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January2020
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,...
December2019
Talking Point What Are You Playing This Weekend? - Issue 304
End of the year edition
It’s the last What Are You Playing of the year – heck, it’s the last What Are You Playing of the decade. And don’t bring that nonsense about when decades start and end in the comments section – it’s probably the most tired discussion of the, well, decade. No, don’t say it! Stop! Sammy Barker, Editor: Now that...
Talking Point What's Your Favourite PlayStation Game of the Decade?
Defining moments
You’ve read the articles on our defining PlayStation Games of the Decade, but what’s your favourite? Our list was compiled on the basis of overall industry impact, so you may not necessarily agree with our shortlist. But between the likes The Last of Us, Journey, and The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt – well, it’s safe to say we...
Game of the Decade The Last of Us Changed the Face of Interactive Storytelling Forever
It can't be for nothing
We’re listing the ten Games of the Decade. These are the ten PlayStation titles released over the past ten years that we believe have left a historic mark on the industry. Whether it’s Destiny's impact on the Games as a Service space or Journey’s innovative approach to online connectivity, these are the releases that...
Game of the Decade Skyrim's Impact on RPGs and Open World Gaming Can Still Be Felt Eight Years Later
The Dragonborn Legend
We’re listing the ten Games of the Decade. These are the ten PlayStation titles released over the past ten years that we believe have left a historic mark on the industry. Whether it’s Destiny's impact on the Games as a Service space or Journey’s innovative approach to online connectivity, these are the releases that the...
Talking Point What Are You Playing This Weekend? - Issue 303
Merry Christmas, everyone
It’s time for our regular festive treat in the form of WAYP, this time with a wintery twist. Oh, who are we kidding? It’s the same old WAYP as every week, we’re just publishing this one a few days prior to Christmas. Hopefully you plan to be snuggled up somewhere warm and not braving the high street. Sammy Barker,...
Game of the Decade Minecraft's Emergent Gameplay and Player Freedom Led to Global Domination
You mine, and you craft
We’re listing the ten Games of the Decade. These are the ten PlayStation titles released over the past ten years that we believe have left a historic mark on the industry. Whether it’s Destiny's impact on the Games as a Service space or Journey’s innovative approach to online connectivity, these are the releases that...
Game of the Decade Journey Proved Once and for All That Games Can Be So Much More
Less is more
We’re listing the ten Games of the Decade. These are the ten PlayStation titles released over the past ten years that we believe have left a historic mark on the industry. Whether it’s Destiny's impact on the Games as a Service space or Journey’s innovative approach to online connectivity, these are the releases that the industry...
News NieR Trademark Suggests a Remaster of the Original Could Be Incoming
It's nierby
Before 2B and 9S, there was NieR. Ever since NieR: Automata truly put the Drakengard franchise on the map, a bit of a cult following has started to develop around its predecessor. It supposedly wasn't that good of a game at the time, garnering a rating of 68 on Metacritic, but we have heard some rather fascinating things about the game...
Game of the Decade Dark Souls Laid the Foundations for a New Genre
Prepare to die
We’re listing the ten Games of the Decade. These are the ten PlayStation titles released over the past ten years that we believe have left a historic mark on the industry. Whether it’s Destiny's impact on the Games as a Service space or Journey’s innovative approach to online connectivity, these are the releases that the...
Talking Point What Are You Playing This Weekend? - Issue 302
Plenty to chomp on
Man, it’s been a busy week here at Push Square Towers. Not only did we cover a State of Play and The Game Awards, but we’ve also scheduled in almost 50 articles, which will run over the Christmas break. Yes, you ready that correctly – fifty. We’re looking forward to some game time this weekend. Stephen Tailby, Associate...
News November 2019 NPD: Only Juggernauts Can Outpace Death Stranding
One of the top ten Sony launches in history
Death Stranding did incredibly well for itself in the November 2019 NPD results for USA, charting in seventh position. The title could only be outpaced by juggernauts, including Call of Duty: Modern Warfare, Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order, various permutations of Pokémon Sword & Shield, and Madden NFL...
News PlayStation Players Are Still Gaming's Biggest W*nkers
#Foreplayers
Another year, another avalanche of surprisingly interesting statistics from Pornhub -- the world's most popular pornography website. Once again, the adult site has crunched a load of data, but there's only one part of it that matters to us (honest!). We are, of course, talking about 'Traffic by Game Console', which breaks down the...
News Longtime PlayStation Fans Vote PS4 as Their Favourite Sony Console
Most users have been playing since PSone
Earlier this month, we hosted a poll here on the site in conjunction with PlayStation's 25th anniversary. We asked our community about their favourite Sony console, offering six possible voting options: Original PlayStation, PlayStation 2, PSP, PlayStation 3, Vita, and PlayStation 4. Over 900 votes were cast,...
