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Store Update 11th November 2014 (North America)
Dream weaver
Assassin’s Creed Unity isn’t exactly sneaking onto the North American PlayStation Store this week – more crashing into it like a cannon ball. Ubisoft’s latest and (not so) greatest is available now on the PlayStation 4, and it’s being flanked by spin-off Assassin’s Creed Rogue on last-gen hardware. Meanwhile, the toys are...
Store Preview Assassin's Creed Unity, LEGO Batman 3, Tales of Hearts R
Viva la revolution
... And in early November, the blockbusters did rise, and they marched onto the PlayStation Store demanding that the innocent people spend their money, with spears and other fearsome instruments poised above their heads. Ahem. Seriously, though, this is where things start to get silly – or amazing – for all three of Sony’s...
Review Race the Sun (PlayStation 4)
Flight to freedom
Race the Sun is a very simple game. That isn't meant as a criticism – indeed, the title's focus is arguably its greatest asset. After a successful Kickstarter, this unique take on a popular genre has made its way onto Sony's systems with almost non-existent fanfare. But, do its straightforward systems make for a satisfying...
Store Update 4th November 2014 (North America)
Spacey ace
There may be more games in this North American PlayStation Store update than you can shake a stick at, but, let’s be honest, Call of Duty: Advanced Warfare is the real highlight. Sledgehammer Games’ first-person shooter is looking hot to trot, and is available now on both the PS4 and PS3. Don’t worry if futuristic warfare’s not...
Review Minutes (PlayStation 4)
Bullet heaven
Minutes’ key art may draw comparisons to Countdown, but in Channel 4 game show terms, this is way more Rachel Riley than Des O’Connor. An energetic arcade experience, this blistering bullet hell-inspired escapade is a real breath of fresh air. And while it may not silence the anti-indie crowd, it’s a shining example of how good...
Review Deadfall Adventures: Heart of Atlantis (PlayStation 3)
Heart breaker
This writer’s reputation for revelling in mediocre games is well regarded around the Push Square office, and Deadfall Adventures: Heart of Atlantis is another one of those middling titles that’s ingratiated itself to this strange scribe. An updated version of last year’s Xbox 360 and PC release, this Indiana Jones-inspired romp...
Store Update 29th October 2014 (Europe)
Late to the party
As with its North American counterpart, this European PlayStation Store update is absolutely bursting with new releases – but there’s one irritating absentee for this editor. Indeed, where the heck is Costume Quest 2? A game designed around Hallowe’en should arrive before said event, and if your humble host doesn’t get his...
Store Update 28th October 2014 (North America)
Freedom fighters
Another week, another outrageous North American PlayStation Store update. This time the highlights are numerous, with Costume Quest 2, The Unfinished Swan, and Lords of the Fallen all vying for your attention. We’ll need to put Ariana Grande on loop to get through this one. PS4 Games: Battle Islands (Free) C
News PSN Down as Sony's Servers Feel PS4 Firmware Update 2.00 Strain
Offline agony
Being a PlayStation fan is a bit like supporting the England football team these days: when the chips are up, you just know that they’re going to come crashing down at some point. As such, it’s no surprise that just when we were starting to feel satisfied with PlayStation 4 firmware update v2.00, the PlayStation Network has...
News Travel Somewhere Over the Rainbow Skies Next Year
Double rainbow
The solo questing experience of the JRPG-inspired Rainbow Moon managed to steal our hearts when it launched on the PlayStation Vita a few years back. And to this day it's still able to enthral those late to the party, following its addition to this month's PlayStation Plus lineup. Of course, if you've already seen everything that the...
Store Update 22nd October 2014 (Europe)
Break the rules
The early bird always catches the worm, so we guess that we’ll be forced to feed on scraps for posting the European PlayStation Store update so darn late in the day. We’d blame the delay on traffic, but, well, that’s not strictly true. Either way, a rival saying states that you’re better late than never – and we happen to...
Store Update 21st October 2014 (North America)
Bring the bleat back
Have mercy upon us, great gaming gods, for we cannot cope with the software overload that you’re subjecting us to. This week’s North American PlayStation Store update may be light on heavy hitters, but it more than makes up for any shortcomings in sheer girth. Highlights include Samurai Warriors 4, The Legend of Korra, and
Review Jet Car Stunts (PlayStation 3)
Trials and error
Jet Car Stunts’ arrival on the PlayStation 3 and Vita marks the popular mobile game’s first foray onto consoles. Historically, adapted smartphone titles end up feeling a little, well, off when they’re converted to consoles – but there are exceptions. The big question, then, is whether Grip Games has managed to make True...
