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February2021
Details on the remastered trilogy
Mass Effect Legendary Edition is shaping up to be the definitive version of the beloved Mass Effect trilogy. We already know that the original Mass Effect has had the most work done to it; BioWare confirmed that Shepard's first outing features a number of "gameplay enhancements" in Legendary Edition. We're talking...
News This Is Why PS5, PS4 Microtransactions Won't Be Going Away
Extraordinary revenue drivers
Microtransactions are extremely controversial in enthusiast gaming communities like Push Square, but Sony’s financials show why they won’t be going away. According to the Japanese giant’s record-breaking report, 29 per cent of PlayStation’s overall revenue was generated by DLC, expansion packs, and, yes,...
News Marvel's Spider-Man: Miles Morales Webs Up 4.1 Million Sales
Venomous
It’s no surprise to see Marvel’s Spider-Man: Miles Morales selling well – it was pretty much destined to be a sure-fire hit really, wasn’t it? – but as part of its rip-roaring financial report, Sony has confirmed that the PlayStation 5 and PlayStation 4 spin-off has sold through 4.1 million units as of the end of December. The...
News Gorgeous Adventure Game Minute of Islands Finally Comes Ashore on PS4 Next Month
Island hopping
We've known about Minute of Islands for about 18 months at this point, and we were beginning to wonder when we'd get to play this intriguing adventure title. Fortunately, developer Studio Fizbin has almost wrapped things up, and the game is now right around the corner. Announced today, the hand-drawn experience comes to PlayStation 4...
News PS Plus Subscriber Count Reaches an Impressive 47.4 Million
87% of PS5 owners are subscribed
The PlayStation Plus subscription service has never been more important to Sony, so the company must be pretty chuffed that its gaming division continues to see growth within the sector. There are now 47.4 million active PS Plus members, representing an increase of 8.6 million compared to the same time last year...
News PS Store Critics Choice Sale Cuts the Price of Many PS5, PS4 Games
Tony Hawk! Immortals! DOOM!
Sony is really back into the swing of things as yet another digital sale hits the PlayStation Store today. The theming for this line-up of discounts is Critics Choice, which means we've got some discounts for the latest and greatest PlayStation 5 and PlayStation 4 games. All these deals will be live through until midnight...
News EA Reiterates New Battlefield Game for 2021, Reveal in Spring
Will take "full advantage" of PS5
As part of EA's latest conference call, the publisher reiterated its plans to put out a new entry in the Battlefield franchise towards the end of this year. We've known for some time that the next instalment is in the works for a 2021 launch, but this reminder will be welcome news for fans who may have been worried...
News God of War PS5 4K 60FPS Patch Out Now
Oh boy
Update: God of War's PS5 support patch is available to download now. Get it installed on your current-gen system and you'll be able to play 2018's excellent action game at 60 frames-per-second in 4K. For the sake of clarity, this is still just the PS4 version of God of War. But much like what happened with Ghost of Tsushima, play the game on...
Interview How One Man Is Making Mundaun, PS5's First Horror Game
An unexpected journey
Now that the PlayStation 5 release and its launch line-up of games are done with and out of the way, it's time to see what the indie scene has planned for Sony's new console. Situated in amongst other titles slated for March is Mundaun, the debut game from creator Michel Ziegler that represents the first proper horror...
News Train Sim World 2 Tacks on Third Full Trophy Set Ahead of Southeastern High Speed Release
Now at over 250 Trophies
Train Sim World 2 is a service game in every sense of the word: it’s regularly updated with new routes, trains, and timetables. The game has grown so much over the past few months, however, that it now has three full Trophy sets attached to it – an unprecedented number for a non-compilation game, like Uncharted: The...
News Stride Looks Like the Parkour Game PSVR Deserves
Faith would be proud
Stride is what happens when Mirror's Edge meets PlayStation VR, or at least we hope that's the case. Developer Joy Way is bringing its high-octane virtual reality parkour title to Sony's headset at some point in early 2021 following an early access phase on PC, where it has garnered loads of really pos
News Rekindle Nature in PSVR Exclusive Winds & Leaves
Escape the real world
Ever since the PlayStation 5 took the spotlight last year, PlayStation VR has been somewhat shoved to the sidelines. But the technology – despite its aging PlayStation Move controllers – is still revolutionary, and titles like Hitman 3 are transformative when enjoyed inside Sony’s headset. It’s great to see new...
News Destiny 2 Keeps Chugging Along with Season of the Chosen Trailer
The Cabal is back, again
We can hardly contain our excitement, it's time for another season of Destiny 2. Another round of content that hardly looks any different from the last couple of offerings. Except for this time, the Cabal is back. Again? Let's stop being debbie downers and focus on what Season of the Chosen has to offer as it begins next...