Guide PS4, PSVR, PS3, Vita - Which Should You Buy the Kids for Christmas?
A parent's guide to PlayStation consoles
What's the difference between all the PlayStation consoles? Should you get your children a PS4? Which PS4 should you buy for Christmas? If you're unfamiliar with game consoles, it might seem like a confusing bunch of mumbo-jumbo. What's the difference between a PS4 and a PS4 Pro? What do you need for...
Talking Point What Are You Playing This Weekend? - Issue 301
Cleaning up for Christmas
We're getting dangerously close to Christmas now, so you should really start thinking about gift ideas for your friends and loved ones. Alternatively, you could just sit at home this weekend playing video games. That's what we'll be doing. Sammy Barker, Editor: An Amazon mix-up means that I'm still without a television,...
Poll PlayStation Is 25 Years Old Today - What Is Your Favourite PlayStation Console?
It's time to Play
The original PlayStation launched today -- that's the 3rd December at the time of writing -- in Japan 25 years ago. Since that day, Sony's video game brand has been a dominant force worldwide. Sure, PlayStation has had its sticky moments -- the early life of the PlayStation 3 immediately comes to mind -- but there's simply no...
November2019
Talking Point What Are You Playing This Weekend? - Issue 300
Three oh oh
It’s a landmark edition of What Are You Playing This Weekend, and we still haven’t missed a single issue. Which, honestly, if you saw the slapdash organisation that goes into this feature on a weekly basis makes our consistency a small miracle. Anyway, this is a short one because yours truly gave the team about ten minutes to submit...
Talking Point What Are You Playing This Weekend? - Issue 299
Do you want to play a game of lucky hit?
Next weekend will mark the 300th issue of WAYP, but let's not get ahead of ourselves. On the precipice of this impressive milestone, join us as we play some darn video games, won't you? With pretty much all this year's major releases available now ahead of the holidays, we're very interested to see what...
News Cancelled PS3 Exclusive Eight Days Pitched as 'Greatest Action Movie' on Consoles
John Travolta and Halle Berry approached
Eight Days, The Getaway 3, and Agent are three cancelled PS3 exclusives that still sting the heart of the PlayStation faithful to this day. With none seeing the light of day in the previous generation, it's the SCE London Studio-fronted title Eight Days that we actually saw the most of prior to its scrapping...
Random Trophy Hunter Creates Mural Dedicated to His Past 200 Platinums
That's a lot of gongs
Do you remember your very first Platinum Trophy? Reddit user eblackham does -- it was Ratchet & Clank: A Crack in Time on PS3. That's because the man in question is very much a dedicated Trophy hunter with more than 200 Platinums to his name. To celebrate the landmark moment, and look back on the past decade of PlayStation,...
Talking Point What Are You Playing This Weekend? - Issue 298
From a galaxy far, far away
Believe it or not, the big holiday release schedule is all but over. With the release of Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order, it’s perhaps time to turn your attention back to your backlog – or the many titles you bought over the past few weeks that you haven’t had time to finish yet. What are you playing this weekend? You...
News October 2019 NPD: The Outer Worlds Stuns as Modern Warfare Expectedly Explodes
Obsidian's RPG in at second
There were reports that The Outer Worlds was off to a particularly strong start, but few could have expected the Obsidian developed role-playing game to sell quite this well: it’s finished second in the October 2019 NPD report for software sales in the United States. Only the might of
News The Disaster That Is Mighty No. 9 Is Being Removed from the Japanese PlayStation Store
Feeling blue
Hey, remember Mighty No. 9? Following a farcical crowd funding campaign and an incredibly troubled development cycle, the Mega Man-style sidescroller finally released on PlayStation 4 and PlayStation 3 back in 2016. Unfortunately, the wait was not worth it. Mighty No. 9 was panned by critics and consumers alike, and these days, it only...
Talking Point What Are You Playing This Weekend? - Issue 297
Last one Stranding
Death Stranding is out now, but how many of you are playing it this weekend? It's the biggest PlayStation 4 exclusive of the holidays, but is it on your radar or do your interests lie elsewhere? This is what we're playing this weekend. Robert Ramsey, Deputy Editor: I look forward to a relatively relaxing weekend as I take a walk...
Talking Point What Are You Playing This Weekend? - Issue 296
Last man Stranding
Halloween is over and the nights are drawing in, meaning that it’s November and Death Stranding is almost here. Of course you’ve still got a few more days left before you can try out Hideo Kojima’s opus, so let us know what you’ll be playing to fill the time. Robert Ramsey, Deputy Editor: Now that Big Review Season...
