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Thursday12th Sep 2024
Mini Review Wild Bastards (PS5) – Way More Bastards, But a Lot More Void
It’s not swearing if it’s in the game’s title
Void Bastards was a lovely surprise when it first launched back in 2019 thanks to its comic book aesthetic, great sense of humour, and a satisfyingly immersive, sim-inspired approach to the roguelike genre. Rather than stick to its blasters, and go with a safe sequel, developer Blue Manchu has...
Random Skyrim Player Ascends the 7,000 Steps to High Hrothgar on Inclined Treadmill
Fus-Ro-Don't try this at home
Taking realism and immersion to exciting new levels, one dedicated Skyrim player has used step-tracking tech and an inclined treadmill to simulate the Dragonborn's ascent up the Throat of the World, climbing the 7,000 steps to High Hrothgar. Previously, the fitness addict walked from Riften to Solitude, which took about...
News PAYDAY 3 Creative Lead 'Stepping Away', PAYDAY 2 Remains Much More Popular
If it ain't broke...
We haven't heard much on the PAYDAY 3 front in recent days, but as developer Starbreeze's cooperative shooter approaches its first anniversary, it seems players still much prefer the now decade-old PAYDAY 2. Perhaps in response to this, game director Miodrag Kovačevićas will be stepping away from the role, instead focusing his...
News Remnant 2's Final DLC Equips Free Content Update, Boss Rush Mode
Falling in style
Remnant II will receive its third and final piece of premium DLC on 24th September, alongside a major free update for the game. The Dark Horizon offers a new storyline to explore, dungeons to delve into, powerful new gear to gather, and a new Archetype, The Warden. In addition, a Boss Rush mode will be added via the content update...
News Zany PS Plus Oddity Mister Mosquito Is an Unmissable PS5, PS4 Addition
Sucking your subscription dry
There’s been much reminiscing among PS5 owners of late, as Astro Bot stirred fond memories of a bygone PlayStation era for fans. Well, if you’re the kind of person raised on a diet of Vib-Ribbon and Ape Escape, you absolutely should be playing Mister Mosquito, an outright barmy PS2 exclusive developed by Japanese...
Wednesday11th Sep 2024
News Potionomics: Masterwork Edition Opens Up Shop on PS5 in October 2024
Retail magic
Publisher Marvelous Europe has announced a release date for Potionomics: Masterwork Edition, the console port of its cult hit RPG management sim. As revealed in the above trailer, the game is heading to PS5 on 22nd October, 2024. If you're out of the loop on this one, it has you playing as Sylvia, a girl who's inherited a potion shop...
News This May Be the Most Pointless Boxed PS5 Game Ever
A real Trailblazer
Chinese juggernaut HoYoverse will flog a boxed copy of Honkai: Star Rail – despite the game being free-to-play and updated almost weekly. The retail release will come with some collectibles for fans, including nine gilded holographic character art cards, two chibi Trailblazer keyrings, a postcard, and some in-game items. This...
News PS5 Players Choose Performance Mode 75% of the Time
Peak performance
During the PS5 Pro reveal video, the ever-informative Mark Cerny dropped a rather interesting detail with regards to PS5 graphics options. One of Sony's main selling points for the Pro is that players will no longer be forced to choose between visual fidelity and performance modes, with the upgraded console's additional power...
News Lack of Competition from Xbox Partly Why PS5 Pro Is $700, Says Analyst
Pro move
All anyone's really talking about when it comes to PS5 Pro is the mid-gen console's price point, and it's easy to understand why. Even for gaming enthusiasts, an MSRP of $699.99/£699.99 is a hard pill to swallow, regardless of how much more powerful the machine purportedly is than the regular PS5. While there will be various reasons why...
News 13 More Games Join PS Plus Extra, Premium Next Week
Day one game The Plucky Squire included
Sony has today announced the slate of PS5, PS4, and Classic games coming to PS Plus Extra and PS Plus Premium for the month of September 2024. Day one title The Plucky Squire was already previously confirmed, but it will be joined by another 13 games. All available to download from Tuesday, 17th September...
