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Video Getting Uncomfortably Close to Schoolgirls in Summer Lesson on PS4
Waifu simulator
If this turns out to be the last article that you ever read from your disgraced editor, then you'll know that Interpol raided Push Square Towers shortly after going to press. Summer Lesson, a PlayStation VR exclusive in Japan only, sees you spending alone time with a teenager under your tutelage – and while it's not overtly sexual,...
Hands On Dragon Ball XenoVerse 2 Seeks to Be a Safe But Solid Sequel
History repeats
Dragon Ball XenoVerse is a good game in itself, but it's one of those titles that's begging for a sequel. For a first attempt, XenoVerse gets a heck of a lot right, but as is the case with many licensed Japanese titles, it's really just laying the foundations for something bigger and better. Enter Dragon Ball XenoVerse 2 - a sequel...
News Miguel Is Back in Tekken 7 and He's Still Really Angry
His rage knows no bounds
Spanish brawler Miguel is back for another round in Tekken 7, a lovely new character trailer confirms. Originally joining the roster in Tekken 6, Miguel's a heavy hitter with some surprisingly deceptive attacks in his arsenal. Oh, and he no longer has horrifically large hands. Hurrah! As with just about every other fighter...
News Tales of Berseria Adds to an Already Packed Early 2017 on PS4
And it's got a collector's edition, obviously
Bandai Namco's slapped confirmed Western release dates on PlayStation 4 action role-playing game Tales of Berseria. It's coming to North America on the 24th January, and Europe on the 27th January, adding yet another anticipated title to early 2017's packed line up.The title launched in Japan back in...
News Dragon Ball XenoVerse 2 PS4 Gameplay Shows How Big Co-Op Boss Battles Work
Damn dirty ape
Dragon Ball XenoVerse 2 introduces a whole new kind of challenge in the form of so-called Expert Missions. These trials see you team up with five other fighters to take on a super powerful boss, and Bandai Namco has released a rather informative gameplay video to show us how it all works. Taking the fight to Nappa in Great Ape form,...
Hands On Little Nightmares Is a Spooky PS4 Surprise
Sweet dreams
You wouldn't expect a puzzle platformer to be one of the pleasanter surprises at EGX 2016. Perhaps the booth should have been a better indication; Little Nightmares wasn't stuffed away in the corner of the convention, but instead commanded centre stage, with an elaborate labyrinth-like setup involving towering drawers and dressed-up...
Live Feast Your Eyes on Some Tekken 7 PS4 at EGX 2016
Return of the King
Up for some Iron Fist, are you? Well, you're in luck, because Twitch is at this year's EGX - along with our very own Sammy Barker - and it's taking a look at Bandai Namco's Tekken 7 booth. From what we understand, there are daily tournaments happening at the event, so we'll likely see some new gameplay and hear a bit more about...
News Dragon Ball XenoVerse 2 Looks Super in New English Trailer
Time is on your side
Launching next month on PlayStation 4, Dragon Ball XenoVerse 2 is looking to improve upon just about everything that the first game did right, with the sequel's latest English trailer showing us what we can expect from the upcoming brawler. Featuring gameplay footage that highlights story cutscenes, social spaces, and hectic...
News New English Sword Art Online: Hollow Realization Trailer Is All About a Girl
As per usual
If you've been following Sword Art Online: Hollow Realization, you'll probably already know that the game's plot revolves around an unknown girl named Premiere - a non-playable character who we suspect is at the heart of more than one mystery. The role-playing title's latest English trailer nails that point home, as we're bombarded with...
TGS 2016 Tekken 7's New Gameplay Trailer Packs a Punch
That's gotta hurt
Tekken has always been a satisfying series to play, but Tekken 7 seems to be taking its specific brand of silky smooth brutality to the next level. The brawler's got a new trailer hot from the Tokyo Game Show, and it covers just about everything that you need to know, from the title's story - which involves Akuma of Street Fighter...