News The Division 2 Patch 1.30 Out Now, Features PS5 4K 60FPS Support and More
Maintenance is over
Update: The Division 2's big title update 12.1 — patch 1.30 on PlayStation consoles — is available to download now following additional server maintenance. The headline act here is that the update allows the game to flourish on PS5 in terms of performance. Playing The Division 2 via backwards compatibility will see it run at...
News Mass Effect 1 Has 'Gameplay Enhancements' in Mass Effect Legendary Edition
Better everything, apparently
Let's face it: the original Mass Effect had already aged terribly when it was finally ported to PS3 in 2012, and here in 2021, it's a borderline disaster in terms of gameplay feel. Thankfully, BioWare has apparently taken the time to finetune the first game for Mass Effect Legendary Edition. The official site says that...
Little Nightmares, WWE 2K Battlegrounds too
Update: Sony has now confirmed the list of PS4 titles heading to PlayStation Now for the month of February 2021, and it includes Call of Duty: Black Ops III, WWE 2K Battlegrounds, Detroit: Become Human, Darksiders Genesis, Little Nightmares, and
News Mass Effect Legendary Edition Arrives in May, 4K Trailer Shows the Remaster in Action
N7 heaven
Mass Effect Legendary Edition was officially announced back in November of last year, following on from months of rumours and speculation. And now, we finally get to see the remastered trilogy in action. We also have a confirmed release date: the 14th May, 2021. It's coming to PS4, but PS5 players will
News Fall Guys Mid-Season Update 3.5 Available Now on PS4
New level! Stage variations! More!
Fall Guys Season 3 is at the midway point, and as promised, a new update has hit the game to keep things ticking along. The mid-season update is available right now on PlayStation 4, weighing in at just over 2GB. So, what does this update add? A fair bit, as it happens. First and foremost, a new level has been...
News Ys IX: Monstrum Nox Launch Trailer Embraces a Dark Dream
Jail time
Ys IX: Monstrum Nox is out today on PS4, and NIS America has released a launch trailer to help it pick up some hype. The action RPG sees recurring protagonist Adol Christin battle against a corruption that holds the foreboding city of Balduq hostage. We recently reviewed the game, giving it a solid 7/10 in our Ys IX: Monstrum Nox PS4...
Review Turrican Flashback (PS4) - Four Turrican Thrills in One No-Frills Package
X-Factor 5
16-bit home computer retro games are welcome on the PlayStation 4, especially as there has not been an abundance of Commodore Amiga games available, with a few exceptions being versions of Another World, Flashback, GODS Remastered, and Shadow of the Beast. Therefore, it's particularly pleasing to have the first two classic A
News Share Your Gaming Stats with Spotify-Esque PlayStation Wrap Up 2020
All the gaming stats you need
2021 is already well and truly underway, but Sony wants you to take a second and look back on the year just gone. Despite 2020 being a dreadful year for a number of reasons, games kept us going, with the likes of Ghost of Tsushima and The Last of Us: Part II providing high points across the summer. Then, of course,...
News February 2021 PS Plus Games Are Available to Download Now
Take back Control
It's a little earlier than normal, but you can claim February's PlayStation Plus games on PS5 and PS4 right now. Destruction AllStars was made available in midnight across various territories, meaning people have already started their vehicular combat careers. The PS5 exclusive was followed by fellow PS Plus titles Control:...
Review Control: Ultimate Edition (PS5) - A Great Example of What a PS5 Upgrade Can Offer
< A game/experience worth discovering/exploring >
Control’s road to release on PlayStation 5 has been a bit of a rocky one. Between the Ultimate Edition boxing out early adopters from a next-gen upgrade, certain users accidentally being given the upgrade they were told wasn’t possible, and now Control: Ultimate Edition releasing as a PlayStation...
News Capcom Clarifies Just How Tall Lady Dimitrescu of Resident Evil Village Is
Prepare yourselves
The internet loves her, and so Capcom is lapping up all of the attention centred on Lady Dimitrescu of Resident Evil Village right now by revealing one very important detail. The Japanese publisher took to Twitter to tell fans just how tall the villain is, and she really is just as tall as some fans have been hoping. The spooky...
News Brutal Boss-Rush Game Eldest Souls Bullies Its Way onto PS5, PS4
Souls-like dripped in pixel art
We can hardly blame you at this point if the Souls-like, pixel art, and boss-rush phrases are enough to incite a groan from the back of your throat, but at least hear Eldest Souls out. The isometric title from developer Fallen Flag Studio just confirmed PlayStation 5 and PlayStation 4 versions for the promising indie...
