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December2020
News PS Store January Sale Starts Tomorrow, Promises 'Huge Savings'
Includes full games and DLC
Sony has been sending out emails over the weekend informing PlayStation users of when the next round of discounts will hit the PlayStation Store. Spoiler alert: it's tomorrow. The January sale will kick into gear within the next 24 hours, containing deals for both full games and DLC. The email reads: "Our epic January...
CD Projekt RED records 80% drop in sales
The accolade might not be quite as celebrated as the UK singles chart (remember when The X Factor dominated that thing?), but Ubisoft must surely be pretty chuffed with bagging top spot in the UK gaming sales chart for Christmas time. Assassin's Creed Valhalla marks the first time both the franchise and...
Poll Did You Request a Cyberpunk 2077 Refund on PS5, PS4?
Reclaiming your Eddies
In a crazy year like 2020, we probably should have expected Cyberpunk 2077’s utter implosion – but it’s still taken us by surprise, we must admit. If the state of the game wasn’t already shocking enough, we’re still reeling from Sony’s decision to remove the role-playing release from the PS Store. It’s just an...
News Cyberpunk 2077 Consistent Crashing Issue Still Not Fixed on PS5, PS4 After Patch 1.05
Someone call Trauma Team
With the newly released Cyberpunk 2077 update promising "improved stability", we obviously had to go and check whether one of the game's biggest problems has been fixed. We are, of course, talking about the consistent crashing issue that's been present since day one. It exists on both PS4 and PS5 (through backwards...
Talking Point What Are You Playing This Weekend? - Issue 355
The weekend before Xmas
We’re less than a week away from Christmas now, which means the industry is really beginning to wind down. While it’s no doubt going to be a busy weekend for many of you as you get ready for the big day, hopefully you find a spare moment to squeeze in some video games. Sammy Barker, Editor: I’m still playing and...
News CDPR Willing to Pay for Physical Cyberpunk 2077 Refunds Out of Its Own Pocket
If necessary
Sony has pledged Cyberpunk 2077 refunds for anyone who purchased the game from the PS Store, but what about physical copies? It’s rare for retailers to accept returns on opened Blu-ray cases, and CD Projekt RED is seemingly coming to terms with this. In a new statement on its social media account, the Polish developer urged fans...
Patch notes are here
Update: Patch 1.05 does not fix the consistent crashing issue that has been present on PS4 and PS5 since Cyberpunk 2077 launched. You can read more about that specific problem by clicking through here. Original Story: The pre-holidays patch that CD Projekt RED promised for Cyberpunk 2077 has just landed, weighing in at a...
Soapbox I'm Really Enjoying Cyberpunk 2077
Sammy wants to acknowledge the game's merits
Potentially controversial counterpoint: Cyberpunk 2077 is a very good game that’s been almost entirely undone by CD Projekt RED’s decision to push it out of the door prematurely. Seeing the game delisted from the PS Store overnight – after a sh*tstorm that somehow stinks more than Fallout 76 and...
News The Last of Us 2 Dominates Biggest Ever PS Blog Game of the Year Poll
Can't be for nothing
The Last of Us: Part II has picked up another accolade – well, eight of them to be precise. Naughty Dog’s sublime sequel netted PS4 Game of the Year in the community voted PS Blog poll, and this year an eye-watering 2.5 million votes were cast in total. That’s a quite phenomenal statistic really, and a new record for the...
Guide New PS5, PS4 Games This Week (14th December to 20th December)
Shakedown Hawaii! Not much more!
What new PS5 and PS4 games are releasing in physical retailers and as part of the PlayStation Store update this week? And that's just about it for new releases on PlayStation 5 and PlayStation 4 this year. We'd expect some smaller titles to trickle through this week, but the headline looks like it's going to be the...
PlayStation Legends
Just in time for the holidays, Ghost of Tsushima is enticing players with some superb looking armour sets based on some of PlayStation's most popular properties. There are four new outfits to unlock in the game's Legends multiplayer mode — one for each character class. We've got God of War armour for the Samurai role, Horizon...
Band together
Ghost of Tsushima has another update, which you can download now on PS4 (and PS5 via backwards compatibility). Patch 1.18 fixes a number of "minor bugs", while also addressing a couple of potential issues brought up by those who enjoy the Legends multiplayer mode. For starters, Sucker Punch wants to make gathering allies for the Raid...
Reaction How Does It Keep Going Wrong for Big Game Launches?
Beware the hype train
Well. This is a fine mess CD Projekt RED has found itself in over Cyberpunk 2077. We went from enormous levels of hype to outright damage control in just over a week. After that initial announcement 8 years ago and many delays, the long-awaited RPG finally arrived on 10th December but, put bluntly, the PS4 version has been...