Correction Digimon World: Next Order Is Not Coming to Vita in the West
Please make it stop
Jeeeeeeeeez Bandai Namco, are you serious? Yesterday, the publisher confirmed that Digimon World: Next Order was coming West in early 2017. Great, we thought. The press release only mentioned that it was heading to the PlayStation 4, so naturally, we assumed that it was going to be exclusive to Sony's current-gen console in North...
News Digimon World: Next Order Is Coming to Vita in the West After All
Prodigious
Some good news for fans of Sony's portable system: Digimon World: Next Order is coming to Vita after all. Earlier today, we reported on Bandai Namco's confirmation that the role-playing game would be heading West next year, but the press release only mentioned one platform: the PlayStation 4. Strange, we thought, given that the title...
TGS 2016 Tales of Berseria Lays Out Its Plot in English PS4 Trailer
The hand that eats
Tales of Berseria is due out on PlayStation 4 in early 2017 - along with just about every other game in existence it would seem - and to remind you of that fact, Bandai Namco's released a new trailer that's coated in English subtitles. Highlighting the action role-playing game's plot, the video gives us a look at how main...
TGS 2016 Digimon World: Next Order Confirmed For Western Release on PS4
No mention of Vita, though
Bandai Namco has confirmed via a new trailer that Digimon World: Next Order is heading West in early 2017. Great news for Digimon fans, but bad news for Vita enthusiasts as there's been no mention of the game coming to Sony's handheld system, despite the fact that it launched in Japan as a Vita exclusive. Still, after the...
News Digimon World: Next Order Could Be Coming West on PS4
Announcement may be imminent
Although there's been no official word from Bandai Namco, it looks like Digimon World: Next Order could be heading West. The monster-raising role-playing game launched as a PS Vita exclusive in Japan earlier this year, but according to a new rating on the Brazil Advisory Rating Board, the title's going to be localised...
TGS 2016 Summer Lesson Will Sell Plenty of PlayStation VR Headsets in Japan
Virtual insanity
Summer Lesson, Bandai Namco's PlayStation VR exclusive schoolgirl interaction simulation, will be a launch title in Japan – and it's looking a lot more fleshed out these days. Your ward will be able to wear all sorts of different outfits – including a French Maid costume, of course – and you'll have access to new locations,...
Video Pop Pills with Pac-Man Championship Edition 2 on PS4
Pac attack
Pac-Man Championship Edition DX was one of the best games on the PlayStation 3, but can its successor build on near-perfection? The answer, of course, is no – but Pac-Man Championship Edition 2 is still a fun game. It adopts a more complicated take on the original's arcade action, encouraging you to "wake" sleeping ghosts in order to...
News Ni no Kuni II Sounds Like One Huge RPG Project
Fit for a king
Ni no Kuni II: Revenant Kingdom is probably going to take hours upon hours to complete - we can guess that much by looking at PlayStation 3 predecessor Ni no Kuni: Wrath of the White Witch, which was huge to begin with. In an interview with IGN Japan, translated by Kotaku, Level-5 founder Akihiro Hino says that the scale of t
Review God Eater 2: Rage Burst (PS4)
Bound by Blood
God Eater 2: Rage Burst opens with your stereotypical animated intro: it's got punchy Japanese rock, a nice sense of style, and it does a fine job of getting you pumped for some God eating action. Bandai Namco's latest export gives a good first impression, then, but you may struggle to maintain your enthusiasm as you begin to tear...
Review The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt (PlayStation 4)
Life's a witch, then she dies
Republished on Tuesday, 30th August, 2016: To coincide with the release of The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt - Game of the Year Edition, we're bringing this rather large review back from the Push Square archives. We've also included links to our reviews of the game's two expansions - which are included in the Game of the Year...
