Review Sword Art Online Re: Hollow Fragment (PS4)
It's all in the game
News Is This Redesigned PS4 User Interface an Improvement?
Thinking outside the box
News - August, 2015
Tuesday1st Sep 2015
Round Up Mad Max PS4 Reviews Hit the Highway
Wasteland or waste of space?
Mad Max has been in development so long that God of War II director Cory Barlog joined developer Avalanche Studios after the completion of the aforementioned PlayStation 2 sequel to work on it. He's since held various other roles in the industry, and not too long ago returned to Sony Santa Monica to work on some kind of...
News Activision Demands Your Milk Money with Deadpool PS4 Port
Dead cool?
Deadpool was never a particularly good game to begin with, but with a new movie on the horizon, Activision clearly sees value in re-releasing the ageing PlayStation 3 title on the PlayStation 4 – and its $49.99 asking price is the punch line. The title will be available on Sony's new-gen system from 17th November, according to a tweet...
Monday31st Aug 2015
News There's a Big, Fat Typo on the Metal Gear Solid 5 PS4
Collectors rejoice
Congratulations to anyone who bought a limited edition Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain PlayStation 4 – you're about to make a lot of money, as someone has gone and goofed up the spelling on the system. We were never very attentive in Chemistry class either, but the word is 'molybdenum' not 'molybdeum', Konami. Is this even...
Review Broken Sword 5: The Serpent's Curse (PS4)
Dulled edge
Nostalgia is a funny old thing. In recent years it has resulted in the revival of many long dormant franchises, with the help of the popular crowd funding website Kickstarter. Broken Sword 5: The Serpent's Curse was one such title born out of this phenomenon. Though it launched on the PlayStation Vita in 2014, it is now available on...
Dough
From the creators of Surgeon Simulator comes an all-new single player title about a slice of bread on a journey to become toast. I Am Bread, similarly to titles like Goat Simulator, became popular on the PC through comical YouTube videos, and has now been ported to the PlayStation 4. In the story mode you are given control of a slice of bread...
News PS4 Exclusive Uncharted 4 Discovers a Confirmed Release Date and Snags a Collector's Edition
A thief's beginning
So much for a quiet bank holiday Monday here in the UK. Sony's gone ahead and announced a confirmed release date for upcoming blockbuster Uncharted 4: A Thief's End, as well as an obligatory collector's edition. Drake's latest will launch in both Europe and North America on the 18th March 2016 - which doesn't seem too far away at...
News Deus Ex: Mankind Divided May Have the Worst Pre-Order Strategy Yet
Game's out on 23rd February on PS4
Deus Ex: Mankind Divided will release on 23rd February on the PlayStation 4 – unless enough people pre-order it. In arguably the most disgusting promotional push yet, Square Enix is a running a Kickstarter-esque 'Augment Your Pre-order' initiative which will unlock more rewards as more people register their...
News Rev Your Engines for Mad Max's Exclusive PS4 Content
Actually, don't bother
Mad Max – a game which has the dubious honor of launching at exactly the same time as a new title in the Metal Gear Solid franchise – hits store shelves very soon, so Sony has released a brand new trailer showing off the exclusive content its super machine will be receiving. To be honest, it's pretty underwhelming: you'll...
News Uncharted 4: A Thief's End Will Get Story DLC on PS4
Drake's fortune
Much like The Last of Us before it, Uncharted 4: A Thief's End will get a story expansion. Buried in the game's release date reveal, Sony has confirmed that pre-orders for the Digital Deluxe Edition on the PlayStation Store will include access to the Uncharted 4 Triple Pack, which will include "future access to the first-ever, single...
News Street Fighter V Scores Retailer Exclusive Outfits
Because video games
Well, this is turning out to be a quiet Bank Holiday, isn't it? It seems that publishers have waited until today to outline all of their despicable pre-order practices, and Street Fighter V is the latest to join the party. Capcom has outlined a slew of goodies that will be up for grabs if you register your interest in the...
News Take Final Fantasy XV's New PS4 Gameplay Trailer Out for a Spin
On the road again
You didn't think Square Enix was just going to leave us a couple of new Final Fantasy XV screenshots did you? Well, okay, we thought that it was, but it's redeemed itself somewhat by returning with a lovely new gameplay trailer. Stretching on for about five minutes, it's arguably our best look at the game's open world so far. The...
Out This Week Metal Gear Solid 5, Mad Max, Grow Home, Super Time Force Ultra
Boxed in
Yes, the holiday rush has arrived. This week's edition of Out This Week is one part exciting and two parts absolutely insane, as no less than 16 new titles descend upon PlayStation Nation, vying for your attention. There's only one highlight this time: Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain. Having said that, honourable mentions must go out...
News Destiny: The Taken King's Launch Trailer Promises Plenty of Plot
A story? Impossible
Destiny: The Taken King's got a launch trailer, and it's actually pretty good. Alongside plenty of predictable explosions spliced into fast paced gameplay clips, there's an emphasis on cinematics here, which is clearly something that Bungie's eager to show off. We already know that your Guardian's Ghost is being re-voiced in its...
News There'll Be No Raid in Destiny: The Taken King at Launch
Roll out after release
The Taken King sounds like it's going to right a lot of Destiny's wrongs, but fans of the franchise's Raids may be disappointed to learn that you'll have to wait for the title's new mega mission, King's Fall. Speaking with IGN at PAX Prime, director Luke Smith confirmed that there'll be a little wait before the content...
News Hatsune Miku's Green Locks Groove to PS4, Vita in Project Diva X
Weekender girl
Everyone's favourite vocaloid vixen Hatsune Miku will be hitting some high notes on the PlayStation 4 and Vita next year, as Project Diva X struts its stuff to Sony's systems in Japan. Due out on the Japanese giant's handheld format in March 2016 and on the firm's flagship home console in Fall 2016, the title will include a new 'Live...
News Go on a Road Trip with Fresh Final Fantasy XV Screenshots
You drive me crazy
Final Fantasy XV may look like a game starring One Direction in the jungle, but you can't fault its car. The gorgeous black convertible otherwise known as Regalia may have the stupidest name this side of KITT in Knight Rider, but it has curves in all of the right places, and is perfect for cruising around coastal towns like the...
Push Rewind Trophies, Metal Gear Solid 5, Until Dawn, One Piece
Better late than never
It's a Bank Holiday here in the UK, so we've decided to sit on Push Rewind until the morning. Alright, if truth be known we were up watching kitten videos all Sunday evening so have only just got around to this regularly scheduled recap of all of the week's hottest news. Well, we say "hot news" but... You'll see. Reviews:...
Sunday30th Aug 2015
First Impressions Is Metal Gear Solid 5: The Phantom Pain on PS4 the Best Entry Yet?
Tactical espionage excellence
It's night in Afghanistan, as the soldier known as Big Boss surveys a Russian outpost from afar. Soldiers, searchlights, and machine gun emplacements pepper the settlement, making his mission to rescue a prisoner held there even more difficult. The question is: what approach should the legendary soldier take? Should he...
News Final Fantasy XV's PS4 Release Date Confirmed for 2016
More will be revealed in March
Good news: Final Fantasy XV will definitely release on the PlayStation 4 in 2016. Bad news: you'll need to wait until March to find out exactly when. Speaking during the latest Active Time Report – which is being broadcast from PAX Prime in Seattle this time – game director Hajime Tabata confirmed the window,...
Review Giana Sisters: Dream Runners (PS4)
In your dreams, kid
Essentially, Giana Sisters: Dream Runners is a game in which you race against a handful of other players across a looping stage, with the goal being to try and stay in first place until the current 'lap' comes to a close. If you're in the lead when it does eventually end, then you'll be awarded with a gold star. Collect three of...
News Dragon Age: Inquisition Says Farewell with One Final DLC and a Nice Big Patch
Final fantasy
It's been a reasonably long road for Dragon Age: Inquisition and all of its epic adventures, but the Inquisitor and his or her chums can't stick around forever. Revealed at the game's PAX Prime panel, the sprawling role-playing release will be receiving one final slice of downloadable content alongside one rather intriguing patch as...
News Rock Band 4 Legacy Controllers Won't Require Extra Hardware on PS4
Unlike elsewhere
Here's a nice little bonus: you'll be able to save a bit of cash by buying Rock Band 4 on the PlayStation 4. While developer Harmonix is working with Mad Catz to produce a brand new batch of instruments for the forthcoming musical foray, it's also been busy beavering away on compatibility with most PlayStation 3 peripherals, too...
News Sony Wants Studio Ghibli Inspired Artists for Project Morpheus Exclusive
Spirited away
Sony's new first-party studio based in the North West of England is still hiring, and now it's looking for an Environment Artist with a "stylised folio similar to Studio Ghibli". The famed Japanese animation house has been pumping out hits in a certain style for years, but you'll probably best know the firm for its collaboration with...
Live Watch the Latest Final Fantasy XV Active Time Report Right Here
Disappointment awaits
We can taste associate editor Robert Ramsey's tears from here, and Final Fantasy XV's latest Active Time Report – live from PAX Prime this time – has only just got underway. Running from 16:30PM PT, this all-new update from the Square Enix team promises fresh information on the publisher's long overdue Japanese role-playing...
Saturday29th Aug 2015
News Gal Gun: Double Peace Goes Practically Nude for Over $80
See through shirts
Ever thought a Western developer's DLC procedures were heinous? Gal Gun: Double Peace, the premier pheromone flinger on the PlayStation 4 and PlayStation Vita, has taken things to the next level – by allowing you to see through lady's garments for ¥10,000 (~$82). Siliconera reports that the Pheromon Z item practically adds...
News Uncharted: The Nathan Drake Collection Looks Insane on PS4
Hot stuff
One of the draws of the Uncharted franchise has always been its presentation, and Sony really has hired the best to bring the trilogy to the PlayStation 4. Bluepoint did some outstanding porting work on the PlayStation 3, with both the God of War Collection and the ICO & Shadow of the Colossus Collection to its name – but The Nathan...
News This Is the Closest You're Getting to a New Simpsons Game
D'oh
Anyone else here a fan of The Simpsons games? Whether it's Konami's classic arcade game, Virtual Springfield, or even The Simpsons Wrestling, we've always had a soft spot for interactive adaptations of Matt Groening's colourful universe. Sadly, ever since the release of EA's decidedly decent The Simpsons Game, the American family have been...
News NetherRealm KOs PS3 Version of Mortal Kombat X
Fatality
NetherRealm Studios has ripped the head off the PlayStation 3 version of Mortal Kombat X, which was set to release this year. The last-gen instalment was originally due out alongside the PlayStation 4 edition in April, but was initially pushed back into June. It was then delivered a second upper-cut, and delayed into the fall. Now it's been...
News Hitman Turns Killer on the Catwalk in First PS4 Gameplay Footage
Murder on the dancefloor
Well, doesn't this look like a pleasant surprise? The new Agent 47 movie may suck, and Square Enix may have mucked up the delivery mechanism of this reboot – but IO Interactive appears to be delivering in Hitman's gameplay department. In this 15 minute video from PAX Prime, we follow the world's most deadly slap head...
News Dying Light Developer's Next Game Is Not What You Expect
On yer bike
Polish developer Techland's always released an interesting mix of software. In addition to grittier experiences like Dead Island and Call of Juarez, the company has racing games in its DNA – and subsequently it's been making speedway titles for over a decade. Fortunately, the success of Dying Light has not pulled the plug on its...
News Uncharted 4's MoCap Is Slowly but Surely Getting Wrapped
And cut
We'd assumed that Uncharted 4: A Thief's End's motion capture would be long completed by now, but it seems that Naughty Dog's only just wrapped up work on two key characters: Sully and Elena. Neil Druckmann tweeted a week or so ago that all of Richard McGonagle and Emily Rose's scenes are now complete, with the likes of Nolan North seemingly...
News Want a Metal Gear Solid Story Refresher? This Site's Got Your Back
LaLiLuLeLo lifesaver
There's not a single person here at Push Square Towers that doesn't at least appreciate the Metal Gear Solid series, which is a testament to the property's quality seeing as we rarely ever agree. As good as the franchise is, though, we don't think that it could ever be described as fictionally consistent – so it's fortunate...
News Star Wars Brings the Force to Minecraft: PlayStation Edition
The empire strikes block
Sony's billing the PlayStation 4 as the system for Star Wars, so it would be a bit embarrassing if it didn't get Luke Skywalker and crew into the PlayStation versions of Minecraft. Fortunately, through a collaboration with "Disney Interactive, LucasFilm, and Microsoft" – seriously, this is written on the PlayStation Blog...
News Metal Gear Solid V's Japanese Commercial Makes Less Sense Than a Hideo Kojima Game
!
What the hell is this? Sony's put out a commercial for Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain in Japan, and it's even more bizarre than the Batman: Arkham Knight one from earlier in the year. In the ad, a man and woman walk down a wedding aisle in cardboard boxes. This is obviously a play on Big Boss' infamous invisibility cloak. Later in the clip,...
Talking Point What Are You Playing This Weekend? - Issue 82
Supersize us
Summer appears to be coming to a close, but in celebration of National Burger Day recently, we hope that there's one last BBQ on the agenda for you all. We can't think of a better way to spend the weekend than with a DualShock 4 in one hand and a hot dog in the other – who cares whether it's cloudy or not? Sammy Barker, Editor: For...
Friday28th Aug 2015
Review Nobunaga's Ambition: Sphere of Influence (PS4)
Fit for a demon king
Sometimes it feels like there are two types of video game enthusiasts: those who adore strategy titles and those who can't stand them. It's a divisive genre that often demands patience, planning, and a lot of practice, but all of the best strategy games reward you appropriately for the amount of time and effort that you sink...
News Metal Gear Solid 5's Collector's Edition Sounds Like a Big Old Disaster
Tactical erroneous action
There's more drama surrounding Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain's collector's edition than a Hideo Kojima game itself. Reports are piling out of sites like Reddit and NeoGAF regarding delays to the bumper box set, which includes a copy of the game alongside a bionic arm and various other bits and bobs that have almost...
Feature Our Most Anticipated PlayStation Games of Holiday 2015
Pick 'n' mix
Madden NFL 16 is out, which means that the holiday rush is upon us. As such, we thought that it would be fun to collate our most anticipated titles from the coming months in one place. There was one rule, however – no one was allowed to include a title releasing prior to 7th September. Why? Because we didn't want a list that consisted...
News Japan's Censored Until Dawn's Most Grisly Scenes in the Worst Way
Fade to black
Until Dawn doesn't go totally SAW, but it does have a little fun with a saw blade at one point. Sadly, those playing the slasher in Japan will not get to see all of the gore, as the game has been censored in arguably the worst way imaginable. In the sequence involving entrails and other viscera, the Eastern version simply cuts to...
News Destiny's The Taken King Patch Is Around 20GB, and It's Mandatory
Plus a launch date
According to Bungie, Destiny's update 2.0 marks the beginning of the shooter's second year. The patch will be available on the 8th September - that's a week before The Taken King launches - and it'll be around 20GB in size. It'll bring an absolute ton of changes to the game, and we'll likely see the full patch notes in the near...
News Shenmue III Causes Spike in Dreamcast Sales
Yu did it
Let's not beat around the bush: Sony kind of killed the Dreamcast. Sure, years of atrocious decisions ultimately saw SEGA pull out of the hardware race, but few could deny that the looming juggernaut otherwise known as the PlayStation 2 put the final nail in the underappreciated console's coffin. But with the announcement of Shenmue III at...
News Oh Great, Now There's a Bloody Borderlands Movie
We're going to be sick
Few things are less funny than Borderlands, but we'd probably put having our eyeballs accidentally sucked out by a vacuum cleaner in the spot above. Still, that's not stopped Telltale Games from taking the title's non-existent fiction and turning it into the decent Tales from the Borderlands, so we suppose that the brand's...
Gallery Sony Made Us Dress Up as a Squirrel for Tearaway Unfolded
So we did
Life as a video games writer is rarely glamorous – but it's not normally as embarrassing as this. This morning Push Square Towers received a package from Sony, imploring us to shame ourselves in a squirrel costume. Never one to refuse a challenge, this author hopped straight into the luminous orange onesie and posed for a few photographs...
News Over 90 Minutes of Saint Seiya: Soldiers' Soul PS4 Gameplay Blazes Across the Cosmos
The planets have aligned
Saint Seiya: Soldiers' Soul is looking like an all-round improvement over Saint Seiya: Brave Soldiers, which released on the PlayStation 3 back in 2013. More characters, a deeper combat system, and a slew of fresh story arcs should make this one to watch for fans of the source material. We get to see a good chunk of it...
