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News God of War Ragnarok's Free DLC Will Add New PS5, PS4 Trophies
A reason to return
God of War Ragnarok’s hotly anticipated free DLC expansion Valhalla, due out later today, will add more Trophies to the game – although they’ll be listed separately from the campaign, so you won’t need to worry about them if you haven’t earned the Platinum just yet. Writing on Twitter, game director Mihir Sheth confirmed...
News Get a Crash Course in God of War Ragnarok's Free Valhalla DLC on PS5, PS4
Out today
God of War Ragnarok: Valhalla is an unfortunate amalgamation of Norse words. However, the incoming free DLC (out today, 12th December) looks like a delicious second helping for fans of Sony Santa Monica's most recent release. We learned that Valhalla would serve as an epilogue to Kratos's story, and now we have a trailer showing it in...
Rumour PS5 Pro Specs Could Leak Very Soon as Dev Kits Go Out to Studios
Pros and cons
We've had no official word on a PS5 Pro, but that hasn't stopped rumours about a souped-up model from circulating. Rumblings about a half-step upgrade, much like what happened with PS4 and PS4 Pro, have been doing the rounds for a while now, though nothing substantial has emerged yet. Now, though, new word from Insider Gaming's Tom...
News Marvel's Spider-Man 2 Fans Miffed After Apparent Snubbing at The Game Awards
I have nothing left - except Spider-Man
Marvel's Spider-Man 2 is one of the biggest games of the year, and we were big fans, even if it didn't stray enough from the established Insomniac formula for our taste. Still, it seems we weren't the only ones surprised to find that, despite being nominated in seven separate categories, Sony's latest...
News PS5 Download Error Seems to Be Fixed Following Hours of PSN Problems
Error CE-107982-7 is over
Update 2: The download error PS5 players have been experiencing for a good chunk of the day appears to have been fixed. By our count, the problem persisted for roughly five to six hours before it was sorted out. Hopefully everything's stable from this point on. Update: Sony has acknowledged the problem with PS5 downloads...
News God of War Ragnarok: Valhalla Set After Main Game as Kratos Faces His Past in a Personal Story
Once a Spartan...
Sony Santa Monica Studio has dropped some additional details on God of War Ragnarok: Valhalla, the soon-to-be-released, free DLC for Kratos' most recent adventure. Launching next week on the 12th December, Valhalla takes place after the events of the main game, and has been described as something of an epilogue. However, you won't...
News Twisted Metal's Entertaining TV Adaptation Will Return for a Second Season
No clowning around
Twisted Metal will return for a second season on Peacock, with Anthony Mackie set to reprise his role as John Doe. The Captain America actor confirmed the tidbit during The Game Awards, where the show is nominated for Best Adaptation. The first season of the series, a comedy version of the car combat franchise, eclipsed all...
News PS5 Console Exclusive Rise of the Ronin Out in March 2024
Pre-orders open next week
Sony stopped by The Game Awards to announce PS5 console exclusive Rise of the Ronin will release on 22nd March 2024. You can check out the new trailer above — which shows it to look rather a lot like Ghost of Tsushima — and pre-orders will open next week on 15th December 2023. The game will release on the same day as...
News God of War Ragnarok: Valhalla Announced, Free DLC Out Next Week on PS5, PS4
God of more
God of War Ragnarok is getting a seemingly meaty slice of free DLC. Titled God of War Ragnarok: Valhalla (everything gets a 'Valhalla' these days), it's a roguelike mode that sees Kratos slaughter his way through monsters. And perhaps the best part is that it's launching very soon — it's out next week, on the 12th December. Will you...
News PS Store's Game Awards Sale Brings Prices Down on PS5, PS4 Nominees and More
Everyone's a winner
As is tradition, The Game Awards is not just an hours-long show about the year's best and brightest, it's also a sale on the PS Store. Yes, if you hop onto the Store right now, you can find a new promotion themed around Geoff Keighley's big special night, offering up discounts on a hundred or so games. Chief among the included...
News Incredible PS1-Themed PS5 Console Spotted at Jim Ryan's Farewell Party
Sony has to sell this
Jim Ryan's been celebrating the end of his tenure as PlayStation boss with a farewell bash that's revealed an incredible custom PS5 console themed after the PS1. Gifted to the man himself, the system has the PlayStation logo coloured in while the controller is in all white and the buttons don their classic shades once more...
News These Amazing Custom Horizon PS5 Faceplates Could Be Yours... for a Huge Price
Money goes to The Prince's Trust charity
PlayStation UK is raising money for The Prince's Trust charity by asking for donations and auctioning off one-of-a-kind items, signed memorabilia, and rare PS5 accessories. The highlight is a completely custom set of PS5 Covers featuring Horizon Forbidden West protagonist Aloy, which has been designed by...
