Tag: Bethesda
News Bethesda's 'Will They, Won't They' Relationship with PS5 Rumbles On
"No intentions of pulling all Bethesda content"
Microsoft hasn’t completed its acquisition of Bethesda yet, but there’s only one question fans wanted answered: will future games come to the PlayStation 5? To be fair to the Redmond firm, it probably genuinely doesn’t know right now, but there’s been conflicting information emerging from...
News Bethesda Pegs PS5's Deathloop for 21st May
Groundhog day
Update: As rumoured earlier in the week, Bethesda has now attached a 21st May release date to Deathloop on the PS5. One important detail, the base game will be $59.99/£59.99, so the publisher is not charging next-gen tax just yet. Original Story: Deathloop, the ambitious time-based first-person adventure from Dishonored developer...
News The Elder Scrolls 6 Being Xbox Exclusive Is 'Hard to Imagine', Says Todd Howard
Still no straight answers
Will we ever receive actual clarification on whether or not Bethesda titles beyond Deathloop and Ghostwire: Tokyo will come to PlayStation 5? Probably not for a couple of years at least if the continually vague statements coming out of the publisher are anything to go by. In a new interview with GamesIndustry.biz, Todd...
Review DOOM Eternal: The Ancient Gods - Part One - Much More of PS4's Best FPS
Back with a vengeance
If DOOM Eternal was the kick up the arse the gaming industry needed towards the start of this year, DOOM Eternal: The Ancient Gods - Part One will leave those buttocks raw. The Slayer himself has returned with the first instalment in a new expansion so utterly relentless that a rude awakening is in order for even those who...
News Bethesda Games Are Looking Increasingly Unlikely on PS5
"We don't have to ship on any other platform"
The industry’s most interviewed man, Xbox boss Phil Spencer, has been chatting to reporters once more – and, of course, that means more discussion about whether Bethesda’s games will release on the PlayStation 5 following Microsoft’s eye-watering
News PS5 Could Lose Out on Upgraded Versions of Past Bethesda Games
ESRB ratings indicate so
You'll know by now that Microsoft has acquired Zenimax Media and all the developers it owns, including the likes of Arkane Studios, Machine Games, and id Software. This throws into question whether or not the likes of Starfield and The Elder Scrolls VI will come to PlayStation 5, but there now may be a few other releases...
News Bethesda Acquisition Will Not Impact PlayStation Immediately, Believes Pachter
Starfield could still come to PS5
A week and a bit later, and we’ve all just about recovered from Microsoft’s acquisition of Bethesda. Discussion has turned back to the PlayStation 5 and its roster of games, but analysts are still attempting to diagnose the effects of the buyout. And speaking with GamingBolt, Wedbush Securities’ Michael...
News Maybe Don't Get Your Hopes Up for Future Bethesda Games on PS5
Phil Spencer goes into more detail
Microsoft has acquired Bethesda, casting doubt over whether the publisher’s future games will release on PlayStation platforms. This is a contentious topic right now: some feel that with a $7.5 billion buyout fee, Microsoft simply won’t make its money back without releasing on Sony’s system as well. But the...
Poll Has Xbox's Bethesda Buyout Made You Reconsider a PS5 Purchase?
Fus Ro Damn
Unless you've been living under a rock for the past couple of days, you'll know that Microsoft has purchased Zenimax Media and all of its studios for a whopping $7.5 billion. They now belong under the Xbox Game Studios umbrella and so the release of future Bethesda titles on PlayStation 5 is no longer a sure-fire thing. Microsoft suit...
Reaction Bethesda Acquisition Is a Kick in the Balls for PS5, But Sony's Goals Won't Change
Content is king
Xbox has acquired Bethesda for a frightening sum of money, putting that oft-referenced Microsoft warchest to use at last. The purchase price, an eye-watering $7.5 billion, eclipses the sum Disney spent on Marvel and Star Wars combined – it’s a frankly flabbergasting figure. It’s also potentially a giant blow for the PlayStation...
News The Elder Scrolls Online PS4 Support Unaffected by Microsoft Acquisition
Will be "supported exactly as it was"
It's probably not the exact title you were hoping to hear about, but as an example of how Microsoft's purchase of ZeniMax Media won't affect its support of PlayStation platforms, The Elder Scrolls Online will continue to receive updates, patches, and DLC on Sony's range of systems. In fact, the two companies are...
News Future Bethesda Games Could Still Come to PlayStation Despite Xbox Ownership
"Case by case basis"
Update: A pretty significant update on today's big story: Xbox boss Phil Spencer has confirmed that future Bethesda games could still come to PlayStation platforms, despite the fact that the company is now owned by Microsoft (as reported by Jason Schreier). Naturally, all future Bethesda games will release on both Xbox and PC,...
