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Mini Review DOOM 64 - After More Than 20 Years, DOOM's Oft-Forgotten Third Instalment Packs a Punch
It's been 64 years
It’s easy to forget that DOOM 64 is not simply a port of the original DOOM to Nintendo 64, but a fully-fledged sequel that was developed Midway Games. It’s even easier to forget that this was actually a pretty impressive step forward. While aiming is still archaic – lateral aiming only – the level design represents a...
News Rainbow Six: Siege's New Season Operation Void Edge Is Live on PS4
Kicking off year five
If like us, you're still playing Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six: Siege five years after its release, then you probably know that the first content drop for year five was revealed a couple weeks back. Well, the good news is that Operation Void Edge is now live on PlayStation 4. If you have hopes of jumping in and playing today,...
Feature The Best Playstation Music of February 2020
Let’s do it again
Coming hot off the heels of the start of a new decade – and a good month for game music at that – we have a new selection of titles that brought a little something extra to the table when it comes to music as the 2020 release schedule creeps closer towards heating up. Hunt: Showdown: While the soundtrack isn’t terribly...
Interview Charging Up Some Answers with The Surge 2 Composer Duo BowsToHymns
Feed the rush
In our long running series of composer interviews, we’ve chatted with composers from all across the industry. Next up in the series, we have Helge Borgarts and Thomas Stanger -- collectively known as BowsToHymns -- a composer duo who’ve worked not just in games, but have worked on the very series we’re here to talk about, The...
Feature The Best PS4 Music of January 2020
New decade, new music
Wow, 2019 just flew by, huh? Lots of incredible games released, and brought amazing music with them. And looking ahead, we have many more reasons to be excited. The new decade brings with it a new console generation, but not before the PS4 has one last hurrah. Let’s check out the best new PlayStation music of January!...
Mini Review Mosaic - An Intriguing Experience That Can't Stick the Landing
Big brother is watching
Much like with its previous title, Among the Sleep, developer Krillbite seems to have bitten off more than it can chew. Mosaic is an intriguing title with exciting ideas. Unfortunately, the ideas simply outpace the resources that the developer has available to realise them. But it’s not for lack of trying. Mosaic’s...
Soundtrack of the Decade #1 - Journey Represents the Crowning Achievement in Game Music
Born for this
We’re listing the ten best Soundtracks of the Decade. These are the ten PlayStation scores released over the past decade that we believe left the biggest impression on our sonic palettes. Whether it’s Journey's Grammy nominated masterpiece or Destiny’s 8 movement symphony, these are the soundtracks that hit the best notes across...
Soundtrack of the Decade Honorable Mentions That Mustn't Be Ignored
The final cuts
Over the past few days, we've released a countdown of the best soundtracks to grace a PlayStation console. It's hard enough to whittle down a list to highlight the ten best scores in a year, let alone across an entire decade, so we wanted to spend some time highlighting a handful of soundtracks that didn't quite make the cut but were...
It can't all be for nothing
We’re listing the ten best Soundtracks of the Decade. These are the ten PlayStation scores released over the past decade that we believe left the biggest impression on our sonic palettes. Whether it’s Journey's Grammy nominated masterpiece or Destiny’s 8 movement symphony, these are the soundtracks that hit the best...
One last job
We’re listing the ten best Soundtracks of the Decade. These are the ten PlayStation scores released over the past decade that we believe left the biggest impression on our sonic palettes. Whether it’s Journey's Grammy nominated masterpiece or Destiny’s 8 movement symphony, these are the soundtracks that hit the best notes across...
Soundtrack of the Decade #4 - Dark Souls Delivers a Soundtrack as Unforgettable as Its Gameplay
The Dark Souls of soundtracks
We’re listing the ten best Soundtracks of the Decade. These are the ten PlayStation scores released over the past decade that we believe left the biggest impression on our sonic palettes. Whether it’s Journey's Grammy nominated masterpiece or Destiny’s 8 movement symphony, these are the soundtracks that hit the...
Review Kentucky Route Zero: TV Edition - An Adventure Unlike Anything Else in Video Games
Long journey home
Once in a while, you stumble upon a game that absolutely blows you away. Maybe the graphics set a new industry standard, maybe it’s really funny, or maybe it’s evocative of a mood you didn’t know you wanted in a game until it hit you. This is where dev Cardboard Computer comes in, with its fascinating journey more than seven...
Soundtrack of the Decade #5 - Transistor’s Music Was an Unforgettable Part of an Unforgettable Game
Is that you, Red?