Review PS Access Controller - An Innovative But Expensive Game Changer
Pricey but impressive
Sony released the PS Access Controller this week, a new PS5 peripheral designed to make gaming more accessible to those with disabilities or mobility issues. This concludes years of progress from the platform holder, which has seen it win awards for ground-breaking accessibility innovation in titles like The Last of Us: Part 2...
News Sony Reversing PSN Account Bans, Still Hasn't Offered an Explanation
No answers, just more questions
On Tuesday, we brought word of a widespread spate of seemingly permanent PSN bans hitting PlayStation users, preventing them from logging in and leaving them with seemingly no recourse. The good news is the firm appears to be correcting the mistake, the bad is it has yet to address the issue, which doesn't inspire...
News Lead Bungie Staff Fear 'Total Sony Takeover' After Layoffs, Delays
IGN report claims
Developers at Destiny 2 studio Bungie are said to be fearful of a "total Sony takeover" following missed revenue targets, layoffs, and product delays, a new IGN report claims. According to sources speaking to the outlet, higher-ups within the studio have hinted the shared power it enjoys with Sony following last year's acquisition...
News The Latest PS5 Firmware Update Is Available to Download Now
What does version 23.02-08.40.00 do?
There's nothing like a fresh PS5 firmware update on a cold winter morning. Sony has just released the latest system software update for PS5, bringing it to version 23.02-08.40.00. So, does this one add any handy new features, or is it another that just improves system performance? It's closer to the latter, but...
News Sony: It's Important People Who Don't Play Games Access Our Content
Breaking the traditional console business boundaries
Sony wants to reach beyond the traditional boundaries of its PlayStation walled garden, and is eager to ensure non-console owners have access to its content. We’ve slowly started to see this strategy in motion: the company has commissioned television and movie adaptations of its biggest...
News PS5 Will 'Attack' the Holidays As It Seeks to Take Control of Generation
Winning mentality
Sony’s said that PS5 will “attack” the all-important Christmas shopping period this year, as it seeks to meet lofty holiday sales targets and outpace its predecessor, the PS4. While the company’s latest console has been a huge success, it’s first two years were impeded by stock shortages caused by the pandemic. With those...
News PS Studios Bigwig Pops Up at Kojima Productions Ahead of Rumoured Death Stranding 2 Re-Reveal
A crucial encounter?
Hermen Hulst, the exec currently in charge of Sony’s network of PS Studios, spent his week in Tokyo – and visited veteran developer Hideo Kojima while he was there. A photograph of the auteur standing side-by-side with the ex-Guerrilla managing director in Kojima Productions’ now infamous office corridor was shared on...
News Players Reporting PSN Account Bans in Seemingly Widespread Issue
Asleep at the wheel
Something strange seems to be happening with PSN, with widespread reports of players suddenly being suspended from their PSN accounts in the last few hours, handed harsh and permanent suspensions with little explanation. Occam's Razor suggests this is just some account glitch rather than an overt malicious act from Sony...
News Naughty Dog Drops Explosive The Last of Us 2 Remastered No Return PS5 Gameplay
A Roguelike survival mode
Naughty Dog has released a gameplay trailer for the compelling No Return mode, a new single-player offering being introduced in The Last of Us: Part II Remastered, out 19th January on PS5. Players will need to fight tooth and nail through a series of randomized encounters featuring memorable locations from the main...
News Free Avatars, PS Stars Points, PS5 to Win in PS Plus Season of Play
From 5th Dec to 5th Jan
Sony has announced a new PS Plus promotion that'll run the length of December and into the new year called Season of Play. While it's live, you'll be able to earn new PS5 and PS4 avatars, discounts on merch from the PlayStation Gear shop, enter a competition to win a PS5 console, and claim 50 PS Stars points if you play one...
News PlayStation Users Set to Lose Hundreds of TV Shows They Paid For
Discover this
In a move that will rightfully have people questioning the advent of an all-digital future, Sony has confirmed that hundreds of Discovery TV shows will soon be completely removed from PlayStation platforms — even if you've purchased them through the PS Store. "As of 31 December 2023, due to our content licensing arrangements with...
Talking Point Is Bungie Really the Right Developer to Aid Sony's Live-Service Push?
A live-service centre of excellence, apparently
When was the last time you read a news story about Bungie and Destiny 2 that was genuinely positive about the game? If you only get your gaming news here at Push Square, it would be last week: the new armour set themed around The Witcher 3 looked pretty cool. It was then pointed out you could actually...