News The Elder Scrolls, Fallout Developer Bethesda Bought By Microsoft
ZeniMax snapped up in gigantic acquisition
Update: A lot has happened in the hours since Microsoft's acquisition of ZeniMax Media was announced. The bottom line is that future Bethesda games could still come to PlayStation platforms, according to Xbox boss Phil Spencer. You can click through here for all of the new information. Original Story: In...
News Deathloop Gets Stylish New PS5 Gameplay Trailer
Over and over again
We're really liking the look of Deathloop, the next game from Dishonored makers Arkane Studios. It puts you in an endlessly repeating timeloop and tasks you with tracking and killing eight targets before the loop starts over again. In the meantime, a rival assassin is looking to hunt you down, too. This latest gameplay trailer...
News Return to Hell in DOOM Eternal's First Expansion The Ancient Gods
Deity issues
DOOM Eternal felt like it came and went earlier in the year, but don’t let that fool you: it’s one of the best PS4 FPS games you can buy. And its expansion, The Ancient Gods, looks like more of the same – which is a good thing, if you weren’t sure. Due out on 20th October, you’ll be partnered with an old ally, as you “battle...
News DOOM Eternal DLC The Ancient Gods Part One to Be Fully Revealed at Gamescom Opening Night Live
More gore
Gamescom Opening Night Live is just a few days away, and hypemaster Geoff Keighley is slowly lifting the lid on some of the games that'll feature during the show. One is the unveiling of Fall Guys Season Two, but that's not all Geoff has said will be present in the livestream. DOOM Eternal's first DLC, named The Ancient Gods: Part One,...
News PS5 Controller's Triggers Will Lock When Your Gun Jams in Deathloop
Misfire
Want to pull the trigger while your gun’s jammed in Deathloop? You physically won’t be able to until the animation’s played out, as developer Arkane plans to use the next-gen console’s controller to its full extent. Speaking on the PlayStation Blog, game director Dinga Bakaba explained how the French outfit is using Sony’s new pad...
News DOOM Eternal Render Modes Let You Transform the Visuals as You Rip and Tear
Set the MOOD
It's a quiet Wednesday afternoon, and Bethesda has taken the opportunity to spotlight a fun feature in DOOM Eternal. The bloody first person shooter looks great as it is on PlayStation 4, but if you like, you can swap out the default visuals for something a little different. There are various render modes available in the game that can...
News PS5 Console Exclusive Deathloop Has Been Delayed to Q2 2021
Polishing time
Well, that's one less PlayStation 5 launch game to look forward to. Arkane Lyon has made the understandably difficult decision to delay Deathloop to Q2 2021, meaning it will miss the launch of Sony's next-gen console by a considerable number of months. The team states that it will share another update on the game soon, but the delay...
News Yes, You Can Pet the Dog in PS5 Console Exclusive Ghostwire: Tokyo
Friendly ghost
Ghostwire: Tokyo recently got its big re-reveal during Sony’s gigantic PlayStation 5 showcase, so we’ll forgive developer Tango Gameworks for not having much new to share at this stage. However, we can’t believe it dragged legendary director Shinji Mikami out of bed to announce that… Yes, you’ll be able to pet the dogs in...
News DOOM Eternal, The Elder Scrolls Online Confirmed for PS5, Free Upgrade for PS4 Owners
Could be more to come
Bethesda has today announced that it will be bringing DOOM Eternal and The Elder Scrolls Online to PlayStation 5 with native versions for both, and those who already own the games on PlayStation 4 will receive a free upgrade. The publisher hasn't stated when these enhanced ports will launch, but it does plan on sharing more...
Mini Review The Elder Scrolls Online: Greymoor - Return Trip to Skyrim Is Another Decent Adventure
Hey, you're finally awake
The Elder Scrolls Online: Greymoor is the MMO's big expansion for 2020. As with previous 'Chapters', players get access to a whole new zone that's yours to explore, complete with a new storyline, new quests, new dungeons, and fresh activities. It's yet another solid outing for those already invested in The Elder Scrolls...
News Ghostwire: Tokyo's Gesture-Based Combat Uses the PS5 Controller to Make You Feel Each Encounter
Combat system designed by DOOM's Shinichiro Hara
Ghostwire: Tokyo – developed by The Evil Within maker Tango Gameworks – is not necessarily what we expected. The first-person shooter ditches guns in favour of Kuji-kiri hand gestures, and its combo-based combat system has been designed by Shinichiro Hara, who dreamed up the Glory Kill system for...
News Deathloop Runs in 4K at 60 Frames-Per-Second on PS5
If at first you don't succeed
We haven’t really heard much about how games will perform on the PlayStation 5 yet, but a Bethesda blog post has confirmed that Deathloop will run at 60 frames-per-second in 4K on Sony’s next-gen system. The tidbit is confirmed as part of a wider synopsis of the release, which explains how the game will work. You...
