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News Rough and Ready Action RPG The Surge Grabs a Free PS4 Demo Next Week
Mech it happen
If you skipped The Surge when it launched back in May, then you way want to prepare yourself for a playable demo that's coming to PlayStation 4 next week. The action role-playing title proved to be reasonably divisive; some players thought it punched well above its station, while others thought it was just okay and nothing...
E3 2017 Dream Big with Call of Cthulhu's Latest PS4 Trailer
A new reality
Call of Cthulhu, the action role-playing game inspired by H.P. Lovecraft’s supernatural stories, has received a new trailer at E3 2017 – though it’s not the gameplay trailer you may have been hoping for. Instead the cinematic piece introduces us to Private Investigator Edward Pierce, whose perception of reality is being...
E3 2017 Rats! A Plague Tale: Innocence Scuttles to PS4
Someone call the Pied Piper
This sounds wonderful on paper, it’s just a shame Focus Home Interactive doesn’t have more than a teaser trailer to show yet. A Plague Tale: Innocence is set in 1349, as a great plague ravages France. You’ll play as a boy and a girl named Hugo and Amicia, as you attempt to outrun the Inquisition and a swarm of...
News Vampyr Sinks Its Fangs into PS4 This November
And here's a moody trailer
Action role-playing title Vampyr will launch at some point in November, publisher Focus Home Interactive has announced. In it, you play as Jonathan Reid, a doctor who also happens to be a vampire. Naturally, you'll be forced to make tough moral choices as Reid struggles with his vampyric urges. The game's new cinematic...
Review Seasons After Fall (PS4)
The colours of the wind
It’s without a doubt that Focus Home Interactive's Seasons After Fall is a gorgeous game. It’s also easy to consider similarities when regarding the visual style to Ori and the Blind Forest, as its gorgeous pastels remind us of Moon Studios' masterpiece from 2015. However, Seasons After Fall is its own unique piece of...
News A Bunch of B-Tier PS4 Titles Go on Sale in US
The Technomancer, Farming Simulator, more
Focus Home Interactive is probably this generation's most prominent b-tier publisher. For several years now, it's been pumping the PlayStation 4 full of titles that aren't quite AAA blockbusters - but they're not digital-only indie-style escapades, either. The kind of games that reviewers give 6s and 7s...
Video Cut Through Over an Hour of The Surge PS4 Gameplay
Sci-fi souls
Our review wasn’t overly complimentary, but if The Surge is still on your wishlist, then maybe you’d like to take a look at over an hour of gameplay footage? We recently streamed a chunk of the so-called Sci-Fi Souls, and we’ve embedded all of the archived action above for your viewing pleasure.
Review Shiness: The Lightning Kingdom (PS4)
Shiny happy people
Life can sometimes feel like waiting for the proverbial bus. While everyone has been patiently anticipating Yooka-Laylee, it actually isn't the only colourful Kickstarter game to make its way to the PlayStation 4 this month: somewhat lesser known is Shiness: The Lightning Kingdom. This is an action role-playing game, but it's not...
News Shiness: The Lightning Kingdom Looks Better Every Time We See It
Surprise hit?
Shiness: The Lightning Kingdom is an action role-playing game that we've had our eye on for quite some time. Crafted by French indie studio Enigami, it certainly looks like an ambitious project for such a relatively small studio to take on - but with risk comes opportunity and all that. Hopefully the title turns out to be a surprise...
News Shiness: The Lightning Kingdom Snatches an April Release Date on PS4
Zap
Colourful action role-playing game Shiness: The Lightning Kingdom will hop onto PlayStation 4 next month, its latest trailer reveals. Said trailer shows off a bunch of different environmental footage accompanied by a twinkly musical score. The title certainly looks interesting, so here's hoping that the gameplay lives up to the presentation...
News Action RPG The Surge Clanks onto PS4 in May
Heavy metal
The Surge, the action role-playing game from the developer behind Lords of the Fallen, has looked pretty solid in previous gameplay trailers. It's got exosuits, evil robots, and big bloody hammers. It's something a little different, then, and it's launching on the 16th May for PlayStation 4. It's also got a new, tone-setting cinematic...
Review Styx: Shards of Darkness (PS4)
Sticks and stones
Admission: we weren't the biggest fans of Styx: Master of Shadows. Despite showing a bit of potential here and there, it was impossible to look past how incredibly frustrating and repetitive the entire game was – there was simply no fun to be had. So going into the sequel, our scepticism was naturally at an all-time high. But we...
