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News - 2018, Week 49
Sunday9th Dec 2018
Review The First Tree - A Deep and Meaningful Journey
The fox and the profound
The First Tree effortlessly intertwines fluid gameplay, silky visuals, and two heart-breaking stories. The game opens on a snowy mountain peak where a fox awakens to find her cubs that have vanished. At the same time, a troubled man awakens and begins to tell his partner a story about his youth, rebellion, and coping with...
News YIIK Brings a Postmodern RPG Experience to PS4 on 19th January
Why two kay
YIIK: A Postmodern RPG is one of those games that’s been kicking around in convention corners for years now, but it finally has a release date: 19th January. The title will release first on the PlayStation 4, but there is still a PS Vita edition planned for later in 2019, which is pretty cool, no? The game, developed by ACKK Studios,...
News Jenny LeClue: Detectivu Solves a Case in 2019
No sh*t, Sherlock
Jenny LeClue: Detectivu is more than just a bloody brilliant name: it’s also shaping up to be a tight adventure title. Developed by Mografi and due out next year on the PlayStation 4, the release sees you assume the role of the titular private eye, who’s tasked with proving her mother’s innocence after she’s accused of...
Saturday8th Dec 2018
News Atmospheric Adventure Game VANE Comes to PS4 on 15th January
The VANE event
Remember VANE? It was the ICO-inspired adventure game from Friend & Foe that was announced at PlayStation Experience a few years ago. Well, it finally has a release date of 15th January – and pre-orders are also live. Here’s the blurb from the PlayStation Store: “Set out on an exploratory quest, transforming between bird...
News Yakuza Studio's Judge Eyes Renamed Judgment
The jury reaches a verdict in Summer 2019
Yakuza Studio’s upcoming Kamurocho-set crime drama Judge Eyes – now officially named Judgment in the West – will release Summer 2019 on the PlayStation 4. But there’s more: the title will feature English voice acting. Greg Chun will play protagonist Issei Hoshino, and it’s unclear at the time of...
Live Watch the Kinda Funny Games Showcase Right Here
Greg Miller brings the goods in lieu of PSX 2018
Kinda Funny Games is running its own showcase in lieu of PlayStation Experience this year, promising updates and reveals of over 60 games. We're bringing you live blogging and live chat from the event right here on Push Square, so sit tight and join the fun. Kinda Funny Games Showcase Livestream:...
News Lapis x Labyrinth Brings Cute, Colourful RPG Action to PS4
Danganronpa Trilogy also confirmed
Here’s a game that we’ll never write about again: Lapis x Labyrinth is coming to Western territories, courtesy of NIS America. The whimsical PlayStation 4 action RPG couldn’t look more Japanese if it put vending machine underwear on its head and started screaming kawaii, but we’re sure that it’ll be...
Talking Point What Are You Playing This Weekend? - Issue 249
Winner, winner
The Game Awards 2018 have concluded, which means that you're probably pondering whether you should work your way through some of the winners, right? Whatever your gaming plans this weekend, we'd love to hear about them in the comments section. You know the drill by now, right? Sammy Barker, Editor: I'm going to give PlayerUnknown's...
News The Walking Dead Final Season Continues with Episode 3 in January 2019
Broken Toys
The final season of The Walking Dead has been in trouble since the dramatic shutdown of Telltale Games earlier in the year. Fortunately, the rest of the episodes will be released, as many of the original developers have joined forces with Skybound Ga
News Falcon Age Is the Only Game Where You Can Fist Bump Birds *
* We think
This was a nice surprise during the Kinda Funny Games Showcase 2018: Falcon Age is an adventure game where you raise your very own bird. Playable on the PlayStation 4 with optional PlayStation VR support, the release sees you control a character called Ara, as you attempt to “reclaim her cultural legacy in the lost art of falcon hunting...
News Mini-Mech Mayhem Stages a Table Top War on PSVR
Mech it a night to remember
Velocity 2X developer FuturLab’s finally revealed its next project: a deeply social, comedic tabletop combat title for PlayStation VR named Mini-Mech Mayhem. The game – which can be enjoyed with up to four people online – sees you commandeering miniature robots in a highly customisable board game-esque experience...
Friday7th Dec 2018
News EU PlayStation Store Christmas Sale Continues with Round Two on PS4
A new set of bargains
Sony's Christmas sale has entered its second phase on the European PS Store, swapping out last week's discounts with a fresh batch. These deals will be available for the next week, so be sure to check out what's on offer. Some highlights this time around are God of War - which just won Game of the Year at The Game Awards - for...
Review Assassin's Creed Odyssey: Legacy of the First Blade - Episode 1: Hunted - Off to a Good Start
To the point
Assassin's Creed Odyssey: Legacy of the First Blade - Episode 1: Hunted (there's no way in heck we're writing that again) is the first chapter of downloadable content for Odyssey -- a game that's already fit to burst with... Everything. Fortunately, Hunted does enough to stand out as its own little slice of adventure, ensuring that it...
