News PS Plus Specials Sale Begins on US PlayStation Store
PlayStation Plus exclusive deals
Guide Days Gone - Tips and Tricks for Beginners
Hints for surviving a deadly open world
Reminder Big Persona 5: The Royal and Persona 5 S Reveals are Coming This Week
Atlus announces streams
News - 2019, Week 17
Sunday28th Apr 2019
Guide Days Gone - Tips and Tricks for Beginners
Hints for surviving a deadly open world
Days Gone features a harsh apocalyptic open world, and you’re going to need help if you hope to stay alive. In this guide, we’re going to share some tips and tricks which should prevent you from becoming Freaker food. Whether it’s managing your bike or scavenging the right resources, here’s everything...
Review Snooker 19 - Solid PS4 Potter Is Right on Cue
Big break
Snooker’s perhaps at its most exciting when Ronnie O’Sullivan is complaining about the stench of tournament venues and Mark Williams is hosting press conferences in the nude. There’s none of the side-theatre in Snooker 19, though: just good honest baize buccaneering with 128 of the world’s top professionals. While there has been...
News Dreams Creators Are Already Making Short Comedy Sketches
Have a laugh with giraffes
The bar keeps getting raised in Dreams, and it’s only been available for a few weeks. While the focus thus far has mostly been on games, it’s worth remembering that the PlayStation 4 exclusive can also be used to create short movies and animations. This particularly impressive one centres on two giraffes. It’s a...
Saturday27th Apr 2019
News Kingdom Hearts III Details Upcoming Free and Paid DLC, Includes Extra Scenarios
Let us ReMIND you
Just off the back of its Critical Mode update, series director Tetsuya Nomura has revealed what fans can expect from Kingdom Hearts III when it comes to post-launch content. There'll be a number of further free updates, while more significant expansions will require payment. The content rollout has a suitably stupid name - titled...
Talking Point What Are You Playing This Weekend? - Issue 269
Day one
Remember that brief Easter heat wave we had? Yeah, it’s long gone now – replaced by wind, rain, and the opposite of SEGA blue skies. Still, at least now you have a good excuse to stay home and play some video games, right? Here’s what we’re playing. Sammy Barker, Editor: Despite wrapping up the review this week, I’m still...
Friday26th Apr 2019
Sinking feeling
After the fantastical greatness of Assassin's Creed Origins: Curse of the Pharaohs, we had high hopes for The Fate of Atlantis -- a chance for the developers of Assassin's Creed Odyssey to let their imagination run wild. While Odyssey already features a number of mythological elements, this DLC saga promises even more creativity...
News Save on Japanese Games in Golden Week Sale on US PlayStation Store
All that glitters
Japanese games have made a dramatic resurgence these last few years. Just the past few months, in fact, have seen the release of several top notch titles from the east, and it only looks set to continue. Japan's Golden Week celebration is fast approaching, so now is an opportune time to nab a game or two in PlayStation's annual...
News PS4 Is Closing in on 100 Million Units Sold, and It's Inline with the All-Conquering PS2
It's at 96.8 million, Sony says
The PlayStation 4 has been a beast since its launch in 2013, and it's still pretty much flying off the shelves. The now five-year-old console just had a great quarter (January to March 2019) and its total sales are now edging extremely close to the hallowed 100 million mark. This info comes from Sony's latest...
News Sucker Punch Posts Some Sweet Ghost of Tsushima and Days Gone Crossover Art
Bring on the freakers
Don't you just love this trend of game developers posting cool crossover art to help celebrate the work of their pals? This time, we've got inFAMOUS developer Sucker Punch throwing out a Ghost of Tsushima and Days Gone mashup over on Twitter. It shows the former's main character, Jin, standing back to back with the latter's...
News Sony Just Had Its Best Financial Year Ever, PlayStation at the Heart of Success
Games easily biggest earner for tech giant
We all know that the PlayStation 4 has been an immense success for Sony, and it seems that hasn't slowed down over the last 12 months. The platform holder has just posted its results for the financial year 2018, and ultimately, it was the best in the company's history in terms of profit, and that's largely...
