that, and the SIE president shared on stage that the...
News Sony Reiterates PS5 Features at CES 2020 Press Conference
SSD, ray tracing, 3D audio, and more
The PlayStation 5 itself didn't show up at Sony's CES 2020 press conference, but Sony Interactive Entertainment CEO Jim Ryan did take to the stage in order to talk about the next-gen console. In a short segment, Ryan covered the PS5's main features, reiterating the key selling points that have been reported...
News PS5 Logo Attracts Double the Attention of Xbox Series X Reveal on Instagram
Get your likes in
We stayed up until 1:30am last night to watch Sony's Jim Ryan reveal the official PlayStation 5 logo so that you didn't have to, but that didn't stop millions of people across the globe from sharing the news across social media. In fact, Sony's simple Instagram post has more than double the likes of Microsoft's Xbox Series X...
Live Watch Sony's CES 2020 Press Conference Right Here
The future is coming
The future is coming according to Sony, and it'll probably involve the PlayStation 5. While we can't be sure of anything related to gaming during the Japanese giant's big CES 2020 showcase, with a slogan like that we have to imagine it'll have something to say about its most profitable division. Tune in from 5PM PT for updates...
News First Yakuza: Like a Dragon Review Is Incredibly Positive
The Famitsu score
The western fanbase is going to have to wait a little bit longer before it can get some hands on time with Yakuza: Like a Dragon, but the Japanese release of the game is just around the corner. Thanks to that, we've gotten a glimpse of the title's first review score and it once again makes for very positive reading. Famitsu has...
News PS5 Games and 'Much More' Will Be Shown 'In the Months Ahead', Says Sony
Now we wait
It's not exactly a surprise seeing as the console is set for a late 2020 release, but we can expect to hear more about the PlayStation 5 and its games over the coming months, Sony has said. During the company's CES 2020 press conference, Sony Interactive Entertainment CEO Jim Ryan talked a bit about the PS5, teasing "much more"...
Random PS4 Is Booming, So Sony's Making a Car
A showcase for giant's mobility tech
Thought the days of Sony revealing robotic dogs was over? The company is in a much healthier financial position right now, and so it’s back to its experimental best. Case in point: the organisation announced a concept car named the Vision S during its CES 2020 press conference overnight. The electric vehicle is...
Poll What Are Your Thoughts on the PS5's Logo?
An icon
Want an indication of how big the PlayStation 5 is going to be? Sony revealed the system’s logo at CES 2020 overnight, which uses the exact same typeface as the PlayStation 4’s logo. At the time of typing, the symbol has attracted over four million likes on Instagram, and countless more on Facebook, Twitter, and other official social...
News PS5 Will Be Huge, Says Daedalic Entertainment
CEO is hyped for next-gen
PlayStation 5 is set to arrive towards the end of this year, and it's going to be pretty big. Now that we've seen the official logo and heard some information about the console, it's beginning to feel a little bit more real. Add to that the slow announcement of more PS5 games on the horizon, and it's all getting pretty...
News Sony's PS5 Promise: The 'Biggest and Best' Games for the PlayStation Community
Sony still focusing on the games
While we didn't see the PlayStation 5 at Sony's CES 2020 press conference, Sony Interactive Entertainment CEO Jim Ryan did have a few choice words to say about the next-gen console. Ryan spoke about the PS5 for a good few minutes, and although no new information was shared -- barring the official logo reveal -- Ryan...
News Nioh 2 Difficulty Level to Be Adjusted for the Final Game Following Beta Feedback
Rebalancing and better tutorials
Nioh 2 was far too difficult for our liking when we got some sweet hands on action with the latest Team Ninja outing by way of an open beta last November. "Nioh 2's open beta just kicked our arse" is what we claimed at the time, and it looks like we weren't the only ones having trouble making much progress. The...
News Death Stranding Band Low Roar Saved by PS4 Game
I'll keep coming
Icelandic band Low Roar was apparently “in the gutter” when it received a mysterious email from Sony requesting the use of its song ‘I’ll Keep Coming’. The track eventually backdropped Death Stranding’s reveal trailer, and would go on to catapult the group’s popularity, but initially they weren't told where the audio...
News January 2020 PS Plus Games Are Available to Download Now
Happy new year?
Update: The January 2020 PlayStation Plus games are available in both Europe and North America now. Original Article: January 2020's PlayStation Plus games are available to download now from the PlayStation Store. In case you haven't heard, subscribers get access to Uncharted: The Nathan Drake Collection and Goat Simulator this...
