News Dynasty Warriors 9 Announcement will 'Have a Greater Impact than You Can Imagine'
Omega Force boss hypes up sequel
Soapbox Call of Duty: Modern Warfare Remastered's Infinite Warfare Exclusivity Is a Disaster
Joey Thurmond believes Activision can avoid paying a big price
News June's PlayStation Plus Games Will Be Revealed Next Week
NBA 2K16 and Gone Home rumoured for PS4
News Dragon Ball XenoVerse 2 Won't Be Held Back by PS3
Sequel's a PS4 exclusive in Japan
News - May, 2016
Tuesday31st May 2016
Review One Piece: Burning Blood (PS4)
Let's burn rubber
As is the case with many manga and anime properties, Eiichiro Oda's One Piece – a hugely successful tale of super powered pirates – is a brilliant basis for a fighting game. Thanks to a massive cast of wacky characters, all of whom boast their own crazy combat abilities, a brawler such as One Piece: Burning Blood seems like a...
News Your June PlayStation Plus Games Have Been Revealed
NBA 2K16 and Gone Home confirmed
We hope that you're in the mood for shootin' some hoops, because NBA 2K16 is dribbling into June's PlayStation Plus selection. And, as previously rumoured, indie darling Gone Home will be joining the basketball sim on PlayStation 4. Not a bad combination, we suppose? Meanwhile, PlayStation 3 users can look forward...
Review Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutants in Manhattan (PS4)
Shell shock
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles is a property that has had no shortage of video games over the past two and a half decades. Whether it be sidescrollers, platformers, or arcade-style beat-em-ups, the series has seen its fair share of tie-ins. However, when the franchise is mentioned, the most famous instalment brought up is TMNT: Turtles in...
News Resident Evil 5 Punches Rocks on PS4 from 28th June
Muscle man
You'll be able to admire beefcake BSAA agent Chris Redfield's rippling biceps in full 1080p starting 28th June, as that's when Resident Evil 5 is set to release on the PlayStation 4. The timeframe does come courtesy of the Xbox store page, so we're still awaiting official confirmation for Sony's new-gen system – it's almost certain to...
Store Update 31st May 2016 (Europe)
Better late than never
The European PlayStation Blog is about as efficient as your humble host after a dozen Big Macs these days, but a frazzled Francesca Mead has finally posted the latest EU PlayStation Store update. In it are the expected suspects: De
Wednesday1st Jun 2016
Talking Point Should Sony Leverage PS4's Japanese Game Lineup at E3 2016?
East wars
E3 is a weird thing. The annual Los Angeles-based convention is attended solely by press and retail, is anticipated mostly by enthusiasts, but is by far the most "mainstream" of all of the gaming shows. Think about it: if Gamescom is eccentric European cuisine, then E3 is a hamburger and fries; if the Tokyo Game Show is Katanagatari [Yeah,...
Tuesday31st May 2016
News Chocobos Look Like a Lot of Fun in Final Fantasy XV
Kweh
Ah, the trusty Chocobo. A reliable ride, a fine ally to have in combat, and a creature that has its own theme music. These feathery friends have featured in many a Final Fantasy game, and, as we already know, they're back in Final Fantasy XV. They're also showcased in this short gameplay video that Square Enix's just released. In it, we get to...
News Just Cause 3's Second DLC Will Mech a Mess on PS4
Rico machina
Just Cause 3 [Remember that game? – Ed] is getting mech DLC for reasons that can probably be surmised as: a bunch of Swedish people thought that it was a cool idea. Part of the obnoxiously named Air, Land, and Sea season pass, subscribers will get access from 3rd June, while peasants will have to wait until 10th June to cough up their...
Store Update 31st May 2016 (North America)
(Burn) out of bounds
Dangerous Golf arrives on the PlayStation 4 this week – or should that be PlayStation Fore?! It's joined by some proper badass birdies, including Oxenfree and The Witcher III: Wild Hunt – Blood and Wine. If you don't fancy sipping on either of those then there's quite literally a dozen other releases vying for your attention...
News UK Sales Charts: Overwatch Bumps Uncharted 4 from Summit
Almost 50 per cent of physical sales on PS4
Channelling its best Reinhardt impression, Overwatch has swatted Uncharted 4: A Thief's End from the top of the UK sales charts. Naughty Dog's impressive action adventure was frozen in second place by Mei, while the popular FPS used Widowmaker's rifle to get a good view from the summit. Word of mouth kept...
News BlazBlue: Central Fiction Comes Exclusively to PS3, PS4 Later This Year
Feeling blue
Developer Arc System Works has announced that BlazBlue: Central Fiction will be launching on both the PlayStation 4 and PlayStation 3 before the end of the year. However, for the moment, the developer has only given the game a vague Winter 2016 time frame for when the game will be released outside of Japan. Central Fiction was...
News Obliteracers Joins Team PlayStation This Summer
Annihilate your friends come July
Obliteracers certainly looks like a-bit-of-fun, and the award-winning formerly PC-only racer is set to leave the pit-lane and race onto the PlayStation 4 on 15th July. Harking back to the kind of chaotic titles of the 2000s, Obliteracers is an arcade party racer in which up to 16 competitors race, shoot, undermine,...
News Minecraft: Story Mode Crafts Next Episode
Sixth time the charm?
Starting 7th June, you'll be able to download the sixth entry in Telltale Games' Minecraft: Story Mode series. With the title 'A Portal to Mystery', the game will look to continue the game's post-Witherstorm narrative arc. The episode sounds like it will continue the anthology-style of storytelling that the series is using as...
Monday30th May 2016
Blizz-hard to put down
If you've played many competitive multiplayer shooters, then you've likely spent far too much time celebrating – or, indeed, lamenting – your kill death ratio. Long has this little number been seen as a barometer of your success in online battles, and this in turn helped feed a steady stream of gamers into the Team...
News The Witcher 3's Impressive Patch 1.20 Is Available to Download Now on PS4
Revamped menus, level scaling options, and more
With Blood and Wine out tomorrow on PlayStation 4, it's probably a good job that The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt's latest patch has gone live today on Sony's system. Update version 1.20 brings a wealth of improvements to Geralt's adventure, including a completely revamped inventory menu. If you want to take a...
News PS4 Reveals Its Primal Side with Upcoming PS2 Classic
Tate re-modern
Guerrilla Cambridge's somewhat forgotten PlayStation 2 action title Primal will flash its pointed teeth at the PlayStation 4 next week, as the 2003 action title is set to join the platform holder's selection of ported classics. You can expect full Trophy support and 1080p presentation in this re-visited release, which is due out as...
My God – it's full of stars
Every now and then a game comes out of nowhere with no hype or fanfare and perfectly rocks your video gaming world. Perfect Universe is just such a game – a superb blast of quality indie fun that has an incredibly cool, pretty unique monochrome "hand drawn" art style and a wonderful soundtrack. The title comes...
Rumour Batman, Superman to Brawl in Injustice 2 on PS4
Clash of the titans
We try not to run unsourced stories here at Push Square, but this one's more obvious than the Box Office eventually milking every comic book character dry: Injustice 2 is in development and is about to be announced. The rumour comes courtesy of a French site's "inside sources" – but let's be realistic, it's obviousl
News Experience the Hype of PlayStation's E3 2016 Presser in Theaters
Grab the popcorn
Sony has announced that PlayStation fans can make another trip to the theater next month to watch the PlayStation E3 press conference live on a cinema screen. This third iteration of the event also brings with it an expansion into Latin America, in addition to the customary US and Canada. Free tickets will be available from...
News 3on3 Freestyle's Ballin' Beta Slam Dunks PS4 This Summer
A whole load of hoop-la
Anyone else miss EA's suite of Street titles? Yeah, us too. 3on3 FreeStyle is aiming to at least fill the basketball void, bringing six-player competitive b-ball to the PlayStation 4 this summer. The beta will apparently slam dunk the system imminently, with South Korean developer JoyCity set to roll out a new website on 14th...
News Akiba's Beat Strips Off in Famitsu This Week
Beat off
Stripping sim Akiba's Trip was an oddity worthy of attention when it released on various PlayStation formats a few years back, so Akiba's Beat should draw some interest this week. Acquire's teasing a full reveal in this week's Famitsu magazine, with a teaser website also counting down to a 2nd June reveal. While the name hints at some kind...
News Here Comes a New Challenger! Ibuki Blows Up Street Fighter V
The bomb
Street Fighter V may have bombed at retail, but Ibuki's here to make sure that it bombs in-game, too. The unstoppable schoolgirl is set to join the PlayStation 4 exclusive's roster imminently, and she's armed with explosives, throwing knives, and… A parachute. The trailer above demonstrates just how fun this new challenger can be – we...
Sunday29th May 2016
News No Man's Sky Dev Received Death Threats Over Delay
Sigh
A timely reminder that, for all of its brilliance, the Internet can also be a bloody awful place: No Man's Sky developer Sean Murray has revealed that he has received "loads of death threats this week" following the minor delay to Hello Games' hotly anticipated space sim. The title was pushed back from 21st June to 9th August this week, meaning...
News The Last Guardian's Fumito Ueda Reflects on a Decade of Development
A boy and a bird
IGN's pumping out some great Japan Studio content at the moment, and this latest clip takes you inside the famous first-party for a chat with The Last Guardian director Fumito Ueda. In it he talks about the title's decade-long development cycle, the transition to the PlayStation 4, and much more. It's a great watch if you've been...
Saturday28th May 2016
News Just How Bad Is Fallout 4: Far Harbor on PS4?
Pretty damn horrendous
We got a lot of stick for our Fallout 4: Far Harbor review this week, with many criticising reviewer Robert Ramsey for taking the title's framerate to task. However, a Digital Foundry investigation proves just how bad the expansion runs on Sony's new-gen system, with the rele
Sunday29th May 2016
News Expect a Fallout 4: Far Harbor Performance Improving Patch Next Week on PS4
See through the fog
We were kind of hoping that Bethesda would be able to get a patch out earlier in the week to address Fallout 4: Far Harbor's serious frame rate issues on PlayStation 4, but it sadly didn't arrive in time for the weekend. However, over on its official Twitter account, the developer has confirmed that a fix is incoming. "We've...
Saturday28th May 2016
News PS4 Controller Selected Best for PC Gaming
Dual shock
We love the DualShock 4 here at Push Square Towers, but it looks like we're not the only ones. The Wirecutter in collaboration with Engadget has determined Sony's current controller as the best option for PC gaming, despite there being a slew of alternativ
News Feel the Might of SMITE on PS4 from 31st May
By the beard of Zeus
Alex Stinton's dirty little secret SMITE will launch officially on the PlayStation 4 from 31st May, after a pretty prolonged period of beta testing. The action MOBA has been available for free from the PlayStation Store for some time now, but Hi-Rez Studios has been frequently updating it in the interim. Just a few of the...
Talking Point What Are You Playing This Weekend? - Issue 119
Ils sont les meilleurs
Champions League final day has arrived, which means that we're hours away from seeing two cagey Spanish teams cancel each other out for 90 minutes. That's not stopped the British contingent of Push Square Towers from feeling giddy, though, with Euro 2016 mere weeks away as well. Toss in the Olympics and Wimbledon, too, and who...
News June's PlayStation Plus Games Will Be Revealed Next Week
NBA 2K16 and Gone Home rumoured for PS4
Still waiting to know what free games you'll be getting as part of your PlayStation Plus subscription in June? All will be revealed next week, service community manager Fran Mead has revealed on Twitter. This month is an awkward one, with the 31st May falling on a Tuesday – the day that we'd usually expect...
Friday27th May 2016
News A Year Later, The Witcher 3 Gets One of Its Biggest PS4 Patches Ever
Better than ever
You've got to hand it to CD Projekt Red; when it comes to supporting its games, the Polish studio deserves all the praise that it gets. The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt is now over a year old, and it's about to get a huge patch on PlayStation 4 that tweaks and fixes a load of different things for the better. The update obviously prepares...
News New The Last Guardian PS4 Footage Will Give You Goosebumps
Try not to tear up
People often forget that E3 for Sony typically lasts longer than the week-long convention itself, with the platform holder prone to releasing tons of information and trailers prior to the show. And it looks like it's really kicking things off right now, with The Last Guardian undergoing the full blowout treatment on IGN. The...
Saturday28th May 2016
News Yep, No Man's Sky Has Been Delayed Again on PS4
No man, why
It was inevitable, we suppose. Just two weeks ahead of Sony's E3 2016 press conference, No Man's Sky appears to have been hit with another delay. The information comes straight from the game's media page on playstation.com, so we'd say that it's pretty much official. You can probably expect some sort of statement from Sony or developer...
Friday27th May 2016
Round Up TMNT: Mutants in Manhattan Gets Deep Panned by Critics
This isn't what we ordered
After the enjoyable jaunt that is Transformers: Devastation, we had reasonably high hopes for Platinum Games' take on Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, but it's not looking good for the mean green fighting machines. There are a few reviews dotted around the web right now, and the majority of them aren't exactly positive. So,...
News Fallout 4 Mods Set to Arrive on PS4 Next Month
So close yet so far
Fallout 4 mods are arriving on Xbox One at the end of the month, but Bethesda thankfully hasn't forgotten about the PlayStation Nation. After announcing a release date for mods on Microsoft's machine, the developer followed up by saying that mod support is "still on track for next month" with regards to PlayStation 4 players...
Poll Are You Enjoying Overwatch on PS4?
