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Wednesday24th May 2023
News Now May Be the Best Time to Play Forspoken on PS5
Cut the chatter, Cuff!
Square Enix has detailed some of the new additions coming to Forspoken in a free update which will launch alongside the impending In Tanta We Trust DLC (available now if you sprung for the Digital Deluxe Edition). Outside of the aforementioned paid prequel, all players can look forward to new gameplay con
Tuesday23rd May 2023
News Forspoken DLC In Tanta We Trust Out Now on PS5
For all Digital Deluxe Edition owners
Forspoken DLC In Tanta We Trust is now available for PS5 players who bought the Digital Deluxe Edition version, giving them three days of early access ahead of the main release on 26th May 2023. The expansion is a prequel to the main game and sees protagonist Frey journey back to when Athia was at war with...
Tuesday2nd May 2023
News Forspoken Wants to Remind You It's Getting a Big Prequel DLC This Month
Enter the Frey
Out later this month on PS5, Forspoken: In Tanta We Trust promises more magical adventures for Frey Holland. The expansion releases on the 26th May, and places a heavy emphasis on dual characters. The DLC's story actually whisks Frey back in time, to a war that shaped the action RPG's fantasy world. You can catch a glimpse of In...
Wednesday29th Mar 2023
News Forspoken Prequel Story DLC Is Unleashed in May
In Tanta We Trust
As promised by Square Enix, Forspoken will be getting post-launch support in the form of an expansion in the relatively near future. Titled 'In Tanta We Trust', this DLC is actually a prequel in terms of story. It's set 25 years before the events of the main game, with protagonist Frey travelling back in time to experience the...
Friday10th Mar 2023
News Surprise! Forspoken and Other Square Enix Games Didn't Meet Sales Expectations
Hope you like blockchain gaming
In news that's certain to shock absolutely no one, Forspoken — along with the glut of 'smaller' games that Square Enix released last year — did not meet the publisher's sales expectations. The company's stance on the matter is revealed in its latest business briefing (as reported by RPG Site), with current...
News Forspoken PS5 Update Improves Performance, Tweaks Gameplay Options, More
Available now
A new game update for PS5 console exclusive Forspoken is now available to download. Taking the RPG to version 1.10, this does more than fix a few bugs — it's a pretty big patch that introduces some much requested improvements and enhanced performance. Many of the major bullet points are outlined in this blog post, but we'll go...
Tuesday28th Feb 2023
News Forspoken Dev Luminous Productions Will Soon Be No More as It's Folded into Square Enix
Forspoken support still coming
Luminous Productions, the development team behind Forspoken, will merge with publisher Square Enix on the 1st May. The Japanese outfit was already a subsidiary of Square Enix, so this essentially means that it'll no longer exist as its own studio. Instead, we assume that most of its employees will be moved to various...
Tuesday21st Feb 2023
News Forspoken Ended Up Being 'Nothing Like' Gary Whitta's Original Pitch
On the cutting room floor
Forspoken just kind of came and went, didn't it? After so much buildup pre-release, the magical action RPG dissipated almost immediately upon release into the wild. Part of the hype for the game was the writing talent attached, including Rogue One scribe Garry Whitta and Amy Hennig of Uncharted fame. But as these things so...
Wednesday8th Feb 2023
News Forspoken PS5 Patch Will Address Performance, Graphics, and More as Dev Remains 'Committed'
Promises spoken
Given how busy the February release schedule is, you'd be forgiven for forgetting about Forspoken, which released to a somewhat lukewarm reception a few weeks ago. At least from our perspective, the conversation that surrounded the game seemed to drop off a cliff just days after launch, and Square Enix gave no indication of what was...
Saturday4th Feb 2023
News Actress Ella Balinska Has Seen Your PS5 Forspoken Memes, And She Ain't Fussed
Frey to go, girl
Forspoken isn’t the first game in video game history to have dodgy dialogue, and it certainly won’t be the last – but for some reason, it’s become the victim of a social media backlash, with no shortage of out-of-context clips shared online to ridicule lead character Frey. Actress Ella Balinska – who plays the character...