News Call of Duty: Black Ops 3 Had the Biggest Beta in PS4 History
Back in black
A quick lesson in PR: if you can boast, then boast. It may not mean much that Call of Duty: Black Ops 3 has enjoyed the biggest beta in PlayStation 4 history, but Activision's told us anyway. Sure, counterpart Destiny's probably the only title that could possibly compete with it in this department, but who cares? A win is a win, after...
News PlayStation Promises Massive Presence at PAX Prime 2015
Tons to see and do
One thing that PlayStation's really good at is showing up at conventions and bringing a lot of content for fans to get their hands on. To be honest, it must be both extremely expensive and really challenging to hit all of these shows, but Sony seems to go to practically every single one, ensuring that gamers have an opportunity to...
Thursday27th Aug 2015
Review One Piece: Pirate Warriors 3 (PS4)
Treasured company
We loved One Piece: Pirate Warriors 2 on the PlayStation 3 like a captain loves his crew, so we've always had high hopes for its sequel, One Piece: Pirate Warriors 3. Like most of Omega Force's other musou titles, the third game in this licensed series has made the jump to the new generation, meaning that you can expect more...
Review Toy Soldiers: War Chest (PS4)
I love the smell of polyurethane in the morning
Occasionally there comes a game that sounds like the next big hit on paper but crumples into a steaming heap when in practice. Enter Toy Soldiers: War Chest, a game that pits the likes of the Care Bears against the armies of Castle Grey Skull in this tower defense escapade that takes a fundamentally...
News Street Fighter V's PS4 Beta Readies for Round Two
Ken you believe it?
Street Fighter V is spoiling for a fight – and it's going to host a five day royal rumble starting 28th August. Following last week's European server stress test, the brawler's PlayStation 4 beta will return proper this weekend. This means that if you've got the client installed on your console, you should be able to enjoy...
News These Are the Games Square Enix Is Bringing to TGS 2015
Dragon Quest! Final Fantasy! Star Ocean!
PAX Prime will provide a fleeting distraction this weekend, but the Tokyo Game Show is the next big gaming convention in our calendar. And a month prior to the Japanese event opening its doors, Square Enix has announced some of the titles that it'll be showing on the hall floor: Dragon Quest Builders, Final...
News R. Mika Brings a Bit of Colour to Street Fighter V's Cast
Rainbow broad
The roster of Street Fighter V will be receiving another blast from the past in the form of Street Fighter Alpha 3's hardy heroine, Rainbow Mika. The grappling goddess has been given a slight redesign, but is still as voluptuous as ever, with curves in all of the right places – and an outfit that leaves very little to the...
News The Kids Aren't Alright in This War of Mine PS4
Keep it together for the kids
Well, that was a pleasant surprise. The Kids Aren't Alright was the last song that we were expecting to hear when we booted up the trailer for This War of Mine: Little Ones, but we suppose that The Offspring's classic pop punk single fits pretty darn well. Based upon 11 Bit Studios' survival smash, this game will put...
News Knife to See You! Here's a First Look at the Assassin's Creed Movie
Filming starts next week
Assassin's Creed is an absolutely colossal brand these days, so of course there's a movie in the works. Prometheus thesp Michael Fassbender was signed up what feels like an eternity ago to front the flick, and here's a first glimpse of him kitted out with hoods and hidden knives. The film will begin shooting next week, but...
News Japanese Sales Charts: Kept You Waiting, Huh?
Fortunately, there's not much to see here
Once again, there's nothing doing in the Japanese sales charts – well, unless you're fascinated by the evergreen nature of Nintendo's biggest franchises. Actually, the PlayStation 4 is proving a bit of an oddity in the East at the moment; it's not selling well by any stretch of the imagination, but it's...
News Hardware Rivals Trademark Registered by Sony in Japan
Could it be London Studio's next title?
Hardware: Rivals – a new game name supposedly registered by Sony in Japan – sounds like it should be PlayStation's take on that wacky Dreamcast role-playing release that depicted the demise of SEGA, but there's greater evidence to suggest that it's the next title from London Studio. We're going to assume...
News The First Fansite for PS4 Exclusive Dreams Is Live
Day dreamer
Media Molecule's always had a vibrant community surrounding its games, and it looks like that's set to continue with Dreams, the mysterious PlayStation 4 exclusive that was announced at E3 2015 earlier in the year. We don't even know what the title is yet, but that's not stopped dreambubble.me from arriving on the scene. Unsurprisingly,...
First Impressions Bashing Our Brainnns Against PS4's Zombie Vikings
Thor you should know a little more about this title
Arriving digitally next week is hack-'n'-slash adventure Zombie Vikings – unsurprisingly a game about undead vikings slicing their way through numerous enemies in a side-scrolling quest. We were lucky enough to play a short preview build prior to release to see how this comical adventure is...
News Me Grimlock Love Transformers: Devastation's New Trailer
Me Grimlock not video game character – me king
Transformers: Devastation certainly appears to have the touch – but will it have the power, too? The forthcoming animated series tie-in from Platinum Games will see you play as a total of five different Autobots: Optimus Prime, Grimlock, Sideswipe, Wheeljack, and Bumblebee. And as evidenced in the...
News Dragon Quest Heroes Sounds More English Than the Queen
Yangus is still a massive cockney, though
Even in the times before Dragon Quest discovered voice acting, the series' localised script was always adapted into the many accents of the British Isles. From geordie to Welsh and Scottish to cockney, it's one of the franchise's most refreshing aspects, especially since we're so used to hearing typically...
News The Witcher 3 Sold a Whopping 6 Million Copies in Its First 6 Weeks on the Market
Raking in the coin
According to CD Projekt Red's latest financial report, The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt sold through more than 6 million units in its first six weeks on the market. Perhaps an expected result for a title that's received such high praise and a solid marketing campaign, but it's a great statistic for a bloody good game regardless. The...
News Meet the Heroes from Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 5
Daily grind
Is skating still popular? We're not sure, but we certainly don't recognise any of the pros from this Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 5 trailer. Well, aside from the Birdman and his son Riley, of course. In this clip, the "stars" talk about how cool it is being in a video game, which we can understand – especially seeing as most of these grew up...
News Sony Executive to Star in Dragon's Dogma Online
But it's not Kaz Hirai
Missed opportunity, Capcom – missed opportunity. As part of a livestream overnight, the publisher announced that a Sony executive will appear in upcoming MMO Dragon's Dogma Online – but it's not Kaz Hirai. Instead, it's Sony Computer Entertainment Japan president Atsushi Morita who's been repurposed in the game –...
Wednesday26th Aug 2015
News Aussie Store Wants You to Know That Metal Gear Solid 5 Is a Hideo Kojima Game
Fight for your rights
Call it self-indulgent if you want to, but we've gotten used to Hideo Kojima's name being on the box of Metal Gear Solid games. The fact that Konami has opted to remove it from Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain – amid nasty rumours regarding the aute
News Sony's Stopping Twitch Streamers from Archiving Until Dawn
Nightmare
We're not entirely sure how we feel about this one. A tweet by Twitch Support appears to allude to the fact that Sony has disabled archiving on Until Dawn, preventing people from replaying streams that have since concluded. This could be a simple error on the platform holder's part, but it seems like a calculated decision to stop the story...
News Sony: We Cannot Entertain People Without Trying New Ideas
Platform holder discusses importance of Project Morpheus
Sony's always been an innovator in the video game industry. For those of you that haven't been around for the ride, the PSone dragged the medium kicking and screaming into a polygonal era, while the PlayStation 2 introduced all-new technologies like the EyeToy. Even the PlayStation 3...
News PGA Tour PS4's Price Putt Down in EU PlayStation Store Sale
Cost of LEGO games also crumbled
With no release date or information attached to Sony's own Hot Shots Golf sequel, we're gagging for a good gold game on the PlayStation 4. Unfortunately, the recently released Rory McIlroy PGA Tour hit a bit of a bogey – but we'd happily take it for a swing at the right price. Fortunately, then, EA Sports has...
Store Update 25th August 2015 (North America)
Touch down
The avalanche of PlayStation 4 software that infiltrated the European PlayStation Store earlier has now descended on North America, so you may want to lock yourself in a nearby nuclear bunker, because there's a lot of content up for grabs. Highlights include, of course, Madden NFL 16 and Until Dawn – but a big shout out to One Piece:...
Tuesday25th Aug 2015
Review Risen 3: Titan Lords - Enhanced Edition (PS4)
Still rolling with it
Dug up from the last-gen graveyard, the PlayStation 4 version of Risen 3: Titan Lords shares one big similarity with the unnamed hero at the heart of its own story: everyone thought that they were both dead and buried. Unfortunately the similarities end there, as only one's been resurrected to sail the high seas, in a quest to...
News Diablo III's Gigantic New PS4 Patch Is Out Now
1.6GB of pure grinding goodness
Rejoice fellow demon slayers, for the massive Diablo III patch that was detailed earlier today is actually available to download right now on PlayStation 4. The update adds an absolute ton of stuff to the superb loot-'em-up, including a new area, a new questline, and, of course, new gear to hunt down and add to your...
News Diablo III's Next Patch Will Make It Bigger and Better than Ever
Never ending journey
Fair warning: this is going to be a pretty beefy news article. Blizzard's gone ahead and posted the changes that are coming to Diablo III with patch 2.3.0, and it's a laundry list of alterations to say the least. Let's start with the big stuff; a new zone, The Ruins of Sescheron, is going to be added to the role-playing game's...
Review Mega Man Legacy Collection (PS4)
Six of the best
Despite Capcom's best efforts to forget that he even exists, Mega Man's popularity with players endures regardless of the lack of fresh outings. Such is the gaming public's adoration of this pint-sized hero that they will gleefully crowdfund spiritual successors (Mighty No. 9, we're looking at you) in lieu of a genuine Blue Bomber...
Super nova
Having impressed at both PAX Prime and IndieCade back in 2014, Nova-111 has finally been released on PlayStation 4, PlayStation 3, and Vita. The quirky turn-based adventure is a fantastic title to bury your head in; it excels in providing lots of easily digestible levels as well as an intuitive control system. Nova-111 puts you in...
Review Danganronpa Another Episode: Ultra Despair Girls (PS Vita)
Hell is whenever
As sinister as it is completely crazy, Danganronpa Another Episode: Ultra Despair Girls is very much birthed from the same minds as the other games in the series – except that this time around, courtroom class trials and detective work are replaced by linear third-person action. It's a gameplay shift that paints Ultra Despair...
Rude awakening
Back to Bed has a development story behind it that you can't help but admire. Like Octodad: Dadliest Catch, it was conceived as a student project that went from garnering accolades from a university to winning indie game competitions and finding its home on the PlayStation Network for the world to judge today. This right here is what...
Robin good
Volume is Mike Bithell's follow-up endeavour to the charming little platformer Thomas Was Alone. While this wasn't necessarily the most complicated side-scroller ever, its personality and wit allowed it to stand way out among the competition. Bithell's next project takes him into the stealth genre, with a title that wears its love for...
News Dragon's Dogma Online's Launch Trailer Has Us Begging For a Western Release
Burned alive
"Damn you, Dragon's Dogma Online!" we cry as we drop to our knees, knowing full well that Capcom's aware of our plight, yet refuses to give us even a whiff of a Western release. The massively multiplayer online role-playing game finally launches in Japan in just a few days, so the publisher's rolled out a launch trailer to remind us...
News Hear Nolan North for the First Time as Destiny's Ghost
Not quite Drake
Destiny: The Taken King's new teaser trailer finally reveals what Nolan North sounds like as he assumes the role of your Ghost companion, and to be totally honest, it's not quite what we were expecting. The voice itself is quite high pitched and seems rather quirky, but we guess that suits a small floating robot quite well. The...
News Horizon: Zero Dawn Has the Best PS4 Clouds Since DriveClub
Silver lining
Forget about games like Crackdown 3 – this right here is the real power of the cloud. As part of a presentation at SIGGRAPH 2015, Dutch developer Guerrilla Games briefly touched upon the volumetric clouds that it'll be including in forthcoming PlayStation 4 exclusive Horizon: Zero Dawn. And while it all gets really technical and a...
News PS4's Final Fantasy VII Remake Sounds Like It Isn't Far into Development at All
"Please don't ask how far into development we are"
Right, so we reckon that if Final Fantasy XV comes out either late next year or early 2017, then Final Fantasy VII Remake will probably have to launch around 2020. Obviously we hope that we're exaggerating, but by the sounds of it, the game really isn't far into development at all. Speaking in the...
News Metal Gear Solid V's Best Trailer Yet Feels Like a Goodbye from Kojima
See you space cowboy
Not many games manage to roll absolute hype and saddening, sombre undertones into one amazing five minute trailer, but Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain's somehow managed it. Directed and edited by none other than Hideo Kojima himself, it almost feels like a goodbye from the visionary in numerous ways, and not just because...
Store Update 25th August 2015 (Europe)
The motherload
Good grief, we don't think that European PlayStation Store updates get much bigger than this. There are no less than 15 new PlayStation 4 games out this week, and while they're not all as equally exciting, one can't argue with such an immensely impressive haul. We've rounded up all of the goods below, but do let us know what you'll be...
News Prepare Yourself for PlayStation's Pre-TGS Press Conference
Tokyo's turn
Gamescom 2015 may have been dismal for PlayStation fans, but Sony's setting up a grandstand finish to the year. Not content with Paris Games Week and PlayStation Experience, the platform holder has now dated its annual pre-Tokyo Game Show press conference, which will take place on 15th September. The event will kick off at 16:00PM local...
News Koei Tecmo Is Switching Its Attention to Unannounced PlayStation 4 Exclusives
Will the rest of Japan follow?
According to Yosuke Hayashi, the producer of Dead or Alive, Japanese publisher Koei Tecmo is working on several PlayStation 4 exclusive titles. In other words, the company may be starting to switch its attention to Sony's newest console rather than holding games back so that they can be released on the PlayStation 3 as...
News Scream Like You Mean It with Until Dawn's Launch Trailer
Argh
The shock success of Until Dawn appears to have taken even Sony by surprise, as it scrambles to put out trailers and prepare bundles for what's turned out one of the better exclusives on the PlayStation 4. Given the critical mauling that The Order: 1886 received, we can understand why it was sceptical of this one – but at least it can give it...
News Earth Defense Force Brings Big Bugs to Europe
PS4 and Vita titles creeping overseas
You can't quite beat the appeal of a plunging framerate as billions of bugs infest your high definition display, so we come bearing good news for our European readers: Earth Defense Force 4.1: The Shadow of New Despair will crawl into the Old World later this year on the PlayStation 4. The game was already...
News Yakuza 5 Will Launch with All of Its Japanese DLC Included
Kamurocho calling
We're eagerly awaiting a concrete Western release date for Yakuza 5 - which could well be the final PlayStation 3 exclusive that you really should play - and the game's newest video isn't making the wait any easier. Posting on the North American PlayStation Blog, Atlus' John Hardin has detailed a few of the title's finer points,...
Monday24th Aug 2015
Feature What Are September 2015's Free PlayStation Plus Games?
Pick 'n' mix
Surely it can't be September already? We suppose that the calendar doesn't lie. Still, it doesn't feel like a week since we were celebrating the start of a new year, and now we're limping towards the end of it. But while the passage of time can be uncomforting, it does at least mean that there are new PlayStation Plus freebies around...
Round Up Metal Gear Solid 5: The Phantom Pain PS4 Reviews Take Top Marks
Big boss
The sizzling summer months may be slowly edging towards a conclusion, but things are heating up in the video game release calendar. And few titles come hotter than Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain – a game that would be heavily anticipated under ordinary circumstances, but finds itself a likely series swansong for creator Hideo...
First Impressions Call of Duty: Black Ops III Embraces the Past As It Focuses on the Future
Lean, mean, cybernetic machine
With Call of Duty being the most successful multiplayer shooter franchise in video game history, you would think that betas would've been the norm by now. Instead, each instalment has had infamous issues. Annoying perks such as Juggernaut in Modern Warfare, overpowered weapons like the FAMAS and AK74u in Black Ops,...
News September's PlayStation Plus Lineup Includes Four Free PS4 Games
Grow Home! Super Time Force Ultra! Teslagrad! Xeodrifter!
If you own a PlayStation 4, then you're in for a real treat next month, as you'll be getting four games for the new-gen format as part of your PlayStation Plus subscription. Grow Home won the Vote to Play poll, and will be one of your freebies, where it'll be joined by the brilliant Super...
News Keep Playing Call of Duty: Black Ops III on PS4 for Free
Aim down sights
Call of Duty: Black Ops III's big PlayStation 4 beta should have ended by now, but developer Treyarch's keeping the servers open for one more day. You'll be able to wall run your way through a handful of maps as part of the stress test, while also testing out the new Specialists system, which sees you play as a series of super...