And who's your favourite character?
Overwatch made a big, big splash earlier this week when it launched on PlayStation 4. The team based shooter from developer-that-can-do-no-wrong Blizzard has already captured the hearts of many a Push Square scribe, but how do you feel about it? Has its accessibility got you addicted? Have you had your Play of the...
Weirdness Snake Believe! Python Found in Faulty PS4
Greatnesssss awaits
The PlayStation 4 can be a bit of an animal, but one Sao Paulo gamer got a little more than he bargained for. After encountering a few console faults – unexpected power cycling and strange smells – he took the system to an electrician, who assumed that he may find some kind of electrical fault inside. Instead, however, he...
News Ready At Dawn Will Reveal Its New Game Next Week
Will be published by GameStop
GameStop has announced that developer Ready At Dawn will reveal its next game in the coming week. Chief Tony Bartel said in an earnings call today: "Next week, we will be announcing our second game under development, with Ready at Dawn." Ready At Dawn is mostly known for its work on the PlayStation 4 exclusive The...
News GameStop's Anticipating New Console Reveals at E3 2016
PS4, k?
Who's ready for new consoles? You're… Not? Well, it seems like you're going to get them anyway, with GameStop hinting that E3 2016 next month will host the reveal of new hardware. Sony is, of course, rumoured to be prepping the announcement of the rumoured PlayStation 4K, while recent reports have pointed to about a dozen different Xbox...
News F1 2016 Races for Pole Position on PS4 This Summer
Speed freak
Racing aficionados may be excited to learn that F1 2016 will restore some of the features absent from last year's iteration when it deploys on the PlayStation 4 this summer. Chief among those is the safety car and career mode, with the latter allowing you to shepherd your own high-octane avatar through a 10 year career to the top. "F1...
News Capcom and SNK Classics Join the European PlayStation Now Library
You can grab them now
Sony has announced the latest additions to the European PlayStation Now line-up, which now includes games from classic Capcom franchises such as Resident Evil and Devil May Cry, and beloved SNK titles such as Fatal Fury, Metal Slug, and Magician Lord. A full list of the latest additions is available below: Capcom: Residen
News Unlock Bonus Relics in Uncharted 4 Multiplayer This Weekend
Money, money, money
Like all multiplayer games, Uncharted 4: A Thief's End's player base has probably seen a significant dip following the release of Overwatch this week. But developer Naughty Dog's responding fast, announcing that completing in-game challenges starting today at 12:00PM PT through to 12:00PM PT on Tuesday, 31st May will earn you a...
News Rock Those Blocks, Dragon Quest Builders Is Heading West This Year on PS4, Vita
Building a bridge to your heart
Phew. For a minute there, we were beginning to doubt that Dragon Quest Builders would ever sail overseas, but Square Enix has delivered some good news. The clearly Minecraft-inspired role-playing release will be heading West later this year on both PlayStation 4 and PS Vita. We bet that you're relieved to hear that,...
Thursday26th May 2016
News Wait, Dead Island: Riptide Isn't on the Dead Island: Definitive Collection PS4 Disc?
Nope, it's download only
More positive press for the remastered collection that no one asked for: Dead Island: Riptide, the sort-of-sequel to Dead Island, wont be included on the Dead Island: Definitive Collection disc. According to publisher Deep Silver, only the first game will be on the PlayStation 4 disc, meaning that you'll have to download...
News Even Mighty No. 9's Developer Thinks the Latest Trailer Is Trash
"Unforgivable"
This is a story that just keeps getting better and better. After more delays than we care to remember and countless promotional cock-ups, Mighty No. 9 isn't exactly in the best shape leading up to its launch next month on the 21st June. Yesterday, publisher Deep Silver released this trailer, which went down really, really badly with...
News The Last Guardian's Cat-Bird Will Be Contrary Like a Real Animal
Enormous amounts of AI code used
Team ICO's talking a big game with The Last Guardian, and you'd be brave to doubt whether the ragtag group can deliver. The PlayStation 4 exclusive's director, Fumito Ueda, did craft two of the greatest titles ever made, after all: ICO and Shadow of the Colossus. And speaking in the latest issue of EDGE, the auteur...
Rumour Is No Man's Sky Landing on Our Planet Later Than Expected?
Space sim may be delayed
No Man's Sky may have been delayed – disappointing millions but helping with our post-E3 recovery immensely. The ambitious space-faring sim was originally scheduled for a 21st June release date, but all has been quiet in outer-space for some time now, and sources tell Kotaku that the title has been pushed back. The...
News PS4 Is a Beast! Sales Surpass 40 Million Units
Still Sony's fastest-selling system
While the industry may be awash with rumours of iterative hardware upgrades, the PlayStation 4 is continuing to quietly chug along at an intense pace, with the platform holder confirming today that sales have now surpassed 40 million units worldwide. This means that the system is still the fastest-selling in...
News Ghost Recon Wildlands Returns a Year Later, Asks You to Pre-Order
Collector's edition announced, but no date
We've seen close to bugger all of Ghost Recon Wildlands since it was announced during Ubisoft's E3 press conference last year, but that hasn't stopped a new trailer from dropping along with details about its collector's edition. How thoughtful. The trailer's your standard Ubisoft stuff: moody shots of...
News The Witcher Dev's Cyberpunk 2077 Won't Be at E3 2016
But a new game might be
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt developer CD Projekt Red has just finished up its work on Blood and Wine, so it'll likely be directing its full attention to Cyberpunk 2077 from this point on. However, the Polish studio won't be bringing its upcoming project to E3 2016, co-founder Marcin Iwinski has confirmed to Eurogamer. "It might...
News Promising Looking Online Beat-'Em-Up Absolver Announced for PS4
Absolve this
Just announced for PlayStation 4, Absolver seems like an interesting concept. Crafted by ex-Ubisoft developers formed under indie banner Sloclap, this is a beat-'em-up with a few twists. According to the studio, Absolver is "a kick-ass online action game, with visceral martial arts style combat in a fantasy world, in which players meet...
News PS4 Exclusive The Last Guardian Is Still Set For a 2016 Release
You just gotta believe
The latest issue of EDGE magazine is packing a load of new information about The Last Guardian, the spiritual successor to Shadow of the Colossus. For quite a while now, the heavily delayed game's been slated for a 2016 release, but we've heard very little about the project since it was brought up at E3 last year. Naturally,...
News Augment Yourself with Deus Ex: Mankind Divided's Moody Live Action Trailer
I, robot
By this point most of you must be familiar with the core theme of Deus Ex: Mankind Divided, right? Well, let's just say that if you haven't had your fill of questioning what it means to be human and asking whether we should fear people with mechanical arms that can transform into machine guns, then you've come to the right place. The...
Wednesday25th May 2016
News Resident Evil: Umbrella Corps Is Looking Really Rubbish on PS4
Not even Resident Evil 2 maps can save it
Surprise! The game that no one asked for, Resident Evil: Umbrella Corps, is shaping up to be something of a stinker. Capcom recently announced that the competitive shooter spin-off will boast a couple of maps based upon Resident Evil 2, which should be a reason for real hype. However, seeing the...
News Behold the Mighty No.9 Trailer People Are Tearing to Bits
"Cry like an anime fan on prom night"
Mighty No.9's been stuck between a rock(man) and a hard place for as long as we can remember, and its situation doesn't seem to be improving, even as we near its 21st June release date. The crowdfunded sidescroller looks as rough as ever in its newest trailer, and the 800 dislikes that sit on its YouTube page...
Round Up The Witcher 3: Blood and Wine Reviews Are Overflowing with Praise
Geralt's done it again, it seems
Last year, we gave The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt a 10/10 in our review, and we gave its first expansion, Hearts of Stone, another 10/10. For weeks now, we've been wondering if the second and final expansion, Blood and Wine, would secure a similar score, making it a perfect run for Geralt of Rivia. As it turns out, we're...
News PES 2017 Wants to Lift the Champions League on PS4, PS3
Les grandes équipes
Breaking: Konami still makes video games. The publisher has announced PES 2017: Pro Evolution Soccer for the PlayStation 4 and PlayStation 3 today, with its full unveiling scheduled to coincide with the Champion's League final on Saturday between Manzanares and Chamartin – er, we mean Atletico Madrid and Real Madrid. Obvs...
News Star Ocean 5 Skewers Two New PS4 Gameplay Trailers
One good, one not so good
Star Ocean 5: Integrity and Faithlessness hits Western PlayStation 4s in just over a month from now, so you've got just enough time to clear out a chunk of your backlog before Square Enix's latest role-playing release strolls onto the scene. Naturally, this is a game that's going to take some investment to fully complete,...
News This I Am Setsuna Trailer Will Give JRPG Fans Shivers
Active time excellence
Did you grow up with PSone greats like Chrono Trigger and Final Fantasy VII? Then upcoming old-school Japanese role-playing game I Am Setsuna should be right up your alley – it's clearly been heavily inspired by the 32-bit JRPGs of old. In fact, publisher Square Enix is not even shying away from it, describing the...
News Japanese Sales Charts: Uncharted 4 Holds on to the Top Spot for Second Week Running
Drake's moderate fortune
Anyone who's played an Uncharted game will know of Nathan Drake's insane ability to grip even the smallest environmental outcrop, but rather than hanging on for dear life, Uncharted 4: A Thief's End is actually enjoying its time at the top of the Japanese software charts for the second week in a row. The PlayStation 4...
Rumour Titanfall 2 Will Rope in PS4 Players with Grappling Hook, Bigger Maps
Due out in October, apparently
Remember, a few years ago, when bow and arrows started popping up in tons of different games? Well, this year's equivalent appears to be the grappling hook. Not content with putting in an appearance in Uncharted 4: A Thief's End, it seems like the mechanic will be added to Titanfall 2. That's according to a Reddit...
News Forget About E3 2016, It's Time to Get Hyped for TGS 2016
Event's main graphic released
'Tis the season for game conventions, alright! While it may be E3 2016 that's approaching fastest, the main graphic has been revealed for this year's Tokyo Game Show, which is set to run from 15th September through 18th September. Illustrated by Ippei Gyoubu, the theme for 2016's art seems to centre on changing...
News Hitman Episode 3: Marrakesh Comes to PS4 on 31st May
It's time to grab that fiber wire again
PlayStation 4 players can return to the world of Hitman next week after IO Interactive announced that the third episode will release on 31st May. This month's episode will take place in Marrakesh, and gives fans two targets to eliminate: private banker Claus Strandberg and army general Resa Zaydan. In true...
News JoJo's Bizarre Adventure: Eyes of Heaven's Story Trailer Is Suitably Mental
Happy families
Trying to explain JoJo's Bizarre Adventure to anyone who isn't the least bit interested in manga or anime is a thankless task, so we're just going to assume that those of you reading this article are already familiar with the long running franchise. Upcoming brawler JoJo's Bizarre Adventure: Eyes of Heaven is obviously based upon the...
Tuesday24th May 2016
News TMNT: Mutants in Manhattan Runs at 30FPS on PS4, Lasts Around 3 Hours
Cow-a-bomba
Heroes in a half-shell? More like heroes at half the framerate, huh? Digital Foundry has released some hands-on impressions of Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutants in Manhattan – and they're not particularly positive. We've been told that review code isn't quite ready to go yet, so this is the best that you're getting for now. So,...
Old school of magic
One thing that's evident from the outset of Gareth Noyce's isometric puzzler is the focus on nostalgia. Noyce is somewhat of an industry veteran working for a number of studios over the past 15 years, including the recently closed Lionhead, Geometry Wars creators Bizarre, and Realtime Worlds. Ostensibly an homage to isometric...
Round Up Overwatch PS4 Reviews Are Ridiculously Positive
Surprise, surprise
The nature of Overwatch means that most critics are only really just getting stuck into the final game, and that includes ourselves. However, a handful of publications already feel like they've seen enough of Blizzard's latest to review it – and, unsurprisingly, the early signs are positive. In fact, they're so good that the...
News The New Valkyria Chronicles Game Hasn't Gone Down Well with RPG Fans
Game's being changed based on demo feedback
When Valkyria Chronicles Remastered launched in Japan, it came with a playable demo of the next title in the series, Valkyria: Azure Revolution. If you've been keeping up to date with this one, you'll know that Azure Revolution is trying a lot of new things; judging from the gameplay that we've seen, it...
News PS4 Exclusive Horizon: Zero Dawn's Getting Ready for E3 2016
Earth is ours no more
Following its Push Square Game of the Show award last year, Horizon: Zero Dawn was always likely to be one of Sony's big E3 2016 highlights – and it looks like the platform holder's getting the hype flowing a little earlier this year. Guerrilla Games tweeted out a photograph of downtown Los Angeles today, which has been...
News Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles' PS4 Launch Trailer Is Packed with Gameplay
Cowabunga
Hey, did you know that Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutants in Manhattan is out on PlayStation 4 and, er, PlayStation 3 today? Sadly, we don't have a review for you to read jus yet, but we do have the title's launch trailer, which is packed with gameplay. From what we can tell, the action's looking pretty great, and as always, we're...
News Uncharted 4's Focus Testing Didn't Always Go Smoothly
One individual had to be ejected
By and large, Uncharted 4: A Thief's End has prompted a pretty damn positive response – but not everyone is in love with the PlayStation 4 exclusive. But while criticisms of its pacing and platforming may be more than fair, comments about the gender of some of its characters are less reasonable. However, that's...