News If You Like The Wolf Among Us, You're Probably Gonna Like Blacksad: Under the Skin
Well, hopefully
Blacksad: Under the Skin is a narrative-driven detective title coming to PlayStation 4 later this year. It promises plenty of player choice, puzzle solving, and story-defining quick time events. Blacksad is actually a comic series that revolves around the titular character and his work as a private investigator. It's set in 1950s...
News Sony Financials Suggest the PS5 Won't Release Before April 2020
Makes sense to us
Sony has released its financial forecast for the fiscal year 2019 (that's basically the next 12 months), and its figures suggest that the PS5 won't launch before April 2020. We already know that the next-gen console isn't going to release this year -- Sony has said so itself -- but there's been speculation over whether it'll hit in...
News A Plague Tale: Innocence Channels The Last of Us in New PS4 Gameplay Video
The rats of us
One look at A Plague Tale: Innocence, and it's fairly clear where its inspirations lie. The bleak action adventure apes The Last of Us in a few ways, and while it's not quite on the same level, some of the gameplay, and certainly the tone, is pretty similar. A new, 8-minute gameplay video shows protagonist Amicia making her way...
News Hideo Kojima on Death Stranding: 'Everyone Will Be Connected'
Director sheds (slightly) more light on obscure PS4 exclusive
In case you weren't aware, the Tribeca Film Festival is currently underway. Normally, we wouldn't be bringing this up, but Hideo Kojima and actor Norman Reedus were not only present at the New York show, they spoke about Death Stranding, one of PlayStation 4's hotly anticipated...
Feature We're Making a Game with Dreams on PS4 - Issue 1
Snacks on a Train
You'll probably know by now that we're big fans of Dreams here at Push Square Towers. The game offers an unprecedented level of freedom, allowing players to unleash their imaginations with a set of powerful tools and techniques. We're already seeing some impressive results from the community, from simple platformers to interactive...
Poll What Are Your Thoughts on Dreams Early Access?
Dream or nightmare?
One thing is for certain: Media Molecule doesn't do things by halves. Dreams has been in the pipeline for most of the PlayStation 4's life, but this year, we've finally been graced with the chance to play the ambitious creation game for ourselves. Dreams launched in Early Access just over a week ago, much to the relief of many...
News Bandai Namco Details Three New Planes Coming to Ace Combat 7 via DLC
Laser targeted
It feels like Ace Combat 7: Skies Unknown got a little lost in the midst of all the other big releases of the last few months, but it's a return to form for the series and well worth checking out. If you've played the game and have conquered its massive unlock tree, Bandai Namco has just unveiled the three extra fighter jets flying...
News Kansas City Quarterback Patrick Mahomes Fronts Madden NFL 20
New campaign mode sees you become a franchise's face
Kansas City Chiefs quarterback and no-look pass master Patrick Mahomes will front Madden NFL 20, which is due out 2nd August. The headline new feature this year is the Face of the Franchise: QB1 Career Campaign, which will see you working your way through college, before facing the draft and...
Thursday25th Apr 2019
Guide Days Gone - Where to Find Scrap, Ammo, Fuel, and Med Kits
Locations for all essential resources
Where can you find scrap, ammo, fuel, med kits, and other essential resources in Days Gone? As an apocalyptic open worlder, you’re going to spend a lot of time in the Oregon outback hunting for supplies. Fail to adequately prepare for each encounter, and Deacon St. John will find himself Freaker fodder fairly...
News The Mysterious Persona 5 S Is Persona 5 Scramble: The Phantom Strikers, and It's Coming to PS4
An action RPG
Well, we never saw this coming. Persona 5 S is actually a musou-style game. In other words, it's like Dynasty Warriors, and it's called Persona 5 Scramble: The Phantom Strikers. No release date or release window has been given. What do you make of this? Slice up some shadows in the comments section below.