News The Outer Worlds Is a 'Mix of Fallout and Mass Effect', and It Looks Like a Very In-Depth RPG
Obsidian strikes back
Oh boy, Obsidian's really gone and done it. The much loved role-playing game developer has basically gone off and made its own Fallout title, except it's set in space. Above, you can find 15 minutes of gameplay courtesy of Game Informer, who describe it as a "mix of Fallout and Mass Effect". If that's not enough to grab your...
The Game Awards 2018 God of War Wins Game of the Year
Kratos returns to his throne
After winning a slew of awards in a row, it had felt like Red Dead Redemption 2 was going to clean up at The Game Awards 2018 – but God of War swept in to take the top gong from under Rockstar’s nose. Sony Santa Monica’s epic reimagining of one of PlayStation’s most iconic franchises also took home awards for...
News Shawn Layden on Sony's Silence: See You in the New Year
What's the company cooking?
PlayStation chief Shawn Layden briefly appeared during The Game Awards 2018 last night to open the show alongside Nintendo boss Reggie Fils-Aime and Xbox overlord Phil Spencer – but while the latter two appeared later in the stream to chat about their respective platforms, Layden stayed out of the limelight. This...
Live Watch The Game Awards 2018 Livestream Right Here
Live blog and chat from Geoff Keighley's big night
An annual highlight in the gaming calendar, the industry will unite for The Game Awards 2018 today. We’ll be bringing you live coverage of the event on this page, as well as live blog and live chat. There are a ton of PlayStation games nominated this year, with exclusives God of War and Marvel’s...
News Capcom Teases Big Monster Hunter: World News Coming Very Soon
The hunt is on
A point that was brushed over a little at last night's The Game Awards, Capcom said that there would be big Monster Hunter: World news coming our way in the very near future. Interesting. The game was crowned Best RPG at Geoff Keighley's event, with producer Ryozo Tsujimoto collecting the award. Before leaving the stage, he mentioned...
Round Up All of the Announcements from The Game Awards 2018
Every major reveal from Geoff Keighley's big night
The Game Awards 2018 delivered another slick stage show, packed to the figurative brim with new software, speeches, and some cleverly disguised commercials. There were some meaningful reveals during the event’s epic 3.5 hour running-time, and we’ve rounded up all of the important bits for you...
The Game Awards 2018 The Crash Team Racing PS4 Remake Is Real, and It's Nitro-Fueled
Woah!
It's finally happened, folks: Crash Team Racing is back on PlayStation 4 as Crash Team Racing: Nitro-Fueled, and damn does it look good. Revealed at The Game Awards 2018, it's a full remake of the PSone classic. It even has a release date! Wow! You can hit the track on the 21st June, 2019.
News Crash Team Racing Nitro-Fueled Screenshots Look N. Sanely Good
Driving us crazy
Perhaps one of our favourite announcements of last night's Game Awards was for Crash Team Racing Nitro-Fueled, a long-rumoured and much requested remake that we're happy to see is on the way. The debut trailer for the kart racer looks wonderful, and the fresh coat of paint continues to shine through in a small batch of screenshots...
Review Earth Defense Force 5 - Buggy in More Ways Than One
A real bugger by yourself
Earth Defense Force 5 is about as close as you can get to the definition of a guilty pleasure. It scoffs at the realism and deeper philosophical themes that are proliferating throughout modern video games as they become a more diverse and ubiquitous entertainment medium. EDF 5 unabashedly keeps both feet planted firmly in...
Review Just Deal With It! - A Party Game without the Excitement
Bad hand
A theme in our reviews of the recent wave of PlayLink games has been whether a game is necessary. When PlayLink was revealed last year, it felt like something new: That’s You couldn’t have been made without smartphones, while other titles like Hidden Agenda at least attempted something interesting. Fast-forward to this year, though,...
The Game Awards 2018 Obsidian's Making a Space RPG Called The Outer Worlds Coming to PS4
Get outer here
Legendary role-playing game developer Obsidian Entertainment is making a space RPG with guns and aliens and player choice, and it got a trailer at The Game Awards 2018. It's called The Outer Worlds, and it's coming to PlayStation 4 at some point, although no release window was given other than 2019. This could be pretty good, right?...
News You Can Explore More Than Just Hope County in Far Cry: New Dawn on PS4
Check out new gameplay footage
Far Cry: New Dawn was one of the larger games to be announced during The Game Awards 2018, and while some felt an entry set in a post-apocalypse was a little uninspired, it's not looking too bad. This new gameplay video from Game Informer features about seven minutes of footage, and while it looks exactly as
The Game Awards 2018 Psychonauts 2 Gets Its First Trailer, and It's Looking Good
Coming next year
Double Fine Productions made a surprise appearance at The Game Awards 2018, showing off the debut trailer for Psychonauts 2. The project has been in the works for a while now after launching a successful crowd-funding campaign, and this is our first proper look at the game. It's looking rather good; that trademark humour is present...