News First PS5 Pulse Earbuds Review Notes Worrying Design and Fit Issues
3D Audio is apparently poor
The first hands on review of the PS5's new Pulse Explore earbuds had CNET waxing lyrical about the audio quality, but a new verdict from PC Mag has raised concerns surrounding the device's design and fit. In a 2.5/5 review, it's suggested the "big tabs that jut up from the earphones
News Sony's Probably Not Done Partnering with Korean Devs
More alliances were hinted earlier in the year
Around six months ago, Korean media reported that Sony was sniffing around the region’s local talent in order to shore up content from emerging studios. In the past few weeks, it’s signed deals with Stellar Blade developer Shift Up and MMO make
News PlayStation Has Helped Plant Over Half a Million Trees in the Last Year
See the wood for the trees
You may recall, as part of Horizon Forbidden West’s promotional campaign last year, Sony announced plans to plant trees in return for fans unlocking a fairly straightforward Trophy in the open world game. This, part of a partnership with a variety of different charities, aimed to restore and preserve the environment and...
News Did You Know? PlayStation Partnered with NCSOFT Over a Decade Ago
Nothing came of it, though
Sony announced a partnership with NCSOFT earlier this week which will likely culminate in the release of an MMO adaptation of the Horizon franchise, but if you’ve been getting déjà vu from this press release, you’re not alone. The company actually revealed a similar relationship with the South Korean titan over a...
Reaction PlayStation's Finally Poised to Penetrate the Mobile Market in the Right Way
Phone stars
You may not like playing mobile games, but millions upon millions do. Estimates indicate approximately three billion people enjoy some kind of interactive experience on their smartphone, which is almost half the entire planet’s population. That’s a staggering statistic, and it’s not hard to understand why Sony would want to...
News Marvel's Spider-Man 2 Player Finds Unconventional Way to Free Roam as Venom
Temporary symbiosis
One player, desperate to freely roam Marvel's Spider-Man 2's depiction of New York City as Venom once more, has found a relatively unconventional way of doing so. However, we wouldn't go so far as recommending it, requiring intentionally crashing your game during a specific story segment and nerves of steel. Vague Marvel's...
News Sony Confirms Strategic Partnership with South Korean Publisher NCSOFT
A mobile phone focus
Sony has today announced it's signed a new "strategic partnership" with South Korean publisher NCSOFT, which has put out games like Guild Wars and Blade & Soul. The deal allows the two firms to "collaborate in various global business fields, including mobile", with NCSOFT employing more than 5,000 people worldwide. A press...
News Spider-Man 2's Best Side Mission Has Been Nominated for an Award
For its deaf representation
Marvel's Spider-Man 2 has been nominated for a GAconf Award in the Best Representation category thanks to its rather special side mission Graffiti Trouble. In it, you play as Miles' friend Hailey — who is deaf — and work your way through a construction site to reach a graffiti artist. Insomniac Games simulates what...
News The Last of Us 2 Remastered's Bonus Levels Incorporated into TV Series
Lost Levels detailed further
Elements from the new Lost Levels set to feature in The Last of Us Part II Remastered will be incorporated into the TV show's second season, Neil Druckmann has revealed. While it's possible for plans to change since filming hasn't begun yet, he told Entertainment Weekly "there is at least one element from a cut level...
News Stellar Blade PS5 Dev Shift Up Allegedly Signs on As Sony Second-Party
Strengthening ties
Emerging Korean developer Shift Up, the creator of horny mobile hit Goddess of Victory: NIKKE and the upcoming PS5 exclusive Stellar Blade, has allegedly signed a contract to become one of Sony’s second-party partners – although it’s unclear what this actually entails. The relationship, revealed by a translated GameChosun...
News An Amazing Number of Players Have Marvel's Spider-Man 2's Platinum Trophy
Infectious
It's something we've seen several times over at this point, but Sony has found a real knack for compiling Trophy lists that players want to conquer. With many of its first-party titles, the percentage of players who have bothered to unlock the Platinum Trophy skews higher than comparable third-party games. However, Marvel's Spider-Man 2...
News We Predict a Riot! PS5 Down to $350 in Black Friday Doorbuster
Form an orderly queue
<products id="25654"> An original model, disc-based PS5 console will cost you just $349.99 from Target today – while stocks last, of course. Presumably in a last-ditch effort to clear out any remaining stock, the US-based retailer will flog Sony’s new-gen format at a dramatically decreased price this Black Friday –...
News The Last of Us 2 PS5 Remaster's Anxiety-Inducing Lost Levels Revealed
Here we go again
Love it or leave it, The Last of Us Part II: Remastered is happening, and one of the more mysterious aspects of the debatably necessary package is its Lost Levels, which were cut from the original release, and perhaps for good reason. This reveal comes from the game's updated description directly, which has some fans recalling past...
