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Feature 70+ PS5, PS4 Games to Buy in PS Store's Refreshed Summer Sale
PS5 and PS4 games going cheap we recommend
The PS Store's big Summer Sale continues, as it's been refreshed with new discounts. Running from now to 12th August, this is a gigantic sale with thousands of PS5 and PS4 games going for reduced prices. In this guide, we've compiled a select list of games going cheap that we think are worth considering...
Round Up This PS Plus Game Is One of the Highest Rated Games of the Year
Big Walk getting big talk
It shouldn't come as an enormous surprise, but Big Walk — from the makers of Untitled Goose Game — is getting huge praise. This is a multiplayer adventure game in which you and up to 11 buddies are placed within a large open environment and set loose to explore it. It's set to release tomorrow, 4th August, 2026 on PS5...
Guide These 12+ PS5 and PS Plus Games Are Coming Out This Week (3rd-9th August)
Marvel Tokon! Beast of Reincarnation! More!
It's a quieter week on the PS5 this week in terms of volume of releases. But there are some heavy hitters here. The majority of you will probably be paying attention to Marvel Tokon: Fighting Souls, the new four-vs-four fighter from Arc System Works. But spare a thought for Game Freak's Beast of...
Hands On HoYoverse's Pokémon Rival Won Me Over - I Just Need It on PS5
Auto yes
I’ve never played an auto chess game – or auto battler, as I think the parlance has settled upon. Despite this, I’m fairly familiar with the format of games like Teamfight Tactics, because it’s a genre one of my favourite developers HoYoverse seems utterly obsessed with. If you play Honkai: Star Rail with any regularity, you’ll...
Poll Vote for Your PS5 Game of the Month (July 2026)
Decide Push Square's GOTM
After what was a disgustingly dry June for new game releases on PS5, July has thankfully given us a bit more to work it. In particular, it was two high profile remakes that grabbed most of the month's headlines. Both Assassin's Creed: Black Flag Resynced and Halo: Campaign Evolved were met with impressive review scores...
Poll Are You Happy with Your PS Plus Essential Games for August 2026?
Plus or minus?
August's PS Plus Essential update has been revealed, and the games themselves are just around the corner — but are you actually happy with what's on offer? As always, that's what I'm here to find out. This month's headliner has to be Dying Light 2. While Techland's gritty sequel didn't get off to a flying start back in 2022 — it...
Talking Point What Are You Playing This Weekend? - Issue 644
Rootin' tootin'
Another week has come to a concludion, which means it's time to kick back and unwind with some good ol' video games. Aaron Bayne: Another week of rootin' n' tootin' in Red Dead Redemption 2! Jamie O'Neill: Since it's part of July 2026's PS Plus Essential games, I want to download Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 before the next...
Feature 8 Ways Sony Must Improve the PS Store for Our All-Digital Future
It's time for PlayStation to up its game
It’s been almost a month since Sony announced its decision to cease manufacturing physical games in 2028, and it hasn’t uttered a word since. While parts of the PlayStation community plot a blackout in protest, I think it’s also worth considering how the company could improve on its existing digital...
Feature 6 Things to Know from Silent Hill: Townfall's Glowing PS5 Previews
Press plays opening hours of new PS5 entry
Despite a small bit of release date movement, the month of September is still jam-packed with PS5 releases — so much so you'll probably have to pick and choose what games you pick up. Silent Hill: Townfall, out on 24th September 2026, increasingly looks like it has to be one of them. Ahead of launch,...
Feature Celebrating 30 Years of Lara Croft at Derby's Tomb Raider Exhibit
Pickford's House turned into Croft Manor
This article is not about me, but having the surname Croft and living in Derby is quite the combination when one of the city's biggest claims to fame is it's the birthplace of Lara Croft. I was born and grew up here, I support the football team home and away, and I do not ever see myself moving all that far...
Poll Did You Buy Halo: Campaign Evolved on PS5?
Green energy
It's still bloody weird, isn't it? Halo on PlayStation. But this is our new reality, because Halo: Campaign Evolved is out right now on PS5 — and I want to know if you're actually playing it. If you lived through the PS2 and original Xbox generation like I did, followed by extreme console warring of the PS3 and Xbox 360 era, then...
Guide These 18+ PS5 Games Are Coming Out This Week (27th-2nd August)
Halo! Blue Reflection! Truxton!
There’s no doubt about it: the big new game this week is Halo: Campaign Evolved, which some of you may already be enjoying if you paid extra for early access. Beyond that, this week is pretty stacked with new releases, but none really on the scale of Master Chief. Here's everything coming out this week. New PS5...
Poll Are You Buying Marvel Tokon: Fighting Souls?