News Ghostwire Tokyo Becomes PS5 Console Exclusive in New Gameplay Trailer
Coming 2021
Originally announced at Bethesda's E3 2019 press conference, Ghostwire Tokyo has reappeared as a PlayStation 5 console exclusive, launching next year for the next-gen system. The PlayStation Blog post reads: "Tango Gameworks has taken full advantage of the power of the PS5’s next-gen hardware to create a stunning, immersive, and...
News Dishonored Dev's Deathloop Will Make Its Console Debut on PS5
Groundhog day
Deathloop, the new first-person shooter from Dishonored developer Arkane Studios, will make its console debut on the PlayStation 5 this holiday. That means you won't be able to play it on any other system, aside from PC. Writing on the PlayStation Blog, Bethesda’s Anne Lewis explained: “Deathloop puts you in the role of Colt, a...
Interview Bringing Some Humanity to Fallout 76 with Composer Inon Zur
Appalachia's changed
Bethesda's pseudo-MMO, always-online world Fallout 76 has had, to put it mildly, a rough time of things. Releasing to catastrophically poor reviews, the game slowly worked its way back to something more closely resembling mediocrity. However, underneath all that was the bedrock of Fallout's amazing-as-ever music, courtesy of...
News PREY VR Listed for PSVR by UK Online Retailer
Doubt the mimic
Arkane Studios celebrated its 20th-anniversary last week and here at Push Square, we were rather selfishly hoping to hear word on Deathloop or even another entry in the Dishonored and PREY franchises. That obviously never happened, but the latter may at least be getting some sort of re-release. In a now pulled advertisement, PREY VR...
News Bethesda Remains Committed to Fallout 76 with New Roadmap
Through until 2021
No matter what you think of Fallout 76, you've got to give Bethesda props for sticking with the fully online experience beyond its disaster of a launch. Its fanbase has reacted positively to the recent Wastelanders update, and there's even more for those still playing the game to look forward to. A new content roadmap outlines...
News Fallout 76 Is Free to Play on PS4 This Weekend
Atomic
If the ongoing coronavirus pandemic isn’t apocalyptic enough for you, then you may appreciate the dilapidated backdrop of Fallout 76, which is free to play on the PlayStation 4 this weekend. Starting from 12PM EDT today (14th May) through 12PM EDT on 18th May, you’ll be able to test out the base game in its entirety, as well as its new...
News The Elder Scrolls 6 News and Details Are Still Years Away
It's after Starfield
We've always known that The Elder Scrolls VI is a game we won't be seeing for a very long time, but that still hasn't stopped fans from pestering Bethesda's Pete Hines about it. The next instalment in the huge RPG franchise releases after the publisher's new IP, Starfield, meaning that news and details surrounding that sixth...
News DOOM Eternal Provides Brief Glimpse at Upcoming DLC
More to rip and tear
DOOM Eternal is the best FPS on PlayStation 4, and the experience is only going to get better with two batches of downloadable content planned for the near future. It may not feature Mick Gordon on the audio side of things, but developer id Software has released two new screenshots which provides a very brief glimpse of the...
News DOOM Developer Ditches Composer Amid Public Spat
Gordon grief
DOOM developer id Software has confirmed that it’s parted ways with composer Mick Gordon, amid a very public social media spat. The fallout came to the fore when an audio engineer posted an image of the waveforms from one of the songs on DOOM Eternal’s soundtrack. It showed a heavily compressed profile, with a less dynamic sound...
News Fallout 76 Community Reacts Very Positively to Wastelanders Update
Return to Appalachia
Fallout 76 might have been a disaster when the online experience released on PlayStation 4 in late 2018, but since then, Bethesda has sought to fix the game with continuous updates completely free of charge. The new Wastelanders update feels like the culmination of that, adding human NPCs to the title alongside a wealth of...
News DOOM Eternal Pays Tribute to Final Fantasy VII Remake With Awesome Artwork
Buster sword bros
The official DOOM Twitter account has posted some eye-catching artwork in honour of Final Fantasy VII Remake. The accompanying post reads: "Congratulations to Final Fantasy VII Remake on the launch." It's always nice to see different games come together like this on social media, but this particular picture's a real cut above. It...
News Fallout 76 Wastelanders Update Arrives Next Week Alongside Launch Trailer
NPCs are here
This is supposed to be the big one -- Fallout 76 is finally adding NPCs to its online experience and a brand new questline with the launch of the free Wastelanders PlayStation 4 update. Due to arrive next week on Tuesday 15th April 2020, the launch trailer above will give you just a taste of what to expect from those returning to West...