News Colourful PS4 Action RPG Shiness: The Lightning Kingdom May Be Worth Keeping an Eye On
Shine a light
Beginning life on Kickstarter, Shiness: The Lightning Kingdom looks like a relatively unique project, and it's "coming soon" to PlayStation 4. It's an action role-playing release with a pleasant art style, and its combat system apparently takes inspiration from fighting games. Judging by the gameplay trailer that we've embedded above,...
News GreedFall Looks to Baroque Art for Inspiration
Life's a Witcher
Well, that's a headline we didn't really expect to write. GreedFall is a new fantasy role-playing game from Bound by Flame developer Spiders Studio, and it's been inspired by – well – Baroque art from 17th Century Europe. Maybe Ramsey should have written this article – put that art degree to use and all. From this author's...
News Life Is Strange Dev's Dark RPG Vampyr Will Have Four Endings
And you'll need to play cleanly to see one
Dark role-playing game Vampyr is set to release on the PlayStation 4 this year, and while developer DONTNOD didn't disclose a great number of new details at a recent press event, it did reveal that the title will have four different endings determined by the way in which you play. "The sum of your...
News Sci-Fi Dark Souls The Surge Peers into the Dystopian Future
Brave new world
Deck 13's dystopian Dark Souls-esque title The Surge will deploy in May on the PlayStation 4, the developer has announced. The studio confirmed the date alongside a new trailer, which shows protagonist Warren starting work at shady corporation CREO. But it's not long before a catastrophic event turns artificial intelligence against...
News Question Your Sanity with Call of Cthulhu PS4 Trailer
Death stranding
Focus Home Interactive's winning line of 'Games Designed Specifically for Sammy' stretches on with Call of Cthulhu – an upcoming horror based upon H.P. Lovecraft's series of supernatural horrors. You'll play as a private detective named Edward Pierce who's recruited to investigate the death of a local artist, but ultimately becomes...
News Stealth-'Em-Up Styx: Shards of Darkness Scores Shiny New Trailer
Out of the shadows
While upcoming PlayStation 4 stealth title Styx: Shards of Darkness is all about staying undercover, publisher Focus Home Interactive has temporarily plopped Cyanide Studios' sequel into the limelight in the hope of selling a few copies. This snazzy CG trailer sells the tone of the impending title: it's all about orc espionage...
News The Plague Spreads to PS4 via Focus Home Interactive
Asobo Studio stretches its legs
Focus Home Interactive may be considered a budget publisher, but its portfolio is slowly starting to strengthen. Alongside the promising looking Vampyr, the firm's just announced an intriguing project from French outfit Asobo named The Plague. There's very little to go on at the time of typing, but the key art shows a...
News Suck the Blood from Vampyr's All-New PS4 Trailer
Life is strange
Vampyr is one of those rare games that should come with a 'Made for Sammy B' seal of approval. The latest from Life Is Strange developer DONTNOD has a little bit of everything that this author likes: a gothic London backdrop, a sinister storyline, a dash of survival horror, and some enticing gameplay mechanics. Will it be good?...
Review Farming Simulator 17 (PS4)
Corny
It may have inspired a throng of gag games, but Farming Simulator 17 remains just about as serious as simulations come. Take the new addition of pigs: you need to pork them up with a balanced diet, keep them tidy, ensure that they have ample bedding and water, and only then will you reap the returns from your sows. It's hard labour of the kind...
News Fresh Vampyr Screenshots Show Off the PS4 Action RPG's Combat
Someone call a doctor
Vampyr - an action role-playing game from French developer DONTNOD - has always looked promising on paper, but after sinking our fangs into some gameplay footage last month, we're still not totally sold on this often janky looking trip through old London's dingy streets. That said, the newly released screenshots that we've...
News Sink Your Teeth into 15 Minutes of Vampyr PS4 Gameplay
Wham Bram
Life Is Strange dev DONTNOD has deployed the first 15 minutes of gameplay from horror role-playing game, Vampyr. While this is all pre-alpha footage, it serves as a short introduction to the seedy streets of London, where a pandemic has sent the English capital into disarray. Dr Jonathan Reid, the protagonist, is a troubled soul – caught...
Gamescom 2016 The Surge Is the Sci-Fi Dark Souls Your PS4 Deserves
Surge of cerberus
This is a pleasant surprise: The Surge is taking Dark Souls' gameplay and turning it sci-fi. Apparently announced eons ago, this is the first your humble host has seen of Deck 13's latest, and while it obviously lacks the artistic panache of a From Software release, the gameplay loop's looking strong – even if the obligatory...
News Choo-Choo! Farming Simulator 17 Adds Trains to Transport Your Grains
All aboard
Huge news for agricultural aficionados: Farming Simulator 17 will include trains. This has been an oft-requested feature from fans, and it's finally here. The drivable trains will allow you to transport your grain in mass quantities, as well as tree logs and animals. "We've even included tension belts to hold down and stabilise bales and...