Guide Days Gone - How to Knock Down 12 Anarchist Cairns
Go kick rocks
How do you knock down 12 anarchist cairns in Days Gone? One of the collectible types in Days Gone will see you knocking down 12 anarchist cairns, which are represented in the open world as small bundles of stones. To knock them down, you must simply push the square button to trigger an animation. Kicking them all down unlocks the...
News No More Devil May Cry 5 DLC as Development Has Finished, Capcom Reiterates
Cry all you want
Don't expect anything more from Devil May Cry 5, as Capcom producer Matt Walker has reiterated that development on the game has ended. We've known this would be the case since before the Bloody Palace launched as a free update earlier this month, but we still think it's a bit of a shame, and perhaps a missed opportunity. The...
News Crunch Bandicoot, Zem, and Zam Shown Off in Pre-Order Promo for Crash Team Racing Nitro-Fueled
The gang's all here
Crash Team Racing Nitro-Fueled seems to be packing in as much as possible, including content from both the original CTR and Crash Nitro Kart. Crunch Bandicoot has already been confirmed, but we have our first look at the character in the below video. Not only that, but baddies Zem and Zam are also shown off as playable racers...
News Action RPG Oninaki Parades Its Main Characters in New Trailer
Soulful
Oninaki, the latest project from Tokyo RPG Factory, continues to look pretty interesting. An action role-playing game, you take on the role of Kagachi, a moody looking guy who's tasked with shepherding lost souls. Kagachi's a main feature in the title's latest trailer, which introduces its main characters. Oninaki's certainly a different...
News Fortnite's Avengers: Endgame Event Starts Today on PS4, Adds Limited Time Mode and Weapons
Game update v8.50 detailed
Epic Games has been teasing a Fortnite crossover with Avengers: Endgame all this week, and the day has finally arrived. The event has been fully detailed in the latest patch notes for the uber-popular battle royale game, which you can read here. A new mode called Endgame has been introduced for a li
News Layers of Fear 2 Raises the Tension on PS4 in May
Release date announced
We first caught wind of a sequel to Bloober Team's Layers of Fear at the tail end of last year, with a teaser that shows an emphasis on filmmaking rather than oil paintings. Layers of Fear 2 looks to adopt a similar psychological horror vibe, with players this time exploring an ocean liner turned sinister. If you're looking...
News Bloodborne: The Board Game Slaughters Its Kickstarter Goal with Ease
The hunt continues
You may remember that, about a week ago, board game specialist CMON announced God of War: The Card Game, an officially licensed adaptation of Kratos' Nordic PS4 adventure. Well, it seems it's not the only exclusive the company has in its sights. A Kickstarter campaign from CMON recently began for Bloodborne: The Board Game,...
News RAGE 2 Trailer Gives a Crash Course on What the Game's All About
Bang bang vroom vroom
Just what the heck is RAGE 2 all about? If that question's ever crossed your mind, then you're in luck, because the game's latest trailer presents a quick and easy breakdown on everything you need to know. Alternatively, here's the game summed up in one sentence: Shoot ugly mutants/people with big guns in a big open world --...
Wednesday24th Apr 2019
Guide Days Gone FAQ - Everything You Need to Know
All your questions answered
Days Gone is the ambitious action game from Sony Bend, and it's heading to PS4 very soon. As preparation is key to surviving in a post-apocalyptic world, we've put together this FAQ in order to answer any lingering questions you may have about this upcoming title. While the game is still a few months away, plenty of...
News PS Plus Specials Sale Begins on US PlayStation Store
PlayStation Plus exclusive deals
One of the major benefits of being a PlayStation Plus member is the regular reduced prices on the PlayStation Store. Whether it's pre-orders or extra savings in sales, members can enjoy discounts on a large number of games. In fact, this new sale on the North American PS Store, PS Plus Specials, offers subscribers...
News Persona 5: The Royal Is an Enhanced Version of Persona 5, Launches on PS4 This Year in Japan
Royalty
Atlus has finally lifted the curtain on Persona 5: The Royal, and yes, it appears to be an enhanced version of Persona 5. It has new locations, new scenes, new characters, new character interactions, new attacks in combat, and... Well, that's just about everything we caught while watching the trailer. Persona 5: The Royal launches later...