News Despite Delisting, CDPR Promises Cyberpunk 2077 Players Will Still Receive Patches on PS5, PS4
Polish developer pledges ongoing support
In a mind-blowing announcement that’s still left us reeling here at Push Square Towers, Sony has removed Cyberpunk 2077 from the PlayStation Store until further notice. That effectively means that it’s ceased selling the title until developer CD Projekt RED improves it. The ma
News Sony Removes Cyberpunk 2077 from PlayStation Store, Pledges Refunds for All PS Store Purchases
Hack job
Update: CD Projekt RED has said that it's “working hard” to bring Cyberpunk 2077 back to the PS Store as soon as possible, following Sony’s unprecedented decision to delist the title. Its statement, in full, is presented below: What a bonkers turn of events! Original Story: In an unprecedented and frankly mind-blowing move, Sony...
News 2D Action Game Olija Sets Sail for PS4 on 28th January 2021
Check out a new trailer
Devolver Digital sure does love pixelated action games, doesn't it? The publisher is back with another, this time from indie team Skeleton Crew Studio. It's called Olija, and going by the above trailer, it looks pretty darn cool. Playing as a young lord named Faraday, you leave your starving town in search of food. Of...
News Taxi Chaos Looks Like the Crazy Taxi Revival SEGA Won't Make
Time to get crazy
What happens when you don't bring back your classic franchises and leave fans wanting? An indie dev swoops in and does it for you, of course. Team6 Game Studios is clearly tired of waiting for SEGA to pull itself together and bring Crazy Taxi back, as it's making its very own arcadey cab-driving game named Taxi Chaos. As you can...
News Cyberpunk 2077 Sells 104,687 Copies At Launch in Japan
PS5, PS4 hardware sales in the gutter
Cyberpunk 2077 was unquestionably one of the biggest games of the year, and it even managed to find an audience in Japan, moving a very respectable 104,687 boxed copies on the PlayStation 4. It wasn’t enough to top the charts – Nintendo Switch title Momotaro Dentetsu: Showa, Heisei, Reiwa mo Teiban had that...
Gallery Here Are Our Community's Top Entries in Latest PS4 Screenshot Competition
Oh, snap
A couple of weeks ago, our brilliant community kicked off a PlayStation 4 screenshot competition. Judges RogerRoger, themcnoisy, and AdamNovice tasked our readers with presenting their finest screenshots in various categories, including Landscape, Character, and Action. Now, the results are in, and we've got the finalists all lined up for...
News Sackboy: A Big Adventure Sews Up Online Update Today, PS4 to PS5 Save Transfer
Tight knit
Sackboy: A Big Adventure – the wonderful Sumo Digital developed platformer for PlayStation 5 and PlayStation 4 – has added full online multiplayer, as previously promised by the UK developer. You’ll need to download a new title update, but once it’s installed, you’ll be able to collaborate with up to three other knitted pals –...
News Assassin's Creed Valhalla's Yule Festival Is Live, Features Unique Activities and Loot
Party time
Starting from the 17th December and lasting until the 7th January, the Yule Festival is the first wave of 'seasonal content' in Assassin's Creed Valhalla. You'll need to have completed at least one England story arc in order to access it. It all sounds rather festive and cosy. Ravensthorpe — your settlement — has been expanded to...
News Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War Readies Free Access Week on PS5, PS4 for Xmas
PS5, PS4 owners get longest double XP window
Activision is celebrating the spirit of the season by making Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War’s multiplayer free-to-play ahead of the holidays. There are some caveats: you won’t have access to absolutely everything the competitive suite has to offer, and the publisher will be rotating the modes you...
Deal Immortals Fenyx Rising Discounted in UK Two Weeks After Launch
Already under £30
It won’t come as a huge surprise to anyone familiar with Ubisoft’s business model, but Immortals Fenyx Rising has already been dramatically reduced on the PlayStation 5 and PlayStation 4 in the UK – just two weeks after release. You can grab a boxed copy of the sandbox title for £33.99 on Sony’s next-gen console and...
News Death Stranding Adds Cyberpunk 2077 Content, Exclusive to PC for Now
New missions inspired by Night City and more
Death Stranding has added a sizeable Cyberpunk 2077 update, as Kojima Productions and CD Projekt RED continue to cross-promote each other’s games. The massive add-on – available now on PC for free – includes a skin for the open world title’s Reverse Trike, a ‘Silver Hand’ robotic arm, new...
News DIRT 5 Patch 2.00 Out Now on PS5, PS4, Adds Wheel Support, Fixes Trophy Issues, Lots More
Here are the patch notes
Update 17/12/20: This patch for DIRT 5 is now available for download on PS5 and PS4. Time to hop back into the driver's seat! Original Story: For as much as we enjoy DIRT 5, it didn't launch in the best state. It's no Cyberpunk 2077, but the off-road racer arrived with some visual issues, Trophies not unlocking, and some...
