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News A Plague Tale: Requiem Shares Deep Dive into Gameplay
Goes full Rockstar
Ahead of its anticipated PS5 launch on 18th October 2022, Asobo Studio has uploaded a new A Plague Tale: Requiem gameplay video that takes a page from Rockstar's book with a bodiless voice explaining what's happening on screen in a calm and collected manner. Over five minutes of footage reveals new cutscenes, gameplay features,...
News Promising Shooter Evil West Delayed by Two Months
For further polish
Developer Flying Wild Hog has made the decision to delay its promising third-person shooter Evil West out of its original 20th September 2022 release date and into November. In order to give the studio more time for polishing, the game will now launch for PS5 and PS4 on 22nd November 2022. "We understand that game delays may be...
News A Plague Tale: Requiem Brings Back Rats on 18th October for PS5
Plus lengthy gameplay showcase
A Plague Tale: Requiem will release for PS5 on 18th October 2022, it's been confirmed. Publisher Focus Entertainment shared the news during a gameplay-focused livestream, giving us our latest look at the sequel to A Plague Tale: Innocence. Check it out above. Footage shows off some new characters, weapons, and...
News Evil West Gameplay Looks Like God of War with Guns
10 minutes of action-packed footage
If you're growing tired of AAA open world games, Evil West looks like it could be the perfect tonic. A third-person linear action game from publisher Focus Entertainment, it has a similar combat system to God of War, except replace the Leviathan Axe with cowboy weaponry. And then throw vampires into the mix. Out...
News A Plague Tale: Requiem Release Date to Be Announced on 23rd June
Part of the Focus Showcase
Here's why the A Plague Tale: Requiem release date wasn't announced yesterday: the reveal will actually take place on 23rd June 2022 in a short Focus Showcase. The official date will be accompanied by an "extended gameplay trailer" — presumably building off of what we saw yesterday — at 5pm BST / 9am PT / 12pm ET on...
News A Plague Tale: Requiem Still Set for 2022 in New Trailer
More combat and movement options shown
Asobo Studio is still saying A Plague Tale: Requiem will release this year for PS5 as the developer shares a new trailer as part of the Xbox & Bethesda Games Showcase. It was presumed we would get a final date as part of the livestream but a specific day and month weren't shared. At least the game itself...
News Command Your Squad in Aliens: Dark Descent, a Tactical Action Game Coming to PS5, PS4
Squad up
Aliens: Dark Descent is the latest in a long line of games based on the iconic film franchise. Coming from Focus Entertainment and Tindalos Interactive, it's a slightly different spin — a singleplayer, isometric shooter with a tactical twist. "Explore the horrors and wonders of the Alien universe like never before, immersing yourself...
News Cowboys Meet Horror in Evil West, Out on PS5, PS4 This September
Yee-hawror
Not to be confused with Weird West or West of Dead, Focus Entertainment has confirmed Evil West will release on PS5 and PS4 on 20th September 2022. From Shadow Warrior developer Flying Wild Hog, this is a very chaotic third-person shooter packed full of style and combat. The game's been knocking about for a little while now, meaning it...
News Warhammer 40,000: Boltgun Is a Retro-Style FPS with Big DOOM Energy
Coming to PS5 and PS4 in 2023
A trend that's been bubbling away in recent years is the boomer shooter — brand new first-person shooters that are stylised to look and play like 90s classics. These pseudo-retro titles aim to capture the frantic pace and OTT gore of DOOM, Unreal Tournament, or Wolfenstein 3D, and the results can be hit and miss...
Reminder SnowRunner Ploughs a Path to PS5 Today, Free Upgrade for PS4 Players
Just call Klondike 5-3226
Simulation titles like SnowRunner certainly aren't for everyone, but we're big fans of these oddly satisfying games. This one in particular is all about driving large haulage vehicles through extreme terrain and conditions, and while in some ways it's a chore, it can be a deeply compelling experience. Today, players will...