News Hideo Kojima Modelling New Studio on Media Molecule
Small and intimate
Do you remember Hideo Kojima's recent worldwide tour? The auteur picked up a lot of tips for the running of his own independent studio, and he's modelling it on Media Molecule. Speaking with Game Reactor, the veteran revealed all about the new Kojima Productions, which is working on a PlayStation 4 exclusive under the Sony...
News You Can Download the Gorgeous Odin Sphere PS4 Demo Right Now in North America
Sphere we go
Odin Sphere: Leifthrasir is out next month here in the West, and you can get an early glimpse of the game if you've got a North American PlayStation Network account. Available to download right now from the PlayStation Store, the demo gives you a taste of the action role-playing title's combat system, and a look at its gorgeous visual...
News Sink Your Fangs into Some Fresh Vampyr Screenshots
A better look at the gloomy PS4 RPG
It's about time that we got a slightly better look at Vampyr, the promising action role-playing game from Life Is Strange developer DONTNOD. While we'd prefer an informative gameplay video at this point, we won't say no to several new screenshots - even if they're all gloomy as heck. Supposedly, these new pics...
News JoJo's Bizarre Adventure: Eyes of Heaven Demo Brings Style to PS4 Today
Give it a good eye
If you've been hankering for some madcap JoJo action, you'll be happy to know that a demo for upcoming brawler JoJo's Bizarre Adventure: Eyes of Heaven is out right now on PlayStation 4. The download weighs in at around 2.2GB. This is the second current-gen demo that Bandai Namco's released in the last few weeks, with One Piece:...
News Koei Tecmo's Bringing Something Big to E3 2016
"Top secret" project to be announced
Nothing like a bit of E3 hype peddling to liven up your day, eh? The big event is just a few weeks away now, meaning that publishers and developers of all shapes and sizes are starting to tease their megaton announcements. Today, it's the turn of Japan's Koei Tecmo to confirm that it'll be revealing a...
News Yes, Overwatch Has Microtransactions
But they're not a big deal
We jumped on our laptop last night to try and track down some potential news, but our plans were thwarted by Blizzard's latest. Having just released, Overwatch utterly dominated our news feeds - we knew it was going to be big, but we're not sure anyone saw it being this popular. However, now that the shooter's out in the...
Store Update 24th May 2016 (Europe)
Be a hero
It's not the biggest European PlayStation Store update ever this time, but there are still some big names vying for your attention. Highlights include Overwatch, the hotly anticipated hero shooter from Blizzard, as well as Downwell and Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutants in Manhattan. Shall we get down to business? PS4 Games:...
News Toukiden 2's Looking Sharp in New PS4 Gameplay Trailer
Demonic dismemberment
There's something incredibly satisfying about lopping off the limbs of giant demons in Toukiden, and we're glad that Toukiden 2's new trailer seems to agree with us. Full of hacks, slashes, and weird, powerful spirit hands, the action role-playing title's fresh video's full of new gameplay clips. Due out later this year on...
News Sony Expects to Sell a Lot of PS4 Consoles This Fiscal Year
Like, a lot
Sony's released its sales forecasts for the fiscal year which started in April, and they paint a very interesting picture for the PlayStation 4. According to the company, it expects to sell 20 million new-gen systems through the period which ends 31st March, 2017. That's a sizeable increase on previous fiscal years, with the console...
Wednesday25th May 2016
Store Update 24th May 2016 (North America)
Gin blossoms
The biggest new addition to the North American PlayStation Store this week? It's not Overwatch, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutants in Manhattan, or Downwell – it's the addition of Hey Jealousy to the Rock Band 4 store. Love that song. PS4 Games: Crazy Strike Bowling EX (Out 5/25) $12.99 Downwell (Cross Buy) $4.99 Dungeons...
Tuesday24th May 2016
News Rock Out to The Witcher 3: Blood and Wine's Brilliant But Gory Launch Trailer
A messy business
Presumably our last look at The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt - Blood and Wine before it launches at the end of the month, the expansion's launch trailer is bound to get the red stuff pumping. The clip's short but sweet, offering ominous narration and a look at some of the add-on's grizzly new foes. Naturally, vampires are all over the...
Podcast Episode 7 - What Can Sony Do to Top E3 2015?
And is the return of DOOM hellishly good?
After an extra week of absence from your wonderful listening devices – better known as ears – Ben Potter and myself triumphantly return to bring you a healthy dollop of PlayStation happenings, important discussions, and second hand furniture tips via the Push Square Podcast. In this episode we have a...
News Bethesda Actively Working on Improvements for Fallout 4: Far Harbor's Framerate
Fog of war
Our review of Fallout 4: Far Harbor went live this week, heavily criticising the add-on's performance on the PlayStation 4. Many argued that we should have given the expansive expansion a pass considering the quality of the content contained within, but we believe that critical framerate issues such as those encountered in this instance...
News Don't Run from This Mirror's Edge Catalyst Launch Trailer
Keep the Faith
It's all sombre scenes and sad melodies in this Mirror's Edge Catalyst launch trailer, which seems to have arrived a little earlier than we'd normally anticipate. In it, we see protagonist Faith flopping her hair about, sprinting across rooftops, and conversing with characters who'll no doubt maintain DICE's tradition of being 100 per...
News Your Voice Is Your Weapon in There Came an Echo on PS4
Speak up
Voice control's a concept that's always intrigued us, but even with the rise and fall of the Kinect, it's failed to really catch on in a meaningful way. Maybe upcoming PlayStation 4 console exclusive There Came an Echo will be the title to change all of that, as your larynx will become your biggest asset in Iridium Studios' ambitious...
Monday23rd May 2016
Talking Point What June PlayStation Plus Free Games Do You Want?
Pick your perfect lineup
Ah, June – one of those months where its first day happens to be a Wednesday. This means that we're not entirely sure whether the latest PlayStation Plus update will be announced later this week or next week, but you can bet your bottom dollar that we'll be pestering disgruntled PlayStation employees trying to find out...
Review Fallout 4: Far Harbor (PS4)
Fogging hell
The fog of Far Harbor is to be feared. It inflicts radiation poisoning on those who dare to trek through it, it gives birth to horribly slimy creatures of the deep, and it does an admirable job of obscuring your view of the fiends that stalk the wilderness. The island's residents have a right to fear the mist: it keeps them penned...
News Gran Turismo Sport Looks Much Better Than You Think on PS4
An eye-opening comparison
Gamers would never overreact, would they? Gran Turismo Sport has been rubbished in some online circles following its reveal last week, with many suggesting that the PlayStation 4 exclusive barely improves upon Gran Turismo 6. That's not strictly true, however, as these comparison videos show that, visually at least, the...
Talking Point Could Sucker Punch Really Make Spider-Man for PS4?
Swing time
It's been the talk of Push Square Towers since the rumours started: could Sucker Punch really make a Spider-Man game for the PlayStation 4? A voice actor's resume started the discussion, when Stephen Oyoung's portfolio reference
Guide When Do Overwatch's PS4 Servers Go Live?
Time to get online
Rather smartly, Blizzard is allowing you to get your hands on Overwatch ahead of its official 24th May launch so that you can get the game downloaded and installed ahead of time. You may be wondering, however, when the servers will go online. Fortunately, we have answers! The official live time is the same globally: 00:00AM BST...
News Final Fantasy XV Director Had to Tell Development Team to 'Wake Up'
Tabata talks about "Final Fantasy disease"
Before Final Fantasy Versus XII was rebranded as Final Fantasy XV, current director Hajime Tabata was brought in as head of the project to get the game back on track following years of troubled development. Would Final Fantasy XV as we know it be releasing on the 30th September without him? Probably not...
News Uncharted 4 Sells More Than 2.7 Million Copies in Its First Week
That's a lot of treasure
It's clear that Uncharted 4: A Thief's End has been a huge success, but now Sony has come out with the news that Nathan Drake's final adventure has sold over 2.7 million copies worldwide in its first week. That includes both Blu-ray sales and digital purchases from the PlayStation Store. In both the North America and PAL...
News UK Sales Charts: Uncharted 4 Clings on to Top Spot
Gold
Sony's enjoying a real strong spell at the top of the UK sales charts, as Uncharted 4: A Thief's End is the latest title from the publisher to enjoy successive weeks at the summit. Sales for Nate Drake's latest did drop sharply after its record breaking launch, meaning that DOOM was clipping at its heels – but Naughty Dog's outstanding...
News Valkyria Chronicles Soundtrack Mobilises on iTunes for the First Time Outside Japan
"Squad 7, move out!"
You might have missed it amid the excitement over Uncharted 4, Doom and Overwatch, but Sega launched Valkyria Chronicles Remastered on the PS4 recently. A loving re-release of one of the finest PS3 exclusives, this new offering is accompanied by the first western release of the game's excellent soundtrack, composed by the...
Sunday22nd May 2016
News Batman: Return to Arkham Is Looking Like a Pretty Rough PS4 Remaster
Bit of a Joker
Alarm bells were ringing when the press release for Batman: Return to Arkham – the PlayStation 4 compilation featuring Batman: Arkham Asylum and Batman: Arkham City – revealed that the remaster would be re-engineered using Unreal Engine 4. For those of you not intimately familiar with the development of the originals, Rocksteady...
Shatwen
Shadwen is a third-person stealth-action game that begins with the implied murder of a king at the hands of a skilled female assassin. As the monarch's crown falls to the ground, we see the face of a young girl travelling with the killer, and the game flashes back to a
Paint the night
You'd be forgiven for thinking Soft Body is a very unambitious game at first glance. The simple 2D graphics give the impression of a simple Flash game, however upon digging deeper we found that it's incredibly ambitious in its attempt to bring two genres together as one. Soft Body blends the action/puzzle genre with a twin-stick...
News Prison Architect Breaks Free from 28th June on PS4
Theme Penitentiary
Prison Architect's been sentenced to a 28th June release date on the PlayStation 4. The long anticipated incarceration simulation has sold over a million copies on the PC, and has been transferred to the PlayStation 4 by top UK dev Double Eleven. This one's available both physically and digitally, and if you pre-order now, you'll...
News PS4 Dungeon Crawler Brut@l Will Spark Many Arguments
0_o
Looking to live the easy life? Don't play old-school PlayStation 4 dungeon crawler Brut@l in local co-op, then. The ASCII-inspired Gauntlet-esque face smasher will test your friendships, as you must work with companions to share out loot, dispatch enemies, and even decide whether you're going to revive them. Your ultimate goal? To descend to the...
Monday23rd May 2016
Push Rewind Sony E3 Presser Timing, DOOM, Shadow of the Beast
Gran Turismo Sport! Homefront: The Revolution! More!
This week was overshadowed by the dread that Sony announcing its E3 2016 press conference onset. It's another late one here at Push Square Towers, but at least it'll be all over soon. Amid panic attacks, we reviewed old-school revivals DOOM and Shadow of the Beast, interviewed one of the writers...
Saturday21st May 2016
News Spotify's Super Cheap with PlayStation Music Right Now
Less than a dollar
It's one of the most downloaded apps in PlayStation history, and now Spotify Premium is available super cheap via PlayStation Music. Those of you in North America who are yet to take advantage of the service's ad-free trial can purchase a three month subscription for just $0.99 through until 30th June. That's basically a no...
News Dino Dini's Kick Off Takes to the Field in Time for Euro 2016
The beautiful game
Brit readers will be familiar with the Kick Off franchise, which originally released on the Amiga almost 30 years ago. The series was subsequently ported to practically every platform on the planet, but after a decade on the side-lines, it's now set to make a comeback exclusively on the PlayStation 4. Writing on the PlayStation...
Talking Point What Are You Playing This Weekend? - Issue 118
Waiting for Overwatch edition
Hoooo, boy – is that the end of another week? It means that we're one step closer to E3, which is both terrifying and exciting all at the same time. Still, we should probably make the most of these final moments of quiet while we can, and what better way to enjoy the silence than with some games? Here's what we're...
Friday20th May 2016
Hands On Fallout 4: Far Harbor's Frame Rate Is Unacceptable on PS4
Come on, Bethesda
What a disappointment this turned out to be. Fallout 4 is easily the best performing title that Bethesda has ever released on a PlayStation platform, but its first big expansion, Far Harbor, is in a real state right now. We're just a few hours into the highly anticipated add-on, and we're honestly finding it difficult to keep...
News Let's Look at Gran Turismo Sport's Various PS4 Versions
Pick your poison
Mixed response to the reveal or not, Gran Turismo Sport is going to be a big, big release. And as is the case for all major titles, the PlayStation 4 exclusive has more pre-order bonuses and collector's editions than we know what to do with. As a result, we're going to break this article down between Europe and North America, and...
Poll Which Uncharted Game Is the Best?
Draaaaake!
We bet that some of you saw this one coming. Naughty Dog's hardly put a foot wrong with Nathan Drake, the luckiest man alive and protagonist of the Uncharted series. Although Uncharted: Drake's Fortune didn't quite set the world alight when it launched back in 2007, we're not sure that anyone could have anticipated the runaway success of...
News NA PSN Flash Sale Asks You to Surrender Your Wallet
Give it up
Online speculation had suggested that Sony may roll out a Flash Sale on the North American PlayStation Store this week, and it's turned out to be true. While it's yet to be officially confirmed on the PlayStation Blog, the discounts are live right now and ready to be taken advantage of. The question is: is your wallet up to the task?...