News Cyber Shadow Brings Pixelated Ninja Action to PS5, PS4 in January 2021
Cyberpunk shinobi
We've been quietly looking forward to Cyber Shadow, a side-scrolling action platformer published by Yacht Club Games. Set in a cyberpunk dystopia, you play as a ninja rescuing your clan and Mekacity from synthetic baddies. Putting us in mind of games like Ninja Gaiden and, more recently, The Messenger, this looks to be a top notch...
News Humanity Has Been Delayed to 2021
Sounds about right
As unexpected as it was, Enhance Games delighted the world with the transcendent Tetris Effect. Its next game, Humanity, was another surprise, and frankly, we still don't even really know what it's all about. The obscure title was announced over a year ago, and things have gone very quiet ever since. However, the team is still...
News Ubisoft Shoves XP Boosting Microtransaction into Assassin's Creed Valhalla a Month After Launch
Predictable!
Ubisoft got blasted for putting a "time-saving" experience point booster into Assassin's Creed Odyssey — a booster that you could purchase with real money. However, the microtransaction didn't make it into the sequel, Assassin's Creed Valhalla, when the game launched on PS5 and PS4 last month. Some saw this as cause for celebration...
News Dr Dre Makes a Cameo in GTA Online, In Case You Wondered
Beats it
Dr Dre can add GTA Online character to his resume right next to rapper and professional headphone flogger, as the global superstar makes an appearance as part of the recently released Cayo Perico Heist. If you’re planning to play the multiplayer mode – and you can find out how to get started through here – then do keep in mind that...
News Fans Wonder if PS4 Pro Has Been Discontinued
End of the line
Has Sony discontinued its super-charged last-gen console, the PS4 Pro? That’s what fans are pondering, after an update to its official US-based storefront PlayStation Direct included a note next to the out of stock system stating “there are currently no plans to restock this item in the future”. Ahead of the holidays, the PS4...
Review When the Past Was Around - A Loving Embrace in Game Form
Feed the birds
A gorgeous point-and-click hidden object title, When the Past Was Around packs a lot of emotional engagement into a reasonably small package. You witness a collection of memories – some happy, some not – being revisited by the main character, Eda. Despite the sombre moments being expressed in the title, the game is able to convey...
News Cyberpunk 2077's Multiplayer and DLC Not the Focus, As CDPR Preps Rescue Mission
"We're in a situation which wasn't planned"
Prior to Cyberpunk 2077 launching and subsequently crashing and burning, CD Projekt RED was talking a big game about free DLC drops and even an upcoming multiplayer mode. Of course, now the Polish studio is going to have to helm a rescue mission, as it tries to get the title into a playable state on a...
News Extreme Off-Road Sim SnowRunner Brings Mods to PS4
ModRunner
We rather like SnowRunner here at Push Square Towers, so this news comes as a pleasant surprise. Developer Saber Interactive has now added mod support to the harsh off-roading simulator on PlayStation 4, meaning a crazy new world of possibilities has opened up. As you can see in the above trailer, you'll be able to access all kinds of...
News Cost of Fixing Cyberpunk 2077 Irrelevant, Says CD Projekt RED
"We made our promise to gamers"
CD Projekt RED, an unrivalled industry darling up until about a week ago, has its entire reputation on the line right now. Cyberpunk 2077 is an excellent game, but it’s launched in a dismal state – and is practically unplayable on a bog-standard PlayStation 4. As part of a conference call, the firm said earlier...
News Trophy Hunters Rejoice! Ratalaika Has Arrived on PS5
May the Platinums pop aplenty
Trophy hunters will already be familiar with the work of Ratalaika Games, no doubt. The port house has built a pretty compelling business model out of converting small indie titles to Sony’s platforms and populating them with relatively easy Platinum Trophies. While not every single one of its published titles is...
News Free Bonuses in GTA Online as The Cayo Perico Heist Launches
Drippin' threads
Alongside the launch of the Cayo Perico Heist in GTA Online today (See Also: GTA Online: How to Start the Cayo Perico Heist), Rockstar has announced a bunch of bonuses and sweeteners that fans can expect over the coming weeks. From now thr
Patch notes released
Update: Assassin's Creed Valhalla patch 1.010 is available to download now on PS5 and PS4. As Ubisoft said, it's around 2.5GB in size. You can find all of the update information below, in our original article. However, one thing that isn't highlighted in the patch notes is that this update adds three new perks to the skill...
News Capcom Shares Three New Resident Evil Village Screenshots
Facial hair galore
Random but welcome nonetheless: Capcom has revealed three new Resident Evil Village screenshots via IGN. One features the werewolf-like enemy spotted in previous trailers for the PlayStation 5 title, another is what looks like a shot of a ruined castle, and the most interesting one includes a new enemy. Wielding some sort of...