Poll What Did You Think of The Game Awards 2018?
Geoff's best?
And just like that, The Game Awards 2018 is over. The fifth annual event was pretty busy, with the show running for over three hours. It had awards, it had jokes, and it had reveals, but did you enjoy it? Has Geoff Keighley hit a home run, or has he stumbled? What was your favourite announcement or reveal? What do you want to see from...
The Game Awards 2018 The Next Dragon Age Gets a Teaser Trailer
A new age
The next Dragon Age did indeed put in an appearance at The Game Awards 2018, but don't get too excited just yet -- all we got was a very brief teaser trailer accompanied by the hashtag #TheDreadWolfRises. Those of you who played Dragon Age: Inquisition will know what that means. Insiders reckon the next Dragon Age is at least three years...
The Game Awards 2018 The Last Campfire Is the Next Game From No Man's Sky Dev Hello Games
A different universe
In addition to continuing work on the divisive No Man's Sky, it seems Hello Games has been keeping itself busy with an all new project. The Last Campfire has been announced, and it looks like a cutesy platformer adventure from the Guildford studio. "The Last Campfire is an adventure, a story of a lost ember trapped in a...
The Game Awards 2018 PlayStation Exclusive Journey Coming to PC
A new Journey
Legendary adventure game Journey is coming to the PC via the newly launched Epic Games Store, per publisher Annapurna Interactive. The iconic thatgamecompany experience is owned by PlayStation, but it seems the platform holder has allowed it to be released elsewhere, which is great for people who haven’t played it yet.
The Game Awards 2018 Watch Sony Santa Monica Collect God of War's Game of the Year Award
Oh, boy
God of War won Game of the Year at The Game Awards 2018 overnight, and if you missed Sony Santa Monica’s acceptance speech, you can watch it in full above. The winning announcement was preceded by an incredible musical medley, which featured flavours and motifs from the soundtracks of all the nominees. In her acceptance speech, studio...
The Game Awards 2018 Mortal Kombat 11 Finishes Him on 23rd April
Fatality
Mortal Kombat 11 is not only real, but it’s releasing on 23rd April for the PlayStation 4. A community reveal event will be hosted on 17th January, where we’ll presumably see the first footage from the hotly anticipated fighter. If you simply can’t wait to cough up your cash, pre-orders are open now and will guarantee you access to...
The Game Awards 2018 Sony Takes Home Four Gongs on the Night
God of War with the big prize
Sony won four awards at The Game Awards 2018 overnight, with God of War taking home three of Geoff Keighley’s prestigious gongs. As reported overnight, Kratos’ comeback secured statues for Game of the Year, Best Game Direction, and Best Action Adventure Game. The platform holder also bagged the Best VR Game award,...
The Game Awards 2018 Far Cry: New Dawn Drops the Bomb in February 2019
All the RAGE
Congrats if you guessed that Far Cry: New Dawn would release before RAGE 2 next year, because it will. Ubisoft's next open world adventure is due to launch on the 15th February 2019, and it'll hit with the lower price point of $39.99 rather than full retail. The game got its first trailer at The Game Awards 2018, and it looks... Well,...
The Game Awards 2018 Free-to-Play Action RPG Dauntless Coming to PS4 in 2019
New trailer released
Dauntless is currently a PC only, free-to-play action RPG, but that'll change next year when the game hits PS4. The game appears to be very similar to Monster Hunter in terms of gameplay, with you and other players able to team up to defeat various Behemoths and use their parts to build and upgrade armour and weapons. It looks...
The Game Awards 2018 Rocket League's Next DLC Pack Features McLaren Cars
Taking things up a gear
You know Rocket League is a big deal when it partners with a leading car manufacturer. The next DLC for the hit arcade football game is set to feature McLaren, specifically the McLaren 570S line of cars. You can take a look in the above trailer. The car pack is available now on PS4. Will you be picking up this DLC for Rocket...
The Game Awards 2018 ABZU Dev Giant Squid Returns with The Pathless
Run, forest
The Pathless has just been announced at The Game Awards, and it looks like another mystical adventure from Giant Squid. As you can see from the above trailer, it looks a little more action packed than the studio's previous game, ABZU, with an eagle friend helping you fly and giant creatures to battle. Sadly we don't know a whole lot...
Stanley was pleased
The Stanley Parable is a comedic narrative game that launched on PC about five years ago. It became something of a cult hit thanks to its myriad endings and amusing narration. A surprise announcement at The Game Awards 2018 revealed that the game is finally making its way to PS4 with The Stanley Parable: Ultra Deluxe. Coming...