Interview Partaking in Blood and Wine with The Witcher 3 Developer CD Projekt Red
Studio spills details on the game's final expansion
Blood and Wine is a big deal for CD Projekt Red, the Polish studio behind The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt. The title's second and final expansion, Blood and Wine launches at the end of this month, on the 31st May. In order to learn more about it and listen to the developer's own thoughts on the project,...
Review Rocketbirds 2: Evolution (PS4)
Bad egg
Rocketbirds 2: Evolution is the most frustrating kind of indie game. On the surface, this sequel to developer Ratloop's 2013 PlayStation 3 title, Rocketbirds: Hardboiled Chicken, has a lot of things going for it. The game once again places you in the feet of Hardboiled Chicken, a tough-as-nails super-agent assigned to take out the evil...
Talking Point Are Indie Devs Bringing Back the Budget Boxed Game?
Bargain bin
Once upon a time, convenience shops and hardware stores in the UK like Spar and Wilko used to sell games. But they wouldn't carry the big titles – that was more the domain of Argos, Woolworths, and GAME. Instead, you'd find budget PlayStation 2 releases available for less than a tenner. They were, in most cases, universally awful –...
News Polyphony Digital Wants Gran Turismo Sport to Be Entirely Playable in VR
Wish fulfilment
Given that Sony's ambitious PlayStation VR headset is due out in October, the platform holder's going to need a steady stream of software support to follow its release. And one of the biggest games on its docket right now is Gran Turismo Sport, which, according to Polyphony Digital chief Kazunori Yamauchi, will attempt to be fully...
Rumour Here's an Early Glimpse of Destiny's Next Expansion
Ironing things out
Destiny's upcoming expansion, of which we've known very little about until now, appears to have leaked. The add-on's key artwork appeared on Reddit overnight, and sources familiar with Bungie have apparently confirmed to Kotaku that it's legitimate. As you can see from the above image, the expansi
News The Witcher 3: Blood and Wine will Bite into About 15GB of Your PS4 Hard Drive
Smaller patch also incoming
Well it wasn't going to be small, was it? Blood and Wine, The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt's final expansion, will take up 10-15GB of your PlayStation 4's hard drive, CD Projekt Red has confirmed. In other words, you'll want to set some time aside to get this one downloaded before you jump into Geralt's last big adventure...
Saturday21st May 2016
News The Talos Principle 2 Seemingly Confirmed by Croteam
Serious, man
We were huge fans of the original Talos Principle when it finally arrived on the PlayStation 4 late last year, and it looks like we'll be getting a sequel. During a post-mortem talk of the puzzling original at the Nordic Game Conference, Alen Ladavac, CTO at Croteam, took to the stage to say that a sequel is happening. This was tweeted...
Thursday19th May 2016
News Siren: Blood Curse May Be Sightjacking PS4
Hanuda horror
Japan Studio's wacky PlayStation 3 survival horror Siren: Blood Curse may be sightjacking the PlayStation 4 in the near future. The title popped up on the Korean Ratings Board overnight under its Western name – it was dubbed Siren: New Translation in its native Japan and Asia – indicating that some kind of remaster may very well be...
News Sony Acknowledges the Demand for a New Crash Bandicoot Game
Good old Jim Ryan
We sincerely hope that Crash Bandicoot puts in appearance during Sony's E3 2016 press conference, because we're getting a bit sick of writing these filler stories. In the latest issue of the Official PlayStation Magazine, there's an interview with Sony Interactive Entertainment Europe president Jim Ryan, and in it, the always...
News Gran Turismo Sport's First PS4 Gameplay Trailer Takes to the Track
Round the bend
Hot on the heels of today's release date announcement, Sony has deployed the first PlayStation 4 gameplay trailer for Gran Turismo Sport, which… Looks a little bit rough if we're honest. Make no mistake, it's a handsome game, but with Polyphony Digital's property setting the visual benchmark so many generations in a row, we're not...
News Here's More Gameplay From PS4 Sci-Fi RPG The Technomancer
Meet the team
As we keep saying, The Technomancer definitely shows some promise, but it's one of those games that we'll have to get our hands on before we can say that it's delivered. A sci-fi role-playing release from developer Spiders, the intriguing title's got a new gameplay trailer that highlights the characters who'll be joining you on your...
News The Witcher 3 Celebrates Its First Birthday with Some Amazing Artwork
Who can you spot?
Wow, The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt is a year old today. The open world role-playing game launched on PlayStation 4 on the 19th May 2015, and went on to win countless Game of the Year awards. Geralt's third adventure has since become developer CD Projekt Red's most successful ever release, shipping around 10 million copies worldwide. Its...
News Gran Turismo Sport Takes Pole Position on PS4 from 15th November
First lap
Sony's not ignoring the holidays this year, as it's just announced that the biggest brand in its stable will hit the PlayStation 4's starting grid from 15th November in North America and 18th November in Europe. That's right, the platform holder's just confirmed during a press conference in London that Gran Turismo Sport is on track for...
News How Naughty Dog Made Uncharted 4 More Accessible
Opening doors
If you've played Uncharted 4: A Thief's End, you may have noticed that there are practically dozens of accessibility options in the game's settings. These are partly motivated by one disabled gamer who contacted Naughty Dog, explaining that he was unable to finish Uncharted 2: Among Thieves due to a slew of button bashing sequences...
News Gran Turismo Sport Is Only 50 Per Cent Complete
Apparently
Gran Turismo Sport is only 50 per cent complete. Well, that's according to a questionable comment made during today's unveil livestream. While the PlayStation 4 exclusive certainly doesn't look as poor as some online pundits are making out, Polyphony Digital has raised the bar for racing games with each successive console generation, so...
News You Won't Want to Leave The Witcher 3: Blood and Wine's Gorgeous New Setting
Holiday home
We've all thought about taking vacations in our favourite game worlds, but we have to admit that we'd be hesitant to book a trip to The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt's setting - a land where war and famine grips the populace and peasants seem to cough up their lungs on a regular basis. In contrast, the title's final expansion, Blood and Wine,...
News It Sounds Like Dying Light 2 Is in Development
Baseball bats at the ready
Polish studio Techland is likely working on a sequel to Dying Light, its incredibly popular open world undead-'em-up which launched in January last year. The developer recently announced that it currently has two projects on the go, and while Dying Light 2 wasn't talked about officially, the studio certainly made it sound...
News The First Chapter of King's Quest Is Free Right Now on PS4
The price is right
Well isn't that nice. Sierra Entertainment's letting King's Quest - Chapter I: A Knight to Remember go for free on the PlayStation Store right now. You can grab it via the web store by clicking through here. The adventure title combines a branching narrative with some light puzzle elements, and as far as we're concerned,
Live Watch the Gran Turismo Sport Unveiling Right Here
In the fast lane
Gran Turismo Sport enjoyed its official unveiling event at a special press event in London today, and now Sony's set to stream a recap – alongside some GT Academy heats – live for you to enjoy. You'll be able to watch all of the action above from 18:45PM BST (10:45AM PDT), and we'll also be bringing you much more Gran Turismo...
News Square Enix Is Preparing More Final Fantasy XV Ultimate Collector's Edition Stock
Here we go again
In just a few day's time, Square Enix will once again be trying to meet demand for Final Fantasy XV's expensive Ultimate Collector's Edition. If you've been keeping up with this story, you'll know that previously, the publisher said that it was going to try its best to push out more units after the initial wave was snapped up within...
Wednesday18th May 2016
News Dynasty Warriors 9 Announcement will 'Have a Greater Impact than You Can Imagine'
Omega Force boss hypes up sequel
Dynasty Warriors 9 is happening - we've known that for a while now - but publisher Koei Tecmo and developer Omega Force have both been suspiciously quiet on the subject. As regular readers and fans will know, a new Warriors game is seemingly announced every other week, but the Japanese companies are certainly taking...
News Dragon Ball XenoVerse 2 Won't Be Held Back by PS3
Sequel's a PS4 exclusive in Japan
In case you hadn't noticed, many Japanese titles are still being released on PlayStation 3 in the Land of the Rising Sun. Here in the West, we usually only get the current generation versions due to the sheer popularity of the PlayStation 4, but i's been clear for some time that last-gen development can hold...
Leviticus 26:7
It wasn't until Wolfenstein: The New Order that we noticed how homogeneous first-person shooters have become over the past decade. The genre's certainly made strides forward, but from a big picture perspective, we've spent the past decade or so taking cover and performing pot-shots to reach our objectives. However, MachineGames'...
News We're Still Not Sold on Final Fantasy XV's Battle System
Brand new "high level" gameplay emerges
It's safe to say that not everyone is entirely sold on Final Fantasy XV's battle system just yet - including ourselves - but the hope is that once you have access to various powerful spells and sword combos, combat will become increasingly enjoyable. Giving us a glimpse of what battles will be like at higher...
News Is Sony Reviving Legendary PSone Title G-Police?
Under arrest
Here's one that will date our readers: Sony's registered a trademark for G-Police in Europe. For those of you under the age of 28, this was a really popular sci-fi flight sim which released for the PSone all the way back in 1997 to rave reviews and some relatively strong sales numbers. A sequel released a few years later but never...
Thursday19th May 2016
Weirdness Uncharted 4's Rolling Stones Will Blow Your Mind
Rock 'n' roll
The above GIF is doing the rounds, and it's pretty darn obvious why. It shows hunky hero Nathan Drake shooting some rocks in Uncharted 4: A Thief's End. They then proceed to slide down a cliff-face with unnerving authenticity. It really is something else, and perhaps justifies our
Wednesday18th May 2016
News Holy Remaster, Batman! Return to Arkham Revealed for PS4
The re-release we deserve
There have been Joker world domination plots more subtle than the Batman: Arkham remaster rumours, and finally the leaks have been confirmed with a trailer today. Due out on 26th July in North America and 29th July in Europe, Batman: Return to Arkham will comprise Unreal Engine 4 enhanced ports of PlayStation 3 favourites...
News May Madness Sale Brings Big Discounts to PS4 in Europe
The Witcher 3, The Elder Scrolls Online, and more
Well what do you know, there's another sale happening on the European PlayStation Store. This time around, the selection isn't that broad, but there are still some good deals going down. For example, if you're looking for a meaty role-playing game to keep you busy this summer, you may want to check...
News Start Building Your Mercenary Squad with This Grand Kingdom Class Trailer
All together now
If you were lucky enough to nab a Grand Kingdom beta code earlier this month, then you'll know that Spike Chunsoft's role-playing release certainly has potential. As the commander of a roaming group of mercenaries, it's up to you to build a reliable squad of warriors, and the title's latest trailer does a good job of introducing a...
News Final Fantasy XV's Open World Is Mighty Impressive in New Trailer
Luxury luminous
Square Enix has released a brand new trailer for Final Fantasy XV which focusses on the game's open world and the environments that you can find within it. From sprawling countryside to bustling city streets, just about everything's on show in this latest video. As always, the role-playing release certainly looks the part, and we're...
Rumour Resident Evil 7 to Return to Horror Roots on PS4
P.T. designer promisingly on board
Capcom is apparently preparing for a "full-scale offensive" with regards to the Resident Evil franchise towards the back-half of this year, and now respected video game consultancy gaffer Serkan Toto has shed a little light on what we can expect. Writing on Twitter, the Kantan Games chief said that the "entire game...
News Rockstar Games to Reveal Exciting Future Projects Soon
Red dead?
Could we get a glimpse of Red Dead Redemption 2 at this year's E3? It's still one of this author's big predictions for next month's show, and while label Rockstar Games is remaining quiet, publishing overlord Take Two has hinted that we may hear more soon. Indeed, speaking as part of the firm's latest round of financial results, CEO...
News Japanese Sales Charts: Uncharted 4 Climbs Above the Competition
PS4 sticks to the top, too
Uncharted 4: A Thief's End has enjoyed reasonably healthy opening sales in Japan, claiming the top spot on the software charts and selling through 128,725 copies. While not a huge amount, it's a good start for the PlayStation 4 exclusive, and we'd wager that it'll stick around in the top 20 for a couple of weeks at least...
News New Fallout 4: Far Harbor Trailer Will Get You Hyped for Tonight's Release
Down to the depths
Far Harbor, Fallout 4's first true expansion, releases tonight on PlayStation 4 at 00:01AM wherever you are, and it's safe to say that many fans of Bethesda's open world role-playing game are excited. If the hype bug hasn't quite bit you yet, though, you may want to take a look at the add-on's new trailer, which features members...
News Mass Effect Developer May Be Branching Out with an Action Game
BioWary
Founded over two decades ago, BioWare is a development studio that's become synonymous with the role-playing genre. It's the company behind modern franchises like Dragon Age and Mass Effect, both of which allow you to shape your own story through player choice and interactions with diverse casts of characters. When we think of BioWare, we...
Review Homefront: The Revolution (PS4)
Viva la revolución
The nightmare that surrounded Homefront: The Revolution's development is no secret. After being passed between two different publishers and changing its gameplay in favour of a non-linear style, the title has finally staggered its way towards the finish line after a series of setbacks. But has the extra time and attention poured...
Tuesday17th May 2016
Feature 7 Ways Dragon Ball XenoVerse 2 Can Soar Above the First Game
What does the scouter say?
When it comes to power levels, Dragon Ball XenoVerse's scouter readings weren't too bad. It blended a reasonably fun combat system with a load of role-playing game elements and some cool online functionality, resulting in a unique Dragon Ball title. When it released in early 2015, XenoVerse was met with quite a bit of...