News Who Wants a New Final Fantasy XV Screenshot?
The day of the triffids
To save you all from editor Robert Ramsey's intolerable snark, this scribe will be taking up the reins on Final Fantasy XV until he's calmed down. The latest update coming out of Square Enix comprises a single screenshot showing the Malboro battle first showcased at Gamescom 2015 earlier in the year. After seeing this, we did...
Push Rewind Zombi, Project Morpheus, and PS4 Firmware Update Betas
Calm before the storm
Once again, we have to say that it's been a quiet week in the PlayStation Nation. However, we can't say that we're not enjoying the break. Things are about to get real hectic here at Push Square Towers, so we're licking our battle wounds and waiting for everything to heal while the insanity of holiday 2015 descends like a...
News S'Not Fair! Street Fighter V Battle Concluded with Booger
Oh nose you didn't
If this doesn't sell you on the upcoming Street Fighter V, then nothing will. Punk rock brawler Birdie can pick his nose and flick snot as part of his idle animation, but the interesting thing about this is that said booger will actually inflict a miniscule amount of damage on your opponent. And in the video embedded below, the...
Sunday23rd Aug 2015
News Lara Croft Doesn't Have to Murder Everyone in Rise of the Tomb Raider
If looks could kill
Strengthening its similarities to The Last of Us, the forthcoming Rise of the Tomb Raider – which will deploy on the PlayStation 4 next year – can be played non-lethally. You may remember the Gamescom 2015 demo, which showed protagonist Lara Croft brutally eviscerating a slew of guards. Well, embedded below you'll find the...
News Puck Off! NHL 16 Scores PS4 Bundle in Canada
As cold as ice
Ice hockey's a sport that's not particularly, er, popular here in the UK, but we know that our commonwealth cohorts are big fans of the ice-based action. Sony's probably pretty smart announcing a PlayStation 4 bundle for the forthcoming NHL 16, then, which will skate its way into Canadian stores from 15th September for $449.99. The...
Saturday22nd Aug 2015
News Play Call of Duty: Black Ops III on PS4 for Free This Weekend
No pre-order necessary
Not sure what to do with your weekend? Activision's arranged a little something for you: Call of Duty: Black Ops III. The multiplayer beta, which has been running for a couple of days already, has been opened up to the public today, and you'll be able to join in on the action for free. You can download the client in North...
News PS Vita Prototype Looked a Lot Like the PSPgo
HDMI and SD card support, too
Sony's PlayStation Vita didn't take the gaming world by storm unfortunately, but at one point in time it may have stood a better chance. One of the poorest decisions by the bigwigs at Sony was the use of propriety memory cards instead of the much cheaper and readily available SD cards. It's a decision which has baffled...
Review Tales from the Borderlands: Episode 4 - Escape Plan Bravo (PS4)
Skin pizza party
Since their respective debuts, Telltale appears to have prioritised Game of Thrones over Tales from the Borderlands. Indeed, the latter's release "schedule" could, at best, be described as inconsistent. The first episode released in November of last year, and now, ten months later, we've just made it to the fourth instalment. This...
News PS4, PS3, Vita Games Go Under $8 in NA Flash Sale
Pay the lower price
Ah, the ol' Flash Sale is back in North America with another bunch of wallet busting offers. This time, you'll be able to get everything for under $8, so brace yourself for some impending impulse buys. Highlights on the PlayStation 4 include Murdered: Soul Suspect, Sherlock Holmes: Crimes and Punishments, and The LEGO Movie Video...
Talking Point What Are You Playing This Weekend? - Issue 81
Talk it out
It's just dawned on everyone at Push Square Towers that we've somehow produced 81 issues of WAYP. For starters, it's amazing that we haven't missed an edition yet – but even more incredible is that this remains one of the more popular features on the site. Who'd have thought that something so simple would be so successful? Sammy...
Friday21st Aug 2015
First Impressions Eyes-On with PS4's Virtual Reality Headset Project Morpheus
An early look at exclusives London Heist and RIGS
We've known about Project Morpheus – the PlayStation 4's proprietary virtual reality headset – for what feels like an eternity now, so we're definitely reaching that point where it's time for Sony to stop talking about the possibilities for the peripheral, and start proving why it's so important...
Weirdness Telltale Puts Xbox Button Prompts in a PS4 Game
Great job, Jeremy
Telltale's notorious quality assurance department is at it again, forgetting to change some of the button prompts in Tales from the Borderlands: Episode 4. One eagle-eyed NeoGAF user spotted that his PlayStation 4 copy of the title popped up controller art from the Xbox release – and they caught the error on video in order to...
News Red Dead Redemption Gallops to 14 Million Sales
Gold rush
Red Dead Redemption may be as old as the hills, but the PlayStation 3 title continues to sell. Released all the way back in 2010, publisher Take-Two has announced that the Rockstar San Diego developed escapade has just crossed the 14 million units milestone. These are shipped numbers, but are still outrageously impressive. A sequel has...
News Koei Tecmo's Attack on Titan Will Feature the Anime's Full Story in All of Its Grisly Glory
Attack on your free time
Fans of Attack on Titan rejoice: the upcoming action game from Koei Tecmo, currently named Attack on Titan, will include the popular anime's entire storyline. How much detail it'll actually go into is currently unknown, but you can probably bet on it covering the main plot points at least. What's more, the title will also...
News Final Fantasy XV's Going to Grace Us with Its Presence at PAX
How lucky we are
After its almost worthless Gamescom 2015 showing, it's perhaps good news that Final Fantasy XV's going to present its perfectly sculpted face at PAX later this month. Square Enix has revealed that a new Active Time Report will be broadcast during the expo on its Twitch channel. Starting at 16:30PM PDT on the 29th August - that's...
News Rocket League May Be the Most Enjoyable E-Sport Ever
OMG! Wow! Nice shot
E-Sports can be a bit embarrassing, but Rocket League actually makes for an enjoyable spectator experience. This face-off between Cosmic Aftershock and Kings of Urban goes right to the wire, with a last second aerial winner wrapping things up in dramatic fashion. The game definitely needs better director tools, but even with some...
News Fallout 4 Definitely Has a Chance of Outselling the Mighty Skyrim, According to Bethesda
Onwards and upwards
The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim was an absolutely huge hit for Bethesda. The studio's best selling release of all time, it's safe to say that Skyrim played a big part in putting role-playing games on the map for many a gamer back when it launched in 2011. However, even with all of its accolades, the tale of the Dragonborn could well...
News To No One's Surprise, Europe Has to Wait a Bit Longer for Persona 4 Dancing All Night
Thankfully it's still this year
And so Atlus continues its reign of brutal disappointment. Persona 4 Dancing All Night finally has a confirmed European release date, and it's no surprise that it's hitting these shores over a month after its North American launch. To be fair, though, we've seen far worse over the years, but it'll still be a bit of a...
Thursday20th Aug 2015
Review Kung Fury: Street Rage (PS4)
Left, left, left again and straight up your ass
There really isn't much to say about Kung Fury: Street Rage, other than that it can be a fun little distraction to sink your free time into. The game sees you take control of Kung Fury as he wallops, kicks, and shoots an endless wave of Nazi goons, racking up combos and points as he does so. You'll...
Card shark
Ever wondered what it'd be like to participate in a high-stakes game of Texas Hold'em? Well, wonder no more. Pure Hold'em, developed by VooFoo Studios, is a realistic simulation of the popular card-based game. It follows in the tradition of previous titles from the Birmingham-based developer, including Pure Pool and Pure Chess, offering...
Torque to the hand
The term 'indie' has been abused over the past 18 months or so. Originally intended for the exclusive use of moustache twiddling hipsters, this was a word used to describe the most independent of endeavours – preferably those programmed by a middle-aged man clad in a Reebok tracksuit, working from the corner of his Mum's...
News Existing Destiny Players Will Get a Bunch of Bonus Stuff When They Buy The Taken King
Brave new world
Many Destiny players who have been mowing down evil alien hordes for God-knows-how-many hours kicked up a bit of commotion when it was revealed that The Taken King, the game's upcoming expansion, would be bringing numerous changes to the release when it launches next month. Of course, it's the not seemingly positive alterations that...
Reaction Destiny Has a Clear Plan, and It's to No Longer Waste Your Time
Bungie's second year content is all about constant progression
We've known about the new content and changes that are coming to Destiny when The Taken King launches next month for a little while now, but Bungie's livestream that aired yesterday really nailed its overall message home. It's a clear statement of intent from a developer that's obviously...
News From Resident Evil Zero to Hero in New PS4 Gameplay
Silly Billy
While the announcement of Resident Evil 2 for the PlayStation 4 may have overshadowed Resident Evil Zero HD somewhat, Rebecca Chambers' locomotive adventure will still launch first. You may be wondering how the ex-GameCube exclusive is holding up on Sony's new-gen system, then – and we come bearing good news. Indeed, it looks great –...
Know your role
Divinity: Original Sin garnered quite a lot of attention when it originally launched on PC. According to most, it's a fantastic role-playing game with a huge world, addictive combat, and a lot of player customisation. Of course, as with almost every title that receives such praise these days, it's making the jump to the PlayStation 4...
News Koei Tecmo's Attack on Titan Game Certainly Looks the Part
Last stand
We're yet to get a good look at Dynasty Warriors developer Omega Force's take on Attack on Titan, but that'll probably change soon enough once Koei Tecmo start throwing out trailers left and right. But until then, you'll have to make do with these fresh screenshots from Famitsu. The good news is that it looks pretty promising, capturing...
News Great Scott! Telltale's Back to the Future Travels Through Time to PS4
What the flux?
Telltale's largely forgotten adaptation of Back to the Future appears to be riding shotgun in a snazzy silver DeLorean to the PlayStation 4. A product page for the episodic escapade – which originally deployed on the PlayStation 3 four years ago – popped up on Amazon overnight, alongside some mock-up box art. The cover includes a...
News PS4 Exclusive DriveClub Gearing Up for a Big Year
In the fast lane
Evolution Studios is showing no signs of parking up PlayStation 4 exclusive DriveClub, as the Runcorn-based developer has explained on the PlayStation Blog that it's planning another big year for the game – and it wants you to help shape it. Since launch this title has gone from strength-to-strength, and is easily the most...
News Is That a PS4 in Your Pocket, Or Are You Just Pleased to See Us?
Robber tries to run away with system down his trousers
West Palm Beach resident Christopher Caldwell tried to smuggle a PlayStation 4 console out of a Wal-Mart store in his pants – but was caught by police with his trousers down. The 36-year-old squeezed the six pound system next to his crown jewels, and then subsequently tried to pile a couple of...
News Street Fighter V Fights Back with Fresh PS4 Beta Today
Europe only for now, though
Got plans tonight? Cancel them, as the Street Fighter V beta's coming back online. Capcom's announced that it intends to run a series of region specific server stress tests today and tomorrow, and you'll need to be ready to fight from 16:00PM BST on both days to participate. The servers will be shut down at midnight on...
News Magnifique! République Sneaks onto PS4 Next Year
Don't be a Hayter
OMG! Here's a bit of a Push Square poll for you on this fine Thursday morning: how many of you remember République? None of you – well, that was to be expected. A bit of background for you, then: this was one of those early Kickstarter success stories that promised the Earth and then rapidly fell off the radar. A stealth game...
News The Witcher 3 Developer Wishes Free DLC Was The Industry Standard
We concur
CD Projekt Red's undoubtedly been clever with its post-release strategy for The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt. The already gigantic role-playing game now features 16 slices of downloadable content that are all available for free on the PlayStation Store. Not only have these add-ons kept the title in the news for months after launch, but they've...
Wednesday19th Aug 2015
Feature The Best PS4 Games of the Year So Far
Halfway heaven
In just under four months' time, the staff of Push Square Towers will descend into a nuclear bunker in an effort to convince editor Robert Ramsey that Toukiden: Kiwami is not one of the best titles of 2015. Seriously, though, we're already starting to discuss our favourite releases of the year here internally, and seeing as we're...
Review Dragon Age: Inquisition - The Descent (PS4)
Descend no further
We hope that you're not sick of delving into dank and ominous caverns, because Dragon Age: Inquisition's second expansion, The Descent, is a spelunker's wet dream. Taking the Inquisitor and their party down into the Deep Roads – a gigantic network of underground caverns that are home to countless types of dangerous beasties –...
News How Does Resident Evil: Revelations 2 Look on PS Vita?
Not as bad as you may think
Resident Evil: Revelations 2 has already been overshadowed by much better games, but it is still one of the surprise packages of the year. We were expecting the budget PlayStation 4 and PlayStation 3 survival horror to be a bit of a disaster, but the episodic escapade was thoroughly enjoyable from start-to-finish,...
News Sony Wants PS4 Firmware Update Beta Testers
It could be you
Sony's on the lookout for good looking people with a PlayStation 4 in order to beta test the next firmware update for the new-gen system. To enrol, you'll need a console, a master account, and an Internet connection – so not a lot, then. If you think that you fit the bill, North Americans can enrol through here, while Europeans can...
Review Dragon Age: Inquisition - Jaws of Hakkon (PS4)
Not enough bite for your buck
The Frostback Basin is a melting pot of varied environments, and it's arguably the star of Dragon Age: Inquisition's first expansion, Jaws of Hakkon. It's a gorgeous and vast location that features beaches, bogs, caverns, forests, jungles, mountains, and even islands made of ice. It's also bathed in a constant sunset,...
Review Adventures of Pip (PS4)
Pipped to the past
From indie developer Tic Toc Games comes the puzzle-platformer Adventures of Pip, in which you play as the pixelated Pip – an unlikely hero who has been tasked with rescuing the princess from the clutches of an evil sorceress; the devious Queen Skeleton plans to reduce the land's populace to simple one-colour 'pixels' – much...
News PlayStation Looks Back at the History of Metal Gear Solid to Get You Hyped for The Phantom Pain
"28 years of waiting will be rewarded"
Sneaking ever closer with each passing hour, Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain hype levels are currently through the roof all around the net and beyond. To help thrust that hype to unspeakable levels, Sony's released a rousing new trailer that celebrates the franchise's long and brilliant history. Featuring...
Live Watch Big Reveals for Destiny: The Taken King Right Here
Star wars
Destiny: The Taken King is literally days away at this point, which means that Bungie's ready to start building up to the big release. During a livestream today it promises to share "big reveals" for the forthcoming first-person shooter, and you'll find them all here from 19:00PM BST. Join us live for all of the action right here...
Store Update 18th August 2015 (North America)
Grim pickings
Your double Tuesday dose of PlayStation Store updates continues with North America, as heavy hitters like Volume and Zombi descend on the United States. As in Europe, this is another absolutely gigantic refresh for PlayStation 4 owners – but all of these games are starting to make our internal review document look a little scary...
News Call of Duty: Black Ops 3's Beta Is Live Now Exclusively on PS4
Fight the good fight
Call of Duty hasn't had a beta for a long time, but with Black Ops III, developer Treyarch is bucking the trend. Announced earlier in the year for the PlayStation 4, the test is live now exclusively on Sony's new-gen machine – and you'll merely need to pre-order a copy of the forthcoming first-person shooter in order to ensure...
News Japanese Sales Charts: PS4 and Vita Enjoy a Small Sales Boost
But not much else
It's another reasonably boring report on the latest Japanese sales charts this week we're afraid. With literally no new PlayStation releases to speak of in the top 20, the software charts are drearier than ever, but funnily enough, Sony's platforms have actually enjoyed a small boost in shifted units. The PlayStation 4 sold...
News Geoff Keighley's Game Awards Will Return in December
Stock up on Doritos now
Good news for fans of Geoff Keighley: the popular presenter's Game Awards will return this December. Potentially piggybacking off the news about PlayStation Experience, the Canadian host confirmed the tidbit on the event's official Twitter account, promising that more information will be revealed "very soon". Last year's...
News Volume's Getting a New, Harder Difficulty Setting
Cranking up the volume
Volume sneaked into the world this week to great reviews. However, one criticism that has been levelled at it is the check-pointing system which seems rife for exploitation. The creator of the game, Mike Bithell, has responded to the criticism on the title's website by saying: "We're going to augment Volume with a more...
Tuesday18th Aug 2015
There's no U in Zombi
ZombiU was an innovative and genuinely scary survival horror title which hit the Wii U at launch – one that made excellent use of Nintendo's second screen GamePad to enhance the terror to all new levels. Now, three years later, the title has been ported to the PlayStation 4, complete with a control overhaul to shift...
Opinion What the Hell Is Everybody's Gone to the Rapture About?
