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News Voice of Cards: The Isle Dragon Roars Is a PS4 Card-Based RPG From NieR Mastermind Yoko Taro
Rolls the dice next month
Square Enix has announced Voice of Cards: The Isle Dragon Roars for PlayStation 4. It's a role-playing game that's all about cards, featuring turn based battles and some lovely looking character artwork. What's more, Yoko Taro — the main brain behind the NieR games — is creative director, so you can probably expect some...
News Naughty Dog Teases 'All-New Content' for The Last of Us Day 2021
Here we go again
The Last of Us Day, Naughty Dog's annual celebration of its post-apocalyptic property, is happening this weekend, on Sunday the 26th September — and you know what that means. Is it finally time for the series' highly anticipated multiplayer project to be revealed? Well, while we would advise against getting your hopes up — we've...
Review Lost Judgment (PS5) - Immense Side Content Makes Up for Sequel's Surprisingly Sloppy Story
Too cool for school
We absolutely love Judgment — especially on PlayStation 5. Despite being the starting point of a spinoff franchise, we'd go as far to say that it's hands down one of the best Yakuza games — and so its sequel, Lost Judgment, comes saddled with high expectations. There's no doubt that this is a bigger, and arguably more...
Feature Assassin's Creed Valhalla Season Pass Review - Is It Worth Buying?
A look at all the DLC
The Assassin's Creed Valhalla season pass was first detailed back in October 2020, before the game itself had launched. Following on from the success of Assassin's Creed Odyssey and its extensive post-launch support, Ubisoft was keen to repeat the cycle — but does Valhalla's season pass measure up to its predecessor's? Is...
News PS5 Update 2.0 Can Improve Game Performance in Specific Situations
Faster!
Well isn't this interesting? According to those loveable eggheads over at Digital Foundry, the PlayStation 5's new 2.0 software update — PS5 firmware 21.02-04, if we're being specific — actually brings minor performance improvements to some games. Basically, the new update makes Sony's current-gen system run faster in "very select...
News Dragon Quest 11 Dev Orca Also Co-Developing Dragon Quest 12
Together again
Dragon Quest XII: The Flames of Fate is starting to sound like quite the undertaking, as another Japanese studio has revealed that it's working on the game alongside Square Enix. Orca is a developer that also helped out with Dragon Quest XI and Dragon Quest XI S, and it's currently hiring all kinds of artists for Dragon Quest XII. If...
News Atlus Opens English Persona 25th Anniversary Site, Promises 'Game Information'
Get the ball rolling
Atlus has opened up an English website for the 25th anniversary of the Persona series, and much like its Japanese counterpart, there's promise of "a year-long campaign from September 2021 to Fall 2022". Said campaign will feature "exciting announcements", including "25th anniversary merchandise, events, collaborations, and even...
News God of War Ragnarok Release Date Speculation Sparked by 'Coming Soon' Section on Sony Site
But it doesn't mean much
There's a lot of chatter surrounding the yet to be revealed release date for God of War Ragnarok. We got to see a chunk of in-game footage at Sony's latest showcase, but the lack of a launch window has fans scratching their heads. Just when is Kratos making his anticipated return? Well, rumours are doing the rounds online,...
News Outcast 2: A New Beginning Is a PS5 Sequel to the 1999 Adventure Game
Outcast at long last
THQ Nordic has announced Outcast 2: A New Beginning for PlayStation 5. It's a sequel to Outcast — the acclaimed sci-fi adventure game that released all the way back in 1999. A new beginning indeed, although there's no sign of any launch window yet. Assuming you're actually old enough to know what Outcast is, this brief...
The loop is finally broken
Deathloop is finally here, and you know what that means. Yep, we'll never have to sit through another Deathloop trailer during a PlayStation event! Cause for celebration, to be sure. Okay, snark aside, seeing Deathloop appear at what felt like every showcase over the last year or so seemed like overkill — to the point...
News Wuchang: Fallen Feathers Is a Newly Revealed Action RPG with Serious Souls Vibes
Blood, souls, and swords
Up for more Souls-like action? Of course you are! Independent Chinese developer Leenzee Games has revealed 18 minutes of gameplay for its upcoming title, Wuchang: Fallen Feathers, and it gives off some unmistakable From Software vibes. It's looking a bit janky right now, but there's definitely some promise here —...
News SEGA Breaks Hearts by Announcing New RPG Is a Mobile Game
Now it's Personal
Update: Bloody SEGA! Earlier this week, the Tokyo Game Show 2021 website teased a "new RPG" from the Japanese publisher, with Persona developer Atlus also being present during the livestream. Immediately, minds turned to the prospect of a new Persona or Yakuza title. Maybe even a new Sakura Wars game. But no, this new RPG is for...