News Only Hideo Kojima Could Get People This Hyped Over a Logo
Iconic
Ever since the new Kojima Productions was formed, Hideo Kojima has been hinting that there's a greater mystery behind the independent studio's logo. And he's finally revealed it today, showcasing LUDENS – a sci-fi knight covered in bottle caps – which serves to illustrate the vision behind the veteran's fresh outfit. "We'll deliver the...
Round Up Homefront: The Revolution PS4 Reviews Stage an Uprising
Scores of scores
Do you remember Homefront: The Revolution? A bit of inside baseball here: your humble host was too busy animating cacodemons to chase up our review which should have been live today. In other words, even though it's written on the Push Square Towers white board in block capitals, we still forgot about it. Surely the game's better...
News Fallout 4: Far Harbor Gets a Midnight Launch on PS4
Come on in, the water's fine
Bethesda's planning on getting Fallout 4's first big expansion, Far Harbor, into your hands almost as soon as the clock strikes midnight on the 19th May. The add-on will be available to download on PlayStation 4 at 00:01AM no matter where you are. Technically, this means that Europe will be able to get stuck in hours...
Wednesday18th May 2016
Hands On Feeling Our Way Through Blind on PlayStation VR
Who turned out the lights?
There were a pretty substantial number of games at PAX East that implemented virtual reality: some used the plethora of headsets for gimmicks, some to generate unique experiences, and some as a framing device for titles that would be less interesting if they were made in the traditional way. Italian dev Tiny Bull Studios'...
News EA Boss: I Absolutely Rejected Battlefield 1
Good job he changed his mind
Battlefield 1 is taking the series back in time, to a past without robot limbs and orbital strikes. The game's historic angle has caught the attention of many, but apparently, the title's core concept didn't always seem like a good idea to EA Studios boss Patrick Soderlund. During the publisher's recent investor...
Tuesday17th May 2016
Talking Point Can Sony Top Its E3 2015 Press Conference?
Year of Dreams 2.0
It was the press conference of dreams. Those with cold hard rocks for hearts naturally disagreed, but a single show revolving around The Last Guardian, Final Fantasy VII, and Shenmue III was fan fiction right up until the moment that Sony rolled them out for real, one Earth shaking announcement after another. Granted, one game...
News TimeSplitters Fans, You Should Probably See This
Spoilers, maybe
'Tis truly the age of nostalgic Easter eggs. Already this month has seen the entirety of Shadow of the Beast stuffed inside, er, Shadow of the Beast and… Well, we probably shouldn't mention the other one by name just yet. But now a couple of levels from TimeSplitters 2 have been included in Homefront: The Revolution. Yes, it's...
News Dragon Ball XenoVerse 2 Turns Super Saiyan on PS4 This Year
Such power
Get your hair gel ready, because Dragon Ball XenoVerse 2 has just been announced. Yesterday, Bandai Namco unveiled a teaser website for a new Dragon Ball game, which featured numerous nods towards the themes of the first XenoVerse. As such, it seemed pretty likely that the mystery title would be a sequel to 2015's successful brawler...
Store Update 17th May 2016 (Europe)
Beast feast
If you're a PlayStation 4 owner, then prepare to rejoice: this week's roster of new digital releases is frankly frightening. Shadow of the Beast and Valkyria Chronicles Remastered are the obvious highlights, but special mention must be reserved for Kinetica and Wild Arms 3. There's also Homefront: The Revolution due out later this week...
Hands On Rain World Conjures Up a Storm on PS4
Flash flooding
Adult Swim Games brought a bunch of the games that it is publishing to PAX East recently, but the one that stood out among the pack would definitely have to be Videocult's Rain World. Described as a survival platformer, Rain World definitely falls firmly on the ambitious end of the spectrum when it comes to the genre. We got some...
Store Update 17th May 2016 (North America)
Rise up
It's an absolutely massive week on the North American PlayStation Store, with the PlayStation 4 fronting the charge. Shadow of the Beast, Valkyria Chronicles Remastered, and Homefront: The Revolution are the undeniable highlights, but there are a ton of other titles to look forward to – including a couple of new PlayStation 2 re-releases...
DLC Review Staying Frosty in Zen Pinball: Aliens vs. Pinball on PS4
How could they cut the power, man? They’re animals
Zen Pinball 2 has received special tables linked with pre-existing properties before now, but the three-pack dedicated to the Alien license – and recently released in celebration of Alien Day – is, in theory, one of the more interesting ones. In execution, however, it's more of a mixed bag...
News SteamWorld Heist Boards PS4, Vita on 31st May
Steampunk'd
Image & Form's outstanding turn-based shooter SteamWorld Heist will loot the PlayStation 4 and Vita from 31st May, the always-friendly Swedish outfit has announced. That's a global release date for the cross-buy title, with the launch price set at the affordable $19.99/£15.99. There'll be a 15 per cent discount available at release...
Monday16th May 2016
Review Shadow of the Beast (PS4)
Adios, Amiga
Of the numerous reboots, remakes, and remasters this generation has brought us, this one may just be the most drastic. Originally released in 1989 on the Commodore Amiga, Shadow of the Beast was well received and lauded for its mind-blowing visual fidelity. Heavy Spectrum's modern take on the hard-as-nails classic has been a long time...
News Sony Gives Its E3 2016 PlayStation Press Conference a Time and Date
Be there or be square
Great news if you're an expectant PlayStation fan: Sony's given a time and date to its E3 2016 press conference. Not so great news if you're the editor of a UK based PlayStation website. Why? Because the bloody thing starts at 02:00AM here. Honestly, the things that we do... Anyway, you can look forward to seeing what the...
News Dragon Ball XenoVerse 2 Is Probably Being Revealed Tomorrow
Time patrol go
Dragon Ball XenoVerse has been a big success for Bandai Namco, shipping over three million copies worldwide since it launched back in February of last year. Needless to say, we've been fully expecting a sequel announcement for some time - and it looks like we're getting one. The publisher has launched a teaser website at...
News UK Sales Charts: Uncharted 4 Smashes Predecessor's Sales on PS4
Draking it in
With some inevitability, Uncharted 4: A Thief's End has become the fastest selling entry in Naughty Dog's popular action adventure series to date in the UK, with sales of the PlayStation 4 exclusive bettering those of PlayStation 3 predecessor Uncharted 3: Drake's Deception by 66 per cent. That puts the game in a very handsome...
News Homefront: The Revolution's Day One Patch Makes the Game Run Properly
As you'd expect
Surprise, surprise: Homefront: The Revolution has a day one patch that comes "strongly recommended" by developer Dambuster Studios. Apparently, the update offers a "range of performance and frame rate improvements". In other words, if you want the game to run as well as you'd expect, you'll probably want to nab this file before you...
Video Should You Buy DOOM on PS4?
Hell's respawn
We've been to Hell and back – and all you're getting is this lousy DOOMvideo review. While reviewer Joey Thurmond is still busy thoroughly investigating every last crevice of the underworld, yours truly has returned from Hades with a tale to tell. Watch on as we walk you through id Software's unashamedly old-school FPS – and come...
Push Share Six of Our Slickest Uncharted 4 Photos
Say cheese
Whatever your thoughts on Nate Drake's final ever foray, few could deny that Uncharted 4: A Thief's End is a handsome game. Naughty Dog has really outdone itself crafting the PlayStation 4 exclusive, and with a feature-rich photo mode included, we thought that we'd ask each of our team members to Push Share one last time in order to show...
News More than Half of the Assassin's Creed Movie Takes Place in the Modern Day
Asking for trouble?
The modern day portions of the Assassin's Creed series are divisive to say the least. Surely, a lot of the franchise's appeal comes from the fact that you can explore interesting periods from the past, and more often than not, we'd argue that the present day segments do little more than pull you out of the fun. While it's true...
News Dragon Quest Heroes II's Opening Movie Is a Real Charmer
Heroic effort
If there's one thing that the Dragon Quest series has always had, it's bucketloads of charm - and there's plenty of that on show in Dragon Quest Heroes II's opening cutscene. Square Enix has put the movie online for us all to enjoy before the hack and slash title launches later this month in Japan, and we've embedded it below. The CG...
Sunday15th May 2016
Review The Binding of Isaac: Afterbirth (PS4)
Reborn
The Binding of Isaac: Afterbirth was released for the PC back in October last year and ever since console fans of the series have been crying out for the much-anticipated DLC. Well, it's finally arrived on the PlayStation 4 – and boy was it worth the long wait. The main addition in this expansion is Greed Mode – an entirely new game mode...
News SEGA Wants Shenmue HD on PS4 As Much As You Do
And thus the saga begins
Shenmue III is in active development for the PlayStation 4, but many of you have never played the Dreamcast originals. Talk of high-definition remasters of Shenmue and Shenmue II have been swirling since the PlayStation 3 days, but have never come to fruition. However, the publisher has reiterated that it's "investigating"...
News There's More to Kojima Productions' Logo Than Meets the Eye
Will be available as a figurine
Metal Gear maker Hideo Kojima has partnered with Sony to create an all-new PlayStation 4 exclusive, but it'll probably be a little while before we get to see it in action. The auteur has been speaking to Japanese media, however, teasing in the latest issue of Famitsu magazine that there's more to his studio's logo...
News Uncharted 4 Patch Fixes Campaign Crashes and Improves Multiplayer
Band aid
Uncharted 4: A Thief's End has only been available for a matter of days, but the game's already been updated a handful of times. Available right now is v1.03, which includes a slew of updates to the single player and multiplayer. The offline upgrades include a fix for campaign crashes and a solution to some particle sync issues. The...
Saturday14th May 2016
Genre blended meta growth
Back in 2014, Gearbox Software head honcho Randy Pitchford incomprehensibly described Battleborn as an "FPS; hobby-grade co-op campaign; genre-blended, multi-mode competitive e-sports; meta-growth, choice epic Battleborn Heroes". While no one could quite decipher just what he was going on about, it was safe to assume that...
Talking Point What Are You Playing This Weekend? - Issue 117
A thief's DOOM
This week saw the release of Uncharted 4: A Thief's End and DOOM, so you can guarantee that this edition of WAYP will be dominated by the two hottest additions to the PlayStation 4's library. *Reads Ramsey's entry*. Oh, for f***'s sake... Sammy Barker, Editor: I'll be playing DOOM this weekend, I guess. I've got to be brutally...
Friday13th May 2016
News Is PS4K Scheduled to Launch Before October?
For the upgraders
The PlayStation 4K, or Neo as it's supposedly codenamed, is not a rumour anymore; Sony may have refrained from commenting on the upgraded hardware, but it's almost certainly happening. The big question is: when? Previous rumours pegged the supercharged platform for October, which is when PlayStation VR is also set to deploy.
Poll Are You Enjoying Uncharted 4 on PS4?
A worthy end?
We assume that many of you will have sunk a decent amount of time into Uncharted 4: A Thief's End by now - and we bet that some of you will have finished it - but we just have to ask: are you enjoying it as much as we did? If you didn't get a chance to read Sammy's 10/10 review earlier this week, you can click through here and see why...
Saturday14th May 2016
Hands On Dispatching Demons in DOOM on PS4
\m/
DOOM wastes no time setting out its stall. There a pentagram, a pistol, and one of Satan's soldiers. Pew, pew – off we go. Extremely late review copies mean that we've only just managed to get our hands on id Software's key card collecting sim – but does this unashamedly old-school FPS make a strong first impression? We're about three or so...
Friday13th May 2016
Feature What Uncharted 4's Amazing Fanservice Means for PS4
Spoilers lurk inside this article
If you haven't played Uncharted 4: A Thief's End yet, then we actively encourage you not to read this article – and definitely don't watch the video above. Look, we think that we create some pretty darn compelling content here at Push Square, but some things are best enjoyed fresh, and seeing as Nathan Drake's...
News You Definitely, Definitely Don't Want to Cheat in Overwatch
Blizzard plans on showing no mercy
The Overwatch open beta only just ended a few days ago, but Blizzard is already looking ahead to the full game's launch later this month. On the title's official forums, community manager Lylirra has laid down the law with regards to how the developer will handle players that partake in any sort of cheating or...
News Now Ubisoft's Saying Consoles Like PS4 will Be Replaced by Streaming Services
French publisher seems to agree with EA
Earlier this week, EA's Peter Moore stated in an interview that he thinks consoles as we know them will die out sooner or later, and will be replaced by streaming technology. Needless to say, this prediction didn't sit particularly well with everyone, and now, adding fuel to the fire, Ubisoft CEO Yves...
News Sherlock Holmes: The Devil's Daughter Stomps London's Cobbles in PS4 Gameplay
A'right, guv'nor
Sherlock Holmes: Crimes and Punishments is an underrated adventure on the PlayStation 4, so we're really looking forward to its successor Sherlock Holmes: The Devil's Daughter. However, while this eleven minute gameplay trailer has all of the intrigue and awkward accents of its predecessor, we're starting to worry that publisher...
News Wow, the Overwatch Beta Was Stupidly Popular
Blizzard posts ridiculous numbers
You know what? Overwatch just might be the next big thing, at least, if the shooter's most recent beta has been anything to go by. The game's open beta, which was available across PlayStation 4, Xbox One, and PC, racked up a whopping 9.7 million players over its duration, making it Blizzard's biggest ever open beta,...