The Game Awards 2018 New RAGE 2 Trailer Reveals May 2019 Release Date
Get ready to rage
As promised, we got a new look at RAGE 2 during The Game Awards with the above new trailer. It looks like a pretty typical post-apocalyptic open world shooter, but the meaty shooting and crazy characters look fun enough. We're interested to see how it all plays out, but it seems we're in for a bit of a wait. RAGE 2 will launch on...
The Game Awards 2018 Journey to the Savage Planet Announced with Teaser Trailer
Launches next year
Games big and small were announced at this year's Game Awards, and one title that almost got swept under the carpet is Journey to the Savage Planet, a first person adventure game from a brand new developer. Typhoon Studios was founded by industry veterans, whose combined works include Assassin's Creed III, Far Cry 4, and Batman:...
The Game Awards 2018 ANTHEM Spews Some Sci-Fi Mumbo Jumbo with Story Trailer
It's your destiny
You've heard it all before. The ANTHEM is our saviour because the Fallen or the Lost or the Stalkers or something are at the Walls and the Walls can't hold out much longer because the ANTHEM is losing its Resonance due to a lack of Forge Crystals. We need to activate the Arc so that we can harness the power of the ANTHEM once more...
Thursday6th Dec 2018
News Far Cry: New Dawn's Cover Art Leaks Ahead of Reveal
Feel the RAGE
A new Far Cry game will be announced during The Game Awards 2018 later today, and here’s your very first look at it. The box – which boasts the name Far Cry: New Dawn – shows two ladies sat on a sofa, while a man chained to the roof of a car screams out for help. One of the women appears to be wearing roller skate pads, while the...
Guide What Time Does The Game Awards 2018 Start?
When is The Game Awards 2018?
The Game Awards 2018 will soon be upon us, and this year's event sounds bigger than ever. Primarily an awards ceremony to celebrate the year's best titles, the creator of the show Geoff Keighley has been boasting about a record number of new game announcements during the presentation. But when is The Game Awards, and...
News You Can Now Play the Beginning of Shadow of the Tomb Raider for Free on PS4
Temple trial run
If you've been on the fence about Lara's latest PS4 adventure, you now have a golden opportunity to give it a shot. Square Enix has today opened up a free trial for Shadow of the Tomb Raider, which will allow you to sample the game before you make a purchase. The trial will give you access to the opening stages of the game, says...
Hardware Review Razer Raiju Ultimate - Probably the PS4's Best 'Pro' Controller, But It Ain't Cheap
Razing the bar
Almost a whole year ago, we reviewed the Raiju, a "pro" controller for PlayStation 4 from Razer. We walked away pretty impressed with the pad, praising its overall build quality, responsive face buttons, and comfortable triggers. However, its directional pad and shoulder bumpers did leave quite a bit to be desired, and an expensive...
News Red Dead Online Updated With Better Economy Balance, More Money, Lower Costs
$$$
As promised, Rockstar has adjusted the economy in Red Dead Online. In the first of what the developer says is a series of alterations to the game, it's increased the amount of money and the rewards that players get from all activities. It's also balanced the general economy so that you can sell items for more and buy stuff for less. According...
Falling out
Good lord, is this ever going to end? First Bethesda releases a borderline broken game. Then it releases a gigantic patch that doesn't fix said game on PlayStation 4. Then it gets called out for shipping crap quality bags to people who bought the most expensive version of the game. Then it
News PUBG Trophies Want You to Get Trigger Happy on PS4
Kill or be killed
PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds finally arrives on PS4 tomorrow, and with it of course comes a selection of digital trinkets to win. The trophy list for PUBG is now online, and it could be a pretty tricky title to Platinum if you're not much of a fighter. There are 38 trophies in all, and a lot of them concern killing other players...
News Get Discounts on The Game Awards Nominees in US PlayStation Store Sale
Award winning bargains
We're mere hours away from The Game Awards 2018, and as has become tradition, the US PlayStation Store is playing host to a new sale, celebrating the nominees in this year's show. It's live right now, and features a whole range of reduced prices on lots of the nominated games. Battlefield V is down to $35.99, Call of Duty:...
News Devil May Cry 5 Dante Battle Theme Altered After Singer's Sexual Manipulation Allegations
Vocal track replaced
Following on from allegations made against singer Eddie Hermida, Capcom has announced that it has altered Dante's battle theme in Devil May Cry 5. Previously, the company said that it was looking into possible solutions after it came to light that Hermida had reportedly sexually manipulated an underage girl in 2017. Hermida...
Soapbox I'm Tired of the Constant Teasing in the Lead Up to a Video Game Event
Liam wants all the announcements to be saved for the night
It's probably a little bit counterproductive of me, a writer for a video game website, to be getting tired of the hints towards what we should expect at the next videogame extravaganza, but here we are. The Game Awards are taking place tomorrow night, and host Geoff Keighley has been teasing...