News Sony Partnering with Red Bull for In-Game Photography Competition
Click, click, boom
Sony’s marketing team has been working overtime since the release of the PlayStation 5, and it’s got another promotional initiative in the pipeline – this time with Red Bull. This one is US-focused, so those of you in Europe can close your browsers, although the premise is interesting and could provide the blueprint for...
News The Division 2 Patch 12.1 Brings PS5 4K 60FPS Support, Out This Week
Lock and load
It feels like The Division 2 has struggled to remain all that relevant since its initial release back in March 2019, but its incoming title update might just win some players back. Patch 12.1 is a pretty big deal, brining PS5 support to the looter shooter. It promises 60 frames-per-second at 4K resolution when played on Sony's...
Mini Review Habroxia 2 (PS4) - Retro Arcade Shooter Will Hold Your Attention
Beam me up
In an industry overloaded with choice, there’s a modesty to Habroxia 2 that’s easy to appreciate. The successor to Lillymo Games retro-inspired arcade shooter humbly thanks you for playing the PlayStation 4 and PS Vita release each time you load it up, and while cynics could hand-wave the gratitude and declare it disingenuous, we get...
News Cris Tales Gets Overview Trailer Ahead of PS5, PS4 Launch in July
Time for a classic JRPG
Rather surprisingly, this is the very first article we've written about Cris Tales here on Push Square. That is despite the PlayStation 5 and PlayStation 4 game being common knowledge for quite some time now — we're not too sure what happened there. Anyway, the trailer above can be considered the perfect introduction then...
News MLB The Show 21 Hits a Homer from 20th April, Cross-Play Between PlayStation and Xbox
An historic moment
Well, it leaked over the weekend, but now we have official confirmation: MLB The Show 21 will swing for the bleachers from 20th April on PlayStation 5, PlayStation 4, and – in a mind-boggling first – Xbox Series X|S and Xbox One. The title will launch day-and-date on all of the aforementioned platforms, published by Sony, and...
News Mass Effect Legendary Edition Is Probably Being Revealed in Full This Week
Fight for the lost
We're all expecting Mass Effect Legendary Edition to release at some point within the next couple of months or so — a recent leak had it down for the 12th March. But if that really is the case, then we're going to need to see this remastered trilogy in action. Fortunately, it sounds like the big reveal could be heading our way...
News Nioh 2 PS4 Patch Adds Cross-Save Support for PS5
Transfer your progress
Koei Tecmo is bringing The Nioh Collection to the PlayStation 5 this week, and it’s sharpening up the existing PlayStation 4 version ahead of the next-gen iteration’s arrival. Patch 1.24 is available to download now, and it incorporates cross-save functionality, so that you can upload your progress to the cloud and pick up...
Reminder Today Is Your Last Chance to Claim January 2021's PS Plus Games
She's a Maneater
Wow, January is over already? Time sure does fly. Indeed, it's 1st February 2021, and that means today is your last chance to scoop up last month's PlayStation Plus games. If you want to play Maneater on PS5 or Greedfall and Shadow of the Tomb Raider on PS4, make sure you add them to your library today, lest you miss out forever...
News You Can No Longer Play Battleborn As Take-Two Shuts Down Online Servers
That's that
Remember Battleborn? Gearbox's answer to Overwatch was a similar hero shooter with flamboyant characters, but it failed to catch on in the same way. Upon launch in 2016, it gained fairly positive reviews, but didn't make much of an impact among consumers, and publisher 2K Games couldn't muster any real enthusiasm. The game was kept...
News UK Sales Charts: Hitman 3 Drops Out of the Top 10, Call of Duty on the Rise
Another quiet week at retail
Thanks to a quiet release schedule, the excellent Hitman 3 made a strong debut in last week's UK boxed games chart. It went straight to number one, but this week, it's slipped to number 11. This is due to a pretty steep sales decline, which is a very normal pattern for new releases — and remember, this doesn't include...
News MLB The Show 21's Cover Star to Be Officially Unveiled on Hot Ones
But we already have a good idea who it is
We already know who MLB The Show 21’s cover star will be: San Diego Padres shortstop Fernando Tatís Jr. That’s all according to leaked box art of the PlayStation 5 and Xbox One version, which emerged over the weekend. And it’ll be made official on a 1st February episode of Hot Ones, meaning a full...
January2021
Poll Are You Happy with Your PS Plus Games for February 2021?
Plus or minus?
Look, we don't want to colour anyone's opinion before this poll is even published, but wow, what a month! February's PlayStation Plus lineup appears to have been met with near universal positivity. The selection includes not one, but two new PS5 releases in the form of Destruction AllStars and Control: Ultimate Edition (the latter is...