October2019
Random This Fan-Made Uncharted Trailer Reimagines It as a Cheesy Summer Movie
Drake's misfortune
Every now and again you'll see a fan created trailer for their favourite game, and they're often pretty good. For example, check out the below take on Uncharted: Drake's Fortune. Reddit user gunjoesmithy has reimagined Nate's inaugural adventure as an early 2000s action comedy movie, and we'd say they've nailed it. All the...
Soapbox Sony's Made Four of the Five Best-Selling Home Consoles of All Time, And That's Insane
Sammy's staggered by PlayStation's statistics
There’s life left in the PlayStation 4, but it’s already outpaced the PSone’s eye-watering 102.49 million units install base and established itself as the second best-selling home console ever made. It’s got some work to do before it catches the PlayStation 2’s mind-blowing 155 million units,...
Talking Point What Are You Playing This Weekend? - Issue 295
Modern warfare
After a couple of weeks off, your humble host is back to post the latest WAYP. That means that it’s a desperately short edition, because apparently no one cares to respond to Sammy’s requests. The good news is that the comments are always action packed in these articles, so you’re going to have to pick up the slack in the space...
News UK Sales Charts: Concrete Genie Nowhere to Be Seen as New Releases Struggle Against FIFA 20
Big and beautiful
Update: The chart below has been updated based on new information from UKIE. Original Story: We're afraid the UK is rather unimaginative when it comes to buying video games -- especially when the new footie game from EA is out. The latest physical chart sees FIFA 20 once again in the top spot, and it's maintained this position...
Talking Point What Are You Playing This Weekend? - Issue 294
Rainy days
It's been raining near constantly outside the Push Square Towers window, and with all those autumnal leaves littering the ground, going outside is a borderline health risk. Rather than risking our lives walking along slippery pavements, we'll be staying indoors playing video games, thanks very much. Feel free to use that excuse if...
News September 2019 NPD: 2K Games on Top As Industry Declines Continue
Code Vein somehow makes top ten
2K Games’ double-billing of NBA 2K20 and Borderlands 3 jumped to the top of the USA sales charts for September, as industry spend continued to sink year-over-year due to dwindling hardware numbers. Total industry spend topped out at $1.278 billion – down eight per cent compared to the same month last year. FIFA 20...
Talking Point What if the PS5 Could Play Games from Every PlayStation Console?
A pipedream?
Here’s an outlandish idea: what if the PlayStation 5 could play games from every PlayStation console ever made – including the handhelds? To be clear, that would include: PS5, PS4, PS3, PS2, PSone, PS Vita, and PSP – the manufacturer’s entire 25 year history, in one device. Obviously, we wouldn’t expect the next-gen console to...
News UK Sales Charts: Concrete Genie's Wishes Dashed As PS4 Exclusive Flops in Shops
FIFA 20 scores a hat-trick
If you were hoping last week's new releases were going to shake things up in the UK's bestsellers, you're flat out of luck. FIFA 20 is still very much in prime position, landing a third consecutive number one. Ghost Recon: Breakpoint also lands a consistent result with another second place finish. GRID is the only new...
Talking Point What Are You Playing This Weekend? - Issue 293
Sammy Strikes Again
With the fall setting in, things are getting a little cooler and a little rainier lately. You know what that means: new games are starting to arrive, and it's the perfect time to dive in. Whether it's something from your backlog or a fresh purchase, won't you join us on a lazy gaming weekend? Sammy Barker, Editor: This weekend...
News UK Sales Charts: Ghost Recon: Breakpoint Can't Break FIFA 20's Winning Streak
Go sports team
FIFA 20 is out, and as always, the franchise reigns supreme in the UK chart. It's at number one for the second time, despite a major new release from Ubisoft. Ghost Recon: Breakpoint has had to settle for a second place debut, although we expect this game to stick around for a bit. Its predecessor went on to sell very well, so it's...
Talking Point What Are You Playing This Weekend? - Issue 292
Tell me your wish
How has the weather changed so quickly? One minute we were wearing shorts, now we’re hugging our winter jackets. The good news is that you have absolutely no reason to go outside anymore, so it’s time to catch up on that growing collection of video games you’ve been side-eyeing all summer. Sammy Barker, Editor: I’m taking...
News UK Sales Charts: FIFA 20 Surprises No One with Number One Debut
Life goals
Well, this is a big surprise. One of the UK's favourite franchises is FIFA, and the latest entry has once again done the numbers for EA. FIFA 20 debuts at number one despite a decline in physical sales -- but let's not forget that digital is making an increasingly large dent on retail figures. Other new releases didn't fare quite so...