News Cyberpunk 2077 Aiming to Be a 'Playable, Stable Game without Glitches and Crashes'
CDPR admits it didn't spend enough time looking at PS4 performance
Whether you’re enjoying Cyberpunk 2077 or not, there’s no question the role-playing game’s launch could have gone better. While the title’s reasonably playable on next-gen consoles like the PlayStation 5, it’s sub-par on a PS4 Pro and borderline unplayable on a standard...
News Tales of Arise Returns in 2021, Development Reportedly Going Well
Arise, Arise
It sure has been a while since we heard anything official about Tales of Arise. The next instalment in Bandai Namco's long running RPG series was announced over a year ago at E3 2019, and it's basically been missing in action ever since. In fact, Tales of Arise was actually 'delayed' earlier this year, despite never having a specific...
News CD Projekt RED Tries to Distance Itself from Cyberpunk 2077 Refund Mess
No special arrangement in place
Can you get a refund for Cyberpunk 2077 on PlayStation platforms? Can you do so easily without a Sony representative trying to block your efforts? We still don't really know and CD Projekt RED certainly isn't helping the situation. In a conference call just hours ago, board member Michał Nowakowski said the studio...
News GTA Online's Biggest Ever Update Live, Fans Already Fuming You Can't Free Roam New Island
Download the latest patch now
GTA Online’s brand new The Cayo Perico Heist update is live now on PlayStation 4, weighing in at 6.8GB in total. This is, according to Rockstar, the biggest update in the massively popular multiplayer mode’s history, adding new missions, an island,
News Fall Guys Season 3 Starts Today, New Levels and Patch Notes Detailed
Season's (3) greetings
Tis the season to be jolly, and games don't get much jollier than Fall Guys. The 60-player battle royale platformer is kicking off a wintry Season 3 from today, and there's lots of new stuff to go over. In a lengthy Twitter thread, Mediatonic goes over all the new levels as well as some of the major updates to the game that...
Reaction Cyberpunk 2077 Debacle Proves Sony Needs a Better PS Store Refund Policy
Inconsistency causing confusion
The debacle surrounding Cyberpunk 2077 has, not for the first time, highlighted a gaping flaw in the PlayStation Store. We’ve talked about refunds before – amusingly, when No Man’s Sky was underfire for failing to deliver on its promises – but another anticipated title has fallen short of expectations, and so...
News Reports of Cyberpunk 2077 Refunds for PS5, PS4 Being Denied
Sony blocking refunds as CDPR says it wants players to be satisfied
Update: There were reports on Reddit this weekend of fans receiving refunds for Cyberpunk 2077. While not everyone was having luck with customer support, many players were. Today CD Projekt RED issued a statement, with the following senten
News The Hitman 3 Opening Cinematic Is as Slick as Agent 47's Bald Head
The Shiny Show
There's nothing particularly exciting about this new Hitman 3 opening cinematic so that headline is the best this scribe could come up with, alright? Agent 47 does have a pretty majestic bald head, however. Pretty iconic, in fact. But yes, developer IO Interactive is indeed back with another piece of marketing for the finale to its...
News Get Ready for GTA Online's Big Update with Triple Rewards on Transform Races
Prepare for tomorrow's big drop
GTA Online’s biggest ever update, The Cayo Perico Heist, rolls out on 15th December – but as you prepare for the new missions, you can gear up with triple rewards on Transform Races through 14th December. Time Trials are also dishing out triple rewards, and if you complete this week’s Time Trial and RC Time...
Poll What Is Your PS5 and PS4 Game of the Year 2020?
Vote now
It's that time of year once again: Game of the Year. Every year, we present to you our top picks for PlayStation's best and brightest, and every year, we ask you to have your say too. A little later than usual, we're beginning our Game of the Year coverage on Push Square, and it starts with all of you. We ask one simple question: what are...
News Beware of Resident Evil Village Spoilers as Capcom Hack Worsens
Ending posted online
The ongoing Capcom hack took another turn for the worse overnight as Resident Evil Village was supposedly leaked in its entirety with multiple clips posted online. This comes off the back of a leak claiming to be a spreadsheet detailing the publisher's entire release schedule for the next couple of years. Roughly 20 cutscenes...
News CD Projekt Red Apologises for Hiding Cyberpunk 2077 on Base PS4, Makes Refunds Widely Available
Also promises more patches
Cyberpunk 2077 developer CD Projekt Red has taken to social media to apologise for not showing what its latest RPG looks and runs like on a base PlayStation 4 and Xbox One prior to last week's launch. In a statement, the Polish team said: "First of all, we would like to start by apologizing to you for not showing the game...
Random You Can Run The Witcher 3 at 60FPS on PS5, But It Has to Be Unpatched
Geralt of here
Here's another interesting tale from the world of pre-patch gaming: The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt runs at 60 frames-per-second on PS5 via backwards compatibility — but only if you're playing it with no updates installed. This means that the initial version of the game must have had an uncapped frame-rate, allowing the PS5 to push it well...