News PlayStation Studios Poised to Publish First Ever Xbox One Game
Leaked MLB The Show 21 box art will take some getting used to
There had been some speculation that, with coronavirus ongoing, Sony may choose to wait until next year to bring its flagship baseball simulation to non-PlayStation platforms – but leaked MLB The Show 21 box art appears to confirm that’s not the case. Here we see images of the...
Guide Upcoming PS5, PS4 Games for February and March 2021
Persona 5 Strikers! Nioh! Prince of Persia!
That's right, January is already over. We're a full month into 2021, and things have started fairly quietly — but looking forward, there's plenty to be excited about. February and March have a few notable releases for both PlayStation 5 and PS4, so whether you've made the jump yet or not, you can look...
News PS Plus Free PS5, PS4 Games Announced for February 2021
A huge month for PS Plus
February's PlayStation Plus games have been officially announced — and it's honestly one heck of a lineup. We've known for a while that Destruction AllStars would be February's headline act on PlayStation 5, but there's more to next month's selection than that. Control: Ultimate Edition is also part of the deal, available...
Talking Point What Are You Playing This Weekend? - Issue 361
All together now
And thus, another week (and month!) has come to a conclusion. Time really does fly when you’re having fun, doesn’t it? As is Push Square tradition, here’s what we’re playing this weekend. Sammy Barker, Editor: I’m in a weird place with Hitman 3 because I’m still absolutely loving the game, but I’ve sussed out pretty...
News Hitman 3 DLC Coming, But IO Interactive Hasn't Defined What It Is Yet
No new maps, though
Over the course of the past half-decade or so, Hitman’s excellent World of Assassination trilogy has been one of the best-supported series in the industry. Whether it’s full-scale expansions, special assignments, time-limited targets, or additional Escalations and challenge packs, the game has grown immensely. However,...
Review Ys IX: Monstrum Nox (PS4) - Adol's Darkest Adventure Doesn't Quite Hit the Highs of Ys VIII
This cursed city
There's something dodgy going on in the foreboding stone city of Balduq, and seasoned adventurer Adol Christin finds that out the hard way when he's abruptly arrested upon arrival. Our red-haired hero escapes his captors with the help of a mysterious woman, but her assistance comes at a cost. Now saddled with a curse that prevents...
News Cult Strategy Comeback Spacebase Startopia Sets Coordinates for PS5, PS4
Space race
If you’re not familiar with Startopia – and, honestly, we’ll forgive you for that – then all you really need to know is that it was a 2001 strategy title helmed by ex-Bullfrog staffers. In it, your job was to oversee the creation of a space station, and it fused city building mechanics with RTS gameplay. Now it’s set to make a...
News Hitman Fans Think IO Interactive May Be Able to Predict the Future
Ahead of the curve
Here’s the weird thing: key moments in Hitman’s critically acclaimed World of Assassination trilogy keep happening in real life. Those of you who played the Game of the Year edition of the first game may recall a set of sub-missions named Patient Zero, in which Agent 47 is tasked with controlling a deadly disease, which can...
News Resident Evil Village Actress Jeanette Maus Passes Away at 39
Played the witches in upcoming survival horror
Resident Evil Village actress Jeanette Maus – who plays various characters in the game, including the witches you may have seen in the PlayStation 5 and PlayStation 4 survival horror’s latest gameplay trailer – has passed away aged 39. Capcom issued a statement on
News DONTNOD Secures Investment from Tencent Raising Questions About Life Is Strange
Deck Nine apparently in charge of the series now
There’s increasing speculation about developer DONTNOD and its role in the Life Is Strange series. Earlier this week, the French studio announced a €30 million (~$36 million) financing deal with Chinese juggernaut Tencent, which it said would allow it to create “new self-published intellectual...
News Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War Reloads with Firebase Z Trailer
Tombstone perk returns
Here it is, then: the new Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War zombies map, Firebase Z, which will be free for all players to enjoy from 4th February. The addition will continue the Dark Aether plotline, taking teams to a mysterious outbreak site known as Outpost 25. The Tombstone perk will return as part of the update, and...
News Latest Worms Rumble Update Finally Adds Team Deathmatch Mode on PS5, PS4
Team time
Worms Rumble was one of our PlayStation Plus games for December, and it's a surprisingly entertaining spin-off. With faster paced action than the traditionally turn-based Worms series, it's a very different experience, but one worth a shot. One criticism we did have about it was a lack of content at launch, but Team 17 has been updating...
Guide New PS5, PS4 Games This Week (25th January to 31st January)
Atelier Ryza 2! Cyber Shadow! The Pedestrian!
