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News Sony Feels It Has the 'Right Amount' of First-Party Teams
Success measured by significant, impactful, important content
Enthusiast forums can be reactionary to say the least, so when Microsoft announced that it had acquired a handful of new studios, one popular point of conversation was how Sony should respond. Of course this line of thinking ignores the fact that the Japanese giant already has a robust...
News Ten Years Ago Today, the First PlayStation Trophy Was Unlocked
Platinum
Bling. It’s an iconic sound that accompanies practically every contemporary PlayStation game, and it’s now been ten years since Super Stardust HD introduced us to it. All the way back on 2nd July, 2008, updates were released for the PlayStation 3 and Housemarque’s arcade hit which incorporated an all-new brand-wide metagame: Trophies...
News Fans Want to Play Ghost of Tsushima in Black and White
Glorious greyscale
Ghost of Tsushima is essentially a love letter to old Japanese samurai movies, and while its recent gameplay reveal trailer demonstrated some stunning use of colour, there are a growing number of fans calling for the game to have a black-and-white filter to add to its authenticity. One fan even re-coloured the E3 2018 trailer to...
News Sony Explains Its First, Best, Must Philosophy to PS4 Exclusives
Layden shares the company's secret
Sony’s first-party output has been very strong since the PlayStation 3 days, but thanks to the success of the PlayStation 4, it’s starting to see the commercial rewards. And speaking as part of a Game Lab panel in Spain this week, exec Shawn Layden outlined the organisation's “first, best, must” mantra,...
News Today Is the Last Day You'll Be Able to Play Starhawk Online
Server shutdown
For the few of you out there still playing an online multiplayer game on the PlayStation 3, your hours are numbered when it comes to accessing the online portion of Starhawk. The 2012 follow-up to Warhawk is set to have its servers turned off at the end of play today, as noted in its PlayStation Store description. As noted in
News Firewall Zero Hour Turns Tactical on 28th August
4v4 action in virtual reality
Developer First Contact Entertainment has announced that its tactical PlayStation VR shooter Firewall Zero Hour will release on 28th August, alongside a slew of pre-order exclusives and a bundle that packs in the PlayStation VR Aim Controller. Pitched as a 4v4 tactical team-based shooter, you'll work together to either...
News Sony Japan Puts Out Another Ridiculous PS4 Games Advert
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Those lunatics over in Japan have done it again, crafting a suitably mental video advertising the PlayStation 4's current games lineup. As with past campaigns, this latest insanity features actor and singer Takayuki Yamada, only this time, he's taken on a digital form. The video actually starts off quite normal, but as it goes on,...
News Sony Confident of Cross-Console Play Solution
"We're looking at a lot of the possibilities"
The whole cross-console saga has been rumbling for over a year now, and whichever side of the fence you sit on, it’s perhaps fair to say that Sony’s response hasn’t been great to date. Veteran executive Shawn Layden, talking to Eurogamer.net at Gamelab i
News New Sale Brings More Digital Discounts to European PS Store
Indie bargain bin
Another week, another round of offers on the PlayStation Store. In addition to the brilliant Dragon Ball FighterZ becoming Deal of the Week at £34.99, the ongoing Digital Zone sale has been refreshed, and there are some great titles included that you may want to check out. Included this time are games like Celeste, The Swords of...
News Media Molecule's E3 2018 Dreams Live Musical Performance Sure Is Something
Gig-abyte
You may recall from Sony's E3 2018 press conference that Dreams featured in very small snippets dotted throughout the show. Well, after the presser was over, Media Molecule stuck around for the after show party, where a few people from the studio performed a 15-minute set of music live just using this ambitious software. We've embedded...
Talking Point What Free July 2018 PlayStation Plus Games Do You Want?
When will July 2018's PS Plus lineup be revealed?
What’s the July 2018 PlayStation Plus lineup? And when will the July 2018 PS Plus lineup be revealed? With the madness of E3 2018 all over, Sony's selection of free PS+ titles for July 2018 are destined to be the biggest story of next week. In this article, we’re going to round up all...
News Voice Actor May Have Outed the Mystery Villain in Spider-Man PS4
Oops
Sony ended its E3 2018 press conference with a lengthy new trailer for Spider-Man, introducing us to not one but four new adversaries: Electro, Rhino, Scorpion, and Vulture. They join Mr Negative in the game's roster of baddies, with a mysterious figure looming over Spidey in the final shot. Who could it be? Well, one voice actor may have...
News Sony Steps in to Cancel PS4, Vita Title Omega Labyrinth Z in the West
That's that
Earlier in the year, we reported on the Video Standards Council Rating Board's decision to refuse Omega Labyrinth Z classification in the UK and other PAL regions. This was largely due to the game's depiction of underage girls, which was deemed sexual. Publisher PQube was quick to acknowledge the decision, and nothing more...