News PS4 Sales Smash Past 106 Million Units Milestone
A staggering number of games sold
It wasn’t that long ago that Sony was celebrating the PlayStation 4’s success as the second best-selling home console of all-time, but the holiday season has been kind to the hardware, and it’s now reached a sales milestone of 106 million units. The statistic was confirmed by group president Jim Ryan during...
News PSVR Reaches Sales Milestone of 5 Million Units
A virtual success
Sony's CES 2020 conference has just concluded, and contained a fairly substantial portion of PlayStation goodness. Jim Ryan himself took to the stage to showcase the PS5's official logo and tease more information coming soon, but he also rattl
News PS I Love You XOXO Podcast Returns with PS5 Hopes and Dreams
Two hour special
Who else had missed that introductory title sequence brimming with classic PlayStation boot-up sounds? We most certainly did, so the welcome return of one of the internet's very best Sony-focused podcasts is going to be the source of our enjoyment this evening. Kinda Funny's PS I Love You XOXO is back, and the first episode is...
News PlayStation Classics Bayonetta & Vanquish Come Together with Original Cover Art
Earth and moon
There’s not much for SEGA to promote when it comes to the impending re-release of Bayonetta and Vanquish on the PlayStation 4, but this video which details the compilation’s new cover art is an interesting watch. In it, the artists discuss how they brought the two franchises together, and the kind of feedback they received from...
PS Store Sales Charts The Witcher 3 Returns on the Back of Netflix Series
Few surprises at the top
Netflix’s massively successful adaptation of The Witcher propelled CD Projekt RED’s epic role-playing game up the PlayStation Store sales charts for December 2019, where it finished 7th and 11th in North America and Europe respectively. Call of Duty: Modern Warfare ruled supreme in the US, while the Old World plumped up...
News Platinum Games Receives Investment from Chinese Tech Giant Tencent
Partnership will aid self-publishing
The ever-busy Platinum Games always seems to be spinning lots of plates. Right now it's working on Babylon's Fall as well as the Switch exclusive Bayonetta 3, and it's also releasing remasters of both the original Bayonetta and Vanquish next month. It's partnering with various publishers for all these titles,...
Rumour Yakuza: Like a Dragon Will Have an English Dub
Just like Judgment
Much like Fist of the North Star: Lost Paradise and the more recent Judgment, the next Yakuza game may be getting an English dub. PCB Productions, the company SEGA hired for Judgment as well as Persona 5, had listed Yakuza: Like a Dragon as a credit on its official website. Said credit has now been removed, but it obviously...
News File a Disaster Report 4 on PS4 from 7th April
Summer memories
Long-in-development natural disaster sim Disaster Report 4: Summer Memories will reminisce this spring when it launches on the PlayStation 4 in North America and Europe from 7th April. “A calm summer day turns into catastrophe when a massive earthquake strikes your city, throwing buildings and lives into chaos,” the synopsis...
Random Royal Mail Celebrates British Video Games with Awesome Retro Stamp Collection
Pixelated postage
If you're a lover of both retro video games and postage stamps, then we have some good news for you. The UK's Royal Mail has just announced a new collection of stamps featuring various titles from the 80s and 90s developed right here in Blighty, and it's honestly pretty cool. This special run of stamps includes games such as...
News Kentucky Route Zero: TV Edition Brings All Five Episodes to PS4 on 28th January
Making that last delivery
Three years after its original PlayStation 4 announcement, Kentucky Route Zero will finally be making its way to Sony's current-gen console later this month on 28th January. Dubbed the TV Edition, this version will bring all five of the game's episodes under one roof along with every interlude which was released along the...
News Flat Heroes Brings Fast and Frantic 2D Puzzling to PS4 Next Week
Solo and multiplayer options
January is looking like a rather dry month for video games, but that's no bad thing when exciting indie titles such as this one is filling the void between bigger releases. Flat Heroes is out on PlayStation 4 next week on 14th January and if the launch trailer above is anything to go by, it'll be a whole lot of intense...
Monday6th Jan 2020
Guide What Time Is Sony's CES 2020 Press Conference?
When and where to watch Sony's CES 2020 showcase
What time is Sony's CES 2020 press conference? Just before the end of 2019, Sony teased its appearance at the Consumer Electronics Show -- or CES for short. CES 2020 begins on Tuesday 7th January 2020, and as per usual, the PlayStation-maker will be attending. But it's not just Sony's presence that...