News Nicalis Announces Three Games Coming to PS4 in 2019
The End Is Nigh! Dungreed! Crystal Crisis!
If you're not familiar with Nicalis, it's a game developer and publisher that focuses on smaller projects. Games in its portfolio include Wonder Boy: The Dragon's Trap, The Binding of Isaac: Afterbirth, and Redout, among plenty of others. Yesterday, the company announced a trio of its games will be making...
News A Plague Tale: Innocence Impresses with New Screenshots
Rat pack
One of the most promising games currently in production at Focus Home Interactive is A Plague Tale: Innocence. The creepy looking adventure game has been moving slowly but surely forwards, and while there's still a bit of time to go before its release next year, it's looking pretty good. The developer has released a batch of new...
Feature Best PS4 Music of November 2018
Heavy hitters
For the final monthly music highlight before we discuss the best soundtracks of the year, we have one more month to work through, and boy what a month it was. This might have been the single strongest month of the year from a musical standpoint, and at least a couple of these are going to be appearing on the Top 10 list that’ll make...
Wednesday5th Dec 2018
Guide All Free PS Plus Games in 2018
A complete list of every 2018 PlayStation Plus game
What are the latest PS Plus games? Sony gives out six (or sometimes more) free games to PlayStation Plus subscribers every single month, and we’ll be keeping a rolling tally of the PlayStation 4, PlayStation 3, and PS Vita giveaways right through 2018. You can find a full list of all free PS Plus...
News Treyarch Teasing First Major Update to Blackout Map in Call of Duty: Black Ops 4
Arriving next week?
Blackout has been a pretty big success for Treyarch. Creating a new battle royale experience for Call of Duty: Black Ops 4 can't have been an easy thing to do, especially for a series with traditionally much smaller maps and player counts. The mode seems to have landed on its feet, offering a last man standing mode that can...
News Post-Apocalyptic Far Cry Game to Be Announced at The Game Awards 2018
Wait what
Wow, this came out of nowhere. Ubisoft has revealed that a new Far Cry game will be announced tomorrow at The Game Awards 2018... And it's got a post-apocalyptic setting? No, you read that right -- there's gonna be a new Far Cry game that takes place, going by the teaser trailer, after a nuclear apocalypse. We don't know how much of it...
News Capcom Producer Teases a Project That Will Apparently Surprise People
But what could it be?
Those eternal teasers over at Capcom are at it again, this time with producer Jun Takeuchi hinting at a project that "will make our fans think, 'wow, they’re making that?'" A surprising new game from Capcom, then? Sounds like it, but what could it possibly be? The first thing that sprang to our mind was Dragon's Dogma 2 -- a...
News There Are References to More Great Games in the PS Classic's Source Code
Crash Bandicoot! PaRappa the Rapper! Gran Turismo!
At this point in time the PlayStation Classic has become a better punching bag than Glass Joe, so it’s no surprise that forum dwellers are frothing at the mouth over a Tweet which claims the micro-console has dozens of other great games on it. The reality is that there are simply references to...
News Even Rocket League Has Something Lined Up for The Game Awards 2018
The gang's all here
Unless you've been living under a rock, you'll know full well that The Game Awards is right around the corner. On 6th December, Geoff Keighley will walk on stage and kick off his show, which combines the glitz and glamour of an awards ceremony with the relentless announcements and reveals of an E3 press conference. It seems like...
News Looks Like Fortnite's Big Game Awards Announcement Has Been Leaked
Whoops
It seems that almost nobody in the games industry can keep a secret these days. Epic Games had planned to make some sort of announcement regarding its smash hit battle royale shooter, Fortnite, at The Game Awards 2018. While the start of season 7 is still set for 6th December, lining up rather nicely with Geoff Keighley's show, a bigger...
News Japanese Sales Charts: Battlefield V Continues Good Start, But PS4 Numbers Dip Slightly
The Christmas period begins
We're now heading into the Christmas period proper, and so the Japanese charts are going to make for some pretty predictable reading over the next few weeks. The only PlayStation 4 release that's really worth mentioning this time around is Battlefield V, which continues on from its strong debut by selling an additional...
News Subnautica PS4 Launch Trailer Shows an Ocean World Full of Horrors
Deep trouble
Yesterday saw the launch of Subnautica on PS4, a cult hit underwater survival game. The alien open world adventure has a brand new trailer, and it gives a good overview of gameplay, story elements, and some of the scarily big fish lurking in the waters below you. It looks like it'll be quite atmospheric, and we imagine you'll want to...