News Bethesda's Pete Hines 'Very Impressed' After DualSense Hands On
"Games are going to do really cool things"
Sony’s shipping the final version of the DualSense controller to PlayStation 5 developers, and now it’s been announced some hands-on impressions are beginning to emerge online. Bethesda’s Pete Hines is one such person to go on record, stating that he’s been “very impressed” with the haptic...
News Bethesda Will Not Host a Replacement E3 Event This Summer
"Exciting things" in the coming months
With E3 2020 cancelled due to the ongoing coronavirus situation, a lot of publishers have been looking into other ways to spread the message about their upcoming games this summer. "Digital events" seem to be the way to go, but Bethesda says that it won't be following the trend. "Given the many challenges...
News Sounds Like DOOM Eternal Had a Hell of an Opening Weekend
Breaks franchise records
One of 2020's big new games, DOOM Eternal, landed at the end of last week, and by the sound of it has done very well for Bethesda. The hellishly good first person shooter had a record-breaking opening weekend, according to the publisher. Although no sales figures have been provided, Bethesda says the sequel more than doubled...
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 Pick Up DOOM Eternal Early from UK GAME Stores
Hell yeah
DOOM Eternal is the best first-person shooter on the PlayStation 4, and you could be playing it as early as tomorrow morning. Despite not being scheduled to release until 20th March, it looks like GAME has been given the go-ahead to sell copies starting 18th March. The York branch was the first to confirm the early release date, but others...
Round Up DOOM Eternal PS4 Reviews Suggest It's One Hell of a Shooter
MOOD
The verdicts have come flying in today for DOOM Eternal, PlayStation 4's latest major game. It seems id Software's brand new first person shooter has impressed most critics, as the title stands with a very healthy metascore right now. Different publications all praise the frenetic gameplay, smooth performance, and new features of the brutal...
Review DOOM Eternal - The Best First-Person Shooter on PS4
Hell's Bells
After a dismal start to the year for new releases, id Software has issued the industry with the firmest kick up the arse imaginable. DOOM Eternal is absolutely incredible. In building off of a fantastic predecessor, the Texas-based studio has reached new heights as its equation of intense, fast-paced action and enjoyable exploration has...
News DOOM Eternal Launch Trailer Does Plenty of Ripping and Tearing
Doom Slayer is here
We cannot wait to get our hands on DOOM Eternal and this new launch trailer isn't helping things. Due for release on PlayStation 4 at the end of next week, the action-packed footage couldn't look any cooler even if it tried. If DOOM 2016 is anything to go by, this will be one of the best PS4 games of 2020. Just get a load of that...
News DOOM Eternal Gives the Doom Slayer a Makeover with Character Customisation
Isn't that cute
The Doom Slayer gives off a very, very serious vibe, but if this latest DOOM Eternal trailer is anything to go by, he loves to customise his armour and don an entirely different outfit once in a while. That's right, when the next great id Software title drops next week on PlayStation 4, you'll be able to tweak nearly everything...
News The Elder Scrolls Online Patch 2.00 Requires 67GB Download, Makes Huge Overall Improvements
And you get a free pet
The Elder Scrolls Online's latest update, patch 2.00, is now live on PlayStation 4 -- and it's a big one. The update represents the next step in overhauling the game's performance, promising much better load times and frame rates across the board. Faster asset loading also means that your adventure through Tamriel should be a...
News DOOM 64 PS4 Port Features a Never-Before-Seen Level Fans Should Enjoy
Along with minor enhancements
DOOM Eternal might be the big PlayStation 4 release of the month, but it's not the only trip you can take to hell and back this March. Available as a pre-order bonus alongside id Software's latest and greatest or purchased separately on the PlayStation Store for $4.99, DOOM 64 is getting a PS4 port on the very same day...
News DOOM Eternal Comes Packing a Day One Patch on PS4
At least it runs at 60fps
There are some things in modern games we just have to grin and bear, and one of these is the day one update. Most major games require the download of a big patch, usually including some crucial bug fixes, performance enhancements, and more. It means your games will be that much better when you play them, but it can be a...
News Ghostwire Tokyo Appears to Still Be on Track After Creative Director Exit
Parallels to DOOM Eternal
Despite never being officially cancelled by Bethesda, a lot of people feared the worst for Ghostwire Tokyo after the game’s creative director suddenly left the company just a few months after its announcement. Ikumi Nakamura was the one to grab the headlines at E3 2019 when her adorable presentation of the title turned a...
News After That Awful Ad, the DOOM Eternal Soundtrack Sounds Incredible
Get the team together
If the recent TV advert for DOOM Eternal which had us all questioning the choice of music put you in a state of concern, you can now worry no longer. Bethesda has put out a new video teasing the game's heavy metal soundtrack alongside how the team put it together, and it all sounds like something truly special. Check out the...