News Sword Art Online: Hollow Realization Finally Carves Out a Western Release Date
Sharpen those blades
We've known since last year that Sword Art Online: Hollow Realization is coming West, but it feels like we've been waiting on a confirmed release date for an eternity. The role-playing sequel aims to be bigger and better than previous titles Sword Art Online Re: Hollow Fragment and Sword Art Online: Lost Song, sporting a more...
Video Release Your Rage Burst with God Eater 2 PS4 Gameplay
Delicious deities
As you all know, there's no Monster Hunter on the PlayStation 4 just yet – well, unless you count that weird MMO thing that was announced in Japan over the weekend. Many publishers not named Capcom have been trying desperately to plug that gap on Sony's systems for some time as a result – with Koei Tecmo's Toukiden and Bandai...
News Your First Look at Dark Souls III's DLC Is Delicious
To die for
Is this winning streak that From Software's on ever going to end? Just when we thought that we were done with Dark Souls III, it's only gone and raked us back in with this Ashes of Ariandel trailer. As is to be expected from the Japanese developer, this looks like a proper expansion, complete with a new frigid environment and fearsome...
News Dark Souls III DLC Ashes of Ariandel Will Be Scattered on Your PS4 in October
Prepare to buy?
Dark Souls III's first DLC is called Ashes of Ariandel, the official PlayStation Twitter account has somehow managed to leak. The logo was grabbed by Shacknews before being removed, with additional details appearing in the latest issue of Famitsu, as translated by Japanese blog Hachima. So far we know t
Gamescom 2016 Dragon Ball XenoVerse 2 Teams Up in New Trailer
Tag team
Oh no, a wild Dragon Ball XenoVerse 2 trailer has appeared – where's Ramsey when you need him? This clip appears to show off large scale battles, in which you'll work alongside spiky haired comrades in order to take down a greater foe. Like this, er, giant gorilla. Looks a bit Monster Hunter, maybe? The game's due out from 25th October.
Gamescom 2016 Get Even on PS4 in Spring 2017
Pain killer
Surreal horror game Get Even was announced eons ago for the PlayStation 4, and finally appears to be ready for primetime. Developed by Polish firm The Farm 51 in collaboration with Bandai Namco, the game – when it was originally announced in 2014 at least – promised to blend single player and multiplayer into one distorted game...
Gamescom 2016 Tekken 7 Story Mode Details Dropped by Bandai Namco
Several hours long, apparently
Bandai Namco has gone on record that it's trying to create a cinematic and engaging story mode for Tekken 7. The highly anticipated fighter, which launches on PlayStation 4 early next year, has looked stellar for months now as we've guzzled down gameplay taken from the title's arcade incarnation, but will its...
Gamescom 2016 Lee Looks Slicker Than Ever in Tekken 7
Excellent
Veteran Iron Fist combatant Lee Chaolan is back with style in Tekken 7, and he's brought alter ego Violet along for the ride. Bandai Namco has just announced the scheming exec via a new Gamescom trailer, which we've embedded above. We're really liking his new jacket, and we're glad that he's still a fan of letting out crazy howls in...
News Bandai Namco Nabs Publishing Rights to LBP Vita Dev's Hunger
Little nightmares
Ooh, this is exciting: Bandai Namco has obtained publishing rights to LittleBigPlanet Vita dev's aquatic horror game Hunger, which is now named Little Nightmares. Many had expected Sony to publish the game given its long-running relationship with the Swedish studio Tarsier Studios, but it's Bamco instead who's signed the project...
News Dragon Ball XenoVerse 2 Has Giant Namekians
Big green
Good news if you're planning on playing as a Namekian in Dragon Ball XenoVerse 2, as it looks like the fighter's going to feature giant transformations. The title's latest gameplay trailer shows off a load of fresh footage, and if you watch closely enough, you'll be able to pick out a custom Namekian character ballooning in size before...