News Metacritic List of 2019's Worst Games Is Dominated by PS4 Titles
Oh dear oh dear
You can't have it all, can you? 2019 played host to numerous excellent PlayStation 4 games, all of which you can find in our set of Game of the Year features, but then some titles fall on the opposite end of the spectrum. Metacritic has put together a list of the previous year's worst-reviewed games, and it doesn't make pretty...
Rumour PS5 Will Run PSone, PS2, PS3, and PS4 Games
Allegedly
Here’s a rumour that won’t go away: PlayStation 5 will run games from all four previous PlayStation platforms. It’s not the first time we’ve heard something like this, but the rumour has been revived by notorious social media influencer HipHopGamer. According to the American host, who claims to have corroborated the story with his...
Random Drink from the Holy Grail with Official PlayStation Trophy Glass
The hunt is on
Sony’s so deep in the merchandising market with PlayStation these days, you can even buy lava lamps. Trophy hunters will be particularly enchanted by this item, however: an official glass inspired by the platform’s Holy Grail – a humble trinket, which ships without that iconic ‘bling’ sound. It’s available now from Amazon...
News Yes, My Precious! The Lord of the Rings: Gollum Is a PS5 Game
Very nice
It shouldn’t come as much of a shock, but German developer Daedalic Entertainment’s upcoming The Lord of the Rings: Gollum is a PlayStation 5 game. The title was quietly announced last year, with a 2021 release date attached. At the time, the organisation said that it would deploy on “all relevant console platforms”. Now, a new...
News Sony's 'Target Microsoft from Day One' Strategy Will 'Probably' Work for PS5
Former Sony boss weighs in
At this point we could probably guess at Sony's PlayStation 5 strategy and not be too far from reality, but in an interesting new GamesIndustry article, former boss of Sony Computer Entertainment Europe Chris Deering, provides some insight into how the company handles the PlayStation brand from behind the scenes. Said...
Soapbox We Need to Talk About Font Sizes in Games
See here
Considering I’ve spent roughly half my life in dark rooms staring at blisteringly bright screens, my eyesight is decent. Do you know what’s making me feel like I’m going blind, though? Video games. This isn’t a case of my peepers slowly withering away and losing their clarity – all other aspects of my life remain unaffected and...
News Fanmade PS5 Design Is Our Favourite So Far
V for Very good
A new fanmade PlayStation 5 render is doing the rounds on social media right now, and we think it looks pretty slick. The design adopts the sleek black plastic of the PS4, which, when combined with the blue power light, gives it a familiar feel. Obviously, though, the design's defining trait is its 'V' shape, which is no doubt a...
News You Can Now Buy a Gaming PC with a Built-in PS4 Pro
The Big O
CES is famed for the weird and wacky technological inventions which take to its showfloor, and PC company Origin has just gone and delivered a corker. Not to be mixed up with EA's Origin service, the hardware producer has managed to combine a gaming PC with the PlayStation 4 Pro -- meaning you can buy the two devices at once. Prices start...
News Devil May Cry Inspired Lost Soul Aside Targets a 2020 Release on PS4
Heroes of China
The flagship title of Sony's China Hero Project, Lost Soul Aside, has been floating about for quite a while now -- originally announced nearly half a decade ago as a fan project. It's a Devil May Cry inspired title we've been looking forward to playing for an excruciatingly long time, but 2020 might finally be the year we get our...
News UK Sales Charts: WWE 2K20 Wrestles Its Way Back Into Familiar Top 10
Call of Duty still top
It's time to take a look at the first UK games chart for 2020, and it may give you a sense of déjà vu. The physical top 10 is largely unchanged since last week, and once again, Call of Duty: Modern Warfare resides in the number one spot. Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order and FIFA 20 have swapped places, meaning they still round...
News Elden Ring Heads to Taipei Game Show Next Month, But It's Not Worth Getting Excited About
It's just a video
Elden Ring, where art thou? From Software's next spin-off of the Dark Souls franchise has been missing in action ever since its announcement at E3 2019, leading excited fans to become more and more worried about its development
News Download December 2019's Free PS Plus Games While You Still Can
Titanfall for one
Just a swift reminder: December 2019’s free PlayStation Plus games will expire on 7th January, so if you haven’t claimed them yet, you know what you need to do. As always, you don’t necessarily need to download the titles to grab them – you can just add them to your library, and then they’ll be available for as long as...