September2019
Soapbox How Sony's Server Shutdown Rallied Naughty Dog Fans into Trophy Hunting Action
A Trophy hunter's end
In recent years, Sony has had the habit of shutting down its multiplayer servers, especially with its first-party PlayStation 3 games. The worst thing about not being able to play a substantial part of these games anymore is the fact that it renders the multiplayer Trophies unobtainable after the servers are shutdown. In May...
Talking Point What Are You Playing This Weekend? - Issue 291
The impossible lair
Well, like you, we wish we were playing The Last of Us: Part II this weekend – but sadly we’re going to have to wait a few more months for that. In the meantime, there’s plenty on our docket, with October and November both looking particularly stacked. Here’s what we’re playing this weekend. Sammy Barker, Editor:...
News UK Sales Charts: Borderlands 3 Shifts Down to Make Way for Link's Awakening
Less loot for the Gearbox shooter this week
New releases are starting to come thick and fast, and while those on PlayStation 4 didn't make much of a dent, it's a different story for Nintendo. The Legend of Zelda: Link's Awakening takes number one in the latest physical chart, forcing Borderlands 3 down into second place. As we mentioned, PS4's new...
Talking Point What Are You Playing This Weekend? - Issue 290
Rogue corps
There’s just a few weeks until Death Stranding drops, but you should have plenty to keep you occupied in the interim. We’re busy beavering away with a bunch of games here at Push Square Towers, as we endeavour to bring you more reviews over the busy holiday period. Sammy Barker, Editor: I’m working my way through Contra: Rogue...
News UK Sales Charts: Borderlands 3 Loots the Biggest Physical Launch of 2019
Score
The end-of-year releases are starting to arrive, and that's very much evident in the latest physical UK chart. As you might expect, Borderlands 3 comes in at the very top, but it's done more than just reach number one. Geabox's looter shooter managed the UK's largest launch at retail in 2019, topping Days Gone's impressive figures. It beats...
Talking Point What Are You Playing This Weekend? - Issue 289
Back to the beginning
The long-awaited Borderlands 3 has finally arrived, but the review schedule is so busy that it's not the only title on the agenda of our esteemed editors. In fact, this is quite the eclectic WAYP. Stephen Tailby, Associate Editor: For me, this weekend is all about review duty. Two games are waiting for my critical gaze, both...
News August 2019 NPD: Game Sales Sink to 20 Year Low as Control Misses Out
Madden still on top
Game sales sank to a 20-year low in August 2019 in the United States, with overall consumer spend falling 18 per cent year-over-year. All sectors registered declines, with Nintendo Switch once again dominating the hardware charts. The performance was so poor across the board last month that it’s actually dragged down the entire...
News UK Sales Charts: NBA 2K20 Slam Dunks a Number One Debut
Ballin'
We're starting to see change in the UK's physical game chart. After a pretty barren summer, the new releases are beginning to shake things up. For example, NBA 2K20 has made its mark, scoring a number one in its first week. Meanwhile, Catherine: Full Body manages a top 10 debut in ninth. Last week's quartet of new titles has dispersed;...
Talking Point What Are You Playing This Weekend? - Issue 288
Welcome to the next
Oh, it’s busy now. Just like that, the gaming calendar has launched into life, and we’ve got more to play than we can possibly cope with. Hot releases right now include Control and Catherine: Full Body, but there’s so much around the corner that we’ve been forced to be organised. For once. Sammy Barker, Editor: I’ll...
News Bizarrely, Deadly Premonition on PS3 Might Still Be the Best Console Version Available
Switch isn't the Director's Cut
Who would have thought that Deadly Premonition 2 would be a thing 24 hours ago? Deadly Premonition 2! Nevertheless, the sequel that nobody saw coming was announced in last night's Nintendo Direct along with a port of the original game to the Switch, but it turns out that version isn't quite the definitive release.
News Uncharted 2, 3, and The Last of Us PS3 Multiplayer Servers Go Offline Tomorrow
No survivors
Sony's not doing itself any favours lately. DriveClub has been delisted from the PlayStation Store (slightly too soon in some parts of the world) and is due to have its servers switched off early next year. Now, the multiplayer servers for PS3 games Uncharted
News UK Sales Charts: Wreckfest Can't Catch Up with Astral Chain to Claim Number One
New releases duke it out
The summer games drought is over, everyone. After weeks of almost no activity in the UK's physical chart, several notable titles drop all at once. Surprise surprise, they're all right at the top, with Nintendo's Astral Chain taking first place. It had its work cut out, though, with Wreckfest, Man of Medan, and Control also...