Tuesday24th Jan 2023
News Forspoken Put Through Its Paces in Latest Digital Foundry PS5 Tech Test
Does it run like magic? No, it does not.
Forspoken is currently the topic de jure in core gaming circles and is, unfortunately, not exactly making headlines for the right reasons. Our own review has been delayed due to Square Enix's tardiness with the code, but we do have a first impressions piece you can check out in the meantime. But how does the...
Monday23rd Jan 2023
Site News Where's Our Forspoken PS5 Review?
We've just started to Push Square
Right around now, reviews of PS5 console exclusive Forspoken are hitting the web. As the world's biggest independent site dedicated to all things PlayStation, you're probably visiting Push Square to have a look at our own verdict. However, unfortunately, that won't be possible today. In fact, it probably won't be...
Thursday19th Jan 2023
News Forspoken Is Leaking All Over the Place Ahead of Next Week's Release
Beforspoken
Less than a week out from its release, raw Forspoken gameplay is starting to pop up all over the place. The leaks started in the early hours of this morning, when the first 30 minutes of the action RPG appeared online, uncut and shared directly from someone's PS5. As the day's gone on, new footage has dropped on streaming sites like...
Wednesday18th Jan 2023
Random Forspoken Might Have a Fight Against Autocorrect on Its Hands
'Forsaken' searches spike
Forspoken is out on PS5 next week, and as is usually the case just days before the release of any big budget title, more casual consumers are starting to show interest thanks to advertising campaigns and the like. Forspoken has a very specific problem on its hands, though, as recent Google search trends suggest that...
Tuesday17th Jan 2023
News Forspoken PS5 Demo to Be Updated with New Features, Bug Fixes
Apparently patch is coming today
A now-deleted Twitter post has revealed the PS5 demo for Forspoken will soon be updated with new features and fixes for bugs and glitches. Caught by ResetEra, the patch will apparently include button mapping functionality, tweaks to the lock-on system, adjustments to text size, and then fixes "various technical...
Friday13th Jan 2023
News Forspoken Will Take Up a Hefty Chunk of Your PS5 Storage Space
Must be all the particles
If you plan on picking up Forspoken when it launches later this month, keep in mind that you might have to make a fair bit of room for it on your PS5's SSD. According to the reliable PlayStation Game Size on Twitter, the action title weighs in at a rather large 87.3GB, putting it up there with some of the console's heftiest...
Wednesday11th Jan 2023
News Forspoken Continues to Divide Opinion Following PS5 Demo
Latest trailer gets the dislike treatment
It doesn't take a genius to see that Forspoken might be in for a bit of a rocky launch later this month. The Square Enix action RPG has most certainly had its ups and downs when it comes to marketing, and following the release of a playable demo on PS5 in December last year, opinions appear to be more...
Monday9th Jan 2023
News Frey Faces Her Fears in Flashy Forspoken PS5 Cinematic Trailer
Fight or flight
You're no doubt aware, but the release schedule for 2023 is already getting busy. Among many other notable and interesting games launching in January, Square Enix is on the cusp of releasing Forspoken, its big new action RPG. With the game just a few weeks away, the publisher has put out a brand new trailer to get us all hyped up...
Friday9th Dec 2022
News Actress Ella Balinska Anchors Massive Forspoken PS5 Showcase
Frey to go
There’s no sign of the Forspoken media barrage slowing, with Square Enix and Sony unrelenting with their promotion of the release ahead of its 24th January launch. This video, anchored by Frey actress Ella Balinska, is not shy on spoilers, so if you’ve already decided to pick up the title and want to go in fresh – well, maybe give...
Thursday8th Dec 2022
News Forspoken PS5 Demo Appears Ready for Release
PlayStation Japan tweets about it
Square Enix is ready to release a PS5 demo for Forspoken according to a now-deleted post from the official PlayStation Japan Twitter account. The text "demo announcement trailer" could very clearly be seen in the tweet, with official news of the pre-release tester expected at The Game Awards tonight. Alongside the...