Even quality of life changes
Oh boy, it's time for our first Persona 5: The Royal info blowout. With the game now fully revealed via a detailed gameplay trailer (which you can watch through here), fans have started piecing things together, and we already know quite a bit about this enhanced version of Persona 5. Gleaning information from both the...
News Persona 5: The Royal Launches in the West in 2020
Atlus confirms
Persona 5: The Royal is launching in Japan later this year, on the 31st October, but what about the West? Fortunately, Atlus hasn't forgotten about us. An enhanced version of Persona 5 with new locations, scenes, characters, and more, The Royal has been confirmed for a 2020 release outside of its homeland. Hopefully we won't have to...
Guide Sekiro: Shadows Die Twice - How to Kill Sword Saint Isshin Ashina
How to beat the final boss
How do you kill Sword Saint Isshin Ashina in Sekiro: Shadows Die Twice? Depending on which ending you've pursued, this will be the final battle in the game, and you'll need to bring your A-game if you're going to take him down. With a fight consisting of four stages, this is the longest tussle in the whole game. Power...
Review Arcade Classics Anniversary Collection - Old School Konami Kicks
Back to the 80s
Konami gifts us eight games for the price of one with its Arcade Classics Anniversary Collection. The results are good, but a tad disappointing, based on the other titles the publisher has to its name. The additions of Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, The Simpsons Arcade, and Contra certainly would’ve livened things up and added more...
News Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 4 Fakes Begin to Emerge
But Activision is showing off the game
Activision is apparently showing press (or so-called “influencers”, at the very least) a new Call of Duty game behind closed doors right now. That would imply that a reveal is right around the corner, and it’s usually May when we get word. Of course, everyone and his Call of Duty: Ghosts dog expects...
News Street Fighter V Goes Free to Play for a Limited Time on PS4
Here comes a new challenger
Street Fighter V has been through a lot, hasn't it? At launch, it was heavily criticised for its lack of key features, and Capcom has been playing catch-up, releasing revised editions and free updates that bring the fighting game up to scratch. Whatever your feelings on the troubled title, you can't argue with a free...
News March 2019 NPD: MLB The Show 19 Sets a Genre Sales Record
The Division 2, Sekiro start strong
It was a March 2019 of hardware dominance in the United States for the Nintendo Switch, as the ageing PlayStation 4 and Xbox One continue their natural downturn ahead of the new generation. Overall industry spend for the month was down 11 per cent year-over-year, with hardware seeing the most significant decline...
News VR Is Getting Its Very Own Press Conference at E3 2019
Big reveals promised
Virtual Reality will take centre stage in a brand new press conference dedicated to the medium at E3 2019, courtesy of UploadVR. Titled the E3VR Showcase, the website promises a ton of announcements that are sure to make a lot of VR headset owners very excited. Pitched as a pre-recorded event similar to Sony's State of Play...
News Days Gone Details Free Post-Launch DLC, Including Challenges and New Difficulty Mode
Multiple content drops coming in June
Days Gone is only two days away from release now, meaning some of your pre-orders are likely being prepared for dispatch. The base game you receive on 26th April isn't the be all and end all of the Sony Bend experience though, as multiple free content drops are set to extend the life of the game past launch and...
News Shadow of the Tomb Raider’s Final Piece of DLC Is Out Now on PS4
Finally
Shadow of the Tomb Raider certainly came and went when it released in September of last year, but that hasn't stopped developer Eidos Montreal from following up on that launch with a whopping seven pieces of downloadable content. Titled The Path Home, this is the game's last piece of DLC - expanding on what happens after the events of the...
Soapbox Mortal Kombat 11's Devs Have Missed the Point of the Loot Box Discussion
Lloyd isn't impressed by NetherRealm's loot box solution
With Mortal Kombat 11 launching earlier this week, the franchise has reached a new zenith. The last few instalments have made great strides in terms of mechanics, as the series has come to transcend its reputation as "the fighting game with all the gore" to become a damn good game in its own...