News Sony Publishes Neat First-Party Puff Piece
Visual Arts Services Group listed among developers
Sony’s published a neat video touring its first-party studios in the United States, with the intention presumably to try and recruit talent to its teams. The video includes interviews from key personnel at Sony Santa Monica, Sony Bend, PixelOpus, and others. In the clip, the staffers talk about...
News Koei Tecmo Busts Out Dead or Alive Xtreme 3 Scarlet Trailer
Titillating
Whip out the Kleenex and close the curtains, because Koei Tecmo has peeled off the first trailer for Dead or Alive Xtreme 3: Scarlet. The re-release – which will controversially lack ‘Softening Gel’ on Sony’s system – adds a new character and various other gameplay improvements compared to its predecessor. Those who purchase...
Game of the Month The Best PS4 Games of November 2018
Dragons, vampires, assassins, and... Tetris
November is often the busiest month of any given year when it comes to new game releases, but that hasn't really been the case in 2018. Don't get us wrong, there were still some quality titles to chew on last month, but it was mostly October that saw the big games hit. Still, this year overall has been...
Site News Push Square Readers Vote for Game of the Year
Playing favourites
Push Square’s official Game of the Year has been decided, but you won’t see the editorial team's top ten until later in the month – we’ve got to keep the articles churning through the slow Christmas period, after all. That said, if you want some Game of the Year action right now, then our readers are voting on their...
News That Koei Tecmo Teaser Was for a New Horse Racing Game
Neigh way?
Koei Tecmo caused a little bit of a stir last week when it revealed a teaser website for a new game. Text on the site read "the fated battle begins", making us immediately think of properties like Samurai Warriors. We couldn't have been further from the mark, really. Visit that same teaser website now and you'll find two horses staring...
News ToeJam & Earl: Back in the Groove Crash Lands on PS4 in March 2019
Funky
Of all the old school franchises to bring back on modern consoles, ToeJam & Earl wasn't exactly top of our list. However, we've a fondness for this unusual Mega Drive roguelike, so it's great to see that it's coming to PS4 in a brand new game. ToeJam & Earl: Back in the Groove was successfully funded on Kickstarter a while back, and...
News The New Samurai Shodown Game Is Set to Launch in Q2, 2019
Sho time
We'd almost forgot about the new Samurai Shodown game that SNK has in development. Announced as Samurai Spirits back in September, the game was quickly confirmed for a PlayStation 4 release in 2019 -- and now we have a more specific time frame courtesy of the publisher's latest investor meeting. SNK is aiming for the second quarter of next...
News Fortnite Creative Officially Announced, Launches Later This Month
A world of pure imagination
Well, there it is. After being leaked online by a YouTuber, Epic Games has officially unveiled Fortnite Creative, a sandbox mode allowing players to build their own maps and match types. You can get a very brief glimpse at some of the possibilities in the above video. As expected, you'll be able to craft unique levels...
News Former Dragon Age Creative Director Now Working at Ubisoft on Unannounced Project
Ubisoft RPG incoming?
Mike Laidlaw, one of the main creative minds behind much of the Dragon Age series, left BioWare around a year ago. Since then, he's been working as a consultant throughout the industry, but now he's back at a major studio. Today, Laidlaw's revealed that he's actually landed a job at Ubisoft Quebec as creative director on a...
Tuesday4th Dec 2018
News Gorgeous Earth Dynamic PS4 Theme Enters Orbit on the PlayStation Store
What on Earth
Developer Truant Pixel has done it again, releasing another lovely looking dynamic PlayStation 4 theme on the PlayStation Store. This latest backdrop consists of a high resolution model of our very own Earth, and it comes complete with dynamic lighting that changes based on your system's clock. Nice. Want to know the best part,...
News Bethesda Says It'll Send Canvas Bags to Fallout 76 Collector's Edition Buyers
No, really
Bloody hell, this story's been something, hasn't it? For those totally out of the loop, allow us to quickly get you up to speed. Back when the collector's edition for Fallout 76 was revealed, it was advertised that a canvas bag would be included. However, when fans received their Power Armor Edition of the game, they found that the canvas...
Economy adjustments incoming
Red Dead Online's obviously a huge deal for Rockstar, and the beta's been going on for about a week now. As such, the developer's looking to keep things ticking with consistent updates, the next of which will launch as early as this week. In a statement on Twitter, Rockstar writes "Your feedback from these early days...
News PS Now December Update Adds a Whopping 50 PS4 Games
Christmas has come early
Sony's adding 50 new games to PlayStation Now for the subscription service's big December update. As the PlayStation Blog points out, For Honor is a highlight, and it arrives alongside a bunch of other PlayStation 4 titles. It's worth reiterating that thanks to the addition of game downloads -- which were introduced back in...