Store Preview Legend of Korra, Samurai Warriors 4, Just Dance 2015
Korra, blimey
There’s set to be a spot of animal magic on the PlayStation Store this week, as zany side-scroller Escape Goat 2 bleats aside the competition, and trots onto Sony’s next-gen system. It’ll be joined by fellow curiosity Fluster Cluck, a four-player party game starring chickens in space suits. It’s a jungle out there. If you’re...
News PlayStation's Leading Ladies Get a Little More Affordable in NA PSN Flash Sale
Girl power
You’ll be able to spend some quality time with PlayStation’s most popular female protagonists this weekend – and you won’t have to break your bank balance in the process. Sony’s discounted tons of top titles such as Fat Princess, Mirror’s Edge, and Portal 2 for the next few days only – with some of the prices going seriously...
News Sony Investigating Online Issues as PSN Plunges into Darkness Again
Down and out
The problem with global gaming networks is that someone is always trying to play – so you better make sure that your service is online, otherwise there’ll be hell to pay. Some will attempt to tell you that the PlayStation Network is always offline, and while that’s not entirely true, there have been more outages over the past...
Store Update 15th October 2014 (Europe)
The raunchy, the creepy, and the creative
This week's selection is leaving us spoiled, and we haven't even hit November yet. If you're eager to gear up ready for some pre-Hallowe'en thrills, there's The Evil Within and Lone Survivor: The Director’s Cut. Meanwhile, if you're looking to live life on the wild side, then you can play with just the...
Store Update 14th October 2014 (North America)
Take your pick
Has anyone else got a better introductory sentence? These weekly PlayStation Store updates come around so quickly that we feel like a broken record at times. Still, we suppose that complaining about that fact gives us a new lead in to this North American refresh, which hosts the likes of The Evil Within and Borderlands: The...
News Is PSN Down Yet Again? For Some, the Answer's Yes
It only does offline
Whether it can be helped or not, Sony needs to realise that it can’t have consumers spewing bile about the PlayStation Network every other day. While the online service is nowhere near as poor as some people would have you believe, it has been
News Sony to Deploy Back End Improvements During PSN Maintenance
Ooh, matron
We thought that Sony had solved all of the PlayStation Network’s woes, but the infamous DDoS attack earlier in the year appears to have left the platform holder’s infrastructure rocking. Destiny’s launch came and went with nary a disconnect, bu
Store Update 8th October 2014 (Europe)
No Wei
As is the case in North America, it’s a big week for the European PlayStation Store as well. Highlights include, of course, Alien: Isolation and DriveClub – but there’s also a little title called Sleeping Dogs: Definitive Edition supposedly set to deploy this Friday, too. No, we had no idea that it was out so soon either.
Store Update 7th October 2014 (North America)
Holy moly
They say that the PlayStation 4 has no games, but by goodness does this PlayStation Store update argue differently. There are a total of eight new titles to choose from in this week’s North American refresh, as well as a bunch of PlayStation 3 and Vita releases, too. Oddly enough, there’s no mention of the DriveClub: PS Plus Edition,...
News Sony Engineers Working on DriveClub, Destiny, and NBA 2K15 Connectivity Issues
Keep calm and play on
Sony may be on cloud nine in terms of PlayStation 4 hardware sales right now, but its servers have seemed a teensy bit shaky ever since its network got DDoS attacked earlier in the year. Fortunately, there have been no major outages of kinds, but
Store Preview DriveClub, Alien: Isolation, NBA 2K15, PlayStation Plus Freebies
It's full of stars
PlayStation Store updates can be dreadfully disappointing affairs. You wait all week for them to come around, only to find that there’s nothing in the lineup that you want to buy. We’re confident that that won’t be the case this coming Tuesday, however, as Sony has compiled one of the most exciting software rosters in quite...
News PSN Offline Yet Again as Connections Drop Around the Globe
The age of the outage
Well, this is starting to look bad, isn’t it? We understand that networks go wrong sometimes, but Sony’s got to ensure that the PlayStation Network stays online longer than this – if only to avoid a constant barrage of negative press. Indeed, there are reports around
Store Update 1st October 2014 (Europe)
Wiped out
As is often the case, this week’s European PlayStation Store update isn’t quite as exciting as its North American counterpart. That doesn’t mean that there’s not a ton to look forward to, though, as Middle-Earth: Shadow of Mordor, Futuridium EP Deluxe, and Natural Doctrine all take centre stage. The full lin
News Fight the Urge to Fritter Your Finances in European PSN Sale
How low can you go?