Round Up Lost Judgment Reviews Are Off to a Great Start, But Story Is Dividing Opinion
Case not quite closed
Reviews for Lost Judgment are starting to appear online, and at first glance, it's looking like RGG Studio has done it again. The action RPG is getting high scores pretty much across the board, but there's already some in-depth discussion over the game's story, which deals with some very mature themes. Meanwhile, our own...
Site News Lost Judgment PS5 Review - Where Is It?
Still on the case
The embargo for Lost Judgment reviews is up today, but the Push Square verdict is still being decided. That's because Lost Judgment is a big game, and simply put, we're nowhere near finished playing through it. We're around 33 hours in at the time of writing, and we're absolutely swamped in optional activities and side quests. The...
Arise!
As we predicted in our weekend poll, Tales of Arise has been an immediate smash hit for Bandai Namco. The publisher has revealed that the role-playing title surpassed 1 million copies sold in just a few days, making it the fastest selling Tales game ever. It also pushes total sales for the series past 25 million units. "We are very proud and...
News Persona 5 Celebrates Fifth Anniversary with Striking Blood Red Artwork
Hearts, stolen
Five years ago today (at the time of writing), on the 15th September 2016, Persona 5 released in Japan for PlayStation 3 and PlayStation 4. We had honestly forgotten that it was a PS3 game! To celebrate the occasion, Atlus has released some striking new artwork from the series' immensely talented character designer, Shigenori...
Guide Tales of Arise: All Devil's Arms and How to Get Them
Welcome to The Otherworld
What are the Devil's Arms and how do you get them in Tales of Arise? The Devil's Arms are incredibly powerful weapons that have appeared in previous Tales games. In this Tales of Arise guide, we're going to list all of the Devil's Arms, complete with screenshots and details on how to acquire them. If you're looking for the...
Guide Tales of Arise: Best Weapons and Armor For All Characters
Ultimate equipment for each party member
What are the best weapons and armor for all characters in Tales of Arise? As is the case with many classic Japanese role-playing games, each character in Tales of Arise has optimal, or ultimate equipment — weapons and armor that have better stats than anything else. In this Tales of Arise guide, we're going...
News Assassin's Creed Valhalla Discovery Tour Arrives as a Free Update in October
The Viking Age
Just like its open world predecessors, Assassin's Creed Valhalla is getting an educational Discovery Tour mode. Officially titled 'Discovery Tour: Viking Age', the mode will be added as a free update on the 19th October. For those out of the loop, the Discovery Tours in Assassin's Creed Origins and Assassin's Creed Odyssey let you...
News Dragon Quest XII Is Being Developed by Both Square Enix and Japanese Studio HexaDrive
But it's still very early days
Japanese studio HexaDrive has revealed that it'll be co-developing Dragon Quest XII: The Flames of Fate alongside Square Enix. HexaDrive has worked with Square Enix multiple times in the past, the most notable collaboration being Final Fantasy XV. A bit of background: HexaDrive primarily works with other companies on...
News Cyberpunk 2077 Patch 1.31 Includes PS5, PS4 Memory Optimisation, Yet More Bug Fixes
Bit by bit
Available to download right now on PlayStation 5 and PlayStation 4, Cyberpunk 2077 patch 1.31 isn't the game's most significant update, but it is yet another step forward. The patch notes mention further memory optimisation on PlayStation consoles, which should help with technical performance. Again. Indeed, Cyberpunk 2077 released...
Feel the GeForce
Update: NVIDIA has now responded to yesterday's possible leak of unannounced games, suggesting many that are part of the list aren't real as they're used for "internal tracking and testing" instead. Courtesy of Wccftech, the company's statement reads: "NVIDIA is aware of an unauthorized published game list, with both released...
Guide Tales of Arise: All Artifact Locations and What They Do
Blast from the past
Where are all Artifact locations, and what do they do in Tales of Arise? Artifacts are key items which, once discovered, provide unique gameplay effects. In this Tales of Arise guide, we're going to go over what each Artifact does, and where you can find it. Tales of Arise Artifacts - What You Need to Know: Again, Artifacts...
The top 22
EA Sports has revealed the top 22 players in FIFA 22 (see what they did there?) as per this year's player ratings. All of the in-game stats are based on The Ratings Collective, which is a football scouting network, but there's no doubt that the rankings will spark a lot of discussion — as they do every year. So, who's top of the pile?...