August2019
Talking Point What Are You Playing This Weekend? - Issue 287
Summer holiday
Our industrious leader Sammy Barker is on holiday right now, but that doesn't mean our longest running feature is taking a break. After a quiet few weeks, we're starting to see some cool games emerging. Here's what we're up to this weekend. Robert Ramsey, Deputy Editor: Catherine or Katherine... Catherine or Katherine... Or Rin?...
News UK Sales Charts: Crash Team Racing Drops Down to Third in Another Quiet Week for PS4
Crash and burn
Nintendo has once again rained on Crash Bandicoot's parade. Crash Team Racing Nitro-Fueled has been pushed back to third place as Mario Kart 8 Deluxe boosts to the front of the pack in the latest physical chart. It's a quiet week yet again for PlayStation 4 software. Mortal Kombat 11 has made a giant leap up the chart from 40th to...
Talking Point What Are You Playing This Weekend? - Issue 286
The sun is shining
Crikey, where did that beaming ball of fire sitting in the sky come from? It’s absolutely roasting this weekend, so there’s never been a better excuse to close the curtains and lounge around in your underpants. You might want to point an extra fan at your PS4 Pro, though – it’s going to get noisy in this weather. Sammy...
News UK Sales Charts: Not Even Microtransactions Can Prompt Crash Team Racing to Take a Pitstop
Out in front
Crash Team Racing: Nitro-Fueled may currently be on the naughty step following its inclusion of controversial microtransactions, but that hasn’t stopped the remastered racer from lapping the competition, where it’s enjoyed a second consecutive week at the summit of the UK sales charts. In truth this was a largely uneventful month,...
Talking Point What Are You Playing This Weekend? - Issue 285
The age old question
Big new releases like Control and Man of Medan are right around the corner, so this may be your last weekend with your backlog before the holiday rush kicks in. We’ve got a whopping WAYP for you this time, though, so let’s get stuck in. Robert Ramsey, Deputy Editor: Right, you've convinced me, I'll give No Man's Sky...
News July 2019 NPD: Madden NFL 20 Enters the Red Zone
Slow month for Sony overall
Console hardware sales were down 22 per cent year-over-year in July 2019, as the PlayStation 4 and Xbox One continue to grow a little long in the tooth. Sony’s pricing stubbornness has allowed the Nintendo Switch to comfortably top the console charts, which is the only system to experience growth so far this year. It...
News UK Sales Charts: Crash Team Racing Nitro-Fueled Reclaims Number One Despite Sales Decline
Coasting
You know it's a slow week in game sales when the title atop the chart is down 14 per cent. Nonetheless, Crash Team Racing Nitro-Fueled has pulled ahead, and takes number one once again. A lack of new releases means the chart may look familiar if you've been keeping tabs on it each week. F1 2019 and Red Dead Redemption 2 climbed back into...
Talking Point What Are You Playing This Weekend? - Issue 284
Olympic effort
Premier League football has finally made its long awaited return, and that’s about to eat into our weekends once more. The good news is that the video game release calendar is still relatively dry, so it’ll be backlogs all around before the heavy hitters arrive later in the month. Sammy Barker, Editor: I imported a copy of...
News DuckTales Remastered Demonstrates the Dangers of Digital with Delisting
Bah humbug
The industry is swinging harder towards downloadable games, but DuckTales Remastered has delivered a timely reminder of the downsides of going all-digital. Starting from 9th August at approximately 8AM PST, the revamped PlayStation 3 platformer will be removed from the PlayStation Store, meaning you’ll no longer be able to purchase it...
Store Update 6th August 2019 (Europe)
An age of wonders
We may already be in August, but the games industry is still taking something of a summer siesta. As such, there isn’t a whole heap of meaningful new content available on the European PlayStation Store, but Metal Wolf Chaos XD and Age of Wonders: Planetfall should attract some attention. PS4 Games: Genesis 7th August...
News UK Sales Charts: FIFA 19 and Crash Team Racing Nitro-Fueled Can't Topple Fire Emblem
A bold strategy, Cotton
Fire Emblem: Three Houses rules the roost in its second week in the latest physical UK chart, and it's fending off some stiff competition. FIFA 19 is up to number two following store promotions, while Crash Team Racing Nitro-Fueled keeps a steady pace, crossing the line in third place for another week. Madden NFL 20 debuts...
Talking Point What Are You Playing This Weekend? - Issue 283
Sunday night football
Doesn’t feel like the gaming industry’s quite got back to full speed after the slow summer holidays yet, does it? But the release of Madden NFL 20 means that things are about to get moving again, and both August and September look like hectic months for the PlayStation 4 – certainly more so than July, anyway. That means...