Theories, suggestions, and themes
You could argue that the "game" portion of Everybody's Gone to the Rapture is trying to piece it all together. The Chinese Room's latest so-called walking simulator is not especially mechanically dense, restricting much of its action to the DualShock 4's two analogue sticks and a single button. This is a title...
News DriveClub on PS4 Just Keeps Getting Better and Better
Ready, steady
DriveClub is continuing to expand under the steady stewardship of Evolution Studios. The game, which launched as a disaster and has blossomed into one of the finest titles on the PlayStation 4, got a free update today, adding a ton of extra functionality to the exclusive foray. Available to download now, the headline addition is the...
Review Abyss Odyssey: Extended Dream Edition (PS4)
Life’s abyss and then you die
As far as unrepresented settings in video games go, 19th Century Chile is right up near the top, so it's nice to see such an unexpected backdrop used in Abyss Odyssey: Extended Dream Edition. In this unconventional genre mash-up on PlayStation 4, you'll find a roguelike role-playing game that not only has a unique...
News Tearaway Unfolded's PS4 Special Edition May Be the Most Adorable Thing Ever
Enveloping
Tearaway is not just brilliant, it's also super cute. Subsequently, if any game deserved a Special Edition flush with the most adorable plushie ever, it's forthcoming PlayStation 4 re-release Tearaway Unfolded. This delicious European special comes with a copy of the papery platformer, some extra in-game loot – including a God of War...
News The Taken King Is Looking More and More Like What Destiny Should Have Always Been
Return of the king
We hope that you're ready for an absolutely massive marketing blitz from Sony and Activision as we crawl closer to the release of Destiny's upcoming expansion, The Taken King, because that's what you're going to get over the next few weeks. The add-on's newest trailer is a short one, but we reckon that it gets the point across...
News Dragon Ball XenoVerse Dares You To Take Part In Its Huge Online Tournament
Beta available now
Dragon Ball XenoVerse has been out for a while now, so we can't blame you if you haven't been taking part in time patrols lately. However, if your interest has indeed waned, Bandai Namco's trying to tempt you back with an all-new online tournament. A beta version of the event is available in the game right now, so it may be time...
News The Witcher 3's Free New Game Plus DLC Is Out Now on PS4
Begin again
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt finally has its last piece of free downloadable content, and you should be able to grab it right now from the PlayStation Store. Entitled 'New Game +' the add-on does exactly what it says on the tin, allowing you to start a new game with all of your skills, equipment, and non-quest items from a completed save...
Store Update 18th August 2015 (Europe)
Dead loud
It's a colossal week on the European PlayStation Store this time – especially for the PlayStation 4. Vying for your attention are no less than eight games, with the likes of Zombi and Volume leading the charge. Spare a thought for Pure Hold 'Em which is also part of the roster, as well as Resident Evil Revelations 2 on the PlayStation...
Round Up Volume PS4 Reviews Turn It Up to 11
Loud and proud
How loud is Volume? Seeing as we don't actually have it yet, we couldn't tell you – but judging by some early reviews from those that do, it's pretty darn loud. The stealth game from Thomas Was Alone creator Mike Bithell is being drowned in the sound of positive critical acclaim; here are some choice excerpts on the PlayStation 4...
News Rainbow Six: Siege Dodges a Bullet with PS4 Delay
Will now deploy in December
When we controversially claimed over the weekend that no one gives a hoot about Rainbow Six: Siege, we weren't being mean about Ubisoft's latest shooter. We have a lot of analytics here at Push Square, and while we don't claim to have a view of the PlayStation 4 market as a whole, we can get a feel for which games are...
News Dead or Alive Xtreme 3 Digs Out Its Best Beach Wear on PS4, Vita
Bosom buddies
Dead or Alive Xtreme 3, the next entry in Team Ninja's lurid seaside simulator, will spike the PlayStation 4 and Vita exclusively, according to the latest issue of Famitsu magazine. The series – which is making its PlayStation debut with this instalment – sees you spending quality time with the well-endowed gals of the Dead or...
News PS4 Exclusive Everybody's Gone to the Rapture Was Technically Top of the UK Charts Last Week
Digital be damned
As reported, LEGO Jurassic World was top of the UK sales charts last week - but as we all know, the rankings don't take digital releases into account. The concept seems a bit mad when you consider how much money firms like Sony are raking in from their digital marketplaces, and it seems crazier still when you realise how many...
News Sony Slaps a Date on Paris Games Week Press Conference
Magnifique
It may have been a dismal Gamescom 2015 for PlayStation fans, but Sony's promised to make up for its absence at Paris Games Week a little later in the year. And now – hot on the heels of PlayStation Experience's announcement – the platform holder has confirmed that its press conference will take place on 27th October at 18:00PM CEST...
News Dynasty Warriors 8: Empires Will Conquer Vita Along with All of Its DLC
At least in Japan
Dynasty Warriors 8: Empires launched earlier this year in the West on PlayStation 4. The hack and slasher adds a hint of strategy and plenty of role-playing to Omega Force's typical formula, but it was perhaps a surprise that the release never made it to Vita - particularly in Japan, and especially since Koei Tecmo seems to hold no...
Monday17th Aug 2015
Review Gauntlet: Slayer Edition (PS4)
On target
Gauntlet: Slayer Edition is the ultimate Gauntlet game. While it may not be perfect, it's a brilliant crescendo for a series that pioneered multiplayer dungeon crawling 30 years ago, staying true to the roots of the franchise, yet chopping, changing, and evolving into something so much more. Like many games of old, Gauntlet: Slayer...
News Atlus Insists That Persona 5 Is Coming To North America This Year, While Europe Gets It Later
We need some evidence
We want to believe, but we're finding it difficult. It's now August, and barring a trailer and an official English website, we don't really have any evidence that Persona 5 is actually releasing this year in North America - or even Japan, for that matter. But in an interview with God is a Geek, the always enthusiastic Jo
Weirdness The Ouye Is the Ultimate PS4 Rip Off
Shameless
Introducing the Ouye, a Chinese console packed with so much plagiarism that it's bordering on parody. The device – which is currently up for crowd funding – boasts the chassis of the PlayStation 4, but the controller of the Xbox One. We're sure that we've heard the name somewhere else before, too, but we're drawing blanks. This...
News Actually, the Darth Vader PS4 Will Be 1TB in Europe
"I am altering the deal"
There's no doubt about it: the Dark Lord has had SCEE in a Force Choke this morning. In a move that will surprise absolutely nobody, the European arm of PlayStation managed to cock up the announcement of the PlayStation 4's limited edition Star Wars bundles last night, forgetting to mention that they'll feature 1TB consoles,...
News This Rousing Uncharted: The Nathan Drake Collection Trailer Will Give You Goosebumps
The hand you're dealt
Phwoar, what a trailer this is. Sony's set to make a pretty big deal of of Uncharted: The Nathan Drake Collection this holiday, and we reckon that this video is a darn good way to kick up some hype. Featuring clips from the trilogy of PlayStation 3 titles, it's a trailer that manages to capture the glory of Naughty Dog's superb...
News The Witcher 3's New Game Plus Is Out This Week on PS4
One more time
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt's final piece of downloadable content, New Game Plus, will finally hit the PlayStation Store this week. Downloading the add-on will, unsurprisingly, allow you to start a new save while carrying over all of your skills and equipment. The product description on the Xbox store – where it's already available –...
Push Rewind Everybody's Gone to the Rapture, PS4 Firmware Update 3.00, Vote to Play
We do it
It's been another quiet week here in the PlayStation Nation, but Everybody's Gone to the Rapture was good enough to get Kell Andersen screaming its praises here at Push Square Towers. There was also a major leak in the form of PlayStation 4 firmware update v3.00, which, at the time of typing, is actually yet to be officially confirmed...
News Mad Max's New PS4 Trailer Lets You Decide How to Create Carnage
All choices involve explosions
How you gonna play this one then, Max? Not sure why we're asking this since you're just going to blow everything up anyway, but hey, at least you can choose how to get the job done from a whole range of psychopathic methods. Indeed, Mad Max's newest trailer is all about player choice, as you decide how he handles a...
Out This Week Volume, Zombi, Resident Evil Revelations 2 Vita
Pump it up
Everybody's gone to the graveyard in this latest edition of Out This Week. Between the long-awaited PlayStation Vita port of Resident Evil: Revelations 2 and the not-so anticipated PlayStation 4 port of Wii U exclusive Zombi, there's a little something for every undead obsessed gamer. Alternatively, you could just get Volume. Pick of the...
News Uncharted: The Nathan Drake Collection Adds Speed Running to the Pot
Oh crap
Uncharted: The Nathan Drake Collection sounds like a remaster done right. Re-releases like God of War III Remastered have launched a little light on features, but developer Bluepoint is really re-working Naughty Dog's popular PlayStation 3 trilogy, rebalancing the gameplay, while also incorporating visual and audio improvements across the...
News One Piece: Pirate Warriors 3 Shows Off Its New Characters with a Crazy Cinematic Trailer
Let's get Franky
Chances are if you don't know your One Piece, you won't have a clue what's going on in One Piece: Pirate Warriors 3's newest trailer. Featuring newcomers Doflamingo and Fujitora, and a few glimpses of the game's story cutscenes, it's just about as bombastic as you'd expect. If you haven't been keeping in the loop, it's worth...
News Kingdom Hearts III to Boast Big Hero 6 Storyline
Holding out for a Hiro
We know that Kingdom Hearts III is already tangled up with, er, Tangled – but the forthcoming sequel will also feature a Big Hero 6 storyline, set after the events of the movie. The announcement was made during the D23 Expo this weekend, and confirmed that you'll be able to explore the film's fictional setting of San...
News EA Boss Peter Moore Compares Kojima and Konami to a Rocky Marriage
"They’ll kiss and make up"
Ah, good old Peter Moore. The EA executive is always throwing out some great quotes, and speaking with GameSpot, he's now commented on the supposedly sour relationship between Hideo Kojima and Konami. "I just think both of them should kiss and make up," he joked. In a more serious manner, Moore goes on to say that "from...
News UK Sales Charts: There's Nothing to See Here
Zzz
Ah, the British summer – a time where the locals turn out in too few clothes despite there being clouds in the sky and the sales charts hibernate for a few weeks. There's absolutely nothing worth mentioning in this latest top ten, but we'll do our best. LEGO Jurassic World is back at the top, while Grand Theft Auto V's in second. The Elder...
Sunday16th Aug 2015
News SNES Smash Super Star Wars Heading to PS4
Other classics coming to Sony's new-gen console
Well, would you Wookie here – Sony's gone absolutely Star Wars gaga. In addition to announcing a custom PlayStation 4 at the D23 Expo earlier today, the platform holder's also revealed that four classic Star Wars titles will be coming to its new-gen console – with overhauled graphics and full...
News The Force Is with This Limited Edition Star Wars PS4
Darth knight
We all knew that it was coming, but here it is: the PlayStation 4's limited edition Star Wars bundle. Due out in both Europe and North America this November – with pre-orders set to open very soon – the only twist with this tempting package is that there are actually two of them. That's right, Sony's doubling down on force fever...
News PlayStation's Sending Out Super Cute Birthday Gifts
Many happy returns
The secret to corporate success was simple all along: you just have to pretend to be your consumer's friend. Sony cottoned onto this at the start of the generation, making silly videos about used games and reminding us that it cares. And now Microsoft has stumbled upon the strategy, with gaffer Phil Spencer whispering sweet...
News How's Sony Helping Shenmue III?
Gio Corsi explains platform holder's role
Following the success of the record breaking Kickstarter last month, things have gone a teensy bit quiet in the Shenmue III camp. Hopefully that's because Yu Suzuki and crew are busy beavering away on the long overdue sequel, which is currently set to release on the PlayStation 4 and PC in 2017. As part of a...
Interview Shining Some Light on PS Vita's Actual Sunlight
An actual interview
Will O'Neill is the creator of the recently released PlayStation Vita game Actual Sunlight – a unique title that's a candid and no holds barred game about one man's struggle with depression. We thought that it'd be a good idea to have a quick chat with Will and find out a little bit more about him, the aforementioned release,...
News Phantasy Star Online 2 Will Embark on a Quest to PS4
Mag-nificent
Slowly but surely, the PlayStation 4 is becoming the console for Dreamcast fans. Hot on the heels of Shenmue III's crowd funding success, SEGA has announced that Phantasy Star Online 2 will be coming to the console in 2016. Those of you with long memories may remember the MMO launching on the PlayStation Vita a few years ago, so this...
Weirdness What if Final Fantasy VII Was a Beat-'em-Up?
Take this, Buster
Every game would be better if it was Streets of Rage – and that includes Push Square's greatest of all time, Final Fantasy VII. Fortunately, Singapore-based studio PD Design has cottoned on to this, repurposing Square Enix's classic PSone role-playing release as a beat-'em-up. In the video below, you'll see the spiky haired Cloud...
News I Am Bread Loafs Its Way to PS4 from 25th August
The walking bread
Good news Great British Bake Off fans: I Am Bread will be loafing its way to the PlayStation 4 from 25th August – and fortunately, Paul Hollywood won't be in tow. Bossa Studios' bizarre dough-based escapade will see you assuming the role of a 'Best of Both' slice, as you roll around the kitchen in search of butter and Marmite...
Saturday15th Aug 2015
News Kendra Wilkinson Says Everything You Need to Know About Rainbow Six: Siege
Urgh
Ubisoft's getting desperate. Seemingly aware of the fact that absolutely no one on Planet Earth gives a hoot about the upcoming Rainbow Six: Siege, it's rolled out some celebrities to big up the game – like reality TV star Kendra Wilkinson and her footballer husband Hank Baskett. Unsurprisingly, they both think that the release is the...
News So, the Street Fighter V Beta Was Temporarily Live on PS4
Sonic boom
Like a perfectly timed dragon punch, Street Fighter V's up-and-down PlayStation 4 beta clipped the chin of franchise fans overnight, as it went live for a few scant hours. According to the series' official Twitter account, this was due to an internal stress test that publisher Capcom was running, which has now concluded. Exactly when the...
Talking Point What Are You Playing This Weekend? - Issue 80
And relax
The sun has set on another not-so glorious summer week, in which the weather has been temperamental and the gaming news sporadic. Still, at least we have a new issue of WAYP to pad out our features section, eh? Here's what the team – with a few new faces – will be playing this weekend. Sammy Barker, Editor: I'm having a fantastic...
Friday14th Aug 2015
News What Is Samurai Warriors 4-II Exactly?
New official website tells all
It's perhaps no surprise that we get asked what Samurai Warriors 4-II actually is whenever we post news about it. The name's a confusing one, and anyone who doesn't keep up with each Warriors release is bound to feel lost to begin with. It's fortunate, then, that Koei Tecmo's opened up the title's official English...
News 80 Minutes of Mad Max PS4 Gameplay Kicks Up a Sandstorm
Finally see the sandbox game in action
For a game that's coming out in just over two weeks, it's, er, mad that we haven't seen more of Mad Max. We've had a few trailers here and there, but we've always been expecting more of the open world post-apocalyptic carnage simulator. Fortunately, Avalanche Studios hosted a lengthy livestream of the release...
News Major PS4 Announcements to Air at PlayStation Experience 2015
Fanfest returns for a second year
Sony has officially announced that PlayStation Experience, the convention dedicated to PlayStation fans, will return this December. Despite relocating to San Francisco, the platform holder promises that this year's show will once again play host to tons of unreleased titles, while attendees will also secure...
News It Doesn't Matter That EA Access Isn't on PS4, Says Moore
Sony's stance unchanged it seems
It's been about a year since Sony told EA executives to talk to the hand regarding subscription service EA Access, but the publisher doesn't seem all that bothered these days. Speaking with GameSpot, bigwig Peter Moore said it "doesn't matter" that the service is not available on the PlayStation 4 – despite the...
Mind boggling
Ubisoft's board game train ain't showing any signs of slowing, with Boggle the latest passenger on the quality time carriage. A popular pastime originally designed by Allan Turoff in the early 70s, the tabletop title works a little like a word search whereby you can snake between different letters, as long as you can find a way to...
News The Witcher 3's PC Mods Could Come to PS4
Big game could suddenly get a heck of a lot bigger
New mod tools have been announced for The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt on PC, which will apparently allow users to implement their creations more effectively. Good news for those involved, then, but we're a PlayStation site - why should we care? Well, fortunately for us, CD Projekt Red has also revealed...
Rumour Uncharted 4: A Thief's End to Explore PS4 on 9th March
Nate for it
Nathan Drake could very well clamber onto your favourite new-gen format on 9th March, as an updated Amazon Germany listing has potentially spilled the beans on Naughty Dog's inaugural native PlayStation 4 release. Overnight, those with Uncharted 4: A Thief's End pre-orders were emailed about the abovementioned date, while the site even...