Review Mobile Suit Gundam: Extreme VS-Force (PS Vita)
Full Bust
The PlayStation Vita has its first Gundam game here in the West, and unfortunately, it's not that great. A spin-off from Japan's super popular Gundam VS series, Mobile Suit Gundam: Extreme VS-Force is essentially a watered-down edition of the arcade action property with a focus on single player content. Directly comparing this portable...
News OMG! Pac-Man Championship Edition 2 Is Coming to PS4
Pop a power pill
Pac-Man Championship Edition was a masterpiece. For those that didn't play it, it took the basic rules of Pac-Man, and reformed them into a headache-inducing mess of happy hardcore and bright lights. And now the series is making a comeback on the PlayStation 4 – and bringing even more madness with it. The sequel – which is due...
News Bandai Namco to Debut New IP at Gamescom 2016
Tekken 7 and Dragon Ball XenoVerse 2 will both be playable
Bandai Namco will announce a brand new intellectual property for the Western market at Gamescom 2016 – although it's unclear what it actually is. The publisher confirmed that it will be bringing playable versions of Tekken 7 and Dragon Ball XenoVerse 2 to the German convention next month,...
News Tekken 7's Big Eater Bob Will Make a Meal Out of You on PS4
Get ready for the next battle
The announcements from EVO 2016 doth overflow: Bandai Namco has announced that beefcake Bob and ninjutsu cyborg Master Raven will be joining the roster of Tekken 7 on the PlayStation 4. The game – which is due out in early 2017 – already has a meaty roster of both new and pre-existing characters, but there's always...
Live Catch More Than Enough Tekken 7 Gameplay Right Here
Evo 2016 kicks off in style
Wow, is it time for this year's Evo already? Some call the Las Vegas event "the E3 of the fighting game community", and to be honest, it's a description that isn't too far from the truth. Hosting the hottest brawlers on the market and the world's best players, Evo 2016 promises to be something pretty special, with the...
News Sword Art Online: Hollow Realization's Latest English Trailer Has Plenty of PS4 Gameplay
But still no release date
Fans have high hopes for Sword Art Online: Hollow Realization, but it feels like we've seen more than enough of it over the last few months. Indeed, even the title's latest trailer, which is around four minutes long and features a good amount of gameplay footage, isn't really anything that we haven't seen before - we guess...
Review JoJo’s Bizarre Adventure: Eyes of Heaven (PS4)
Stuck in purgatory
We can guarantee that almost every review of JoJo's Bizarre Adventure: Eyes of Heaven that you read will, at least once, mention that it's a better experience if you're a fan of JoJo's Bizarre Adventure - a statement that seems bafflingly obvious. As the property's name suggests, the popular anime and manga series revels in the...
News Here's a Quick Look at Character Transformations in Dragon Ball XenoVerse 2
Better, faster, stronger
Sammy can rest easy now that Push Square's resident anime fanatic is back in action, so without wasting any time, let's crack on with the Dragon Ball news, shall we? Bandai Namco has released a short gameplay clip of Dragon Ball XenoVerse 2 which showcases player character transformation. As fans will know, transformations...
News Fans Have Decided Which DLC Characters Will Be Joining One Piece: Burning Blood
New blood
The polls have closed and the results are in: Bandai Namco has revealed which three characters will be added to One Piece: Burning Blood's playable roster as downloadable content. The trio of additional fighters were voted for by fans through an online poll in which 17 new combatants were proposed. Lucci, Caesar Clown, and Monkey D. Garp...
News Sculpt Your Hair in Anticipation for Dragon Ball XenoVerse 2's PS4 Collector's Edition
Antigrav gel
Picture the scene: all is quiet at Push Square Towers, aside from the sound of yours truly nibbling away on a Tootsie Roll. Dubbidoo. An email alert – it's from Bandai Namco. Perhaps it's confirmation of The Witcher 3's previously reported Game of the Year Edition? Maybe it includes screenshots of Dark Souls III'
News The Witcher III Will Get a PS4 Game of the Year Edition Deserving of Its Name
Triss-tastic
We didn't vote The Witcher III: Wild Hunt as our Game of the Year – that coveted accolade went to the unbelievably good Bloodborne – but it came mighty close. We're also comfortable admitting that we were in the minority – the last we read, over 240 individual publications had awarded CD Projekt Red's fantasy epic their top gong...