News Mortal Kombat 11 Is Down to $50 a Day After Release
Satisfying the kredit kard
Mortal Kombat 11 released yesterday, and it can already be picked up for just $50 at Amazon.com. It's a $10 dollar discount on the price it was sold for just 24 hours ago, representing a bit of a kick in the teeth for those that either pre-ordered the game or picked up a copy on launch day. <products id="9933"...
News Devs Give Update Following ANTHEM Patch, Key Features Are Delayed
"We believe in ANTHEM"
BioWare has issued a statement over on Reddit with regards to ANTHEM. The game's latest update has just launched, adding a fresh stronghold and some welcome quality of life changes -- but it's not all good news. As the developer focuses on further improvements, such as bug fixes and better game stability, it's noted that some...
News Crash Team Racing Nitro-Fueled Cover Art Is Here to Rev Your Engine
Thumbs up
We're about two months away from the return of PSone's premier kart racer. Crash Team Racing Nitro-Fueled drifts into view on 21st June, and while we haven't seen or heard too much about the game itself lately, we do have some nice new artwork to peruse. Revealed on Twitter, we now have the final cover art for the game, and it's looking...
News Days Gone Pre-Load Is Available Now on PS4
Two days to go(ne)
Days Gone is fast approaching. We've now only a couple of days to wait until Bend Studio's ambitious open world survival game is released, and it feels like enthusiasm for the PlayStation 4 exclusive has been on an upswing. For those that have the title pre-ordered via PlayStation Store, good news: you can now pre-load it onto...
News GT Goku Arrives in Dragon Ball FighterZ Next Month
Dragon Fist!
Goku from Dragon Ball GT leaps into Dragon Ball FighterZ next month, Bandai Namco has confirmed. The third DLC character of the game's second season pass, this childlike version of Dragon Ball's protagonist ruffled a few feathers when he was first revealed. After all, there are already three playable Gokus in the game -- five if you...
Tuesday23rd Apr 2019
News Days Gone Has Some Seriously Impressive Snow
Winter wonders
There’s plenty to be excited about in Days Gone, but its snow simulation may just be the most realistic ever. On the surface, there’s not much to this video: it consists of six minutes of Deacon St. John standing out in the cold. But if you let it play, you’ll notice how the scene gradually begins to change, as snow sticks to...
News Japanese Release Date Confirmed for Olympic Games Tokyo 2020 on PS4
Watch the new trailer
We're a year-and-a-bit away from the next Olympic Games, but Japan is getting the PlayStation 4 title in just a few months. Olympic Games Tokyo 2020: The Official Video Game is due out on 24th July 2019 in the land of the rising Sun -- exactly 12 months before the real event kicks off. A western release is coming next year,...
Hands On Dreams Is an Inspiring, Mesmerising Wonder
The stuff dreams are made of
No matter which way you slice it, Dreams is an incredible achievement. Media Molecule might be taking its sweet time developing this project, but the hard work is clearly paying off. The game is now available in Early Access, allowing everyone to finally tinker with the creative tools, and experience the weird and...
News Square Enix Confirms Live E3 2019 Showcase
Avengers? Final Fantasy VII Remake?
Square Enix has confirmed that it'll be doing an E3 broadcast this year. Right now it's unclear whether this'll actually be a live show or just another pre-recorded stream (like it did for E3 2018), but the publisher's promising an "exciting lineup of titles". Of course, there are two big elephants in the room...
News UK Sales Charts: World War Z Fends Off Zombies from the Top Spot
You've got red on you
The Division 2 has been knocked off its perch atop the physical UK chart by World War Z, the zombie shooter from Focus Home Interactive. It's a very strong debut for the publisher, which last enjoyed a number one result with Vampyr. Ubisoft's looter shooter didn't fall too far, though -- it's now in third behind FIFA 19, which...
News Shakedown: Hawaii Wants Your Dirty Money Next Month on PS4 and Vita
Murderous monopoly
That's right, the follow-up to Retro City Rampage is closer than you think. Shakedown: Hawaii finally has a firm release date on both PlayStation 4 and PS Vita; you'll be buying up properties and causing all sorts of mayhem on 7th May 2019. This mix of open world and management sim has you wrestling for monetary control over the...