News UK Sales Charts: Cyberpunk 2077 the Second Biggest Launch of 2020, Sells Best on PS5, PS4
V nice
Cyberpunk 2077’s boxed sales in the UK couldn’t best FIFA 21’s debut, meaning the anticipated CD Projekt RED role-playing game will end the year as the second-biggest launch of 2020. In terms of physical sales, the game sold best by far on the PlayStation 4, accounting for 60 per cent of the sales. Of course, the release will have...
News PS5 Brute Force Fixes Cyberpunk 2077's PS4 Technical Problems
But it's still messy
Cyberpunk 2077 is a PlayStation 4 game, but it’s been configured to take advantage of PlayStation 5’s hardware through backwards compatibility. As such, the release shares many similarities with the PS4 Pro version, but as we’ve already reported, it runs at double the framerate. According to Digital Foundry, this is
News Promising JRPG Granblue Fantasy: Relink Also Coming to PS5
Already announced for PS4
Cygames’ uber-promising JRPG spin-off Granblue Fantasy: Relink will now release on the PlayStation 5 as well as the previously announced PlayStation 4. The publisher announced the tidbit during the Granblue Fantasy Fes 2020 overnight, as watched by Gematsu. It also premiered 23 minutes of new gameplay footage, which...
Talking Point What Are You Playing This Weekend? - Issue 354
Cyber-hunker down
We’ve got a sneaking suspicion we know what many of you will be playing this weekend, but the eternal question still needs to be asked. What are you playing this weekend? Sammy Barker, Editor: I’m frustrated with Cyberpunk 2077’s technical shortcomings, but I’m still really enjoying the game. There’s so much to like...
News Cyberpunk 2077 Crashing Still a Major Problem on PS5, PS4 After Patch 1.04
V bad
Update: Cyberpunk 2077 patch 1.04 is available to download now on PS4 (and PS5 via backwards compatibility). It promises a number of bug fixes and improvements. You can read the full patch notes through here. We've put in a number of hours since the update's release and it does seem as though the game's running — and
News Cyberpunk 2077 on PS4 Is Being Slaughtered By Metacritic Users
Cyberdunk
Well we all saw this one coming, didn't we? Cyberpunk 2077 is not a good game on PS4 at launch (as stated in our Cyberpunk 2077 PS4 review), plagued by all kinds of bugs and technical problems, to the point where you could argue that it's borderline broken on PS4 and PS4 Pro. It even has a serious crashing issue on PS5 via backwards...
News How to Make Cyberpunk 2077 Look Better on PS5, PS4
Making the game less blurry
Artistically, there’s no debate over Cyberpunk 2077’s achievements. This is one of the densest, most imaginative open worlds ever crafted – it’s sublime. However, its technical shortcomings are well trodden at this point. While developer CD Projekt RED is releasing patches to hopefully improve upon the problems,...
News Cyberpunk 2077 Update 1.04 Available to Download Now, Here Are the Patch Notes
It's a big one
Following on from the day one patch included with Cyberpunk 2077 at launch, CD Projekt Red has just deployed update 1.04 across PlayStation consoles. It weighs in at 17.684GB, so this is another big one that hopefully fixes some of the issues users have been facing. The Polish developer has posted the full list of patch notes over on...
News Assassin's Creed Valhalla's Second Big Update Arrives Next Week
Raid ready
As far as we know, Assassin's Creed Valhalla is still getting a bunch of improvements and new gameplay features before the year is out. Ubisoft previously detailed all of this stuff in an article regarding the game's post-launch roadmap, promising activities like repeatable, dynamic raids as part of the title's first 'seasonal' update...
News Scarlet Nexus Brings Anime Melodrama to PS5, PS4 Next Summer
Check out a new trailer
Scarlet Nexus, the next title from the team behind Code Vein, will bring its unique brand of anime melodrama to the PlayStation 5 and PlayStation 4 in Summer 2021. Publisher Bandai Namco confirmed the release window during The Game Awards overnight, and we’ve embedded the latest trailer above. “Follow the paths of OSF...
Guide New PS5, PS4 Games This Week (7th December to 13th December)
Cyberpunk 2077! Puyo Puyo Tetris 2! Temtem!
What new PS5 and PS4 games are releasing in physical retailers and as part of the PlayStation Store update this week? We're frighteningly close to Christmas now, so you'd expect the release schedule to be barren. Instead, the PS4 (and, by extension, the PS5) will be getting its most important game of the...