News Silent Hill Artist Tweets About Upcoming Project, Hopes It 'Won't Be Cancelled'
Not so silent
You never know what's happening behind closed doors, and that of course extends to video games. Countless unannounced titles are being worked on right now, and we won't know what any of them are until publishers decide it's time. It's been around eight years since the last meaningful entry into the Silent Hill series, and fans will no...
News Dreams Has Gone Gold Ahead of Valentine's Day Launch on PS4
A dream come true
It's finally happening, everyone. Dreams, Media Molecule's PlayStation 4 exclusive about creating and sharing your very own masterpieces, has gone gold. Development is complete at last -- at least for the launch build -- and so it's time for Sony to start printing discs. If any game is geared up to live long after launch, it's...
News Kentucky Route Zero May Finally Get Its Long Overdue Conclusion Soon
PS4 release incoming?
UPDATE: 6:00 P.M. EST: The game's composer Ben Babbit has released a track from Act V on his bandcamp page. Possibly trailer music? Something is definitely afoot. An episodic title that began release in 2013, Kentucky Route Zero might finally be nearing the end. Arguably known more for the ungodly gaps of time between episodes...
News New Disintegration Gameplay Shows a Shred of Potential
Five minutes of footage
Remember Disintegration? Probably not -- it was announced at last year's inaugural Gamescom Opening Night Live event which was completely overshadowed by Sony's purchase of Insomniac Games. It wasn't a great showing, and while V1 Interactive'
News Ni no Kuni Animated Movie Coming to Netflix Later This Month
Tidy
Last year saw the release of a Ni no Kuni animated film in Japan. Following a new set of characters in their own adventure, the movie didn't make it West, but that's about to change. The immensely popular streaming service, Netflix, will be adding the film to its collection from 16th January 2020. Ni no Kuni will be available on both the US...
Sunday5th Jan 2020
Poll Are You Happy with Your PlayStation Plus Games for January 2020?
Plus or minus?
January 2020's PlayStation Plus games have been revealed, kicking off a whole new year of technically free goodies for subscribers. With its sights potentially set on new players who have just snagged a PlayStation 4 for Christmas, Sony's offering Uncharted: The Nathan Drake Collection and, er, Goat Simulator. Based on what we've...
Saturday4th Jan 2020
Rumour Assassin's Creed Ragnarok Leaked Again, This Time Through a Product Listing
The beginning of the end
Update: Sadly, it seems as though the image that this story is based upon could be fake. A bit of a shame, but this possibility doesn't take away from past leaks and rumours regarding Assassin's Creed Ragnarok. In any case, we're bound to hear more about the next Assassin's Creed title at some point this year. Sony's...
Feature 12 PlayStation Predictions for PS4 and PS5 in 2020
Crystal ball gazing
2020 is shaping up to be an absolutely gigantic year for video games. The likes of Final Fantasy VII Remake, Cyberpunk 2077, and The Last of Us: Part 2 are all on their way, but the magic of it all is that every heavy hitter arrives on PlayStation 4 before we even reach E3. Ghost of Tsushima will see us through the summer months,...
Talking Point What Are You Playing This Weekend? - Issue 305
2020: A Space Odyssey
Many of you will have been dragged kicking and screaming to work this week, but if you haven’t, then that moment awaits you on Monday. But why worry about that right now, eh? There’s still the rest of the weekend to enjoy. Sammy Barker, Editor: I have so much that I want to play but not enough time for any of it. I’ll...
Friday3rd Jan 2020
News PlayStation Plus January 2020 PS4 Games Announced
Crap, crap, crap?
January 2020's PlayStation Plus games have been confirmed earlier than expected. PlayStation's official Germany, Austria, and Switzerland YouTube channel have outed the first lineup of 2020, which, as usual, includes two PlayStation 4 titles. January's offerings are Uncharted: The Nathan Drake Collection and Goat Simulator. Sony...
News Sony Adds PS Plus Discounts, More PS4 Games to EU PlayStation Store's Huge January Sale
Spend wisely
The January sale on the European PS Store was monstrous already, but Sony's just made it even bigger. Today sees the arrival of dozens more PlayStation 4 titles in the epic offer. PS Plus is getting a price cut too -- it seems almost everything is going cheap. The 12-month PS Plus subscription is getting a 25 per cent discount. If you...