News EA Doesn't Think You'd Play a Star Wars Battlefront Single Player Campaign
Data suggests few people play solo, apparently
It doesn't matter if the final product is as bad as Jar Jar Binks, the forthcoming Star Wars Battlefront is going to sell enough copies to fund the construction of a real Millennium Falcon. One could argue, though, that for as fun as the game looks, publisher EA is half arsing it – where is the epic...
News BioWare Community Bands Together to Bring Friends to Next-Gen Dragon Age
The Inquisition is for all
The BioWare community has always been pretty tight-knit, as evidenced by countless successful community-driven events over the years, both within the developer's creations and at social occasions like conventions or expos. This latest effort from fans is particularly heart warming, though, as a group of Dragon Age:...
News Stories: The Hidden Path Is a PS4 Action RPG All About Player Choice
Sounds foxy
Nicely designed anthropomorphic characters, airships, role-playing game elements, and player choice combine to make Stories: The Hidden Path seem like a pretty intriguing PlayStation 4 title. It doesn't have a release window just yet, but with any luck, the game's first trailer will grab your interest. To be fair, the video doesn't show...
News Don't Expect any Goldfinger in Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 5
Do anticipate bands you've never heard of
Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 5 continues to be the strangest of games. Activision's clearly coveting nostalgia with this long-awaited sequel, and that's evident in everything from the name to the actual arcade gameplay. But with the game's soundtrack, it seems like it's trying to introduce people to a bunch of new...
EGX 2015 Play Star Wars Battlefront for the First Time in the UK
Also Mirror's Edge Catalyst, Need for Speed, and more
Star Wars Battlefront will be playable in the UK for the first time ever at this year's EGX, it's been announced. In fact, EA Games will be bringing a wad of titles to the Birmingham-based event, including Mirror's Edge Catalyst, Need for Speed, and Plants vs. Zombies: Garden Warfare 2. Not a bad...
Thursday13th Aug 2015
Review Brothers: A Tale of Two Sons (PS4)
Cool story, bro
Brothers: A Tale of Two Sons released to much critical acclaim around two years ago. Celebrated for its unique control scheme and touching narrative, it was a hit, and fans to this day hold it in very high regard, among peers such as Journey and Ico. Fortunately for those of you who missed it the first time around, publisher 505...
News The Vote for Your Next PS4 PlayStation Plus Freebie Is Live
Make up your mind time
Well, this is all rather novel and exciting, isn't it? Sony has launched the inaugural Vote to Play competition on the PlayStation 4, allowing you to choose your next PlayStation Plus freebie. The poll – which can be accessed via the What's New app at the present, but will presumably also appear in the PlayStation Store –...
News We Wouldn't Bet Crowns on The First Two Witcher Games Coming to PS4
Go back to the hunt
Remasters are always a tricky subject, but with the sheer popularity of The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt, it's no surprise that many players are wondering what it'd be like to have the first two games in the series re-released on new-gen consoles. Of course, it goes without saying that the PlayStation faithful have never had a chance to...
News July 2015 NPD: PS4 Tops Hardware and Software Sales Again
Sony humbled by success
Sony can do no wrong in the United States it seems, as the PlayStation 4 was once again the best selling system in the all-important nation during July. Despite a lack of new releases, the continued popularity of the Japanese giant's exclusive Batman: Arkham Knight bundle pushed the organisation's box out in front – a spot...
News Oh Dear, British Industry Head Tries to Promote Games and Gets It Horribly Wrong
"Nobody is going to play a game designed by a spotty nerd"
Here in the UK, the government's promoting various subjects in education in order to supposedly entice young people into studying them. These subjects include Science, Technology, Engineering, and Maths, but since the current government seems hell-bent on phasing out more artistic pursuits,...
News Here's a Quick Look at Dying Light's Huge Upcoming Expansion
Vroom vroom
'The Following' is Dying Light's biggest slice of downloadable content yet, and judging by the add-on's new trailer, it's looking pretty good. Protagonist Kyle Crane is back in the driving seat - literally this time - as he speeds around a whole new location in a rickety dune buggy. Promising a new storyline, new weapons, and new...
News Don't Worry If Crafting Isn't Your Thing, Fallout 4 Won't Make You Do It
Not needed to complete the game
Crafting systems can be divisive things. Some people love pottering around in games like Minecraft for hours on end, building makeshift homes and gathering materials for new equipment, but it's certainly not for everybody. Fortunately, if you're the type who lets out a deep sigh when you discover that your new...
News Sword Art Online: Lost Song Grinds Out a Confirmed European Release Date
PS4 and Vita title heading West later this year
Even though we've finished and published our review of Sword Art Online Re: Hollow Fragment, we still find ourselves jumping back into the addictive world of Kirito and company. As such, the news that Sword Art Online: Lost Song - which is essentially a sequel to the aforementioned role-playing game -...
News Rainbow Skies and Rainbow Moon are Both Bringing RPG Goodness to PS4 Next Year
The treasures at the end of the rainbow
It seems like an eternity since we heard about Rainbow Skies - the sequel to PlayStation 3 and Vita role-playing game Rainbow Moon. It's been so long, in fact, that the developer behind it has now decided to bring the release to the PlayStation 4 next year, and it'll apparently boast cross-save functionality...
News PS4 Exclusive Uncharted 4 to Get Live Demo at GameStop Expo
And the crowd goes wild
Slow news day, Sammy? Why yes, the industry's currently battling an affliction commonly known as Gamescom Hangover, whereby the only notable news stories stem from Phil Spencer's official Twitter account. And we're not allowed to post too many of those, because otherwise people throw rocks at us in the street. But what's...
News Story Is the Most Important Part of Final Fantasy XV, Says Director
Four guys and a car
It's obviously far too early to say whether or not Final Fantasy XV will deliver in the story department, but given the series' history - barring a couple of outliers - you'd at least expect a decent narrative filled with likeable characters. Someone who wants this to be the case more than anyone else is Hajime Tabata, the game's...
News Yukiko Finds Her True Self in New Persona 4 Dancing All Night Trailer
Turns out her true self is John Travolta
If God made a fan service game and was also big into body pillows, it'd look a little something like Persona 4 Dancing All Night.The groove-'em-up still doesn't have a confirmed European release date, though, which has us moon-walking with fury. But these trailers are doing a good job of satiating this...
News Execute Your Escape Plan in Tales from the Borderlands: Episode 4
Back to the wasteland
For all four people that care avidly about Borderlands lore: Tales from the Borderlands' penultimate episode will deploy alongside a bad gag or six on 18th August in Europe and North America. The most riveting series in Telltale Games' ever expanding portfolio of franchise tie-ins will find protagonists Rhys and Fiona in hot...
Wednesday12th Aug 2015
Like being forced to eat your greens
Yasai Ninja is a hack-and-slash game set in feudal Japan, where the two controllable characters are vegetables. You heard it correctly: an onion seeking revenge from his former sensei, and a hungry broccoli. No matter how many different ways you say it, it doesn't get any less weird. That's okay, right? A game...
Review Actual Sunlight (PS Vita)
Actually depressing
Depression is a fairly common mood disorder that, despite its frequency, is still not considered a serious issue by many. Sadly, some people think that a simple attitude change will fix all of the ailments; that it's a self-inflicted state of mind. This is simply not true. Actual Sunlight by Will O'Neill is a short, interactive,...
News Having Witcher 3 Framerate Issues on PS4? This Might Help After Installing Patch 1.08
Novigrad be damned
After complaints of a lowered framerate in The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt following patch 1.07, CD Projekt Red dedicated the title's latest update, 1.08, to boosting performance back to its best. According to a detailed report from our friends over at Digital Foundry, 1.08 delivers on its promises, too, cleaning up any framerate issues...
Review Lost Dimension (PS Vita)
Trust issues
With a doomsday timer set on the world, the villain known as The End summons 11 gifted members known as S.E.A.L.E.D. team to the Pillar – a mysterious structure that's appeared out of nowhere – in order to defeat him. However, he's planted traitors among the group. It's up to protagonist Sho Kasugai and his allies to determine who...
News Japan's Holding Back the PlayStation 4
"We're jealous of Europe and US for the high rate of PS4 sales"
While the PlayStation 4 is breaking sales records all over the globe, Japan is proving a particularly tough nut to crack. With the nation becoming increasingly enamoured with smartphones, Sony's really finding it difficult to get consumers to pay attention to its new console. And one...
News Dragon Quest XI Looks Glorious on PS4, as Evidenced by These New Screenshots
Put some colour into your day
Square Enix has released four screenshots of Dragon Quest XI on the PlayStation 4, and although you may have glimpsed these images before, this is the first time that we've seen them at a decent resolution. A brilliant amount of colour coupled with Akira Toriyama's iconic art style makes them a sight to behold, and it's...
News Rocket League's 1.04 PS4 Update Launches Today
Supersonic Fury DLC comes tomorrow
Internet darling and Push Square Game of the Month Rocket League will be updated to version v1.04 today by 17:00PM PT (01:00AM BST tomorrow for Brits), the official Rocket League Twitter has announced. This new update will add the new Utopia Coliseum arena, as well as the much-requested Spectator Mode and a new...
News Resident Evil 2 Will Rise from the Dead on the PS4
Remake of PSone classic in production
We're truly living in a golden age where all of the best PSone titles are coming back from the dead. Hot on the heels of Final Fantasy VII Remake, Capcom has now announced that Resident Evil 2 will rise again. There are no formats officially confirmed at the time of typing, but you should anticipate a...
Interview We Trade Strategies with the Producer of Nobunaga's Ambition
Strategy games, the PS4, and the state of the Japanese games industry
Nobunaga's Ambition: Sphere of Influence is out early next month on PlayStation 4 and PlayStation 3. The historical Japanese strategy series returns West after a particularly long break, and its newest entry promises to be packed with more tactical goodness than ever before. In...
News Final Fantasy XV's Release Date Will Be Worldwide
That's something, at least
It's been mentioned once or twice before, but now it's been confirmed by director Hajime Tabata: Final Fantasy XV will be getting a simultaneous worldwide release when it eventually launches. In other words, we won't be waiting months for it to hit Western store shelves after it comes out in Japan. "This may be something...
News The EU PlayStation Store's Summer Sale Gets a Few More Tempting Deals
Ignore the sun
More games have been added to the PlayStation Store's summer sale in Europe, and we'd dare say that some of these new discounts are actually pretty good. The Vita arguably comes off best this time around, with Danganronpa: Trigger Happy Havoc and Danganronpa 2; Goodbye Despair leading the charge. The superb Persona 4 Golden is on...
News Japanese Sales Charts: The PS4 Is Stuck in a Real Rut
Sales are down once again
We'd recommend getting used to how these charts look, because the PlayStation 4's going nowhere in Japan as long as there's a distinct lack of exclusive software hitting Sony's latest home console. The new-gen machine tallied up sales of just 14,619 units last week. You can compare the prior week's sales charts through...
Review Commander Cherry's Puzzled Journey (PS4)
For posers
Prepare for the world's first – and potentially only – "Yoga Action Platformer", which uses the PlayStation 4's camera to capture shots of you, and then incorporates them into the game. If you're thinking that this all sounds daft, then you'd be right. Commander Cherry's Puzzled Journey is a hybrid motion control game that utilises...
Tuesday11th Aug 2015
Competition Sony Wants You to Win an Ungodly Amount of PlayStation Goods
Are you game?
Ever wanted to own a mountain of PlayStation goods? Oh, you already do. Well, for those of you who aren't lucky enough to have acquired multiple limited edition PlayStation 4 consoles, dozens of games, memorabilia, and accessories, Sony has got a pretty great competition for you. Dubbed the Fully Loaded Turbo Charged contest, those of...
News PS4 Firmware Update 3.00 Currently Being Beta Tested
YouTube broadcasting, Twitter videos, and more
After what feels like an eternal wait, Sony is currently beta testing firmware update v3.00 for the PlayStation 4. The news comes courtesy of a Japanese blog, but looks legitimate to us. Those of you with long memories may recall that the manufacturer rolled out a beta for firmware update v2.50, so this...
News Grand Theft Auto V Has Made More Bank Than You Can Imagine
Sequel surpasses 54 million sales
Franklin, Michael, and Trevor should jack in their thug lives and learn to become game developers instead – after all, Grand Theft Auto V proves that there's more money in this industry anyway. As revealed by Rockstar's parent company Take-Two during a financial call overnight, the fifth instalment in its sandbox...
News Vote for One of Your Free PS4 PlayStation Plus Games This Week
And so it begins
PlayStation Plus' Vote to Play initiative kicks off this week, Sony has announced. Allowing you lot to vote for which game you want to see added to next month's PlayStation Plus line-up, Vote to Play was officially revealed earlier this month. You'll be able to cast your vote for one of the three following titles: Zombie Vikings,...
Poll Which PS4 PlayStation Plus Freebie Will You Be Voting to Play?
Decisions, decisions
Starting this week, you'll have the option to vote for your next PlayStation Plus freebie. The process, which will begin on 13th August and run until 24th August, will see you selecting from three forthcoming PlayStation 4 titles, and the one that earns the most votes will be added to the Instant Game Collection in September...
News The Reviews Were Wrong, You Can Run in Everybody's Gone to the Rapture
Leg it
Oh dear, we're not sure who to blame on this one. Everybody's Gone to the Rapture got a slew of great reviews yesterday, but many critics were quick to call out the slow pace of the game. The title sees you exploring a deserted Shropshire with seemingly no way to speed up your movement speed, and as a result, reviewers have been slowly...
News PlayStation Plus Members Can Score Free Rock Band 4 Songs
But only if you pre-order from the PlayStation Store
Despite its reliance on physical peripherals, Rock Band 4 is probably the kind of game that you'll want stored on your PlayStation 4 hard drive at all times. There's good news for PlayStation Plus members, then, as pre-ordering the release digitally in North America will grant you access to ten...
Store Update 11th August 2015 (North America)
Master of the universe
Ready for a humongous North American PlayStation Store update? Good, because that's exactly what Sony's got in store. Highlights obviously include Everybody's Gone to the Rapture and Goat Simulator, but Toy Soldiers: War Chest and Gauntlet: Slayer Edition are also in with a shout. And then there's... Nope, we've run out of...
Game of the Month The Best PlayStation Games of July 2015
Indies, indies, indies, and more indies
July was a pretty dreary month for new releases, as evidenced by the list of nominees that we scraped together just days ago. With no heavy hitting blockbusters lining store shelves, it fell to several indie games to pick up the slack, and thankfully, four of them answered the call. May this be remembered as...
Store Update 11th August 2015 (Europe)
Baaaaa
We still haven't got used to the European PlayStation Store update coming before the North American one, but there's no time to dwell as we've got new releases to list. Let's not beat around the privet bush: Everybody's Gone to the Rapture is the big'un this time. Honourable mentions must go to Goat Simulator and Gauntlet: Slayer Edition,...
Monday10th Aug 2015
Review Sword Art Online Re: Hollow Fragment (PS4)
It's all in the game
Sword Art Online Re: Hollow Fragment leaps from the small screen of the PlayStation Vita and onto the PlayStation 4 complete with online play. Its handheld roots make this role-playing game undeniably rough around the edges, but give it some time, and you'll uncover a satisfying, addictive adventure that sports some nice touches...
Review Everybody's Gone to the Rapture (PS4)
Rapturous
There are still bed sheets hanging on the clotheslines in the deserted streets of Shropshire. They sway lightly in the wind; the ethereal vestiges of a place that once was. In many ways, they're the perfect analogy for Everybody's Gone to the Rapture, an experience which is astoundingly gorgeous in a subtle, unassuming, and overwhelmingly...
News Diablo III May Be Summoning a New Expansion From the Depths of Hell
More of the same, please
We've pumped so many hours into Diablo III: Reaper of Souls - Ultimate Evil Edition that we're slaughtering the armies of Hell in our dreams, but we wouldn't say no to more of Blizzard's superbly polished loot-'em-up. Thankfully, more might be coming, at least if a developer job listing is anything to go by. Requesting "a...
News The PSN Is Undergoing Scheduled Maintenance Next Week
Thankfully we'll be in bed
The PlayStation Network's going to be undergoing some scheduled maintenance next week, Sony has announced. Starting at 04:30AM BST and 20:30PM PST on Tuesday the 18th August - or Monday the 17th August for you Americans - it's unlikely to disrupt many users in our neck of the woods, although we can't say the same for our...