Everyone loves an impulse purchase, but the sheer number of savings on the PlayStation Store these days is getting out of hand. Not long after discounting a number of smaller PlayStation 4 titles, Sony has announced that it’s cutting the price of a bunch of PlayStation 3 and Vita releases, too. All available from today in...
Store Update 30th September 2014 (North America)
Lord of the updates
Yes, the holiday rush has arrived. This week’s North American PlayStation Store update is so big, we’re not entirely sure if the online plaza will be able to cope with it all. In addition to heavy hitters such as Middle-Earth: Shadow of Mordor and Persona 4 Arena Ultimax, there are also biggies like Sherlock Holmes: Crimes...
Store Update 24th September 2014 (Europe)
Ballin'
No prizes for guessing the biggest new release on the European PlayStation Store this week – it’s FIFA 15. EA Sports’ soccer sim will deploy at various points over the coming days depending on where you live, so check your local release schedule for more information. It’s joined this week by a handful of hot arrivals, including the...
Store Update 23rd September 2014 (North America)
Back of the net
We’ll resist the temptation to overload Push Square’s homepage with thumbnails of football players, so instead we’ll focus on some of the other games that are joining FIFA 15 on the PlayStation Store this week. Top mentions include Ar Nosurge: Ode to an Unborn Star, Flockers, and CastleStorm: Definitive Edition – but we’ll...
News Destiny Servers Go Offline as the Group Who Took Down the PSN Strike Again
What are you playing this weekend?
Here we go again. The infamous Lizard Squad group are apparently taking credit for attacking Destiny's servers, using DDoS attacks to cut players' connections to the game. If you were planning on blasting through the sci-fi shooter this weekend with some friends, it's certainly not an ideal situation. Developer...
Store Preview FIFA 15, CastleStorm, Defense Grid 2
PES 2015 demo also going for goal
There’s nothing quite as exciting as the weekly PlayStation Store update, so we’re back to give you a cheeky taste of what’s coming to North America this coming Tuesday. The highlight for many will undoubtedly be FIFA 15, which, alongside Madden NFL 15, appears to be EA’s only real heavy hitter of the...
News Drive Away with a Deal in North American PSN Flash Sale
Beep beep
Perhaps in an attempt to celebrate the Singapore Grand Prix, Sony has launched a racing game flash sale on the North American PlayStation Store. Bursting with more podium position contenders than a Formula One starting grid, highlights include ModNation Racers and Need for Speed: Most Wanted for just $4.99,
Store Update 17th September 2014 (Europe)
What the Flock?
It’s a huge week on the PlayStation Store for fans of less high profile games. Many of you may still be busy searching for legendary loot in Destiny, but if Bungie’s next big thing didn’t tickle your fancy, why not give Anomaly 2, KickBeat, or Flockers a try? Interesting aside: Plants vs. Zombi
Store Update 16th September 2014 (North America)
Back to business
The latest North American PlayStation Store update is a real humdinger, so we’re shunning the slow coach that we used last week, and jumping aboard a Concorde to bring you the full lineup this time. Highlights include strategy title Anomaly 2, endless runner, er, Run Like Hell, and weird-‘em-up
Review Murasaki Baby (PlayStation Vita)
Balloon fright
Murasaki Baby made this typically composed critic want to toss his figurative toys out of the pram, and that’s never a good sign. Ovosonico’s long in production PlayStation Vita exclusive whisks you away from the hustle and bustle of the real world to a nightmarish fantasy land, where you must guide a wailing infant and her purple...
Store Preview Murasaki Baby, Run Like Hell, Air Conflicts PS4
What are you buyin'?
If you’re as antisocial as we are, the weekly PlayStation Store update is likely the highlight of your week. Typically, we fill you in on all of the latest titles when they arrive, but we’ve decided that some kind of earlier preview may go down nicely as well. A few important points: as we’re using the PlayStation Blogcast...
Reaction Destiny's PS4 Launch Proves PSN Isn't Tied Together with String
Sony's servers survive
And breathe again. By penning this article we’re all too aware that we’re foreshadowing the kind of outage that would rival 2011’s widely publicised hack attack, but at the time of writing we can say with confidence that the PlayStation Network is fine. For websites such as this – the kind that break traffic records...