News Xbox Game Pass Adds GTA5 the Day After It Leaves PS Now
Daylight robbery
Grand Theft Auto V is no longer available to stream and download on PlayStation Now, having left the service yesterday alongside God of War, Uncharted 4: A Thief’s End, and inFAMOUS: Second Son. This wouldn’t be newsworthy alone, but interestingly Microsoft has announced that th
News Classic PlayStation Podcast PS I Love You XOXO Returns Next Week
Greg Miller and co
Who doesn't love a good PlayStation podcast? PS I Love You XOXO was largely considered to be one of the very best, hosted by Greg Miller and Colin Moriarty, although the show was scrapped after the latter departed Kinda Funny under controversial circumstances back in 2017. The podcast is about to make its triumphant return,...
Bewitching
Earlier this week, there were more people playing CD Projekt RED’s outstanding open world role-playing game The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt on Steam than there’s ever been. This is a staggering statistic that bears repeating: on New Year’s Day the title accrued concurrents of around 102,000 players, which is the largest number it’s ever...
Rumour Is This Ape Escape Twitter Account Hinting at a New Game in 2020?
Going ape
The Ape Escape series has eluded PlayStation consoles for a long time now, and fans have been crying out for a revival. We haven't seen a game starring those puny primates since that PlayStation Move title in 2011, and even that wasn't quite the real deal. As with many of Sony's legacy IPs, Ape Escape seems to have been locked away in the...
News You'll Never Be Able to Guess the UK's Top Selling Games of the Decade
Sarcasm ends
Which games sold the most at retail in the 2010s? For the UK, it's a pretty unsurprising top 10, and you've probably guessed half of it correctly without even looking at the chart below. According to Ukie, the organisation that keeps track of UK sales charts, the last decade of physical game purchases have been largely dominated by,...
Thursday2nd Jan 2020
Save the planet
Update: Even the file size for the Final Fantasy VII Remake demo has leaked, and guess what? It's pretty darn big. If you haven't already heard, people managed to pull the demo from Sony's servers over the holidays. Some of them even managed to install and run the demo on their PS4. As such, we now know that the demo weighs in at a...
Soapbox Sony's First-Party Lineup Looks Sublime in 2020
Exclusive: read all about it
Between the likes of Days Gone, Death Stranding, and MediEvil, it’d be extremely difficult to argue that 2019 was a rare weak year for Sony’s first-party – but it’s a criticism that you’ll read online all the same. The Japanese giant is renowned for supporting its systems through until the bitter end, though,...
News WWE 2K20 Just About Manages to Function in the Year 2020
Update fixes things
Update: The fun is over guys -- a patch has been issued to WWE 2K20 which addresses the problem that the game was quite literally unplayable for the first day of 2020. The 2K Support Twitter page has issued a statement that asks players to restart the game and download a patch which fixes the issue. We guess the 10 or so people...
News Final Fantasy VII Remake Demo Leak Spreads Major Spoilers Across the Internet
To the bunker
Final Fantasy VII Remake isn't due to release for another three months, but it might already be time to go on a social media blackout. The currently unreleased PlayStation 4 demo for the game has been datamined, serving up big spoilers along the way. We're not going to detail what has been uncovered in this article, although this...
Game of the Year Push Square Readers' Top 10 PS4 Games of 2019
As voted by you
Push Square's Game of the Year coverage is done and dusted. Well, almost. Our team of writers have had their say on the best games of 2019, but now, before we get stuck into 2020 proper, it's time to check out the community's favourite PlayStation 4 titles of the last 12 months. As is tradition, we presented the Push Square...
Starfield cancelled too
We know that talk of acquisitions has never been more fierce, but this latest rumour is just a little bit too silly for our liking. A Reddit poster, who goes by the name Zenimaxinsider of all things, claims that Sony is in talks to buy The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim publisher ZeniMax Media along with every other developer it...
News Analyst Expects PS5 to Outsell Xbox Series X at Launch with Similar Price Points
Console to sell more than PS4
It's the very beginning of the year -- the perfect time to speculate what the next set of 12 months hold for the video game industry. Speaking of which, GamesIndustry.biz has gotten in on the action by asking various analytical experts what they expect to happen across 2020 and the effect next-generation consoles will...
Random No, This Isn't Our Breakfast - It Was Made in Dreams on PS4
Now we're hungry
Sometimes, there's just nothing better than a full English breakfast. A greasy fry-up might be fatty, but when you're starving, no other meal hits the spot like these monstrous plates of hash browns, sausages, and beans. We know it, and Media Molecule dev John Beech knows it, too. Believe it or not, that glorious spread of grub on...