Out This Week Everybody's Gone to the Rapture, Goat Simulator, Gauntlet: Slayer Edition
Brothers: A Tale of Two Sons, Actual Sunlight, TorqueL, and more
The excitement of Gamescom 2015 may have subsided, but that's okay, because there are about a billion new PlayStation games due out this week. Alright, we're exaggerating a teensy bit, but considering that it's the summer, such an enormous roster of new software is practically unheard...
News Don't Call Hitman PS4 an Early Access Game, Says Developer
Apparently it'll be polished like 47's shiny head
"Everything we launch will be finished, polished and completed. When people hear Early Access they often think unfinished, unpolished and buggy. That's the opposite [to what we're doing]," IO Interactive's Hannes Seifert has told VideoGamer.com regarding the Hitman franchise's newest iteration. The...
News Oh Wow, Final Fantasy XV Gets Three Whole New Screenshots
What next, another 90 seconds of gameplay?
You know that feeling when you've been waiting for a game for almost a decade and then it doesn't decide to show up at the world's biggest gaming expo? So you wait a little longer and it turns up at Gamescom with 90 seconds of gameplay footage that doesn't even look close to being ready? Yes, we're still...
News Enjoy a Lara Rise of the Tomb Raider Gameplay Footage
Hanging on
With a PlayStation 4 version of Rise of the Tomb Raider confirmed for 2016, we suppose that we should start covering it like any other game. And this latest footage from Gamescom 2015 is worth talking about, as it shows heroine Lara Croft embroiled in a variety of sticky situations. Get your mind out of the gutter, we don't mean like...
Push Rewind Gamescom 2015, Mafia III, and PlayStation Plus
Dull Deutschland
What is historically one of the busiest weeks in the PlayStation gaming calendar turned out to be a bit of a damp squib, with Sony's presence at Gamescom 2015 spanning everything but a press conference. We did manage to mine the event for plenty of PlayStation 4 headlines, but our attention is already turning to the Tokyo Game Show...
News UK Sales Charts: A Rare Change at the Summit
Blast from the past
Xbox One exclusive Rare Replay shot straight to the top of the UK sales charts in a desperately slow summer week, securing the legendary British developer's first number one since Banjo-Kazooie all the way back in 1998. Elsewhere, last week's frontrunner LEGO Jurassic World moved down into second, while Batman: Arkham Knight, The...
News 345,000 People Made It to Gamescom 2015
Annual show's popularity increases
It was a successful Gamescom this year if these newly released figures are anything to go by. According to official numbers, 345,000 people attended to German event, which is 10,000 more than 2014's total. Apparently, attendees came from 96 different countries - which is a particularly impressive statistic. We...
Sunday9th Aug 2015
News How Long Is Everybody's Gone to the Rapture on PS4?
Forever alone
Everybody's Gone to the Rapture, the PlayStation 4 exclusive apocalyptic adventure by British studio The Chinese Room, is due out imminently – but how long will it take you to beat? Writing on Twitter, the studio has said that this will very much depend upon how much you explore, but "four to six hours" is a good estimate. The...
News PS4's Need for Speed Reboot Will Be Online Only
But why?
We reckon that the new Need for Speed looks pretty darn rad – especially with those so-bad-they're-good full-motion video cut-scenes. However, there is one downside: the game will be playable online only. Speaking with Official Xbox Magazine – yes, we know – executive producer Marcus Nilsson attempted to explain why that's the case,...
Community Final Fantasy VII Voted Push Square Readers' Greatest Ever Game
Cloud nine
We, along with the rest of the Push Square community, were screaming like little girls when Final Fantasy VII Remake was announced for the PlayStation 4 during Sony's jaw-dropping E3 2015 press conference. It's fitting, then, that little over two months later, the original PSone version of Final Fantasy VII has been voted as Push Square's...
News Accessible Brawler Rising Thunder Could Come to PS4
But it may take a while
Rising Thunder is getting a lot of attention right now. The free-to-play fighting game – which is being made by EVO founders Tom and Tony Cannon alongside ex-Capcom veteran Seth Killian – is attempting to make the historically impenetrable genre more accessible, and it could yet point a dragon punch at the PlayStation 4...
Saturday8th Aug 2015
News Is This Redesigned PS4 User Interface an Improvement?
Thinking outside the box
We reckon that the PlayStation 4's user interface is pretty darn good, but it could be better. We're not especially fond of the PlayStation Store icon's placement for starters, but the content ribbon can also be a little clunky to navigate. Fortunately, graphic designer Ryan Duncan has dreamed up a solution to that problem,...
News Here Come the Star Wars PS4 Hardware Bundles
May the force be with you
Sony may not have a tentpole exclusive to hang its figurative hat on this holiday, but it has Star Wars instead. Even if it hasn't been announced yet, we all know that there's going to be a Star Wars: Battlefront bundle this Christmas, but while it bides its time before revealing that, it has prepared a special package for...
Gamescom 2015 Hellblade Unsheathes Its Sword in PS4 Gameplay Clip
Battles in the brain
Ninja Theory's probably one of the most divisive names in gaming, but we're rather fond of the Cambridge-based studio's portfolio. Hellblade, however, definitely looks like it could do with a lot more time in the oven. Some very early footage from the forthcoming Celtic escapade has battled its way out of Gamescom 2015, and...
Gamescom 2015 Proof Star Wars Battlefront Will Be the Biggest Game of the Year
The force is with EA
There's a lot of chatter about exclusives at the moment, but the Gamescom 2015 awards provide a small reminder of how little these matter in the grand scheme of things. Star Wars Battlefront will leave this year's German convention with no less than five awards, including Best of Show, Best PS4 Game, Best Online Multiplayer...
News Gal Gun: Double Peace Plans on Bringing Its Risqué Pheremone Business West on PS4 and Vita
Careful now
If you've ever seen footage of Gal Gun: Double Peace, then you'll know why we put the word 'risqué' in the headline. The shoot-'em-up sees you blast away infatuated schoolgirls with the power of love against colourful backdrops, and for some, it's bound to be one step too far into the realm of weird, but at least we're seeing an influx...
News A Boy and His Blob to Eat Magic Beans on PS4
Blobby, blobby
It may surprise some of our American readers, but the NES was never particularly popular in Europe. The console certainly had a presence in these parts, but computers like the Commodore 64 and ZX Spectrum were far more prevalent – especially in the UK. This author did have a friend, however, who had one of the grey boxes, and A Boy...
Talking Point What Are You Playing This Weekend? - Issue 79
Inner smile
The Premier League season is back underway, so that means that this author will be spending the next ten or so months composing WAYP with half an eye on the BBC text updates. Of course, this article isn't about football, but the PlayStation games that will be keeping you company all weekend. Here's what our team are up to. Sammy Barker,...
Friday7th Aug 2015
Review Yu-Gi-Oh! Legacy of the Duelist (PS4)
It's time to d-d-d-d-d-d-d-duel, again
The worldwide phenomenon known as Yu-Gi-Oh! is a strategic battle game originally based on a manga in which players duel with cards. Decks are made of monsters, spells, and traps, and the object of the duel is to reduce your opponent's life points from 8,000 to 0. Each player can customise their deck with forty...
News Sony Promises Unparalleled PlayStation Plus Experience as Market Conditions Push Up Prices
Platform holder confirms hike
Sony has confirmed that PlayStation Plus prices will increase in Europe starting 1st September. In a statement sent to us, the platform holder pointed out that it will be hiking the cost of one month and three month memberships in the UK, though there are no plans to change the annual subscription. We've reached out for...
News How Does Metal Gear Solid V Compare Between PS4 and PS3?
Phantom painless
There's been a lot of debate over how good Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain actually looks on PlayStation 4. Sidestepping the whole 'downgrade' conversation that's always so prevalent these days, Konami has released comparative screenshots from the new-gen and last-gen editions of the release. We've embedded them side by side in...
News This Portable PS4 Projector Will Let You Play Anywhere
Never stop playing
Even under the much more conservative leadership of former PlayStation president Kaz Hirai, Sony can't resist the odd pointless gimmick. Take this pocketable projector, which is about the size of a couple of smartphones and is being marketed alongside the PlayStation 4. Due out in October, the MPCL1 isn't exactly cheap at $350,...
Gamescom 2015 It's Very Likely There'll Be More PS4 Remasters, Says Sony
But they must be great games
There have been a spate of PlayStation 4 remasters since the system's launch in 2013, but it doesn't look like Sony's done yet. The platform holder's lined up Uncharted: The Nathan Drake Collection for later this year, but speaking with PlayStation Germany, SCEE boss Jim Ryan has hinted that there may be more new-gen...
Feature Five PS4 Announcements You Should Expect at Paris Games Week
Get an Eiffel of this
It's been a funny ol' Gamescom, hasn't it? There's been some big news from third-party publishers, but it's definitely felt like something has been missing – mainly Sony. Without a PlayStation press conference, we've been left searching for scraps of news rather than tucking into a main course of announcements and trailers...
Rumour PlayStation Plus Prices to Increase in Europe
But only the three month tier
Update (13:45PM BST): Sony has issued us with a statement on the increased PlayStation Plus prices, which will affect the monthly and quarterly tiers in the UK. You can read that through here. The original story follows. Original Story: Sony appears to be preparing to push up the price of three month PlayStation Plus...
Review J-Stars Victory VS+ (PS Vita)
Star-crossed
J-Stars Victory VS+ is actually quite a snug fit on the PlayStation Vita. The bite-sized battles feel like they're just the right size for a quick spot of portable play, and the graphics arguably look crisper than they do on the big screen. This is the same game that you can get on the PlayStation 4, which we've already covered in more...
News The Witcher 3 PS4 Patch 1.08 Promises Performance Fixes, Is 2.8GB, and It's Out Now
Taming the hunt
Here we are downloading yet another update for The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt. Available now on PlayStation 4, the patch promises dozens of performance, quest, and bug fixes. It's perhaps not the most exciting update that the game's ever received, but it sets the stage nicely for the upcoming New Game Plus downloadable content, which we...
Gamescom 2015 Why Is Destiny Dropping Dinklage for Nolan North?
Dropped like green loot
Nolan North is replacing Game of Thrones actor Peter Dinklage as the voice of your Ghost in Destiny. The change will coincide with the release of the title's upcoming expansion, The Taken King, but North won't just be appearing in the add-on - his voice will be incorporated into the entire game, from start to finish. But why...
News Summer's Only Just Starting with Dead or Alive 5: Last Round's New Stage, Free on PS4
Feeling hot hot hot
Summer's almost over here in the UK, and we still haven't had the chance to spend an evening at a tropical beach party - for shame. Fortunately, we may not be out of luck just yet, because Dead or Alive 5: Last Round's new stage promises just such an experience. Releasing alongside the cunningly named 'Hot Summer' costume set on...
News Sony: We Let Our First-Party Teams Create Without Too Much Direction
"It's important to let creative geniuses just get on with it"
Sony's first-party output has always pushed boundaries. While the platform holder has funded its fair share of shooters and racing games, experimental outings such as ICO and Heavy Rain have always composed a core part of its output, too. And speaking at Gamescom 2015, SCEE boss Jim Ryan...
Gamescom 2015 Final Fantasy XV Team in Talks to Use Just Cause 3 Engine Tech
Will this game ever come out?
Final Fantasy XV is releasing next year, according to director Hajime Tabata. However, striding into full development of the release hasn't stopped the team from engaging in new talks with the studio behind Just Cause 3 - another property under Square Enix's umbrella. "What we're going to be talking about is possibly...
News Yakuza 5 May Be the Last PS3 Exclusive You Must Have
Let's all go to Kamurocho
We know that a lot of you love your PlayStation 3, but there's no doubt that the device is on its way out. Several franchises are still launching simultaneously on the last-gen system and the PlayStation 4, of course, but we doubt that there'll be many more exclusives for the machine moving forwards. As such, Yakuza 5 may...
Thursday6th Aug 2015
Gamescom 2015 Fallout 4 Has No Level Cap and You Can Continue Playing After the Main Story
The end forever
Bethesda's just dropped a couple of interesting facts via its official Twitter account regarding Fallout 4, so we thought that we'd better help spread the news. For starters, the studio's revealed that you'll be able to keep playing the game once the main story is over. Fans will remember that Fallout 3 received a hefty backlash when...
Review Skullgirls 2nd Encore (PS4)
Needs more meat on its bones
Back in 2012, new fighting franchise Skullgirls was widely praised for its creativity and dynamic fighting systems; launchers, air-dashes, team assists, custom assists, snapbacks, blockbuster combos, wall bounces, ground bounces, superfluous bounces, and more were all crammed into the ambitious title. The game has now...
Gamescom 2015 Will PS4's VR Headset Project Morpheus Be Expensive?
Sony's hoping to find the right price
Project Morpheus clearly has plenty of potential, but Sony not only has to deliver on the technology, it also has to get this product into peoples' homes. And that's going to be a challenge for a couple of reasons: it needs to make sure that consumers actually try it for a start, but it also needs to ensure that...
Gamescom 2015 We Want to Be More Respectful of Players' Time with Destiny, Says Bungie
Update 2.0 brings the biggest changes to the game yet
Bungie's really trying to shake things up with Destiny: The Taken King. Whether this is because it wants to secure a few more pre-orders for the expansion or because it's keen to get lapsed players back into the game, we obviously can't say, but the developer's clearly trying to switch things up...
Review Galak-Z: The Dimensional (PS4)
Set phasers to fun
It's safe to say that Galak-Z: The Dimensional is a game of charm and personality. Everything from the retro Asteroids-style gameplay to the 80s cartoon style just screams charisma, making it possibly one of the most loveable games of this generation so far. Let's start with the basics: you play as A-Tak, space pilot...
Gamescom 2015 Competitive Call of Duty Will Be Played on PS4 from Now On
On target
If this year's Gamescom has reminded us of anything, it's that "professional" gaming is a thing. Last night's Call of Duty: Black Ops 3 conference was built around the very idea of eSports, while Microsoft's briefing featured a "former Halo coach" commentating on a match. Yeah, the whole thing makes our skin crawl, too – but apparently...
Gamescom 2015 Sony Had Long and Intensive Discussions Over Horizon: Zero Dawn
"Guerrilla Games has been very brave"
Horizon: Zero Dawn has paid off in every possible way for Sony. The game won multiple E3 2015 awards – including one from us – and has shot straight to the top of the pile of many peoples' most anticipated PlayStation 4 exclusives list. But it's been a long and arduous ride up until this point, with SCEE...
Gamescom 2015 Lara Croft's Next Adventure Likely Won't Be Late on PS4
Well, that's a relief
Everyone in the entertainment industry is absolutely obsessed with trilogies, so it's no surprise to learn that Crystal Dynamics has three games mapped out for Tomb Raider's current story arc. Square Enix boss Phil Rogers let the snippet slip during an interview with GameSpot earlier today, describing Lara Croft's latest...
Gamescom 2015 Tour PlayStation's Booth with SCEE Boss Jim Ryan
Keep the company man company
You're not going to see a more cringe-worthy video than this one all week – but it's worth a watch if you're a big PlayStation fan. In it, the PlayStation Germany team tours Sony's gigantic Gamescom 2015 booth, while SCEE president Jim Ryan drops all sorts of insight on his job and PS4's lineup. It's awkward and odd,...
Gamescom 2015 Sorry, Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 5 Still Looks Crap
Face plant
Sometimes you've just got to laugh. We're sure that Robomodo is working hard on Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 5, and there's no doubt that the Birdman is passionate about the brand – but Activision should really stop releasing screenshots for this upcoming PlayStation 4 sequel now. The original batch looked awful, but since E3 2015 the...
Gamescom 2015 PS4 Exclusive Horizon: Zero Dawn Targeting 2016 Still
Delay rumours debunked
There were a spate of nasty rumours suggesting that promising PlayStation 4 exclusive Horizon: Zero Dawn had been pushed into 2017 yesterday, but Guerrilla Games has debunked the reports, stressing that nothing has changed since E3 2015. "I just wanted to let you all know that we are targeting a 2016 release date," senior...
Gamescom 2015 PS4 RPG The Technomancer Looks Gritty and Promising
Mars attacks
Spiders, the studio behind the somewhat decent Bound by Flame, has released its first trailer for The Technomancer - a sci-fi, post-apocalyptic role-playing game - and it's looking reasonably promising. Clocking in at just under two minutes, there's not a whole lot to see, but we're liking the atmosphere and aspects of the art...
Gamescom 2015 We Have Unfinished Business with Tearaway, Says Sony
Paper joy
Tearaway Unfolded will fly a paper plane to the PlayStation 4 next month, and Sony has suggested that this is because it has "unfinished business" with the franchise. Speaking at Gamescom 2015, SCEE boss Jim Ryan hinted that the strong reception to the PlayStation Vita original convinced the company to port the platformer to its home...
