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News Final Fantasy XV's Co-Op Comrades Expansion Fights the Darkness Today on PS4
Light our darkest hour
Final Fantasy XV's third expansion is out today on PlayStation 4, but unlike the game's previous character episodes, this latest addition offers a completely different experience. Indeed, the focus is on co-op multiplayer in Final Fantasy XV: Comrades, as teams take on missions to hold back the darkness and the monsters...
News Square Enix Teases Final Fantasy XII News That Will 'Make Fans Happy'
Frantastic
Last month, Square Enix announced that Final Fantasy XII: The Zodiac Age had shifted one million copies on PlayStation 4, taking both shipped figures and digital sales into account. It's a good result for a remastered PlayStation 2 title -- a divisive one at that -- and as such, the publisher will be hosting a celebratory livestream...
News A NieR: Automata Sequel Is Looking More and More Likely
NieR enough
NieR: Automata has been a surprise hit. Back in September, Square Enix announced that the action role-playing game had shifted over two million copies, so it's clear that the publisher is paying attention. As such, we wouldn't be at all shocked to see a sequel get revealed at some point over the next year or so.
News Final Fantasy XV: Comrades Fights Back Against the Darkness Next Week
Delayed expansion gets a date
Square Enix has slapped a confirmed release date on Final Fantasy XV: Comrades -- the game's multiplayer co-op expansion. It was originally set to launch at the end of last month, but add-on was delayed so that the developer could apply a little more polish. Fortunately it seems as though everything's now going as...
PGW 2017 Here's Everything You Need to Know About Dissidia Final Fantasy NT
In one 3 minute trailer
We don't know about you, but we love a good overview trailer here at Push Square. They're usually a great place to start when it comes to catching up on what a game's all about, so if you've been ignoring Dissidia Final Fantasy NT up to this point, then you'll definitely want to give this one a watch. The video goes...
PGW 2017 Final Fantasy XV's DLC Trailer Is Worth it to Hear Ignis Say 'Bloody Hell'
Character episode gets a release date
Ah, we love a good "bloody hell!" here at Push Square, so we're happy to hear Ignis belt out a heartfelt rendition in this latest Final Fantasy XV trailer. Giving us a good look at Ignis' upcoming character episode, the video's full of action and, dare we say it, intrigue. Ignis is probably our...
News Final Fantasy XII: The Zodiac Age Has Passed 1 Million Shipped and Sold Digitally on PS4
Not bad for a PS2 remaster
Square Enix has rather happily announced that Final Fantasy XII: The Zodiac Age has shifted over one million copies worldwide. That includes both shipped numbers and digital sales on PlayStation 4. Not too bad for a remastered PlayStation 2 game that's only been on the market for about three months. When we...
News Final Fantasy XV's Multiplayer Comrades Expansion Delayed into November
The darkness recedes
If you were looking forward to teaming up with your buddies and taking down behemoths in Final Fantasy XV's multiplayer expansion at the end of this month, you had better sit down -- we've got some bad news. Titled Comrades, the add-on has been delayed... Into early November. Catastrophic. Joking aside, the slight delay is...
Review Life Is Strange: Before the Storm - Episode 2: Brave New World (PS4)
What's past is prologue
Life Is Strange, with its unique brand of teen drama, was already a franchise with a very distinctive vibe – but developer Deck Nine has done a great job leaning into that with its prequel side-story Before the Storm. The game’s rip-roaring first episode saw rebellious protagonist Chloe Price playing a role-playing game...
News Life Is Strange Enters a Brave New World in Episode 2
4K functionality added to PS4 Pro
Just a swift heads up: Life Is Strange: Before the Storm’s second episode is live now around the world. The middle instalment of Deck Nine’s prequel side-story will see Chloe Price and new BFF Rachel Amber attempt to flee the clutches of Arcadia Bay, but as local dealer Frank Bowers makes one final request,...
News Star Ocean: The Last Hope Lands on PS4 Next Month as a Full HD Remaster
Supports 4K on PS4 Pro
Square Enix has announced that Star Ocean: The Last Hope will arrive on PlayStation 4 next month. The confirmed date follows on from last week's news that a current-gen remaster was in the works. We thought that we might have to wait a while for this one, but nope, it's hitting Sony's system on the 28th November. It'll come...
News Life Is Strange: Before the Storm Ushers a Brave New World Next Week
Baes in the Bay
It’s time! Life Is Strange: Before the Storm’s second episode, Brave New World, will debut on the PlayStation Store next week. Set to release on 19th October, the latest instalment will pick up directly after the events of the first episode, where Chloe and Rachel’s friendship was just beginning to formulate before… Well,...