News Slay the Spire Plays Its Cards Right with a PS4 Release Next Month
Deck yeah
You may have heard the name Slay the Spire doing the rounds. Currently available on PC, it's a deck-building strategy game with roguelike elements, and everyone seems to love it. Good thing it's getting a PlayStation 4 port so we can see what all the fuss is about. Picking from three characters, you slowly accumulate cards to customise...
News Puyo Puyo Champions Gets a Western Release on PS4 in May
Competitive puyo popping
At the end of last year, a game called Puyo Puyo eSports launched in Japan. This version of the popular puzzler focused on competitive play, and has been exclusive to its home region for months. Today, SEGA has announced the game is coming west after all, under the name Puyo Puyo Champions. It features everything found in...
Monday22nd Apr 2019
Reminder Big Persona 5: The Royal and Persona 5 S Reveals are Coming This Week
Atlus announces streams
This week's going to be an important one if you're a fan of Persona 5. Persona 5: The Royal, a confirmed PS4 title which was both teased and kind-of-revealed earlier this year, will supposedly be blown wide open on the 24th April, unless Atlus sees fit to troll us all once again. On the 25th April, we'll be getting...
News Sony's Flogging Days Gone Harder Than a Freaker Who Keeps Getting Back Up
Alive and kicking
Days Gone has been the apple of Sony’s eye for a good six months now, and the publisher continues to find new ways to create promotional videos ahead of launch. This latest clip is billed as a gameplay trailer, but in essence it’s 30 seconds of YouTube pre-roll designed to push pre-orders as the title shuffles agonisingly close...
Review Mortal Kombat 11 - Making One Fatal Mistake
Fatality
Mortal Kombat 11 sees the return of the nearly 27-year-old franchise, and likely for its last hurrah on this generation of consoles. NetherRealm’s latest is a solid kontender for the best PlayStation 4 beat-em-up, but its heart has been korrupted by a baffling progression system. Picking up after the events of 2015’s Mortal Kombat X,...
News Sekiro: Shadows Die Twice's 1.03 Patch Makes the Game Slightly Easier
Less Spirit Emblem usage and bug fixes
Sekiro: Shadows Die Twice's first major patch since launch is to be made available in the early hours of tomorrow morning, bringing with it multiple tweaks and changes that'll make certain sections of the game slightly easier while toning down the need for Spirit Emblems ever so slightly. Probably the biggest...
Review Jupiter & Mars - Nautical Neon Adventure Is a Little Shallow
Under the sea
Yes, Jupiter & Mars has some similarities to Ecco the Dolphin -- you use echolocation, whales are revered as god-like entities, and there's a sci-fi slant to the story. This PS4 adventure doesn't go quite as insane as the Mega Drive classic, however, instead opting for a more down to Earth narrative about, well, Earth. Taking...
News Kingdom Hearts III's Critical Mode Comes to PS4 Tomorrow as a Free Update
New mode changes things up
The eagerly awaited Critical Mode for Kingdom Hearts III is set to release tomorrow as part of a free update, with a tweet from the game's official Twitter account stating that the mode will do things a little differently compared to previous titles. For those that don't know, Critical Mode is the title's hardest...
News Pre-Order RAGE 2 from Walmart Canada to Get the E3 2018 Leaked Boxart Sleeve
Best pre-order incentive ever
The infamous Walmart Canada leak of E3 2018 went down as one of the biggest mishaps in video game retailer history, but RAGE 2 continues to see the funny side by offering a boxart sleeve for pre-orders that was used to make light of the situation a year ago. Just take a look at it in the tweet below.
News Fortnite Is Teasing an Avengers: Endgame Related Event, Coming Thursday
I know what it's like to lose
Avengers: Endgame releases in cinemas across the world later this week, and it looks like Fortnite will be getting in on the act with a new in-game event. The game's official Twitter account has just posted an image of one of its character's holding Captain America's shield, as seen below. The event is set to kick...
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