Mini Review Curse of the Dead Gods (PS4) - Dungeon Crawler Lights the Way with Unique Mechanics
A curse and a blessing
Republished on Wednesday 27th April 2022: We're bringing this review back from the archives following the announcement of May's PlayStation Plus lineup. The original text follows. In Curse of the Dead Gods, you explore randomly generated maps in a cursed dungeon. Light is your best friend, as you take more damage in the dark...
News SnowRunner Delivers a PS5 Version Next Month, Free Upgrade for PS4 Players
Snow joke
If you like your haulage simulators to come with a rugged, off-road twist, SnowRunner is the game for you. This PlayStation 4 title takes the popular framework of games such as Farming Simulator 22 and focuses it on delivering goods on the most unforgiving terrain. Anyone who's played it will know it can be a very satisfying experience,...
Review Hood: Outlaws & Legends (PS5) - Competitive Stealth Title Is Real Refreshing
But it Sherwood help if it had more players
Republished on Wednesday 30th March 2022: We're bringing this review back from the archives following the announcement of April 2022's PlayStation Plus lineup. The original text follows. What if a classic Assassin’s Creed quest was the basis for a competitive multiplayer game? Hood: Outlaws &...
News Rats Strike TV Deal as A Plague Tale Gets Its Own Series
Will stick to its French roots
Turning games into TV shows and movies is all the rage nowadays, with PlayStation Productions at the forefront of the push. We've already seen Uncharted perform impressively in the cinema, and next year it'll be the turn of The Last of Us on streaming services. One more TV adaptation of a game series that has just been...
News Evil West Looks Like Third-Person DOOM in Gameplay Reveal Trailer
Rip, tear, etc.
We almost forgot Evil West exists, but this new gameplay trailer has certainly put it back on our radar. Coming from publisher Focus Entertainment and developer Flying Wild Hog (Shadow Warrior), this game sees a western setting invaded by countless nasty demons, and it's your job to clean up the mess. The studio knows how to do...
News Warhammer 40K: Space Marine Is Getting a Sequel on PS5
Ten years after original
Wow, remember Warhammer 40K: Space Marine? It was a really well-liked third-person shooter that released on the PlayStation 3 about a decade ago. Well, ten years later, Saber Interactive and Focus Entertainment are building a sequel. There’s not much meat to this trailer – despite its two-minute running time – but you...
News A Plague Tale: Requiem Infests PS5 with New Story Trailer
Rats
Right, then: here’s a better look at the rat-infested sequel to surprise hit A Plague Tale: Innocence. Announced earlier in the year, A Plague Tale: Requiem does, admittedly, look like more of the same: you’ll be controlling Amicia de Rune, attempting to keep her (annoying) younger brother Hugo safe. The rich, period backdrop appears to be...
News SnowRunner Rolls Out Crossplay, New Content in Haul & Hustle Update
Truck you
Snowy haulage sim SnowRunner’s ongoing support rivals the very best service games on the market, and developer Saber Interactive has rolled out a chunky update this week with Haul & Hustle, which includes a new map inspired by Maine. In this paid content – part of the Year 2 Pass – you’ll be commandeering the Aramatsu Forwarder...
News Surprise Vampyr Patch Bites Back with Boosted PS5 Performance
Now running at 60 frames-per-second
DONTNOD’s likeable gothic escapade Vampyr has received a surprise PlayStation 5 patch which improves the game’s performance on Sony’s new-gen system. Available to download now, the update bumps the release’s framerate to 60 frames-per-second and boosts its resolution to 1440p, improving both performance...
News Focus Home Interactive, the Publisher of A Plague Tale, Is Now Focus Entertainment
A new Focus
Focus Home Interactive, the publisher of a variety of high-profile PlayStation titles – including A Plague Tale: Innocence and SnowRunner – is now Focus Entertainment. The rebranding solidifies a series of acquisitions from the firm, which saw it nab the likes of Deck 13 Interactive and DotEmu. “From now on, the Focus...