Store Update 10th September 2014 (Europe)
You look like you've seen a Ghost
Destiny’s out so we can finally stop talking about it, right? Wrong. Now that Bungie’s epic sci-fi shooter has fired its way onto physical and digital store shelves, we’re spending all of our time uncovering its secrets so that we can stuff your eyes with more articles than they can handle. Fortunately,...
Store Update 9th September 2014 (North America)
The sorry edition
The late bird catches nada, so we apologise for being catastrophically late with our weekly replication of the North American PlayStation Store update. Like you, we’ve been playing Destiny, which just so happens to be the big new release this time. Funny that, eh? PS4 Games: Destiny ($59.99) Destiny Digital Guardian...
Game of the Month August 2014 - Metro Redux
Tunnel of love
It's Game of the Month time once again here at Push Square, and what a busy month for games it was in August. We reviewed 27 titles in total, but PlayStation 4 port naysayers probably won't be happy with the winner of our prestigious award. Back in July, we crowned The Last of Us Remastered as the best release of the Summer month, and...
News PSN is Down Yet Again For Some, Sony Says It's Working to Fix the Problem
Groundhog day
Don't you just love it when the PlayStation Network is inexplicably taken offline for around the fourth time in two weeks? Yeah, so do we. Not only are you unable to jump into your favourite multiplayer game after a long day at work or school, but you have to read our rants about it, too. Unfortunately, the time has come yet again...
Store Update 3rd September 2014 (Europe)
Where the bloody hell is Minecraft PS4?
Well, it's time to take a seat and a deep breath, because we've got some bad news for all you block lovers out there. Contrary to what PlayStation France said in the early hours of the morning, Minecraft on PS4 is nowhere to be found in today's European PlayStation Store update. Still, it has to be close, and...
News It's Rising Star Games' 10th Birthday, Which Means Massive Discounts in Europe
Deadly Premonition, King of Fighters, and loads of RPGs
Rising Star Games may not be the biggest and most well known studio outside of its loyal fanbase, but it may well be worth checking out its catalogue of PlayStation 3 and Vita games on the European PlayStation Store starting today. The company's sharing the joy of its 10th birthday with a...
Store Update 2nd September 2014 (North America)
Can you handle the Velocity
It's another relatively big week on the North American PlayStation Store as your free PlayStation Plus games sail into view. You can now get your hands on the excellent Velocity 2X, as well as a slew of other pretty notable downloads. On top of that, Warriors Orochi 3 Ultimate carves its way onto all of Sony's platforms...
Round Up What Happened During Sony's Pre-Tokyo Game Show Conference?
That's a lot of PS4 and Vita games
Well, this particular author was originally dreading having to wake up at about 6AM in order to manage Push Square's livestream of Sony's pre-Tokyo Game Show press conference, but as it turns out, it was yet another solid showing from the Japanese giant. Much like Gamescom 2014, the pacing was fast and fluid, and...
News Chances Are That You Haven't Found Guacamelee!'s Biggest Secret Yet
But what could it be?
We absolutely loved Guacamelee! Super Turbo Championship Edition despite the fact that typing out its full title is an absolute pain in the bum. With slick platforming, satisfying combat, and a vibrant world, DrinkBox Studios' spicy adventure was great from start to finish, but what if we told you that your impressive 100% save...
Poll What Did You Think of Sony's Pre-Tokyo Game Show Conference?
Rate all those lovely games
Sony's pre-Tokyo Game Show press conference has come and gone, and although we hauled ourselves out of bed rather early in the morning, we're finding it hard to say that it wasn't worth it. After today's showing, we're becoming convinced that Sony has finally nailed the pacing of its pressers. The games just kept coming,...
News Don't Look Now, But PS4 Demo P.T. Has Been Downloaded Over 1 Million Times
Shudder
Hideo Kojima took to the stage at Sony's pre-Tokyo Game Show conference earlier today, where he announced that P.T — the playable teaser of Silent Hills — had been downloaded over one million times. The statistic is actually rather impressive when you stop to think about it. It was only at Gamescom that
Review Mahjong Gold (PlayStation Vita)
Shiver me tiles
The Mahjong solitaire variant is a popular genre for handheld devices. In fact, it’s ideal for touch screen handhelds due to the nature of the game: bite-size puzzles solvable by matching pairs of symbols. And, indeed, 8 Floor Games' collection of Mahjong titles with their three star challenges, limited special abilities, and...