What new PS5 and PS4 games are releasing in physical retailers and as part of the PlayStation Store update this week? Things are definitely getting busier, with Atelier Ryza 2 and Cyber Shadow vying for your attention on PS5. For a full list of all new PS5 game release dates in 2021 and all
News NFL Super Bowl LV Touches Down in Rocket League Next Week
Into the End Zone
As the big matchup between Tom Brady’s Tampa Bay Buccaneers and Patrick Mahomes’ Kansas City Chiefs nears, Rocket League is getting in on the action. Beginning 2nd February through 8th February, Pysonix is rolling out a brand-new in-game event: the NFL Super Bowl LV Celebration. This is anchored by an entirely new game mode,...
News Next Marvel's Avengers Stream Will Detail PS5 Version, Hawkeye Reveal
Scheduled for 16th February
It looks like developer Crystal Dynamics is still committed to making Marvel's Avengers a thing as it dates another War Table livestream well in advance of the air time. Scheduled to take place on 16th February 2021, the digital showcase will provide more information on the PlayStation 5 version of the game and fully...
News Swag Out with Swish New Sweater in GTA Online This Week
Drip drip
Looking for some snazzy new threads to level up your look in GTA Online? This week’s update will anyone who completes the Cayo Perico Heist kitted out in the Santo Capra Patterns Sweater. According to the Rockstar Newswire, “it’s a piece that screams ‘luxury’, ‘exclusivity’, and ‘high society’. Mostly, it just screams.”...
Mini Review Bonkies (PS4) - Co-Op Construction Game Is Simple But Satisfying
Planets and the apes
Think you've played every local co-op game on PlayStation 4? Well, have you built structures in low gravity as an ape with a robotic arm? Didn't think so, but don't worry — Bonkies is here to fulfil that very specific need. Playable alone or up to four-player co-op, this unusual little game puts you in the boots of a...
News Nominees Announced for Dreams' Second Annual Impy Awards Show
Vote in certain categories now
Dreams is approaching its first anniversary, and to coincide with that momentous occasion, the second ever Impy Awards is set to take place on the same day. On 14th February, an awards ceremony (itself made using the game's tools) will honour the very best creators and creations in the PlayStation 4 exclusive. Today,...
News Here's Resident Evil Re:Verse in Action with Five Minutes of Footage
Comic-book art style can be turned off
Capcom keeps on trying to make multiplayer a thing for Resident Evil when what it should be doing is focusing on a reboot of the PlayStation 2 Outbreak sub-series. However, until that happens, we've got Resident Evil Re:Verse to put up with. The free multiplayer mode bundled in with
News PS Plus Members in Japan Get a Fourth Free Game in February
But only get Control on PS5
How about that February 2021 PS Plus lineup, then? Pretty good, right? If you missed it, you can find all of the details through here, but just to reiterate you’ll be getting Destruction AllStars, Control: Ultimate Edition, and Concrete Genie. In Japan, though, member
News Some Hitman 3 Players Are Encountering Broken PS5, PS4 Trophies
And the only solution right now is to restart
Well, this is typical, isn’t it? Hitman 3 is the first game in the current trilogy to feature a Platinum Trophy, but the problem is that it’s borderline busted for a number of people. Several of the virtual trinkets pertain to a challenge which involves discovering each area of a given map. Finding...
Mini Review Olija (PS4) - A Lot Achieved with Very Few Pixels
Pronounced "oh-lee-ya"
Devolver Digital continues its love affair with moody pixelated action games with Olija. This one has you exploring a mysterious land after Lord Faraday and his crew are left stranded, and it's your job to find a way back home. Things become complicated once you come across a cursed harpoon that grants a sort of teleport...
Guide PS Plus: What Is It and Is It Worth It?
All the benefits of PS Plus
What is PlayStation Plus and is it worth it? Should you subscribe to PS Plus? If you're looking to play games online with your friends, you'll need to sign up for a PS Plus subscription and you might be wondering what sort of benefits that brings with it. As part of our PS5 Guide, we're going to explain what PlayStation...
News Immortals Fenyx Rising: A New God DLC Out Now on PS5, PS4
So too is a demo
Immortals Fenyx Rising fans can start extending their playtime even further today as the first major bit of DLC arrives for the greek-themed Ubisoft open-world title on both PlayStation 5 and PlayStation 4. Titled A New God, it can be purchased standalone off the PlayStation Store for £11.99/$14.99 or as part of the season pass,...
News Cyberpunk 2077 Patch 1.11 Out Now on PS5, PS4, Fixes Game-Breaking Takemura Bug
The right call
CD Projekt Red has deployed a hotfix for Cyberpunk 2077 — a relatively small update that should repair a game-breaking bug that was somehow introduced in patch 1.10. For those out of the loop, 1.10 brought with it an issue where Takemura would call V during a main story que
News Resident Evil Village Spoilers Are Becoming Harder to Avoid
Be careful out there
It’s an unprecedented set of circumstances, really: an illegal data breach on sensitive Capcom material means that Resident Evil Village spoilers are becoming a reality for franchise fans. There were already leaks pertaining to the plot and ending of the game, and this week more footage was uploaded to YouTube showing an...