News The First Major Update for Battlefield V Has Been Delayed
Overture arriving a little later
Battlefield V seems to have been facing an uphill battle since it arrived at the end of November. Its sales are low for the series, and it's faced criticism regarding its lacking gameplay options on release. Of course, there's plenty of new content on the way for the WW2 shooter, and the first, Overture, was...
News December 2018's PS Plus Games are Available to Download Now
Selection box
Mince pies are in the shops and people are questioning where the year has gone -- it's December, alright. A new month means a new selection of PS Plus games, and 2018's final roster of complimentary titles is available to download right now in Europe. As always, the North American PS Store will follow within the next few hours or so...
News It's an Interesting Time to Be Posting The Last of Us: Part II Reaction Trailers
What the Ellie?
The Last of Us: Part II was announced two years ago, and while we’ve seen a handful of trailers now, the game’s still very much shrouded in mystery. This reaction trailer is a curious upload on the PlayStation channel then. It marks the two year anniversary of the Naughty Dog sequel’s reveal, and shows various YouTubers...
News PS Now Subscriptions Discounted for the Holidays
As you'd expect
In a rather smart (if obvious) move, Sony is discounting PS Now subscriptions in time for the holidays. The 12 month option is being dropped from $99 to $79, the three month option is down from $44.99 to $29.99, and brand new subscribers can grab one month for $9.99. These discounts will be live until the 8th January. Right now this...
News Persona 5 and Persona 3 Dancing DLC Lineup Costs More Than Both Games Put Together
The battle for everyone's cash
Based on the Japanese releases of Persona 5: Dancing in Starlight and Persona 3: Dancing in Moonlight, we always knew both games were gonna get a lot of downloadable content, but seeing it all listed with its Western pricing is enough to make our eyes water. Okay, so here's a rough outline of all the DLC. There's one...
Review YouTubers Life OMG - A Video Making Sim That's Fun But Flawed
Dislike
This was only a matter of time, right? There's a sim/tycoon game for more or less every profession in some form or another, so one focusing on the noble art of the YouTuber was a dead cert. YouTubers Life originally launched on PC a couple of years ago and, as you might expect, it became a pretty popular title on the video sharing platform...
Review Arca's Path - PSVR's Next Must-Have Title
Marble madness
2018 has been a stellar year for PlayStation VR. After Sprint Vector kicked things off with a speedy locomotive system that had everyone at Push Square Towers working up a sweat, we’ve been treated to the likes of cutesy platformer Moss, horror fanatics were swept away with The Persistence, and those looking for a
Rumour Will the Crash Team Racing PS4 Remake Drift Onstage at The Game Awards?
It's happening?
We've been half-expecting a remake of Crash Team Racing due to the success of Vicarious Visions' Crash Bandicoot N. Sane Trilogy. It'd be very welcome; a return of one of PlayStation's best kart racers would not only be popular among fans, it'd also fill a gap in the market for a quality arcading racing title on PS4. Well, if this is...
Rumour Dragon Age 4 May Be Shown at The Game Awards, But It Won't Release for a Long Time
A new age
Ooooh, now things are getting spicy. Following on from BioWare teasing a Dragon Age-related announcement last week, VentureBeat reports that Dragon Age 4 is indeed in development at the studio, and yes, BioWare is going to show something Dragon Age-related at The Game Awards. Put two and two together and you have to assume that we'll see a...
Round Up Just Cause 4 Reviews Forecast Sunny Skies
Weathering the storm
The last major game release of 2018 is Just Cause 4, which launches on PS4 today. In terms of critical reception, it's doing fairly well for itself so far, amassing a metascore of 75 (for the PC release, anyway) and receiving praise for its new weather system and improvisational combat. We'll deliver our very own verdict soon,...
News The Last of Us: Part II Will Not Appear at The Game Awards 2018
Naughty Dog speaks
Expectations are high for The Game Awards 2018, and there’s speculation swirling around virtually every major upcoming release. Sony released a reactions video for The Last of Us: Part II this week, forcing some fans to theorise that the sequel may pop up during Geoff Keighley’s bonanza on Thursday
Store Update 4th December 2018 (Europe)
Why? Just 'cause
It may be December, but there are still big games coming to the PlayStation 4 this week. The headline new arrival is obviously Just Cause 4, but spare a thought for PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds, which is making its long overdue Sony debut. Other highlights include new Persona dancing titles, Subnautica, and Thronebreaker: The...
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Guide Where to Buy the PlayStation Classic Mini Console
There's still plenty of them around
Sony announced the PlayStation Classic earlier in the year, a pint-sized PSone console with a bunch of games pre-loaded. The mini machine is available right now, and you can get it from various retailers across the web. But where can you buy the PlayStation Classic? Here's a quick guide on the mini machine and how...
News Social Media Scuttlebutt Says Microsoft Is Sniffing After Sony Studio
Money talks
Microsoft has been snapping up mid-sized studios like corporate acquisitions are going out of fashion, and now the social media rumour mill is aflame with speculation that the team in green is about to snap up a studio that’s worked with PlayStation in the past. This opens the floor to a raft of possibilities, from Supermassive Games...