News SnowRunner Burns Rubber with Massive Year 2 Pass on PS4
Keep truckin'
If you’ve not had enough of SnowRunner yet, Saber Interactive is wheeling out its Year 2 Pass, which gets underway with Season 5: Build and Dispatch from 9th September. In this new summer-themed add-on, you’ll be working in Russia to restore and rebuild a Tatra factory – unlocking two new Czech trucks, of course: the Tatra Force...
Review Aliens: Fireteam Elite (PS5) - Competent Co-Op That Entertains But Is At Odds with Itself
Prep for dust off, we need immediate evac
To say that video game adaptations of the Alien franchise are hit and miss is a bit of an understatement. On the one hand, we have genre-defining classics like Alien vs Predator (1999) and Alien: Isolation. Then there's Aliens: Colonial Marines, a release besmirched by industry lies. Isolation succeeded by...
News Focus Home Interactive Acquires Streets of Rage 4 Publisher Dotemu
Retro specialist has a new (Focus) home
Dotemu, especially recently, has been knocking it out of the park with its retro releases. The company is a publisher and development studio, and has helped bring about old-school titles such as Streets of Rage 4, Wonder Boy: The Dragon's Trap, and Windjammers, among many others. The awesome-looking Teenage...
Review A Plague Tale: Innocence - The Rats of Us
Drat
Republished on Wednesday 30th June 2021: We're bringing this review back from the archives following the announcement of July's PlayStation Plus lineup. The original text follows. A Plague Tale: Innocence is a Sony game without a Sony budget. Focus Home Interactive may not be a forum favourite, but with ambitious original properties like...
News GreedFall PS5 Version Available to Download Now
Free upgrade only for PS4 buyers
The PlayStation 5 version of GreedFall is now available on the PS Store, meaning those who previously bought the game can grab the free PS4 to PS5 upgrade right now. Unfortunately, the PS Plus version cannot be upgraded to the PS5 version. If you don't qualify for the free upgrade, you can either opt to purchase the...
News PS Plus Version of Greedfall Won't Upgrade to PS5 Version for Free
But Xbox Game Pass version does
The PlayStation 5 version of Greedfall launches tomorrow, but if you redeemed the free PS Plus version offered at the start of this year, it won't upgrade to the PS5 edition free of charge. Therefore, the RPG follows in the footsteps of Final Fantasy VII Remake Intergrade, which asked PS5 users to pay full price for...
News Greedfall PS5 Version Out Next Week Along with Big Expansion
The De Vespe Conspiracy
Focus Home Interactive has announced the PlayStation 5 version of Greedfall will be launching next week on 30th June 2021, with a free PS4 to PS5 upgrade available for pre-existing purchasers. The enhanced edition of the RPG supports a native 4K resolution and quicker load times, as well as 60 frames-per-second when...
News Hood: Outlaws & Legends Grants Access to New Map in Latest Update
Steal from the Mountain
Living up to the promise made by developer Sumo Digital in the lead up to launch, the first post-launch content addition for Hood: Outlaws & Legends adds a new map to the online experience for free. Simply titled Mountain, it's available now. This is just the first in a seemingly long line of free updates planned for the...
News A Plague Tale: Innocence PS5 Version Confirmed, Rumoured for PS Plus
Coming 6th July
A native PlayStation 5 version of A Plague Tale: Innocence has been announced, arriving on 6th July 2021. The game will utilise a 4K resolution at 60 frames-per-second and include further visual enhancements. There will also be support for 3D Audio. A free PS4 to PS5 upgrade is promised for those who already own the game, but there...
News A Plague Tale: Requiem Plagues PS5 in 2022
Rat-filled sequel announced
Update: A Plague Tale: Requiem has been confirmed for PlayStation 5 by publisher Focus Home Interactive, but it will not release on PS4. "Embark on an emotional and breathtaking journey in the sequel to the award-winning A Plague Tale: Innocence," the blurb reads. "Follow Amicia and her brother Hugo, as they do whatever...