News Dying Light 2 Retail Leaks Keep Giving Fans Hope
Potential release date spotted
In the past couple of days, you may have seen the mock-up of a potential Dying Light 2 Collector's Edition doing the rounds across the internet. Somewhat noteworthy since all Techland has done following the game's indefinite delay in early 2020 was recently promise more news is on the way. We chose not to report on the...
News Control Fans Bemused by Free PS Plus Version for PS5, PS4
After drama surrounding next-gen upgrade
What should have been a public relations slam-dunk for Control publisher 505 Games is already turning sour, as fans ponder why they were encouraged to purchase the Ultimate Edition if it’s being given away day-and-date with PlayStation Plus next month. You may recall a big brouhaha when the next-gen...
News Persona 5 Strikers Trailer Shows Off the Power of Each Phantom Thief
Behind the mask
With the game just a few weeks away, Persona 5 Strikers has unleashed a new gameplay trailer showcasing the skills of each Phantom Thief. As we noted in our hands on Persona 5 Strikers preview, your party members have their own unique moves and abilities — and learning to make the most of them significantly increases your odds of...
News Roller Champions European Closed Beta Test Rolls Out on PS4 in February
Blades of glory
Remember Roller Champions? Announced back at E3 2019, the free-to-play sports title has been in and out of playtests on PC in the meantime. However, it is coming to PlayStation 4, and Ubisoft has arrived to reaffirm as much with this latest news. A closed beta test for select European countries is taking place next month, and that...
News Assassin's Creed Community Cracks Crazy In-Game Mystery to Unlock Legendary Nodens' Arc Bow
And now you can get it
The Assassin's Creed community has recently become infatuated with a weapon called 'Nodens' Arc' — a futuristic-looking Isu bow that can be found in Assassin's Creed Valhalla. Players first got their hands on the bow when an unbreakable rock was discovered on an island in the snowy North of the map. By fiddling with game...
News IO Interactive Recoups Hitman 3 Development Costs in Under a Week
Attention turns to Project 007
As well as topping the UK sales chart for the week of its release, Hitman 3 immediately became the franchise's biggest digital launch in history. Two welcome pieces of news for developer IO Interactive, but things just got even better for the Danish studio. The game has made back
News Madden NFL 21 Will Host This Year's Pro Bowl
It's in the game
For those of you who don’t know, the Pro Bowl is an annual exhibition match designed to celebrate the best players from the NFL each season. It sees the top stars and coaches from the NFC and the AFC duking it out in a one-off game, and historically takes place on the weekend before the Super Bowl. This year, of course,...
Hands On Balan Wonderworld Is an Unusual PS5, PS4 Platformer That Doesn't Style It Out
Crimes of fashion
We're not entirely sure where to begin with Balan Wonderworld. Granted early access to the demo — available to all from tomorrow — we've been playing this somewhat mysterious title, and we're not wholly convinced. The demo itself is fairly large, but from our experience, we're not sold on this new concept from Yuji Naka. After...
News New PS Store Sale Sends Retro PS4 Games to the Bargain Bin
CTR! Spyro! MediEvil!
After the January sale kept us occupied through a particularly quiet period for the PlayStation Store, Sony is back in action with another range of discounts to build off the lot offered last week. This latest set of deals appears to focus on PlayStation 4 remakes, remasters, and retro titles that have been re-released for the...
Review Concrete Genie - Artsy Exclusive Is Worth Experiencing
Art attack
Republished on Wednesday 27th January, 2021: We're bringing this review back from the archives following the announcement of February 2021's PS Plus lineup. The original text follows. Of all Sony's in-house developers, Pixelopus perhaps has the most to prove. Its debut game, Entwined, didn't set the world alight, and so its follow-up...
Review Control - Remedy's Return to PlayStation Is Worth the Wait
Take back control
Republished on Wednesday 27th January, 2021: We're bringing this review back from the archives following the announcement of February 2021's PS Plus lineup. The original text follows. Control could, and probably should, have been something worth shouting about. It’s been 16 years since Remedy Entertainment last released one of...
News The Elder Scrolls Online: Blackwood Is the MMO's Next Big Expansion
Comes to PS4 in June
Sick and tired of waiting for The Elder Scrolls VI to come along? You could always take its mammoth MMO brethren for a spin, which has just announced yet another gargantuan expansion for PlayStation players to look forward to later this year. The Elder Scrolls Online: Blackwood arrives on 8th June 2021, representing a key moment...