News Corn, Blimey! Catch a Glimpse of Farming Simulator 17 PS4 Gameplay
Hay maker
Farming equipment is genuinely bad ass, as this Farming Simulator 17 gameplay trailer should demonstrate. It shows a lady farmer tending to one of her plots, using various pieces of licensed equipment to plough, sow, fertilise, and harvest some crops. This is a simple growth cycle – but look at that New Holland self-propelled sprayer...
News Girls Get Dirty in Farming Simulator 17 on PS4
Seedy
Farming is mucky business – and in Farming Simulator 17, it won't just be men having a play in the hay. Innuendo aside, Giants Software has announced that female avatars will make their debut in the upcoming agricultural adventure – and you'll be able to customise your chosen character's clothes. Plaid all the way, obvs! After the blight...
European jank is back
The last time that Push Square visited a world made by developer Spiders, it was in the form of Bound By Flame. The 2014 title had some lofty ambitions but it failed to meet any of them, and thus shipped as a bit of a mess in both the gameplay and presentation departments. Despite those disappointments, though, the French...
News Here's Just About Everything You Need to Know About PS4 RPG The Technomancer
Life on Mars
The Technomancer is due out a week from now on the 28th June, and we're still cautiously optimistic with regards to its quality. As its newest trailer indicates, the title's set up to be quite an in-depth action role-playing game, but it's definitely one of those titles that we'll have to play for ourselves before getting too excited...
E3 2016 Vampyr PS4 Gameplay Bleeds Atmosphere
Fangtastic
You'd be forgiven for thinking DONTNOD skipped E3 2016 altogether, with the developer making very little noise about its new game Vampyr at this year's show. However, new footage has been popping up on YouTube, including the clip from IGN we've embedded below. It comprises of pre-alpha gameplay, with Philippe Moreau and Greg Szucs of...
E3 2016 Life Is Strange Dev's Vampyr Laments Life in PS4 Trailer
Fangs very much
The leaks floweth like the blood from a punctured vein. Vampyr's tasty E3 2016 trailer has appeared online, revealing the curse of life as a creature of the night. The game – in production at Life Is Strange developer DONTNOD – is based upon the 1918 Spanish flu epidemic in London, and sees you assume the role of a doctor name...
News You're in for a Rough Time in PS4 RPG The Technomancer
Bad guys aplenty in new trailer
The Technomancer is out later this month, and it's dug up an E3 trailer to remind you of that fact. The action role-playing game, which takes place on dusty old Mars, certainly has potential - but has developer Spiders been able to overcome the problems that were so apparent in its last release, Bound by Flame? Only...
News Sink Your Fangs into Some Fresh Vampyr Screenshots
A better look at the gloomy PS4 RPG
It's about time that we got a slightly better look at Vampyr, the promising action role-playing game from Life Is Strange developer DONTNOD. While we'd prefer an informative gameplay video at this point, we won't say no to several new screenshots - even if they're all gloomy as heck. Supposedly, these new pics...
News Here's More Gameplay From PS4 Sci-Fi RPG The Technomancer
Meet the team
As we keep saying, The Technomancer definitely shows some promise, but it's one of those games that we'll have to get our hands on before we can say that it's delivered. A sci-fi role-playing release from developer Spiders, the intriguing title's got a new gameplay trailer that highlights the characters who'll be joining you on your...
News First-Person Warhammer Shooter Space Hulk: Deathwing Has Potential on PS4
First gameplay emerges from the darkness
The action of Space Hulk: Deathwing certainly looks crunchy in the title's first gameplay trailer. A first-person shooter that can be played with friends or with computer controlled buddies, it tasks you with surviving the exploration of massive space ships as you're hounded by deadly alien enemies...
News The Technomancer Electrifies PS4 This Summer
Action RPG finally gets a release date
The Technomancer finally has a launch date, and it's not too far away. The action role-playing game's been hanging around for quite a while, and it's always looked intriguing. Set on Mars, you play as Zachariah, your own custom Technomancer who works as an enforcer of sorts for one of the planet's big...
News PS4 Action RPG The Technomancer Crackles with 6 Minutes of Gameplay
Zapped
We've had our eye on The Technomancer for some time, and the more that we see of it, the more that we hope developer Spiders has crafted an action role-playing game that's worth being hyped about. The studio's previous outing, Bound by Flame, had some interesting ideas, and overall, it wasn't too bad - but it felt undercooked in numerous...