Wednesday7th Dec 2022
News Square Enix Will Debut 11 Minutes of Forspoken PS5 Gameplay on Friday
More from the PS5 console exclusive
A Forspoken livestream featuring new gameplay footage has been revealed for this Friday, 9th December 2022. Lasting 11 minutes, proceedings begin at 6pm GMT /10am PT / 1pm ET on the official PlayStation YouTube channel. The PS5 console exclusive is currently slated to release on 24th January 2023. You can catch...
Friday11th Nov 2022
News Forspoken Is a Modern PS5 Open World Game, Alright
With added magic cat petting
As the launch of Square Enix’s long-awaited Forspoken nears, the Japanese publisher is beginning to peel back the curtain on the PS5 console exclusive. This latest in its ongoing Deep Dive trailer series centres on the open world of Athia, and the various activities that it contains. TL;DW: it’s a modern open world...
Thursday3rd Nov 2022
News Forspoken's Glitzy Magic Combat Has Untold Depth on PS5
Frey you're a firework
In some ways, Forspoken looks like the successor to inFAMOUS we’ll probably never get. That’s particularly apparent in this all-new trailer, which offers a deep-dive into the Square Enix console exclusive’s magic abilities. It’s deeper than you may expect: in addition different coloured powers, Frey can also initiate a...
Thursday27th Oct 2022
News New Forspoken Trailer Is All About Magical Parkour
Ride the waves
Square Enix has released a new trailer for its upcoming PS5 console exclusive Forspoken that focuses entirely on how you'll navigate the open world of Athia using Frey's magical abilities. Governed by a stamina meter, you can dash through the air, ride a magical skateboard, and glide safely down to the ground. The game will be out for...
Thursday15th Sep 2022
News Treat Yourself to a Silky Smooth Forspoken Trailer, Hot Off the TGS Press
Athia ascendant
Forspoken got a new trailer at Tokyo Game Show today, giving us another look at the latest from Luminous Productions. Its entirely in Japanese, but considering the English script got memed on so thoroughly, maybe that's a good thing? We see New Yorker Frey Holland and her magical, sentient bracelet sailing across the landscape of...
Tuesday13th Sep 2022
News Forspoken Will Reportedly Take 30-40 Hours to Beat, According to Co-Director
Main story specifically
Forspoken is a title that has been getting a lot of press lately, some of it good, some of it not so much. The title is being developed by Luminous Productions, of Final Fantasy XV fame, and is set to launch on 24th January on PS5. In an interview with Spanish-language website
Wednesday24th Aug 2022
News Watch 10 Minutes of Forspoken PS5 Gameplay in New Overview Video
So lemme get this straight
The last we heard of Forspoken (save for an ad that became an unfortunate meme) was a delay into next year, with the PS5 console exclusive now arriving on 24th January 2023. The game has always looked a little on the rough side whenever we've seen it, but things are shaping up a little better in this latest video, courtesy...
Thursday11th Aug 2022
News PS5 Game Forspoken's Script Is Attracting Some Pretty Good Memes
Just something people do now
Forspoken, the upcoming PS5 console exclusive open worlder from Square Enix, has some strong writers attached to it – including Uncharted’s Amy Hennig and Rogue One’s Gary Whitta. But a new trailer introducing protagonist Frey – played by Resident Evil’s Ella Balinska – is attracting some pretty good memes...
Wednesday6th Jul 2022
News PS5's Forspoken Release Date Delayed Until 24th January, 2023
Frey another day
Square Enix’s ambitious open world action game Forspoken has already been subject to a handful of delays, and here’s another one: Ella Balinska’s Frey Holland will now need to wait until 24th January, 2023 to enter the fantasy world of Athia. The game had been scheduled to release on 11th October, 2022 – and was, at one...
Saturday11th Jun 2022
News Watch a New Cut-Scene from PS5's Forspoken
Sure, why not?
Forspoken is one of the bigger releases in the PS5’s pipeline, and therefore we figured you may fancy a glimpse at a new cut-scene. Actress Ella Balinska appeared as part of Netflix Geeked earlier today in order to talk about her role in the upcoming Resident Evil show, but she brought a brand-new scene of Square Enix’s...