Marvelous
Like a sprightly Peter Parker, the Marvel Tokon: Fighting Souls beta is in full swing. And I’ve been playing it every spare minute since dev Arc System Works switched on the servers. As is routine for me in fighting games, I’m getting my ass absolutely handed to me by pretty much everyone online (curse you Magik players – I think...
Talking Point What Are You Playing This Weekend? - Issue 643
Carnage awaits
Another week has come and gone, and this one was at least a little lighter on the PlayStation related drama. In fact, I think there's been some cool stuff this week, with various new Marvel's Wolverine trailers for example. Aaron Bayne: I'll be chipping away at Red Dead Redemption 2 a little more this week, which I'm loving, but in...
Guide These 20+ PS5 and PS Plus Games Are Coming Out This Week (20th-26th July)
Avatar Legends! Disgaea Mayhem! So much more!
This week is huge for PS Plus Extra subscribers, as there's really a ton of great games to download. But even if you're not, I think new releases like Avatar Legends: The Fighting Game should definitely demand your attention. Here's everything coming out this week. New PS5 Games This Week (20th-26th...
Feature Going Platinum: It Was a Pleasure to Grind Returnal for That RNG Trophy
Loop it
Platinum Trophy #32: Returnal Date Earned: 27th September 2021 Dopamine Index: stars:4 Occasionally, people have said to me that I'm quite skilful when it comes to games, having finished so many, including some toughies. While I can't deny I've beaten some difficult games in my time, I don't think I'm any better at playing them than your...
Poll Are You Hyped for These 9 New PS Plus Games?
Plus or minus?
Sony’s announced its PS Plus Extra and PS Plus Premium lineups for the remainder of July, and it’s a decent lineup in my opinion The star of the show is Ubisoft’s surprisingly solid movie tie-in Avatar: Frontiers of Pandora, which recently got a third-person mode if you’re not a fan of first-person shooting. It’s a...
Talking Point What Are You Playing This Weekend? - Issue 642
In the mix
The summer heat will supposedly ease a little this weekend, which means playing games should be more comfortable – at least if you’re in the UK. These are the titles keeping us busy. Jamie O'Neill: Just like last weekend's WAYP 641, I'm still addicted to the 2011 PS3 port of Daytona USA. SEGA AM2's mastery of arcade driving design...
Round Up Glowing Previews for Castlevania: Belmont's Curse Promise a Triumphant Return
Rosy outlook
Publisher Konami has been gradually making its proper come back to video games, and the next in line for a modern revival is Castlevania. The series of action-platformers has been laying dormant for many years, but developer Evil Empire and advisory studio Motion Twin — teams that brought us the brilliant Dead Cells — have been...
Guide These 13+ PS5 Games Are Coming Out This Week (13th-19th July)
Denshattack! eBaseball! Cthulhu! More!
We're still not quite into the thick end of the release schedule just yet, but there's a few games coming this week that are worth paying attention to. I'm particularly looking forward to the Dreamcast-style train game Denshattack and the musical management sim K-Pop Idol Stories: Road to Debut. Your mileage...
Feature Last Chance to Buy These 60+ PS5, PS4 Games in PS Store's July Savings Sale
Cheap PS5 and PS4 games we recommend
The PS Store's big July Savings sale is now live, though only for a couple more days until 15th July 2026. As is always the case, this offer is enormous, with thousands of PS5 and PS4 games available at discounted prices. Picking through all of that can be tough, so we've compiled this list of games that we...
Hands On In Its Eleventh Season, The Finals Is Better Than Ever
You can't escape from progress
The Finals has been constantly improving over its recent seasons, focusing on the new player experience and quality of life changes that make playing the game all the more enjoyable, and with Season 11 recently being released, I can confidently say the game is in the best place it has ever been – not only the...
Talking Point What Are You Playing This Weekend? - Issue 641
Hot and heavy
We're in the midst of another heat wave here in the UK, but temperatures are projected to drop this weekend. Let's hope that happens sooner rather than later, because it's pretty unbearable here. Aaron Bayne: The Finals just launched its 11th season, Galaxy Masters, so the seasonal grind starts all over again. I'm loving the new map...
Poll Are You Considering Leaving PlayStation for PC?
Pastures new
One sentiment I’ve seen grow exponentially over the past few years is the number of players saying they’re going to leave PlayStation for PC. That comment, already a popular point of view, has increased tenfold over the past week, since Sony’s announced its intent to stop manufacturing physical games. I must admit, I don’t...
Guide 50+ Digital PS3, PS Vita Games to Buy Before It's Too Late
Closing down sale
In case you missed it, Sony plans to shut down the PS Store for two of its older platforms over the course of the coming year. PS3 and PS Vita will both close their digital storefronts, meaning you only have a limited amount of time left to make any last purchases. Some games were only released on these platforms digitally, while...
Round Up Ridiculously Positive Dawnwalker Previews Claim It's a Game of the Year Candidate
The next great RPG?