News PS5 Pro Pre-Orders Will Be Exclusive to PS Direct for Two Weeks
An added complication
A late-minute tweak to a PS Blog post has revealed that PS5 Pro pre-orders will be temporarily exclusive to Sony’s own direct-to-consumer storefront PS Direct – assuming you live in a country where the outlet is available.
News Capcom Finally Breaks Silence on Dragon's Dogma 2, Confirms New Update Is Incoming
Big Dogma
It's been quite some time since Capcom last piped up about Dragon's Dogma 2. The game's most recent update dropped several months ago, near the beginning of July, and the developer's maintained radio silence ever since. However, with Tokyo Game Show looming — and Dragon's Dogma 2 being named as a title that'll be 'PS5 Pro Enhanced' —...
News 1,700 PS5, PS4 Games Going Cheap in Latest PS Store Sale
SMT! Cat Quest! Grandia!
Another week, another PS Store sale. Today marks the start of the Planet of the Discounts promotion, which runs until 25th September 2024. Below you'll find a selection of the best PS5, PS4 game deals on offer. Shin Megami Tensei V: Vengeance — £38.49 / $41.99 (30% off) Metal Gear Solid: Master Collection Vol. 1 —...
News 'It Makes Sense Why the PS5 Pro Price Is So High,' Say Tech Experts
Consumer electronics generally going up
The tech heads at Digital Foundry have gathered to discuss Sony's PS5 Pro reveal, and the conversation is a level-headed one considering various facets of the upcoming console. It's well worth a watch, and we've embedded it above. Perhaps most interesting is their view on the PS5 Pro's premium cost; while many...
News Elden Ring: Shadow of the Erdtree Patch 1.14 Makes the Final Boss Easier
Nerfed in six different ways
FromSoftware has today deployed a new PS5, PS4 patch for Elden Ring DLC Shadow of the Erdtree that works to make the final boss fight a little easier. Due to the subject of this update, there will be spoilers below. The battle against Promised Consort Radahn has been changed in six different ways, as detailed by the...
News Sony to Start Selling Refurbished PS5 Consoles
Savings of £90 / $100
Sony will soon begin selling refurbished PS5 consoles and controllers on its official PlayStation Direct website, allowing customers to make a saving of around £90 / $100 over a brand new model. Listings on the page are tagged as "coming soon", with a refurbished PS5 console with a disc drive set to be sold at £389 / $400...
News Dead Island 2's Horde Mode, Neighbourhood Watch, Arrives in Time for Halloween
Go Bobcats!
Dead Island 2 fans decomposing for lack of content, rejoice! In Neighborhood Watch, a cooperative Horde Mode arriving on 22nd October via free update, players are cast in the role of the Bobcats, a group of college kids defending their frat house from the oncoming zombie onslaught. Neighbourhood Watch sounds like it will mix things up,...
News Metal Gear Solid Delta PS5 Won't Be 'a Hideo Kojima Game'
"Based on Metal Gear Solid 3"
In sad news for fans of Hideo Kojima's schtick, it appears that the faithful remake, Metal Gear Solid Delta: Snake Eater, will not be "a Hideo Kojima game." By that, we mean the grandiose, somewhat narcissistic title card fans have come to expect at the game's opening will now instead read "based on Metal Gear Solid 3,"...
News Space Marine 2 Enjoys a Launch Worthy of the God-Emperor Himself
Two million Space Marine Battle-Brothers, or 2000 full-strength Chapters
In further proof of our immaculate teenage taste, Warhammer: 40,000: Space Marine 2, like Baldur's Gate 3 last year, is blowing up. Following four days of Early Access and the game's official launch on 9th September, publisher Focus Entertainment has revealed that some two...
News Arrowhead Offers Peek at Helldivers 2 Patch Meant to Satisfy the Masses
Yes, but is it FUN yet?