News Snatch Sizeable PS4 Savings in New NA Flash Sale
Up to 70 per cent off this weekend only
Sony’s gotten very good at emptying players’ wallets, with virtually every week bringing a new round of PlayStation Store savings. This time it’s North America taking the charge, with an all-new Flash Sale cutting the price of copious must-own titles. Alien: Isolation, for example, is just $8.99 – and...
News Fortnite PS4 Bundle Leaked at Just the Right Time
Includes exclusive skin
Remember in one of the Batman movies where Alfred informs Bruce Wayne that “some men just want to watch the world burn”? We can’t help but write this article with a wry, Joker-esque smirk: Sony appears to have leaked a Fortnite console bundle, which looks set to release in Europe next month. This is going to go down...
Talking Point How Much Does Cross-Play Matter to You?
Your say
Okay, let’s do it. The games industry is completely dead in the aftermath of E3 2018, with everyone except us apparently gorging on Turkey Twizzlers at all-inclusive holiday resorts. In fact, it would appear the only people left over are those running the Nintendo and Xbox social media accounts, who are so gleefully fellating each other...
Feature Our Favourite @KazHiraiCEO Tweets
"Goodbye consumers of digital entertainment"
Like many of you, we here at Push Square Towers are deeply saddened by the end of one of the best satirical Twitter accounts, @KazHiraiCEO. Posing as the then-CEO of Sony, the account would post hilarious, witty, and at times biting commentary about the games industry, and it'll be sorely missed. It...
Report PlayStation Now to Add Downloads This Year
Starting with PS4 games in September
Following on from last week’s rumour, it sounds like full-game downloads really are coming to PlayStation Now later this year. Kotaku reports that starting from September of this year, Sony plans to add an option that will allow subscribers to play various PlayStation 4 titles without needing to stream them;...
News Sony Announces Low Cost Range of PS4 Games, PlayStation Hits
Bloodborne! Uncharted 4! Ratchet & Clank!
Do you have a gap in your PS4 game collection? Sony has just unveiled its new PlayStation Hits range, a collection of acclaimed titles coming next month for a permanent reduced cost. These games, marked with the above red branding, will be available digitally on the PlayStation Store and physically at...
News Déraciné Harks Back to FromSoftware's Adventure Game Roots on PSVR
Miyazaki explains
Déraciné got a bit of a rough deal at E3 2018. This PlayStation VR exclusive developed by FromSoftware was announced just after Sony's main press conference was over, and what could otherwise have been an interesting and memorable reveal was somewhat overshadowed. However, a new post on the PlayStation Blog delves into some...
News Save on Games Old and New with Fresh Sales on European PS Store
Days of pay
Sony's Days of Play promotion ended yesterday, and it's promptly replaced it with a couple of new offers that discount both contemporary and retro titles. The first sale sees hundreds of PS4 games going for under £12/€15, and there are some big savings to be made. Rise of the Tomb Raider, Titanfall 2, and Dark Souls III are all...
News Check Out The Swanky Offices of Sucker Punch Productions
Fetching
It's always fun to get a peek behind the curtain when it comes to game studios. With much of game development still shrouded in mystery, it's very interesting when a company opens its doors to give us a glimpse inside. A corporate focused website named 425 Business had the chance to venture inside Sucker Punch Productions, which we know is...
Report AMD's Next-Gen Graphics Tech Is Being Built Specifically for PS5
Sony is leading the charge
Sony’s less eager to talk about the PlayStation 5 than its competitor, but murmurs coming out of E3 2018 suggest that work is well underway. In fact, exclusive reports by both WCCFTech and Forbes claim that AMD’s next-gen graphics architecture Navi has been created specifically for the Japanese giant’s upcoming...
E3 2018 The Last of Us' Fantastic Factions Multiplayer Will Return
Part II will have competitive online play
All of the enthusiasm for The Last of Us: Part II is focused squarely on the sequel’s single player campaign, but let’s not forget that the multiplayer in the original – superfluous as it seemed – was bloody good. For many it’s one of the better competitive modes on consoles, and it’s certainly...
Rumour Is PlayStation Now Getting a Download Option?
Game pass
PlayStation Now could be about to get a whole lot more desirable, but we’d hold your horses before getting too hyped. An image has popped up on Reddit showing a screenshot from the streaming service’s user interface, and it appears to imply that a ‘Download’ option is being added to the application. Theoretically, this wou
News Here's What a French Product Designer Thinks PS5 Will Look Like
The console of tomorrow
It's when conversation begins to circulate about next generation hardware that we start to see concept art from designers, whether professional or not. French designer Joseph Dumary has released a few images of what he thinks the PlayStation 5 will look like, and gives some detail on how it will work, too. Dumary's PS5...