July2019
News UK Sales Charts: Wolfenstein: Youngblood Settles for Second as Nintendo Strikes Again
Did Nazi that coming
We're not sure what kind of strategic manoeuvre Nintendo has pulled off, but it's worked well for Fire Emblem: Three Houses, which takes number one in the physical UK chart. It means that Bethesda's major new release, Wolfenstein: Youngblood, has had to make do with second place. Facing this new competition, Crash Team Racing...
Talking Point What Are You Playing This Weekend? - Issue 282
Wet and wild
It’s a rainy Saturday morning, and we’re stuffed like sardines into a train. But nothing’s going to stop the WAYP party this week, so let’s quit with the unnecessary preamble, and get down to business, shall we? Stephen Tailby, Associate Editor: I've got my thinking cap on this weekend, as I strategise the best way to tackle...
News UK Sales Charts: Crash Team Racing Nitro-Fueled Back at Number One After Amazon Prime Day
Price crash
The UK physical chart is a little late this week, but it's at least seen some interesting changes thanks to Amazon's Prime Day offers. Everyone's favourite bandicoot is back atop the chart with Crash Team Racing Nitro-Fueled, fending off fierce competition from a couple of Nintendo Switch exclusives. Perhaps more interesting is the...
Store Update 22nd July 2019 (Europe)
What're yer buyin'?
We’re still in the thick of the slow summer months, but there are signs of life on the European PlayStation Store this week, as two new Wolfenstein titles compete for your attention. The Mighty Switch Force Collection is also out on the PlayStation 4 from 26th July, while the zany Tetsumo Party will attract some attention from...
Talking Point What Are You Playing This Weekend? - Issue 281
On the agenda
Congratulations if you made it through this swelteringly hot week – the next one is supposed to be even warmer. The good news is that you can always close the curtains, shut the world out, and sit back with some video games – and that’s exactly what we’ll be doing. Here’s what we’re playing. Stephen Tailby, Associate...
News PS Plus Subscribers Save a Huge 75 Per Cent in US PSN Flash Sale
A Plague Tale: Innocence part of the lineup
Sony’s decided to get a little spontaneous this week, as it’s dropped the latest US PlayStation Store Flash Sale a day early. Scheduled to run from now through 8AM PT on 22nd July, the promotional period will see titles like A Plague Tale: Innocence ($34.99) and Batman: Arkham Knight ($15.99) heavily...
News June 2019 NPD: Days of Play Does the Business for PS4
Massive increase for PS4 exclusives
Sony’s annual Days of Play promotion has become a big part of the PlayStation calendar, with a surprising number of exclusive titles making the June 2019 NPD software best-sellers list. Discounted favourites such as Marvel’s Spider-Man, Days Gone, MLB The Show 19, and God of War all made the month’s Top 20...
Another quiet week
The latest physical UK games chart will look pretty familiar if you saw last week's. With very few changes to the top 10, it's clear most Brits are enjoying the sunshine. According to GamesIndustry.biz, only 148,107 boxed games were sold in total, and selling 2,500 copies would get you into the top 10. An extremely quiet week for...
Talking Point What Are You Playing This Weekend? - Issue 280
Long summer
Gosh, does anyone else feel like WAYP comes around frighteningly fast? Heck, we’re already up to Issue 280 and it barely feels like yesterday that we kickstarted this feature with chatter about games like… Far Cry 3! Anyway, it’s summer so things are slow at the moment, but here’s what we’re playing this weekend. Robert...
Weirdness Russia Has a Tank Controlled with a DualShock
Press X to attack
There's more crossover between games consoles and the military than you may think – after all, remember when Iraq caused concern when it imported 4,000 PlayStation 2 consoles purportedly as part of a plan to build a supercomputer designed to control a chemical weapon? Well, now Russia's getting in on the act, as its latest tank...
News UK Sales Charts: Nintendo Dominates in a Quiet Week for PS4
CTR still on the podium
There might be a few multiplatform games in the UK's latest top 10, but Nintendo has undeniably taken it this week. The company has four exclusives among the bestsellers, and that's of course including Super Mario Maker 2, which is number one for a second week. Crash Team Racing Nitro-Fueled is the best performing...
Talking Point What Are You Playing This Weekend? - Issue 279
Fun in the sun
We’re knee-deep into the summer now, so while the release schedule is looking a little on the lighter side, it’s a good opportunity for you to tick some titles off your backlog. But what are you playing this weekend? Let’s talk it out once more. Stephen Tailby, Associate Editor: Like a fool, I've taken my first steps into The...
News Dragon's Dogma Online Is Closing Down After Four Years and Having Never Made it West
Severing the cycle
Originally launching on PlayStation 3 and PlayStation 4 in 2015, Dragon's Dogma Online is the multiplayer follow-up to Capcom's superb action role-playing game, Dragon's Dogma. However, despite some rumours that would persist over the next few years, the action MMO never left Japan. The general consensus is that it's a pretty good...