News Gameplay from Promising PS4 Gothic Horror Vampyr Leaks
Bram stoked
Select press recently received a behind closed doors look at PlayStation 4 gothic horror Vampyr, but fans weren't given any new gameplay footage to feast on. Fortunately, a few precious seconds of off-screen action from the upcoming role-playing release have leaked online – though the quality's not especially great. There's a...
Feature 5 Things We Know About Murderous PS4 RPG Vampyr
London's bleeding
We first heard about Vampyr back at the beginning of last year, and truth be told, we've heard bugger all since. However, thanks to a glut of new information that's spread across the web like an outbreak of vampirism, we've finally got our hands on some semi-decent details. We're thankful, too, because French developer DONTNOD's...
News PS4 Action RPG Vampyr Bleeds a Few Gloomy Screenshots
You may have to squint
It's about bloody time that we got a slightly better look at Vampyr - an action role-playing game set in 1918's London. As you'd expect from a title that's all about vampires and a city that's trying to get over the horrors of the first World War, Vampyr promises a dark and morbid looking affair. The only downside is that...
News Weird PS4 RPG The Technomancer Is Starting to Grab Our Attention
Mars attacks
Yes, before you say it, we know that we've been here before. Those of you who remember us banging on about an action role-playing game by the name of Bound by Flame will know that we were quite excited for the BioWare-esque title, but ultimately, it didn't live up to its potential. And we get it: you could easily say the same thing...
News PS4 Stealth Sequel Styx: Shards of Darkness Sure Looks Impressive
Unreal Engine 4 life
Styx: Master of Shadows was a pretty decent stealth title that launched on the PlayStation 4 back in 2014, but for many, it crawled straight under the radar and into obscurity. A sequel seems like a good idea, then, and if Styx: Shards of Darkness' first screenshots are anything to go by, it may be a 2016 release that's worth...
News Expect Corny Jokes as Farming Simulator 17 Ploughs a Path to PS4
Tractor factor
Duck for cover and cull the crops: Farming Simulator 17 has been announced for the PlayStation 4 – sort of. If you're a hay-ter and think that this series is a load of bull, then it's worth noting that thistle only take a minute – details are light on the ground at the moment. Focus Home Interactive has said that it'll dig up a...
News Free Farming Simulator Theme Is the Best on PS4 Barn None
Manure gon' want it
Hay-ters are going to hay-te, but we love Farming Simulator 15 like pigs love muck. We were pleased to find an all-new agricultural theme in the PlayStation Store this morn, then, which spotlights a couple of tractors out working the field. This is a static PlayStation 4 wallpaper so it's not a-maize-ing like others you may have...
News PS4 RPG Vampyr Will See You Living a Strange London Life
Edward cull 'em
DONTNOD Entertainment may have only just put a period on the first season of Life Is Strange, but it's busy behind-the-scenes working on something a little darker. Vampyr was announced by the Parisian outfit for the PlayStation 4 a little while ago, but the developer's taken to the
Review Divinity: Original Sin - Enhanced Edition (PS4)
Sin-ply divine
PC gamers have been roaming through Divinity: Original Sin since the middle of last year, after a successful Kickstarter campaign and some hefty delays. For these day-one players, it's been yet another long wait for the Enhanced Edition to roll out: an immense - and free - update to the initial release that fleshes out and extends an...
Fantasy football
With turn-based strategy games usually taking place in some sort of military or empire building setting, it's always nice to see a title bring something a little different to the table. In Blood Bowl 2, American football's been forced through a Warhammer fantasy filter to create a violent sport where Humans, Orcs, Elves, and Dwarves...
News Styx: Shards of Darkness Sneaks Up on PS4 in 2016
Styx it to the man
Styx: Master of Shadows, the surprisingly well-received stealth-'em-up from Cyanide Studios, will get a sequel in 2016. The game – named Styx: Shards of Darkness – will see the sour-faced goblin attempting to infiltrate the city of the Dark Elves in an adventure that promises "new enemies, new environments, and a plethora of...
News PS4 RPG Divinity: Original Sin Gets Seamless Local and Online Co-Op
This is how you do it
The PlayStation 4 edition of Divinity: Original Sin is looking better and better with every trailer; the highly praised role-playing release has been a big hit on PC, and we're beginning to see why. The way that the enhanced console port tackles co-op play is very forward thinking, as it essentially allows two players to exist...
Gamescom 2015 PS4 RPG The Technomancer Looks Gritty and Promising
Mars attacks
Spiders, the studio behind the somewhat decent Bound by Flame, has released its first trailer for The Technomancer - a sci-fi, post-apocalyptic role-playing game - and it's looking reasonably promising. Clocking in at just under two minutes, there's not a whole lot to see, but we're liking the atmosphere and aspects of the art...