News Hood: Outlaws & Legends Dated for May 2021 on PS5, PS4
Pre-order for three days of early access
Hood: Outlaws & Legends really does look like a cross between Assassin's Creed Valhalla and For Honor in this release date reveal trailer, confirming the title will launch on both PlayStation 5 and PlayStation 4 on 10th May 2021. The game tasks two teams of four with sneaking into all manner of medie
News November 2020 NPD: PS5 Sets New US Hardware Launch Record, But Can't Beat Nintendo Switch
Miles Morales outsells Assassin's Creed on PlayStation platforms
The sales results for November 2020 are in, and the PlayStation 5 achieved the “highest launch month unit and dollar sales for a video game hardware platform in US history”, beating out the previous record held by the PlayStation 4. It couldn’t, however, beat the Nintendo Switch...
Preview Persona 5 Strikers Is Much More than a Hack and Slash Spin-Off
Looking cool, Joker
Just like Persona 5, Persona 5 Strikers is a story-driven RPG. Despite what you may have heard, it is not a wall-to-wall action game similar to something like Dynasty Warriors. Just like Persona 5, it has exploration in both the real world and the realm of the mind. It has long stretches of dialogue, cutscenes, and character...
News Oddworld: Soulstorm Sneaks to PS5, PS4 in Spring 2021
Abe's exodus
Sony’s been a big believer in Oddworld: Soulstorm, showcasing the Oddworld: Abe’s Exodus remake on multiple occasions. And now the title appears to have a release window: Spring 2021 on PlayStation 5 and PlayStation 4. Oddworld Inhabitants confirmed the date as part of an all-new trailer at The Game Awards overnight, which we’ve...
News NieR Replicant Gets Short But Sweet PS4 Gameplay Trailer
NieR, here
As promised, The Game Awards gave us a new look at NieR Replicant ver.1.22474487139... on PlayStation 4. The game is a remaster of the original PS3 NieR, a prequel to the highly regarded NieR: Automata. You can watch the trailer above. While it's only a minute long, it gives us a good idea of how the remaster is shaping up. In terms of...
News All the Winners at The Game Awards 2020
A big night for Sony and PS4
We touched upon it in our article overnight, but now we have the full list of winners from The Game Awards 2020. It was a humongous night for Sony, with nine gongs for first-party titles. Add in Final Fantasy VII Remake, and PlayStation 4 exclusives gobbled up 11 awards – bump that number to 12 if you count Fall Guys:...
News Shady Part of Me Out Now on PS4, Launches to Positive Reviews
Get a 10% discount now
One announcement you may not have caught from The Game Awards 2020 last night was Shady Part of Me, which was revealed and then launched on the PlayStation Store all in one go. This debut title from French team Douze Dixièmes is both a 2D and 3D puzzler all about a girl and her shadow learning to overcome all manner of...
News GTA Online Adding 250 Songs, Three Brand New Radio Stations
Music sounds better with you
If you’re sick to death of hearing the same ol’ songs while playing GTA Online, then you may be excited to learn that Rockstar is adding 250 new songs as part of the title’s upcoming Cayo Perico Heist update. The tracks, available across three fresh radio stations and updates to FlyLo FM and Worldwide FM, will be...
News Cyberpunk 2077 Hovers Around 720p on PS4, Drops As Low As 15FPS
PS4 Pro isn't much better
The good news: Cyberpunk 2077 is technically playable on a standard PlayStation 4 console. It runs – just about. The bad news: you should not, under any real circumstance, be playing the game on Sony’s original system. While we’ve put together our own impressions – and were mildly satisfied with the results, based...
News Master Chief Comes to PlayStation Platforms Thanks to Fortnite
Everyone wave Halo
Fortnite is crossing the streams, everyone. As part of its ongoing Season 5 events, Epic's ever-popular shooter is opening up all kinds of cross media possibilities. Recently, God of War's Kratos arrived as a playable character within the game, along with related accessories. It means that, yes, you can play as the P
Round Up What Was Announced at The Game Awards 2020?
All the PS5, PS4 reveals
The act of celebrating the past 12 months of gaming releases once again fell to Geoff Keighley and The Game Awards, this time around without a live audience as the COVID-19 pandemic forces industry folk to stay at home. An unfortunate outcome, but it didn't put too much of a dampener on the party as some of the best...
Talking Point Did The Game Awards 2020 Meet Your Expectations?
How would you rate Keighley's show?
Here we are, at the end of another year with The Game Awards to mark the past 12 months of gaming through awards for the best of the best and a look to the future of the industry. Little was known about the digital ceremony as leaks were nowhere to be seen as we entered proceedings, allowing host Geoff Keighley to...
News Evil Dead: The Game Revs Its Chainsaw on PS5, PS4 Next Year
Co-op tie-in coming in 2021
Saber Interactive and Boss Team Games surprised during The Game Awards, announcing a new co-operative multiplayer game based on the Evil Dead franchise. “Based on the Evil Dead franchise and characters created by Sam Raimi, Robert Tapert, and Bruce Campbell, the game casts players against the forces of evil that have...