News UK Sales Charts: Crash Team Racing Nitro-Fueled Almost Makes Number One in Second Week
But Mario gets the jump
Last week's chart saw Crash Team Racing Nitro-Fueled get off to a flying start. It debuted at number one with the third largest launch of the year, but a major Nintendo release has prevented it from coming in first in its second week on sale. Super Mario Maker 2 drops a Nitro crate in front of the kart racing remake, and so...
June2019
Talking Point What Are You Playing This Weekend? - Issue 278
Judge and jury
There’s a heat wave in Europe which is smashing temperature records like they’re going out of fashion, so we’re not even going to joke about closing the curtains today – it’s a matter of health and safety. To be honest you may want to keep your PS4 Pro turned off, too, as that adds another dozen degrees to the atmosphere!...
News SEGA Talks About Remaking Yakuza Samurai Spin-Off, Releasing It in the West
Just do it
Yakuza Kenzan is a Yakuza spin-off game that takes place in Edo period Japan, complete with samurai and predictably cool sword fights. It launched over a decade ago, all the way back in 2008, and it was the first Yakuza game to release on the PlayStation 3. However, it was never released outside of Japan. In the past, SEGA has at least...
News UK Sales Charts: Crash Team Racing Nitro-Fueled Leads the Pack
Third biggest launch of the year
As if there was any doubt, Crash Team Racing Nitro-Fueled boost-chained its way to a number one debut in the latest physical UK chart. According to GamesIndustry, it now holds the second highest launch week sales for the franchise -- the first being Crash Bandicoot N. Sane Trilogy. Furthermore, it's behind only Days...
Talking Point What Are You Playing This Weekend? - Issue 277
Crash bash
Oh goodness, here comes the sun. What should we do? Well, after months of moaning about the chilly weather, it's probably time to complain that it's too hot. That's certainly what this author will be doing. Stephen Tailby, Associate Editor: Now that the Sun has finally come out, I'm going to completely ignore it and play some video...
News Grab Something for the Weekend in New Flash Sale on US PlayStation Store
Treat yourself
We know that a lot of you are probably going to grab Crash Team Racing Nitro-Fueled this weekend, but Sony's just announced a pretty hefty flash sale over on the North American PlayStation Store. If you're in the mood for a bargain, there are plenty of games going cheap across PS4, PS3, and yes, PS Vita, so it's well worth a look. On...
News UK Sales Charts: Days of Play Keeps FIFA 19 Ahead of the Pack
Deal or no deal
Sony's Days of Play sale, which comes to an end today, has once again shaped the physical UK chart. With heavy price promotions carrying over nearly two weeks, the top three games remain the same, while the rest of the top 10 sees a bit of movement. FIFA 19 keeps hold of first place, while PlayStation 4 exclusives Days Gone and...
Talking Point What Are You Playing This Weekend? - Issue 276
Hangover
E3 2019 has completely destroyed us it seems, as this is going to go down as the shortest WAYP in history. That doesn’t matter, though, because this feature is ultimately all about you. Make sure you drop a comment in the space below. Sammy Barker, Editor: I’m taking a little break from games after E3 2019, as I attempt to earn some...
News UK Sales Charts: FIFA 19 Is Number One as Days of Play Sale Shakes Up the Top 10
Spider-Man swings back into the chart
In case you haven't been paying attention, the huge Days of Play sale from Sony has gotten underway recently, and as expected, it's playing havoc with the physical UK chart. FIFA 19 takes the top spot in a competitive top 10, which also sees the return of a couple of PlayStation exclusives. Days Gone jumps up...
News FIFA 20 Doesn't Look Like It'll Kick Off on the PS3
Full-time for last-gen Legacy Edition
You may not believe it, but FIFA 19 launched on the PlayStation 3. The soccer simulation released in cash-grabbing Legacy Edition form, of course, but it was still available on Sony’s last-gen console. However, it looks like EA Sports may finally be done with the ancient console, as there’s no word of older...
Talking Point What Are You Playing This Weekend? - Issue 275
Electronic entertainment expo
It’s all hands on deck here at Push Square Towers, as we prepare for the impending E3 2019. As such, this week’s WAYP is a little on the light side, but we’re sure that you’ll pad things out in the comments section below. Stephen Tailby, Associate Editor: I’ll be playing a bit of Dreams in my ongoing efforts...