News Star Ocean: The Last Hope Is Being Remastered for PS4
4K on PS4 Pro
Square Enix has revealed that it's working on a remastered edition of Star Ocean: The Last Hope for PlayStation 4. The action role-playing game first released as an Xbox 360 exclusive back in 2009. In 2010, it landed an 'International' version, which featured some fresh content and made the jump to the PlayStation 3. For a title...
News Square Enix Survival Action Game Left Alive Lands Two New Screens
Armored phwoar
Square Enix has deployed two new screenshots of its PlayStation 4 survival game Left Alive, which you may recall was announced during Sony’s TGS 2017 press conference earlier in the month. The images don’t really reveal a lot, but we do now know that the title is set in the Front Mission universe, and will star three different...
Mist opportunity?
Final Fantasy IX is among of the best, if not the best entry in one of gaming's most illustrious franchises. It's a sweeping tale of adventure, friendship, war, loss, and oglops. It's a role-playing masterpiece produced by a studio that, back in the year 2000, was at the very top of its game. And now, the glorious PSone classic has...
Hands On Forgotton Anne Remembers to Bathe in Style
More than meets the eye
You could say that the 2D platforming genre has become a little stale as a myriad of titles release every week hoping to replicate the experiences you remember from 20 years ago, but Forgotton Anne does things differently. A 2D side-scrolling platformer it is indeed, but with a stunning visual art style, surprising mechanics,...
Poll Is Final Fantasy IX the Best Final Fantasy?
The one and only
With Final Fantasy IX's PlayStation 4 port making waves earlier this week when it was announced and released all within the space of a few hours, now's as good a time as any to roll out this inevitable poll. Originally launching on the PSone at the very end of the console's life, Final Fantasy IX is considered by many to be the...
News Square Enix Wants to Focus More on Multiplayer and Service Games Going Forward
This'll go down well
"Gone are the days in which single-player games were of primary status and multiplayer games secondary. Lately, multiplayer games have taken the lead, and it is standard for games to be designed for long-term play," reads Square Enix's 2017 annual report. "We will also endeavor to develop games designed not to be played once...
News NieR: Automata Has Shifted Over 2 Million Copies Since Launch in March
A surprise hit
Wow, NieR: Automata has certainly done well for itself. For the longest time, the action role-playing game was looking like it would have to settle for being a hit with a smaller audience, but it's actually managed to sell really, really well. Publisher Square Enix says that the title has exceeded two million copies -- that's...
TGS 2017 Final Fantasy XV's Multiplayer Comrades Expansion Drops on Halloween
And here's a new trailer
Square Enix has slapped a date on Final Fantasy XV's multiplayer expansion. Titled Comrades, the pack adds a full-blown co-op mode to the game in which you create your own custom character and take on combat-heavy missions with other players. It's part of the game's season pass, but it'll also be available separately...
TGS 2017 We're So Glad Dissidia Final Fantasy NT's Awful HUD Has Been Altered
You can actually see the game now
Regular readers will know that this particular author has previously voiced great disapproval regarding the HUD design in Dissidia Final Fantasy NT. Bloated and horribly cluttered, there was way too much information jammed onto the screen -- it was so busy that you could barely see the actual gameplay. Here's a...
TGS 2017 As Expected, Left Alive Is Set in the Front Mission Universe
Boasts three protagonists
Hate to say we told you so, but we did tell you so: Square Enix has revealed that its new third-person survival shooter Left Alive – which was announced during Sony’s TGS 2017 press conference yesterday – is set in the Front Mission universe, somewhere between the fifth instalment and Front Mission Evolved...
News The First Tomb Raider Movie Trailer Isn't Terrible
Alicia they tried
The first Tomb Raider movie trailer is finally out, and – y’know what, it actually doesn’t look that bad. Like, don’t get us wrong, there are a few shots where the sets look really artificial and cheap – but it seems fine for a B-movie thing. It looks like the plot is modelled after the 2013 video game reboot, as...
Guide Final Fantasy IX PS4 Cheats - How to Use Them and What They Do
And do cheats disable Trophies?
As you may or may not know, Final Fantasy IX comes with built-in cheats, or boosters as they're sometimes known, on PlayStation 4. As with the current-gen re-release of Final Fantasy VII, the cheats essentially make the game easier in a variety of different ways. If you're stuck on a particular boss fight or you...
News You Should Probably Expect More NieR in the Near Future
A2 go
You could make a case for NieR: Automata being one of the biggest success stories of 2017. Don’t get us wrong, the game always looked good, but its predecessor was a big commercial bomb – and it didn’t fare particularly well critically either. But the tale of 2B and her android pals captured the imagination of gamers and reviewers alike...