News Star Trek Online to Set Phasers to Fun on PS4
Free MMO to launch later this year
Ancient MMO Star Trek Online is coming to the PlayStation 4 for reasons that only Spock will be able to understand. The free-to-play intergalactic foray launched an incredible six years ago on the PC, and it'll be making the transition to Sony's new-gen system with all of its content intact. This means that you'll...
News PS4 Was the Best Selling Console in the US Last Month
Confirmation at last
Sony refrained from releasing its usual self-fellating PR statement following last night's NPD report, leading many – ourselves included – to assume that the PlayStation 4 had failed to secure a seventh successive spell at the top of the US hardware charts. However, it's since confirmed to IGN that its new-gen system was...
Thursday12th May 2016
Feature Is Survival Mode the Best Way to Play Fallout 4?
We got ourselves a bleeder
Launching on PlayStation 4 earlier this month, Fallout 4's update version 1.06 finally brought real survival to the Commonwealth. The title's revamped survival mode changes how the game's played on various fundamental levels, forcing you to eat, drink, and sleep in order to live through your post-apocalyptic adventure...
Competition Win a Limited Edition Uncharted 4 PS4 Console
And watch us unbox it
When protagonist Nathan Drake wants a piece of treasure, he travels to the ends of the Earth to snatch it; fortunately, you only have to scroll through a few paragraphs to win this uber-sexy Limited Edition Uncharted 4: A Thief's End 1TB PlayStation 4 console. That's right, we've teamed up with PlayStation UK to hand out this...
News Wait, People Thought Final Fantasy VII Remake and Kingdom Hearts III Were Releasing This Year?
Come on, guys
Tantrums have been had earlier today when Square Enix revealed its software lineup for the rest of 2016. Titles like World of Final Fantasy, Final Fantasy XV, and Deus Ex: Mankind Divided are all on track to launch later this year, but there was no mention of Final Fantasy VII Remake, Kingdom Hearts III, or NieR Automata, much to the...
News PS4 Exclusive Gran Turismo Sport Ready for Full Reveal Next Week
Want to see what your PS4 can do?
In true Gran Turismo fashion, Polyphony Digital's all-new PlayStation 4 exclusive will be speeding out of the showroom ahead of E3 2016, as Sony prepares a live London event for the iconic simulation series. The first new-gen entry in the storied racing franchise was announced at Paris Games Week last year, but will...
News The Witcher 3: Blood and Wine Expansion Is Basically a New Game, Says Dev
Geralt's last bash is a big one
CD Projekt Red is really getting the hype train moving for Blood and Wine, The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt's final expansion, and Geralt of Rivia's final adventure. In a new developer diary, the add-on is described as "basically a new game" by the Polish studio, and when you look at the facts, that statement doesn't seem at...
News Assassin's Creed Movie Looks Exactly As You'd Expect
Fix your eagle eyes on this
This looks... Alright, doesn't it? The Assassin's Creed movie seems to have been in production since the Stone Age, but it's finally got a trailer ahead of its 2016 release. And y'know what? It looks a lot like Assassin's Creed really. There are some small changes – like the Animus being transformed into a giant robotic...
News April 2016 NPD: Dark Souls III, Ratchet & Clank, MLB 16 The Show Up Top for PS4
Update: PS4 was best selling console
Sony slumped to a shock defeat in April 2015's unexpected NPD sales report, but this year all three major console manufacturers have declined to comment on hardware numbers. Whatever the reason for that, the manufacturer can take heart from some pretty outstanding software performers – including Ratchet &...
News Capcom: Street Fighter V Needed More Polish and More Content
CEO admits the brawler deserved better
We've said it a million times before, and we'll say it again: Street Fighter V is a bloody good fighting game - but its prowess as a brawler hasn't been enough to disperse the air of negativity that's surrounded the title since it launched earlier this year. Recently, Capcom revealed that the game has actually...
News Turn Up the Heat with One Piece: Burning Blood's PS4 Demo Right Now
Hot stuff coming through
One Piece: Burning Blood launches on PlayStation 4 and PS Vita at the end of this month in North America, then punches Europe in the gut at the start of June. The anime based brawler isn't far off, then, but if you're unsure that you want to sail the seas with Luffy and his crew, you should probably give the game's demo a...
News Gorgeous RPG The Banner Saga 2 Marches onto PS4 This Summer
Winter's coming
Hurrah, PlayStation enthusiasts won't have to wait two years for The Banner Saga 2! The lovely looking strategy role-playing game launched on PC in March, but unlike the previous title, which took around 24 months to come consoles, the sequel will find its way to Sony's system within a reasonable amount of time. "We are happy that...
News CHVRCHES Bang Out Some Electro Pop for Mirror's Edge Catalyst
Warning call
Mirror's Edge may be best remembered for its saturated art style and innovative free-running gameplay, but this author still listens to Lisa Miskovsky's haunting theme song to this day. It's perhaps no surprise that DICE is trying to recapture the original game's musical magic by signing up a big name artist to write an all-new tune for...
Wednesday11th May 2016
News Here's What You Can Expect From DOOM's Action-Packed Single Player Campaign
No guts no glory
DOOM's out in just a couple of days on PlayStation 4, so it's nice of Bethesda to release some new gameplay footage while we sit here waiting for our review copy to arrive. Snark aside, we're hoping that the shooter's single player campaign is up to snuff, because what we've seen of it so far has looked promising. In the game's...
News The Witcher 3: Blood and Wine Sounds Like It'll Run Better than the Main Game on PS4
It'll look better too, apparently
Following its launch almost exactly one year ago, CD Projekt Red set about improved The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt's technical performance on PlayStation 4 via numerous game updates - but it's still not perfect. During particularly busy scenarios, the title's still prone to dropping a few frames here and there, but...
News The Witcher 3 Dev: We Shouldn't Shy Away from Adult Themes in Games
"We shouldn't tell adults what they can and can't see"
There was some slight controversy recently regarding a promotional image that CD Projekt Red released for The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt's upcoming expansion, Blood and Wine. The screenshot shows protagonist Geralt standing over a corpse of a man that's been sliced into pieces. It's undoubtedly a gory...
Rumour Cancelled Open World Sci-Fi Title Prey 2 Could Be Revived at E3 2016
Close encounters
Those of you with good memories may remember a game called Prey 2, which was announced for the PlayStation 3 back in 2011. A sequel to the original Prey - a first-person sci-fi shooter - Prey 2 was supposedly going to be a pretty big deal; an open world action game in which you played as a bounty hunter, tracking down aliens and...
News Japanese Sales Charts: PS4 Still Top Despite a Total Lack of New Games
Zzzzzzz
It's been a boring few weeks for the Japanese hardware and software charts, and we're afraid that there's no excitement to be found this time around, either. PlayStation 4 sales dropped by about 4000 units, but Sony's latest system still managed to stick to the top spot - that is, if you don't count New 3DS and New 3DS LL numbers as one...
Tuesday10th May 2016
Review Valkyria Chronicles Remastered (PS4)
Tanks for the memories
When Valkyria Chronicles launched on the PlayStation 3 in 2008, it was a breath of fresh air. A solid strategy title bolstered by a lovingly crafted watercolour art style, it was hit with critics, and quickly amassed a reasonably niche, but enthusiastic following. Fans of the original will be quick to recommend Valkyria...
News Don't Expect DOOM PS4 Reviews Any Time Soon
Review code not being sent until launch
We're really looking forward to DOOM here at Push Square Towers, but if you're still sitting on the fence, then you may need to wait a little while for reviews. Bethesda has confirmed to IGN that it won't be sending out copies to critics ahead of release, because the title's online servers won't be switched on...
News There's a Free Witcher 3 Expansion Theme on PS4 Right Now
It even has its own music
Oooh, there's a lovely new The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt theme on the PlayStation Store, and it doesn't cost a penny. Dubbed the 'Expansion Theme', it combines key art from the title's two add-ons, Hearts of Stone and Blood and Wine. You can find it under 'Games', and then under 'Themes and Avatars'. We've provided screenshots...
News You'll Feel the Need for Speed on PS4 Again in 2017
Gimme some skin
Who would have thought that last year's Need for Speed game would be best remembered for its live action cut-scenes rather than its coma-inducing racing? Swedish developer Ghost Games got off to a decent start with Need for Speed: Rivals, but its attempt at rebooting the iconic franchise barely got out of first gear. We're pleased to...
News Jazz Up Your PS4 with Dynamic Uncharted 4 Themes
Lookin' like one million dollars
Looking for a new, er, look for your PlayStation 4? Well, look no further than these all-new Uncharted 4: A Thief's End dynamic themes, which are available to purchase from the European PlayStation Store right now. Available for £1.69 apiece, the first of the animated wallpapers will augment your system with ink...
News The Witcher 3's User Interface Is Being Completely Redesigned
No complaints here
CD Projekt Red's at it again, going above and beyond the call of duty when it comes to providing its games with post release support. Alongside The Witcher 3: Blood and Wine, which launches later this month, the developer will be releasing an update that completely revamps The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt's user interface and menu...
News Star Wars Battlefront Sequel Soaring to PS4 from a Galaxy Far, Far Away
Will feature content from new films
Fresh from selling a dizzying 14 million copies across multiple formats, EA has announced that a new Star Wars Battlefront game will launch on the PlayStation 4 next year. According to boss Blake Jorgensen, the release will feature "bigger and better worlds" – some of which will be based upon areas from "the new...
News Dead Island: Retro Revenge May Be More Dislikeable Than Battleborn
Go away
Look, this author's probably the least funny person on the planet – but whether you're a budding comedian or not, you've got to know when to quit. Dead Island: Retro Rampage desperately doubles down on its dodgy "jokes", however, managing to wrap everything abhorrent about Internet humour into 90 seconds of ear-splittingly bad stand-up,...
News Is It Almost Time for Resident Evil 7 on PS4?
Full-scale offensive
The Internet is convinced that Resident Evil 7 is months away from smashing through a glass window, and all signs suggest that it may be right. As part of its financial report recently, Capcom said the following: "In the fiscal year ending March 31, 2017, the Company is scheduled to release the strategic titles of Sengoku Basara...
News Disney Infinity Dumped as Avalanche Software Shuttered
Company will license out brands
Disney Interactive is exiting the video game business for what feels like the umpteenth time. The publisher has announced today that it will no longer self-publish console titles, meaning that it's shuttering Avalanche Software and ditching toys-to-life release Disney Infinity. The latter will result in around 300 job...
Store Update 10th May 2016 (Europe)
One last time
It's the very definition of a short but sweet week on the European PlayStation Store this time, with a little game called… Well, Uncharted 4: A Thief's End available. That's right, Naughty Dog's opus is finally out now, and it's not the only blockbuster in this update. Indeed, first-person shooter DOOM is also due out on Friday. What...
Wednesday11th May 2016
Store Update 10th May 2016 (North America)
Uncharted territory
It's a smaller North American PlayStation Store update this time, but no less lacking in blockbusters. Uncharted 4: A Thief's End is the undeniable highlight, but a special mention must be reserved for DOOM. Someone will probably be interested in that new Neptunia game, too. Maybe? PS4 Games: Uncharted 4: A Thief's End $59.99...
Tuesday10th May 2016
News BioWare Confirms Mass Effect: Andromeda will Warp to PS4 in Early 2017
A galaxy not too far away
Since earlier this year, we've known that Mass Effect: Andromeda won't be launching in 2016. However, in a statement on the official Mass Effect website, BioWare's general manager Aaryn Flynn has confirmed that the game will ship in "early 2017". Okay, so it's not huge news, but at least the developer's taken the time to...
News The Witcher 3: Blood and Wine Carves Out a Confirmed May Release Date
About bloody time
What did we tell you, eh? Yesterday, as we reported on a rumoured release date for The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt's second expansion, we commented that an official announcement couldn't be too far away. As it turns out, CD Projekt Red has just revealed Blood and Wine's confirmed launch date - and the good news is that you won't be...
Monday9th May 2016
News Sony Says PS4 Exclusive Horizon: Zero Dawn Is Still Releasing in 2016
Contrary to recent rumours
We've had doubts for some time with regards to Horizon: Zero Dawn's supposed 2016 release window - and for good reason, as far as we're concerned. We've seen very little of the title since it was officially announced last year, and it's clear that it's an incredibly ambitious project - but Sony still insists that Guerrilla...
Video Uncharted 4 Looks Even More Gorgeous with Cel-Shading
Wind waker
One of the most disappointing things about Uncharted 3: Drake's Deception was the lack of bonus features unlockable after completing the campaign. Fortunately, the fantastic Uncharted 4: A Thief's End addresses this complaint directly, including a smorgasbord of obtainable extras, ranging from costumes right the way through to gameplay...
News UK Sales Charts: Battleborn Reaches Number One, But...
Ratchet & Clank still best selling individual game
We're not entirely sure how, but Battleborn has managed to top the UK sales charts. There is a big "but" that simply must follow this sentence, however, as Ratchet & Clank was still the best-selling game of the week in terms of individual units. What does this mean, then? Basically, the only...
News Consoles Like PS4 Will Die Out Sooner or Later, Reckons EA's Peter Moore
Here we are again
One conversation that never seems to end in this industry, the ultimate fate of consoles like the PlayStation 4 is always up for debate. Will similar machines still exist five, ten, or twenty years from now? Or will we be past the point of relying on boxes that sit beneath our televisions? According to EA's always talkative Peter...