E3 2018 PSVR Montage Teases Tons of Upcoming, Existing Games
Star Child! Vacation Simulator! Tetris Effect!
PlayStation VR didn’t quite get as much attention during E3 2018 as it did last year, but it’s still a massive part of the PlayStation 4’s portfolio. And this montage trailer showcases just how many cool experiences are on the way – even if it is padded with a handful of the peripheral’s...
E3 2018 Tour the PlayStation Booth with Shuhei Yoshida
Thumbs up
Sony’s not doing many (any?) interviews with press at E3 2018, but here’s a cool video of Shuhei Yoshida touring the PlayStation booth. It’s a marketing fluff piece (and not really a tour, if we’re honest) but it’s just refreshing to actually see the Worldwide Studios president again. We quite like how he’s constantly doing the...
E3 2018 The Best of E3 Sale Has Begun on PlayStation Store
Big game bargains
Sony's yearly Best of E3 sale has returned to the US PlayStation Store to rid you of that cash burning a hole in your pocket. With hundreds of games included, there's bound to be something in here for everyone, so it's well worth a look. Some highlights include Life is Strange: Before the Storm, Until Dawn, Persona 5, and Nioh.
News The Last of Us Has Sold an Outrageous 17 Million Units on PS4, PS3
It can't be for nothing
We knew The Last of Us was successful, but we hadn’t realised quite how successful. On the survival horror’s fifth anniversary, however, Naughty Dog has revealed that Joel and Ellie’s inaugural adventure has sold a mind-melting 17 million copies across the PlayStation 4 and PlayStation 3 since its original release in...
Soapbox Why Don't We Hear from Sony Executives Anymore?
Off limits
You can brand me a big fat nerd if you want to, but I genuinely look forward to the executive interviews you get around E3 time. I used to anticipate Jack Tretton joining Geoff Keighley, his Hollywood smile only eclipsed by the sweltering Los Angeles sun. And then for a while it was Shuhei Yoshida’s turn to take the spotlight, the...
E3 2018 Ghost of Tsushima Really Is Better in Japanese
Watch the dubbed gameplay reveal
You’ll be able to play Ghost of Tsushima in Japanese – in fact, Sucker Punch is showing it to the press with subtitles at E3 2018. And this video of the title’s gameplay reveal really does feel right with the foreign dub incorporated. It’s the exact same gameplay demo that we saw during the platform...
Guide Why Doesn't Sony Allow Cross-Play on PS4?
Why PlayStation won't play with Xbox One and Nintendo Switch
Why doesn’t Sony allow cross-play on the PlayStation 4? It’s a question that first cropped up a year ago, when it was announced that Minecraft would operate across the Xbox One and Nintendo Switch, but not the PS4. The question has resurfaced once again with Fortnite. So why won’t...
E3 2018 Insomniac Teases an Appearance from Silver Sable in Spider-Man on PS4
Friend or foe?
At the start of this Spider-Man developer panel, featuring several Insomniac staffers and Game Informer's Andrew Reiner, we saw a ridiculously unsubtle hint about a character that we may well see in the upcoming PS4 exclusive. Silver Sable is a mercenary that resides in the fictional European country named Symkaria, the location...
News Sony Issues Statement Regarding Fortnite Cross-Platform Play on PS4
You probably won't like it
Sony is taking a lot of criticism at the moment with regards to cross-play. Fortnite was recently announced for Nintendo Switch at E3, and news came that this version of the game would be cross-compatible with all other platforms aside from PlayStation 4. It has also been reported that PS4 Fortnite players cannot use their...
E3 2018 Sony Unsure of Press Conference Plans for the Rest of the Year
Tokyo Game Show the only certainty
E3 2018 is almost over, so attention is slowly turning to future events and potential press conference venues later in the year. Once upon a time, Sony was a big player at Gamescom, but it hasn’t used the German convention to announce new games in a long time. It did host a briefing at Paris Games Week last year,...
E3 2018 More PS4 Exclusives in Development, Says Shuhei Yoshida
Not done yet
There’s some speculation that Sony may be wrapping up PlayStation 4 development with the roster of exclusives on display at E3 2018, but according to Worldwide Studios president Shuhei Yoshida, there are more first-party titles in production behind-the-scenes. “In terms of are there any unannounced PS4 in development, yes there...
E3 2018 PlayStation VR Platformer Astro Bot Rescue Mission Is Looking Fantastic in New Footage
Astronomical
We're rather enamoured with Astro Bot Rescue Mission, the recently announced virtual reality platformer coming to PSVR...