News Final Fantasy IX's PS4 Platinum Trophy Is Damn Near Impossible
Or highly improbable, at the very least
Square Enix is having a laugh with this Trophy list for Final Fantasy IX on PlayStation 4. The release boasts over 50 virtual trinkets, and so many of them demand either a lot of time, a lot of effort, or some insanely elite skills. We dare say that you'll acquire a reasonable amount as you work your way...
Review Final Fantasy IX (PSone)
I want to be your canary
Republished on Tuesday 19th September 2017: We're bringing this review back from the archives following the game's remastered release on PlayStation 4. The original text follows. As far as Final Fantasy games go, Final Fantasy IX is one of the most cohesive, charming entries in Square Enix's beloved series. It marked the...
News Final Fantasy IX Is Out Today on PS4 in Europe and North America
Comes with a theme
This is all moving too fast! Following its official announcement at Sony's TGS 2017 press conference, Final Fantasy IX has hit the PlayStation Store on PlayStation 4 in Europe and North America. At the time of writing it can't be purchased, but it's definitely on there with today, the 19th September, set as the...
TGS 2017 Noctis Joins the Dissidia Final Fantasy NT Battle on PS4
Noct Noct
Dissidia: Final Fantasy NT got a new gameplay trailer during Sony's TGS 2017 press conference. The brawler's still looking pretty, but the big takeaway here is that Noctis of Final Fantasy XV will be joining the playable character roster. Not much of a surprise, but at least he looks fun to fight as. You can catch a glimpse of the gloomy...
TGS 2017 Left Alive Assembles an All-Star Development Crew
Metal Gear Solid's Yoji Shinkawa leading art
Left Alive is a mysterious new PlayStation 4 game from Square Enix, announced during Sony’s TGS 2017 press conference earlier today. The game is being produced by Shinji Hashimoto, who’s perhaps best known for trolling the PlayStation fanbase in the inaugural PlayStation Experience showcase. More...
TGS 2017 Final Fantasy IX Launches on PS4 Today in Japan, West Can't Be Far Off
That was fast
Final Fantasy IX is coming to PlayStation 4 -- we've known that since the port was rated for the console last night, before Sony's TGS 2017 presser had even started. The game was officially confirmed during said conference, however, and better yet, it's actually launching today in Japan. There's no word on a Western release date just...
News The Masterpiece That Is Final Fantasy IX Is Coming to PS4
Vivi voom
The Tokyo Game Show 2017 hype has started almost nine hours early. According to a European rating spotted by Gematsu, Final Fantasy IX -- a game considered by many to be the best entry in the series -- is being ported to PlayStation 4. In our opinion, the PSone title is nothing less than a masterpiece. Final Fantasy IX was...
News Here's Your Very First Look at the Tomb Raider Movie
Jolie good
There’s a Tomb Raider movie launching in March 2018, and the marketing machine just went into overdrive. Ahead of a trailer set to debut tomorrow, Warner Bros has released the first poster showing Alicia Vikander as Lara Croft. If we’re being really critical, we don’t like her pose here – it just looks weird. Fortunately, promo...
News Super Sorceress Ultimecia Joins Dissidia Final Fantasy NT Roster
Squall's foe returns
Ultimecia is joining the playable roster of Dissidia Final Fantasy NT, a new character trailer reveals. The deadly sorceress first appeared in Final Fantasy VIII, so it's only fitting that her video shows her tearing Squall to bits with many a magical attack. Dissidia is due out on PlayStation 4 in January next year, so...
News Here's 10 Minutes of Gameplay from the Secret of Mana Remake
Mana-gnificent?
The PlayStation 4 and Vita remake of Secret of Mana had a playable demo at PAX West, so it's time to see what the game looks like in action. You can gawk at the footage captured from a Twitch livestream of the title above. When the remake was revealed last month, it divided opinion. Some are simply happy that such a classic is...
Review Life Is Strange: Before the Storm - Episode 1: Awake (PS4)
The Price is right
Despite us never meeting her, Rachel Amber played an enormous role in the inaugural season of DONTNOD’s teen thriller Life Is Strange. Very much the princess of Arcadia Bay, the original five episodes cast her as the coolest girl in school, and while protagonist Max Caulfield was only ever able to meet her vicariously in the...
News Lost Sphear Gameplay Trailer Is All About Turn Based Battles and Mech Suits
Lost and found
Square Enix has released a new gameplay trailer for upcoming Japanese role-playing title Lost Sphear. Crafted by the studio behind I Am Setsuna, the similarities are clear to see, but you can expect an improved turn based combat system and mech suits that your party can clamber into and pilot. All told, we think it's looking...