Site News Uncharted 2 Is PlayStation's Greatest Ever Game According to Push Square Readers
Calm down
Ever industrious Push Square reader themcnoisy couldn't have timed the results for our greatest PlayStation game poll any better, could he? For those who haven't been keeping tabs, readers have been voting on the best games ever released on a Sony system for months now – you may remember that we posted about the top 64 titles ea
News WipEout Co-Creator Will Make Sequel if Sony Allows Him
In the fast lane
The closure of Studio Liverpool seemingly placed the final nail in WipEout's coffin – but co-creator Nick Burcombe has said that he'd make a sequel if Sony gave him the rights to the brand. Of course, you may want to temper your expectations here – Burcombe's current team, PlayRise Digital, created Table Top Racing: World Tour,...
News Street Fighter V Has Not Flopped As Hard As You Think
Brawler's doing okay
And breathe. Street Fighter V is not the commercial catastrophe that many predicted – in fact, it's doing pretty damn well all things considered. An update to Capcom's website – accurate as of 31st March, 2016 – reveals that the brawler has sold 1.4 million copies across the PlayStation 4 and PC, when taking into account...
News Want to Feel Old? Final Fantasy XV was Announced 10 Years Ago Yesterday
This is no fantasy
Ten years ago yesterday, on the 8th May 2006, Final Fantasy Versus XIII was announced for the PlayStation 3 at E3, and that's a difficult fact to wrap your head around. Versus XIII was officially transformed into Final Fantasy XV at E3 2013 - a whole seven years after its initial reveal. Let's just take a moment to let this sink...
Rumour The Witcher 3: Blood and Wine Has Uncovered Yet Another Release Date
It's probably right, this time
How many times has The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt's second expansion had its release date leaked? By our count, it's happened three times now, and it's been a different date every time. However, this latest rumour has some solid information behind it courtesy of Wario64, who spotted the launch date on the downloadable...
Sunday8th May 2016
Soapbox Call of Duty: Modern Warfare Remastered's Infinite Warfare Exclusivity Is a Disaster
Joey Thurmond believes Activision can avoid paying a big price
Video game corporations are prone to making asinine decisions across the board. Ubisoft is no stranger to misrepresenting titles like Assassin's Creed Unity, Watch Dogs, and I Am Alive, which respectively ended up with an unforgivable amount of glitches, vastly downgraded visuals, and...
Review Shadow Complex Remastered (PS4)
Press X to Jason
Today, independent and digital titles sit fairly comfortably alongside big budget games in terms of critical reception and public acceptance, but when Shadow Complex was released in 2009, it was customary to finish any sentence that started "It's great..." with a
Review Neverending Nightmares (PS4)
Make them stop
Fittingly released at the start of Mental Health Awareness Month, Neverending Nightmares is a terrifying survival horror with an individual art style and an intriguing concept. The game is inspired by the real life struggles of project lead designer Matt Gilgenbach, who suffers with OCD and depression. You take control of Thomas, a...
Monday9th May 2016
Push Rewind Uncharted 4, Call of Duty, Battlefield 1, Persona 5
All of the blockbusters
It was AAA week on Push Square this time, as we reviewed arguably the most anticipated PlayStation 4 game yet in Uncharted 4: A Thief's End and also covered the reveals of Call of Duty: Infinite Warfare and Battlefield 1. Elsewhere, Persona 5 got a Japanese release date for good measure – a busy one all around, then...
Saturday7th May 2016
News Fallout 4 Far Harbor Trophies Emerge From the Deep on PS4
Let's have a look-sea
Due to release on the 19th May, Far Harbor is Fallout 4's first major expansion, and takes place on an irradiated island that's apparently one of the biggest add-on areas that Bethesda's ever crafted. The downloadable content got an official trailer earlier this week - which you can watch through here - and now the expansion's...
Talking Point What Are You Playing This Weekend? - Issue 116
Overwatch and out
A bit of inside baseball: your humble host is horrible at organising WAYP every week. Despite the feature being in its 116th instalment, you could probably count on one hand the number of times this editor has contacted his team on time in order to solicit entries for the article. This time it's finally come to bite this shamed...
Friday6th May 2016
News Out Now on PS4, Fallout 4 Patch 1.06 Brings Real Survival to the Commonwealth
Finally
Fallout 4's survival mode patch has finally arrived on PlayStation 4. Available to download right now, update version 1.06 weighs in at around 2.4GB, so you may want to get it downloading if you're planning on exploring the Commonwealth this evening. As hinted, the patch adds the highly anticipated, revamped survival mode to the...
Review Table Top Racing: World Tour (PS4)
Exhausting
One of the main things being touted about Table Top Racing: World Tour is that one of its creators worked on the WipEout series, so it'd be safe to expect high-octane racing, a pulsing soundtrack, and dazzling graphics – at least somewhat in the style of the iconic PlayStation series. This game has none of those things. A sequel to a...
News Everything You Need to Know About Battlefield 1 on PS4
Plus, screenshots, box art, and pre-order info
As rumoured, Battlefield 1 will whisk you away to World War I – a return to the historical action of yore before the entire industry moved into the modern military space. The title will apparently take you on a tour of combat bowls across the globe, from "a besieged French city to the heavily defended...
News Sony's Bought an Entire Channel 4 Commercial Break for Uncharted 4
Why not, right?
Fans of Gogglebox – the bizarrely popular British television show which shows people watching, er, television – will be in for a treat this evening: Sony has bought the entire first ad block during tonight's episode on Channel 4. According to a press release, it will use the time to run a live Twitter competition, while showing...
News Battlefield 5 Leaked Artwork Is Not What You Expect
World War I with a twist?
Well, then – this is an unexpected shock. The first artwork from Battlefield 5 has leaked online ahead of today's reveal – and it's not entirely what you expect. It looks like the World War I rumours were probably true – we see an old-fashioned German pistol as well as a zeppelin in the background – but it appears...
News The New Battlefield Launches 18th October on PS4
Is actually called Battlefield 1
There's a real plumbing problem at DICE, because the new Battlefield game is leaking all over the place. Originally believed to be named Battlefield 5, the game is actually called Battlefield 1 – and, as suspected, will be based upon World War I. We still don't know whether this will contain an alternate history...
Interview Insomniac Games Discusses the Past, Present, and Future of Ratchet & Clank
Cue montage
Insomniac Games' staff has likely been living up to its name more than usual over the past month. With the announcement of two new titles for the Oculus Rift and release of the game and film of Ratchet & Clank, the veteran developer has been burning the midnight oil to say the least. Therefore, it's no wonder that it should take some...
News Battlefield 1's First PS4 Trailer Explodes into a Ball of Flames
Seven nation army
Here it is: your first look at Battlefield 1 on the PlayStation 4. This trailer is apparently captured all in-engine, and, let's be honest, it looks outrageous. It's not the alternate history experience many anticipated – instead, we really are going back in time to World War I, albeit with all of the epic scale and bombast that...
News Crash Bandicoot's Dr. Neo Cortex Actor Asked to Resurrect Old Character
Hmm
There's been no shortage of Crash Bandicoot craziness over the past couple of years, but we get the distinct impression that things are about to heat up on Wumpa Island. According to a NeoGAF post, Lex Lang – who voiced Dr. Neo Cortex in the more recent Crash titles – has been asked to "resurrect" a "doctor" from a game gone by. We can't see...
Live Watch the Battlefield 1 Announcement Event Right Here
Join us from the frontline
We already know what it's called and when it's coming out, but the leaks have only made us more curious about what Battlefield 1 actually is. The artwork appears to corroborate the World War I rumours we heard some time ago, but is this an alternate history take on The Great War? All will be revealed during DICE's live...
News Dead or Alive Xtreme 3 Is Going Free-to-Play Later This Month
Careful now
Controversial tropical paradise simulator Dead or Alive Xtreme 3 is getting a free-to-play version later this month, according to Famitsu. The tweet, spotted and thoughtfully translated by Twitter user BlackKite, states that you'll be able to partner with leading lady Kasumi in all modes but casino. As its name suggests, casino mode lets...
News Is Battlefield 5 Turning Back Time to World War I?
Historical warfare
The speculation regarding a historical Battlefield 5 is really heating up now. There was, of course, that "leak" from a retailer earlier in the year – and now EA Games has released a teaser trailer showing what appears to be a soldier in a World War I-era trench coat. Now we should stress that you can't see enough of the troop's...
News Uncharted 4 Is the Highest Rated Non-Remaster of the Gen
Not bad
If you listened to the latest episode of our podcast, then you'll know that this author absolutely adores Uncharted 4: A Thief's End – and your humble host is not alone. Naughty Dog's latest – with a score of 94 on Metacritic – is currently the highest rated non-remaster of the generation, beating out the likes of
Interview We Talk Stylish PS4 Steath Title Aragami with Developer Lince Works
Shadow touched
A stealth-'em-up with an attractive art style, Aragami was announced last month for PlayStation 4, and is due to launch later this year. Catching our eye with its debut gameplay trailer - which you can watch through here - we reckon that Barcelona based studio Lince Works could well be onto something. It's fortunate, then, that we've...
News Want a Boxed Version of Shadow of the Beast? Import One from Asia
Retail rampage
The stream of early 2016 exclusives on the PlayStation 4 won't end with Uncharted 4: A Thief's End, because Shadow of the Beast is coming out in a couple of weeks. If you're one of those people that prefers purchasing Blu-rays rather than digital downloads, though, you may want to import a boxed copy of the brutal remake from Asia,...
News Destiny Continues to Be a Big Hit for Activision
Shooter has almost 30 million users
Activision's revealed some pretty impressive Destiny statistics during the company's most recent financial report, claiming that the game now has almost 30 million registered players. Those keeping pace will remember that back in November of last year, the publisher stated that Destiny had around 25 million users...
News Japanese Sales Charts: PS4 Still Number One After a Slow Few Weeks
King of the hill
The gaming market's been relatively quiet in Japan over the last few weeks as far as PlayStation goes, but despite a lack of new, blockbuster software, Sony's latest machine has remained at the top of the hardware charts - and that was the case again last week. The only new PS4 title worth mentioning is Konami's fun looking baseball...
Thursday5th May 2016
News Persona 5 Goes Toe-to-Toe with Final Fantasy XV in September
In Japan, anyway
Can you believe it? Persona 5 actually has a release date... In Japan, at least. Atlus' super stylish role-playing game will launch in the Land of the Rising Sun on the 15th September, which is 15 days before Final Fantasy XV launches worldwide. It's going to be a big month for PlayStation in Japan, that's for sure. Obviously, this...
News Uncharted's Free Smartphone Spin-Off Has the Ugliest Nate Ever
Half-tuck hero
Few would deny that Uncharted protagonist Nathan Drake is dishy as a crockery shop – but he looks outright ugly in Uncharted: Fortune Hunter, a free smartphone spin-off available on iOS and Android now. The puzzler's opted for a cartoon aesthetic, and will se
Video Why Uncharted 4 on PS4 Is Outstanding
No spoilers
Read our Uncharted 4: A Thief's End review and want to know a little more about the game ahead of launch? Our spoiler-free video impressions are embedded above. In short, while Nate's latest and greatest certainly doesn't reinvent the wheel, it will sit alongside The Last of Us at the apex of the cinematic action genre. This isn't a...
News Persona 5 Continues to Look like the Most Stylish Game Ever Made
New trailer is a visual feast
Phwoar, we've finally been given another look at Persona 5 thanks to Atlus' earlier live broadcast. The title's newest gameplay trailer is an absolute feast for the eyes, stuffed with cutscenes and battle footage. We've said it once and we'll say it again: phwoar. The franchise has always been on the cutting edge of...
Live Watch the Persona 5 Take Tokyo Tower Main Program Right Here
Get funky
You've had the warm-up, so now it's time for the main event. Atlus is running the Main Program of its Take Tokyo Tower stream for Persona 5 from 13:30PM BST (05:30AM PDT), and we're streaming the whole thing live here on Push Square. Join us live for the meltdowns and megatons; stay for the bitter disappointment that follows...
News DOOM's PS4 Launch Trailer Needs More Double Bass Pedal
Dub dub-dub-dub dub
Even as an avid Taylor Swift fan, this author readily admits that sometimes – just sometimes – one needs a little heavy metal in their life. This all-new DOOM launch trailer, with its squealing guitars and muddy basslines, is the perfect tonic to an afternoon spent listening to bittersweet bubblegum pop, then – but where's...
News Persona 5 Will Be Sneaking into E3 2016
Could we get a Western release date?
Admittedly, there's not much in this story right now, but according to Atlus' Persona 5 live broadcast, the game will be at E3 2016 in some capacity. Whether this means it'll show up at Sony's press conference or not, we'll just have to wait and see. If you haven't already seen the news, the role-playing title...
Podcast Episode 6 - What's in Development at Sony?
And does Uncharted 4 live up to the hype?
Is it that time again already?! Roll up, roll up and get your finest helpings of Ben Potter and myself as we bring you heaps of PlayStation happenings, hot discussions, and downright silliness via the Push Square Podcast. This episode we have a great chat about What Titles Sony Are Making and what titles
Live Watch Persona 5 Take Tokyo Tower Right Here
Release date? Trailer? Gameplay? Who knows
Persona 5's big broadcast is already under way. The livestream itself is exclusive to Japanese video site Niconico - which we can't embed here on Push Square - but thankfully, YouTube user OmegaValwin is on the case, so we've put that stream below for your viewing pleasure. So, what's going to be on show...