Guide Upcoming PS4 Games and Accessories for January and February 2020
Dragon Ball Z! Dreams! Iron Man!
Happy new year! It's the start of the 20s, and time to look ahead to what's coming up on the PlayStation calendar for the next couple of months. Last year proved to be a pretty decent year for PS4, but 2020 is looking absolutely killer -- and that's before we even get started with PS5. Indeed, January and February...
Mini Review Blazing Chrome - JoyMasher's Homage to the Best 16-Bit Run-'n'-Gun Games
Joy machine masher
In a similar way to scrolling shooters, there's a purity to the gameplay in side-scrolling run-and-gun games, which has kept retro gamers coming back since Contra in 1987. Developed by JoyMasher and released in July 2019, Blazing Chrome's success comes from taking inspiration from the best 16-bit run-and-gun games -- with...
News Void Bastards European Rating All But Confirms PS4 Release
NSFW
The PEGI European ratings board has struck once again with a premature video game reveal -- this time taking the shape of a PlayStation 4 port for Void Bastards. While the release hasn't been confirmed on any of Sony's official social media channels just yet,
News Untitled Goose Game Is Officially a Honking Success
Anything but poultry
In an age of oversaturation in the digital marketplace, indie titles really have to standout to find success these days. Untitled Goose Game – with its genius Hitman-inspired premise – managed to do just that, putting you in the webbed feet of a particularly feisty fowl. And following a brief period of console exclusivity on...
News Respawn Boss Vice Zampella to Take Control of DICE LA
Developer will be rebranded
DICE LA, the studio formerly known as Danger Close Games, has a new leader in the form of Respawn boss and former Infinity Ward chief Vince Zampella. The executive – who will continue to "head coach" the Titanfall developer simultaneously – will rebrand his new team, as an attempt to shun the “support” moniker...
Interview Looting Some Answers from Borderlands 3 Composer Jesper Kyd
Back for more
In our ongoing series of composer interviews here at Push Square we get some insight into the music that goes into making games the great experiences that they can be. A couple months ago, we interviewed Brian Trifon and Brian Lee White (collectively Finishing Move LLC) about their work scoring Borderlands 3. As it turns out, we...
Wednesday1st Jan 2020
Review Uncharted: The Nathan Drake Collection - An Essential Compilation of Adventure Classics
Sic Parvis Magnificent
Republished on Wednesday 1st January, 2020: We're bringing this review back from the archives following the announcement of January 2020's PlayStation Plus lineup. The original text follows. Uncharted 2: Among Thieves changed everything. The critically acclaimed adventure not only went on to win copious awards following its...
Review Goat Simulator - Not Baaad But Not the GOAT Either
For goat's sake
Republished on Wednesday 1st January, 2020: We're bringing this review back from the archives following the announcement of January 2020's PlayStation Plus lineup. The original text follows. Let's not be sheepish: Goat Simulator has been designed to attract obnoxious YouTube neckbeards like a farmyard does flies. Stop for a second...
News PlayStation Gear Website Once Again Shuts Down Across EU Territories
Offline merch
We're not entirely sure what the deal is with Sony's PlayStation Gear online merchandise store. For the past two and a half years, passionate fans have been able to purchase officially licensed clothing, statues, and artwork from the hardware manufacturer across EU territories. However, much like when it returned to the internet in May...
Game of the Year #1 - Resident Evil 2
Remaking mastery
Capcom has been on an absolute tear this generation. Resident Evil 7: Biohazard, Monster Hunter: World and Devil May Cry 5 filled the PlayStation 4's library with hit after hit over the past three years, but the Japanese publisher's crowning achievement is a step above the rest in more ways than one. Resident Evil 2 magnificently...
Game of the Year Jamie's Top 5 PS4 Games of 2019
Memory lane
Alongside our staff-voted Game of the Year awards, each of our writers have crafted their own personal lists, covering their top five PlayStation 4 titles of 2019. Today, it's the turn of reviewer Jamie O'Neill. 5. The Ninja Saviors: Return of the Warriors: In a similar way to Blazing Chrome, the pixel art in The Ninja Saviors:...
Feature Happy New Year from the Push Square Team
We go again
Historically, we’ve opened these articles with a sense of surprise. A brand-new year? Already? The clock in the corner of our computer says it’s 2020, but that can’t be accurate, can it? It doesn’t feel like that long since we were welcoming 2019, and already we’re being forced to celebrate an entirely new decade? Preposterous!...
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