A fresh round of previews for The Blood of Dawnwalker have just gone live, and they're glowing. I think that comes as a bit of a surprise, in all honesty. The RPG, spearheaded by former CD Projekt Red developers, has always shown promise, but some of these write ups go as far as to say that it's a genuine Game of the Year...
Game of the Month The Adventures of Elliot: The Millennium Tales (June 2026)
As voted by you
I've been putting these new Game of the Month votes together for over a year now, and I've got to just come out and say it: I don't think I've ever seen such a weak month for new releases as June 2026. Here on Push Square, we reviewed a grand total of three PS5 games, and only one of them got a score over 5/10. That's pretty much...
Reaction Sony Needs to Start Speaking to Us Again
Talk is cheap
A theme of this generation has been Sony’s communication – or lack thereof. I think this past week has proven that the firm’s approach is no longer fit for purpose. In the aftermath of its decision to kill physical games, it’s provided us with a few short sentences citing “consumer preferences”. It’s
Guide These 15+ PS5 and PS Plus Games Are Coming Out This Week (6th-12th July)
Assassin's Creed! College Football! Sword Art Online!
I’m hesitant to say the release schedule is going wild this week, but there’s no doubt we’re getting a lot more PS5 games as we move into July. The highlight is obvious: Assassin’s Creed Black Flag Resynced will be a must for most PS5 owners. EA Sports College Football 27 will also be a...
Feature Going Platinum: Yeah, I Kinda Cheated to Get the Hardest Trophy in Kena: Bridge of Spirits
Rotten
Platinum Trophy #31: Kena: Bridge of Spirits Date Earned: 23rd September 2021 Dopamine Index: stars:3 Confession time: I have the platinum Trophy for Kena: Bridge of Spirits, and I used an exploit to make it happen. Second confession time: I don't feel bad about it at all. I could spend most of this feature writing about how bad I feel...
Reaction Travelling the World Made Me Realise What PlayStation Is About to Lose
Have I made a huge mistake?
As the news about Sony’s decision to cease manufacturing physical games in January 2028 has started to sink in, I’ve been thinking about the wider implications of this. Obviously the immediate concern has related to our own personal purchasing habits, the persistence of our libraries, and our overall consumer rights...
Hands On Invincible VS Season 1 Is Here, and This Is Why You Should Check It Out
Two great new characters to play as
Since Season 1 of Invincible VS went live this week, I've been having a blast going hands-on with the two new characters, The Immortal and Universa, both of which are incredibly unique and have a wide variety of movesets that are sure to keep you on your toes – whether fighting against or with them. Season 1...
Poll Are You Happy with Your PS Plus Essential Games for July 2026?
Plus or minus?
This has been an incredibly rough week for Sony's reputation, and I seriously doubt that the PS Plus Essential lineup for July is going to reverse the Japanese giant's fortunes. Indeed, going by the comments on our announcement article, plenty of people think this might be one of the weakest months in a long time. But as always, I...
Talking Point What Are You Playing This Weekend? - Issue 640
And try to breathe
Phew! What a week, huh? Many of you may not feel like switching on your PS5 this weekend – that’s understandable – but remember a good gaming session always has the power to make you feel better. Aaron Bayne: I'm still slowly chipping away at BioShock 2, but I may also check out Empulse this weekend. Graham Banas: I've...
Poll $1,000 and No Disc Drive - Is PS6 Dead on Arrival?
Nixed-gen
Sony is yet to detail the PS6 in any official capacity, but we're now at a point where we can make a series of educated guesses regarding the next-gen console and its potential features. A couple of which are bound to cause a stir... So, first off, we've got an idea about the price tag — primarily due to the skyrocketing cost of...
Reaction PlayStation's Reputation Is at Rock Bottom - Where Do We Go from Here?
The next steps
As I wrote yesterday, fan sentiment in PlayStation is at its lowest ever ebb. My colleague Rob Ramsey alluded to this prior to last month’s State of Play show, arguing Sony needed to deliver a banger to revive perception of its flagging brand. I think
Reaction PlayStation's Burned Through the Last Remaining Goodwill of Its Fans
"Thanks"
On paper, PlayStation is stronger than it’s ever been. The division is posting record profits, releasing annual Game of the Year contenders, and has all but snuffed out its nearest rival, Xbox. And yet, I’ve been writing about the world of Sony for almost two decades now, and I don’t think I’ve seen fan enthusiasm in a
Preview DOOM: The Dark Ages - Revelations Is Putting an Endgame in Your Fave PS5 Shooter
Stand and fight again and again
It may have been away from the PS5 game for more than a year, but id Software has finally returned to DOOM: The Dark Ages with a major expansion that's much more than just another campaign. It does have that as a basis, providing more story, missions, and a new weapon to define the DLC. However, on top of it all is...