Wednesday4th May 2016
News Today's Your Last Chance to Play the Nioh Demo on PS4
Download gets cut off tomorrow
The Nioh alpha demo is set to leave the PlayStation Store tomorrow, so today is your last chance to get stuck into this tough samurai slash-'em-up. As far as we're aware, the demo won't allow you to play unless you're connected to its servers, meaning that even if you have it downloaded onto your PS4 right now, you...
News There's a Fake inFAMOUS Leak That Says Sucker Punch Is Making a Spider-Man Game
But like we say, it's fake
As we've written a couple of times now, there's no reason to believe that Sucker Punch is making a Spider-Man game other than the fact that it sounds like a match made in Marvel heaven. But that's not stopped people from losing their minds over a fake Amazon screenshot which was posted by
News An Absurd Amount of Discounts Hit the European PlayStation Store Today
Loads of PS4 titles go for under £16
A ton of new deals have hit the European PlayStation Store today, including discounts across PlayStation 4, PlayStation 3, and PS Vita. The good thing is that there's actually quite a lot of variety in this most recent sale, with the likes of Heavy Rain, Borderlands: The Handsome Collection, Gravity Rush...
Review Masquerade: The Baubles of Doom (PS4)
Rotten tomato
Falling far under the radar, Big Ant Studios' latest effort Masquerade: The Baubles of Doom is a rapid-paced brawler that is inspired by the slapstick comedy of 90s action-adventure classics. Divided into eight main acts, the game sees you tiptoeing across a minefield full of jack-in-the-boxes, dashing through a Total Wipeout-inspired...
Global worming
Push Me Pull You is a weird game – and not in a "Tim Burton" kind of way. It's weird in a "I really hope no one walks in on me playing this right now because there is simply no way to reasonably explain what's currently happening on my television screen" kind of way. Thankfully, it's also one of the most hilarious and joyously fun...
News Watch Gamer Network's Overwatch Beta Battles Here
Live and kickin'
Remember that neat little Gamer Network competition we told you about? Well, the finalists will be battling it out live for your entertainment on YouTube today. The rounds will begin on the Xbox One at 19:00PM BST, then move onto the PlayStation 4 at 20:00PM BST, before rounding out on the PC at 21:00PM BST. Did any of you guys get...
News Fallout 4's Survival Mode Crawls onto PS4 This Friday
Limping to the finish line
The Fallout 4 news is coming thick and fast this afternoon. Following the reveal of Far Harbor's release date and official trailer, Bethesda's reiterated that it still expects Update 1.5 - which includes the long awaited revamped survival mode - to launch this week on PlayStation 4. The publisher says that the patch will...
Video Overwatch Two Hours of Blizzard's Latest on PS4
Hero worship
Does the beta for Blizzard's latest hold up? You bet it does. We took Overwatch for a marathon two hour spin on our YouTube channel last night, and you can re-watch all of the action courtesy of the video embedded above. Looks great, doesn't it?
News Sony Santa Monica's Kinetica Racing to PS4
Round the bend
Before the days of a certain irate god, Sony Santa Monica made a racing game called Kinetica – and it looks like it's coming to the PlayStation 4. The long forgotten PlayStation 2 title – heavily inspired by the likes of WipEout and F-Zero – has been rated for re-release on Sony's new-gen system by European classifications board...
News Respawn Entertainment Is Making a Third-Person Star Wars Action Adventure Game
Let the hype flow through you
Well, with today being the 4th May, we suppose that we should have been expecting some sort of Star Wars video game news - but we don't think that we would have saw this one coming. Respawn Entertainment, the studio behind Titanfall, has a third-person Star Wars title in production. Sadly, there's no trailer or any...
News Fallout 4's Huge Far Harbor Expansion Harpoons a Release Date on PS4
And a creepy new trailer
Far Harbor is Fallout 4's first big expansion, and it's out in just a couple of weeks. Emerging from its vault, Bethesda's unleashed the add-on's official trailer, which we've embedded. It's only a short video, but it seems pretty clear to us that Far Harbor's going to adopt a darker tone compared to the main game...
News There's Free Battlefield DLC on the PlayStation Store
Battle yield
Is your trigger finger quivering in anticipation for Battlefield's planned reveal this week? Well, the ever-generous EA – eager, we assume, to avoid another year voted as the worst organisation in the world – is giving away Battlefield 4's Dragon Teeth and Battlefield Hardline's Robbery DLC for free. The snag? The promotion hasn't...
Soapbox Why Hitman Proves More Games Should Release Episodically
Sam Brooke makes a case for experimental releases
It's safe to say that plenty of gamers aren't fans of episodic releases. Apart from Telltale Games – and even then it took until The Walking Dead to get people on board – developers always seem to get a hard time whenever they opt for a less conventional release system. Sure, you could say that...
News Call of Duty: Infinite Warfare Won't Bring a Co-Op Campaign to Space
It's just you and the void
Despite its vastness, it looks like space won't be able accommodate more than one player in Call of Duty: Infinite Warfare. The freshly announced shooter will boast a more traditional single player story, moving away from the co-op campaign found in last year's Call of Duty: Black Ops III. We suppose that's a bit of a...
Tuesday3rd May 2016
News Your Free PlayStation Plus Games for May Are Available Now
Play more, pay less
In the market for a little something to tide you over until Uncharted 4: A Thief's End next week? Why not claim your free PlayStation Plus games? May's roster of complimentary content is available right now in Europe, with North America set to follow a few hours after the publish time of this post. The line-up this time includes...
Do you wanna ride the rollercoaster?
While developer Funcom's last console release, Dreamfall: The Longest Journey, never found its way to a PlayStation platform, its newest title, The Park – developed by the firm's Oslo branch – does find its way onto Sony hardware. The Park is a story that supposedly takes place in the world of one of Funcom's...
Six feet under
We'll be straight with you on this one: Coffin Dodgers is not a good kart racer. Sadly, all it really has going for it is a darkly amusing premise. Sunny Pines retirement village is where the Grim Reaper himself has decided to hang up his scythe after a lengthy career of soul collecting – but not before claiming a few more from his...
News More Single Player Content Is Coming to Street Fighter V, Says Capcom
The basics
Much to the disappointment of many a potential buyer, Street Fighter V launched in February with minimal single player content. Aside from the insultingly short character stories, survival and training were, and still are, the only options when it comes to facing off against the artificial intelligence. That's going to change soon,...
Rumour Is This Watch Dogs 2's Main Character?
Well, he does have an iconic cap
Watch Dogs 2 is undoubtedly going to be on show at E3 next month, but we wouldn't be surprised if Ubisoft was planning on teasing the reveal before the big event kicks off. With that in mind, it was perhaps only a matter of time before something leaked - and so here we are, speculating over this iconic cap wearing...
News Call of Duty: Modern Warfare Remastered Won't Be Sold Separately on PS4
You'll need to buy Infinite Warfare
Activision knows what it's doing. The first trailer for Call of Duty: Infinite Warfare didn't exactly leave us performing somersaults, with the confirmation of Call of Duty: Modern Warfare Remastered proving more exciting. Alas, the publisher has announced that the spruced up PlayStation 3 game will not be...
Game of the Month Top 4 PlayStation Games of April 2016
A lot of aliens, agents, and Ashen Ones
March was an unusually quiet month for new releases, but don't worry: April appears to have picked up the slack. The Push Square team was hard at work last month, penning all sorts of critiques for various blockbuster titles – and as a result, our list of nominees for April's Game of the Month was the...
Store Update 3rd May 2016 (Europe)
Battletorn
There are a decent amount of new releases hitting the European PlayStation Store this week, but we're not sure if they'll be to everyone's liking - mostly because Battleborn is the one title that we'd single out as a highlight, despite there being no hype whatsoever surrounding its launch. Anyway, peruse what's up for grabs, then tell us...
News Dishonored 2 Gets Stabby This November on PS4
Business end of the blade
Dishonored 2 is going to be out in time for the holidays, meaning that you can spend those cold wintry nights brutally murdering guardsmen and nobility. Bethesda's announced that the stealthy sequel will be on show at E3 next month, promising a world gameplay première during the publisher's press conference. Unlike the...
News UK Sales Charts: Ratchet & Clank Stays Top for a Second Week
Crank it up
There ain't no budging Ratchet & Clank from the summit of the UK sales charts, as it's scored a second successive week at the top following its first ever number one last time. The game's sales only dipped by 50 per cent compared to its launch week, which is really rather impressive – games tend to drop off in sales quickly...
Store Update 3rd May 2016 (North America)
Battleborn to be wild
This week's North American PlayStation Store update may merely be warming things up ahead of Uncharted 4: A Thief's End's arrival next month, but there are still a handful of noteworthy additions, including heroes shooter Battleborn, grind-'em-up Push Me Pull You, and old Xbox favourite Shadow Complex Remastered. Not bad at...
Monday2nd May 2016
Here's how to get it
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare Remastered will look and play like a dream on the PlayStation 4, as Singularity developer Raven has been recruited to refresh the iconic first-person shooter with more than just an up-res. According to the official press release, the game will boast "fully improved texture resolution and detail,...
News Here's a Long Look at Dragon Quest Heroes II's Open World on PS4
Over the hills and far away
Perhaps one of the biggest selling points of Dragon Quest Heroes II is that it's an open world adventure. While the first game certainly had big areas to explore, these locations served primarily as battlefields where you could grind for items and experience. However, in the upcoming sequel, you'll be able to trek across...
News All Uncharted 4 Multiplayer Maps, Modes, and Items Will Be Free
Co-op coming later this year
God, this article is going to be absolutely gigantic, so strap yourself in while we reel off the highlights. Naughty Dog has announced that all of Uncharted 4: A Thief's End's multiplayer content will be available for free – including maps, modes, and cosmetic items. Some will be patched in – like the aforementioned...
Hands On Outrunning a Giant in Fated: The Silent Oath on PlayStation VR
The end of days
There were a pretty large number of virtual reality games being shown off at PAX East. Some awesome things were being done with the headsets, but one of the games that we were most impressed with was Frima Studios' Fated: The Silent Oath. A narrative-focused VR game, Fated sees you assume the role of a mute man as he tries to...
News The King of Fighters 2000 Punches PS4 as PS2 Classic Next Week
Mai to go
Who says we don't write about The King of Fighters here? Everyone in this thread for starters. Here's news that should sate the vocal minority, though: The King of Fighters 2000 is coming to the PlayStation 4 as an enhanced PlayStation 2 classic next week – well, in North America at least. These re-releases have generally
News Call of Duty: Infinite Warfare Blasts into Outer Space on PS4
Modern Warfare Remastered trailer released
Ground Control to Major Tom: here's the first Call of Duty: Infinite Warfare trailer for the PlayStation 4. The video shows more or less exactly what we expected: a few minutes of traditional, ground-based combat before troops blast into outer-space and start shooting out the so-called Settlement Defence...
News Mighty No. 9 Gets Yet Another Release Date on PS4, Vita Version Gets Pushed Back Further
The saga continues
Mighty No. 9, also known as Kickstarter Mega Man: The Eternal Struggle, supposedly has a release date. The side scrolling title has been delayed approximately 18,000 times previously, so we're just hoping that this date's going to stick - but only because we're sick and tired of writing about how the game's been pushed back again...
News Farming Favourite Stardew Valley Could Crop Up on PS4
Chaffin' brilliant
This is an announcement that your humble host has been hungry to hear: Stardew Valley could be coming to the PlayStation 4. For those of you who've been living under a boulder the size of a small city, this one-man indie farming sim has been breaking all kinds of sales records since its debut on the PC earlier in the year – and...
Sunday1st May 2016
News Play Overwatch Early and Win the Game on the PS4
Born to battle
Just a heads up regarding a little promotion we're running with our buddies at Blizzard: enter our competition and you could win a copy of Overwatch for your PlayStation 4. Essentially, all you need to do is register your interest through here, and if you're picked alongside other Push Square readers to participate in a pre-release...
Video Is Max Payne Still on Target on PS4?
Bullet time
Max Payne stealth released on the PlayStation Store as a refreshed PlayStation 2 title for the PlayStation 4 recently, so we figured that we'd take it for a spin to see how it holds up. You can watch us play through an hour or so via the video embedded above, and remember to subscribe to our YouTube channel for much more content like...
Hands On Thumper Provides a Reason to Jump into PlayStation VR
Like music to our eyes
Thumper was the first experience that we had with PlayStation VR at PAX East. And boy, what a first impression to make! In development for six years, the two-man team at Drool – Brian Gibson and Marc Flury, both former Harmonix devs – gave us some hands-on time with their VR rhythm game, and the experience was nothing...
News From Software's Recruiting for PS4, PlayStation VR
What's next?
Fresh from the success of Dark Souls III, it appears From Software is beginning to look to the future. The Japanese developer – which is fast approaching its 30th anniversary – uploaded a video to its YouTube channel, teasing the platforms that it will be working on next. Among those listed are the PlayStation 4 and PlayStation VR...
Monday2nd May 2016
Push Rewind Call of Duty: Modern Warfare PS4, PlayStation Plus Freebies, Alienation
Modern warfare
A somewhat modest week here at Push Square Towers, as rumours and teasers took the place of actual announcements. The big leak centred on Call of Duty: Modern Warfare, which appears poised to release on the PlayStation 4. As for actual news, the latest slate of PlayStation Plus goodies were announced – while we reviewed Alienation...