News Marvel's Spider-Man Is Now the Fastest Selling PS4 Game Ever in the UK
On track to become best selling PS4 exclusive
We all knew Insomniac's latest open world adventure was a hit, but this is pretty crazy. Marvel's Spider-Man has become the fastest selling PS4 game at UK retail. If that wasn't enough, GamesIndustry claims that the superhero blockbuster is gaining on Uncharted 4: A Thief's End to become the best selling...
News Sony Thinks of the Children as Senran Kagura Producer Laments Censorship
"It's a difficult problem"
The president of SCEJA has seemingly provided the first official comment on the censorship row that has affected multiple PlayStation games over the past few months. Posted on Japanese website Ebitsu.net – but without official translation or verification just yet – Atsushi Morita purportedly told attendees at a Japan...
News UK Sales Charts: Red Dead Redemption 2 Concedes Another Number One to FIFA 19
Beautiful Game vs. beautiful game
The shockwaves of Black Friday and Cyber Monday are still being felt in the UK charts, as some discounted titles are still disturbing the new releases. FIFA 19, for example, takes the top spot for a second week, followed up by Red Dead Redemption 2. It swaps last week's positions with Call of Duty: Black Ops 4, and...
News PSN Offline Worldwide as Sony Engineers Investigate
PlayStation Network down in December
PlayStation Network is offline, and Sony engineers are currently wielding fire extinguishers in an attempt to put out the flames. While the issues don’t appear to be affecting absolutely everyone, this sounds like a fairly widespread outage, with a vast majority of players affected. Remember when this used to...
News Armor King, Marduk, and Julia Confirmed for Tekken 7 Season 2, First Two Out Tomorrow
Return of the king
During the Tekken World Tour finals, director Katsuhiro Harada took to the stage before the top 8 to reveal Marduk, Armor King, and Julia as Tekken 7 season 2 DLC characters. They've been redesigned and reworked, and the best news of all is that Marduk and Armor King are out tomorrow. That's the 3rd December, just in case you're...
News Tekken 7 Patch 2.10 Out on PS4, Armor King and Marduk Available to Download Now
Tekken it to the next level
As promised by Tekken director Katsuhiro Harada, new DLC characters Armor King and Marduk are available to download now on the PlayStation Store. They release alongside patch 2.10, which weighs in at 1.5GB and naturally provides support for both of the new fighters in Tekken 7. The update also adds new customisation...
News Panda Player Wins Tekken World Tour 2018 Finals in Unprecedented Tournament
Unbearlievable
Going into the Tekken World Tour 2018 Finals no one was betting on Rangchu -- a South Korean player who specialises in using Panda and Kuma, two literal bear characters -- to win the tournament. After a whole year of competitive events across the globe, the finals were attended by the 20 top ranking players in the world. Rangchu had...
News Don't Expect to See Cyberpunk 2077 at The Game Awards
CD Projekt Red rules it out
There were some rumours floating about not too long ago that Cyberpunk 2077 would put in an appearance at The Game Awards, which are happening later this week. However, ever informative CD Projekt Red community lead Marcin Momot has confirmed that the ambitious role-playing title won't be at the event. "We're looking...
News Final Fantasy XV Director Hajime Tabata Reveals New Game Studio
JP Games is born
Hajime Tabata, former Square Enix employee and the man largely credited for "saving" Final Fantasy XV as its director, has revealed his newly formed studio on Facebook. Named JP Games, the development team will have more information to share in January next year, when the company launches officially. Tabata left Square Enix at the...
News Of Course There'll Be a Fortnite Announcement at The Game Awards
Well duh
It wouldn't be a video game event without a bit of Fortnite thrown into the mix. Geoff Keighley has taken to Twitter to announce that the Battle Royale behemoth will receive a world premiere announcement at The Game Awards on Thursday from creative director Donald Mustard himself. Most interestingly, Keighley wraps his tweet up by...
News RAGE 2 Will Make an Appearance at The Game Awards 2018 with New Trailer
Bang, another one
It's been a little while since we heard anything about RAGE 2. It made an appearance at Gamescom 2018, but we still know relatively little about the open world shooter. The fact it's a joint effort between Avalanche Studios and id Software is pretty exciting, but it remains to be seen whether it'll all come together. We'll at...
News THQ Acquires Yet Another Property, This Time It's Carmageddon
Remember that one?
Carmageddon, also known as that PSone game with the mental looking bald guy on the cover, has been snapped up by THQ Nordic. That's Carmageddon the property, not a single copy of the PSone title, just to be clear. It's the latest in a long string of acquisitions by the publisher, which has been buying old or dormant properties...
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