News Dragon Ball XenoVerse 2 Lets You Reach Super Saiyan 3 This October
Super Saiyan 3?!
Dragon Ball XenoVerse 2 has hopped through time and brought back confirmed PlayStation 4 release dates and a brand new trailer which reveals that custom player characters will be able to go Super Saiyan 3 - much to the dismay of the sequel's newly added baddies. There's plenty of new gameplay in the video, too, showcasing new...
Maze runner
No, this isn't the 256th instalment in Namco's venerable arcade classic - the number in the title refers to the infamous glitch from the original Pac-Man. Level 256 was impossible to beat due to a jumble of letters and numbers on the right-hand side of the screen, blocking half the maze. It's this glitch, in fact, that you'll be trying...
News Tekken 7's Cinematic Fighting System Aims to Take Story Mode to the Next Level
Combo breaker
Tekken 7 is changing things up with its cinematic approach to combat. We've known for ages now that the brawler will feature a slow motion mechanic that kicks in when players land a crushing blow or a finishing move, but the title's story mode aims to take this idea even further. As hinted in the game's E3 2016 trailer, Bandai Namco...
News Dragon Ball XenoVerse 2 Won't Add Any New Playable Races
But existing ones will be expanded upon
Bad news if you were hoping to play as an android in Dragon Ball XenoVerse 2, as it sounds like the upcoming brawler won't be adding any new playable races to the mix. Speaking to Siliconera, producer Masayuki Hirano reveals that the development team "don't have plans" to go beyond the five selectable races...
News Cast Your Vote to Decide One Piece: Burning Blood's DLC Characters
Who's joining the crew?
Forget the EU Referendum, people - this is the vote that really matters. Three additional characters will be added to One Piece: Burning Blood over the next few months, and you can decide who makes the cut. Publisher Bandai Namco has launched a new page on the game's official site, which allows you to vote for your favourite...
E3 2016 Dragon Ball XenoVerse 2 Will Run at 60 Frames Per Second on PS4
Now we're talking
We've seen this question asked countless times by Dragon Ball fans across the web, and we've finally got an answer. As previously reported, Dragon Ball XenoVerse 2 won't be coming to PlayStation 3, meaning that its development won't be hampered by last-gen hardware. With that in mind, the word from E3 2016 is that Bandai Namco has...
E3 2016 Flirtatious PlayStation VR Title Summer Lesson Launches October in Japan
Study hard
The exclusive PlayStation VR game that lets you study in virtual reality with a schoolgirl, Summer Lesson, will launch on 13th October in Japan. The game's essentially all about communication with an AI character: you'll need to nod or shake your head in order to interact with the studious avatar. There's no word on whether the title will...
E3 2016 Dragon Ball XenoVerse 2 Blasts into E3 with Brand New Gameplay
Go go Gohan
Bandai Namco's brought some fresh Dragon Ball XenoVerse 2 gameplay to E3, and it, er, looks a heck of a lot like the first game. Not necessarily a bad thing, of course, but we were perhaps expecting something a little more impressive - the fight even takes place in one of the original's maps, which appears to have undergone zero...
E3 2016 Tekken 7 Unleashes Its Inner Devil on PS4 in Early 2017
Also gets great new footage
Heihachi versus Akuma, eh? Who woulda thunk it? The two burly brawlers duke it out in Tekken 7's newest gameplay glimpse, which surprisingly showed up during Microsoft's E3 2016 press conference. In short, the game looks great, with this particular video being full of engaging camera angles and brilliantly crunchy...