News Evil West Is a Supernatural Western From the Makers of Shadow Warrior
Van Helsing vibes
One Game Awards announcement we didn't see coming was the next game from the people behind Shadow Warrior. Flying Wild Hog has debuted the first trailer for Evil West, which looks to merge a western setting with all manner of monsters. Coming to PlayStation 5 and PS4, you play as a vampire hunter aiming to push back the forces of...
News Open Roads Is the Next Game From Gone Home, Tacoma Dev Fullbright
Coming to PS5 and PS4
Fullbright Games, the developer of Gone Home and Tacoma, revealed its next title at The Game Awards 2020, continuing its unique take on storytelling. Open Roads is its name, coming to both PlayStation 5 and PlayStation 4. The announcement trailer above is well worth a watch — that art style really is stunning. "Long-lost...
News It Takes Two Is PS5, PS4 Co-Op Relationship Counselling for Couples on a Budget
Out on 26th March
We’ve absolutely no idea how Josef Fares and his team at Hazelight convinced EA to publish It Takes Two, but it’s shaping up to be something both strange and special. You’ll play as a clashing couple transformed into dolls due to a magic spell. Despite not being on the best terms, they’ll need to work together to return to...
News The Last of Us 2 Sweeps The Game Awards, Wins Game of the Year
Naughty Dog sequel scores seven gongs
It was a huge night for The Last of Us: Part II at The Game Awards, as the game scooped seven awards in total – including the most prestigious of all, Game of the Year. In an emotional speech, director Neil Druckmann thanked the family and friends of all Naughty Dog employees, who supported the team throughout...
News Fall Guys Season 3 Goes to a Winter Wonderland on 15th December
Check out the trailer
As expected, Fall Guys Season 3 got its debut trailer during The Game Awards. We already knew it would have a winter theme, and this CG video makes it look like a ton of fun. Some new features teased in the trailer are the Pegwins, floor flippers, and some brand new obstacles. We also saw a bunch of new costumes you'll be able...
News Back4Blood Is Basically a New Left4Dead Game from Turtle Rock Studios
Coming to PS5 and PS4
Have you been craving a straight-up, zombie-murdering coo-op game? Turtle Rock Studios certainly loves them. The creator of the beloved Left4Dead series — oh, and Evolve — is busy crafting a brand new zombie shoot 'em up, and it's called Back4Blood. Coming to both PlayStation 5 and PS4, the game is looking like a classic...
News Crimson Desert Debuts Gameplay Trailer at The Game Awards
Watch it now
As promised, Pearl Abyss has shown off the first gameplay trailer for its upcoming game, Crimson Desert, at The Game Awards. We've embedded it above for your viewing pleasure. Crimson Desert is a game set within the same universe as the popular MMO Black Desert. It's a big, open world action adventure with both single player and online...
News Critically Acclaimed RPG Disco Elysium Comes to PS5, PS4 in March 2021
Includes new quests
It finally happened! After wowing PC players and critics last year, Disco Elysium comes to both PlayStation 5 and PlayStation 4 in March 2021. It'll feature new quests as part of a Final Cut edition. Announced as part of The Game Awards 2020 following a tease earlier this week, developer ZA/UM has taken its sweet time over the...
Live Watch The Game Awards 2020 Livestream Right Here
Live blog and chat from Geoff Keighley's annual extravaganza
The Game Awards are now a high-profile fixture in the gaming calendar, bringing a variety of celebrity guests, gongs, and all-important World Premieres every year. 2020's incarnation is particularly important because it's being broadcast from three cities during the coronavirus pandemic...
Poll Is Cyberpunk 2077's Poor PS4 Performance Acceptable?
Just as expected?
Cyberpunk 2077 is finally here, and well... It hasn't been a smooth launch. Following on from PC-based coverage earlier this week, which highlighted rampant bugs and other technical issues, it turns out that the game's also a bit of a mess on consoles. To be more specific, Cyberpunk 2077 is rough on PS4 (and PS4 Pro, to a lesser...
Hands On This Is How Cyberpunk 2077 Runs on PS5, PS4 Pro, and PS4
The good and the not so bad
We've spent around 12 hours with Cyberpunk 2077, playing it on both PS4 and PS5 (through backwards compatibility). Console performance has been a concern among players since the game's initial gameplay reveal, so we're going to try and break down just how well Cyberpunk runs on Sony's systems. Please keep in mind,...
News Planet Coaster's Spooky and Adventure Expansion Packs Out Now on PS5, PS4
We're gonna need a bigger park
One PlayStation 5 launch title that's flown under the radar is Planet Coaster: Console Edition, an amusement park management sim also available on PS4. If you've any nostalgia for games like Theme Park, this will be worth a look. It lets you create your very own rollercoasters and other attractions in efforts to win...