E3 2018 Meet the Cast of The Last of Us: Part II
Fresh faces
The Last of Us: Part II’s big gameplay reveal this week introduced us to three characters: one we already know well, the other two are brand new. That’s right, in the opening scene of the all-new trailer, we see Ellie (Ashley Johnson) accompanied by Dina (Shannon Woodward) and Jesse (Stephen Chang). Woodward joined the cast...
E3 2018 Ghost of Tsushima Will Be Playable in Japanese
良い
Sucker Punch already confirmed this, but for those of you who weren’t paying attention, it’s reiterated that Ghost of Tsushima will be playable in Japanese with subtitles. The game – which is striving for historical authenticity – will offer a dub as an alternative to the English voice acting. The Seattle studio’s working with...
Live Watch PlayStation Live from E3 2018 Day Two Right Here
The Last of Us: Part II! Death Stranding! Much more!
Sony streaming live from the E3 2018 show floor, demoing an array of games and hosting tons of interviews with some of the industry's biggest creators. And you can enjoy everything live courtesy of the stream embedded below. Day two includes Death Stranding and The Last of Us: Part...
E3 2018 The World Comes for You in Days Gone's Sandbox
Survival horror
Sony’s been showing off Days Gone at E3 2018, and it’s looking like a fun apocalyptic playground to mess around in. The developer’s really talking up the sandbox aspect to this title, which means you have the freedom to approach missions any way you want to. You can go in stealth, for example, or all guns blazing – you can...
News Druckmann: We Consider The Last of Us to Be Engaging, Not Necessarily Fun
A game about the cycle of violence
The Last of Us: Part II has been attracting criticism for its violence ever since its Paris Games Week trailer last year, and this week’s E3 2018 demo prompted a similar backlash. There are people who, quite simply, think the game is too violent. The new gameplay clips showed one character being disembowelled,...
E3 2018 Concrete Genie Is a Wonderfully Imaginative PS4 Exclusive
Paint by wonder
Wow, Concrete Genie is shaping up really nicely. The painting PlayStation 4 exclusive, which sees you using a magic wand to bring an abandoned fishing village back to life via vibrant graffiti, was on display during Sony’s E3 2018 livestream earlier today – and we have to say, we’re impressed. This footage is from early in the...
News PlayStation Store Is Currently Down
Update: Service seems to be returning
We've been seeing a fair amount of reports that the PlayStation Store is currently having issues, and we can confirm that the digital storefront is down for us as well. We're not sure exactly what has caused the problem, but trying to access the Store currently prompts the error message: "This service is...
E3 2018 Swing Through Spider-Man's Shocking Show Floor Demo
Swing when you're winning
Want to see more Spider-Man running on the PlayStation 4? Of course you bloody do! Sony’s uploaded a ten minute clip captured from the exclusive’s showfloor demo, and it sees the web-slinger swingin’ through Manhattan, mopping up crime and dropping wise cracks. The demo ends with a pretty cool boss battle in a bank...
E3 2018 The Last of Us: Part II Release Date Won't Be Revealed Until Its 'Very Close'
Keep watch
Sony didn’t date God of War or Detroit: Become Human until they were weeks away from release, so it looks like it’s going to follow a similar philosophy for its other big PlayStation 4 exclusives. And speaking as part of an E3 2018 panel, Naughty Dog has hinted that we won’t get a release date for The Last of Us: Part II until...
E3 2018 The Last of Us: Part II Is Seriously Levelling Up
New gameplay details on Naughty Dog's latest
Did you think The Last of Us: Part II looked good in last night’s gameplay reveal trailer? Well, the new gameplay details Naughty Dog just shared during an E3 2018 panel may just blow your mind. There’s a helluva lot to get through here, so forgive us the hastily compiled summary and let’s get into...
Live Watch PlayStation Live from E3 2018 Day One Right Here
Days Gone! Marvel's Spider-Man! Hitman 2!
Sony streaming live from the E3 2018 show floor, demoing an array of games and hosting tons of interviews with some of the industry's biggest creators. And you can enjoy everything live courtesy of the stream embedded below. Day one includes Concrete Genie, Shadow of the Tomb Raider, and Hitman 2...
E3 2018 There'll Be No Cross-Console Play in Fortnite on PS4
Battle bust
An E3 2018 story so predictable we could have penned it ten days ago and published it when it was confirmed: Fortnite will not feature cross-console play on the PlayStation 4 as Sony doesn’t allow it. While the Nintendo Switch newcomers will be able to play with Xbox One, PC, and mobile players, any PS4 peasants will