News PS4 Exclusives, Including The Last of Us 2, Lead the DICE Awards Nominees
Ghost of Tsushima right behind
While the theatre of The Game Awards makes for entertaining viewing, it’s the DICE Awards that are widely considered the industry’s prestigious red-carpet event. And fresh from sweeping Geoff Keighley’s showcase late last year, Sony published games dominate the list of nominees for The Academy of Interactive Arts...
News Great PSVR Shooter Pistol Whip Gets Free 2089 Campaign
Available today
Pistol Whip ranked very highly when it came to working out the Best PSVR Game of 2020 during our Game of the Year deliberations, and that high-speed experience gets even better today with the introduction of the brand new 2089 campaign. This is a free update that adds a new story told across five different scenes, estimated to last...
News It Finally Happened: BioMutant Just Got a PS4 Release Date
Took your time
It has felt like BioMutant was just a couple of months away from wrapping up development for a couple of years now, but finally, finally it has a release date. Yes, BioMutant comes to PlayStation 4 on 25th May 2021. A press release states that "more information on the game will be released in the next weeks and months". In true THQ...
Lupus, Homid, Crinos
Werewolf: The Apocalypse - Earthblood is right around the corner. Coming to both PlayStation 5 and PS4 on 4th February, this action game lets you take on evil corporation Endron as man or beast. You can see how that all plays out in this new gameplay trailer. As the video highlights, you'll be able to take on three forms. Lupus...
Full tests, including framerate and resolution
A new website created to catalogue the improvements to PlayStation 4 games running via backwards compatibility on the PlayStation 5 should help you to get your backlog in order. So far, Backwards-Compatible.com has tested 577 games, determining how performance fares across PS5, PS4 Pro, and PS4. This...
News Prehistoric Warfare? Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War Adds Wooden Stake Blueprint
More like Black Ops Ice Age, right?
For those of you who aren’t closely following Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War, there are some insane cosmetic content drops these days. Also available in Call of Duty: Warzone, you can now customise your traditional Knife loadout, and transform it into a… Wooden stake? Yes, really: Activision is going full...
News Haven Brings True Love to PS4 in Time for Valentine's Day
Heart maker
PlayStation 5 owners had their first taste of digital love with Haven last month as studio The Game Bakers prioritised its current-gen version, but now it's time for PlayStation 4 players to get in on the action too. This horny RPG has been officially dated for 4th February 2021 on PS4, so couples have lots of time for it to get them in...
News Warzone Community Targets Roze Skin After Tournament Domination
Pay-to-win claims made
Call of Duty: Warzone is in a really good place right now in terms of its weapon meta, so now it's time for a skin to be considered overpowered. If you play the Battle Royale title, you'll probably already know what the Roze outfit is. Pictured above, it's a skin that covers your character entirely in black pieces of clothing...
News Trials-Esque Motorbike Platformer Elasto Mania Returning with Remaster on PS5, PS4
What year is it
Hands up: who remembers Elasto Mania? Played on many a school computer in the early noughties, this side-scrolling platformer had you riding a bouncy motorcycle, using the floaty physics to navigate tricky levels. If it sounds like Trials, that's because it basically is. Anyway, believe it or not, the game is being brought to...
News The Last of Us 2 Surpasses The Witcher 3 as the Most Awarded Game in History
GOTY
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt has held the record for the most Game of the Year awards for more than five whole years — but it's finally been beaten. According to Game Awards, a site which tracks both media outlet awards and reader's choice awards, The Last of Us: Part II has surpassed CD Projekt Red's genre-defining RPG. Geralt was previously...
News MLB The Show 21 Pitching to PS5 and PS4, News in February
Strike one
MLB The Show 21 has been rated for release on the PlayStation 5 and PlayStation 4 in Brazil, but there’s no mention of additional platforms just yet. Sony’s flagship baseball simulation had been expected to pitch to multiple platforms, but as Gematsu
News Fall Guys Season 3.5 to Add New Level, Lots of Round Variations, and Much More on PS4
Mid-season update coming soon
Fall Guys is keeping the ball rolling as Season 3 approaches the halfway point. As with the previous season, developer Mediatonic is looking to give its overnight hit game a mid-season refresh, with promises of lots of new content. First and foremost, Season 3.5 will introduce one brand new stage to the mix. The...
News GTA Online Cheat Website Shut Down, Proceeds to Be Donated to Charity
Hot coffee
A juggernaut GTA Online website has been shut down following “discussions” with label overlord Take Two. LunaCheats was infamous within the Grand Theft Auto community for selling various game hacks, but its page now displays a simple text message, apologising for “any and all problems” its software caused to the title’s...
