News - 2019, Week 01

Sunday6th Jan 2019

Saturday5th Jan 2019

Friday4th Jan 2019

Thursday3rd Jan 2019

  • News January 2019 PS Plus Games Live in North America and Europe

    Download them now

    Happy New Year, everyone! It’s technically a holiday in most parts of the world, but Sony’s in the process of putting January 2019’s free PlayStation Plus games live – in North America, at least. While the full lineup isn’t showing as available at the time of typing, if you manually add the titles to your basket, you...

  • News Call of Duty: Ghosts 2 Won't Be Infinity Ward's 2019 Game

    In spirit only

    Look, it’s only 2nd January so give us a break while the really juicy news breaks. Following a series of cryptic tweets from communications manager Ashton Williams, there was some speculation that Infinity Ward’s upcoming edition of Call of Duty could be a sequel to the oft-criticised Ghosts. That, according to

  • News Sony Highlights Biggest Upcoming PS4 Games in New Montage Trailer

    The Last of Us Part II! Death Stranding! Ghost of Tsushima!

    Sony has always been good at these hype-building sizzle reel trailers, and its latest 'Coming Attractions' video is no different. It takes a look at some of the games still to come on PS4, and it's hard not to get excited when they're all shown off like this. From Devil May Cry 5 to Death...

  • News UK Video Game Sales Are Now Dominated by Digital

    Commands an incredible 80 per cent of consumer spend

    Well, here it is: an astronomical 80 per cent of video game sales in the UK were made through digital outlets like the PlayStation Store in 2018. According to the Entertainment Retailers Association, of the £3.86 billion (~$4.8 billion) that the sector generated last year, £3.09 billion (~$3.9...

  • News Spider-Man PS4 Was the UK's Best Selling Exclusive in 2018

    Games market massively boosted by digital

    If you were ever curious about how important digital game sales have become, the UK is a good indicator. Of the £3.864 billion generated in 2018, about 80 per cent can be attributed to digital. GamesIndustry's latest report on the UK games market really highlights the rise of digital; it's up 12.5 per cent...

Wednesday2nd Jan 2019

Tuesday1st Jan 2019

  • Feature What to Expect from PlayStation in 2019

    Games, services, and hardware

    As 2018 ends, it's time to look towards the year ahead. 2019 is surely going to be one of the most fascinating sets of 365 days for the PlayStation brand, and there's a multitude of reasons why. Every man and his dog knows that the PlayStation 5 is on its way, but when will it be announced and subsequently released? How...

  • Guide New PS4 Games Releasing in January 2019

    Every upcoming PlayStation 4 release date in January 2019

    There’s no rest for the wicked, as January 2019’s new PS4 games include major releases like Resident Evil 2, Kingdom Hearts III, and Ace Combat 7: Skies Unknown. It’s a great start to the New Year, and when you factor in the release dates for remasters Onimusha: Warlords and Tales of...

  • News Sony Made a Bad Decision to Skip E3 2019, Says Pachter

    They're fools, according to analyst

    Infamous industry analyst Michael Pachter believes that Sony has made a mistake skipping E3 2019, and likened the organisation to a “child taking their ball home” after last year’s event didn’t quite go to plan. Speaking with Gaming Bolt, the Wedbush Securities employee said that he thinks this is a...

  • Game of the Year 2018 #1 - God of War

    Kratos returns to his throne

    God of War may just be the greatest comeback story of all time. After the by-the-numbers God of War Ascension, it felt like the curtain had closed on Kratos and Sony Santa Monica’s character action brand. But returning director Cory Barlog and his crew ripped up the franchise rule book, changing the camera perspective...

  • Game of the Year 2018 Our Top Ten Favourite PS4 Games of 2018

    Montage time

    Ten days of top notch Christmas content comes to a conclusion with a montage video made by yours truly. We’ve loved sharing our favourite PlayStation games of 2018 with you, and we thought that all of the titles deserved a video, so sit back and watch through our picks courtesy of the clip embedded above. We’ve also prepared a neat...

  • Poll Vote for Your PlayStation Game of the Year 2018

    The big one

    The Push Square staff have had their say and so have our lovely forum members, but now it's time for the rest of you to decide on your PlayStation Game of the Year for 2018. How exciting! Below, you'll find a poll that contains the 50 nominees that put together for our own vote, all the way from God of War and Red Dead Redemption 2 to...

  • Game of the Year 2018 Victor's Personal Picks

    Dragon's dogma

    The annual Push Square Towers tradition is back, as we sit down our scribes and pester them once more for their five favourite PlayStation games of the year. With such a strong assortment of software in 2018, it’s always tough deciding upon the cream of the crop. We told Victor we'd take away his ban hammer if he didn't send us his...

  • Game of the Year 2018 Jamie's Personal Picks

    New and old

    The annual Push Square Towers tradition is back, as we sit down our scribes and pester them once more for their five favourite PlayStation games of the year. With such a strong assortment of software in 2018, it’s always tough deciding upon the cream of the crop. We threatened to confiscate Jamie's retro consoles before he sent us his...

  • Feature Happy New Year from the Push Square Team

    Our mission statement for 2019

    No way? No way! It’s surely not 2019 already? Man, the year is going to take some time to sink in – aren’t we supposed to be driving hover cars and living in neon cities by now? Anyway, one thing that’s not up for debate is that the past year was Push Square’s best ever, and as the site approaches its tenth...

Monday31st Dec 2018

  • Game of the Year 2018 #2 - Red Dead Redemption 2

    Red or dead

    Where do you even start with Red Dead Redemption 2? The game's a modern masterpiece and developer Rockstar's best ever release. Mature storytelling combines with one of, if not the best open world in gaming, and the result is a phenomenal experience from start to finish. Red Dead Redemption 2 may not be crowned our Game of the Year for...

  • Feature Our Most Hype PlayStation Moments of 2018

    Hype get

    2018 has been one heck of a year for PlayStation. We've been flooded with good games for almost a full 12 months, and so we thought that we'd wheel out the team in order to list our most hype moments of 2018. Ranging from game reveals to individual gaming greatness, these are the moments that got us super excited. Here's to another year of...

  • Game of the Year 2018 Simon's Personal Picks

    Colossal lineup

    The annual Push Square Towers tradition is back, as we sit down our scribes and pester them once more for their five favourite PlayStation games of the year. With such a strong assortment of software in 2018, it’s always tough deciding upon the cream of the crop. We enforced a Pokémon Go ban before Simon sent us his list. Fifth...