Gamescom 2015 Final Fantasy XV Will Launch in 2016 on PS4
"We get the feeling that people are a bit worried"
Associate editor Robert Ramsey was close to tears yesterday when Final Fantasy XV's anticipated Active Time Report served up a measly 90 seconds of new gameplay footage. But speaking with GameSpot at Gamescom 2015, director Hajime Tabata has dropped the bigg
Gamescom 2015 Cause and Effect Is at the Crux of This Until Dawn Trailer
Like a butterfly
The butterfly effect is a funny thing. Earlier in the year, Sony executives sat in an office and decided to skip Gamescom 2015, blissfully unaware of the fact that we'd be subjected to a busy but still boring week. Until Dawn deals with these decisions in a different way, as you're pursued by a serial killer who looks like the star...
Gamescom 2015 Here's 30 Minutes of Super Detailed Metal Gear Solid V PS4 Gameplay
The mother of all bases
Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain is going to be an absolutely huge game. Between lengthy story cutscenes, open world exploration, and tons of optional objectives, it's going to take some serious investment to see everything on offer - especially when you consider Hideo Kojima's penchant for well-hidden secrets. But wait...
Gamescom 2015 Mafia III PS4 Won't Shy Away from Strong Narrative
But there will be more to do
Mafia II was an open world game, but even in 2010 – before the likes of Grand Theft Auto V and The Witcher III: Wild Hunt – it was criticised for being sparse. The title's interpretation of the United States served as sublime window dressing to Vito Scaletta's story, but with so little to do in it, there were times...
Gamescom 2015 You Can Choose Your Murder Method in Assassin's Creed Syndicate
What will it be?
The so-called Black Box missions were one of the few redeeming features of Assassin's Creed Unity. These multifaceted hits presented you with multiple methods to annihilate your enemies, and they're making a return in Assassin's Creed Syndicate, the latest entry in Ubisoft's sandbox stealth series. This new gameplay from Gamescom...
News Uncharted Will Scale the Silver Screen in 2017
You'll have to Nate for it
There are some things in life that never change. We've been reporting on Final Fantasy XV and The Last Guardian for eons now, but at least they've both proven to be proper products that can – no matter how fleetingly – be consumed. The long-in-production Uncharted movie, however, has been a frequent proponent of a...
Gamescom 2015 This Trailer Has Everything You Need to Know About Nobunaga's Ambition
Ambitious is right
Koei Tecmo is pushing Nobunaga's Ambiton: Sphere of Influence hard at Gamescom 2015, so it's no surprise that the publisher has released a brand new trailer for the strategy title. Showcasing just about everything that you can expect from the feudal escapade, it's shaping up to be a promising game for those of you interested in...
Gamescom 2015 Borderlands Dev's PS4 FPS Battleborn Aims at February
Born to be wild
Gearbox Software's MOBA meets first-person shooter Battleborn will level up on 9th February, publisher 2K Games has revealed as part of a Gamescom 2015 trailer. The forthcoming PlayStation 4 affair will launch with a total of 25 playable characters, each packing unique weapons and skill trees. Much like in DOTA 2, you'll be able to...
Wednesday5th Aug 2015
Seas the day
What if the combat-free opening hour of BioShock Infinite stretched on for much longer? Indeed, what if you could explore the beautiful ruins of a destroyed city without having to constantly fend for your life? Submerged – a game developed by ex-Bioshock staffers, incidentally – attempts to answer these very questions. But does this...
Gamescom 2015 Need for Speed's Cut-Scenes Will Make You Cringe
But that's the point
Need for Speed may be about to overtake Until Dawn in the dumb department – and that's a sentence that we never thought we'd type. A new trailer for the forthcoming PlayStation 4 reboot shows off the title's FMV cut-scenes, which are every bit as embarrassingly cheesy as you could imagine. No sign of Razor Callahan yet,...
Gamescom 2015 Here's Your First Look at Mafia III Gameplay on PS4
All along the watchtower
Mafia III has been officially announced. Developed by Hangar 13 and due out in 2016 on the PlayStation 4, you can catch the first trailer through here. The game casts you as mixed race mobster Lincoln Clay, who's out to get revenge on Italian gangsters in 1968 New Orleans. But while this is all interesting, how does it...
News Microsoft: Sony's Buying Lots of Third-Party Exclusives for PS4
Xbox focusing on first-party, apparently
If there's one thing that Xbox chief Phil Spencer likes to do it's chat about the competition – although, to be fair, he was asked on this occasion. In a fairly wide-ranging interview with GameSpot, the ex-Microsoft Game Studios head insinuated that Sony's buying up plenty of third-party exclusives for the...
Gamescom 2015 Mafia III PS4 Trailer Hangs in the House of the Rising Sun
New Orleans, New Orleans
2K Games is aiming to pin a new face on organised crime in 2016, as Mafia III muscles its way onto the PlayStation 4 with an all-new protagonist: Lincoln Clay. Set in 1968, the mixed race mob leader will front a yarn all about inequality, as New Orleans serves as the backdrop for a story that both sounds ambitious and...
Gamescom 2015 Ubisoft's Still Trying to Flog The Crew
Publisher overhauling PS4 racer's visuals
We weren't all that enamoured with The Crew when it released on the PlayStation 4 last year, but kudos to Ubisoft, it's not pumping the brakes on the brand just yet. In fact, upcoming expansion Wild Ride is more than just your average DLC pack – it's going to launch alongside a brand new graphics engine...
News Phwoar, This Horizon: Zero Dawn PS4 Theme Is a Beauty
Meching the difference
PlayStation Heroes is a monthly initiative that sees most of the proceeds made from the selling of exclusive PlayStation 4 themes donated to charity, and August's theme is a real beauty. Based on upcoming open world mech-'em-up Horizon: Zero Dawn, the skin presents a colourful and detailed backdrop for your new-gen system...
News Some Massive Gameplay Changes Are Coming to Destiny
Bungie's ditching light levels
Listen up, Guardians, because this is big news. As we're sure you're all aware by now, Destiny's third and biggest expansion, The Taken King, launches next month. Its arrival takes the level cap to 40, which no doubt has some of you excited, but things perhaps aren't as they seem. According to Game Informer, the...
News You've All Spent Far Too Much Time Playing Destiny, Some Would Argue
Activision releases crazy stats
2 billion hours. 2 billion hours. That's how long you lot have collectively played Destiny for, according to Activision. The mega-publisher revealed the frankly shocking figure along with its most recent financial report, and we're still trying to wrap our heads around it. Apparently, that means that on average, each...
Live Watch the Call of Duty: Black Ops 3 Gamescom 2015 Stream Right Here
Oscar mike
There are just days until the Call of Duty: Black Ops III beta begins in earnest, and Activision's planned a big Gamescom 2015 live stream in order to drop a little more intel about what we can expect from the next instalment in this smash series. The action's set to kick off at 19:00PM local time, so join us live for all of the fun...
Gamescom 2015 The Assembly for Project Morpheus Has Plenty of Potential
Look around you
Despite being little more than a year away from release, we're yet to see anything meaty for Sony's forthcoming Project Morpheus headset. The tech demos have been intriguing, there's no doubt about that – but it's about time we saw some meatier experiences. The Assembly is one such title, a morally ambiguous adventure in which...
Gamescom 2015 Attack on Titan Will Eat You Alive on PS4, PS3, and Vita in 2016
Mmmm, crunchy
Well, it's happening: Attack on Titan is coming to PlayStation 4, PlayStation 3, and Vita in 2016, Koei Tecmo has confirmed. There are currently no details on how the game plays, but we do know that it's being developed by Omega Force - the studio behind the Warriors games. It's not like it's got much else going on, right? In any...
Gamescom 2015 Destiny's Rousing New Trailer Celebrates Badass Guardians
Here's to you
Following the good news that Destiny is ditching those bloody light levels, we reckon that there's cause for celebration. Thankfully, Bungie's released a new trailer that's all about you, the Guardians, and it's pretty entertaining. The rousing new video features plenty of footage from The Taken King - the shooter's upcoming...
Live Watch the Final Fantasy XV Gamescom 2015 Stream Right Here
Active time report
And so, with the major publisher press conferences out of the way, all eyes turn to Square Enix and Final Fantasy XV, as the publisher hosts the latest edition of Active Time Report live from Cologne, Germany. You can catch the full thing live from 18:00PM local time, so don't miss out if you want to know what's next for Noctis...
Gamescom 2015 90 Seconds of Final Fantasy XV Gameplay Is All You're Getting
We should have seen this coming
Well wasn't that a colossal waste of time? Final Fantasy XV's live Active Time Report has just ended, and the only thing of any real worth that we got was 90 seconds of new gameplay footage - and even then, we're stretching that particular description. The clip shows Noctis and the gang making their way down to an...
Gamescom 2015 Prepare to Die with Dark Souls III PS4 Footage
Dead to rights
And all it took was a quick glimpse of off-screen gameplay to sell Push Square Towers on the forthcoming Dark Souls III. We've been up-and-down on this sequel since its announcement at E3 2015; the prospect of a third entry in From Software's oft-frustrating franchise is exciting, of course, but we weren't sure whether we were ready...
Gamescom 2015 Metal Gear Solid V's New Gameplay Trailer Is Bloody Good
Heaven or Hell
We'd be lying if we said that the Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain hype wasn't pumping through our veins right now. With the game releasing in just under a month, it's perhaps time to jump aboard the train and ride it all the way to the station - a station probably covered in blood and the terrors of war. Needless to say, the...
Gamescom 2015 Mega Man Legacy Collection Aims for PS4 from 25th August
Get ready to dodge pixels
Mega Man fans, rejoice: not only will you be getting a great collection of the blue bomber's first six games, but it's coming out later this month. The Mega Man Legacy Collection will go digital for $15.00 on 25th August, and a boxed retail release - exclusive to North America for now - will follow soon after in early 2016,...
Gamescom 2015 We Hope You're Not Betting on Final Fantasy XV Getting a Release Date Today
Call off the party
At the time of writing, we're just twenty or so minutes away from Final Fantasy XV's Gamescom 2015 livestream. The game missed out on putting in an appearance at E3 so it could come back with a bang at the German convention, but it's time to put a dampener on your potential hype, we're afraid. Many were hoping that the title...
Gamescom 2015 Dragon Age: Inquisition's Next Expansion Shakes Things Up
Looks pretty deep
Is your Inquisitor yearning for yet more adventure? If so, you're in luck, because Dragon Age: Inquisition's next expansion has been announced. Entitled 'The Descent', you'll be taking your party to the Deep Roads - a gargantuan series of subterranean tunnels that house darkspawn - demonic creatures that are a recurring enemy in...
Gamescom 2015 Deus Ex: Mankind Divided Dons the Best Ever Ray-Bans in New Screens
City of glasses
Not every game needs to have a brand new trailer for Gamescom 2015, y'know. Deus Ex: Mankind Divided is one such title that, so far, has opted for a fresh set of screenshots, rather than a fancy pants new video for you to watch. In the images, we see gruff protagonist Adam Jensen modelling his new sunglasses and glorious goatee,...
Gamescom 2015 10 Years Later and the 'Story Begins' with Final Fantasy XV's Dawn Trailer
Shed a tear
We're not sure what to make of Final Fantasy XV's Gamescom 2015 trailer. On the one hand, yes, it is actually a new look at the game. On the other, it doesn't really show much at all. Featuring a young Noctis and his regretful father, it's a pretty emotional clip, but it's hard not to feel like we need something more at this point. With...
News Japanese Sales Charts: Nothing to See Here, Go Back to Gamescom News
Off you go
Imagine writing a story about the Japanese hardware and software charts on a day when every game under the sun is getting Gamescom 2015 coverage. An atrocious process for all those involved, we're sure that you'll agree, but we do this every week, so we suppose that we're bound by duty. So, what's happening in Japan? The answer: bugger...
Live Watch EA's Gamescom 2015 Press Conference Right Here
Time for take off
And so our attention turns to EA, the only major publisher hosting a proper press conference at this year's Gamescom. Set to begin at 10:00AM local time, the publisher's promising to bring plenty of Star Wars: Battlefront and Mirror's Edge Catalyst to Germany this year – and we can only dream that Mass Effect: Andromeda will join...
Gamescom 2015 Pre-Order Plants vs. Zombies: Garden Warfare 2 to Get Your Grass Effect On
Crazy Dave is BioWare's biggest fan
It's not easy to get people to pay attention to Plants vs. Zombies: Garden Warfare 2 – after all, the release looks pretty weedy on stage next to Mirror's Edge Catalyst and Star Wars: Battlefront. That said, EA has attempted to pique our interest by announcing some Mass Effect themed content – aptly renamed,...
News Mighty No. 9 Misfires, Delayed Until 2016
Not so mega, man
Mighty No. 9 will indeed say nein [Yes, we're recycling that one – Ed] to its previously planned 15th September release, as Comcept has confirmed in a since pulled forum post that the Mega Man-esque escapade has been delayed. The news follows the conclusion of creator Keiji Inafune's failed Red Ash Kickstarter – we're sure...
Gamescom 2015 Star Wars: Battlefront Brings the Dogfight of Your Dreams to PS4
Flyin' high
As teased earlier in the week, EA has announced Star Wars: Battlefront's flashy Fighter Squadron mode – a dogfighting option which will see you piloting iconic aircrafts such as X-Wings, TIE-Fighters, and, amazingly, the Millennium Falcon online. It's worth stressing that these aren't space battles – they'll take place above the...
Gamescom 2015 FIFA 16 Is All About the Banter
Different style of Pele
Sports games: the bane of most EA press conferences. FIFA 16 has always looked out of place at E3 – everyone remembers the infamous Pele interview – but in Cologne it was at home, showing off some new features and dispelling all of the "just another roster update" rumours. The new headline feature is FUT Draft, shown off...
Gamescom 2015 Run Away with Fresh Mirror's Edge Catalyst PS4 Footage
Faith no more
Mirror's Edge Catalyst was treated to a little more attention during EA's big Gamescom 2015 press conference this morning than it got at E3 2015, with a full gameplay demo showing various aspects from the February free running foray. In it, we saw protagonist Faith infiltrate a skyscraper, irritate an Andrew Wilson look-a-like, and leg...
Gamescom 2015 Unravel Three Minutes of EA's Cute PS4 Puzzle Platformer
Spin a Yarny
Unravel, the upcoming puzzle platformer from Swedish studio Coldwood, continues to look unbearably adorable. A brand new demo shown during EA's big Gamescom 2015 presser showed protagonist Yarny attempting to navigate a borderline photorealistic beach environment. The rising tide makes things difficult for our fabric friend, but by...
Gamescom 2015 Assassin's Creed Syndicate Enjoys an English Frye Up
London's calling
There are no eggs and bacon in this Assassin's Creed Syndicate trailer – just protagonists Jacob and Evie Frye. A mood piece released right at the start of Gamescom 2015, this is Ubisoft's trailer making team at its best; it doesn't tell us a whole lot new about the game, but it sure managed to get us hyped for this holiday's trip...
Tuesday4th Aug 2015
Gamescom 2015 Cities: Skylines Constructing a Path to Consoles
Sim city
This one stings: critically acclaimed city building simulation Cities: Skylines will make its console debut on the Xbox One. Microsoft gleefully made the announcement during its Gamescom 2015 press conference earlier today. Of course, every man made cloud has a silver lining, and the wording of the reveal leads us to believe that a...
Review King's Quest - Chapter I: A Knight to Remember (PS4)
A knight to consider
Developed by The Odd Gentlemen, Sierra's wonderfully strange point-and-click King's Quest franchise is finally resurrected with a new, episodic tale that is set to span six chapters in total – the first of which being the rather cunningly titled A Knight to Remember. The story begins with Graham, the king of Daventry – the...
Guide What Time Are the EA, Final Fantasy XV, and Call of Duty Gamescom 2015 Streams?
Live and kicking
Over the years, we've gotten used to Gamescom being one of the biggest weeks in the gaming calendar for PlayStation. That's not entirely true in 2015, though, as Sony has opted to forgo its annual press conference at the German show in favour of Paris Games Week a little later in the year. The decision seemed sound at the time, with
Gamescom 2015 A New Dawn Beckons in Final Fantasy XV
Noctis again
Stealing a page from EA's playbook, Square Enix has released a teaser for Final Fantasy XV's forthcoming Gamescom 2015 trailer. The clip – which promises that a new dawn is about to break – shows dogs, cars, and clouds. To be honest, we're disappointed by the lack of crystals, but the full video will probably right that wrong...