Review Necromunda: Hired Gun (PS5) - DOOM Rip-Off Broken Beyond Belief
Go to hell
You can hardly blame Streum On Studio for trying to make the next DOOM Eternal. With shooters very few and far between this early on in the PlayStation 5 generation, the developer had the opportunity to leave its mark with a fast-paced FPS that picks up right where id Software left off last year. It even had the Warhammer 40,000 license...
News New Necromunda: Hired Gun Trailer Details a Man's Best Friend
Friends forever
Necromunda: Hired Gun is running and gunning its way to a digital release date of 1st June 2021 on PlayStation 5 and PS4, which means it's time to take stock and see what your canine partner brings to the table. We'll let the trailer do the talking, but it looks like you'll be able to direct the aggressive pup to attack enemies and...
News Hood: Outlaws & Legends to Fix Long Lobby Waits on PS5, PS4
Says there's a "high player count"
Our biggest criticism of Hood: Outlaws & Legends in our review was how long it can take to get into a match. In our appraisal, we suggested that the prolonged matchmaking periods – which can run up to 10 minutes in our experience – could be down to a lack of players, but game director Andrew Willans has...
News SnowRunner Keeps on Truckin' with Russian Space Rocket Expansion
There'll be no Russian this mission
SnowRunner will keep on trucking this month with the release of Season 4: New Frontiers, a comprehensive expansion that adds an entirely new Russian region spanning four maps. Your primary objective in these locations: to construct a space rocket. Glorious! You’ll be able to download the new districts and...
News Promising FPS Necromunda: Hired Gun Has Our Attention in New PS5, PS4 Gameplay Trailer
Live by the gun
Necromunda: Hired Gun continues to look rather promising in this new gameplay trailer. It's not too long, clocking in at just over three minutes, but it does give us a fairly decent idea of what the game's about. There's definitely potential here as you make your own bounty hunter, take on different contracts, and try out all kinds...
News Hood: Outlaws & Legends Brings Competitive Online Stealth to PS5, PS4
Learn about all the classes and their combat options
The jury is still somewhat out on Hood: Outlaws & Legends, but the premise is unquestionably fascinating. This commentated trailer, which shows off the title’s classes, also introduces more about the overall gameplay loop – and it’s effectively an online competitive stealth game. Imagine...
News Hood: Outlaws & Legends Shares What's Coming After Launch
Free content, Year 1 Pass detailed
Hood: Outlaws & Legends is sneaking up on its PlayStation 5 and PS4 release date of 10th May 2021, which means it's time for developer Sumo Digital to detail what sort of content you can expect to play beyond the base package. A large slate of free content is planned for the medieval PvPvE experience, which in...
News Hood: Outlaws & Legends Looking Good in New Gameplay Overview
Medievil multiplayer title out next month
Huh, Hood: Outlaws & Legends may well be one to keep your eye on as we near its release next month on PlayStation hardware. That is if the latest gameplay trailer is anything to go by, which gives a fantastic overview of what to expect from the medieval multiplayer experience. Out on 10th May 2021 for...
News Curse of the Dead Gods Will Add Dead Cells Crossover Content in New Update
Curse of the Dead Cells
We've not thought about Dead Cells for a while, but it's a corker of a game, isn't it? A really satisfying rogue-lite with cool weapons and items, and meaningful progression. Another rogue-lite that's worth your time is Curse of the Dead Gods, a brutal but engaging dungeon crawler which released recently on PlayStation 4. Why...
News Bombastic and Bloody FPS Necromunda: Hired Gun Blasts PS5, PS4 in June
A man and his dog
Don't you just love it when a decent looking first-person shooter is announced out of nowhere? Coming to both PS5 and PS4 on the 1st June 2021, Necromunda: Hired Gun looks like a junk-coated DOOM copycat — and we're not complaining. Described as an "action-packed indie FPS", its reveal trailer leaves a solid impression. It's...