Feature Last Chance to Buy These 40+ PS5, PS4 Games in PS Store's Mid-Year Deals Sale
PS5 and PS4 games going cheap we recommend
The PS Store's Mid-Year Deals sale will soon be over, coming to an end tomorrow, 1st July 2026. Check out our recommendations while there's still time. There are thousands of PS5 and PS4 games included in the offer, and navigating all those can be a tall order. That's where this list comes in: we've...
Guide These 7+ PS5 Games Are Coming Out This Week (29th-5th July)
Monopoly! Momento! More!
Remember when I said last week was looking like the slowest week of the year for PS5. Well, I mean, I guess I was right because there's more to choose from this time. That said, I'm really struggling to pull out a particular highlight. Perhaps Monopoly: Star Wars Heroes vs. Villains may take your fancy? Here's everything...
Feature Going Platinum: This Black and White PS5 Gem Is Full of Colour, Character, and Fun Trophies
Gotta hand it Toem
Platinum Trophy #30: Toem Date Earned: 11th September 2021 Dopamine Index: stars:4 As a Brit, am I allowed to write a feature this week without mentioning the heatwave? I feel like I have to. It has nothing to do with Toem, or earning Trophies, but it's relatable, isn't it? Blimey, hasn't it been hot these last few days?...
Talking Point Is GTA 6's Dodgy Ultimate Edition a Deal-Breaker?
Shop till you drop
It's common knowledge, but GTA 6 pre-orders opened this week. That's right, we're now one step closer to the reality of Rockstar's latest actually releasing in November. The hype has been abundantly clear to see — it's all any gaming website has posted about for the last 72 hours. God only knows how many pre-orders the title's...
Talking Point What Are You Playing This Weekend? - Issue 639
It's hot in here
I know us Europeans get a bad rep for complaining about seemingly modest temperatures in comparison to other parts of the world, but I have to say the UK heat just hits different. I’ve been to places like Singapore and Malaysia during peak highs, and I don’t think I sweated anywhere near as much as this last week. Geez! Jamie...
Feature 20+ PS5, PS4 Games to Buy in PS Store's Weekend Offer Sale
Something for the weekend
Sony has introduced a new sale on the PS Store, discounting a select batch of games in a Weekend Offer. As the name suggests, these discounts are only sticking around over this weekend, running from 26th to 29th June, 2026. We've put together a list of games you may be interested in while they're going cheap. Currently...
Gallery GTA 6 Looks Phenomenal in Dozens of New PS5 Screenshots
Vice looking nice
Rockstar Games has opened up a little more about GTA 6 just ahead of pre-orders going live. We've had confirmation of a few things, including pricing, the two editions of the game, and the fact the physical edition doesn't include a disc. Regardless of how you feel about these new facts, it's hard to deny the game itself is...
Preview Dragon Ball XenoVerse 3 Could Be the Bigger Budget Sequel the Series Needs
Back to the future
Dragon Ball XenoVerse 2 has been actively supported for so long that it almost feels weird to be talking about Dragon Ball XenoVerse 3 — but it's happening, and I've seen gameplay with my own eyes. Bandai Namco recently showed off footage to members of the press, and although it was taken from an early build, the presentation...
Preview 5 Things That Surprised Me Playing Star Wars: Galactic Racer on PS5
Now THIS is podracing
Last week, I travelled to a galaxy far, far away to play Star Wars: Galactic Racer on the PS5 – well it was just Fuse Games’ head office in sunny Guildford, actually, but I needed an exciting intro. If you don’t know about the UK games industry, Guildford – just outside of London – is a bit of a hotspot of talent. I...
Opinion The PS6 Cannot Come Out in This Era of $1,000+ Consoles
"A delayed console is eventually good" - Shigeru Miyamoto
What was once designed to be a relatively affordable yet high-quality entry point into the world of video games is simply no more: consoles can now cost as much as $1,000 at launch, and that's only for the most basic model. This stems from the latest round of Steam Machine announcements,...
Guide These 5+ PS5 Games Are Coming Out This Week (22nd-28th June)
Dead or Alive! Deer & Boy! A few others!
This week could end up being the slowest week of the year on the PS Store, but you have a backlog to get through, don't you? I suppose the biggest game this week is Dead or Alive 6: Last Round, which is coming to the PS5 after launching on the PS4 a few years ago. Here's everything coming out this week...
Feature Going Platinum: This PS5 Game Gave Me Something Better Than a Platinum Trophy
Dead good
Platinum Trophy #29: I Am Dead Date Earned: 24th August 2021 Dopamine Index: stars:5 I Am Dead. Joke alert! Not really! That's the name of the game. The look on your face! Nah, I'm very much alive. I'm writing a feature for Push Square dot com right now, and I think I'd probably struggle to do so in any other state. Sorry, I dunno...