News PlayStation's Prepared a Massive PS5 Marketing Push in Japan
Return of the King (Gnu)
Earlier this week, a tease from PlayStation Japan had people speculating over some kind of secret announcement — but as we pointed out in our news coverage, the company was just hinting at a collaboration with popular Japanese band King Gnu. As it turns out, though, this promotion is actually a much bigger deal than we...
News Rediscovered Patent Suggests PS Portal Was In the Works Since at Least 2015
Could've been a PS4 device
It appears that Sony has been planning a dedicated Remote Play handheld for a long time. In fact, there's evidence suggesting work began on what would become PS Portal at least eight years ago — long enough back that it could've potentially been made for PS4. Fans have dug up a patent, filed by Sony in 2015 and...
News Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic PS5 Remake Reportedly Not Dead, Actually
Schreier knowledge
Earlier this week, word arrived from Giant Bomb's Jeff Grubb that Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic Remake isn't being worked on in any capacity. However, there's now conflicting information, this time courtesy of Bloomberg's Jason Schreier. According to the reporter, he's heard from two sources at Saber Interactive that...
News New PS5 Slim Model Available to Pre-Order Now in Europe, Release Date Revealed
Small and mighty
PS5's new-look design is already available to buy in North America, and it'll soon launch in Europe as well. The slim model, as even Sony itself is calling it now, has been made available to pre-order from its PlayStation Direct web store and a variety of retailers, so you can now secure yourself this refreshed console before it's...
News 11 PS5, PS4 Games Are Leaving PS Plus Extra in December 2023
Out in the cold
Each month, Sony adds a bundle of new PS5 and PS4 games to PS Plus Extra and Premium, but a handful of titles leave the service too. In December, a total of 11 games are heading out the door, meaning there's not a lot of time left to play these via your subscription. On 19th December 2023, the following PS5 and PS4 games will leave...
News PS Portal Will Be Tracked As a Console by USA Data Firm Circana
Not an accessory
According to a deleted tweet published by Circana analyst Mat Piscatella, the PS Portal will be tracked as a console in the firm’s next video game sales report. This, allegedly, is due to a request by Sony. Many had expected the Remote Play handheld to be listed as an accessory like the DualSense – especially as it needs to be...
Reaction PS5's Success Is Not Luck, Because Sony's Spent Years Putting in the Hard Yards
This ain't a fluke, folks
PS5’s been posting some pretty exceptional sales results recently, and it’s sparked a reductionist form of commentary among enthusiasts. There’s a growing sentiment, much like during the PS4 era, that Sony’s record-breaking sales come down to little more than luck – an observation that obviously ignores all of the...
News PS Portal Outsells Xbox Series X|S During Launch Week in Spain
Handheld had a strong debut
Xbox isn’t exactly lighting up the sales charts at the moment – especially in Europe. It’s been a bit of a washout this year in countries like France and Germany, where Sony has seen PS5 sales explode by up to 143 per cent – while in October the Redmond firm witnessed a year-over-year decline of an extraordinary...
News Tearaway's Wonderful Music Coming to Streaming Services as Series Turns 10
Sounds good on paper
Between LittleBigPlanet and Dreams, Media Molecule made Tearaway — a brilliant, whimsical platformer where everything was made of paper. Initially released for PS Vita and eventually ported to PS4 in Tearaway Unfolded, the game is a truly joyous adventure, each version making the most of its hardware to provide a super tactile...
News Don't Fret, Physical Fans, The Last of Us 2 Remastered's WLF Edition Contains a Disc
Sony confirms
When The Last of Us Part II Remastered was announced a few days ago, Sony also unveiled which editions would be going up for pre-order soon. Among them is the WLF Edition, named after Abby's faction in the game. This special retail version includes all kinds of neat extras for fans, including a Steelbook case, but it was never made...
News The Last of Us 2 PS5 Remaster's Roguelike Mode Reportedly Comprises 12 Levels
No Return's scope sort-of revealed?
One of the most exciting things about PS5's upcoming The Last of Us: Part II Remastered is its slate of brand new content and features. Obviously the base game is fantastic, but exploring previously cut levels, listening to director commentary, and most notably, playing the roguelike survival mode No Return, are...
News God of War Studio Recruits Former Gears of War Narrative Director
GoW to GoW
Revealed through her personal Twitter account, Bonnie Jean Mah has joined God of War developer Sony Santa Monica Studio as a narrative director. Previously, Mah had spent a lot of time working on another franchise that can be shortened to GoW — Gears of War. She was the property's franchise narrative manager and later franchise...
Sony now faces trial
First reported on back in August 2022, a consumer rights campaigner named Alex Neill set out to sue Sony for £5 billion (roughly $6.7 billion). The basis of the class action lawsuit alleged that the PlayStation-maker charges "excessive" amounts of money for digital content through the PS Store — something that it can...