News Guilty Gear Strive Trailer Gives a Full Overview of Online and Offline Game Modes
Striving for more
Arc System Works has released a game mode trailer for Guilty Gear Strive. The five-minute video gives an overview of what you can expect from the upcoming PS5 and PS4 fighter, whether you're playing online or offline. The good news is that it's looking like quite a robust package. It's got all of the single-player stuff that you'd...
News PlayStation Network Pioneer to Leave Sony Interactive Entertainment
John Kodera moving to a different role within Sony
The man behind many of PlayStation Network’s flagship services, including PlayStation Plus, PlayStation Now, and PlayStation Store, will leave his current role at Sony Interactive Entertainment at the end of the current fiscal year. John Kodera – who you may recall
News Get Chris Redfield's Coat with This $1,800 Resident Evil Village Collector's Edition
Looking stylish
Come on, own up: who doesn't want to own Chris Redfield's coat? We know you've all been waiting for the opportunity to splash the cash on the Resident Evil character's getup, and now the opportunity has finally arrived with a Resident Evil Village collector's edition that'll only set you back $1,800. It's a bit of a bargain, but...
News Cyberpunk 2077 Has a New, Game-Breaking Takemura Bug, CDPR Working on a Fix
You can call me up
Cyberpunk 2077 got updated last Friday, but it's honestly starting to sound like patch 1.10 has done more harm than good. Countless reports of a brand new, game-breaking bug have flooded the internet over the weekend, and there's currently no guaranteed way to get around it. During the main story quest 'Down on the Street', you...
News Ghost of Tsushima Fans Think the Game May Be Coming to PS5
Resume swiftly edited after slip
Is Ghost of Tsushima coming to the PlayStation 5? Well, it’s perhaps worth noting that the title is massively enhanced if you put a PlayStation 4 copy into Sony’s next-gen console anyway, as it runs at 60 frames-per-second in 4K courtesy of backwards compatibility. But fans have been pondering whether a native...
News Arrog Is a 30-Minute Wonder Coming to PS5, PS4 Next Month
An easy Platinum Trophy, too
Are you looking for a game you could beat on your scheduled lunch break instead of these 100-hour RPGs hitting both PlayStation 5 and PlayStation 4? Arrog has you sorted then with a 30-minute experience coming to both consoles next month on 5th February 2021. That super short playtime is pitched as a feature rather than...
News LEGO Star Wars: The Skywalker Saga Features 300 Playable Characters, Open Ended Design
Meet and greet
Star Wars is of course one of media's most enduring, and most beloved, franchises. With such a history, it makes sense that it contains an enormous number of characters, from Luke Skywalker to those little Porgs from The Last Jedi. The LEGO Star Wars games have always contained a large roster of playable heroes and villains, but with...
News UK Sales Charts: Hitman 3 Physical Sales Exceed Hitman 2, 49% of Sales on PS5
PS5 software increases 324 per cent week-over-week
Hitman 3 shattered a series record in the digital sphere, and it’s also topped the UK sales charts, which tracks physical units only. In terms of boxed copies, the IO Interactive sequel outpaced its predecessor by 17 per cent, and 49 per cent of all sales were for the PlayStation 5 version...
News Guess What? Cyberpunk 2077 Still Has Serious Crashing Issues on PS5, PS4 After Patch 1.10
Crash and burn
Released just in time for the weekend, Cyberpunk 2077 update 1.10 does a lot to address the game's consistent crashing issue on PS5 (via backwards compatibility) and PS4. Well, according to the official patch notes, at least. The notes claim that "various stability improvements" have been implemented, and on Sony's last-gen system...
News PS Plus Once Again Priced the Same as Xbox Live After Microsoft Backtrack
The big U-turn
Update 2: Well, that didn’t take long. In less than 24 hours, Microsoft has reversed its decision to hike the price of Xbox Live Gold, announcing that it will retain the £49.99/$59.99 annual price point of the subscription. Moreover, it’s now removed the online paywall for free-to-play games, bringing it in line with PS Plus...
Talking Point What Are You Playing This Weekend? - Issue 360
Picking up steam
It felt like it was a bit busier in the video game industry these past few days, which is hopefully a sign the industry is beginning to awaken from its festive slumber. We’re still mainly obliterating our backlogs, but Hitman 3 did release to critical acclaim this week, so there’s something new to tackle as well. Sammy Barker,...
News Cyberpunk 2077 Patch 1.10 Out Now on PS5, PS4, Includes Crash Fixes and Stability Improvements
Patch notes included
Cyberpunk 2077 update 1.10 "lays the groundwork for the upcoming patches" according to CD Projekt Red, and it's out right now on PS4 (and PS5 via backwards compatibility). It weighs in at a whopping 16.9GB on Sony's systems. Update 1.10 looks to fix a load of bugs and hopefully, finally fix the game's consistent crashing...
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