News Uncharted 2, 3, and The Last of Us Lose Multiplayer Capabilities on PS3 from September
Wave goodbye to those memories
Sony has quite the habit of turning off multiplayer servers as of late, and unfortunately, another wave of turn offs have hit some of Naughty Dog's classic PS3 titles. Uncharted 2: Among Thieves, Uncharte
News UK Sales Charts: Blood & Truth Is the First VR Title to Claim Number One
Would you Adam and Eve it
Blimey, guvnor! It's only gone and bloody done it. Blood & Truth, London Studio's explosive PlayStation VR exclusive action game, has made it to the very top of the UK physical chart. According to GamesIndustry, it's the first VR-only game to achieve this feat, likely thanks to a combination of strong marketing and...
Talking Point What Are You Playing This Weekend? - Issue 274
Calm before the storm
It's the final weekend before E3 2019, so if you've got any outstanding games you want to clear from your backlog, now would be the time to get busy. Well, we suppose you could save them until after the big show, but where's the fun in that? Get busy. Sammy Barker, Editor: I've been having a blast with my PlayStation VR...
May2019
News UK Sales Charts: Team Sonic Racing Is First Across the Line
Nice work, team
New, notable game releases are thin on the ground at the moment, but every now and again something big comes along to change up the UK chart. Last week, RAGE 2 toppled Days Gone from the top spot, but Bethesda's open world shooter has in turn been overtaken by co-op racer Team Sonic Racing. Sumo Digital's third kart racing title...
Talking Point What Are You Playing This Weekend? - Issue 273
Judge and jury
The sun’s been shining ahead of the Bank Holiday weekend, so you can bet on your expensive new BBQ that it’ll be chucking it down for the next 72 hours. No matter, you’ve got a backlog to be working through, right? Here’s everything we’re playing. Robert Ramsey, Deputy Editor: This weekend I'm playing games that I'm not...
News April 2019 NPD: Days Gone Lands Huge Launch, But Can't Lay a Glove on MK11
MLB The Show 19 still hitting home runs
Days Gone secured the seventh biggest Sony-published debut in US history, but still couldn’t stop the Mortal Kombat 11 juggernaut, which topped the respective sales charts for all four formats it released on. According to NPD data, the brutal brawler is already the second best-selling title of 2019 in...
Store Update 21st May 2019 (Europe)
Dauntless, Dollhouse, Observation, Team Sonic Racing
Crikey, if the PlayStation Store were a physical destination then customers would be queuing out of the door, because this is unquestionably a good week for Sony’s digital shop. Everybody’s Golf VR and Dauntless are the standout new releases, but Team Sonic Racing and Observation demand...
News UK Sales Charts: RAGE 2 Knocks Days Gone Off Its Number One Perch
All the rage?
It took three weeks, but a new game has ended Days Gone's stint at number one in the UK physical chart. RAGE 2 debuts in the top spot, meaning Sony's successful open world survival game has to settle for second place this time. According to GamesIndustry, though, it's not quite as rosy a result as it
Talking Point What Are You Playing This Weekend? - Issue 272
RAGE 2, anyone?
It’s been a busy week here at Push Square Towers, as we’ve been jet-setting around the UK, visiting studios and attending meetings. It’s time for a bit of rest and relaxation, as we kick back with some good ol’ fashioned video games this weekend. Sammy Barker, Editor: I've finally got the swing of Everybody's Golf VR, and...
Store Update 14th May 2019 (Europe)
Engage your RAGE
The PlayStation Store is never closed, of course – but it has had a couple of quiet weeks. Normal service is resumed this time, however, with RAGE 2 leading a pretty enormous roster of new releases. A Plague Tale: Innocence and Sniper Elite V2 Remastered are the week’s other big launches, while Shakedown: Hawaii is finally out...
News UK Sales Charts: Days Gone Is Number One for Third Week Running
Escaping the horde
Sony must be pretty pleased with the sales performance of Days Gone. Bend Studio's survival horror open world appears to have resonated well with a lot of PlayStation 4 fans, as it's doing well in various territories. In the UK, it's now topped the weekly physical chart for the third time in a row. In fact, it's not the only game...
Talking Point What Are You Playing This Weekend? - Issue 271
Days go on
We're late posting, but we've never missed an issue of WAYP, and our record remains very much intact today. Hopefully you can forgive us a little tardiness, as it's still fairly early at the time of publication in the United States. Right? Stephen Tailby, Associate Editor: I'm getting behind the wheel of Team Sonic Racing this weekend,...
News UK Sales Charts: Days Gone Retains Top Spot for Second Week
Boozer Britain
Days Gone has retained its position at the top of the UK sales charts for a second successive week, following a not too dramatic 60 per cent drop in sales week-over-week. Mortal Kombat 11's numbers dipped by a more substantial 74 per cent, so the first-party exclusive remained at the summit of the best sellers list. Elsewhere, the...
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