News Final Fantasy XV Gets Its Bestiary, Assassin's Creed Advert
Need for Creed
Final Fantasy XV has been updated to v1.15, adding in its Bestiary and Chapter Select features. The patch also incorporates the recently announced Assassin’s Festival – high quality non-promotional content that is absolutely
News First PS4 Pro and Xbox One X Comparison Fares Unfavourably
But may not be representative of all face-offs moving forwards
It’s time to whip out your framerate tickers and your favourite image zooming tool: the Xbox One X is around the corner and that means the industry at large is getting ready to split hairs. To be fair, this first comparison featuring Rise of the Tomb Raider puts in an impressive...
News Classic RPG Secret of Mana Is Being Remade on PS4, Vita, Launches Early Next Year
Has a bunch of new features
Well this is certainly a nice surprise to wake up to. Square Enix has announced that a 3D remake of classic role-playing title Secret of Mana is coming to both PlayStation 4 and PS Vita early next year. According to the developer, the game will "faithfully adapt the beloved story and top-down gameplay while adopting...
Gamescom 2017 And You Thought Final Fantasy XV Couldn't Get Any Stupider
Assassin's Creed crossover is coming
What the hell is this? We get stick for saying Final Fantasy XV is beyond dumb with its weird service-like downloadable content model, but you can't possibly say that this isn't downright bizarre. The game's partnering with Assassin's Creed to bring us the Assassin's Creed Festival. We're being deadly...
Gamescom 2017 Final Fantasy XV Probably Won't Get a Sequel
Director says updates and DLC are priorities
If you've been holding out hope for a direct sequel to Final Fantasy XV, then you may want to temper your expectations. In an interview with Polygon, director Hajima Tabata says that any kind of follow-up is unlikely, as the development team is more focused on improving and expanding upon the...
Gamescom 2017 Final Fantasy Fishing Sim Monster of the Deep Bites 21st November
Hook, line, and SOLDIER
Final Fantasy fishing spin-off Monster of the Deep will take the bait on 21st November on the PlayStation 4, it’s been announced. You’ll be able to lure in a pre-order for the PlayStation VR powered angling experience soon, with publisher Square Enix handing out dynamic themes and in-game outfits for anyone who registers...
Gamescom 2017 Final Fantasy XV Gets Chapter Select and Bestiary in August PS4 Update
It never ends
Another Final Fantasy XV update is upon us, this time bringing a couple of handy additions to the game. First up, it's getting a chapter select option, which means that you'll be able to replay your favourite parts of the release without having to play through the entire adventure again. On top of that, the August update will add a...
Gamescom 2017 Remember Forgotton Anne with PS4 Story Trailer
Anne, are you okay?
Forgotton Anne, the puzzle platformer with budget anime art, has received a new story trailer – and we’ve kindly embedded it above. Due out on the PlayStation 4 later this year, the game sees you assume the role of the titular heroine, as she embarks on a mission to squash a rebellion in the Forgotton Realm which...
Gamescom 2017 Life Is Strange: Before the Storm Finds a New BFF in Launch Trailer
Girls just wanna have fun
It’s not long until we learn about the nature of Chloe Price and Rachel Amber’s relationship in Life Is Strange: Before the Storm, and Square Enix has released a launch trailer in conjunction with Gamescom 2017 that sets the scene. The first episode in this mini-series is scheduled to get underway on 31st August – and...
Gamescom 2017 Fear Effect Reinvented Brings a PlayStation Classic to PS4
Putting the ass in assassin
You didn’t expect this, did you? Fear Effect Reinvented, a remake of the PSone action adventure, is coming to the PlayStation 4 in 2018. Many of you will remember the original 32-bit release being one of the first to employ cel-shaded visuals – plus it had that sequel with the, er, questionable marketing campaign...
News Life Is Strange: Before The Storm's Platinum Trophy Requires the Deluxe Edition (Updated)
Square Enix responds
Life Is Strange: Before The Storm's Trophies just went live over on PSN Profiles, and we've noticed something that could be deemed a little unfair. The final Trophy on the list is a Gold one that is achieved by completing the episode called Farewell. This bonus episode is exclusive to the Deluxe Edition of the game, and...
News Dissidia Final Fantasy NT Carves Up a Release Date
In North America, anyway
Dissida Final Fantasy NT has been issued a couple of release dates; one for Japan, and one for North America, although we imagine that a European date can't be far behind. The role-playing-brawler hybrid will launch on the 11th January 2018 in Japan, and on the 30th January 2018 in North America. Yeah,...
News Dragon Quest XI PS4 Sales are 'Stronger' Than 3DS, Says Square Enix
Home console is where the heart is
Given the popularity of portable systems in Japan, we fully expected the 3DS version of Dragon Quest XI: Echoes of an Elusive Age to top the PlayStation 4 edition by some distance when it launched a few weeks ago, but things didn't really work out like that. The game still performed best on Nintendo's...