We're almost halfway through developer Arrowhead's self-imposed 60-day plan to win back the affections of the notoriously raucous Helldivers 2 player base, and the developer has offered a sneak peek at some of the changes in store. Presumably, we can expect the game's next major patch to arrive around 14th October. As...
News Despite Price Point, Analyst Firm Expects PS5 Pro to Sell Like PS4 Pro
Does 13 million units by 2029 seem doable?
With today's bombshell reveal of the PS5 Pro at $700/£700, many of the PlayStation faithful feel that the asking price is too high, especially in these uncertain times. Despite the sticker shock, Ampere Analysis is projecting that it expects sales of the plucky Pro to reach a similar level as the PS4 Pro...
Tuesday10th Sep 2024
Talking Point Is PS5 Pro Way Too Expensive?
For the Payers
Well, the PS5 Pro has been revealed. Finally. But now that it's official and we know when it's coming, what are your initial thoughts on the beefed-up console? We've gathered the Push Square editorial team together in order to document their immediate reactions, which you can read below. Needless to say, that $700 / £700 price point...
News The Crew 2 and Motorfest to Receive Offline Modes in Future Updates on PS5, PS4
Ubisoft Disconnect
Publisher Ubisoft has just provided dedicated drivers with a pretty hefty update on The Crew Motorfest, showing off the upcoming Year 2 additions — including the free Maui expansion. Available starting 6th November, Motorfest will be getting much bigger with a whole new island to explore, bringing with it a raft of new events,...
News Freelance Artist Attempts to Redesign PS5, PC Flop Concord's Cast
Better or worse?
Concord, the ill-fated first-person shooter from Firewalk, failed for a multitude of reasons. We’ve documented many of these, but one thing PlayStation fans have latched onto are the character designs. As we pointed out in our review, they’re not all bad – but some of them do struggle to standout in a saturated market. Compare...
News PS5 Pro Can Run PS4 Games Better Via Improved Backwards Compatibility
"PS5 Pro Game Boost"
Sony's dropped some additional PS5 Pro details on the official PlayStation Blog, confirming that, just like the base PS5, the enhanced system will be capable of running PS4 games via backwards compatibility. That information isn't even remotely surprising, but the article does go on to claim that last-gen titles can benefit even...
Gallery PS5 Pro Is Looking Sleek in These Official Shots
Go faster stripes
As you'll know doubt have seen, the PS5 Pro is official after months of rumours and speculation. Not only do we have information about the souped-up console's enhanced hardware and its price, but Sony has done us the good grace of showing us what the thing looks like. It teased the PS5 Pro's design a few days ago, and now we have a...
$700, take it or leave it
Following on from months of rumours and speculation, the PS5 Pro has finally been revealed. Sony unveiled the new console via its own dedicated technical showcase, which pretty much confirmed what we've all been expecting: this thing's going to run PS5 games better thanks to more powerful internals. But was the...
News PS5 Pro Announced, Costs $700 and Out in November
Pre-order from 26th September
Sony has today unveiled its upgraded PS5 console, the PS5 Pro, in a Technical Presentation hosted by system architect Mark Cerny. The enhanced system will cost $699 / £699 and releases on 7th November 2024. The video unveiling of the console can be rewatched above. It ships without a disc drive, but you can buy the...
Live Watch the PS5 Pro Reveal Livestream Right Here
Tune in for the PS5 Technical Presentation
After essentially nine months of rumours and speculation, Sony appears ready to finally confirm the upgraded PS5 Pro model in a "Technical Presentation" today, hosted by Mark Cerny. The livestream will be just nine minutes long, so this is a brief livestream that's expected to solely focus on the PS5 Pro...
Mini Review Crossy Road Castle (PS5) - Addictive Mobile Game Struts onto PS5
King of the Castle
Rather than crossing roads, Crossy Road Castle sees players traversing different castles, level by level, battling bosses and encountering uniquely themed environments in each location. You have three lives per run, and the aim is to get as far through a castle as you can. Every 10 levels there’s a vending machine where you can...