We’re listing the ten best Soundtracks of the Decade. These are the ten PlayStation scores released over the past decade that we believe left the biggest impression on our sonic palettes. Whether it’s Journey's Grammy nominated masterpiece or Destiny’s 8 movement symphony, these are the soundtracks that hit the best notes...
Soundtrack of the Decade #6 - RiME's Emotionally Powerful Score Was Also One of the Best
Written in the stars
We’re listing the ten best Soundtracks of the Decade. These are the ten PlayStation scores released over the past decade that we believe left the biggest impression on our sonic palettes. Whether it’s Journey's Grammy nominated masterpiece or Destiny’s 8 movement symphony, these are the soundtracks that hit the best notes...
We definitely asked for this
We’re listing the ten best Soundtracks of the Decade. These are the ten PlayStation scores released over the past decade that we believe left the biggest impression on our sonic palettes. Whether it’s Journey's Grammy nominated masterpiece or Destiny’s 8 movement symphony, these are the soundtracks that hit the...
Fulfilling our Destinies
We’re listing the ten best Soundtracks of the Decade. These are the ten PlayStation scores released over the past decade that we believe left the biggest impression on our sonic palettes. Whether it’s Journey's Grammy nominated masterpiece or Destiny’s 8 movement symphony, these are the soundtracks that hit the best...
Mini Review Coffee Talk - A Charming Visual Novel That Goes Down Like a Good Cup of Coffee
A damn fine cup of coffee talk
At first glance, it’s practically impossible to think of anything but VA-11 Hall-A when booting up Coffee Talk. A visual novel experience where you play as someone in charge of making drinks for customers while discussing societal taboos makes for a pretty similar description. Indeed, you play as a barista making a...
Soundtrack of the Decade #9 - Persona 5's Brilliant Sense of Style Gave Way to Quite the Soundtrack
Steal your ears
We’re listing the ten best Soundtracks of the Decade. These are the ten PlayStation scores released over the past decade that we believe left the biggest impression on our sonic palettes. Whether it’s Journey's Grammy nominated masterpiece or Destiny’s 8 movement symphony, these are the soundtracks that hit the best notes...
Soundtrack of the Decade #10 - Death Stranding’s Meditative Strangeness Gave Way to Amazing Music
The first strand type soundtrack
We’re listing the ten best Soundtracks of the Decade. These are the ten PlayStation scores released over the past decade that we believe left the biggest impression on our sonic palettes. Whether it’s Journey's Grammy nominated masterpiece or Destiny’s 8 movement symphony, these are the soundtracks that hit the...
Mini Review Super Mega Space Blaster Special Turbo – A Sufficient, if Forgettable, Shoot 'Em Up
The little space ship that could
While a fairly pedestrian shmup, Super Mega Space Blaster Special Turbo does have a couple of features that make it worth a quick look. It doesn’t hurt that the title's price -- $4.99 at launch -- is rather low, too. The most unique aspect of the game is by far the weapon system. Shmups are generally focused around...
News Kentucky Route Zero May Finally Get Its Long Overdue Conclusion Soon
PS4 release incoming?
UPDATE: 6:00 P.M. EST: The game's composer Ben Babbit has released a track from Act V on his bandcamp page. Possibly trailer music? Something is definitely afoot. An episodic title that began release in 2013, Kentucky Route Zero might finally be nearing the end. Arguably known more for the ungodly gaps of time between episodes...
Interview Looting Some Answers from Borderlands 3 Composer Jesper Kyd
Back for more
In our ongoing series of composer interviews here at Push Square we get some insight into the music that goes into making games the great experiences that they can be. A couple months ago, we interviewed Brian Trifon and Brian Lee White (collectively Finishing Move LLC) about their work scoring Borderlands 3. As it turns out, we...
Game of the Year The 10 Best PlayStation Soundtracks of 2019
Pitch perfect
The end of the year brings with it another in a countless line of year-end lists, this time focusing on the incredible music that graced the PlayStation this year. As with all years, a few amazing soundtracks were left on the cutting room floor – Kingdom Hearts III, Ghost Giant, Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order – but what we wound up...
Game of the Year Graham's Top 5 PS4 Games of 2019
In control
Alongside our staff-voted Game of the Year awards, each of our writers have crafted their own personal lists, covering their top five PlayStation 4 titles of 2019. Today, it's the turn of reviewer Graham Banas. 5. Luna: Not everything needs to be about shooting or being scared. Every once in awhile, I just want to curl up with...