News Hood: Outlaws & Legends Gameplay Trailer Focuses on The Ranger Class
Splitting arrows
You know what, Hood: Outlaws & Legends is looking alright. It's a PvPvE multiplayer game in which two teams of four compete to steal heavily guarded treasure, with a loose Robin Hood theme. In this latest gameplay trailer, one of the developers talks us through the Ranger class, and the game is looking pretty solid. As you'd...
News Curse of the Dead Gods Brings Isometric Rogue-Lite Action to PS4 Next Month
There will be dungeons, and crawling
Here's another early access PC game making its way to PlayStation soon. Curse of the Dead Gods has been in public development since the beginning of last year, but the top-down rogue-lite action title now finally has a release date. Published by Focus Home Interactive, it will launch on PS4 on 23rd February 2021...
Review GreedFall - Spiders on the Cusp of RPG Greatness
Smooth sailing
Republished on Wednesday 30th December, 2020: We're bringing this review back from the archives following the announcement of January 2021's PS Plus lineup. The original text follows. Spiders has been busy this generation. The French developer has released two role-playing titles up to this point: Bound by Flame in 2014, and The...
News Extreme Off-Road Sim SnowRunner Brings Mods to PS4
ModRunner
We rather like SnowRunner here at Push Square Towers, so this news comes as a pleasant surprise. Developer Saber Interactive has now added mod support to the harsh off-roading simulator on PlayStation 4, meaning a crazy new world of possibilities has opened up. As you can see in the above trailer, you'll be able to access all kinds of...
News Hood: Outlaws & Legends Dated for May 2021 on PS5, PS4
Pre-order for three days of early access
Hood: Outlaws & Legends really does look like a cross between Assassin's Creed Valhalla and For Honor in this release date reveal trailer, confirming the title will launch on both PlayStation 5 and PlayStation 4 on 10th May 2021. The game tasks two teams of four with sneaking into all manner of medie
News Shady Part of Me Out Now on PS4, Launches to Positive Reviews
Get a 10% discount now
One announcement you may not have caught from The Game Awards 2020 last night was Shady Part of Me, which was revealed and then launched on the PlayStation Store all in one go. This debut title from French team Douze Dixièmes is both a 2D and 3D puzzler all about a girl and her shadow learning to overcome all manner of...
News Evil West Is a Supernatural Western From the Makers of Shadow Warrior
Van Helsing vibes
One Game Awards announcement we didn't see coming was the next game from the people behind Shadow Warrior. Flying Wild Hog has debuted the first trailer for Evil West, which looks to merge a western setting with all manner of monsters. Coming to PlayStation 5 and PS4, you play as a vampire hunter aiming to push back the forces of...
News Intriguing RPG Greedfall Is Coming to PS5, Also Getting an Expansion
Greedy
Greedfall, the pretty-decent-but-also-a-bit-boring RPG that launched on PS4 last year, is getting a PS5 version. There are no further details or release date to go on yet, but we imagine that it'll be a pretty straightforward re-release with improved performance. What's more, Greedfall's getting an expansion. Again, we don't have any...
Review Vampyr - An Intriguing, Bloodthirsty RPG
Sucky combat
Republished on Wednesday 30th September 2020: We're bringing this review back from the archives following the announcement of October's PlayStation Plus lineup. The original text follows. DONTNOD has so far released two games: 2013's often forgotten Remember Me and the breakout success Life Is Strange. Vampyr is the ambitious company's...
News Tactical FPS Insurgency: Sandstorm Delayed Yet Again on PS4
Now coming early 2021
Insurgency: Sandstorm doesn't seem to be having too much luck as far as getting a PlayStation 4 port out the door goes. This tactical first-person shooter initially launched on PC way back in 2018 and developer New World Interactive had been planning on bringing it to consoles in just a couple of weeks, but that is no longer...