News Destiny Says Goodbye Dinklebot as Nolan North Replaces Game of Thrones Actor
At least he won't be as crap crap crap
With such memorable lines as "who's she talking to?" and "where's his Ghost?" all delivered in the most monotone way imaginable, Destiny's Ghost companion, voiced by Game of Thrones actor Peter Dinklage, somehow didn't make a good enough impression to feature in the shooter's upcoming expansion, The Taken King...
Reaction Did Xbox Make Its Gamescom 2015 Presser Pay?
Was the Redmond firm able to capitalise on Sony's no-show?
Sony's got the biggest presence on the Gamescom 2015 showfloor, but unlike in previous years it's not holding a press conference. We already knew this, of course, as the company announced that it would be skipping the show all the way back in May. This is because, according to the...
News Europe, Download Your PlayStation Plus Freebies Now
Get 'em while they're hot
Today may mark the onset of Gamescom 2015 insanity, but it's also the beginning of a new month for PlayStation Plus members. Sony's updated the Instant Game Collection in Europe today, and you can download all of the latest goodies direct from the PlayStation Store's browser-based client. Things aren't quite up-to-date on...
News Naruto Shippuden: Ultimate Ninja Storm 4 Delays Its Ninja War Into 2016
Here's a cool trailer, though
The writing was on the wall but we didn't want to believe. Last week, it was confirmed that Naruto Shippuden: Ultimate Ninja Storm 4 was to be delayed into 2016 in Japan, and as expected, the delay has hit us here in the West, too. Originally scheduled to launch at some point in the autumn, Bandai Namco has revealed...
Gamescom 2015 Mad Max Gets Philosophical in Fresh PS4 Trailer
Wasteland wanderer
Mad Max is about more than flying fists and exploding vehicles – who knew? To be fair, while this trailer does attempt to add a bit of fictional interest to proceedings, it's the punch-ups and colliding cars that will keep you watching. The clip's supposed to offer a brief glimpse at the various outposts that the protagonist...
News PS4 Games Limbo to Lower Prices in Sizzling NA Summer Sale
How low can you go?
It's getting hot in here, so loosen up your PlayStation Network wallet: Sony's big Summer Sale is set to make you sweat for another week, with a slew of North American savings certain to have you dancing in your underpants. Alright, it's not that good – but who could argue with Danganronpa 2 for $16.00? Once again it's the...
News Sounds Like PS4 Exclusive DriveClub's Getting New Music
Splash wave
Historically, Evolution Studios has a pretty good track record when it comes to soundtracks. This author was particularly fond of MotorStorm: Apocalypse's music, which employed remixes of an original orchestral theme. DriveClub's a massive disappointment in that department, however – even if its engine sounds make up for the lack of...
News It's the End of the World in Everybody's Gone to the Rapture Launch Trailer
PS4 exclusive ushers the apocalypse
It's the end of the world in PlayStation 4 exclusive Everybody's Gone to the Rapture, and you're free to explore what remains of a deserted Shropshire village. This vision of the apocalypse may lack fire and brimstone, but the launch trailer embedded below depicts just how harrowing things can be when a settlement...
Gamescom 2015 Rise of the Tomb Raider Goes Gung-Ho in Gameplay Trailer
Killer Croft
Crystal Dynamics looked to Uncharted for inspiration for its Tomb Raider reboot, and it looks like the developer's used Naughty Dog as a guide again. This time the studio's latest takes more than a few cues from The Last of Us, as we see protagonist Lara Croft sneaking through an enemy base Rambo-style, slitting lots of throats. The...
News Koei Tecmo's Secret Game Is Apparently to Do with Attack on Titan
The harder they fall
Well colour us surprised; Koei Tecmo's secret title - which is due to be officially revealed tomorrow - is Attack on Titan related, according to information gleaned from the wrapping of the franchise's latest manga volume. For those out of the loop, Attack on Titan is all about humanity's survival against massive, naked humanoid...
News PS4's Rocket League to Race onto Other Platforms in the Future
Victory lap
Rocket League, the brilliant half-soccer, half-racer sim from Psyonix, is making its way to other platforms, the developer has confirmed. What those platforms will be and when their ports are coming has not yet been announced. "We're definitely looking into other platforms. Absolutely. 100 percent," said Psyonix's vice president of...
Store Update 4th August 2015 (Europe)
The calm before the storm
Barring a few downloadable titles, it's slim pickings this week on the European PlayStation Store. Galak-Z is the headline PlayStation 4 act, while Submerged also sloshes onto Sony's latest console, but other than that, there really isn't much to write home about. In fact, this is probably one of the smallest updates that...
Gamescom 2015 Call of Duty: Black Ops 3 Screens Are Oscar Mike
Ooorah
Call of Duty: Black Ops 3 may have had a pretty muted lead up to release, but that won't stop it from ultimately being one of the biggest games of the year. And at Gamescom 2015 this week, Activision is attempting to inject a little extra enthusiasm for the first-person shooter – starting with a brand new batch of single player and...
Store Update 4th August 2015 (North America)
Submerge yourself in the PlayStation Store
As in Europe, this week's North American PlayStation Store update is a little on the light side – although the likes of Submerged and Galak-Z should hold your attention until some of the heavier hitters arrive a little later in the month. There's also the continuation of Sony's scorching summer sale, so...
Gamescom 2015 Dark Souls 3 Looks Deadly in Its First Slice of Gameplay
Top goth
Dark Souls fans will already know what to expect from Dark Souls 3, and as such, the action role-playing game's new trailer is probably exactly as you'd imagine it to be. Featuring plenty of gothic imagery and big bloody monsters, it's 100 per cent From Software. It's the gameplay that's the real draw of this clip, though, even if it does...
Gamescom 2015 Homefront: The Revolution Raises Its Weapon to 2016
Gun to know
"They should really make a new Homefront game," said absolutely no one ever – but it's bloody happening anyway. After a bit of a corporate cock-up involving THQ having no money and latterly Crytek having no money, Far Cry: Brown & Grey Edition is finally due out next year under the name Homefront: The Revolution. Deep Silver, who...
Gamescom 2015 New Just Cause 3 Gameplay Packs as Many Explosions as Possible
Boom town
Oh Rico, when will your lust for fiery explosions ever be satisfied? We're not sure if that question has an answer, but Just Cause 3's protagonist doesn't seem to be giving up on a life of chaos any time soon. The sandbox title's newest trailer is more of the same, but we doubt anyone's really complaining. The carnage on display looks...
Monday3rd Aug 2015
News Sony's Got Some Good Stuff Lined Up for Gamescom 2015
Third-party partners picking up the slack
It's a bit of a weird week here at Push Square Towers to be honest. We're on red alert ahead of Gamescom 2015, but with the curtain literally just closing on E3 2015, we're not quite sure how busy we're going to be. Furthering our uncertainty is the fact that Sony's delayed its annual European press...
News Uncharted: The Nathan Drake Collection's Nabbing a Special Edition on PS4
Should have come with a fake moustache
Yes, you read that right - it's time for remastered titles to get their very own collector's editions. Due to release on the 9th October in the UK and on the 7th October in Europe, Uncharted: The Nathan Drake Collection's special edition makes for a neat little package. Consisting of a steel case, some...
News Here's Everything You Need to Know About No Man's Sky Barring a Release Date
Killing time
It's almost time to pack up our things and leave the Push Square office for the day, so of course the PlayStation Blog has posted 41 facts about No Man's Sky. Fortunately, we like to think that we're professionals, so we'll take the time to detail some of the more important points that you may not know about in this very article. First...
News PlayStation Now Subscriptions Shrunk Down to PS Vita
Not entirely forgotten
PlayStation Now has proven to be something of an anti-climax we suppose. Don't get us wrong, the technology is impressive, but Sony's struggled to stumble upon a business model that makes sense for both the company and consumers, and that's dampened the enthusiasm for the service somewhat. Plus, that whole backwards...
News Everybody's Gone to the Rapture in New PS4 Trailer
Out in the sticks
Many of you experience a very British apocalypse every day, when you hop on the London underground at 7AM in order to get to work. Of course, that's not the kind of rapture that Brighton-based developer The Chinese Room had in mind for its PlayStation 4 exclusive Everybody's Gone to the Rapture, which – excitingly – is now...
News Batman: Arkham Knight PS4 Patch 1.05 Adds Photo Mode
Superhero selfies
Bruce Wayne's no Peter Parker, but Batman: Arkham Knight's rain-slicked interpretation of Gotham City is just too darn pretty to ignore. As such, the latest PlayStation 4 patch for Rocksteady Studios' miserable superhero sequel will add an ever-popular Photo Mode to the mix, allowing you to commit the title's bleak urban streets to...
News You Won't Be Able to Take Metal Gear Solid V Online Until October
Kept you waiting, huh?
It's not been a great day for Konami, with Japanese newspaper Nikkei reporting some pretty nasty things about its corporate culture. The company may as well get all of the bad news out in one go, then: Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain's multiplayer mode won't go online until 6th October. While you'll get the competitive...
Gamescom 2015 Star Wars: Battlefront Fighter Squadron Footage Flies In
TIE die
How can you tell that there's a major video games convention right around the corner? Because publishers are putting out agonisingly short teaser trailers for all of their upcoming wares, of course. We already knew that a new mode would be revealed for Star Wars: Battlefront this week, but now we have a name: Fighter Squadron. As expected,...
News Nikkei Report Paints a Dark Picture of Konami
Metal Gear Solid V budget over $80 million
You may hate your job, but at least you don't work for Konami. An article published by respected Japanese newspaper Nikkei has shed a little light on conditions at the Japanese company of late, and there's some mind blowing stuff in here. This follows the news that Kojima Productions has been disbanded and
Out This Week Galak-Z, Submerged, AeternoBlade
Out of this world
It's hardly a vintage week for new releases in the PlayStation Nation, with all eyes pointed purposefully at Gamescom 2015 rather than Sony's storefront. Still, there are a handful of smaller digital downloads vying for your attention in the guise of Galak-Z and Submerged. The question is: what are you buyin'? Pick of the Week:...
Push Rewind PlayStation Plus Freebies, PS4 Vote to Play, and Dragon Quest XI
Take your pick
Sorry for the tardiness with Push Rewind this week, readers – your humble host started Life Is Strange: Episode 4 on Sunday evening, and it was longer than expected. Holy crap, right? Anyway, we know that you demand your regularly scheduled recap, so here it is a few hours late. To be honest, it was a bit of a quiet one again –...
News A New Dynasty Warriors Game Is in Production as Series Celebrates 15 Years on the Market
That's a lot of square pushing
Love it or hate it, Dynasty Warriors is here to stay for the foreseeable future. Koei Tecmo's hack and slash franchise has always been a big hit in Japan, while also managing to gather a loyal audience here in the West. Today, the series celebrates its 15th year on the market, and the publisher's dished out a rather...
Gamescom 2015 Have a Little Faith in This Mirror's Edge Catalyst Clip
Running rings
As you may already have noticed, EA Games has started its social media blitz ahead of Gamescom 2015. It's already deemed us worthy of the briefest of Star Wars: Battlefront teases, and now it's followed up with a quick look at Mirror's Edge Catalyst, too. In the clip, we see protagonist Faith being chased, as she scouts out a...
News UK Sales Charts: PS4 Hardware Promotions Spur Software Sales
Like hot cakes
Sony's proving a particularly fierce competitor in the UK, as it refuses to let Microsoft get a foothold. You may have seen our story last week on the PlayStation 4's success in Britain, but the Japanese giant's not resting on its laurels. It launched a series of new bundles over the weekend, which spurred PlayStation software up the...
Gamescom 2015 Vamos! Vega Flamenco Dances to Street Fighter V
Viva las Vega
Spanish ninja Vega will be joining the roster of PlayStation 4 console exclusive Street Fighter V at launch, Capcom has announced. The masked matador – who's been a series mainstay since his debut in Street Fighter II – will come with his illustrious locks and distinctive claws, though he'll also be packing plenty of new tricks up...
Sunday2nd Aug 2015
News Fallout 4 Will Take You Over 400 Hours to Fully Finish
Time's up
Fallout 4 looks set to drop a nuclear bomb on your social life, as Bethesda's lead producer Jeff Gardiner has hinted that the long awaited sequel will take you months to complete. Speaking with Official Xbox Magazine [Yes, we know – Ed], the high-level employee stressed: "I've played the game for probably 400 hours, and I'm still finding...
Rumour Is Final Fantasy XII Coming to the PS4 Next?
Distant Worlds composer seems to think so
Social media erupted last night during a Distant Worlds concert featuring Final Fantasy XII composer Hitoshi Sakimoto. Speaking during the event introductions, conductor Arnie Roth said that a "remake" of the aforementioned PlayStation 2 favourite is on the way – although it's likely that he meant to say...
iRobot
The Fall explores AI in an interesting and seldom seen way, and it's so superbly written and voiced that this tale can fully immerse you in its drama and peril. However, a stiff challenge with the combat and puzzles frequently threatens to put you off. You are an AI construct called ARID housed within a suit designed to aid an injured human...
News Star Wars: Battlefront Prepping New Mode for Take Off
High flyer
The last time that EA attempted to hype up a Star Wars: Battlefront announcement, it turned out to be Team Deathmatch, so we're not getting our hopes up for this new reveal just yet. However, an image on the franchise's official Facebook page showing an X-Wing does hold a little more promise we suppose. It's accompanied by the words:
Saturday1st Aug 2015
News Uh Oh! There's a New Dead or Alive Xtreme in Development
Fun in the sun
Dead or Alive is fundamentally a fighting franchise, but the property is perhaps more famous for its beach-based spin-offs. Those of you with particularly long memories may recall Dead or Alive Xtreme Beach Volleyball on the Xbox, which kitted out its cast in teensy bikinis and tasked them with playing everyone's favourite Olympic...
Weirdness This Is the Jak & Daxter Sequel You'll Never Play
Jak the lad
It's no secret that Naughty Dog started work on a new Jak & Daxter game for the PlayStation 3. The developer has spoken openly about this over the years, explaining that it spent a lot of time prototyping new ideas, before eventually opting to create The Last of Us instead. "We were questioning ourselves: were we doing this for...
News Development on PS4 Teen Horror Until Dawn Is Done
Like, OMG
PlayStation 4 spook-'em-up Until Dawn is shadowing Tearaway Unfolded to a manufacturing facility, as developer Supermassive Games has confirmed that the teen horror has gone gold. The story-driven adventure – described by yours truly as PlayStation's next best worst game – sees you take control of a roster of randy teenagers, who are...
News Gravity Rush Testers Requested on Reddit
Kat's got the cream
Could there be Gravity Rush news around the corner? Worldwide Studios president Shuhei Yoshida hinted at E3 that he had played the latest entry in Keiichiro Toyama's topsy-turvy series, and now a mysterious Reddit post has appeared requesting beta testers in California. While the post seems suspect, a legit company named
Rumour Mighty No. 9 May Say Nein to 2015 Release
Mighty blunder
Wow, it's all going on. According to Game Informer, there's a strong possibility that Mighty No. 9 will miss its 15th September release date. The publication, which is owned by US outlet GameStop, understands that publisher Deep Silver and developer Comcept have indicated to retail partners that the title will not deploy until 2016,...
News PS4 Exclusive DriveClub Passes Two Million Sales Milestone
How fast do you wanna go?
A hearty congratulations to DriveClub, which has officially sold two million units to date. Despite being subject to some pretty dark times over the past couple of years, the PlayStation 4 exclusive racer has proven pretty darn successful, achieving the abovementioned milestone prior to the release of its long-awaited...
News Dead or Alive 5: Last Round Bouncing Back with New Stage and Character
Bust up
Associate editor Robert Ramsey's favourite family (!!!) game Dead or Alive 5: Last Round will be expanding once again over the coming months, as Koei Tecmo continues to add additional content to the busty brawler. Starting from 11th August, a fresh patch will add a new stage named 'Fireworks' to the title, as well as some summer costumes and...
Talking Point What Are You Playing This Weekend? - Issue 78
Bring on the Bratwurst
It's the calm before the storm otherwise known as Gamescom 2015, although Sony's press conference absence has left us pondering just how busy we're going to be over the coming days. With the likes of Mafia III and Horizon: Zero Dawn all lined up, though, we're sure that it's going to be a good one – even if it does feel like...
News SCEUK Gaffer Fergal Gara Says Ta-Ra to PlayStation
Off to pursue a new professional venture
Since taking charge of SCEUK in 2011, Fergal Gara has successfully steered PlayStation back to the top of the gaming pile in the notoriously competitive nation. It's perhaps fitting that the former Asda executive has decided to bow out while the company's very much on top, then, with the popular honcho...