News SUPERHOT VR Gets in the Christmas Spirit with Boxing Day Update
Pun most definitely intended
Good old SUPERHOT VR is back with another free update for the PlayStation VR version of the game that adds a mode themed entirely around the day after Christmas. This Boxing Day patch goes live today, featuring a new endless level, a new scoring system, and a festive soundtrack to suit the mood. You will have to beat the...
News Worms Rumble's Incoming Free Update Adds New Map, Christmas Cosmetics, More
Plus: The Lab debuts today
Worms Rumble is part of your PlayStation Plus subscription this month, and it's well worth checking out. The 2D multiplayer shooter might be a departure from the traditional turn-based gameplay, but it's still lots of fun. One of our main criticisms is the lack of content, but we suspected a long-term plan would bring more...
News Cyberpunk 2077 Launch Day Isn't Going Smoothly for Every PS4 Player
The memes start flooding in
Cyberpunk 2077 running on a base PlayStation 4 and Xbox One is what everyone wanted to see in the lead up to the gigantic RPG's release, and now that the day is here, boy have the floodgates opened. While we did encounter some of these issues in our own analysis of CD Projekt Red's latest title on a PS4, social media has...
News Cyberpunk 2077 Celebrates a Staggering 8 Million Pre-Orders
That's a lot of eddies
We all knew Cyberpunk 2077 was going to be big, and the emerging figures already prove that. CD Projekt RED's sci-fi RPG, which launches today if you weren't aware, is off to a very impressive start. The studio has confirmed that the game sold an enormous 8 million copies via pre-orders. It's a pretty ridiculous figure, and...
News PS Store Game Awards Sale Has lots of PS5, PS4 Game Deals
Yakuza! Destiny 2! AC Valhalla!
Sony has returned to its PlayStation Store hunting ground with another sale that puts even more PlayStation 5 and PlayStation 4 games on heavy discounts. Celebrating The Game Awards 2020, these deals will only stick around until midnight on 14th December 2020, so you've got just four days to take advantage of them. If...
Guide What Time Is The Game Awards 2020?
When does The Game Awards start?
When is The Game Awards 2020? What time does The Game Awards 2020 start? Geoff Keighley is bringing back his glitzy awards ceremony to round off 2020 in style. Understandably there won't be a live audience this time, but the show will still be broadcast live from a fancy set. So, what are all the details? When is The...
News GTA Online Teases Biggest Ever Update in New Trailer, Designed for One to Four Players
The Cayo Perico Heist is looking brilliant
GTA Online has showcased a little more of its biggest ever update, The Cayo Perico Heist, which is scheduled to release from 15th December on the PlayStation 4. As the trailer teases, you can expect several new characters – and a few old ones as well – as you attempt to infiltrate an island off the...
PlayStation Store Sales Charts Marvel's Spider-Man: Miles Morales the Big Winner on PS5, PS4
Miles in front
The first PlayStation Store sales charts of the PlayStation 5 era are in, and Marvel’s Spider-Man: Miles Morales was the big winner in November 2020. The spectacular launch game beat out Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War to top the PS5 download charts in the United States, while it settled for second in Europe. It also debuted third...
News PS4 Firmware Update 8.03 Is Available to Download Now
It actually does something this time
Stop the presses: Sony has just released a PlayStation 4 firmware update that does something other than improving system performance. PS4 firmware update 8.03 is ready and available to download right now, and while the change is small, it's a nice quality of life feature. So, what does the optional patch 8.03...
News Dreams PS4 Update 2.20 Available to Download Now, Here Are the Patch Notes
What's new in the Dreamiverse?
The wonderful Dreams has just received its latest update. Media Molecule's create-anything sandbox is now up to version 2.20, and the new patch is ready for download. So, what does this update do? The headline change this time around is threaded comments. In the past, when you viewed the comments on a creation, they...
News Cyberpunk 2077 Runs at 60 Frames-Per-Second on PS5, But There's No Quality Mode
Higher resolution option absent
Update: Cyberpunk 2077 does have a Performance Mode on PS5, and according to Deputy Editor Robert Ramsey – who now has the game – it runs fairly smoothly at 60 frames-per-second. Bizarrely, unlike the Xbox Series X, this is the only option available. With the build on Microsoft's system, you can also toggle to a...
News Disco Elysium Website Is Teasing Something 'Soon'
Console release date?
We've only heard good things about Disco Elysium, the indie RPG that everyone fell in love with last year. Releasing in October of 2019 on PC, the game has been announced for PlayStation 4, and our very own Liam Croft has been waiting on it for all of 2020. There's been no sign of a release date or any other news, so what's...
News PS Blog Wants to Know About Your Favourite PS5, PS4 Games of 2020
Don't forget to vote
As you may have seen earlier as part of our The Elder Scrolls VI story, PlayStation Blog has launched its annual Game of the Year, which is made up of a whopping 15 categories this time. Cyberpunk 2077 – out this week – is excluded from the vote due to its irritatingly late release date, a problem which has also prompted...
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